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11— —-— CHKOMCbt;, aSU SKNTINUL: A L f’i I S T A • WEDNESDAY . NING. DECEMBER 16. FOR ; CONGRESS. HIXE« HOLT, Jr. Or.'XI’KMU. LUctiun on F : r -i Monday in January. Hampton Coarse. fCUOAV. Pune S4fJP. Ent: .lice $20 —Two mile heats. Col. I rowell’s b. f. Nancy Claris, by Bertrand, out of Morocco Slipper, by Timoleop—3 y’ra old I 1 G. Edmonson, -fame. Lain kill’s ch. f. Mary Elizabeth, by Andrew, dam by Gallatin, 4 years old 3 t F. Tompkins, C. Lc -tiA ch. I. Nancy House, by Imp Leviathan. dam by Stockholder, 3 years old 2 dis. Time-—lst heat.dm -32s—*2d heat 3m 535. It i> proper to rem ark in justice to Nancy House, | tnal the result of the second heat was produced by t:;e clipping of her *addie. in the early part of the h, WEDKESDAT —SECOSD DAT. Putse SSO0 —2 mile heats. EKTKIES. < id. W. Jonncco’s ch. b. Foidbam, by Eclip-e d 4 m by Sii Archy, . years old. • V. Vv. llacQpl(>n‘s ch. f. Fanny, by Eciipse, oat, •l Mail* West. 'tin darn ox Wagoei zy 1 Marion,) 4 y old. Coaiaessioual. JIO>SE OK KU'REM Wr.lTlViS, > I. Decemte: 10 IS4O. $ St S-VfcE iStKV BILL. Mr. Tt linghaof eprsed a resolution—-calliue on ! the >eejetari oi tb<- Irea-ury to report how fat, ; and iu what manner the Sub-Treasury Bill bad : been carried into execution, icc.—what number of persons had been employed under the provisions of that act —whether each and every one of tbe-e officeis had given bunds.and who. ix any, bad not. After a brief conversation Mr. Tillinghast moved that it he on ri.e ta Ae and be printed—which was negatived —Ayes 7.'-, uay« si. (in motion of Mi Cranston, it w.* ordered tnat all petition* presetted at the last session and not i di'posed of. be referred according to liie irection of the members y Arliom they were respectively! presented. Mr. Calvary Morris, of Ohio, gave notice that on i to-morrow, or some <ub>equent day during the; present se-sion. he would a>k leave to introduce a i bii. to itp-.al ‘’A : tacit utitlsu an act to provide for the collection, ri fe -keeping, and disbursement ol the pub tic revenue, appiuved Jury 4, 1540.” _ i ;.e .Sub-Tjeasuijr|] NATCtJaLIZATIOR LAWS. Mr. Han 1 ;<ve n|;.ce that he would on Monday next sic leav? :o i|itroiu t a Bid establishing a Uniform System <»f Naturalization, and regaling ad laws now in existence on that subject. Mr. Duncan gave notice that to-menow or at some subsequent day of tne sessiaa, fat would ask leave to introduce .< bill to amend the naturaliza tion laws. saw names fund. T.ie speaker com mi an Stated the following mes- ; sage from the Piesideat of the Ililted State*: To the Hon. R. T. M. H-inter, Speaker of the Uou*e < f Representative*: >ifc :—1 herewith transmit a Je.ter from the Secretary ul the Nafy Pcn-icn Fund, to which the attention ot Coagnff is invited, and recommend an immediate appropriation off 151.352 39 to meet the jtayn.e-1 of pe* as- be- oming due on and af te. Ist January, ISM. M. VAN BUKEN. Tue idler of Uix Secretary transmitted in the linvc message toatthe amount of money on hand to pay pc—iant bol ; and that there ed iij addition, for the year 1 >4l. .iy. of whfh $51,476 7.5 will be wanted vil toe 1-t of January next. That the nominal • aims of rtadu owined by the fund is $ 155,739; that the stocks have ; greatly depa crated, and that t > bwt -i them U Midm the Ihliif dui : ■ i ttj f iwrmrwtfmm rfm la | • ... . .-.on- to become d a- 1-t January. The -.ktr ah o- ommunicated a letiei from the secretary oi tne Navy, tran'mittiug the annual •late-* ent ol the ex •eßtliture* lor contingencies for !>:# oif.ee a i la r the oft i e of ti e Coinmi-rinuei* of T -.e Nvy toi lit. year ending the 30th September > : i-t. w ! amount, tor the offi eof 'he Secretary, m $ b. J > ■ act fox the office of t e Coiamisston er- to fti. Laic en toe table and ordered to be printed. \ftert •- ; eiil lion the Siaeaker of Annual Co’uff!uni , ':ition- :;cm tue Executive Department, U j e oi '.vt i' . were rea!,ibe House adjourned to ilmiday i.ext. - --'I--- Nbw Voir Ltoc. y—1» P. M. 1 be Grant nndaf today at one o'clock v> Mb a lull (n - 4 102.000 in epenin—7o p.***eiig» r a ietl.t' baj VieMugfllOO at 'he Ex hani-e atiC pro/wfelv $i4 f *o at the agent * oI ;i -. sie « ouM n‘i» sa l longer for the Pre»i- { •hi.l* M-ssage. 1 -.wul he «eeo,therefore, that the movement- in iper.e htill go- s forward, in the la eol res jtnp ion iere. liy the steamer aid the ; er j.j. k«i-. this week, nearly >400.000 specie I i. >m :> Europe, H'rola. Oifice fR the Herald. N : * \ Nov. 10—1 o’clock. } On»- dsr :laler I rons Chinn. ( '-<pt. Doty, arriveu yeafer dav i'r r. < bir.a. >;!.<- one day later. We give Wbv ail EJ.it new*. It >• seen that noth . . *•-; o rurret as er (he railing ?u< M.o; -. i u - the detention of ’ e - \’ie\'Avie *' Mfid <F*kingtOll, lh »■»; at t - .<- il'*< m i art a. by the bioc'kading -ir.ii*" 4\\ arre.j, in t: e Vin . -vpp!« iuis i > | .-.i ralemae being made to* i -./■■■■'» to M s :.tn, then at Macaw, Ue n p!,ed that ■* or i;» ;e *hou!d l»e mi mediately •giveij hr (Hem In pi.Tcei-d hi charge of mi officer . < .r; "aij . 'mo..:* |m:< tiorav*. wli.-re their c«*e •V }•• M* 1 ' fi'.r ■n -j h'(-ti, *•» : < -«i; r v|tn iadfeii prior to ’.lie 2fl.h, and as they were fitfwUkod with proof thereof, nt.-fr ( ,ii'i it'**»•»!. it is p:e-uioe<i that they will not have lieen lEij iioderdeteotton. 'IV Bwidfflt 3-sjer, reporV: Jto u> lhat ac comitti ;• i-i r"< txr-.**<! a' Batavia Hum s.nga p<H<- ;<» (tu Hiio He Auguel. aud that new* of tin-1 oi nogocUlions by Admiral Elliot had readied that poit China, arid that hostilities i bad < need wii jije coa*|, ..e’ween the Hri- K-.li I ■ < ■ lid the fjhine-e. jr ■ the .\o: aufN. P.j Observer. Suiewi; m Tae ship Spartan , (of Newbu ry porly f.'ur.t. Knigii !froiu Liverpool. ferHavaiia, u i’h a cargo of Marjlinery, hard ware and crock . v. went a*hore oj Harbour Island, Nov. 23. \ i .-el te’iliy lus—; ir crew and apportion of the r.ifLu sav. ii t-v wn'i;gere, and taken to Nassau and sold. | W« an iurni«hei;j by an arrival from Ragged Mand. with an acc Vunt of the loss of the brig Alary Aim, i hump E>u, master, from Chaneeton, (i« haUanl} i»ouud ty Ragged Uiaru). f;ir a loud of s *it, at w hich place 500 the 22dinst.shf was totally wrecked. Her materials together with what other articles w-*re on board,have, wa under* *ian». been saved. Nassal*«(N. P.) Not. 25.—The Fr. ship! Lea Lh ux Amis, of Bordeaux,from ona of tke VV m Evan! Isi mds, txurneward bound, with a car- 1 ”0 of fustic, was lo t on ths 14th instant, on the reef near the Memory Kork, off the West end of (Iran i Bahama. Tue captain and craw have arrive;! at this por( ; Fvbuc Eucitfliii.—Francis Lawrence was hna;r ci Tdbotton, |n rbi-> Xfate. on the4rbinsr. 1 » r rin* mu»d*r of a man by the name es Kord, ft ;* I Proceedings in CoancU. Cockc 11- Chamdeb, December IS, IS4O. Saturday J past 6 o’c'ack, P. M. Council met pursuant to adjeummeut: —Present * Hoa. D. Hook, Ma>or. Aldermen Warren. Parish, J Bishop, Miller, Jackson, Flemming, Crump, Har per and Dunlap. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. During the reading of the minutes Mr. Richards appeared and took his seat, and after the reading Mr. Bones appeared and too* fai« seat. The Committee on tne water works, on the ap plication of sundry citizens reported favorably,— and offeiel the following resolution which passed Resolved, That the Committee on the Water W’orks be authorized and requested to contract with the Habersham Iron Works Co. fora sufficient number of cast Iron pipes of 6 inches calibre, with all the necessary appendages for hydrants, and branch pipes| and «top cocks, tajextend from the Reservoir down Broad Street, to the intei>ec : tion of Jackson SL and a sufficient number of such pipes of 3 inches calibre, with he same appendage, ito extend from the termination of saii.h inch j pipe-, to Green Street, and down Green St. to Cen ! tre Street; and down Broad Street from Centre St. to Ho-pital St., or further if the rcquitße number, ; of persons apply for the water. The following are the proposals received by the . City Council from the agent of the Habersham ! Iron Works Co. Bropo-aUfor furnishing the«ity of Augusta with 1 Cast Iron Pipes for ton juctiag water, warranted to sustaia a pressure of mtr pounds to the -qnate ‘ inch. Auccsta, Dec. 9lh IMu. Pip?s u inches calioro $1 15 “ 4 « ** 80 « 3 « “ 60 “i« “ L Br-nctirs. crosse-, and elbows, mea-uriuj ill the pipe-6 iuche<s calibre 1 50 Jo. 4 •* -1 10 do. 3 “ “ 90 10. S “ 60 i Stop cock-,or valves, 6 in.diameter. .$lO 0u each. ** «< *• 4 « ... JO 06 “ « “ 3 *• “ ... 800 41 « m .1 2 “ u ... 500 *• We agree to famish castings of the above di ! mens ions at the price* put opposite each size, done iu a workman-like manner, and agree to the ful lowing terms of payment. Castings to be deliver ed ia the city ol Augusta free of any extra charge, viz: Terms of pigment —Twenty-five per cent, in cunent money in tfae city of Augusta, and the : balance in city Bonds bearing an interest of six per cent, payable annually and redeemable at the , expiration of ten yeais. J. VAN BUREN, Agent for Habersham 1. VV. Co. The Spcc.al Committee appeared at the las. meeting of Council to report on the salaries of the officers of Council for the ensuing year, submit ted the following • Collector and Treasurer, SI2OO Clerk of Council,(including Digest,).... !200 City Marshal and CapLof Guard, 1600 Jailor. 700 City Constables, each,. 600 Clerk of Lower Marke?, 550 Clerk of Upper Market, 50 Keepei of the Magazine, 2fo Keeper of tao City Cluck, 75 City Sheriff. Fees ‘ Clerk of Mayor's Court. do City Surveyor, do Whi'h being read nepatately weie adopted, aad tne Clerk diiected to adterti«e the Election* at the usual time. Tne Committee on Accounts reported an Or dinance amendatory of the sta clause of th-' 35th -eciion o the General Ordinance, which wa-or dered to a thi;d reading on Thursday evening next. Tne following Ordinance, from the Committee on the Water Work*, was lead a third time and passed. As oamxAxcc tw legulate the collection 01 the annual dues .0. Hydrant water, aud lo dehne the privilege* of persons using the same. be it ordained by the City Council of Augusta, That the ones lor Kydran' Water, for the year ei<- | i dtug on the 30th Septesr.bci la»t, shall be collected j of the occupants of the lot* into which it is taken | j a* heretofore, and that to make up for the time j -aid occupant 9 were deprived of liydiaut Water, daring the past summer, ro charge shall be made foi the last thiee months of the present year. S*c. i. And be /t farther ordained by the au thority aforesaid. That after the hist day of Jan. which said dues shal ! be the «ame a* ha\ e beea heretofore established, >hall be paid in ad vance. br the owner* of the lot* into which Hy drant Water shall > taken at or before the time of pa'> it.g the City Taxes, and that executions be against persons in default for Hy drant dues, in the t-atne manners* is now provided in of persf::- who neglect o, refuse to pay their City Tax*-. See. 3 And he if further ordained by the an tho'-ity afore-aid. That it -hall be the duty of al! the lot owner*, into which Hydrant Water is, or shall be introduced—lo use due diligence and cate to keep the pipe*, which convey water into their lo*«, a- wel! a* the Hydrants and founts attached thereto, in order, so that water may not be wasted. Sec. 4. And be it further ordained by the au thoriiy aforesaid. That it shall he the duty of all tieicon* occupying lets, iu wlijf.h Hydrant water | is, or *>T be taken, to take care that aw>, r e water i- no' drawn from (he Hydrants on the preri«es they occupy than is require ! for the use of them selves, their families, servants and dependants.— Any person violating any of the provisions of this section may he uaed in a sum not exceeding one bundled dollars for every ntfipnee. Sec. 5. And be it further orduinfd by the au thority aforesaid, That no occupan* of a lot, into which Hydrant water is taken, shall permit any person, not belonging to his or her family, or whi is net one of his or her dependants or guests, to take Hydrant water from his or he> premises with out the consent of the City Council ti/st he had or obtained, under the penalty of being fined not ex ceeding twenty dollars for every offence. Done in Council, this 13th day of Dec., 1840. The Committee on the River Bank and Wharf made their report agreeable to resolution of Nor. 11th, which was road and ordered to ho filed. The communication of H. Hutchinson was road and, on motion, the request thcicin contained was not granted. The fioDowing reso'utlone wore passed ; Resolved, That Edward Campfie!d, K«q. v( Augusta of tho Stsam Boat Company of Ceor* £ia, have permission to move the Lower Wharf Office to such point on the wharf as he m ay select* at the expense of saia Company: it being under stood that said Office shall continue, when moved, the property of the City as it is at preseat, and that • it shill be located under the direction of the Com- , mittee on the Hirer Bank and Wharf. That the Committee uu the Bridge be authorized to advertise for proposals for the rights of a Ferry ovei the Savannah river, at or near the site of the upper Bridge, for 12 months from the Ist'January neat; the contractor to have the use of the City Ferry fiat and its appendages, and to give bond, with approved security, to keep a Ferry at all times, except when the state of the rivet may prevent; and to charge neither mere nor less than the same rate for passing the City Bridge; and also to give bond to return the Ferry flat in good order as received, at the end of the year, f The followrng bills were ordered to be paid : George Schley, for legal services, $-30 00 Richard Riley, for work on Lamp Po«ts,... .22 00 W Glendenning, on account of Stieets,... 162 00 Glendenning, Payne k O, on account of Grave Yard, 212 62 Council adjourned to Thursday evening next at 7 o’clock. S, H. OLIt ER, Clerk- The Whio Electoral College op .New York. —Rarely, if ever, has a body of citizens been ksserobied in relation to whose public career there is more of interesting political recollection. Several of these ven-rable men have been honor able connected with the Government from its formation. —The services and patriotism of many of them constitute a bright portion of the histo ry of our State. Two of them (Messrs. Burt and Van Cortland) met forty years ago to dis charge a similar duty, and then cast their votes for Thomas Jefferson. Two other distinguish ed men are now in the City (Chief Justice -Spen cer and Gen. Root) who as members of the Le gislature, than voted for Messrs. B. and V. C. as Electors. Gen. Peter B. Parter, formerly a dis tinguished Member of Congress was one of our most gallant Generals in the late War. Archi bald Mclntyre was an Elector of President in 1808, and voted for James Madison. He was al so for many years Comptroller of the State. Elisha Jenkins was formerly Comptroller of this State. Isaac Ogden was for many years a mem ber of our State >enate. Gen. Grattan H. Whee ler, as a Member *f the Assembly of 1824. gave the onlv vote cast for Jackson Electors. Gideon Le**has been Mayor of the city of New York and a Member of Congress, and we bclive a for mer Elector of President, dec. Bartow White, G. H. Wheeler and Phineas L. Tracy have al.-e been Members of Congress. Phineas L. Tracy Elisha Jankins and Henry P, Voorhees were Delegates to the Harrisburg Convention, and there cast their ballots for HARRISON and TY LER as Candidates for the Offices to which tkeir vote* now eket them, Messrs. Burt, Mc- Intyre, and G. H. Wheeler have been members of our State Senate. John T. Harrison, John T. Speed. John Williams, David Hurd, Philo Orton, and we believe several other Electors, have been Members of the Houso of Assembly. Other electors less known in the Councils of the State and Nation are distinguished for their worth and usefulness ia the other walks of life, There are distinguished Lawyers, eminent Merchants and Agriculturist in the College. In a word, it is a body of men won by of the high trust committed to of the twe hundred and twenty thousand Whig Freemen whom they represent. ! —Albany Evening Jour. To the above the New York American of ■ Thursday awninz adds:—The Electoral College met in the Senate Chamber, at the Capitol, at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, and regularly organ ized by choosing James Burt as President, For ty years ago, Mr. Burt was a member of the Col lege which cast its vote for Mr. Jefferson. Important Legal Decision.— |t is stated in the Express that the Assistant Vice Chancellor of the first Circuit of New York, has recently decided in a case before him, that a uioitgage of j goods and chatties, unaccompanied by an imme | diate delivery, and not followed by an actual and continue,! change of possession, is in the absence of all fraud. good and valid as against creditors, &c. where the v£we or a true copy thereof shall have been filed, pursuant U> the provision* of the statute of 1833. This decision .of the V ice Chancellor is held to be the more important, as the Superior Court of New York, had heretofore held a different view, Post Office Regulations is Evolanp,— Temperance —Among the cheering proofs of this progress of temperance, we notice the following with pleasure. Such an order in our country, says the American Temperance Journal, might I make a greater sweep than any new admioislra ! lion. j Step toward* Temperance. —The Earl of | Litchfield. Postmaster General, has issued an or [ dee prohibiting any individual employed in the Post office department, or their wives, fr pm keeping houses for the sate of intoxicating liquors, under the penalty of forfeiting office. This or der was read a lew days since to one of the de partment* by Mr. Tyrcll, Superintending Inspec tor. who has been a Telutaler for four vears. ¥ Arkansas.—Papers from Little Rock of the 24ib ult., state that the official majority for the Van Buren Electors, accoruing to the Governor’s proclamation, is 1680 votes. Five counties wert nat returned, or the majority would have been greater. Snow fell to the depth of several inches at Lit tle Rock on the 23d ult. W. S. Fulton bad been re-elected to the 17. Slates Senate. The electon of a member of Congress for the Oxford District in Maine has again failed. The votes far the opposing candidates are nearly equal, and the scattering votes are so far 575. Hu* Ff—'The Agricultural Bank of Natchez suspended specie payments on all her issues re quired by law to be paid, on the 2d inst. The Commercial Hank of Natchezand the Commer cial Bank of Manchester, are now the only specie paying institution in the State.— Crescent City. The larges! vole given in any Bt*te at the late Presidential election.' in proportion, to the popu lation, was in New Hampshire, which according to the late census, cast one vote lor every four filibsof if- inhabitants. A tunnel. —The great tunnel through the Papau ridge, on the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, is probably the greatest work of the kind in this country, ft is now so far completed that the light can hip seen through it —the labor en. penetrating from each end of it having met in trie centre. The length of the tunnel is 3,118 feet; from the top of the arch to the surface of the ground above is, at the highest point, 328 feet. It is to be 24 feel in diameter, most of which will be above the water surface. Prom the Cincinnati Gazette. A Post;*.—' The New York Evening Post says that “Mr. V an Buren came into power at a period of great embarrassment and distress.” Where upon the Journal asks, -what, then, jre we to think of the remark in Gen. Jackson’s Farewell Address, ‘z leave this great People pros per*tr» and happy?** i v Newspapers.— -A child begining to read be comes delighted with a newspaper, because he read* *f names and things that are familiar. A newspaper in one year, says Mr. Weeks, is worth j a quarter’s schooling to a child, and every father | must consider that substantial information is con- ( nected with this advancement. The mother of the family being one of its heads, and having a more immediate charge of children, ought o be intelligent in mind, pure in language, and al ways cheerful and circumspect. As the instruc tor of her children she should herself be instruct ed. A mind occupied becomes fortified against the ilia ol life, and is braced for anv emergency.— Children amused by reading anil study are, of course, considerate and more easily governed. How many thoughtless young men have spent their evenings in a tavern or grog shop which ought to be devoted to reading ! How manv pa rents who never spent twenty dollars for books for their families, would gladly have given thou sands to reclaim a son or daughter who had ig norantly and thoughtlessly fallen into tempta tion ! Cast Iron Rail Road.—From experiments fully tested among the mountains of Pennsylva nia. it has been ascertained that cast iron rails answer admirably. Those now in use are onlv six feet long, and furnished at such a rate, that a mil* of road will not c*st over SBOOO. Should the cast rails stand the heavy frosts of a Northern climate, it is impossible to estimate the benefits which the experiment will confer on the Key stone Stale. Governor Boggs of Missouri, recommends the improvement of the navigation of Salt River. A very important and necessary work just at this lime. Passengers walk cp.—A sexton, in Eng land, proposes to join with the rail-road compa nies, to form burying grounds on the spare land by the side of the road, for the purpose of inter ring those who may from time to time, be de stroyed on the line. It is also proposed that the profits arisi.tg from these cemeteries, be applied to the establishment of hospitals at the respective termini, for the relief of those who mav not be quite killed. Gen, Jackson said, “I leave this great people prosperous and happy.” Mr. Van Burcm.on the 4th of March, may not leave them “prosperous,” but he will leave them exceedingly “ happy /” Prentice. Milling ExTRAOHniNART.-TheTuscarawas Ohio. Advocate of the 27th inst,, says:—“A question of dispute with regard to the quickness ot manufacturing a certain quantity of w heat in to merchantable flour, was settled last Saturday, at Mr. Seaton’s mill, near this town. It was con tended that one pair stones could not manufacture sixteen bushels of wheat in an hour. Judges were selected—the wheat weighed out—the mill pul in operation, and the sixteen bushels went through the usual process of making superior flour, fit far exportation, in the short space of fifty-three minutes, with one pairof stones oniy.” The Croton Ahledcct. — We understand that the experiment waa made on Saturday last, of letting the water into a portion of the Croton Aqueduct. The gale* were hoisted at tha dam, and the water coursed its way through to the vi cinity of Mr Elias Ausc’s a distance of about eight miles. The result of the experiment was perfectly satisfactory, as it showed that the Aque duct would work as well as was anticipated.— Hudson River Chronicle. The Annual Message of the Governor of New Hampshire i* a model paper in the matter of length. It occupies only one newspaper column. ■~-Tutthr. The Bhi nt. —By Washington Irving.—l know *f no sight more charming and touching than that of a young and timid bride, in her robea of virgin white, led up trembling to the altar —When I thus behold a lovely girl in the tenderness of her years forsaking the house of her fathers, an j the home *f her childhood—and with the implicit confidence ana the sweet self abandonment. which belong to women, giving up all the world for a man of her choice; when 1 hear her, in ihe good old langaag* of the ritual, yielding herself to him ‘ for letter, for worse. f*r richer, for poorer, in sickpess ami in health, to love, honor and obey, till death us ao part,’—lt brings to mind the beautiful and affecting devo tion of Ruth : • Whither thou goe»t 1 will go, and where thou lodgesl I will lodge—thy peo ple shall be my people, and thy God my God.’ Hi’moh, dec.—“ Taix Borkdirs.”—The droll editor of the Richmond Star . ays, “ the fol lowing sign is hung out—we don’t know where, j and by—we don t knew whom ‘Malvina Mug taix boredirs when she kan git them chape for j kash and no linkers are suffered in the hows. 1 4ply down stares by the fish barril.” The following marriage announcement extra ordinary we found in a St. Louis paper: Married.—ln this city on the evening of the 25th inst., by Justice Joseph W. Walsh, Mr. Joseph Corlay , of St. Louis, to Duma Maria Del Refugio Antonia Muc'a Isidora Johanna iiernarda de Jau So/tires Csuian, of New Mexico. * There's a name to fall in love with!’ as Old i Sol says in Delph. A Singular Bet.—The following bet, or rather singular proposition, we find in a late St. Louis Gazette;— A warm Harrisonian made the following pro position to-day—which, however was not taken i up. That he would pay *2OO to any man, who | would agree ro give him one kernel of coffee for ! the first single vote Harrison got over Van Bu- ; ten’s whole vole, two for the second and so on in geometrical progression. There being some little curiosity to know what the result might be, sundry grains of coffee were weighed, and it was ascertained that 2560 grains of Java coulee, w eijjhed a pound. Sunpofeing, then, that Harrison runs a head of V’an Buren 30 votes, the amount of coffee to be paid over would exceed 332,000,000, pounds worth, at J 6 cents per pop ad, the pleasant baga telle of *53,000,000. The gentleman, who declined the bet, was pro bable veiy prudent. The young are apt lo exaggerate j they run in to those extremes either of misery or of happiness from which calmer and more experienced minds are free. Having once fell disappointment they expect always to feel it—having once experienced sorrow, they expect always to expeiience it. Wnilst their hearts are bleeding under the bitter wound, they cannot look forward ; they have not learnt lo raise their hearts beyond the storm ; they cannot l|ft their eyes lo a further prospect, or apbtqit in quiet cheerfulness. But another mo ment joy re turns, unexpected, welcome joy! and where is the gloom? Like the morning mist, which fades away under the bright, dispersing rays of ihe sun, all is vanished. All is now joy : there is no unhappiness in the world. It waa * a phantom—all is, all must be sunshine; and so youth feels, despairs, and trusts again ; by turns, J! joy, all misery, all hoj«e. A collection was once taken at a hospital, 1 where the plates wcie handed round by the inva lids' wives and daughters. One of these young ladies was extremely pretty, and a gentleman wr.ispered to her, as he put in four guineas, “ These are for your bright eyes.” The damsel again held out her plate. “ What, more wan* j ted?” said the gentleman. “Yes, sir,” replied she, •* I now want something for tne poor /" He was obliged to shell out. .I - . j Greene’s. j The following are from the Boston Post. They ' I are rather old, it is true, bat then they are so fun • < ny. * i “You’re* fool,”‘said a coxcomb one day to a clown j And the answer he got was a queer one; • ; “ Why, dang it ? you partly say true, I must own— i j h I ba a’t quite a fool, I be near one.” ' ) A gentleman having a cook who could neither * read nor write, was very much surprised at seeing tier buy from an itinerant bookseller several large volumes. On inquiry, Mary modestly confessed that she wished te improve in her kitchen busi- I ness, and therefore, had bought Cook's voyages. The following is a chapter of Greene's, and a * | very good one it is. too. Advice io young girls. —Never marry a boy whom mamma is afraid to have him goon the water, ur whose papa cannot tell the difference 1 between the toothache and the lockjaw, j Advice to young Men —Have it fairly under stood before you wed, whether you intend to marry an individual or a whole family. Advice to parents. —Do not let a silly ambi tion haza r d the happiness of your children, nor your chagrin at the discovery of your own folly betray you into a violation of your obligations. Advice to indiscreet people. —Never hire a prin- . ter to publish your tolly in a hook, for it is worse ' than being hung and paying the executioner forty shillings. Advice to b'.bits. —Remain with your mothers J asfiung as you can. and do not get married before | you are out of leading strings, j Advice to Judges. — ln forming an opinion ■ ; keep both ears open, and then you can hear both j i sides. Advice to legislators. —Never become the cor- ! i rupt tools of wealth. Advice to any one who is pleased to receive if. | : —ls you wish to stab a person’s reputation, by j imputing to him or her falsehood, treachery, and the meanest selfishness, you may as well use the naked dagger as to wreath the blade with flow ers. Advice to sentimental people. —The noblest of j all sentiment is that which springs from Smceri ! ty Constancy. Frankness and forgiveness. Advice to merchants. —Advertise, if you would ' prosperous and happy. Advice to politicians. —Collect the lets vou I have made as soon as possible, pay those you have lost without delay, and never be guilty of | such disreputable conduct again. Advice to the temperance party. —Offer a re ward for the best model of a cider mill. Advice to fashionable people. —Do not require 1 those in your employ to violate the Sabbath hv ! their labor to enable you to give a gay entertain ment on a particular evening, lest, you become grey in sin. Sermons.— In the New Y'ork Sunday Mercu ry, a popular writer called ‘Dow, Jr.’ weekly ex horts its readers. They are quaint productions, and have the air of novelty, as well as originality. The following is a specimen. The moral is good, and the similitude is an easy and natural one.— j Troy Mail. ‘•.My friends, allow me to show you how the j human body is likened to a house. My text ex plains this. It says that the big bones are the main timbers: very true. It also says that the ribs are laths well plastered; but I should say they are rafters that ran into the ridge pole, or I back-bone. The mouth is the door, and the nose is the chimney—especially for smokers. The | throat is the entry that leads to the kitchen of the 1 stomach, where all sorts of food are cooked up; ; the lungs are the bellows that blows the flame of • life, and keep the pot of existence always boiling ! the heart is the great chamber, where the greatest variety of goods imaginable are stored; some good many bad, and a few rather middling. “In this way, my hearers, you see how the house j of the human body is formed; and since it is a I bouse of no small value, you ought to be careful jof it; keep it well sfvept, and never let cobwebs !of sin gather in the corners of its apartments. 1 | beseech you, especially, to look after the great chamber of the heart, and see that every thing there is arranged according to the very letter of morality. If there is any useless rubbish there clear it out. to make room fur goods thal are saleable in the markets of the viriuou.s. The chambers of some hearts present an awful dirty appearance! I should like to walk into them with a bran new broom: the way Id brush out ! sin. and sand the floor w ith virtue, would be a j caul ion to depravity !’’ Cecil Disappointment. — The following affecting story is copied from a late St. Joseph ( Fla.) paper.—Prepare to blow your noses girls A loving swain in this city, sorely smitten by the charms of a young lady, having in vain at tempted to procure the consent of the hard-hearted father to their nuptials, arranged last night j the preliminaries for an elopement. The lover, j navjng provided carriage and escorts, went with J a ladder to the house of the expecting fair one, j and, entering a window, woke up, not his dulci | nea. but a widow lady, who not having been pre j viously consulted as to the flight, declined the i night tramp, and gave the alarm. Our hero haa gone to the wrong room, and was compelled to | abdicate, leaving the ladder for some more forlu j nate gallant. A A isil to the Insane* The subjoined account of a “Visit to the In sane,” at the magnificent hospital, built by the city corporation on Blackwell s Island, is copied I from the New Y ork Observer, and will be read I with interest: The gloomiest wilderness on earth is the how ling waste of ruined minds. Such was the melancholy and oppressive re flection that weighed on the heart, as we turned away from the Insane Hospital on Blackwell’s Island near this city. It is an institution where the lunatic poor of the city are supported, and in the midst of all the painful sensations awa kened by a visit among them.it is grateful to the benevolent to know that they are made comforta ble here, and far more so than they have been at home or among their friends. Dr. McClel land, the assistant physician, is constantly with them devoting the energies of mind and body to the relief of the suffering, the arrangement and furniture of rooms, the convenience for bathing, the supply of suitable food, the attention of nur ses. Ac. combine to surround the unhappy be ings here assembled with the few sources of com fort which a disordered intellect can enjoy. But what enjoyment can there be iri a shat tered mind ? One of the first cases that present ted itself and excited the sympathies of the pious ! heart was a man who with fettered hands was 1 preaching to his companions as crazed as him self. He was an ignorant creature who had con ceived the idea of being u “minister,” and study ing his Bible night and nay, and denying him self almost entirely sleep, and food, and drink, had soon made wreck of the little intellect God had given him, and found himselfin a mad house instead of a pulpit. Another was a female of fine figure and man ners. who fancied herself the lady of Gen. Wash ington. She demanded great respect from those who add reseed her, and, spoke of the sweet com j niupwn ahe had enjoyed with the «>j rit of departed husband, a, tie had appeared to L ** 1 before we entered her room. hff ju« The c-xt was V ictoria. * eir , . L teen, naving something ol the face ts pictured w.th, had gone wild with thJ she was entitled to the throne, and ? po ge carnag. and horses that would soon £ at tU t to convey her to the palace. 1 One had been suddenly driven to madness v the loss of property, and w ith solemn ass Ur !! ** that she was nut deranged, aha besought eflect her deliverance from her present meat Another fancied heraeli m hell and^ ! peated constantly, “devils, damned.” re ' ; But all these, and many more in this denar. | ment, were compara,.vely quiet in their Fhere was another building where the more vu lent are caged. W e looked into a room wh.r. dozen frai tic females, apparently a: peace „,L i each other, (is there sympathy among the tnadU | but ready to .-eizeand tear a stranger the mom he presented bimselt. One of them approach | with a smiling face, as if glad to greeta lri ei ff | out it was only a pretence to get a victim withi-’ • her grasp. Another room contained as mes, in the same stage of this mental malady ' 1 . 1,1 one ce!l a little girl who had proibu been brought to this horrible condition bv ikl I P ,We u ot . ,ear ’. AS We ,00ked ,n her. 2 ! , rew hpr heau instantly under the ciotheg of th P j tied on which she lay, but we could see ‘hat terr was written on every feature. She was haunW perpetually by the thought that some one « , coming to kill her, and every sound that brob on her ear was the presage of coming leath. Another recoiled from the touch ofa hander offered in kindness, and, with awful profanity 1 1 bid us begone. A female through the gratis I a cell door, spoke of love and marriage, and v»h ea her words did not meet a tavorable ie»pon»e she j * nto a ra g«N and heaped curse on curse, U pJ! those who sought to sooihe her raving-. | But the last case we shall mention, though , there were more than two hundred patients i a the hospital, warthe mo*t herribie The wailing jof the damned in hell, as they gnaw their | tongues with pain, can scarcely be worse. Bbe was coiled up in a heap of straw ia a comer of her ceil naked and shrieking. Jf doming was j given her. she would tear it into rags, and all that kindness could do was to keep her warm and give her food. There she lay. and every breath was a piercing scream of agony in prayer! It was scarcely possible to distinguish words, hut the tones were those of a devil lashed with scor. pions and crying for mercy. “Oh Lord, Ob | Ford,” would now and then rise with terrific ! P n wcr, above the prolonged howl, anu pierce ths heart of the hearer as “ iron entering tho soul ’ What was the cause of her madness, every sne asks. M e know nut. Conjecture in such a case is useless. W e left her, satisfied only with knowing that she is the most wretched being that : we bad ever seen. It was gratifying to learn that the gospel had been recently brought directly to bear upon these unfortunate beings. As mary of them as it is prudent to assemble, are gathered in the hall oc the Sabbath, and the soothing and precious truths of the religion of Jesus are familiarly presented. The madman from the tombs, who had just lie fore been cutting himself with stones, and whom no man could tama, soon was seen silting, cloth- ( ed and in nis right mind, at the feet of°lhe Sa vior God. And in these institutions where re ligious exercises have been for a length of time employed, results happy and encouraging have followed. Philosophy would teach us to expect good from such means. Fne treatment of the insane is a subject still in the infancy ol its investigation. The moral ist. the mental philosopher, the man of medical and physical science, may find in this subject a field tor anxious research. Humanity encour ages s-uch a study, and he who erects one beacon b\ which a lost intellect may return from its wandering; he who pours one drop of oil on the raging waves of a disordered mind, or od# drop of water on the parched tongue of a maniac’s spirit, has in his own bosom a rich reward. MARINE INTEELK.EiVCE. Savannah, December 14. Cleared —ship Rowland, Blanchard, N. Orleans; kng Eleanor, Jones. Baltimore ; schr Lvdia. Mills, Mobile; sc Li Henry Franklin, Wright,' Baltimore. Arrived —Br. barque Indefatigable, Lester, Liv erpool ; schr V\ . A. Caldwell, Hughes, Baltimore; schr. Brilliant. Pittman, Marble Head ; steamboat Chatham, Wood, Augusta; steambat Despatch, Hubbard, Augusta. Belou. —A ship. Went to sea— ship Rowland, Blanchaid, New Orleans ; ship Robert Isaac Trumun, Mobi;e ; ship Heicules, Eldiid»e, Boston ; bug Pandora, Tilling* hasi, Boston ; brig Eleanor, Jones, Baltimore; schr Lvdia, Mills, Mobile; schr Kajle, Wiley, Havana; sebi Henry I ranklin, Wright, Baltimore. Charleston, December 16, An ived yesterday —line brig Chapman, Thomp son, New Orleans ; Br. schr \ ictoria, Young, Nis vau,(.N. P.) ; schr Brilliant,GUkey,Camden, (Ms.) , fn * t° yesterday —ship Covington, Ha's, Liverpool. In the offing —A ship and barque. . yjwr ■.■■■■]« HAIt R ISO N NOR I\ A T JONS, JUDGE* OF THE INFERIOR COURT. Judge K. 11. WARREN, Jud/e VALENTINE WALKER, ROBERT ALLIN. E<q JAMES HARPER, Esq. WILLIAM P. BEALE TAX COLLECTOR. Rev. WM. KENNEDY. TAX RECEIVER. COSBY DICKINSON. We are authorized to announce JAMES A. FILCHERas a candidate for Tax Collector for Burke county, at the ensuing election, dec 15-2 t XT We aie authorised to anuouoce LEO.V P. 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