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THE JEFFERSON gm SEWS & FARMER. Vol. i. the Jefferson News & Fanner B Y HARRISON & ROBERTS! A LIVE FIRST CLASS Weekly Newspaper FOR THE Farm, Garden, and Fireside 3?ublisliecl Every Friday Morning AT LOUISVILLE, GA TERMS $2 §0 PER ANNUM IS ADVANCE RATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 year. !; 6 months. 8 months. | J 4 weeks. ; 1 week. SQUARES . , SI.UO $3.26 $7.50 i512.00 $20.00 1 1.75 5.00 12.00 18.00 30.00 - 2.00 7.00 IG.OO 28-00 40.00 4 3.50 9.00 25.00 35.00 50.00 5 ! 4.00 12.00 28.00 40.00 GO. 00 4 col I G.OO 15.00 34.00 50.00 75.00 Acoli 10.00 25.00 GO.OO 80.00 120.00 Icolj 20.00 60.00 80.00 120 00 IGO.OO LEGAL ADVERTISING. Ordinary's.— Citations for letters ot ad niuistration, guardianship, &c. $3 00 Homestead notice 2 00 Applicationtor dism’u from adrn’n.. 500 Application for dism'n of guard'n —. 3 50 Application for leave to sell Land..... 6 00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors.... 3 00 Sales of Land, per square of ten lines 500 Salo of personal per sq., ten days.... 150 Sheriff's —Each levy often lines, 2 50 Mortgage sales of ten lines or less.. 500 Tax Collector’s sales, (2 , months 5 00 Clerk's —Foreclosure of mortgage and other monthly’s, per square 1 00 Estray notices,thirty days 3 00 Sales of Land, by Administrators, Execu tors or Guardians, arc required, by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the mouth, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court house in the county iu which the property s situated. Notice ot these sales must be published 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notice for the sale of personal property must Do published 10 days previous to sale day. Notice to debtors and creditors, 40 day Notice that application will be made of the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, 4 weeks. Citations for letters of Administration, Guardianship, &e., must be published 30 lays—for dismission from Administration, nonthly six months, for dismission iroin guar liinship, 40 days. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgages must be published monthly for four months —for establishing lost papers, for the full space oj ,’Vr«e months— for compelling titles from Ex scutors or Administrators, where bond has seen given by the deceased, the full space of three months. Application for Homestead to be published wice in the space of ten consecutive days. LOUISVILLE CARDS. J B. CAIN J. H. POLHILL, CAIN § POLHILL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW LOUISVILLE, GA. May 5,1871. 1 ly. T. F. HARLOW WateTi IsAa.ls:©r —AND— IB.HFAiIH.I3H., Louisville, da. Special ATTENTION GIVEN to reno vating and repairing WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SEWING MACHINES &c., &c. Also Agent for the best Sewing Machine that is made* May 5,1871. 1 lyr: “DR. I. R. POWELL, LOUISVILLE, GA. Thankful for the patronage enjoyed heretofore, takes this method of con tinuing the offer of his professional services to patrons and ..iends. May 5,187 L 1 lyr; W. EL FAY, LOUISVILLE, GA. s A D2D L E —AND- Harn'ess Makler. ALSO , BOOTS c 9o shoes; ade to order AH work warranted and sat isfaction guaranted both as to work and p rice Give me a call. May 5,1871. 16m - MEDICAL. Dr. J. R. SMITH late of SandersvilleGa., offers his Professional services to the citizens of Louisville, and Jefferson county. An experience of nearly forty years in the profession, should entitle him to Pnolic Con fidence. Special attention paid to Obstetrics and the diseases of women and children, of fice at Mrs. Doctor Millers. Louisville June 20,1871. Btf. New Advertisements. Dissolution —OF— mwMBTMEmmiPa The Copartnership heretofore ex isting between the undersigned, un der the firm name, of SAMUEL M. LEDERER & CO. is this day dissolved by mutual con sent. Messrs ISAAC- M. FRANK and FUSTAVE ECKSTEIN are alone authorized to settle the affairs of the late firm, collect all moneys dee, and sign in liquidation. SAM’L M. LEDERER, I. M. FRANK, GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN Savannah, July lSth, 1871. Copartnership Notice. The undersigned have this day associated themselves together as Partners for the transaction of a General DRY GOODS business in the City of Savannah, under the firm name of FRANK & ECKSTEIN, AT 131 BROUGHTON ST., where they will continue to carry an extensive stock ot 3 ® A IL H AND 1 f BBT ©OOB§ AND lo¥l 8 i S . Possessing facilities to purchase Goods in the Northern. Markets on the very best terms, will contin ue to offer such SHDBCEffiIHTS as will make it the interest of BUYERS to deal with us. Thanking you for the kind favors bestowed on the late firm, we re spectfully solicit your patronage in future. Also an early examination of our stock and prices. Yours respectfully, FRANK & ECKSTEIN, 131 Broughton St Parties desiring to send orders for Goods or Samples of Dry Goods will find them promptly attended to by addressing P. O. BOX 38, Savannah, Ga. August 18, ly. n Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., Friday, October 27, 1871. R. J. Duvaut, Jr. W. D. Waples J. Myers. Davant, Waples <fc CO., FACTORS —AND COJINIISSION MERCHANTS, BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. August 15,4 m. m PROSPECTUS OF THEATLANTACONSTITUTION. DAILY AND WEEKLY. A DEIHOCRIATC JOURNAL. Published at the Capital of Georgia, and the Official Paper of the County and City. A NEWSPAPER For all classes, Merchants, Lawyers, Farmers, Mechanics and others. The Constitute pos sesses superior advantages for giving full in formation of the doings of the Ltate Govern ment. It contains full reports of Legislative Pioceedings, and ol the Supreme Court, the Reporter of the Court being exclusively en gaged by The Constitution. Full reports giv en of the meetings of the State Agricultural Society. The Legisla ure will soon meet. TS CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT Is a speciality. Its corps of Special Corres pondents in the United States and Europe is large, having been engaged at great expense. The actings of the General Government, es pecially of the United States Congress, are furnished by a Special Washington Cor.es pondent. For the benefit of Lady Readers, the celebrated “Jennie Jusk” lias been em ployed, and sends monthly Fashion Letters from New York. The Proprietors also announce with greet . satisfaction, that they have made arrangements for EDITORIALS AND ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS Upon Politics, Literature and other topics, from leading minds of the country. The Constitution is known pi e eminently for its unceasing exposure of the ci r options of the Radical Party in Georgia, ands ir waging sleepless war upon the enemies of the people and the State, refusing and utterly repudiating official patronage, and throwing itself for sup port solely upon the people. W. A. HEMPHILL and E. Y. CLARKE, Proprietors. I. W. AVE..Y, andE.Y. CLARKE, Politica Editors. W. A. HEMPHILL, Business Manager. We also have News and Local Editors. THE CONSTITUTION Is the Largest Daily now published in Georgia. Its circulation is large, and, increasing |every day. It is a SPLENDID MEDIUM FOR ADVER USERS. DAILY, (Per Annum,) $lO 00 “ (Six Months.) 500 “ (Three Months,) 250 “ (One Month,) 100 WEEKLY, (Per Annum,) 2 00 THE JOB DEPARTMENT Os The Constitution is prepared to fill orders for Circulars, Cards. Bill-Heads, Books, Pam phlets, etc., in the best Btyle. Address W. A. HEMPHILL & CO., Sep. 9, 87 If p n a r It Atlanta, Ga. SUBSCRIPTIONS Are re pectfully solicited for the erection of a MONUMENT TO THE Confederate Dead of Georgia, And those Soldiers from other Confederate States who were killed or died in this State. THE MONUMENT TO COST $50,000. The Corner Stone it is proposed shall be laid on the. 4th oi July, or so soon thereafter as the receipts vMU peonit. . For every J»e DeHars-sobscribefc there wil be given a celHficate of Life. Membership t the Monumental Association. This certificate wilt entitle the owner thereof to an equal inter est in the following property, to be distributed as soon as requisite number of shares are sold, to-wit: _ , , , „ First. Nine Hundred and One Acres of Land in Lincoln county, Georgia, on which are the well-known Magruder Gold and Copper Mines, val ued at---- ------------ ..$150,000 And to Seventeen Hundred and Forty-Four Shares in One Hundred Thousand Dollars of United States Currency; to-wit: 1 share of SIO,OOO SIO,OOO 1 •• 5,000 5,000 2 •* 2,500 5,000 10 “ 2,000 20.000 10 « 1,000 10,000 20 <• 500 10,000 100 “ I°o 19.000 200 “ 50 10,000 400 « 25 10,000 1000 10 10,00 SIOO,OOO The valee of the separate interest to which the holder of each Certificate will be entitled, will be determined by the Commissioners, who will announce to the public the manner, the time and place of distribution. The following gentlemen have consented to act aa Commissioners, and will either by a Committee from, their own body, or by Specia Trustees, appointed by themselves, receive and take proper charge of the money for the Mon ument, as well as the Real Estate and the U. S. Currency offered as inducements for sub scription, and will determine upon the plan for the Monument, the inserption thereon, the site therefor, select an orator for the occasion, and regulate the ceremonies to be observed when he comer-stone,is laid to-wit: Generals L. McLaws, A. R. Wright, M. A. Stovall, W. 11. Gardner, Goode Bryan, Colo onels C. Snead, Wm. P. Crawford, Majors Jos. B. Cumming, George T. Jackson, Joseph Ganahl, I. P. Giratdev, Hon. R. H. May, Adam Johnston, Jonathan M. Miller, W.H. Good rich, J, D. Butt, Henry Moore, Dr. w. E. Dear nThe Agents in the respective counties will retain the money received for the sale of Tickets until the subscription Books are clos ed. In order that the several amounts may be returned to the Shareholders, in case the number of subscriptions will not warrant any further procedure the Agents will repert to this office weekiy, the result of their sales. When a sufficient number of the shares are sold, the Agents will receive notice. They will then forward to this office the amounts received. L & A. H. MoLAWSj Gen. Ag Is. No. 3 Old P. O. Range, Mclntosh sts. Augusta, Ga W. C D. ROBERTS Agent at Sparta, Ga. L.W. HUNT & CO., Agents MilledgeviUs Georgia. r p a u May, 2,1871. Cm. Illisccllaiitous. Influence of Music cn Animals. Perhaps the most common exhi bition of the influence of music on animals is that witnessed in circus es and oilier equestrian entertain ments, where the horse is effected in a lively and exhiliraliug manner hy the performance of the hand—often waltzing and prancing, and keeping perfect time with the music. Dogs are effected hy music ; hut it is difficult to determine whether agreeably or otheiwise. Many nat uralists believe it to he disagreeable to them, an opinion which is strong ly supported hy the fact that, if left to their liberty, they generally take flight with howls as soon as the mu sic reaches their cars. They have been known to die when compelled to hear music for a considerable time. Other quadrupeds, and also owls, have been known to die from the effect of music. Cals ure said to mew loudly on hearing the sound of instruments, but are more seldom and less pain fully effected than dogs. On the other hand it is well known that many kinds of birds are effected in a very agreeable manner ; often ap proaching as near as possible the instruments, or peisons, and remain ing as long as the music continues, add then Happing their wings, as we we should clap our hands, in appro bation of the performance. Many ol tiie wild animals are said to be fond ol and even charmed by music ; the hunters of the Tyrol and some parts of Germany often entice stags by singing, and the female deer by playing the (lute. Beavers and rats have been taught to dance the rope, keeping time to music. Among reptiles, the lizzard shows perhaps, the most susceptibility to musical influences; lying first on his back, and then on his side, and anon on his belly, as if desiring to expose every part of his body to the sonorous fluid which is so delightful to him. He appears to be very re fined in his taste ; soft voices and plaintive airs being his favorites, while hoarse singing arid noisy mu sic disgust him. Among the insects, spiders are found to be very fond of music; as soon as the sounds reach them, they descend along their web to the point nearest to that from which the mu sic originates, and there remains mo tionless as long as il continues. Prisoners sometimes tame them by singing or whistling, and make com panions of them. Cut perhaps the most remarkable influence of music on animals oc curred at a menagerie in Paris, a few years ago, when a concert was given, and two elephants were a mong the auditors. The orchestra being out of sight, they could not perceive whence the harmony came. The first sensation was thaL of sur prise ; at one moment they gazed eagerly at the spectators; the next they ran at their keeper to caress him, and seemed to inquire what the strange sounds meant; but, at length, perceiving that nothing was amiss they gave themselves up to the impressions which the music communicated. Each new tune seemed to produce a change of feel ing, causing their gestures and cries to assume an expression in accord ance with it. But it was still more remarkable that after a piece had produced an agreeable effect upon them, if it \va3 incorrectly played, they remained perfectly cold and unm o ved. — Exchange. The light of a Cheerful Face. There is no greater every day virtue than cheerfulness. This qual ity in man among men is like sun shine to the day, or gentle, renewing moisture to parched herbs. The light of a cheerful face diffuses it self, and communicates the happy spirit tliat-inspires it. The sourest temper must sweeten in the.* atmos phere of continuous good humor. As well might fog, and cloud, and vapor hope to cling to the sun-illu mined landscape, as the blues and moroseness to combat jovial speech and exhilarating laughter. Be cheer ful always. There is no path but what will be lighter, no shadow on heart or brain but will lift sooner in presence of a determined cheerful ness. Would you have an attractive face, watch carefully that your thoughts and feelings give a noble expression. For the greatest beau ty of the human countenance is in its expression of the character with in. Pretty faces soon lose their charm3 if they are the index of coarse natures, and doll faces which have little or no expression can be called beautiful. Irregular features and bad complexions lighted up by intellectual eyes which vary with the change and intensity of thought —make far handsomer women. The Great Want of the Aoe. The great want of this age is men, — men who are not for sale. Men who are honest—sound from centre to circumference—true to the heart’s core. Men who will condemn in friend or foe, in themselves as well as others. Men who a c consciences are as steady as the needle to the pole. Men who will stand for the right if the heavens totter and the earth reels. Men who can tell the truth and look the world and the devil right in the eye. Men that neither flag nor flinch. Men who can have courage without shouting to it. Men in whom the courage ol everlasting life runs deep and strong. Men ton large for sectarian bonds. Men who do not cry and cause their voices to be heard on the streets, but who will not firil nor be discouraged till judgment he set in the earth. Men who know their messages anil tell it. Men who know their places and fill them. Men who mind their own business. Men who will not lie. Men who are not too lazy to work, nor 100 proud to be poor. Men who are willing to eat what they have earned, and wear what they have paid for.— Louisville Commerc'l. Old Women.—l think old wo men—l don’t like the word “lady,” because it does not mean anything iinw-a-days—are the most beautiful and lovable tilings in the world. They are so near Heaven that they catch the glow and brightness which radiaie from the pearly gate and il luminate their faces. When the hair begins to silver, and the embers in tli3 fire grow cold, and the sun has got so tar around in life’s hoii zon that the present makes no shad ow, while the past stretches down the hillside to a little mound of earth where we will rest fora season —a little mound not big enough to hold our corner lots, and marble fronts, and safes which we shall have to leave on the other side of the hill, but big enough, 1 trust, to hold our memories and fancies, our air castles and secrets ; and when the journey is nearly done, and the night is setting in, and the darkness be gins to gather around us without any stars, and the birds sing low in the trees, and the flowers wither and die, and the music we hear comes Irom afar, strangely sweet, like sounds coming over the water, and like 1 i'lie children, we live within ourselves, and the world gradually recedes from us— then I should like to be an old woman, full ol blessed memories ami peaceful anticipations. “Sometime.”—lt is the sweet, sweet song, warbled to and fio among the topmost boughs of the heart, ami filling the whole air with such joy and gladness as the song ol birds do when the summer morn ing comes out of darkness, and day is born on the mountains. We have all our possessions in the future which we call “sometime.” Beautilul flowers and singing birds are there, only our hands sel dom grasp the one, or our ears hear the other. But oh, reader, be of good cheer, for all the good there is a gol den “sometime ;” when the hills and valieys are all passed ; when the wear and fever, the disappointment and sorrows of life are over, then there is a place and the rest of God. Oh, homestead, over whose roof falls no shadows or even clouds; and over whose threshold the voice of sorrow is never heard; built upon eternal hills, and standing with thy spires and pinnacles of celestial beauty on high, those who love Gi and, shall test under thy shadows, where there is no more sorrrovv nor pain, nor the sound of weeping—“some time.”—Prentice. An Old Man's Opinion. —An old man, who heard one of those foolish remarks that are so often made hy the unthinking, and those who are ignorant of nature’s laws, ‘drink to make me work,’ replied, j‘That’s true, drink, and it will make you work! I was once a prosperous farmer. I had a loving wife and two fine lads as ever the sun shone on. We had a comfortable home, and lived happily together. But we used to drink lo make us work. Those two lads I have now laid in a drunkard’s grave, my wife died broken-hearted, and now lies beside her two sons. lam seventy years of age. Had it not been for drink, t might have been an independent gentleman ; but I used to drink to make tne work and, mark it, it makes me work now. At seventy years of age 1 am Obliged to work for my daily bread. Drink! drink! audit will make you work.’ God has written on the flower that sweetens the air—on the breeze that rocks the flower upon the stem —upon the rain-drop that refreshes the sprig of moss that lifts its head in the desert —upon its deep cham bers —upon every pencilled shell that sleeps in the cavern of the deep, no less than the mighty sun that warms and cheers millions of creatures which live in it—upon all his works he has written “None liveth for him self. THE CI ANTON HOMICIDE Col - Tomlinson Fo:t Vindicated. Knoxville. Tenn., Ocl. 9, JB7l. Editors Press and Herald :—The fol ing appears in the Montgomery Daly Advertiser of the 7th instant : COL. UODCBON’S CARD. Col. llodgson having become satisfied that the charges implied by a portion of his remarks at the late Clanton testi uionial meeting did injustice to Co'. Tomlinson Fort of Chattanooga, prompt ly withdraws them through a card pub lished this morning It is but justice to Col. Hodgson to say that at the time he p.eferred the charge in question lie did no bing more than give expression to a thought that filled almost every mind aud heart in this city. That idea was not of course formed on the taels as they were first reported and under stood. Since then, the evidence before the Coroner’s inquest and the high tes timonials put forward in his behalf by the friends of Col. Fort, have almost wholly exonerated him of all intentional wrong in connection with that dreadful affair. CARD. To lhe Editors rj (he Advertiser. Gentlemen : In my remarks at the Theatre, on the occasion of the meeting in honor of tire memory of dear friend, General James H. Clanton, I alluded to the cirt umstauces of his death and expressed my belief that there was a conspiracy to accomplish his death. One of the circumstances which led me, with the people generally of this city, to entertain this opinion, was the fact that Col. Tomlin on Fort, of Chatta nooga, who introduced Nelson to Gen eral Clanton, was the attorney of Stan ton. That circumstance was alluded to by me in my remarks, I have since been iuformed, through friends in whom I have the highest confidence, and who were friends of General Clanton, that Col. Fort is a gentleman of great puri ty of character aud of high soc : al posi tion, aud is not capable of committing such a crime. I, therefore, unhesita tingly withdraw that portion of my re marks implicating him in a conspiracy and acquit him of the charge implied therein, and would request those papers which copied the report of that speech to also republish this card. I am, very respectfully, &c., JOSEPH HODGSON. I am satisfied with the card of Col. Joseph Hodgson. I can appreciate that in the excitement incident to the occa sion. with the limited information then before the public at Montgomery, an unintentional wrong may have been done me. I ask of the public and the press to realize my situation as witness for the State in the case of the State vs Col. D. M. Nelson, charged with the murder of Gen. J, H. Clanton, aud to forbear comment, until the facts are elicited be fore the court at which Col. Nelson is to appear for trial. In my judgment, it would be improp er, at this time, for me to giveau expla nation of the circumstances attending the death of a man who I was proud to call my friend. I desire to acknowledge alasting debt of gratitude to the gentlemen of the Bar of the 4th Circuit of this State, also to several of the newspapers of this State, and of my native State, (Georgia), who so kindly volunteered to shield me from an unjust charge of having been an accessory before the fact to a homi cide. I request those of the press who have oopied the speech of Col. Joseph Hodg son, to copy this card. TOMLINSON FORT. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 9th 1871. “Boasted Alive.” Awful account of the Fire in Michigan and Wisconsin—Twelve Bundled peo ple Burned to Death■ —Misery of the Survivors. Chicago. Oct 15.—The latest reports from the terrible fires in Northern Wis consin and Michigan represent the loss of life as being fearful. Some seven to eight hundred dead bodies had already been recovered, and it is believed the number will reach fully one thousand, and the wounded two hundred. This comprises at least three-quarters of the population. Milwaitkbb, Oct 15.—Later aoconnts from Northern Wisconsin oonfirmall pre vious reports and rumors. The loss of life in the neighborhood of the burned village of Peshtigo will reach over 1200, for 15 per cent, of those injured cannot recover. The fire tornado was heard at a dis tance like the roaring of the sea. Balls of fire were soon observed to fall like meteors in different parts of the town, igniting wherever they tonebed. Peo ple rushed with their children in their arms for a place of safety, but the storm of fire was upon them, and enveloped them in flames, smoke, burning sand and cinders, and those that were unable to reach the river were suffocated and roasted alive. ( This terrible scene happened on Sun day night, the Bth of October, already made famous by tbe Chicago horror. A member of tbe relief committee sent from Milwaukee with supplies says the only survivors were those who were for tunate enough to reach the water, many throwing themselves into a mill-pond and clinging to floating logs. A num ber of these were drowned by be- No. 26. i.ig thrown from the logs by maddened horses and cattle that rushed into the water. Ihe fiery cyclone 6wept over a tract of country eight or ten miles wide. Every building, fence, and all the tim her were licked up clean by the tongue of fire. Ihe town of l’cshtigo numbered two thousand, one third of whom perish ed on that fearful night. Reports from the cast shore of Green Bay place the loss of life fully as high as at Peshtigo. The same account states that the immediate wants of the people are supplied, but large amounts of pro* visions and clothing will be required for the coming winter. Mayor Ludington, of Milwaukee, publishes the following: “The calamities that have befallen our State and some of our neighboring States arc truly appaling. Over 1,500 men, women and children have been burned to death in Wisconsin alone; their business, houses and farms, to a large extent entirely destroyed, the very soil having been burned, and all their Autnrnn and root-crops destroyed. They are utterly destitute, and will require full support, at least until another sea son. Seven counties in our own State aro thus, in great part, utterly desolate. Whole regions of country in Western Michigan are in the same condition,and these tires aro still raging and destroy ing.” from Washington. Walking ton, Oct. 18.—The President, by proclamation, suspends the habeas corpus in the following South Carolina districts: Spartanburg, York, Marion, Chester, Laurens, Newberry, Fairfield Lancaster and Chesterfield. The sus pension extends to all arrests by the United States Marshal, his deputies, and I'ederal officers, soldiers or citizens aciiug under the orders of said marshal, his deputies or a military officer. Assurances are made that there are no injurious complications in General Bulloch’s accounts. The announcement that there was a run on the Freedmen’s Bank is incorrect. The Secretary of War directs com manding officers to give such aid to the Wisconsin sufferers as they deem ad visable. The Attorney General has a dispatch from North Mississippi stating that five Ku-Klux, with their disguises complete, have been captured. Three-quarters of a million in reve nue stamps have been found safe in the (lovernment vault at Chicago. The Augusta powder mills and land, embracing in all 131 acres, were sold on Thursday, 19th, as announced, and pur chased by the city of Augusta for $lO,- 300. The Brown House, iu Macon, has re* cently undergone great improvements, having been repainted, reoarpeted and refurnished, at the same time it has been enlarged. The Vicksburg Times and Republi can of the 7th says : '“During the last week in this county and city have oc curred two murders, one snicide, three fires, tweuty one arrests besides four persons have been bitten by mad dogs, one of which proved fatal.” The latest vegetable wonder in Haw kinsvillc is a bunch of sweet potatoes, containing three rad Spanish Bermudas and one white yam growing on the same vine. Despite the reports of planters and speculators to the contrary, the sugar crop this season in Cuba will be a very large one. Labor has been plenty in all the departments but that of the West, and it is estimated that from fifteen to forty per cent, more acreage is under cane this year than there was last sea son. The Ohio Election.— According to tho footing up at Columbus the Ohio Legislature stands thus : Senate—Re publicans 17 ; Democrats 19 ; Demo cratic majority 2. House—Republicans 57 ; Democrats 47 ; Independent 1 ; Republican majority over Democrats and Independent 9. Republican majority on joint ballot if the Independent votes with the Democrats, 7 ; so that in any eveut the Republicans will have at least seven on joint ballot. Touching General Buckner’s proper ty in Chicago, the Louisville Ledger of the 14th instant says : "The friends of Geueral Buckner will be gratified to lcaru that the decision goes further then was at first stated, securing to kirn the re payment in full of all the rents and profits accrued since the transfer to Henry Kingsbury in 1861. which will amount to a very large sum, probably n quarter of a million dollars iu cash.— The late fire, we learn, has resulted in comparatively slight foes to the General. Only about $350,000 worth of property was destroyed, and that was fully eoveA ed by insurance. If the insurance companies all fail the routs and profile due him will make good his improve ments, and in tho meantime we under stand that his rental from property un touched by the fire will amount to about $40,000 per annum.”— Louisville Jour nal. The Germans in AI-ace and Lamia, liken those provinces in their hostile am tiroent to Lonbirdy md Venice, the Austrian rule. The people of seme of the towns—Metz, for instance—main tain the most rigid non -is teroowse with their conquerors. The Germane stab lish restuurauU and tobaeco-abope iw that oity, the Geveraaeet lending them 2,999 francs apiece for the purpose, bet at the end of a month they fail in husinaai, ae they have not had a single c■stomas. It is a great blunder ia the par suit of happiness not to know that we have got it—that is, not to he - content with a reasonable and pos sible measure of iu