The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26


GEoRGIA RAILROAD CoNvEsTIor.-Thisc con-
vention adjourned yesterday evening, after a
session of two DAYS. The annual reports of
the president and directors, and of the supern-
tendent of transportation, were read on the first
day, Tuesday, and gave great satisfaction to the
stockholders. They exhibited hourishing con-
dition of the affairs of the company.
On Wednesday, ex- Governor Jones, of Ten
nessee. addressed the convention in behalf Of
the Memphis and Charleston railroad, for the
purpose of obtaining a subscription of stock in
that enterprise. He stated that $2,300,000
were already subscribed, on the condition that
the work should not be commenced till the
subscriptions amounted to @2,5OO,0OO. The
work will require for it's completion, according
to present estimates, $2,800,O00.
The convention passed resolution admitting
the importance Of the work, but declining to
subscribe any thing to it on the part of the Geor-
Qia railroad
Ex-Governor Jones, we thought, was not
very happy, either in matter or manner, in the
effort he made before the large and intelligent
audience he addressed. Perhaps expectation
was too highly wrought, as his fame as speak
or had been trnmpeted very loudly in advance.
Perhaps he embarrassed by his recent
speeches in New Orleans, to convince the cti-
of the produce that would pass on that road
seeking market.
The convent n authorized subscription of
100000 to the stock of the Waynesboro' rail-
road This subscription will secure the compile
ton of that road to Augusta.
The old board Of directors was reelected.
DR.. Paul F. Eve was elected director to Gil the
vacancy Of Judge Saffold, deceased
Hon. J. p. King was unanimously reelected
president-Augusta Consf,utionnlia.
The editors in Iowa have qniet way of say
ing very hard things Of each other. The last
hit of the "Reporter" is little too hard
-Four story shirt collars are all the rage We
saw one the other day with steeple on it. This
increase in building has proved very profitable
to the linen and starch trades. Short necked
people, in order to keep pace with the spirit of
Improvement, shosld have their necks moved up
a little higher.---Reporter.
Long cared people, though short necked, need
not comply with the Reporters requirement to
amove them up." The major merely erecfs his
They answer in place Of asteeple.-Repubiicnn.
All right Jeemsl But would it not be well
for you to "erect" your eyes! People who meet
you can't make up their minds now whether
their downcast look ia the result Of stealing
sheep or sucking eggs ?-Reporfer.
A Willow Bayou NEGRO AND PANTHER
The Madison Journal Of the 3oth, gives us the
following, to begin thaeeason with "A negro
man belonging to tho Hon. Thomas B. Scott at
his plantation on Willow Bayou, was attacked
by panther, while engaged 10 cutting wood in
front Of his masters dwelling, few days since
and considerably injured. The first notice the
negro bad Of the panther's presence, was the at.
tack. The panther jumped upon his back, and
the negro in his fright dropped his axe, which
he coon recovered, however, and by well-di
rectsd blow killed his antagonist. The animal
measured something less than six feet in length
from the tip of his tail to the end of his nose
Mr.. SCOTS overseer, the day after this occur
renee, shot an eagle that was feeding on the
CARCASS Of the panther, which measured, with III
wings extended, six feet.