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MILITARY BALL, IN AIKEN.
We arc requested to state, that a Military Balt,
in honor of Washington’s Birth-day, will be giv
en at TboTti’s Hotel, irt Aiken, S. C. oft Mon
day evening next, the 23d iftst. The preparations
we understand are considerable, and ills expected
to be a very handsome affair.
election for major.
Thomas Tobin, Esq. was, on Saturday last,
elected Major of the 75th Battalion, 10th Regi
ment, Georgia Militia, to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the resignation of Major Jesse Thompson.
The number of votes polled were 255, as follows:
For Thomas Tobin, - - - - 184
“ Joseph Burton, -- - - 71
Majority of Tobin, • * * H 3
newspaper improvements.
The Columbus Enquirer has recently been
greatly enlarged and improved, and is printed en
tirely with new Type. It is ably conducted, an ar
dent advocate of the true faith, now one of the
largest papers in the State, and presents a beauti
ful exterior. Wc heartily wish it all the success
it so richly deserves.
The last No. of the Pendleton .Messenger, also,
a true Slate Rights paper, enthusiastically and
ably devoted to the good cause, came to us in an
entire new dress, and greatly improved. May
the utmost success attend it, and its truly worthy
and ]iatriotic editor.
THEATRICAL.
We have barely time and room to say, that Mb.
Cooter’s Farewell Benefit will take place
this evening, and we trust will be greeted with
an overflowing audience. The friends of the
drama cannot fail to appreciate the merits of this
great actor, and estimable man, on so appropriate
an occasion ; or to be delighted with the novelty
of Knowles’s beautiful play of the Hunchback,
which will be presented for the first time here—
Mr. CeorEß appearing as .Master Waller, Miss
Cooper ar Julia, and Mr. Forbes as Sir Tho
mas Clifford.
Mb. Forbes’s Benefit, too, will occur to
— morrow cvcning«-when the strikingly impres
sive tragedy of Julius Cxtar will be presented—
Mr. Forbes appearing as Brutus, and Mr
Cooper as .Mark Antony —and we earnestly hop<
it will be such a one as he richly merits, both ai
an actor and a gentleman.
g WASHINGTON’S ANNIVERSARY.
Order of Celebration.
The Committee appointed to make arrange
“ ments for the celebration of the approaching An
niversary, have appointed Col. Robert W. Mc
v Keen, Marshal of the day. A procession will lid
formed at half-past 10 A.M., in front of the Plas
-3 tsr’s Hotel, and proceed to the Presbyterian
r Church, where, after Divine service,the Fate-well
Address of Washington will be read by William
I W. Wiooins, Esq. and an Address, suitable to the
i. occasion, will be delivered by JamesT. Ghat, Esq.
i, The order of the Procession will be as follows:
1. Volunteer Corps.
t 2. General Officers and Stall!
s 3. Officers of the Army.
1 4. Orator and Reader.
* 5. Reverend Clergy,
[ 6. Magistrates of the City ailll County.
7. Medical Faculty and Students,
f 8. Members of the Law School,
j 9. Citizens.
I The Pews on the right and left of the centre
. Aisle near Ihc Pulpit, will be reserved for the
i Military.
The Authorities of the City and County, Rev.
Clergy, Medical Faculty and Students, and the
citizens generally, arc respectfully invited to join
the procession in the above order.
F. M. Robehtson, W. P. Mebbiman,
Samuel Bones, S. C Wilson,
Geoiiul W. Lamar, John I. Cohen,
Committee of Arrangements.
MERCER INSTITUTE.
We earnestly recommend to the attention of
the reader, the interesting article, descriptive of
this highly valuable institution, which wc publish
today. The Mercer Institute, it will be seen, is
devoted to education on the manual labor prin
ciple, and it must be exceedingly gratifying
to the friends of that system, to learn that it is
in so prosperous a condition, and has already ac
quired so large a number of students in so shoft a
time. This system constitutes a new era in the
annals of education, and wc doubt not, so valua
ble is its nature, and so important its result*,
that it will ultimately supercede all others. It is
peculiarly Republican in its character, and there
fore peculiarly adapted to our free institutions
—self dependent and self sustaining—placing
the manifold advantages of education within the
reach of all—cultivating at once both the physi
cal and mental faculties, so dependent on each
other—rendering honorable, industry and manual
labor, hitherto so much neglected at the South,
to the injury of its people, and their dependence,
even at home, upon their more hardy and indus
trious Northern brethren—making study practical
and healthful, and the student vigorous, athletic,
powerful, and independent, in body as well as
mind; instead of sickly, puny, consumptive, weak,
and dependent ; and as “idleness is the mother of
vice,” so industry is the mother of virtue. —Pa-
rents ! if you would malic your softs independent
of the* vsiriou.s vicissitudcx of the world—active,
useful, independent, and influential members of
society—and superior to the thousand induce
ments to idleness and vice, give them an educa
tion under the manual labor system, and you will
thereby attain that object, at least if it lie attaina
ble at all.
JUDGE WHITE.
We arc glad to sec that the degrading nomina
tion of Judge White does not take with some ot
the true Slate Rights mert. The aMc and inde
pendent editor of Ihc Western Carolinian, says,
“ We have no notion of taking up “ a loader of the
enemy’s forces.” Nor have we any greater in
clination to make a choice of evils, by supporting
one man, whose principles wc abhor, because his
opponent may be one degree ahead of him in se—
vilify to power, or in ambition to possess it.” The
MilledgyjVillc Times, too, in an able article pub
lished in our last, scouts at tile support of it, as a
sacrifice of our honor and principles. And of the
“Whigs,” the New York Courier and Enquirer,
and the Boston Atlas, have positively declared a
gainst it. The former says it would support Mr.
, Van Burcn in preference to Judge White, if obli
. ged to choose between the two. More and more
disapprobation will grow up, as the subject is dis
, cussed; and the inevitable consequence of sus
; taming him will be, a serious division in both lllC
“Whig” and State Rights parties. It is absurd to
expect that a large portion of cither, will sup
port him—and the better portion, too —that which
struggles for principles, not men or office—
and his election, therefore, under any probable
, circumstances, is wholly out oflhe question. Will
the East, think you, abandon Mr. Webster, for
him, after nominating him in the very teeth of the
B advocacy of Judge While; or tlhio, Mr. M'Lcan!
Wc have much hope, then, that the course of e
vents will save from themselves, those of the State
3 Bights party who advocate the disreputable no*
mination of Judge While. What! take a leader
’’ f rom the ranks of the enemy—and a Proclamation
and Force bill man, too, —pledged against your
II best principles ; and who has voted for their sup*
y pression, oven by the sword, and been willing to
y drown them forever in your blood! Oh, mon*
slrous! Shame, shame! And if he becomes a
traitor to his own party, cun you expect him to
i. be true to yours 1
e The Millcdgcvillc Times very justly rebukes
h the State Rights parly of this State, for abandon
e iug Gov. Tnorr, for Judge White, after formally
Is nominating him as a candidate. It will be rc
e membered that wc decidedly disapproved of that
y nomination, at the time of it, because founded in
b, insincerity, & intended to subserve other & mcrc
- ly temporary party motives, unconnected with
>s the ostensible object of it. Wc utterly condemn,
>- and will uniformly oppose, all equivocal, sinister,
or indirect action, come from what quarter it may.
o- What will those say, now, who censured us for
s- our opposition to that nomination, and yet ahan
— i don it thcmsclvos, to support another 1 We,
Ir. though opposed to it, then, would now support it,
pe 1 because the nominee agrees without in ptinriple.
us , and is worthy of our support; and will they who
’ made it, or then advocated it, now abandon it,
( and for one, too, that Is opposed to thertt in prlrtcb
I pie • If they do, where Is their pretended respect
u ! for Gov. Troup, to say nothing of their respect for
i themselves 1 Can it bo possible, that they who
advocated it. When it was premature and unwise
’ will now abandon it, when (if it should not he
deemed advisable to support Judge M’Lean,) it
1 will(bc’thc best possible rallying point for our pur-
ty, and mean of holding it together, and sustain
-1 ing its principles 1 It Would, indeed, lie a rally
' tug point for the whole South; and we feci assu
• cd that it'would lie promptly sustained' by Caroli
na, at any rate. Many of her public men were
in ftVor of giving her vote to Gov. Troup, nt
the last election; and nothing prevented if, but
the expectation that she would be charged, for do
ing SO, with dn attempt to wheedle and flatter
Georgia into the support of her principles, as she
had been, most unjustly, In other matters, when
she had ’merely! done Us justice; and her pride
could not consent to incur such a charge again.
What if wc were defeated, in the present contest—
and how can the State Bights party hope for
success in it, under any circumstances ’ —much
would be done toward uniting the South; and
the Iwd centre States of the South forming
such a conjunction in the present contest, would
give them an overwhelming influence over the
whole South, at least, in the next one.
It is the besetting sin of human nature, to sa
crifice every thing to the present. For that, wc
can now do nothing; and indeed to struggle for
it, is to do worse than nothing; but if wc wisely
use the present, to strengthen us for the future,
we have it in our power to do se decidedly and
olleclually.
From the Southern Becorder.
MERCER INSTITUTE.
Macon, Dec. 15th, 1834.
Messrs. Editors—Sometime in April, 1831, a
resolution was passed by the Baptist Convention
for the State of Georgia, authorizing its executive
committee to bring into operation a literary and
theological School, upon the manual labor sys
tem. At the next annual meeting of the Con
vention, the committee icported, that all necessa
ry arrangements had been made; upon which,
they were directed by Ihc Convention to purchase
a farm, and dfrango for the commencement of
regular exercise by the first of January, ensuing.
A farm was accordingly purchased, situated a
hout eight miles north from Grccncsborough,
Greene county, and nn institution established,
now known, as the .Mercer institute . The suc
cess of the experiment, thus far, has been equal
to the hopes of its best friends; expectations
have been fully realized, and the praclicahllty of
such a system of education, anil its decided su
periority when considered in reference to the
combination of labor and study, may here be
said, to be in gratifying progress of actual de
monstration. In support of this declaration, wc
ask your indulgence, while wc submit the state
ment of a few important and interesting farts.
The number ol students at the institute is about
eighty; during the present year, they have culti
vated about 250 acres of land, together with two
fine gardens; and according to tho report of the
committee appointed to examine tho crop, their
fields were kept even in better order than those of
neighboring fanners. Their crop consisted of
120 acres in corn, 70 in cotton, 50 in outs, nlnl 10 |
in potatoes. About 1000 acres of land arc at- j
tarhed to the premises, 300 of which arc cleared, ]
and one field, planted in corn, was, in the proper j
season, cleared by the students themselves. On j
a beautiful elevation, an excellent three story [
building has been erected ; the basement story of
brick, which is divided into two apartments, used
for schoolrooms; the second and third stories
and the garret arc occupied by the students.
Other necessary and convenient buildings have
been erected, in which the students have borne
their part of the labor, and the settlement now
presents the appearance of a neat, well arfanged
country residence, where every thing bears the
distinct impress of order and industry.—The a
mount whicli has been expended in the improve*
nlcnt of this setllcmcnt is about £6,500.
The school is opened every morning with
reading a portion of the scriptures and prayer.
In the summer, the teachers and students go
from breakfast, which they have at an early hour,
to work and continue at work 3 hours. The re
maining part of the day is devoted to study and
recitation, with suitable intervals for rcercstion
and rest. In the winter and spring, the time for
work, is from 10 to 1 o’clock. The students arc !
divided into working classes of about six each,
and those who plough work by classes, in ro
tation. The appearance of vigorous health snd
cheerfulness exhibited, ill connexion with tho
positive moral influence’ which is exerted speaks
volumes in favor of the system which is here
adopted.
But a word or two respecting the opportunity
for mental cultivation, for this is a solitary in
stitution. Wc have said, that excepting 3 hours
for labor, and proper intervals for nest, the day is
devoted to study. This is the case until nine
o’clock at night, when the students arc dismissed
to bed.
We attended Ihc late examination, on the 10th
and llth Inst. The classes were examined in Eng
lish Grammar, Arithmetic, & parsing, Ancient &
Modern Geography, Natural Philosophy, Algebra,
Latin and Greek, and History. They were ques
tioned practically, and, to considerable extent by
the teachers themselves, without reference to
text books, when it could be done, and confident
ly and without interruption, except when justice
required it, given up to the examining commit
tee. The whole examination, was, in many
respects a critical one, and the manner in which
the glasses sustained themselves, certainly gave
, assurance, that thdir their time had been well
spent, under the superintendence of men well
qualified for tile important trust assigned them.
■ The course of study nliifked out) Comprises
, four years, and is sufficiently complete in the study
of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, the beue
' fit of all the apparatus which answers all the
1 purposes of experiment; operations in Arithme
tic, Algebra, Geometry, &c. arc performed lip
, on the black board, so that the proficiency of each
member of the class is clearly understood, and Wc
fear not to hazard the assertion (hat the op|iortu
nity for securing a good education here is as
• favorable as elsewhere, high schools and colleges
t to the contrary notwithstanding;
We would mention another tact rtf importance
1 as connected with the mutual improvement of the
• young men at this institution. Two debating
i societies have been recently formed, styled the Phi
Delta, and the Ciceronian, composed of the stu
dents equally divided. Those societies are or
’ ganized upon the principles of similar societies,
• attached to other literary institutions, and pro
r misc similar advantages to their members. The
principal teacher is a member of one, and the as
sistant teachers members of the other.
’’ One word to |the Baptist brethren, and particu
b lady ministers and influential men among
them in the State. This institution is de
-0 signed, principally for young men engaged in
the ministry. Such ns cannot assist themselves
*’ upon furnishing Ihc proper testimonials, are
ii boarded, educated, and provided with IxxJks
t I “ without money and without price.” We say
j then, to Jrou, visit the institution, beeomr
r acquainted with the Teachers and Trustees
» understand the objects proiioscd, Witness tho suc
cess rtf this llcaven-direeted enterprise, ns we
solemnly and gratefully believe it to lie, and we he
sitate not to declare, that leaving prejudice at
® home, nrtd’rtpening yoitr eyes and JroUr hearts you
r- will lie constrained to give your prayers, your in
. fluencc, and your money, yes, your money 100, in
aid of such a righteous causa. (With fervent desire
for the prrts|ierily of tho Mercer Institute, wc
■ lake our leave. ALETIIEIA.
B«M
Hints to Housewives. —When ivory handled
1 knives turn yellow, rub them with nice sand pa
l per, or emery; it will lake off th* s[kHs, and res
. lore their whiteness.
r When a carpel is faded, I llagß been told that
lit may lie restored, in a great measure, (provider!
: j there lie no grease in it,)by being dipt into strong
i salt and water, I never tried this; but 1 know
, thnt silk pocket handkerchiefs, ami deep blue fac
tory cotton will not fade, if dipped into salt and
water while new.
Tortoise shell, and horn combs lasi much lon*
’ gcr for having oil rubbed into them onec iu_a
while.
Spots in furniture may usually be cleansed by
rubbing them quick and hard, with a flannel wet
with the same thing which took out the color ;
If rum, wet ihc cloth with rum,Ac. —The very best
restorative for defaced varnished furniture, is rot
ten stone pulverised, and rubbed with linseed
sil,
Sal volatile, or hartshorn, will restore colors
taken out by acid. It may be dropped upon any
garment without doing harm,
From the Southern .IgrictillUrist,
On the. Culture of Florida Ctjftt.
Tho. following communication, giving
an account of this article, anil the mode
of cultivating it, is of great importance («
our Agriculturists, in opening (o them an
additional field of culture, to the great
staple commodities of the South, where
by the wealth of our Slate may be aug
mented. The South is indebted for her
wealth, to the great products of her soil,
each of which appears to have been intro
duced by accidental circumstances, and
renders it remarkable, that Carolina is
not indebted to any indigenous produc
tion, for any portion of her prosperity.
Uy the introduction of the culture of Flo
rida Coffee, another staple may be added
to those, with which (he South is hies ted
—indeed, if the production wore only’ad
equate to one half of the consumption of
Coffee in the United States, it would be
an object of immense importance. There
ate 80,000,000 lbs. of Codec consumed
in the United States, which may be esti
mated at an average price of 1 4 cents per
lb., making SI 1,200,000. If but one
half the price of West India Coffee cotlld
he obtained for that of Florida, and but.
half of the latter consumed, there Would
he an increase to the'! South in her pro -
duce, equal to $2,800,000, and a gain to
the country in the consumption, to the
same amount. It will be recollected al
; so, that with (he exception of a little tim-
I her and rice none of tho Southern jiroduc
| tions arc exchanged for those of the W. 1
I Indies. It becomes our Planters, to com
-1 mence planting this crop without delay,
and note such peculiarities in its cultiva
tion, as would nave atendency to improve
it—particularly the soil, situation, man
ner, harvesting, and such other matters
as would readily suggest themselves to
the intelligent planter. Thus, by com
paring the various methods, the true mode
of cultivation in this climate maybe as
certained.
To the Editor of the Florida Herald.
Mr. Editor—l have brought under
cultivation a species of Coffee, which
grows wild in Cuba, and has fount) its
way to the City of St. Augustine, suppos
cd to have been brought there many years
| since by the Spanish people. It is com
| pletely naturalised to our climate, and
will grow in any of the cotton growing
States. I recommend the cultivation of
it particularly to the Planters, as another
staple of immense value, which will real
i/.e more than any other staple of our
country now under cultivation, even if
we obtain not more than hall the price of
West India Coffee. It is made use of in
the interior of Cuba, by tire inhabitants,
as Coffee. It also grows wild on the
banks of the Mississippi, around New
Orleans, where it is collected by the
French people, and made use of as Coffee.
I have made use of it in my fnnily fir
three months, and find it superior to tire
Green Cuba Coffee. It improves from
age, being equal to the best of Coffee in
, three months after it is collected. Those
who are peculiarly fond of the taste of the
Green Cuba Coffee, can obtain it by mix
ing at the rate of one pound of the Green
Cuba Coffee, with four pounds of Flori
da Coffee.
It is an annual plant, ami must be cul
tivated in tire, same manner as Cotton,
leaving the plants at a greater distance,
I as it grows most luxuriantly from ten to
twelve feet high on good fandt It will
grow on the poorest land which has been
exhausted from cultivation, and will pro
duce a good crop. Plant it ar the same!
i time that Cotton is planted, on beds five
! • feet apart. On good land, plant your
’jseeds five feet apart, dropping ten or
‘ i twelve seeds ; cover it lightly ; when the
'; plants are sufficiently grown, thin them
i • out, leaving a single plant at the distance
;j of five feet; poor lands mav be planted
II nearer} two pounds of seeds wifi plant
1 jan acre of land! one acre will produce
’ from fifteen hundred to two thousand lbs.
of Collie. It blooms from early in July
I until late in October; ripens from early
s i i August until frost, or early in Noveni
•jber; the seeds are about the si/.e of a
■ grain of wheat,o fan olive colour, each
‘ ! pod containing from forty to sixty grains
of Coffee. The polls must be Collected
a I as fast as (hey ripen, and when threshed,
) | which is performed with a common stick
e from the woods, it must he done in a close
a|Wtm with a tight ft tor, and after it if
ft winnowed, it is then fit for use. Neithei
ie horses, cattle or hogs, will cat of the
"’ plant; it is not disturbed by caterpillars
!’ or any insects; it returns more foliage to
the land than any highland cultivation;
it is also a great acquisition to the rearing
» of Bees, as pure honey rises on the
'* stem of each stalk of the leaves, which is
" sought after by the bees and ants.
* \ The Editor as the Southern Agricul
turist, and all Editors in the Cotton
growing States, will please insert the a
bove for the public benefit.
I anl yours, respectfully, &c.
ABRAHAM DUPONT.
Mulanxds, iVor. 25.1831.
1 Seeds may be obtained by applying to
1 Messrs. J. & C* UflWton, Charleston, S.
* Carolina—and of Col. Francis Otic, of
. St. Augustine, East Florida)
I —•»Bn.-.-
From the Charleston Courier.
i Catching Shad by Steam. —There real -
ly appears to! be no limit to “ Yankee in
' genuity.” One of the incentive rare, at
; Hartford, Conn., has projected, and Con
' templates putting in Operation 111 North
] Carolina, a plttn/or catching Shad by
Stcdm, The following description of the
novel machinery, is furnished by a cor
respondent of the Nett' York JoUtMil of
Commerce:
“ A Steam Engine of small power is
placed near the water’s edge, with a con
cave wheel attached to the shaft. A
breast of the engine and at a suitable dis
tance from (he shore for dropping the
nets into the water, is a buoy anchored,
with two blocks fastened toil; at a dis
tance to the right and left of the centre
buoy arc two more with one block each.
On the right and left of the engine are
five more (making ten) with blocks,
also. From the concave wheel two
ropes run parallel with each to the cen
tre buoy, through the blocks, one pas
sing to the buoy on (be right, the other to
the buoy on the left, from thence to the
shore, and running through the blocks
there to the concave wheel connected
with the engine. It will be seen, that
when the engine is put in motion, (he
ropes are in motion also. Two boats
having the net equally divid td between
them, are fastened to the ropes running
parallel with each other ami at'e carried
out by them to the centre buoy, (ben to
(he right and left, and of course as they
sopei'atc, the net runs off from the bonis
into the water until they reach the other
buoys. All that is necessary for the men
in the boats to is to take the
ropes attached to the net for hauling it
in, to the shore, which is done by having
the rope as it runs ashore take the boat
with it in the same manner us they were
carried out. When this is done, the rope
running through the blocks on shore is
cast from them, (being made so that it
can he dune) and the ropes for hauling in
the net take its place, and being attached
to (lie engine, the Shad arc rapidly wend
ing their way to the shore. The time oc
cupied in taking out the net to ihc buoys
when placed in the boats and battling it
again to the shore, must be much less
than it has been by physical strength
heretofore. The plan certainly appears
feasible ; and if so, a great revolution
will take place in this business. So
great, that some other “ Yankee” must
invent some new method of separating
the bones from the meat, so that it can
be consumed as rapidly as the market is
supplied; fori understand that the pa
tentee calculates that the net will make
its voyage in twenty minutes from the
time it is put in motion, on board the
boats. So confident arc those intoresfod,
that it will be fully tested next spring.”
S U M M Attv.
Robert M. Charlton, Esq. of Savannah, has,
with lire advice and consent of the fSt-iiate, Irecn
a|)|K) tiled by the President, Attorney of tint United
Stales for lire District of Georgia, in the place of
Mathew Hall McAllister, resigned.
Cold Weather. —Saturday and Sunday last
were tire coldest days ever rememlierod to have
been felt in Georgia. On Sunday morning at
sunrise tire thermometer stood ot 8 J lielow zero.
A friend lias kindly banded ns a statement of the
indications of bis tlrerinonicter during those two
days, but we have accidentally mislaid it. and have
not lime to procure another.—. llhens It tag, 12/A
instant.
On Salttrd ty tire 7lh instant, in the evening, tire
state of llreJThermomctcr was 0 deg. above zero.
On Sunday, at sunrise, I “ below “
“ at 8 o’clock, 4 “ above “
A gentleman of this place, who has observed
(lie thermometer for the last 37 years, informs ns
that during that period the IrtWest point it readied
WHS 8° aliove zero.— Columbia Telescope.
Tbc Bth No. of the Southern Literary Met.
senger rome out yesterday. It has lieell delayed
by the necessity of consulting with, and sending
proof-sheets to, distant authors.— iV e have not
had time to look over its contents With any sort
of attention; but we tlndertand it is one of the
' best, if not the very best, rtf the series. The Poo
tienl prrtthretlims an* said to Ire generally, rtf su
perior merit. —Hichmond Enquirer, \‘ith inst
I Colonel Parish Carter, h«s Wen unanimously
1 elected President of lire Brandi Bank of Darien,
in Milledgevllle.
Tire Baltionrc Gaz-lle of th«7'lt in-1, savK*—
about 12 o'clock t> day, a fi c broke out in lire
A then mini, and the wind blowing strong from
the northwest, lire flames spread with fearful ra
pidity; so that in a short tilde 111 it tine bid ding
was almost totally destroyed. Happily, tire (ire
was prevented from lining any mat-rial injury trt
lire adjoining buildings, though lire roof of the
Masonic Hall was for a short lime in great danger.
The philosophical apparatus of tire Maryland In
stitute, ami the Library of tire Baltimore Lyrrum.
both ofwldch were kept in the Alhcnmim, are
consumed.
I The Post ryjjjre Department. —Tire Senate
i en Saturday the 9th instant, passedunanirartndy
tire hill reorganizing the Post Office Depar meat,
I This is a striking proof of tire corruption ot time
Department. Tbc bill was reported by a coin
* irt ttee, who, aflir an investigation) miexanipM .
: for lire labor and difli-uHies encountered in its
* progress, made a report disclosing a slat* of rut-
in temreas, astounding Ihosc who liSd previously cn
tenanted the worst opinion of tire administration
, of the Department) The bill bearing on every
' filature, the strongest censure, and admitting the
s existence of tile grossest corruption, Unanimously
0 passed—even Isaac Hill voted tbr It. Yot tht)
; Department and all its members, retain tire exa
> cutivo confidence ! Tj. S, Telegraph,
e Who would havo expected that the Globe
* would have alluded to tho shot pretended to
havo been fired at the King of Franco two years
- ago, as illustration of tile attempt by Lawrence.
I, Tho two esses are aotitewliat similar. The ex
amination made into the former, showed clearly
that it was a humbug got up by the prtlleS. No
ball was ever found. It could not lx) ascertained
who fired the pistol. And the Lieutenant Os tho
guard incautiously, to the great confusion of the
loyal, and amidst lire laughter and hisses ot‘ the
audience, admitted that hr had understood before
. leaving the |>aUee that tho King was to be fired al t
j. —“ U. S. Telegraph,
While I was whizzing along, I burst out laugh
ing. One of the passengers asked mo wliot It
was at.—“ Why,” says I, “ it’s no wonder the fol
low's horses run off.” A Carolina wagoner had
just crossed the rail road, from Charleston to Au
■ gnsln, when the engine hove in sight with the
- ears atlitehliil) It was growing dark, ami tho
; sparks were flying in all directions. His horse
ran off broke his waggon ami smashed bis com
bustibles into items. He run to a house for help,
and vVben thoy asked him what seared his hor
st's. lie said Ire did not just know, but it must be
hell in harness. —David CCbckett's Tour thro'
the United Stales,
.1 aen‘ e teusefor not taking a JVesespaper.-
A subscriber ealle I at our office last week, and no
tptesb'd us to discontinue his paper. Being a little
curious to know the reason, we made free to aC
the question, why he quit us. “ Because,” said
he, “ there is srt much in the rutted thing tlml I
can’t read it all, and I always miss the best news
by not knowing where to begin.” “Well friend,"
wc replied putting on one of OHr b st looks,
“ suppose we send you luilf a sll«Cl for the next
year.” He paused a moment, and theft replied, i
“That will do, you may shove on a spell longer.
Salt Hirer Jour.
coiFijitriAliv ,
l.aisttt dnlet JriD* Jnn. •
I.alert tint ft fr urn Dec. lift \
AUGUSTA MAIIKET.
COTTON.—Tire market opened on Monday
with considerable animation, mid the demand, for
all kinds was good, a! an advance, on last week’s
prices, of fully } cent. Prime has been sold for
10j cents; but the scarcity of this quality has (
caused It to advance more in proportion than any ,
Ollier. Wc quote inferior 14 rents—fair to good 1
fair, 14 Jto I 5J —prime and choice, 16 to 16J. (
rREIOIIT—IO Savannah) 75 cents per bul • (]
dull—to Charleston, £1 per bale, dull; by River
and Rail Road.
Aiigiislii Itanfti Nurea HvciiwiigeTublu.
All the Banks of the State, par, except the Fat
mot's Bank of Chattahoochee, which has failed.
South Carolina Bank Notes, par. ,
American Gold Coin, 2 per cent prom.
British do do., do
Georgia Gold, 93 a l'sc, ,
Carroll Co. do. 96c.
North Carolina Gobi, 85e.
EXCHANGE.
Checks oft New York) par.
Charleston, par,
Hsvannah, par.
/ills on the Norh, 60 days ,1 j 30 ds. 1 pr. el. oil.
Charleston, (>0 days, interest oil.
■Savannah, 60 days, int. A i pci eU oil
V. S. Bank Bills, J per cent preto.
STOCKS.
SVObth r*tn I
Augusta Bank, £l2l £loC t
Mechanic’s Batik, 10ft 100
Insurance Bank, 42 30
Slate Bank, HO I Oft I
Ice Company, 60 50 t
Wharf Company Stock, par.
New Ohi.eans Mxbkkt) Feb. 1,
COTTON.—Stock 115726 bales. The mar
ket, since our last report, has continued remarka
bly steady; there is a fair demand exiting,
and the prices of last week are fully suppor
ted, the intelligencß of tho declining stole of *
the Liverpool market, al the latest .fates, having 1
had no influence on transactions here. Tho stock
on sale is not large, ami tile sales of the wcuk
have been quite respectable; »m Minting in nil to
about 16,000 hales, the most imp irtant of "hi -h
we annex viz.: 2700 bales at 15 j, 2200 at 14£,
3911 al 15,116 at Is|. 13)0 at 16,212 atlOJa
18, 224 at 161, 1300 at 10, 3500 nt 16 CChts, of
Louisiana ami Mississippi; 200 at 15, 1770 at
15, of Tennessee oltd North Alabama} and 111)
Arkansas) ill 17 cents per 1 >. Quotations l-l a 18 j.
(SUGAR.—Tire demand before fair, has, during
tho week past, been rather more animated, without
material deviation from the prices previously paid:
much of what is buying up is for immediate ship
ment, though some ar.t purchasing on speculation.
MOI.A-S.BEei. —We have no new feature to no
tice in tire market for Molasses ; transactions on
Plantation ton fair extent are going forward, and
in the City, where it is scarce, the demand con
tinues very good, at 28 n 33 cents, p Ur gallon. ,
MAII til ED.
At Columbus, Oa., nn the 23d nit., Mr. LEW- ;
18 ANTHONY, to Miss MARTHA, daughter of
Mr. A. Taylor—all of Muscogee county. .
DIED,
In Wayneslmrough, on Sunday, tile ftlli Inst,
after a lingering dines*, Mr. tdl.tdAßD J.
ROWE, in ilte 23d year of his age. He lived
respected, and died lamented, leaving a family of
parents, brothers, sisters, and numerous ae
quanitallrtt's, to deplore his toss.
At Lagrange. Ga.. of apoplexy, on the Bth insl,
the Rev. THOMAS W. STANLEY.
At Mobile, Ala., on 4th inst.; JOHN STOCK
ING, Jr. Esq. Mayor of that city.
In Columbus, Mississippi, on Monday the 26th
ult„ Col. GEORGE W. BUTLER, formerly of
Augusta, Gcoigia.
vT/./i or
: itSS AF.lsSS4>3'>!
5 f g"« HE riuloruigncd, with tho <i*r.v of l»rin* j
) 8 ing to a KpceJv termination tlwin'oncrmn j
, Will sell at Public Auction, (without reserve) al (
the Lower Market House, in the Cityol Augusta,
On MONDAY,the9ibof MxK.ii next,
AI 10 O'clock,
1 *23
Alsuil 8l» of whom arc Field Hands—the r*
. moulder Bo.tHan.is, Engineers, and Pilots <f
Hto.uu Duals, Bricklayers, Painters, Carpenter.,
Blacksmiths, and House Servants. Terms essb.
McKenzie & Bennoch.
rt.-brn .rv °d. 1835 wt/l 37
;,' Taw
Neatly Executed at tbit ollUi.
Administrator’s Sale.
1 On the first Tumloy in March riHxt,
lI.L lie sold at the Loner Market Douse,
T f in the City of Augusta, $> the highest .
. bidder, the following Negroes, via: bhAitl, Mender*
’ von, Baltimore, and Milly—one of which ii a good
carpenter, and two good wagoner* t for ill* pur
pose of making a division amongst the heir* and
legatee* of Zaehariah Sinklicld, deceased.
HOLLAND McTYRE, Adm’r.
January 3. td 2*
Adniinislrntor’s Sale.
I'OSTPONJBD.
On tis fin! llmd'ii/ in April, 1 80/i.
11,L lie sohl, at the place of Public Sale,
™ T in Henry county, in compliance With an
Order of the Inferior Court of Richmond ootnty,
while Hitting for ordinary purpose* :
The lot ol land, No. SI, (twenty-one) in the
till District of Henry County,belonging to the ea
st* ol Zaehariah Sinkfield, deceased; for the bene
fit of the heira of said estate. Condition*, cosh
purdiaK.'r* to pay for title*.
HOLLAND MvTYRE, Adm’r.
Teh, 4 wld BT
Wo Ti f f .
ALL Person* having any claims against thn
Estate of Dim Kb link E. decaascd, will
render rr.eni duty attested, Without delay, to tbit
hula -riber; and those indebted to the Estate, will
make payment In
ROBERT HABERSHAM, Adtn'r.
Fch. 712 t 88
ADVANCES ON c#rrvoit.
Advances on shipment* of Cottoh to Li*-
t'rpool Hhd HuVre, will be made by
HOLCOMBE, PECK * CO.
Frar.er A Lolfun'* Wharf.
(fharlttlori, S. (1., Peb. S, 18S5 2in 3B
lawV
Atiikss, January 29th, 183 S.
Pglllfi undersigned have ceased to practice
Jg Law in partnerahip. The unsettled bust
lirna will bo attended to by cillicrof them.
ED. HARDEN.
’PH. J. HUSK.
CTyWte subscribers will Practice I.AW in
Partnership, end attend to the collection of Money
in the Western, Northern and Cherokee circuit*.
Their Office is in the upper part df Athens.
ED. HARDEN.
ED. RANDOLPH HARDEN;
Fob 4 lul 37
MOOTS or SHOES.
RECEIVED this day, 800 pair* heavy rus*
«ct Brogans! also on hand, Kid and Calf do.
Gentlemen's line Calf gk.ii Boots, dec. Ac. which
we offer for sale, by the package, or the doicn, »•
low as can he purchased in Charleston or Augus
ta. I’unhaier* will do well to call and examine
for themse.v '*, at No. 273, Broad •treat, and
nearly opposite the Globe Hotel.
PRENTICE A KEITH.
Align ta, Dec.2s. 1834 I fit 26
t ail anti Winter Hoods.
THE undersigned he* received « fall supply
of Fall ami Winter Dry Good*, comprising
an assortment of English, French and American
goods, more extensive tit ill he has ever yet offered.
Also, a full stock of GROCERIES—aII which ho
offers for sale on favorable tcrlris,
WM. BOSTWICK.
NOW LANDING,
100 boxes Ond 20 ranks Superior Cheese
20 barrels superior family Canal Flour, from
new Wheat, “ Ely’s 1 ' red brand.
Oct 22 7
KfiTjlsl AIS l» I V KI-ns.
Wood Work of two plain Maple Ta
li bles. suitable Ibr the Country or a private
room, have been received oh consignment, and
will be sold low if inquired for immediately.
Apply to WIU/IAM PHILLIPS.
At Fox's new buildings, or at Melvchrie fit
Benrtocb’a Wafa house, Oh Cuhipbell-st. Whert
they mav be scert.
Fob. 11 4lw Bh
,/f sTim m m o *kEjr'jt.
A BRICK STORE, suitable for • t
• W Office or Mercantile liusinemi, fitua*
■ II.VjjL led uedr the Post Office, and in the
jyjjypy, centre of btlsineas. Rom very low ;
apply at thie office, or on the premises, No. 208
Broad street
Jan 28 35
JUST MiECEMViiO,
A FEW 100 Bushels of SHED OATS, sos
!m. sale by ...
ROBERT W. MckEEN.
Feb. 18 41
STEM M eiO.tT EI.VE
S X V A NIVAS* X AFOUST A.
CM',HE Subscriber lias oalaUiehcd « regular line
PH of Steam Boats, to start on Sunday and
Thursday of each week, from both places, with
whatever Freight may oiler—and if sustained by
the public, will maintain it regularly throughout
tllC JHMSOII.
His Tow Boat* are of superior quality—tile
most of t .em immediately from the hand* ot the
Ship Ca-wnlera. Hi* Steam Boats are first rate.
Ten Iron Steam Boat JOHN RAN DOI.PH can
come to the Wharf Ht all seasons of the year, ehd
will be kept at the upper end of the line, to evdld
disappointment* by a low river.
Passengers will be accommodated with good
plain Fare, at the reduced mte of THREE DOL
LARS down, or FOUR DOLLARS up the river.
Apply to C. f. MILLS,
Agent, Augusta,
ot to G. B. LAMAR,
In Savannah.
Oct V *
Columbia Courtly,
Jf . about 23 or 24 years of age,
Jtit\[J and something Upward* of
jßfcl 6 f«t highyaf light compleX
/ f f® r * data colored negro,
and quick spoken when ask
ed a question. lie left my plantation under such
peculiar circumstances, that I am induced to be
lieve he has been violently taken oil contrary »o
hi* will, by some rascally villain*, wko, for *oe.£
time past, have infested this
If he has runaway, and is taken in Una county, I
will give the sum of five dollar* for hi* *pprehen
sion, if delivered tome, or lodged in the cotlnty
jail, or ten dollar* if taken elsewhere and deliver
cd to any other jail of the state ; dollar*,
if he has been kidnapped, provided sufficient evi
donee ia afforded for the conviction of the Thief.
GEORGE GRAVES.
The State Rights Sentinel, Southern Recorder,
and Georgia Journal, are requested to give the
above a conspicuous insertion in their respective
papers. b* G anv is.
Jan. 10 9l «