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THE MACON
Volume 3.
SATURDAY EVENING JANUARY 24, 4829.
Number 4:
pipEft IS PUBLISHED AND EDITED BV
lrU1S MYRON BARTLETT.
It is issued weekly from his Printing Office on
fulbtrrv street, a few rods above the Post Office.
riet, three dollars a year, if paid in advance—
vour dollars, if not paid before the end of the
>ar . Subscribers living at a distance are requir-
in all cases to pay in advance.
NATIONALITY.
Tin chtrwterof a mm'* Mtire country is u «tron 3 ly Impressed
hi. mind, «• >'■ i* »» hU'tonpir.
WAREHOUSE.
T HE Subscriber having taken the
WARE-HOUSE lately occupi
ed by Harrison Smith. Esq. tenders
his services to his friends and the
publi^in general, in the business of Re
iving, Storingahdforwarding Cotton. Hispersonai
ention willbe devoted to aftthose who may favor him
ention
ilh a call.
September 12,1829
JOHN P. BALLARD.
38.
WARE-HOUSE
onvmtssion Business-..Macon.
PHILIP COOK,
H AVING taken for the approaching season, the
large and convenient WARE HOUSE of liar-
\t) (f Rodgers, (formerly occupied by Jetts Stratton,)
sst above John T. Lamar's, tenders his services ti.
, friends and the Public generally, in the storing
tiling or shipping of their Cotton, as may be desi^d,
From his long acquaintance with many of the Plan
r. in this.and the adjacent counties, he flatters him
If to meet with a liberal encouragement.
Either himself or Ja»rs S. VVekkks may be con-
antly found at file Ware House. aug 16 33
WAREHOUSE
AND
OMMlftSlON BUSINESS.
imllE undersigned having lately erected a large
il, and convenient Ware-House, and a suitable
Vharf at this place, tender their services to their
iends and the public in the above line of buisness,
ilh assurances that any business confided to their
ire will receive strict attention, and their best ex-
lions will be used to give general satisfaction to cus-
miers. Tho Ware-Houses, being new, cafe and com-
''idious, situated near Mr. John T. Rowland’s and
it below Mr. Thomas P. Bond’s, on wharf-street,
ar the river, are very conveniently arranged for the
ansactinu of business.
They i*«:l be fully prepared to accommodate their cus
nners, in admixes on Cotton stored with them, ei-
icr in Cash <>r in Groceries at the lowest market pri-
•s. Their charges will he as low as any similar es'
iblislimc'nt in this place. A share of the public pa
image is respectfully solicited.
NAPIER, MUNROE & Co.
Macon. August 23. 1828 HI—tf.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
IN DARIEN.
subscribers respectfully tender their ser-
. vines tet'iie Receiving and Forwarding of Goods
i! I’toduce-vaniple Wharf and Store room, together
ith several yt-nrs experience in the business, and a
ea'dy location ! n the place—will enable them to give
e greatest facilities and strictest attention to the in-
rest of timr employers.
Darien. Aug. 7..V.I HAWES & MITCHELL.
REMOVED.
T}HF. SUHSOpytERS have lately removed from
A liicir old stand, to the corner house on Cherry
reel, formerly occupied by Messrs. Ralston & Jones,
.are tliry will keep nil hand mi their usual extern
c "ny a general assortment of Hard Ware, Groce-
< s.ei Dry Goods.
Met. a 4d KIMBERLY & CHISHOLM.
?oaMiloRiiBAOT
OFFER my WARE HOUSES for sale, they are
•veil situated lor business, and are so convenient-
rraiigcd,- flint tower hands are required to attend
ein, than nny oilier Ware Houses of the same size in
" plr.ee—attached to them is a new and substantial
lIAtlF. Tb« payments will be made easy to the
uhi.ser; or I will Lyase tbeui for a term of three or
e years and will promise my aid and my influence,
fir a« it can be exerted, to promote the interest of
* person who buys or leases.
bum,try 3, i ~ -9-1 JOHN T. L.A.UAR.
ABILITY.
Tbebei|bt ef Ability consists in » thorough knowledge of the
■si vsluo of things, end the genius of the sge
iTCHHE & W&IMHh
MERCHANT TAILORS,
A RE now opening at the Macon Clothing Store, a
large assortment of GOODS and CLOTHING,
consisting of
Super blue, black, brown, olive, claret, drab end
mixt London Cloths; super blue, black, brown, claret,
mixt, drab, buff and white London Casimeres; super
blue, black,brown,olive, drab and green silk Velvets;
a splendid assortsment of Velvet Vesting and Valencia
do; buff and white Merseilles do; Boudard's super
black Gloves; Castor do; white do; Buckskin do;
lined 'dn; German, bandanna and flag Handkerchiefs;
Italian India and plaid Cravats; white do; Battistedo;
PERSPICUITY.
. detracts is the rule oftyukiag, ustnaeritjr le (berate oTthink-
tag. Sallies of wit which arc loo bright, an like flaabta oflijht-
jUjjgytheyjaxxte rather tkaa ilhimtnato.
HEW GOODS.
P. JUDSON If CO.
H AVE just received and are now opening at the
New Clothing Store and Hat Ware House, on
Mulberry street, Macon, a superb assortment of CLO
THING and HATS, consisting in part of
Super blue.black, brown, olive, claret, green and
mixt Dress Coats, Frock Coats and CoaTees
Steel mixt and drab OverCoats
“ “ “ Great Coats
Short Jackets and Pest Jackets
Super blue, black, drab, blue and black mixt double
milled Cassimere and Cloth Pantaloons
Navarino and French Stocks; Stiffeners; Vest and i e»ttinettand Beaverett Pantaloons
Pantaloons Springs; white and black silk (llosej Drab, brown and narrow cord do
worsted and cotton half hose do;, silk Umbrellas; | l’ rcen a,| d olive narrow cord -do
Webb’s patent tflik and common Suspenders; Bergen- S “P" blue - b,sck ‘ “ d ® l »* CIotb ■"* Cassimere
zie Shirts; white and brown shirtings Paddings; cot- n , . . . ... ... .
ton Flannel; Sattinett; Buttons; sewing Silkhmi all I E 1 ,® 11 !' ,,r T? d “ nd cot blue and black nlk Velvet Vests
kinds ot Tailor’s Trimmings; Military Trimmings;! 7 tllifatv.LfFi^nt^n^V^UntU ami
gold and silver Epaulettes; Stars; Tassels; Cord;! ,n ^^ er8ei ^11mVests
belt Plates; Lace; eagle and ball Buttons; worsted an “™® e j!?*
utinn! rnH Inn Plnmmc Ar A ,lr n Till* nhnr» nnniti IrOllOIl UO
wings'; red top Plumes, &e. &c. The above goods
are of the best quality and will be sold low.
READY MADE CLOTHING.
Super blue, brown, olive, mixt, claret Frock COATS
• Dress do
COATTEES
PANTALOONS
Cord, Hangup. BeveretLand Satinett do
Plain, striped and figured silk velvet VESTS
Cloth anil Casimere.do
Plain, Florentimi and striped do
Fancy silk do Vnlencia and Merseilles do
Fine Linen and Cotton Shirts
Bleached and unbleached Shirts
Short Jackals and Trowscrs
Pea Jackets and Monkey do
Over Coats and Great Coats
Fine Flanhel and Cotton Drawers
Cotton Flanuel and Sivansdown do
100 Gentlemen md Ladies’ Camblet and Plaid
CLOAKS, &c. &c.
TAILORING,
Carried on as usuiri in all its various branches. Hav
ing the latestNeiv York Fashions, and the best of work
men, our work shall not be iuferior to any. We soli
cit tho patronage of our former friends and the public
generally.
N. B. On hand an elegant one horse BAROUCH
CARRIAGE and one horse WAGGON, which will
he sold low for Cash—also, a SIDE BOARD.
Macon, October 23,1828.
NEW GOODS.
HUNGERFORDS tf STODDARD,
H AVE received their Fall and Winter supply and
now offer for sale a general assortment of sea
sonable DRY GOODS, &c. the following in part:
Duflie, rose and point Blankets; fine blue, black
and olive Cloths; blue and steel mixt Satinets; white,
green and red Flannels; Salisbury Flannel; Bomba
zines and Bombazeltes. Also, a very general assort
ment of fashionable FANCY GOODS; Silks; Mus
lins; Laces; Ribbons; Leghorn Bonnets; shell Combs;
&c. Ac. Gentlemen’s Plaid and camlet Cloaks; La
dies’ Plaid and camlet Cloaks.
Fine blue and olive Frock Coats
“ “ •• Dress Cuuts
“ steel mixt and olive Cnattecs
“ cloth and SRtinet Pantaloons
Silk velvet and Valeptiu Vests; 200 coarse wool
len Jackets and Pantaloons; 6 cases Beaver and cas
tor Hats; 4 cases boys' Beaver and castor Hats j 6
cases men’s and boys’ wool Hats; locasesand trikiks
Shoes, all qualities; 2 cases fine Boots; 4 cases cotton
and wool Cardat 100 sides sole and I,lack upper Leath
er; 4 dozen calf Skins; Morocco and lining Skins, as
sorted colors; 3cases men's and women's Saddles;
60000 Spanish Segars; 10 casks Goshen Cheese. Al
so an assortmentof IKirdwarc and Crockery; 500 lbs.
new Feathers; Almanacs for 1829, by the gross.
November 24 47
Bleached and unbleached do do
Fine Fianm-I and C'Htttu Drawers
150 C,witlaraenfaMid«5ir^CambhtandPIaW Cloak*
A’variofjeHoseiry, Handkerchiefs, Cravats, suspenders
gloves, stockeijjHfcners^t^ringa for vests, &c. Ac.
An extensive asortment of fashionable
Black and Drab Beaver Hats
Fine and coarse Castor Hats
Fine and common Roram Hats
A general assortment of Youths’ and
Children's Hats, Wool Hat*
Meo’sforand hair Seal Ceps; Men’s Cloth Caps
Children's ChintMio. Cloth and hair Seal Caps, &c.
&c. All of which are offered at reduced prices
Sir Cash.
KT A liberal price in Cash will he paid for Beaver,
Operand Mink Furs. Nov 17
JAMES A. BLANTON,
OK THE CORKER BELOW THE DROO STORE OF ELLIS, SHOT-
WELL A CO. MULBERRY STREET. MACON, GEORGIA,
C ASH DF. ALER in the following descriptions of
GOODS’ viz:
GROCERIES, HATS,
STAPLE DRY GOODS, BONNETS,
SHOES, CROCKERY,
BOOTS, HARDWARE,
SADDLERY, . CUTLERY.
Thankful tor past favors, begs leave to inform bis
friends and the public, that be has just received and
now offers for sale, at the lowest market prices, a gen
eral assortment of the above articles, together with a
few FANCY DRY GOODS, which with those previ
ously on haud, makes his stock large and the assort
ment very complete.
Feeling the utraostconfidenceinbeingahlc to supply
hiscustomers with Goods at as low prices as they can be
bought in the market, and to make it to the interest
of planters and merchants in tbissection ofthecoun-
try, who buy for cash, to make their purchases here,
instead of going farther. He respectfully solicits their
calls as weir as those of the citizens of Macon, and
confidently expects,a liberal share of business.
On hand a large s’upply of Liverpool ground and St.
Ubes SALT. October 6-42
PROPOSALS,
cr publishing, at Darien, Geo, a Newspa-
. per to be entitled
THE D.WUEN PUCEN4X.
. , llv A. C. McINTYRE.
N tssning^troposals l'or this publication, the Editor
i i em*apology to he unnecessary. He is only ex-
vijing the profession of his youth, and can conduce
‘itber to good norevil, apart from the public will.—
success attend the undertaking, it must arise from
[c natural advantages of Darien, the aid of art 'now
ipioved in behalf of that City, and its connexion, ns
entrepot, with two-thiiWs of the State. The PHIE-
S will, therefore, he chiefly, valuable as a commer-
l vehicle; anil, us the Editor must depend for sub-
, ,|!Ce on the circnlntion of his paper, the public have
•iroiig bond for his Itest exertions.
Du the score of politics, he has but little to advance,
■erse to new dnetriues and ambitions innovations,
creed is the Constitution ot the United States; and
exposition of that instrument, the one that obtained
oer the Administrations of Washington, Jefferson,
J< .son, and Monroe. For other political dicta, he
•nesses (reoly that lie tins no veneration! Hence be
jounces himself ns belonging- neither tbjhc sect of
i or Omar; tint determined In every evcnt.to sup-
>rt men so tong only as they are able and-willing to
Mributo to the national prosperity. To those who
ontoencrish a piirerbasedoti other principles, he
ifaiikness must observe, that he desires not their
roiiagc.
TERMS
HE PHOENIX will appear in the month of Janu-
"ext, on a royal sheet, and be weekly published
» day to stiff the mails. '
* he subscription will lie Three Dollars per annum
advance,or fuurat the end of theycar.
'* lvef hseinent3 will be inserted at the usual rates-
Is Stc.
Match Sc C\ock
■ HE Undersigned respectfully informs thie public
- and hie old customers, that he 'has returned to
r ' on, and has resumed business at his old Bland on
F* tn 3h9reel, one door above Mr. K. Tyner’s Store,
FT? hc dopes by strict attention to Business, and
f-niOKs to please, to merit their confidence, mid to
t.ttn a share of t.Vsr ralrnuage. •
L _ JOHN R. GARLAND.
flcton, Xorcmber. 27, 1828. 48
J»00 Ruvcnrot for the VWVuxn.
^ Sp IIOU8E, three miles above Macon,
fire on h .i“ TTUif*?L FoJ,,er * n<1 ahuck ' "as set
'8 nigbtofthe olli tnst. .Of 27 biles of
1 .L nder,he Gm Hou *G 18 were destroyed.—
It »^^*r r * W "l d wi ” be E iven to any person that
1 “ n brin *‘" c Incendi-
AtoilKU™
Beiwer and Otter Vwrs Wanted.
'/'llHE highest market prices will be given in Cash
ii, for the above FURS. Apply to
JAMES M. MILNER, Auction Store.
January 3, 1«49-1
Drugs, Medicines, See. ‘
JT> A GenerarAssortment of well selected
end Genuine DRUGS andMEOICIXES,
with Instruments of various kinds, suitable
VKrJ for Physicians, Families or Retailers—
Just received and for sale at Savannah or
Augusta prices, by
ELLIS, SHOTWELL A Co.
- Aiso-ivi large stock of Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye-
woods DjtHriuffs, Neils, Tacks, Castings, Ac in quan-
ities to.sUit pnrr.hnsers .. . July 3
MERCER'S CLUSTERS
ANO
METHODIST HYMNS,
J UST received and for sale by
HUNGERFORDS A 8TODDARD.
December 1 1
GARDEN SEEDS.
J U&’Breccived from the Shakers a large supply of
fresh SEEDS, by
December 16 ELLIS, SHOTWELL A Co.
U /X Hhds and 25 hbls. St Croix Sugar, lump and
H mV loaf Sugar; 40 hbls Coffee, 30 bids Whiskey,
10 do. Morgan’s Gin, 10 do. new Rum, 4th proof Jamai
ca Rum, doCogiiac Brandy, Holland Gin—Port,Tene-
riff Canary, and rnolaga Wines— Lamps,andiampOil,
6 hbls apple Vinegar, 100 ps. cotton Bagging—5 tons
sweed’s Iron, one bundle German steel, 50 kegs cut
Nails, 10dd. Brads, 5 kegs wrought Nails, 20 kegs Du
pont Powder, Shot and Lead, 6boxes bar Soap, 3 do.
sperm Candlts—Ginger, Pepper, Spice, Nutmegs, In
digo, English Mustard, 40.000Spani*h Segars, 10,000
American do.—4 kegs and 2 boxes Tobacco.
The above goods, together with our former stock,
comprises a general assortment, and will be sold
cheap for cash or approved iiaper.
rept 27 HUNGERFORDS A STODDARD.
A New Mao of the btalc of
GEORGIA. ■
ygY RESUMING that aNEW MAP of the STATE,
representing all the New Territory acquired by
the different Treaties with the Indians, would be ve
ry acceptable to the public, I have determined to em
bark in the undertaking as soon as five hundred sub
scribers are procured. Immediately thereafter, I will
prepare the Original Map, and will’ place it in the
hands of some eminent Engraver. Copies will be de
livered to subscribers at the expiration of ora- year
from this date, if that patronage is nffurcTed which is
solicited., It will require three months to prepare the
Original Map for the Engraver, and about five months
to execute the engraving. Those to whom subscrip,
tion papers are forwarded will please return them at
the end of three months. *
Copies neatly varnished, colored and fixed on Roll
ers, will he delivered to- subscribers at Six Dollars, and
to non-subscribers ot Eight Dollars. In this Map, the
New Counties, together with the several Districts and
their Numbers, all the new County Town*. Public
‘Rundt,andotherrrmarkableobject* willbe delinea
ted with the nearest mathematical accuracy.
The patrouage of a liberal and enlightened public
is most respectfully solicited; and the subscriber as-
and
. _ 8op.
veyors and other aulhe ntic documents deposited in the
Surveyor General's OJ/Uc. The plan will be of the
same size as the Map of the State published by my fa-!
ther, and will be platted by a scale of eight miles to an
inch, BENJAMIN H. BTURGES.
Surveyor Generalt Oj/ift, SejUmter&ld, 1328. I
GOOD SWEET FLOUR,
JJIOR sale by A. GILLtS A CO.
November??
47
January
FLOUR.
40 Bids. Canal Flour, Rochester brand
4 quarter casks Sherry WIms-
4 bbis. Jamaica Rom*, fine flavor
1 ease negro Shoes
} case domestic Plaids
i JAMES M. MILNER.
3,1829-1
J
ON CONSIGNMENT.
UST received and for sale at unusual low prices
for Cash,
‘ 60 barrels Whiskey
49 barrels St. CroixSugnr
2 hhds “
2 “ New Orleans **
6 barrels “ “ 11
10 hhds Whiskey
1
Macon, December 27Ih, i
20 .« Gin
25 bags Coffee
17 hhds Molasses
A. GILIJS Si CO.
28 52
DR. L. E. SLADE.
H AS permanently located himself in MACON.
and offers his services to the citizaus of the
town and its vicinity. He has taken the shop lately
owned by Dr. Bab'eh, where he may at all times be
found unless professionally absent.
Macon, December20 51
SlAWr
T HE Subscriber has resumed the Practice of Law,
and will attend the Superior Courts of (he Flint,
those of Junes and Wilkinson of the Ocmulgee, and
Twiggt, and Pulaski, pfthe Southern circuits.
Dec- 8 CHARLES J. McDONALD.
. NOTICE.
All persons indebted te the Georgia
Patriot establishment, forsuiiscriptlon
or Advertising, previous to June 1827,
the time of the transfer to Mr, E. II.
Burritt, will settle their accounts with
M. Bartlett, who is authorised to close the business.
April 15.1828., C. E. BARTLETT
JOR PRINTING.
T HE Editor of the Macon Telegraph having
just received it large -addition to ni* fonner
stock of Types and Printing Materials, is now pre
pared to do BOOK and JOB PRINTING, at tht
s hortest notice, ami on the most reasonable term*
A good supply of PAPER constantly on hand.
Notice:
Tin OUR months after dale application will be made
iy to tlie honorable Inferior court of Twiggs coun
ty while sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to tell
nil the Real Estate of the orphans of Dat '4 Edwards,
deceased. JOHN PAG L. Guardian.
Twiggs county, jan. 14. 1828. "
G EOliGIA—Ticiggt county.
N person appeared before me. James Ware, a Jus-
I tic. of
> being
'eace forsaid county, Dsviu Txnoa,
who being duly sworn salth on oath that be was pos
sessed of the following Notes of Hand: one on Deni.
W. Shine, for «2* 36, given the 12tb Jan. 1828, and
dne 30 days after date, with a credit on the snme for
$4 50; another on the same for $20, given 26th Dee.
1828, and then due; one on Kix' Arinzton, for $30,
given some time about the 1st Feb. 1828, and due 1st
Jan. 1829; another on the same for $16, given end.
1829; another on the lame for $16, give:
due es above; one on John Watrer end John Blount,
for$25, given lit March, 1828,andduetwelve months
ir date s
after date: another on the same, given and due ns oh.
ove,al!made payableto David Taylor; another on'Mi-
cbael B.Headei) Aco. payable to Matthew Albritton,
for $64.’ with a credit, thereon for $ GO, and another
credit for $1 50, the date not recollected; three on
StepheA Roach, two for $30 each, the other for $7 31
given about August or Sept. 1826, and due ten days
after date; one oh James N. Hardiway for $41 50,
with a credit for $9, given about August, 1824, and
due one day after date—Which Notes together with
my Pocket Book, have been stolen nr lost, so that 1
cannot get them. * . ■ DAVID TAYLOR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this Wh inn. 1829.
jen 17 3 3t Jixu Ware, J. P.
no ri ch:.
y«0(IR nion hs nf!cr date application will bo made
ii* to the honorable the Inferior court of Twigga
countv, when »iUlfi£ for ordinary purposes, for leave
to sell ail the real estate of CnlUn Sledge, deceased,
for the benefit of the heirs and creditors ot said estate.
DREtVllY Lo UARRI83,
October 25,162S~t4Md jUmir^trotur.
THE RECESS.
tOR THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
LINES
Written on board the Steam Boat, white on an Excur
sion down the River.
GLIDE on, glide on, enchanting bark,
And waft my love and me
To some lone Isle or Grotto dark.
Far o’er the deep biae sea;
Where we might live and fove unseen
By ought save starry^eyes,
With nought to mar tho stilly scene
Save ours or angel sighs;
And where our lives might always glide
As caftn, as smooth as now;
And earq M be banish’d, as the tide
Is dash'd from off the prow:
And where our constant hearts would twine
In one enduring tie,
As tendrils of the mountain vine -
Together bloom end die.
A little world, and all our own,
We’d for each other live;
No guileful care, by Passion sown,
Could there our bosoms grieve.
Aad whilst thy cheek to mine would press;
And mine adhere to thee.
Our eyes and looks would there express,
• Our souls’ felicity.
Then swiftly glide, enchanting bark,
And waft my love and me
To some lene' Isle or Grotto dark,
Far o'er the deep blue sea;
Where we might live and love unseen
By ought save starry eyes,
And nought to mar the stilly scene w
Save ours or angel sighs.-
ORLANDO.
From the National Intelligencet.
THE PARTING YEAR. .
What is Time 7 A fleeting Messenger!. What is Life T
A Vapour.
I asked an aged man—a man of cares,
Wrinkled andbent, and white whh hoary hairs,
“Time is the warp of life,” he said—“ Oh tell
“The young, the gay, the fair, to weave it well!”
kaskeilthe undent, venerable dead—
Sages who wrote and warriors who bled;
From the cold grave a hollow murmur flowed,
“Time sowed the seed we reap in this abode!”
laskeda dying sinner ere the tide
Oflifohadlcft his veins: “Time!” he replied,
“I've lost it; ah! the treasure!” and he died.
1 asked the golden sun, and silver spheres—
Those brigbtehronometers of days andyears:
They answered “Time is but a meteor glare 1”
And bade us for eternity prepare.
I asked the Seasons, in tueirannoaVroand,
Which beautify or desolate the ground:
And they replied, (no oracle more wise) t
"’Tis folly's binnk and wisdom’shighest prize t"
rasked a spirit lost: but oh! the shriek
That pierced iny soul!—1 shudder while I speak I
It cried, “ A particle—a speck—a mite
“Of endless years, duration infinite!”
Of things inanimate, my dia)_I
Consulted; It made me this reply:
“Time is the season fair of living well—
“The path of glory, or the road of hell!”
I asked my bible, nnd methinks it said:
“Time is the present hour, the past is fled:
“Live, liveto day; tomorrow never yet
“Onany immanbeing rose or set.”
I asked old father Time himself, at last;
But ina moment he flew swiftly past,
'llis chariot wns a cloud, the reinless wind
Ilia noiseless steeds, which left no trace behind.
I asked the mighty Angel who shall stand
One foot on sea, and one on solid land:
“I now declare the mystery is o’er*—
‘ Time wns," he cried, “hut Time shall he no more!"
WEST INDIA GAMING HOUSE.
“The Shark is (here and the Shark’s prey,
The Spendthrift, and the Leech
That sucks him.”—Cowfcr.
St. Thomas.—I will* according to your de
sire, give you a dbscriptiofi of o;io of the most
destructive resorts that over was devised by the
malignant genius of Satan. The Saloon of
“Rouge et Noir,” is one of the most famous a-
mong the numberless gambling shops of the
West Indies. On entering the apartment, the
imagination is stunned by the horror which
bursts upon the eye—the , terrific laugh of the
winners, the hellish shrieks of the unfortunate;
and the half suppressed moaning; of the utter
ly desperate, give me anidet of an assemblage
of demons celebrating some dreadful triumph
over human misery; There is obsorved a
Spanish Don whiskered and mustachied iik«
“ancient Pistol,” and exhibiting the picture of
avarice, revenge, and every wicked passion fo
menting in tils bosom—noar him is some stran
ger, fleeced of his last doubloon, and tortured
with the pangs of unavailing repentance. A
third group is formed of the lookers on, who
have formed most manful resolutions to resist
the golden temptations around them, but whd.
graduallyyield to the irresistible fascinations of
the piles of gold, so splendidly spread out otf
the long green tables. A marble-covered side
board is set off with a variety of delicious li
quors, whose stimulating qualities are enchas-
tetted by Some medical preparation, which "fires
the young blood,” and hurries the deluded vic
tim to destruction. '
A fowevenings ago, I was pacing through
the saloon with a friend, who was an adept in
all tho mysteries of tho gaming establishment;
we had walked round the circuito$ tables;
when our attention was arrested by the moans
of some figure, stretched out on a sofa in a dark
ctirnor.—Tho lurid glean! which now and theii
flashed from a lamp on'thu features of this un- ’..
fortunate, presented one of the most awful pic
tures of despair that ever convulsed the human
countenance. The ghastly paleness of his face
was fearlessly contrasted by the jetty blackness
of His locks, which were clustered about his
brow. The sight was appalling—but wo were
fixed to the spot hy the interest which the hap
less victim excited. Wo, at length, overcoma
by our feelings, walked away, and as ,Wo were
turning down the dark stops which led to a sol
itary lane, we observed an object gliding by u*
in the greatest agitation. It was the wretched
ntan whom we had just been contemplating.—'
He stopt short,and exclaimed—“young gentle
men, if you will bo ruled by ray dreadful expe -
rience never Hgaio enter that infernal door—l
have this night lost the last particle of yn im
mense fortune, and nothing now remains for nte
but death.” There was something peculiarly
impressive ill thdftones of his voice—■
“Whose sound, tho’ ^should linger qut more yen'
• Than wretch e’er told, can never leave my ears."
Ho rushed into tho darkest part of the
avenue, and suon afterwards the explosion or a
pistol told us the finale of his tragic talc.
Philadelphia Port Folio,
MmV®LL&NY.
Sagacity of that noble animal the Horie.—
Having recently noticed in a foreign paper, that
a man falling from his horso into a river, was
seized by the animal and safely brought ashore,
reminds us of a letter received from Steuben
ville, Ohio, in June Inst, addressed to a son of
the editor then in the viljnge.—“Joseph L. re
turned home lust evening, und this morning re
lated to me, with tears in his eyes, u most re.
markable and almost incredible circumstance.
Arriving at a creek, which the lata heavy rains
had rendered it hazardous to swim, he dismoun
ted from his horse, and attempted to cross the
creek on a tree that had fallen across it, holding
the bridle in bis hand, and compelling the horse
to swim -alongside. After he arrived about
midway, tho current became <o rapid tiiat Natty
could not keep his course; but broko from him,
nod Joseph fell from the treo into the creek.—r
He caught by a limb; and the horse swam to
tho shore, and then halted and turned round to
see what had hccomo of his rider. Ilis situa
tion, consequently, was ono of great danger, as
he found it impossible to regain tho tree. He
was eight or ten miles from any house, and be
came much otnrmed,ns his strength was failing.
At this critical moment, Natty plunged into tho
creek .on tho oppustte sido of the tree, swam
rouud it to where Joseph was, stopped quietly
until he mounted him, and then swam to the
shore with Joseph on his back! This story,
incredible as it may seem, you wilt believe tu
bo true. What a noble animal! and Iruw much
the tnoriAiust ypu now prize him.
- - * Broome Republican.
Mammoth PJgs.—Henry A. Thompson, of
Shrewsbury, Monmouth' county, N. J. killed,
on the ,23d instant, four pigs, 9 months and 22
days old, weighing,' after they were dressed,
as follows41S, 381,259, and 222, in all 1475
pounds. •
A tiowsteam-e'ngino has been invented in
Euglatid Jty Mr. Burstal. Rather an ominous
name for a steamer.
Curt for a Consumption.—“In the montif
of May, gatlierjtlio flowers from tho thorn bush;
boil two huuches of tho blossoms in half a pint
of milk, let itstainf till it is about as warm «<
milk from the pow, drink it tho first thing in
the morning,nnd take u Walk immediately al'tci -
Wards, and a euro' will soon bo effected; Tin
flowers will keep good, and bo fit for use all the
year, if they are well sprinkled with salt, thi i
put into a vessel and tied down tight to keo;-
tho air from them.”
Drunkards take tare!—There is a bill be-'
foro tho Legislature o# North Carolina for thi
relief ofjcives against the indiscretions and d<
metauits of their drunken husbands. Tho bii)
provides, that upon tho petition of u wifo an-l
duo proof exhibited, that the husband is an ha
bitual drunkard; and thereby neglects to pro
vide for his family, and destroys the proceeds
of their labour, that all property thereafter acp
qaired by his wife, either by gift or Otherwise,
shall bo secured to her fur her maintaiuam:
and that of her family, ond shall not be take it
lor the debts of her hu.-band.
Going through Euclifl,—Two gentlemen’
tho -otltur day conversing together, one aske -’
the other if ever ho had gone through Euclid
The reply was, “1 have never been farther froiJ
Liverpool than Runcorn, and I don’t recollc. r
any place of that name between-Liverpool ar.i
there.” —
A FACT WORTH REMEMBERING
In a letter to the editors of this paper, dan
December 23d, ilto Chaplain Of tho State pri •
on at Sing Sing,-write* as follows;—“I iu\ -
lately made pretty thorough inquiry among il.-'
convicts here, for the purpose of learning wh
und how.many,havo ever enjoyod tiie advun-
ges of a Sabbath School. The result is, tli
out of more than five hundred convicts not o* .
has been found who has ever been,for any o
siderable time,a regular member of a Sabb .
School) and not more than tioo or three, w
have ever attended such a school at all." He -
■s a fact that speaks volumes. Anv coniine; i
which we could make upon it, would only d.
Brinish its forco;—jV." Y. Observer.
Importance of a type—A country paper says
that the inlnibitiiuix of New-Jersey talkofrirmn-
ing (damn i g) the Delaware river. Inold times
Achilles d —d the Xanthu* for troubling him
aud Vulcan set the poor rltlftr on fire. The
Delaware wou!d<Jo w«H to reflect on the fate
of that classic sueaftt, aud behave itself with
proprwtjr.-
There were 285 convicls in tho Massach - -
Setts States Prison, on the 30th September 182.;
sinco which, 104 havgbocn received,77 bib-’
been discharged, 14 pardoned, 4 died, 2 e
caped, and 4discbargad by the Supreme Cuor f
leaving the number on the 30th Septembi.,
1823,290. Of the present convicts, one-six si
are colored persons.
The anniversary of the landing of thW p,:-
grims, wns commemorated at Plymouth, on ihV.
22d ult. i»y religious services, and by a parado
of the Stamlish Guards, who dined together oi
the Plymouth Hotel. -
A resolution is before the Legislature
Pennsylvania, abolishing Military Parade*—>- .
laying a’ Militia Capitulation Tax .of f*
providing for the education of Officer
encouragement to volunteer*—and^
ting $50,060,- frotan -the
fray tope ms ex.