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[From the Constitutionalist.]
GEORGIA RAIL ROAD CONVENTION.
The Convention of the Stockholders ol this Company ad- j
journed yesterday afternoon, being the second day of the ses
sion, after adopting some very important measures.
On the first day, the usual Annual Reports were submit- i
ted, exhibiting the condition of the Company as in a high
degree healthy ahd flourishing. A resolution was adopted,
authorising the Board of Directors to negotiate, and, if they
thought the terms advantageous to the Company, to conclude
an arrangement with tle delegates from Wilkes county, for
the construction of a Branch Railroad to Washington.
Yesterday, the Convention took action on the great ques- ;
tionsof the enlargement of the capitol stock of the Company !
and the payment of the debt, which have been for sometime i
under discussion.
After an able speech from Mr. King, the President, in ad-
Vocacy of the measure, the Convention determined to enlarge j
its stock to tour millions of dollars. This gives a dividend of j
76 per cent., and a fraction of new stock to the Stockholders, j
It also determined that installments of 25 percent., in all, on i
the old stock should be called in, as they may be wanted to i
pay off the debts of the Company. As these will fall due at
stated times running through a period of six years, it is ex
pected that the dividends will pay these instalments and in
addition give an interest of five or six per cent on the original
investment in the old stock, estimating it at par.
Since the consummation of this arrangement, wo under- j
stand that some of the old stock has sold at a premium of 20
dollars per share, and that 21 dollars have since been offered
and refused.
We congratulate the Company upon this auspicious state
of its affairs. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the
wise and skillful management of its President. He has
doubtless been ably assisted by his co-managers in the direct
lion, by the officers of the Bank and of the Road. They
have displayed a combination of business talijwiot to be sur
passed in this country.
[From the Chronicle Sentinel.]
THEATRES AND MOBS.
The recent tragedy in the city of New York performed
before an audience of 20,000 deeply interested spectators,
is full ofinstruction. We are too apt to forget the simple
and Wise maxim that, “a tree is known by its fruit.” The
legitimate fruit of any school of vice is mobs, and the legiti
mate offspring of mobs is death.
’ In the late theatrical exhibition, Macrendy and Forrest
were the merest inciden'sof the play. All the material haiL
been provided for a similar riot and catastrophe, withoul
fheir presence or quarrel, by years of previous labor in.
•tfteaVWdtV Of’ foAerlug
rowdyism, under the cover of innocent and rational amuse-1
menu New York is disgraced by the unmerited .cousey
qnence which so many ol her principal citizens gave to a
petty controversy between two- teachers of sehools of tlnj
lowest grade. Had Foirest and Macready been treated witj)
no higher regards than those that attend at the Astor Plaqe.
Opera are wont to extend toward the most worthy teachers
of common schools, no riots and no bloodshed would have oc
cured. So long as the Upper Ten Thousand maintain pub
lic institutions for the education of mobs, the people will oc
casionally enjoy the amusement of seeing the authorities
shoot down a score or two of rowdies to preserve the peace ofi
the city. . j
The mob spirit is on the increase in this country; and
the killing of those that participate in such lynch-law pro
ceedings will only enrage the more, not subdue the brutal
passions of ignorant men. We have little confidence in the_
power of guns to govern well an excessively democratic
people. . i
Their reasoning faculties and moral perceptions must be
wisely developed, to the end, that they may be able to gov
ern themselves. It will take a thousand teachers ol the pro
fession of Macready and I'orrest a long while to instruct im
all useful knowledge, those thatstand in most need of educa
tion in any large city. It is the undue consequence given
to play-actors, pimps and bullies, in great cities, which sup-j
ports both political and'theatrical mobs. I liese are fed andj
clothed and housed, by men of character and property, who;
find it convenient to use occasionally their votes, if not theii
brick-bats, for some party or sinister purpose. Wrongs of,
this kind are notorious, and they naturally beget others oi a
deeper die. Society must come up at once to the discharge;
ol its whole duty in purifying Theatres and Elections, and:
in maintaining all moral and educational institutions, or sub-j
mil to the disgrace of arming one-fourth of the people to
shoot down a tenth of the sovereigns, for the very easy and,
natural mistakeol taking the law into their own hands.. We,
foster a habitual contempt for law and order,, till we are;
forced toslay in self-defence the viciims ol our previous in-j
diligence;. All the germs of violence are gathered into bet
beds and carefully watered and tended to raise a rich har-j
vest of mobs for the service of such men as Edwin I'or rest.
Marine Disaster —loss of Life. —Considerable anxiety,
says the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, has been felt in re-j
lation to the persons known to have been on board theschoo-j
ner Outward Bound, which vessel it will he recollected was.
lost near the Manitou Islands, with all on board. Ihe dis-,
aster was seen by persons on board the schooner lempest,.
aod the captain of the latter vessel reports that he saw the;
schooner Outward Bound on the 17th of April, near the Mun-j
Hou Islands, with a signal of distress flying—ensign set—,
union down— and that he immediately stood toward her. It;
was blowing a very heavy gale of wind—snowing, and
Weather euremely cold, aud the vessels making ice very fust..
He approached near enough so distinguish the people on
| board, all of whom were gathered aft on the quarter, and
counted them—lo in number, including the captain’s wile.
When he was within 30 iods of the ill-fated vessel site went
jdown and all hands perished. She went down bodily, fore
land aft, the last vestige he saw of her being the head of the;
jib. He saw no one on the surface of the water after she
sank. The probability is that the suction ol the vessel drew
them all down with her.
The Outward Bound was commanded by Capt. Churchill.
His wife was on board and perished with him.
A Neu> Infernal Machine—Narrow Escape. —A most in- j
genious and dastardly attempt was made on Friday, to destroy
the life of Thos. Warner, Esq., by an infernal machine. It
{appears that on Thursday night, in the absence of Mr. W.
a man whom the family supposed to he black, called at his
house and left for him a package 1 marked “confidential.” —;
jOn Friday at about half past two o’clock in the afternoon,
Mr. W. returned and found thtbpackage, which he immedi-’
lately began to unwrap. It was a small roahogony box with
a sliding top. From the description of the man who left it,,
and his manner at the lime, a suspicion arose in the mind of j
! Mr. W. that all was not right, and he used great caution in j
| removing the top of the box. The family were seated at
dinner at the time, but Mr. W., discovering a flame gave
the alarm and the family, with himself, instantly fled. — I
Scarce had they escaped from the room when the explosion:
‘took place, destroying every thing around and setting fire to,
{the house. as the fire wmT extinguished, it was found
I that the table upon which the botmit was broken, the walls torn
down and the partition sefiaratlg the rooms from the hull
moved from its proper position soSoial inches. The front win
dows of basement were destroyed and an engraving ol Wash
ington pierced by a shot buried an inch into the
wall. A canister, which the charge, was found
upon the floor, hut the box to atoms. The canis
ter was marked “I The supposi-
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of the sth inst., John U* his 40th year.—
The deceased had the’ consumption for
many years, which had slow progress upon hisj
1 constitution until he finally victim to its ravages and
ruthless hand. By this disperiiuion of divine Providence,
society has lost a useful citizer ■ his family an affectionate
father, and many, wvarm and < isinterested friend. Having
spent a life of lion” ami usefilness, he has passed away
likn a bright star, which havin’ shed its mild and hallowed
ravs upon our earth, then deS; ends to me darkness of the
tomb. Yet like the perfume ol the flower, his moral influ
ence will ever surround the hearts of his friends, elevating
tlreir standard and purifying their sentiments. In common
with all mankind the deceased had his faults, but over bis
errors, the human race will never be called to mourn, nor
will ever the voice of injustice upbraid his memory. Strong
in his ideas of right and wrong, he never ceased to love the
one, nor to detest the other. Benevolent in heart, lie aimed
to establish and transmit the most noble heritage of God to
his family, that of a pure and spotless name.. Asa citizen,,
we mourn for him for society has lost a bright ornament; as
a father,, we sympathize with the bereaved mother and, in
fant children for no one can fill his position, and as a friend,
we pray for the influence of his example and lessons to. stamp
on our hearts his unflinching fidelity and unalterable attach -
j meat..
“Green be the turf above theb’
Friend of my younger days,
None knew thee, but to love then*
Nor named thee, but to praise.
Tears fell, when tliau wert dying,
From eyes unused to weep,
And long,’where thou art lying,
Will tears the cold turf steep.
**** *** * *
While memory bids me weep thee,
Nor thoughts, nor words are free,
The grief is fixed too deeply,
That mourns a man like thee. L.
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APPOINTMENTS.
With divine permission, I will preach as follows: Bain
bridge, Saturday night, the 2d of June; Fowl town, Sunday
night, the 3d; Ocklockonee Church, Thomas county, Sun
day, the l-Oth; Thomasville, Monday night, the 11th; Groo
verville, Wednesday, the 13th; Ebenezer? (near Gold wire’s),
Friday, the 15th; Troupville, Sunday, the 17th; at the Arm
near Cliett’s, Monday, the 18th; Beilvillo, Wednesday, the
20th; Madison C. 11., Friday, the 22d; Ilickstown, Sunday,
the 24th; Concord, near 11. Mays’, Tuesday, the 26th; nt
brother Linton’s two churches, (I am not certain about the
names), the one nearest Concord, Thursday, the 28th; the
other, Friday, the 29th; Monticollo, Sunday, the Ist of July;,
Indian Spiings, Tuesday, the 3d; L. Bradford, Thursday,
th’e sth; L. Jackson, Friday, the oth; School house near
Joiner’s, Saturday, the 7th; Quincy, Sunday, the Bth ; Pro
vidence, Tuesday, the 10th ; Sardis, Thursday, the ljlth;
the church near Brown’s Ferry, Friday, the 13th ; Union
Academy, Sunday, the 15th; Holme’s Valley, Tuesday, the
17th ; Liberty Hill, Wednesday, the ISth ; Orange Hill,
Friday, the 20th ; Bethlehem, Sunday, the 22d.
In publishing these appointments the brethren will please
give notice thnt 1 am engaged in collecting funds for the con
templated mission to Central Africa. From Florida, I ex
! pect to go into the Bethel Association, Georgia.
T. J. BOWEN.
J “dr's.'RANDLE V G’KIEFFE,
HAVING associated themselves in the practice of Medicine
and its various departments, respectfully tender their pro
fjMional services :o the citizens of Penfield and its vicinity.
UTAH professional calls will receive immediate and prompt at
tention. ly April 26,1819.
S.WAE.Ii I*OX Al\|> V\Oi I.\ATIO.\.
Dll. WM. S. MEIEIIE begs leave to inform the citizens of
Oglethorpe and the sunounding counties, that, having had
{considerable experience in the treatment of Small Pox in Phila
• lelphia, he will undertake the management of all cases which may
be entrusted to his care, should the disease present itself within a
{ casonable distance of his rei-idenco. He is also prepared to vac
jeinateany persons who will cull on him at. Mr. -Middleton Pope’s,
j free of charge. Office hours, —In the morning, before 9 o’clock.
{ln thcrcvotiing, after 6 o’clock. A supply of genuine vaccine mat
ter just received from the North. 19 4 May 4
!HE3TO It IT OS’ THE BA3?W IT 3.
f I Mils GREAT WORK, by the Rev. David Benedict, live edi
1. tiond?if which have been called for in a few months, ought
■ {to be in everydiaptist family in the United States.
In consequence of repeated applications from distant parts of the
j;country for this work, which could not ho supplied in its bound
{form, the publisher has concluded to put up an edition in nrat paper
bindiiir. It can thus he forwarded, by mail, at an expense for*
; post at of only about f>o cents to any part of the Union.
, Top work is a royal octavo of nearly 1000 pages, and contains
ijjesijKs a splendid steel engraving of the author, another of Roger
Hm&iibe great apostle of religious liberty in this country, aud
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remitted by mail will procure a single copji-fc
“ “ “ two copies..
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: 1 st ‘2® “ “ twelve copies.
|j of the Gospel and others desiring to make known:
! the great facts connected with our Denominational history, are re
spectfully requested to obtain a list of subscribers among their
! I friends and send on their orders.
1 1 D* Postmasters may very conveniently aid in tho circulation of
j this invaluable work. LEWIS COLBY, Publishers,.
!j May 10 6 19 122 Nassau-street, New York.
YVEBSTEU’S QUAIITO DICTIONARY
FOR THE
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AT a meeting of the Board of Public Instruction of Su Lou.s,.
March 18,1849, . *
‘•Resolved, That a copy of Webster’s Unabridged Quarto Dte
tionary b? placed upon the desk of each teacher in the Grammar’
Department of the St. Louis Public Schools, as a book of reference
for teachers and pupils.”
“As an American, I am proud of the work. It is gratifying to.
see that it gives such universal satisfaction. I shall recommend it
as the standard in the public schools in this State.”
Thomas 11. Benton, Jr.,
Superintemlant of Public Instruction in lowa.
The town of North Brookfield, noted for thrift and public spiri\,
I have voted to place a copy- in the school-house of each of their niiw
(districts.— Sprinfigeld Republican.
| “Get the Best.” —All young persons should have a standard
1 Dictionary at their, elbows.. And while yon are about it, gel ttue
lliest; that Dictionary is Noah Webster’s, the great work,, un
abridged!. If you ure too poor, save the amount from olTyour back,,
and put it into your head.— Phrenological Journal.
Dr. Webster’s great work is the best Dictionary of the English
language.— London Morning Chronicle..
This volume must find its way into all our public and private
libraries,, for it provides the English student with a mass of thn,
most valuable information, which be would in vain seek for else*
where.— London Literary Gaze.Ue,
Containing three times the amount of matter of any other English
Dictionary compiled in tins country,, or any Abridgment of this
work.
Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Springgeld, Mass.,, and fi
sale by all, Booksellers. 17 J 5 April 26
r|HIIK friends of Indian Missions are hereby informed that Elder
JL A. T. N. Vandivcre has kindly consented to collect fund*
for that object, as ho may have opportunity. As brother Vandiver*
expects to. travel most of the present year in the bounds of tli*
.Sarepta Assoc4tion and elsewhere,, it is earnestly hoped that all
persons friend.!/ to the great work of Indian reform, wilt hand over
their contributions to him for this object, especially our brethren,
in the Sa/.-epta Association.
Those persons who may not meet with. Elder Vandivcre, can re%
mit to the undersigned at Public Square P. 0., Greene county,Xia.
V. R. THORNTON,
March 8,1819. ts General Agent for Georgiy
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