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.From the TimchlookS (Ala..) Okterrer.
LAKXXTAIXJt OOOVUIXCX.
We are pained to announce that on. Fri
day rooming laat a serjeH* occrad
near the uSvenity grO*fo. ta which one
of the student*, named E. L. Waberfc of
Picket,, county, was killed a. Her
rinr, another student from Misslaalppi, and
tof'Jjmfrom that State. The facta in
the owe. as shown by the evWsnco adduced
in the Magiatrate’a Court, hi which L. 8.
Skftmer and 11. 8. WhitefieH, Safe, presi
ded, were substantially follows:
A week or ao ago, the prisoeer, Hemng, j
was tnnch teased by a number of his follow
students, who boarded with Win, beaaese be
was a resident of a State which had repudi
ated'her foriegn debt; and this imputation
was ao of .on thrown up te him on the Col
lege Campus, at the boaodrog-Uouse and oth
er ptaoes, that S become very tlmoying to
the young. men, and ho gave utterance of his
disftrerase upon the subject. The other
students peremving this, continued to further
taram him until iU-foeUiqp ware engendered
• both side*. To so great an-extreme was
this-state of things kept up, the! Use young
mm fearing an attack from them, provided
himself with a repeater, and on Friday morn
ing, just after leaving the breakfast table,
one of the parties in question, pursued him
end bautered him for a fight} and when the
•there bad gathered around, struck him two
blows with a stick, when Nabors, rushing
forward, also struck him one or two blows
vs It Is a stick, when the latter discharged hie
■artel, the ball passing through the heart of
Nabors, of which lie died almost Instantly,—
The whole of the following dey was consum
ed in examining the. witnesses and in the dia
eassion of the connsel on both aides of the
question. Wm. R. Smith and L. V. B. Mar
tin, Esqs., appeared on the part of the State,
andJTw. Pock, N. if. Browne, and Wuite
tioi<l A Fitts, on tlio part of the prisoner.—
Aftea a patkni and thorough invratigstbn
of all the faets connoetod with this melan
choly affair, the Court discharged the pris
oner without requiring bail, on the ground
of Uia having -committed the act in self-de
aramrama ) . -r*f
Wo havo confined ourselves briefly, but
strictly, to the facts as elicited from the wit
nesses. It is proper, perhaps, that wo should
state, that it was shown in evidence that Mr.
Herring was a quiet and peaceable young
man, of oniform good deportment. • •
Tko decision of the Court appeared to ful
ly accord with public sentiment.
We understand that the Faculty of the
University intend publishing the entire evi
dence of the witnesses in this ssd affair which
will be more in dett.il than we are at present
able to give. v
GOLD DISCOVERY.
Our former predictions are being verified.
A quartz, or according to the gold diggers’
phrase, pocket mine, has recently boon open
ed by Messrs Findley, Nix, A Cos., on lot
ene thousand and forty-eight, twelfth district
first section, that exceeds anything of the
kind since the days of the intrusion. We
visited the mines several times, and were an
eyf witness to some of the panning, wbieh
was noless pleasing than astonishing; from
five to thirty pennyweights of the shining
natal at each successive panful of the slate
and fraced quartz was the. result. We have
not been out to the mine for several days,
bet we learn that it is not so good as at first,
but prospects still flattering. We learn that
th# Vein has been prosecuted to the depth of
forty or fifty feet. This discover/has bad
a wonderful invigorating effect upon our
mining commuuity. You can scarcely turn
your eye any direction but what you can see
seme individual armed with a nick, shovel
and pan. The consequence lias been sever
al discoveries, but none so valuable as the
one described. — Dahlonega Signal June 12-
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HOIMON HEGIRA.
Tbo most wonderful phenomenon in the
social and religions developments of the age
is indisputably the sect of Mormons.—
Whatever we may think of the blasphemy
and sensuality of their creed, we cannot de
ny that they adhere to It with h sacrifice of
•vary thing usually regarded as valuable in
riiislifo. Driven fron Natrvoo, they took
refuge in the far West, where, separated
from all the refinement of civilization, they
prepared to organize a society of their own;
ana now, that they are justly required to
submit to the laws of the United State* we
see them deliberately abandon’their homes
and go to seek a habitation in the untrodden
wilderness. This movement is snggestive
of many reflections, and may be pregnant
with much political significance. The tele
graph states that they are moving South—
that is, towards Mexico. What effect will <
their location in that country exert upon the
annexation of certain portions of Mexico to <
this Confederacy t This exodus of the “ Lab- i
tor Day Saints” may be fruitful of troubles. 1
**’ ‘ ■ .-W 111. I— Ml. .<l.ll ■■ I. I 11. I
IX4 xmx &MWT.
A marine monster of formidable dimen
sions was exhibited at No. 98 Wall street
for a short time on Saturday morning, hav
ing been eanght early the same day, by Jo
seph Grary, while fishing off pier No. 1 East
River, with a hook and line. It was oi the
viper tiibe, 9$ feet long, and 12 inches in cir
cumference,in the largest part,covered with di
amond-shaped spots in yellow and black, and
very handsome when first caught. The ercn-
Sure was sent off to a person skilled in the
art of staffing, and When thns preserved will
be returned to Wall street. If not the veri
table Sea Serpent of which so many talos
are told, it roust have been one of his lineal
decendants. Mr. Curran to whom it belongs
says be lias seen the same kind of reptile on
the coast of Florida, bnt of smaller dimen
■ioos.— N. Y. Journal ts Commerce.
■ Hiiath of aU. 8. Consul. —The King
ston, Jamaica, correspondent of the New
York Herald, states that Cok Harrison, U. 8.
consul at that port, died there on the 24th
ult. His death was deeply, regretted by all
the inhabitants of the islaod.
Gen. Jim Lane, of Kansas, one of the
leaders of the Republican party of the Ter
ritory, And a senator of the United States,
nndef the bogus Topeka State Government,
is locked up in the oammon jail ot Leaven:
worth dty,to protect him from the vengeance
of the people of Lawrence, who have been
outraged by his murder of thei* follow citi
aenr Mr. Jenkins. ,
The Commissioners for the erection of the
Ethan Alien Monument have published a
statement denying that the bones of Allen
w ere found iu the grave yard at Burlington.
It is still unknown where they lie buried. I
rare Ton or prenident horror
. Tho commendable action of thq Virginia
Legislature relative to the removaMf the re
mains of one of the illustrious sons of the Old
Dominion from their resting place to the city
of New York lias brought to publie notice, in
the Chwckman, the fact that, netwihststnd
farg James Monroe hpd one of the most im
posing funerla pageants ever witnessed in
New York, yet still bis body was.deposited in
a borrowed grave ; and to thislay the fifth
President of the United State* has ‘no tomb
of his own, but is resting in a vault upon
which there is an assessment of many years,
standing.. Tho Churchman makes these
comments: ‘! • £.• ‘)
“ la it not enough to make oor ink turn tod
with shame 1 Is it not a sad index of the
spirit of our people T And aa atl this he
attributable to the fact that tho administra
tion of President Monroe, mooing through s
term of eight years, was remarkably full of
the spirit of the Prince of Peace t Whore
is the milito ry hero who lies thus unhonor
-edl Towering monuments rise almost as a
matter of course in commemoration of-those
whose exploits on the field of blood make
tho heart shrink with horror | whilst the fact
stares os hi the fiaee that the green sod or
enunbling brown-stone slab is considered
an araplo adornment for the graves of our
gnat civilians?’
THJ HUGHS! TELEGRAPH HACHIKS. .
A private letter received at Halifax, from
London, from an intelligent gentleman nnd
r practical telegrapher, who witnessed on the
29th nit., at Plymouth, England, the formal
tests of tbo several electricians in telegraph
ing through the entire length of the Atlan
tic cable, states that Prof. Hughes, with bis
wonderful printing telegraph machines, was
able to write through the three thousand
miles of cable at the rato of thirty-two let
ters per minute, equal to about seven words,
a degree of success which was as unexpected
as it woe gratifying. Prof. Whitehouse was
able to write only at the rate of nineteen
words iu eighteen minutes, and Prof. Thomp
son was unable to work at ail through the ca
ble. -
It affords us much pleasure to chronicle
the favorable results of Mr. Hughes, as he is
not only a southern man but an experienced
and enlightened electrician.
Host. Belly and the Nicaragua Transit Route.
The Paris Correspondent of the London
Times gives a copy of the convention conclu
ded between the government of Costa Rica
and Nicaragua on the one part, and Felix
Belly, acting on behalf of Milland A Cos., of
Paris, oh the other, relative to the concession
of an inter-oceanic canal by the river San
Juan and the lake Nicaragua. The docu
ment was dated May 1. The company are
to commence work in two years and complete
it in six, and the channel of the canal is to
admit two of the largest ship* to pass abreast
It is to bo entirely under French direction,
and the French government is to have the
exclusive privilege of keeping two ships of
war on tho water of the route throughout
the whole period occupied in the construction
of the canal. The duration of the concess
ion is ninety-nine years from the opening of
the eanal, and the lino is to be Open to all
flags at a moderate uniform toll. The Times
pronounces this scheme impracticable, the i
capital being estimated at ten to fifteen
ions sterling. Appended to the above con
vention is a declaration signed by the Presi
dent of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, setting
forth the sufferings they have endured from
the filibusters, and the risks they still run
from fVesh invasions known to bo in preparn
.tioii, nnd in reality under the patronage of
the Uuited States government,nnd appealing
to the great powers of Europe to sustain
them in their independence, and not leave
the coasts of Central America at the mercy
of maraudors, but enforce the observation of
the public law.
A New Thieving Dodge.— On a few oc- ‘
casions recently a gang of pickpockets have
adoptod the plan of taking excursions to Sta
ten Island. One who is a good swimmer falls
overboard, to gather a sympathizing crowd,
so that his occomplices can operate. This
was tried yesterday, on board the Hunch
back. Tho captain having heard of the dodge
let the fellow remain in the water till he was
nearly drowned. No arrests.— N. Y. Com.
Ada., 16th. ‘ ‘ : ’ „ ’
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Narrow Escapk.—A party of members of
the General Assembly lately sitting ii Chic
ago! went on the Rock Island Railroad on the
3d Jnst, and'when about seventy miles from
the city, the track gave way, owing to the
injiiries.it has'sustuined by tbelate heavy rains.
The locomotive tender and bggage-car dash
ed down a slight embankment into a ditch
partially filled with water. The first passenger
ear ploughed after it, and the second was
thrown over on the opposite side of the track.
None of the cars but the last, or fifth, re
mained on the track, but only two were
much broken. By a singular good fortune
no one in either of the cars was injured be
lond the extent of a few bruises. On
oard there were “grave and gay"—mem
bers of the General Assembly and a party
bound for a ball. There was a general confu
sion and ruffling of such fine feathers as chan
ced to be most exposed, but, hapily, nothing
serious. L
The Late Fatal Affray at Macon,
Miss. —The Macon Beacon, of the 9th inst.
says: The case of the State vs. Lewis Eth
ridge for the killing of 11. M. Clopton un
derwont an investigation on Monday last, at
the courthouse in Macon, before Justices Dix
on, Simmons and Favors; and after an exam
ination of many witnesses, which occupied
nearly the wholo day, Mr. Ethridge was
acquitted, “it 1 “being decided n case of justifia
ble homicide. It may or may not be a case
for future action of the Grand Jury.
Gold in Kansas. —Next to the War ox
eiteinent in Kansas, at present, is the gold
excitement. Parties have been fitting out in
all direction* and starting to West Kansas, to
the diggings. The gold obtainod is like that
of California. Those who have been in tbe
California diggings and in Kaneas placers,
say that tbe latter are aa rich as the former.
Several parties are to meet at Council Grove
in a few days, and start out together. Par
ties are also fitting out and starting from Mis
souri.
For Eoropr.— Thoq. Pnryear, Esq., we
understand left our city yesterday, to at
tend the races in England. We learn that
Uia bone, Charleston, will ran for tbe Good
wood cup, and that tire object of Mr. P.’a vis
it is to be present on the occasion.— South
I Carolinian. c i
| THE WIRE-GRASS REPORTER.
aETIR t. UOVI, KOI TOR.
THOmAStIKXE, GEORGIA.
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WEDNESDAY MORN I HQ, JUNE 90, IBM.
UTNOTrCE la hereby give* to our advertising
friends, that their ADVERTIBEMENTB tv be
•or* of insertion,must be handed in by twelve o’clock
•very Tuesday,
rffThe Wirp.-Gkask Reporter is the Official
Organ for. publishing the Sheriffs’ Sales of i he coun
ties of TelfslV, Berrien, Ware, Colquitt, and Thom
as; also, for publishing the Advertisements of the
Ordinaries of Clinch, Colquitt, and Ware.
” faul pry or wahmbobo.
This communication has been received,
and there are some fun and wit In it, but no
responsible name accompanies it, and our in
’ flexible rale is, to publish nothing unless we
i know from whom it comes. Even with a
name wo should hesitate to publish this piece,
\ as some of tho cuts are a little too hard.
< FOURTH OF JULY.
The Celebration of the Fourth of July
will take place on the Third at the Metho
’ dist Church. The Declaration of indepen
dence will be read by Dr. T. B. Winn, and
the address delivered by C<>l. C. S. Reck,
well. All ere invited to attend—the ladies
eepeciully. ,
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TBODPVILLE. °
We spent the greater portion of the last
week in this town, and very pleasantly of
course. A man must be hard to please if he
cannot enjoy himself among the clever citi
zens of Lowndes, and pretty sick if he can
not feel entirely comfortable at Tranquil
Hall. On Tuesday night about 3 o’clock
the alarm of fire w;; given, and upon get
ting into the square, the upper rooms of the
court houso were to be in flames.
Miy J* R. Folsom of. Clinch, rushed iuto
the court room and carried out the clerk’s
desk, containing the docket aod trial papers,
but by this time the whole building, whicb
was of wood and old at tbat, was on fire.—
The niglit was clear nud perfectly calm, and
the raging, roaring and towering flames were
grand a!d fearful to behold. In about thirty
minutes tho roof fell in and myriads of fiery
particles shot up and floated off in the air—
In about thirty minutes more the building
itself fell, and was gradually consumed.
The records of the Superior and Ordinary
courts were destroyed, and this really con
stitutes the true loss by the fire. That it
was the work of an incendiary do one seems
to doubt, but if the rascal had only carried
the records out before be applied his torch,
the damage would not have been worth talk
ing about. The building was utterly worth
less and has been for years. After the con
flagration the Court was held in the academy
and such business done ns was possible un
dor the circumstances. It is to be hoped
that the good citizens of Lowndes will settle
their domestic troubles, and labor together as
brethren in advancing the common interest
of the whole county.
DISEASE AMONG THE CATTLE AND DEES.
The Florida papers, some weeks ago,gave
accounts of large numbers of deer being
found dead in the woods, and that the cattle
were also diseased. We are sorry to have
to say that this scourge exists in some of the
counties of Southern Georgia, particularly in
the counties of Clinch nnd Lowndes. A
gcntlerqnn informed us at Troupville the oth
er day, that Mr. Benjamin Sermons of Clinch
found thirty head of his cattle down in one
of his peDS a few days since, and we heard
of the disease at various other places. The
woods, it is said, are also full of dead deer.
Tho disease manifests itself by great stiffness
of the animal, the beast walking like a bad
ly foundered horse. Saliva streams constant
ly and freely from the mouth, the tongue be
comes sore,swells nnd ultimately turns black,
and in a few days it dies. On our return
from Troupville, we spent the night with Mr.
Dennis Williams of this county, and the
next morning tbere was a cow at bis pen,
down with this disease. We saw a goat on
thq road also, which we think was affected
is the same way. >
These are the duly eases which we have
seen or beard of in this county, and it is to
be hoped that this terrible scourge will not
prevail to any great extent. The cause of
this disease, is ascribed by intelligent plant
ers, to rust, which exists upon vegetation.—
It is known that thb small grain crops were
destroyed in this section by a sort of rust,
and we aro informed that the same thing
exists upon vegetation in tiie woods. This
is beyond doubt, in our mind, the true cause,
of, the distemper among the cattle and deer.
-IV 8. Since the above was put in print,
we are sorry to say that we have heard of
uumorous cases of this discaso among the
stock of this county.
A wash made of copperas, burnt alum and
salt, freely applied to; and in the mouth of
the animal is said to be a certain cure.
CHOPS.
We take the following extract from a pri
vate letter of a friend in Pulaski couuty t
“ The prospect of the crops in this county
has never been, in ail my knowledge, more
flattering than the present. I hare hoard
from all parts of the county, and, all is en
couraging. I was in company with a gentle
man yesterday, (that is an old citizen,) and
lie says he has never seen a brighter pros
pect. Even on the poor pine lands the crops
seem to he astonishingly good. The same
report will embrace Houston, Dooly, Lau
rens. Wilkinson and Twiggs, and, as far as
iffy knowledge extends, the rains seems to
hold out good with them all. The health
of the above named counties is good with but
few exceptions.” ‘ , 1
MAIN THUNK BAILBOAD.
We pereejve that the Directors have loca
ted tbia road on what is known as the lower
line, and the dissatisfaction thereat by a large
portion of tbia people of Berrien and Lowndes
is great and undisguised. We are not per
sonally interested in this matter, nor are
the people of Thomas county, so we trust
that we shall be excused from expressing
any opinion as to the justice or policy of this
act of the directory.We learn however,
that the company have determined to let out
contracts upon the line to *he Alapaha river,
and then stop, until fnrther subscriptions are
obtained. Upon tbia part of their action we
have a word to say.
It waa always our understanding, and that
understanding was gathered fro© those in
power, that the work was to be pushed for
ward as rapidly, and as far as the means in
baud would allow. Quere: Is it pretended
that the eleven hundred thousand dollars
will be exhausted by the time the road reach
es the Alapaha t We are of the opinion
that it is not. Then why stop there? But
again, our understanding was that contracts
were to be let out payable partly in cosh,
partly in stock, and it it pretended that con
tracts of this sort would not bring the road a
very considerable distance this side the a!-
paha? We think not. Then why this
change of schedule? Certain persons will
remember that one of the greatest objections
to a settlement of difficulties between the
Brunswick and Main Trunk companies was,
the fear that, if the settlement took place,
the Main Trunk road would stop indefinite
ly at the Alapaha. These fears were freely
and fully expressed, and was not every as
surance given that they were Unfounded 1-t-
The people aro mortified at, and greatly dis
satisfied with the action of the company, and
it is no answer to say that they iiave no
right to complain, because they have not
subscribed enough stock..,. These promises
were made not upon condition of* subscrip
tion of any amount of stock, but upon the
effoctatiou of an organization of tire compa
ny. But it may be said, that this is done
for the purpose of getting up additional stock,
and not with an intention to delay the work.
Upon the score of policy, the move is a bad
one. The people of this country can be
persuaded into almost anything that is right,
but they are a hard set to drive. If the
company lack funds, and all admit that it is
desirable to secure the other half million
from the State, how much better would it
have been’ to have stirred up the generous
impulses of tiro people by encouragement
and hope, than to try to force the©, by-an im
plied threat?
Wc heard a director say the other day
that, with the remaining half million obtain
ed from the State, the road could be carried
to the Chattahoochee without difficulty.—
Now wc have one simple question to ask.— ;
If two million two hundred thousand dollars
will carry tlie road from the initial point to
the Chattahoochee, will not one million
one hundred thousand dollars bring it to
Thomasville ?
But we have said enough on this subject.
We want this road built, and as harmony
among the people is essential to its speedy
construction, we hope the board will ulti
mately pursue such a course ns will secure
tbeir sympathy aud co-operation.
__ CHOPS.
We have been blessed with bountiful and
seasqnnble rains this whole sec
tion, and the crops are just as good as they
can be. The greatest grumblers in the coun
try cannot find it in their hearts to utter a
word of complaint.
SOUTHEBN CULTIVATOH.
Among the many useful and instructive
papers now issued, we know of none, so
much so, especially in this farming and plan
ting section, as the Southern Cultivator—
the July number of which we have just re
ceived. In its list of contents are embraced
everything that would boos interest to the
planter. It is published monthly at Augus
ta Ga. All farmers, planters and stock bree
ders should take it. The terms aro SI,OO
in advance. Address Wm. S. Jones Augus
ta Ga.
HASP KB FOB JULY.
We acknowledge the receipt of the July
number of this very popular magazine. This
number commences with a well written and
finely illustrated life of General Frances
Marion; “The Swamp Fox of Carolina.”—
The remaining articles, including tho contin
uation of Thackaray’s Virginians, are also
very attractive.
EPIt affords us much pleasure to place
upon our exchaago list, The Daily Patriot—
qoite-a lillapution style of newspaper, pub
lished at Marietta, Ga. It is only diminutive
in its size however, as it contains some very
large ideas,and we should think that its bump
of benevolence was largely developed also
—its terms of subscription are so very liber
al indeed, beifig only “ Free Gratis, for noth
ing” ~ ‘
Death ot Gen. W. B. Wofford.
From the Atlanta American, wo regret to
learn that W. B. Wofford, late Treasurer of
the State Road, died at his residence in Hab
ersham county, on the 10th distant, of chron
ic diarrhoea. Gen. Wofford has s)led many
places of trust and honor in Georgia, and al
ways with credit to himself and profit to
those whom he rvpresetod. He was well and
favorably known to the people of Georgia
and his death will pe regretted by all who
knew him.
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Stbychmnb.—This deadly poison is ta
ken from the root of a tree which grows in
India. The Hindoos chew the root as they
do opium.
Written for the f)>jke-Grai He porter. |
* Troi pviu.k, June 25tb, 1858.
M. Reporter Having little elae to
do, iseeking to change the monotony of life
which fixedness of location begets, I visited
tliis place to be present at the Superior Court,
now in session, that I might meet old friends
and mingle with the members of the South
ern bar, with whom I have spent many a pleas
ant, social hour, and often in the severest
mental conflict in the investigation of some
abstruse legal principle and the examination
and scrutiny of complicated facts involving
the rights of parties litigant in court. I confess
there is something agreeably exciting to me
in the Court room, where mind is’ forced to
compete with mind in all its powers, and its
contrasts are-exhibited in the advocacy of
right, and the exposure and condemnation of
wrong. The excitement usually incident to
Court week waa not felt, because e’er tho im
portant business was entered upon, some
wicked incendiary set fire to the Court House,
and it was consumed with the records.
The people of Lowndes county aro bless
ed with good health and good crops; but
they are sadly out of joint about the location
of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad, and I think
not without cause. The reasons assigned
for the location agreed upon are wholly in
sufficient and indefensible, either upon the
score of public policy. State pride, economy,
or any advantage to the company. The line
selected is the longest and most expensive,
and possesses do superior resources.
No. 3. The line selected is 2 miles longer
less 324 feet, runs too near the Florida line
—making a Florida more than a Georgia en
terprise—enhances the cost of the right of
way—crosses the river below the confluence
of the Withlacoochee and Little rivers—sub
jecting the company to heavy expenses for
trestle work and building a bridge.a mile in
extent, and incurs the risk of being wash
ed away by high water, while the two bridg
es above the confluence would riot each ex
ceed in length one fourth of a mile—avoid
ing risks, and could bo built at greatly -di
minished cost.
No. 3. According to the engineer’s esti
mates will cost 523.257 more than No. 1,
(Troupville line,) and $136,980 more than
No. 2, (the Brunswick line.)
Now stands the case. Mr. Herriot, the
engineer, says, No. 1. is shorter than No. 2,
by 1 mile 2071 feet, and passe} through a
country of superior resources, but will cost
more than No. 2, by $113,693, and No. 3
will cost more than No. 1, by $23,287.
The engineer remarks that so far as the
prospects are concerned, on either of. these
lines, he considers them equal—the distance
between the lines not exceeding 13 miles, all
having the same termini (common.)
After this declaration of simple facts lie
jnmps to the conclusion that ‘.lie country
through which No. 3 passes is better able to
aid in tbe construction of the road, and supe
rior in ability to snpport if after construction.
This statement is denied, but even if it were
so, the ability to build the road, and willing
ness to „do it are entirely different things.—
He argues to his employers that you have
every prospect of securing a business from
Florida nearly if not quite equal to that to be
derived from that section of Georgia thronsh
which the portion of your liue (No. 3) pass
es, and consequently the most practicable
road.
This is not only a remarkable discovery
but a still more remarkable conclusion, and
the decision of the Board of Directors is as
tonishingly marvellous and unsustainable.
The public mihd has been reposing upon
line No. 2 (the Brunswick line,) for twenty
.years, as tho best Railroad line for the devel
opment of South-Western Georgia. This
is changed a distance of 13 miles to approach
the Florida line, to deprive the people of
Georgia of the benefit of this road so as to
buid up the argument that the business from
Florida will bo quite equal to that to be ob
tained from Georgia, and at a cost over line
No. 2of $136,980, an amount sufficient to
build 11£ miles of Railroad, and all this
loss submitted to, and injustice done with
no fixed compensating advantage, to accom
modate certain local interests. Added to
this is a vast detriment to the future business
prospects of the road by the competition
sought with a line of Railroad, commencing
at Tallahassee aud running East through
Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton counties,
in Fla., vnrying in distance from the Atlan
tic &. Gulf Road on lines nearly parallel
from thirty to forty miles, for a distance line
ally of about 70 miles. The business inter
mediate these tw'.a roads must be divided.
Tho interests of tho largest portion of
Thomas, Lowndes, Clinch and Ware are set
at naught, and Geqrgia aid and the private
stockholders pay an expense of $136,980 to
carry out this scheme, which could be saved
by adopting line No. 2.
I)r. Scroven. who I know to be a Georgian
at heart, always said he wanted this to be a
Georgia Legislature of Georgia
intended it should be a Georgia Road—tiie
tax-payers of Georgia are unwilling to bo
taxed to develop Florida. Again, good faith
should be observed and kept. When the
stockholders of the Brunswick & Florida
Railroad met in May, 1857, and passed reso
lutions requesting their organization to re
lease the right of way, it was done upon hon
orable assurances that the line of the Atlan
tic & Gulf Road would not materially vary
from the Brunswick, lino (No. 2.) Without
their aid no'settlement of this matter could
have been had, and now what do they re
ceive in return. ‘
l.*t us, however, pause a moment, Mr.
Mclntyre and Mr. Stapler insist that there
is a mistake in the figures in the communtee
tion of Mr.flcrfctpt to the Board of Direc
tors— ffcey are wrong—that they did
nA so understand them—that tbe excess of
of coat of toad over IfojtS waa not thus rep.
reented to them. Let gentlemen settle this
matter. ’ A great enterprise like this should
be conducted intelligently, wisely and faith
fully. The present decision of the boaid
cannot be sustained. It ia to be hoped (the
error being admitted) that this decision will
be reversed before any futnro evils arise.—
The public mind at present is m a state!
levolt; lawsuits innumerable will ensue; the
payment of stock already subscribed will be
resisted; no Dew stock will bp subscribed,
and the Legislative power of the State will
be invoked to remedy the wrong. Why not
let us have pegee ? Why renew the strife
of former days ? Take the long established
line, adopted by the people, sanctifiedby tbe
acquiescence of 20 years, and every one will
join to push on the good work.
A Stockholder.
* [cOMMt’.NICATBDj
ODD FELLOW'S CJSLEBBATIOB AT QSOOVtfi.
FILLS.
Aucilla Lodge had a regular turn out on
the 24tb inst., and an address delivered by
Col. C.#. Rockwell at the Methodist Gknreh.
The of the address was, the princi
ples and objects of Odd Fellowship; delivered
in the Col’s usual quiet but impressive style,
and calculated to nwnken renewed interest
among the members of the mystic brother
hood and to quiet opposition from without.—
A heavy rain came up during the address
which threw a damper over the audience and
an excellent dinner which had been prepared
by the Lodge, near the Church, to escape tbe
rain and preserve the dinner, the materials
were brought in doors and properly disposed
of. At 8 o’clock, P. M. a party assembled
at Odd Fellow’s Hall, and here I saw such
an array of beauty—lit up with
gyes and smiling faces— as can be seen in
bnt few places out of Thomas county. The
music was fi the dancing (i. e. the ladies’
part of it) was elegant—enjoyment seemed
to rule the time until the first hour of the
morning, when the party departed, and we,
of the Thomasville delegation— or rather a
portion of it—formed oruselves into a travel
ling party —and a lively one it was—reach
ed home a short tiino in advance of the pur.
suing day. *
Later From Europe.
ARRIVAL OK THB
A. K I K Ju .
Capk Rack June 26.
The steamship Ariel arrived off the coast
to-day, with dates to the 16th inst. Her
news is unimportant.
The cotton market ill Liverjrool was repor
ted dull and slightly declined. Breadstuffs
and Corn dull. Consols quoted at 96.
Nsws in General.
Tho Paris Moniteur denies any extraordi
iinry,war preperations in France.
Ship Wrecsed.
, New York, June 26.
The steamer New York hound for York
was wrecked on the coast of Scotland, all
hands on hoard were saved. Nothing has
been heard from the Atlantic Telegraph Ca
ble Fleet.
New Y'ork, June 26. —Cotton quiet.—
Middling 12 3-16 Flour heavy. Sates
13,000 bids. Southern $4.45 to $4.75. —
Wheat buoyant. Sales 70,000 bushels. Old
Southern White $1.25. Corn Sales 16,000
bushels. White 77 a 78. Turpentine steady.
I The Western Bivers.
St. Louis, June 18.—The river here is
falling and the weather is fine.
Cincinnati, June 18.—The Ohio river
is filling here and the bottom lands along tbe
Miami river are again free from water. Cora
planting is going on and barley harvesting.—
The wheat crop is flourishing.
The Flood at Cairo.
St. Louis, June 18.—The latestkccounta
from Cairo show the reports about the flood
at that place to ho much exaggerated. The
damage is considerably less than reported.
M.wfi. Thalbkro. —Among tbe arrivals by
the Asia, was that of Mme. Tlialberg, who ia
a daughter of the late Signor Lablache. Thal
berg will immediately retnrn to Europe with
tier, indefinitely postponing ||is visit to tbe
west.
The Salt Crop. —Tbe Syracue.(N. Y.)
Daily Standard says: V
“ The coming season bids fair for tho man
ufacture of both coarse and fine salt, the wa
ter being very strong and the supply ample.
The works of coarse and fine are far ahead
in their shipments of the same period last
year.” I
The Wheat Crop.—Our exchanges from
all sections of tlic country bring us glowing
j accounts of the coming wheat crops. A
I greater yield is anticipated 4han from last
’ year’s harvest. To the many flattering ac
counts from other sections, wo gladly add
that of ours. Our farmers generally tell u*
that a better prospect for wheat has never
been known.— Athene Tenn. Post.
Women reqjuire more sleep than men,and
farmers less than those engaged in any other
occupation. Editors, reporters and printers
need no'sleep at all. Lawyers can sleep as
much ns they choose aud thus keep out of
mischief. Clergymen can sleep twenty-four
hours, and put their parish to sleep once
j week.
Troops Recalled From Utah.—Tbe
| National Intelligencer announces that Lieut.
1 Gen. Scott, on consultation with the Secreta
ry of War, has sent orders by express to turn
| back a large portoin of the troops now moving
jin the direction of Utah. Tbe knafenee meg*
azines of supplies will, however, be fbwarded
to Utah, as a consicrable body of troops will
be kept there for some time to come.
It ia stated that General Concha bad rv
queated to be relieved from tbe Governorship
of Cuba, on the ground that-he is afflicted
with n severe liver complaint.