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COLTJMBTJS:
Tuesday Sloraing, Aug. 30, 1839.
Tennessee .State Bonds were selling in
New York on the 19th at 81 cents.
The steamship Star of the South, from
New York, arrived at Savannah the 29th.
Lewis Bowdon, Esq., a highly respec
table citizen and merchant of Woodvillc,
Ala., died in that place on the 18th inst.
The degree of LL. I>. was conferred upon
ex-Gov. Charles J. McDonald at the last
commencement of Mercer University.
A protracted camp meeting commenced
at Grave Church, sixteen miles from Au
gusta, on Friday, the 26th.
Flour in the Cincinnati market on the
25th. was firm, closing at $4 70 to $4 80.
Wheat had advanced sc. Oats closed
dull at 42c., and Whisky 24.1 c.
The cars approached within three and
a half miles of Talladega, Alabama, on
Monday evening the 22d. The Reporter
says they may be expected at the depot
in the course of a month.
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The Chattanooga Gazette says that a
littlo son of Mr. Lewis Carey, the Pro
prietor of the Lookout House, fell 155
feet from a precipice near the Hotel, and
was instantly killed. The little fellow
was about five years old.
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We learn from the Marion Americau
that the large and beautiful cotton crops
of the Canebrake, which promised so
abundantly a few days ago, are being de
stroyed by the worm and rot, produced
by the late continuous rains.
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The Montgomery Confederation, of
Sunday morning, says: “We saw several
loads of cotton on the streets yesterday,
and we learn that in all about one hun
dred bales of the new crop has been re
ceived. It sells readily at 11 cents.
Nominations In Randolph.
At the Democratic meeting held at
Cuthbert Saturday, the 20th of July,
Samuel W. Brooks, was nominated for
the Senate; and Col. Thomas Coleman
and Henry L. Taylor, Esq., for the
House.
The Abbeville Banner.
The Abbeville Advertiser lias became
once more the Abbeville Banner, under
the editorial management of our friend
Wm. C. Oats—Wrn. A. Clarke, Esq., hav
ing became associate editor and proprie
tor of the Cuthbert Reporter. We wish
the Banner’s career may be attended with
success.
Slate Quarry.
During the last month, says the Car
tersvillc Express, large quantities of slate
havo been shipped from this place to dif
ferent portions of this and adjoining
States. It is from the Slate quarry of
Folk county, which is represented to be
inexhaustible, and is being worked with
extraordinary success. Last Tuesday live
car loads were sent off.
New Cotton at New Orleans, <fec.
A dispatch, dated New Oilcans, Aug.
•23, says : “The total receipts of new crop
cotton at this port, the present season,
now amounts to 2,000 bales, and it sells
at 1250. for Middling.
Freights to Liverpool rule steady, at
Id. Exchange on London quiet, at 10 to
10} for best bills.
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The Democracy of Bibb county, have
nominated P. Tracy for the Senate, and
L. M. Lamar and 0. A. Lochranc for Rep
resentatives. The Macon Press, in
speaking of the nomination, says : “ they
are whole-souled gentlemen of fine tal
ents, and just such men as the Democ
racy of Bibb will delight to honor. From
their known activity, perseverance and
zeal in the good cause, their can be no
doubt of their election.”
Rolling Mill.
Mr. Horace Ware, says the (Shelby
county) Chronicle, is about to establish a
rolling mill at Columbiana near the Ala
bama and Tennessee Rail Road, for the
manufacture of all kinds of iron. It
will be in operation in a short time.
The Alabama and Tennessee lliver Rail
ltoad is within GO miles of Gadsden—of
this distance 321 miles are graded; 8}
miles partially graded. The Jacksonville
Republican says it might be finished with
case, to Gadsden, in 12 or 18 months if
the Company had the money in hand to
purchaso the iron.
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Clierokec Nation.
The Chattanooga Gazette has received
a letter from the Cherokee Nation, which
states that John Ross has been elected
Principal Chief, and Joseph Van. assist
ant, by a large majority. Mr. Ross has J
been Chief of tlic Cherokees for many j
years, and is now 60 years of age.
An iron steamer has lately been built
at the yard of Mr. Samuel Snuder, of
Greenport, New York, called the Alabama.
She is intended to run on Lake Ponchar
train, between Mobile and New Orleans.
Her hull and keel are constructed entire
ly of iron, and the decks and upperworks
of wood. She will go out to Mobile sloop
rigged, where the mast will be taken out
and she will be converted into a steam- 1
boat.
A New York correspondent of tlie Bal
timore Clipper says : “Among the visitors
lately at the Astor was the Hon. Reverdy
Johnson. He informs me that, in the
course of a few months, he will go to
Paris to have an eye (now blind) taken
out. Some years ago, while witnessing a
duel, the ball from the pistclof one of the i
parties struck a tree, and, glancing into |
his eye, destroyed the sight. The serious
operation of removing the whole ball of j
the eye has now become necessary, and
surgeons here advise the resort t<3 Paris
skill.”
Fruit of Bad Bridges.
The Montgomery Advertiser says that
the stage running between that city and
Wetumpka, met with an accident on Sat
urday last, from the breaking down of a
bridge in crossing, by which it fell through
into the water below. Several persons
were in the stage at the time and among
them a negro who was injured to some
extent.
From the complaints that have recently
been made of the state of some of the
bridges in this county, we are astonished
that some serious accident has not re
sulted before this time.
Not True.
It appears from the following, from the
New York Tribune of the 15th—in which
paper the article originally appeared—
that the story lately going the rounds of
the press, to the effect that a Mrs, Brad
ley, of Johnston, Ohio, had become the
happy mother of eight children at a birth,
was a hoax:
The postmaster at Warren, Ohio, writes
at the request of Mr. Timothy Bradley, of
Johnston, Ohio, to say that the story of
onr correspondent, announcing that Mrs.
B. was the happy mother of eight children
a birth is a malicious hoax, and adds :
■rMr. and Mrs. Bradley are both respect
able persons of respectable families—have
been married about six years, and have
never bad any children.”
Bennett for Mayor of New York City.
The Now York Tribune has published
two editorial articles successively, recom
mending and urging the nomination of
James Gordon Bennett as the Democratic
candidate for Mayor. Raymond, of the
Times, has leen mentioned in connection
with the Black Republican nomination
for the same office, but the Tribune says
that his public abandonment of that party
precludes his nomination. As the system
of independent candidacy for the Mayor
alty has been overthrown, and only dis
j tinct party men can now be nominated,
tlie Tribune thinks Bennett is the man
for the emergency. It thinks that he has 1
. not only the necessary administrative ca- 1
pacity, but there is another important ;
consideration, which does not concern
tlie Tribune, but which deeply affects the
Democrats, and that is, he would re unite 1
the party not only in New York city but !
elsewhere. It also thinks that, as the j
bosom friend and intimate adviser of Mr. I
Buchanan, he might reconcile him to such 1
enemies as Richmond, Fowler, Cassidy, I
Hart, Sanders and others ; and, on the 1
1 other hand, might reconcile them to Fer- j
| narido Wood, and even re-establish friend- i
ly relations between Governor Wise and i
Senator Hunter.
Os course the Tribune cannot be sus- ;
pected of any “sinister or mischievous
I motives,” in these suggestions—oh, no!
i It merely dislikes to perceive such bitter
, feud and discord prevailing in a party. [
i It is interesting to see the tricks of the
artful Tribune, played upon its unsophis
ticated (?) opponents.
Introduction of Slavery into Geor
gia.
At a recent anti-slavery anniversary in
London, Lord Brougham, who presided,
after referring to the action of the va
rious countries on the subject of slavery,
thus alludes to the United States, men
tioning also an interesting fact connected
with the origin of the institution in Geor
gia :
“ I grieve to say that our brethren,
our kinsfolk in America, furnish another ;
exception to our example ; but of that I j
would speak tenderly, for recollecting j
that America has acted admirably in |
many respects, and even abolished the !
slave trade a year before we ourselves !
did. Even in Georgia which is as devo
ted to the ‘ institution,’ as they are
pleased to call it, as any of the Southern
States, it was our fault, and not theirs,
that they ever had slavery, for we
pressed it upon them, as they refused it.
They protested against it, but we de- !
; seated them ; and it is our fault that the
I ‘institution’ prevails in those States.”
Our Book Table.
j Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine,
j for August, has been received, with a list
I ofcontents varied and interesting. Among
; the articles may be mentioned, Leaders j
| of the Reformation ; Luther—Calvin— j
| Latimer—Knox. “The Luck of Ladys- j
mede” promises to be an interesting Nov
elette. There is also an article on the
late Peace which, at the present crisis of
affairs in Europe, will be of general in
terest. The long established Reviews
and Blackwood can be had for $lO per
annum, for the whole five.
The Southern Cultivator, for Sep
tember, is at hand. This is undoubtedly
a cheap and valuable periodical to farm- j
ers. It is devoted to agriculture, horti- j
culture, and domestic and plantation j
economy, and published by Wm. S. Jones, !
Augusta, Ga., at $1 per annum.
Whig National Convention.
A correspondent of the National Intel- j
ligencer, recommends that a National j
Convention of the Whigs of the United !
States, be held on the 4th of July next, :
at Richmond, Baltimore or Philadelphia, !
for the purpose of nominating candidates \
for the office of President and Vice-Presi
dent of the United States, or, if separate
nominations be deemed inexpedient, for
the purpose of selecting among the can
didates already in the field such as may
be most eligible to a majority of the 1
Whig party.
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Rail Road to LaGrange.
Elsewhere we have published the pro- i
ceedings of the Rail Road meeting which
assembled at LaGrange on the 22d inst.
It will be seen that a considerable inter
est was manifested by several prominent
gentlemen present. • The LaGrange Re- I
porter especially manifests a deep inter- j
est in the final consummation of the pro- !
jeet, and warmly urges a general attend- ;
ance at the meeting to bo held the first j
Tuesday in September ne*xt. At that i
time the Committee appointed to solicit
subscriptions are to report.
A Boarding House Aphorism.
A punning friend thus states the j
fact, the poorer the boarder the higher up
bis room : “A man’s purse and his per
son play at see-saw, as one goes down
the other goes up.”
When you visit a hotel and a servant 1
attends you, according to instructions,
away up into the uppermost story to j
show you a room, you may know that
with the hotel keeper your purse and in
fluence are graduated at a low figure.
Appearances arc deceitful, and hotel
keepers are liable to make wide mistakes
sometimes.
Alleged Cure for Fever and Ague.
The following, brought from the Span
ish Main, aud said to be an unfailing cure
for fever and ague, is highly recommend
ed by an exchange:
Just before the chill comes on have a
pot of very strong coffee made, aud keep
it hot, aud, when the first chill is felt,
pour out about a pint, and squeeze the
juice of a couple of lemons into it, and a
little sugar to make it palatable, drink it j
off, go to bed and cover up warm. One
trial of this often cures, whilst two or
three trials never fail.”
Homicide.
The Covington (Ga.) Times, ofthe2stb,
says that two brothers, or balf-brothers,
John and Richard Aaron, got into a dis
pute, on Monday evening, over a game of
marbles, when James Reynolds, interfer
ing to prevent an altercation between
them, was shot through the breast by
Rickard Aaron, which caused bis death
in a few minutes.
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The Southern Era says a man named
Stephen Grimes was recently arrested at
West Foint, Gft., who confessed that he
had been arrested in Pike county, Ala., -
/or passing broken Bank bills, and in Ma
con county for bigamy, lie stated that
he had mai-ried a woman in Macon coun
ty, and one in Russell. At the time of
kis arrest ke was about to be married to
a respectable lady of West Poiut.
A large conflagration occurred at New
Bedford, Massachusetts, on the 24th in
stant, by which several persons were se
riously injured and much valuable prop
erty destroyed. Many families were
ruined by it and several Captains of wha
ling vessels, were rendered penniless by
the loss of their oil on storage. The loss
is estimated at from $200,000 to $300,000
with little insurance.
Death of Mrs. Quitman.
We learn from a friend, says the N. 0
Picayune of Thursday, to whom the sad
news was this morning telegraphed, that
the widow of the late General Quitman
j died on the evening of the 22d inst. We
Jo not hear of the nature of her disease.
Col. Akin In Columbus.
Friday morning, at 11 o’clock, a con
siderable crowd assembled at Temperance
Hall, to listen to tbe speech of the Oppo
sition candidate for Governor. He was
introduced to the audience in a prelimi
nary speech of considerable length, by
the Hon. G. E. Thomas, who acted as
prolocutor of the occasion.
Col. Akin’s speech was a cursory defi
nition of his position on the various po
litical topics of tlie day. Being “ a plain,
blunt man” and “ no orator,” be advised
the audience in advance that he intended
to give them a plain talk merely. He
paid his respects first, to national par
ties—the natioual Democratic party in
particular. Like his predecessor, Mr.
Douglass, he believed the mass of the
Democratic party to be honest and pa
triotic. lie intended his criticisms for
the leaders of that party, who had been
elevated to office. The Kansas-Bi!l was,
in his opinion, a Janus-faced concern.
The Southern Democrats had, undoubt
edly, placed the true and proper con
struction upon it, but its author,
Stcpbea A. Douglas, intended to propi
tiate Northern sentiment and deceive the
South, when be framed it. The opera
tion of that Bill, as construed by him,
was seen in the Territory of Kansas
There it had done its work. He de
nounced Douglas’ popular sovereignty
ideas as worse than the Wilmot-Proviso ;
the one was bold and unequivocal; the
other delusive and deceptive. The speak
er concluded his remarks on the Kansas
Bill with a tribute to the patriotism of
Senator Iverson, who, he said, had the
independence to denounce squatter sov
ereignty.
Col. Akin said all Democrats had ac
knowledged and stood upon the Cincin
nati Pla form as their political creed, and
alluded in no very complimentary terms
to the threatened excommunication of
the President’s organ—the “ Constitu
tion”—against all who dared to dissent
from the principles it enunciated. On
that Platform stood Gov. Brown—or, as
he styled him, the “immaculate Joseph,”
with Martin Van Buren and Stephen A.
Douglas; the one constituting his
“right,” the other his “left bower.”
Here the Colonel yearned for the pencil
of the artist, that he might do the picture
justice. He believed that such a paint
ing would have a considerable run at the
North.
Upon Gov. Brown’s management of the
State Road he animadverted rather se
verely. He construed the Governor’s
“vain boastings” as an imputation upon
the integrity of Gov. Johnson’s manage
ment of that “institution.” He then in
vited any one to calculate for himself
whether Johnson had not actually paid
more money into the Treasury, from the
income of the State Road, than Brown
had.
He took issue again with his competi
tor, on the question of public education.
He vindicated himself from the charge of
being opposed to a liberal endowment of
the State University. He was not op
posed to any of the Denominational Col
leges in his advocacy of popular educa
tion. He merely differed with Governor
Brown in the application of the provisions
for educating beneficiaries, and would
not restrict its benefits to any Denomina
tion, but would invite all, regardless of
sectarian affinities, to drink of tbe “Pie
rian Spring” provided by the bounty of
the State.
The Col. seems to have reversed his
relations towards foreigners in 1850. He
denounced the Cass-LeClcrc letter, and
avers that he would protect their rights
under the naturalization laws, had he the
power, though it required all the re
sources of the Government—in fact, his
regard for the protection of naturalized
citizens was decidedly ultra. Here we
say, at the hazard of being accused of
differing with Col. Akin, that it is under
stood that the Government has taken a
decisive stand upon this question, and
that its position now comes fully up to
the American doctrine, of the effect of
transferring allegiance from one country
to another. However, we have seen noth
ing decidedly authoritative ; but we be
lieve that public opinion, without dis
tinction of party, would vindicate the
Administration, as it did Gen. Pierce, in
the practical enforcement of the natural
ized citizen’s right, to the protection of
this Government upon foreign soil.
There were other minor points touched
upon by the speaker, which we deem it
unnecessary to allude to. He is proba
bly as available as any man whom his
party could have brought into the field,
and will receive the full strength of the
Opposition at the election. The question
will soon be decided.
Capt. Hooper, who has been nomina
ted for delegate to Congress in Utah
in place of Dr. Bernhisel, was for sev
eral years Captain of a steamboat on the
Mississippi river.
New Cotton.
The Augusta Chronicle says, that the
first bale of new cotton was received this
morning (the 25th) from the plantation
of Mr. Joseph Crafton, Edgefield District,
S. C. It weighed 564 pounds, was classed
as good middling, and purchased by
Messrs. Hammond & Lark, at 13 cents
per pound.
Hon. David Hubbard.
A writer In the Montgomery Adverti
ser, proposes the Hon. David Hubbard,
of Lanvrence county, Ala., as a suitable
person for the Speakership of the House
of Representatives, of the Alabama Leg
islature.
His election would be a worthy com
pliment to a iruo man and honest politi
cian. ,
Interest on Florida Bonds.
The Tallahassee Floridian and Journal
says that Mr. Walker, Register of Public
Lands, has deposited in the State Bank
of Florida, in that city, $33,000, to meet
the interest falling due in September, on
the Florida and Gulf Central Rail Road
This is the Road under the supervision of
Messrs. Yulee and Sanderson.
The same paper says that four new
bales of cotton were received at Tallahas
see on Wednesday the 24th instant, from
the plantation of Mr. Braswell, of Wa
kulla county. It is said to be the first
receipt of new cotton from any point in
the State.
A Rail Road meeting and barbacue was
held at New Prospect, Greene coun
ty, Alabama, on Thursday, the 18th inst.,
the object of which was to extend the
Marion and Cahaba Road to a connection
with the N. E. and S. W. Road, near New
Prospect. It was estimated that $15,000
or $20,000 would be sufficient to accom
plish the work. This is one of several
Roads that are seeking lateral connections
with the N. E. and S. W. Rail-Road.
Deatli ot Mr. William W. Oates.
Passengers on the steamer St. Johns,
says the Savannah News, arrived there
on Saturday from Florida, bringing in
telligence of the death of Mr. Wm. W.
Oates, proprietor of the Planters’ Hotel,
in St. Augustine. He had been, for many
years, a resident of Savannah. His death
was caused by a disease of the heart.
Decision of .Judge McKinstr}*.
The following is the decision of Judge
McKinstry, rendered in the case of the
free negro London Fendersou, who was
brought before tbe City Court of Mobile,
to show bis right of being set at liberty.
We find the opinion of the Court in the
Register. It also exhibits tlie policy of
the State of Alabama, with reference to
free negroes:
In the matter of London Fenderson. to
be discharged from custody, it seems that
he was committed by the Mayor of tbe
city of Mobile as a runaway.
The facts in substance are, that he was
a slave belonging to one Shelden, by him
transferred to Brewer & Brown, and by
them to John Scott, who by deed on the
28th March, 1857, renounced all right,
title, claim, and interest over him, and
that bg has since then, and perhaps be
fore, been living in Mobile as a free per
son.
In tbe view that I take of the case, it
will not be proper that I should determine
the many important questions submitted
for rny consideration by tbe petitioner’s
counsel.
The policy of the laws of Alabama lias
been to prohibit the freedom of slaves if
they remain within tbe State, and a per
son held as a slave cannot claim oreassert
in the courts of the State, auy right to
freedom within this State, unless it is
grauted by an act of tbe Legislature or by
a proceeding .f tbe Probate Court, where
upon they are required to leave the State
within a specified time. Neither of these
steps have been taken in this case; Lon
don, therefore, remains a slave, and his
owner cannot free himself from the lia
bility to control and provide for him as
such by any general renunciation, such as
exists in this case. 1 will not undertake
to determine to which of,.tbe transferees
he properly or legally belongs, but lie
seetns to have been last under the control
and supposed ownership of Scott, and in
the present aspect of it should be treated
as his property; this being the case, he
cannot be said to be a runaway from
Scott, but is permissively absent from his
premises. When I say permissively, it is
sufficient that he, having the legal control
over him, fails to keep him within that
subjection that it is tbe duty of every
slave owuer to impose and exercise. It
is proper to say that Mr. Scott has not
been heard in this matter.
It is therefore ordered that lie be deliv
ered by the Sheriff to the custody of John
Scott, or his agent.
Crop News.
The Hayneville (Alabama) Chronicle
says: The recent heavy rains have, we
understand, damaged cotton very consid
erably. It lias caused many of the forms
and small bolls to fall off, besides engen
dering the rust in many places. The
boll worms too are appearing in some lo
calities. Fodder has been mostly des
troyed in consequence of the wet weather.
While we write (Tuesday evening) a
smart shower is falling.
The Eufaula Express 25th says: We
have conversed with several intelligent
planters, from different parts of this and
the adjoining counties, and they all state
that their cotton crops have been serious
ly injured by the late excessive rains.—
The worm and rust will cut it short in
many instances full one-third, if not one
half. Corn crop is made and will be
large. *
The Abbeville (Ala.) Banner says:—
During the past three weeks we have been
visited by almost incessant rains, which
have destroyed the late fruit crop, and
have very seriously injured cotton.
The Cuthbert Reporter says: A bale
of new cotton was brought to this place
last Saturday, 20th, and sold to J. M. K.
Gunn, for 15 cents. It was raised on the
plantation of Mnj. Jas. L. Ross, of this
county. Another bale, from the planta
tion of Morgan Callaway, was brought in
last Tuesday, and stored with Pollard
& Howard.
The Abbeville Banner says: One bale
of tbe new crop was received at Wood
ville, on the 20th inst., from the planta
tion of David Collins, Esq., of Jackson
county, Florida, and sold to Bowdon,
Chisolm & Cos., at 12/ cents per lb. The
fifst bale sold at this place last year, a
few days earlier. This is the first bale
sold in Henry county this year.
Mr. Editor: I returned here last even
ing from Southwestern Georgia. I
found fine corn crops. The cotton weed
is large, and the prospect was promising
for a large crop up to the week of heavy
rains. But this did considerable injury,
causing extensive shedding of squares
and young bolls. The boll worm has ap
peared, and has ;/ready done some dam
age. Wet and cloudy weather is favora
ble to its ravages, and I am apprehend
ing much damage from this cause. Ex
amining cotton critically, in many fields,
I am satisfied that the crop will fall much
short of that made on them last year.
The stalks are, I think, on an average,
much larger than they were at same date
last year, but they have less fruit by
thirty per cent. The cotton is also full
two weeks later in bearing. Cor. Aug.
Con
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Musquiloes after an Editor.
The editor of the Eufaula Express, be
ing constantly pursued by those insatia
ble Harpies, musquitoes; and Laving tried
every device to get rid of them without
resorting to a netting, has finally resolved
to use one as a choice of evils. He lets
off in the following style:
“Blessed be tbe man who first invented
sleep,” but thrice blessed will be he who
invents a remedy for the destruction of
these insatiate blood-suckers, without
cutting off the little air that attempts to
circulate these sultry nights ; for it is but
a choice of evils between the pent-up,
cribbed, confined situation of him who has
to swelter and suffocate under netting,
and him who is exposed to the penetrat
ing advances of these diminutive devils.
Not content with sucking our blood and
throwing us into a fever with their stings,
they make night hideous with the dire
notes of their shrill discordant voices. We
shall, forthwith, put up the bars, even if
we do not breathe so freely, for any
change will be for the better ; and we will
have the consolation, at least, of knowing
that we have foiled them in their assaults
on our person, and can listen with some
degree of complaicency to their impotent
yells of disappointment, as they, Tantalus
like, see the feast spread, which they are
dying to taste but cannot reacli.
Government Suit for Damages.
The United States Government has en
tered suit against Richard M. Corwin,
John M. Corwin and William Wiswell,
Jr., on a bond executed by W. P. Craig
and W. R. Righter, for $75,000, given by
them in November, 1857, to open a ship
channel at the'outlet of the Mississippi
river in the Gulf of Mexico, known as the
“Southwest Pass,” said channel to be
twenty feet in depth, throughout a well
defined width of three hundred feet, and
to keep the same open for a period of
four and a half years from the comple
tion. A similar suit was commenced
against the same parties, oa their bond
for $75,000, conditional for the opening
of a ship channel at the outlet of the Mis
sissippi river into the Gulf of Mexico, of
the same depth and length, through what
is known as the “Pass a l’Outre.” The
complaint alleges that neither contract
has been fulfilled, and hence claims dam
ages to the extent of $150,000. — X. O.
True Delta , 24//t.
Nominations in Berrien and Glynn.
It seems that the Democracy of these
counties find it difficult to harmonize in
their political meetings. At a meeting of
the party in Berrien, which was held for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the Legislature, a portion of the meeting
seceded and left, as we see by the pro
ceedings, published in the “Wire Grass
Reporter.”
In Glynn county, the Democracy held a
meeting some time since, and nominated
T. Butler King for the Senate, and J. L.
Harriss for the House. Since then the
disaffected citizens of the county met and
nominated Dr. Troup for the Senate, and
Dr. Cargyle for the House. It has be
come now a political contest between the
the Doctors and Lawyers.
Paradise of Rowdyism.
It is to bo regretted that (here is a
city in the United States where rowdyism
seems to be rampant, and defies re
straint. Baltimore is tlie only theatre
we know —except Kansas —where law
lessness has resolved itself into organized
attempts upon the peace of society and
the supremacy of law. We have already
published a statement of a recent outrage
committed by the “Plug-Uglies,” on a
steamer from Baltimore. The following
gives it more in detail. It is a pity that
the devils incarnate cannot be visited
with summary punishment. The Sun
says:
“At first they amused themselves ly
knocking down the males and females of
the colored passengers, when application
was made to the Captain to take some
measures to put a stop to such proceed
ings. Nothing was done, and after a
time the disorderly disposed went down
in tbe forward saloon, where several col
ored men had taken refuge. The assail
ants approached a man, and one of them
stabbed him in four places, in the side
and chest. The}’ then blew out all the
lights in the saloon, and began an indis
criminate attack on white and colored
Mr. Jeremiah Slaughter was robbed of
S2B. Mr. William D. Glass was robbed
of S2O, and another party'was robbed of
a gold watch and chain.
“ There being no prospect of any more
booty in the saloon, the disorderlies again
went on deck, and blowing out all the
lights, went to the forward part of the
boat again among (he colored people.
One man and his wife were standing to
gether near the bow, and thought they
could escape observation. The man, how
ever, was knocked down, and he was held
while his pockets were rifled of, all they
contained. He was stabbed several
times, and his wife, who had witnessed
the whole proceeding, was outraged in
his presence, while she vainly cried for
help. Some of the passengers again
called on the officers of the boat and the
committee who had chartered her, and
volunteered, if called on, to quell the
riot and confine the disturbers of the
peace in the hold until the boat should
arrive in the city. The attack was con
tinued until several colored men were
severely stabbed, and a much larger
number horribly beat.”
Rev. Wm. 11. Millburn.
We are pleased to learn that this gen
j tleman has anew work, just from the
| press. His well known eloquence and
| ability will insure its success. Many will
! recollect him as formerly Chaplain to
i Congress, and a member qf the Alabama
j Conference of the M. E. Church. Who
j that has heard him does not retain a vivid
| recollection of his sermons, which seemed
1 to have been enhanced in power and bril
j liancy by the almost total privation of
! sight. A New York correspondent of the
I Mobile Tribune says:
1 The numerous warm friends of our
gifted divine, William 11. Milburn, will be
I pleased to learn that he has anew work
just out. Through the kindness of the
1 publishers, Messrs. Derby & Jackson, I
! have been favored with a glimpse of it,
| and Mobilians especially will hail its ad
vent with pleasure. Some of our prorni
j nent citizens are mentioned in connection
: with his residence in our town. The book
| is entitled “Ten Years of Preacher Life,”
i and is an autobiography extending from
childhood to his location in Brooklyn,
1853. It abounds in anecdotes, and that
portion of the work descriptive of his ca
j reer while chaplain at Washington, con
[ tains much of interest in connection with
| some of our ablest statesmen. Doubtless
by the time this reaches you our enter-
I prising Mobile book-sellers will have laid
the volume on your sanctum table. If so
I imagine the Dedication to his wife will
j impress you as not the least touching and
attractive feature.
We clip the following items from the
Apalachicola Advertiser, of the 24th
instant:
New Cotton.— The first two bales of
the new crop was received here on Mon
day last, per steamer Gen. Stokes. It
was from the plantation of Edward Bry
an, Jr., of Jackson county, Florida, and
consigned to Messrs.. William G. Porter
& Cos.
Also, per steamer South Carolina to
day, two bales of “ new crop” from B.
F. Bruton & Cos., Bainbridge Ga., con
| signed to the same firm.
The Propeller Florida. —By letters
; received this mail, we are happy to learn
| that this steamer meets, in every respect,
the most sanguine expectations of her
friends, owners and well-wishers. She
will draw not less than nine feet of water
with coal and 3,500 barrels of freight on
board, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding.
The E. A. Rawlins. — We are request
ed to say that this splendid clipper bark,
will positively be sold on Saturday next,
| as advertised ; also to give notice that
persons wishing to inspect this vessel,
| can have an opportunity of doing so by
calling upon Mr. Simmons, U. S, Deputy
Marshal, who will place a boat at their
disposal at any time prior to the day of
| sale.
Performances of Locomotives.
The New Orleans Delta gives the fol
lowing account of the performances of
two Philadelphia locomotives on the New
i Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Rail Road:
“The locomotive ‘Black Prince,’ built
by 11. Norris & Son, Philadelphia, ran in
the month of June 3,328 miles, burning
25 cords of wood, making 133-12 miles to
a cord, carrying three passenger-cars
and one baggage-ear. Charles Barnurn
acted as engineer and John Snyder as
fireman.
, The locomotive ‘Mazeppa,’ built by M.
W. Baldwin & Cos., ran for the same
month, 2,730 miles, burning 27 cords of
i wood, making 101 08 miles to a cord, car
rying the passenger and two baggage
cars. The above wood includes firing up,
switching and regular mileage. The
length of the road is 200 miles : it has 35
stops each way. The engineer was Hen
. ry Frink, the fireman Patrick Murter.
We will also remark, that on one trip
of the ‘Black Prince’ (a trial .trip), the
consumpsion of wood was 2/ cords, mak
ing 412 miles, including switching, stop
ping, and firing up at each end of the
road, and with a train of two passenger
cars and one baggage-car—being 164-08
miles to a cord of wood.”
Experiments on the old Atlantic Cable.
The Buffalo Republic says three pieces
of the Atlantic cable, which were pur
chased by Messrs. Tiffany & Cos., of New
j Y’ork, have been laid across the Missis
sippi, at St. Louis, in order to put that
office in connection with the eastern lines.
The first cable worked very well for
about three weeks, the second about thir
teen hours, and the third, which was laid
on Saturday evening, gave out on Sun
day night. On Thursday the second ca
ble was under-run by experienced elec
tricians, but no flaw was discovered—
nothing account for the
cessation of the working capacity of the
cable. The last cable was put to a good
test, having been entirely submerged for
over two hours before being laid. The
first cable was examined from St. Louis
to near the Illinois shore, where the ca
ble having been imbedded in the sand
gave way. Up to the place of parting
there was nothing perceptible that could
lead to the discovery of the existing
trouble. The third cable also furnished
no evidence whereby the cause of the
difficulty can be detected.
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Remarkable Circumstance.
At tbe celebration of the semi centen
nial anniversary of the ordination of the
Rev. Allen McLeane, which was held at
Simsbury, Conn., on the 16th, there
were present a family of eight brothers
and sisters, every one of whom teas present
at the ordination fifty years ago. These
eight comprise all the children that their
parents ever had, and the youngest is 55
j’ears old. It is very rare that an entire
family of eight can be found, with ranks
unbroken by death, the youngest of
whom has attained so advanced an age.
They are tbe children of the late Col.
Noah A. Phelps, of Simsbury.
[Packing Cotton—A Word to Plan
ters.
The past season great complaints nave
been made, at all shipping points, about
mixed packed, and wet packed cotton,
that is, wet lumps, and layers ol inferior
quality interspersed throughout the bale.
This can be very easily avoided by
keeping different qualities .separate in
putting it in the gin or cotton bouses,
and being cautious in the use of water
whilst packing. Large quantities should
never be suffered to accumulate in the
lint room; as soon as two or three bales
are ginned it should be packed, this
would prevent it from being mixed
Many planters only pack once a week,
and some not oftener than once in two or
three; now in these cases if there should
be a leak in the roof, rain will get in,
and from this cause wet lumps are bound
to be in the bale. If the day for pack
ing should be showery, (and many men
select such days for packing) there is al
most sure to be wet-layers in the bale,
from the rains driving in upon it.
From the above causes, as well as too
free use of water in endeavoring to pack
heavy bales, we so frequently hear of
wet packed cotton ; and owing to the ac
cumulation of several qualities in the
lint-room, it gets mixed in the bale, the
value impared, and the planter suspected
of fraud, when, in fact, ther e was no in
tention to pack falsely. We venture
that no man ever loses anything by being
particular in putting up cotton, but on
the other hand money is actually made
by it. As the seasou for packing is
about to commence, and many planters
are building new screws, we suggest
that the boxes be not made more than 22
to 2-1 inches wide, and not more than 4.]
to 5 feet long. Those using Kentucky
bagging should only put in as much cot
ton as two and a half breadths will com
pletely cover. Those using India bag
ging should cut it in three yard pieces,
and sew the selvages well together with
twiue, and cut it at the bag end, so as to
reverse the filling, or large thread which
is much stronger, and put in no more
cotton than six yards of bagging will
well cover. Put on six good ropes, se
curely fastened, as the bagging and rope
always pays for itself. Planters storing
their cotton at shipping points should
see to it, that the ware houses are dry,
and that the bales do not come in con
tact with the ground. In storing cotton
at home be particular and keep it under
cover, and if you have a landing on the
river, do not suffer it to lie exposed, but
ship by first boat, as the river mud is apt
to adhere to the bales, and damage them
seriously. Wait for no particular beat,
but always ship by the first boat that
passes in good weather. Five hundred
pounds is, enough to put in a bale, for
cotton will not sample as well when it is
pressed too tightly, and when seven or
eight hundred pounds is put in two
breadths of bagging, considerable cotton
is exposed on the sides, ropes burst off,
and a loss is the consequence. These
suggestions are thrown out under the
conviction that a great deal of trouble
and expense might be saved to our plan
ting friends,,by being more particular in
preparing their cotton for market.
We venture the assertion that cotton,
properly handled, will, in the long run,
amply remunerate the planter for any
trouble he may be at in handling it nice
ly.—Evfaula Express.
Heavy Fall of Halil.
We have had frequent showers of rain
during the past ten days, but decidedly
the heaviest of the season fell yesterday
morning, commencing about four and
continuing, without intermission, until
ten o’clock—during a greater portion of
the time coming down in torrents. The
streets were flooded with water, no part
of Whitaker street, from Liberty down to
Broughton, for several hours, being visi
ble. Indeed, we were assured by a re
liable gentleman, who spoke from actual
experience, that the water in many por- -
tious of it came above the hubs of his
buggy wheels, and the current was so
strong at places, we learn, as to render
il exceedingly difficult for horses to main
tain their footing. /fltogether it was
probably the heaviest fall of rain we have
had in Savannah for twelve months past.
How far it extended in the surrounding
country, or to what extent it has dam
aged crops, we of course have not yet
been able to learn.— Sav. News, 25th.
Death l>y a Fall from a Third Story.
A young man by the name of Samuel
Bellsnyder, son of Capt. Bellsnyder, of
this city, engaged iu the house of Messrs.
Morgan & Cos., was found dead yesterday
morning in the rear of their store, with
his head horribly lacerated by a fall
from the third story, in which was his
sleeping apartment. It is supposed he
was undressing to retire for the night,
and having divested himself of a part of
his clothing, sat down in the window to
pull off his socks. As one of his socks
was partly off, it is thought that by some
false motion lie lost his balance and fell
backwards out of the window, striking
on his head, and producing instant death.
Young Bellsnyder was twenty years of
age, and was highly esteemed for his
moral worth and strict integrity. His
sudden death falls with a crushing blow
upon his relatives in this city, and es
pecially upon his father, who is absent.
—Nash. Union and American.
Cotton—The Condition of the Ma
turing Crop.
The Montgomery Mail, of the 25th,
says :
We conversed yesterday with two in
telligent planters, residing in different
directions from the city,’ concerning the
prospect of the maturing cotton crop.
They were both of the opinion that, the
late rains, as a general result, have not
materially injured cotton. Some few
localities mny produce a short crop, but
as a general rule there will be as much
cotton matured in this section as can
conveniently be got into marketable con
dition, provided the crop meet with no
backset.
New cotton, middling, sold to-day read
ily in our market, at 11 cents per pound.
From the Mail, of the 25tli, we also
learn that Dr. William H. Rives, one of
the Directors, will start for Virginia next
week, for the purpose of buying negroes
to work on the South and North Alabama
(Central) Rail Road.
Should Ministers be Paid for Per
forming Funeral Services.
Just as much as for performing mar
riage ceremonies. And why not? It is
often very harrowing to the feelings,
sometimes very fatiguing, frequently
most inconvenient, and nearly always
extremely tryiug to the nervous system.
Should not a minister be rewarded when
he thus actually’suffers ?
And, again, what right have the friends
of a deceased person to expect gratuitous
services in such cases? Are not profes
sional services in every branch of profes
sional life rewarded ? Certainly. Then,
ye who require the services of one who
gives up all to follow Christ and serve
him in the ministry, remember that he is
entitled to reward for these extraordina
ry performances of ministerial duty.—
Cor. Christian Index.
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The New Orleans Delta of the 23d in
stant says:
The Charmer came into our port this
morning with one thousand and twenty
five bales of new cotton.
The receipts of new cotton up to Sat
urday last 1,240, against 780, bales to
same date last year. Last year’s was the
largest crop ever raised, and the present
promises greatly to exceed it. lie must
be a daring man who will wager against
four millions of bales—say two millions
for the port. Just think of it— one hundred
millions of dollars of one single product!
The largest product of new cotton that
has reached our wharf, is the growth of
our own State—the parish of Tensas be
ing the banner cotton parish.
A correspondent of the Montgomery
Advertiser, suggests the Hon. Alexander
B. Clitheral, as Speaker of the next lower
house of the Alabama Legislature. Judge
Clitheral is a man of versatile talents,
and possesses ample qualifications for the
position.
The Administration and the Slave
Trade.
Washington, Aug. 25.—The adminis
tration lias bo-i .wcd upon iho subject of
the African Slave Trade its earnest al
ien ion, and, v. itli a view of suppressing,
as iar as possible, this traffic, has initiat
ed no a-in t - more efficient and extensive
ibail evei t el.me |. v dial purpose.
Toe Mpi iili >n ■or ihe Const ol Africa,
as arrange . by die St orctary ol tile Navy,
wih consist oi the following named ves
sels : The si earners Mystic, Sumter, Sau
Jac.ntu and Muoic m, and the sloops of
war Constellation, (the Hag ship,) Porta
mouth, Marion and \ meenues. Ihe
most efficient officers are assigned to their
command. Th.se ol the Mjstic and
Sumter are, respectively, Lieut. L L.
Leßoy aud Lieut. J. F. Armstrong.
These gentlemen were, at their own re
quest, ordered, to this service. iheir
vessels, being m light dealt, can penetrate
into waters too shallow tor those which
have heretofore been on that coast, be
sides having the advantage of steam.
Hence slavers will be more closely pur
sued.
The joint treaty with England requires
that the United States shall keep there a
force of eighty guns; but, by the recent
arrangement on the part of the Adminis
tration, the number of guns will be one
hundred and sixteen.
Mr. Birney, who succeeds Mr. Morse
as Naval Storekeeper, went out in the
Constellation, with instructions to remove
the naval depot for the African Squadron
from Porto Pray a to San Pul de Loando,
which is three hundred and thirty-six
miles South of the Congo river, or about
twenty-five hundred miles distant from
Porto Priya. This new depot will, con
sequently, be much nearer than the for
mer to the principal points of traffic on
the Coast, and will, in a great measure,
obviate the necessity of long cruises.
On our own coast, too, there is to be.
an efficient naval force, composed of the
steamers Crusader, Lieut. Maffit; the
Mohawk, Lieut. Craven ; the Wyandotte,
Lieut. Stanley; and the Fulton, Comman
der G. G. Williamson. They are to cruise
in the neighborhood of Cuba, for the pur
pose of capturing any slavers which may,
t by their expertness, escape the vigilance
of our naval police on the African coast.
These arrangements will soon go into
full operation, and the Secretary of the
Navy is now hurrying the preparation of
such of the vessels as are yet in port,
for this important service.
The British Cotton Market.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
the leading'manufacturers in Great Brit
ain continue to perplex themselves with
the possibility of some future great cotton
failure in the United States, and all its
serious consequences. The consumption
of this article, they contend, increases
more rapidly than the growth. Among
the many expedients which have been
contemplated and resorted to, memorials
were recently presented by the Manches
ter Chamber of Commerce to the Gov
ernment, in which they urged the impor
tance of extending such encouragement
to Mr. Bourne’s proposals for navigating
the ludian river, as would enable the
cotton grown in the interior to be trans
ported to the coast, with adequate facili
ty and at a moderate expense. The old
East India Company consented to give to
the Oriental Inland Steam Company,
which has been formed in London to car
ry this method of navigation into practi
cal effect, a ye#Hy grant of money to as
sist in carrying out the undertaking, aud
which grant will, it is stated, of itself re
turn ten per cent, yearly on the capital
which the company undertakes to expend.
This concession is a much more favorable
one than any which has been granted to
the Indian railways; but the necessity of
adding to the British supplies of cotton
from India is considered urgent, and
hence the most liberal policy is advoca
ted. The cotton manufacturers of the
United Kingdom recently formed a great
association for promoting, by every
meaus in their power, the production and
supply of cotton; and the London jour
nals state that in order to supply funds
for accomplishing their objects, they
have assessed and made calls on, the re
spective factories, in proportion to their
horse power. It is stated that ninetenths
of the cotton of the world conies from
about thirty-eight millions of acres of
Americau land, cultivated mainly by
three millions of Africans under iutelli
gent white supervision.
The Stearns? Pensacola.
A correspondent of the Mobile Tri
bune has taken pains to ascertain the di
mensions of the Pensacola, lately landed
at the Navy Yard at Warrington. We
make the annexed extract from his com
munication :
The live oak and yellow pine timber
used iu her constructure was cut in Flori
da. All the white oak knees were cut in
Alabama and shipped from Mobile. The
plan was drawn by Mr. John Lithall,
Chief of the Bureau of Construction, and
is a beautiful model. Her boats, spars,
sails, furniture, Ac., have all been made
at this yard and are ready logo on board.
The ship will be taken under the shears
and masted immediately and rigged. She
will then be sent to Norfolk to receive her
machinery, which is being built at the
Washington Navy Yard.
I was told by the very best of authority
that an estimate had been made on her
cost, which shows satisfactorily that she
will cost about one hundred thousand dol
lars less than any one of the other five
sloops of her class ordered at the same
time, but which were built North. That
she will be equal, if not superior to any
of them, the most prejudiced against
Southern ship building cannot but ac
knowledge. To these facts, I would most
respectfully draw the attention of'South
ern members of Congress.
Tle Artesian Well in Columbus, O.
This “great bore” has got to the
depth of 2025 feet, and is progressing at
the rate of four feet in twenty-four
hours.
On Saturday, Professor T. G Wormley
made several experiments, with the fol
lowing results, which he kindly furnished
us. He says that the pressure per square
inch at the bottom is 861 pounds, 125,000 ■
per square yard.
First Experiment—Three bottles, two
of them hermetically sealed, were placed
in the pump and sunk to the bottom of
the bore. When withdrawn they were
crushed to powder. The other, which was
closed with a strong cork, had it forced
in, and the bottle pulverized.
Second Experiment.— Two very strong
cut-glass bottles were used One of them
was crushed; the other, a very small and
thick one, was forced half full of water,
but not broken, and the cork remained j
firmly fixed in the neck. The water fore- ‘
ed into the bottle at the great depth of
2025 feet, or over three eights of a mile, i
was as pure and limpid as the purest
spring.
Curious stones are brought in limited
quantities, from the bottom, which, when
polished, show minute stars, new moons,
full moons, and suns, most regularly and .
clearly defined.— Columbus (0.) Journal, j
Rain Storm.
Our city was visited by a heavy rain
storm on Tuesday evening, which contin
ued, with but little intermission through
out the night. The streets were flooded, j
rendering pedestrianism after dark a
perilous enterprise. It did seem for a
time as if the “windows of heaven had
been opened,”.with but a slight prospect
of their being closed before sublunary
things had been wholly submerged. Os
course the river got its back up at this
persistent deluge, and from a height of
only four feet when the storm began,
rose to over 17 feet by morning—a rise
of 13 feet in about eight hours. There
will be no lack of water for navigation
purposes, for at least a week to come.
The Tiver is now slowly falling.—Augus
ta Chronicle, 25th.
The first bale of new cotton was re
ceived on the 17th instant, at the ware
house of Johnston & Cos., from the plan
tation of J. J. Collier, Esq., aud sold at
auction by J. M. Cooper to T. J, Boyn
ton, at 1G cents. Quality, good middling.
The first cotton received in this market
last season was on the sth of July, and
sold to G. W. ltawson, at 15 cents, aud
stored in the same warehouse. — Albany
Patriot.
Truths for Young Men.
We find Die following article in the
Laporte (Ind.) Times, ami we commend it
In the young mm of ilio Country who are
about to take an active part in general
pm i tics.
There is no .-übji.t more deserving
their careful attention an t eon-ideration
than that of establishing for themselves
correct political opinions at the first start
in life :
Young Men as Fatisaxs. — There is no
one thing in regard to which the young
men of this country are so liable to be
misled as in the foilnatiun ol their politi
cal principles. It is a privilege of the
American people —exercised to a very
i great extent —to express freely ami open
ly their opinions upon every subject that
. may come under their notice. Religion,
science, education—and wc might enu
merate other topics—all receive their
proper attention, and are discussed to a
very great extent l>y all classes of so
; ciety ; but to none of them is given that
| vast amount of time and labor that is de
. voted to questions of governmental policy,
ami none are so little understood. All
: men are not expected to think and act
I alike and these discussions serve to bring
; out from men their views; and those who
| ao-ree in sentiment unite and form the
| great political parties that exist in our
country.
Jno tie of these parties the young man,
when he arrives at an age at which he is
permitted to exercise the elective fran
chise, takes a position. He conuects
himself with a party because lie feels it
his duty to do so. Political organiza
tions have became a necessity to the
Government under which he lives, and
he cannot well maintain an inactive,
neutral position. He must take a stand
upon one side or the other. The young
Americau is natually a politician—he is
born and reared in a political atmosphere,
the very nature of which has a charm
for him that the people of other countries
fail to perceive. He forms his opinions
of anything very readily, aud labors ar
duously in support of his position. The
reason the young politician so frequently
errs in the formation of his opinions, is,
because he too hastily comes to conclu
sions. He becomes satisfied with the po
sition that first strikes him as being cor
rect, without making further examination
to discover whether he is really correct
or not. He allows himself to be led away
by the machinations of some political
leader. lie hears a pnblic expression
of the views of some rnau—whether in a
set speech or upon the street corner, it
matters not—and they strike him at once
as being in accordance with reason, and
he embraces them as his own, without
further notice. When, if he was to look
at the matter in all of its bearings and
endeavor to form some idea of the* effect
the practical operation those views would
have upon the principles which he desires
to see established, he would come to an
altogether different conclusion.
Tlie Cottou Crop of tlie Commercial
Year just past; and its prospects in
tlie Future.
The cotton crop of the commercial year
1858 and 1859, just closed on the 31st of
August, says the Cotton Planter and Soil,
will sum up iu round numbers 3,700,000
bales—it may perhaps reach a few thous
and over those figures; and the market
closing in Mobile at 11 to 12 cents for
middling cottons. These figures are en
couraging decidedly* so to the cotton
planters of the country, they prove be
yond a doubt that neither a four million
crop nor a European war can very mate
rially affect tlie prices of cotton. Our
information, from all sections of the
cotton growing region, give us the most
flattering accounts of abumlant corn
crops, which is now safe and beyond all
the contingency of season. The growing
cotton crop is good—remarkably so gen
erally ; it is now, however, at the critical
period of its growth. The worm is in it,
and tlie clouds are lowering and rainy ;
it is therefore the extreme of folly to at
tempt any calculation as to the extent of
the cotton crop, until the dry weather,
after the equinoctial period. On this
subject our experience has been—and
few have watched the subject more care
fully—that the more Haltering the growth
of weed at this season the more hazard
ous the crop.
In regard to the price of cotton, we
see no cause whatever for a decrease
from .he present ruling figures. The
relations of the great ruling powers of
Europe are at present of an entirely pa
cific character. Louis Napoleon, who is
the ruling spirit of the old world, having
but recently built up anew national con
federacy in the late peace of Villa franca,
will doubtless preserve the peace of Eu
rope, long enough, at least, for his young
Italian confederation to assume its prop
er position among the nationalities of
Europe.
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Look out for tlie Swindler*
Several members of our community
have been swindled by an imposter who
pretended to be the leader of an imagina
ry Company called the “Mozart Troupe.”
He gave his name as H. De Tracy and
professed to come from Union Springs,
Ala. He persuaded a Dr. Converse in
Atlanta to accompany him as agent,
promising that gentleman $75 per month
for his services, aud deluded a blind mu
sician with vain hopes from a home in
Tuskegee, Ala., to join his wanderings,
lie contracted with us for posters, pro
grammes, Ac., to the amount of S3O or
S4O, which he has left unpaid ; he owes
his landlord here $lB, and Messrs. Scott
A Tyner, of Madison Springs, $18,50;
besides a debt of $25, at the livery sta
bles, and other smaller amounts else
where. He put up posters announcing a
concert at Madison Springs and one at
Athens, each of which purported to be
graced by his “last and only appearance
before leaving for Europe.”
He started on his “grand tour” on the
night ot the 16th instant, leaving Madi
son Springs ou foot while all the other
visitors were at supper. To protect his
delicate person from the cold sea breeze,
he stole a blanket shawl from one of his
dupes, which had several holes near one
corner for the purposes of ventilation.
Thus to the crime of swindling, he has
added the more grevious one of theft,
and we trust he may yet be apprehended
and severely punished. We furnish an
imperfect description of the rogue, hop
ing that it may lead to his recognition.
He is heavy built—about 5 feet 4 inches
high —weighs 130 to 136 lbs.—has large,
light, bluish grey eyes, and sports a slight
moustache. When here he wore a black
suit —a coat with a velvet collar—a light
but dirty vest—a low crowned black hat
—and Lis left boot was run down out
ward at the heel. lie made a limited
display of jewelry, wearing a seal ring
and a small gold vest chain without the
customary appendage of a watch. His
hair was short, his complexion dark, his
performance on the piano tolerable, and
his talk about his wealthy relatives in
cessant. Do, brethren of the press, as
sist us in catching this delectable speci
men of the genus homo.—Athens banner.
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The Bible in Arabic*
This language is spoken by not less
than eighty millions of people, scattered
throughout Syria, North Africa, Arabia,
Hindustan and China. Through all these
regions barriers to the circulation of the
Scriptures have been broken down so
rapidly as to surprise the most sanguine.
No kingly or priestly power can ever set
up those barriers again, aud loud is now
tha call to give the Arabic Bible to these
accessible millions.
The lamented Dr. Eli Smith bad car
ried anew and superior translation of
the New Testament to the last of Acts,
when death took him away from his
loved and all important labors. The work
will however, be completed under the
skill and energy of Mr. Yan Dyke, of the
Syrian Mission, who is eminently quali
fied to succeed Dr. Smith iu the work.
Each proof is sent, for criticisms aud sug
gestions, to all the members of the Mis
sion, and also subjected to the most rigid
scrutiny of the most learned Arabic
grammarian iu Syria. This Arabic New
Testament will take rank as a classic
wherever pure Arabic is spoken, and yet
none be beyond the reach of the common
people. —Boston Transcript.