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THURSDAY, DEC. 21. beyond Augustm 4 *m~ Hon. D/A. R please accept our than meats. '* ggf- The Carncross Family, & pleasant and talented troupe, sue perfurnHn*^*. ledgerille. Carriages.— An •ostablisbm^itr Which has long been needed ia c repository for carriages,; buggies, Ac., wo are glad to notice, has recently been opened on Whitehall street, by Mr. RobertH. Mat. He has a large and excellent selection of ve hicles, which those in need of such articles would do well to call and examine. His card will be aeon in our advertising col- Tight Times—The Oapitai:—Our cotem porary of the Miiledgeville Union Is able" to extract a crumb of comfort even from the prevailing stringency in the money market. Ruminating on the wailings about " tight times" wliieh are heard on every hand, a happy thought Hashes across the editor’s mind, that if the present excrutiatingly tight times continue a great while the State will not, after all, be able to incur the ex penses of the removal of the Seat of Gov ernment, and persuades himself that ho is glad to know that the people—the tax pay ers—are of the same opinion. We suspect that the editor has not derived his informa tion from mingling with the jveople of upper Georgia, where the majority of the voting population is to be found. If iie had takeu the trouble to examine into .the condition of public sentiment, through the more densely populated region of the State, lying above Atlanta, he would find that the impression very generally prevails that the State ip not likely to he in such a terribly tight fix for funds, while it holds in its possession a public work, (the State Road.) tbo value of which far exceeds !hc whole amount of the public debt, anu which will be able, by the time the funds are needed, to yield a reve nue fully equal to the expenses incident to the removal of the capital, unless, pernd- venture, Maj. Cooper should let the Road go to ruin, by following out his system of stopping all kinds of improvements and neglecting repairs necessary to keep it up. It is hardly probable that the people can be wheedled in any very serious concern about removal by the cry of tight times. The people have been, for some time, thinking on the subject and have concluded that they wanted to have the capital moved up into tho white settlements, and our eotomporary will hear a voice from the mountains to this effect next fall. [Correspondence of the Pitlj- T hinge In New Y New Yi dry flags and coffle find himself _ _ stones In New ffcrV The city ia innocent of i »ng from_ her residence 'AMOhtai&flktluL weather we have hens is d _ ra one Telegraph in the othi frenzy rolling," vow scoundrel of an editor, were on IH8*Rir' vite copy “i^r eyes.in fine -vengeance-on that &c. She met hi llowln»tif,her foot- inT;'enough, rainy, foggy, tnic T.ondou wenther. The sun hat forsaken us for the seat of war, or some other centre of interest. Coining from .netos cracked mid npjjJea eaten, one is struck by the i step* Lot a struck at Vhe^Sito? with her old f«uh«r facte, irons tho W .11 etrcet.bonker ; whipi bm he caught, and twisted it from to £e Fuhun F^y afple-wom^. The conote- ! her before she coSld hit him able*. She ruwee» .of -the basinen men am -‘ trigna of the , the n applied woman's best Weapon—her uiues,” betokening bankruptcy, famine, and all tongue. Meanwhile her antagonist fibnttiit- aneh direful vision*. Therefore, the city is dole- ! od himself with keeping most insnhingly ful, though Fashion spreads her peacock tail no | cool. Finding all her endeavors powerless, lsaa superbly than of eld. Among- the poor there ; the “Divine Lola" appealed to the miners, is, and will be, through tho winter, a- great deal i but the only response rendered was a shout bf suffering. ' It i* difficult to obtain employment, l laughter: Mr. Shipley, the editor, then and many are thrown out of occupation by the : triumphantly retired, having, bv his calm- revorscs of employer,. The benevolent societies worn W,t his faif enemy, bf this and the adjoining cities are laboring faith- , The cause of the fracas was - * . ” 8 , 1 the appearance of snndrv articles, copied lully to impioTe the condition of various classes <■ A_ v ur i_ ml j: “.u. of poor whom they have taken in charge. The Female Employment Society, of Brooklyn, is af- finrdiag the menus <»f support to many indigent teauistre,to,, by cunabling them to dispose ot their work at remunerative prices. One would think, from the dolorous outcry, that we were all in danger of starvation. Everybody is frightened. But whiTc fishes swiiu the water and cattle walk the lend, the great maw of the metropolis shall be filled. In connection with this melancholic train of ob servations wc may appropriately speak of the recent failure of the Central Bank of this city.— This bank was broken by an arbitrary action of the “ doming House,” which institution, in fact, possesses the power of breaking almost any bank- in the city, if it chooses to try. The Clearing House operates in this way: Each city bank re ceives from its depositors checks upon and notes of the different banks. A messenger from each bank from die New York 7hmrs t regarding the “Lola Montev. like insolence ana effrontery erf the Queen of Spain.” The entire scene was decidedly rieh. The appeals of the Countess to the “hon est. miners” were powerless, and wo she in vited nil hands in to take a drink, hat the response was a groan, and none stepped for ward to show -henisolves her champion.— The whole affair, so fur as the lovely Lola was concerned, was a complete farce. Following is the article o} the Grass Val ley paper, which so stirred the fair lady’s ire: .Spain.—The special cori-espondent of the New York Times speaks in harsh terms cf tho present condition of Spanish affairs, and thinks they have taken up a retrogade march. lie says that “discord mid intrigue reign behind tile council of the Madrid Cab inet. Christina has begun her work of machination. Her Catholic Majesty must its 'Baltimore ktNGTON, 1 -Our 4 ifr—I The Met » in thiscity oh Wednesday P o rted Change j other, column will be found the list of »p- e, Sc. ■* - j A» the A*StNjuait^-By Taforehec to our Europe shows affairs in j advertising columns it will be seen that No new battle the siege.— parties, the Russians and the all inw ard deceiving reinforcements, and both ire c crc^t whfc’ detetmlnecl h> pu§h manera iu extremities, t?ea of this company we notice, havebpen The allies must have suffered dreadfully, very highly spoken of by tho- press of Au- but the Russians have klsomei with heavy gusta and other eitie* where they have re cently exhibited. meet- at 10 A. M. at the Clearing Honsa the next ( * orn 1 au ‘ ovnl <‘frre?pr,ndent’ and a a occas- .#65“ By tho report of the Superintendent of the Central Railroad Company of Geor gia we learn that tho aggregate earning-; of the rond during the past year have been SI;009,793.33, being an increase of gross j earning over the previous year of $112,710.-1 90 ; the expenses of the past year have been ; $475,206.50, showing a nett profit of Solid,-' • r >20.77 or an inerease over the nett profit: j of the -'eviouH year of $25,178.07. John Gibson, the distinguished Scot tish author, and late editor of TUctckicood’s Magazine, died at Abbittsford on tho 2-Jrh ult., in the sixty-second year of his age.— He was the son-in-law of Sir Walter Scott, and like that great writer, had successfully tried his hand at prose and verse of every descripti m. Colored Seamen.—A bill modifying ex isting laws in regard to colored seamen, has passed the Senate of the South Carolina Legislature by a vote of 21 to 14. The bill provides that captains of vessels arriving at any port in the State must give bond and security that the negroes on board their ves sels shall not go on shore. George 1). Prentice, Esq., of the Louis ville Journal, while on his late visit to Little Rock. Ark., received a letter from M. B. Howson, esq. demanding satisfhetjjii fa- some remarks lie had made in a newspaper. Mr. Prentice disavowed any intention to offend Mr. Ifewson, and very sensibly added: I aui no believer in tho dueling code. I would not call a man to tho field unless he had done me such a deadly wrong that I desired to kill him, and I would not obey his call to the field unless I had done him so mortal an injury as to entitle him in my opinion to demand an opportunity of taking my life. I had not the least desire to kill you or to harm a hair on your head, and I am not conscious of having clone anything to entitle you to kill me. I do not warn your blood upon my hands, and I do noi want my own upon anybody’s. day, and exchanges chocks and notes at 12 JI-; the hnnks meet ngsin and pay the ha’ances against them. If this balance ia not paid by half past 2 P. M., it i.i reclaimed and the bonk suspended ftoin the privileges of tlie institution. The Central Bank did not conform to this rule, und was sus pended accordingly. The suspension was follow ed by u rush of note holders mu! depositors, which would be fatal to utmost any bank in the city. Tho balances, however, were paid by 8 P. M. On Wednesday, the Bank was closed, but the direct ors intimate u possibility of its re-opening on Monday. This Bank, as well as the Empire City, will probably bo obliged to wind np its affairs. Its circulation is well secured, but the depositors may lose something. Enough of “ bankruptcy and starvation.” The topic of absorbing interest is the war, the exten sive details of which, furnished by English pipers, bring the buttle field almost before uui eyes. The prospect of a rupture between the Allied and Ger man Powers, and consequently of new revolution ary outbursts in Europe, produces considerable excitement among ‘.lie excitement among the exiled patriots in this city, and they are probably hold ing themselves iu readine.is for any opportunity. There arc republican secret societies of French. Germans. Poles, Hungarians. Italians, and r.o one knows what combustibles nnd explosives may be piled tip waiting for the match. Singular advor tiEement' appear now and then in the dailies, which read like the ravings of an idiot. They are said to be cypher-communications, intelligiV— only to the refugees. hVbut episodes of romanif. histories might be written out from some of the advertisement* iu our vehicle? "f commercial in- ; telligenre, t>* they iie wedged in between notiti-j. j cations of soap, hat-, fiddlesticks, amt all the i humbug of Vanity Fair. Lost friends, found for- | tunc*, disconnected words, which have a deep meaning for two eyes out ot fifty thousand that , rend them; .V wonderful thing, indeed, is a news paper. 1 The murderer. Tusker, formerly editor of the i Brooklyn Advertiser, i-' now on trial. ProbaMv | he will issue n pica of insanity. He was. no j doubt, mad with drink when he murdered bit helpless lnmily, but it i« doubtful whether consti tutional insanity can be proved. Human life is one of the few commodities that scorns to cheapen daily. .Aten are hewn down daily in -jur .street* ; like cattle, by the’axe. or the deadly bowie-dirk j steals silently to their hearts, and wo are growing . hardened ar.d insensible to slaughter and death.— Thu-o terrible details of the Alma have not tended to make u» less so. “ And oh! that bread should be .so dear—aud flesh and blood to cheap!” A new church was lately dedicated in Brooklyn, for the use of the Cor.tre Presbyterian Church- Rev. .1. E. Rockwell's. It is a tine commodious ' ediiico. The butchers have altered market day to Wednesday, in order to prevont breaking the fiab- ional contributor to that press which she kept gagged. But I doubt that she could earn her bread by her pen if deprived of her notorious chai-acter. There ia such a Lola J/o«f«t-like insolence and barefaced hypocrisy in her lines that the ex-King of Bavarin might be delightfully mystified -with them, but she tried to prove too much to be believed at all, just like the Lon don auctioneer, who, illustrating the great advantages of an estate on sale, declares, in a recent advertisement, that ‘there are 600 acres of cover, and the pheasants, par- i tridges, hares, wild fowl, snipes and wood- i cocks, blacken the air. ,,> We add the version given by the EditoT. ; The Countess de Hull does not yet furnish us her story. The last item we believe to be entirely untrue. It does not stand to reason,—it is not according to nature, GRASS VALLEY RING! lJRsT EIGHT OF THE SEASON ! (Jomoaltanis: Marie, Countess de Lands- ; feldt de Heald, de Hull, “Lola Montez." and Henry Shiefley, Editor of the Grass Valley Tellegraph Time—11A.M., Tuesday Nov. 21. Place—Golden Gate Saloon, Grass Val- : ley. Weapons—Horsewhips, Nails and ; Tongue. • First Round—Countess pitching in, j strikes blows with whip; Ship catches it— j ! both close: Countess’ Second takes her off’. | Ship falls back with, whip in his posses- j ' sion. Secon i Round—Countess returns to the 1 I attack—with her tongue. Ship, provok- ! ingly cool, smokes his pipe and iaughs at ; ; her. ' Third Round—Countess urged to desper ation, strikes at Ship and spits in his face. Ship magnanimously advises her not to go too far. Fourth Round—Countess tries on her old Tactics—appeals to the crowd, as "Mi ners, <5ce.” Crowd sensibly laughs at her. Fourth-and-a-hnlf Round—A “ Green " chap in the crowd said something, when the Counters informed him it was not his “put in.,' Fifth Round—Crowd greatly amused. Sixth Round—Cries of “ Speeches from Shipley. ' Ship offers the “ st imp ", to “Lena” Countess informed Ship that her name is “Mad Loa.” _ heavy losses, and neither party is as yet master of the battle field. TheRttssiiMw, however, have the advan tage of fighting on their own ground; while the present season of the year is particular ly unfavorable to the allies. While the war therefore, is going on, and while both par ties are making tremendous efforts to opeu the campaign of 1855, we enjoy ail the ad vantages of a neutral nation, and grow strong and healthy, while the nations of Eu rope exhaust and waste themselves in the gignatie struggle. Our mercantile community, warned bv the fatal consequences cf over-trading, will r.o longer dash headlong into wild specula tions and the shipment of specie to England has already discontinued. California gold must continue to accumulate in our Atlan tic cities and relievo the mouey market.— Exchange ou England lias been done as low as GJ per cent.—a figure which readers tho shipment of specie a losing concern, and consequently a mercantile impossibility. In view of these facts, it would perhaps be well to pause a while before effecting a radical change in the tariff. The revenue from customs, for the fiscal year ending30th June, 1855, will certainly fall off some for- | Daily Intelligencer tells us that a scheme is Professor Ticbuore, with his talented troupe entertainment &t tl^e Atheusenm, commenc ing on Monday eveneuing. The performan- The Failure in Charleston of a kurgc cotton house, reported by telegraph some days ago, it is said, is very large, amoun ting to a half million of dollars. It is the house of Rice Dulin, a large cotton factory. t&k. The appointment of Col. Steptoe as Governor of Utah reflects high credit on the President and his advisers. Ex-Governor Brigham Young has no claim to the chief- magistracy of that Territory, simply be cause he is the chief and prophet of a reli gions soot whose tenents arejat war with the inoral sentiment of the whole nation. The 6pirit of our institutions tolerates allreligious persuations, but it does not recognise in any sect the power to supersede the laws of the land. This would virtually amount to a capitulation on the part of the civil author ity to the ecclesiastical. A Magnificent Scheme.—The St. Louis ty, perhaps fifty per cent., and with a pro per increase of our army and navy, the pros pects of a very large surplus in the treasu ry may prove illusory. in agitation there to open a direct trade be tween St. Louis, China, India, &c., across the continent, by means of a semi-weekly overland stage and transportation line be tween some point on the Missouri river and the Pacific ocean. Such a line, it is said, could be maintaned for a year on a capital of $500,000. with all the conveniences that may be had on any stage route throughout the Union. Rumored Failures in Charleston.—It would be useless to attempt to conceal the fact, says the Charleston Standard of Mon day, that business affairs in thi3 city are beginning to assume a very gloomy and threatening appearance. Already there are rumors afloat of the suspension or failure of several heavy houses, and it is feared that these will be followed by others that will prove still more disastrous. While so many establishments are going down in . mine support ot ner own suojecu^ other citie , it cannot be expected that the ohe ts m the most imminent danger ol be-*. . „ coming a second Poland, and affording, by | Wlnes * men of th,s Clt y wlil estia P e u,1 ‘ her dismemberment, an indemnification for j scathed. There were reports on Saturday that war which she fondly thinks is being ; of no less than three suspensions, and in carried on for her exclusive advantage.” • addition, Mr. Rice Dulin received a despatch Ausma evidently fears more from Russia from Columbift notifying h ; ra that the <v than r*he does from the allies, and knows , ,. T * _ , very well that the aristocracy of England Insurance Company had suspended, and the French Emperor will not stir up the : iint I advising him to notify all persons fires of revolution if they can help it. The therein insured of the fact. ill success of the allies in the Crimea will not hasten her alliance with them. If the The New York Tribune mourns over JVmes’intimations mean any thing more than < tbu result of the recent election iu Kansas The couauct of Austria is the sub ject of continual comment in Euglish pa pers—but neither promises, cuaxiDg nor abuse seems to have any effect upon that imperturbable power, so long as fears of Russia or sympathy with the Czar predom inate. Having appealed to the honor and interests of Austria in vain, the Ixmdon. Times now insinuates a new element to move her. It affectionately inquires “ ITow many sparks from a French corporal’s pipe would it require to set Italy in a blaze from one end to the other, and what prospect would there be of a re-conquest of Lombar dy—with France and England instead of the small kingdom of Piedmont to conduct the war?" It also estimates that Hungary may be aroused, and adds: “ When Austria measures herself against the great powers, she must not forget that wherever her enemies appear, they may count upon the support of her own subjects. intimidation, Europe will be involved before long in one general and bloody contest.—■ Sacannah News. and comes down heavily upon tho luke warmness of the abolitionists. It accuses them of talking much and doing little, it says: “ Slavery is finally allowed to become a the renunciation of privateering, has no i legitimate institution in Kansas it will be doubt been nearly unanimously approved J1 he fault oj^ the PreeJSlates. bv the people of tho United States. If we ; „ * - ‘ - - • Mr. Buchanan and ms Secretary of Legation.—A Washington correspondent of Privateering'- The President’s reply' to the King of i P ttssia, in answer to the proposition for •, • i* ; . * • ‘ v__ _ _ ]p if we consider 'he vast disproportion that exists between our naval force and the immense j Y. Post state?, that Mr. Sickles, the Secretary of the American Legation at London, will soon 3-eturn home, and adds : “ Mr. Buchanan writes h<*me iu a most complaining tc-’e. Ho wants some ‘.ns commerce , s ® nT *° P ut * he affairs ot ' the London Lcga- | c; . ;, u f or §8,000. Overjoyed with the sue- in order. He would like to have Uua- j which had attended him, ho hastened ter. chief clerk of the Department of State, j i .a-fc io his home. Five hundred dollars was or some other capable^ man. He re willing j expended the next day after his return in naval establishments of other great Powers, we cannot but perceive, that to surrender the right Mprivateering would be suicidal. With a navy ten times smaller than that of England, for instance, what would become of us in a war with that Power? Iu less j than three months our whole | won id be swept from the ocean whilst the i damage our few war ships would be able I to effect upon that of our antagonist i 7. . - r c . ,, - , T . ,, . , that Mr. Sickles should go home. It seems wcttld be able to escape annihilation oulv , .. ,, , , . , ..j. „ 1 . , . , ,. - that tue seal ot the legation was used bv building up a navv eight or ten tunes as I [Correspondence of tbe Baltimore Bon.] Waurkton, Dee 17.185' ■of the ’ates—Tlm. it would te Mo \Jk rd of Claims, dee. ” Public attention » partially withdrawn from our own affairs by the absorbing inter- Bad Effi# United i if—HU and Pit U. States is by no means an indifferent spectator, and no country, not likely to be involved in the contest, is more affected by it, in a eommercial point of view, than this. It unsettles and distracts mix commercial relations, depresses our chid* staple in for eign markets, drains us of our gold, impairs the value of securities, adds to the embar rassments prevailing through other cauuses and is attended by no compensating results. Not only is the prospect of peace very far distant, but other parties are soon to be in volved in the war, and the theatre of its operations is to be greatly extended. It has been surmised in some quarters that the Administration is not very desir ous that the revenue should be reduced at this time. But it is there best policy, and I have nu doubt that it is their wish, so to reduce the revenue and to prevent the accu mulation of a surplus in the treasury, which would increase existing commercial embar- rassuieue* in the country. The plan pro posed for this reduction will also tend to promote the manufacturing interest, and in crease the ability to export manufactures. The continuance of the war will draw off la bor from manufactures and agriculture in England, and so much increase the cost of production os to give our manufacturers a large foreign market in competition with theirs. But to secure this benefit, it is ne cessary that the cheap raw materials impor ted for our manufacturers should be free of duty. Besides, it is to be considered that this administration is specially pledged to the policy of keeping the revenue down to the lev«l of the wants of an economical expendi ture. The reduction of the revenue at this session is therefore necessarily a favorite measure with tho administration. Another and a not less urgent measure is die increase of the army. The Secretary of War has placed that measure upon such grounds of necessity, humanity, and econ omy that Congress cannot hesitate to adopt it. I am glad to notice that the subject of the repeal or modification of the usury laws has been brought before the House by Mr. Boyce of South Carolina. The same subject was presented to the consideration of the South Carolina Legislature by Governor Manning in his recent message. The Legislature of New York will probably abolish the laws respecting usury at the coming session, ex cept so far as to retain the present legal rate of interest in cases where it is not fixed in the contract. Mr. Bredhead’s bill for the establishment of a Board of Claims meets with such general favor that its passage at this session may be confidently expected. The necessi ty of this measure was generally admitted as long ago as tho session of 1832 33, when it was introduced under the most favorable auspices by Mr. Thos. Marshall, of Kentuc ky, the present Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of thaff State, and has since been advocated by many of the most eminent of our public men. Ion. •tlioAtot CwMljMBpitaW»*s*‘ j D# BfPpHliTMur. One item of AUGUSTA MiTRICT. ; Parificis the Trinity,ff Ilitetfne; Wteley Chapel, j Ab^^fcd. 8 ’ 1 ggjg Spetkgfield^^T S L Hwrwoll.'' , I Sy Irani a and Scriren Col'it Hit—D 0*I)riscol end . Like Sir V A J Deau. > home, to die. Wawnttboro’—F F Reynold*. Mr. Lockhart was the son of a Scnhi.i Bftrk* Coed Mi*—A Arerett. clergytiian of old family . He was J h Fairhavrr. Hit—Wm B MeHan. LouitviUe and Water*. r—-Wm B MeHan. i.for the profession of law, and became Rictrmond R A onner on R but soon relinquished its unren,,! 1 Jeferton CoVd Jffo-P C Harris. iterating toils for the more genial walfe„ „ * — —4 literary life. He was an early contriW to i Blackwood’s^ ,Magazine, and “ P elet > Tetters to his Kinsfolks,’’ wore soon publish ed by Kim in an 'authoritative volume. g» afterwards traveled in -Germany, and upon his return, was introduced to Scott by JaC, Hogg, at Sir Walter’s request. The result of the acquaintance was that Lockhart married the daughter of the great poet and novelist. In 1825, .when Gifford retired fro® th e editorship of the Quarterly Review, Lockh art succeeded him, which post he filled with great ability, though never with popularity until within the past few years, when he gave it up in consequence of declining health. Lockhart has written a great deaf many of his published works being stand! ards of claesic taste. His best known p u l). lieations were, a “ L'fe of Burns,” “ JI em , oirs of Sir Walter Scott,” “Valerius, a Roman Story," “Reginald Dalton,” am Blair,” “ Passages in the Life of Gilbert Earle," and some beautiful translations of Spanish ballads. Lockhart was i n politics a very high Tory, and personally unpopular, His wife and son, the latter the only male representative of Sir Walter Scott’s family, have died within tho past wo years. AwfdUd-XiJ B Evinw. Col’d JJit—T M Armstrong. City Hit—J 0 A Clark. Lincolnian—rffaj Norman. Columbia—Wesley P Arnold. CoTd Jfi*—John 8 Bonn. B r i'2£«*—Riehurd Lane. Wutkxnyton—Daniel Kelsey. Warrenton—W J Cotter. SparM—C W Key. Hancock—J W Knight. Void Hit—To be supplied. ATHENS DISTRICT. J W TaUey, P E. Atheo*—Joseph S Key. Ced'd Charge—N H Palmer. WatkintcilU—David Blalock »nd John Patlllo. Factory Hit—David Crenehaw. Honroe—A W Rowland. Covington and Oxford Station—W R Branham. Newton Circuit—George C Clark. -iinditon—Thoma* V Pierce. Morgan—M W Arnold. hiingtton Col’d Hit—Eli Bennett. Gretntboru’—John P Duncan. Green CoFd Hit—To be .snpplied. Lexington ami Oglethorpe Vot'd Hit—W H C Cone und J H Grogan. Elbertun—H H Parks and William S Turner. Broad-river Coi’d Hit—II Crawford. Cameteille—J W Brady and J P Howell. Emory College—A Means and W J Sasnett. Haditon Female College—J n Echols and James L Pierco. Agent A B Society—G J Pearco. Agent Emory College—Charles R Jewett. DAHLONEGA DISTICT. Georgo Bright, P E. Dahlonega—J H Mashburn and M Hambey. Laicrenccville—W J Wardlaw. Gaintrille—Franklin L Brantloy. Decatur—Albert Gray. Canton—John W Burke. Clarksville—John II Harris. Lllijay His—Tyro Harbin, (one to be supplied.) MurpTicy Hit—Jos Chamber* and Jag G Werley. Blairsville Hit-—William Q Allen. Ducktoicn His—To bo supplied. Clayton Hit—William H Thomas. Horyanton—John Newell. MARIETTA DISTRICT. J B Puyno, P E. Harietta Station Wiley G Parka; Jacob K Owen, Supornumary. Harietta Circuit—M C Smith and J H Reese. Cattville—Andrew Neeao. Dallas His—Alfred Dorman. Borne Station—Charles A Fulwood. 6'are Spring—Wm P Clontz and T T Christian. Subliynu—William F Connolly. Lafayette—H P Pitchford. Dalton—Robert F Jones. Calhoun—William M D Bond. Spring Place—John Strickland. Summerville—William Brewer. Dade Hisalon—Harvy MeHan. LAGRANGE DISTRICT. J C Simmons, P E. LaGrangc—William G Conner. West Point—James .VI Austin. Troup and Colored Mission—Willis D Matthew*, (ono to ho supplied.) Greenville and Colored Mission—Sidney M Smith ami F M ifoynton. Franklin—Robert Stripling. Carrolton—Peter Groover. Villa Rica Mis—C Trussell, (ono to be supplied.) Netcnan—William II Evans. Palmetto—Noah Smith. Atlanta Station—S Anthony, (one to be supplied.) C'*'rem'f--Thomas Boring. Fayetteville—Isaac N Craven. Zelulon—Francis W Baggorly. Griffin—W K Foote. McDonough and Jackson—J W Yarborough and L Q Auen. 24th •alth ,ra past, and laHhu'j, w, he _E«d taught l ngqn tbe continent^ eott, he bhly return^ “The Fortune of a Da)’.”««»Slx Thonund Dollars Lost in a Gambling Room. About a month since, we stated that a poor mechanic, residing on Seventh street, m this city, named Wm. L. Walker, had re ceived intelligence of the death of an uncle in the city of Baltimore, by which he came in possession of nine thousand dollars, all in cash. Mr. Walker immediately, upon the receipt of this information, gave up his j situation in Henderson’s carpenter shop, i and started for the monumental ciiy, to re- i ceive liis fortune. Upon his arrival in i Baltimore, lie iearned that the mouey to which lie had fallen heir was in such a con dition that it could not bo obtained for six j months, loung W alkov, anxious to get the money “ on sight,” offered to take $3,500 . the whole amount, and final!}- sold his cgatiou wa: ; cover despatches to the Continent of a war like and revolutionary nature. It seems that couriers were employed who were not couriers, but emissaries cf continental trigue, said to u—nv.o ; n ;u:.er wiui ms muo lumuv : ;rs. but emissaries of continental in- ! 0 q Longwurth street at ?300 t The author of Sander’s letter is pended quite a sum of money o have dabbled in this matter.' repainted and white washed. Seventh Round—Count ess reads extracts i large as Glut we now have, from Grass Valley Telegraph counts number ^ 0 have only to recur to the events of | of words, and informs Ship that- there are ! last war with Great Britain to see the j twenty words to be atoned for. i use we are ablo to make of privateering, in I Eighth Round—Ship remarks that^the i fighting a great commercial nation. In ; crowd has been sufficiently amused, and conflict, our privateers, seemingly ubi- • concludes to retire in disgust. j quitou®, pounced upon English ve-sels in I Ninth Round—Countess springe forward ! every sea, and being nerved by > the eon- ; „.v pr ( v t i. e „j lova . „,. or t i. c „ n _ and demands the whip—“her father’s whip. ’ seiouaness, of a just cause whenever they! ' ,. P P° Artcle in dispute placed in the hands of a j 111 ct the enemy’s vessel of war of then- own t Bounces its discontinuance. Lhe causes as- disinterested party. j size they were not .-low to engage with them 1 signed lor this step seem to be a general Tnu Griffin Jeffersonian.—In the last bath by prepnrations for Monday as before. A few stick to tho old day. Councilman Wild, fa- j Tenth Round—Countess asks all hands to | an d not long in proving themselves, in I want of patronage and tho backwardness of mous as an nmatenr duelist, lost yesterday about j drink. Crowd laughs and refuses. j many instances, more than a match and j subscribers in paving their dues. Tho J’f- $1,000 by a fuo in his confectionary shop, which — : r j even, sometimes with heavy odds against liis chivalry has helped to advertise. The sun is 1 Tli6 Usury Uaws will be 'PIT {jCiie* , them, they won brilhnnt victories, coming out gradually. Brceham, the murderer,is ; £ a ^A brought^ to the attention of tlie Staic j g»lhe whole civilized world would, as lias to be executed to-dav. A speech of Kossuth is published in the pap'ers ou the present crisis in 10 . lueir f lu ‘? aowgauou or tinetat mourn- 1 to see the principle estahlishca upon which 1 taking leave of his readers, the editor say: Europe. " .♦» ! ? atlo, i' } n , " orth L , ar " hua ? bill has been . the proposal to abolish privateering is pro- j --Conscious of having discharged our tin- 1 k w lnlinninolnil In n ni on ri tlmco I r* w.i * n c-avam I I 11 C „ J „.-l il.1 — „! l ^ —U— ^ I‘ 1 _ _ .. 0 . . V' . frrsoman has been a staunch supporter of Democratic principles, and has in days gone In Legislatures this winter with a view either j been remarked by a eon tern poary, lie glad, | by, fought manfully for the good cause, to their entire abrogation or liberal modifi- 1 to see the principle established upon which ; taking leave of his readers, the editor si ! cation. In North Carolina a bill has been j the proposal to abolish privateering is pro- ' ; introductcd to amend these laws in several ! fessedly founded, that private property of important particulars. It is proposed that j unoffending non-combatants, through *ene- ■ Another sign of the hard times, says a letter writer in New York, is the closing of several large manufacturing establish ments up town—carpet and hair manufac tories. By this movement «*ore« of opera tives, male and female, arc turned adrift. Many of the tailoring shops are also dis charging their hands. This, with the ex ceedingly cold weather, which lias sudden ly set in, is anything but pleasant for the poor. Life in TnE Clearings.—We are indebted to the attention of the publishers, Messrs Dewit & Davenport. New York, for a copy of tbe above work by Mrs. Moodie, author of “ Roughing It in the Bush,” and a nurn- iier of other popular and entertaining nov els. Mrs. Moodie is n writer of force and J decided talent, and is fast achieving an en-! viable reputation in the fiield of light liter- j aturc. Her Inst work may be had at tho j Book Store of Geo. Dunham. Edinburg Rf.view.—The October number j of the above Quarterly is on our table. Tho J following is its table of contents: Vestries ! and Church-rates: Memoirs of King Joseph; j The Arab Tribes of the Great Desert: Rail way Morals and Railway Policy: Burton’s j History of Scotland, from 1089 io 1748; i Maeauley’s Speeches; Reform of the War Departments; Tho Management and Dispo- [ sal of our Criminal Population. Governor ot Ut*h. We understand, says the Washington Un- the regular inteiest shall be, as now, six ion, that the President has nominated to the j per cent, per annum, upon a sale of any >Senate Brevet Lieut. Col. Edward J. Steptoe j goods, chattels, wares, and merchandise, of tho United States Army, to be governor, ! unless by 11 special contract or writing be- of Utah, in the place of Governor Young, j tween the parties higher or lower rates be who was appointed by Presideut Filmore. • fixed. It is also pro;x>sed that in sails at Colonel Steptoe, who is in lineal rank a cap- j law, judgment shall be rendered for the tain of artillery, and who has been twice ; principal money, and the interest due, ac- breveted for gallant and meritorious con- j cording to the rate agreed upon and stipu- duct in the battles of Cerro Gordo and I lated; Provided, however, that such rate C'iiepultepec, is, of course, well known to 1 shall and may be reduced to six per centum tho whole country in that relation. In ad- j per annum upon special plea of the defend- dition to this, all who are acquainted with i ant. The Massachusetts Legislature, as him, either personally or in official capacity | well as that of New York, will lie petition- bear testimony to the dignity and manli- I ed to revise the present laws upon the sub- ! Baltimore American. ness of his character, his intelligence, his I ject. I extensive information upon subjects not! ' , -A- Washington Wild Cat.- mies, should be exempt from molestation ; but as the President aptly observes, the pro posed surrender goes hut little way in car rying out that principle which equally re quires that such private property should not be seized or molested by national ships of war “Should the leading powers of Europe,” says the President, “concur in proposing as a rule of international law, to exempt pri vate property upon fhe ocean from seizure by public armed cruisers as well as by pri vateers the United States will readily meet them upon this board ground.” What say the European powers to that proposition?— -The Wash ington Globe publishes the Deed of Trust made by John Withers, of the firm ofSelden, ant, and the “reputation for teaching which | Withers & Co., directing the Tru.teesto ap- she bears,” but the printer, careless fellow, | ply the assets—first, to the expenses of the left out the which, so the advertisement went | trust; second, to the redemption of the forth, commending the lady’s “reputation bonds of the Virginia and Tennessee Rail- for teaching she bears.” j road, amounting to one hundred and ninety _ j thousand dollars; third, to the redemption tion of Col. Steptoe for Governor Young will j - ,*®T The Democracy gives the | of the bills of the Exchange Bank of Wash- be attended with any inconvenience. We j f ? llo ™g P^ticulars of one 0 t the most ; i Ilg t 0 n, a Wild Cat concern; and fourth, to confide much in the practical good sense of ? ln £ ular «f«denta which has ever happened | ^1 oth er creditors, including the State of the inhabitants of *Ctah notwithstanding j i Virginia, equally their peculiar institutions, and not less in connected with his profession, liis eminent I ffST^The principal of an academy, in his discretion, aud to the conscientious and re- : odvcrtisemeut mentioned his female assist- ligious temper of his mind. AH these are qualities which signally fit him for the deli cate and important duty of governor of a Territory so peculiar in its condition nnd population as Utah. We do not apprehend that the aubstitu- tho combined moderation, firmness, and sa- , gacity of Col. Steptoe, who has been for C<M 011 some time encamped with his command near Salt Lake City. The propeller was caught in the gale of last week on Lake Huron. During *he storm, a heavy hawser, the forcastle ( Washington, Dec. 18. deck, was washed Congressional.—In tbe Senate to-day Mr. overboard bv the sea. Soon after, the en- 1 Johnson, of Arkansas, appeared and was gine stopped, and on examination it was j BWO rn in. Mr. Shields reported a bill to in- found that the hawser bad beeD caught by : crease the efficiency of the army. The bill the screw, and wound completely about it j t 0 establish a board to adjust private land in numerous coils. Before the screw could 1 claims was referred to a special committee, lie relieved, the unmanageable craft went The House took up the Military Academy Bill. Mr. Barry denounced the Know-Nothings The Mouey Market. The New Y r ork Journal of Commerce of Saturday says: The public mind is still a good deal un- ashore on the Canada side. settled, with some fresh causes of disquiet 1 to day, but confidence appears to grow slow- j Columbus Building and Loan Assucia- : as an Illegal combination to take away the ly with each succeeding hour. tion.—At the last meeting of iltis Associa- j rights of citizens. Mr. Banks rejoined, de- Thc Banks of this city having cut off the j tion 184000 were sold for ?10,500, nnd left a ; fending the Know-Nothings, and condemn- 3 *■— ” J *- 1 Q1ftn the hands of the , ed the claim of tho Roman Catholics to in- diseased niembera, are now all believed to i balance of over S100 in be in a sound, healthy condition and will j Treasurer.^ The following prices were paid : terfere in secular affairs. Miss Agnes Robertson, a new star I in the galaxy, is electrifying the people of Sa- . vannah by her wonderful draniatio talents. Tiif. Czar and Human Life.—Accord ing to the Edinburg Advertiser, the Czar has carried on a war with the Circassians for twenty-eight years, and at au annual cost of twenty thousand of liis subjects.— This would make an aggregate of .560,000. In the two campaigns against Persia, as in the Hungarian campaign, and the two Po lish campaigns of 1831-32, there are not sufficient data to form a correct estimate of the loss of the Russians, which was, how ever, in the Persian and Polish war enor mous. In the two campaigns against Tur key of 1828-29, 300,000 fell; of whom, however, 50,000 perished by the plague. The loss of the Russians in various ways, since the entry of the Danubian Principali ties, is understated at 30,000, In these cal culations it should lie borne in mind that no estimate is attempted to be made of the sacrifice of human life on the side of those who fought for their liberties against the aggressions of Russia. Truly, _ the Empe ror sustains his throne and gratifies his am bition at au immense cost of life, stand by each other to the last, so that any panic concerning either of them is perfectly unjustifiable. Foreign Exchange is again heavy, and prime bankers’ bills on London having been bought 108, although the Bnme drawers nsk, ’nominally, 108L On Paris 5.221a lf>L and more unsettled. The import? of foreign dry goods'eonttnue to decline, the total for the week ending last evening being three fourths of a mil lion less than for the corresponding week of last year. The Boston Courier of Friday says : Nothing new can be said in regard to business prospects, the money market or the stock market. Everybody seems to be waiting for something to happen, and no one is disposed to act now, unless compelled by necessity. More gold is on the way from the mines, but thus mr the good deri ved from these arrivals has been of a nega tive rather than a positive character. No further failures are reported here, but the newsmongers ivere regaled yesterday with a reported suspension in Providence for a largo amount. There is probably “a good time coming” by-and-by, and the best way is to wait for it patiently. The veteran Lord Brougham, has under- taken to collect aud edit lue works. §2000 at 62 1-2 per cent premium ; §4000 at 62 : $3000 at 63 ; $1500 at 61 5-8. After [ the loaning was completed, 20 shares stock > were offered for sate on which S40 had been ^ ^j ie number of persons who have set- paid, and were sold tor 5*44 oO. - - Increase of Population in Minnesota.- Frum all that we have seen and heard rela- | tied in Minnesota the past season, we should —“ ; : . T , . 1 judge that not less than twenty-five thousand i he sudden closing of itike ua\i- ( actua i guttler* have pitched their tents with gation has locked up some If*,000 bushels us siKCe the opening of navigation. Thev ofyiheat-and Corn in the A* ellnnd Canal. j lavc no t settled in anyone particular locall- In addition to which, there are some ty hut dispersed themselves all nver the Ter- twenty other vessels at Point Dalhouste, and r *j tQ hiext season the number will be Gravelly bay, the former of which, though . mach increased.—St. Paul Pioneer, Nov. 25. uot frozen in, may get out and reach their - destination this season. j ^4 New York , etter 8ayg . Sffiu A letter from Havanna says that the ! . , A proposition is started—and I am told captain and crew of the vessel seized at Ba- , h a • h V of U G. White, are to be brought, cforgy of a N denominations that special . . . - Ai.l anfnmo nA VO IT 0(1 lltl in Oil /1, *«• here for trial. Gen. Concha having issued | collections be taken up in all the city orders to that effect: it is .aid that they are j on Christmas day in aid of the to Im tried simply as smugglers, and not on . 8uffeP, ”« Jnst r> - ,8 ra ° re charge of conspn ing agatost the Govern- the laboring poor viient, ar bringing arms into the country ; of thl8 city than has been the case for years. with treasonable intentions. ; _ Steamboat Disaster.—The Racine pro- Thf. Collins’ Steamers will hereafter | T' ol!er Westmoreland, sunk eighteen miles leave New York on every alternate IVedncs- from “ Sleeping Bear, by which seventeen day, and Liverpool on every alternate Sat- ; *‘ ve£! were ^ ost - urday. In conformity with this arrangement i the Pacific will leave New York on Wednes-( The ancient Capitol of Texas and’ the day, Dec. 27, and the Atlantic on the 10th January. residence of her former ruler, is now used as a boarding housa. ty as a democratic editor, with fidelity and integrity, we leave the editorial chair with but lew'regrets, and trust that others may occupy it with no less purity of conduct and good intention. Of our imperfections, we are fully sensible, but to the principles and prosperity of the Democratic party we have been only too true and unswerving for our own personal interest. But enough. We have done. We hove only found what many other-good fellows before us, that “Jordan’s a hard road to travel,” and that “ their worst enemies have been those of their own political household.” Circulation of the New York Papers. The city advertising of the New York councils is now being contracted for. Each paper aspring for it, under the new regula tion, has just returned under oath its daily city circulation, and the rate per lino at which it will do the printing. From this statement it appears that tho city circula tion of the principal journals is as follows: Herald, 40,500 Sun, 34,000; Times, 23, 400 ; Tribune, 12,000 ; Commercial, 23,000; Express, and Zeitung,10,000. One of the New York papers states that in consequence of the delay of different trains of cars beyond Albany, by the snow storm of Sunday week, upwards of a million of money was detained which should have been delivered in Wall street on Wednesday morning. American Volunteers for the Russian Service.—Mr. Rosevelt, a lawyer of New York, who sailed in the Baltic last week, en route for St. Petersburg, it is said, is to be raised to a Generalship iu the Russian army. Several other Americans, it is reported, went out in the Baltic to proceed to Russia. The N. Y. Sun says: . “Mr. Rosevelt has been engaged for the last two months in sketching the plan and calculating the costs of a campaign—all of which are reduced to paper, and capable of being rolled up into a compass sufficiently smalT to enable him to Becrete it on his per son without fear of detection. There are several persons of standing in this city wh« are familiar with the plans, having got their information from Mr. Rosevelt. They state that it is the intention of the Czar, in the spring, to open the campaign on the most formidable foundation, and to carry the war into Great Britain itself.” The Specie of the Country.—Tho Sec retary of the Treasury estimates the amouut of specie in the country on the 30th of Sep tember last at $241,(500,000. He says:— “ Of this sum there was about $60,000,000 in the banks and $26,000,000 In the United States Treasury ; the rest being in circula tion among the people or hoarded up.” At the period of the discovery of gold in Cali fornia there was in the country about $100,- 000,000, and of this $50,000,000 was held by banks and $50,000,000 by. individuals. • Thus, in about seven years, the. amouut in rhe bank vaults has only increased $10,000,- 000, while the amount in private bauds has iqoroMtd $95,000,000. purchasing furniture, iic\, for his house.— The old furnii ure was sent to Wocdruff’s aud disposed cf at auction, the whole being sold for S4i, such was its inferior character. Walker with his little family rented a house 5300 a year, «nd ex in having it repainted and white washed. Walker feel ing himself independent enough to play the gentemau, commenced frequenting the sa loons and restaurants on Third street in the day time and the theatre at night. lie made acquaintances speedily and very Iiberaily treated them to oysters and other refresh ments, and in return liis new friends invited him to plaj- cards aud billiards at their ex pense. The uew sphere in which he was enjoying himself so eclipsed his better judg ment that he was soon persuaded -to visit the gambling rooms. At first he won at nearly every game, and accumulated nearly 5300.* Night after night he continued visit ing these sinks of iniquity, one of which is located on Third street, until he had lost over six thousand dollars of the fortune he liad received but a few weeks since. Walk er says that when he had lost four thousand doUars of the money he would have stopped had he not expected to get the sum back again by continuing the game. He has now however, stopped, and has sought redress in one of our courts of justice. Besides the fine furniture, clothing, &c., he purchased, he has only seventeen hundred of the $8,000 left, but promises hereafter to remain at home, and not squander what is left, but re sume his daily labor and attend closely to the intereset and welfare of liis family.— Cin. Getz., Dec. 13. The Trials of a Fashionable Saloon.— Charles Birdsall, lawyer, together with a friend, went to Taylor’s Saloon, in Broad way, a few evenings since, where the two had supper. On coming out, Birdsall, to pay fifty cents, offered the cashier a $5 bill on the Oneida Bank of New York. Tho cashier would not take it, although he ad mitted that it was not a bad biU. “ There is no telling,” the cashier remarked, “when the bank would fail, as there had already been rumors respecting it.” Birdsall had other money, but said the cashier must ei ther take what he offered, or he wouldn’t pay him. The doors were closed, Birdsall was not allowed to leave. An officer was sent for, but he refused to take Birdsall in custody, after which he was allowed to de part. Birdsall now sues Taylor for $500, for an alleged assault and confinement. MACON DISTRICT, j AT Mann, P K. j Mat o;*—\V Hinton. Vin-vilh—GP Anthony. ! Colored Charge—Janies M Dio key. ‘ Clinton—Nilas II Cooper. . P Cooper. B-thel Colored Mission—M 'I tlebbanl. Eatonton and Colored Mission—Jusiah Lew:.-ami D T Ilnime*. MontirrCa—William A Florence. Cnllodcn—Wesley Smith. Colored Mission—To he supplied. Ktu/xoillc Colored Mission—To he supplied. Fort Valley—John B War.Haw. Colored Mission—James Jones. Perry—Robert Lester. Forsyth—E W Burch ami W J Davies. Ocmulgee Colored Mission—To ho supplied. Jefferson-ille—John M Bright. Wesleyan Female College—0 L Smith and Jon M Bonne!!. Agent for Traot Cause J Blakely Smith. Columbus Diet—Lovieh Pier. \ P E Columbus ami Colored. Hiseio•:—E W Spear. Wm J Seott. City Mission—W D Shea. Factory Mission, to he supplied. Buena Vista—Leonard Itn.>u. Lanier—Wyatt Brooks. Talbotton Station. Lewis J Davies. Talbot Circuit—John M Marshall. Colored Mission—-R Greer,. Thomaston Station-—to be supplied. Epson—-T II Whitby. Colored Mission—M Bollah. Hamilton-—J D Adams. Harris Cold Mission—-\V W Tidwell. Whitcsidllc-—Jackson Rush. Cusseta-—M Mnlabey. Lumpkin Dist—Walter Knox, P E. Lumpkin—J B Jackson. Stewart-—D Williamson and R M Cotter. Chattahoochee CoFd Mission-—J T Turner. Cuthbert and Emmaus-—W H Potter. Fort Gaines-r-lvn L Potter. Randolph Col’d Mission—-T K Stewart. Starkville—Jno B AleGeahee. Amerieus Station—-J R Littlejohn. Circuit—Y F Tignor. Sumpter Col'd Mies—W M Watts. Vienna—Edmund T McGeahee. Worth-Mission- J W Carroll. Hawkinsville—J IV Traywick. Andrew Female College—John H Caldwell and Francis X Foster. Charlei W Thomas, Chaplain U S-N. Sevastopol. A correspondent writes to us—“ Will you be kind enough to announce in the A/tier,, can the correct pronunciation of Sevastopol, Should not the accent be upon tho syllable next to the last ?’’ The rules regulating the pronunciation of Russian geographical names are neeessari ly indefinite, as the Russians employ neith er Roman characters nor those that' can be readily converted into corresponding man letters. The usual practice in such ca- aes is to spell the name according to it 6 sound in some well known European tongue, and to regulate its pronunciation by the mode adopted with respect to homogeneous names. The pronunciation preferred bj our correspondent is undoubtedly that sup. ported by the best precedent and authority. According to the Penny Cyclopaedia, and its decision is adopted by other authorities, the right pronunciation is—Se-vas-fo-pol, the accent being on the ante-penultimate, and the final syllable pronounced, as if it was written pie, and not pol. The pronunciation of Constantinople, Adrianople, etc., may serve as a guide. Sevastopol, or Sebastopol, is a compound Greek word, made up of St- bastos and polls, the former of which signi fies august, most holy, or sacred—the latter, a city, together, the august city. Sebaatoi was a word appropriated by the Roman Emperors of the Eastern Empire. It was an Imperial prefix, and was the Greek equivalent for the Lattin Augustus, which was applied to the Caisars. The name is now indifferently spelt.Sebastopol and Se vastopol ; the letter b, among the modern Greeks, having almost universally the sound of v.—Baltimore American. Arrival of the Steamer Cahawba. New York, Deo.17.—The steamer Cahaw ba from New Orleans via Havana, with dates from the latter port to the 12th ins:., arrived here this morning. A Spanish steamor arrived at Havana on the 8th, with Opataln McColloeh, mate aud four men belonging to the American schooner J. G. ( White, which was captured a few weeks ago at Baracoa, having arms and munitions | of wsr on board. The steamer had tho 1 schooner in tow. Cupt. McCulloch, tho I crew and two persons named Fehx and La ! Coste, implicated in the affair, were imme- ; dial ;!y consigned to prison toawait their trial. The weather was fine on the Island. ! The Oahwlia brines a confirmation -ff the j report relative to the U. S. Sloop ei'-war | Albany being at Carthagena on the 10to of j October. ; The Eastern and Western Intendnnciet of the Island ofCc-;, have been formally ! abolished and one for the whole Island has I been established at Havana, i Doctor Wm. Humboldt, a son of the fa- .• mous traveller, is at Havana, gaining eon- j verts to his theory that the ravages of the ! yellow fever may be -arrested by innocnla- j tion. | Heavy rams iti the interior of the Island t had delayed the receipt of the new crop of I sugar. , Our private correspondent says that the Captain of the schooner J. G. White is con fined on board the schooner, and that the crew- had been set at liberty. Markets.—Sugar was quiet and the market essentially unchanged. Contracts for the delivery in -January were made at 8A Rum was higher. SANDERSVILLE DISTRICT. D D Cox P E. Sandersville.—Joseph T Smith and John B tell. Dublin—Wesley P Pledger. Irwinton—L B Payne. Jacksonville—A J Dcavour*. Reidsvillc.—Wm S Baker. McIntosh and Darien—TH White. Emanuel Mission—F W Finndera. Bullock and Bryan—J Ainsworth. Hinesvilh—Daniel J Mvrick. Sen- Wm H Eilieon transfered to Alabama C/onference. Later from Havana. New Orleans, Dec. 19.—The steamer Black Warrior has arrived from Havana with dates to Dec. 16. She reports the British war schooner Shallow there. Noth ing else important. New Orleans Market. Tuesday, Dec. 19.—Cotton is active and unchanged. Sales 5,000 boles. The Line is down North. Charleston Market. Wednesday, Dec. 20,2 P. M.—Cotton.— The demand is only moderate and prices are iu favor of buyers. ~ bales at 6J to 8f cents. The High Price of Paper,—The great advance in the price of paper within the last six mouths has put the publishers of news papers to serious reflection how to couuter- act the evil. It is suggested ia the West, among other things, that publishers reduce the size of their papers; demand advance payment in all cases ; cut off “dead-heads,” and prune exchange lists. The effect of this would be to reduce the consumption of white paper and enable the printer to live. It is now stated that rags cannot be had in sufficient quantity, and tho reply to this is that an increase in the price of paper will not supply the deficit. Advance payments would remedy a host of evils attendant on publishers. The Infernal Machine Case at Cincin nati.—The trial of William Arrison, indic ted for murder of Isaac Allison and his wife, was commenced,in the Criminal Court at Cincinnati, before Judge Elinn, on Mon day, the 11th inst. The greater part of the day was occupied in empaunelling a jury. The prosecuting attorney said that he expected to prove that on tho 26th of June last, the prisoner prepared and sent to the marine hospital a box, containing a loaded tube, so costrucled as to be discharged on opeuing ; that he sent this box to the hos pital, and thereby caused the death of Isaac Allisom He expected also to prove that there was enmity between Arrison and Al lison, and that the fomer had threatened to kill the latter ; that immediately after this event Arrison left town and changed his name, and at last was only diacoverd by providential circumstances. The trial was progressing at the latest' mail dates. Statistics of the Methodist Episcopal Church.-—The Christian Advocate and Jour nal contains the returns for the past veai- from the several Methodist Episcopal'An nual Conferences in the United states. SiGna trwW 1 fttvi i which exhibit the following totals: Number J' > of members, 679,282, and probationers, 104,- 076, being an increase of 30,732 members during the year. The number of traveling preachers in the several conferences is5,483 . of which 4,814 are effective, the remainder f being either superannuated or supernumer ary. There were 42 deaths am ong the tra veling preachers during the year. The number of local preachers reported is 6,149. The total amount of missionary contribution reported from the conference® is $219,049. The largest amount is from the Baltimore conference, which raised $£9,234. The German missions- of the oh arch are also prosperous, and report 12,145 members which is on increase of 1,3 68 during the past year. The oontributi. ms of the Ger mans, for religious purpose », likewise show a handsome increase. Sale of Collins Steam jchs'.to France.— It is the French, gover ninent which has offered $2,250,000 for th ,e three Collins stea- mer», or $75,000 for tat y pne pf tiffin. A Remedy for Abolition.—The St. Louis Intelligencer of the 13th inst., discusses at some length the evil of slave-stealing, to which Missouri is in an especial degree sub ject, and proposes as a remedy for the mis chief such an additional supply of negroes as will at once satisfy the wants of the abo litionists of Illinois, and of the planters of Missouri. The editor concludes his article thus: “ There is one mode only of meeting this difficulty. Abolish the existing laws against the slave trade, and regulate it henceforth and license it. The poor barbarians of Af rica will be vastly beuefitted and thorough ly Christianised by the operation. In fa« it is only througa slavery that the African has ever had a ray of light, of reason, or of religion poured into his darkened mind. It was the penalties against the slave trade that made it horrible. Make it legal and respectable, and then we can have plenty of niggers for our own use, and can spare to Chicago as many as her citizens wish to steal. We are in earnest about this matter, and wait with impatience to hear what our Doug las and Atchison Nebraska bill friends will have to say about it. Will they have the courage to get on our platform and be con sistent with themselves, or not?” Kossuth’s Prophecy.—When the seigeof Sebastopol was first proposed, Kossuth ex pressed the following decided opinion on the subject, which seems now quite likely to be realized: “ To take an intrenched camp, linked bv terrible fortresses, and an army for a garri son in it, and new armies pouring on your flank and rear, and you in the plains of the Crimea, with also no cavalry to resist them, is an undertaking, to succeed in which, more forces are necessary than France anu England can ever unite iu that quarter St such an aim. Ask about it whichever staff officer has learned something about tactics and strategy. And in that position is Se bastopol. thanks to your Austrian alliance, which, having interposed herself between you and your euemy in Wallachia, made the Czar free to send such numbers to Sebasto pol as he likes. , “ You will be beaten, remember my words- Your braves will tall in vain under Russian bullets and the Crimean air, as the Rus sians fell under Turkish bullets and Dnnu- bian fever. Not one out of five of your braves, immolated in vain, shall see AH’'° n or Gallia again. But I will tell you in what manner Sebastopol is to be taken. R 15 at Warsaw that you can take Sebastopol- __ Here is a beautiful thought of th* strange compound* of Scotch shrewdne*-'- strong common sense, and German^ni.to cisrn, or uncommon sense—Thomas early « “ When I gaze into the stars, they look doff tin me with pity from their serene and sue s|*ace-s like eyes glistening with tears, me the little lot (if man. Thousands of gener^ tions, all as noisy ns our own, have bee ^ swallowed by time, and there remains » record.of them any more, yet Arcturus nn ‘ Orion. Sirius and .the :Pieiades are still s ning in their courses, clear and young when the shepherd first noted them t r0 tbe plain of Shinar! What shadows wo > and what shadows we punaeJ”