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(Times rnifc Sentinel. ~ COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNIKO, DEC. 21. 1355.. The Speakership. The battle for the Speakership i riot yet decided.— The Abolition fusion still votes 1< 5, the Democracy <4, the National Know Nothings 40, fco-itteiiug 0. Banks, the candidate *t the fusion is a renegade Democrat tiorn Massachusetts, a Know Nothing ana siii abolitionist; Richardson, the candidate of the De mocracy is a Kentuckian by b'rth. a gallant soldier who won laurels upon the bloody field of Buena S ista, the able advocate . f the Ntbrafckn-Kansas act, and the distinguished representative of the Illinois Demoo - i acy upon the floor of < longress. Duller, the candidate of the National Know Nothing?, in from lVi-risylvania ; he opposed tlo* Nebrafeka-Katisas act, hut is wilting to abide by it. Ic is for the Southern people to say which of these men is worthy of Southern support. Admit ting, however, that Richardson and Fuller are n’.ke worthy of the confidence of the South, it >k the duty of the 4U National Know Nothings lo go l<> the .4 Dem ocrat*, rather than for the 74 Democrats to go to the 40 National Know Nothings, upon the recognized axiom that <hc majority ought. t<> govern. By uniting their strength a speaker could be instantly elected. If, there fore, the abolition fusion shall tiiumph, tlie Country will justly hold the National Know Nothings responsible for the misehii-f likely to ensue. ft', however, tlie election of an abolitionist cannot otherwise lie prevent'd, we hope the Democracy will stand firmly up to Rchardaon, and that the National Knmv Nothings will, with equal /.cal. support Fuller. — No—government is better than abolition rule. This is the general feeling at the South. Detention on tliu Railroad. It will surpripo the Directors of the South-Western aud Centml Railroads, no doubt, to learn that there are SO,0(10 bales of cotton lying in the Warehouse of Co lumbus waiting shipment per Railroad and that, at the present rate of transportation, it will take forty days to catch up with the business engaged, while hundreds of new bales are arriving every day. During the last ten d&ys, vve write on the iSlh inst., the Muscogee Railroad has been furnished, as wej me informed, with but 17 cars per day, 7 of which belong to the Muscogee Railroad. The Muscogee Railroad hae 75 freight cats and is entitled to use a like number of cars of the South-Western Railroad and 300 of the oars of the Central Railroad, or 45 cars per day. It will thus he seen that'owing to negligence, favorit ism, or accident, very great injustice is done to the cot ton buying interest of Columbus. Until the recent rains fell and raised the river, this neglect of the Muscogee Railroad by connecting Roads, was matter of some concern to the public in this sec tion of the State, but the arrival and departure of two steam WUkts with about 1000 bales of cotton each for ■ Apalachicola bay, lias in a measure, relieved our anxie ty, and if the river shall continue navigable for a few weeks longer, the surplus cotton at this point will find conveyance to a market other than Savannah, without waiting for the Muscogee trains. — Ji gw Triumph of Art. W e witnessed recently, a wonderful triumph of art over the and. sot mities of disease. A lad soma 15 years of age was alihcted some years ago with a cancerous affection, which destroyed, in part, the roof of his mouth and two of the front teeth. His utterance was very indistinct, and we learn that he could not swallow water except in an erect position. In this condition lie fell into the hands of Dr. Cushman, of this city, who adjusted a gold plate over the hole in the roof of his mouth with such elegance and precision as to re store his lost speech, and to all outward appearance he is as sound as anew bom babe. Editorial Changes. Journal & Messenger. —.T urns T. NUbet, Esq., lias retired from the Editorial charge of this able and dignified Journal. We part with him with regret.— By bis talents he lias adorned, by his character elevated the editorial profession in Georgia, lie is succeeded by J. Knowles, Esq., long and favorably kuo vn as the Ju nior of the Southern Hur.urder. Southern Recorder —By the retirement of J. Knowles, Esq , the labors of the Editorial department of this vensrabie Journal falls upon It. M. Orme & Son. We wish them every success in their honorable labors. Annual Meeting ok Stockholders —At the last annual meeting of the Stockholders < f the Central Railroad & Banking company, the conduct of the President and Directors in the management of the af fairs of the Road was unanimously sustained, notwith standing the fierce resolutions of censure recently ad op ted by the people of Screven. The stock-holders re fused to hear the complaints of tho people of Screven uutil they rescinded their resolutions of censure. - —hie i(n—n The Ladies’ Fair. — At 1 1 o’clock, on yesterday morning, tne Fair opened at Temperance Hall. We )< arn that the tables are covered with every nice and beautiful thing, and that all the sweet gills and lovely matrons in l e city are there waiting the opportunty to show their friends round and make them comfortable. Tl ic Hall will be opened all day, and Jo night the scene will close with supper, tableaux ana music. Just after we had finished this notice, v e received from the fair hands who have charge of the Fair, a pl-tto piled cp with e;)ke, fruit, jelly, syllabub, &0., IVe are requested to give notice that refreshments will be served at ail hours at the Hail during to day. At half past 7 o’clock in the evening, the young ladies wiil give a Tableaux exhibition, after which Prof. Saroni with the Philhaiinome Society, piomisee a rate musical feast, all to be followed bv a splendid supper. Georgia Conference. —This body has iust chased its annual meeting at La Grange, Bishop Early Presi ding. Our cotemporaries of til - LaGrange R-porter have negl-eted to furnish us with a list of appoiut- , meats, we learn from visitor*, however, the follow* ■ ing: C ilumbtis, Distict, Dr. L P-eice, P. E.; CVumTu, ; Me-srs. Speer and Harris; Savannah, Messrs. Koy & Jordan; Augusta, Mr. CrumK; Macon, Mr. J. W. ! Evan-; Marietta, Mr. Scott; Oglethorpe, Mr. Sh a ; j Cu (Per, Mr. Hinton; LnG ange, Mr. Connor. Rev. .J. R. Thomas was elected President <f Fmo I Cki’ effe. No better select.*>i conid have breii made. ° m m _ Fame Rproir.—lt in* uwii currently r> or* -c j through lb** sleets, for a iiav or two past, that • Do th** suns of oar esteem* 1 tVMow citizen, David \\ ; Sh ha 1 eilh *r ki! e 1 or cruelly w undcd hia brother. W ere requested, h ■ o member • t the fsaiily, to give ib# report an unqualified denial. There Is Dot the slight- ! est foundation for the rumor. It was doubtless started | by some malicious person. j j Wkece of the Crei-csnt Citt. — The steamer j ; Creecent City was wrecked on the 7th iust., on the L;ttle Bahama bank and became a to'al lose. There were 81 passengers on board, all of whom were saved. Bibb County Nominations. —The Democratic party ; of Bibb county met in Convention recently and made i the foliowing nomications lor county officers: Sheriff, A. B. Adame; Ordinary , E. D. Tracy; j Tax Collector, YVill'am Bone; County Surveyor, j I J. R. Eu<ts ; Receiver of Tuxes, George J. Lunsford ; j Coroner , Robert G. Gib-on. The following gentlemen were appointed delegates to ; the Democratic Convention which will assemble in Milledgeviiie on Tuesday, 15th of January next : Messrs. Nathan Bass, T. R. Blossne, Win. K. i deGrafi’ uieid, Robert Collius and James if. Greene. Christmas Fixings.—R ad Strupper’s card and then visit Strupper’s Saloon. Ha promises to surpass him self this season ; thaJ, however, would se-m impossi ; bit*. Go and see. The exhibition of the Wild Men of Borneo, conns off this evening at Concert Hall. ror. TOE TIMES AND SENTINEL. Letter from St. Lorn—-More about Kanses. I taka the liberty of sending you ari extract from a pri vate letu-r, written by & former College mate in Harvard, i who now re-ides in Missouri. At this distance from the I scene of strife and commotion, it is not strange that we j find men who can not enter into the spirit of our corres ; pondent—who look with itidifterence upon the “wild ex* | citemeot” created by.the recent disturbances-in Kansas.— : But when they realize the fact that Missourians, from their peculiar geographical situation, are convinced that they | must light lor political existence against a rampant north* j era religious fanaticism, it w ill not be an occasion for eur j prise that they ate on the verge of “unfurling the banner | ol Southern Rights, and sounding the tocsin of civil war.’ ! Missouri is bounded on the north and east by free States’ j Should Kansas come in with au anti-slavery constitution | three sides of Missouri will join free-soil, and the only | outlet will be the narrow border oa Ark&uaas. Like Del* | aware and New Jersey, it wiil have no security for its 1 slaves, and in a few years become free soil. Kansas is the Thermopylaj to all our territory due west of it to the Pacific. If we would preserve a balance of power, we must strike now and secure it. These fanatics organize their societies and appropriate their millions of dollars for the sake of perverted sentiments of religion. Should not the South come to the rescue when her polititical existence ia at stake? They have commenced the attack by mui dering a pro-slavery man in Kansas, and have boxes of rides and artillery in this territory at present to carry their point by the bayonet. Illinois sympathises with them. 11 we fold our arms and allow our locks shorn while sleep ing—allow slavery driven in to the States that border up | on the Atlantic and the Gulf without a struggle ; we our eelves deserve the late which must certainly be visited up on our children, —the fate of St. Domingo. Maj Buford has made a proposition witli which you ; are acquainted. He proposes to put $20,000 into the hght Southern men, Georgians, will you not open your purees j and encourage such enterprises? The following is the I extract: St. Louis, Deo. 10, 1855. “Dear R. ******** 1 will start for Kansas in January. Civil war is threaten ing in this Territory. The abolitionists have committed ] the mo-t flagrant outrages upon Southern settlers. Our j citizens in Missouri are in a state of wild excitement. — i Hundreds of Missourians are pouring into Kahsas with I implements of war to defend their Southern brethren. Yes terday two thousand muskets and several pieces of cannon I left Lexington and Liberty, Mo., for Kansas. We ure ! not apprehensive of any difficulties from the free suiters of that Territory, but the citizens of Illinois are making pre parafions to help the Abolitionists, and in that event ten thousand Missourians will he ready to unfurl the banner of Southern Rights and ring the tocsin of civil war.. During the hard struggle that has been going on in Kan- I sas, Missouri has alone and siugfe handed met thecombin i j ed hosts of Northern Abolitionists without aid, v\i;ii scarce Ia word of encouragement from the South. The whole North i arrayed against us. We must, at least Siave the sympathy of the South. Missouri has not for a moment faltered or wavered. She has not hem in* i limidated by threats. She has not shrunk from the heavy re* i sponsibility she has assumed. Her devotion to the South i is uudiminished; her zeal in the cause she has engaged in I is yet ardent. But she sees with alarm that the whole | North is combined in a_hostile array against Our inetitu i tious, and will present a solid phalanx when the hour of • residence cornea; yet if she ia left to tight tho battles of the j South alone,s\\<d must succumb to the numberless eouibiu* ! aliens arrayed against her. From Washington. Washington, Dee. 17, The day’s proceedings in the Senate are unimportant. In the House Mr. Dunu made a personal explanation, j Mr. McMullen moved to elect a Speaker to preside until j the Appropriation Bills were passed, the members then |to resign : the morion was laid on the table. Three bal | lots were then had for Speaker, the lasi of which as fol- I lows: Banks 105, Riebaruson 73, Fuller 38. | Mr. Thorington otiered a resolution to elect r Speaker * by a plurality vote —pending which the House adjourned. \ It is reported that the President is having ;h* Message ] | put in typo at the White House, i order to j revent its ! publication before it is delivered to Congress. Washington, Dee. IS. • The pro eetLngs of the Senate are unirnpor ant. The House has been occupied during tiie dry with j : personal explanations and of dt fining their j osilions ; by tho members. There was no balloting for Speak- i tr, and the election seems farther off tlaa vei. Circuit Court. —The Circuit Court of Montgomery county, AD., which Luis been in .■ stsiou since tiie first j Monday of November, adjourns to-day. Much busimts has been a v;ompli>hcd, though the heavy dock* t !a rot cleared. Judge Shorter, during this k> g session, has prodded wiih his umal dignity and übili’.y, usirg everv meaus to expedite business. There w ere- Mjvjrai convic tions from the criminal docket. J Merrit, conxioted for keeping a gambling hou<e or negroes, wa< sentenced to the Penitentiary lor two years. John She'lane, convicted of perjury, in swearing in un Ikgt vots at tiie Lat ci**oiiou— Peui'eiuimv, three veins. Gray, charged with kuring Moody, venue ha* ged to M icon county. T. Reyuold -, charged .with kb a I with iLteut to kill— •t!*e t ouiiuued — Ala. Journal, IfifA. . A Jhscoo uy. —A Wun.ugtun correspond eot of the .Nt-v iork Sun, says ,hd it is thought at the War De u irtiri it th t a certain officer of one of the U expkrr ag di io is, has disiov red the om°r!d rc-gi< a known * thk £ ,aiß"f, bu atierlv lest slur? ‘be ■ % o! qaseT cf -'•T, Georgia Legislature. Milledgetillb, Dec. 17. SENATE. BILLS TASSCD. The bill to change ihe time of holding the Superior Courts of Floyd county to the second Mondays in Februa ry end August. T he bill to extend the time fer the expenditure of the ep propriation, made at the last session, to remove obstructions from the E g and Little Ohoopie Rivers, to the Ist Decem ber, 185t5. The bili to peimit Francis Poncil, of Glyua county, to peddle without license. The bill to require the Trem-urer of Glyun county Academy, to pay over certain monies iu his hands. The bill to authorize the Grand Jut ins of the several coun ties to allow insolvent lists to Tax Collectors. BILLS LOST. The bill to increase the salaries of the Judges of the Su ! pteme Court from $2,500 to $3,C00, was emended by strik : ing out the words “hereafter elected or appointed,” and in ; setting “hereafter qualified and commissioned.” This was done to give Judge McDonald the benefit of the increased salary. Messrs. Wingfield and Gibson advocated, snd Wellborn opposed the bill. On the passage of the bill, the I yeas were 39, nays 53. STATE ROAD CONINITTTEE. On motion of Murphy of DeKaib, the re solution liom ‘ ’-h® House appointing a joint committee to visit the Btate j Road aud examine into and report upon its condidon and | manHcement, was taken up. Mr. Murphy offered a substitute. Hardeman of Bibb, ’ moved to amend the substitute so as to require the com* ! mat*e to exainioe into the tcvevul abuses charged against i the Governor and Superintendent during the recent canvass, ! which was lost by yeas 37, nays 56. Mr. Murphy’s substitute was then adopted, and Murphy ol DeKalb, and Sims of Decatur, were appointed a i committee on the part of the Senate. Thus ends this tern i pest :n a tea pot as we predicted some weeks ago. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, i Irwin, of Wilkps, moved to reconsider the action of the j House <;u the bill appropriating SIIO,COO fur the completion jof the Lunatic Asylum, which was adopted. He moved to ■ amend by inserting :t proviso that the money appropr.ated should be raised out of net earnings of tiie State Road ; which motion prevailed by yeas 83, nays 10. Slocum of Baker, introduced a bill to form anew county out of Baker and Early counties. MILLLDOLVn.LE, DeC. 18. SENATE. Mr. Peebles moved to reconsider the Bill lost yesterday —to increase trie salaries of the Judges of theSupreine Court. | Messrs. Peebles and Gibson spoke in favor of the recon j sideration and Murphy opposed it. The Senate refused to | reconsider: jeas 43, nays 59. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Atkinson—To prevent the fraudulent survey ol lands in tho counties of Camden and Effingham. By Judge Cone of Green—To amend the law now ot force in relation to Idiots, Lunatics and insane persons and their estates. By Mr. Fambro—To give the election of the Attorney General of the Middle Circuit and the Solicitors General o the several Judicial Circuits of this State to the people. By Mr. Hiil— I To provide for establishing lost papers and sueing upon the same. By Mr. Landrum—To provide for the tranepoitation ol lime on the State Road tree of charge, w hen the same is fn j tended for agricultural purposes. By Mr. Lawson—To allow practising Attorneys to serve | as Justices of the Peace in Burke county. | By Mr. Mi Intosh—To incorporate the F.lbertou Female | Collegiate Institute. ! By .Mr. Moore, of Cobb—To incorporate the Sweet 1 water Railroad Company. Capitai $500,000. The road is to run from Atlanta to, or within two miles of, the Sweetwater Factory in Campbell county. By Mr. Peebles—To facilitate the deterination of Miits at I law and inequity in this State. It pioposes that equity | cases shall stand for trial at the second term of the Court | upon an issue formed on the hiil and answer alone, without tho usual replication. Suits at Common haw are to be disposed of at the first term, when the defendant ha? been : personally served with a copy process ; or if he has willing ly evaded such service, then a copy left at in? notorious place of abode is to be sufficient. By Mr. Regan—To enlarge aid amend the Act of lO.h i February, 1854, allowing Executors, Administrators and Guardians to resign their trusts upon certain conditions. 1 By Mr. Ruuisill—To legalize certain sale? of Real Estate ; heretofore made by Executor?, Administrators Rtid Gnat j dians. It provides that private sales of Real Estate hereto | fore made by Executors, Administrators and Guardians, after having duly obtained sn coder of sale and publicly j advertised and exposed the same for the purpose of per ■ fecting titles, shall be held legal and valid ; provided such | sales were untainted with fraud, and for u valuable tonskle | ration. ; By Mr. Wales—To make valid the charters for certain ■ Piank Road in lie City of CoJiimbi e, which have been granted by the Mayor and Aldermen of that city. On motion ol Mr. Br.dieiil, the Bill aphorizing the Grand i Jury of Washington county, to levy an extra tax for ihe purpose of miring money to build a Couit House, &e.— was taken up and passed. On motion of Judge Cone, a Me.-sige faro the Gover nor was read, in which he MaD-.i that he world !e unable to g ve the information required by ihe Semite in relation to the tuiti against the State Road in TANARUS nocssee,inasmuch as the documents were very voluminous, and wo dd require j mjch time to examine and arrange them. F erecomn cud- j ed that the Sens e appoint a committee to exanvne them during ill* recess. Jurge Cone moved the appointment cf a t oirnaktre of! throe member?, in accordance with tl e Guvernor’e .ejoni- ■ menJatio.i, which was agreed to, end Juc’gc Cone, Mr. ■ Bichaaac sul Mr. Lawton, weic uppoiuied. Mr. Pvj e oficred the fallowing Resolution : hisoltcd. By the StDitc aid House of < of tho Stats ot Georgia in G *nera!,Arsemb!y inct, That we j re-arfir.n the action oftlie last Legislature upon the kan?as- Nebraeka Bill, and that opposition to the pri jeiplea of raid Bill m rclatiou to th j subject ol eLvo.y, rogarded by the people f.l Georgia, a? hostility to the ligliG of the South; aui that all persons who partake iu opposition, are unfit to be recognized a? compooeut part? of any party or ganization not hoKiJe t> theS-iUtb. Mr. Lawioo offered tbc |l|owiog Resolution, vi/ : Rvsdrcd, By tiie Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly me*, That w* ia\ e regarded with deep inttrtwt a ikou of the House >f of the United Sta'es aud are profound]} gratified with the action of a majority of the memb.-rs o Congress from this State, iu their film adherence in support if a Kausas-N ebratka member for the Speake.-chip of the House of Pepreaeatative?, and now earnestly urge cur ea ire D?iegtiou in C ingress, to act in eeceert in suppo.t o’ socr>e member of the House who is sound ob the Kansas* ‘ Nebraska question, ior the office of Speaker. HOUSE Ob’ REPRESENTATIVES. BILLS INTRODUCED. E>’ Mr Itvin—To amend the Constitution, so as to re duce the Senatorial representation to forty. One half of the Senators are to hold office two, ana the other half four years. The Senators will draw lots on their meetiug in Milledgeviile, for the long and short times. Tho State is to be divided into forty Senatorial Districts. The Bill also provides for a return to Annual Sessions. The Legis lature to meet ou the first Monday in November, and sit j only weeks. No change Is made in the House of Representatives. By Mr. Harris, of Merriwether—To make Executors and Administrators liable for cost in certain cases. They are to pay al i costs and advertising fees incurred by the petition er for titles wiiere Executors or Administrators are required to make titles to land. By Mr. Mathews—To incorporate the town of Fort Valley. By Mr. Callaway—To give to the Superior Courts, in Capital cases, the right to commute the punishment to im prisonment in the Penitentiary for life, on the recommen dation of the Jury. bills ta-sed. Amending the 7th Section of the 2nd Article of the Con etitutiou. It gives to the Governor the power to paidon and commute the punishment iu cases of murder. Senate Fill restricting the places for holding the Supreme Court to tive iu Dumber. South Carolina Legislature. Columbia, Dec. 17. The Senate to-day passed a bill to amend the charter of the Spartanburg and Uuion Railroad. A resolution fixing the salary of the new Agent of the State Capitol, at &5,000 per annum, was adopted. The bill to extend the time for renewing tho charter of the South Western Railroad Rank passed a second reading. The Senate then took a reoess. The House passed a bill to amend the charter of the North Eastern. Rail road with a provision that no private right shall be impaired without compensation. Bills to amend the charter /if the Savannah River Railroad—en* largo the powers of tho City Guard and Police of Charles ton — amend the charter of the Union vV; Spartan burg Railroad, were passed. The report relative to’the Le gionaries of Luxembourg, was passed. The Senate sent a message, refusing to rescind the order for sdjournmeni on the lDth, but the House refused to yield, and a Com mitiee of Conference was appointed. The bill to amend the license laws was laid on the table. The memorial of tho City Council of Charleston relative to the Railroad Companies beiug exempt from taxation was laid on the tabic. The bill relative to free negroes was also laid on tho table.; Mr. Memminger from the Committee on Con ference, reported in favor of adjourning on the 20th. and ho report was laid on the table. The bill to discontinue ihe gi ants of vacant lands was laid on the table. The jiil to prevent non-residents, from hunting, ducking, <fcc., •vas read the second time. General Gass and the Presidency. We are authorized by General Cass to say that iu the mucus of democratic senators ou Wednesday last he dt lared that iiu was no candidate lor the presidency, and hat be was unwilling for his name to be presented ns such t the National Can vent ion. Whilst General Cass thu positively withdraws his name from the presidential can vass, he has abated none of his zeal in behalf of democrat ic principles, and none of his patriotic devotion to the cause of the constitution and the Union. Since writing the above, we received tha Pennsylvanian of yesterday morning, which contained the subjoined letter. [ 1. ash ing ton Unitn. Detroit. Nov. 23, 18515. Gentlemen : I have received your letterjasking me it I am a candidate for the office of President of the United States, and expressing the “gratification it would give you to support me for that high station. While thanking you for this rnanifcrat'on of your kind ness and confidence, of which 1 shad always preserve a grateful recollection, 1 reply that I ;m not a candidate for ; the presidency, nor do I desire that my name should be presented in connection with it to the consideration of the ; democratic party of the Union, I am, gentlemen, with great regard, trulvvours, LEWIS CASS. Andrew J. YVes'er, Esq., and others. Letter from Mr. Fuller. The following letter written l y she Hon. Henry M. Fuller, the National American candidate for Speaker, i will enlighten the public as to his true position. Burn, Wilkes’ 21st Nov. 18.55. i My Dear Sir : —Absence from home has delayed n repiy to your esteemed favor of 12th in.-t. YVith regard to my opinion in tho matter to which your letter refers, 1 will simply remark that I supported the : Compromise measures of 1850, and have not changed mv : views upon the ‘’subjects they embraced. The question ot slavery J haw ever been-disposed to ; leave with the people of the fifties when- it , v*:*.— Knowing that its discussion heretofore has been productive : ot ev i and mischief, I nm opposed to its further agitation. 1 Had 1 been a member of the last Cougresa. I would have I voted against the repeal of the Missouri’ Compromise.— ! My opinion having been overruled in this matter, 1 shall abide by the law ns it is. | lam making a hurried preparation to leave for Wash* ington. 1 Inpc to see you about Tuesday of next week. Jljtstiiy. yours, truly, Henry M. Fuller. To Harry Connelly,-Erq., Philadelphia. A Manhal Shot. , Mr. Thomas one of the City Marshals was shot i last evening w . ist in the discharge of his duty, by a man | named James MeC >mb ; and, we regret to fearn, it is ; feared the vvou id will j reve fata!; the bail having entered I the breast, iust at ov;;!.% right nipple. —Columbia Time*, ; 15 th. Appointment of a Houta Agent. We understand that Cornelius Bromley ha* bm un pointed Mail Agent, to tun between Atlanta and Mont gomery, in place of Richard Orme, resigned. Call for a Soft Shell State Convention. Alba nt, N. Y., Dee. 10. The Aths tills b'.ieruoen publishes the call of the Dem ocratic State Committee Jor a State Convention to meet at Syracuse on the 6th of January, to choose Delegates to the National Convention at Cincinnati. Miiltdgeolilc Contention. —At meeting of the American Party of Cbatuuu * ounty, be id iaet evening, the following named gent‘emeu were appointed delegates to the Convention to asae.uVe at .\li!i?dstovii!a on Thurs day neit. the h'Otb ins'.: Uuu. John McPherson Berrien, Francis S. Bartow, Wm. liouc, Win. H. Kelley, Isaiah Davenport. The delegation was autlmri/ei to lid any racaney that may occur in their body.— Sue. Rty . i il‘t. Matrimonial.— A writer has computed that a woman hae lost half bt*r chances of marriage at Lor twentieth year ; at tweuiy- three sho has lost, three fourths of her opportunities t aad l twen y-eix seven.eichus t.i her chances are gone. Eighteen hundred aud G-ty-e-ii wilt be 1 ieap-year—fuat del'igbiiul seas’ c. wbtO, by common con sent, tbs fair be* can indicate/* bHr preference. Look it the facie presented above, and tb u improve the sivaulH xte of tbe cjtnjDg year. Delays are dingcrotis. A “Dvr o<k Club.” baring for hs object h* nonh.is :ioo of Ge rce Law for tbs Prtetdetv y, has bceu formed u New York. J. If. D-gjf, editor 6f the Christian Jndzs, closed bis . connection with that neper. He mayes to Atlanta. j F. D, Mfirt.n it*accti sr in the LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP AFRICA. Halifax, N. S , Dee. 18. The British and Nortli American Royal Mail Steam Ship Africa arrived to-day at this p>,rt. Bum Liverpool, with advices to the Stti i is:. The inteliigoDce from the manufacturing districts bv this arrival is more favora ble. The bullion iu the Bank of Englanm has increas ed. Rumors of peace continue to circulate. They seem to be circumstantial, but apparently i*st ou no foundation, and their ouiy effect h.na been to raise the price of Consols to StO l 8. United States Stocks were butter. Commercial Intelligence. The Liverpool Cotton Market was quiet at previous rates. Tho sides during the Meek comprised 48,006 hales, of which speculators took 6000 and exponent 5000 bales, leaving 37,000 bales cf all descriptions to the trade. Middling Orleans was quoted at 5 3 4d.; Middling Uplands at from 5 7-16 a 5 l-2d.j and Fair Uplands at 5 3-4<l. The Liverpool Breadstuff* Maiktt was quiet, with little speculative demand. Western Canal Flour wwj worth 425. fid. and Ohio 445. 63. per bbl. of 100 lbs. The Liverpool Provision Maiket was quiet, ui.d Lard was worth 67*. 6d* per cwt. Alabama Legislature. Montgomery, Dec. 17. Senate. —The Senate adopted the joint resolution to ad ; journ on Friday, 21st, and to meet again on the 7:3j Junua j ry next. An amendment providing that no member H all j receive per diem or mileage, was voted ooiui ! y >&. 12, nays 17. Several bills were send upon, but the icportt* in j tho Montgomery papers are too meagre to enaole u to find* ; out what they were. For instance: “The hll to amend I sections 174—181 of the penal code, was Iqr;’ again, “the i bill to amend section 5 of uu act therein mentioned, I passed ” ! House —'l he action ofthe House upon the biii to prevent j tho sale to male minors ol more than $.5 worth of goods of any discription, without an oieer ficm parent or guaidian, was reconsidered The House amended the resolution to piint and distribute j the report ot the. tstaie Geologist, so as to exclude Massa j chusetts anil all other stales which have interterred with ■ the institution of slaveiy from the benefit- ol the i(-solution. | We respectfully submit that this js child’s play. 1 The House concurred in the resolution of the Seante to i adjouru on the 27th, I y yeas 43, nays 33. Montgomery,.Dec. 38. | Senate. —The morning was spent in hearing reporl3 from j committees, and making arrangements ior the le-inaugu i ration of Governor Winston, j House. — Ihe following bills were passed : j The hill to renew tire loan to the Mobile and Ohio Kail : road. To amend the charter of the town of Kutaw. To j change the name ot Bascomh Female College, located at ; Huntsville. ‘I o incorporate the Fast Alabama Insurance ] company, located at Auburn: aid sortie others ol local character. .! The House reconsidered the vote l y which the Ilou?© i reiused to sustain tho decision ofihe chair in declaring that j a majority ot the Dome could pass the bill to change tlie . boundary lines ol the county ol Hancock. ; ‘I lie bill to incorporate the Commercial Bank, was or j dered to a tnird reading, ‘i iie location ol the Bank has j not been determined on. Later from California- New York, Dec. 17. 1 lie Empire City has arrived In m Jspinwall, bringing j from California a million and a half of specie and gold ! dust. Her new sls iir.imp rt.-o-t. Their Natioral Men. ‘J here has been much parade about national men iu the •I opposition iauks of the Noilh. li then? weic any sue ; curiosities, il-e jjiesnut contest in tho louse would have | disclosed them to tin* tommy. Four northern candidates j have been started tor the speake-irhip by the- |, 6t ; us see who tin y arc. The first is Hon. Lewis li. Camp bell, of Ohio, ;t omk and siraiphiforwaid whig abolition isl; the scoin! i- lion. A. ( ,n. !’ei nington, of New ■ Jersey, a resolute at-d cid far binned anti-Ni tn.i.-J.a whig j the third is Hon. Hi ruy M. Fuller, cj Pennsylvania, one | °f tlie most active suppoitar.- of iFc notorious’ William F. Johnston when (fiat anoiitioii Jeatcr tan ii.r g( vnnor iu ‘• that Slate; and lire last R Lon. Tv ? Banks, ol Mass., a j gentleman who n it :1c Dcmocrasic party lecaueit could not and would i-oi overh olc ii-o Leith,J the constitution :p. o tec led 1 1 io rejiils < i the rw'li. ihe only national men j running against liie Democratic candidate in ti.c House are ; know nothings, who ate abjured l > tneir north : ertt .-iilies.— If ittth. Union. Messrs I rqqs* and Foster, American Representatives • from Georgia, voted on several balloting** for the Hon. Henry M. Fuller, oi’ Pa.! T. ! . Mcaglft-r, Esq., wi.o v, is adt.'Mird t.. tho bar lot New \ oik, n few months ago, and who man id Fifth Avenue nci.'r j* lew vvctkij sii.oe, bus ! .lined a }>an nctiihip ip that city until Maieoin Campbeil, Esq., son of j ‘ !, c late .ludgi,- .i me.-’ OamU tl, aid Ltphcvv ol Gincrul : s*eo.r. lue Nat mini! I iernocratie Pt sid utiai Coo volition wili prouaUly be in id in May, Ibo-i.ai Gnn-iijiiati. 4he Know ; Nulling Brisider.tud GnuventioQ meets iu j‘hiiideij.-hia, ou ino 22ud .4 Febioary, 1856. j i.e Black Republican’ Bi esidentwi Uouvciition at Bvrt:j:usc on ti.e 4ih of Ju'v 18.56. * * * COMM ERC IAL. COTTt )x\ STATE MEN TS. 5 ??3 5 p 7 s r~ —l yj ~ . block. , : =~ ?%■ l'% ■- *sl S3 1x i hand w.-ci; *?-g *1 : !- 1 2t- this —— 5 : ? day. laM. * ’Zn\ 3700:{1086:t4786 1845 13933 15776 21779 1*55. 128061988662883317 33056 35897‘33530 Coujjibi-®, i)cC:. ‘2O. COTTON—There Ims Uen ;• g<*<4 iiwpiiiy a;n.L ( _hout the day, largely ibr Middling. Ottering sleek light. Holders firm. Middlings to 7, , Strict Middlings 7£ to 7|, Good Middlings to ST et-nis. Savannah, Dec. 18. COTTON—No change* in die market yestei dw. Pried firm, with sales of 2589 brjfes at 7J to (fj oen:s. New York, Dec. 18. ‘lilt! ( f’.'i'U in,.*k’ t N frin, th? steamerC news having had no I ib.et UII prices. !no s.i* sto dav reached bales. ‘ W ° Flour is drooping. Southrru is selling m /'j s(i. Wheat is u all. Cot ui drooping, bales are made at oui * v awi w ■■■■ ■ n— i ■i>hih im WE arc authorized to announce H. T. SIMONS a can didate fir S.Wih of .Muscogee county at the esi&iing elec tion \o Januuiy n st. decll— w.vtwte. BTW E arc authorized to auu'iuncc MJ. EDWARD J HARDIN an ladependtnt Candidate for Receiver of rai Rcturne, ?>ji ,r 'ce coun’y, at tlie cicetMii iu Jau uaiy near. deco—w itw tdo WE are antfiori'-d to announce A. S. RUTiIEPFORD as candidate Kir Clerk of the Sup. r:>>r Court of Muscoavo county.at tiw on;uing election iu January. dellwtw*U IYU are sadio-i'e 1 * amt ju..rc H. RJcks a c-iudid^f 11 lor the office of vJo r etier, m iiio eo-uiinr elect ton m t 5 ‘ iu A t.t MCtJtlMf), In Marion < outity, at tbe reside'ce ct Mm. Mattbewii ou the IS.h ns!., by tha Rev. Wa U. Shea. Dr. f. r ’ Brocks, of thi? f*Kv, atid M N af*f v D >hir-iu , f Mmxv n CcUP'y.