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(Translated from the French for the Albany
Atlas o
Tit for Tat.
A girl, young and pretty, but above all gift
ed with an air of adorable candor, lately pre
sented herself before a certain Parisian lawyer,
(we translate the incident from the French
journals for the benefit of our home-made at
torneys,) and thus addressed him:
“Monsieur, I came to consult you upon a
grave affair. I want to oblige a man I love, to
marry me in spite of himself. How shall I
proceed?"
The gentleman of the bar had of course a
sufficiently elastic conscience. He reflected a
moment; then, being sure that no third person
overheard him, replied unhesitatingly.
“Mademoiselle, according to our law you
already possesses the means of forcing a man
to marry you. You must remain on three oc
casions alone with him; then you can swear
before a judge that he is your lover."
“And that will suffice, Monsieur?"
“Yes, Mademoiselle, with one further condi
tion."
• “Well?"
f “1 hat you will produce witness who will
make oath to their having seen you remain a
good 4uarter of an hour with the individual
said to have trifled with your affections."
“Very well, Monsieur. I will retain you as
counsel in the management of this affair. Hood
day."
A few days afterwards the young girl re
turned. She is mysteriously received by the
lawyer, who scarcely giving her time to seat
herself, questions her with the most lively
curiosity.
“Well, Mademoiselle, how do matters pros
per?"
“Oh! all goes on swimmingly. I have pass
ed a half hour with my intended. I have teen
seen to go up stairs and coma down again. I
have four witnesses who will affirm this under
oath."
“Capital! capital! Persevere in your design,
Mademoiselle; but mind, the next time you
consult me you must tell me the name of the
young man we are going to render happy in
spite of himself."
“You shall have it without fail."
A fortnight afterwards, the young person,
more naif and candid than ever, knocked dis
creetly at the door of her counsel’s room. No
sooner was she within, than she flung herself
hastily into a chair, saying that she had mount
ed the stairs too rapidly, and that emotion
made her breathless. Her counsel endeavor
ed to reassure her; and made her inhale salts,
and even proposed to unlace her garments.
“It is useless, Monsieur," said she, “I am
much better."
“Well now, do tell the name of the fortu
nate mortal you are going to espouse?"
“Are you very impatient to know it:"
“Exceedingly so."
“Well, then, the fortunate mortal, bait
known to you is——yourself!” said the young
v beauty, burning into a laugh. “I love you; I
* have been three times tete a tete with you, and
my four witnesses are below, ready and wil
ling to accompany us to the magistrate," gra
vely continues the narrator.
The lawyer, thus fairly caught, had the good
sense not to get angry. The most singular fact
of all is, that he adores his young wife, who,
by the way, makes an excellent housekeeper.
The Military Asylum Commissioners made
a visit yesterday to Mount Vernon, for the pur
pose of examining the local suitableness of
that interesting place,or its contiguous grounds
for the purpose of the proposed Asylum for
invalid and superannuated soldiers. The as
sociations of that venerable spot would im
part to it a peculiar fitness for such an insti
tution, and should it be thought, by the emi
nent officers intrusted with the selection, to
fulfil the other conditions required in the se
lection of a site for the Asylum, the choice of
Mount Vernon will be gratifying to the whole
country.
The President of theU. States and several
Members cf the Cabinet accompanied the Com
missioners on their excursions Mount Vernon
—National Intelligencer.
The New York Express says that the Mili
tary Asylum will be endowed with a rich fund.
The Jaw grains for the purpose of the Asylum
all the money remaining in the Treasury to
the credit of soldiers of the army, and by them
unclaimed; the amount of this is very large.
The pensions and back pay due to soldiers,
and which will never be claimed, will also
form a rich endowment for the institution.
Vast numbers of men who were engaged in
the war of 1812 are now dead. There is a
large amount of naval prize money due in the
same manner—the seamen having been scat
tered over the earth and ocean, or perhaps
buried beneath them.
The Cruop — How to prevent it. — A corres
pendent of the New York Mirror, a medical
practitioner, in an article on this subject says :
“ The premonitory systems of croup is a
shrill, senorous cough, l’he patient is not
sick —has no fever, as often in a common cold
—is lively, perhaps even gayer than usual,
his hands are cold, his face not flushed, possi
bly a shade paler than usual. This solitary
symptom may last for days, with no material in
crease or abatement, and without attracting
any notice; suddenly, however, the disease,
hitherto latent, bursts forth in all its fatal
fury, and too often continues its ravages un
checked, to the dreadful consummation. The
remedies for this first symptom of croup are
simple, and in most instances perfectly effi
cient. They are—a mustard poultice, or a
strip of flannel dipped in oil of turpentine or
spirits of hartshorn, applied to the throat, and
nauseating doses of Hive’s syrup, to be con
tinued as long as the cough remains. By this
timely employment of these miid agent*, I
unhesitatingly assert that a multitude of lives
might be saved every week, that are now lost
through negligence and delay."
A singular wager has been laid in Spain
between the Duke of Osuna and the celebra
ted banker Salam mca. It U horse against rail
road- The Duke bets his horses shall beat the
locomotive on the Madrid and Aranjuez rail
road, which is 27 miles long. Several horses
are to be employed, and are to be stationed
thus —a joekney and horse at the Toledo gate
of Madrid to ride the first leag le and deliver
a paper to the second, who is to be in readiness
with another horse to ride another league, and
llhat each league may be done in seven min
tttast making forty-nine minutes forth® whole
distance his horses will have to run. The
high road on which the horses run is seven
leagues in length. The wager is for a million
of reals—sl2s,ooo.
( From the N. Y. Herald, 23 d inst.j
Institution for the Blind-
At 12 o’clock the party arrived at this insti
tution, which is a magnificent building at the
corner of Thirty-third street and Ninth ave
nue, and commanding a view of the Hudson
and its scenery. On entering the hall the
members of the Legislature were greeted by
an excellent band of blind boys. They then
proceeded through the various apartments,
and examined wicker work of every variety,
and fancy work, the manufacture of the blind.
I his done, all assembled in the chapel, which
was decorated with two flags of the Union,
and a banner of the State, bearing the motto
“ Excelsior."
The first performance was the singing of the
“ Star Spangled Banner," by the entire of the
blind pupils. It was sung with much sweet
ness, and an enthusiasm and a feeling that
showed it came from the heart. The gestures
of the girls were eloquenlly expressive. The
most rapturous applause followed, and the
performers seemed most happy.
Mr. Chamberlain, the superintendent, then
gave the Book of Psalms, in raised letters, a
dapted to the blind, to a boy named Franklin
Haskett, aged about fourteen years, and re
quested some of the audience to call for the
reading of a particular psalm. The fifteenth
was named. - The boy, in a shoit time, found
the psalm by groping with his fingers, and
then read it as well and as distinctly as any
person in the room could read it, and as fast as
persons possessing sight generally read.
A boy named Coree then read from the New
Testament, opened at random, a chapter of one
of St. Paul’s Epistles relating to tongues. He
read it off with the same accuracy as if he pos
sessed the full use of his eyes. Another place
was opened at random, and «fche boy read it
with equal ease and correctness as before, run
ning his fingers across with each line of print
as rapidly as the eye could take it in. All
who had not seen these boys before, were fill
ed with amazement.
Mr. Chamberlain, the superintendent, then
j remarked that the nerves of the fingers sup
| plied the place of the optic nerve to the blind,
I in a most singular manner, and that such was
[ the acuteness of the touch that they did not
| wait to spell a word, letter by letter, but the
| moment they touched it they knew the wotd.
Miss Frances P. Crosby was then intro
duced to the audience by the superintendent,
and delivered the following verses, of her own
composition, in capital style, and amidst thun
ders of applause:
Hail! ye guardians of that banner
Proudly waving o'er rmr iand,
On whose top, the peerless eagle
Doth it's mighty wings expand.
|
From the glorious orb of freedom
Ye have caught the hallowed ray
Which must tire your souls forever,
Till from earth ye pass away,
Neath the shade your fathers plained,
Calm and safely, now ye rest,
By no cruel foes invaded.
By no tyrant's yoke oppressed.
Tell us, shall its clustering branches,
Green as now, forever be ?
Yes, while Union is your motto—
Union, peace and liberty !
Hush! the fail enraptured chorus
Breaks from hearts with joy elate ;
Hail! ah haii! our Legislature,
Guardians of the Empire State !
Mild and gentle looks are beaming
In each kind and generous laca ;
But the brightly glowing picture
We iu fancy's mirror trace.
Welcome! welcome! nature,smiling,
Seems to hear our songs away ;
Louder still, iheir strains are pealing—
Ye are welcome here to day.
May we ask, though arduous duties
Press each energetic mind,
Will you sometimes think with pleasure
On our vist to the blind.
Naught shall e’er efface the transport
Which to us these moments give ;
Patrons, we would hope our mem'ries
In your bosoms long may lire.
The applause was most vehement, and tome
of the audience were affected to tears.
The superintendent stated that these verses
were volunteered by Miss Crosby, and were
only composed that morning.
“My Happy Home" was then sung by Miss
Hannah Barrett, of Brooklyn, in a tender and
pathetic strain that seemed to touch every
heart. This girl was admired for her beauty.
A quartette v/as then sung by the pupils,
and
Mr. Tupper, an English poet and philoso
pher, being introduced by the Mayor, repeat
ed a few verses written by “A Unit to the
Union." The idea was happy, inculcating
peace, union, and co-operation among the
State. He said he was an Englishman, but
respected and admired Americans beeause he
looked upon them es Englishmen.
The verses were much applauded.
The Superintendant returned thanks on the
part of the pupils.
“Happy We" was then sung as a glee, by
four boys and two girls, in beautiful style.
The Superintendent then offered a few ob
servations. He said he regretted that their
limited time would not allow them to remaia
longer to witness other exhibitions of the re
sults of human ingenuity in teaching the blind
to read. It was a French Abbe in the last cen
tury that first invented the alphabet. It prov
ed successful. It was introduced into Ger
many, England, Scotland, and Ireland. In
1830 it rtached this country. Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania had the honor of being the
pioneers, simultaneously of the invention in
this country. He believed, it came iuto op
eration first in New York. In April, 1831,
the present institution was incorporated by an
act of the Legislature. Shortly after, a meeting
was held byway of experiment. It was suc
cessful. An infant school was established in
Canal street, and afterwards removed to Mer
cer street. On the 14th .December, 1832, the
first exhibition was held. On the Ist ot May,
1833, the institution was removed from Mer
cer to Spring street, in November of that
year, a liuiiding was erected on the present
site, which was removed to make way for the
present building, which was commenced in
1338. The originators of the institution wpre
Mr. Samuel Wood and Dr. Ackerly. The
funds were contributed partly by the State and
partly by the merchants of this city. He would
leave them to judge of the means of the insti
tution, by contrasting those who possessed its
advantages with those who were cut off from
those advantages. What they witnessed to
day, was decided proof of the importance of
those advantages. Senator Crolius, who was
in the habit of seeing the institution in its
every day dress, c mid teii whether the at
tainments were not sound and solid. The
gentlemen concluded by expressing a hope
that they would reach higher excellence yet,
in conformity with the motto of the State—
Excelsior. (Loud cheers.)
Hon. Mr. Morgan, Secretary of State, then
briefly replied. He said some of the members
of the Legislature who were never here before,
are deeply impressed with the magnitude of
the resources of this city, and the benevolent
institutions under its corporate authorities.—
The exhibition of to-day has been witnessed
but by few of us before. We have seen enough
to-day to convince us that the energies of the
teachers have been earnestly devoted to the
charge committed to their trust, and we are
also satisfied that those receiving the benevo
lence of the State have improved and intend
to improve the opportunities afforded them. —
It is a truly gratifying and instructive exhibi
tion. If the Legislature want to be enlight
ened, if they would have their hearts opened
and their sympathies excited—let them visit
the blind, and look to those who cannot look
on you. (Here Mr. Morgan became much af
fected.) I hav'. seen the tear trickle down
cheeks in this room that were not moistened
for many a d&y. (Mr. Morgan's feelings were
here so overcome that he was compelled to
StOD.)
Three hearty cheers were then given for Mr.
Morgan.
Several of the hard-hearted Senators and
others might be seen weeping like rain. Alto
gether, the scene was a most touching one.
Solon Robinson*
To “ Major Janet,” Editor of the Savannah
News.— We are happy to inform the Major
that he i 3 entirely mistaken in supposing that
a Florida beauty had captivated Uncle Solon.
It will be seen by the following lines, that he
has reserved that for Georgia. We obtained
them from our worthy friend of the “ silver
beard,” during his late visit to our town. —
From his present appearance, we should
judge that the Major has been wrongly im
pressed as to the effect of his visit to Florida,
upon Uncle Solon's health. He never was
looking better, and is in high spirits, circula
ting his agricultural works, and taking orders
to supply the country with agricultural im
plements from the New York Agricultural
Warehouse of Messrs. A. B. Allen & Co. We
commend the venerable gentleman to all lovers
of agriculture—and the following lines to the
attention of the editor of the News.— Family
Visitor,
TALLULAH—Linus to mary.
A. BEAUTIFUL GEORGIA LADY.
BY SOLON KOBiNSON
Tallulah! sweet name of a rock bounding stream
Toe scene of the lover’s devotion j
As rolling aJoWn from the o'ertopping hills,
It cuts its way through to the ocean.
i Tallulah! sweet name of a wild Indian maid,
I Who died in her true love devotion,
! And left her sweet name to the wild mountain
stream,
Where love breaih’d in life’s last devotion.
Tallulah! thy name shall endure like the hills,
While love ou the earth finds devotion,
And loved is the name of Tallulah’s wild rtream.
That pours o'er the rocks towards the ocean.
Tallulah! sweet name of a friend dear to me *
And worthy ot love’s best devotion,
j dear still tome thy remembrance shall be,
While rol.s on the stream to the ocean.
Tallulah ! and Mary, two names all so sweet,
They’re worthy of lore’s best devotion,
And loved long shall be faliuiaa aad thee,
| While beauty can give me emotion.
# Mrs. Tallulah J aylor o Haziewood, Va., form
-1 erly Tallulah Allen, of South Carolina.
[From the Yankee Blade-]
Scene between Tw o Snuff-Takers.
‘•Good bordig, Biss Cubbids. How do you
! do to-day ?”
i “ Putty well, Biss Gribes. I hope you are
• well this bordig.”
“Quite welt, I thaghk you.”
| “ Wtint paper was you reading whod I cabe
; id, Biss Gribes ?”
“ Oxi, I was reading the Yankee Blade. It'j
: ad excellent paper, I thidfc, dod't you r”
i “ Yes, it's a vary fuddy paper, and has dice
. stories add poetry. Do read a little, Biss
| Gribes.”
i “ I’ll read a little poeb ;to by Friedd Tab
“ ‘ Do yon rebebber Tob, the tibe
Whed we were youg together,
Ho.v buch wa cost our babs add dads.
For sole add upper leather ?' ”
“ Oh! Biss Gribes ! th&t’a too sedtidedtal.
| Do read a fuddy piece.”
“ Well, here is a sog. This bust be fuddy,
| It it written by Alice Karey :
' Where the bood is lightig softly
The bist that hags so pale
O’er the woods that heb with darkdas*
The siledt river vale.
Is a baided, id the shadows,
Pacig softly to add fro,
Add the ioctii about her bossob
Are like sudahine over sd>w. ; ”
“ That's quite good, Bis 3 Gribes, but I like
the addecdo.es best, after all.”
“ Weil, there’s ad addeedote about Jenny
Lidd—but I wod't read ady bore, I've got
such a bad cold.”
i “ Add I declare, I bust rud alog add buy
| some sduff—so good bordig, Bias Gribes.”
| “ Good bordig.”
{From the N. O. Delta.)
\ Complimentary Dinner to Gea- Quitman.
I We publish at the request of the Commit
; tee of Invitation, appointed by a large num
| ber of the friends of Governor Quitman, to
! tender him a public dinner, the correspon
j dence which passed between them and that
; distinguished gentleman.
New Orleans, March 10, 185 i.
; Gen. John A. Quitman:
Dear Sir—'The undersigned, representing a
large number of their leilow-citizens, avail
themselves of the opportunity offered by your
presence in this city, to render you some tes
timonial of their esteem and consideration.
Your election to the chief magistracy of your
State, by a majority almost unprecedented,
shows the high appreciation placed upon your
civil and military services by your own fellow
citizens.
Your gaiiantary and noble bearing in the
field, during the Mexican war, have won the
admiration of the entire nation, and placed
your name among the most illustrious of that
struggle. Added to this claim upon our gra
titude, you have others resulting from your
service as a civilian.
In you the doctrine of the Reserved Rights
of the States, as sovereignties, has found an
earnest, firm, and eloquent advocate and de
fender. We regard the recognition of these
rights, and their continual and jealous en
forcement, as the only reliable means of pre
serving the Constitution in its integrity, and
of securing the harmonious continuation of
the Union of sovereign and independent
States, formed under its provisions.
As friends of the doctrine of State Rights,
and of the continuance of the Union, as it was
intended by its founders—one of perfect and
absolute equality among its sovereign mem
bers—we respectfully request of you to accept
from us, as a slight token of our esteem for
you, and our gratitude for your distinguished
advocacy of these great principles, a public
dinner to be given in this city at such time as
may be most convenient to you.
We are, with high consideration,
Your friends and fellow-citizen,
Maunsei Waite, Joseph Genois,
Win. A. Elmore, Wm. Laughlin,
Dr. Axon, George Dermyer,
Patrick Irvin, J. L. Levy,
C. D. Yancy, C. N. Stanton,
Albert Fabre, Frederick Durrive,
Committee of Invitation.—
New Orleans, March 10, 1851.
(xentlemen : I gratefully acknowledge the re
ceipt of your note of to-day, inviting me to a I
publ'C dinner, to be given in this city, at such j
time as may be convenient to me.
Were tni* a mere personal compliment, i
highly as I appreciate it, coming from such
a source, I might feel myself at liberty to de
cline your civilities, on account of private
cares,and my d sinclination to be the conspicu
ous object of public attention. But your al
lusion to my late position, as Chief Magistrate
of a neighboring State, fully identified with
you in common interest, and to humble efforts
to uphold the rights of these States, already
invaded and still further threatened by sec
tional combinations, seems to put my accept
ance of the compliment you have tendered
me, in the light of duty, which, as a sworn
soldier in the holy cause of Southern rights, I
cannot decline. I therefore accept your very
civil invitation, and will be at your disposal
at any time, before next Thursday, when I
purpose leaving the city.
I concur with you in the opinion, that the
only mode of preserving the Constitution in its
integrity, and of securing the harmonious con-
I tinuation of the Union ot the Sovereign States,
; formed under its provisions, is to be looked
for in the recognition, and continual, and
jealous enforcement of the rights of the States,
and of their absolute equality. When this
equality is lost, the Union, as established by
tne Constitution, no longer exists. Its forms
may remain, and be used to cloak the tyranny
of might over right, but its life and its spirit
are departed.
The rigid maintenance of ihe principle of
the sovereignty and equality of the States, at
all times essential to the correct administra
tion of the Government, cannot now, that a
sectional majority is arryed against the weak
er portion, on the slavery question, be aban
doned or even relaxed, ’ without yielding up
our last hope of self-preservation.
I remain, gentlemen, with the highest res-
I pect, your friend and fellow-citizen,
J. A. QUITMAN.
| To Messrs. Maunsel White, Jos. Genois, W.
! A. Elmore, Wm. Laughiin, &0., &e., &e.
Augusta, ®£crgia.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 29
The Woild s Fair
We believe Georgia will be meagrely, per
j haps wholly, unrepresented in this vast ex
i hibition, so far as her advancement in the in
i dustrial arts are concerned. We have not
| heard of a single product of her industry hav
| ing been forwarded through the Committees
| of Superintendence appointed by his Excel
| iency Governor Towns. This State, however,
■ will not be without her representatives, as we
; learn that many of her citizens from different
I parts ot the otate will be in London at that
| interesting time. Among them will be a
| number of Georgia's fair daughters. In this
i last item, we feel confident our State could
| vie with any other in the Confederacy. What
j a splendid addition to the dazzling display
I would it have been if each State and nation
; had agreed lo send a delegation of its most
I beautiful ladies 1
We understand, among the citizens of
Georgia going over, is the Hon. Robert
Toombs. It has been suggested to us that he
should take over a model of “ that masked
Battery,” to which he called the attention ol
the American people in the last Congress, and
for which he is entitled to a patent.
Aug-usta Made Piano.
It gives us great pleasure to invite public
| attention to a superior specimen of Augusta
manufacture, in the shape of a Rosewood
Piano, which may be seen at the Jewelry Store
of Whitlock & Woodstock, under the U. 13.
Hotel. This instrument is the manufacture
of Mr. P. Brenner of this city. It is a beau
tiful specimen of meqjianieal art, and for bril
liancy of tone not easily surpassed by the
choicest productions of American workshops.
We hope the citizens of Augusta, and those
i who visit us, will be sufficiently interested to
i pay the store of Whitlock & Woodstock a visit.
We are moreover authorized to state that all
orders for Pianos will be filled by Mr. Brenner,
who is prepared to manufacture these elegant
instruments in a style to meet the improved
tastes of the age.
i Solon Robinson*
! This gentleman, of agricultural taste, and
of patriarchal appearance, is again among us.
| He made his entree in this city yesterday, and
; is prepared to wait upon his friends and pa-
I trons of “ The American Agriculturist.”
| Those desirous of subscribing to a fine agri
cultural work, have now an opportunity of
! doing so.
Mr. Robinson is also Agent of A. B. Allen
& Co., Agricultural Warehouse, New-Yoik.
Signora Todesca’g Concert-
We take pleasure in announcing the com
plete success of Signora Tedesco, before a large
and fashionable house, on Thursday evening.
She sang in fine voice, and with marked suc
cess, before an audience which only superior
artistical merit could have drawn forth in this
community. Tne Signora has made an im
pression upon the musical taste of Augusta,
not soon to be forgotten, and we feel well as
sured that, should she again visit this part of
the world, she will meet with a cordial recep
tion.
Mr. Shrival appeared on the occasion to
great advantage, and vindicated the opinions
of hia admirers, that, for sweetness of tone,
his voice can scarcely be surpassed. His is
au extraordinarily rich tenor, and he sings as if
thoroughly imbued with the “ soul of music.”
His voice is not adapted for the bravura style,
bat in easy and flowing melody, he could at
tain the first rank of vocalists.
Mr. Sopge presided at the Piano creditably
throughout the evening.
Hon- A. F- Owns-
This gentleman, Representative in Congress
from the 3rd District of Georgia, and recently
appointed Consul to Havana, left this city last
evening, after spending one day among, us on
his way to his residence in Talbotton. He
will repair to Havana in a few weeks.
Cbampaigue.
’ We have received some bright and spark
ling visitors in the last two days, in the wel
come shape es quart and pint bottles, of
Champaigne, Nector Brand, from the office of
W. H. SturgesSt Co., corner of Mclntosh and
Reynolds streets. They have some more of
of the same sort left, which we recommend to I
the attention cf our readers.
Anti-Rent Outrage. —ln Bt. Laurence
county, N. Y. on Friday, a number of persons,
disguised, and with a supply of tar and feath
ers, prevented the officers from selling proper
ty levied on for military fines. The sale was
stopped, and the officers beaten.
Mr- Dempster-
We perceive that this popular vocalist was
greeted by a full house at his first Concert in
Savannah, and that his audience was very
highly gratified by the entertainment.
The treatment of Tom Thumb in that city,
in fining him ten dollars for driving his Lil
liputian carriage on the side-walk, recalls to
our attention a similar small potato affair in
the treatment of Mr. Dempster at Atlanta. It
should be the policy of a city to invite such
refined amusements,on account of their health
ful influence, instead of imposing taxes and
restrictions.
The Atlanta Intelligencer gives the following
account of the affair :
“ Much still remains unsung.”
Our citizens experienced much disappoint
ment and regret last Thursday evening in
consequence of the failure of the Concert of
Mr. Dempster. A large portion of the com
munity had promised themselves a rare feast
in listening to the melodies of this justly cel
ebrated composer and performer. Mr. Demp
ster arrived by the morning train, and imme
diately commenced the arrangements for the
coming entertainment. In the latter part of
the day, however, he was informed that the
City Council, with a watchful eye upon the
treasury, required him to fork over the amount
of ten dollars byway of license, before he
would be allowed to sing. This extraordina
ry reception was very properly resented by
the gentleman, who immediately declined
singing in Atlanta, and took the next morn
ing's train for Macon and Columbus, where
he has undoubtedly met the warm and cordial
welcome which is usually extended to him
wherever he goes. On the morning of his
departure, he assured us, that in all his trav
els thus far, (and he has sung in all the prin
cipal cities in the United States,) this was the
first time that he was ever required to buy a
license to sing. We deem is proper to add
that this spirit of illiberally was almost uni
versally condemned by our citizens,, who felt
not a little mortified in consequence of the
affair. .
Legislature oTWew York—ltsvisit te New
York City-
We coppy to-day an interesting account
from the N. Y. Herald, of the visit of the
Legislature to the Institution of the Blind. In
reference to this visit of the Legislature to
the city, the Herald says:
Thb Visit op the Legislature to New
York. —We give, in another colum,an ac
count of the reception of the of
this State by the corporation of this city,
yesterday; their visiting the “institutions"
in four-horse omnibusses, including the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, the High Bridge, at
Harlem; the Lower Reservoir, the House of
Refuge, and other places; and to-morrow we
shall give a report dinner at the Astor
House. This dinner was a curious affair—in
fact, the visit of the Legislature to this me
tropolis was, in every respect, a curious move
ment. It was curious, because it was the
first time that our legislators, as a Legislature,
visited New York city; it was curious, be
cause it happened that William H. Seward
wasin New York at the time of this re union
between New York city and the “rural dis
tricts;” it was curious, because, considering
the position which the city of New York
holds, that Mr. Seward should have been in
vited to attend the dinner; it was curious that
he should have attended ir, when invited at
a time when he curiously happened to be in i
this city—it was curious that he should have j
made a speech when curiously invited, and
which, of course, after a great deal of solicita
tion, he delivered —in fact, it was a curious
matter all through, and, if we mistake not,
some curious developements will be made,
when the whole of this curious affair, from
the moment when the Legislature accepted
the invitatian to visit New York, until the
“rural districts,” or rather their representa
tives, got “funny” on the excellent wine of
the Astor House, shall have been developed
and exposed. As a matter of curiosity, we
may undertake the task.
Hillotypb.—lt is stated that Mr. L. L.
Hill, of Westhiil, N. Y., has diseovored a
process for procuring colored daguerreotye
pictures, and that he has been offered $20,000
for a half interest in The announce*
ment is made in the Daguerrean Journal. Mr.
Hill says—
“ Some two years ago, I took to experiment
ing with a view to this great desideratum, (i.
e. photographing in colors,) but with little
faith. In one of my experiments a phenome
non presented itself which greatly surprised
me, and in the nature of the case, compelled
me to believe the thing practicable. One
color, the red, in a figured dress, was devel
oped as bright as a ruby. I then repeated
the experiment and failed; but from that hour
until a few months ago I continued to repeat
it in every form I could think of, always
failing, but never desparing, for I had reasons
for believing in the correctness of my theory,
I that under certain circumstances there is in
the impressioned plate, a latent colored image.
I at length commenced experimenting on the
developing power of the vapors of different
metals, and found that a large number of them
such as arsenic; zinc, selenium, bismuth,
potassium, and sodium, would, when proper
ly vaporized, bring out the latent image in
j light and shade. The same result followed
I the use of several gases. The impressions
| differed so little from daguerreotype that I
was on the point of abandoning the pursuit,
when I one day unexpectedly formed asingu-
I lar compound, and, without much hope of
success, applied it to my purpose. My sur
prise and joy were unbounded when I found
on my plate a true Hillotype.”
(Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier,)
New-Orleans, March 24, 12.10 A. M.
The Market. —Cotton is quiet this morning,
parties awaiting the steamer’s news. Rice is
also dull at 3£ a 3§. Whisky is quoted at
20 cents, at which 400 bbls. were sold.
The barque Cherokee, Getty, for your port,
cleared on Saturday.
Large Business in Cotton.— By reference
to our commercial column, it will be seen that
the past week has been an unusually active
one in the Cotton market, the sales having
reached some thirty- three thousand bales, of
which a good part is on speculation. Prices,
too, have advanced, and are now fully one
and a quarter cent above the lowest point oi
depression some weeks since. Thiß is to be
attributed, we believe, partly to the recent
favorable accounts from Europe, but still more
to the growing conviction that the first and
most moderate estimates of the crop will be
likely in the end to prove the most correct.
[2V. O. Bella 23 d inst,
Episcopal Church.— Rev. I. Stuart Hanc
kel, or Chariest n, S. C., has accepted the call
to the Rectorship of St. James Church, in
this place, vacated by the removal of Rev. T.
F. Scott to Columbus, Ga., and will enter on
the discharge of his clerical duties on the 3d
unday in May next,— Marietta ( Oa .) Union.
Bg JHagtuttt (Eelcgrapl).
Reported for tire Cone tit utionalist.
Charleston, March 28. p. m.
Cotton. —There has been a good demand
to-day, at rather strengthening prices. The
sales amount to 1700 bales at 8 to 10| cent*.
New York, March 27, p. m.
Cotton. —The market is dull—sales 100
bales. Prices unchanged.
Chehaw, March 25.
Distressing Occurrence. —We learn that
on Tuesday evening last, Mr. John A. Blake
ney, of this District, met with an accident
which resulted in his death instantly. The
particulars, so far as we have been able to
gather them, are these: On the evening
mentioned he took his double-barrel gun, and
walked out to where his hands were at work
in his field, and after giving some directions,
walked to a small distance from them, when
the report of his gun attracted their attention:
on looking round, he was seen to fall in one
direction, and his gun another. Upon ex
amination, it was found that both barrels of
his gunjhad been discharged,both loads taking
effect, one in his mouth, and the other nearly
passing directly through and tearing off the
back of his head.
Between him and his gun lay a log, and
from the marks of both hammers on the oft”
side, it is supposed that he either set the butt
of the gun upon the log,from which it slipped,
or that ke attempted to set it against the log
and struck the hammers, which discharged
both barrels. Mr. Blakcney was a highly re
spectable citizen, had been married about two
years, and leaves a wife and child and a large
circle of relatives and friends to mourn hia
untimely and sad late.— Gazette.
Respite.— Brinkley Bishop, found guilty
of the murder of Turner Smith, at the last
term of Bibb Superior Court, and sentenced
to be hung on the 27th inst., has been re
spited by his Excellency, Gov. Towns, until
12th December next,— Macon Telegraph , 25th
inti.
Ware lino, March 24.
Steamboat Collision . —A fearful collision took
place between the steamers Lowell and S. F.
Vinton, about 25 miles below Wheeling,
which resulted in a terrible destruction of life
and property. The Lowell sank almost in
stantly, carrying down with her to instant
destruction, 15 of those on board, among
whom were the Chief Engineer, and a lady
with her three children. The whole cargo of
the Lowell is a total loss, including the mails
and an iron boat which she was carrying to its
destination. The Vinton escaped uninjured,
A Mammoth Tree.— On the land of
Rife, three miles from Hagerstown, near P,*.
iem Church, stands the dilapidated trui'.* of
a hollow Sycamore Tree, the circumference of
which is, at the ground, thirty-nine feet two
inches. The Hagerstown Herald s*ays :
“The cavity is entered by aa aperture
which admits a man without stooping, and
the inner diameter averages eleven feet* four
inches. Mr. Gelwicks and twenty scholars,
from 8 to 17 years old, stood \n a circle of on*
deep on the extreme of the circ-le of the cavi
ty, and an additional number of from fifteen,
to twenty might have stood within.”
Ladies Fashions Abroad.— Velvet brace
lets and necklaces are much in vogue. The
shades preferred are coral red, garnet, China
rose, and above all, black velvet. They are
clasped by diamonds, or mercasite.
Young ladies adopt the Valois or Marie
Stuart taste of dressing their hair. The Valoi*
style has the hair parted from the forehead,
and raised by a comb made for the purpose!
The ends fall in a curl or ringlet behind tha
ears, on each side. Puffed bandeaux are very
fashionable. The Marie Stuart coiffure has
the hair parted as for and raised on
a small comb, which sustains the rouleau of
hair.
A Ladt Wbu Adorned. —The fashion of
ladies adorning their persons with a supera
bundance of jewellery, is hit off by a contem
porary, who says that he “met a lady a few
days since, who had a farm on each wrist, a
four story house around her neck, and at least
six life memberships to the Bible Society at
tached to each ear.”
Wives Well Appreciated.—she clergy
of the Greek church are permitted to marry
while in deacon’s orders, but their bishops and
monks are unmarried . It, however the wife
of a papas dies, he cannot give her a succssor;
and it is said that the knowledge of this gains
her a larger amount ot respect and attention
than is usually the lot of her sex in the East.
A friend of mine, who resided some time in
Syria, was much surprised upon entering the
house of one of the principal priests, to find
the Reverend Papas washing with his own
hands the linen of the household. On en
quiring the reason, tho papas replied. “I do
this to save my wife labor, that she may live
longer; for you know, oh Kyrie, that the law
of our church does not permit me to have
another, and I wish to keep this as lc»ng as \
can— Notes from Nineveh.
Negro of banks re
minds me of the negro bar.k I once heaid of
m Virginia. Cato, <> n old negro who was
noted for hia cunning,) had succeeded in
making his fellow-servants in the neighbor
hood believe that banking was a very profitable
business. So they concluded they would
throw all their change together and start a
bank, old Cato taking care to have himself
constituted ths bank, to whom all the six
pences of all the darkies in the neighborhood
was duly paid over. And now, said Cato,
whenebah niggah borrow six-pence out of dis
bank to buy backah, he come back in free
weeks and pay in two six-pence, and in dis
way you see every sixpence bring nuddah six
pence, till after a while all dese niggahs be a g
rich as old maasa G -y. And upon »’ a i 8
principle the bank went into operatior, old
Cato always taking care that every darkev
should fork over according to bank ri\les. But
in the course of time, some of the stockhold
ers 'smelt a rat’ and called on Cato to with
draw their capital from the bank, when the
following conversation took place between
Cato and Jack :
Jack—Well, Cato, we want to draw our
money from the bank, and quit dis bankin >
business.
Cato—Did you heah de news ?
Jack—No, what dat, Cato ?
de b: ' nk broke l«t night.
Jack—Who care what de bank do, I tell
you, I want my shah oh de money.
Cato—Well, but 1 tell you dat bank broke .
Jack I not talken bout dat. I say whar de
money ?
Cato—Why you oust’d fool, don’t you
know dat when de bank break de money all
9 one sartin.
Jack—Well, but whar de debbil de money
gone to?
Cato—Dat’smore an niggah know. All
he know bout it is, dat when white folks’ bank
break, de money always lost, an niggah bank
no better den white folks.
Jack. —Well, whenevah dis nigah gage in
bankin’ agin, he hope de debbil git him fuse,.
Cato— Berry sorry de bank break, Jack, bar.
ry sorry.
Here our informant left,
[O. Statesman.