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From the Troy Advertiser.
Hull Hoad Meeting
l’ursuant to notice, a majority of the
incorporators named in the act chartering
the Troy Kail Hoad Company, passed at
the late session of the Legislature, assem
bled in the Court House in Troy, on the
12th inst., Hon. 0. F. Knox was called to
the Chair, and A. W. Starke appointed
Secretary.
U. L. Jones and A. W. Starke, Esqr.’s,
explained the object and purposes of the
meeting.
A. N. Worthy, Esq., offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted, viz:
Resolved, That we, Benj. Gardner, A.
F. Love, Benj. F. Moore, Ira Hobdy, 11.
S. Urquhart, Thos. K. Mullins, 0. F.
Knox, and C. J. L, Cunningham, corpo
rators of the Troy Rail Hoad, do organize
said Company under the charter granted
them by the act of the Legislature of Ala
bama at the session 18-39-00.
Resolved, That books for subscription
shall be now opened and shall be kept
open until the first day of January, 1801,
unless the stock shall bo sooner taken, or
a sufficient amount shall be subscribed to
complete or put into a successful state of
completion, the said road.
Resolved, ThatU. L. Jones, 0. F. Knox,
Thos. K. Mullins, Benj. Gardner, A. P.
Love, 11. S. Urquhart, James M. Thomp
son, and Benjamin F. Moore, respective
ly, are hereby authorized to open books
and take subscriptions of stock in said
Road at such points in the county of Pike
as they may see proper.
Jlesolucd, That the subscriptions shall
be taken by note, payable in two annual
installments,(notes to be printed and sup
plied by these incorporators) first Dote
due first January, 1861, and second due
first January, 1862.
Resolved, That this meeting do earnest
ly request the citizens of Pike county to
attend the published meetings, of this
Company on Thursday of the first and
Tuesday of the second weeks of our Cir
cuit Court; and also, that every business
house in Troy be closed upon those days,
and all the business men and others,
whether merchants, mechanics, profes
sional men or farmers, attend said meet
ing to add interest to the same.
On motion, the newspapers of the town
of Troy, were requested to publish the
above, and then the meeting adjourned.
0. F. KNOX, Ch’n.
A. W. Starke, Sec’y.
From Washington.
Washington, March 13.—A private
letter from St. Petersburgh says that the
project for a telegraph, prepared by the
American Consul to the Amoor country,
I*. M. 1). Collins. Esq., from Moscow to
San Francisco, has been presented to the
Director-in Chief of Ways of Communica
tion, General Cheffkin, who has laid the
whole subject before the Siberian Com
mittee, because, as the project is to affect
Siberia, it must pass through or under
their sanction.
Public opinion is represented to be
very favorable to the project, and as the
Russian Government recognize the line
to the Amoor, it would really seem to be
the best mode by which to unite Europe
and America. From the mouth of the
Amoor to San Francisco the distance is
about five thousand miles—all, with a
very small fraction, by land. If, howev
er, submerged cables shall be used, where
practicable, the distance will be very
much reduced. Persons high in authori
ty think that the line should bo made by
submerged cables, but Mr. Collins ad
heres to his projected land-route, via
Behring’s Straits, or as near to that point
as may be, and to the least possible use
of submerged cables, looking to cheap
ness, readiness of repair, and security
against loss of submerged cables. The
surveys are going on in Siberia on the
part of the Russian Grvernment. Cap
tain Romanoff, of the engineers, who was
dispatched last summer to survey the
line east of Irkoutsk.Jmost probably re
turned to St. Petersburgh to make his re
port during the month of February.
New 3 oric, March 15.—The Tribune’s
correspondent says that majority of the
House favors Nelson’s bill against poly
gamy in the Territories and affixing se
vere penalties on the crime. It will come
up in a few days. One of the Utah Judg
es has resigned. The others will be re
moved on account of tho conflct of opin
ions with the Governor, who is a Mormon,
the Judges being Gentiles.
“Gunpowder Plot*”—Attempt to De
stroy a Town.
The inhabitants of Napoleon, Ark.,
have been considerably excited during
the past few days by the discovery of a
plot to destroy that town by means of
turning upon it the current of the Arkan
sas river. Napoleon is situated on a nar
row strip of laud at the junction of the
Mississippi and Arkansas rivers, and for
several miles back the two rivers are only
separated by a strip of ground about four
hundred yards in width. A week or two
sinco a train of powder was laid across
this narrow point, and Monday night the
match was applied. A terrific explosion
ensued, and the earth was torn up to an
extent which allowed the water from the
Arkansas river to find its way across into
the Mississippi. Already has a strong
current formed in tho breech, which is
hourfy widening and deepening, and from
present indications at no distant period
the town will be swept away. A planter
in the vicinity whose interest would be
greatly enhanced by the change in the
current of the Arkansas river, is suspect
ed of having perpetrated the deed, but
nothing postive is knotvn.— Memphis Ar
gus.
New York, March 14.—One of Phillips’
Fire Annihilators; stored in a small room
on the second floor of the building Nos.
-b and 28 Frankfort street, occupied by
E. 0. Jenkins as a printing office, explo
ded yesterday afternoon, causing an
alarm of fire, and producing great con
sternation among the employees—many
of whom were females. The firemen
soon put out the fire, which had caught
in a pile of paper, and the damage, which
probably will not exceed S3OO, was
mostly done by water. Mr. Jenkins says
that, just before tho explosion occurred,
he was talking with Mi*. Leavitt, of the
firm of Leavitt & Allen, and that he ob
served a vapor, accompanied by a hissing
sound, escaping from the room in ques
tion, and believing that the steam boiler
was about to explode, he ran into the
street; his foreman, however, ascertained
the origin of the fire, and threw the an
nihilator out of the window. The explo
sion is supposed to have resulted from
the disorganization of the chemical gases
of which the annihiiator was composed.
Fun At Home.
Don’t be afraid of a little fun at home,
good people ! Don’t shut up your houses
lest the sun should fade your carpets and
your hearts, least a hearty laugh should
shake down some of the musty old cob
weds there ! If you want to ruin your
sons, let them think that all mirth and
social enjoyment must be left on the
threshold without when they come home
at night. When once a home is regarded
as only a place to cat, drink and sleep in,
the work is begun that ends in gambling j
houses and reckless degradation.
A Woman Voter.
Much amusement was created at the
polls of the third yard yesterday, by an
attempt to carry “woman’s rights” into
active exercise. The wife of a voter, who
was confined to bed by illness, appeared
and demanded to cast her husband’s vote.
Upon a refusal, she became quite irate,
and in reply to the jeers of some of the
crowd, seized a brick bat and for a while
cleared the front of the polls. She was
at length quieted and conducted away.
Alexandria (Fa.) Gazette.
Disinherited.
We learn from the New York Times
that the will of the late John G. Boker,
of “Bitters” notoriety, has been offered
for probate, and that it contains a codicil !
disinheriting his daughter “Mary Ann,” i
who married John Dean, the coachman.
A bill has been introduced in the Cali
fornia Legislature, proposing an appro
priation of $50,000 per annum, to relieve
the general government from the charge
of Indians in the California reservations*
From the Oxford (Mi**.) Mercury, of the Bth.
The “ Irrepressible Conflict” * n the
University of Mlsslslppi— Resigna
tion of Professors Carter and Rich
ardson.
It has been known here for about a
month that the Board of Trustees of the
University of Mississippi would meet in
extraordinary session about the first of
March, for the purpose of investigating
charges preferred against the venerable
President of the Institution, F. A. P. Bar
nard, by Dr. H. R. Branham.
Accordingly on last Thuisday, March
Ist, the Hon. J. A. Ventress, I. N. Davis,
J. M. Howry, A. 11. Pegues, Jas. Brown,
Geo. H. Young, W. F. Dowd, J W. Clapp,
Charles Clark and A. M. Clayton, mem
bers of the Board, assembled at one of the
halls of the University, and, after organ
izing, Dr. Branham read the following as
the charges which he preferred against
Dr. Barnard :
Ist. That Dr. Barnard offered the state
ment of a negro as evidence against a
student of the University (Mr. Hum
phreys.)
2d. That after the Faculty refused to
sustain the charge upon the testimony ad
duced, Dr. Barnard without the authori
ty of the Faculty wrote to his guardian
a letter, which resulted in the withdraw
al of Mr. Humphreys from the University.
3d. That Dr. Barnard interposed and*
objected to Mr. Humphreys’ re-admission
into the University at the opening of the
next session, and thus prevented bis re
turn. H. R. Branham.
This was all that occurred up to noon.
The Board re-assembled about 2 o’clock,
wneD the members of the Faculty were
placed upon the stand as witnesses. Oth
er witnesses not belonging to the Faculty
were called in during the proceedings
and gave evidence. The examination of
witnesses lasted until after supper on the
following (Friday) night Soon after the
evidence was closed the Board rendered
their decision, which was that of acquit
tal.
The testimony in the case is very elab
orate. A copy of it has been asked for
and will soon be published we presume.
We must be permitted to suspend any
opinion in regard to it until it appears in
official form.
We have never seen so much feeling ex
hibited among our citizens as was shown
on the streets Saturday, and since the
result and incidents connected with the
matter have been divulged. It amounts
to a perfect storm of indignation against
the Northern born Professors engaged in
the institution, while not a few impugn
the motives of the Trustees. The people
appeared to be nearly unanimous against
the decision of the Board.
On Monday Professors Carter and
Richardson sent down their resignation
as members of the Faculty, to Gov. Pet
tus. The resignation of these gentlemen
leaves only one Southerner in the Facul
ty —Prof. J. M. Phipps, and it is thought
he will resign.
Hon. Lewis C. Levin.
Alluding to the death of the Hon. Lewis
C. Levin, the Philadelphia Bulletin says:
Iu the year 1843 he became strongly
imbued with the spirit of Native Ameri
canism, and if he was not the founder of
tho party in 1843, he was at least among
the most influential of its founders. Mr.
Levin became the editor of the Daily Sun
about that time, and he made the paper
the organ joiutly of Native Americanism
and Temperance. On the memorable
Monday, May 6th, 1844, Mr. Levin was
making a speech in the market bouse at
Kensington, when the meeting he was ad
dressing was fired upon aud Shiftier,
Rhinedollar and other natives were killed
and created party martyrs. This act was
the commencement of the series of terri
ble riots, murders and church burnings
which disgraced Philadelphia in May,
1844, to be repeated in July of the same
year, at the time of the bloody affair at
the Church of St. Philip de Neri, in
Queen street, Southwark. On that occa
sion Mr. Levin used all the power of his
eloquence to restrain the fury of his own
partizans. During this exciting period
Mr. Levin was not idle with either pen
or speech. He was one of the principal
stump speakers of the day, aud his strong
Native American articles, published in
the Sun, made the paper immensely pop
ular in his party, and run up the sub
scription list enormously. He was among
those who were arrested on the charge ot
treason at that time ; but the trials never
took place. In 1845 Mr. Levin was elected
to represent the first district in Congress.
He served with credit to himself from
1845 to 1847, and again from 1847 to
1851. He generally formed a part of the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
Burning of tlie Judge Porter—Fur
ther Particulars.—Serious Doss of
Life.
The steamboat Judge Porter, Captain
Shields, from Montgomery, Ala., bound
to this port, took fire yesterday morning
about 9 o’clock, when about one mile
from the Lake end of the Carrollton and
Jefferson Railroad. The Porter had on
board some 15 passengers, (of whom two
or three were females,) 800 bales of cot
ton and sundries. The fire started in the
engine room, and is supposed to have
been caused by the friction of a hogchain.
In a few minutes after the fire was first
discovered, the entire boat was enveloped
in flames, and all aboard had to take to
the water.
The second engineer, the stewart, the
second cook, and Mr. Farrar, the second
clerk are missing. Os the passengers,
but one is known to have been saved. lie is
a steerage passenger. He, together with
the captain and crew, were picked up by
boats from some vessels that were near by.
The pilot, Mr. Henderson, was the last
man to leave the boat. This he did after
heading the boat to shore. He was slight
ly burned in getting oif.
The boat and cargo, together with the
books and baggage, are a total loss.— N.
0. Picayune.
The Alabama Insurance Law.
A Mobile correspondent of the Mont
gomery Advertiser says :
“ The losses by the late fire have caus
ed many of our citizens to complain of the
late act taxing so heavily Insurance Agen
cies in this State. They say they prefer
fair and open competition in insurance as
well as in other business; that the supply
of local capital is not equal to the demand
for insurance, and that their rights and
the security of their property are made
secondary and subservient to the inter
ests of a few local corporations.
The recent Legislature of Alabama
passed an Act discriminating in its pro
visions against Foreign Insurance Com
panies, she object of which was intended
to benefit Domestic Companies.
Too Modest to be Grateful.
The Liverpool Albion says that a young
lady, the eldest daughten of a well known
Baronet, was so deep a sleeper that it
was always difficult to wake her; and in
the year 1858 a fire broke out at night in
the family mansion, when a male domes
tic burst into her room, and, snatching
her as she lay in bed, conveyed her to a
place of safety. Strange to say, the la
dy’s high sense of modesty caused her
preserver to be discharged from her fath
er’s service. The lady is still unmarried,
but the man who risked his life to save
that of his mistress has been rewarded
by a legacy of £SOO, bequeathed to him
by his late master.
Homespun cloths are becoming so fash
ionable with business men that the facto
ries in dilferent parts of the State find it
impossible, with their present facilities,
to fill the various orders that pour in up
on them. Our people are learning to
discard broadcloths and cassimeres, and
to adopt in their stead the beautiful
Southern goods to be seen on the streets
every hour in the day. —Richmond Dis
patch.
—■
A boy named James Cain, about sev
enteen years of age, accidentally shot
himself while trying to get a pistol out of
his pocket in Atlauta, Sunday last. The
wound is severe though not dangerous.
Vacancy Filled.
Baltimore, March 16.—Hugh Lennox
Bond has been appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by the impeachment of
Judge Stump in the Criminal Court.
The Italian Opera i'i-onpe.
The announcement of the coming of the
Parodi Italian Opera Troupe, gives prom
ise of an extraordinary musical festival
for three evepings next week. Those
who desire to secure reserved seats are
informed that the sale will commence this
morning at the Music Store of W. B.
Carter, where a diagram of the seats
may be seen. In lieu of any comments of
our’s we append the following notice of
one of the entertainments given by the
Troupe in Charleston, taken from the
Courier of the 29th ult. :
Italian Opera.— Donizetti’s grand and
brilliant Opera, “II Poliuto,” was pro
duced last evening by the Parodi Troupe
(for the first time in Charleston,) with the
greatest possible effect. The production
was a perfect success. The theatre was
crowded, and never was there any audi
ence better pleased or more delighted.—
Some portions of the Opera were posi
tively grand. Long shall we remember
this superb operatic performance. Nev
er have we had an Opera given with such
magnificence as was on last evening.—
Alaimo, Sbriglia, Gnone and Barili sus
tained their very difficult roles with the
greatest artistic excellence.
Signor Angelo Torriani, the Conduc
tor, deserves great credit for his skill in
bringing this exceedingly, difficult Opera
out in such a brilliant manner. He, we
may safely say, is one of the most artistic
and talented Conductors now in the coun
try, and the success of “II Poliuto,”
and other Operas produced by this
Troupe, is entirely owing to the superior
judgment of this celebrated and talented
Conductor.
To-night we shall have Bellini’s grand
tragic Opera, “ Norma,” when Signora
Teresa Parodi will appear. It is unne
cessary to say anything of Parodi to those
who listened to her, on Friday evening
last, in her thrilling personation of “Lu
crezia Borgia.” Those who did not,
should not loose this grand opportunity
to-night. Miss Hattie Brown, the young
American artiste, Sbriglia, and the en
tire Troupe, will will also appear.
We sincerely hope that this talented
Troupe will be induced to remain with us
a few days longer than was announced at
their first coming. Never have we had
Opera given in such style and magnifi
cence before in Charleston.
Our New York Correspondence.
New York, March 17, 1860.
I see by the London papers that Liebig,
the great German chemist, has written to
Mecbi, the famous English farmer, a most
startling letter on the production of corn
—a subject as interesting to American
farmers and planters as to Englishmen,
which is my reason for dwelling on it at
some length. The learned German shows
that the corn-producing power of the
land of the globe is becoming rapidly ex
hausted, and that, had it not been for the
discovery of guano, the decline would
have been much more marked than it is.
Barn-yard manure, says Liebig, is insuffi
cient for the purpose of restoring to the
earth the elements which are withdrawn
from it in successive harvests. They leave
every year a deficiency, which must in
the course of time, result in barrenness.
Guano supplies the need; but, at the
present rate of consumption, which is
rapidly increasing, it will not last, ac
cording to Liebig, more than thirty years
at the utmost. A late report by C. S.
Marshall, Esq., President of the Ameri
can Guano Company of this city, fully
corroborates the statement of the German
savant of the high and increasing rate of
the consumption of guano. According to
Mr. Marshall, the demand for American
guano, as the article supplied by this
company is sometimes called, to distin
guish it from Peruvian guano, is increas
ing rapidly from season to season; and
orders from farmers and planters pour in
so rapidly from all quarters of the Union,
that the company have found it necessary
to add several ships to their already large
fleet. To counteract the decline in the
producing power of the lands now under
cultivation all over the civilized globe,
Liebig recommends diminishing the popu
lation of the older countries by emigra
tion en masse to virgin soils, and a re
course to the sewerage of cities and towns
by those who stay behind, for enriching
the quality of their impoverished fields.
If I mistake not, Louis Napoleon has al
ready commenced the work of fertilizing
ihe country surrounding Paris with the
sewerage of that capital, instead of al
lowing it to run to waste in the Seine,
causing thatriver to stink like the Thames
and ultimately to fill up. If some new
fertilizer be not discovered within twen
ty-five years, other cities will have to
follow the example of Paris, and return
to the soil an equivalent for the food
which they take from it. *
I remember once, when I was a young
man, living up in New Hampshire, they
dedicated anew bridge, and invited a
young lawyer to deliver an oration. The
lawyer had never yet, after a fortnight’s
practice, had the honor of beingretained,
and the opportunity of establishing a
reputation was admirable. The day came,
and with it to the bridge came the multi
tude and the orator. He had made no
written preparation, that being, he had
been told, unlawyer like—a lawyer being
supposed to be capable of speaking with
out note or notice any number of hours,
on any subject, in a style of thrilling elo
quence. So our orator trusted to the oc
casion. He stood out upon the platform,
and amid the profound attention of his
audience, commenced : “ Fellow citizens,
five-and-forty years ago this bridge, built
by your enterprise, was part and parcel
of the howling wilderness !” He paused
a moment. “ Yes, fellow citizens, only
five-and-forty years ago, this bridge,
where we now stand, was part and parcel
of the howling wilderness !” Again he
paused. [Cries of “ Good, go on.”]
Here was “the rub.” “ I feel it hardly
necessary to repeat, that this bridge, fel
low citizens, only five-and forty years
ago, was part and parcel of the howling
wilderness ; and I will conclude by say
ing that I wish to Heaven it was part
and parcel of it now !”
Cut Out.
The following is the established weight
of various articles of produce :
A bushel of wheat, sixty pounds.
Os shelled corn, fifty six.
Os corn on the cob, seventy pounds.
Os rye, fifty-six pounds.
Os oats, thirty-five pounds.
Os barley, forty-eight pounds.
Os potatoes, sixty pounds.
Os beans, sixty pounds.
Os bran, twenty pounds.
Os clover seed, sixty two pounds.
Os timothy seed, forty five pounds.
Os flax seed, fifty six pounds.
Os hemp seed, forty four pounds.
Os buck wheat, fifty two pounds.
Os blue grass seed, fourteen pounds.
Os castor beans, forty four pounds.
Os dried peaches, thirty three pounds.
Os dried apples, twenty four pounds.
Os onions, fifty seven pounds.
Os salt, fifty pounds.
A Large Contract.
We learn from the Holly Springs
(Miss.) Herald of Friday, that Messrs.
Jones, McElwain & Cos., of that town,
have entered into a contract with some of
the citizens of New Orleans, to furnish
sixty-five thousand dollars worth of iron
castings for the erection of a large hotel
in that city.
Horrible Massacre,
An item of intelligence by the over
land mail at Malloy’s station the 19th, is a
massacre of Indians by forty whites at
several villages around Humboldt. The
assailants were said to be farmers and
graziers, who have suffered from Indian
depredations during last year.
Missouri Items.
St. Louis, March 15.—The Mississippi
river is open to Lake Pepin.
Mr. Hartwell, Secretary of’ Utah, died
here to-day.
Gov. Bissell is ill, but is somewhat
better.
St. Joseph, Mo., March 15. — Jones
Russell & Co.’s Pony express, hence to
California in ten days, commences run
ning on the 15th of April.
An “ Able” Editor.
UVery judicious and observant man will ‘
concur in the following views, presented
by the editor of one of the best conducted
journals in the Old Dominion, the Alex
andria Gazette:
Many people estimate the ability of a
newspaper and the industry and talents of
its editor, by the quantity of editorial
matter which it contains. It is compar
atively an easy task for a frothy writer
to pour out daily, columns of icords—
words, upon any and all subjects. His
ideas may flow in “one weak, washy, ev
erlasting flood,” and his command of lan
guage may enable him to string them to
gether like bunches of onions, and yet bis
pamr may be a meagre and poorconcern.
But what is the labor and toil of such a
man who displays his “ leaded matter ”
ever so largely, to that imposed on the
judicious, well-informed editor, who ex
ercises his vocation with an hourly con
sciousness of its responsibilities and du
ties, and devotes himself to the conduct
of bis paper with the same care and as
siduity that a sensible lawyer bestows
upon a suit, or a humane physician upon
a patient, without regard to show or dis
play ! Indeed, the mere writing part of
editing a paper, is but a small portion of
the work. The industry is not even
shown there. The care, the time em
ployed in selecting, is far more impor
tant, and the tact of a good editor is bet
ter shown by bis selections than anything
else ; and that we all know is half the
battle. But, as we have said, an editor
ought to be estimated, and his labors un
derstood aud appreciated, by the general
conduct of bis paper—its tone—its tem
per—its uniform, consistent course—its
principles—its aims—its manliness—its
dignity—its propriety. To preserve these
as they should be preserved, is enough to
occupy fully the time and attention of
any man. If to this be added the gener
al supervision of the newspaper establish
ment, which most editors have to encoun
ter, the wonder is how can they fiud time
or room to write at all.
Revolving Bracelet.
A New York lettter describes a price of
jewelry which is destined to make a sen
sation among the ‘-female persuasion.”
It is a strap bracelet of line link chain,
of a quaint Venetian pattern. The centre,
set in a circular head, is a cluster of di
amonds, having an outside waving edge
of black enamel, divided into twelve com
partments, each nestling a dazzling brill
iant. Between the edge and the central
glory is a vine of fine gold, in, what sail
ors term, “round turns,” each turn em
bracing one of this cluster of diamonds,
and from this vine buds of fine diamond
burst into light. But in the centre of all
are two wheels, set in black enamel
ground, each having eight arms, and each
arm twelve diamonds. These wheels turn
on a common axle, the hub being the
largest diamond of all, and by an ingen
ious piece of machinery which is wound
up with a key, these wheels are made to
revolve in opposite directions for two
hours. Imagine the effect of this pyro
technic display in a brilliantly lighted sa
loon, with a fair plump arm beneath it,
if you can ! What admiration it would
command from the men; what cnvyings
and heart-burning it would excite in the
women.
How they Dance at Washington.
An Ohio editor gives his views of seve
ral dances which he lately witnessed at a
ball in Washington. He says: “The
want of variety in this metropolitan
dancing was, however, fully made up by
the fancy things, such as the waltz and
polka. These were absolutely barbarous.
The old fashioned waltz, the morality of
which even Byron called in question, is
here ignored as altogether too cold and
distant. The lady lays her head on the
gentleman’s bosom, puts one hand on his,
and the other in his coat-tail pocket, and
resigns herself to his embraces and goes
to sleep, all but her feet, which, when
not carried by him clear off the floor go
patting around on the toes. The gentle
man thus entwined throws his head back
and his eyes up, like a dying calf; his
body bent in the shape of a figure 4. he
whirls ; back up, swings around, swoons,
to all appearances, dashes forward, and
leaves the ring, to the delight of all de
cent people.
Tragedy at Decatur, Ala.—A Negro
Murders Ills Young Master.
We learn from a gentleman who arrived
on the evening train yesterday, that a
diabolical murder was committed in De
catur, Ala., a few days since. A young
lad, sixteen years of age, the son of a
widow lady named Morris, threatened to
have punished a negro man belonging to
his mother, when the negro picked up a
stone and struck his young master on the
head, killing him, it is supposed, instantly.
After committing the deed, the negro
threw the body into an old well. The
young man was missed, search was insti
tuted, and traces of blood were found
near the well, which led to the recovery
of the body. The negro was arrested,
and is in the hands of the law. —Memphis
Avalanche, 19 tli.
Pork Packing; in tlie West.
The Cincinnati papers give some sta
tistics respecting the packing of pork for
the season, from which it appears that
compared with the previous season, there
has been this year a falling off of 114,243
in the number of hogs packed. This de
crease is equal to four and five-eighths
per cent. The decrease in weight is
about 2,500,000 pounds in 402,294,685
pounds. This is about equal to 11-lGths
of one per cent.
The “Red Demon of the Nursery.”
The scarlet fever has been raging fear
fully in Illinois and Ohio. At Blooming
ton, Illinois, during the past winter, it is
said that some four hundred children
have fallen victims to the disease. In
Steubenville, Ohio, the deaths number
from two to five daily, and already some
two hundred children have succumbed to
its deadly influence.
Wliitefieid a Slaveholder.
The Westminister Review states that
Whitefield, the great revivalist preacher,
was at one time a slaveholder in Georgia,
being at his death the owner of fifty
slaves, men, woman and children, whom
he left in his will to the Countess of Hun
tington.
Another Large Convent.
The Alton (111.) Democrat informs its
readers that a large and splendid convent
or seminary for the Sisters of Charity is
to be forthwith erected in that town.
This will be the largest structure of the
kind in the West, covering an entire block
or square, and costing $300,000.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times countenances the rumor that Na
poleon is endeavoring to conciliate the
Pope, and that arrangements respecting
Romagna, likely to satisfy both parties,
have been proposed. A vicarite aud lay
government were spoken of.
Piccolomini to be Married.
In announcing the expected appearance
of M’lle Piccolomini at a forthcoming
concert in Liverpool, the Mercury says it
is rumored that this charming actress and
singer is about to form a matrimonial
alliance.
“Child of the Regiment.”
The New York Seventh Regiment has,
in the person of a beautiful young lady,
a “Child of the Regiment.” She is the
daughter of a deceased officer, was edu
cated by the regiment, appears in beau
tiful costume whenever it is on parade,
accompanies it wherever it goes, and it is
said that the soldiers rival each other in
their respect and courtesy for her.
Reception of Southerners.
Mr. Cohen, merchant of Charleston,
South Carolina, visited New York recent
ly, to purchase his goods, carrying with
him a negro woman who had served his
family fourteen years. She was enticed
from him shortly after his arrival, and
has not been heard from since.
The trade at Charleston and New
Orleans, it is stated, is nearly fifty per
cent, larger than usual this spring, which
fact is owing to the abstraction of so
much trade from the small jobbers and
dealers in New York, Philadelphia and
Boston. —Baltimore Sun.
Commercial ‘‘Black Lists.”
A cotemporary in Georgia—the Atlanta
Southern Confederacy— bas undertaken
to publish lists of commercial houses in
the principal cities of the North, distin
guishing those that are friendly and those
that are hostile to tho South. This has
exdited a great commotion among the
merchants of those cities, and caused a
general outcry from the newspapers. It
is no part of our business to defend our
Georgia cotemporary; but, we would
remind Northern merchants and journal
ists, who exclaim against these “black
lists,” that the “Commercial Agency”
system, established and maintained by
themselves, has also its “black list” of
Southern merchants; and that a very
striking difference between the two sys
tems is that one is public, and affords the
opportunity of redress to those who are
injured by it, while the other is secret,
and strikes its deadly blows in the dark.
We do not know from what sources the
Southern Confederaey obtain*-its infor
mation concerning the houses it puts iu
its lists, but they cannot be of a more
disreputable character than those em
ployed by ihe Northern Commercial
Agencies. These latter are compelled to
employ unprincipled men, for the most
part briefless and hungry attorneys, who
disgrace their profession, and sink
their manhood, by taking upon them
selves the shameful occupation of spies ;
and who mouse and skulk about in search
of information to be stealthily transmit
ted to those who are base enough to em
ploy them. Os course, information from
such creatures is never to be relied on,
but we know that Northern men do rely
on it, and that this dirty 3ystera of espio
nage and eavesdropping is recognized,
encouraged and sustained by them. If
the personal credit and private character
of Southern merchants are to be subjec
ted to this disgraceful ordeal, we can
listen with complacency to the howl that
comes from those who require it, when
their political characters are ventilated
in a public jounal. In this, as in other
things, the North will have to clear its
own skirts before it has any right to
complain of the South. —Richmond Whig.
Tlie Case of Mr. Hyatt.
Washington, March 12.—Mr. Hyatt
again figured before the Senate to-day,
and proceedings were interesting. In
the general view of the subject, the Sen
ate ‘vvas nearly unanimous in maintaining
its constitutional power to compel the
attendance of witnesses and the conse
uuent power to compel them to testify.
Mr. Doolittle conceded it to be vitally
important that this power should not be
disclaimed as requested by Ilyatt. In
particular cases it might not be impor
tant; yet as Brown’s treasonable con
spiracy was intended to subvert every
department of the Government, this con
stitutional power seemed now to be pecu
liarly applicable. Mr Crittenden com
mented severely upon the course of wit
ness in first refusing to testify, and then
turning upon the Senato as its accuser.
Hyatt proposes, as a compromise, that
the Senate first dismiss proceedings, and
disclaim its’power to compel his attend
ance, and then he will voluntarily appear
appear before the Committee to answer.
Mr. Simmons thought his excuse should
be accepted, and witness plaoed on the
sajjpe footing with other witnesses. Mr.
Mason called attention to the fact that he
had been thus placed, and sevoral times
called before the Committee, but had re
fused to testify. Tho Senate declinod
disclaiming its clear constitutional pow
er, and Mr. Hyatt was committed to jail
until such time as he was willing to
answer.— Cor. iV. Y. Times.
Tire Origin of Sherry Cohler.
Burton—the late William E.—invented
Sherry Coblers! It is related that when
an actor in Philadelphia be frequented a
famous resort for theatrical personages
and their friends, known as “Dickey
Harbourd’s.” “Juleps,” but then recent
ly imported from the South, were the
popular tipple on the warm summer days,
but Burton and his English friends, of
whom Dicky was an old one, eschewed
them as too heating for a lengthened sit
ting. A decoction of sherry wine, hot
water, sugar and lemon peel, a favorite
English drink, had been introduced by
Dicky, and served well for winter evening
sociality, but on the approach of warmer
weather a cooler substitue was needed.
In this dilemna Burton suggested the use
of ice instead of hot water, and Dicky
was called upon to try bis band at the
new decoction. The result was a vinous
“coup d'etat ,” and the coterie of bibulous
wits were required to name the new nec
tar. Burton at once suggested that as
Dickey had in his own country established
his fame and fortune as a “cobler” that
the name should be applied to his last
“job,” and forthwith the christening was
consummated in “Sherry Coblers” all
around for the party. The article at once
met with public appreciation, and “cob
lers” universally supplanted “juleps” for
the heated term. —Boston Post.
Southern Trade.
The trade at Charleston and New Or
leans, we are told, is nearly fifty per cent,
larger than usual this spring, which fact
is owing to the abstraction of so much
trade from the small jobbers and dealers
in N. York, Philadelphia and Boston.
N. York now supplies Charleston and New
Orleans direct with goods for many inte
rior towns and cities, which were former
ly taken from this and other of the large
importing and manufacturing cities.
Smaller jobbers have felt to some extent
here this abstraction from their usual
business, while the effect has been more
marked and visible in Boston and Phila
delphia. Our Southein steamers go
loaded with goods from wholesale dealers
for the large towns and seaports, in order
to supply the smaller markets of which
Northern cities have been accustomed to
receive the benefit.— N. Y. Express.
♦
Washington News.
Washington, March 16.—Mr. David
Pokee, ex-Congressman from New York,
was this morning found dead in his room.
From facts and ciicumstances it is sup
posed that he died suddenly yesterday
while preparing for dinner. He had pre
viously appeared in his usual health.
The following appointments of Cadets
at large have been made by the Presi
dent: Edward W. Anderson, Burdet A.
Turitt, Chas. E. Moore, Jos. L. S. Kirby,
Alex. S. Clark, Francis W. Foote, Walter
Abbott, Wm. Waller, Jos. W. Fetherstep
and Jas. W. Cuyler.
Washington, March 17.—The Consti
tution says that the New Grenada misun
derstanding is permanently settled.
It is reported that the Republicans of
the House will accept Johnson’s Home
stead bill if their’s be rejected.
.
A Dead Man Adjudged to Pay SIOBB
for the Fun of being Blown up in
a Powder Mill.
At a recent Ulster county, New York
Court, the following trial came off; John
Smith against Hurman Harsbrouck, ad
ministrator of Adam Wiesner, deceased.
Mr. Ilasbrouck |is administrator of Wies
ner by virtue of his officer of county
treasurer. Plaintiff claimed that the
carelessness of Wiesner caused an explo
sion of his powder mill at Esopus, by
which he lost SIOOO. Wiesner was killed
by the explosion, and left no relatives.
The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff of
SIOBB.
The Steamship Adriatic.
The North Atlantic Steamship Compa
ny yesterday decided to place their mag
nificent steamship Adriatic, originally
built for the Collins line at a cost ex
ceeding $1,000,000, on the route between
New York, Southampton and Havre, the
trips to commence April 14. On her re
cent trial trip at sea, lasting four days,
this steamer fully realized the expecta
tions of her owners. If we may believe
the accounts given, her speed far exceeds
that of any other ocean steamer on the
Havre route. She will be commanded by
Capt. Joseph J. Comstock, formerly of
the steamer Baltic. — N. Y. Jour. Com
13 th.
Bellows Falls, Vt., March 14. A
serious fire occurred here this morning,
destroying the Bellows Falls hotel build
ing, owned by Ira Kemball, and occupied
by the post-office and printing office, and
for Beveral other purposes. Also a num
ber of buildings adjoining. Loss $40,000.
Bogus Lottery—Attempt to Swindle.
The following letter received by ngen
tleinau of this city, from probably a ficti
tious individual, who represents himself
to be the agent for the Delaware State
Lotteries, will explain itself :
DkarSir: Wishing to extend my bu
siness in your section of country, by send
ing a handsome prize to someone living
there, I offer you the refusal of. a certi
ficate of a package of eighths of tickets in
the Delaware State Lottery, class 136, to
be drawn on Tuesday, March 20th.
(See full list of prizes enclosed.)
I have only a few packages left over in
this grand Lottery, and as 1 have never
sent a prize to your neighborhood, I hope
to send a good one now ; a rare opportu
nity is offered to you of coming in p osses
sion of a splendid fortune.
The amount necessary to send me for
the certificate is only $lO, and there are
twenty five lucky tickets in it, that may
draw over thirty thousand dollars. To
show my faith it, I promise that if the
certificate I send you does not draw at
least one thousand dollars over the amount
paid for it, I will give you another certi
ficate in one of the extra $5,000 lotteries
for nothing.
Send me $lO by return mail, when I
will forward the certificate, and. depend
upon it, you never put $lO to better use.
I will send a Bank draft payable to
your order, for the amount the certificate
draws.
Enclosed find an envelope with my ad
dress on, to put your letter in.
Please let me hear from you immediate
ly. Very sincerely,
James Fletcher.
On receipt of the above tempting com
munication, the gentleman in question,
addressed a letter to the Postmaster in
Baltimore, who forwarded the letter to
the Postmaster at Wilmington. The fol
lowing is the answer of the letter which
shows that lottery tickets are not sold in
Maryland, and moreover, that the Agen
cy of James Fletcher is a bogus and swin
dling concern :
Post Office, Wilmington. Del. \
March 9,1860. j
Dear Sir : The Postmaster at Delaware
forwards me yours of sth inst., to be an
swered.
Selling lottery tickets now in Maryland
is illegal and criminal. France, Broad
bents & Cos., were formerly the proprie
tors of the Maryland Grant, and now own
that of Delaware, their office being at
Wilmington. They sell no tickets now
in Maryland, nor is any person author
ized to sell for them.
J. M. Winchester,
Special Ag’t. P. O. Department.
Interesting News from Mexico
New Orleans, March 19.—The steam
ship General Miramon, a United States
prize, in charge of Lieut. Miner, arrived
here to-day, with Vera Cruz dates to the
13th inst.
Vera Cruz was beseiged by General
Miramon on the sth inst., and he notified
the foreign representatives of his inten
tion to cannonade the city on the night
of the 7th. The attack was made in
force, but Miramon was soon repui.ed by
the Liberals.
The Preble was to sail for New Orleans
on the 14th inst.
The Mexican war steamship Marquez
has arrived below as a United States
prize, in cliarg of Lieut. Champman of
the frigate Saratoga. The Saratoga’s
men also captured the Mexican war
steamship Gen. Miramon, which arrived
below here at noon. Both of these
steamers were captured off Anton Liza
roo, on the morning of the 6th ints., after
a brief action, with slight loss.
The steamship Marquez has a portion
of the prisoners, and the frigate Preble
has the rest.
Alvarado is reported to be in posses
sion of Gen. Miramon.
The Exequatur of the American Consul
at Vera Cruz has been revoked.
The City of Mexico is surrounded by
the Liberals.
There was great excitement at Vera
Cruz in consequence of the action of the
American squadron. The French and
Spanish are very bitter.
Lieut. Chapman is the bearer of dis
patches to Washington.
Overland Mall.
Malloy’s Station, March 15.—The
California overland mail of the 24th has
passsed here. Business was dull.
The majority of the Chicago delegates
are for Seward, and the Charleston dele
gates will be the friends of Latham.
The net earnings of the Sacramento
Valley Railway, twenty miles long for
fifteen months, are $270,000.
The wheat crop is favorable.
A vein of silver ore has been discover
ed in Tuolomne county.
There are gloomy accounts from Sono
ra and Napa counties in the quicksilver
mines.
St. Louis, March 18.—The following
dispatch, bringing one day’s later news,
was received here by the Overland mail
last night.
San Francisco, Feb. 25.—R. E. Brew
ster, a merchant of San Francisco, just
returned from the Washoe mines, in Car
son Valley, brings specimens of silver ore
which assay over thirty thousand dollars
per ton.
The Democratic primary elections have
been held in 17 counties. The delegates
to the State Convention, so far as heard
from, staudl47 Latham, and 44 Gwin and
Weller men, indicating that the Latham
influence will secure the delegates to the
Charleston Convention. The Latham dele
gates from San Francisco are in favor of
sending Austin E. Smith to Charleston.
He is a son of Hon. Wm. Smith, of Va.,
and is favorable to Dickinsen, of New
York, for the Presidency.
Black Republican Convention.
The Black Republican State Conven
tion to elect delegates to the Chicago
Convention met on the 22d ult.
After having elected delegates, a reso
lution was offered, which was carried by
a majority of 17, directing them to vote
for W. H. Seward for President of the
United States.
Democratic State Convention.
The day appointed for the meeting of
the California Democratic State Conven
tion to elect delegates to the Charleston
Convention, was the 29th.
It is generally believed throughout the
State that the delegates elected will favor
Gov. Latham as their first choice for Pres
ident in the contest of 1860.
From Salt Lake and Denver City.
St. Louis, March 15.—The Central
Overland and Pikes Peak express has
arrived with Salt Lake dates of the 24th,
and Denver of the 7th. It brings $3,500.
A duel occurred at Denver, between
Bliss, the provisional Governor, and Dr.
Stone, Representrtive. The latter is sup
posed to be mortally wounded. The
cause was an offensive table remark by
the former.
There is a great rush to the diggings.
The Steamship Teutonia Arrived.
New 1 ork, March 18.—The steamship
Teutonia, which left Southampton on the
sth inst., has arrived; she brings no
commercial news of later date than brought
by the Circassian.
The Papal government has prohibited
all commerce by transit between Ancona
and Romagna. The merchants protest
against the prohibition.
Austria has tacitly sanctioned the an
nexation of Savoy to Franco.
A Bid from Baltimore.
Baltimore, March 17. The hotel
and restauant keepers in this city agree
not to raise the prices for board, if the
Democratic Executive committee determ
ine to change the place of holding the
Democratic National convention from
Charleston, and select Baltimore as the
place.
The use of the Maryland institute hall
and other large halls are offered gratuit
ously to the delegations.
The Baltimore and Ohio railway and
connecting lines propose to carry passen
gers at half price.
Perilous Position--Suspension Over
a Blast.
Near Dubuque, lowa, last week, a shaft
was being blasted through a rock thirty
feet deep. A man named Norton, was
engaged in drilling, while a companion
attended to the windless and drew him
up when the signal was given. The Her
ald SAys:
Having finished a drill, loaded it, and
getting ready preparatory to firing the
fuse, Mr. Norton commenced picking up
his tools, in readiness to asceud. At this
moment his foot struck the candle, up
setting it exactly on the fuse, and in a
second it had caught and was fizzing
down toward the powder. Mr. Norton
immediately commenced calling to the man
above to pull him up. The latter was at
some little distance from the shaft, and
did not hear the cry; but, fortunately,
happening to look in that direction, he
saw the rope shaking, and thiukiug that
he might be wanted, he hastened up. In
the next instance he became aware what
was wanted, and immediately commenced
hauling up the other The situation of
the latter was anything but pleasant —
sufficient time seemed to his imagination
to have elapsed for the fuse to burn the
powder, and he momentarily expected to
be blown out of the shaft.
The man at the windlass made super
human effor s, and had hauled the other
within some ten feet of the mouth, when
the handle of the windlass broke! For
tunately, Mr. Norton caught a foothold
on the projecting shelf, and thereby saved
himself from falling to the bottom. But
the position was anything but desirable,
as he was in no way protected from the
effects of the explosion, while it was only
by superhuman efforts that he kept him
self from falling from the narrow stand
ing place. There was no way to get out,
and he was sure to be riddled with the
shower of rocks that would rise from be
low. Thus he stood momentarily expect
iug that the terrible death would meet
him—stood thus in agony which must be
imagined, as it is too strong for descript
ion. How long the time was he did not
know, but it seemed ages rather than
seconds, until a sufficient time had elapsed
to introduce the hope that the blast would
not explode. This proved eventually to be
the case, although he probably suffered a
dozen deaths before the fact became ap
parent. It almost seems miraculous that
it did not; but such most fortunately
proved to be the case, and Mr. Norton
escaped a death almost too horrible to
think of.
Mayor’s Court—March, 1860.
Mayor and Council vs. Jacob Powder
maker, for disorderly conduct in said city.
Fined $5 and cost.
Mayor and Council vs. Joseph Britton,
for disorderly conduct in the city of Co
lumbus. Fined $lO and cost.
Mayor and Council vs.'George Bryant,
for disorderly conduct in said city. Fined
$lO and cost.
Mayor and Council vs. J. R. Richard
son, for disorderly conduct in said city.
Fined $5 and cost.
Mayor and Council vs. J. R. Richard
son, for drunkenness in said city. Fined
$lO and cost.
Mayor and Council vs. A. C. Holliday,
for disorderly conduct in said city. Fined
SSO and cost.
Mayor and Council vs. William Rosin,
for disorderly couduct in said city. Fined
$5 and cost, or six days in the Guard
House.
Mayor and Council vs. Mrs. John Con
nor, for disorderly conduct in said city.
Fined $5 and cost, or five days in the
Guard House.
Mayor and Council vs. Mrs. John Con
nor, for disorderly conduct in said city.
Fined $5 and cost, or four days in the
Guard House.
Mayor and Council vs. John King, for
disorderly conduct in said city. Fined
$5 and cost, or five days in the Guard
House.
CALVIN STARTTON, Clerk.
A Constable’s Return.
A few years ago, there lived in the
neighboring county of Cass, a Baliff, who
became enamoured of a young lady in his
bailiwick, and made proposals of mar
riage, which were accepted. But when
the subject was broached to her “fond
parient,” he most postively refused his
consent, and prohibited any farther com
munication between the couple. But
“Villikins” was not to be baffled so easi
ly. He contrived to have a stolen inter
view with his “dear Dinah” and a runa
way match was planned. He immediately
procured his License and at midnight,
repaired to the appointed place of meet
ing, under her window. In the meantime,
however, the “parient” discovered the
plot, and looked up his disobedient daugh
ter. After waiting a reasonable length
of time, the truth began to break in upon
the “lovyers” mind, and he departed.
The next morning the old man found un
der his door the marriage license, with
the following entry upon it:
“Due search made and no property
found whereon to levy this fi- fa This
the 27th day of Oct., 1857.
VILLIKINS, L. C.”
—Rome Courier.
Painful Meeting;.
We learn from the Pittsburg Chronicle,
that for some time past a house of ill-fame
has annoyed the citizens of a village on
the line of the Cleveland and Columbus
rail road, and it was determined that the
house should be broken up. On Thurs
day night the Marshal of the village made
a descent upon the house, took the in
mates in custody, and on Monday morn
ing they were taken before a magistrate
for examination. There were three girls
among the prisoners, and as the eye of
the magistrate fell upon one of them he
grew deathly pale and hastily adjourned
the court. Among those wretched and
abandoned girls he recognized the once
fair features of his own daughter! Sever
al years before, while attending a female
Seminary in an Eastern State, she had
eloped with a worthless fellow, and the
father had never heard of her or seen her
until that terrible morning. Deserted by
her husband, she adopted a life of pros
titution and found her way to the West.
Her father, unknown to her, moved to the
West and settled in the village above al
luded to.
Polygamy In the Territories.
New York, March 16.— The Washing
ton correspondent of a New York journal
says that a majority of the House favor
Nelson s bill for abolishing polygamy in
the territories and affixing severe penal
ties.
The bill will come up in a few days.
One of the Judges of Utah had re
signed and others are expected to do the
same or be removed, on accouut of their
conflict of opinion with the Governor,
who has turned Mormon, while all the
Judges are Gentiles.
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From the Griffin (Ga.) Democrat.
The Military Encampment.
Messers. Editors: Permit me to suggest
that a speedy plan to settle the question
as to whether there shall be an encamp
ment, and where it shall be, is for the
companies of the State to vole on the
subject, and send the result of their vo
ting to Gov. Brown. Let a majority rule.
Respectfully, G. L. G.
Griffin, March 12, 1860.
Democratic Convention.
Norfolk, Va., March 16.— The Demo
cratic Convention for thisdistrictadjourn
ed last night. J. J. Kendred, of South
ampton and A. R. Smith, of Portsmouth,
were appointed delegates to Charleston.
Wm. Dillard, of Surrey, and R. F. Dil
lard, of Sussex, were chosen as alter
nates. The convention unanimously ex
pressed its preference for Henry A. Wise
for the Presidency.
For the Sun.
Capt. Larue of Montgomery Cadets.
the Mont g°“ery Mail of
the ..oth inst., I notice a statement that
Capt. Larus of the Montgomery Cadets,
was formerly 2d Lieutenant of the City
0f thia cit y- 1 beg to cor
rect the Mail. Capt. Larus never held a
commissioned office in the City Light
uards. He was for a special occasion,
brevetted to the post whilst holding the
post of Ist Sergeant. The occasion was
the visit of the Light Guards to Mont
gomery under command of Ist Lieuten
ant A. H. DeWitt, several years since.
AN OLD LIGHT GUARD.
PROCEEDINGS OP COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, March 19, ISOo.
Council met pursuant to the regular meeting.
Present: His Honor Willis S. Holstead, Mayor,
Aid. Barnard. Bivins, Croft, Durkin. Daniel, Lig
on, Quin, Salisbury, Thompson and Wornum.
Absent: Aid. King and Merry.
The Journal or the last meeting was read
and approved.
By Aid. Bivins: The Finance Committee suli
mit the following report: That the time has ar
rived that provision must be made by Council
to raise the means to pay the current expenses
for the year 1860, and also to pay interest on
bonds for rail road purposes. \Ve'find from our
worthy Treasurer’s books that there falls due
on the* first July next $12,500, and on the Ist of
January next $12,500, making for rail road pur
poses $25,000.
We also find by former years expenditures,
that it will require the further sum of $30,575
for city purposes, this being the annual expen
ses for the government of the city.
In consideration of the foregoing, we respect
fully submit the following Tax Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Columbus, that the following tax be
levied and collected upon all persons and pro
perty of the City of Columbus for the year 1860,
for city purposes:
On each male citizen between the age of 21
and 60 years of age $1 00
On all slaves owned and residing in the
City of Columbus, on each one hundred
dollars of their value 25
On all slaves hired or employed in the city,
whose owners live beyond the corporate
limits of the city, three-fourths of one
per cent y
On all practitioners of Law or Medicine,
who keep an office for professional busi
ness in the city, together with Dentists,
Daguerreotype or miniature artists 4 oo
On each hundred dollars merchandize sold
by resident merchants 25 ,
On each negro brought to and offered for
sale within the corporate limits 1 00
And an additional tax on each negro sold
within the corporate limits 4 oo
On each Bank located in the city, upon
their capital stock on each hundred dol
lars 25
On each Bank Agency- in the city the sum
of five cents on each one hundred dol
lars business done in discounting notes,
drafts, bills of exchange and advance on
produce 5
On each Insurance Company or Agency of
Insurance Company, of whatever kind,
one per cent, on all premiums 1 pot
On the assessed value of real estate, on
each hundred dollars value 25
On all goods, wares and merchandize sold
by itinerant or irregular, or occasional
dealers, four per cent, to take out license
and give bond and security for their re
turn of sales 5 pet
On each four wheel carriage l oo
On each two wheel carriage 50
On each Pin Alley as a license 50 oo
On each Billiard Table as a license 50 00
On each retailer of spirits as a license 50 00
On each Livery Stable 50 00
On each circus’ company per day as lieense.2s 00
All other shows, concerts, &c., as a license,
unless reduced by the Mayor and Fi
nance Committee 10 00
On each auctioneer as a license, and one
per cent, on the amount of sales 50 00
On each vender of lottery tickets 20 00
On each meat shop outside market liouse..2o 00
On each cart or wagon peddling meal 10 00
On each one horse dray as a license 10 00
On each two horse dray as a license 15 Oo
On each three horse dray as a license 17 50
On each four horse dray as a license 20 oo
On each two horse omnibus as a license...ls 00
On each four horse omnibus as a license...2s 00
On each six horse omnibus as a license 30 00
FOR RAIL ROAD PVR POSES.
On each one hundred dollars value on real
estate 60
On each one hundred dollars value in ne
groes 25
On all sales of merchandize 25
J. M. BIVINS,
JOHN QUIN,
W. L. SALISBURY.
On motion the above report was received and
adopted.
By Aid. Bivins: The Finance Committee re
port the amount received for exhibitions since
fast meeting, nine dollars.
,T. M. BIVINS,
JOHN QUIN,
W. L. SALISBURY.
On motion received.
The Police reported the following persons
arrested and placed in the Guard House :
mc’ardle's squad.
March 13—Nelson, bel. to Lindsey, by order.
“ 13—Jim, bel’ng to Lindsey, by order.
“ 14—Solomon, bel. Moise, with whisky.
“ 14—George Bryant, drunk.
“ 15 —Peter, bel’ng to Snow, fighting.
“ 15—Andrew, bei’ng to McCartv, fighti’g
“ 15—Isham, belonging to Adams, theft.
“ 16—J. R. Richardson, drunk.
“ 17—George, bel’ng to Dawson, theft.
“ 17 —Lewis, bel. to Richardson, by order
“ 17—Sam, belonging to Brooks, drunk.
“ 17—Jim, bel’ng to J. Jones, by order.
“ 17 —A. C. Holliday, drunk.
SLAGI’S SQUAD
March 12—Jerry, bel’ng to Robison, no pass.
“ 12—Bob. bel'ng to Ridenhour, carrying
pistol.
“ 14—J. R. Richardson, drunk.
“ 14—Cashie, bel’ng to Upshar, no pass.
“ 18—Mrs. Simmons, disorderly.
On motion received.
The Treasurer submitted the following re
port, viz:
CITY TREASURER’S REPORT,
For the First Quarter , ending 13 th March, 1860.
RECEIPTS.
From R. G. Mitchell, Treasurer, 1859....53,571 12
BILLS RECEIVABLE.
Two certificates on Southern Ins. C 0... 275 00
TAXES ON BANK AGENCIES.
Sundry collections from B’k Agencies.. 996 14
TAXES ON INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Sundry collections from Ins. Agents.... 293 16
TAXES ON SALES.
From sundry Merchants 7,524 50
TAXES ON REAL ESTATE.
Sundry collections on Real Estate 3,589 56
- PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS.
From different Showmen 221 65
WHARF ACCOUNT.
From J. E. Webster, Wharfinger 1.532 40
ITINERANT’ TRADERS.
From Itinerant Traders 3 65
DRAT LICENSE.
From sundry Draymen 395 00
RETAIL LICENSE.
From sundry Retailers 800 00
FINES.
Sundry Fines from Mayor’s Courts 138 50
BILLIARD TABLES.
Tax on sundry Tables 475 00
AUCTION LICENSE.
Tax from Auctioneers 100 00
MARKET HOUSE.
For Stall Rent in Market 30 00
RAIL ROAD DIVIDENDS.
Muscogee Rail Road Dividends 142 00
NEGRO TRADERS.
From sundry Negro Traders 425 00
PATTEN AND MCSTIAN.
By over charge of Int. and Ex. on $25,000 171 82
$20,684 50
DISBURSEMENTS.
Cash on hand S2O 12
Bills payable 249 0) I
INTERRST ACCOUNUT.
Paid Interest on Rail Road Bonds 13,357 20
Lighting City Lamps 100 00 ,
City Printer’s Salary 450 00
Officers’ Salaries 1.543 07
City Police 1,049 87
Negro Hire 1’.375 00
Hospital Account 205 00
Incidental Expenses 437 52
Board of Hands and Mules 779 25
Appropriations 105 00
Sewers and Ditches 148 89
Fire Companies 179 00
Carts and Mules 40 95
Books and Stationery 29 50
City Wells 15 00
Bank of Columbus on Deposit 26 18
PROFIT AND LOSS.
Two certificates on Southern Ins. Co--. 275 00
City Bills Redeemed 2 50
CITT CRIMINAL COURT.
Paid Judge’s Salary 59 95
$20,684 50
R. G. MITCHELL, Treasurer.
On motion received.
By Aid. Quin : Resolved, That the Clerk of
Council be permitted to open an office at So.
164 Broad street, for the purpose of receiving
the tax returns for 1860, and that the books be
closed by the 15th day of May next. Adopted.
By Aid. Bivins: Resolved, That the Deputy
Marshal be instructed to have two old mules
belonging to the city sold at auction on thefir-s
Tuesday in April next at the Market House.
Adopted.
By Aid. Quin: Resolved, That whenever any
citizen owning real estate in the City of Colum
bus believes that said real estate was assessed
too high by the City Assessors, he may have the
privilege of returning said real estate'in writing
under oath before the Clerk of Council accord
ing to his or her belief of its value in the ag
gregate, and the Clerk of Council shall make :i
report to Council of the persons who make
said affidavit, with the number of said lot nr
lots as assessed by the city assessors and the
amount as reduced by lhe citizens in accord
ance with this resolution, and the said report
be entered on the journal of Council and p®-
lishee as a part of the minutes. Adopted.
By Aid. Ligon: Resolved, That B. F. Coleman
be allowed to dig a well on Oglethorpe street,
where he is building, said well to be encloses
and filled up by said Coleman when he coni
pletes the building, and that he be liable to 2“ P
damages that may occur. Adopted.
Aid. Quin submitted the names of a num' ~T
of candidates for election to the office of cu:
Police, one of whom to be elected. Coum-a
proceeded to said election, the votes being re
ceived and examined it appeared that 0. ->■
Fields was duly elected.
The following accounts were presented w
Council: .
One in favor of J.B. Hicks of $1; one in ‘
vor of Uquhart & Chapman of sl2; one in
of H. Middlebrook of S4O; one in favor of J' l, |
Myers of $25. Which were ordered to 1
paid.
Council then proceeded to take up the ca*”
of Julia Thompson agreeably to postpone®® ’
whereupon Aid. Salisbury moved that the t j
oil advise the Mayor to order the Marsh®
remove the inmates of the house of J®.
Thompson beyend the corporate limits o! u •
city. I „
Aid. Barnard offered the following as a
stitute: ; j
Resolved, That in the opinion of this 6ou
that the case of Julia Thompson is one tna
have no control over, that it belongs or sn . h
be bronght before the Superior Court. * tl
substitute was adopted. In agreeing j. fl
the yeas and nays were required to beret
ed. Yeas 7; nays 2. uj.
Those who voted in the affirmative w * j
Barnard, Bivins, Croft, Durkin. Ligon. yu®- ve H
W’ornunt. Those who voted in the neg
were Aid. Daniel and Salisbury. . nfS t.
Council then adjourned till Monday
March 26th inst., at half past 7 o’clock Pv“ v
CALVIN STRATTON, Ciera ■
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Skip Newt. j. tfr
New Orleans, March 19.—The^ a
Pilgrim from Bordeaux, arrived b® re
day; she reports that the brig Susa* 1 J
ily from Cardenas, bound to New Or ea
collided with the ship Shatemuc from
Orleans bound to Liverpool. The
was a total loss; the passengers and e
were brought here.