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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL,
AUGUSTA.
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23.
(£/• We are requested to state that the Savan
nah River Baptist Association, will hold its Scs"
sion at the Baptist Church on Beach Island (six
miles from Augusta) on Saturday and Sunday
next.
We see by the proceedings of the Legislature
of the 19th inst., that a bill was introduced in the
the Senate on that day to change the mode of
electing the Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, of this city. Instead of being elected by
the Legislature the Judge is to be chosen by the
City Council—the first election, under the change,
to take place, in November 1841.
We regret to learn, says the Charleston Mercu
ry of yesterday, that the Congestive Fever so fa
tal in Barnwell last year, has recently re-appear
cd and is now prevailing with great virulence in
that District.
The New Orleans, Merchants’ Transcript of
the 17th states that a number of letters have been
received in that city, from the interior of the
State, mentioning the shortness of the Cotton
crop in that section of country.
The New Orleans Courier mentions the arrival
of the brig Ivonhoc, at that place on the 15th j
the Captain of which states that on the 7th in
stant he fell in with two English ships of the
line and a brig of war, bound to Vera Cruz.
Texas.
We learn by the San Augustine Rcdlander, of
the 31st ult., that serious apprehensions are en
tertained by some of the citizens of Texas, that
the United States Indians, settled in Arkansas,
have been, and are now removing south of Red
River, with a view of uniting with the Indians
and Mexicans, within the limits of this rcpublic >
in waging a war of extermination against the
white population of Texas.” By the Little Rock
(Ark.) Gazette, we learn that Gen. Arbucklehas
despatched a portion of his command to Red River,
where essential assistance may be rendered in pro.
tccting that frontier from encroachment, and
where they may be employed in preventing any
of the Indian tribes residing north of Red River
from joining those south of that river, in waging
war on the citizens of Texas.
The Mormons.
There arc various contradictory rumours afloat
concerning the surrender of the Mormons, and
we are doubtful whether the disturbances have
been so amicably settled as was reported. The
St. l.ouis Commercial Bulletin of the 9th says:—
“We have conversed with a gentleman who ar
rived yesterday afternoon from Jefferson City, on
board the St. Peters, and he states, that an express
arrived there on Wednesday night, bringing in
telligence that a party of Mormons, who had for
tilled themselves in a house were attacked by the
volunteers under the command of Gen. Lucas,
and thirty-two of them were killed—seven of the
volunteers were wounded and one killed. It is
further stated that the Governor had issued orders
to Gen. Clark to retain as many of the volunteer
companies as was necessary, to keep the Mormons
prisoners until the meeting of the Legislature.
Death of Judge Bay.
The Charleston Courier of Wednesday last,
says: — “ The venerable Elihu Hall Bat,
is no more! He departed this life on Monday
night last, without a struggle, in the 85th year of
his age. For near half a century, he filled the
office of Associate Justice of the Court of Gener
al Sessions and Common Pleas of this State, hav.
ing been appointed on the 13th of February,
1791, and having held the office until the day of
his death.”
The New Orleans Bulletin states that General
Gaines, of the United States Array, has furnished
the editor of that paper with a diagram of a sys
tem of Rail-roads planned by himself, to extend
over the United States. An inspection of which
shows Kentucky and Tennessee to be the centre
from which rail-roads branch out to all points of
the Union, connecting for instance, New Orleans
with Portland in Maine ; Buffalo and Plattsburgh,
in New York ; Detroit, in Michigan ; Chicago in
Illinois; Charleston,in South Carolina ; ForlGib
son, in Arkansas; St Louis, in Missouri; and sev
eral other points still farther to the Far West.—
The work, says General Gaines, is designed, in
time of war, to enable us to wield our fighting
men, with their arms and ammunition, from cen
tral and middle States to the most vulnerable
points of attack on our sea-board and inland bor
der, in one tenth part of the time and at one tenth
part of the expense, that movements would cost
on ordinary roads. It is a work, moreover, cal
culated to bind the States together by ligaments,
rendered indissoluble by its great and imperisha
ble utility to Iho States and people in general—
giving safety to our national independence—cn
rouragement to literature ami science—profitable
extension to agriculture, and protection to the
manufacturing and mechanic arts—thereby tend
ing to make our beloved country prosperous and
happy in peace and impregnable in war.
Communicated.
Volunteer C< m.tatties.
Mn. Editoii.—To every man who will give
the subject a momenta’ reflection it must appear
strange that in Augusta, so little encouragement
should be given to Volunteer Companies. We
have now in the city three companies, two of
which, arc struggling for an existence, and un
less their ranks are very soon strengthened, I
should not be at all surprised if they were dis
banded.
Augusta contains a population of nine or ten
thousand inhabitants, and there was one thousand
votes polled in the city last month. To all three
of the Companies now in the place, there is but
about one hundred and eighty men—one hundred
of which, are attached to the “ Clinch Riflemen,”
a beautifid and efficient corps under the command
of Capt. E. Stahxks. If the gentlemen who
have the most at stake in this city, were to at
tach themselves and encourage their young men
in becoming members ; if men of families were
l o supply their sons with uniforms, then the Com
panies would prosper, and the citizens feel secure
under an efficient military organization. There
is no country on earth which requires for its own
protection a more rigid military system than our
own. While the enemies of our institutions at the
north arc making giant strides to power, controll
ing the elections, and doing every thing against us
that they can, we are luke warm, and as careless
as if we had nothing to apprehend from them.
South Carolina sees and appreciates their impor
tance, and is prepared for their own protection,
it seems as if Georgia and more particularly- v
Augusta, will never he convinced of the necessity
of preparation until they are called at once to
protect their firc-sidcs from a most dangerous po
pulation, armed and encouraged, by the fanatics
of the north. If the influential men of the city
was to lend their aid to the military Companies ,
of the place, we might easily have five or six !
efficient Companies, and form a legion which
would effectually protect our property and our
families from enemies at home and abroad.
When will the people of Augusta feel and act as
the importance of the subject demands.
CAUTION.
The following account of a most atrocious
murder, we find in the Little Rock Advocate of
the 23d October.
Fiiajcklix Cot'XTT, Ark. Nov. 12.
Gentlemen: Day before yesterday (the 10th
inst.) Col. John Lasater, was maliciously and
most foully murdered by John W. Whitson.
The circumstances were as follows: Whitson
rode up to the store-house of Messrs. Lasater and
Jenkins, made fast his horse and stepped behind
the store; Lasater. being at his dwelling-house,
(about fifty yards oil’,) and seeing a horse at the
store, supposed that some one was there who
wanted to go in, and started will: the store key
in his hand, when fifteen or twenty steps from the ;
store-house, Whitson stepped from behind the 1
store and presented a shot gun at him, and when '
Lasater saw the gun aimed, he exclaimed “Whit
son don’t shoot me,” and on the instant Whitson
fired the gun at Lasator, breaking his left arm in
two places, and six or seven pistol or rifle balls
entered Lasatcr’s left side, just above his hip;
which caused L’s. death about twelve hours
after. This occurred about 1 o’clock, P. M.—
Whitson then mounted his horse and rode off
without uttering a single word. Before this oc
currence, there had never been any difficulty be
tween them. When meeting they had been in
the habit of speaking to each other for the last \
year. Ido think it one of the basest and most
cowardly assassinations I ever heard of. Whitson
is now running at large.
From the Montreal Courier, November 13.
9 Lower Canada.
' . On Sunday evening, the whole of the hack
country above Laprairie presented the awful spec
tacle of one vast sheet of lurid flame, and it is re-* I
ported that not a single rebel house has been left
standing. God only knows what is to become of
the surviving Canadians and their wives and fam
ilies during the approaching winter, as nothing
hut starvation from hunger and cold stares them
in the face.
From the N. V. Herald, N T uv. 17,
English Cotton Market.
The recent revolution in the commercial world,
and the peculiar position of the cotton market,
growing out of it, involves in darkuess the future
movements of the trade, and baffles the skill and
sagacity of experienced dealers, to divine the re
sult of those stupendous speculations which, from
their magnitude, involve the welfare of the manu
facturing district of Europe, ns well us the plant
ing districts of our own country. The immense
amount now kept out of the market by holders in
Liverpool, exceeding that of last year by 191,290
bales, has become the object of extensive and com
plicated movements on the part of the spinners,
to force the stock into the market. These are
backed by the influence of the Hank of England,
and other commanding money powers opposed to
the movements of the Bank of the United .States.
These operations draw out counter movements on
the part of the last mentioned institution, and
others interested in sustaining the rates at which
the great staple is held. Hence arise the various
contradictory statements which are promulgated
of the prices in Liverpool, and the causes imme
diately operating on them. To illustrate this, we
give a series of circulars we have received from
brokers of opposing interests, from which it will
be perceived, that the animation of the market,
about the 20lh ult., was caused mainly by the ac
counts from this side, of the state of the growing
crop. Those carried out by the “Royal William”
were far more full, and confirmed tire previous
apprehension of the shortness of the crop, and it
is therefore natural to suppose that an increased
and more healthy business will be the result of
that news, on reaching Liverpool, more particu
larly, as the factories in the neighborhood of Man
chester ate in brisk operation and on full time.—
The demand for yams for the European market
is very active. These causes will operate to in- j
duee spinners to come into the market more free
ly, on the reception of the above mentioned advi
ces, and a healthy increase of price is therefore
confidently looked forward to.
Report of flic Committee on the Central
Hank.
To the Honorable, the Speaker and Members of
the House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia;
The Committee appointed under a Resolution
of the Legislature, approved tiro 30th of Decem
ber, 1837, to examine into and report upon the
condition of the Central Hank, mot on the 17th
of September last, and entered on the discharge
of the duties required by said Resolution; and
having examined into the slate and condition of
the Institution, from the 27thof January, 1829,
(at which time its operations commenced,) to the
sth of November, 1838, inclusive, report the fol
lowing os the result of their investigations:
From the books of the Dank, il appears that
the Capital Stock, on the 27th of January, 1829,
consisted of the following items, viz:
Stock in the Bank of the State of
Georgia, $500,000 00
Stock in tire Dank of Augusta. 100,000 00
“ “ “ “ “ Darien, 325,000 00
“ “ “ Planters'Bank of Geo., 80,000 00
Bonds, Notes, &c., received from
the State, 355,597 90
Cash turned over by the Treasurer
to the Bank, 613,101 77
Making, $1,873,699 07
The capital was increased in
1829, $53,617 23
1830, 165,227 05
1831, 109,028 78
1832, 127,019 20
1834, 152,020 79
1833, 53,299 32
720,213 02
2,593,912 69
The capital was diminished in
1833, $54,879 86
1836, 78,789 41
1837, 336,469 38
1838, 344,257 65
814,390 30
Leaving the Capital Stock, on sth
lB3B, $1,779,516 39
The following statement shows the annual dis
tributions made to the citizens of the State on
accommodation Notes—the profits which (lie
Bank derived from discount on Notes and Bills
of Exchange, and back interest on such as were
not paid at maturity—interest on Bonds, Notes,
&c., received from the State—Dividends on Bank
Stocks—and Premium Account—and the annual
Expenses of the Bank, including the salaries of
its officers.
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The large distribution in 1837, was made in
expectation of receiving the whole amount of
the Surplus Revenue of the United States appor
tioned to the State, which would have been more
than sufficient for the purpose ; but the Fourth
Instalment having been withheld, the sum of
$380,000 was obtained from different Banks in
the State, out of which the amount requisite to
complete the distribution was so applied. The
$380,000 with the Discount or Interest thereon,
mbs been paid to the Banks from which it was
obtained, during the present year.
No Premium Account appears to have been
kept until 1837, in which year the receipts on that
Account amounted to $3,991 90 ; and in the year
1838, to $5,797, 06.
The state of the Bank, made up to the sth of
November, 1838, which is herewith submitted,
corresponds with the books of the Bank ; but the
Notes discounted exceed the amount called for
by the books, $1,070 31. Thus discrepance
(which was much greater when the present
Cashier came into office,) is supposed to be in
the accounts of attorneys, in whose hands notes
have been placed for collodion, and (hat upon
a final settlement with them the amount of the
notes and the amount called for by the books will
agree.
The condition of the Bank on the sth Novem
ber, 1837, maybe thus stated:
Amounts due by the Bank, viz:
Capital Stock, $1,779,516 39
United States Surplus Revenue, 1,051,422 09
New-York 12 months Loan, 300,000 00
Free School and Education Fund, 10,400 00
Due other Banks on Loans and on
Account, 125,192 "2
Deposilc Account, 254,519 34
Central Bank Notes in circulation, 64,382 00
Profits, after deducting Expenses
and other payments required to bo
made out of them, 20,657 88
$6,612,089 92
Amounts owned by the Bank, viz :
Bank Stock, $1,005,000 00
Bonds, Notes, &c., received from
the State, 181,221 16
Stork in Brunswick Railroad and
Canal Company, 43,500 00
Notes Discounted, 1,817,199 90
Bills Discounted, 134,421 61’
Protest Account, 156 00
Due by other Banks, 28,961 91
Basil—ln specie and specie certifi
cates, 97,039 40
Cash —In notes and cheeks on
other banks, 304,590 00
$3,612,089 95
i Tlio f'ommUtee are of opinion, that the uftcr
mentiojied amounts, of the property owned by
the Bank mentioned in the (browning statement
of its condition, are entirely unavuiluhlo, and will
be eventually lost to the bank, \ iz:
Os the item denominated Bonds,
Notes, iVc.. received from the
State, the sum of $116,280 55
Os Notes discounted, the sum of 1,019 (IS
And Notes of the Bank of Macon, 291 00
$118,194 53
In addition to the liabilities of the Bank, us
shown in the foregoing statement of its condition,
the appropriations for 143 i and 1838, yet subject
to the warrants of the Governor on thu Treasurer,
and for which the Bank, by the appropriation acts
ot those years is required to pro'ido payment,
amount to about the sum of $585,000. The
Committee are of opinion, however, that the
whole of this amount w ill not he drawn for, and
that part of it may lie met by moneys paid into
the Treasury.
It will be seen by the. state of the Batik here
with submitted, that the whole amount of Notes
and Bills discounted, viz: $1 991,(531 53, those
lying over amount to $575,102 27, and those in
suit to $83,(547 57. Os those lying over, it is
confidently expected a very large proportion will
he renewed dur ng the silting of the Legislature.
It may, perhaps, have been expected that, the
Committee would express some opinion as to the
solvency of the makers and endorsers of the Notes
and Bills of Exchange. Much the greater num
ber of ihnu are unknow n to the Committee, and
oi such they cannot and ought not to express an
opinion; but the Notes and Bills, the makers
and endorsers of which are known to the Com
mittee, arc considered by them to be generally
good.
On an examination ol'thc books of the Bank,
tlie Committee find that a personal lodger had
been kept until the middle of the year 1836, when
it was discontinued by (he then ('ashler. The
general ledger was regularly posted and balanced
during the continuance in olliee of Mr. Malone,
as Cashier ; since that time this book (and in
t!io opinion of the Committee, a very important
one,) was discontinued until the present Cashier
came into office. When the funds of the Bank
were turned over to him by his predecessor, as
correct, lie carried them into a general ledger,
and since that time this hook has been regularly
kept and balanced. The Committee consider it
important that the discontinued general ledger
should lie brought up, ami recommend that a
competent person bo appointed for that purpose,
whose services may he dispensed with after this
duty is performed.
The Committee recommend also that a person
al ledger lie in future kept. If any of the books
of tlie Bank arc to be abandoned, they consider it
far better that the credit book should be, than tlie
personal ledger. Both, however, might ho con
tinued by the appointment of another officer. All
of which is very respectfully submitted, by
THOMAS STOCKS, A
GEORGE R. CLAYTON, C Committee
WILLIAM Y. HAN?ELL. S
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A BILL.
To be entitled An Act to prevent fraud in voting
for Governor, members of tlie Legislature, Mem
bers of Congress, and County officers through
out the State.
Whereas tlie Legislature is frequently called
upon to investigate the validity of elections of her
members, and the election of Congressmen and
County officers, arc often protested against, and
the parties put to a great deal of trouble and ex
pense in ascertaining the correctness with which
elections have been held, and oftentimes tlie truth
cannot be attained ; therefore, tlie more, fully to
obviate this difficulty,
Ik it enacted hi/ the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same :
Sec. 1. That the managers in all elections to
be hereafter held, shall be required, in addition to
numbering the name of tlie person voting, also
number his ticket, so that the ticket may be known
to a certainty, il doubted.
'■ e• That the manager* of the Precincts in
i‘iu h and every County, ahull pro serve the tickets
uml Real them up in a paper, and, together with
the list of namcH and tally shoots, deliver them to
the manager* at the Court House, who shall, af
ter counting out the tickets received by them at
the Court House, also seal them up in paper, to
hehy them kept in that situation for four days, at
the end ot which time, if there is no objection to
the validity ol the election, they shall make out
the return, and sent it on as at present to the
Executive.
•See. d. Should any candidate be dissatisfied at
the event, and should dispute the qualifications of
any of the voters, the managers at the Court House
shall proceed to investigate tire validity of the vote
or voles disputed, and shall sit and hear the testi
mony produced hv the. parties in the ease, if the
application he made before the end of the fourth
day ; and the party dissatisfied must give the oth
er party notice of the time the trial is to he had;
which trial must he had on or before the tenth
day after the elretion was held.
•Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That if the
managers should find any votes to be illegal, they
shall throw them out of the calculation, and they
shall report the person duly elected after they have
purged the polls. And all laws and parts of laws,
militating against this law, arc hereby repealed.
The Memphis (Term.) Enquirer of the "fith
ult. states that the Hon. Thomas Stuart, for twenty
six years a Judge in the Circuit Court of that
state, died on the lath inst. near Franklin, at the
good old age. of VO years. Ho was universally
esteemed for his mildness and impartiality in the
discharge of his official duties, and for his many
excellent qualities as a private citizen.
Case of Som.vamhulism,—A woman was
much addicted-to walking in her sleep, and, after
some observation, it was discovered that, in doing
so, she went over all the transactions of the pre
ceding day ; every thing, especially, that she had
herself said was distinctly repeated in the order in
which she had spoken it. In general she com
menced immediately after she had fallen asleep,
and began by repeating the first words she had
spoken in the morning, and then went through
the other conversation of the day, adopting her
tone of manner to the real occurrences. Thus,
whether she had called aloud to a person at a dis
tance, or whispered something which she did not
wish to be overheard, —whether she had laughed
or sung, every thing was repeated in the order,
and in the tone ot voice,in which it had actually
occurred. In repeating conversations with others
she regularly led intervals in her discourse cor
responding to (lie period when the other party
was supposed to he replying; and she also left in
tervals between different conversations, shorter in
reality, hut corresponding in relative length to
the intervals which had in fact taken place.
'Thus, if she had been two hours without convers
ing with any other person, the interval in iter
natural conversation was about ten minutes. In
this manner she generally required about two
hours to rehearse the occurrences of the day. Mho
was scarcely ever known to repeat any thing she
had read, hut she occasionally repeated psalms,
as if she had been teaching them to a child, and
she repeated them more correctly than she could
do when awake.
Mhc exhibited also the more common characters
of somnambulism, frequently rising in her sleep,
pursuing her ordinary occupations in the kitchen,
and even out of doors. On one occasion she
awoke in the act of mounting a horse at the sta
ble-door, and at another time was roused by sprain
ing her uncle, while cutting gross in a ditch at
some distance from (he house. These occupations
were observed to have a relation to her engage
ments during the day, being either u repetition of
something she hud done, or the accomplishment
of what she intended to do, hut had been pre
vented from performing; and sometimes it appear
ed to he something which she meant to do at the
earliest hour on the following day.
These peculiarities had been matter of interest
ing observation, for a considerable time, when
she at length fell into a state of continued uncon
sciousness to external things, which went on for
three days, during which time she attended to all
her usual occupations. This begun on a Sunday,
and continued to tile Wednesday. On that day
her master met her returning from an out-house
carrying a number of eggs, when he datennined
to attempt rousing her by shouting loudly in her
ear. On his doing so she awoke as from a sleep,
and spoke to him sensibly, hut could give no ac
count of the eggs, and could scarcely he persuaded
that the day was not Sunday. In an hour she
relapsed into the unconscious stale, and was again
roused in the same, manner; hut, after some fur
ther experiments, this expedient failed, in conse
quence of which she was taken to her parents, and
did not recover entirely for several weeks, after
this her former peculiarities became less remarka
ble and gradually ceased. —Abercrombie on the
Intellectual Powers.
We copy the following as embracing Dr.
Franklin’s ideas of a Whig. Those who arc
doubtful as to which party they belong, can read
ily ascertain whether or not they arc wings by
comparing their principles, with those contained
in the paragraph below:
“Tub Whig. —The whig lives in every State,
hut wishes to live only in a free State. He claims
no right in himself but what he is willing to give
to his neighbor. He is not listed in sects by
bonds, nor kept in them by prejudice; his mind
is not contracted by systems, nor sacred bigots, it
is open to God and nature; he is not attached to
persons or factions, hut to things, to justice, to
liberty, to virtue and his country. He adheres to
men who adhere to those. With like contempt
of promise and menace, unawed by power he is
attached to those. Not lurking like a drone to
ceap what others sow, he cheerfully acts his part
in society, he does what he cun, he endeavors,
within his sphere to promote the general welfare.
No matter what you call him, what his name, his
profession, or the title of religion. This is a
Whig.
onsignees per.South Carol ilia Hail Koatl,
Hamburg, November 22.
J. It. Murphy, Gould, Hnlk ley k Co , A. Cum-
Cumming, Kerrs Sc Hope, J, Costello, Stovall, Sim
mons k Co., Baird Si Rowland, S. Kneeland k Son,
K. 11. Beall,T. J. Pannele, J, it Burch,.!.&D. Mor
rison, J. Purse, Rankin, Boggs k Co., Stovall k
Harnlen, W. H. Crane, T. Dawson, P. Carrie, W.
Johnston, W. Welch, Dcndy & Key, Geo. Parrot,
Perrit k Young, M. R. Smith, H. L. Jeffers.
MARRIED
On Tuesday evening, the 80th hist., by the
Rev. Henry L. Ardis, Mr Arthur Semkixs, to
Miss Man r, daughter of John Kansey, Esq. all
of Reach Island, S. C.
eg"" 1 1 ■ "■*— 11 1 .
SPLENDID BLACK SILKS.
SNOWDEN k SHEAR have received this day
from New York, a large supply of superior
Black Silks for Ladies dresses of the richest lustre,
to which they respectfully invito the attention ol
1 the Ladies. <a-t 27
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SIMMER UF.TRKVI FOR NALB.
J-szstsk Will be sold, if applied for shortly, the lot
tislssfl nnd '•nprovemcnis at the Sand Hill*, known
»l.iiJ’ ,, l*» n n tho Turknell Spring Place, fbrmeriy
owne.i and occupied by Col 'Fbomn* McGran. The
Ini containing twenty five acres, a large part of
w nidi >• >n woods, nnd includes Turkricit’s Spring,
Irom w hich the City of Augusta is supplied with
ruitcr. On the premises is n comfortable dwelling
wan other buildings necessary for ill i accom
modation oi a family. Possession can bo eivcu
■niniediately
Also— A small Lot containing between two and
three acres, separate from the above by the Mtl
tcdgcvillo Rond. Apply to
» tuth IIENUV H GUMMING.
(il-OUhIA INME At TRUST COMPT,
AT AUGUSTA.
CAPITAL. ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS,
« which DM) is paid in, and invested in
Jitmk Stocks, and the balance in a course of
payment, by monthly instalments,
BY the act of Incorporation tho properly ot each
Stockholder is bound, to the amount of bia
stock, for all contiacts made by the Company, whklo
he is a Stockholder, and for six months afterwards;
which makes the actual respunmbity of the Institu
tion equal to Two Millions of Dollars.
Tho present number of Stockholders is Two.
Hundred.
Extract from the Itye I atet.
“In settling losses, if the right of the assured bo
clear, advantage shall nut bo token of any mero
legal objection. 1 *
Insurance, against fire, nnd on Marine and If*,
land navigation, may be effected by
personally, or by letter, at the office, or to any of
the. Company’s Agents. The terms of Insurance
will bo as favorable as those of oilier good offices.
On risks lakon by Agents, losses will ho paid, where
tit a premiums arc received.
THUS S. METCALF. President.
DIRECTORS.
Samuel lit le, A nemos Gould.
Atnory Sibloy, John M. Adnuia*
Solomon Kneoland, William ff IVistgnn,.
JI/ ihcs Roll, Jun. Misha Munton,
AJim Johnston, William I'. Raihhone,
David VV. St. John, Benjamin Waircti,
Jacob Moire, James P. Stuart,
Hays Bowdro, Samuel 11. Peck,.
Andrew J. Miller, George Panort,
Edward Padollbid, Francis M. Uobortsnn,
IV M. T. GOULD, Secretary.
AOK.NTS,
Savannah, I'adeUori, Fa>v& Go.
Darien, P II Vonge Ac Sons,.
Mil lodge Villa, Iverson L Harris,
Macon, Cbartes Day,
Columbus, Arthur 11. Davis,
Hamburg, S. C. George Parrott,
Chariest on, do. John C Holcombe,
New York City, W I komns-4& Pine at/
New Orleans, Francis Ganalil,
Mobile, Ala,. Fielding Bradford,
Baltimore, John GTiottd & Co.
Fayetteville,,.V. C. Starke Ac Pearce,
Wcliirnpkn, Alov Act): B Storrs,
Monlgemery, Ain. Sticknoy A: Wilson,
Irwinton, Ain. Field At Morgan,
Tallaharg r, Fa. Italian J llutkicy
Apalachicola,do< J Day At Co.
Dec PJ
lom'tfUxlTiBl'ttDF OF I'i.VK R(|»)T,.
f|l HE subscribers have succeeded in preparing a
i compound Syrup of Pink Pant, winch will
admit of ns definite prescription as the powdered
root. Tho dose of Pink Root, known ns one of
the best vermifuges is, 10 to 20 grants, and double
that quantity in infusion is necessary to the sarnu
effect. But tins syrup contains* concentra cd decoc
tion,much stronger than-the infusion, amounting
lonlmcst the whole virtues of the substance.
One tooipoonf nl of this syrup contains Ibe cor.-
rcounted decoction of 20 grains within a small
fraction, which may be considered at least, equal
to the minima dose of tho substance, which is 10
ginirm— two leaspoonfhla 20 groins, and so on.
slight laxative power is given by combining in tho
virtues o( rhnbnrb and sennn.
Ills not certain that any uniform antidote to the
occasional nervine effects of Pink Boot is known,
but tiie best antidotal power hitherto ascertained,
aristoluciiia, serpentariu is combined in due propor
tion.
It sliotild ho remembered that no vermifuge im
uniformly succcsslnl, even when worms areknown
to he present. The officianal infusion is too weak,
containing only the tea of seven and a half to fif
teen grains to the dose, which equals, (if the selec
tion of the root bo well made/ only three and a
quarter to seven and n half grains of the substance.
Fortius syrup,tho best specimens have been
selected with great care, nnd tho syrup on use has .
been found to possess, in a very convenient form
for administration to children, all the uniformity of
power as u vermifuge with the root insulin - mice, or
the full powersuf it in infusion or decoction, Tho
dose should be repeated three limes a Jay, or in ur
gent cases every two or three hours.
A co islotil supply always on hand at Apothecary
Hall, 232 Broad st. ANTONY & HAINES,
may 85
RICKS A' BEALL’S
Fire-Proof Warehouse, Augusta, Ca.
riMIE undersigned, grulelul for the liberal put-
X ronaga and snp|Hirt of their friends and cu»- ■
lomcrs heretofore, beg leave to inlona them and
the public, that they continue to transact u general
Warehouse and Coimuriusion Business, at
their old stand on Broad street Their warehouse
and close stores are in good order lor the reception,
of cotton and goods in store. Literal advances will >
at sll limes bo made on produce and consignments,
'file agents ot the Georgia Railroad will with
promptness receive and forward all cotton consign
ed to us at tho different depots, ns also any goods
that may be ordered through us up ihe road.
HOPKINS, JENNINGS Ac Co. Whole
sale Grocers, are now receiving and opening an
extensive stuck of Groceries, in the fire-proof store
of the warehouse new ly erected, which they will
be prepared to oiler on the most liberal terms. All
orders through us, and filled by them, will be free
of commissions, and to the entire .satisfaction of the
parties ordering.
All communications will be addressed to us
jointly, as the business in future will be conducted
m tho name ol tire firm. Fledging their usual
promptness to all business confided t« their care,
will hope to merit a cuntinuai.ee of the confidence
heretofore so liberally bestowed.
JOHN REES
EGBERT B BEALL
Augusta, Oclob/r 2, IS3B.
50" The city papers, Milledgeville Recorder,.
Standard of Union, Southern Wing, Athens, will
copy the above into thoir papers weekly, until first
January next. E. B. B.
M” NOTICE—NO MISTAKE.—The
subscriber having declined keeping a pri
vate boarding bo ise, now offers Tor sale
Ins large an 1 commodious Dwelling House and foot,
situated in the town of Madison, on the public
square, directly opposite the court house. The stand
for a public bouse or store, is considered one of tho
best in the place. To o person desirous ot opening
a public house, there is constderah e inducement,
there being only one Tavern in llic-JJ place.—
From the fact of the Rail Road being Juatt** to
this place, there is no doubt tbai two public house*
would do well. The construction of the house is
well calculated for a tavern, with rood back lots
nnd largo stables, with watci convenient.
Rail Road stock will bo taken ns cash. I will
also allow one thousand dollars rent tor the store
house connected with the same, for the terra o( five
years, deducted outof the sale- The only induce
mint to sell the house is, that there is more house
room thou needed lor my family.
THAD. B. REES.
Malison,Ga., October IG, 1838. wfiw
LUMBER. —The umleraianod have at present
the saw mill, (late Bealle’s,) on Little Spirit
creek, in full operation Supplies of sawed Lumber
run lie obtained, by leaving bills, or otherwise, at
tho store of Messrs. Hadley & Owens, or the su
perintendent, i Mr. Cason,) at the Mills.
A. PEMBERTON,
oet 17 vvlra JOSEPH S. REYNOLDS.