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tiro , an Urn surmounted by an Eternal Light, the o flowing curious epitaph may be seen : ‘Behold and see, as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I; As I am now, so you must be— Prepare for death and follow me!’ On an old Tomb Stone, erected to the memory of a man who died ill 1779, is the following very curious epitaph: ‘Tho’ I now in Tort do ride, With the rest of our fleet, Yet, once again vve must set sail. Our Admiral Christ to meet.’ On the Tomb Stone erected to the memory of a be loved wife by her husband, is the following very pret ty and chaste epitaph: ‘Lo ! where this silent marble weeps, A friend, a wife, a mother sleeps ! A heart, within whose secret cell, The peaceful virtues loved to dwell.’ The following is the very unpoetieal epitaph on the ToinbStone erected to the memory of two sisters : ‘Here two sisters lie enitombed, Like blossom? nipped just as they bloomed \y On another, not far off, ereccted to the mernoiw of Anson Todd, is the following very chaste epitaph : ‘So fades the lovely blooming flower— Frail smiling solace of an hour! So soon our transient comforts fly, As flowers that only bloom to die !’ Ou Abigail Russell's Tomb Stone, I read the follow ing : ‘Thesweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish when they sleep in dust.’ Ou Joseph Russel’s I read the following : ‘When thy dear Saviour makes the dead, And bids thy dust arise, Then shalt thou leave have thine humble bed, And meet him in the skies.’ On Mr. Uriah Thompson, who died in 1778, is the following epitaph : ‘.No gift of Nature, Art, or Grace, Exempted from the burying place : All must obey the solemn call ; Before the ty/ant till must fall!’ The follow ing I saw on a Tomb Stone erected by a fond husband to the memory of his beloved wife : *This the last tribute love to love can pay ; A fond farewell to virtues passed a\vay. ! On Levi Pardee’s Tomb Stone 1 read ttfefollowing very expectant epitaph : ‘My flesh shall slumber in the ground ; Till the last Troumpel’s joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour’s image rise.’ Ou Mr. Elisha Andrew’s Tomb Stone I read the fol lowing very singular motto: When this you see, think on me.’ On the Tomb Stone of Miss Sarah Andrews I read the following lines. ‘Oh! may my humble spit it stand Among them clothed in white ; The meanest place at his-right hand, Is infinite delight. ’ One of the most curious in the whole Cemetery, to the following, which I read on the Tomb Stone of Mr. Amos Thompson: ‘Praises on tombs Are trifles vainly spent; A man’s good name Is his only monument.’ There is a good deal more truth than poetry in this —although poetry is the most true of all things. On ihe Tomb Stone of Stephen Thompson, I read the following lines : ‘I hear the voice, ye dead arise And, lo! the graves obey The waking Saints, with joyful eyes, Salute the expected day !’ On an old Tomb Stone, I read the following old-time epitaph: ‘Here lyes interredye boddy of Mrs. Da sire Street, the wife of ye Rev. Nicholas Street, who departed this life Jan’ry ye 27th, A. D. 1765, and in the 20th year of her age.’ ‘Here my dear Desire lies, Obscured in the dust! Thus all but virtue dies, Whose memory cannot rust.’ The following lines I read on the Tomb Stone of a young lady who died aged 16 : ‘Lay the sod lightly Over her breast Calm be tier slumbers — Peaceful her rest: Beautiful, lovely, She was but given To bud here on earth, And blossom in Ilcaven.’ What I wish you to observe here is, the religious pathos which pyvades all these epitaphs particularly those on \hao\iy Tomb Stones. They appear to have been written by the near and dear relatives of the de ceased—and not by poets, or any one at all competent to write epitaphs. From the religious fervor which per vades nearly all the Epitaphs on the old Tomb Stones, they appear to me to have been inspired by the remem brance of some old Hymns with which the author had been familiar in early life. If this be the fact, it is quite curious, as well as instructing, to contemplate them, inasmuch as it will give us an inlight into those sacred Songs which would otherwise have remained eternally forgotten. Os this lam almost certain, from the crudeness of the Art with which they were manu factured—as they arc not only deficient in rhyme but also in rhythm. This would not be the case had they been written by other than persons of limited abilities in verse making. Now, contrast these old Country Epitaphs with those which I sent you some time ago from the City. and you will see the difference between them, not only in regard to the Art by which they were constructed, but the spirit which invests them. All these are im mortal records of the qualities not only of the then living, but also of those who were dead. H hat a world of wonderful love and fervent piety do these marble pages unfold to our view ! Here is a large Library of imperishable Books giving the pathetic history of per sons who now inWfibit another world, but whose hopes au4l aspirations, while in this life, were just as bouyant and joyful as mir own. Not only bad they the same desires that we have, but they lived in the times that tried men’s soul’s. No mail can read those Epitaphs without coming to the conclusion that ‘all flesh is grass, and that if all ‘flesh’ he ‘grass,’ and man is not, in his ipsiety, more than flesh, he is infinitely worse off. There must be a better world than this, or man was made in vain—for it is utter vanity that any being should be made to long for that which it is impossible for him to possess. It is this u nicer sal belief in the boundless charity of God which makes all men, in all countries, believe in the immortality of the soul. T. 11. C. P. S. Yesterday, as I was crossing the Toll Bridge, •n my way from New Haven to East llaven, I receiv ed, in change, a copper cent, which I value a good deal higher than the money I paid for the toll. On one side of it is a full length likeness of La Fayette, with his hat in his hand leaning on his cane. Over his dress coat is thrown a largo surlout coat. On the margin and surrounding his head, as with a halo of glory, are the following words:— La Fayette, a ftiend to America and freedom. Died May 20,1834. Ositho opposite side are the following words: //. M. and E. J. Richards, Manufacturers oj Jewelry, near the Uuion House, Attleboro, Mass. Ireland. —\Yc gather the following from the latest foreign papers: Another Potato “ Panic" ’ Coming. —lt is impossi ble to conceal, or even to palliate the matter any long er ; the potato crop has, within the last ten days espe cially, exhibited the destructive effects of the blight to an extent hardly equalled in the experience of any for mer season-since the fatal year 1846. From every quarter of the country the most desponding accounts are transmitted to us; and, though we are anxious to encourage, as well as to indulge a hope that no actual scarcity will occur, yet, as a simple matter of fact, the loss which has already taken place in the potato crop alone amounts to a large proportion of the whole rent of- tl.a land itself. Several correspondents also inform ue that in many districts a fatal disease has appeared among the pigs, tmd has caused sv rious losses to the farmers. 0 Scarcity of Laborers.— The Roscommon Jour nal states that laborers are extremely scarce in tha* locality, and so extensive is the demand for them, that not a single able-bodied pauper over fifteen years of age has remained in the work house. The present av erage wages are from Is. to Is. 3d. per diem, and even at this rate the farmers complain bitterly at the short supply. Higher terms have been offered, but the hands are not to be obtained. Immigration. —The tide of immigration, especially from the southern ports, continues as brisk as if it were the beginning, instead of the elose of the year. The greatest number were, according to a local paper, “comfortable farmers, taking with them the harvest gains of a country which wants them more than any other one on the face of the globe.’’ The Christiana Affair. The Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday has the follow ing : More Arrests. —The U. State Commissioner, In graham, U. S. District Attorney, Asiimead, and U. S. Marshal, Roberts, were at Christiana, yesterday, and examined two colored persons, who had been arrested on Wednesday night, at the Welch Mountains, upon suspicion of having participated in the recent outbreak in Lancaster county. One of the parties was discharg ed for want of evidence, and the other, whom officer Klino recognized as one of the party that resisted the officers in attempting to arrest Pinckney and Nel son, was brought down to this city and placed in pris on. The U. S. District Attorney represents the vicinity in which the recent murder oeeured as quiet, and only nine officers remaining. The Lancaster officers have all retired, leaving the field clear to the officers of this city, under Lieut. Ellis. Marshal Roberts started to Williamsport in the after noon train yesterday, in search of Pinckney, whom the telegraph announced as being in that neighborhood. Ho will remain there until such a time as Pinckney is found, or the rumor of his whereabouts is ascertained to be incorrect. The further examination of any per sons arrested at or near Christiana lias postponed until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. The Baltimore county Jeffersonian lias the following paragraph: “We were glad to learn, as wc are going to press, that the negro Noah, who goes by the name of Jim Scott, and who belonged to Mr. Edward Gorsueh was caught on Thursday some sixty miles above Lm • caster. Means of the Government. —The following is a statement of the financial condition of three Depart ments of the Government at the commencement of the present fiscal year, (the Ist July) The balance remaining, over and above expenditure, on tho Ist July for the War Department - - $1,070, 573 52 Appropriation for current year, from July 1, 1851, to July 1, 1852 - 7,834,594 19 Resources of the Department $11,905,467 71 Similar balance for the Navy Depart ment - - - $4,220,898 28 Appropriation for the current year 7,838,814 71 Resources - - $12,059,712 99 Similar balance for the Department of the interior - - $3,003,036 51 Appropriation for the curreut year ~ 3,108,276 46 $6,111,313 07 The balances of the civil and diplomatic branch of the expenses of the Government have not been struck. The appropriation for that service for the current year was $7,070,617 20.—Nut. Intel. The Revolution in Mexico. The N. O. Delta says : The intelligence will excite profound interest throughout the country, and particu larly in the South, where the necessity of counteract ing the ambitious designs of the Northern portion of this Confederacy, by the acquisition of new territory friendly to, and identical with, the South, lias been felt as the only security against the final destruction and ov erthrow of our institutions. We have been cognizant of thedes : gn, which this news would lead us to believe and hope had been consummated. Tile Mexican government has not been able to extend the protection which was due the people of the North ern States of her weak and nearly dissolved Republic, and our government lias neglected to fulfill the solemn obligations of tiie Treaty of Guadalupe, which bound it to protect the frontier States of Mexico from the depre dations ofnumerous bands of savage and warlike Indians, who have nearly rendered this beautiful country a waste. Actuated by this strong necessity, as well as by a desire to open this rich and productive region to American emigration and enterprise, a plan has for some time occupied the minds of the leading men in the States of Tamaulipas, New Leon, Coahuila, and per haps others, to revolutionize those States and declare them independent of the Republic of Mexico. Several of the most prominent citizens of Western Texas are connected with this movement. The Country embraced in the scope of the designs of the revolutionists, from one of the richest and most val uable portions of Mexico,and is admirably adapted to the production of our staples, as well as for grazing and other purposes. It would constitute an immensely valuable accesion to the Southern portion of this Union. Recent experience has demonstrated the insecurity and perpetual announces to which our people are subjected, from the want of a good, safe, and proper natural bound ary, separating our territory from that of Mexico. The Rio Grande is no boundary at all. Savage tribes and lawless robbers can commit their depredations on one side, and pass to the other, with a facility, which gives perfect impunity to depredation, and keeps tho whole frontier in a continual state of disorder and distur bance. A more secure and effectual boundary will be found in the Sierra Madre, the passes of which can be easily guarded. When the treaty of Guadalupe was under consideration, we strongly advocated the Sierra Madre line, and demonstrated the impracticability of the Rio Grande boundary. There is not a man who has travelled in the valley of the Rio Grande, who lias not been painfully impressed with the utter insecurity, of that line, and with the necessity of acquiring the terri tory north of the Sierra Madre. We rejoice that a movement has been started with that object. It will command our cordial support. The extraordinary proofs of hostility to the acquisition of Southern territory, which have lately been at the north, in tluir opposirion to Cuban independence, have im pressed us more strongly than ever with the necessity of prompt and antagonistic action on the part of the South. In the bitterness of their sectional hostility to the South, they were ready to forswear all the cherished principles of our Government, and all those human sympathies and feelings which have heretofore charac terized our whole population. Let us be warned by these manifestations, and take care of ourselves. The Delta of the Ist inst. say* several gentlemen of reputation, as military men and revolutionary chiefs, have left New Orleans in order to take part in the rev olution. From the N. O. Bulletin, Sept. 30lA. The Revolution in Mexico. Tho papers received by the steamer Yacht, last eve are filled with the details of a very serious com motion, looking very much like an incipient revolution, which seems to prevail through the Mexican States bordering on tho Texas frontier. The antecedents to these movements were of course a series of pronuncia mentos, but unlike most of that kind of missives, the documents in question seem to contain real matter of grievance, and declarations which look as if the authors were in earnest in the intention of obtaining redress. The two most important of these documents issued from the citizens of Guerrero and Camargo, both de clarations agreeing in substance as to the subject of com plaint and the mode of remedy for the alleged griev ance. From the similarity in tone and substance ot these declarations, it is inferred that there has been some preconcert of deliberation and action. We learn from the Rio Bravo, that there has been a spirit of dis affection prevailing for some mouths past iu all these frontier States of Mexico, and that there is scarcely a State of that Republic, in which open manifestations have not been exhibited of disaffection with the Federal Government, and of a restive, uneasy spirit of submis sion to its authority. Popular discontent has been ev ery manifest, and all that was needed to give vent to the confined flames, was a bold, resolute leader, to strike the first blow. Arista is represented as having been deserted by this feeble cabinet —his treasury is empty —his scheme of summoning the Governors of the re spective States, is a disgraceful failure—poverty, wretch edness, clamorous necessity, stare him in the face on all sides, and what can he do? He has neither armies, money, nor patriotic feeling, on which to rely. lie is, politically speaking, as powerless as an infant. On the part of the reformers or revolutionists, there is zeal, a keen sense of wrong, and confident hopes of success against the imbecile attacks of the Federal Government. The chief leader, thus far, is Col. Carvajal, an active, enterprising, and efficient partizan captain. lie knows the temper of the people of this frontier —he is a good English scholar, and is well informed on the general principles of our Government. He is admirably suit ed to ferret out and expose the abuses and iniquities of the Mexican Government, and to aid in devising plans for the prevention of such outrages. The Rio Bravo learns that he has some four or five hundred determin ed men, well armed, under his command, who arc ready for any emergency that may arise. The causes which have led to these movements may be reduced to three classes, to wit: 1. The utter failure of the Federal Government to protect the northern Mexican States from Indian depre dations. 2. The unjust, unequal, prohibitory system of duties, which operates most destructively on the interests of the people of this frontier. 3. The despotic power exercised by the Federal Government, over the rights and representation of the several States. The following particulars we take from the Rio Bra vo of the 24th: THE WAR BEGUN ! Intelligence, on which we rely, ha* jußt been received from Camargo, that a sharp skirmish has taken place, between the troops of Col. Carvajal, and the regulars of that city, in which a number of men were wounded, and which resulted in the triumph of the patriots. We are not informed of the details. There is no doubt, how ever, that Camargo is in the hands of the victors, and that they are in march for Reynosa atiu Matnrnoros. The Government has so weakened itself, by sending reinforcements to Camargo,that these places will fall eas ily into the hands of the revolutionists. We learn that General Avalos, commanding at Matamoras, received the reports of three couriers yesterday, but what news they brought, has not yet transpired. As there was no demonstrations of success, no boasting, and as the last company of cavalry, at the disposal of the Gen eral, was despatched last night, towards the seat of war, we infer that the patriots are sweeping all before them. Thus has commenced a struggle, that may regenerate Mexico, and secure for her people j ustiee and prosperi ity. The people of the United States, will not stand, with folded arms, indifferent spectators of this animating scene. We just hear that the commandant of Artillery, on the side of the Government, was killed, and some thirty other persons, military and civil. Camargo is taken. The fight is up ! We have just received by express several letters which wc give below, giving the details of the battle at Camar go. By a postscript in a private letter vve learn that Mier and several other towns are in the hands of the liberators. Rio Grande Crrr, Sept. 20—11. a. m. Dear L. : The battle has been desperately fought and Carvajal has been victorious. It commenced yes terday at 2 o’clock, and only ended this morning at nine. The Mexicans done bravely, but were at last forced to surrender, with some sixty odd killed and wounded. Four officers killed, among whom was Mo rales. On Carvajal’s side none killed, and only seven wounded. The military surrendered at discretion. Carvajal is now occupied in forming new laws and reg ulations. There was no artillery with the insurgents, while the government troops had one or more pieces. But the eaunoniers werc'picked off by the rifles until they could tio longer stand it. This I send you by express, and have no time to say more. Yours in haste, J. 11. P. Ttio Grande Citt, 9 o’clock, Sept. 20. Dear Sir: You have, ere this, received niv short communication, per steamer Corvette, which informed you that the “revolutionists,” as they are termed, were contemplating an attack on the evening of the day on which that letter was written. It was, however post poned until yesterday. Tile attack commenced yester day at two o’clock P. M., and the military were com pelled to seek refuge in the church and customhouse. The whole force under Col. Carvajal were three com panies, amounting to three or four hundred men, if 1 am rightly informed. One company from Guerrero, under command of Don Jose Maria Canales, was placed in front; the second command, almost all Americans, was placed in the centre, under command of Capt. Tremble; and the third company, from Camargo, un der command of Don Thomas Cabazos. These were led to the plaza by Col Carvajal, in spite of the cannon and every other mode of defence which the Mexican troops could adopt. The houses on the plaza which afforded them protection, were soon taken, and every Mexican soldier who dared to make his appearance above the houso tops was immediately shot by the Tex an rifles. The battle has not yet closed, though I feel every con fidence Col. C. and his party will take the place. Yours, truly. P. S. —12 o’clock, M.— A messenger has just ariv ed from Camargo, who informs us that the city has just been taken, and everything surrendered to Col. Carva jal. The customhouse has been taken, and all the goods which have hitherto been seized, including a con siderable lot of mantas, imperials, etc. Ilio Grande Citt, Sept. 20 1851. Messrs. Editors: I write to you in haste to say that the revolutionary movement on the other side of the river lias commenced in earnest. The two parties have been fighting since the night of the 18tl) The Government party have one piece of artillery, and arc fortified in the church—the beseigers have only small arms. A courier, who was in the fight, just arrived, reports that about sixty on the Mexican side, including four officers, have been killed, and four Americans and six Mexicans, of the revolutionists, are wounded, but not mortally. A small reinforcement left hero last night, and another this morning. Amongst the knowing ones at this place, it is said President Arista is at the head of this movement, and that he is now en route from Mexico to the Sierra Mad re, his object being to revolutionize all the Northern Mexican States. BOON. [From the N. O. Picayune.] The Drought. So far as we can learn by inquiry of the old folks,and by reference to tins meteorological ta blesot the late Dr. Tooley,there is every reason to believe that the drought of last summer and fall (1350) and that of the present season have been the most injurious ever known to this region of country. In digging to the depth of four feet there is scarce a trace of moisture. Every thing is parched up. Springs and wells dried that have never have been dry before, cisterns empty, the pastures burnt tip, trees dying—not only in the gardens and orchards, but forest trees apparently in full vigor. Some of the oaks seem most affected. Fall gardens we have none. Seeds will not vegetate ;or where passing showers may have caused them to sprout, they have been immediately burnt up. Very few have succeeded in growing turnips; sweet potatoes are a sorry crop ; corn is light; and altogether the prospects ahead for provisions for man and beast are enough. We believe that this portion of the Southwest has made enough if used economi cally ; but some have a superabundance, whilst others have a short supply. And there is no appearance whatever of rain. The air is loaded with dust, and the roads almost impassable from that cause. The Poor teams suffer sadly. I his county (Adams, Miss.,) will, it seems to •>e generally conceded, make about as much cotton as last year. But the accounts from all parts of the country became daily more dis couraging to the prospects of a large yield. YVe cannot yet venture upon a guess as to the probable aggregate, further than that in weighing the accounts, both private and from the papers of the day, the conclusion we have come to is, that the prospects are not in favor of a heavier crop than that of last year. Washington Miss. Bibb County. City. Hazard’s. Rutland. Warrior. Total. For Governor. McDonald, 475 17 100 191 783 Cobb , 593 57 51 14 715 Congress. Bailey, 436 15 96 ISB 735 Chappell, 502 56 50 16 684 Senate. Harmon, 444 16 97 185 742 Burney, 536 58 50 15 659 Represe.nt's. Atkinson, 434 15 98 181 728 Morehouse, 412 16 93 182 733 Holt, 553 57 50 15 675 Armstrong, 527 56 48 16 047 Union men in Italics. ———iwnrifiin ■■mi ■!■—— The Tobacco Crop in Ohio, says the Com mercial, is larger and finer this, than at any previous season. “Ohio State is fast rivaling Kentucky and Missouri in this great staple. It is fast becoming one ofthe principal crops in the Miami valley. Ohio tobacco ranks A. No. 1 in the Baltimore market.” A lady in New York city stopped her paper, beause the editor, speaking of an orator who made a political speech, said ho stripped the subject of all its false coloring. THE (PRAIA CITIZEN. L. F. W. ANDREWS, EDITOR. M ACON, GEO. OCT. 11, 1851. To (orrespondnits. The gentleman of whom our ‘Ellerslie’ correspond ent enquires, is still absent from the city. ‘llibcrnicus’ received, but too late for the present issue. Mechanics’ Society.—a meeting of this As sociation takes place, this evening, at the Library Room, on business of importance. TllC Fine Arts. —The attention of the Ladies and Gentlemen of Macon is respectfully called to the sale, advertised for this evening, of a splendid assort ment of carved Vasts, Bohemian Glass, French China, fce. Catholic Fair. — We are pleased to learn that our Catholic fellow-citizens are to have a fancy Fair, in aid of Christian Benevolence, during the week ofthe Agricultural Fair. The Ladies connected with the Church and others friendly to the cause, are actively engaged in preparation for the occasion, and have hope of making it an interesting feature of the great week. The Campbells. —The lovers of melody have a fine treat in store for them during Fair week. That splendid company, the original “ Campbell Minstrels’’ whose fame is co-extensive with the Confederacy, and beyond it, and whose popular exhibitions have won gol den opinions, every where, will be in Macon oil the 27th inst. The lovers of fun, comicality and fine music, will be delighted, we are sure, to read this announce ment. The Fair Grounds. We were gratified, the other day,at a visit lo the grounds being prepared for the approaching Agricultu ral Fair, in this city. The arrangements are ample and in exceedingly good taste. All the buildings are erec ted and every provision for tho comfort and accommo dation of visitors will be completed some days in ad vance of the opening of the Fair. Messrs. Freeman & M’Carthy have erected two Saloons of entertainment, one for the laidics, handsomely carpeted and furnished, and another lor- frjpJtyiirn, whol e refreshments, on the cold water prinei] v ai!d the substantial of life in the line of eatables, cin be had by the multitude who may give them a caff. New Seminary. —Our friends in Sumter should liberally sustain the Rector of the New Female Semi nary, just opened at Amerieus. The qualifications of Mr. Strobel as a teacher, are undoubted, and we hope bis services will be appreciated in his new location. Beautiful Display.—r lie public will find some thing very interesting at Mr. Johnson’s Jewelry Establishment at this time. In addition to his own bril liant stock, there can now be seen about $2500 worth of Silver Ware ordered by the Southern Central Agri cultural Association as Premiums for the coming Fair. The Silver Pitchers, Goblets and Cups are gotten up in fine style and do much credit to the taste of Mr. Johnson, under whose supervision the work of em bossing, &c. was done. The Ladies, especially, should look in upon Mr. Johnson and inspect the goods. Dr. Putnam.—The new Dentistry Office of Dr. Putnam in the Arcade, is neatly fitted up and very accessible to visitors. The Ladies’ Room is a quiet re treat in a public place and just the thing desired. Brown’s Saloons.— To night Mr. Brown opens his magnificent Saloons to the public. A fine Colla tion wiil be served up and a free and cordial invitation is given to all, ‘without respect to party,’ as the politi cians say, to participate in the ceremonies of the occa sion. We warrant that things will be done up Brown, in every sense of the word, wlien‘Liph’ opens. Not SO easily done.—The Ala. Journal grave ly contradicts a report said to have been circulated in North Alabama, that Col. John G. Winter of We tumpka had been run aicay with and killed ! The Colonel was then alive in Montgomery and as well as usual! The killing might have taken place, but his being bodaciously toted off was altogether too big a story to tell about our young friend the Colonel. Latest from Columbus. The following dispatch has reached us from the office of the Columbus Times. The victim of the “horrerble axerdent’’ was a Ilalloca Fire-Eater who mistook “ konyac” for “ball-face” to which he was accustomed ! EXTRA. Horrerble Axerdent Jist as our shoat was apyearriu’ a xerushyatin nffar kum off down town. Akntry fel ler takin’ a born swallcred a point of konyac and had'nt kum tew at last akkounts. Too lons a name! —One of the wags of our village Bays we had too long a name to succeed with at the late election. The boys eould’nt spell out the name of “The Constitutional Union Party Platform and Chappell and Burney Association” fast enough ! That’s the how the Fire-Eaters beat us, so bad ! Homicide. —On Saturday evening last about dusk a negro boy, Johnson, the property of Charles A. Ells, shot Austin, a boy belonging to Stephen Collins, in the head, of which he died early Monday morning. John son gave himself up on Sunday and was committed to jail. Johnson designed to shoot another boy with whom lie had quarrelled, and left to get his weapon, when Austin followed to prevent mischief, but was mis taken for the other and shot iu mistake. \\ bile on this subject, it may, perhaps be well to en quire why it is that the negroes are permitted to carry pistols, big sticks, colts, Ac, in cruising about tho city, by day and by night ? The praotise is a common one, we understand, and should be inquired into, diligently, by the city authorities, with a view to its prompt sup pression. There is also another custom which is a sure road to the demoralization of negroes, viz: that of permitting women to hire their own time and to live by themselves in tenements remote from the oversight of owners and employers. Asa consequence of this ha bitual violation of law,negroes become saucy, indolent and thievish, say nothing of other corrupting influences. 1 he evil should be remedied in season, or a worse thing may come upon us ; before wc are aware of its insidi ous approach. Election Ret urns’ 1 he following returns of the late Election are given from various sources, by letter, Telegraph, and other wise. The \ are cs near an approximation to the truth, and as full as it is possible for us to obtain up to the hour of going to press, last evening. Our summary is as follows : Cobb is elected Gov ernor by a majority of from 18000 to 19000. Six out of eight members of Congress of the Union Party art elected, ihe First and Second Districts have elected Disunionists by meagre majorities. James Johnson beats Henning in the Second District near 1500 votes. 1 lie Senate will stand about three-fourths Union and one-fourth, Disunion. In the House, the Union party will have a good working majority of about sixty. 1 bus may it ever be, when this “Glorious Union’’ is in danger. The Country if safe ! LA US DEO ! IIALLELUIAII ! Upson 330 Twiggs 91 lalbot 176 Dibb 68 Morgan 150 Cobb 84 Talliafero 280 Crawford 48 Warren 248 Wilkinson 58 Newton 600 Jasper 102 Fayette 56 Jones 50 1 Houston 11 Bulloch 275 Walker 550 Butts 212 Henry 311 Meriwether 43 Gordon 276 Baker 388 Cass 512 Dooly IS4 Murray 464 Carroll, 200 Chatooga 400 Campbell 36 Cherokee 550 Thomas 150 Lee 251 Scriven 147 Pike 48 Camden 160 Dekalb 727 Chatham 82 Muscogo* 178 Floyd 616 Monroe 48 Stewart 170 Troup 761 Richmond 220 Mclntosh 46 Greene 540 Clarke 203 Coweta 32 Murray 200 Walker 500 Forsyth 81 Macon 165 Sumter 440 Baldwin 51 Washington 426 Walton 325 Burke 103 Wilkes 125 Bryan 24 Effingham 21 Liberty 44 Marion 154 Pulaski 303 Gwinnett, 191 Laurens 503 Harris 386 I Glynn 26 Lincoln 89 Hancock 260 Columbia 163 Dade S8 Gilmer 1000 Paulding 303 Putnam 71) Lumpkin 800 * Jefferson 404 Mad ison 524 Jackson 414 Decatur 195 Randolph 4 Early 4 Hall 356 Habersham 778 Rabun 55 Franklin 604 Oglethorpe 210 SENATORS ELECTED. Districts. Counties. 1 Chatham, J- W. Anderson. 2 Liberty and Tattnall, G. W. Walthour. 3 Mclntosh and Glynn, R. Spalding. 4 Wayne and Camden, 5 Ware, Lowndes and Clinch, 6 Montgomery and Appling, 7 Bulloch and Scriven, Peter Cone. 8 Bryan and Effingham, Wm. Butler. 9 Burke and Jefferson, P. B. Connelly. 10 Laurens and Wilkinson, James Ross. 11 Telfair and Irwin, 12 Decatur and Thomas, 13 Early and Randolph, Woolf. 14 Stewart and Muscogee, S. W. Flournoy. 15 Lee and Baker, A. E. Harris. 16 Harris and Troup, David Read. 17 Houston and Pulaski, Hugh Lawson. 18 Macon and Marion, W. N. L. Crocker. 19 Dooly and Sumter, J. Tomlinson. 20 Twiggs and Jones, Joseph Day. 21 Washington and Emanuel, Maj. Hicks. 22 Richmond and Columbia, A. J. Miller. 23 Warren and Taliaferro, John L. Bird. 24 Hancock and Baldwin, B. T. Bethune. 25 Putnam and Jasper, Wesley Griggs. 26 Monroe and Bibb, Z. Harmon. 27 Upson and Crawford, 1 bos. Flewellen. 28 Talbot and Merriwether, Wiley P. Burks. 29 Heard and Carroll, 30 Campbell and Coweta, 31 Fayette and DeKalb, J. M Calhoun. 32 Butts and Pike, R. IF. McCune. 33 Newton and Henry, Wm. Mosely. 31 Greene and Morgan, N. G. Foster. 35 Wilkes and Lincoln, B. B. Moore. 36 Franklin and Madison, Wm. Little. 37 Oglethorpe and Elbert, B. F. Hardeman. 38 Clarke and Walton, Wm. Stroud. 39 Forsyth and Gwinnett, J. P. Simmons. 40 Cass and Paulding. Lew is Tuml'm. 41 Cherokee and Cobb, M. G. Slaughter. 42 Jackson and Hall, P. M. Bird. 43 Habersham and Rabun, Coffee. 41 Lumpkin and Union, J. P. Wellborn. 45 Gilmer and Murray, Geo. Chappell. 46 Walker and Dade, Samuel Farris. 47 Gordon, Floyd, Chattooga, Joseph Waters. REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED. Appling. Baker. Nelson Tift. Baldwin. M. D. McCombs. Bibb. R. A. L. Atkinson , A. C. Morehouse. Bryan. Wm. H, Edwards. Burke. W. Nasworthy, Joseph Shewmake. Butts. Burnett. Bulloch. McJjean. Columbia. E. S. Harrison, D Ratnsey. Camden. Campbell. Carroll. Cobb. Clinch. Cass. W. T. Wofford, W, IT. Felton. Chatham. F.S. Bartow, Cltas. S. Henry. Chattooga. Robert Cameron. Cherokee. L- J. Ailred, S. C. Dyer. Clarke. Y. L- G. Harris, Rich. Richardson. Coweta. R. M. Hackney, J. W. Powell, Crawford. Fowler. Dade. Robert Tatum. Dooly. Cobb, Decatur. B. F. Powell. DeKalb. J. N. Bellinger, Jno. M. Born. Early. Roberts Effingham. John G. Morel. Elbert. Emanuel. Forsyth. Erwin. Franklin. Fayette. Wm. B. Fuller. Floyd. Wm. T. Price. Glynn. F. M. Scarlett. Gilmer. Greene. Dawson, Armstrong. Gwinnett. Levi Loveless, 11. D. W inn. Gordon. Thos. Byrd. Habersham. Hull. Heard. Hancock. John T. Smith. Harris. James M. Mobley, Geo. W. Cobb. Henry. Calvin J. Fall, Thos. G. Barnett. Houston. P. D. Cullers, Nathan G. Lewis. Irwin. Jefferson. Moses Brinson. Jones. Dr. Holland. Jackson. S. P. Thurmond. Jasper. J. M. Williams , E. W. Baynes. Laurens. Robert Robinson. Lee. W. W. Gilmore. Lowndes. Lnmpkin. A. M. Russell, R. 11. Pierce. Liberty. Enoch Daniel. Lincoln. Henley. Monroe. R. P. Trippe, Jno. L. Woodward. Morgan. Stewart Floyd. Muscogee. Alx. MeDougulu, T. F. Woodridge. Macon. W. 11. Robinson. Madison. Marion. Shadrach Bivins. Merritcether. Montgomery. Mclntosh. James M. Harris. Murray. Bailey, Laugthridge. Newton. Harper, Kendrick. Oglethorpe. Pike. S. T. Bloodworth , John Gardner. Pulaski. Willis B. Reeves. Paulding. Putnam. J. A. Merriwether, P. 11. Dawson. Rabun. Randolph. Richmond. John Millcdge, A. C. Walker. Scriven. Carr. Stewart. James M. Clarke, John Williford. Sumter, W. J. Bartow. Talbot. John Wallace, Jas. \V. Castens. Talnall. Talliaftrro. Linton Stephens. Thomas. James L. Seward. Troup. B. 11. Ilill, —— Turner. Twiggs. Joseph Wall. Telfair. Union. Upson. A. J. McAffcc, Duke Williams. Walker. Y. G. McFarland. Walton. Levi S. Moon, James Z. Locklin. Ware. Wayne. Washington. E. S. Langmade, Wm. Hall. Wtlkes. I. T. Irwin, Edwin R. Anderson. Wilkinson. E. J. Gilbert. Warren. Thomas L. Latimer, C. G. Lowe. The Eloction in Bibb. We are not disposed to murmur at our late inglo rious defeat in this county, or detract from the victory achieved by our opponents, so far as they have triumph ed by superior activity, greater vigilance and a more prodigal expenditure of means to accomplish the end. In these respects they have gallantly won the triumph and deserve the honor. They went to work like men determinc-d to succeed and arc entitled to all the credit of the achievement. But we do not think they should have used the dishonorable means, tlu-y now admit having used, of inducing minors, aliens and illegal vo ters to swear through the ballot box, for the sake of a temporary triumph. It is notorious that several youths of 17 and IS years of age voted at the ‘Warrior’ pre cinct on Monday last. It is also a faet, as stated by one of the leaders of the Southern Rights party, that an inebriated Irishman was picked up Sunday evening before the Washingnfti Ilall, put into a wagon, hauled out to Warrior and made to vote on Monday. When this mau tame to himself and looked about him, he was amazed at his position. He had travelled from the West on foot, the same road and had dined at the house where he found himself, on the Friday proceeding, but how he got back therefrom Macon he knew not. It was all a mystery to him, till duly explained. Many more such instances can be proven, and it seems to us that enough evidence of fraud and illegality can be col. lected to change the result. If so, it ought to be done. But apart from this disgraceful proceeding, we have no exceptions to take to the victory of the Disunionists. Nor will we join in denounciations of our friends for their want of zeal ill the Union cause, nor complain of mismanagement of the campaign, or treachery on the part of some who were supposed to be with us, heart and soul, in the work. Indeed we know that there were honorable exceptions to such sweeping charges, in our ranks, who did all that men could do to secure the victory in Bibb. Dr. Robt Collins, for example, was indefatigable, throughout the whole campaign. He was liberal in bis means to diffuse correct information broad cast among the people, while some, who now complain of bad managemement and treachery were absent, for months, at watering places, writing dictatorial letters as to the formation of a ticket and busy in disarranging well devised plans to ensure a successful result. But it is bootless now to trace further the causes of our defeat. The fact is a palpable one which has brought disgrace upon our escutcheon that cannot be removed by general denunciations and bickerings among our selves. Let us rather, throw aside all impediments which exist in the way of our future prospects, and unite, in a cordial spirit, to recover our former position and maintain the glorious principles which the State of Georgia has once more proclaimed, in tones of thun der, to be her unchangeable doctrines and decrees. “ fast down, but not Destroyed.” It is the boast of the “Fire-Eaters” of Bibb that they have got the “ submissionists” down, in this coun ty, and mean to keep them down ! Arrangements, we learn,are already making to carry all the county officers at the ensuing January Election, in order to perpetuate the iron rule of faction and disunion, over the friends of “ Law, the Constitution and the Union ! Well, perhaps they will! They may be able to count the number of their chickens before the hatching pro cess is completed. but sometimes people reckon without their host. The next legislature may possibly put a veto upon the “ pipe-laying'’ system of fraud and il legality practised at the Warrior” ballot box, before the next election, by abolishing the precinct and thereby save our Fire-Eating friends the trouble and expense of carrying out waggon loads of inebriated sovereigns, unnaturalized foreigners, and beardless boys twelve miles distant to exercise the elective franchise which belongs to freemen. But even without any change in this respect, we think the Union men of Bibb are so thoroughly ashamed of the fact that onr county is now the darkest spot, and almost the only dork spot on the political map of Georgia, that they will realize the necessity there is laid upon us to cease our bickerings and mutual criminations —throw off our coats, un loose our purse strings and go to work, determined to redeem the county from the reproach under which it now rests. Otherwise, the threat thrown out, that the Union men shall be kept in the dust, will stand a fair chance of being verified to the letter. Benson Eagttsb. —The following notice is tak en (Kim the Springfield, Mass. Daily Post, of the Ist inst. It has reference to the extraordinary perform ances of Benson English, infant son of our fellow towns man, B. T. English, who is now at the North with his mother and uncle : “ A MUSICAL PRODIGY. Well, we have witnessed the ne plus ultra of na ture’s wonders—a child of less than three years per forming upon a drum with all the accuracv - ° .VT™ drUnlmcr ’ We attended at W ashing ton Hall, on Tuesday evening heard the Infont Drummer, and were ed, overwhelmed with wonder at his extraord ormanees: We shall not undertake feelings we cannot it requires a for °* r language than we have at command, to L, n *** * an adequate idea of what we saw, and’ have been scarcely possible to make u , be]i J ° uU had not seen. In the thousands of times 1“* heard the beating of the drum, never has it * upon our ears more skilfully, and with m r S ° BD ®* i precision, than on Tuesday evening.” * nsa **l Twiffgs County. Talk about ‘Banner Counties’ and all that moonshine, but for one, we think that the paU m* * rightfully, on the present occasion, to our neicT. Dp county of Twiggs. In that hot bed of w* 7°"* Salamanders and ‘knock down and nionists, the Union party have ; out that honest ‘overseer’ and ‘wheel-right’ jJ” i to the House of Representatives, by three Hardy Durham! So it seems that the ‘rwT short horns’are not always A No. 1. Hurrah -1 say, for the Union party of Twiggy aU( j threl I*’ for the Lion of the day, the honorable * eni JOSEPH WALE, Representative elect from the dominion of T&rr dom and Company ! * r ~ A Nat for the “Certifiers.” The Columbus “Certifiers’’ may find, in the fellow ing extract, how their late conduct in retailing pr, r „ ( conversations for party effect, is viewed by konorabi men, in every section. But if that is not rebuke ni ficient, the people of the 2d District, in allowing M r Be lining to stay at home, have fastened the i,y a „, T upon them, too indelibly ever to be erased . Gov. Aiken’s Conversation.— Mr. Editor:—!}, it come to this that party spirit already runs so that gentlemen retail through the public press of casual conversations, whkh they have accident’ over-heard T In all seriousness, I cannot, Mr. Editor, but<k-,\ in , the indiscretion which has brought a matter J kind into newspaper discussion. What a check upon the freedom of social intereonr* if a man is subject at any moment, to ham each remark torn from its context, unaccompanied with Th* look, gesture and surrounding circumstances, thru.r before the public eye ? Weary indeed must he who. feels himself subject to such a censorship; if |, e to beware not only of w hat he says, and to whom In says it, but must modulate his voice on aeeouat of by standera. The disclosure in the late letter is tl> fiable, as I conceive, on account of ,hc absence of ih, party speaking, and the party spoken to, who l, m , could kuow the attendant circumstances. —Char letter News. Easiness Notices. Smith & Mitchell, new beginners in business, ] :n , e a very select assortment of every description of gentk men’s wearing apparel. “Neat cheap and tatj” „ their motto, and they are bound to please. Store Cut ton Avenue side of the Triangular Block. Worthington, Barnum A Cos., have opened anew Ilat establishment right uuder the office of the Georgia Citizen. They arc gentlemen of taste and apprecia tive talent, as evinced by the compliment paid us, o* election day, of a splendid specimen of their warm. May their shadows never be less. Id the same department, Mr. Briden still holdsfur.k many attractions at his old stand, Mulberry street. 11 cannot be headed off well in his line. In the Clothing Department, John L. Jones tj- C*. Mulberry street, and 11. Filch <f- Cos. 2d Street are well supplied witli new and fashionable goods, which they offer at fair prices. But if the reader prefers to have his measure taken and a suit made that will be sure to fit, Mr. Thomas F. Newton, Draper and Tai lor, a door or two above us, or Mr. C. 11. Baird, anew beginner on Mulberry street, can supply all demand, in an artistic manner. In the Grocery Line, Smith, Oliver A Cos; Carliart A Bros.; S. F. Dickinson, L. Cowles, C. A. Ell* & Son, and W. S. Williford will supply their customer, with the sweets of life as well as the necessaries. Mr. J. S Gray bill, Tyner A Flanders and J. 11. Damonrare also well supplied in the Provision and “Family store*'’ department. In the line of Jewelry. Silver Flate and fancy arti cles E. J. Johnson and Messrs. Virgins are always it home to their friends and the public, especially the La dies. In the Boot and Shoe business, Mix A Ivirtland at the sign of the “bigbimt’’ look well to the understand ings of the community. So do W. B. Ferry A Cos. on the 2d street side of “i riangular Block. Persons wishing articles in the Hardware , Store, Cutlery and House-keeping line can be accommodated by calling on Bray, Carhart & Cos., E. B. Weed, or 11. A. Wise. All these houses arc well tilled with f*s sonable and desirable goods. In ‘.lie Indies’ Fashion Mirt, Mrs. Worthington, Mrs. Audoine and Mrs. Dainour, are prepared to fur nish the latest de la Paris’ and Neic York, for the equipment and adornment of their fair custo mers. So also is Mrs. Dessau. In the China and Crockery business. Mr. Goo. JoOrt stands unrivalled —yea unapproachable in this latitude. He has some beautiful articles to exhibit to customers. In the line of Furniture, Messrs. M ood & Bradley can now equip the lordly mansion as well as the hum ble cottage from garret to cellar, without sending to the North for a single article either of use or luxury. There are many other dealers whom we shall be hap py to introduce to the acquaintance of our readers. soon as we can speak, by the pattern card, of the ty and quantity of their merchandize. But we ii*t f not space, at present, for further notice. “A Paragraph on Yankees. Some weird of wisdom has discovered that our ar ticles about ‘Onions and Cheese” will lose the South ern Rights party 20 votes! Fiddle-sticks! should like to see the man whose principles sit to lightly on him that he can put them off for such * reason. We will give a fine bunch of WeathcrsorW* (on the rise of the river and the arrival of the fkt cargo of Yankee notions,) for every voter who can hr produced who has changed his vote for this eauw. We reckon every one brought up will be found t h® that ‘same old (onion) coon.’ We understand a par ty of charming Yankee ladies met at a milliner's shop the other day, and rather roasted us for that expres sion. Place anx Dames, is our motto always, and we take this earliest occasion to vindicate our gal lantry, by disclaiming everything like an on on a sion to them. One of them, we hear, said—Ar necdn t to talk ; he has got Yankee blood in himself.’ ‘^ r *‘ bill;’ we acknowledge it. On the maternal side, * admit, and are proud of it, that the little red straw” in our veins flow right straight from old Stratford in Connecticut —the land of nutmegs, notions. **“ blue-laws. But it is not (thank God!) of the •* -5 ® sort.’’ —Columbus Times , Oct. 4. The above is the confession of John Forsyth on be ing ‘cornered’ in relation to his late abuse of the ci.? £ eating, onion-smelling Yankees.’ lie is liimst ■ * scendant, by the maternal side, from a Stratford D u kee, but‘thanks God’ that the Tittle red streams * veins’are not of the‘on'on sort! Bah! cal process has he contrived to separate the on.on c buies from the mass of the blood? The fact is, that has been caught in the net he laid for others. 1L of the ’foul birds’ that he, a few days * IUCC ’ had ‘defiled their own nests.’ As to the rezo ry blood of which he boasts as being of ‘resistance’ sort’—it is all gammon! It known fact that the purest blood will often run become scrub ! And if there is any merit in ■ resistance blood coursing through ones vtl ‘ mule stands pre-eminent among anima , (o> y royal Andalusian quality ! That s all we on the Philosphy of hereditary descent an comitants, except to enquire what amount \ ance’ blood courses through the veins 1 Hatchers’ ‘Big Mule’ since Monday 1* spo ik at once,’ Boys!