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<lxmt& mu) Sculimi. 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.