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‘ls published by authorityjof tho i ©onthern Mnsieal Convention. J Per Imiuni. paper wti.x. be sent unless the cash accompanies the order. 1 ‘""""• 1 !■——— Hamilton, Oct. 31, 15.15. THELWVOP NEWSPAPERS. 1. Pil'igorihppi who do not givO c*xpp' , * iwMrft to the or* considered as •trishine to continue their subscription. 2. ,|f subcribers order the diseontinu •one/ of their newsnaners. the publisher mav •continue to send.them until all arrearages Ir,e prtid. f^n. , 'lf 9nbs n ribers neglect or refuse to take tlieir nwespapers from* the officep.to which •fhev are directed, tbev are beM responsible until they have settled the bills and ordered fbeirs discontinued. EP4. If Subscribers remove to other places without informing the publishers, and the newspapers are ent to tho former direction, fed),'. * wa t\cU y %5. The Courts have decided that mus ing to take newspapers from the office, or removing and leaving them uncalled for. is primo facie evidence of intentional fraud. (5. Tho United States Courts have also repeatedly decided, that a Postmaster who neglects to perform his dutvof giving rea sonable notice, as required by the Post Of fice Department, of the neglect of a person to take from the office newspapers addres sed to him. renders the Postmaster liable to the publisher for'the subscription price. O* Our Correspondents will confer a special favor if they will use but one side of a page of paper when writing fur the Or* gan. Also, number the pages at the top. NOTICE. DO” To tho citizens of Harris County who are in any way connected with the Party known as the American Party, it is respectfully suggested that they meet at their several Court Grounds on Saturday, the 3d day of November, and select, in any way thev think best, five Delegates, to meet in Hamilton on Tuesday, 6th day of the same month, for the purpose of nominating candidates to fill your County offices. All the friends are respect fully invited to participate equally. * Asti Know Nothing Mass Mkkting.— There will he a Mass Meeting of the Anft Know Nothing Party held in Hamilton on the Second Saturday in November neat, for the purpose of nominating candidates for County offiPfers, A full attendance is requested. t * HCf* A correspondence appeared in our paper a lew numbers back, over the signa ture of Wm. Hartsfield, which article was n very welcome visitor—in fact, was solici ted. The writer knowing us well, was not particular in writing his piece, for he no dowbt expected us to print it as it should be, which would have been done but for our ab sence; but while off on business, our printer (G. W. Wilkinson,) took occasion to print the piece (as he says) verbatim, and offered a very severe and scurrillous stricture on that and other pieces not well written, and left the impression that the whole stricture was designed for Hartsfield, which we are frank to acknowledge was calculated to give offence. He attempted to shield us from blame by signing tho name “Printer.” On our return, we found tho whole printed and sent off. We called him to account, but received no satisfactory response. We were so mortified and insulted at the pro ceeding, that he was not permitted to set £itother type in our Office. He was drink ing. on oar return, and continued until be destroyed himself. We should have notic ed it sooner, but"from thefact that we were fearful of adding fuel to the fire, while he was drinking; and since his death it was a delicate thing to speak of the dead, unless in respectful terms, but siuce, having a pri vate correspondence with the afflicted party, w have thought proper to explain-the oc currence, and make it as public as the insult. We desire the public to know that our old friend ami brother, Wm. Hartsfield* stands too high iu our estimation, ami in this general community, for us to presume t* tantalize his feelings, or gainsay his posi tion in our community. If he ever had au enemy iu Harris county we never knew it; we have ever held him a high-toned, honor* able gentleman, and are exceeding mortified that his feelings should have beeu injured by anything under our control. ** (tT* Messrs. Bedell of our vil lage, have a very large lot of Tobacco, but how they are to sell without advertising it, we art) at a loss to say. Our merctnutt, generally, have received large supplies of new goods, but we suppose they are not worth advertising, or we should have something of the kind on our table. Circular Letter to the Oconee Auxiliary, by G. H. Perdue, appears on the first page of this week’* issuo. We com mend at to our readers. Our Musical Conventions are all over for the present year, so far as we have seen or heard. All have been largely attended, and all the business harmoniously transact ed. Items of considerable-importance have been brought before the original Institution, and set on foot for future consideration, which has been heartily concurred in by the Alabama and Oconee Auxiliaries, and no doubt’ the* others wi.‘l, when they meet in 1856. T e insti ution for the instruction of Teachers has not yet gone into operation for wnnt of applicants and conference be-! tween the members of the Faculty. We’ urge the propriety of applications as early as possible, that siti-able arrangements may be made for general ronvenience of both Faculty and Pupils. It is hoped that none will delay t'eir applications for pupilship.. Address the Superintendent of the Organ, Hamilton, Ga., and duo notice will be ta ken ‘of their respective claims. It is not yet established where the institution will hold the first session. We are only waiting HMtd# of applicants, then we can decide hy the promptings of interes*.— We hope to hear from all applicants by or before the 10th of November next. Faculty— B. F. White. Jas. R.'Turner, L. P. Breedlove, R. F. M. Mann, and 11. S. Rees, A Serious Ajfair. —Wo learn from'a person at hand, that a difficulty occurred iu Columbus on the 26tb inst-, between a gen tleman from Chambers county, Ala., named Anderson, and a butcher of Columbus by the name of Arnold. The enuse of the dif ficulty is not yet understood. It appears that Arnold struck Anderson on the head with a billet of wood some three or four in ches iu diameter and four or five feet long, and felled him to the ground, where he lay some thirty miuutes, the bluod running from the wound some six or eight feet on the ground. He was carried to a hotel, and his life despaired of. Arnold immediately made his escape to Alabama, ns usual. 01/*’ Our friend Sykes will please bear with us for not publishing his last commu nication, It was unavoidably crowded out* until it would now appear out of date. We think, also, it is time to ciosa the conten tion between him and 4 ‘ The Georgia Boy,” as they have had a fair opportunity of hav ing their views sufficiently read and appro’ dated. Santa Ann* ani? the $3,000,000. A corespondent of the New York Cou rier, writing from Washington, says that the State Department has under consid eration the drafts drawn by Santa Anna’s Government against the U. S. Treasury. He states that they are undoubtedly gen* uine, were regularly issued by Santa An* na’s Minister of the Treasury, and were discounteA>y British, German, and Span ish bankers in the Mexican capital at the rates then current there for government obligations, to wit, fifty per cent, dis count. The question is whether the de facto Government ot last May or June had not the right to anticipate this fund. If it had, then the validity of its acts in issuing these bills cannot be effected by the circumstance, that before they be* came payable, the then existing admin istration gave way to another. It may be presumed that the new Government will repudiate any liability for the pro* ceeding9 of Santa Anna in his behalf. It wants all the money it can secure for its own purposes. It can point out to the treaty, and refused to be bound by the decision of the Commission in which it was not represented. In addition to these considerations it may be mentioned that Gen. Gadsden, ns an ardent partisan of the revolutionary movement, will nat urally throw his influence against these post obits ot the extinct administration and labor for the payment of the money to the one composed of his own proteges. New Orleans, Oct; 2d.—Late from Mexico —Later dates have been received from Mexico announceing the capture of San Louis Potosi. The National Guards were organizing throughout the country to be in readiness to march on the city of Mexico, as soon as Vidaurri should think proper. Advice from Texas state the official account proves that Ward, democrat, has been elected to Congress from Eastern District, Another fight has taken place between Capt. Callahan and the Mexicans and Indians, during which the two of Hie dras Negras was burnt. Capt. Callahan, it is reported, has returned to San An tonio for reinforcements. It was also rumored that the Mexicans bad crossed in large numbers over the Texas side of the Rio Grande, and at a meeting held at San Antonio it was resolved to ituse im mediately 1000 men for service. The Texas debt bill has been defeated by 3000 majority. f The total sum collected in New York city for the Norfolk and Portsmouth suf ferers, is $36,193 24. MINUTES Os the Dumas Convention, Saturday night, Octdber 20th. ‘1855. According to previous arrangements, she Dumas Convention met at ! Union Church, Monroe enajety, Ga, and upon motion, Brother Z. B Childs was-called 4© the Chair, and T* C. Andrews reques ted so act as Secretary. On motion ot Rif M Mann, a com mittee of three was appointed, to draff an order of business for the action of this body. Brethren, T J Tucker, W L Ad ams and Wm. Scarborough acted as the committee. The committee reported first business. On motion of W L Adams— Resolved, That this body be considered as an Auxiliary to all similar bodies. On motion ofT J Tucker— Resolved, That this convention has the power to appoint a President, Vice Presi dent and Secretaty, who are to be elected annually, and to asrve till their successors are appointed. T C Andrews offered the following Resolution: as members and brethren engaged w acommmbn and de lightful cause, are too backward in bring ing business before this and other conven- i tions, and in exchanging sentiments upon the same. R F M Mann offered the following Resolution: That” this body will not agree that it is right to appoint a night singing at any convention unless we can have the President, V. President and Sec retary of said convention with us. M Dumas offe-ed the following Rso lution: That Ibis body disapprove of the braggadocio language used iu a great many letters to tie different conventions, commendatory o| their respective teach ers, extoling then as unequaled or unrt* valed in the scieace of music. R F M Manx Offered the following Resolution: Thtt this convention be lieves it to be impolite and out of order, tor any brother when called upon to act as floorman, to take up his time or any part of it in offerieg apologies. W L Adams offered the following Res olution : That tbis convention believes in and urges the necessity of establishing a Vocal Musical Seminary, somewhere near the centre of influence of the differ ent conventions, for the purpose of educa ting and preparing of vocal mu sic. ;T C Andrews offered the following:— Resolved, That we feel it to be our duty to support the Organ, and that we use our influence in extending its circulation. R F M Manhdftered the following : Resolved. Thai our thanks to the citizens df this community for the kindness and hospitality to U 6 during our stay among them. On motion of Wm. Scarbrough a com mittee of three was appointed, consisting of Wm. Scarbrough, R FM Mann and Wm. Sisson, for the purpose of drafting a constitution for this body. On motion of T J Tucker, R F M Mann was appointed to lead the next in troductory lesson before this body. On motion, Correspondents were ap pointed: To the Oeonee Aux. RF M Mann, W L Adams, Z B Childs, Wm. Scarbrough, Thos. M Green and Moses Dumas. RFM Mann to write the cor- responding letter. To the Southren, T J Tucker, Z B Childs, RFM Mann, Wm. Sisson, T C Andrews, Wm Scarfbrough, W L Adams and Thos. M Green. T C Andrews to write the corresponding letter. W L Adams then offered the following: Resolved, That a fine of twenty-five cents be paid to the by every one who has volunteered to go to the dif ferent conventions, if he fails to go, un less he is Providentially kept away. Resolved, That our proceedings be published in the Organ. Lessons in music were then conducted by M Dumas, W L Adams, T J Tucker, Wm. RFM Mann, T C Andrews and Z B Childs; each 5 min. after which, the corpvention adjourned till Saturday night before the third Sunday in October, 185(5. 1 Z. 8. CHILDS, Pres’t. T C. Andrews, Secretary. ——o Dr. Kirk was killed in a duel near Sa vannah on Saturday week by John Chaplin, Esq., his own brother-in-law. The difficulty is said to have originated in the distribution of some property. Mr. Chaplin fired his two first shots in the air, and was slightly wounded each time, but seeing that his antagonist was detei mined to kilt him, his second told him that if he intended lo throw away his shot he (the second) would assume the position of principal. Accordingly, at the next fire, Mr* Chaplin directed his ballet with fatal effect, shooting his adversary through the heart. Dr. Kirk was from Savannah. St. Louis, Oct. 18. —Exciting Rumor from Kansas .- -It was rumored at Lex ington, Mo., yesterday, that Gov. Reed er had been murdered at St. Joseph, but it is pronounced a hoax. The editor of the Lexington Express says that Gov. Reeder has been fighting, but is uninjur ed. CHINA. Interesting advices have been received by the ■Secretary of the Navy from the East Tndia squadron, dated Hong Kong, Aug 8. An engagement had taken place on the 4th of August, between divisions of bbatsfrom the U. S. steam frigate Pow hatan and H. B M. steam sloop Rattler. Com’r Win. A. Fellows, and a large fleet of piratical junks which had infested the neighboring waters, and committed extensive depredations on commerce for j some time past. The Powhatan's boat expedition was to command of Senior l/mut. R. B. Peyrant; that of the Rattler was commanden by Com’r Fellows him self. The fight was severe, and ended in a complete rout of the pirates. Com’r F. having engaged a large war junk with his gig s crew and five musketeers, Lient. Rolando came to his assistance and cap tured the junk hy boarding her, after encountering a hand to hand resistance. Immediately after her capture, dw was blown up by one of the piratical; crew who, fightingr courageously, wa vretr! below, and iff atrpfrawwc# 4a JWs tion to have fired a train communicating with the magazine. The effects were most disastrous, capsizing (he Rattler's gig, blowing Capt. Fel lows overboard, together with Lieut. Rolando and a num ber of the Powhatan’s men, killing two and severely wounding others, one of whom has since died. Private Adam son of the marines, who had fought gal lantly during the day. was shot severely | in the groin, after being one of the fiiat to gain the enemy’s deck. Many instances of individual gallantry and daring ate detailed in the report which we have neither the time nor the room to notice. Great praise is given in the report to all who participated in the engagement. During the action, ten war junks mounting, on an average, 16 or 18 guns or from 6 to? 68-pounders, was burned, blown up, and destroyed—6 junks and lor* chas were recaptured, one of which, being aground, was burned. The others were replaced under convoy of the Eaglet a steam tender; 16 smaller junks made their escape. The exact number of pi rates killed, and wounded, and drowned, during the engagement is not known, but their loss is estimated bet went 500 and 600. The decks were covered with the bodies of the slain, and the water was filled with drowning men. The force of the pirates amounted to about 1500 men. The performance of the 12- pounder boat howitzer of Lieut. con struction, gave general satisfaction. There were two Americans killed and 12 wounded. Comm. Abbott is reported to be at Shanghai. o French View of the War. —The Paris Constitutionnel discusses the line of conduct which the Allied forces will probably adopt in the Crimea, now that Sebastopol is taken. It is of opinion that energetic action will characterize the con duct of the Allied generals, and that the Russians will be allowed but little breath* ing time. Continual reinforcements are arriving either from France or England at Con stantinople, and they proceed to the Cri mea to replace in the ranks of the allied armies those who have met with a glo rious death on the field ot battle, or whose wounds force them to return to their country. Besides, the Constiutionnel seems to entertain the belief that the Spanish Cortes will sanction the treaty for an alliance with the Western Powers which the Government intends to sub mit to them, and that the soldiers of Spain will soon combat in the Crimea by the side of the soldiers of France, England and Sardinia. The effective of the Span ish contingent will, it is thought, be about thirty thousand men. Thus, towards the end of October, the allied army in the Crimea will be two hundred and fifty thousand strong —and they will be well equipped, and clothed, well fed, experi enced in combats, and emboldened by success. Fight Between a Rattlesnake and'^logs. —The States Rights Democrat, published at Elba, Alabama, narrates the fbllowing : ‘Two gentlemen were lately in the woods, when their attention was attracted by an uproarious nois of hogs. Thinking that something uncommon was to pay, they repaired *o the spot, and found that the hogs had been in a fight with a very large rattlesnake. The fight, from ap peaiances, had been a long and despe rate one. The snake was torn to pieces, three hogs dead, and a fourth dying. They say that, ,as the last hogs would gtoan, the snake would raise his head, being unable to do anything else. The snake and fourth hog soon died. They reported that for thirty yards around, the grass and giound were torn up. The snake was six and a halt or seven feet long. The hogs, in the fight, had de molished all the rattles except two.’ see what this line is for* ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. New York, Oct. 24. The Royal Mail ‘Steamship Africa has arrived at ‘Halifax. She sailed from Liv erpool the 13 inst., and brings one week's later intelligence from Europe, which is ot considerable importance. FROM THE SEAT'OIF WAR. The Allies are active on the Danube. Kars still holds otrt. Sebastopol is quiet except stray shots from tbe Russian Bat* teiies on the North side. A slight engagement bad taken place near Kertch to tbe advantage of tbe AN lies. The Allies are threatening Perekop, and she bombardment of Odessa by tbe fleet is soon expected. The papers say that the Russians have withdrawn from the North side of Sebas topol, towards Belbec, and that few are less in the forts. The Cxar is at Nicolaiefif attending a council of war. The French are concentrating naen and ’ es ißir at Jk. Austria has issued a political circular t< her representatives at the various courts of Europe She says that Prussia is at liberty to proceed with her proposed mediation, but, in tier opinion, the pres ent is not the time She further says that the Western Powers must follow up their advantages and not treat with Rus sia till she is expelled from the Crimea. There had been another bloody engage ment between tbe Russians and Turks in Asia. The latter lost 400 men killed, and Ali Pasha taken prisoner. The gar rison of Kars is in the greatest extremity. Omar Pasha is rapidly advancing to raise the siege. From the Baltic we have ad vices of the capture of 19 Russian mer chantmen on the coast of Finland. Denmark has invited all the maratime Powers, including the United States, to convene in a Congress at Copenhagen to settle the question of the Sound Tolls. The old Greek Ministry has resigned and anew one been formed. The Allied fleets Were before Odessa. Boston, Oct. 26. The Africa arrived at Boston, brings the following furtner intelligence: Gen. Simsou had tendered his resigna tion, which the Government haJ refused to accept. A rumor prevailed that Russia was contracting a loan with the United States. Tremendous Hurricane at St. Do mingo.—Late advices, says the Savannah Georgian, have been received at Boston Irofnat. Domingo The island had been visited by a tremendous hurricane. Halt the houses had been blown down. The crops were destroyed. Merchant vessels in the harbor were injured. Two frigates weie wrecked. There was great distress because ol the loss lif the crops. The Government was taking means to allevi ate the condition ol the people. A late letter from Russia says that American genius rules the hour at St. Petersburgh. A legion of accepted war inventions aie under careful trial in the way of experiments, besides an infinite number that have been declined as im practicable or unsuited to present ex gencies. Revision of the Bible. —The Ame rican Bible Union Society is holding its sixth anniversary meeting in New York. Tbe object of this society, it is well known, is to revise the present version of the Bible, more particularly so as to make it cooform to the tenets of the Baptist sect as to the ordinance of Baptism. At a meeting of the unmarried Print ers, which convened not long since, the following toast was drunk in silence : Woman—Heaven reward her, she is always in favor of a well conducted press* Kinney Expedition —The Washing ton Star publishes a letter from a gentle man in Nicaragua, which gives any thing but a flattering account of the prospects of Kinney and Fabens in that country. married. On Sunday evening, by the Hon. D. H. Hunt, Mr. JOHN W. TRUETT and Miss FRANCIS ANN MULLINS, all of Har* ris county, Young Mr Truett, after hunting and calling, Came very near home and caught up a Mullin; Success to the couple, so cheerful and happy, In a few short mohths you may be called Papa ! On tbe evening of tbe 25tb inst., by the Hon. E. Mullins, at the house of Elijah Blackman, F. P. lIUDSPETH, Esq., and Mrs. ELIZABETH CALHOUN, eldest daughter of E. Blackman, all of Harris couuty. On Thursday evening, 25th inst., by Rev. H. S. Rees, Mr. WM. WHITE, Esq., and Miss LUCY. SNELL, daughter of Rev. Wm. Snell, all of Harris county. “Grant now thy favor, gracious Lord, And hearken unto fervent prayer, The nuptual vow in Heaven record, And bless the newly married pair. O, guide them this desert through, ‘Mid mil the cares of life and lovo; At length with joy thy face to view, In fairer, better worlds above.” Mil