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ffS^VENTION TO WOHNf AVE A CAWUI.
' AC ° PATE FOI* OOVEBWOR.
oar opponent will asaemhlo in Milleiljpvitld oiiilte
in Juna uoxi, to nominate thoir candidate
lilloovernor. Primary inetlirja are now being hold
1 oua acctiona of the Stnto to carry out their in-
J*'ion and great cfluria arc making, and have been
K2*tor aomo titnn paat, tn ntako their convention aa
M nu mbera attending it. can make it. Of
aa opponiiinn. for "> c,e oppoaition’a sake, in all
I a i we are to have front a majority of the Democratic
I. this duea not nurpri.e ns, neithir are we intuni-
Idlted.' nor can bo, by any auclt movement. They will
rkildtheir Convention, nominate their candidate, and
Haliteatrong effiirla to insureaucceaa at the polls, Un-
[ j, r auclt circumstances, what in the duty of Whigs!
I To remain indolent, contented in their own minds that
[ ike man of thoir choice—he who is now at the helm of
[ oar State affaire—by his energetic, able and successlul
[ ^ministration, ia entitled to the confidence of the pro-
Jkand, therefore, to re-election, may be to net unwise-
I {rind expect loo much. Onr Whig friends should bo
[ oothe alert, and should spare no effort to promote that
I srhich thoy «° confidently anticipate, and hope for. Wo
[ ihoald have a convention—not for the purpose alone,
| ,f obtaining “an expression of public opinion,” for,
n,ththe Macon Messenger, we are perfectly satisfied
that the Whigs, "are unanimous in their choice of a
candidate for Governor.'’ Uut we need a convention
1 , 0 uia Xe“assurance doubly sure”—we need it, to make
ibe nomination of a candidate come directly from the
people, and not from the press—to make satisfied all
interested—and to adhere to the established usage of
tin parly. A departure from it now, may lead to difft-
culties hereafter, and establish a precedent which might
prove detrimental both to the party and the Slate. We
might alao enumerate other advantages to be derived,
by in assemblage of delegates from every section of
cur Stale, and an interchange of views, but as a little
rejection on the part of every one, will point these out,
we refrain front pressing them upon the consideration
of our readers.
We would therefore propose that a Convention of the
pnvle be held in this place oil thefourlh ,1 lonilay in June,
to nominate a candidate for Governor, and to take into
consideration suclt other business, connected with the
nme, aa may lend to promote success, thereby advan
cing the interests of botli State and people. The day
named, will be the Monday after the Democrats Itave
made their nomination. This may ho ngroeable to our
friends—if so, they should hold primary meetings at an
early day, and nominate delegates. If tho’, another
day is preferred, we will cheerfully “accept the amend-
raenl.” But above all tilings let there he united action
upon this subject!—let not otto county be represented,
and another not—but let all send delegates, lo confer
upon what will appertain to promote success, as well
as “to obtain an expression of public opinion !’’
We Itave for a length of time directed more of our
attention to National affairs titan, probably, was neces
sary—particularly since the result of the late Presi
dential election. But for this, we have, as we conceive,
a good excuse to offer, if any bo expected by our rea-
ders. They cannot but remember the many promises
made by the Democratic Party during the late canvass.
Their sins of omission, at the first session of the late
Congress, were to be promptly atoned for at the second
session; and thoir sins of commission were to he blot
ted out of tho statute book, or expunged, if such process
would the better satisfy a discontented and deluded peo
ple. The abominable Whig Tariff, complained of so
loudly was to be repealed, and a new tariff imposed
upon principles of free trade with all nations, even
though all nations remained determined to tax our Cot-
ion, Flour, Tobacco, and Rice, Borne ten, some one hun
dred, and some one thousand per cent, upon cost to the
exporter. Upon other subjects too of nearly equal in
terest, the same fair promises were made, and when the
cinvaes was over, and the result made known, we had
nought to do, but to watcli the enemy, and see if their
pledged word to the people would be made good.—
Hence did we direct our attention still to National af-
fiirs, and in noting, and reporting upon the action of
the last defaulting Congress, as we before observed,
have we spent the most of our time. But we must
now change the theme. However much, in relation to
National affairs, the people Itave been deceived by the
triumphant democracy, and however loudly it should
be thundered into the people’s ears, we Itave yet before
uaa political campaign which will require that our at-
lention, almost exclusively, for some months to come,
ibould be directed to our own Slate affairs. Nothing
can be of more interest to our people than to be well
informed as to the conduct of thoir own Slate Govern
ment—the policy of the existing administration—tho
elate of their public debt—the condition of the Treas.
Ury, and Central Bank—the progress of that magnifi-
ceal work, the Western and Atlantic Railroad—and
last, though not least, of directing the people’s attention
m iv/iat has heretofore proved a moth to the Slate, tho
Penilenliary of Georgia.
And upon all these suhjecls, we expect to dwell with
great pride of feeling. At I he last Governor’s election,
the people, and a great many of them irrespective of
party prejudices, selected a Whig to assume the res
ponsibility of conducting the State Government. At the
same time, thoy thought proper to Bend to the Legisla*
lure a majority of Whig members, to enact such laws
at might be deemed necessary on the part of thcExecu-
tire, to rescue the State from her then degraded position,
and to advance her to that point of honor and prospori-
ty,from which she had been driven by years nf wretch
ed misrule. The one, the Legislature, performed its
duly most honorably and alily, and retired. The other,
the Executive, has labored to cfl'ect what was expect-
cdol him, and it is almost needless for us, at this tune,
to say, that, triumphing over every obstacle, he has ac
complished it all. Out of confusion, ho has restored
°rder. Checking extravagance wherever it prevailed,
and exercising economy in every thing connected with
•be Government, aro tho least among I he many blessings
which have attended his administration. He has given
to the people a sound specie currency, and lliattoo with-
°ut restrictions huving been placed upon the banks (a
•doctrine papular with leading democrats) as lo prevent
•heir usefulness lo the public. He has made the Trea-
,ur y> a specie paying Treasury, and is fast winding up
•he affairs of the Central Bank, so as to he able lo
•how totho next Legislature, what may he expected from
tt*assets hereafter. And as regards tho Penitentiary
•ad Railroad, it was most fortunate for the State, as wo
•hall in future show, that, in 1943, tho people selected
•he Whig candidate fur Governor. With feelings of
P r 'de then, do wo expect to bring all these subjects be
fore flic scrutinizing eyes of the people, during the on.
•uing political canvass. We will show to them, that
Whig promises, mnde in 1843, have been fully rodeem-
*d. Nay,more—we will show to them, that, not only
i»venur promises been redeemed, blit that, if reward is
Oothe "faithful servant,'’ they, the people, will he the
"for—for more, far more, lias been done, than was
**|>*ctcd, or promised. But we will dwell no longer
upon those topics at present. We commenced this ar.
•tele merely to inform our readers, that, for the future, we
• ould devote more limo to our own .Stale affairs, than
othe politics of the Nation, and we have w andered
°ver much more ground, than waa necessary locunnnu-
btcate so unimportant a particular—a particular which
*° * ou 'd not have thought of noticing at all, but for
our opponents every whero in the State,
presa and leaders, are endeavoring, and will endeav-
■ o make a false issue before the people, for the com-
uniat bet and strenuously aa our,dppononla will endeav.
ir to avoid it, to muat hold them flown to it, until they
either abandon the field, or llto people declare againai
them. "A word to the wiae, ia sufficient.”
Tho Central Railroad.
Flm extract* published in our paper tu-dav, from
ihe Savannah papors, concerning thia road, wo liavo
read with great gralificaton. They show tint tho work
s in fine condition, and that despite of tlm obstacles,
which the company have encountered, it has not only
been coinplutod, hut will prot o profitable to ill stock-
holders. Of its great public utility, we have often
spoken, but in relation to this, our anticipations, wo can
now seo, will fall far short of the reality. The Cen.
iral Railroad is destined to be one of the most impor-
taut links in the great chain of Railroad running North
and South. Its directors, ton, can make it as popular
with the travelling public, ns it is important to them—
and this, wo have no doubt they will do.
nd'fie eppertenancea, (In virtue of
the agreement which we annex for tfie information of
ita subscribers,) passed on Saturday last, into tho hand*
of Messrs. Ritchie and tieiM. The Globe had its ori
gin in the will of Gen. iackson, and owe* to him and
Mr. Van Buren, and their pulilirai friends, the sucresa
which has attended it through filiemi years of confltot,
closed hv the late triumph of Democracy, which effac
ed the disaster of 1840. It has been the misfortune «f
the G'nba in sustaining the strong administration of
Gen. Jackson—the uncompromising administration of
Mr. Van Buren—and in opposing the abuses of Mr.
Tyler's administration, lo mako enemies of comp who
united with tho domorracy in its last struggle. The
interest of the cause requires that all who contributed
to the election of the present Chief Magistrate should
coni nine to give their support. It is the good fortune
of the conductor of the new official organ not to have
offended any portion of those whose adhesion to the
party is necessary to its safety and success. We havp
unbounded confidence in tho ability, integrity, and pa
triotism of the men who ia now to preside over the e»-
taklisliincnt, ami shall consider ourselves amply coin-
peiiFatrd for the sacrifice we aro now called on lo
make, if our anticipations of tho continued union
COREL AQUATION I
Twenty Squares of the City In ruins—from 1000 lo
1200 Houses destroyed—Loss estimated at Ten Mill
ions l
It is our painful duty to record one of tlie most ter
rible fires that ever devastated any city on this cooti-
ncot—a great portion nf our busy and populous town
is ill ruins. More houses have been destroyed by this
single and horrible conflagration, than have been con-
sumed by all the fires that have ever occurred in the
city before.
Those acquainted with the plan of 1‘iltaburgb will
realize the extent of the terrible calamity wo have
suffered, when wo slate that nearly all that part of the
cityexlending from Ferry at. up the Monongabola riv
er to the city line, and thence to the head of the en
tire suburb called "I’ipstowu” [KensingtonJ has been
destroyed-
The fire reached up Market street ns far os tire smith
aide of Third si reel, anil up Wood street ns far as the
soutli side of D'amuml Ailey. The boundaries of tlie
burnt district may be thus described, From Water
street up Ferry to Third street (the 3d Presbyterian
Church was saved,) up Third lo Wood, up Wood to Di-
ifidd Ar
terdsy were worth thotdtandsi, ere neW bankrupt. It
has been etiimsted thet the burnt dtetriet eonhiiM
SIXTY ACRES t The total lose, in dollars, cannot
bo arrived at with any kind of accuracy—say guess at
TWELVE MILLIONS! This is probably near it.
All the insurance offices are broken up—they will not
be ablo to pay two per cent. Only about 15,000 wora
taken in Inaurafien companies lit othercitiea.
Wo would like to bo ablo to give lo our friends
abroad a list of tho sufferers; hut tho number is so
vast it is impossible.
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.
The Steamboat Swallow, on her passage from Alba,
uy to New York, on the li ght of the 7th inst.,about 0
o’clock, met with a terrible accident, by which many
lives were lost. She had on board a large number of
passengers probably throe hundred and fifty ill all.
Wlion pausing through tho narrow channel at A'hens,
she ran upon a targe rock, called “the Brig.” Tlie bow
ran up so high that it was impossible to stand upon the
deck. The keel broke, and the stern bent upwards,
and still went down so much that in three minutes the
two cabins were full of water. It was 9 o’clock ill the
l success of the democracy shall lie realized by tho
I ho W iishington correspon-1 ficial journal, under its new name and now auspices
'll is understood | Wc cannot express our gratitudu totho democracy, to
Georgia Etrht Per Cent.Bonds,—The attention of
those interested is invited to the advertisement, in an
other column, of the Cashier of the Central Bank, call,
ing in the eight per cent. Bunds on the 25th inst. We
fee! especial plcasuro in performing this duty, as it af
fords to the people of Georgia another evidence of the
influence of a Whig administration upon tlie finances
(d the Slate, and one, too, which cannot fail to impress
upon the mind of every good citizen who values the ho
nor and faith of the State, as werl by of being preserved,
of the necessity of continuing a Whig at the helm.
When the present Executive entered upon tlie duties
of his office, all know tho deplorable stale into which
misrule had involved the credit nnJ finances of Georgia,
and we feel especial pride in asking the people lo con
trast the position of tilings now and then, and see what
change has been wrought in this particular by the
financial Bkill and ability of Governor Crawford in the
short space of eighteen months. Such an investiga
tion cannot fail to profit the people and satisfy them
of the importance of continuing the administration of
ilie affairs of the State in the hands of those who
have contributed so much to produce such desirable
results.- Augusta Chron. cj' - - Seminal.
F. P. BLAIR:
JOHN C. RIVES.
Articles or agreement entered into at Washing,
ton tins 13 lh day of April, 1845, between Francis P.
Biair and John C. Rives, of the firm of Blair &. Rives,
Washington News.
dent of the Baltimore Patriot say
that Mr. Labranche, member of the last Congress from I which we owe'every llimg.
Louisiana, who is still here, will be appointed Naval
Officer of the Port of New Orleans; anil that Mr. Stiles i
of Georgia, also a member of tlie last Congress, andal-1
so still here, will get the appointment of Charge dea l
Affaires to Austria. Bothof these gentlemen were can
didates fertile Havanna Consulship."
Thu same writer adds; “Let anyone who thinks or
dreams, that the Administration will make no more re-
movalson political grounds, hut come here nod lie a
looker-on for a week, and see for himself how tlie Pres-
dent and his Cabinet Ministers are beset and iinportun.
cd day in anil day out, by deputations large and small,
and lone individuals, from every section of the countiy
and from New York in particular, ami Ins thoughts or
dreams will soon undergo a radical change. The re.
movals must go on. The President and cabinet could
not stop them, and have any peace, if they would. Such
is the fiat of “Young Democracy.”
i,, i Qtiurcn was saveu,; up i mru io vv onu, u i vvoou iu lo. —- . ,, , ,, .... „ „„
. ‘ j amoml Alley both sides; up Diamond Alley toS oilhlield «vem.ig, and very few were ,n their births. I be up
a " i street, and thence down Smithliel.l to Fourth PfH>“rt « the boa. soon look fire whtch mm a.ed the
* * «'*■
struct, tmd ikcnco totho head of Ripctown—including,
i as we have estimated above, about 20 squares, arid
v comprising from 10 to 1200 house*—many of the
i warehouse* containing (roods of immense value — they
$ were grocery, dry goods and. commission houses, and
R their spriti-* stocks had been just laid in.
h The fire originated in a frame building over an ice
house* belonging to Wm. D.ehl, near the corner of Si
f the first parr, and Thomas Ritchie and John P. Heise, [I ^ I'eri v streets. 1 ho wind was blowing stiffly
of the firm of Ritchie and Heiss, of tliesecond part. 3 ,rom norl * 1 ' vesl ! though it frequently veered to
WiTNF.S9-TI.at Blair & Rives agree to sol! and '{ other promts, and owing to its Variations, the fire exton
baggage and freight were floating about on deck, and
the water rushing in at the cabin doors, so that with the
inclination of the floor, it was difficult la get out.
tin* young mothers Dn«vtchcd their infants from tin? berths
whero they were sleeping, and rushed for their lives.
The people on the forward part of the boat climbed
down upon the rock until no more could stand. Nu
merous small boats with torches put off’ immediately
from the tdjorc ; the steamers Express and Rochester
were soon alongside, rendering assistance. The great
body of the passengers was taken off*the wreck, but it is
convey unto Ritchie & Heiss the presses,types,stands, d W 00 ,!* street further than it otherwise _ could | ft,ar,;d many have lost their lives. Twelvei bodiesi have
s, &c.&c„ conatitutingthepriiiiing and hindinr; i. ^ u; ‘ s first d scovered about 12 o clock, j "
ishmenl of the Globe office ; together With th e || «nd was not materially checked t,I 1 5 in the aiiernooi, •*
;round, and tho buildings thereon in which said 1 — erw win e wo write, (at 9 o’clock, P. M.) tho on- ‘"I
“Rumors of War.”—An indefinable and untracoa-
bio rumor reached this city yesterday, (says the Wash-
ington Constitution,) that Mexico had declared war
against the United States, had seized upon and confis
cated all American property found within her dominion,
and had imprisoned aii .Americans found within her
jurisdiction. We deem it but an unfounded rumor, en
titled to no credit whatever; but, inasmuch as it lias
got abroad, we state it hero for what it is worth.
But we have reason to suppose that our Government
has not been unmindful of such a contingency ; and if
by possibility, the rumor above mentioned be true,
the city of Vera Cruz may find itself unexpectedly call
ed upon to make good all detriment to our citizens.
Georgia Castor Oil.—With a prudent foresight,
worthy of imitation in this State, the planters of Geor
gia are directing their attention to other articles of ag
riculture besides cotton, which has become a drug upon
the markets of the world. By a letter published in the
Southern Medical and Surgical Journal for April, we
learn that Mr. Joshua Willis, of Troup county, Ga. has
abandoned the cultivation of Cotton, and most success,
fully commenced the growth of the Palma Christa, or
Castor Oil Plant. During the past year he manufac
tured about 1500 gallons of oil, which he disposed of to
the druggists and physicians of Columbus and its vicin
ity. It ia said to yield a handsome profit for the labor
employed. ^
Why cannot sc,* ? of our South Carolina planters try
it. T*‘° nfant /ivih gr°' v luxuriantly on our poorest,
land; 8 * and rfiemaclit^y “'cessary to express the oil
can A ° procured on * * 1 easouable terms.
* * Jnlumbia (A*. C.) Chronicle.
Another and a aluable Attachment to the Piano-
Forte.—The Bosto* re to risen/)/ says : Mr. Walker, oi
Carlisle, Pa., a meat {*xiranrdinary fine player on the
piano, has just brought to this city an attachment totho
Piano-Forte, of his j\vn invention, and for which lie
holds a patent, and wJvicii is destined to produce a sen.
sation wherever it may he hoard. It ia very s'in pie,
but the effects truly delightful, it is made to operate
in the same manner as the harp pedal, only it is above
the wires instead of below, and by a touch of the pedal
the most delightful harmonic tones are produced. It
touches the wires about the middle, and a double vi-
bratory tone is produced. We had the pleasure of lis
tening to Mr. Walker’s playing yesterday at the ware-
ronn of Mr. Chickcring, where he has an instrument,
and were delighted with its effects, which were truely Calhoun In
magical. A musical writer in the Courier of yesterday ! |,; s cumiect
fixtures,
establi
lot of ground, and the buildings thereon in which said
business is carried on, for a consideration to be ascee •
tained in the following manner :
That is to say, said B air &. Rives are to select on«r
appraiser or valuer, and Ritchie &. Iloi.^s another, whe»
shall proceed to value the property at its cash value.—
In caso the appraisers so selected cannot agree upon
the price of said property, or any part thereof, they siial I
select a third, and the opinion of any two shall fix tho
price.
And tho said Ritchie & Heiss further agree to pa y
in hand one third of the purchase money when th *5
transfer of said lot, buildings, presses, types, standi .
bindery, fixtures,&c„ &,e„ are made, and the residue i n
two equal annual instalments, and secure the 6amo l> v
a deed of trust upon the property, which shall be insurec*
by said Blair Rives, at the expense of said Ritchie
&. Heiss.
And it is further agreed that tho newspiper shall he
sent to such of the subscribers to tho Globe who have
paid in advance, and that Blair & Rives shall credit
the said Ritchie & Heiss with the same as a part of
the cash payment, after deducting such a proportion as
the valuers shall think resonable for collection.
And it is further agreed, that said Blair & Rives may
reserve fur their own use that part of the type now
employed in printing the Documentary History of the
United States.
The said Ritchie & Heiss voluntarily express the ir
sense of tho liberality of tho said Blair & Rives in trail s-
ferring the good will and subscription list of the Glob o,
without charge; and agree, that whatever Congre ss
work in the office shall be unfinished at tlie time of t ho
transfer, may hereafter be executed by the said B lair
& Rives without charge or hindrance.
As witness our hands the day and year first at >ovo
written: BLAIR & RIVES,
THOMAS RITCHIE,
(By his attorney, Thomas Gre en.)
JOHN 1>. IlEISS.
The venerable and excellent Dr. Milnor, for so ina ny
years Rector of St. George’s Church, in this city, is no
more. Ho expired suddenly, without previous indis( »»>•
sition, and in the lull possession of his vigorous fact li
lies, on Tuesday night. His complaint was disease of
the heart.
Dr. Milnar’s loss is one that will bo felt by all d e-
nominations of Christians, and by all men engaged in
tho good works of education and benevolence, for he
was a liberal Christian gentleman, and an active ai id
disinterested friend of every thing lending to promo to
the welfare, temporal and spiritual, of his fellow ere. a-
tures.
Educated to tho bar in Pennsylvania, and havin; X
practised in Philadelphia for several years, he was i: t
1812 elected lo Congress, where ho served with honor •
and whero were first experienced those serious im*
pressions which led him to the ministry.
lie studied with the venerable patriarch, Bishop
White—was by him admitted to holy orders, and for a
time was an assistant minister to him.
In 1610 lie was elected minister ol St. George’s cha
pel (then attached to Trinity) and from that time to the
hour of his death, remained the assiduous, faithful, able
and acceptable Pastor of that Church, lie was of cheer
ful disposition, and by his example, hardly less than by
precept, recommended the religion he professed.
He preached on Sunday last with his accustomed
persuasiveness—was out all day on Thursday—assist
ed id the evening at a meeting in his own house of the
Directors of the Deaf and Dumb—and retired to bed at
his usual hour, with as much hope of tho morrow, as at
any oilier time. After a little while the malady seized
him,and a brief struggle closed a career, pure, pious,
tranquil, useful, and beneficent, as it could well be giv
en to mortal to run. For such a death, after such a
life, there can only he sorrowful thankfulness.—N. Y.
Cour. tj* Eiuj. 1 Oth inst.
gines are playing vigorously in Wood street.
We can give no ade quate idea of the distress which
.) pervades our stricken comnmnilv. The progress of
i tlie ffjuueswas so fearfully rapid that many persons had
not Hime to remove their goods—others, again, had
got their property into the street, when the flames soiz-
) ed it abere, lie-fore it could he removed to a place of
safety. O.ln-rs, still, would not believe the devouring
I clement could reach their dwellings, and did not think
of removing until it was too late to save their furniture.
And we saw many people who escaped with nothing
butth • apparel they had upon their persons. At dark,
you might see, in every direction, families sitting with-
out shelter, guarding such portions of their household
, furniture «os they were able to save from tho ff imes,
ianduot knowing where thoy would lay their heads, or
'■ procure a nioisel of food. Of course tlie Kindness of
• heir more fortunate fellow citizens did much to allevi
ate their sufferings, and wo believe all were provided!
for as v/jII as tlie melancholy nature of affairs would al-'
low. |
j The-cminc-ils met in the afternoon, and attempted to
* stay the conflagration. It. was proposed to blow up I
house* that sceno-d in the way of the lTames ; tho do j
liberal ions, however, were ineffectual i.i results, and I
we believe-but one or two buildings were blown up.—
• It seems to us, indeed, that tlverc could scarcely have
been t:nve ta accomplish anything in the way of destroy
ing houses, so terribly rapid was tho progress of the
fire.
There is abundant reason for thankfulness that so
few lives were lost. There are many rumors of men
j being Willed, and burnt and wounded—but they arc no*
authenticated.—One woman is curia inly burned, and
vv ; saw a t r> »r old man, tottering along with the hoip of
two friends, Ins face badiy burned. The loss of life,
' hovew, cannot be learned in tl.eawfui confusion which
; prevails.
We kmw not h >w to express our sense of the lively
j gratitude to which the firomon aro entitled from our
afflicted and “trrod citizms as well as those they have
! saved—nothing in the shape of reward can compensate
j them for the incessant toil they manifested under tin?
j appalling terrors which sunounded them on every side.
If they had had a sufficiency of water during the whole
l time, they could have saved much more - property
been taken from the wreck, principally females, and it
jposed that many others were drowned in attempt
ing to escape from the bunt.
Further Particulars from the Xeto Yorl; papers. — Wo
learn by a slip from the Columbia (Hudson) Republi
can that the exertions made cm Wednesday to recover
the dead bodies from on board the Swallow, resulted in
the discovery of five, in addition to the seven which had
been previously found ; m.tkmg in all Iti'clie. Four
were taken from the boat and one from the river near
the wreck. One of them is tint of Mrs Walker to
whose loss we alluded ye sterday morning. Tlie slip
from the Republican mentions the following particulars
conn-ruing the discovery of her body : —
“On Mis. Walker, whose body was found to day,
there was a pocket book containing a large sum of mo
ney. Her husband recognised her by a miniature of
biinsi.*ll, attached to a goid chain, which she wore
around h‘T neck. Mr. Walker, we understand, is a
merchant of New York, who has been on a collecting
lour in the Western country lor some numbs past.
Tho sceoo before the Coroner’s jury to-day was exceed
ingly electing, especially when Mr. Walker gave Ins
testimony over the body ol his iileless wife. Ho said
lie could hive saved her, and was urging heron towards
the forward part of the boat, when the Captain came
up and sa il, ‘Ik- easy, there’s no danger.* lie released
Ins hold of his wile’s arm, and no sooner had he done
this than the water rushed in, and she was swept be
yond h s reach.”
Anotli r body found was that of Mrs Coffin, the mo.
ther of Mr. C\ Ifin of Trov, wIium? wife was also lost,
her body liav-ng been previously recovered. On the
person of one of the other ladies found was found a
card, on which was written in pencil Mrs. Skidmore, i
and in tlie pocket a handkerchief marked with indeii.
| ble ink //. Conklin. The body is supposed lobe that j
t of Mrs. Conklin of Albany, to the pockets of the I
)on g in i'i iveovtrul on Tuesday, there wen? found a j
1 handkerchief marked u Sarah Brundage” a large roll of
| bank bills, and memorandums for the purchase of bard-
I ware. It is presumed that he was a Western mer-
‘ chant proceeding to New York to purchase goods.
The R< pubir.nii, in conclusion, says :
“■ Win’ll we left the wreck, at 4 o’clock, P. M., the
! tide had risen too high for further search in it ; a num*
' ber of in"!) in boats were grappling in tho river.
'The lutirs* cabin has not yet been rendud. m r can it
’ be u11:11 it is raised out of the water. We understand
Wa sr« ir4rbt(d to Mr. Him O- » «I7
of iho "Poem, of A»eU»." Th* toloow W?or* • *» l»
mostly a collection of the fugitive piece* which, (taring
ill? last foor years have appeared in ihelxtaiavd. Jour
nal, and acquired for the fair authoress the enviabi* y* t
deserved toirriquiet of “the Songstress of the A\ celern
Hemisphere.” The compositions of no An
have been more popular than tho collection now for the
first time published together. As thoy made tbtif *P
pearance one by one, and at irregular 'intervals, they
wore caught up as gift* of mercy that have the power
to soothe the troubled heart and stir the breast with
rapture. Many of the pieces were written while the
poetess w as yet too young to suspect the world that
glistened in tno sheen of beauty, and these are as puiW
and limpid as the waters nearest their crystal foupt, and
as refreshing. The u dew drop/* as it sparkled in tlie
morning air, was to her a diamond, and her imagination
crystalled it upon the primrose's bud. The “skylark"
appeared a spirit of the air* and it sings forever in the
“blue pavilioned skies." Themes like these arrested
her early fancy, and her song waa light like the dew
ami joyous like tho bird.
The later compositions are, perhaps, more serious
but they gain in tenderness what they lose in playful*
ness* and arc none tho less charming because they arti
more impressive. Whilst yet in the bloom and Iresb*
ness of youth, phe has touched her lute when her soul
was sad’, but the burden of its notes was not wee. As
she snug ofthe“broken heart’* there was something in
her words that dried the tears upon the eye-lashes or»?.-
tliey fell ; and when“Death” did claim its tribute, the
“life to Lome” made glad the strain.
It is difficult lo choose, where all are good* any ono
poem that will convey an adequate conception of the
simplicity of her style and the sweet truthfulness of hef
fancy. Had we the space we would publish such
extracts as would enable our readers to infer the
versatility and completeness of her imagination.-—
The following are the only stanzas we haw
room to insert. It is one of her earlier pieces—the
echo of a young heart when it first learns to beat for cult*
cis. — New Orleans Picayune.
i its Mother's Breast
LINES
Written on seeing an infant steeping c
It lay upon its mother’* breast— n thing
Ili ight osn dew drop when it lirnt descends,
Or a ••"the plumage of an nugel’s wing,
Where every tint of rainbow I eu«Mv blends;—
II had Hofi violet eyes, tliet ’neulh eai.h fid,
Half dosed upon them, like bright waters shone
While ils small, dimpled liunde were silly hid
In the warm bosom that it nestled on.
There was a heaniinlhut young mother*® ©>«*,
Lit by the feelings that she could not speak,
As from her lips a plaintive iulluhv
Stirred the bright trereea on Iter infant’s cheek ;
While now nml then with melting heart Fite prest
Soft kisse»on its rod and smiling lip®—
Lips sweet as rose budain fresh beauty drest
10re ilie young murmuring bee their honey sips-
It was a frag^unt eve—tlie sky was full
Of hurtling stars, that, tremulously clear,
t?hone on those lovelv ones,while the low lull
< M failing waters fell upon the ear;
And the now inoonjike a pure shell of pearl
Lnc ire led hv the blue waves of til-deep
Lay ’mid the fleecy cloud.* that lore to curl
Around (lie stura when tlitry their vigils keep..
JUy heart grew softer as I gazed upon
That youthful mntltei as she soothed' to rest,
With u low son-, ln*r loved and cherished one—
The hud of promise on her gentle hreust;
For ’t:s a eight tluit angel ones above
\I.i \ stoop to gaze on from their bowers of bliss—
When Innocence upon the breast of Love
Is exalted in a sinful world like this.
j it was, tln-y prevent ed the destruction nf an incalcula- that barges will bo placed alongside, as soon as prepar-
• ble amount. j tions can be made, lor the purpose of raising the after
i The following are the principle public building#, part of :he boat. Captain Squires thinks that lew il
Manufactories and offices that were destroyed : j any bodies will be lound there, and is doubtful if any
Globe Cotton Factory, corner nf2d and Ferry, more ate found m the wreck.
Fire Navigation Insurance Office, Market between I *1’appeared in evidence to*(h»y before tho coroner’s
2d and SI. i jury, that the boat was in charge of the li.nl pi'ot when
Firemens’Insurance Office, corner Market and 3d. j she ran upon the island, lie went to lea just before
Penn. Insurance Office, corner Market and 3d. I ihe bout reached the four mile point above this city, and
Banki>f Pittsburgh, 4 h between Market and Wood. ; left the second pilot at the wheel ; when he returned*
Office of Daily Chronicle, do j he said to the second pilot, 'you arc out of your course}*
JobPrmtimr Office, of J. B, Butler, 3d between he tln n seized the wheel, gave it a lew turns, and a
Market and Woodsts, j moment after the boat struck.”
; Merchant’s Hotel,corner of 3J and Woodsts. | 'The Albany Evening Journal gives the following
A. Kramer’s Exchange Office, do j painfully interesting particulars derived from Mr. R.cli-
Jones &, Sibbet’s Exchange Office corner of 4th ami 1 aid W vckoff: —
1 Wood streets. ^ j “From Mr. Wyckoffof the Assembly, who was al-
Win. A. Hill’s Exchange Office, between lth and i most miraculously saved from death, we learn the to!-
Q./’lSuhscriberd, and others, indebted to us, in
Jones, Heard Stewart, Jasper, Troup and Telfair, will
have an opportunity of settling with us at their next
Superior Courts. We hope nil will b«? prepared, and
that wo will have little trouble in gutting what ha* al
ready been earned.
Journal Office, Jan. 2$.
D'amend Aliev
R.& R H. Patterson’s Eagle and Bazaar Livery
St able, Diamond Alley and 4th t-t.
Associate R- formed C lurch, 4th near Grant; Btp*
list Church, Grant st.
Works
who has repeatedly heard the instrument, speaks thus
of it: “Unless we are greatly deceived, (and we speak
from convictions arising from repeated hearings) this
improvement is destined to supercede all others hither
to attempted, and for the following reasons ;
First, its character is in admirable keeping with the
ordinal y tone of the piano, tlie sound being produced
by the strings themselves, and not by any extraneous
and incongruous addition ; second, it is capable of groat
variety nt expression, (sometimes imitating tlie deli
cious tones of a musical box, al others tlie softest
breathings of the harp) thus avoiding tho monotony of
sound produced by roods, which, however pleasing at
first,soon grows tiresome loan ear of any sensibility ;
third, it docs not require any additional skill, or bodily
effort on the pait ol the performer, and of course its
delightful effects are within the power of the great
mass of amateurs; and finally, (which, perhaps, is the
most important consideration of aii) it cannot injure the
touch of the player, as is sure to ho the case with all
instruments requiring a prolonged pressure of the fin
gers.
“Wo aro happy to learn that the public will, ere
long, have an opportunity of verifying the foregoing re
marks, it being the intention of the inventor to exhibit
his improvement in a public concert,”
Authentic Anecdote of Mr. Calhoun.—We have
heard a story told of Mr. Calhoun which speaks so well
for his independence of character, that we think it
ought to be put on record for general circulation. Mr.
pressed by some of his friends to retain
with the new Administration, as a duty
which .lie owed to those friends, replied with spirit ;—
1 will not compromit my own honor or the honor of my
friends, by consenting to remain where I am.” Being
pressed to accept ot the appointment of Minister to
England, we arc told that Ins answer was :—If 1 should
accept the appointmen', I should probably receive in
structions which I could not ouey !” And again, being
asked if lie would not return to tho Senate, he said,—
No, I shall retire to my plantation to await the turn
of coming events !”
There is evidence enough that Mr. Calhoun keenly
feels, as ho has a right to do, the contempt heaped up
on him by an Administration which could hardly liavo
had a start into life without his aid.
We have no sympathy with Mr. Calhoun’s public
opinions, but we have a high regard for that indepen*>
deuce of character which places Inin above the suspic
ion of a mean action.—A'. Y. Express.
Character of a true Frif.no.—Concerning tho
man you cali your friend ; tell me, will lie weep with
you in the hourot distress 1 Will he faithfully reprove
you to your face for actions for which others are ridi
culing or censuring you behind your back 1 Will ho
dare to stand forth in your defence when detraction is
secretly aiming its deadly weapons at your reputation?
Will he acknowledge you with the same cordiality and
BTThb New Postage Law, which goes intoef- behave to you will, the same friendly attention, in the
feet on tho first of July, prevents postmasters from company o. your superiors in rank and fortune as when
frnnkinor letters containing money for the payment of j *be claims ot pride or vanity do not interfere with those
subscriptions to publications. Those, therefore, wlm ■>• fnendship? I mistorn.no ami losses should oM-.^e
arc desirous of saving postage, would do well to act on • v< ’ u 10 re " 1 r0 " no a "' alli! '/ e '» u lllch - vou »f*-
lLis hint and forward their duos to publishers al once. P car U l1 )' *' 10 s;,| »o distinction, or entertain y-oar
friends with the fame liberality as formerly, will he still
think himself happy in your society, and, instead of
gradually withdrawing himself from an unprofitable
connection, take pleasure in professing himself ymr
friend, and cheerfully assist you to support tho burden
of your affliction ! When sickness shall call you lo re-
Bake well’s extensive Glass
; Grant.
The Monga-bela House, destroyed, with all the furni- 1
I lure.
I Munongahela Bridge, entirely destroyed. It is ru-
I n»vred that several lives we.re Rat on the Bridge.
I "Tiie Dallas Iron Works in Pipetown, entirely des-
| froved.
The loss arista*nod in tho destruction of Iho above
J buildings is immense, but it is small when compared
’ with the destruction of merchandise in the warehouses
j on Water, Wood, 1st md 2d streets. The merchants
| found it invosaiUlu lo attempt to save any thing ; whole
! blocks worn destroyed in a few minutes, and the most
' they could d » w". to Inal;.; an effort to save thoir books
j and hut mw of them succeeded even in that.
It will be many years before our city can recover
! from the effects of this dreadful calamity ; it has cast
, • blight over'h<*commercial and manufacturing enter-
, prise ol hundreds of our mo-t worthy citizens, and in an
hour has swept from them ail the profits of years of toil
■ and industry. To their fellow citizens who have been
i fortunate enough to escape this wide-spread destruc-
j tion, they must look for aid to “commence tho world
anew,” and we are confident they will not Jouk in
vain.
i We write in the hurry, confusdort, and excitement of
' tho terrible t hru*, and under the physical weariness
mused by laboring to save the furniture of tlm house
ot ono ot the editors, which was burned to the
—therefore, wo may omit nmch-thai we ought lo notice
—but we have endeavored togivc as full as account of
the calamity as we could.
Later Account.—Passengers who arrived in this ci
ty on Saturday evening, and who left Pittsburgh at 9
o’clock on Frid tv morning, report ihat tho lire was
lowing particulars :•
‘Mr. \Y\ was sitting with Mr. Mather and lady in the
upper saloon aft, wlion the accident occurred, and as
boon as he ascertained what had happened, he advised
j Gen. M. to lake his little hoy tint ol Jus berth and com*
II. had i
still ragmg at that time, but it was thought that it,
gress would soon be entirely arrested. Wo regret in 1 threat -nod d
learn from them that Rome of the merchant* in the - Chester, but
burnt, district had deposited their books for safety in body ha* sit
die Bank of Pittsburgh, and it was (cared tl>ey were all ' heroic effort t
Water, above i mil him to his care, which was done. The whole par
ty then went out upon the promenade deck, and soon
after, \Mii*n the (ire broke out, it was suggested they
should go down upon the main deck. Mr. W’s recol
lection is distinct, that at this niumcn;, at the request
of Gen. Mather, Ins imy was returned to him, and al
most immediately Mr. \V. was separated from his
IriciuL, and the alter part of the boat tmliieg, he was
swept off into the river. He was here seized by two
or tli4*ee persons, who were already struggling hi tho
water, and before he could clear himself 1m had drifted
so far Irom the boat that he was unable to regain the
wreck, lie was forced to Fwim for his life, and soon
encountered a srliee to which a J idy was dinging. As
this was only sunicieui to sustain one person, he relin
quished it totho lady,and believes site was soon after
rescued by one of the boats. Chilled almost to death
by Ihe icy coldness of the water, Mr. W. continued to
Keep above the .water, until lie came up with a piece of
the wreck, on which he ll >ated about h ill a mile when
ho was p.eked tip by a small boat. When taken into
tin; heat he could neither speak nor scarcely move a
limb, lie was taken to a house in Athens, where by
kind attention he recovered, and returned to tins city
yesterday. He informs iis there can ho little doubt
but v.hat many were drowned, who were, with
him swept from the deck at the firat sinking of the
boat. II•* never heard a word of the fate of Gen. Mr.
ther and family unt'l ho received a letter from hitn this
round ; morning, inquiring after the fate of Ins hoy. His feel
ings may be more easily conceived than described.”
Tho Journal thinks it quite certain that as many as
thirty or forty persons perished. Among the bod.oh re
covered one was William Due is, son of Nathan Davis,
ol Albany,a promising young man aged about 23. who
J was on Ins way to New York in company with Ins sis-
COTTON J»1AUKI2T*.
.Savannah. April 11).
The market wns firm ut the clos'3 of <»ur Inst report, and hn*
(Mmtiiiucd so during the paid week. c have no change hi
pi k es tu iioiirn. There Ims been occasionally sfiahi flue.tun-
turns, but not of Riiflu ient importance lo
lions oHiimI week. The miles on Frid m
b,lies; Saturday, t.0(M»; Monthly, 61)0;
Wednemlnv, 1,|.'>0, mid yesterday t ,026 1m
change our quoin
umouiited to 1,660
Tuesday, I.OOti;
es. We cinote—
H* 4 if
5 af) .\
Middlim*... fij a 5jj
Fair mid fully fair (>f a 0A
<iood fair 6J
The f.nlos of the week amount to 6,52ft hales, ns follows: £4
nt-IRHat 4J: 10ft at 4J;I51 nt 5; 79H mi 0^: 31 nt AR 7ft at 5
5-10, 340 at 53; 54‘J’al 5f; 374 at 5$; 1,110 at 5J; 292.il 5 13-10;
193 at by, 132 at 5 15-16; 1.303 at 0; 373 til 6R 330 at 6J;2Q(i
nt 0j; nml 7 bales nt Of i ts. per lh.
Tun iinnsiiciiaiiH in Sea I sin ml are again ton liniit r d ex
tent. The sales reported aro 100 hides : I at 15; 17 at 16ji£nt
17; Gat IBjiuul 124 Imles from 1 & to 21 eta. par 11*.
Ai’MJftTA, April 17.
Since our Inst review of this market, not mue.li activity lias
prevailed, owing chiefly to the daily expectation of later ad
vices from Europe, and to the dullness of the seaboard mar
keis. It i s probable that, in thi* paper, wo will be cmitded to
pive the European advices, which must hnvesomfl iofluancr
hi nettling prices lor the remain* 'of the season, Tim sales
in this market siuco Thursday, have been modernfe, buyer-*
and sellers keeping buck, though the latter bad, in order to
effect sales, to submit in some instances to a decline of about
loi n cent. The principal sales effected were made at 5 to
5g cents. We will quote extremes lo 0$ cent®, the luller
figure, however, for u good article in square bale.*. I he re -
ceipt* are becoming light,mid but few bales are coming in by
w n irons.
Magnetic Telegraph.—It in Raid that a contract lias
been made with 1J. 11. O’Calliglian, of the New Or-
leans Cresent, by which lie agrees to put up the wires
for the use of Morse’s Telegraph, between Mobile and
New Orleans, and thus lie will be ablo to anticipate
the news by the mail some twenty four hours, lie also
designs lo extend a branch to the Belize, to report the
shipping news.
Polly Bodive, who has been on trial before the Cir
cuit Court ol New York for tho murder of her sister-
in-law, was found guilty on the 12th inst., but recom
mended to mercy.
Obeying Orders—A good story is told of on Ameri
can General in the last wai, was more ready in tho use
of ||in sword than he was of his pen, and who still lives
the pride of the army and country. While stationed
on the lake frontier, two of his soldiers, brothers, of the
name of Kennedy, had deserted. Ho issued an order to
a subaltern to detail a file of men, and with them pro-
ce.J lo a place named on ihe line, and take the two
“Canadas.” The order was peremptory, and not to bo
trifled with. The officer said he would try, and sol
about execution it ; but remarked that he thought lie
could not take more than one province without a rein-
forcernenl!
mcec.’o i«*d in rescuing Ins sister from the
gcr, and had placed her on hoard the R >.
turning to sock for Mis. Conkutig (whose
' been recovered) lost his own life hi the
save others.
consumed. At the tune tlie passengers loft there, pro- j Tho number of persons taken from the wreck by the
oar a tions were making to throw open churches, school- j Express was 40 ; by the Rochester 94 ; and 70 were
Ikiusosand oilier buildings for the reception of desti- ] taken to Alliens and Hudson—making a total of 204
tute persona.
(D'Smco the above was prepared wc received the
Pittsburg Gazette of Friday morning. Besides the
houses mentioned above as having been destroyed, it
states that tlie Gas Works, and tho offices of the
Presbyterian Advocate and Protestant Unionist were
burnt.
[COMMl’MCA * I D.)
Obituary.
Death,in ils mildest and usual form, And ut an expecinfc
lime, brings with it lo family nml friends narrow* niiiiiteroMr.
But when il comes at an unexpected hour and in an cnluolicfl
fur manner, who shall depict ?\e heart-rending nns'iixli wlji. U
fill low a in its train! On Tuesday morning, the I5ili inMtmi,
tin* pnKjivi of thin notice,Thom *s Dicks-in, boii of Mr. Jr me*
and Mrn. Martha Dickson, aged fifteen years, (lepaited tin*
life. The cvpniug nreviom*, In rill Imnnu appearance, lie was
good, humoured uiia*orint»ln with all of toy family, even hav
ing tlie applause ol family and fiiends fnr liis fri.ndly dinpo-
siiiou towards nil who might happen to be his associate*.—
Hut. alas! every bitter ha* ita sweet, and every sweet its bit
ter. On the day nhovementioned Tlinmn* accidently, oi
without the (eurof God before bin eves, brought himself to no
untimely gruve. He was found within four or five bund red
yards of his lather’s residence, lying pmHtrnlf*. cold and life-
lesson tlm ground, with hi* shot gun l\ing within a few
inches ofii* side, the contents of which hud entered Iff* fore
head, hoisting his skull iu several pieces. It ia shocking to
lehito; but, render, only imogiue lo yourself what must
in; the fee line* of a kind lather, ami flic sympathies of an nf-
foelionatc mother, to see a child in the bloom of youth, nnd iu
tin- vigor of health, and iu a few short hours to boh him lying
welteujtg iu his own blond, cold and lifeless on the ground 1
Tin extent nfthe deep regret is not to he fathomed only b*
those who have been the unfortunate slim or* in the case. It
is though: hy the, famiJy and friends of the deceased, if it was
n premeditated thing, that he whs col iu proper frame of mind
at the linu-,knowing that ut different times hiiico tho deceased
was two years old he had br'eii ul).-<eut of inbid, orrssionedt
Irom getting lost in an tulj ieeot wood allluit age, and when
found, being i-vo milns ril.-taut from home, to all linmnii ap
pearances Ihh little mind had entirely leli him; and knowing
loo that only a fv»v vears since lie was vptv much nfllicted
u ith inflammation of the lira in. After all, it is that of nu ab
struse nature. The true intent and cntise is only known be
tween him and hi® Muker.
‘ ll is onee appointed lor man
To die, and after death the judgment,”
flnhUrin enmity. * • •
The Pittsburg Agt-of Saturday morning contains the
, following—
1 It is impossible to calculate the loss. Merchants,
tiro from tho gay and busy scenes of the world, will lie J Mechanics, \\ orkingtnen—a!I, all have been ruined.—
follow you into your gloomy abode, listen with attention i Nor do we believe that tlie insurance offices will over
Sealing Wax it made so as to ignite by friction,
which dues away wiibthe trouble of procuring a lamp
to apsist in sealing letters.
to your “tale of symptoms,” and minister tlie balm of
consolation to your fainting spirit 1 And lastly, when
death shall burst asunder every earthly tie, will he*
shed a tear upon the grave, and lodge tho dear remem
brance of your mutual friendship in his heart, as a
treasure never to be resigned i Tlie man who will not
do aii this may bo your companion; your flatterer;
your seducer; but depend upon it he is not your friend.
Democratic Triumph in New York.—Brother
Greoly of the New York Tribunu says : **\Ve never
saw a beaten parly take their defeat more calmly ihan
did the Whigs last night. We did not see a down
hearted man among them. “My brudrun,” said an E-
thiopian preacher, “blessed am dey wat don’t expect
nothin,’ lor dey ant gwint lo be disappinled."
Iowa.—Most of tho Iowa papers aro opposed lo com
ing into the Union, because the Missouri river is not
made the western boundary of the proposed Stato of
Iowa, by the act to admit her into tho Union. Resides,
tho people of Iowa suein lo be Anxious that their State
shall be equal with Missouri in area. The probability
is, that a majority will decide against the State consti
tution, and in favor of remaining untjqr a territorial
government.
bn able to pay one hundredth pari ol tlie property insur
ed by them. Ruin—ruin stare* hundreds of families in
| the lace, that yesterday morning rose from their beds
with plenty of this world’s goods, and they have now
no place to lay their heads, or bread for themselves
and children. May God protect and help them.
About eighteen entire squares are destroyed entirely,
and many parts of squares. The steamboats on the
Monongahela had to move to be saved from the flames.
The wharf nas covered with groceries and all kinds
of Pittsburgh manufactures. A great port-on of these
goods w ere burned;and a vast amount dee'royed by the
immense crowd of drays working their way among them.
The Post Office and adjoining buildings, northeast
corner of Third and MaiUet, have been saved. Every
tiling valuable, however, was removed front the stores,
printing offices, &e. in the block. The letters, &e,
were la ken from the post Office.
From the place where the lire commenced to where
it was arrested, is about a mile and a quarter.
Tho iron sales, upon winch business men depended
for (ho preservation of their books, papers, dec. and all,
so far as our observation extends, were destroyed, ex
cept a few we notice, having been roiled out before the
destruction of the buildings.
We pan give no idea, on paper, of the distress which
"hoarc known to have been thus rescued. The Truv
Wingers—
“Had tho passengers boon aware at the time of ihe
accnl’ut of the exict position of liie boat, ail might
have been taken off* without wetting even iho soles of
their shoes ; as tin* rock on which the SwaMow struck
was noun* 12 or lij lent out. of water. Th© bow of tho
boat ran on to the very lop of the rock and there re
mained at tlie last accounts.
The Swallow was purchased last summer hy the
J’roy and New York Steamboat Company tor $*24,000.
During the list winter she was thoroughly repaired
and greatly improved in every respect. {She was huilt
in 1630, and was in excellent condition. Tho loss will
be a heavy one to her ow ners, as she was not insured.
She was valued at $30,000.
Transplanting Trees.—The fact is not perhaps so
generally known as it deserves to be, that most of our
indigenous nut-bearing trees are as easily susoc-ptihlo
of improvement, by transplanting and grafting, as fruit
trees lire. The oak, the beech, the walnut TaiiU the
chesuut may by these means be made to produce fruit
far superior to any matured in an uncultivated or natu
ral state. We have seen beech nuts nearly twice the
size of those ordinarily grown iu the forests, from a
tree of twenty years’ growth in a cultivated soil. The
same is known to be a common result in reference to
other indigenous deciduous trees .-—Maine Cultivator.
American Qotlun uyfiiclurts,—The exportation of
Cotton Goods continues on an enlarged scale. We
see it stated that from Uoston the entire shipments of
Maroli were 4422 packages, and since 1st June, 1844,
ten mo:i» hs, 51,214 packages. Of the shipments in
March, tho largest amounts went to the following pla
ces, Canton 186$ packages, East Indies *220 do. ic.
The exports of Cotton Goods from New York fince
111 April, reach 2852 packages.
oi AitTriisj
MUIfldgeviiU, T.yih April, 1845. v
To the Colonelk or Commnndonis of ttesfimenfs composing
the. Second Brigade of the Third Division of Georgia Mil
ilia.
W HEREAS vacancy lias occurred by the resignation
of Robert Tavlor, Brigadier (jeneral of the Second
Brigade of ihe Third Division of the Militia of this State;—
Now, in order that said vacancy may bi- tilled, and io purgu-
aneocf law, I have thought proper to iasue this, toy prscln-
ination, hereby ordering you, tho *aid Colonels or Command-
anta of Regiments, to cuuso an election to Im held on Satur
day, the. ticnity eighth day ot June next, nt the several places
of holding elections in your Regiment*, as are now ratal)
fished hv law for holding elcriHioK liir members of the Gen
eral Assembly, giving dun notice tlmreof, for tbo election ol'
a Brigadier Genera! to fill the vacancy aforesaid.
Ami I do further order, that returns of said election be niafle
lo Head Quarter*, ill tlu* time prescribed by law.
By tho Commander-in-Chief.
30 if _ JOHN 11. BROWN, Aid-de-camp.
9*ltl<l\viai Inferior Court, l
lx Chambers, April 12«li, 1845. {
O RDERED, That on Election bo held at llio Com t house
in BuldwiaConnly, on Tuesday, the bill day ol May next,
lor a Justice ot tho LiUenor Court, in the place of Chuilea D.
Hammond, Erq. resigned.
A true extract from tho M inn to*, this 12-hdnv of Ant 11,1845.
M 4t VVM . STEELE, CIV. I. O.
HO\Y A IS O & ItlTHI KIOI! »7
COMilllSSIO.X NERCHAVI'S
Aimlnclilvuln, ri».
• |MIK tiudsr.izn.d liaviu, commencr.il n Gcnntil Commi.
I .inn Du.ine.ft of Apntiicliicidn, v. do. prepnred in rr
tri*. and forward, .lor. or ..II, .11 cullon and produa. nr
Cood.,cmi»isnfd lu llieip. l’lteir peraotutl .ll.nl’ni. will br
givtui lo all liu.iqru canddi d In ilicir enrr.
THACKF.R b. HOWAUI).
. , .... MMlLtfUUSB. aUraBKFOAO.
J.n’y. 1845,