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met. He came, whatever company, ;
I was in ; *t church, in the preach*
ing house, at my clasfe, ami wan al
ways just before me, changing hi*
posture as I changed mine. When 1
sat, he sat; when l kneeled, he
kneeled ; when I stood, he stood
likewise. I would lain have-spo
ken to him, but I could not ;
when 1 tried,, mv heart sunk with
in me. Meantime, it affected me
more and more, so that I lost
both my stomach, my color, ami my
strength. This continued ten weeks t
while I pined away, not daring to
tell any one. At last he came four
or tive nights without any music, and
looked exceeding sad. On the firth
night he drew the curtains of the
bed violently to and fro, still looking
wishfully at me, and as one quite dis- j
tressed. This he did two nights. 1
On the third I lay down, alout ele
veil, on the side of the bed. I quick
ly saw him walking up and down
the room. Being resolved to speak
to him, but unwilling any should
hear, I rose, and went up into the
garret. When 1 opened the door,
1 saw him walking toward me, and
shrunk hack ; on which he. stopped,
and stood at a distance. I said, ‘ln
the name of the Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost, what is your business
with me 7 He answered, ‘Betsy,
<iod<£brgive you from keeping me so
long from my rest. Have you for
got what you promised before I
went to sea—to look to my children,
if 1 was drowned ? You must stand
to yur word or 1 cannot rest.’ 1
said, ‘I wish 1 was dead.’ lie said,
‘Say not so ; you have more to go
through before then : and yet, if yon
knew as much us 1 do, you would
not eare how soon you died. You
may bring the children on in their
learning, while they live.; they have
hut a short time, I said, ‘1 will
take all the care 1 can.’ He added,
‘Your brother has wrote for you, to
cone to Jamaica ; but if you go, it
will hurt your soul. You have also
thoughts of altering your condition;
hut if you marry him you think of,
it will draw you from God, and you
will neither lie happy here no here
after. Keep close to God, ami go
on in the way wherein you have
been brought up.’ I asked, ‘llow
do you attend your time"?’ He an
swered,‘ln songs of praise. But of
this you will know more by and by ;
for where 1 am, you will surely be.
I have lost much happiness # by com
ing to you : and I should not have
stayed so long without using other
means to make you speak; but the
Lord would not sutler me to fright
you. Have you anything more to
say 1 It draws near two, and alter
that I cannot stay. I shall only
come to you twice more lie fore the
(Lath of my two children, (tod
bless you.’ Immediately I heard
such singing, as if a thousand vok
ces joined together, lie then went
down stairs, and 1 followed him to
the first landing, lie smiled, and I
said, ‘I desire you will come back.”
Ho stood still till I came to him. I
asked him oue or two questions,
which he immediately answered;
hut added,‘l wish you had not called
me back; for now I must take
something from you. lie paused a
little, ami said, ‘I think you can best
part with the hearing of your left
ear.’ He laid his hand upon it, and
in the instant it was deaf as a stone ;
and it was several years betore I re
covered the hearing of it. The cock
crow ed as he went out of the door,
and then the music ceased. The
eldest of his children died at about
three years and a half, the younger
before be was five years old. lie
appeared before the death of each,
but without shaking; alter that I
saw him no more.
“12. A little before Michaelmas,
1763, my brother George, who was
a good young man, went to sea.
The day after Michaelmas day,
about midnight. I saw him standing
by my bedside, surrounded with a
glorious light, and looking earnestly
at me. He was wet all over. That
night the ship m which he sailed
split upon a rock, and all the crew
were drowned.
“13. On April 9, 1767, about mid
night, 1 was lying awake, and I saw
ray brother John standing by my
lcdaidc. Just at the that time he
died in Jamaica.
“14. By his death, I became enti
tled to a house in Sunderland, which
was left iis by mv grandfather, John
Hobson, an exceeding wicked man,
who was drowned fourteen years
ago. I employed an attorney to re
cover it from mv aunts, who kept
jtossession of it. But finding more
difficulty than I expected, in the lie
ginning of Deceinner I gave it up.
Three or tour nights after, as I rose
from prayer, a little before eleven, I
saw him standing at a small distance.
I cried, ‘Lord bless me ! what brings
vou here V lfe answered, ‘You
have given up the house : Mr. Park
er advised ton so to do : hut if you
do, I shall fiave no rest : Indeed Mr.
Dunn, whom you have hitherto em
ployed, will do nothing for yon.—
Go to Durham, employ an attorney
there,and it will Ik* recovered. llis
voice was loud, and so hollow and
deep, that every word went through
me. His lips, did not move at all, j
< nor his eyes,) but the sound seemed
t> rise out of the floor. When lie
had done speaking, lie turned about
and walked out of the room.
“Iu January-, as I was sitting on
the bedside, a quarter, before twelve,
he came in, stood before me, looked
earnestly at me, then walked up and
down and stood mid looked again.
This he did for half an hour, and
thus he came every other night for
about three weeks,. All this time
he seemed angry, and sometimes his
l*ok was quite horrid and furious.
One night I was sitting up in lied
crying. wh>u he r Mmt . }m| began to I
pull off the clothes. I strove to 1
touch his hand, but could not ; on
which he shrunk back and smiled.
“16. The next night but one,
about twelve, l was again sitting up
and crying, when he came and stood!
at the bedside. As I was looking
for a handkerchief, he walked to the
table, took one up, brought and dmp
;>ed it upon the bed. After this, he
came throe or four nights and pulled
the clothes off throwing them on the
other side of the bed.
“17. Two nights after.be came as
I was sitting on the bedside, and af
ter walking to and fru, snatched the
handkerchief from ray ueck. I fell
into a swoon. When I came to mv
solf he was standing just before me. |
Presently he fame close to me, drop !
ped it on the bed, and went away.
“18. Having had a long illness the
year before, having taken much cold
by hisfrequent pulling off thcclothes,
and being worn out by these appear
ances, 1 was now mostly confined
to my bed. The next night, soon ;
after eleven, he came again ; 1 ask- S
ed, ‘ln God’s mime, why do you tor- j
mont me thus ? \ou know that it
is imposing for me to go to Durham
now. But I have a fear that you
are not happy, and.beg to know
whether you are, or not.’ He an
swered, after a little pause, ‘That is
a bold question for you to ask. So
far as you knew me to do amiss in
my lifetime, do you take care to do
better.’ I said it is a shocking affair
j to live and die after that manner.’
He replied, ‘lt is no time for reflcc
tionfc now : what is done cannot be
undone.’ 1 said,‘lt must be a great
happiness, to die in the Lord !’ He
said,‘Hold your tongue! At your
peril never mention such a won! be
fore me again!’ I was frightened, and
strove to lift my heart to God.—
I He gave a shriek, and sunk down at
three times, with a loud groan at
each time. Just as he disappeared,
there was a large flash of fire, and I
fainted away.
“19. Three days after, I went to
Durham, and put the affair into Mr.
Ilugill the attorney s hands. The
. next night, and one, he came in ; but
on my taking up the Bible, went
away. A month after, he came
about eleven. I said, ‘Lord bless
me ! Wh at has brought you here
again 7’ lie said, ‘Mr. Ilugill has
done nothing but write one letter ;
you must write or go to Durham
again. It may Ik* decided in a feu
days.’ I asked, ‘Why do not you go
to my aunts, who keep me out of it V
He answered, ‘1 have no power to
go to them ; and they cannot bear it.
If I could, I would go to them, were
|it only to warn them ; for I doubt,
where I am I shall get too many to
bear me company.’ He added, ‘Take
care; there is mischief laid in Peg
gy's hands ; she will strive to meet
you coming from your class. I do
not speak£to hinder j-ou from going
to it, but that you may Ik? cautious.
Let someone go with you, and come
back with you ; though whether you
will escape or no, I cannot tell.’ I
said, ‘She can do no more than God
will let her.’ He answered, ‘We
have all 100 little to do with him.—
Mention that word no more. As
soon as this is decided, meet me at
Byldon Hill, Ik*tween twelve and
one at night.’ I said,‘That is a lone
* place for a woman to go at that
time of night. lam willing to
meet you at the Ballest llills or in
the church yard.’ He said, ‘That
will not do. But what are you
■ ’ afraid of?’ I answered, ‘1 am not
afraid off you, but of rude men.’ He
said. ‘I will see you safe, both thither
, [ and back again.’ I asked, ‘May I not
* bring a minister with me ?’ lie re
i plied, are you thereabouts. 1 will
not Ik* seen by any but you. You
have plagued me sure enough al
ready. If you bring any with you
take what follows.’
“20. From this time lie appeared
every night, between eleven and
two. If I put out the fire and can
dle, in hopes I should not see him it
did not avail. For as soon as he
came, all the room was light, but
with a dismal light, like that of flam
ing brimstone. But whenever 1 took
up the Bible, or kneeled down, yea,
. or prayed in my heart, he was gone.
“21. On Thursday, 12, lie came
about eleven, as I was sitting by the
tire. 1 asked, ‘ln God’s name what
do you want V lie said, ‘You must
either go or write to Durham. I
cannot stay from you till this is deci
ded ; and I cannot stay where I am.’
When he went away, I fell into a
violent passion of crying, seeing no
end to my trouble. In this agony I
continued till after one, and then fell
| into a lit. About two, I came to my
self, and saw standing, at the !**<!-
side. one in a white robe, which
f reached down to his feet. I cried,
‘ln the name of the Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost’—He said, ‘the Lord is
with you, I am come to comfort you.
What cause have you to cemplain
and murmur thus ? Whv do yon
mourn thus for your friends; Pray
‘for them and leave them to God.—
Arise and pray.* I said, I can pray
none/ He said, ‘But God will help
you; only keep close to God. You
are backward likewise in praying with
others, and afraid to receive the Lord's
Supper. Break through that back
wardness and that bar. The Lord
bless you, and b> ever with you ! A
he went away I heard many voices
* singing Hallelujah, with such melody as
j 1 never heard before. All my trouble
was gone, and I wanted nothing but t<
fly away with them.
“22. Sat. 2* —About twelve, my
grandfather stood at the bedside. 1
.-aid, ‘ln God’s name, what do you
want ‘?’ He said ‘You do not make an
end of this thing ; get it decided as t-oon
as possible. My coining is as uneasy to
( myself as it can be to you.* Before he
came, there was a strong smell of burn
ing, and the room was full of smoke,
which got into my eyes, and almost
blinded me for some time after.
“23. \\ ed. June 21.—About sunset I
was coming up stairs, at Mrs. Knot’-,
and 1 saw- him coming toward me out of
; the opposite room, ffe went close In
ine on the stsir-head. Before I saw
him, 1 smelt a strong smell of burning
and so did Miss llu-mer. It got into
my throat, and almost si died me. I sat
down and fainted awav.
“24. On Friday, July 3, I was sitting
at dinner, when 1 thought 1 beard some
one come along the passage. I looked
about, and saw my aunt’ Margaret
Scot, of Newcastle, standing at my
back. On Saturday 1 had a letter, in
forming rre that die died on that day.”
Thus far Elizabeth Ib*b<on.
On Sunday July 16. I received the
following letter from a friend, to whom
1 had recommended her :
Sunder Lx nd, July fit ft, 17<W.
“I wrote you word before, that Eliz
abeth llobsun was put into possession 1
of the house. Tho sains night her old
visitant, who had not troubled her for
some time, came again, and said, *Y*ui
must meet me at Boyidon Ilill, on
Thursday night, a little before twelve
You wiii see many appearances,’ ”
j (llow strange is this ! Who can account
tor it ?) ‘ “Who will-call you to come
to them ; but do in*t stir, neither g'Ve
them any answer. A quarter after
twelve, 1 shall come and call you ; but j
still do not answer, nor stir.’ She r aid
‘lt is a hardship upon m* for you to
desire me to meet you there. Whv
cannot you take your leave now ? lie
answered, ‘lt is for your g*od that I de
sire it. 1 (an take my leave of you
now; hut if I do, I must take souie i
thing from you, which you would not
like to part with.’ She said, ‘May noi
a few friends come with me. ? H#’
‘They may ; but they must not be pres
ent wheu I come.’
‘That n*ghr, twelve of us met at Mr.
Davison’s” (about a quarter of a mile
from the hill) “and spent some time in
prayer. God was with us of a truth.—
I Then six of u went wi'h her to tln
place leaving the rc-t to pray for us.
We came thither a little before twelve, j
and then stood a| a small distance from
her. It being a fine night, we kept her
in our sigh 1 ', and spent the time in pray
er. Site stood ihere till a few minutes
after oue. When wp saw her move,
went to meet her. She said, ‘Thank
God, it is al! over and done. I found
everything as he told me- I saw- many
appearances, who called me to them ;
but 1 and and not answer or stir ; then h-*
came and called me at a distance ; but I
took no notice. S t<>n alter became up
to me, and -ad, You are mine well forti
fied. He then gave her the reasons why
he required her to meet h'm at that
idaee, and why he could take his leave
there, and not in the house, without
taking something from her. But witha*
he charged her to tell this to no one;
aided, ‘lfyou and sclose this to any crea
ture, I shall be under a necessity of
troubling you as long as you live. If
you do not, 1 -hall never trouble you,
nor see you any more, either in time or
, eternity.* lie then bid her farewell,
waved his hand, and disappeared.”
4 Reautif'til Hymn.
4 - Holy ( llertwrt’’ mielit have written this
remarkable poem, which is however, a lady's con
tnlmtioii lo the New York Observer:
Jesus! the ladder of my hiitli
Bests on the jfsp.-r walls of heaven :
Anil through the veiling clouds I catch
Faint visions of the mystic .Seven !
The glory of the rainbowed throne
Illumes those clouds like lambent flames;
As once, on earth. Thv love divine
Burned thro’ the robes of tinman shame.
Thou art the same. O gracious Lord!
The same dear C'hrst that thou wert then;
And all the praises angels sing
Lielight Thee loss than prayers of men.
We have no tears Thou wilt not dry;
We have no wounds Thou wilt not heal;
I No sorrows pierce our human hearts
That Thou, dear Saviour! dost not feel.
Thy pitv. like the dew. distils:
And Thy compassion like the light,
Our every morning overfills.
And crowns with stars our every night.
Let not the world's rude conflict drown
The charmed music of Thy voice,
That calls all wearv ones to rest,
And bids all mounting souls rejoice!
From the Norfolk Argus.
.Volin lliowai.
The recent commencement of the “irre
pressible conflict” of Seward & Cos., at
Uarjter’s Ferry, under the auspices of its
I proto-martyr, John Brown, has made the
latter individual more of a hero than ever.
As public attention has been particularly
drawn towards Brown, a few reminiscences
of his former exploits will be interesting
items of consideration. We are indebted
1 to his old pro-slavery antagonist, Capt. 11.
j Clay Pate, for the following facts in his
j lawless career :
Brown is nearly seventy years old. He
commanded at “Black Jack,” Kansas Ter
ritory, June 2d, 1X56, when he trcacher
: ously took Capt. l’ate prisoner, though a
flag of truce was waving over Capt. l’.'s
head.
He was defeated at O sawntomie, 3d of
September, 1856, hv Capt. Reid's com
mand. After that he headed a band of horse
j thieves.
; About the 25th June, 1856, Brown and
his sons assassinated five men. in the night,
on Ilottowottomi crock, (three Doyles—
I father and two sons— Wm. Shernaon, and
Wilkinson, a member of the Legislature) at
their homes, all pro-slavery, but unoffending
citizens.
Last spring, Brown made an “irrepressi
ble” foray into Missouri, and carried away
seventeen negroes. He was accompanied by
Dr. Day, who was caught, and recently es
cap'd from jail at St. Joseph. Brown land
ed his negroes safely in Canada, and got his
! reward from the abolition societies.
Brown has been a good deal in the South.
It is said that he is the last survivor of
“Murrell’s” celebrated gang of counterfeit
ers.
He had elevea sons, who all shared his
enterprises. Ho has always heretofore es
caped unhurt.
In his principles he always professed to
be “for war,” and to be a strict disciple of
the “irrepressible conflict” school.
We hope ho will recover from his wounds,
that the gallows may not bo cheated of its
t fit ornament.
Go it While You're Young
’Tis pleasant on a summer eve,
To join the social throng,
And faugh, ha! ha! our care 9 away,
And sing a merry song.
Youth cannot last, yon know.
As many a twrd hath sung:
Then laugh, l.u ! ha! your cares away,
And go it while yoitVe young!
The world may scot?'at boyhood’s bliss,
And rail at ranting mirth:
Jf joy admits no outward sign.
Then what is pleasure worth?
.* flowers of youth full sqon will fade,
As many a ban! hath sting:
Then laugh, ha! ha ! your cures away,
And go it while you’re young!
Old age ill soon, with feeble step,
route totteiing o’er life's way.
And silvery bail and furrowed brow,
Will tell the heart's decay :
Then catch at pleasure ns it flies,
Nor heed the bigot's toilette;
And laugh, ha! ha! your cares away,
Aud go it while you're young.
From tlu* Charleston Mercury.
Harper’s Ferry, wl.ero the disturbance,
which promises a most * loody finale, has
taken place, is situated in the Valley of Vir
ginia, at the confluence of the Shenandoah
and Potomac rivets, and is located on a hill
which is washed by both rivers. It con
tains about 0,000 inhabitants. It is clnt-fly
sustained by the Armory works, the labor
ere at which reside there. On the summit
of the bill are many handsome res dences,
erected by the Federal Government lor the
residence of the t flioers at the Arsenal. The
Armory, which has been captured by the in
■•argents, lies chiefly on the Potomac, whose
waters propel the machinery ued. On the
other side of ihc town, on the Shenandoah,
is situated the Armory, specially devoted to
the manufacture of rifles. Capt. B. Mills is
Master Armorer, and A. M. Ball, Master
vlachinist of the woiks. The bridge cap
; tured by the ltu urgent?, and which was to
be stormed on Monday by the U. S. Marines,
is thus described in a recent letter to the
Richmond Di-patch : •
“The railroad crosses from the left bank
of the Potomac by a powerful bridge to the
town. As it emerges from the bridge, it
rakes its course up the right bank of the Po
tomac, along n spacious platform that h
two tracks, and is sustained by powerful
timbers resting on iron and stone pillars,
; covering a part of the Armory grounds and
extending for near mx hundred yards. Em
bankm-nt could not be made, because the
Armory must necessarily communicate with
the river, which is easily done under the
superstructure. 0,1 this broad plalfoftn the
inhabitants take their evening promenades,
and it is a great convenience to them, as
th* re is little space here for locomotion, un
less you ascend the hill.”
Cure foe Paralyse.
L’sc Peach Brandy day and rnght in snfli
(Kent quantities to k* ep the blood warm
The Brandy will act upon the blood and re
move a cold phlegm that is mixed with the
blood and by destroying its action causes
the dis-ase.
The peach brandy will purify the blood
and send back the phlegm to the atomac’i,
and then take purgative pills made ot Ru- 1
barb and Aloes, or some other innocent
purgntive two or three times per week,
which will remove the phlegm and health
wdl b* restored. I had beeu troubled with j
a paraly-’s lor several years, most ot which
lime I was confined to my bed, and acc - .
dent led me to use these Medicine?, and ray
health has been quite restored. I keep
peach brandy by me now, and my health
is good.
I am your friend. J. M. 8.
The HarpctrL Ferry Conspiracy.
CiIAJiBERSBI’RG. Pa., Oct. 20.—Capt. Cook
was arrested yesterday alternoon by Mes
srs. Da'iie Logan and Claggetl Fitzaugb, at j
Montalto, Fraukln county, fourteen miles
from this place. His printed commission,
filled up and signed by Brown, and marked
number 4, was found on his person, as was
also a nicmoraudurn written on parchment,
of the pistol, pres-nted to Gen. Washington
in 1854. The pistol he says is in a carpet
b’g which he It ft on the mountain.
He came out of the mountain into the
settlement to obtain provision*, and was
much fagged down and almost starved.—
He was brought to this place at eight o’clock
Lst night, and after an examination before
Justice Beisher and being fully identified
r>y one of our citizens who formerly knew
him, wasco omitted to jail to await a requi
j sition from Governor Wise.
[ He acknowledged having others with
him on the mountain, one of whom was
j >een and conversed with, having a bine
blanket over his shoulder?, arid carrying a
Sharpe’s rifle and a double barreled gun.—
The former, he said belonged to his partner,
who had gn* f*r provisions. Parties will
go in search of the others to-day.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 2G.—Gov. Wise has
sent a requisition lor Cook.
Harrisburg, OoL 26 h.—Gov. Packer to
day ordered that Capt. John E. C'>ok, now
confined in Chaiubersburg, and Hazlett, in
Carlisle prison, be delivered up to the au
thorities ol Virginia for trial.
Carlisle. Pa., Oct. 26.—The man arrest
ed at Carlisle on suspicion of being concern
ed in the insurrection, was brought before i
Judge Graham on a writ of habeas corpus
10-day. Judge Watts presented a warrant
from the Governor of Virginia, for the de
livery of a fugitive named Albert Hazlett. —
Titere was no positive evidence to identify
j tne prisoner as the person named, but it was
proved that the pistols in his possession
were of the same manufacture as were used
by the insurgents, and bis dressjand appear
ance correspond with the desetipticn given
by a person who had seen Hazlett at Har
jier's Ferry. The Judge appointed a furth
er hearing ou Saturday next, and issued
subp<enas lor witnesses from Virginia and
elsewhere and the prisoner was remanded
to the custody of the Sheriff.
Baltimore, Oct. 26.—Considerable ex
citement was caused at Frederick City, this
afternoon, by a report that a large body of
Abolitiuni-is had crossed Irom Pennsylvan
ia to Virgnia, with the intention of rescuing
the Harper’s Ferry Insurrectionists. A mil
itary company left immediately to assist the
del', nee of the Charleston Jail.
Tne whole affair is believed to be a hoax.
Trial of tlic Outlaws-
Charleston, Va. Oct. 29. —The trial of
‘Oil Brown” and his confederates is still
progressing. Several witnesses have been
examined, but no new points have been as-
I curtained.
Charleston, Va., Oct. 20. —There were
several witi ess’s examined this morniDg.—
At noon the Court adj turned until Monday.
The exo'tement is very great, and fears
are entertained that there will be an attempt
to rescue the prisoners.
Tne guard at the Jail had been increased
hy a nnlitaiy company, that arrived from
Winchester.
A Nct to Crack. —lt is stated by a
Washington paper, on reliable authority,
that the slkV’ s of a widow lady in Shenan
doah county, Va., were furnished with
arms by tie Abolitionists, and a night ap
pointed for them to start to Harper’s Ferry.
Instead of doing so, however, when the
time came, they held a consultation, and.
takintr, those very arms, kept guard from
daik till dawn around their mistress’house.
In the morning they showed her the arms,
told her what they had done, and went to
work as usual.
’ j
I ater froa ’’exita.
New Orlban?, Oct. 26.—'The steamship
Tennessee, bringing Vera Cruz dates to the
22d, arrived here to-day.
The Tennessee brings $37,000 in specie.
Tiie United States Sloop of War Savan
nah, and a French brig of war, were at Sac
’ rificios.
It was reported that the acting British
Minister, Mr. Mathews, had authorized the
British Consul at Vera Cruz to recognize ths
Juarez g< vernrnent.
Robles has returned to Jalapa.
• Miramon’s expedition against San Luis
Pi.tosi. is *ti!l talked of.
D gallado is still at. San Tuis Potosi.—
M itquera is a GimUml jara, all active.
Tint IflMigeut liflimscut.
Charleston, Oj( 26.—Insurgents were
found to day by the Grand Jury, against
the ptrties connected tvith the Harper’s
Ferry affair. Tney charge, first; a conspir
acy with negroes to create an insurrection ;
second, treason agnust the Com in on wealth ;
riiiru : murder. Able counsel have, been
appointed f>r the Prisoneis.
The government has and cided not to
strengtln n the guard of the federal armo
rie'i and arsenals.
Dr. Franklin having noticed that a cer
tain mechanic, who worked near his cilice,
was always happy aid smiling, ventured to
a'k him for the secret of his constant cheer
!ultiess:
“No secret, doctor,” lie replied, ‘T have
got one ol the best wives, and when 1 go to
woik she has always a kind word of e
[ courageinent for me ; aud when I go home
she meets me with a smile and a kiss, and
ihe tea is sure to be ready ; and she has
done so many little things through the day
to please me that I caunat find it in my
heart to speak an unkind word to any
body.
News Items.
PniLADK'.riiiA, Oci. 29—The United
States sloop of war .Saratoga arrived at this
t poit to-duy from Malta, aud Tajeda, with
mportatit dispatches for our Government.
1 Cincinnati, Oct. 29 —The office of the
Free South Republican was mobbed last
j n ght, and lire forms scattered in the
street s.
Charleston, Oct. .70 — The schooner J.
! W. Coogdou, from Porto flico, bound lor
i New York, loaded with sugar, lias put into
Hits pol l for repaiis. the encountered a se
i vert* storm at sea.
New Orleans, OcL 30.—There were
killing hosts in various parts of Louisiana
aud Mississippi this (Sunday) morning.
Tnere was a heavy irost on Saturday,
morning, at Vicksburg and at other ;>oints
above, and it was thought severe enough iu
, kid the growing cotton.
New Orleans, Oct. 30. —There was a
portion of three squares, in the third dis
inet, destroyed by fire last night. Seven
ty poor families were burnt out, and the
loi-s is estimated alone hundred thousand
dollars.
There was another large fire raging this
afternoon, on the corner of'Ponidras and
Leve* streets.
CoLL'MiILS, 0., Oct. 29.—John Tyler, a fu- j
guive s!re, who .s.-aped from Campbell j
t county, Va., in 1851, was arrested in this
city ye-terdav. Ho was remanded to his
owner, aud L.keo to Covington, Ky.
There wore 191 fires in Philadelphia da
ring ;he last three months, with a total loss
ol $09,325, of which SB7 470 was covered by I
insurance. The Kte.iin engines have multi
plied so rapidly that complaint is being
made of the excessive quantity of water
they throw on a small fire ; doing almost
as much injury as the fire itself—in other
words, too much ot a good tlung.
The Lowndes county Chronicle,
of the 27 th ult.. nolle s the death of Col. Al
fred Harrison, a native Georgian, but for
mttiy years a resident of that county. lie
represent* and th- county in the State Legis
future two years, and served two tetms
as Sheriff of the county.
Tiif. Weather. —The Charleston Mercury j
of Tuesday says : —The rain, which was ex
pected on Friday night, but which gave way
to cold frosty weather, commenced falling
last evening at nine o’clock. It falls slowly,
however, up to the hour we write, and the
cold has moderated several degrees, but we
may expect a good rain during the night,
which may be considered the precursor of
more frost.
A Plattoon of gquattcr Sove
reign*.
The Rock Island (III.) Argus, keeps
standing at the head of its editorial columns
1 the following:
Democratic Platform upon the Question of ;
Slaver a in the Territories.
The people of a Territory, like those ol a
State, shall decide for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not ex‘st within their
limits. James Buchanax.
The majority of the people, by the action
of the Territorial Legislature, will decide the ;
question; and all must abide the decision
when made. Howell Cobh.
The great leading feature of the Kansas
Nebraska bill was to transfer the sit very
question and all other suljects to the Terri- ‘
torial Legislatures.
James L. Okr, of S. C.
1 am w illing that the Territorial Legisla- j
i ture may act upon the subject when and how
I they may think proper.
Alee H.Stephens, of Ga. 1
Poon—bi t Plenty to Eat.—When the
Ojibbewa Indians paid a visit to Q leen Vic- ;
toria, the principal chief, afc*r the ceremony ,
i of presentation, mad * a speech, of which
the following significant paragraph is an
extract:
“Mother : We have seen many strange !
things since we came to this country. We
see that your wigwams are large, and the
light that comes in is bright; our wig
wams “aresmali, and our 1 ■ trht is not strong,
j We are not rich, but have plenty to eat.”
What bitter sarcasm is conveyed in these
few sirnDle words of the Chief, on the men
who tux a people’s food and restrict iheir |
i industry—who. not satisfied with the vast
\ wealth bounnfully- bestowed o i them, must
seize a part of the p tor man’s loaf to swell
! their already bursting coffers •
SrrciDF..—W. A. Cline, the poor fellow
! whom w spoke of in our Saturday’s issue
j as having taken a quantity of s*richnine,
i died on Saturday evening. It is said that
I some family troubles were to a great ex
( tent the cause of his committing the rash
act. Woman can make a heaven or hell of
home.—Memphis Avalanche..
j TWO DAYS LATEiTfROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL
O F T II E STEAMSHIP
j NOVA SCOTIAN,
Cotton .tlarltot ( nclianged’
Farther Point. Oct. 20.—The steamship
Nova Scotian, with Liverpool dates to Oct.
i 10th, touched here to-day.
Liverpool Cotton Market. —The sales
i of cotton for three days were 24.000 bales.—
1 The market was unchanged. Holders off’er
| od freely, but showed no disposition to press
j sales.
I Liverpool General Market.—Brend
, stuffs were reported as declining and provi-
I sions dull.
London Money Market. —Consols were
quoted at 9lij{.
Farther Point, Oct. 20.—The recently
. pending treaty between France and Austria,
| was signed by those powers on the 17th inst.
The Independent Beige, in a late issue,
says with regard to the treaty itself, the two
most important questions arc settled in the
following manner: Sardinia retnins the
j Mantuan districts, which were occupied bj’
her armies, at the moment when the armis
tice was signed, and the line of demarcation
fixed by that armistice beeomo the perma
nent frontier between Lombardy and Vonc
. tia. Sardinia, in return, takes upon herself
| three-fifths of the Monte debt—about one
| hundred and twenty millions, that is, togeth
er with one hundred and twenty millions of
the loan of 18,71, or in all, about two hun
dred and seventy millions. The difficulty
relative to the environs of the fortresses, has
been overcome by compromising the rival
pretensions of the two powers.
It is reported that in addition to the live
great powers, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, Por
tugal, Naples and Rome, will be represent
ed in the contemplated European Con
gress.
It is announced that a treaty between
France and Sardinia will be signed in a few
days, and that a tri-partite treaty will be
subsequently signed.
The Great Eastern steamship was still at
Hollyhcad. A meeting of the Directors of
the company was announced to be held on
the 19th inst., when it was thought arrange
ments would he made for the steamship to
depart for the United States.
In London money was reported easy and
abundant.
There were reports in circulation of proba
ble changes in the French mioistrv, and cir
cumstances have occurred which in a groat
measure confirm those reports.
The apprehended troubles with Morocco
and Spain have been adjudicated. The Em
peror of Morocco has temhwod full satisfac
tion to Spain.
Latest from Liverpool. —The cotton
market closed steady.
Commercial.
Liverpool Cotton Market.— Sales of cot
ton three days 24,000 bales, of which specu
lators took 1,000 and exporters 4,000 bales;
Middling Orleans at 7 1-1 fid. a 7Jd.; Mid
dling Uplands at f 11-10d
State of Tkahk. — Manchester advices
were favorable. Yarns closed quiet but
steady.
Liverpool General Markit. —Flour
dull, but steady. Wheat dull. Corn quiet.
Beef quiet but steady. Pork steady. Lard
firm. Kice steady, Sugar firm. Rosin steady
at 4s. 2d. Spirits of Turpentine dull at 355.
Od. a 30s.
At London breadstuff's were dull.
American securities were slow of sale: but
prices were unaltered.
General Yew*.
The London Times says that the terms of
the Zurich treaty are almost identical with
the Villa Franca.
The rumor that France demands three
hundred millions troni Pi alninnt, as expen
ses of the war, have been pronounced false.
France retains only the reimbursements of
sixty millions that shu advanced for arms
and provi ions.
It was re|K>rted that the Archbishop of
Bordcau intended to visit Remo for the pur
! pose of pressing on the Pope the necessity of
| reform.
The deputations from Parma and Tuscany
have had a satisfactory interview with the
Emperor Napoleon.
There wvi great activity at Naples in the
arsenal, and the army was being plact and on a
war footitvr.
An evening paper supplies us with some
biographical particulars relative to the late
Minister Mason, whieii must prove inter
esting. He was born in Virginia, gradi tat- ‘
ed at the University, of North Carolina in
181 G, from which institution he received
the degree of LL D. ; adopted the profes
sion of law, and was a Judge of the D; s- 1
trice Court, of Yirginia ; he was a repress.*- i
tative in Congress fron Virginia from 1831
to 1837 ; a member of President Taylor’s
Cabinet as Secretary of the Navy ; a inem- .
ber of President Polk’s Cabinet, first as At
torney General, and secondly as Secretary o ■
the Navy; and was appointed by Presi- !
dent Pierce Minister to France, in wdjieli po- j
sition he was continued by President Buch !
anan till his death. Mr. Mason was a man |
of generous nature, and his free living and |
hospitality have probably more than con- l
sumed his salary. He leaves a wife and j
several children, and one of hb daughters
was recently married in Paris. Several -j
years ago, after his arrival at Parris, Mr j
Mason had a paralytic stroke, which now
appears to bave beeu the premonition of the 1
final attack yf which he died on the fourth
inst. j
GEORGIA CITIZEN. 1
L. F. W. ANDREWS, Editor
MACON, GA., NOVEMBER 4, 1859
Wood's Museum.—-Three of thi
greatest human curiosities ever exhibited in
the world are now to be seen at Concert Hall,
where they will remain during all of this- i
week. The party consists, Ist, of Miss Syl
via Hardy, from Maine—nearly 8 feet high
and weighing 481 lbs. She is a monster la
dy, but well proportioned and only require*
154 yards of ordinary Dress Goods for a full
dress. 2d, the Lilliputian Quqeji, 19 years
old—2B inches high and weighs but 20 lbs.
She can stand upright under Tom Thumb’s
arm, and is therefore perhaps tlio most in- i
flnitesimal specimen of adult humanity thai
ever lived. Tho two extremes of physical
humanity are thus presented to the gaze and j
admiration of the public. The 3d curiosity
consists of the inimitable Bird Warbler, Sig
nor Ginocchio, who will imitate the song ol
various birds, in a remarkable manner. Let
every body visit this wonderful exhibition,
as it is not oftener than once iu a life time,
that such curiosities of nature arc to be seen
See advertisement.
Base Mull.
Saturday the 13th inst., beingthe anniver
sary of the Olympic Club of Macon, two
Nines will play a game at Camp Oglethorpe,
! commencing at 3 o'clock P. M. ; upon
which occasion the members of the Club
will be pleased to see all their friends—the
lady portion in particular.
Louisville University—From a
recent letter from Prof. J. W. Bensen, M
D., of the Medical University of Louisville,
Ivy., we are pleased to learn that the insti
tution opens with exceedingly battering
prospects —more than double the number of
j students having matriculated, at the present
session, than at a corresponding period of
! last year.
Removal. —Mr. E. Saulsbury has re
moved to the new and elegant store house
j of Dr. Emerson, opposite the Lanier House,
where he has opened a beautiful stock of
gentlemen’s goods.
Fine Flour- —That flour wo got the
other day, from Heath and Harvey, was
good enough for a prince of the house ol
Ilanover to eat, or for an American Sover
eign. They have also a good assortment of
Family Stores which they sell cheap.
Ivory types--Those who are fond of
! the beautiful in art will he gratified with a
1 visit, at this time, to Wood’s Gallery, where
some fine specimees ot Pictures, of the new
style, called Icon/types, can be seen. They
are, by all odds, the prettiest and most life
like of any that have ever been offered here
for public inspection. Wood is determined
to maintain his high reputation as an artist
i and therefore spares no pains to keep up
with the improvements in his line. See ad
vertisement and then go and see the pic
tures.
Removal of the Grand Lod^e.
We understand that a strong effort was
made at the recent session of the Grand
Lodge ol Masons, in this city, to remove the
Grand Communications to Atlanta. The
Gate City seems disposed to concentrate all
public Institutions within its limits, and is
eternally clamoring for every thing. Put
j for its interference, the seat of Government
would, long since, have been removed to Ma
i eon, as the most accessible and central city
of the State. But Atlanta claimed the right
to have it there, so that through the con
flicting claims it was not removed at all.—
The State Fair has also been removed thith
er and has been in a decline ever since
We believe, also, that Atlanta desired tbe
Penitentiary to be within a stone’s throw of
her limits —to which we never had any ob
jection. But wheushe is t making strenuous
exertions to have the sittings of the Grand
Lodge changed from Macon, we think that
it is time for her to be checked in her arro
gant and presumptuous aspirations. And
much less should such a change be made on
the iiimsy and false pretext that the Mscod
Hotels are insufficient for the aecommoda
j lion of the Representatives to the Grand
Lodje—and that the fare at our hotels is
too insufferably mean, for such gentry!
j We would like to know where most of these
delegates were raised, that they cannot find
a hotel in Macon sufficiently nice for theii
fastidious tastes! Surely they would not
better themselves by going to Atlanta,
where Hotel accommodations are good but
not extraordinary—either for extent of room
or excellence of fare. We think it a libel
on the Mneon Hotels to say that they are
not as good as those of any other city in th>
j State. We think they can compare favor
ably with the best in the South.
The propo-ition to remove was not car
ried, but the question was submitted to the
suboidinate I/odges, for their considera
i tion and action, by the next annual Comrnu
| nication. In the mean time, we trust that
| our Hotel Keepers and others interested
will see to it, that insufficient acoommodn
’ tion and poor fare, cannot, with justice, be
brought forward as an argument in favor o’
removal.
The Gift Rook Ruslncs*. —One
of the “Institutions” of Philadelphia is the
Gift Book Establishment at 439. Chesnut
Street, of George G. Evans, the Originator
’ of the Gift Book business in this country.—
; While in Philadelphia, in September, we
had occasion to call on Mr. E, and he very
politely showed us through.his storu and
packing rooms, and let us, a little, into the
secret of bi? great success in the line of busi
ness which her originated—that of la-stowing
an article of Jewelry, of value varying front
25cts to ?100 on every purchaser of a one
Dollar Book. There were two Express wag
ons at the door, enrrying off pile* of packa
ges of Books, destined to every part of the
, Union, Os tho packages there wero several
, hundred, then ready, and a number ofClerks
j busily engaged in filling orders ftom the
full shelves and counters of the establish
ment. His receipts sometimes amount to
thousands of Dollars per day—which fact
will denote the immense business done bv
Mr. K vans and the great popularity of his
mode of doing business. He lias within the
I year ending, Oct. Ist, given away over
$4(V.000 worth of watches Jewelry, Ac.
The secret of his success consists in
the fact, that ho is, Ist, a Book publisher of
valuable standard works, and can afford to
sell at lower rates than the Ketail Book-sel
• lers. 2d!v. he purchases large quantities of
Books at wholesale rates —Bdly, he buys his
Jewelry in large quantities and at wholesale
| rates. He thus is enabled to make to every
! purchaser of a Dollar Book, at retail price, n
i present f Jewelry, in value nearly equal to
Ithe difference of percentage between the re
tail and wholesale rates, and, by doing a
I large business, he is making money rapidly,
i besides doing much good by bis unique
I method of diffusing useful information a
! mong the people.
Having personally tosted the liberality of
Mr. Evans.|we take pleasure'in giving him
, this unsolicited introduction to our miner*
i ou read ora.
The Lanier House.
Ever since the weather has been cool j
•noush, the table of this Hotel has been
supplied with the rarest luxuries of the
‘'few Yoik market, su h as fresh Cod Fish,
Hallihuf, Black Fißh, Pan F.sli, Bass, Sun
Fish, Haddock, Trout, and Shad, besides rib?
of splendid Fulton Market Beef, &c. We
speak that we do know, when we say that
no where are greater efforts, or more suc
•essful, made to cater to the taste of the
public than at this Hotel. Hence, we are :
surprise 1 that so respectable and grave a
body of men as those composing the Grand
Lodge should entertain the proposition of
a removal of sa : d body to Atlanta, because
of the alledged indifferent accommodations
furnished by the Hotels of Macon. Such
grumblers would complain of the fare at
the St. Nicholas or Metropolitan, and for this i
s ime reason—because they have never been
accustomed to luxuries at home.
Macon C'otton Market.
We quoteS to 10 1-2 cts., but owing to
she blockade on the central road, by reason
■if way freight accumulation, business is
somewhat depressed, for a few days past. —
November Ist D59, statement
Receipts in Oct. IMS, 5'5 bles.
- “ “ IS 9, 51.728 - Decrwwc 2,907
Total receipt* t<> Nov. 1. i-.V* SI 111 “
- •• •• i. i-.v> !S;9<! ■• “ F.S
Sto-k X jvo ntH-r 1. 1858. 1 I.MO “
1, 1-55*, 9,761 “ ** 2.553
\ot Dead but Sleeping;.— The
project cf a Dally paper is not entirely
abandoned, but is only in abeyance, till the
coming in of the “tide which leads to for
tune.- ’ Whether that will be in a month,
three months, or a year, we look upon it as
ihe “manifest destiny” of Macon to have a
Daily. It is one of the necessities of the
.go, which cannot longer be dspehsed
with, unless the people and business men of
‘he place desire to arrest the onward nwreb
if the city to greatness an l briDg her back to
the “old fogy” days of her existence. If we
do not bestir ourselves in this one thing we
lack, our ambitions sister, up the road, will
soon be stealing away all our valuable in
stitutions and leave us a “deserted village.
New Adert.sements
Dr. G. Harrison, as Guardian, will
offer a lot of likely young Negroes, on the
Ist Tuesday of January.
Bostick Kein Sc Cos. are again on
band, with their winning invitation to the
Ladies, to call at “Head Quarters” of the
Diy Good Trade, and look at their new im
: portations of rich and fashionable goods.
Os course, the inv.tation will not be disre
garded.
Geo. R. Barker has removed a few
doors below bis old stand, on C-tion Aven
ue, where he is now opening a large stock
o! seasonable staple Dry Goods, with a mis
cellaneous assortment of Groceries, Harde
ware, Hats, Boots, Shoes, crockery, Ac.—
George is a v-ry accommodating gentleman
j and will do ’.hi clever thing by his custo
mers.
♦ Hr. B. F. Griggs tenders Lis Profes
sional services to the public.
Prof. Schreiner has added to his
stock of choice sheet music a variety of nov
elties and gems in the Divine Art.
E. J. Johnston A Cos. have enlarged
the area ol their operations and have now
open for inspection and sale, the largest and
most magnificent assortment of Goods in
their line, ever brought to this market.—
Their stock of Solid Silver and Silver Plated
Ware is very rich and varied, while in the
Gold and Jewelry Department their estab
lishment rivals those of Broadway N. Y.—
Diamonds of the first water sparkle from the
caskets, and rare jewels in costly settings of
gold and pearl dazzle the eye. Silver and
Gold Watches, Table Cutlery, Clocks, Gold
Pens of excelsior quality, and a large stock
• of Fancy and beautiful Goods are arrayed
in rich profusion on the counters and in the
cases. Besides, they have Pianos and other
musical instruments, and a fine stock of
Miscellaneous Goods, too gmeral for parti
cular specification.
Hardeman and Griffin present their
compliments to their numerous friends and
customers, and invite a call in their line,
j Their advertisement speaks for itself, and
they are gentlemen too well established in
business to require more than a refer
ence to the fact that they are now ‘at home
and amply prepared to dispense material ‘aid
and comfort’ ¥6 the hungry and thirsty.
Mr. Pugh, the very successful Pho
tographist, Triangular Block, will not per
mit lmii3e f to be excelled by any other art
ist, tidier in the siyie of his pictures or iu
their accuracy of delineation. II s rooms
are a very p'eosant resort to the lovers of
the beautiful.
Karly County News—We have
received one or two numbeis of anew Pa
per just started at Blakely, Eady county,
Ga., by E 11. Groubjr, and edited by Wm.
\f. Po’ter, Esq. It is a neat looking sheet
and published ar 82 per annum.
Organization.
We hear from Miiledgeville that the Leg-
Mature organized on Wednesday. W. li.
Guerry was el-cted President of the Senate
nd Irwin speaker of the House ; Diamond
Secretary of the Senate and West Clerk of
die House. The it auguration of Qov.
Brown was set down for yesterday.
Dr. Redman.— From a letter just
eceived from this celebrated Medium, we
have reason to expect his presence in Macon.
< net ween the 15th and 20th inst. Persons
b-sirous of an interview with biro, will fa
cilitate their object by sending in iheir
name? prior to his arr.vJ. “First ceme, firs*
s rvetl.”
Death ol'Gov Jan. C. Jones
; It is with deep regret that we are called
upon to announce the death of lfon. James
C. Jones, who died at his residence, near this
city, at about ten minutes after four o'clock
yesterday evening. Gov. Jones has played
a prominent part in the history of the State
,nd of the Nation, and the announcement of
bis dentil will bring gloom and sorrow to
many a heart beyond the circle of his imme
diate friends and acquaintances.
He was l>orn in Wilsoneounfy. T.nn.,on
ihe Bth of June, 1809, and began life with
but a limited education, and without tbe aid
of fortune or influential friends.
He entered the arena of politics in 1839,
and was elected as a member of the Legisla
ture from Wilson county. In 184i he “was
nominated as the Whig candidate for Gov
; ernor, ami after a canvass unparalleled ir.
. the annals of the South-west, succeeded
by a majority of about two thousand live
•undred votes over James K. Polk. In
1843 he again defeated Mr. PolK for Govern
! or, by an increased majority. In 1850 lie
was elected to tbe Senate of the I uited
, states for a term of six years.
Ir. tbe various public trusts committed to
ois keeping, Gov. Jones proved himself to
oe a man not only of extraordinary ability
nd energy, but also of extraordinary fideli- i
y to tbe interests of his constituency.—
Through life he was the warm and devoted
riend of Henry Clay, und the last illness of
hat great Statesman was soothed by his con
tant presence and attention—the last throb
i.ng* of that mighty heart gradually grew
aiut, and Anally ceased in his presence.
Memphis Enquirer, 80 tk Get.
Southern Factories.
Iu an article on this subject, the New Or
leans Picayune shows that the Southern
States have accomplished far inure than tlic v
receive credit for in tbe way of manufactur
ing thf-ir own cotton and woolltn good*,
while a steady progress is making in this di
rection. It says:
“In South Carolina. as far back as lh.'ai
there were eighteen cotton factories, w hich
were worked with credit.
‘•ln Georgia thirty-five cotton factories
| then were in full operation, with a capital of
> 1.730, 15d, producing 7,209, 292 yards of
sheetings, and 4,198,851 pounds of'rarrt
I Three woolen factories were also in full t;,j e
of successful experiment, manufacturin',
340,000 yards of cloth,
j “In Alabama, were found Ihirtecn cot
ton factories, with a capita! of $581,900, an< ]
three woolen factories, which returned hand
some annual profits.
“In Louisiana a beginning had been made
I two cotton factories Laving commenced ope’.
; rai ions. 1
“ Kentucky and Tennessee had embarked
more largely in this species of industry : the
former containing eight cotton and twenty
seven woolen factories, the latter thirty.three
cotton and four woolen factories.
“These facts, true in 1850, do not present
the condition of southern manufacturin'-
companies in 1859. We have made a pro
gress in this department of industry rvallv
! creditable, and the influence of the success
I of such undertaking upon public sentiment
w ill undoubtedly render our advance in man
ufaciucing for our Lome wants a noticeable
point of the next census.”
Union of the South
We dip tbe following from an article in
the Columbus Times, suggested bv the re
cent outbreak at Harper’s Ferry:
i “A common danger calls loudly for a un
ion of the Southern people. Their interests
are one, their enemies are united, and, unless
they imitate the unity and fraternity of the
latter, tbe day is coming and not far di.stant,
| when they will deplore the folly and fatuity
which held them divided in useless conflicts
about national }>olities. and delivered them
an easy prey to iheir conquerors.”
We have heard, says the Savannah R. pub
lican, these appeals for a united South before,
and know exactly how to estimate their sin-,
verity and value They simply mean that
every body should join tie democratic party
What sacrifice of party organization or par
ty nominees would the Democrats make for
the sake of a union ? Just none a*, all.—
With them the South may be in danger for
ty times over, but it must be saved on one
condition, that Is, democratically. So far as
history goes, tbe party never yet saw the
day when it would give up its name and or
ganization for the South, the Union, or for
, anything else. We never can believe that a
man is sincere in his pursuit of an object un
til be evinces a readiness to abandon selfish*
ness for principle, or at least to surrender his
prejudices for the attainment of the end in
: view.
The State Fair a Failure
Th? editor of the Atlanta Confederacy
pronounces the late Fair of the Southern
Central Agricultural Society, held in that
city last week, a failure. It savs :
j Tile President, Hon. David W. Lewis, of
Hancock, and the Secretary, I)r. James Cm
:nak, of Clark, have exerU-d themselves in
tin* enterprise, and have succeeded much
better than could la- expected, all things con
sidered. Th house? at the Fair Grounds aio
dilapidated, uncomfortable, in bad taste, con
tracted, and a disgrace to Georgia. Tho Fair
Grounds by nature are handsome and should
be enlarged.
Another objection is, there is nosystemor
arrangement in the articles exhibited. Eve
rything i pellmell. In fact tbe Fair G o.md?
seem to bo appropriated {to the exclusion of
domestic articles,) to the exhibition of arti
cle? and goods that were made in Yankee
land. Your ears are almost deafened by tho
clatter of Yankee Sewing Machines, and thu
electioneering pruttle of Yankee women.—
And among other things, we noticed that
j Barnes A: Cos. bad actually moved their Mo
del Auction House to the Fair Grounds, and
were busily engaged in vending to the high
est bidder, all sorts of Yankee trap®, tricks
and trash.
A'-d again, the air was rendered t.-rrific
by the sounding of hawgttgv, the beating of
toinjons, the ringing of fizgig?, andtheblow
j ing of tootborns, all for tbe purpose of at
j trading the curious to witness the wonder
ful curiosities that could be found in the
multitudious little shows that dotted the fair
grounds. Boa Constrictors, South Ameri
can Lizzards, Giant and Dwarf Women,
(club-footed monkies, dancing habboons,
horse tamers, and innumerable other bum
bugs, occupied and very nearly monojiolized
the space and place? designed for the State
agricultural exhibition—all of which should
have been excluded from tbe grounds.
Os the stock on exhibition, the variety
was great, and quality somewhat indifferent.
The Devon and Bremen stock of R. Pe
ter* was excellent; likewise a Devon milch
eow of the Rev. Mr. Lester. The Lull from
Jasper was a monster, in size and form. —
This animal we regard as entirely worthless,
unless he eould be broke to work a crank at
a water station, or something of the sort.
The collection of horses was only remark
ed for numerous and indifferent pedigrees.
The editor declares that our State is not
• advancing, if these State Fairs are to be con
sidered an index : that “ tho State fair” as it
i? called, ju?t held in Atlanta, ha? proven to
be a grand StHte farce, and that Georgia, ss
there represented, has retrograded, and un
ions the people, through their representa
tives in tho next legislature make such an
appropriation as other State? have made
these exhibitions will continue to be State
Farce*, to the mortification and chagrin of
every proud sou of the soil.
Dalton and Jacksonville Railroad.—
The Dalton Times of Thursday last informs
u*, that ground wa? broken for the Dalton and
Jacksonville Railroad at that place, on Mon
day, the 24th ult. Speeches were made by
several gentlemen, and much enthusiasm
prevailed. Thi? road is designed to connect
the Ea?t Tennessee and Alabama Railroad?,
and i? the one uncompleted link iu the chain
of railways from the North to tbe Gulf, Ac
cording to the figure? of the Time?, this road
when finished, will offer the shortest route
from New York to New Orleans. The con
tractors for building the new road arc on
the ground, and the work will be pushed
forward with vigor.
Assessing Servant Girls.— The servant
girls in New York city have struck for high*
or wuge* —they want §lO an o th. rbe
• Journal of Commerce says it ia in conse
quence of assessments for the new Fourth
Avenue Catholic Cathedral. The practice
; of the Itoinanist? is to make even j>oor girl->
who get only a dollar or two a week wages,
pay them assessments to help build their
churches.
The Harper'* Ferry Affair-
Charlestown, Ya., Oct. 20.
Cnpt. Brown having complained of a want
of confidence in his counsel, they abandoned
his case, and Sami. Chilton, of M a*hington
City, and Henry Griswold of Cleveland,
Ohio, are acting in their places.
Later.— The testimony inCapt. Brown*
defence being all in, the District Attorney
proposed to submit the case to the jury a ith’
lout argumont, to which Capt. Brown ol>
jected. The opening speech for the Btae
wa? made, and the Court adjourned until
Monday. The counsel for Capt. Brown will
commence on Monday.