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THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADER. PENFIELD, GEORGIA. Thursday Morning,.. Ma V 13 > 1888^__ a-TnOK OUT FOR YOUR ACCOUNT.^ Notice to each Subscriber..^ With this issue we begin to send out our ac counts ; and as we are dunning our friends for the first time within two years, we hope to receive a ready res ponse from each and every one. We have been giving our subscribers good time—have not pressed them at all during the stringent tightness of the market, and it is reasonable to conclude that they appreciate our gen erosity and will repay us by promptly responding to our small demands upon their purses. This delay in send ing out our bills, has caused the finances of our office to run remarkably low; so low that we can’t see nor touch them. In making out these accounts, it will be seen that we have been as reasonable as we could, and have given the subscriber the benefit of every advantage. Our uniform custom, heretofore, has been to exact two dollars a year for each year that a subscriber was in arrears; but we only ask, now, one dollar a year for past delinquences, provided two dollars are inclosed at the same time to pay for a year in advance ; otherwise, v>e invariably require two dollars a year for past dues. If a subscriber who is in arrears discontinues his paper, he must inclose two dollars a year for each year that he is behind, which would make a large majority of our accounts several dollars more than to continue the pa per another year at the present price. We are influ enced to this course from a desire to retain our patrons; we would be more than happy to keep every subscriber whpse name we now have on our list; and we have cer tainly made it to the pecuniary advantage of each to continue their patronage. All the accounts which we send out, will include arrearages and one year in ad vance, as will be seen in the note appended to each. We are very anxious to have our friends give us their immediate attention, for two reasons : first, is the scar city of money; and secondly, we desire to transcribe our list of names so soon as we can hear from all of them. remitting the amount of your bill, remember to state the time to which (according to the account sent) it pays. there be error or errors in any of the ac counts, we will most cheerfully correct them. An Explanation to Subscribers. Some of our friends will find that we inclose accounts against them for another year’s subscription before the expiration of the time for which they have already paid; in all such instances we merely intend the accounts as notices, that each may know how they stand on our books—they are not dunns until their time has expired. We beg our friends to take due notice of this explana tion, for we do not much believe in dunning a man after he is indebted to us, much less before. Excursion to Cooper’s Iron Works, In another column will be found an interesting com munication from the Senior Class, of M. U. giving a de tailed account of a recent trip to Cooper’# Iron Works, by the class, accompanied by their active and laborious Professor of Chemistry and Geology, who proposes ta king a scientific excursion annually with his Senior Class. Atlanta Post Office. Some of our friends and subscribers at Chanceville, Carroll county, complain that they do not receive our paper once a month, and attribute the difficulty to the Atlanta Post Office. If the difficulty rests there, the truth of which we cannot tell of course, we would like to have the proper authorities investigate the matter and rectify the irregularities in that department. An Important movement in Augusta, (in. We are advised by a correspondent, that the friends of total abstinence in Augusta, have resolved to make another effort to promote the good cause, by circulating, for signature, in the four wards of that city, the paper, of which a copy is annexed, which explains their object. After they shall have organised and adopted a constitu tion, they hope to receive applications for the admission of other members into the society, on such conditions as may be best calculated to advance the great object of their association. COPY. We, the undersigned, having voluntarily adopted the practice of total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage, have hereunto subscribed our names, that our practice in this respect may be known to each other, and with the view to the formation of at least one total abstinence society, the influence and example of which may be the means, under Divine Providence, ol prevent ing many who are now sober from forming habits of intemperance, and of reforming others who have already had the misfortune to form such habits. Augusta. Ga. May, 1858. Omission in the New Cyclopaedia. Baby s The judge, jury and sentence of every well reg ulated family. A thing that squawks at midnight, and will not be comforted by any quantity of sop. A biped called by its mother “de ittle rosy posey, pinkum pink, bless its ittle heart!” and very frequently “toted” to the tune of “ Here we go up, up, up e, and here we go down, down, down-e.” By bachelors called “ brat,” and by Tupper. the pro verbial philosopher, delicately alluded to as “a well spring,” &c. The following from the New York Ledger will bear careful and repeated perusal: We cannot agree with you that there may be circum stances in which a man is compelled to fight a duel, al though he is thoroughly convinced that dueling is wrong. It is impossible for a man to be placed in circumstances which call upon him to do, or that would justify him in doing, what he is thoroughly convinced is wrong. What you say about disgrace and death is mere boyish non sense, and altogether unworthy of an intelligent man. A man can'never be disgraced by refusing to do wrong ; and as for death, this is a matter of small moment in comparison with the doing of a wrongful act. Your doctrine is that of the conscienceless coward, and not of the Christian hero. This singular coincidence from the Georgetown Jour nal strikingly portrays its sad consequence: We visited a few days since, a spot rendered some what memorable as having been the scene of a duel be tween two of Kentucky’schivalrous sons. The position of the duelists, about eight paces, was marked by two trees, one of which bears the initials of one of the par ty’s entire name cut in the bark, the other bears only the initials of the last name of the other party. The tree under which the party stood who was killed is dead, having as we were informed, gradually decayed from the time. The other tree is singularly typical of the condition of the surviving party, who is now an in mate of a lunatic asylum, standing as it does, with the lower branches full of life and verdure while its top is dead and leafless. Strange thoughts'erowded our minds as we #tood and gazed upon these unfortunate witnesses to an unfortunate deed. The Yates Cos. Chronicle furnishes another instance o the beautiful manner in which the N. Y. law for “the suppression of intemperance” works: A lew days ago Canandaigua experienced some of the natural results of the liquor trade in the most shock ing form. Two citizens, in a state of intoxication, got r m a ,r,Til the Iranklin House, which soon bro’t them to a clinch. They were separated by the bygtnn ders, when Oeborn, one of the panics, went up to the bar and called for a glass of ale. Mr. Benham the bar keeper, gave him the ale, when Marv, the other fighter became enraged, and advanced towards Osborn for an other fight, when Benham stepped between them. Marv drew a pistol and discharged it, when Benham fell dead • and the last act of his life was to give a poor inebriate’ for the consideration of two or three cents, a glass of the very poison which produced his own shockihs death. “It is said that the tavers at Canandaigua were li censed with the express stipulation on their part, that they would not sell to drunkards, but which, as in all such cases, has been wholly disregarded. Open the flood-gates and there are no checks and securities—there can be none. “ Think of a Christian people licensing that which produces nearly all the terrible murders which are eo rapidly increasing in all parts of the country, three fourths of all the pauperism ; more than half of all the insanity and idiocy, and a like proportion of alt other crimes and immoralities in our country, and then ap propriate, at the instance of i vise, benevolent men, one half of the excise money to build a drunkard’s asylum that some may be reclaimed that otherwise find a drunk ard’s grave. AwAy with such nonsense. It is the price of blood, and belongs only to Judas. It should not be given to the poor. It is be poor, without being obliged to live upon the charitable appropriations of the price of blood. “But there are great numbers doing this terrible work without even a license, and there seems to be no cour age in the people to execute the law. They stand by and see their sons becoming drunkards and criminals— see the people taxed to pay the public burthens, from, a thousand ways in which this traffic adds to the publie'expensea, and see great portions of the peo ple debauched and corrupted, and yet they” do nothing. How long will this be endured? How long will more than tweftty grog-shops in this village continue to set at defiance au law, and go on with their unhallowed work? Is therje neither in law, nor religion, power to save? If there is, the runiseller needs to be at least saved from himself. His fate mav soon be that of Benham.” Trip to Jefferson. ■ We reached home too late last week to give an ac count of our delightful and long to-be-remembered trip to Jefferson county: We reserved it for this issue of our Paper, and sincerely trust that our numerous read ers will enjoy a detailed account as much as we did the trip; for it was a glorious time, glorious weather and in a most gloriously clever community of people. On taking the cars at Greenesboro, we were overjoyed to meet Uncle Dabney onboard, with sails set for the same point of destination. We were truly elated at meeting the old soldier, and at finding that there was no abate ment of temperance enthusiasm in his good old soul. We journeyed on together, nothing of particular note Occurring until we reached Augusta, except a misfor tune of Uncle Dabney’s, to “hook” (by mistake) the engineer's hat at* the dinner house. (There was no “brick iff his own hat” —the engineer’s was the best of the two.) We lodged jin Augusta, at the good old United States Hotel, where we may always be found whenever we stop in that city. Next evening we took the Waynesboro Road for the C. Road, but we must stop here to speak of Uncle D. again. He set out on foot from the Ho'tel, thinking to save a quarter by walk ing to the depot; but his legs caved before he reached the road, and he had to crawl into an omnibus and pay a quarter &>r riding half the distance. We reached Millen, got a good supper, took the ‘Central Road and landed at the 107 mile post at 8 o’clock P. M. We fell into the delightful and comfortable residence ofMr. Grif fin, who lives at that point—enjoyed the kind and gen erous hospitalities of himself and most excellent lady till the next morning, when we were met early by our clever and noble-hearted friend, Dr. Wm. Houser, the distinguished author of the “Hesperian Harp” ; he car ried ustohis classical little home, Hesperia, where ween joyed a few beautiful musical airs executed by himself and children upon the violin and melodeon. We then w'ent to the Camp ground, where we found an immense throng of people gathered together to join in the grand jubilee. We were introduced into the Division Room a short time prior to the procession, and “0! ye Gods,” as we looked around in astonishment upon that crowded house, filled with men and women, boys and girls, (all legitimate members of the Division,) and heard ravish ing music, our heart came near overflowing with exul tation and gratitude commingled. Old men and mid dle-aged men, some of whom had been lifted from the grovelling degredation of drunkenness, came with a firm tread, steady nerves and beamingcountenances, and joined with grateful and joyful hearts in the grand tem perance gala-day. Baldwin Raiford Division occupies, and justly mer its, the leading position on the roll ot temperance Di visions in the southern country. The watch-fire which was there kindled, has never gone out, and we trust it may be like the flame upon the sacred altar of Vesta, which cannot be dimmed ; and we have reasons to be lieve, yea, we know that so long as life pulsates in the hearts of even a few of its brave, unflinching and en thusiastic members the old blaze will continue to loom up with a triumphant glare. The Great Ruler has abun dantly blessed the labors of the good men in that com munity ; they live free from grog-shops, free from drunk enness, breathe the pure and uncontaminated atmos phere of liberty ; each man can gather around him his little family household, and bless God thathehas enabled them to wall around their homes an impenetrable bar rier to the swelling rum-tide of death. We would that representatives from every community in this state would go and learn lessons of wisdom and courage from the citizens of this section. They don’t suffer a gro cery to be erected anywhere near them ; they give the builder fair warning that if he persists, in opposition to their wishes, in erecting such an establishment in their midst, they will tear it down vi et armis, and they will most certainly do it. The Division formed a long procession of men and women and marched to the stand, where we had the pleasure of addressing them for a little more than an hour. Ah! could our loud-mouthed opposition have seen that procession headed with music and a streaming banner, and watched that large audience listening with steady and untiring interest to a discourse upon tem perance, it would have hermetically sealed their mouths and silenced the ignorant and libellous statement that the cause in Georgia is a failure. The unfortunate (to us) connection of the cars made it necessary for us to hurry off almost immediately after speaking. We regretted it very much, for we could have spent a week most pleasantly and delightfully among such generous and high minded people. We formed many happy acquaintances among them and the people from Louisville, of whom we would like to speak but for the impropriety of it. Though we had but a few mo ments to talk, we received through their kind and gen rous liberality a large list of subscribers. We left with a grateful heart and shall long remember the people, both men and women, in the vicinity of Bethany Camp Ground. Uncle Dabney was to speak after dinner. We felt mortified and disappointed at not being able to hear him ; but we will hear from him. Some Good from the Disastrous Flood in the Mississippi. The Memphis True Southron says: “Although the un precedented flood which is now submerging such avast extent of country is greatly to be deplored as destined to effect materially the prosperity and interests of (hose upon whom the calamity has fallen, yet its results will go to strengthen the generally accepted maxim, that there is “no bitter unattended by its sweets.” There have been millions of dollars worth of timber, much which has been out for several years, lying in the swamps of the Yazoo valley, waiting for water to float it out. This rise has afforded an opportunity to bring into mar ket that mine of wealth; thus causing that hardy,in dustrious class of people known as professional rafts men to rejoice at an interposition of Providence, which is to them really a Godsend, and oi immense value and convenience to countries supplied with lumber through this channel. We have been informed by persons famil iar with the quantities of timber now cut in the swamps of the Yazoo and its tributaries, that at a low estimate, at least five millions of dolla,s will be saved and brought into market by this rise in the Mississippi.. JOP The New York Tribune thus discourses on the passage of the English bill: “Well: Lecompton Junior has passed: What then ? “ Nothingbut a very brief dismissal of the Kansas ques tion from the floor of the two Houses. This bill settles nothing, establishes nothing, but leaves all at as loose ends as ever.” The Federal Administration has most unwisely de creed that Kansas shall still be a watchword in our Na tional struggles. The Crittenden-Montgomery bill would have obviated this ; Congress would gladly have passed that bill; but the Executive was implacable. By Cabinet influence and Presidential patronage, the Kansas feud has been kept open ; there will be no more cessation till Kansas is fully in the Union, an acknowl edged Free State that all know her rightfully to be. We give her oppressors fair notice that the unjust disabil ties imposed on her by the English bill are utterly scouted by earnest Free State men; that the population which is confessedly large enough for a Slave State wilt be held sufficient for a Free State; that if the foolish, use less, culpable constitution as of Election Board, con sisting of three Federal officers to two elected by her People, shall be made a cloak for foul voting or false returns, those votes, those returns, will be rendered of no avail; and that, by a large majority of the People, all other issues will be postponed or subordinated until Kansas shall have been fully delivered from her oppres sors and added to the galaxy of Free States. So, Messrs. Lecornptonitcs, move on ! A Challengr. When Judge Thatcher, many years ago, was a mem ber of Congress from Massachusetts, he was challenged to a duel by Mr. Blourt, member from North Carolina, for words spoken in debate. The Judge, on reading the message from Blount, after adjusting his wig and rev olutionary hat, said to the bearer : JrZLV res P ect f u l compliments to your master, and dav T‘ h t e , cannot have a definite answer tqhis note to to l ; ortadL ,ime ’ till I can wrilo my wife on matt Xl y. e an answer. 1 always consult is e better ‘"jPortancc, well knowing that she takes the chance'ofte ly - Bffair ” than myself!’ If she husband hanged forniiS 6 ! 1 wi(l w or having her Blount. TEnm l , l o d be’i n I n Ct i rtainl y - will Mr. more than three weeks to receive her el’ccUmi. A Love Letter to Robespierre. At a recent sale of autographs at Paris ti-ir* f n ii letter addresseii to Robespierre, exited no hull inter® est: Since the beginning of the revolution I have been in love with you, citizen ! But I was married, and knew how to control mypasston To-day lam lYee-myW band has fallen in La Vendee. I’ll give von thil laration in the face ot the Supreme filing. It is no task fora woman to make such a confession; but Danrr is patient; you are my supreme deity, and on earth T know no one beside you. I look upon you as my guar dian angel, and will only live under your laws. If you are free, I will be yours for life. lam twenty-two years old, and have a feeling, soul: I offer you of dowry the qualities of a true republican and 4,000 livres rente. am waiting for your answer. Eenve Jacquin, at Nance! Posto llestante. 1 say posts reslante from fear that my mother might scold me for my giddiness.” The issue oi this love affair is not known. r-rr- A Runaway Wife and Lover Overtaken—A Sharp Trick. About two weeks since, says the Cincinnatti Gazette, a Mrs. Miskle, residing with her husband, Manton G. Mislde, in Frankfort, Ky., swore out a warrant against the latter for some offence, real or imaginary, and while he was incarcerated in jail for want of bail, the wife packed up everything and ran away with a man named Alfred Bridgeford, taking with her three children. The trick w T as very well planned, and thus far was success ful, but it was soon ascertained that the parties were in this city, and Deputy Marshal Hudson discovered their whereabouts, and communicated with the Police Judge of Frankfort. Yesterday the husband of the woman, who had been liberated from jail, arrived in the city, more for the purpose of getting possession of his chil dren than to look after his runaway wife. He, how ever, made affidavit that Bridgeford had robbed him of sll4 in money, and he was arrested for grand larceny. After the wife ascertained that the husband was in town, and that she had secured the arrest of her lover she applied for a warrant for the husband, charging him with having committed a robbery in Frankfort. Her object evidently was to get him again under lock and key, while the guilty pair once more made good their escape. The trick did not succeed, however, a second time. The case has not yet been tried. The Cincinnati Enquirer , of Sunday, gives the finale of the affair as iollows: Alfred Bridgeford and Amanda Jane Miskle, the per sons already mentioned by us as having eloped togethei from Frankfort, Kentucky—taking with them a hus band s honor and a lot of furniture—were before the Po lice Gourt yesterday morning. Bridgeford was held in SSOO to answer a charge of grand larceny, and he and Mrs. M. in S3OO for adultery. They were both com mitted to await an examination, to-morrow, at the Po lice Court. The woman is much the elder of the two, and appeared quite indifferent when taken to the jail, while her lover, a rural bumpkin of the first water, seemed deeply depressed by the sudden change in his fortune. lofty Patriotism. We publish to-day, in another place, the circular of the “ Southern Matron,” over her own proper signa ture, announcing the terms of the agreement by which that very patriotic, magnanimous, and immaculate gen tleman now in possession of the tomb of Washington, binds himself to permit Mount Vernon to become the property of the Nation, and a sort oi Mecca for pilgrims from all parts of the world, who cherish a profound ven eration and a lively gratitude for the virtues and the services of him, who, in life, was “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” We are pleased that this honored spot has been se cured upon any terms, and well appreciate the energy and devotion with which the “ Southern Matron” and her coadjutors have pursued this patriotic object; but we cannot permit to pass without puttingupon record our detestation of the conduct of the owner of the property, in thus extorting usurious gain, and making merchandize of the bones of his illustrious ancestor. The terms he exacted at the final agreement, for the sale were such as even Shylock, the usurer of Venice, would have deemed unworthy ofhis profession. For two hundred acres of land, which, disassociated from the name and without the ashes of Washington, might possibly be worth fifty dollars per acre, he asked the moderate sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars— thus making a profit of about $190,000 on the tomb oi the mighty dead. But this was not all. He even hag gled about the interest on deferred payments, and this question, it appears, sometime delayed, the consumma tion of the arrangement. The terms of the purchase, as will be seen by refer ence to Miss Cunningham’s statement, were as follows: Eighteen thousand dollars of the purchase money was to be paid down, and the remainder in four equal annual installments with interest added, for which, bonds are to be given, the vendor to remain in possession and make title to the property only when the last bond is paid. This is really a “drive” ofexceeding sharpness; a lit tle cuter than we ever before heard of being attempted even in Yankeedom. To demand more than a hundred times the actual value of property, and then exact inter est on the deferred payments while retaining title and possession, is certainly a most extraordinary procedure —an exaction to which, with all deferrence, we think the managers of the Mount Vernon Association ought not to have submitted. What think our readers of such a man—we regret that he bears the name of Washing ton —after drivingsuch a bargain, actually prating about accommodations, magnanimity and patriotism ! That we may do no injustice, we permit him to speak for himself. Here is his letter to the agents of Miss Cun ningham, which we transfer from its place in her ad dress to grace our editorial column, and parts of which we have placed in italics. We hope our readers will be edified in its perusal: Richmond, April 7, 1858. Gentlemen : In the negotiations you have recently concluded with me, in behalfof the Ladies’ Association, for the purchase of Mount Vernon, the payment of inter est on the deferred installments from the date of the con tracts, while I retained possession of the property, was the only serious difficulty between us. Having satisfied you that I could not yield this point, you finally conceded it. As the contract is now closed, and I believe in a satis factory way to both parties, it affords me pleasure to say to you, that if the Association meets its engage ments with me on the Ist of January, 1859, and thinks proper to pay, and does pay, the other deferred install ments on or before the 22d day of February, 1859, as you inform me they will probably be both willing and able to do, it is my intention, in that case, to remit to the As - all the interest on all the deferred payments. This 1 shall be willing to do, partly as an inducement to the Association to obtain possession of Mount Ver non at an early day, but more particularly as anevidence of my appreciation of the motives that have actuated the Ladies’ Association in the cause it has undertaken. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, with the highest respect, your obedient servant, JOHN A. WASHINGTON. To William H. McFarland, Esq., and Gen. A. A. Chap man. That is to say, Mr. John A. Washington, in the exu berance of his patriotism and generosity, and as an evi dence of his appreciation of the efforts of the ladies, will, if the whole $200.000 —with the interest up to that time— shall be paid down by the 22d of February, 1859, gra ciously remit the interest which would have accrued had not payment of the bonds, not yet due, been anticipated. In other words, Mr. Washington thinks—mind, he does not positively promise that he will not charge the ladies interest on the money they may pay into his hands, and of which he will have the use, provided it all comes at once; and that he will—within a reasonable time there after—give up the property which they have purchased at so exorbitant a rate. Really, this exhibition of magnanimity is quite too much for us—our pen cannot do justice to the subject. John A. Washington has doubtless immortalized him self in this transaction, but whether his fame will be such asjust men might envy, is a question for posterity to determine.— Mobile Advertiser. “Su thing Per-ma-ncnt.” The Knickerbocker Magazine is responsible for the following: One pleasant Sunday in Glasgow, a stalwart High landman entered a drug store, or apothecary’s shop, and said: “ Have ye any spirits or alcohol ? All the shops are closed, and canna get a quaigh o’ Glenlivat or Islay; I’m sair thirsty. Canna ye gie me a wee drap o’ som thin’ warmin’?” It really seemed a hard case ; and the good-hearted apothecary helped him to what he supposed to be an un commonly stiff horn of pure spirit of alcohol. The man drank it off'; gave him one wild look; spread his two hands suddenly over the abdominal portion of his per son, and immediately vacated the premises. The apoth ecary was startled: “What was the matter?” He took down the vessel from which he had poured the de vouring fluid, and found that he had given the man, in mistake, a bumper of aqua fortis ! He was half fright ened to death! The man had left his hat behind him, and the apothecary, bear-headed, rushed out with it in his hand, his hair flying in the wind, and made hot pur suit after the fugitive. But he was hopelessly gone. What a life of anxiety the poor fellow lived for some three months ! He was afraid to open the daily newspa pers, lest he should see recorded the mysterious and melancholy death of his victim in the public streets. At length, his fear, however, died away. Nothing was heard from the missing sufferer, until six months from the event: when, one Sunday riiorning, who should walk into his shop, but the identical individual himself! “ Have you got,” said he, to the astonished apothe cary, “have you got any more of that liquor you sold me the last time I was here? If you have, give me a horn. I never tasted anything like it. It went right to the spot! Why, it lasted me a fortnight! No reduction about that fluid!” But the apothecary contented himsell this time, by giving his returned customer a glass of pure spirits, and his old hat which he had left the time before. . Gas!” * * “The new depot is tobe fully sup plied with gas-light by the opening of the Southern Convention.” — [Montgomry Advertiser. We have always been aware ot the tact that these Conventions generated great quantities of “gas” of the Buncombe quality, but we can’t say it has really given much light. We are glad, however, to learn the con trary from the Advertiser, and that “the new depot is to be fully supplied with gas light by the opening of the Southern Convention.” Wc hope the opening of said Convention will accomplish something that will not be limited to the lighting of the “now depot, although that will not only ben miracle, but will be a little more than such Conventions have ever done beiore.— [Dallas Gazette. More Attempts at Assassination. The Paris correspondent of the London Times, speaks of the discovery ot anew plot to assassinate the Empe ror of the French, and says that one of the highest and most confidential functionaries of Louis. Napoleon ad vised a friend, a foreigner, settled in Paris, not to identi fy his fortunes with France, nor stay there, for the Em- Earor’s existence is an all but an impossible one, and he as lost faith in his own preservation. Avery improb able story, but it may be the fact. It is next to a mira cle, but still possible, for a Paris correspondent ol a London newspaper comes to blunder upon the truth. 1 [Written for the Georgia Temperance Crusader.] Hesperia, Ga. Monday, April 3, 1858. ’ Dear Seals: Uncle Dabney has just been writing a letter to Geo. J. Loyd, Esq., of Columbus, which is so beautiiully done, and tells some items about our anni versary meeting on Saturday so well, that I make an extract for the Crusader. “I got your letler on my way to old Jefferson. Well, now for my visit here: We had a grand day at the Gi braltar ot Temperance in Georgia—more people out than ever-. It was May day, and and every scene: the singing of birds, the springing of flowers, bouquets and serene sky, galaxy of beauty, Hauser’s choir, led by his noble, majestic form, procession, Seal’s eloquent, telling speech at 11 o’clock, the charming pic nic, groups of children gambolling in the grove, the whole combined, rendered the Ist of May, 1858, one of the most memorable days in the history of temperance in Georgia. No wonder you so much desired to be with us! Dinner over; the music at the stand summoned the people to hear another address, viz: from ‘ Uncle Dab ney.’ Well, I did the best I could; but I tell you, it was a hard task to go down from the Mount ofTemper ance that day, spread out with flowers glittering with dew-drops, and dwell awhile among liquor-shops, still houses— talk about delirium tremens , death , misery and ruin. It would have been much more pleasant to have been silent, looking upon a scene in miniature of what Georgia might be, if dram-shops, poisoned liquor, &c. were banished from her borders. But I have to do my duty. The results of the day’s work were 21 additions to the Division, and 16 subscribers to the Crusader with the money. Our friend Seals had to leave for home be fore my address came off. I presume you will see an account in his paper up to the time of his leaving. The above was my eighth anniversary address before Bald win Raiford Division, and the public in the southern part of Jefferson County.” Truly, in L. P. & F., D. P. JONES. To the above extract, I beg leave to add that Uncle Dabney, after his very efficient labors on Saturday, preached to, us, at Bethany Camp Ground, on Sunday. And, sir, could you have seen that large, attentive, weeping audience, listening gladly for one hour-and a half in that sultry church-room, no doubt you would have thought, with a brother who spoke to me after the sermon, that the old man can preach the gospel better than he can temperance; and everybody knows what he is in this cause. I name this to silence, if possible, certain tight-mouthed, sanctimonious Pharisees, who croak it out wherever they go, that lecturing on tem perance has ruined Uncle Dabney as a preacher. The old gentleman delivered us one of the most effective dis courses that I have heard from that pulpit for years. He did the. like five or six years ago. He has preached for us but twice in 9 years. W. H. [communicated.] Mr. Editor: Three weeks ago, the Senior Class of Mercer University—accompanied by Prof. Willet—visi ted Major Cooper’s iron works in Cass County. Please give place in your columns to the following “descrip tion of scenery”—account of the iron works and inci dents of travel: Passing, by railroad, from Greenesboro’ to Atlanta, a fine view can be obtained of the Stone Mountain. Georgia, perhaps, presents no natural curiosity so well calculated, as this mountain, to fill the mind of him who observes it lor the first time, with emotions at once no vel and sublime. Towering hundreds of feet above the level of the surrounding country, it stands out at once an emblem of majesty, and a proof of the power of God who placed it there. Black, naked and almost perpen dicular, it, in a measure, repels the eye by its awful as pect. It is, in fact, one of those master-pieces of crea tion which God has scattered over the” earth, as if to please by the contrast which it exhibits. Like jewels, such sights arc unveiled rarely, and produce their full effect only upon the devout worshipper of nature. Passing up the State Road from Atlanta to Etowah, the scenery increased in magnificence. Though whirled along at railroad speed, one cannot fail to observe land scape after landscape of the most ravishing beauty. Among other objects of note, may be mentioned the Kenesaw Mountain, and the cliffs of the Blue Ridge— former to be seen just above Marietta, and the latter, from various points along the road. ‘Viewed in the dim distance, and clothed in the azure of Heaven, few objects arc more beautiful than those cliffs of the Blue Ridge. They are, however, only one of the many ob jects which are as monuments to the benevolence of God, who has seen fit, in such ways, to minister to man’s love of the beautiful. Etowah River, with the scenery on its banks, was a fitting place for the end of our journey. Woman, the last work of the Creator, was the fairest and best of them all. So with this river and its scenery. Beauti ful as was that we had already seen, this was even more so. It was, in a measure, the cap-stone in the beauti ful arch which we had that day witnessed. The finish ing touch of the Great Artist seemed now to have been given, and all that was beautiful and grand and glori ous in scenery, lay stretched out before us. As the cars passed slowly over the bridge which spans the river at that place, no observer, as he beholds on all sides of him in magnificient confusion—beauty after beauty, and glory upon glory, to an extent never before conceived of by him, can resist the conclusion that He who made it all, is a being most fertile in conception, and glorious in execution. Washington Irving, in a moment of en thusiastic admiration of its beauties, thanked God that he was born on the banks of the Hudson. One equally sensible with Irving to the beauties of nature, and with an intellect as highly cultivated, would be as devoutly thankful that his birth-place was upon the banks of the Etowah. * This excursion gave rise to numcrousincidents which convulsed us with laughter, and if well told, cannot fail to amuse the reader. On Monday morning, April 19th, we took the cars on the G. R. R. at Greenesboro’. A few minutes after we were “all aboard,” a member of our party, preterring the cool, fresh air, stepped out upon the platform to ride; he had scarcely become com fortably fixed, when the conductor, passing by, gently tapped him on the shoulder, and politely informed him that he was violating one of the regulations of the road. Our friend, who is as verdant as possible, and “game” as verdant, became quite indignant, and looking angrily into the face of the conductor, said, in his listing way: “If I fall off and get kilt, then I do it on my own spon thibility; and I want you to ’tend to your own bithness and give me a certificate that you wont sue my father’s estate if I get hurt.” It seems that he thought that a person’s getting hurt upon a railroad, would injure its reputation for safety, and render him liable to prosecu tion. If he had received an injury whilst travelling, he would doubtless have supposed that he was Li recover ing damages.” At Atlanta, we took the cars on the State Road, and went up to Etowah, where we found an up-country friend waiting with conveyances to carry us to the iron works. Here we found what claimed to be a hotel, but what bore a more striking resemblance to a livery sta ble in a one-horse town. Seeing that there was no al ternative, and believing that what must be must he, we “put up” at this house, and set all the available force, from our landlord down to his little “darter,” to manu facturing biscuits and slicing and counting out ham. After we had rested and occupied an hour or so in ex amining the iron works, night came on and supper was annouced. We got through this meal like folks get to the better world: through “trials and tribulations.” As soon as supper was finished, we inspected our sleep ing apartment., finding that if we passed the night here, we should probably be locked not in the arms of Moi pheus, but in the less gentle arms of some of those vigi lant watchmen of the night, that arc usually stationed in hotels, we struck out in search ot other and more comfortable quarters. These, we found in the house of Mr. F , who is connected with the works. The house being small, we were put upon the floor—four in a bed—fatigued by the day’s travels, we soon were “among the things that were”—asleep. Next morn ing, we had a capital breaktast. A few hours after breakfast were spent in wandering about over the hills and in watching the manufacturing of iron. About ten o clock, when we were assembled at the house, one of our party—a gallant and romantic young man- —pro- posed to Nancy— a lovely daughter of our friend, Mr. “ I will es you'll ax mammy to cook dinner for me.” Nancy cooked dinner, and no flowers were gathered. At dinner, the old lady was quite loquacious. While lamenting the misfortune of being so frequently absent from her husband, she east a long, lingering look at one of the handsomest of our crowd and said : “Es they don’t quit keepin’ my old man away from me so much, I reckin I’ll be oblecged to marry agin.” His appetite just at this time being very keen, his meal was soon finished. Dinner having been disposed of, we ordered our teams and proceeded to Cartersville. The route led through a - 11- . ~ - - ’ ‘*■"'*•*l rough and uneven country, where the rocks are soahun dant that they sow their wheat the same as in themoun tainous regions of Vermont , viz : with a rifle. Tues day night, the company stopped at the above men tioned village. The dullness of the time was lessened by the diverting blunders of the young man who had the difficulty with the conductor. I will tell one as it was told to me, by a person whose veracity no one would question. He said that he saw the aforesaid young man endeavoring to purchase cotton from'a light ning-rod seller. From Cartersville, we came on home next morning. We had quite a pleasant journey ; but nothing occurred worthy of mention, except a laughable mistake made in registering our names at the dinner-house. The person who registered them being voracious and in a hurry, accidentally put them on the book containing the names of the railroad hands. Our names are yet there, by the side of those greasy sons of Africa, and smutty Irish men. One who has never witnessed the operations of smelt ing and rolling of iron, must have a very indefinite idea of the process. In order to have a correct understand ing of the modus operandi, one must have either inspec ted them, or else, have a very minute description given to him. The iron in common use with us, is reduced to this state at two separate and distinct sets of mills. The massive granite of chimney in which the iron is separa ted from the ore, is about 25 feet high, and at the bot tom, 20 feet square, gradually contracting, until at the top it is drawn in to 10 feet. At the bottom, the floor of which is laid with the most refractory sandstone, is a reservoir 5 feet long, 3 feet deep, which receives the melted metal descending from the top. This reservoir will contain one and a half tons of the metal. Immediately above the melted metal, are the tuyere pipes pouring in a constant draft of wind. This draft comes some distance through a pipe under ground, lead ing from two large drum-heads, into which the air is pumped by water power. Above the place ol the me tal, the walls, composed of sandstone, are perpendicu lar to the height of five feet. After this, the walls, which are now made of fine brick, bend outward, forming an inclined plan somewhat resembling a mill-hopper.— This form continues for the space of several leet, when they again bend inward, gradually becoming round to ward the top. Nearer the top, the side walls are made of iron pieces cemented together, and the aperture becomes smaller until it i3 2J feet in diameter. The furnace is charged at the top. Common charcoal put in first, then the iron ore, varying from 20 to 40 per cent, metal, mixed with lime. ‘1 his is alternately repeated, until the furnace is filled, and as fast as the iron melts it is refilled. The object of the coal is, to furnish fuel; and of the lime, to unite with all the substances that may be present, ex cept the iron, forming gloss. The principal use made of this gloss, which forms as a scum on the surface, is to give a glaze to earthenware. In front of the chimney is an aperture ten iches square, furnishing the only access to the melted metal. When “pigs,” as they are called, are to be moulded, a trench is opened up to this aperture, leading off to the moulds, which are nothing more than trenches made in sand. When pots, ovens, &c. are to be made, the me tal is taken out in large dippers and poured into the moulds, which are made of iron or wood, and filled with sand. These must be re-arranged and re-filled each time. It is surprising to see the skill attained by the work men in this department; it being the most delicate part of the process. Few men have nerves sufficiently steady to do this work. This furnace is kept in con stant blast—night and day, Sunday’s included—until it needs repair, which is once in 12 or 18 months. The iron, in the pig metal state, is now taken to the rolling mills 4 miles below. It is here put into horizon tal furnaces, of which there are several, and heated up to about 300 degrees, when it assumes a pasty condi tion ; meanwhile, the coal, which is bituminous, is care fully preserved from immediate contact with the iron, lest it should be injured by the action of sulphur and phosphorus, the greatest enemies of iron. When it has assumed this pasty consistency, it is then rolled up into large balls and carried, in immense tongs or holders connected by a chain to a wheel running upon a sus pended railway, to a very large trip hammer. A rail way proceeds from each furnace to this hammer. By this piece of machinery, driven by water power, it is beaten out into square cylinders. It is then taken to a set of grooved iron rollers, and rolled into long, rough bars. These bars are then dragged off and permitted to cool; after which they are carried to a large pair of shearers, and cut into pieces 18 inches long. From this place, they are taken to a second set of furnaces, and several of these pieces welded together, being heated to a much higher degree than in the first. After being sufficiently heated, they are taken out and carried to a second set of grooved rollers. Having passed through several of these, they arc dragged offand filled up, the process being completed. The rollers are horizontal, one being above the other. The interval between them varies, as also the size and shape ot the grooves, according to the size and form of iron wanted. These furnaces not being allowed to cool, except on Sundays, two sets of hands arc required—one for the day, the other for the night, alternately. The whole machinery is kept constantly in action, Irom Sun day night—twelveo’clock—until Saturday night, twelve o’clock. The power by whichit is driven, is thatofwa ter, the works being situated upon Etowah River, and constant streams are running in to cool utensils, gud geons, etc. The division of labor is carried to a surprising extent, each man having hisparticularduty assigned him. The .present means of access to these works are rather poor and inconvenient, the road being extremely bad. This evil, however, will soon be remedied, as a railroad is in progress, by Major Cooper, uniting with the State Road at Etowah Depot. For the energy and ability displayed by Major Coop er in this laudable enterprise, he certainly deserves the approbation and esteem ofhis fellow-citizens. Penfield, JSlay Sth, 1858. TRES. A “Man” Biting a Woman’s Tongue Off. An extraordinary act of ferocity, says the emancipa tion of Brussels, was perpetrated two nights ago in this city. A policeman, whiie on duty in the Rue des Tanneurs, saw a woman of bad character enter the pas sage of a honse, accompanied by a man. The officer continued his round, and on returning a few minutes after, met the woman with blood streaming from her mouth, and apparently suffering greatppin. She made the officer understand more by signs than words, for she could scarcely utter a an articulate sound, that a dispute had arisen between her and the man, during which he seized her by the throat, and when, in almost a state of suffo cation. she put her tongue out, the ruffian’ seized it be tween his teeth and actually bit the half of it off. The woman was conveyed to the hospital, and on the officer afterwards proceeding with a lantern to the passage, he found the part of the woman’s tongue, which the savage had spit out. The man in consequence of the descrip tion given of him by the female, has been arrested, and what makes the matter more extraordinary is that he is the father -of a family and enjoyed an excellent character. A Discriminating Jugde. —The police court of the thriving town of B , in Maine, which boasts a hay rivaling that, of Naples, is presided over by one Judge W , who is something of a wag as well as a law yer. On one occasion, while enjoying a post-prandial “ feast of reason ancl flow of soul” with some of the ihe jolly fellows of that region, the Judge was sum-: moned to the court room, to try an Irishman, arrested for drunkenness. Having heard the testimony, which clearly proved the crime, the Judge asked the accused: “ Have you any frien.ds?” “ No, your honor.” Judge W ,“Haveyou any money?” “No,yourhonor.” “Then,” said Judge W , “if you have no friends and no money, I must proceed to pronounce the sentence of the Court., which is, that you be imprisoned for thirty days in the House of Correction—and may God have mercy on your soul. An AMOilis.lierf litterateur. One of our distinguished literateurs, since the break ing out of the great revival, was invited to spend the evening in a select compliny at the house of a common friend. At the appointed hour, our friend went, expect ing to meet a few kendred spirits, and to enjoy the de lights of literary and! scientific conversation. As he en tered the room, he thought he detected an air ot re straint and solemnity on the countenances of those who had assembled, the effect of which was not at all dimin ished by one of the number breaking the oppressive si lence with the retna,rk : “ I see we have present with us a distinguished liter ary gentleman, and I doubt not all of us would be gladt o join him in a petition to the Throne of Grace. Let us ytav. 1 ” At once every eye was di rected towards tho unfortunate literateur, who, although an eminently moral man, was rather unaccustomed to vocal prayer. While trying to think of some courteous phrase in which to decline the unexpected invitation, nis embarrassment was heightened by seeing the whole company kneel, as if it was a settled thing that he was to lead in prayer. ‘Seeing the condition .of things, no other alternative was Test him than to pray as best he could. It is enough to say that the company were ed ified, and that the victim is careful, before accepting an invitation to a party, to ascertain whether or not he is expected to lead in pray er. — N. Y. Evening Post. George Sand, the celebrated French author ess and socialist, has retired to spend the re mainder of her days in convent. NEWS-HOME AND FOREIGN, FORRICiN NOTINGS. ‘ General New*. By the arrival of the Steamship Ariel, at New York, it ia announced that the mammoth iron steamship, the Leviathan, will be completed theensuing autumn. She will only make a few trips to the United States, and will then go into the India trade. The Servian ministry have all resigned. The complications in European affairs are increas ing. Austria is concentrating troops on the Sardinian fron tiers. Placentia is in a slate of siege. A change ofMinistry in Portugal is expected. The news from India states that the Governor Gen eral has been urging the inhabitants to submit to the demands rtf the government. Sir Collin Campbell had returned to Lucknow. Nena Sahib’s retreat hud been stormed, but he had escaped.. itH’;“l ■■ . An imperial edict had been issued in China, declar ing that Yell had appointed a successor to settle the dispute with the governments of the allied powers. In France, the Bernard sensation was subsiding. Experiments in England with the telegraph cable nave resulted very satisfactorily. HOME AFFAIRS. Death of Senator E vans, of S. C. Washington, May 7.—Senator Evans, ol South Car olina, died last night at one o’clock, from a disease of the heart. He was in his seat in the Senate yester day. Washington New*. Washington, May 7.—The Senate adjourned to-day out of respect to the memory of the Hon. Josiah J. Evans, Senator from South Carolina, who died last night. The Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, (former rep resentative from the eighth congressional district of North Carolina) was sworn in as Senator. In the House, the resignation of Clingman was an nounced. The House then adjourned out ol respect to the memory of the Hon. Josiah J. Evans. High Waters. New Orleans, May 6. —The crevasse opposite this city is in full force, and the rivers above are rising, causing incalculable damage. It is rumored that an open rupture has taken place between President Buchanan, and Senator Pugh of Ohio, respecting the appointments in that State. Mathew Johnson is appointed Marshal of Northern Ohio, in place of Fitch. John Strickland, who married a lady in Dalton a few weeks since, was arrested in that place last week un der the charge of bigamy, and lodged in jail. It ap peared that he had a wife at or near Rome, Ga. He was tried yesterday morning, convicted and sentenced to four yearsimprisonmen l ii the Penitentiary.—Augus ta Dispatch. On Sunday morning, March 28, four men en tered Grasby, Newton county, Missouri, on foot, with out baggage of any kind ; they were shabbily dressed, and three of them were armed with two revolvers each—one with a Sharpe’s rifle. An hour afterward, Alfred Bryson a citizeh of Granby, returned there fromMaysville, Ark. One of the United States deputy marshals of Arkansas gave Bryson a description of four horse theives, answer ing to the description of these four men precisely. Their conduct during the day being suspicious, at about five o’clock the citizens determined On arresting them. For this purpose a number of citizens repaired to the Granby House and informed the men that they intended to ar rest them. Three of them quietly surrendered, but the fourth drew a revolver, cocked, backed up into a corner and raised it to fire ; but F. M. Lewis, deputy sheriff, fired and killed him instantly. The other three said it was all right; that he was a, desperate man. Next morning they confessed they were horse thieves, and had been in Kansas. They were from Tennessee. The man killed had on his person SI,OOO, two revolvers, and a memorandum book. The other three were pinioned and started for Arkansas. England and France- The position of England on the Suez canal question, and on that of Perim, is exciting a good deal of dissat isfaction in France. The speech of Mr. Disraeli, on the Suez canal shows that the new Cabinet, like that which has just gone out, is opposed to this project. Again, the English are fortifying the island of Perim, an island which as much belongs to Turkey as Cuba does to Spain, but which lies in a position of immense advantage to England as a strategic point. This strat egical position of Perim is the only excuse that can be offered by the English for its seizure and fortification, and with this argument England could not withhold her approbation ofthe seizure of Cuba by the United States. Situated in the mouth of the Red sea, this island, well fortified, would neutralize the dangers from France if the Suez canal were executed, and it would defend the approach from that side against India from all powers. The Point, therefore, was too important to be lost, and the persistence with which the English Cabinet or journals refuse to talk on the subject shows that it was a seizure clearly in the category of fillibus terism. French diplomacy is doing its best at Con stantinople to induce the Turkish Government to make a formal demand on England for the evacuation of the place. A Christian’* Reflection on Death. I would not give one moment’s enjoyment of the calmi serenity which pervades my mind when thinking of death for lives spent in gaiety and mirth. Death! ‘how soothing the thought as it gently steals over me ! Why should I wish to linger here? Earth’s charms are few. Go hence my spirit, and dwell in the bright, peaceful land above. Thy loved ones will ere long meet thee 1 there. Death may seize my feeble frame, but it will free my sad spirit, and let it go to be with God and tlm Lamb forever. Ah ! sweet and soothing thought, that I will soon see my Savior t Look up my soul to heaven —no longer tarry—the angels are calling thee away. Bend my knee once more ere my spirit wing 9 forever its homeward flight! Hark! that angelic sound, whence comes it? It summons thee my soul, to tune thy golden lyre to hymns of praise. The hour has come, and now one long farewell till we meet in the courts above. The following brief article, clipped from a Phil adelphia paper, has been handed us with a request that it be inserted in our columns: Prayer-Meetings ajiong Episcopalians.— ln St. Paul’s Church, Philadelphia, (Rev. Dr. Newton’s) a prayer-meeting is held daily at twelve o’clock, conduct ed very much in the same manner as that at Jayne’s Hall. Extempore prayer and exhortations, with sing ing, all very brief, are the exercises. According to the Protestant Churchman, a meeting of the same general character, but more comprehensive in some respects, is held in the Church Ascension, New York. The Com mercial Advertiser says: It is remarked that as to the mode of conducting the services, the ice has been fairly broken, and the experi ment of preaching and exhorting, without reciting all,, from ‘ Dearly beloved ’ down to the ‘lesser benediction,’ has been happily made. At all the services alarge body of worshippers were present. We are happy to see that one of the good effects of the present times is to induct our good Episcopal breth ren into the use of extempore prayer. Hill IIH1US: DISSOLUTION. THE firm of COE & LATIMER is this day dis -L solved by mutual consent. H. A. COE, Greenesboro, May Ist, 1858 J. S. LATIMER. The practice will be continued by J. S. & C. S. LA TIMER, who will visit Oxford, Penfield, White Plains and Mount Zion, of which due notice will be given in the -Crusader and Gazette. Permanent office in Greenesboro. May 13, 1858-tfjan. SURGEON & MECHANICAL DENTIST, W OULD ‘ n^orm I“ s fiends that he will be back in November and attend to his engagements at White Plains, Mt. Zion, Oxford and Penfield. May 13, 1858-tfjan EORGIA, GREENE COUNTY.—W li ere a s William English, administrator upon the estate of Ann E. English, deceased, petitions the Court of Ordi-* nary of said county for letters dismissory from said es tate: , , . , „ These arc therefore to cue and admonish all persons: concerned to be and appear at the Court of Ordinary to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in: December next, to show cause (if any they have) why said administrator should not then be discharged. Given under my hand at office in Greenesboro, Mary 10th, 1858. EUGENIUS L. KING, Ord. GEORGIA, GREENE COUNTY.-Whereas vJ Thomas R. Thornton and William A. Overton, administrators upon the estate of Vincent R. Thornton, deceased, petition the Court of Ordinary cf said county for letters of Dismission from said estate : These are therefore to cite and admonish all persons concerned, to show cause (if any they have) why said administrators should not be discharged at the Court of Ordinary to be held in and for said county, on the first Monday in December next. Given under my hand at office in Greenesboro, May 10th, 1858. EUGENIUS L. KING, Ord. EORGIA, GREENE COUNTY.—W hore as V*’ Philip B. Robinson, administrator upon the estate of George P. Nickelson, deceased, petitions the Court of Ordinary for said county for letters Dismissory from said estate: Thfse are therefore to cite and admonish all persons concerned, to show cause (if any they have) why said administrator should not be discharged t the Court of Ordinary to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in December next. Given under my hand at office in Greenesboro, May 10th, 1858 EUGENIUS L. KING, Ord.