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Sept. Lt. 1858. U. ELLIS & CO.
1000 AGEES OF •
Flint River Lands, for Sale.
THE uJulenTifeneti bei ug desirous of wind
up their business* offer for sale, on any
to suit purchase!*, • valuable settlc-
Oae Thousand Acres of hand,
lying oh tho West side ot the Flint River, ten tniies
north oi Oglethorpe, and ten niilot, r soutn hot Rey
nolds- Tvro hundred aeresor ttd settlement Is num
ber onepine land, the balance (BUO acres) entirely
swamp. Dili: swamp land is less liable to he innun
dated by the River than any lands ou said River
in Macon county, and will doubtless make Iroin
60 to etibitshels of corn, per acre, and from l.mo to
2000 lbs of cotton. There arc 80 acres ol pine land,
andlSof Pwamp cleared and in a state of cultiva
tion. Water, health and society cannoibeexcelled
in South VVostcrr Georgia. Applyto
COOK St MONTFORT,
Julvll w&twtf. at Ogiethoipe. ttt.
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Irish Poteen Whisky, at ids place one and a
half miles from Columbus, which he warrants to
be pure and genuine, and equal to the best I otcen
Whisky manufactured under ground inlreland.
Apart from its being a healthy and pleasant be
verage, it is an excellent remedy for Colds,
Diarrhoea, Worms, &c. For sale by the bottle
at Brooks &, Chapman’s Drug Store, at Brassiil &
Co’s by the drink or ° horv.ise, andby the gallon
at the. distillery. ** .
mart! —wtwtf A. BRAN N Ah’
Land Warrants Wanted-
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price tor Land Warrants. Call and see us.
P J. ENNIS & CO.
Columbus, June 47- wtf.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12.
Florida Election.
The election in Florida has been carried by the
democrats, though the majority is not yet ascer
tained. The opposition forces are split to pieces—
floating about like drift wood upon the great sea
of polities—catehingCa: ever. retie—living upon
temporary expedients, while the gains
strengih—continues firm in its principles and is fast
winning the approbation prod affection oftbe people.
This is clearly shown in the recent election in Flori
da whore, under the pressure ot cireuillhtaace-s, the,
grave charge of oialcyally to the interests of hrs
constituents was preferred against Judge Hawkins
the democratic uomiuee lor Cciife -e, hut which
the people refused tobelkve and rebuked signally
at t o ballot-box tho- who made it. It was a re
flection upon their intelligence to bring such an
indirtment ag.t, ‘ a faithful Representative. In I
another pciat'of view the victory has a l>earing
upon the poli; cs ol other States. Judge Hawkins
was a mpporter of the Conference Bill and the re
sult shows that that question was considered a
dead issue in the canvas? and no cause for <!i j vi
sions acd div.:-.ons in the Democratic party, which
time would not heal It was regarded as the
act oj the South and no is.-oe was made with I
the Representatives who may have erred in their
-upportof this measure.
The Cable—Electricians.
Ti,,-i...:„r. of t!,O piv-.ee. of electric currents j
through the great cable is still a mystery, notwiih
standithe experiments which are being made •
front day to day.
Every Electrician has his own peculiar view3 i
asto the can eof the difficulty—one believing that j
the defect exists in the line at a distance ol two !
I hundred miles from the eastern shore; another :
within a few miles; another that th, re are two do-
I iocts. So the public are none the wi-tr to for j
j from the experiments of Professo.’S Whithouse,
! Varley, and others. Mr. Hughes, the Am rican j
inns the fir t r h •. ccand will only take Pro c- or i
Hughes when Xhe cxpetiiuonts <.• I all Englishmen
! nail have laded.
State Eiections-
To-day Che lath) eleciioae take place in'Ponn- j
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, lowa, South Carolina and j
Minnesota, ihe results of which will do much ‘
to determine the character of the next Coßgr a.— j
Noire of these States have senators in Congress to :
elect except Minnesota. In the present House of j
Representatives there are from Pensylvaaip lilteen !
democrats and ten republicans; in Ohio, nine dem- i
oerttts and twelve republicans; in Indiana, six j
democrats and live republicans ; in lowa, two re- ;
publicans, hi Miuoes u, two democrats. Tot;:!,
thirty-two democrats and twenty nine ropubli- I
caus.
Crystal Palace.
The Tiu.-Wes of the Crystal Pa'ace recently ;
burnt in Now York have offered a reward of ‘
$3,000 ior tin detection and conviction ot tho in
cendiary—quite a number of c ntributors were
searcliingUio tnina and turning up tho tubbish af
ter the fire for t!i ir lost prop, rty, but few articles
of value were found. The box containing $ 1,000
worth of jewelry belonging to Tifiany & Cos., has 1
been found—one end partially burnt. With the I
exception ol this box, nothing of value has been
discovered.
The destruction of the Ciystal Palace involves !
a loss variou-iy estimated ai from r?SJO,Oro to
81,50*),000. The original cost of the building was j
about 8,800,000, aud some of the papers estimate
the valuo of the machinery, goods, works ol art, ,
Ac., destroyed at over 51,000,000. Thestructure j
had, however, been sold some year or more sinco :
for $125,000, and at the time of its destruction it
was owned by tho city of New York, and holi j
at about $500,000 value, having an insurance in
various offices amounting lo SIOO,OOO. Among
tho property destroyed wore several fine pice -s of
statuary, including Kiss’ equestrian statue of the
Amazon ; Marochettis’ line colossal statue ot
Washington ; easts from Thorwalsdcn’s group of j
ihe Apostles; a bas-relief of the “Descent from
the Cross a mantle statue of Columbus, and sev
eral other valuable works of art.
Supreme Court-
We extract the following from the presentments |
of the Grand Juty of Taylor Superior Court in ]
relation to the Supreme Court.
“in relation to ine .Supreme Court, wo deem it
not improper to state that as tiiat tribunal has
been condemned by several Grand Juries in this l
Stale, that wo are decidedly in favor ol that oream- j
r ation, as we believe that in all well regulated
communities, there should be a final tribunal for
the proper adjudication and settlement ofquestions ;
ol law, to the end that the law may be known and
1 universality and supremacy be given to the same,
and as we are not familiar with the questions which ;
j have lately been decided by that Court, which I
ha? given rise lo the complaints against the Court, j
I withhold an expression of opinion concerning the
| same. We have full faith and confidence in the
j wisdom and integrity ol our Legislature to believe
j that they will correct any evils which may exist
| in relation to the present organization of that body.
I Wo also express our entire confidence in the in
, tegrity, honesty and ability of the present inern
j beis of that*tribiina! ”
Practice vs. Preaching.
Upon passing by one oi the People’s party
J meetings, a tew evenings since (says the Phriadei
| phir. Pennsylvanian) our attention was attracted
I oy the decidedly French appearance of one ol the
| speakers, and upon closer observation, we found
j it to lie the champion of American labor, Hon.E.
’ .1. Morris. As we listened to his impassienate
harangue in behalf of the great principle of pro
! tectioa to American labor, and Iris disinterested
! determination, if m ods be, to oftar himself up a
| willing sacrifice to its success, we could not re
! train frem the thought that the American people
I wsre.somewhat ‘gullible, or very easily hunibug-
I ged, if they could be made to believe ali that was
I going on th-'ra was gospel truth. There stood
i this great champion of protection to American
j industry, protesting, vowing and almost swearing
| iris fixed determination to support everything
American, and y.H upon his-own person, so far
| as the eye could perceive, not a single thread ot
American manulacture was to be found. French
and English manulacture from bis head to his
feet, without a redeeming trait. Weil did we
exclaim, Vive la Humbug -
Alabama State Fair-
At a meeting of the Executive Committee ol
the Alabama State Agricultural Society lately
held, the fees of entrance to the Tournaments
were reduced as follows —viz :
To the Ist, for youths under 15 years of age the
entrance fee will be $2 instead ol $3 as heretofore
published.
To the 2nd, for young men under 21 yeare of
age the entrance lee will be $3 instead oi $5 as
heretofore published’.
To the 3rd, for any gentleman over 15 years the
entrance fee will be $5 instead of $lO as hereto
fore published.
The receipt to each knight lor his entrance fee
will be a rosette. „
The height of the ringfromthe ground for youihs
with spear, will be 6 feet.
The height ot the ring from the ground lor gen
tlemen with lance, will be 7 feet.
Ax Outsider. —Mtilard Fillmore, in hislatter
to ihe Committee of Invitations of the Kentucky
State Fair, says ho lias withdrawn entirely front
all political strife.
THE UXION OF THE STATES, AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATES.
From Utah. r
St. Louts, Oct. 6.—The Salt mail, with
dates of the 1 ith ult., arrived at St Joseph - on the
Ist inst. Political matters were quiet in Utah.—
The California Salt Lake train had been robbed
by tiro Indians in Carson Valley. Dr Forney, su
perintendent of Indian affairs, was preparing to
leave Salt Lake City for Carson Valley.
Indian Troubles Anticipated
Sr. Louts, Ocu 7.—A gentleman who has just
arrived lrom Fort Union .-ays that Indian Agent
Red field war at Smutty Beat’.- camp, eighty miles
tteiow Fort Randall, on the 2-l.lj ult. The Indi
ans were saucy towards the whites, and scu ms
trouble was apprehend and with ti Sioux and Ric
areis.
Cotton Picking in thk Praikii s.— We have
received,says the Union Springs GazeKe; some
;ntere : ug memoranda of cotton picking in the :
Prairies, which we spread before our waders.
Oue is a day*B picking oi 26 hand.*, on tho
plantation of Dr. N. D. Powell. Tiie haadawero !
not selected; the day whs dry, the hub bot, tho
wind high and but little dew. Tho 2G har.il*, j
walking lour nidoa to and from tho held, picked
J 6354 pound?, a little more tliau 2G3 ibeeach All ‘
j done between daylight and daik.
Another day’* picking of two hands on the I
J plantation of T. G. Ilolt, Esq.,ol Columbus. Ga- j
i in charg •oi A. 1) Johoson, There was a stnal !
wager put up by w.,y us inducement, and ihe
hands picked, ODe olid pounds, acd ihe other
| 501 pounds. Pretty good picking this.
| Attack of the Indians on a Pembina !
Train.
the FItASEK KIVEB PARTS',
i We find the following k tier from J McFet- j
ridge,C'd'mctor <>f CuMoitis at Pembina, Ju j
••It is with rugrei :i;i’ I have lo noun
! .Sioux of the plains. They were on tl ir j
i way trorn St. Paul, ami were within ore I
j day’s march of Pembina, when the party I
I (only four in number) was attacked by a j
, party oi nine isioux. Three of our men !
I were instantly killed and scalped ; the re- j
maining one of the party luckily made his !
| “1 think it is high time that the govern
ment should do something for our part of
! .Minnesota. As -or Ihe Fort which is cow •
j being built on Red River,near Point G;a
iiam, it is no more protection :o our tra
iler.- than is Fort Riley.
“Tim Sioux of the Plains have hung :
around Pembina and St. Joseph all sum- I
itier; and as the roost of our people were ei- ;
tiler at St. Paul or on the Plains, laying in !
provisions for the winter,the few, who were !
left at home to make hay and take care of
the cattle, were afraid to go out.
“The Sioux killed and scalped a man
within twenty tee! ol’liis own door, at St.
Joseph, in the inonlli of July.
“These are facts, and should be attended j
to, as tl: ie are a great many of our peo- j
pie moving down tlie river to the Selkirk ;
j settlement, on account oftbe danger from I
tiie Indians, and the failure on the part oi I
the government to protect li.e settlers.”
The Loss of tho Austria. .
Hon- a lady saved iur life, hut tost her jew
elry and passage money on hoard the
Austria.
[From the Cioeinnatti Gazette, Oct. 2.]
Some persons are i orn under a lucky
star, or are protected by an overruling Prov
idence when they least expect it, and are
themselves murmuring at the derangement
of their plans. A lady, resident of this city,
arrived home yesterday from a t at to
Europe, where sho has been spending the I
past few month • A short time previous i
lo the sailing of the Austria tho lady sent I
•he ai.iont r .-ce-ary for a cabin passage to i
New York to the agmit at Hamburg, with !
instructions to select ln r a good stateroom, j
lie did as directed, with the exception ol ;
giving tier a dc irable location in the vet- j
-el, and o:i tier arrival in ii .ii • .-..il
with tiie steamer she found the vessel so j
crowded with passengers, and tho room j
| as-igned her so undesirable, t: t she con- i
eluded to take passage in another steamer,
i With this intention she applied to the agent
; for tho return ot her passage money, but j
;he declined to refund. “A bargain was a j
; bargain” with him, and the L:dy was either
i compelled to accept such quarters as had
I been assigned her, or to return by another i
i vessel #nd lose her passage ticket. She j
determined to adopt thu latter course, and [
] at once secured a stateroom in another
; steamer.
A Her her arrangements had been unde, I
j mid before tiie Austria sailed, a feeling |
look possession ot her mind that tho vessel j
j in which she hud taken passage would meet j
j with some terrible accident, and that she
• herselt would in all probability be lost. Go i
j well satisfied was sire that some; ing would
: happen —just as Rgopie frequ: ntiy “borrow
; trouble” without waiting for ji to come
; along naturally—that site determined to
; send her jewelry by tl.” Austria, She
| therefore stripped herself of everything
: valuable, watch anJ chain, pins, rings, i
j brooehe.-, &e., to a considerable amount,
j and (lacking them securely in a casket, com- j
uiitted them to tiie care of the captain of
I the Austria, taking the precaution to inform I
! her friends of wbafoshe had done in order
j that they might rs cover tire property in case
i her own groundless fears in regard to her—
I self should bo realized,
j The result is well known. The vessel
jin which the lady took passage arrived
j safely at its destination. That which she
I had been prompted to leave, even at con
siderable iors. with its load of human be
ings, met with a fate tfiat appalled the
stoutest hearts. It is needless to adu that
the lady is contented. She lost her pas
sage money and jewelry, out saved her
life.
Tiie Aimy and ITavy
Lieut. Francis H linker has been ordered
from the Pennsylvania to tiie Water-Witch.
The steamers Fulton and Water Witch
sailed from Norfolk on ihe 4th ins ant, to
join the Paraguay expedition.
Avery interesting event took place on
board the revenue cutler Harriet Lane pre
vious to her departure lor Paraguay to
co-operate wilh the naval fleet ordered
there. It was no less than the piesenta
uoii to Captain Faunce of a splendid silver
pitcher from Miss Harriet Lane, and gold
treaded canes from Hon. Howell Cobb to
Capt. John Paunce, Lieutenants A. I).
Stanford; D C. Constabel, J Av ail Wi son,
Chief Engineer J II Dryburg, and assistant
Engineer’Walter Scott, who were attach
ed to that ship in July last. The presenta
tions were made by the Hon. Augustus
Schell, collector of ihe port of New York.
The Spanish Mission.
Tiie Now York Times announces,
From a reliable source we have informa
tion that the Hon. William Preston, of
Kentucky, has received and accepted the
appointment of Minister to Spain.
Os the appointment itself, the Times
remarks:
A more judicioustselection it would have
been difficult to make. A gentleman of fine
accomplishments, and an able speaker and
debater, the retirement of Mr. Preston from
public, service two years ago, aiter an uuu
COL DM BOS, GEORGIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1858.
anally biicf career, lias been a source of
sincere re.;ret to his friends. A foreign le- ‘
gaiion will give room for a more effective j
manifestation of iiis abilities, and will serve
to bring him forward once more in relations
betier adapted to his tastes and pursuits.
•VA’iiile the AVhig party existed, Air.
Preston was one of its most zealous sup- !
curlers. Upon lire resigi mion of the Hon. j
Humphrey Marshall, in view of his ap- j
poiminent to tire Chinese Commissioner- ‘
ship, AL. Preston was elected to Congress j
on lire Whig ticket from Louisville (VHth) I
District, and took his scat at the second I
—i --ion ■ ; ihe XXXIId Congress, Dec. fith.;
1852. He early distinguished himself as a \
warm adlierant of Mr. Fillmore’s Adminis- !
tration. A: the efeutiun in 1853, he was i
again returned, beating English, Democrat, i
by 1,762 maj. t sty, in a D,strict which at
ti. .’ same time g ,v 230 majority for Presi- ,
dent Pierce. During the administration of j
tin latter,!..- gradmuTy inclined to the Dun- |
ocratic creed ; and, in 1835, allowed him-!
sell to he placed on the Democratic ticket,’
in his District, as the antagoniv ot Mr. j
Marshall,the American nominee.-Jltt w„h
defeated by 2,954 majority, ts’moe (Ips:
Mr. Preston has remained a stesdfe-i sup- j
[) rter of the AdminPirntio: . doing go. and |
service in the election of Mr. Buchanan. To j
tlse lat’er circumstance, and to his eminent j
trines- for the place, Ire doubtless owes tire
present appointment. Perhaps, too, the
obi warm personal friendship entertained I
for him by Vice President Breckinridge has j
had its influence. It wi i be rememb, r, ,i
that, in the difficultv between tire latter
gentium .n and Mr. F. ; J. Cutting, Mr Pres
ton acted as the second of his Kenueky
neighbor.
From the Richmond South.
Foxhey’s Address.—A friend was so
superfluous as to ask if we had read Mr.
John W. Forney's latest manifestation—j
lie must have thought wo had very little
to do, oi else were very badly ofT for some
thing to read. Forneyismin daily instal
ments is bad enough in all conscience, but
to take it all a! a single deso would nauseate
an ostrich We did read the first eeri
tence of Forttey’s manifesto of grievance?,
and the sentiment therein i xpre- ~ed ire fits
our hearty approval, lie says: ‘’The
American people have little or no sympa
thy with tho personal griefs of public mere”
Not presuming to speak for the whole body
of tbe American demos, we will say for our
selves that nothing so more perfectly odi
ous and abominable to onr cars than the
sepulchral lamentations of a disappointed
place hti: ter. Hence we will read none of
Forney’s jeremiad. We trust however,
since the agony of parturition is past, he
feels hotter in mind and body.
Foreign Items.
Spain.—According to the official de
spatclres from Mailed,lire Government will
augment the army so as lobe prepared to
put down political agitation, come irom
from vvliat quarter it may.
It is said ihat the expedition against tire
Riff Pirates will be postponed until Spring
but the Government intends to act energet
ically against Mexico.
The Queen had returned to Madrid.
The Correspondcnria Auiografa declares
there: is no truth in tiie statement tiiat an
Anglo-Spanish Company lias obtained tire
concession of a submarine telegraph from
Cuba to America.
A telegraph states that the present state
of seigo vvliic.ii tins ceased for Catalonia
and ftlulaga. is eiiit maintained for tiie high
and low Pyrenees, Aragon, and Jana.
Portugal.—The tariff commission at
Lisbon was reported to have decided in fa
vor of a general reduction in tiie important
duties on manufactured good:, but its sug
g,-tions were exp -d to be on a limited
scale, and if reiophd bv government, can
not he put • into force until i. xt year, as
ttiev must pass the Cortes, which meets in
November.’
A Berlin telegram savs tee K.ug has
signed an orrii r wbi h definitely regulates
tire question of government. The order
we! not b pure:-!, and until the vt turn • i
tire Prince of I’m-- i it n W rear., to
which place lie had : one to witness the
grind mi, an i rohri- betere Erupc-
Russia.—Genera! Mouravieft", Count
Amourski, will, it is said, lie Russian min
ister at Pekin.
It was reported in Paris that tiie British
government a lap sending a mili
tary man as representative there.
The Russians are reported to have gain
ed another groat victory over the Circas
sians.
At Moscow, tire Metropolitan Archbish
op, addressed a solemn allocution to tire
Emperor, charging him to carry lire ortho
dox Christian faith, by ai! tm ans and ap
pliances. into the heart of China.
From Havana.
TlieHlavana corn spondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce, under date ol
29tli ult. writes.
For Are season, we have an unpreceden
ted number of vessels in this port —21 j
| ships and barques, 17 brigs and two schoo- [
| ners —total 40 vessels Belonging to the
United States. In several past years we
have had only about 10 or 12 vessels during
September. Captain Secor, of the barque
John and Albert, died yesterday from over
excitement to business and consequent neg
led of .himself. His remains will be em
balmed and sent to his friends.
The health of Havana has not been bet
ter for manv years, and the eool winds
which have visited us* with great regularity
for the last ten days, seem to have u; M
up Yellow Jack—although in tiie ba*y,
with a large fleet lor the fall, a few cases
occur. But where treatment is prompt
and care given, the forms are mild and tire
patients saved.
We are to have a direct line of steam
ers with New Y’ork —agents this side a
strong house —stock taken—arid the en
terprise will be handsomely sustained.
The Main Trunk Survey.—For sortie
weeks past a corps of surveyors have been
busily engaged in running the line of the
Main Trunk from tiie Wbitlacoochee to
Thomasville. They arrived here the be
gining of this week, and we presume will
proceed at once to lay out the line from
this place to Bainbridge; and thence to the
western terminus of Chattahoochee. We
understand Dr. Screven, the President of
the road, will bo here shortly, and that it is
contemplated to let out tiie contracts up
on tiie whole line at once, that the work
may go on simultaneously, and be finished
as near as may be about tiie same time.
•‘With the lights before us,”we look con
fidently to the completion of the Main Trunk
South in time to carry to market the crop
of 1860, and hope to celebrate this momen
tous event to the Southern citizens of Geor
gia. and the election of another Democratic
President of the United States about tire
same time. —Thomasvilie Reporter, (ith.
A convention of the Democratic party of
Coweta county will be held on the 4th inst.,
to nominate a candidate for Senator, to
supply the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion oi Hugh Buchanan, Esq. The election
will take place on tiie 2ath inst.
WEDNESDAY, OCTO3PR 13.
A Word i,o hi aeon and Savannah Mer
chants.
Slopfien Girard, who died one of the wealthiest
men of tho country, having commenced life with
a P'-rny. gave his last testimony ia favor ol ad
vortising. ft was a secret spring to his success,
‘which he published for the benefit ot th se, who
placed any value upon his own experience.—
Without disparaging ihe elaitfts of cur cotempO'*
raring in Macon and Savannah to a large share of
patronag.* from their merchants —thpy deserve to
be patronized hherally and should be—we would
say to rti D'j.'ii! *s men of these places if they will
cast their eye over th * map of the State, they will
perceive that tho i imes has access to a large
section ol ‘.he country,, whose people trade exclu
sive.y ju Macon -V Savannah. The Counties ly
itfgou&ad adjacent to the South-western Rail
road—Macon, Sumter, Dooly, Worth, Pulaski,
Calrsouu, Baker, Lee and oihers- are in the 2nd
Congressional District, where tiie Times—we do
not say it boastfully—has perhaps a widor circula
tion than any -e'-lter newspaper. Besides this (2d)
District, the backs efiow that the Times has no
mean circulation in Houston and Crawford and
other C’ umk’3 in the 3ci District Then if our
promts be true, that a merchant can loose nothing
by k epiug his card or an advertisement of fine
goods before the people, it would be of some ad
vantage to our .Vlacon and Savannah friends 10 re
member the Times as an advertising medium. In
this connection, we would refer our readeia to
the card of Messrs. .!. H. W. A. Boss of Macon
—husinet* men who advertise liberally—who have
made a fortune by their honesty and industry, and
who have a superior assortment of goods and
mere handia*.
Coweta County upoji the Supreme
Court.
The public meeting in Coweta County which
was adjourned over from the 8;h September to
the sth inst., pasted a preamble aud resolutions
declaring that tho Supreme Court, having failed
in the object lor which it was created, should be
aboli lu and, and instructed their representation in
the legislature to vote for its abolishment. How
many persons were present who knew what they
were doing, is not known. That the meeting was
contpoe-’d o l a majority of such, however, is ap
parent from its action. We do not want farther
prool than is heio furnished ot the necessity of adop
ting some educational system which shall dihuso
intelligence among tiie people.
Marlby Villa.
This is the title of a novel which has just b -en
placed upon our table by the publisher. We have
read the first chapter and acknowledge satisfaction.
Our readers will, doubtless, moke the same ae
knowledgemont with uveo a shorter introduc
tion. Take the fir-t paragraph:
“It wa- night—dark sable night! No gentle
moon lent a feeble light i<> guide the footsteps of
the wanderer, save tho vivid flashes of forked
lightning, (rather a nev? phase of the moon) that
ever and anon played on the smooth, sandy road
The mormng winds seemed chanting the rsquiehi
of a lost spirit, as it (referring, doubtless, to the
spirit) rattled through the long oai.cn boards of u
ruined cottage,mingling at intervals wish the song
of water as it murmured by, whilst the lightning’s
wing struggled through the zigzag crevices; then
big round drops pattered on the roof, as with tiie
soothing step of childhood (pretty—very.) On a
rude couch lay the mother of Isad>rc, she raised
her large, glassy r yes, as if in expectation.”
Wo think sfie ought to have slept.
Homicide.
On Sunday evening la .t, at the Double bridges
on flint River, Denham killed James Brown by
shooting him with a rifle, his reported Brown
was imposing on Denham.
The Atrocity of the Coolie Trade.
Tire New York correspondent of tiro Charles
ton New-, is reiiubiy informed that “many of the
ciipp is despatched to Sau Francisco accept en
gagemetits, previous to their departure, to carry
Coolies from China to o üba at S7O per head,
winch is th- best paying freight ofin-ng at present,
provided the mortality ol ihe living freight is not
too great, as i-• sometimes tiie e*se. Tiie cupidity
ol a great’ many captains io Rich that they do not
i scruple to take cn board a far greater cumber of
Coolies than discretion and prudence would war
rant. The consequence is that the wretched Asi
atics are exposed to an aggregation of horrors ex
ceeding those of the “Middle Passage.” They
are packed tog ither like swire lor the market, in
an ili-veuiilaied hold, under the burning sun of
tho tropics, without ventilation and with insuffi
cient food. Os course su: h treatment i- followed
by its legitimate results, and a frightful mortality
afterwards sweeps off a large per centage of the
human cargo, in which event the shipowner is, of
course, a loser. This is certainly a brutal traffic, to
employ the mildest adjecrivo, and it is suprising
that our shipowners should countenance it by
chartering their vessels to tho*e engaged in the
business. Why even the African slave trade, in
its pre-ent condition, carried on clandestinely, and
in violation of law with every inducement to those
engaged in the traffic to counterbalance tiie dan
ger of discovery by the immensity of the profits, is
less frightful and derm raiiziog than this Coolie Ap
j prentice system* Those philanthropic souls among
us, who are perpetually denouncing slavery, might
very profitably as well as appropriately direct a
portion ot their zeal to the subject of Coolie Ap
prenticeship.*’
Election in Schley County-
The Sumpter Republican states that the elec
tion ia Schley eouuty resultcJ as follows;
Rev. Mr. Ilixoa, Kaovv Nothing iSenale,) 214
ftlr-Cair, Democrat “ 184
Majority for Hixon 30
For Representative, the result was, for
Edwards, Democrat, 207
Springer, Know Nothing, 189
Majority lor Edwards 18
Election in Han&oiph
Col. Seaborn A. Smith, a sterling democrat in
Randolph County, has been elected to fill the va
cancy in the Representative Branch of the next
Legislature, occasioned by tiro removal ol 11. J.
Christie, Esq
Alpheus Baker, Jr., Esq.
An article recently appeared in the Spirit oj
the South (Eufaula) entitled “Mr* Pryor’s reply
to Mr. Yancey’s letter”—an extract from which
13 copied elsewhere in this paper—which chimed
so well with the feelings of the people as to call
forth many complimentary remarks from the press.
The article is from the pen of Aiohous Baker, Jr.,
who was occupying Mr. Bullock’s chair during
his absence. It is written in fi e spirit and speaks
so well the voice of the people in the recent con
troversy between Mr. Yancey and Mr. Pryor, that
wo regret we cannot give it in full to our readers.
Suffice it to say, it is an eloquent article and
holds up well to view the present position ot the
Richmond South which, in its effort to. cripple
Mr. Yancey, has invaded the sacred territoiyol
Southern rights, which in former times it was the
acknowledged guardian and champion. We
thank Mr. tor the production.
Boston Courier, the old organ of Dan
iel Webster, is out in favor of the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, againsi
the Black Republican candidate, N. P. Banks.
Our Races—Chattahoochee Course.
We are glad to hear of the liberal arrangements
which Messrs G S & P W Pryor have made for
the Fall Meeting on the Chattahoochee Coarse,
which will commence on Tuesday the 30th ol
November and last throughout the The
Sweepstakes for Colts which we have heretofore
alluded to) closed on the Ist iust., and have both
been filled. The following are the entiies for these
colt sweepstakes:
First Day —Colt Stake for 3 year olds, mile heats,
$l5O entrance, SSO forfeit ;$l5O added by tiie club
if the race is mn.
J cS Hunter enters—tidy Lorcitc , by imp. Sove
reign dam Mary Ogden by Thornhill.
Smith &, Poole enter b. c. by imp. Sovereign
dam Isabella by Boston.
Thos G Bacon enters b. c. Mil Cheatham, by
imp. Albion, out of tile dam of Berry by imp.
Glencoe.
Collins Pool enter b. f. by imp. Sovereign,
dam by imp. Fspenkes.
J. Cam enters b. !• by Fpsiion, dam by imp. Le*
viathan*
P W Pryor enters b* f. by imp Sovereign, dam
by imp. Glencoe.
Fourth Day.—Coil Stakes for 3 year olds, two*
mile heats, S2O0 entrance, SIOO forfeit, §2OO added
by the club t| tho race is run.
Smith &. Pool enter b. c. by imp. Sovereign,
dam Isabella by Boston.
SJ Hunter enters—f. Lorettc —pedigree abuve.
Tho* G Bacon outers b. c. Bid Cheatham--
pedigree above.
11 C Galley enters dr- fd>y Monte, dam by Jer
ry Jones.
P W Pryor enters b. e. by imp. Sovereign,dam
by imp. Glencoe.
Though only colts are entered for tho above
stakes, it will he seeu lrom the list that a number
ol excelient stables, embracing nags of racing cel
ebrity, will be on the ground ; and others not rep
resented in the above coit stakes will be in atten
dance. It is arranged to have two races on each
day during the week. A novelty is the dash of
two miles and a haif on the 4th day, weight for
age, alter the fcinglidi custom and called the
Goodwood Race. The Proprietors’ Purses em
brace a number oi oue, two and three miles races,
concluding with a raco ou tho sih day lor beaten
horses, two-mile heats.
We anticipate a lively meeting, —Daily En
quirer.
Minister to Stain. —lt is announced ia some \
of the papers that Win. Preston, of Louhvilie, is 1
to go to Spain as the succossor of Mr. Dodge.— !
Mr. Preston ranks amongst the first men in Ken
tucky for talents and lofty and lofty bearing as a
politician. He was an (fid Idue Whig, but has I
co-operated zealously and efficiently with the
democratic party for several years past, lie is
believed to be well qu l ii and for the important
post to which it is sad lie lias been appointed.
British Negotiations with Nicaragua. —Tho
New York Courier learns that there have been
no negotiations between Sir Win. Gore Ousley
and any authorized representatives of Nicaragua
relative to tin* transit route. The draft of a
ty, said to have been agreed upon between the :
British special envoy and Mr. Molina aud Gen.
Jerez, is simply the Cass-Yrissarri treaty altered in j
ns phraseology so as to conform to the change of
parties. Our information leads us to believe that !
the British minister has forwarded this treaty to
his own government as one which it would b 8 do- i
irable for Great Britain to conclude, and that it !
has b< n returned to him approved, with directions
to proceed to Nicaragua and negotiate directly
with that government upon tho basis of the provis
ions of tho treaty re for red to.
£ 7^“Late Washington a ’vices state that it is
seriously apprehended by the Government that
G e running of the bo .ndary line between Texas
and the Indian Territory will load to hostilities.
These Indians have no idea that they are hem
med in on the West, and they will resist any at
tempt to draw a line in the ir rear. It is believed
that the Federal Government will have to pur
cha-e another tlico of Texas territory for Indian
purposes.
Prize Money and the “Echo.”
Tire statements with which we have
hitherto met in reference to tiro disposition
of lie slaver “Echo,” anti Hie amount of
prize money according to those who were
directly instrumental iu her capture, appear
to be founded upon an entire misappre
hension of the ease. Deriving our infor
mation front the most authentic source, we
may, perhaps, he able lo state the real
comse which will betaken in the matter:
The United States Marshal for Souffi
Carolina treve Lieutenant Maffit a receipt
for 30fi Africans, for which number §25
per head, amounting in all to §7.600, will
he awarded as prize-money to the (lag offi
cer of the home squadron and the officers
and crew of the Dolphin. This sum will
be distributed as follows: the flag officer
receives one twentieth, the commanding
officer of the Dolphin two-twentieths, and
tire balance is distributed to tiie other offi
cers ami the crew of the Dolphin, accord
ing to rank and rale. It is doubted, how
ever, whether the flag officer (Commodore
Mclntosh) is entitled t > one-twentieth, as lie
was absent, on leave, front ills station, at
the time of the capture. Tins question will
doubtless be determined by tiie Attorney
General.
After tiie prescribed legal forms have
been gone through with, and tho “Echo” has
been libeled, she will be sold at public auc
tion. Half of the proceeds will be taken
by the Government, according to a special
provision of law, and devoted to the naval
pension fund. The other half will be divi
ded among the officers and crew of the
Dolphin, according to the same rule by
which tiie per capita prize money is dis
, tribuled. Eighteen of the Africans died
after their capture by Lieut. Maffit. For
these tiie per capita of $25 will not, be paid,
but only those who were delivered alive in
-1 to the hands of the United States Marshal.
Washington States.
a m
Free Trade.
Tiie New York Post is exulting over the
couver ion to free trade doctrines of Jo
seph Napier, the present Lord Chattceiior
of Ireland, and Major William Beresford,
■ Secretary at War under the last adminis
tration of Lord Derby, and says “it is dif
ficult to convey an adequate idea of the
enormous change ot sentiment which tiie
conversion of two such inert typifies, not so
much by reason of their own weight as
1 because they stand at the very extremity ot
[ two sections of their own party.” The
’ Post concludes its articie as follows:
“Henceforward we may feel satisfied
• there will, in England, be as little necessity
: for discussing the value of free trade as
3 tiie nature ot tiie earth’s motion; but un
fortunately, there still remains much to be
t done in the United States. We have quite
. .as incorrigible cases to deal with as either
1 Napier’s or Beresford’s, but s we do not -de
, spair of a result as satisfactory as has been
, attained in theirs.”
s A Spanish steamer lately suceeeded in
: landing 900 slaves at one oftbe out-ports of
Cuba, aud to avoid detection, set tiie steam
er adrift, as a prize to whoever might pick
her up. As the slavers probably realized
t upwards of $300,000 by the adventure, they
t could well afford to sacrifice a vessel worth
nearly 20,000.
THURSDAY, OBTCBER 14.
Georgia—A Compliment.
The question ol University and Common School
education is now engaging the attention ol the
! people of Goorgia. lt has called into requisition
the talents of Cobb, aud the ability of the news
] paper press. That the subject is worthy the eon
, sideration of an eniigtetted people none will gain
say—that it may meet with success we may be
permitted to hope. In the Ann Orleans Com
mercial Bulletin, we find an editorial from which
i weextraet the following compliment toGeorgia iu
! connection with this great enterprise:
“Georgia has received the proud appellation ol
: tho “Empire Stato of the South,” and appears de
termined to lie worthy ol it. In manufactures,
railroads and other kinds of home industry, she
I has set an example well worthy of being followed
by her t-ister Slates of the South. Much of her ■
territory is barren, and yet we are not certaiir al
] ter all, that this will not ultimately turn out a
blessing rather than an evil; for has not experi
ence proved that where nature does everythrng for
■ a people, they wili do nothing, or very little, lor
themselves ! Flace a man upon a storiie soil, and
necessity compels ilim to exert hints el obtain
a living, and in the ex.-rci-a of his wit and his
industry tor this purpose primarily, he will soon
hit upon agencies by accident or otherwise, that
| will convert Iris barren acres into sources o!
1 wealth, luxuries and ail the refinements of life.—
The sterile, under the magic wand ot industry di
rected bv intelligence, becomes fruitful; strv; ms
irrigate arid wastes, and flowers shed over them lire
beauty of their perpetual fragrance.
Somewhat of these results hus already obtained
in Georgia. Her people are a very practical pea
ple ; they put their hands to tho plow, to the loom
! to the anvil, to the mill stone ; they put into prac
tical operation the machinery aud tiro appliances
| whereby this Southern poverty may bo replaced
with wealth, and this weakness wilh power.—
Threi common sense, sterling common sense in
all that, and wc should like to witness the exhi
bition of something, or somew hat more, of this
! spirit of resolute independence and indomitable
energy in certain other localities that might be
| mentioned, not excepting a certain saccharine re
gion sometimes yclept the .-ugar-Bowl oftbe
j Union. It is our true policy and the only policy
that will enable us to cope successfully with our
i noighbors. Unless we adopt it, and carry ilout
1 with unflagging vigor, we shall find ourselves left
laggards lar in the rear of our more stirring rivals.
We caunot depend exclusively ou our position
and the richness oi our soil. There is requisite the
’ genius oftbe cunning hand and tire intellect to de- 1
volopo their advantages, to draw trorn them the in
| exhaustible magazines of wealth, which they are
I ready to yield ”
Monsieur Belly.
The Now York Herald copies lrom ihe Hispano
Americano, a European journal devoted to the
; interests ol tiie republics oi Central America, an
important article on the subject of tho Belly ca
nal project in JSiearegua. M. Belly had an intet>
view with Prince Napoleon in Paris on the 31st
! of August, when he was complimented on the
results of his mission, and ho hoped for a similar
reception from tho Emperor ou his return irom
i Biarritz. The French politicians and saoans have
ranked M. Belly with Saiad Pasha and M. F.
Lesseps, as a great projector of canal civilization
They assert that he wili soon return under cover
| of the naval flag of France, in order to commence
work in Nicaragua under the Martinez and Mora
charters : but the writer adds the important pro
viso ol “il tho United States do not prevent it, ’
which considei ar ;on makes a serious alteration in
the aspect of the affair.
Muscogee Railroad.
Tho operations of this Company lor the month
I of September last show the handsome result of
$19,70(5.74. The gross receipts for the corres
ponding month last year were $12,293,23. The
i excess for this year $7,413.20. For tho first ten
days of the present month the receipts were 7,520,-
I 51; for the same period in Oct. 1857, $5,015.00
| Increase this year $2,510.85. ’l’his is certainly a
| fair showing lor the commencement of tho win
| (er’s business. If the cotton should eontiauo to
i come in without abatement of quantity, as there
is now a great probability that it will, for the next
three or four months, the receipts of tho road will
be greatly in advance of any previous season since
its construction. There is no better eight per
| cent, stock in the State, and capitalists will not Las
slow to find il out. There is not a dollars worth of
the stock upon the market and holders in tins sec
tion have so much confidence in the profitableness
of their investment that thc-y consider a sale, at a
lower figure than our best Railroad Stocks arc
j able to command, a sacrifice. Notwithstanding the
| business of the road has been increased to such an
j extent, the expenses have been, in almost a cor
| responding ratio, diminished, and it is now opera
ted upon a system of the most rigid economy
practicable. We have every confidence tiiat tho
present guardians of its interest will give a perma
| nence to this principle which shall be illustrated in
| punctual and remunerative dividends.
Hen- Henry G. Lamar-
This old democratic hero is a Candida: : ior re
j election to the office of Judge of the Macon Cir-
I cuit. He is well known to the citizen-: of this
] State, having early won a character for honesty,
| integrity and ability, which has followed him to
| this period of hia life. Aside from his political
1 reputation, which is dear to the democracy oi
Georgia, he has discharged the duties ol the
i Judgeship of the Macon Circuit with a fidelity
| which will overcome all opposition to his re-eleft
tion—or insure him a triumphant victory if op
posed. Ho fe thus alluded to by the Grand Jury
j of Macon county at the last Superior Court,
j “In trking leave of his Honor, Henry G. Lamar,
we tender him our grateful thanks lor the ability,
zeal, courtesy and impartial discharge of thedu
ties of his office during the present Term of this
Court. We hope the office he now holds may
ever be filled by a matt so competent and impar
tial.”
The Elections.
The election in Indiana, Pennsylvanian and a
few other .States aro now over. We shall soon
know the result and will lay before our readers
the latest telegraphic dispatches with which we
are supplied daily. The fortunes of Hon. Stephen
1 A. Douglas too will soon be determined. In the
meantime will not democrats learn a lesson from
the silence of the opposition press towards Mr.
Crittenden. They care not a whit if he stands
| with Mr. Douglas, he is still “incorruptible,” albeit
, the democracy aid the Black Republicans il they
|. oppose Douglas and are demoralized if they sup
port him. Let us then cease our bickerings over
the policy to be pursued towards a rocreant leader
and fight the opposition who are using tact, tn
-1 genuity and skill to get position.
BgrThere is a very nice, genteel young lady
j in Peoria, Illinois, who in twenty-one years has
j befen married three times. On each occasion of
j her marriage she was united to a man younger
■ ] thau herself, and the last time to one twenty three
years her junior. Site lived happy with the first,
: unhappy wilh the socond, but prefers the last.—
j At the age of twenty she was wedded to a man
aged nineteen, with whom she lived about six
‘! years. At the age of thirty she married a man of
twenty, with whom she lived only two years.—
After a lapse of nearly nine years of “siDgle bless
[ I edness,” at the end of which time she was forty
| one years old, she married again, and, in this in
i stance, capped the climax, the man she married
i being only eighteen years old, her present hue*
PEYTON H. COiaUITT, )
JAMES W. WARREN, S Edltors ’
Number 41
hand, with whom she has lived very happily for
two years. If he is a considerate young man he
will die soon and give the widow a chance to look
up somebody else.
American Interests in China and Japan.
Washingtok. Oct. 7.—Mr. Reed, Minis
ter to China, says in his official despatches
rcceieed to-day, that after he signed the
Treaty he made a provisional arrrangement
with the (’ohtinissioner for the adjustment
ol the claims of American citizens arising
out of the difficulties at Canton, by which
portions of the duties at Shanghae. Fuh Chu
and Canton, ar o to be appropriated to tiiat
end. He intended to visit during the sum
mer months such of the ports ol Japan as
might be accessible and return to the
United Stairs by Way of Bombay in No
vember or D comber next.
Commodore Ta>nail, in his official de
spatches to the Secretary-of the Navy, da
ted July 3th, after saying that the entire
East India Squadron would soon be shown
to the Japanese, remarks, tiiat no better op
portunity could be selected tor a temporary
absence from the coast of China, as the
recent treaties anti termination of hostili
ties together with the swarms of English
and French ships of war in the rivers, must
place ali the I lfeign interests of lawful kind
in perfect safety for the present. He would
return with the squadsvn to the coast, of Chi
na about the iast of Oct’ her.
Raiekoad Meeting. —A Railroad meet
ing was herd in Tin rnasviile on Tuesday
last, in pursuance of previous notice, and
the gum of twenty odd thousand dollars
-übsen! and to lire Southern Georgia and
Florida Rariroud, lor the purpose of organi
zing flu Company, surveying and putting
under contract tiie firs: section often miles.
Twenty-seven thousand dollars had been
previously subscribed, and the whole
amounting to between forty and fifty thou
sand dollars, or nearly the amount requir
ed by trie charter for organizing the Com
pany.
A committee was appointed to solicit
subscriptions, and we understand their
efforts iti several instances were very suc
cessful.
Tire proceedings of the meeting have not
been funre-ired us, and therefore not pubo
fished ; but we feel perfectly safe in assur
ing our readers that this work will be.
promptly carried out. Those who atten
ded the two meetings already held have
exhibited a liberality and zeal in this eu
fi-rpri-e tire; has not characterized their
d'liberations heretofore, and which encour
ages t:.s to hope and believe there will be
no drill in it. ion of spirit, energy and funds,
until Thomas county, with her beautiful
town, lias been placed in the position for
tune n w olii rs, and swelling into opulence
front the increasing value of her Rail
roads.— Thamasville Enterprise, 9 th inst,
The Society Islands.
A Washington correspondent of tiie
Richmond South gives the following sketch
of recent events:
Tin Fieuch Government, as I am in
form! and, t ok possession ot the Society and
Marquesas Islands in 1842, and still hold
possession ol them; but trorn the stringen
cy and i ssive jealousy of the French
Protectorate for some years past, on ac
count ot lie interference ot foreigners, tiie
people nl those Islands are desirous of be
ing ar-ain free from all French rule. So.it
is wilh tin- people of other Islands of Po
lynesia, under the control of England, and
bence tire reason oftheir desire oi annexa
tion to tire United States, for which these
people have been inclined to be amicably
disposed. Tiie French, knowing tiie dis
position of tiie natives to be friendly to
wards us, have used every means in their
power to incite them to rebellion and make
them hostile to our people, and, if possible)
to keep them in complete ignorance of our
power and importance.
It was not until tiie cruise of the United
Suites ship Joint Adams, Capt. Boutweli,
that tire natives of Polynesia knew that
there was a third great nation in the world
(America) that they could annex themselves
to. Durmg tiie visit of the John Adams,
the natives of those Islands were made to
feel that one of the greatest commercial na
tions on the globe was the United States,
as the fetters of United States Consul Wil
liams, of the Fejee Islands, will show, ex
tracts of which I send you, tire originals of
which can be found on file tn the State
Department.
[ Extract.]
V S. Commercial Agency, >
Laulhaia Bay, Fejee Islands, Dec. 13, ’56 (
lion. IF. L, .Marcy,
Secretary of Stale, V. S. Washington:
Tire reports abroad res t-cting what has
beer: saiii by tire officers of English ships of
war and English Wesleyan missionaries,
respecting their government and our own,
and our claims, together with the letters
enclosed, proves tiie fact of asservation on
the part ot her British Majesty’s officers and
English missionaries to Tui Viti, and
against our claimants, he, Tui Viti, supposes
England controls us in tiie United States.
Strange state of affairs, indeed. Not until
after the United Statas snip John Adams
visited here in 1855, did tire officers of the
English surveying ship, the Herald, dare
venture to penet'ate into the interior of
this country. Cjmmander Boutweli, com
manding the United States ship John Ad
ams, relieved them of their fears, opening
the wa . tor future researches in all parts,
free of danger.
1 have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
. JOHN B. WILLIAMS.
United States Consul, New Zeland, and
U. S. Commercial Agent to Fejee Islands.
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Consulate of the U. S. I
Lauthaia, Fejee Islands, Aug. 31, ’57 (
lion. IV. L. Marcy, Secretary of Slate •
of the United Slates, Washington:
Fejeeans circumcise as practiced by the
Jews of old. Sometimes for slight offences,
a woman’s nose is either cut or bit off.—
Now, Captain E. B. Boutweli, of the U. S.
ship-of-war John Adams, put a stop, in
these Islands, to the inhuman practice of
eating human flesh, and the strangling of
women and children, was the cause of tiie
civilization of more than fifty thousand Fe
jeeans, and did more for the advancement
of civilization and Christianity in the Fejee
nation titan any body of men or ship-of
war, excepting the sloop-of-war Falmouth,
Captain Petigru, of Charleston, (who done
well for the limited time ho was here, with
scarcity of provisions on board) for the last
sixteen years, or sinco the departure of
Commander Wilkes, ot the United States
Exploring Expidition in 1840.
I have the honor to be, sir,
Your most obedient servant,
JOHN B. WILLIAMS,
U. S. Consul, Lauthaia.
It wilt be plainly seen that we have done
more towards the civilization and christian
izing of these people titan any other nation,
and nevertheless, because of their .desire to
be annexed to us, the French have had the
audieity to arrest and take on board two of
our citizens. It is time our interest in these
waters bo fully sustained, and that ample
reparation be exacted by our Government
of the French. VERITAS.