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Legislative Proceedings. MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 6. 1858. SENATE.—Among the bills read the first time we note the following: By Mr. Bloodworth, of Carroll, a bill to alter the 3d sec. of the 1st art, of the Con stitution. Mr. Bloodworth, of Pike, a bill to collect interest on open accounts. Also, a bill to alter the law in regard to notices of insolvent debtors. Mr. Fields introduced a resolution that the Senate refuse to pass any bill incorpora ting Churches, Camp Grounds, &c. Mr. Guerry, a bill to organize a new coun ty from Randolph and Stewart. Mr. Harris, of Merriwether, a resolution asking Congress a national Armory in Geor gia, somewhere on the W. & A. Bailroad, or any where else they may see fit. Mr. Harris, of Worth, a bill to increase the salaries of the Solicitors of the State. Mr. Riley, a bill to amend the 3d section of 1st article of the Constitution. Making the elections of members annual. Mr. Stubbs, a bill, accompanied by a prop osition to lease the W. & A. Railroad of the State at the price of $325,000 per annum, to be paid monthly in advance, into the Treasury of the State, signed by the follow ing capitalists of the State: Messrs. Elam Alexander, H. B. Troutman Lewis Tumlin,j Robert Collins, Thomas Hfit, of Macon.— Also Messrs. John L. Mustain and James Dean. This provides that no Bank, no corpora tion and no one except a Georgian, shall sub-| scribe for the lease and incorporates the W. 1 &. A. R. R. Company. Gen. Cone moved| that 200 copies of the bill be printed for the use of the Senate. Which was agreed. Also, a bill, to aid the construction of the Air Line Railroad Bonds, to be endorsed to the amount of 7,500 per mile. Mr. McDonald offered a Resolution re questing the Committee on the Penitentiary to report by bill or otherwise on the Remo val of the same. The Senate adjourned until Monday mor ning. HOUSE.—There having been some doubt entertained in regard to the organization of the House, the Speaker, Hon. John W. II. Underwood, tendered his resignation. Mr.| Kenan and Mr. Irwin expressed their hope that the Speaker would withdraw his resigna tion, being satisfied that the House was regu larly and constitutionally organized, which being unanimously declared by the House, he withdrew his resignation and resumed his seat. A bill introduced by Col. Pickett, to es- o f open Robbery punishable by death. Al- tablish a general system of Education, and so a bill amending the Penal Code so as to appropriate money for the same: and a bill to add an additional section to the Constitu tion. On motion of Mr. Kernan, of Baldwin, the rule was suspended, and as a matter of courtesy to the Senate, he reported the bill sent by the Senate on yesterday, on the sub ject of Education, though le expressed his dissent from some of its provisions. The same was referred to the Committee on Edu cation. The rules were suspended, and the follow ing bills introduced for the first time. Mr. Hall, a bill to appropriate the nett profits of tie W. & A. R. R. to the extin- guishment of the public debt. Mr. Spraberry, a bill to make uniform iselect a site for the future location of the Penitentiary, on the Western & Atlantic or the decisions of the Supreme Court of this Georgia Railroad, which gave rise to a very State, interesting and exciting debate. The motion i Amended hy appointing a sale day, and pas- A bill to extend the writ of Certiorari to to reconsider was supported by Mr. Harri- 'sed. •m ‘ini Mr. I The Senate, at 12 o’clock, repaired to the possessory warrants, and a bill to insure the | son. Smith, of Towns, Col. Milledge, speedy collection of moneys due on execu- |Diamond and Finley, and opposed by tion, were referred to the Judiciary Commit- | Hardeman and Smith, of Coweta. tee.| Mr. Kenan said the committee had Tlie rules were suspended for the intro- tied in favor of removal and lie did not un duction of new matter, when the following bills were reported and read the first time. Mr. Schley—A bill to define the age at which minor wardship of free persons of color in this State, shall terminate, and adult wardship begin, &e. he entered this Hall lie came as a Georgian ty conveyed, was advertised. and not as a party man. He scorned such | Mr. Schley, of Burke: To lay out a new Mr- Fortner A bill to lay off and organ- an attempt. Mr. Hillyer replied that he county from the counties of Scriven, Burke, ize a new county from the counties of Wash- | was not responsible to the gentleman from | Emanual and Bulloch. ington, Emanuel and Laurens, to be called 1 Johnson County, to add the same to the Middle Circuit, and Eighth Congressional| District. Mr. Westmoreland—A bill to amend an act incorporating the Georgia Air Line Rail road Company. Mr. Harris, of Glynn—1 bill to lend the credit of the State of Georgia to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Ompany, on cer- tain conditions and limitatons. Mr. Lewis, of Greene—A bill to provide for the erection of a new lenitentiary. Mr. Davis—A bill to reveal the 5th sec tion of the act of 1853, omeerning free per sons of color, their guardians, colored prea chers, &c. Mr. Gordon—A bill to provide compensa tion for the Board of Visitors of Franklin College and prescribe their duties. Mr. Roberts—A bill to authorize guardi ans to act as administrators in certain ca ses. The House then adjourned till ten o’clock Monday morning. MILLEDGEVILLE, MONDAY, Nov. 8, 1858. SENATE.—After the usual preliminaries, the following bills were read a third time and acted upon. A bill to form a new canty out of Fay ette and Henry, to be caled Butler, was dis- cussed and passed, yeas 73 and nays 37.— The county site is to be .one-boro. The Resolution in reged to the Penit-uo tiary, was referred to the Judiciary Commit tee. The Senate then adjourned until to-mor row morning, at 10 o’clock. ,HOUSE.—The House proceeded to the reg- ,ular order, which was reading bills the third |time, when the following bills were read the i third time. A bill to regulate and dispose of tree per- sons of color in this State, was made the spe cial order for Thursday next. A bill changing the time of holding the Inferior Courts of Appling County—was passed. A bill amending the incorporte laws of the Atlanta Medical College—passed. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Ann S. Finn, of Richmond county, passed. A bill to amend an act in relation to the public records of counties, when they have been destroyed by fire, &c., passed. A bill to compensate the Grand and Petit Juries of Lincoln County, was read. A substitute of Mr. Lewis, of Greene, au thorizing the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the several counties on the recommenda tion of Grand Juries to regulate the matter —passed. Several important bills, affecting the Con stitution and Judiciary Laws, were read and referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill to appropriate money for the Med ical College of Georgia was, on motion of Mr. Milledge, referred to a special commit- tee, consisting of Messrs. Barton, Irvin, Westmoreland, Gordon and Moore, of Clarke. The House then adjourned till ten o'clock| to-morrow. Nov. 9, 1858. The journal was read, with Hon. W. H. Brown in the Chair, the Hon. J. E. Ward not having as yet returned. Mr. Briscoe, a bill in regard to garnish ments and attachments. Mr. Browning, a bill to amend an act in- corporating the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad, asking the purchase of Iron by the State. Mr. Fambro, a bill to alter the practice in the Supreme Court. Also, a bill to define the liability of stockholders of joint stock companies. Also, a bill to abolish the Usu- ry Laws in this State. Mr. Guerry, a bill to regulate judgments in law, to protect Administrators and Exec utors from fraudulent claims. Mr. Dawson, a bill to alter the laws in re gard to mortgages in this State. Mr. Paine, a bill to amend acts exempting certain property from levy and sale. Mr. Strickland, a bill to amend the Penal this State to make returns, &c. Code of this State so as to make the crime make the crime of Burglary by night punish able by death. A bill to collect interest on open accounts. Referred to Judiciary Committee. The Senate adjourned until 10 o’clock to morrow morning. HOUSE.—The House met pursuant to adjournment, M. Underwood, (Speaker) in the Chair. After reading the journal of yesterday, Mr. Harrison, of Chatham, moved a recon sideration of so much of the Journal of yes terday, as relates to the rejection of the res olution appointing a committee of five, three from the House and two from the Senate, to derstand why they desired further informa-| tion on the point, and in reply to Mr. Hill yer, he wanted to see no party feeling in- voked in the business of legislation. When Baldwin for his position on public measures, | By Mr. Hines—A bill to lay out a new but to his constituents, and reiterated what | county from the counties of Scriven, Burke, he had said before, that the dominant party was responsible to the the public for the abuses of the Government. Mr. Smith said Georgia had had the ben efit of the counsels of some of her most dis tinguished men, in favor of removing that institution to the mountain regions of Geor- |that which was introduced in the Senate by gia, where the labor of convicts might be Mr- Atkinson, of Camden, on the second day made profitable in developing the iron, gran ¬ ite and lime of that region of the State, in- of the Constitution of the state which prohib- stead of being an expense to the State, as it its the importation of slaves into this State lias been for years. Mr. Diamond said the gentleman from Baldwin had remarked that there were cer tain persons outside who desired to sell gran ite, lime and rock. He would say it was not true that any such persons were here, or had approached the committee on that sub ject. Mr. Kennan stated in explanation, that the Stone Mountain had been looked upon in days past, by many, as the probable location of the Penitenttary, and there had been efforts, on the part of the owners of the site, to dispose of it to the State. On the question of reconsideration, on motion of Mr. Kenon, the yeas and nays were called for— yeas, forty-four, nays sixty-two—so the mo- | of any one of the United States. tion was lost. Tlie House was then engaged for some time in reading bills the second time. The following bill.- were then read the first time: Mr. Irwin—A bill to reorganize the Asy lum for the Deaf and Dumb. Mr. Hardy, a bill to establish a system of common schools. Mr. Smith, a bill to refer the removal of the Penitentiary to the voters of the State. Mr. Hardeman, a hill *.iurporate the Cotton Planter’s Convention. Mr. Bigham, a resolution in reference to the claims of Georgia for military rendered to the United States. The House then adjourned to 10 to-morrow morning. service o'clock Nov. 10. The Senate met persuant to adjourn ment, and a bill to incorporate the Washing- ton Institute was taken up and read 3d time. A bill to incorporate the Waltoursville Presbyterian Church was passed. A bill to organize a new county from the counties of Chattooga and Walker, to be cal led Echols, was lost—ayes 40, nays 67, HOUSE.—A communication was presented from Alexander M. Spear, Clerk of the House, tendering his resignation, The Judiciary Committee reported against the passage of a bill to add an additional section to the 3d division of the penal code, Also, a bill to allow parties to contract for money at any rate of per cent. Mr. Crittenden—A bill to point out and set forth the manner of collecting newspaper accounts. (Hope it will pass) Mr. Roberts, of Scriven—A bill to repeal a portion of the Penal Code in relation to bigamy,and substitute whipping in lieu there of. Mr. Fullmore—A bill to lay out a new county to be called Cooper, out of Cass coun- ty. A bill to prevent the use of latin phrases in any act hereafter passed. Mr, Bigham—To prevent for the sale of two thirds of the Western & Atlantic Rail road. The House then adjourned till three o’clock, P. M. November, 11th. The Senate was called to order by the President pro tem. pursuant to adjourn ment. Mr. Fambro—A bill to reduce the num ber of Representatives and Senators. Mr. Hill of Harris—To alter the law en tirely in regard to the foreclosure of mort gages in this State. Also, to request the Committee on banks to report some bill compelling the Banks of HOUSE.—The House met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Schley moved to reconsider a bill of yesterday as relates to the indefinite post ponement of a bill to allow parties to con tract for money at any rate of per cent. This bill elicited decidedly the ablest discussion of the session so far as the House is concern ed, between Mr. Speaker Underwood, who opposed the reconsideration, and Mr. Smith, of Towns, who spoke in favor of the motion. Mr. Gibson—To alter the law in regard to insolvent debtors and cases. A bill in regard to the manumission of slaves. Made special order to Tuesday next. A bill to allow the collection of interest on open accounts the same as on liquated de mands—passed. A bill to allow the Justices Courts of this State to sit for two days when necessary. Mr. | House, and entered into an election for a Di- |rector of the Bank of the State of Georgia, set- |which resulted in the choice of Mr. Solomon Cohen, of Savannah. Mr. Canon—A bill to exempt physicians from jury and militia duty. A bill to compel Sheriffs to state in their Bills of sale, the papers in which the proper- Emanual, and Bulloch. Proposed Change in the Consti- tution. Among the bills now before the legislature one of the most interesting and important is of session, proposing to repeal that provision from Africa, or any foreign place. ’’This provision is contained in the eleventh section of the fourth article of the Constitution of 1798, which is as follows: Sec. XI. There shall be no future importa tion of slaves into this State from Africa or any foreign place, after the first day of Octo ber next. The legislature shall have no pow er to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of each of their respec tive owners previous to such emancipation. They shall have no power to prevent emi grants, from either of the Uuited States to this State, from bringing with them such per.| sons as may be deemed slaves by the laws We have not yet received a copy of the bill of Mr. Atkinson, All the information; which we have concerning it, is derived from| notices of its introduction in the Senate, by| Milledgeville correspondents of the press, who| itudes, the whole people are prospering and cultivated’,, and the State has taken a leading position in the South. Cotton and woolen factories, rolling mills paper mills, founders and 110 whine shops, flour ing mills, marble yards, and ship yards bear witness to the division of labor, and begin to create an important home market for the per- ishable fruits of the earth- Her cotton crop of tlie present year is es timated to be worth twenty-five million of dollars, While iu tobacco sugar, and stock she is becoming a considerable producer. Gold and copper, iron and coal mines are worked with profit, and are growing in im portance as sources of future wealth. The railroad of Georgia produce an ater- age of seven per cent, of dividen. Her fac tories return from twelve to twenty-six The State tax is not quite one-twelfth of one per cent. The next income to the State treasury from the State railroad is three hundred thou sand dollars per annum, while the entiredebt of the State is less than two million dollars an amount that a tax of one-fifth of one per cent would pay in two years. This is an example of prosperity presented to tlie State of the South and of the Union which is worthy of imitation. The means of of attaining the same degree of success is within the power of all, for it has grown from no extraordinary measure; it has fol lowed no individual sacrifices; it is not the: |result either of unusually favorable position or a fortuitous occurrence of propitious ac cident. Industry without extravgance is its basis. The plantations of Georgia are mainly in dependent of the favors of favors, and rarely anticipate there crops paying heavy interest for loans that may prove a millstone around their necks. With an unusual liberality, they have deen contractors on small sections of railroad passing through or near their pro perties and paid for stock in labor. They have encouraged the establishment of facto ries in the neighborhood of the cotton field, and have ceased to be pensioners upon the North for coarse fabrics, or for provisions for plantation use. The surplus capital of Georgia finds investment at home, and if pleasure or business induces its people to vis it the cities or fashionable resort ofthe North they are not seduced to buy fancy stock, or to dabble in property tlie oversight of which must withdraw them from their native State Georgia suffers but little from that curse of South, apsenteeism, or the tempoary resident of a class who have no feeling in common with the great mass of its people- The spread of the same policy which has enabled Georgia to take the lead among the southern State, has alreadg begun to produce elsewhere a most happy influence. In every quarter of the South her example in favor of internal improvement is adopted. The whole country from the potomac to the Rio del Norto promises to be soon overspread with a perfect net work of railroad. Tlie great trunk line in progress will soon have lateral branches permeating every fertile valley. Nor can it any longer be said that the South is entirely dependent upon the North for every article of necessity and utility. In this city and elsewhere the example of Georgia has had its influence in awakening a confidence in manufacturing investments, and though the want of tlie people are not sup plied. a beginning lias been made which is an indication of the great change in public opinion and habit in progress. It may not be asserting too much to say that the course long pursued by the North| will, if still presisted in soon make the SouthI I their rivals in, manufacturing industry. We are driven perhaps, fortunately to greater |self-reliance. To growing political antago- |nisms between sections of the same confeder- 'acy that from circumstances of social organ-| ization and modes of industry were mutually dependent, is educating the South to favor division of business pursuit and to develop; all the element of its varied resources of pro duction and wealth. Examplea is wortli volumes of precept. It is the living teacher enforcing his instruction by palpable illustration. It clothes the dry didactic principles announced with the attrac tiveness of beauty, and shows their truth by pointing to their glorious results. Georgia is teaching the South by example. She has initiated a progress, the result of which is I destined to be the most beneficial but cannot I now be fairly estimated.—N. 0. Picayune. Sr. Louis Nov. 2.—The Santa Fe mail of tlie 11th instant has arrived. A light had occurred between a detachment of United States troops under Capt. Hatch and a band of Navajo Indians, in which Larges, the prin cipal chief to that nation, and six other In dians were killed. Col. Shield would leave about the 28th, with his entire command, for Chusco and Tunica, where it was thought the Indians would make a stand. Hereto fore they have retired before the advance of the troops. They are now driving stock for tlie westward into the mountians. It is possi- ble that the employment of volunteers will still be urgently recommended. Sr. Louis, Nov, 8.—The party who arriv ed at Leavenworth with the Utah mail, re port encountering heavy snow storms at Deer Creek. The roads were almost impassible, |and the mail was packed on mules from the ■ Big Blue—that stream being too high to be Iforded. The rain storms have prevailed |throughout that section for the past two |weeks, extending eighty-five miles West of Fort Kearney. An old gentlemen says that he is the last man in the world that would tyrunize over his daughter,s affections. So long as she mar ries the man of his choice, he dont care whome she loves. ’'How is your husband this afternoon Ers. Spuiggs?" ”Oh, ay why, the dockter says as how as if he lives untill the mornin’, he shall have some hope if him; but if he dont why he must give it up. A waggish candidate coming to a tailor’s shop in the course of his canvas, said-—what we look for here are measures—not men. Good humor is the blue sky of the soul in which every star of talent will shine more clearly. represent that its object is to repeal the first clause of this section and thus strike from the Constitution of the State, the prohibition which it contains, against the African slave trade. Thousands of the most intelligent citizens of this State *0, we have no doubt, ignorant of the existence of such a prohibi tion in their State Constitution, although aware of the existence of a similar one in the Con stitution ofthe United States, and ready when they find that it is there without a moment’s reflection, to approve of the movement which has been made to remove it. We hope that the bill of Mr. Atkinson will be passed by the legislature, for many reasons, but especi ally because its passage will indicate the strength of the pro-slavery sentiment of this State and simplify the question ofthe re-open- ing of the African slave trade. The section of tlie Constitution lie proposes to change, shows very clearly by the provisions which it contains, that the people of Georgia, in 1798, were not decidedly iu favor of the institution of slavery, It contains a prohibition against the African slave trade—a prohibition, we may remark, in passing, which went into ef fect on the first day of October, 1798— nine years and three months before the time at which by a provision of the Constitution of the United States, Congress was author ised, if it thought proper, to prohibit this trade. It contained, also, a provision against emancipation without the consent of the slaveholders; and another provision which au thorises the introduction of slaves from other States. The two last provisions would hard- ly be deemed necessary at this day, and the first would not be offernd. They indicate as we have said, that the people of Georgia in 1798 were not decidedly in favor of the in stitution of slavery and the repeal of the first one, as proposed by Mr. Atkinson, will show the great change which has taken place since that time, in the public opinion of this State, upon slavery and subjects connected with it. We shall take occasion to refer to this bill again, when we have received a copy of it. We have desired in noticing it now sim, ply to express our decided opinion, in favor of it as we understand its provisions. Constitutionalist, More Africans Seized. Under the marine bead in the Wilmington Journal, of Nov 8th, we find the following: “ Spoken-—By pilot boat J. C. Baker, Nov. 7th, off Cape Fear, the ketch Brothers, of Charleston, S. C., sixty-five days from the coast of Africa, bound for Charleston, in charge of Lieut. Stone and a prize crew be longing to the U. S. sloop-of-war Marion.'’ Charleston, Nov. 10.-—The ketch Broth ers arrived this morning, under the charge of Lieut. Edward E. Stone, of the sloop-of-war Marion. The ketch was taken on the South coast of Africa, upon suspicion of her being a slaver. The Charleston Courier and Mercury, of Wednesday morning, stated that the ketch Brothers was formerly owned by Street Brothers, of that city, but was sold last spring to parties in Havana. The ketch was provided with the usual outfit of articles and arrangements provided by slavers, and had eight thousand seven hundred dollars in Mexican ounces. (The dispatch does not say that any slaves were on board.] The Charleston Evening News, in refering to the arrival there of the ketch Brothers, says: “Lieut. Stone, who commands the Brothers, is a native of Georgia and resident of Macon. On the 9th September he parted company with the U. S. sloop-of-war Marion, and on the 15 smoke to the U. S. sloop-of-war Vieennes, the officer’s and crew being all well. Severe! other slave vessels were reported on the coast and were being hotly pursued: “The ketch has on board boilers, bricks for a furnace, scantling, plank, wooden spoons, forty water casks, and all the materials which are generally supposed to be necessary for a slave voyage, and eight thousand five hun dred dollars in money. The papers of the ketch appear to be all regular and correct, and Capt. Gage contends that he was engaged in a lawful voyage.” Example of Geo rgia The State of Georgia furnishes a bright example of the influence of the encourage ment af home industry in developing new sources of wealh, and creating local prosper- ity and independence. For a long period, the people of that State have manifested a commendable degree of self reliance and a readiness in adopting all the instrumentalities for improvement in which the present age has been so prolific. The result is now patent to all who take the trouble to inquire into its actual condition, Less blessed with fertility of soul than some of the adjoining States, possessing no advantage over any southern neighbor for the introduction of varied industry; having no large city that promises, even in the dis tant future, to be a distributing centre for large sections of the Union, Georgia is yet in advance of any other Commonwealth Ssuth of the Potomac, in enlightened enterprise, in in the development of its own resources and in actual independence of every other portion of the country. Scarcely had the zeal for internal improve ment been awakened at the North before Georgia caught the same spirit and without ostentation or parade almost by her own un aided resources, she has steadily persued the great work of intersecting the State with railroads, until there is now scarcely any county which has not felt there beneficial stimulus. The steam horse to-day finds twelve hundred miles of iron track laid for his use, and to this amount, in less than twelvemonths two hundred more will be added. Property has advanced in value, smileing villageshave sprung up ip places not long since forest sol- THE WAYNESBORO NEWS, TUESDAY MORNING, November, 16, 1868. 1 Messrs. J. J, NEELY, Jr & Co are A 1 2 a/. XX 00 are Our Authorised Age its, for the City of Auguste, Ga . torec W are again placed under obligations to Capt. Ward, of the Augusta & Savannah Railroad for valuable papers in advance of the Mails, “’ The " Biggest” West as potato was handed to * our office the other ay, of the jam variety, which weighed nine pounds and a half, it was cultivated on the plata of Mrs. Sarah Carsons, of this county De By request of Dr. PARK of Savannah, we Exin this issue of our paper, a " address on ™ Medicine, by O. A.LOCHRANE, Esq. lWe publish a communication in to-day's paper, in defence of The Rev. Wm. L. Tucker,s the most influential and high-toned gentlemen in our county—one who knows law and justice. Though we do not pretend f.„7S right or who is wrong: t The Triweekly Southern Recorder, for the Session is a nent and well filled sheet, pulised in Milledgeville during the session, at the low price lWe have received the Southern Medical and Surgical Journal, for November, it is a valui- ble publication, and should ^ well patronised. Published monthly in Augusta, Ga. by Jeremiah Morris, Esq., and edited by Drs. H. P ' * Robert Campbell. Price 83 per annum, in advance. 2 The Macon State Press, of 11th luse says; A fire took place about two o’clock on Wednesday morning, 10th inst., in the Macon Flour Mills, and despite the exertion of our energetic fire companies the building was en tirely consum’d. Loss about twelve thousand dollars. There was a partial insurance.” Winter is Coming, With the issue of to-day, we feel doubly Happy. First, because we are again privi leged, in returning our gratitude for an in creasing patronage, and the many kind over tures tendered for our success. Secondly, we feel our hearts swelling with the anthem which is gushing up, for the coming of the old IToar King who has breathed his fleecy blessings o’er our afflicted cities, and thus stayed the dire pestilence. We feel joyous as we see the iron horse wheeling homeward the crowd of absentees, to friends and the luxury of business. Even our little office sparkles with jocund sympathy, as if we all felt the radiant hopes, and bright prospectives with which each train is freighted, long may they revel in their dream’s realities, and cotton take a going tendency upwards. Our people seem unusually cheerfiil, for Providence has pe- euliarly awarded their labors this year. Their Cornueopia are filled with plenty, and their households with peace, and occasionally a sweet cherub. Our little village does not forget tlie coming census, and promises to pay up all arrears. We are boosting of our Senator and Representatives, and feel proud we are constituents. We see no long faces because of the many frozen cotton bowls-as we cheerfully concede a short crop, for the cessation of tlie Yellow Fever among our city friends. Our last Sabbath was one of those Heavenly days which proclaims theex- uberant blessings of a kind Providence to man, and his wayward ingratitude to the hand that dispenses it. The morning was ushered in by the sound of our Presbyterian Church bell, announcing the Introductory discourse of the Winter’s service. With so cosy and chaste a church, with so many en dearments clinging around it like the old Ivy Green, and a Pastor whose discourses run like the colors of Urbino's Artist, "with pathos and conviction," and "having learned the luxury of doing good," why are we not all as devoted to the Christ as to the Apostle. We say again, we feel happy to day, and may all around us bespeak it. May old Burko ever grow as large potatoes, and as long sausages as our office can show to day, and we as ever grateful to our friends for such tasteful testimonials of us; and may they often have a surplus of tlie same in their larders, imploringly importuning the Editors’ publicity, Fire.—The alarm of fire a few minutes before twelve o'clock, last night, was caused by the burning of the ship Fanny Fosdiek, lying on the opposite side of the river. At tlie time our reporter left they were endeav oring to scuttle her. The ship is just out of the dry dock, where she has been undergoing repairs- She arrived here some five or six weeks ago, from New Orleans, bound for Liv- erpool, in distress. At one o'clock the steam er Goliah got up steam and took two engines over to the relief of tlie ship. Savannah News, Nov .11. Walker and Heningsen. Washington Nov. 11.—Gen. Wm. Walker left for the South last night He appears per fectly satisfied with the result of his visit here. General Walker and Henningsen have re conciled theirdifferences. The latter it is un derstood left for New York this morning. RECEIPTS FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS. James A. Lambert, $2 00 E. Lambert, 2 00 Miss M. E. Brookins 2 00 J. W, Carswell 2 00 John C. Poythress, 2 00 Isaiah Carter, 2 00 Jolin S. Byne, 2 00 Bat Jones, 2 00 Robert Jones, 2 00 F. M. Allen, 2 00 Engene Garlick, 2 00 John Dowes. 3 00 Dr. Wm. R. Iohmes,2 00
