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THURSDAY, JAN. 4. David Wright Rearrested. The above individual, who it will be re membered, had been confined for some We notice that the Atlanta Bank has re- ! months in our jail, charged with the murder duoed the rate of exchange on New York to i of Alexander M. Robinson, Deputy Sheriff, one and a'half per cent premium. It has and succeeded in making his escape some one ami ......*!. __ I two months since, was recommitted to heretofore been selling at three- P® j j ds 0 j d quarter on the morning of the cent. On Savannah, Charleston and u- ; 30^1 u j t After various and conflicting re- gusta the rate remains as heretofore, at one- j ports as to the whereabouts of the fugitive, fourth per cent. j information of his being in the vicinity of Bv the last number of Thompson's Bank ' St. Andrew’s Bay, West Florida reached the J .. , . .1 A authox*i ties here—upon which the sheriff Kate Reporter we observe that the Atlanta ; di spatched a epeciafagent to effect his re-ar- Bank and the Merchant's Bank of Macon J regt ^j r jfokert T. Simmons, of our city, are quoted in New York at 1J per cent, dis- j undertook this delicate mission, and the re- count, while all the other Georgia Banks as ; suit proves the wisdom of the selection, well as ihc South Carolina Banks are quot- j He proceeded to the neighborhood of St An- . :. „„ . , ‘ , I drew’s and by his preseverance,. aided by ed at 5 per cent discount. This despan y , t j ifl g kcr iff ;lnd a posse of the citizens, suc- in the rate of discount, however, is not to be understood as casting discredit on these latter institutions, but arises from the fact ceeded in coming up with Wright in the road between St. Andrews and Milton.— He was travelling in company with a man that they have no existing arrangements to I ™ned Best They were professedly on “ , . . • i the way to Texas, having a horse and wa~ redeem their issues in N ew Yor > ' ; | gon in company. On discovery that he was Atlanta Bank and the Merchants. Bank p ursue (] ) Wright appeared to be greatly sur- • prised and disconcerted, but immediately have, from the time of their organization, regularly redeemed their issues in the Northern metropolis, at such a rate of dis count as to allow the brokers to make a small profit by taking them at 1J and li per cent, discount. Merchants and business men from this section, who may have occasion to visit New York, will see from this the ad vantage to be derived from taking with them the bills of the Atlanta Bank and Merchants’ Bank in preference to those of any of the other Georgia Banks or even the best bills of South Carolina Banks. The Reporter dashes the following Geor gia Banks: Bank of Milledgeville; Cherokee Insurance Bank, Dalton ; Manufacturers’ Bank, Macon ; Planters’ & Mechanics’ Bank, Dalton. The following statement also appears in the Reporter: “ Our advices from Augusta, Ga., are that the Banks in that city throw out the bills of tlic following South Caroli na Banks, viz : Bank of Georgetown, Bank of Camden, Merchants’ Bank of Cheraw, Bank of Newbury,” and dashes them as being indicative of their being unsaleable. It is a matter of satisfaction to the busi ness men in this community and the friends of the Atlanta Bank that, amid all the as saults that have been made upon that insti tution through some of the presses of this State and the West, interested in the ply- motion of rival institutions, it has kept on “ the even tenor of its way ” without falter ing at any of the obstacles which have been raised up to impede its progress, and at all times promptly meeting its engagements.— Considering how easy it is to embarrass the operations of even the best of Banks by the publication of libellous reports against them, it is certainly creditable to the Atlan ta Bank that the most persevering and vin dictive assaults have utterly failed to ac complish the end they had in view. Another fact is worthy of notice. While the pressure in the money market has been so ruinous to many banks all over the coun try and while other Western Banks have been going down by the dozen, George Smith’s credit in the West, where he has been well known for many years, has not been in the least impaired. In regard to his Western circulation, wo arc reliably informed that the entire issue of the Wisconsin Insurance Bank and the greater portion of the issues of tlie> Bank of America, at Chicago, both owned by him, were redeemed and with drawn from circulation upon the organiza tion of the Atlanta Bank. So his circula tion is by no means as great in the West as has been represented by those who were un aware of the withdrawal of the issues of his other Banks. John Mitchcl Esq., has withdrawn from the Citizen, published in New York, in consequence of his eye-sight being injurious ly affected by his labors, and from the con viction that the extent to which lie has been personally idcutifiicd with the paper has been injurious to its influence and properity He will still contribute, however, to the Citizen, mainly on literary topics, and al ways under his own signature. The paper will be conducted hereafter by Mr. McClen- ahan, who has been connected with its edi torial department from the beginning. Annexation or a Part of Massachusetts to New York.—A bill has passed Congress giving the assent of the Government to the annexation of what is known as “Boston Corners,” in Massachusetts, to the State of New York. It contains 1,018 acres, and is the place where the prize lighters of New York resort. The two States had acted in the matter, but the Constitution required the assent of Congress. Importation to Foreign Paupers.—A resolution was adopted by the House of llcp- resentatvies, on Friday, instructing the Ju diciary committee to inquire into the expe diency of preventing, by law. the importa tion of foreign paupers into the Lnitcd States, and report by bill or otherwise at the earliest possible date.—Savannah Re publican. A bill to effect the object indicated in the above paragraph, as we learn from the Washington Correspondence of tlic Phila delphia North American, has already been prepared by the Committee on Commerce in the House, and will soon be reported. Un der the provision of the bill no foreign pas senger shall hereafter be admitted into a port of the United States unless he shall have the certificate of the American Consul of the place from which lie comes, that lie has not, for one year previous to his depart ure, been an inmate of a jail or work-house, and that he has not, for four years previous ly, been convicted of any criminal offence except such as are designated political crimes. If any captain shall bring such persons without the required certificates, lie shall be liable to fine and imprisonment. The ves sel in which such persons arrive shall be subject to forfeiture. Ex-Gov. Graham has introduced into the Senate of North Carolina a bill providing for the call of a convention to amend the constitution of the State. .“Fanny Fern,” indignantly denies that the Boston Olive Branch paid her for her first literary efforts §8 per week, and that the True Flay paid her $5 per week, making $13 for her weekly labor in these two papers. Ho, every one.—A Texas exchange , that the earth is so kind in Texas that “just tickle her with a hoc and she will laugh with a harvest.” “Sam.”—It is stated that Com. Moore in Washington, awaiting the arrival ofGen prepared for a spirited resistance. He was armed with a revolver, which, as soon as he recognized Simons, he deliberately presented at the latter and fired, without, however the ball taking effect. Simmons, in his turn, attempted to use his gun, the first barrel of which missed fire, when the Sheriff rode up. Wright immediately fired at him, inflicting a severe wound in the thigh, when Simmons discharged his second barrel, which slightly wounded Wright in the face. After sever al other discharges of fire-arms without ef fect, Wright surrendered, giving up his arms, and was placed in close custody. He was brought to this place without further difficulty in charge of Mr. Simmons and others of the arresting party. The injury to the Sheriff, we are gratified, to learn, is not likely to prove dangerous, though quite severe. We are glad to be able to state that no violent demonstrations were exhibited -on the arrival of the prisoner. He was at once and without hindrance committed to Jail— where, we presume and hope, the past his tory of this case will cause him to lie secure ly held, until his fate shall be decided by the law.—Columbus Enquirer. Ambrotype Likeness. A most valuable improvement in the art of producing likenesses has recently been introduced by Messrs. Cutting & Bowdoin, of Boston. The picture is taken upon plate- glass, after which a similar glass is placed over it, and the two are cemented together by an indestructible gum, rendering the picture entirely impervious to atmospheric influence, and securing to it the most per fect durability. The great superiority of this new process is manifest, in as much as by it the most perfect, minute and life-like delineations arc produced, either in minia ture or of full size, and capable of retaining a perpetual brilliancy. The pictures are not reversed, as in the ordinary daguerreotyping process, and they are immediately percepti ble in any light without the necessity of change of position. Mr. Cutting, the senior partner, is the inventor of this process, and patents have already been secured in the United States, Great Britain and France.— It may, with perfect truth, be urged that this is the most important discovery in the art of photography that lias yet been made. —Atlas, Sell Your Cotton.—What makes the times so tight? Scarcity of money. And what has produced the pressure iu the mon ey market! The failure to sell your cotton at the usual time, owing to the yellow fever in Savannah and Augusta. This scarcity is kept up by the farmers refusing to sell at the present reduced rates, and this is tlic principal cause of tight times with the peo ple of Middle Georgia. Hancock county produced in the year 1849, 11,374 bales of ginned cotton averaging 400 lbs. each.— Washington the same year produced 7,445 bales being an aggregate of 18,819 bales.— Allowing for the short crop the present year. We might reasonably put down tlic produce at 15.000 bales for the two counties, or 0,000,000 lbs. of ginned cotton, which at 71 cents would bring into circulation the immense sum of $420,000, allowing half a cent for expenses. If this would not relieve the times, what would ? A sound practical philosophy teaches us the remedy, let it be applied and the cure is affected. Sell your cotton, and you’ll fare better than to wait till spring, and then sell at lower rates, after paying storage, and interest and dray aye, and it may be in many instances of suit.— The present war in the East will continue to embarrass commerce and keep cotton down. Sell while you can get a fair remu neration.—Sandersville Georgian. Cincinnati, Dec. 29.—Ex-Governor More- head, of Kentucky, died at his residence in Covington last night, aged 58 years. New York, Dec. 30, P. M.—There are some fears here that the Sarah Sands due. at Portland, and 24 days out, may have been lost. Havre de Grace, Dec. 30.—The ferry boat in attempting to cross this morning with the mail and passengers from the north, run aground in the river, where she still remains. The passengers were taken off and forwarded to Baltimore, but the mails were left on board. They will be sent on by the next train. There is much floating ice in the river. New York, Dec. 30.—All business will be suspended here on Monday, and exten sive preparations are making to celebrate the day in the usual manner. The only in terruption to the pleasures will be hard times and the want of employment to thous ands of poor laborers and mechanics, who last New Year’s day wore able to aft’ord a grand dinner and enjoy happiness. Gone to the wars.—Last week (says the Boston Telegraph) a young American en gineer, of talent and skill, who had success fully served in the navies of England, Rus sia, and the United States, sailed from this port for Europe in response to tenders made him by the Emperor of all the llussias again to enlist in his service. The offers were of the most advantageous and flattering char acter. lie took with him some fifteen or twenty young men, whom he had enlisted as associates, and who for a few months back have been in training under his expe rienced and skilful instruction. It is well known that the Emperor has long appreci ated American talent, and is now making it available whenever possible. Littlefield, the janitor, whose name was rendered somewhat notorious, a few years ago, in consequence of bis being chief wit ness against Prof. Webster, who murdered Dr. Parkman in Boston, lias become insane. We always believed, from the testimony, that Littlefield knew a thing or two about the murder, before it was committed, and that ho himself would come to no good end. The announcement of his insanity rather confirms our suspicion.— Columbus Enq. Pardon of Beale. Philadelphia, Jan. 1.—The pardon of Dr. Beale is expected here to day. New Year’s Day in New York. All business is suspended in the city to day. Some Good out of Nazareth.—The New York board of brokers have voted an appro priation of $2000 for the relief of the poor. A Mr. Fontaine, a philanthropic citizen, has contributed $2000 In aid of the working girls out of employment. Against Secret Societies. Daniel Webster, not many years ago, ex pressed himself thus: All secret associations, the members of in Washington, awaiting the arrival otuen. ! which take upon themselves extraordinary Houston, t? send him a challenge. Sam j obligations, and are bound together by so- got himself baptized before he left Texas. j cret oaths, are naturally sources of jealousy “ 7 l and just alarm to others, are especially un- Boston, Dec. 29.—Evening.—A snow j favorable to harmony and mutual confidence storm commenced here this afternoon, and I among men living together under popular still continues. It is also snowing to the j institutions, and are dangerous to the gene- eastward. ] r al cause of civil liberty and good govern ment. Mr. Everett, when Governor of Massa chusetts, said in his inaugural address, in 183C: All secret associations, particularly such as resort to the aid of secret oaths, are pe culiarly at war with the genius of Republi can Government. New York, Dec. 29.—We are having a heavy snow storm here with thick weather. Washington, Dec. 29.—Well exocuted counterfeit fives of the Bank of the Valley, of Virginia; and tens and twenties of the Merchants’ Bank of Lynchburg, Va., are in circulation. The Gnman Powers and the War. The only important intelligence received by the steamers whose advices we published yesterday, is that of the step by which Aus tria appears to stand committed, directly and decisively, against Russia. It is stated that, at Vienna, pn the 2d of this month, a treaty had been signed between Austria, France and England, by which Austria was bound to declare war against Russia in a month, “France and England guaranteeing Austria against invasion or insurrection.” These are the supposed heads of the treaty, but, on their very face, there is an error, France and England are utterly unable to guarantee any country (their own included) against inva sion or insurrection. All they can do is to assist Austria, to repel any invaders, and to put down any revolt . Respecting this treaty, (the news of which operated very favorably on the English money market,) our informa tion is yet too vague to allow us to comment. But we find it added that the minor German ic States were disinclined to support Austria with Federal troops; that Russian influences had been very busy and successful among them , that Prussia, though nominally neu tral, was believed to be their counsellor, and that Austria herself, who made the treaty with the Allies, did so with reluctance, and only because the French and English Am bassadors at Vienna, had formally insisted on decisive action one way or another,—that is, for or against Russia. How long a treaty thus almost enforced will be adhered to by Austria, it is for time to determine and show. Meanwhile, not only Prussia, but all the Germanic States were rapidly increasing their military forces to the war footing. Should Austria really have taken her stand, with France and England, against Russia, it will surprise few to learn that Prussia and the major part of the Germanic Confederation have determined to take part with the Czar. The King of Prussia has evidently been unwilling to act agaiust Nicholas, his broth er-in-law. The minor Germanic States are more or less governed on the principles of Absolutism, and are biased in favor of the Czar, its present champion. And, to crown all, Prussia, which was within a few points of becoming the recognized head of the Germanic Confederation, in 1848—’9, proba bly will strain every means in its power to assume the leading position now, at the head of the minor States of Germany. The Czar, who appears as fond of pro tocols as Lord Palmerston was when in the Foreign Office, has short forih another “ pa per pellet of the brain,” from the pen of Count Nesselrode. This new manifesto is made—not to be successful. It states that Russia will make peace on four conditions —that England, France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia, shall be a joint protectorate of Turkey, the “ sick man ;” that they shall similarly protect the Principalities of AVal- lachia and Moldavia, subject to existing Ru- sian treaties; that the treaty of 1841 be re vised ; and that the free navigation of the Danube be granted. The Allied Powers, however, require that all existing treaties between Turkey and Russia be wholly set aside, and that peace shall not be made un til a new treaty be agreed to. on a new bas is. Therefore the terms mentioned by Count Nesselrode arc wholly untenable, and cannot he entertained. No doubt the Czar was perfectly aware of this when he sanc tioned the writing and publishing of the manifesto, lie is always appearing to be proffering terms of peace, with the aim, it is believed, of seeming to lie extremely reas onable, very desirous of peace, and “ more sinned against than sinning,” in this con test. SATURDAY, JAN. G. Voluntary Suspension of Vitality. As to the voluntary trances which arc frequently brought in as auxiliary agents in the exhibitions of the Spiritualists, the following well authenticated fact is adduced by a writer in the Northern British Rericw, as showing what the wil> may effect over the vital functions, when exerted under cer tain conditions: The condition of trance can be induced by suppressing the respiration and fixing the mind, and we cannot convey a better idea of it than by giving, after Dr. Cheyne, of Dublin, the following account of the case of Col. Townsend, of Bath, a gentleman of. a high and Christian character : Col. Townsend could die or expire when he pleased- and yet by an effort or some how, lie could come to life again. He in sisted so much upon our seeing the trial made that we were at last forced to comply. AVe all three felt his pulse first—it was clear and distinct, though small aud thready; and his heart had its usual beating. He composed himself upon his back and lay in a still position for some time, while I held his his hand on his heart, and Mr. Skrine held a clean looking-glass to his mouth. I found his pulse sank gradually, till at last I could not feel any by the most exact and nice touch. Dr. Baynard could not feel the least mo tion in the heart, nor Air. Skrine perceive the least sort of breath on the mirror he held to his mouth. Then each of us by turns examined his arm, heart and breath, but could not by the nicest scrutiny discov er the least symptoms of life in him. AVe reasoned a long time about this old j appearance as well as we could, and finding he still continued in that condition, we be- ! gan to conclude that lie had indeed carried j the experiment too far ; and at last wo were j satisfied that he was actually dead, and were ! just ready to leave him. This continued i about half an hour. By nine in the morning, in autumn, as we were going away, we observed some mo- j tion about the body, and upon examination, found his pulse and the motion of his heart gradually returning, he began to breathe | heavily, and speak softly. AVe were all as tonished to the last degree at this unexpect ed change, and after some further conver sation with him and among ourselves, went away fully satisfied as to all the particulars of this fact, but confounded and puzzled, and not able to form any rational scheme that might account for it. In repeating this remarkable experiment on a subsequent occasion, Colonel Townsend actually expired. The Mormons.—Speaking of the possi bility of a collision between the Mormons in Utah and the United States authorities, growing out of the appointment of Col. Stcptoe to the governorship of that Territo ry, the Louisville Journal says: “Terrible as a collision at this time be tween the general government and the Mor mons might be. we say, unhesitatingly, let it come if it must. Let the legitimate au thority of the United States be’maintained in the Territory of Utah, even if, in order to that end, the whole Mormon population have to be driven out or annihilated. All appearances indicate unerringly that, soon er or later, a conflict between the Mormons and the lawful authorities of the nation must take place, and if so, surely the soon er it takes place the better. And it 13 GS" peeially desirable and vastly important that, whenever the conflict occurs, our govern ment shall be clearly and indisputably in the right, as it certainly will he in assert ing by force its right to appoint the gover nor .of Utah. The Mormons are a most- pestilent people, and a great many persons insist that the general government shall put down polygamy among them. AVe have no idea that the government has a right to attempt this, but it has a right to govern Utah as it governs other Territories; and, as a conflict at no distant day must, from the very character of Mormonism and the whole conduct of its devotees, occur from one cause or another, we are not unwilling that those horrible fanatics should take ground for the maintenance of their profligate prophet as governor, and bring on the issue now.” A mistake obetrrred in our article on Banks, yesterday, in which we were made to say that the Atlanta Bank l ad reduced the rate of exchange on New York to one and a half per cent. premium. It should have been one half per cent., that being the rate it is now selling at. Blackwood’s Magazine.—AVe are in re ceipt of Blackwood’s Edinburg Magazine j for December. It is an excellent number, i containing several exceedingly interesting articles. The following is the table of con tents : The Story of the Campaign, written in a tent in the Crimea; Zaidee, a Romance —Part I.: Education of the Royal Artillery; The Influence of Gold upon the Commercial and Social Condition of the AVorld ; The Jew, a Tale from the Russian; The Twen- j tieth of September, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Four; Rrospects of the Modern Drama; Peace aud AA r ar—Dialogue the Second; A personal Recollection of Christopher North, by the Author of Ten Thousand a Year.— For particulars concerning terms, &c„ of Blackwood and other periodicals, the reader’s attention is invited to the advertisement of Leonard Scott & Co., in another column. jggy* Our neighbor, the Editor of the Ex aminer, may be considered fairly treed in the hunt for author of “Red Mouthed Dem ocrat.” It seems to think the mum policy decidedly the best in regard to the matter. The “Red Mouthed Democrat” articles were decidedly racy, and we really think the peo ple ought to know who wrote them. Come, neighbor, own up! Make the amende honor able—say you are sorry for the little trans gression from orthodoxy and the public will no doubt excuse you! The Governor, too, will undoubtedly forgive you, if you exhibit a proper degree of penetenee. Take the Papers. Our neighbor of the Republican relates the following circumstance as an illustration of the advantage to be derived in taking and reading the papers. No farmer who raises any surplus produce to sell, or who ever buys any thing in a market town should be without a good local paper. Here is the incident related by the Republican: “A few days ago a farmer in Gwinnet county wishing to send a load of cotton to Atlanta, to be sold in this market, called on a neighbor and asked him to look at his pa per and see what the article was ‘ fetehm.’ The neighbor turned to his pile of Intelli gencers, to which he was a subscriber, and read out the quotations—‘ 8 to 81 ets.’— The individual who spunged information that the other paid for, went home chuck ling in his own mind at the idea of cotton going up again. “ The * load ’ was duly despatched, hut lo ! who can imagine the consternation and chargin of the farmer when he received his returns. Instead of ‘ 8 to 81,” the weights were carried out at G to 01 per lb. AVitli angry oaths and sundry hard sayings against the editor for publishing such lies, the farmer posted off to demand an expla nation of the man that took papers. The subscriber had fortunately laid aside the number read from. It was examined again and again, with the same result. ‘ Cotton teas fetchin’ 8 to 81 cents, and I am swin dled, by thunder,’ said the man that sent the load. “ ‘Let’s look at the date,’ quietly remark ed the subscriber. The date was examined, and the paper teas just tiro months old.” Raising Their Prices.—The Richmond Rost says : “ Agents for the hiring out of negroes are putting the prices up for the ensuing year, much to the discomfiture of every one who has use for negro labor.— Men who were hiring hist year for $100 are held this year at $120 and $150; aud ne groes who brought only $75 and $80 last year, are held at $100 and $120. In the hiring of females the prices have not jump ed so high, and range at nearly the same figure as last year.” The Collins Steamers.—It is now posi tively known that the proprietors of the Col lins line of steamers have been offered over $800,000 a piece for their steamers, by the French government. They are wanted for war purposes. It is farther stated that the company will accept this offer and sell out their line, unless Congress continues the ap propriation heretofore made for carrying the mail, &c. If, however, the amount be gran ted, the company will immediately build another steamer, the Adriatic, and complete all other arrangements for making the line more perfect than it ever lias been. A Blue Rose.—The horticulturists of Par is have sueceedrd by artificial crossings in obtaining a natural rose ofblue color, which is the fourth color obtained by artificial means—that and the yellow or tea rose, the black or purple rose aud the the striped rose being all inventions and the result of skilful and scientific gardening. Unhealthy Plastering.—A communica tion iu the New York Journal of Commerce asserts that the hair used in plaster for new houses is, very frequently, so dirty as to emit unpleasant effluvia, and calculated to keep a room unhealthy for years afterwards The writer says: “Hair used for mixing in mortar should be thoroughly washed—re-washed, aud dried, and thus deprived of the putrid mat ter that often adheres to it. The lime in mortar is not sufficient to cleanse the hair. It will generate an unpleasant sickly efflu via whenever the room is heated, until after a long, time, the mortar is converted into nitrate of lime, or so much of it as is mixed with the animal matter iucorporated in the mortar.” Additional by the Atlantic. Russia has formally expressed to Austria her acceptance of the four points as a basis for the commencement of the negotiations for peace. The debate on the Queen’s speech in the | English Parliament was highly interesting. ] Eafl Derby complained of the policy of the Government in conducting the war—living from hand to mouth—fatal words, too late applicable to all their undertakings. Earl Aberdeen thought there was good grounds to hope for the success of the operations be fore Sevastopol. Lord John Russell entered into a slight explanation of the Austrian treaty, which appears not be one of definite or offensive character. She concurs with the AVestern Powers in regard to the necessity of the four points and the security of Turkey, and if not accepted by Russia, she will join the Allies the next campaign. Brown & Shipley report holders of cotton anxious sellers at 1 to ]d. decline on fair qualities, and Jd. on middling. Stock G00,- 000 bales, including 350,000 bales Ameri can. The Augusta Constitutionalist and the Savannah Rej/ublican recommend the distributing agency of the associated press of New York, for the South and AVest, from Columbia, to Augusta. Now that the line will soon be in operation from Augusta to Nashville, the suggestion is a good one and ought to be acted upon immediately. The Supremo Court of Rhode Island has decided the clause in the Liquor Law of that State, which authorizes the seizure and destruction of liquor, to be unconstitution- I al. Savannah Journal & Courier.—AVe ai c glad to notice from tiie Savannah papers that the above paper, which was suspended on account of the yellow fever and the death of S. T. Chapman, Esq., will be com menced again on Monday next, under the control of Col. R. B. Ililton, late of the Savannah Georgian. Mr. Hilton is already well known as a vigorous aud talented wri ter and a staunch supporter of Democratic principles. AVe wish the enterprise success which we have no doubt it will receive. JBSP’The abolitionists of Massachusetts held a State Convention in Boston last Thursday, and adopted resolutions repudi ating the Know-Nothings, and in favor of sustaining their own party as a separate and independent organization. Charles T. Adams, Phillips and other noted free soilers made speeches denunciatory of the Know- Nothings. [Uorre.s|KMiilence of the Atlanta Uuilv Intelligencer.] Things In New York. New York, Dee. 29, 1854. The Dark Day of Reckoning—Stolen Plumes j —Socialism—Idle Hands—Dog Hoax— Truth in Allegory—Musical—Literary, etc. Items. A cloud has settled over all our week of rejoicing. Misty clouds ■ hang over us, fog impenetrable is round about us. From this and other causes, the Gothamites are gloo my, of the tales of distress among the poor you have heard enough ; now comes the j “ day of reckoning,” the dreaded first of' January, which brings consternation to the , hearts of “ hard up ” speculators. Dread- ' ful apparitions of bills, long drawn out with j thousands of forgotten items, harrass the } dreams of the debtor, and the creditor ner I vously speculates on probable Schuylerism j and sudden departures. By the way, it is said that Schuyler and his family have ■ retired to elegant leisure on the banks of the Rhine, having purchased and fitted up : a fine little chateau. Here the Prince of Swindlers will probably become an object* * of general admiration and regard, as the j man who succeeded in swindling the Yan kees. Nothing will wholly deprive a man of attention and respect from a certain class, j except the loss of property. To be poor is the greatest of sins at that tribunal. It is ■ a pleasurable relief to sec a few men using ; their gains with a moderate and philan- thropic spirit. Horace Greely has probably j made a fortune from the New York Tribune. ‘ He lives up-town in very small though very j comfortable style. His funds are not ex- i pended upon a palatial residence, aud those of your readers who have had a gliihpse at Horace can vouch that they are not invested in “ purple and fine linen.” Neither does he fare sumptuously every day. Starvation reduces people to the consider ation of “ first principles.” The half-fam ishing ones in our street cannot be made to understand, by any course of logic, why- one class should be permitted to revel in overflowing luxury, while they look the very elements of life. It is a good time for the seeds of Socialism to take root and spring up, and there are not wanting those who are eager to sow them. Hunger is a great revolutionize! - . Soup-kettles are provided in various parts of the city for the gratuit ous supply of the indigent. Bat the soup don’t seem f to go down with the hungry people, for the singular reason that it is very thin ! One would expect it to go down all the easier for that circumstance. It is said that therearenow 30,000 women out of employ iu New York City. IIow many men there may be, no one knows. Another war with Mexico, or even with Russia, would find no lack of recruits among our ravenous population. It is to he hoped that the pub lic works, moving the City Ilall ruins, and cutting Park Place through Co lumbia College Green, will be commenced, to afford employment to the thousands of idle hands. If not employed, Satan will soon find them Work to do. Loafers are abundant, and Park meetings, those imbe cile, purposeless gatherings, are better at tended than usual. A hoax, played off in AYilliamsburgh the other day, brought to light the necessities of the times. Some body advertised tor large black dogs, to he brought to the proprietor of a small theatre in AYilliamsburgh the next day. The man ager was flooded with great black dogs all day, till it appeareed as though everybody had seized on this opportunity to get rid of his dogs. Any quantity of the canine race, of all sizes aud qualities, might have been bought, dog-cheap, in that vicinity. The theatre manager was, of course, rather an noyed at being the involuntary centre of such a singular gathering. It is rumored that a company of visiona ry philosophers, styling themselves the “ Great North-AYestern Zephyr Company,” having come to the conclusion that the busi ness at present carried on the City Ilall buildings was of no advantage to the pub lic, and that the present occupants were rather ornamental than useful, applied of late for that edifice. They intended to make use of it as a museum of. antiquities, and their reptiles were to feed on the public bounty, being nourished in the good liquors which the tea-room affox-ds. After mature deliberation, the City Fathers came to the conclusion that the Zephyr Company could not be permitted the exclusive use of the Hall, especially as the antiquarians were desirous of preventing the bell-ringer from pursuing his vocation during their hours of learned investigation. Therefore, the stock of this Company have fallen considerably below par. Amusements «re rather slack for this sea son of the year. The Crystal Palace makes a faint, expiring effort to attract a few visit ors before closing. There is no music of note beside opera—Grisi and Mario. The Deusseklorf Gallery attracts as of old; and AVashington at the Battle of Monmouth, Lent/.e’s last and great painting, draws vis itors in companies. New books are being published, works of importance aud works of exciting interest. But books are a drug upon the market.— AA r hen people hardly can fill their mouths they think little of spreading the precious ore for mental provender. So people that live by their wits will live a hard life this winter, if, indeed, they don’t starve out right, or walk off the dock in despair. The last expedient seems to he quite fashionable, as a dernier resort. The dailies do not seem to suffer much, comparatively. Advertising seems to be brisk, and indeed is the best j cure for hard times. The Times employs j twenty reporters through the lecture season ; —the Tribune, I presume, about as many. ' New York seems to have been a rendez vous starting point for all kinds of illegal ! expeditions. It is said that twenty-two ; slavers have sailed out of this port : during a year past. For the truth of this I ; cannot vouch. Russian and Cuban expedi tions abound. Two vessels left here some ! time since, armed and equipped, it was sup posed, for Cuba. They have lately turned up at St. Thomas, under arrest by tlic Dan ish Government. The object of the expedi- | tion was to assist Gen. Paez in a descent upon Yenzuela. The persons accommodated with lodging ; in the station houses, night before last, numbered 325, harmless and destitute. An arrest has been made of gamblers who suc ceeded in swir l -ng a poor man out of his ; coal for the w’.- Prof, llitcheo k’s Geological Lectures in , Brooklyn are finished. They have been very remarkably successful. .GY. A Fashionable Church.—AVe gather , from the following paragraph in the N. Y. Courier, of Monday, that the fashionable churches in that city manage to perforin religious worship and give a grand concert at once and the same time: AVe have received a printed programme of the Music to be performed at Grace Church this morning, with the names of the principal artists. AVe caunot afford it ; room iu the present crowded state of our : columns, especially as the performance is not advertised; but we state with pleasure that the selection has been made with a careful eye to the taste of the more cultivat ed part of the musical public, and that we have no doubt the several morccaux will be performed iu excellent style and attract a j large aud brilliant audience. Details by the Atlantic. The War—General Aspect of Affairs. Affairs within and without Sebastopol remain precisely as they were. Occasional shots are exchanged when a mark presents, but the firing has ceased to be continuous on either side! All field and siege opera tions are suspended by the heavy rains, which has rendered the roads impassable, and have filled the trenches of the besiegers with water. The besieged avail themselves of the respite to repair their works. Chol era and scarcity prevail within the city. Deserters report that Menschikoff has received considerable reinforcements, but they arrive without supplies, and almost destitute of clothing. By this time the allies must have received 15,000 to 20,000 additional troops, besides an abundance of supplies, warm clothing, and wooden huts to shelter about half the army. It is affirm ed, but is probably an exaggeration, that the French force will be augmented, to 12 divisions, or about 120,000 men, which, with the English and Turkish reinforce ments, will make the strength of the allies 200,000—an army which it is considered will equal any that Russia can bring into the field. Tlic Latest Intelligence. The thanks of the British Parliament have been voted to the army and navy in the Crimea. The duration of the present session of Parliament depends on the progress of Gov ernment measures, hut it will probably ad journ in about a week. Gen. Osten Sacken has arrived in the Crimea, to take the command of Gen. Dan- nenberg’s division. Private letters say the ratifications of the treaty with Austria, were exchanged at Vi enna, on the 14th. If the negotiations now pending do not i produce peace, Russia, it is said, will call I out 1(5 men tor every 1000 of her popula- i tion. equal to a million men, to take the field as early as possible. Cherib Pasha has been appointed Turkish : Minister of Finance. Proceedings before Sebastopol. December 3d—Operations Suspended by the Rains. The Moniteur contains the following from ■ Gen. Canrobert: Camp before Sebastopol, Dec. 3. | “ Rain is falling in torrents. Our roads are cut up. our trenches filled with water, and our siege operations, as well as our j works, remain in a state of suspense. The j enemy remains immoveable for the same j reason as ourselves. In spite of these trials, | the spirit of all is excellent, and we remain j firm and ready to resume our operations as soon as ever the weather and the state of the roads will allow us to stir. General de ! Montebello arrived on the 5th at Constanti nople, and left the next day for the Crimea. The health of Prince Napoleon was improv ing. (Signed) - CANROBERT.” Lord Raglan writes on the 28th Novem ber : “ There has been no movement of impor- j tance on the part of the enemy. Tiieweath- ] er has been very bad, and the camp and i country are, in consequence of the rain, in 1 a most unsatifactory state. The men are, I however endeavoring, and with some success | to shelter themselves with the stones that are found in the vicinity of the encampment and every effort is making to provide them i with the materials for hutting themselves, | but the condition of the roads render this a matter of extreme difficulty:” Gen Canrobert, on the 28th, speaking of the difficulty of getting up provision in the j rain says : “A litte sunshine will soon remedy that evil, and we shall resume our labors with redoubled activity. The enemy on his side j takes advantage of all those forced interrup tions in order to increase his means of de- : fence, as we are able to preceive. Hitherto he has done his best to intimidate us, and ' never before was there seen such a consump tion of powder and ball. Our artillery of- i fieers calculate that they have fii-ed off for j this pupose, since our arrival before the ' walls of Sebastopol. 400,000 cannon shots and 1,200,000 kilogrammes of powder.— ; From this some conception may be formed j of the stores that have long been aeeumula- ' ting in the place.” j “The army of Prince Menschikoff keeps on the defensive. It covers its position j with works defended by ship guns, and it | seems a settled thing that, until fresh orders j it has given up all intention of undertaking ! anything against 'us. In the meantime j our situation is improving in every res- | l ,eet ’ , I AA r e nevertheless observe that their artil- 1 lerv has become more economical, and that the discharge of hollow projectiles iu partic ular has much diminished. The number of our killed or wounded does not exceed 15 per day. November 19tli—Says the special cor respondent of the London Times :—There is really nothing to record of the siege. The French have established themselvs inside an earthwork near the Quarantine Fort.— Volia tout. November 21st.—A smart skirmish oc curred during the night between three com panies of the Rifle brigade (English) under Lieutenant Tyron, who dislodged 300 Rus sians from a position they had taken up in a ravine. Lieut. Tyron was killed. Later there was a false alarm that the enemy was moving in force. There was ome firing in course of the night between the French and Russian pickets on the road to Balaklava. November 22d.—Several heavy brass guns (Turkish) were placed in position yesterday and to-day. Accounts do not indicate the exact locality of this battery. Nov. 23d.—Rain—rain—rain. One of the sunken vessels in the harbor of Sebasto pol having been dislodged by the storm, the Russians immediately sunk another in its place. Nov. 17th.—The advices are from Katclia. They complain of the bad anchorage, and the damage to which the shipping is expos ed by the frequent storms. Nov. 30th.—Advices are from Constanti nople. They mention the continued arrival of reinforcements, eu route for the Crimea. They also mention that Omar Pacha had sent a strong complaint to the government that his troops are neglected. Dec. 4th.—Russian Account. Prince Menschikoff telegraphed to St. Petersburg that to the 4th December nothing new had occurred before Sebastopol, except some trifling (Russian) sorties, without suc cess. The besieger’s third parallel is completed. A storm in the Sea of Azofl’ has wrecked 40 Russian vessels. Various Items. The Empress of Russia is sick, and iics at tlic point of death. A letter from Constantinople of;NoV{^0th states that the ministerial crisisAstras still pending. The Minister of Frftme Tiad Been deposed, and the dismissal of the Seraskier was impending. The advanced corps of the Russian Guards already touches the frontier. The Dai* ulic. A letter from Bucharest, under date of the 11th, mentions that Omar Pacha tha] morning left Bucharest for A’arna, where the remainder of the 19 Turkish battallions ordered to the Crimea wore being embarked. Thirty-five thousand men are to be sent.— Of the date of the 8th, it is stated that the whole Turkish army has recrossed the Dan ube. Sadik Pasha was occupying the Do- brudscha, and Ivalarasch and Giurvego had received Turkish garrisons. Tile Baltic. The last ships of the fleet arc under weigh tor England. France. Queen Victoria’s speech was published in all the Paris papers, and was very favorably received. The embarkation of troops and military stores continues with greater activity than at any period since the commencement of the war. As stated per last steamer, Admiral 11am- elin has returned to France, and has resign ed the command of tho French fleet iu the Black Sea. Germany. Diplomacy—Action of the German Diet. On Dec. 9th, the German Confederation unanimously adopted the additional article to the treaty concluded between Austria and Prussia in Nov. Austria is thereby se cured ou the side of Germany. A despatch says that to the 13tli inst., Prussia showed no disposition to accede to the treaty of the 2d. Bavaria suggests a conference of the sec ondary powers, with an eye to peace. Spain. The news is not important. The Minis terial crisis appears to have blown over. The followiug “news” is telegraphed from Madrid. 9th, to the French and Eng lish press: “ A conspiracy in Cuba has been sup pressed. “ Two United States packets have been seized at Havana for having conveyed arms and seditious proclamations. “ The principal conspirator is a native of the United States named Scott. The proc lamations mention a seditious publication of New York, named La YerdaL” Important Measure—A Dill to Enlist Foreign Auxiliaries. In the House of Lords, on Thursday night, the 14th ult., the Duke of Newcastle brought forward a bill to enlist foreigners into the British service, such enrolment not to ex ceed at present, 15,000 men. ^Hiis foreign force is to be drilled aud organized in Eng land, and to form, in fact, a foreign legion, such as England employed in her American and Continental wars. The Dukffklid not say definitely whence he proposeuto draw these auxiliaries, but from the scope of his remarks tho house was at no loss to see that lie intended to enrol a German legion. Tho Earl of Ellcnborough most strongly objected to the principle of the bill. Its object was to introduce into Britain 15,000 Germun or Swiss mercenaries, in place of 15,000 English militiamen, who are to he sent abroad. [Cries of No! No!| The Duke of Richmond spoke in defence of tho German legionaries of the last war. The Earl of Derby would not admit tor a single moment that the enrolment of foreign mercenaries in 1794, 1804, 1800 and 1813, had tho slightest analogy to, or formed the slightest precedent for the measure now in troduced. In 1804 and 1800 the crowns of 1 lanover and Britain were united—they were not so now. lie considered this a matter of grave constitutional importance. Talk of encouragement to the Emperor of Russia! Could anything lie more encouraging to the enemy than to find that in first year of the war, tho AVar Minister of England must place his reliance on mercenary foreigners ? Are the ministry about to form a Polish legion ? In that case there would be some thing like nationality and a common inte rest involved in the promotion of hostilities against Russia. “If you want foreigners,” (continued Lord Derby,) “enlist them for foreign service, to join your army in the field: and, provided they come from unsus pected sources, are well trained, and are not mere mercenary troops, 1 have no objection. But it is a most humiliating confession that, before we have gone through two years of a war, entered into in connection with France, we were obliged to have foreigners to do duty here. A British Minister should blush to make such a proposition.” The Earl of Aberdeen said, the measure proposed was an evidence of the determina tion of -1110 Government to carry on the war with determination and vigor, but ho regret ted to see the hostility with which the Gov ernment measures were met by the opposi tion. Tho Earl of Malmesbury look occasion to deprecate the tone in which the Duke of Newcastle retorted on the Opposition, that they made “misrepresentations.” “Misap prehension” was tho word that he (the Earl of Malmesbury) was accustomed to hear in the society of gentlemen. He was aston ished at the introduction of such a measure so early in the war. Earl Grey said that although he regarded the raising of a foreign force with jealousy, present necesssity might justify the meas ure, but he reserved his right of opinion. After some further observations, the bill was read a second time, and was committed, (for Friday evening, the 15th.) A “lilttie Cloud.” Lloyd’s 'Weekly paper—one of the oldest of the English publications, and associated essentially with the commercial interests of Great Britain—gives expression to senti ments respecting this country which, we im agine, are those of a large part of the en lightened classes for which it speaks. AVe make the following selection from one of its articles, as germane to the times. It says: “The little cloud is growing. Day by day we see the two great Anglo-Saxon States stand further apart; and causes of complaint are being multiplied—we grieve to say it—on this side the Atlantic with the great republic. Is this the fruit of our Aus trian and French alliance? American hat red and distrust of Auatria are as fierce as a passion : and whenever wc conclude a de fective alliance which shall give us a new friend at Vienna, we must reckon on find ing a new enemy at AVashington. This is in the course of things. Our Ausirian lean ings all along have turned from us the hearts of our cousins. But now we are to suffer for the quarrels of the French Empe ror. Three or four weeks ago, official papers began to abuse the Americans. AVithin th.c last few days Mr. Soule, an American ambassador in Paris, is about to demand his passports and withdraw; and rumor designates the winter duty of the Baltic fleet as a cruise across the Atlantic! AVhere are wo drifting ? Jonathan, like John, is high and mettlesome. If the fleet go out, blood will he shed, and in a cause not ours—tho blood of men who speak our language and obey our laws, the blood of brotheres. Are the stories false ? Or are our ministers gone made ? Have they nut enough upon their hands? AVe tell them, England will tell them, that the first wish of all hearts is peace, friendliness, concord iu our own family— that no alliance, however splendid can be welcome to us that involves tho ali- entionof the United States. Reaping the Fruits of Bciuagogucism. For years past, says the AVashington Star it has been fashionable at the North to preach a “higher law” than the Constitution and laws, State and national. Nearly every demagogue who has been ambitious of office —town, county or State—or of a seat in Congress, has some time or other aided aud abetted the violation of the fugitive slave law, by way of working himself into the good graces of the “higher law” mob. The latter, it seems, appear inclined to elabor ate the doctrines thus instilled into them.- - It was designed to teach them only that the- legal rights of Southern persons were not to he observed. Hunger is now, howev er, suggesting that if it is right to set the laws at defiance for so-called philanthropic reasons, it is eminently so, to keep body and soul together, and that it is no more impro per to own a man, than (in hard times like the present) to own the property tor which other men have labored faithfully and tor a mere pittance, to create. ■Nothing is easier than to slide from high er lawism into agrarianism, and the late prevalence of higher law teachings has fear fully increased tho tendency towards agra rianism which has always - so crazed our Northern cities. AVe expect nothing else more than to hear of terrible bread riots at tho North ere long, and shall regard them but the quod era! demonsb'andm of the in dustry with which, for tlic vilest political ends, the ignorant and poor there have been urged to believe that their opinions of the fitness of things may righfully bo carried out, tlie law to the contrary notwithstand- Congresslouul. AA r ASHiXGTON, -Jan. 2.—The Senate discus sed tho bill granting bounty to certain offi cers and soldiers. The House debated the bill of last ses sion to graduate the prices of public lands. The President sent in a Message, giving his reason for vetoing the Internal Improve ment Bill. Suspension, AVadworth & Shelton, Brokers, of Now York, have suspended. Their liabilities are two and a half millions ; their assets are probably a million of this. New York Blarket. Tuesday, Jan. 2.—Cotton has declined } cent. Middling Orleans 8Jc. Flour higher. Charleston market. AVednesday, Jan. 3, 2 P. M. Cotton.- - lho demand is moderate to*day and prices are reported easier. Sales 800 bales at 5} to 8 cents. [From the Macon Journal 4 Hessenrer 1 The Bank, War. 1 Last Fall, at'the commencement of th business season, a* every one of oar readers* who have any interest in such matters J’ aware, the Banks of Savannah, formally d * dared war against the Country Banks,'ani attempted to discredit their hills, by ref,, 11 ing to receive them at the mother Bank, and at many of the Agencies with which th e U have covered the interior of the State, 'fi/ war, we regret to know, still continues, adi ing very seriously to the financial emb* r rassments of the country, and it seems t us, that it is time the Press should notieo it, should bring its causes and its merits be fore the people, and direct public opini on against the parties, who have caused this additional trouble. The Interior Banks have not of course, submitted quietly tl , this policy of the Banks of Savannah/ 'jv refer only to one incident of this AVar of the Banks, which particularly interests us and the people of Savannah;—the Mer! chants Bank of Macon, one of the discred- ited, under a very proper sense of injury and in order to retaliate, commenced a heavy run upon the Bank of Savannah, and has continued it for several weeks, drawing within that time, a large amount of specie from its vaults, sending its circulation back upon it in a flood, and seeming determined by the tenacity with which it holds on, and by the vigor with which it prosecutes the warfare to make that institution, at least pay for its temerity in tampering with a wild cat. The consequence of all this is almost a total suspension of all Bank ac commodations, greatly embarrassing the commercial community of Macon and Sa vannah ; and a general want of confidence and co-operation among our Banking insti'- tutions, which in times like these, is a mis- fortune to the public generally. Now, we would take occasion simply* to say, that ail such Bank quarrels, are impVop- er and reprehensible; that extraordinary franchises ai’e granted them, for the public convenience, and to aid tho commercial coin- munities in which they are located, instead of adding 1 to their embarrassments; and that as to the issue which the Bank of Sa vannah has made with the Merchants’ Bank of Macon, it is ill-timed and unadvised. As to the merits of this controversy we only know, as we have stated, that it origi nated in an attempt on the part of the Bank of Savannah to discredit the bills of tbe Interior Banks, which we repeat was ill- timed, and so far as the Banks of Macon (The Merchants and the Manufacturers) are concerned, entirely unnecessary as they have small circulation within the State, are easy of access to all who want specie for their issues and are as safe and sound, we honestly believe, as any other banking in stitutions in the State. The Merchants Bank of Macon, has its principal circula tion out of the State, and is known as a “Wild Cat.” Of the system of AVild Cat Banking, all we can say, is that we disap prove of it. But we disapprove quiet as much of the policy which our citv Banks in Savannah and Augusta have adopted, toward the AVild Cats,—in putting them all in the same category without reference to the character or responsibility of the parties controlling them,—in assuming as a fixed fact, that all of them are organized with malice aforethought to defraud the public, in refusing their bills, and treating them su that they* are obliged necessarily to retaliate. The question we would present, is whether as a matter of policy it is wise at this par ticular juncture, when that ugly customer “Hard Times,” is omnipresent, to make an issue with the AVilcl Cats, when the AVild Cats have the game in their own hands.— This is the question which Savannah Banks and Savannah stockholders should consider. Public opinion in this community, will sus tain the Merchants Bank of Macon as lent* as it continues its run upon the Bank of Savannah. The discounts of 1 j per cent upon (50 day bills predicted of produce for warded to Savannah and Charleston and New York, which are exacted by the Agen cies in this City of the Domesticated Cats of Savannah, and the policy of the Agencies generally, incline our business men to sym pathise with tho Interior Banks. Still they desire that “the AA r ar of the Banks” may stop where it is, so do the people of Savan nah, so do at least that portion of its peo ple who view with intelligent concern, the gradually diminishing circulation of its Banks. New York, Jan. 1.—The steamer Star of the AVest arrived here with dates from San Francisco to the 8th of December, one week later. She brings a fair complement of pas- sengars, and $700,000 in gold.’ A Russian privateer had arrived at San Francisco, having escaped the allied fleets. The U. S. steamer Princeton was at As- pinwall, and about sailing for Grey town. Tho California news was wholly unimpor tant. Mining was prosperous. Considerable rain. Indian troubles continued. Business rather dull. Ilaxall Flour $12- 50. Money tight. AVashington, -Jan. 1.—All business is suspended here to-day. Congress is not in session. The new year was welcomed in this morn ing by the tiring of guns, &c. AVe have a charming day, and all is gaiety and happi ness. The streets are thronged with pedes trians. The President’s Levee is the great centre of attraction. Thousands, young, old and middle aged, are wending their way ‘to the AVhitc House, to pay their respects to the Chief Magistrate. New York, Jan. l.--New York sends to Baltimore tho compliments of the season. Business here is entirely suspended, and the streets are crowded with thousands who are out visiting, making calls, renewing ac quaintances aud enjoying themselves to the fullest extent. The weather is propitious. Sorrowful hearts, seem, for a time at least, to forget the gloomy picture of hard times casting its shadow before them. New York, Dec. 31.—The weekly state ment of the City Banks up to Saturday shows as follows : Loans, $01,700,000, Spe cie, $13,070,500 ; Circulation, $7,075,900: Deposits, $02,828,000,—showing an increase of $932,000 in circulation, $580,000 in spe cie, and $4,000,000 in deposits. Philadelphia, Dec. 31.—An accident oc curred at the Navy Yard yesterday after noon, in the falling of a pair of shears on a number of workmen, who were engaged iu hoisting plank from a vessel to the wharf. Charles Duffy was so badly injured that he died in a few minutes, and Patrick Cahill and AVilliam Fairbanks died at the Hospital during the night. Three others were also injured—one seriously. New York, Jan. 2.—The United States mail steamship Nashville, Captain M. Ber ry, arrived at New York on Sunday morning at nine o’clock : and the James Adger, Capt. S. C. Turner, on Monday night, at 11 o’clock —both from Charleston. New York, Jan. 1.—The steamer Phila- 1 delphia arrived with later advices from Ha- j vana. All was quiet. Business dull. I The Mechanics’ Exchange has been de- i stroyed by tire. Loss estimated at $70,000. | Insured to the amount of $30,000. [From tl*o Clirouicle 4 Sentinel.) Georgia Gold Mine. Mr. Editor :—One of the richest gold ! veins in the South was discovered a f’-' f 1 days ago by a Mr. Jas. Brown, in lD rt ! county, on his own land. It is in micaceous slato, about five feet wide, and the ore I saw washed out yielded $10 per bushel, aud some parts of vein give from $20 to $50.y- The developments as yet are very superficial I and only at two points : blit if it prove oi- i tensive of like quality, it will eclipse the cel ebrated Dome Mine in Sonth Carolina! which has produced in the last two year? | over $400,000. It appears to be a special j God-send, for no worthier man and wile h ve any where, and they have now living Wf* ‘ sons and eight daughters, one having died. making her the mother of twenty one chi-' ; dren, which she has raised to be respectable ! and an honor to the country! Such a ; mother certainly deserves a pension ir°iu | Government, and under Roman of Spartan | rule would receive it. M- ®- Re-Appointed for Life.—Tho ter* 11 . office for which police officer Keefe, of New York, was appointed under Mayor Kings- j land having expired, the commissioners e j police have re-appointed him for life. ^J‘! s : officer has attained a high reputation for ln ' j skill in the capture of bank robbers and 1 other noted Criminals-