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Prtum lit* Haiwi r H|iut>i;fi. Nnltßß. Amekicus. Nu. lOili, 1856. Formant to tbe publidied call of the Major the riticzns assembled in the Court II nans, to I lie number of three linn (2red, more or less, when Mayor Oliver wna calle Ito the chair and C P. Craw ford *pj*>inted secretary. The chairman declared the object to tie tn| rovide ways aid mean* to suppress gambling aud to consult in reference io the circumstance# attend ng the death of Dr B. II Perkius, late of Cuthbert. Co'. Thos 0 Sullivan af*er a brief ad* die*#, moved the appointment of a com mittee of twelve to rer.uumend i'mt foas iti.e plan of effecting the purpo-es of the steering. Ihe following gentlemen were •I pointed opou that committee : Messrs. T M. Furlow, T. C Bullivan, W. A Maxwell, Wriglit Brady, H. C. Hornndy, L. W. Hancock, Dr. A. Kces, Oeo. Bivins, Jno. It. Worrill, W T. Da venport, John V Price, O. C. Carmichael. After n absence of nearly an hour, du ring which the assembly waited with a p tiuice that indicated their deepintereat iu the matters before them, the commit tee submitted the following report Wheieaa, such scenes of disorder and m klcMunt-ss, us were enacted within the ui|Orate limits of o:ir city, on Friday night last, winch resulted the self inflict ed dcatii of Dr. B. 11. Perkins, are sign ally disgraceful in themselves anJ tend to moke our town a stench in tha nostrils of civilized men ; and w iicrcaa the ordinary means of bringing offenders to trial and punish incut seem to have lost their power to accomplish the end for which they were instituted, io that the publi; security de mands a resort to other measures, there fore. Resolved, That tlie friends of peace, of good order sud of wholesome restraint, m Amcricut, will organise themselves into a cumuiitee of vigilance, whose duty it shall be tu watch closely the disturbers of the public peace, collect reliable evidences end prosecute indiscriminately and vigor no- ly all violators of the taws, state and mm icipal, that uiay be in our midst Resolved That while it is no part of onr purpose to assume the reins of Gov euuunit. Uis eur uu ted and inflexible purpose to rally to the support of the con stituted authorities of our town and conn try, and our settled determination that no crime shall go uupuuishcd for want of our energetic prosecution. Resolv'd, I hat we condemn those a mottg us who habitually permit gambling to be carried on in their houses, tiiereby enticing onr people into vice, as being highly guilty ; we look upon their houses as sinks of iniquity and call upon all good rrt’sens to frown them down. Resolved, That wo invite all the young men of our city, of legal age, to enlist on the side of virtue and sobriety, and against the violators of onr statutes against gam bling. and the acts regulating the traffic In spirituous liquors. Resolved Timt we form ourselves into n Anti Gambling society, whose chief object shall he to suppress tlie practice of Mumbling in Americas, ami we whose names arc hereunto subscribed do pledge our mutual aid to each other, to accomp lish tnnt purpose. Resolved, That w* will use nil lawful means in our power to bring every viola tor of the gambling I w immediately to trial and punishment, by suing out war rants and binding the offenders over to the proper tribunals for trial. R’tolred, That w pledge our honor and ur purses to carry out. in whatever lawful manner, to their full extent, tlie meaning aud extent of the above resolu tions. After brief addresses from T. M Fur tow, C Brown, J. R Worrill, Rev. II.C Hornady, C. W. Hancock and C P. Crawford, the resolutions were adopted and submitted for signatures. The fol lowing gentlemen signed them (The names 44 in number are omitted.) Tlie following resolutions were then submitted by the secretary and unani mously adopted Resolved, That in the melancholy death of Dr. B. 11. Perkins, in onr midst, our city is deeply affected, and that we offer our condolence to the bereaved family aud friends of the deceased. Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to investigate the circumstan res of Dr. Perkin*’ death, and to prose cute *ll. who, iu connection therewith, rendered themselves amenable to tbe Pe nal Law. For that committee tlie chairmen ap pointed the followiug gentlemen. C P Crawford. Ambrose Spencer, T. C. Sullivan, Wright Brady, Dr. 0. K. liT John Carr Brown moved that the proceedings of the meeting be published iu the city pipers, which motion was ad opted. Oo motion by Mr John R- Worrill the society then adjourned to Fridaji flight, Nov. 14th, 1816 P. H. OLIVER, Chairman. C P- CaawrokD, Secretary. ftp It i* estimated that there sre at the pr. tent twenty-.five thousand peisons in Ibr United Stale, afflicted with insanity. Tbe number in ISOO as set down in the census repait fur that jear waa fifteen thousand at* hundred j Ull* eatunate was considered mcoirect, A banner borne by a delegate of young women, at a Republican mealing iu Romeo Mtchigso, had tbe following fee 10 ; ’Wc Bu ks without iiriljDects ’ THE REPORTER. CUTHBERT, OA , NOVEMBER 19. The Law of Newspaper*. I. SuWril-ra who do ms ftive eapre notice to the contrary, are i-.oii.iilered as wishing t<> continue lllcir sitbserip'iwn. V. If siib-riler nnlar the discnnlintisnre of their new.|iit|ier, I lie piililUher ni.y cntinur tn send them until all arrearage ire paid. J If suliMcri .ers neglect nr refuse to take ibvir new.paper. frnm h nffiee. to which they ar* directed, they me held responsible on il they have settled the bill, aud ordered theirs disewn ncd. 4. If subscriber# remove to other places with out informing the publi-hers, and the newspaper* are sent tu the former direction, limy sre held responsible. ft Tlie < ; ourta h'V* decided that refu.ing tn take uewspiipers fium the ntiiee or removing and leaving them iine.lled for, is pnuia facia ev ident* nf intentional fraud. 8 The United Slate. Courts have also re. peatrdly decided, that t Postmaster who ne- ! gleet* te perform hi. duty of givitnr reasonable j notice, ns required by the Posl Office Depart-1 meat, of the neglec t of a person to lake from the office nswpnper* aildre-eed to him, renders the Postmaster liuble to the publisher lor the subscription price. LIU II - (JtfwThe Governor’* Troclama’ion, re couimending Thursday, the 30th inst., as a day of Thanksgiving, will be found iu our advertising columns. O* In another column will be fonnd the proceedings of u meeting of the citi zens of Amerinds, to “provide ways and means to suppress gambling, and to con sult in reference to the circumstances at tending the death of Dr B. H. Perkins,” late of tiiis place. The resolutions are strong and decisive, and such as should be adopted by our citizens. We com mend them to the careful perual of our readers. Rail (load meeting. On the 11th inst., the citizens of this place held a meeting to take into consid eration the proposed extension of tbe 8, Western Hail Roud to Cutlibert, the pro. ceedings of which will be found in anether column. R H Cuyler, P. esident of tbe Road, who was expected to have been present, wus unavoidably absent, owing to business of pressing importance requir ing his immediate attention iu Savannah. Judge Kiddoo addressed the meeting- President Cuyler, we are informed, will be here on the 9th of December, without fail. Let all come, with their subscrip tions. Circus, Menagerie, and Hippo drome. By reference to our advertising tolnmn*, it will be seen that G. N. Eldred’s Great Southern Circus will perforin in this place | on Thursday, 27th inst., In connection with hi* Circus, he has a large collection of Anhna's, and the renowned Franconi Hippodrome Troupe. Mr. Eldred promi ses a rare treat. Peieraou for December. This decidedly popular Magazine for December has arrived, far in advance of its cotemporaries. To those who wish to subscribe for a Magazine, we would re commend. “Peterson’’ ns the best a* well as the cheapest published in America. Great improvements will be made in this capital Magazine for 1857. The read ing matter will be increased to nine hun dred pages a year. Each number will contain a ateel engraving ; a colored fash ion plate, and about forty wood engrav ings. The fa-hions are always prettier aud later in ‘Pe;eron’’ th-w in any other magazine Mrs. Ann S. Stephens and Mrs E. D. E N. Sonthworth write per manently for it, assisted by all the best female authors. No other magazine has such stories a> this ; and morality and virtue sre always inculcated. The terras are one dollar less than those of other magazines of similar rank, viz. $2 a year instead of SB. To clubs the terms are cheaper yet, three copies for $5, five co pies for $7,50, and eight copies for $lO, with a splendid premium to the person getting up the club Address, post-paid Charles J. Peterson, No. 102 Chestnut Street, Pbilapelphia. Specimens sent on being written for. Land Warrant*- The number of Land Warrants issued nnder the act of March 1855, during the mouth of October, was 5,609, covering more than 742,000 acres. The total number of applications to the present time is 260,200—warrants issued 178,513, to satisfy which 21,501,350 acres of land are necessary. spy Tbe Bank of Grcensboio’ has been organized by the payment of $50,000 in specie. Hon. Francis 11. Cone is Presi dent, and Theodore L. Thompsou Cash ier. 10* Tbe Hon J M. Clayton died at hi* residence in Delaware, on Saturday, Bth inst- Hon. Joshua L. Martin, so ex- Governor of Alabama, died at his resi deuce iu Tutcako.s, oa the 2d inst. Randolph Superior Court. Court adjourned last Saturday evening, after a tedious Term of two week*. Tlie first week was given almost altogether to the business in which our home Bar were Counsel. On account of the election, and Muscogee Court, the Bar from abroad, who practised hire, obtained permission of absence from his Honor, until the sec ond week. H.td it not been for this ir regularity, tlie business would have been pushed ahead rapidly ; but the many ab sent, caused by a disposition to aocommo date the Bur, threw a damper over tlie speed of business. Tlie second week was given almost en tirely to the business of the members from a distance. We saw in attendance, Col Hines Holt, Hon. Seaborn Jones, Hon. i James Johnson, Col. John A. Tucker, and Olliers. This neck was occupied in the trial of the long standing case of E. B Voting, Asdnee. vs. W. Harrison, well known to all as the ** Irvington Bridge Case.” This case was sounded on Tues day—the whole day was occupied in ar guing for a continuance, which was final ly over-ruled. They went into the inves tigation of the case on Wednesday, and continued it Thursday, Friday, and a pur tion of Saturday. The argument was by Johnson and Jones, for Ilairison, and Holt and Young for the Company. The case was submit ted to the Jury late Saturday evening, who remained out until midnight, and brought in a verdict for Harrison of $12,- 000 damages. We know not whether this will he a terminus to this suit or not, but we hope the parties will be satisfied. Three Lawyers were admitted to the Bar—Robert Flournoy, of Scriven county, Wooten, of Randolph, aud Thos. A Coleman, of Cu h’ ert. The busine-s being so for behind, his Honor has appointed an adjourned Term, which will be on the second Monday in December. Juror* have been drawn fo r the week. Tims we have a prospect of having tlie business iu Raudolph for once brought up. Important Information from Mi. Dallas. New Yhk Nov 12. — Privite letters hare been received from Mr Dallas, Min uter to England, conveying important in formation, and stating that he has nego tiated a treaty with England, covering all questions in dispute between Great Bri tain and the United State*. Vermont Legislature.—. Vein York, Nov. 12 —The Vermont Legislature ha* rejected the bill appropriating $20,000 of the State fund* to aid the Free State party in Kansas. Indiana.—Arw York, Nov. U —Tlie full returns from Indiana give Buchanan a plurality of 16 o<io. lowa —Neui Yo k, Nov. 11 —lllinois elected six Democrats and four Republi c-ms to Cougress. Tennessee Election — Nashville, 11 Nov.—The Democratic gain in E t-t fen nesn’e, in nineteen counties, is 478 In Middle Tennessee, in thirty four counties, democratic gain 2,065 Iu west Tenues see, democratic gain 660 Total gain 3,802 votes. Hogs and Pork. The Cincinnati Price Current of the 29th uit, reports coni rucUfor fifty thou sand hogs have been clo-ed in that quar ter, chiefly at six aud six and a quarter cents net. for early delivery. Ihe pack ing season there will soon commence.— Tlie same paper reports sales of mess pork at sl7 per barrel, while at the same period last year pork was held at t-veuty dollars. We hear of no movement in hogs for packing purposes among our pneken I he prevailing price among tiolders is six and a quarter cent* net. Pork is freely offered at sl7 per barrel. Bacon shoul ders are dull at six and a half cents ; clear Fides at seven aud a half cents, and bag bams at ten cents. Gins Worth Having.—The train of cars which left Memphis on the 10th ult. with an excursion party to celebrate tlie completion of twenty seven miles of the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad, was drawD by a locomotive which was the gift of the ladies of DeSoto county, Missis sippi, Wra. Jones Jr., of Mobile, has ordered a first class locomotive to be built for the 1 Mobile aud Ohio Railroad, which be iu tends presenting to tlie company, ‘lhe machine is to be as fine as can be made, and if possible superior to any run upon Southern roads. It will cost some slo,* 000 or $ 12,000. t> Anew Post Office has betn estab lished in Worth couuty, Ga , and Dr. Wm. F. Bynum appoin'ed Post master. The Post Office is called Brook*, in hon* or of I'oL Preston S. Brook*, of South Carolina. Iron Bands—With the exception of a few miles in Virgiuia, there is now a connected line of railroad all the way from Bangor, on the Penobscot, to Mont gomery, n the Alabama. Ere long the chain will be extended to New Orleans, (thence to be catried westward until it i icachis tie shores of tlie Pacific. Rail Road Meeting. Cuthbert, Nov. 11, 1856. A meeting of the citizens of Randolph county, for Rail Road purposes, took place iu tbe Court House to-day. The meeting was organized by calling T. G. Guerry to the Chair, and appointing M. Douglass Secretary. Judge Kiddoo, in a very bappv and appropriate manner, presented to the peo ple the proposition of the South Western Rail Road, relative to the extension of said Ro.id to Cutlibert. ‘J he proposition and the terms upon which the extension can be secured, will be found by reference to the resolutions of the Board of Direc tors, hereto appended. On motion of Judge KiMoo, Resolved, That the Chairman appoint committee* for tlie different Districts of the couuty, to obtain subscriptions fur said Rail Road extension, and to report their action at the next meeting of the citizens, to take place in Cnthbert on the 9th December, at which time R. K. Cuy ler, the President of the Road is expect ed to be present. The committees appointed for the pur pose of taking subscriptions are a* fol low *: For Ike Town—Hon D. Kiddoo. John Roe, and J. M K Gunu. S'lth District —R. Davis Seventh District. John Stanley. Eighth District. —William Hanison. Ninth District —William Coleman. Tenth District.— E. Ball. On motion, Resolved, That the*e proceedings be published in the Cuthbert Reporter. Tlie meeting then adjourned to tbe 9th of December. T. L. GUERRY, Chairman. M Douglass, Secretary. South-Western R R. Cos., ) Macon, Ga., Nov Bth, 1n56 j At a meeting of the Board of Direc tor#, held at this Office this day, the fol lowing resolution was adopted : Resolved, That tlie terms of payment for the cou tempi a’ed subscriptions for ex tension of Road be changed. if 33 per be paid on Ist February 1857, 33 per cent on the Ist February 1858 and 34 per cent on the Ist Feb. 1859. such pa;- 1 meats will be satisfactory to tne Compa ny :_it being known and understood that the Sob eribers are n t ou the footing of present holders of Stock in the Company, until they pay up in full. When the firs’ 33 per cent is paid a cenificate shall is*ue shewing tlie payment, and the time* ol further payment, and stating that whtn the whole i* paid up, full certificates (hull be issued. True Extract from ihe Minutes. JOHN. T. BOIFEUILLET. Secretary. Cuthbert, GA,Oct 4, 1856. Dear Sir : —Enclosed please find SIOO tt.e contribution of Dr. Samuel C avton, of this place, for the aid of the Kansas cadie. This is intended for Clayton’s Company. Send me a receipt for the same and oblige. Your friend, WILLIAM HARRISON. Clayton, Ala., Nov. 4, 1856. Messrs Editors .•—Please publish the accompanying le ter. which, with the en closure, (One Hundred Dollars ) hns just been handed to me by Mr. L. F- Johnston, of Etifaula, to whom it was sent in my absence. In behalf of the gentlemen who accom panied me to Kansas, I sincerely thank Dr. Clayton for this substantial manifes tation of his interest in us and ours; Irav ing never heard of Dr. Clayton before, I do not know whether we are related or not. If, however, we are not, on account of this “letter of introduction,” I wish we were. Respectfully, HENY D CLAYTON. Agr'Cultural F.xpedition—The U. S. *ior‘tnp ‘ Rrlease,” one of the vessel, nf Dr. Kane, has been .elected by the Govvrmeut for the purpose of visiting the American .hore. ol the South Atlantic to procure mgar c*ne and seed* under the appropriation of $75 000 which wa.made for that object at the la.l *esion ol Con gress. We understand that the nd.sion is entiuMed to L'eut. Charles C. Simms U. S. N.. who was second ir. command of the HaiUene Expedi'jon, and that he will sail Irom this port in command of the Release in the course of a week or ten dav*. It i* expected that she will visit the tlie shores of Central and South Amer ica, as well as many ol the W eat India Is lands. and return early in the next Spring. —Jour, of Commerce Great Fire in New York A fire occurred in Warren and Mu ray in that city on Sunday last, the 9th inst., by which over half a million dollar- worth of property and merchandise were destroy ed. ‘The fire, we learn from the Journal of Commerce, originated in the store of Haviiaud, Ilarral & Ilialey, No. 39 War ren street. Nearly all the property and merchandise, from statement, seems to have bem luliv covered bv insurance; — Cel Sun. Tbe Camel* Ist Texas. The Galveston News contains corres pondence from Castrovilie, Medina coun ty, Texas, of a recent date, from which we take the following interesting partic ular. in relation to the camels which have lately been imported there by the United State Government : “1 bad also the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Maj. Wayne, for sev eral year# attached to the War Depart ment iu Washington, who went out last year to Asia and introduced the cnmels into this country, which arrived at ludi anola last spring, and are now kepi at ttiis post. It has been selected by him as the bet adapted to that service for which he intends them. When we arriv ed they were out grazing, some two miles distant, attended by the Arabs who have charge of them, when Mj. Wayne very kindly sent out and had them driven in for opr inspection. There are altogether thirty two, including some young ones, aud all are in excellent heulth, and seem to be doing well. Major Wayne gave us a very interesting aeceouut of tiieir hab its and peculiarities, and he ordered one. of them to be laid out aud loaded as if for ajourney After kneeling as if to receive a pack saddle, a most cumbrous load of itself, but such as are used io tbe countiy from which they came, a load of corn was plac ed ou the animal’* back, suffic entfor twq, mules to draw in a wagon, with which he started off at a good round pace. A dro medary was next led out, which is tbe saddle animal of the camel, and, after kneeling to receive the saddle, he wa* mounted by an Arab, who started off across the prairie at a pace which seemed to me not much short of a two lortv lick. This pace they can keep up for hours iu succession, travelling with perfect eVe from sixty to eighty miles per day. They can also subsist for several days wilbnut water, and their adnpteduess to the fron tier service, for which they are designed, is now a matter beyo: and doubt. Major Wayne informed me that he had forty more animals coming out, and he is now building a stable in which they will be kept, which he expects to get finished be fore the cold weather sets iu.” * Cowhiding Scrap*. Petticoats oittinu Pugnacious Lillies sre of'en subjected to iinpetiinent lock* sud remark- ol lst young gentle men, and some of them are occasionally insulted because ptesumed to be unpro tected. Once in a while lbe*e ‘fancy fellow*’ wake up tbe wrong pa-senger, a< wm the case a few day* aiuce. A young & handsome lady wa. looking out of tlie second story window rtf her broth *r’e house into the street, when she ob served a tall man watching her closely and catching her eye and though entire ly unacquainted, gave her a very intinu atirtn bow. Not relishing aoch ui.called for impudence, and having uo male friend near at hand to protect her, she armed her.elf with a cowhide, repaired to the Iront dooi. and then took a stand, to see if the insuit would he repeated. Site had only been at the door a few minutes, when the fa.matmg gallant re turned, and supposing hia attractive pei son had drawn her down, spoke to her in the most familiar manner, and commenc ed a conversation. He had not said more than three words, however, before ahe spiang out <>f the door, and began to pour the row-skin on his shoulders in such a powerful manner, that he broke and run like a quarter horse, determining, no doubt, in his own mind, to be caretui how he attempled to foree himself into the presence of a stiange lady in future.— Richmond Dispatch. Dkntal Enterprise.—Dead English men * teeth, collected on the battle-fields in the Crimea, are now in great demand by the Loudon and Part* dentists. The price curient of human ivorv has greatly fluctuated recently, owing to the qiiwnti ties o( deceased soldiers’ masticators put into the maike'. It is stated that tlie idea first entered the heads ol Lmners to send voyaging clerk* to the seat cf war in search of teeth. The harvest was n good one apparently, and promises to yield a remarkable price, a* connoisseurs vaunt the superiority of Englishmen’s and Highlander’s teeth over ail other*— tlie Coldstream chaps particularly had famous garnished jaws, and it may be a comfort to their departed spirits to see at least one portion of their mortal aelves take tbe journey back to London to pol ish and soiyne in the kindest manner. The Voting Population or the Uni ted States.—Th* whote white msle population ot the United States, for in stance, over 21 years of age, and to be presumed entitled to vote, is about 5,100 000’ and y*\ the vote* cast is 3 100 000. leaving 2,00,000 of inhabitant# who do not use their franchise. In the Slate ot New Yoik in 1552, the voting popula tion exceed 800.000, yet the votes return ed did not much exceed 500 000. In Massachusetts the white males over 21 are neatly 300 000, and yet the vole in 1852 was only 133,000, showing that nearly two-thirds of the adult population for #om# cau*e or other, had staid away from the pbll*. And the proportion i* nearly a# great in several other States. Lookino Pleased. —Mr. Buchanun was in Lancaster City on Wednesday, | and the Indiana Daily says he ‘ looked pleased.” We should think that his af flictions could be pretty well borne at the preseut time, but by the fourth of March next, he will have sufficient time to feel worried, from the atteuiions of this friends, who may wis’i to serve tb° public. Indignation Meeting. In coasequencs of the death of Dr B. H. Perkins, of Cuthbert, which occurred iu this place, and which reference is made to in another article, a town meeting was called by the Mayor on Monday night last, to give utterance to the feelings of indignation which that sad occurrence has aroused in tiiis community, and to advise, if possible, means to rid the town of that worst of all curses, gamblers and gambling houses. Tbe meeting was large, ealm and de* liberate, and manifested a determination to use all legal and honorable means with in their reach, to arrest tire evil, cost what it might, as is fully shown by the resola- which will be fonud in an other column. It is not oar purpose to write a eulogy on Dr. Perkin*, or to say he was fanltless. “To err is human ” But th!s much we will say, he was the personification, the embodiment of all the manly and social virtues adorned by his stricken wife and little ones, and loved as a brother by all “who most intimately knew him la con templating the loss of such a man, in the meridian of life, and the manner in which he came to hL sad end, the heart sickens, and we would willingly throw oblivion’s veil over the whole scene. Bnt when we remember his virtues and worth, the heart rending cries of his bereaved wife, when -he was aroused at raid-night from her slumber and happy dream, no doubt of the return of her husband, to learn he was • corpse at the ntterly fails to express onr feelings of indignation not only at the black leg who can coolly and deliberately strip hia victim of iiis last dollar, and drive him te desperation, but no <ess towaids the man who as delibe rately sets the trap to catch the ansua* peeling, and prepare him by hie madde • ing draughts for an ea*y prey, in the hands of hi* final destroyer. We repeat, language is too meagre to denounce ia terms strong as it de.-erve*. the vice and practice of gamhliug. But bad as it is, we look upon il as an evil of secondary m<gnitude a foul stream—legitimate!v flowing from a polluted fountain. It is tlie natural offspring of Du se sink* of iu iipiity found in almost ever) town and village iu the land, where men are made drunkards, paupers, beggars and demons, known by polite partakers, by the name of drinking saloons. I hese are the foun tain—the other the stream—to stop the latter, the former must be dried np. A* well might we attempt to arrest the migh ty current of the Mississippi with con cobs, or the rap and tide of Niagara wi h bulrushes, as to expect to pnt down gam bling and rid our cty of the corraptiff and deiu.'rnliz ng crew who follow it, while those abominable druukeries are fostered, sut ined and patronized by men occupying high positions in society, and ezerc i-ing a controling influenceovar the habits and morals of the commouity. —Sumter Republican. Death of tli* ‘‘Wandering Jew.” We learned yrste.day, says the Charles ton Standard, the death at the Roper Hospital, of the ‘Wandering Jew,” a character whose singular appearance and habits have been the subject of much ca riosity and comment. He has been knows about Charleston lor the last six or seven years, but the period of his advent is not recorded. He seemed to be very poor, some way or the other, he managed to subsist. Tiie most singular fact connect ed with him was that lie never took the shelter of a root —his sleeping place was a hole in the ground ou what is known as Payne’s farm, and he was not only con tented with it, but would accept of no more comfortable accommodations whs* they wt-re tendered to him. It is said that gome gentleman, probably the pro prietor, proposed to erect a cabin for hit* at the place which he seemed to fancy, but he would not accept it, and threaten ed to burn it if it should be done. He might have been seen at any time within the last six or seven years about the streets with all his earthly goods upon bis back, and strolling about with a look of more placid satisfaction than is usually upon the countenances of men whos# po sition in life would seem to be better.—- He was a foreigner, some say a Prussian, but we have never been able to learn cer tainly, nor have we ever betn able to learn bis uarae- The Shadow on m PtLtow. —Tha following incident wa* communicated by Sir John M’Neil : ” A Highland soldier had bis arm so severely wounded that it wa* about to be amputated, when Mi*** Nightingale tequested the operation de laved, a* aba lhaught under careful nurs ing the trm might be pesetved By her unremitting care this wa# accomplished, and the poor soldier, on being a-ked what he felt towards bis preset ver, ssid that the only mode he had ol giving vei.t to hie feelings was by kissing her shadow when it fell on his pillow at she passed through, the ward on her nightly visit. *’ Letter Stamps and Envelope*.— The number of letter stamps aud envelopes daily used in this coontry is enormous, the proportion of the former being much larger. At tbe office of Boston alone, the sales per duy of stamps amounts tn about SBOO, which is at the rate of $300,- 000 per annum. In addition, about 3, 000 stamped envelopes, which come little higher than the stampe, are dispos* ed of daily. Hoes in Ohio. —The total number of hogs in Ohio over six months old. on tbe Ist of April, 1856. was 1,740,972, against 2,044,003 th# year previons. This esti mate includes all th# coßnticbatscveo..