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SHHBil c Courier ROME GA., t Him 7 . that there may be three can* in the Sold daring the nest Qubemnto- II was n matter or surprise to u-by accepted the nomination of j^^^jBfeiTentkwi. A welt grounded the chief induce- ment for a man t| engage In the lime foYpoliti- we have been una- i which prompted Mr. Overby's tn the temperance lame alone. fecljfied from an tllitncc with cither of the TVlitieal partita; Ifo woaHreenre a very in- i i Me i nt a Without any design ofitn* i motives, we are almost Inclined to signified his design to canvass tbo State, thiuk- Ingidbattqrao doing he would forestall the more- menu of ihe w hig party, and obviate the prob ability of a ? r; wale nomination;—in short, that they would centre upon him awl Ana enfhre his election, Ifeach wee* the design hy which he v,-ss act urted. we tract that the whig* of Georgia will cot gratify him to much Of to giro him their supi- r'" 1: it true, he may aecure a few whig votes .iattbeeaweheUhimeelfawhig, but they will l>« ir.sv.ffirient to promote the ends of his ambition. A ■ yet we know of but one jour- e State that would came out nil in wet in an open we ao believe it the advocacy of his claims and that Is the Temper* anew Banner. If he expedite create adivision in the wh ig rant*, he would sacrifice the inter cuts of the whole phrty te the promotion of hi* own cods. On that ground he would merit a strenuous o pposition. 1( on the other hand, he anticipates that the whole whig party will unite is. the furtherance of his aspirations, rather than suffer a spfit In their ranks, the design is equally injudicious and argues an intolerable degree of presumption. Had he received the nomination t v a convention which might justly have been considered a fair representation from the several sections of fiw State, an aeceptaneo would have been far more compatible with the popular will, and more consistent with a hope of final success. So thinly attended were the meetings called for the purpose of chasing dele gate* to the Convention, that in many, if notin most instances, thcro were not people enough in attendance :e constitute, of themrohres, a ws- pcc table delegation in poin* of numbers. Sadi hnring been the case, it is not to be supposed that the Convention was an exponent of-tho triehes of the Temperance people a'.-ue,tO'«iy nothing of the popular wish; and Mr. Orerby might, as well, hare waived the formality of a nomination, and unsolicited!}' announced him self a candidate. We hardly conceive that then is an immedi ate necessitr ofnominating our candidates, hot press oat openly and or defend the course field. What Recorder, the Hp .i* Yv. | to support him? The reader will see from the subjoined para- agrapb dipped from the Atlanta Republican what recklessness characterises Mr. Campbell the Post Master General. In this instance a man against whom no fault has been proven has been removed from office to gratify the desires of a few who have been cowardly enough to act clandestinely that they' might tie more effsetaaDy accomplish their end. 1-.. Rbwovsl or the Pomfisrnn—The Papal axe has again fallen, rnd the Postmaster in this city whose only crime was that he was and has been for upwards uf thirty ye«r* a worthy mem ber of a PfatostmsU Church, has been sacrificed. It is true, ho was charged with being connected with the American party, hot this charge was disproved, by a largo number of the most re- spectat’.e citizens of Atlanta, Democrat and , whose Petition against the removal of Tnatmaririr waa received in Wasbing- i days before the removal was consam- That he was faithful in the discharge of his duties, courteousand attentive, to all call* npenUa nttentied is proven by the fact that he ieares the office with the regret of the citizen? w hom ba bas so faithfully served. But he was a Protestant and bis brother belonged to the American party—end the Pope’s agent at the hea l of the Post-office Department, if be could not rekindle the fires Of Smitbfield here, c -uHveat his petty and malignant spleen upon the American order, by removing a man whose integrity of character and 1 heart, bad won for him the confi- esteem of all who know him.^ It is duo to Mr. Bvjc tb# present Postmaster to state that he was noteoasalted as to Htappointment, and knew nothing of tbe removal anti! informed tbit Le was appointed to office. At the facta connected with toll outrage upon the citizens of Atlanta, will soon he laid before them, wo forbear f^r the present The Examiner of the 14th Inst after publish ing a letter received from the Post Master at Van Wert in ,ri : eh he request* a discontinuance (Examiner) sent to the address of r, contains some editorial re- we make* the following cx- _ m-.de him intemperate, and we j to call the attention of the Post Mas- ter Genera! to this onslaught upon os, and * change of ?r ; -: Masters at Tan Wert may be the V7e bare no Hspoaitioa to comment upon tbit extract, for it I* in itself a commentary on tbo imbecility of him who Is at die head of the Port Office.Department. Iti* lobe hoped that the next Presidtatlal eampsugn will result in the choice of. a man who will appoint a cabinet aciaatc-d hy better motives than the Present one. An offi-er who will suffer himself to ho road* a uk>\ for the redress of private individ ual grievances is unworthy the position assigned him. SsjSfe*§s£ YY'YYX i SUM ’?euITaving bad an opportunity to spend an k^ or two \i. tbs School room of Mr. P. M. Sbeiblv on Friday last; we take pleasure in an- nouticioij that hi* pupil* acquitted themselves very creditably in a brief examination of their respective studies. Having been courteously re quested by the teacher, to exatnioe bis classes in rastbemari'v and Hie languages, wo willing ly complied, and were pleased to learn that the pupils bad not-been superficially taught,'but on the other baud, bad an intimate and thorough ecquain'anr- with tbeirstudies. The educational facilities of Rom# are unsur- passed by those of any town In upper Georgia. The Scientific nod Industrial Institute is now a a flourishing condition. If properly snstaln- nnd appreciated, It wiil do our city much reuit The Female Collegiate Institute under the charge of Mr. Fouche, is progressing finely and has a good attendance of pupils, Yet noi« ther of our School* bns to large a nnmber of scholars as they should have. Every exertion should bs made by both teacher and pat ron to secure patronage from abroad. jS3^*Several of the Democratic journals have expressed a desire that a convention should be held on the 5th of June for ihe purpose of nominattcating a person ae a a candidate for Governor. regular and welcome visitor, the Knickerbocker Magazine, is again before us.— Wo are more than pleased with its valuable con tents. The Editor’s Table is more sploy, If pos sible, than that of any former nnmber of recent date. The Editor makes one feel that ho ishol- dieg free nnu familiar intercourse with him.— The reader cannot help admiring this unaffected and agreeable style of writings So much pleas antry and good humor are to he found in tho writings of scarcely any other aothor of tho present ago. Ton that know Mm not, scrape acquaintance with WtLunt G. Cuu Esq. throng! the columns of the “Knick.” It wll coot only $3,600. . Tsa London QvutmT Entiv.- Tho trot number ofTol. 43 of-this excellent Quarter ly I* received. This sad the three other groat British Quarterlies and BUckwood’sMoutbly are promptly issued by L. Scott A Co. 34 Gold stm t New York.. Those wishing to obtain tho best specimens of current British lltoratare, to boeomo acquainted with Britislfpolitlos, to know tho views Mid opln Ions entertained by their leading politicians of the different partita and to understand the poll' ey of the English hr relation to tho eastern war, cannot do better than to suhseribo for these peri odieals, Terns of snbscription.—Any one Reviow Blackwood, $3 a year. Blackwood and one Re* view—or any two Reviews, $3. Tho four Re views and Blackwood, $10. Postage for each Reviow 14 eeats a year and $4 cents for Blaok wood. JMTA Know Nothing Convention has boon held at Winchester to nominate a candidate for Governor of Virginia, The proceedings of tho Convention have not yet boon disclosed. Who ever may become the nominee will stand a very foir chance of defeating Henry At Wise. BauOnr subscribers in Alabama will please hoar it in mind, that a meeting is called at An ham, on the 24th Inst, to adopt such measures as axe best calculated to secure the erection of a Male College at that place. Auburn is, un doubtedly as eligible a point as could bo selec ted ; and we trust the meeting wQl be well at tended by man who are both able and willing to encourage the enterprise by pecuniary aid. reader will observe that the news by the last steamer indicates an unfavorable va* nation in the price, of cotton. New Post Omen.—A new Post Office has boon established in Gilmer county, with tho name of Town Creek, and F. M. Kitchens ap pointed Post Master. Tho following beautiful piece, Messrs. Edi son; I took from thmPort Folio of a young friend of mine, which is one of his first effusions. Be ing ranch pleased with its intrinsic beauty, and peculiarity of style, X prevailed upon him to accord to me the permission of having it insert, ed in your excellent paper; and I herewith transmitit to yon for publication. I have piece or two for you in preparation, which will bo forthcoming soon. Claude. THE GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID. Twas a beautiful spot, Where the vine-covered cot Of the mountaineer stood, At the edge of the wood, There the forest bird’s song Echoed all the daylong; - And the mountain stream played In the close of the shade; While the graceful young fawn Cropped the herbage at dawn, From file wide spreading lawn. ’Twas a beautiful spot, Twas a beautiful cot; 1 And surely there ne’er Was a maiden more fare, Nor a maiden more rare, Than the maid that dwelt there. Shall I picture this maid, - Of the greenwood and glade, As she was in the day When old “Allen " hold sway, While his iron nerved men Were the pride of the glen ? Z She was neither too tall, Too short nor too small ; Nor so light nor so airy But the pride of tho glade Was this rosy cheeked maid, With eyes quite as bine As the summer sky’s hue, And die tresses of brown Floating gracefully down, And nestling below On a bosom of snow. She could warble and sing; Like the songsters of Spring . She could spin and could weep, Could mew and could reap— Could ride the gay steed " At the top of his speed, *-And had sported a trifle With her fotber's’own rifle. And this bouncing young maid Of the evergreen shade, Was chaste and refined. And had such a mind As you seldom can find ; Among the gay maids Of haughtier grades. A lover she bad, Who would have been glad To capture her heart By his scheming and art j O’Handy his name, And a dandy by fame. Who, though wrinkled mid parch’d,. . Was whiskered and starched, And displayed quite a rare And citified air. Well, be knelt at her feet. And began to entreat, While Ms great bosom beat With unmerciful heat y And be told such a tale As he deemed would not foil ' To make her believe That be could not deceive. While thus he knelt pleading, While thus interceding. He thought by her smiling That bis words were begniling. Bathe found the conclusion A hopeless delusion ; * , For that maid was nnlinking His scheming—was thinking ; And she thought in a twinkling, She'd" fire him a sprinkling Of the well peppered ointment Of blaok disappointment. Ete be drew to acloso .* She turned up her nose,- As yon may suppose, Just as high as she efaose ; J And scorning Ms prose. Though bis pleading she broke, And. tii os ’twas she spoke. Ob, great is jour fome, O’Uaady yoor name— From the city yon came, With year heart all a-flatno; And yon thought, in the shade Of monatain or glade, To capture a maid By pomp and parade. "Ob 1 save all yonr tears, Yonr nopas and yonr fears, Yonr 'ducks,' and yonr 'dears/ For some other ears. All men are agreed You’re a nioe bird inded; But pour figure's too lean, You’re too gaunt and too green ; And that is not oil, You’re excessively tall; Your nose is too big— You're a voice like a pig, And yon wear a huge wig, While your upper lip seems *■ Just the shade of your dreams. Now my answer you know— There’s the door, you may go." Still he lingered to plead His love and his need— And he boosted and told Ofhis titles and gold— Ofher station in life, Whom ho chose forhiswifo. But he found ’twas no pnrt \ V Of a mountain maid's heart, To hear insult end wrong From an oye or a tongue. That maid could not brook . Such a word and such look, And she caught down a broom, That hung in the room, And hit him a blow ' That mpde the blood flow Not gracefully slow. Ho lit on all four, Just out of tbo door. All cover’d with gore. Thou he sprang on his feet, And considered itswoct And exceedingly meet To beat a retreat, a To cover defeat; ■ And be fled from the place In shame and disgrace— Disappeared o’er the green And wm nevermore seen ; And ever since then, City-dandified men Have learned to beware Of the Green Monntain.Fair. I. o! O F. At a meeting of'Romc Lodge No. 40 I. 0. 0. F. the following preamble and resolutions wore unanimously adopted: Whereas It hath pleased Almighty God to remove hy death from our midst our worthy «nd well beloved brother Wm. Adkins—and whereas ho had attained to the yean of well ripened maturity and had established traits of character well defined and of high honorable bearing—therefore, Rmolred, lit That although much wo do. plore this act of in inscrutiblo Divine Provi dence yet we may best honor his memory by Mvereinghls virtues and endeavering to emu late his example wMoh was foithfol in Friend ship, devoted in Love and of inflexible integ rity. Rttolvtd, 2d- That ia the spirit of fraternity we tender eur condolence and sympathy to the bereaved fomily of onr Deceased Brother and that we will wear the nsnal badge of mourning for the spaee of thirty days. Reeolred, 3d. That a copy of the above res olutions bo sent to the fomily of our deceased Bro. and that they also be published in the city papers. A. P. NEELD, ) .as WM. B. COX: 1 8 J. W. HIX, BLD,I a OX, II i> j® The Enow Nothing Expose. The democratic papers, says the Athens Poet, in puMishing the "Know Nothing Expose," have dealt insincerely with their readers. Tney pretend to have spread out before them the whole business—-initiatory, progressive, and ultimate, whenin foot a great deal, and per haps the more interesting portions are omited. That’s wrongrrwhen our democratic friends un dertake anything, they should do it thorongMy. That the "Enow Nothing Expose” may be per fect as a whole, as we can find space and leisure to*supply the omissions which havo been made, and we commence with the following, copied from the book with the yellerkirer .- "Whenever any person expresses, in the presence of a Know Nothing, a strong desire to- become a member of the order, he is privately informed that be must be at a certain corner at the hoar of twelve, whistling Yankee Doodlo out of one corner of Ms mouth and Hail Colom bia oat of the other; then he mast have a copy of the Constitution of the United States in one of his hoots, (or shoes as the case may be,) that when a person passes Mm, in a slouch hat, whistling the 'Star Spangled Banner,’ he (the candidate) must follow. He will bo led np a dark stairway into a dark room. He wil! then be sworn by some persons whom the darkness ooneeals, never to reveal anything that he may hear or see'daring the meeting. After taking this oath, a light, suddenly illnminates the room,-and five men in masks approach the can didate, holding in their hands the American flag, made out of twelve hundred yards of Amer ican silk, wMch the/ roll about the candidate, completely encasing him, after the case of an Egyptian mammy. The five then shoulder the candidate and cany him into the lodge. Though he cannot'see he oau hear,and the Great Grand Flam—the highest officer—administers a terri ble oath, shearing the candidate' never to re peal any of the passwords, signs, tokens, grips, principles, designs or private work of the Order, on penalty of being sent to the Penitentiary or the State Legislature ! If the case is not too aggravated, tho violation would only be visited upon the violator by sending him to the Peni tentiary, but the extremest penalty for violas tion is the Legislature. "After taking this oath the candidate is rolled around the room, this being the speediest way of unwinding the flag. -Ho sees the members standing around Mm all iti masks. The five mnciples are tbeu read to him, and after he ina'sworn to observe them, he is compelled to ran a splinter—previously taken from a liber-* ty pole—into the index finger ofhis left hand, and with the splinter and his own blood, he signs tbo Constitution and By-Laws of the Or der. Physicians on being admitted into the Order are compelled to take an additional oath, to the effect that they will mistake strychnine for calomel.ia administering medicine to Dutch and Irish Catholics. Lawyers have to swear that they will abandon the habit of lying and deception in dealingwith native born American clients. Many Lawyers have lej't the Obder." Btaudsd oh Babies.—A correspondent of tho Boston Post, describing a visit to a mosque, at Constantinople, gives this account of a new ouro t * • "There was a strange kind of by-play going on in tho mean time, which was quite inexpli cable. Little children were being brought in, when Mr. Brown said to me, 'Now look ; tho shick Mgotng to stamp them.’ Bare enough, *H8® s llttlobltof a baby down on a mat in, and ho deliberately set one foot and or upon it, supporting himself on upon tho hands of a-couple of aids. frightful, and I could hardly ■••iig out; but the infant did notsoem they took it np, although it cried a , iw the prooess of stamping repeated on several children afterwards, who did not scorn to mind it at all, although ono could see clearly ho bore weight upon thorn as they flattened out under hia tread. All that is done with the view of curing any dlsenso the Children may! have and after many other grown persons eomo’to be cured of ono thing or tho other. The shiok said prayers over them, at tho same time performing a series it manipulations on tho part affected." TsLRonAPn to CciA.—tho Tampa Peninsu lar of tho 8d inst., says : "A Company of Northern gentlemen bos been incorporated simultaneously by the Legislature of Georgia find the Spanish Vico Roy governing tho Island of Cuba for tho purpose of construct ing a submarine Telegraphic line, extending from Maoon, through tho southern part of Geor gia, and upon an atelino through the entire ex tent of tho Poninsula of Florida to Havana, on the Island of Cuba We have positiyo and well authenticated assurance that so soon as tho chartered privilege is obtained of our Legisla ture (which wiil re-assemblo iu November next) to run through the 'extent of tho bounds of Florida, this important work will be oommenc- odrj.TaUaJiasseo, Tampa, and Key West are points designated by the company, through which this Scientific Intelligencer is to pass on its way to Havana, and ultimately, to appoint on the Isthmns, connecting ^North and South America.!* Important to Postmasters and to the Pub lic. We are requested to call special attention to the law just passed by Congress, says the Wash ington Union, modifying the rates of postage Ac., particularly to those provisions, requiring that all letters between places in tbe United States shall be prepaid/roirt aud after the let of April 1355, by stamps or otherwise and that from and after the first of January next post masters must place postage stamps upon all pre paid letters upon which snch stamps may not iave been placed by tbo writers, or which may not be enclosed in stamped envelopes. From and after the first of April, 1855. tbe postage to be charged on each single letter for any distance in the United States not exceed-, ing 3,000 miles is three cents, and over 3,000 miles ten cents. The law does not change the existing rates or regulations in regard to totters to or from Can- ada or other foreign countries, nor does it affect the franking privilege. The provisions in regard to the registration of valuable totters willbe carried into effect, and- special instructions issued to postmasters on the subject, as soon as the necessary blanks can be prepared and distributed - We beg to snggest that editors generally throughout tbe United States would render an essential service to their readers by calling at tention to. this subject. Deceit.—If there is any being on the face of God’s footstool, that we realy dispise add abom inate, ia a too faced man who greets yon with an' ontstreached hand, smooth words and a smiling foe© and, the- moment your back is turned, scoffs about and reviles you, insinuates perhaps, base charges which only a hellish malice could invent, using his vile tongue to yonr reputation or that .of yonr fomily, and all probably to revenge himself for some fanciod wrong to which bis hateful imagination alone j ;ave birth. . Such beings should bo driven out i torn among men, and be compelled to wander np and down tho earth, branded like Cain, the scorn and derision or every deoent human be ing.—Olive Branch. The Governor and the Banks.—Governor Johnson has issued his Proclamation calling npon tho several Banking institutions in Geor gia to transmit to him, under oath of tbe Presi dents and Cashier the state and condition of tbe Banks, with the names of tbo Presidents, Directors )and Stockholders. This call is made under tbe provisions or tbe act of Feb. 21, 1850. ’ The Shobtebt Wat.—Wo were gratified, the othor day, by a visit from an old friend re siding in tho vicinity ofNapotoon, Ind., and it reminded ns of an old, unpublished story, Jwo once heard of tl;at pl&oo. Some twelve years ago Napoleon was cele brated for two firings, one for the carousing propensities of ifo, citizens, and the othor for the great number or Cross roads in its vicinity. It appears that an Etetern collector had stopped at Dayton to spend foe night, and gain some in formation about-his fotnre course. Daring tbe evening he became acquainted with an old dro ver, who appeared well posted os to tbe geogra phy of the country, ana the collector thought no might as well inquire as regards *the best route to different points to which he was des tined. « "I wish to "go to . Greenfield," said the collec tor, “now, which will be my shortest way "Well, sir,’’ said the drover, "you had bettor go to Napoleon and take the road leading noar- ly north." The traveller noted it down. N "Woil, sir, if I wish to go to Edinburg ? "Then go to Napoleon, and take the road west.” ' _ "Well, if I wish to go to Vernon ?” "Go to Napoleon and take the road west. 1 "Or to Indianapolis ?” asked the collector, eyeing the drover closely and thinking he was being imposed on. "Go to Napoleon and follow the north-west road.” _ The collected looked at bii note book; every direction had Napoleon in it; he began to feel his mettle rise,qndhe turned once more to the drover irith: "Suppose, myfriend, I wanted to go to h—11V' The drover never smiled, scrached his head, and after a moment’s consideration, said: "Well, my dear air, I don’t know of any shor ter road, yon could take than to go to Napoleon/ The Woods in Fire.—Fires continue to rage between this city and Macon. Tins for they have done but little injury to the railroad, but in tbe interior we learn that many fences and outbuildings, ns well as some dwelling houses, have been destroyed. It is also stated that 'cattle have perished by the fire. Tbe whole cocratry is covered with smoke, and in some places engineers find it difficult to ran their engines at their aanal speed.' (Morning News. FcGinyR Slave Excitement.—Quito an excitement occurred at the City Hotel, in Pitts burg, on Wednesday morning. It appears a gentleman named Slaymaker, and his aunt, from Lancaster, Pa., arrived there, en rente for Hlinois, • having with them a colored female.— The colored waiters of the hotel, supposing her to be a slave, seized Mr. S. while sitting at the breakfolt table, and held him nntil the woman had been taken off to the honse of a colored barber. Fortunately she established, to the sa tisfaction of her abductors, that she was free, and was permitted* to rejoin her friends and leave for Illinois. The Skeleton of a Regiment.—The 63d regiment, or rather, the remains of it, marohed on the 21st to Balaklava, there to embark cith er for Scutari or Malto. It left the Fourth Di vision 30 strong, every efficer, regimental staff, and all hands included, (scarcely a sufficient es cort few the colors) after landing in-the Crimea about 970 strong, and having since received a draught of 30 men. There was one sergeant only to represent the grenadier company re maining on t of 120. The retnrn8 show 400 in the hospital at Scutari. Purchase of Slaves.—Senator Sumner, of Massachusetts, sometime since purchased three slaves in Virginia, and brought them to Wash ington, with the view of sending them North, where they would of course be free. Recently, ho purchased two boys, and is said to be nego tiating for others, ono of whom is owned in Alexandria, and worth abont $1000! Several citizens of Boston, it is said, have directed Mr. S. to draw on them for tho necessary funds.— They are all the relatives of a colored man nam ed John Botts, who run away from his master several years go, and went to Boston, and sub sequently purchased his own freedom. Important American Movement.—A hand bill was posted around the streets of Trenton, N. J., on the 20th, of February calling for a meeting that evening of all Americans, who were in favor of an open organization, to advo cate the following platform, of an open Ameri can organization os the only true republican at titude for an American political party; of an extension of the naturalization laws to a period of 24 years, or a repeal of the same y of a capi tation or head tax sufficient to exclude Europe’s paupers and criminals, and protect American capital; all who are opposed to corruption and time serving truckling to a foreign balance of power vote, by the two old parties ; who are opposed to foreign sectarian dictation in oar system of public schools, Ac. A Model Don.—An Editor "out west” thus talks to his non-paying subscribers and patrons! If his appeal does not bring the “pewter, we think he need never tty again : "Friends, Patrons, Subscribers and Advertis- The Mexican Presidency. The communications of onr valuable Acapul co correspondent, published in the Delta of Wednesday last, are conclusive as to the jittor infant flf Hnnia Annn^a nlana nml tlin eiiAAfisa Fearful Rencontre with a Bear.—On the 28th nit. a citizen of Morgan county, Va., was banting on the Cacapon mountain when his at tention was drawn by tho barking of his dogs to a lodge of rocks. Approaching tho spot, be defeat of Santa Anna’s plans, and the saeec. * f ! ’ n ‘W 01 roctu. AmroaeMag tne spot, ne Alvaros, who has devoted his enthusiasm and perce^edsomoolyect; winch appeared to be the experience to his country’s fireodom. We will head of somo animal. lie raised bis riflo and country not have a Louis Napoleon of the West, after all, and tho warrior of San Jacinto must hide his diminished head before tbe viator of the Boule vards. Tho difference between Napoleon and Santa Anna ia vory marked, but it can bo sum med up in a sentence! Ono bos, succeeded, the other has foiled,—that U to say one ia sublime and the other ridiculous. Success is tho only modern test of justice; coronal opus. It will bo perceived thatihe prominent men who are spoken of in connection with tha next Presidency are all liberal and enlightened states men, whoso characters are different, in every particular, from that of the would be Emperor, the chences of sneoess are In favor of General Comonfort, who is dess known in this country than hit probable competitor, Arista, hut has succeeded in wining the affections of the Mexi can people, especially of tho army of Alvaros, tho third division of which he commands. He is a man of talent, integrity and firmness. As a military leader, he has few superiors in Mexi co ; and if onr correspondent is right in his opin ion, there can bo little doubt ofhis eminent tal Onto as a civilian. We oxpect to hear more of him before I6ng. Know Nothing Manifesto.—Tbe Now York Herald Publishes a circular signed J. W. Bar er, tbe President of theKnow Nothings in New York State, to the State Council, containing va rious allusions, to their past history and future prospects. Ho says that tbo strength of tbe Order in May, 1855, did nqt exceed 5,600 in that State and 10,000 in the Union. Now he speaks of the 960 councils in the State, and confidently asserts that the party is invincible. Recreant members have been expelled, and this appears to be the resolvo of the Order in all ea ses in foture ; members of the Legislature who have "proved treacherous to their canso" are to be deprived of the power to injure the fu tore. Indian Politics.—There are ramors of quite an excitement at Indianapolis. It will be rc- mombred tbe Democrats in the Legirlaturc^re- fused to go into an election for Attorney Gen oral, State Agent, and other State officers this they did because they knew their candidates would not beislected in joint session, and if no election was made, they supposed the Governor would appoint their candidates, who would thus get the offices, though a majority of the Legis lature were opposed to them. They succeeded in preventing an election, and after the adjourn ment of the Legislature the Governor appointed the candidates of the Democrats, and their plan seemed abont to succeed. But it seems tbe Con stitution requires tbe oath of office to be admin istered by the Secretary of State, and he, not being a Democrat, rofosed to* administer to it, and there is no way to compel him. So mat tors stand at present—National Intelligen cer. The Great Men of a Great Country.—A young American .exchange thns sums up our human greatness as follows : "The greatest man, take him in all, of the last hundred yean, was Gen. George Washington, an American. The greatest Doctor of Divinity, Jonathan Edwards, an American. The great est philosopher was Benjamin 'Franklin, an American. The greatest of living historians is William H. Prescott, an American. . The greatest ornithologist was John James Andibon, an American. There has been no English wri ter of the present age, whose works have been marked with more refinement, or more grace, than those of Washington Irvin, an American. The Greatest Lexicographecrsihce the time of Johnson was Noah Webster, an American. The inventors-whose works have been productive of the greatest amount of benefit to mankind in the last Century, were Godfrey, Keb, Fulton and Whitney, all Americans. And tho greatest humbng of this or any other country, ofthe last or any othor hundred years, is P. T. Barnnm, also an American. England Counting the Cobt of the War. —Mr. Bright, a clear-headed merchant of Eng land, and a member of Parliament, has been fig uring np one year’s cost of the war. He calcn- lates that the British are paying one hundred and fifty millions of dollars more for food on ac count ofthe. war, while the government are spending one hundred and fifty millions of dol lars extra on the same account; and what is there obtaianed in return? Wheat is selling in England for 73s. Id. and a quarter, or Is. 6d. higher than the highest price ever known. since 1819. Yet the ^harvest of 1854 in Eng land was the most productive ever known. He gives it as solemn.belief that if tbe foreign pol icy keeps food np so high, six million quarters of corn being kept ont of the country by war, before two years are orer the Government will shoot Englishmen in the streets. Hundreds of sailing vessels, and sixty or seventy of the lar- gest steamers, instead of carrying passengers and manufacturers to all parts of the World, are now^employed mostunproductively in carrying soldiers, horses, stores, shot and shell to the Cri mea. In the trade of the Bal.tie there is a fall ing off of 5000 vessels, about fifty per cent in the English, and nearly 90 por eent in the Rus sian. Tbe vessels of the other States have al so suffered a proportionate dimnnition. Prus sia has suffered slightly / Sweoden forms'the only exception. Marble in Cass,—It gives ns pleasure to state that a valuable bed of Marble has been discovered on the land of CoL J. T. Rawland, in this county. The location, is about five miles from this place, and within one anfi a half miles of Cartersville. We have before us two speci mens—ono of a beautiful white marble, almost translucent, of very fine grain, and susceptible we should think, of very high polish ; the other a very fine speeimen of variegated marble, one of the most beautiful we have eyor seen. Both of these varieties occur in large quantities and give promise of great value. We shall .take occasion, before long, to speak more fully of this valuable discovery than we are able to do now. In tho meantime, we shall be glad to show the specimens in onr possession to those who call on ns.— Caesville Standard. fired, end Immediately a huge bear rushed upon him. Wbat i ensued is thus described by the Bath Enterprise: Tho hunter attempted to de fend himself with his empty gun; this the boar threw fom him with a stroko of his paw, and hurled him upon the ground and bit him severe ly. Tho hunter then called his dogSto his as sistance, which engaged the attention of-the enraged animal, and enabled the prostrate man to regain his feet He then had recourse to his tomahawk, and after a tremendous straggle fi nally succeeded in destr ying the monster, Tbe hunter afterwards entered the den and cap tured twocnb*. — i - "Let Slip the Dogs of War.”—Ex-Gover nor Brown, of Mississippi, who in the late Sen- ate introduced a bill to repeal such section of tho neutrality laws as restrained our citizens from giving " aid and comfort" to the people of Cuba, says that the Spaniardsin Cuba have insulted our flag, itnprisonedour people,search ed our ships, pillaged our mails, and yet the government has not yet moved. Under these circumstances, he is for "letting slip the dogs of war" in the shape of fillibusters. On Monday nightonr town was visited by a tremendous storm, which startled the weak- nerved from their cosy naps, and made owners of tall booses quake. It unroofed a brick honse npon the South East comer of thesqnare, the lower portion of which was owned by John Douglass, Esq., and tbe upper part by the Odd FelloWt and Masons. The roofing was of sheet* iron and was torn off like paper. We believe no vory serious damage was done to the inside of the building.—Lagrange Reporter. ■ ■«««.» » The Angel Gabriel at Home.—The Glas gow Mail, of the lltb of Fab, states that John S. Orr, nicknamed tbe "Angel Gabriel," has arrived at home, from New York, in the steam er Glasgow. It says: A moat dissonant screeching sound from the steamer reached the ears of the lonngets on the quay, and in which warsoon recognised the old fomilar war note of John S. Ore’s (alias the Angel Gabriel’s) trumpet. As the vessel near- ed the wharf " the angel” (of discord) was only recognized hy his old acquaintances by tbe bra zen embloms which he carried, for be appeared not only to have become a convert to the beard movement, but to allow bis hair to grow until it hung over his shoulders. He sprang upon the quay, took np his old position at the gas lamp pillar, blew a blast or two on his trumpet, and' shortly harangued crowd of carious on-lookers, pointed to the scars on his head which be had received in Canada and the United States in doing battle with Popery, said he would talk to the people of Greenock for boars on Monday night for Ms adventures and hairbreadth escapes among tbe Yankees/ wheelod round, and rushed np the quay, going off to Glasgow by the railway train. A gentleman had five daughters, all of whom he brought np in some respectable occupation in life. These daughters married one after an other, with the consent of their futhor. Ihe first married a gentlomnn by tbo name of Poor; the second, a Mr. Littlo; tho third, a Mr. Short; tho fourth, a Mr. Brown; and tho fiifth, a Mr. Hogg. At tho wedding of the latter, her sisters with their husbands, wore prosbot... After the ceremonies of tho wedding wore over tho old gentleman said to the guests, "I have takon great pains to educato my five daughters, that tboy might act well their part in lira, and from tboir!advantages nod improromonts^Ifondlyho ped that they would do honor to the family, and now I find that all my pains, cares and expec tations havo turned out nothing but a Poor, Little, Short, Brown, Hogg." ' Hear ns for onr debts, and get ready that you may pay ; trust us, wo are in need, and have regard for our need, for yon havo been long trusted; acknowledge your indebtedness, and dive into your pockets, that you may promptly fork over. If there bo any among yon, one singlo patron that don’t owe us something, then to bim we say—step aside ; consider yonrsolf a f cntlcman. If the rest wish to know why wo un them this is our answer; Not that we oare abont cash ourselves, but oar creditors do.— Would you rather that wo go to jail, and yon go free/than you pay your debts, and ire all keep moving f As* wo agreed, wo have work ed for you as we contracted, we have furnished onr paper to you; as wo promised, wo have waited upon you, but as you don’t pay, we dan you ! Here are agreements for job work!; con tracts for subscription; promises for long crodi its; and duns for doferrod paymont. - Who is thore sa mean that he don’t take a paper ?— If any, he needn’t speak—we don’t mean him. Who is there so greon that ho don’t advertise ? If any, let him slide—ho aint tho chap either.— Who is there so bad-that he don’t pay tho' prin ter? If any, let him shout—for he’s the man. we’ro after. His nnmo is Legion, and he’s been owing ns for one, two, three, four, five, six, sev en and eight years—long enough to make ns poor, and himself rioh at our exponse. If the above appeal to his conscience doesn’t awako him to a sense of justice, wo shall have to try the law aad see what virtue there is in writs and constables/’ Tho N. Y Herald declares that tho story about tho Czar’s autograph letter to (ho President has no foundation in foot, though the people will not believejt Bennett, tho editor of the Herald denies that any body is going to write Ms life. Railroad in Egypt.—The railway between Alexandria and .Cairo,’& distance of one hundred and thirty-miles, is now complete, with the ex ception of the three bridges on the two branch es of the Nile and the Delta CanaL The com munication between the two towns may bo kept np by the line of railroad by crossing the river in boats, bat it will not be available' for traffic and passongera until after the bridges are com plete—five or Six months hence. The most im portant bridge is the tubular one whieh crosses the Domletfo branch of the Nile at Benha, and which is well advanoed towards comple tion. Wby tho Fourth 4th of March was Selec ted. The Portland Advertiser, correcting the blund ering statement which every year or two goes the round of the papers, to the effect that the fourth of March was selected as the beginning of the Preidontial term because it will not fall on Sun day for 300 years to eome, says : “Tho election of the fourth of March as the day for the beginning of tho Presidential term seems to be^be result of accident. The new City of Lbvenwortr.—The ’Kan sas Herald gives the following account of the growing prospects of the' new city of Leven- worth: " Five months ago there was not a ‘building in the place. The town had then just been laid off, and the brash cut down. A sale of lots took place in October. Since that time its progress has been onward, and so for its pros perity is unparalleled. Just emerging from tbe brash, the town now presents a city-like, appearance, with a population of near three hundred, and between seventy five and one hundred buildings have been put np in the space of about four months. "Already we have a large three story hotel, one of the most commodionS in the Territory, ' and another abont being erected. There -are in this place two dry goods homes, three groceiy stores, one granary, sevaral .boarding honse*, one steam raw mill, and another jnst opposite tbe town, with a shingle and lath machine and gristmill. There is also a tailorissbop.a bar ber, two blacksmith,s shops, a tin shop, seve ral law offices and two doctors’ offices, three car penters’ shops,-besides numerous other bnild-. ings, all np, and actually occupied by bona fide residents. There ore now some eighteen or twenty buildings in progress of erection, and many more will be bnilt in tbe next month. It is believed there will be upwards of three hundred buildings put up in the place this sea son., Mechanics of all kinds will find here con stant employment at good wages, especially carpenters, brickmakers, and bricklayers, cab inet workmen, blacksmiths, shoe and bootma kers, tailors and wagon makers.” *—« • Important Move Against Southern Inter ests in Cuba.—For tbe first time, a gentleman, native and resident of Cuba, the Count of Can- nongo, has been appointed Civil Governor of Havana. It is a matter of speculation why this extraordinary selection of an intelligent Cnba!n has been made for so important a post. There is one circumstance in connection with the his tory of tbe Connt de Cannongo worthy of con sideration, which may possiby afford a cine to the mjstery. Between the years 1841 and 1844 several reports were obtained by the local gov ernment of Cuba, from parties selected to ad vise on the proposed British treaty forth# eman cipation ofthe negreos imported since 1829, and preparatory to the penal law for tbe execution of the treaty for the suppression of the slave trade. One of these reports was written and presented by the Connt do Cannongo, and it was then tbe only instance of an opinion man ifested officially in favor of the emancipation of tbe slaves.—N. Y. Herald. LATER FROM EUROPE ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER P A CJJF I C. The Steamer Pacific arrived at New York on Wednesday, with Liverpool dates to the 27th February. Cotton had declined $d. Sales of the ten days 50,000 bales. . Tho Turk? repubed the Russian attack on Eopatoria on tho 17th February. Charleston Market* Friday, March 16, 1 P. M.—Cotton,—Tha Pacific’s accounts have chocked the inquiry and there is no market. Sales 120 bales at yester- dap’s prices. Winchester, Va., March 13.—The Know Nothing State Convention, for the nomination of Governor, assembled here to-day. The pro ceedings, thus far, are kept entirely secret.— There is alargo attendance, and it is supposed the session will continue for two days. I will- keep you advised of whatever is made public. Washington, March 13.—A treaty has been Concluded between tho’.ChippeWaand Winneba go Indians and the United States, for the sale of Indian lands. At a conference between tho President, the Commissioner and the Indian de putation, the latter said the whites generally had cheated tho Indians, but now the Indians bad cheated tho whites; having got a hundred times more than the lands were worth ! Tho treaty was an immense tract for tho location of land warrants. Concord, N. H,, March 13—2 P.M.—An elec tion is now progressing in this State for Gover nor, members of Congress, Legislature, Ac. The excitement is intense. In Dover, a manufac turing town in tho Southeastern part of the State, the Know Nothings have elected thoir moderator by 245 majority. Rollinsford and New Market, in the same vicinity, have elected Know Nothing moderators by large majorities. .New York, March 13,—Cotton unchanged. Flour firm and upward—Southern buoyant at $9.12s9.8L Wbeatupwardand firm—Southern red $2.15; white $2 28s2.35. Corn a trifle higher. Stocks opened buoyant, but closed heavy. Money market easy. Virginia stocks bettor—sales of sixes at 97; Indiana fires, 87 ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. Death of the Czar. Hhlifax, March 15. . Tbe Africa has'arrired. She reports that it hadbeen officially announced in both Houses of Parliament that the Czar was dead—having died of apoplexy. The announeement was made on Friday 2d ; steamer sailed Saturday 3d. v - Tbe .announcement caused great excitement in London. ThrYIraoraCStialieanBea was to meet n the 5th March. There were strong hopes entertained of peace. Cotton market was dull but without change. Censols'911-2. / > — ; Browu A Shipley quote Cotton dull and un changed. Middling slightly lower. • Active speculative demand. Sales of the week 36,- 5Q0 bales. Speculators took 35,000. Fair Or leans 5J; Middling 5 1—16; Fair Uplands 5|; Middling 4J. Buyers demand further reduc tion. Breadstufis unchanged, except Corn, which has declined from Od to Is. Canal Flour 40. Manchester adrices are more favorable—pro visions withont change. Nothing new from SavartopoL Ohio Flour 43. Consuls advanced to 91 ; 1-2. American securities better. The Retina, This is a thin coat on which everything we look at is painted by the light with a wonderful clearness and accuracy. It is connected with the optic nerve which is the .messenger between the worldontsideand the brain inside. Besides many other parts which make np the machinery ofthe eye, there are muscles which are so placed and are so obedient, that as quick as thonght, yon can poll one cord and the .e/e will torn to the right, or pull another and the eye will tarn to tho left; or up or down or round, while one steadies and regulates the motion of the rest Bat the retina Is the strangest picture gallery in tbe world. All the great galleries, and all tbe splendid paintings that.have ever been seen are nothing to it. Tf yon stand on top of a high moan tain nnd can-look around yon, thirty, or vforty, or fifty miles, all that great picture is painted by the light on the retina, whioh all the colors, and Shapes and sizes, more correctly than con(d even be done by any art of man.— This great picture is painted with a finer pencil than any paifater ever used. An the landscape, with hills valleys, town, rivers and sky, is pain ted on this delicate canvas only half an inch in; diameter. There was in the Crystal Palace a gold dollar, npon whieh the Lord’s Prayer was engraved on one side, and another curiosity o£ engraving in the shape of amerehant’rbusiness card consisting of several lines of writing, all in the spaee which the head of a good sized pin would cover. But this is nothing in comparison with paintidg such a picture as may be seen from tho spire of Trinity Church, New, York, in a spaoo only as large os a sixpence. This is proved by actual experiment with the eye.of some large animal, say an ox. By takings the two outside coats off from the bach part of the eye, so os to leave the retina exposed, yon . ^ The pld Continental Congress, when the ratification of I the.now Constitution by the necessary nnmber have an opportunity of seeing any object which of States bad been ascertained, passed a resolu- if reflected upon it. Now close tho shutters of tion Sept 13,1789, appointing the first Wodnes day of tbe next January for the . choice of the presidential electors, the first Wednesday of February for tbe elootion of President and Viee President, and the first Wednesday of March as the time for the organization of the Government The first Wednesday in March happened to be in tbe year 1789, the fourth of March, and as the administration which began on that day was limited to'four years hy tbo Constitution, tho next and succeeding administrations have be gan on this day of the month. Congress increased the regular army by four Regiments of the line—two of cavalry and two of infantry. Thoy ore intended for the protec tion of the Western frontior and for controlling the Indiana. . ' Di8tinouirhsd Architect Dead,—Robert Mills, Esq., known throughout tbe country-os an arohitoot of great merit, died on Saturday morning at his residence on Capitol Hill, Wash, ington. _______ ' A Good Witness.—Ex-Governor Smith of Virginia, lately said in a publio meeting in that State, that he was not a - Know Nothing and had nover sought admission into the order, but ho repeated wbat he had said before—“there is a vast deal of good Democracy in the Know Nothing creedr The Governor ought to' be a judge, as he has always been a democrat and nobbing else! Ho might, we guess, have added, that there are a vast many good Democrats in tho order who cannotbe blarnied out of it l (he room, and set the eye in a hole prepared for the purpose, looking out, and the light will paint everything in rcaoh ofthe eye, on the retina, the same as though the animal were alive. Houses, trees, men walking, and everything outside, will be painted.in the small space and npsido down. The optie nerve sets them right again by the time they get to tho brain.— WtUiam Oland Bourne. The Manchester (N.'H.) Democrat, in speak ing of the influences brought to bear upon the pending election in that State, says thus: "It is known in this city that $4,000 was for warded here by the President at the commence ment of the campaign. To what purpose it has been applied we haTe no knowledge. Lastweek $7,000 was forwarded to Mr.Daloy, the Catholio priest at Concord, who .is well known npon the railroads above Concord as a political missionary among the Irish Catholics located, on tho line ofthe Northern and Montreal roads. That this sum was forwarded to him through Thompson A Co’s express, to the caro of John Gass, Con cord, are foots. Of course wo have no moans of knowing the use to which it is applied, and wo merely state what has como to our knowledge. In this city, the free use of monoy among the NebrascalB is already apparent. The attempt noticed ip tho American, of a certain-prominent Hunker :(formcrly keeper of a groggory at tho lower end of Elm street) to purchnso a vote for $25, is not a solitary instance of tho corrup tion which prevails during the present cam paign.” The Suffering is the Geihba.—The allied soldiers in the Crimea Larifbeen congratula ting themselves on the termination of winter, when thoir sufferings, they hope, will cease. But from all accounts there wiil only be a change from one form of suffering to another, for as soon as the wanu weather and the spring rains commence, tho animal decomposition from the multitudes of dead bod’es of men and horses lying nnburied, will spread pestilent*- through the camp, which will depopulate it faster t ham sickness is now doing. A French officer of rank says, since -tho first landing of •the troops in Turkey,-80,090 men and 40,000 hor ses have perished. Vast numbers of both now- lie in masses, or scatteredorer.tbe earth as they fell, It being impossible to inter them in the present state of the weather there, and they present a spectacle that is disgustingly horrid. There they, willremain^to be consumed by csr- ion-eaters, or to pntrefy on the return of mild iteather. __ - ^ The Know-Sohethings in Massachusetts, —This new secret political organization, which was lately started in Cincinnati, for the purpose of counteracting the influence of the Know- Nothings, but died in Infancy ’ for want ^of nourishment, has been galvanized in Boston, as we see .by the following from the Boston Times of the 3d inst: “In accordance with the call of a circular which has been very generally distributed, a State Convention of “Know-Somethings” was held in this city yesterday. Abont two hun dred and forty delegates were present from dif ferent sections of the State, aud included very many of the old leaders of the free soil party. The Convention held two sessions—forenoon and afternoon—and their deliberations were characterized by much earnestness, not to say violence of feeling and expression. Without pretending to state what the proceedings were in detail, we will add that the determination to break loose from the existing order of Know- Nothings, and to push forward, religiously, this antagonist order of " Know-Nothings,” was nearly unanimous. Yankee Enterprise.—We have already chronicled, the fact that a large shipment of New England ram has been made from Boston within-a few months past for the Crimea. We have heard of another Yankee speculation, of rather a novel kind. According to the Boston Times, a ship is abont to sail, under the com mand of a thorough-bred Yankee, which will afford comfort to.their friends when they, the soldiers, shall havo bitten the mud. The ves sel is to be freighted chiefly with metallic cof fins, hermetically sealed, and containing all sorts of delicacies for the wounded and the weary. So, after administering to bodily wants and enjoyments, those agreeable evidences of the inevitable fate of man can be turned to their legitimate account, and carry home for decent interment the mouldering^bodies of the victims! of a state of war. Hon. W. C. Dawson. - Tho National Intelligencer says: The pre sentation of a service of plate, on Tuesday evening, by a number of citizens of this city, to Senator Dawson, of Georgia, is said to have been a very agreeable affair. The present con sisted of a splendid silver pitcher, two goblets, and a solid silver salver, handsomely finished at the establishment of the Messrs Galt. The testimonial was made as a small token of tho gratitude felt towards the honorable Senator for bis otfontion to the affairs of the District of Colombia, and as an evidence of their appreci ation of his gentlemanly and courteous bearing in all his intertercourse with our citizens. Tho sentiment of regret at his leaving the councils of the nation is- universal. Mr. Dawson re ceived the company with great cordiality, ami acknowledged the testimonial in neat and appro bate terras, pleading that ho had merely done iis duty, and that he was but tbe organ of tho Committee of the District of Columbia.—Aug. Chronicle <& Sentinel. Wooing Mormon Wives.—The Mormon editor of the Deseret News thus tells the good people of Christendom how strangers can be come ingratiated: If a gentleman wishes to associate with our fe males, let him repent and be baptized for tha re mission of sins. But this atonement will not insure his success, for many have submitted themselves to tho ordinanco of baptism and have added damnation to themselves by hypocriti cally bowing to certain rites and ceremonies with motives other than to glorify God and save them - selvos from this untoward generation. Let these go forth and preach the gospel to the nations, iko the Mormon Elders, without "purse or scrip. ”' Let them he mobbed, tarred and fea thered, and whipped a few times for Christ’s sake, and not for their own follies; and return after a few years’ labor, elcar in conscience, wire in heart, and unspotted from the world, .[f thoy can do these things, and endure, they may begin to associate with our fomales, and seek among them a companion and partner for tho life that now is, and for that which is to come.” This opens a field for enterprising young men, not to he found in every part of the world. If the Mormon ladies insist upon such demonstra tions of love and purify, it is no wonder that polygamy is a part of their religion, for their “ true lovers” must of necessity be scarce, un less these ladies are far more attractive than those of other denominations.