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Becoming Alarmed. Some of the leading Radical jour nals are becoming somewhat alarmed at the rapid strides made in Congress by llicit party friends towards the overthrow of Republican institnti- ns. They have been consulting —and we are plad to see with good effect —the returns of the elections held last fall in the Northern and Western States, and find that their lease upon the Gov. eminent is not so strong as many of thejrJeaders seem to think. The Washington correspondent of the- ; Cincinnati Gazette, one of the roost bitter and vindictive of all the Radical tribe, has sounded the alarm, and calls lustily for caution in any fur thoj.violerit movements of his party. According to this paper the only hope of the country reste in the continued success of the Radical party, and this thought inspires bis appeal to his friends to move with “ caution." He sir/sj.- “ Never before has the need of pru dene been so great. Those who con demn Congress for being slow should think of this. Such say, with confi dence, “ Have Dpt the paople declared in thunder tones for Congress ? Have wo not a popualr majority of four hum dred thousand TANARUS” True enough ; hut a change of 24,000 votes in the rcpre> sented States will give the Johnson party the victory in the next Presi dential election. A chaDgc of less than 9,000 will give the opposition the 26 electorial votes of Pennsylvania; less than 7,000 will secure the 83 votes of N.ew York ; loss than 300 will carry New Jersey ; a trifle over 7,000 would change Indiana, and less than 300 Connecticut. These, with those now assured, would put this nation back into the hands of those who wielded its political power before the war, with a Supreme Court to sanction their pro ceedings. which has retrograded to the period of the Dred Scott decision, and whose march is still in retreat. Those who: are urging Congress to steps which the people may possibly fail to endorse,.are asking tha only body of men who can save the nation without afl&fher appeal to arms, to take steps Vfhich might insure their own dcstruc< tion.” This statement probably explains thfe recent vote on Stevens’ reconstruc tion resolutions, which were consigned to* the tomb of the Reconstruction Committee by so large a vote of those, who a few weeks past, were loud in their demands fbr summary punish, ment upon the people of the Southern States. ‘ *■ Tho Newspaper Reporter. A lawyer in the Louisville Police Court having said some pretty hard things the other morning about tho re porters of one of the daily papers there, the Journal, in referring to the fact, takes occasion to describe tho position of a reporter—thus : “In gathering news, it is of course impossible for a reporter to have been an eye-witness of every event, and he must take the accounts that he gets from others as the truth. Ileuses due diligence to get all the particulars, and takes it for granted that the news is correct. If his informant, either from stupidity or malice, misleads him, we respectfully suggest that it iK not fair to accuse the reporter of intentionally garbling the facts of the case.'* At the best it is a hard position. If he speaks boldly he offends someone. If he speaks guar dedly someone accuses him of cowar. dice, or being bought up not to speak the full truth.' If he is sentimental hois called a fool. II he speaks in fpiwiblc language he is called a black guard. If he writes grav.dy ho is callejl stupid. If he is witty they ao tjwrhim of trying to show off. if ho hi fanciful, they cull him a roniancist and say that ho is not reliable. If he confine himself to a brief mention, ho ia accused of not having brains enough tflvi write a good article. Io fact he earrigtr hht'heart upon lus sleeve for jackdaws to pick at.’ If any gentlet man thinks that a reporter’s placo is an easy or enviable one, three months’ service will com[letely disabuse his roiml of that foolish impression. So, gentlemen, go slow. Don’t add to a -Importer’s troubles by unjust and fool, ish censures.” Our reporters don’t know anythin;: about a 1 that. They endeavor to do their duty, and bother themselves no further. “ Someone ” may say what he pleases about the endeavor. They don’t care. How to Kill a Town. Run every one off with unreasona ble charges, lor lots and Broadway, New York rents. Stick your hands in your pockets and discourage every enterprise in every way, if you do uot ice a dollar in it for your greasy stock ing Loaf about the street corners, content to curse a bad iortune and sponge on somebody for a drink of mean whiskey. How to Build a Town.—Encour age every one who is worthy and ac tive in spirit to purchase and improve property. Go to work, stimulating enterprises that are legitimate, by uni ting your industry, influence and cap ital in tl.r r-Biinoti “pot." Cultiva a public spirit, and ta’k less than yen work. Mean what you say, and de monstrate your siuwu'iety by a strict observance .>f punctuality, liberality •I 'abd' industry, l’rcfer to werr out your jpaats about the feet and let no one see they are patched in the scat.—Cen tral Georgian. ■ ‘ Twenty-five years ago John Mi nor Botts made an unsuccessful effort . jn Congress to impeach John Tyler, v President of the United States. He charged him with “usurpation,” “high • crimes and misdemeanors.’’ Upon these charges the motion of Mr. Botts for a special committee of inquiry, af ter a lively day's debate, Mas finally rejected—yeas 83, nnysl27. SEMIWEEKLY Jswst|tnf (foterprist L. C. BRYAN, : : s : Editor. THOMASVILLE, GA.; TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1807. FREIGHT ON THE ATLANTIC & GULF RAIL ROAD. By reference to notice given in our columns to-day, by Superintendent 11. S* Haines, it will be seen that the abovd Railroad Company are now pre pared to forward Freight from Savan nah to all points on the Atlantic & Gulf, Pensacola & Georgia and Flo* rida Central Railroads. DR. D. S. BRANDON. By reference to the card of this gentleman it will be seen that he will now give special attention to the prac tice of Surgery. His eminent success in this branch of the Medical profess, ion, has given him great reputation in this section, and bids fair to elevate him to position nmong the first Sur. geons of th ; B Country. Our limited knowledge of the technicalities of tho science forbids any satisfactory account of operation performed by I >r. Bran don, but we are acquainted with a num ber of his cures, and Can testify to exceedingly difficult and dangerous operations performed by him in which he not only gave relief, but restored the sufferers to health and vigor. A few days ago we examined three speci mens of Calculi recently taken by the Doctor from patients suffering peculiar and excruciating agony from the ex traordinary size of these formations, but relief was affored and the patients are doing well. This operation, wc are aware, is not considered by physicians either the most difficult, or the. most dangerous, but it is acknowledged to be attended with great danger when the patient proves to be suffering un der a complication of other diseases, as is often the ease, and, as also ap peared in two of tho three eases above mentioned. CHARLESTON MERCK AN TB. We publish to-day, a Circular nu merously signed by tho Merchants of Charleston, 8. C., designed to inform the Southern people, that the city of Charleston has lost none of its groat advantages for supplying the commer cial demands of the South, and that notwithstanding the disasters of the war, her merchants are still possessed of that energy, enterprise and wealth, which distinguished them before the war, and placed their city far in ad vance of other Southern cities. They announce that their stocks will be large for the coming Spring, and that they will be prepared to respond promptly to every responsible order upon any of the branches of business enumerated. Read the Circular in another column MILLS HOUSE, CHARLESTON. It is announced in our advertising columns that the abive house has been thoroughly repaired, refurnished and now opened for the acommodation of the traveling public. Tho proprie tor, Mr. Joseph Purcell, announces his ability to give satisfaction, and his well known character for energy and acoomomdution leaves us no room to doubt that he will more than fulfill all his promises. Our Merchants and on their wav Northward will find him prepared to give them a cor diul reception to splendid rooms and sumptuous dinners. MESSRS. CLA.GKORN & CUN NINGHAM. Wo learn from tho Savannah Her ald, that theso gentlemen will receive aitfi transport all mail matter deposited with them, for Brunswick, St Mary’s and Fcrnandina, delivering it twice a week, during tho suspension of tho reg ular mails, as a matter of acconimoda tion. This is indeed a great accom modation, and nit exhibition of noble generosity, which, wo feel assured, will be fully appreciated by our cotempo rarics iu the unfortunate cities alluded to, aud by tho people generally. Such examples aro worthy of emulation. FRAUDS AT FERNANDINA. Tho Fcrnandina, Fla., Courier, has been ventilating tho swindling opera tions of ono Adolf Mot, Oletk of tho U. S. Direct Tax Commission in that city, and charging him with defraud ing a lady by appropriating redemp tion money on valuable city property, and pretending that said money had never boon paid by the U. 8. upon her claim. The Courier also charges Mot with defrauding the Government, by an illicit trade iu Cigars, between that port and Cuba. IMPORTANT FROM WASH INGTON- That! Steven’s Reconstruction Bill killed in the House. Washington, Feb. Bth —Tho Kecon struction Committee’s hill came up and was discussed with great bitterness. — Mr. Raymond wade a strong opposing speech. Gen. Banks begged Stovens for delay, hoping the discussion would lead to some plan which would har monize Congress, the Executive and the ; country, glevena persisted, in uetiance of fifty appeals for delay from all parts of the House. The pre vious question failed of being second ed, 61 to 92 A half doien amend> ments, substitutes, See., were imme diately presented aud ordered to be printed, and the House adjourned. [For the Semi Weekly Southern Eulerprise.] Mr, Editor: —In roy last commu nication I stated I was opposed to Be- I nomiriational papers, from tho fact, it had a tendency to cause the secular press to ignore tho claims of Religion, j This is perfectly natural, as there were j those whose exclusive business it was to teach these things. I propose to give additional reasons for my opposii tion to such papers. The first is, tho papers arc not read by the youth of the family. It is not in accordance with their taste. The boys want a sprinkling of politics; they want also to know about country matters, State affairs, &c. As none of these are found to any great extent in Religious papers they never, or at least scarcely ever, look in them ; whereas, if there was a Religious department in every paper, they would much more likely read. Another reason is, there is too ’ much of a good thing—papers are large and to read them requires effort; such an effort that it is scarcely undertaken. Whereas, if there was less of it, and well selected, they would be almost universally read. One other reason to which, I partially referred in a for mer communication, the fewness of ttiese Religious papers in circulation, in comparison to the great number of papers circulated. There are thou sands of secular papers circulating in Georgia, and I doubt very capitally, if there is over hundreds of Religious papers circulated, all told, of every denomination. One reason of so few, grows out of the fact, families are too poor to take more than one paper, and they are interested in county affairs, citations, &c., and the boys desiring to know something of politics, hence they take their country paper or some secular paper. I have no objection at all to that. J only produce it as a reason why the secular press should at least devote a part of their pap rs to religious matter. I am aware of objections to the views I am now ad vocating, that Religion and Politics should not bo mixed up. By placing them in the same paper you don’t mix up. Tho Christian lives in the world —bocause lie lives id it, it does wot necessarily follow that be is contamin ated by it. God never designed that religion should make a hermit of the oi.e possessing it. Ur the light of the world ; the salt of earth. lie is to live in it to correct the evils in the world, and prove tho power ol God’s Grace to keep him in all His ways. The Christian is commanded to put his light on a candlestick, that all may see. The Christian Editor, therefore, is not to hide his light un der tho fear of mixing Politics and Religion. Another objection that may be urged is, the publications or adver tisements in the paper, with an occa sional rcferonca to them by the Editor. No Christian Editor ought to recom mend in his paper those things lie would be ashamed to engage in or do inir, wouldjlear to meet his God. As to simple advertisements, 1 think it just as well to have notices given of prayer meetings, preaching, Ac , as any other advertisement. If the read er of a paper be a Christian, he should bo gratified by looking over advertise ments, ns well os tho man wanting to buy whiskey. God mysteriously keeps Christians in the world, and they will not be contaminated, if faithful, by this association ; nor will their princi pies appear less loveable by compari son with secular pursuits or principles. The subscribers to papers are largely professors, and I do not believe they will object to a Religious Department. If all Editors were sending out their issues with a religious department well filled with Scripture truth, it would be a literal fulfillment of the prophecy, “ The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the wa ters cover tho deep.” Let Denomina tional papers go, and have papers in their stead as above described and wo will have better days So believes B . Savannah, Feh. 1, 1867. A Mngnificf.nl Benefaction by Mr. Peabody — Washington, Feb. 8 — Mr. Geo. Pet body, addresses a letter to It. C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, lion. H. Fish, of New York, Itt. Itov. Charles P. Mcllvaine, of Ohio, Gen’t U- 8. Grant, lion. W. C. Rives, of Virginia, lion. John If. Clifford, of Massachusetts, Hon. W. Aiken, of S. Carolina, W. M. Evavts, Esq , of New York, lion. William A. Graham, of North Carolina, Chap. McAllister, ot Pennsylvania, U. W. Riggs, Esq , of Washington, Samuel Wetmore, of N. York, li. A. Bradford, of Louisiana, Geo. N. Eaton, of Maryland, and G P ltussell, of Massachusetts, in which he says : “ With my advancing years, my attachment to my native laud has but become moro dovoted.” 110 gives to the gentlemen addressed, in trust, income to be used for tho promotion and encouragement of the intellectual, moral and industrial education of the young of the more destitute portions of the Southern and Soutliwe: tern States. Resides this income he au thorizes them to uso forty per cent of t ho principal within two-years. In addition, ho places in their hands tho Planters’ Hank Bonds, of Mississippi, amounting, with interest, to 51,100,- 000, tho proceeds to be added and used for the purposes of this trust.— Ho leaves the details with tho Trus, tees, requesting that Mr. Winthrop may he made Chairman, Gov. Hunt and Bishop Mcllvaine, Vice Chair men. The trust hns been accepted and an organization already effected, of which Mr. Winthrop is Chairman. Committees ot Finance and Inquiry have been appointed, and the inten tion is that tho trustees shall com mence as soon as possible. The London Severs —The corpora tion of London is engaged in the con struction of an extensive system of sewers, which, when completed, will cost 821,000,000 in gold. Os these sewers, e'ghty-two miles have already been built. The drainage to be car ried off by this extensive system is derived from an area ol about 117 square miles, and a population of 2y* 800,000. The capacity of these sew ers is estimated at 14.000,000 cubic feet. In their construction, as far as progressed, 3,500,000 cubic yards of earth have beeu excavated, and 880- 000 cubic yards of concrete and 318,- 000,000 bricks have been used. “This grand system of sewerrge,” says the London Laucet, “lias been constructed under buildings, and over and under cannals, rivers and roadways from twenty-five fert above to seventy-five below the surface, without any impor tant casualties or interference with the public convenience or traffic. The ar rangements of the metropolis would appear to be more wonderful and suci eessful below tho surface than above.” Terrible Scene in a Ball Room. \Vhile the hecatombs of fowls arid oceans of beer were disapeparing in these apartments, the chairs were all being cleared out of the concert room and about half.past twelve dancing commenced, shortly to be brought to an untimely close by those terrible tragedies of every-day lil'et hat realize the ghastly Egyptian custom by which one guest, at least, at every feast was compelled to accept a skeleton for a neighbor. Avery charming and ac complished young lady, the wife of Ernest vou Tcsclenberg, the editor of the Wiener Zeitung , was leaving the supper room with her husband, intend ing to return home. While crossing | the ball room where a brilliant waltz ! was being played, a friend asked her i to take a single turn round the room. ! Tho temptation was too great to he | resisted, so consigning her burnous to j her husband, she joined the dancers j and was whirled oft' with great rapidity Iby her partner. She had scarcely pot | half round the huge circle when she | fell from his arms, as though struck by a thunderbolt, dead. They raised her from the ground gently, and ear tied her into another room. A doctors were in attendance, and every expedient that science could suggest was tried to restore conciousncss to the fair young form lying so strangely still in its gay toilette All was in vain. Bho was dead. A smile upon her lips; (lowers in her hair. Ot the scene 1 j cannot convey,an idea ; such agony as that I witnessed on Sunday morning in tho robing room of the Cartenba; ue ! scllsehaft is too dreadful to recall —too j sacred to describe. The gay groups melted away in breathless, horror j stricken hurry; within a few minutes J the spacious ball room was silent and empty ; of all the “ Hesperus’’ mein hers and fheir guests, none hut n hand ful of mourners reuiaind behind to watch over that which half an h uvbe fore had been a happy wife and moth er 1 have now witnessed three sud. den deaths in ball rooms—the first two were, if possible, even more terrible than tho lust. In tho first case, a lovely girl was shot through the heart by the man she was engaged to ; in the second, the belle of the ball was burnt to death before her garments, which j had caught fire whilst she was being ! whisked past the open fire-place, could be torn off. But the tragical episode of yesterday morning is rendered more melancholy than either by the remem brances that two little children, the eldest not three years old, are left motherless by the consequences of a waltz ! — Correspondence London Tele graph. The President and Mr. Peabody. —Washington, February 9, p. in.— President Johnson called upon George l’cabody to-day as a private citizen. In the course of the conversation he paid that gentleman a high compliment for the magnificent gift lie had made in behalf of tho educational interests ol the South. Mr. Peabody, replying said ho “had somo knowledge of tho official cares bearing upon the Execu tive, and appreciated his efforts to res tore tho lately rebellious States to their full i\ latious to the Federal Go vernment.” Alluding to his residence in England, ho said there was more friendly foiling among tho people and government of that Country than exis ted heretofore. # The Northern Negro Traders. — Speaking of the sharp practice of some ot our “down east’’ citizens, the Bran don, Miss., Republican says their la test. dodgo is selling negroes to South ern planters. Knowing the great de mand for laborers in the Mississippi Valley, they go to Georgia and North Carolina, work themselves into the good graces of the negros, by eating and sleeping tvith them, get two or thre hundred to eotno with them to Mississippi, where they hire them to the planters for two hundred dollars a year, fifty of which is to be paid in ad vance. They pocket tho fitty dollart per head, and leave for some other lo cality, after having an understanding with the negroes that they are to work a ft w davs and then run away and join th em again, when the same game is played over. Star The costliest watch that was ever made is said to have been one which was constructed in 1810 fir the Sultan Abdul Medjid, who tuu,-t have found it rather inconvenient since it was live inches in diameter, and struck the hours and quarters on wires with the sound resembling that of a powerful cathedral clock. It cost 120t> guineas. JSsaV" The motto on the seal of the Slate of Illinois is *'B>tate Sovereignty National Unity.” This is regarded by some of the radicals as disloyal, and accordingly a movement has been made in the Legislature of that State to ex | ungc ti e assertion of “State Sov ereignty" which it contains. From the Central Georgian- How to Raise Onions. Ed. Ckn. Georgian — hoar Sir: —The Agricultural depaitment of the Georgian, is a feature which your rea ders in this section are very happy to recognize. And as you call upon the Farmers for contributions, I have de teririined to give you my experience in the cultivation of onions, a vegetable which cannot be too highly apprecia ted. The onion is as you are well aware propagated from the seed, and cultivated, to its highest development from the “Sett,” and from the “But ton.” When I wish to sow the seed the ground is thoroughly prepared in the month of Januaiy in this climate, by being deeply Bpaded, well manured, and finely pulverised About the 15th j of February, drills are opened about | four inches deep, and filled with well ' pulverized manure from the “lien House,” (the very best because the strongest to be l ad.) This drill is covered level with the general surface, and a very light drill, not more than one half inch deep is opened on it in which the seed are lightly sown.— About August they are thinned out to “a stand’’ which should not leave the “Kett” more than eight inches apart. The plants thinned out, should be j transplated at tho same distance apart j and not buried, deeper than they grew i in the drill. My experience, however, is in favor of using the “Button,” which is planted in November,-in drills ; repared as above mentioi ed and very shallow. The roots of the onion do not run down, they are surface roots, and require the manure to he near the j surface, to benefit them. The great secret in the cultivation of onions is to i keep them from being buried in the ! ground. Fill your drill with manure, J from the licn-llouse and just cover j the button or sett, and no more. Keep the grass down, and in the fall before j the tops begin to die, move the soil ] from the onion, and just leave the j onion held in the ground by its roots, ! its superior or, upper surface entirely ' exposed to the action of the sun and atmosphere. 1 have embraced all the points I think in this subject and just j mention that by this system I have grown onions weighing three-fourths ! of a pound, as many as sixteen j bushels on ono-eigth of an acre. | When at leisure I will write again | and hope your efforts to make the j Georgian a first clase pa-per will meet with success. Very respectlully, A.J). 8. I Linton, JlaitcocH county, Ca., Jan. 80, 1867. Bill Simpson’s Legal Experience. Many years ago the Legislature of Tennessee passed an act to organize the county of McNairy, alias Snake. At that time the country embraced in tho limits of Snake, was occupied by a steady set of backwoodsmen, totally unacquainted with courts, jails, etc Tho county assembled at the appointed site for the purpose of cuttring logs, making boards, etc r to build- a eourt house and jail. The only theme of conversation, when the men were as sembled, was the eourt, etc. None of them had ever seen n court in session, as yet developed. Each one would give what his idea was of a court, etc. None, however, was entirely satis factory, until Bill Simpson was called on to give his ideas. He said he knew all about a court —that ho had a law suit in North Carolina. One of his neighbor’s hogs kept ciming when he led his hogs, until it got fat. One morning l\c got so nuid that he shot the hog. lie thought it would riot do to throw it away, so he chained and salted it. Shortly afterwards his neighbor and a man came to his house, examined the smoke house and took him to t< wn and put him in a little office. About three months after that, this man came and took him up to a large room. A large man sat upon a high bench—a man was sitting at a desk—about a dozen fine dressed men sat in a place that was paled around Tho man put me in a pen just behind them. Ho then called in twelve men, and they took seats in a box in front of tho fine dressed men. Tho man that was writing gave the twelve men a book and said something about Bill Simpson and State. Then one of riio lino men read something about Bill Simpson and flic hog, and he and ano ther one of the fine dressed men had the biggest quarrel you ever heard— l thought they would fight every mi nute, but they did’nt. It was Bill Simpson and the hog, and the hog and Bill Simpson, and sometimes Mr, Simpson, but seldom. After tlu-y quit quarreling, the big man talked awhile to the twelve men, and then they went out and staid a short time, and came back and said something to tli»mao at tho desk. The man on the bench said something to the man that put me in office, and ho took me cut and tied me to a persimmon tree, and cont menced lighting me with a cowhide, and it made me so and and mad that l shook all the persimmons off the tree. }\'iiu hrstrr Home Journal. Courteous Hi ply to an J/i/idel. — An American traveler being unexpected ly detained at the mole or quarantine in Odessa, was very civilly offered “half of his apartments, and a sofa to lie on," by a young Englishman who acted ns translator to the n ole. After they had formed an intimate acquain tance, and one evening had retired to rest, the traveler askmi his friend how he could endure the blasphemy which wus so coonstantly heard there. The young Engl.-liman replied, that “as a gentleman these words were disagec* able to him, but as to their being im triosically wrong, it was no matter of concern to him, as he denied the truth of all revelation, and believed Jesus Christ to be an impostor.” The traveler, without supposing that the remark would be heeded except by courtesy, replied, “ either Christ was au impostor or he was not. If he was an impostor, we have an inconi ceivable phenomenon of a base man practicing virtue, self-denial, charity, forgiveness of injuries through the whole of his life, in spite of scourging, contumely and even crucifixion. Is it philosophical to suppose tliat a bad man would take so much pains to make them good? But if he is not an impostor he has told the truth, and wo must believe him.” “Is it possible that I never saw that before ?” was the only reply of the young Englishman; but the argument sunk deep into heart; and when the traveler had arrived in Alexandria, he received a letter from the former scep tic acknowledging him as “the best friend he ever had,” encouraging him to be equally faithful to others, and praying him not to ioiget “his Odessa convert.” Editor Treulict on Biographer Parton.-~ The following, from the Louisville Jounal,is too just and truth ful to be witheld from our readers : The North American Review for January contains a very deprecatory article on Daniel Webster. The arti cle is from the pen of Mr. Purton. Webster’s mother, according to Par ton, said that the boy would make something or nothing, she could not tell which ; and, il Carton’s estimate of the man should prevail, posterity would be in much the same quandary. But Parton’s estimate will not prevail. It is merely a pasquinade inscribed on a tomb. When Webster was alive, the North American Review lionized him ; now when he is a dead lion, it turns round aud kicks him. There is not only a good deal of human nature in man, but a good deal of asinine nature in human nature, particularly io the hu man nature of a North American Re viewer. Massachusetts h: s long been a very degenerate State, and she has at' last become as irreverent as she is degenerate. She has more dead lions and more live jackasses than any other member of the Union ; and every ono of the latter is flinging his heels at someone of the former. Lunar Caustic Superseded by So< lar Caustic. —For a long time iu the treatment of places to be cauterized, only the dreaded nitrate of silver (lu nar caustic) was used to produce the caustic effect. We now use several substances, but Barnes substituted lor all these the sun’s rays converged by a burning lens, in all cases (cancer, Ac ) in which caustic has been used, and the morbid character of which has to be extinguished. This solar burning is far less painful, non injurious and far more effectual than escharotic sub stances or even hot iron. Ilow to Beat Whitesof Eggs.- -On breaking eggs take care that none of the yolk becomes mixed with the white. A single particle will sometimes pre vent their foaming well. Put the whites into a large flat dish and beat them with an egg beater made of dou ble wire, with a tin handle, or with a cork stuck crosswise upon tho prongs of a fork. Strike a sharp, quick stroke through the whole length of the dish. Beat them in tho cellar or some other cool place, till they look like snow, and you can turn the dish over without, their slipping off. Never suspend the process or kt them stand, even for one minute, as they will begin to- ta-rn- to a liquid state, and cannot be restored, and thus will- make a heavy cake. Rothschilds’ Paris abode is an immense building, seven stories high, and would cover about one block, as wo call our divisions at home. Yiu are somewhat astonished to see that the first, or ground floor, is used for numberless little shops, cigars, pictures meat stalls, vegetalles, tin shops, toys and a livery stable. On the second floor are numerous offices, engravers, printers, workers in artificial flowers, etc. Then all above this you will find was a perfect palace, large halls, par lors, galleries ol art and libraries, and all the private splendor and luxury ol this money king. Scaling of Confederate Debts. — The Legislature of North Carolina has passed a law, declaring that, in the scaling of the Confederate debts, the date of c -ntracting, not tlio date of payment, shall be taken to determine the rate. A similar conclusion lias been af firmed in Virginia and South Carolina, and, wo believe, in Georgia by judicial decision. Batter ( ikes without Eggs or Milk. A lady friend sends the LaGrange Reporter the following recipe for mak ing batter cakes without eggs or milk: “ Sift one quart of corn meal, add salt, pour boiling water upon the meal, cool by pouring in end water, then thicken with one pint of sifted flour, and fry as ordinary batter. Cakes thus prepared will be found equal to those containing etrgs and milk. 4®“ Josh Billings says: Courting iz like two little springs uv water that start out from under a rock at the foot uv a mountain, and run down hillside hv side—singing, dancing, seperating from each other, eddying, frothing and hiding under the hank, lull uvshadder; bimeliy they jiue, aud then go slow. feaT" A member of the Legislature of New York has a law before that body that contemplates the licensing of houses of ill-fame. Amoog his cor respondents is a clergyman residing in the metropolis, who recognizes the ira> possibility of ever thoroughly eradica. ting the evil, and suggests the necessi ty of some act which will substantially adopt the French system. Proceeding* of Council.^ • COUNCIL ROOM, Thomasville, Feb. 11th, 1867. Council convened this night in reg ular mooting. Present Hun It. H. Harris, Mayor; Aid Taylor, Bower, Hanself, Reid, DeWitt, llammond. 11 is Honor the Mayor reported that the Marshal hud presented his bond and been swern into office. 'llie fine and costs inflicted by Coun cil last year on D. J. & J. W. Shcf ficld.wcrc ordered to be returned. The Committee on Ordinances re ported, in part, anew liquor Ordi nance. After debate on motion made and carried, the report was recommit* tel and the Committee instructed to take up tho the entire Liquor Ordi- : nance, revise the same, arid report back next meeting. Moved and carried that the Finance Committee be added to the Ordinace Committee, and that both Committees act jointly on the subject of Licenses. The tax oft Drovers was taken op for revision. On motion, by unani mous consent, the clause was so alter, cd as to levy a tax of two instead of five dollars per day on all Drovers bringing horses or mules into ThotnsV ville arid offering them- for .tale. An aceount of five dollars, presented by Drs. Reid & DeWitt, for medical services last year, on small pox, wu ordered to be paid. The Marshal was instructed to in quire into the amount due to Council on Cotton, for Btorage, since first of June list, and report as early as prac ticable. Several other matters were called up by Council, but none ol’ them defi nitely acted upon. Council then adjourned. WM. CLINE, Clerk. Prentice, of the Louisville Journal, tenders this advice to the public : “ Never buy goods of those who don't adveitise. They sell so little that they have to sell dear.” ,11 4 Rliie-O lu tl-is Comity, at the residence of tha Bride’s father, by Rev. M. Q. Smith, otv Thursday, Feb. 7, 1867, Mr. T. C. BW rHREYS and Miss Susan K. Ivkw. Dr- D- S BRANDON, uitoovcimuj, «A., Will give his special attention to SURGEHY AND SURGICAL DISEASES. Wi I practice in Southern Georgia, Middle and East Florida. Letters addressed to him at Thoma-iviHe or (irooverville, Ga., will meet prompt at tention. • feb 12-ly fjlcnt-ral WhiM-riiitcnilrnt’s Olßrr, j Atlantic & Gulf Kail Road, > Savannah, Feb. 4, 1867. ) r [WHS Com,, my is now prepared to forward 1 Freight from Savannah to Thomasville, Live I >ak and all regular Stations on the l*en sueolu iti. Georgia and Florida Central Kail Roads. Hills of Lading should be a-ldrsssed to Forwarding Agent, Atlantic Si Gulf Kail Road Savannah, Ga. 11. S. HAINES, Feb 12 lm MILLS HOUSE, Corner <{ueen mill lloriing Hi,., ciitßi.Ksrox, * <•: rpms First Class Hotel tmrlieert thoroughly l. repaired, refttted and refurnished through out, and is now ready tor the accommodation of the traveling public, whole patronage is re speetfnlly solicited ( caches always in readiness to curry pa* sengers to and from the Hotel. The Proprietor promises to do all in hi* power for the comfort of Ids guests. JOSEPH PCRCELL, Feb 12 ts Proprietor., Extract from Minute* of lh» Itulterior Court. €4 DOUG I A -Thotiiti* ( oiiitif. Inferior Court in Chamber*, February 9 f I flfrr. 1) II HARRIS having tendered htir \ • resignation of the 08b* o 4 County Solicitor, and there being a vacancy bjt'ro death of the lton. P. E.. Lowe. Jcfclge of (!k> Inferior Court r—li is hereby ordered that an Election be held on Tuesday, March f>„ 1807. for Counly Solicitor and Justice off the Inferior Court, to serve for the untx pired term of each officer. R. II HARDAWAY, i. i. c. HENRY MITCHELL, i. t. c. ANSEL DEKLE, j, t. c. Limit. Df.kle, Clerk. Feb 12 law (vr Extract Irani Minute* Thom as Superior Court. December adjourned Term, 1 Slit,. In Equity in Thomas Superior Court—Hill for Direction. G It Strickland, Executor of Jno M Ferrill Eunice ltrowi>iti* of Thomas county Hardy Drowning anil hi, wife Mury tiro we rug of Thomas enmity, James Ferrill of Thomas county, Willinui I toward aud hi* wife Meeky HnwartS of Thomas comity, Kch- ero Ferrill, wife of Wm Ferrill, and. hi* children uaines unknow n—of Florida. W.trreu A llq-sou and hi* wife Kliubettx Hopson, of Texas, Ansel Ferrill, of T-xtw* John Ferrill, ot Florida. Heir* of ifYc-iill. deceamx* Marshall A Ferrill. > Is roy J Ferrill, >of Texas, lien) F Ferrill, ) Heir* of Luda C Ferrill, deceased, li F > trick land of Thomas county, A J Strickland, Jane D Session*. Heirs ot A Strickland, deceased. G It Coleman, udm’r of Jaher Ferrill, dee’d, **f Thomas comity. C H Ferrill. A M Ferrill. Jason Sutton »nd his wife Adeline Sutton, heir* of IlrniumiD Ferrill, deceased—all of Florida. Martha Hopson, --! Texan Joseph Hur< > and his wife Sally Ann Hart*, of Florida, Pleasant Ferrill. Benton Ferrill. f'roekoU Ferrill. \Vin Stru kland and hi* wife Mery Ai n Sir:- kh.n-l, heir* of William Ferrill, dec'll , of the State of North Caroline. I T ai-peuring to the Court thut the *bo*r* *ta . ted Rill for IHrec»ion having here §Wd m the Superior Court of Thorne* Conntv. and il «!»•» appearing to the sslisf-wtion of this Oort that u number of the D-Teudaot* in s*ud Bill : yond the iioiitaof the Suite of lieor v... - li.. .I.itoe* I. ward 4k Ar thur P Wright, Boljeiu>r* fur Complement*, it i» ordered l-y the Court, that service <*( *.od Bill be pe:l led by public*!ion,»nd that this order lie published in the Southern Enlerptine, a publi- gslellc, oore a to--nth for four eelH*. A H lIANsELL.r s.s e Iron - Pixi if.*, T. c »>b 12 I am tm