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Report of the Chief Engineer.
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On the subject of equipment, onr present wants
are very great, and we are in a shameful state ol
dependence. We need in addition to our scanty
supply for the two ensuing years.
6 Locomotives now ordered worth, 44,100
i; Do. which should he ordered at once,
as it is necessary to have these orders
a year in advance to secure their ex
ecution, 4t,100
50 plat-form cars, at 450 22,300
25 stock cars, GOO 12,500
125 Box cars CSO 81,250
5 new baggage cars 1200 3600
3 u Passenger cars 2500 7,500
We shall also need for new machine shop,
Fixtures and Tools, 20,000
For car-repairing shop 5,000
:t new l)c|>ot Houses at Atlanta, King
ston, and Calhoun, , 0,200
$246,750
A<Kl Resident Engineers estimate for
iron, materials, and laying the 50
miles of Mat liar track, 254,650
$501,400
It is not to he supposed that all these necessary
equipments and improvements can he achieved,
even with ample funds, in a few weeks or months;
it will require a year or more to procure them.
The cost of tilling Whetstone, Arms' and Yiu
ings Bridges estimated at $70,000, and this esti
mate may lie too low, can he extended over a
period of two years, and paid out of the proceeds
of the Itoad, as well as many other important
improvements, to which it is not now neces
sary to allude.
An appropriation of $500.0(10 in per cent Bonds,
or paitly in cash from the Treasury, and partly in
coupon Bonds would Ire sufficient to put the Road
in an independent condition, ami enable it to do
with despatch and economy all the business
which may be expected from the development of
the country, anil the opening of new Roads.
Wiui that amount of appropriation judiciously
expended, our expenses would greatly diminish,
and of course our profits rateahly increase, so that
upon the strictest principles of economy, the ap
propriation should lie made as soon as it can be
done, according to the forms of legislation.
In this connection 1 beg leave to suggest that
the sum of $50,000 be set apart by law from the
annual proceeds of the Road lor the purpose of
accumulating a siillicent sum of money to renew
thusi parts of the track, from time to time which
may require it, without having to apply any
more lor legislative appropriation. This sugges
tion is based upon the idea that the Iron Rails
may not he expected to last longer than 10 or 20
years, and a Hoad of the length of ours might be
so managed as to renew one third every five years,
ifit became necessary. This suggestion of set
ting aside $50,000 annually would not be practi
eable till about a year after the opening of the
Nashville & Chattanooga Rail Road, by which
time our income would warrant such a measure.
It would however have to he suspended in time
to meet the $130,000 of Rail Roads, Bonds which
fall due in 1850, unless they can be called in and
regular State Bonds exchanged for them, which
would he the better policy.
The Bonds issued to .tohn D. Cray A Co., have
been paid as far as the same have become due.
At the request of the Finance Committee 1
opened a correspondence with the different Rail
Road Companies connected with us for the pur
pose of procuring a small supply of freight cars,
and the Central, Georgia and South Carolina
Roads have severally agreed to furnish the num
ber asked of each. 1 have also accepted a pro
position made by Messrs Juo. S. Linton & Co. to
build a limited number of cars. Air. Windship
has commenced within a few davs the erection
of a car factory in Atlanta, and the Augusta ma
chine works has enlarged its capacity for turn
ing out cars, so that there is a lair prospect of be
ing supplied during the next year, if the requisite
iunds can he had. I l>eg leave also to unite with
the Finance Committee in. urging the importance
of organizing a car factory in the Penitentiary.
By means of the Milledgeville & Gordon Rail
Road and the connection of the Central and Ma
con and Western Rail Roads at -Macon, two very
important works now nearly completed, ears caii
be transported on their own wheels without de
lay or expense direct from the Penitentiary to
Atlanta.
Another subject, that is attracting much at
tention, in Rail Road circles, and about which
there is some diversity of opinion, is the tran
shipment of freights from Road to Road instead
of going through in the same car. lam satisfied
that we can never do business as common carriers
with proper success, until we have an indepen
dent car equipment of our own, and as a general
rule tranship freights from our cars to the cars of
connecting Roads and vici versa. This plan is
essential to ascertain losses anil damages and fix
liabilities between the respective Roads. But
while 1 would require transhipment as a general
rule, I would allow the cars ol other Roads to
passover the State Road in certain cases, as for
example, when loaded with heavy machinery,
bituminious coal, live stock, and other articles
diificult or expensive to handle and to tranship;
aud I would also relax the rule in cases of emer
gincy, and when the conductors of said Roads
attended their cars to their final destination, so
as to relieve us of responsibility, except for Road
accidents, till they made delivery to our Depot
agents.
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Chief Engineer’s Office W. & A. R. R. ]
Atlanta, Oct. 11, ISSO. )
Gentlemen. —l have given much reliction to
the subject of your note ol yesterday, and 1
have had lull and free conversations with His
Excellency Geo. W. Towns upon the subject,
and we are fully satisfied, not only from the
nature of the Telegraph, but from the experience
of other Roads, that there is no appendage more
valuable in the efficient management of a Rail
road than a Telegraph line, and we have come
to the conclusion to submit to you this proposi
tion.
1. To furnish and erect the posts from Atlanta
to Chattanooga, which shall be 24 feet long with
lour inches in diameter at the little end, and be
planted four feet in the ground.
2. To grant you the use of our right of way
for the Telegraph Company', and to pass your
officers and materials along the Road free of
charge.
3. For and in consideration of the foregoing,
the Western & Atlantic Railroad is to reeeive
the sum of five thousand dollars to be placed to
its credit upon the Books of the Telegraph Com
pany, and instead ol interest on that sum, it is
to receive dividendsJas they may be declared
from time to time, and to be represented in the
meetings of the company to that amount by the
Chief Engineer, or such other persons as may be
appointed to represent the same.
4. And in further consideration of the forego
ing services and grant, all the Telegraph offices
between Atlanta and Nashville erected by the
Company shall he subjected to the use of said
Road free of charge, and said Company shall
erect as many offices as the Road may reqnire in
addition to the regular offices of the Company,
but the latter shall he at the expense of the
Road. Yours respectfully,
WM. L. MITCHELL,
Chief Engineer.
Mr. David W. Garst & Mr. James M. Bean,
Atlanta, Geo.
Atlanta, Oct. 11,1850.
Sir. —We hereby accept the proposition sub
mitted in yours of this date.
Yours respectfully,
D. W. GARST.
J. M. BEAN.
W. L. Mitchell, Esq.,
Chief Engineer, &c., Atlanta, Geo.
Whereupon I passed an order, that so soon as
the Telegraph Company is sufficiently organized
to warrant the undertaking, the Resident Engi
neer and Road Master make all the necessary
arrangements lor carrying out our part of the
foregoing contract; but we did not commence
planting the posts till last May. ami from a de
sire to economise as much as |«)ssihle and do the
work with our repairing parties so as not to in
terrupt their regular duties, the work has pro
gressed slowly, but all the posts have been de
livered and bailor more planted. and the wire
stretched beyond Kingston. Telegraph offices
heve been established at Atlanta, Marietta, Car
tersville, and Kingston, and a branch line has
been established from Kingston to Rome and an
office placed there. Our out-lay ol money lor
this job has been but little beyond the cost of the
jKists* and they have been delivered at fifteen
cents apiece. We expect the line to he in work
ing order as far as Chattanooga in a month or
two more, when we expect to be able to infuse
additional efficiency in the management and
render the anxiety felt for tardy trains less pain
ful.
I have made an arrangement with Dr. James
F. Alexander of Atlanta, to build, at his own
expense, on one corner of our grounds, an In
firmary lor our Railroad hands when sick,he pay
ing a nominal ground rent, and agreeing to re
ceive our sick negroes at the lowest rates charg
ed others. This arrangement is to continue lor
ten years, at the expiration of which time, lie is
to lie at liberty to remove the building, if the
contract is not then renewed. The Infirmary
is nearly ready for the reception of patients, and
will he a great relief to us in disposing of our
sick negroes in a manner consonant to the prin
ciples of humanity as well as interest.
Our Rates ol Freight have given general sat
isfaction, and are believed to be as low as the
j present state of Railroad improvement and Rail
! road machinery will warrant. In a few instan
ces, future experience may show that some items
are too high and others too low.
Some provision should be made by law to au
thorize the sale of lost merchandize and produce
as well as to open lost baggage and sell it, if no
owner can he found, aud also to sell freights,
which owners refuse or neglect to take away
after remaining in store a reasonable time. I t
would greatly accomodate the traveling public,
il some plan could he devised by law or other
wise, making Atlanta, the place where all lost
baggage should be deposited by each Road after
detaining it for three months, or some other rea
sonable space of time, with a special and con
fidential Agent charged with the duly of open
ing the trunks and other baggage, and ascertain
ing. if possible, the owners, and giving them in
formation by mail of the same, and when no
owners could he ascertained, of turning them
over for sale.
The weak point in Railroad organization, as
lar as my experience and observation go, is, to be
found in the Depot Agencies; and 1 make this
remark, not lor the purpose of finding fault, or
intimating that the agents on our Road are infe
rior lo the agents ol oilier Roads, but lor the pur
posed suggesting a plan, which will greatly
strengthen their hands in their dealings with
the public, and at the same time, as 1 believe,
effectually protect the interests of the Road from
the indiscreet use of credit by these Agents, for
it is lamentably true, that in our credit-loving
age, it is hard to do business without credit,
and our Agents teel this like other business men.
'The remedy, lbr this great evil, is simple; and
it is for the Legislature to prescribe an oath for
each Depot agent of the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, that he will not either liy himself or
others deliver freights in his depot upon credit,
and that he will well and truly perform the du
ties of his appointment to the best of his skill
ami ability; with the further provision ot making
it the duty of the appointing power to discharge
any agenL detected in extending credit in a sin
gle instance. Such a law would put the agent
in an impregnable position towards the public,
as no out*, and especially, no lrieiut, or neighbor
would inink ol asking credit under such circum
stances.
In the management of the State Road, besides
the difficulties inherent in Railroad manage
ment, we have those growing out of political
Tarty organizations, and the struggles for Party
ascendency and the spoils of office. The ques
tion is olten asked, il it would not he better for
the State to sell the Road than continue its man
agement under such circumstances. It is true
t hat a sale might relieve it of such struggles and
the evils incident to sudden change, but then it
might introduce difficulties of another and much
more serious character; it might create a mono
poly like the English East Indio Company,
which is said be a power behind the throne,
greater than the throne; it might create a
monopoly sufficiently powerful to control the
social, commercial, and political interests of
the State. Besides these difficulties of man
agement growing out of Party organizations
may not he as alarming as many seen to think:
there is a corrective in the sternness of business
principles, and to some extent, in the fact, that
the State Road is part and parcel of a very ex
tensive system ol Rail ways, which are under
the exclusive management ol private companies,
and must necessarily by their example, exert an
in! me nee on our Road lavorable to its efficient
management and good government, to say noth
ing ol their direct interlerence byway of advice,
expostulation,'and entreaty, their interests being
co-incident with ours and in a large degree de
pendent on them.
Again, our great State work being now com
pleted. it would seem to be a proper season to
organize a wise and judicious system tor the
Road, which might be so framed as to relieve it
•rom the e\i!s ol sudden and frequent changes.
Tins might be accomplished by the creation of
a Board ol public works consisting of three mem
bers, holding lor long periods, and going out of
office, one at a time, which would secure, at all
times, proper Railroad experience in the Board.
Our beautitul system ol Rail ways in Georgia
deserves a remark in this connection. Begin
ning at Atlanta, we have two great rival routes
to the sea-boad, one byway of Macon to Savan
nah. and the other byway of Augusta to Charles
ton. Ihe former route consists of the Central
Railroad and its connections and dependencies;
and the latter route consists ofthe Georgia Rail
road and its connections and dependencies.—
These routes, if kept in rivalry, as they should
be, must always produce wholesome competition
highly beneficial to the people, as it will keep
the rates of transportation of persons and proper
ty at a low figure. And what competition does
for these routes, an enlightened public opin
ion. and legislation, il need bo. will accom
plish lor the State Road, keep down freights.
When the Burke Road from Augusta to the
Central Road is finished, it and the Macon and
Western Rail Road will be in wholesome com
petition, and keep each other in check, and the
same effect will be aided whenever the Eatonton
Rail Road is extended to the Georgia Road. The
distance of the South Western Rail Road, and
the Atlanta and La Grange Rail Road from
market and their close connection with their
respective trunks will be sufficient to keep them
at a proper figure, to say nothing of the moral
power ol example in other Roads. While the
public are thus guarded by this beautiful system
of checks and balances on our Rail v ays, it is |
pleasant to know that our older Companies are
making satisfactory dividends for their Stock
holders and that our younger companies promise
well. A sale of the State Road would mar this
beautiful system, destroy this wholesome com
petition, and create a monoply sufficiently pow
erful to control the legislation of the State. For
it is perfectly obvious that if ever a sale is effect
ed, neither of the great rival routes will suffer
the other to buy; and it is equally obvious that
they would not willingly see the Road go into
other hands, lest the one or the other might be
injured thereby; hence if a sale is ever effected it
must be to them as equal partners in the pur
chase,and this lam satisfied, is what the people
have to fear. For it could be readily demonstrat
ed, if necessary, that by means of the Burke Rail
Road, another one of the gifts of Savannah en
tempri/.e to our beloved State, which unites
| Augusta with the Central Rail Road, that the
I Central Rail Road and the Georgia Rail Road
| would each increase their Incomes by determin
ing that every thing to and from the State Road
and the Roads byond should be transported over
the Geargia Road, the Burke Road and the first
seventy nine miles of the Central Road. This
| proposition is so plain that it needs only to be
I stated, to be admitted. But it may be asked
can no guards be thrown around it by the act
authorizing the sale. None that would be avail
ing; for having the power to control the legisla
tion, these guards would soon be removed if de
sirable on the part of the Roads. Now if the
foregoing reasoning be sound, the logical infer
ence is inevitable, that the State cannot sell her
Road without bad faith to the Macon and Wes
tern Rail Road, which would certainly be sacri
ficed by the formation ofsuch a monoply as I have
attempted to describe. For the Macon and Wes
tern Rail Road was built upon the faith reposed
. in the State's owning and controling the Western
j and Atlantic Rail Road, and the State cannot
| maintain good faith in this respect if she sparts
with her Road. And the same argument holds
good in relation to the Rail Road communication
between Macon and Columbus now partly con
structed, because the Macon and Western Rail
Road is a necessary link in connecting the State
Road with Columbus, and if the Macon and
Western Rail Road is destroyed, as 1 believe it
would be by a sale of the State Road, then Co
lumbus is cutoff trom the Cherokee country and
the faith of the State is forfeited in this respect
also. But I need not persue this argument fur
ther, as a bin t to the wise is sufficient tor them.
Before closing this Report and in anticipation
of an early termination of our official ties, per
in it me to express to you the obligations which
I ieel for the unwavering confidence, which you
have ever manifested to me amid my many tri
als. and for the cordial support which your official
position enabled you to afford me, and also to in
dulge the heliel that one official intercourse has
matured a friendship that will end only with h o
and that may go down as a legacy to our cnii
dren after us.
All of which is most resjiectlully submitted.
WM. L. MITCHELL,
Chief Engineer.
Al (U STA, <JA.
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11.
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE.
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Editorial Corraspondenco.
Miu.kdukvim.k, Nov. 8, 1831.
As 1 arrived here hut yesterday afternoon,
much has transpired during the week of which
1 can give the readers ol the Constitutionalist -V
Republic no detailed account. It is said that the
number ot visitors assembled here has been un
usually small for the first week of the session.
There was no jam, but room for all in the Repre
sentative llall on Hie day ol the Inauguration,
and that ceremony passed off quietly, but pleas
| antT y- ! |e issues of the last stormy canvass
having been disposed of and forever settled, and
all apprehensions, both real and pretended, for
the integrity of the Unnn, from the alleged dis
union schemes of the Southern Rights party,
being now effectually allayed by the sweeping
majority of their opponents, a dead calm exists
in the popular mind, and the voters, generally,
are quietly at home, attending to their peaceful
pursuits. Few hut those coming here on private
or professional business, and the usual train of
office-seekers belonging to the dominant party,
have been at M illedgevillc. Pleasure and gaiety
have assembled some of the young of both sexes,
and beauty nightly holds her court in sundry
parlors ol this city. But the attendance of these
has been smaller than usual. The Inauguration
Ball was less brilliant than hitherto, though the
presence of some graceful forms and lovely faces
rendered it an occasion ot pleasing memories to
the gallant and susceptible.
Governor Towns and family leave Milledge
ville early next week for their residence in Ma
con, after having been, for lour years past, domi
ciled at the Executive mansion. They depart
with the kindest and best wishes of this com
munity for their future happiness and prosperity!
leaving behind many warm friends and creating
a void in this small, but intelligent and agreeable
society, not easily tilled. Noted for their amiable
tempers and social qualities, the social career of
Gov. and Mrs. Towns has been not less popular
than the administration of the Executive has
been successful and satisfactory to the people.
The chief topic in political circles for the last
two or three days, has been the election of a
United States Senator. The competitors of the
most prominent aspirant retired, one by one.
and left Mr. Toombs exclusive master of the
field. Yet, his nomination has not been effect
ed without soul.': dissatisfaction and ill-feeling
among the Constitutional Unionists, and his elec
tion will be at the expense of some heart-burn
ings not easily healed. After much persevering
effort, and to the great chagrin of many, both
Union democrats and whigs who were unwilling
to have it appear that the Union party was got
up for the special purpose of promoting Messrs.
Cobb and Toombs, and who are not very ardent
admirers of the latter gentleman, the 10th inst.
has been fixed for the election. Two caucuses ;
of the Constitutional Unionists have been held, j
at the latter of which, held last night, at Brown's j
Hotel. Mr. Toombs, at the second ballot, received
the nomination. The meeting was not alto- :
gether like brethren dwelling togetiier in unity,
and a small fight was got up between the editor j
of the Journal if Messenger and Mr. Fannin, j
member from Troup. The combatants were j
separated before any claret was spilled.
Many members refused to attend the caucus. '
Others, finding that Mr. Toombs was about to
be forced upon them, took up their hats and left |
after it was resolved to go into a ballot. A
number were opposed to a caucus nomination!
considering that as there were none but aspirants
for the office on the Union side, the field should
be left clear for a fair race before the Legislature.
Some were disgusted at the Railroad speed with
which the election had been forced on, and dis
liked, as one speaker expressed it, to be dragooned
with such hot haste into a caucus nomination-
When, finally, the first vote was taken, it was
found that only 78 votes were cast, of which
Mr. Toombs received GS. On the second ballot
that fortunate gentleman received 73. As there
are 1-10 Union members of the Legislature, he
received two more than a majority of the Con
stitutional Union party.
After the nomination, Mr. Toombs made a
speech, in which no small degree of excitement
was exhibited, and the minority defied to defeat
the caucus nominee. Ah, lucky Mr. Toombs !
There is a great difference between a nervous
num and a man of nerve. You. who, in politics,
belong to the latter class, know the sort of stuff
you have to deal with, and that the minority you
dared to defeat you, belong to the category of
nervous men —who will not make, “ 1 dare not.
wait upon I would.'
Mr. Toombs’ election is safe. Another fart is
not less interesting, and I am sure to all good De
mocrats who act on the motto, Every thing for
the cause, nothing for the men,' : it will be pleasing
in the extreme. GC7“ Mr. Toombs will be elected
as a Democrat. He will even return to Wash,
ton City this winter and take his seat in the
House as a Democrat—yea, verily, as a Loco
foco, one of that once despised sect whom whilom
he loved to denounce. Oh ! Loco-focoism, what
a sweet revenge. Oh, Democracy, what a no
ble ovation to the correctness of thy principles!
and the wisdom of thy policy !
Welcome, Mr. Toombs, to a high seat, (you
will never be content with a low seat any
where.) among the faithful, from which you will
aim hereafter to enlighten your benighted Whig
constituency on the sublime truths of pure de
mocracy. What an avalanche of edifying demo
cratic documents will yon not shower down by
your liberal frank upon the old guard of whig
gery in the Bth district, to say nothing of the
strong holds of that once gel-lorius party in
Georgia!
It is said that Mr. Toombs has pledged himself
to aid in electing a democratic Speaker of the House
this lime, though lie declined voting in ISI9 for
the democratic Mr. Cobb. This democracy was
then only in its chrysalis state. He is pledged,
also, it is said, to vote for a democratic Clerk.
We hope so, and that it will be Col. Forney, for
lie deserves it. If Mr. Stephens will also fall
into line, we will have a full democratic delega
tion in Congress. There is no Constitutional
Union party in Congress—Whig, Democrat, ami
Free-soil, is the only nomenclature known there.
Let the Georgia delegation act as a unit, and
place themselves where Col. Joseph W. Jackson,
of the Ist district, declared he would place him
self, if elected, when he went back to Washing
ton, in full communion with the old National
Democracy—that once noble, and yet to be re
deemed, regenerated and triumphant party, in
which alone the South had Northern friends
when most she needed them—let all the other
Southern delegations do the same thing, and the
South may so influence the policy of this govern
ment, in future, as effectually to shield her from
further injustice and render anti-slavery aggres
sions impossible.
There is an innate vitality and energy in de
mocratic principles, so congenial to the Ameri
can mind, that happen what will, in the topsy
turvey whirl of fierce political commotion, they
always turn right side ip. But whiggery! oh,
whiggery! who, in a few short years, will be
left in the South, of thy loving and mourning
friends to write thy epitaph ? G.
LEG ISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Milledgevii.le, Nov. 7th.
The following are the most important pro
ceedings of the Legislature for this day.
In the House, Mr. Tift, of Baker, introduced a
bill to extend the charter of the Albany and Sa
vannah Railroad.
Mr. Henry, of Chatham introduced a hilt pro
viding for granting letters dismissory in certain
eases to Executors, Administrators and Guar
dians, before the estates are finally wound up.
Also, a bill to incorporate the Union Steam
boat Company of Georgia and South-Carolina.
Also, to change the mode of serving processes
in certain cases.
Also, to extend the charter of the Bank of the
State of Georgia to December, ISSO.
Mr. Price introduce a bill to appropriate $15,-
000 lor the improvement of the navigation of the
Coosa river.
Mr. Thurman introduced a bill to limit the
bringing of bills of review to three years
from the date of a decree in the case.
Also, a bill to amend the 17th section of the
3rd article of the constitution of this State. The
object of this bill is to provide that acts of the Le
gislature shall not take effect till the Ist of June
succeeding their passage.
Mr. Milledge, of Richmond, introduced a bill
to incorporate a Volunteer Corps of Infantry in
the city of Augusta.
Mr. Milledge also introduced a memorial on the
subject of employing convicts in the Penitentiary
in mechanical pursuits, which was referred to
the Committee on the Penitentiary.
Mr. Clarke, of Stewart, introduced a bill to
prevent the sale of deadly weapons, and also to
prohibit persons from carrying the same.
Mr. Stewart, ol Thomas, introduced a hill to
give the election of Judges of the Superior Court
to the people.
IN SENATE.
Mr. McQune introduce a bill to regulate the
order of the argument of counsel in criminal
cases. This provides that the order shall be the
same as in civil cases.
A new standing committee on the Deaf and j
Dumb Asylum, was created by special motion.— j
The following is that committee: Farris, Harde- j
man, Anderson, Slaughter and Walthour.
The several parts of the Governors message :
were referred to appropriate committees.
RILLS PASSED THE SENATE.
A bill to authorize the Physicians of this j
State to hold their annual meetings in Milledge
ville or elsewhere at their option.
A bill to incorporate the Magnolia Steam
Packet Company. This provides for a line of
Steam Packets between Savannah and Pilatka,
Fla.
A resolution passed the Senate to bring on
the election of United States Senator on Mon
day next, 10th inst.
Mili.edgeville, Nov. Sth.
Proceedings of the Senate
On motion of Mr. Foster, the Senate ordered
fifty copies each of the evidence in the four cases
of convictions for murder respited by Governor
Towns, now before the Senate, printed for the
use of that body.
Mr. Harman reported a bill to alter the prac
tice in the Supreme Court of the State of Geor
gia.
Mr. Foster, Chairman of the committee on
the Judiciary, reported lour bills for the pardon
respectively of James Norris, ot Butts; Brinkley
Bishop, of Bibb; Garland D. Cornett, of Morgan;
James Johnson, of Baldwin : now under convic
tiction of murder. The committee expressed no
opinion as to the merits of the above cases.
The committee on the Judiciary reported “ a
bill to alter and amend the fourth section of the
eleventh division of the Penal Code.' 1
A bill to empower juries on the trial of Di
vorce cases to give to the party defendant the
right to marry again during the life time of the
libellant.
Mr. Mosely reported a bill to lay off ami or
ganize a new county from the counties of Pike,
Henry and Fayette.
The Senate proceeded with the sjiecial order
of the day, which was the act passed at the last
session to alter and amend the 3rd section of the
Ist article of the constitution of the State—read
a third time and passed. Yeas 34, nays 7. This
amendment gives one Senator to each county, as
under the old system.
The act passed at the last session of the Gene
ral Assembly, to alter and amend the 6th section
of the 3rd article of the constitution ot the State
was taken up, read the third time and passed.—
Yeas 31, nays 12. This amendment vests the
powers of the Court of Ordinary in one Judge
instead of five, as under the present organiza
tion.
The act passed at the last session to alter and
amend the 12th section of 2d article of the con
stitution was taken up, read the third time and
passed. Yeas 31, nays 12.
A message was received from the House an
nouncing that it had concurred with the reso
lution of the Senate bringing on the election of
U. S. Senator on the 10th inst.
The bill to amend the act incorporating the
Madison Female Institute, was referred to a
select committee.
The Senate took up the bill to alter and amend
the 4th section of the 11th division of the Penal
Code. The amendment reported by the Judiciary
committtee was adopted, and the bill as amended
was passed.
The Senate took up as the report of the com
mittee of the Whole, the bill to empower juries to
authorize defendant to marry again in cases of
absolute or total divorce—the bill was read a
a third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Harman, the President ot
the Senate was added to the Judiciary commit
tee.
Senate adjourned to 10th insl.
THE HOUSE
Was occupied chiefly in the introduction of
bills, and reading bills a second time.
It concurred in the resolution of the Senate to
bring on the election of U. S. Senator on the 10th
inst.
Neither branch of the Legislature thus far
have had afternoon sessions.
Who is the Lucky Man ?
We have received from Messrs. E. N. Carr &
Son, Baltimore, one of their circulars giving the
result of the Lottery drawings for the month ot
October, in which we find ticket 37, 53, 72, a
capital prize of $26,000, sent to Augusta, Ga., by
mail. Who is the lucky holder > Ifheowesus
anything (or subscription or Job work, we hope
he will come and settle—no further questions
asked.
Mons. Adrien.
This celebrated Magician has arrived in our
city, and it will be seen, by advertisement,opens
at Concert Hall, on Wednesday evening. His
intention was to have commenced his perform
ances this evening, but he found, after arrival,
that he would not have sufficient time to do so.
He is accompanied by Mons. M. A. Andrieu,
who will give operatic imitations, in full cos
tume, of several celebrated performers.
A New Letter File.
We were yesterday presented with one of Von
Trump's Letter Files, which for convenience
we think are superior to any we have seen.
It is got up in Album style, and every merchant
! should possess himself of one, as it will save him
time and trouble in filing away his letters, and
he can always readily refer to them, as each book
is accompanied with an index. The agent is
now in our city, and will wait on our merchants
in the course of to-day or to-morrow. They are
manufactured in Baltimore.
New Books.
We have received from Messrs. Thos. Richards
& Son the lollowing new works,which they have
for sale at their store :
A Catechism of Familiar Things, the history,
and events which led to the discovery, by Emily
Elizabeth Willement.
Schmitz and Zumtp's Classical Series—Ovid.
~ «. _ 12 —
MARRIED,
On Sunday, the 2d inst.. by James E Cashin. Esq.,
Mr. Jons Larons and Miss I.avinia Cawlev. daughter
of the lata Amos Cawley—all of Richmond county.
In Favette county, Ga.. on Sunday evening. th*.2d
inst., by the Rev. John 11. Corley, Dr. Philip 11. Bhas
sell and Miss Maev ASH Gay, both of Fayette county.
PLANTATIONS FOR SALE.
NO. 1. containing 1060 acres of Oak and «9fr
Hickory lands. 650 acres cleared andun-3Z_
<ler good repair: adjoining lands of Philip Robin
son, Wm. IV. Hughes and others, in 59th district,
Burko county. And if desired 546 acres can bo
bought adjoining. Also,
No. 2, containing 1021 acres of good Pine land;
300 aeres cleared, with good buildings, Ac., near
Purgesly's Bridge, Jefferson county, known as the
Prescott place.
Reference. —Win. J, Owens, Augusta, or the
subscriber, Woodbnrn, Jefferson county, Geo.
oet 31 |6&c4 A, S. B. PIOR.
Jfiagnrtic Ctlcgraplj. I
Reported for the Constitutionalist Republic |
LATER FROM EUROPE I
arrival I
OF STEAMf K I
BALTIC.
COTTON DECLINED 1-8 a 1-4 PENNY.
Charleston, Nov. 9.
The steam ship Baltic arrived to-day fiom
Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 2Sth ult.
The steamer Africa was ashore off Belfast, and
was said to be in a damaged condition.
Kossuth arrived at Southampton on the 23d
ult. and was received by the authorities and an
immense crowd of citizens. He went thence to
London, unheralded, and met with no public de
monstrations. Lord Paljnerston signified his in
tention to receive Kossuth unofficially.
At Southampton, Kossuth was the guest of the
American Consul.
The steam ship Mississippi, with most of the
Hungarian Refugees on hoard, sailed from Gib
raltar on the 15th ult. for New York.
Liverpool Cotton Market.—The market is
weak and irregular, and prices have declined « a
Jd. The sales of the week reach 40.000 bales,
of which speculators had taken two thousand,
and exi>orters six thousand bales. The sales
from Saturday the 25th to Wednesday the 29th
ult. inclusive, amounted to twenty-seven thous
and bales, of which speculators took five hun- ft
dred and exporters six thousand bales—making
the whole amount of sales since the departure
of thej Europa on the eighteenth of October,
sixty-seven thousand bales. The stock was es
timated at five hundred and thirty thousand
bales, of which three hundred, and thirty-four
thousand were American. Sea Island was
scarce and dearer. The market closed extreme
ly dull, and prices were in favor of buyers. The
quotations were Orleans OJd; Uplands 5Jd.; Mid
dling Orleans 4 11-l Gd.; Middling Uplands 4JJ.;
Inferior and Ordinary 3|d. to Id.
There was less doing in Cotton goods and
Yarns, and prices had been lowered. Buyein,
however, restrict their purchases to their imme
diate wants. In Rice there had been but little
doing, though really fine Carolina was worth
20s. Wheat and Hour have declined, the former
a penny, the latter sixpence, New Orleans
Flour was worth ISs. Gd. to 19s. The superior
quality, however, was with-held, and the infe
rior neglected, and prices had a downward ten
dency. Western Canal was worth 14s. to l s s.
Oil. Corn was dull, and sales were effected at
28s. for white, 265. for yellow, and 255. Gd. for
mixed. The sales of B. I’. Sugar were limited,
and it had declined sixpence—foreign, however,
was active, and prices were unchanged. Coffee
was in good request at former rates. Molasses
was dull. 1500 ewt. of Rosin changed hands at
from 3s. to 3s. 2d. j er ewt. for common—trans
parent was worth Bs. In Turpentine nothing
was doing. Stocks were in better request, but
had experienced no change. Consols were ad
vancing, and had touched 98, but closed at 97 i.
France.—The new Cabinet has been form
ed, and consist of Corbin as Attorney General;
Turgot Minister of Foreign Affairs: Giraud Min
ister of Instruction; Cassabianca Minister ot
Commerce ; St. Arnaur Minister of War; For
toul Minister of Marine, and Blongel Minister
of Finance.
STILL - LATER.
Charleston, Nov. 10, 10.45 A. M.
The steam ship Canada reached New York
yesterday, with the Africa's mails and passen
gers.
The Pope of Rome was dangerously ill, and
reported dead.
Austria denies the right of France and Eng
land to interfere with the affairs of the Germanic
Confederation.
Havre Cotton Market, Oct. 22. —The Cot
ton Market is active, with sales of 2,200 bales.
The stock on hand is reduced to 12,000 bales.
New York, Nov. 8, P. M.
Rice. —looo tierces Rice have been sold, to
arrive, at2{ a 3 5-16 per lb.
New-Orleans, Nov. 8, 8.2 P. M.
In this market to-day, Saturday, four thou
sand bales of Cotton were sold at stead}’ prices.
Fifteen thousand eight hundred bales were ex
ported— the largest day's exports ever know
from this port.
Charleston, Nov. 10, P. M.
Cotton jj-Tlie market is depressed, and prices
are in favor of buyers. The sales to-day reach
910 bales at 7 j to 8 cents.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
DRY GOODS 1 OR FALL TRADE.
W. G. BANCROFT. 253 and 255 King-st., [one ,
door below Wentworth.)
TT/’E WOULD again respectfully invite the at- I
VV tention of our friend sand customers in the I
oountry, to our extensive stock of DRY GOODS, I
when they visit our city. I
Always on hand Southern Manufactured Goods, I
consisting of. I
Georgia PLAINS and KERSEYS. 1
Alabama do. do. I
Plain and Striped OSNABURGS. I
Bleached and Brown DOMESTICS. I
Superior DI'FFIL BLANKETS, Direct Impor- J
tation. I
We would also particularly invito attention to ■
our importations of SILKS and DRY GOODS.be- ■
ing one of the largest Stocks in the Southern coun- ■
try. ■
'We are also prepared to furnish every article ■
in the Dry Goods line, viz : HOSIERY. GLOA Es. ■
LINENS. FLANNELS. CLOTHS. CASIMERES, ■
BOMBASINS, ALPACAS. MEKINoES. MOl'S- ■
SELIN DE LAINES, PLAIDS, JACONET AND ■
SWISS GINGHAMS. SH AM ES, LACES. EDO- H
INGS, MUSLINS. FURNITURE DIM IT A, ■
PRINTS,, RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, Ae.. Ac. ■
sept. 16 fc2mos .
LIMeI— Tjo"bids. STUNS UMlTio arrive, and ■
for sale by
novo W. H. STI'RGES A CO. H
WAFFLE IKONS.—Revolving and Handled
WAFFLE IRONS, of new and much ap- H
proved styles. For sale by ..
oet. 12 t MUSTIN A LATUROP^M
WANTED TO HIRE, a COLORED MAN,
Porter in a store. Apply at this office.
oet. 14 _■§
TO M
WANTED. 200 doz. of fresh EGGS. Apply
oet 28 I. P. GIRAKDEY A CO&_^M
CHAMPAGNE. H
U BASKETS of superior CHAMPAGNE. M
For sale at I. P. GIRARDEY ACO ft. WSM
oct. 28 9H