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J A ivl c. S GA« uNER, JR.
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—I■MIIHI WIIB ■■IIIIIMM Ml— —gin
*Tis now the Fxomiscd Hour.
A SERENADE.
The fountains serenade the flowers,
Upon their silver lute —
And, nestled in their leafy bowers.
The forests birds are mute :
The bright and glittering hosts above,
Unbar their golden gates,
While Nature holds her courts of love,
And for her client awaits.
Then, lady, wake—in beauty rise !
’Tis now the promised hour, .
When torches kindle in the skies
To light thee to thy bower.
The day we dedicate to care—
To love the witching nighty
For all that's beautiful and fair
In hours like these unite.
E’en thus the sweets to flowerets given,
The moonlight on the tree,
And all the bliss of earth and heaven,
Are mingled, love, in thee.
Then, lady, wake—-in beauty rise !
’ Tis now the promised hour.
When torches kindle in the skies
To light thee to thy bower. c. P. M.
The Dearest place is Home.
Os all the spots that heaven has blest,
The dearest place is home :
’Tis there the fond heart loves to rest,
And never loves to roam ;
Whilst love plays round the smiling hearth,
'Tis heaven’s own blris enjoyed on earth.
Os all the joys that man can feel,
The purest sure arc there ;
While o’er his heart affections steal
Like balmy summer air!
His wife’s caress, his children’s smile
Unlike the world are free from guile.
Os all the gifts bestowed to cheer
M an’s pilgrim path below,
The richest treasure resteth here.
Which they are best who know.
Whilst love plays round lha smiling hearth,
Tis Heaven’s own bliss enjoyed on earth*
[From our Correspondent. j
OFFICE OF THE PICAYUNE-EXTRA, >
New Orleans, Aug. 21—10 A. 31. 5
Arrival of the Steamship Alabama—Three
D ays Later Lora. Vera Cruz—Return of :
Gan. Pared 33 to Mexico—His Success
ful Escape into the Interior.
The steamship Alabama, Capt. Win die, ar- !
jrived this morning from Vera Cruz, having
sailed thence on the loth inst.
Quite the most important news by this arri
val is the return of Gen. Paredes to Mexico. I
At last accounts he was in Paris. He reached
Vera Cruz on the 14th inst. in the English !
royal mail steamer Tevoit, under an assumed
name. The steamer was telegraphed about 6 |
o’clock in the morning from the castle. From
the steamer herself a private signal was thrown i
Out, known only to English merchants, that a
distinguished personage was on board. Pre
paration was made for his immediate recep
tion by his friends, but all was still as mid
night. The steamer anchored and DonMirti
no, passenger from Havana, leaped into the
first boat lying alongside, lan led on the mole,
and went to bis friend, Pepe Zamora, b orrow
ed forty ounces, three horses, hat, coat and
servant, and was past the gates in less than
thirty minutes with a fast horse and a clear
track .
The mail from the steamer in the meantime
came on shore. Among the letters were some
to the Collector and others from Gen. Camp
bell, our Consul at Havana, disclosing the fact
that Gen. Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga, ex-
Prcsident of Mexico, had taken passage on the
steamer, and directing them to look oat for
him. The information came an hour too late;
the bird had flown. We gather these facts
from one of our correspondents, and below we
give a letter from another without having time
to ponder upon his speculations as to the in
fluence of the return of Paredes u on the war.
We are deeply pained to learn of the death
of Col. Wilson, of the 12th Infantry. He was
represented to us bv the last arrival as conva
lescent. but be died the evening of the 12th
inst. He was to have commanded the train
which, left Yera Cruz on the 7th inst. He
was buried on the 13th inst., the following or
der having been issued for the occasion:
Orders No. 34.
Headquarters, Vera Cruz, Au~. 12, 1847.
It is announced to this command the mel
ancholy intelligence of the death of Col. Lou
is D. Wilson, of the 12th Regiment U. S. In
fantry, -who died on this date.
The escort for his funeral will be command- !
ed by lieutenant colonel commanding, and
consist of the Ist Infantry, stationed in the
city. The funeral will take place at 5, P. M.,
on to-morrow, to which all the U. S. Navy,
citizens and strangers, are respectfully invited
to attend.
By order of Lieut. Col. Miles.
W. L. CRITTENDEN, Act. Adj.
The company of Capt. Haile, of the 14th in
fantry, reached Vara Cruz on tho 12th inst.,
was immediately armed and left the same eve
ning for the scene of action. There has been
no further arrival from the train, which was
deemed a good omen. No further courier has
arrived at Vera Cruz from Puebla. One came
through on the 12th inst. by the way of Ori
zaba to a commercial house. He left Puebla
on the 7th. He reported that the army com
menced its march that day agreeably to an
nouncement.
We annex the Alabama’s repoit.
Beport of the steamship Alabama. —Left Vera
Cruz Sunday 15th August—Tampico Tues
day, 17th—arrived off the Mississippi at 2, P.
M., 20th—at New Orleans at 2, A. M„ 21st.—
Left at Tampico brigs Mexican. Pety, and Eliza
Fountain, discharging, uncertain when to sail.
Left at S. W. Pass ship Franconia, bound up.
During the night of the 20th, a passenger on
board, by the name J. S. Townsend, ■was
missing, and it was supposed had jumped over
board. Had 1 ett his state room in a great haste
in his night clothes—so said by the gentlemen
in the same state room. An inventory was ta
ken immediately after he was missing, by the
Captain, and all his efleets taken in charge,
and will be delivered to bis brother or friends
at new' Orleans, with further particulars,
Passengers. —Mrs. E. A- Evans and Sou; p.
M. Hanson, Lieutnant L T , S, Navy; R. Leltoy
Parker, Midshipman U, S. Navy ; Lewis Tay- j
lor; James Elliott; G. G. Payne; Hiram La
See y J. S. Towmsend, lost overboard.
[ Correspondence of the Picayune.]
Veka Chlz, August 14, 1847.
It is with great mortification and regret that
I have to inform you that Geh. Paredes passed
through our city this morning, about 7 o’clock,
, nr «i i,w."W,EW(IM WUMBW
( in disguise, and before it was ascertained that j
such was the fact he "was out of reach on his
way to the city of Mexico.
He arrived this morning on the royal mail
steamer Teviot, under an assumed name, and
entirely unknown to the captain of the vessel, i
As soon as the vessel came to anchor he imme- i
diately came to the Mole in a pilot boat, and
i proceeded through the heart of the city to the
residence of a Mexican merchant, to whom he
made biillselt known, and obtained from him a
round-jacket, a sombrero and horses for himself
and servant, and tt bamosed the ranch,” without
ceremony. One hundred dollars reward was
offered for his arrest as soon as information
reached Col. Wilson that he was or bad been
in. the city, and every effort was made to arrest
| him, but the “bird had down” arid given us a
; specimen of assurance and cunning that would
; do credit to the father of Yankee tricks.
1 The Mexican merchant who assisted in the
escape is Pepe Zamora, and during the search
for Paredes his house was,surrounded. The
; officer entered and was assured by Sr. Zamora
that Paredes was not in the house. . “Has he
! been here,” was the question asked, “Yes,’’ re
plied Zamora, very coolly. “What did lie
want” asked the American. “He introduced
himself to me as General Parades, and asked
me to befriend him, and I told him that I w ould.
He then asked me to let him have a jacket, hat
and horses, which I furnished him immediately,
and he lias been gone from here two hours.—
Y'ou are welcome to search, but I can assure
you that you will not rind him here, and what
I tell you is so. There are his coat and hat,
| which you can take along if you like.”
I forgot to mention that a letter was sent by
; the American Consul at Havana informing the
! authorities here that General Paredes was on
board, but it came to hand to late too do any
good.
There is hardly an American here but what
felt that he could crawl through a gimlet hole
when the astounding news that Paredes, the
sworn enemy to Santa Anna, to Americans
and to peace, and the only man who at the
present situation of affairs can partially re- i
store the confidence of the Mexican people and !
inspire them once more with a hope to conquer :
their enemies, had passed, unknown and unmo- |
lested.into and out of our the gates of our city, i
He will no doubt make every effort to reach
Mexico before Gen. Scott does. The conse
quence will no doubt be the overthrow of Santa
Anna.and most likely he will take in hand the
; reins of Government, crush all attempts at ne
] gotiation, and head the army in person against
j Gen. Scott, should he think it expedient; but
I if not, fall back to some place beyond the city
and prepare himself for another and perhaps
better occasion. At all events he is just the j
man that the Mexicans have been wanting i
ever since the battle of Cerro Gordo, and now- 1
that he is with them once more, there is no '
j telling what mighty events may be the result i
of his return from exile.
! Zaballa, a Mexican, who stabbed three
Americans about two weeks ago. has been tried
' and condemned to twenty year's solitary con- |
: fiuement. This grand scoundrel has committed
no less than four murders, besides dangerously
wounding others, and when the city was sur-
I rendered he was turned over to the new au
i thorities as a notorious scoundrel, and Mr.
Holtzinger was particularly charged to see
| that by no means this man should be set at liber
-1 ty or allowed to escape, but still Mr. 11. let
him loose, with a pack of other cut-throats, to
| try their hands upon, tne Americans, and many
| of them have gone and joined the guerrillas.
Last evening the remains of Col, L. D. Wil
son were escorted to the grave by fie Ist In
i fantry and aconcoui'se of American. andMcxican
.citizens. The coffin was placed in a vault in
; the cemetery where it can be conveniently ob
tained by his friends,
i The U. S. sloop of war Saratoga is anchored
off'the city, where she vail remain for some
time.
P. S. Aug. 15—Not even a rumor from above,
I enclose a slip from the Sun of Aaohuac ohee
j published yesterday.
[From tne Georgia Telegraph.]
R-r. McAllister of Chatham.
If must be gratifying to the Democratic party
to find that in the presient important canvass
this distinguished Democrat is not idle, but is 1
putting forth all his energies and speaking with
his accustomed force ande loquence to ensure
i the .success of our Candidate and Republican j
principles From the very commencement of the ;
campaign we find him moving and advocating I
important Democratic Resolutions in the prim- i
ary meeting held in Chatham for the purpose of j
nominating delegates, and since the nomination j
of Hon. George W. Towns, we find, by referrice |
to the Savannah Georgian of the sth inst., that j
he acccepted an invitation to address the Demo- I
cracy of Effingham on the 24th ult., which he i
complied with both in the letter and spirit of the !
acceptance, if the hurried sketch of his address
can give us my idea of its merits. This ac
: tivity on the part of Mr. McAllister is not
chronicled with a view- to claim for him more
than ordinary praise as an able Democrat, but
merely to show to the Democracy of Georgia an
example worth following. It is fresh in the |
| recollection of all that he was the Gubernatorial |
| candidate of the Democratic party in the last
| campaign, and that he was defeated. It is also \
j remembered that the opposition resorted to I
[ means not only demagogeical but disgraceful.
The whig press of Georgia not content with
j misrepresenting him, politically descended to
, abuse hi n personally. No name to be found in
the Whig vocabulary, invented, published, and I
issued at Billingsgate, was too harsh with which
ito denounce him. The honorable weapons of
political warfare were laid aside as too genteel
and personal abuse and vile vituperation sub
stituted in their stead. Sectional prejudices,
political jealousy, and private malice exercised
their influence, and aided in the defeat of Mr.
McAllister, but we see that this has no- abated
j “one jot or tittle” his zeal in the good cause of
Democracy, and the first opportunity that of
fers itself, we find him in the front rank doing
battle manfully for the Democratic nominee.
| There are instances of man becoming careloss,
| indifferent and lukewarm after a defeat. Let
any who would thus act follow his worthy ex
ample and prove their fidelity to their principles i
in spite of defeat. This is the only wag to insure 1
the triumph of Republican measures. This |
enthusiastic zeal displayed in the activity of Mr.
McAllister during the present campaign, must
exalt him in the estimation of the true Demo- j
cracy of Georgia as a man and a politician.
JUSTICE.
Charity Hospital. —ln the twenty-four hours
ending at 6 o’clock last evening, the admissions
of all disease into the Hospital were 55. There
were 12 deaths during the same period, all of
which were of yellow fever. Discharged, cured
of yellow fever, 23; of other diseases, 11.— N. O. ;
Delta, 1 2th. inst.
I ’
The Lafayette Statesman publishes tho fol
lowing as the list of deaths in that city since the i
commencement of the epidemic: “Frointhe
26th July to the 17th August, inclusive, 220,
:of which 88 died of yellow fever—3 3 being from j
New Orleans. August 18th, 18 interments,
yellow fever 1(5; 19th, 20 interments, yellow
fever 20; 20th, 2 interments, up to 9 o’clock, A.
M,
j 7 'ha Truth for Once. —fnTcliancery one time,
when the counsel of the parties set forth the
I boundaries of the laud in question, by the plot,
, and the ccun.se! on one part said, “We lie on
i tins side, my lord:” and the counsel on theother
part said, “We lie on this side, my lord;” —tho
lord chancellor, Hatton, stood up and said, “If
you lie on both sides, whom will you have me ,
i to believe.
! We observe the rates of Freight on Grain
over the W. & A., Georgia, and South Carolina
Rai 1 *oads have been revised since the Cars
reached Dalton —they have been arranged
thus : • »
From Charleston to Dalton, 28 cts.
; “ “ Kingston, 26 u
Divided thus: f ,
W. & A. Road to Kingston 6, to Daltou
100 miles, 8 cts.
Georgia Road to Atlanta 171 miles) W
Bridge toll and Dray age at Angusta, *'] “
So. Carolina Railroad 136 miles, 6 4
28 “
[Coosa River Journal.
Augusta, Georgia:
Friday moßiTcu "auge 27.
FOR GOVERNOR
H3H. G. W. TOWNS.
CF TitßOf.
Democratic Nominations for Senators.
4th Dist.—Camden arid Wayne—EliaS Fori,
hth Dist.—Low ndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard,
7lh “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. Mattox
8(h “ and Effingham—W. J. Lawton.
9th “ Burke and Em,aria el—W. S. C Morris.
12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. H. Reynolds.
13th “ Baker ami Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson.
14th “ Randolph and Stewart— William Nelson.
17th “ Macon and Houston —John A. Hunter.
20th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wiggins.
! 251 h “ Juries and Putnam— James M, Gray..
1 2oth “ Munroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran.
! o<th “ Merriwether and Coweta—Ore. Warner.
! 31st “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. Glenn.
I 32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters.
38th “ Clark and Jackson —Samuel.Bailet.
39th “ Gwinnett and DeKalb—Jas. P. Simmons.
40tJi “ Paulding and Cass —Francis Irwin.
41st “ Cobb and Cherokee—Wm. H. Hi nt,
j 43d “ Habersham and Rabun—Edw’n Coffee.
j 44tii “ Lumpkin and Union—Elihu S. Ba 'AYina
arc indebted to our correspondents, j
■ the editors of the New Orleans Picayune and
Delta, for slips from their respective offices,
j containing later advices from Mexico. The slip
from the Picayune being more full, will be
found in our columns this morning.
Stats Policy.—Slate Finances—and the
Issues they Involve.
Wc have read the several editorials of the
! Chronicle Sentinel in reply to one by us un
der the above head. Upon two points of fact
| we were in error and stand corrected by the
i Chronicle. The correction of one is to be found
1 in the following paragraph ;
The Constitutionalist states that, ‘*in No
; vember, 1843, State Bonds and Central Bank
bills were at about six or seven per cent, be
! low par only .” That, as they were nearly at
par - before Governor Crawford was installed
into office, as Governor, he could not have
produced that result, nor could the Whigs, !
for the Legislatures of 1841 and 1342 were ;
Democratic.
The Constitution'xltst states rightly the value |
' of Central Bank bills about the Ist of Novem
i ber, 1843; but he is far from being right as to
i the Bonds of the State. By referring to the
tables we find that, November Ist, 1813. those
bonds were quoted at from seventy-five to
I seventy-six. Thus, they were at a discount
■ nearly four times as great as stated by that j
I paper. They sold rapidly at seventy-five to j
seventy-six on the first of November. On the j
I 20th they were firm at eighty, and December j
I 29th, they could not bo bought for ninety ccntn !
i Nov. Ist, Central Bank bills were at 6 to 7; j
j on the 29th from 4 to 7, and Dec. 29th, from j
3 to 4. ■-*-
The error is a slight one as to the time of j
I the enhan''ement of the value of State Bonds. )
.
I It does not in any way interfere with our
; statement as to the causes of it. We still ia
| sist that the causes of the enhancement of
Central Bank money are the same that en
tranced State Bunds,—to A* it : democratic lo
gislation. As the whigs had. not been in pow
er for two years up to November Ist, 1843,
) how could whig legislation enhance their j
| value?
The other error corrected was in reference 1
j
to the debt of ,*5300,000 due the Phoenix Bank j
j of New’ York, which Gov. McDonald found 1
I under protest when ho came into office in ;
; 1339, Wo were correct in saying that Gov. j
; McDonald found the State under protest for ;
; that sum, but not correct in ascribing it to 1
; whig financiering in 1833. This sum was a j
j part of $725,000 authorized to be borrow’edby
i the legislature of 1337. This svas a denxo
i cratic legislature. But the record will show
that the loan was not a party measure. If
I our files do not deceive us, the bill was report
ed and supported by the Hon. J. A. Merri
| w’cthcr. Messrs. Crawford and Jenkins also ;
| voted for it. But twelve whigs voted against
it. A part of this large loan was appropriated
to carry out the distribution of loans by the
Central Bank to the people. These distribu
tions had been predicated upon the deposit
act passed by Congress. Under it the share
of the surplus revenue to be deposited with
Georgia was $1,401,393 12. Owing to the
i embarrassments of the country and the banks,
the fourth installment of this sum was never
paid. But already to a large number of coun
ties, the distribution had been extended by
the Central bank, taking them in alphabetical l
order. It seemed to the legislature of 1837
just that the counties at the end of the alpha
; bctical list should have the same measure of
relief extended to them. This policy of loan
i ing money to the people, whether right or i
wrong, was the fruit of protective tariffs. But
for that perversion of all legitimate legislation
I by which millions were unnecessarily filched
i from the people that the lordly manufacturer
j might sell Ilia goods at double prices, this vast
accumulation of money into the the U. S. j
Treasury w’ould never have taken place.
Speaking of that enhancement of State
Bonds and Central Bank bills which took place
before the inauguration of Governor Crawford,
; the Chronicle asks the following questions, and
makes the following reply ;
Why had they rose in value before? Be
cause of Democratic legislation and policy?
Not at all; but because of those of the Whigs.
The Chronicle however, stops dead short in ;
its proof. It does not show, or attempt to show |
what it asserts. It makes the assertion but
does not allege a single fact to sustain it.
There is an excellent reason for this. There I
arc no such facts in existence.
Yule Calleye. —The annual commencement
of Yale College took place on Thursday week.
The graduating class numbered one hundred
and twenty-four, the largest that ever graclua- |
ted at this time-honored establishment.
Tennessee. .
From the Nashville Union, of the 17th inst.,
wo have returns of the election which give the
following result:
The Congressional delegation will stancj.six
democrats and five whigs. The Legislature
will stand, 12 democrats, 13 whigs; Repre
sentatives: 34 democrats, 41 whigs. Thus
the whigs will have a majority of one in the
Senate, and seven in the House. The major
ity for N. S. Brown will be between 800 or
900. , • .
The Union gives some tables of the elec
tion returns from several counties, showing
that the apathy of the democrats in the large
democratic counties lost the Governor. In
the large whig counties the democrats gained
—in the counties more equally divided, they
lost less than the whigs—while in the large
democratic counties their vote tell off, and the
whigs did not gain.
Indiana Senate.
The Senate of Indiana is again a tie, (not 26
democrats to 24 whigs, as before stated) this be
ing the third occurrence of the kind within the
last four years. In the House the Whig majority
is from four to six.
The IVluscogce Rail Road.
The Savannah Republican, of the 2oth in
stant, says —“By a private letter from New
York of the 19th inst., we learn that the Wall
street proprietors of the Macon & Western
Hail Road have made their aijrangements to
run from Barnesville to Flint River, leaving
the connexion.from that point to the people of
Columbus. Messrs. Cooper and Stroup will,
it is said, furnish the rail at seventy-five dol
lars per ton, and take a proportion of the stock
inpayment.” . .....
Atlantic Steamers.
The Guadalquiver, Capt. Hoskeus, advertised
to leave Liverpool for New York, we see by
the last accounts, k further detained. The
day last fixed fur her departure was the 12th
or 15th inst.
The next in order is the French steamers New :
York, announced to leave Cherbourg on the
loth.
The Caledonia, one of the Cunard line, is
also on her way. She left on the 19th.
The Hermann, the second in the Bremen line
will be launched about the first of September.
The French steamship Missouri arrived at
New York on Saturday evening, about 7 o’-
clock, after a very good passage from Halifax.
If she had not run short of coal she would have
made a quicker passage from France than
either of the other French vessels. She is
similar in every respect to the Philadelphia
and the Union —fully as strongly built.
[communicated.]
Georgia Rail Road.
W A Traveller” has made many complaints
against the “mal-arrangement” on the Athens
Branch, to which he calls the attention of “the
Directors.” The complaints of travellers are
very common on all Hail Roads, and should
never be reluctantly heard by the Directors, !
when well intended. If these complaints, 1
however, be very briefly disposed of, it will ;
be from no disrespefct to “A Traveller” or the j
public:
Ist. The stale charge of an interest by *Hke
late engineer” at Union Point, w ould be curi
ous if true; but it is absolutely false, and was
most probably known, to be so by “A Travel
ler’s” informant.
2d. The cars do not “run at any rate” more
than three times per week, and the Company
cannot afford to carry the mail as cheaply as it
is said to be carried by horse power. As to
the other suggestions in this connection—the
Directors have no cause of quarrel with the
people of Athens, and therefore do not wish
to make them feel any unnecessary “burthens.”
It is not their fad It that the branch is unprofi
table, and if one of their citizens underbid the
•
Company for the mail, he had a right to do so;
ahd the people of Athens, or “those who visit
the town,” should be put to no “inconveni
ence” for it;
4th. The 3d specification seems to require
no reply, and as to the 4th, the .Directors re
mark, that no car runs at night, except when
forced to it by circumstances, or induced by
large profits. The regular expenses of night ser
vice are much heavier, and accidents and extra
damage more frequent, independent of the yuali
ty of the road , as neither stock or the obstruc
tions can be seen. True :if a man has to die,
he had (as stated) as w’ell die in the night as
in the day; but most travellers would prefer
not being killed at all. Finally, on this head : j
the freight and passengers on this road (except
on special occasions) are carried together, and ;
freight cannot be delivered at the stations in 1
the night—and the train cannot start from
Athens at 2 o’clock, take the freight at the
different stations, mid get to Union Point in |
daylight.
The truth is, “A Traveller” happened to be ■
journeying in the midst of a cluster of frolics, \
for w’hich few’ Companies can at all times ful- i
ly provide. Commencement at Athens, Cat
tle Showe and pleasure trips to tne Stone
Mountains, &c., no doubt crowded him at
Union Point, and very naturally put him in
too bad a humor to make the proper allow
ances. This was a sort of windfall —not only
for the branch, but for our host at Union Point.
The travel on this branch has averaged about
two per day each way , and “A Traveller” will
perceive that he will not likely be put to the
same inconvenience again at the same point,
unless when seeking the luxury of crowds.
Even these the Directors are anxious to pro
vide for, by furnishing extras “without stint,”
as recommended. They used all they had on
this occ ision, and are manufacturing new’ cars
as fast as shop room and disposable force will
allow.
“A Traveller” (who states that he is a stock- 1
holder) has a right to be assured, that there is
every disposition to accommodate on this j
branch as far as the interest of the stockhold
ers will allow, lie truly states this branch to
lee unprofitable, and urcly, neither he nor a
reasonable public would require, that it should i
bo made a heavy charge on the Company.
THE DIRECTORS,
Items. _ .
Potatoes. —Tlic Providence Journal says—
“ The potatoes in this vicinity arc very fine
some of them at least are —but we understand
that in some instances the decay soon after
they have been dug, although they appear in
excellent condition when first taken from the
ground.”
Heavy Loss— It is estimated that the losses
by plunder of the United States trains in Mex
ico amount to $5,000,000. This is certainly
a large amount. From all the published ac
counts, we would suppose that $2,000,000
would cover ■ this business for the rancheros
and the guerillas.
Destructive Fire. —The extensive wadding
factory of Asabel Booth, Esq., in Bennington,
Yt., was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday
the 14th inst. The loss is estimated at from
SIO,OOO to 12,000, and iio insurance.
Men for the Brandywine. —A draft of one
hundred and twenty men for the frigate Bran
dywine, fitting out at Norfolk for the Brazil
station, sailed on Thursday week, under the
charge of Lieut. Ellison from Brooklyn, N. Y.
Suicide of a Fanatic. —A resident at Nashua,
N. 11., named Atwood, an infatuated and al
most infuriate victim of the Miller delusion,
attempted to kill himself —and has probably
succeeded.
The Alexandria Gazette says that a letter
from the lion. 11. L. Ellsworth, of Indiana,
formerly commissioner of the Patent Office,
states that he has 1000 acres of corn, from
which he expects to make fifty-five bushels to
the acre. Zachariah! only imagine 55,000-
bushels of corn on one farm !
New Hampshire Ahead. —The Governor and
Council of New Hampshire have appointed
Thursday, November 25th, as the day of an
nual Thanksgiving in that State.
Gov. Dorr,.of Rhode Island, is very ill, and
has been confined to his bed, for several weeks.
Au ass must have large cars, because he must
hear a great deal before he can. understand.
Balaam’s ass was an exception. He probably
travelled a great deal and picked up much use
ful information. There are “a few more of the
same sort left,” who go upon two legs.
Mexican Care for Rheumatism. —The Mexi
cans split a dog down the middle, and bind the
half on the affected part. The animal heat
extracts the pain So says Durivage, of the N.
Orleans Picayune.
Do well white thou lives; but regard not
what is said of it. Content thyself with de
serving praise, and thy posterity shall rejoice in
leaving it.
There is a place in Dutches county, N. Y.‘
where the children are so fat and greasy, that
they have to be rolled in sand to keep them
from slipping out of bed.
A Tincture of Roses may he obtained, accord
ing to a German paper, by taking leaves of the
common rose, place them, without pressing
them, in a bottle, poor good spirits upon them,
close the bottle and let it stand until required
for use- This tincture will keep for years, and
f ...
yield a perfume little inferior to one of roses. A
few drops of it will suffice to impregnate the
atmosphere of a room with a delicious odor.
Common Vinegar is greatly improved by a very
small quantity being added to it.
, Important to Topers.
Tile Dfiltou Eagle says—“A farmer in De-
Kalb coltnty, in this State, has commenced
the manufacture cf whisky from the common
cow pea. Go it; develops the resources of ,
the country.
The Memphis District of Tcnnesce.
The “National Intelligencer” bfthis morn- (
ing claims the election of Harris (whig) in this (
district, but counts without its host. The
“Memphis Monitor” of Friday evening, settles
this question; and, to make “assurance doubly
sure,” we have seen a letter this evening, wit
tenon Saturday the 14th, from Mr. Stanton,
the “member elect,” who states his election by <
a majority of 25 votes. The last letter from, |
Tennessee says,“we have lost the State by our
over-confidence. The Whigs were perfectly
quiet until within a few days of the election, ;
acknowledging all the while that they would
be beaten. Wc then looked on and saw them
use the most desperate exertions; and we
foolishly considered those exertions as nothing
more then the certain indication of their com
ing defeat.” (This is a valuable lesson, which
: ought not to bo thrown away upon us.)-
Washington Union , 23d inst.
A Twister.
The highly courious poetical quotation,
which Dr. Johnson has affixed to the word
Twister,in his English dictioury is well known,
but its origin, probably few are acquainted with,
at least, it has no doubt, been long since for- 1
gotten. A communication was published in the
Boston Weekly News-Letter of April 27, 1759,
which contains the following account of it; <
“A French author wrote the following four
lines as a specimen of the fluency and copious
ness of expression in his language, which be
ing produced as such to an Englsh gentleman,
one who has wrote, but I forgot his name, be ’
translated them into English, and forthcr added ■
eight more lines on the same subject, showing
thereby that the English was nothing inferior
to the French language, but rather afforded
greater variety of expression.”
Quand un cordeur, cordant, vent corder une corde,
Pour sa corde corder, trois cordons il accorde ;
Mais, si un des cordons de la corde decorde,
Le cordon decordant fait decorder la corde. :
TRANSLATION.
When a twister, a twisting, will twist him a twist.
For twisting his twist, he three twines doth intwist;
But if one of the twines of the twist does untwist,
The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist.
ADDITION.
Untwisting the twine that untwisteth between,
He twirls with his twister, the two in a twine,
Then twice having twisted the twists of the twine.
He twisteth the twine he had twisted in twain.
The twain that in twining before in the twine.
As twins were intwisted, he now doth intwine. I
’Twixt the twain intertwisting a twine more be
tween
i He, twirling the twister, makes a twist of the
twine.
We would like to see the newspaper that 1
would suit every body. It would be a curi- 1
osity. Such a thing never did nor never can
have a place among things of earth, yet thou
sands are astonished that the paper to which
they arc a subscriber, does not contain just
such articles as they like to read best. One
expects moral essays; another love tales and
miscellany ; another mirth and anecdotes ;
another looks for a sermon ; while all wonder
that their particular taste is not suited—never
for a moment supposing that an editor caters
for the mental appetites of thousands.
in n ■iiMjjtam
A Schoolmaster Hoarding - Hound.
Extract from the Journal of a Vermont
Schoolmaster, published in a Vermont paper-
Monday : Went to board at Mr. B- ’s/had*
a baked goose for dinner; suppose from its
size, the thickness of the skin, and other ven
erable appearances to have been one of the first
settlers of Vermont; made a slight impression
on the patriarch’s breast.
Supper: Cold goose and potatoes; family
consisting of the man, good wife, daughter
Peggy, four boys, Pompey the dog, and a
brace of cats; fire built in the square" room ü
bout 9 o’clock, and a pile of wood lay bv the
lire place; saw Peggy scratch her fingers and
could’nt take the hint; felt squamish about the
stomach, ’ and talked of gbing to bed;
looked sullen, and put out the fire in the square
. room; went to bed and dreamed of hat in»eat
en a quantity of stone wall. °
Tuesday: Cold gander for breakfast, swamp
tea and some nut cake, the latter some conso
i latlon - Dinner ; The legs, &c., of the gander
done up warm—one nearly despatched. Sup
per : The other leg, etc., cold; went to bed as
Peggy was carrying in the fire to the square
room; dreamed I was a mud turtle, and got
on my back and could not get over again.
Wednesday: Cold gander for breakfast;
! complained of sickness, and could eat nothing.
Dinner: Wings, etc., of the gander warmed
up; did my best to destroy them for fear they
should be left for supper; did riot succeed;
dreaded supper all the afternoon. Supper:
Hot Johnny r cakes; felt greatly revived, thought
I had got clear of the gander, and went to bed
for a good night’s rest; disappointed; very cool
night, and could’nt keep warm in bed; got up*
stopped the broken pane with my coat and
vest; no use; froze the tip of my nose before
morning.
Thursday: Cold gander again; felt very
much discouraged to see the gander not half
gone; went visiting for dinner and supper; slept
abroad, arid had pleasant dreams.
Friday: Breakfast abroad. Dinner at Mr.
B.’s; cold gander and hot potatoes, last very
good, ate three and went to school quite con
tented. Supper : Gold gander and no potatoes;
bread heavy and dry; had the headache and
could’nt eat; Peggy much concerned; had a
fire built in the square room, and thought she
and I had better sit there out of the noise; went
to bed early; Peggy thought too much sleep bad
for the headache.
Saturday: Breakfast, cold gander and hei
Indian Johnny cake; did very well; glad to
come off so. Dinner: Cold gander again;
did’nt keep school this afternoon; weighed and
found that I had lost six pounds the last week;
grew alarmed; had a talk with Mr. 8., and
concluded I had boarded out his share.
Anecdotes of 2than Alien.
At a dinner given to Mr. Secretary Walker,
on board the Hibernia, lying at Boston, a few
days since, the Hon. John P. Bigelow, of tho
Governor’s Council, related the following an
ecdote of Ethan Allen, the Revolutionary
Patriot:
“When Lord North and Ethan Allen dined
in company', the former proposed the health
of the King, which Allien drank, of course;
but in turn gave the ‘Devil,’ insisting that as
the company had drank Lord North’s toast,
they were bound to drink his.”
The Boston Atlas, referring to this story
adds the. following, which is a better one;
While he (Ethan Allen) was in England,
the English Ministry tried various means to
shake his stern republican principles, an j wiq
him, if possible over to the side of the mo the*
country. At length Lord North, we believe
it was, offered him as a bribe, one half New*
Hampshire. Ethan listened attentively, and
replied that the offer reminded him strongly
of an ancient scene of temptation, where ales«
important {nrsenage attempted to bribe a mo a
impor'.an person > :e, bv ottering him tho whole
world, and all its possessions, if he would but
fall down and worship him. “And, aided
Ethan, fixing his keen ey r e on Lord -North,
“would you believe it, the d —d rascal did'nt uwit
a spuire foot of the territory."
Remarkable Properties of Guano.
A native of “down east,” describing with
characteristic exaggeration the remarkable pro
perties of guano us a promoter of vegetation,
said that a few hours after planting cucumber
seeds, the dirt began to fly and the vines came
up like a streak; and although he started oT
at the top chills speed, the vines overtook ami
covered him; and on taking out his knife to
cut the “darned things,” he found a large cu
cumber gone to seed in his pocket!
Special Notices.
o* Doctors EVE and CAMPBELLS will at
send toiuy Professional Business during my absence
for the summer from the State.
July 17 PAUL F. EVE.
STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR
GIA.
This Company having been re-organized
and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre
pared to send forwarded without delay all freight
that may offer.
Goods consigned to WM. P. W ILLIaMS. Agent
at Savannah, will be forwarded free of Commis
sions. .
'Phe connection of R. M. Goodwin with this
Company has terminated.
JOHN B. GUIEU,
June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta.
ID* DU. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at
tend to the practice of 3lcdicine and Surgery, in
Augusta and its vicinity'.
Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance
one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store.
June 13 (im 215 ..
Wiatar’s Balsam oi Wild Cherry
It is not often that we find amongst the Medical
Faculty sufficient candor to accord any merit
whatever to “Patent Medicines” as it conflicts
with their interest so to do—but below we give au
exception;
OPINION OF A REGULAR PHYSICIAN.
Exeter, Me., Sept. 30,1815.
This certifies that I have recommended the use
of Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry for diseases of
the lungs, for two years past, and many r bottles, to
ray knowledge have been used by my patients, all
with beneficial results. In two cases where it was
thought confirmed consumption had taken place,
the Wild* Cherry effected a cure. q||
E. BOYDEN, Physician at Exeter Corner.
None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on the
wrapper.
For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by
HAVTLAND, RISLEY & CO.,and also by THOM
AS BARRETT & CO., and Dealers in Medicines
generally in Augusta.
Aug 24 to —
Sand's Sarsaparilla.
Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Dy spepsia, Heart
burn, Gastritis or Inflammation of the Stomach, all
proceed from the same cause, being an unhealthy
secretion of gastric juice and bile. Ihe sain arv
glands no longer send forth a healthy flow , and the
Liver issues acrid bile. Then follows acidity of vhe
stomach, eructation of wind, distress ol eating, op
pressionof the precordia, headache and nausea,
tremulous sensations, and a variety ot other pecu
liar feelings known only to the suiierci. lor t
and kindred diseases a new remedy h** su f.
upon the world, having for it object the reJ] f
sering humanity. SANDS’ SARSAPARILLA*