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Newspaper Page TextI ffcrkly p»P® r > r " J u ,u “ r * pvr annnm in ad ‘ r ' ,Thro. D >Slur» at tbo end of the year. ' ADVERTISING : Mttf pw ’i u relor *- flr “ inßcrtion > *4 I for •** I |!:c | I M EEKLY RATES. L-' g j S~ 10. of l l § s I § ! s I !p Hym 1 .>"SO 450800 to 00115 00: 20 00 ■ - 0 , 800 11 00 20 00;25 OOj 80 00 I- ■- 75., II 00 11 50/25 00135 OOj 40 00 I' in on 15 00 19 ()0 i 3O 00+0 00 50 00 | 4 ' oonl7oo 20 00'40 00'50 00 CO 00 I ~, 0 00as0050 oq «o ore 70 00 J. oo »a 00 80 0000 00 70 OW BQ 00 I' 'I,. 30 00 10 00 70 00100 ooj oo 00 I I OVB DAILY or SATURDAY, APRIL 16. Local intelligence. Yrttenlit.'’ was a t ,llu tla . v " ,11 ‘ tlie Maori f>inen. lherc was a parade of tho Department nt 3 ocluck, and after" aids there was 11 test be t, rt ii their respective engines, which resulted , follows. Young America, No. 3, IST feet 11 inches, protection No. 1, 187 “ J . “ OcuiiJgee No. 2, 181 “10} “ Atlanta Company played by special in iutioii. but were not considered as partici n.b in lb® contest. [C 0 M M t X I C A T E D.j Dublin, Ga., April 13. p £lJt g IR ._A most outrageous murder was wrpetratef yesterday, by one McCants, whip _in, to death, a negro belonging to the estate oftielaie it. M. Higdon. Yhocircumstances ware these: A negro L.,n nr learn, had been runaway for a lew L r ,.p and learning that lien. Warren, the ex- l cut ,jrof the estate was in Dublin, attending ■hebiurt now in session, came to see him, and ■he Gen. gave him a few lines to McCan » the ttswrrequesting him to give the negro a rea tjjblc chastisement. Instead of doing as re- „t,d, he tied him up, and actually whipped Mtodeath. Feeling the last pulsation, he niie.'lv got on his horse and fled, the planta- [tis believed by many persons that he has jedtoFlurida or Alabama. The citizens of it County arc greatly incensed at such in jmuau coi duet, and if he were to be taken md surrendered to the officers of the county, a to reward would be paid to the captor of the dllnin S - We ire indebted for a copy of the foregoing Com lanic.tioD, to the Editor of the Ciliisn. I Ed. State Press. Religious Discussion. The following points of Christian doctrine, ill he discussed between Rev. Russell Reneau f the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Elder 1 i. M Thompson, of the Primative Baptist | frarrh. in Calhoun, on Monday 18th day of ipril. 1 Do the Scriptures teach that God before hr f undation of the world, elected uneondi i mllr. a certain and definite number of the iuu.i l family to everlasting life and that they md they only, will or can be saved ? THOMPSON, Affirms, RENEAU, Denies. 7Do the Scriptures teach the uncondition- ■ d.final preservance, and final salvation of oil rh are bth of the Spirit ? THOMPSON Affirms, RENEAU, Denies. 3. Do the Scriptures teach that Infants are r per subjects of Christian Baptism ? RENEAU Affirms. THOMPSON. Denies. 4. Do the Scriptures teach that Immersion r.d immersion alone is Christian Baptism . THOMPSON Affirms, RENEAU, Denies. i. Is tho Methodist Church government a riper government for a Christian church . RENEAU Affirms, THOMPSON, Denies. [D moerotic Platform. Sensible hints to the South. M e annex (says the Columbus >Sun) the fol mug sensible suggestions offered to the del gates of one of the Southern Commercial Con renti ns, taken from a paper of old date, but (tillpertinent to the present subject: If the delegates to the Southern Convention rill take note of a few particulars on their nr, perhaps they may find food for reflection more valuable than has hitherto been submit ted in resolutions and manifestoes. They will start in some stage or railroad toh made in the North ; an engine of North ern manufacture will take their train and boat dung; at every meal they will sit d wn in Hnkee ehairs to a Yankee table, spread with 1 Yankee cloth. With a Yankee spoon they rill take from Y ankee dishes sugar, salt ami toffee which have paid tribute to Yankee trade, n I with Yankee knives and forks they will But into their mouths the only thing .Southern lh»y will get on the trip. I At night they will p ill off a pair of boots pithnYankee boot-jack; and throwing a lot «T Yankee toggery on a Yankee cha.r, lie down 1 dream of Southern independence in a Yan kre bed, with not even a thread of cotton a Mini them that has no gone through a A an leelucm, or cilfte out of a Yankee shop. In the morning they will get up to fix tbem whwby a 12 to 14 looking-glass, with a Yan k" rush and comb, after perhaps xpishingoii • littl" of the soil of the South from their laces with water drawn in a Yankee bucket, and p t ■n a Yankee pitcher on a Yankee washstand, fht partner in honorable exile with a lot 01 Yankee wares that make up tho sum of the furniture. Think >.f these things, gentlemen, and ask ? aiftelves is there no remedy tor this depen dence? Ask yourselves it there be not some n ’ de of action which will bring about a change mJ keep your cotton, wheat and tobacco crops fr in going out of the South to buy for you the 'kings you must have to be put-up with the •«? United Rifles. " r arc happy to state that this beautiful * r ‘i’ell drilled corps is again under go<xi “radway. At an election l.eid recently loi “■vers, tho lullowing gentlemen were chosen: 4 b. Milking, Cap.aim w 1 M Birins, Ist Lieutenant. i I>. Duck, 2nd “ i. M. brooks, 3rd “ " K. Turman, 4th “ I’. Murray, Ist Sergeant. A v<ry i.tf,. l .ri\ l . c.oniiian't, nu'l whid ’ill. w.’i, ,| lt . ;lll | pliiee llli" ■wpanv in the trout rank of our Citizen soldie 1 . tli<. |;.:o r ..inilms Sim. I A Mix Him, by At'om -i:.—T he Uincinmit " • !illlt 1,1 *’“ lllr,J, ‘T lllr l ' l id' l - 1 I In r w ho hail sloien a col p-e llolil 1 1 111 Inc i.vigliimrlKHsl >4 loot ‘'d? ' " l.v had placed in u bag, «us hung » Inn n'oring t„ get „vet ani„u lci.ee, the corp»> - “U one side und llai liodg si.uldicl 01 ' “tin h c |,uv l( ,g phuwd ui irtiHd m» »lu>m ' Uw curd by wl.io . tow »rek wussuut. am l,,r d snppiug suit i.ib uvea, choke 1 bin Stntc PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING. VOIuTTME 11. /'•om the Awjuata , The Sickles Trial. Our exchanges bring us the proceedings of 1 the trial on Monday. Mr. Graham concluded his speech for the defence, commenced un Sat ' iirday. lie spoke two hours, making in all six hoiirsnndn half. He was listened to with the 4 most breathless attention. His entire speei li is regarded as one of great ability, not only • 1 tor its power but also for the adroitness with I which he introduced facts connected with the ! affair not strictly evidence. During the recital ot the story of the intimacy of Mrs. Sickles with Keys, Mr. bickl.-s leaned his head for ward upon the rail ot the deck, w ith his luce buried in I.is hands, and thus remained until Air. Graham bud concluded. A bundle ol Key ’s tellers was then intro ( duced to show the relations ol intimacy that had existed between the deceased and Sickles, , but were ru.ed out. Win. badger, Navy Agent at Philadelphia, was liieu sw urn, ano teslmed that tlie relations ut Air. Kej and *Ur. bickiva w«re uX Uie luvai HiUinale ci.ui utter; ••RucW Alra. bickies vtrj Heil; was at tlie UllUiiT paiij al Mr. fetCklvt, residence, uu Laiujeite bnuure, a lew uats bciuic Jxvj » tieaiii; 1L wiw uu Hie lutu ol tebruurj ; Mr. Jtwj v.asul liiuLpnil\, the ih Air. fcickits; Axis. bivKles vvu© al thui I lubie ; rciua.ucd Uieie tdl the cuiupaby jell me table al iuariy 1U u clvcK al m^ni; Mr. iwj ai&o i vinaUicd ; the last liu.v wiluvsssaw 1 Mr. Key was tlie uvxt uay al bruwn s hotel, u& a guest ol witness’ daughter; Air. and Airs. I dickies were also there. lhe Cuuii ruled out evidence show ing that j Key had lukcu ids sister and licrMiusbunu to ' Uiv abo\u ddiiier partj at lhe liouse oi tickles. Chas. (». UuskiAis, ot \Veslcuester County, New lOIK, testihed that Jie hau Know a bicu les Xiiteeii years, and Rbou n key since l>uch anan was niuugUialed. lie invt bickles aiiu Kej at a u hist parij' at liuover s shortly alter tnai lime, and .Ur. bicKies on that occasion loid Air. ivy that he had seen tne I'lesidcni I and hud ins ic-appoiniincnl, and said inut he benvved lie wuuiu be appointed; Kej inanaed liuu and L(.»ld him lie doped lie h ouau | persist in his endeavors ; lhe reiauubs bctu een ikey and OicKles here like those existing be iheebAlr. blcKles and Witness; ol thelicuiesl, closest and dearest chura ter that reialions ol liieudship could be. All the evidence introduced on Monday was ior the purpose ol showing the irieliUiy rela tions existing between lhe deceased and feiCK ies, and Him while Key was lhe recipient oi .in inc kind vlhces thut irieiidship couui coin ' inaud or suggest, irum bickles, he was practis- I mg iliusu blandishment* ot gallantry upon his wile by which lie accomplished her ruin, and the disgrace of i.is bosom friend. From the Savannah Newa y Ibth, Moro about tho Airicaus. Our readers will recollect that, about MX u’u.il/o < to • laid violent hands on a lot of slaves and other property belonging to Mr. < . A. L. Lamar, ot this city, while they were passing through that county. A number of the parties are now in Savannah, and yesterday five ot them were arrested and brought before J ustices Rus sell, Connell and Staley, Mr. Lamar having previously mude the following affidavit before Justice Russell: State <‘J Georgia, Chatham County. — Before me, Philip M. Russel, J. P., in and tor the County and State aforesaid, personally appear ed Chas. A. L. Lamar, who, being duly sworn, deposelh and saitli that in the county oi Worth, ami State ot Georgia, on the Ist day ot March, Ibo'J, from information received, mid which he believes, and expects to prove by witnesses in court. Alexander Dobson. M 111. L. Rogiys, N Handle, J. E. Mcßae, and B. F. Hunter, mill divers other white men, whose mimes are un known to deponent, but who can be pointed out and identified, did unlawfully and traudu leiitly steal, take and carry away, from the county of Worth, Ueuben, Charles, Cyrus, and other negro slaves, tho property of deponent, of the value at least ot §2,00000; and depo neut further saith, from information received, which he believes, that Alex. Dobson, AY m. L. Rogers, N. Handle, J. F. Mcßae, and B. F. Hunter mid others, whose names are unknown to deponent, but who can be identified and pointed out to the officers of justice, are now in the county ot Chatham, in the State afore said; whereiore deponent prayeth that a war rant be issued against them, tor lhe offence ol unlawfully stealing, taking and carry ing away tlie said slaves. Sworn to before me, ibis 13th day of April, 1859. Philip M. Rvssel, J. P. (Signed) C. A. L. Lam.vk. 'Hie defendants were bound over in the sum . of §1,00(1 each, to appear at the October term, 1185 V, ot Worth Superior Court, to answer the , charge of larceny. STORY Ol’ A DOG. We have a good dog story for fie commeuce -1 meut or toe season. I’ewes, who keeps a res l lutirant on William street, fins a large New loundlund dog, a liner specimen ol ms kmu Ilian is ordinarily met Willi. Among ms otuei ‘ wumleriul marks ot intel.igence, we wituesseu ■ tins a day or two ago. A gent,email eulereu die restaurant homing by a coni a dog winch served as watch on hoard a snip. While 11. lhe place, the gentleman supposeu theuog was sale, and released his hold upon the striug.-- lhe’ door was ojieued while rue parties were e m conversation, and the dog mode ms escape, air. lewes said to his Newtoimdiand, "uu uiiiighmi baeK, bir.” The dog obeyed the mandate, and within a block or two overtook il die fugitive. He Hist proceeded to give the 1 object oi Ins charge a slight reprimand tor his I deiiur|Uem*y, by means ot a smart shake 01 two, mid men took the rope in Ids mouth l. lead tlie dog buck to Ins muster, fijuine hold ing buck was luunuested, tlie string was drop ped and aiiotiier snaking administered, t■■ millv, by alternate cluistisemeul and pulling m Urn 'cord. Hie rimaw uy dog was brought luto lhe reslmiiuhl, uud Newiouimiaiid, wun u sly I. wmk to his master seemed to say • there he is is.’* The scene was witnessed by uiuuy, anu s- created no blue excitement, taken un in an, we think it l» about us good u dog slmy u usual,y trnds its way miu the paper., amt ba. ’ me uavaniuge oi being true, loo.— A<tc Joi/, u A nr«. u - ■■ »• Man I’ot .Mi Dead.—We learn that the dear II uodv oi a •nun burned James Yt eilis, wn> Uu K ucie.oiore wept a oar room jUM uu.mie ot tm ’*• miy liuiilk oil lb* liauidmu r«a*l, MW iuum ‘ m bis yard ye.ierday. Il is »upjiused that b« u tied during the preceding uighi of upluplexy CuiumbM (Q'wJ Aj>nl 18. Joy over the Returning. Monday evening of hist week, after a hard f day’s work, we left the office and started I homeward. In the room below we found Mrs. • E. in waiting, and together, started up the x street. About half way, we met our oldest e son, and saw that he had some tidings of evil. 1 He could only say, “Little Rainy is lost, and i we cannot find him any where.’’ The little one 1 is the lamb of our told, a bright-eyed boy be s tween 2 and 3 years of age, with fair hair 1 hanging in sunny ringlets. Dear child—his s little feet alway s patter on the hall when we - ring the bell at boon, his arms have always a i ’’hug,” and his rosy lips a kiss lor papa. i We started instantly—the streets, alleys, etc., within reach, were traversed, but no ti- - diugs. Night was al hand, mid evidently our l child was bey ond our ueighboid, and that cold , night, was lost in the midst ofcthis great Ba bel. , Notice was sent to the police station, and to > some 01 the churches having service that even i ing. A friend procured Hie crier. We nud often heard that bell, and the cry of lost child, but never lell the tones so sadly as we heard them that night, as lie cried, "Lost child—a , little boy, not three years old, lost roll! 112 Edina Place—bare-headed, light curly hair, had a red dress, stockings and little slippers.’’ Ob, those cries 1 We have heard themever since. Kind friends came to our aid, st’angers came with tearful sympathy; parties were formed, who patrolled the streets and alley s 111 all directions, but came back with the sad words, "No tidings.” The hours wore on, and near midnight the search was given up lor the night. Slowly passed the hours. Will daylight never comet It came at last. Ere we began our search again, we went into the breakhist room, and there, lying upon the sewing ma chine, was his little bat. We turned from it, and in the corner stood his rocking-horse w itli the reins drawn over his Lead just as he lell I it, while on the table was his plate with his higdi chair beside it. Ip to time moment we maintained our firmness, but we could no longer. Friends came to assist us. God bless them. Never did w*e need them more—never did we appreciate them more highly. The authori ties placed the police at our service, to make the search thorough. bull no tidings. Nearly eighteen hours bad passed, each hope had been crushed, and lhe prospect grew darker. At this juncture came a German to the house mid said that if our child was the one described in the morning papers, he was sale, and 011 learning the news drove to the place we supposed he designated, but found no child. Homeward again—he had not come. The friends engaged in search hud in pin t returned, and were awaiting the result of this intelli gence, ere they should go again. The anxiety was too deep tor words. At last we saw some - -- O ..... .... I«m» ...» TW - for a lost child—nearer mid nearer. It was —it was our child! God be praised, he was safe. Sacred bo the mother's emotion —mothers only can imagine them. Our friends gathered with swimming eyes about the child. There was no need to call them to “come and rejoice with us. ’ They came unbidden. ’1 here were three other chil dren who had not been in peril; three who had not wandered; three whom we loved as we loved the fourth ; but oh, there was in our hearts, there was among our neighbors, more joy over one than over the three that went not astray! More, aye, more! We did not love them less, but the joy was over the res cued ! An honest German had found the little wan derer a long distance from home, and saw that he was lost. He took him up and carried him to his house, placed him in the crib and rock cd him to sleep, had washed mi l fed him, and restored him to our arms. AY e asked him to accept a pecuniary recompense, but lie refused, saying in broken English, “ 1 have children, too; if one of mine was lost, I would want some one to take him up. No, no—no money,” and he buttoned his coat over his noble Teu tonic heart, and bid us good-bye. YVill our renders pardon this personal detail : It has taught us some lessons. Never bei >r<- did we fuliy know the importance of that word srsi’EXSK. Never did we so feel the terrible meimiiig of the word lost! Never did we so rend the declaration of joy in heaven over the repenting! And never did we so appreciate the kind attentions ol friends, w In in we thank from the depth of our inmost nature, and de voutlv do we pray that we may never have occasion to assist them in a similar trial! Chicago Advocate. The next I’kesidency.—The following is lhe vote to which each Slate will be entitle,, at the next Presidential election : Deleware 3 ; Maryland 8; A'irginin 15 , ■ North Carolina 10 ; South Carolina 8; Geor gia 10 ; Alabama V; Florida 3; Texas 4, iKiuisianna 0 ; Mississippi 7 ; Missouri 9; Ai- ' „an>as 4; Tennessee 12; Kentucky 12 ; Cai. .oriiia 4 : Oregon 3 : Maine 8; New Hampsli.n ‘ u; Maissacnuoeita 18 : KiioUe Island 4 : t’ui.- 1 uecticut 0; Yennouta; New York 35: New 1 Jersey 7 ; Pennsylvania 27 ; 0ni023; Mich»- ' an o': Illinois 12; Indiana 13 ; lowa 4; YY is ” euiisin 5 ; Minnesota 3. l he foregoing gives mi aggregate 0f303 elec L toral votes, namely : 183 irmii ide tree Siam and 120 irom tne slave States. J , J .. s The Tea Plant. — lhe Patent Office is in'n ' oeipt of a communication from Mr. YY .YY . Haz c zard. St. .Sinmn’s Island, Glynn county, Geor gia, in which the writer requests to be allowec m make some experiments with the Uhiuesc tea plant seed, ac., recently im]>orte<L lleeu ' closes in his letter some sprigs of a plant fouuv .11 his own neighborhood, wmeh he calls Un , jeorgia tea pluut, ami the inference to U ) drawn from his remarks is that tho plant is 1 guud as a substitute for the Cffiuese tea. 11. b .meet in forwarding the sprigs 111 question u ’’ .0 have them compared with tlie importe. 1 plant, under the supjioHilion that they ate e«tfi ' r identical, or ol a sundur spec.es. He say .Ue plant is indigenous to ins iiucuiiiy oi in. j,ate and found m great abundance. h .peaks of tlie climate a# being very mud. au. „ ,ay» that Mie uu.e imd Imuaua pnsiii’ e tru. ‘ uerc. which iiiAMMWin lavvmuhJ au* m Mnuk*. ihciviMrc, that it u u iucShtjr pecu > adapted tu expcroMcutHig with the Vih tea plant.—Acrv. /®KK ViS- OFFICE IN RALSTON S Bi ILIUM;. THIRD STREET. MAcCOJST, GEORGIA, APRIL 23, 1859. Mi:. YY’aud and Lovis Napolkox.—The Pai ] is correspondent of the New York Express, un 1 der date of March 19, says: Gen. YY'ard, our newly appointed Ministei e to China, was received in particular audienci t by tho Emperor; on Tuesday evening, having . been presented, together with Mrs. YY'ard, Misi 1 Mclntosh, and Mr. YY’ard, Secretary of Lega e tion, by Judge Mason, Minis'er of the Unitci - States at this Court. Gen. YY’ard expresse r himscl. highly pleased with his interview. Thi s Emprcs/wus not present, being confined t< a her apartment by u severe cold. 1 The Late Frosts—Frcit Killed.—lntelli , gence from all sections contiguous to Memphis - leave no room lor doubt that the iruit crop iim suffered severely from the heavy trusts and 1 treezmg weather ol lhe early part of last w eek. In some sections, peaches have been entirely cut off, while apples, cherries aud plums have > been considerably injured. PuiaTues, tomat oes, and many other early varieties ot vegeia | Oles, were killed by tne irusis oi Monday auu Tuesday nights, and w.H require re- t ..anting. 1 I’ne news from nearly every portion of tile j country is equally un.uvoraule as the above, and the indications al present are that the 11 un yield ol IbaJ will beau umuually diminished vue. — Memphis JluileKo, April 12. St icihE. —A man by the name of G. YY'. Y. Allen was arrested iu Mobile last baturday, a a iugitive from Georgia, aud commuted suicide winte in custody, by snouting h.mseli three times witu a Con's revutier w.ueii lie mid on nis person when arrested. He is said to have been an engineer on a Kuilroud in this State, and was charged with having stuien >6tn> or .?fUO and two watches in At.anta. He liveu out a short tune after tlie snooting.- hjcciiaugc. Marking Papers.—Tne Postmaster General decides that a pen or pencil murk, made tor the sole purpose of attracting the eye to 11 par ticular article or portion ot pruned mauer, tiucs not subject matter to letter postage, us insisted on Dy some postmasters. — H'asuia'jton Star, April 10. YY'asiungtox, .Ipril 13. The Post-office Department is having printed blank forms, to be severally filled up w ith the amounts of its indebtedness to the mail con tractors. They are inthe initure of certificates, and intended to serve as a basis for loans, until Congress shall relieve the present pecuniary embarrasmeut ol the Department. As Mr. Boummm's resignation of the office •if (Superintendent of Public Printing will not take place till the first ol Muy, various gentle men are pressed for the place, among them Col. Joseph (Severus, oi Philadelphia. 1 lie YY asi.ingtuti Republican Association to night celebrated at Odd Fellows’ ll.nl, Jeffer son's birth day. There was a full band ol music, and Francis P. Blair presided. Major French rend the Declaration ot Independence. del*vl'le'i V A>e 4 '“ ( < l l!!!.'E'. lilt* l of Nurlli < • -..11,... There is such information in this city as leaves no doubt of a deep laid scheme for in citing a revolution iu Cuba. It is not known that the Government has been officially inform ed of the fact. New York, -Ipril 14. The ship St. Patil from China, w ith Chinese emigrants, was wrecked on one of the Islands 111 Louisade Archipelago on the 11th ot .'-ept ember. All of her passengers were saved.— Subsequently an English ves-el took away all but 330 cl them —all butone of the latter were massacred by the suvagrs w ith ctliel torture. Ignorance on the Tariff. We sec an article in some of the opposition papers, purporting t’> be from the New Orleans Cuiimutciol of the 21st of February last, he*de<l “ Notes on the Dates. Fi*xs, and Olives in our Southern States,” in which this paragraph occurs : «• A party in Philadelphia lately tried t r » introduce lhe cultivation of the rofive shrubs in the Key Islands, out was refused by the f. derul authorities the cession .jf lands required. It seems the cramped state oi .inances in Washington does n >t allow the encourage .nent of the home production of a produce which forms such an important item iu the revenue of the jonfederativn.” We have no knowledge as to the truth of the state ment relative to the refusal to cede the lands to a »arty in Philadelphia, but the reason given for such refusal, we think, will nut bear the test of investiga tion. Among other reasons, we think the fact that ■uffec is, and has been for many years, imported iutu vbis country free of duty, would justify the conclus ion that whatever might be raised in Find la woulu aot interfere with the "revenue of the confedera tion.’* The New Orleans Commercial Bi'lletin, whoso ig norance we are compelled to expose, is one of the irst commercial papers in the great exporting city o. me Union. These things arc unjustifiable, and car. ue accounted for—which, of course, renders them □armless —upon no other principle than that extreme partisanship which looks only to the object, without uegurd to the facts which arc used to ettect it. llos mty to democracy makes men and editors commit many errors which we are charitable enough to be aeve they would escape if they viewed things through > different medium.— WasAiayfon ConstitttrvH Act 1 DENT ON THE MISSISSIPPI Cf.N'TAT Kailroad. —We regret to learn that an acct- Aeut occurred on the Mississippi Central Rail »*wad yesterday, resulting in the death of two ■ uraKeinen and the reception of dangerous in ,unes by Judge A. M. Claytun, of Mississippi, and six or seven otiier passengers, nunc oi whose names have as yet transpired. The .ram to winch the acciue.it occurred was the me leaving (irand Junction lor Uoily Spring, at two o’clock last evening, which was thrown ruin the track when about three miles distau. rum the ioriner place. There were iurtunateh L .L • * jut lew passengers on the train at the uuic, .j lie luss ot lite 111u.1l have teen much greu-ei ile are without puriiculars, lariuer tuuu tua ‘ iwu brakeiueu uieatioaeu weie instantly ku 1 .eU, ana mat tne injuries'receaed tiy duilgi t, Jlaytun a..d a .IZr. dunes are ui such 11 seriuu. uuracier as to render recovery exeeedingij iroiHMMticaL rhe cause ot the accident wu. a >ruiiuhiy owing to tne damage produced i»j ae heavy iuiu ui Luc.sluy uigui. wmeu prove. 1 oeastruus to me railroaus iu «u directions, s< ur as heard truiu. lue .ueiuphis ami Charleston Railroad ml * ereii Beieieiy liuui iue same cause, ill Un * >a.uing away ot a good |ioruuu ot tne tresre ,'urk i-e.tr tayc.ie aud baulshury. 1 ram >cil- Uuaoie to I'iiiM je.'icruuy, au-1 n ine Hu rerived ill un» eiiv up to 12 u'clock last nigm t large lorce 04 uaud, a ere ai aura yeeter * my, ispuinug ths damages, which wul o •' mapiered a, maiu as pveoiuis.— M<mphu Ji«i J ietm oj shureday. u- FROM 01TB DAILY OF MONDAY, APRIL 17. River News. cr The Ocmulgee is falling, but is still iu toler able boating order. The Steain'miits, Isaac Scott, Capt. Ci-ri-.y. bs and the Comet, Cnpt. Dillard, left onr wharf a on Saturday, with Cotton and other freight ( l lor Savannah and the intermediate points. The Firemen’s Parade. The hurry of getting to press on Friday night—added te the fact that all hands partici pated in the jollifications of the day—prevent ed us from doing justice to the Fireinen in our lust issue. YY'e propose to make amends by giving a j few incidents uftlie celebration.lu tbs first place we must not neglect to mention Hie presents- Hull vt a firem.-B!'- h it, belt, etc., to Cliiet ' Engineer, Obeai: by the different companies— L _ a handsome present worthily bestowed. Fore t man \ auvalkeiiburg, o! Young America No. u 3, was tfie orator on behalf oi tlie department, , and lus neat address was appropriately re sponded to by tile Chid who was taken by . surprise With the unexpected compliment. |t Tuts parade wa . altogether a brilliant affair, rimusamls Congregated on Muliierry street to wituess tlie contest uetweeii the different com panies. The ladies wliu graced the scene In their presence 011 the balconies of the Lanier House, the Granite Hall, ami ailtuiuing build mgs, presented an unsurpassed_ariay oi iieiinty. t -Iner the parade, our Fire DcjKiriuieut e<.n ducted their guests ( Allan.a Fire Company No. 1.) to the general Passenger Depot, at winch a generous 1 epast was sened by th • diliyc.it companies. Speeches were made by the fol lowing gentlemen,: -Vr. Uoeur, Cuief Engineer; F. S. Bloom, Foreman of No. 1; .l/r. Keenan. 11 ise-Piaver 1 ol No. 3. Mr. Robt oiiith, ami others whom we do not know, as our engagements prevented us from being present, lurnle speeclie.s on the uccasion. ’ Among the interesting features of the day, it would be gross injustice not to not.ee that al though uie different engines were i.eeoruieil with uie richest and rarest Howers of the sea son—yoi No. 1 bore off the prize in public csti- I matiou, liaviug lor Hassle oil a aeuts, Mms Ju : net Dwight YY agnon, a beau-.iui girl ot hail-a doZeu su.nmers wno oore uie Couipuiiv's Prize 1 liauuer lor 1857, supported by .liaster Heury Aderi.ol 1, ab.itzi 11 yonuggeiitlemaa, (who runs anout s.i much we it.Ti Keep count < I his uge) out there is no doubt lie will uiake au A No. 1 1 Fireman, if he lives long emmgii. To sum up the whole in a lew words, the J/acon l ire Department "cuieied theumehes wan gl >.y,’’ aud pro cd that tin y were justly 1 enUtieu m me gratitude and praise of our cit izens. Atlanta Fire C .mpany No. 1. Inis Company le.t Maeo.i on .Saturday mor ning tor their homes in Atlanta, with the best H;m < HW>4*’«ze’.W.s "lii.vw.., .kl.<—■ aLw feet through 103 feet ol hose. This playing is uurd to beat. YY e have rarelj seen a better looking set of ■ men, ora handsomer engine. All honor to our Athinta friends. [coMMt'XK ATKD-] Cotton Planters’ Convention. Perry, April 13, 1859. At a meeting of (' itton planters of Ulis coun ty, the following gentlemen were appointed to represent Houston county inthe < mention, on the second Tuesday in June next, in the city ofMaeon. J. YV. Belv n, YY'. M. Davis, J. YY'. YY'ooll'olk. Madison Marshal. Julia Stnly, •James P. Allen. Rev. B. F. Tharpe. 11. YY’. I Haskin. Ilug’.i 1.. Domi.tr !. Ge .rge Ha-I.im. Robert Ho-c, James Turreutino. Demosey i Brown, David M. Brown, Barnet 11 illiiuan, -I. D. YY’atkins, Lewis Rumph, <l. L. D. Il co. Jo seph Tooke nn 1 John Kileln. ( The fillowing resolutions was adopted: I Jtesolred, That the Cotton Planters of the re spcctive Counties of this Slate, be. and they are 1 hereby requested to appoint Delegates Io the Convention, in such way and manner, as may be deemed best and most convenient. O.i motion, the meeting adjourned. YY . B. Bryan, Chairman. Jesse D. Havis, Sec’ty. , Orii Govkksmext and NTcaragca.—YY'e . are allowed (says the Sat annah New s) to make ‘ the following extract from a private letter, ■ dated YY'ashiugtou, Apri. 11th. to a gentleman in this city. Tlie w riter is iu a position to speak reliably : *■ "1 have it from excellent antliority. that the Cabinet, on Friday furmally decided to defend u and keep open, at all hazards, tlie Nicaragua v transit route, and tu order the Paraguay fleet, ii on its return tw the Gulf, to cover the landing of mails, passengers, &c. They claim the right u to do this under the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, “ and cessions under it to the American Trau b sit Company as having priority over Belly » contract, it they du not buck out before they take steps in the matter, this course will prob- T ably cause some little trouble between us and uis Majesty, the Emperor Napoleon, who will, tit course, defend Belly s claim. H News items from the Brunswick Iler- *■ aid of the IJtli instant: “ Brunswick aud Fl uida Railroad. —The citi c zens of Britusw ieK, lliursday lust, voted to lV make an additional supscriptiou ot tweiitv ’ ,ive thousand dollars to Hie slock ot the Bruus “ a ick aud Florida railroad. *• Main Tri.uk. —Decatur comity, having made • up its tilty tbousnud dollars uuiliiumul sub i scriptlull, tire President ol tlie road lias been *• autuorized to let out Hie contract tor grading, , .roiu Bainbridge eastward thirty miles. American Horses in Exolaxd.—The Amer ly .can horses now iu England, are engaged at ‘ lullows: Prioress. —In the Steward's Plate at Stock k. midge and the Tradesiuau's Plate at Cirestei opriug meeting. Bmnu. —sweepstakes of fifty sovereign '' ucli at Newmarket, 2d October; Derby am i, Jaks hlakes at Epsom; 8.. James Pulact a -lakes 111 Areol; bl. l.eger slakes al DoUumlcl " luikslnie Vuk unit Luci Dl. Lvgvi al Yolk— >r L,. AUglUt. u i Wuodburu.—lit all the above, except tin i urrt. tiiud, aud mhauiU. Hrt w 0w dt 1 p > Jw V> I " ” t/ V Georgia Military Institute. We deem it proper to give the circunMtanccß cor , ueeted with the late diaiuisisftl from the Georgia Mili i tary Institute as they have been stated to us by some lof th< who were dismissed. Leave bad been given i by the Superintendent, Col. Brumby, to the Firs 1 , Class vn Monday of last we k, to come into Marietta I • io hear Beutc-nee pronounced on Lingo. Col Brum by considered the leave to be limited to 10 minutes past 11—ten o’clock beiug the time at which it was expected (hat the pen ten co would be pronounced.— v Lingo’s Attorneys, however, upon the opening of the Court made a motion for a new trial. This motion was argued by Counsel until late in the afternoon.— 1 These Cadets remained in constant expectation of the close us the argument. They thus overstaid their leave by several hours. A Court Martial wa-> con- R veutd by the Superintendent, composed us three f xm of the Faculty, Captains McConnell, Camp, - aud Ruff, to try the prisoners. The Superintendent i was the principal wi’nv-s who testified on the trial.— . ! The accused were not permitted to sever and te.’tffV i fur each other, consequently none of I hem Lad the means of proving innocence. They w. re found guil ty of disobedience and perhaps of other charges, and ’ the sentence us the Court Martial was, that they should all be disniiy.sed. The members us the Court Martial, as private individuals recommended that 8 out of the 11 should be Vectored. Col. Brumby re stored them. Upon being informed of this restora t tiun, they refused to accept it, unless all the class were included. The Superintendent urged them to conic back, but without avail. Two of them at once resigned, one being ul age and the other with the consent of his father, who lives in Marietta. Tut other six were agaiu dismissed by tlie Superintendent for refusal to go upon duty when ordered. The above particulars are copied from Jhe i j Mnrivtta Adrocafe, and the Patriot of the saint place says that seven additional students have • | been expelled ironi the Institution, making in ; nil twenty-one members. We learn that the of fence ot those la-t expelled, was the burning • j ul the Superintendent in eliigy. as be deserved ; tu be tor his bxdish and suicidal course in ex . pelting students lor the trilling offence of over- ■ staying their tune a lew hums. A reprimand would have been ample puubhiueiit, consider ing the excitement ot the occasion w hich call ed tne studenta tu disobey their instructions. I indeed, we are informed by utie us the stu ' dents that the 3.a*s did not understand that , their leave ul aboeneu was innite I tu any p.a*- I licular hour; and jet the Faculty, to show ’ I their might and importance, run the risk ui ’ ruining Uie liistiluuun in their charge and oi I bld-Uiig the i vpUlati Al and pru>pccta us thu jouths ciitruated tu their care—yuuug men, luu, whose deportment (according to the Act . locate) had been unifurnny munu, curi ect, geii tlvinuiily and honorable; but nutwithsumd* j ingaii this, they mitet needs be sacrificed i j iiy the whim of a set ui petty tyrants whose ; iuamigeiiKnt ui this whole case proves them j |o be incompetent luslructurs. Ji they can I manage the students, they should resign and give place to men wno have bruins ami akili enough tu conduct a school without icsurtiiig I to tv runny, paruahty and injustice. We arc indebted to a friend (since writing I ; alm ivs pi uj.-uuuucu'iv vne vuut «t>v « : Martial, also tlie (.’..urges and Specifications! ! wth tne Judgment vt l ie Ci-rt: Interrogatories :—Gt. Di.l you hear Col. i ' Brumby order t.ie class not to be absent from | , 12 o'clock recitation.' 2nd. Did you ever enter into any combina tion w ith the class t 3rd. Did you while in town do anything for which von would be punished, otherwise t>.m by demerit ? Charge Dt:—Violation 991 h paragraph of of the links and Regulations. Specific itio.i: — In tlii-.thnt tliesnul, Cibletsof of the Ist class having been refused leave by ; the Superintendent to stay in town lifter than 10 minutes alter 11. d : d enter into i. eotnbimt ' tiou to evade or violate the leave granted. Charge 2nd Conduct oubservent to the good order mid discipline ot the Institution. 8 •cificntion :In this that said Cadets lute ing been ordered by the Superintendent not »<> stav after 10 minutes after 11, did positively I stay after having been so refused. I To all of which the prisoners plead not gnil i ’ Finding of the Court Not guilty of 1-t ■ charge. Not guiltv of Specification under Ist charge. I G ilty ot 2nd charge. >• “ Specification under 2nd charge. | all except the word •'ordered. Items ot news from the Suviiimali Re- ■ publican, ot April 15: , A dispatch was received from Langsbury, ■ Cntnd-n county, yesterday, by the Cubit tele . i graph line. I We saw four ships drawing, respectively, i sixteen feet, six inches, sixteen feet nine inch , es, sixteen feet nine inches, and sixteen feet ; ten inches, go down the river from our t wharves yesterday. The high spring tides do , not serve til! next Tuesday. The Senatorship. A late number of the Empire State contains I a history of the struggle which ended in the election*of Senator Iverson in 1834. It gives one side ot the question. But there is at least another view winch can be presented in a much • .mailer coni] a-'. It is this: Gov. M'Donald against the wishes of some ot his strongest inends permitted bis name to go before a Con- o venth.iu He was noi'daated by more than two thirds, the vote beiug McDonald 80, Iver son 20, Cobb 15. He was selected as the Can didate ot the Deinoaratic Party, lie thus ac v quired a right which no subsequent action ot , any tour or four hundred protested democrats u could ever take troin him. The iioimnatrnn was his. No other meeting of membersot the Legislature could fairly or justly repudiate J this nomination oncalaifly aud justly made.— '• I Muriitta A lcocate. le i Mariktta J.aw S< iio->i.. —It will be seen by ;- | the Circular in this paper that Judge Goulds h odiinuor Lu.v Sclioot will be opened in Mai .eltaon the 20th of June. Its plan mid mi ls vantages are tully presented iu this Circular, io i .«e are miorined by Mr. J. 1. Burkhu.U-r that X ws../y sree.i name, have already been entered i, aud that he has received ns niui.y us l.mr sp- - pheatmus in one day. it is to lie hoped that art arguments will be entered into lor making i« a Law bchool one oi the permanent iuslilutiom Ini our City. Mduecafc. TEHJIS—TWO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE. aS' CAIIAJdIi 27. J. ■VA’a r-W/W , |,,p| iiMIIB POU THE STATE PRESS. A Day among the Firemen. i t BY S. Q. LAFIOFB, M. D. n The devotion of vonr true Fireman, for his " ‘ machine is something that takes one back, in 1 ; utney, to the days of the tronbadours. He ; pats it, polishes it. dn s cs it. fixes it, varnish es it, pulls it and pumps it, with an ardor and an affect ion that are insphing to behold—all i .he tinieluoking as .u J, sombre and mclancho- ly as a November fog. ! j The nnnual parade of tho Jf.tcon Fi,-c De -1 /><;. tinent, was celebrated on tho 15th iust., so ' we di-patched ourself to take note of what we would see on this great day. t Iho heroes of the oocasion, were the chief I.ngineer of the Department, and his aids, or I and 2nd A-sistiu.ts. We duly admired tliein, aud felt awed nt their martial bearing. I 0. '<4 the assistants was a noble looking man, with a marble intellectuality, stern and un bending in his features, and a goatee of impres , sit e authority on his chin. He reminded usof -Marshal Murat. Mulberry street looked red in tlie face, with the uaiformcJ and wrriad ranks. The'ladies waved their cambrics admiring'y,—the little buys hurrahed, and tho gallant 'extinguishers looked unconscious of tho admiration they ex- ■ cited. It seems to be a settled rule with them, ,to look as it they could’nt help it—as if it were ■ barely possible, that somebody might be look- I mg at them, but that the overhearing solemni ! ty <d the occasion was all but too much for them. I fie various companies, having formed a procession, marched in triplets to the music of that classic air “root hog or die.’’ We brought up the rear of the procetsion, and we positively believed that we looked imposing— we know that several ladies waved their hand kerchiefs at us, and one did us the honor of mtti.ig uson thenose with a boquet, which brought the tears into our eyes. It was a proud m unent, we would have preserved that u quet, among the cherished trophies of jt riot Ji career; but a small and very unpolished youth ran away with it. The procession rcach e 1 that historic spot, the fountain—which Ma con guards like tho apple of its eye, with a ve ry fine unpainted picket fence; and there the companies went through their evolutions, faced, ii.e I. unscrewed their hose, plaved their ma cniues, put out imaginary tires in great hurry, ! saved hypothetical fives, and did Hie deeds ol I ■uppo.-itioas darmg which made them dear t.. 1 i the iiea.t of our country-, and ourself. During ! meso exorcises— we stood as near ii we could get to the chief, feeling something tlie Napo i icon within us, when the chief put his “mas- ' : sive silver trumpet” to his auj ust lips, and more came out of that trumpet, so unearthly a I yell, as to make us leap several feethigh, with ! iiorror. and beat a sudden retreat from our p >st of honor and trumpet notes. . rvv. tz w«» ’ vv •■sos.-SX"’* mess arwvsvy *-••»» I stood to their p >.sts, the foreman mounted his I ma,'hinthe b >se was extended and tilled, the a zzle ima-nred, the judge - looked important, j tlie crowds were punched and liammered into i oi ocr. mid the expectation stood on tip-toe.— Ihe s.gnal lor commencing being givefl, the multitude hurrahed.the forcnian'wei.t into con- I vulsions, tore his cap, battered his buckles, bruised his heels, aiidsereamed,the pumps flew an 1 the water went hissing and snorting thro’ , the pip-, like an unfiiriate l serpent chasing an ergle through the air. M’e stood by tlie I ; no-e, absorbed in contemplation of the scene when the mad water, being unable to get fasi em .ugh through the pipe, camo with a bursting phi/.z. tlir i igh the side of the hose, and, when wi . came to ourself we were washed away, liken : sea-w ee.l upon the edge of the flooded street.] . were borne to the sidewalk by T. Timothy Ta Ipole, and wiped into shape again; but, a- ; Ins. the glory and the gloss of eur outfit hau I departed. Our rattlesnake vest, the envy oi Young Macon, exhibited several panoranii sketches in mud, and our moustache was em broiled with an elaborate pi eparation of slush. But the trials went on amid evidences of the - riongest feeling aud argument, more remarka hie for emphasis than logic. Far as one engine threw, another would go beyond it: and when tho judges had measured the utmost spray o the stream, a zealous partisan would rush ii. with some more of it on his shoulder. An< when No. 3 was said tobathe winner,a diseiph of No. 2 came on with a piece f their strean ■in his vest pocket—so that as well,as we couh make out. the following satisfactory result wa arrived at in the end: No. 1 beat No. 2, an< No 3. beat No I and then No 2 beat them all and No. 3 went ahead of anything, and No. i • was nowhere, aud No. 2 cried victory, unti No. 4 was declared the winner by a majority o ' one shout. After this Herculean perfonnanci 1 the procession wheeled into order and proceed 1 ed to a banquet given in honor of a visitinj company. The way the gallant firemen pu out of sight the various good things was ver; I exciting, particularly for those who had no ‘ dined themselves. Jfter the collation then was the usual amount of sentiment about ‘great ' nees of the occasion.’ 'green spot in the menu. 1 ry,’ ‘Land of friendship ever bright,’ &c., &' 1 As a kind of interlude, T. Timothy Tadpole.' ' ourself and several juveniles a companied i 1 hose cart, a brass hand, and a detachment o ’ company i.unilier someihing to its house. Th 1 ■ ho-e cart, -the band and detachment entero. the house, but when we attempted to follow , ’ the door was shut to, so as nearly to encl.w ’ i our nose in the casement. We then attempt** • to take limited views of things in genera ” through the key hole. In this we were no 1 ! more fortunate, our view being confined to i e strip of the whll, a portion of a brass pipe, i L ’ j cross section of a moustache, the extremity <• " a nose, and n tinge of red flannel. Considers blv piqued at our summary exclusion, T. Tim othy Tadpole, ourself aud the urchins afon ' said immediately organized an indignatioi meeting at the opposite house corner. One <. • toe small buys, in the absence _f a chair, too. ' the stoop railings by unanimous vote; and at ’• ter the appointment of Vice Pres’dents an* I Secretaries. T. Timothy Tadp ile was name II a» a Committee on Resolution , who proceede ’’ around the corner to draft the indignation ini 11 fora. In bi» al>M-uce. we got upon a rail an e was proceeding to deliver a powerful oratio. » on the outside rights of citixeus ; but happen , ing uufurtuuately to overbalaucs oursslf, wi " SUBSCRIPTION: For Daily paper, Six Dollars a year, invariably in advance. ADVERTISING: One Dollar per square for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each subse.|i'»nt insertion. . 2...2. 2•- - DAILY RATES. » w « No. of B 3 B B B g c.v. vi o o g g g n ts D s g. g sqrs. p £ S' r » P ! 1.... o 00 7 001 9 00 13 00|17 00 20 00 2.. .. 900 12 00'14 00 18 00 25 00 80 00 1 8.... 12 00 15 00'18 00 25 OO;38 00 40 00 4 ... 15 00 19 00 22 00 30 00[40 00 50 00 5.. 18 00 25 00 30 00'40 00|50 00 CO 00 20 oo|2B 00'35 Oil 50 oO|6o 00 70 00 7.. 25 00 33 00 41 00 60 00,70 00 80 00 8.. . '3O 00.38 00 46 00 70 00 80 00 90 00 I 10 ... 140 00|50 00'60 OOj.HO 00j90 00 100 00 felt into tho area-way of the house, and was forcibly ejected by tho cook, a small dog, and a toasting fork. By this time the Committee on Resolutions had brought up the following: 1. Rfjtdlve I, That the present meeting adopt as their platform the immortal principles which guided, Ac.; and having accompanied a hose cart and a detachment of company number something, iu the capacity of a volunteer es cort, to the very threshold of their quarters, were ignominiously excluded from the engine house, and that in consequence thereof, the present meeting feels very cheap. 2. Dcsoh-eO, That this meeting consider that the dearest aud most cherished rights of citizenship—those lights for which our fore- . fathers, Ac., &c , upon the field of battle, have been outraged in its members ; that therefore the aforesaid detachment of company number something, are individually and collectively— small potatoes. 3. Hesolfcd, That this meeting recognizing its inalienable rights, do hereby declare that tlie Brass Baud accompanying the aforesaid detachment, are the worst performers on their respective instruments that we ever heard, and that this meeting, unanimously ratifying tho laws of nature, do hereby go to its supper. After a few pungent remarks by T. Timothy Tadpole, the Resolutigns were adopted by ac clamation ; and the Chairman having vacated the stoop, the meeting adjourned. J/aeon, Ga. The Revoltitwu in Cuba. New Yobk, April 15. The New York H'rald says that Don Jose Elias Hernandez, with a small number of Cuban exiles, sailed from that city about three weeks ago with the avowed purpose of creating a re volution in Cuba. Treaty with Paraguay Signed. Washington, April 15. Accounts have been received here which state that n treaty with I’araguay was signed on the 9th February. V. S. Covirr. —The Grand Jury yesterday found true bills in tlie following cases: I.’. 8. rs. C. A. L. Lamar—Holding an Afri can negro named Con-ie. U. 8. rz. C. A. C. Lamar— Holding two Afri can negroes, C'wjfrcand Gumbo. I’. 8. rs. C. A. L. Lamar and R. F. Aiken— Holding :>i> African negroes in Telfair comity. 1 . 8. rs. John F. Tucker—Holding Afiiean negroes. F. 8. rr. Randolph S. Mobbs—Holding an African negro boy. T e Court was then, adjourned to Friday next, the 2‘2'id Saraunah Republican. The Late Fnosrs.—Accounts in reference to the eli’ect of the late frost are very contrad ictory. (Ju a recent trip up the country we found that u: some localities tlie frost had been very fatal to the peaches, while in others they u ere only slightly injured. Wheat seems to '■me sustained but little Mamage, though it sometimes happens that wheat does uut the effect of frost until it as recovered from the effect of the frost and generally looks well. There was no cot ton up ut the lime of the frost, and very little even now. Cotton planting has been unusually late on account of the difficulty of preparing the land owing to the excessive rains. Few planters have finished planting, some have not yet commenced. The grape crop promises to oe abundant, vineyards being but little in jured. FuEMicMSToSocTnERN WTiitebs. —Mr. Gard ner. publisher of the Southern Field and Fire side, offers the following prizes to Southern writers: For the best Novelette, or talc of Fiction, one hundred dollars. For the best Literary Essay, filly dollars. For the best Agricultural Essay, fifty dol lars. For the best Poem, not less than 6D lines, twenty-five dollar*. For the best room, less than GO lines, twen ty-five dollars. A committee w ill be selected to make the iward by the publisher and the two editors of ibe Field and Fireside —the article to be fur nished by the first day of July next. Signor Mata, the Mexican Minister. New Orleans, April 14. (ria U'.uhiugton.)— Signor J/iita, the .Ifiuis ,erof the Juarez Government in Mexico, has >eeii notified by Gen. Casa, that he (Jfuta) will ,h> received officially on his return to Washing on. He will leave tor Washington on Satur day or JAmday next. Hartford City Election. Haktfoi:i>, April 11, 1859. At our city election to-day, the democrats ai rivd the city ticket by 184 majority on the est vote, an I also two majority in the City Jounc.il, which gives them thu city govern nent. The republicans had it last year. No tfiiyor is e'ected this year. Txie Sickles Trial. Wasiiisc.tok, April 14. There were three witnesses, for the defence, ■xamined to-day, who testified to the frequen y of Mr. Key’s signals, before Mr. Sk ki.es’ “muse, and to the frequent meetings of the for ner with Mrs. Sickles, in public. There were some sharp words between Mr. Iri n, the prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Stax .on, the attorney for defence. i Hox. Jons Forsyth. —Tlie Cofumbus (Gs.) T.'mre I as the following in reference to this distinguished eutkinaii: “ Hou. John Forsyth left yesterday fur -is hum*: iu Mobile. He will again take up hie pea .s editor of the Mobile lte<ji»trr with which paper lie .1 never dissolved convection while absent in tbo “Republic of Mexico. There are few writers who .ield a more vigorous and powerful pen, ami few .lore Zealous in the great cause us truth aud right.— V’e wish him snceese !” B.ituixg is Mlltkii Leak. —A scientific currn >on<lenl sands ns ibe fulluwiug ; •• We bare olieu astonished the uninitiate*! l.y pass, ig the finger, and a portion of the band throagb aelted lead. This msy be done with impunity if the and is s’.ightly moist, not wet. In many persons m natural moisture of Ihe hand is sufficient. The .cited metal is repelled by the alight moisture, and m baud can be passed Ibroogb it without danger or acowveaioaee. A peculiar bquid vslrety aaauaUou . lelt, which is nut at all unpleasant. A writer iu io “ Cewrier dee Etale L nht‘* says that the sama uing can be done, end area that tbo bauds eaa be athed, iu a jot of melted iron at * tetnperatuta of tjufl dopeee, without My Ul rooulta.