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I A net reviled el the exhibition of the Blind,at
the Finl Preohyterian 'Church, January
•3 d, 1838, by JOSEPH B. SMITH, a
Blind Boy,
The bird that never tried hf« wing,
Can blithely hop and iweelly ting,
Tho’ prison'd in a narrow cage,
Till hit bright fealhera droop with age,
So I, tho’ never bleated with tight,
Shut out (torn Heaven'i surrounding light,
Life's hour* and days and yean enjoy,
Tho’ blind, a merry hearted boy.
That captive bird may never float
Through Heaven, or pour his thrilling note
'Mid shady groves by pleasant streams,
That sparkle in the soft moon lieama.
But he may gaily flutter round
Within his prison's scanty bound,
And give his soul to song, for ha
Ne'er longs to lasts sweet liberty.
Oh! may I not as happy dwell
Within nine unillumin’d cell?
May I not leap, and sing, and play.
And torn ray constant night to day?
I never saw the skies, tho sea—
The earth was never green te me:
Then why—oh! why should I repine
For blessings there were never mine?
Think not that blindness makes me sad—
My thoughts, like yours, arc often glad:
Parents I have, who love me well—
Their diflerent voices I can tell.
Tho’ far and absent I can bear.
In dreams their music meet my ear.
(a there a star so dear above
As the low voice of one wc love?
I cannot see my father's face—
But rm his forehead when I place
My hand, and feel the wrinkles there.
Left less by time than anxious care,
I fear the world has sights of woe
To knit the brow of manhood so.
1 sit upon tny farther's knee—
He’d love me loss if I could see.
I never saw my mother smile—
'Her gentle tunes my heart beguile;
They fall like distant melody,
They are so mild and sweet to me.
Nhe murmurs not, rny mother dear—
But sometimes'l have kissed the tear
From her soft cheek, to tell the joy
One smiling word would give her boy.
Right merry was I every day,
Pearless to rdn about and play
With sisters, brothers, friends and all,
To answer to their sudden cull;
To join tho ring—to speed the chase—
To find each playmate’s hiding place—
To pass my hand across his brow
To tell him—l could do it now.
Yet tho’ delightfuljflew the hours,
Ao passed in childhood's peaceful flowers,
When dll were gone to school but I,
>1 deed to sit at home and sigh;
And tho’ I never longed to view
Thu earth so green, and sky so blue,
I thought I’d give the world to look
Along the pages of a book.
Now, since I’ve learned to rend and write,
My heart is filled with now delight;
And music, too—can there be found
A sight a i beautiful as sound!
Telt me, kind friends, in one short word,
Am I nut like the captive bud?
i live in song, in peace, in joy—
Tho’ blind, a merry hearted boy.
From the Bouton Mercantile Journal.
VICTORIA, OR THU DIFFERENCE IN
OPINION.
•‘lt in really amusing,” autd Ito rny friend,
■"to read the many fulsome paragraphs, Hood
ing every column ol a newspaper and maga
zine, respecting the tluecn Victoria of Eng
land, and then bring our mind to tho reality
of what Victoria is; —no more or Jess than a
plain, homely girl, of between eighteen and
nineteen Summers. Were she the angelic
creature, the earthly paragon, which she has
been represented to be, every bachelor’s heart
would leap with delight that she was tree
to marry whom she pleased.”
My Incnd made no reply to this long exor
dium, and I resumed: —“Few bachelors how
ever, who arc sure of their bread and cheese
for a twelvemonth, would care fur the heart
or hand of the youthful Victoria; for though
young and a queen, she is nevertheless as
ugly as our pussy-cat.”
Our friend started with astonishment—
“Pon honor this is no table,’ wc continued,
‘Tor we have had a squint at her three differ
ent times, when she was a careless girl saun
tering about London, seeing the lions.”
She and her mother, the Duchess of Kent,
were taking ait airing in Hyde Park one
Sabbath afternoon, and all eyes wore turned
towards the carnage. “Who can that bo !”
said I to my framd, who had a touch ol'
“Bond street” about bun.
“Victoria,” said he.
‘‘Victoria!’*
“Ave —heir apparent to the British throne,”
“Fudge—that girl—that ugly—”
“Whist —she’s an angel—she’s a paragon
ehe's a—
“Nonsense,” said I;—and we went on,
squinting at N. P. W., as large as life, with
ins new claret, high boots, white kids, etc.
etc., till we were lost in the crowd of anna
bios, fashionables, etc.
• *♦*•••
Again—we droped in at Drury Lane—there
sat the Duchess of Kent, and the youthful
Victoria at her side, as plant as a pipe stem.
Now my lovely, thought 1, I’ll have another
squint at you ; and 1 put my quizzurs on, and
she magnified horribly. Oh,what a complex
ion 1 What features ! What thick lips ! O
thought I, you don’t catch me to marry that
girl tor her beauly; ana then i turned my eyes
to witness the inimitable performances of the
peerless Ellen Tree, (for she was in London
that time,) and soon forgot all about the youth
ful—the smiling—the happy Victoria.
*******
Again—l strolled into Kensington Har
dens. It was a Yankee forenoon as to time,
but a London midnight—smoke and fog—us
to appearance. I had my “sprig” with mo.
“What old house is that yonder,” said I.
“ Thai! —that is Kensington Palace,” said
tie sharply.
“Kensington Palace ! —i* that a palace ?
who lives there!
“The Dutchess of Kent, and her daughter
Victoria, said he, with a long sigh, as lie cast
hi* eyes towards the ancient domain.
“Victoria !” said I, astonished.
“Aye—England’s flower—the lilv of the
vale.”
“Pshaw !"
“Whiat! There —there —look—yonder—
look for yourself,” said he, raising Ins canepn
the direction of her window.
I looked eagerly, and there stood, sure e
nough, the youth—the smiling Victoria, us
homely as eotr, in her nighl cap !
A man seeing an oyster vender pass by, called
out, “Give me a pound of oysters.” "We sell
oysters by measure, not by weight,” replied Ihe J
other. "Well,” said he, “give me a yard of them.” '
Excerpts,/com the Cluckmaktr,or sayings
and doing of Samuel Slick.
“.Society is something like a barrel of pork.
The meal that's at the t4Mbr sometimes not
so good as that that’s IftlWPaiii lower down,
the upper and lower eend are plangy apt to
have a little taint in ’em, but the middle is
always good.
Iranian dint hoe his corn, and he dont
get a crop,he says ’tis all owing to the Bank; i
and if he runs into debt and issued, why he I
says the lawyers are a curse to the country.
We can do without any article of luxury i
we’ve never had, hut when once obtained it
is not in human natur to surrender it volun
tary.
When a fellow is too lazy too work, he
paints his name over Ins door, and calls it a
tavern, and as like as not he makes a whole
neighborhood as lazy as himself.
When i sec a child I always feel safe
with those pwonien folks; for 1 have always
found that the road to a woman’s heart is
through her child. Never tell folks you
can go a head of ’em, but do it. It spares a
great deal of talk, and helps them to save
their breath to cool|their broth.
Politics makes a man as crooked as a
pack does a pcdler; nut that they are so
awful heavy neither, but it teaches a man to
stoop, in the lung ran.
There is a pi mgy sigh', of truth in them
are old proverbs. They are d stilled taels
steamed down to an essence. They arc
like portable soup an urnuzin deal u’ matter
in a small compass. They are na true as
a plum line, and us short and sweet as sugar
camly.
When you have too many irons in the
fire, some on ’em will get stone cold, ami
t’other onbs will gel burnt, so they will nev
er be good in natur.
Now is the time to lam’ when you a r e
young. Store your mind well, and the fra
grance will remain long arter the rose shed
its leaves. The otter of ruse is stronger than
the rose, a plangy sight more valuable.
Natur is natur, whenever you find it—in
rags or in King’s robes; where the butler is
spread with the thumb, ,as well as with the
silver^knife.
All folks that grow up right olf like a
mushroon, in one night, arc apt to think no
small beer of themselves.
Nothing sets up a woman’s spunk like callin
her ugly—she gets her back right tip. like a
cut w. en a strange dog comes near her; she
is all eyes, claws and bristles.
Make a (armor of him, and you will have
the salisfacton of seeing him an honest, in
dependent and respectable member of so
ciety—more honest than traders, more in
dependent than professional men, and more
respectable than either.
A saw Specimen of Yankhi Inuemcitt.—
A gentleman residing at Troy, a frontier town
in Vermont, writes his friend in Uostou : “A
curious method has been adopted to smuggle
arms into Canada, for the use of the patriots.
It is well known that a number of girls from
the northern section of Vermont, as well as
the comignmis part of Lower Canada, find
employment in the factories at Lowell. Mass.
It has sometimes been the case, when a death
has occurred amongst their number, that the
body has been sent to the friends of the de
ceased for burial. During the past summer it
was observed that an unusual number of cof
fins had passed along, frequently accompan
ied by mourners. Two or three had some
times passed at a time, which occasioned re
ports that some terrible malady was raging at
Lowell Since the present difficulties occur
red in Canada, someone, having the fear of
her Majesty before his eyes, suspected that
these coffins contained other arms than those
of a female corpse, and he assumed the res
ponsibility of opening one, when, behold, ri
fles, guns pistols, and swords, “looking dag
gers” at him, as a voice seemed to thunder in
his ear “shut pan !” and he fled for protec
tion behind the bayonets of British soldiers.
“How many bright eyes grow dim—how ma
ny soft checks grow pale—how many lovely
forms fade away into the tomb, and none can tell
the cause that blighted their loveliness. As tilt
dove will clasp its wings to its side, and cover
and conceal the arrow that is preying upon its vi
tals, so it is the iialuie of woman to hide from the
world the pangs of wounded affection. The love
of a delicate female is always shy and silent.
Even when fortunate, she scarcely breathes it to
herself; but when otherwise, she buries it in the
recesses of her bosom, and there lets it cower
and brood among the ruins of her pc.ico. * *
« •
Look a little farther for her, and you find
Friendship weeping over her untimely grave, and
wondering that one who but lately glowed with
all the radienco of health and beauty, should so
speedily bo brought down to darkness and the
woim.”
Washington Irving.
The Providence Herald, in talking of the
propensity of some people to regard every
calamity that happens as a special judgment
of Heaven, brings in a good anecdote. ISpea
kmg of the old Parson , .vhu was famous
(or the propensity referred to, the Herald
| says
"One day the meeting-house was struck
with lightning and somewhat injured. After
the consternation had a little subsided, the
meeting was dismissed, and everybody began
to talk about the dreadful event, .lack
whose organ of reverence was not too large,
1 took occasion to put in a few words in ins
• dry way; “Parson ,” said he, “wo have
1 escaped a great danger, alarming accident,
this judgment 1 would say. begging your par
don. Hut pray tell me Parson ,if I may
' be so bold, what in your opinion was the
cause that this judgment should have fallen
1 upon «s.” “Why,” said the Parson, not «
Jutle posed, and after two or three coughs;
‘why, Jack, 1 should!not think it strange 4 ,if
—if there was something the matter with the
lightning rod !"
Pleasure of Piibi.isiiino Papers.—ln
an article on the stern necessity, and that
unkind inattention of subscribers and adver
tisers, which compel the publishers of papers
to dun their patrons, the editor of the Wheel
ing Times very justly and feelingly makes
theso remarks: “There is a mania (or pub
lishing newspapers n this world of ours, that
is more fatal than the small pox, the cholera,
or the yellow fever. Ninety in a hundred
meet their destruction iu it; yet as fast ns one
dies another takes ins place, gels innocukted
with the writing fever, thinns of gold and
glory, turns newspaper publisher, drags on a
worthless life, hall fed, half clothed, toils day
and n ght, heart-sick and weary; the public
slave, yet wielding an engine which properly
restricted, would move the world, or make its
inhabitants ire i.ble.
The press cannot be free or useful while it
is trammelled with poverty and dogged with
duns. So situated, it will, it must be, at the
back of every whipper-snapper who has mo
ney enough to keep the printer’s soul and bo
dy together. —This slate of things will not do
We move that the printers of Hie tinted
States divide off iu halves and “jelf” to see
wlrfeh shall (jo lo digging ditchea amJ (Peking n
stone-coil («r u living. It would improve the n
situation of both halves mightily. We leok i
upon every new paper that is started, very c
much ns we do upon every new murder that a
is commuted. We think, there is another v
man lost to every thing useful,lost to himself,
lost to the world, and doomed to a purgatory f
from which salt cannot save him. We think 1
that the last days as that man will be worse ®
than the (irsl!—but all must live and harn.
We have become a little hardened to the *
business, but if we bad life to go over again,
would rather adopt the trade oljtishing'forfmin- ,j
nows with a pin book than that of publishing
a paper in the United .States.”
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UY KXPUESS iUAIL. ,
From the N. Y. Dull/Express, Feb. 5.
FRANKLIN HANK BOSTON. '
The Boston Atlas of Eriday, contains the
pepurt of a joint special Committee ol the Legis
lature, appointed ‘.o examine into the doings of
the Franklin Bank. The report is too long I
to transfer to our columns, but we give below
an abstract nf it. The Allas says: “The institu
tion appears to have been rotten to the core, and
the profligacy and corruption displayed in its .
management, almost exceeds belief.” The poo-
pie can now see what there was in the Pel Bank
System to render it so great n favorite with a
certain class of politicians. The Franklin Bank
and the Lafayette appear to have been linked to
gether in I heir operations, by which they have
succeeded in robbing the public of huge sums of
money; and both of them were wholly or in part
controlled by persons intimately connected with
officers of tile General Government. The Presi
dent of one of those Banks, and the Cashier of
the other, are brothers inlaw of Mr. Secretary
Woodbury. These two Banks obtained 337,000
of the Government deposites, which they shared
between them. This money was loaned out to *
various individuals of the parly on very flimsy i
security,—most of it falling into the hands of the
Directors, who are all thorough going Loco |
Focus.
The name of F. O. J, Smith occupies a con- 1
spicuous place in tho report of the committee, i
Mr. Smith, it appears, soon slier the bank had
received the Government doposites, applied for a
loan of $14,000 in specie, with the understand
ing! that it should he returned, ua aoon ns an
examination of it should be concluded in a hank
which he was about starling at Westbrook, Me -
The Franklin Bank also furnished funds for the
redemption of the hills of the Westbrook Bank,
to the amount of I 2,000. It Is worthy of remark
that all the individuals implicated in the trans
actions of this hank, aro warm supporters of tho
Administration, and, some of them arc office
holders under Government.
The report exhibits the condition of the hank
irretrievably ruined; and ii ia not probable that'une
dollar ofits large circulation will ever be redeem
ed. The principal debtor In (he bank is the late
cashier; whoso indebtedness the report shows to
be $120,815,79, and who is destitute of property.
Among the oilier assails of the bank aro $82,000
in its own slock, and $15,000 in that of the Laf
ayette Bank—neither of which add to its resour
ces; The whole real estate of the Bank is under
attachment to the amount of $75,000, and has
been since assigned to the Government to recover
the amount of deposites. The remaining asset! a
of the bank are reported by the committee to be
of little real value. The liabilities including tho
capital stock, an.’ounl to $526.026,24, Ihe
bank has out $167,07.5. irt post notes, and $142,-
345 in bank bills, and holds deposites to the
amount $144,410, —not one do.far ol which will
probably over be paid.
From the -V J'. Oady Expres , Feh. 5.
MONEY MARKET—CITY NEWS.
Saturday, P M.—The bill which Mr. Rives
has proposed ill the Sdnste will attract tho at- 1
tention of the public. It seems to be a r«-con
slructiun of the late allied system of banks, with
many salutary checks and regulations. If it be (
settled that wo cannot have an U. S. Bank, this
system may answer as a temporary expedient, *
particularly if New York should create a Bank
of a largo capital, to do that for us which the (
Pennsylvania bank of the United Slates is cna- ,
bled to do fit the State of Pennsylvania. The
Madisonian, which is the organ of the Conserva
tives, advocates ice bill with a good deal ot zeal,
as doing away with the Specie Circular, the
hard money humbugs, and us restoring confidence
to the banks and the people.
We also see that a Mr. Peyton has introdu
ced into tho Virginia Legislature a scries of res
olutions, repudiating the Sub-Treasury and its
heresies, which have some probability of meeting
with success.
Tbe gieal opposition to Mr. Rivcs’s bill will
come from the Loco Foco and Calhoun seclion
of the Senate, though it is not probable that the
Whigs will give it a very hearty support, for it is
not their panacea for our ills,—but nevertheless,
with some amendments; they may support it; if
they see no prospect of doing belter. We arc
quite surprised to see some of our contempora
ries, oven on the very morning when the whole
stock joining part ol the hill was knocked out of
it by a large vote, circulating the idea that the
, Sub-Treasury lull would become a law. Wo see
no auch indications. Certainly that bill can ne
ver become a law.
The Committee of Twenty , that was selected
to fix on the time of meeting at the Exchange,
I wore unanimous in their opinion that from one
to two would be the most convenient hour. On
Monday evening llicy will report accordingly,
one o'clock, The lime agreed upon appears to
be generally approved, and we have no doubt the ,
merchants will approve of the report.
. From the .V. T. Herald , Feb. 4.
MONEY MARKET.
We have seen business letters of the first au
thority from Charleston, S. C., and Mobile, giv
ing an account of the new and magnificent oper
ations of the United Stales Bank in the cotton
market of those regions. At the lust dales, the
agent of Mr. Biddle in Mobile had gone into the
market and purchased Holes of the Bank. In
Chaiieston, similar operations were performed on
northern funds. In consequence of these opera
, lions, exchanges on the south has somewhat vi
brated, but its ultimate effects will not bo realised
for some time. It is generally believed now that
(ho United Stales Bank lias an outstanding cir.
eolation, In uncalcclled notes, of $12,000,006
principally in the southern and western slates.
By these notes, Mr. Biddle can perform ve-y ad
vantageous operations in the cotton market, in
inland and in foreign exchanges. Tho present
state of the currency and banking institutions, is
highly favorable for such a bank as enjoys so
much confidence at the United States Bunk, and
is besides managed with such skill, adroitness
and success. Several of the southern banks are 1
op-rating also in cotton but none of (hem to that
extent that the United Stales Bank can. These |
operations aro very usc ul to all the parties con- |
serned. In Iho midst of the depreciation, panic, ,
excitement and trouble among the other banks,
Mr. Biddle steers Ins "big ship Pennsylvania”
quietly through tile agitated waters, without alter- '
ing lack or sheet. His bank papei ia greadily \
seized in the south, and at once converted in a J
species of inland exchange—comes north—pays
debts—and is again received at the south to per
form the same operation. He has his agents at t
Charleston, Mobile, New Orleans, and avails {
himself of every movement taking place in the
commercial world. In this business no other
banking institution can compote with him,because
they have neither the sagacity, coolness, brains,
capital, nor genius. The Treasury back vainly c
attempt* to espy toua rwtlre 'firrasury Depart- (
merit, fine* h was authorized to issue notfca, is
nothing but a banking institution. About |
$2,600,000 of Treasury notes are now only in
circulation—and in Wall street tho Five per cents
are actually 9£ per cent below their face in specie 1
when due.
It is due to truth to state, however, that the ,
commercial interests engaged in the cotton and,
inland exchange business view these operations
of Mr. Biddle with great jealousy and alarm. But
has he not a perfect right to make hay while the
sun shines?
Monday, February s—lB M.
The week has commenced rather favorably.
There is a slight improvement upon Satutday—
which, it will be remembered, evinced a better
condition in money affairs than was anticipated.
Stocks have generally improved, although but
slightly. We hope that the week beginning thus
auspiciously may show a favorable change. Ilia
much needed
in specie, nothing is doing. Tho only quota
tions are—Mexican dollars, 104; Half dollars,
103 j a 104. Treasury notes are at par. Five
per cents, IOOJ a 100.
New Vo ax, February 5.
Specie.—Half dollars 3 j a 4 premium.
TnEASuar Notes. —99£ a 100— sales of
$lOOO at latter rale. For 5 per cent notes par
was offered. — Com, Adv..
CHRONICLE ANU SENTINEL
AieiSTl.
Saturday Morning, Feb. 10,
HAMPTON COURSE.
Fourth Dat—4 Mile Heath*.
The kitoioiiig onto all at fault !
From the number of entries and tho character
of tho horses, although few doubted tho resul 1
of the race, yet much sport was expected. Col.
Hampton’s Charlotte Russc was on all sides the
favorite, and many bets were taken on her at
great odds against the field. No ono ventured to
name a nag against her at any oddr, and a groat
majority of bets wore two and three to one on
her against the field. Multitudes of bets were
made between John Gucdrun and Leanah, tha
friends of the two seeming to be about equal in
numbers.
The first heat was taken by Charlotte Kusie,
with gient apparent ease, healing Leanah about
halfa length; John Guadton third and Mary
Gardner barely saving her distance.
Bets wore now offered at the most unreasona
ble ndds on Charlotte and none dared to
touch! Betting still run high between Leanah
and John Guedron for the second place in the
race.
For the second heat all started again; Charlotte,
Leanah and John Guedron running the whole
first mile and passing the stand almost tide by
vide, the latter having gained the track. In the
second mile John Guedron gained slightly on
his antagonists which he held through that and
the third mile and increasing his distance in the
fourth won the heat with great case, Charlotte
and Leanah dropping within the distance pole,
Mary Gardner double distanced.
Charlotte Russe was withdrawn and for the
next heat none were started but John Guedran
and Leanah, the former winning with great ease
and distancing his competitor.
Thus ended the race to the astonishment and
disappointment pf every body.
Hammond & Lovell’S chc John Quad
dron, by Bertrand, 3 J 1
Capt Rowe’s b f Leanah by Seagull, 3 3 d‘*-
Col Hampton’s ch. f. Charlotte Russe
by Sir Charles, 1 t dr.
Col Adams' g f Mary Gardner by 4 dit*
Time Ist Heat 8m 31s 2nd 8m SSs 3rd 8m 18*.
The day fine, but the track heavy fram pre
vious rains.
The Entries for to day, are a* follows :
Hammond & Lovell, enter ch. f. Eclipsia, by
Eclpse, dam by Arab, 4 years old.
Col. McCargo enters Missouri, by Ec
lipse, dam by Director; 3 years old.
Col. Adams enters ch. f. Simple Hsnnah, by
Godolphin, out of Bedford mare; 3 years old.
Literary Curiosity.
We have in our possession three numbers of
the Bostoe Gazette, more than a century old.
One is dated the 291 h July 1734; another 241 h
September 1733; and the third the 6lh Septem
ber 1725; the latter being 173 yearsofago. The
two first are about the size of a 19 by 12 pane of
glass, and the Utter one about 12 by 14, which
shows the Gazette to have been on tho decline
from 1725 to 1734. There are many curious
things in these vetrans of a century, and not
among the least is the style in which they are
printed and their odd phraseology. We find in
them, also, several advertisements of negroes
for tale, negroes ranaway, &«. which we pub
lish for the gratification of our readers.
[ f ] RAN-away from Timothy Keeler of
Ridgefield, in the county of Fairfield in Connec
ticut, about the last of Juno, a Negro Man Nam
ed Mingo, a likely well grown Fellow, thick set,
speaks good English, can read and write, one
of his little Toes is wanting he is about 27 Years
of Age. He had on a good duroy Coat of a
lilish colour, striped Caliniino Vest and Breech
es, good Shoe* and Stockings, a plain cloth
Home-made great Coat with brass Buttons, he
had, as I am inform’d, a false Pass, a Pocket
Compass, and several Books. Whoever shall
take up said Fellow, and convey him to Capt.
Samuel Keeler, at Norwalk in Connecticut,
shall have Seven Founds, and all necesaarv
charges paid. By me Timothy Keeler.
§ * 1 NEGROES Male and Females, to be
Sold by Jacob Rovall, for Cash, good Bonds, or
six or nine month credit.
• I • To be Sold a Negro Girl, about 16 Veara
old, fit for Town or Country service, she has
had the Small-Pox, enquire of Mrs. Marks, two
Doors Southerly of the While Horse at the
South End of Boston.
| To bo sold by Pyam Blowera and Com
pany at their Warehouse just below (he Swing
ing Bridge, Barbados Kum and Sugar also sev
eral young likely Negro Girls.
On Monday the 27th inst. between 2 & 3 a
Clock in the Afternoon, a Race willbe run, for a
considerable Wager, on the Plain* o(Portsmouth
New Hampshire, between a Hog and a Horse.
Resolutions favorable to the annexion of Tex- I
as have been adopted by the House of Represen
tatives in Tennassee,by a vote of 59 t 0 3.
Kaode Island. —ThefLegislalure of R. Island (
have rescinded tho resolutions pasted by a pre- r
ceding legislature, instructing their Senators in '
Contes* to vow for th« expunging resolutions.
The Bouton Pont states that tha Committal oj
the Associated Banks,in examining the affairs of
the North Bank of that city, on Wednesday .dis
covered • deficit in the funds of that institution, A
trunk supposed to contain nearly $70,000, upon
counting the money, was found to contain only
$41,550. No clue to the disappearance of the
money had been discovered.
The Washington Chronicle, is the title of a
new paper published at Washington City. It
succeeds the Reformer, end is edited by Mr,
Carlle.
The New York Daily Express of the sth inst
says: “The North River is completely closed with
ice all the way down to the city. The Powels
Hook Ferry boats can only cross with the great
est difficultly, and at irregular periods. Thera
is also much floating ice in the harbor—not
enough however, yesterday, to impede navigation
materially. The thermometer for the last two
days has been in the neighborhood of 19, 20 and
22 deg.
Indiana.—At a Whig convention held at In
dianapolis,Gen.|Harrlson was unanimously nomi
nated as a candidate for the Presidency. It how
ever, appointed a Delegate to the national con
vention, to give the vote of the state to Mr. Clay
if a majority of the convention were opposed to
Gen. Harrison.
Seaman Commission. —The Washington
Globe says:—“The Commission for adjusting
the claims of our Merchants for Indemnity, on
der the Convention between the United States
and Spain, closed its session of eighteen months,
this day. The duties of Mr. Henry, f being sols
Commissioner,) have been arduous, and occupied
his unremitting attention to the last day. The
propriety of extending the Commission to this
day, is manifest, from ihc fact slated to us, that
the memorial of the largest claimant was not filed
until Saturday last. We are informed that the
whole amount awarded, except about eight thou
sand dollars, goes to Merchants and Underwri
ters North of the Potomac.”
Shocking. —On Wednesday morning of lasi
week at early dawn, the steamboat Cincinnati
came up the river with a sail boat in tow belong
ing to Col. Mclntosh, on his way to hisFloridi
plantations a few miles above this place. Thf
boat hid on hoard, in addition to some valuable,
papers, Ac. eleven of the colonel's servants} t»e
men, two women, and seven children, on ikir
way to their new and delightful home. Oppoito
to us, [as it is said in consequence of somr un
skilful management of a yawl boat beloligiig to
the steamer,] the boat containing the ser ants
was sunk, and except the two men who warn
on shore, all were lost! The women an chil
dren, asleep under the deck, went dot** with
the boat, no vistage of which, or ofthm, has
been found. —Jacksonville Courier,
Rapid and unexampled steam travUing, —
The steamer Excel, Capt. James Wile*, arrived
i here on Wednesday evening, from facon, in
the short space of thirty hours. T ts is cer
tainly the shortest trip ever made or this river
by any boat, and it would afford us ouch gratifi
cation to see a boat calculated to Kcommodale
passengers plying between this port and Macon,,
i under the command of an officer 0 skilful and
careful as Capt. James Wilco*^— Darien Tel,
The Aurora Piracy Case—in the circuit
court yesterday, Di.n Francti Stoughton, Span
ish consol at this port obtainedivirdict of $4619
against Richard Sheridan, late owner and mas.
ter of the schr. Auroia, which it will bo lemcm
bered, he is charged at havine wrecked at Ocra
coke, and robbed of 264 doubloons which had
been put on board by the finish government
at Havana, consigned to theplaintifif, Sheridan
1 is still in prison here, and is to ho removed to
Carolina for trial. His tinmssl Gen. Bogardus,
was present, but attempted no defence of the
•u’il; and a verdict was yenJetcd upon the bill of
lading which was protkhccJ in court and proved.
After Sheridan’s arrival here, he pretended to his
confcderates in the crime that he had been robbed
of the but the doubloons have been found
all safe in the funds of an individual to whom
Sheridan transferred them in order to secure him
in becoming his bail.—A*. Y. Sun.
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MARINE ITTELMGENCE.
SAVANNAH, Feb# B.—Cl’cl, schr* Hvroi.'# Hesse, Ha
ranna; Olive, Mallati, Charleston: brig’ Solou. Forrest,
Haiti more.
Arr brig J Cohen, Moore, New Orleans; steamboat
J Stone, Afendalw Darien*
Went to sea. brif Solon; Forre-t, Baltimore.
CHAHLRHTO.V; Feb 9.—Arr yesterday, Cl’d, br
ship Higeinson, Campbell. Liverpool; barque Globe;
81br t>arf t ue Isabella, Auld, Greenock.
MARRIED,
On Tuesday, Ike Gth inat. by the Rev. Mr. Hard,
Mr. J. H. Hart, to Miss Mariau V. Collier, of
this city.
— 1 L .
(D* UNITARIAN CHURCH.-Rev. Mr.
: Johnson is expected to Preach to morrow at the
usual bourn.
Augusta Benevolent Society
Committees appointed for the present month,
(.onAillee Division No. I—Messrs. Janies Mere
dith am) James Godby, Mrs. J. Muntz, Mrs Sraah
1-eon.
Committee Division No. 2.—Messrs. John \V Stoy
and H'm. T. Timmerman, Mrs. C. C. Taliaferro
Mrs. Thadeus S. Stoy.
Committee Division No. 3.—Messrs. E. W. Col
lier ami James Pnnton, Mrs. Amy Whitlock, Miss
i Snrali Glover.
All cases of sickness nnd distress please report lo
M. M. BROWN, Sec’y pro tem.
1 he Constitutionalist will please copy the above.
jan.23 1m 18
CC/ - A CARD.— A report having gained cir
culation that I had relinquished my Professional
engagements, I take this method of correcting
such a mistake, as my intention is, and alwavs
has been lo wait on all Ladies and Gentleman
who may require my services as an instructor of
Music on the Piano Forte and Guitar.
Terms $25 per quarter.
Piano Fortes Tuned.
W. H. ORCHARD.
Application to be made at A. Iveison's Music
Store, No 247 Broad . street. i
d ec 9 288
Twenty-five Dollars Reword.
THE above reward will be paid
for the apprehension and confine
JSm ment in any safe jail, or delivery to
I he subscriber, of two negro men,
C kApt Davis and Peter, belonging to
Georg# Gnnby, late of Columbia
county. Those boys are no doubt
lurking about either in the neigh
borhood of Wrighisboro’ or White Oak, in both of
which they are well known. Ten dollars will be
paid (br the apprehension of either, or any tnforma
lion concerning them, will be thankfully received
by the subscriber. ROBT. M. GUNDY.
White Oak, Columbia co. Feb 10 34
Noticed
F "'ROM this day WM. C. WAY ceases to trans
act any business, as Agent, for Joseph Shan
non All persons indebted to the late agency are
requested to make payment to Joseph Shannon,and
those having demands against it will present them
to the same for settlement,
oct JO 237 JOSEPH SHANNON
ifIfAKKN Irutua runaway boy by the iit o(Ti-
JL ccr», u Gold lire list Pin, which Hie ow
ner can have by identiliying and paying fur this
advertisement. Apply at this office. 3t Febjlil
/
i lOHN TRUELLE, (from Paris,) Oma
mental Hair Alunufartnrer at Mrs. [lobby’s
Millinery store, on Broad street, keeps constantly
i on hand, a largo assortment of Ornamental Hair of
} all kinds, such as Braids, Plaits, Puffs, Curls, Ac,
ALSO,
1 Ladies and Gellomen's Wigs, ready made, or
made to order at the shortest notice.
N. B. Country merckau's supplied at the lowest
rates. Fob B' 3t 34
i. SILCOJ& BROTHER’S
Cabinet and Furniture Ware Room.
363, Hroail Street, .Qugutia, Geo. two doom
below R. Lofbert H Go's. Dry Good ttore.
STIto subscribers having received a
large addition to their stork, andaru
constantly receiving direct from their
JUanufaclory in Aew York, a variety
JsB 1 if goods of the latest and most mod
—B ern style; would most respectfully
invite their friends and the public
gpgenerally to cull and examine their
assortment, yhicli consists in part of the following
is articles.
Pier, Card aid Centre Tables
8 > Dressing, Wiling and Breakfast do
e Sofas, Wonlrobes and Sideboards
, Dressing mil plain Bureaus;
u Work ani writing tables;
ie Counting house desks of different patterns;
■ Mahogany,curl maple, and lancy chairs;
liockita chairs, mahogany and fancy do;
ft Muhoyiny, curl maple, and plain bedsteads,
j Afluf which they will warrant to be of well seas* m
oned materials and good workmanship as cm ibe H
0 four/, which they will sell al unusually low pricjfty H
i- for rash or city acceptance.
. yB. Fancy chairs finished in Augusta; old *
*" chiirs reomamented in the latest style, by an ex
pr'ienced workman from New York.
_Feb 10 34
“ j>L KAC 111) DS I* ONG E, a very fine and
l- sniiuhlo article for the Ladies Toilet, (or sale
[j by ANTONY <k HAINES. V
Feb 10 34 jgg
RAISINS. %
1 BOXES, fresh bunch Raisins, lor sale hr 'if
J N SMITH ACo H
Feh 17 34
~ (orT fish. ~
1 BOXES now Cod fish, for sale low.
J ,T, N SMITH A Co. «
fell 10 34
CIGARS. '
fkfk CIGARS assorted qualities.
N SMITH A Co.
lob 10 34
MALAGA WINE. “
QUARTER casks Malaga Wine, Luring’*
brawl. N SMITH A Co
F*b 10*; ' 34
BEACH ISLAND LAND FOR SALE.
/ywaj, THfi subscriber offers for sale hi*
yXxHiSH plantation in Beach Island, now known
the Marsh Place.—lt is situated about
ffQ® 1 s miles below Augusta,on the Savannah
dSSSSSi road, and contains about 24 0 acres,
consisting of rivor swamp, marsh, hammock and
pine Land. There are upwards of 300 acres clear
ed, 250 of which ore in the marsh and well ditch
ed, and have produced several crops of corn and
cotton. It is also well adapted to Bice, and can b*
overflowed. It produces without cuhuralion a
grass equal to any Northern grass for cattle, un<j
the uncleared swamp being covered with cane and
mast-bearing trees, it uffurss an extensive summer
and winter range for stock ot all kinds, equal to
any in the United Stales. The tract may be con
veniently divided into two or more plantations, and
the subscriber will sell one or more to suit those
who may wish to buy.
7’hc price will be moderate and long credit given
to approved purchasers. Persons desirous of buy
ing can see the place and a plat of it, by applying
to theitibscriher, and in his absence to his overseer,
at Silver Bluff, 12 miles below Augusta,and receive
■ necessary information, by addressing the subscri
ber at Silverlon P. O. S. C.
Fel.9 «w2w , 24 J. H. 7/AMMOND.
RECEIVER’S SALE!
WILL be sold at public auction on the first
Tuesday, (6th day) of March next at the
lowei Market houso in the city of Augusta, in
pursuance of an order of the superior court of
Richmond ceimly, holding jurisdiction in eiuity,.
passed at the January term of said court, in the
cases of John Chavous vs. Gilbert Longstrcet and
ethers, and Gilbert Longstreet vr. John Chavous
and others all that tract of land situate on the Sa
vannah river, in sain county of Richmond, adjsin
ing lauds of Harris, Collins, Bradford and others
known as the James Beal (met.
Terns—The land will bo sold on a credit of five,
ten, and fifteen months, tor notes with approved
personal security,and a mortgage on the premises.
JAMES W DAVIS,
Feb 8 32;2aWtd Receiver in Equity.
The other city papers will publish the above
wtoe a week until ths day of sale.
Richmond Sheriff’s Sale. *
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in March
neat, at the lower Market house in the city
of Augusta, within the usual hours of sole, a negro
boy named BILL, levied upon ns the property
of Mary Campbell, to satisfy two fi fa, issued from
the 122 d district court for the county of Richmond,,
and returned to me by a constable. Also,
At the sumo time and place will be sold a Bay iff I
Horse, levied on and taken as the property of
Christopher Miner, to satisfy a ft fa. from the In
fetior Court of Baldwin county, at the instance of *
Lewis Bond vs. the said .Miner and M D iluson.
Feb 6 30td RIGHT) F BUSH.Shff. RC.
FOR COUGHS AND COLDS.
Dr. Moore’s Ess. of Life, a valuable rem-
X edy—lor sale hv
Jau 26 21 HAVILAND, RISLEY&Co.
OIL CLOTH CARPETS.
SNOWDEN & SHEAR will receive orders
for Oil Cloth Carpets to suit halls or rooms of
any size, and of the richest patterns, with bor
ders, which will he promptly executed. jan 12
COTTON OSNA BURGS, YARNS, AC.
HIE subscriber offers for sale Cotton Osnaburgs.
X Shirting and cotton Varna, oflhe Saluda Man
ufacturing company, S C., at factory prices,
dec 22 JOHN COSffERY.
Coinniissiosii Business.
THE subscriber will continue to transact a
GEiVERALCOMMISSION BUSINESS
m the city of Savannah, and will be preptred/W
make reasonable advances either in cosh or by ac
ceptances on consignments of cotton, if accompan- I
ied by the usual documents, and instructions for in
surance and sale.
sept 21 ts 223 G B. LAMAR
IT'OUR MONTHS after date, application will
be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Richmond ecunly, when sitting for ordinary pur
poses, for leave to sell the real estate of 1. J.
Brown, deceased. P FLEMING, 1
Jan 18 i4;w4mo Administrator.
I’ipe Proof Ware-House.
f|HIE subscribers take this method of informing
X the public that they will continue to transact
a general COMMISSION BUSINESS. Their
Warehouses are in complete repair, and they soli
cit ashare ofpublic favour. Grateful for past patro
nage, they assure their friends no exertions shall be
wanting to promote the interest of those who may
entrust their business to them. Their charges in
future will be like other establishments of the kind.
Liberal advances on produce in store. Receiving
and forwarding goods or cotton promptly attended
to. S. KNEELAND A CO
aug 31 205 swtf