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(From the New York Day ; Book.')
AfSwindlins' Affair among- the Fashiona
bles—Queer Developments in Hi?h Life.
Within a few days past, an affair has come
to our knowledge, which occurred some weeks
ago, but which has been so nicely wrapped up
that it baffled even the vigilance of our “Ar
gus” —till a day or two since a hint was drop
ped that put him on the trail, and in spite of
all attempts at blinding, he has followed it to
the end. Now for it :
In a splendid “Brown Front” up town, lives
the married daughter of one of O. F. M.—
who not long 6ince had the good or bad for
tune to lose his wife —not by death—but
through the agency of a kind friend who took
her off his bands by running away with her
between two days—the daughter was present
ed by her father on her birth day with a mag
nificent pair of diamond ear-rings, as a balm
for the grief caused by the faux pets of her
possessed great value in the eyes
of and were only worn on “gala
days ’ and at the most recherche reunions given
among the tiptop of uppertendom. A female
friend—also a married lady—saw these jewels
and her sight was dazzled; she ardently long
ed to “win and wear” them herself—but how?
When a woman makes up her mind to have
anything, from a diamond to a man, she is
seldom at a loss to attain her object. The
jesuitical code that “the end justifies the
p means” is hers; and it was adopted in this
ease. On a certain day previous to a “grand
Jam,” the lady friend sent over to the rich
merchawt’a daughter and, apologizing for so
singular a request, asked the loan of the ear
rings for a single evening, to wear at a ball.
The lady wondered, but reluctantly granted
the use of them on condition that they should
be returned without fail on the following day,
as she wished to wear them herself. They
were not returned the next day nor the next,
and the next week came, but no ear rings. A 1
last her patience was exhausted and she sent
a servant to the house of her fashionable lady
. Jriend, with a message requiring their instant
jliiturn. They came, with an excuse for their
■detention, and kissing the sparkling gems, the
happy owner put them away among her other
" dear souvenirs.
About a week after this, her father calling
upon her, asked to see her earrings—“those
which he had given her.” They were pro
duced, but nosooner had he looked at them,
than he uttered an exclamation of surprise
Jjand indignation.
“What is the matter, father?” inquired the
daughter.
“Have you allowed these gems to go out of
your possession?” he asked.
“Yes, father,” replied the now agitated girl,
“I loaned them to Mrs. — for one evening
to wear at a grand ball.”
“Were they returned the next day?”
“No, she kept them a week and more.”
“And has stolen the large center stones,
and substituted worthless paste in their stead,”
calmly replied the father.
“Paste ! surely you are joking.”
“ You shall see,” replied the merchant, and
ringing the bell he desired the servant to go
immediately for Mr. , the well known la
pidaire. He soon obeyed the summons and
at once corroborated the opinion of the mer
chant. The valuable diamonds had been taken
out and paste put in their places—and strange
to tell, the change had been made by himself.
Mrs. ,he said, had brought the ear rings to
■* his store and left them with the order for the
change to be made. He was surprised to see
the earrings in the possession of Mrs. ,
and still more surprised at the order for the
alteration he was requested to make—but
knowing the extravagant habits of ladies of
fashion, he had come to the conclusion that
the daughter of the rich merchant had dispos
ed of the jewels to her friend, and that she
was about to dispose of the principal jewels to
supply some extravagant wish. After the
circumstances had been explained to thejew
eler, they left the daughter in tears, and pro
ceeded, accompanied by officer ,of the
ward, to the aristocratic residence of the
“highly respectable and fashionable lady,”
The jeweler and officer remained below in
the hall, while the merchant was shown up
stairs, where he found the fair Mrs. % tete a
tete with a gentleman of elegant exterior, and
known as a dashing young blood about
town. The lady received the merchant with
many smiles, and the young gent taking his
leave in a few moments, Mrs.——- was very
anxious in her inquiries after the health &c.
of her “dear friend” the daughter of her visi
tor. 4
The merchant did not listen long to these
compliments, but showing the ear rings, in
plain terms openly accused her of the thief of
the diamonds. The lady was indignant—in
sulted—would “ring the bell and have him
ejected from the house?” The merchant en
deavored *0 persuade her to be quiet and save
sAosure, but to no purpose—so going to the
Klfcd of the stairs he called the jeweler. When
thAlady saw this conclusive witness brought
against her, she at first proceeded to faint, but
thought better of it and acknowledged the
fchefH She-sternly denied having the diamonds
in her possession, and it was not until the of
ficer made his appearance, with “a star glit
tering upon his breast,” that she could be
brought to remember what she bad done with
gb&n. At last, with many tears and much
blushing, she revealed the secret. She had the
diamonds taken out and pawned them, giving
the amonut so procured to the “nice young
man” who was tete-a-tete with her. The
merchant then informed her, that unless she
took speedy means to redeem the jewels, and
place tham again in the hands of the rightful
owner in the same condition as they were
when she obtained possession of them, he
k e t 0 revß& l t 0 k er us *
band. I** v * in i§® pleaded and begged—al
would nold? 0 * the merchant left with
the jeweller, closing the mouth
pf the officer with £ ."golden plaster. The
next day the diamonds were forthcoming, re
set in the ear rings; and the lady in a few
weeks threw all upper tendom into an excite
ment by the announcement that the delicate
state of her health demanded a trip to Europe;
and none, save tho3e direcly interested, know
the real reason for her tour , and still less that
the “nice young man” sailed in the next
steamer to make “the tour ” also.
We have not told all the story. There is
something yet behind—but “coming events
cast their shadows before.”
We have received a copy of the Soil of the
South Extra, containing the Premium list of
the sixth Annual fair of the Southern Centra 1
Agricultural Association to be held at Macon
in October next.
We copy the following notioe to Planters,
Mechanics and Manufacturers of the South.
To the Planters,
Manufacturers and Mechanics of the South.
In presenting the Premium List of the
Sixth Annual Fair of the Southern Central
Agricultural Association, to be holden in
Macon, Ga., on the 29th, 30th and 31st of
October rext—
The committee flatter themselves that,
apart from the patriotic emulation which
shouid stimulate Southern men to a laudable
rivalry with other sections of the country,
they have succeeded in offering inducements
which may be sufficient to rally, in support
of this movement, every man who is in any
way interested in the resources, the labor and
the capital of the South.
Come, Southern men, from the sea-girt
shore, where the Tropics ripen the golden
orange, to the rugged mountain, where the
grazing cattle fatten on the juicy grasses.
Come from the marts of crowded cities, and
the quiet country; come, and bring your wives
and daughters, and learn the chivalry of
labor. The inducements held out by the city
of Macon for the Fair, are all that reasonable
men could ask. In addition to our four thou
sand dollars subscribed, the citizens offer their
private houses for your wives and daughters:
extensive grounds for the exhibition of stock;
spacious buildings for the protection of goeds;
and in order that machinery may be exhibit
ed to the best advantage, a superior steam en
gine will be put in operation, sufficient to
drive all the machinery that may be exhibit
ed. The different Rail-Road lines will trans
port all the s ock and goods free of charge,and
passengers for the Fair at half prices. Ar
rangements are making on a scale of liberality
never before equalled at the South, to make
it a great Southern jubilee. Come then, Far
mers, Manufacturers, Mechanics, and all. It
there is anything omitted in the Premium List
the committee will take pleasure in inserting
it. Discretionary premiums will be given to
all articles of merit that are not enumerated
in the list. Salesman will be employed by
the Society to sell, free of charge, all stock or
goods which may be offered, and we earnestly
invite every branch of Southern industry to
be represented in Macon. We would make
it a Fair indeed, not merely in its exhibition,
but in its sales; not merely in the gathering
of strangers, but in cementing the bonds of
brotherhood. We trust, none of the gentle
men invited to address the society, will de
cline; surely they will not, if in their bosom
burns a patriotic ardor for the sunny South.
We beg gentlemen of talents, genius and ex
perience, to compete for the Essays, that our
Sixth Annual Fair may leave a monument of
its proceedings, which shall be a beacon-light
to the rising generation. We ask thp co-op
eration of all good men, from the dignitaries
of Church and State, to the sturdy plowman.
Let it present the grand moral spectacle of a
united household, and learn and teach the
true dignity of labor.*
Chas. C. Peabody,
Ben/. Ewd. Stilk9,
Williams Rutherford, Jr.
From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce 12 thinst.
Further per Steamer Arctic*
The U. S. mail steamer Arctic, Capt. Luce,
from Liverpool April 30 h, arrived, early
yesterday morning after a passage of less than
eleven days. She brings four days later intel
ligence.
There is no political news of interest. Corn
and cotton contined to decline.
Funds and Share Market, April 29*—
Consol's Account, 961 i ; Do. Money, 96| 1;
Three-and-Quarter per Cents., 974 15 Bank
Stock, 21i; Exchequer Bill, L. 53.
The Committee of Mexiean Eondholders
have applied to Lord Palmerston, as well as
to the American Ministers, for his Lordship's
assistance in obtaining the formal recognition
of the United States government to the order
of the Mexican government for the payment of
the 2,500,000 dollars of the indemnity money
assigned to the bondholders.
. Rumors are still afloat that the British and
North American Royal Mail Steamers are to
call at Holyhead to land their mails, but will
continue to sail from Liverpool as heretofore.
The Emigration Movement.— The Lon
donderry Sentinel says :—“At no former year
do we recollect the emigration from this port
to be on so extensive a scale as at this season.
Crowds are weekly proceeding to Liverpool
to embark for America, while the numerous
vessels leaving direct for the United States
have their full compliment of passeng rs. As
usual, the class of Emigran s for the States
are generally in comfortable circumstances,
so that we are drained at once of our gold and
of the bone and sinew of the country.
Paris Bobrse, April 28.—Latest prices.—
The Five per Cents., 9 If. Three per Cents.,
56f 40c Bank of France, 2,070 f.
Spain. —Madrid correspondence of the 22d
inst. states that General Espartero has pub
lished a manifesto to the Progresista party.
He expresses his gratitude for having been
elected its President, The Progresistas have
returned three out of the five cand dates for
Madrid —viz. General Mikuel, MM. Sagratti
and Mendizabel. The other elections were to
come off on Sunday, the 27th inst.
Italy.— The Araldo ot Lucca announces
that the concordat between Tuscany and the
See o! Rome has been concluded, and will
shortly be published.
The Turin papers of the 22d inst. announce
that the King of Naples is at Castellamare,
severely indisposed with an attack of dropsy.
Austria.— Vienna correspondence of the
23d instant states that Prince Schwarzenburg
will not proceed to Dresden. The Dresden
Conferences are to all purposes abandoned.
Bosnia. Advices of the 19th inst., state
that the Seraskier’s Lieutenant, Skenderbeg,
had commenced the siege of the insurgent city
Bihacs. Ihe Croatian troop of Austria have
formed a cordon along the frontier. The fu
gitive insurgents will not be allowed to cross
into Austria.
The markets.
Liverpool, April 30.
The advioes received by the Baltic tend to
create firmness in the provision market, and
the extreme rates are still obtained for beef
and pork from the ship’s side. A part of last
week'e importation of the latter article has
been sold at 62s 6d per bbl. Baeon is inolined
to give way, and sales are not brisk at over 88s
to 41s per cwt.
After the sailing of the Europa, the oorn
market receded still further, particularly for
flour and wheat, whioh sold 6d to Is per bbl.
and Id to 2d per butt less on Saturday than at
the market the previous day. But at yester
day’s market a shade better feeling was mani
fested, and prices not obtainable since last
Friday, were then realised. Indian corn has
not been so easy to sell, and last week’s prices
are scarcely maintained. Cargoes to arrive
are yet in demand.
Liverpool, April 26.— Cotton . —No business
having been transacted on Saturday the mar
ket opened on Monday when there was a good
attendance of the trade, but their purchases
being confined to their immediate wants pri
ces were barely supported. On Tuesday the
unexpected further excess in the receipts at
the American ports, announced by the steam
er, caused a generalize, and the market has
since continued in a depressed state, in which
all the descriptions have participated. The
decline from the last quotations has been id
on the common and middling, and id per lb.
on the better qualities of American; |d to id
on Brazil and Egyptian and id on Surat. The
common qualities of Sea Island have also de
clined id to id per lb. Yesterday 3,000 bales
Surats and Madras were offered at public sale,
of which 580 of the low and seedy descrip
tions found buyers at 3d to 4d per lb. The
business of the week amounts to 28,770 bales,
of which 2000 American, 350 Pernams, 280
Maranhams, and 50 Surat are on speculation,
with 2400 American, 550 Pernams, 120 Surat
and 30 Madras for export, comprising 380 Sea
Island at 12 to 21d, 10 Stained 9d, 7390 Bow
ed 5£ a 7|d, 2750 Mobile, Alabama, &c., s£d
to 7id, 11050 Orleans sidtoß|; 1260 Pernam
buco, Paraiba, &c., 74 to 8!d —420 Bahia and
Meccio 74 to 7s; 770 Maranham 7| a 31; 4®
Demarrara 84; IQ4O Egyptian 74 a 91; 3290
Surat 34 a 54; and 270 Madras at 4 a 44d per
lb.
Liverpool, April 28.—The sales on Satur
day were 4000 bag 9; to-day only 3000 bags
were sold. Prices have had a further decline
of l-8d per lb. No arrival since Friday.
State of Trade-
Leeds. —A good amount of business has
been done in woollen cloths during the week
by the houses in the foreign trade, but not
much for home consumption. Stocks are
slightly on the increase but prices are firm,
and a quiet steady business continues to be
done.
Bradford. —There has been a very quiet
week both for goods and raw materials. Ow
ing to the rupply of wool being small, rather
increased prices are demanded.
Halifax. —There were not many buyers in
the Piece hall on Saturday, and they mani
fested great reluctance to purchase to any ex
tent. There is more doing in yarn, and quo
tations exhibit a little more firmness. The
same may be said of wool, which is selling
more freely at fully late rates.
Glasgow. —During the whole of the week
the Cotton market has been in a very depress
ed state; transactions on a limited scale, and
prices have fallen nearly id. der lb. Middling
Orleans will scarcely stand more than 6id.
per lb., which is a reduction of 14 as com
pared with the rate of prices in January last.
In goods and yarns the market is equally in
animate, and as the impression is that prices
must still further decline, it is likely that ere
long the works must resort to short time. —
The pig iron market closes for the week at
last Saturday's quotations, which have scarce*
ly varied during the week; 41s for free on
hoard warrants,and cash against bills of lading,
43s Gd No. 1, Gartsherrie.
Huddersfield— Some degree of flatness
has marked the state of trade here, owing, per
haps, to the holding of Easter holidays. The
stocks in the Cloth-hall are visibly on the in
crease; and the trade in woollens, of the lower
qualities, is flat at present. A fair trade has
been done in the fancy trade; and light goods,
of new patterns, have been taken very freely.
Macclesfield —There is no alteration to
notice in the state of the manufactured goods
trade; very little business is doing.
(Correspondence of the Savannah NevssJ)
New York, May 10, 1851.
Since my last letter, the American Tract
Society, Home Missionary, National Temper
ance, Female Guardian, Blind Asylum, Ameri
can Bible Society, Temperance Union, Baptist
Home Missionary, New York Colonization,
Inititution of the Deaf and Dumb, Commis
sioners for Foreign Bible Society, Magdalen
and Female Missionary Societies, have held
their anniversaries, and it is very clear that
the limite of a letter will not allow of my giv
ing you any of the particulars; there are two
or three of the most important that I condense,
but for the rest I must refer you to the reports
in our newspapers. The Tract Society gives
the following report: —
Receipts of the year in donations, $109,897
76 ; for sales, $200,720 33 ; total, $310,728
32. Expenditures for paper, printing, &c.,
$179,981 48 ; for colportage, $73,278 23 ; re
mitted to foreign and pagan lands, $20,000 ;
other expenditures as by items in the Treasu
rer’s report, $37,356 59; total, $310,619 30;
balance in the treasury, $lO9 02. Twenty
general agents, and seven superintendents of
colportage, heve been employed in large dis
tricts.
The Society have circulated during the
year, 886,692 yds. The colporteurs of the
Society have visited 505,522 families, and dis
tributed 14,201 Bibles. The Home Missionary
as follows : Resources of the year, $166,493
94; total liabilities, $163,451 18. The society
has had in its service the last year, 1,065
ministers of the gospels in 26 different States
and Territories; in the New England States
311; the Middle States 224; the Southern
States 15 ; the Western States and territories
515.
The number of congregations supplied in
whole or in part, is 1,820; and the aggregate
of ministerial service performed is equal to 853
years.
The pupils in Sabbath Schools and Bible
clases amount 70,000.
There have been added to the Churches
6,678, viz; 3,885 by profession; and 2,823 by
letter. Seventy-seven missionaries make men
tion in their reports of the revivals of religion
in congregations; and 356 report, 3,096 hope
ful conversions.
The American Bible Society received during
the year $276,882 52. This sum, including
legacies, is somewhat less than the income of
the previous year ; but including legacies, (a
very fluctuating item,) is larger by $8,450 18.
The number of Bibles and Testaments issued
during the past year is 592,432, making a total
since the formation of the Society of 7,572,967
oopies.
The American and Foreign Bible Soeiety re
ceived during the year $44,983 73; the
amount of foreign appropiiations was $23,000.
The sales of Bibles realized $8,330 06. In
Germany last year 23,000 Bibles and Testa
ments were distributed. 26,000 had been
sent to Edinburg, and in other parts of Eu
rope proportionate progress had been made.
The Magdalen Society had an interesting
meeting yesterday. There was received and
expended during the year over $2,700. This
Society, I rejoice to hear, has been successful
in reclaiming a great number of abandoned
females ; its affairs are conducted entirely by
females.
The Anti-Gambling Society held its first
anniversary yesterday, The repost states that
there are over six thousand gambling houses
in nightly operation in this city; This Society
has adopted a spy system, and watch such
places, tracing their frequenters to their homes,
and thus ascertain their names and occupa
tion, and dispose of such information, I sup
pose, to the best advantage. I have no faith
iu it. Chaelbmac.
Whitb washing.— As the time is now at
hand for whitewashing «n a large scale, we
will give a receipt which is the best known
for out-houses. Take half a bushel of good
unslacked lime, slack it with boiling water
and keep it covered during the slacking pro
cess. Strain the liquid through a seive, and
add a peck of clean salt dissolved in warm
water, add three pounds of boiled rice or wheat
paste and half a pound of dissolved glue. Add
five gallons of water to the mixture, and it is
best to put it on hot, but in that case use only
old brushes, or make allowance for the spoil
ing of them.
It has been found that our dry winds bite
off, as it were, more of the whitewash than do
rains. The salt is to obviate this evil. For
whitewashing the interior of dwellings, do
not use any salt, as it absorbs moisture, and to
the above lime, add about two pounds of
Spanish whiting. It makes the white more
clear looking if a little indigo is squeezed
through a cloth amongst it. Amongst the
lime, Spanish brown or ochre may be stirred
to make a colored lime paint. The sulphate
of iron (copperas) makes a buff color ; the sul
phate of copper, (blue vitriol) a blueish color.
—-Scientific American.
Augusta, (Georgia..
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 16.
ES*" See first page of Daily
Rail Road Pic Nic ~~
We are indebted for the following descrip
tion to the pea of Mr. Neajie, the Tragedian.
We intended to devote a paragraph or two
to the subject, but cheerfully resign the task
to one whose enthusiasm seems to have been
so warmly kindled by the beauteous scene.
We feel disposed to abate somewhat of the
unqualified laudation of the perfect decorum
ot the outsiders of the “ coarser sex," for
there was some elbowing and pushing and
snatching of refreshments; but altogether,
the behaviour of this immense concourse
would compare favorably with any similar
one that could be assembled any where. In
the Northern cities the experiment of such
an assemblage would not have been hazarded
for fear of a riot. In the South, we have no
mobs.
The Managers are entitled to special praise
for their admirable arrangements, and the ef
fective manner in which they were carried
out.
This elegant fete champetre, Game off on
Wednesday evering in the square of the City
Hall, and proved, beyond comparison, the
most chaste and well ordered, of any thing of
the kind, within the scope of my experience.
I have been for 15 years accustomed to the
most brilliant assemolages, among which I
might enumerate, some of the most costly and
recherche balls and soirees, which have oc
curred in our great cities ; but am forced to
admit, and in sheer justice, pronounce this,
the most perfectly neac, and unexceptionably
elegant in all its features, that it has ever been
my good fortune to witness. It was purely
democratic in the true and genuine sense of that
adjective, for here were assembled, votaries of
rustic pleasure, drawn from every grade of re
spectable society—from the opulent banker of
the city—the rich planter of the country—to
the humble denizen, who bore upon his back,
and in his face and manners, his sum of wealth
in this world, viz : a neat and cleanly dress
upon the one,and in the other the smile, beam
ing with content, and a bearing which the
boasted nobility of other lands might do well
to emulate, each of these furnishing his quota
of the brightest ornament of the festive scene,
his good wife and fair daughters, whose ra
dient smiles and delicious presence, gave a
lustre, and shed a sweet halo upon the whole,
which must render lame and impotent any
pen so feeble as my own which should ven
ture on description. Every window in tho
Court House was brilliantly supplied with
lamps, whose rays were yet feeble, in the
lovelier lights of the bright eyes, peering from
every nook. Every tree, of the entire area of
this fine square, was encircled by a rude chan
dalier, in the form of the loved stars of our
happy land, and these bearing from each point
and angle, lighted glass lamps, while from
tree to tree depended garlands, composed of
the choicest flowers of the season.
The platform, which was a square of
about one hundred feet, was surrounded
by seats, rising each above the other as
they receded, to the number of five or six.—
These were filled with,such an array of posi
tive beauty as I dare not hope to look upon
again. The weather, which had been sultry
during the day was not so now. It was, as if
heaven itself, sympathising with the purity
of this sweet purpose, sent a light but re
freshing shower, which continued from about
five to six P. M. This completely laid the
dust, and yet ceased, (as 'twere on purpose,)
and in such happy time, that not a remaining
drop was left hanging on the trees, to fall
upon the gay and happy throng beneath. The
air was thus made cool, so that no inconve
nience was felt from the exercise of dancing,
and yet so moderate and genial, that no ap
prehension could be felt, as to any after es
feet of night air. To crown the witchery of
the scene the moon shone forth in serene beau
ty, and shed a flood of silvery light upon the
joyous throng. If ever our benefits are to
be acknowledged, these happy revellers should
have poured forth thanks to God, for this hea
venly night. It would do well for other
States and other cities to emulate this good
example, for the holy and softening influence
ofsuch scenes, must awaken in us, the purest
feelings of sociality ; call into action, the live
liest sympathies of our natures; thus expel
ling all harsh thought, drowning all rancerous
tendencies in a flood of family love, until all
mankind shall meet in happy brotherhood,
converting thus this rugged earth, into,
as it 'twere, a temporal heaven. Here was
no-noise, no pushing of the crowd, no elbow
ing, each to gain precedence of the other; but
every spectator—man or woman, seemed bent
upon their best behaviour. If for a moment
the by-standers, lost in their admiration of the
happy group upon the floor, did, unconscious
ly, advance a step or two beyond the line, it
needed but the gentlest intimation from the
officer 41 fail back please gentlemen," and it
was at once answered from the press, cer
tainly sir,” and as promptly done, Tfii
is much to say ot such a mass of people,
but it is true. The dances were arranged, as
usual, in parts. At the finish of each part,
refreshments were handed to the ladies upon
the floor, while the coarser sex retired to
the basement of the Court House, to par
take of heartier food and more “ ardent’’
beverages. It was, indeed, a beauteous sight
to see (and in such order) the rarest delicacies
of the season brought to refresh these lovely
specimens of “ what we can show of ‘pure Ameri
can Beauty.” Among the rest, “ strawberries
smothered in cream," the soft whiteness of
the latter, growing dusky beside the purer
snow of the Bkin it approached, till, as if in
humility ai. being thus outshone, it melted
from sight, and sought and found sweet re
fuge in the fair throats which opened to re
ceive it; while the native carnation of the
former, grew pale in contrast with the rich
ruby of the sweet lips, which so charmingly
expressed the delicious essence of their pulp.
This is no rhapsody. Georgia may boast of
its lovely daughters, and challenge compari
sons. The dancing and festivities continued
until near two o’clock, when, under conduct
of their fathers and their beaux, the ladies,
yet untired —yet unsated ; reluctantly left the
ground. When they were gone, darkness re
sumed its sway, and in their absence all was
night again.
The Legal Profession in Scriven-
We publish, at the request of the meeting,
the proceedings of the Southern Rights Party
of the 259th Dist., Scriven Co. We notice that
one of the resolutions inflicts (i the most unkind
est cut of all," at the members of the legal pro
fession. It comes particularly hard to deny
them a chance for the honors and emoluments
of office, at a time when there is such a dearth
of legal business with which to occupy them.
Now is a period when the lawyers can best
afford to serve the public as legislators, or in
any other honorable and patriotic way, for a
moderate consideration in money, or even for
the pure love and honor of the service.
We are not at all posted up as to the diffi
culty, if there be any, with the lawyers in
Scriven. Perhaps it may be simply the old
prejudice against lawyers, which a young limb
of the law, a defeated candidate for the Le
gislature, once assigned to the witty Judge
Dooly as the cause, when the Judje asked
him how came he to be defeated ? “ Why,
Judge," says he, “ they got up the old argu
ment against me. They said I was a lawyer.”
“ Why did you not call on me,” was the re
ply. “ I would have given you a certificate
that you were no lawyer .”
We doubt whether a candidate of that pro
fession would be willing to win an election
with such aid, however well entitled to re
ceive it.
We regret to see a prejudice like this en
couraged in the intelligent county of Scriven,
against an honorable and highly useful pro
fession. We feel sure that in that county,
the people have continued evidence of its
being a profession entirely compatible with
all the high qualities that make good citizens
and honorable men. That county is in a cir
cuit distinguished for the high character, and
attainments of members of the legal pro
fession.
Loss of the Brio American. —The New-
York Express of Saturday says :—“ We learn
from Capt, Furnell, that the brig American ,
Capt. Ross, from Savannah, for this port,
with a cargo of cotton consigned to Dunham
&Dimon, went ashore on Saturday night, 4th
inst., in the late N. E. gale, about 8 miles
south of Barnegat light house. She lies upon
the beach, and is bilged. The cargo is landed
at high water by stage on the beach.
Cargo of the brig American, ashore near
Barnegat: 153 bales Cotton, E. &R. Graves,
.51 casks Rice, Scranton & Johnson, 1 box, W.
Hazard, 10 bales rndze., G. W. Powers, 16
boxes, Baxter & Hazard, 10 empty bbls., Reed
& Brothers, 43 hides, 3 bales deer skins, W.
P. Miller, 111 bales cotton to order.
Sentence oe a Post Oeeice RoBBER.~The
Savannah News of the 14th inst. says “In
the U. S. District Court for the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia, held yesterday, Judge Nicoll,
presiding, the case of Theodore Orville Brown
came up. He was a clerk in the Post Office
at Augusta, and is about 16 years of age.
There were two bills of indictment against
him, one for stealing a package from the office,
mailed at New-Orleans, and the other for
stealing one mailed at Dalton. He plead
guilty on both indictments, and was sentenced
to twenty years imprisonment (ten years for
each) 4 at hard labor in the penitentiary."
The Crops in Mississippi. — We learn from
the Vicksburg Sentinel of the 6th inst. that
the editor had just returned from a tour
through Warren, Yazoo, Holmes and Attala
counties. He says that the crops appear as
propitious as could be expected considering
how late and cold the spring has been. Corn
generally looks well; but cotton, in oonse
quence of the cold and dry weather, does not
appear thriving, In all these counties it had
rained quite heavily, and the weather was so
cold immediately after thatjnany planters were
afraid the cotton would die. It had been so
dry for some weeks previous that the seed
rotted in the ground, and many were compel
led to plant over. The sky is now clear and
the weather promises to be more favorable.
ba.iLiNG under Water. —The Paris Journal
dos Debates states that a new species of vessel
destined,it is expected, to solve the great prob
lem of sub-marine navigation, has been con
structed in the establishment of M.
This vessel will prooeed from estab
lishment, thro’ Paris to Calais, by sea, with
the aid of its machinery, which is similiar to
that of propellers. In going out of thsport
of Calais it will plunge under water, and re
appear a few hours afterwards before Dover.
Thence it will gain the Thames, which it will
ascend to London, where it will figure
at the exhibition, among the most in
teresting predictions of French industry and
genicus.
Mysterious Movement— 'steamer' Chartered
by Government for the South .—The N. York
Herald of the lith inst. says—Yesterday a
despatch was received here from Washington,
giving orders to charter a steamer for the ser
vice of the Government for no less then twen
ty days, nor more than ninety days, to cruise
from this port to Florida. It is believed that the
destination is Charleston, and that the despatch
has reference to the secession in the S outh.
The Brother Jonathan, North America, and
other steamers were in contemplation, but
finally the Cres cent City was fixed upon.
She is to sail with sealed orders, and not to be
more than 500 miles at any time from land.
She is not to carry more than 300 men.
Free Trade. —The Charleston Mercury of
the 15 th inst. says : “We notice the arrival
yesterday of the brig Paul T. Jones, Capt.
Taylor, from Rio Janeiro, with a cargo of Cof
fee, to J. Fraser & Co.
We learn that information has been receiv
ed by the Arctic , that the British ship Qras
mere was loading at Calcutta with Gunny
Cloth and Saltpetre for Charleston, on ac
count of J. Fraser & Co. This will probably
be the first cargo ever received direct from
that port, and is a moat gratifying indication
of the extension of our commercial rela
tions."
Meeting- in Scriven County
At a meeting of the Southern Rights Party
of 259th District, Scriven County, assembled on
Saturday, the 10th May,
On motion of Hon. G. Oliver, John M. Lu
cas, Esq., was called to the chair, and James
Middleton appointed Secretary. The chair
explained the object of the meeting to be, to
appoint delegates for this District to meet in
Convention on the fourth Monday in May, at
the 60 Mile Station Central Rail Road, for
the purpose of nominating a candidate to be
run for Senator for the District composed o
Bulloch and Scriven Counties. On motion of
T. K. Archer, it was resolved that the chair
appoint a committee of three to select dele
gates.
The chair appointed T. K. Archer, Esq. Hon.
G. Oliver and James Lee, Esq.
The committee reported the names of H. M.
Lufburrow and A. Hodges, Esq’s, whioh ap
pointments were unanimously confirmed.
T. K. Archer, Esq., offered the following re
solutions.
Resolved, That Mr. W. 0. Cooper being our
first choice for Senator our delegates are here
by instructed to vote for him in the nomina
tion.
Resolved, That notwithstanding our prefer
ence for Mr. Cooper, we hereby pledge our
selves to abide by the nomination of the Con
vention.
Unanimously adopted.
A. Hodge, Esq., offered the following Reso
lution :
Resolved, That this meeting do hereby nomi
nate the Hon. George Oliver as a proper per
son to be run as a Candidate for Representa
tive to the Legislature of Georgia at the en
suing election.
Resolved, That in case the Delegates from
Scriven County to the Convention at the 50
mile Station, go into the nomination of a Can
didate for Representative, our Delegates are
hereby instructed to vote for the Kon. G*.
Oliver.
Unanimously adopted.
T. K. Archer, Esq., offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That our delegates b«» further in
structed in no event to vote for a Lawyer aa a
candidate for Representative.
On motion—
Resolved, That these proceedings be publish
ed in the Savannah Georgian and Augusta
Constitutionalist.
After the usual vote of thanks the meeting
adjourned.
JOHN M. LUCAS, Chairman..
Jas. Mid»leton, Secretary.
{Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.')
B ALTiMOB .fi, May 12.
The President and his Cabinet passed
through Baltimore, this morning, en route to
the terminus of the Erie Rail Road.
In the New-York market on the 12th ins/
Rice was firmer at 3| to 3£. Cotton was v.n
cbanged, and sales amounted tf> 700
Breadstuff's were dull. e
Advices have been received in Boston from
Porto Praya whicn annouces the arrival there
of the American Squadron, which v, compos
ed of the Porpoise , Dale, and Portsmouth, for
the purpose of suppressing the slave trade,
which is carried on in that locality to a great
extent. The Portsmouth is coding home, on
the arrival out of the Germantown: The of
ficers and crews of the resp active vessels are
New-Orleans, May 14,111.5 A. M.
Three thousand bales of Cotton were sold
yesteday, at irregular prices. The Prices
Current, however, quotes Low to strict Mid
dling at from 8| a 9e. Prime Rice commands
4c.
The Cambria’s advices have just been re
ceived. The weather is hot.
Columbia, May 14,11 p. if
Cotton, lhe intelligence received thia
morning in our market relative to the y - cti “
having brought advices reporting a dec’ ine in
the Liverpool market, has had no effect on the
operations of this market. 175 baler, chane
yoaierday ’ B P™* 9 - Q“ o '.atioiig are
The New Saoannah Steam**.—We j er rn
that the steamer Gordon, built in New V k
to run between this port and Charleston will
leave New York on Saturday next for <? ‘!“
nah. We may also expect the Call , nun w
mate, m a short time.— Sav. Pep, 1* £ ' r
MARRIED, ~~ ■
In this city, Wednesday even' », , ,
the Rev. S. J. Pinkerton, Mr. * 4tb ' by
of Greensboro, (ia ,to Mm F - F f/ ER J.
Jas. Higginbotham, Esq. AIARY L * daughter of
Near Marion (Ala )on . . . „
P. Jewett, Joseph T. t UM «„ ID p*» by f
Ga.. to Miss Marga
Gen. E. D. King. RE K - - KiNo , daughter of
died. " 1 ~
dav , 11 Washington county, on Fri
cock in 9th inst., Judge Asa P. Pea
nemhar n fA V th / es . r of his a S e - He was a
Legial ature from that coumy.
T v ° THE afflicted.
I ui sttbscr iber having obtained, at consider-
A able expense, a Remedy,said to be a certain
cure .or the Rowel Complaint or Bilious Diar
rhoea, now offers the same for sale, at his Store.
At this season of the year, when this disease is
very prevalent and troublesome, it is important to
know of a certain cure, the efficacy of which he
has fully tested himself. Apply at the Family
Grocery Store of J. J. BERD
ma > 15 3 Harper's Range.
STRAYED OR ~
A DARK CHESNUT HORSE. He
has a scar on the Muscle of the J&TtfS
right hind leg, a blaze face and is about
four years old. A liberal reward will* lr,h *—*'
e paid for his recovery. Apply at tf;U aftc*
may 15 3,
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