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THE EMPIRE STATE.
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WEDNESDAY MfiRXIXG, April 9, 1856
‘Flic lion. Howell Cobb and the Hon. Jno.
H. Lumpkin, have placed us under renewed obli
gations for valuable and interesting public Docu
ments.
To the lion. Martin J. Crawford, we tender
our thanks for a copy of the very able speech de
livered by him in the House of Representatives on
the Kansas contested election.
Atlanta Examiner.
XVm. Kay has sold to T imotiiy Ilurke, his en
tire interest in the Examiner Newspaper, Job Of
fice and Bind ry and his two Book Stores, real es
tate and oth r property. Mr. Kay takes leave of
his numerous patrons, in a neat address, published
in the Examiner of Saturday morning last. The
paper will be continued under the proprietorship
of Mr. Burke, and will as heretofore, advocate the
cause of the Democratic jarty.
Know Nothin? State Council.
The journals of the Know Nothing party pub
lish the notice of a meeting of the State Council,
to be held in the city of Macon, on the lltli inst.
The object and design of this gathering of the
Sachems of this celebrated fraternity, are not stat
ed : bat it is conjectured by some, that the pur
pose of the meeting, is to take into consideration
the proceedings of the late National Council which
met in Philadelphia. The notice is signed by Wm.
Hone, who appears to be the hereditary sovereign
of this renowned Order. It was reasonable to sup
pose that the fact of this President Hone having
written and published an address, in connection
with the proceedings of the State Council which
assembled in Macon about a year ago, upon his
own authority, and without the sanction of the
Council, would ere this have occasioned his decap
itation. But in this we were mistaken. The State
Council after a long and quiet repose, is about to
turn up again, and lo ! and behold ! Wm. Hone ap
pears still at the head of the concern ! Well,
this is indeed an eventful period in the political
history of the country, and strange things are fre
qneutly happening. From the signal defeat with
which “Sam” was overwhelmed in October last,
andfr mi declarations proceeding from a large num
ber of the subordinate Councils, that the secrecy
of the Order, its signs, pass-words, See., were abol
i hed, and even that the Order of Know Nothings
was dissolved, the public had good reason to be as.
tounued at the unexpected announcement of anoth
er meeting of the State Council. Well, we sup
pose it is none of our business how the Know
Nothings manage their own affairs ; but it is but
natural for us to be on the qv.i vive as to what our
fellow- citizens of the old dark .antern dynasty are
about to do, for the good of ike country. We will
however, venture to predict, that they will find it
somewhat more difficult to harmonize upon men
and measures, than when the) were last in council
at their Lead quarters. Many of them have been
taught veil lessons in the school of experience,
since last they met together. Their fancied nation
ality as a party, which twelve months ago was the
burden of their song, is now numbered with “the
things that were the Northern wing of the fra
ternity lias been eugulphed in the vortex of Abo
litionism, and the great National Know Nothing
American Party has degenerated into sectional
factious, powerless for any purpose but to do mis
chief. Many of the brotherhood having become
disgust- and with this political monstrosity, have re
turned to t:ie‘house hold of the faithful,’and are now
doing go:: 1 service hi the ranks of the Democracy.
We opine that the contemplated meeting of “the
remnant of tkt ? ancient tribes,” will be produc
tive o: melancholy reflections. When the
represent a: iv-.s of a once powerful and (in their
own c.-'iimaiioa,} invincible party, come to revisit
the scene? of their former rejoicings, when they
contrast the buoyancy of hope, and the vaunted
pride of j <mwr, which swelled their bosoms twelve
short months ago, with the gloom which now
hangs over their future prospect?, a3 well as the
present dilapidated condition of their political fa
bric, will they not, in the bitterness of desponden
cy, cry out Lke one of old, “0 ! that my head were
waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I
might weep day and night,” It is presumed
that this meeting’- of the Council will decide whetli
er or not their party shall enlist under the banner
©f Fillmore and Donaldson, and lead the forlorn
hope of the approaching contest, or start new lea
ders, and fight under the flag of a Southern sec
tional i-urty. In either event, defeat inevitably
awaits them. If they adopt Fillmore and his
platform, they ar.: doomed to meet with strong op
p si -ion in their own ranks. If they start anew man
they are likewise divided, and will ftillan easy prey
to their political alv ■: jarios, a consummation do
voolly to be hoped for by every true Southern pa.
triot.
Stiiilns New-* f.'cm Central America.
the 10th uit., Gen. aiker issued a Circular
addressed to the people of Central America, de
claring eternal enmity to the serviles of all the
Central American States. The next day a formal
Declaration of War, came from the Costa Rican
Government, accompanied by an address from
President Juan A. Mora, to the people of Costa
f’* 3 ® * n Arms, march to Nicaragua and
“ destroy that wicked phalanx which has reduced
her to the moA shameful slavery. lie announces
that “ all the royal sons of Guatamalu, Sansalva
dor and Honduras, are in march upon that horde
of bandits.” This was immediately responded to
hy a formal declaration of war by Walker, against,
the Government of Costa Rica. Walker’s forces
are constantly augmenting, and ere this, it is pre
sumable that blood has begun to flow. With the
bold, daring, adventurous spirits, that have united
their destinies to Walker’s standard, he will be
able to maintain his position against vastly supe
rior numbers, of the imbecile, degraded troops
which the Central American Governments will be
able to bring into the field against him
Baptist Contention.
W e learn that this body will convene hi Savan
nah on the 25th inst. \Vo it stated that the
several Rail Roads conn. ■ .{ with our seaport
have generously agreed to tarry the delegates at
half customary rates.
Music Store.
We omitted last week to call attention to the
advertisement of Messrs. A. Cloud & Son, deal
ers in Pianos and other musical instruments. We
liaye assurances from them, that their goods will
4ge s|pld on the lowest terms which possibly can
OTj.MForded in this market. These gentlemen are
well known by the trading community in this vi
cinity, and their names and high reputation for
fair dealing, will no doubt be a sufficient passport
to the good graces of a liberal public.
Gotley for April,
Is upon our table, a welcome visitor, replete
with useful, entertaining and instructive matter.
The engravings are elegant, and of the finest finish,
and the whole number sustains the high reputa
tion of this most popular of all American periodi
cals.
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During Robbery.
Judge Wm. Crittenden, of our county, on his
return from Macon on Thursday last, per Macon
& Western Railroad, was robbed of §I,BOO in
cash, which the theif extracted from his pantaloons
pocket by cutting a hole, and by this means ob
tained the money, which was rolled up in a piece
ofpaper. lie states that an irresistible propensi
ty to slefip came over him, while on the cars, to
which he yielded, and supposes he slept for an hour.
During this time he thinks the robbery was per
petrated. It is presumable that he was placed un
der tire influence of chloroform, which produced
the drowsy sensation he experienced. It is getting
to be hazardous for a man to travel on the Rail
roads with any money in his pockets.
. Sweet Potatoes.
The long and exceedingly cold winter through
which we’ have passed, has nearly exterminated
this useful esculent. Scarcely a bushel is to be
found in tins whole section of country. ‘-One gen
tleman in this vicinity lost his whole stock, con
sisting of nearly a thousand bushels, not one bush
el of 1 lie lot was saved. Some farmers have aban
doned the idea of attempting .to , make, a crop of
potatoes for the present year. As aft evidence of
the great scarcity of this article, Messrs. A. Ik.
Matthews & Cos., of our city, received a small lot
some days ago, which went off rapidly at FIVE
DOLLARS per bushel. It is not within the re
collection of “ the oldest inhabitant” that sweet
potatoes ever sold at so high a rate,, and we pre
sume it will not be the case again during the life
time of the present generation. We liQpe it may
uot, at least.
Fine Specimen of Furniture.
We were invited a few days since by Prof. Geo.
11. Briggs, of Griffin Female College,’ to inspect a
Secretary and Book Case, recently received by
him from New- York. It is decidedly, in-our hum
ble judgment. superior to any thing of the kind we
have heretofore seen. The material is Walnut,
most highly finished in every particular. The
workmanship is unsurpassable, and the .arrange
ment of its several apartments, for writing,
books, papers, stationery, in fact for a hundred
other things, is indeed most admirable. It was
made to order, at the manufactory of R. Patten,
24 Grove Street, N. Y. Prof. B. exhibited to us
at the same time, two very remarkable specimens
of carving in wood, cut by Ja3. Fhleuof N. Y. One
was a representation of Fredric- the Great, of Prus
sia, on horseback, the other, St. George on horse
back, iu his conflict with the fiery dragon. Every
feature, limb and weapon is completely and dis
tinctly visible through a magnifier, though neither
specimen is but little over the size of a common
walnut. Such examples show extroordiiiary per
fection in the art of carving in wood.
Melanckoiy Gccumucr.
From our Savannah exchanges, we Earn that a
• most melancholy suicide was perpetrated in that
city on AVednesday last, 2d inst. Air. John F.
Dembriski, an exile from Poland, who had been
■ driven from his native land by the recent political
; convulsions in Europe, being destitute of funds and
■ employment, deliberately placed a loaded pistol to
his side, and discharged its contents iyto his body,
lie is represented as being about 24 or 25 years ot
: age, was educated for the army at St. Petersburg,
• joined the Hungarian standard in 1848, was taken
‘ prisoner by the Russians, after a bloody battle, con
■ veyed to St. Petersburg, whence he made bis es
, cape, and came to this country, lie arrived in
■ Savannah about three weeks ago, and in a fit of
1 despondency, committed the fatal deed above re
! corded. How many melancholy reflections are
awakened in every philanthropic bosom in contern
! plating the tragical end of this ill fated young man.
Educated to the profession of arms, endowed with
. an instructive love of liberty, and hatred of oppres.
sion, lie stakes and loses his all in a doubtful con.
test. Invited by the inducements held out to the
victims of despotism of all nations, he seeks an
asylum on this Western Continent. On his arri
val, lie finds his fondly cherished hopes of succor,
blasted in the realization, becoming destitute of
the means of honorable subsistence, unable to pro
cure honorable employment, and too proud to beg,
he rushes into the arms of death as a refuge from
the ills which overwhelmed his reason and dethron
ed his judgment, J f seems to us that this ought to
teach a wholesome lesson to the party which has
for some time past been waging a war against our
foreign-born population. This young man may
have fallen a victim to that spirit of prejudice
which has been engendered in the minds of our
people by recent political movements. If so, an
awful responsibility is laid upon those who have
fostered and encouraged this intolerant spirit
among our fellow-citizens. This young man,
doubtless, was possessed of qualifications, which,
if properly encouraged, might have made him a
useful American citizen, and though the surging
billows of the broad Atlantic roll between the
land of his nativity and that of ours, yet his devo
tion to liberty may have been as ardent as ours,
and he should have been taken by the hand and
welcomed as a brother. The following note, in the
hand-writing of the unfortunate young man, was
found iu his room :
Savannah, April 2,185 G.
, 1 am tireil 01 lam here as a stranger.—
CouW not find any employment, and my money was
all gone, and so 1 resolved to commit suicide.
1 fought in Europe againt despotism, lost every
thing I possessed. No bullet could find me iu the
battles, and here in a Republican country l ain ob
liged to shoot myself.
Dear Charles, you are my only friend. Fare
well forever. If there is another’ world, there we
will see each other again. J. f. AV.
The cause that I don’t sign my name, is because
I don’t want my parents to know that! am dead.
It would kill my mother. Arvery Rg
l’insk, remember me.
the above was in type, we learn that
Mr. Dembriski died 10 1-2 o’clock last night. <
u He tbat ItatlinotMusic in lis Soul,”
&c.
By reference to our advertising columns the
reader will.perceive that J. W. Shackleford, late
of the firm of Cloud & Shackleford, has opened a
new Music Store in this place. AVe have given
his stock of Pianos a partial examination, and so
far as we are capable of judging, we can endorse
every word of Air. S's. advertisement. Those
wishing to purchase a good instrument rnd a fine
piece of furniture would do well to coll and exam
ine Air. Shackleford’s pianos. The beautiful finish
and melody of tone of these instruments, will add
a double lustre to the accomplishments of the per
former, and bring to your parlors crowds of ad
miring lovers for your daughters.
New Hooks.
See Alessrs. Cook & Co’s notice of now Books,
just received at their Music and Book Rooms, on
Hill Street. Those Wishing something new and
entertaining can be gratified by calling at an ear
ly day.
Ra i iloiai Cos u veit lion.
By reference to tlid proceeding of a Railroad
meeting held in Henry county which we publish
to-day, it will be seen that the 15th inst. is sugges
ted as the time for holding a convention in Giffin,
to take the initiatory steps towards building the
Middle Ground Raiiroad. Since the meeting was
held in Henry we learn that it lias keen deemed
advisible to postpone the time, till .some future day
in order that all the counties on the line may have
an opportunity of being represented.’- ■’ -
Of* for Kansas.
AVe learn from the Columbus Tines &• Sentinel.
that Alajor Buford left that city on’ flic morning of
the 4th inst., with 130 Kansas Emigrants. He
was followed on the sth inst.,-by M ■more/ AVe
wish him and his gallant comrades a safe journey
to the land he is going to rescue .from the foul
hordes of Abolitionism.
51 bode Island Flection.
By dispatch 10 the Savannah Republican, dated
April 3d, it is announced “that,.the Amcricans and
Republicans have elected tlieiff whole’ ticket by
3000 majority, except the Lieutenant Governor,
and carried both branches of .the Legislature.”—
This is but another instance of the fraternal feel
ings existing between the Abolitionists and Know-
Nothings of the North. “How good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in uni
ty.” The Abolitionists and Know Nothings com
bine together to put down the, Democratic Party
yet we are told every day by Southern presses and
politicians, that the foreign-born population at the
North are all Abolitionists. How ungrateful in
them to unite with the Know Nothings, their dead
ly foes, to crush down their devoted friends, the
Democrats ! 1
[communicated.]
A hard winter has passed away/and with it the
lives of many good citizens. The poor have suf
sered greatly in many places for the necessaries of
life. In divers instances, their distresses might
have been relieved, but were not. AVe are all de
pendent creatures —one upon another. AVe need
the assistance of each other. Even the rich at
times, cannot get along well without the services
of the poor man. In the affairs of life, there must
be a reciprocity of feeling, and every man’s suc
cess in business- no matter what occupation he
engages in—depends to a very great extent upon
the confidence reposed in him by his fellow-citizens.
AVithout confidence, few men have ever been known
to prosper in any thing they undertook. Want of
confidence has kept many a poor fellow's nose to
the grind stone all his life—a mere serf—an out
cast from society. AH men are said to be “born
equal.” Intellectually this may be so. Pecuniari
ly we doubt it Men of the greatest renown and
distinction have risen from the most common walks
in life ; but they were taken by the hand ami assist
ed up the hill of adversity—not scoffed at and held
in derision by their more afflent neighbors.
In th jse latter days, it has almost become dis
reputable for a man to work. A poor man, a me
chanic, unless he be in the confkknce of some of
the upper-ten-dora, might as well pull up his stake s
as to try to support himself and family in decency
and respectability, unless he has some other resort
in times of scarcity besides his trade, if he is com
pelled to come in contact with the rich man. AVe
• contend that the laboring man, the mechanic if
you please, has as many claims upon society as the
merchant, the lawyer, the Doctor, or any body else.
Unfortunately for many a poor man. the prevailing
sentiment seems to be, “if poor, he must be kept
so,” and if “flat of his back, ho must not be allow
ed to get up ” Great error this. The world was
not made in a day, and if the accomplishment of
any object cannot be effected to-day, it may he ob
tained to-morrow, ’fry—keep, trying ! AVliat if
the world laugh at you, never mind that—every
thing will work out right, if you apply the proper
means. But to be more specific. There arc a
class of men in this, as well as other communities,
who are dependent upon their daily labor for a
support for themselves and families. Without,
something to do to gain a livelihood, they must
suffer. They dont like to beg— cant .stand that—
notions too exalted. They arc t too poor to move
away —couldn’t go without running away, and
their notions of right and wromgf tvdn'h allow tlnm
to pursue that course. Live thoy must', .at least as
long as they see any body else is living, They are
human beings, no matter if they are poor—cant
help being poor—didn't make themselves so -
(some, ho doubt might have been better off if they
had acted differently)—but on the whole, they, be
long to the great human family, and must live qut
their time on the earth. How are they to live ?■—
By the sweat of their brow—by being employed
by those who are able and willing to pay them for
what they do. Suppose now and then you can
get a job of work done at a less price by employ
ing a negro mechanic, what of that ? Niuetin.es
out of ten, it is not more than half done. AVould
it not be .better to give it to the poor white man ?
It. puts bread into the mouths of his little children
--puts shoes on their fyet, and shelters them from
the cold stormy winds of winter. Every man, be
it known, has a right to ‘do ashy pleases with his
own- to learn his negro a trade if he prefers it ;
yet there must be mechanics of the white popula
t on, and they must live, if not by their trade, up
on the cold charities of the world, which is a hard
master.
Look at this question, fellow-citizens of Griffin
turn it over dissect iFin ulf its. purls, and we
feel satisfied that limes will be better among our
working classes. They are willing to work at fair
prices even at what darkies Work for, (many of
them,) but they can’t get the work to do. What i
money the poor white mechanic gets, he spends in J ’
the city lor something to eat or wear. His earn- j
logs are kept in circulation. iI
A different state of affairs should exist in our
midst. Let us help each other, and see if we don't
get along better, ever keeping in view “that he who
giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord.”
Citizens of Griffin, look to this important sub
ject. It may be well for you to do so. Some peo
ple in your midst are already suffering because
they are not able to get employment. If employ
ment is to be bad, give it to these men— at least
try them. Mark well what we say, for we are in
earnest —there are people in your community who
are suffering for the necessaries of life, that will
work when they can get it to do.
A MECHANIC.
Railroad Meeting in Henry.
A respectable portion of the citizens of Henry
county, met this day (April Ist,) in the court
house, at McDonough, Ga., for the purpose of tak
ing further steps in tne projected enterprise, which
for months has been under contemplation,!, e., the
construction of a Rail Road from Columbus via
Hamilton, Greenville, Griffin, and McDonough, to
Covington, Ga.
On motion, Judge Smith was appointed Chair
man, and G. M. Nolan requested to act as Secre
tary.
After the object of the meeting was briefly ex
plained, on motion, the Chair appointed Messrs.
Stell, Thrasher, Lemon, Varner and Callaway, as
a committee to report business for <he meeting.
The committee made the following report:
Resolved, That the citizens of Henry county
feel a deep and earnest, interest in the success of'the
project of building the Middle Ground Rail Road,
extending from Columbus via Hamilton, Green
ville, Griffin and McDonough, to Covington, Ga.
Resolved, That the citizens of Henry county are
prepared to construct her pro rata part of said
Road, or subscribe for a sufficient amount of stock
to grade and equip the same.
Resolved, That the meeting appoint 21 delegates
to represent this county in the Railroad Conven
tion called to meet in Griffin on the 15th day of
April, 1856, and that said delegates be instructed
to urge the commencement of operations at the
earliest practicable period.
Resolved, That the following individuals be, and
they are hereby appointed delegates to said Con
vention, to wit : •
A W Turner, A A Lemon, L T Doyal, Q R
Nolan, John Stilwej], Charles Walker. LII Turner,
W If Turner, 11. Tomlinson, A C Sloan, J A
Smith, A It Brown, J A Thrasher, A W Walker.
T I) Weems, J II Low, ,T M Speer, J F Varner,
John Bryan, E L Gresham, L M Tye.
The resolution's of flic committee being unani
mously adopted, the meeting, on motion, adjourn
ed, after ordering the proceedings to be published
in the Griffin and Columbus papers.
J. A. SMITH, Chairman.
G. M. Nolan, Secretary
To the Public.
As the Rev. J. 0. Simmons has seen proper to
try to garble his connection with the circulars of
J. T. Smith, by inferentially misrepresenting the
charge against him, and puts forth four enumerat
ed “facts” by which-he wishes to be adjudged at
the bar of public opinion., we havethought proper
to exam in those “facts,’ and see how they accord
with a high toned Christian duty.
In his introduction to his four ••facts,” he states
that lie had “been represented a3 having been
guilty of very improper connection with certain
circulars,” (the circulars of J. T. Smith.) To
make good that representation, we refe- to his 4th
fact, in which he verbally acknowledged that he
sacrificed Ins regard for morality and piety to the
interest of J. T. Smith.
lr, his Ist and 2d “facts,” he fulfills the Bible
proverb, ‘-'the v/icksd flee when no man pursucth.”
We did net charge him with any connection with
Smith’s business, nor the bringing of letters of in
troduction to any person in Zebulon. Why then
did he attempt their refutation, and to tha f end ap
pend the certificate of Dr. Smith ? Our opinion
is, that it was for the purpose of misguiding public
investigation—to screen his “ministerial person”
from a public verdict, that lie justly merited, and
to place his accuser in a false position. Our
charge against Simmons was that he brought a
package of circulars .to Zebuion, knowing what its
contents and object were, and to that intent aiding
J. T. Smith in Ids demoralizing occupation. It
has been argued that the bringing and delivery of
the package through the solicitation of Smith, was
no infraction of his’moral or Christian duty, and
could in no wise aid Smith in Us business. Our
reply is that the handling of those circulars by so
high a funlionary of the Church as an Elder, was
perfect license to all of his followers to do the
same ; and observation proves that all parties, po
Utica! and sectarian, arc disposed to follow in the
illustrious footsteps of their leaders; making their
example serve for weal or woe, vice or morality.—
But would it not have looked better, and more in
keeping with a professed follower of Christ, to dis
courage such a business by all means in his power,
than to serve as the carrier of circulars with such
unwarrantable pretensions as those ofA. T. Smith?
Had lie claimed protection under the mantle of hu
man imperfection, and plead that he failed to give
the.-subject its due consideration, as many thought
before hiss communication was published, we would
have been more charitable towards him ; but that
communication is of itself sufficient to convince the
more skeptical and confiding part of our communi
ty of the justice of our charge, and his incompati
bility with true Christian piety.
llis 3d and sth “facts” are to our minds contra
dictions. , In his ml he says that be refused to bring
Smith's circulars, and deliver any message or in
struction whatever about them. In his 4th lie
says that he reluctantly consented to bring a scal
ed package as he was on his way to Tuibotton.—
To refuse to bring them, and yet bring them, de
mands an explanation for which he would oiler the
flimsy pretext of a seal. To our understanding tiie
inference to be drawn from his 3d and 4th facts, is
that lie would scruple not. to indulge in vice, if hv
could but seal it Rom the pubiiic gaze. By what
process of reasoning can lie expect to exhonerate
himself for doing that indirectly, or under a masked
seal, that lie would refuse to do directly, or expos
ed to the public eye ? Such is condemned by all
sound philosophy, a ml wo are sure that there is no
religious creed that can tolerate it ; nor can he ex.
pect to accomplish his aim, that of making the
public believe that he knew Hot the contents of the
sealed package, ‘'cautions” as he was to speak of
“circulars” in his 3d fact, and a ‘ sealed package”
in his 4th. ZEBULON.
American Union please copy.
An Abolitionist Shipped from Charles
ton.— The Courier of yesterday, states that
Mr. John Kedzio, who had been some time in
the city as an agent fora patent filter, left on
Sutnrday for ihe North, under the advice of
several citizens. He had been corresponding
with a paper in Rochester, N.Y , and had
taken occasion in his from to indite some abo
liti on views.
For the Empire State.
Young Men : Once more, and I am done.
See you not, how your native State, the South,
is calling on you to go west, ‘ far beyond the
mountains, that look so distant here ?” What
is the object ? The preservat on of that mag
nificent system of civil Government, the Fede
ral Constitution and Union of the States
Who would not make any sacrifice for this
National purpose, Liberty’s last anchor, in the
political tornadoes, which will sweep away
from their foundations, ancient and worn out
dynasties. Our Government am! its Institu
tions, are peculiarly those of Christianity ;
therefore blessed of Heaven. In the old States,
all places of honor and profit, of every profes
sion, are already filled There is no longer
room for aspiring youth. But in t e Far West,
there is ample space for all honorable and hon
est enterprise tor the farmer, mechanic and
sturdy laborer, and for the evangelical mission
ary. Where the Gospel goes, light and liber
ty, science and industry, follow—domestic hap
piness, and a bright view of mansions in Hie
skies
Young men, Bishop Bcrkely, longtime ago,
said, “The Star of Empire westward takes it>
course.” ’Tis true. Do you follow it, and be
independent ? Pull off your mittens, and put
on felt and stitch downs, and tear not of your
success. To chee your solitary hours, take
with you a banjo, and sing and play “Bonnie
Jane” and “Tin-pretty girl I left behind me,”
my favorite man-fies while in service iu the day
of “Auhi Lang Syne.”
“Os all the airts the wind and ies biaiv, I dearly like the
West,
For there the. Bonnie Lassie lives, the Lassie I low best,
These wild wood-? grow, and rivers roll, and many a liil
between,” &e.
Young men, ihesc and other words have
been written to yon entirely in the spirit of
kindness and sincere esteem bv your aged
friend. SE FT AG INT A U N US.
P. ‘I. Bauxu.w and ms Failure. —On the 13th
ult., Mr. P.T. Barnum was put under examination
before Judge If oilman, in New York, relative to
Iris property, at tile suit of Gushing <!fc Go., who
hal obtained judgment against him. The New
York Mirror says :
“liestated that the sale of the Museum was a
bone fide cue ; lie bough! it for $12,000 and sold
it for $24,000 to Messrs. Grcenword & Butler, lie
expressed his willingness to do any thing the Com t
ordered, if in his power, to discharge his liabili
ties. He staled-.that in Jaoo last he was worth
$500,000 above all his liabilities ; lie had spent
$50,000 per annum oy Bridgeport, where his real
estate was principally situated. lie agreed to ac
cept and endorse Ihe paper of the Jeromes to a
little over $106,000. He continued to do so. as he
supposed, for renewals ; but, to his amazement, he
found his name on their paper to the large amount
of $450,000.
“Mr. Barhuin further stated that he did not con
sider himself a bankrupt, as he hoped to pay all his
personal debts ; but if inability to pay the clock
debts be considered a failure, then he had failed in
January last. Tie did not consid* r himself Halve
for these debts, he said, because some of the insid
ers of those drafts were the very persons who in.
<3need him, by fraudulent representations, to en
dorse the paper ; others had bought the paper at
25 to 26 per cent discount, knowing that he had
given his name without, receiving a farthing’s va
lue. The amount of mortgages and judgments on
his New York property was $141,500 ; the furni
ture, plate, &c., at Iranistan, were sold tor $2,000.
“The assets in his. possession at present were
$31,500 Crystiil Palace first mortgage bonds ; 678 j
lots in Cypress Hill Cemetry ; a bond against 11.
D. Beach for $12,000, for money placed in hispos-i
session in California ; also a claim against Dun-1
can, Sherman & Go., for atonic $17,000, growing j
out of Owen D. Munn’s injunction against the j
Crystal Palace.
“Mr. B was questioned also on the 15ih as to !
his present means of living, and stated that be!
took borders and had the vegitable product of the i
Bridgeport farm of last summer. He had friends;
who would keep him from starving, and had tend
ered him money. In reply to the question, he ac
knowledged that he ha , a gold watch; which he
would produce if required to do so—also, a dia
mond ring. Being asked if he had a piano-forte,
he said yes, but it was mortgaged for ali it was l
worth, as well as other furniture.”
Sketches of Gen. Walker
The following sketch of this rein rkable filli
| buster is furnished by a correspondent to the
Washington Star:
W m Walker was born-in Nashville, Tonn.
and i> now about thirty three years dd llis
father is James Walker esq. a citizen of Nash
ville, of Seot.-h birth, aid very much respect
ed. His,mother was a Miss Norvell, an ‘esti
mable lady from Kentucky Walker, after
quitting school in his native State —which he j
did with much cred t and honor—commenced
the study of medicine in the University of
Pehmr, ivania, where he graduated. He then
went to Europe, entered the medic I .i schools
of Paris as tyuudeut, received a diploma there
and after some time spent in travel, returned
to this country, went to Nashville, and com
menced Hie study and practice!’ law. Walk
er is thu> 1) th ala yer and physician.
i rorti .',aishville he went to New Orleans,
and was for some time editor of the ( re.-cent j
In Jui e ,l8o(>, he went to San Fracisco, and I
became one-of the editors o the Her Id.— I
While in this position an article appeared in
the Herald animadverting upon the judiciary, j
to which excel tion was taken by Judge par i
sons, of the District i ourt, ho forthwith sum-1
moned him 1 es-re his Court and inflicted on j
the editor a line of $5 000 This Walker re-!
fused to pay, and was accordingly imprisoned, !
but. was subsequently discharged on a writ of
habeas corpus , is ued Inm Hie Superior
( ourt, w hich action was sustained by the
Legislature at its next session. he next en
ter rise m which nlkor was engaged was the
famous expedition to Seuora, with the disas
trous result of which your readers are as famil
ial’ as they are with In's more recent history.
He is besides, a man of indomitable courage
am) perseverance. When a student in Phila
dolphin,strange as it may seem,he was remark
able for his difident and even taciturn manner
general disposition. In person* he is rather
under than above the medium height, and was
formerly of fair complexion, somewhat freck
led face, with light hair* grey eyes, high cheek
bones.
Tlie Borne Kail Road
Pays larger dividend on the capital inves
ted than any other road in the State, did you
know that 2 Well, it is a fact. And if capi
talists knew the excellence of our comipereial
position, the rapid development of our manu
facturing interests, and the exhaustless extent
of our mineral resources of coal, iron, lime &e,
many other dividend-paying establishments
would soon be in ouccessful operation in our
midst.— Rome Commercial Advertiser
A Word to our Lady Headers.
We take the following well Written and
spicy article from the Philadelphia Ledger,
and submit it without comment to our lady
readers. It contains some very wholesome
advice to the ladies, lor whom it is intended:
Leap year has come again, when, by long
established custom, ladies are Jirivileged to
pop the question.’ Crusty oldrbachelors go
about m terror giving a wide berth to every
pretty girl they meet, which prevents the fair
creatures seizing them vi and armis. Sweet lit
tle creatures, from whom coy swains have long
sighed in vain, pluck up your courage, and by
gentle hints which are uo longer unlady like
bring the modest youths to the point. Man
euvering mammas, thanking their stars that
leap year comes once every four years, but
scarcely wishsing also that it came every year
look for a fine harvest out of bashful lovers
and hurry their daughters ‘into society’ that
they may take advantage of the blessed time.
Even papas, r .bifiug their hands in glee, re
joice over the privileges of leap year as they
calculate the aiinu-il cost of their daughters,
cent per cent, they could make out of that
money if saved. Lucky leap year ! Propi
tious leap year ! The inventor of the happy
custom ought to have a statue raised to him
by the ladies; or, if the inventor was a woman
—for we doubt our sex having sagacity enough
for such a splendid coup dc main —they should
honor her by a leap festival, as the ancients
honored Geres.
It is said that Henry IV., when he carried
C ihors by assault, was in sncli a tremor of
fright, it being his first conflict, that he fairly
dropped his battle axe at the gate of the .town.
But with all Lis physical fear lie had a Brave
soul; so picking his weapon up, he turned to
his i r. ops and crying “Cahors,” struck manful
ly it the solid duo s. At every stroke hi*
knees trembled, but still he cried, “Cahors 1”
to stimulate h s men, and st 11 rained his blows
on ten on ribbed oak Many a poor fellow
m popping the question in s a hard struggle
to keep up his courage. What shaking knees
, and eha tering teeth, what fluttering hearts,
what choking in the throat, what a peculiar
;ii and iud■ seribable “all overishness” seizes on
I the Hr.ivest when he attempts, in cold blood,
j to pep tne question to some angelic miss, udio
! is p'Tnnps s creilv as frightened as himself.
| 11’ only by crying to one’s self, “now or never
| ‘Td By,” just a- the great hero cried “Cahors,
| Cnho. s, ’ th..t one caii muster pluck to make
! the us.-nuifc at a!!. Blessed, therefore, beyond
I all mum lane bless.ngs are the picnics, moon
| light, ranibl. s, ami especially cosy sleigh rides,
; for someone on such occasions, the question
i pups itself. Yes, out it tomes, l<ke a cham
pagne cork that cannot stand it any longer.
He is a Imkv d<-g who gets into this high
} r ssure condition. Ham or beef, or even
pudding may be taken c<>ld, but popping the
question, never ! We would as lief jump into
i v Delaware liver when the ice was forming,,
i as pop the questii n in set form and by delibe*--
I ate purpose. The wh le thing is monstrous,
j T e women, who have twice the tact of onr
j sex, ought to do til's business for us. They’ll
jdo it, we hope, this leap year. If we were a
j bachelor it. would make our month water to
think of setting up iu state and have lots of
pretty girls popping the question to us. Ah,
the “good time is coming ‘ T
Do t be prudish, ladies, we beseech you,
any longer. Matrimony is the best condition
j for us brutes of men as well as your charming
i selves; and you will really be doing a service
j by seizing all stray bachelors of this leap year,
j and impounding them in matrimony Some
| old rogue once said that marriage was like
! those wire rat traps, where the hollow cone,
| the big end out, invited the victim to enter,
!by the smell an i sLht of roasted cheese witli
: in; but where, when he attempts to stave, the
j sharp wires at the little end of the cone hit
; pointedly at the impossibility. The story is a
I wicked libel on matrimony, which is not a rat
I trap any more than yon are roasted cheese.—
i The man who dont kumv what matrimony ia
good for, is so far demented, and the sooner
he is put into the husband’s straight jacket,
the better for him. You have a proscriptive
righ’ to civilize our rougher natures. Frank
lin aptly said, that th sexes were halves of'a
pair of sensor,and neither was good for much
without the other. Children don’t know what
|is good for them; neither do men always. So,
ins leap year is here, make an onslooght, one
j and all, on the bachelors, and let it be fierce
i as a farm wile makes on her poultry at Christ
mas. It’s the destiny of turkeys to be eaten,
| and of men to marry the girls. Forward,
i march ! v
A x IN feuxal Machi.v e . —The New York
Express contains ::n account of an attempt, on
Wednesday,to ruin a German in that city with
(the aid of an “infernal machine. ‘* The Ex
| press says:
‘bout 12 o’clock on last Sunday night,
Mr John Burgott, a shoemaker, residing at
No. 89, “ est 46th street, was roused from
his slumbers by bearing the window of his
r> om open, lotated on the first door of the
I remises, immeclintley aficr which a heavy
substance which had been thrown in, fell upon
the fl or Mr. Bnrgott, not apprehending
any danger, jumped out of bed, and discovered
“'hat appeared to be junk bottle lying on the
floor, very near the bed He picked it up,
bn had no sooner done so than it exploded,
{ causing a loud report, and nearly taking the
;Uf of its intended victim. The face and eyes
’ of Mr. Bnrgott were terribly burned, the right
j arm was nearly torn from his body, by the
; slugs, bits of iron spikes, nails, &e., contain
|ed in the infernal machine, which was nothing
less than a heavilev cl urged torpedo manufac -
! turcd doubtless, to take the life of >lr. B. The
j flesh was torn in the most frightful manner
from several of the unfortunate man’s limbs,
and lie was prostated upon the floor in a state
of ;uses:bilily.
The explosion was so violent that it not
only aroused every person in the house and
immediate vicinity, and left not a whole light
• f glass in the building, but shook down par
titions, plastering, and bieaking mirrors,
dishes, Ac. &'*. As*soon as the frightened
members of Mr. Burgott’s family could re
cover their sei ses, they found him lying
the floor apparently dead, and the house on
fire. The flames were extinguished without
much damage,and a physician called to attend
the suffering victim.
The Jean Baptist Baudelot, a French
pyrotechnis, has been arrested upon suspicion.
1 he last invention is a ylan for cooking
without fire, described in the Scientific Amer
icau. ihe invention is a combination of tin.
cooking dishes,placed the one above the other-, %
the bottom of one vessel fitting on the top part:
of the dish below. In the loner dish of ail, a
small quantity of quick lime is placed,, aariHhbn .
by means of a tube cold water is in&oducod >
upon the lime Ch©m cal action generates,
intense heat whereby the art cles on thodishes
are quickly Qooked anJ ready foe the tabid.