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Wmts avto COLUMBUS, FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 7, 1855. Salary of Use Judges of the Supreme Court. Hearing some <3 ffieultic6 suggested about the right of the present Judges of the Supreme Court to re ceive the increase of the salary, if the Legislature should s< e proper to raise it, and being desirous of be ing properly informed on that subject, we requeFted a legal friend to examine and give us his opiuiori for the benefit of the incumbents. He has taken the trou ble to do so, and we are gratified in having it in our power to lay that opinion before our readers. The Ist section of the 3d article of the Constitution provides for Judges of the Superior Courts, and Judg es of Inferior Judioatories. No provision is made for Judges of the Supreme Court, lor there was no such Court in existence. The 2d section declares “the Judges shall have sala ries adequate to their services, established by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during their continuance in office.’’ No Judge, therefore, of any of the Courts, provided for by the Constitution, could claim any benefit from any increase of salary during his continuance in office. Py the amendment of the Constitution providing for a Supreme Court, there is no such restriction. The Ist section of the 3d article as amended, only provides for the election of three Judges, and says nothing about their salaries. In 1845 an act was passed to organize the Supreme Court. That act fixes the term of service, and declares the election shall take place that session. That the Legislature who passed that aot entertained the opinion that the restriction in the Constitution did not apply to the Judges of the Supreme Court, which was not in existence at the time, is evident, for it spe cially provides in tlie Bth section, the amount of sala ry, and further—“ The amount of said salary shall not he increased or diminished during the continuance of such Judge of the Supreme Court in office.” This provision, then, so far as the Judges of the Supreme Court having been made by law to supply the omission in the amendment of the Constitution, is nec essarily like all other laws, subject of repeal or altera tion. This being so, our minds are at once led to the conviction that the Legislature, in changing the amount of the salary, have the right to make that increase ap ply to the present Judges as well as to such as may be elected. This provision, therefore, should be incorpo rated in the law which may be parsed. Health of Gen’l ISethinte. We regret to learn eit.ee our last issue, that it has been deemed necessary by his physicians, to amputate the leg of Gen’l Bethune, the fracture of which oc curred on Monday. The operation was performed by Drs. Stewart, Bozeman and Tuggle, with their usual skill, and we are informed that Gen’l B. is now doing as well as could be expected. Fire ! A fire occurred at the Depot of the Girard & Mobile Railroad, in Girard, between the hours of 2 and 3 o’clk. yesterday morning, by which about one hundred and twenty-five bags of Cotton were oonsurned. The fire originated, it is supposed, from sparks from a stovepipe. The watchman was aroused, but being unable to subdue the Humes, the work of destruction was speedy and complete. Municipal Flections. Suvannr.li —Hon, E. C. Anderson was, on Monday last, re-elected Mayor, by the smalt majority of 24 votes over his opponent, lion. J. P. Screven. Ten Demo crats and two Know Nothings have been chosen Alder men. Mobile. —At the election on Monday, the Know No things carried every ward in the city for their Mayor and Aldermen. Montgomery. —Mayor Hansford has been re-electod, and a majority of lv. N. Aldermen chosen. Steamboats Burnt. New Orleans, Dec. 3. The steamers May Flower and George Collier have been burnt at Memphis. It is reported that several lives were lost. Georgia Bank Dividends. Central R. R. and Banking Company. —The semi annual dividend of this Company, upon its general stock, is just announced—ss per share, equal to 10 per cent, per annum. Marine Bank. —This Bank lias just declared a semi annual dividend of 7 per cent., payable on demand. The Planters’ Bank of Savannah has declared a dividend of 7 per cent, from the profits of that Institution for the past six months. Health cf Senator Douglas. Terre llautc. , Dec. t.—. Judge Douglas is now out of danger, and is improving rapidly, iie will leave ler Washington within the next two weeks. Washington, Deo. 1. The Democratic caucus have nominated Richardson, of 111., for Speaker ; Banks, of Va., for Clerk ; and Co-Delius Wendell, for Printer. They also resolved’ against fusion with any party. Meeting of Congress. Washington, Dee. 3. Congress assembled to-day. The Senate was organ ized as usual. The llouso went into the election of Speaker, but made no choice. On the third ballot, Richardson of Illinois, (the Democratic Candidate,) re ceived 74 votes 5 Campbell of Ohio, (Fusionist,) 55; Banks of Massachusetts, (American,) 22; Marshall of Kentucky, (American,) 30. The House then adjourn ed, with uo prospect of effecting an organization at present. From Washington. Washington, Dec. 4. The telegraphic correspondent of the New York j Herald says, it is the general impression at Washington, j that neither Gen. Whitfield nor Gov. Reeder will be admitted to the floor of Congress, but that the election w It be referred back to the people of Kansas for them to decide. The President yesterday received a dispatch from Gov. Shannon of K-msae, asking for aid to supn.es the outbreak between the slavery and anti-slavery parties in the Territory of Kansas. The President immdiate ly ordered troops from the nearest points in the West, to preserve the public peace. A man in Maine who had stolen a watch, gave a<* an ex cuse, that his physician hud advised him to lake something. Georgia Legislature. SENATE. Milledgeville, Dec. 4. The Senate met at 10 o’clock A. M. Miller ot Rich mond, in the chair. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. Upon a call of counties, the following bills were introduced and read the first time: Calhoun of Fulton : A bill to relieve a security therein named, from a forfeited recognisance. Also, a bill to in corporate the “State Bank of Georgia,” to be located at Atlanta. Carlton of Campbell: A bill lor the relief of teachers of the poor children in Campbell county during the year 1854. A message was receivedtfrom the House of Representa tives, announcing the passage of certain bills and a resolu tion biinging on the election of State Printer on Friday next. Cone of Bullock: A bill for private relief of certain minors. Cone of Greene: A bill to repeal an act providing the mode of granting new trials, approved February 1854. Crowder of Monroe: A bill for relief of a minor. Dunnegan of Hall, from the committee on the Penitentia ry, made a report. The majority report in favor of remo val of the Penitentiary or its abolition. The minority re port in favor of the enlargement of the present buildings. Marshall of Talbot: A bill to compensate the Grand and P>-tit Jurors of Talbot county. McMillan of Habersham: A bill to explain and amend the act of 1852, as to the mode of suing on bonds of Execu tors, Administrators and Guardians, so as to allow attach ments to issue in case they remove out of the State. Also, a bill to regulate the mode of taking testimony by interrog atories. The bill allows parties to be present at the exami nation of witnesses, and requires ten days notice of time and place of the same. More of Lincoln : A bill for relief of a minor. Morris of Murray : A bill for private relief. Murphy ofDeKalb : A bill to change the time of meeting of the General Assembly from first Monday to first Wed nesday in November. Nichols of Clinch : A bill to compel all unmarried men ovei 28 years of age to pay a tax to be appropriated to the education of poor girls. Ruled out by the chair. Al-o, a bill to change tho manner of making returns on the part of Executors, Administrators and Guardians, compelling them to note amount of cotton, corn, &e., made, and price and time of sale. Also, a bill authorizing the Governor to employ the convicts in the Penitentiary in quarrying granite for the purpose of rebuilding the capitol at Milledgeville. McDonald of Ware: A resolution instructing the Judi ciary committee to inquire into the propriety of abolishing the Penitentiary. Peebles of Clarko: A bill to alter the fees of Solicitors General. Also, a bill altering the mode of taking out commissions of lunacy. Riley of Taylor: A bill lor the relief of certain teachers of poor children of Taylor county. Also, a resolution pro viding for recess of General Assembly after 20th inst., to 2d Monday in January next. Sims of Decatur: A bill to allow Sheriffs, Clerks, &c., of Decatur county to publish legal notices in a paper pub lished m Milledgeville. Also, a bill changing and fixing fee bills of Ordinaries. The rules were suspended and the resolution of Riley of Taylor, in relation to a recess, was taken up. Dunnegan of Hall, moved to lay the resolution on the table for the balance of the session, which was lost. Gibson of Pike, moved to strike out the “2d Monday in January,” and in sert 3d Monday. Fambro of Upson, moved ;o strike out “2d Monday in January,” and insert Ist Monday in No vember. Both amendments were lost. The resolution was then adopted without amendment. On motion of Cone of Bullock, the rules were further suspended and the resolution ofthe House giving the u.e oi the State Libraiy Room to the Judiciary committee, w'as adopted. The rules vvere further suspended for the purpose of taking up the resolution of the House bringing on the election of State Printer on Friday next. Baxter of Han cock, moved to lay the resolution on the table for the pres ent, which motion was lost. The resolution was then adopted. The special order of the day being the resolution of the House of Representatives to appoint a committee to ex amine into the management ofthe State Road, was taken up. Long of Glynn, moved a substitute giving. the appointment of the committee, as is usual, to the committee on Internal Improvements, and limiting somewhat the powers of the committee, which under the original resolution, are unusu ally large. Gibson of Tike, was opposed to tho original resolution. It invested unusual powers in the committee, and implied condemnation before charges were preferred by any re sponsible party. Pope of Wilkes, was in favor ofthe original resolution.— He was in favor of a rigid examination ofthe affairs of the State Road. lie was opposed to shirking the question. Peebles ol Clarke, was in favor of the original resolution with some amendments. He had no charges to make against the management ofthe Road ; and was in favor of investigation of the affairs ofthe Road independently of auy charges. He alluded, however, to the complaints of one Mr. Howard, about a switch which had been removed. This charge ought to be investigated, and the whole man agement ofthe Road passed under review of the General Assembly. Cone of Bullock, moved to strike out the 2d and 3d of the resolutions adopted by the House.£ He was in favor of an examination into the management ofthe Road, but was opposed to taking the books away from the officers of tho Road and of suspending the action of the two Houses in relation to the disposition ofthe Road. Guerry of Randolph, had no objection to the most strin | gent examination of the management of the State Road.— He looked upon the excitement gotten up ou the appoint meut of the committee os a tempest in a tea pot, which would ouly end in a pleasure excursion to Cha'tanooga.— 1 ll Seuators knew of any mismanagement on the State Road, | it was their duty to make it known and eall lor a commit i tee to investigate them, and he would be foremost in car ! ryiug out such a policy. j McMillan of Habersham, was afraid of no responsibility. | If Senators would make charges, he would go for a eom mittee to investigate them ; but he would not cor.eent to ; build up air castles for the purpose of throwing them down. | If Senators knew of mismanagement, they shirked the is sue by not preferring them. Pope of Wilkes, had charged and repeated it, that there was a disposition to avoid investigation. He referred to the ciiarges which had been made during the canvass, and de manded that they should be investigated. How, he asked, could charges be preferred until a committee had been ap pointed and investigated the affairs ot the Road f He did ud stand before the Senate as a partisan. Gibson ot Pike, thought charges, like those preferred by the Senator from Wilkes, upon Senators who resisted the appointment of this extraordinary commission, with extra ordinary powers, came with a very bad grace, unless he would tirc-t stand up in his place and make charges of mis management. Let him do this and he would be found ‘ toiemost in demanding investigation. Ou motion, the Senate adjourned to 3 o’clock P. M., J without taking any action on tho question before ll - j AFTERNOON SESSION. T he Senate re-assembled at 3 o’clock P. M., and resum ed the consideration of the motion of Cone of Bullock, to strike out the 2d and 3d lesolutions of the Ilou-e, appoint ing a committee to examine the Slate Road. The motion wris carried by a vote of yeas 65,nays 11. 4he question then recurred upon the motion of Long of N.ynii, to substitute a resolution of his own for that of tho House ot Representatives. I he debate was continued hy Billups of Morgan, Long of Glynn, and McMillan of Habersham. Much feeling and eloquence were displayed on both sides, and the Sen ate for the first time, murmured applause. At the conclusion of the debate, the previous question was called for and sustained. The vote was then taken upon the resolution of the House a3 amended, and it was adopted, ayes 47, nays 36. 4 he resolution is in these words: Resolved, By the Senate and Hou c e of Representatives ot tae State of Georgia in General Assembly met; That a committee of three be appointed on the part of the House, and two on ;he part of the Senate, who shall form a joint committee, whose duty il shall be to proceed to the Wes tern and Atlantic Rail'oad and make a thorough examina tion ot said Road, its finances, equipment, rates of freight, whether equal or unequal, partial or impartial, and its man agement generally, and all other matters pertaining to said Road of interest to the State: and that said committee may discharge their dmies.more effectually, they are hereby em powered to procure such assistance as they may find neces sary to examine all books and papers connected with the businessfof said Road, to compelhhe attendance of all per sons whose testimony thev may desire, and to call upon the Superintendent and all other officers and agents of said Road for such information as they may deem necessary in the discharge of their duties. After some ineffectual hallotings,the Senate adjourned to 10 o’clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Milledgeville, Dec. 4. The House met at 10 o’clock A. M. Mr. Sapp, the Representative elect from Whitfield coun ty* appeared, was 3worn and took his seat. Ihe action ol the House, on yesterday, rejecting the hill allowing Dr. Roberts to practice medicine, was reconsid 6 red. , J~^ n m °tion of Terhune of Floyd, the resolution fixing the 27th December, for the election of State Printer, was taken up and a substitute fixing Friday next as the day for the election, was adopted. A resolution amending the rules of the Senate eo as to make a vote oi two of the House, necessary to grant leave of absence, except in cases of sickness of a member or of his family, was taken up and lost. I he resolution ot the Senate inquiring whether the House could not be reaay to adjourn by the 15th inst., was, on motion ot Lewis of Hancock, indefinitely postponed. BILLS PASSED IN THE HOUSE. I he bill changing the 11-me ofthe Augusta and Waynes boro Railroad to that cl the Augusta and Savannah Rail road. i he hill allowing tho Justices of the Inferior Court of Wayne county t> levy an extra tax for school purposes. A hill to define the jurisdiction of Justices ofthe Peace in the city of Savannah. A bill allowing authorized Agents and Attorneys to sue out distress warrants for rent, on their own affidavits. A substitute reported by the Judiciary committee in lieu of tho original bill to incorporate the Columbus Savings and Mutual Loan Association. The hill to incorporate the town ofCusseta. BILLS LOST IN THE HOUSE. The bill amending the charter of the city of Griffin. ‘1 he hill imposing numerous restraints on persons con tracting with Government officers. The following bills vvere introduced by special leave: Harris of Meriwether: A hill to incorporate the Middle Ground Railroad company, for the construction of a Road from Covington via Griffin and Hamilton to Columbus. Johnson of Cass: A hill to confer on all citizous of the State the privilege of practicing medicine Mid to collect fees for the same. Crook of Chattooga : A hill to give State aid to all Rail roads now under charter or hereafter to bo incorporated by the General Assembly. SENATE. Milledgeville, Dec. 5. Tho Senate m tat 10 o’clock A. M. The journal of yesterday was read. Long of Glynn, moved to reconsider the action of the Senate on yesterday adopting the House resolution in relation to the appointment of a committee to examine into tne affairs ofthe State Road. Wingfield of Putnam, was willing to appoint a commit tee lie objected to the resolution because the language u ed contained an innuendo as to the manner in which tne affairs ofthe Road were considered. He had no disposition to screen either the Governor or the Superintendent from public reprobation, if the Road had been improperly con ducted. But he believed the affairs of the Road had been better conducted under Maj. Cooper’s Superintendency than ever before. Unless therefore some proof of mismanage ment were adduced, he thought it unjust to imply culpa bility in resolutions professing to bo intended only for en quiry. The same line of argument was presented hy Gibson of Pike. wales of Muscogee, hoped the action of the Senate would not be reconsidered. There was no disposition ou the part ofthe opposition to attack the management of the Road or to use the committee for party purposes He also passed a very high eulogiuin upon the ability and fidelity of Governor Johnson and Superintendent Cooper. Tho vote was then taken upon the motion of Long of Glynn to reconsider, which resulted as follows: yeas 58 nays 31. A motion was then made to take up the resolution, which was lost. There the matter will rest until the President re sumes his seat, when suitable resolutions will be passed, and a committee of enquiry appointed. The hill of Riley ol Taylor, giving the election of County Treasurer ot Taylor county to the people was amended by adding “the County Treasurers of Chattooga, Chattahoo chee, Calhoun, Spalding, Rabun, Walker, Polk, Worth, Campbell, Tatnail & Glynn,” and passed. The House resolution authorizing the Governor to em ploy counsel in the case of the State of Alabama vs the State of Georgia, about the boundary line between the two States, was adopted. The resolution of McDonald of Ware, instructing the ju diciary committee to inquire into the propriety ot changing the penal code ofthe State as preliminary to the abolition of tho Penitentiary was taken up, discussed-by McDonald of Ware, Alldred of Pickens and Peebles of Clarke, and was, on motion of Long of Glynn, laid on the table for the present. The bill to add the county of Carroll to the 4th Congres sional District, was passed by a vote of yea3 58 nays 28 The effect of the bill, if passed by the House, will be to in crease the Democratic majority in the District, hy several hundred votes. The county of Carroll formerly belonged to the 4th District, and was cut off, we believe, during the ascendency of the Union sentiment in the State The bill to repeal an act adding a portion of the county of Carroll to the county ot Heard, was passed The hill to incorporate the city of Brunswick, was passed. The bill to repeal the act ot the last session, requiring all residents of Wayne county to pay taxes in that county on all properly they own in the State, so far as it relates to the counties of Glynn and Camden, was passed. The bill to allow certain persons to practice Medicine on the improved Botanical and German svstem, was lost. The bill to incorporate the Atlanta Female College, was passed. The bill to incorporate the Columbus Hydrant Water Company, was passed. The biri to repeal the act to alter and amend the fifth section of the act in relation to the weighing of Cotton, passed Feb. 7th, 1854, fotbidding weighers of Cotton to deduct anything from the weight, for water or other cause, anrf to mark the weight on the bale, was lost. The Senate adjourned to 3 o’clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Senate proceeded to consider bills on the third read ing. bills passed. The bill repealing the act of the last session of the Legis lature to regulate the manner of granting new trials. The bill to repeal the act ofthe la-t session of the Legis late prohibiting the killing ol deer in the county of Worth during certain seasons of the year The bill of Calhoun of Fulton, fixing the liability of Rail road Companies f >r injuries to passengers and the agents of the Ro. ds, occurring through the negligence, incapacity or bad conduct of their employees and conferring the right of action therefor, first upon the {widows, secondly upon the orphans, and thirdly upon the legal representatives of de ceased persons so injured, was advocated with ability by Calhoun of Fulton, and Cone of Greene, and opposed by Miller of Richmond, and Nichols of Clinch, and passed by yeas 65 nays 14. BILL LO?T. r The bill granting freedom to the negroes belonging to the estate ot Waters. The Senate adjourned to 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Milledgeville. Dec. 5. Tht House at 9i o’clock. A M Tl e joum* als of yesterday were read and approved. Repot s from several standing committees were read and received The resolution ofthe senate fixing upon the 20th Tec. so recess was taken up. licwis of Hancock, moved to amend by inserting the 24th for the 20th. Lawton ot Chatham moved to amend by inserting the Ist Monday in November ior the re-assembling of the Legislature after recess. Both motions were lost and the Senate's resolution adopted; yeas 80 nays 31. BILLS INTRODUCED. Hoyle of DeKalb : A bill changing the time of holding the January and October Elections from Ist Monday to Ist Wednesday. Harris of Dougherty: A bill to incorporate the Fredonia Academy. Porter of Effingham: A bill to allow the Justices of the Inferior Court of Effingham to levy an extra tax. Julian of Forsyth: A bill to extend the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace to 50 dollara. Harris of Fulton: A bill legalizing the incorporation of the Atlanta Building and Loan Association ; also a bill to incorporate the Atlanta Medical College. Whitworth of Gwinnett: A bill laying out anew county fiom Gwinnett, Hall and Walton. Phillips of Ilabersham: A bill requiring subpmnaes to be served 30 days before meeting of Court where partie* are required to testify in Justices Court. Lewis of Hancock: A bill to incorporate the Hancock I Agricultural Club. Myers of Hart: A bill ior private relief. Matthews of Houston: A bill to allow Justices of the Inferior Court of Houston county to levy an extra tax. Hariis of Meriwether: A bill to change the Constitution of the State, so as to give the Legislature the power to commute punishments in capital eases. Cornwell of Jasper: A bill for private relief. Barron of Jones: A bill to exempt physicians from jury duty except in cases of idiocy and lunacy. Brantley of Meriwether : A bill to relieve certain securi ties therein named from a forfeited recognizance. Thornton of Muscogee: A bill to incorporate the Uni ted Riflemen of the city of Columbus The balance of the foreuoon was consumed in the con sideration of the bill to commute the punishment of John T. Boyd, under sentence of death, to imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Jones, of Muscogee, thought the question clear. The Legislature was omnipotent, possessing all power not ex presrly prohibited by the Constitution. Powers expressly given to one branch of the Government could not be exer cised by any other department. The power to pardon was conferred upon the Legislature withou testriction, and car ried witP it the minor power to commute punishment in cases of treason and murder. He denied that it was an ex post facto law’. He further field, that if there was doubt as to the constitutional powet of the Legislature, the prisoner oug'ht to have the benefit of the dou*t. Crook of Chattooga, was opposed to the bill. The pow er to commute the punishment of death to imprisonment in the Penitentiary was a Judicial and not a Legislative act. lie was further opposed to the bill because he regarded it as an ex post facto luw. It changed the punishment affixed to the crime at the time it was committed. Harris of Fulton, was in favor of the bill. The power to pardon in cases of treason and murder, was vested without qualification in the Legislature. The power of the Legis lature in such cases is similar to that possessed by the Presi dent of the United States and read the opinions ol the At torneys General Wirt, Berrien and Crittenden, as to the right of the President to commute sentence and grant con ditional pardons, and also the decision of the Supreme Court in parallel cases. He also held with Jones of Mus cogee, that the power to commute was inelnded in the general power to do all things not prohibited by the con stitution. Lawton of Chatham, did not deny the power of the Leg islature to commute punishments on conditions ; but where the condition imposed, involved th® necessity of a Judicial sentence, as in this case, he was clearly of the opinion that the Legislature was prohibited from its exercise by that pro vision of the constitution which prohibited department ol Government from exercising powers expressly granted to another department. Thornton of Muscogee advocated the bill upon the ground that the power of the Legislature extended to all cnees not expressly taken away by the constitution. The Speaker, Milledge of Richmond, ruled that the bill was not such a bill as the House could entertain. An ap peal was taken from the decision of the chair. Upon a call ol the yeas and nays, the decision of the Speaker was sus tained by a vote of yeas 83, nays 34. So the bill was thrown out. The House adjourned to 9i o’clock A. M. to-mriow morning. POLITICAL. Terhune of Floyd, introduced the following resolutions: Resolved, By the General Assembly, That the joint com mittee on the iState of the Republic be directed to inquire into the propriety of reporting a bill authorizing an appro priation from the Treasury of the State in favor of the Kan sas Emigrant Aid Society of the State of Georgia. Resolved, That a protective tariff is unconstitutii n*l,un expedient, unequal, oppressive and unjust. Resolved, That the tariff act of 1846, inasmuch as it pro duces more revenue than the Government requires, has become to all intents aud purposes a protective tariff! and is not now a revenue turiff. Resolved, That the wasteful and corrupt expenditure of the public money, ns evinced by the increased allowance to Collins &, Cos., of $470,000 for carrying the mail from New York to Liverpool, and other appropriations of like char acter, are obnoxious to a free people, destructive of our Gov ernment, and deleterious to trie interest of the people. Resolved, That our Senators be instructed, and our Rep resentatives requested to exert themselves to have the reve nue reduced to the wants of an economical Government by reducing the tariff on all articles of prime necessity, and to oppose with all their power the profuse, corrupt and uncon stitutional appropriations ofthe public money. Resolved, That Franklin Pierce has honestly and ably discharged his duty to all the American people, and we ear nestly recommend him to the people for re election. It is stated that Mr Clark Mill® ha® finished the equestrian statue of Geu. Jackson, for the city of New Orleans, where it will be inaugurated on the Bth of Jan uary next with muoh pomp and ceremony. The Washington National Monument, the corner stone of which was laid on the Fourth of July, 1848, ltßs been raised to the height of 152 feet at an expense of $230,000. The original estimate of the coat of the whole work was $1,232,000. Vespasian Ellis baa resumed the editorial conduct of the Know Nothing organ in Washington city. In his salutatory he says the northern councils have all repu diated the twelfth article of the Philadelphia platform, but they will be still treated as brother Know Nothings in order to keep the parly united. Ma triage of a U. S. Senator. — Hod. George K. Pugh, U. S. Senator from Ohio, wa* married to Mias Tberose Chalfani, of Cincinnati, on Tuesday. Miss Chalfant, when in Washington a few winters since, was the acknowledged belle of the entire season. By maDy she is considered one of the most brilliant and beautiful women in this eouutry. — N. Y. Express. Chattanooga, Dec. 1. Hogs —Great numbers have passed through oar streets the present weak, on their way below. Prises 4 1-2 to 5 cts. gross. The net amount in the United States Treasury en the 26th ult., was $23,074,868— of which $118,125 was in the hands of Assistant Treasurer in Charleston. It is stated that of one huudred and sixty five men who were hung in the United States during the year 1854, there were only seven who could read and write. Great Fire in Chicago.—X destructive conflagration occurred in Chicago, 111., on Monday afternoon, by which properly to the amount of 100,000 to 150,000 dollars was consumed. The fire resulted from an acci dental cause. _ Telegraph Enterprise.—A feat of telegraphing di rect on a single circuit, between New “Y ork and New Orl eans, was performed last night on ‘he Southern line. Tel eeraohing in very lon* circuits ly the Morse system is not often practicable ; but the newly invented “Hughes” nt renders it easy t . telegraph, at all time# and in all weathers, when the wires ate not actually farted, in circuits even five thousand miles in length. Several of the latter instruments are nearly completed, and will be put on the new line south of New York, which will be opened in a few weeks.— Washington Star , A'crem ber 20/ h. 9 m i The follow who was pr rvided with “f >od for reflection,” complained that it did not sitsisly the <© nands of his ap- I elite. Troubles in Kansas — The Militia Called Out. The following statement, which comes in a dispatch from St. Louis dated Nov. 30th, is of the most serious character : Accounts rseoived from Independence, state that three freesoilers attempted to drive Mr. Coleman a pro-slavery settler from his claim near New Hickory Point. Cole man killed one of his assailants, when a mob gathered, drove him nnd several other settlers off, and burned their houses. The ringleader in this affair had been arrestvd. Gov. Shannon had called out the militia, and many Mist sotirians bad gone to offer their services to restore order. The people of Lawrence are under arms, and have five pieces of artillery. A number of houses have been burn ed in Douglss county, and several (Emilios driven to Mis souri. The law and order people of the Territory are rally ing in large numbers to assist the Sheriff in the execution of the law. Sixteen houses hava been burnt at Hickory Point, aud a number of citizeus are missing. Election of OJicere. —The Alabama Legislature on yesterday elected the following officers : M. A. Baldwin, of Montgomery, Attorney General of the State, (re-elected.) Thomas E. M’lvor, of Wilcox, Adjutant and Inspec tor General of the State. P. 11. Brittan, of Montgomery, Quartermaster Gener al of the State. John Foster, es Benton, Chancellor of the Northern Division. Z. L. Royston, of Perry, Solicitor of the Ist JuJioial District, R. Gaillard, of W r ilcox, Solicitor of the 2d District. The Quartermaster General eleot “tips his beaver” to his frieuds of the General Assembly ou accepting the unexpected sod unsolicited honor tendered him. H® promises them a soldier's fidelity to the duties of the position to which he has been aalled. He assures his Know Nothing friends that they need not distrust him on account of the acoident of name. lie is a native American , and in the eveut of a war with Great Britain t they may rely upon it that the ensmy shall reoeive no quarter from the Quartermaster General of Alabama. Another Homicide. —About 11 o’clook last night a difficulty occurred at the flower end of South Broad St., between W T illiam Hodges aud Bernard Flaunagan. which resulted in the death of the former. It seems that the parties were engaged in a fight ut the time, when Flan nagan stabbed Hodges under the left shoulder, the knife passing through the luugs aud coming out at the left breast. Hodges died about one o’clock this morning.— Flaunagan was arrested aud lodged in jail. The de ceased was a young man about tweuly-feur years of tge, and was but recently married.— Sav. Republican , 4 th. Military and Seientific Character of the Rueeian OJjleere. —The London Times of the 9th ult., in one of its lending editorials expresses itself iu the following terms of the superior efficiency of tho officers of the Russian army : Nothing has oome out more slenrly iu the course of thie war than the high military and scientific character of the Russian officers. Through s trial of uuexainpled s-verity they have shown themselves in every way wor thy of th confidence of ihsir master aud of the reputa* tion of a grant military monarchy. Ardent iu attack, undsuuted in retreat, full of skill, energy, aud resource® under all circumstances, masters of the throe language* of the three beiligercut powers, it makes one shudder to reflect what such a band of officers might accomplish if supported by troop* worthy of such loaders. Tho Rus sian army, like our own, is < lfiee>ed by gentlemen, but by gentlemen who have not merely the rank and oourage of their class, but its education aud acquirements. While poor Genera! Simpson eauuot ©von attempt a word in Freuoh, a vest number of the officer* of the Russian ar ray speak oor language as well as onrselves. Their sci entific defence was a silent satire ou our ludo attack, and the superiority iu skill of the champions of barbarism over those of civilization is written in our beat blood. At a sale ofthe estate ofthe late Samuel Pointer, ia Halifax ooonty, Va., the sum of S6OO was paid for a maa atone —a roiueral supposed to have wonderful healing powers. COMMERCIAL. cotton^statementsT^ |?3 i !|etl - Slock =r & * g s g ; s n-o ®s: yH on . 15.42.2 2. I r .'3 % hand week r-g §2 13 : HLg. !g ~ this ending ?r pa << ft. | • jr j*< j day. 1854. * 2771 4060,2356427624 1299;11164’ 12463117932 Hoc. 1, ! ! 1 1655. * | 524; 6991|48627;556139993 1 28286; 31279 26726 CoLCAinua, Dec. 5. Cotton—Advices per steamer Airica, of a decline of 4 (cb id, have checked operations in our market, and we no tice corresponding decline of fully k @ Ic in current prices ot the middle of last week. We quote Middling 74 7# Good Middling 74; Middling Fair 8. Worms! Worms!—Various theories have been started relative to the origin of intestiual worms, and yet the question is still a vexed one among medical authori ties. Os one fact, however, all are informed, and in which all agree—the fatal uature of the influence they exert on children. At this season of the year, the attacks ol worms aro most frequent as well most dangerous. We take great pleasure in directing the attention of parents to the Vermifuge of Dr. M’Laue. It is one of the most extraor dinary medicines ever introduced to the public, and has never failed of success when tried. Purchasers will please be carolui to ask for I)R. M'LANE’S CELEBRATED VERMIFUGE, and take cone else. All other Vermifuges.iin comparison, are worthless. Dr. M’Lane’a gen uine’ Vermifuge, also his Celebrated Liver Pills, cai) tow be had at all respootable DrugStoresin the United Stales and Canada. by all the Druggists In Columbus, and by one agentia.every town. dec7—wM.tw2w. Old Soros, Ulcers, and all erupuona-and diseases ari sing from an impure or depraved state of the blood. See the extraordinary cure of Win. G- Harwood, a highly re spectable eitizeu of Richmond, Va., by Carter's Spanish Mixture. He had ul.ers and sores of the worst descrip tion, and finally got o bad, he was unable to walk except on crutches. A few bottles ot Carter’s Spanish Mixture, the great blood purifier, cured him, as it has cured hund reds of others who have suffered with rheumatism, bad ef fects of mercury, aud pains aod ulcers ol the bonee and joints. For Bale by. THOMAS M. TURNER & CO. JAS. H. CARTER, Savannah, Ga. BROOKS <fc CHAPMAN, DAN FORTH & NAGEL. novl6—w&twlm Columbus, Ga. ft Florence, Ala. Dec. 19, 1849. Dear —I take the present opportunity of bearing testimony to the medical qualities of your Fufmouie Med icine. Ihe Rev. B. B. Barker had a cough for about three or four weeks. It not only was distressing to him self, but such wa3 the severity of the paroxysms that all him sympathised with him. I advised him to try your Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry and Wood Nap. tha. Ho did ro, and took one bottle, and it Mopped the cough almost immediately, and has not since returned, nor has he had any symptoms of it since. I have used manv cough medicines, and have tried and seen used all the balsams and nostrums of the preseutdny, Md I verily believe that yours is superior to them all. I remain yours, T. J. KILPATRICK, Principal of the Florence Male Academy. Ey*Sold by all Druggists everywhere. See long ad vertisement in another column. novl6—lm tjr WE are authorised to announce N. N. HOWARD, a Candidate for re—election to the office of Clerk of ihe Superior Court of Chattahoochee County at the ensuing election in antiary next. oci92—wtd James G. Cobit announces himself as a candidate for Sheriff of Cbatiahooche County at the ensuing ‘election in January next, and runs as an Independent candidate. Cue seta, Oct t-18, 1855. oct22—wtd