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r fok. 0KG1A ILlLGhAlll. ^E.A.OOISr, Tlie IndiguniU Juror. | The story of tho indignant juror, cursing the eleven obstinate fellows who refused to agree with him, is an apt illustration of a type of mind Tuesday Morning, December 20. not 80 uncommon as it might be. We not in- — . —— frequently meet with men who manifest a con- AXTCTION SALES. stitutional disability to see more than one tied On WraxiiSAi and Thursday of each I °f a subject, and that their own,-and to see it week at 11 o'clock A. M. and on each night j with their own particular optics. Now, with during the week at 7 o’clock V. M. J. J. MILLER, nov 21)—3m. Cherry Street, Macon Ga. Democratic County Nomination*. For Sheriff,. JAMES BARFIELD. For Ordinary, WM. M. RILEY. For Cleric Supcriot Court, A. B. ROSa For Clerk of the In. Court, JOHN McMANOS. For Tax Collector, J. P. COOPER For R< reiver of tax’Roturns, L. D. WRIGHT. For County Surveyor, WM. WOOD. For Coroner,,.;..’. JAMES RALLEY. To Advertisers. Christmas coming on next publication day, advertisers must send in their favors on Friday next if possible. No advertisements will be re ceived -for the next issue, after ten o'dock, on Saturday morning. Macon, Nov.- ill.—Wo have had a good de mand for Cotton ainoc our last Wc quote 8 a lOJo. The best .grades mostly sought after.— Receipts heavy. Christmas Presents.— There are oceans them at Freeman’*, Menard & Burgliard’s, E. J. Johnston ft Co.’s, Zeilin & Hunt’s, and others of our advertisers. Sec their notices. Van Ambwfgh's Menagerie, «$r. This splen did Company is now exhibiting in Macon. It numbers nmongiis equestrians Stone, who bears with him a beautiful and substantial testimon ial to his merit as a rider, in the shape of a splen did gold and jewelled medal presented to him by citizens of New York, at the Broadway Tho- ntre last year.' The Campbells are coming again, and there’ll he fun.—Of course there will. Fun alive. Valdosta. Tho County Commissioners of Lowndes advertise the lots in their new county Sec notice. site. Large Sale of City Properly. Benton adver tises at auction FOURTEEN of the most desir able business stands in Macon—tho property of Freeman ft Roberts, and sold for a division. Now is the time to pitch in. -A Rat Exterminator. Who wants to be a rat Exterminator? Wo have received at sun dry times blank commissions to that end, from one Costar in Now York; and will fill them all out in favor of anybody who will dose Costar with liis own pills.—Wc will. ITInron «V Western Railroad We are indebted to Isaac Scott, Esq., Presi dent of the Macon ft Western Railroad, fora -copy of bis Fourteenth Annual Report to the ' Company, just published—the fiscal year clo sing the last day of November. It makes the ' extraordinary exhibit of a Railroad Company out of debt—not owing a dollar, either of float ing or lhndcd indebtedness, and with a cash • balance in the Treasury, of $130,541 94. In closing up a summary of tho results of the twelve years of his administration, the Presi dent says: “During this whole period, the cre dit of tho Company has always been maintain cd. More tbaA the entire capital has been paid back to the Stockholders in Dividends, and now, at the close of this year, it stands unen cumbered by either floating or funded debt, and worth fully its cost to the owners.” Du ring this time, upwards of three and a half mil lions have been collected and disbursed under this functionary, with a loss of less than one- half one per cent and a certainty of tho ulti mate reclamation of the larger part of this small deficit Such illustrations of judgment econo my, integrity a ad fidelity in Railroad manage ment arc beyond all praise. They arc no less an honor to the State and to the business com munity, -than to the officers of tho Company themselves. From the Report of the Superintendent Al- - fred L Tyler, we see that the Road receipts for the past year, were: F*om Passengers, $131,- 730 95; Freights $231,973 15; Mails, $10,201. ToUl, $373,905 85. The expenses for the same period were 44 percent on these earnings, leav ing a nett balance of $209,784 22. The increase in the business of the Road over last year, a- - mounts to $48,073 15. Tho operations for the year were conducted without accident save the burning of some cotton on freight The Re port Is voluminous, and exceedingly minute and thorough in its information upon every point of possible interest to Stockholders. If it tails to satisfy them that their interests have been dili gently studied and skilfully.administered, they will show thcmsolvcs more unreasonable than - men often get to bo. all due respect wc think the Savannah Repub lican and the Richmond Whig are entitled to the first honors in the class of men we have al luded to—a very worthy class, no doubt; and particularly interesting when the one example holds up tho other to special attention and ad miration. The subject is the disorganization of the House—the responsibility for it—and whether the eighty eight demoaats voting for Bocock ought, in this frying crisis, “when the honor and salvation of the South are at stake,” (as the Whig phrases it)—whether they ought to go over to tho twenty-two Americans, or the twenty-tw* Americans come to them. You sec it is the precise question entertained by the in dignant juror: if; indeed, be could for one mo ment be supposed to entertain a question, im plying distrust of his own entire infallibility. He wanted to know whether he, with all his light and knowledge, sound judgment and mental acumen, should go over to those eleven obsti nate, foolish fellows, or whether he should com pel them to come to him. There could not be a doubt about tho answer. Every instinct— evciy feeling—cvciy conviction compelled him to insist that they should abandon their ill con sidered and foolish conclusions—quit their ob stinate and unprincipled adherence to them, and accept unconditionally and without reserve, the jus ter verdict of his maturer judgment In like manner the Richmond Whig and the Savannah Republican (holding the Whig up to especial admiration,) arc astonished and indignant that any body should conceive the twenty-two ought to go over to the eighty-eight, and they say “such an expectation—such a demand—is unquali- HnHljT cilly •l»ourd". The J Ull lipOIl UiC “Southern Opposition” members to yield “never an inch'’—to “adhere to their present position though the Heavens fall!” And then, like the indignant juror, they arc very eloquent oyer that wretched infatuation and party bigotry of the democrats who “still stand on the miscra ble ground of grovelling partisans and trick sters” and adhere to their candidate, evidently without a thought of coming over to the Amer icans. Thcj say that none but an “incorrigi ble fool” can be deceived or misled by the invita tion of the democrats to the Americans “to take their stand beside them for the safe of the South.” It is a mere party trick, and thoy.trust that the Americans will show their superiority to all partisan influences in such a crisis, by adhering firmly to their own candidate—the Republican is not particular that it should be Gilmer—it might be Joshua ILll! Let no man suppose for a moment that the Savannah Republican and the Richmond Whig aro not perfectly sincere in these opinions. The indignant juror was a very sincere man. Those papers triumphantly demand to know whether the “South Americans” were not elected, in “stem Opposition” to the democracy, and if so, how, then, can they unite with them * Ex actly! So the juror asked: Was I not sworn a true verdict to give, and how then can I unite with those eleven foolish and obstinate fellows ? The Republican and Whig cannot sec that the 88 democrats were elected in a corresponding opposition to the 22 Americans, and the indig nant juror also failed to sec that his eleven compeers had taken the same oath. All three aro conscientious, but neither is able to see be yond his own peculiar difficulties. The fault is constitutional But some will perhaps ask, seeing and ac- FI40.il mUEOGEVRLE. FROM BALTIMORE. Correspondency of the Telegraph. Mn.i.nncgvnxE, Dec. 16, 1859. My Dear Telegraph:—The session of 1859 will be closed appropriately on this dark.d car ry and uncomfortable day The aunlight would not have comported properly with all things that have been transacted here, and I can only wind up my correspondence by saying that while haste, indecision, timidity and niggardly parsimony have ruled the day, still it is pleas ant to know that what has been done, or what has not been done, has been uninfl uenced by any corrupt motive. The Georgia Legislature free from and above any charge of that sort oov. DROWN. In mentioning what has been done I must not forget to speak of Gov. Brown. He has been weighed and not found wonting—he has passed through the fire unhurt In all the ele ments of patriotism, firmness, decision, zeal industry and independence he stands fully up to the highest mark; and if be true, as Junius says, that “n generous nation is grateful even for the preservation of its rights, and willingly extends the respect duo to the office of a good prince, into an affection for his person,” then Gov. Brown will ho held near and dear to the people of Georgia. He has made an honest, able and faithful Chief Magistrate. By the ex ercise of the veto power he has checked partial and unwise, if not mischievous legislation—he has guarded the Treasury with vigilance—he recognises tho equality of the citizens—he has been uninfluenced by fear, favor or affection— in a word, he has performed his whole duty and is entitled to the thanks of all good men. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The candid observer of the action of our General Assembly will come to the conclusion that they liave done those things which they ought not to have done, and failed to do many things which they ought to have done. All the important and desirable reforms have been de feated—no central law has been »v.r which the people can exult, hut a sluice of pri- Correepondence of the Telegraph. Baltimore, Dec. 12th, 1859. Judge Slump on professional Jurors—City pas senger Railway—City Court—Appointment of a Judge— IV nans Steamer—Singular at tempt at suicide —Illustrated Newspaper— Large fire—Attempt to murder—Street fight—The Weather, Spc. The eccentric old Judge who presides over our city criminal court, took it into his head the other day to rebuke the professional Jurors, and he came down on them like a thousand of brick and read them such a lesson as will not soon bo forgotten. Much difficulty had been experienced in obtaining a Jury in a murder case. Several lots of Talesmen had been exam ined, and when the Court was waiting for an other supply, a number of those who had been summoned but had not appeared, were brought in upon attachment and required to show cause why they should not be fined. Several of them offered excuses of necessary attention to busi ness, all of whem were peremptorily fined, the Judge emphatically declaring that no such an excuse was valid. He would take this oc casion to say further, that he was determined so far as this court was concerned, to break up the practice which had obtained of taking Jurymen] from amongst the numerous, lazy- idle, lunkheads, who spent their time, which should be better employed, in hanging and loun ging around tho Court House and endeavoring to get upon the Juries, in order that they might hang them, and he adjourned to some tavern or eating house, where they could eat and stuff and drink and smoke at the public expense—utter ly regardless of tho cost to tho city, inconven ience of the court or injustice to the parties in, terested in the suit He liad been watching these characters forsome time, and bad found upon cnquiiy, that many of these loafers about the court rooms liad families who had to de- ponJ cntiicly upon (be industry of their wives for their support, never receiving a cent from vatc, local and pernicious legislation has been these lazy husbands who spent what little they x to n Rrcss. On 'Wednesday last Mr. Mason's resolution “ of enquiry into tho Harper’s Ferry outrage was adopted iu tho Senate by a unanimous vote (yeasfiS), the Senate JiaHagprolouSTy rejected the Trumbull amendment providing for inqui also into the circumstances attending the seiz ure of the United States Arsenal at Liberty, Missouri The vote which defeated tho amend ment was yeas 22, nays 32. The Committee under the resolution consists of Messrs. Mason of Virginia; Davis, of Mississippi; Collamer,’ of Vermont; Fitch, of Indiana, and Doolittle, of Wisconsin. The Senate elected Rev. P. D. Guiley Chaplain, and adjourned OTcr to Mon- In tho House nothing has yet been done to- f. wards organization, and it seems to bo the cur rent opinion that no speaker will be elected un til after the holidays. A few more ballots have • been made without a material variation in the roiult. Jn the last, Gilmer was withdrawn by • i the Americans, and Rotelcr, also of Virginia, substituted. The result was: Shcnnan 111; Bocock S3; Botclcr 25. The “discussion” (as it ia termed) of the Helper Book, the r d on Virginia and Black Republicanism generally is still going on without any new development to enliven itt dreary platitudes. Lot it proceed. We believe it offers just now the best and only chance of defeating Sherman, and of taking the benefit of any Northern reactionary opinion which may be manifested; and in the event of the happening of neither contingency, why should the South desire another Congress ? Bet ter close the concern at once. For our own part, we would aa lief see John Brown in tho Speaker’s (Chair, as any subscriber to on incendi ary document theoretically sustaining the “ir repressible conflict,” and if wc were dictator, no Southern member should wait to sec Sherman take the oath of office. We would leave him to preside over kindred spirits, and chalk out in a Southern assembly that proper portion of this same "irrepressible conflict” which may i this section of the Union. knowlodging this infirmity, why not giro ii why not let the mountain go to Mahomet—the eighty eight surrender incontinently to the twenty two ? That question was also deman ded of the eleven obstinate jurorSj and their re ply was that it would not mend the matter at all They said they had sounded the subject thoroughly and ascertained if they went over to the one clear sighted fellow, ho would come over against them, and thus they would still be left on opposite sides, with only a reversal of position. Some affected to doubt this state ment, but others, who knew the independent, clear sighted juror intimately, said they were satisfied it was true. They said he liad great pride of opinion, but the opinion was valuable to him, only when he held exclusive possession of it If he must share it in common with the vulgar herd, it was of no account no liked to be alone, and ho liked the distinction and no toriety of isolation. This amiable little peculiarity in their twelfth man, completed the embarrassment of the un happy jury, and proved the very cap-sheaf of all their perplexities. So, in like manner, the ciglity-cight democratic Congressmen have been sounding this honest and independent fixed up, which could have been better dispens ed with entirely. The Convention Bill was lost, and lost by a legislative coup d’etat—a large majority being in favor of it This meas ure of paramount necessity must remain iu abeyance for another year, and in (he meantime I hope Gov. Brown will have published in pam phlet form the Constitution as it is, with all its amendments, and let the people sec what a mot ley pieco of patch-work their organic law is, and how much of beauty and strength has been added to the fobric by legislative tinkering. It will he impossible for me to mention in the short time I now have to spare, many incidents of the session—the debates; the sharp passages; the eloquence and ignorance; tho beauty of the women, who at times thronged the galleries and made the members think and feel as if they looked on a parterre of diamonds; how.many hearts were lost and won; how this bill was lost, and how that one was passed; these tilings' I could write about, hut I forbear. TOE GEXERAL ASSEMBLY AND ITS OFFICERS. ■ The President of the Senate, the Speaker o{ the House and all the subordinates, have been efficient and industrious in the discharge of their duties; and the State, in the opinion of yonr correspondent, was well served in thc’Scn. ate by Messrs. Lawton, Seward, Collier, Wal lace, Cone, Tracy, Harris, of Worth, King, Briscoe, Atkinson, the two Johnsons, Hall, Stur gis, Gartrell, of the Democrats, and by Trippe, Holt, Billups, Miller and Cook of the Opposi tion; in the House, Deloncy, Harris, of Glynn, Hartridge, Colvani Cullens, Lester, Lofton] Williams, El)’, Cook, of. the Democrats, and Lewis, of Greene, and Hancock, Fannin, of Mor gan, Anderson, of Bibb, McWhorter, of Greene, and Gibson of Richmond, of the Opposition, were able and wise legislators. Your Senator, Mr. Tracy, made but few speeches, but they were able, eloquent and to the point. He was attentive to his duties, cour teous in his demcqpor, and independent in his votes. • Mr. Anderson was the speaking mem ber from Bibb, and made an excellent member Mr. Lockett, as chairman of the Committee on the Blind Asylum, had an important position, and filled it with credit. He is not a debater, but an excellent working member. Before this reaches you Millcdgcville will be deserted comparatively. The members hope to get through in time to leave to-night. They arc getting their pay, settling their bills, ftc. I am sorry I cannot say more of the accommoda tions at the Hotels. More room must be had, better fare or lower prices, or there will be a re volt and removal at tho next session. Yours, PROSPERO. received for their service upon the Jury, in eat ing and drinking about the restaurant in the neighborhood of the Court. House. He wanted no morc’such men summoned upon the Juries. They always gave trouble and bother the court He wanted business men who had places of business, and especially those who were to be always found at their places of business, men whose time was regarded by them as worth more than the paltry pay for Jury service. These were the men he wanted and these were the places he wanted tho Sheriff to look for Jurymen. Of course the Sheriff would have sense enough to know that a man was not to be taken from his store or shop when there was no other person present to take care of it men were not required to shut up their places of business to serve on Juries. But when a man was once summoned lie must come here, and if ho has an excuse, offer it here, and if it is a good one the court will let him offj but the Sheriff, lias no right to do so. Now said he | want the reporters to put this down so that it can get in the papers and be seen all round, and people can’t conic here pleading ignorance hereafter. During the delivery of this speech by the Judge, there was a perceptible squirming among the professional gentlemen to which it alluded, who' were present in considerable force. These gents will have to patronize some other court in fu- result it is said has been all that her projectors could wish. These trials at sea have demon strated tho surety that a twenty mile speed can be easily obtained upon her by a slight change in the propelling power. Eighteen miles the hour was shown to be now her time. She will be brought to her wharf as soon as she has gratified her numerous friends at Norfolk, and there undergo the necessary alterations and be put in readiness for her contemplated trip to Europe. The inventors no longer entertain a doubt of her complete success. Her strength, steadiness and buoyancy, have all been fairly proven, and the new mode of applying the pro pulsive i>owcr issiiown to be the most effective yet discovered. A most singular case of attempted suicide occurred here a short time ago. A young man named Larrabee, of good habits, bad spent the evening in tlic family of liis mother, and at the usual time had returned to bed. About midnight a singular noise was heard in his room by a sister, ns of a fall and scuffling: A light was pro cured and she was horrified upon^euffring his chamber at finding her brother lying insensi ble upon the floor and weltering in his blood with a terrible gash in his throat Assistance was procured and a physician sent for, when upon returning to consciousness and having the wound dressed, it was found not be necessarily fatal. From his statement it appears that he had dreamed that his mother had ordered him to cut his throat, and in obedience to her com mand he had arisen from his bed during sleep and took from his dressing case a razor and at tempted to comply. The wound though of a gastly appearance did not sever an nrteiy and he will no doubt recover. Our city and 1 suppose the whole country has within the last four days been liberally supplied with illustrated papers, showing the execution of old Brown. There was a perfect rush here for Leslie’s Illustrated, and the National Police Gaaatto, both of which contained, admirable cuts representing the scene. A large addition had been made to tho usual number of copies ordered by the agents here, “hut they, were all sold in a few hours after their arrival. The en terprising publishers %ocm to understand the spirit of the age and turn it to account' They are aware of the desire for spectacular enjoy ment, and spare no pains nor expense to gratify it People are now a days too fast to read, and they economize by seeing all at a glance; A disastrous fire occurred on Saturday night in Baltimore street near Green, which involved a large loss. It originated about 8 o’clock in the large Piano warehouse of the Mcsrs. Stieff & Son. The house was quite new and a four story building. The loss was entire—nothing being saved. It 1 contained a number of very costly Pianos and much valuable material, tools ftc. On the East adjoining, the large carriage manufactory of Mr! 'VVm. Brown ft Son was al so burnt, nothing being saved-hut a few carria ges upon the first floor. On tho West was the flour and feel! store of Mr. J. Magill which shared the.fate of its ncighhors.'and was entire- Tbe Democratic Convention In obedience to the democratic usage, this body consisting of democratic members of tlio Legislature, and others, met in the Hall of tho House of Representatives, at Milledgevilel and elected delegates to the Charleston Convention Wc notice, with regret, that the most of the members from the second Congressional district declined a participation in the proceedings cf tho convention; assigning as a reason for their re fusal to do so, that their constituents had not authorized them to appoint delegates to the con vention. Was this a sufficient reason for their conduct in the premises ? Wo think not; first, because democratic usago and precedent sanctioned the appointment of the delegates by the democratic members of the Legislature; secondly, because the most of the counties of tho State were rep resented by democratic members, able and will ing to reflect the sentiment of the party in the selection of delegates; thus obviating the trouble and expense incident to the holding of a con vention next spring, when the people arc busi ly employed on their farms; thirdly, because formal notice was given to the counties not rep resented in tho Legislature by democrats, to send up delegates to the convention, and if they failed-to do so, they have no right to complain, and ought to have acquiesced in the action of the convention. The real reason for the opposition to the action of the convention, doubtless was and is the fear entertained by the fire-eating secession wing of the democratic party, that the convention would (as it has done) recommend to tho Charleston convention, a conservative national democrat for the Presidency in I860. The ultra-disunion faction which has so long hung on the skirts of the democratic party of this State, disturbing its harmony, and iiupar- ing its efficiency as a political organization, can’t brook the idea of voting for a sound na tional democrat, like Mr. Cobb, for the Presi dency. If Rhctt, or Yancey had been nomina ted by theMilledgevillc convention, no doubt all would have been right—tho convention all reg ular, and the democratic members of the Legis lature fully authorized to represent their con stituents. The furor then that is attemped to beraised on this subject comes to this: that for the reason already stated, and no other, Mr. Cobb is not the choice of a minority of the dem ocratic party, while a large majority of that par ty, in Georgia and elsewhere, prefer him for President to any man in the Union. Why ob ject then to the party saying so in the Into con vention ? Another democratic convention, if it represents fhe entire democracy of Georgia, would endorse his nomination by the late con vention. It being then an undeniable prop osition that Mr. Cobb is the choice at this mo ment, of a decided majority of the party in this State, why disturb the harnfony of tho party by a call for another democratic convention ? No good reason can be given for it The true democracy of tlic State, doubtless, are satisfied with the action of the lato convention, and will FKO.Tl ILLINOIS. ly with its contents destroyed Several other houses were partially injured, the parties were all insured and tlic bulk of the loss will fall upon the underwriters. The fire is supposed to have been kindled by an incendiary. A desperado named Steve Jury made an at tempt upon the life of a Capt Lee, on Friday night last, by shooting liim through tlio neck with a horse pistol The wound though Severe cheerfully sustaift its proceedings. WIREGRASS. \ A ‘" thc .nem,, ABNER P. poj^ 5 -f 9 followin. p May it please your Honor: The painful duty is devolved ■ nounce to the Court and Bar cr member of our Brotherhood ^ ABXER PARROTTF. pSwkn twenty-five years a distinct] of tho Macon Bar, and for sixf^Al ding Judge of the Macon Circdtl>l Greene county, Ga., May 5th ]£' brief illness, died at his rcsidreJ in the 48th year of his a<-e 0 f (V. the Liver. *>*><*** turn, and many old familiar faces will hereafter i' s not co n s *dcred fatal, it was a miraculous cs- bc missed from the Jury Box of this tribunal. ! “P® from lnstant dcath ’ Jur >’ ,vas arrested, _ ® .. ... I he is a notorious bad character. ft running street fight took place on Friday Vice President Breckinridge was elected to tho U. S. Senate from Kentucky on the 12th, by 29 majority. He succeeds Hon. J. J. Crit tenden, whose term expires in 18tfl. Washington, Dift. 17.—Two votes were ta- twenty-two, wad so &r with little success. Vie I kcn for S :P? k ? r abou ‘ £® . - . ... ... , ; same as-at the last ballot on Friday, and the quote, on this point, the testimony of theWash-! h ousc adjourned. * ington correspondent of tho Charleston Courier,j _ . __ -— <■» in a letter which is published in the Tri-Week- i of Dr ’ “ obe ** E ’ ™? r,,u ly Courier of last Saturday. Says he: i Through a private letter from M.IIedgcvilIe, “The South Americans in thi SafaiPtUy cntcil»IUC(l, J)llt the proposition of the Democrats for united a'c- premo Court of * Tbe~ circumstances tion upon the Speakership. Still they hare under which it occurred will add to the grief of be«i brought nearer together. To-day it is j,; g friend*. As the account reaches us, by a said that Mr. Reagan, of Texas, can compand misstep j n descending a steep flight of stairs, the votes of the twenty-three South Americans. Monday night last, he lost his balance and fell ; wc have received the unwelcome intelligence of n their caucua -on. thcdcnth of 1>r . Kobe* e. Martin, the well , lint dill not adopt known and universally popular Clerk- of iL—e- erals for united ac- „r , r ti.« Our city passenger railway Is begining to ex perience inconvenience from its quondam friends in the city council. Owing to tho bad grade of some of the streets over which the cars pass, it was found necessary to cover the gutters with iron plates, which has been done on all the cros sing but one at the companies’ expense, it being a very greati mprovement. Liberty street, how ever, rcipiiring an operation on a much larger scale, the company deemed it proper to ask the consent of the Council to do it, and-offering to bo at the entire expense and hold itself respon sible by.bond amT security for any damage which might bo sustained by the owners of property Jn the vicinity, by water, or otherwise, while the work was going on. This reasona ble and fair proposition was however (for no conceivable reason hut sheer obstinacy ora dis position to bo contrary) refused, and the street which has for years been a nuisance during tlic winter season, Is to lie left as it is. The city has already expended thousands of dollars in vari«is attempts to improve it without success, and now when this company lias discovered a plan by which the former difficulty can be re moved, and offer to put it in practice at a cost of thousands of dollars to itself, our astuto coun cil of Know Nothings refuses to give us the benefit of this liberal ofler. The fact is our city lathers are determined to be consistent in noth ing but what exemplifies their titlu to the ap- pelation by which they delight to he called Strange to say tho Mayor and council which granted the charter 'and dictated its provisions are now its enemies, and are throwing obstacles in its way. This company had the foresight to see that .the road would be popular and pay, afternoon between two noted plugs, at the cor ner of Baltimore and North streets. One of the parties is a newly elected constable. On the day after the fight in wjiicli pistols were out and life was in imminent danger, the said con stable qualified and bonded, as a conservator of the peace. The weather here is cold and tho young ones are enjoying the luxury of skating, in great glee. The ictr has formed upon tlic falls and ponds around the city to tho thickness of three inches. HOWARD. Constitutional Convention. In Senate, Friday, Mr. Bartlett said that this ho regarded as one* of the most important hills of the session; and liq trusted that the Senate would give it that calm consideration which its importance demanded. The hill proposes to call a Convention of the people for the purpose of revising tho Constitution. Mr. B. was proceeding in. his remarks, when ho was interrupted by Mr. Harris, of AVorth. The point of order was-this: a bill similar in its character liad been indefiqjtely postponed, and according to tho Constitution the same sub ject could not come up again. The Chair decided that he saw nothing in the Constitution to prevent the*Senate from acting upon the subject; hut he preferred not to decide Constitutional questions, hut to submit them to the Senate. Some one asked for the reading of the Con- stitution-on the subject. Mr. Trippe said he liad the passageand would read it Mr. Trippe laid that the Constitution says that no new matter shall be brought in that had been once acted on. On tho question of order raised by Mr. Har ris, of Worth, the yeas were 38, nays 44. So the point of order was sustained. Fort Valley, Dec. 12th, 1859. Mr. Editor—Dear Sir : Allow me the use of a small space in your valuable paper for tho purpose of correcting some falsehoods that were circulated in the lower part of our county, in regard to the manner the Democratic party act ed in the upper part of the county in the last campaign. Wc have been censured, and brand ed-as traitors unworthy to hear the name of Democrats. Now, I' most solemnly protest against such abuse, for there was ninety-eight Democrats that voted at Fort Valley the full ticket, that never flinched in this campaign, nor never have; but I must confess that some fifteen or twenty swapped off Hodges and caused his defeat But it is wrong to abuse arid slander thoso ninety- eight Democrats, who are true blue, and have always stood firm, for the action of thpsc who departed from the faith. I am not surprised by any means, for I was confident when I learned who was nominated, how the campaign would be managed. 1 lm\ e a tolerably good memory, and it did not flail to serve me on this occasion. It lias not been long since I was at a nomination held by bur party, in the town of Perry, and a certain prominent candidate was defeated, and he said on that occasion in a short speech, that he was a Democrat, dyed in the wool an d would Correspondence of the Georgia Telegraph. j _ lR; ' Galena, III., Dec. 10th., 1859. * m K - dcGraffenreid, Fso Dear Sir: ' id!?* , W oint **« t .»' On taking my leave of tho Northwest, and j •. 01 Mac °n, during the sdoum' ■ descending tlic Mississippi to this place, I had- j P 61 * 01 ' Court, to report in regud. jf ' the plcasureof witnessing a display, which, had u =" 1>uwtrs i offered the fo]U; ' : V it been got up expressly for tho benefit of a trav- and ® esoIut >ons : clcr as a finallc to his visit to that interesting region, nothing could have been more appropri ate or'grand. The past season having been unusually dry, prairie fires have been veiy frequent, clouds of smoke rising in the distance over the broad prairies in the day time, and the light of the fires reflected on the sky at night, like the con flagration of towns or cities, could be seen in every direction. These prairie fires often do much damage. The tall rank grass, which I have frequently seen as high as eight feet, becomes dry, and when set on fire burns like straw, and should there be mucli wind, the fire rushes with astonishing rapidity, sometimes overtaking cat tle and the fleetest horses. Farmers who have not taken the precaution to plow around their hay and wheat stacks a sufficient distance, have lost their entire crop, and some of them their houses and bams; owing to this neglect; large amounts of grain have been destroyed the post fall, by these fires. " Descending the river from Si Paul l° n g before we reached the vicinity of the burning bluffs the whole country below ap peared to be in a blaze, but when we reached there the sight truly was magnificent On one side a bluff three or four hundred feet in height would be encircled by a broad belt of fire, with in perhaps one hundred feet of the summit, all below this belt being invisible in the night, by its being burnt over, leaving only the black stubble of grass; above the belt you could see the rounded top covered with grass and scatter ing trees, so brightly illuminated that small an imals could be phiinly discovered, which, with terror were running back and forth, endeavor- igg to escape the element which was fast ap proaching to destroy them. Another bluff would present a fine representation of a volcanic mountain in a state of eruption; the fires instead of encircling the bluff] formed lines extending from the base to the top, sufficiently irregular to give them the appearance of streams of lava flowing from the crater of a volcano, and fol lowing the broken channels which had been formed by previous eruptions. Volumes of smoke are arising from the summit, and you almost involuntarily look for the projection of red hot stones and ashes, accompanied with the mutter ing thunders of the fires within. Tho next bluff would appear in another character, the fire having taken a serpentine course up the sides, appearing like an enormous fire serpent, with his tail submerged in the river, and his head resting on the top of the bluff, while smoke and tongues of flame arc shooting up from his mouth. At a greater distance, a bluff would present a large number of straight lines of fire, each sepa rate and dis-tinct, standing at different angles to each other suggesting an army in the act of storm ing a fortress. You see the flashing of the mus ketry amid -the smoke. Could you hear the crash and the booming of the cannon, the pic ture would be complete. In another direction you could see what appeared like a cloud on fire, just above the horizon, the bluffbeing broken, and the fire near the top, all being darkness below, you could distinguish tho upper portion of the bluff only,rendering the illusion almost perfect. our Thus tho panorama, constantly varying, continu- affliction and distress, cd for nearly fifty miles, and I could easily im- j Resolved, That the Clerk ofthiiO. agine, when but a few years since these valleys 1 mit to the family of our deceased fax and bluffs were inhabited by the ^natives of the ' °. f tllese resolutions; and that, br forest, and in addition to the burning blufls you could see the dusky savages by the light of these fires, sporting their light canoes from island to island—others on their knees praying to the fire which is one of their gods, while some aro loung ing outside of their lodges, listening to the tales of an old warrior, making the picture of Indian life tho most wild that the imagination could conceive. Arrivin': aLGalena, III, and finding myself obliged to remain through the day, I improved the opportunity to, visit the Lead mines. This is the great lead mart of the North, and the city has a very picturesque appearance; tlio busi ness location being on two streets, which occu py the space between the base of the bluff and river, and running parallel to it Most of the public buildings and dwellings are on the top Our deceased brother was State University, at Athens, fiTN studied law under your Honor ted to the Bar in the Fall of lkt presented with great ability the coo, ‘ at various times, in both branches - oral Assembly, and was a member! Convention of 1850. In all the private relations oflif. father, son, brother and master, L"' tionate, respectful, kind, loving and |** In his official relations he- wasjusi! ful and careful to perform all his ■ > : It was as a Judge and a Lawyer-v* Brotherhood of the Law—it was kitel of high responsibilities that we J?l these flowers of remembrance on 1,. knew him, and most respected ni^ ’ As a Judge of the Macon Ciirm I ded for more than six years, first cW j Legislature, and four years after hr? He possessed, in an eminent degift,.* qualifications for Judicial station, liyj powers ofanalysis, Wiproved by a thcri.1 intimate acquaintance with thecleo.^! ciples of his profession, ho eompnhf f most involved and intricate im-.- .1 law, and ‘disposed of them with case. All who heard his luminous J the great case of Roberts vs. Ex’n J] and which was so ably argued ningan.1 Law, Gov. McDonald asd;l tow, will remember the analvtic -J great ability which he there dispUtd which the Supreme Court paid a hijj, ited compliment. He was’ simple ii ners, unostentatious in his bearing * intercourse with the Bar and the; J and conciliatory. Crowning all t| traits of character, he possessed a ; justice and irreproachable honor. As a practitioner, he had the /lJ dcnce of his clients, and in the cuqJ his causes, was remarkable for his ucJ accuracy of liis judgment—for then of grouping and presenting the strot^ —and above all, for that element dA to which Lord Mansfield was slid y much indebted for his succes-sogg,] mon sense. " H As a friend and companion a* emu. get him. As long as we shall r.4t V or gather about the hcarth-stoneifai.] of the day are over, we shall remeok; fund of humor—the store of varied, the genial temper and social disp .-„ lent so rich a charm to his profegq] course. I But suddenly, in the prime ofgj midst of usefulness, he has been till We will not iflvado the circle of da, but we can, and-do, pay a truthful tribute to the memory of our hon teemed brother. Therefore, Be it resulted, That in the dettlj Parrotte Powers tbe State has guished and patriotic citizen, the Ee nainent, the profession a brilliant i the Bar of Macon a friend. Resolved, That we sincerely his stricken family in this, their ii 'IT* support the nominee of the party, notwithstan ding his defeat He was pledged, and all who TTST? “ P tnoi™t In that noun JLn to otthe bluB, which is about 200 feet h.gh; to go into the upper part of the town, you are Mr. McGcheo moved to reconsider the action and they purchased the charter in good frith ] of the Senate this morning which ruled out of «*<Wr tho motion to take up tile 1)111 lor the call of a Convention of the people, on the ground and speedily fnnglnifJtJ tl*o m*.1, wSUhStdlt <iepcnac<l upon the snail like pace at which pended upon Baltimore capitalists embark in any public en terprise which requires a liberal expenditure, might have been deferred for years to epme. Our city criminal court is about to.close its, If the democrats choose, they can elect Mr. a considerable distance, to tho bottom, striking . v . . .*?* “* lu l f plained the case to be this; a noir Reagan, who is_a sterling democrat, but not upon i lis i ica( ], which was literally split open Ul ? rs for ,hc t”™. » iU ,je a wur « of | been made this morning that it lion. by tlic force of the concussion. He lingered iu regret to the lovers of fun who resort to it for stitutional tffnet twice on the Cc friendly to Mr. Buchanan’s Administration. Thus you see, that the independent twenty- tw o arc in no hurry whatever to admit the ob stinate eighty-eight into their fold; and if] rely ing upon any “it is said,” these eighty-eight in sist on going over, they will do'it at their pro per peril and incur a great risk of finding the twenty-two gone, when they get there. Tlic fret is, the “Opposition” like to be alone, and they mean to stay alone. Like the. Indignant Juror, they would not value opinions and poli- cy a rush, if they were’ forced to share them with the democrats. last meUncholy | tic °" thc OCt “ Hc addr f «> h ‘ ,n for a number of years. High-minded and hon- somewhat in this wise, loung man, I hardly orablc in all of his dealings, of a most amiable by tlic force of tbe concussion, lie lingered an insensible state until half past eleven o’clock, amusement On Friday last Thomas Connery m-the day following, when hc breathed his was brought out for sentence, and tho Judge (Stump) made one wf his short but characteris- Tlie Holidays. • Should any of our readers be at a loss where to find some suitable present, for the epproach- jng Holidays, we would advise them to give Messrs. E. J. Johnston & Co. a call They have always been regarded as among the foremost in tills line. Cotton Markets. In Savannah, on Friday, the- steamer’s neffs produced no effect The market was quiet and generally unchanged. On Saturday, a stand off between buyers and sellers—market dull but firm. Sales 850 lades, at lOf.to lie. ex tremes. Middling was. quoted at-10$ to 10 j. In Mobile, receipts of tiic week 44,070 bales against 82,595 last year. Receipts ahead of last year 87,430. Stock 187,575. On Satur day, sales 3,500 bales. Middling 10$. Hold ers offering freely, but not pressing sales. NAr Orleans, Friday, sales of tho week 58,000—re ceipts 85,000—ahead of last year 170,000 bales. Ahead of last year, at all tho ports 364,DOC bales. Middlings quoted 10$ to 11c. Sales of Saturday 8,500 bales, and Middlings at 10| to lie. disposition and “of infinite jest,” the lifo of tlic social circle to which.he was attached, he leaves a host of friends to lament his untimely dcath. Hc was long and extensively known among the public men of this State, and though a whig, held the office of Clerk of the Supreme Court, through all the mutations of party, from the or ganization till tlic day of bis dcatk Hc was an efficient officer end an indispensable companion of the Court in their weary rounds. His mem ory will long l>c cherished by all who knew him. Peace to bis ashes. ' • Not llair a Supply! .Mr. Tatum, of Dade, moved in the Lcgisla- laturo tho printing of 200 blank veto messages for the use of the Governor. Not half enough, Mr. Tatum, unless the. Legislature gets to be more careful or more discreet The public will not hesitate long in deciding which party has last reputation in tbe disagreements between the Executive and the Legislature. In St Louis, on tho day old Brown was cxe- cutcd, a temporary gallows was erected in front ot the Court House, and on effigy of John Brown hung up to tbe gaze of the citizens. A large and oxrited erowd gathered about the scaffold, indulging in uxultation. The effigy hung there nearly bslf the d*y. On the same day, in Tre- m.mt Temple, Boston, was a likeness of John v ■* Brown, co] >ied in tiie last photograph taken Of him.' It wns surrounded by a cross, and a-| round the \vh amaranth. Tax on “Spiritual Rfnnifcstaiious.” The Legislature of Alabama has imposed a license tax of $500 on “spiritual mediums for each and every exhibition they may givo” in that State. Thai 170 imagine, will table the spirits in Alabama. They'll never consent to “exhibit” themselves at five hundred dollars a sight The I’jtfcsENT Crop.—Tlio New York Journal of Commerce says:'. It is not a little remarkable, considering the extraordinary crop, and the consequent difficul ty in obtaining sufficient labor to do it justice in preparation for market that it is o( better quality, and thus far has retched market in bet ter order, than for many years previous. This is true.in some degree of all sections; the Gulf cottons look brighter and are cleaner; aud the Florida cotton, which last year-was more com plained of for sand than any other, is in fir bet tor condition. But tbe Upland cottons show tho greatest improvement The Atlantic States have sent forward the best staple, in the finest order, wlnch.has come from that section in ma ny seasons. And of all the Upland cottons, that from South Carolina shows the most im- provemcnl not only in appearance, but in length of fibre, and actual value to the consumer. The fine weather has, no doutft, contributed to this improvcmcnl but it is chiefly owing, as wc un. derstand, to the greater care taken in the culti vation, and especially; to the attention given to manuring and preparing the soiL Many have feared that the great demand for cotton and the frcilitics for rapid sales, were rendering the planters careless and slovenly in the cultivation know what to make of you, you hare got your self into this trouble by indulging too freely in bad whisky. In nine cases out of ten the crimes which men commit arc the result of too much liquor, at least this is the “experience of this court," (titters throughout Jliecourt) Now of its constituting a second action on the same matter. Mr. Harris, of AVorth, raised a point of order that a motion could not be twice reconsidered. The, President (Mr. Gucrry) on the floor cx- point of order had was not Con- Convention bill. The motion now was to reconsider that parti cular action. The Chzir (Mr. Trippe) explained that those who desired the passage of tho bill for tlic call of the Convention would vote nay ; those who opposed the call of the Convention would vote yea, ' • Tlic vote was as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Allral Atkinson, Batts, Boggs, Burnett Byars, Carter of Echols, Cooper, Cone, Cowcn, Crittenden, Davis, Denham, Grice, Grif fin of Brooks, Griffin of Twiggs, Harris of Worth, Hightower, Mines, Hutchins, Hvde, Ivey, Jami the court well knows the bad effects which j Lockhart, McKac, Quiilian, Riley, Robinson, much drinking has upon a man, (more titters) '’’awycr. .Shclton. Shcllnut mnathize with ™ Shenpord,- s ®nmcrour, Walker, Whitehurst, and can to some extent sympathize with you, bf cause you must have been crazed with liquor or you never would have killed yqpr own broth er. The court will say that a moderate portion of liquor, if it is good, will hurt nobody, pro vided sufficient time is allowed between drinks, but it Is no excuse for a man to pour one glass after another down his throat until his wits are gone, and then go out and kill the first person hc meets. Tho Jury have found you guilty of manslaughter, and tho punishment is imprison ment in the penitentiary for ten years or less in {he discretion of the court Well you sccin Whitworth, AVilliams of Benien, Williams of Babun, Wilson, Young.—42. Nay*—Messrs. Alexander, Barrow, Bartlett, Billups, Bond, Briscoe, Brown, Cloud, Cook, Flcwellcn, Gartrell, Hall, Head, Holl Hood, Johnson of Cass, Jones, Lawton, Lenoir, McGc- hee, McLeod, Moore of Whitfield, Oliver, Print- up, Reid of Morgan, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Talbot Sturgcs, Tarver, Tracey, Trippe, Wal lace, Ward, Wclbom.—34. • So Mr. Harris’ point of order was sustained and the bill refused to bo taken up. The bill was finally lost—Recorder. Editorial Changes. — Messrs Bright and i took a part in that nomination, to support the nominee, let him bo who he may. This we all agreed to before the kallotting. After all, this very same Democrat dyed in tho wool and also doubly plcdged,Okamc home and helped defeat our nominee. Marshall was defeated at Fort Valley by the same chicanery and manccuvrc- ing that Hodges was: I do not accuse tho per son alluded to of voting against us, or of using his influence against us for the Opposition, but I do accuso him of not doing his duty. As our candidate, hc certainly knew that they were swapping HoJgcs off and ho never raised his voice to prevent it lie acted at Fort Valley as Groucherdidat AVaterloo; he heard the heavy fire of thy Artillery, and knew that there was a desperate contest going on, and he stood aloof and never marched to the assistance of his Em peror. The individual above alluded to knew that there was a contest going on at the ballot box in Fort Valley, and that they were sacrifi cing Hodges, one of his political friends, and ho never used any exertions to prevent it Had ho acted at F’ort Valley as Desaix did at Maren go, victor}- would have perched upon our stand ard, and the Opposition would have been rout ed horse, foot and dragoons. Had he done his duty as one of our standard bearers, as Hodges did, if Brown had visited Milledgeville this ses sion ho would have gone on his own expense. If Hodges had ascertained that any of his friends intended to swap off his colleague he would h$ve endeavored to have prevented it The gentleman referred to acted in this way, appa rently to me: go ahead, boys, I am willing, swap off, you know I can’t say anything in my present situation. At all events, hc looked that to mo; it probably was jealousy on my part, produced by knowing how that samp Democrat, dyed in the wool, acted four years ago. I nev er intended to say anything upon the subject but justice to th»untcrrified ninety-eight de mands it Those ninety-eight are Democrats now, and ever havo been, and will continue to be, no matter how wild the storm of folly may howl, or how fiercely the lightnings of fanati cism may flash. That same ninety-eight will stand firmly by their colors with the hope that a brilliant and glorious victory awaits them in the future, their political intriguo and trickery to the contrary notwithstanding. One of toe Unterruted Ninett-Eicht. Court they bo entered on the Ite Gentlemen—I have Iistenctotfa sadness, not unmingled with ina to the Resolutions justreaffandMd how painful it is to participate in i this, when wc must acknowledge t Death. It was the sentiment of li| cauld that “ Neither the sun nor t 1 looked at steadily.” Endeavor as ' calm our emotions and restrain our ftd in the contemplation of scenes like | heart will swell with excitement fill with sorrow. To pay the trloul claims at my hands, to our lament'd C brother A. P. Powers, wakes up in| breast a train of thoughts linked to i the ties of the tonderest friendships tion, which unfit me for the i in language which might convey t feeling I experience. Fresh freafi shades of our State University, inf rich in the promises and hopes <tl future, for which a mind of no ordif and culture had fitted him, Judge f this city and at no great distance fiw now p.cside, became a law student tad and after his admission to the Sir, cnt| the profession with m zeal anfttpplia a degree of mental vigor, discrimi tact that soon attracted to. him puff and patronage. His mind, natunJl; | pirn or V, c WOI iblist tow earn richi [wife ide. A :iil.< ’si resented by tho genius, learning i a Tracy, the dose, analytical vi^ preliensivc mind of a McDonald, i equally fruicd for skill and adrocacT j tive knowledge and sagacious mis Powers elevated him at a single his older brethren, to be regarded t as one of the most promising youngs day. A lucrative practice, long enjqj cd tho public confidence. None sirjr in devotion to the interest of hiscf“ velopcd more prominently the absortfl and intense solicitude lie ever evincdl to be a good looking young man, and as I know Wrighl succeed Dr. Blackburn in the propric- J Arrival of the Krciueu ami Nova some of your people and they aro very nice people, the court will use its discretion and sen tence you to tho penitentiary for fire years and three months. Now I will advise you to serve your timeout with a becoming credit to your self] and I hope at the end of your term you will be a soberer and a wiser man. Judge Mar tin has at length been appointed to preside over the Superior Court of Baltimore ci(y and aTict- ter selection could not havo been made. There was considerable higgling about bis appoint ment by the Governor on account of his poli tics, and two other gentlemen had been tender. torship of the Lumpkin Palladium. . A bright and right copartnership. Messrs. Hill & Logan havo purchased- the In dependent South, located at Griffin, of Sir. A. P. Burr, and will.change its title to the South ern Democrat its principles heretofore advoca ted by Mr. Burr, of Southern Rights, are still at the mast head. The Empire State formerly published by Messrs. Hilt & Logan, recently destroyed by fire, will not he re\ivc<L-Repub of their fields, and the sanded cottons have been I ed the office, but it was refused by them on ac- pointed at to confirm that theory. It is there- • count of the great personal popularity and pc- iore with heightened gratification that we call I culiar fitness of the present incumbent Judge of i he cottonowpfoe the current vrar^®*™”^ ’ Martin a lnan °*'S reat su * T ‘ t y °f manner and in its destined location, on tho next birtli-day ol tlic con U crop urrc y car. , ^ .. attatomente> and ^ had much cx _ . 0 f Henry Clay, April 12, I860.—A’eir Orleans "Statce to Henry C’lav.—We ore now in formed that this fine work of art was shipped at Havre for this port, on the American ship Fanny Fern, on the 6th. ult, and may be ex pected to arrive here within a few days. The pedestal is now in preparation by Newton Rich ards, Esq., of tills city, and will be erected in duo time for the canying out of the original de sign of tho subscribers of tho statue, to erect it SCOTLYX. Colton iinclinuKCd. New York, Dec. 15.—The steamship ’Bre men, with Liverpool dates to the 29th ult, ar rived here to-day.—Tho Nova Scotian, with ad vices to tho 30th, arrived at Portland. Commercial News. The sales of cotton in Liverpool for three days amounted to 19.Q00 hales, ofwhich3,500 were taken by speculators and exporters. There was but little inquiry atkl prices were weak, but nominally unchanged. Latest obliged to go up long flights of stairs, or go a long distance around to the end of the bluff, and go up the carriage way. The country in this part of the State, and.in the part of AYisconsin adjoining, abounds inlcad ore. Fortunes are some times made here in a shorter time than arc ever realized in the gold mines of California :*a com-! study, soon rendered h*m eminent .. , fession; and at a time when onr a parativcly poor man, in prospecting, may strike - a lead which makes him wealthy at once; he is not obliged to dig his wealth out of the mines as there are wealthy miners or capitalists who stand ready to pay him perhaps a hundred thou, sand dollars for liis lead, should it be a richone. Wishing to sec the process from takingthe mine ral out of the ground to running it into pigs, I proceeded up a valley about two miles, where a mine was in oper&tibn; preceded by a guide I descended a perpendicular shaft eighty feet. At the foot of the shaft the lead had been followed in several directions, about three hundred feet horizontally. I went to the extremity of one of them where the miners were at work, taking out the ore witli picks, and blasting with pow der. In taking the mineral from this lead, they excavate on an average, about five feet in diam eter, and they may continue excavating it for miles, the ore being found not only in tho fis- ures of the rock, appearing to have filled them when in a fused state, but mixed in the earth. Tho earth and rock arc put into tubs and carried to the foot of the shaft, and hoisted to the top by a windlass, from thence it is taken in carts to a stream ol water which flows through the valley, and washed by putting it in large troughs made of boards, letting the water run over it The ore and rock with which it is mixed, is then taken to the smelting furnace, wliich is almost as simple as a black-smith’s forge, the construc tion being very much the same; the ore being put in a charcoal fir*with a steady blast tile mineral is soon fused and finds its way to the bottom of the furnace, where it is conducted by channels to the edge, over which it flows in to a vessel, from which it is poured into the moulds, giving it the shape we .see it in pigs. Very Respectfully yours, C. CF- The attempt of o*ld Shaw, of St Louis, j 7T and °‘ hat . a } 1 . of Jud 6 e , F °rTn to impeach tho character of Mrs. Carstang, and Haoon Bar, is his memory. so get out of the payment of $100,000 breach ! a b °me in our hearts, of promise verdict obtained against him, has love and afiection into ufr, not only foiled of its purpose, gut is likely to ■’ jt b y an assiduous cultivation of ^ recoil upon its author. The late commission frames with which the mcrnbtn. sitting at New York and Brooklyn to obfiiin evidence of Mrs. C s character when living in the latter city, had developed nothing, and now the counsel for the woman have doubled the n- mount of damages that will be demanded in the new trial in December, making it $200,OuO. Tho old fellow had better paid liis $100,000 in the time of i t—Buffalo Rej)ublic. asp am * p.crs- otlier »tend ger oi earner ve mil paper Soutl n th she i vessel inst. success. The people of Bibb county, for many causes entering into his e as professional life, soon sought him til their interest in the Legislative couT State. Ever frank and independent j men and measures, he attached to V devoted friends; and retired from with a reputation largely increased.*] contributed in no small degree to and deration to tlic Bench, by the 1 when this Circuit was organized, and while on tlic Bench, his unito* to the Bar, his judicial integrity, to *1 impartial administration of the cd for him universal esteem aadji coming before the people for rc-cWel endorsed by them. • - Before the termination of the p 4 * election, hc resigned tho office, and^ practice at the Bar. But a short p" before Dcath summoned him to z tribunal where the echoes of fiwt f or Friendship, cannot reach him- 1 realize that Judge Powers is no ^ the tongue so often heard plea&l®. and eloquence for the vindicati*”! or thundering with convincing**?* 8 ” presumptuous guilt is nowwonfc*] heart that pulsated with the lifc'“j pwithy and benevolence, is now cdfi less"!—that a form erect and m»jf| beaming with kindness, will he s "* I “P [•Archer r for mar ' could n ] old lad lildrcn, ‘ She mu: [•bear an ■ pape ntroduc I tor sure Dt ? nmon o I of chile Jell eno P in a A r (hardly |mnel, P°oe, * > two hi pissing I J tor ofai on foot. r York P”e and ’’ he sow r e about [ con *b’saw Si upon ’river 1 It has r,*l can Htth A°Sland »egrocE . not to fithe ; l>r sion should be indissolubly unitoj. AVhcn I look around the fiaefc ^ am painfully reminded of theto^j teined in the death of other Macon Bar. There sat the • restless but noble Stlbbs—but to The places that knew bun, more. And if we ask where n: is, “he is'not here, he is risen-jr! is vacant I:.-atiatc Archer. 7 Hill . ^tbo* ' . *n Flo: r, m( ant t’rc f A Balloon Ascension.—The ascension of “ r Mons Moral yesterday afternoon, in place of i\ ufficc * No! Ih A Ce „r C .,,dP^ i the lady who was advertised to ascend, was a taricc our cherished hopes r;, complete success. The ropes were cut about a Brethren—let these * nta P”Sif quarter past 5 o’clock, and the balloon moved | 'dencespeak to us to-day, Queenstown, Thursday.—A dispatch from j.majestically to tho hight, wc presume, of {* lc !' l,n bs, “thatwe,tod I V ( j r /br ’* - — bv timelv Drenaration* dc 1 * 5 * Attemtt to Kill a Conductor.-Mr. Ram- l ,tricnce ’ and acquired great popularity for the j Pi^yunr. , „ scy, the well-known Conductor on the Memphis j soundness of Ins judicial ilecisions. j Mademoiselle Georges, thb celebrated French and Charleston R j read, was fired at as he 1 Recent accounts from Norfolk are highly fa- actress, was starring in the provinces. One stood on tiie platform of the cars on Sunday, by. vorable to tlic success of the AVinans -tinner. | evening, after the fall of the curtain, tho beaux ■or near Moscow, im* «f ua v*.i, “r,"r ke ; ‘T * ‘ 'St “Oh! it in an easterly direction, and havin'- been tin ! ble fate.’ Amidst these berrtj * * 4 lav fonlri „ been Up 1 a-HIWBV ‘-“V f God 5 j about twenty minutes it descended not far from la T bold of the premises o i>J the eastern limits of the corporation. A large i these grievous afflictions are ^ A ”—' ' ' i - .-‘.r® : we are- properly exercised announces Hon. A. K. Cochran a candidate In ol^thettliin, whichart on the p^art of the Von-, dllrin S wh!ch steamer encountered some ; “ nc ought to bo young and beautiful.” ~... — —. ; -.—a- --y f—: '-mesne circle ny.no other name than that comm-' a- a wreath ofcvorgreenandlro-clcction to the Bench of tills Circuit, to fill ductor exasperated himi The shot did not take very stormy weather which lairly tested her sea imadame, answered one, the sharpest of the irds and the Moors, in winch the latter were de- j her first liusbami from whos-> -Inrv )"> v ni C en : f airt, t° “ 1 I the vacancy oceazioned by his own resignation. I cSect.—Memphis Appeal.^ | going as well as storm standing qualitio. The j beaux, “you haTe proved tho contrary'-” jfeated. I not depart. ’ - fc ' i tion^ofXe admmutran^ 01 ’^ Queenstown, Thursday.—A dispatch from majestically to tho hight, we presume, of UR A ,llnos ' ‘ Liverpool, reports the sales of two days at 15,- a mile. A slight breeze from the west bore by timely preparation, 000, speculators and exporters taking 2,000. ™ ~ Prices unchanged, though inferior qualities were difficult of sale. i _ ^ Consols quoted at 90-; to 96i. number of citizens, of whom a large proportion i " v aro properly General Intelligence. were ladies, witnessed the ascension, and were work out for us an eternal Invitations to the European Congress have ghIy K«tificd therewith—CM. gun. IDA GRAND H - been issued, and it is expected to meet early in j Tlio widow of Balzac is married to Giroux Bibb Su !* rior - Court-^® 0 ’ January, the painter and expert of the Louvre The com i -t'° Uon. E. II. ^ ok 11 * 111 , blies uflcentran'tal'v d ; j««on of th. marriage is singular enougffThV The return ofGanbaldi to Italy is demanded. U T°} in A battle bad been fought betifn the Span- ^ hW h alw a P* of til *>tte JiS* 1°° n °t ? awl i, bead ■ad: 'ed b v <y ti at tl ? v er tl afinin of tl tl, presiding for tin pre#® Honored Sir:— , ■ tv® The Grand Jury at | “mi '/JPre, ‘ ?r< IN are fart of u