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E&rtfequke in the City of Mexico.
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A corretpondent of wl Hiw fork non la,
trithtt from foe city of Mexico, under date
•f jZtocjE give* the following account of
tka ntwl earthquake there:
1 bad mailed my last letter to you but if
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rooked baneefo my feet X wee precipitated
young and old—mint in foil drew, tome in
boTrooe—all making the moit frigbtfal ado;
lome laying flat on tbeir bellies, but meet on
tlinlr ffrlHne on all thn ibWi iiUhti
Mnatlcan calendar lb lave them, tbeir wives
or husbands, their children dte.j horses, dogs,
and even foe mule* and the stupid aeseain
the streets steed eteek still, quivering in eve
ry part. A second or more gave me an idea
of whet waa transpiring, and recollecting the
exelamstton of a cargadmr a few seconds be
fore, foot there vsi an earthquake, I recov
ered myself as I was going headlong in the
staaats on tbo rebound, ana betaking myself
te # doorway, took out my watch sed com
"'aTi iSd'hKoTskle ftStEXl*
was the Ban Franciso* near foe corner of
tbn Vergsro—the booses in the streets ap
peared to me to be recked about as % they
wire made es cork, and at foe time were
Seating on stormy water Windows cracked;
patio lamps were buried through portals into
foe streets; altogether there appeared te me
bat little chance of getting through the
tremble with whole bodies and bones, so I
made my way aa best I could over tbe heavy
titber by tbe general instinct exhibited by
all limine creature*. A crowd of leperos,
donkeys, horses, some ladies and a few gen-
Unoa|||me formed my companions. When
X arrivUmt foe coiner I was tho only person
ltipfiip>aU the rest were on their knees
or bellies j bat a few seconds brought several
who also kept en upright position—most of
them for bravado. At tbe corner I could see
the National Theatre, the hotel Itnrblde, the
Pfogreeo, the Academy at the corner, and
several other large lnttdlmi They were
ell bearing to and fro in foe most alarming
manner. Tor my own part X conid not con
nive how they were aide to resist one of
tbe shocks, so violent were they and so bear
ing. But, fortunately, no bouse in foe range
S vision cane down. The shocks last
nearly three minutes, although all the
heavy swells passed within the spsee of two
infantes ‘ Witfff &Mk pr-3
The first shock was fight and enperceived
by tne, altboogh noticed by a carsador whom
1 was passing at the moment, who was scat
ed on a corner stone. 1 had time to croas
tbe street after tbe first shock, and bad gone
•otoe twenty feet, when the statement or the
cargadcr turned out true. After the heavy
abeoke there were several ligbter’onos, which
mere annoying to foot passengers. The
earth was contracting to its place, aed gave
several disagreeable twinges and jerks.
Tm first shock came from tbo South-east,
and was followed by three from the same di
rection. when tbe motion suddenly turned
from East to West, and gave os four heavy
sbfigea, which trere followed by others of less
Tire whole affair created foe most intense
The previous goasip which bad existed re
gtodkg tbe forced loans, banishment, foe.,
suddenly was bushed, and absorbed In learn-
ing the truth of the calamity which had
passed. For foe first night and day the popu
lace flocked to tbe squares and nrincipal open
ings of foe cit% Tbe first night tbe Alame
d# and Grand Plata were filled with thou
■eads es pcople who kept watch, for sleep
(key conid not on aoeonnt of a drizzling rain.
A s general impression prevailed that there
would he a repetition within thirty -four hours
after foe visitation. Fortunately, foie bad
net come.
The circuit of this earthquake Is not yet
exactly known, but already it ia known to
have -extended over an area of six hundred
arise. also impossible as yet to ascer
tain where tbe shocks came from. Some in
cline to the belief that they came from the
volcano of Jorullo, in Miehencan, on account
offoe almost entire annihilation of tbe town
el Patxcuaro; others think foe shocks were
caused by some internal movement on tbe
Fhetfic coast, near Acapulco, aa foe village
of Chitnancingo has suffered severely, sixty
bouses having been thrown down.
Gerriagas have been permitted to pass in
several streets since foe Slat- bat many ere
•tili closed, and foe bouses ia those street are
from the Mexican Extraordinary.
Details of Owaags by tbs Earthquake In the City ol
The two aeqnedocts which carry water In
to foif city have been badly damaged, espe
cially ibe one which passes into tbe city by
foePariU de Belen. This is broken com-
jijftely off in many place*, and thronghout tbe
Satire fine to Qhapultepee tbe arche* an
kihifl jinriTr-*‘ t, T avowing that they wen
•object to a severe oscillating motion. Tbe
water waa precipitated from the aeonedncta
throughout the entin line. The damages
done to these public works will require a
large earn to repair, and la tbe meantime the
supply of water in the city will be smalt.—
The water In all the filches throughout the
dty was thrown for seme distance into the
streets. The Tscebayaroad waa complete
ly drenched by the water discharged upon It
la many parte of the eity wide cracks
mdm lh f.rtjh In toina pUcM U
mud tu6 fold oil tuned wibidm iff rcguur
cisco. Profess, Ban Ghasontno, Baa Jean andJ’
foe have beenjarfoasly damaged. .
A Urge portion of the portnl in front—ie.o
ral tons—WM thrown a long diatanee into tbo
street from its pooition.
The Profess received several severe cracks,
and tbe tower, which has for a long time
stood, out of perpendicular, has evidently
been tested to its utmost. It still steeds, bet
has a threatening appearance.
Id the Lory* e lamp, hanging In foe main
saloon, was swung for a long range, and by
accident caught upon a hook at tbe side of
thsi wsrtim toUarA.lL itU lim fiafitieiuifld cord
sss“ wifvi raf wirir ”w ww, w,
described almost a borisontal, after the earth
quake kad passed. One of tbe arches in
mat of foe same building, which ia better
known as the Municipal Pataca or Depeta
cipn, has been injured so badly that it had
take propped np to be kept from fallings
The National palace suffered considerably.
In many parts of the building damage has
been done, especially in the treasury Apart
ment.
• The old theatre, ia the Catle Ooliseo, was
•battered in almost every part. Stonea are
to be seen detached from their places, and
moved out and in for several inches. The
Foeda of the Progress© was broken in eve
ry directions, and the potio covered with bro
ken glass.
Several melee in foe carriage abop of Mr.
Tiesen were kitted, and „ ether considerable
damage was done In the same building. We
befcr of a number of mules and horses being
killed in other places.
Tbe old broom factory, situated near the
Garita da San Laxaro, was almost entireyl
destroyed. This building bas for some time
belonged to George L. Hammekin, Esq., tbe
emprasario of the Tacubaya Bail Road, and
has been used aa a place of deposit for coach
es, and as stables for animals. Two mules
were killed and several vehicles destroyed.—
A fine coaeh belonging to Mr. Landa was
completely broken to pieces, tbe wheels be
ing driven Into tbe earth several inches.
The losses sustained in this city are esti
mated at $6, 000,000 to #6,000,000.
Tbe number of bodies recovered from ruins
ift different quarters of the city ia about
twenty. It is feared that ail tbe dead have
not been -
The'shock appears to have been equally
heavy in the villages scattered about this
valley. At Tacubaya tbe shock was severs,
but owing to tbe rocky foundation upon
which that place is builftno serious accident
occurred. We believe no booses were thrown
down, nor any lives lost. Tbe shock was
sensibly felt by everybody, and teems to
have been pretty much the same as here, in
point of strength, but the motion was more
regular, and hence so little damage. Sever
al fountains in tbe place were half emptied
of their contents, and the water thrown six
or seven feet oat on the ground.
TwtXsr from th* Earthquaks is Mexico.
Tbe last arrival from Vera Orus brings to
the N. O. Picayune, tbe following additional
particulars of the disasters at various poiuts,
resulting from the recent earthquake:
The cathedral and temple of La Compania
and San Augustin, at Morelia, were thrown
down la ruini, by the earthquake of the 19th
ult., tome privste buildings fell, and most of
the others remained in a very dilapidated
condition. At Petsacuaro. fifteen leagues
west of Merelia, the temples of La Parro
quia, La Oompnnla, San Juan de Dois, and
the Sanctuary of Guadeloupe, were shaken
to tho ground, as well as a number of private
bouses, from the ruins of which sixteen dead
bodies bad been recovered. Tbe adjacent
villages of Indapares, Charo, &c„ were
thrown into rains. In Guadalajara, all the
houses, and in Iguala a number, are reported
to have suffered more or less; and the earth
quake occurring during the beat of firing be
tween tbe Zuloaga and Juarex forces, for a
time interrupted it. In other towns noticed;
the earthquake, though severely felt and
causing much alarm, is not reported to have
done any damage. At Jalapa a shock was
alto felt on tbe 20tb. So that the phenome
non was experienced on three successive
days in different parts of the country.
location or nut maw thotix.
We take the liberty of giving to our read
ers the following important information,
obtained from the President of the Main
Trunk Company, through a letter to the Com
mittee of correspondence appointed by the
Rail Road Meeting on the 10th inst. It is,
therefore, reliable, and should satisfy the
moat fastidious. We quote from the letter.
•• It will take tbe Corps of Engineers, now
In the field, until the middle of October to
locate the road to Bainbridge. Preliminary
lines must be run before tbe work of location
can be commenced. This information is
derived from the Chief Engineer.”
This, it will be observed, will be ‘early
enough to answer the purposes of tbe county
Company, who could not hope to have tbe
requisite number of hands and overseers
engaged before that time, as the crops will
have firat to be gathered. —Bainbridge Ar
g*-
Yunsrtl Otwsqmss of Qsu. Quitman.
Oa tbe 19th last., says the Mew Orleans
Delta, the last sad and solemn rite% of sepul
ture were performed by the citiaens of Adams
county, including, of conrse, the City ot
Natohee, ovorthe remains of the late lament
ed hero and statesman, Gen. John A. .Quit
man.
Tha people of Notches, of all classes and
creeds, all sexes and conditions—the old and
the yonng, came forth to pay the last tribute
of their homage to the noble and honored pa
triot whom they loved and reverenced.
Under the command of'Giles M. Hitlyer,
Ehtj, Grand Marshal of the day. the citizens
and soldiery of Natobea, formed in procession
and marched, to strains of mournful music, to
Monmouth, tffwfctte residence of tbe hero and
the sage. Thence kits remains were escorted to
the burial-ground with all due honors; end ae
tbe solemn words of ** dust to dost, ashes to
ashes” fell upon the earn of that assembled
multitude; down many a cheek, long unnsod
to tears, streamed warn ans fast the silver
drops of feeling/
Gov. Denver < rec^ved # Kan
sas ibe day before he left Washington on bis
return to that Territory, which convinced
him that the people would, at tbe election on
English tbe*Union afoeee
with the Lecompton constitution.
THE WIKE-OBASB REPORTER.
IKaTßint j
THOMAIVIUE, OEOBOIA.
WEDNESDAY MO KM IMG, AUGUST 4, 1868.
nrnio Wta&QaAM BaroaTta i. the Official
Organ for publishing the Sheriff*’ Stic*of the couo
ties of Telmlr,-Berneo, Ware, Colquitt, Pierce and
Thomas; also; for publishing tbe Advertisements of
the Ordinaries es CHoeb, Colquitt, sad Ware.
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EPWi liave received a communication
with foe Dublin poat-mark, but without a
signature. Our rale is inflexible to publish
no communication unless accompanied by a
, responsible name. Bat we should not pub
lish this under .any circumstances. It touch
es privste character and conduct which do not
in anywise concern foe public.
NOTICE.
It ts ordered, by the Mayor and Council, that
every citizen of the Town, ownliur lots, (ball cut
down and remove this Coffee and all other noxious
weeds on tbeir said lots Immediately; otherwise, tbe
same will be attended to at their expense.
W. L. HOLLAND, Mayor.
Wc call the attention of the citizens of
Tbomasville to the above notice, published
by Council. . The “ City Fathers” are ma
king iaadabie exertions to preserve tbe health
of the citizens of tbe place, bdt this cannot
bff done effectually without the co-operation
of the citizeus themselves. The coffee weeds
andothcr rank growth should flbt ouly be
out down, but carried away to some distant
place, before decomposition takes place.—
This precaution, taken in time, and by every
one owning lots in the city, would, no doabt,
essentially benefit the health of tbe place.
OUBHEIGHBO*.
* We are sorry onr neighbor of tho Enta
prise cannot fuel satisfied with the course of
ourselves or tbe members of the Democratic
party, ai<Uf their hearts were not as cold
and callous as the nether mill-stone, they
would certainly feel bad about it. They
will have to be looked to and discoursed qp
the subject. We will give them a talk,
neighbor, depend on it. And we will trg
and think of onr own ways, too. It shall be
0. K., believe it. But don’t say majority
when you mean minority. It looks bad, *
THE NEW POET NOTICE.
The last Tronpville Watchman contained
an editorial on this subject, which was distin
guished for ita good sense and sound reason
ing. The facts, also, presented by the last
Wakulla Times, taken in connection with the
Watchman’s article, has put our minds to
rest on this subject.
FERSOBAL.
The editors of this paper would show
themselves wanting in the common feelings
of gratitude, did they not acknowledge the
kind compliments by which they have been
greeted by tbeir brethren of the press, on
tbe late change in the editorial department
of this paper. We both foel that we are
uroro indebted for them to tho friendship and
kindness of onr cotemporaries, than any mer
its of our own. May tbe best wishes of onr
Iriends return an hundred fold to cheer tbeir
own bosoms.
Onr Mr. 0. also returns bis acknowledge
ments to his old friends, at his late residence,
for the handsome addition which they have
made to our subscription list. May their
shadows.never be less.
NEW MINISTEB 10 BUSSIA. *
Mr. Pickbns, the new American Minister
to Russia, was, at last accounts, at Paris, ma
king purchases for bis residence at St. Pe
tersburg, for which place he was expected to
leave in six or eight days from that time.—
Mr. Dodge, his predecessor, and family, are
on their way home.
SFOtITUALISM.
Onr highly respected and reverend friend,
Jbssf, H. Campbell, of Griffin, in this State,
recently pitched iu upon some of our other
friends, the “ Spiritualists,” and gave them
” Jesse,” and no miatake. We did not like
to see the spiritual boys flattened out ao un
ceremoniously, so we have gathered a “ first
rate good” spirit tale, and if the spiritual be
lievers do not now Vet urn tffe compliment
upon onr reverend friend, and get even with
him, we shall have to give them np. Tbe
tale will be found on onr first page.
HABPEB’S NSW MONTHLY TOE AUGUST.
This leading monthly periodical for Au
gust came to hand during last week. This is
a book we always take up to read with pleas
ure. The articles are mostly of xn interest
ing character,-and the subjects well bandied.
The “ Editor’s Table,", hia •• Easy Chair”
and “ Drawer,” are, of themselves, worth
all that is charged for the work. We can
recommend Harper in another point of view.
It is free from all sectional reflections. Price
#3 per annum. One number 25 cents.
XOT SO BAS ARBS ALL.
The revenue of the General Government
from imports for the year ending the Ist of
July, amounted to forty-six millions of dol
lars, which, considering tbe business prostra
tion, ia not So bad,-— Exchange.
Well, perhaps not. But we think it bad
enough. It shows that the taste for prodi
gality and foreign luxuries is not half eared
yet. That tbe late lesson has had but half
the effect it ought to have bad.
m Yura* mat.
The Key tbe Gitf, printed at Key
West, Florida, states that u no wrecks have
occurred Since the 9th pf Kay last, and but
one or two disasters of any description.”—
This ia good news for insurance companies,
though not encouraging to wreckers. The
editor attributes this ” quiet state of tbe
wrecking business ” mainly to tbeHtxertion*
IX&'ZSSSSZ:*
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I*s nfW AKmg luA COIST.
“CHATHAM.”
Oar associate has prepared an irtidyn
the (abject of the Main Trank road And
ite connections, the* reasonings and conclu
sions of which are drawn from the record,
hot there it A history of this whole subject
outside the charter to which H is sometimes
necessary to refer. A writer over the above
signature iu the Savannah Republican re
views the communication of onr correspon
dent “Georgia,” and says that “Georgia”
was endorsed by this paper. •* Chatham”
was wrong in this, as he will see if he will
refer again to what we then said. We sta
ted. however, that we had fears upon the
subject (of Railroad connections) and that
wo would like to have those fears removed.
But this is unimportant, as we have said else
where that oof mind was at rest in regard to
this mßtter.
“Chatham” says that “it is certain that
neither the President, Engineer or Directors
had any local or private interest to subserve.”
It is presumable that “ Chatham” did not
know what the local, or private interests of
some of the Directors were when he wrote
this remark, but that they improperly sub
served those interests in the location of the
road we have never charged. If others have
and honestly so believe, that is their business
notours. “Chatham” says again: “Now
so far as the charter is concerned, there is
no obligation to pass through, or even near
Thomasville, and the road might have been
located ih strict accordance with the charter,
without even passing through the county of
Thomas.”
This was the opinion of many persons in
Savannah immediately after the passage of
the chanter, among them Mr. R. R. Cuyler,
who designated a line which does not touch the
county of Thomas, and wrote a long letter
on the subject, which “Chatham” doubtless
remembers. This was Dr. Scriven’s view of
the*rnatter, we believe also, at that time, but
“Chatham” will also remember that so long
as these views were entertained, not one dol
lar of stock was subscribed towards the or
ganization of thtf Main Trunk company.—
A meeting of the people of Ware, Clinch,
Lowndes, Berrien, Thomas and Decatur
was called in September 1556, by our
Savannah frMfeds, and it was understood, and
agreed among other things that the line
should go through Thomasville. The trou
bles existing in*Hie minds of.thc people were
all dispelled, the feelings of all harmonized
and the reqplt of that meeting was the al
most immediate organization of the A.
G. R. R. company. Now after this with
what a bad grace does it come from “Chat
ham” -to say that, the “fundamental error of
*• Georgia” is found in the faot that he sup
poses the charter was glinted for the benefit
of Thomasville.” Not so Mr. “ Chatham,”
and you either do not understand fully what
you are tarring about, or if you would bare
the road to miss Thomasville, you have but
little regard for good faith. Neither
gia” or any other citizen of Thomasville be
lieves that the Main Trunk charter was grant
ed for the benefit of Thomasville more than
for the rest of Southern Georgia, and all
that any of us ask is that no injustice be
done us. Once more, Chatham says: “Let
me tell this fervid writer that those persons
who paid their money into the company, will
so manage its affairs, and so direct its road, as
to make it profitable.” Exactly so, and here
“ Chatham” no doubt fully represents the
views of the company, and here, in our judge
ment, lies the “fundamental error” of the
whole matter. Just reflect for a moment.—
Here is a Railroad beginning at a point near
the south-eastern boundary of the State, at
which point one road mutt, and another may
counect, leading np from the Atlantic, and
running westwardly te the opposite bounda
ry, outside of two specified points on which it
cannot go. The charter tells you where yon
mint begin, tells you where you must cross
the Satilla river, and then pursuing the most
“ practicable route,” tells you where you
must stop. Why all this particularity? —
The charter also forbids any one man or
campany from subscribing over a given
amount of stock, and why was this I
Was it that the road should be profitable
to those who “paid their money in,” or
was it not to prevent the line of thß road
from being WArped and twisted in order
to promote individual interest? Why
then wAs this charter granted at all?
The State had expended millions for the
benefit of Northern Georgia, and does not
“ Chatham” and every body else know, that
this charter was granted for the benefit of
Southern Georgia, and as an act of sheer
justice to this portion of the State ? The
Btate grants the charter with certain restric
tions, indicates the line of the road as nearly
as possible, all confessedly for the benefit of
her poople, and then says in effect, “ come,
if yon will subscribe six elevenths of the
stock bona fide, I will subscribe the other
five and we will build this road.’’—
Now although the State, perhaps, never did
expect any profit in the shape of dividends
from this road, yet if the road were located
in the beat manner to benefit the people it
would pay handsomely to the State and the
private stockholder. But what we contend
for and what we are trying to be understood
as,saying is, that the private stockholders
have no right, through their directors, to so
“ di,rect” this road as to make it pay a little
more, hi the expense of the intention of the
original giant, to wit, the greatest deveftp
meat of the country and the benefit of the
majority of our people, We repeat, that
the idea that tbit can ba done, is, to our
mind, tlm great error of the company, and
their carrying it oat is cause of all tha dit-’
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satisfaction and trouble that exists. But
unnecessary, and especially ill tempered dis
cussion of this subject are greatly to be dep
recated, and we hope that there will be no
more of them. We have no disposition to
pursue the question any farther ourself, ei
ther now or hereafter, and shall therefore
close, unless it becomes necessary to rebut.”
THE MAIN THUNK.
We certainly have never claimed any
thing more* in regard to this great wo A,
than that the intention of the Legislature
wjio granted the charter should be carried out
in good faith. What then was the intention
of tba Legislature ? We will let the Presi
dent of the road answer. In his last Annu
al Report on, the affairs of the Savannah,
Albany & Gulf Railroad, he remarks as fol
lows: -7
“ The intention of the State in granting
the charter for this road, is to provide* M#
,Trank Railroad across her territory, connec
ting the Atlantic with the Gulf of Majilco—
and the jine of the road is thus indicated in
the act of incorporation: ‘From a point at
near as practicable to the intersection of the
lines of the counties of Appling, Ware and
Wayne, crossing the Satilla at or near Wal
ker’s Ferry in the vicinity of Waresboro,
and thence by the most practicable route to
the western boundary of tbe State of Geor
gia at any point between Fort Gaines, in the
county of Clay, and the junction of the Flint
and the Chattahoochee rivers, in the county
of Decatur; saii South-western terminus to
be selected by the Directors after an accu
rate survey and estimate of cost shall have
been made, with distinct reference to a spee
dy connection with the Gulf of Mexico at
Mobile or Pensacola.’ Tbe surveys and the
subscriptions which have been made, give
rise to the expectation that Thomasville and
Bainbridge will be on tbe line of this road.”
It will be een from the above quotation,
that the President of the road himself ar
gues, that the intention of the State iu grant
ing a charter for the road is to provide a
Main Trunk aerate the southern section, of
the State— (not along the Florida line, or as
near thereto as practicable)—commencing at
a point at or near the juuction of
Ware and Wayne, and running to a point on
the Chattahoochee between Fort Gaines and
the juuction of the Flint and Chattahoochee:
rivers. If any one wilt take a map and trace!
out the line,he will seeit runs directly tq Thom-’
asville, and that point could not well be j
avoided if so desired. Now, in tracing the
line can any oawaoubt the intention of the
Legislature that the Main Trunk should be
carried from the above designated point di
rectly to this place, by the nearest and most
practicable route, and thence to the point
designated on the Chattahoochee. Eftt tbe
charter be carried out in good faith, . s the
President himself defines it, and our mouth
will remain sealed forever from further com
plaint or remonstrance.
Now one word with regard to a Florida
connection. There iawlready a charter in
existence from Albany through this place to
the Florida line. Here then is certainly the
proper place of connection with tbe Main
Trunk. Connect, say at Grooverville, and
what would be tbe conseqnetifSe 1 Why
simply this, that all freight and travel from
Florida to the up country would first mu up
to Grooverville, then back down the Main
Trunk to Thomasville, and then take a fresh
start for Albany. What reason for all this
zigza.ing? There is already a Railroad
from St. Mark” to Tallahassee and a charter
from here to the Florida line. Why ndt open
that line and use this plian and convenient
way to the Gulf instead of endeavoring to!
open an entirely nej£sl>aß&el east of this place?
The road by the Marn TranT’ to’BatartwWgtr
and the Chattahoochee would be open too,
and those who found it to their interest could
use it. We think that there will be work
enough for all, when Southern Georgia and
Florida are fully developed.
From this exposition the deduction is clear,
that Thomasville is the point to which the
Main Trunk should be carried by the most
direct route, and Thomasville is also the point j
at which a connection should be made with
Middle Florida. Thomasville must and will j
become in the Southern, what Atlanta is in I
the Northern section of the State, the point
to which all the railroads must lead and from
which they will radiate. Nature has placed
her in that position, and she cannot be,
thwarted without a gross violation of Na
ture’s beautiful arrangements.
ZABTHQfkXE 15 HEXICO,
We have been more than a little amused
in timompast when listening to our returned
soldiers from Mexico detailing their adven
tures by flood and field, and of the terror of
the natives “ under peculiar circumstances.”
At no time did their apprehensions appear to
be greater, say these gentlemen, than at the
approach or during the continuance of an
earthquake, an occurrence not uncommon In
that country. “ Tromblano! Tromblane !”
would resound from valloy to mountain in tbe
country, and from street to street in the cit
ies. The people wonld leave their? habita
tions and flee to the Plaza or other open
space, out of the danger of falling houses,
and there await, sometimes for days, in the
utmost terror and alarm, the termination of
the earth’s throes and rockings. We doubt,
however, whether any of our Mexican sol
diers #ere favored with as fine a specimen of
an earthquake as the one which will be found
recorded in the preceding columns, having
recently taken piece. It will be seen that
there was cause eT alarm, many costly and
beautiful buildings havtog ben much injured
or totally destroyed as weft as number of
lives lpt. „: _
ns nanrmfi or exus.
Under this bead the Savannah Republic*
of the 28th alt. has a strong ankle, and re
fers to another in tbe Georgian equally, if
not more strong. - ,C
The remedy suggested by tha
to wit: “that jurors ft>rthe trial of criminal
eases shall be drawn by the Judge from the
jury box, in open court,” is objected to by
‘fheTfcpobffcatf on legal and constitutional
grounds, and two others are suggested, via,
an alteration of tbe constitute, and efe
protection by the citizen himself. The lat
ter, of course, is properly deprecated.
„ It occurs to ns that the remedy suggested
by the Georgian, amended by saying that
jurors for tbe trial at JHoniet shall be drawn
from the Grand jury box in open cenrt, the
prisoner having his legal challenge* to Dm
jury so drawn,” would answer all thm ends
desired. The Grand Juries of tbe country
are tnostly intelligent and honorable men,
and would be above tbe influences which am
usually brought to bear for the acquittal of a
guilty culprit. Certainly something should
be done to vindicate the too frequently out
raged and violated law, and to protect and
strengthen ‘the bonds of social order.
Ey An explosion of fire-works lately took
place at London. Three hundred persons
werp injured.
TUB OOVEBNOB VS. THE BAKES.
Gov. Brown has issued a long Proclama
tion in reference to the banks of tbe Stats
which have not made their returns in atriet
accordance with law. The violation com
plained of is a disregard of the eighth, ninth,
tenth and eleventh sections of tbe act of die
last session of the Legislature legalizing tbe
suspension of the Banks and tot other per
’ poses. These sections provide that no bank
shall loan or transact any business at a high
er rate than seven per cent. Tbe last sec
tion referred to reads as follows :
“Sec. XI. The affidavit of bank officers
to annual and semi-annual reports shall, m
all cates, state that the bank of which they
are officers, has not, by itself, its officers, or
agtnts, in any particular, violated the pro
visions of this Act.”
Tbe following is the concluding portion
of the proclamation, wjiich seta-forth the is
sue between the state and the Banks upon
which the proclamation is based :’
i And whereas, on the first day of June fast,
1 1 issued my proclamation, which was publish
ied as directed by the statute, requiring tbe >fj
| several bauks in this State to make their re
turns as required by law and to comply with
the provision of tbe said eleventh section sf
the said act of 1857; and whereas, more than
thirty days have elapsed since said call was
made, as required by itw, upon said banks;
and whereas,
The Bauk of the State of Georgia,
The Planters’ Bauk of tbe State of Geor
gia, at Savannah,
The Commercial Bank of Brunswick,
Tbe Cberokee Insurance end Banking
Company, at Dalton,
Tbe LaGrange Bank,
The Bank of Comtnerco, at Savannah.
The Merchants and Planters* Bank, at Sa
vannah, £
The Merch’ta’ Savings Bank, at Savannah,
The Augusta insurance and Banking Com
pany,
The Marine Bank of Georgia, at Savan
nah,
The Bank of Columbia
The Bank of Middle Georgia, at Macon,
Tbe Bank of the Empire Sate, at Rome,
The Union Bank, at Augusta,
Tbe. City Bank, at .Augusta,
The Planters and Mechanics’ Bank of
Dalton,
The Bank of Greenesborongh,
The Timber Cutter a Bank, at Savannah,
The Exchange Bank of tbe State of Geor
-1 gia, at Griffin, and
{ The Mechanic’s Bank, at Augusta,
j have wholly neglectod and refused to make
their returns as required by the positive
‘r&Etwlate of the statute of 1857, (the benefits
of which in the protection of their charters
from forfeiture have been realized by aneb of
, the above mentioned banks as were lately
in a state of suspension.) and have utterly
disregarded the will of the legislature, set
themselves above the authority of tbe law,
and stand in open violation of its commands:
I do, therefore, issue this my Proclamation.’
publishing, as directed by the statute, tha
; names of the before mentioned delinquent
; banks. And 1 do hereby notify the Treasurer
of this State of said delinquent banks; and I
!do moreover proclaim and make known that
’ the bills us said delinquent banks will not be
received at the Treasury of this State in pay
ment of any debt due the State of Georgia,
or the Central Bank, until the President and
Cashier of each of said delinquent banks, re
spectively, shell have complied with the tew,
and shall have made such return as the stat
utes require. ,
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State, at the Capitol, in Milledge
ville, this twentieth day of July, in the
yoar of our Lord eighteen hundred and
fifty-eight, and of the Independence of
the United States of America tbeeigfaty
third. JOSEPH E. BROWN.
By the Governor:
E. P. Watkins, Secretary of State.
It appears that the bills of the following
Banks aro received at the State Treasury:
The Central Rail Road and Banking Go.
The_Ga., Rail Road and Banking Go %
The Bank of Savannah.
* The Bank of Augusta. -4$
-The Bank of Athens.
The Manufacturer’s Bank at Macon.
The North Western Banket Ringgold.
Later from California and Oragon.
New York, July 27—The steamship
Moses Taylor has arrived with late Califor
nia and Oregon hews. She brings upward*
of a million dollars in geld.
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