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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-02
NUMBER 10.
SECOND DESPATCH FROM WASHINGTON.

SECOND DESPATCH FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 24-Private advices
received here indicate that the Massachusetts,
and New York Soft Shell Democrats will act
in unison, if the latter are admitted, and go
for Douglas, if they can secure his nomina-
ton.
The delegates from the cotton States are
advised by Southern Senators here to insist on
slave code and Congressional sovereignty in
the Territories, or secede from the Conven-
ton.
Douglas will not accept the nomination on
such platform. He is still confident of sue
cess.
The advices are, however favorable to Hun
ter's nomination on the Cincinnati PLATFORM
1t is said that Mr.. Hunter and Mr.. Douglas
will accord hearty support to whoever may
be nominated.
Dispatches received by the Administration
say that Douglas stock is depressed, and that
the South will unite on a Southern man.
Later from Charleston.
MOVEMENTS OF THE SOUTHERN DELEGATIONS.
CHARLESTON, April 24.-The Alabama,
Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Texas and
Louisiana delegates giveout TO- night emphat-
ically, that they will go out of the Convention
unless their Platform is adopted.
A meeting was held last night by the Penn
sylyania delegates. who. after stormy ses-
sion, resolved to abandon Breckenridge for
Guthrie.
meeting was also held at the same time
by the Southern delegates. Afteran exciting
discussion on several questions they adjourn
ed at o'clock this morning without coming
to any formal decision.
Tonight, however, the individual members
appear very decided.
Mr.. Dickinson, of New York, is tonight
industriously pressed by few ardent person.
al friends and supporters. His only chance
however is as compromise candidate In
case of rupture, he has ten votes from the
New York delegation.
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Or We are sorry to see that Mr. Summers
sickness has not softened his asperity nor i'm
proved his manners. He sought quarrel
the other day with Judge Mason, of Virginia,
in a very unnecessary and indecent manner
Judge Mason read in the Senate the officers
return touching the summons Of Sanborn to
appear before the Senate, and moved its ref
erence to the Judiciary Committee. MIR.
Sumner then moved to refer to that commit
tee the ridiculous petition of Mr.. Sanborn,
about his being summoned as witness, which
he had resisted. The petition, Mr.. Sumner
well knew, was an insult to the majority Of
the Senate, coming from noisy partisan who
had sought notoriety by resisting an ordinary
subpoena to him as witness to 60 to Wash
ington and be paid his travel and attendance;
mighty hardship to be sure to poor school
master! Judge Mason very properly moved
that this petition, which was in itself con-
tempt Of the Senate, be rejected. Whereup-
on, with no provocation whatever, Mr.. Sum-
ner compared Judge Mason to one of the
Judges Of He'll Mr.. Mason declined to take
it as insult. and let the chagrined gentleman
subside again. Post.
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TIE IETERIoR OF CHINA-The voyage OF
the Earl Of Egin, two years since, up the
great river Yank- tse kiang, of China. the par.
ticulars of which are only now first made
known to the world through the publication of
the narrative of the mission, has furnished
some interesting facts relative to the interior
of this empire. The ruin which the rebels
have caused can hardly be neutrality-suspicious.
cities had been destroyed, and the country
everywhere laid waste. Chirkiang, which
once had population of 100000, did not
contain 500 souls. The great city of Ching
kiang- foo, which had been taken by the rebels,
was in most deplorable state, "a single di-
lapidated street, composed only of few mean
shops, was all that remained of this once thriv-
ing and populous city; the remainder of the
vast area, comprised within walls six miles in
circumference, contained nothing but ruins,
'weeds aad kiteaen gardens" At Woo-chang,
city Of 10000 inhabitants, the party land
ed. They found its wall thrown down, large
tracts were covered with the ruins of houses
destroyed by the rebels, and so solitary were
portions of the ruined city that in its very CEN
tire the officers scared up two brace Of pheas-
ants
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sA1 A QUESTION FOR LAwYERs.-A nice ques-
ton IN law Is about to grow out Of the finding
Of thirty thousand dollars of the money stolen
from the Marine Bank Agency, at Columbus
It seems that negro in crossing small ditch
over which planks were laid, saw the end Of
a newspaper projecting from under them. His
curiosity was excited, and pulling the paper
out he discovered more money than his mind
ever conceived the world contained. Honest
Sanibo brought the matter to light, and now
the reward is claimed by both his hirer and
owner, and the bank will pay neither until the
question Of right is decided. Who shall have
IL? We say Sambo. The law will doubtless
say somebody else, most probably the hirer.-
Sdrdndb Republican, 14th.
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Or A regular meeting Of the Kinds coun-
ty Agricultural Society will be held at the
Courthouse, in Raymond, on the first Mon
day in May ensuing, at 12o'clock M. Busi-
ness of importance will come before the meet
ting, and full attendance on the part of the
members IS earnestly desired. Officers for
the ensuing year are then to be chosen the
premium list for the Fair next fall viii then
be reported and acted on; and last, though
not least, this will be the proper time for ev-
cry member to pay his annual contribution
to the funds Of the Society. Let every men,
Der attend, and assist in the necessary prepa,
ration for q rousing exhibition next fall. Now
is the time 10 perfect the arrangements. Ray
faogd Gazette.
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A CRowIvG BrRD.-We are informed by
Mr.. j J. Birisong, of Kinds county, that
some months since he noticed on a tree near
his house, q blackhird, which crowed precise
" in imitation Of Cur common chicken cock
It kept this up for some time, when Mr.. B.
thought of trying to domesticate it. To ac-
complish this he placed small platform in q
tree, and on it daily put feed, which the bird
eats with great relish, and has now become
quito tame. It commences Growing with the
chickens in the morning and continues at in
tervals throughout the day. The bird is black
with redish brown spots on the wings, and Mr..
Birdsong invites the curious in such matters
to call at his houss andsee it-Rick. Wig.
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CURIOUS sCo1NcIDENCE--Inc connec ton with
the Clay Statue our attention is drawn to the
singular coincidence Of the fate attending the
statutes of Messrs. Calhoun, Webster and
Clay. Mr.. Calhoun's statue, ordered for
Charleston, was lost in shipwreck off Fire
Island, but finally recovered with an arm bro
ken, which was subsequently replaced by Mr..
Powers, the sculptor. The bronze statue of
Mr.. Webster was lost at sea, and never re-
covered; but second was cast from the same
model and is now in the State House yard at
Boston. The first model for the statue of Mr..
Clay was also lost at sea. The coincidence is
certainly remarkable
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caAztEsroS CoNyEsTIoS.-.--relegrapaie
despatebes, giving very full accounts of the
proceedings both in and out of the Conven-
ton, WI be found in our columns this morn
ing
From present indications it is probable that
the inclination will not be made before Sat-
urday Sr Monday next.
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1
RIoHTs OF NATURALEED CITIzENs IN THE
PRussAN ARMY.--It appears by the cores
pondence just published at Washington be-
tween the Government of the United States
and that Of Prussia, dating as far back as
1910, that while Prussia has evinced the most
kind and conciliatory disposition in all the IN
iividual cases Of compulsory enlistment Of nat-
uraIized American citizens in the army Of that
kingdom, that she does. not manifest any de-
sire to surrender: the principles inyoived:--
Gen. Cass lays down thegenersfd doctrine that
a naturalizcd citizen visiting Germany must
be SLOWED to remain without hindrance and
depart in peace, That the summary ordering
away Of such citizen Of the United States,
without good cause, would be regarded as an
unfriendly act towards this government. 5 s
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CorroN BALES AT THE BATTLE OF NEW
oRrtz EE.ll.ys 1-satic.f Ess Of
eottbn bales in New Orleans is summarily dis
posid of by Parton, in his Life of Jackson"
TIE idea, plausible as it was, did not stand the
test of service. Tho first cannonade knocked
the cotton bales about in a manner that made
General jackson more glad to get rid Of them
than he had bean to use them. Some of the
bales, too, caught fire. and made most intol-
cradle and persistent smoke, so that days be-
fore the final conflict, every pound Of cotton
was removed from the lines. A similar error
was made by the enemy, who, snpposing that
sugar would Offer resistance to cannon balls
equal to sand, employed hogsheads of sugar
in the formation. of their batteries. The first
ball that Knocked hogshead to pieces and
kept on its destructive way unchecked, con-
yinced them that sugar and sand, though Of
ten found together, have little in common. 70.
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ASYMPATHETIc PARAaRAPH.-The Layfay-
ettssJournal says the Sheriff Of. that county
recently took young fellow to the Lunatic
Asylum, from thatcounty who is remarkably
handsome, and whose insanity is believed to
have been produced by a morbid development
of his selfeonceit.
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Labor and Wages In New York.

The New York Tribune has an article upon
this subject, from which we take the following
recapitulation of the average earnings and pro-
iessions during the whole year. In many cases
workmen lose three and four months in the
whole year, while the wintry weather, when
they are employed, their receipts are reduced
nv reason of short hours
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The SAyIsss DEPosITs OF NEW YoRK.--
The increase Of Savings Deposits among the
Sixty-four Savings Institutions of the City
and State. is one Of the most gratifying fea-
itrfres Of the times It indicates economy and
thrift. and that the commercial and business
community, n npdsse is in a prosperous con-
dition. The aggregate savings deposits on
the 1st Of Jsnnary, 1850. were Fgttg-esght
Millions Of Dollars, owned by over two hum
dred and seventy three thousand persons
An average Of two hundred and twelve dol
lars each Nec HorE Courier.
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ouR fHAsKs.-we are under obligations
to Mr. EHommedieu, manager Of the tele-
graph oAce IN this city, for polite attentions
during tle sitting of the Convention at Charles
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March Is so-w4u. ~. s''Al -A.'' ols'H'
STATE OF cd.,, = ,As :: ..|3 e|3s.ass,y

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IN tne csaneery
WAsHIssrOs courr is ssg Tssn a.la 16 S.iSss issS
VI 70 all persons claiming or having an interest,"
either legal or equitabAe, N the lzlzs iIsreir n
after described, at the time the same were sold for
Taxes. and al such other persons IS may be inter-
ested therein.
Whereas, On the shird day Of April, A. D. 1913.
the tax collector Of said county Of Washington sold
and by deed conveyed, to the State Of Mississippi
for the taxes due thereon, the following described
lot Of land, to-wit Lot number four in section
tSenty-six % y containing one hundred asd fifty
eight 100 acres and also on the twentieth goth
day of June A. D. ls42, sold and by deed convey ed
foE the Taxes due thereon TO said State, Lot num-
6eFed two (2), in section tEenty-seyen (27l,
containing l5z 21100 acres, both of said lots or
paresIs faad lying and being in township fifteen
Us j. of range hvst West in ashing ton county,
Mississippi; end whsFess, the undersigned now
own. and in possession Sf said Lots of Land,
claiming the same, under and By virtue of said tax
Deeds to the State, and have ied their bill Of COM
paint in the Chancery Court Of said county of
W 4zhington, for the purpose of having their tax
title 20 said lands, confirmed and perfected.
Now, therefore, ell persons interested as aforesaid
in said lands, hereby notified, to be- and appear
at the Term of the Chaneery Csurt, of Washington
county, Mississippi, 70 be held as the Court House
thereof in GresnFille, on the second Monday of
May A. D. 1850.
Then and there to show cause If any they can,
against said tax titeand why said tax title of the
undersigned to said lands should not be confirmed
by said Court, and to do, and suffer such other
things as the Court may decree in the premises.
CHAS. L. BUCK,
= -.
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~ We are anth 7rized to announce The name Of
+. EDW ARD fi4te fsr the oice Of Probate
Clerk. Election In October.
eT- wezre authorized to announce H0 WELL A.
HALL A. aeandt.ate the office Of Uo1Rty freas
Election In October.
are Authorized to aurounce the % SAMUEL
DON ELk IS candidate for the Office Of Probate
Clerk.
Wa areaafhor'zed To announce W. v. RICHEY, as
esHdd R election tne 0fes Of County Assessor.
aE the nexfSection,
er TaE EDrroa IS ABSENT.
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DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO AT TERRE HAUTE
Loss OF LIp-GBEAT pAMAeE TO PROPER
TY.-The neighborhood Of Terre Haute, in In
diana, was visited Monday night, as we learn
from an article before us, by fierce tornado,
which committed great havoc in property, and
wss attended ty the loss Of two lives, aud Sc
rious injury toseveral persons. The engine
house of the Evansville and Crawfordsyille
Railroad was completely wrecked, and FIVE
engines, which were housed in it, seriously
damaged, anda train of cars on the same road
was blownoser on its side, off the track Sew
eral houses we're struck by lightning, and
some half dozen unrooted aud otherwise in
jured. The tornado was so violent as to tear
up trees by the roots, and bear them several
rods from the spot where they stood.
A German was instantly killed by the fall
ing of the nilroad engine house woman
was killed BY the timbers OF her falling dwell
ing, and herhusband and six children serious
ly injured while several others had theil
arms broken. The storm was of the most de
structiye that ever visited that vicinity.
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or A lecturer on Japan says: Going
ashore. we were met by many, especially small
children, who said, OHIO! Ohio!'' meaning
good morning y and apropeso of this a joke Is
told of one of the officers of the expedition
On visiting the shore for the first time, he was
saluted with "Ohio Ohio" "Why," said he,
I chow did these people know I came from
Ohio 2,,
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eoogER,s Wells.

HINDs CoUNTY, MIS- sfssIFf !.
gHSHE undersigned have become he purchasers
i of the shove noted public rssort--and are
now making = thorough hoserhaulinsapd repairing
of the buildings IN order TO mako it the most
pleasant aGd agreeable watering plsss in the seuth
Owing to the extensive altsretiors being made,
thsy viii not open until the frst dag Of June nm
til that time all persons Who wish 20 visit the Wells
for health, can do 30, they have reserved por-
tion of the Hotels especially for invslids.
R.W BEEBURY, & co. ;
Anil II ,6a--lm Proprietore.
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or TIE EDIToE Is ABSENT.

Or We were the recipient yesterday at the
hands ofaIr Henry Muller, some refresh-
Inents. fr which we return our thanks.
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or The publishers Of the Now York Chris
tan Advocate and Journal has received .
communication from a postmaster in Virginia
that he has decided not TO permit that paper to
be circulated through his Office.
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MONUMENT TO FATHER MATTHEw.-The
Father Matthew Temperance Benefit Society,
of New York propose to erect monument
in the Central Park, to the memory of the
great temperance advocate, from whom they
take their name.
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Acts of 1859 and 1880.

In snother page of this paper will be found
list sf the acts, resolutions and memorials,
passed at the recent session of the Legisla-
tuTe.
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Az AFRICAN CHURCH OWNING IT'S MISIs-
rER-The African Baptist Church in Angus
ia. Ga, owns its minister, the congregation
having bought him from his former master.
The members of the Church, who are mostly,
ifnot all slaves themselves, contribute 81 600
a wear for the support Of their ''chattel'. pas
tor and family.
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ISaiieV EoTI1es. 1Ial5aTna

Bailey BpFlnss, AIaBaIha.
EUSHE Waters ofz these Springs are recommended
j. By more than two hundred Of the most eminent
Physicians Of the surrounding country for the cure
of 3crafnIa. Dropsy, DYSPEPSIA, Liver Complaint,
Diseases peculiar to Females, Sore Eyes, Chronic
Dgarfa, syphilis, and al diseases OF the Kidneys
ard Uaiuasy Orrsn, and all Outansous diseases
The best preparations are made for the invalid,
Or. Critteuden, who is IN all respects qualified TO
6iI the station, VIII reside at the Springs. The
pleasure seeker can here have the advantage Of the
ksst wstsr knegu: with dstsrnipstion on the
dart Of the Propristors 10 make them comfortabie
Tee table will be furnished with the best the
cpuntry affords; good band OF Music, Tea Pins,
Billiards, Carriage, Horses, apparatusfsr Bathing
The Oskosfs and Servants accommodating and at
tentfve, eonyeyancs to and from Florenes twice .
day. ELLiS w.
Bsiiy Springs Water neatly put up In quart
hs@R RaIIsv ssrises. .shn A. Anil 70 'so-w2m..
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z>xMfl Nlu4@

cant. threatening 70 leave the convention and
nominate JEFF Davis snd Fernando Wood, II
the platform does not repndiate squAtter SOW
''1 I,sa:Iaa telse-aphed to his friends to ac-
cent the Cincinnati Platform, and Dred scott
decision !; but not 60 one step beyond TINS
The Committee on Platform meet again az
O'Clock this evening.
Each member Of the committee is instruo-
ted by his delegation how TO act.
It is said that Mississippi, Texas, fionda
and Alabama win leave the convention IN case
of Aarelup; and probably Georgia and South
Carolina ..
An exciting day is expected tomorrow.
Yancey is cooked and primcd to full.
Southern members generally in the great
est state Of excitement
Still Later.
IL O'CLOCK. p. NJ
LOUISVILLE, April 25.--Ths tariff resolu-
ton was Withdrawn.
The resolution instructing the committee
not to report the National Committee until
after the nomination Of President and ViCs
President, passed
The following resolution was presented BY
Montane, Of LonisanA, and said TO have come
from Mr.. SlideH ~
Resolved, That the Territories belong 10 the
several States, as common property, and not
toi Individual citizens thereof; that the federal
constitution recognizes property in slaves and
as such the owner thereof IS entitled to carry
them into any territories, hold them thereas
property, and if people by unfiendly legisla-
ton or otherwise should endanger the tenure
of such property or discriminate against il BY
Withholding that protection given to other
property in the territories, Iii is the duty Of
the general COVER nment 70 interpose, BY an
active execution Of constitutional power, to
secure the rights of slAve-holden.
Mr.. Sales, of Rhode Island, offered resO-
luton, that we recognize to the fullest extent
the principle that to preserve the Union the
equality Of the States must be maintained
and decisions Of courts enforced, and that ev-
crs lE~neh Of the fedssAl gosarnuaont shAn
exercise all its constitutional power in the pro-
lection of persons and property, both IN the
States and Territories. Ns
An exciting scene arose on the presentation
of this resolution, which was finally ruled
out Of order, and it was repeatedly asserted
that the Platform Committee would not b
able to report at all
Resolutions were then offered instructing
them to report, at 10 O'Clock tomorrow, what
progress they had made.
The Convention then adjourned
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OF The officers of the Government Assay
Office in New York say that nine-tenths Of
all the gold ornaments now do not contain, on
an average, over twenty per cent Of real gold.
A heavy gold fob chain, that cost eighty dol
lars on Broadway, when melted down at the
assay office yielded but eight dollars in gold,
the balance being an alloy Of copper and zinc.
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or On the night OF the 4th inst, an Irish
man by the name of Martin McCary was
murdered in the neighborhood Of Banner in
this county, by man named Vim. Todd
Calhoun Iadepcndent.
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NOTICE.
u,zs1ss1ppf STATE LgNATfo AsYLuM,

Jackson, April Iotb, 1850.
DaRTIEs interested are hereby notihed that ap-.
niieation in writing for the admission Of pa
t;ents into the Mississippi State Lunstie Asylum,
... Il made 70 the Supsrintendsnt Pyhsician,
n. pm. Kslsl Of tho Institution, and when va
a.;ss occur said parties win be notified in the
49, n their application, that tbe patients may
- sent forward There are no yeeaneIes at pres
soI :, 81; Il e0s-rs u2t. Pres. Board superviscrs.
-. a Card.
kvIgG inst returned from . professional visit
"a Little Rock, Arkensas, was pained 70
-, shas r,,racrs we're circulated which were de-
s;-,sst. 10 ne both in ny domestic and profession.
I..s sssss that Al rumorsof my intending % seek
49, athsr residences are without foundation, a
-.it q those dsrogatory % my private character.
Narsh is 'eo-s-w q. &c. oADk.