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*—-• " —" aaa_ SB CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1U The Northern mail having failed last night, the only intelligence we have from Congress is con tained in the letter below from tlm Correspondent of the Charleston Courier. Our last publication left us at the period of the passage of Mr. Rhell’s resolution, by which the House decided to call the names of all the undisputed mcmlttrs, and then prior to going of Speaker, to de cide upon the contested seats from New Jersey. On motion of Mr. Dromgoole, a committee of nine was tfrdcred to be appointed to investigate that election and report to the House. Mr. Pick ens of 8. C. moved to amend the resolution of Mr. Rhctt, by instructing the committee merely to report upon the returns, and not upon the merits of the election. Ihe object of this is to invalidate without investigation, the commissions given by tho Governor of New Jersey, and to bring the Van Buren men into the House, as members forthwith. We look upon this as the greatest outrage yet offered to the institutions of the country. Its object is to set aside, by the mere power of party, members regularly commis sioned by the State, according to her laws, and put in others upon mere newspaper authority, that they received the most votes. Os what use in future, will it be for the States to give creden tials to their members to Congrcts, il they can thus be invalidated in this summary manner.— Credentials from the State Governments are mere mockeries, if they carry with them no au thority to those holding them to lake their seats and be qualified. If the State Governments are thus to he disgraced, they had as well be abolish ed at once, and let every thing be placed at the mercy of whatever may be the dominant parly in Congress. Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. WasiiiniiTon, December 12. When 1 closed my loiter last evening, the pro position pending was that of Mr. Camphcl, ol 8. C., to reconsider Mr. Khell’s resolution, for the purpose of offering a resolution.directing that the Clerk call the members who present legal evi dence of election —that the House then proceed to its organization in the usual form—and that as soon as the rights to the contested seals are de termined, its first organization sh.ul be dissolved, and a new election for otlicurs tie IkI.I forthwith. Mr. Campbell, in some very judicious and well tempered remarks, supported this proposition as one that would render strict justice to the parties concerned; recognize tho authority of the Sta e executives; form u safe prece dent for adjustment of similar difficulties hereafter; and enable the House to pro ceed, at once, to its legislate e duties. There is much good sense in inis proposition, and it ought to lie acceptable to all parties. No parly advantage cun lie taken of this arrangement, un less it he supposed that those who have attempted to force filse returns upon the House, would de lay an investigation purposely, in order to keep their memliera in the seats to which they have no title, either fiotn the people or the law, hut mere > " r TU* «V\ wAvuuVngt D \ ■••■■iliMtf the epurm proposed liy Mr. Hhutt. mrr very great;—a de .ty of organization, and el le- ( I ’WrfrtAWt, bt'-tmrwusuiMKiulMlf j jut tor the the risk of disorder and confusion, of which we begin to sec strong symptoms. Yesterday, in the debate, I saw what 1 never before beheld, in the House, except on two occasions, members menacing each other with their lists. dealing out to each other opprobrious epithets and passing actual challenges to immediate conllict. A con tinuance ol tins stale of things is to be avoided, if possible. 1 lie House refused to reconsider the first part ot Mr. Illicit s resolution ; and to-day, the ques tion is to be taken on tlie recoil of the second part. ’ Should it he reconsidered, tho House will be at sea again. Half a dozen differ ent propositions will be offered; and among ! them that ol Mr. Pickens, for correcting the re turn, in the New Jersey ease, i\t> once, according to the practice in the British Parliament. But to /do that, the friends of the administration have not sufficient strength ; and, moreover, some of them L are pledged not to do il. m J l, * f*- M.—Things have taken rather a different course from what I expected. Mr. Campbell withdrew his motion to reconsider tho second branch ol Mr. Rhelt's resolution, for tho reason that the House had determined to adhere to the first branch. The roll was called accord ingly. Mr. Randolph, ot N. J., promMitud a pro .• test from the live excluded mtMiihera from N. J„ The House proceded to the execution of the sec ond part of Mr. Uhett's resolution; and Mr. Dromgoole moved that the testimony on the sub ject be referred to a committee of nine to he chos en by b illot, viva voce ,- who were to examine the evidence and report to the House. This motion was agreed to—Yeas I*JB Nays 84. Mr. Thompson, of S. C., alter some strong remarks on the irregularity and inefficiency of the pro eeedings of the body on this subject, moved to invest tilt committee with power to send for per sons and papers, and to administer oaths to wit nesses; and providing that they he sworn themselves. Mr. Pickens then offered, as an amendment to his colleague's motion, n resolution that tho Committee, when rais ed, confine themselves to the question which of the two safe of members, from New Jersey, are entitled to the ••Returns” of election. Mr. P. made a forcible argument, affirming the expedi ency and constitutionality of giving the return to the members elected, and, in this proposition, lie was zealously and ably supported by his colleague Mr. Holmes. From our Correspondent. Ml tLEucxviiLS, Dec. 14, 1839. Our Legislature is yet excited on the subject 1 of Banks. Mr. Alexander his submitted to the Senate a Preamble and Resolutions, authorizing \tho Governor to issue his Proclamation to them to resume, and if they should suspend after the •Bth February next, or those continue in a state s>f suspension which have already failed to meet ■their notes, after that lime, then they are to ho harshly dealt with. He reciter in his preamble, that there is no overruling cause rendering the suspensions which have occurred excusable. Upon this proposition there is much diversity of opinion, many deeming those institutions fully sustained in their curse by , he exigency of the times, and others concurring with Mr. Alexander. He i. a gentleman of ability and dUmands the u' n ... resoe t here, hen e w ■ are authorized i„ * tm : something worthy a Senator of fj,.,,,. gi&, when these Resolutions come up for discus "Otw Pnvii'i uhvayi," (a. o«r 'Legislative enactments read) that any thing new or interest ing can now ho furnished the General Assembly on this subject. Mr. Lawson, Reported a Bill, for the belter regulation of the intercourse of Georgians with the Citizens of Maine and prescribing penalties for a violation of the provisions of the Bill. Mr. Williamson, from the Military Commit tee —To authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court in each County of tho State, to lay off Militia Districts. The Resolution introduced some days since in Senate, instructing the Central Bank to sue the Darien Bank, should it fail to settle its hills held by the formeron or before the first of March, '4O —was agreed to on yesterday.—lt must he con fessed that it seems a little queer, for the Repre' sentalives of the Btntc to order the institution of a law suit against a Bank, seven-tenths ol whose stock is owned by the "State, and for the ultimate redemption of which the faith of the Stale is ir revocably pledged. They passed the Bill incorporating a Company for the Manufacture of Iron, in Cass County, where it is found in rich abundance. The Bill for the amendment of the Centra] Bunk Charter, which has been upon the carpet or the Representative Chandler for several days past, and which “kicked up such a dust” there, is yet undisposed of, and recurs on Tuesday or Wednes day next. Then “Greek meets Greek,” and we may anticipate an animated and highly interest ing contest. The House have passed the Bill, to point out the tribunal amt mode of trial, upon subjects of Citizenship, and declaratory of what shall he re ceived up legal evidence therein. The Pickett and Pearce (contested election.) investigation will be resumed on Monday—very gross fraud is imputed to the friends of Mr. Pearce in this matter, and if I arn not incorrectly informed, these charges cun ho clearly substantia ted, —but I doubt whether any thing will he ac complished in this business during the session. Thu Senate in the forenoon of to-day, pusstd by a majority of five, the Bill abolishing tho Branch Bank of the Stale of Georgia located in this City. It has highly incensed the mercantile community here, and from what i have been ena bled to ascertain of the merits of the measure, their complaints are just and well founded. The House have adopted a proposition to-day, for the forfeiture of the Charter of tho Trust and Insurance Company at Columbus. Both branches arc laboring assiduously and will adjourn in a week. Decision aoainht the Bank of Chilli cotiik.—A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga zette at Columbus, Ohio, gives the following ac count of the case of the Chillieothe Bank against Paddleford and others, it will be interesting to ou i readers. The jury returned a verdict against the Chilli cothe Bank, yesterday morning about 3 o'clock. This case ha. attracted much attention here, on account of the principles involved, and the ability engaged in the investigation. The facts wert* - Inu-Ay vVieM.; t’addfelord wrote the Cashier of tlie /' / I.ink . nifuMig if th.’x •euuM .H-oount a note flwilh Ills and other names nay able 1 '-#ie Bank was not discounting, hut his bill with jpl lie names mentioned for 85000, at G months, ““ " r ' 11 -r** '-o-lf-Ki- or Haiti. more, would he purchased at their usual rates, and the proceeds paid in their own hills, ifin iwiided for circulation, or in n check oust at the usual premium; and he endorsed a printed blank form ol a lull, Pud lleford mid tho other person signed the blank paper filled up only with the sum, an.l he sent it to the Cashier in a letter, re questing him to remit the proceeds to him in an eastern chock, less the premium. 'The paper was received at the Bank, and tilled up with the mime of their own correspondent in New York, the Cashier of a Bunn ns drawee, in their own favor. The drawers never had funds in his hands. Dc ducting the interest for G months and 4 days, ; and 1 per cent, they remitted him the net pro: ceeds in a c heck on New York, less 1 J per com ; premium, and ordeted a notice of the drawee, I and ot the time and place of payment, which were duly received. The charter of the Bank prohibits them from taking more than at tlie rate of 6 percent per annum on their loam or din counts. The defendants, the securities, (Paddleford not having been served with process,) set up as a de lence, that this hill was discounted at a higher rate than 6 per cent, per annum, and therefore was against the c harter, unlawful unci void. The Batik claimed that the hill was fairly pur chased in the market, and that 1 per cent, was : returned as exchange, 'The Court instructed the j jury that the Bank could buy and sell exchange ; at any fair rate agreed upon, without violating its i charter; ami il the transaction before them was a real purchase of a hill at I per cent, exchange and interest oil, the Bank could recover; but if I the intention was to get a greater compensation j for tlie useot the money than at the rule of 6 tier ' cent, per annum, and the form of the hill was re sorted to cover up that design, then the contrac t was unlawful, and the defendants must have a verdict; that the* jury should bo governed by the real transaction, no matter what form it assum ed. This decision seems to cut up by the roots, tho business of discounting fictitious lulls of exchange by Banks similarly restricted, merely for the por poso ot exacting high interest under the name of exchange. “A Precedent” for Martin Van Buukn ' VVe find in the Philadelphia National Gazette the subjoined historical passage. It is singularly apropos to the subject now before the members i of the House of Ropresentatic es. The friends of : Mr. Van Buren, have brought forward several “precedents" for the conduct of his partizans in Vie House, relative to the New Jersey members; ' hut unfortunately, these “precedents” when ex amined, have ail been found inapplicable to the ease now pending. Here is one which tils to a hair. Tho Globe should publish it. „V. Y, Times. “Oliver Cromwell, upon examining the inden tures ot the Parliament of 1656, ascertained that his adherents would not constitute a majority of ( those who were duly elected. The Lord Protec tor and his Gounod, through the agency «f a par tisan clerk, resorted to an expedient to remedy ' the evil; of the character and operation of which we find the following narrative in an impartial i hist .rical work r “In a letter to the speaker from the members who had been refused admittance at the door of die lobby. Sept, 18, the house ordered the clerk of i the commonwealth to attend next dtqr, with ill he indentures. The deputy clerk came accord- i ugly with an excuse for his principal, mid fought the in ’entures; but on being asked who na oes of eerlu n meo.be. .- tton relumed ' i .e bouse, answered that be bad u , Certificate 1 J approbation for them. The house „n tl is I “ nl lo ‘"gbirc why these members had not bacn approved. They returned for answer, that whereas it is ordained by a clause in the instru ment of government that the persons who shall be elected to serve in Parliament, snail lie such, and no other than such, as are persons of known integrity. fearing (tod, and of good conversation : that the Council, in pursuance of their duly, anil according to the trust reposed in them, have ex amined the said returns, and have not rtf used to approve any who hove aee ea k ki> to tium to be persons of integrity, fearing God, and of good conversation ; and those who are not approved, his Highness hath given order to some persons to take care that they do not come into the housr.' “No commentary is required to illustrate the applicability of this narrative to recent occurren ces at Washington.” “ When the Wicked ukah bulk the People Mourn,” —If the truth of this were not vouched by the highest authority known to men, it would be fully demonstrated by the present condition of the United States. If we look to what we have been, and to what we now urn, we find that within the lapse of a few short years, we have been precipitated from the highest slate of national and individual pros perity, to one in all respects directly the reverse. And this melancholy change in our condition we have experienced without war, without fam ine, fid without pestilence. The seasons have been propitious to the husbandman —the people have been industrious —but all to no avail. The absence of positive curses, and the presence of real blessings, are frustrated and neutralized by the domination of corrupt men, and their baneful and blighting interferences with the concerns of the people. A believer in Holy Writcan scarce ly contemplate our condition without the con viction that siur sufferings arc visitations from on high for professing to be a religious and moral people, and yet tolerating rulers whose whole jives are in ojieu contempt of the precepts of re ligion, and in utter violation of the canons of mo- r a 1 1 ty . —Rich 11 loud Whig. St. Louis.— The liullctin of the 28th ult states, that the hank excitement seems to have died away in that city—the institution adheiing to its own course of policy, and the merchants to theirs. Consul Tbist.—The Times of this morn ing, gives an extract ofa letter dated Charleston, Nov. 30, in which the writer, who lias recently relumed from the West Indies, states that he had seen the new Consul for Havana, Mr. Clapp, and that Mr, C, bad sailed from Charleston for Havana. Wuerc. then, is Consul Trial? And where is his club ! Why tarry the wheels of his chariot, in which he is to ride roughshod over the necks of all sinful editors who have dared to question his imjieceability ? Can it he that he has “sloped” off to Europe, as we have seen it hinted that he would !— N, Y. Com. Adv. The name of the Post Office at Pace’s Ferry, Do Kalb county, has been changed 'to Cross Kviads, and P. H. Rmdulapjiointed Post Master. Proceed lugs of Council. Council (Jhamiif,ii,> Thursday Evening, Dec. 13, 183 d. 5 ADJUUIINKU MEET) Mi. Present. —Aldermen Dye, Dortic, Parish, Harper, D’Amignac. Hitt, Crump and Warren. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman Dye was called to the Chair. The Committee appointed by resolution of last meeting, to enquire into the causes of the laic Ep idemic in the city, make the following report. The underMjfned Cmmuiltee, ***** quire into the causes of d sense .- n the C. ty oj ffitm respectfully 1 REPORT. That the resolution, under which they act, ojiens to them a wide field of enquiry, a large por tion of which it would he injudicious to attempt at this time tooccujiy. They think that the ob ject of their appointment will he sufficiently at tin ml by their painting out on the present occa sion whai they believed to bo the most obvious causes ol disease, and ejach as are likelv to occu py the attention of the City Council for some time to come. The discovery of the cause of the late epidem ic and its effectual and speedy removal, if that re moval he practicable, your committee have no reason to doubt will be universally regarded as of permanent importance. When your Committee lake into view the gen eral good health enjoyed by ihe City of Augusta, I at all seasons of the year since 1817, with some ! partial exceptions in a portion of the City in the ’ ! autumn of the year 1831, and that of 1831, they are utterly at a loss to discover any adequate cause lor the destructive fever lately prevalent among us, except the pile of vegetable, animal and other substances, which have accumulated nt the scavenger's wharf, a little to the eastward of the | North end of Elbert street, which is about 350 I yards below the Bridge. j Ihe trash there dcjhisitcd was for several vesrs ! alter 183-1, where the scavengers’ wharf was built, cunied off, as it was intended to be by die | rapid cum nt of freshets in the river. At length an old boat was observed to have lodged against | the u|q.er side of that wharf, which settled in such away as to form a considerable obstruction to the ; current, and a large eddy immediately below. In - this eddy the trash accumulated, at first gradual ly, but alter a sufficient foundation was formed, the jtrocess of accumulation was more rajrid, ami towards the end of the year 1838, a large portion of the muss thus formed was observable above wil ier iu the ordinary state of the river. In the sjiring of this year it attracted the notice of all passing that way, and excited the tears of many. One of the first acts of the present Council m April last was to order its removal, hut before ibis order was executed the warm weather set in. The fever soon after made its appearance, which about the middle ol August last liecame epidemic. Vour committee are aware, that it has been al leged that the disease was caused by the low riv er of last summer and fall, but this allegation is disproved by the well known fact that Augusta has bean generally healthy in times of low river, as was observable particularly in 1818 and 1830, ami the two most sickly years during the last thirty were wet years, nnnely, 1817 and 1831, In 1817 we had a good steamboat river all the summer and fall, and 1831 there was a freshet in the 'iver on the 26th of August, which rose about 33 feet above low watermark. Some have expressed a belief that the epidemic was introduced by the railroad from Charleston. But when we reflect that the stranger’s fever, us it is called, prevailed there to a very limited extent last summer, iu comparison with the disease of the summer of 1838, after the great lire of April of that year, it is difficult to conceive how it could happen, that Augusta should receive the disease in 1830, when the fever in Charleston was mild, and the intercourse between the two ckics limit ed—and escape in 1838 when the same disease in Charleston was much more general and malig nant, and the intercourse by the railroad much more extensive. Your Committee will not now utteinjil to discuss •he question, whether such a disease can lie intro duced as an epidemic into Augusta, under any cir i cumstanccs from abroad, bat ihey think they arc j warranted in saying that nil experience proves that no such disease can exist in Au vusta. except I when i» is contracted elsrw.i. iu, u, when the a. | of the City -s coiitaimuau-.l and ivodere,! lit for i its recepti- a by such a col ec.ion of delete ions I imbalances, as wc c contained in the pile a' the scavengers’ wharf, in the beginning of the P re " sent summer. The safest course, however, i s t° regard the disease in what is believed to be its true light, as one of domestic origin. When it is taken into view, that Columbia, Milledgevillc, Macon and Columbus, towns situ ated near the falls of southern rivers, as Augusta is near the falls of the Savannah river, were du ring the whole course of the past summer and fall unusually healthy, we cannot suppose for a mo ment that the disease here had its origin in a dis ordered state of the atmosphere generally. This truth will still more conclusively appear when we call to mind the well known fact that those resi ding on swuinji [dantalions near Augusta, nr those engaged in the navigation of the river, were during her late afflictions Jinorc than unusually healthy. Your Committee are happy to find that the views they entertain ot the cause of the late epi demic, so far as the trash wharf is concerned, arc precisely such as are taken by all the practising physicians of this city, who have brought to the investigation of the subject all the advantages af forded hy medical science. But while your Commitle have no doubt that the removal of the trash at the scavengers’ wharf, and the prevention of all such deleterious forma tions in or near the city in future, will, forever ef fectually guard against the recurrence of such an epidemic as lately sfilleted us—they deem it their duly to recommend f also, some other improve ments, which will, if effected, make Augusta a still more healthy and jdeasant place of residence than it has heretofore been. One of those improvements which they earnest ly recommend is the lowering and draining olThe streets and raising of the lost in those portions of the city in which the latter are lower than Ihe former; until water will flow freely from the lots into the streets. They also recommend that all boats not protected against the admission of wa ter into their holds he placed above or below the city from the Ist June to the Ist October, and that all deposites of leaves and vegetable matter left by the river after swells in the stream be stu diously and promptly removed from the margin of the river and under the wharves during the same period. And in connection with this sub ject, they also recommend that a channel be form ed along the Georgia side of the river from Mar bury and Mclntosh streets, at least one foot deep er than low water mark, for the purpose of aid ing in carrying oil'the impurities which the river leaves in that vicinity after a rise, and to prevent a formation of those stagnant ponls, which were formed there during the low river in the falls ol 1818, 1830 and particularly in the fall of 1839, when the Board of Health, had at much trouble, and some expense, an imperfect channel made within those limi.s for the purpose of aiding as much us poss ble in preserving the public health. There are doubtless other improvements which experience will suggest from time to time to the constituted authorities of the city for removing from it causes of disease and improving its great natural advantages, hut your committee believe that such improvements may be solely left to the intelligence of those who may control the desti nies of the city in future. They have no doubt that if the City Council will with promptitude and energy carry into ci ted the measures they have recommended, Au gusta will not only escape such deplorable visi tations, as she has recently experienced, but will sjieedily attain a sti I higher degree of celebrity, as a healthy city than that which she has hereto fore so deservedly enjoyed. Your committee, therefore, respectfully and earnestly recommend the adoption of the follow ing resolutions, embracing the views they have already expressed. JAMES HARPER, Ch’n. Mr. Warren then int oduced the following re -tiuoi «•«. »c miojucu. Resolved, .That the committee on River Bank 1 1}^r]K htt r f ' au lh°ri*ed lo h *vc removed, either 1 CUHltuv.% ~ li I or other acctimubffiT' niauef, r^' xn * Trash Wharf, below ihe old bridge. l!le And be it further resolved, Fuat said commit tee be authorized to cheek upon the Treasurer for any funds which maybe necessary for the completion of said work. And he it farther resolved, That said commit tee ho authorized to command the services of the City Marshal or any of the City Constables, to superintend said work. At a subsequent meeting, Mr. Harper offered the foil .wing resolutions, carrying out the inten tion of the report; all of which were u treed to. Restwled. That it shall be the duty of thecom mitlee on the River Bank and Wharf, to exam ine the river hank, within the corporate limits of the city, and remove all the vegetable deposits, left upon the margin of the stream, or under the wharves, between the Ist of June and the Ist of October of every year. I.esolved, 1 bat it is expedient so to amend the 2d clause of the 44th section of the General Or dinance, as to prohibit all boats, not protected [ against the admission of rain or river water into their holds, from remaining opposite the city, during the months of June, July, August and September. Resolved, That the committee on streets be authorized and requested to have all the lots in lire city, now 100 low, so raised, at the expense ' of the owners, us that water will flow from them i into the streets, and to lower, at the expense of' j the city, such streets us are now too high, and - i that said committee he requested to commence ! with Reynold street, between Washington and Centre streets, and the lots adjoining. Reso/v d, That the committee on the river hank ami wharf, be requested, under the direction ol a competent Engineer to have a channel form ed along ihe Georgia side ot the Savannah river, from Marbury street to Mclntosh street, at least one foot deeper than low water mark, for the pur j ose otcarryingoffthe impurities which the river leaves in that vicinity, after a rise, and to prevent the formation ol stagnant jionds in low river, I’lte committee on Police, reported the follow- 1 ing scale ot salaries for the ensuing year. Clerk of Council and Police, SBOO 1 Collector and Treasurer, 1 200' City Marshal and Cajitain of Guard, 1,500 City Constables, each, 700 Jailor, goo Clerk of Lower Market, 700 do Upper do 00 Kee) cr o! Magazine, 250 do City Clock, 100 do City Hall, 75 ] Watchmen, each j.cr night, 1 On motion of Mr. Hitt, to amend the report of the committee, so that the salaries he the same us last year, the question was put and decided in the affirmative. Mi. Parish called for the yeas and nays which were taken as follows: m Ayes—Dortic, Crump, Warren, Hitt, D'Ai M tignar, Harper, and Dye. Nays—Parish. |H So the amendment was carried. Council then adjourned to Saturday the 14lh insl., at half past 6 o'clock. Adjourned Meeting of Couucil.^T Saturday Evening, Dee- 14, 1 M,, Present—it.e 11-,ix 11. II Dye, Mayor . Vldcnncn Har.ie , Piri-di, U’Au igliae, wlot' Doric, and 'I humps,.,.. 1 tie in mutes oi the lasi meeting eon(huied V ‘“><l Pile m-iexed Reports were received I},! , Officers of Council, with the I'olloelnrs uuK'i ’ ’’ urer’» receipt for the am,m il ntta h P 11 ’ no tries. ' 1 ,elr Cl- I, ..( I.m, r Mtf'iel, Fosnnd C o sM* n >■ ICe .1, fees i y Mush dl. Ft • and oiianl-.r u v - V Keepir of Magaz up, , f. Jailor, *-J,70 The Report from the Hospital exliihjts but one remaining in the Hospital since October, viz: lames Dunn, a blind man. The fillo wing Reports wore received from the respective commi tecs. Ti e undersigned committee of Investigation in relation to the Fire which occurred this morning, on the lot belonging to the estate of K. Hoover, anil | occupied bv John Marine, respectfully report, that the result of their inquiries proves ihe aci, most un questionably lo have he- n lire effecl of no idem In order, however, lo pot the public on their guard against the carelessness of children, too often suffered to have nece-s lo unoccupied apartments ; ihe committee hate thought proper lo stale the fads as they occurred A room partitioned off Ihe Kitchen which was consumed, having I een left open, a negro girl ol lender age, went into it with a lightwood lurch, prior to going to maikel, and let some sparks fall on some shucks lying on the floor, which was no doubt iliw cause ol the fire. , O. T. Doh tic, T Committee >l. M Dye, I of C». F. Parish, ; Investigi- James II ah per, J lion. Augusta, Dec 14, 1839. The committee on Engines, lo whom was reler red .he communications lo Council, from Sections Nos. l,and 3 beg leave ;o report, That they have had the same under considera tion, and alter an examination ol the Ordinances of t the cty, they are ol opinion that ihe City Connell j have no authority 10, nor have ever claimed a right ; to m'crfere in the election of Captain of the Fire Company; and as rege ds a t hies Engineer, there is no such Officer under Council. The only offi , errs which your committee can discover under the ; Ordinances of the city, are five Fire VVaidens, who ’ are annually appointed by Council, and have full j command at fires, and a person whoso duty it is to , keep the Engines and Fire apparatus in good ord-, or; it h the latter officer, and noi a chief Engineer, whom it was the intention of Council, lo elect at the meeting on the first Saturday in December. All ol wnich is respctfully submitted. , S ;VI Thompson, i Committee E. Thomas, [ on James Harper, ) Engines. j The following Resolutions were offered and pass-1 ed. Resolved, That the Clerk of Council, issue exe cutions on nil taxes due on the digest of the year I 1839. Resolved, That the City Council remit lo Mi j cheat Shrahnn. the amount ofsso due by said Shea- < him lor Ins Reta.l License. Resolved, That the committee on streets be in i structed to have grad d (by contract) the side walks ! leading from Broad st lo the Railroad Depository on Jackson si; to th different churches; lo the Academy, and to the Medical College, and io pro tect said side walks with a bind rig ol wood, and c.ovcnhem with sand; and iu make all necessary loot bridges and cio.-s ways. Council adjourned to meet Tuesday evening, 17th inst. at half past 7 o’clock S 11. OLIVER, Clerk. Messrs. Editors—My situation being such a { present, that I feel it a duty I owe to my fellow citizens, to withdraw my name as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Columbia county, as I am at this time undetermined how long I shall remain in the county, and in all probability but a very short time. 1 therefore decline being a candidate. Respectfully, W. L. BLI NT. Consignees per South Carolina Kail Hoad.. Hamburg, December 16, 1539. W. K. Kitchen; Rees & Beall; J. E. Thom son; Havilanil, Rislcy & (Jo.; Russell, Hutchin son & Co.; D. S. Boutct; Garvin & Haines; S. Buford; W. E. Jackson; T. J. Parmelec; Al drich & Shove; 1,. Dwelle; Hadly & Owens; G. T. Dortic; B. W. Force & Co.; A. B. Malloty; J. Coskery; Hand & Scranton; Stovall, Sim mons & Co.; T, O. Hall; A. Frederick; J. Schwerin; Z. Hendricks; Wright, Bull & Co.; R inkin, Boggs & Co.; J. W. Wilde; J. G. Dun lap; A. Gumming; T. Dawson; Treadway & v ‘"ffrnn; J. W. Houghton; J. Wal. . ft* ll ? T. Leak; J. Campfield; Ur. rra.i-,-, xv. , ILitticr; P. Golly; L. Dwelle; Anderson & | Young; H. W. Sullivan; I. Levy; Jeffers & Boulwarc; G. Parrott; J. F. Benson. MA KINE INTELLIGENCE” ! Savannah, Dec. I t. | Cleared —Brig Pandora, Gardner, Boston, i Arrived since our last —Biig Excel, Sherwood, New York; schr Sophia. Jones, Baltimore, ( Below —Ship Othcl o, from Wiscasset. Charleston, December 16. ! Arrived yesterday —Ship Jacob Perkins, Bisson, . 1 Boston; Dan hug Fortuno, Neilson, do; schr Fi j naneier, Butler, Havana; schr Glcanor, VVisson, j Baltimore. Cleared —Ships Nicholas Riddle, Iliern, Liver* ; (tool; Superior, Bailey, do; Mancy Nicholas, Glas gow; John fadmus, Blanchard,/lavre; brig Hun* i ter, Clark, West Indies; schr Cr#nelian,Myers, St. Marks. t CfTKMr. T. G. SALAD.W'I 1 will send his ad ; dress to this office, he wi m\ e informed of some ; facts which will be of grea'Mlvantagc to him. J dec 14 m 93rW r e arc authorize M.o announce 111. O. EVE as a candidate for W\ Collector, at the ap proaching election. W dec 7 ! (IjJOSfIL'A S. W/mK£Il again announces to his fellow citizens of /Bhrnond county, that he is I a candidate for the Coroner, at the elc (urn in January next. M - ' d cc 10 r Cj‘ We are to announce IS AA C HENDRICKS, uJH candidate for the office of Coroner at theapßsaching election in January. dj 3 lo announce JERRY ii-latc for Coroner of Richmond ' county, election in January, dec 7 fMM td 1 TO THE op RICHMOND COUNTY Fellow (^^R ens .— j offer myself as a candi ‘ date for 0 f sheriff* of Richmond county. | at the enelection, and respectfully solicit j yoursupjr^V I aug BENJ. BRANTLY. T authorized to announce Cul. VlL ti >t as a candidalo for Receiver of Tax Richmond county. dec 4 C SV-M C arc au ft |onsC( l tu ennonnee Mr. JOHN the a w > as a candidate for the offices of Clerk ot j ou ■reiior and Inferior Courts of Richmond . M. at the election to he held on the first Mon .?• U January next. aug 19 X We are authorised to announce COSBY as a candidate for the office of Re- of l ax Returns, for Richmond county. .^^Hov arc authorized to announce I KM. K. ■f A’fi/G as a candidate lor the office of Sheriff of county, at the approaching election net 31 td W ujf'We are authorized to announce JAMES f Me LA IV S, Esq as a candidate lor the offices of ( leik ol the Superior and Inferior Courts cf Rich mond county, at the approaching election, oct 31 IT We are authorized to announce IVM. U. i MAIIARRY, as a candidate for Sheriff of Rich* . i moml county, at the approaching election. t I nov 7 ■ cfjfPUBUC NOTICE. —Dr. Munroe, Surgeon Dentist, has returned to Augusta. dcc~9 M. CURfls, Htuse,Sign and Ornamen • tal Painter, 187 B road street. —Sign and omamen r tal work done at shoit notice. dec 5 ’ 'CT-T IVERSEN U now prepared to resume his nrolessional bitics c- a 'etcher of Music, t r le.s leti ..t T. . Plant's hook store, or at Mrs. ' Campaeld’s boarding house, xvill be promptly at* ' tended to nov 26 fl[j’ Gentlemen feeling desirous of pat; onizing Mr. Smith’s Assembly Balls, are requested to meet on Wednesday evening, ISth inst.,at 7 o’clock, for the purpose of selecting Managers for the season, dec 17 2t yy CLINCH RIFLEMEN, ATTENTION!— Appear on your parade ground, this livening, at half past 7 o’clock, in citizen’s dress, armed for drill. By order of the Captain. dec 17 It PORTER, n. S. rr MR. J. C. SMITH’S DANCING ACADE MY is now open at the Masonic llill, for the re ception of pupils. Days of Tuition —Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 3 for young La dies, and from 7 o’clock for Gentlemen, dec 11 trw3t Cry We are authorised to announce WILLIAM KENNEDY, as a candidate for re election to the office of Tax Collector for Richmond county, at the election on the first Monday in January next. 1 dec (5 swtd id r W. G. NIMMO, General Commission Mer chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the Constitutionalist. nov 7 (yy Doctor J. J. IVILSON oilers his pro.er- % 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. ' ai| g 17 ts dj C*''- R. HARRIS oilers his services in the practice of his profession to the citizens of Augus ta and it-vicinity. Mes-ages will receive prompt . attention if left at his drug store in Broad street, or at his residence in Ellis street, below Washin»- j ton. nov 7^ Mr. RICHARDS’ PAINTING ROOMS As many were unable to visit the exhibition of Paint ings at Mr. Richards’ Drawing Academy, during the season, in which the Rooms were open to visi tors, Mr. R. has made arrangements, by which his Gallery will be speu This Day, until 10 o’clock P. M.,for the reception of such as may favor him J with a visit. dec 14 Cj" Dr. W. FLINT offers his services to the ci tizens of Augusta in the different branches of his j profession. He may be found at all hours at the ! late residence of Mr. A. M. Egcrton, second door j from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets, j ntv 29 ly yy NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Train between Charleston and Hamburg, wifi leave as i follows: UPWARD. Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a m. “ “ Summerville, “ - -S 30 “ “ Georges’, - “ - 10 00 “ “ Branchviile, “ - 11 00 “ “ Midway, - “ - 11 30 m ‘ “ Blackville, - “ - 100 ,»i, “ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 DOWNWARD. Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a.m. “ “ Aiken, - “ . . 730 “ “ Blackville, “ - . 930 “ “ Midway, “ - - 10 30 “ “ Branchviile “ - - 11 00 “ “ Georges’, “ - - 10 00 m. ‘ “ Summerville,“ - - 2 OOp. m. Arrive at Charleston not before 300 Distance—l3b miles. Fare Through—slo 00. Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20 minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not longer than 5 minutes for wood and water at any station. 'To stop for passengers, when a white sing is hoisted, at cither of the above stations; and also M Sinoatlis, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile T. 0?j Rives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johmons, and Marsh’s T. O. Passengers up will breakfast at Woodstock and dine at Blackville; down, will breakfast at Aiken and dine at Summerville. may 21 A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS. DR W. EVANS’ CELEBRA TED SOOTHING SYRUP, for Children Cutting their Teeth. Tin infallible remedy has preserved hundreds of chi - dren, when thought past rear • sions. as soon as the js rubbed on the gums, the child wili.reetfver. The preparation is so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that no child wi.l refuse to let its gums he rubbed with it. U hen infants are at the age of four months, though there is no appearance ol teeth, one bott e ol lHe Syrup should be used on the gums, to opeii the putt.-. Parents should never be without the Syrup in the nursery where there are young children ; for if a child wakes in the night with pain in t.icgurns, the Syrup immediately gives ease, by opening the pores and healing the gums; thereby preventing convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr. Win. 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 great benefit afforded to my sulTering infant by your Soothing Syrup, in a case of protracted and painfu. dentition, must convince every feeling pa tent how essential an early application of such an invaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery and torture. My infant, when teething, experienced such acute sullerings, that it was attacked witq convulsions, and my wife and family supposed that death would soon release the babe from anguish, till we procured a bottle of your Syrnp; which as soon as applied to the gums, a wonderful change was produced, and after a few applications the child displayed obvious relief, and by continuiug in its use, 1 am glad to inform you the child has com pletely recovered, and no recurrence of that awful complaint has since occurred; the teeth are Ema nating daily and the child enjoys perfect health. 1 give you my cheerful permission to make this acknowledgment public, and.vill gladly give any information on this circumsti nee. WM. JOHNSON. TONIC PILLS. —The power of Evans ’ Camomile Pills are such, that the palpitating heart, the trem ulous hand, the dizzy eye, and the Buttering mind, vanish befoie their effects like noxious vapors be fore the benign influence of the morning sum— They have long been successfully used for the cure of intesmittents, together with fevers of the irregu lar nervous kind, accompanied with visceral ob structions. This tonic medicine is for nervous complaints, eueral debility, indigestion and its consequences, or want of appetite, distension of the stomach, acid ity, unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumbling noise in the bowels, nervous symptoms, languor, when the mind becomes irritable,desponding, tbougiitlul, melancholy, and dejected. Hypochondiiacism, con sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and all other nervous alfections, these pills will produce a sale and permanent cure. Evans’ Camomile Pills were first introduced into Atactica in 133 d. EVANS’ FAMILY APERIENT FILLS are purely vegetable, composed with the strictest pre cision of science and of art; they never produce nausea, and are warranted to cure the following diseases which arise from impurities of the blood, viz:— Apophxy, Bilious Affections, Coughs, Colds, Ulcerated Sore Throats, Scarlet Fever, .Utkin i, Cho lera, Liver Complaints, Diseases of the Kt dales and Bladder, Affections peculiar to Females, a d all those diseases of wi atsuever kind to which human nature is subject, where the stomach is alfectcd. More conclusive proofs of the extraordinary rffi-jt caey of Dr. Win. Evans’ celebrated Camomile and Aperient Anli-Bihous Pills, in alleviating afflicted mankind. —Mr. Robert Cameron, 10! Bowery.— Disease—Chronic Dysentery, or Bloody Flux- Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowels, se vere griping, frequent inclination to go to stool, tu nusinus, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fre quency of pulse, and a frequent discharge ol a pe culiar foetid matter mixed with bloo 1 .great debility« sense of burning heat, with an inloleiable bearing down of the parts. Mr. Cameron is enjoying per cct health,and returns his sincere thanks for iht extraordinary beneMs he has received. .Sold by ANTONY & HAINES, Sole agents in Augusta J. M.& T. M. TURNER,Savannah P. M. COHEN & Co., Charleston SHARP a- ELLS, Millcdgevillc, C. A. I LLS. Macon, A. W. MAR TIN. Forsyth Wm. B. V\ ELLS, Druggist, Athens. MARK A. LAN E. Washinglon. uily 23