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SUBSCRIPTION: y or Weekly paper, Two Dollars per annum in ad- Tjoce, or Three Dollars«t the end of the year. ADVERTISING: Ooe Dollar per squ re for the first insertion, and fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion' WEEKLY BATES. _ -r= CO O» <0 I >- .1 g 3 g g B “ No. 01 • g o c o o I g I i s & r B ■ g I gqrs. j • D * | F » ? | a T T7b 4 50 (Fofrio ooiis”do, 20 00 *' 1 5 0)1 800 11 00120 00 25 001 30 00 7 so|n 00 14 50|25 00|35 00, 40 00 ? 10 00,15 (MJ 19 00 30 00 40 00 50 00 r ' 1-r 00 17 00 20 00'40 00 50 00 '6OOO . e "15 00|20 00 25 00150 00|fi0 00 70 00 r ' 17 00 25 00180 00 60 00 70 00 80 00 i ' -jo 00 30 OO|4O 00 70 00,60 00 90 00 ... 95 00 40 00150 00180 00 90 00 100 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 . -' r 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. - ■■«»- 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. J Uh'ltrn IrotJi the New York paj<rf that Mr. Alexindvr Aiken, of Hataiiiuih, <•«., 1 died iu that«it* vu Friday U*t, iu 4bth j /«ar of bin ugt, Wfe-lAd/flfs* dlx 4A-J*tr*»‘yvA,liMiii-ia.bJv in advertising One Dollar per square sos tbu fl»*t iriserflo'r, jmd Hits <’enis/or each iraD'erprenb Bsefflotp\ ; .iTargKri ai nviaa. _ daily RATES, r ft . a ■ N T o. of f g g | 5 B &pI F I < sqrs. =r 5 5 q e 7ET ? o 00 t 00 9 0005 oo]l7 00, 20 ("I 2. . . !• 00 12 00 14 (>0 18 00(25 00, 39 00 3 12 00 15 0(018 00 28 00 33 6o 40 00 4 15 00 19 0o 22 00'30 00140 00 50 00 5. 18 00 25 V'l 30 <H> 40 OO fiO-dOl 60 00 G....12V 00)28 oolas <MiSU 00(60 70 00 7. . . 25 00 33 OoU 00 60 00 70 00 80 06 8. . . . 30 00138 00146 Oo 70 00 *0 00' 90 00 10... . |4O o'>|.»o 00|60 00|80 OOI'JQ w 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,