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Newspaper Page TextA. GAUIDING & CO. \EW SERIES, YOL. 2. “ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS LEFT TO COMBAT IT/’—JEFFERSON. ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1859. Cbf JntfUtgfnrrr. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1869. ^'TEKMSO* MMCUPTION. v PAPER, per anuum in advance, S6 00 &2KLT, “ in advance 4 00 Ski V “ “ In advance 2 00 ’ if paid within six months, 2 50 if paid within twelve months, 3 00 Utlcensls. Over this signature will be found in the preant issue of our paper an article which should be read by every friend of the press.— yj,e writer is a man of high position, geuius and experience, and wields a powerful pen. pis communication is worthy of perusal. Macon & Brunswick Railroad. Some two weeks ago, the people of Macon, in a public meeting, adopted a resolution to subscribe $200,000 to the Macon & Brunswick Railroad, on condition, to be paid when an equal amount of subscription could be obtain ed from other sources. On the 8th inst., a second meeting was held, and largely attend ed by the citizens, and at which, the resolu tions of the former meeting were adopted with .rreat unanimity. This action, we take it, set tles the commencement of this important work, and, as we trust, its final success. The ..oople of Macon are not disposed to be behind tiicir neighbors in the great enterprises of the day. gg” We learn, that on Monday last, the citizens of Clayton County, elected the follow ing officers : Judges’ of the Inferior Court. John W. Hue, James Davis, j. ]!. Tanner, J. J. Harris, p. H. Allen. Sheriff.—James Waldrep. Clerk Superior Court.—R. K. Holliday. Clerk Inferior Court.—A. J. Hats. Ordinary.—J. McConnkl. Tax Receiver. Swaxeh. Tax Collector.—J. Kirkland. Coroner.—J. K. Sanders. The attention of our readers is respectfully called to the advertisemenUof Wm. P. Bur den, agent for the sale and manufacture of the “Machine Made Horse Shoe.” Blacksmiths, hy availing themselves of this valuable inven tion, will save themselves many a hard lick over the anvil. Time is money, and these far bor saving machines, oftener than otherwise, make money in saving labor. At any rate, it will not cost much, for those who work at the anvil in this country, to buy it. See adver tisement . The Deed's Alive, and the Lost Is Founds We had the extreme pleasure of taking by the hand, in our sanctum, on yesterday morn, ing, onr highly esteemed young friend, Mr. William A. Huff, whom we announced through mistake, some months since, as “having pass ed that bourne, whence no traveler returns.” We rejoice that our young friend is yet in the land of the living, and looking remarkably well, considering the long and severe spell of sickness, through which he has passed. Our hope is, that he may yet live, again jo travel seventy-five thousand miles in one year, sleep in the same bed and same room every night, and never lose a connection. The Atlanta Intelligencer. “That sprightly contemporary of ours will not acknowledge to being so lucky as charged l,v the Telegraph ; but complains that his nether garments are out of repair. If so, we ho|x- he will make all secure below as soon as possible. The hull before the rigging al ways.” We cave brother Telegraph. Thanks to a kind Providence, with the aid of a good wife, our hull has been made secure from the ble a k winds of a changeable climate. Though we have not received the breeches yet, the timely application of needle and thread to our “rig ging' ’ lias made a vast difference in feeling as well as appearance. So you see brother Tele graph that a “half loaf is better than no loaf at all” and that “necessity sometimes is the mother of invention.” Onr Schools. We feel in duty bound, to call the attention of our citizens to the schools of our city. We have quite a variety of them, though, in point of reputation, they may fall below some of those in our sister cities. Nevertheless, we fc.'l authorized to say that they are amply suf ficient for all practical purposes. We have quite a number of them, and the teachers are “worthy and well qualified” to instruct our children in the various useful and ornamental branches of education. Our neighboring cities I need not think, because wc have no Colleges I with high sounding titles, that we are unmind ful of the instruction of our children. We feel no hesitation in making the assertion, that the children of Atlanta, are afforded the means of uyful instruction, as much as any city or town in Georgia. If we knew the names of all our teachers in Atlanta, as an act of justice, we would mention them particularly, but as we are deficient in this knowledge, we cannot make mention of names. We hope we shall lie pardoned for suggesting to parents, resi dent in our city, the propriety of commencing at the beginning of the year, to send their children to some one or other of our schools. There is nothing like a good start. Verbum Another HmcaI In the Field. On Thursday night last a young scamp ap parently seventeen or eighteen years old, with long hair made his appearance at the counter of the store of Mr. Joel D. Sims, on Decatur Street in this city, under pretence of purcha sing some small article of merchandise. Mr. Sims put up the goods for him, whereupon this youthful scamp, threw down a five dollar Bank Bill upon the counter to be changed. Mr. Sims counted out four dollars] and some odd cents, which the young rogue snatched, and immediately fled. Mr. Sims pursued him, but was distanced by him, and had to give up the pursuit. The Five Dollar bill proved to be a note on one of the Dalton Banks, entire ly worthless. We caution merchants and others against the artful tricks of such young scoundrels. James Gardner, Eaq. We publish, to-day, the letter of this gen tleman, in reference to the next Gubernatorial nomination. He talks like a patriot and a Democrat, and “no mistake,” as our friend (.'apt. Hill, the auctioneer, would say. How muclisoever we may have differed with our co temporary, Mr. Nesbit of the Constitutional ist, in reference to his advocacy of Senator Douglas, and his opposition to Gov. Brown, he must travel much farther “out of the record,” as our friend Luther J. Glenn would say, be fore we will give him up. If there is one sin greater than another, politically or otherwise, it is the sin of ingratitude, and we should feel truly ungrateful, were we to say anything against James Gardner as a Democrat. He has fought many a hard battle for the Democracy of Georgia, and they are under many obliga tions to him. And though we are neither a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, we venture the prediction that James Gardner will, some day, be Governor of Georgia, if he can be saved from his friends. He is a young man, and can wait two or three years, if he will. We are pleased with his letter, and cheerfully lay it L'fore our readers. Ex-Gov. Johnson and Gov. Brown. Attempts are being made in certain quarters, to produce the impression, that a feud exists between the immediate friends of Ex-Gov. Johnson, and those of Gov. Brown. It has been said that Gov. Brown and Dr. Lewis have endeavored to bulid up a reputation, for the successful management of the State Road by disparagement of Ex-Gov. John son’s administration of this great vtork. Cer tain individuals would no doubt, be glad to foster a feeling of this kind. What Gov. Brown and Dr. Lewis feel in reference to this matter or what Gov. Johnson feels on this subject, we are not advised. But so far as anything has eminated from either of those gentlemen, we have not been able to discover one jot or tittle that would justify the charge above alludodjto. The State Road uuder Gov. Johnson and Gov. Brown has been well man aged. We say this with all the responsibili ties which attach. And we conceive both these distinguished gentlemen possessed of too much good sense and judgment, not to per ceive that an issue of this sort could only re sult in injury to them; both as regards their present and future prospects of promotion. Uncle Dabney. Rev. D. P. Jones is the general agent for the “Temperance Crusader” recently estab lished in this place. We wish this paper abundant prosperity. The Crusader has two Editors and one Editress and will, inall proba bility give its readers more original matter than any other paper in Georgia. The Cru sader is one of the neatest and one of the most attractive sheets that comes to our office.— After the Intelligencer we wish the Crusader, an easy introduction into all the reading fami lies of our beloved State. But we commenced this article to say a kind word for “Uncle Dabney.” We learn that friend Seals gives him a liberal commission on collections and subscriptions. We hope the friends of Tem perance at least will respond heartily to “Uncle Dabney's” appeals for the Crusader. The paper deserves success and “Uncle Dabney” deserves and needs all that he can make by this arrangement.] He has traveled thousands of miles, made hundreds of speeches, in favor of temperance, without any reward but an ap proving conscience and the smiles of a delight ed audience. Several years ago the eloquent Lumpkin in one of his happiest temperance speeches, speaking of “Uncle Dabney” charac terized him as the ‘ ‘Blucher of the Temperance oause in the South.” Those who are acquaint ed with the history of Waterloo will see that Judge Lumpkin intended no mean compli- tnent. Success to “Undo Dabney.” Give him a smile and your name. Important to Housekeepers. How to keep Meat from Spoiling. At this season of the year, when persons are putting up their meat, it frequently happens that a sudden change in the weather or other causes gives a tendency to the meat to become tainted. This may be completely remedied by taking a quart of water and pouring into it two or three table spoonsfull of Darby’s Pro phylactic Fluid, which may be had at any Drug Store, and then thoroughly washing the parts affected with it. If the meat is badly tainted a larger quantity of water should be used. To Housekeepers, this information will be very valuable for more purposes than to pre vent the spoiling of meat. It will apply to re moving the rancidity from Butter and Lard with the same result. We have frequently tried this simple plan ourselves and known others to try it, and we have never known it to fail. It entirely re moves all bad odor and makes the meat as sweet and solid as it ever was. January Elections. The news from the several counties in our State, in reference to the election of Judges, Solicitors and county officers, are highly grati fying to the Democracy of Georgia. It shows that Americanism, alias Know Nothingism is going down! down!! down!!! to the lowest depths of dark oblivion—“unwept, unhonored and unsung. ’ ’ In some localities, the regular nominees of the party have been defeated, hut the successful candidates are good and true Democrats, and will hereafter be ready to do battle for their party and their country. In some counties where the Democrats have not elected a man to office for several years the Democratic candidates for county officers have been successful. Our party friends have much cause for congratulation upon the result of the recent elections. It shows that the hon est hardworking, thinking masses of commu nity, understand their true interest, and know and feel, that the principles of the Democratic Party, are the platform upon which the solid interests of that class of community are based. The Know Nothings must get up something better than they have had for the last several years before the people, will fell into, the support of that organization. Jonesboro, Ga., Jan. 11th, 1859. A man named Wilson Binn, who says he was raised in Savannah, came to this place yes terday morning, from Atlanta. He was seized with fits soon after his arrival, which were sup posed to be caused by drunkenness. He was attended to during the day, at the house of Mr. Luke Johnston. Sometime during the night, he left his room and went off. He was found this morning, near this place, with a knife in his hand, with which he was attempt ing to cut his throat. He had already inflict ed one severe wound, and was in the act of in flicting another, when found. His wound has been dressed, and thought not to be fetal. He says he has lately been working for a Mr. Cherry, on Cotton Avenue, Macon, Ga. ° Typographical.—At the regular monthly session of “Nashville Typographical Union, No. 20,” held on Monday evening last, the following named officers were chosen for the suceeding twelve months : E. L. Winham, President. Jas. H. Black, Vice President. John Plaxton, Corresponding Secretary. John W. Barry, Financial do. Travis Winham, Treasurer. H. W. Johnson, Surgeant at-Arms. Codification or thr Laws.—Messrs I. L. Harris and H. V. Johnson, have declined ac cepting the office of Commissioners to codify the laws of Georgia, tendered them by tbs last Legislature.—JKirNtta Putrid. “Putulwit Montes Naaoitor Rldlcuiu Mas.” The Savannah Republican and the Journal & Messenger,‘have read our editorial advocat ing a Democratic convention next Summer to nominate a candidate for Governor. We feel complimented by the course of the above pa pers. Without trying to answer any one of our pos'tions, by any effort of reason, those papers gladly seize hold of a mistake of one of our printers, and manufacture for the entertain ment andtdelight of their readers, what,'no doubt, they think amounts to an elegant slam upon the Intelligencer, and a fair lj[ck at the Democratic party. There may be some apology for a common reader, being at a loss to substitute the proper word, in the place of the word, constituents, around which the sharp Editor of the Repub lican has danced till he has cut up quite a fig ure; but friend Sneed, there is no apology for you, in making the mistake you have made. If you have doue it ignorantly, you are not competent to read Gov. Brown such lectures as you have been giving him, or to condole the people upon the feet, that “a little longer and all power will have passed away from their hands.” If you have done it wilfully, you have done us injustice, such as we would not be willing to return, simply to render Democracy odious to the people, whom you have been unable to alienate by fair argument. Put the word candidates which appears in our manuscript, in the place of constituents, and then read the people another lecture. The word "constituents” spoils the sense of the sentence, for “nominating candidates” are made up of ‘ ‘constituents. ’ ’ The preced ing paragraph should have told an “Editor” what was the mistake and give the remedy. Brother Democrat, “the people,” the dear people, read the appended article carefully, notice, the heading. Is not this a bad case ? Are you not scared at the “unblushing usur pation and insolence” of some men ? Dont you “hear the chains of Slavery clanking up on the plains of Boston ?” Were not those Editors real cute, who fixed up the following article ? It took Savannah and Macon togeth er, making “a long pull, and a strong pull,” to manage Atlanta, and then the “constitu ents” had to come and help. Has the “po litical course” of “John Mitchell received many eulogiums from the Intelligencer?”— When? “Mr. Mitchell has hit the mark at last.” “Free trade and direct taxation” Mr. Mitchell thinks are “distracting issnes,” and yet blame6 the Democratic party for not re cognizing them more after his notion. No doubt Mr. Sneed and Mr. Knowles and Mr. Mitchell arc equaily “tired of this democratic party” and all of them “tired” of it, for the same reason, because they cannot control it. Its “discipline grows strict and stringent.”— It asks all to keep “strictly within the party lines and on the rail track surveyed” and where this is done, it marches irresistably to victory, very much to the chagrin of Mr. Sneed & Co. No doubt the Republican and Journal are like an old Whig friend of ours who said he “never could like the Democrats, they had licked him so often.” But the article, the article which was begotten in Savannah and born in Macon. Not exactly “montes,” we mistake, the Sea-hoard labored and Macon helped her bring forth an article: From the Journal k Messenger. A Democratic Sentiment. In advocating a Convention to nominate a Democrattc candidate for Governor the Atlan ta Intelligencer says: “Conventions, as a general thing, produce better men, than to wait for spontaneous com bustion. If men did not have to he nomina ted, too many would nominate themstlves.— In fact, even now, there is too much interference by constituents, with nominating conventions. A par ty to ho permanent, pure* and powerful should nominate for the public weal, unbiassed hy personal considerations, and vote for the nom inee as a party duty.” Is this what we are to understand hy the term democracy ? Ii there is any language in which the sentiment, “That people have mas ters and should obey them’ ’ can he more plain ly written, it has failed to come to our knowl edge. The editor makes it a matter of com plaint that “constituents”—the people—“inter fere'” with nominating conventions—their agents, and with no power but to cany out their will! What say the people to this un blushing usurpatton and insolence of their political leaders ? Verily, party has reached an alarming stage in its efforts to triumph over the people, when the latter are told that an expression of their wishes in the selection of their own rulers is an act of unjussifiable “interference.” A little longer, and all pow er will have passed from their hands, and wo shall see the singular spectacle of a Democra cy in which the people have no voice—if, in deed such isnot already the case.—Savannah Republaan. The late J fidicial elections vre presume will give our Atlanta cotemporary fresh cause of complaint against popular “interference with nominating conventions,” and render our Savan nah cotemporary more hopeful, we trust, in regard to the independence and intelligence of the people. We are glad to see that the em pire of King causns has for once been shaken to its foundations in Georgia. Whilst upon this subject it may be germain to quote from John Mitchell, a burning and shining light in the democratic party, and who has received many eulogiums from the “Intelligencer” and other democratic prints : The Democratic Party.—The discipline of the democratic party grows strict and strin gent.* And if Senator Clingman don’t take good care of himself, he will he not rebuked only, hut read out. We are tired of this democratic party ; it stifles and cushions everything, lest some “distracting issue” should spring up; and its organization is so close that no member of of Congress can hope to effect anything, or or iginate action upon any subject except strict ly within the party lines, and on the rail traek surveyed and laid down by the party en gineere. For example, there is Mr. Boyce, of South Carolina—a very excellent democrat; but he has his own views, very decided and highly rational views, of how the country is to be saved. He sees our government rapidly “organizing” itself to perdition throngn ex travagance and corruption, and has heretofore indicated the way and the only true way of turning the tide—namely, free-’trede and di rect taxation; so that we may all know what we pay, and therefore hold a tighter hand up on those who undertake to spend it for us.— But this, though it would suit the country very well, would never answer the democratic party. In fact, it would totally destroy any “national” party, by inanition. Therefore Mr. Boyce must sit silent, and look out for the approaching smash with as much equani- ty as he can. Free trade and direct taxation are “distracting issues”—the delicate consti tution of our rather valetudinarian democrat ic party could not bear them.—Southern Citi zen. Mr. Mitchell has hit the mark at last.— Thousands of democrats feel the mental paral ysis which has come over the country, through the drill of political stock-jobbers, and are breaking loose from their ignominious chains. We hope soon to see a general uprising all over the land. inerinn Legation at Rome. We learu hy a letter from Rome that on the 28th of November Mr. Cass, who has beeu for some yean the American Minister at that place took leave of the Pope and presented Mr. Stockton as his successer. Upon this occasion the Pope expressed very kind personal feel ings towards Mr. Cass, and as a testimonial of his regard he sent him the next day a magnifi cent marble bqst of himself. For the Intelligencer. The Influence at the Press in Free-Govem- ments. In all free countries the influence of the Press is great and extensive. And its power is seen in the spread of truth and the expan sion of error. Through its means, the diffu sion of knowledge becomes broadcast o’er the land. It finds its way to every town, village and hamlet throughout the broad domains of this, our free and happy clime. Go where you will in tree countries, e’en to the poor man’s hut, and you will see its effects. En gage in conversation with the sturdy farmer, or feller of the forest, and you can but note its influence in words, which breathe and bum, coming, flowing unhidden “Ab imo pectore.” It awakes in the heart of a poor man the hopes of a better day by examples of rewarded mer it ; and sweetens his daily toil with dreams of a smiling and happy home. It cheers the heart of them&riner as he ploughs the stor my deep and bids him think that the glory of his country is resting in his hands. It bids the patriot to arouse, incites his manly breast with fiery ardor for his country’s rights, and stirs within hissoul thoughts of Marathon, of Saratoga, of Epaminondas, of Washington. Fanaticism cowers before it, crime hides its hydra head, and ignorance flees to a more congenial clime, the home of tyrants and serfs. Vice triumphs none, but meets its fate at once, and virtue and virtue’s deeds blaze forth in golden light. In its pages Justice never sleeps, hut ever keeps her watchful guard. In them science marches on. In them literatuie advances. In them wisdom ’shines. There truth, mercy, freedom, all find a home. No man should be unprovided with this mighty engine. He owes it to himself, to his immediate generation, and without it he will die a debtor to posterity, because accustomed to the constant and daily perusal of this vehi cle of truth and mighty power, he will leave after him a bright and shining lustre when bis own sun of life shall have sunken lx hind the dark horizon of time. In tyrannical countries cf all ages, the press has been fettered, for through the columns of a free and untrammelled press will flaw the storj of violated rights and black hearted tyranny. Peal after peal of the patriotic out bursts of a free and powerful press, will fly to every cabin throughout the land, rousing the people to a sense of their wrongs and to a vin dication of their rights. It is morally impossible for a tyranical gov ernment long to exist under the sifting power of a free press. This power in old tyrannical governments has ever been closely watched and guarded against. A system of espionage has been adopted, and wo ! to that press which falls under its ban. By casting the eye over the world, hy looking at the recent his tory of absolute governments, we see, that the press is forbidden to speak out boldly in con demnation of the acts of their rulers. Its power is curtailed and it dare not tell the peo ple of the violation of their rights. Behold France under the rule of Louis Na poleon, there is not a single press in all that country of vines and vineyards, that dare con demn him in a single instance. The influence of a free and untrammelled press has no lim its, its boundaries cannot be defined, it forms and arranges all the elements of society, it closely inspects the powers that be, watches all their movements, apprizes the people of the first approach of danger, and points out the means of successful resistance. All this it does and more. And forth they go with—• •The flash of wit, the bright intelligence, The beam of song, and the blaze of eloquence. And though it he true that the press some times becomes vicious, and floods the country with a baneful influence; tho’ it put in mo tion all the elements of revolutionary France, and hurled Louis 16 from his throne; tho’ the reign of terror has shown what an unbri dled populace goaded on by a violent and li centious press is capable of jteffecting; and tho’ the horrors of that day will live Jb^ver on the page of history, as the offsprjralMp>art of a corrupt and vicious press, yet bmir far better is to leave the press free and untram meled, tho’ vicious it sometimes he than to cripple its power, or clog it with conditions. The freedom of a world depends upon the powerful and majestic influence of a free press, for— “Mightiest of the mighty means, On which the arm of progress leans, Man's noblest mission to advance, Ilis woesassuage, his weal advance, His right enforce, his wrongs redress, Mightiest of the mighty is the press.’’ UTICENSIS. • From the Savannah Republican. Supreme Court. Wednesday, 12tli January, 1859. The following judgment was rendered by the Court : Daniel J. Lamb, propounder, Plaintiff in Er ror t>s. Benj. F. Gertman ci. al., Caveators, Defendant in Error—Caveat to will from Jefferson.! The Court below was requested hy counsel for propounder to charge the jury, that if it believed that the testator might have seen the attestations of his will, it is sufficient—it not being necessary that he should actually have seen the witnesses subscribe their names.— This charge the Court refused to give, but said that if the attestation were in the same room with the testator the proposition was true, otherwise it was not. Held : that this refusal to charge, and the charge given in lieu thereof was error. Held further: that it should have been submitted to the jury, un der the evidence in this case, whether the testator, having gone into an adjoining room, did see, or was, or might have been in a po- siti- n to see, the witnesses subscribe their names. Judgment reversed. A. R. Wright and Polhill and Cain, for pl’ff in error, Shewmake and W. J. R. Carswell, Contra. CASES HEARD. Savannah and Ogeeche Canal Co., vs. Robert Habersham el al. Argued by Mr. Ward, for plaintiff in error; Messrs. Harden and Law- son, for defendants in error. David F. Dickinson vs. Lazar Solomons. J. J. Jones, for plaintiff in error; Ward for de fendant in error. Solicitor's Election. We annex below the returns received of the election of Solicitor General of the Flint Cir- cuit. HAMMOND. DANIEL. MARTIN. Spalding, 244 359 105 Henry, 519 218 194 Butts, — — — Monre, 537 242 41 Upson, 331 48 20 Pike, 254 359 133 2344 . 1606 511 Butte county to hear from, which we learn gives Hammond a small majority.—American Union. Solicitors Election.—The returns received at this office indicate the election of Samuel P. Thurmond, Esq., the present incumbent, by a large majority over both his competitors, Sillman and Millican.—Laiorenceville News. All the passions make us commit faults, but love makes us guilty of the most ridiculous Oar Savannah Correspondent. Savannah, Jan. 11th, 1859. Messrs. Eddors.—You will already have re ceived, through the papers, a report of the ra ces which closed on Saturday. Much interest was felt m the last race of the season, and heavy bets were made on the result. Since the close, many of the strangers have left, and we are again jogging along in the usual quiet way. The gamblers have, however, left souvenirs of their stay among us, in the shape of numbers of counterfeit and broken hank notes, which traders are having offered to them every day. The Marsh Children are drawing fine houses, nightly, at the Atheneum, no doubt, much to the gratification of Mr. Fleming, the manager, who was beginning to look with some appre hension on the poor attendance at his place, since Mr. Marchant opened at St. Andrew’s Hall. I think in my last, I mentioned that the Buckley’s were playing at the latter place, aud drawing good houses. Last night was one of the smallest houses of the season, ow ing to the first representation of the “Sea of Ice,” at the Theatre. They closed with a bur lesque of the opera of Sonnambula, - wliicli was very well done, Miss Gould, the prima don na of the troupe, has a fine voice, and the act ing of the entire Company was in excellent taste. Perhaps I may not be considered a good judge of music, hut I have enjoyed these bur lesque operas, fully as much as the originals. The “Miserere” in LeTrjvatorr, and a duet in Sonambula, were particularly well given. They are got up as negroes, of course, but car ry out the idea of the pieces, very well, with the exception of allowing a man, with a heavy moustache, to personate a female character. I have just been reading the advertisement of a Corn Doctor, who “respectfully announ ces,” &c., and cautions people against being deceived hy a person going about, pretending to cure corns, as he does not remove them ef fectually. It is rather amusing to see how these traveling gentry caution people against each other ; advice, in my opinion, well wor thy of being followed in every instance. Let me give you a sketch of the history of one, who was here last winter, advertising and opera ting extensively. He was a journeyman prin ter, and a mighty poor one at that, working in South Carolina and Georgia, about six years since. Finding it hard to make his salt at the case, he went to Philadelphia, and learned the daguerreotype art, traveling through New Jer sey and Pennsylvania. From there he went West, then down the Mississippi to New Or leans, where he met with a traveling coni doc tor, who was tired of the business, and wished to change. This struck our friend favorably, and forthwith the transfer was effected, each instructing the other in his art. and the corn doctor was metamorphosed into a “professor,” while the quondam printer took possession of the took and title of liis new acquaintance. This may be an extreme case, but I think it a pretty fair sample of these traveling profes sors, who assume to perform such almost mi raculous cures. From “Doctors” to Sextons, is a very natu ral transition, and this reminds me that the city Sextons have made their annual report of interments for the past year. There were in Laurel Grove Cemetery, 670 ; Cathedrai Cem etery, 280 ; and one in a private Hebrew Cem etery, making a total of 951. Of these, 19 were still-born infants, 34 brought dead to the city, and 22 removed from old cemeteries— 671 were whites, and 280 colored. While on this subject, I will mention a reform endeav ored to be introduced into the management of funerals. It has come to he a fashion to have the officiating clergyman go to the grave to complete the services, and also to have a great number of carriages. At meetings of the prominent’meuibcrs of several of the different churches,{recently, committees were appointed to confer together, and representatives from the Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist and Luth eran churches, met and adopted a series of res olutions. which were read from the different pulpits, last Sunday, recommending that the funeral services be completed at the house or church, and, also, that none hut the immedi ate family pf the deceased,* go to the grave. Their object is, not only to relieve the attend ing clergyman from a very serious demand on his time, but also to do something towards lessening the expense, which bears hard on many who are illy able to afford it. Carriages at $4 each, arc a very expensive? addition to the cost of a funeral. But I leave this grave subject lor other items, more within the province of a daily pa per. Oglethorpe Lodge, No. 1, I. 0. O. F., having remodelled their Hall, meet there to night, for the first time. Many of your read ers will recollect the old Lodge Room on the Bay, hut they could hardly recognize it now, under its improved aspect. Several of the non- affiliated Masons, of this city, have obtained a dispensation from the Grand Master, and or ganized a new Lodge. The three principal officers are Past Masters Wm. Duncan, John R. Johnson and Geo. A. Cuyler. They intend to do their work up in first rate style. Their Senior Deacon is also Past Master, Mr. Wm. Coe, late W. M. of Clinton Lodge. This makes four Lodges in Savannah. The new Masonic Hall is to be inaugurated by a Ball, on the 10th of February, the 126th anniversary of the institution of Solomon’s Lodge, hy Gen. Ogle thorpe. Solomon’s Lodge Room will be ded icated on the same day, when there will he a procession, oration, and other imposing cere monies. I hope to have the pleasure of see ing your respected Senior here, on that occa sion, as I am sure the ceremonies will possess much interest for so old a Mason. The 8th of January was duly observed by our military. Some of my Atlanta friends, who formerly be longed to our volunteer corps, were, doubtless, thinking of us about that time. I presume, however, that they have joined the “Gate City Guards,” and so still remain companions i n arms, although distant. Yours, &c., A. I. A Fanny Case. Some six weeks ago, a girl named Agnes Moran was arrested for stealing from Rev. Mr. Everets, Mrs. Crawford, and others, and committed to jail in default of giving $300 hail to answer a charge of felony. Subsequently a man named John Brackenridge, from Shelby county, who was charged there with having been concerned in the murder of a man named McCormick, was arrested. Brackenridge saw Agnes in jail and became smitten with her. He was taken to Shelby, where he underwent an examination, and being a man of property, gave bail for his appearance and was libera ted. John come to town last week and perfected his arrangements to go hail for Agnes, for the avowed purpose of taking her to Shelby to live with him. On Friday or Saturday Agnes was brought into court, and John gave the required bail for her appearance. Under pre tense to get some clothing which she had left somewhere in the city, Agnes went off; John waited for her long and patiently’, but. Agnes didn’t return. He finally came to the conclu sion that he had been sold, and offered a round hundred to have her re-arrested for the purpose of being released from his bond. John returned to Shelby a disconsolate man. The ‘ ‘one hundred dollars” resounded in officer Vansant’s ear, and was a temptation which he could not withstand. He accordingly went on the trail of Agnes and found her at New Albany. Vansant, possibly by stratagem induced her to come to Kentucky, hut on ar riving with her here a new difficulty presented itself. He had no warrant for her arrest, and of course she could not be committed to jail- He overcame this difficulty by another strata gem, and secreting her at some place in the city started for Shelby to bring John to the city and have him released from his bond this morning. Yesterday a friend of Agnes’s heard of the affair and ascertained her place of con cealment. He immediately went there, and, representing that he had been sent there in an official capacity for the purpose of taking Ag nes away, she was delivered to him. Nothing has been heard of the couple since, and proba bly nothing again will be heard of Agnes. Vansant and Brackenridge will no doubt ar rive from Shelby this morning. We do not know which of the the two deserves the most sympathy. Brackenridge has at least the con solation of knowing that he is not the only one sold.—Louisville Journal, Jan. 3. Suicide.—A gentleman hy the name of Fowlkes, about sixty years of age, committed suicide at the Jones House, in Nashville, by taking five grains of strychnine- He said he committed the deed to put an end to his trou bles.—Memphis Avdfaneh. Augusta, Jan. 8,1859. James T. N is bet, Esq., s Editor of the Constitutionalist: Sir : The extracts from the communication signed “Chattooga,” which appeared in the Dalton Times, of Dec. 23d, and your comments upon the same in the Constitutionalist of this morning, requires prompt notice at my hands. Not having previously seen, or even heard of the communication signed “Chattooga,” lam indebted solely to the Constitutionalist of this morning for all knowledge of its appearance. I now take the earliest opportunity to correct a misapprehension of the writer of that com munication in regard to myself. He says : “ It is a significant fact that the gentleman to whom the Constitutionalist belongs, is an as pirant for gubernatorial honors.” This is not the fact. I neither aspire to, seek, or desire any thing of the kind. I ask no position now except that of a private in the ranks of the Democratic party. It is true, that, in 1857, I did desire, for personal rea sons then existing, hut which exist no longer, the nomination of the Democratic party for Governor ; but it even then would only have been acceptable to me if freely and cordially tendered. I was unwilling to take it, or even to aspire to it, at the hazard of the harmony of the party, or of angry collision among the friends of rival aspirants. In this spirit my name was announced to the convention, and in this spirit was it withdrawn by my friends. They aqted, and acted properly, in pursuance of my letter to the Richmond delegation read to the convention. Thus ended my aspirations for gubernatori al honors. I emphatically disavow all efforts on my part, and all connection with efforts made, or which may be made, to influence the Demo- oeatic party, or any member of it, for or against any particular person for the next nomination. If any obstacles exist, or if any should arise, to the re-nomination of Gov. Brown, they are not and will not he of my making. I make the same remark with reference to any and all other gentlemen who may possibly he aspiring to a nomination; it being my purpose to hold entirely aloof from all contests of that kind, should they arise. The course which you may see fit to pursue in this matter, it is for your own untrammel led judgment to decide, under the obligations resting upon you as an editor. Had I sup posed you capable of being swayed by any other influences than a manly spirit of indepen dence, and a conscientious regard to duty, you would not have been invited to the post you now occupy. It was my pride, during the many years I was editor of the Constitutionalist, to conduct it in the spirit of truth and candor, without fa vor, or affection towards cliques and cabals, and with a view singly to those great and per manent interests of the country which I con ceived were involved in the destinies of the party to which I was attached. I expected and desired you to conduct the paper in the same spirit. I take pleasure in saying that thus far these expectations have not been dis appointed. You will hear testimony that I have not sought to use, in the slightest manner, my position as proprietor of the “Constitutional ist,” to trammel your free action. It is quite consistent with the contract between us that we may differ in minor questions involved in party action, and in individual preferences.— My only essential requirement has been, and is, that the “Constitutionalist” he held true on its course in the great Democratic traek, as marked out in the exposition of principles furnished hy the authorised conventions of the party. Yours, respectfully, James Gardner. [From the ^Mobile Tribune.] Gen. Scott In New Orleans. Gen. Scott had a warm'reception is New Or leans. He was, met at' the Lake end by the Mayor and the other city dignitaries and wel comed in a brief and'pertinent speech hy the former. What occurred afterwards is thus pleasantly described in the_ Evening Pica yune of Wednesday ; The General replied in a very feeling man ner to this cordial and earnest invitation.— He returned thanks to the Mayor for the man ner in which, while communicating the reso lutions of the Council, he had alluded to his past services. The allusion to his early visit to New Or leans re-called the most pleasant recollections. His first advent in public life was made in New Orleans. When a young man, scarcely of age, he was detached on duty to this city, and his reollections of the period spent here," were forcibly recalled hy the happy allusions just made. It added not a little to the pleasure of this unexpected reception, that he was met hya descendant oi a friend of his early days, in the Iffiief executive officer of this great commer cial emporium. He was intimately acquain ted with the father, grandfather, and relatives of Mayor Stith. And the welcome he had re ceived on this occasion revived, in all their freshness, the recollections of his boyhood and youth. The presence of Gen. Lewis was also a sou venir of the past. When in this city on his first public service he was made an inmate of the family of the General, and cherished the freindship then formed. He claimed to recognize the General as an old friend. He remarked that he would reserve points of interesting history for a more public occa sion, and would close his remarks by again re turning thanks for the flattering honor ten dered to him, and especially for the kind manner in which it had been communica ted. A salute was fired as the city authorities with their guest and Lieut. Col. Lay left the boat for Washington Hotel, where a break fast was prepared for him. Some fifty gentle men sat down at a table covered with game and fish, and delicacies of the season. After the repast was finished, toasts and happy re sponses were made by those complimented, when the party adjourned to the sitting-room of the hotel. Several pleasing incidents occurred at the private reception. The stoker of the train, as the General came from the boat, leaped off from the engine, grasped the General’s hand saying, “I served under yon in Mexico.” A hearty grasp of the hand was returned, and Gen Scott inquired kindly after his health. “I voted once for you for President,” added the stoker. “But it did him no good,” said a by stander. “It did me good. I can never for get my General,” replied the stoker, with a fervency which showed his heart was in the speech. Bernard Marigny, Esq., arrived at the hotel on the 10 o’clock cars, and rushed forward as soon as he entered the room, with unusual alacrity for his age and infirmities, and em braced the General, saying, “Welcome to New Orleans—you revive the scenes of my youth ;” and the two venerable men sat down together and rehearsed the adventures they met during the year Gen. Scott was in New Orleans.— Both veterans were carried back to the past, and for the moment seemed to grow young again, in recalling its incidents. At eleven the authorities and gentlemen es corted the General to the cars and proceeded to the city. As the cars approached Wash ington Square, the booming of cannon was heard, and the whole of the broad street was literally crowded with citizens. Ladies waiv ed their handkerchiefs, or extempore flags, and hurrahs of welcome went up from the crowd which were doubtless the honest ex pression of admiration of a man who has filled so large a space in his country's history, and done such valuable service in the cause of true philanthropy. The streets through which the procession of carriages passed to the City Hall, and thence tb the St. Charles, were crowded with our population—a salute was fired as the General reached Canal street—-making the-extempore reception a noble- ovation to worth and lofty public service. Brunswick and Macon Railroad.—At a meeting of the citizens of Macon, on the 30th ult. it was unanimously resolved that the city should take stock in this Road the amount of $200,000, payable in 7 per cent bonds, condi tioned that it be expended in constncting the Road from Macon oat.—[bunswick Herald. A Murder Detected by a Dream.—A mi. raculous discovery of a horrible murder is related by a Belgian journal of a recent date, of which we make a summary:—Two brothers, Jews, set out from Gyek with a view of placing their two daughters at a boarding school in the town af Grosswardein. During the night of their absence, the youngest daughter, aged ten; who was left at home, woke up her mother suddenly during the night, and crying bitterly declared that she saw her father and uncle, and all being murdered. The mother for some time, took no notice of the child’s declaration, but as she persisted, and would not he pacified, she began to be alarmed her self, and the next morning took the ehild be fore the Mayor of town, to whom she declared her dream, stating at the same time that the murderers were two men living in the neigh borhood, whom she deliberately pointed out, and added that the murder was committed at the entrance of. the forest, on the road to Gross wardein. The Mayor, after receiving this revelation, thought it prudent to make inquiry after the two neighbors indicated by the child, when, singular enough, they were dis covered to he absent from home. This sus picious circumstance induced the Mayor to dispatch some officers to the forest alluded to by the child, who discovered the horrible spectacle of five bodies extended on the ground, which were those of the two brothers, the two daughters and the driver of the ve hicle in which they all took their departure. This horrible tragedy led the officers to exam ine the whole neighborhood, when they fortu nately pounced upon the two neighbors at a fair not far distant, as they were id the very act of changing some notes on which some spots of blood were visible. On being seized they immediotcly confessed their crime, and on the child’s dream being revealed to them, acknowledged the finger of Providence in their capture. Executive Appointments. The following appointments have made hy his Excellency, the Governor, for the ensuing year, 1859. Gen’l Eli McConnel, of Milton, Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary. John Jones, of Muscogee, Assistant. Wm. A Williams ofBaldwin, Book Keeper. Rev. R. C. Smith, “ Chaplain. Dr. Geo. D. Case, “ Physician. C. J. Welborn, of Union, State Librarian. B. F. Cook, of Baldwin, Capt. State House Guards. M. C. Butts, of Baldwin, Military Store Keeper at Milledgcville. Levi S. Hart of Chatham, Military Store Keeper at Savannah. From the Daily Sun. Negroes Broke Jail. Marianna, F1a., Jan. 9. Last night three negroes broke out of the jail ot this place and escaped. One named Wash, is the boy who attempted to murder H. 0. Bassett some time since. Said hoy weighs one hundred and*forty pounds, has a moustache, and thin whiskers on the chin. A Negro Sentinel.—Theodore Parker, in a recent lecture on Washington, at Boston, re peated the following anecdote, related to him by on old soldier who vouched for its truth : At Cambridge, Gen. Washington had heard that the colored soldiers, were not to be de pended upon for sentries. So one night when the pass word was “Cambridge,” he went out side the camp, put on an overcoat, and then approached a colored sentinel. ‘Who comes there?’ cried the sentinel. ‘A friend,’ re plied Washington. ‘Friend advance unarmed and give the countersign,’ said the colored man. Washington came up and said ‘Rox- htiry.’ ‘Nosar!”was the (response. ‘Med ford,’said Washington. ‘Nosar!’ returned the colored soldier. ‘Charlestown,’ said Wash ington. The colored man immediately ex claimed, ‘I tell you, massa Washington, uo man go by here 'out he say Cambridge.’— Washington said ‘Cambridge,’ and went hy and the next day the colored gentleman was relieved of all further necessity for attending to that particular branch of military duty. The Beautiful. All the world worships beauty. The infant exhibits unmistakeable, though particular delight, on perceiving certain no tions or sounds, and is attracted by any bright color or dazzling glitter, be it of the costly jewel or gew gaw, the painted daub, or the marvel of art, flower or star. The young man, when “she comes whom God sends,' ’ finds the whole face of things more lovely, nay, glorified for her sake—beau ty—“amid all beauty beautiful, having made for itself a silence in his heart. The old man after gazing in silent wonder on the setting sun, speaks kindly to those mer ry children who have been gathering butter cups and daisies. His thoughts wander away and dwell with a lingering fondness on “the days that are no more ; and as he gives the little ones his blessing, the subdued sweetness which beams from his face tells that a chas tened heart is filled with the beauty of holi ness.”-—Titan. IfT* The following is a list of the names of all the Banks in the State, whose officers have, in obedience to the Governor’s call of the 6th of December last, made their returns accord ing to law, viz: The Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. “ Central Railroad & Banking Co. “ Bank of Savannah. “ Bank of Augusta. “ Bank of Fulton. “ Manufacturers’ Bank of Macon. “ Bank of Athens. “ North Western Bank of Georgia, at Ringgold. The Planters’ Bank of the State of Georgia, at Savannah. The Commercial Bank of Brunswick. “ LaGrangc Bank. “ Bank of Commerce, at Savannah. “ Merchants and Planters' Bank, at Sa vannah. The Mechanics’ Savings Bank, at Savannah. “ Augusta Insurance Banking Co., at Au gusta. The Union Bank, at Augusta. “ City Bank, at Augusta. “ Timber Cutters’ Bank, at Savannah. Sam Jones Dead.—The Tampa Peninsular of the 1st instant, says that Mr. Kilburn, who arrived at that place the day previous, states that the celebrated Seminole Indian Chief, Sam Jones is dead, and that Tiger Tail has been appointed in his stead. The latter ex presses a desire to remain in Florida, and is willing to comply with anything the Govern ment may require of him, but asserts that, un less compelled, he will not go West. Southern Gold Company.—This Company within a few days past have resumed operations on their property situated on Cane creek in this county. The operations are being conduct ed on the Hydraulic principle under the super intendence of Mr. Hezckiah Kelly, of New York.—From the indefatigable exertions of Mr. K., and his practical experience in this branch of mining, the day is not far distant when the Hidraulic Hose will be seen working effectually upon this property. We would re mark that the vein mines of this Company stand high in the calendar of the gold mines in this county.—[Mountain Signal. Goon Tempered Girls.—If we had our choice between a wife with $20,000 and a bad tem per, and one with only sixpence and a sweet, good temper, we should take the latter at once, or we are a bigger fool than we suspect ourself of being. We deliberately believe that $20,000 five times told, could not be made to procure as much happiness as a sweet temper ed wife could yield. And much as men love money, the greater and best part of them will judge as we do. So, girls, cultivate a sweet temper as the best dowry you can bring a hus band. Beal difficulties are the best cure of imagi nary ones, because God helps us in the real ones, and makes us ashamed of the others. Revenge makes us even with an enemy— forgiveness makes us superior to him. Knowledge.—It is in knowledge, Irving says, as in swimming; he who flounders and splashes on the svrface, makes more noise, and attracts more attention than the pearl di ver who quietly dives in search of treasure at the bottom. NO. 13 LITTLE FAVlfY. BY ROBERT STORY. We often laugh’d at Fanny, But we loved her while we laugh’d : She was ao odd a mixture Of simplicity and craft. Whate’er she thought, she utter’d, « er sho—“reckon’d non’t’ Of the fine flush talk of London • _™ re l w <‘s Yorkshire out and out I While her little schemes of cunning. Which she thought so veil’d, were still Ab obvious as the channel Of the purest mountain rill. Thus her heart being good and gentle. And transparent all her craft. We often langb’d at Fanny, But we loved her while we laugh’d! A short life was my Fanny’s, And slight the warning given! But her sins were those of childhood, And her spirit is in heaven. All through her words, when dying, Kan a vein of solemn thought; And we felt how wise was Fanny We had laugh’d more than we ought. Yet even in those moments Came out a phrase, a word, That reminded us of periods When the same with mirth we heard. And we oft recall her sayings, Her playfulness and craft; But now—’tis odd—we weep the most At what the most we laugh’d. From the Chronicle k Sentinel.. The following lines, written by a little girl, fourteen years of age, were handed to us a few days since: My Blue-Eyed Brother. The pet of all onr household, The idol of my mother, Is a gentle, little pale-faced boy— My darling blue-eyed brother. Though pale his face, his smile is bright; He looks just like my mother— The pet, the darling of ub all, Is my little blue-eyed brother. I love to watch beside him When we’re alone together, For he is all the world to me—~ My gentle, blue-eyed brother. Oh ! how he loves to cliDg beside His sister and his mother Wo bless the God that gave to us My angel blue-eyed brother. From the Upson Pilot. Retrospect of oar Lives. The termination of another year of our lives should induce us to make some reflections, which though of the utmost importance do not occupy as much of our attention as they ought. The shortness of life and the time that we lost before either the operations of our bodies or minds could he called into action, should still induce us to reflect how many hours were passed in eating, drinking, playing and sleeping, how many days were lost in folly and idleness, and how days and hours have passed finding ourselves inactive, promo ting neither good for ourselves or others.— Those hours and days which were passed in idleness® and inactivity can never be recalled. When one passes and finds us idle another follows and finds us in the same situation, as if there was no desire within animating us to move. So, we see that time waits for no man but continually calls upon us to be up and do ing. In the course of time changes take place, friends with whom we were intimately ac- qaainted are no mure, the time of their lives has gone by almost imperceptibly as it were, and has left them ready for the grave and it seems to them as but the other day when they could imagine themselves enjoying the pleas ures of puerile affection. So behold how swift ly time flies away, how year after rolls by, and finds us perhaps inactive in the pursuits of life, if so, that time is never to be regained.— Let us therefore, employ the remainder of our days in the culture of our minds and the wel fare of our souls. Fabius. Jan. 6, 1869. A Romance of Heal Lift. One day last week there arrived in the town of Ringgold, a young gentleman from Whit field county, who had under his protecting care a|young lady whom he had induced tobe- lievejthat he was going to marry her. The gent, however, whose name was White- nor, seems not to have beeu entirely worthy of the degree of confidence bestowed upon him by his unsuspecting companion, for soon after his arrival in town he applied to one or more of our good citizens, with whom had had a previous acquaintance perhaps, to assist him in carryiug out a mock marriage with the girl, stating thdt he had three dol lars, to give any one that would perform the ceremony. Our friend told him that he did not know the ceremony, but that he could procure a man that would “put him through,” for that money. So-the bargain was struck, and the money paid over, with a part of which a licence was bought. The assistance of a Justice of the Peace was next procured, ond at the time and place agreed on, all hands met. Both of the parties seemed to he happy and unsuspecting. She not suspecting that anything but a real marriage was intended: aud he as little sus pecting that such a thing was to take place. As soon however, as a delegation of the b’hoys arrived to witness the affair the Jus tice did put him through, and made him, to all intents and purposes the legal protector and guardian of her he had intended to deceive and ruin. Next morning the happy couple started for Whitfield, but the bridegroom gettinga whis per of the game that had been played off on him while he thought he was playing off on the girl returned to let folks know he was not quite as green as they thought he was.— Ringgold Express. Burning of Bellvllle Factor)*. We regret to learn that the Bellville Cot ton and WooIenFactory, located 7J miles from this city caught fire in the picker room yester day afternoon, and was entirely consumed.— The loss is very heavy, and there is no insur ance. Over one hundred operatives are thrown out of employment, in a neighborhood where there is little chance to get other work, by which to supply their wants, and their d-stitu- tion mnst soon be very distressing. Our afflu ent citizens will hardly need an appeal from us to induce them to take prompt measures to relieve the distress that must prevail among those deprived of employment by this disas ter.—Aug. Dispatch. How John Swore run Betty.—“Allow me,” said Brown, the clerk, “to ask you a few questions. You are twenty-one years of age, I suppose, Mr. N ?” “Yes,” said John. “Do you solemnly swear that Betty Jones, spinster, is of lawful age, [made and enacted by the Legislature of Virgina,] to take the marriage vow?” “What’s that?” said John. Mr. B. repeated. “Well,” said John, “Mr. Clerk, I want to get married, and I must get married, but you see I joined the church at the last revival and I wouldn’t swear for a hundred dollars.” “Then sir, you cannot get married.” “Can’t get married! Good gracious Mr. Clerk, they! turn me out of the church if I swear. Don’t refuse Mr. Cleark for heaven’s sake. I’ll give you $10 if you will let me off from swearing.” “Can’t do that, Mr. N “Hold on Mr. Clerk, I'll swear. I couldn’t give up Betty for ten churches. I’ll be damn ed if she aint eighteen years old, give me tho license. After the clerk bursted a few of the buttons off of his vest, he then granted him the li cense. A green looking chap, from the Green Mountain State, went- over the line to Mont real, “to look teound a leetle.” Going into a large and handsome dry goods store, his verdancy attracted the attention of the pro prietor, who attempted to quiz him, but un happily having an im-p-p-pediment in his speech, he had to give it up, and his head clerk came forward to speak for him. The clerk began : “Mr. Bull wishes to know if you can tell him why Balaam’s ass spoke ?” “Wa al,” said Jonathan, “I rather guess as how Balaam was a stutterin’ man, and his ass had to speak for him.” Good for Jonathan. Nkt.ro Killkd.—John Raley, Esq., the Sher iff of Twiggs connty, killed a negro belonging to Mr. Griswold, near East Maeon last week.—Marietta Patriot.

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Atlanta weekly intelligencer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 185?-18??, January 20, 1859, Image 1