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BY E. C. AA. K» WtAMD ' _
Jackson’s Duel with Dickinson.
A correspondent of
recently been tra" o duelling ground
V T% d Z 7Xn I-
“ gives some interesting reminiscence* con
cerns? that remarkable artair. The duel took
place on the 29th of April, 1807, near where
the road from Russelville to Nashville crosses
the State line between Kentucky and Tennes
see The following is said to have been the
origin of the affair, according to the most reli
able authority.
Jackson and Dickinson had staked five hun
dred dollars on a horse race, and Jackson prov
ed winner. He took Dickinson’s note for the
amount, and M» satisfied with the endorse
ment. Jackson had many enemies, who fear
ed as well as hated him. They were men
destitute of honor, and generally objects of his
somewhat overbearing disposition to persecute
injustice. Dickinson was a leader of that class
of sporting men about Nashville, while Jack
son was the champion of those who consider
ed that there was justice as well as honor even
in gambling. Jackson’s enemies naturally
crowded aronnd Dickinson, and laid in wait
for the first opportunity that might present it
self to bring him in collision with the latten—
This was the first occasion, and they made use
of it in violation of truth and mercy, for they
forced Dickinson—who it seems was, in some
respects of an amiable and credulous disposi
tion—beyond hisown animosity and suspicions,
to believe that Jackson had disparaged the
character of his note in some way or other;
hence the challenge. Jacksondenied thecharge
entirely, but it failed to conciliate Dickinson,
or even to be believed by him against the rep
resentations of those who were thus using him
to get their great enemy out of the way ; and
the challenge was accepted. There is an im
portant moral contained in this story, which
may be acquired to the advantage of all young
men, viz: that want of skill in the use of
weapons is an honorable safeguard to a per
son’s life. Had Dickinson been no marksman
he would never have fought the duel with
Jackson.
The two principals were accompanied to the
fatal spot by ten or twelve friends each, con
sequently the combat was witnessed by more
than twenty persons. After dismounting from
their horses the preparations commenced by
the mingling of surgeons and seconds to lay off
the ground this latter with an eye to sharing
the sun equally ; measuring the distance nnd
driving the pegs; and lastly, the significant
task of loading the pistols. Each charge if
powder must be measured ffairly and conspic
uously to all; and then, by a forced union of
honor and barbarity, the balls are successfully
held up to view between the thumb and forefin
ger, inserted in the muzzles, and pushed home,
to await their dreadful mission. Meanwhile
the principals, standing aloof, are engaged in
divesting themselves of unsuitable garments, or
donning more convenient ones, and, as is some
times the case, striving to cheat death of its
terrors by a fastidious arrangement of dress,
Jackson is said to have worn a very large full
overcoat on the occasion. Lots then being
drawn for choice of position and who shall
give the word, the principals are placed, and
preparations are completed, with the ironical
courtesy of passing the fatal salver. This like
wise is a matter of lot, for tho weapons cannot
be distinguished.
Sixteen feet was the distance at which the
duel was fought, which will be better appre
ciated by reflecting that it is only five paces
and one foot. Now couple this with the fact
that Dickinson, the day before, when hie party
stopped for dinner at Springfield, practising at
the image of a man, fired four balls, instanta
neously after the command each time, into a
space that could be covered by a silver dollar,
and some idea can be formed of the barbarity
of duels in those days. It is said, also, on the
same .good authority, that Dickinson was so
confident of killing Jackson that he was in
duced to authorize bets to the amount of three
thousand dollars that snch would be the case.
AVillliam Dudley and Jacob Smith were at
work in an adjacent field with a party of ne
groes, not being allowed to accompany the
party to the fight. Dudley says: “Suddenly
heavy reports of fire-arms resounded through
the forest warned us that the die was cast. —
So very rapid was the succession of reports
that the negroes thought it a single one; but
from the prolonged duration of the sound,
like that of a hanging fire from a single gun,
I knew it to indicate a quick succession ot
two?’ So much for the ground they have to
go upon who gratify party spleen by the base
calumny that Jackson reserved his fire, and
afterwards deliberately walked up to a de
fenceless man, and, with an oath of exulting
revenge, savagely blew out his brains.
All that now remained was for attendants
to retire to a safe position atid give the words
of command. They fired, but no one fell; and
for the instant it might be inferred that it was
either to be made up, or the w hole to be gone
over with. But an instant revealed tho real
state of affairs, and Dickinson’s friends ran
forward to sustain him. A dark stream of
bio >d spirted from his side, and an ominous
indication was afforded in the fruitless endea
vor to staunch it. A bending pawpaw bush,
standing hard by, afforded a convenient [dace
to recline him while undergoing the process of
examination.
It was found that the ball Lad entered the
side above the point of the hip-bone, and be
low the ribs, and, passing entirely through
the body, was retarded by the opposite hip
bone, and lodged just within the skin. The
small difficulty of extracting but showed the
great danger of the wound ; and all hope was
soon destroyed by the discovery of mingled
bvinorrage and purging.
Large quantities of blood streamed from the
wmind. my informant affirming that it was
spilled over a length of six feet; and so deep,
that it was of very ]>ereeptible depth at the
hour of Ids visit, though the ground was so
soft us to yield easily to the pressure from the
loot, lie noticed the pegs nt w hich they plan- ;
ted their feet while they fought, and distinctly 1
saw the prints of their right heels deep down I
in the mellow earth, lie was much struck at
the shortness of the distance—the more re- 1
markable, he said, when it was considered how
great was the skill of the duelists. The first
thing, on discovering the nature of the wound,
was to dispatch n courier to Dickinson’s wife,
with the igtclligence tlmt he was “dangerously
wounded. lie was then conveyed back to j
his lodgings.
Hera he was placed in a room, nnd on two '
feather-beds, UnderlaidJiy two matlresees. He
w rithed in unremitting torture until he wu*
too fur gone to exhibit Ids sufferings, and gave
tent all the while to bis agony in the most
•" lid blasphemy, flu was remarkable tor his j
i vi kies* profanity.
-o profuse an* the flow from Id* wound
t .t it puss, j through »!J his bedding, end re- i
to I* i.. .. .<1 iq.vsery lea hours, 7 Lu* I
|.ugr>***-. until boo m the evtuing. Tl»e I
■ ■ .loud m the Middle of the flour, and • <
Lrd.istii l,gbt Ulumibeud Um rwm, when the 1 1
«UflM hi*. »U*l t(**i, b« »sit« 4 CO’O I
plainingly, why they had blown out the can
dle and left him in the dark ? The surgeon
shook bis head, for he knew the infallible
omen. He had gone completely blind. The
last spark of light went out to him on earth.
Again he commenced cursing; and within five
minutes from tho time of his blindness, hisspirit
had fled from that suffering body.
Dickson was a man of great wealth, aud was
the husband of a blooming wife of twenty-five.
He lived in Nashville., now, as then, the cab
ital of Tennessee. He arose several hours be- j
fore dawn on the day he left home. His wife
knew nothing of the duel; and being aroused
by his restless pacing to and fro, asked what
was the matter. lie told her that he waste
start that morning, on business across Red
River, in Kentucky; but that he would be
sure to be back “by to-inorrow night.” Then
approaching the lied and taking her cheeks
between his hands, he kissed her for the last
time, remarking tenderly, “Good-by, darling!”
and immediately set off with his party. With
what soul-crushing effect the dreadful tidings
fell upon her heart, we may endeavor, at least,
to imagine. Suffice it to sny that her carriage
had accomplished the long day’s ride while it
was yet early in the evening of the day follow
ing his death, and she arrived in the neigbor
hood before the news had spread more than
a few’ miles on the road along which she
came.
She first heard of his death about three
miles from where he was; and her road led by
the residences of both my informants. They
are unanniinous in declaring it the most over
whelming picture of grief they ever mitness
ed. She appeared to rave with mental agony,
and at every breath uttered a piercing shriek,
until she reached the object of her deepest
distress. Her youth and beauty added much
to the great sympathy all felt for her in her
sad bereavement. When she reached his life
less form she rushed upon it in a frenzy of
grief, ami gave vent to her feelings in kisses,
embraces, and wild lamentations. His coffin
soon arrived from a neighboring village, and
after passing the lonely vigils of the night in
Holding an affectionate guardianship over his
mortal remains, she set off', next morning, to
conduct the mournful cortage. The wagon
which brought the afore-mentioned emigrant
family out of the west was that which bore
the body of Dickinson back to Nashville.—
Sackson was also wounded, Dickinson's ball
having ploughed across his b-east to the depth
of one half its thickness.
The French Fashions.
Paris, February 17. —The reception of the
Princess Clotilde has been followed by brilliant
fetes of all description, and in all classes. We
have balls, extraordinary representations at the
operas, private theatricals, concerts, gorgeous
dinners at the ministerial palaces, recherche
banquets in the private saloons of I’e fain, Les
Trois Freres Procenceaux, and in the other res
tuarant establishments which render Paris so
renowned in the annals of the culinary art.—
These dinners are generally given by the mem
bers of the press, literary men, artists ot dis
tinction, and are rich intellectual repasts, that
recall the charming jtetil souper of the palmy
days of the monarchy, and which prove that
revolution has not destroyed the brilliant es
prit, the unvarying good humor and the artistic
tastes which then rendered the French charac
ter and habits so congenial and attractive. In
the midst of this whirl of dissipation the wants
ami necessities of the suffering classes are not
forgotten or neglected. This year lias given
birth to a new Oeunirc, which has met with
the patronage and hearty concurrence of the
Emperor and all the civil and religious digni
taries. L'nder the tame of Notre Dame des
Arte we have an institution for the protection
and gratuitous education of the daughters or
orphans of savants, artists, men of letters,
physicians, professors, lawyers, architects,
<fcc., offering to the daughters of all the mem
bers of the liberal professions whose means or
whose succession are inadequate to their main
tenance, both a secure und honorable refuge
from those dangers which beset girlhood united
to poverty, and the acquisition of a superior
general education and of a high professional
art.
On Monday, 14th inst., the noble palace of
the Prefecture was crowded with a brilliant
throng, invited to do honor to the Princess
Clotilde. The ornaments and decorations of
the vast saloons are always superb, but on this
occasion French taste and French ingenuity
produced a spectacle that was like fairy land.
The collection of the rarest and richest tlowers
was unrivalled, the illumination of gas lights
more dazzling than sun light, and the display
of diamond and recherche toilettes added to
the brilliancy of the scene. The jewels worn
by the Empress were estimated at four millions
of francs, and the flounces of Aleucons lace
which covered the satin robe of her Majesty
cost six hundred thousand ; the dress and jew
els amounting to almost a million of dollars.—
On a late occasion the Empress appeared in a
toilette that was so remarkable for its simplic
ity that it would be a suitable full dress cos
tume for any lady. The robe was of white
tulle, over white silk ; the whole skirt covered
with puff's, and ornamented, here and there,
with bows and ends of a rather broad black
velvet ribbon; the low necked white silk body
had a puffed tulle berthe; in front there was a
black velvet bow, the very short sleeves were
of puffed tulle, likewise ornamented w ith black
velvet. The coiffure was of black velvet rib
bon and diamonds. At the fete ottered to the
Princess Clotilde by the city of Paris her Royal
Highness wore a robe of rose color, shot with
gold aud trimmed with lace; the coiffure was
of flowers, and on her neck there were five
rows of priceless pearls, and a cordon of large
diamonds and emeralds edged the top of th 0
corsage. The exterior of the Hotel de Ville
was brilliantly illuminated. The Princess
warmly expressed her admiration of the superb
spectacle presented by the magnificent suite of
rooms, lined with cascades of living water fall
ing amidst shrubs and flowers, and sparkling
in the light of innumerable lamps.
Among the newest dresses we have seen is
one of drab silk. The lower skirt is plain, the
ujqier one trimmed with shaded green silk in
1 deep scallops, the deepest shade at the bottom ;
I another ot violet reps silk, the front of the
} skirt trimmed m checks of black velvet and
| violet silk ; and a third of rich corded silk,
i black ground, spotted with' rose color. The
skirt quite plain, very long and very full. The
j body high, and without any trimming excep
ting the row of button* which fasten it in front
The sletves are very wide and long, a*nd are
trimmed with a plaited wide black and rose-
I colored ribbon, aud edged with a narrow black
*o«.
All linen articles for ladies' toilette are now
ornamented with velvet or ribbons. For
neglige there arc very becoming collars and
sleeve*, crossed obliquely with black velvets
others are nit n ply puffed or plaited. A puffing'
of very thin muslin, bordered by an iqieii work
ed insertion, in which in*ertion wa* run a black
velvet, forming email croeees, nnd edged with
a row of Valenciennes. The sleeve* tote worn
with this collar have three row* of pnffiiig*.
*eparated by insertions like those on the collar
ami trimmed m the same style. For full drew
the under sleeve* are ian;.. loo** puffs, de
a*>ratud with a deep lao, am' leaving the arm
vtstbU. Tlte ParmUn <*p '»r deini tutlettf,
•Iweys •« celebrated fur ft* beau-
ty, has not lost any of its attractions. Two 1
pieces of rather wide lace sewed together, one ■
forming a point in front, the other behind, a
broad pink transparent ribbon is placed across
and separating the lace. A black lace barb
■ is thrown over the coiffure, the ends of which >
fall on the shoulders. A small crown of gath- 1
cred tulle is fastened behind by a bow of pink '
taffetas ribbon, with long ends, andon each 1
' side, above the puttings, there are placed three '
| roses. As bonnets for full dress, those of
j white royal velvet, with limp crowns, with a
bias piece of peach blossom velvet, and a cur
tain of the same, a plaited velvet across the '
top of the head inside, and very wide velvet i
strings are much in vogue. We also see sky
blue velvet, trimmed all round with a deep
white blonde, aud crossed outside by three
stripes of velvet, each fastened down at the
end by polished steel stars.— Philadelphia
North American.
Additional Items by the Arabia.
London.—Money market slightly easier;
bullion in the Bank of England increased two
hundred thousand pounds sterling.
Saturday, money decidedly more stringent;
consols for money closed at 95J.
In the House of Peers, Malmsbury said the
government believed that the Austrian and
French troops would shortly evacuate the Ro
man States.
House or Commons.—Lord Palmerston call- |
ed attention to the state of Europe, with a view
of asking whether the government could de
clare peace to probably remain uninterrupted.
D'lsraeli expressed his conviction that the
Great Powers did not wish to disturb the set
tlement of 1815, though Italian affairs excited I
apprehensions. He alluded to other matters, I
and closed by appealing to the House to post- !
pone discussion and trust to the government
to preserve the peace of Europe.
, During the discussion of the navy estimates,
Sir Charles Napier said the French had com
mand of the English Channel and Meditera-
I nean. Sir S. Packington denied this. The I
number of men asked for the navy was prompt
ly voted.
France.—lt is reported that orders to pre
pare for a campaign were given by the Empe- ,
ror immediately after his return from Compi- I
, egne. A war office circular has been directed j
to the troops to be trained to force marches
and night bivouac. All the military surgeons
1 have been ordered to join the corps. Immense
quantities of lint have been sent to Lyons. A
letter from Genoa says France has taken up
seven transports to hold themselves in readi
ness at that port.
The Paris Bourse advanced 2 1-2 per cent,
under the news of Lord Cowley's pacific mis- ■
sion.
The London Times’ Vienna corres[®ndent
1 says that Count Buel still belives in peace, but
' the Emperor thinking differently, is prepar
-1 ing for a vigorous defense of the Italian States.
The Austrian army in Italy will be placed
’ on a war footing.
Hanover.—The second Chamber nnani- '
■ tnously resolved, it i ecessary, to repel attacks
■ on Austria and Germany.
It is reported that Napoleon i* about to visit
the King of Sardinia.
‘ England.—ln the House of Commons, Sir '
Charles Napier said that a few nights previous
a French w ar ship had anchored off'Spithead,
departing before morning, and asked whether
1 it was done for the purpose of taking sound
' itigs.
Packington said the fact was known, but !
not the object, but thought it was nothing un- ’
usual.
The Piedmontese volunteers have withdrawn :
from the frontier of Modena, and are ordered I
to confine themselves in the ifiterior. Three
new forts will be constructed at Vienna in six
weeks—five thousand working men are em
ployed.
The fermentation is increasing at Milan.
Turkey.—More troops have gone to the
Danube. The government is arming six frig
ates and preparing numerous transports, des
tined in the event of war for ports on the
Adriatic.
Russia. —Russia is negotiating with Roths- ’
ehilds for a loan of five millions.
—
News Items.
Boston, March 16. 1859.—A diabolical at
. tempt was made this afternoon at 3 o'clock to
set fire to the State House, by firing a large;
bin filled with shavings in the basement. — '
When the alarm was given, and during the ;
confusion, two suspicious looking persons 1
attempted to force their way into the court
room assigned for members. The smoke filled
the building.
The Senate took a recess, and the House ;
suspended business lor a short time. Both
Houses were filled with spectators and mem- ;
bers at the time, and the excitement was very '
great. The fire was extinguished without
much damage, but there is no doubt that it 1
was purposely set.
New Hampshire Ei.ECTiox.-Cbaeord, March
10.—One hundred and fifty-four towns have ,
been heard from, ami indicate that Godwin’s
(rep.) majority for Governor is at least 3,000.
The republicans elected their three Congress
men by handsome majorities. Marston, in the
Ist district, by about 40 ); Tappan, in the 2nd
district by about 800; and Edwards, in the 3d
districts, by about 1,000.
; Fire in Houston, Texas.—A very destruc
| tive fire occurred in Houston, Texas, on Mon
t F day the 28th ult. It commenced in the car-
i penter shop on Travis street. From this
; building the flames spreal to Lillie's store, cor
ner of Travis and Congress streets, and thence
, along the Congress street front of the block to
Main street; thence down Main street, making
; a clean sweep as it went, and thence down
Franklin street to the corner, only stopping
, when there was nothing left upon the block
but a brick house, the only brick building upon
. it, and the only one now standing there.
The total loss is estimated at SIOO,OOO, of
which some $65,000 was in goods and furniture.
i The insurance was $20,000. '
Movements of Win. Smith O'Brien.—.Bos
ton, Marell 9.—Wm. Smith O'Brien accept*
the invitation extended to him by a Committee,
and will receive the congratulations of his fel
, low-countrymen in Boston about the Middle
of May.
A Suicide in New York.—Aer I»rX. March
14- —Louis Bene, formerly a Prussian army
officer, and recently a citizen of Texas, com
i mitted suicide in this city on yesterday, by
shooting himself.
1
A M ashington telegram in the New
York Tribune says that it is reported that the
anonymous letters of Messrs. Key and Sickle*,
w arning one and informing the other, were
written by a female friend of the former, be
longing to Baltimore, who was jealous of hi*
attentions to Mrs. Sickles.
Valuable RccKim.
To entirely clear out the lied Ant.— Wash
your slivlve* down clean, anil while damp rub
fine salt on them quite thick, and let it remain
on for a time, and they will di*ap|>*-ar.
Sa percent Mothe in Carprtt Kuli or strew
around the edge of < ar|>eU, and on them, salt
and pepper, and they will not eat them.
To didurh and yrnnt Bed Hep.—\t\er 1
eleaning the du*t off. wa-li with strong salt '
and water any thing they get on or into. ,
I hat* known all these rw ipe* to answer all j
they |>romi*e 10, and hate a desire tliat all 1
mankind *tuM f*t them witfcoal P*’ »u$ * dol- I
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FBOM OUB DAILY OF WEDXBBDAY, MABCH 1«.
Sudden Death.
On Monday, night, about 9 o'clock, Mr.
William Gamble, an old and well-known cit
izen of Macon, was attacked by an apopleptio
stroke ami expired immediately thereon. He
was in the streets at 3 o’cloek, apparently in
the enjoyment of perfect health—aud, we be
lieve, attended the funeral of Col. Bond, at a
later hour. Thus comes monition after moni
tion, one following fast upon another, that
“in the midst of life wc are in death.” The
dagger aud the bullet are not more sudden
nor fatal, than “ visitations” such as we are
now called on to record. Mr. Gamble was
about 50 years of age, and leaves a family and
many friends to mourn his loss.
Editors in Macon.
Both of the talented Editors of the Colum
lau Timet were in our city last week. They
had stolen away from the smoke of their steam
engine to disport themselves awhile in the
“glad sunshine of ladies' smiles"—abandoned,
for the nonce, their devils to keep company
with angels—turned aside from the dusty paths
of politics, to repose for aw hile on “ that soft
green of the soul” of which somewhere we
have read in our younger days. We may add,
that like true knights as they are, they proved
themselves as gay at the revel as gallant at th*
' fray. For what says old Froissart? “ that it
hath ever been, that he who hath been fore
most iu tournay and fiercest in fight is gentlest
with fair dames.” Martite, pueri ! tie iter ad
’ astra ! The Latin, alas, may be bad, but the
advice is good.
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Bth Congressional District.
The Augusta Dispatch of the 10th instant,
has an article recommending James T. Nisbet,
Esq., Editor of the Constitutionalist, as a suita
ble person to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the retirement of Mr. Stephens from the scat
which be has so long and signally adorned.—
Without disparagement to the other gentlemen
named in the same connection, and, we trust,
without subjecting ourselves to the imputa
, tion of officious interference with affairs not
within our “bailiwick,” we can not forego the
I ojqiortunity to observe that the favorable no
tice ot the Dispatch is lully justified by the in
tegrity and talent* of Mr. Nisbet, and that it
will meet with the readiest endorsement by
those w bo know him best.
In no [‘osition in which lie has been placed
whither as a lawyer or a Journalist (and none
1 will deny that the test is severe in either) has
Mr. NisnET failed to sustain himself iu a man
! ner highly creditable to himself and no less
gratifying to his friends; and should he ever
enter upon the walks of public life, we hazard
nothing in predicting thrt lie will under all cir
cumstances prove himself fully equal to the re
quirements of the occasion. In private life, Mr.
Nisbet is a gentleman—which is a short way
of saying that be is just, honest, and firm—
and these qualities, when carried into Congress
are of themselves enough to distinguish their
possessor. The inane charges which have been
lately made as to his [mlitical antecedents we
dismiss as unwor.hy of notice. In tho first
place, we have no idea that they are true;
and in the second place, it they are true, they
! have no conceivable bearing upon the present
state of things. We presume no sensible man
husnny doubt that Mr Nisbet is, and has been
for several years back, fully identified with th*
i Democratic Party, aud just as little that he
> daily displays marked ardor and ability n* the
conductor ot one of its leading organs. Thi*
I is enough for us, and, have no doubt it will be
■ enough for the people of the Bth District, should
1 be ever solicit their suff rages. Os this latter
event, however, we have no expectation—at
Last, not for the present. Mr. Nisbet has too
many attractions nt home, to be dazzled by
the false glare of public honors.
Found Dead.
T c body of a man, sup|>o»ed to b« tlmt of
a Mr. Goolsbie, was found in a field near Clay
ton on Friday, the 4th instant. From the
marks upon the body, which was so much de-
I eayed that accurate conclusions were hard to
arrive at, and other facts connected with his
i death, the opinion seems to be quite decided
that the nun was murdered for his money;
but who is guilty of the shameful and horrible
j deed is yet covered in mystery. “Murder
will out” is an old maxim, the truth of which
Ims often been verified, ai.d it is most earnest
ly hoped that in this case the black hearted
wretches w ho have committed this foul homi
| cide may not escape the jus.ice such a crime
: so eminently deserves.
The verdict of Coroner Lassiter's jury wn*
in accordance with the above fact*. — Clayton
; (Ala) Banner.
Crawford Superior Court,
MARCH TERM, 1859.
The members of the Bar of the Macon cir
cuit present, learning that one of their mem
' bers, George W. Norman Esq , intends shortly
to leave the circuit and take up his residence
in a distant State: Feeling that it is due to
Mr. Norman on this occasion to express in this
public manner their appreciation of his charac
ter, beg leave to submit t lie following resolu
tions presented by G. R. Hunter Esq:
llesolre I, That we cannot dissolve the con
nection that Ims existed between our profes
sional brothe'r, George W. Norman, nnd our
selves w ithout expressing our unfeigned regard
for him as a man, and our esteem for his abil
ities as a lawyer, mil hereby tender him our
I>est wishes for his success in the new field ot
Professional labors which he has chosen for
himself.
Ilesoli'ed, That the Judge presiding be re
quested to order these proceedings to be en
tered upon the minutes of the Court. And it
is further ordered tlmt a copy of these resolu
tions be furnished Mr. Norman, nnd published
in the Macon papers.
A true extract from the Minutes of Craw
ford Superior Court.
JAMES J. RAY, Clerk.
SiNOt'LAß.—The Helena (Ark.) Shield, of
the sth instant, says : “During the thunder
storm of last Tuesday night, a yellow, floury
substance, resembling sulphur, fell in quanti- 1
ties in thin place. This is she second phen- '
cmenon of the kind that has been witnessed
here since the settlement.”
“Singular,” indeed! that such a common oc
currence should be deemed worthy of notice as
extraondinary.— Chas. Cotirier.
The “common occurrence” is common o
nough in the spring months, and the cause is
well known to many intelligent and olmerving
[lenxm*. It does not follow, however, that
persons equally as intelligent and observing in >
other matter*, may not be perplexed in regard
to the sulphur-looking de[>o*it.
The editor of the Helen* (Ark.) Shield, we
think, ha* done the general publie an impor- 1
taut service in noticing the fall of the "yellow,
floury suliotance. resembling sulphur.” The
render* of hi* p«|>er, and thousand* and ten*
of thounaud* of other rwier*, will be informed
that the yellow *ub*tance i* Ute pnlhn front the
LliAiming M’getatton of the *cae>n. During
spring uni* tin* p./len, b> mg a very light end
unpalpaL.e pv lcr, i* custamed in th* *t*nu*-
pbar* aod fall* to th* earth during a fain.—
Auyusta CviwMWteaah**.
FOB TUB SATE PBKM.
To Walter Ralyea.
by w. i. r.
There i* one quite dear to me,
'Tie not * woman reader mine;
Hie kindly, cheerful face I aoe,
Even while I pen this line—
He would rink his life for me,
Would fight my battles right or wrong,
Would to my cause and heart incline,
Would cheer my sadness with his song.
'Tis a joy that’. left us still,
Joy to feel there’s lore in man ;
None can feel the holy thrill,
Save those who love as Walter ean.
Kindred hearts twixt he aud I,
We’ll spend “ happy moments” yet;
There’s a lovelight in his eye
That Willie never will forget. ZUG.
Mortimer Thompson, alias Doesticks, a
somewhat notorious individual, was hired as a
spy by Horace Greely of the New York Trib
une, to come to Savannah and report the de
tail of the sale of Mr. Pierce Butler’s negroes.
The task fell upon willing hands, as the min
ute history with which he refreshes the read
ers of the Tribune will abundantly testify,—
He presents some characters quite new to us,
tho igh we have the advantage of Mr. Thomp
son in living here all our lives. But he wrote,
probably, as thought he ought to find us; and
if we are not as bad as he expected, it is our
fault not his. We regret that this gentleman
had nothing to complain of on the score of
personal treatment; it would have added spice
to his adventures and given piquancy and
point to his narrative which he strives at in
vain. Mr. Thompson should feel slighted that
we barbarians did not treat him with that dis
tinguished consideration which a Virginian
lately received in Boston. He was not even
kuow n to have been in the city, far less pla
carded in the streets. The cause is probably
a novel one to him; he had, doubtless feeling
very strange in it, arrived at a place where the
people usually attend to their own business,
and let others alone.
The wwrst thing he says about the assembly
at the sale, w as that he saw a last young Geor
gian, who had his pantaloons stuffed in his
boots, and w ore his cap on the side of his head;
and probably had a pistol and bowie knife on
his person. He was not certain about the two
latter articles. The personal suggestions in
his report arc quite a» contemptible as the
source from which they emanate. We are sor
ry that our fast young men won’t wear their
pantaloons over their boots on a muddy day,
and straighten up their caps, but w hen this
pink of propriety comes here again as a spy,
he should let the fast young men know it, and
they will straighten everything except his
coat-tail; that task, Doesticks will perform
himself.—Nov. Hep., Xsth
Frem the Columbus Enquirer.
Getting out of close Quarters.
Gov. D , of Florida, was as celebrated
' for his waggery as for his executive qualilica
: tions.
Giving a crowd of gaping listeners an ac
' count of the strange things he bad seen dur
i ing Iris peregrinations through the tar West, he
I said— ‘ Fact, gentlemen, the trees are so close
together in Arkansas that you may travel for
: days without finding them more than three
feet apart; and then the game! such vast
numbers of buffaloes and bears and wild cats,
but in all the world I never saw such deer!’
‘ What of the deer Gov. D ?’ asked a
squinteyed decendaut of Nimrod, w ho, to nse
his own expression, ’d'ruther hunt nor eat any
time,' and so he had.
i ‘C, the biggest bouncing bucks you ever
saw ! Why, my dear sir, the woods are per
fectly alive with them, charging about with
great branching horns full four feet apart.’
‘ Well’ but Gov. D , if the trees are
only three feet apart, and the deer's horns Jour,
1 want you to tell me how they get through.’
‘O, well that's their look out— I have noth
ing to do with that!'
A Rich Editor.
The editor of the Prairie News, published
at Okalona, Miss., feels rich, and thus lets
himself off on somebody who called him poor:
We Poor?—A few days since some one had
the hardihood to call us “ Poor Editors." We
: poor? No air-e-e, sorreltail: not by a jugfull,
;we ain't. W1 y, we have a good library, (made
I up for the most part of Patent Office Reports
and Kansas Speeches ;) a double barrelled pis-
I tol, )but 'twont stand reared back ;) six suits
’ of clothes ; fourteen shirts; a cat; a bull pup;
\ a game rooster; a gold watch; seventy-five
■ cents in clean cash; aud no poor kin, and are
I going to have a pretty wife and soon as pos
sible, own a town lot! Talk about being
pO ° rl .
Important Discovery.
A most important and very interesting dis
covery of fire-clay—in every respect superior
to the German clay, imported at such enor
mous expense—has been recently made on the
farm of Mr. Lewis Neill, in Ocean county,
New Jersey. This article presents the appear
ance of the finest quality es pipe clay, but is
' much denser in its structure, and has the char
! acteristic (which has given its reputation to
? the best German clay) of becoming almost
vitrified by the application of intense heat, and
then harder than iron. Since its discovery, a
few months ago, it has superceded the import
ed article in nearly all the Jersey glass factories
in the construction of stacks and pots, and the
parties who have used it certify that it is su- |
perior in tenacity and resistance to intense
beat to any other clay they have ever used.
The New York Tribune of the 10th
; inst., chronicles the death of an Atrican by !
the name of Calo, lie was an old man, aud
j was brought to this country, some years ago,
by Mr. Caleb Webb. The negro resided at
Weeks' Hotel, on Long Island, (near Brooklyn) ;
in New York. Is it not a little strange that
this negro man Cato, an African, was not seized
by the federal authorities and sent back, for
•’ education and support,” to Liberia, or some
portion of Africa ? If Cato had been brought '
from Africa to any of the southern States, then
: •• circumstances” would have “ altered cases,
and marshals and deputy marshals, attorney
generals and their legal staff, would have been
diligently employed in seizures, confiscations,
Ac., &. “This is a great country.
A Little Child Lost in the Moun-
TAIN.
The Gettyburg (Fa.) Compiler givesan ac
count of the loss of a little boy, tour years of
age, n son of Mr. Oyler, of Cumberland eounj
tv. lie strayed from home, and the whole
neighborhud started ont on the search, scour
ing the surrounding mountain through the
day, and displayi”g lighted torches after night,
j After two days and nights, the dead body of
the liule fellow was discovereil nearly nine
miles from his home. The C-ompiler then
dlds:
The little dog. which hail been the ehihl’s
playmate, and which hail accomj>aiiie<l him in
his long and fatal journey, was found nestled
in the ehihl’s bosom, w itli hie hem! reclining
on his cold ami lifeless form. The faithful
dog had trampled quite a path around the life
less body ul the sleeping mum-ent, thus betray
ing the affection that it ha>l for the youth . and
in its loud < ar<-a*es had licked back the hair
upon the child's forehead. The corpse was
esmveyail inune to its weeping mother who.
under' Hi* peculiarly affecting ctreuiastacres,
was a)*oH f|Mtt« frtaf- ,
The lost Balloonist Found.
A few days ago we published a short dis
patah, announcing the discovery of the remains
of Mr. Thurston, the aeronaut, who, on the
16th of last September, made what proved to
lie a fatal balloon ascension. The Toledo Blade,
of the Bth furnishes the following particulars
of the finding of the remains:
On Saturday afternoon a son of Mr. Hoag
was searching in a piece of woods for some lost |
: sheep, on a farm about six or seven miles from
this city. In his search he penetrated a thick- ;
et of brushwood on a knol surrounded by wet
laud, and there, at the foot of a large oak tree,
he discovered articles of clothing, bones, Ac.,
which satisfied him that a dismembered human
body had decayed, and portions of it been eat
en by animals. It was near dark, and the boy
returned with all speed to the house with the
news; but it was too late to prosecute the ex
amination further that night, and it was post
poned till yesterday morning, when the neigh
bors were called, and a party proceeded to the
spot where the boy had found the remains.
There were portions of a human body, with
out doubt, scattered around near the tree above
mentioned. Close by the tree, and imbedded
in the earth, was found the jaw-bone, broken,
and matted hair, partly in the earth. About
two rotis from the tree was one of the boots
of the person, containing a foot nearly perfect,
but much decomposed, and a portion of the
shin-bone with flesh adhering to it. The boot
had been gnawed, and evidently the flesh had
been eaten by hogs or wild animals. The
other boot was near by. Portions of the spine
were also found scattered about, and several
of the nails, teeth, Ac., and parts of the skull,
were lying near. The clothes were, however,
the means of identifying the body ; they being
not so much destroyed but that their texture
could be discovered. The pants were of a
small check or plaid pattern. The shirt was
considerably rotten. The coat seemed to be
snuff colored, and a black silk handkerchief
was found, tied as it was on the neck. In the
pockets of the clothing were found a Lepine
silver watch, jack-knife, and a buckskin purse
containing one dollar and thirty-six cents in
money. A pair of gloves were found in one of
the coat pockets, and in another a letter and
i several cards. The letter, after drying, was
readable, and was found to be directed to Mr.
i Thurston. It was from a Philadelphia house,
in reply to some inquiries he bad made about
silk for a balloon.
From the cards, letters, and memoranda, it
1 is rendered, if not certain, extremely probable,
that the body there scattered about was that
of Mr. Thurston —last seen near Knight's Sta
-1 lion, on the 16th of September last, when car
ried away by the escaped balloon—dashed to
pieces, and those pieces gnawed by animals in
that secluded thicket.
The balloon ascended from Adrian at 9
o'clock, on the 16th of September last, with
Mr. Bannister and Thurston in it; descended
on the farm of Mr. J. Dinge, in Ogden, near
Knight's Station, at about ten o’clock, and the
escapade occurred at about half past ten o’clock
owing to the removal of the car ropes and
other weights, while Mr. Thurston was trying
to open the valve—when, as bystanders ex
pressed it, the balloon bounded up “like a
rocket.” Carrying Mr. T. as above stated. It
must have been within twenty or thirty min
utes of this time that the valve gave way, and
he fell.
The Executions in Baltimore.—The Sher
iff nt Baltimore is besieged with applications,
even from the adjacent towns and States, for
admission to see the execution or the four
murderers on the 18th inst., but has refused
to admit more than 500 into the jail yard, in
cluding the police force requisite to preserve or
der. The Sheriff has granted the request con
tained in the following letter from the con
demned men :
Baltimore City Jail, March 6tb, 1859.
Thomas Creamer, Esq., Sheriff of Baltimore
city—Dear Sir : We, the undersigned, take
this opportunity of addressing you a tew lines
in regard to our execution. We ask as a Juror
—the only one we ever w ill ask again on this
earth—it this: For the love of God do not
compel us to wear throuda on the 18th ol March.
As you are a Chrutiau do not do it. It would
be death ijself to put a ahroud on us, for God
knows we have enough to bear up under.—
We want to die like Christians and men. Oh,
you cannot refuse the only boon perhaps that
it will ever be in our power to ask. W e know
it is to your option to grant this requed or no.
We do not think you will refuse us. We now
beg leave to close, hoping that we may receive
a favorable answer.
Your unfortunate fellow mortals,
Marion Crop,
lIINRY GaNBIUI.L,
I’eteu ComtlE,
John 11. Cxnivs.
From the Washington States March 11.
Departure of Mrs. Sickles.
As has already been stated, Mrs. Sickles left
for New York in the train yesterday. She
was accompanied by her mother, Madame Ba- ,
j jioli and two gentlemen, friends of the family,
Her departure has been delayed by her inabil
-1 itv to leave her room, in which, ever since the
sad event which has excited so much public ’
attention, she has spent her weary hours.— ’
I The frightful condition of nervous prostration
into which she was thrown when the dreadful
I truth burst upon her that she was dishonored
I and more than widowed, produced an illness
I which has been verv severe.
From day to day her friends have striven to ,
■ rallv her strength, but without success until
Wednesdap last, when it cecame evident that
she would be able to endure the journey the
next day. Although importuned to do so, Mr.
Sickles has from the first to last, kindly but
resolutely, rufused to grant her a personal in
terview. lie has placed his country seat at
Bloomingdale, on the Hudson, at the disposal
. of her parents, with the understanding that
i Mrs. Sickles may occupy it so long as she re
mains under the protection of her proper guai*
I dians.
As he has never allowed any deprivation to ,
justify her departure from duty heretofore, he
is determined that, in the future, while he I
cannot consent to pardon her offense, yet no '
want shall ever justify a second yielding to
temptation. Their little daughter is placed ■
temporarily in the care of Madame Bajioli, :
who will reside with Mrs. Sickles, and thus for
the present enable the latter to enjoy the so
ciety of her child. Even thia concession is I
prompted by motives of humanity for a poor
mother, whose agony is greater than she ean
boar.
Ou Wednesday evening. Mias Laura was ta
ken to the jail to see her father, and the art
less prattle of the child in that gloomy place
was very touching, indeed, but m>t more so
than when, as she was about to depart with a
Utile bouquet which her father gave Iter, a,me
dark, indefinable dread seemed U overoume
her, aud she burst into unooutroiable tears, fur
wbt.-h she could give no reason. Those who
were present, say that the emotions of Mr.
M.tkle*. wb«-u his child took her leave, were
m>-te pjiguaut lhaafae has ever dtefiww eah.te
lied. The seeurtd ml is closed ; let as draw
ths s»riMff the drMaa
A Parisian Love Story.
“Gamma,” the lively Paris correspondent of the ~
N. 0. Picayune, relates the following story of M’lle
C ARM bn, who not long since was one of the gayest <i
belles in that gay metropolis : (
Two years ago Carmen was the dame aux camellia*
most in vogue. She bad the finest apartments in R
town and finest turn out to be met in the Avenue des
| Champs Elysees. At the fir>t performances of new
i pieces you were sure to see her in one of the l>est box
es, and her beautiful blue eyes and luxuriant blonde
hair, and grace, and freshness, and look of purity,
, (which none but blondes ever possess,) attracted all t
I opera glasses, while those who frequented her draw ,
ing-room said she had the manners of a Duchess and ,
the conversation of an academician. All at once Car- <
men disappeared; she sank below the horizon unex- ,
pcctodly and suddenly as one of those stars you may
observe on a summer's night, shooting athwart the
sky. Carmen bad fallen in love, and was living in
one of the pretty villages on the edge of the Forest of
C«»mi»eigne with the Viscount de . She become <
the mother of a charming daughter six weeks ago.—
The eternal history of amours was the history of this
one; the silken chain became a chain of lead ; the
Viscount became tired of his pretty bird—besides his
family wanted to marry him, and, while Carmen
might be his mistress, she could uot be bis wife. lie
confessed all to his mother, and asked her advive:—
“Write her a letter aud break off the connection ; do
the thing well, my dear son ; let the letter be tender,
respectful, but firm, and enclose in it a hundred
bank notes of a thousand francs each ; here are fifty
which I give you for the purpose.” lie wrote a let
ter such as bis mother indicated—placed the bank
notes in it, and sent it to her. The next morning he
received a Boule writing desk, which he had given
i Carmen soon after they became aquainted. He opened
it and found the hundred thousand francs he Lad sent
her, aud a lock of Carmen’s hair, and a sheet of pa
per, containing oue single line, which ran in these
words : “Adieu ! I recommend our daughter to you.”
A painful presentiment took possession of his mind.
He hastened to her residence. He reached there too
■ late. He found Carmen a corpse. She had suffoca
ted herself with charcoal. Poor Carmen!
Anecdote of the British Qvee.n. —It is reported
that her majeely has a sweet little temper of her own
and that her Cara foea like a prudent man, geueral
. i ly retires before the storm, and locks himself in his
■ cabinet until the sky is clear and sunshine again illu
minates St. James or Windsor. After one of these
little ebulitions the Queen gave a thundering knock
at the door where Prince Albert bad taken refuge,
and upon being asked “Who’s there,” responded—
■ ' ‘,Tbe Queen !”
“The Queen cannot enter here,” replied the hen-
( I pecked.
After the lapse of half an hour a gentle tap was
heard upon the door.
“Who’s there,” asked Prince Albert.
- “Your wife,” responded Victoria.
“My wife is always welcome, was the gallant reply.
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Rives’ Life of Madison.
The Petersburg Expirees states that the Hon.
■ j W. C. Rives, who was in Boston on the 22<1
ult., and took some part in the public ceremo-
i ; nials of the day, has concluded an arrangement
i with Little, Brown A Co., tor the publication
iof his Life of Madison. The first ot the three
volumes of which it is to be composed is now
in the hands of the compositors. It will be ;
I issued with that typographical elegance for
' which these publishers are eminent.
j We predict for the work a great sale. There
I is no man in the Union as capable of doing
I i justice to the subject as Win. C. Rives. It
j has been a subject of devoted study, ami the
! study has been a labor of love to this eminent
stateman, scholar ami patriot; a man who in
| many characteristics resembles Madison; a
wise, virtuous, national man, one of the few
I links left to a better time ; one of the last rays
of a glorious era, w hose tires are going out
one by one beneath the western horizon, and
leaving us in twilight and surrounded by the
• omens ot storm. — Richmond Diapatch.
Early Fruit. —We were shown yesterday
a ripe strawberry, the product of the garden of
n successful amateur culturist of this city,
which measured three and a quarter inches in
circumference and a full inch in length. In
I the same garden several vines have fruit upon
them, but none others have fully ripened.—
I ohar. .Ver., Wlh in»t.
Piccolomini was announced in the New '
Orleans papers to make her first appearance in
j that city on Friday night last, in Ve di’s opera
I of “La Traviuta.” to be supporte I by Tamaro
Florenzas and others of the Italian troup.
Appropriations of the Last Con-
GRESS.
II
The appropriations passed by the last Cvii-
_ I gress were as follows:
Military Aeadaniy $179,588 ,
1 1 Indian Affairs 1,797,368
H • i
Consular and Diplomatic 1,047,745 ;
Artny 15,589,845
Naval 10,654.043
Legislative, Ex’tive and Jud. 6,745,74.3
Fortifiicatiuns 1,000,000
Miscellaneous 2,345,000
Coast Survey 452,000 '
Reissue of Treasury Notes 20,000 000
I <
Total $59,801,332'
To this should be added the Pustoffice Ap
propriations of $20,000,000 which failed to !
pass, which makes the total expenses of the
government $80,297,120.
The Omnibus Bill.
I A year or two since the omnibus bill was 1
I before Congress. It was the last great mens- i 1
tire of the great orator of the west, Henry : li
i Clay, and passed Congress as the Compromise j 1
acts. About this time the legislature of our ,
State was in session, and the question of uat- ,
; ional politics was as much discussed as local <
le;*i.'kitiou. Old Dan Simmons was a member i
from county. It was hi* first taste ot | 1
j office, and the members were so clever, the S
liquor of Montgomery so plentiful and so good, 1
: that old Dan was having an elegant time, ex- , 1
: cept as to lodging, being as often a tenant for ,
a night of a doorsill or cellar door as of a bed.
Dan's habits grew worse the longer be stayed, (
and towards the close ot the session be was ,
generally too drunk to find his way to bis seat «
.in the House. Oue morning late, old Dau c
! staggered into the House, and, tilling the first ■ 1
vacant seat that caught his eye, asked, of hi* c
nearest neighbor, “ What's npl” “The otn
, nibus bill,” replied his neighbor.
i “ Mr. Speaker I” roared out old Dan, “ Mr. 1
i Speaker, my friend here snys that’s a bill afore c
I this angtis body for a omnibus. Now, Mr.
| Speaker, if the gen lemen will let it run by o
■ Simmonville, I'm i« for it. Es not, I'll be d— ,
el I vote for it I” ti
Dan was called to order by the Speaker, and 11
. the door keeper requested to take him out.— “
Some time elapsed belore the dignity of the 1
assembly could be restored. Whether Dan'* ’
omnibus failed or was located somewhere ehe, B
he is yet in delightful ignorance.— Montgomery r
I JfinV.' j b
—
CckiosiTT in a Dnxo Man.—lt was a
| bright thought, that of Siuithson, the founder
: of the Sinitl>»oiiiaii !ii»titutii>n, w hen lie wa» J
dying of an unknown coiopbiint. Hmitbaon
loal five doctor*, and they had laa-n WiaMe to u
discover wbut in* diM.-Me was. Al length they
told llie pttlieut be mu*t die. Calling them M
all around him, he aaid
l •My friend*, after I die, make a |*>»t mor “
tei» eAaiuuiainni, and tiud out wh.u ails uw; I
tor really I have bearJ *ucli Jong and learned I’ 1
dio uaMeu uu the *Mlywl, that I am dying U>
know wh*l the diM-am- I* myself"
To du g-. i l 1* ut Hrs very nature of <» >d, a*
il i* Uro tmiure of fire to war>u, and of light lu
•bum.
A
FROM OUR DAILY OF THURSDAY, MARCH 17.
ttV We learn that Janis Gari.nlr, E, () .
of Augusta, is now at Browns Hotel in thi*
City. We regret to have been informed that
he is detained in Maeon by the serious indbp.
sition of Mrs Gardner.
Dearth of News.
We find very little in our exchanges of Yester
day, calculated to interest the general render. In
fact about the only news-item, is that in the Savan
nah News, netting forth at some length the loMofa
gentleman’s portmor.ie in a water elotet, and a full ac
count of* the recovery thereof. We have concluded
not to publish this item.
Found Alive.
We published, yesterday an account from
the Clayton (Ala.) Banner, of the murder of
one Goolimihie, who was fiuutMi dead, slaugh
tered by some jx-rson unknown, Ac. The
Spirit of the South, (Eufaula,) inform* u* that
he has been “ found alive” by the Sheriff, and
committed to jail on suspicion ot having killed
the very man whose body was mistaken for
his own. The Coroner's Jury had found that
the dead man was Gooldsbie, am] that some
body had murdered him. But, “like a bad
sixpence” he has “turned tip again."
Mr. Douglas.
When the division of sentiment first arose in
this State as to the position assumed by Mr.
Douglas in his late e ntest in Illinois, those of
us who charged that gentleman with an aban
donment of the principles of the Kansas
Bill, were not only accnaed of mis-stating his
speeches, but were also met with an array of
great names, all of whom wore said to lend
their sanction to his views. Every bodv re
members how it was paraded that Green of
Mo., was for Douglas ; Hunter, of Ta., was
for Douglas ; Brown, of Miss., was for Duug
las: Breckenridge was for Douglas; until, in
short, it appeared that nobody was left to op
pose him except a few poor devils of the coun
try press, who had no right to an opinion on
the subject.
The late debate in the United States Senate
puts rather a different face on the matter.—
Nearly all of the leading Southern Democrat*
took part in the discussion—amo g them,
Messrs Brown, Davis, Green, Mason, Hunter,
and Bayard. Between all these. gentlemen
and Mr. Douglas, there was apparent an irre
concilable difference of opinion—nor did a
' single Southern member come to the assistance
of the latter. Even Pugh of Ohio would not
■ go the full length wtth the Illinois Senator.—
I So much lor so much.
Mr. Stiles and the Governor-
SHIP.
In a recent note to the Atlanta Intelligencer,
in response to the mention, iu that paper, ot
! his name in connection with the approaching
canvass for Governor, Mr. Stiles snys:
I address you simply and respectfully to re-'
quest th it in all future controversy which may
occur on this subject, my name shall be omitted,
as 1 have no aspirations tor the position, and
certainly no desire to disturb au Administra
tion which, so tar at least as the public prints
indicate, seems to afford such general satisfac
tion. Os Savannah, to which allusion is also
in the same connection made, I may say that
that city will, so far as 1 ain advised, present
no opposition to the reuomination of Governor
Brown.
Mr. Toombs on the Defeat of
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
The Washington correspomlent ot the I'hiladclybi*
Sorth Ainericao writes:
“The mail contracts for Georgia are soon to be let,
and it is said the Department will fee! constrained to
turn the retrenching screw in that direction, that Mr.
Toombs’ constituents may receive the full benefit of
his defeat of the Post Office bill.”
We cannot suppose that the people of Geor
gia are to be deprived of Mail facilities, be
cause the course of Mr. Toombs does not hap
pen to meet the approbation of the ‘qiowcrs"
at Washington. If so, is the same rule to be
applied to Verginia, Louisiana, mid New Jer
sey ?
We believe that the position of Mr. Toombs
was identical with that of Messrs’ Mason, Ben
jamin, and Bayard. We hare no idea that the
Department meditates any such folly and in
justice. 'Tis a "mere invention of the ene
my.”
TOR THE STATE TRESS
Vei.tra Rlitore: Our City Fathers very
properly passed an ordinance to fine heavily,
any one for obstructing, the Engine house
door. The Engine House of No*. 1A 2, have
been obstructed for three days. I li<q>e our
city officials will take due notice.
Firemen.
From the Telegraph.
Col. Joseph Bond.
Iu the m iturity of hi* mauhood, he has fallen—
when his plans were in successful operation, and the
vision of his youth ha 1 rranle-1 into full fruition
this honorable man and good citizen is cut vff. Ha l
he died by disease, surrounded by friends, and his
descent to the tomb been smoothed by the hand of
affection ; coul I his last words and his last sighs hare
been breathed into the ears of those he loved so de
votedly, in the trauquil aolemuity of his home, the
shock would be great—the affliction grievous. As be
died by violence, in defence of the helpless, whose
protector he was. by order of Providence and the
laws of the land, our sorrow is more poignant —our
grief most inconsolable. But standing by his grsve
bow beautiful are the lessons taught by bis life ®nd
hie death—the lesson of Honor and Duty—honor
without a sully—duty demauding the sacrifice of
valuable life.
In all the relations of life, Col. Bond acted h’.i
part like a man. His opinions and his acts were
manly, independent, self-reliant. The scrupulosity
of his honorable boaring towards others, was only
equalled by the respect it enacted in return. £o com
manding wm his integrity, and so high-toned his
character, that us him it may be said in truth, every
body trusted bis word. The ambition of bis life w* l
to be a successful planter, and tv elev ate the standard of
character and intelligence in this tfbble avocation.—
Fur this he studied and toiled, and to it he conse
crated his time, bis energies and Lis talents. itb
what success, let bis improved system es agriculture
—let the order/ police, aud admirable appviutmeuU
of his estates—let the kindred taste be difiused
through South Western Georgia ail proclaim. Irotn
this chosen field of action no seductions could allure
him—the blandishments of case never unnerved bis
arm—the pomp and parade of the world never di?
traded bis attention—and pleasure with her syren
sungs, could Dever wo<» and win bis homage, fr< ® tbs
master passion us his life. Even public Uic bad uv
attractions for him—its paths were all thorny. 1°
vaiu did political parties lender him distiuctiol aud
laurel crown* —theae be put aside as (reaches’®*
gawds aud empty baubles. PUiiuaupber, as be was.
poUltal distiurUvu only rose Udure hu v»wu libs
Mont Blanc, high up aud gUleriug, but fold aid
dreary
If such was bis ambition, his happiness sought for
idols, only at bume. Os that home nsw d«sula<*J—
ihow idols now turn and wrung Wtth auguiah, a® a
mat liuwa into the Liwest depths us doepuhden •
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