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THE STANDARD. WOLFORD, BENNETT & SMITH, EDITORS. OASSVILLE, GEO. THURSDAY^MORNING: NOVEMBER 1, 1855. * Take Special Notice. —We request our subscribers, living in the vicinity of Cass ville, and who wish to pay their subscrip tion in advance, to bring us bushels of Com, for which the market price will be paid, and placed to their credit on our books. We want some 60 or 70 bushels, and by doing this it will be an accommoda tion to us, and an easy way for you to pay your subscriptions. Bring us, say 1 barrel, each, and we will give as above stated.— Call at the Standard Office. Now is the Time! Those of our subscribers in this vicin ity desiring to pay their subscriptions for tbe ensuing year in Wood, will con fer a favor on tbe “ Printers” by sending a few loads forthwith. Remember!— tlove wood is the kind we’re after. On Wednesday evening the 24th of October, we bad a smart sprinkling of snow. The Cherokee Baptist Convention convened in this place on Friday last. - ■■■ - 000 Death of Z. G. Turner. We regret to learn of tbe death of Zachariali G. Turner, of this county. lie died at bis residence on Saturday last, of Typhoid Fever. Mr. T. was one of the candidates of the Democratic party for Representative at the last election. He was in every sense of the word an honest man, and a good citizen, and was universally esteem ed by all who knew him. His loss will bo severely felt in his immediate neigh borhood. Democratic Anti-Know No thing Convention. The Democratic Anti Know Nothing Convention, for the county of Cass, will convene in this place on next Tuesday. The object of the Convention is to select and place before the people, the names of suitable persons as candidates for coun ty officers, for the coming January elec tion. Let each militia district in Cass county be ably represented by three del egates, so that wise aud consistent se lections may be made. New Goods, for the Fall Trade. Those of our friends visiting Cassvilie intending to buy anything in the line of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, &c.., will please bear in mind that our friend Upshaw has on hand “some of those articles,” and thinks he can sell upon as reasonable terms as any merchant in this section of tho countiy. Call and examine the fashions and prices,—be s.des getting a peep at tbe “ pretties,” you can get a “ squint” at Ben, who you know, is “ punkins” in a “ bear-jig h t.” cos Don’t Neglect It! If you liavn’t had your picture taken yet, don’t fail to go at once to Mr. Priv ett and have it fixed up. Somebody wants it, we’ll warrant. If you havn’t got a sweet heart, it to your mother or sister : if youv’e none of them to give it to, keep it yourself. The time may come when your friends would give worlds for your counterfeit presentiment. “ Secure the shadow, ere the substance fades.” We refer our readers to the advertise ment of Lamar, Lowe, & Cos., in another column, aud bespeak for them a liberal patronage, such as they are in evory re spect worthy to receive. We are per sonally acquainted with two of the firm and know them to be gentlemen in the strictest sense of the word—upright in their dealings, and attentive to business. Can you ask more ? If not, lot the peo ple of Cherokee Georgia and elsewhere, having produce to sell, consign it to Messrs. Lamar, Lowe & Cos., Atlanta, Ga., and try them and prove them and you will find them to be just such men as we ropresent them. And, by-tbe-by, no doubt there are some persons in Cass county wanting to treat themselves to s* new suit of clothes. Well just let us tell you where you can find them, for we saw them there no longer ago than last Saturday evening, Mud they are right cheap, too, we tho’t, —at Messrs. W. <fe J. N. Byers, Carters > iPe, Ga. And they also have on hand 1 >ry Goods of all kinds and Groceries, m iiich they will sell on the same terms. <>ivo them a trial. See advertisement in another column. Interesting Correspondence- Letter from New York. 80 Maiden Lane, New York, ) Oct. 24, 1855. j Mess. Bennett & Smith : Dear Sirs —l shall feel much pleasure in giving you a contract for twelve months for the insertion of the advertisements of my Pills and Ointment, (of the usual length,) weekly, with cuts for headings, to bo inserted on the second or third page, the two forms to be alternated weekly, and anew special notice to ap pear every week, tog( thor with an edi torial once a month in your weekly, of fifty lines in length, leaded, and to be a mong your readable matter, and not near the columns containing the notices or advertisements. These editorials will bear the endorsement of some of the best New York city papers, and be written in a style tending to diffuse a general spirit for advertising among most classes. I have already expended very large sums for advertising i: y medicines in this country, and intend continuing to do so on a scale far beyond what has been attempted by other advertisers. I think that under the circumstances, you will not object to the editorials, but rather feel disposed to give me this assistance ; it is a favor I shall only require for the next twelve months, to enable me to es tablish my business here on a firm and extensive footing: after that period they will be dispensed with, the notices and advertisements alone appearing. For what I have above specified lean only pay S2O for the twelve months. If my offer be accepted, you will be paid three months in advance on the receipt of your first two papers ; a copy of everv issue, containing my advertisements, <fcc., according to contract, must he sent here (post-paid); to be re-mailed (when exam ined,) to my news-room in London, and filed there, where they will be perused, free of charge, by a great portion of the commercial community of that city, and by strangers and visitors from all parts. If my offer be accepted let me know, and I will send on the new matter; the con tract to date from the first insertion of the same. Trusting the above terms will meet your approbation, and awaiting your reply, I remain, dear sirs, yours, respect fully, THOMAS HOLLOWAY. Standard Office, Cassville, Ga., ) October 30tli, 1855. j To Prof. Thomas Holloway: Dear Sir, —We take this method to answer your favor of the 24th inst., and respectfully ask to be excused for not ac cepting your ofi’er for advertising, for several reasons. The ad vs. of your Pills and Ointment are equal to a column, which is worth $40.00; the “ special no tices” alone amount to $52.00 a-year; tho “editorial notices” which you ap pear to have on hand, manufactured to order, would amount to $48.00; a copy of the paper, which you would expect, is worth s2.oo—making on the whole the respectable sum of $142.00 —and for that vast amount of labor you propose to pay the enormous sum of T-W-E-N ----T—Y D—O—L—L-A-R-S! Again, you go so far ns to mention the page of the paper upon which you would require your advs. to appear —but we should take the privilege to keep them just where we pleased, and on some occasions, when we were pressed for room, might leave them out altogether. But here’s an idea that “ removes the dilapidated linen from the shrubbery”—not feeling satisfied in wishing us to do your work for considerably less than nothing, you expect a copy of the paper furnished free of postage! Guess on the whole, Professor, we can’t, trade—your offer is not accepted —and you need not send on the “ new matter.” Very respectfully, your ob’t. seiv’ts., BENNETT A SMITH, Publishers A Proprietors Standard. State Road.— The income for Sep tember is, for Freights, $58,558 ; Pas sengers, $17,114; Mail, $1,895. Total, $77,5/8. Increase over September, 1854, $36,242. ■—c or. The Democracy of Georgia. Tho victories of the Democratic party in th* South nlmost lose their importance from the fact that every well informed politicians expected them Since Know Nothingism was utterly routed in Virginia nobody looked fur any otiier result in the other Southern States, which have olmost always hitherto been Democratic. The rout in Georgia has been complete. The National Democracy hns swept the Empire State of the South ” The National Democracy of New York, whose encounter with its Free Soil, dark lantern enontios, ensues within one month hence, send greeting their congratulations to their brethren of Georgia upon this glo rious victory. For it is not many months siuce we of New York received from Georgia the following frank and generous symbol of recognition mid fellowship: Resolved , That in the National Democratio party of the North alone have been found those patriotic men who have thus Btood by the rights of the South, and judging thefu ture by the past, that party is tho only or ganization at the North that now exists or can be formed with which tho South can con •istently 00-operato. Milton S. Latham has finally accepted tho San Francisco Colleetorsbip. Ho! for Kansas. Much interest is manifested by the people of Middle and South- Y estern Georgia, in getting up Societies to aid in sending emmigrants from this State to the Territory of Kansas. Notwith standing the hard-fought battle which existed during the last session of Con gress, between the true and patriotic men both North and South, who favored our peculiar institution of slavery, and black hearted Northern Abolitionists, for the passage of the Nebraska-Kansas Bill, their actions prove them to be intent on using every device to admit Kan sas into the Union as a free State, over the heads of Southern people. And, if we fold our arms and sit down upon the stool of do-nothing, they will do it, at the next session of Congress. Now, there is but one alternative— and that is for the people of Georgia to awake from their slumber and go to work—form Emigrant Aid Societiesj throughout our State, and open your hearts and purses to assist in defraying the expenses of those of our Southern people, friendly to our system of slavery, who would go to that country provided they had the means to carry them. Let the people of the slave States and slave holders look well to their interests in time to check the evil. We are truly proud to see that the enterprising citi zens of Columbus, and of Middle Geor gia are moving in this important mat ter. We hope that their efforts will prove successful, and that it will stimu late the people of Cherokee Georgia to imitate their example. Below we give an extract from a let ter written to the editors of the Atlanta Examiner , by a subscriber at Waverly, in the State of Missouri: “ Again (says the writer) wake your people up to the importance of sending some permanent settlers to Kansas.— Missouri calls upon every Southern State to aid her. I have just returned from a tour through that Territory, and have taken considerable pains to ascertain the state of affairs there. The result of my observation is, a confident belief that the Freesoilers have a majority in Kansas. The pro-slavery vote will not stand the test, for the South is not arousing itself to that interest, while its enemies from the North and East are organizing and increasing their forces daily. Call upon your wealthy planters and farmers, and all who are able to do so, to organize and settle in Kansas some of your poor, but adventurous and enterprising young and middle-aged men. Kansas, be as sured, is a fat land. Leavenworth city, just eight months old, has 1500 inhab itants, with a majority of freesoilers.— Will the South suffer this? Will not vour noble State—will not Georgia, the Empire State —aid to change that ma jority ? Will she suffer her border sis ter, Missouri, to fight the great battle alone.” To which the the Examiner replies thus: “ The foregoing appeal we trust will not be resisted anywhere in the South, but particularly in Georgia. In Colum bus, we are proud to see that a meeting was to be held there on the 25th ult., to organize a Kansas Emigrant Aid So ciety for tbe county of Muscogee. Can we not organize one for Fulton ? We know several persons who design emi grating to Kansas from this county, ear ly in January. There are others who would gladly go, but require aid. Let us wake up to this matter, for in it is involved a principle dear to every South ern heart, and deeply affecting all our interests! What say the people of Ful ton ?” We repeat, that in all probabilliy Kan sas will apply to our next Congress for admission into the Union. If such be the case, we have two things to fear: Ist, If the freesoilers have a majority in the House of Representatives, we have reasons for apprehending that laying a sideall regard for law or order, they will admit Ilceder as a delegate from Kansas, to the exclusion of the legally elected member. This, all will ccncede would be an outrage upon the rights and inter ests of Southern slaveholders; yet such depredations the freesoilers and abolition ists of tho North are continually seeking to commit. And, 2ndly, we have cause to apprehend that thero are already a majority of freesoilers in that Territory. Nevertheless they failed to exercise the advantage of their majority in the for mer election of Whitfied, (whioh was afterward protested and another election ordered,) this should not effect the claims of the rival delegates before the House ; yet if we are to judge from tho votes cast in the election beforo the people, tho pro-slavery party is certainly in tho mi nority ; for Whitfield’s vote, in the for mer election was 2,508, while Reeder’s, in tho last election, from latest accounts, will be over 3,000. But, bo this as it may, the pro-slavery party is not so se cure as wo could wish it to be, and now is tho time for the South to put forth her energies to secure that Territory. Wo will now say something of tho inducements offered to persons wishing to emigrate to anew country. And in this respect, perhaps no Territory of fers greater. We have our information from a gentleman, who formerly resided near the Indian Springs, Butts county, Georgia, and who emigrated to that Territory, we think, some twelve or eighteen months ago, and has lately re turned to Georgia for the purpose of get ting up companies to emmigrate to that i delightful country. Mr. Cargyle savs : “ When I say that th e whole country is rich, I am aware j many will not appreciate the meaning of this common expression as applica-! ble to the extent of its fertility. The soil 1 all over the limits I have mentioned, | will average three and a half feet of the most productive lime soil. It will pro- j duce 58 bushels of corn, or 20 bushels of wheat—and such of it as is adapted ! to the culture, one thousand pounds of! hemp to the acre. * * It is worth $5 | per hundred. One good hand can tend ten acres, and as much corn, wheat, oats, and hay, as if he had no hemp to take care of, which, independent of the other crops, will pay his time, besides all ex penses, will make the profits on the la bor of one hand five hundred dollars per year. lam aware that this statement will be doubted. I questioned it myself when I first heard it, and before I had an’opportunity of seeing it demonstrated- A brief explanation will render it plain and satisfactory. Hemp is sown in the spring—it requires no attention till Au gust, when it is cut and passes through the subsequent process, not necassary here to be named. Thus, it will be per ceived, between the time of sowing and cutting the hemp, full crops of corn, d’ e., may be cultivated and boused. An es timate of the value of these rich lands, and of labor upon them, may readily be perceived, when it is shown that a good strong negro man will hire on these hemp farms for two hundred and fifty dollars per year, and such a negro will sell for from SI3OO to $1500.” We will say further that land is very cheap, and can be bought for a trifle. Mr. Cargyle speaks of the climate as being very delightful—as being free from local cause for disease.- The water is pure, cool and delightfully pleasant to the taste, and abundant and easily pro cured, both from springs and wells. He further savs, in an agricultural point of view, Kansas proposes advanta ges and inducements greater than any co intry West of the Mississippi. All that can make life pleasant, and fortune abun dant is there to he found, if beauty of country, fertility of soil, excellence of climate, and purity of water, aie pro moters of wealth, comfort, health and happiness. Finally, the Augusta Constitutional ist tells us the way to go, expense of the trip, Ac., which, we think is quite rea sonable, and any person desiring toem migrate to anew country 7 , cannot go a safer route at a cheaper rate. “Go lo Nashville by railroad, thence down Cumberland by steamboat to the mouth of Ohio river, from thence up the Mississippi to St. Louis, thence up the Missouri to Kansas City, change of boats probable, at the mouth of the Ohio, and again at St. Louis. The trip is made in about ten days—expenses, cabin pas sage about S4O from Atlanta, ou deck about $25.” Now may we ask the question, what say you, jeople of Cass? The January Elections. The Augusta Constitutionalist thus ex presses our own views. Let tbe friends of civil and religious liberty look to these things in time .* . From appearances, in different sections of the State, wo are satisfied that the Know Nothing party intend to mako a vigorous effort to restore their lost power and influ ence in the result of tho October elections, by renewed efforts to elect their county of ficers, all over the State in January. We give warning to our Anti Know Nothing friends in time, and urge them to renewed diligeuce in the coining contest. Our tri umph in October last is not enough, we must complete the work in January. W’e must stand firmly by those friends who stood by us then. The sworn cohorts of Know Noth ingism will go in solid phaluux for their meu, let us imitate their example, and sup port our men.” The citizens of Cass county, opposed to Know Nothiiigism, should, with one accord, unite heart and hand in effecting another and if possible sorer defeat ou the first Mon day in January next, than the K. N’s met with on the first Monday in October last. After repeated responses from Southern sister States of the overthrow and downfall of poor Samuel’s’ bulwarks or fortifica tions, and putting their troops to flight, in a confused and distracted condition, and ex posing their aims and objocts, the Democra cy of Goorgia, and particularly of Cass coun ty , feeling pretty safe, to some extent cens ed their wurfaro—or rather slackened their exertions, while Sam’s friends wero on tho alert. At the midnight hour they were ea gerly communing together, in secret, and devising ways and means to accomplish their designs, and come out victors over their opponents in the end ; and this they did do to some extent in several counties. And numbered among them was unfortunately Cass county, Let this not bo tho case with respect to county officers in the coming Jan uary elections. But lot th* Democracy of Casa send up their delegates from oaoh mil itia district, to the Convention to bo held in this place, on our, next sheriff’s sale day (next Tuesday) and nominate for county of ficers suh men as will faithfully execute the laws of our country. Come in the spir it and with the determination to renew your efforts for tiie furtheranco of the Democratic cause in this county. ■ Democratic Meeting. According to previous notice a portion of the Democratic party assembled in the Court House in d'assville, on Saturday last, to ap point three delegates to represent this dis trict in the Convention to be held in this place on the first Tuesday in November, (next Tuesday) to nominate candidates for county officers, for the coming January elections. On motion of T. A. Burke, Esq., Col. Wm. S. Thomas was called to the Chair, and Samuel 11. Smith requested to act as Secre tary. On motion, a committee of three, consist ing of M. McMurray, E M. Price, and B. F. Bennett, was appointed to suggest the uames of three suitable persons to represent this militia district as delegates in the Con vention to be held in this place as aforesaid. The committee retired and after a short absence returned and reported the names of M. A. Crawford, Wm. S Thomas, and Lem uel Dillard. The report was received and unanimously adopted. On motion, it was Resolved , That the pro ceedings of this meeting be published in the Standard, and that the meeting adjourn. WM. S. THOMAS, Chairman. Samuel 11. Smith, Sec'ry. Democratic Meeting in Adairsville. Oct. 26th, 1855. A portion of the Democratic and Anti- Know Nothing party of the 15th District met in Adairsville, for the purpose of ap pointing delegates to the Convention to be 1 held in C'assville on the first Tuesday in November next, to nominate suitable candidates for county officers. On motion, G. C. Goldson was called to the chair, and It. J. Bartholomew requested to act as Secretary, On motion of 0. D Anderson, a committee of five were appointed to select delegates, viz: W. C. Johnson, D. 11. Farmer, Pi. W. Slawter, John Biddey, and O. D. Anderson. The committee retired for a few moments and returned and reported the following names as delegates : John C. Aycock, Wm. Johnson, and It. J. Bartholomew. On motion of O. D. Anderson, power was it vested to fill vacancies, if any of the above should fail to attend Onmotion.it was ordered that the pro ceedings of this meeting be published in the Standard. On motion, the meeting ad journed. G. C. GOLDSON, Chairman. It. J. Bartholomew, Sec’ry. Condition of the Churches in the Uni ted States- At a recent conference of the Evangelical Alliance in Paris, Dr. Baird, author of Religion in America,” submitted a report upon the state and progress of Religion in America, of which we avail ourselve to col lect statistics of the present condition of the diferent churches in this country. Accord ing to the report, The Protestant Episcopal Church numbers at this time 33 dioceses, 38 bishops, 1,714 clergy, and 105,350 communicants. 2. Congregational Denomination— -2,449 churches, 1,848 pastors, 479 ministers | without charge, and 207 608 members.’ 3. The Baptist Church. Regular or associated Baptists, 500 associations, 10.131 churches, 6,175 ministers, and 808.754 mem bers. If we include all other kinds of Bap tists, the entire number known under that name will be 15,131 churches, 8,525 minis ters, and 1,075,754 members. 4. Presbyterian Churches. —Of the Church proper there are 2 general assemblies, 52 synods, 254 Presbyteries, 3,770 ministers, 4.035 churches, and 368,433 members. In cluding all other branches, 4 general assem blies, 79 Bynoils, 417 presbyteries, 5,889 min isters, and 680.021 members. 5. Methodist Churches.— Risk- E/d- Min- Mem ops. crs. isters. bers Metli. Epis. Church, 7 235 4,579 783,358 Meth Epis Ch South, 7 131 1,672 579,525 Unit Breth in Christ, 4 1 250 67.000 Evangel. Association, 2 195 21,076 African Met Epis Ch, 3 300 21,237 African M E Zion Ch, 2 155 6,203 Metli Protestant Ch., 916 70,015 Wesley Met Conu’x'n, 310 23,000 Prim Methodist Chur. 12 1,100 25 464 8,389 1,662,517 G. Lutheran Church.—l general syn od, 23 district synods, 980 ministers, 2,000 congregations, and 190,000 communicants. 7. Moravians. — 1 Bishop, 23 churches, 2S ministers, and about 5,000 communicants. 8. Menonists. isters, and 30,000 members. 9. WINEBRENNERIANS. preachers, 168 churches, and 17.500 mem bers. 10. Orthodox Friends.—The census of 1850 states that their places of worship were valued at $1,713,707, church accommodation 287,073. 11. Unitarians —26ocongregations, 260 ministers, and 35 000 member?/ 12. Swedenborgians. -45 Churcheß, 33 ministers, and 3,000 members. 13. Christians. —600 preachers, and 25,000 mombers. 14. Uni verbalists. —828 churches, 640 ministers, and 50,000 members. 15. Homan Catholics. —7 archbishops, 33 bishops, 1,704 priests, 1524 churches. — Archbishop Hughes says there arc 3,500,000 Roman Catholics in the Unitod States. Dr. Baird thinks the number of communicants can hardly exceed 12 to 14 hundrod thou sand. 16. Jews.—Tho Jewish synagogues wero estimated in 1850 to hold 19,588 persons, nud valued at $415,000. The Albany Argus aftor alluding to tho domooratio party as tho only true oonserva tivo constitutional party of the oouutry adds with much force: nit is evident that tho great struggle of next year will bo botwcon nationality and sectionalism—patriotism and treason— our country and its enemies. Honest and discerning men oan sec tho ooming issue must choose tho side upon whioh they will enlist. The Post Office at Bailey’s Mills, Gordon county, Ga., has been discontinued. Thore are now 069 students in the different departments of Harvard Uni versity, Later from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE C Columbia, Oct 24. The steamer Africa has arrived, with la ter European dates. Cotton Market. Cotton. —The market is irregular, and has declined l-4d. to 3 Bd. for fair Up lands and lower grades. Sales for the week | thirty-one thousand bales, including five thousand bales to speculators and for ex port. Fair Orleans is quoted at 6 l-2d ; Middling, 5 5-Bd.; Fair Mobile 0 1-4.; Mid dling 5 7-l Gd.; Fair Uplands 6d.; Middling 6 3-Bd. Flour.—Prices have advanced Is. Can al Flour is quoted at 41s ; Baltimore 43s Gd; | Ohio 44s Gd. WHEAT and CORN Wheat lias advanc ed 3d. White is now quoted at 12s 8d ; red 12s. White corn is quoted at 40s ; yellow ■ 40s Gd. The market is active and unchang ed. The Provision market is firm In Manchester, advances are unfavorable. Money Market- The Money market is tighter. Consols are now quoted at 87 1-2. News from the Seat of War- The Allies are active on the Danube— Kars still holds out against the efforts of the besiegers. All is quiet in and around Sevastopol, ex cept a few stray shots from the Russian bat teries. A slight engagement took place near Ker- ! tsch in which the allies gained a slight ad- j vantage. The allies are threatening Perekop. The bombardment of Odessa by the fleet of the allies, is expected soon. Later per Africa- Columbia, Oct. 24, p m. The papers by the Africa say the Rus sians have withdrawn from the North side of Sevastopol towards Belbec —only a few be ings left in the forts. The Czar is at Nicolaeff, attending a council of war. The French General is concentrating his troops and munitions of war at Sillistria An Austrian circular says, though Prus sia is at liberty to act as mediator, the pre sent is not a proper time—that the Western powers must follow up tho advantages gain ed, and not treat with Russians until she is expelled from tbe Crimea. The Russians and Turks have had an en gagement, in Asia, and the latter lost four hundred killed. Alii Pascha was tuken prisoner. The garrison at Kars was reduced to great extremity, for want of provisions. O mar Pasha is advancing to raise the siege. In the Baltic, nineteen merchantmen were captured by the fleet of the allies. Denmark has invited all maritime pow ers, including the United States, to a Con gress, to be held at Copenhaven, to settle the question concerning the sound dues. The Ministry of Greece resigned, and a new Ministry lias been formed. Additional Foreign News. The steamer Africa brings a few ad ditional items, tu what has already been published. Odessa was expected to be immediate ! ly bombarded by the Allied lleet, which was before its walls. Nine thousand five hundred of the al lies were employed daily in making a road from Balaklava to the camp. It is said that the sunken Russian ships can be raised without difficulty, as the Russians closed them in every part but one, and attached hose to the hulls, so that the water can be pumped out when required. The fleet before Odessa consists of eight ships of the line, twenty-seven steamers and one other vessel. For the last three weeks of the siege of Sebastopol, the Russians lost thirty two thousand men, irrespective of dis ease. Her Majesty’s ships London, Rodney, j Albion, Leander and Wasp, have re i ceived orders to proceed, under the com mand of Admiral Stafford, to the coast of Italy. Georgia News Items. Rev. C. M. Irwin, of Madison, lias been called to the pastorate of tho 2nd Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. The Cherokee Geergian runs to its head the name of Daniel S. Dickinson, ns its can didate for the Pnesidencv. and Charles J. Jeukins of Georgia for Vice Presidency, The exercises of Franklin College, the institution of the State, commenced on Mon day the Bth ult., with the most flattering prospects. The Fall Term of tho Wesleyan Female College, at Macon, commenced on the Ist ult. The vacancy occasioned by the resig nation of Professor Bonnell has been filled by Professor Stanley, of Alabama. Tbe Albany Standard has changed hands. F. A. Duval, Esq , having sold his interest to E. T. Jones, Esq. The Republican Union. C'edar Town, Polk county, has passed into the bands of its for mer proprietor, Mr Cothrun. At tho late mooting in Macon, no action was taken in reference to consolidating the Musoogoc and South western Rail Road. Tho recent rains as wo notice from Colum bus Atlanta, Millodgeville, aud other papers, must have been general. In Atlanta, preparations aro going on to havo a lively time at tho approaching Races, on the 6th of November. Titos. Telfair Long, Senator elect from Glynn gives tho report, that he is a Know Nothing,a flat and unequivocal contradiction through tho Maoou Telegraph At tho fall term of the Superior Court of Fulton county, which adjourned on tho 19th inst., the sentence of death was passed by judgo Bull, upon Can Costly—day of exe cution, Friday, 16th December. Splendid Premiums for Wheat. The undersigned will gi T e premiums for wheat shipped to Etowah mills and weighed and Judged by his miller at the mills, for the crop of 1856, as follows, to wits Ist. For the best and largest crop grown by one farmer, of Cooper Wheat, a Silver Pitcher worth S6O. 2d. For the best and largest crop, grown by one farmer of Walker Wheat, a silver pitcher worth SSO 3rd. For 500 bushels of white wheat other than Cooper wheat adjudged to be better for the mill and farmer, in this country than the Cooper wheat, a silver pitcher worth S6O. 4th, For any variety of Red Wheat, ad judged better than it’is for the farmer and mill a silver pitcher worth SSO. 6th. For tbe best SCO bus., Cooper Wheat, by a farmer whose crop does not exceed COO bush., a silver pitcher worth $25. 7th. For the best 200 bus,, Cooper Wheat by a farmer whose crop does not exceed 250 bus., a silver goblet worth sls. Bth. For the best 200 bus., Walker Wheat, by a fanner whose crop does not exceed 250 bus., a silver goblet worth sls. 9th. For the best 2 bus., Cooper Wheat, a silver cup worth $lO. 10th. For the best 2 bus., Walker Wheat a silver cup worth $lO. The wheat shipped, will be paid for at the highest price of the market, ana shipper allowed to choose his time of price payment to Ist day of October 1856. A bill and R. R. receipt must accompany each shipment. The weight per bushel, good order and purity of the grain, will be the criterion as well as its adaptation to milling and farming purposes. A statment of tbe mode of cultivation and time of seeding and barvesing will accompany the loss of wheat. The premiums will be awarded and deliver ed at Etowah Geo ,on the first Tuesday in October 1856. M A COOPER, octoter; 11, 1855- Georgia School Masters. —lt is a somewhat singular fact, that two of the prominent Free Soil Members of the United States Senate in early life taught school in this State, viz ; Lyman Trumbull, of Illi nois, and William 11. Seward, of New York. They did not remain loßg in our midst, oth erwise the epuntry might have escaped the curse of two such arch agitators, and the South the annoyance of their denunciations. Both of them belong now to the Third Class of Senators, whose terms expire in 1861, and one of them (Wm. 11. Seward) is the most prominent candidate for the Presidential nomination of the Fusion Party of the North. Trumbull taught school in Meriwether, and Seward in Putnam county in this State Journal Sf Messenger. Miscellaneous Nows ’ Items. Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, of Alabama, is going to lecture to the Abolitionists in Bos ton. There are one thousand cases awaiting triai before the Criminal court at New Or j leans. An extra session of the Alabama Lcgisla ; ture, is to comm uce on the 12th of this month. | Speculations on tbe Presidency are becom i ing rife at Washington. The result of the recent election is regarded us gre-tiy ad vancing Mr. Buchanan's chances for the Democratic nomination. The Madison (Indiana) Banner says every body in that region is engaged in building corn cribs. The like of the crops in Indiana and Kentucky was never seen before. Tbe farmers have their hands full. The returns from Indiana indicat* a Dem ocratic majority of from 10,000 to 15,000. 5 They have carried every county beard from with three exceptions. A wedding recently came oft’ in Mem phis Tenn., which was the ninth occasion i on which the bride had been made happy by matrimony. For Liberia.— Thirty-one negroes in charge of Mr. Joseph McCulley, passed through this city yesterday evening en route for Liberia. They left on the 6 o,clock train for Augusta, with a view to reaching Balti moro in time to embark on the Ist November We learn they are from Tennessee and were emancipated by a Widow lady.— Atlanta Rep. !f Bis. Oct. 26. The next Denftcratic National Convention will be held at Cincinnati, Ohio in, 1856, Louisville Democratic. The Democratic National Convention meet at Cincinnati as stated but the time of its meeting is to bo determined by the Central National Committee. The time is not yet fix* j ed. The Kingston (Tenn.) Eagle hoisted the name of Stephen A. Douglas for President, ! and A. O. P Nicholson for Vice President. We give below the official vote of Alabama, at th* election in August last for Governor : Winston 43,658 Shortridgo 32,162 Wiston’s majority 11,496 Mr. Solomons, the Mayor elect of London is of the Hebrew faith. A violent Know-Nothing of Athens, in speaking of the Southern elections svid — •t There aro two things I am and have ever been opposed to —the Democracy and the Devil ‘ and went on to say that nthe Demo cracy had rather go: h n down this timo.” A democrat friend stauding by said *if you continue on with Sam, your other ene |my the Devil will soon have you in the same fix.”— Southern Banner. A Mistake.— The American party evi dently made one mistake in selecting their candidate for Governor. Instead of selec ting a inoral and honest man, they should have taken the most corrupt villain to b* found.— Atlanta Republican. Adackly ! The author of the above par agraph, for instance. We think he comes nearer coming up to tho requisitions specifi ed, tha\ any man we wot of .--Buena Vista Advocate. The Governor of Virginia, the view of tho fact that the hand of death has been nearly stayed in two stricken cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, has issued his proclama tion recommending that the 15th of Novem ber next, be observed in that state as a day of thanksgiving, humiliation and pray er.