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Ttlt: CONSTITUTIONALIST
JAMES GARDNER, JR.
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THEY'RE ALL DIOOIXO!
An original Song, dedicated to the Gold Diggers of Cali
fornia.
BY 5. 3. STEELE, DRAMATIST, ETC.
Oh, they’re all digging, dig-dig digging
After California gold;
They’re all digging, dig-dig digging
After Cahlornia Gold.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Spriggins, merchants of the
City grand,
All hav« left their native diggins to go digging in
the sand.
The soldier dolls his feather now for Feather
River’s shore.
And majors now turn miners to drill out the yel
low ore.
And they're all digging, &c.
The farmer leaves his golden grain to dig for grains
of gold,
And his crops may get a thrashing from the Dons
and Indians bold.
The planter leaves his carrots to dig golden carats
raie,
But his head may burn quite carrot-ty ere he the
dust will share.
For they’re all digging, Sec.
The lawyer leaves his parchments now to parch
amid the track,
And leaves his suits behind him which he may
want when he comes back.
The surgeon leaves his bones and veins to strike
the veins of gold.
But he may operate in vain, and bleed himselt
quite cold.
Where they’re all digging, Sec.
The printer quits his types now for the type of
wealth to ply ; *
Ho loaves his bread—aod presses where his hopes
may fail in oi.
To preach against this thirst for gain, the preach
er follows next.
And for a few lumps of gold—to illustrate his
text.
And they’re all digging, See.
Some maid:? within a certain age join Mrs. Farn
ham’s van,
And give up all their silver to go hunt a golden
man ;
But if they bear the precious ore which in true
woman shines,
They’re better go.d than men can pick iu Califor
nia’s mines.
Where they’re all digging, uig-dig, digging.
Where they're all digging after California gold.
[From the Baltimore Sun.]
THE BOSTON TRAGEDY.
Farther Discoveries. &c-
The excitement in relation to the disappear
ance of Dr. Parkman, and the arrest of Pro
fessor Webster, on suspicion es having mur
dered him, still continued at Boston up to
Sunday evening, the latest dates we have from
that city. Three companies of infantry was
under orders, but there was little or no pros
pect of an attack on the college.
Among the other circumstances detailed, as
fixing suspicion on Professor Webster, when
arrested and informed of the suspicions against
him, on his way to jail, is the following, which
we find in the New York Tribune, one of the
editors of which paper was in Boston at the
time of his arrest; —
During the ride he gave way to violent ex
clamations, and uttered piteous groans and
shrieks. He also made use of expressions of
a doubtful nature.—Among other language of
a similar import, he is said to have used the
following: ‘‘Can it be that that inferal scamp”
[supp jsed to refer to some accomplice) “has be
trayed me.” He was lodged in Leverett-st.
jail on Friday night. In the morning he was
somewhat calmer, and expressed a wish to see
bis friends, though he remained in such a state
of great excitement throughout the day, that
his physicians pronounced it useless to bring
him out for examination.
The Tribune also gives the following detail
ed account of the circumstantial evidence bear
ing against Professor Webster :
It seems that a note for $450 against Dr.
Webster had been held by Dr. Parkman, se
cured on real estate in East-Cambridge. This
had been due for a long time, and Dr. P. had
urgently insisted on ks payment. After being
several times put olf with excuses, he applied
to the officer who disposed of Prof. Webster’s
tickets to his course of lectures in the Medical
College, to know if there was a sufficent bal
ance in his hands to take up the note. This
proceeding greatly excited Professor Webster,
who, on the Friday morning in queston, called
at Dr. Parkman’s residence, No. 8 Walnut
street, and left the message “That if he wished
to receive the money on that mortgage, he
must call at the Medical College about 1
o’clock that afternoon.” Dr. Parkman is
known by several citizens to have gone to the
college at the hour designated. He stopped at
a grocery store in Blossom street, between his
home and the college, and ordered some arti
cles which he purchased, to be sent home. He
left a bunch of celery on the counter, saying
that he would call for it himself in a few minu
tes. He was seen to enter the collegs, but
was never seen to come out of it. A person,
who had some business to transact with him,
watched for a long time to see him come out
of the college, but in vain.
It is admitted by Prof. Webster that Dr Park
man called on him at the college, according to
the above statement, and that Repaid him the
amount of the note, taking a receipt for the
money. This receipt, it is said, has not been
produced.
After the alarm had arisen on account of the
disappearance of Dr. Parkman, several circum
stances produced a suspicion in the mind of
Mr. Ephiriam Littlefield, ? who has charge of the
buildings and grounds of the institution, that
Dr. Parkman had never left the college alive.
He hardly dared to breathe his surmises, but
kepnt up a vigilant watch.
it was noticed that Prof, Webster was in his
private room and laboratory several hours on
Friday afternoon, Nov. 23d, with the door
locked, where he is supposed to have remain
ed during the night. The heat proceeding
from his room was so intense as to attract the
attention, of several inmates of the college, and
two barfeU of pitch-pine kindling wood disap
peared. For several days afterwards, the
chimney of his room sent forth an uncommon
ly dense and constant cloud of smoke. During
the whole of the week, it was observed, that
Prof. Webster had kept himself almost entire
ly secluded, with his rooms at the college con
stantly locked, a thing so unusual with him
as to occasion remark.
From these and similar circumstances, Mr.
Littlefield was so strengthened in his suspi
cions, that on Frday evening, Nov. 30, after
Prof. Webster had returned to f
where he resides, he was induced to break the
partition wall to the vault, in the basement
directly unoer Professor Webster’s room in the
college, and connected with it by a staircase ;
and door, which was never known obe opened
except by the Professor himself. Upon en
tering the vault, a terrible spectacle was dis- j
closed. There was the lower part of a human
body, in a state of dreadful mutilation, one leg
being gone, and also the foot of the other leg.
The appearance of the remains indicated taat
they had been in that place but asi ort time, j
Those appalling facts w-ere instan. y made
known to the proper authorities. They pro
ceeded to the College, and on extending their
search to Professor Webster’s room, found fur- s
ther proof of the most startling character. On
examining the furnace and the ashes which it ,
contained, they discovered several bones and
pieces of bone, belonging to a human body
which appeared to have been recently burned,
so that the muscles and cords were entirely
consumed—There were also found some coat
buttons, particles of silver and gold apparently
from a watch melted down, and a portion of
a human jaw with several false teeth, rilled in
with gold around the edge, in a manner cor
responding with those known to to ■worn by
Dr. Parkman.
All these circumstances, taken in connec
tion with the fact that Professor Webster was
not an anatomist or surgeon, but only a
chemist, with no professional concern in the
dissection of bodies, were deemed sufficient to
warrant his arrest.
Officers w'ere dispatched to make further
investigations at the house of the accu lin
Cambridge, but no additional evidence
elicited. The Medical College w • under
going a strict and thorough search.
Among other circumstances wh have
confirmed the suspicion against X fessor
Webster, sines his arrest, it is said tu’ had
ordered a box at Waterman’s furnisl In*. ore
in Cornhill, to be made of stout tin, solucied
tight, with the exception of the cov w hich
was to be so made that it could easu be sol
dered on to its proper place. The bo: was to
be about three feet in length by one foot and
a half in depth and breadth, and was to have
been sent to Professor Webster on Priday,
the day of his arrest.
A telegraphic dispatch, dated at a late hour
on Sunday evening, gives the so ’owing addi
tional facts;
% Further portions of the body hav t pu dis
covered in the closet of Webster’s rm In a
tea chest was found a knife covered wit,., oiood,
and there are two stabs in the body correspond
ing with the knife. Stains, supposed to be
blood, but apparently cleaned with some kind
of acid, have been found on the floor. It is
repcrled that blood stains have been traced
from Webster’s room to the place where the
body was first found. Some coat buttons, be
lieved to be Parkman’s, have been di&covered.
A pair of pantalons, marked Webster, and
stained with blood, were found this afternoon
in Dr. W’s room.
The following narrative of the char., „er of
Prof. Webster will be read with interest.
Dr. Webster has been professor of chemistry
in Harvard University since the dec ase of the
late Dr. Gorham, a period of over twenty-five j
years. In this capacity he is a memo rof the
Faculty of Medicine in the Harvard Medical
School, which has its location in Bosi m. He
is probably not far from 55 years of age, al
though his manners and appearance are those
of a much younger man. His reputation, in
his profession, is respectable, but not brilliant.
He is a man of varied accomplishments and of
elegant tastes. As a member of society in
Boston and Cambridge he has always enjoyed
an unusual popularity. His musical talents
are of a high order, and he has done much to
elevate the standard of musical taste in 1' !
ton. His house has been distinguished as the
seat of generous hospitality, where, surround
ed by a singularly lovely family he has ap- 1
peared to enjoy the highest deh, f in the
courteous entertainment of a nuraei s circle
of fi lends. With a mild, kind and u assum
ing disposition, with eminently social 1, °’ ngs,
and manners of uncommon affability, 1 pro
bably had not an enemy. His charactf was
far from any stain—he was the last man i i,he
world who would be thought capable of com
mitting a crime.
There is no doubt that he labored under one
defect, which may have led him to the dread
ful deed of which he is accu-ed. With ex
pensive habits and a love of luxury, he find no
skill or ability in the management of pecui - ,
ary affairs. Hence, he is known to have bte>>
generally in a slate of great embarrassment. --
We have it from the best authority, that this
has at limes brought him almost into a condi- !
tion of frantic excitement, which led to the
apprehension that some desperate act night be
the consequence. It is possible that the re- j
peated demands for the payment of f e mort- j
gage alluded to, acting on a morbedly nervous
temperament, may have produced a pa, i.ism
of sudden frenzy, which resulted in the crime,
which cannot be thought of without a shud
der, nor recorded in connection with h’> name,
except with a stifling, heart-breaking emotion
of agony.
Tne deceased was about sixty years of ago.
He belonged to one of the wealthiest and mo.;t ;
distinguished families of his native city. He i
had received a thorough medical educa ion :
early life, and was much interested In medical
science, but the care of his large estates in
duced him to confine his practice to a limited
circle.
The establishment of the Hospital for the
insane, and of the Asylum for the blind, in the
vicinity of Boston, was greatly "orwarded by
the zeal and energy of Dr. Parkman. He
had the reputation of a skillful fintneer, had
realized large gains by investments in mal es
tate, and was exact and methodical in hta bu
siness habits. It is highly to his credit and
no unworthy monument to his character, that
his best friends were among his numerous
tenants, who consisted, to a great extent, of
the poorer classes.
Changes op Fortune. —The following is an
example of some of the recent changes of for
tune in Europe:
The Prince of Prussia, who, in March of
last year, was compelled to save himself by
sudden flight from the rage of the Berlin pop
ulace, entered triumphantly, on the Join of
October, as the laurel crowned hero of 1 ■ n,
the very gate of the Prussian capital tK. .gh
which he had fled. The company of civic
Rifle Guards that at the former period occu
pied his palace and chalked upon the w alls,
“ National property,” leeeived him nov, with
tremendous cheering, and in the evening gave
him a serenade! The son of the Prince of
Prussia, heir presumptive to the fhrone, at
tained his majority the 18th of October. In
the two Sicilies there are not less than 40,000
citizens imprisoned on various pretences. The
son of the Duke of St. Theodore . s fled
Ihe Prince of St. Giacomo is in the L ius 01
justice. The Ministers Canati and B i/zetti
were not found royalist enough, and were
bowed out. The Princess de Scord : a, with
her four young children, who came to Genoa (
to meet the Prince de Scordia, and who was <
there undet proscription, like so many other
wealthy Sicilian proprietors, is in lasaretto at
Genoa. M. Ch. Rutland, Mayor of Macon,
former member of the Constituent Assembly, *
has been at Constantinople about three weeks, <
and he is said to have a commission from La- j
marline, who is reported to have the intention
of retiring to the East. It is positively stated
that the Sultan has made a grant to Lamar- c
tine, gratuitously, of an immense extent of r
land situated in a fertile plain, a few hours'
f distance from Smyrna, forming part of the ! .
estates of the crown, and that M. Rutland \
went with Ahmed-Effendi to take possession
of the property hi the name of Lamartine, who
was coming himself next spring. Klapka and 1
above a hundred and fifty other officers of the
late garnson of Comorn, have already reached i j
German ports to embark for America. Many ,
of them will sail for New-Orleans. Klapka is
at present at Hamburg, where he met with a
very cordial reception. He talks of Georgey I
as a vile traitor.”
THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
Augusta, ©corgia.
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SUNDAY WIOHNING, DEC. 9
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
REPORTED FOR THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
The following account of proceedings in the
Ser v.e on the 4th,were prepared, and should
h;.ve been sent down on the sth inst., but the
sheet on which it was written w’as left out by
mistake in making up the package of the lat
ter date.
IN SENATE, Dec. 4, 1849.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
BILLS REPORTED.
By Mr. A. J. Miller. A bill to fix the assign
ment of Dower. This bill provides that where
there are two or more tracts of land belonging
to the estate of the deceased husband in the
count' - , said dower, by consent of the parties,
ma oe given the widow in one tract, or so
m i' as may be a fair equivalent in all of said
tra or the commissioners.by consent of the
repre ntative of the estate and the widow - ,
may assign a sum of money in lieu of her dow
er. Also,
A Bill to alter and amend an act entitled,
“An Act t® alter and amend the several Judi
acts now in force in this State, so far as
iclates to Judiciary Courts, assented to 14th
December, 1811. —The principal amendment
proposes to change the law - so as to transmit
Intel rogatories by mail.
Mr. Stell laid upon the table a Resolution
“requesting the Justices Committee to inves
tigate the propriety of making a change in the
present mode of taking testimony by interro
gatories, so far as relates to the practice of the
names of the commissioners being blank in the
commissions”—and that they report by bill or
otherwise; and,on motion of Mr. Murphey, it
was amended by adding—“and giving notice
; to the opposite party of the time and place of
taking the testimony”—which was agreed to.
' The Senate then took up the unfinished bu
siness of yesterday, which was the substitute
| offered by Mr. Anderson.
The substitute was supported by Messrs. Love
and Bailey, and opposed by Mr. A. J. Miller,
Jag. R. Smith, and Napier.—Rejected, yeas
15, nays 25.
Mr, Clark offered as a substitute, A bill to au
i thorize the voters of this State to express their
| opinion upon a bill, entitled an act for t he pre
j servation and protection of married women.
The Senate then adjourned till 3 o'clock,
I P. M.
3 o’clock, P. M.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Some discussion was had upon the substi
tute offered by Mr. Clark, and some araend
j ments being offered, the substitute was reject
■ ed.
L>ie original bill,as amended,was lost by the
fol lowing vote: —
EAS.—Messrs. Elias Beall, Blackshcar,
1 Clayton, Ferrell, Gonder, Grubbs, Hines, Mi
' cajah Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Win. Jones,
' Andrew J. Miller, James A. Miller, Napier,
Purse, Sanford, James R. Smith, and Stell.
| —l7.
NAYS.—Messrs. Anderson, Bailey, Augus
tus Beall, Byrd, James E. Brown, Joseph E.
Brown. Bryan, Clark, Cochran, Eberhart, John
Jones, Love,Mcßee,Mcßae, Mosely, Murphey,
John W, G. Smith, Turner, and Woods.—l 9.
The Senate then adjourned until 9 o’clock
to-morrow morning.
DECEMBER G.
Tl c Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
O motion of Mr. Chisolm, the Senate re
considered the Journal of yesterday, so far as
relates to the rejection of “the bill to alter and
amend the several acts of this State so far as
relate, to the counties wherein the trial of
claim •. to personal property, levied on under
exec itions shall be had, &c.”
A message was received from his Excellen
cy the Governor, informing the Senate that he
had approved and signed the following acts.
An act to grant the privilege to the Stock
holders of the Cross Plains and Red Clay
Branch Rail Road Company to change the
name of sai.d Road, an ■ for other purposes.
An act to authorize Clerks of the Court of
Ordinary in the several Counties of this State
to grant marriage licenses to Jewish Ministers,
‘ or other persons authorized to perform the
xr ceremony between Jews, and to au
thor, Jews to be married according to their '
own forma.
Mr. Stell reported as duly enrolled,
An net amendatory of, and in addition to, 1
the v- rious acts heretofore passed in reference '
to the City of Savannah.
t
BILLS REPORTED.
By Mr. Murphey. A bill to incorporate the 1
First Baptist Church in the City of Atlanta. !
Also, £
A Bill j a addition to, and amendatory of, an c
act, entitled an act to amend an act to incor
i rete the Town of Marthasville, in the coun- 1
r ot passed 23d December, 1823; and
also to enlarge the boundary of said Town,
and to incorporate the same under the name j
of the Citj r of Atlanta, and to change the name 1(
of the To mos Rome, to that of the City of
Rome ; to provide for the election of Mayor
and Councilmen, and other officers of sai d a
Cities, and to confer upon them specific pow- c
era, and for other purposes therein mentioned,
approved the 29th Dec., 1847. d
By Mr. Woods : A bill to regulate the mode
of sueing out Ca. Sas. in this State, and to h
modify the proceedings thereon.
By Mr. Augustus Beall; A bill to authorise sj
Jacob A. H. Reviere, of the county of Warren,
to peddle in the Bth Congressional District
without a license, or being subject to pay a
tax therefor.
By Mr. J. W. G. Smith : A bill to authorise
grants to issue to the owners of certain frac
tional lots of land in the county of Talbot.
By Mr. Edmondson : A bill to authorise
the incorporation of Joint Stock Companies
for the construction of Macadamised , Graded
or Plank Roads. The bill provides that any
number of persons, not less than three, may
associate for the construction of Macadamised,
graded or plank roads, by consent of the In
ferior Court of the county in which said road
is to be made; such company defining the
kind of road to be constructed, and the com
mencement and terminus thereof, and giving
notice in some newspaper of the time the ap
plication will be made, at least four weeks be
fore the time of the application —their articles
of agreement to be filed in the Clerk’s office,
should the Court deem such road for the public
good; no banking privileges to be allowed:
provides for electing Directors for the manage
ment of their affairs. Where the owner of
land, timber, or other materials, cannot agree
with the company for the same, the Inferior
Court to appoint three persons to fix upon the
value —such persons, before making such val
uation, shall take an oath to render a verdict
according to the circumstances of the case —
either party may appeal to the Superior Court,
and its decree shall be final; provided, that
said company may, within twenty days after
the rendition of final judgment, abandon the
right to the condemned property, by filing a
notice in the Clerk’s office, in which case the
judgment shall be void, &c. &c. Also,
A bill to authorise John L. Reid to plead
and practice law in this State.
By Mr. Woods : A bill to incorporate Spring
Place Academy in the county of Murray, and
to appoint Trustees for the same.
The Senate took up the special order, tb
wit; “ the report on the bill in relation to di
vorces.”
Mr. A. J. Miller offered several amendments,
which were agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Joseph E. Brown, the re
port was recommitted to a Committee of the
Whole and taken up by sections.
The report was taken up by sections, and
many amendments being offered and rejected,
and considerable debate being had.
On motion, the Senate adjourned till 3
o’clock, P. M.
Three o’clock, P. M.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and resumed the consideration of “ the bill in
relation to divorces.”
Mr. Mcßee moved to strike out the Bth
ground of divorce, which was lose—yeas 15,
nays 18.
The report, as amended, was agreed to, and
the bill passed—yeas 35, nays 6.
Yeas. —Messrs. Bailey, Augustus Beall,
Elias Beall, James E. Brown, Bryan, Chisolm,
Clark, Clayton, Cochran, Eberhart, Edmond
son, Ferrell, Gonder, Grubbs, Hines, Micajah
Jofipson, William Jones, John Jones, Leonard,
Long, Love, Mcßae, Andrew J. Miller, James
A. Miller, Murphey, Napier, Purse, Rawls,
Sanford, John W. G. Smith, Spullock, Stell,
Tomlinson, Turner, and Woods.
Nays. —Messrs. Anderson, Byrd, Joseph E.
Brown, Mcßee, Quarteiman, and Ira E. Smith.
The Senate took up the " Woman’s Bill,”
which had been made the order for this day.
At half-past 3, P. M., Mr. Stell took the Chair,
in Committee of the Whole. Many amend
ments were offered, most of which were re
jected. The report being amended, was agreed
to. Mr. Love then offered a substitute, (the
same in substance as that offered by Mr. An
derson, of Wilkes, previously,) which was
strongly advocated by him, but was lost. It
was evidently the intention of the supporters
of the bill to carry it through before an ad
journment, as several ineffectual motions were
made to adjourn. Gen. Wofford addressed
the Senate in a very zealous and somewhat
vehement manner in opposition to the mea
sure. Mr. A. J. Miller replied in a mild, im
pressive tone, to the Hon. President. Mr.
Murphey obtained the floor and addressed the
Senate in a short, sensible speech—when, for
the purpose of giving Senators an opportunity
of giving their views on the Bill—on motion
of Mr. Spullock, the Senate adjourned, by
yeas 22 to 21 nays, till 10 o'clock to-morrow
morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dec. 6.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill to provide for the safe custody of per
sons convicted of capital offences, and after
wards respited by the Governor.
A bill to authorise the Commissioners of the
Poor School Fund in this State to pay ar
rearages to teachers of poor children.
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the
South-Western Rail-Road Company.
A bill to make a residence in the Judicial
District a necessary qualification for Attorney
and Solicitors-General. This bill provides
that no person shall hold the office of Attor
ney-General or Solicitor-General, who shall
not have resided in the Judicial Circuit at least
one year immediately preceding the election.
On motion of Mr. Nisbet, the House referred
so much of the Executive Message, transmit
ted yesterday, as relates to Federal concerns,
to the Committee on the State of the Republic;
and so much as relates to fractional lots on
certain islands, to the Financial Committee.
The House adjourned to 3 o’clock this after
noon.
Three o’clock, P. M.
The House was occupied in the afternoon
n passing local bills, to which there was no
{opposition.
South Carolina Institute. —We perceive,
among other additions to the report of the
committee on premiums, the following :
B. Piquet, Augusta, G a ., for the best Gar
den Plough, a Diploma.
Cunningham Mills, Augusta Canal, for the
>est Flour, a Silver M edal.-
Charles A. Peabody, Columbus, Ga., for a
pecimen of Port Wine, a Diploma, <
The New Orleans Bulletin has a letter from
the Rio Grande announcing the arrest at Mat
amoras of the French Vice Consul and others
by the Mexican Government. It is further
reported that there is an order out for the ar
rest of the Editor of the Flag published at Fort
Brown.
We are gratified to learn, (says the Savan
nah Republican) that Mr. F. P.Holcombe haa
i been appointed Chief Engineer of the Savan
nah & Augusta Rail E.oad —an admirable ap
pointed in our opinion. Mr. McPherson Mil
len has also been appointed Ist Assistant En
gineer. Mr. M. is eminently qualified to fill
the post.
New York Police. —The New \ork Ex
press gives some interesting statistics with re
gard to the police of that city and :.ts cost.
From January Ist, 1814, to October 2Dth,
1849, the total cost of the police was $2,410,-
676 28, apportioned among these six years,
as follows:
1844.. $270,329 76 1847 $469,762 68
1845.. 332,919 57 1848 480.008 02
1846.. 445,143 99 ’49 to Oct 29 412,522 26
$2,410,676 28
From a table showing the disposition of the
police, on one night last week, we abstract
the following: —Sick or disabled, 55 ; Absent
with leave, 13; Absent without leave, 10;
Suspended,!; On special duty, 162; Vacan
cies, 5 ; Effective force, 688. Total, 934. The
number of applicants for lodgings in the
eighteen station houses on the same night
was 156.
[ Reported for the Baltimore Sun,]
Thirty-First Congress—lst Session.
Washington, Dec. 6, 1849.
Senate. —Messrs. Bradbury, of Maine, Bor
land, of Arkansas, and Dickinson, of New
York, appeared and took their scats.
The journal having been r ead, Mr. Man
gum offered the following resolution, which
was adopted :
Rosolted, That the Vice President be authori
zed to employ a Clerk during the present ses
sion, and that such clerk be paid the same
rates of compensation as heretofore paid to
persons employed in that capacity.
No other business being offered, Mr. Man
gum said that having ascertained from a quar
ter which he though authentic, that the House
of Representatives -would not be organized in
time for the transaction of any business to
day, he would move an adjournment, and the
Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives. —The House
met at 12 o’clock. The journal of yesterday
was read.
On motion of Mr. Boyd, the House proceed
ed to the election of Speaker. The same gen
men as announced heretofore acted as tellers.
The eleventh vote being taken, the tellers
reported that there were 223 votes —necessary
to a choice 112 —of which Mr. Cobb, of Ga.
received 98; Winthrop 97; Root 7, Potter 4;
Cleveland 2; Richardson 4; Gentry 5; Mann
2, Allen 1; King 1; Stanton 1; Venable 1.
There was no choice. The House had three
other several ballotings, which resulted as in
the
recapitulation.
11th. 12th. 13th. 14th.
Cobb, of Ga 98 97 93 89
Winthrop, of Mass. •• .97 97 98 99
Root, of Ohio 77 77
Potter, of Ohio 4 5 9 10
Cleveland, of Ct 2 2 2 3
Richardson, of 111 4 4 6 8
Gentry, of Tenn 5 5 5 5
H. Mann, of Mass 2 2 1 0
Allen, of Mass 1111
P. King, of N. Y 1 0 0 0
Stanton, of Tenn 1 I 0 0
Venable, of N. C 10 0 0
Haimanson, of La 0 10 0
Booth, of Ct 0 10 0
Harris, of Ala 0 0 1 0
Kaufman, of Texas.... 0 0 0 1
Total 223 223 223 223
Necessary to a choice 113 113 113 113
After the above vote, a resolution was offer
ed by Mr. Andrew Johnson, to determine the
election of Speaker by a plurality vote instead
of a majority.
This resolution lead to some debate, in which
Messrs. Holmes, Venable, Ashrnun, and John
son, participated. It was finally laid on the
table, by a vote of 110 to 11.
Mr. Stanton here introduced a resolution
proposing to drop all the candidates except
the four highest, and continue on each vote to
drop the lowest until the House was brought
to a vote on the two highest candidates.
Mr. Harris, of Illinois, moved to lay the
proposition on the table; and after a few words
whether it was debateable, the proposition was
laid on the table.
The House then proceeded to ballot for
Speaker, which resulted in no choice, and the
House adjourned to the next day, 12 o’clock.
{'l\tegraphed for the Charleston Courier .]
Washington, Deo. 7—3 P. M.
The House of Representatives hasudjourn
ed, and still no election of Speaker. The last
ballot stood—Winthrop 102, Cobb 65, Rich
ardson 23, Potter IS, Wilmot 7, Gentry 5,
Scattering 5.
Baltimore, Dec. 6.
Ohio Legislature.—Telegraphic dispatches
from Columbus, Ohio, inform us that the Ohio
House of Representatives is fully organized.
The Democrats have elected all their officers
in that branch of the Legislature, the Demo
cratic Representatives from Hamilton Coun
ty, having obtained their seats. The Senate
had not been organized at last advices.
New Orleans, Dec. 6—11.12 A. M.
Late and Interesting from California.
The steam ship Alabama, has arrived at this
port in six days from Chagress, and brings
ninety passengers. The California dates by
her are to the Ist of November. She reports
that the steam ship California arrived at Pana
ma, on the 22d November, with a million and
a half of gold dust. The accounts from the
mines were of a favorable character.
The political news is interesting. The con
stitution was to have been propesed to the
people for adoption on the 15ch November,
and on the same day a Governor and two
members of Congress were to have been elect
ed. T. Butler King, who, it is stated, has re
signed his seat as Representative in Congress
from Georgia, is the prominent candidate tor
tlpe U. S. Senate from the State of California.
The steam-ship Falcon having the Califor
nia mail on board, left Chagres on the 23th,
and is expected here to-day.
New-Orleans Market. —On Wednesday,
6,500 bales Cotton were sold, and full prices
demanded and obtained.
New-Orleans, Dec. 7—9.20 A. M.—Cot
ton.—On Thursday, 10,000 bales were sold,
taken principally tor Europe and the North,
at very steady prices—middling at 10| to 10i;
fair 11J. Molasses, prime brings 20ic.
The brig Sea Flower, for your port, has
cleared,
Still they Come.—Week alter week - v
have announced the rapid filling up, not ~n i
of Rome, but the surrounding country }, v Ut .
of wealth and capital, and oven at this
thev are still pouring in. At the rate at
the Cherokee country is filling up, but a tew
years will elapse before our new and beautify
section of the State will be converted from
forest into almost one entire cultivated field
Among others who have concluded to makt
their home among us, we hear of a number of
French gentlemen who have purchased land
in our vicinity with a view of making a per
manent settlement.
We have not yet had the pleasure of au ac
quaintance with any of them, but we are told
that they are all men of intelligence, and some
of them of considerable distinction.
We are always pleased to hear of such gen
tlemen taking up their abode among us, „nd
it affords us singular pleasure to bid them wel
come to our new and beautiful country. —R ~
(G«.) Bulletin.
M. B. Railroad. —On a visit yesterday to
the Depot, we happened to see the freight
train start for Kingston. We did not count
the cars, nor make inquiry as to the number
of bales, but the train looked to be about g.
hundred yards long, and the cars were pile,
up with cotton as high as it was safe to pile
them. The steam not being very high, and
the train heavy ; several ineffectual attempts
were made before they were able to move.—A,
Governor’s Message of Virginia.-The
Richmond Enquirer thus speaks ot Un.
Floyd’s first message, delivered to the Legis
lature on Monday :
“It presents a satisfactory exposition oi the
true condition of the old Commonwealth, and
a bold, frank and manly avowal of his senti
ments on the various important questions at
feeding the interests of the State. As a literarv
composition, it does credit to the author—atvi
its withering denunciation of the miad schemes
of internal foes and its impressive and elo
quent invocation to Virginia and the South to
stand by the rights of the South, as th * only
salvation of the Union, are worthy of the chip:
magistrate of a State, which has so generously
contributed to the strength and glory of the
Union of equal States. That the Legislature
will respond to the appeal, we cannot tors
moment doubt.
“ Whilst, upon some of the topics broached
by the Governor, we have not sufficient kr..li
ed ge to form a well-considered opinion, there
are others to which we yield a cordial ae--?nt
His recommendation that the Legislature
should pause for the present in launchm;
farther into new works of internal improve
rnent, and complete the great lines now so libe
rally placed under way, strikes us as eminent
ly prudent and judicious. With the present
heavy engagements, the State may move on
safely and steadily—let us not, by inordinately
swelling the amount,involve her finance too far
and throw over her venerable and always un
spotted name, even the suspicion of repudia
tion. The Governor places tle arguments in
favor of a State convention on an impregnable
basis.”
Church Statistics. —The Family Christim
Almanac gives the folioyvi ig statistics of
church membership ior 1849, am ing the dif
ferent branches of the Presbyterian comma
nion.
Presbyterian, (Old School) 179 4a
Presbyterian, (New School) 155,000
Associate Presbyterian IS b 1
Associate Reformed 26,340
Presbyterian, Cumberland oi, _ .
Presbyterian, others 44(0 j
Reformed Dutch 3. ,ji] I
German Reformed sit.TaO
Total 676,183
;jtt to these we add Congregationalisr
* as there given 193,093
, fW e have the whole amount 769,27 c
The following is given as the Baptist mem
bership :
Baptists, regular 664.57 c
Baptists, anti-mission 67.84
Baptists, free-will 63.372
Baptists, others 18,643
Total Baptists 813,5.7
Os the Methodist communion it says;
Methodist Episcopal 649.4.
Methodist Episcopal South 45-5,21'
Methodists Protestant and others 83,007
Total Methodists 1,178,63’
The Savannah Republican states that th
keel of a new boat, in place of the Tennessee
is laid, her frame prepared and going up. ■
is supposed she will be ready to take herpl
on the route, between New-York and Sava;,
nah, in the month of May next, and that r
other boat will be run in connexion with
in tne month of August following.
Supreme Court of the United Statu
* Wednesday, Dec. 5, 184;
Present,
The Hon, R. B. Taney, Chief Justice.
Hons. J. McLean, J. M. Wayne, J. Catror !
V. Daniel, S. Nelson, L. Woodbury, R 1
Grier, Associate Justices.
Edwin H. Fitzhugh, Esq., of Virginia,
admitted an attorney and counsellor of th
court.
Nos. 14 and 15. The United States, appe
lants, vs. B. E. Carr and John Peck, Th®
causes were argued by Mr. Attorney Genet;
for the appellants, and submitted on print;
arguments by Mr. Wood for the appellee.
No. 16. Thos. W. Dorr vs. State of Rh
Island. This writ of error to the SupreE
Court of Rhode Island was dismi-sed, st
costs of the plaintiff in error.
No. 18. The Un : ted States,
Thos. Staats. jr. This cause was arg. j j
Mr. Attorney General for the plamtiffs. ~ 1/
No. 124. Altx. M. Sharp, et ah, apip [Jh
vs. George A. Lyons, et ah This caui, t f 11
submitted to the court on the rev rt. '
printed arguments by Messrs. Fred- '•
and Hepburn for appellants, and by
H. M. Watts and Penrose for the |
Adjourned till to-morrow, 11 o'clock.
Western Pork, Trade.—The
Journal of Saturday says:
The hog market has at present a dec ;^“
upward tendency and the sales yesterday: - •
ed from $2 60 to $2 65 net. The
moderated a little, but is yet quite faTOrt’
for packing operations.
The N ersailles (Ripley county) Inteliig e “ 1-
of Thursday week says;
Prices along the river average from 5-.
to $2 70 for heavy pork. Some of th* "'
mers about here are are determined to
$3 or not sell. We are afraid they *
disappointed.
OH BALES GUNNY BAGGING.
OU 10 do Dundee.
30 Pieces Kentucky,
100 Cods Kentucky Rope,
25 “ Russia H
25 “ Jute “
12 Hfids. St. Croix and Porto Rico Sugar*
25 “ New Orleans
100 Bags Coffee, Rio, Laguayra and Java*
30 Barrels Crushed Sugar,
50 Boxes Caudles,
2000 Sacks Salt,
5 Bales Blankets. For sale bv
<*ct3l GRENVILL.fi & BAtP