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written obligation, to proto with what party they aro idontified.'A man havingabigh souse of honor will spurn with indignation any requisition of J the kind and consider it an insult. We shall j await with patience, the result of this farcical operation. £l)c Home (Courier ROME, GA. Tuesday Horning Hay 8 1855. Concert! As will ho soon, by reference to our adver tising columns, we aro to be ferored to-night, ! ^nt the Regency has mustered anothr meeting, with a Concert by the RASCHK FAMILY We bare soon highly flattering notices oflheir con certs in other places: and* nniess the press has greatly exaggerated, our citlicns will be richly compensated fer their attendance. The papers of their native state (Virginia) speak of the troupe as one of the first order, both in point of character and of musical talent. QkMMu’s Magazine for May Is now befero us, filled as usual with choice and excellent reading matter. The engravings as usual aro of the most artistic kind. Price only throe dol lars per year. Thu Soil or m South for May is of more thaw usual interest to the farmer. It should bo in the bands of every agriculturist. Price $1,- tO per year. "m Central Georgian, after a'temporary sus pension, is again issued. The paper has boon enlarged ii lamed simultaneously in Sanders- ▼ill, Sparta and Batonton. The Eaton ton Press has boon merged Into it Bettor success to it te-tfcofhtnre, and an insurance against the de vouring element. ■ Jri^We invite especial attention to the card of Dr. Culver la our advertising columns. He Is an excellent Dentist, and those who have impaired teeth will find him competent to the discharge of bis professional duties. The Doctor informs wa that bo will, at stated periods, hereafter to bo made known, visit tho neigh boring towns and villages. This will afford persons who eaqnot conveniently visit Rome agood opportunity of availing themselves of his asrvioss. Wo recommend him to n liberal aliii’B, of course.. P. S. Since writing the above, wo learn graced by the attendance of nine Americans and thirteen Dutchmen. A person at onr elbow pos itively affirms that Mr. Beauiuan was elected President RV dont Mitt* a tconi qf tuck a li- belloms stu foment! ! f / jEPTi doff oar beaver and proffer the eompli meats of the season to Tho’e B Laird A Co. of tee SkeibyriU* Erpctitor. They may be assn- red wa appreciate tee reception of their valua ble paper, We place your names, gentlemen, npoa oar exchange list, with pleasure. By-tbe- bye, pine at aeoept an acknowledgement of onr thanks for tee fovorable mention yon make of the prjpiifffa; junior of the Courier Office. Can yon inform ns when be contemplates a ces sation ofhis Itineracy? Bat those compliments yoa lavished upon him! Well there is no use in talking—if yoa eoald only see tho phis of tho jshrior ( in <#04 not in ape, of course ) there is ho faffing what you might have said. The Weather. Daring the past week, wa have had frequent refreshing and vivifying showers of rain- Tho earth now gives promise of good crops in this irfStapa What's !■ the VM? We lean from onr exchanges that a largo inflnx of people from every section of the state unexpectedly oeeorrcd at Macon on Wednesday last. Some put the number down as 706. We hope the Telegraph win inform as what occasion ed Ms mysterious phenomenon—the Telegraph with Whom, aa with Mm Gommidge, "every think teem* logo eoatnriry”// jHPTs invite attention to the Nashville ad- in another column. jW*We learn from onr exchanges that Win toss’ Dan Works in Montgomery Ala. have been recently totally consumed by fire. The lorn is estimated at one hundred thousand dollars, of which sixty thousand were covered by ibsn- ®r the “Regency ” Wa have heretofore designedly abstained from ehroniding the proceedings of the Anti-Know Nothing patty in this county, by reason of die fact that it waste snch a feeble and disentegra- ted condition as to excite pity, rather than ri- diecle and rebuke. Their career, however, for past week has been so unparalleled and un precedented, that were we to omit a cursory notice of it. We should render ourself liable to sa accusation of icmlssness in the discharge of daty- A day was appointed fora meeting of the democracy of Floyd to eleet delegates to tho Gubernatorial and Congressional Conventions. Every alternative was exhausted to secure a re spectable attendance. That day finally came, and with it quite an assemblage of penes s.— Ajax mounted tee rostrum, belabored the Know Notiiings fat a Jesuitical harrangue, and fond led nnd caressed tee “ furriners." Scene clos ed with a string of resolutions. Not much ap plause dnring the proceedings. Dissatisfaction and despair Were depleted in the countenances of the leader*. Finally suspicion arises, each of the other, that he is a Know Nothing. Confi dence is weakened. The Regency is in a’perfect sweat. They fear their most confidential friends have gone over to the "Hindoos.” Something most be done. They, "like boding owls, creep into tods of ivy And boot thier fears to one another nightly,” sapontitioody surmising that where two or threo aro gathered togetherfnthe name of dem ocrats, Sam will be in their midst A method vast bo devised, both to pat the thing to the test, aad unite the party indissolubly. A very small aad very secret mooting of the "tmtorrifi. ed” takes place. One suggests one plan, another another. Can’t agree—adjourn—meet again. Each exposes bis scheme—all bad in cubations. Finally an article is drawn op bind ing its endorsers to oppose the Kaow Nothings ~-li most be presented to every democrat in the Tarions districts of tee eoonty. Those who sign it cannot be Know Nothings. Those who don’t are strongly sospieioued. To give the document enrreney, Bellwether* pate bis name d own first His subsidiaries follow. Tho thing has now mads a start tinder fair auspices—is presented to Flaherty—he signs it Patrick OTfoDigan swears "by the powers of the howfy virgin sad of 8aint Pathrick,Ism widye agin them bletherta Know Nothing spalpeens, every milker's eon of 'em, end be jahera if I live tffl I die m nlver cease to fight wid ye at all, at alL” Yon Hauffengauslin is approached Can’t read English—the article is read to him —"dot ish potter ae goot as niver rash pefore” bis name is recorded—along recognised dem ocrat is next accosted—eant sign away bis lib erties—don’t like to be "bound up by secret ob ligations’—is conscientious—black mark Is set down against his name—is suspected of having seen “Sam”—did'nt promise to observe secrecy —the thing leaks out—publicity is given to the whole scheme—Bellwether is ousted again— feels sorry—"wants to know, in tho name of God, if be bse got one friend"—is assured that be has—confidence not folly re-instated—says H they have got him now,but be will hare 'em before long.” Such is the lamentable condition of the- Anti-K. N’s at the present time in this coun ty—and such la the course being pursued. It is indeed a bad state of things if people are required lo suffix their signatures to a That Secret Document. Oar readers (a portion of them at lenM, throughout the various sections of the county may expect soon a solicitation to sign an arti cle drawn up by the “ Romo Regency ” to op pose the Know Nothings through thick and thin. Bear it in mind that the propagators of this article are the very ones who have hereto fore been denouncing in tho most severe terms, the imputed obligations of the Kno* Nothings. They now are about to administer such an ob ligation themselves. What inconsistency of notion!! It has boon eiroulatod quite slyly in Rome, but with vory little encouragement— The person noting as the chief functionary in the matter is very particular in requesting each one to whom he presents the document, not to disclose his name. Wo have an oye upon him, aad will, at tho proper time unmask his name. Ho is rather ashamed of his business at this stage of tho proceedings, and wo forbear to add to his mortification antil he gets a little more hardened in his cause. We have no ap prehensions whatever, as to Floyd county.— Every more that onr beloved Regency makes will be but an additional increment to their shame and mortification when they come to wit ness the demonstrations made at the polls next Oetoixr. Sam is a popular man in this county —ubiquitous in his presence. Democratic Heeling. Wo publish elsewhere tho proceedings of a meeting of the Democracy of Floyd County, hold on Tuesday last in this City. There were a larger number of Democrats in attendance than we expected to see. The building in which they were assembled, was crowded, and many were unable to get in. We have but once be fore seen such a spontaneous gathering of tho Democratic Yeomanry, at an ordinary meeting in this city—Judge Wright addressed those as sembled in a clear and convincing speech, in which he dealt the secret political order of Know Nothings seme deadly blows. The preamble and resolutions adopted by the unterrified Dem ocracy of Floyd, speak for themselves, and we hope onr Democratic friends will carefully read and inwardly digest them. We clip the above remarks from the Souther ner of last week. They contain strong evidence that onr worthy cotemporary little knows who really is a bona fide democrat and who is not Were all the persons present at the meeting firm adherents to the democratic faith, he might well have congratulated himself and his party as having made a good demonstration; bat onr friend, over the way, can the better realise the erroneousnees of his conceptions when we as sart him that, at least fonr fifths of the peoplo in attendanee were either out-and-out Know Nothings, or sympathizers with them. Had a vote been taken on the adoption of the Resolu tions, by a division of the honse, we confidently affirm that not one of then could hate been car ried. The Southerner informs ns that Judge Wright in his speech, made some death-strokes to Know- nothingism. A little too fast here again. We assert it as a fact susceptible of any amount of proof, that during the speech, many, very many were "hunting the Know Nothings”, and, if we are correctly informed that the number of per sons initiated into the order daring the progress of the Judge’s harangue, was greater by far than that of the anti-Know Nothings who .re mained to hear him out. it is likely that the notice of this meeting will be copied into most of the Administration pa per* of tho State. Lest It create a wrong im pression, we suggest that they likewise copy the foregoing statements. The Nashville True Whig. The publishers of this valuable paper, B. R. McKxxxiz and Gno. B. Bnowx Esqrs., bare placed us under lasting obligations to them by their liberality in furnishing ns with their Dai ly. We have destined for a long time to ex<- change with one of (he leading journals in the flourishing and business-like city of Nashville, but hardly hoped to be the recipients of a Daily paper in return for our weekly. This desire has originatedin several causes, but not the least’ that most of the Groceries brought to our mar ket are purchased in Nashvflie, and we wished to be able to furnish our merchants with the prices current of that place, as well as to be con ducive as much as is in onr power, to promote a friendly merchentile relationship between the two places. We would say to onr readers, and especially to onr merchants that the True Whig is strictly a conservative journal, and conducted with much ability. Terms: Daily $8,00, Tri- Weekly $5, Weekly'$3,00. ^yff-Onr readers will find some interesting political articles on the first page. We invite especial attention to the one taken from the London Times, another copied from the New York Herald, is worthy an attentive pernsal.— It will be remembered that these papers are believed to have a larger circulation, and to wield a wider infineneetban any other jwo jour nals in the world. With a knowledge of this fact before us, who can doubt the reality of a now progressing change for the hotter in the political policy of the most enlightened nations of the earth, France and England both have caught the spirit of the motto—"Akertcaxs shall Rule America,” and applying it to their own respective conditions, will np-root the npas which has so long been converting the atmos phere into the worst of malaria. An attempt to smother the outbreaking fires of political re form by the rancorous and maledictory invic- tivesof old fogyiam and of Anti-Know Noth- ingism will prove as abortive as an effort to quench the voloanie eruptions of Vesuvius with the contents of a syringo. The subjoined communication taken from the Chronicle A Sentinel meets our entire approval. We have long since expressed ourself in regard to Mr. Overby’s acceptance, and in doing so, vainly endeavored to elicit an opinion from sev eral of onr cotomporariei expressive either of their approval or disapproval of bis coarse. We shall not bring in question their motive forbol- ding in reserve, a full and frank opinion on this subject. Nevertheless our bolief is unshaken that Mr. Overby would have abandoned the fiel3 ere ibis, if the journals of our party bad taken a decided stand against him—not as a man, nor as a politician, but as one brought in to the field by a few persons who were, by no means, an exponontof the popular wish. Wheth er he will yet retire from the contest or not, Is a question whose eolation isTiuricd in the womb of the future. If he does not, and the Know reftise to centre upon him, as he probably did not antietpato they would do, we have no confidence whatever, in an election of a Gover- duced, In part, the discomfiture and defeat of our candidate. Stick a pin there. Ho.v B. II. Overby :—Dcar Sir ;—You aro the nominee of the Temperance Society of this State for Governor, and you have accepted the ■ante. I am a Tcmpernnoe man, and frilly cal culated to vote for yon. But, air, allow an old mau, and at this time bowed down with a pain ful atHiction, to state to you, and through you to tho Society who appointed you, a few mat ters for reflection. Soveral persons arc named by tho Whigs as candidates—I Will name oue only, Jekkirs—who has more claims thau all the reel, and a good Temperance man himself. Your nomination.bns assisted to embarrass him, ns it is quite sure, nay eery sure, if you bolh^are candidates that neither will bo elected, far, it is not knowu whether Jenkins will ao copt under tho circnmstauces. 11V//, *ay thi* •« so: is it not nrudent for ono to withdraw f Jenkins is an old experienced man, has the confidence of his party, and many Democrat aleo. We want a mau of experience, tho stron- gist in the State. The approaching period is ominou* of critical and important ermte. There are the wars of Europe, tho particular situation of Spain in regard to this country, onr own cowttfry ttrife*—abolitfoniete, stalking among us in brttad day, propagating their erred openly, to all clnmc*—within our own borders, dtfficultie* will lie found—ah ye* efficient to require the most experienced amongst us. Therefore. Jbn- kiks'is tho men. frilly able, is competent to the undertaking. Now, allow me to suggest:— Yon resign in his thver, (orwithdraw.) Ho may be more willing to eome out as a candidate at once, in thatevont; and you will have the ma- gnaoimtiy of showing what you really are. and that on the most important ocoaaion that may ever occur again, in a lifetime. This not would not he forgotten by your friends, and yonr name would, by « little delay receive a growth of ua- inmol internet,—by another election you may suooeed ; but at this period it is unreasonable to expect, whatever may be your qualification*. I do not doubt your qualifications; but why ologg and endanger the namo of a good temper ance man, when you will notbe elected yourself/ You must not believe all that is told you—your friends hope, hence they tell you it is so. In»- ttance my own county, Greene, called by some the banner county, last year had threo candida tes, a full ticket, for tho Legislature, and only elected one man/ Temperance men arc as lia ble to be mistaken as others. Yon should loose nothing by thus declining; if you have expen ded money, it should be restored to you by the Society; I feel bound to pay my quota at least. If tho Committee who act with you will not consent to releate you, justice would say you should take it in yonr own hands, and act as your judgementdictates. I am no politician —I havo no rights but what the constitution of my country gives all honest men. I desire to speak the truth; if1 have done to, in this first attempt ever made for the public eye, you are in duty bonud to reflect, at least, as it is done by a friend, in good faith. Very respectfully, yours, Thomas Cuxxinghaji. sed be all/iarfiV* that speak thus, and that set up their good and their interosts as pa 1 amount to the interests of tho Republic. They ought to be cursed with the amathema ofths Romish Church, according to Dr. Slop. L. H. Wa can hardly brlieve it.—The Balti more American, of a reoont date, says that it is informed, on good authority, that the follow ing aetnally transpired in Low-street, Exeter: A card party played for various stakes, until one of them—a woman—becoming in her lan guage "dead broke,”offered to stake hor infant Thus child ngaiust a dollar upon the issue of another • game. The proposition was agreed to by her opponent, who was a childless mother and, be ing favored by fortune or misfortune, the eon- elusion of the game found her the winner of the babe, a bright healthy male infant The child, we learn, was delivered without a.mur mur to the winner, and we judge from the heart less conduct of tho unnatural parent, will find in Us new custodian a home each as the one from which it waa so ruthlessly staked and lost In a Fix.—It is said that the renegade Wise, when addressing a large assembly in Richmond, Va., recently tauntingly remarked that he had heard of the Know Nothings wherever he had been, but that he bad so far failed to meet with any of them. “If,” said be, elevating his voice, “thereis one of those an fortunate creat ures present, and he is not afraid of the honest daylight, let him rise up, that I may have an opportunity of seeing him. Instantly that vast assemblage, with the exception of barely eight individuals,* simultaneously arose !! It is believed that Mr. Wise has seen Sam ! —Southern Watkchman. A Base Imposture. During our absence a notice was bandod in to our offioo, announcing the Marriage of Mr. Josso R. Battle and Miss Barby Gotten, all of Lee county. As wo had no reason to disbelieve its genuine ness, the marriage notice was iusorted. We have since been informed by ono of the parties, that the whole affair is a hoax of thejjjfery wors sort. The most objectionable feature in ibis LATER FROM EUROPE ARRITALOFTHEiTEAHER ATLANTIC. Thest earner Atlantic has arrived, bringing ten days later aews from Europe. Liverpool, April 23.—Cotton.-- The market is steady and prices unchanged, but buyers de mand a redudtion. Sales of the nine -days 70,- 000 bales, of which exporters took 9,000 and procedure is, that the lady in question is quite I speculators 10,000 bales. The market closed on an ohjoot of commissoration, being both mental- Monday steady. Fair Orleans 4Jd., Middling Senator Wilson. The following paragraph, taken from the Boston Telegraph, shows pretty plainly that the Know Nothings and Abolitionists in Massachu setts are not considered identical, button the other hand, antagonize, in their views“upon the sla very question. Gen. Wilson gave the closing lecture of the anti-slavery course, last evening, at the Temple. He explained for himself the position with reg ard to slavery that he occupied for twenty years, and called upon all to oppose any party that should try to smother the anti-slavery senti ment. He assumed that this course had- been the death of two great parties. AND MUST BE OF THE OTHER PARTY NOW FORMING. He said this PARTY WAS PERILOUS TO THE ANTI-SLAVERY SENTIMENT, and called upon the anti-slavery party to KILL OFF the “AMERICAN doughfaces," as they had the others. FOR THE COURIER. DEMOCRATIC MEETING Iff ROUE! GREAT ENTHUSIASM I SEWARD AND HIS NOR THERN WHIG PARTY EXONERATED! Know Nothings Convicted of Abolitionism Without trial NEW DEVELOPMENT#, AC* In the workings of Northern politics, in the strife for the spoils, the Whig party of tbeNorth became obnoxious to the charge of abolitionism, which guiltiness there, together with superior adroitness of demagogues added to their strength and secured them in the majority. Much effort was required however, to accomplish this, as the Democrats were striving to obtain power by the same means, but failing, they raised the hue and cry against the Whigs as the abolition party. The Whigs of the South admitting the fact in the accusation, and seeing the tendency in both parties to bid against each other for the abolition and foreign vote, and seeing the man ner in which the elective franchise was being corrupted every where by office seekers and party hirelings, determined to cut loose from such corrupt materials aud unite with the best men every where and of whatever party in an attempt to prevent discord between the sections, and to restore the government and its workings to a purer state. Within a recent period, (Ae people, many of both parties, tired and disgusted with old party tyranny, and with the state of espionage in which they were endeavored to be kopt by old party leaders, have been nniting themselves to gether for the purpose of trumping spoilsmen, vindicating their own heritage, and of accom plishing whatever good may bo in their pow er. On Tuesday last, after considerable drum ming around, a Democratic meeting was con vened at Rome (which the Southerner thinks was “large and respectable,”) in a vacated store room organized, had a speech from Judge Wright, adopted resolutions Ao. How many sleeves, need not bo told, but if they had been of the mystic K. N’s. were thore laughing in their withdrawn, the seats wonld have “grinned hor ribly a ghastly smile," Well, notwithstanding the sound of the cry raised against the North ern Whig party as being the abolition party, by this same class of men was still ringing in tho ears and notwithstanding that in nearly all the contests, those abolitionists have had (which have been many) with the Know Nothings, they have been defeated, yet these speakers and resolvers tacked in a new di rection, and declared the Know Nothings to be the abolitionists. Seward and his (while ago) abolition party were quite ignored as belonging to tbat category—indeed they didn’t seem to know, but they would do for them to affiliate with. I recollect hearing on a former occasion in this place, from the speaker who addressed this meeting, tho severest tirade of Invective against Roman Catholicism, that has fallen in my way ever to hear. So I was amused the other day to bear him express so much tympathy for the Catholics and the dear “furriners,” but “a fellow feeling makes as wondrous kind.’’ It is easy to seo tbat they are not tnuoh flat tered by the result of tboir demonstration, and like drowning men catching at straws, they are going round, in a sort of death-struggle, with a test paper, and getting or trying to get their men to subscribe their names, and pVomise to support certain preamble and resolutions, and stand by the party, ac. I got this by way of a ilant and don’t tell any body. They are oppo sed to secrets, they are, “shore.” Ltman Hall. P. 8.—Do you ever bear partisan! in these Awful Casualtt.—On Wednesday night last, at the plantation of Mr. Benjamin Motley, in the 9th District of this county, a negro house caught fire and four negro children perished in the flumes. Ail efforts to rescue thorn proved unavailing. No one saw ths children even in the house at the time. It appears that tho el der negroes were engaged at the crib shelling corn, and had left a fire burning in tho house. This is a dreadful nocidont, and is a painful warning to those who do not watch carefully this useful but destructive element,—Colom bo* Enquirer. JS&'Evory schoolboy knows thatakito would not fly until it has a string tying it down. It is just so in life. The man who is tied down by a half a dozen responsibilities and their mother will make a stronger and higher flight than the old bachelor, who having nothing to keep him steady, is always floundering in the mud. If you want to ascend in the world, tie yourself to somebody. ff&f A citizen of this place in conversing the other day with Mr. Toombs—who we un derstood, not only denies affiliation with the Know Nothings, but like a certain gentleman mentioned in. Holy Writ, who was intiminately connected with the crowing of a cock, “curses and swears” at a gread rate whenever the sub ject is mentioned in his presence—informs us that the gentleman’s chief objection to the new order is its alleged secrecy-fwhich by the way, is about the only objection that any one will now dare nrge, as its platform is now impregna ble. In order to combat this objeetion, our friend reminded the Senator that if not a member of any of the secret societies of the day, he was at least a member of the U. S. Senate, which body spent much of its time in secret session. 'True, true," said Mr. T., “but when the proper time comes, yoa and every body else are informed of our doings, besides which, when in secret ses sions we are always engaged upon foreign af fair*." “So are we,” said the K. N., “and when the proper time comes (after the rotes are coanted) wo too publish our proceedings!” Southern Watchman. Governor Ruder has returned from Kansas. In a speech delivered in Pennsylvania, be says that the election in Kansas was carried by tho Missonrians vi ct arm it, that the people of that Territory have literally been conquered. He attributes tho cause of his Territorial troubles to the fanaticism of Northern Abolitionists as a means of inciting the Pro-Slavery men to rash and violent measures. nor by the people. He directly, and those of our | party who now decline writing against him will, da y* ta,k about the Interests of tbo countryj or indirectly, bo liable to the charge pf haring pro-1 ft ft altogether (tyf interests of the party t Cor- A poetical “lover,” not long since, sent* the followinn to Sally Ann, his lady-love: TO SALLY ANN. Soft is the hue of the batter fly’s wing, Soft is the whisper when lovers speak"; Soft is the light which the moonbeams fling But softer by far ismy ladye-loves cheek. SALLY'S REPLY. Soft am taters all smashed up, And mush are soft as soft kin he; But softer he’s that silly pup, t Wot writ thut varse to me! Go it, Sarah! nerer mind your bonnet! Caesar, I wants to ax you a conombribus. ‘Wei, Pomp, puroeed, and ’spress yourself.’ •Why is a colt getting broke like a young lady getting married? Gave that up? ‘Yes, I guye that up ’for you ax it’ ‘Kase she is going through a bridle ceremo- ny-’ _ Marriage Portions.—It was one of the laws of Lycurgus, that uo portion should be given with young woman in marriage. When this great lawgiver was called upon to justify this enactment, observed: “Tbat in the choiee of a wife, merrit only shonld be considered, and that the law was made to prevent young women being chosen for their riches, or neglected for their poverty. ^8^-Some anti-American papers were very solicitons a short time since to know what the civilized nations of Europe would think of the United States if the American party shonld gain the ascendency in this country. They seemed to be somewhat alarmed lest the stand-, ing of our country should be damaged in Eu ropean estimation by the triumph of Ameri canism. The London Time*, a chief organ of European publio sentiment, has in the mean time signified that it thinks Americanism a good thing in its place—and therenpon these anti-American organs gravely and suggestively enqeire whether the great European organ’s approval should not of itself be sufficient cause to condemn Americanitm in the ettimation of Americans / That’s CONSISTECY—after a fathion! Consistency with a vongoance! Think of it! ly and physically afflicted. It is bad enough when any one attempts to trifle with the feel ings of the young and healthy, but when those who are advanced in life and are suffering un» dor the weight of bodily infirmities, are made the object at which the shafts of ribaldry and low jest are aimed, there Is a degree of moral turpitude evinced, wbiob must excite the indig nant scorn of every honorable mind. Wedonotknowwho the vile wretch is, who has sought this method of displaying his fiend ishness. We should like to deteot him, tbat we might give publicity to bis name, and by oxpo- sing nis moral deformity of character, hold him up to the withering contempt of the virtuous and good. His associates should shun him as they would a foul and loathsome reptile, for con tact with sueb a compound of knavery and utter insensibility, as constitute hie character must prove infectious, and blight and wither every thing within the range of its inflnance. We •hall seek to ferret out the miserable skunk, and warn all honest men to shun him, as altogetbc r unworthy of tboir notice, or association.—Sum ter Republican. Robbery of a Georgian.—The New York Herald ot Saturday says: “Silas Smith was arrested at Rogers’ Hotel in Fnlton street, by Sergeant Stoughton and officer Shangle, of the reserved corps, charged, with being implicated in a * isrbway robbery that took place in the second ward about a week ago, wherein a gen* tleman named James McGlinsey, a resident of Augusts, Ga., was knocked down and robbed of $85. The complainant states in his affida vit that when he arrived in this city in the steamship Southerner, from Charleston, he was met by Smith with whom he took snndry drinks at the various saloons in the neighborhood of Park row. Wishing to inquire the way to the residence of a brother of bis, who resided in Fifteenth street, he requested Smith to show him the way. The request was readily granted, and while in company with his new made ac qnaintance, he arers tbat he was knocked down and robbed of the above amount. The accused, who is qnite a repectable looking per sonage, was found lying very ill at the hotel before mentioned, from a sore leg, and was so badly injured tbat his conveyance to the Toombs in a carriage was deemed necessary, The magistrate committed the accused for ex animation.” 6}d.; Fair Uplands 5}d., Middling 5 1-lCd. to id. Canal Flour 39 to 41s.; Ohio 42 to 43s.; White Wheat 11s. fid. to 12s. 2d.; White Corn 42 to 42s. fid.; Yellow 43 to 43s. fid. Iron steady and unchanged, Consuls 89}. The War. Russia has rejected the demands of the Allies' aud the Conference has been broken off after the twelfth session. Lord John Russell and D'Huys bad left Vien na. The bombardment of Sevastopol was commen ced on the 9th with fire hundred guns, and continued till the 15th without producing any result. It was believed an assault was not pract icable, but that an attempt to storm would pro bably be made. The indications are strong that Austria will refuse to act against Russia. The British loan of sixteen millions has been taken by the Rothchilds in hundred pound eon- sols at fourteen six pence, in shape of aq annui ty terminable in thirty years. The taxes have been increased on incomes, spirits, tea, coffee and sugar, and a stamp pro posed. Napoleon and Eugenia spent a week in Eng land. It is reported, but doubtful, tbat England has consented for Napoleon to take command of the army in the Crimea. SECOND DESPATCH. Down k Shipley qnotos a fair demand with more steadinss for the last two days. Sales on Friday and Saturday 20,000 bales, including 13,000 bales to the trade Flour bad declined one shilling, Wheat 2d, Corn wss more in demand at an advanced of fid., Provisions were active and firmer. Bacon had advanced fid. Hope of Austria operating against Russia was at an end for’the present' • Canrobert says, on the first two days of the first two days of tho bombardment, the Allies’ fire wrs superior, to the Russians’, and their works were damaged. The French had got pos session of a position of great importance* Gortscbakoff says matters are favorable for the besieged. Still More Georgia Gold.—We were shown yesterday'another lump of gold, from the mine of Messrs. McCormick k Lcitner. Columbia County, of which we would like to be the owner. It was 'product of twenty-six hands in nine working days from turface ore, some of which bad been thrown aside for fifteen years. The Lump weighs 1760 pennyweights, and is worth about one thousand six hundred and fifty do! lan. Georgia is rich in Mineral wealth, and if the same labor was bestowed on hertgold mines, as is given in the gold region of California, we have no doubt she could produce more of the precious Metal, and avoid many of the hard, ships that are experienced by minen in that state.—Augueta Constitutional. Progress of Spiritualism nr New Eno land.—A Boston correspondent lays: “The number of ‘spiritualists,’so called, are increas ing to such an extent in this quarter, that sev eral leading pastors of the eity feel called upon to denounce the affair from the pulpit as a dan' gerous delusion. Reference was made to them in at least two discourses yesterday. One of the speakers spoke of spiritualism as modern necromancy. In Boston, and in some of the neighboring towns, this new sect, if it may be called one, hold meetings, and are exhorted by men or women every Sabbath.” Holt Wells.—It was the eustom during the middle ages te dedicate wells to saints. This is evidently of Roman origin, for Sqneca re marks : “ Where a spring rises or a river flows, there we should build altars and offor sacrifices.” Among the early Christians the superstitious practice of paying adoration to wells was for bidden ; but in later times, owing to the pre vailing ignorance, this old pagan custom was revived. It commenced with the commonality, and gradually extended upwnrds until it reach ed the monarch on his throne. There are many “holy” wells st.111 in England, Wales, and Ire land. That at Holywell, in Wales, is probably the best known, and the most froqnentod by the “lame and bait” Its patroness, St Wini fred, has even in this day immense influence over a certain class of minds. 0S3- John, how’s yonr ma?“ “ Oh she’s fht and strong; how’s yours?” “Feeble enough, I ve got so that I can lick her now, and have everything ray own way. You don’t see me going errands and doing chores as I used to, Canada Providing for War with the Unl- ted States.—The militia act just passed by tho Legislature of Canada closed with these words: “ Provided, That if at the tlmo when this aet would otherwise expire there should hap pen to be war betweon the United States and bor majesty, then this aet shall continue in force until the end of the session of the Pro vincial Parliament next after the proclamation of poaco.” Several of the Canadian Journal*, specula-, ting on the same text, think war not unlikely In the event of troubles between tije* United States and Spalp, and oxpatiate on tile mis. chief tho allied powers could do by sending a fleet to cruise on the American coast. Affecting Farewell.—The Petersburg Democrat of Saturday says: Several of the crew ef the English barque, two of whose saiL ore are in our jail charged with the murder lately committed at City Point, came to town yesterday to bid their fellows farewell. The vessel is about to start back for England, and it is not impossible that the unfortunate men who committed this outrage, will never see their messmates again. The scene was a peculiarly interesting one, and from one* at least of the participants, it wrung many a scalding tear, as they bid each other perhaps, a lost farewoll. Messages were sent to friends at home, and sundry tokens of remembrance given and re ceived. Distress in Jamaica.—The Kingston (Ja maica) Journal of the 11th inst, speaks as fol lows of the great distress prevailing in that Island: “The inhabitants of Jamaica are steeped in poverty—a large portion pinched by wants are steeped in misery; thousands are crying for assistance of food; and in several districts dis tant from market places, hundreds have to sub sist upon the young bamboos, and to dig up and clutch any wild root or other spontaneous pro duction, to supports life. This may appear an exggerated, but nevertheless, it is a true pic ture.” A Curious Scene in a Theatre.—The last received St. Louis Republican contains an amu sing account of a scene that took place a few evenings before, at the Varieties Theatre, in that place. It seems that Mr. fiuohanan was playing Riohard the Third. In the- great fighting scone in the last act, Richard and Richmond are described as having entered upon the stage, evidently exasperated (not merely dramatically, but in downright earnest,) with each other. They cross swords, they parry and they thrust, and miss striking too, but they stop! Richard rushes back, and then in words somewhat simi lar to Maobeth when he addressed Macduff, and cries, “ Lay on, Macduff, And damned be him who first cries hold, enough,” Richard exclaimed, “Now, d—n you, come on, and then such' real, earnest, well directed blows as were showered on tho arms of poor Riohard, wore never witnessed in that particular scene of Shakespeare. The _blows were severe, for Richmond threw his sword and glove at Rich ard’s feet, and then—walked off tho stage. Richard looked around, there was no adversary upon whom to expand his troublod wrath, and so he too disappeared; but it was only for an instant, for back he rushed again, to show his pluck, aud the ourtain failing, shut him out from view. The manager then earns forward amidst shouts of applause. Ho apologized for the occurrence of the evening, and told them that, although tragedy had been transferred into comedy, to tho actors belonging to tbo comedy, but to him tho tragedy. Then entered the Richard of the evening. A pause in tho roar of voices. “ I have been on the stage six years,; have appeared in three kingdoms—England, Ireland and the United States, and have over been considered a good actor. I never struok a man before in my life, on the stage. The managor has ealled me ex citable. I trust the audienoe will uphold mo. It was then the RichmondY turn. He en tered aud eaid: “I am an actor. 'Tis true, I’ve not been in three kingdoms; ’tis true again, I’ve not been on the stage six yean, (Voice in the gallery—‘nor in Ireland, either,’) but, gen tlemen, I never before was oursed on the stage. I received a severe blow on the arm from Rioh- ard’s sword, and so I left the stage. If I have done wrong, I ask your pardon.” In the course of a lecture recently delivered in. London, Mr. Thackeray took occasion te allude to the United States—a country, be said, “where kindness, courtesy and good nature were in nothing more eonspieuous (though yon meet them constantly) than in tbo gallant at tention everywhere shown to women. Dandy andclown alike yield plaeo to a woman in om nibus or railway oar. Sir Roger de Coverly would- have loved this true evidence of the gentleman: It would- have so pleased Steele, that he would have taken the gentle dandy or clown to the nearest tavern and treated him to a bottle—possibly to six bottles” “I don’t mean,” added-Thackeray, to set down the last five bottles to the score of Dick Steele’s good works. They wogdd be decidedly works of sn pererrogation.” The Schools of Boston.—The Public Schools of Boston are attended by about 20,“ 00 pupils, at an annual expense of $204,325.55.— The private schools report 1,549 pnpils, whose instruction is estimated to cost $97,000.' The total population of Boston is 136,381, of which 24,204 are between the ages of five and fifteen^ and the average daily attendance is nearly 19,- 000. The whole nnmber of Public Schools is 218, for which there are 405 teachers. The male teachers,receive on an average $1,284 per annnm, the female teachers $324. ——Somebody asked Baron Rothschild to take some venison. “No said the Baron, *1 ne ver touch venison, I don’t think it is so good is mutton.’ ‘Oh, you saying so; if mutton is bet* ter than venison, why does venison oost so much more ? ‘I will tell you vy, in dish world the- .people always prefer vat ish dear to vat ish sheep.’ fksr Didyooeyerkissaprettygirlandgetaslap- foryourimpudence ? The Kaow Nothing candidate for Mayor of Troy gave a newrendition of the Declaration of Independence, viz: ‘Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Irishmen!’ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS A grand Vocal and Instrumental CO N C E RT1 >e given, by the celebrated INCLUDING THE INFANT OLE BULL.' at tho CHOICE HOTEL, on Tuesday Evening: May 8,,1855. / ? , / For particulars see small bills. WM. SMITH Agent fbr “Rasche Family/ may 8 585S LIST OF LETTERS R EMAINING in the.Post office at Rome, Gte. on the 3d of May, snA if not taken ont by the 14tb of Jane next, they will be sent to the Dead Letter office; Allen A Anderson. Long,. John ^ Adams, J Q ' Lanton, Peter Adkins, J A. . . Legions William E Allbrooks, Abel Land,'J*8 ’j BisseB, Leonard 5 Murray, Cspt Burnett, John W Meredith, James E Bray k Carhart EcKInney, Wm M Ballard, W McIntyre, Daguaranisfc Barron's. Lewis T Morrison, James Y Bennett, John W McCouly, Peter Bond, Rev W M D . MitehelL-Rober* - Bolt, Allen Morgan, Laver Boyd, George Miller R Benson • Burney, John.2. McGaha, James 2 - Burrow, Francis More, Mis Moriah A Barnett, James Mathis W R Bobo, Willis McHargne, Henry Crane, Stephen Marshul, T W Cartwright k Clarke 3 Morton, A G Cooley' John W Mann, Cspt Tsnog,. COTTOY MARKETS. Rome, May 1st—Extremes Augusta April 27 “ Atlanta “ 29 “ Savannah “ 27 “ 6}@8 8@9i 7©H 8j@8| ROME PRICES CURRENT. Corrected Weekly by J. L. LOGAN Apples— Dried, bn. Green,. . Bacon— . Molasses— 40e-45e $2 2})Nails—per 8>. fij-7}c •250-300)Nail Rod— (Oil—Linseed Hams pr lb .11-12}c(Osnabubgs— 9c-ll}( Hog round, Bagging— Hemp, lb, . Gunny, . . 1 Bale Rope— 12}-1 Beef— .... 4}- 5' Beeswax— . 20c-25 Blue Sfoke— 20c] Butter— country, Candles— Tallow, . . 20c -25 Adamantine, 33c-40i 6Jc-7c . $135 llc-12e Cooper, Miss Nancy Clark, Mrs Lyda Cruys, GA. Carr, John Crawford, A B Cochran Wm Cook, R P Cooper Ebenezer. Colburt, Miss .Eveline Conner, C C 2 Cane Thomas Carrell, Richmond Carroll, James Campbell, Robt Dale, Dr G E Dary» Davis Francis Dealing, Alvin P Davis, L C Maize, Storting Martin, WS Nelson, SIP V Noble, John W**. Osly John Preast, William Pearce k Co>.SB 2 Pearce, KB 2 Price, MissMAE Reynolds, Mrs Reese, W B Rosenbaum, M ] Roseha,F 3 Stover, Peter, servant^ Shaw, George W. Shackelford Rev Mr 8awrie, J T 2 ’ Shaw, Caswell P % Smith, James M Davis, Mrs Catherine E Suddeth, John P ■ * Dodson, Dr Henry E 2 Smith, Samuel Daniel, Martha Dew, Jonathan Doss, John L Evans, Wm Easly,* Payant. • - Eddins, J B Flemister, Robt J Ford, Dr JT Fitsummommory, M Graves. M L Graves, Mrs Ann E Hopper, J W Smith, Free Evaline r. Sugort DC Slack, Miss Slack StrayerRevTP Stony, Mrs Elizabeth- - Shoars, Reuben Stansell, A E Smith, Thomas V Scott, John Scott, Miss Lamia J Stewart, A O Stafford Andrew -. Henderson,-Mis Mary 2 Smith, Miss Mary J Hactier William R Tomlin, James J Harris, Mlas Cathrone Tumlin,N J Henderson, William M Townsend. Harrell, Calhoun k Co Wiley, Mrs J T Holbert, Richard Ingraham, Wm M . James, Mrs Margin tt Jones, MissNaney A Jones Miss Martha L Johnson J- C - Jones, E G Knowles, H P Kanady, Samuel 2 Kidd, K Lenons, Miss Ann Those wishing letters from the above lisV will please say they are advertised. THOS. J. PERRY, P.M. May 8,1855. Webb r Mre E J Williams, Miss M A R - Warden, Miss Sneer Williams, Calvin Whit, John Word, B M Winn, C C Westbrook, BS Winn, G T Young, Francis C Train,. . . Pork—per lb. 6-6} Potatoes— Sweet, . . . 75c-00c Irish country “ northern, 300 Powder—Gun 35c-40c Blasting, . . 25-35c Rice—per lb. 6}c-7c 20-25c^Salt—pr sack 260-75 per bu. 120 Shot—prlb. .*ll-12}c Sole Leather- Sperm, . . . 50c) Country, lb. 25c-28c Coffee—Rio, 14c) Northern, . -28c Java, .... 16}-18c(Steel— Copperas— . 5c? Blistered, lb. 10c-15c Corn—pr bu. 130-150? German, . . 15c-lSc Cotton Yarn— 90cS Spring,. . . -10c Eggs —pr dr z. 10-12}c) Cast, .... 33c-25c Feathers—lb. 40c)Sugar— Flour—pr lb. 4}-5}c? Crushed, . . 12} Glass—8x10, $2}-$3? N. Orleans, 7e-10c Indigo—pr lb, $1}-160(Syrup— Iron—Sweed, 6}c-7c\ N. 0. pr gal. 48c -50c Georgia, . . )Tallow—lb. 10-12 Lard— .... 12-14c)Tea—per lb, 11-15 Mackerel—bl$17-$18?WnEAT— Madder—lb. . 20c-25c< per bushel, $170-175 Meal—per bu. 135-150?Wool—lb, 25c-50 SPECIAL NOTICES. Valuable Medicines. Mr. W. B. Sloan—Sir: We are very anxious to procure your valuable medicines. We have calls for it nearly every day, and could seU a great deal of it. We hope you will instruct your travelling Agent to come, here as he. is passing through this section of the country, and we will purchase a supply from him. Yours respectfully, RISTING k BARDWELL. Marion, Linn Co., Iowa. See Sloan’s advertisement in another col umn. Among diseases, dyspepsia and liver com plaint rank as most difficult to cure. We are pleased to have it in our power to point a rem edy wnich has proved effectual in many cases, and which, we can safely recommend as a cer tain and infallible cure; it has been the means of rescuing thousands from an untimely grave. We mean the Hoofiand’s German Bitters, pre* pared by Dr. C M Jackson, at the German Med icine Store, 120 Arch Street, Philadelphia.— See advertteoment. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.—Won derful Remedies for the Cure of Scolds and Burns. —Emilia Anderson, of Newport, Rhode Island, was accidentally severely scalded by some boiling water falling over her. The whole of the right side and leg in particular was in a most shooking state, something in the hurry of tho moment was applied which oaused the flesh to peel off almost to the bone, and rendered her unable to move, she was carried to bed, medic* al assistance ealled in, and her recovery despair ed of; it. so happened, that a friend who paid a visit that day, had just been cured of a dreadful ly bad leg by Holloway’s Ointment and Pills, and she recommended the same, the Pills and Ointment was accordingly bought and used, by continuing them for two weeks, she was perfect ly well, and has written most gratefully to Pro fessor Holloway, for the cure affected. ROME, GA., Feb. 1855. The Stook Holders in the Geo. k Ala. R.' R Company will tyke notice that at a meeting of the Board of Directors, this day held the follow ing Resolution was passed : , That in consideration of the pressure in the money market, the calling in of ah assessment upon the subscribed stock, and the emplqyment HOUSE FOR S ALE. rPHE undersigned offers for sale, a goed Dwel- X lingHousein the city of Rome. For par ticulars apply to James M Sumter, Esq., may 8 . J G McKINZIE FARM FOR SALE. r [E subscribers offer for sale their farm,. CONTAINING EIGHT HUNDRED AND- FIFTY ACRES, and lying in Cass eonnty on Thomas’ creek about three quarters of a mil© from Eves’ water station on the Rome branch ■ Rail Road. The place is Very Healthy with Fine Society in the neighborhood. On it are anew Gin House- and Screw, and all necessary out buildings. The residence is near to one of the largest, pu- - rest and most beautiful springs in theCherokoe - country. Terms made easy to a j may 8 4m IOSM BERRIEN, JASM PEPPER. A R a S T KONG* C O:,. commission meechasts; AND MANUFACTURING AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF" Paints, Oils, Turpentine, French A AMERICAN WINDOW GLASS, WINDOW SASH, PAINT BRUSHES, HY DRAULIC CEMENT, VARNISHES, PAINT MILLS, MARBLEIZED IRON MANTLES > AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Chain Pomps, field Seed, Piaster Paris, Copperas, Land Pnmps, Gutgto, Ac. Ho. 69 Market St- 5 doors irom Broad, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE may 8 . ’5,6m CHURCH ANDERSON, TTTHOLESALE GROCER, PRODUCE Deal- - VY ER, COMMISSION MERCHANT AND DEALER IN FOREIGN and DOMESTIC LI QUORS, Iron Castings, Hides and Sole Leath er, Corner of Front and Broad Street, Nashville, • Tenn. may Sly - f MORRIS & STRATTON, TTTHOLESALE -Grocers, Produce and Com- - VV mission Merohahts, and Dealer in For eign and Domestic .Liquors. Corner of Market - and Clark Sts., Nashville Tenn. may 8 ly ~ B- S. WELDER, . ; / TT D EALER in Copper, Brass, Tin, Sheet Iron,- Stoves, Grates, Hollow Ware and New seed and Agricultural Depot. No. 35, Upper Market- Street, Nashville, Tenn, may 1 ly. ; H S FRENCH- -JC FRENCH- H. S. FRENCH & SOW, G ROCERS, Commission Merchants, and Deal ers in Bacon,^ Bale Rope and Bagging.—— Corner of Market and Clark Streets, Nashville, . Tenn. Having Agents in St Louis, Louisville, Cin»- cinnati and New Orleans, we are at all times- prepared to transact any business entrusted to us at those places. HSF &S. may 8 *5 ly- WOODS A CO. MANUFACTURERS OF LARD OIL t AND FAMILY LARD. No 25 Market Street, Nashville; Tennessee may 1 '55 ly T WO months after date . application will bo » made to the Ordinary of Chattooga county for leave to sell all the real estate belonging to. the estate of Moses Kellette deceased. JOHN B KNOWLES*, may 8 '55 ; Adm’r. - . of an Engineer to survey the Road, be for the 6n _ t ° r ^ n,n - ent8 ©J the even.wg j pressnt postponed. C. H. SMPTH> pppoor to havo ended. { ’ Fob A SeSf Gd & Ala'R B. • BONNE T St--' - ' : - A SPLENDID assortment of Bonnots, direct from New York; some trimmed and J a large supply of Trimuiiags to suit the taste for. tho&t not trimmed, havo just boon opened at the aloof, of . WQOO * BROTHER., may 1 WO OL HA IS, A ND HOME-MADE SHOES; we-have just il bought' 300 home nrnde- -wool Hats, and a supply Of homo made s^o?s % All of which are for sale by . _ T • ' WOOD k BRO. may I g| tt