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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 27, 1853.
Onk wo*d to ou* Sobscriukhs. —The year will
close with this issue. We have fulfilled our part of the
engagement. We now call on our subscribers to fulfill
theirs. The large increase of our subscription list, ren
ders it impossible for us to call on our patrons for their
subscription money. We therefore, send out, with this
number, the accounts of most of our subscribers, and will
continue to do so until all are furnished. We will be
under many obligations to those who receive them if
they will promptly remit, by mail, at our risk, the small
amounts they owe us.
A merry Christmas to you all 1
Campbell Sons’ American and Foreign Com
mercial Advertiser. —We are pleased to announce,
that the senior partner of the firm of Campbell & Sons’,
Nashville, Tenn., is now in the city, soliciting subscrip
tions to his publication. The work is comprehensive
in its character, and is designed to embrace all kinds
of business, especially- in the Southern States. Our
merchants will find it advantagious to patronise him.
He can be found for a few days at the Broad Street
Hotel.
Dr. C. P. Crane, has arrived in Columbus, and
taken rooms at the Oglethorpe House, where he is pre
pared to preecripe for all kinds of diseases of the eye
and ear ; throat, lungs and air-passages.
The New Coalition.
Without intending to take sides with either <£ hards”
or “softs’’ in the New York quarrell, we desire to call the
attention of the public to the new coalition resently form
ed in the Senate of the I’cited States, and which re
sulted in the election of Tucker as Printer for that
body.
There are four Abolitionist in the Senate. Well,
fourteen Whigs unite -with three of tlure fanatics and
nine Democrats, to defeat Gen. Armstrong, for
Printer, and succeeding in electing Tucker, a “Hard”
Democrat to that position.
The “soft” Democrats may not be what they ought
to bo—very few politicians are—but wo all know Se
ward and his band are unfit to be touched with a pair
of tongues. Yet the Whigs use and 00-operate with
Abolitionists when they can effect their object with the
aid of their votes- It strikes us therefore, that there
was very little sincerity in their clamor last summer
about a Freesoil coalition.
N. B. We have come to the conclusion that there is
a good deal of humbuggery in politics—in the Conser
vative party.
Alabama Conference. —This body assembled in
Tuscaloosa on the 7th inst. The Bishop was absent.
Rev. G. Garrett was elected President pro tem. Dr.
Summers was elected to deliver the Conference Ser
mon. The following gentlemen was admitted on trial
into the conference—Rev. T. W. Matthews, D. M.
Hudson, Jas. Beverly, W. i\ Harrison, Geo. A. Sha
fer, Dr. J. M. Jennings, I). C. B. Oonnerly, C. D.
Nicholson, J. M. Campbell, and K. Patten.
The Agricultural Univeksitt.— The Agricultu
ral Association of the Planting States have resolved to
build a great central Agricultural University— alter
they have coileoted by subscription the sum of five
hundred thousand dollars.
Gov. Winston. —The Governor of Alabama was
inaugurated on Wednesday 21st inst.* with great pomp
and ceremony, in striking contrast with the republican
simplicity of a Georgia Inauguration. The new Gov
ernors speeoh occupied ouly 17 minutes. He is op
posed to giving State aid to Internal Improvements
while the State is so largely in debt.
Rescue Grass —Da. Cloud’s ohnion oe it. —We
find in the Alabama Journal , the following remarks
about the Rescue grass :
“I spent ten hours in the city of Columbus, Georgia,
as I came through, and I enjoyed the pleasure of exam- j
ining Mr. Iverson’s ‘Rescue Grass.’ 1 walked among J
it, bit and tasted it, examined its top and its root, — ;
and I brought a specimen of the veritable ‘Rescue ’ !
with me to Montgomery, which may be seen for a few i
days at Mr. Swan’s.
“I bad an hour’s conversation with Mr. Iverson in
regard to this grass and all that he knew about it—the
full ((flails of which and all that I know about it, and
Prof. Bachman’s opinions, I will furnish iu the January !
number of the ‘Cotton Planter.’ I conuot however, j
forbear here to state, from observation made iu a beau
tiful plat of it, aud as the specimen will show, that i re
gard its discovery and iutroduotion hero as a most
valuable point gained in the agricultural economy of
the planting States. It is a winter grass, grazing well,
and dies out in July, reseeding the land of itself. Let
every body call and see it, but handle it with care.’’
D. C.
Mr. Rowell.— W'e regret to lean that Mr, Rowell,
Representative from Baker oounty, in the present Gene
ral Assembly, lies dangerously ill at Milledgevilte.
Florida Cotton in Columbus. —We are pleased to
learn that twenty-four bales of cotton were shipped on the
James L. Day, to this city from the Florida liau.
Katonton and Montickllo Railroad —At a meet*
iu# of the Central Railroad company, held in S.ivan - ;
nah on the 520th inst, it was resolved that if an amount
of stock was raised sufficient to build the Road from j
Katonton to Montieello, Jasper county, Georgia, the
Central Road would, after the road was finished, take
charge of it and guarantee the payment of 7 per cent
on tbe eapitol invested in the Road.
Fire at Shreveport. —We learn from the clerk of j
the steamer Piota, which arrived yesterday from Al
exandria, that a passenger from Shreveport hud arrived *
at that place, on the Francis Jones, and reported that j
a fire ocoured at Shreveport, on Friday last, burning
the warehouses of M easts. Oglesby Gris world ; and !
iV. O. Delta.
Consecration of the Bishop of Oregon. —Notice was
given yesterday at Christ’s Church, by the Right Rev.
Bishop Elliott, that the Kov. Thomas F. Soott, of Col
umbus, in this State, would, on the 9th of January, be
consecrated Bishop of tin* Episcopal Church in Oregon.
The Right Rev. Bishop Wain right, an i the Rev. Dr.
Hawks, ofNew York, will be present ou tbe occasion,
aod awfat iu the ccremouy.— Republican 19 th inst. i
[From the Savannah Courier.l
Georgia Mothodist Episcopal Conference.
Macon, Dec. 2let 18x53. |
The session of the Georgia Conference, Methodist !
Episcopal Church, met this morning in the old Church
edifice. Bishop Paine has not yet arrived, aud the
Conference proceeded to elect a President according to
rule. Wm. J. Parks, Presiding Elder of the Athens
district, was choecu ou the first ballot.
J. Blakely Smith, Secretary, ond Chas. R. Jew iu,
Assistant.
The following Committees were appointed to prepare
business for the Conference.
Committee on Missions.—Tbe Presiding Elders.
Conference Stewards.—D. Kelsey, W. R. Foote,
R. A. Conuer.
Committee on Memoirs.—W. G. Conner, J. W.
Sat nett, C. W. Key.
Committee on Education.—W. S. Sasnett, O. L.
Smith, Geo. F. Pierce, S. H. Echols, Jas. B. Jackson.
Committee on Periodicals and Book Accounts. —
J. S. Key, L. J. Davies, Chas. A. Fulwood.
Committee on Public Worship.—S. Authony, E.
Spear.
Committee*on Necessitous Cases.—Allen Turner.
Committee on So. Advocate.—Chas. Thomas, J. 11.
Caldwell.
Remains of Count Pulaski .—We heard it stated
fast evening that several gentlemen who have been
searching for some time past for the remains of Briga
dier Count Pulaski, yesterday succeeded in their praise
worthy efforts. Our informant was unable to furnish
any particulars. Should it prove true that the remains
of the brave Polander have been recovered, It will be
matter of sinoere pleasure not only to our citizens, bnt
to our entire country. We trust the Information may
prove troe.— Sav, Georgian,
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
[correspondence op rlir TIMES a sentinel.}
MiLLEDGEViLLK, Dee. 19.
SENATE. —The Senate met at half past nine
o’clock.
Mr. Dean moved to take up the bill to loan to the
South-western Railroad company, the bonds of the
State for $500,000. The motion was lost,
Mr. McGehee, reported a bill to provide for the ap
pointment of an agricultural chemist in th*> State.
He also read the report of the committee on the State
of the Republic; which will be printed.
Mr. Camden, reported a bill to provide for the incor
poration of the New York and New Orleans Railroad
company.
On motion of Mr. Hull, of Clark, the bill to author
ise the ordinaries and school commissioners of Elbert,
and other counties, to pay arrears to the teachers of poor
children, was postponed till to-morrow.
A letter from ex-Governor G. W. Towns, in re
gard to the memorial of the Hon. Joseph Sturgis, was
referred to the committee on Kinauee, without being
read.
A bill was then taken np to reduce the bonds of
Sheriffs in certain counties, which was discussed, and
on calling the yens and nays, was lost, yeas 32, nays 37.
The Senate then adjourned.
Milledgeyillb, Dec. 19.
HOUSE.—In the lloose of Representatives, a long
j discussion took place upon a bill to pay Jesse Monroe,
; of Cherokee county, S7O, to pay for a grant which was
! fraudulently granted on the land books, in the Execu-
I tive Department -, the bill was lost, yeas 32, nays 55.
Mr. Linn, introduced a bill to organise anew oounty
1 from Cans, Cherokee, Cobb and Paulding.
Mr. Stewart, of Hancock, introduced a bill to pardon
S. C. Carr, now under sentanco for voluntary man
slaughter.
Mr. Taylor, introduced a bill to change the line be
♦ween Dooly and Houston.
Mr . Paris, introduced a bid amendatory of the act
I constructing a road across lookout Mountain. The
| House then adjourned.
MilaLKdqeville, Dec. 20.
j SENATE. —The Senate inet this morning at half
past nine o’clock.
Mr. Lawrence, of Cobb, moved to rrconsider so
much of the Journal of yesterday, as relates to the
bill to establish the fees of certain officers in Cobb coun
ty, which was lost.
Mr. Mooie, of Lincoln, from the committee on new
counties, reported favorably to the bill to organise anew
county from Gilmer and Union. The bill was read a
third time and lost.
Mr. Smith, of Cow tu, introduced a bill to provide
for the removal of the seat of Government to some
place that the Legislature may hereafter direct.
The Senate concurred iu the amendment to a bill to
change the time of holding the session of the Court of
Common Pleas of Augusta.
| The bill to reduce the bond of the Sheriff of Kffing
| ham county, was passed.
! On motion of Mr. Anderson, the bill to provide for the
| government of the Western aud Atlautic Railroad, by
giving the appointment of the Superintendent to the
Governor, was read a third time and passed.
The Senate then went iuto committee of the whole
on the appropriation bill, which was read aud amended.
The committee rose and reported the bill and amend
ments.
It was moved to strike out an amendment to pay the
i delegates to the Nashville convention, live dollars per
diem, aud live dollars for every twenty miles travelling
jto and from the convention On this the yeas and nays
i were called, and were yeas 36. nays 32. So the bill
was passed.
| HOUSE. —Nothing doue of importance in the House
! this morning. A few local hills were passed.
Democratic Meeting—Howell Cobb.
Last night, a meeting of the Democratic party took
place at the Capitol ; the Hun. John I). Stell, in the
; chair.
Mr. Gardner, chairman of the committee appointed
for the purpose, presented a series of resolutions, which
I will endeavor to send you to morrow. An able
speech was delivered by tlio Hon. Howell Cobb, which
will, 1 believe, be published. T. C. Howard, Esq., of
Crawford, addressed the meeting in his happy and ap
propriate manner.
MILLKDOEVILLB, De©. 21.
SENATE.—The Senate convened this morning at j
half past eight.
Mr. Chastain moved to reconsider so much of the Jour
nal of yesterday, as related to the rejection of the bill
to organise anew county from Gilmer and Union. On
the call of the yeas and nays, the yeas were 38, nays
15. So it was reconsidered.
Mr. Moore, of Lincoln, moved to reooneider so m noh
of the appropriation bill, as relates to the appropriation
of SSOOO, to the cleaning out the Savannah river, not
concurred in by the House on yesterday evening, the
action of the House having been agreed t > by the Senate.
Mr. Moore addressed the Senate at some length upon
the necessity of this appropriation, and stated that some
years ago, an appropriation of SIO,OOO had been made by I
the Legislature for a similar purpose, and had never
been drawn from the Treasury. The Senate recon
sidered it, yeas 30, nays 27. The Senate then adjourn
ed until the 9th of January, 1854.
MILLCDOKYII.LR, 1 >CC. 21.
HOUSE. —In the House of Representatives this
morning, Mr. Allred, of Cherokee, moved to reconsid
er the amendment to the appropriation bill paying
SIOOB to the Hon. Joseph Sturgis. The Speaker de- i
cided that the mutiou was n<t iu order ; the amend
ment having beeu communicated to the Senate. Mr.
Allred moved to send for the appropriation bill, which
was lost.
On motion of Mr. douce, a bill was taken up and
passed, for the relief of Wm. Allen, of the county of
Burke.
A message was received from the Governor, assent
ing to tho resolution providing for a reoees, but declar
ing hfa opinion that the recess was inexpedient.
Mr. Walker, of Richmond, moved that ouly so much
of the message us contained tho statement that the
Governor bad signed the resolution be piaeed upon the
Journal of the House, and that tho balance be stricken
out. The motion was lost.
The House of Representatives then adjourned until
the 9th of January 1854.
Alabama Legislature.
Momtgomkry, Dec. 17.
81 bn ate. —The committee ou internal improvement
{ have reported favorably on the bill to graut the right of
• way through the State to tbe Savannah and Albany
I Railroad company.
The bill to incorporate Beard’s Bluff aud Ely ton
j Railroad company, was passed.
Montgomery, Deo. 17.
lloctsk.—The bill to repeal that part of the code pro
i hibiting the circulation of change bills of other States, was
passed ; 90 also was the bill to continue the office of
commissioner of the State Bank and Branches.
An effort waa made to reconsider the joint resolu
tion to adjooru until the 2d Monday in January, here
tofore passed, which failed by a tie vote.
Montgomery, Dec. 19.
Senate.— Mr. Webb, presented a petition praying
the prohibition of the sale of negro children under a
certain age from their mothers.
Mr. Bethea, introduced a bill to amend the charter
of the Mobile and New Orleans Railroad company.
On motion of Mr. Baker, the bill extending the line
of the Savannah and Albany Railroad to Mobile, was
taken from the table, and ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to aid in establishing a system of Internal
Improvements by tbe State, was made the special order
for 11th January next.
Mr. Powell, from the committee on the Penitentiary,
reported a bill to making appropriations for the enlarge
ment of the Penitentiary.
Montgomery, Deo. 19.
—Tbe nonse concurred in tho amendments
of the Senate, to the bill authorising Sheriffs and Tax
Collectors'eleot, to give bond after the expiration of
the time fixed by the o<*de ; ard also in the amendments
to the bill requiring Tax Coleoiors to &dvertfae. lands
iu the precinet in which it lies as well us In a news
paper.
.Mr. Skelton, introduced a bill to incorporate the Au
gusta and Nashville Magnetic Telegraph company,
which was read a first, second and third time aud pass
ed under a suspension of the rule.
On motion of Mr. a resolution was adopt
ed, instructing the committee of ways and means to re
port a bill abolishing the law requiring lands to he giv
en in by sub-divisions ; and requiring tax payers to give iu
their property according to its value.
Mr. Meek, reported a substitute for the bill to con
tinue the deaf and dumb school, which was passed.
Mr. P. Walker, introduced a bill to amend the law
in respect to the limitations of judgements ; also a memo
rial in behalf of Rufus Greeu.
Mr. Hall, from the committee on Banks, reported
back the bill to incorporate the Central Bank of Ala
bama. It was made the special order for the second
Tuesday in January.
Mr. Yelvertou, introduced a bill to make permanent
the site of Coffee county.
The bill from the Senate, to grant the right of way
to the Savanuoh and Albany Railroad company from
the Chattahoochee river to Mobile, and from Eufauia to
Montgomery, was read first, second and third times
under the suspension of the rule, and passed.
Montgomery, Dec. 20.
Senate. —Several petitions, praying for an anti-liquor
law, were presented and referred to the committee on
Temperance.
The bill to pay the Lessees of the Penitent wry, and the
bill to improve and extend the Penitentiary, wete post
poned until the 9th January.
The House bill to regulate the eominou wchoofa of
Mobile ; and the bill to incorporate the Baptist male
high school at Talladega, were read three times and
parsed.
Montgomery, Dec. 20.
HoC9K.—Messrs. Screven aud Tift, delegatee from
Georgia, representing the Savannah and Albany Rail
road, were invited to take scats ou the floor of the
House.
The Senate’s bill to legulate the fees of the .Judge of
Probate for Montgomery county. mas read three Hints
and passed.
The military committee reported unfavorably to the
petition of the EufauU Hussars, which was concurred
in by the House.
The committee ou Banks reported*adversely to the
bill authorising Bank Agencies at Geneva, Coffee
county.
7 'he Inauguration.
The Senate convened in the Hall of the House of
Representaties, at 1-2 past 11 o'clock, for the purpose
of witnessing the Inauguration of John Authony Win
ston, the Governor elect. The procession which was
formed according to the Programme of the Corn- of
Arrangements, arrived at the hour designated, and the
Governor elect was ooudnoted to the Speaker's stand by
the Committee of Arrangements, accompanied by the
retiring Governor and other functionaries.
Mr. President Martin announced the purpose for
which the Convention had assembled.
The band then played a National Air—after which |
the Throne of Grace was fervently implored by the !
Rev Mr. Norton.
Mu.sio again by the Baud.
After which the Governor elect arose and delivered
an address in which he proclaimed his political princi
ples to be that of the State Rights school of politics—
announced his adhesion to the Democratic party, and
declared opposition to alll State rid to works of Internal
improvements.
At the conclusion of the Address, the Baud again
played a National Air—after which the oath of office
was administered by the Speaker ; then followed the
benediction by the Chaplain.
Tin* Senate withdrew, and the House adjourned un
til 2 1-2 o'clock, P. M.
Attkknoon Skkhio.n.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Ftvwjue, by leave, offered the following reso- J
lution.
Resolved, That the chair appoint a Committee of
three to wait upon the Governor and request him a
copy of his inaugural address delivered ou this day, and
that said Committee be authorised to have five thou
sand copies thereof printed for the use of the Hmiso.
Said resolution was unanimously adopted.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Koeeue, Judge and
Scott as constituting said Cfomroittee.
The General Assembly adjourned to meet again on
the 9th of January.
The Senate ol Georgia.
Peter Cone, of Bullock.— Yes plain Peter and noth
ing more nor leas, is the baptismal name of the Senator
from Bullock. And hero we will take occasion to en
ter our solemn protest againt double treble and quadru
ple names. It is neither republican nor ehnstian. Who
ever heard of a great commoner having more than one
name. Milton was called John, or probably Jack ; !
Newton, Isaac, sometimes Ike ; Washintim, George, and
he never took the trouble to write more than the first
three letters, thus, ‘‘Geo the Godlike Webster, an
swered to Daniel, more commonly to Dan ; and so of a
great many more great and good men, whom we would
take pride in recording, if we had not now set our
hearts on giving you, dear reader, a short sketch of ,
Peter Cone, Senator from Bullock.
You have all read of Saint Peter. He was doubt
lees a hale, hearty, plain spoken and out spoken man,
who always said what he thought, no matter in whose
presence he stood. Even on the Mount of Transfigura
tion, he made a suggestion to his Lord. Well, just
such a man is Peter Cone, of Bullock. He is the oldest
member—we beg pardon—in one respect he is different
from his name-sake—he has never married—we mean
lie was elected to the legislature in 1828, and is there
fore, the oldest Legislator in the present general assem
bly—though not the oldest man in it. And this devel
opes some of the best traits in his character. lie is tha
guardian of the rules of the Senate, aud whenever a
question of order is raised, the Senator from Bullock
gets on his legs for the benefit of the “younger mem
bers.’’ His solicitude is not wafated either for a goodly
number of them know very little about parliamentary
law.
Mr. Cone, speakg often, but sever long. He hits
the nail spang on the* head and then takes his seat,
generally amid the uprorious applause of the House.—
He speaks loud aud in a clear full and cheerful voice.
Indeed his bon hommie is contagion*. The veriest
dispeptic iu Georgia, would feel kindly after one
hours conversation with the glorious old Senator from
Bullock. He makes no pretensions to oratory or
scholarship, but his good sense, courage and biting sar
casm make him strong amid hie fellows. On the dfa-
I cussion of the motion to take a recess, which he oppos
ed,'a clever gentfemon who wanted to see his wife and
children, tread on his corns by alluding to his bachelor
hood. The Senator from Bullock, arose to reply with
a kindly smile beaming on his face, but arrows were
bristling in his tongue, lie said “the gentleman from
P., need feel uo uneasiness about the recess. lam sure
I and the whole Senate will vote him leave of absence.
Ido not know any mau we could better spare. I will
vote him leave of absence the ballar.oe of the session ;
and I think the business of the country would not suffer.’*
It is needless to say that the laugh was turned upon the
Senator from P., and that that is the last we have heard
of the “bachelor” from Bullock.
Mr. Cone, is a native of Soriven county, Georgia, but
has passed the whole of his life in Bullock oounty.
He was elected to the Legislature in 1828 and has
been a member of every Legislature, except two, which
has since assembled. He is iu the 64 th year of his age ;
but is a hale hearty man, full of fun and good humor.
He has been a delegate to two conventions to alter the
constitution of the State. In his youth he bore arms in
defense of his country, under Jackson,
and is a too warm admirer of that great hero and pa
triot. Upon no other supposition can we account for
the fact that he was a Union Democrat in 1850. Hie
birth, education, heroism, all the qualities of his mind
and heart identify him with the South. But he has
made atonement for this fault, if indeed it was one, by
nobly sustaining McDonald for Senator, after it wae ap
parent that he was the choioe of the Democracy'.
!
The. Woman’s JFIIIL
It ie with profound regret that we announce the de
; feat of the, so called. Woman's hill in th Senate of
j Georgia. •
The bill was draw u w ilh great care. Thu husband
; ie appointed Trustee of his wifes property ; they en
! joys the usufruct in umt no restiaints are
thrown around the alienul wu of it by ih- joint consent
of the husband and wife. Is was simply a bill to pre
vent a thriftless husband from spending his wifes pro
perty , wit bout ht-r consent. And this small boon, the
Senate of Georgia, has denied woman.
W e have heard of but two objections to the bill which
are worthy of a moments consideration. One is, that
it destroys the supremacy of the husband in his family.
This bill is not liable to this objection. The husband
is allowed to manage the wife’s property, to enjoy or
spend, if yon please, its annual proceeds ; is made an heir
of it iu case of the wife’s death ; and can sell it with her
consent.
The other objection to tiiis bill is, that it ties up
property. This objection is not well taken to this bill.
There are no restrictions thrown around the properly to
prevent a disposition of it. The husband and w ife can
do as they please with it. The property is in the same
condition as is all property held in joint tenancy, ten
ancy in common, or in coparcenary. It can be sold,
exchanged, leased or in any other manner disposed of
with the consent of the wife. And why, we ask, in all
candor should a woman be deprived of all control over
her own property, by the act of marriage. You deem
old maids and widows capable of managing their own
property. Is the wife their inferior ? Has the Senate
n* sympathy with a woman because she is a mother
and wife? Have they never seen her reduced to beg
gary ; stripped of every thing; her slaves sold ; her very
heir-looms torn away from her,to pay the debts contrac
ted by a worthlessjhusband in a dram shop, a hell, or a
brothel ? And will they not give her the poor privilege
of refusing to have her property squandered to satiate
j the base lusts of, it may he, her tyrant and terror,
though her husband ?
The laws of the State protect the property of tumors
from the avarice or improvidence of their parents. Is
the mother who gave them to the State let* worthy of
protection than the children she gave birth to ?
In another aspect the existing Laws are an insopporta
j ble tyranny. They allow a husband to spend his wife's
| property, witbont her consent, upon his friends, his
I hounds, his pleasure or his lasts, and then for slight and
j frivolous causes divorces them. If marriage is so slight
, a thing, why doe* the Legislature allow it to work so
• great a disfranchisement upon the wife, as to rob her of
I all control over her property ?
j There is another consideration which has had great
. weight with us, and we present it in the hope that it
will have some effect upon our readers. The wifes pro
perty is her own. She may have made it by her own
hands. She may have inherited it from her father who
made it with his own hand*. .V j rate it is her’a and
not her husband’s.
Why then do our laws take lrcm btr w. at is her
own and give it to her husband? Husband and wife
are “one flesh’ but uot oik person, as pome people
euppoeo. Death makes th-m two, often in a very
short time after marriage; our accursed laws on the
subject of divorce do the same thing. The wife often
enters into the contract of marriage rich, healthy and
happy ; she often comes out of it sick, miserable, poor,
; and burtheued with the support of a large family of
: children. She haa been deprived of her freedom, her
i will? her property by our laws. It fa a tyrany that is
dreadful uud unendurable.
We are uo advocates of ‘‘Woman’s Rights,” in the
technical sense. Her homo is her kingdom, and her
highest achieved by the faithful discharge of
the duties of home. All that we ask or desire is to
protect her from the imprudence or baseness of her
husband.
State aid to Railroad*.
From present appearances, it would seem that the
present Legislature of Georgia have determined to refuse :
State aid to all Railroad enterprises.
If Railroad companies demanded an appropriation of
j money, we would as a general thing, oppose the policy
!of aiding tlic-m. Thin, howevur, they do not auL.
| They only require the credit of the St.aU, and offer the
| amplest security against lose on the part of the State, i
! The bill before the Senate requires twenty miles of road j
to be finished before it gives lhe Railroad company any
i right to call upon the Shite for aid ; and even then it
authorises the Governor only to issue the bonds of the
i State fora surn payable in years, upon the execu
tion of a mortgage of the whole road to the State by the j
company. It is, therefore, evident that the State can :
suffer no loss; for the road will always sell for four ;
time* lb** amount of the State bonds long before they
can by any possibility fall due. We believe, therefore,
j that the bill is a wise and statesmanlike measure which
ought to command the cordial support of every patriot
| ic Georgian.
It is too late in the day to argue the policy of c-reot
i ing Railroads. They hare made Georgia what she Is.
! Look to Cherokee. What was this vast legion worth
I before the construction of the Western and Atlantic
| Railroad T It was a howling wilderness. What is it
j now ? The grainery of the seaboard and the garden of
| Georgia. If the State had sunk 4,000,000 of dollars in
j the construction of this vast enterprise, she would still
| have received a full equvalont for her outlay in the in
i’ oreuse of population and the rise in the value of land
| which are to be attributed solely to the Road,
j If, therefore, Georgia desires to develops the resonr-
Ices of the State,-she is bound to aid in every proper
; and legitimate way du intersecting every corner of the
j State with Railroads. The day of slow coaches and
! waggon transportation liau passed away. The Railroad
has taken the place of the road waggon, and there is
as much propriety in aiding in the construction of iron
roads now, as there was in cutting out and keeping iu
repair the dirt roads of the past century. It may suit
old Fogies to plod over hills, through mud and mire,
at the rate of 30 miles iu 94 hours, bat the n.en of this
day have no time to throw away so foolishly. 200
miles a day is slow travelling now. The State puglit
to do something for the development of Southern Geor
gia. There is an empire on our Southern border ready
j for the reaper. Its settlement would add a 1-3 to our
population and revenue. The mountain region at least
ought to aid is developing this section. They have
choerfully paid their money to bore through and dig
down their mountains, and ;iek in return not money,
not an increase of taxes, hot the credit of the State. A
magnanimous people could not upon ,#n fait a
proposition.
The Senate of Georgia.
! The Senate chamber is situated wj the Southern
j wing of the eapitol; and command* from Us portico, a
fine view of the surrounding ooautrr. Far ofl‘ in the
south-west, the steeple of Oglethorpe college pierces
the sky. The room is neatly but plainly furnished ; aod
; the walls are adorned with paiutinge of 4 of the most
J distinguished of American statesmen. The Whigs sit
j under the phadowe of Washington und Crawford, and
| the Democrats under those of Jefferson and Jackson,
i The picture of Crawford is an imposing one, and phr*-
i uo-ogically, the Georgian has the strongest and best de
: veloped face in the group. History has, however, as
-1 signed him the lowest place. The President is perch
! ed behind a pulpit in a high backed chair, cushioned
with leather, which is a burlesque on all the chairs of
1 State we have ever seen. We presume it cost $l5O.
But the meanness of his seat detracts nothing from the
noble man who fills it this session,
John I). Stell, President of the .Senate, is a native of
Hancock county Georgia—a county which has produc
ed more great men than any other in the State. Every
body has heard of the great jury , the average of whom
was over 300 Ibe, which once dispersed justice to the
people of Hancock. Dixon 11. Lewis was born there.
In this reepeet, John D. Stell is not a fair sample of
Hancock men. He is in height, only five feet ten
inches, and of spare habit; though by no means weakly
in his physical organization. His full shock of hair is
silvered over with grey—he is in the 50th year of
his age. His eyee are blue, and in expression are as
soft as a woman’s. At the first glance at his ruddy face,
you give him your confidence; yon cannot help but
love, respect and trust him, Unostations in manner,
dignified in demeanor, calm in delivery, clear in sentiment,
ha has every requisite qualification to make an able pre
siding office, except perhaps too little confidence in his
own judgment. When a knotty question .arsica, he some
times involuntarily turns hie eyes to the Senator from
Riohmond, who by long experience n perfect master of
parliamentary law, and the oraoie o£ th Senate, .Tins
confidence is not often abused.
It mast not be supposed, however, that the Presi
dent of the Senate is deficient in decision of character.
When be knows he is right, he is not afraid to pul his
judgment lo the issue ol an appeal jj the Senate.—
This was eminently shown iu the decision given ujK>n .
the motion ©1 Dr. Singleton, to postpone the Senatori- j
al election. When the hour arrived to carry into es- ;
! feet the joint resolution of both Houses to g<> into the ;
! election of a United States Senator, he calmly rebuked I
| the factious conduct of the Whig Senators, uud the re- j
j cusant Democrats who so recklessly aided them to vio- j
! late the law of the land, by twice deciding that amotion j
to proceeded to the House lor the purprtfe of going into j
the election was the order of the day.
We have never hud the pleasure of hearing Mr. i
Stell address the Senate. W are not, therefore, pro- j
pared to speck of his ability as an orator. His liue |
round lull voice, natural manner and strong good sense j
could not fail to command the attention of the .Senate ;
if he should choose to descends from his dignified poei- j
tk>n to mingle in the strife of debate.
Mr. Stell fa a States Right Democrat, and has long :
and ably represented the county of Fayette in the Leg- i
isfature of Georgia. lie was run in 1851, by the j
Southern Rights party for Congress, and was beaten by
a Union man. He fa a re-orgiinfaed Democrat, but
firm in the faith of -’9B and —’99.
He fa spoken of freely as a suitable mau to be run !
by hfa party for Governor of the State of Georgia in
1855. Ufa unbounded popularity would make him a j
last nag in such a race ; and we are sure a better man ;
uever filled the Gubernatorial chair.
i olumbtiN and Hamilton Railroad.
We lutve already noticed that Mr. Mobley, of Har
ris, lias in trod need a bill in the House to charter this
company. The northern terminus is not fixed. It fa
intended that it shall connect with the LaGrauge Road,
but the point of intersection will be determined by the
subscriptions on that part of the lino. Grautsvilie fa
the most desirable point; and if the wealthy county of j
Meriwether will do her duty, she can make this the ;
northern terminus, and have the road to run through
Greenville. If, however, she fa tardy iu this enterprise, I
and the county of Troop comes up bravely to the work, l
she cannot complain if LaGrange substituted for •
Grautsvilie.
| lu point of importance, this Road has few rivals, i
It will open to Columbus the provision markets of the
Cherokee country, and place our cheap groceries with
in resell of the mountain regions. It perhaps fa not
generally kuowuftbat Columbus fa the best grocery mar
ket in Georgia, aud that higher prices are paid for cot
ton here the year round than oau be had in Montgomery
Ala. It fa, therefore, a matter of lively interest to all
north western Georgia to have this Road built as early
as practicable. We feel authorised to pledge the city
of Columbus to fifty thousand dollars subscription.—
\\ hat will Meriwether do t What will Troup do ?
But we are in advance of* the work. The first thing
to be done, is to secure the charter. We hope the Rep
resentatives of the people will give us a liberal charter.
Mr. .Mobley, who has charge of the bill fa an efficient
und large hearted mau. He can carry the bill through
it any body ©an. W e trader him the thunks of our
city for his devotion to their host interests.
I FOB TIIE TIMES AM) SENTINEL.]
Millugevxlle, Dec. Ift, 1853.
Messrs. Editors*—The debate upon the celebrated Bill es
Mr. Miller, which lor years has regularly, as ibe session it
self, made its appearance, has just resulted in the defeat of
the bill. Mr. Miller's prudence in this biennial fight, may
be a matter ot dispute, but no one can fail to question his
pluck. It seems that he has recorded a vo>v as remorse
less, as the old Romans, of“delenda tut Carthago l
give it only as the opinion of your correspondent, however,
that the savage old Senator of Rome, had a very easy time
ol it, in comparison with the labor past, preeeut, and to
come of oht Senator.
; The Woman’s Bill s progressing, lam free to admit, but
not with the right end foremoet. The vote just recorded
against it, fa a strong proof that dfacuswon of Woman’s
Rights iu Georgia, lyin convinced ur poopfe that ww
inen amia no gra-At danKtu- of oppraasiou. In ilm dolmte of
ill*- Senate, thare waa much iagwiious alatecneat of law an<l
I ii*ct—much chivalry —mdaed lots of that—a “Teat array !
jof hiciiiants and iotereucea—all going [ 0 show that it waa j
important that a woman should baa woman,and nothing
else, but it would not all do. The Georgia Semite ara a j
body ol“atrot)g minded” men, and dont take to chivalry or !
| inferences, and hare in very matter of jfaet style resolved
1 neither to unsex the men or Bloomerise the women. All
j of which fills the heart of yoar correspondent with something
| of the despair, which made one of the youngest uod clev
l ereet of the body exclaim, after the result showed all was
\ lost once more —“Oh! Woman! woman!—Hail Colunt
| fry happy land, if you aim ruined. I’ll, &c. The debate was
j spicy, and in some ol its.vages really evinced much thought
and ability. .Mr. Miller who was expected t* turn loose
the big gun, did uot displayin'* usual power. I suppose,
however, this resulted from a mind jaded with its rejections
upon a worn theme and from too much confidence in pre
vious preparation. His argument was much after the old
sort. He said that in substance it was the duty o f the law
i malting power, to protect women and children against tho
l improvidence and wiifulness of husbands und fathers—that
as the law note stood, this protection was virtually denied— j
’ for a large majority of young women iu their first love were
. too confiding, too modest to speak o!, much less contend
! for, anti-nuptial settlements.
Mr. Stephens of Hancock made a very forcible reply.
If the bill proved stronger thau he anticipated, he should
insist upon amending it by limiting its operation to $5,000 j
But he was opposed to the bill in any shape and with any
, limitations. Pass this bill, said Mr. and you lock up half
the productive property of'Georgia—pass it, then farewell
to internal improvements in this State. This point was
’ most emphatically aud forcibly put by Mr Stephens.and he
really made a most effective reply.
Mr. Moore from Lincoln moved to amend the bill by
giving the wife 30 days time to file her intention of
claiming the benefit of the bill.
Mr. Moseley was opposed to the bill. It was no
upon tire predicate that honey-moons were to last any
one Hi''iitli; he was for fining things up e* as to
have thee peculiar sort of inoous to last longer—
much longer—indeed all the time. As usual the fieverend
Senator was entertaining aud very sensible.
Dr. McGhee, of Houston, who has made reputa
tion as fast as any man in either branch of the
Legislature and who is really no sham, but a bril.
liant man, made a good argument in favor of the
bill. As also did Dr. Ridley of Troup~and Mr.
Miller has good eause to be satisfied with his gallant ‘aids.
Mr Ihimcoody of Mclntosh proposed as amendmentfor the
protection of merchants and tradesmen. He insisted on
the female filing an inventory of her estate 30 days before
marriage. Ha thought that we should be careful not to
induce tho belief that legislation sympathised too much
with property. We should be careful to dispense even
handed justice, and while property was respected, we should
elaim for it no privileges. Mr. D. is a noble fellow and a
fine specimen of salt-water Georgia.
Mr. Lyons of Butts supported the bill, aod did cred
it to himself in his defence of Woman’s Rights.
Mr. Cochran, the young Senator from ‘Wilkinson,
made in my mind, one of the very beet speeches made
iu the whole discussion. The dead aifence maintain
ed throughout his remarks and the twinkle of .Mr.
Miller's eve, showed lhathisshot went home. Iwasforci
bly struc k with the manly way ho disdained generalities,
and pitched iuto the bill itself. He contended as tbe usufruct
wu- entirely at the disposal ol the husband, it was virtaally
no defence against a profligate husband. Where in ail this
bill, said Mr.C., do you show me, protection for the widow
i wife or for the child, whoee orphanage begins before the
loss of parents. Estates in neg Toes and lands that after
death, may be the wife’s, may be the cup of Tantalus,but
sir, it is not protection. Tbe wife asks for bread, this bill
tells her to hope. The child bewails ite destitution and we
eomfort it by pointing to tits grave yard, where some day
the father may lie.
Mr. Dawson of Greene spoke so indistinctly that we
could not catch his idea. We gathered, however .that he was
opposed to bringing the sexes iu collision, and ho regard
ed the bill pregnant with tbe rights of woman. The speech
I dare nay was a very good on*, as rt had something of
every thing in ft. Mr. Dabney who has as sonnd a head as
j i* counted in that body, was strongly opposed to the bill
and acquitted himself whe always does most handsomely.
The vote'stood 58 to 32. So hero rests the woman’s bill
; for two yeans longer ; “scotched not killed.” Fj-Gov.
i Cobb is here in fine spirits. It is truly admirable to see the
i pluck and spirit of this man. He is taking a bold stand
here for the nomination, and lam prepared to speak ad
visedly in giving you assurances that be is warmly and
| zealously enlisted in behalf of Gov. McDonald’s election.—
j The result of that election, 1 must say, however, is growing
i every day more dubious. Indeed, I may say that it is hard
| ly dubious, for I hear that there are 15 democrats in the
| House that cannot be brought to their duty. And the
j country ought to be informed that though responsible—
j though the record is against us, we have never had here the
: majority in truth one hour since the organization. In eve
j ry fight of a party character we are whipped, and badly
! whipped invariably. Even in trifling county bills we have
j it put on us whenever the whigs choose. To do them jus-
I tree I must say they have talent, discipline and harmony
| and unite for any interest whenever necessary.
P. H. C.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Mu cook a Railroad CoMrxNt. j>
Columbus, Ga., 24th Dec., 1853.
| To the Stockholders :
Gentlemen :—A resolution passed at the last annua! j
| meeting of Stockholders, directs that the report of this
j Board shall be published one week before the first Mon-
S day in January next.
j In compliance with said resolution, wt* present yen
j a statement of the business of your Road for the first
j eleven months of the current year—calling your atten
| lion to the following results, and referring vou for fur
ther particulars to the report and tabular statements of
the Superintendent, and for the details of our financial
condition to the balance sheet of the Secretary and
Treasurer, with the annexed explanations.
In the statements referred to, you will find that the
earnings ot the Road for these eleven months
have been, $59,589 39.
i And the current expenses for the same
i period have been, $37,887,95.
Showing nett profits to 30th N'ov. $21,731,44.
The tabular statements of reeepts, show that these
profits all seemed in the last four months, and that the
| previous seven months barely covered current expenses,
j forcibly- reminding us of the fact, that s connexion was
j not made with the South Western Railroad until the
middle of May, and that its influence on our business was
not sensibly felt until late in July.
The foregoing statement manifestly fails to show the
capacity of the Road to make handsome dividends ou
its stock ; this, nevertheless, will clearly appear in a
statement reaching to tho 31st January next, in which
we can safely assume that December and January will
at least equal November in receipts and expenses.
Thus we have for receipts, ofsix months, from Ist August,
to 31st Jauuury, inclusive, say $55,750 00
And for expenses of same period $20,750 0t
Showing nett profits tor six months $35,000 00
‘The above will enable us to pay
six months interest on $175,000 seven
percent bonds ie*ucd $6,125.
Also six months interest on $76,400
preferred stock, guaranteed seven per
cent per annum $2,674.
Together with a semi-annual divi
dend ot $4 per share on $423,800 of
general stoek #16,952 $25,751 00
And leave a surplus in hand of. 9,2-19 00.
This very satisfactory result, we look upon as beyond
all reasonable doubt, and have, therefore, no hesitation
in assuring the stockholders of the ability of the com
pany to pay the above named dividend on the first of
February next. *
And the handsome surplus exhibited, gives abundant
evidence that four per cent dividends ean be maintain
ed, if not increased, on each recurrence of the first Au
gust and first February.
It is recommended that these days be adopted as the
regular dividend days of this company, as it is found by
the experience of otir neighbouring Railroad companies,
that they best divide the years business into equal parts.
It is also recommended that the financial year be
hereafter closed on lhe 31st July ; thnt being the ante
which beet separates the seasons of business, nml affords
the treat opportunity for muting up complete reports ot the
years work, which cannot be so well attended to in the
’ pressure of tbe busy season ; tbe comparison between
the earnings of different years is also more complete in
j this way, as fluctuations in business between July and /
August, (usually the lightest months of the year) could
[ make bnl little diSereuoe—while between December
! and January, a change in tbe cotton market might
produce great change in the comparative receipts.
To complete tho proposed arrangement, it will be
necessary to obtain riom the Legislature such an amend
ment to our charter as will authorise the election of
Directors to take place about the Ist September ; this
would prove of groat value to the company in case of a
change of officers, which could be made, at that season
of the year, with much less injury to the service thau
can be done under the present arrangement.
In the statement reaching to 31st January, it is con
templated that all interest on the preferred stock and
bonds accruing up to the last of July shall be carried to
Capital.
The cost of building two now bridges and filling
several of the treetled openings, aud raising tbe grade
in Bull creek swamp, has exceeded the estimate iu Lae l
annual report.
The insufficiency of our motive power has compelled
ns to purchase an additional Looomotive Kuginu this
Fall, without which, we oonld not huve met the de
mands of our business ; it cost, delivered, ten thonsaud j
dollars ; anew passenger eur has also beeu added—net- I
ther oontemplatod iu the former report
■ During the coming year, two more Locomotives, one
passenger car, and twenty five freight ears ought to be
added to the rolling stock, iu order lo meet fully- the
daily increasing business of the Road—the bodies of
these freight care can be beet built iu our own shops as
heretofore.
Our depot lot requires a very large increase of track
for the aceoiumodutiou of freight cars, a sliding section,
and new pass-nger house with an independent track ; fur
these purposes wo are obliged to have a large addition of
iron rail, m well as for laying additional turmonts along
the line it is proposed to purchase five miles of good
X Rail to be laid ou portions of the Road where tbe iron
is somewhat worn, and lay tbe turn outs aud depot tracks
with that taken up.
The new iron should be of such weight und quality as
would be bust suited to relaying the whole Road whenev.
er its swelling business and resources require and justify
that measure —a day not very distant, it is believed.
All these causes conbine to require an increase of eapi
tal by tbe sale of additional stock —which, in view of tire
future certainty of at least eight per cent dividends, can
be easily effected during the coming year at par value.
The sum of ninety-five thousand dollars was raised by
the sale of one hundred thousand dollars of seven per
cent Bonds issued ou Ist April last—this sum has ena
bled ns to meet the liabilities growing out of contracts
and loans of the last Board of Directors, as yen wifi find
fully explained in their late annual report.
The dnjrerintendent's statement wifi show that tho
condition of our track is not as complete as it ought to be;
this is accounted for by the necessity of concentrating a
large part of our track force on filling open irestltw rais
ing grades and repairing damage* from the nnmeron
and excessive rains of last Spring. This last came to
gother with the damage from a tornado in March,’has
swelled the current expenses about twenty-five hundred
dollars beyond what they would otherwise have been re
ducing our nett profits by that amount.
Iu the last report of the able President of the former
Board the following language will be found :
“The next consideration, deserving attention, most he
directed to the best means of managing your road with
economy and profit. It is too short to be advantageously
conducted under a distinct aud independent organization
—it shonld he united with the main line connecting with
it; and I would therefore recommend, if it meets your
approbation and that of the stockholders of tho Central
Kail Road, that your road be added to aud become a part
of the Centrul Road, and your stock he merged in the
common stock of the whole line upon equitable terms. It
may he objected that this arrangement would lone yonr
power over the road which you have built. You have
but little power ander a seperatc organization—being but
one sixth of the entire line Pi Savannah, you will neces
sarily he under the influence of the larger portion, and
wonld have more weight as individual stockholders iu a
connection with the Central Road, than you ean possibly
exert under a separate organization. The whole line
would be conducted by one President and ooe .Superin
tendent, producing system and reguhtrity upon the lino
for the benefit of the whole, by which arrangement econ
omy certainty and dispatch would be promoted.”
Ilis snooessor, then did, and still dove, fully ooucur in
those views, and would go still farther, and say that if the
whole liue to Savannah cannot he made one common
stock, then let thus road and the South Western amalga
mate their stocks in the proportion of the cost of each
whether the cost be represented by indebtedness to stock
holders or bond holders, this proposition has not been oon
onrred in by* tho board, and is therefoie pre-eta ted for
yonr amsideratfon without any recommemintion.
The position es the line from Columbus to Maooo Is a
“Wry strong one. It is sure beyond all rivalry of all the t,
smess between Savannah aud Montgomery Ala j
will have nn equal chance with the Georgia Rail’p t
tor all the business between Charleston and Mont* .„f‘
when the W a> nee boro Rail Rond and the Opdiijf a,..
of the Montgomery Rad Road arc completed* The
I Lead will he completed in two months, the lau rl ‘” ’
believed, in nine months. The completion *,f tinj, “
will also place us on the highway tor moils and
g.-rs between N*-w York aud Montgomery, whlrTft!
line to New* Orleans and the more important Pacific
via Jackson Mississippi, separate.
The Girard and Mobile Rail Road when completed * -
give us a decided advantage over th. Atlanta ,ou:.. \
the transit of mails, Passengers &o between New Orta
and New York, aud if tho Rail Road proposed from'o’ ”
con to Warrentou be built, no shorter line can ever l*.?
tuilu-d between Augusta Httd New Orleans—a gnat i,”
sideratum in view „! the facility with which Rail R,*,J
competition springs up in our day.
W e beg leave to close with our congratulations „ a e
ing able to place this on the honorable list of divider i
paying roads, aud our assurance that it will soon r-ak
with tbe best paying Kail Roads in the country.
Respeettullv submitted,
DANIEL GRIFFIN, President.
O’ Wo are indebted to B. A. Thornton, Ksq., r
a copy of the following act, which has passed both
branches of the Legislature, It is a very important
uot, aud meets without- cordial approbation. [Kn.
[ An act to aiueud tho Charter of the city ut
Columbus.
SncTKt.s Ist. And be it further enacted that’so much at
an act passed December 25fA. 1845, to Amend the ( Safer
of the city of Columbus, and to amend the several art,
es the Legislature incorporating the city m Columbus
in the county of Muscogee, Jyc., Sfr.
.-Vs relates to thee lection of twelve Alderman bv goner
ticket be and the same is hereby repealed : and the sun
said twelve aldermen for said city shall, from and alter
the passage of this act, be elected under the provisions ■
the act passed ou the 25th day of December, 1837, entitled
an act to amend the several acts of the Legislature ot tir-
StSte iUCorpormling I>.„ uity ul C.h,n,bi „■
Muscogee, and to lay off the said city intv- Wards ana”
to point out the mode of electing the Mayor and Aldermen
thereof : and for that purpose the said last recited act sc
far w* relates to and provides for the election of Aldermi*u
is hereby declared to be in full power and effect, and H ;j
acts heretofore passed conflicting with the provisions of
this section he and the same is hereby repesled.
See. ‘2d. And be it further enacted,'Thai in the election
of Aldermen as provided for by the preceding section— \
separate poll shall be opened at tile >-everal places to,
election of Aldermen, for Mayor, Marshal, Deputy A) ar .
shal, Clerk, Sexton, and Treasurer, and it shall ho the duty
of the superintendents of tho said election to meet and
solidate the votee given in at each poll sot Mayor, -Martihal,
Deputy Marshal, Clerk, Sexton and Treasurer, and up.,r
the consolidation of tho votes given in, the person- tur, -
the largest number of votes for each ofsaid offices -hall fe
declared as elected to the same, and the provisions of said
act of 25th December, 1837, be, so far as the same relate.
to the consolidation of tho votes for Mayor, he and th*-;
are hereby applied to the election of each of the aforesaid
officers ; and the same is so 111 hereby revived for th:
purpose.
And be it further enacted, That from and after the par
sage of this act it shall not be lawful for the said Muor
arid Council of the city of Columbus, to loan the credit M
said city, contracting debts, i-euiug the bonds of said city,
or using in any way the funds ofsaid city beyond the sum
ot SIO,OOO for the purpose of being expended or otiurv.
applied beyond the corporate limits of said city, or in and
of any Railroad Company, or any other project foreign to
the ordinary purposes of the Government of said eitv, w ith
out first passing, by a majority of said Mayor and Counoi:,
a resolution to such effect, then submitting such action to
the vote ofsaid city through the ballot box, first giving thir
ty daysnotice of their action, and the time and place of
voting in one or more ot the papers published in said city ;
said notice to he inserted in said paper or papers at least
once a week for four weeks ; then if said resolution be ap
proved by a majority of the voters ofsaid city (voting upon
said resolution) the said resolution to be again submitted to
the Mayor and Council, and it again approved of by said
Mayor and Gouncil such resolution to become a valid and
binding ordinance ofsaid Mayor and Aldermen.
Congressional.
Senath, Dec. 19—In the U. S. Senute on Monday,
Mr. Fitzpatrick of Alabama took his scat.
The death of Mr. Atherton of New Hampshire was
aunooueed. Eulogies were delivered, the usual resolu
tions passed, and the Senate adjoin tied.
In the House ol Representatives Jose Maunc! Gal
legos, Delegate from New Mexico, was sworn in and
took bis seat, as did also General Joseph lame, Dele
gate from Oregon.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bills were
reported.
The death of Mr. Atherton, Senator from N. Hamp
shire, was announced. Eulogies were delivered, the
usual resolutions passed, and the House adjourned.
Army Appointment — Uen v 00l has boon oppokited
to the command of the* Array iu San Francisco.
Dec. 20.—1n the Senate to-day, Mr. Shields gave
notice of his int**utioa to introduce a bill authorizing the
President to confer the title of Brevet Lieut. General
or eminent service*.
Mr. Hamilton has reported French Spoliation bill.
The Territorial and Railroad bills were taken up;
au.l, after discussing their merits for some time, the)
were fifid over, trad tbe Senate adjourned.
Washington, Dec. 2‘J.
In Ike Senate lixiay, Mr. Hamliu introduced a bill to eel ibliaJ*
a line of telegrapU from lhe Mtasia-ippi to ttie Par,tic.
A joint resolution to rotifer the rauk ut brevet t.ieutenan 1
General was warmly debated b* Cass, Mason, Dadger, Shield!
and Bewa.-d, In fiivor, and Adams,;tValker, Douglas; and Pettit
in the negative. It was ordered to be engrossed by 30 te 15
In tbe ffouse of Representatives the credentials of Mr. Juba
sou, the delegate from Nebraska was presenled. Mr. Disney in
troduced the French spoliation bill. Mr. Miller Introduced a
bill to organise tbe Territory of Nebraska.
I A discus-ion took place in committee ol the whole on the sla
very qestion, by Gerrit 9iuitb, Deau and others.
Mr. Baity, of Virginia, made a speech on the proposition to
give the appointment of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury u,
the President, by and with the advice and consent of :l.<- e.t.
an*.
Terrible Shipwreck
Loss up Two Hukbsed aud Fiftx Livks.—lntelligence
has been received by tho Asia, of the wreck of the British
ship Lady Evelyn, on her passage from Hong Kong to San
f* ran cisco, with a los3 of no less than 250 lives, chiefly
Chinese laborers. Only 30 persons escaped. The* w
occurred on tho 21st July, on tbe southern end of an Island
called Typuaian, in lat. 24, deg. 42 min., N. long.’ 125
deg. 26 min., E. Among the persons named as lost were
an Englishman, named Sutton,“MajorPoore, of the Amer
ican sendee,” two Portuguese merchants. Thirty eight
women were among the lost.
Death es Jturbide. —Died, in Matamoras, on the
19th inst., after five days’ illness, of yellow fever,
Felipe de Itnrbide, aged thirty years. Tho deceased
waa a eon of Augustin de Iturbide, who was Emperor
of Mexico in 1821. He was educated at St. Mary's
Codege. Baltimore, Md., and until about Is4B had been
a resident of Philadelphia, where his family still reside.
llis brothers are in the military and revenue servioe of
Mexico. The deceased had been employed in the
Mexican Boundary Commission since his return to that
country, and was acting as interpreter at the time of his
death.
By his ntild aud gentlemanly deportment, he hsl
endeared himself to many of our citizens.— Brownsvi. i
(Texas) Flag, Urjth alt.
Du. Hinks Again. —Our readers may remem
ber, says tho New Orleans Crescent of Wednes
day, that thu famous Dr. Hines was sent before
the First District Court, some time since by re
corder Winter, on the charge of swindling a lit
tle boy to the amount of four dollars by virtue
of hard lying and a soft persuasive manner. 1 es
dav this grand rascal was brought before Judge
Laurie for trial, aod after making a most moving
speech was found guilty charged in tbe in
dictment.
A Filial Railroad Riot.— A serious riot occur
red at Lasalle 111. among the operatives on tb*>
Illinois Central Railroad iu consequence of a
reduction having been in their wages. A con
ductor was killed, and his wife narrowly esca
ped tho same fate. Several other lives were also
lost, tho Sheriff meeting with resistance in life
endeavor to arrest some ot the rioters, h.iviuo
himself killed one Irishman and wounded two
others. Thirty were eventually arrested.
.4 Terrible Flood. —A terrible tlood is prevail
ing in Mississippi and Louisiana, causing grc H
destruction to property.
J Wreck of lhe Schooner Bloomer .—I a P la '“
Freeborn of tbe steamer St. Johns, repot l ” t o
schooner Bloonter a total w reck, lying ’*’ ‘
beach about ‘25 miles south of St. John
Tbe Bloomer was loaded with P- P- cum
from Jacksonville, Florida, and bound to • n
tiniqoe.