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on to interest our readers, as many of them
Wood’s Reaping and Rowing Machine. have traveled the road, and more have seen
Mr. John S. Moffatt, agent for tile sale of many letters about it and Its attractions. The
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Hotel in tins city, where he may be consulted
during the next eight or ten days. See bis
advertisement.
Judge Harden.
This distinguished Democrat, and accom
plished gentleman, has consented to act as
our Agent for Dalton, and all the neighboring
counties. He is authorized to receive subscip-
tions to our paper, and collect all moneys
which may be due us in his section of the
country.
Th: Georgia Citizen.
We see by a notice in the last Georgia Citi-
aen, that on the first of April next, Dr. An
drews will commence publishing a Semi-week
ly paper. We hope he may be successful in a
pecuniary point of view, but may his political
prospects be most singually blasted.
Encouragement.
The losses we sustained by the recent fire
have been partly reimbursed by the generous
liberality of our friends. Every day we re
ceive new subscribers and words of cheer from
those who hare not heretofore patronized us.
Established upon a firm and substantial ba
sis, we are determined to increase our labors to
make an interesting paper. We shall keep
our readers well posted in the current history
of the world—giving facts without process of
circumlocution, and saying the things pertin
ent and needful with becoming brevity.
The above is from the Memphis Daily Ava
lanche. Our Tennessee Co temporary seems to
be, about to rise “like a Phoenix from its
ashes,” and soar as high in the regionsof the
Atmosphere of Journalism as before. We
congratulate him upon the encouraging pros
pects before him.
American State Convention.
The Macon “Journal & Messenger” and At
lanta “National American” are both out in
favor of a State Convention, and fora thorough
organization of the American Party. This
looks well. These Journals have evinced a
build a suitable house in each one of tl:
villages, for a house of worship,
denominations, and so fitted i
towns at the various depots all seem to lie
growing. Marietta has greatly improved in
fine buildings in tire lost firir yens. Cole’s
Hotel is one of the finest in the up country,
perhaps the best in the State, above Atlanta.
We hope friend Cole will have his house open
when we return.
We were fretted at the Fletcher House.
When we put our name on the hook, and ad
ded “Atlanta Intelligencer” in quotations,
and with a plain scratch we looked for passa
ble attentions, at least, bnt we looked in vain.
The table was indifferent, the servants inat
tentive, the rooms poorly furnished. At night
we were invited by his honor Judge Hammond,
to his room. Thinking, under the shadow of
his large and generous wing, that we might
find better fare, we cheerfully accepted his
kind invitation. We found ourself in no bet
ter fix, and concluded that no spite existed
against the “Intelligencer,” as we found the
Judge as poorly cared for as any, and we be
lieve it is generally understood, that the J udge
in his ridings, like a preacher at a frolic, gen
erally gets the top of the pot. We went to
bed, without any water in the room; got up
in the morning, and after whistling and squall
ing till patience expired, we went to the well
and drew our own water, and washed our face
and wiped it on the window curtain, and had
our boots blacked a long time after we had
pulled them on. But enough of this, we wish
Mr. F. no ill will, but really he ought to brush
up or dock his bill. Two dollars a day will
pay for firstrate fare. If Mr. F. will send us an
advertisement, take our daily, and give us
fine entertainment the next time wc pass, we
will square off even and give him a puff, if he
deserves it.
We fared sumptuously above Marietta. We
must not forget to mention that we enjoyed
hugely that magnificent, supper with our friend
the Solicitor, Wm. Phillips. Judge Irwin,
v 't^roni »heXew Yorlt Herald.]
Challenge to the •
spirit and determination in support of their ^ ud & e Rice> Judge Hammond, friend Lester
p inciples which are highly creditable to them.
While seme of their political brethren are
beating about the bush, and looking for some
outside fight, in which to exercise their mighty
prowess, these two Journals come out boldly
and advise the holding of a State American
Convention, with a view to a thorough organ
ization of the Party for the approaching cam
paign. We admire a bold and open foe, but
contemn an insidious friend. We had rather
meet ten of the former than one of the latter.
If ti e prit ciples of the American party are
right they are worth contending for, and if so
their advocates should combine to make fight
for them. Notwithstanding our inflexible op
position to those principles, and our intention
to make war upon them to the best of our
ability, yet we are gratified to see the prospect
of a bold and open foe. If we fall at the hands
of such a foe, we shall acquiesce with all the
resignation which we are capable of exercis
ing. But we have no fears of the result of
such a conflict.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
P :y Train Western & Atlantic Rail Road.
March, 25th, 1859.
Dear Gai lding :—On yesterday morning,
the above named train left Atlanta for Chatta
nooga. We are making our way slowly and
pleasantly to the bank of the Tennessee. We,
and Brown, and various other gentlemen of
note, seemed to enjoy the entertainment equal
ly with ourself.
If near 20,000 cords of wood amount to
good lining, with about 40,000 cross-ties add
ed, all paid for, the road may be said to be
lined with “lots and cords” of wood. The
road bed is in fine order. We watched the
track much of the way, but did not see a cross
tie “ehnming” on the route, yet no doubt
some escaped us. If there had been many
such cases, we should have seen one. We
have never seen a road better drained. Bal
lasting with rock is going on rapidly, and large
piles of rock are scattered along the line, wait
ing to be pounded between and under the ties
to make the road firmer, and the ties last long
er. The Atlanta Rolling Mill iron is on the
road, and whenever the care strike it, all runs
elegantly. The car shed at Chattanooga, is
one of the best of its kind, we have ever seen.
We think it superior to the one in Atlanta.
They are about the same size. The one at
Atlanta cost, we learn, over 50,000 dollars—
the one at Chattanooga something under 40,-
000. The lowest bid Dr. Lewis could get from
contractors to build the Chattanooga shed, was
55,000 dollars. He put Le Hardy to figuring,
who answered that it would cost not over 40,-
000 dollars, with prudence, to do the work.
The result shows that the chief engineer did
not miss a thousand dollars in his calculations,
or rather Dr. Phillips, every half hour or so,
is called upon by a convoy of men, who re- I and that prudence was observed in the build
ceive as their names are called, in a letter en- | lr -S operations. The people of Georgia may
velope properly labelled, the amount of their
earnings for the past month. This pay train
is a great institution. It scatters along the
Road about 10,000 dollars a month in small
sums, among the hard fisted yeomanry of the
land. The business of the pay train is man
aged admirably. The money to be paid out
each month, is counted in Atlanta three times
by three men, and then put in packages for
each hand and numbered, and the paying out
works like clock work. The labor of paying
out is extra work which the Governor has ad
ded to the duties of the Auditor, and Dr. Phil
lips seems cheerful in rendering this service.
The labor of the Auditor has been greatly in
creased under the present administration. Dr.
Phillips is earning and more than earning the
salary which he receives. An experience of
16 years as chairman of the Committee of Fi
nance, in the Representative branch of our
Legislature, has given him an admirable train
ing for the duties which he now so faithfully
performs.
An elegant specimen of a S. C. gentleman,
with a delicate sense of honor—we doubt I It is expected that a good supply of relig
whether Gov. Brown could have better filled i° us Books will be kept constantly on hand
the office of Auditor. Dr. Lewis speaks high-1 “ d . su PP Ued to purchasers on the "same terms
rest assured that the millions invested in the
W. & A. R. R., are under the watchful care of
I competent men, who will do all in their poiv-
I er to render a faithful stewardship of the
trusts committed to their keeping. V.
Book Committee of the Georgia Confer-
ene.
The committee appointed by the last Georgia
Conference, to determine whether there should
be a Book Depository within the limits of said
Conference, or whether that Conference would
unite with South Carolina and locate it in
Charleston, met in this city on Wednesday
last. There were present Revs. Wm. J.
I Parks, Jas. E. Evans, E. H. Myers, J. Blake
ly Smith, O. L. Smith, C. R. Jewett, W. J.
Sassnett, Jos. F. Key, G. J. Pearce and J. W.
| Burke of the Conference. Albon Chase, G. B.
Haygood. T. M. Furlow and James M. Cham
bers, Esqre., laymen.
The committee were diligently engaged for
two days, and finally determined to have a
Book Depository to be located in this city, un
der the superintendence of Rev. J. W. Burke,
Agent, and an Executive committee cosisting
of one minister and two laymen, viz : Rev. J.
Blakely Smith, T. M. Furlow, and Robert A.
Smith, Esqre.
ly of his associates in office, and well he may.
We sincerely doubt whether our State Road
will ever be better officered, everything taken
into consideration.
Editor Peterson, of tl^Mti^tional Ameri
can,” is along, jovial and heart^eevery now
and then making a gallant sally at
ous “harmonics disorganized,” but we
Bokj^o attempt his thrust, and so far
fe«l perpendicular. We took up at Marietta,
Editor Hunt of the “Advocate.” Quiet, gen
tle, unassuming, yet worthy, Brother Hunt
merits success, and we hope he will secure it.
Editor Howard of the “South Countryman,”
rode with us from Marietta to Kingston. We
were pleased with his acquaintance. An in
telligent gentlemen, a practical yet scientific
farmer, devoted to the agricultural interests
of his country—may he be cheered with an in
creasing list of patrons.
We allowed Dr. Lewis to ride from Carters-
ville to Dalton, and sent him'back this morn
ing to look after the Atlanta end of the Road,
while we will see to it that all goes well up I laugh
this way. The people of Georgia are not mis
taken in the sentiment generally prevailing,
that Gov. Brown hit the centre of the cross,
when he commissioned Dr. Lewis. We wonld
not disparage merit, wherever found, and all
should be willing to give it its proper meed of
praise whenevei developed. The Dr. is ma
king a record which his children and country
that they are furnished in Nashville and Charl
eston. The agent is now at his post on Cot
ton Avenue, next door to Mrs. Howlands, and
we are pleased to see so large a supply of
books now on hand. We suppose this depos
itory will supply Books to preachers and oth
ers.—[ Journal & Messenger.
A Candle Lecture for Ihe Sons of Malta-
Dr. “Rogers,” of Buffalo, has joined the
ns of Malta and the B. B. D’s. His wife
is in the habit of reading him ccartain lectures.
The one which follows is reported by the Re
public of that city.
“Now tell metq^out the Sons of Malta.—
Won’t you ? Do, that’s a good dear. What
do you do when you get in ? It is the same
as the Masons and Odd Fellow^? And then
there arc what you call the D’s. You
KNOW ABOUT THEM, TOO? Well, wlR^^lon’t
you know about ? You know all abo^Rowv
secret society in existence, and your poor deK<
wife is not allowed tc^ know a single thing
that is going dh^^ONS O^Malta ; a litera
ry AND 8CIENTIFI^N|£TY -TEARN THE ARTS OF
PAINTING, STATUARY Axfl$AfATIIEMATIC3. The
B. B. D’S ; A RELIGIOUS SOCren^ND NONE BUT
TUOSE OF A STRICT, MORAL AND iSmoUS*^
suasion are admitted ! Wel^g’mplltt no
And you a member ! Now itsnl^tum to
The B. B. D’s a moral institution.!—
Ha ! ha! ha! Look me in the face. IMal^
you pome home the other momig as druk as a"*
bose ?—yes drunk—and I asked where you
had been at that hour of the morning, and
you said oh, nowhere—you said you were but
taking a little recreation with the B. B. D’s—
and that’s what you call a moral institution.
Wasn’t drunk? Well, then, the bed was,
for you went round it three or four times be
fore you got into it; and when you got in,
Wii] pleasantly remember and willingly per- ‘‘you^S’'t chlfTm^ old^fdfow “rye
pjtuate. ’ ■ ■ .. . »
Supervisor Dooly has our thanks for kind
attentions. He has invented a substitute for
the “frog” on the Road, which takes us. We
believe it will do more towards perpetuating
his memory, than Doolyville, just established
on the line of the Road, in honorof his name.
His substitute is much cheaper, and far more
durable than the “frog.”
Last, but not the least of our party, is par
son Holmes, pastor of the first Baptist Church
in Atlanta. Yes, we have a parson among us,
and who would not have ODe, when one so
seen too much of the world not to know when
a man’s drunk.
“ Didn’t drink anything but fifteen glasses
of buck beer.” In the na-ue of Jupiter Am
mon what are we coming to ? and a moral in
stitution at that, only fifteen glasses, you
say. What are the strong minded women
atxrat, that they don’t petition the Legislature
to have these secret societies abolished ? And
how many glasses do they drink at the Sons
of Malta ? *‘ Unless conditions are good, don’t
drink at all. Don’t allow such things there. ’ ’
Conditions; I’d like to know what “ condi
tions ” have to do with it ? “ Can’t be
Son of Malta without conditions.” Well, I’d
just like to see the condition, and see how it
After some'montha of painful dullness, the
“fanfcjr” arc mk>w all excitement and fall of
big hopes of.glorious timeB. The Benicia Boy
returned here on Sunday lost, accompanied by
his pugnacious, hard bitting trhiner, Johnny
Mackey ; and the two in a twinkling’revived
the drooping spirits of their brother “pugs”
all oVer the city'. Heenan, finding no one
willing to fight him in America, and still thirst
ing for honor and gold, has entrusted to his
friends the arrangement of the preliminaries
for a fight wftff the" champion of England.—
Heenan is in earnest; there is no doubting it.
He wants a “bating” badly, and he wants as
badly to “bate'” somebody. He is ready for
Tom Sayres, the present champion of England;
or if Tom, with all his laurels, is not good
enough, he is ready for the better man, who
ever he may be.
At the present moment nothing can be said
of the time of meeting in England, nor who
the man may be to measure arms with the
champion of America, as Heenan claims to be,
*nd none will here enter the ring to dispute
his claim. Tom Sayres is named because he
is the present British champion, but Toni has
already two battles arranged for, and may be
“licked,” in which cas Heenan, “full of the
honor of his country,” will not face the fallen
but the victor. Sayres is to fight Bill Benja
min on the 5th of April for $1,000 a side and
the champion’s belt. Tom may get “fits,”
but Bill is the most likely to get the largest
share, and first cry “hold, enough.” Tom in
this calculation fights Bob Brettle on the 29th
of September for $2,000 on his own side,
against 1,000 on Bob’s. Bob, though short
of cash, is much better supplied with “pluck”
than Benjamin, and is an ugly customer to
handle. This match, therefore, being about
even in betting circles, Heenan, as before said,
leaves the challenge open to the best man.
Besides these two—Benjamin and Brettle—
there is a third, allied the “Unknown,” who
claims a shy at Sayres. The Benecia Boy has
been suspected some time back to have been
the Unknown; but he denies the identity,
and in his challenge to England embraces al
so that mysterious gentleman.
That the English “fancy” might have no
objection to fight their cousin Heenan, he is
willing to agree to any terms ; he places the
fight for as low as $2,500, and is willing to go
up higher, and he has friends with any amount
of the shining ore to back him. Heenan claims
no travelling expenses, but will go to the
wave washed isle on his own purse, and do all
other things to make the affair as agreeable as
possible on the other side of the water.
The “Boy” looks well after his tour out
West and down South, and feels that he could
finish off any man in the world. He would
have included the belt in his challenge ; but
that memento of pluck, science and muscle
imposes the following conditions: 1. The
champion must fight ail comers at all weights,
who challenge him, for SI,000. 2. He must
fight each challenge within six months from
the time of the challenge being issued and the
money being staked by the latter. 3. ’Ihe
belt shall not be given to any new candidate
unless it lie won in a fair stand up fight; and
in event of the champion being compelled
to forfeit, or refusing to fight, the belt to re
vert to the treasurer. 4. If the belt be held
against all comers for a period of three years,
it is to become the property of the holder, who
shall not be hound to stake it in future
matches.
Heenan, if successful, would have to re
main three years, and therefore, cannot under
take the engagement. He will be contented
with the fight.. His friends are all excitement,
and propose giving him a complimentary bene
fit Immediately. The challenge goes out to
“Bell’s Life” by the next mail.
ARRIVAL OF TUB RENOWNED ENGLISH PUGILIST,
JEMMY MASSEY.
The excitement over Heenan’s return to the
city, and his challenge to fight the best man
in England for $2,500, had scarcely got to its
zenith before the dashing Jemmy Massey ar
rived in the packet ship Southampton, to
add again to the interest in the fistic circles.
Jemmy landed on Wednesday afternoon, and
received a cordial greeting from a deputaion
of “pugs” as soon as he got to terra finna, who
conducted him to the hotel of the well known
Bill Hastings, alias Dublin Tricks, one of the
seconds to Morrissey. Tom Paddock was to
have accompanied Jemmy, but the former had
to defer his visit to “the land of the free and
the home of the brave so all attention is
centered on “light weight” Jemmy. His
friends give out that he has not come to fight,
but will give exhibitions of sparring, etc.,
like other gentlemen of the fraternity. He
has not come to fight—of course not. It is
good policy for an Englishman with a big
name to land modestly on our shores; but as
sure as bull dog with bull dog embrace each
other with open jaw—from the very nature
of the animal—so, from the nature of the bi
peds, who so much, in many things, resemble
that quadruped, must they test each other’s
muscle. Rumor has it already that he is to be
matched against Barney Aaron. That his
American cousins may not be ignorant of their
visitor, our sporting scribe gives the list of
Jemmy’s battles.
Jemmy was bom in 1824, in the neighbor
hood of Manchester, and in height is but little
over five feet three inches. He had scarcely
an equal in the ring while a “feather” weight.
His performance in the “magic circles” have
been numerous. He commenced in 1842 for
only S25, and was victorious ; fought again
in July, 1843, for the same sum, and with the
same result. He foughtagain in October same
year, and in May, 1844, and August of that
year, and was victor every time. In 1845 he
had one battle witli the same result. In the
first of his battles in 1846, he was conquerer,
and in June of that year lost by giving a
“foul.” Jemmy then went to London. In
October, 1846, he fought a Cockney, and after
a hard battle, lost it by a “foul.” In Janu
ary, 1847, he fought Jemmy Welsh for $500,
had eighty-nine rounds in two hours and a
quarter, was victorious, hut before he v^as
through was nearly blind. In April of the
same year, he had sixty-eight rounds with
young Norley, and came off with the glorv
and the money. In April, 1848, he was beat
en by one Edwards, and lost $500. He fought
again in I860, but darkness ended the battle,
and the money was divided. In 1851 he fought
and whipped a second time, Jemmy Welsh for
$500. In 1852 he gained another $500. In
1853, he made a match, but was too heavy,
and had forfeit. In 1854 he fought a second
time McNulty, and beat him. He fought his
last battle in June, 1856, with the celebrated
Bill Haynes, which ended in a draw and divi
sion of the stakes, after fifty-two minutes.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1869.
We are Indebted to Mr. a CL Wlel for the
present of a fine sfaad. We showed our appre
ciation of this favor, by doing ample justice
to the gift when brought upon the table. Mr.
Wiel is on hand every da? at the Market House,
with a'supply of this delicacy of the season.
For the last 'week he has been furnishing some
of the finest we have ever seen. Call and see
tor yourselves.
Dr. Young.
At the request of a friend, we publish a
communication over the signature of “Nau-
coochy.” We were not apprised before, that
Judge Jackson had determined to retire from
the field as a candidate for Congress. We
think our correspondent is mistaken in his
opinion. If Judge Jackson is willing to place
himself at the head of the Democracy of his
District in the ensuing canvass, we should re
gret very much to see him superceded by any
one else.
Accidentally Sliot.
Mr. Cyrus Wallace, was killed on Saturday
last, by an accidental shot from a gun, fired by
Mr. John Smith. Rev. Mr. Glenn, who gav“
us the information, stated that Smith and some
other young men, were firing at a target near
the village of Conyers in Newton county.—
Wallace was passing by in a wagon unseen by
the young men. The ball from Smith’s gun
missed the tree, and struck Wallace in the
breast, and he expired in a few minutes. He
leaves a wife and 7 or 8 children, who were
mainly dependent upon his personal efforts
for a living.
The following is all we can give our readers
in the way of reports of the the proceedings of
the Supreme Court:
Atlanta, March 28, 1859.
This morning, the Supreme Court of the
State of Georgia, commenced its March Term,
18o9. Present—Their Honors, Lumpkin,
McDonald and Benning. We noticed that
the courteous and obliging clerk Robert E.
Martin Esq., was in his seat.
The first case presented to the consideration
of the Court, was entitled Jefferson Johnson
and wife, plffs in error vs. Wright and
Walker dffs. in error. Ejectment from Cass
Superior Court.
This case is perhaps, suggestive of a point
never before submitted for the adjudication of
the Court. The t ourt remarked at the close
of the morning session, that counsel would
be expected in their argument to confine
themselves strictly to that record.
The Supreme Court
Met in this place yesterday at 10 o’clock, A
M. Present, all the Judges, Clerk, and Re
porter. \\ e feel some hesitation in speaking
of the Judges of this Court, as they deserve ,
knowing the prejudice that exists against the
Courtier se in many quarters. But with all
the responsibility which attaches, we will say
that to “the best of our knowledge and be
lief,” the Supreme Court of Georgia, go far
all its officers are concerned, will favorably
compare with that of any State in the UnioD
As to the Judges, one has solidity of legal lore
unsurpassed ; another, the finish and elegance
resulting from a knowledge of literature, which
gives polish to the whole, and another has the
vim, the perspicuity and the independence,
which gives force and energy to this august
body. The cases sent up from the Cherokee
Circuit were the first in order. This brought
out a full representation of the bar of that Cir
cuit. We noted quite a number from that
and other circuits in attendance, which v
hope to be excused for naming particularly.
Maj. Henry Moor, Col. L. T. Doyal, and Col
0. C. Gibson of Griffin, Abda Johnson, Col
Akin, Mr. Milner, Capt. Wofford and Marcut
Johnson, of Cass; Mr. M’Conneil and Mr.
Sprayberry of Catoosa; D. A. Walker of Mur
ray ; Mr. Oliver, of Heard; Col. Underwood
and Mr. Shropshire, of Floyd ; Col. J. A. W.
Johnson, Sol. General, Mr. Wm. K. Moore
Mr. C. D. McCatchin, Mr. Jesse. A Glenn and
Mr. A. T. Hackett of Whitfield; Col. E. D,
Chisholm of Polk, Hon. B. H. Hill of Troupe
and Mr. Candler of De Kalb.
I hese were all we recognized; there were prob
ably others, and the notice of their presence
here is only omitted to be mentioned, because
we did not know their names. We learned
from a legal friend that there is a heavy dock
et, and the Court will probably remain in se8'
sion three weeks. The Coweta Circuit, we
learn, is the lasif on the calendar, and the case
of Cobb, convicted at the last term of our Su
perior Court of murder, will be among the last
disposed of. The present term of the Supreme
Court will no doubt be an interesting one, and
as our Superior Court commences its spring
session next Monday, we expect an interesting
time for some weeks to come, legally speaking.
Gov. Brown and Hon. R. P. Trippe arrived
in our city yesterday evening, by the Macon
& Western Rail Road.
agreeable and intelligent can be secured. Van- I loo ^8. I suppose it’s a piece of statuary ?—
derbilt, when be made his tour of Europe, took Turn over here ; what under heaven are you
, . ,’ . , , . . , laughing at ? “ Can't help it! ” I will
his chaplain, and why not we take ours, uour I make you help it. You haw haw like a wild
tour to Tennessee ? I jackass ; what’s the matter with you ?—
Improvements are being made all along the I “ Chronics and rheumatics. What!'
line of the Road. A Railroad Hotel is nearly
completed in Cass, called Big Shanty. Dr.
Lewis is purchasing, at convenient distances,
small tracts of land, and building small but I ^° nB °f Malta ? and do they put a cable
comfortable boo** fo, Urn ^mml^.f £
got chronics and rheumatics ? IVould have
never married you if I knew that. What do
you mean ? are you crazy or drunk ? Say, do
they blind fold you when they take you to
the road hands. These little villages along
the Road, look cheerful and thriving, com
pared with the uncomely huts that are gener
ally dose by the track. Doolyville and Pine-
ville are examples of this new movement. Dr.
Lewis aays if he had the legal right, he would
tCan’t divulge any secrets !” Yes but you
can lie there and laugh like any fool.
Look Out 1—Altered Bank Bills are in cir
culation—one dollar bills changed to fives, on
the Bank of Savannah and the Bank of Col*
umbus.—{Ga. Cit.
HT* As the time for the meeting of the
Gubernatorial Convention draws nigh, the
opposition press, and among them a few pa
pers claiming to be Democratic, knowing Gov.
Brown’s great popularity in the State, and be-
• *jng opposed to as well as fearing his re-nomin-
a^ton, are commencing a hitter warfare against
tins pure minded, honest, incorruptible states
man. One paper says that the Democracy of
its section, balieving him (Gov. Brown) to be
a tyrant of the Tom Thumb edition, and in-
fiatted coxcomb, a conceited upstart, &c., are
>osed to his re-nomiAtion. We know
hing about the views ambjoshes ol the
party in our cotemporary’s lati^^^^pit we
do know that there is seared}' a
a^his portion of the State who does'nl
vol^^ere-election of Gov. Brown totheol
whichne has filled with such credit to the
State and honor to himself. That great efforts
are being made by disappointed office-seekers
to defeat the wishes of the masses of the par
ty, is evident; but we sincerely hope that
the efforts of the political stock-jobbers of the
party may be defeated for once, for we unhes
itatingly declare ourselves favorable to the
re-election or the man who has so fearlessly
and ably discharged the multifarious duties of
his high office.—North Georgia Times.
Romance on aFlat Boat.—Justice Fanton
of the Seventh Ward, at Cincinnatti, Ohio,
united in marriage last Thursday, a flat-boat-
man, David Klonner, about sixty years old, to
a girl, Catherine Marsh, just eighteen. Klon
ner, on his way down the river, had laid up
one night, on account of fog, about two hun
dred miles above here, and going on shore to
make some purchases in a thinly settled dis
trict of Ohio, he entered a rude cabin, of
which Catherine s father was sole proprietor.
After chatting for some time with the old man
he turned to the daughter, who was very ami
able, and asked her if she wpuld not like to
go to Cincinnatti. She, with an unexpected
promptude, said, “Oh, yes! I’ve always want
ed to see that big city I’ve heard so much of. ’ ’
“If you’ll go, I’ll many- you,” said the boat
man ; and after a few moments she and her
father consented, and as soon as they arrived
here the twain were united by the magistrate.
Klonner had never been married, but had
“taken a fancy” to Catherine, who, notwith
standing the disparity of their ages, seems to
like her husband greatly. A queer and not
unromantic history this, while
“Floating down the rivor on the Ohio.”
A Family Swept off.—Miss Margaret E.
McDonald died in Hardy county, Va., on the
9th inst., being the tenth member of her Fam
ily —including her parents who have died with
in the last five months. Only one lister now
remains, out of a family of eleven persons.
The Democracy of Fulton.
We have been not a little amused at the im
portance which our cotemporaries of both par
ties throughout the State, have given to the
little “flare up,” which oecured at the Demo
cratic meeting of our County, a few days since.
It would seem that, if not “the fate of Em
pires,” the fate of Gov. Brown and the De
mocracy of Georgia were involved in this con
troversy. It would appear from the tone and
language of the Georgia Journals, that their
imaginations had conjured up for them scenes
of civil war, and that they were waiting with
impatient solicitude, to hear that the streets
of the “Gate City” had been bathed in frater
nal blood. To a citizen of Atlanta this is on
ly laughable. So far from the terrible feud
which is supposed to exist among the Fulton
Democracy, every tiling is moving on in the
smooth and regular order of things—every
body appears to be in a good humor ; there
has not, to our knowledge, been the first seri
ous quarrel about the whole affair, and with
a very few exceptions, every Democrat says he
will vote for the nominee of the Gubernatori
al Convention, “Brown or no Brown.” Ful-
n is a great County, and Atlanta is a great
city, but our brethren of the press do us “hon
or too much.” The Democracy of Fulton have
never assumed to control the destinies of the
Democratic Party of the State of Georgia.—
They claim only to be true and loyal to their
party, their principles, and their country.
When the time comes for decisive action, they
have never yet as a body, been behind their
brethren in devotion to their cause; and
though they have participated but slightly in
the spoils of office, they are ever found rally
ing around the standard of their party, let their
leader hail from what part of the State soever
he may. We have our little family broils,
but they do not affect our relation to the great
political family to which we belong. When
the Gubernatorial Convention announces its
decision, there will be but one voice in refer
ence to it, and we will then be of “one heart
and one mind” for the nominee. A promi
nent Democrat of our city, who is opposed to
the nomination of Gov. Brown, remarked to
us a few days since, that if Gov. Brown should
be the nominee of the party that “he would
throw his hat higher, hollow louder, and fight
harder for his election than ony of us.” “Nuf
ced.”
■ ... V. ... ■ . .... . . ....
fST The following b*Uad is one with which
we were familiar in the earlier part of our life.
We have often heard it sung with great de
light. A friend hMfurnkhed us a copy, and
we publish it, believing that it will be perused
with interest by thaw who have been familiar
with it, as well as those who have never seen
it:—
The Flower of Brin.
One evening of late as I ram! led
On the banks of a clear purling stream,
I lay down on a bed of prim-roses,
And quickly fell into a dream.
I dreamt that I saw a fair damsel,
Whose equal I ne’er saw before,
And die sighed for the wrongsof her country
As she strayed along Erin’s green shore.
Her eyes were like two sparkling diamonds,
Or like stars on a cold winter night.
Her cheeks were like two blooming roses,
And her skin it was ivory white.
She was dressed in the gayest attire,
And green was the mantle she wore,
Embroidered with the rose and the Shamrock,
That grows upon Erin’s green shore.
I quickly addressed this fair damsel,
My jewel come tell me your name,
For really I think you’re a stranger,
Or I would not have asked you the same.
She resembled the Goddess of Freedom,
And liberty’s emblem she wore,
She’s the blooming sweet nymph of the valley,
And the flower of Erin’s green shore.
She answered me, Sir I’m a stranger,
The truth unto von I’ll disclose,
I’m here in the midst of all danger,
And know not my friends from my foes.
I’m a daughter of Daniel O’Connell,
From England I lately sailed o’er
To arouse the bold sons of my country,
Who slumber on Erin’s green shore.
I awoke then in a transport of joy,
But alas! it was only a dream ;
This beautiful damsel had vanished,
And I longed for to slumber again.
May the powers above be her guardian,
I fear I shall ne’er see her more,
May the sunbeams, of freedom shine on her,
The Flower of Erin’s green shore.
For the Intelligencer.
Messrs. Editors :—As it is now a tolerably
well conceded fact that Judge Jackson ought
not, and will not permit his name to be used
as a candidate at the next election for Repre
sentative, in the sixth Congressional District,
permit me through your columns, to suggest
to the voters of the District, the name of"Dr.
Andrew Young, late Senator from Union coun
ty, as a suitable representative.
Dr. Young possesses a high order of talents, 1
and a thorough acquaintance with the wants,
wishes and interests of the people, and an in
tegrity and gentlemanly bearing surpassed by
none, and I doubt not would fill the responsi
ble station with honor to himself and his coun
try. NAUCOOCHY.
For the Intelligencer.
Atlanta, March 28th, 1859.
Messrs. Editors :—On the advice of friends,
and for the following reasons, I beg leave to
recall through your columns, the request I
made on Saturday last through the “National
American,” for the citizens of Atlanta to as
semble at the City Hall on Tuesday night, the
29th, to take into consideration the subject of
widening Whitehall Street at its North end ;
and rely upon legal grounds for the protection
of my property and rights in the premises.—
first reason, because a numerously signed and
highly respectable remonstrance of those most
directly interested, against widening the street
has been handedjin to the Mayor and Council,
and the case argued before them by able attor
neys without any effect, and secondly, because
on so short a notice, a full and fair expression
of the citizens could not be had upon the ques
tion, or if had would probably be without ef
fect also. I beg leave, therefore, to recall the
request made through the “American,” and
say to the citizens that no meeting will be ex
pected on the night nanlted. My great anxie
ty to save myself and the city from a long and
expensive law-suit, induced me to make the
call I did. Most Respectfully Yours,
J. NORCROSS.
Very touching and beautiful wore the
words of the old schoolmaster, as life passed-
away :
“It is growing dark—theshoolmay be dis
missed.”
Down to the very gates of an unseen world
he carried his love and regard for the children
whon^he had trained.
from the Apalachicola Advertiser, March 24.
A suspected Slaver Captured.
During this week there has been considera
ble excitement in our city, from the fact of its
being reported that a slaver, or a vessel en
gaged in the slave trade, had been captured
by the U. S. surveying steamer Vixen, Lieut
J. K. Duer commanding, St. Joseph Bay. We
;ather the following infarmation of the said
vessel :
She appears to be the bark E. A. Rawlins
of Savannah, ot whom so much has already
been said from the fact that she has once be
fore been overhauled by the authorities
It appears that her papers were irregular,
and that she was lying in St. Joseph Bay for
concealment. There are also facts glean ed
from the appearance of the ship, and also from
partial confessions of the crew, that she had
been engaged in the slave trade, or that she
was making preparations to the coast of Af
rica for the purpose of being employed in that
traffic.
The master of the bark was not on board at
the time of her capture, having made a visit
to this place, where he seemed to be well
known by many persons. He was accompa
nied by the supercargo, and a man occupying
the position of a servant. The mate reported
that there had been a Spanish Captain on
board, who was landed at St. Joseph by the
American Captain, but has since confessed that
he was killed and thrown overboard. The
vessel’s name had been altered, and that of
the Rosa Lee substituted, and the paint was
still fresh on the arrival of the Vixen.
The eaptain of the hark left here in a small
fishing boat on Tuesday evening last, for the
purpose as he said, of proceeding to his vessel
in St. Joseph, but since then nothing has been
heard from him. We are also informed that
a party left here last evening for the purpose
of arresting the captain, supercargo, and other
men in their company.
The bark is reported to be the property of
C. A. L. Lamar, of Savannah. The name of
the master is Hayden, and that of the super
carpo Delaymer. Hayden, w hen he came to
this place, registered his name, we are in
formed, Hill, in the club room, and gave as a
reason that he had been a captain of a vessel
in Savannah, and having got into a difficulty
with his men, wished to conceal himselt for
some- time.
Various were the reports circulated as to the
character of the vessel while she was in St.
Joseph. At first she was a yacht of sixty-
tons, engaged by a hunting party—then she
became a ship, with nine hundred slaves
aboard—then various other reports were in
circulation, as to her character, none of which
were reliable.
There are a few wise heads about town who
pretend to know more than they really do,
saying that the vessel had been concealed in
St. Joseph for over two weeks; but this is not
true, although we are told by one whom we
can rely upon, that she has been there over a
week. She was up higher in St. Joseph bay
than any other square rigged vessel was ever
before, and if she had slaves aboard has had
time and opportunity enough to run them
clear of all prying persons.
There has not as yet been any legal exami
nation as to the character of the vessel, and
she is still under the surveillance of the offi
cers of the steamer Vixen. We have only seen
the vessel at a distance, but sailors tell us that
she is a beautiful craft, possessing qualities
which would make her a fine sailer, and with
sea room would give any vessel trouble to
catch her. We understand the United States
District Judge and Attorney have been tele
graphed to proceed here immediately, for the
purpose of investigating the character of the
vessel.
There were ten men aboard the vessel at
the time of her capture, who have been con
fined under close guard ever since. She had
on board many casks of water, by far more
than any vessel of her size would carry on the
longest voyage, with the usual compliment of
men. No weapons were found on board of
the bark, and at the time of her arrest was
flying American colors. We have also been
informed, that she had no signs of having-
been on a voyage as yet but was merely fitting
out.
Since writing the above, we have been in
formed that a suspicious schooner has been
seen lying off the coast, showing no desire of *
entering this harbor, or of being spoken by j er
the pilots. It is supposed by some to be a
schooner with provisions, &c., for the above
hark to proceed upon her voyage.
From the Americas Union.
Legal mifM.ii.
Wm. R. Bankston, Clerk j
Infer’r Court of Butte j
County, for the use, Ac. j- rior i
vsi Term, 1859.
Algernon 8. Greer J
This is an action of debt brought by Wm. R.
Bankston, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Butte
County, under the direction of said Court, and
upon the information of Joshua Patrick, for
the county ot Butts, and said Patrick against
Algernon S. Greer, for a false and fraudulent
return of taxable property anode by said Greer.
The declaration alleges, that the defendant
has returned his taxable* property at a valua
tion of $19,000, when, in truth and in fact, its
true value is $40,000, and the plaintiff claims
to recover ten dollars for every hundred dol
lars’ worth of property so concealed by the
defendant.
The defendant demurs to the declaration on
theground that the cause of action therein set
forth is not authorized by any law of this State,
or in other words, that the 8th section of the tax
act of 1804, under which this suit is brought,
is not now in force, and the question for the
Court to determine is. Is the 8th section of
the tax act of 1804 still in force, or has it been
repealed by a subsequent statute ?
If that section of the act of 1804 is now in
force, the suit must be sustained; if it is not
in force, there is no law authorising the pre
sent action and the plaintiff must be non-suit
ed.
It is insisted on the part of the Plaintiff,
that this question has been settled and decid
ed by the Supreme Court of this State, and
the Court is referred to the case of Payne vs.
Coursey, 20 Geo. Rep. 586.
If it be true that this question has been de
cided by the Supreme Court, this Court is
bound by that decision, and must conform to
it. The Court feels the highest respect for the
Supreme Judieial Tribunal of the State, and
will not intentionally disregard any of their
decisions. But has the Supreme Court deri
ded the question now before this Court, in the
case of Payne vs. Coursey ? By reference to the
reported decision, it will be seen that the point
before the Court was not made in that case.
The written opinion says :
. “By the 8th section of the tax act of 1804,
which is perpetuated by subsequent statutes,
it is provided that, ‘If any person or persons,
shall neglect or refuse to give in a return of
his, her, or their taxable property, or shall be
convicted of traud, or making a false return
thereof, he, she, or they, shall be liable to pay
to the Clerk of the Inferior Court of the coun
ty, a fine of ten dollars for ever}- hundred dol
lars’ valuation so neglected or concealed, one
half whereof for the use of the county, under
the direction of the Inferior Court, and the
other half for the use of the informer, or in
formers, to be recovered in any Court having
cognizance of the same. ’ ’'
Under this law a qui tarn action was brought
against James A. Coursey, to recover the pen
alty given by the statute for making a false
and fradulent return as to the value of his
property. The writ alledged, that instead pf
being worth $l,9-'0, the price at which it was
returned, it should have been valued at $8,000.
At the. triai, a motion was made, and sus
tained, to dismiss the action—upon what
ground does not appear. It is stated in the
argument that it was upon the idea that the
delinquent tax-payer had first to lie convicted
criminally upon indictment, ami fined to the
amount of the penalty imposed by the act, be
fore suit could by brought. -‘Such, we appre
hend, is not the proper construction of the
statute.”
And that is the only point decide® in the
case : That it is not necessary that the delin
quent tax-payer should be prosecuted crimi
nally upon indictment before suit can be
brought. The question whether the 8th sec
tion of the act of 1804 is now in force, or
whether it has not been repealed, was not
made, and the Supreme Court have expressed
no opinion upon it—and, indeed, it only ap
pears inferentially that they held that section
to be in force.
It is, then, an open question which this Court
can entertain without disrespect to the Su
preme Court, and without going counter to
one of their decisions. What, then, is the
penalty imposed by the laws of this State up
on those who make a false and fraudulent re
turn of their taxable property ? To determine
this question, we must look to the tax laws.
By the tax act, approved January 9, 1852, and
it is under that the defendant made a return
of his taxable property, it is enacted:
“That all laws, and parts of laws, militat'ng
against this act, except such parts of the tax
Stan the
18th lost.
’of the enter-
started to
stock of goods,
ted to return
when he started,
one—and his
its of
lies for
at the time th*
ible, in three
saw him at the
He kiosed his wife—« .
little daughter—a beautiful child of five years
—and apparently full ot high hopes for the fu
ture, sprang aboard the train and was out of
sight in a moment. He arrived hi New York,
and becomiug quite ind»poMxi, h« ^ hurriedly
transacted his business, and in a week sooner
than he anticipated he found himself at Crest
line waiting for the cars from Pittsburg, which
were to bring him to Bucyrus. Unfortunate
ly, or perhaps fortunately, the train from
Pittsburg was some three hours behind time,
and when he did get on board he threw him
self into a seat and in a few minutes was fast
asleep; nor did he awake until the train
reached Forrest, twenty-nine miles further
than Bucyrus, where he should have stop
ped.
Much to his chagrin and bitter disappoint
ment did he hear the breakman announce
Forrest; he, however, picked up his carpet
sack and concluded to make the best of it.—
He had proceeded but a few steps, when to
his horror and consternation, he beheld his
own wife in company with one whom he had
always esteemed his best friend. He could
scarcely believe his own eyes, but when he
heard the gentleman direct his trunk and his
wife’s carpet sack to be put off at H > a
place on the M. R. & 1. E. R. R. noted for li
centious intrigue, and when lie remembered
an annonymous letter he had received more
than a year ago, cautioning him to beware of
his friend, his mind was instantly made up ;
he walked coolly up to his hated rival, and at
one stroke severed his right ear from his head
put it in his pocket, and confronted his wife,
asking her if she would go home with him,
at the same time telling her that he freely
forgave her on account of her youth and
their child. She gladly confessed her error,
and the next train brought them to their
home, where they now live happi ly. The mis
erable offender is still in our midst, and when
only one of our citizens continues to wear
long hair, reader, you may know who he is.—
His ear is preserved in spirits in the house of
the injured husband.
The Bink of Tenneaiee Dismembered.
On and after the first day of September next
the Bank of Tennessee and branches are re
quired to pay out only such notes as are on
the face redeemable in gold at the counter
where issued. This bank must obey the let
ter of the law; the Union and Planters’ banks
refused to be governed by the Legislature in
this matter.
One branch of the Bank of Tennessee cannot
issue and jiay out the notes of another branch
of the same bank. Of course it cannot re
ceive the other branch notes unless the ar
rangement is previously made for the re
demption of the notes. No bank can con
tinue to receive on deposit and in payment of
debts the notes of other banks which they are
forbidden to pay out. In a very short space
of time the home issue will be exhausted and
all depositors would have to pay in gold. By
this act of the Legislature the Bank of Ten
nessee is dismembered—it can no longer act
as a unit Each branch is in effect an inde
pendent bank relying on its own resources—
holding the branches asjthey do other banks,
in war enemies—in peace friends.
The mother bank will probably no longer
attempt to redeem the bank notes at Nash
ville—for they cannot do this without keep
ing on hand two dollars in gold for one in
paper. This will prevent Nashville from
being the money centre of the State, and it is
probable that all the branches will be able to
take care of themselves and furnish a sound
currency to the people.—[Clarksville Chroni
cle.
lose of Congress, is (
fever is
ingextent fii Pocahontas county
^Dkad.—Hon. Henry Johnson m
Newburyport, Mass., died last
Liohtning rods take mischief
clouds, enlightening rods take it out of ^
Oua prayers and God’s mercy aro ,
buckets in a well; while one oLll “ketJ
er descends.
Misplaced Politeness—Asking , i
ed lady to take a seat in Z aL" ? J
can’t be done! c nair.
* ‘Comb here, Master Tommy tv
you^ A, B, C’s?” “Yia, TO> *i Jjjtij
fir A portion of what was onco r i
farm, and which he offerd to seluJ^^L
ago for $7,500, is now in the heart
of Detroit, and is valued at 3,000 (joa
Heenan, pugilist, ^ *
lenge to fight any man in Fnrianrt f <*■
«-rvi4- .11 t;i_ 1 iQf
so it is not at all unlikely there ,„;n
ether “set-to.”
HT Lola Montez recently kicked,
the Cathedral at Chester. Enf»l an j‘ ,aro *i
the sexton would not permit her ,11’
main in church.
Indians.—Twelve Indians from v-
passed through Wheeling on theOtlv"
their way to Washington city to - *
great father, the President.
Vlsit y
A Rich Man’s Opinion of Wealth.—M.
Salamanca, a rich banker of Madrid, agentle-
man of taste, education and liberality, once
in each week admits his friends to his house
and table. To this weekly courtesy, says the
London Spectator, twelve journalists recently
responded, by inviting their opulent host to an
entertainment of their own, at one of the
modest restaurants of the Spanish capital.
The invitation was accepted, and the dinner
took place, the cost of the feast being eight
reals, or one shilling and nine pennies a head.
Instead of the basket of flowers usually placed
HP A man m Massachusetts led - ■■ —
mg bride to the altar, on the 9th „i«
came a father on the 10th, a n ,i „, '
his wife on the 14th, cautioning all
against trusting her on his account
A New Doxology.— One of the ilit P w I
“had a call to preach,” recently
gregation on the broad grin, at the cfc'L
liammer-and-tongs sermon bv , La
them to “Sing the Sockdologcr.”
HTGov. Gist, of South Carolina nan -'1
escaped, some days since, near 'll
a shot fired at the cars, and a ll r (j a ° n :r 'K
of Tennessee, was struck in the eve hv '■
thrown through the cars betive™ p;,?* 6 *
and Petersburg, Va.
About four hundred factory rrirk
by tie Massachusetts Manufacturing
tion, in Lowell, struck for higher
ins hi uld ' . f0r f nin s in procession m !?l
through the principal streets of thecitr rB
girls were generally employed as spinier, i
A Young Mother.—A negro girl jj ■
years, 11 months and a few days, ’
are tnl
,n the 4th ins.J
Samuel £ve-|
at the centre of the table, stood a pyramid of
act now in force in this State as may be neces- { books surrounded by the busts of Calderon,
sary to carry out this act, and which are de
clared in full force, be, and the same are here
by repealed.”
This section alludes to the penalties neces
sary to enforce and carry out the tax acts—
and it was such parts of the tax acts then, Jan
uary 9, 1852, in force in this State as may be
necessary for this purpose, that were declared
to be in full force. What parts of the tax acts
imposing penalties upon delinquent tax-payers
were in force at that time ?
By the 4th section of the tax act, approved
December 26, 1845, it was provided that, “If
any person shall fail to make a return of tax
able property under this act, such person shall
be doubly taxed for the first year ; trebly tax
ed for the second year, and increasing in the
same ratio eacli year until a return is made ;
and if any person make a false or partial re
turn, a double tax shall lie assessed by the
Justices of the Inferior Court of the county,
in which such false or partial return is made,
on report of such fact to them by the Receiver
of tax returns, and at least three days notice
to such person, by order of the Justices of said
Court.”
By the 8th section of the act of 1845, it was
enacted, that, “All laws and parts of laws in
relation to taxes, now of force, not inconsist
ent with the provisions of this act and neces
sary to carry it fully into effect, be and the
same are continued in full force and effect.”
The tax of 1804, was re-enacted by the act
of December 23, 1840, “and declared in force
for and during the year 1841, and from thence
afterwards until repealed.”
At the time of the enactment of the tax act
of 1845, the 8th section of the act of 1804 was
in force—was it repealed^by the act ol 1845
It was, if it is inconsistent with the 4th sec
tion of the act of 1804, and that of the act of
1845—are upon the same subject matter—
both provide penalties against those who fail
or refuse to make a return of their taxable pro
perty, and those who make a false or partial
return—but the penalties arc different, and
the penalty of one is inconsistent with that of
the other. By the act of 1804, a penalty of
ten dollars for every hundred dollars’ valua
tion of property neglected to be given in. or
concealed, is imposed upon the delinquent—
by the set of 1845, persons failing to make a
return cf their taxable property are liablt to
be double taxed for the first year, trebly tax
ed the second year, and increasing in the same
ratio each year—and for making a false or par
tial return, a double tax shall be assessed by
the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county
in which the false or partial return is made.
The 8th section of the act of 1804 then be
ing inconsistent with the 4th section of the
act of 1845, was repealed by the act of 1845
—unless it be held that the act of 1845 intend
ed to impose a penalty upon delinquent tax
payers in addition to the one imposed by the
act of 1804, which cannot be pretended with
any approach to plausibility—then, the 8th
section of the act of 1804 was repealed by the
act of 1845—and was not in force, when the
present ad valorem tax law was enacted in 1852
but the 4th section of the act of 1845 was
then in force, for it was re-enacted by the act
of February 22, 1850, and made of force for
the years 1850 and 1851, and for each and ev-
ery year thereafter till repealed—it was not
repealed until the ad valorem tax act of 1862
was enacted—and that declared such parts of
the tax acts then in force in the State, as may
be necessary to carry out that act, to be in full
force. The 4th section of the act of 1845,
imposing penalties upon those who make a
false or partial return of their taxable proper
ty, was then in force and was continued in
force by the act of 1804 was not then in force,
and consequently was not embraced in the act
of 1852.
On* Idea.—The Philadelphia North Ameri
can tells of an old colored man in the interior,
who went out to catch catfish. After taking
two or three small fry, he hooked a fine pike.
Some gentlemen who were fishing near him
were about to offer their congratulations at
his success. Before they could do so, however,
the darkey had detached the quivering beauty
from his hook, and flung him again into the
water. “Why, what under the sun did you
do that for?” he was asked. “Why, marser,”
was the answer, “I come a cattin , an’ whan
X goes a cattin’ I wants catfish, not pike."
It follows jthen, irresistibly, that the 8th
section of the act of 1804, imposing a penalty
of ten dollars for every hundred dollars’ val
uation of property concealed by those who
make a false and fraudulent return of their
taxable property is not in force in this State,
and there is no law authorizing the recover’',
which the plaintiff seeks—a non-suit is there
fore awarded.
And this decision does not turn the delir-
quent tax payers loose to make false and par
tial returns of their taxable property with
impunity they can be made to bear theirprop-
er share of the burdens of toxtation and be
punished likewise for their delinquency. In
all such cases, let the Receivers of tax returns
give information to the Justices of the Inferi
or Courts, who are fully authorized to impose
a double tax—and a penalty which may more
effectually meet such cases, has been provided
by the Legislature, which it is unnecessary
now to notice.
E. G.CABINASS,
Judge Superior Court, F. C.
A Rapidly Increasing Family.—An Utah
correspondent of the PhUadelphia ‘Inquirer’
states as a fact, that Heber Kimball had 14
children bom to him in the month of Novem
ber last, all doing well. Heber and Brigham
have harems that cover each an acre of
ground.
Lope de Vega, Carvantes and Velasques. The
dinner was more than modest, and the only
apology wo have for mantioning it at all, must
be found in the moral of M. Salamanca’s
speech :
“Gentlemen,” said he, “about twenty-five
years from this time, the old and threadbare
cassock of Salamanca, then a student in the
University of Granada, might be among the
oldest and most worn out cassocks of his
comrades. When my education was complet
ed, I proceeded to Malaga, and made myself a
journalist. Then the love of gold took pos
session of my soul, and it was at Madrid I
found the object of my adomation ; but not
without the loss of my juvenile illusion. Be
lieve me, gentlemen, the man who can satisfy
all his wishes has no more enjoyment. Keep
the way you have entered on, I advise you.
Rothchild’s celebrity will cease on the day of
his death. Immortality can he earned, but
not bought . Here are before you the busts of
men who have gloriously cultivated literal
arts ; their busts I have met with throughout
the whole of Europe, but nowhere have I
fouud a statue erected to the memory of a
man who has devoted his life to making mon
ey. To-day I speak to you with my feelings
of twenty-two years, for in your company I
have forgotten I am a hanker, and only
thought of my youth and days of good hu
mor.”
A Ferocious Sow.
An infant—th e child of Mr. and Mrs. S. E.
Parish, in the southern portion of the city,
come very near losing its life, the other day,
in the following singular manner ;
The child was playing in the yard when it
was attacked by a fierce sow, which seized the
infant’s clothing with its teeth and shook it
viently, dashing its little head against the
rough ground and sharp stones in a frightful
manner. The mother of the child hearing its
cries ran into the yard, and discovering i s
dangerous situation, with its head and" face
covered with blood, she fainted away. No
sooner was she perceived by the malicious
beast, than the infant was dropped, and the
sow attackted the mother, tearing her gar
ments to shreds and inflicting slight wounds
upon her person. Several persons came to
her assistance, and both the mother and child
were preserved from serious bodily injury if
not death.
We were informed last evening that though
the little child had received severe bruises on
the head and face, it would recover.
So wicked was the animal after makin t
these ferocious attacks that it was with dificul
ty she coid be ejected from the yard by three
stout negroe men.—[ Nashville Rep. Ran
uer.
A Lizard Story.—With reference to killing
lizards by means of salt, I was lately told a
wonderful story by a raw Lancashire man. It
appears that once upon a time there lived a
man, whose appetite was enormous; he was
always eating, and yet could never get fiit; he
was the thinnest and most miserable of crea
tures to look at. He always declared that he
had something alive in his stomach; and a
kind friend, learned in doctoring, confirmed
his opinion, and prescribed a most ingenious
plan to dislodge the enemy, a big Triton, who
had taken up his quarters in the man’s stom
ach. He was ordered to eat nothing but salt
food, and to drink no water ; and when he had
continued this treatnnnt as long as he could
bear it, he was to go and lie down near a weir
of the river, where the water was runuin
over, “with his mouth open.” The man did
as he was told, and open-mouthed and expect
ant, placed himself by the side of the weir.
The lizard inside, tormented by the salt foot!,
and parched for want of water, heard the sound
of the running stream, and came scampering
up the man’s throat, and jumping out of his
mouth, ran down to the water to drink. The
sudden appearance of the brute so terrified the
weakened patient that he fainted away, still
with his month open. Iu the meantime the
lizard had drunkbisfull, and was coming back
to return down the man’s throat into his stom
ach ; he had nearly succeeded in so doing when
the patient awoke, and seizing his enemy by
the tail, killed him on the spot. 1 consider
this stray to be one of the finest strings of im
possibilities ever recorded.
Tub 1st District.—We learn that the Hon.
Thomas Butler King is addressing the people
of the 1st District on the great issues of the
day. He made a speech to the people during
Appling and Pierce Courts. He avows him
self a candidate for the nomination for Con
gress at the Democratic Congressional Conven
tion of the First District.—[Col. Times.
A Democratic Familt.—The Louisville De
mocrat gives an account of one of its friends
living in Lavere county, Ky., who is the happy
parent of 28 handsome children, of whom 18
are voters and all sound Democrats. Six
daughters are married to Democrats, making,
with the father, 26 Democratic fathers, who
never fell in their doty to their party on the
day of election.
to a large, fine lookin
The girl belonged tu Mr.
near Glasgow Ky.
Heavy Loss.—An Indiana nork nr
lately lost $15,000 in Cincinnati faro W |
He desired to go the whole ling, probablrj!
get “stuck.” ir
James Wright, a citizen of ( omvav w-
who was 51 years old, and six feet 'atT “
inches high in Sept. 1858. has ;
then full t,\o inches, and now st!mdo;tl
and 8 inches high in his slices. j
Asa B. Hutchinson, late bass singer
Hutchinson family, together with' hi.,
Lizzie C., have joined the Luc., f;unilv.a a ’
of negro performers now giving concyt-l
Ohio.
“Chahlet,” said a father to his son. i- j
they were working at a saw-mill, “what'll
sesses you to associate with such girls & ; J1
do ? When I was of your age I couldgo f ;r
girls of the first cut.” “The first cut kS
ways a slab,” said the son, as he assisttdjS
old man in rolling over a log.
A teacher, wishing to explain toalm!;J|
the manner in which a lobster casts his .1i
when he has outgrown it. said, “Whatl -
do when you have outgrown your cLe*j :
“You throw them aside, don't you?”
no,” replied the little one, “ice IttxB
tucks!”
XT’ “ Piccolomini kisses ?” inquired at. i
ter of a fashionable hotel one day of a erh?
Benedict he was about to serve with .
sert.
“Of course she docs,” was the answer. ;
she’s like other women.”
Sensible Mrn.—Last week says a PhilaS
phia paper, an ex-member of the Boatifl
Health, residing in North Third street, dinra
ered his wife coming out of an assiaaj j
house with another man. The injured
band, more sensible than Sickels, instral .11
shooting her paramour packed heroii t..J
parents.
Death of Gen. Haskell.—The Xam
News of yesterday has a telegraphic dha
from Hopkinsville. Ky., announcingthati: I
Win. T. Haskell died at the Lunatic
in that place on Sunday, the 13th inst. i 4
remains was placed in a vault to await fcj|
rival of his friends.—[Nashville Unioniim
crioan.
Shocking Brutality.—Thomas Eoss.it:.
hccile and deformed youth, who was - i
fond of liquor, died a few days since in ir-q
ens, Limestone county, Alabama, from fcj \
ing a pint of 92 per cent, alcohol, admin:?!
ed to him by a man named Charlton, wfcijag
committed to jail in default of STOOOLl
A New Life Buoy.—A lady at sea. K||
apprehension in a gale of wind, cried (4
among other pretty exclamations :
‘We shall go to the bottom ! .Merercd 1
how my head swims !’
Zounds, madam, never fear,’ said ones*
sailors—‘you can never go to the as:- -]
while your head swims. ’
A shoe-pegging machine has recentljd®
invented in Massachusetts. Its openiiiH
described as very simple. The shoe, fitect .a
a last ready for pegging, was placed in
frame or Jack, attached to the machine An
bore up against it by the hand of the :;
tor. The machine, being then put in
motion, seized hold of the shoe, gave in
id turn or two, and then, after a few jrSgj|
of rattling and clattering, off came the zH
gan, with the shoe firmly pegged.
The Southern Convention.—The Vicks: -:
Southron' says :
We are informed by a letter received
yesterday, from the chairman of the eK':
Committee of the Southern Commercial |
vention, that after mature consultation •§
second Monday of May next, the 9th sfl
month, is definitely fixed upon as fi- -l jj
for the asembling of the convention.
Respited.—Gov. Hicks, of Maryland jj
respited Gambrill, Cropps, Corrie an ; '|
phens, the four murderers condemned *Jj
hung in Baltimore on the 18th inst..m*“fi
8th of April next. In his warrant, thei^
emor says it is done at the earnest solid®*
of the spiritual advisers and parents ? H
doomed men, who represent them as $F:
ally unprepared, and that they must
all hopes of further Executive clemency -
their minds.
Dangerous Experiment.—A reporter
ging to one of the Cincinnati newspaper - j
the dangerous experiment of eating op®:*
other evening, and, after repeated dossj
became delirious, and rushed into the ;
en querpo, cut up some strange action.
rested, taken to the station house.
ing recognized by some of his reporta
he was kept, and carefully watched®®' A|
hallucination passed otf.
Royalty Tickled at Negro BrrW>®; |
Christy’s Minstrels from New York. ...
the honor of an introduction at the ! ®- _ r j
court of France. A temporary the"- tr -
constructed in the Salle de Diane
peror and Empress, Prince Jerome
The:
I'LIUI IklXVA UaU^IILOO, A 1 uivv/ .
Napoleon and the Princess Clothn*-^®
the Princess Mathilde. and about '.||
dred guests witnessed the perform® .
laughed immensely at the_ lans«
ry of the blacken-faced historianists.
A Drunkard Eaten up by
The body of a vagrant Scotchman
a few days since on Flat Rock. ® J
Chazy, Clinton county. N. 1 ■ ^' ea ^ '
where the remains lay, is a l ;ir S e rA.,!
ledge of rocks, that has long bee- 1 J
the den of a great number of rattles J j
from the trails leading between the ‘ f ,^3
the rocks it is evident that the u ‘ ;
man was killed by the serpents. j, : M
was literally picked from the t 10 - ^
supposed that the poor fellow *'
the spot, and felling down in asta ^
sciousness, became an easy prey t°
Saved by a Newspaper.—A
Mr. R. H. Martin, one of the supe ^
of the laborers at work at the ^
ton Spring, at Saratoga, N. !•»
near the steam pump, by some ™
so that the skirt of his coat caugJ. ^
of the pump. One bite of the ^
and it commenced drawing bun ^
He had no time to give an atann « ^
brought up with a prospect ot ^,
by the cogs; but fortunately «
pocket a newspaper tlghtly fof ^1
and when the cogs came to that they |
throwing the band off the puUey*