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FBOM OUR DAILY OF SATURDAY, APa4IL 9
Rivor News.
The Steamboat "8. M. Manning," Capt.
Taylor, left our wharf jester lay morning.—
Our river is falling, but still in good boating
order.
The Democracy Moving.
AVe have published from time to time for
the past few weeks the proceedings ot Demo
cratic meetings in different counties in the
Mate—all of them fully endorsing the admin
istration of (iov. Brown and unanimously re
commending him for re-nomination for the
office of Governor.
We publish to-day the proceedings of the
Butts County meeting which also endorsed
Guv. 8., and adopted resolutions highly com
plimentory to Senator Iverson.
“Upward and Onward.”
This seems to be the motto of Wood, the Ar
tist. He hesitatesat no trouble orexpense tose
curethe most skillful assistants, and he is al ways
on the alert to introduce the most recent im
provements in the various branches of Itis art.
Read his advertisement in to-dnv’s paper, and
call at his Gallery to see bis numerous and
beautiful specimens.
Hon. Al. J. Crwford has our thanks
fur valuable and interesting documents.
Connecticut Elections.
Accurate returns from the recent elections
in Connecticut show that the Black Republi
cans have elected a large majority of the Leg
islature and all four of the Representatives in
Congress! In the last Congress the Demo
crats had /ico Representatives from Connecti
cut, but they have been submerged by the
waves of Abolitionism. And yet our neigh
bor of the Telegraph publishes with a great
tiourish a letter from some New England cler
gyman boasting about the Decay of Abolition
ism at the North ! It may have decayed, but
if so a ten-fold crop of Abolitionists have
sprung up from its putrefy ing carcass.
The truth is, every day proves that there is
no hope for the South but in herself.
The Sickles Case.
At last accounts a jury bad been obtained
after much difficulty in this trial, and two wit
nesses had been examined for the defence.—
Their testimony has not been received. As
the case progresses we will publish such por
tions of the report as will be likely to interest
our readers.
The Albany Patriot.
We neglected last week to congratulate our
cotemporary upon the new suit in which it I
made its bow on entering upon its fifteenth
volume. The Patriot has always been con- '
sidered one of the best conducted country pa
pers in Georgia, and we are satisfied that under
the management of friend Macartiiy, it will
lose none of its enviable reputation. His ar-I
dor in the cause of Democracy assures us that '
his journal will do good service in the coming i
Gubernatorial and Congressional campaigns-.
We would suggest to our Macon merchants
that the Patriot is a good medium for adver
tising, as it has a first-rate circulation in South
AA'est Georgia, and itis certainly worth invest- I
ing a little money in printer's ink to secure |
trade from that rich section of the State.
The Southern Convextiox.— The Vicks
burg Southron says;
“ AA’e are in ormed by a letter received here
yesterday, from the Chairman of the Execu
tive Committee 8f the Southern Convention,
that after mature consultation, the second
Monday in May next, the 9th of the month, i
has been definitely fixed upon as the day for '
the assembling ot the Convention.
A Severs Law. —The late Arkansas Legis
lature passed a law, which is to take effect
from the first of January, 186(1, prohibiting 1
the employment of free colored persons on
water cratt navigating the rivers of that State.
A violation of this law is to be considered a
high misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, sub
jects the party having charge of such craft to
a fine of from SSOO to SI,OOO, and an impris
onment not exceeding twelve month*—Tusca
oosa Observer.
Ilog Cholera in Macon County.
The Pulaski Times of the 7th inst., says the
Editors ot that paper have received a letter
from Oglethorpe in which the writer says :
“ Our prospects for hogs another year is
very gloomy. On Sabbath last., I took a walk ;
down on the branch and counted thirty dead
hogs, all seemingly in good order. I under
stand there is being hauled out of town about
ten per day, for the last three or four days.—
I suppose this disease is the Ilog Cholera ; it is
beginning to spread throughout the county. I
have also heard of some half dozen cows dy
ing within the last few days.’’
t4T- Charles Dickens is at work writing a book, I
not to be published, but to be read by the author.— i
It is only recently that two most popular authors I
have discovered what a source of large returns this
reading business may be made* Mr. Dickens realiz
ed more than £3,000 last year from this source alone; .
and Mr. Thaekery must have put aside twice as much, i
at least, from his lectures since he began to read as
well as writa.
Long-Finoered Gentlemen in Trouble. — ■
Vnder ti.is heading, the Baton Rouge Advo- 1
cate of the evening of the 25th, lias the fol- I
lowing:
“The John Kline, New Orleans and Louis- |
ville packet, was so unfortunate as to ship a
gang of from eight to ten graduates ot the
New Orleans school of pickpockets, on her
last trip up. During,tbe night, while between
New Orleans and this city, they succeeded in
robbing the various passengers to the amount
of SISOO. Upon arriving at our wharf, two of
the gang attempted to escape. One, a boy ot
some twelve years of age, was captured on
the wharf-boat; the other succeeded in ma
king his way ashore, but was speedily followed
by a crowd. After an animated chase they
captured the thief, and recovered his propor
tion of the spoils, amounting to some S3OO in
gold, which he had either thrown away or
dropped in a hurry, in a back-yard where he
attempted to hide himself. Our city officers
delivered the thief and bis ill-gotten gains to
the officer* of the John Baine, who will no
do >bt 'fi n! w ith him as he deset ves. W • under-
>and that oue of t.e gang jumped overboard
titer the John Baine left our wharf."
t ate
PUBLISHED-EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.
VOLUM E 11.
Democratic Meeting in Butts
COUNTY.
A meeting of tbo Democratic party of Butts, was
held in the Court House on Wednesday, 16th March.
On motion .Maj. B. F. Ward took the chair, and N. F.
Camp acted as Secretary. A committee, consisting
of A. Taliaferro, C. S. Foster, E. Yarner, Thomas
McKibbin, and John Carmichael, was appointed by
the chairman to report business for the meeting.—
After retiring fora short time, the committee return
ed, and through their chairman, submitted to the
meeting the following resolutions:
llctolvcd, That we have been for some time looking
with serious concern upon the condition of our na
tional affairs, and the spirit of fanaticism which has
developed itself throughout the Northern States, and
which has been for years seeking to deprive the South
->f ail equal rights in the Vhinn, requires of us an
open and public avowal of the rights, which we con
sider as sacred. We require equality in the Union,
or else we are determined to have independence out
of it. We repel with scorn the idea, that we are liv
ing at the uicVcy of the Black Republicans. We,
whose duty -is to guard the door which leads to
high places, will see to it, that none shall pass, but
faithful sentinels, upon the watch-tower. We arc
much pleased with the course pursued by Senator
Iverson during the session of our national Legisla
ture but recently adjourned. His views as express
ed in a speech delivered in the United States Senate
•a the Pacific Railroad Bill, are endorsed by this
meeting. Our feelings prompt us to congratulate
Senator Iverson, upon his abie and manly defence v*
Southern Rights. His sentiments are ours—opposi
tion to him at this time, or a desire to deprive him of
his seat tn the Senate we regard as act of an open in
gratitude.
Rtatulredy That the Adininistaation of Gov. Brown,
meets with unanimous approval. His firmness in
the discharge of duty is manly. We recommend to
the Democratic party of Georgia bis renomiuation to
the office he now so ably fills.
lltiiolred, That we condemn the course recently
pursued by Stephen A. Douglas. We regard it as
an attempt on his part to disorganize tha Democratic
partv an 1 to give strength to the fanaticism of Black
Republicans.
On motion the foregoing resolutions were unani
mously adopted. Hon. <l. J. Green, being present,
was culled upon, and delived quite an impressive
speech, endorsing the report of the Committee, but
the Secretary of the meeting was at the time busily
engaged in the duties of the Clerk’s oGco, on account
of which he is unable to give a synopsis of the Judge’s
remarks.
Edward Varner, Thomas McKibben, and W. 0.
Robertson were appointed delegates to the Milledge
ville Convention.
Dr. Wheelus, Col. J. R. Lyons and 11. Williams,
Esq., were appointed delegates to the Congressional
Convention of the Third District.
The Empire State ami other Domucratic papers of
the District were requested to publish the proeeed-
. ings of this meeting.
i On motion the meeting adjourned.
B. F. WARD, Chairman. ■
N. F. Camp, Secretary.
Our DiFFicui.TfEs with Paraguay’.—The ;
c irrcKpondent of the N. Y. ll'iulil, in Buenos [
Ayres, writing on January 27, states that there I
s u probability of the peaceful settlement of ;
our Paraguay difficulties. Commissioner Bow
lin had an interview with the plenipotentiaries
, of the Paraguayan government, and they had
1 expressed an earnest desire fora fair, just and
I peaceful arrangement with the United States:
they further stated that they were authorized
; to form a treaty with the United States similar
to those with England, France and Sardinia,
and were willing to leave to arbitration what-
■ ever claims the United States or its citizens
might have against Paraguay. Mr. Bowlin
made no positive answer, but was to meet the
plenipotentiaries at the city of Corrientes with
in thirty days.
A Glorious Record.
The Richmond Enquirer publishes the re
port of the Secretary of the " Mount Vernon
Ladies Association ot the Union," from which
! it appears that, altough it is not yet one year
; since the Association was organized, the; have
succeeded in collecting and paying over the
large sum of one hundred ami jiffy-eight thous
and three hundred and thirty-three dollars !
I They have now only to provide for the sum of
$41,666,66, which is not due until February
22nd, 1862, but which, it is believed, will be
collected and paid over in a short time. This
is a grand achievement, and reflects infinite
honor upon the AV omen of America!
The French Emperor.—A writer in House
hold AA’ords thus descr.bes the personal ap
pearance of Napoleon III: “He is grizzled,
cadaverous, and lame in the left hip, and labors
to conceal this last defect. His walk aw kward.
He turns out his toes, and leans heavily on the
strong stick which he carries in his well-gloved
hand, lie is carefully dressed; but, though
i his coat fits him very accurately, he has noth
ing of the air of a perfectly dressed man. His
figure is net improved by the cuirass which his
coat will not conceal. Every step he takes is
studied, while his eye scans every passer by
with a look which has something uncanny in
its expression.”
—————— ■ ——
i Masqushadb at Milwavkix. —A great
masquerade bull enme off in Milwaukie last
i Monday night. The News, of that city, in an
' article describing it, says:
"Many were the ludicrous incidents. One
gentleman fell in love with bis own sister.
I while auother man talked, danced and prom
enaded with a gentleman dressed in women's
' dress three hours, in the vain hope of finding
■ out who the dear creature was. One young
, man took his mother to the supper, nnd great
was the surprise of both on learning how mat
! ters stood. One of our leading merchants
' gave his ring to a young lady if she would
raise her mask that he might see her features,
when he discovered that it was Ms own sister,
whom he supposed at home with the toothache!
Two gentlemen got into a warm dispute us to
' who a certain young lady with a black domino
was, and after making a wager of two bottles
of champagne, found out that the young lady
was the younger and mischievous brother ol
tbe losing party.”
A writer in the New York Ledger of » aerie*
of article* on the •• Colony of Plymouth,” aaya the
• term Yankee comes fromjWN. which means eye, and
I ks . which means tooth, in the Massachusetts ver
nacular. The colonists drove *harp bargains—had
cut their eye teeth—hence the Indians called them
’ | )'anFee.
A Bourbon monarchy is recommended as a
pane ca fc»r all Mexican ills by Mexicans in Rome,
in a letter tu Miramon’s eonlcssor published iu a Ve
i raCru* paper. A strong church part v and Miramon
himself are alleged to be concerned in tbe euteq/rise.
Don Fernando, of Spain is tbe favorita; after bia a
Caibelkfl Coburf.
FROM OUR DAILY OF MIND AY, APRIL 11
Death of Mr. Wm. G. Lockett.
It is our painful office to announce that the
above mentioned gentleman died at his resi
dence in this city on Saturday afternoon, the
! I 9th inst. A few weeks ago he was the pic
' ture of health, but being severely attacked
; with pneumonia, he rapidly sunk under the
! disease in despite of every effort that the bes
' ■ medical skill could suggest.
Mr. Lockett was a useful and estimable citi-
I zen, and had attached to him a large circle of
friends, who will deeply feel his loss. He
! leaves a wife and several children, who have
our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement'
Belden & Co
Announce in our columns that they have
. just received a stock of Hats, Caps, &c., of eve
ry sort and size, adapted to the season. AA'e
■ have looked over their goods, and have never
' seen i» this market such a complete assort
ment. No oue can fail to be suited. The
“ Court" —otherwise known as Vic Meuard—
is still the presiding genius of the establish
ment. He seems to know L>y intuition what
i size every man needs, and if you are in
doubt about what style of hat will best suit
' you, it will be sate to leave it to the judgment
of the Court. Read his advertisement, and
give him a call.
Reduction in the Legislature.
MEETING IN SPALDING COUNTY.
The citizens of Spalding county, without
distinction of party, assembled in public meet
ing in Griffin on the sth inst. John Dobb act
ed as Chairman, and John D. Stewart as Sec
retary.
A committee (consisting of A. G. Murray,
John IL Starr, George Prothro, AA illiam Grif
fin and Charles L. Dupree) was appointed to
prepare matter for the action of the meeting.
They rejioried that it is important that the
number of members in the Georgia Legisla
ture should be greatly reduced and the pres
ent rule of representation changed. Their
plan is to reduce the Legislature to fifty mem
bers by dividing the State into twenty Sena
torial and thirty Representative Districts ; the
former, representing territory, to be as nearly I
equal as possible with respect to size, and the !
latter, representing population, to be as nearly
equal as pissible with respect to inhabitants; I
but in no case is a county to be divided.
By this plan its advocates contend that the
following desirable objects w ill be accomplish- 1
ed :
First—Equality in representation.
Second —Economy in the administration of
* the Government.
Third—An improvement in the character of
J our Legislature.
AA'e append tbe resolutions unanimously
I
I adopted by the meeting:
1. dissolved. That a reduction in the num
ber of our Senators and Representatives in i
our Slate Legislature is demanded as a measure
of economy, to secure equality, and to ensure
speedy, wise and efficient legislation.
2. dissolved, That a State Convention ought
to be called by our next Legislature to alter
our State Constitution so as to effect a prop
er reduction.
3. diesolved. That our fellow-citizens of all
parties in every county in the State, be ami
they are hereby earnestly requested to have
an eye to reduction in making their nomina
tions for the uext Legislature, and that no one
be put in nomination who is not openly and ,
decidly in favor ot reduction, and the call of a .
convention for that purpose.
4. dlesolred. That we deem it proper to make
this request thus early in the season, so as to
place the matter before all in advance of any j
nominations, that none may be taken by sur- '
prise by having the question ot reduction
sprung upon them after their nominations are
made.
5. dlesolred, That all papers of this State be and
they are hereby earnestly requested to publish
the proceedings of this meeting, so that the
question of reduction may be laid before every
tax payer and voter.
The J/uhiier or L-ste«. —A secoutl letter to a
g'-lltleniun in Ibis city, states that tbe body of Lester,
whose murder iu tbe neighborhood of Little Rock,
Ark., we mentioned last week, has been found, with
the head smashed iu and the throat cut. The mur
derer is in jail, and so incensed were the people with
him. that, but for the prompt and energetic interpo
sition of the Sheriff and other officers, he would hare
been taken out and summarily executed.
The same writer says, that the small pnx is rapid
ly spreading in that part of Arkansas.— Gripin Ind.
S-mth, 7<h inst. _
Terrible Fight on a Steamboat.
A terrible fight occurred on the Steamboat
David Tutum, while lying at the wharf at Louis
ville. Ky., on Saturday. There was a party
on board the boat bound for Pike's Peak,
among whom was James Phillips from Scott
county. Phillips sat down on the bench near
the boilers, where tbe deck passengers ate
their meals. When they came to eat break
fast they asked Phillips to get up. He was
under the influence of liqnor and refused.—
AVords passed, and the parties were soon en
■ gnged in a fight. Knives and pistols were
drawn nnd freely used. One deck hand nam
ed Bob Jones was shot in the thigh; another
named Ed. Wall cut in the arm; a man named i
Patrick O'Niel was cut in the hand, and I
slightly scratched in the leg by a bullet. But
the most serious of all who were wounded, was
Janies Phillips, the creator of the disturbance; .
he received a stab in the right breast, and was
so seriously hurt that it is thought he cannot :
recover.
Retaliation. The Huntsville Advocate ,
save a Boston merchant charged a merchant of
Holly Springs. Miss., with obtaining goods from j
him under false pretences; got a requisition
from the Massachusetts Governor on the Gov
ernor of Mississippi for him: it was granted
by the latter to the Boston officer; he went to
Holly Springs : on his arrival there, his busi
i nesa was soon found out, a public meeting cal
led. and resolutions adopted, to t :e effect, that
* Massachusetts, having always resisted the ren
dition ol fugitive slaves, had no right to any
1 | sort of “requisition” uj>on the people of Mis
sissippi, and that the agent of the Boston house
i be notified to leave, or he would be “trotted
' | through.” Os eoane he left, and, we under
, stand, burnt all of his "requisitiun' papers,
I and promised never to return.
• Ju; ~jl, I t Dri ji ffgCXJLr r .
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OFFICE IN RALSTON’S BUILDING, THIRD STREET.
GEORCIIJL, APRIL 16, 1859.
From the Nineteenth Century.
The following statistics are from the Tax
Digest of Houston county, for the year 1858,
and sent to us by a friend from Perry. By
comparison with other counties in the State it
is ascertained that Houston stiyids No. 5, in
point of wealth, in the glorious family which
now adorns the hearthstone of our mother
Georgia; there being only four, viz.; Chat
ham, Museogee, Richmond and Troupe, which
pay a la: ger Tax.
HOLSTON COUNTY IN 1858.
Number of Polls, 949.
Number of Professions, 40.
10,526 Slaves, valued at. 55,622,322,00
384,554, 1-2 acres of Land
valued at 2,691,301,00
Town property, valued at,211,164,00
Amount of money and solvent
debt 5,1,282,223,00
Amount of Merchandizelo7,6oo,oo
Amount of Capital in Bank Agency 4,000,00
Amount of Capital in Manufac-
tories, &c 83,400,00
Household and Kitchen Furniture,
(over $300)23,450,00
Aggregate value of all other prop-
erty not enumeraaed6l9,33B,oo
Grand T0ta1510,644,798,00
Grand Triumph of Art I
New Orleans, April 8.
The most extensive chain of submarine tel
egraph cable in the United States has just been
laid by John Kendall, Esq., (Gen’l Sup’t. of
the N. Y. and N. O. . elegraph Line,) and Col.
AV. Tanner, Local Superintendent, in connec
tion with their new line between this city and
Mobile, via the Lake shore.
The new line is now completed from Mobile
to Fort Pike, and is some forty miles shorter
than the old route.
Five sections of eable measuring thirteen
miles—some of the sections being five miles
in length—have been laid at different points
across the rivers and hays.
The steamer Octavia has been chartered for
this service.
Boot and Shoe Markets for the Week Ending
March 20. —In the boot and shoe trade there is no
I material change since last week. AVtih th. West and
South the business continues to tall off, although
| trade is still pretty active for the season, but New
I England buyers are beginning tv take bold freely,
and we look fur an active business in a few weeks.
I The stuck of desirable goods is very light, and our
assortment is much broken. Good work of all k%d
I continues to command full prices with an upward
tendency ; the increased cost ot stock leaves no mar
gin for manufacturing at late current rates. — Boston
Shipping List.
Fhost.—AA'e make the following extract from
a private letter dated AA'ashington, AA’ilkes co.,
’ April 6th :
“AA'e had a heavy frost this morning, and
ice to the thickness of a dime. Our gardens
\ look gloomy indeed, aud I fear the fruit is lost.
AA'e shall doubtless have another killing frost
in the morning, to Complete the destruction.—
Our wheat crop is generally, far advanced, aud
was very promising. 1 have not heard what
effect the frost has had on it, but presume it
must be seriously injured.”
The Augusta Chronicle of yesterday says ;
“After a sudden change in the temperature on
Tuesday, the thermometer reached the freezing
point yesterday (AVednesday) m<ruing, and;
ice was formed iu this city. As yet we have '
heard but little of the effect produced on vege- I
tation, and we dread to hear from the country,
! for we fear much damage has been done to the ,
j wheat crop, and also to fruit. Grapes, we
■ presume, are entirely destroyed, and we think
I it probable the peach crop has fared little if
1 any better. Corn, we fear, has also suffered
much, and may, in some localities be entirely
destroyed. Very little if any cotton is up.”
The Greensboro (Ga.,) Gazette of the 6th
inst., says:
“ This morning we had a heavy frost in this
vicinity—sufficient to kill everything in the
way of vegetables, that was growing. lee I
could also be seen a quarter of an inch or more
in thickness.”
AVe learn, says the Columbus Sun,
that officer Huckeba arrested Lane Smith at
the Perry House in this city, on Sunday.— '
Smith is charged with the murder of a woman
recently at Troup Factory, in Troup county,
Ga.
| From the Savannah diejntblican.]
The Jacksonville Tragedy.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 5, 1859.
Editor Reitbi.ican : —A statement in your
paper some days since, with regard to the re
. cent tragedy in this city, if not properly ex
plained might lead to misapprehension. So j
far from the murder of Maj. Gregg by Alfred
Sears having any resemblance to the "Sic-I
klcs tragedy,” as you state, it differed in this !
respect—that Sears’ intimacy wtth a married !
lady a sojourner at the hotel where they were I
. boarding, was of so (to all appearance) marked
a character, that the attention of nearly the
whole household was directed to them. Maj.
Gregg was only one nmong e number of in- ■
mates of the house, who, from time to time,
animadverted in strong language upon the
! course of Sears—and who had declared that his
■ conduct debarred him (Sears) fiom further
association with his (Gregg’s) and their fain-
| ilies.
1 write you these few explanatory lines in
| order that misapprehension may not exist with
I regard to the cause and origin of the unfortu
nate occurrence, which so suddenly sent into
i eternity a pure aud Christian man aud render
' ed an estimable lady a w idow and two inter
| esting children fatherless.
Yours, Ac.,
FLORIDA.
Tits Sickles and Key Affair.-Tlic AA'ash
; ington Stai says it is very generally believed
i by the friends of the late Philip Barton Key
i iu that city, that there does not exist a tittle
of legal evidence qj truth of the charge that
he had criminal iutercourse with Mrs. Sickles,
the confession of the tact obtained from her,
by some means as yet I idden from the public,
not being such testimony as can be received
;by a Court of Justice. It is very evident to
us already, that the eud of the affair is nut
> yet.
; "The end not yet." No! The end is not
' yet. Arraign the unhappy Sickles before a
Court of Justice, condemn or acquit, ae the
i caae may be. The end is not yet. Jio, uot
1
Miscellany.
Covnteufeit Bills.—Yesterday we were
■' shown two five dollar bills, purporting to be
t ' on the Union Bank of South Carolina, at
i Charleston, AV. D. Clancey Cashier, and Dan'l
i i Ravenel President, both of which were coun-
■ terfeits. They are printed in blue and pink,
■ | and piuk aud other colored inks. The en
i graving is poorly executed, particularly the
stalk of cotton on tbe left, and the figure of
I Justice on the heads of the five first Presidents
surmounted by an eagle in the centre of the
bill. The Bank has no such plate, aud the bills
> cannot deceive any one who is familiar with
engraving or much accustomed to handling
I money, while they are well calculated to de
-1 ceive others, who are less versed.— Chronicle,
Uth inst.
1
i Heenan and Morissey.—The New York
• Herald, gives the following account ot a meet
ing ot these two worthies:
i Tbe great sparring exhibition eame off last
evening at lloym’s Theatre, Bowery. Hee
i nan and Morrissey met for the first time, since
their Canada fight—had a splendid set to, and
i parted in the best of friendship. The sparring
was decidedly superior to what was ever be-
1 fore displaced at any exhibition in the city.—
There were 2,500 persons present. Every-
I thing went off orderly.
I
! Attempted Murder.—A negro man named
Phil, belonging to Thomas D. AValker, Esq.,
is now in the jail of Upson county, for at
i tempting to take the life of an old citizen of
i ' Thomaston, Dr. A. F. Schackelford. The ne
' gro told the Doctor that Lis son, who was at
, I the Court House, wanted an umbrella—and
the Doctor on going out into the street, was
; followsd by the negro, who fired a pistol at
! him. The circumstance occurred on the uight
. ; of Friday, the Ist inst., as we learn from the
. ' Upson Pilot, drill's master is in Texas.
. 1 An Incident ata Concert.—The Columbus
| Times mentions the following occurrence at
the close of the Napoleon concert in that
1 city :
“At the con lusijn night before last, Gen.
I Bethune’s little blind negro pianist, Tom, went
upon the stage and played with considerable
skill, Napoleon's fantasia of the Bohemian
Girl. Napoleon aud his Troupe were delight
ed.
The Flood in the Mississippi.—New Orl
eans, April 4. The crevasses are flooding ma
ny plantations at Diamond Island, and great
fears are entertained of a break just above
the city. Five hundred men are employed
strengthing the levee. The river is nine inch
es higher than it was last year at Vicksburg.
Homicide in Cobb County.—A man named
Finney killed another named Yearwood iu
j Cobbcounty, Ga., last Saturday night, because,
it is stated, of an attempt to take improper
liberties with the wife of Finney. The head
of Yearwood was severed from the body with
I an axe.
News Items.
Michigan Election.
Great diepublican Gains.
Detroit. April 8.
The election for Chief Justice of the Su
| preme Court passed oft' quietly. Tbe returns
I from the interior show considerable Republi
. can gains, and indicate the election of George
Martin, the Republican candidate, by over
10,000 majority. The Republican gains in this
city, since last Fall are nearly 800.
Executions in Baltimore.
Baltimore, April 8.
The execution of Gambrill, Crops, Corrie,
and Cyphus, took place in the jail yard at 11
o’clock, a. in., to-day. Fully thirty thousand ;
] people occupied prominent positions outside, ;
' but no disturbance took place. Cropps con- 1
; fessed his guilt previous to bis execution.
AA’ashington, April 8.
Lord Lyons, the English Minister to this
country, reached this city last night. He ar
rived at Annapolis on yesterday, iu the Eng
lish frigate Curacoa. The vessel had a long
and tedious passage.
Conviction of a Physician.
Boston, April 5.
Dr. David R. Brown has been convicted of
j causing the death of Susan Cardillo AVebster,
by illegal practice. The punishment for this
i offense is imprisonment from seven to twenty
one years.
FROM WASHINGTON.
AVasuington, April 8.
Cept. Mclntosh ba? been appointed to relieve
Capt. C. K. Stribbling, the commandant of the
Pensacola Navy Yard.
Rather too Good to be Lost.
Thursday uight a countryman from the
county of Franklin, wandered to the Gaiety
Theatre to witness the tragedy of Othello. Mr.
Crisp personated the "Moor" on the occasion,
and we must say, looked the character in great
pertection. The delegate from Franklin ap
peared highly satisfied until tbe scene in the
Duke's palace, where Othello is arraigned lor
marrying the fair ami l>eautiful Desdemona, i
Here lie knit his brows and looked daggers at
the sooty general; but when Desdomona her
•elf entered and joined in the defense of her
husband, and he turned and threw liis arm
gently about her waist, the delegate went off
in a towering passion, swearing it was “ a
d—d Black Republican play,” not to be toler
' ated by the Southern people, aud stalked out
' of the house. — Xash. l\d.
A CoMFoRTABiJt Place to Live is.—The
. Brunswick Herald has a jeremiad over the
sandfies, which swarm in myriads about the
embryo city, to the serious discomfort of its
! inhabitants. Hands, fans,.hats aud bandker
, chiefs, the Herald says are brought into requi
t I sition, but all to no purpose. The darkies
< who drive the city wagons, it says, carry
* i along with them a pan of embers with ample
‘ "dry truck ' to keep up a fire, aud then ait in
t tbe smoke! The expedient is said to a »ov-
1 «r»i|U propbjUct*?.
W.
The Remains of a Woman found in n
Soap Box.
, f On Wednesday last we announced the dis
, eovery of the remains of a female at the office
of the Hudson River rnilr- ad in this city, iu a
I 1 soap box, horribly mangled and in a decayed
state. The fact of their having been shipped
from New York, as extra baggage, and direct
ed to 11. Hippe, Franklin, Ind,, has attracted
the attention of the special detective force of
Matsell A Co., New Y'ork, who last evening
> dispatched Mr. McGrath, to this city, to inves
tigate the matter. When he left, strong sus
, ! pieions were entertained in New York that the
remains of the deceased were those of Mrs.
’ Brennan, wife of Cnpt. Brennan, of the U. b.
Army, who, at the time of her disappearance,
resided on Staten Island. She lias been mis-
, sing since the 20th of July lust, and was last
I seen upon the Island, and is supposed to have
! been murdered.
It will l.e recollected that Coroner Pean re
-1 moved the card from the Ikix, and on the op
! posite side he found printed thereon ; “ From
■ W. 8. Barnes, 118 and 120 Third Avenue,
comer of Fo_rteenth street. New York.”—
I The announcement of this fact tends to strength
en the suspicion that the remains in question
. I are those of Mrs. Brennan, for she had friends
I residing near this store, and was in the habit
of frequently visiting them. She is supposed
to have been waylaid at night, ravished, aud
I then murdered in that vicinity. Mrs. 8., was
I of prepossessing appearance, aud about tweu-
I ty-six years of age.
Mr. Mctirath brought with him a daguerreo
type of Mrs. Brennan, and this morning in the
! company of Dr. Arnisby anil Coroner Dean.
■ examined the contents of the soap box. They
found the remains in a decaying state, and so
j mutilated that the Doctor could not give an
’opinion, although he said they might be those
sought after.
Dr. Crane, of New Y'ork, brother of the de
ceased. is expected here in the course of the
day. lie may throw some light upon the mvs
! teiy, as there are marks upon me nails and
fingers of the deceased whicli, if it be bis sis
i ter, he can identify. Coroner Dean is deter
’ mined to ascertain, it possible, whom these re-
I mains are, and he will leave no stone unturned
that will tend to throw any light upon the pres
ent mysterious affair. — Albany Journal, l«t.
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FOR THE I*l BI.IC.
Letter from Dr. Green of the
Stat' Lunatic Xsyluui to Rec. J. Rlakely Sniit/i,
Chairman of a Committee appointed to take
up Contributions for the Asylum,
State Luxatic Astlum, near Milledgeville,)
March 2Vth, 1869. J
Mv Dear Sir A>n Brother : —Yourfa covering
check for 58101 ha.« come safely to hand, as also the
1 box of hooka, toys Ac. We would render our most
sincere thanks to the benevolent citizens of Macon,
1 fur their kind contributions, in aid of our efforts for
i the amelioration of the unhappy condition of our
I charg. Aud our especial thanks are due, and are
hereby gratefully tendered, to yourself and the other
' gentlemen of the Committee, for your active interest
! and efforts in the good work ; and with earnest pray
er that the blessings of a kind Pruvidei.ce may at
tend you all, I remain,
Yours very truly,
THUS. F. GREEN, Supt. Ac.
The Philadelphia Fugitive Slave
CASE.
The Baltimore Smm has dispatches from Philadel
phia of the sth inst., giving the following particulars
in reference to the fugitive lave Paniel Wfbtter.
Philadelphia, April 4.
The fugitive slave Ihinitt H<6«r«r, arrested at Har
risburg, and claimed n< a fugitive slave of Mrs.
Simpson. of Athensvillc, Virginia, was brought be
fore the United States Commissioner iu this city, on
Saturday afternoon. George Earl. Mr. Hooper and
Miller McKim, appeared on behalf of the fugitive,
and Benj. Brewster for the claimant. After consid
erable discussion, a motion to postpone the case un
til to-day was agreed to.
This morning, while the United States Varshal
; aud his deputies were conducting the fugitive to the
commissioner’s office, a most exciting scene took
place. Hundreds were gathered along the route, and
(here was every evidence that a forcible rescue from
I the officers had been determined upon. Marshal
Jenkins, however, made such arrangements as left
i no doubt that the first man who interfern d would do
' so at the cost of his life, and thus succeeded in con
ducting the fugitive before the commissioner.
The fugitive’s counsel objected to the power of at
torney of claimant's counsel as a mere transcript from
and not a full record from the Court of London coun
ty* Virginia. The case is still progressing, the com
missioner’s room being guarded by a large police
force.
[second dispatch.]
Philadelphia, April 4, P. M.
The evidence for the prosecution was closed at V
o’clock, this evening, when the counsel for the de
fense asked for the continuance of the case, not hav
ing had time to consult with his witnesses. J/r.
, Brewster argued that the statute enforced summary
' proceedings, and opposed a continuance. Public
feeling was excited, aud the law demanded prompt
action to shield the claimants from any disastrous
results. This was the intent of the law. The com
missioner, however, decided in favor of a continuance,
for the reason that he was not perfectly satisfied with
the identification of the negro, the witnesses not hav
ing seen him for seven or eight years. The ease was
adjourned till to-morrow afternoon.
Paddy’s Pig,
As n shadow to all these sunny southern
lights, I must here mention that I did meet
with a few extraordinary mean men iu Sidney.
There was one, a merchant prince, who made
it n boast that he had never given away a shill
ing in liis life. So far a* I know, he only de
parted from his extreme selfishness on one oc
casion, and .the circumstances are worth rela-
I ting. One morning a poor Irishman stepped
into h's counting-house-, aud, looking the very
picture of misery, said, “ Oh ! my it please yer
honor, I've lost a pig—theouly pig I had—and
mistress , the governess, has given me a
pound, and sent me to you tor another. She
says you have enough gold to build a sty wid,
and will be sure to give me a little." At first
old bad-first refused; upou which, Paddy
threw himself on u stool, and raised such a
piteous wail that tlie merchant, thinking he
was mad about the death ot bis pig. gav,- him
{ the pound to get quit of him. Next day the
proprietor of the defunct porker was passing
the warehouse, and seeing his benefactor at
the dour, pulled his bat to him. •• Well, did
you get drunk « itli that pound, or buy anoth
er pigs" asked the rich man grutily. - Bought
a pig, yer honor —a darling little tiling, wid a
sww t twist in his tail, like a lady's curl."—
"Well, it's to be bo|>ed you’ll lake better care
of him than you did of the other.” What did
he die off "Die of? Did you say die •>!
now t Why get out wid ye, he wm su fat 1
• killed him ("—Southern Liyhte und S/m.luuc:
i or, L'Jc in Auttrahu. Uy Frank ivwler.
TERMS—TWO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE.
N INI BEH 26.
> Interesting Incident.
The following is an inci.lent in the life of
Col. Houghton, of Hunterdon county, New
3 i Jersey, the grand father of the late eminent
1 Baptist minister, Rev. Spencer 11. Cone, D.
1 D :
* It was iu Hopewell Baptist meeting house
where Connant Cone and Alice Houghton a-
1 like worshipped, mid where they were im
f uiersed, that ‘Joab Houghton received the
' first news of the battle of Lexington, and the
defeat of the F.arl of NvrthumbWland, the
haughty descendant of the herb of Chevy-
Chase, by the half-armed yeomanry of New
• England. Stilling the breathless messenger,
• he sat quietly through the service, and when
' they were ended passed cut, mounting the
great stone block in front of the meeting
1 house, beckoned to the people to stop. Men
! and women paused, to hear, curious to know
a hut so unusual a sequel to the service of the
day could mean. At the first word a silence
stern as death fell upon all. The Sabbath
1 quiet of the hour and the place was deepened
> into a solemnity. lie told them all the story
’ of the cowardly murder at Lexington by the
royal troops; “the retreat of the Royalists;
1 the gathering of the children of the Pilgrims
* upou the beleagured hills of Boston. Then
1 pausing, and looking silently over the crowd,
1 he said slowly : ‘’Men of New Jersey, the red
I coats are murdering our brethren of New En
’ gland! Who follows me to Boston i” And
- every man in that audience stepped out into a
line and answered “ 11” There was not a
- coward nor a traitor iu old Hopewell meeting
5 house that day.
A Democratic Family.—The Louisville
> Democrat gives an account of one of its friends
i living in Lavere county, Ky., who is the hap
py parent ol twenty-eight handsome children
ot whom eighteen are voters and all sound
- Democrats. Six daughters are married to
■ Democrats, making with the lather, tweiity-
- tour Democratic voters, who never fail in their
1 duty to the party ou the day ot election.
Didn’t Like Boston.—We heard, the other
I day (says the Mobile Tribune) an anecdote
worth repeating, of a Georgia negro who ac
companied his master, to Boston. The Abo
litionists, ot course, scented the prey aud
> speedily gathered around him, like eagles to
the carcass. The negro listened very patient
ly mid respectfully to their reductive represen
tations, and then inquired what he could pro
bably do, if he should avail himself of the op
portunity of attaining his freedom. ”0, with
. i.is qualifications, be could easily make fifteen
. or twenty dollars a month, as waiter in a ho
tel.” “Why, gentlemen, said Tom, "that would
not keep me in cigars!” “Besides,” he added,
“I don't like your city anyhow. You don't
I even allow a gentleman to smoke in the streets!”
■
j Interesting Information Rela-
TIVE TO' BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
The following is a copy of an important de
j vision which has just emanated from the Geu
\ L ind Office:
Sir:— ln reply to the questions propounded
: in your letter of the 22d instant, I have to
I state :
1. That the bounty land warrants issued by
the United States are declared, by the act of
Congress approved June 3, 1858, to be person
al property.
2. That such warrants cannot be #ol<! Ly an
; administrator of the estate of the deceased
warrantee for the payment of debts contracted
by such warrantee.
3. That such warrants, when issued during
the lifetime of such warrantee, and not dis-
I posed of by him, become, if lie die intestate,
the property of his heirs at law, in accordance
with the law of Domicil, and cannot be attach
jed and sold for his debts. [lf he die intestate,
see fifth paragraph following.]
4. Warrants issued alter the death of the
warrantee, but upon proof filed during life
time, become the property of the widow, if
! there be one, and if no widow, then [the
property of his heirs at law, without regard to
their age.
5. The proceeds of the sale of a warrant,
made by an administrator, is the absolute
property of the widow herself, or legates,
without regard to any debt contracted by the
warrantee ; but the practice of this office lias
been to recognize assignments properly made
by an administrator for distribution of the pro
ceeds among the heirs nt law, after payment of j
the funeral and proper court expenses. (At- (
torney's and administrator's fees not taxed by
tlie Court, are not regarded as proper Court
j expenses.)
j 6. The rules of this office require, in all cas- j
| es when a warrant has been sold by an execu- i
I tor, that a duly certified copy of the will, with ,
letters testamentary, shall be attached to the j
warrant, and, in cases where a sale is made
by an administrator or guardian, that certified
copies of the letters ot administration or ,
guardianship shall be attached; aud that the
•ale has been made fortlie use of the heirs only
must be shown either in the ensignment or in
the papers submitted with each case.
FDR THE STATE PRESS.
To “Leola.”
BY ROSA LI K.
Kindred spirit of the poesy clime,
List unto this lay of mine;
Fraught with hopes that serve to tell,
Os Friendship’s pure aud holy spell.
Hope now ’lures each fondly on—
Whisperings of enchanting tone,
Bid us sing of roseate bowers.
Filled with life’s fairest flowers.
Leola, though we have not met,
In Atat? frame I have set
Thy picture: not with painter’s art—
7'Ay rtlltft it on hurt !
I grasp at Fame's bright eorvnc*.,
Hope almost tells me to forget.
That in this day, *tis woful, wrong,
i That W’vssaa’s Harp should win the song!
A bud from the garden of life
I cull, ’tis with affection rife;
To ** Leola” this I gladly give—
, . ’Tis Friendship, wil’t thou bid it lire!
Macon, Geo.
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Editor Dreaming on Wedding
r CAKK.
A bachelor editor out West, who had received from
the lair bund of a bride a piece of elegant wedding
oak? to drerun on. thus gives the result of his expe
rience.
We put it under the head of our pillow, shut our
eyes sweetly as an infant, blessed with an easy con
science, and snored prodigiously. The god of drcams
gently touched us and presently, in fancy we Wero
married. Never was n little editor so happy. It
was *my love,’ ‘dearest.’ ‘.sweetest,’ ringing in our
ears every moment. Oh, that the dream had broken
off here ! But no! some evil genius put it into our
ducky to have pndding for dinner, just to pleas® her
lord. •
“In a hungry dream we sat down to dinner. Well
the pudding moment arrived, and a huge slice ob
scured from sight the plate before us.
‘•‘My dear,’ said we fondly, ‘did you make this?*
‘“Yes, love; ain’t it nice?’
“‘Glorious—the best bread pudding I ever tasted
in my life.’
“‘Plum pudding, ducky.’ suggested my wife.
“ ‘Oh, no, dearest, bread pudding. I was always
fond of ’em.’
“ ‘Cail that broad pudding ?* said my wife, while
her lips slightly curled with contempt.
“ ‘Certainly, my dear—reckon I’ve bad enough at
the Sherwood House to know bread puddings, my
love by all means.’
“ ‘Husband! this is really too bad—plum pudding
i« twice as hard to make as bread pudding, and is
more expensive, and a great deal better. 1 say this
fa plum pudding sir!’ and my pretty wile's brow
flushed with excitement.
“ ‘My love, my sweet, my dear love,’exclaimed we,
soothingly, ‘do not get angry, I am sure it’s very
good, if it is bread pudding.’
“ ‘You mean, low wretch,’ fiercely replied my wife,
in a higher tone, ‘you know it’s plun. pudding.*
“ ‘Then, ma’am, it is so meanly put together and so
badly burned that the devil himself wouldn’t know it.
1 toll you, madam, most distinctly and emphatically,
| and 1 will not be contradicted, that it fa bread pudding
—aud the very meanest kind, at that.’
•‘‘lt is plum pudding,’ shrieked my wife, as she
hurled a glass of claret in my face, the glass itself
tapping the claret from my nose.
“ ‘Bread pudding,’ gasped we. pluck to the last,
and grasping a roosted chicken by the left leg.
“•Plum pudding,’rose above the din, as I bad a dis
tinct perception of two plates smashed across my head.
“ ‘Bread pudding,’ we groaned in rage, as the
chicken left our hand, aud flying with swift wing
across the tabic, landed in madam's bosom.
“ ‘Plum pudding,’ resounded the war cry from the
enemy, as the gravy dish took us where we had been
depositing the first part of our dinner, and a plate of
beets landed upou our white vest.
“ ‘Bread pudding forever,’ shouted we in defiance*
1 dodging the soup tureen, and falling lienvath its cou-
I cents. ,i
•“Plum pudding !’ yelled the amiable spouse, as Xo
, ticing our misfortune, she to keep us down
. by piling on our head the dishes with no gentle hand.
. Then, in rapid succession, followed the war-cries,—
• Plum pudding!' she shrieked, with every dish.
“‘Bread pudding,’ in smothered tones, came up
from the pile. Then it was ‘plum pudding,’ in rapid
i succession—the fast cries grow ing feebler and feebler
| —till, just as I can recollect, it had grown to a whis-
I per. ‘Plum pudding’ resounded like thunder, fol
lowed by a tremendous crash, as mj wife leaped upon
the pile v ith her delicate feet, and commenced jump
ing up and down—whfiD, thank heaven we awoke, aifll
thus saved our life. We skull never dream on wed
ding cake again.”
jLiS" During the march of one of the divisions us
the army from Vera Cruz to Jalapa, a teamster was
heard to curse and swear severely at bis mules. The
general who did not happen to be in uniform, rode
up to him, and peremptorily ordered him to stop the
noise.
“ And who the d 1 are you?’*
“ I am commander of this division .’’*
“ Well, then, command your division. lam the
commander of the mules, and I will holler at ’em as
much as I d—m please.’’
Washington's Mother.—-His mother hart a
hard temper, fitted to command, and when La
fayette visited her during the revolution, he
! found her weeding in her garden, and she had
the good sense not to change her attire, but
i came forward at once to welcome her courtly
visitor. W ashington acquired much of her
character. He was trained, too, not by books,
but by events.
|3F“ The “ Rome Courier” states that Mr.
Wliitwith was convicted last week before the
I Superior Court of Chattooga county, of the
murder of Hall, and sentenced to be hung on
! 22d of April. !
! _ 1—
In the streets of Leicester, oue day, Dean Swift
was accosted by a drunken weaver, who, staggering
against his reverence, said, “ I have been spinning
1 it out.” Yes,” said the dean, “ I see you have, and
J now you are reeling it home.”
Opposition Charges against the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
“ Full innny a .haft at random sent,
Hath hit the mark that was not meant.”
‘•Old Ben Hardin," ns he was familiarly
termed, or as John Randolph more appropri
ately styled him, the “kitchen knife, whetted
( on a brick bat, cut rough but deep,” once said
' to his competitor in a discussion on the stump,
“beware Sir, ot the rebound of your balls
aimed at me. Once upon a time my assailant
was knocked down, killed for two hours, and
! seriously injured for life by the rebound of a
I rock which be aimed at my defenceless head
The rock missed me and was sent with tre
mendous force against a tree from which it
flew back into his own face, knocking him
down mid producing the other consequences
which I have just related. The scar is dis
tinctly visible on his face this day, thi ty vears
! after the occurrence.’'
The opposition writers and speakers remind
us of Hardin's old antagonist. Their “slings
and arrows,” aimed at the champions of the
Democracy, generally fly back with redoubled
force into their own faces. When they ar
raign the Democratic party upou the charge of
extravagance in Congress, we have but to
point to the recorded evidences of the fact that
the most otyectionable expenditures of the peo
■ pie's money have been made through the op
position iiieinbers. aided by tlie minority of
the Democratic members. When they talk
about the corruptions of Democratic rule, wo
| can point them to the allow aif« of “ Galphiu
claims" by the last opposition administration
—the allowance of unjuH and fraudulent
claims, (according to previous decision* aud
. the subsequent judgment of tlie country,) by
which cabinet officers were made rieli in mou-
I ey. W c can also show that so fnr as ths leg.
ialatlve department ot the government is con
cerned, the disclosures and developments ol
Ui« last few years wre greatly against the oppv
sitivS.—A'irA. (I'ti.j Index,
