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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.