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Constfatiannlist K Htplilir. BY JA2£3S DXTEft. AUGUSTA, (GEORGIA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1854. Extensive Conflagration. About two o’clock Saturday morning the alarm <*l'fire was heard, and it proved to be Mr. McCon nell’s (formerly J. Guidron’s) Stable, on Ellis-st. Slow the fiie originated we were unable to learn, bot when the engines reached the spot, the main building, which was of wood, was in a blaze, firom the combustible materials which it con tained. The flames soon spread to the adjoin ing buildings, in which was a quantity of hay and fodder. The heat was so great that the wooden tenement of Mr. J. Hulhert, occupied by Mr. Olive] on the opposite side of the street, was also iu flames, and so rapid did they spread, that the inmates had barely time to make their tscape, some of them, we understand, in their sight clothes. TheVnte-story house immediately below the stable, occupied by Mr. George Welhauer, as a grocery, was the next building on fire, and was soon burnt to the ground. Mr. Welhauer lost •most of his furniture, and the principal portion of his stock. He was insured for about S6OO. The next building destroyed was the large jhree-story wooden house.on the cornerof Wash ington and Kilis streets, belonging to the estate *f H. Mealing, and occupied by Mr. George Johnson, as a Boarding House and Grocery. The *oss of Mr. Johnson, in furniture and goods, is ibeavy, and will be severely felt by him, as he is a poor man. The building was insured for *2,800. The next house was the new two-story wood en building on Washington street, just erected &y Dr. Joseph A. Eve, and occupied by his son in-law, Dr. Walton. The furniture in this house was costly and new, and but little was saved. Dr. Walton’s loss is from SSOO to SBOO '9O furniture, and the buildings were valued at about $2 200. No insurance on furniture or dwel ling' Dr. Eve’s Stable and Kitchen were the next in flames and both were destroyed. Tnanksto Mir indomitable firemen, at this point the fire was arrested on the south. All the Kitchens and out isouses, on a line with the siable up to Washing ton street, were destroyed. The front buildings Greene street and Ellis street, with the excep tion of the wooden dwelling of Mr. J. Hulbeit were saved, but the occupants received material, busses by removing furniture, &e. The wind was high at the time, and it required great exertions to save the wooden buildings on the opposite corners of Washington street. The Stable in which the fire originated was Bjmed by B. H. Warren, E«q., as was also the The Kitchen 4>f $2600, and on trie dwelling and out houses' : ot SIBOO. Mr. McCounel’s loss is heavy. Heh»\l on hand a large supply of corn and fodder, all of which was consumed. He also lost some aine or ten carriages and buggies, and five hor ses and one mule were burnt to death. Too much praise cannot be awarded to our iremen for their exertions. They fought the devouring element at every point, and finally succeded in subduing it Had the fire reached Hulbert’s carriage shop, there is no telling where st would have ended. Mr. Platt’s steam engine did good execution, and so well p’ease 1 were our Council with its operation, that at a meeting yesterday, they pass ed an order to furnish him with one thousand feet of hose, to be kept in readiness for any future emergency. The thanks ol our citizens are also due to the Hamburg Fire Company. They were prompt ly onthe ground, and rendered essential service. Another Fire. About 9 o’clock in the morning a fire was dis severed in the house of Mr. Lallerstadt,on Rey nolds street. It was discovered in the bed room, but how it originated is not known. A little .son of Mr. L. was in the room at the time, and came near being suffocated. The fire was out without doing material damage, further,' destroying some clothing near by. — /trered. The Body of Patrick Powers R. . ding upon 1 An inquest was held on Friday rowne(l in | she body of the deceased, who w. j anuar y _ . the Augusta Canal, on the 11/, . . . ° . I he came to his The jury returned a verdict / . , , . 1 3 ~ , , in the Augusta death by accidental drowr , , T 1 . , , ne 11th of January, Canal, in said county, op 1.854. —— TheSa/ , , , Zrong, in other columns pu is t lls f jpehave received concern *H ‘l*? Z fears were enter ing tis i /^Gardiner/the brother of R. H hiine t 0 f this city, was among the un t»ardui£s w^o | os j (-|, p j r |^ veg j[jj s melancholy We are gratified to learn, however, among those providentially saved, a dispatch having been received from i yCapt. Gardiner, Ist Dragoons, directed to his brother in this city, saying: “I have been ship s wrecked, but am well and safe.” / Dbaths in Macon —The Macon Telegraph records the death in that city, on the morning of fbe Sth inst, Col. O H. Thioop, in the 47th year of his age. Col. Throop was a native of New York, but has resided in Macon for the last three *ars. Also on Sundae, the 11th inst., Mr. E. B. 'Weed. one of our oldest merchants and most re- j sheeted citizens, expired at his residence after a very protracted and painful illness. Negroes (field hands) have recently been hired in Macon at the high rate of two hundred and sfty hollars per annum—so we learn from the * Citizen. Journalistic Changes —Hon. Lott Warren retired from the Georgia Courier and is suc reeded by L. E. Sherman, Esq. 1 he Dalton Times, now bears the title of the North Georgia Times. Augusta Races. W EDN ESDAY —SECOND DaY—Two MII.E HEATS. Purse, S3OO. There were three entries for this day’s purse viz; Col. Harrison’s Maid of Edgecombe, Mr. Dyl lahunt’s Judge Risley, and Mr. Campbell’s John Diamond. As soon as the nominations were made known, the Maid was lreely taken agains’ the field, at odds. The day proved rather uripro pitious for good time, the track being in a sloppy condition. At 1 o’clock, however, the three horses nam ed above, made their appearance at the stand.— On dewing for positions. Risley had the track, the Maid second. At the tap they were off with a fsir start, the Maid in the lead, which she kept with apparent_ease during the heat.— On the back stretch of the first mile, Diamond made a brush with Risley and succeeded in pas* sing him, but he did not keep his position long. Before reaching the Judges stand Risley regained his position, and came out second, by about two lengths. The second mile was run much the same as the first, the contest being between Ris ley and Diamond—the Maid keeping a respect able distance in front. Time 3.59. After the usual time allotted for rubbing down, the three nags were again brought to the string, apparently none the worse from their previous contest. The race, however, was considered as decided in favor of the Maid of Edgecomb, she coming in an easy winner in the first heat. At the tap they were off again, the Maid in the lead closely followed by Risley. The latter made, one or two brushes and succeeded in coming within about two lengths of the Maid, but whether it was coyness on her part, or a dislike to the company she was in, certain it was, she kept a respectable distance in front, and came in an easy winner by about two lengths—Diamond distanced. Time 3,56. The following is the re sult of the race: Capt. J. Harrison’s Maid of Edgecombe, 5 years old, by Boston, Jr. dam by An- 11 drew, Geo. Dyllahunt’s c. b. Judge Risley, by Wagner, dam by Leviathan, 4 years old, 2 2 John Campbell’s b. h. John Diamond, 5 years old by Wagner, 3 dis. Time first heat 3 59. Second 3.56. After the main race was over it was announ ced from the Judges stand, that the owner of Frank Irwin gave a banter to any horse on the ground lor a race of two mile heats, or mile heats the best three in five, for two thousand dollars play or pay. Shortly alter the declaration, Mr. Puryear, the owner of Highlander, made his ape pearance in the stand, and forked over the rhino, n the shape of $2,000, and the race was closed, to come off on Saturday next, at 12 o’clock, pre cisely. This promises to be one ol the best con tested races ever run over the Lafayette Course Highlander is a crack horse, never having been beaten, we believe, from the time he was en tered in Colt Stake. Frank Irwin is also an a No. 1, and should the weather be favo rable and the track in good order,we may look for good time and one of i he best contested matches, ever run over this Course. Thursday—Third Day—Three Mile Heats. Purse SSOO. There was only one entry for this day’s purse, Mr. Belcher’s f. Nina, who galloped round the course and took the purse. The weather was very unfavorable for racing, an Vthe attendance was slim. For this race there ,we.e three ■ Red Eye, Maid §f Edgecomb and Judge RidleyT The weather was fine, and tt*» track, (consi'^''' ing the rain which had fallen in the first ol the week.) was in good order. The attendance was good, and we were much pleased to a number of ladies ill the Club Stand .n.ir presence always adds interest to ther ,orts ot tl "‘ e turf, and is a guarantee of good ori tr being ob served. Before the race came off, B'd Eye "as the general favorite, and was irely taken against the field at odds of two and three to one- At one o’clock the three horses were | rou S llt to * he stand in good order, Red Eye restless, but . • .t i .A a mile or so, he alter being galloped a quarteC . . /the tap they were became more tractable. Z _ . , , . . „ Eye had the track, off, with a good start, ty . . . , ~,,/position was maintain the Maid second. If , , .. as accomplished, when the ed until half a mile . . , . , ~ , , a, and succeeded in passing Maid made a br. , f [ ,ois stage ot the race, it became Red Eye. Up to the quarter stretch a tny have covered both horses. On quarter stretch, however, the rider | le ®<sd Eye put him to his work, and he resum .«°his position in front, corning out ahead, the first mile, by about one length. The second mile was also well contested, and exciting. Af ter passing the judges stand the three were in a heap, Red Eye in the lead, and up to the halt mile post it was one of the hardest struggles we have ever seen. At one time the three ware so close together that it was difficult to say which was ahead. From the half mile post to the quarter stretch, it was a neck and neck race between Red Eye and the Maid—Ridley well up. On reaching the quarter stretch, Red fye was again called on by his rider, and brought to his work. After a desperate struggle he came in ahead on the second mile by about a length. It was now evident to all that the Maid had made up her mind to win the first heat, or put Red Eye up to all he could d 6. The third mile was a cracking race, Red Eye and the Maid being the contes tants. From the first quarter stretch to the com ing on/ it was exciting and closely contested— on the back stretch, it was a neck and neck race, and was so continued until the last quarter was reached, when Red Eye gradually widened the gap and came in about one length ahead. The fourth mile was also well contested by the Maid, but sue could not come it, and, after a spirited brush on the back stretch, she gave up the con test. and Red Eye came out winner by about thirty yards. On the last mile. Ridgely broke down, and was distanced. Alter the first heat the Maid was withdrawn and having no competition, the purse was a ward ed to Red Eye. The following is the result o' the race. Capt. J. Belcher’s b. h. Red Eye, by Biston, dam by Priam, 7 years o d 1 Capt Harrison’s s. m. Maid ot Edgecombe, 0 years old, by Boston. J r., dam by Andrew.. 2 Geo. Dillahunt’s c. h. Judge Ridgley, 4 years old, by Wagner, dam by Leviathan dis. Time— 8.01. SECOND RACE — MILK HEATS S NTRANCE S2O0 — HALF FORFEIT. The following were the entries for this purse: u John Belcher enters ch. c by by oir Charles. *r John Belcher enters ch. f. by Harold, mitotan onporterl mare. • 71 John Campbell enters colt by Altort, ow of a Tran by mare. i i Sam’l J. Carter enters b f. by Epsilon, fut of Beta, by Imp. Leviathan. j Sanri’l J. Carter enters ch. f. by out of Kate King, by Imp. Priam. J* John Harrison,Sr, enters b. c. Griff Ecmon son. by Ctiilde Harold, out of Mary Elif.beth. try Andrew. But two made their appearance at th't post (the others paying forfeit,) viz: Mr. Carter’s b I. Celina, by Epsilon, and J. Har.ison’fb. c Gril. Edmonso.;. Previous to the start, Grit was the geneial lavorite at odds, and some tin was put up on this point, with but little expectation of a return on the part of those who bet against him. On stripping, both nags looked in or der, and the friends of the filly had more .'confi dence. She is a beautiful animal, and in any contest in which she is engaged, at one ortwo mile heats, unless our judgment is at fault, she will be found to be a troublesome customer. At the tap they were off, with a good start, Gfif- »'* the lead, but the quarter stretch was not reached before he was collard and then passed by the filly, hard in hand, which position she kept to the end of the heat, coming out winner in 1.51 J. There had been considerable change in the weather for the better, and the knowing ones had placed their pegs atodls, and were wmneison their favorites. Yesterday, however, they were at. fault. The friends of Gris, after the first heat, were disposed to hedge, but they could find no chance, and as a matter of necessity, had to stand up to the rack. After the usual time alloted for rubbing down both horses were again brought to the stand. The filly was now the favorite. At the tap they were off, the filly in the lead. a handsome contest during the mile, but A was evident the filly had the foot of the -<raWP,and after a struggle to the quarter stretch, she came in an easy winner by about three lengths. Time I. RESULT. Mr. Carter’s b. f. Epsilon, out of Beta7*by Imp. Leviathan >.l 1 J. Harrison, Sr., b. c. Grit. Edmonson, by Childe Harold, out of Mary Elizabeth, by Andrew ...2 2 Tune first heat, 1.514 ; second, 1.51. I SATURDAY, LAST DAY —FIRST RACE, MATCH FOR $2,000 — HALF FORFEIT. Result. ) t' Mr. Puryears h. Highlander 11 Capt Hamilton’s h. Frank Irwin 2 2 Time 3.50—3.50. We were unable to attend the courseJyester terday,but learn that Highlandtr was sin easy winner. The first heat he took the and kept it to the termination. In the sec nd heat Frank took the lead and kept it for the first mile when Highlander went to work, soon collared and then passed him, coming out an easy win ner. Highlander was the favorite at long odds and considerable sums changed hands on the re sult. SECOND RACE. '* Mile Heats—best three in five —Purse .%300. RESULT. C : ( ' S. J. Carter’s c. f., 3 years old, by Empassador, dam by Priam ?>4 11 1 Geo. Dillahunt’s b f. Medona. 3 y ears I < ld, by Imp. Yorkshire, dam by Im ported Glencoe 11 2 2 2 Mr. Puryear’s b. g. 3 years old, by 1 Glencoe, dam by Bertrand 2 1 dr. !J. Harrison’s c. f. Lucy Bryant. 3 \ years old, by Boston, daja ; lhv A i|leison 7 m .. . v . - the^lle—the otir-r entries i dose rjSf t)n the second heat Hariison’s Lucy rook tel If ad, closely followed by Medona, she did t not keep it long; before the stretch wa ireached she was collared and pasted by Medina, and Puryear’s gilding. For Hie 1 thi.d milt Puryear's horse got so bad a start»that 1 he was withdrawn. Harrison’s filly again led , off, and Cartels filly took up the running, soon < passed Lucy, closely followed by Medona—Lucy < distanced. Thefourfti and fifth heatsi'vere also taken by Carter’i filly, thus deciding the race. ! City Election. Ihe following Officers were yesterday duly ; elected by Council t« their respective offices. Collector and Tk-easirer. —John Hill. Clerk of Council. —L. L. Antony. Bridge Keeper. —Foster Blodyet, Jr. City Marshal. —Allen (J. Harbin. Deputy Marshal. —Josqjh B. Ramsey. City Constables. —Henry Bird, Wm. W. King, and N. A. Ford. . Superintendent Spris* tend Drain). Philip Mull- 4 \ t S fCrintendent Water H o»ts, T K.v,„er. Jailor. —T. O. Heard. Wharfinger. —J. F. Turpin. Clerk Lower Market. —D. W Calhdin. Clerk tipper Market. —\Vm.Keemr. Gas Limp Lighter. —Thos. ... Ki|>zie. . Keeper Magazine. —W. M. Pokering. Keeper City Hall.— Mrs. Htrgrove. (by accla mation.) • Keeper City Clock.— Chas. tatlin. City Seaton. — Bernard Abrihams Keeper Hospital Dennis Jtsepb Lot Injector , Lower Divisio%... lslam Thomp son. | Lot Injpestor, Upper Division—Vim Sykes. Vendii Masters— S. C. Grertville &. Co., and C. E. Gjrardey & Co. Fire Wardens. Ward ko. I.—B Bignon. WardjNo. 2.—G. T. Dortic. WardlNo. 3.—C. A. Platt. WarijNo. 4.—W. H. Goodrich. City Assessors. Ward No. I —J. C. Carmichael. Ward No 2—John H. Mann. Watd No 3—W. E Jackson. Ward No. 4—John Nelson Watchmen. D. Hopkjn*, F, Binks, R P S|#lman, P. Quint J. PamJH, Fiancisjt urray, Allen Yluil ', J H pfil. Jeremiji Scully, H. Labile B. Kearns, J King, H Leon, W J. Powell, Thomas Jones, P Sherron. I R. Robertson, Iphn Srni'h, A. Hannah, J. C. Cla-ke, On mo'ion of Mr. Gardiner, tie appoin»men> of John Barker, as Constable the B mrd o' Directors of the Augusta Mannfftufing C ■•mpa ny, for the Factory District, waironfirmed. The stage containing the nothern mail, ' ia Louisville, capsized in Green rier, Ky-, a tew lays ago, by which the content of aorne of the bags were considerably damaged Ur. Jenkins and the Property Qualification for Governor. Our feelings ol personal regard for Mr. Jenkins are too well known to him and to his best iriends to require avowal. We are incapable ot doing him intentional injustice in any way We have a few simple words to say with regard to his alleged speech on the property qualification tor Governor. We were induced to reiterate the charge, originally copied from anotner paper from the tact that the Chronicle <§r Sentinel , of Sunday, the 25 h September, in giving an ac count ot Mr. Jenkins’speech the Fiiday nigbi previous, at the City Hall, asseited that Mr Jentfins had “ nailed the falsehood to the countei as base coin,” when in tact Mr. Jenkins did riol deny having made the speech, nor charactenz tbe charge as a falsehood ; but stated that he bad no recollection of having made it, and we had a letter from Mr. Tracy, cf Macon, informing us Judge Jackson and Col. Thomas C. Howard heard the speech, and would certify to the fact The statement of Mr. Jenkins, that he did not recollect the speech, was not a denial of the ehrrge. If evidence at all, it certainly was not iuch as proved the charge a talsehoud, and nailed it to the counter as base coin. On the other band, the letter in our possession looked much more like proof positive than Mr. Jenkins’ want of recollection. It fully justified us in asserting, in our statement of the 2&th September, that we had done him no injustice in publishing the charge; for, apparently at such was the fact. It fully justified us in as- certificates of gentlemen of the first respectability would be produced if necessary ; tor of this we had the assurance of Mr. Tracy. ■>f Macon, a gentleman in whose integrity we had, as we now have, the fullest confidence. On investigation, the promised evidence to the point has fallen very far short of what we pxpected. The letter of Judge Jackson, giving his impressions, vague and indistinct as he ad mits their* to be, is all we have received bearing on the point. We had letters from several oth er members of the Legislature, but all of them stating they had no distinct recollection on the subject, and no recollection whatever ol awpeech by Mr. Jenkins. From Col. T. C. Howard we had a verba statement to the same effect. In conclusion, we repeat that we cheerfully accord to Mr. Jenkins the benefit of the pre sumptions arising in this case. As the lawyers would phrase it, he is entitled to the benefit ol , the legal maxim, " What does not appear, does not exist .” The vague impressions ol Judge Jack ■ son, we freely admit, are not such evidence as. r unsupported by other testimony, can establish 1 rhe charge. None other has been produced; I probably none other can be. This being so, ■ whatever may be the opinions of citizens as to ’he correctness of Judge Jackson’s impressions, ■ ’heir votes should not be influenced, nor Mr. Jenkins’ political interests affected thereby. We would have said this as cheerfully before the election as w-e do now, had the tacts, as they turned out to be, been known to us in time. To show the origin of the charge, vve publish •, below a letter editor of the Jeffersonian 1 to one ol the editors of the Macon Telegraph (Mr. Tracy) and so much of a letter from the 2 lattei to us as is necessary to show our subsequent connection with it: Macon. Ga., Jan. 8, 1854. James — Dtar Sir: The charge .Mr. Jenkins, viz: that te opposed the proper? vs qua 1 1 Meat uni clause, ,-ie ma\ a s|ieech in support of his view "was no’ oridjfiolly made by me m the Telegraph . It aw I iea iV? 1,1 the Jeffersonian of September 1 S.Wfu the Weicruph ol September 20, I reiteiated the stat«K !lir - You afterwards re-produced it in the list and it, then made. I believe, the -Ltsunocrati -press. I was in eiXfi It I '' n snopusing lh«r Col. Howard he-Jil thea s I Mi *‘ c b; though a gentleman in thi cjy nam V him to m- as a witness of the tael, e'idently chinking that he had heard Col. How - ard so expr<i? s himself. But his impression turns Oit to be wA>ug, and I can only regret the nrns •ake into wti»ch 1 was benayed. Editors, a know. ar»i compelled to dejiend somewha ii()on i n loi mat ion derived from friends, whom they consid-r reliable; and in this case I lee that I used all proper caution and circumspec tion. The charge hud alieady been made in ttn Jeffersonian, and Mr. Wiggins, in a personal in leiview with my sell, lad expressed himself in language even more confident than that which I used in the Telegraph I enclose you a lettei trom Mr. C ine, which will, 1 hope, sufficiently excuse me in youi eyes, tor having involved yon in this unlucky emnarrassmeut. You will see that Wiggins himself wrote the original state ment, ai.d that he lully believed it. * * * * # I remain, dear sir, truly yours, P. I’racy. Griffin. Jan. 7, 1854. P. Tracy, Esq —Dear Sir: Your lavor ol yes terday is now belote me. in which you inquire tor m'ormation regarding a s'a'emeut wtncti ap peared in my paper on tt*e 15'h September las and in other Democratic papeis about the sarrn time, t at Mr. Jenkins left the Speakers Chat, in 1845 or 1847, and took the door and made a speech in op|(osition to repealing the property qualification from 'he eligibility ol the Gover nor. 1 regret to state that, 1 know very little aoout the matter, but will endeavor to state what little knowledge I possess on the subject. During iny ab.-e ce last summer at the North. I leit the editorial charge oi my paper in the hands ol rny Inend, Judge GauLuig. and during ms absence, on one or wo occasions, he confided 'he cua ge to our mutual liiend. Col. W. W Wiggins, now iinioituiiately decea-ed. In this way Cal. Wiggins wa> intiodured to our sauc um. and as he hail but recently removed to Griffin, without much business on hand. Aftei .ny return he would liequently luruish new. able and valuable articles lium his pen, which I u ually iuser'ed as editorial. The article alluded ■o was one ol tha number, in our lamented mend’s own hand wrillig, and banded in by ninisell in person ] have a distinct leeollectioi ol remaikrng to him, whru he piesented if. tha it was a somewhat, gravi charge, and ol" a-king bun whelher he had th» yets and nays on th question; to which he'tep!led that the yeasaie nays were not reco el/*l- out "Jim Jackson says so.” al luting to Hn/ Ja nes Jackson, who in roduceil the hill l'>r rem A'.ng the disability. Col. Witg ns rii/ nut. say that Judge Jackson nail given rum »he inloimati»n, and how he oh tamed it. i di« not a-K Itul he had nhtaiiieu such lufirtna'iou irom snrriesouice l have no doubt, lor I think I know trie character and hon triable beam gol Col Wiggiis too well to sup pose for a moment that he would make such o charge ag.imsi any o e with, at believing it i. be well rounded. 1 have read Jackson’s eltei to Col. Gardner, and tbink it fi.ghly proba >le Col. W ggu,s’convictions Were based upo 'lie mills i..cr Impressions of .lodge J It'Ks-Ui » hich is ai uded oin tnat. Isllrf ut how h .blamed itiem I cannot say. 1 enclose the edi ’iHial article referred to. It may ae due to VI . Jenkins to tale, that I consulted Judge Gaulo ug 'his liuiruilig, who was 111 the Legislature <n 45 and 47, and be -ays he has no recollection ■l Mr Jenkins making a speech ou that occa suin, though he well remembered that all the aipposition that was mamlested against the re peal of the property qualification of the Gover- the""whi7Tui7of the Home These statements are at your disposal. Mr. Taber's Address. We have read with much plea»ure the Address of Mr. W. R. Taber, Jr, one ot the editors o' the Charleston Mercury, which has been pervert cd so much to his prejudice in South Carolina It is entitled, "The Ess.n'ials of a Republic, and was delivered at the recent corrtmencement of the South Carolina College, before his fellow graduates of the class of 1848. It is an eloquent and beautiful production and wholly free, as tai as we could perceive, from the objectionable sen iments and tendencies attributed to it. 'V e could find in it no depreciation of the value oi education to mechanics and other laboring classes of the people—nothing anti-republican —nothin a dererving the unsparing strictures of Mr. B. h Perry. We think the people who allowed them selves to be stirred up into a mob against Mr. Taber have reason, since his address appeared in print, to feel ashamed ol their ii. temperate and uncalled for violence. The Republican Union. This is the title of a new paper published weekly at Cedar Town, Paulding county, Ga. by E. A. Cothren, W. F.. James, Esq., Editor. It presents a neat appearance. In politics, it takes the Whig side. Branch Mint—Georgia. We are indebted to Mr. J. M. Patton, the superintendent ot the Branch Mint at Dahlone ga, for the fo'lowing interesting tables, showing the operations of this Branch Irom 1838 up to 18-33, and its receipts and coinage during the past year. Statement of tho amount and value of Gold Bui lion received, and of coinago executed, at the Branch Mint, Dahlonega, during the year 1853 : Gross Weight. Value. Coinage Exoeuted ozs. decl’s. $ c. No. pcs. $ c. January. .. .1.564.83 28.909 52 7,065 35 325.U0 February... 1.803 44 34,78869 11.041 47 008*0 '1 arch 1 357 70 25,335.08 6 094 30 470 00 April 2 066 95 38,127 07 3.1-94 19 470 00 May 2.921 83 54,565 12 12,584 62.920.00 .Juno 2.604.45 47 816 52 11,101 55.505.60 l u : y 1,8*9.20 33,750 19 8 393 28,858.00 A gust 1,506.63 28 020 9? 4.560 22.800.00 September ..2.204.72 40,8'>7 47 11,874 48,202.00 October 1,589 08 29.889 46 6,261 29,500 00 November ..1,980.47 36 860.61 7,318 36,590 00 December...2.rß2.34 53.359.06 9,254 46,-270.00 24.301 69 452.289.7ri 94,439 462,918.00 J. M. FA L'TON, Superintendent U. S. Branch MiLt, Dahlonega, Ga., 6th January, 1854. Statement of tho amount and value of Gold Bul lion received at the U. S. Branch Mint, Dahlon cga, Ga-, since its commencement, 15lh Janua ry, 1838: Gross Weight. Valuo. ounces, decimals. dol ors cts. 1838 7.462 36 141,763 47 1839 5.922 57 112,5h7 68 1840 6,258 05 121.858 08 1841 8.184 78 158,870 77 1842 16,607 96 323.371 54 ,843 29,047 30 570,060 53 1844 24,472 72 479 793 7n 1845 25,490 27 498,632 16 1846 23,186 38 455,149 31 1847 17,934 02 352,366 15 1848 14 107 11 274.472 51 1849 .12.960 11 252 974 28 1860 12 785 00 245 992 Ol 1851 20,126 17 379.308 53 1852 26,040 90 4'6,788 83 1853 24,301 69 ~ 452,289 76 272 887 39 5,796,2/9 31 J. M. PATTON, Superintendent branch Mint, Dahlonega, Ga , 6th Jaa. 1854. e \ * ' Jmgf. of the Coweta Circuit.— At the the Cowyta C<miit, to of Judge Hill, Mr. Warner of Merriwrf-her county received 1723 votes; Mr. Bull of Troup. Mr. Stephens of Troup, 751, and Mr. I’idwell of Fayette, 1055. Mr. trainer, (who is a brother of Judge Hiram Warner, late of the Supreme Court.) was consequently eUcted. The Races. —The Spring Meeting over the Central Course, near Macon, begins on Wednes day, the2'2ndday of February,and will continue through the week. The Journal says: “On Monday preceding, the match race between Frank Irwin,and Bill Dearing, (formerly Gam- Ole) will take place, and on Tuesday the colt stakes for thiee years old, two mile heats, closed with three entries, w ill be contended lor. The track is in fine order; several colts are al ready in training upon the ground, and many sta bles from Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia, are expected to be in at tendance. The Proprietors of the Course, and rhe members of the Central Jockey Club, are making gre it efforts, to secure fine sport, tor vis itors. and to make the ensuing, the. most attrac tive meeting ever held over the Course. Revolting Theft. — While Dr. S. Carr, the attending physician, was leaning over the dying •red ot the mother-in-law of a man named Brown ar Butler, Pendleton county, Ky., and holding her in her dying convulsions, his pocket nicked of his pocket-book, containing SB4. which was next day found upon the person of Brown and his wife. Death of an Editor —We regret to learn (says the Savannah News.} that S. B. Crafton, E*q , editor of the Central Georgian died yester day morning at Sandersville.Jof Typhoid Prineu monia, after an illness of eight days. The de ceased was a young man of fine talents, an able editor and an amiable and accomplished gentle man. His untimely loss will be deeply deplored Iry the large circle of friends and acquaintance who knew and appreciated his many virtues. Strike Among the Doctors —Tne Doctors of Washington county, in this State, have struck for higher lees. They pubb'»hed a fee bill in the Sandersville Georgian, from which it appeals Vat hereafter they will charge for mileage in t ie day, seveidy-fi re cen's. and at night, §1 00. During inclement weather in the day, they will charge $1.50, and at night, $3.00. They also publish their tees for all other kinds of medical and surgical service. FtNE Sheep. —A London correspondent ol the National Intelligencer says that he recently saw it one country butcher's shop, four sheep which md been raised an : fed in Gloucestershire, whose wight when slaughtered and dressej | o r sale a nutton wa5250,245 216. and 198 rounds re pec-tively. A shoulder. cut lairy fmrott e lai g-st, weighed 42J pounds. Two Lincatnsh re in the sa ue shop weighed 216 got ounds respectively. We observe that The Kenesaw Paper Mill situated six and half miles eastward of the pi< as ant and flourishing city of Marietta, Cobb coun ty, Georgia, i* for sale. At Greenville, S. C., on Saturday, snow fell to the depth of seven or eight inches, and on Monday the theimometer was at 20 deg. at eight o’clock. At Georgetown, S. C. snow felC for the second time this winter on last Sunday, and on Monday ice formed during the entire day. Between Weldon and Teacby’s depot, on the Wilmington and Raleigh railroad, on Sun day morning, there were eight inches of snow on the track, which retarded 'he passage of the cats. At Petersburg, Va., there was also a con siderable fall ol snow on Saturday and Sunday. Maine. —The Legislature of Maine assembled at Augusta, Maine, on the 4th instant. The Senate consists of thirty-one members, of which 'hirteen only are elected—six Whigs and seven Democrats —leaving eighteen vacancies. The House will stand sixty-six Whig, seventy-six Democrats, and nine Free Soilers. Os the Democrats, from seventeen to twenty are under stood to prefer Ms. Morrill to Mr. Pilsbury, for Governor. For California. —The steamship Northern Light, which left New York on the sth inst. for Nicaragua, took out one hundred and fity United States troops destined for Calitornia. The steamship Empire City, it appears went ashore at Barnegat on the night of the 2d inst., about five miles south of the lighthouse. An at tempt was made to back her ott' into deep wa ter but without success, as the surf heeled her broadside to the wreck. The steam tug Titan has again proceeded to the Empire City, taking with her another wrecking schooner and two steam , umps. Every thing is favorable for get ting off. In the United States Court for the District of New Yoik, Judge Betts has dismissed the libel ill the case of the United States vs. the schooner Cherokee, Reuben Gandy and others, claimants. The libel demanded foifeiture ol the schooner for removing timber from the public lands in Flori da, contrary to the prohibitions of the act of Congress of March 23, 1 S3l • North-western Tuavel. —We see it stated in several of our Northern exchanges, that on the 16th inst. the Great Western (Canada) Road will be opened from Niagara Falls to opposite Detroit. A train on that day will leave Niagara tor Detroit, and return on the 17th. On tjie 18th regular passenger trains will commence running. The earnings of the Road to London fo’r the week ending December 30, were $4 500, which were entirely from local traffic. During the continuance of the disgraceful warfare at Erie, the tide of travel oetween the Eastern and Wes tern States will be turned into this new channel through Canada. Information has been received at the Depart ment of State, Irom the United States consul at i Hamburg, Samuel Biomburg, Esq , of the death at that place, in November last,ol Jacob Willey or. as he was called at Hamburg, Hans Jacob- Welding, Jate of Washington county, Georgia. The Northern Mail. Our readers will be pleased to learn by the fol lowing letter, received by us from Gen. J. D. . Frierson, the persevering Agent of the Post-of fice Department, that the new schedule lor the Northern Mail, Manchester Railroad, went into operation yesterday : Washington, Jan. 10, 1854. Dear Sir: On and after the 16th January, the following will be the scheduled the Great Mail, passing through Augusta. Reach Augusta, going West, at 4, P. M. Leav£ At which time the boats from Wilmington to M Charleston will be discontinued. • The only difficulty in making this arrange- • ' merit sooner, was with the Railroad coming out N. ot Ne v York. This arrangement gives you a mail in fifty , five hours from New York. Yours truly, J. D. Frierson. DC?” In our notice of the fire Saturday morn- a ing, we stated George Wellauer lost all his stock if and money, and most of his furniture ; we have since learned that hs saved little or none of his J clothing, and that his loss is over $L 000. The I house belonged to M. F. Phister, and there was, ■ J SSOO insurance on it. |J East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad.! r M We learn from the Athens Post that nearr# ail the stock in the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company was represented at the an- j nual convention ot the stockholders at Al hens p on the 2d inst., and that much interest was rnan- B ifested by those present in the proceedings of the 1 convention. “The report of the President,” .. 1 says the Post, which will be found in this day’s, J paper, “is a document full of interest, replete with valuable statistical information, and reflects much credit upon the new executive of the Company. The earnings of the Company for 1 the past year are nearly one hundred thousand * dollars, the expenses between forty and fifty thousand dollars, leaving profits to the Company I of over fifty thousand dollars, or about three and * one-half per cent on the entire cost of the road from Dalton to Loudon. “By a resolution of the stockholders, under \f the recommendation of the President, semi-an*/ nual dividends will hereafter be declared. Tim< is an important movement, and w’e congratulate ¥ the stockholders upon the near approach of pro- t** fits upon capital so long invested. A corres ponding increase of business for the next year will enable the company to declaie a dividend ol six per cent upon the cost of the road. The amount expended in the construction of the road from Da ton to Loudon is, in round numbers $1,500 000. Should the earnings ol the ensu ing year reach $l5O 000—and we presume all will say that this is a safe calculation—then de- , duct 40 per cent, lor expenses, &c , and we have $90,000 profits, which is six per cent, on the cost ot the road.” Hamburg Plank Road. ' 1 Phis road is in a flourishing condition. It is fin shed to Edgefi-ld Court House, and has a blanch of about five miles, running out on the Martin 'uw ii Road. We understand the Board ol Direc tors last week declared an annual div'deml ot ten per cent out of the •arnings of the past year and still have on hand a suplus for coutingen- ~ met. * Fowl Sale. Messrs. S. C. Grenville & Co., yesterday sold it auction about one hundred head of Shanghais J »id Chittagong*. They brought fair prices, ■ eiling from $1.50 to 3.so —average about- .IBra K