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VOL. XIV. Till ( u tIJ JLIFEKSWIIW.I ia rttILIIICD KTEFI Till';.Sl *T MUKKIN* m BY M ILL!AT’- CUKE, | *t Two Dollars fifty rente yer an’ p BWi or Two Do >* rale in advance. j MB <- t O.VIS j r -suar . *• in rton, and | FIFTY ‘ pe •:•*• ‘art insertion cd i a* iTiauo to those *• >. x tli • i ? ‘is rv-tj- • culrred, will ■ “i.ta-nn* •• >ill IVr i • ‘• tl f O !. vV/kS : \ Aaminiainiiore, • t-iia <iia .<, ij-tai ‘ \ law to be ‘•••■il :in t rat ‘I n .. . i|... nionili, t>< tween • bon• a i*i ten in th.- l.n •;.m* ivri three in thr tifternoon, at the C u*l-I t**u~<-, in the county tit •i.in-o ••.■ Urn) is sit n* -• .Nnl.ee ol these sale, ■t ost he jite.i mii pntl s-,mu: FORI Y DAYS •■•—lot!” •<-. tin- day el sab . SfLES OF NEG ROES must lie made at poh lie unction on the lirsf Tuesday ot the month, be ween f tie usual hours of sale, ut the place ol pub • e sales in the county where the Ictors Tcsla iteniary, of Administr liott or Gitardiansitip may hs*e been “ranters; lirst <jltiir FORTY DAYS entice the'eofin one of the public fjazeltes of this S ate, and at the court house mhe e such salearse to be helrl. Noiice for the sole of Personal Property musl bo given in like mann r FORTY DAYS previous to the day ol wit. Notice to Del tors and Creditors of an estate must he published FORI'Y DAYS. Notice that application will he made to the Court Ordinary for leave to sell land must he pub lished lor TWO MONTHS, Notice LEAVE TO SELL kECHOES must he published TWO MONTHS before any nfdcr ab sohd” shill be made thcr< oil by the Court. CITATIONS tor Letters of Administration, must he published thirty dais; for Dismission from Administration, monthly six months; for Disuuss'on Irom Guardianship, KoRTT date. Rule for the Korec'osure of \loftgx v mtiEt be published MONTHIT FOR rOUR MONTHS, estnh pshrnjj lost papers, lor the lull space ol three months; for compelling titles irom Lxicntorors Admin’stratnrp.wheie a bond has her n by ho dr cc sad the fir I space ot three months. Fr n the ‘ nshington Sentinel. PRESENTMENTS. FALL TERM. Spalding CourUy Superior Court, ) First Werk, 1853. j THE Grand Jurors chosen, sworn and selected, respectfully ask permission in concluding their services, to make the fol lowing report: By reference to the Presentments of the Grand Jurors, for the Spring Terra of our Superior Court, we find that a Strict ex amination has been made, by them, of the records of our county, in accordance with the suggestion of his Honor the presiding officer of this Court, renders it wholly un necessary for us to retrace their steps. We have, by our committee, examined the jail, and find it to be neatly kept and secure. We also find the chimney in bad l order, and recommend that it be taken down and anew one put in its place as soon as convenient. tVc also recommend .that a partition be put immediately behind the threshhold of the stairway, and that bauistering be put around the stairway; also recommend the Inferior Court to furnish, at any time, such bedding as the comfort of prisoners m y require, whether they be imprisoned for debt or otherwise. S\ c find toe jail unenclosed, and therefore recommend, that plank stoppings be put auuer the wall or enclosed. It is never theless the opinion of this Jury, that the Justices of trie inferior Court are entitled to great credit for the plan of its construc tion; uio.'e particularly that part which is designed lor prisoners, both for safety and comfort, as well as convenience; and in coMmet’ou wait this subject, we must be jv rai.it. and to .vi V that we are highly grati fied. to leant that since the erection of this sui.sUnLrti county prison, the jailor lias i as .ar bad no occasion to turn the key o.i ..;v nt ol oir c tmty in compliance w.tii ine icipiitements of the law, neither lor n:gii in.sd-. ineauors nor for debt. A dil'gei.t inquiry, a laithlul discharge of our duly as Grand Jurors, has furnished us with additional proof, that in a moral point of view, we are a peculiarly blessed peo ple, for which we have great reasons to be thankful, aud therefore congratulate the county and the couutry generally. Other jurors of our county, have, with ability, pressed upon the minds of our citi zens, tiie importance of educating each and every class of our population. c heartily concur with them in their recommenda tions, and would also suggest,. that those individuals whose duty it is to return to the treasurer of ti.e Po:>r School fuud, the names of such children as are entitled to the benefits of the same, that they do so within the time prescribed by law, as it will prevent confusion and disappoint ment on the part of their teachers. ‘ We would call the attention of the In ferior Court, to the condition of the road**, j in the Cabin district, iu Orr’s district., uiid ■ in Launders’ district; the road leadings from Griffin to McGehee’s old staud is re ported to be in a bad condition at the creek aud branch near Griffin; also, the Tiioiiiuston road, running from the Double- Cabins to .Vir. Dismukes; also, the road between Griffin and E. B Oxford’s; aiso, the road from Griffin to Mrs Wise’s. W’e would respectfully recommend the Court to notify the Commissioners to have the above named roads put iu good order, in twenty days, or suffer the peualt.es ot the law iu such cases made aud provided. Before we ask to be discharged from tins service, we must be permitted to call tiie particular attention of the Inferior Cour; to the uu.ortuuat* case of James km nor, a young man in the city of Gridin, who is supposed, by many, to be of uusouud mind, aud who has been the perpetrator of many high misdemeanors, to tue great auuoyance of the community; as such, we cannot too urgently impress upon the Court, the im portance of having him immediately ar raigned and tried for lunacy. We have peculiar cause to be thankful to an alvfise and inscrutable Providence for His mauifold blessings for the absence of disease which nave so thoroughly scour ged many sections of our State; and iu new of the health of our city, with present Railroad facilities and those in prospective, combined with the fact of this being the most central point in the State, we with confidence of success, direct the attention of our Legislature and that of our mem bers in particular, to the importance oi pioviug the scat ot Government (as con templated by tue Legislature,) to the city of Griflin. The city is now in a prosperous coudi %i)t #eoygto Jeffersonian. furnished, not only to the members of the Legislature, but to all those who may wish to be in attendance during the session; and therefore urge our immediate repre sentatives to do all they can to forward this suggestion, not donbting bat what the Legislature in its wisdom will act with I due reference to the convenience and jus-1 tice to a majority of their constituents.— Relying on the discretion of the Legisla ture in reference to this matter of removal, and that industry which has so signally characterised onr citizens in town and country, combined with the laudable efforts and ability which has characterized the Presidents and Professors of our differeut Colleges and Seminaries, we look forward at no distant day, when this will become the grand emporium or scat of learning in this the empire State of the South. In taking leave of his Honor, J. H. Stark, we take occasion to return him our thanks for the courtesy extended to us, and for the distinguished ability and im partiality with which he has discharged the trust confided to him. To the Solicitor General, Col. Thrasher, we return him our thanks for the prompt attention and courtesy to our body daring the present week. WM. R. PHILLIPS, Forman nenry A. Caldwell, Absalom Gray, Ilobt. S Tomlinson, Ginathan Corley, James M. Word, Jas. W. Gordon, Ephraim Lynch, John Williams, R aseo Edmonds, Elisha P Bolton, Win. R. Moseley, George Miles, Lee Strickland, John Bnrgamy, Samuel Pillsbury, BenjpSrrojttn, Robert Brown, Jas. M. Morris, John Spruill, James A. Beeks, Cal. S. Westmoreland, T. W. Manley. Upon motion of F. W. A. Doyle, Soli citor General pro tem, it was ordered that the above presentments be published in .the Griffin papers. Nov. 26th, 1858. A true extract from the Minutes. HENRY B. HOLLIDAY, Clerk. PRESENTMENTS. FALL TERM. Spalding County Superior Court, ) Seeontl Week, 1853. j THE Grand Jurors chosen, sworn and selected, in conclusion of services respect fully ask leave to make the. following re port : By reference to the Presentments of the Grand Jury for the preceding week, we are relieved from the expression of opinion upon many important subjects connected with our duty as Grand Jurors; and fully concur in sentiment with our predeces sors, iu the opinions by them expressed in their general presentments, an the several items contained in the same. \S e are much gratified to learn from the nuturc and amount of business before ns, during the present service, that few viola tions of the law have been brought to our notice. This state of things argues well for the morality and prosperity of onr county. No gaming, trading -with slaves unlawfully, or furnishing slaves with spirit uous liquors, has been brought before us. The condition of the public roads of our couuty, we regret to say, is not such as the law requires, particularly that part of the road leading from Griffin to the inter section of the Fayetteville road near Jo seph Collins in the Double Cabins district; a portion of said road along Shattcen C. Mitchell’s fence near his gin house; also, a portion of the road leading from Mc- Donough to Griffin, at Wolfe creek bridge in the Double Cabins district, said, road at that place being almost impassable. As our county is new, and its means limited, we would recommend to the In ferior Court, to defer, at present, the erec tion of a court house, until our means shall enable us to put up a good and substan tial building worthy of our county aud city. In taking leave of His Honor, J. 11. Stark, we take occasion to tender our thanks for the courtesy extended to our body, and for the distinguished ability and impartiality with which he has discharged the trust confided to him. To the Solicitor General, Col. Thrasher, we return our thanks for his prompt and polite attention to us during the present week. JOHN B. REID, Foreman. James n. Logan, sf. Jas. W. Vaughn, John Gosset, R. H.C. Gillespie, Alexander Bellamy, Jos. Richardson, Win. J. Jossey, John O. Beeks, Jos. P. Mauley, Wm. Fleming, Tillman Segraves, W. J. Woodward, , Alfred M. Reaves, Gstj Grice, S P liliip J. Bishop, M. M. Lockhart, i .lulltim H. Carroll, Jas. H. Rivers, I John E. Duke, Chas. H. Osborn, James W. Waugh. O.i motion of the Solicitor General, J. A. Thrasher, it is ordered and adjudged by tue Court, that the within general pre sentments be published in the American iho >n aud the Georgia Jeffersonian. — Done by order of the Court. J. A. THRASHER, Sol Gen. A true extract from the Minutes of said •Jourt. HENRY B. HOLLIDAY, Clerk. Fkom Cuba. —lntelligent and well in formed gentlemen, being residents of Cuba, who arrived at Charleston in the steam - snip Isabel, from Havana, totally discredit the reports, says the Courier, which have so extensively disseminated in the United states, of a secret understanding between the British and Spanish governments, for the introduction into that island of an un limited number of Africans as apprentices, with a view of their becoming free, after a definite naraber of years. From the same source we are given to understand that the importation of Cool tes from China, is likely to prove an entire failure; and the parties who have contract ed with the Caban authorities to intro duce them, are likely, instead of realizing a large fortune by the undertaking, as was expected, probably to bo serious losers iu the end. The contract is understood to have embraced an importation of six thousand—four thousand men, and two thousand women—a number of the former ha t been embarked, bat a large portion of them died upon the voyage—not one of (the latter, however, it is asserted, has ev er reached the Island GRIFFIN. (GA.) THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1853. Strange Inhabitants of the Great Basin. . The recent discoveries in what is called the “Great Basin,” a tract of table land lying between the Rocky and Pacific chain of mountains, are exciting much in j terest, and awakening inquiry and specu lation again as to the origin of the people who evidently, in a former period, inhabit ed these new and desolate regions. Capt. W alkcr, the mountaineer, passed through the centre of this basin in 1850, and gave some interesting revelations of what he saw. These statements have been called in question, on aecount of their supposed improbability; but the recent trip of Lieu tenant Beale gives a degree of conformity to the facts, which will make the credi bility of the statements be more readily admitted. The whole country, from the Colorado to the Rio Grande, between the Gila and San Juan, is full of ruined habitations and cities, most of which are on this table land. Capt Walker states that, in traversing this desert, he had fre quently met with crumbling masses of ma sonry, and numberless specimens of an tique pottery. In his last trip across, he saw the ruins of a city more than a mile iu extent, the streets of which ran at right angles. The houses had all been built of stone, but all had been reduced to ruin by the action of some great heat, which had evidently, passed over the whole country. In the centre of the city rose abruptly a rock twenty or thirty feet high, upon the top of which stood a portion of the walls of whrat~hnd onceAjern~ tm 4mißa building. The outline of the building was still dis tinct, although only the northern angle, with walls fifteen or eighteen feet long, and ten feet high, was standing. These walls were constructed of stone, well quar ried and well built. Lieut. Beale, on his first trip across the continent, discovered in the wilderness of Gila, what appeared to be a strong fort, the walls of great thickness, built of stone He traversed it, and found it contained forty two rooms. A correspondent of the Placerville Herald gives an account more wonderful still, of a stone bridge, which had also been discov ered, the foundations of which were Os stone, and nearly six hundred feet from one of the outer abutments to the other, while between the two are no less than seven distinct piers. This bridge has the appearance of a river once flowing be tween its piers, though now there is not the slightest appearance of such a river in that vicinity. v , Next we have an account of a strange race of people, neither whites nqr Indians, called Moquis, lighter in color than the Indians of California. The Aomen are tolerably fair, not being so much exposed to the sun. Among them Capt. W alker saw three perfectly white, with white hair and light eyes. Here they raise alf of grain, mel ons, and “Vegetables. They have also a number of orchards, filled with many kinds of fruit trees. The peaches they raise are particularly fine. They have large flocks of sheep and goats, but very few beasts of burden or cattle. They are a harmless, inoffensive race; kind and hos pitable to strangers, and make very little resistance when attacked. The warlike Navajos, who’ dwell in the mountains to the northeast of them, are In the habit of Sweeping down upon them every two or three years, aHd driving off their stock. At such times they gather upall that is move able from their farms, and fly for refuge to their mountain stronghold. Here their enemies dare not follow them. When a stranger approaches, they appear on the top of .the rocks and houses watching his movements One of their villages, at which Capt Walker stayed for several days, is over 600 yards long. The houses are mostly built of stone and mortar; some of adobe. They are very snug and com fortable, aud many of them are two, and even three stories high. The inhabitants are considerably advanced in some of the arts, and manufacture excellent woollen clothing, blankets, leather, basket work and pottery Unlike most of the Indian tribes in this country, the women work within doors, the men performing all the farm and out-door labor. A Wonder in the Desert. Oue of the most interesting events which have recently transpired in California, is the discovery in the southern part of the State, in the neighborhood of Colorado, of an immense pyramid of hewn stone. It has a level top of more than fifty feet square, though it is evident that it was once completed, but that some great con vulsion of natnre has displaced its entire top, as it evidently now lies a huge and broken mass upon one of its sides, though nearly covered by the sands. This pyra mid differs, In some respects, from the E gyptian pyramids. It is, or was, more slender or pointed, and while those of E gypt are composed of steps or layers, re ceding as they rise, the American pyramid was, undoubtedly, a more finished struc ture ; the outer surface of the blocks were evidently cut to an angle that gave the structure, when new and complete, a smooth or regular surface from top to bottom. From the present level of the sands that surround it, there are fifty two distinct layers of stone, that will ave rage two feet each; this gives its present height one hundred and four feet, so that before the top was displaced, jt must have been, judging from an angle of its sides, at least twenty feet higher than at present How far it extends beneath the surface of the sauds, it is impossible to determine without great labor. £uch is the age of this immense structure, that the perpen dicular joints between the blocks are worn away to the width of from five to ten in ches at the bottom of each joint, and the entire surface of the pyramid so much worn by the storms, the vicissitudes and coro dtngs of centuries, as to make it easy of ascent, particularly upon its sides. A sin gular fact connected with this remarkable structure is that it inclines nearly ten de grees to one side of the vertical or perpen dicular. A letter from a military officer on the Rio Grande says, that the Mexican Go vernment is unable to raise means and , men for a war, and that Santa Anna will be hot by hie people ip legs tfcea a year. The Chinese Bi?viiitli)i -"liantj’i ter of ni t A lei ter in the 1. n 1 •. ‘***•• Amoy, d*t>J \ug 21lb, 1 <v * of the attack of the Canton fun. | Amoy, in which th” writer *\e. t t On the morning of the ‘29ih oh , ; Mandarin troops gained coir i , ■ - vantage over th* rebel army. I v appear that before daylight thnv .st?r..r> ! . about 400 rebels, who wpp* in i of the main body capturing ami belie. 1 * ing the greater port! >n of them; the f who escaped, R’ ll the snain noth of’ • hastened back to the cry, fb ! * •'’ considerable part of the way by • * T >- perialiat3, who might h>vj* j ■ * -■• ’ y invested the pLre. p,;n f*- wera the rebels. Hovysvr-r, tbev • b.f. i; - j ed themselves vti;r> destroy'rig tb ‘ nj-j lagee inhabited by the n 1 r u-i i which they passed, fur o’ y. < o ■ burnt, killing, in so;-... .nr.d. t, i men and male children u*e. From ths number <■! 1* - - - 1 lying in and about the ‘ i:l < • i-; were burnt, a very large nu n >1 p pie must have heen kibe-tor. the 29 , and for ths sake of the head m nm (ti.e rebels get J 22 for ea'di h.ad they hriris in,) many field-laborers, quite itmocen of aiding either party, were suppos'd in have been slaio. T wards evening the rebel troopa retired into the city, ihh.iv of thorn laden with plunder bom the des troyed villages, whiie'he inhabitants ol the Villages Dot yet destroy ad by the Mandarins poured into the town iti) such articles of furniture as they . Id carry witn them. Shanghai Fowls. A writer in the London Farmers’ Mag azine says: “ For those whose space is limited, Shanghai fowls are undoubtedly the birds;*hey are quiet and homely to a degree; mine feed out of my hand, and frequently pick from ths dog’s paws. A fence, moreover, will confine them, so little do they appear desirous of straying. Do you want new laid eggs in the winter when they are scarce and dear? I know of no hens so likely to supply you. Are you desirous of rearing chickens? They are the best of mothers, and their proge ny the easiest to rear of any breed l know. And when the time conr.es for putting theta upon the table, is it no advantage that one should rveigh as much as the couple of old times?” Blbxxbrhassett’s Slave. —The Jef ferson (Texas) Herald tells the follow* ingr—At the Refuge plantation of Cap tain James C. Scott, is an old negro man who formerly belonged to Blennerhasselt; he was on BlennerhßSsett’s Island at the time the force of militia was sent to ar rest connection with the Burr conspiracy. He remember#*” distinctly and can relate many incidents in connec tion with the rumaging and mutilation of his master’s elegant mansion on that occa sion, and speaks indignantly of the outrage and insult to his mistress, who, it will he remembered, remained there after the flight of her husband. He describes Aaron Burr as the finest gentleman he oversaw, and says“whitewmnen in these days can’t come nigh up to what Mrs. Blennerhasselt was.” When speaking of Blennerhassett and his family, the old slave is often moved to shed tears. From Washing-fox. —Our news front Washington is somewhat important. It is announced that Santa Anna, having completed his arrangements for a supply of “material aid,” will assume a bellige rent attitude towards this country at the earliest favorable opportunity. The news from Mexico alluded to above, is given by the Herald's correspondent; he says that letters have been received from respectable sources in Mexico, stating that Don Manuel Escandon, who is worth $30,- 000,000, and has unlimited credit with the Barings, has formed a close alliance with Santa Anna, and pie lgad luru all his influence in sustaining his (Santa An na’s) credit in Europe. Escandoa’s pay for this is a monopoly of the tobacco man ufacture. These facts, the correspondent says, are thought by the savans at Wash ington to indicate hostile intentions oa the part of the wily Mexicans. —ib. The Philadelphia Bulletin states a he*” vy fraud, consummated between -San Fran cisco and Philadelphia, has come to light within a few days. On Friday morning two boxes, regularly marked and in per fect order, purporting to coutaiu $45,000 in gold dust, were received at the mint in this city. Upon opening the boxes tiiey were found to have in them nothing but buckshot and balls. The boxes came from a respectable firm at San Francisco, aud were consigned to a house in New York. They had been changed, and the originals were most accurately couuterfeited with all their peculiar marks aud stamps. The trick was so well managed as to escape suspicion or detection, until the boxes were opened at the mint. Important from the Sandwich Islands — Annexation.— From the Sandwich Islands we have news of thrilling importance up to the 10th of September. Dr. Judd had been removed from the office of Minister of Finance aud Elisha P. Allen, late U. S. Consul, had been appointed in his place; a decided step hul been taken towards annexation to the United States; the Bri tish and French Consul had protested to the King against such an act; the Ameri can Commissioner had replied to their manifesto in a firm and dignified manner, and the greatest excitement prevailed iu political circles in consequence of these important movements.— San Fr uncisco Herald , 16?A ult An Agricultural Fair was held in Ogle county, Illinois, on the 11th ult., which speaks well for the production of that country. The first premium for corn was awardt-d to Mr. Renal Thorp, for the best acre of the large yellow variety raised by him, which produced 139 bush- mrnvß proceedings. 1 •• iji-nce of I.l*> and <r _ >l7 <•*■ ia-i. Yliu.rooeville, Nov. 28th, 1853. Mr. E liter: —'The “Temperance Ques -1 bon” lies ‘">eea the only theme of discus ; siori to J:';- in the Senate and House. In the Vjini eir, was animated but rather one sided. T-o ‘uthers of the people” are jealous of the rights, privileges and immu nities of their dear children, the said peo ple: an i so afraid are they of incurring the displeasure of their majesties, that they Vr ill p.ot even pive them the meager privi lege of deciding by the p pillar voice whethc ror not they will countenance the evils of tli • lrcenm system, and permit the :-destroyer* co march boldly through the [ Vied and * *’ broadcast the seeds of crime, j and death ! All the petitioners risk is, that the Le ! gj’r*tarc : if ive it *o the people. Let the J’ierakAs.s ; ui v r-iiieve itself of the o ’ ner ms-responsibility of legislating upon j *:m subject by g ving the matter up wholly . info the -a ids of the people. They do not ask the Legislature to a bolish the license system, nor to tax to prohibition, nor to restrain the traffic in ardent spirits by the strong arm of the law, nor to trouble their sapient selves at I all on the subject But they, sixteen thousand of the people of Georgia, ask that the reins of authority be placed in the popular hand, that they may at their option bridle the monster or give him a loose bit and a clear track And still the wiseacres call this “legislating on the sub ject of temperance;” “forcing the people into morality;” “compelling the sovereigns of the laud to curtail their appetites in spite of their teeth and their tastes,” and all such twaddle and humbug, in order to prevent the passage of the bill. Dr. Bailey, Senator from Whitfield, and one or two others at farthest, manful fully fought this morning for the introduc tion of the bill But the odds are too great against them. The red noses are determined to defeat the measure, and they’ll do it too. In the House a bill was introduced this morning to incorporate a Male Seminary at McDonough, and one of the provisions of the bill I think was, that no liquor should be permitted to be sold by the re tailers to the boys, those under age. It was the universal wish of the people of Henry county, and even of the retailers, that this provision should be enforced by special enactment. But a motion was made to strike out that clause, and was actually carried by a rote of 61 yeas to 30 nays. They refuse to legislate on the subject of Temperance, but they are not so squeamish on ; the sub ject of intemperance; and actually encour age, sanction and approve a measure di rectly iu opposition to the expressed wish es of the people. The death of Mr. Arnold, of Pike, was announced to the House this morning, and a motion was carried to adjourn until Tuesday morning. Upon the announce ment to the Senate of that gentleman’s death, Mr. Green, of Pike, arose, and iu a short but trucly eloquent and beautiful speech, paid a eulogistic tribnte to the memory and virtues of his departed friend. I would be glad to send yon a sketch of Mr. Green’s impressive and touching eulo gy, but his countenance spoke in such elo quent unison with his voice, that my pen could not do full justice to 1 his efforts. Mr. Green does no discredit to his sena torial chair, and I hope that his constitu ency will continue to re-seat him there for many years to come. W. F. W. li li’ irittl ‘'orreepondvnee of the Oou.ier. SENATE. Milledgeville, Nov. 28th. The President this morning announced the special committee, to whom shall be referieu the petilio i of the Temperance Convention, in regard to the liquor traf fic . Fjoui Middle Circuit—Jackson of Scri ven. From Eastern Ciicuit-Morell of Effing ham . From CV.reu Circuit—Coi ier of D-- Knii. FromCberokee Circuit— of Whit field. Foil i*i uTlhmi Oircui—SeiniouM of :i. oh From Chaiianooga Circuit May of iite-.v an. From Ocrnulgee Citcuii—Greer of Ja per. From Noittieni Circuit—While of El ben. From Western Circ-iit—Huil of Clark. From Mouth western Circuit—Guerry of Randolph. From Macon Circuit-Rohinsou of Ma con. From F int Circuit - Darke of Upson From Blue Ridge Circuit-Singleton of Lumpkii . Mr Sturg-ts, of Muscogee, offered a resolution, instructing the special com mittee to bring iu a report, that it is im politic and inexpedient to grant the pray* er ot the petition—injurious to the rights of the citizens, and injurious to the Tem perance cause. The resolution wa6 adopted. The special committee then astved to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject, thus instruct ed. The motion to discharge the com mittee was lost. Mr. Duunagan, of Hall, presented a report in regard to the incorporation ol relig.ous societies, that such legislation was useless and unnecessary. The tollowi g Message was then re ceived troin the House, containing a pre -1 amble and resolutions in regard to the teceiit death of Mr. Arnold, a member from the couniy of Pike: Preamble and Resolutions. It has pleastd Divine Providence to re move from ofcr midst, aud from this body of which he was a member, Wm. VV. Ar nold, Representative from the county of Pike. He was iu attendance upon hi.* duties iu this body last Friday night.— In the heart’s first warm flow, at the loss 1 of one endeared to us by private and un-’ obtrusive vtrtuer, we are apt to exceed the award of stiict justice, in speaking ol; the dead. But to those who knew the deceased well and it would be hard indeed, to convince them, that praise or him could be easily exaggerated. Retiring nod modest to a decree that did his worth positive injustice, hr withdrawing hin ■oo much from public notice, he was al ways a genuine man when put to the trio >\ every point of duty; and in his private walk, no one could give a brighter prac tical example of the beauty of a chastt and manly deportment: Therefore— Resolved, That we have heard wit! deep sotrow, of the demise of W. W. Ar nold, Representative elect, and late a member of this body from the county o! Pike; ‘iii 1 .1 that we regard his death cs a ‘Oss to the General Assembly, and to tht community in which he lived. Resolved, That this House sincerely ‘\mpa:hise with the afflicted family of he deceased under their bereavement out as a testimony of their respect to his memory, the members of this body will • v ear the osual badge of mourning during the session. lieso'vid , That these resolutions he entered on the Journals of the House, and a copy he transmitted to the family of the i!< ceased Resolved , That the Clerk transmit the foregoing resolutions to the Senate forthwith, and that the House then ad journ for the day. Ihe Senate unanimously concurred in the message from the House Mr. Green,of Pike, mads a ap propriate remarks in regard to the char acter of Mr. Arnold, the deceased mem ber. A feeling tribute to his memory wag also paid by Mr. Dun woody, of Mclntosh, an early friend and associate in the study of law with the deceased. After which, thejSenate adjourned uti’ j til 9 o’clock to morrow morning. D. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Milledgsvm.le, Nov. 26th. The Bill to incorporate McDonough Collegiate Seminary, was read the third time, altered by striking out that por tion relative to the sale of ardent spirits by dealers in this article at McDonough to the minor students of said Seminary, and passed. Mr. McCombs presented the minority Report of the committee, to whom a hill for the removal of the seat of gevernment to the city of Macon was referred. Mr. Crawford offered the report of ihe Select committee, to whom was refeied the proposition of Mark A. Cooper.— They recommend his petition. Mr. Dubignon, a bill authorizing the Governor to purchase iron, and lo.ia the same to the Brunswick and Ploridajßail Road company. A communication was from the Governor, informing the House that he had extended the time for the execu tion of Elijah Bird, to the3olh of Decem ber, in order to give the legislature time to act in a bill now pending for his pardon. A resolution wasFoffered by Mr. Trice in relation to the death of Mr. Arnold, of 1 rike, which was adopted, and transmit ted by the Clerk to the Senate. The House adjourned until IQvo’clock tomorrow. T. Millkdobville, Nov. 29. The House met pursuant! to|.adjourn ment. Mr. Stapleton moved to reconsider the bill incorporating McDonough Col legiate Seminary, lot the purpose of offer mg an amendment. The motion was sustained. The resolution which originated in the House, relative to the death of Mr. Arnold, of Pi ice, was returned with an amendment, by striking out the words, “ibis branch of the General Assembly,” and inserting the General Assembly The amendment was coucurred in. A resolution requiring the Governor to have legal proceedings instituted for the forfeiture of the Griffin Plank Road Char ter, was referred to the Judiciary com mittee. Csrrispsndtnct of tke SaoirotA Republics' t, Millkdseville, Nov. 29. I have not troubled you with the thou sand and one local and private bills with which the desks of the two Houses are literally loaded. I depart from this rule to-day, however, for the purpose of giving you a specimen of them. Yesterday, a Senator introduced a bill, the caption of which runs thus: “A bill to be entitled an act to change the name of Mary Dolly Doxy Ann Lewis to that of Mary Dolly Doxy Ann Sapp.” Scores of just such bills, all except the name, are introduced almost every day. Indeed, it is not go ing beyond the mark to say, that one half if not two thirds of the matter brot’ before the Legislature thus far, is of this character. What a saving of time*and money there would be, if a law were pass ed cutting off such bills. Much of this local matter the county courts are compe tent to attend to, yet members will persist in forcing it upon the Legislature, for the reason perhaps that they must do some thing to distinguish themselves, and can do nothing else. Mr. Dunnegan, a Cobb Democrat, pro duced a flutter in’ the Senate this morning by the introduction of the following reso lution: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That we approve of and concur in the sentiments and principles maintained by Andrew Jackson iu his proclamation of the 11th December, 1832, and in his special message to the Congress of the United States, transmitted January I6th, 1833, (in reference to an ordinance passed by the State of South Carolina, declaring if to be the constitutional right of a State to secede from the Uuiou of the other States, peaceably if she might be permitted, but forcibly if the provisions of said ordinance should be resisted J as being the only correct principles that can secure the permanency and stability of the Union of these United States, and per petuate oar nationality—the only bright hope of the continuance of Republican Government; j Mr. Miller moved that the resolutions be printed. Some opposition was mani fested by Southern Rights Senators, but , metioi prevailed by a ltirje majority. SENATE. , Mr. Sturgis reported a bill to prescribe , by law the number of clerks employed .iu the two Houses of the Legislature. The . bill fixes the number in the Senate, exclu sive of the Secretary and his assistant, at five, and the number in the House, exclu sive of the Clerk and his assistant, at six. r After the introduction of the foregoiug matter, the Senate proceeded to take up bills for a third reading, when a bill to lay out anew county from the counties of Dooly and Irwin, was passed. The coun ty i3 called Worth , after the hero Gen. Worth, who distinguished himself in the Mexican war. Mr. Trice, a bill to regulate the gov ernment of slaves. Among other things, the bill makes it the duty of owners under a penalty, to keep an overseer on planta tions where there is a certain number or more. The House passed a bill to lay out a new county from the counties of Walker and Whitfield, to be. called Catoosa coun ty. It also adoptod irHre^olu tion, that the members ot that body be foruished with a copy of the Journals and* Laws of tho present session when printed. A meeting of those members who are in favor of removing the seat f govern ment from Milledgeville, will be held this afternoon. The object of the meet ing is to airive at some agreement among themselves, if possible, as the point to which it shell be carried. P. W. A. MILLEDGEVrLIF, Nov. 30th. Thu , Senate was convened this morning. 1 The Judiciaiy committee made a report favorable to tbe appointment of an At torney General for consultation of the Governor and other officers. A bill for the appropriation of $12,000 as a contingent fund, was taken up and passed. Mr. Morris introduced a bill to make permanent the eapitol at the city of Mil edgevillc. The l owing bills were passed. A bill to incorporate the Coviugtou and Eatonton R. R. Company. A bill to lurnish blanks, to make out election returns, to the various superin tendents. A bill to incorporate Carnesville in Franklin county. The order was suspended and House bill to form anew county from Walker and Whitfield, was read first time. The proposed name is Catoosa—mean ng high hill. A bill to prevent frauds at elections — Lost. A bill to incorporate a company--Cap itol Stock to be one million of dollars, to build a railroad from the Blue Ridge Railroad, to the North Carolina or Ten nessee line. This was referred, on mo tion of Mr. Anderaoo, to tbe committee on Internal Improvements. The Senate then adjourned to 9 o’clock to-moriow morning. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MiLLEOGKVILLE, NoV. 30. The House met at the appointed hour; A message was receiv*d from the Sen ate, informing the House that the follow ing bills had passed in their body, viz: A bill incorporating Marshal Oollfge, in the city of Griffin. A bill to form a uew county from Doo ly and Irwin. The special older of to day is a bill to amend an act, entitled an act to amend and coßsolidate the penal code of this State, so as to make betting on elections penal. This bill has been read, and has undergone the severe scrutiuy of those who are opposed to its passage. Amend ments have been offered for the purpose of bringing it into ridicule, to wit; that baiting on foot races, horse races, and cock fighting, be made penal. M-. Pot tle feeling great interest in the biil,deliv ered a warm address in its behalf. Ihe burden of his argumeut is tbe fact that such a provision is necessary to pre serve the purity of the ballot box, and, therefore, the liberties of the country. — The bill and amendments were laid oa the table, yeas 68 nay 39. The select Committee on the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, report favorable to the in stitution, and the rnauner in which it has been conducted. The following bills were introduced and read — Mr. Denham, a bill to iepeal all laws prohibiting the importation of slaves into this State. Mr. Strother, a bill providing means for ascertaining the will of the people in re gard to the removal of the Seat of Go vernment The committee to whom was referred the bill defining the liability of the several Railroad Companies in this State for inju ries done to stock and other property, re ported a substitute for said bill On motion the House adjourned until 3 P. M. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Milledgeville, Nov. 2D. A bill to amend tho 12th See. of the 2d Art. of the Constitution, by striking out “appointed in the same manner and at the same session of the Legislature,” and in serting in lieu thereof “elected by those en titled to volt for Governor, under such re gulations as the Legislature may make' 1 —? Passed, Yeas 99 - Nays 14. A bill incorporating the McDonough Collegiate Seminary, which passed yester day and was recousidered to-day, was amended and passed. A bill to amend the 3d Seo. of the 81 Art. of the Constitution, so as ro make Solicitors elective by the people—Passed, Yeas 94—Nays 12. In relation to the fl >ur mills at Roches ter, N. Y. it is state 1 that, ai th s season of the year, there are uiiity-two runs wf stone in motion there, all engaged in merchant grinding. They manuicature daily seven thousand ban els of flour, for which they take in thirty-one thousand bushels of wheat, the total value of which is over forty-one thousand dollars. To purchase the stock and operate these mills, ever twelve huudred thousand dol lars are drawn from the bank every month. No. 49.