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the lifdtli) (Times & Sentinel.
BY LOMAX & ELLIS.]
Volume XIII.
THE TIMES k SENTINEL.
TENNENT LOMAX & ROSWELL ELLIS,
F.DITORS AM) PROPRIETORS.
TUK TRMVEEKL’V’ TIMKS JL SKMTNEL |
is published EVERV li'EDXFsn.l l and FIUP.i) MOIiX
iXG and S.ITI It DA V F.UEXJXG.
THE WKKKiiY TINKS &, SENTINEL
1- published every TOESDA V MORXIXO.
Office on Randolph Street, opposite the Post Office.
terms:
TKI-WEEKLY, Viva. Dollars per annum. iu a*l\:mc©.
WEEKLY, Two Dollars per annum,iu advance-.
JT-® 1 * Advcrttaemenls conspicuously in-cried al One Dollar !
per square, l‘or the ilr?t in-ertion, and iiu v t-km - for e'**r> ruib
**quent insertion.
Liberal deduction will l>- made for yearly advertisement.**.
.- ; ales of Lund and N by A<iii>;m*lrtii<D>, L.\tK’Vlor, r
fJ uard i*t ns, are required by law to be held on the first Tueeday |
in the month, between the hours of ten in the I'orenoou and j
three in the afternoon, at the Court House in the count y in which ;
the property is situate. Notices of these sales must he £*\cn in )
a public gazette forty days previous to the day of sale.
.Votiees for the sale of Personal Property umM he yjven at ,
least ten days previous to the day of sale*
Notice to Debtors aud Creditors of an Estate must be publish
ed forty days.
Notice that application will be made to the CourUof Os dinary ;
for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be published weekly for .
tiro month ft.
Citations for Letters of Administration must he published j
thirty days—l or Dismission from Administration, monthly six \
montfts-*{or Dismission from fiuurdSanship forty days.
Rules for Foreclosure of Mortgage must be published monthly
for four months —for establishing lost papers, for the full spun
nf three months —for compelling titles from Executors or Admin
istrators, where a bond has been “iveu by Hie deceased, the full
space of three months.
Publications will always be continued according to the**e. the
legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered.
LEGAL NOTICE-.
Early Sheriffs Sale.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in August next, in 15!;iK<-
ley, Early county, before the court house door within the
lawful hours, the following property, to w it :
Lot of Land number (257 two hundred andllfly-seven, in the
13th district of said county, levied on as the property • William
A. Reck, surviving co-par I tier of A. (I.* .rrington a. sat
isfy aft fa in favor of llaker Johnson Ac Cos., property pointed out
by” Plaintiff.
■limeßs—wtds JOHN t\ I'.sT. Sheriff.
GEORGIA, t CovuT or Oiuhn.oo.
.Muscogee county, S April IVrm. 1*53.
RULE XI Sf.
YI7HEREAS, W'm. N. Nelson, administrator do bonis non on
W the estate ot John Eiggin, dec. •:(*•* I, lut\ ing applied lV.r
letters of dismission from said administration : Ii i-* ordered tli.-ii
all persons concerned show cause, if any they have, why said
administrator should not be dismissal ai the* oiirt ofOrdinary lo
be held in and for said county on the tirM .Monday in N \ .■iiilkt ’
next.
A true transcript from the minutes of said court, April 1, H 53,
Columbus, April 1- —whin JN<. JOHNS* \, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, t COLR'I Oi ‘ 't! Blit ARY,
Talbot county, t Februarv T. itu, ls.":t.
RULE NISL
TI7HEREAB, William F. Robertson applies by petition (or
t * letters of dismission as the administrator lTtarne\ \\ ii-on,
late of Talbot county, deceased.
Be it ordered, That all persons concerned, be and appear at
the September term of this court next ensuing, then ami there
to shew cause, if uny they have, why said letters should not be
granted.
\ true extract from the minutes of said court, tilth Feb., 1853.
March 1— flwflm MARION HETHI NE, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, I Colrt ok Ordinary,
.Muscogee comity, I April Term, it?s3.
RULE XI SI.
WHEREAS, Win. N. Nelson,administrator on the estate of
Augustus Peabody, deceased, having applied lor letters of ;
dismission front said administration : It is ordered that all per
sons concerned, shew cause,if any they bine, why said admin- ,
istrator should not be dismissed ul the Court ot Ordinary t* be j
held in aud for said county on the tirst Monday in November 1
next.
A true transcript from the minutes of said court, April 4,1853.
April la—w6m JNO. .IMIIN.-ON, Urdinurv.
GBORGIA, ) COURT OF ORDINARY,
Ste w art count y. ) April Term, 1 Hall.
UPON the petition of William 11. House, Executor of the last !
Will ana Testament ofThomas House, deceased, for letters
of dismission from his said executorship:
It is on motion, ordered by the court that all persons concern
ed, shew cause, on or before the next term of said court, why
saidjjetters should not then be granted.
A true extract from the minutes of said court, April I-2,1853.
April 19 —wllm .1. L. WIMBERLY, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, ) COURT OF ORD.NAKY,
Stewart county, t November Term, 1853.
I TPON the petition of William H. House, Executor ot the last
V.J Will and Testament of Thomas House, deceased, for letters
of dismission from his said executorship.
Jt is on motion, ordered by the court that all persons concern- ;
ed, shew cause, on or before* the next November term of a*id j
court, why said letters should not then be granted.
A true extract from the initiates of said court, April 12, 1853.
April it -worn J. L. WIMBERLY, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, 1 COURT OF ORDLVARY,
Randolph county. \ Jam* Term, 1853.
r.II LIP CAUSEY, administrator on the estate of David Mar
vell, late of said county, deceased, having petitioned this
court for letters of dismission.
It is ordered that all and singular the parties interested, show
cause, if any they have, on or before the next January Term of
this court, why the petition of said administrator should not be
granted, otherwise he will be then and there dismissed.
Given under my hand at office the 25th June, 1853.
July s—wdiu O. )\ BEALL, Ordinary.
/I eorgla. Randolph county.-Whereas, Peter
VT Stewart applies to me for letters of administiation on the
estate of Daniel R. Norton, late of said county, deceased,
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the
kindred and creditor*) of said deceased to bo and appear at m>
office, within the time prescribed by law, and shew cause, if any
they have, why said letters should not be granted.
Given under tnv hand the 25th day of June.
July s>7t *L I'. I*E\I.E. Ur<!in:ir>.
GEORGIA, ) Cot rt or ordinary or said corx
flandolph county, j tv, April Term, 1853.
rA.M ES W. COLLINS, administrator of N. t ’oUins, late t said
county, deceased, petitions this court to grant him letter* .f
dismission from his said administration, and it appearing that
•.aid estate has been fully administered: Ordered that all persons
file their objections, if any they have, on <>r before 1 lie November
Termofthis court next ensuing, otherwise said administrator
will be then and there dismissed.
April 19 —wtiin ‘L 1“. REAI.E. ordinary.
GEORGIA, i COURT OF ORDINARY,
Rnndolph county, \ June Tern, 1853.
r II LIP CAUSEY, Administrator on the estate of David Haw
ell, late of said county, deceased, having petitioned this
court for letters of dismission. It is ordered that all persons con
cerned, ffie their objections, (if any they liavo,) on or before the
January term of this court next ensuing, oiherwi-e said A'.lmis
tralor will be then and theredismisstnl. Given under my hand
at office the Ittth day of Juno 1853.
June *l—nfmi. O.P. BEALL, Odinory.
Georgia, Randolph county.--Wheieas, Samuel \.
Grier, administrator tic bonis non on the estate of John 11.
Weaver, late of *ntd county, deceased, has petitioned for letters
of dismission from said administration.
These are, therefore, to rite,admonish and require all persons
‘coneerued to tile their objections, if any they ha\e, on or before
the September term oflho Court ol Ordinary *V said county, to
be hohlen on fbetirst Monday <*i Hepfentifcr next,olbcrw Ist* *a.id
adiulnistmtor will be then an,l there dismis'-ed.
Given under my baud at office this 22*1 day of February. 1853
March I —Rwthn O. P. BEA I.l*. Ordinary.
* 1 FiORGIA. Randolph county.— I.h r • ok Or
\T DlNAßY.—Wliereas, by the potit'uui of William Hayes, ad
iutnislrfctor on the estaieof Enoch Rigsby, deceased, and the
estate of Kinchen Faircloth, deceased, it appearing to this court
that he has BtUy administered bo*h of said,states, and moves the
court to grant tii 1 u letters of disniis&t-.m: Ail persons concerned in
either of said ©states, are hereby not'tilts! to make known their
objections, if any they have, on or beiore tbo October term of
ihjscourt next ensuing, otherwise -aid admini-tnuor will then
and there l>e dlsmt**sed. tiixen under my hand at office the 2bih
march 1853. O. I’. BE \GL, Ordinary.
April s—wfm
< It orgia. llni<tolpit count•>*.—Wi,cre:i<. Jus. Kulh-
VT erford, Guardian of Benjamin ami Absalom Sutb y, applies
to me for dismission from his mid Guardianship. All persons
interested sir,-, therefore, herohy re*piired to tile their objections,
if any they have, on or before the May term of ibis court next
ensui’iUf, otherwise said applicant will be then and tacre dismts
sed. Given under tnv hand at office lit*’ 17th March. 18.3.
March 22--wdm ‘ O. P. BEALL, t rdim:ry.
,'uorgia, Randolph county.—Whcress, John Gil
*T bert, Guardian of Hendiey E. Hill, minor and orphan ol
William E. Hill, deceased, applies to me tor dismission from
said Guardianship. All pcrsm-interested are therefore hereby
required to file tlieir otijeGlions, ifany they have, on or before the
Mfty Term of this Court next enduing, ounrwi-e said applicant
w ill be then aud there <B~>niss.*d.
Given under uiv hand ;,t office, the 17th March, 1853.
March 22—w6m U. I*. BEALL, Ordinary. _
I * eorgla, Randolph ecunty— W hcreas, Allen James
’ I and Sarah B ills apply to me for letters of administration on
the estate of Spyr us ltui s late of said county, deceased,
Thes ? are, therefore, t 1 cii- and admonish al! and singular the
kindred and creditors of said deceased, to bo and appear at my
••ffice, within the time prescribed by law,and show cause is any
they have, why said letters should not be granted.
Giyen under my baud at office, the 3rd day of July. 1853.
July- ;0. P. BE V EL,ri:n;iry.
i \ eot jgia. Early county.—• Whereas, Joseph Grimsley,
V X Hdministrutor with the Will annexed, u|H>n the estate of
Barah Grimsley, lute of said county <lecoased, makes applicaLion
10 mo t\-r letters of dismission from* the further ad mi nisi ration of
•rid estate. All persons concerned are hereby notifled to In; and
appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, and
shew cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be
j rmited said applicant. *
Given under my hand at office, this February the 24th, 1853.
March I—Owdni 8. 8. STAFFORD. Ordinary.
( Jnardlan’i Sale.—Under an or*ier of the Ordinary of
VI Muscogee county, will be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep
tember next, at the market house in Columbus, in said county, a
negro child named Rosa, the property of Henry M. Jemigan,
idiot.; Terms cash. A. JR. R AGAN, Guardian.
Columbus, July 12—wtds
and i eoi-Rla, TalDot conuty—Office of Ordinary, 29th
A M A.arch, 1853. VV'hereas, J. J. Jamison, Guardian of Nathan
iel Wonimork’sorphans, petitions for letter- of Dismission from
said guardianship:
Be it ordered, That nil persons vtnc<*rnHl, 1.. and appear at
(he June Term ofthe Cmiri of Ordinaiy of..aid count v. next en
suing, then and thero to shew cause, it any tin \ hate, whv said
letters should not ie granted.
A true extract from the ininules of said court, \nril 15th, 1853
April 2ti-w(im MARION BETHUNE. Ordinary.
\(lmiit is tea tor's Sale.—Will I>,* -old in Cuthbvrt,
Randolfili county on the first Tuesday in October next, the .
settlement •! kind* on which Erasmus Gav, Lm|., re-idesl at the
lirue of his death, to wit: lots numbers 14(, 141, 149, IP and 18U.
moreorlcss ofl 17, all adjoining in the eighth district ol said
c.unity, ou v. hich are tolerably good log building, an excellent ,
gin hu.->e ambwrew. Three iiundrcd acres of ooen lands princi
pally all fresli. well watered, and in -hurt a very derirable place
!*>r a farmer. Bohl by order of tin- court of •••vlinary of said
county. Terms, twelve uumihs credit with small no*e and se
curity.
Any person wi-hing to purchase such a place will do well to
eXKUiine t-.c above uieii!i..n , d lanL. a each lot will be put up
separately. EEWIH GAY. AdtnV.
July 5 wtds
John A. J. M eatlursby ) 81 cukiok Cm i>.t
•* . ’ r April Term, 1953.
Kll/abetli A\ eathersliy. ) Libel fur Dnoree.
IT appearing by Ihe return of the Sheriff that the defendant is
not to be found in the County of Siownrt, ii is therefore or
•b*red bv the * ourt ti ai service of this libel be perfected on the
said Elizabeth Weathersby, by publication of this order in tlx*
Columbus Times and Sentinel •(•<* a month tor lour months
next preceding the ensuing term of this Court.
\ 1 rue extract from the .1/imile of this * ourt.
June 15—lamlm I. M. CO A, t lerk.
!Snsan Grubbs S-i kw art Skckriok Eocrt.
; April Term. 1'53.
•lostall Grubbs. > Libel for Divoret*.
I’ i appearing by lle return o the >r*rilf iliat the tleieiidaul is
. noi b he found in this county, if is therefore ordered by the
Court that service of this libel be perfected on the; said .losiah
Grubbs,by publication of this order in the( olumbu> Times and
Sentinel once a month tor four months: next preceding the ensu
ing term of this ♦ ourt.
A true extract from the Minute* of .Stewart Superior Court tor
April Term, 1853. Juno 1.5 iamltn I. M. Of>\, Clerk.
Caroline* N. Catenliead i Si ku m; r .Stpi:rior Coi rt,
v 8. V April Term, 1953.
Thomas .1. Gatenlirado Libel for Divrce.
IT appearing by the return of the Sheriff that the defendant is
not be iom.d in the county <>i M. wart, it is thereforeordm-
<l by the Court Knit service ot Lhi> libel be perfected on the said
I honias J. ( aieiihe; and by publication <>f this order in tin Colum
bus Times yml Scniiuci, om-e a month for four iu>nths next pre
ceding tlte ensuing Term of this < ourt.
A true extract lr**m the Minute.- oi saids ourt.
June 15— lamliu I. M. < * .\. c lerk.
■pAVO inoiithf) after date appliration will be made to the
1. Court 01 Ordinary of Me-cogee count y, for leave to f-ell a city
tot with improvements, in the city of ( ‘olumlms, in -aid county*,
known as lot number five hundred and l w elle. containing one
half of :.n acre, belongii g to the estate >|Bangli, late ol
said cmnty. deecsed. \YM. **. GR \Y, Adm’r.
June 29—w2tu
T l ’ M O months alter dale application will be made to
1. the Court of Ordinary ol Muscngt e county, for have to sell
lot of land number one hundred and thirty sen n in the seventh
district o 1 said counti : said land belonging to the . *istii ••! I‘a> id
Graham, bile of-aid c.unt\, d.-cea-id.
1 Elilß \ !.. (ill All \M. \diu*r.
June 2 J - w2m
r pWO moll Him—afu-r dale, I will apply to the ordinary of
1 Randolph Countv for h av<* to-ell tin- land- of Archibald
JVterson, dec'’ a-d. Jo! N PETERS* *\. hlm'r.
July 8 \c.’iii
T'YO iiioiit li l date, l will apply to the ordinary
1 <*Y Randolph * oumv ti>r lea\e to s.-il lln-land* and negroes .if
Francis ( . IS.w .*ll. deceased. sr.NEY J. ROWELL, Adiux.
July 9—w2m
moitl lik alter dale I shall make application to the
court of Ordinary *f Early countv lor b*uve to -. it the land
belonging to the e,t;dc f Joseph ( . Grav, deceased.
July 5 w2m JAs! It. BROUN. Ad mV.
TUivo motilliK Hflri’ilflir, 1 shall apply lot lie
I Court • . Ordinars of Randolph countv for lease to sell the
land- belonging to Mary Knighton, deceased.
May 31—\v2m 4 AB. LITTLE.. Adurr.
TWO 111 Oil tli- after date. 1 will apply to llie court oft *r
-1 ditiary ol Randolph eoimty for leas* t* sell the lambs belong
ing to Frances Whipple, a minor.
July s—w2n. ROBERT L. Mi l* HELL, Guardian
INSURANCE.
Savannah Mutual Insurance Company.
r UIIIB Company lias retunieii in *toek Sixty er.n * i:v •/*f
1. premiums in ihe lasi two years. The -uti-cribi r has the
Stock scrip Twenty-five per cent, lor the last twelve months and
a dividend off* per cent, cash on the slock issued for 1852. In
surer-in this office will bring their stock scrip of l-52anJ receive
their dividends—they can at the same time receive their scrip
lor 1853.
.Marino and Fire risks taken at the usual rates, by
Columbus, July B —w&lwly It. J. M09F.8, Agent,
CALIFORNIA
INSUR A N C E
m mi:
KENTUCKY MUTUAL
■ . ■ at*- 942
INSURANCE COM RAM.
Vpplv to
JOHN MI XN, Agent,
<volunibus, (L<.
liuSWEIJ. Sl BILMNti,
July 9—w&twly Me<iical Kxatniners.
AGENCY OF THE MANHATTAN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
xr: !V YORK.
11. 11. FI’PING, Agent for Columbuo,Gu.
L> It v I! OS /1 E/.L a. /111. /. IXG , .Mrdieol Era mi 11 *rs.
Pamphlets containing tables of Rates amt other information
may he obtained by application at the office ofthe Agents.
Uohnnu-. Nov *.*3—iw.V w I \
MEDICAL NOTICES.
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS,
PKUI I MERIES, Ac.
SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK.
m r*:c.
DR. It. A. WARE,
IS now receiving a much larger supply than li.t
ever been Letore offered in tiiis market. Ail wishing
to purchase pure atul unadulterated articles iu this
line, will do well to call and examine.
PURE BRAND Y, OLD PORT AND MA DEI R A
JVINE. tor Medical purposes, to ho had at
11. A. \VARK\S Drug Store.
PERFUMERIES AND COSMETICS— Luhins and
Bazins assorted varieties, tor sale by lx. A. VYARH.
LONDON PORTER AND SCOTCH ALE.—Ww
best quality. I'or sale hy R. A. WARE.
FINE SINrARS AND CHOICE CHEWING TO
jp.-l CCO, can he had of It. A. WARE.
TURK!: HUNDRED SWEDISH LEECHES . just
received and for sale hy R. A. WARE.
BRUSHES AND BROOMS of every kind, for sale hv
R. A. WAKE.
WINDOW CLASS, front 8 hy 10 t 20 by *24, for sale
hv B. A. WARE.
Columbus,(*a., April 2, 1553-w&twly
.UKDIC VI, CARD.
DR. N H. WIGGINS,
OFFERS his ]rok*Bsional services to the citizens <i (’•>•
lumhus and vicinity.
I + Office at Dr. Yocxo’s Drug S{..re.
1 olumhus, July 2 —wJctwt f
DR. P. C. ELLISON,
j HAYING recently eoinpleletl his Medical Education in
Parlrian Hospitals, where he devoted e-peoial attention
Wb-SURGERY* now ..ffershK profess*,.ml -erxc
-4 to thecitizens ot Columbus and \ icinity.
(Mice East side Broad street, over the Rock Island r :>e‘**ry
Agency. Columbus, .hme I —w<ctw3m
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
V T TH V. 11 L l V. D RUG ST*>li K ,
Broad Street, Cutuminis. Georgia.
S'j JFBT received from New York and Philadelphia, a large
1 supply of select Medicine*, consisting of pure and select
Powd'.-rs and Extracts, for sale ai the lowest market prices
ai warranted to give entire salifaciion or we shall count
it no >rde.
Physicians* cotmlry bills and plantation medicines put upon
the lowe.-t terms: every attention will bo paid to their quality,
and they will be securely and speedily packed aud forwarded.
GESNCiI A: PEABODY, Druggists,
March - —twJtw ly *e.,i ■ .• ;f .\ : . and Mortar
Pure Medical Wines.
Do'/. PORT and Brandv for Medical purposes, for sale at the
Hint lfrv'T Store.
March 2—lwatwly GESN MR tsc PKABODY.
Paints and Oils.
P,.Ki: ali'l tUilua Ltitd, Linseed, Lump and Maahincrj Oila,
fur sale cheap at the Blue Drug store,
IMarcli i-!twly KUSNEU & PEABODY.
Now is the time- to bring in your Old Rags !
AND get four cents per pound for good * mean on?*, when
brought In quantities of one hundred pounds or more.
Also, Waste ot all kinds (from Factories) wanted, for which
fair prices will be given, delivered at either Rock Island Factory
or the Rag .store, at the old stand, corner of Randolph and Ogle
thorpe streets. G. B. GU A?Tf S, Agent.
Onlumhiifl, June 14—wlf
h •TII 1: I A1 O \ o U TH Y* STa TE S a\ 1) TII E SoVERE IGN T \ O F I’ II E S T AXES.’ ‘
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1853.
puctnj,
TOR Tin; TI.ME.s AND SENTINEL.}
The Patriot’s Ihcape.
A small mounted company was sent from Saltillo to recon
noitre the Mexican forces assembled at San Elliptic Potosi. i
| They ventured too far, were .surrounded by :i thousand ofthe- j
! enemy, and captured. Among these was Capt. Ilf.\uie. of j
Texas, who had previously hm-n captured in th< war with I
Texas,and escaped. II.• again conceived the hold neces
!
91 ty of escape, in order to save his life; and, hy means of
his thorough bred marc, actually effected it, amid a shower
of Imllets : hut not until he had ridden her down, and trav
eled a secluded circuit of many miles on foot, suffering
greatly for want of food and water. He finally reached the
American lii'e? in snf'ty, — History of the War
Tlie martial h..*sls ol Mexico,
Potosi’s plain saw tented then-.
To stay th- march of A orlhern foe,
And stem llie tide oi w ar's despair :
A tide of blood, whose crimsoned way.
From Palo Alto gushing forth
Tode la Palma—.Monterey,
Ilttfi tracked the victors ol lhe Yorth.
A little hand of war-scouls brave
Rode, forth to scan the vast array,
Where Santa Anna’s Hag did wave,
And TayfoUs men were counted prey.
Then volunteered a patriot-knight—
“l go where danger courts the free ! J ’
A gallant captain of the fight
Which T**\as made for Liberty.
In bivouac the horsemen lay,
Their tent, night’s starless fold of gloom :
When morning dawn wiih misty ray.
Revealed to them a pris'ner’s doom !
Then vowed the knight—“a felon’s death
The Aztec ne’er shall give to me ;
\l v Arab mare! while we have breath,
(>nr vital air i- Liberty !* >
Like arrow sped from l>en<led how,
She leaps the living line of steel.
And far o’er distant hills from foe,
Unharmed they fly from musket-peal!
Till reeking, faint, and gasping, die t,
‘The noble maityr-steed 1 sing:
Dm weary miles, neath midnight skies,
T‘o camn ih‘-* Ti n vn Cthef doth bring !
ittiscflltuicoutf.
I'll.’ I*is Intfifii.
TIIO 1011. 1 win!; .‘irtiole by Willis, in Tin Home
Journal, ontrbt to bo repnblisbed in every oilier
jouriKtl in this pig-ri(l<tcn, swine Imrclonod, up
rooted, down wallowed country ot’ froedom to
lores, tbo only rrulr- in.topen.lont, Iroo comnnru
ers in the country.
Argument and law is useless to abate tbo hor
rid nuisance ; it must bo done by tbo higher law
I power of sarcastic ridicule ofthe prevalent cus
tom of letting hogs run in the highway :
The corner ofthe Highland Terrace which
forms our neighborhood—(a cluster of three ru
ral villages, cut off by Moodna Creek and its
toll bridge, from the city reach influences of
Newburgh)—is charmingly primitive and mrnl.
With no pine apples for sale, no frequentation
by the gentlemen and ladies who make twenty
four excursions from New York, no billiard-la*
ble and no newspaper, it is an eddy of still life,
left behind iu nnrippied simplicity by the current
of progress. Delightfully unaffected and farm
er like as life hereabouts is, however, we have a
i class of rowdies—-rowdies with a twist to their
tails—and they overrule the law as effectually
as the rowdies of Now York, and hy the same
sort of tacit admission in the mind of the pub
lic. The pig interest is too strong to be mod
died with.
But the wav in which the “higher law’’ is
openly claimed for these rural rowdies in the
very heart of our pretty village of Canterbury,
for instance, is very curious. Out of any one
of those nice white houses along the street, will
come the most dainty looking young ladies,
fresh from tasty parlors, and mammas that take
a magazine. The pretty white fence encloses a
little garden, with flower beds edged with box,
rose-bushes and lilacs. Door bells, or brass
: knocker, of course. Inside the gate, all i* “gen
teel.” Outside the gate, however—in the street
I —on the side—right before the front door and
1 under the parlor windows—stands the family
; pig-trough. The family pigs have the run ofthe
i village during the day. and at night and morn
ing they come homo for their own particular
; swill—eaten, in the evening, perhaps, while the
piano is playing on the other side of the pretty
white fence. In dry weather, when there is no
bed of mud in the carriage track in the center
1 of the street, the gentleman pig stretches him
iself across the sidewalk to sleep ; and, on your
wav in the post-office, you may walk round a
score or more, or take the middle of the street.
\on respect pig. Von see pig lou smell pig.
But beautiful young ladies sit in the windows,
! just over the fence.
Thu cottagers in the country around would
be less particular, of course, iftherow eroaway
to bo so, than the more genteel villagers—but
the pig-trough outside ihe grate is the unvarying
j feature. And these gentlemen outlaws know
I the country, and take long walks. Leave a bar
| down, or let vour visitors from curiosity (as hap
pens to me every day) forget to shut your gate
as they enter, and the pigs: are ail over the
place.
Thev rootedup. im me, yesterday, a green slope
covered w ith laurels, upon the beauty of w hich
I had particularly set my heart, cherishing it
for a foreground to a picture some artist will
pabit for me —and it took me and my man an
hour to get the unpunishable defacers out once
i more on the highway. They get in at night.—
Here and there one climbs a wall like a clumsy
, boy, dragging it after him as he goes over. The
. religious bearing of this hard “tiial” is perhaps
1 the only one that can be safely dwelt upon.—
One does not say his prayers near so easily, 1
find, after driving out pigs morning and evening,
nor begin very immediately again, to “love his
neighbor as himself.”
It is against the law—everybody knows—for
! pigs to bo turned loose on a public highway.—
Any one of my daily trespassers could be lavv
\ fully driven, by me, five miles to the nearest
! “pound”—l could then lawfully take pains that
the sheriff gave notice to the owner that his pig
; was diere-jawfuliy see that the poor animal w'ns
kept from starving for the several days before
lie might be taken away—lawfully go four or
five miles to attend the justice’s court, and ap
pear as proseeutoi —lawfully pay my own ex
penses for this tw’o or three weeks of trouble,
travel and vexation—and lawfully make an ene
my for life of the owner of the trespassing
swine, who would perhaps have a dollar of fine
to pay, m consequence ol my prosecution ot j
him. All litis it costs to follow up one trespass !
hy one pig. I’ig endurance costs less
But the village of Newburgh, only four miles j
Irrn us, has outlived tins stage of progress. Tig j
vagrancy has been put down in its beautiful j
streets—ow ing, however, to the resolute public 1
spirit of a single individual. Downing, to whom
the country owes so much for it advances of re- :
finement and embellishment, undertook to sup. :
press pig at Newburgh, w here he resided. He |
was told it was Quixotic —that, the time, money |
and trouble it would cost might ruin him—that i
his grounds would be disfigured, his trees gird- ■
led, and bis garden of precious plants torn in j
pieces by the infuriated people—that the poor 1
had no place to keep their pigs, and there was
touch to he got by a smart pig on the public, j
highway. His self interest, and pity for the pig
proprietor, were both appealed to. He purser
vered, however, patiently ami long—and suc
ceeded.
Now we want such a pig apostle tit Canter
bury—some public spirited generous and kindly
man, who will make himself remotely beloved
and remembered by such a crusade of unpopu
larity against the rowdiesat our gules. We wait
for him, as New’ ,Yoik for waits her p’g-apostlc.
Let us make ready to give their advents a wel
come.
fn-in file Savanu.tii ftoortfian
• olnmbiis in I Mgs.
In looking over tin old work, Travels in North
America, in the years of and lbtiß, by
Captain Basil Hall, of the English Navy, we
came across the following description of the
foundation of the city of Columbus. It will not,
we opine, be read without interest at this time.
Twenty-five years ago, this city existed but
upon paper, and in the dreams and hopes ol
speculators. The advance off leorgia in a quar
ter a of centm v, hits no better commentary than
the description hero given by Captain Hall,
placed in contrast with a detail of the late Bait
road festivities between Columbus and .Savan
nah .
“On the Mist of March we reached the Creek
Agency, lying on the right or western bank of
the Clinttnhooch'“-, mid from that point made an
expedition to a very curious place.
“About a year before the period of our visit,
that is to suv in the course of 1N:27, an arrange
ment was completed by the government of the
United States,hv which the Creek nation of In
dians were induced to quit the territory lying be
tween the (’hattahoochee and the Flint rivers and
to move westward within the limits of the State,
of Mabatna : thus leaving the vast intermediate
district of country at the disposal of the Geor
gians. It seems that, according to the laws of
I ienrgia, any land so acquired, by what is called
the extinction ofthe Indian claims, is divided, by
lotterv. amongst the inhabitants of the State.—
Everv citizen ‘2l years of age has one draw, as it
is called, a married man two draws, a married
man with a family, three. I forget the farther
particular, and Slave mislaid the act ofthe leg
islature upon the subject. I believe, however,
that the lots were of-20-* 1-2 acres each. Be
these details, however, as they may, the w hole
of the country, formerly occupied by a few In
dians, was no sooner acquired than it was di
vided, in the wav I have mentioned, amongst the
people of that State.
“When this distribution took place, however,
the State government reserved a portion of the
country, five miles square, upon which they pro
posed to found a city. The situation chosen for
this purpose was a spot on the left hank of the
Chattahoochee, which is the boundary line be
tween the State of Georgia and Alabama. ‘The
new city was to commence at the lower end of
a long series of falls, or more properly speaking,
rapids over which this great river dashes for some
miles in a very picturesque manner. The per
pendicnlai fall being about ’2OO feet, an immense
pow tor turning mills is placed at the disposal
of the inhabitants of the future city, within the
limits of w hich the whole of this valuable por
tion of the river has been included. All the way
down to the Gulf of Mexico,also, the navigation
ofthe Chattahoochee is unimpeded, so that sev
eral steamboats had already made their way up
to the spot I am speaking of.
“By it law ofthe .State of Leorgia, it was ar
ranged that <SO days should elapse, after this
portion of land reserved for the city was com
pletely surveyed, before any of the building lots
could lie sold. These lots were to consist of
half an acre each, and the whole five miles square
was to lie distinctly marked out in the streets,
on paper, and being numbered and lettered ac
cordingly, they were to lie advertised for sale
over the whole 1 nion. These sixty days were
considered sufficient to enable adventurers, set
tier*. land speculators, merchants, and all others
so disposed, to come to the spot preparatory to
the auction.
“The project took like wildfire; and the advan
tages of the new city being loudly proclaimed
over tire land, people flocked from all quarters
to see and judge of it for themselves. Wu arriv
ed, fortunately, just in the nick of time to see
the curious phenomenon of an embryo town—a
city as yet without a name.or any existence in
law or fact, but crowded with inhabitants, ready
to commence their municipal duties at the tap
of an auctioneer’s hammer.
“On leaving the Creek Agency, we drove for
some miles aloii!r tin Indian, or VV estern side
of the river, and liieii crossed over by a ferry
to the left bank. I u order to see things better,
we sent on the carriage, and walked towards
Columbus, which, it was understood, was to be
the future name ofthe future city.
“A gentleman—one of the assembled inhabi
tants—had been kind enough to accompany us
from the agency, to show off the Lions of this
singular place. The first thing to which he
called our attention, was a long line cut through
the coppice wood of oaks. This, ourguide beg
ged us to observe, w as to be the principal street;
and the brushwood having been cut away, so as
to leave a lane four feet wide, with small stakes
driven in at intervals, we could walk along it
easily enough On reaching the middle point,
our friend, looking around him, exclaimed, in
raptures at the prospect ofthe future greatness
of < ’olumhus —‘Here you arc in the centre of
the city !’ In a very short time—he assured us
—it would be no longer a mere path, hut a street
sixty vards wide, and one league iu length! By
keeping a blight lookout as wo proceeded, we
could detect other similar cuts into the forest,
branching off’at the right angles to this main
avenue—as it was to he called. As yet, how
ever, these cross streets were only indicated by
a few stakes driven in by the surveyors.
“After treadiiia our way for some time amongst
the trees, we came in sight, here and there, of
huts made partly of plank, partly of bark, and
at last reached the principal cluster of houses,
verv few of whieh were above two or throe
weeks old. Those buildings were of all sizes,
from a six-feet box or cube, to a house with half
a-dozen windows in front. There were three
hotels, the sign belonging to one of which, I
could observe, was nailed to a tree still grow- j
ing untouched, in the middle of the street. An- 1
other had glazed windows, but the panes ofglass j
were fixed in their places merely for the time, by j
a little piece of putty at each corner. Every !
thing indicated hurry.
“ The direction and width alone of the future j
streets were adhered to, but no other description j
of regularity could be discovered. As none of!
the city lots were vet sold, of course no one was
sure that the spot upon which he had pitched
his house yvouid eventually become his own.—
Every person, it seemed, was at liberty to build
where lie could find room, it being understood,
that forty days after the sale yvouid be allowed :
him to remove his property from the ground on
which it stood, should he not himself become
its purchaser. In consequence of this under
standing many of the houses were built on
trucks—a sort of low, strong wheels, such as
cannon are supported by—for the avowed pur- i
pose of being hurled away when the land should
be sold. U least sixty frames of houses were
pointed out to mo, lying in piles on the ground,
and got up by the carpenters on speculation,
ready to answer the call of future purchasers.— i
At some parts of this strange scene, the forest, {
which hereabouts consists nl a mixture of pines j
and oaks, was growing as densely as ever; and |
even in the most cleared streets some trees were I
left standing, Ido not well know why. Vs yet
there had been no time to remove the slumps of:
the felled trees, and many that had been felled, j
were left in their places ; so that it was oeca- i
siomdly no easy matter to get along. Anvils ;
were heard ringing away merrily at every cor- :
tier ; while saws, axes, and hammers were seen j
flashing amongst the woods all round. Stage- j
coaches, travelling-wagons, carts, gigs, the |
whole family ot wheeled vehicles, immmera- \
ble, were there. Grocery stores and bakeries I
were scattered about in great plenty—and over :
several doors vva* written,* Attorney at Law.’
“One of the commissioners, from the State ofj
Georgia, who had the management of this extra-1
ordinary experiment in colonization, assured me
there were upwards of nine hundred inhabitants !
already collected together, though it was ex
pected that four months must still elapse before
the sale could take place, or the city have any !
legal existenee !
“ Many of these people lieing without houses
or even sheds, were encamped in the forest.—
Some lived in wagons, and many persons strol- J
led about, to pick up quarters and employment;
where they best could. As all sorts of artifi- I
eers were in demand, it was a fine harvest for i
carpenters and blacksmiths. I was told that
upon a moderate computation there would pro
bably be assembled, on the day of sale, between :
three and four thousand people, ready to inhabit
the new city. 1 can well believe this, for, du- I
ring the short period we were there, many new j
comers drooped in from different directions, out i
of the forest—like birds of prey attracted bv the \
scent of some glorious quarry.
“It must have been a curious sight,after the i
auction, to witness the scatter which took place i
when the parties came to claim each his own I
property—to demolish ro remove the old, and !
raise the new dwelling—to say nothing of the I
entangled machinery of police and other muni- :
cipal arrangements—the mayor and aldermen j
to get up —the town taxes to levy—the school j
—the jail—the court house—the church, all to:
he erected. In other places, these things rise |
up by degrees—but here they must have taken j
date all at once, and all in a body !
“1 could form no idea, from what 1 saw or
heard on the spot, how this strangely concoe- I
ted town would get on ;—nor have I ever since :
been able to learn one syllable respecting its
progress.’ -
The author has been long since dead, and his j
work, popularity read a quarter century ago, |
has been long since consigned to the shelves of:
libraries. Were he living at this moment, he
would find no difficulty “in learning a syllable re
specting its progress,” and this strangely con
cocted embryo town, be would acknowledge,
had reached the expectations of its original
founders,— Tl>.
Fine Peaches. —A friend yesterday presented
ns with a quantity, or a lot, as the cotton man j
would say, of the finest peaches we have seen !
or tasted this many a day. ‘They were sent, to j
him from Columbus, and were from the orchard !
ol Col. B. .1. Moses, oi that city, the gentleman
who, at tin* recent celebration of the iron nup
tials nf the Savannah and the Chattahoochee,
elicited such universal applause by his eloquence.
It will be considered high praise by those who
heard him on that interesting occasion, when
we sav that his peaches are only equalled hy his
speeches.
We understand that arrangements have been :
made for supplying our market with these pea
ches dailv during their season.— Sac. Xrics, Juli/
7 Ik:
Kt si ir. —Win. H. Hines kis-. and M rs. (forliam,
in Bast. Boston, the oilier day. Slie sued him for
damages, on value received, but did not appear on
the return day, having been saiislieit by a cash pay.
memos >T>. Tnis, therefore, may be set down as
the Boston market price of kisses. The last de
cision of Ncv Vers itn>*s, and in New Orleans
$3.
Kisses in this sunny city arc, like Mercy, twice
blessed : “It blesses him that gives and her that
takes.’’ Such kisses, therefore, ate above nil pr.ee,
and their value cannot tm measured hy dollars and
cents.—Nor. II o.
Mrs. Uarri't Beecher Sltnr, in Paris. Worse
and Worse./ —The refusal of Queen Victoria to ad
mit tiie authoress of ‘-111010 Tom’s Cabin,” and the
idol of Staff rd House, into the royal presence ap
pears to have been followed up by Louis Napoleon
in the true imperial style. A certain Mr. F ,
in Paris, thought proper, upon Ids own responsibility
to lionize Mrs. Stowe at his own residence; but
oh ! the dreadful insecurity ofthe one man power !
While Mr. T. was in the act oftakingour abolition
heroine “out a riding” the police made adescent upon
M l -. I-’, and all iliu Frenchmen in his house, and
sans cernnmiic hurried them off to jail. This ought
to suggest to the philanthrophic lady the propriety
and expediency of speedily quitting Europe ill dis
cus!. How well it would have been had the Pro
ses-or fulfilled his promised return to Boston by the
first of dune, bringing madam alone with him. Bid
business this, of lionizing among the social
ists and bloody reds of Paris, in these days. No
doubt Mrs. Stowe will learn, notwithstanding the
universal disgrace which she attempted to cast upon
the institutions of her own country, that, after a!!,
“there is no place like home.” May her expiererjee
do her good, and all others of the snnio kidney.,—
N. Y. Jlrraid-.
Mobil Ticket. —The committee appointed by (lie
recent democratic meeting, yesterday settled on the
following ticket tor the legislature. Senate —T. li.
Bethea. House of Representatives —Percy Walker,
Isaac Bell, Jr., R. B. Owen and A. B. Meek—Mo
bile Tribune, 9th.
Col. Seymour, it is said, is now the sole
owner of the New Orleans Bulletin, having purcha
sed W. L. Hodge’s half for §22,000. S. F. Wit
son lias purchased Mr. Bullitt’s quarter of the New
Orleans Picayune.
03~ J. R. Miller is going to tunnel the Chica
go river at Chicago for §126,000.
(Central
From the N. O. Delta.
From Mexico.
We arc in receipt of our regular tiles from \ era
Cruz to the Bth, and from the City of Mexico to
the 2d instant. The country is in a perfect state of
tranquility, one blessing for which the new- ad- j
ministration deserves great credit. Whether it will |
be permanent,or is but the calm which precedes 1
the storm, time will show. There is but little j
news of importance ; the following is all we can
glean :
The cholera continues to rage in Vera Cruz, and
is ..n the increase, caused by the math winds and j
heavy rains which had prevailed there. The black
vomit is terrible, and has frighted the physicians, i
who arc unable to sate more than ten to ihe him- I
dred of their patients. Thu cholera was also verv j
severe in Jalnpa. principally confined to the poor 1
classes, dottle less because of the privations they I
undergo and their negligence.
A decree regulating the organization ofthe Conn- i
nil of Government, composed of twenty-one persons i
lias been published, as also one lor the regulation of
ihe interior ofthe National Palace.
His Excellency, Cen. Santa Anna, has taken up
his residence at Tacabaya, where lie is determined j
that ihoatiairsof State shall not occupy all his :
time, as he issued a decree to the effect, that all !
officials who receive their orders directly from him
self. will have audience at ‘Tacabaya on the Monday
and Tuesday of each week, except in case of emer
gency. The Ministers of State are not included in
this order.
(fen. l’arrodi has been promoted to the grade of
Brigadier (feneral in consideration of his services in
the battle of Buena Vista.
The Government has declared the defence of Lo- !
topingo, by Cot. Anastacio Lenecero, against the j
Americans, on the 20th of August, 18-17, “heroic.” ,
This defence protected the reireat of Santa Anna.
The Mexican papers arc filled with news of a
tillibnstering expedition from California into the |
Slate of Sonora, and appear to manifest considera
ble anxiety in regard to the matter.
In regard to the difficulties between Mexico and
the United Slates, e take the following from the
Trait d’Uniou: “If ever war !-, imminent in Eu
rope, we think it may be considered equally so,
under certain circumstances, e.-tween the United
Stales and Mexico. The violent language of the
official journal at Washington bodes nothing good ; !
it would seem that the Government of General j
Pierce is to have the Me.-illa valley, and that a mili
tary expedition is preparing to contest the point
with Gov. Trias provided tie opposes anv resistance,
which he will. Certain American correspondence,
it is true, declares that General Gadsden, United !
States Minister, conies charged >vith full power to
set tle the whole matter. His negotiations consist ]
in an offer by the Cabinet at Washington to cut j
short all further difficulties, to indemnify Mex’co j
for the lflss ofthe Mesilla valley, and to purchase j
from her another portion of territory in the valley of i
the Gila. The United Stales thus presents in one
hand ihe purse, and in the other the sword. IVe j
doubt much whether Mexico will accept the fir-t I
and must, then, per force, take up the latter.” In |
regard to the rights of Mexieo to the Mesilla, it has i
the following:
“M. Salazar [lllarigui, Chief of the Mexican
Boundary Commission, has sent to the government j
a long and remarkable work upon the subject. Mr. ;
Salazar maintains and proves that Mexico has an j
iaeonte-stible right to that portion of territory and
that, the decisions ollhe Commission are of the same
force as ihe stipulations ot the ireaty of Gnadnlonpe.
Ilis convictions are so strong that he lias intimated
to the government that he will send in his resigna
tion if ilie least concessions are made to Gen. L ine.
Thus rests the question on both sides. The diffi
culty has become serious and the chances for an ar
rangement are little favorable.”
‘The family of the President is to rejoin him at
Tacayaga during the present month.
S :nor Don R ifVel has been appointed Consul to
New Orleans at a salary of.ftlSJO per annum.
The Orden is publishing in “Feiieton,” I'nele
Ton.’s Cabin, or “La Cabana du Lio Tomas,’’and
the Trait d’Union is publishing it in French.
General Le Vega, the same who fought so brave- J
ly at Resnca de la Palma, and was prisoner among
us in 1846, has been appointed tn tho_Governorsliip j
of Yucatan.
We perceive Hint Colonel Cruz has been nppoin- j
ted Governor of Taiuaulipas. and political chief and
military commander of V/atamoras. This appoint- j
merit will please the Americans on the Rio Grande ’
as Cruz is a true gentleman andlyery popular with a 1
large majority of them.
A decree lias been issued, and rigorously enforced :
requiring all employees ofthe Civil Government, io j
wear uniforms, each according to his grade.
An execution for highway robbery took place in j
Giianujimlon, on the 16th ult, One Kpigmineo was
the victim of the law.
Accounts of depredations committed by the In- j
dians, in the northern frontier States were er ivting
io thick and fast, and horrible in detail.
The. amounts from Guatemala were to the SJOth I
of May, there was no-hing important. The Jesuits, ,
who had been recalled to that Republic, were re- ‘
turning in great numbers. The Gazette of Cotna- j
vagna, announces that a mine of blood has been dis- !
coveted in the village of Virlttd, Honduras. A Prus
sia] that he intends making a chemical analysis of j
the liquid believed to be blood, and will remit a
couple of phials hermetically sealed.
D-. Cubillas, the newly appointed G ivernor of
Sonora, who it was thought in our last advices
would have some difficulty in resuming the reins of
government, it appears, has quietly entered upon ihe
discharge of his official duties,
j Orders have been issued that same honors shall
; be paid to Governors of Slates ns to Commanding
Generals.
Tlie President .has promulgated a decree, that all
| persecution shall cense against, individuals who pro
’ rtouneed for the plan of Jalisco. • i-l that all now im
prisoned for the shall be release. I.
Hereafter no one will be appointed to an office,
eitherin the American or European departments
who is not master ot the English, French and Dal
ian languages.
It is forbidden for any official to issue letters of
naturalization to any foreigners—the President pre
serving to himself alone that duty.
Anew steamer, and, we suppose, the first one,
named ihe Santa Anna, made her first trip on the
i iake at the capital, a day or two since. Several of
: the heads of departments weie abroad.
Newspaper Change* in Washington.
Wo learn from Washington that the Evening
Star es'ablislinieiit ha- been purchased by two gen
tlemen irom Baliii- >rc. Mi -srs. \V allack & Hope,
who will short'y issue anew “independent” penny
paper.
The Washington Republic will come out on
Mondtv under anew arrangement. Its size will be
reduced slightly, and the pennysysteni adopted. In
theirannouneement, the publishers say the Republic
will remain devoted to ils old political principles
which are the principles of the last whig National
Convention, “and substantially those of the inaugu
ral address of President Pierce. It will make no
opposition to the present administration, on anv
ground that it has occupied in its initial'manifesto.’’
It.is presumed Ihe President would not ask tor any
support outside of that manifesto,”
It lias been long suspected that the Republic was
leaning towards the present administration, with an
intention of jumping the fence on the first favorable
opporiuntty, and the present announcement of its
proprietors shows that they are about to perform
that feat pretty cleanly.
The support ofthe Inaugural of Gen. Pierce, how
ever, is hardly compatible with loyalty lo the prin
ciples of Mr. Fillmme’s administration —Galphuiism
ami all. But the Republic will soon get over any
little difficulty occasioned by its hybrid position.—
It will not be long before, like Gonzalez’s Com
monwealth. its end will forget its beginning, and we
shall find it a full-blown Administration print. That
is the goal, us i have just hinted, to which its road
has been leading for some time. Its editor, Mr. Sar
gent, who is one of the cleverest political writerr
[TERMS. $2 00 IN ADVANCE.
of the dav, is a near relative of the President, and
perhaps that may account for the milk iu the cocoa
nut. — Pella.
1 attcr from Texas.
By the arrival of the steamship Mexico, Capt
Lawless, at New Orleans on the7th,f’rom Indianol®
via Galveston, we have papers from the former
place to the 28th ult., and from the latter to the Ist
inst.
The Galveston Civilian ofthe Ist inst. says:
The expedition gotten up by Gen. Rusk, of HI.
Paso, bad not left Fort Graham at the last accounts.
Mr: Greeley of Boston has returred. The South
western American says Gov. Payne is sick at Wa
co ; his recovery doubtful. Gen. Rusk was ex
pected ai Fort Graham in a day or two. Gen.
Clarke will go through to El Paso. Maj. Neigh
bors employed Jem Shaw as a guide for the expe
dition. Should an escort be ne<Med, h w ill be furn
ished free of expense bv the Texas citizens, and
placed under the control of competent men.—
j Neighbors will qualify as Indian Superintendent,
1 and proceed at once to the discharge of the duties.
The News of the 28th ult. says, in relation to
the expedition:
Mr. Greeley, who, w ith other gentlemen, passed
through our e'ity on their way to El Paso, some
time since, has now returned. - We understand
from him that the company proceeded only to Wa
co, having found that it was impossible for them to
get back in flic time prescribed, if they proceeded
the whole way. They, however, fortunately ob
tained all the information they wanted relative to the
route, from various and perfectly reliable sources,
and a-e satisfied that the F.i Paso loute has over,
whelming advantages over every other, for the Pa
cific railroad, and will report accordingly. The
main trunk ofthe road they will propose will pro
ceed from the Mississippi in nearly a due west di
rection to E! Paso, in about the latitude of thirty
two degrees, crossing Red River rtear Shreveport,
with two branches from nearly the same point in
the interior of our State, the one to Fulton and the
other to some point on our coast.
Col. C. Mav, U. N. Dragoons, had arrived in Gal.
v, ston from New Orleans, on bis way to San An
tonio, where lie is stationed.
On the subject of crops we find the following :
During the past week, we have had numerous
refreshing showers, replenishing the cisterns and
reviving vegetation. Crops are said to promise well
in the interior. An abundant, yield of corn, sugar
I cane and cotton, is expected. —lndianola Bulletin
: 28t/i ult.
The Lavaca Commercial says there have tecen
-1 tly been fine showers in the valleys of the Guada
lupe and San Antonio rivers, and the prospect is
good for excellent corn crops. Cetton does not
look so well in the West, but there is time enough
yet for that crop to make a good one. In the in
terior counties the wheat crop promises an abun
i dant yield. Some newly broken prairie, it is said,
1 will produce twenty-live bushels of wheat lo the
i acre. Wheat otters to.be the chief crop in William-
I son, Tarrant and many neighboring counties.
knottier Fatal Draw-Bridge Accident.
On Friday morning at two o’clock, the freight
i train which loft Wilmington for Philadelphia, ran
j into Brnndvwine creek, at the draw ot the blidge
; on the outskirts of the town. The bridge tender
says he gave the proper signals hut no attention
was paid to them.
j The locomotive, tender, and two large platform
burthen ears were precipitated into the creek, pre
! seating a mass of rums. The engineer, named
Gaia in, and the fireman were drowned. The con
ductor, and other persons on the train fortunately
escaped. If it had been a passenger train, the ac
cident would have been equal to the Norwalk ca
tastrophe.
The accident was caused by the bridge tender
iroing to sleep. He beard the whistle of the train
coming out of Wilmington, and in his fright does
not know what he did. He thinks, however, that
he raised his lantern, which was the proper signal
that all was right. Thus the officers of the train
were deceived, and thought all was right, and went
ahead.
Charles Garvin, the engineer, belongs to Elkton,
! and is unmarried. Reuben Titus, the fireman,
was crushed beneath the engine, tender and three
platform cars loaded with cross ties.
The bridge tender is a very worthy and sober man,
! and lias been keeper of the bridge for six years.—
jHe was only on duty every other night. After let
j tingthe train from Philadelphia across at 12 o’clock,
feeling tired, he thought he would lie down. He
! fell asleep, and was so alarmed that be did not know
: what lie did. This is his own statement. He was
so overcome by his feelings that he atteppted sui
cide. He has been arrested on the charge of mur
der, and held to hail before the New Castlo County
j Court.
The verdict of the jury exonerates the company
i entirely from all blame, as the instructions of ihe
bridge tender were of ihe most explicit character.
Our Consul (ienerai to Alexandria — Mr. Edwin
l DeLeon, the newly appointed Consul General to
j Egypt, left this port in the Baltic yesterday, en
route for Alexandria. In addition to the ordinary
j functions of a consul he is charged with a margin
of diplomatic authority, which, considering the
! present relations of Turkey and her dependencies
to tlie rest of the world, he may be called upon to
exercise. A gentleman, however, of talents, educa
tion, and experience, we have litilefearofanyin
i discretion of the country, or himself, in the exet
i cise ofthe discretion which is attached tohisrepon
sihle position. To be sure, in our late contest upon
the slavery question be was an ultra in support
Os Southern rights ; but that fact will be rather to
i his advantage than his prejudice among the Turks
and the Egyptians, who recognise slavery as an in
stitution descended to them from Abraham, and
sanctioned by the Prophet. In a word, we .hall be
i disappointed it ihe mission of Mr. DeLeon does not
result, commercially and politically, to the advan
tage of our country.—Ac IT York Herald lOlh inst.
Riot at Annapolis At Annapolis, Md., a riot
i occurred between some passengers on board the
steamer Powhatan, hound on an excursion Irom
Baltimore, and some of the inhabitants of Annap.
oiis; the latter fired muskets, pistols, stones and
other missiles into the boat as she was leaving the
wharf, badly wounding some of those who were
on board. One person was shot in the neck and is
supposed fatally injured; another is reported to have
been shot dead in Annapous, where the riot first
i originated.
There were over five hundred men, women and
children on board the boat at the time and during
the prevalence of the riot, the escape of many es
’ whom from death is surprising.
! Speakership of the next Congress.—lon, of the
I Baltimore Sun, says :
Mr. Lynn Boyd is again in nomination as a can
didate lor Congress from his district, and may or
may not be again the candidate of the Democratic
representatives for the Speakership. Kentucky, as
a Whig opposition State, lias already an ample share
ot Executive honors and influence, without putting
her at the head of legislative concerns,
The Tehuantepec Urant. — In the Supreme Court
of \. V., in the matter of Francisco P. Falconet
against Albert G. Sloo, to recover 5600.0J0 with
#15,000 interest, an attachment was granted on the
30th ull., against the defendant in New York.—
It appears that Falconet, who resides in Mexico, at
the instance of the agent of the defendant, paid that
, government #300,0 0 for Mr. Sloo, on account of
I The Tehuantepec grant, and hound himself to pay
I #3u0,000 more, in two drafts, during July and Au
gust. Since then, it is alleged, Mr. Sloo has refu
sed to honor the drafts of the plaintiff, upon him,
for the money advanced, and hence the attachment.
A Frenchman, M. Herbert, recently exhibited
some curious experiments in Paris, by which plants
are made to blow instantaneously.. The means
used was a chemical mixture with which be watered
the geraniums, which immediately began to open
their buds, and in ten minutes the plants were in
full bloom. With a rose tree he was, however, lesa
successful.
Number *29.