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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1854)
in lh. Nishville G;iK<?tt*\ LATE3 FROM EUROPE. Nrw York, October G. 1 h steamer Canada artivpd this mom ” i’.h one week’s later news. it was officially announced by the French and English Governments on the 14th that 58,000 men landed without op position at Eupatoiia, and immediately commenced a march upon Sebastopol. Th transports returned to Varna for 14,000 Frenchmen. t he Russian fleet again run into Sebas topol. It is slated f;onr. Constantinople, but not confirmed, that the Czir at lie last moment assented to terms, and a steamer was despvched to postpone the landing, J bo* advices hid not reached the fleet. It is decided that neither Sweaborg nor Crons tad! shall be attacked this season The F.eti -h Baltic fleet returns to France. It is refuted that the batteries of Odessa v.-ti a rain bombarded. Anapa and Ker>ce are closely block aded. The evacuation of Moldavia is com plete.. Guyoo has been recailel from Asia. Greece makes submission to the Porte. The rupture with Persia is officially contradicted. Spanish affiiis remain unchanged. Cholera tv London. —The last accounts bring terrible news of the progress of the Cholera in Loudon. The Times states, that the deaths in the preceding nine weeks, were 5, 20, 133, 390, 644, 729, 847, 1,287. 2,050. The Robber’s Vessel. —Letters from Berlin.of August 27, give a graphic ac count of the seizure of a vessel on the Spree, near the Royal Palace of Charlot tenburg, which was filled with clothing, household utensils, umbrellas, watches, jewelry, &c. They were the fruits of the most daring robberies committed during the last winter, not alone in Berlin, but in other German cities. The bridal garment of a young Yieuncse Jewess, valued at 19,000 fratics, was among the motley col lection The number of owners who had already recovered property belonging to them was 117. The persons arrested were provided with all kinds of tools use ful to the burgler’s profession, and a nu merous quantity of like instruments was loan 1 on board the vessel. Ihe Loudon Times says that a letter lias been received at the Admiralty from Commander De Horsey, of her Britain ic Majesty’s ship Devastation dated August l>t, 1834, reporting that he found three ’.csscis under American colors at the unin habited Island of Aves, in latitude 15 deg. 49min. 40 sec. north, and longitude 03 deg. 36 min. west, and one day’s sail from Croix, shipping guano, of which 1 e reports there is about 200,003 tons on the island, and but slightly inferior to the Peruvian. Affairs Abroad.—A dispatch from Washington says that LordChirendon’ | - ter about the Ureytown bombardment lias Uen communicated to Mr. Marcy by Mr Crumpton. It is very mild and will scarce ly call for any sharp rejoinder. England : j pears to have her hands so full in the Easi that she is more than usually polite to us. Mr. Marcy has sent along despatch to the Freuch Government about Dillon, the French Consul at Sau Francisco. It is very severe on the Consul’s conduct, and tally sustains the action of the American Government. Important despatches have been receiv ed from China representing the unsettled coiid tion of affiiirs there, and the danger ot injury to American commerce from the lawlessness of all parties Mr McLane wdi probably be instructed to remain per fectly neutral, and recognize any de facto Government which lie may find. The royal mail steamship Canada, from Liverpool, arrived at New York on the 6th inst. fche brings dates to the 23d nit. * The expedition to the Crimea had land ed near cb.stopol, unopposed, and the trani[M ,n hail returned to Varna for more , No tiler news of importance. Canton.— A letter from Shanghai, uo- | der date of June 13. h, states that the! Susquehanna woulj soon sail for Phila- j del pi) is. The writer states that the port j was to the utmost disorder, and was sut- ! lering all the horrors of civil war, and add,: “ ihere is no telling when the present condition of things well end. The rebels still occupy the city, and are beseiged by tle 1 .!• peri lists. Nearly every day tights outside of the walls. Du- i u>"<aese engagements it is difficult to f .-vent the contending parlies Iroin en croaching upon the grounds of ihe so-. ago resiCeo.s. All ihe ships in the ha;-j our, as well as ourselves, have sent de tach meets of men to pirserve the neu trality of the place, notwithstanding this, they frequently cr..ss the line, and ex pose themselves to the shot of our men. Just before our arrival, a brisk little skir mish took place between the Plymouth’s c.'-ew and the Impelialisls. About sixty ot ilie former, supported by one hundred iiom the English vessels, succeeded in healing off 2,000 Cbinamen, suffering but liiflmg ii.ss iu killed and wounded. It is said that no less than one hundred thousand persous visited the late Agricul tural Fair at Philadelphia, during its three daj’s continuance. No disturbance of auy kind occurred among this immense con course of people, and the whole affair was attended with extraordinary success. Among the premiums awarded at this Fair, was a silver medal to Dr. J. B. Da iw, of Charleston, fcj. C\, for a Cashmere buck goat and two k Us. These animals, it is stated, can be raised successfully in Pennsylvania. ihe last case of jealousy is that of a lady who discharged her lover because, iu speaking ot his voyages, he said he hugged the shore. At some of the hotels in Vermont they give you a glass of “good river water,” wiiiin lias such a peculiar flavor that *'Ue people mistake it for schnapps, and ie*e a fourpenceon the counter. Many a t:ue heart, that would have Come back, l.kc a dove to the ark, after its first transgression, has been frightened be yond recall by the angry look and menace, the taunt, the savage charity of an unfor giving spirit. Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is jhc ouly true balance to weigh a friend. Kansas, —The Baltimore American j says : “It will not be loug before Kansas, , which at the last session of Congress was I placed under a territorial organization, wilt be knocking for admiss’on among the States of the Union. Her hitherto bar ren lands are being rapidly occupied by an enterprising people, who with their ag ricultural, commercial and manufacturing “notions,” will soon enable her to hold up her head among the sovereigns of the mighty Republic. We have just received the first number of “The Kansas Herald ,” issued on the 15th, and edited by Messrs. Osbond & Adams, whose sanctum, at pre sent, is located wider an elm tree, from which they make their bow to their cotem poraries Such energy, certainly, cannot fail of success; at all events it is keeping Up pretty well with western spi: it and ‘ go aheadativencss.” For the past ten days the Herald says, Maj. F Hawn, Eugi s'cer, has been engaged in surveying and ‘ laying off the town, which is situated about one mile and a half below Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri river. It joins the Military Reserve, and has a rock bound front on the river, with a gradual ascent, and gentle undulation for miles around The town has already a stfcam saw mill, a printing office, several stores, a large hotel, and a number of private dwel lings. It is highly probable that. Leaven worth will be the metropolis of the State. Emigration into Kansas. —We learn from a gentleman who has just returned to this city from Kansas, where he has been ever since the passage of the Terii torial Government bil l , that, so far, no slaves have been carried into ihe territory, though many Arkansas and Missouri slaveholders and other southern State ci tizens have taken up ‘■‘claims” there.— Lp to a very recent period, the southern settlers greatly outnumbered those from northern States who were going in there. Now, however, the tide seems to have changed. According to the views of this intelligent aud usually Well informed gentleman, ere the next presidential elec tion comes off, Kausas will have formed tho.ii State Constitution,and w ill be knock ing at the door of Congress for admission into the Union as a State.— Wash Star. Utah. —According to late advices, Utah is getting along flourishingly. The'wheat fields promise an abundant harvest. Salt Lake City is getting along finely; paper is now manufactured there, and the Dese- 1 ret News is printed upon the home-made article. Brigham Young’s policy has been to have every thing mode ill the settle ment which could possibly be produced.— A ferry boat now plies on the Jordan, on which Salt Lake is situated. She is 46 feet loug, will have a stern wheel propelled by horse power, aud is destined to be us ed mainly for the transportation of stock to and from Great Salt Lake City and Antelope Island. A bridge has been built over Jordan. The News states that goods to the value of one million of dollars are on the road from Missouri to Deseret.— At a meeting of the Saints on the 28th ol June, missionaries were appointed to ma ny distant lands, and John Smith, the eld est sou of Hyram Smith, w r as voted to be ordained tho Patriarch over the whole Church of Jesus Chi tat of Latter Day Saints. Return of the Mormons. —A western paper .■>■ays that a few days since a train Composed of nine wagons and fifty per sons crossed the Missouri eastwardly in search of anew home. They had left Salt L ike City on account of the oppres sion and immorality of their church. Progress of Cant Humbug and Fanat icism. Reformed drunkards, gamblers and prostitutes have figured so profitably be fore the public, that numbers are tempted to go into those branches and qualify The area, too, of reformation is widening with the demands of the public. Mr. Samuel Head, “the reformed bargler and robber,” an accomplice of the notorious Henry Wyatt, and a leader of the gang headed by John A. Mund who has spent twelve years of his life in the prisons of the different States in the Union, is now lecturing to crowded houses in the county of Livingston, New York. The Roches ter Democrat, a paper of the slang-whang school, announces that the great reformed and most illustrious lecturer iutends to fa vor that city with a visit, “and deliver a course of lectures, in which he will give his views ou the present prison discipline and management. He will also give a true history of. his crimes committed in this and the western States.”— Albany Atlas. They tell some strange stories in the North of the wild beasts and serpents dri ven into the haunts of men by the moun tain fires. Ihe latpst and perhaps the most marvellous is related by the White hall (N. Y ) Chronic'e, which states that one Dr. Haynes, saw near that town a monstrous snake lying in the road ahead of him, the length of which he thinks was not less than thirty feet. Its head was as lirge as a man’s, and was erected on his approach about three feet high, Ihe road being thus barricaded, the doctor beat a retreat in search of help. On his relui n, his suakeship had departed through the wood®, leaving a trial like that made by “snaking” a log. Whether this ser pent finally took to the “sea,” the Chron icle or its infoimant sayelh not. Colored Gaiters. —The editor of the Louisville Domocrat sajs that if the la dies knew that wealing light colored gai ters adds at least one tilth to tire appa rent diameter of the foot, we are suie they, would discaid the ugly things, and put their pretty feet back again into the dainty Black and brown gaiters, which alone are proper for the Greet. Ihe prettiest gaiter or shoe of any kind is black. Unless a woman has a reiwukabiy neat foot and ankle, and de sites to show it by bright colots, let her cling to the black. The corre-tpo ident of the New York Tribune'nt St. Thomas, reports that a ru mor is current there to the effect that Mr Pierce’s diplomatic agents to the Domini can Republic, Mr. aud Mrs. Cazneau, have succeeded in their mission, so far at least as to secure the Bay of Samana for a United States naval station. It is also stated that President Santanna is inclined to accept the friendship of the U. States, hoping to find in it a permanent barrier for Dominica against the ambition of his neighbor, the Emperor of all the llay ieus. Till! Jf MAIL GRIFFIN. OCT. 12, 1854. Resignation of Mayor. By’the proceedings of Council, and let ter therein contained, it will be seen that our excellent Mayor, Col. Wm. R 1 hil- L'PS, has resigned the post which he has so ably filled for the last eighteen months.— By an advertisement, in its proper place, it will bo scon that an election to supply the vacancy, is appointed for Saturday, the 21st inst. We have hcarJ some halt dozen names mentioned already, to fill Col. P’s plac2; bat as we were quite un ceremoniously thrown out of the ring last year, wc will keep oui of this race, and have nothing to do with Col. P's su cessor,but to give our silent vote. We shall espouse ho one’s pretensions, wo shall oppose no one, wc shall mention no one’s name. The Pierce College. By the new advertisement which ap pears in our columns to day, it will be seen that Rev. T. C. Stanley, late of the Grif fin Female Collegiate Seminary, is about to establish anew Female College at the beautiful site of the Hat Shoals, on I Flint river. The high character of the reverend gentleman for •learning wi:l, e I have no doubt, draw to him more appli cations for admission into his Institution than he will be able to accommodate. His plan is unique. We refer to the ad vertisement for particulars. The Weather. Last week was delightful weather in this section of our Suite. The days were clear, with a pure, balmy and pleasant air; the nights cool, approaching to a very slight “frost. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, it became warmer; cloudy the latter day with some appearance of rain. We look for rain shortly, and then proba bly some cold night.*, with frost. The Cotton Market. We have no change to announce in the cotton market. The last accounts from Liverpool brought a slight decline, but the market at Griffin remains the same—a fair article stiil commanding 8 cents. — Groceries and Dry Goods in abundance. The Southern School Journal. This Georgia Monthly Periodical is. | now published at Madison, at the office of the Family Visitor , edited by John G. Clark, Esq. assisted by Dr. Means, aud others, a Corresponding Committee. — Wm. D. Sullivan, publisher The Journal contains a large amount of pertinent mat ter, neatly printed, covered and trimmed. Price $1 per annum. The Atlanta Weekly Intelligen cer. We received this paper last week, con siderably enlarged aud neat in its ap pearance. -t contains a large amount of reading matter, well selected or written, and presents altogether a highly interest ing sheet. The gentleman who sent us two dollars last week, with a request to send the pa per “as long as the money lusted,” is re spectfully informed that the money is out and wa want more. How ever, if he can induce some of his neigh bors who owe us to forward their amounts of indebtedness, it will answer the same as if he sent it himself, and the paper will be continued. Building and Loan Associatioxi. A meeting will be held on Friday eve ning next, aud all persons desirous of ma king good investments, or of procuring homes of their own for the money they pay for reuts, had better attend, as this will probably be the last opportunity. Griffin, Oct. 11, 1854. Wc have been favored by the publish ers with the work referred to below, and cheerfully say ditto to the annexed recom mendation, which we find Teady to our hand in the Atlanta Intelligencer of Sat urday last. “The Goblin Snob —One of the fun niest books we have laughed over for a long time, is one with the above title, just out, and for an early copy of which wc are indebted to the attention of the pub lishers, Messrs. DeWitt & Davenport, N. York. It is filled with striking and amu sing engravings, and literally overflows with originality and comicality. We take it to be the funniest book of the season, and an infallible antidote for the ‘ blues,” or, as Gaylord Clark used to call them, “the cerulcans.” “Mirth that wrinkled care derides” can laugh and grow fat over the wonderful adventures of the fear ful Goblin Snob and his scapegrace of a son, all of which is i lustrated with cuts, and the capitalist kind of “machine poe try.” Tlic Jacksonville Negro Case. We gave our version of the carrying off of the negro from Jacksonville last week. The annexed details confirm us in our belief. There has not been five words of truth in this whole cock and bull story. The negro was no doubt stolen designedly and feloniously; aud these stories of lea ving the vessel and being assisted by wo men, and escapiug in female clothing, is all of Y r ankee origin, without a shadow of verity in them. The Holmes’ Hole Slave Case— From the Vineyard Gazette we learn the partic ulars of the escape of the slave from the barque Franklin, from Jacksonville, Fla. for Bath. It will be remembered that the Franklin was obliged to put into Holmes’ Hole on account of heavy weather, and the Captain made efforts to deliver the slave into the hands of the proper author ities, but the slave decamped from the ves sel with one of the boats. The slave se creted himself in Gay Head Swamp, where he remained several days. The facts came to the knowledge of two women of Holmes’ Hole, who at once set about se curing the liberty of the slave. They pro ceeded iu a wagon to the swamp, provi ded with female apparel, and searching out the concealed negro, they rigged him out in a woman’s dress and bouuet, and ta king him in the wagon, drove to Mauain she Bits, where a boat was waiting, which conveyed the whole party to New Bed ford. The sheriff was on shore just iu sea son to see the boat put off. From New Bedford the negro was forwarded to Can ada. The names of the female conductors ou the underground railroad are not gi ven. It may be known to some of our readers, that a slave belonging to Wm. Pryor, of Pike county, hung himself a few months ago. The body, as it appears, was taken down, unknown to the owner, and carried away, supposed for dissection. Some evil minded persons having circulated false re ports, that tho negro had been severely whipped, the physicians, who saw the bo dy after it was -t.a\ i down, have come promptly forward to the rescue of the re-* putation of Mr. Pryor, and stated the facts on the subject. We herewith pub lish Dr. Stewart’s letter, and the rejoiu der, iu corroboration of the facts stated, by Dr Bicker: Mr. Wm. Pryor- Sir: • My friend Gale has just informed me of a report that is calculated to injure both you and ray self. The report 1 have reference to, is, that when I assisted in the dissection of your negro, that I found him so badly abused, that I almost determined to send him back. I can only say to you, as a gentleman, that the report is false and unfounded. I did not know that the boy had ran off until I heard of his death; and did not know until to day that he had been whipped at all. You are fully authorized to use this let ter in any way you see proper. I never told any person any such thing, for I could have had no authority for saying so. If there was a scar on the boy, I do not now remember it. This report was put in cir culation for a certain purpose, cither to injure you or me. Yours with much respect, Oct. 5, 1854 R. J. STUART. I herewith concur in all the facts stated above, as far as they came to my knowl edge. WILLIAM BAKER. The Washington Monument —This great national work is now a hundred and fifty eight feet high, but the funds are nearly exhausted, and the Board of Man agers have made another appeal to their fellow-citizens throughout the country.— They suggest that at the elections about to beheld, the Judges who maybe ap pointed to receive the ballots, shall place boxes at the different localities for the pur pose of inviting contributions on behalf of the Monument. But they will not make much by that operation. It was tried last year. We know some money was contributed, but wc have sten no ac knowledgement of its reception. Collect ing money for public objects, aud fobbing it for private use, has become a strong game lately in more than one instance that we might point to. Wc do not say this is the case here, because wc do not know. But what has become of the mo ney contributed ? That is a question that ought to be of easy answer. Health of Augusta, i From the report of the City Sexton, ’ which we publish below, it will be seen that the whole number of interments in our City Cemetery, for the month ending Sept. SOth, has been eighty-two. Os these, fifty are reported as yellow fever, and thirty-two from all other diseases. — Bixty six were whites, and sixtccu blacks. Wc earnestly hope and believe that we have passed through the height of the ep idemic, and that wc may now look for its rapid decline and disappearance. The weather is favorable to such a result, it being clear and cool. We understand that there was a slight frost in this vicini ty on Thursday night. As yet, however, we have had no frest in the city. We again urge all who have left town to re main absent until the occurrence of a kil ling frost. We trust that this will take place at an early period, and that our city will soon resume its wonted appearance of bustle and activity.— August,i Consti tutionalist B th inst. Health of Savannah For the past week, says the Savannah News , of Saturd iy last, a maiked improve meat has been gouig on in respect to the health of the city. The number of deaths during that period, has fallen down below the point of alarm; and the cases now un der treatment are either such as have lin gered onfor several days from unpropiUous weather, or such as must be ascribed to thoughtless imprudence and exposure. It is believed that must of them are of a mild type, and will yield with proper caution to good nursing and timely assistance from the diminished band of physicians still left with us. The weather, for a few days past, has been highly favorable to the re-establish ment of health; so much so as to have encouraged several of our citizens to re turn, though we fear prematurely; yet, with the exercise of the necessary pru dence, we trust they moy enjoy immunity from sickness; but cannot commend their example as one which is safe as yet to fol low. Those only who have passed thro’ the ordeal with restored health and strength, can try the experiment with any degree of safety. In the latter number we rejoice to include our worthy Mayor, John E. Ward, Esq. who has returned to the city, aud resumed the duties of his post. Augusta- The Augusta Home Gazttlc speaking of the prevalence of the epidemic in that city says: We were about to write that we were presented with •the singular spectacle of a city without inhabitants, but we occa sionally see during the day the forms of some of our people who are forced to town by the demands of business. At night one may traverse Broad Street for squares without meeting a solitary soul or beholding a light in any of the dwell ings. Evpry shanty in the country for miles from Augusta is filled with our frightened population; in many cases several families are inhabiting the same apartment. A few of us have remained at our post night and day, striving to make a little light in the general gloom which prevails, hut it is pretty hard* we discover to do the work of everybody. The Telegraph. —“A convenient mes setiger of modern date (says the Boston Post,) which runs very fast, and lies with equal facility. In politics it is decidedly Whig, and in respect to news favorable to Democrats, it is inclined to be a Know Nothing ” We never thought of looking around before over the political complex ion of the gentlemen operators; but upon doing so, we find, as far as our knowledge extends, every mother’s son of them are old wool-dyed whigs. One of them has an old razor that once shaved Henry Clay, that he keeps just to look at. • The Meeting in favor of Civil and Religious - Freedom in Washington. Me have the gratification of presenting entire to our readers to day the proceed infs of the late meeting in this city in fa vor of civil and religious freedom. We preferred to delay the publication a few days that we,might not be forced, from the state of our columns,to divide the pro ceedings. They are of a character to attract special attention, not only on ac count of the absorbing interest which at taches to the principles ot civil and reli gious freedom, but on account of the able, and eloquent vindication of those princi ples contained in the several speeches made on the occasion. It is impossible for any mind not controlled by deep pre judice or v/ild fanaticism to contemplate the question so powerfully discussed in these speeches without arriving at the conclusion that the secret organization known as know nothings is based upon principles, and is advocating doctrines, utieily irreconcilable with the obligations imposed by the constitution upon all ci i zens. It is not to be disguised that this organization is based upon prejudices which are widely diffused, and easily ex cited into action; but it is not less certain that they are prejudices which cannot be into political organizations without resulting in violence and blood hed. The constitution was des’gned especially to exclude these dangerous elements of discord and revolution f.oin our political contests. The attempt to introduce them by secret societies is the J most daring attack ever made upon the I cons:itution. The speeches which we publish to-day expose, in bold and elo> quent language, this reckless assault up on the cocstiluiior, and ve bespeak to them a universal perusa..— Wash,. Un. Murd-r —On Saturday, the 20;h ult. Peter Curry, a son of one of our oldest ci.izens, received twenty four stabs from the hands of one Luke Nowell, from the effects of which he died on the. following Tuesday. The affair occurred at night in the Warrior District of this county, and as far as we can learn, in the follow ing manner. Nowell, Curry, and others, were attending at a “Corn Shucking” at the house of one of their neighbors, when oi.e of the parly proposed to go to a cor ner of the fence where a botle of liquor was secreted, and there take a dr un. While there Nowell became excited, and for some cause or other, drew a knife up on Curry, but was compelled to desist.— Shortly afterwards, Curry becoming gieat ly intoxicated, drew off into a corner anti fell asleep. The party soon broke up, leaving Curry behind them. Nowell anu one other went down the road—the bal ance of the party in another direction.— These last soon heard cries, and returning observed Nowell striking iepeatedly at Curry, who was on the {-round. On pur suit, Nowell, it is said, threw away his knite, which was afterwards found and identified. It was very bloody. Upon examining Curry it was found that twen ty four stabs had been inflicted on his body. Nowell was arrested and commit ted to jail on Sunday, and now awaits his trial at the next term of the Superior Court. —Macon Telegraph. Extensive Robberies—Thieves and Suicide —The Police have for some time been upon track of a gang of sus pected thieves in this city, and on Sun day morning they succeeded i.. overhaul ing them. At the house of one Powers, an Irishman on Bridge Row, the Marshals found six or seven trunks of new clothing and about S3OO in gold. Trunks and boxes have for a long lime been missing from the Railroad Depot, and there is little doubt that this man is one of an extensive gang who have long been im plicated in similar transactions. The in struments which they make use of are negroes about town, and quite a number of these latter gentry are now under ar rest. One negro, belonging we oelieve to J. B. R'ss, Esq-, was taken into cus tody by the Marshals, but managed to conceal himself while they were engaged in searching the premises, notwithstanding that he was handcuffed. With the aid of dogs, he was soon found secreted in a v\* standing on the curb. He refus ed to come out, and when the Marshal pro ceeded to take hold of him, he at mice pluuged into the water and was drowned Powers is in custody, and we may ex pect some curious developments before ’ the investigation is closed. We believe that the immediate cause of the detection arose from the fact, that Mr. Win. Dibble had reason to believe that a trunk recently stolen from him was hidden at Powers’ house. Upon making search, the Police came upon the “lay.” Great credit is due to the Mar*, shais tor the skill and energy with which they have hunted out this den cf thieves. Macon Telegraph. Florida—The Democrats Triumph ant. — The Whigs of Florida have fought their last battle. The accounts show a large Democratic gain and there is no doubt that Maxwell is elected by a hand some and triumphant majority. Leon’ county gives him a majority of 86 over Brown, (which is a clear gain of 53 votes,) and sends three Democrats and one Whig to the Legislature. In Waliuka, Max well has a majority of 36, and in Jeffer son it is stated at 242—showing in those two counties alone a clear gam for the Democrats of over 170 votes. In Madi son county, (wherein 1852 Cabell Whig had a majority of 63,) Maxwell’s majority is reported at more than.loo. The Dem ocrats of Florida have acq iittel them selves nobly. Three cheeisfor Maxwell and the gallant Florida Democracy. Acquisition of a Port from Dominica. —Our telegraphic despatches announce the cession to the United States of the desired port on the Dominican end of the Island of St D mningo. It has been known for some time in Washington, that the Government have been in daily ex pectation of the receipt of this important news. A month ago we explained the pressing commercial importance of this expected J acquisition. On that occasion we were careful to refrain from any allusion to the most important point involved in the suc cess of the pending negotiation, le>t, by attracting the attention of other Powers to the effect on our political future of the acquisition, wj might excite active and triumphant outside opposition to the pur pose of the American Government.— With the port in question in our hands, and properly fortified, we have only so to will it and no other Power on earth except Spain or ourselves can possess/ Cuba.— Wash. Star. \ City Council Proceedings. CALLED MEETING. Griffin, Oct. 10, 1854. Present the Mayor—Aids. Johnson, Hancock. Bellamy, Jossey. Stricklaud, Brown, Cloud and Woodruff. His honor, the Mayor, explained the object of the meeting to be the reception of the Tax Books for the present year, &c. when * 1 On motion of Aid. Johnson, Resolved , That the Clerk be authorized and instruct- ‘ cd to turn over the ‘Pax Book for the pre sent year (1844) to the Marshal for col lection, taking his receipt for the same. His honor vacated his seat, (Aid. John son in the Chair,) when Aid. Brown pre sented the following resignation from Col. Win. K. Phillips . To the Councitmen of the City of Griffi i .- , Gentlemen : With a high appreciation ‘ of tho honor and respo .sibility of my po itioa, and not insensible to the good will and kind emotions which swelled so many honest bosoms in this community in my ( -behalf, allow me to announce to the citi-, zens of Griffin through you, that my indi-1 Viduitl interest and business, render it ab j solutely impracticable for me to serve j them any longer. In taking leave of them,! permit me to say, that up to this time I j have endeavored to discharge my official! duty with promptness and fidelity alone \ for the love and respect I bear to them. I May Heaven’s test and richest blessings rest upon all of the n, and may the sha [ dows of the dark valley gather lightly l around their brows, and a bright crown and golden harp await each of them on the other side of Jordan. Having no en- \ einies over whom I wished to triumph, and no aspirations higher than that of being j regarded and esteemed an honorable and 1 quiet citizen, I hope it will not be consid ered egotistical in me when 1 say that I have the consolation to believe that I have given (almost) if not universal sat isfaction, which is the highest and only reward I desired for my services, together with that of a self-approving conscience. I would, tlierafore, iu great kindness, most respectfully ask you to instruct your Treasurer to pay equally to the Treasur ers of the Griffin and Synodical Female Collages, and the Marshall Male College, the balance due me for my last year’s sala ry, and one hundred dollars to the build ing committee of the new Methodist Church, out of what miv be due me for this year’s salary; the balance to such charitable objects as you in your wisdom may deem expedient, in the city of Griffin I cannot bu’ feel sad when I think ot severing the official ties which bind me to you and all other officers of the Coun cil, on account of the exceeding pleasant ness of our business relations since I have had the pleasure of setting in Council with you. I fool that I iiave had your confidence; I know you have had mine May time deal gently with you. so that each of you may fill up the full f measure of a good many years, and finally be ga thered safely beyond the river Jordan like ripe fruit into your Father’s garner. With sentiments of the highest esteem, I am Your ob’t serv’t, WM. R PHILLIPS, Mayor. Griffin, Oct. 10, 1854. On motion, Rssoh-td, That we hereby receive the resignation of Col Win. K. ! Phillips, acting Mayor of the City, w.tli j sincere regret; that we further tender oir I thanks for the dignified, pleasant and itn i partial manner in which he has ever pre- I sided. J On motion of Aid Jossey, Resolved, That an election for Mayor of the City of Griffin, be held at the City Hall, on Sa t'irday, the 21st inst. to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Col. W. R. Phillips. On motion, Council adjourn ed. W. R. PHILLIPS, Mayor A true extract from the minutes, this llth day cf Oct. 1854. J. 11. Logan, Clefk. Fatal Accident. —We are pained to announce the sudden death of Mr John Felix McKmne, Discount Clerk in the Bank of Augusta, by one of those casnali ties which no foresight on his part could avoid, lie was coming in from the Sand Hills, in a buggy, between 9 and 10 o’clock yesterday morning, and just as lie neared Simpson’s Stable, in Ellis-street. a horse, which was running away with a portion of a vehicle, turned from Mclntosh into El lis street, passing by and near Mr. Mclv. His horse took fright, and becoming un manageable, dashed off at a furious rate, running the buggy against a tree just op posite the Ellis-street Ice House, against which Mr. McK. was thrown with such violence, that he expired iu a few mi nutes. It is only a few days since that we an nounced the death of his half-brother, Jas. F. Gould, Esq of the prevailing epide mic, and now the deeply stricken mother, relatives and friends, are so soon sum moned to the tomb to perform the last sad offices to one so dear to them. Tru ly, “in the midst of life we are in death.” Chron. Sf Sen. 6 lh inst. | Homicide in DbKalb. —We leaTn that on Saturday night last, a difficulty occur red at Rock Chapel camp ground, near the Stone Mountain, between two young men, David Armstead and James Neai, which resulted iu the death of the latter. We are iuformed that there had been bad feelings-between the parties for some time previous to the occurrence. On this oc casion, a brother of Mr. Armstead and a younger brother of Mr. Neal were having some difficulty near the stand, during ser vice, when many friends interferred, and among the rest the unfortunate deceased, who received a stab with a dirk kui(e in the hand of Armstead, which caused his (Jpath iu a few hours. The Armsteads have both been arrested, and are now in Decatur jail to await their trial. This is another instance of the evil consequences of young moti carrying concealed weapons. If the laws on our statute books against carrying concealed weapons were more ri gidly enforced, we would have much fewer murders to chronicle— Atlanta Intelligen cer bill inst. In a Difficulty.— The Chattanooga Advertiser says L Boroet, a stage driver, was arraigned before a magistrate in Nash ville, a few days ago, on the charge of for saking his own wife aud running off with the wife of Mr. Hunt, of Gallatin. With the hope of easily getting out of the diffi culty, he pleaded guilty to the charge; but circumstances tending to the belief that lie had robbed a. mail, besides stealing a female, he was committed to jail in default of $2,000 security. * The loquacity of fools is a lecture to the wise. The New York Journal of Commerce says : “One of Georgia’s fair daughters lias proved to the world that there is a latent power even in the needle and thread, and that this power was only to be devel oped to he admired. Messrs John Wil liams & Son, of No. Pearl Street, have had on exhibition for several days past, an exquisite piece of needle-work, executed by a lady of Macon, and which is to be exhibited next month at the Geor gia State Fair. The subject sketched is that of the® ‘ Surrender of Mary, Quee.i of Scots, to the Confederate Lords, at Carberry Hill,” in the year 1567, and is treated in such a life-like manner, as to bring all the circumstances of the occasion vividly before the mind’s eye. The colors of the entire piece are of the most gorge ous and beautiful description, and the va rious figures have a life and individuality rarely if ever before seen in any similar piece of work The features of the face have an expression wonderfully true to na ture, and the whole work reflects great credit on the fair artist, who, we are in formed, employed five months constant labor in its execution.” The Know Nothing Platform. —The Washington Sentinel, referring to the mass meeting in that city, on Wednesday evening, says: ‘•Judge Ellis, as the selected editor of the contemplated “American Organ,” ex plained the principles which he intends to advocate, including opposition to the elec tion of any man of foreign birth, or of an American Roman Catholic to office lie was, he said, iu favor of forever excluding men not born in this country from exer cising the elective franchise; but, in and f erence to his friends, be would agree to fix the naturalization probation at twenty one years. The meeting heartily endors ed his sentiments. Ark ansas. —The Democrats of Arkan sas have swept the opposition before them like chaff before the wind. Ru.-k and Greenwoo ‘, the Democratic candi dates have been tiiumphandy elected, and the Legislature on joint ballot stands Democrats 75 to Whigs 25. Tne Whigs are welcome to Verm inland Maine. We only claim from the Potomac to the R:o Grande. New Orleans, Oct. 2. The deaths in this city during the week were 42 ), including 269 from yellow fever —a large decrease on the previous week. The cars have reached Americas, by the South Western Rail Road There was great rejoicing at Americas on the occa sion. Tho spirit of Joyce Ileth has written a poem adlressed to B irnura- The Lender says the old woman has become too long winded in the other world to publish her lucubrations. Fall Elections.— Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana held their general elections on Tuesday last- New York, Illinois, Mich igan and Wisconsin will hold their elec tions on the 7th of November. Massachusetts. —Toe M issachusetis Democrats have nominated Henry Bishop for Govern >r. They passed resoiulions endorsing the Administration, and repu diating the Know Nodi mg's. Mrs. Harris, daughter of Gov. Troup, of Ga. and wife of Lieut. Harris, U. N., was dreadfully burned, at the Sweet Springs, Va., a short time since, in endea voring to extinguish the fl tines which had caught the curtain of her chamber from a , candle. Troglodytes. —Eighteen thousand peo ple in the city of New York live under ground—that is to say in cellars, vaults and holes So Rev Mr Cuyler tells us, and his information is derived from actual investigation He tells us of a neglected quarter—a single lodging room or den in which one hand ed outcasts of both sexes herd together, indiscriminately, eve ry night That may bo called life in New York under ground. ‘l’iie Independent Press, of (he 30th ult. announces that sufficient stock has been subscribed for toe contemplated Rai road from Eatouton to Moulicello, to author ise the commencement of the wotk. John Epp, charged with the murder of his father, in this country, some weeks since, and who made his escape at the and ne, has been apprehended, and was con fined in Watkinsville jail last wetk Athens Watchman. The Pre.-i lent, it is said, has determin ed to send Mr. Webster, of North Caro lina, to Greytuwn, to ascertain the facts about the bombardment. Back Rations.— We received by Tues day’s mail last, the Washington Globe of Sept 14th, 15th, 16th, 23d, and Get. 2.1; also Richmond Enquirer of Sept. 13. The bank where the thynicj grows, has declared a dividend of tea *‘8001116” ou the share. Holloway's Pills. —An adtnirab e Rem’ edy for the Cure of Bile, lud : gestion, and Liver Complaints.—Au American ladv the widow of an officer, in the E. I.C. Service, had’beeu residing many years in Calcutta, where her liver and stomach had become so deranged, that she could with difficulty, digest any kind of food. — She suffered almost unceasingly from siek headache, nervousness, and lowness of spirits, the results of a debilitated consti tion. The medical aid she had there was of no avail, and her friends advised her to take up her residence at her sister’s, ii Savannah, Georgia; the latter lady per suaded her to have recourse to Holloway’s Pills, which in about six weeks, restored her to sound and perfect health, to* tho astonishment of her benevolent sister, who had given up all hope of her recovery. Consumption and Spitting blood. — See the certificate of Mr. Turner H. Ramsey, for many years proprietor of the Farmers’ Hotel, Fredericksburg, Yn. and late of the City Hotel, Richmond, Va Dr. John Minge, ot the City of Rich* mond, though a regular physician, and of course opposed to what he called quack medicines, was obliged to say its good effects in the case of M r . Ramsey, were” wonderfu l indeed. He had been jriven up by several phy sicians; had tried most of the quack medi cines, and was on the verge of despair, as well as the grave, when he tried Car ter’s Spanish Mixture. We refer the public to his full and lengthy certificate around the bottle, sta ting his cure. advertisement, Jpi
