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Newspaper Page Text<• > •*' RY W. B. RUGGLES. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1855. VOL. VI. NO. 35. THE ATLANTA INTELLIGENCER Daily, Trl-WccUy and Weeltly. W. B. aUOGtES, Editor and Proprietor. TKRMS OF SVBSCRTPTIOX. Dailr Intelligencer per annum, in advance. $5 00 i, .4 4 00 « 4 2 00 Tri- -Vcekly, Weekly. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advcrlilfiug In the Daily Intcifirfsnecr he r.lMTfOll J lines: Otic insei Three. tlu; following rues per (jua;- l»1 ton rtO ri-. j Onc.utontls. £3 00 $1 nit Two “ * S' < i> 1 25 i Three •• 10 (‘0 1 ;.n | Four '• 12 <M 1 75 hvx “ 15 I'D 2 00 | One year, 25 00 fnr vearh aTver- 'll 1> i.arter. half • r wh«lo <•*»■ u trait *.tc.U nersuu- t.'if 11 ilM 1 .... elr rg- rti.b.ic for ■ rieny r l"-u. inOH, $ IS •ejjoJrw I«1 T THE WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. iTCMtAV MO'’N'l> MON D A Y. JA S. 22. <J avrrnar. '/ 'iUi'tit ali*t i »f Tae -ilayt T f (no question pressing ait opin- ■ Wl|4 (liJlt Wile ii . Democratic caadi- : t Hmi. Win. C. Dav.-Viu TOieut of the PomoerailiJ '.(•vi >r nn<l says r!iat runim* hi name with the Know* mny !"• the candidate n ii is of the highest *tn-, e Democracy should bring est and best man for 4b'-!. 1 c i-< wc shall not at this . iy. Jt is to be hwjW.t ocmil ul' (he parly, that nn I! be made (o confer’iTiC; election upon the present ■ are well satisfied that hi* 1 i.'-nii in tl“ nfter defeat ;1 • i iriy 'n Georgia, .v m-’ 1 lie* nu-s; fuvnrubig ie two win;:'., ol the pftirty • mo< . v. t itu tph • in lii*. no t zealous, enonreti iA iti- Pay your Bill.. Under this very significant head, the Bal timore Patriot relates the following sugges tive incident, which we commend to all our readqjs, especially those who are in our uetftw P-tV YofcR Bit.t>—An Incentive^—Some y (huff ago, a farmar in Federick county, Md. owed a neighbor ot itis S50. and as.soon as lie arthld realise the sum he promptly paid it over. The morning he called to pay ii. idw friend npj»enred to be verv thankful, re- ruijrJSyiig that he was also injneht to another rper#mi who t.eeded the money, mnl lie i Would at once take it to him. This remark . started a train of thoughts in the miud of ♦lie Jrst person wiiu said to himself-—why • lierej. SlOO pa : d with Sol). I vrill at once - ioJUjw up this mat»er and see where it will oiplf lie rlien'fbllowed up the pavincuts of debts by this one note t»f550, until !.c irne- cd it to the larye amount of $3,750! when it got out of lii- rear hi ‘VN«*w hero is the moral : A owes B a bi'd: which, i* he pays promptly, will be paid bryjB to C, and so on ihrough the whole al- , {iHnbet, and. it will be surprising every what a small ani mat is necessary to pay off hundreds of thousands by keeping .the “eagles on tin* wing.’’ Now, when the money marke' is tu tight and the banks «n unable to discount all the pa'] er offered, ' let par.s’ r> begin to pay. their bills, and by doing this they themselves will be paid hack ui turn. -Ji is a machine which feeds ir.-eii, and (Jimpel.s, by it., own offal, the execution of great exploits. As a word to the wife 1= wrer sufficient,, we think it only necessary to give this hint to our business men. who vriif be able, iu once, tu see the vast amount to good the |>ayment of even a small bill will accomplish in the community.” > Commenting on the above the Chronicle A' Sentinel makes the following remarks, which wc, and w e presume every publisiiei in uicse “tigiit limes,” car. heartily entffi ,e: - Ir may nut be • at of pit. e to “tty to those indebted s. us, that money is nbt'eryahun- tfant with us. not one hundredth part s • kiuch so, as it would be if yon would pay "i..< what you owe: ni.«i as our i.eces-ititx arc becoming very urgent; the duty will dc- ..viilve mi us of giving to each ami all of you •n iitilc "julain talk,’ unless you pay your pluiis proinptly. We are not disposed to la- pJior for any of you without compensation— T promptly pan, and w e desire each and all LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE SThAYL >illP CANADA. Canal Corn Lard of you to understand it. d li •. Jen- Whig lerinil .eight ;iit> N- ir ih. Imsc :on aiua .*» - in our i ■ . ... • wa elected 1 y a 1 >:ir«- of f,v< bundled and ton \ o'tes v —' •ilr.:"! • .’lieth luce his teiah Cf oil'll'-d '* \Yo think not. 05f"t|*e‘ we > lii and wc are by tv mo in lliC opinion, tliai lie is wr.ik- 1‘ist five thousand voles 'll the lie was i the day of his iaaitgu- iVhiJe his ]iiildic fiolicy has been • o- are to him no inriC'V-ed nopu- ac . in other resjiects have beet icier to alienate from him nuttiy m —i"-1 and miist inliueniial Doiii"- ic Siaii—men who wen among jst of his supiiorlers—men without in the hour of trial his defeat e ieen inevitable. Moreover, n existence, which it is not our i allude to here, the publicity ■ : ea-e of bis iii>msnation, would - -ly in the disorganization of the •n tbo same time lender bis Ic ier of absolute certainty, ke the e remarks through iiu dis- fciate or throw embarnis-iactits m 1 ‘riends* but are in theiii • e'v by a consideration tv for the interests and success of WsSPThe Paris correspondent of the New York it'raid, writing under lute of the 28th ult , declares that Spanish Ministers have, in iibstltnce^-tletided that a .-.alo of Cuba would be a sale of SpaTtrm U:e correspondeut also furnishes an account of the highly battering manner in which Queen Lsfibfeila had Ireon |>lea-e*l t<* receive Minis ter Soule ami one ol his friends, Air. Field, the late Secretary of Legation at Pari.— the latter being at the time attired in plain citizen’s dress. This lacks c.3 though Mr. Soule was on the best of terms with Her Majesty, notwithstanding the fact that he .ins since resigned hi- mission. Ji is proba ble. that .Mr. Soule has -ati-hed himself that he cannot tiegotia ha, and therefore der-n turn home. bargain tor Cit- udvis.cble to i c- The steamer Canada has arrived at Ilali- ! fax with Liverpool dives to rite Gih-ijfi.'t. ZjI verpool Mai ket. ’ Liverpool. Jan. 4.—Cotton^—Milligan <]Uotea Cotton tUeiply with an improving ■ lendeuoy in Middling. Sales of tlie week 3(5,000, including 800 bales to speculators , and 8.500 to exporters. Fan- Orleans 5J. Mddling 5; Fair Urvland 5J, Middling ! 4i,i. . ' ‘ Trade in Manchester unchanged. Flour is (j'liet pud unchanged. 43s.. Ohio 47s., Phllailelphia 43s. 44s. (jj. to 4G.s. Provisions are firm, ea-ier. American stocks firm. Consols 00J, Tlie War. The only items of gene -al interest are that Vienna negotiations a:o pxisiponeil fur two wee its. thus affording another chance fur peace. The Allies have now 300 guns ready to open fire on Sevastopol, and after a boui iiiidment of 4.8 hours will storm the place on the vuth side, only waiting a fav orable opportunity. lvigefs, un Iron Merchant in London, lias failed for a large amount. Fiu-liiei- toy U.C Canaiia, Brown it Siiiitiiey report the demand for Cotton as chielly coiitined to. Middling— ■ Oilier nualitiea arc ea-ier. tiiougb nut quot able lower. Middling Mobile 4jd ; Jnfe- i iorfAd to 4M1. Sales of Friday 7000 l»a!es, ;hc marker closing quiet. St'ok. 5-l(),000 bales, including 280,000 Atnericati. The imports of 1 irrendsuitf's are' ery mail and demand nu dhrate. Vv'hite Vr lietit 12 to 13, Red 11 to 12-a. Canai Flour 41 lo 43. Ohio 4G'to 47s. Ttie tV#r, The London Times adv cate-* the imme diate discharge of Lord R-i-lan as itic-rrpe- tent, Jntterly assails the Ministry, and says that Dallious'c. the piesent Govern .r of In dia, is the only proper pe son for the War Ofiice. At the Vienna Conference, the represen tatives of’ England, France and Austria, agreed upon and drew up an Interpretation of the four points. The Austrian Minister carried the d cuments to GortchakofF, who was In company with the Pi ussian Embass ador. When asked if he was prepared to accept the interpretation without reserve or modi fication. he replied, his instructions were only To treat on the imxis of the f ur poinis. an.3 asked two weeks delay to confer with the 0zar; which was granted. The tern is reported are neither hard nor humiliating to -Ru>sia. The Russian infer- [iretnfiou of the four points are said te differ but little from that of the Allies. The siege works of the Allies at Scvas- topol are advancing, and reinforcements ar riving. CV.mjtbert writes he is able to take the offensive and make good his losses. The army is full of confidence. Scarcely a -night' passes without an attark being made on the French lines. The French works extend to bottom Quarantine bay, but the Russians contested every inch of the ground. i rCoiTuspotidenco of the Baltimore San.] 3l«w Mon Taaialltd. WAsnxxoroji, Jan. 15,1855. | On Friday night a large number of citi- InUr&ling Debate on ike, Cuba Question— i *ens were in artendunce at.the City Hall to Tue Acquisition Feeliny Crushed Out in j witness the inauguration of the new Mayor the House— The Dtcisict News from Spain i anc } Aldermen. After the oath of office bad 1 Action Campaign j administered, Capt. Nelson, the Mayor 1 Cm , ! elect, made an able and appropriate address, Inc Cuban rcsoluutin of the Southern i» ' t j • , ... . ... , - Commercial Con rout ion has found a power- foreshadowing some of tlie principal objects fnl echo iu Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, who, j ^hich will engage the earnest attention of : however, was instantly followed by Mr. ■ the new administration during the year.— i Boyce, South Carolina, in a most able, ! We will venture the prediction in this con- statesmanlike review of our foreign rela- j nection that Capt. Nelson’s adminiatraHon isssrasa‘t •gsxzsrssiiri"r j and uUr-paring argutueot. Between two ! isnietion to Our citizens and disappoint the such distinguished gentlemen as Stephens 'oroakings of the noisiest of his opponents. ; and Boyce the gladiator passes on such a , After the adjournment of the new board, subject are of great consequence to tho and new memliers, with many invii- jiublic, and I cannot, tlie efiire, do better i than recommend to ihe two hundred thuu- ! sattd 1-eaders of the San to read both speech- ; es and judge f.ir ihemselve ed guests from among the citizens, were treated to a magnificent repast, at the Hall, for the preparation of which wo believe As far as I can judge of the House, thore the old Mavor, Marshals and other officers is no Cuban feeling there It has died out were responsible. The evening passed off —it was in part “ crushed out ” by the , , r ., a _ \ administration itself, and by the admirable pleasantly, amid the flow of good feeling, auii-filiibu?ter proclamati.in of President genial sentiments, and many clever little Pie-co. It is now extremely difficult to gal- speeches from different gentlemen compris- vanize it, especially with a diminishing ing the company. revenue, incieased expenditures, and a ' — ; prospective reduction of the tariff. J®*The city council of Montgomery The news from Spain is of a very decisive ; have raised tho price for retailing liquors in character. Spain will not .‘■ell Cuba: Es- '. that city to five hundred dollars. It also appointed a committe to procure an amend ment from the next Legislature to the city charter, empowering the corporation with authority to raiso the license to three thou sand dollars. pariero. the whole Cabinet, the Cortes, the grandees and nobles, the people and the water-carriers of Madrid, are all against it. There is, consequently, no scope for negoti ations. Cuba, if to be acquired now, must be forcibly seized, either by fillibustors, or by C-niteu States troops. The hitter alter native is ? tear, first with Spain, and by and by with the Ve-revn powers of Europe.— 1 iliiiiusiers might teize the Island, organize a government, and then matter might be , , , „ rv t reated as a fait accompli, by this govern- ' k,rtt3 to run regularly from Deratur to Chat- siient and by others. But, then, what is to tanooga, and to take up good loads of cotton, i become of the auti-fillibuster proclamation This is the best news we have had for seme j • 1 tlie President? What of the anri-fiili- 1 time, and we bope to see cotton sent forward ( busier proceedings of Gen. V o»il in Catifor- noM . a3 f ast a , j t can jj e an( j ^jid that the ' nia; Ihe.e is n logic <4 events, even more •The Tennessee River, says the Huntsville Advocate of the 17th inst., has at last risen sufficiently nigh fir the* mail - AlUckapoat«HBaglsa. The English papers have commenced to at tack Lord Raglan, the commander of the Ekiglish forces in the Crimea, ascribing to his bad management.the present deplora ble condition of the British troops before Sebastopol. The London Times of Dec’r. 20th says: ' “On the evidence of every letter that has been received in ibis country, and we echo the opinion of almost every experienced sol dier, or well inf irmed gentleman, we say chat the noblest army that England ever sent from these shores has been sacrificed to the grossest mismanagement. And again: “What becomes of everything [Corntpaadmos of the AtUuta Deity Intelligencer.] Saw York Again, Nxw York, Jon. 16,1355. The weather has been so eccentric, so misty and so soft for the season as to really deserve the commentaries so voluminously composed upon it : for though Saturday night’s frost made the streets dry, the sky is now hesitating whether to shed water or snow. Thus far the winter has played the part of a coquette, and like those members of society the extinction will be regretted by none. The poor still continue to be subjeot of wit to Balaklava nobody knows, but, while ! concern among tho people of the city, and they are rotting, thousands are perishing 1 for'the want of them. Everybody canpoinl I f^ Bxer / lon "j* 1 "* “ sed to aIla y thc suf - out somethsngthat should be done, but there ! * enn S * nd provide for the wants of the des- ^ ^ Mrs. Coman, a fashionable lady on thousand men, or what now remains of j Washington Square, determined to give r them are drifting with their eyes open, but j party at her own house, and thereby secure hand-bound, spell-bound. toward destruc j a „ the a(jrnmaKes accruing from * to fhe The Liverpool Times says: j T^ 6 P « 5nts Mt^ion, The lady therefore “Our troops have lost Confidence in the ! d “ n!lted acal '°o party, and by herin- ability of their commander, and unless ! tat on8 ,s8ued to five or 81 * hundred of her something be done to give them fiesh hopes fr* end * requested them to dress in such of success, death will sweep them off faster ! drapery as they would be willing to give than we can send out reinforcements to sup-j away on the following day. The party plv then- places, and the seige must event- . canie off ] ast night and no * w tha[ it ually be raised, and under circumstances ! i , .. , . too terrible to contemplate/' i been P roved that « ie ladl « a ^ok enobantinr A correspondent in the same paper speaks j in calico dres80s P erlm P 9 the J wil1 | n figure as follows: | ho content to wear more of domestic manu- The gentlemen presented the most “At the military club9 the general opin- ■ facture. ^ ^ ion is, that the best possible Cummander-in singular and, in the main, grotesque ap- chief at the Horse Guards, Lord Raglan, Doarance. S>ime were too nroud to i- . . , o - tioarance. Some were too proud to wear has ueen sent thence to niaae the worst nos- , • , . .sible Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea. ar ^ d 1 img commuD and weDt >» a for which he never had military experience: wh . ,oh to them worth fifty dollars, for, when in campaigns with the Duke of w hile ethers bought expressly for the W ellingt.at, though he had military rank, : occasion suits of warm, substantial wool- he was no more than a military secretary.” ; ens, and appeared in them with woolen ! mittens to match. the of their numbei . Others who had on hand of the War lu Europe • f Iar K® fts3 ' ,nment uf s ®edy garments came Victor Hugo, a distinguished French ex- * n ^readbare. French doe skin as shiny ile, residing in Great Britain, in a recent f ( die clothes, not the men,) as a sea bass or unsparing titan an official document. preceeds will go into general circulation, and j “PffJ f J}? f• Th * 7 '7''° 7® °! d % 5e9 — , ihus assist all kinds of business and relieve i a i ■- hsn Kerolut.on of 1830, thus Young America marchea in, with a heavy granhicnily describes the horrid devastation ! i,„ui 0 , J of the present wav :— ‘ tTaal P’ ,Jt ' lu Q 1K Cowhide boots with soles ‘ At the present* hour, Asia Minor, the ' an inC t h thiek ’ ft broad Btri P ed TCSt with i Aland Islands, the Danube. Tohernin. tho * ar K e buttons, and a Shanghai coat almost White Sea and the Black Sea, the North . reaching the floor. There were hats and collision iA hostile elements. Blessed are at fifteen tliou:atid, of whom, he says, sere- j and the South—cities a few months ago ; caps of all sizes, fashions and ages, so that the peacemakers' * i ral hundied are in the United .States, many j tiuurishing. now lying in ashes and smoke. ! Mother Goose’s distitch of the beggars The case (j f Captain Gibson promises to ' of them occupying highly respectable posi- i is burned, Boniarnnd 0 , nl - in g tr , t 0TVI , t a0 me in raga, ;tnd some become a highly interesting one; though : cions, as merchants, clergymen and physi- | ed KMe is burned FeuSTAurnW ‘ ia ^ and “me in velvet gowns,” would th7n a T h cIans - A b’envention of Christian Jews is : At this hour, bv thousands, soon by him- net perhaps be an inapt description of the are fond of romance, knd remember the ! t0 bc he5d in New York ncxt Ma J* ! d . red ,f, of , thol > sa » d ' 4 ‘ ‘be French, the English, ; male part of the “convention.” The la- j the lurks, the Russians, butcher each other • dios. as hnfi.r JSk-Thc Richmond Penny Post has lie- j in the East before a heap of ruins. The come a decided Know-Nothing paper. It 1 ;) l ' R b comes from tlie hill to he killed by the Tartar who e.imes from the Volga ; the Cos sack conte- from the siepres to he slain bv Tho approaching Virginia elections oocu py to a great extent the attention of the * the present pressure in money matters. lobby. Various affinities [electire affinities I ■ mean j are at work ; but there are as ypt no. The number of Christian Jews in bettors. Judge Bayly is using all his' influ- f wor u ;* estimated bv one ence to keep the peace and to prevent a Blessed are Red Rover—or the “ Flying Dutchman,’’ the perusal of the documents would he a •rich scarce, of amusement. X. tanthtn Caatral Afrlcollnral Society— Voir or 1855. The following , list of Prizes for Field Crops was adopted at the late meeting, of the Executive Committee of the “ Southern Central Agricultural Society,” in Atlanta. We publish it thus early, that planters may have time to prepare their land and plant properly. Tlie remainder of the list will appear hereafter: FIELD CROPS. 1. For the largest crop of Cotton pro duced upon two acres of upland, with the mode of cultivation, the amount and kind of manure used, the period of planting, the number of times plowed and hoed, the kind of Cotton; the land to be measured and the Cot ton weighed in the presence of three disintero-ted and reliable witnesses, with ce-titieate from them—pitcher, $50 2. For the largest crop of Cotton produc ed upon two aeres of low land, (tho same requisition as upon two acres of upland,) 50 3. For the iargest crop of Pea Vine nay raised on two acres, one balo to be sent tf sample, with a certificate of quantity made—silver cup, 10 4. For the largest crop, of Native Grass Hay, raised on two acres—the same as above, 10 5. For the largest crop of Foreign Grass Hay, raised on 2 acres—the same as above, 10 6. For the largest crop of Corn grown upon 2 acres of upland ; the period of planting, the mode of cultivation, kind of corn, times plowed and heed, the amount amTkind of manure ap- piied ; land and corn measured in the presence of three disinterested and reliable witnesses, with their certifi- sates—a silver pitcher worth 50 7. For the largest crop of Corn grown upon two acres of low land, (requisi tion as upon upland corn,) 50 8. For the largest crop of Wheat (drilled or broadcast) grown upon 2 acre, not under 00 pounds per bushel-; the land and wheat be measured, andjjiin- der the same requisition iu ail lainys as above, 25 9. For the largest crop of low land R'cc, on 1 acre, 25 10. For the largest, crop of Oats, kind, ic., raised per acre, - 20 11. For the largest crop of Rye, kind, <Fi\. raised per acre, 10 12. Fur the largest crop uf Barley, kind, &c., raised per acre, 10 13. For the largest crop of Sweet Potatoes raised per acre, one-eighth of an acre to be dug, and certificates of the yield by disinterested persons, fur nished 20 HARnxsBt'Rc, Jan. 16.—Governor Pollock was in.lucied into office to-day. In his in augural message he asserts that civil and re- • ligious liberty and the freedom of religious worship are birthrights of Americans, which no Pontifical edict can destroy. Fie objects to the dinner of new Banks, but will i e-r!:arer old Banks that are sound i and demanded by the wants of the eomntu-; nity in which they me located. He favors the sale of the public works. Ile'sdecided in h : s temperance views, and says it becomes the duty of the Legislature to consider what legislation is necessary to i argues that the Nnow-nothings at the north are opposed to anti-slavery,—and quote- from the X. Y. Trilutie to prove it.—It yei fears that Seward will be re-elected to the Senate by what it calls the “bolting” Know Nothings.—See : ng that he will require a the Scotchman from the Highlands. Bniie- ries thunder against batteries, powder mag- ba f CnS CrUU, : le ’ r ° d " U 7 S . likely be sent in by thore attending the par- give way. balls perforate tesseis, entrench- , *L p *» j meats are oomharded, bivouacs are under So that with but little personal sacrifice . . „ ,. , . showers of fire ,- the typhus, the plague and 1 to tho guests, and not ho mucii expense as majority of the Nnow nothings in the legts-, thc ciH1 ]p r} , e „ uie down with th( ! ' dies. a9 before intimated, looked retnarkablv prettv, neat and fashionable. Tie result ! , r , raised per no-e, 20 oi this exertion on the part of Mrs. Comn.ii j 15. F„ r . Jje l arfie -t crop of Turnips raised and her friends, when snnimed up this! per acre, 1 i0 morning, is about five hundred suits .if j 16. For the largest crop of Ground Peas, clothes, ready made, and more which will • _ Pindars, per acre. Fur the largest erof raised per acre 15 fixj?‘'lt is stated that da minister to the l nitod t-tr.-c win! will jirobnbly remain th- < (nitimianee ol the Easier presence as ;l might warnin nut liis detent right "f .lie ; .er hie. ew Russian > s’til! at Rio, • during the the Eastern wav, as his fissenger on a neutral vessel her capture by tin allies, if ii as a prisoner of war. Tho ies, hcweier. to capture ci- >r tlie mini- ici i-i ({Ueationa- Tbe most .-»artlm, say- the Cineinna*.: a bank note or utla i- c .pied to such pe be-, judges. Last i npiiv.l a note -.f t’:< <.1‘ Cnpl.al. ; v. tii.-li appear in The quesiion of individual liability of stockhoiiicrs iii banks is about to be toted. Mr. Join' Thompson ha- commenced a suit against the Kigih Avenue Bank, in New York. "U a largo amount ot its notes, for the difference between par and 94 cents in t lie dollar, ai which rate ti c nuic* are re deemed at toe b-'iik department. After ob taining judgiuem, unless the Bank pays tl c amount, it is said, he will have recourse to rl.o private property of some of ihe tcock- hi'lder-. Tin: Sai> llEsn.T or Ioxor intf..—The De troit .Idrer/i-i.r relate.-, an in-lance uf an ox lieiiig kill" ’ ami a slnl broken tp pieces bv a Ihiilri'fKi ear. and nil beeaii.-e the'ox could ii.it understand French. The team, consisting oh one English and one French ox, drawing a bo ny load of wood, and liriv- it j aivery of the age, : is that byVrliich i •vi i .ig or engraving 'eci* *»i as 1. defy the Acek a photographist State Bank of Ohio, and the .- puii .t> bill nip presented fo and received as genuine by three of fhe. most experienced bank tellers in tlie city, and ' even a.te. being told that it was not geuine they contended that it was‘good. Unless 1 this discovery can ie tr ere<; me, confitlence ' it. bank notes will he destroyed. ■or: set tl.e evils of intemperance. M'iih ro- : responsible for it. gnni t.i the pardoning power he assumes , Tllc Paclflc K aiiro«d. i ha 1 -h:*u.‘l oe exercised with great cau- The New Orleans papers bring full reports laturc to secure his election, it follows that ; upon the besiegeri, i;riop the besieged,' upon if he succeeds, the “hol ers” must outnum- j the camps, upon the fleet*, upon the garri- ber tlie "i5;ulars. This explanation will I j tm ’ U P I,U ^ lC "hole popp- not answer' iherefo.e. If Seward is re- children, old m.en-agonize. , , , „ ... , _ . , | Snells destrey Hospitals; a hospital takes elected the Know-nothings will be fairly j flre and twu thousand sick arc “ calcined,” say a bulletin. And storms, ton- -it is their season. The Turkish frigate Hahira foun ders under sail, the two Egyptian boats Ybad-i-Djihad are enguifed ” Gov. Bigler Has vetoed tbo bill relieving- theOnio and Pennsylvania and the Penuyl- ; vaoiii Ratlv ad Couiiiar.-c : from fines to the nm-Aiiiit >f 87U.W0.-ii coned by the-e C"tu- panies in passing email notes eomrarv to , tl c .-'mall note law of Pennsylvania. It will ■ Ik- ^•'•!!.l•I!■. 1 le:• that eieral indvtdunla passed { up and diiwn this read, some time since. ’ o- big alt iolaticns of the Jaw. until the, p' . 1 ie.-accimuiiited to the am out'of $70. : 0**0. and then brought mi it, for which they were convicted of conspiracy and sent to ■ the penitentiary. , - , _ , marks are reported bv tho Picayune in full, by the people. ' — - - lie advocates jhe_ improvement of river | audience in the gallery as well as of tl._ and liarbors—a jud.cious Homestead bill— j Covention itself, by whom they were receiv- tue reformation o. the Natura.ization laws, e ,j vv j t i, approbation. During his remarks and the passage of such laws, as will pro- j t he distinguished speaker said : attends the entertainment of parties gener ally, and without any opportunity for pri vate speculation, articles of prime necessity are provided for the poor that would cost, in money, several thousands of dollars to furnish. In addition to all this, we gentle men, for once in our lives, were allowed to dance and walk without fear of treading on skirts and were not confined to mere glirnps- well turned ankles, since the dresses ere of that commendable shortness which rays should be worn and which, undoubt- wuuld be were it not that so many of ieaders of fashion are interested in ,,, - , . ? „ . ! tiou oulv escaped bv throwing her guns in- 1 making a dress very expensive and in hid- 1 hey were made in tho presence of a large iv «... L- : I to the sea, the Henri IV. perished near Eu- j ing an immeuse amount of understanding patoria; the advice-boat Pinto is disabled; j which nature has lavished in tho wrong thirty-two transport ships laden with men 1 p] ace rong vent the introduction of foreign paupers and convicts into this couinrv. A Curious Phtskilpcicai. Fact.—A French officer while making a reconnois- -itnce near Se’iastopol wa- knocked down New York, Jan. 10.—4. quantity of gun powder and percussion caps were seized bv government officers last night, at the Cuban headquarters; The strike among the long-shoremen, caulkers, ic.. has become general, and re pairing and unloading of teasels are almost suspended. Chicago, Jan. 13.—Tlie election of United States Senator from this State has been postponed bv the Legislature until Januarv 31st, itemporarie-i m Upper ed dre: fills 1 ini; 'thopeople in liiiit not unmindful of the iting Fall the question e hallot-bnx. whether 'iilimtc as the future * ieurgia, or ivhptlier •moved to some point ,0 convenience of the : the p" 'pie. NV'ieti ihe time f a i-tsi.iir tl. i-i.sion in tie niiiuc shall 'quires no prophet to foretell how "i- •'initios in the upper pari of uiil 4 Theii luieic r in thin - idem ili'*d with ihe “.lia"lrn:ul i," press of Ci'.i”.-"kee (iei'u-giu has mariimously. v.e Ijelieve, mi. The Xortfi V"ffm-ptVt alluding to this iifteresr. tlie following comments: will certainly be ngiiaied g the next eanvfiss. and y ■ e that v.-e will be I "'-niuYal to ilife <t\ ivvlng "f Atlanta, ,\tiv p'r MilledgcviUp one re - ace 'lumodatimis. view ; vl bills that -iirronnd J .i.at Milledget I ID- i- un to be the Chj'italdif ihe (th deist furt 1 vy a Fionch driver. was crossing the by the wind " fa k. when the express t rain of cars made wn- so severe as ippearance. Tnc dri’ ■ or in groat exciie- . tongue, so ibat h t. inii. eiliaicly ordoi-C' 1 bis oxer, torlno k; spc.ik. O’ltainii F:i in'll fi*r hair.) T he French ox un- turned to Marre tood him, and turnin' ; off the track'sav- under electrical limself from injury : 1 1 nit the English ox. shocks be could i ing never studied the languages, pressed facility, and ai 1c ! - er on, and was insta mly killed. This powerful shock, 1 or re- g leave of ah-once. he illc-s and placed him -elf treatment. After a few nove.liis tongue with more iigtn, after an unnsnallv Boston. Jan. 16.—The minority in the Lower House of the Legislature have been attempting to defeat the election of a Sena tor by moti' ns to adjourn, calling the yeas and nays, and other modes of obstructing Lu-ine-s. The Senate, however, have de- j ermined to postpone the election to tho ‘The commercial interests of tho country demands a Pacific Railroad, and if the South do not, the North will build it, and that in a direction that wi.l benefit the North, and thov will effect it, too, by the aid of Government money. Now, G«»d helps them who help themselves. Are we able to help ourselves ? Have we the manhood and the energy ? Or shall we sit still, and see the commerce of all the world diverted from us, and used for the rearing of new Palmyras and Balbecs of the North ? Shall we bo deterred from acting by the sneers of a few prints, and the denunciations of a few politicians ? The South must he independ ent of the North, in the Union. She must open a communication with the commercial nations of the earth in Southern keels and Southern bottoms. jTbc live oak of the South is as good as the while oak of the North. Mr. Pike believed the South to bo feeling- run aground and are lost. On land the ! conflicts become every day more savage.— ! There has been a revolution as quiet as it The Russians beat the wounded to death | has been important in this city and that of with their muskets. At the end of a battle J Brooklyn since the beginning of the present the l eap of dead and dying obstruct the 1 , ., 0 . . . , ., manocu-vers of the infantry. In the evening p™” and tl,US far , the Sabbaths b( ’ th the battle-field makes even generals shudder. I c iu ® 9 have been undisturbed by the howl- English, French and Russian corpses are j ings and brawlings of drunkards reeling to mingled us if they were biting each other I have never seen anything like it, cries the old Lord Raglan, who saw Waterloo ; and yet they will go further still. It is announc ed that ‘ new ’ means are to be employed agaiust the unfortunate city—means which make one tremble, and which they hold * in reserve.’ lieiv oxen pr; Monroe, X 'c ( uriod here Ivxchuntte 11"' perly educated: Y.. -lull. 15.- thi.- morning, el, the House he was fullv recovered. “ Extermination is the cry of this war.— The intrenchinent alone costs a hundred men a day. Rivers of human blood flow; a river of blood at Alma, a river of blood at Iukerniann ; five thousand men killed the 20th September, six thousand the 5th Octo ber ; fifteen thousand the 5tli November, and this is only the beginning. Armies are sent and they melt away. It is well. Como, let us send others ! Louis Bonaparte has repeated to the ex-General Canrobert that -A tire which destroyed the Telegraph Of iice. ni The li -mod ■ not ascertained. $15,000 and in- Jan. 12.1$55. front Cniitornift. : ■< ken. dm Mill! Util. It is 11 >ic rfir tb< fiantiu of and it is also t,ur 1 tie d is is. : dilopi- >no wil! have to at aiiv rate, lie tuiilt lioouo uiauy year th<' old one repaired a* a 0 i-cat <-«»-(; we ilierei' i'c lu neslly think that it would !>e for the iulovest of the Stale to locate the 1 • pi a! Nitlinti.. I* ici-tainly would, in poiiii •' 11 ].']'( avuii' i. and the eon voni. iice of .1 mnjority of ;Jio citizens, he for the bet!or. In loV'itioi tu ibis, the bi'.iliiing material- ■ o' i far |t !( > hea’ii -i at Atlanta, as it is itu ... 1 in . few mile- f inexanstihle qnar.- ivies > . zranite Not withstanding Mil- !c'iq. ville r- uear mc'. place where wo ajient oor y-'Uihfu! days, , v «: would much prefer -eeing ii " S aie lluu-eat Macon or Griffin, luui 'Hct'. A tin :a is ui- ti-i choice, and ii ,ve arc not greatly misiakcii in the views of the voters of ('Uei'okee tjeorgia, ire think Had at ica,’ th.. elhs of them a/v In fa ro, of Ho removal of Htr Slut, Jloiltii to At lanta. It ccrtninl.- would not depreciate :ho value of property in MiiledgovSlle to a great extent, for. ihe Is-gi slat mo oidy enn- rene- Hifi-iii two years, and deo*.uot last, more thni two or three iii'iuths. Wo. therc- i'oic, ini«t 1 imt file votes of Georgia will vii w this question Calnily :uut dUpassiauutc- Iv. and at "th ■ nest October election endorse upon the buck of their ticket", -REMOV AL!’ What hay you Southerner. Courier. Stuiul- ard, Frutniiur, IulcHi<pcnccr t Republican Id publican Union. Southern Statesman, and all other papers friendly to the cause, is it, not time we were bringing thU question be fore the people ? ud four stores. Los ii'tel was \allied at fra ckO.000- I’ltii.it.ci.rnt A large grizzly bear. .. • diioh has boon on exhibition in a tent in this city, broke cut yesterday, and created a tremendous stampede in toe neighborhood of Thirteenth, and Market sts. At first he mounted an omnibus hor-e which happened to be passing, and commenced biting his flesh, but without doing serious - injury lie dismounted, and attacked 1 ntuie.— Next he seized and ew allowed a huge piece of beef belonging to a butcher. In the 1,.tar-time a largo crowd assembled, keep ing. however, at a respectful distance.— Pitchforks wetc brought into requisition P> capture him, but the prongs, which were thruot liito iiis mouth, wore broken off bv his teeth as if they were pieces of win’d.— A slip not was also put over his neck, bur the iinimal dragged off five stout ineu who held on fo it. He was finally captured, by means of a no in a small court. Aldez- man Th'.nips..n immediately ordered tfie showman to take ihe animal from theneigb- borliood. _ . ' ' . AsKctKiTKor Tbafaucar.—When Nelson's lumens signal was g'ven—“‘England expects C'"ry mail to do his duty”—two Scotchmeu were standing on deck, anu one pulled a long, sour face and said. “ Eh. Bandy, there's neatliiug aliout pair old Scptlnud!”* "Hoot, limn . said Sandy. “ Scotland kens wet'l her bairns always do their duty. It is only a bint to those Knglishers.’! UtliiJXHA OX BflARIi Sc KB. Svi.ill. — A fatal disease,, resembling cholera, broke out a few days since on Ixiard Uie schr. Sviph;’ (j oin Satil’la river, bound to Savannah. ' Thc first rase occurred on tho id iiist., and the patient' a oil ou Thursday following. Three of the crew have '-iiico died,.ain! were buried at Jackal Island, fhe vessel, wc leavn, is now at apehor off Fort -Jackson, where the Captain and Btewni t are l. 'th ill with the disease, but were' a live .g ten «*VIoefc Wt r.Utht. SJn- has been i i.-sted by tho health officer, who thinks tire disease was vohtraei- ed in the Mud Crfeeks on the qaasr, 4mf ts-q not. informed whether he pronounces jt c.i'.leva or not—Savannah. .Courier U>ih, mdaiif. Tnr Oiiutts.—Some one writing from ; Washington to the Baltimore Arouc, says: j “ Had a look at “Uoutts” at the Opera last , night. She is as ugly as a mud fence. Tt . is said by « gentleman who kntw lier weit , when she kept a cake and candy shop in the B werv. New York, that Hackett pays ; her eight dollar® a week for her share in the performance, ard that he (the informant) ha- seen a, written contract te that effect. • signed Eme!itic Baker, X, (her mar':.) whereby she agree • to personate “ Coutts” in the manner and form as ha? been nightly witnessed.” 34st inst., and it is supposed the House will j lj alive to the necessity of these measures, agree. | and ready to adopt any feasible means for . r , I carrying them into execution. He was not * ' da,i - ,V- 7 ae ^ re ? :dcnt wedded to the idea that the proposed Rond ... . has decided to reverse his policy relative to j Bhould take it8 3tart from the State he rep-1 imbecile saying of Philip 14 . a ppinola: ihe new territorial acquisition, and will now j resente( j . j t should have his support in ‘ Marquis, take Buda.’ 1 ester day, tiebasto- go against all the annexation schemes- i whatever &, uthcrn St a te it began. ARud- ’ .... even tlie bandw.ch Islands and Cuba. - ! ing to the granite , coal, &c„ the staples of New Orleans. Jan. 16.—Forall qualities j fiis State, which only needed an avenue to of Cotton below middling, prices rule in fa- j market to make them sources of wealth, vor of buyers. Other grades are urchan- he said that he was working for the whole ed. 10,000 bales changed hands to-day. ; South. He begged members to continue to give their coun'enance to these Commercial Wasutjhitos, Jan. 15.—We learn that the who died on their homes at night. The places for vend ing liquors have been peremptorily closed in such a manner as indicates earnestness, and the readiness with which Mynheer, Patrick and Jonathan close the breathing of his satanic majesty proves what the Maine Law people have always argued— that all laws can be enforced in the hands of proper executives when sustained by- public opinion, and also that there never was a better time in which to commence to enact a prohibitory law than the present, when the times are so hard that casual drinkers would be glad of an excuse to get rid of the expense of brandy at four dollars a gallon and teu cents a drink. If we are even to have a prohibitory law, says public sentiment, here let us have it now. This, pol was a sore, to-day it is an nicer, to-raor-! row it will be a cancer, the cancer which j * think, is the general impression among devours France, England, Turkey and Ru- 1 those not pecuniarily interested in selling sia. This is the Europe of ihe Kings. 0 j the"“critter.” future when wilt thou give us the Europe of i ^he protest of drafts drawn by Page & Field Pea 10 Tobacco. Geor- 18. Best box of Chewing eia raised, 5 19. Best box of Cigars from Georgia rais ed Tobacco, . - / 5 20. Best sample of Georgia raised Smok ing Tobacco, 5 21. For the greatest quantity of Corn pro duced on an acre of land by irrigation with the mode of cultivation, time of planting, irrigation, &e., 25 Exhibitors of all the above crops-' must state in writing, in full, to the Secretary, all ::.e requisitions as laid down for Corn, Cut- ton, &e„ as above, when the articles are en tered upon his books for exhibition; with the witnesses' certificates for the measure ment of lands and pounds, and bushels per acre; without which the Judges will he re quired to withhold their awards, and exhili- itor*’ not complying with these requisitions will not be allowed to compete for the Pre miums of the Society. * Crops by Boys under sixteen years of age. 1. For the largest quantity of Indian Corn grown by any white boy under 16 years of age, upon an acre of land —a patent lever silver Watch, $25 The rules in relation to field crops to he complied with. 2. For the largest quantity of Cotton pro duced by any white boy under 16 years of age upon an acre of laud— patqnt lever silver Watch, 25 The rules of field crops to he complied with. Samples of Field Crojis. 1. The best variety of Bread Corn, with two bnshels as sample, $10 2. Best variety of Corn for stock, two bushels as samples—tested by weight 10 3. Best variety of Wheat, with a bushel of grain as sample, 5 4. For the best variety of iSweet Potato, sample of two bushels. 5 5. For the best variety of Field Peas, sample of one bushel, 5 6. Best variety of Upland Cotton, two stalks as samples, 5 7. Best variety of .Sea Island Cotton, with two stalks as samples, 8. Best bushel of Rice, the people! , , “I con'inue: On the ships, after each j T 8 ’ amo “ Dtin « Hon. John S. Barbour, Sen. who died on 1 Conventions, liiey do and must produce battle, are horrible crowds of wounded.— j c-ot ,OUt, caused great excitement last week, Fridav, died of an affection of the heart I impressions on the public mind, and must | To cite only the figures that I know, and 1 : though at present there is every prospect of Five minutes hefiire he breathed his fost* ! lead to results. A great thought uttered, in j know, not the tenth part, four hundred a sufficient arrival of treasure from Califor- his life was not thought in danger. ’ 8 P eech > °, r in writing, a song, a sentiment, j mounded on the Panama, four hundred and j D j a t0 pay, so that it is doubtful if the house i may. produce, as such have produced, great | eighty-nine on the Colombo, which towed ..... „„„„ Prom waskington. i results. Let this Convention give utterance j two transports loaded in the same manner ! . * ’ .,**, j , ^ The New York Courier rt : - Enquirer an- j nounres tl.e discovery, on the authority of < one of the most eminent mathematicians J natron mere in the w •rid. ilioc although the ; hither ode of the Moon i> uninhabitable for want <>! no atmosphere, the remote side may be perfectly adapted tu animal life. It is at lca--t certain that the mere want of an atmosphere pereepti n t-i us. is no longer fionelusive as to the uninhalntableness of the planet that rules the night; ' -■*■ — . »v.i-4^. ~w. wvu ......— w ~ . iv»u iuuioj«Gii5 R'liuru jn ."June iimulit;: j . . . v\ cuam£t-u, Jaii. 17.—Ite Senate to-day : to one great thought, and let it he the em- j —the number I do not know*; four hundred ! inconvenier * c c until the balances can be ar* de’na-eil the judical bill. J bodiment of a mighty ann of iron stretched | and seventy on the Vulcan, fifteen hundred ! ranged and transferred. The credit and transactions of die house are quite equal to any in the U. S. out of the city of New ion in al! ! s i(je of the rails, over which the trade of the of sea and eight days’ journey between the 1 ^ or J £ ’ and . ibe j r _ destruction cannot but red most ; wprld is rushing, a source of pride and wound and the dressing ! During die voy- ■ ) vorK a °erioua injury not only to the Mis- The X. Y\ Spirit of the Times, "f Satur day. says -. •We learn that Garritr Davis and Nat Blick have been matched for SSuOO a side, to run Three Miie Heats, at Charleston, S. O.j on the 29th of the present month.'” Soule was chilled into his resignation in all afficia! ifoerec.ur.-e he encounter marked, though freezing politeness, seriously, both as regarded officials and Commercial Convention, at New Oi leans, in the matilaicd men, with no aid, no assist- other interests aside from any mere money leaders. In fashionable society.himself and , which the measures were originated that i ance, miserably heaped upon each other, : loss, family nere entirely isolaied. j had resulted in rearing the proudest monu- | see the worm of the grave come from their meat of the age. : broken limbs, from their wounded sides. from their cloven skulls, from their opened liteness, but j gratification that he was a member of the age the neglected wounds become frightful; ! i**ippi Railroad Company, but to numerous officials and , Commercial Convention, a! New Oi'eans, in j the matilaicd men, with no aid, no assist- ot. The gradual wiping out of the foreign debt and the decreased amount of sales of Oats, 10. “ “ “ Rye. 11. “ “ “ Barley, 12. “ “ “ Irish "Potatoes, 13. Best variety of grass seeds adapted to the South for Hay or Grazing, 10 Exhibitors of crops, must give in writing to tho Secretary a full account of each crop offered—itsndaptation for profitable cultivat ing, curing, harvesting, &e. Cotton Bales. 1. Forthebest20balesofUp!andCotton,§20 2. “ “ “ 10 “ “ “ “ 10 3. 5 “ “ “ “ 10 4. “ “ “ 1 “ 5 5. “ “ “ 5 “ “ Sea Island Cot ton, £0 6. Best bale of (400 lbs.) Sea Island or * Black Seed Cotton raised on upland. 20 The Cotton must be on the Fair Ground during Exhibition, to claim the premium. Daring Rnbberrj. A very hold and audacious robbery was perpetrated about seven o'clock vestc-day morning, on East Bay, near the Post Office. An old gentleman belonging to Savannah, was accosted bv a stranger, with the inqui- * Cn- The explosion of a mountain recently in Arkansas having nttraced much attention, n correspondent of the Fort Smith ITrald says that about a year agp he investigated a similar explosion in Flan Id in county. Ark.. and found that it had no* been produced by volcanic action, but by the decomposition and spontaneous combustion of sulphuret of iron which abounds in that region. A Novel Case.—In thc last number of Livingston’s Law Magazine, is reported a The Sick of tlie Allied ArmUslu the Crl- j te^Teis't'and unler This'horribio'pwarmiTig ) imported goods made the money easier, WU1 and Testa men t^f the late ChVncelfor The London 7wTsavs that up to Dee. : ii7he b ^teX™Sol^ f yh^«5Ts!Si * *””• C ° me a -°°r ^ ^ ^ I ry if h ? ""Jhe’n^ife"^ " 1 Kent, of tlie State of New York. The te*-! 8th there were as raanv as three thousand : ore-fmmeni c1mon i^v« P fil?id I nUmber ° f part,e8 ’ and in faet 9ince we ftre wn re ft , {’S ! n the " e £*i t. u tator had left in d.mbful relation to each j sick in the hospital at Balaklava, four thou- j men eftten hv Wlirm8< 1 §, not exaggerate. ftn a S»cultural country we cannot hope for | feHow raid hc'lmd picked up oilier certain e!au-e- „} his M i 11, in the m- sand at Scuian, Iresides a considerable j j have here the English journals the nun- j a recuperation until after the next crop ‘ “ P P the lin . 1 Theatrical.—Miss Logan was received the last night by nn overwhelming audience.— The Lancaster Gi n.—A letter from the Crimea sa\ s: “ The Lancaster guns are a failure.— Their power is .enormous when the ball strikes the point nt which it i- aimed : but ‘he gurs rarely sends two balls to the same point; and as yet no. means have been found u> prevent their deviation. In an mdujnry gun this defect would o-.n );e so important; but the enormous expense of every ball fired front a Laucasie gun venders it impossible to indulge in a system by which <m1y one ball in six reaches the object at which it i» discharged.” They ® Perhaps a larger number of persons never „ , . 4 , , r , . , . . uo 1 no v ou.i, 1 ui,. onlv n demagogue before greeted her in the Savannah Theatre. ca. and had wi.tten almost a rare load of be done for them was to secure, at some ad-; and a blood-drinker. I am well aware of •' v ^en she appeared on the stage, tho ap- staiidarel authority in Law. could not (or ditional cont of labor, that they should ef- j it> hut it please me better to see few- plause was lor.g and loud, and was followed at least did not) write Ins own W ill so as to fectually bury their dead. ! er boxes of c.insecated medals on-the field ' by a silence that would allow a whisper to prerent litigation wnen there is property to The same paper says: j of Boulogne and more physicians in the i penetrate the ear from the most distant ce divided. “At the last date the bets were ten to , can ,p at Crimea.” point within the edifice. Eradne was per- Montoomert and Pensacola Railroad.— one against our getting into Sebastopol be-j sonated in a manner, fully sustaining her We learn that the work on this road, says i fi Wv*. .o’ ’ .fi'ra 1 : The Augusta Chronicle dr Sentinel of r . e P u i at ’ on a, ' d more than meoting thoan- the Haynerille TValchman, has commenced, we should eventually 1 'take the^place. T ‘ 1)e ] Wednesday says : : .wpJortS" very »b^°by fcES and that several hundred hands are engaged .particular foundation for this belief it would "»> c were shown, Monday, ft very hand- ton an( j yj r p a j*, er _ Ag a traaedientte on the grades of ihe -eotions between Mont- ne difficult to discover, unless it be the fact: j' ome ,ot of <rold - Sft,d V* J) ave -.„ , a J. r ‘ 1 Miss Logan is worthv of the verv high e.^ ? •„ . - that the British IIAOT.I^ <1., rvmpraliv thomrb i from a newly dneoverd deposife mine, near ' , , ,, gornerv and Greenville, and are progressing ; tbft J tb ® Kritish people do generally, though j e'of^arren and Columbia counties 1 ““j 1 rapidly. ' certa,,lI - v «<>t always, succee<l m what they | ** « a "^ p“ „* h, Canra ! ™ A w ? bes P eak ^.her a briHinnt season . timation in which she is held, on our boards, and abut a mile irom Fountain Camp attempt; and that, having committed our- j “ ,,u ,l ” u * “ “"‘'j tu-imZ^ her talent commands it, and her popularity selves so deeply and staked our credit so | Ground, >n barren cwnmy The ,lmnps j irrour midst wi] , insur ^ ft. A t the close of entirely on the success of this enterprise, 1 f (() fin mll.v t S tbe P 5ece ahe re3 P nded t0 ft cal1 before the we are not likely to abandon it till the case w *'Shw f < -- s parbcles curta ; n an d amid a shower of boquets made is mterlv Imm!^ ..r the m.arr^l i. other- collected by the aid of mercury. Ihe de-1 - *— a 1- New koRK. Jau. 15.--A pn^osaion cum- ftased uf some teu thousand unemployed inechanu-s, paraded through the streets of the city this afternoon, m.d held a meeting 111 the Park, at which exciting: speechr” were made, after which all quietly dispers- ed. There are 44 Know Nothings in the New • York Legislature. If 25 of them' vote ! against Sewardj I;e cannot he reelected to the Senate. We shall see in a few days what course they will pursue. I£ Seward be re-elected the Know-Nothings will bo responsible for it. OSh The late railroad mob in Erie tore down two bridges, one 100, the other 60 feet long. The Sheriff, why attempted to ; is utterly hopeless or the Quarrel is other-1 collected by the aid of mercury. Th was coinpliniented with stones, eggs, snow balls,- brickbats, clubs, &c., and with his Rose, iu Ottowa county, Ohio, having buF- party was compelled to retire. j fered from the killing of his. cattle by the Tlie Catholic bishop actively interfered to trains on the Cleveland and Toledo railroad preserve order. Not an" irishman was to rerenebirnself. placed obstructions on, the r , ., , . track. In consequence,- he was arrested, among the rioter* The bridges are being , ^ ^ MQtracod te tbe penitentiary for rebuilt. 1 two years. vein) supposed to Dear Reveng.—A farmer named Abram | cover an area of one mile in length by forty — -. rvi.:.. i—„..r t 0 fifty yards in width. Thus far, the ave rage yield to the hand per day has been from two and-a-hnl£. to four ond-a-half pennyweights. “It is tbe property of Thomas Seay and J. M. Eliott, who are now engaged in wor king it.” a few appropriate remarks, wliich were re ceived in breathless silence, and succeeded bv enthusiastic applause.—Savannah Jour., 16M inst. non. W. C. Dawson, of the U. S. Senate^ will please • accept onr thanks for oopies of the Congressional Globe and Ap pendix for the first session of the thirty- thud ~ piokeu up from t^e pavement, af'iei- some persuasion was induced to accept it with a view to ad vertise for its owner, and to give fivedollars by way of reward. Upon pulling out his pocket book for this purposes, an accom plice who had approached unpcri eiv e, thvevv bia arms around the old gentleman, pinion ing his arms, while the other grabbed .his pocket book, containing about one hundred dollarp, and ran up East /ray. The gentle man made violent, but ineffectual efforts to follow him, and vvns at length released by the other rogue, who made off down Ea-t Bay and up Broad-street. The affair was noticed by a number of individuals who, un- fortunatoly, did not comprehend it iu time to arrest the robbers, who unfortunately- made their escape. Our police, however, qrg in active pursuit, and we hope to l>a able in our next to announce their capture. For- daring rascality this robbery exceeds anything of the kind we have ever been called on.to chronicle in this city.—Charles ton Mercury, 16th inst. New n OrleaSs, Jan, 18.—The Canada’s advices had a favorable effect upon our Cotton market and prices are stiffer, but not quotably higher. The sales Comprised 5,00 bales. Coffee has declined frem a quarter to half a cent per lb., and Good to Prime is quoted at from 8J @ 8 J cents per lb.’ Exchange on London commands 7f per cent, premium. Freights- on Cotton to Liverpool rate at 7-16d. -■■A :-fc-a- .r itirr -

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The Atlanta weekly intelligencer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 184?-1855, January 25, 1855, Image 1