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OmMlM rftttHiii. Blackwood for August in a continuation of its interesting paper upon the blood, treats of the cir culation of the vital current, analysing the claims of allseed discoveries in regard to the forces which impel it, and the mode of its operation upon the human ay at cm. Harvey’s merits were that he discovered the fact of the circulation, but he did not ascertain the course the blood takes, nor the causes of this motion. He knew that the blood was carried from the heart through the arteries to the tissues, and from the tissues through the veins and lnngs back again to the place whence it started. But he kuew not how the blood passed from arte ries to vein*, nor why the blood thus moved. These facts were left to be disclosed oy other sci entific savans. By wav of digression, it may be amiss to state that Michael Servetus, whom Calvin burned, with godly fervor, for speculations of another kind, was the first to announce the existence of the pul monary circulation, in a work which was burned by the theologians. Nothing can be less equivo cal than the description given by Servetus of the passage of the blood from the heart to the lungs “where it is agitated, prepared, changes it- color and is poured from the pulmonary artery into the pulmonary vein.” To resume the purpose of this Blackwoods arti cle, what is it which causes the blood to circulate? The heart, answers an unhesitating reader. That the heart pumps blood incessantly into the arte ries, and that this pumping must drive the stream onwards with great force, there is no doubt; but althongh one puissant agent in the circulation, the heart is not the sole agent; and the more we study this difficult question, the more our doubts gather round the explanation. Let some of the difficulties be stated. There have been cases of men and animals born without a heart; these “acar- diac monsters” did not live—indeed, could not live; but they bad grown and developed in the womb, and consequently their blood must have circulated. The motions of the heart consists in the alter nate contractions and relaxations of its muscular walls. During each beat two sounds may be heard, oue dull, which may be imitated by pro nouncing the word lubi- the other, quickly suc ceeding it, has a sharper sound, like dup. The former sound is supposed to be due to the contrac tion of the muscular fibres of the ventricles, and ♦he thump of the heart against the chest; aided no donbt, by the .rush of the blood, and the closing of the valves. The latter sound is caused by the shutting of the aorta and pulmonary artery. The nnmber of pulsations varies greatly, not only be tween different individuals, but at differ ent ages and conditions of the same person.— During the first year the beats are from 115 to 130 per minute; from the 7th to the 14th year from 80 to 90; from 14th to21st year, 75 to 85; from 21st to 60th year, 70 te 75; old age, 75 to 80. The female haa greatly the snperiiorty over the male in respect of frequency, her pulse beating from ten to four teen times a minute beyond that of a man. What is it causes the beating of the heart?— Haller and his school attributed it to the irrita bility of the muscular walls which is stimulated by the presence of the blood, there is this fact in favor of such an hypothesis, namely, that after the heart has ceased to beat, and irritability is extinct a little arterial blood ejected into it will cause it instantly to resume its pulsaiious. This however is met by another fact, that the heart continues to beat long after it is emp* v of all blood. In the substance of the heart there is is a complete little nervous system, consisting of ganglia and nerves. 'The ganglia are to be found at the base of the au ricles and ventricles. One ganglion lies just where the greatest veins enter the auricles; from these two nerves join two other ganhlia close to the jnnetion of the auricles and ventricles. Nerves are thence du tributed -through the muscular sub- tod to this gentleman last summer was that of in terfere! ng on the stamp to induce the convention of Kansas to submit their forthcoming constitu tion to popular vote. The crime of Judge Doug las is the graver one of agitating in Congress to require a foreign interference in the domestic af fairs of the Territory, by compelling the local au thorities to do that contrary to their will, which Walker sought to peranade them to do voluntari ly- They denounced Walker before the develope raent of his crime, and apologize for Douglas alter its commissi >n, accompanied by insult and foul imnutaiions upon themselves. If Governor Walker were a candidate for the Senate from Pennsylvania in opposition to Simon Cameron would these southern politicians and journals manifest the same solicitude for his suc cess which they do for that of Douglas? and would those of them who rebuke us for resenting the im putations which the Illinois senator has put upon the entire democratic delegation and press of the South, rebuke us if we reseated them in Governor Walker? A word here concerning ourselves. With every disposition to overlook the mere faults of judge ment and errors of opinion which Judge Douglas has exhibited on this subject of Lecomptoii, and without a particleof personal ill-will towards him, we hare never been able to excuse the insulting imputations which he has ca9t with so reckless a profusion upon the democratic party, whose organ we are. Our readers will bear witness to the for bearance with which, for the sake of the past we treated his apostaey during the session of Con gress; and to thg fact that ail we have since written in refutation of his sophistries and in rebuke of bis course, we have dealt with the conduct and not with the man. He has denounced through the laud, with the strongest epithets of opprobrium, the action of the almost unanimous South in the last session of Congress. We have faithfully de fended that action, indignantly repelled his foul accusations, and sternly rebuked his conduct.— We can afford to disregard the assaults which a few giddy journals of the south have made upon us for our pains, while they have extolled the ma ligner of themselves. We feel a serener pride in the contemplation of our conduct than they can j possibly do in reviewing their own. If they are of the nature to lick the hand that scourges, that same nature will move them of course, to bark at those who scorn the cringing service. Upon the issue of Douglas or Lincoln, Lincoln or Douglas, we confess to a serene difference.— We cannot believe Illinois so destitute of political worth as to be reduced to the alternative of ciioos ing one or the other of this precious par fratrum as her ambassador to the Senate of Ststes; and we are hopeful that the will rebuke the arrogance of both of them in their assumption that the choice of so august a functionary must perforce be made in the person of oue or the other of themselves.— There is better material in that young and noble State than these men present. Their individual vanity may induce them to think that they are the only frightful competitors for senatorial hon ors; but the people of Illinois do not all subscribe to their own self-estimation; and we confess to a sense of humiliation that any statesmen or wri ters of the South should have consented to pan der to the insufferable arrogance involved in a Stump canvass for the Senate by ignoring all other men iu Illinois, and countenancing the exclusive pretensions of Douglas and Lincoln.— Washington Union. shiny October day, if she would only have done nature the justice to assume in her autumn time, an autumnal livery: If she would only have the sense to believe that gray hair was meant to soften wrinkles and brighten faded cheeks, giving the effect for which our youthful grandmothers wore powder; that flimsy light-colored gowns, fripperied over with trimmings only suit airy figures and ac tive motions; that a sober-tinted, substantial gown and a pretty cap, will any day take away ten years from a lady’s appearance. Above all, it she would observe this grand rule of the toilet, always advi sable, but alter youth indispensable—that though good personal ‘ points” are by no means a warrant tor undue exhibition thereof, no point that is positively unbeautifu! ought ever, by any pretenee cf fashion or custom, to be shown. The other sort of dress, which, it must be own ed is less frequent, is the dowdy style. People say—though not very soon—“Oh, I am not a young woman now; it does not signify what I wear.” Whether they quite believe it, is another question; but they say it—and act upon it when laziness or indifference prompts. Foolish women! they forget that if we have reason at any tiino more than another to mind our “looks,” it is when our looks are departing front us. Youth can do almost anything in the toilet—middle age cannot, yet is none the less bound to present to iter friends and society the most pleasing exterior she ran.— Easy is it to do this when we have those about us who love ns. and takeuotice of what we wear, and in whose eyes we would like to appear gracious and lovely to the last, so far as nature allows; uot easy when otherwise. This perhaps is the reason why we see so many unmarried women grow careless and “old Fashioned'’ in their dress— from all connection with the .ganglia, the pulsa tions cease at once in that part; but if any part be severed which still retains a ganglion, the pul sations will centinoo. The movements during life or death are thus seen to be due to the ganglia. But why these ganglia retain their power after the circulation has been destroyed, and why a similar power is not observable to other ganglia, still re mains a problem. It seems certain that the power is only retained during the continuance of those molecular changes which we vaguely name vital; for if the heart be subjected to the influence of foreign gases, or be dipped in oil, its pulsations suddenly cease; on the contrary if arterial blood - , be injected long after the cessation of all mo-a- , said friends, no alarmed indifference on her own ment. fnrovided decomnosition has not com- can neutralize the tact that lie is, if still far off, in On Females Craving Ok). [To be read in private.] The following ventu rous essay on the most delicate subjects of is from Chamber's Edinburgh Journal; Growing old. A time we talk of, and jest or moralize over, but find almost impossible to re alize—at least to ourselves. In others, we can see its approach clearer; but even then we are slow to “What, Miss So-and-so looking old a young and that just Bless me! I am forgetting | how times go on. Yes“—with a faint depreca tion which truth forbids you to contradict, and po liteness to notice—“I suppose.'.ve are neither of us , so > ouug as we used to be.” Without-doubt.it is a trying crisis in a woman’s life—a siugle woman’s particularly—when she begins to suspect she is “not so young as she used to be:’’ that after crying “Wolf ’ ever since the respectable maturity of seventeen—as some ! young ladies are fond of doing, to the extreme i amusement of their friends—the grim wolf, old age, is actually showing his teeth in the distance, and no courteous blindness on the part of these ment, (provided decomposition has not com menced) the contractions are resumed. It has been observed to beat in vacuo: which excludes the J idea of the atmosphere being the stimulus that , sets it going. While, on the one hand, the pulsations are not in themselves evidences of life on the other hand, ; sight. And however charmingly poetical he may appear to sweet fourteen-and-a-half, wjio.writes- melancboly verses about “I wish I were again a ' child,” or merry three-and-twenty. who preserves 1 in silver paper “xnv first gray hair,'’ old age. j viewed as a near approaching reality, is quite an- To feel that you have-liad your fair half at least of the ordinary term of years allotted to mortals; 1U lUCUIDCiVCO u. uiv J , ., . their cessation is no evidence of death, but only j ot ^r one among the many signs of death. When death follows on a long or painful illness the ini- - - lability of the heart vanishes with the vanishing 1 that you have no right to expect to-be any hand- breath; but if the decease be sudden, the heart | somer, or stronger or happier than you are now: will continue beating for some time afterwards.- 1 that have climbed to the summit of life Hariess observed it beating in the body of a de- whence the next step must necessarily be deca- eap,ta»ed murderer an hour after the execution— deuce; ay, though you do not feel it-thoughthe Margo found the right auricle beating two hours airway be as fresh, and the view ls as grand- and a naif after execution, although not a trace of 8tlll > 7™ k J nmv that itis so Slower or faster, you irritability could be detected in the other parts of j f re E° ; > n S down hill. To those who go “haud-in- the heart. Dietrich, Geriach and Herz found that hnn ' 1 ” both ventricles contracted, if one were irritated, forty minutes after death. Remak observed the rythmic contractions in the hearts ol birds and mammals two days after.death; and Em. Rousseau mentions that a woman’s heart had these rythmic movements seven and twenty hours after being guillotined. hand, And sleep thegitber at the foot, it may be a safer and sweeter desreLt: but I am writing for those who have to make the descent alone. It is not a pleasant descent at the begining.— when you find at parties that you are not asked to dance as much as formerly, and your partners The writer in Blackwood favors Professor Dra- ’ are chiefly stout, middle-aged gentlemen aud slim rs hypothesis that the arterialization of the ' ' lood in the lungs is the canse of the circulation. Kaa an for t.hf* The arterial bicod has an affinity for the tissues; which causes it to press forward in the capillaries: and no sooner is that affinity satisfied than the blood becomes venous, and is pressed forward by the advancing column. The various tissuesrequire repair they have an affinity for one or other of the constituents of the blood; they take the mate ria! they need, and their affinity is satisfied; or secreting cells originate a drain upon the blood, and the moment they have removed from it the substance to be seereted, they have no longer any relation with it To processes of oxidation, of nu trition, and-secretion, all-conspire to draw the cur rent onwardJVom the arteries, and push it toward the veins. !■« CMn Mini the tv* Evils CMspnlsory? A large portion of the press, and a good many of the politicians of the Union, are discusing with an earnestness which seems somewhat droll, the question whether the election of Judge Douglas or Mr. Lincoln to the Senate fron Illinois would be the mostinjarious to the Democratic party. Humiliating as such an inquiry must be to ev ery democrat who retains a sincere admiration for Judge Douglas, it is yet surprising with what seal many of them enlist in the discussion. What a sad decline in popular consideration for their fa vorite. when it has become a question whether his democracy is any better than that of such a man •a Lincoln! He who twelve months ago was an admired leader of the democracy, whose fidelity to the cause was estimated equal to any act of devo tion, even political martyrdom itself, whose tal ents, oratory, fidelity, and services had ranked him as the great Commoner in American politics, the tribune of the people—now fallen to the same level with an obsenre abolitionist lawyer in Illi nois; insomuch that it has become a auestion of doubt whether his election or that of his compe titor would be the least distasteful to the democ racy of the country! Here indeed is a fall that ar gues no ordinary dereliction. 6 The fact that the extenuators of the senator’s conduct find it necessary to discuss such a prob lem at all, is an acknowledgement of the low place in public estimation into which he has sunk. Zealously as snob a question seems to be argued bv his apologists, we cannot help thinking that t£e question is not worth arguing at all; for when a man’s democracy gets into such base repute that it is a question whether it is any better thAD that of the most rabid black-republican of the North west, it is not even worth any defence at ali.— We sen that Mr. Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland, •who never was himself a democrat, has underta ken to endorse the nncurrent democracy of Mr. Douglas, but such endorsement of such democracy will hardly prevent a protest. The plea now so current and urged with so much earnestness, that Jcdge Douglas’s democracy is at least better than Mr. Lincoln’s, is more damaging, we should think than healing to his reputation, but it must be per mitted to politicians of -desperate fortunes, such as Mr. Reverdy Johnson, to bolster those of Mr. Douglas in their own way. But Mr. Johnson is not the only southern man who hMB become the apologist of the Illinois sen ator. Sundry democratic politicians and editors sf that section are gravely publishing it as their opinion that the election of Douglas would bo de cidedly less distaste*! to the party than that of Lincoln. . Thii southern presentation of the question strikes Qfl a curious one. We believe the entire democratic representation al!J press of the south ern States defended the Lecompton constitution and advocated the admission of Kansas under it. Senator Douglas took the lead in denouncing this instrument as a "fraud,” a ‘monstrosity, a • swin dle.” and other abominable things He denounced its supporters as the agents of a fraud ana of a swindle, and lashed them with rhetoric thonged with insult aad opprobrious invective. His de- nunotfAions do not seem te have left V sting be hind; for some of the most vehement southern ad vocates of the “.fraud” are now the most zealous apologists ef the man who ladies them for the part they had in attempting its consummation— They wear the baand of "swindlers”'with exem plary patience, and lkk the hand that scourged them with a meekness and affection remarkable in hot bloods of a southern clime. Besides it is well known that the position and opinions of Judge Douglas and Governor Walker have entirely harmonized on this subject from the opening of the Lecompton controversy until the present moment; and many of the very jour nals a"!? politicians of the South who were un measured in their denunciations of Gov. Walker last summer, and who StiU repudiate him as a political traitor and swindler are nevertheless the vehement apologists and extenuators of -'"rdge Domglas’s conduct. The mime which they ..ipu- lads who blush terribly, and require a great deal of drawing out: when you are ‘ dear”-ed and pat ronized by stylish young chits; who were in their cradles when you were a grown woman; or when some boy, who was playing in petticoats, has the. impertinence to look over your head: bearded and grand, or even to consult you on his love affairs. When you End your acquaintance delicately ab staining from the term “old maid,” in your pres ence, or immediately qualifying it by an eager panegyric on the solitary sisterhood. When ser vants address you as “Ma’am instead of “Miss;” and if you are at all stout and comfortable-look ing. strange shop-keepers persit iu making out your bills to “Mrs. Blank,’ and pressing upon your notice toys and perambulators. Rather trying, too, when in speaking of your self as a “girl”—which from long habit, you un wittingly do—you detect a covert smile on the face of your interlocutor, or, led by chance excite ment to deport yourself in an ultra youthful man ner, some instinct warns you that you are makiug yourself ridiculous. On catching in some strange looking glass the face that you are too familiar with to notice much.ordinarily, you suddenly be- aware that it is not a young face; that it will never be a young face again; that it will gradually alter until the known faces of your girlhood, plain or pretty loved or disliked, admired or despised, will have altogether vanished; look asyou will you cannot see it any more. There is no denying the fact, and it ought to silence many an ill-natured remark upon ‘mutum dressed lamb fashion,” “young ladies of a certrin age,” and the like—that -with most people the passing from maturity to-middle age is so gradual, as to be almost imperceptible to the individual con cerned. it is very difficult for a woman to recognise that she is growing old; and to many—nay, to all more or less—this recognition cannot but be fraught with considerable pain. Even the most frivolous are somewhat to be pitted, when, not conducting themselves as passers, because they really do not .think it, they expose themselves to all manner of misconstructions by still determin edly grasping -that fair sceptre of youth, which they never suspect is now the merest “rag * of sovereignty;”;sovereignty deposed. Nor can the most sensible woman fairly.put aside her youth, all it has enjoyed or lost, or missed—its hopes and interests, omissions, and commissions, doings and an Seringa—satisfied that it is henceforth to be.entirely as a thing gone by —without a momentary spasm of the heart.— Young people forget this completely as they forget that they themselves may one day experience the same, or they would .not be so ready to laugh at even the foolishest of those foolish old vir gins, who deems herself juvenile long after every body else has ceased to share in the pleasing delusion, and thereby makes both useless and ridiculous that season of early autumn which ought to be the most ^peaceful, abundant, safe, and sacred time in a woman’s -whole existence They would not, with the proverbial harsh judg ment of youth, scorn so cruelly those poor little absurdities, of which the unlucky person who in dulges therein is probably quite unaware—mere ly dresses as she has always dene, and carries oc the harmless coquetries and minandcries of her teens: unconscious how exceedingly ludicrous they appear in a lady of—say forty! Yet in this sort ot exhibition, which society too often secs aud enjoys, an honest.heart cannot but often feel that oi all the actors engaged in it, the one who plays the least objectiouable and disgraceful part is she who only makes a fool of herself Yet why should she.do it? Why cling so des perately to the youth that will not stay; and which after all, is not such a.very precious or even a hap py thing? Why give herself such a world of trouble to deny or conceal her exact age, when half her acquaintance must-know it or guess it? or be supremely indifferent about it? Why ap pear dressed—undressed, cynics would say—after the pattern of her neice, thebellcefthe ball; annoy ing the eye with beauty either half withered, or long overblown, and which in its prime would have been all the lovelier for more concealment? In this matter of dress, a word or two. There are two styles of costume which ladies .pass their premiere jeuncsse are most prone to fall into; one hardly knows which is the worst. Perhaps, though, it is the ultra-juvenile—such as the in sane juxtaposition of a yellow skin and white tarlatane, or the anomalous adorning of grey hair with Artificial flowers. Itmay be questioned whether at any age beyond twenty a ball eostume is really becoming; bnt after thirty, it is the very last sort of attire that a lady can assume with impunity.— Itis said that yon can only makeyonrselflook younger by dresaing a little older than you really are; and truely I have seen many a woman look withered and old in the customary evening-dress, which, being unmarried, she thinks necessary to shiver in, who weald have appeared fair as a sun- "What does it signify? nobody cares.” 1 think a woman ought to care a little for her self—a very little. Without preaching up vanity or undue waste of time over that most thankless duty of adorning one’s self for nobody’s pleasure in particular—is it not still a right, aud becoming feeling to have some respect for that personality which, as well as onr soul, Heaven gave us to make the best of? And is it not our duty—con sidering the great number of uncomely people that are in the world—to lessen it by each of us making herself ns little uncomely as she can. Because a lady ceases to dress youthfully she has no excuse for dressing untidily; and though having found out that one general style suits both her person, her taste and convenience, she keeps to it. and generally prefers moulding the fashion to herself rather than herself to the fashion, still that is no reason why she should shock the risible nerves of the generation by showing up to them the out-of-date costume of another. Neat ness invariably; hues carefully harmonized, and as time advances, subsiding into a genera! unity of tone, softening and darkening in color, until black, white and gray alone remain, as the suita ble garb for old age; these tilings are every wo man’s boundenduty to observe as long as she lives No poverty, grief, sickness loneliness—those ineutal causes which act so strongly upon the external life can justify any one (to use a phrase probably soon to be obsolete when charity and common sense have left the rising generation no fifth of November) involuntarily, “making a Guy of herself.” That slow fine, and yet perceptible change of mien and behaviour, natural and proper to advan cing years, is scarcely reducible toruleatall. It is bnt the outward reflection of an inward process of the mind. We only discobvr its full effect by the absence of it, noticeble in a person, who has very young manners, who falls into raptures ofen- tbusiasm, and expresses loudly every emotion of her nature. Such a character, when real, is un objectionable, nay charming, in extreme youth; but the great improbability of its being real, makes it rather ludicrous, if not disagreeable, in mature age; then the passions die out, or are quieted down, the sense of happiness, itself is calm, and the fullest, tenderest tide of which the loving heart is capable, may be described by those “still waters’’ which “run deep.” To‘-grow old gracefully”—i s one, who truly has exemplified her theory, bas written and ex pressed it—is a good and beautiful thing; to grow old worthily, a better. The first effort to that end is not only to recognize but to become personally reconciled see that progression ourselves and our own life, the same law which makes spring pass into summer, summer into au tumn, autumn into winter, preserving an es pecial beauty and fitness in ea"h of the four. Yes. if women could only believe it, tln-re is a wonderful beauty even iu growing old. The charm of expression arising from softened temper or ri pened intellect, often amply atones for the loss of form and coloring; and consequently, to those who never could boast either of these latter, years givo much moie than they take away. A sensitive person often requires half a lifetime to get thoroughly used to this corporeal machine, toattaiu a wholesome indifference both to its defects and perfections, and to learn at lsat what nobody would acquire from any teacher but experience, that it is the mind alone which is of any conse quence: that, with a good temper, sincerily, and a moderate stock of brains—any sort of body can in time he made nseful, respectable and agreeable as a traveling dress for the soul* Many a one, who was absolutely plain in youth, thus grows pleasant and well looking in declining years.— You will hardly ever find anybody, uot ugly in mind, who is repulsively ugly in person alter mid dle life. A most astonishing Exhibition! “In the year 1832,” said to us yesterday a dis tinguished legal gentleman of New Orleans. “I visited Paris, in the course of a European tour, that my Americanism might he polished down by a little attrition among the genteel particles of Par isian society. I found the world of Paris in a very considerable state of excitement in consequence of an extraordinary performance which was nightly exhibited by an Eastern Juggler, and which was nothing more nor less than the apparent decapita tion of a man in the presence of an audience, and under the very noses of a committee of medical gentlemen who stood only so far distant while the operation was bring performed as to escape the swing of the long, two-edged sword with which the Juggler smote off tiie head. I went to see the exhibition, which took place in a theatre, iu com pany with several Americans. The theatre was crowded with between two and three thousand spectators, and the curtain was up displaying a common table six feet long, upon the stage at the very edge of which I obtained a seat, having gone very early. At a given time, the Juggler, a sin gular looking man, came upon the stage, with his shirtsleeves rolled up to the shoulders, aud hear ing along, heavy two-edged sword. He upset the table on the boards and showed that there was no concealed drawer or other recess, and placed it in the blaze of the footlights near the edge of the stage. In a few woids, he stated what he was go ing to do, and requested some of the audinencc to come forward and stand upon the stage, that they might see there “ir«s no deception.” A number of medical gentlemen who had been chosen as a com mittee to investigate the matter, if possible, took their position upon the stage and soon after the victim, who had been sitting in the parquette, mounted the stage, removed bis coat aud cravat, turned back his shirt collar, and laying down on his back on the table, elevated his chin to more fairly exposed his neck to the headman’s weapon. The Juggler then raised his keen and fearful look ing sword, and giving it a wide sweep, brought it down—1 say brought it down upon the neck, for no oue could see that he did not, even those within three feet of him—upon the neck of the subject with great force. Blood spurted high into the air, some of it fall ing on our party, and deluged the stage, while the most fearlitl sound, a something between a groan and a shriek of horror from the whole assemblage, shook the building, and numerious women and some males fell fainting in their seats, and were home out by the ushers of the house. The Jug gler raised his sword again, repeated the blow, and the dissevered head fell upon the floor! Taking it by the hair ho held it up to the audience for full live minutes, until the blood had ceased to flow from the several arteries, the lower jaw had fallen and the face had assumed the appearance of a corpse; then throwing it heavily upon the stage, he requested .the committee to enmtiue it, which they did, passing it from hand to hand. They then ex amined the body upon the table, from the headless neck of which tlie blood had not yet ceased to drop upon the floor of the stage; they fitted the limbs and iet them fall with the limp inertia of life less matter, and ot course, pronounced the man dead to all intents and purposes After they had concluded their investigation, the Juggler intormed the audience that he was going to put the man’s head on again, and restoie him to life. Taking up the head he laid it on the table, fitted the two parts of the neck to each other, and begun to mutter and make signs over the corpse. In about five minutes the lately decapited man slowly.turned his ghastly and altogether horrible face, white as snow, toward the audience aud an excitement followed exceeding, if anything, that w.likb occurred when the first blow of the sword fell. In a few moments the eyelids gradually opened and displayed the eyes wearing a glassy, corpse-like stare; by degrees, a life-like specula tion came into them, some color returned to the face, and, atter sketching Itis limbs, the man arose trom the table, resumed his coat, walked down from the stage, and mingled with the crowd. The exhibition was over. The neck of the ap parently decapitated man bore a red mark and scar around it, like a cicatrice of a newly healed wound. All this 1 saw with my own eyes, which were as effectually deceived as those of tens o. thousands of other persons. I could in no way, consistently with reason, account for any feature of this horribly thrilling feat of trickery. I have never beard of the trick being performed by any other man, and very possibly it originated and died with him. However it is scarcely more unac countable than many often displayed feats of the adroit fraternity of Eastern jugglers.—N. O. True Delta. ThragMi ap*n the Attend* Telegraph. The successful laying of the Ocean Telegraph has sent an electric thrill of gladness through the hearts of the people of England and America. In due season, however, the popular enthusiasm will give place to silent admiration. We shall then begin to fully realize the magnificence of the achievement. But now that the mysterious wire is safely stretched across the sea, and -telegraphic communications have been had from either shore, it is proper to give expression to some thoughts which are presented in connection with the sub ject. The more the mind calmly contemplates the theme, its magnitude continues to rise up before it in solemn grandeur. The conception, in the first place, was the product of a brilliant and comprehensive mind; the good results it will ac complish shall not bo confined to any laud or to any time. Divine Providence laid the Atlantic Telegraph cable through the agency of man, and in doing so He had in view the progress ot the world towards the coming millenium. We are impelled to this conclusion from the facts which stand out with prominence before us, namely: that tlie principal spirits of the enterprise are men who sincerely love Him : that He permitted a first and a second failure with a fearful storm, lest man should arrogate to himself the chiefest glory, and to show that man was entirely depending upon Him; that He then conducted the enterprise to a triumphant issue, sending the most favorable aud delightful weather, so that for davs there was scarcely a ripple on the sea; that He caused the mists that always vail the coast with gloom to be dispelled as the Niagara approached Newfoundland on the 4th of August, iu the light and unusual clearness of that memorable morning; that He finally cleared a passage-way for her between the icebergs that environed the entrance to Trinity Bay, and gently brought her in the evening to the anchorage through the placid calmness of the wa ter, amid the peaceful serenity and crimson splcn dor of that declining day. Could we follow the magic line through those two thousand miles., what would we see ? An area of territory presenting perhaps as mysterious cav erns, as level plains, as jagged rocks, as lofty mountains and delicious vales as any we can find upon the land. And over those mountain ranges, and in those valleys the cable lies. According to the soundings the bottom on which it rests is cov ered with shells so minute that the aid of a micro scope is required to distinguish them. So it is that mighty matters are often closely related to the smallest things. Does that cable repose in solemn silence on the plateau of the ocean, where the tem pests rage not and the peaceful quietude is undis turbed by the undulation of the billows? It may he so. The Neptune of mythology received it from the Agamemnon and Niagara and has con signed it to a sale and favored spot in his submarine dominions. The miniature inhabitants of the waters may sport around it, aud the monsters of the ocean sleep about its resting-place. And that electric current as it speeds along upon the bottom of the Atlantic may pass over the bones of gallant seamen and of loving ones who fondly, but alas, vainly hoped to greet their friends again o.n foreign shores: may be jeweled here and there with pearls and precious stones of inestimable value; may leap over rich argosies, and specimens of of human skill and genius in naval architecture which once proudly rode the waves that finally overcome and conquered them; may read, m some of tlie thousand letters that went down in them, j besides business matters, the counsels of a mother to her son or the soft expressions of affection from kindred hearts, separated for a while by tlie inter vening ocean. But let us not disturb these letters which contain those tender heart-breathings; it matters not that they have sunk two miles beneath the surface of the sea, for love, like the electric tel egraph, annihilates both time and distance. It is indeed rematkable what a lively personal interest every man engaged in laying down the cable lelt in its ultimate success, from the humblest boy on hoard to the master spirits of tlie enter prise lacMcats la the Stockton lacaae Asylum The following narration exhibits something of the craftiness and cunuiDg of the insane, but es pecially the great fact and presence ot mind ne cessary on the part of the conductors, particular ly in emergencies, when dealing with their pa tients. The former excellent matron, Mrs. Reid, with her attendant, generally called Efizie, had gone as usual in the morning, into the apartment of the most raving females. They were all yet in their separate apartments w here a very strong, insane woman slept. This woman was sometimes very furious, aud would not fear to commit any deed, even to take fife if provoked. She had formerly drank excessively and was ardently fond ot sher ry wine, but there was no difficulty in dealing with her when she knew that her managers were strouger than herself. On this occasion, as Efizie entered, the bundle of keys were imprudently h-ft in the door, and arrangements were being made to hatlie the insane woman. Watching carefully her opportunity, the wo man slipped by Efizie, shut the door and turned the key; then, with the bound of a wild beast, her eyes Hashing with excitement, she sprang for ward to Mrs. Reid and exclaimed, ‘Oh! Mother Reid! I've shut Lizzie into my room, have got the keys, and now you are in iny power.’ Mrs. Reid, being a person of only ordinary strength, kuew she could do nothing with her, hut pleas antly replied, “Well, ami so what do you propose to do?” The fierce maniac replied. ‘I'm going to shut you up, too ; opeu the other rooms, aud let all the women out.’ ‘Well,’ said Mrs. K> id, ‘and what then?” ‘Then I'm going to San Francisco,’ was the reply. ‘Why! in those clothes you have got on?’ said Mrs. Reid ; ‘surely everybody will laugh at you.’ ‘Oh, well,’ was the reply, after a moment's survey of her clothes, ‘I w ill go and buy some new ones in San Francisco.’ ‘But,’ said Mrs. Reid, you can’t because every one will know at once by those clothes that you come from the Insane Asylum, and they will take you and bring you right back again.’ Stopping for a mo ment for effect, as the raving woman was looking at her dress she added, ‘Now, I know where ail the new dresses are;and I can fix you out so that no oue shall detect you. You don’t know- the room, but come with me and I can show you.’ So together they started along the hail. As they were going, the insane weman holding tight the keys, Mrs. *Reid observed to her:—‘now do you suppose that for s bottle of sherry wine you could pick out the key to Lizzie's door?’ ‘Yes, was the reply, ‘for a bottle of sherry wine I could.’ •I hardly think you can,’ said Mrs. Reid. ‘Yes I can,’ was the reply. ‘Well, now,’said Mrs. Reid, ‘let us see.’ The insane woman turned at once to the door where Eliza was locked in, and tried one key, and it would not answer: next another was tried and failed, and the eagerness of the woman increased as each key tailed, till in a little the right key was reached, turned with a wrench mid the door thrown back wide open. In a mo ment Eliza sprung out, and Mrs. Reid grasped the insane w-omau around the waist, pinning her arms to her body, and Eliza in like manner seized her around the lower limbs, and she was quickly borne by the two into her room, and the two, step ping out, turned the key, then first to breathe easy, since the danger was perceived It was an .occasion of rejoicing at their t scape, of severe and deserved reproach to Efizie for her impru- .dence in entering alone, and leaving the keys in the door, and of earnest protestations by Efizie, she would he more careful again —San Francisco Pacific. From the Southern Homestead. Fanners’ Daughters. BY I.. VIliGIN FRENCH. A young girl who happens to be the daughter of a real, genuine farmer, should consider herself particularly fortunate. Her position is one which contains all tlie elements which go to make up a lofty character; it is calculated to bring out all the energies, to develop all the natural gifts, and ,,, , , in time, with proper guides, to make her one of We, as a people, must not seek for more honor t [ |e <r lea test women in the world. If there be in connection with this achievement than is law-! i;i,>one situati fully due to us , . , life one situation above all others where the daugh- I hough we are reminded that it ( er niav grow up healthful, beautiful, useful, - fe — a I ... . . -be- the , , r . . . „ , „ . pleasant places, c-o/, ana at I unity Bay, on the oth oi August, Jervalue j T our peculiar advantages. You are the 185o, we must reniember that without the co-opera-1 favored among women.” The circum- hon ot the English I\avv, so munificently tendered, 1 S ( aIlces j n which you are placed are such as are and we titist so gratefully acknowledged, the enter-1 fa. st calculated to develop your powers iu a three- prise would not now have been accomplished. Un-■ fold furm . physically, mentally and morally. I v?. ".'f . lon ® rs have been won by Mr Cyrus W. j would have you value your advantages, improve rielu for the exhibit.on of an indomitable perse- every one of them to the utmost, and place a factory return for their labor in fruit raizing, and who have no old land elevated enough or other wise suitable. November and December are the best mouths for planting trees.—Southern Cultiva tor. White Slavery, North. The following article is descriptive of a case of suffering, in New York city, and of the tyranny exercised by taskmasters and employers, over the poor white slaves, men and women, of the North ern States, that has no parallel in the whole Southern country! Only think of it—nine shil lings per dozen ($1,124) for making shirts with plaited bosoms, linen wristbands. Sec. Work fur the Charitable —‘ What! make shirts for nine shillings a dozen?” ‘Yes, sir: indeed, I can get nothing else to do!’ “nine shillings a dozen! nine cents a piece! But how many can you make in a day?” “One, sir, if I have my time; but I have my little boy, two years old, and he's quite fretful this warm weather, so that I do not always finish it. unless I can work at night.” And do you work at night, sewing on these?” I would sir, and do. so long as I can afford to : but, indeed, sir, what with feeding my four little ones. I cannot afford to buy candles! ’ Four children! Poor woman! I fear you have a hard task to pay the landlord! What rent do you pay?” Four dollars a month, sir!” And you earn fifty-jour cents a week. How long have you lived here?” “.Mv husband died in March last. He was a manufacturer of daguerreotype colors. We lived up town then. But Iris long sickness consumed what little money lie had ; and when he died, I was obliged to sell most we had in the house, and come down here with my poor little ones.” “Your oldest hoy is nine years old ; you can scarcely earn more than will pay your rent. How do you furnish food for yourselves?” “This young woman pays three shillings a week for a part of the room. We had a silver- plated teapot, sugar bowl, and such like, and some spoons. For these I got nearly their value. I have sold everything I had beside. I have no more to sell.” The tears came into her eyes.— Poor thing, she could not help it. “Indeed, sir. I would not have sent for you if the sight of my children in rags and hunger did not compel me to do so.” “Your n-nt is paid for this month?”—I knew it was, or she would not be a tenant of that land lord—“Your children began to come to the school at the House of Industry last Monday, I believe, did they?” “Yes, sir; and I’m very thankful for your kind ness to them.” “Send them every day. They shall be fed and clothed, and when rent-day comes near, let us know.” “God bless you sir.” A heavy load of cares withdrew from tho mind, and a cloud from her face. Nine shillings per dozen for making shirts, with plaited bosoms, linen wristbands, and to be well made! for if a flaw can be picked in the work manship all the seamstress's work goes for noth ing. Do you believe it ? It is a fact! We saw the shirts to-day. We saw the care-worn and work- worn mother, and her children. We have heard that such facts were plenty. We know they are! Would some charitable ladies like to see the same? Let them go to the House of Industry any day for one hour, and if they do not return to their homes with the heart-ache, we are no true pro phet. Fever and Ague. A rase of Eight Month’s Standing eared by BIER- HAVE'S HOLLAND BITTERS. Michael Kelly, No. 117 Seventh, near Grant Street, says: ‘Last July, while running on the river, on a cotton- ■ boat plying between Natchez and New Orleans, I was ! taken with fever and Ague. For eight long months 1 , suffered with this dreadful disease. The greater part of this time I was unable to work, and spent at least ; fifty dollars for different medicines, but found no per manent relief. Three weeks ngo, one of my friends in- ! sisted upon my trying BCERHAYE’S HOLLAND BITTERS, saying that a cure was guaranteed. After taking it for one week, I must state, I was a sound man. I have been at work now for two weeks, and have hud no return of the Chills and Fever, whatever.” I certify that the above statement is true. THOMAS ADAMS, Diamond House, or at R. Chesters Gothic Hall. CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES. W OODRUrr & CO. Having with. drawn their agency from Milledgeville, now keep their entire Stock in Griffin Ga , and would respectfully invite the patronage of those who may want 3 Carriages, Buggies or Plantation Waggons, either in the vicinity of Milledgeville or in any other part of the State. 3 Orders can be filled bv shipping direct from th« NORTHERN FACTORY to any point designa ted, which will save some freight and enable those wishing to pay cash, to get a choice Concord Bug. gy, (which is the best now used,) or any other ve hicle at a low price. Address. WOODRUFF& CO., Griffin, Ga August 7th, 1858. jj P. K. verance and unwavering faith throughout the pro gress of the undertaking; to Captain William L Hudson of the Narngara, for his valuable ex perience on the ocean and his Christian zeai; to Mr. William E. Everett, the American engineer, ul)l who invented the playing-out machinery, which ! seif a nurpose in fife. They place before vour was ot such signal service upon both the ships; 1 * - ....... to Mr. Woedhonse, the English engineer, who,with the other had charge of this machinery; to Messrs cry one ot them to tne utmost, ana place proper estimate upon yourselves. You have every opportunity to make yourselves noble, beautiful, intellectual, and useful women; do this then, aud each in her own person “asserts the dignity of la bor.” Consult your parents, and form for your- brother some aim, some goal which his exertions are to reach, why not then give you‘ something to live for” also; Why should you be the only Wade & De Santy, the electricians, xvho Jtept c ji>he r in the fainily? When you have “finished” sleepless vigils over the continuity and perfect in-1 sc)l0ol dor ’ t for one morn solutions of the electric current, without which ] "educated.” Thousands of females tie annually for the wont of r remedy for tlie ailments to which they are incident.— The only such remedy w^know of is Sir James ClarkeV Female Pills. They are put up' in bottles, containing explicit directions, and sent post-free for f 1 and 6 post stamps. They are well known to be the only sure and - - . . , r , safe remedy for female diseases and obstructions -from | it is now too late to have others printed, anycanse. ftee Advertisement 15 ft ~ the cable would be entirely useless: to fell the officers of the Niagara, who worked with untiring industry, and to the subordinates who manned the ship and watched with tho deepest interest the uncoiling of the cable, ready to seize and cor rect the first appearance of a kink in the wire, which if allowed to pass, would lead to lament able disaster; to the captain of the Gorgon, which ran ahead and niatked out the course for the Ni agara, when the electricity on hoard had disar ranged her compass—to these the most unqualified uraise is due, when it is remembered that neglect on the part of any one to perform aright a single duty, however unimportant it might appear to be, would have resulted in the defeat of its success. Capt. I’rcedy of the Agamemnon, the captain of the Valorous, with the officers and men of both the vessels, deserve equal honor for the successful manner in which they discharged their portion of the work, aud the capitalists upon whose peeuniaiy moment believe that you are Dou’t dress up in your six flounces, etc., and sit dow n on the parlor sofa, waiting for that young clerk at Ketchum & Cheatuin’s to “call round.” No; let him show off his laces, embroideries’ etc., and wear them too, for all that you care about it. UemeuiLer, that “let others do as they will, as for yon,” you have something else tc do than to sit down fold your white hands; and wait to be married. Y'ou have an influence in society to wield;—duty as a daughter, and per haps ns a sister, to perform ; and then yon must not forget yourself, for you have a mind to be cul tivated, health to be guarded, a heart to be edu cated, and an immortal soul to be saved. Is not this a great deal of work’ Yes, trust me if you only set about it, with a will “you will find every moment employed, and every day too short for the fulfillment of all your duties. Yon know how much you cau assist mama in all her varied depart ments of domestic economy,—the dairy, the poul try-yard, the store-room, the sewing-basket the aid the expedition depended deserves the highest i shrubbery and twenty other things over w hich her praise. There arc many more who should not be forgotten, and we arc convinced that of each indi vidual who assisted in lheenterpri.se its future his torian will speak in terms of merited euloginin. The benefits which will accrue from the estab lishment of the Atlantic Telegraph can scarcely he conceived. The faith and perseverance of Mr. Cyrus \V. Field, which over doubts and fears were finally triumphant, will inspire young men for ages yet to come with the same spirit, enabling them to surmount almost insuperable obstacles that may stand in the way of the progress of the world. Two mighty continents are uuited by the magic wire in tho bouds of peace and friendship, never again, we hope, to be engaged in war When men reflect upon the greatness of what has been accomplished, new thoughts will be devel oped and important improvements and discoveries made in art and science that would never have been thought of before, which wiil prove of inesti mable value to mankind, and materially assist in the onward march of civilization and the establish ment of a common Christian brotherhood through out the globe. And thus it is that each vaitiabli contribution of literature, each production of art and each achievement of science tends to forward the progress of the world and to hasten on the pe riod of the promised millenium.—IV. Y. News. Printing Office for Sale. We notice (says the Columbus Snn) by the last number of the Montgomery Advertiser, that Dr Cloi d, one of its proprietors, desiring to remove to the country near the city, in order that he may pursue liis favorite occupation, practical Agricul ture and Horticulture, and devote his undivided attention to the interest of the Cotton Planter and Soil of the South, offers Itis half interest la the Ad vertiser and Gazette for sale It is a paying con cern, and to the right kind of a man, it would be a profitable investment. A Great State.—Western editors make much ado over their prolific soils, but after all there is no soil like Kentucky soil, and no produce like Ken tucky products. While the press of neighboring States groan over their miserable prospects for corn, the crop of this invaluable cereal has never been so larae in Kentucky as the present crop promises to be. We hear of fields in the Blue Grass region estimated at 25 barrels, or 175 bush els to the acre, while fields promising 75 to Ho bushels are quite common. Gonse^ucnt upon this, droves of swiuc from the less prolific regions, cross the Ohio river daily at this and other points to be fattened in Kentucky, and the indications now- arc that we shall show finer and fatter hogs this season than ever before.—Lauisri/le Journal. G'cen Pepper in a PirfiU.—Mr Green Pepper was indicted at Walton Court last week for wrong fully and fraudulently, with force and arms, ta king away his graudmotlier’s bee gum, contrary to the laws of Georgia and the good order, pence and dignity thereof. Also for throwing sundry fence rails brickbats and chunksat the house of his grandmother. He was aided in this chivalrous nndertauing by Anderson Pepper, John Pepper aud James Pepper. Green Pepper was the only pod in this patch who made his appearance when the case was sounded. He was certainly an in teresting youtji- Mr. Pepper was oblivious; so much so that he could tell nothing about his case. His Honor accordingly ordered the sheriff to put Green Pepper in the “jug” to pickle. Some of our Walton friends informed us that the Peppers were residents of Gwinnett county; but on the other hand our Gwinnett friends insisted that they lived in Walton. So we fear the soil up on which these Peppers vegetate will foiever re main a mystery.—Exchange. Hare your Printing Done at Home.— We have 1) ing on our desk the circular of the Huntsville Female College, Alabama, with a Report of the Examining Committee of College, June, 1858, at tached. At the bottom of that report appeared the following significant item (italics our own): Note —It is to be regretted that the proof of the accompanyi g Annual Circular could not be cor rected by the President. It was printed in New York, and seven thousand copies have been sent us, full of errors, grammatical and orthographical. Tlie quantity is too great to throw aside; and, be- I Comment is unnecessary. watchful eye presides; but while doing all you can for her, plcasu don't neglect Papa. Now I see you smile incredulously, saying to your nice little self, “Why; what in the world could I do for Papa?” Oh! a great deal if you will only as sume the responsibility. Besides preparing him some refreshing delicacy when he comes in as lie expresses it “hungry as a hawk,” or singing him a sweet song when his mind is overtasked, you can talk with him and learn of him about his fields, his stock or his buildings,—you cau read to him bis agricultural books and papers, (for there is a great deal of “head work” in farming) and thus improving your own mind, while adding also to his knowledge. Suppose then, that some day be is called off on important business; tho’ itis in the very hnrry of harvesting, he quietly takes his seat iu the cars and goes on his way rejoicing. All! “Squire, glad to see you, hilt how in the world did you get up to town, this is your busiest season, is it not?” The old man smiles, a deep light flashes in his blue-gray eye—is it pride or love?—as lie quietly replies, “Y'es, sir, it is—my Mary will attend to all that. “Oh! would’nt y ou glory iu that. I would. 1 can see no neces sity in the world for your troubling yourself about marriage, hut—if Harry Thornton, that intelli gent, handsome, and successful young planter, will keep on coming to consult your Papa about this or timt,—always contriving by the way, to terminate Ilia consultation with a walk, a ride, or a tete a tele with Papa’s Mary,—why then you needn't be surprised, on some fine morning, to hear yourself ‘respectfully solicited” to become Mrs. Mary Thornton. Then I wish you to re member that marriage is only a question of will with you—not a necessity—your good parents are not at all anxious to get rid of such a sweet, sensible, brave and beautiful child ; and you if you don’t think you have a call to become a wife, have been too well educated to fear the name of old maid.” But if you love Harry, and your will is won, (which for his sake, poor fellow, I trust is the case), then like an honest, dear little girl, as you are—having too much love for your lover, and too much respect for yourself to “flirt,” say “yes,” immediately—and heaven bless you both. Forest Home, 1858. The Fruit Orchard. New land, elevated and not too rich, is most suitable for orchards, and to those who have neith er the time or the means to grub up and entirely clear the ground before plauting, we suggest the following plan for speedily re-placing a forest with a productive peach or apple orchard: Cut off all wood aud brush very clean, early in the fall, burn ing to ashes all the logs that you cannot remove, and leaviug all stumps very low. Then stake off your land the proper distances, and dig holes six feet across and two feet deep, throwing the sur face mould on the side and the subsoil on tho oth er. Rake into the bottom of the hole a bushel or more of the surrounding loose top soil, leaves &c.—till up to the proper height with the surface soil first thrown out. and plant your tree carefully, heaping up the subsoil slightly about the trunk aud over the roots, to allow for the natural settling of the earth. Your tree being now planted &Dd furnished with a supply of food in the hole, im mediately within its roach, the after-culture may heas follows: The first spring, early, plow and cross plow the young orchard with long rooters, keeping beyond the holes in which the trees are plant' d, and carefully avoiding all injury to the trunk or branches Sow cow peas broadcast in the open space between the trees, and keep the earth loose aud mellow about the routs with a pronged hoe. If mulching material can be ob tained, apply it thickly atter the first hoeing, as far as the roots of the trees extend. This will obviate the necessity of any Jnrtlier working for the season. When the peas ripen, pick aud save them, turning the vines under and sowing another crop to be gathered in tlie same manner. These repeated plowings and cross plowiDgs, with the abundant supply of nutritive matter turnished by the decomposing pea-viues, and an occasional dressing of ashes, will insure the most vigorous and healthy growth of the trees, and force them into early and prolific beariug. Other low crops, such' as sweet potatoes and pinders, may after wards be grown profitably in the orchard, and the vines returned to the soil as above recommended. We confidently recommended a trial of this plan to those who desire the quickest and most satis! Sold by Grieve. & Clark, Milledgeville. That Slaver and Her Precious Cargo. The Charleston, and other South Carolina pa pers, are full of this topic, and all the world with in their borders arc anxious to got a sight at the “real Africans,” perhaps to see how direct trade in such would agree with their feelings. The “Mercury,’ gives the following further inter esting particulars of the concern; “The real name of the captured brig is the General Putnam. These letters are partially era sed and covered over by those of the assumed name, Echo, and would doubtless have been restored, had success crowned the enterprise in which she was engaged when taken. She is of Baltimore build, say 289 tons burden and itis believed, was formerly a packet in the coffee trade between that port and Rio. Ou the 6th March last she cleared from New Orleans with a captain, two mates eight seamen, a eook, steward, and one passenger. On the 5th July she shipped a cargo of455 slaves on the West coast of Africa, at Kebenda, situated iu lattitude 5 30 Sonth, longi tude 12 20 East. It is iu Lower Guinea, in the .Southern part of the District or Loango, and not far from the river Congo or Zaire. These slaves were purchased in a circuit of 500 miles, and assembled at a barra coon near the point of ship ment. The Brig set sail with them, and in forty seven days made the trip, reaching the point of destination on the morning of the 21st inst. In this space of time one hundred and forty one ne groes had died, leaving but three hundred and fourteen alive. The crew are a desperate looking set of fellows. Under the laws of of 1819 and 1620 they will be tried for their lives as pirates sailing on an Ameri can bottom under the American flag. They were committed to jail on Saturday afternoon. Their trials will take place at Columbia, South Carolina, before His Honor Judge Wayne, Circuit Judge, James Conner, U. S. District Attorney, prosecu ting officer. The Court begins to sit the 4th Mon day in November. Being curious to see the cargo and arrangement of the Echo; we obtained a permit from Dr. W. C. Ravenel.the Port Physician, and with one or two others aacompanied Lieut. Bradford iu a small boat from the wharf. Upon clambering up the side of the brig a strange startling sight presented itself, a deck covered with native Afri cans in a stat eof complete nudity, with rare instances of a narrow strip of rag an inch wide round the waist. These people were seated for the most part with their legs stretched out flat or drawn up in front or doubled np; some squatted on their feet and hands. A few were standing about and a few lying down. None were tied or fastened in any way. The majority were very young, apparently from eight or sixteen years of age. some younger and some older; scarcely one, however over twenty-five. Some were able-bod ied, good sized and in good case; but the greater part were half grown children only, weak and worn. Many were much emaciated, and showed plainly the effects of their long and crowded pas sage in a confined ship. A lew were evidently ill and soon to die. All were pure black in color ex cept the dropsical, whose skims were tawny from disease. Their hair is very short and crisp.— those who were well appeared curious and pleased some of them ogling and giggling and chatering and others smooking tobacco out of short clay pipes with cane sterns, just as our own negroes do. Those that were thin and sick looked dull and brutish, but there was nothing wild or ferocious iu their aspect. They looked amiable and docile, and raadily obeyed the commands of the person who had charge of them. They are great thieves, however, and appropriate whatever they can on every oc casion. There were 246 males and 60 females, who were kept seperateon deck and in the holds. The men and boys were kept on the forward deck and in the forward hold, which the latter is 55 feet long, 19 feet wide in tlie broadest part, and narrow at the head, 44 inches high, the floor be ing formed of loose boards, moveable at pleasure. The hold for the women and girls is behind this.— It is of the same height, 12 feet long and 19 wide. Under this temporary flooring is stored the provi sions, consisting of rice, peas, water to drink — Their food is boiled like “boppinjohn,” pat in buckets twice a day, at 10 ten and 4 o'clock, and placed in the midst of circles of eight or ten each, and well guarded to prevent the strong negroes from taking more thau their share, although all are liberally allowed. A pint of water is given to each, morning and evening. Most of them sleep on deck, being placed in close aider, spoon fash ion, on their sides, and not permitted to turn or move during the night. At day light they are dashed with buckets of water to wash them off — They sing songs clapping their hands and rocking their bodies in time, and these songs have a great resemblance to some of our negro spirituals.— Several of the negro fellows exercise authority very much after the manner of our drivers with airs of authority and ridiculous grimaces. Others were cooking the “big pot” like good fel lows with old breeches on too, obtained from the sailors. The captain of the hold under stands their lingo, andsays they are very averse to going back to Africa, as the United States requires. Our coast rcsem bles that they come from, and the groupe of pines opposite the city on the south, looks to them tike cocoanut trees of their native Africa. Yesterday, under the directions of the United States civil officers, the negroes, 396 in number, were taken by the steamer Gen. Clinch and con veyed to Castle Pickney, iu our harbor where they wiil be guarded by a detachment from the garrison at Fort Moultrie. As they passed the plank to gain the steamer’s deck they presented a strange and affecting sigh, many of them being reduced to mere skeletons by the suffering and deprivations of the voyage. Several were in a dy ing condition—a few dropsical, and a goodly num ber apparently in health. Rouse’s Point, Clinton oo., N. Y. Pzriit Davis Sib:—Although personully a stran ger to you, yet tlie benefits I have received from the use of your invaluable remedy, the Pain Killer, induces me to pen a word of praise for it, and gratitude to you its inventor. I have tried a score of patent medicines of various kinds, and consider the Pain Killer the very best of its kind in use. It is not a panacea for all the ills flesh is heir to, but it is certainly a grand specific for many diseases. Two years experience has convinced me that for Headache, Indigestion, Pain in the Stom ach, or in any other part of tlie system, Severe Chills Weariness, Common Colds, Hoarseness, Cholera Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Tooth-Ache; fitc., &e., there is nothing better than the Pain Killer. I have this hour recovered from a severe attack of the Sick Headache, by using two teaspoonsful, taken at thirty minutes interval, in a wine glass full of warm water. I am confident that, through the blessing of God, it suved me from the Cholera during the summer of 1849. Travelling in Connecticut and Massachusetts, amid heat, dust, toil, change of diet and constant ex posure to an infected atmosphere, my system was daily predisposed to dysentery attacks, accompanied with pain, lor which the Pain Killer was a sovereign remedy: oue teaspoonfui curing the worst case in an hour, or at most, half a day! My brothers in the minis try have used it with much success in various diseases. I have heard many cases the country over, of Dysen tery being cured by its use. Put in the teeth, it would sotp the tooth-ache in several minutes. Gratitude, and a desire for its general use, has drawn from me this unsolicited testimonial id its favor. The Pain Killer is a blessing to mankind, and needs but to be known to be admired. May you be richly rsward ed as its distinguished inventor. Yours respectfully, 14 8t. with constant gratitude, D. T. TAYLOR, Jr., Minister of the Gospel. For sale by Druggists, and Grocer dealers gener ally—John B. Moore & Co., Savannah; and Havi- laud, Chichester & Co., Augusta, Wholesale Agts. Rheuiuatiaui—Is only cured permanently by ‘lunch's Anti-Rheumatic Powders,” as it is the only etnt-dy extant that attack the root of the disease; all others being ointments, embrocations, &c., are merely palliatives. It is sold, wholesale and retail by J. G. Gibson, Eatouton, Ga.,aud retailed by James Herty, Mi'ledge- ville. Ga. 21 tf. A pleasant traveling companion, and one that no tra veller should be without is Perry Davis’ Pain Killer. A sudden attack of diarrhoea, dysentery or cholera mor bus can be effectually and instnneously releived by it. 14 8t. Fat Sisters.—It is stated that there are four sis ters iu Canton, Vt., weighing in a lump 935 pounds. The shortest is six feet in her stocking, and w eighs 256 pounds. “Great are greens.” especially Green Mountains and their gals. He should be a* brave and bounc ing boy who goes wooing in that wigwam. Yet what marvels of loveliness and divinity in the lump does Canton possess if these sisters are good as they are great. Baldness Ci red.—For real worth. Wood’s Hair Rosturative is undoubtedly the best preparation now in use, for restoring hair on bald heads, changing gray hair to its original color, and as a cosmetic, or cure for pimples, it is last taking the place of other preparations. No toilet now-a-days is complete without it. Caution.—Beware of worthless imitations asseveral art already in the market, called by different names — Use none unless the words (Professor Wood’s Hair Restorative, Depot St. Louis, Mo., and New fork), are blown on the bottle. Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine Dealers. Also by all Fancy andToilet Goods deulers iu the United Sates and Canadas. 16 2L Sold here by all Druggists. A Rich Estate —The estate of John Lawrence of Watertown, England, is of immense value, con sisting of millions of dollars, in keeping of the English government. Notice has been given to the heirs to come forward and prove their identity, and we leard that the claimants, as heirs at law are John B. Highton, Thomas Brane Highton, Mehitable EJwaids, and Mary Cone, all of this State We are also informed that our energetic citizen, Levi S. Russel, Esq., has already gone on, with evidencies proving the heirship of'the above parties to this vast, estate. The evidence was taken before the Ordinary of Bulloch county, iu conformity to the Amendatory statute of England, and an original record connected with the case, was made iu the year 1804. We learn that the profits in possession of Mr. Russel, together with the record evidence, are positive in favor of these parties. We uwst hartily wish Mr. Russell suc cess in his undertaking.—Saraatuih Morning News. The Bapti ts.—The Baptist Almanac for 1359 has just been issued by the American Baptist Pub lication Society. W T e gather from it the following summary of the Baptists in the United States: Associations, 5k5; churches 11,000; erdained ministers 7,144; licentiates 1,025; baptized in 1857 63,566; total members 628,193. Besides these there are the Anti-Mission Baptists 58,600; and the Freewill Baptists 50,310; and of Disciples aud other denominations that practice immersion, about 400,000. The increase in the last ten years has been 144 associations 3,395 churches, 2,191 or dained ministers, and225,468 members. Horses in the United Status.—It is estimated that there are 50,000 horses in the State of Massachu setts, 221,000 in tlieNew England States 4,500,000 ip the United States. Ohio stands foremost in the number of horses, New York next, Pennsylvania next, Keutuehy next, and Minnesota last of all. Estimating tlie horses of Massachusetts, at §75 per head, their value will be $3,760,000, andsli the horses in the United States at that rate, would make a value of $337,500,000 or more than three times the whole cotton and woolen manufacturing capital in the Union. The horses interest isa most important one to the wealth aud prosperity of the States. If a man is odious in society he might as well be in prison. The worst prisons are not of stone; they are of throbbing hearts, outraged by an infa mous life. Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Blotches, pimples, dry eruptioiis, aud all irritations of the skin, fade and disappear after a few applications of Holloway’s Ointment. In these cases brisk friction is indispeosi- ble. Many of tlie eruptions are caused by suppressed perspiration, and as this penetrating uugueut at once opens the pores aud invigorates the absorbents, it dis sipates the iuftamation by a double process. Ladies whose faces or arms are disfigured by cutaneous diseas es, may readily remove the blemish and restore to the skiu its uatnral tint, flexibility, and softness, by tlie use of this safe but powerful counter-irritant. The Pills never fail in disorders of tlie stomach. Relief of Neuralgia.—As this dreadful disease is becoming more prevalent than formerly, and as the doctors have not discovered any method or medicine that will permanently cure it. we simpiy state that for some time pasta member of our fam ily has suffered most intensely from it, and could find no sure relief from any remedy replied, until we saw an article, wliich wc republished, recom mending the application of bruised horse radish to the wrist, tor the cure of toothache. As neuralgia and toothache are both nervous diseases, w* thought tlie remedy for (he one would be likely to give relief to the other, jo we made the application, and were truly gratified that the simple applica tion of horse radish, bruised and applied to the wrist aud on the side of the body where the disease w as seated, gave almost instant relief to a severe attack ot neuralgia. Since then we iiave applied it several times, with the same gratifying results- The remedy is simple, cheap, and may be within the reach of every oue.—Laurei.cecille Herald. Death Among Immigrants at New Orleans.—7 b* yellow fever is particularly fatal to newly arrived immigrants at New- Orl.-ar.s, and several vessels from Germany; with living cargoes, are now on tbs way there. Iu view of tins tlie Delta says: “A Mr. Ingram, who is largely interested at Fort Lavucca, Texas, has made Mayor 8r,(h a lifer®; proposition to relieve the city of the emigrants about arriving from Europe. Mr. Ingram pr 0- poses to send them to Lavacca, Texas, by the steamship, and to give each emigrant a lot t" i u1, upon, free of charge, cr two hundred acres of is®” each, at three dollars per acre on three years time.” Found Insensible from being Drugged.— chant from Georgia, who came to this city ' purchase goods, was found on Tuesday u.g' insensible from drugged liquor which had bet administered to him, lying on the pavement ne^ Fulton ferry, with a number ot' suspicious ebara ters about him. He was taken in charge by r liceman Watson, of the Second Precinct, ■ v80 f% veyed him to the station house, when be recover and was conducted to his hotel. He had on person about $1,fit it) in cash and sight drafts, no ot which had been disturbed. He declined gt' 1 » further particulars —N. Y. News. The annual State Fair of Georgia will be held if Atlanta, from the 19tli to the 23d of October 0 e • The Intelligencer says it bids fair to ho f°4 0I \v largely attended, bnt to have a tine display of productions of nature, science and art. Walker and Hemsingsenthefiliibuster genera*^ are both in New York. They are said not i? m, ou good terns. This is probably • sham- “ , er, it is rumored, will go to Centnal Americ»-_ leave Henningsen in New York, for whai P nr P 0M is Bot exactly known.