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_ COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1855
Judge* ol the Court of Claims.
We learn fr< m the Union of the 7th inst., that Joseph
Henry Lumpkin of the Supreme Court of Georgia, and
not John 11. Lumpkin, of Cherokee, haa received the
appointnient of Commissioner of the Court of Claims
The other Commissioners are Isaac Black fold, of fndi
anna, and Judge Gilchrist, of New Hampshire. These
appointments were made after consultation the with
Judges of the Supreme Court of the U. States. Jugde
Lumpkin is a Whig; Gilchrist and Blackford ate
Democrats. In sharing these honors with his political )
opponents, the President has shown a commtndable
liberality, and his course will be approved by all fair
and dispassionate men. In organizing a court of this
character, care should be taken to lommend it to the
confidence of the public, n<>t only by the selection ol
able and impartial in n, but by giving <ach stetion of
the country and every great patty dens on a represen
tative ; otherwise the dtcisioi.s of tire Court w.ll not
command the respect of Congress and the Country, and
thus fail to accompl s'i the end of its estab’ishinent.
As this Court is at present oigan zed, the North, the
South and the West, and the W'fiigs and the Demo
crais, w,Il all have a voice in its decisions.
We know but little about Gilchrist and Blackford ;
but presume they are competent men. Judg Lumpkin
is a man of decided ability and lofty character. He
has a ways been classed as a Whig, but in the fierce
conicat of 1850 he was a bold and uncomprom zing ad
voeate of Southern Rights
It is understood that Judge Lumpkin will accept the
appointment. This Will make a vacancy in the Supreme
Couit of Georgia, and the duty of fiilmg it will devolve
upon Governor Johnson.
At the organization of the Supreme Court of G. orgia,
it w; s agreed to devide the honors of the C >urt between
the two great political parties This p liey has been
adhered to up to the pr*sent t me. We should regret
to ■ c it d< partt-d from, now, when disappointed m m
are stiiving to excite popular pnjudice against the
Court. W T e, therefore, sugg* st that a Whig be elevated
to the vacant seat of Judge Lumpkin. Mr. .Jenkins
would be our choice, but as he is spoken of as the can
didate ol the Whig purty for Governor, it might be
invidious to tender to him the inferior honor of a judge
•hip. .Judge Berrien would honor the position ;so
would William Law. of Savannah, Andrew .J. Miller,
of Augusta, Iverson L Harris, of M.lledgeville. E. A.
Net-bit or B. Hill, of Macon, Hints Ilolt or William
D >ugherty, of Columbus. Out of this catalogue of dis
tinguished men and able Lawyers, the Governor can
select tome man in whose hands the lives an 1 lil© ties
of the people would be safe
George Law and the Presidency.
We have read with some care the reply o.’ Georpe
Law to the members of the Pennsylvania Legislator*,
but aie unable to make much out of it. There are a
great many words and a very few ideas n t'ie manifesto.
After diltigent search we collect the folh.wi ig points :
Ist. That old party issues are dead, i.ud the men are
dead who maintained them; that we are at the close
of one revolutionary cycle and at the b< yii niiig of anoth
er ; and that the people of this country ar..- preparing
for a change and a reorganization if il.e present ele
ments of republican Government.
2d. That sectional agitation is the weak po'nt ®f tl e
Union, and invites the interfereiue of our enemies
abroad.
3d. That our system of indirect taxation is most im
perfect and must be so changed as to promote the into
rest of the whole country.
4th. Our land system is also defective and roust be
changed.
sth. Our foreign policy also “demands in an erne
nent degree the attention of the highest intellect of the
country.”
6ih. That “all religions and all sects of Christiana are
alike protected under the seges of the American con
stitution, but wlnh the highest clergy’ of any sect
attempts to monopolize the political power of their flocks
or the pecuniary means of their congregations, it is
time for the people of the country to take warning.”
Perhaps the initiated may know what the old “mus
Jteteer’’ is anting at. We are complexly in the dark
as to the qu m-ido by which he will attempt to eft’ et
his reform, except that he relies upon the Know Noth
ings ‘‘to burst the mmacks with which noble intellects
and free minds are bound;' 1 and anticipates that “the
new revolution will end in as glorious a triumph as that
•et in inotiofc by the 1)> duration of Independence itself.”
Our private opinion is that George Law is making
a tool of himself. No man whose “attention to politics”
has been limit* and “to putting quietly his vote into the
ballot box/’ as he says his has been, is fit to preside
over the a flairs of this gieat people.
Creation anil the Deluge.
This celebrated Pai orama is a successful attempt to
delineate upon canvas the grandest events in human
destiny, commencing with the creation and ending with
the deluge. It opens with a rep*eat ntation of Chaos,
and is followed by the creation of the separation
of land and water, various views of Eden, the txpulsiou
from Paradise, the death of Abel, Noah preaching to
the Anitdclfivians, the marriage of the sons of God
with the daugthers of men, the city of Enoch on the
ni.ht prececditig the deluge, the opening of the w indow s
of heav* u, the breaking up of the fountains of the great
d*ep, various scenes of the flood, the subsidence of the
waters, and eonoiudts with a ternpie of the mermaids
In many instants the power of the artist’s pencil
fails to reach the height of his great and sign ; but, as a
whole, it is equal to any Panorama that has ever been
exhibited in Columbus. Many of the pictures are sur
passingly beautiful, others are awfully sub!.me, and tin
temple of the mermaids is a* bright and beautiful as il
it were constructed of precious atones.
The enjoyment of the entertainment is somewhat
marred by the loud and boisterous oration which ac
companies it.. The painting explains itself ani need*-
no interpreter to point out its bt-auiies, or its moral.
But if any is dtemed necessary, we would prefi-r a
simple r* citation of the paspagrs of scripture which th*
painting ja intended to illustrate, with an occasional
line from Miltcn.
An ordinary mortal may not hope to excel! the sacred
pa{.e in delineation or to add to the music of him who
in shadiirt ccvert bid, sung datkling. ‘J his hy tb*
way, W e most hesrtily commend this splendid Panora
rna to pubHo patronage. It is ah American wotk.
Wooden Clock Statistics. —Connecticut is ea'ied the
“land ot wot den clocks,” trom the tact that she is more
extent vely enpag* and in the manufacture ot o ocke than any
oilier Mate in theeountry. She has $1,000,000 invested,
employs J,27d workmen,and maLufaautes'94,ooo docks
cavil \. ar.
Far! of the Ostcnd Conference Papers.
The President has communicated to Congress a part j
of the Ostend conference papers. The joint letter of Min j
isters Bochauan, Mason and Soule to the Secretary of i
State has been publish* and. They ad vise the purchase t
of Cuba by the United States ; and set forth succinctly j.
the reasons why the sale would be beneficial to Spaim j
and advantageous to the United S'ates. They very j?
considerately forbear t > express any opinion upon \
imbrogl o existing between the t*o governments, or to.
point out what course the Government of the United
States ought to pursue in the event Spain reluses to.
sell the Island, but very clearly indicate that if the-
Cubans rebel against Spain and declare their indt-pen
dtnee, that no power on earth can prevent the pcopl*-
of the United States from taking part in the struggle 5
and that if Spain should attempt to Africanize the Island,
the government of the United States will be justified
: n wrenching it from the Spanish crown. It further
appears from this Ltter that the Oatend conference was
called at the instance of the President.
Parting Scene in the Senate—Gen. Shields.
Tite parting scene in the Senate at the adjournment
m Sunday noon, was touching in the extreme, and
many an eye was gl .ssed over with emotion in making
the farewell. General Shields was the object of espe
cia! attention, and his manly hand received the farewell
grasp with a warmth that showed sincerity from all his
tale associates ; even the pages and clerks claimed their
right to a good bye, and the black runner boy to the
Senate, I*ft the chamber with tie wat-r freely tunning
d.<wn his cheeks, having received a “G*d bless you”
from the lips of the gallant soldier and legislator. Pro
bably no session ol Congress ever brought its labors to
a close where less personal animosity was exhibited,
than was to be met with on Sunday, at the m nient of
departure. It has truly been a working Congress,
and with but few exceptions it haa entitled itself to the
approval and applause of the country, which doubtless
it will receive.
Theatre, Monday Night.
Mr. Crisp’s company, accompanied by Mrs. and Mr.
Cha: as Howard, will commence a scries of dramatic
enteitainnxents in Concert llall, on Monday’ night,
12th inst., to continue indifinitely.
Mrs Charles Howard is univet sally spoken of as a
“most brilliant commedienne and charming vocalist ;”
and lovers of the drama will not fail to give her a
warm and generous welcome -to Columbus. To high
liistrionical a,.d musical talent, she has added rare per
sonal attractions, and the purest moral character. We
tender our thanks, in advance, to Mr. Crisp for his mi
wearied efforts to elevate the Georgia stage, and to en
tertain his putiiie ; and hope his patronge here w r il! *-n
able him to redouble his tfforts to bring before the Cos
lumbus public, the brightest siars upon the American
boards.
Miss Eliza Logan.
This talented and popular young actreis, passed
throngh this city on Sunday afternoon last, on her way
to fulfil an engag mens with Mr. Crisp at, Atlanta. We
are p.eased to see by the Charleston papers that she has
made the 3arne favorable impression in that ci y she ha 6
secured wherever she has made her appearance. The
citizens of Atlanta will; do well to .avail themselves of
the present visit to that city of Miss Ehza, fi r we can
assure thorn that she has lew if any superiors in this
country, in the line of characters she has selected, in
speaking of her Ben. fit in Charleston, on Saturday
evening last, the editor of the Courier remarks—“ Miss
El za Logan concluded her engagement on Saturday
evening with a ben*, fit of a most gratifying character.
The versatility and range of her gifts were displayed in
the parts she undertook and rendered to the gr&tifica
tion of a numerous aud critical auditory, and in such a
manner as to elicit the warmest approbation. We trust
that our city will bo graced again, ere the seat-on cSosen,
with the presence of this estimable actress, who goes
hence, we understand, to fiii a second engagement in
the Georgia Theatres, under that popular and success
ful manager, \V. 11. Crisp, Esq. As our theatrical
season wII be continued some perhaps beyond
Lent, a good opportunity will be afforded for a repeti
tion of an engagement with one wfco has succeeded so
well in pleasing all wlio have been able to attend her
performances, and who can never fail in meeting a warm
and generous welcome from a Charleston audit nee/’—
Constitutionalist Republic
Marine Bank of Georgia —We publish, in another
column, a statiment of the condition of this bank and
its agencies, on the sth March lust, to which business
men are referred. It furnishes the most gratifying
proof of the solvency of the eorperr.ti >n. We hope uil
the other banks in the State will prove to be in a like
healthy condition.
Cadet Appointment —We learn, says (he Savannah
Journal Courier of the Bth inat., that Dallas Mcln
tosh, s *n of Captain James M. Mclntosh of the United
large” as a Cadet in the Military Academy at Wet
Point. This will be gratifying inttiligenoe to the nu
merous friends of Captain Mclntosh in Georgia.
Justice. —Two persons, says the Savannah Journal
4r Courier ol the Sih inst , were fined to day (SIOO
j each) by his Hon. the Mayor, for stealing sailors from
the ship Tamerlane She had just arrived, when eleven
of her crew were induced to leave her.
The sailors had been on board but ten ditys, and had
reeeivtd a month s advance (S2O) in New York.
Sentenced to the Penitentiary ——Myers, the Jew
pedlar, of whom we spoke :n our last issue, says the
Sumter Republican of the ?th inst., was tried last week
upon an indn tment of larceny from a house and found
guii'y. .Judge Perkins sentenced him to four years
hard labor in the Penitentiary. A man by the name
of Thornton was also tried during the list week for
larceny, and sentenced to the Penitentiary for three
y ears.
The Southern Commercial Convention.— lit pursu
ance of a resolution passed by the late Convention at
New Orleans, a call for a special meeting of cutto i
growers in favor of direct tiade, has been issued, to
meet the 4th of July next, at ‘ Cooper’s Well,’’ in the
State of Mississippi. A special agent, ns we learn j
from the oircular, has b.en dispatahed to Eur pe, toob- :
tain in full, and in detail, all necessary inf >rmation in
regard to the cotton interest in Europe, and the rente- ‘
for the present ruinous IJverpooJ monopoly.
Covington and Columbus Rail Road. —A Rail Road !
Convention is to be held in the city of Griffin, on the
14th io6t. The object of the Convention bring to take j
soma definite action in reference to a Ra 1 Ro.id from i
Coviigton via. Griffin to Columbus, it is highly im- !
portant that the counties along the line and at the res- ‘
pective termini should be represented and take part in
the deliberations on that occasion.
Columbus Races* —Fourth Day.
,
THREE mile heast PURSE $450.
Col. Campbell’s Mary Taylor appeared, and there
being no competitor, galloped around the track aud
took the Purse.
Quite a spirited and interesting race subsequently
came off, between T. G. Goidsby’s Rough and Ready
and Col. B. Easly’s Sligo —m le bests—best 2 in 3
Club Purse $lO0 —which was won by the former in two
straight heats.
Time: First heat, 1.49. Second heat, 1 51.
Columbus Races—Frfih Day.
Jockey Club Purse s7so —Entrance S4O.
4 MILE HEATS.
A slight, rain on Thursday night, laid the dust and
added much to the comfort of the very large concourse
on the course. The eun shines brightly, and the weath
er continues to be pleasant.
Entries.—A. Cheatham’s b. h. Griff Edmondson , 4
years old, by Chiide Harold, dam Mary Eliz.beth--
dress, fancy.
T. G. More’s eh. c. Henry, 3 years old, by imported
Glencoe, out of Musadora, by Medoc—dress green and
blue
John Campbell’s b. m. Mary Taylor, 5 years old, by
Sovereign, dam Clara Howard, by Baiefoot—dress fan
cy.
The inside track was won by Mary Taylor, but at the
first and ish Henry gained it, follow -d closely by Mary
Taylor—Griff Edmondson some distance in the rear.
In this position, the first mile was made in 2 minutes.
On the second quarter, Mary Taylor locked Henry and
passed him at the half mile flag She kept her had
round the second mile, which wa9 won in lin 51 se
conds, passing out 2 lengths ahead—Gr ff Edmondson
still in the rear. This relative position was kept round
the third mile, which was made in 1 rn. 53 second*. On
the fourth mile, Grill Edmondson whipped up and made
a desperate struggle for the race, but failed. The
rrmre and colt kept their relative position—the mare
winning by two leng hs, making the fourth mile in 2
minutes, and the heat in 7m. 44 seconds. Griff
Edmondson came in lame, but h’s backers were
still willing to bet on him, evenagainst the field. Hith
eito he had be. n the favorite, and had been pitted
against the field, at 4 to 1.
After a half hours intermission all three of the racers
were brought up again to the stand. Henry again got
the start and gained the inner traek, and was closely
pushed for the first quarter by Griff Edmondson. It
soon became evidtnt however, that Griff was not him
self, as he fell back after locking Henry, and was passed
by Mary Taylor, who locked Henry at the half mile flag
but immediately fell back, but kept close on heels of
the horse, passing round the hrst mile in l 55. The
aeeond and third miles were made without change of
p >eition in 1.54 and 155 At the eloso of the first
quarter ot the fourth mils Mary Taylor passed Henry
and kept the lead until the last quarter was reached,
when Henry made a desperate effort to 1 ad her hy
taking the inner track, which was prevent**! by the
rider of Mary Taylor reigning his horse close to the
inner railing, thereby breaking his gate. The 4th mile
was made in 2 m. 2 sec., and the heat in 7.4 G. Grifl£
Edmondson was distanced, and canto in very lame in
fi is'fore foot. ‘
Recapitulation —First Heat.
Mary Taylor 1 j Henry 2 j Griff Edmonson 3
Second Heat.
Mary Taylor 1 J Henry 2 jj Grift’Edmonson distanced.
Post Spake.
Proprietors purse SIOO. Entrance $25 to be ridded
Ito the purse. Two mile heats—free for ail horses that
i have not won a race.
T. Wool folk entered b. c. by Steele, dam Vixen, by
Bertrand jr., 3 yearn old
M ij. Easley entered Sligo, by Chieftain, dam by
Baacomb. 4 years old.
The inner track was won by the Steele C Jr, but at
the first brush it was gained by Siigo, who kept two j
lengths ahead, which was widened to 15 yards on the i
third quarter and kept to the er.d of the race. Time J
3 55. The Steele colt was then withdrawn, proving j
lame in both hind feet. At the instance of VI a j Ewlev, !
Siigo was again run round the track and made his two j
miles in 3 m. 49 sec.
The race3 were wound up by a Raddle race, but we
have not heard the result.
Judge Gilchrist, of the new Court of Claims, is the
present Chief Justice of New Hampshiie.— lie is a
graduate of Harvard University and of the Cambridge j
Law School. Asa Judge.it is said, he ranks amongst !
the ablest who have ever sat upon the bench in Nnv
Hampshire. His advanced age, however, it is suppos
ed, will induce hirn to decline the appointment.
Hon. M. H. McAllister. — The Washington corres
pondent of the New York Times, under date of the
2d instant, says that the above named gentleman has
been appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of California.
Mr. Me A. has a large circle of p* reonal and political
friends in Georgia, who will be pleased to hear of this
appointm nt. llis 1 gal knowledge w. 11 qualifies hm
in an eminent degree for the high trust.
State Medical Society
The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Medical Society of
j ihe State o Georgia, will be held in the ci yof Colum
bus, on Wednesday, t:e 11th ■of Apr ! next.
The Missing Decatur.
All hopes for the safety of the sloop of war Decatur
hive been abandoned. Nothing has be. n heard from her
since BU3 ielt Il o. It is supposed she perished in the
hurricane which ensued shortly after her departure from
that part.
Gen. Shields and the Brigadiership.
W ashington, March 7.
Forty-two Sem:t >rs and one hutnir.d :.nd cigh y Rep
! r sentuiveß, have addressed a !eit> r to the Fres.d. in.
stating that the creation of an addition-d Erigad er Gen
er Islnp was made with the wish that Geu. Shields shwula
re eive the aopointineut.
it is stated that Jefferson Davis wants the new Briga
dleistlip.
Senator Dawson of Georgia,
Washington, March 7.
The Mayor and Council ot Washington City havt
presen cd is nator Dawson, ot Georgia, with a Silvti
P it; ur tor his etr>rrs in h half of vVas ting o.i C.>y, du -
mg the past term of th present Coaar. ss.
Thj Kinney Expedition.
Washington, March 8.
It is its ted that a conference b tween F.bens, iee Vi in
i* er from South America, a*,d Go:- K nuey, the leader ot
the Central American exped ion, was h :d relative to the
Musquito matter. No obstacle ex ss to the immediat*
prosev'Ution oi the enterprise. The expedition will sai
soon. ,'. v
Politics and the Clergy.— -The B ston R'co’der, nnt
of the oldest religious p p rs in (be United Mans, >s tak
ing strong ground aga nst clergy men having their pulpits
id become legislators or politician*.
Later from Cuba.
New Orleans, March 7.
The steamship Cahawba , has arrived I ruin Havan;
with dates to th* 4th mat. Tne Island was quiet. Tlx
6 igates San Jaciuio and Princeton weie in the harbor.
Business was rev ving.
Municipal_Elections.
Baltimore, March 7.
At the Munic'pal election in Alexandria yesteid iy, tlx
Kn<nv Nothing Ticket was elected by 500 majority.
The town elections of Massachusetts were nearly all
2 .rned by the Knuw Nothings.
Veto of Bank Bills in Indian?.—Veto of the Free Bank
Bllby Governor Wrigat —Exchange at Cincinnati
Etcetera.
Cincinnati, March 5.
G ivernor Wright, of Indiana, h.s vetoed the Fiee
Bank bill, and it is said he will also veto the State Bai k
bi lit it ‘S passed. But the friends of both bills in th
L gialature say they will unite and pass them nutwith
tuaudmg the veto.
Eastern exchange is plenty, and dull at \ a $ per cet.i
premium.
Weather at present wet, and the river is open.
[Arrest for Kidnapping a Female Slava.
Philadelphia, March 5.
Yesterday morning a female slave belonging to a plai •
ter in Louisiana was taken from a vessel ff Newcastle
Delaware, by the police of tins city, and the kidnappei
named R. Warwick, was arrested, and has been coin
milled.
Munificent Donation. —It is stated ihat the Rev L.
L tl .inuue, bislx p o! the Methodist Episcopal Chunk
has donated S2.j,O(H) towards the establishment of a urn
versi yat Red Wing, Aiinuesota, tube called the “TL.m
line University
Distinguished Arrivals.
John Mitchell, the Irish patriot, reached our city Tuts
day evt ning.and afier spending the night with tiintd Gam
the prince of Hole mm, at the Trout House, Icit, will
his f.mily, yesterd .y in ruing for his new home in Tel
ntssee. — Atlanta Examiner, Bth.
Terrific Railroad Accident.
Syracuse, March 4, 1855.
The Locomotive Essex, of the Cincinnati express trail
which ieit Buff, o at II o’clock iast night, when a mm
west ot Lyons, at about 3 o’clock this morning, exploded
seriously scalding and otherwise injuring iho e gmcii
Air. James D*y, ;>nd the fireman, Thomas Adamson, Jr
was throwm some f.ur rods into a ditch, and veas so bade
sc ided that his recovery is considered doubtful. Tin
cars Were under full headway at the tune ot tile disastei
but we do not lea r u of auy other person being serious!;
injured.
Stabbing Affair.
We are inform and that about 11 o’clock, on Tuesda
’ n ght, a row commenced in the yard ot a man nanx i
Benjamin .Johnson, who keeps a drinking shop near tin
Augusta Factory, among some six or eight people, wlii. I
w,.s wound up in the s-net, near the shop, by a lr*e us
of knives. Three men, Add s n Attoway, LevvisThuinj
son, and Decatur Tanner, who weie oi the paity, wei
sta bed —the two latter seriously. In add t ion toils
above, we are informed that a spectator, Mr John V<
Z an, who was passing at the time, was by mistake st l
bed in the back, but not seriously. The blow was ainn •
at another person who r.tu around him to escape the a
tack.
The parties have been summoned to appear before tl>
Police Court. — Con. if Rep Sf.h
Testimonial to Caut Ingraham,
We learn from the Charleston p pers th it the testi
monial of the working men of E ‘gland to Captain Inge;**
ham for his giliantry and humanity in saving Ivostafr* n
| the hands of ihr Austrians, has been forwarded to Lie
i friends in thatci y. If is a bcuutiiu! chronometer in ;
gold case, on which is the following inscription :
‘“Presented to Cvpt. Ingraham, of tne U. >. Navy, b
some ill >usmds of the British working classes, for hisno
b!e conduct in rescuing Kosta, the Hu iganau refugee
from the Austrian Authoritxs, April, 1854.”
From Washington.
Washington, March 8. 1855.
B*n McCullough, says he wdl send in his resignatioi
as Major of one >f the new Regiments, as he considers In
single appointment an insult to the class he intended t
represent.
The Prohibitory Nominea.
We are author z“d in saying, positively, that B. II
Ov rby, E q , will accept the eandidafeey offered him b
the Temp ranee C mven'ioii, which assembled here m
he “251 uit. Mt Overby has b>*en absent from honrx
some and ivq, hut w 1! so m pub’ish in the organ of his par
ly ( r he Temperance Banner) his acceptance, and we sup
pose at the same time he will announce and stinetly th.
gr >tmds u n on vvh’eh he places his claims to support.—
Atlanta Intelligencer.
Appointments of Field Officers for the New Regiments
The Washington Union publishes a liet of the Field of
fleers recently appointed lor the new Regiment.-, an • give. •
a brief biography of each. We select the following notice
of distingui hed sons of < Georgia:
William J. Haidee. of Georgia, appointed major of cav
airy, is a grad ate ot IS3B , and is tega'ded as one of ih*
best cavalry officers in the army, havi ,g, in addition to tlx
advantages deuved from our own service enjoved the tiene
fits of a course of instruction at the F encti school at Sa .
mir At the time of his appointment he held th-rank o
c iptain and brevet lieutenant colonel in the 2d drigoon
arm Colonel Hardee leceivtd two brevets tor services in
Mexico.
William 11. T. Walker, of Georgia, appointed major ol
infantry, was graduated in 1837, and wiieu appointed in the
new regi ”erit was a captain and brevet lieutenant colonel
in the 6th infantry. He was bi evened for his gallantry in
the battle of < Jkeechobee, Florida, wheie he was thiice
badly wounded, and he also received two brevets for hi?
seiv.ces in til* battle? near the city of Mexi< o, in one of
wtne.il (Ylolino de R-y; he was again severely wounded
Colonel Walker is now on duty at the Military Academy
as commandant of cadets and instructor oi infantry todies
Forging Catching—Escaping Some weeks ago.
a ti.au o good r< putauon and seme litt epr perty, rrsd
Hi in viaeon coun y, name to tins eitv, asid while her*
forged a cotton warehouse receipt for fifty bales, on which
he procured an advance of SI,OOO from M . Jno. Whiting,
of the firm oi John Henley & Cos. lie passed hirnsel
to Mr. Whiling under the name of Moukon. The for
erv was discov* red in a day or two, and aft*.r a goon
deal of enquiry, Mr. Whiting indeiitified W. W. Moore
•fitfacon county, as the criminal lie was arrested dl}
>e ore yesterday by G e* \lcGi bony and brought to town,
>ut manage 1 to make h s scape yesurday alurnoon, be*
tore the papers were legally m ide out.
Strange to say, whetn M. got the SI,OOO, lie ‘.vent
home and paid a large portion of it on his and. ba. lie hut
> en, up to this tranotc.ion, in t; e best stand ng —1 class
i ad. rin h s chu oh—and had many fri n e Much >ytn
pithy is excited for his inno ent family.— Mont. Mail.
Sailor Stealing. —YVe cm.t uue t > h ar much comp] lint
Vith r gaid to the matter o ent cng sabers from tit
vess bon which they have ehippei an.l o named a month's
dvanee wages. For instance, a crew ship in New Yo.k<
tnd cone h *re per naps in tour r five day* • it, y t} itn
■id cond and r. ship, thus obtaining two muni is ndvanc
ay, and greatly meunven encing, u p to say outraging,
nisterS and owners. Til se hlm aid in this nebir ou>
busmes should be severely dealt with until the nuisance is
oju dj • j
We are in'ormed that there is a *Jfp nw, below w.th \
negro <Tew, which of course will not be. allowid to
nd ; and .mother in poit having a < rew of Luei <*. or
i id) ■men. Mart Ps of vessels avail tlnnise ViSof g amaii
ob’ o.* tbe o b rof t ivsecas'ts 3■ a in aus o pr t ‘ding
nem elvt> against the sfiecies 0} piracy policed above.——
Sav Journal % Courier, sih.
Atmospheiic Telegraph.
The working mud. IIL-lww, J:.„.,Wrl. T.|.
- ra P h exhibited at the capix.l i„ \\ aHumt, tll , |
r m the Com milt-, eof Congr- s*-, aptHnt<d t x
“ ,d report upon its merits and pn eucabiiitv a mb-i .r
ndors nx ntin a rec. n mcnd.iii..n to pps,-Viai. <*--
” tlx inventor tu suee*ssfully um it'. uiiiiu \i°
omimltte d.emit . xp.d cut that the .\p< run, n\
e made for a short and statu e upon s.n isoblisli.d m. q
route, iu or ier tiiat, if suevessfu , it might coiiktituti a j.
•t a mure a ended w- rk. Ti e. soggi-M a dr., ,
•etwien Baltimore and Was iiig'mn, but in the t ill
lave reported, it-ave the s. It etion t<• he d.scr ii< n of’ i!^.
IV>stmaster Gi Her !. Looking at the multiplied ;iuil .i,l
xdculable advantages v\hi h will result iiom ns uccissfui
ipir-xiuM th- Cwnmiui e sa\ :
“The Mail between Washington at and New Y rk ’g 1 0 w
•allied Upon rail road in iwe ve limi s. li y, urcmi p MI
ec and not greatly t rr, tile s tine m .is may tic c.a rx <1 be.
ween these cities in two liouis by t.he projosid a mv
•boric telegraph, and the • x -eudimr- now ix.es>aiy (. r
he transmi-sioii of one st of mai s would enable 1 1. |’
ffi •• Depart in nt to send six sets ot mails tvny iwe.ve
hours.
** J tie impu'se which such ft fr< qut nf. rapid at and certain
ielivery ot the inails bcUMiti disiuni jouiswiuld .fie
o all the business ol the country is .'incalculable. Op ru
ing with as much safety and uneiru g etr.ainiy in i Lht
<s n lay light ; un:.ffi-et and by change sot se..s<-i sor wea li.
r; and exempt from liability to those misehaiu *, mc,. i
x uts and.delays uhict arc da ly retarding the dclbeiy
fthe m tils throughout thec un ry, tlx* atmospheric xi,'.
ranb s- m destined to become the txelus.ve mail cairier
of the age.”
Mr Benton and the Fie--As ye.-teiday’s evening
dition of the Gl->be was In n g made up, it was difemer-d
rum our office that Col Benton’s bouse, -inaU ti on the
.mie square, wa.- o.i fire; but we hud barely tune tu a
- the tact in that paper.
We coj y bom the I\aiiuiial Inteiligencer of tins n oming
n accoun. of the tire But be o o doing so we tinnk it
vurthy ol note te write down that we saw Cui Bt-i.t -ii
•r a lew minutes, at a quarter past ten o’clock last ninl t’
vhen he was about sitting down to le wine lor tins n on,.’
>g’s Globe the speech which lie made t.ie day he ore \t J
erday on the preset taiio i ot Gen. lack-oi.’s swo.u t 0 j
Congie-s, which he had levised, tut had reu rind lo ( . t , r
dbee a pait only; the balance be had lelt iu his i fi.e.., a id
i was burnt. He said he bad it alt in Ins head, ai’d u
mould come out before tie slept •c, e have it, bn h.vi
lot time to set it up tor tiiis nioin ng’s paj ei J
We asked him if his house was insmec, aid lie r-p)Rd
.s as we can recollect, as loiiow : *“iN. u |
va not insured; lut 1 eaie iiuilung about mat; insu ai ce
ould not have raved all mat I lons.dexd va ual J,— i|,J
ed on winch my wile died. < n which i .-J. ep; hei do lx- I
vh eh were in a tiunk setting ai the head oi ,i; th* anice’-l
‘ bieh she puzed mo t a oui.d i:—the la t thing- 1 .-aw at I
®Sht,Hnd in.- fir t m the nionung—ai and ihe | a;iei> m tl.t* I
djoning loom many ol which cannot be iup,li and. Lot I
-flat 1 shall most leel-moie than 1 now do--wili le the I
o>s ol ti emr mohai.-of my wife, whose body.ft.il a!o\ s |
round, it mil be my fi -t eaie to renx veto m Louis when I
elea ea Irom Cmigres ,to tie buried in the. p’ace in winch I
had collected the lernains ifmv and. ad—my u olh r, ch I-1
• e.i, giand ciiildien. isicr—to tak- the place by tlmr tiua I
A'ii ch she and l had ma ked out tor oui.-tlves. ’
Judge Loving. — in tn R 1 ss.-ctius ts House of Rep. I
seiiiai.vtb on i us-iay nioi uing, a ri iiions taiice wa s |
r< sen ted against the removal of .Judge Liang, ““! r i|, t l
| casons assigned by” other “petitu mrs l. r his reu.. va,’ l
ud referred to the eommi'tee on that sutj ct. li is sij.n I
and by 1140 gemlemen, iix-Iu imr L harks Jackson, ?.*]-1
•’aid Everett, the Lawrtnos and ni my o her •>) .|I
lost influential men. Tiny “iispeclln y submi , ‘hat t , I
m val o! ;i .ludge bv suldn ss to flu- Lxeuti'i', in ;ti|
t done by him in xi.u lx r capacity, and n t pul: bitoll
y law, is an inlringt men! ii|s>n tin- mri. pcndci r. of ili.l
udiciary, and is ix-t within ilieju-t and true intuuruaJ
on of the ct nsii uti< nos Mcmix I us. Hs.”
Secret Order of Chinese in California. —The Sang
/raneisco lltial i, hits the follow iUg ;
The l ieu'll f him nn ti at n sled < n SaHird; y 1 eirg char-1
eu with extorting money tlxirc unoyiiun. vv.icl
1 ought b tore the Recoidir v eterday. r J lie only wixl
••-s iigaiust tinm was Mr, Caivaiho, the Chitusi uiitr-j
preter.
Mr. Carvalho gave a very interesting narrative of ihe
perations ol the Aseoejalioti in iliis Slate. }.* said il.at
•here weie ab> ut eight hui dr.d iniridnis in ilns -i y -j
mt ill't avowed o jecl was to assist iu i!i< menl.T’ *vj
of the 3/m-Chow dynas'y, or pr.sent Cfiii esc Gmiij
•netu ; th.it cacti in u.bei bad .aK< n a b oo.ty . ati. tuc. r
y out 1 tie desgn, ■ veil at ihe c si ot thtir lives ; . ,
r its support were levying contributions Ufoii ihe i tiki
nd ignorant,’eidorcing vheir ti tninands vvi.h tinea sot I
slant a- nth in ease of non eomphituce. Mr. v . i.maik l
and that tne uunx r us minders ot Linn; nx u in die n in
ii >y with jusiicc be c-harg. and to oi e or the olh’ r of tin ir I
ecr tsocietits. It is estimated t|,ai ihe annual i.v.iutl
1 ihe Huug Shun Ihi ng Comp ny, d-r v. and by tou-idl
ontributii ns in ibis State, aim unts to i.pwar< s o
)00. Theie are be wmi thrie and lour ih* usano n < m.|
>.-rsof the order in Calilornia. The iuveatigat.on ol ihel
case was continued.
Fffcctojthe Collins Steamer Veto.—A lettir liom Nnv
Voik .-r.y-:
The u> ws ot the Pre-ident’s veto of the Collins Steam* ;s
\ppiopria ion bill was teiegiapicd to s city at tir e
•’clock on ta’Uidav abeinooii, and proUuccd lot a wh.i n
treat stir iu V\ alt street Uni ot Wall sin-ei, h >wev> r, ti
unprea-ion being dial the appiopnatiou wasvondf.y no an
•t dubious ine disposition was to give |uui e lo
lienerai Pieice. 1 tie flags ol tho-Foll ns lit., wlncti v..r<
dying m honor of tile passaged the bill, weie unmeuiax •
nauifd down on healing ol the veto. ‘1 he Vanoe. lull par
tv were, of cour e, in ec. tacies. aid say that ty i ext w n.tr?
h “ < uiumodoie w.it be icady to cany ihe n.ads at t.a.
price.
Gen. Shieldi, Harney and Smith —A letter from Wash
mgtoti sys :
General Shields is no longer a Senator, ror is i e ytii
Brigadier Gi neral m the reivioe ; but i am conhdei.l ti a I
uei'ew BrigaJ>ei General-nip would not have te< n cx and
oy Congress but tor th< r get eial be lit*! and wi li tnat Hk
ippoi tnient should b.- conterieu upon tune al bln. ius.
1 ie.ru Hiat Gendals tirm*y and r”. • . ‘Unix a.e coni
petiio s lor the po t Boili ot uie.-e offiei rs aie Colon-. I
- •uts mo. ity is in favor ot the latter, i r.-e dale oii'ei c
Smith’s eoniniissiou as Colonel is a niunih oluei than iii>
ol General Harney. Gen. Mini Hi i also a Vixj.,r Gei.e,
by brevet, while Gcneial Harney is a brigad.ei General ij I
ureVet.
| The Judges of the Cou toj Claims. — The Washington
Union say.*:
Ihe court of claims provided lor by a Ja e act ‘ ■
Oougrea is comj oeu oi Ju- ge* iil.uk u.u o >1 di. na, <> *
ch Ist, oi New Hampshne, a. and Luttpk.H, o. c e.-.t
Judge til air, of M.ssouu, a? Limed stales ol tOl V. .
nave ch-ricte ized tuis act as among l the most impor an:
~a -ed during the rt cent Coiigi ess, and )tivi6iia. u u.t and
ihal its success aiul ns permanei.ee would oepeno 00 ‘he
se echoes made to discha ge its tuuctioua. ‘i ii - Fie.- de u
has teltsensioly the responsibility which atim-he-to
apj. ointments, aid ihechara ter.* ol toe appoinites fuini ti.
.1 st oug guarantee iliat he na* Oi.-ch.-rgi and ihe duly ti cce.*s
tuliy. The positions now hid by the st veial judges in .licit,
lespective Cfiates wiii a 01. c mpre e nfiuei.ee m .Jo 1. nr
tegiity, f ur.ty, and legal abilities. Tin y a e genii men 1 1
established reputations, and will cany wnii them i. to lii
new court the national confide, ce. iwo ol the judge- a
-and one a whig, but neither ol them nt* been
engaged in p duicai -ne as to i .e .tiy them in at y vay
wan tneelas- o', questions to wnich then juin* lciio.. 1 xi*'> c ; -
fielore such a court the nve tiguiious wdi be made • Hi) *
nnpaitiaiity and ability which cannot u..j to give to n if
ie, o;ts a moral weight which will inalenaily dimninh hi
laoors of Cougrts-e.
j Methodist Coll gl.— 1 i.e .Vi.-tnoui-t Conleier.ee, a! s
! la.-1 sescio. , adopt and a , esolu.l.m to esla. ],sh t li.si c *
; college m bm.to A abama. ihe subj. ct ol ihe l< aU> u
Ulc coil ge has caused co.isideiab e exc.t- ine.d soi l ilo h.’
among some • i the iuttriot t>>wi,s wh<> w.sh. and 10 secu.c •
mr ih -m-eives. A meeting ot cit.zei s wa* ie< ei tl> I <l u n
Uieensbor.y, at w hich $ 10,0 lj was r*i.* and 01 tin e c> u
ot boi ,’ngs and tne enoowiiw-n < 1 Ftolessoish p.*. 1 11
deu the college be lo aied 111 li at village. L U C or-
Yninja rt and John Nrl U, H qur* , ech ga\. tl-.- ,, ' !
his aiiioum, togtliier wmi ihe larae ruins wn.cn v ' !li
doai tl. ss be su belli ed by wealthy it embe.s ol th-t ei !'*•_
nation ail ovei the £ta:e, g'Vcs p unn e • 1 ■ 1 e ol the t,, N
endowed iustuutim.b in the :*.outn —Motile lleg 4 th.
The I.vcREAfE of the A. jit.—Coigrts- has rerpot-t-'-
to the ca.l ot Uie War l>. pailineiif, a, u ji createO
my by fmr leg.ments of the 1 ue—two ot ca<.iiy ad
ot inluntry ‘i ho caVi.J.y u i-c o gai ’Zed imue. the ‘ ‘
1846, treating the regiment of mounted r.iieuit‘B< M