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CHRONICLE An| SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. WEDNESDAY MORI |NG, MARCH 4. i i ■ j (&[See first page. 1 Ourselves—.erlisers. Circulation G.boo Copies! However we may be obliged or suspected, we do not desire to be consider'd us puffing our press in the following remarks. * Be that as it may, however, it is perfectly legitimate for an Editor to use all honorable means f increase the patron age of his paper, or to exfq.; d its circulation.— Hence we feel no delicacy saying through our i' ■ ■ ■ columns, what we would si*’< to any gentleman in private conversation, in if alion to the circula tion of our paper, which w; are proud to say is now daily increasing;—whether for good or for evil, the future alone can del dope. Bis always an important desideratum, t| advertisers particu larly, to give their patronage* to that paper, which secures the probability of being read by the greatest number of persons.! The object is two fold—the article advertised I known more gen erally, and in proportion as jac circulation of the paper is greater than anotht|.> in the same ratio is the advertiser benefitted—ai } the cost is no great er in our paper than one til f does not circulate over five hundred copies. -Ve consider there fore, that we are hut serving he cause of Adver tisers generally, and promoli ig our own interest and the usefulness of our jolrnal, in saying that we now circulate every wcelt upwards of 6,OCm| copies of the Chronicle & S entinel. We need not therefore offer any suggestions beyond this to advertisers, of the important |td vantages resulting to them, from advertising ini;his paper over any other iu the State and perhalis in the South. The Clay Dinner. I‘ r °m the Richmond Con piier, we extract a short sketch of the splendid tinner given by the citizens of Richmond to Mr. Clay, which is said by the Editor, to have been t ic greatest affair of the kind ever seen in that cijy ; more than one thousand persons sat down hi the table, at which the Hon. B. Watkins Leigh ■ presided, assisted by several distinguished gent men as Vice Pre sidents. We must on this occasion content ourselves with the sketch of Mr. Olay’. speech in reply to the sentiment delivered by tin President. Many other sentiments wci j drunk, which call ed fortli speeches from various gentlemen, among whom, was one from that di tinguished patriot and son of Virginia, the Hon John Tyler. Mr. Leigh made some pr« fatory remarks, in the happiest vein, before ra, ding each of the three toasts, which preceded that to Mr. Clay When he came to that, he Indulged in a few sentences ol the most and pathetic elo quence we have ever listened *o—he touched the tenderest chords of the heart, |nd made the tears to chase each other down ma iy a manly cheek He spoke of the object of M r. Clay’s visit, his present political relations, his past career, and of the brief space on which in all human probability we could calculate upon his s< vices or his exis tence; but pointed to him as a faithful sentinel of the people, one on whom tve light rely so as God spared him, for a vigilant and efficient guardianship of the rights arff liberties of the people. Ho dre.v an admirably moral from Mr. Clay s life, which he held up toithe emulation of the youth of our country. i Mr. Clay responded in the ablest and most el oquent manner. We know H (|t what degree of comparison to use in speakin jof his effort. It is the first time we ever heard Him, and we can not therefore compare it with a|iy other of his cf forts. But His unnecessary at this day in speak ing of Henry Clay, to use cclnpansons at all. His name is enough. In cornnu icing his speech, he added to the sensibilities oi the company al ready so deeply excited oy Mr. heigh. He drew a picture of himself when he left Richmond, a lank lean youth of twenty, wile sandy hair and ruddy complexion,fatherless, homeless, friendless and penny less, to seek his fortunes in the “far j est ; He Sf; e e a vivid and iliurried glance at the changes which had since *aken place, and described his return at the a-e »|f three score and upwards, once more to look up m the lulls o’er wmch his youthful step had! borne him, and again to dnnk at those fountain*, where in boy hood he had so often slaked his thirst. The deep pathos with which he describedLhe feelings in spired by his visit—and with which he alluded to a few companions of his yont'l still remaining, with furrowed checks, bended ltdies and heads silvered o er with age. surpassed lay thing we ev er heard, and affected the audienfe greatly. After he had completed thil branch of his speech, he passed on to political jtopics. He en tered into an argument, which |ve may be per mittcd to style most able, to sbelv that" the ten dency ot the Federal Govemmen , under the pre sent and preceding Administrate is was to a con centration o I power in the Ex utive, and the subjection ol the Legislative ai J Judicial De partments to his will and behests! Mr. U spoke of General Harrison, whom lie elegised highly , an,| nadverted on various Dditical matters’, and upon the conduct ol men In power. He spoke tor an hour and a half, vk suppose : and concluded with a sentiment. I Mr. day’s Speech called forth lie most enlhu s.asac demonstrations of applausl Never was audience more enraptured with a |oeaker. The Richmond Whig says » \ ir_inia. .Mr. C lay delivered a mfe-t brilliant and captivatingatlJ,c ss . F or nn hou L,j a fall of a pm might be heard throilhout the spa cious hall, except when the burst; of rapturous applause, wmch were frequent ar| long contin ued. drowned every thing. It w,>. all in all the greatest dinner and the greatest speech ever had or heard within the limits of the Corporation o. Richmond. Besides Mr. Clay, 3|r. \V, S( .. y lr Bolts, Mr. Leigh, Mr. McFarlanl Mr. \V Vnd ham Robertson, Mr. Lyons. Mr. l| non. and Mr. »v. ,5. Archer, addressed the company m e’o quent strains. [ “ AH who were present will renlrndTer it as an epoch in their lives, and, in sptlking to their chileren of great national events, |iv they hap • pened betore or after the Clay dinj|er.” ~ if Pennsylvania ffantri. The Philadelphia Enquirer of |he ?Bth ult. .ays:—The Bill,o coerce specie payments bv the BanKs, was ordered to be trai scribed for a third reading, m the Senate, on wU—I.. Tin. tnenltire, says the Telegraph, provides for an immediate resumption upon its becoming a law, and should any Bank refuse, or hereafter at any tune refuse to pay-specie for its notes, the Governor is to issue his proclamation declaring the charter forfeited; and to appoint three commissioners to take possession of it and settle up its business after thirty days—provided the bank does not appoint trustees for that pur pose previously. The hill also makes it a peni tentiary offence for the officers of any hank that shall continue to do business after refusing to pay specie for their notes. r l’he Telegraph adds: “We expect the bijl will pass finally to-day, and be sent back to the House for their concurrence, it being entirely dif ferent from the bill that passed that body.” New Jersey Claimants. In the Ho use of Representatives, on the 28th ult. the resolution of Mr. Cave Johnson passed as amended, as follows: Resolved. That the Committee of Elections be authorized to report to this House such papers, and such of their proceedings, as they may desire to have printed by order of the House; and that they be instructed also to report forthwith which five of the ten individuals claiming seats from the State of New Jersey, received the greatest num ber of lawful votes from the whole State for Rep resentatives in the Congress ot the Lnited States at the election of 1838 in said State, with all the evidence of that fact in their possession : Provid ed, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent or delay the action of said committee in taking testimony, and deciding the said case upon the merits of the election. Matthew Jones, Esq. haa been appointed Post Master, at Bark Camp, Burke county, and Well born G. Davis Post Master at Pine Hill, Talbot county. The New Orleans Bee says:—The Van Bu ren nominating convention in Tennessee have not placed Gen. Jackson’s name at the head of the electoral ticket. They had a little respect for his gery hairs and infirmities, and would not subject aticket with his’name upon it, to the pros pect of a miserable defeat. The electers for the State at large are Messrs. Huntsman and Greene, two very important personages, no doubt though they are somewhat unknown to fame. Correspondence of the National Intelligencer. New Yohk, Feb. 2G, 1840. Our river is open, and a boat came down from Albany last night. A meeting upon the subject of a general bank rupt law is to be held in the Exchange to-mor row. Some of our most prominent men have signed the call, and the Mayor is to preside over the meeting. The Whig members of the New York Legis lature held a Harrison meeting on the 22d, at which they heartily concurred in the Harrisburg nominations. Stocks have advanced to-day. United Slates Bank is Exchange on Philadelphia 73^. The counter-movements of Ohio, Virginia, and New York City upon the nomination of a can didate to run on the ticket with Mr. Van Buren for the Vice Presidency attract some attention. The Van Buren party iu New York State is op posed to Col. Johnson, but the city is decidedly his, and the Van Buren party in the city general ly dragoons the Slate into obedience. The move ments of the Old Dominion for Colonel Polk, the Locofocos here say, are laughable. The em pire of “ Democracy,” nowadays, is not in that Commonwealth, but in the dark rooms of Tam many Hall. Richmond is dethroned, and the back cellars about the Park carry the day. “ Ca to,” “ Scipio, and “ Caesar,” the while writers of the Enquirer, give place to the motley ranks of the Capitol here. The Locofocos of the Park have not a greater pet than Col. Johnson, and they will procure his nomination in spite of all that can be done at Richmond or in Washington; and if there is any really dangerous opposition in his way from the good society ranks of his party, they will vindicate his really patriotic ser vices by making him President of the United States. New York, Feb. 28, 1840. The weather is so unpleasant that out-door bu siness has been suspended. The stock market was depressed, and sales few. The freight of the Garrick packet ship, out, was a curiosity. An immense ship, deep in the water with valuable products, as she was, is in deed a rich argosy. The detention of the packet ships due here disarranges the lines, and compels the proprietors to charter new ships. There are no signs to-day of any later arrival from Europe. Reports from the British Provinces are some what squally as to the condition of things upon and respecting the Northeastern Boundary, but they do not seem to indicate any thing alarming- Exchange on England is at 108 to but there is very little done in it. There has been a great flood on the Connecti cut river, which destroyed the bridge at North ampton. A large number of persons are upon the Ex change tc-day listening to addresses upon a gene ral bankrupt law. Correspondence of the North American. New York, February 26, 3 p. m. There is rather more movement in Cotton though prices yield slightly. Freights demand ed, are 3-4 and 7-8 J per lb. to Liverpool, and I doubt whether the article C:,uld be engaged at less, for the accounts of high rates at the South have made ship owners very sanguine. Flour remains very dull. Sales of rye at 65 a67 cts. wgt. Our navigation north and east is now all clear Stocks sold largely to-day without any great change in prices. Domestic Exchanges arc pretty steady. The rates to-day are, Philadelphia 6£ a 6i; Baltimoie a SJ; Richmond 6a 7; Charles ton 3 a 34; Savannah 54 a 6; Augusta 7 a 8; Macon 9 a 10; Mobile? a 74; N. Orleans a Sterling 7jaß. Appointments by the President. By and with the advice and consent of the Senat John C. Nicolls, to be United States Judge for the district of Georgia. R. B. Gilchrist, to be United States for the district of South Carolina. / United States Bank of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fleming, from the Judiciary Committee has reported a Bill to the Senate of Pennsylvania, to repeal the charter of the United States Bank. From the New Orleans Bee, Feb. 26. From Texas. By the arrival of the steam ship Columbia, Capt. Windle, we have received Houston and Galveston papers to the 23d inst. The Galves ton Gazette of the 22d says, that the steamboat Trinity has ju-t returned from a tripup the Tri i nity river. She went as high as Alabama, 500 miles, and found the navigation uninterrupted. The new tariff goes into operation on the Ist May next. The following abstract of the bill will be found of interest to those engaged in commerce with Texas ; The rate of duty established is 15 per cent, ad valorem on all goods, wares and merchandise im ported, except spirituous liquors, wines and other distilled spirits, which pay a specific duly, not varying materially from the present tariff — French wines in cases, under the new tariff, will pay a duty of 10 per cent, and valorem; in caks 10 cts per gallon. Cider and malt liquors 10 per ct. ad valorem. Books free; and each emigrant 1 entitled to introduce, free from duty, larming utensils and furniture, in use, to the value of SSOO. Mechanic’s tools free to the amount of !§SOO. AH invoices of goods, wares or merchandise imported into the republic, when from a place or port where Texas has a consular agent, must have a consular certificate attached to them, de claring that the prices affixed to such goods, wares or merchandise are the just and current prices of them on that day. .Where there does not exist a consular agent of the republic, all in voices must have attached « certificate of two re putable merchants, (with a certificate of a judge or notary public as to their respectable standing,) certifing the same facts as to prices. The collector, when he is of opinion that there has been collusion or fraud, or when invoices are unaccompanied by proper certificates, must ap . point two merchants as appraisers, and the duty will he assessed upon the value of their appraise ment. The collectors are authorised to appoint a sufficient number of inspectors for the protec tion of, and just and proper collection of the re venue. Duties to be paid in cash. Goods, wares and merchandise may be deposited in the public stores, and remain for three months, without du ties being exacted. No goods can be delivered unless the duties have been paid. At the end of three months the collector to make sales of goods on deposite to pay duties and charges on them. All goods in the public stores to remain at the risk of the owners. A draw back allowed on all goods exported within twelve months from the date of their entry, if in original packages. Offi cers and inspectors to be placed at Point Bolivar and at San Luis at the west pass of Galveston Bay, for the protection of the revenue, and de spatch of such business as may chance to offer. All to be under the direction of the collector at Galveston. From the Charleston Courier of Monday. From Havana. The Spanish steamer Almendares, Capt. B. De Soto, arrived here yesterdey, in 60 hours from Havana. The Almendares has on board as passenger, General Espelata late Governor General of Cu ba, who has taken lodgings at the Charleston Hotel. Gov. E. is on his way to New York, i from whence we learn he will proceed to Spain. Wc areindebted to a friend for a Havana Price Current and Shipping List of the 22d ult., as also for the extracts of letters which iollow : “Havana, Feb. 22. Molasses steady at 2|, although the supply is barely equal to the demand. Exchange on Lon don is declining; £4OOO sold yesterday at 9^. February 20. Sugars. —Till within a few days the market has been extremely quiet, and prices have grad i ually receded to 5J a 9| a and rials for I middling to very fair descriptions, and GJ and | qualities. At the moment however, there is ra ther more activity and the market is steadier and without appearances of any immediate further reduction. Browns and Yellows alone we quote G a 7£ as in quality (equal to 19s. Id. a 225. Id. on board) and Whites 10 a rs. (28s. 7d. a 21s. 7d.) Coffees have likewise declined and we reduce our quotations toB £ a §9s for good middling to very prime descriptions, and superior qualities 10 a §UU, and the demand limited. Molasses is selling at 2| rials per keg (§l3 per hhd of 110 gallons on board) but not abundant. The Banks of New York, The New York Express says. - “ There has been no subject before the legis lature for a long time, that will meet with so hearty a response as that introduced by Mr. Law rence, to regulate the Bills of the various Banks of this State, and to provide for their redemption in this city. The main features of this Bill is, that all Banks in the First, Second and Third Districts, or what may be more properly termed River Counties, shall redeem their Bills in this" city at par—and the Bills in all other parts of the State shall be redeemed at h per cent. To accomplish this object, the Safety Fund, now amounting to eighty hundred thousand dollars is to be devoted, and all the Banks are to contri bute a further sum of three per cent, on all their capitals, to carry into effect this most desirable object. The plan strikes us as exceedingly judi cious, and such a plan as can not only be carried into efiect, but that will be very advantageous to the banks. Ihe Safety Fund now amounts to eight hundred thousand dollars. The capital of the “ Chartered” Banks in the State is §36,081,- 460. From the New York Star of the 27 th ult. Forth Eastern Frontier. Her Majesty s ship, the \ estal, has arrived at Halifax, bringing intelligence that other ships of war are expected, with troops and ammunition toi the use ol the Provinces. The New Bruns wick Courier states that orders have been couu | termanded for the sailing of the 20th Regiment I of Fusileersto India, and the Courier also states : | “We are further informed, on good authority, that the erection of barracks at Woodstock, in this Province, for accommodation of a large mili tary force, has been determined upon, and the work is to coramenceimmediatcly.” •On these events the Boston Atlas says: “it is a notorious fact that the whole British \ side the line «’s being fast put in a state of i warlike preparation.—Two forts have been re -1 ceutly erected, commanding ttie St. Lawrence 1 the St. Johns, the St. Fiancis, and the military road of the State of Maine. These forts are now garrisoned with three hundred and fifty men, instead of twenty-five, as stated by Sir John Harvey. Our own side utterly defenceless our defences worse than useless. What, then, is , our Government doing ? Is it any nearer to a settlement of the vexed question of the boundary than it has been 1 \\ hat can be expected to be gained by farther delay ? By us certainly nothing. It is high time that something definite’was done by our Government, either towards the adjust ment of their boundary question, or, at least, to wards putting our frontier in a state of defence. The Eastport Sentinel remarks with some truth : —'After treating the claims of Maine with so much neglect, it is due from the General Govern ment to place her in an immediate state of de- fence, so that if worse should come worse, she ! may not be wholly unprepared to defend what territory she has lelt.’ - The remark will apply to the whole extent of our frontier.” Flour.—The Baltimore American of Satur day last, says:—“ Our weekly report of the mar- | ket shows that the inspect! ms for the week end- | ing Thursday evening were 25,000 barrels, of i which 20.000 were Howard street. T u e store price of that description is now §5. Frtm the Piiilad. North American of the 27 th ult. Another Fire at Wilmington, Del. We have just boon informed that a fire broke out in the Swan Hotel, in Market street, Wil mington, Del., about one o’clock P. M. to-day, and we regret to state that up to 4 P. M. it was still progressing—having destroyed a number of adjacet buildings, and much property. It had reached the Union Bank, and was not subdued w hen the mail left. No further particulars, A not her Fi re.—We also learn that the barn, stabling, and outbuildings oi the Faoili i avern were destroyed by fire to-day. The fire is said to have been communicated from the sparks of a passing locomotive. Defeat and Dispersion of the Federal Army. The schr. Frederick A met arrived in port yes terday, in six days f.om Matagorda, in Texas; and we are indebted to the politeness of Captain Hughes, for the Colorado Gazette of the Bth hist., from which we extract the following an nouncement of the defeat and dispersion of the Mexican Federalists. Rumors to the same ef fect, said to have come from Mexican ports, have circulated tor some days past; and now,with the confirmation, there can remain no doubt that the attempted revolution has failed. “We stop the press to announce, that ten or twelve Americans, late from the Federal army, have arrived in Victoria. They state that the Centralists threw a strong reinforcement into Monteray just before the Federalists arrived be fore it—whereupon the latter backed out without making an attempt upon the town. The Cen tral troops pursued them, and an engagement between the cavalry of both parties took place, in which the Federalists were defeated, and their whole army dispersed. One portion, some 250 Mexicans and 50 Americans, were in arms on this side of the Rio Grande; the rest have scat tered.”—New Orleans Bulletin, 22dult. From the Huntsville Southern Advocate The Kain for nine Years. The results of Meteorological observations are highly interesting and instructive. They belong to the scientific world, and should be thrown in to the general treasury of knowledge to enrich those who love to draw from an exhaustless source. The superficial observer may see little to attract his attention in long columns of figures, but there are minds that find food for thought j among these ‘husks’ of philosophy. The table below has been accurately calculated from the valuable Register long kept by the Rev. i Dr. Allan. It exhibits the result of nine years observation in reference to the amount of rain which has fallen monthly at Huntsville. The calculations appended may serve to assist the mind in grasping truth well-nigh beyond its scope. 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M. Pouqueville and Ali Pasha of Janina, remained at the has * of those gigantic needles, un willing to attempt the airy path of ascension. .The principal and most elevated of these monas teries—that which has the name of Meteor par excellence —possesses a refectory, cellar, and kitch en, three churches, and a chapel. aide and Current Water Wheel. F H. Southworth, a young mechanic, has invented a wheel for using water power, which he names a help and Current Water Wheel. It is de signed to be placed in an open stream, and to work by the natural force of the current, without an artificial hetfd of water. It is composed of a drum attached to a perpendicular shaft and sur rounded by swinging buckets connected by sli ding bars. These so work as that the current running on one side of the wheel opens the buck ets on the other side, producing action and re action, with an accumulation sufficient to move f curing mills and all machinery of that class Like must useful inventors, Mr. Southworth’ is without the means of making a practical experi ment effectually to test the value of his inven tion. If successful, it must prove of great use- I lulness.— Ciji, Rep. Expected Run upon the N. York Banks. —The Journal of Commerce says; “With all this prostration of strength, we are told there are plans forming to run upon New York, and lum ber to suspend. Some new croakings have -.f ready been sent out. as prefaces to this assault perhaps. Whatever may be meditated, the posi tion of New \ ork is impregnable, and incompar pended!* aspect than if she had Here is “sic/t a good un ’fromthe NY S day Mercury : * * * 3un- A BLUNDErnuss.—Kiesinn- of the milk-maid. 8 the cow \ Ths Best Joke Yet.—Ti e Maysville Re-* corder, a Van Buren paper, records the election of Blair & Rives as printers to the House of Rep resentatives under the head of “ Virtue Reward ed r _ * Heaung a Character.—A respectable gro i cer in Now York recently having some dealings i with a Chatham street auctioneer, in which he 1 was worsted, called the auctioneer “a cowardly | robber, a swindler; and thief.” The auctioneer sued for damages and the jury awarded six cents; quite a valuable character. Not Dk —They have been trying to kill Maffitt in Louisville. The Gazette contradicts the current report, and the last Maysville Lagle says : “The distinguished Methodist divine the Rev. John Newland Maffitt —is at present in this city, preaching to large congregations. —A. O. Picayune. The Hon. John Rutherford, the last of the U. S. Senators under Washington, died recently at Newark (N. J.) Mr. R. was a native ol the city of Ncw-York and is said to have been a grandson of the Earl of Sterling. i Transcendental, Sublimated, and Excruci ating Poetry. —This is from the Boston Evening Transcript: Like to the thundering.tone of unspoke speeches. Or like a lobster clad in leather breeches, Or like the grey fur of a crimson cat, Or like the moon calf in a slipshod hat; Even such is he who never was begotten Until his children were both dead and rotten COMMERCIAL. Latest dates from Liverpool , Jan. 7 Latest dales from Havre Jan. 10 New ( ‘Rleans, February 2G. Cotton . —Arrived since the 21st instant, of Lou isiana and Mississippi 15,879 bales, Tennessee and North Alabama, 2,373, Arkansas 178, Mobile 179, together 18,609 bales. Cleared in the same lime, for Havre 1,089 bales, Bordeaux 407, Hamburg 990, Genoa 277, Trieste 974, New York 345, Ports mouth, (N. H.) 950, together 5002 bales, making an addition to stock of 13,607 bales, and leaving on hand, inclusive of ail on shipboard not cleared on the 25th instant, a stock of 123,416 bales In our report of last Saturday morning, wo ob served that the cotton market closed very firm on the evening previous, and with a pretty fair de mand —since then, however, the inquiry has been more limited, and transactions have been on a ve ry moderate scale, the already high rates of freight and the impossibility of procuring vessels without acceding to the farther advance claimed by mas ters, having caused many of the principal opera tors to withdraw from the market. The transac tions of Saturday did not exceed 1800 bales, pur chased in small lots, and generally on terms that scarcely supported the rates before current. On Monday the sales amounted to about 3,300 bales, but the market was exceedingly heavy notwith standing, and prices seemed more inclined to droop than on Saturday. Yesterday the market was again very flat, and most of the sales, which reach ed to about 2500 bales, were at irregular and rather drooping prices. Our quotations are the same as previously. The sales during the last three days amount to 7SOO bales. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATIONS. Louisiana and Mississippi —Ordinary, 5} a 6 ; Middling, 6J a 7j; Fair, Si a Good fair, 9i a 9|; ; Good and fine, 10J a—. Tennessee and N. Alaba \ ma —Ordinary, middling, fair, good lair, good and fine, 03 a extremes. STATEMENT OF COTTON. 1839. Oct. 1, stock on hand, 15824 Receipts last three days 18609 “ previously, 532631 551240 567064 Exports last three days, 5002 do. previously, 438646 443648 Stock on hand 123416 Sugar — Louisiana —The supply on the Levee is further increased, and the demand slightly im i proved, though the transactions are still confined to very limited lots, either for the city trade or for the inferior. Wc have heard of no sales of large parcels. The prices remain at our previous range, say 3| a4j cts, with an occasional sale of very choice at 5 cts. On plantation the prices are the same as previously quoted, with but few transac tions. Shipments to other markets,.pn planters’ account continue to be made both from the coast and the Levee. Havana Sugars continue dull on former prices. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Charleston, February 27. Arrived yesterday— Line ship Sutton, Barkman, j New York; U L brig Tybee, Herbest, do. Cleared —Packet ship Victoria, Lennox, Liver j pool; brig Cervantes, Tufts, Boston. Went to ssa yesterday —Ship Stephen Phillips, j Thomas, London; schr Lydia, Konkeal, New York, i At Quarantine—Line brig Paul T. Jones, Irc j land, from Philadelphia. In the Offing —A herm brig; a schooner; and sshr Mary Hen from Black River. r*flA« J. W. JONES, is ray authorised Agent for the j adjustment of my unfinished business. mar 3 WILLIAM E. JONES. vy EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sight and at one to tw ty days si Jit. For sale by nov 23 GARDELLE & It HIND. &y~TV. G. NIMMO, General Commission Mer chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the Constitutionalist. lU) v 7 ■ BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. —For the bene fit of the sick poor of Augusta and its vicinity. The visiting, committees for the ensuing month, are as follows: Division No. 1. —James Godby, J. W. Meredith, Mrs. Crump, Mrs N. Jones. Division No. 2.—W. H. Crane, \V. F. Pember ton, Mrs. Talliafarro, Mrs. M. A. Holt. Division No. 3C. E. Latimer, James Panton, i Mrs. B. McKinnie,Mrs. Julia Snead. J. W. Vv IGH FMAN, Secretary. (fffPUBLIC NOTICE.—Dr. Mow roe, Surgoo, Dentist, has returned to Augusta, and has removed his operating rooifis to one door below Martin Fred erick s Confectionary, and opposite the Br d r e Bank Building. f e k j y n (VT JO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTS. — The Paintings at Mr. Richards’Drawing Academy (Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to visi tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening , from 2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the rooms will be well lighted. j cc jy (j —f AO7H E. Ihe A.ail Road Passenger Train between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave a 3 follows: UPWARD. Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a m “ “ Summerville, “ - -S 30 “ “ Georges’ - “ - 10 00 “ “ Branchville, “ - 11 on “ “ Midway - « . 1130 M Blackville, - “ . 1 0 t) » “ “ Aiken, . 3 00- ' Arrive at Hamburg not before - 4 O'J downward. Not to leave Hamburg before 600 a m “ Aiken, - “ - 730 “* “ “ Blackville, “ . . 9 ? a :: :: sS ££ £C - . 11 qq £ 4< Georges’, “-- 12 00 m. Summerville,“ - - 2 00p m Amve at Charleston not before 3 (JO Distance 136 mile». Fare Through —slo 00 Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20 minutes each, for bn&kfast and dinner, and not longer than o minutes for wo' 1 and water at ant station. •> To stop for passengers, when a white flus is hoisted,at cither of the above stations ; and also 6 at Sineaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s 41 mile T O Wi " cston ’ Wi,ukor > Passengers uv will breakfast at Woodstock an a dine at Blackville; aown, will breaßiastar ' and dine at bummcrvihe. eu may 21 y NOTICE.— From this date freight on Cotton per 8. C. C. &. Rail Road Co. is reduced to forty 'ym cents per hundred for square bales, and fifty /W cents per hundred pounds for round. ' ' A B. STURGES, Agent Hamburg, March 4, IS4O. THJEATRE. “ WEDNESDA Y Evening, March 4, 18 40. Grand ar.d Novel Entertainment. MONS. ADRIEN, MAGICIAN, Ever desirous to merit the patronage of the I public, has the honor respectfully to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of .. ugusta, that h e wm give this evening a representation that w>i| be Va * ried and agreeable; comprising HAG IC, PHY Sir NECROMANCY. LEGERDEMAIN, J/EC/J 4 V ICS, ILLUSIONS, DISAPPEARANCE, META MORPHOSES, GRAND JA D COMIC SUlippp SES, fyc. , 4rc. The whole to conclude with the D OUBLE FANTASCOPE, In which will appear every evening an infinity of new Apparitions. Mons. ADRIEN remembers with pride the en couragement heretofore extended to him, and hope again, by the novelty of his performances, to merit public patronage. Doors open at . 7 o’clock, performonce to com meace at half-past 7 precisely. (fff Admission to Boxes and Paraquctte $b B. 11. OVLItBY, ATTOR NE Y A T L A IV , feb 25 Jefferson, Jackson county Ga. fff hr. W. FLINT offers his services to the ci tizens of Augusta in the different branches of hi s i profession, lie may be found at all hours at the iate residence of Mr. A. M. Kgcrton, second dooi i from liie corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets. I ncv29 i v ’ (fffLA W NOTICE. —The undersigned practi ces" in the Superior Courts es Columbia, Washing ton, Scriven, Burke, and Jefferson counties. 5 feb 19 2w CHARLES J. JENKINS. Qff Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity'. He will be found at his residence, the first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis street, recently occupied by John L. Adams, aug 17 ts cry Dr. C. W. WEST oilers his professional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity- His office is in Mclntosh-street, opposite the office of the Constitutionalist: residence at the Eagle auj Phoenix Hotel. feb 13—trwTm A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS?” H DR. W. EVANS' CELEBRATED SOOTHING I SYRUP, for Children Cutting their Teeth.— This I infallible-remedy has preserved hundreds of chil- I dren, when thought past recovery, from convul- I sions. As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on the I gums, the child will recover. The preparation is I so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that no I child will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it. I When infants are at the age of four months,though ij there is no appearance of teeth, one bottle of the \ Syrup should be used on the gums, to open the pores. Parents should never be without the Syrup I in the nursery where there are young children; for j if a child wakes in the night with pain in the gums, the Syrup immediately gives ease, by opening the pores and healing the gums; thereby preventing! convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr. Wm. ; Evans'" Medical Office, 100 Chatham street, New , York, where the Doctor may be consulted on all diseases of children. PROOF POSITIVE OF THE EFFICACY OF Dr. EVANS’ SOOTHING SYRUP. —To the Agent . of Dr. Evans ’ Soothing Syrup-. Dear Sir—The | 'real benefit afforded to my suffering infant by • mur Soothing Syrup, in a case of protracted and lainful dentition, must convince every feeling pa ent how essential an early application of such an f ivaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery and | orture. My infant, when teething, experienced • such acute sufferings, that it was attacked with mnvulsioiis, and my wife and family supposed that j death would soon release the babe from anguish, j till we procured a bottle of your Syrup ; which as i : soon as applied to the gums, a wonderful change ti was produced, and after a few applications the !] child displayed obvious relief, and by continuing in | its use, 1 am glad to'inform you the child has com- . pletely recovered, and no recurrence of that awful j complaint has since occurred ; tire teeth are emn- 1 nating daily and the child enjoys perfect health, • I give you my cheerful permission to make this acknowledgment public, andvvill gladly give any j information on IhiFcircumst; nee. WM. JOHNSON. I TONIC PILLS. —The power of Evans ’ Camomile I Pi/ls are such, that the palpitating heart,the trem ulous hand, the dizzy eye, and the fluttering mhuL vanish before their effects like noxious vapors be fore the benign influence of the morning suu,- They have long been successfully used for the erne j of intesmittents, U gether with fevers of the irregn- ; lar nervous kind, accompanied with viscera! cl- . structions. This tonic medh Inc is for nervous complaints, k eneral debility, indigestion and its consequences or want of appetite, distension of the stomach, acid ity, unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumbling nm in the bowels, nervous symptoms, languor, when the mind becomes irritable,desponding,thoughtful, melancholy", and dejected. Hypochondriacism, c- 1 - sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and all olhci nervous affections, tfrese pills will produce a safe and permanent cure. Evans' Camomile Pills were first introduced into America in 1835. EVANS’ FAMILY APERIENT PILLS are j purely vegetable r composed with the strictest pa- I cision of science and of art; they never province I nausea, and arc warranted to cure the follow ms I diseases which arise from impuiitics of the blcT I viz:— Apoplexy, Bilious Affections, Coughs, (’#• I Ulcerated Sore Throats, Scarlet Fever, Asthma, H* I lera. Liver Complaints, Diseases of the KidniesnM fl Bladder, Affections peculiar to Females, and a 1 those diseases of whatsoever kind to which Run aa 1 nature is subject, where the stomach is affected. More conclusive proofs of the extraordinary es 1 caey of Dr. IP m. Evans’ celebrated Camomile vu I Aperient Anti-Bilious Pills, in alleviating I mankind. —Mr. Robert Cameron, 101 Bowery.* Disease—Chronic Dysentery, or Blood v Flow 1 Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowels,? ' t vere griping, frequent inclination to go to stool. 1"' I nusmus, loss ot appetite, nausea, vomiting, he- j quency of pulse, and a frequent discharge of a j'C* cuhar foetid matter mixed with blood.gieatdebilit.fi j sense of burning heat, with an intolerable s down ot the parts. Air. Cameron is enjoying l lol ' | ect health, and returns his sincere thanks lor t! |J extraordinary benefits he has received. Sold by ANTONY & HAINES, Sole agents in August? , J. M.& T. M. TL> UN Ell, Savannah P. M. COH BN & Co., Charleston, j SHARP 6c ELLS, Milledgevillc. C. A, ELLS, Macon, A. W. MARTIN, Forsyth War. F. WELLfc, Druggist,Athens MARK A. LANE. Washington. S j«iy 23 J f iXI-lE AMERICAN COUGH DROPS —ForColdfi ■ J. obstinate Coughs, and all diseases ol tw ■ Lungs. This is an old and tried remedy, and B j Ue red to bo one among the best for the purpose n* I which it Is recommended. For sale by HAVILAND, RISLEV & Co., Augusta, and HAVILAND, HARRAL A AhhO Price 75 cts per bottle. Charleston- | nov 25 6m STEREOGRAPH SAFETY BLANKS.— Bills of Exchange Mechanics’ Bank Checks Bank of Augusta do Georgia Rail Road and Banking Co. Check 5 K Lank of State Geo. Br. at Augusta, ( - 0, I And Promissory Notes, all in desirable colors ■ For sale by j, \V.&T. S. STdi* dec 9 M ISAIAH T. 11l VIA &AH EX* P° pE ’ fl HAVING associated themselves togetherl practice LAW, in the several Courts 0 W. Northern Circuit. They will carefully atten ■ all business entrusted to them. . 1 They may be found at tlicir office.on the Non- .j west end of the Public Square. Washington, Ga., March 2, 1840,