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Congress.

A rumor reached here on Wednesday
that Hamilton, of Texas, had been elect
ed Speaker of the House. 1t needs con-
firmation, and VIC suspect it lisa hoax. The
following is the last ballotings which have
reached us:
Washington, Jan. 9.-Ballot for Speaker
Necessary to a choice 1l0-Sherman
los, Hamilton SO, Gilmer %, Scattering 4.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-An affray occurred
in this place on Tuesday evening last, be-
tween JAS. r. Humphreys, son of Col.
Hit. Humphreys, and a yagrant daguer-
rean artist named Reed, which resulted
in the former receiving a serious pistol
shot wound. We Were not at home when
the difficulty occurred, but understand it
was brought about as follows; Reed, who
has been loafing about the place for n
week or two, was at the entertainment
given by the Swiss Bell Ringers on Mon
day evening, and conducted himself in
q very ungentlemanly manner in the
presence of the ladies--for which he was
demonstrated with by Humphreys and
threatened with ejectment from the Hall.
On the following day, after INDUCING in
threats on the streets, he entered the Of
flee where Humphreys and another per
son were sitting, and was ordered by the
former to Withdraw. He refused, and
Humphreys pushed him out, when he
wheeled and fred his pistol, the shot TAX
ing effect in the breast and ranging in the
direction of the right shoulder. Hum
phreys Immediately fred back, but I'M
fortunately missed his man. Reed broke
and attempted to escape, but was soon az
rested. An investigation was subsequently
had before magistrate and Reed was
committed to Jail to await the action of
the law.
The above are the facts briefly, as we
learn them from parties WHO were present
Mr.. Humphreys, though seriously wound
ed, it is hoped may recover.
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HOLD HiM!-Saxe writes q letter from
Virginia, warmly eulogistic of the girls
of the "Old Dominion" especially the
damsels of Fredericksburg, where he
says he saw more beautiful women in
an assembly Of five hundred lecture
listeners than you could scare up this side
of Mahomet's Paradisew
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bay There are some men who will
walk up to the lannon's mouth, and then
walk away again, and some women who
willwalku up to their lovers without shrink
ing.
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E1r Within the last five weeSsCEd-
ward Strange, of Miss, Sam'l NJ. Burnett
of Geo, NC. Howell of n. c., and C. F.
Dean and Edward G. Dyer of Mass, have
been detected in forging bounty land
claims and pension claims. r.
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ISquEsrs OF lS59.-The total number
of inquests held in this city, says the
Memphis Enquirer, during the year just
past, was sevonty-nine. OF this number,
s had died from explosion; Is was ac-
cidentially killed; 90 came to their
deaths at the hands Of their fellow-men;
Is died from natural causes; I were
found drowned, and one committed sui
eide. The names OF twenty-three could
not be ascertained, and are therefore re-
corded as unknown. OF the twenty muir
ders committed, the perpetrators of IF
teen have not yet been discovered.
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pay~ Henry Ward Beecher thinks that
the Union is sound in every respect, ex-
cept that too numerous politicians have
lain heavy on the dear old souls
stomach. i ttH
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Dss- A western editor lately called his
devil to him and told him he could NOT
afford to hire his services any longer, un-
less he would agree to take nine pence
per week or share equally The profits of
the paper. The boy concluded TO stay,
but unhesitatingly chose the ninepencs
for his wages. .- -
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AMERICAN BUNKuM.-Quite laughablo
incident occurred in the House Of Rep
rescntatives yesterday. Just before
twelve o'clock, II crazy fellow, who all
swers to the expressive and euphonious
name of America Bunkum. took his seat
in the Speakers chair, and commenced
the delivery of q speech. His opening
sentence" The word of God came unto
me, saying, get thee unto the city of
Washington &c."-not having sufficient
assurance of his right to seat on tho
floor, the door-keeper quietly conducted
the speaker pro tenn. to position outside
the hall Washington D. C) Constitution,
Drc 3(Hh
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nf1~ A Hartford paper says there is a
clock in that city in full tick that was
made by the Dutchman Huyghens, about
the year 1860! 1t was found by Hart
ford man, down in Nova Scotia-where
it had lain idle for half century. 1t is
one of the first pendulum clocks ever
made, and is said to be great curiosity.
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AsA.a., FRIDAY, -s..u.ry a., 1 SEQ
Printer Wanted.

4 good Job Printer eau obtain a ccrtlcmcn,hs
employ mont at this oIico--perhsps longer--st
liberal wages, by applying Immediately.
s....i 49, s. p. WINS.
Athens, Jan. G, 1850. ~.
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Legislative.
SENATE.
. THURSDAY, Jan. 6.

N THURSDAY, Jan.5.
Mr.. Newman, (Mr. Wood in the chair,
a resolutions, rs follows: ~ {
Rcsolredby he General .Issep,Jly Of he
lSiCHe Of Tennessee. That we wish to assure
the Representatives of this State. ia the
Congress of the United States, in the diff
fcult circumstances In which they are
placed, OF tho sympathy of the General
Assembly, in the struggle in which they
are now cngagcd--and of our cordial
support Of every proper measure they
7 may adopt to protect the just rights of
this State, and Of the South, and the in
tegrity of tho Union, md the authority
of the Constitution.
Rosol,ed. That we recommend, in view
of the public danger, the Usion of all the
elements of opposition to Black Republi-
canisn and its candidate for Speaker, on
any man, of any party, who is conserva-
tive in opinion, and opposed to all sec
tioDal parties, whenever such union can
be effected consistent with fairness and
honor; and whereby the candidate of
the Black Republican party can be de-
feated and the organization of the House
can be effected
ResotpSd, That the Secretary of State
| furnish copies of these resolutions to each
member of Congress from the State.
The rule was suspended, and the reso-
luton taken IN for action,
Mr.. Stanton offered an amendment
providing that our REPRESENTATIVES. in
Congress be requested TO vote against all
| ssg;ouoL candidates. ofaR royt;cs WHICH
was lost by the following vote: Those
| voting for the amendment of Mr. Stanton
arc Messrs. Boyd. Bradford. Horn NASH
| Richardson. Stanton and Stokcly--7.
! Those voting against the amendment.
are: Mcssrs. Ilildrelb, johnson. Lane.
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SENSIBLE VIEWS OF MASSACHUSETTS
EDIroR.-Whilst few Southern citizens
seem not to appreciate the Importance of
building up our own manufacturers, the
Newburry (Mass.) Herald thus speaks of
the efforts in the South: ~
"The dissolution needed by the South
is not of the political union Of the States,
but one that shall give them greater in.
dependence in their industry Let them
manufacture cloth and shoes and hats !:
let the cotton Of the South be worked
into fabrics where it grows, the iron be
laid in rails over the soil beneath which
it now rests, the gold of the Carolinas
and Georgia be melted and wrought in
those States, the wool of Texas be turned
into the new built factories of that Wig
orous Commonwealth, while the timber
of Florida and Virginia is made into ships
to sail from and to their ports--if so the
South will. II is such diversity of pur-
suits that is needed to make the Southern
section of this country the most prosper.
Gus land in the world"
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DEATH OF A CATHOLIC BisBoP.- Bishop
Newman, of the Catholic Church, fell
dead in the streets OF Philadelphia ON she
5th inst, by disease of the heart.
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Dsg- 1t is announced as a cheering
sign OF the progress of civilization, among
the Indians, that the Cherokee Nation
have debt and are able to pay the in.
terest upon it i! ...-.,
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SouTnwARDLY THE STAR or NIGGERS
TAKES ITS wAY.--The Atlanta, Ga, South
ern Confederacy of the I'd inst. says:
The emigration of negroes through At
lanta, from the old to the new States, es-
pecially from Virginia, is tremendous.
A gentleman connected with the Geor-
gia Road Informed us, few days since,
that for the last three months the aver
age number per week, was at least six
hundred. Resides, there is the Virginia
and Tennessee and Waynesboro Roads
that transport great number What
kind of labor is to supply their places in
the old States? Shall it be fresh import
ed Africans, or Abolition Yankees p
Which Of the tse do the Southern people
prefer? One or the other must be the
choice very soon.
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Hon. JonN BELL.--The Nashville Ban.
ner and Patriot runs up the name Of JouN
BELL for President, and UNDERWRITERS the
ticket with leader.
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Washington, Jan. 9.-Hughes, Of Indi-
ana, will be appointed to the 5udgeship-
of the Court Of Claims.
Mr.. Toombs has prepared general
bankrupt bill, but its presentation, will be-
prevented by the unsettled political con.
dition of the country. -
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BRITISH INTERFERENCE IN AMERICAN Poll
IrIcs.-A correspondent of the n. Y.
Herald, writing from London says:
"The British government have deter
mined to devote two hundred thousand
pounds sterling something less than a
million dollars during the approaching
Presidential canvass in fermenting bad
blood in the North and West against the
South, in the hope thereby of producing
issolution Of the Union. know this
to be the fact for have it from a per-
son of undoubted credibility. and | am
only prevented from giving his name from
the eertginty that it would involve him
in the most serious difficulties, if not
prove his ruin.
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THE IRoN BUsiSEss.-We clip the fol-
lowing from the GAINESVILLE Chronicle OF
the 9th:
To show how iron works have declined,
about here, in the last few years, we will
mention that the works of Kelly & Co.,
for which 100000 wa'e offered and $780,
600 asked, were sold recently for $500!
Then everybody seemed mad on the sub
ject of iron-works, and sold all they had
to buy one; now you can hardly give u
furnace away. Such times are mighty
hard on the few Iron-men that are yet Sin
blast" but we hope a better time will
soon come for them. r.t -
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Washington, Jan. THE gentlemen
Who were taken prisoners at Harper's
Ferry by Brown are in this city, and it is
understood that they were examined to-
day by the Senate Committee of Inquiry.
The health of Senator Douglas is i'm.
proving N
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GEi3" \ wet blanket" and cold, seems
to have been thrown over journalistic eff.
forts in Kansas. The Statesman of a
late date says: I'VE woke up this morn
ing and found ourselves covered with a
sheet of snow. Pleasant, very. On
coming down stairs we found the cases
half full of snow, and the galleys buried
in the same white covering. Went to
work to set matters right again, and try
to warm up the office, but up to the pres
ent writing II NJ, we have employed SIX
Irishmen and three Dutchmen to cut the
wood and keep up the fire. We set
line an hour, warming included. Have
serious thoughts of calling little rcd-eye
to our assistance. Oh, for lodge in some
warmer climate"
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nSy~ The young man who fell from the
cars on the East Tennessee and Georgia
Railroad on Wednesday Of last week, died
from the effects of his injuries on Satur-
day. His name was Louis Chambers, and
not VIM. Patton Chambers, as published
last week
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DEATH OF SAN. NJ. EDwARDs.-It is with
deep regret that we announce the death
of DIR. Sam. NJ Edwards, of this city, on
Tuesday last. He was drowned in the
back water of stream in this vicinity
while attempting to cross, as is supposed
DIR. +. was one of the most talented
young men we have ever known, and his
success as physician in this vicinity was
equal to any of our old practitioners
Ills remains were conveyed to Washing
ton City for interment. His errors are
forgotten in admiration for his many
noble traits of character, and extraordi-
nary ability. Peace to his ashes.-C Chat
tanoga Gazette.
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Dickinson, N. Y, Jan. Henry Meach.
aIn shot his wife last night in the presence
OF her father and mother, and afterwards
cut her throat and shot himself through
the head. Both are dead A case of DO
mestio trouble and imfidelitY of tho wife
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SAD ACCIDENTAL little boy, residing
in Union county, Kentucky, had his head
blown OFF one day last week. He bored
hole in log and put powder in it, ram-
ming the powder down with n stick. IIe
then laid coal of fire on the hole, and
before he could get away it exploded, tho
stick striking him on the head, knocking
the upper portion off, and killing him in-
stantly.
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Rss'' The late disturbance in Missouri
turns out very small affair, reported on
the authority of the st. Louis Democrat,
notorious forts fertility of invention and
exaggeration in all matters calculated to
excite prcjudices against the South.
Telegraphic correspondents should not
send reports of such matters without
stating their authority.
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TAX CoLLECToR.--Eli Hellums annortn-
ces himself in to-day's issue for Tax Col
lector.
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KILLED BY \ IIoRsE.-We learn from
the Livingston (Ala.) Messenger of the
Dist that Mr.. 4. j. Brown, of Kentucky,
a gentlemen who had been stopping there
some time with drove of horses, was
killed almost Instantly last Saturday
evening by kick which he received
from one of them while exhibiting him
for sale.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH.-Bishop
Polk, of Louisiana, and Bishop Elliott, of
Georgia, are now on visit to Sewanee
mountain, the site selected for the Uni
versity of the South, with view of ma
king all the arrangements for laying the
corner stone OF thAew University build
porary that the Rev. DIR. Hopkins,
Bishop of VermS& is guest of the
above eminent Episcopal clergymen.-
The interest he takes in this undertake
ing induced him to accept an invitation
to visit the West, and assist Bishop Polk
and Elliott with his cultivated taste, in
selecting the precise spot suitable for the
University buildings, and also in laying
out the grounds.
During the fall, Mr.. Barney, the resi-
dent engineer, has put up number of
comfortable cottages on the University
grounds.-N. o. Delta.
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LEGISLATIVE FRoLlcEISG.-The Legisla-
ture of Tennessee has accepted the inyi-
tation Of the Kentucky Legislature, and
will proceed to Frankfort in few DAYS
on main bust. An advance in the price
OF "Old Bourbon" is anticipated. There
is one consolation which the people can
dwell upon in regard to the frequent alb
sence of the members from Nashville:
if they don't do much good, they will
not have the opportunity TO work great
deal of harm. yet they have effected
nothing, save giving the election of Tax
Collectors to the people. The present
General Assembly, perhaps, has more
negative qualities than any dellberative
body that ever assembled in the State.
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r0- Mr.. Glossbrenner, sergeant-at-arms
Of the last House Of Representatives, and
now acting as such, is suppling funds to
the Congressman in their present distress.
They cannot draw their pay until there
Is a Speaker to certify to their member
ship. Mr.. G. has advanced them near
Fifty thousand dollarsr 49,.
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CANDIDATES IN MoNEoE.-There were
candidates in abundance at the Monroe
Court this week. Four for Attorney Cen
eral Of the Third Circuit-Wm. G. Nc
Adoo Esq, the present incumbent: Char
ley Alexander and 10. Lewis, of Knox
vile; and Mr.. Gallaher, of Anderson.
For Circuit Clerk-Jo. L. Houston, the
present efficient officer, and G. M. Hicks,
Esq. Thomps. Hicks, the present Coun-
ty Clerk, we believe has no opposition
He is so good-looking and popular, we
suppose no one will run against him. For
Tax Collector-Tom Hensley, VIM. II.
Taylor, and half dozen others whose
names we did not learn. We did not I'M
derstand that Sheriff Vaughn had any
opposition.
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ssS- The Charleston Courier says it has
the best authority for stating that meas
ures are in progress for a general meeting
OF the Presidents and Directors of the
Southern railroads to provide for the
Southern mandatory of locomotives
and other railroad equipments.
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LEAP YEAR.-Those ladies who are par
ticularly DESTROYS of entering the state
of matrimony, will have the privilege this
year of making love to any of the oppo-
site sex on whom they may fix their af-
fections. Girls, there is no harm in try
ing to match the boys for their four years
labor in that line. 1A-
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REruRSISc.-It is stated in some of
the papers tina. portion of the Medical
Students who recently left Philadelphia
are returning.
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Advice tn n Representative.

-. L.. <y..u.. :. a..
h'Iuuet .1f y,v "s,;, G'' ~a''. :" "'
''''"" ~ "'o ,'',So ~ oV'y'o''
communicated 10 the Na'iopni ln'e'hgcnccr.l
Stokes COUNTY, IN. % DEC. ~, 1859.
trust your House Will have been or
ganized by the Conservatives before this
may reach you. we still yenerate our
evei.glorious and consecrated Union, and
trust in God there Is still enodgh OF pa
triotism and conservatism lett which,
when an emergency sucn as the present
requires IT, will unite and bear the Union
and the Constitution safely Tar aboye the
din OF sectional party striie. am highly
gratIfied to find that the conservatives OF
all parties are now looking with intense
interest to the position OF the Southernu
Opposition. We say, in this section, stand
firm, and do not yield the thousandth
part of an inch to either extreme. 81 the
American party should give ground, IT
seems most evident to my mind that all
must be lost. II either extreme should,
unfortunately for the country, find the
reins OF goveinmentfully in their hands,
they would, under the present state OF ex-
element allow the Union ingloriously
to slide We are therefore almost as
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gsS- Circuit Court commences at Ben
ton, Polk county, next Monday, the 10th.
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JoNEsBoRoUGH ExPREss"-Is the title
of a paper just started, the first number
of which was received last week: Edited
and published by ByERs & SLACK, Jones'
borough, Tennessee. 1t is goodly sized
sheet, well gotten up and neatly printed,
and its editorial columns give evidence
of more than ordinary ability. With Mr.
Slack we have an intimate acquaintance,
he having entered and graduated at this
office, and we mean something more than
empty courtesy when we say that we take
pleasure in commencing him to the peo-
pie among whom he has located, as
merting not only liberal support for
the paper with which he is connected,
but worthy of their confidence in every
respect. If habits of industry and appli-
cation can make paper live and pros
per in the FIRST District, Of which we have
little doubt, the Express will go ahead
under its present management. To say
that we wish the proprietors success,
would be but feeble expression of our
feelings
The Express is printed at $500 per an
mum in adranee, Address Byers Slack,
Jonesborougb, Tennessee.
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ne5- Gov. Moore, of Alabama, has ap-
proved the bill passed by the Legislature
imposing tax of $500 day on Spiritual
Manifestations. = rr....
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REPORT OF NORTHERN SPIES FROM THE
SouTn.-The New York correspondent of
the Mobile Register says:
The Republican leaders here sent con-
fidential agents in September to every
Southern State, to examine into and re-
port the extent ofarnls and ammunition in
the South that could be used in March.
1861, should Stewards taking his seat be
opposed. A copy of tho report was seen
by n friend in the office of the lndepend-
ent, merely mention what it contains
in reference to Alabama, South Carolina
and Georgia. The spies report that the
arms and ammunition in Alabama are
Of no possible account. OF South CARROLL
ma he speaks in the most contemptuous
terms, and contrasts the arms and sup
plies of the Federal Government with
those of the State at Columbia and at
Charleston. He says there are not even
rusty muskcts sufficient in the State to
arm 1000 men, and if there were. that
the muskets would explode and kill the
holders. In Georgia, the spy says, there
is scarcity Of arms and of powder and
shot FOR the ordinary hunting done in the
State. All the States are reported, and
if the report is true. were in your Leg
stature not day should pass before a
remedy was had. | would create u per-
manent supply, by legalizing manufac-
lures OF arms aud powder. Why not?
AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACT VETOED IN Mas
sAcHusETrs.-Governor Banks, of Massa-
chusetts, on Wednesday, returned the
revised code to the Legislature with his
veto, obiecting to the militia chapter, and
laying before the Legislature the opinion
of the States Attorney and Supreme
Court Judges, who decide that the strl<-
ing out Of the words "white citizens I"
in the old statutes is unconstitutional, as
it conflicted with the federal laws and
government, who are competent to de-
eide what persons are competent to en-
rolment in the militia. The veto was an
able document of some length, and was
sustained by the Legislature by large
vote
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ARIzosA.-Arizoha dispatches say a
party Of Rangers surprised an Apache
rancho, killing ten warriors and wound
ing five others, capturing thewomen and
children, Col. Reeves with the dragons,
also defeated the Apaches and captured
large quantity of stock. The Apache
war is progressing vigorously.