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11 13V JOSEPH CLISBY. A - realtor the price of this Paper will ilOLLAUS per annum, if paid in advance, S T"*’ | , 0 tho office before the expiration of the ,. r a year. If left to-bo applied for by the .•vr/ r ' ( VhU Agent, 7W DoAars and a Halt fr -wired in every case, without exception, to Lj ^.fjr’es end commissions. for the Teleorash to new subscriben accompanied with Cask. . , ;no mients should bo particular to direct in Telegraph.” Persons writing to tho ; Telegraph” in Macon, shonld so write, war, only, "ill the letters designed for tho 11* “..ire offices, go directly to their place of des- irfv VOL. XXXII. MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1858. NO. 25. ADVERTiSEME.STsat the regular charge will be One Dollar per square of 10 lines or less, for the first in sertion, and Fifty Cents for each subsequent inser tion. All advertisements not specified as to time will bo published until forbid and charged accord’ ingly Obituary Notices not exceeding ten lines, will be published gratis ; but cash at the rate of One Dol lar for every ten manuscript ines exceeding that number, must accompan/ all longer notices, or they will be cut short.' Le^The Telegraph goes to press at 3 o’clock Monday Evenings. Advertisers will oblige by hand ingin their favors, as early as Saturday, if possible, Tft® Fnbrokcn Slumbers. From the Shippensburg (Pa.) News. ''Ai„ n blossoms in the wind are dancing, . rhiidrt n in Ihcir mirthful play ‘u.ail not the mournful crowd advancing, r through the long and busy street if v 11 bear me to niy last retreat. ItlcAIpin’s Trip to Charleston. ; In tho county of Robson, in tlic State of Almost too Romantic to lie Trite. I North Carolina, there lived in times past a man For some days past considerable excitement by the name of Brooks, who kept n grocery for has been felt in some circles in this commnni- a <. n V , er y ear3 ’ , an d so had acquired most ty, in reference to an affair in humble life, the ri,,'. storms and blasts of wintry weather, [Lee she narrow, new-made grave \Vli' re eare and I liedown together ; irith. that I should know it not, jfjeja that dark and narrow spot. rvl shall sleep ! As sweet a sleep I, i-ver graced ft child reposing,. .«its me in tho cell so dee; ■ " Where 1 inv weary eyelids closing, length shall lay me down to rest, v'^iicss of clods above my breast. • Ven ? How deep will be the rest, ' t'n e from life’s turmoil moving widly, -k.,t a lien is past the earth's unrest, Its bosom shall receive me mildly ; ?,,r not one dream of earth may eomo ij break the slumber of that home. Oh. de< p repose! Oh, slumber blest Oh, night of pence ? No storm, no sorrow, V,i heavy stirring in my rest * y,, meet another weary morrow. ; (hall heed neither niglit nor dawn, Jlut still with folded arms sleep on ? AsJ vet, methinks, if steps of those I'd known and loved on earth were round me. poouM break the niglit of my repose, fhiver the ley cords that bound me— I fsve that 1 know this cannot be, frrdesth disowns all sympathy. Ii-n mourn not, friends, whon'ye shall lay The chilli of earth above my ashes; Think what a rest awaits my clay, Auil smooth tho mound with tearless lashes; (jUdibat the resting form within llsi done with sorrow, care and sin. Think that with mo tho strife is o’er, kite's storms,and struggling battle ended; It,vice that I have gained that shore ' Tii which my faltering footsteps tended, breathe the blest hope nbovo the sod, AuJ leave me to my rest with God. Tlic fi v'ltl in Congress-One of “Abe” LINCOLN’S ILLUSTRATIONS When the news of the late great battle in Congress reached Springfield, a coterie of con- fccial spirits assembled in tin? Governor’s to a nt the State-House for the purpose of I pea ted the question" tiding the matter over. After it bad been | “Did you get it J” tretty throughly canvassed, and just as a por of the land around him. This was mostly pine barrens of small value, but nevertheless Brooks was looked up to as a great land bolder and big man in the neighborhood. There was one tract however, belonging to one Col. Lamar, particulars of which we cannot permit to pass by unnoticed. So far as we have been able to gather the facts of the case, they appear to be as follows: _ About three years ago, George Fry, of this who lived m Charleston, that “ jammed in up- vicinity became enamored of a beautiful Gip- on him so strong," and being withal better in scy girl, who, in company with a number of quality than the average of his own domain, her people, had encamped in a wood near this that Brooks had long wished to add it to his I place. Mr. Fry’s love was fondly reciprocat- other broad acres. Accordingly he looked cd by the fair Gipsey, and she consented to around him, and employed, as he expressed it, marry him. But “ true love never did run “the smartest man in the neighborhood,” to smooth,” and so it happened in this case. wit, one Angus McAlpin, to go to Charleston I The consent of the father of the lady could not and negotiate with Col. Lamar for the purchase I be obtained to her marriage with “a man not. | of this also. Being provided pretty wdll with I accnstomed to gentility!’’ bread, meat and a bottle of “pale face,” which However “ Love laughs at locksmiths!" were stowed away in a pair of leather saddle When Mr. Fry found that he “could not win bags, and like all other great Plcnipotentia* I the favor oftbeold folks,” beset planning ways ries, being provided with suitable instructions, and means to steal the object of his affections. Mac mounted a piny woods tackey (named Ro- In this he was not unsuccessful. One night, sum) and hied him off to Charleston. The when the hard hearted old man was wrapped road was somewhat longer than Brooks had in the arms of Morpheus, and all around was The Capture of Canton. The city of Canton was virtually in the possession of the English and French on the 18th of December. A note, dated the morn ing of the 28th, after the bombardment had commenced, says: “The arrangements for the bombardment are cow complete. To give you some idea of the fire which has been opened, just fancy twenty- five gun-boats, mounting in all about 60 guns, throwing shot and shell of the largest and most deadly description, together with six 13-inch mortars, weighing each about six tons, besides the broadsides of the largest men-of-war; the destruction must be terrific. After the city has been sufficiently fired into, the naval brig ade, with the troops, will advance on Gough’s Fort, which place, you are nrfsirc, commands the town. The naval force will be in three di visions, all under the command hf Commander the Hon. C. Elliott.” Admiral Seymour, in a dispatch dated De cember 29th, says : “The city of Canton was assaulted and tak en by escalade this morning, by the naval and military forces of the allied powers, with very trifling loss as to the numbers, but most seri ous in the loss of Captain W. T. Bate, of her The STCihfftSif 4 was ^ s f expedilrious, or lonely and. drear, Mr. Fry approached the lu lue Iosa OI mn w . A . ot ner thineS£ A d n ^ftTl’ “• W8S “** Majesty’s Actieon, who was killed by single thing was the matter that Angus did not get for whom his heart had long in agony sighed! I i.-ili back until long after the day had transpired After fondly embracing her, he solicited her to fofour sSinSdcS ” which was fixed on for his return. Brooks in accompany him, without delay, to a village a 1 — " ----- the meantime had got himself into a very fury | few miles distant. Without hesitation, she of impatience. He kept his eye fixed on the complied with his request, and on the follow- Charleston road—he was crusty towards his ing day they were married. I customers—harsh towards his wife and chil- " “ dren, and scarcely eat or slept for several days and nights, for he had set his whole soul on buying theLamar land. One day, however, Angus was descried slowly and sadly wending I he sought for her. his way up tho long stretch of sandy road that from her, made up to the grocery. Brooks went out to meet him, and without farther ceremony, he accosted liim: “Well, Mac, have you got the land ?” The agent, in whose face was anything but .. u sunshine, replied somewhat gruffly that “he I gold anil* silver, which induced them to make mtnlii I., . I...I- —. a e !_• i , . .ir . .1 .. c : r. . The French Admiral writes: “Canton is at the mercy of the allied forces. The north forts seem to have been abandoned. The flags of France and of England are hois ted on the five-story pagoda. Our loss is small for an attacking force. I am acting in concert with Admiral Seymour and General Strauben- zee to make sure the results of the victory ob tained by the arms of England and of France. The fire from the allied fleet was excellent, and contributed in no small degree to the suc cess.” The Canton correspondent of the Times writes _ , I that Yell’s reply to the demand of the plenipo- ,1,1 l; b „k La.Sa tentiary before the bombardment commenced, _ _ . The rage of the old Gipsey when he found that his daughter had “sloped,” can better be imagined than described. Nothing could soothe his temper save the return of his chid. In vain Nothing could be heard Finally, when he found that he himself could find no traces of her, he offered a heavy re ward to the person who would discover her whereabouts, and in the presence of several coarse every man in the crowd desired to know i opinion, for he always has an original way dillnslrutingit “Well,” said Gov. B., as the gentleman ad- Jresscd Similarly doubled himself into a vacant rhair. “what is your opinion of tho knock-down in Congress ? Wo Lave just been talking it orcr a little.” ‘•It reminds me,” said , “of a case I once had up nt Bloomington.” Let's henr it,” nil said. was simply to the effect that Lord Elgin had better settle the matter amicably, as Sir George Bonham did on a former occasion, and for which he (Sir George) was made a K. C. B., in proof of which he (Yeb) begged to en close a Hong Kong newspaper containing an announcement of that interesting fact. As for the Americans he knew very little about [Correspondence of the’Herald.] Congressional Invcstigatin COMMITTEES. The Congressional Investigating Committees now in session, with perhaps a single exception, are not accomplishing much. There are five at work: 1. The Fort Snelling Purchase Commtttce. 2. The Tariff Bribery Committee—the Law rence, Stone & Co., case. 3. The Willett’s Point Purchase. 4. The Committee on the Clerk Cullom’s Accounts. 5. To investigate the present system of pub lic printing. Doorkeepers. There is another demanded, I believe, by Mr. Florence, of Philadelphia, relative to the charge that some one got $25,000 for aid ren dered in the purchase of the Pennsylvania Bank building for n Post Office. The proceedings before the Fort Snelling Committee are devoid of all public interest. They may be sumed up in two lines: A, B, C and D testify that in their opinion the Fort Snelling property was worth twice, thrice or four times the amount actually paid for it; and Messrs. E, F, G and H testify that they be lievc a fair price was given for it. It is all a matter of opnion between speculating experts No charge of corruption in the matter has at tached or been attempted to be attached, speci fically, to any one. Tbe only matter of inter est, as I understand, that has relieved the stale ness of the investigation, has been the refusal of Mr. Rice, of Minessota, to appear and testi fy, he pleading his privilege as a Senator from the new State. It is possible be may be treat ed as a contumacious witness. There cannot be much important develop ments in the tariff bribery affair. The com mittee can merely trace the money to Wolcott’s hands, Ashmun and the Journal of Commerce, and there the clue is lost, for the present at any rate. I am told that some curious developments will probably be made by Haskin’s committee on the Willett’s Point purchase. Tbe Committees on the Clerk’s and Door keeper’s accounts are mere whitewashing af fairs. Mr. Rives of the Globe, who could give the most important testimony in regard to Cullom, has never been summoned. The Select Committee appointed to investi gate the present system of public printing will mony being finished, the imperial party with drew. Their example was soon followed by the guests, but not till the ladies had prome naded in the large saloon long enough to thoroughly inspect each other’s costumes the might let a body get down from his horse be- the effort, and a few evenings after, in a most fore he put at him with questions of business.” inhuman manner, they accomplished their ob- But Brooks was in a fever of anxiety and re- jeet. In the absence of Mr. Fry they wrested -ted the question : her away and delivered her over to the hands Did you get it ?” of a father unsusceptible of the divine feeling . _ - - - , Shaw, now Brooks, don’t press upon a body of love. Immediately the whole of the group tun ot the company were about to retire, a j n this uncivil way. It is a long storv and I of Gipsies fled from the countr. Rumor said 'i'll known cx-Congressman dropped in. Of | must have time.” * that they had returned to England, from Brooks still urged, and Mac still parried the I whence they hailed. qU .^ t SirS e /« g A^^| h RiS*!f* i, 'JZTEZ2V&&1 1 *' L- d ? 0th ;l wrilcr ’ narrating on the 29 th the capture of the I in favor of the establishment of a bureau of “Now, sure y,’ thought Brooks, “ho will mg was heard by Mr. .Fry from his absent East (or Lin . s) % rt P public printing and a change in the corrupt tell me.” But Mac was not quite ready. wife, although ho long cherished the hope that I ,.rw _.n - a , I i„,i “Brooks,” says he, “have you anything to she would escape from her “tyrannical parent, drink ?" I and return to him whom she loved. Time, To bo sure I have,” said the other, and im- | however, gradually rusted Sir. Fry’s love for his Gipsey wife. He felt that it was “not good to be alone ” so long, and at the end of two years he again united his destines with - . ... f | j .»uuu . another of Eve’s fair daughters. Suffice it to “I wo old farmers living in the vicinity oF j around to Brooks, looked him straight in the say, with the latter he experienced no visible .—i—« J- I ’ ” ’ b 'difficulty. Things moved smiling along-Mr. I TrZZZrtJS’ Fry lived happily with his wife and the rest of | formed, ^huftl^ mankind. * But, alas! Uo«v short-lived are some connubial combinations.' Last wtek Mr. Fry’s first wife—his Gipsey wife—in mediately bad some of his best forth-coming. Having moistened the clay, Mac took a seat and his employer another. Mac gave a pre liminary hem lie then turned suddenly Bloomington had, from time immemorial, been at logger-heads. They could never agree ex- rpt to disagree; wouldn’t build division fen- tes, and, in short, were everlastingly quarrel- aj. Ono day one of them got over on the laud of the other, the parties met, and a regular pitched battle between them was the consc ience. The one who came out second-best lied the other for assault and battery, and Iwaa sent for to como up and defend the “Among tho witnesses for the plaihtiff was a nnarkably talkative old fellow, who was dis- >el to magnify the importance of the affair, lo my client’s disadvantage. It came my turn to question him. “Witness, said I, you say you saw this light 1" “Yes, stranger, I reckon I did.” “Was it mucli of a fight ?” said I. eyes and slapped him on the thigh. “Brooks,” says he, “was you ever in Char leston ?” “Why, you know I never was,” replied the other. ‘Well, then, Brooks,” says the agent, “you j ought to go there. The greatest place upon the face of tho earth! They’ve got houses them, and scarcely was aware of the existence probably agree upon their report next Wednes I even of such a nation as the French. The | day. It is understood it will be unanimously if the ‘Our men were well under cover, and skirm- I and corrupting system which now prevails J ishers were pushed forward, who,with the dead- The developments which have been made be ly Enfield, made it dangerous for the gunners I fore the committee will astonish those only who to appear in their large embrasures. They con- did not believe in the sweeping charges which tinued their fire, however, with great pertin- have from time to time appeared in the Herald acity until the nine-pounder field-pieces were on the subject. It is in evidence that the bind- I got into position, and battered and shelled the ing of the last Congress was given by contract place (from the village side and across the I t0 one man 5 that he sold it to another for a ravine which separates the village from the fort) certain sum; that the second man again sold at close quarters. A storming party was now it at a large profit to a third, who, after all this formed, but the Chinamen had enough of it, attenuation, cleared some $50,000 upon the and after firing ageneral volley at the advanc- work. The lithography went through the same ing column, they absconded in some mysteri ous way, and were seen swarming up the hill to- company with “ George Fry the second,” ar- i wnP a a p nr . “ c .—. rived in this place, in search for him ! By the ( ards G ° S -*- ort -’ and a moment after two assistance of Officer Shade, she was successful there on both sides of the road for fivo miles in finding him. at a stretch and d n the horse track the Limited space forbids us from entering into whole way through ? Brooks, I think -1 met details, at this time, of the excruciating suffer- fivc thousand people in a minute, and not a I ing Mrs. Fry has undergone since her depart- chap would look at me. They have got houses I ure from this place. Tae intelligence of her j there on wheels. Brooks, I saw one with six I husband’s second marriage was a severe shock horses hitched on to it, and a big driver with a to her; but she emphatically declares her ex men appeared in the embrasures waving the ! English and French flags. “About an hour after the fort had been in our possession it blew up with a loud explosion. process of farming out. The printing of the Senate and Executive Departments was given to Mr. Nicholson, of the Union, who sold tho contract for a large sum to Wendell, who did the work, and made a profit out of it also, Wendell—who, it is alleged, would have made a fortune out of the' work if he had re long whip going it like a whirlwind. I fol lowed down the road for a mile and a half, and when it stopt I looked in and what do you think I saw ? nothing in it but one little woman sit ing up in one corner. • Well, Brooks, I turned elusive right to him. I: appears, by the way, that Mr. Fry’s second wife was “ a widow,” that her husband went to California some years ago, and. soon after liis arrival there, it was | rumored that he was murdered. A few weeks The occupying party, and also the troops cn- ceived the pay which the government has to camped on the hill-side, were put in motion, g* ve f° r it—finds himself now in the lurch, ascended the bill, and descended on the other whilst Nicholson and others have pocketed tbe. side. J. saw Capt. Maclure’s and Capt. Os- plunder. He has a large and complete print- bornc’s men, conspicuous by their white gai- * n g office on his hands, and is compelled to do "I'll be darned if it wasn’t, stranger,a right I ^ack upon the road, and as I was riding along since a letter was received from him by her, -•mart light.' "How much ground did tho combatants cov- fr!" “About an acre, stranger. "About an acre,” I repeated, musingly; I sees a fancy looking chap, with long curly hair banging down his back, and his boots as shiny as the face of an up country nigger! I called him into the middle of the road and ask ed him a civil question—and a civil question, wc havo been informed, in which he states that j he will retai n in the next steamer, &c. What tbe finale of this romaucc will be is beyond the power of human ken. ters over their blue trousers, gather on a little summit and disappear in the valley beyond. There we lost sight of them. Volleys of mus ketry and flights of rockets continued in that direction for several hours, and there was all the appearance of an obstinate fight, which lasted till sundown. ‘Then came the night—and such a night! the work for the persons who have secured the jobs. ' Of course the government could do its work at least as low as Wendell does it, and it is, therefore, manifest that the money paid over goes to Wendell—to Steedman, Banks and Allen—it is a direct loss to the public. Wendell has made a proposition to the com mittee that if Congress establishes a govern- " Well, now .just tell me, wasn't that just about 1 y 0U know, Brooks, calls for a civil answer all 'It smallest crop of a fight off of an acre oj j over t f,e worid. I says, says I‘Stranger, can Tlie Drunken Donkey. rround that you ever heard of!' "That’s so" stranger; ril be goldamed if it wn’t,” "The Jury,’! added , giving his leg pd additional twid. after the crowd had fin- idted laughing at tho application of tho anec dote. Tiie Jury fined my client just ten cents [Peoria Transcript you tell me where Col. Lamar lives?’ and what do you think was the answer "Go to h——l you foot.” “Well, Brooks, I knocks along up and down, and about, until at last I finds out where Col. Lamar lived. I gets down and bangs away at tho door. Presently tbe door was opened by as pretty, fine spoken, well dressed a wo man as over yon seed in your born days, Brooks! Says I, “Mrs. Lamar, I presume, madam,” says I. “I am Mrs. Lamar, sir." “Well, madam,” says I, “I have come all the The ships almost ceased from their firing, but ment printing office he will contract to do the the city soon became like our own Shropshire printing for 50 per cent, less than is now paid, iron countries at night—a plain of fire. At tlle binding 331 per cent, less, and the report- In a work lately published in England, and f* rst il appeared as though the besiegers were jng and publishing now done by the Globe, for entitled “ Sporting m Both Hemispheres,” wc b , eat u P oa timing the place to ashes; hut lit- per cent, less; and he offers to find sccu- find the following, which is an account of an tle b 7 httle.as I gamed.by a change of position, "*7 to the amount of two million dollars to ful- East Indian event: some laeaofthe scene as a whole,the destruc-1 hll this agreement. Under all the circum- Wc were seated one day at tiffin in the mess ’ tion was not without a plan. There was agreat stances of course Congress cannot continue the . ... ^ . . . I a. _ c a. t. _ I Avioimni owotnm if ram lift nn nntmnrr pee than room, when a travelling fakcer, or dervish, I bblze a * North west angle of the city. entered the “compound,” leading a chetah, or I The gate there is surmonnted by a Chinese leopard, blinded and muzzled, as a medium of I guard-house, with the usual grotesque upward- A Negro Starved to Death A negro named Bedman was found dead yesterday afternoon in a subcellar of the large tenement house in tho rear of No. 19 Mulbei -1 way from North Carolina to see Col. Lamar— 1 ,ore > aaa ; accorumgiy, lue taueer 1 to sec about buyiug a tract of land from him mnntcated with, and paid for the ry street. Tbe body was shockingly mutiln- J to see about buyiug ted, a portion of the head and face having been that’s up in onr parts! “Then,” she says, “Col. eaten by huge rats, which were with difficulty Lamar has rode out in the country, but will ’ driven awnv from the corpse. Redman is be- be back shortly. Come in, sir, and wait awhile, liered to have died literally of starvation. In I have no doubt the Col. will soon return,” hi» wretched abode, which, since the death of I and*she had a smile upon that pretty face of ! wife a few weeks since, he occupied alone, I her’s that reminded a body of a spring morn ing. Well, Brooks, I bitched my horse to a brass thing on tbe door, and walked in. Well, procuring alms. One of onr old hands, who hud witnessed many wild beast fights and sim ilar exhibitions in Mysore, considered this a good opportunity for attempting a very cruel experiment, which he had seen practised be • fore; and, accordingly, the fakeer being com municated with, and paid for the use of bis chetah, the animal was fastened by a long chain to a strong post in the centre of the ground. A donkey was then procured, and the greater part of a bottle of brandy poured, or rather forced down its throat. Neddy, up on feeling the effects of tho eau de vie, began to make strange capers, utter the loudest and pointed roof. Shells and rockets were poured in volleys upon this structure, and it soon be came a sheet of flame through which the roof, the rafters and the walls stood out in dark out line. By constant showers of rockets the flame was led up and down the city walls, and in an incredibly short time the long, thin line of fire existing system—it would be nothing less than robbery. Mr. Taylor, of New York, who is on the Committee, will advocate the establishment of a national printing office similar to those of England and France. He has an ample field in which to gain an eviablo reputation if, by his efforts, this desirable change is effected. The House printing, so far, this session has amounted to scarcely anything. Members arc snot high into the heavens, and then subsided determined to oppose all schemes for the print- into a smouldering smoke. ing of documents till some radical change is ef- Whilc this was still raging those vengeful fccted in the present rotten system. there w.-is found neither fuel nor food of any Bedman Tonuerly forked along shore, lmt j when I got in I sees the floor all covered over I jj“ ft ranine time past was unable to procure em- with thenicest looking thing! nicer than any f r „ ™ ^ ,.e ... i.:..i ...i i,i.i» hn Vior-nmo linrl nnilt vmi over in I heied of his ocular incumbrances, and rockets described a new parabola. They came hurtling through the moonlight alone the line of tho eastern wall. They sought out three | spots which have been marked as the ob- — consequence fie was seen on S subterranean abode. most discordant braying that ever issued from j ec t of the terrible assault of the English and asinine lungs. In the course of his evolutions, I French troops to-morrow. As those dreadful 24-pounds rockets flew, flames arose. They seemed to lead the fire about as a tame element, hingonthegroundinavery menacing:atti- I precisely as they willed; and strange to say, it aence no suuereu 1 yourlue. fIt ude, hisheadbetweenhispaws: Nosoenerhad never seemed to spread inwards or to stray Sunday descending to his round it, but presently I sew a big nigger (^rne his C ; nu8 J ° de obsm " ti on from the line of the city walls, e. He appeared ,11, and re-j stepping right over it. Thinks I if that nigger with 8 br P y of defiance, And turning J Tuesday. Doc. 30.1-1 mar . . w.r/la tl.of l.;.r.nrc»n not „o„oll„ 1’loTmcnt of nny kind, and lately he became patched worked bed quilt yon ever seed in lievc , , ot f'ck. In consequence ho suffered greatly, your life, Brooks. I was trying to edge along "omminp Tuesday, Dec. 30.—I mark the change of parked to one of his neighbors, “early all of can go it I can go it, too! oo ngoL over ux . that part 'of b i a pfi rson not usually ° P re'- I days bnt they are not divided by repose. ~ All *l'oin are poor colored people, that he . elt | goes, and takes my seat right before a picture | I tho ritv WAS fTirfr. hv linA ftf flomns Toybad. Ho was never seen alive afterward. fio was about 40 years of age. An inquest *ii| be held to- day. The body meantime re gains where it was found. waiting and waiting last—he didn’t come, but they began to bring j in dinner. Thinks I to myself, here’s a scrape. But I made up my mind to tell her, if she axed I me to eat, to tell her with a genteel bow that I had no occasion to eat. But, Brooks, she didn’t ax me to cat—she axed me if I’d be so good as effect of arousing him from any dreamy aberra tion lie might have bean indulging in, but al so of separating the ligaments that fastened it. A roar! a bound! and in a second the chetah was on the donkey’s back, his claws buried in Two of Them Among the outside shown at the Great Fair flnffalo, were "The-Cattaraugus Fat Gi’l," **'Shing five hundred pounds, and The Cle-1 ax me 10 c«—»uc ow , I unfortunate beasl. whose horrible cries it was *-«W /*,-.!»» weight eded that of the rival bv some eight hundred | with one of them smiles that makes the cold | nlto „ . nn(1 tArrnr (aniX ^ rnn t„ nnPM streaks run down the small of a feller’s back. opening of the mortar battery with redoubled energy. As the day broke the-flames sank down, and the sun rose upon a perfectly smoke less city. ‘It is now twenty minutes after ten. Returned. R. B. Hilton, Esq., formerly connected with the Floridian and more recently with the Georgian of-Savannab,has returned, it gives us pleasure to announce, to become a citizen of Tallahassee once more. He has formed a co partnership with Judge Gwynn of this city, and from henceforth, eschewihg the editorial pen and scissors, will devote himself to the dry details and intricacies of the Law among his old friends. We welcome him most cordially among us, and predict that he will soon attain a front rank among the bar of Middle Florida. See the card of the new firm in anothe r column Floridian Sy Journal. The French Court. I find in a letter, dated Paris, January 15, an account of a “ reception ’’ at the imperial j n I court of Napoleon and Eugenie. The gentle- But two Parties Possible on PARAMOUNT QUESTION. There are, and can be, on the present issue before the country, but two great parties in our Union; the one national, the other sec tional ; the one aiming at political power by consolidating the interests and harmonizing the sentiment of sections ; the other seeking power by organizing the stronger section against the weaker, inflaming their mutual prejudices, and keeping the fires of sectional strife forever iii a blaze. Formerly, parties were arrayed with refer ence to economical measures of policy; but that day has passed away, ar>T the slavery question, like Aaron’s rod, has swallowed up all others. So long as this remains the para mount issue in the politics of the country, and to long as the Union may survive such an is sue, parties in ;it aiming at the possession of the powers of the federal government can be but two in number—a national one, seeking to bind North and South together pn the broad principles of mutual good faith and good will, and a sectional one seeking to organize tho majority against the minority section upon principles of hate and strife, and thus seizing the government by force of sectional prepon derance. True, there may be, at the same time, in the minority section, a party aiming at the severance of the Union and separation from the domineering majority section; neverthe less, while the Union lasts, and while it con- tinunes to be desirable to hold possession of the powers of the federal government, this party is obliged, for expediency’s sake, to co operate with the national party, in order to swell its numbers to the proportions of a ma jority in the Union. That there can be but two parties on this question is not only logically true, but is his torically true. All parties that have ever at tempted two wear two faces and tolerate two sets of opinions on this question, have gone to pieces and been swallowed up by the two pre dominant all-absorbing powers. The old whig jarty, the American party, all parties that lave attempted to occupy both sides of this question, have shared this fate. It is impos sible, that, with reference to the great sec tional question now paramount in the coun try, there can be more than two political par ties in the Union organized for obtaining the control of the federal government/ Whosever, therefore, is not for the national democracy in its present struggle for the pre servation of the Union upon the basis of good faith and good will between sections, is against There is no half-way house between the democracy and its enemies. There are but two sides to the question which separates the two political organizations of the country—the sectional side and the national side. It is in vain for malcontents who stand aloof from the democracy, who assail its measures, denounce its policy, and 'ibel its leaders, to complain of being “ ready out" of the part communion by indignant party organs. The organs of a party can arrogate to themselves no power to “ bind and loose,” and their bulls of ex-com- munication would effect nothing of their own energy if they were promulgated. Member ship and dismembership in our political dis pensation are acts of the individual will and choice of the novitiate himself; the secession is his own individual act as the heresy is his own individual sin. Apostacy is the act of the apostate alone. For an apostate to acknowl edge that he has been “read out ” of a politi cal organization, is simply to ackhowledge that he is out by his own act and choice. When there is but one paramount issue and hut two parties, the man who separates from one party on that issue necessarily falls into the other. The drop of rain flows to one side or the other of house, according as it falls on one side or other of the comb of the roof.— Our American Union—our republican consti tution—has its Rubicon no less than Rome. On one side, the citizen is a defender of the constitution and of the integrity of the repub lic ; on the other, he is the assailant of both as the agent of sectional usurpation, and the tool of a sectional majority.—Union. GKEOIRGrl^. Mastic Roofing* Company, PROPRIETORS OP RUSSELL’S PATENT jJ'ire <Sz> "VT'a/ter IProof MASTIC ROOFING O 1ST a.A.I'T'V^S. HAVING purchased the right to use and sell the above ROOKING for several SOUTHERN < STATES, we are now prep ired to do ROOFING or SELL RIGHTS to use the same. This roofing is adapted to new or old BUILDINGS, steep or flat roofs and can bo put over Plank or old leaky shingIes,Tin or Iron Roofs :it costs about half tho price and is much better than Tin—is not aflfected by heat or cold and is impervious to wa ter ; it is firo proof, and it is the best roofing ev er invented for STEAMBOAT DECKS, Rail Road. Cars, Bridges, &c. Ac. It is warranted to give eniiro satisfaction. Fcr further information apply to FREEMAN A ROBERTS, or janl9 tf A. P. CHERRY Macon, Ga. ■ Watches, Jewelry, Silver Ware, FANCY GOODS. Piano Fortes, Violins, TT /V *0 Cl CWVILBRY, Port Monies, tfco. Wc are offering our entire STOCK of the above, with an innumerable variety of other new and desirable (iOOI)S, jbL of the bo.-t iiuali- ty at LOWERPRICES,for CASH, Ih 111Malt i 1 1 r i before sold in this market, until the First day of March next. *OUR STOCK IS very large and well se- 1 cted, nnd well worthy the attention of all those who wish FINE and GOOD G 0 O D S, at EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICES: N. B.—All those indebted to ns, mil mors than ever oblige ns by an early settlement. E. J. JOHNSTON & CO. Macon, January 2G, 1858. Of hr | tteded that of the rival by some eight hundred pounds. A bland visitor of those curiosi ies **ked after the general health of the “-’’at _ P, - Girlhow long had she been growing; low to the table—there was on one side of the tur nodi broader than long she was; and tbe like key a great big knife as big as a borne knife, innocent and natural questions, which were and afork with a trigger to it on the other side. * -^ m - - - 1 .. * *» wdh I falls to work, and in the first effort I gravy about two yards over the the shoulder, and his fangs on the neck of the four hours, therefore, the hill defences of the I ™ en appeared in uniform, and the ladies in iub .uuuiuu,» . o. “ . . I . . . . • - — I “ manteau de cour”—which means an evening city have been captured, Gough’; holds out, but this is a mere ■mmli’s "Pnrf vof Jnuniwi* uo wut i.uicu aiuun ,tu L>uiuii, - ?• dress, having a train attached to the waist; .* ( , ,. . and for the information of the more curious, I trol over him ; and terror (and drunkenness | hours or minutes more or less—the Magazine ¥ Certainly, madam,” says I, and I walks up “ T cl1 ’ ov , e fP°* ercd , the . . r ’ J .r _ a T I flnnkov that he did not attemot to escaDC bc- would add that I am told that it should be courteously and satisfactorily answered. At Well, I fah ngtlx he canoed tho climax of his laconic in-1 sloshed the tie tent, 1 "*' madam""may I riskY’—j not a man to back out for trifles, so I makes “Setdi ruth!” as Mr. K. N. Pepper would t ay, f Je endeavored to rise and follow the inq iis- 'lor, as , his friend, he retired toward fi ,e door of her tent; but a weight header I® au that which weighed dowii Giant Despair I wjd her in check, nnd the two unchristian "Hopefuls” managed to escape. The question Rosum, and puts for North Carolina. *m wrong and uunecesary. Knickerbocker. Brooks, you don’t blame me do you ?" donkey that he did not attempt to escape be yond the range of the chain to which the leop ard was attached, and thus drag himself away from the terrific embrace of his enemy, but | rolled over on t ao ground, the chetah still re taining his hold, and stillsucking his life-blood. The scene was not of long continuance; the poor donkey soon fell a victim to his temerity, or rather the cruel experiment that had been played upon him; indeed, every one was sor ry for the tragic denouement, but coaid in no way assist to prevent it, an enraged leopard possible sacrifice of life.” another effort, and the darned thing took a flight and lit igMrs. Lamar’s lap! Well, you •lor, as, Vith his friend, he retired towwd see, Brooks, then I was taken with a blindness,,- . a p]ea3ant to meddle with. J* door of her tent; but a weight hen-ier and^thcinext thmg I remonbw I After go?gin| himself with blood, he again tau that which weighed down Giant Despair I Aa/A a kicking. \\ e , } 3 , .. slunk away into his recumbent position, and Wld her in check, nnd the two__unchnsuan | think of navigating- Soapparently fell into a siesta after his dinner, ’ during which time his master managed, much to our astonishment, to muzzle and blind him, * wrong aud unnccesary, GeorgiaLadiecat Washington City. . The local editor of the Washington.States, 'a liis descriptions of a party lately given by I Postmaster General Brown, saya: “Georgians had r&son to be proud, for lhat noble Stato furnished tiro of the most noticed indies present. There was the quecn-Jike | ‘ , H*»l, from Madison, wearing a very bc- “ cherry colored silk, trimmed with| Religion and Hoops. A revival is going on in one of the Metho dist churches iu the north western part of Bal timore, and the attendance upon the religious exercises has been quite crowded. A few eve nings since, a young lady in an unusual ampli tude of crinoline entered the church. It was already full, and unable to obtain entrance to a pew she took a scat upon a chair in the aisle —her extraordinary circumference block.ngup the passage completely. Just after she had become seated in her position, a “brother wished to make his way up to the railing which Remarkable Circumstances. : -.- j,- | surrounds the pulpit, and around which the K ^ exWhirin" The iitlst P eait ^ are wont to klleel penetrated him away, tho animal exhibiting the utnmst £... pnn ^ p .:«n. • w A profninent citizen received this, intelli- docility. The powei*of tho natives over wild gcncc by letter from his wife,-now residing in New York State. On the night of the terri ble destruction of the Pacific Hotel, a little brother of Henry Rochester, living at home with his parents, near Avon, New ^ ork, awoke somo time after midnight, with scream- and tears, saying that the hotel in St. Louis animals and reptiles is certainly very surpris ing ; indeed, it seems to be almost fabulous; with religious convictions; but found not even the narrow way open for him. In brief in his efforts to pass, he smashed her hoop. There was a grand collapse, aud the fair one found herself with a damaged crinoline, shorn of her -vming clicrrv colored silk, trimmed intn I mg iUJU “'n — , selves, as I fancy they have not imp a", td it to tr ape, a Grecian bertha, and n head dress of on Are, and his brother Europeans, even in these days of knowledge ha* ,.1 i . mm • I . . J * P il. v a i n t AVI i3 A W O Q tl 1S . 11.1 ■ III .11111 11UI I 1 jq* but ’in what the secret consists by which they can tame the moat yettomous aerpoiita. and ro-. ba]looil likopropcrtfena. Tim lightning flaabod ss^’Snaissasu? j**!'! and coral, commanding tho homage due 10 beauty; winning Miss Louln C**r, of Mn- j° n ‘ wore a blue dress, which, by its simplici- L seemed almost a criticism on heavier toil- pies, and fascinated an artist friend by her *e*eliuc»a, ‘fresher than the morning rose, nen the dew wets its leaves.’ ” to death. So intense was his alarm and hor ror, that it was with considerable difficulty he could be quieted. On the following day at noon, the parents received a telegraphic dis patch from the city, confirming the little boy’s dream in every particular.—St. Louis Vcmo- nrat, March 2. A fire occurred in Newbern, N. C., on tbe 23d ult., in which two children of Thomas. J. Marshall, perished in the flames, and a third, and only remaining child ha3 since died from the effects of the fire. then upon the subject. The next day the of fending brother was astonished at receiving a bill for the payment of damages to the lady’s crinoline. In his embarrassment, lie showed it to another brother, who, with some obser vations not very complimentary to the lady, tore it up. But the injured damsei was per tinacious, and immediately warranted the hoop breaker for the amount she claimed. French The reception room was commodi ous, but nevertheless full, except the orbit left for the passage of the ladies. On a throne, raised perhaps three feet above the floor, stood the Empress, and one step below end on her left, the Emperor, the cabinet minsters, officers and ladies of the household, and the diplomatic corps, being disposed on each side of, and near, the throne. The ladies were introduced first, entering at the door nearest the Emperor. Two servants spread out the train of each lady, so as to display it in the bes^ manner, and while she was approaching, bername was announced quietly by a lino of attendants to the Empe ror, who repeated it to the Empress, which was accomplished by the time the person reached the place of salutation. This is far more agreeable than the mode pursued at the drawing rooms of Queen Victoria, where, in a quiet assembly, one is staitlcd by the loud announcement of his name. To pass alone over that long space in the reception room of the Tuilleries, and make the reverences which etiquette requires, was a severe ordeal; how ever, the ladies did not falter, but proved themselves quite equal to the occasion. Let a woman be decked in a handsome French toilet, costing, I will not venture to say how many francs, and a “ manteau de cour ” besides, and her courage and self-possession are immense. After the ladies came the gen tlemen, who, having also saluted their. Majes- | ties, passed into the next room. This cere- Napolcon III. A Southern gentleman, long a resident in Paris, and probably more familiar with the political world of France than any other A- mcrican, in writing to a friend in New York, makes some very interesting remarks upon the character of the present Emperor of the French which the l imes is permitted to pub lish: Constitutionally, Napoleon is as much of fatalist as a man can be, and events have con firmed his natural tendency. He will leave big rather than a great name in history, genius, in the true, however indefinite, sense of that word, he has yet given no proof. In civil matters, supposing his starting point and data to be good and sound, he has shown a rare judgment, perfect self-confidence; (complete iy amazing to Frenchmen in these latter years and a strong steady will. In military concerns, the mo3t fortunate feature of his lucky career was that which saved him from going to the Crimea. In mat ters of detail, strange to say, he is miserably deficient, as I am assured by M—, his leading minister daring the Prince Presidency. His forte lies in a few grandiose conceptions—great principles, as he would call them : Concentrate all power in Paris, keep the terminating knot or tie of concentration between his thumb and finger—hold the army well in hand—repay the first outbreak at compound interest, with out a chance of discount—castrate the press and extinguish the natural spirit of mau in all Frenchman, high and low, by a due infusion of the artificial spirit of the trades.—Ex. Row in Ringgold. We stop the press to announce the occur rence of an awful tragedy in our midst. Last night, just as the up evening passenger train was stopping at this place for supper, there occurred here a bloody conflict, in which a number of our citizens were engaged, on both sides, and in which knives, sticks, rocks, brick bats and pistols, were used profusely.- Sev eral persons were injured, some seriously. Among the latter, arc Thomas B. Wooten, (shot in the hip.) W. J. Whitsitt, (hit on the head with a rock or slung-shot,) and Wm. A Camp, (badly beaten.) The difficulty, we learn, originated among the “ drummers ” of our two Hotels. We have not been able to learn further particulars.—Ringgold (Ga.) Express. [The Atlantic Telegraph Company.— The expenditure of the company up to 31st of December last, had been about $1,500,000, leaving a balance in hand to meet all future engagements of nearly $250,000. The cost to be incurred for the manufacture of the new ca ble, and by next season’s operations, would make it necessary to raise an additional sum •by the issue of shares of £20 each, which was the chief object of the meeting of share holders called for the ISth inst. The amount guaranteed by the Government ofEnglaud aud the United States is $440,001) annually, equal ly divided between the two Governments. | PLANTATION HARDWARE, NATHAN WEED IMPORTER AND DEALER IN HARDWARE, Cutlery, Iron, Steel &c., O FFERS for sale oneof the largest and most com plete assortments of HABPWAnE over offered in this State comprising’ Bur Iron, Swedish, Common English and Refined of all sizes. IIORSB SHOE Nail Rods, Hoop, Band, Sheet Boiler, Oval, ] Oval, J Round ard Angle Iron. STEEL, Hammered PlowSteeH f.J 14 inch wide Cast, German, Spring and Blister Steel. IVAII.S, Cut. Wrought, Spikes, Brads Ac. PLOW Chains, Ilames, Lines, Wagon Chains. PLOWS for 1 and 2 horse, Snb Suil and others. IIOES, Sam. W. Collins, and Scovil’s Cast Steel, Brades’ Patent, llrades’ Georgia, Brades’ Grubbing, Bradley's Cast Steel Grub bing Hoes, nnd Mattocks CORN SHKIi I.EKS of all kinds 7 to 15 dollars. CORN MILLM, Iron and Steel, for hand or power. STRAW CIJTTKIS8, of the most approved kinds. BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS, Anvils, Bellows, Vises, Hammers Screw Plate3, Tongs Ac. CARPENTER’S TOOLS, Saws,'Planes, Au gers, 8qu ares. Chisels, Braces Sc Bits, Levels, Gua- ges Sc o. MASON’S TOOLS,Trowels. Sand Screens, Sec. CURRIER’S TOOLS of all kinds in use. GARDENING TOOLS, Hots, Bakes, Prun ing Saws, Knives, Scissors, Hedge Shears Ac. BUILDER’S HAMMERS, Locks. Hinges, Screws Ac., Ac. MICE SAWS, Mill Cranks, Mill Picks, Mill Saw Files, Mill Dogs, Stirrup Irons Ac. HOUSEKEEPING Hardware of all kinds. ^Planters and. Others Will find it to their interest to call and examino SWEDES IRON. Direct Importation. i flflfl FOUNDS Swedes Iron assorted, allsizes from i to 12inches,just re ceived per BARK HARLEQUIN from Stockholm, and Planters and others who wish to buy tho GENUINE ARTICLE in place of what is generally »oI<l as Swedes Iron, can now do so at greatly reduced prices. jan 46 NATHAN WEED, Macon, Ga. Tn Plantpyts MACON PRICES CURRENT —AT— Na WEED’S HARDWARE STORE. CUT NAILS, best Boonton make 3Jcts. SWEDES IRON assorted | to 12 inch, common sizes at — - Sets. BEST PLOW STEFL, aborted, all widths.31 to 14 inch at 7 cts. PLOW TRACES from 40 to 80 cts. per pair. TTyTT'17' Hoes of Scovil’s, VV JHijHi-LA Collin’s aud Brades Patent 6) to 7) dol lars dozen. CORN SH ELLERS 7 to 8 dol lars each, and all other Hardware equally low. , mar 9 Dividend No. 12. South-Western Rail Hoad Co., ? Macon, Ga., Feb. 11th, 1838. ^ T HE Board cf Directors have this day declared a Dividend of Four Dollars, (84 00) p-r share on the capital stock of the Company from tho earnings of the Road fcr the s’.x months en ding 3 st January. Payable on and after the 15th inst. Stockholders in Savannah will receive their divi dends at the Central Rail Road Rank. By order of the Board. JNO. T. BOIFEUILLEV, feb 19 lm Secretary A Treasurer. For Sale. rnwo new dwelling Hons*is lately finished, one X built of liriek and tho other of wood, pleasantly situated near the South Western Depot, and conve nt to the business part of the city. The lot lias an cellent well of water thereon aud all in good con dition. which will be sold cheap, or rented low, if not sold soon. For further particulars enquire of tho subscriber on the premises. jan 12 tf JOHN BOWMAN.