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A Sight of Hell.” This is the title of a book by Rev. J. Furniss, a Catholic priest, recently published in London, “ by permission ofhig superiors,” for the purpose, ns he says, of Saving “ children and voting persbhs, tvho ate often lost lor want of being early smitten with terror.” It is literally and entirely devoted to the subject of its title. It describes hell—its location, soil, streams, atmos phere—the peculiar hotness of its beat —the noises, the dresses, and every thing relating to that interesting, but not inviting country. The reader may like to know how Rot. Mr. Furniss (a capital name for the author of such a fiery work) learn ed all he tells, as lie could have hardly gone down in his own person and got back. He says the information comes from Saint Frances, who was taken out of the place by the angel Gabriel, though how a saint came to be put there we can’t guess. The London Athenaaum gives the following com pendium of its contents : Children are informed that hell is four thousand miles from the surface of the earth ; that the fair Saint, St. . itices, has been taken out of the in terior of that place of torment by the angel Gabriel; and from her account, and that of other witnesses, children have an opportunity of knowing whith er they are sure to go, and what (hey are certain to suffer for ever anil ever, for the smallest mortal crimes commit ted in the flesh. Mr. Furniss informs the young that bell is boundless, its plain is of red hot iron, its atmosphere a fog of fire, its rivers fathomless streams of seething pitch and sulphur. Take the least spark from hell, throw it into the ocean, and in a moment it will dry up all the waters and set the whole world in a blaze. The music of hell is not that of the spheres, but made up of shrieks that never subside, and unnatural sounds from the condemned, who roar like lions, hiss like serpents, howl like dogs, and wail like dragons. There is a rushing thunder as of cataracts of wa. ter, but little children are reminded that there is no water in Sana’s fiery kingdom. What sounds like ti c fall ‘hereof are the torrents of scalding tears, falling without any cessation from millions of millions of eyes. The y ang, too, are further sickened by the assurance that if a body could be snatched for a moment from hell and laid upon the earth, the stench w in'd be so overwhelming that everything would wither and die. As for tlie fearful subject of judgment, these lit. tic ones are told, that their offending souls will be dragged in chains before Satan’s judgment seat, that lie is their judge, and a judge without mercy. “ How will your body be,” asks the reverend gentlemen, “after the devil lias been striking it a hundred mil lions of years without stopping t"’ Again he says: “ The vain will have to wear bonnets and dresses of the hottest fire of hell, which burns every thing forever.” The very small bon nets worn now may be an advantage in this terrible crisis, and might soon be consumed, or impart only a moder ate degree of heat. Almost universal empire is ascribed to Satan ; c 11 power over man is ascribed to him ; the might, majesty, the love, the very will of God arc burnt out by the all-de vouring flames of eternal bell ; and Christ is depipted as rather querulous ly stating, that he had done his utmost to save mankind, but that tlie devil, after all, had far the best of it. Such books are well calculated to make infidels. If impressed by the horrors related as to children, they are very sure as men and women to “ put them away,” with other “childish things.” And “all the King’s horses, and all the King’s men,” can’t replace a childish belief once overturno 1 by adult reflection or experience. When they unlearn belief in a surveyed, measured, carefully mapped bell, they will be apt to unlearn belief in any hell at all, and to lose faith, by asso ciation, in other scriptural, or ortlio aox teachings.— lndianapoli' Jour. “ Murder Will Out.’’ —The negro Bradley, who has been stirring up strif'o'on tbo Islands below Savannah, is thus referred to by the Boston cor respondent of the Springfield Repub lican, under date ot the 31st ultimo : “ Aaron Bradley, the colored law yer, from Boston, who lias been stir ring up mischief among the negroes down near Savannah, is well known here. Lie was dismissed from the bar Several years ago for mal-practice, which consi'-ted in forgery or some such peccadillo, but under the veil of time, and the tenderness of the new bureau for the colored man, he tried n year or so ago to get reinstated, and this time was put on examination be fore two prominent lawyers as to bis acquirements. The result was a ridic ulous exhibition of ignorance and char latanry, which made tin amusing chap ter in the local law literature, but was fatal to his professional ambition in this latitude. And so he naturally took his cheap wares and his gross ig norance to another market, liis stir ring up of strife among his more igno. rant and more honest brethren in the. Mouth is quite in keeping with his previous character here. Bradley . nows just enough to be a mischief maker, and it would be a useful ser vice doubtless to the negroes and to good morals, to subject him to a trifle of old fashioned plantation discipline.” An Act Concerning the Advertise r/unt of Sheriff's Sales. —Section 1 The General Assembly do enact, That notices of Sheriffs sale under execu tion shall be published weekly for four weeks, instead of thirty days, and of sale under mortgage executions, week ly for eight weeks instead of sixty days, as now required. Approved 15th December, 1800- jloutkni (Enterprise (SEMI-WEEKLY.) L. C- BRYAN, : : : : E and or. I THOMASVILLE, GA.: j TUESDAY”, FEBRUARY 19, 1807. . METHODIST CHURCH FUND. | Win. 31. Hayes, Esq., lias beeu ap- I pointed Collector of the funds sub | scribed for the building of the new i Methodist Church in Thomasvillc, and j furnished with a list of the names ol the subscribers. Subscribers will ! therefore confer a favor on both Mr. Hayes and the Church, by calling on j him at his office, to settle their regu j lar monthly instalments. | CIIANGE OF SCHEDULE. We call "the attend nos the public j to the change of schedule < n the At lantic k Gulf Railroad, published in | our columns to-day. Each section 1 penetrated by the road, its branches ■ and eonneet ons, has been provided for and accommodated in the best manner circumstances will allow, and to the greatest advantage of the com munities served. The arrivals and I departures of the trains at Thomas v lie suit vs exactly, and we hope they please equally everybody else. BURGLAR CAUGHT. Mr. A. Smith, of the firm of A. A R. Smith, upon entering their store house on Sunday morning last, found a man in tlie store, who immediately j took to his heels, and j a ing tli:-«u .-!. the trap do* r into ’lie cedar, mad his escape from the outer cellar do- r, | which had been forced, and running ever several men in the street made good his retreat, in spite of vigorous | efforts to capture him. lie was sub sequently overtaken, however, and ; proved to be one Williams, a tinner by trade, anew comer, and who had been | employed for a few days by the firm, l in the manufacture ot tin ware, lie j is now in jail. PRESIDENT ATLANTIC & G. RAIL ROAD. .Major John Screven, of Savannah, ; lias been re-elected by the Board ol Directors, President, of the Atlantic A | Gulf Rail Road Company, and hi ; unanimous re-election is a triumph, .ot ! vindication of his integrity and ability !in the management of the Road, i against all aspersions. We believe there is no gentleman on the Board of Directors, better qualified to liil that ! important post, and wo arc therefore gratified by the choice they have made. The affairs of the road are safe in the , hands of Maj. Screven, anil the able Board elected by the Stuckholdeis, and we may confidently expect the continued prosperity and advancement of the grand enterprise. TRAGEDY IN SAVANNAH. An altercation occurred in the kiteh. cn of the “ Our House” on the 17th inst, between Philip Judge and Al lred Meuillot, a Frenchman, cook and waiter in the establishment., when the I latter stabbed and killed the former ! with a carving knife, and then com - | mitted suicide. Philip -Judge, waiter, i had been discharged from the os tab -1 lishmrnt and forbidden to visit the premises. He returned, however, and upon being reminded by Meuillot, the cook, of the orders of the proprietor, he made use ol language which led to the immediate death of both parties. MARINE DISASTER. The screw steamer “Pity of Bath,” of 5.88 tons, was burned off Gape 1 Pat terns recently, with the loss of nil tier passengers and all her crow except lour. Twenty-two lives are said to have been lost. The steamer left Boston on the st!i instant, with heavy and valuable freight. GODEYS LADY’S BOOK- This old and distinguished favorite of the American ladies, never falls behind, but is over improving, and each year adds now beauty to what wo already thought complete. The March number has already reached our sanctum, and, as usual, containing almost everything oae wishes to know about the house, farm, society, &c., whilo the tasto for the beautiful is gratified in the highest degree. The beautiful engraving “ Wuteli ! ing Baby,” is sweet in the extreme, and the little girls learning to draw, will find a capital lesson on the first leaf. FLORIDA SENTINEL. The Tallahassee Florida Scntiiul | comes to us this week much enlarged, | and in anew and handsome dress, j its former editor and proprietor, Uapt. -1. I’. Oliver, has received into copart nership, (’apt. J. !!. Buokalew, ne phew of the distinguished U. S. Sena tor from Pennsylvania, an.l with the j united talents of two distinguished Confederate Captains, we predict a j splendid success for the Sentinel. It • is now one of the largest papers among j our exchanges from that State, and I surpasses every thing in typographical | execution. The Sentinel has our very j best wishes for its prosperity and sue- I CCS?. “ THE LAND WE LOVE.” This excellent periodical, edited by Geu. J). 11. Hill, at Charlotte, N. comes regularly to our table and is ! one of the most readable me urines i published in the country. It is as j large as the Eclectic and replete with u'cful instruction, wit, humor. Ac. GEORGIA DECLARED A TER RITORY. The passage in Congress of the bill to reduce the Southern States to ter ritories, has been accomplished, and it now only remains to be seen, whe ther the bill will survive the Presi dent’s veto and the decision of the Supremo Court. As matters now stand, it is fair to presume the Radi cals will carry the point, and the once proud old “ Empire State," is again a territory : lItdULY 111 PO IST AXT !! THE STATE OF KEORKIA Dl.'- t i.AiiEi) \ pkovime: A special dispatch to the Savannah Republican, says : Wellington, 1). (’., Feb. 17, IVG7.1 V G7. Georgia, six years ago the great and glorious “ Empire State ” of the South, is to-day a Province, the vote declar ing the painful fact having, in the Sen ate Chamber to-day, received twenty seven ayes to seven nays. You will receive further particulais of this most important act through the Associated Press and by mail 11. 11. o. S’ongressional- SENATE. Washington, February IG. The procee tings this morning are scatter ing. On Blaine's Amendment many amendments were offered. The point on which the Republicans split is tlie Confederate vote. Ail favor blacks v.-ting; but sonic seem to abhor tlie idea of disfranchising whites and plac ing the States at the mercy ot the' blacks. Others are det, tmin.d to dis franchise Confederates as a punish ment. Others because they fear their influence and votes as dangei .-a.-to the country. -Several motions to adjourn were negatived. Propositions to v..to at twt lvo o’clock t fiii'-ht was rejected. The Senate finally adjourned without a vote or understanding. , In the course of the and bate Doolit tle said the South would not accept universal suffrage, and would prefer military rule. Wilson re-ponded to make them ac cept it. The Republican Senators held a a caucus this morning. \\ iison introduced a bill declaring the amendment ratified and a part of the Coustitu:! -n. HOUSE. The concurrent resolutions of the New York legsdaturo, appro - , mg the Districtof Columbia Suff rage Bill, were presented. The case of the alleged corruption of the members inv- lving the honor of the House, promi-itig n t to do cer tain things if tli a President changed his policy, embracing who the n cm hers were, and who carried the messa ges between them and tli • Prc-dJout, was referred to a Select Committee of j three. Two and a quarter millions of and fi lers were appropriated for Revenue (’utter norvipn. The Bill to build Light llou-cs at. the following points passed: Brad dock’s Point, Ga.; Uointahco Dink, Ga.; Tybec I .-land Knob, Ga. ; Morris Island, S. U.; -St. Simons, Ga.; Woll Island, Ga. ; Sapelo Island, Ga. Four millions eight hundred thous and dollars were appropriated for Ri»-- rr and Harbor improvements. The South only gets two hundred thousand dollars for improvements at the mouth of the Missis,sip| i river. r l he Bill providing for a President in case of vacancy, was passed ; first— the pro tern President of the Seriate, then the Sneaker, and then the -Snr promo Judge succeeds. '1 he Senate insisted on tlie Senate amendment of the Bankrupt Bill, and asked for a Committee of Conference Stevens’ Bill was resumed. Doolittle said it was a declaration cd war against ten States. Doolittle closed at half-past four o’clock. Saulshury took the floor, when n recess took place. Hi.no tion or Dihecruns or the Ati.amao & Gut.r E.ui, Koap. - ’1 ho following named gentlemen wore i elected Directors of the Atlantic \ i Gull Railroad Company, at the stock. | holders’meeting on the Kith instant, j We were in einor in .Hating that. Mr. i John Stoddard was not 10-oleetcd : John Screven, John Stoddard, Oe tavus Cohen, Hiram Roberts, L. (’ Anderson, W. 11. Willl-crm r, William Duncan, 1!. D. Ataold, ( has. Green, 11. D. Weed, I. L. ViHulmiga, -I. W. Spain, A T. Mclntyre, O. A. Cnrrv, B. F. Britton. —Sa rannah Herald. *'Grand Army if tic Hi pul ■He.'' A New Yoik paper says of this rr ganization : “It that the loaders of this dangerous burly are all an!H i rant men. Butler is understood to head the urgat izutiun in New Eng land, and Gen. Bush C. Hawkins, w’u has publisbo I his dislike of the Lieu tenant General, is the Head Centro in New ’fork. The cot spiraea is evi dently aimed at the whole civil and military power of the republic. Chaos is coining." L'.rtraordlii try Organisation. —lf anything could bo losrardod as start, ling uow-s-days, the World's exposure of tiro ‘‘Grand Army of the Republic” organization would create a sensation. We have here a completely organized army within our borders, with its otlii oial and other appointments, issuing its orders through the public press, and at the sail e time without authority of law and oven independent of the Government Who will say that we are not in the midst ol a revolution. — Macon Telegraph. Landing ot lin/ans rn Ireland. — London, February 1 l —The Govern me'nt has advices of the landing ol two ship loads of Feuians at Valentin. There arc wild rumors of tlioir inten tion to cut the Atlantic cable. MR. GEORGE FEAEODY. His Munificent Gift to the South. The following letter from Mr. Geo. Peabody, and the accompanying reso lutions will explain themselves : To lion. Robert 0. Winthrop, of Massachusetts; lion. Hamilton Fish, of Now York ; Right liev. Charles P. Mcllvuinc, of Ohio; General l . M. Grant, of the Unit a! States Army; Hon. Win. C. Rives, of Virginia; lion John TT. Clifford, of Massachu setts ; Hon. Wm Aiken, of South Carolina; William M. Evarts, Esq., of New Yoik ; Hon. William A. Ora. ham, of North Carolina; Charles Ma ealester, Esq., of Pennsylvania; Geo , W. Riggs, i'.sq , of Washington ; Sam uel Wetmore, Esq., of Now York : E<l - A. Bradford, F-q , of Louisiana ; George N Eaton, 1 - ot Maryland, and George Peabody liu-soll, Esq., of Massachusetts: G ntl men : I leg to address you on asijbjeit which occupied my mind long be foil I left E -’.•and, am] in re gard to which one. at least, of you the Hon Mr . Winth p, the distinguish ed an 1 valued iiiemfs t" whom I am s- much \n 1- bted I r e. nlial sympathy, Careful considerate u and wise counsel in this matter) will remember that 1 C o',Miln and hire immediately lip n my arrival in Ma' la-t. 1 rotor to the educational needs of those i irt’nrs of our I loved and com mon country which have suffered lrom the destructive ravages and tho not less disastrous conscquenscs ot civil w. r With my advancing years my at tachment to my native land lias but become more devoted. My hope and faith in its -i .v-sful and glorious fu ture have grmvn Ir.ghter and stronger, ami now, jerking forward beyond my stav on • . . may bis permitted to -me who !; i; parsed the limit of three score and ten years, 1 see our country united ami prosperous, emerging from the clouds which still surround her, taking a dgher rank among the na tions, and becoming rich and more powerful than ever before. But to make ber prosperity more than sin oifacial, ber moral and intel lectual do. elopement should keep pace with her material growth, and in those p. rtions of our nation to which 1 have referred, the urgent and pressing phys ical risod.- of i ur almost impoverished people mist for some years preclude them frail making, by unaided effort, sueli advrnci - in education and snclr progress in the diffuse ri of knowledge among all classes as every 1 iver oi his country must earnestly desire. I feel most deeply, therefore, that if. is the duty ari l privilege of the more favored and wealthy portions of our nation U assi.-t those who are less for tunate, and, with the w sh to discharge so far as I may be able my own re sponsibility in this matter, as well as to gratify my desire, to aid those to whom l am bound by so many ties of attachment- ami n-gnid, 1 give to you, gentlemen, most of whom have been my personal and especial friends, the siini of one million of dollars, to be l-y you and your successors held in trust, ,n.d the income thereof used and up. plied in your discretion for ttie pro motion and encouragement of intellec tual, moral or industrial education among the young of the more destitute portions of the Southern and South western States of our Union ; my pur pose being that the benefits inteiidu 1 shall he distributed among the entire population, without other distinction than their needs and the opportunities of usefulne a to tliimi. Besides the ineoum thus devised, I give to you permission to use lrom the principal sum, within the next two years, an amount not exceeding forty per cent. In addition to this gift, I place in your 1 a lids bonds of the Stat- of Mis sissippi, issued to the Planters’ Bank, and commonly known as Planters’ Bank bonds, amounting, with interest, to about eleven hundred thousand dol lars, the amount realized by you from which is to be added to and used for the purpiao of this trust. These bonds were originally issued In pay stock in that bank held by tin! State, and amounted in all to only t ,J i) millions of dollars. For many years the Mate received large dividends from that bank over and above tli® interest on these bonds.— The State paid the inteiest without interruption till ISIO, since which no inti rest Ins been paid, except n pay. incut of dbout one hundred thousand dollars which was paid in the treasury, applicable to tbo payment of the eou pons, mid paid by a mandamus t f the riupiviuu Uuurt. The validit vof those bonds lias never been questioned, and they must not be co:.founded with an, 1 oilier issue of bond t made by the State to flic Union Bank, the recognition ol which hrs been a subject of controver sy with a portion of tho population ol Mi i-s:j ; . Various acli* of the Legislature, viz: of February 28, 1842; February 23, 18-11 ; February D’>, 18 1(1; February 28, IS pt < M in-el) I, !<!<, and the highest judicial tribunal of the State has confirmed their validity, and 1 have flo doubt (bat at an early day such legislation will bo had as to make those lands available in increasing the in cfnlncss of the present trust. Mississippi, though now depressed, is lieli ii agricultural resources, and cannot long disregard the moral obli gation resting upon her to make pro vision for their payment. In confirma tion of what 1 have said in regard to the h rislative and judicial action con cert ing tie State bonds issued to the I'baiter'- Bank. 1 Imrevvith place in your hands the documents marked A. t he details and organization of the trust I leave with you, only requesting that Mr. Winthrop may be chairman and Governor Fisk and Bishop Mcll vatue chairman ot your body. And 1 ! give to you power to make all necessa ry by-laws and regulations, to obtain an act of incorporation, it any shall be found expedient, to provide for the ex. ponses of the trustees and of any agents appointed by them, and gen erally to do all such acts ns may he necessary for carrying out the provis ] ions of this trust. All vacancies oecuring in your num ber by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by your election, so soon as conveniently maybe, and having in view an equality of representation so far as regards the Northern and south ern States. I furthermore give to you the pow er, in case two-thirds of the trustees sir.ll at any time after the lapse of thirty years deem it expedient, to close this trust, and of the funds which at | that time shall be in the hands of yourselves and your successors to dis tribute not less than two-thirds among such education or library institutions, or for such educational purposes in the States for whose benefit the income is now appointed to be u-ed. The re. mairider may bo distributed by the trustees for educational oiMibrary pur poses whenever they may deem it ex pedient. In making this gift I atn aware that the fund derived from it can but aid the States which I wish to benefit in their own exertions to dispense the blessings of education and morality.— But if this endowment shall encourage those now anxious for tho fight of knowledge, and stimulate to new cf furts tho very good and noblo men who cherish the high purpose of plac ing our great country ti reniost not only in power, but in the intelligence and virtuo of her citizens, it. will have accomplished all that I can hope. With reverent recognition of the need of the blessing of Almighty God upon this gift, with the fervent prayer that under ilis guidance your coun sels may be directed for the highest good of present and future generations in our beloved country, I am, gentle men, wit!) great respect, your humble servant, Gu.or.GE Peabody. Washington, Feb. 7, 18C7. Upon the receipt of tho above let ter by lion. Robert <!. Winthrop, a meeting of the gentlemen named in it was called to consider the matter, whereupon the following action was taken : The following resolutions were presented by Bishop* Mcllvainc, of Ohio, and signed by those trustees present in Washington : THE RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, our honored countryman and friend, George Peabody, has, in a letter just communicated to the urider signoi, made known Iris determination, out of a grateful sc use of the manifold goodness with which God has prosper ed liis life, and of an earnest desire to promote the best interests of his fol ioweitizens, to devote a munificent do nation of property for certain most iii.-e and beneficent uses indicated in said letter, and has requested us to take in trust tho charge and manage ment of the same ; therefore, Resolved, That tho undersigned, being the trustees assembled in Wash ington, deeply sensible of the honor conferred on them by a trust of sueli imminent importance and responsibili ty, and realizing their dependence up on the guidance and filessing of God (■> bo enabled to discharge its duties with such wisdom and faithfulness as may Lost secure the benevolent tie •si 'iis of the gilt, do hereby accept the office of trustees of the same, and pro mise our best exertion in its behalf. Resolved, That we hereby express to Mr. Peabody our grateful apprecia. tinn of the enlarged and unprecedented generosity which, alter hairing bestow ed on the poor of tho city of London a bounty that drew firth the admira tion of Europe, and after having ex ceeded the same in his recent return to his native land in benefactions to in stitutions ot learning and education in the Middle and l'hisfem States of the Union- has now c owned tho whole with the last deed of patriotism and loving kindness so eminently calcula i ted to bind together the several parts ; of our I cloved country in the best I bonds if mutual well-doing and regard. | Resolved, 'i l.atvv > express to Mr, Doa ! body our respectful and affectionate • prayer that, in the gracious providence of oor Heavenly Father, liis valuable hie may b : long spared to witness the success ot liis benevolent contributions to the happiness of fellow -citizens in all parts of his own and beloved land, and that many of them whom God lias blessed with largo pos c.-sions may he induced to billow his example of wise and noble employment of wealth for t‘ e good of man end th ■ glory of God. Robert <’. Winthrop, (.’lms. P. McII vainc 1 8. (ir.mt, Gen 1 I S. A., Wiliam Aiken, Wm. 31. Evarts, D. 'i aealester, George W. Biggs, Samuel Wednoro, George N. Eaton, George Peilmdy Bussell. Wo learn that an organization has already been effected, ol which lion. Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts is chairman, and 31 r. Russell, ol Mas sachusetts, recording secretary f* •in - mittees of finance and inquiry have been appointed, and it is the intention of the trustees to commence active op erations as soon ns possble. Hard Kicks from a “ /bad" king Nrivv York, February 12.--The Tri bune's 3lat.uuoras special of the 7th .avs Mintnon took the city ol Zacate cas with 20u0 prisoners. Juarez, who was there, had to leave ill a hurry, ta ke g the road to Chihuahua. A spe cie train ot 880,000, which left Zaca* toe.is before Juarez, has probably fall en into the hands of the linpetmli-ts. It is reported that the Liberals, 14,> 000 strong, have been defeated by 9000 Imperialists, fit t wee u ivm Luis and V'arotero. Meerschaum Pipes. The mineral meerschaum is well known to be a hydrated silicate of magnesia, with two equivalents of wa ter. The variety most valued is com pact, susceptible of being wrought, and of receiving » beautiful polish. It sis almost exclusively employed for ma king tobacco pipes and cigar hollers. A strange announcement has recently been put forth, that it may be substi tuted for the subnitrate of bismuth in choleric diseases. Deposits of meer | schaurn are very rare, which accounts for its high price. Seme veins, how i ever, arc found in the Paris basin, at j Chenevieres, in the environs of Mad- I rid, but these arc of little value com pared with the article from Asia Mi, nor, being too suft and fragile. The 1 mining of meerschaum is carried on largely at Klitchik, in Anatolia ; the ki.ud found there, though soft and greasy to the touch when Irish, becom ing bird and white in the fire. Some obscurity exists still, as to the mode of preparing crude meerschaum, never theless it is known that tho pipes made in Anatolia are moulded. The crude earth is kneaded and pres-cd | into moulds, tho article being then j dried in the sun and hardened in the ; lire. It is then boded in milk, dried anew and polished. The pipes thus moulded on the spot are little in de- I marid, those wrought in Germany or ! Belgium being much more esteemed, i The meerschaum which is to be expor I ted is prejared at Koriie, moulded in ! to blocks, dried and slightly baked.— I After cutting out, the manufacturers are in the habit of submitting the pipes to a preparation with wax, sper maceti or paraffine. The chips are powdered, formed into a paste with water, dried and hardened in the fire. The pipes made from this waste mate rial are, however, of an inferior qual ity ; the first baking to which the ma teria! was originally submitted, having produced slight frittage, which ren ders subsequent cohesion difficult to produce. What of the Right ?. —3l ilitary power, says 3lr. Henry J. Raymond, is the last resort of a decayed and dy ing Republic. Iu that compact and superb sentence is all the wis dom of political prophecy and complete answer to Mr. Taddeus Stevens and his military bill. Notwithstanding his vacillation, 3lr. Raymond is frequently sound and philosophic, few men un derstanding better than he how to | salt down a great truth in a snug sen. | tetice. When military power smites I the South, it will not he long before its rule advances Northward. The rnon | ster that Frankenstein created is a | cherub to the monster that Mr. Ste vens hopes to vitalize. Its huge de i fortuity lies at the doors of Congress awaiting life. It will probably be galvanized info motion and live to persecute its authors. When Congress surrenders to the army, it not only destroys the Repub ic but annihilates itself. Cromwell is even now crouch* j ing in the shadow of the Capitol. The ! chances are that we must have a Lord Protector before the days of restora* tion. — Augusta Constitutionalist. The Homan Catholics. —Wo clip the paragraph below from the Southern Herald, of the 21st : “The boldest man that signed the Declaration of Independence was Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, a Catho lic; the most distinguished foreigner S that aided the colonies in their strug | gle with Gr-.’at Britain was LaFayctte, | a Catholic; the fiist Euprcati power i that recognized the independence of j the United States was Catholic France, j the best expounder of t lie Constitu j tinn, and, therefore, tho best friend of ! the South was chief Justice Taney, a j Catholic ; the host friend of the Con j federate States, among the potentates' | of the world, was the Pope of Rome, I a Catholic ; among the best chaplains lin the Confederate army were the | Catholic priests; among the best, if | not the best, nurses, or attendants, or habitual visitants at tho Confederate i hospit ds were ttie “Sisters of Charity.” I Catholics; John 3lullaly, the best friend, among the j-mrrialis‘B North that the South lias had during the war, and the best yet, is a Catholic; Father Ryan, author of the “Con quered Banner,” and the “Sword of i Lee,” and in fact, the best lyrical poet ! in America, and not a whit behind the best of Southern patriots, is a Catho lic ; and last, not least, Catholics were tlio first that proffered to aid in sup porting and educating the orphanized children of the beloved chieftain that is imprisoned and suffers for us all. /lad Xrtcx nf /trtemu* ll'ird. —“l fear,” writes a London correspondent, “ that poor Artcmus Ward wili not he able t continue his entertainment at Egyptian Hall much longer. The physical labor is l-eyond his stiength liis attempt to bo witty night, after night, in the same words and with the same gestures, is a ‘damnable itera. tion,’ which weighs him down with in tolerable heaviness. Apparently this feeling has taken possession of our friend ‘Among the Mormons’ The other evening Mr. Ward fainted awny while and livering bis lecture, and bad to be removed from the platform. He looks - xtremely ilk You will see that his papers in Hunch are discontinued." An Fjn'iframafic Slay at Sutler. — We doubt whether any name in mod. ern history lias been so essentially banded down as tli it gl Benjamin F. Butler. North, South, E i-t and West from every quarter he catches it. Here is a lick which -me scribbler in Connecticut sends to the New HueCti Register: till- It A M, How brave a soldier Butler n<, Let this one fact reveal, That even silver spoons and forks Were worthy of hi? ?tea!. I*roccttii,ig s ol Council. COUNCIL IIOO.M, Thomasvillc, Feb. 18th, 1807. Council met this njght in re-mlar meeting. Present lion R. I[. Harris, 31 yor; Aldermen DeU itt, Read,Tay lor, Uanseil, Hammond, Rawer." I lie minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Alderman Bower rcDortcd that he had seen Mr. Snyder, 31 r. Wilson, aud lastly, 3lr. Ilaines, and had taken steps towards a favorable arrangement of disposing of the dirt which mav be taken from tlio cut, in extending Broad street across the Railroad. ° Alderman Hammond, from the Joint Committee on Ordinances and Finan ces, juade a report on the License Or dinances, embracing anew Ordinance on the subject of Licenses, to go into operation on the first day of Mare’ll, next ensuing. The report; was re ceived, arid on motion made and car ried, the hill was read twice, amended and engrossed for a third reading at the next meeting. 'I he report and hill will appear in o-ir next paper. Alderman De\\ itt suggested the building ot an Engine House for the use of. the Eire Company now organ ized in this place. ° Moved ;md carried, that Gonncil as sure the Fire Company that they wifi f rovide them with a suitable, house when their engine arrives. Council then adjourned. W3l. CLINE, Clerk. From Washington. Washington, February 10, p. m .—• '1 ho Republican caucus appointed a committee of seven to combine 8to• vens and Kliot's I),ills 7 to apply to all Southern States. i wo hundred and eighty farms, un der the lii me.-lead Law, an; reported from Florida during January. Another Gift Jrom Mr. Peabody.— The Boston correspondent of tho Springfield Republican states that George Peabody, (he London banker, lias made a gift of $140,000 to tlio Essex Institute, located in Salem, -Mas*. —$100,000 for tho endowment of professorship and $40,000 for build ings. His possessions a*7e estimated at §50,000,000, Ne-jV York, Feb 15, i> m.— Cotton firm arid excited. Sales 2,000 bales; middling 3lobilo, at 33c. Flour de clined 10a 15c ; Western §8 40a12 20 ; Southern $lO 50alG 30. Wheat 2a3c lower. Co-n advanced lc; mixed Western $1 09al 10. Oats lower; \\ estern 07 iGlc. Mess Pork §2O 75. Provisions dull. Sugar steady.-- Whisky quiet- Rice dull. Nava! Stores quiet. Freights firm : Cotton per sail Jai ; steamer .? ; Grain GaGl. Mac it,‘the correspondent, at Wash ington, of the Cincinnati Commercial, a Radical paper, says that a few days ago Thad Stevens said to a friend : “ The Constitutional Amendment was a good tiring to electioneer on, but it isn’t worth a d—o to reconstruct with.” “Fort 11ii.1,” the home of the la mented Calhoun, will bo sold at Pick ens Court House, on sale day, in March next, to the highest bidder, under a decree from the Court of Equity Over §33,000,000 will lc needed tLc ensuing year for pensions to inva lids created by the war. The poopin' arc being made to realize, in moro ways than one, ujiat a costly game lighting is. “ Why will you persist in wearing another woman’s hair on your head asked Acid of his wile. She retorted, “Why will you persist in wearing another sheep's wool on your back ?” I\ TIIOII ISVII-I-L’. 1) ‘ 11. DlATTlimra ha-- onencil a ▼ t • House of Ktili rtaimnent for Ilia own benefit and l lmt of flib'l raveling public. At»n, win fceep fVivafT* nonrdciV H is t•*rin» are mode/afe. (Jive him a tiial. ’ liis House is on Broad Street, ia front of th* Court House, known uh the Col. Seward or Mcl«endon property. W M. MATTHEWS Feb Ift Atlantic A Gulf Rail Rond Cos., (H ni.Si ’ KBiNrr ndf.n r’s Office, Savannah, Feb. 15, 18t»7. Change ot Schedule. To take effect Sunday I’Th. 17th VI ni l Traiu Weal. I.eave Navunnah 8.30 I\ M Arrive at Thoimutvilic 7 4; A >l. “ “ Cive Oak 030 A M “ “ Jacksonville 1J 40 IV M. *’ “ T.illahaf*t*«* 3 519 I*, M. Wnil Truitt l-lnii. f.envo Tnl!ahti*.*e<‘... 10.15 A M. Heave Jacksonville O.Jrt p >| !.t av« Liv- Oak. 8 00 p M. Heave TlmmanvHTe 845 P M. Arrive at Sarnminli dOO A M. This Trnin will not h ave Savannah on Sat tird.iv night, nor Live Oak and Thninarville on Sunday niarht There will he an aecom nimlution train hot ween Thomasr.Jle and Stn thoi No. 9, TI ebeauvilh- Leaving Thomas ville at St#) A. M **n Mondavi*. Wednesday*, and Kridav.i, and arriving at Tbouun»vilte 5 f * P. M ,on Tuesdayn, Thnr*duvn and Satordavs. Ii s HALVES, * F\ b if) lm Gcui Sup't. 1\ " ll.la IIESOI.O before the Court yy Home door in l on tke First Tuesday in April nett, all the Town Lots in Thotna»Tille, belonging to the estate of Thornns M. B 4ton, dec* 1. WM. If. GOLD WIRE, Feb 10 td €«I'OK4«T l f hotiin* f’ontify. ( t irk s Oirtrt Inferior Cocrt, J February IS, !Su7. \ \I.L person* concerned nr* hereby notified, that Jtdm J Kfunm. a Justice of thr IVare in mid tor r e 75<ih Dirtm-i, ft M . of’ said county, transmits to me Hie foilowinir dracrip tiou of an ertiay taken up by Partly Wynn, aud ffoarribed by h»:u a* follow*, tinder oath A Ked lietfcr. with some white cm the left fore leg, gome white «>ti her belly, some whii»* ou earn thigh, mark, swallow fork in each ear, »>»ont three rears and eia'ht mouths old L t.»LKLK, (. f r Feb 19 It