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ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING,
PUBLISH El) . WF.F.KLYr *
BY JOHN H. CHltlSTY,
xditor a no pRormcToa.
Terms of Subscription.
TIVO DOLLARS ptr annum, If paid -Irictli in ad
snce- otlienrise,THREE DOLLARS will be charred
(Or (border that the price f< (be papei may nut be in
Abe wty ofa large circulation, Clubs will be supplied
■atthe fullowing low rates.
am (T ■ ■ — *• COPIES for - - IIOmSww
W5af*TF.N «*• for - - .
*Attk$9tluw rates, tM* Cask must acesmpasy thesnlsr. .
ton.according to tint amount of 8 ock
helil-us aferesuid by each stockholder.
; .Stic. Cth. Tliul i «.e« President of said
company shall make a full and complete
return and statement'-to the Governor,
under oath, on Yhe first Monday in April,
and October in each and every year,,
setting forth a specific statement of flie
money raise*! front said bonds, the pro
gress of the work, the amount - of .cub-,
scriptioii Kpilie -tuck. and the financial
condition ' ol the company, and which
statement shad he published . in some
public gazette of die !>tate, and in case of
failure on the part of the company to
show fully.such disbursement, it shat] be
rhejjt iers 'state there is so much
siiovv at'Newport that people, walk out
of fhe second story windows.
Weak doses of wash-board are now
recommended lo young ladies whoenni-
piain of dysp-psta. Young m* n who
are troubled in the ■ same way may be
cured bv a -tron g preparation of wood
saw.
Tjjcre is a gentleman in thi*' legisla
ture who can he trusted with atty secret,
for nothing be can say will be be-
and if said bonds or the proceeds of tl.®'
same, or any of them, pr any sale there-.
of, shall; be appropriated in any other
mannerthan is provided by this section
of ibis act, t he President and Directors
authorizing the same, shall he held in
their individual character for. the same
and execution'shall issue against then*
Tor the same, as is provided by this act,
in relation to- issuing execution against
individual Stockholders, when there is
is a return by the proper officer, that
there is no property of the Compan'c*
to. be found.
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHOT
DISCOVERED IM A DREAM.
A THOUGHT. SUGGESTED BY THE
NEW YEAH.
To he entitled An Act jo]
of the State-of (ichrmn tp j
wrek and Florida Rniho-a
and tti the Savannah, Alban
Railroad company upon j
ditio.is therein named.
Sec. 1st. Be it enacted hi
and House of Represcnliit
State of Georgia in Genera
met, and it is hereby enai
uuihoiityot the same, Thtj
wick and Florida ' Railrmtc
the aid
BrOns- :
imp any,’ 1
lid-tiulf,
tiitc.u-
The Hioro ri live, imifc brief appear
.O'tr bias aacfeeeding singe*;
Adky to rl.il.iIi. chI li'ini, a year;
And yours like pasdng n^ia. |
Tlic gladsome current of our youth,
Ere i-a-rion yet ili oiders.
Sieuls lingering. like a river smooth
Along its grassy border*
But as tlie core worn cheek grows w
A rut Sorrow’s shafts flv thicker,.^
y e rtnrs thi.^njeamtA Itfrttnjpwww
\\ Vf seem "your course” quickerf
Rates of Advertising, *
TVsmiienT advertisements willbeinaerted'al One i
T)»l tar per <q u are f iriheflMi.andFifiyt.'e.ilsprrsquare
Tar saeb subsequent insorttr n.
Le»il anityearty aArent/riuents at the usual rates f
itan.ltd.les wilt be ch:ir;r <115 for anaouaceineRts,
and obituary n.uiresexeeejbi-.ix lines in length will
tie charged as advertise . enfs.
Whan the number of inseninnslsantmarkedcn and ,
advertisement, it Win ;,e published lilt forbid, and
charged accordingly.
A Western pedngogtie, in “ fenchj
the young idea how to shoot.” fou
the dut> of the Governor to wbliliold At*j
t?stft-T»f“!ftTt-trhprlKinfi?i7%nti'r'tfie
Aoomsnver the Store of Wilson Sc Veal.
VOLUME JI.
C. B. LOMBARD,
' DENTIST,
PITNER & ENGLAND.
Wholesale & Retail Dealersi n
Groceries, Dry Goods.
ft.1RDIF.1RF., SHOES AND BOOTS,
April 6 Athens. Ga.
When joys have lost their bloom and breiub
And life itself is rnpid.
Why as we reach tlic falls of death,
E’eej we its tide tuore repaid f
It m«y be strange ; yet who would change
Time's course to slower speeding.
When, one by one, our .riends have gone.
And left nur bosoms bleeding i
CLARK & CARTER.
de ileus in
- Heaven gives our years of fading strength
> Indemnifying fleetue-s;
And those of youth a seeming Iciigih,
Proportioned to iheir sweetness.
family Groceries and
Provisions.
At D. N. Judson'a old stand. Broad street,
Athens, (la.
M0.0RE & CARLTON,
DEALERS IS
SILK, FANCY AND STAPLE GOODS.
HARD WARE AND CROCKEIi T.
April No. 3, Granite Row, Athens, Ga.
LUCAS k BILLUPS,.
WJI0LES.1LF. AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, HARDWARE. Ac. Ac
No. 2, Broad Street. Athens.
JOHN II. CHRISTY,
PLAIN AND FANCY
Hook and Job Printer,
‘‘Franklin Jon Office,” Athens,O*.
% All work entrusted to l»i* care laiiliiiiTly. correct]}
and punctually executed, ;it prices rorrespond-
Janl8 ins with tile hard ness of (be times
WILLIAM N. WHITE,
WHOLESALE AXf» RETAIL
B00KSKLLF.lt AND STATIONER,
And JV*and Jfa*azi*e A+dl.
DEALER IN
MUSIC and MUSICAL IXSTRUMEXTS
LAMPS, FINE CtTLEBT. FAXfY «C
No. 2, College Avenue, Newton Hour
sign of “ WhiteN University took '
Orders promptly tilled at Augusta rates
Course of True; Love. A gentle
man in Culpepper county, Va, has been
arrested and bound ov*t to appear and
answer the charge of forgery, to be pre
ferred against him at the next county
court. It appears that he had been per
suaded by some wags to write to a young
lady in the county. His letters were
answered, l>y the wags aforesaid, and
the lover thinking them genuine, pro
ceeded to procure a license. As the
■natch was to he a run away one, he
wro e his intended father-in-law’s name
to a paper giving his consent, and as a
consequence, is now under bonds to an
swer the charge of fo gery.
A colored serv nt sweeping out a
Hotel hoarding room, found a sixpence,
which he carried to his owner. “Yen
may keep it for your honesty?’ said lie.
Shortly after, he lost his gold pencil
case, and‘enquired of the servant'if he
bad seen it . “Yes sar,’ - said the d ar
key. "And what did you do wiih it t”
I ke*-p um for nty lion, sty ’’ said
tie darkey, with entire simplicity.
\flicns t Ua
SUMMEY & JONES,
DEALER? IN
GROCERIES TTAKBft Aftr. STAPLE* | .
DRYGOODS. STOVES, IRON, (’AST * IC
INGS. OUOCKKRV WARE. Sic.
Corner of Iiru:i*l uml Wall ntre« ts
Atht ns, Ga. August ll». 18.>5.
IL JONES - P. A. K Milf.V.
Tiie Pisksidekcy. Ii is said that in
case ti e Presidency should lie thrown
into Congress, anti the States should
vote as they stand at pre-ent, there
would he ele en democratic, eleven re-
seven know nothing, and
upon the memory of an urchin of four
years. He finally asked the young
hopeful, by way of illustration : •* What
does your father sav to the horses, when
he wants them to turn to the right?”
** Hep! git along 2.4!) !” exclaimed the
youthful prodigy, hi- countenance lit up
with animation. The tea- Iter ha- since
adopted-a diff relit manner of illustrat
ing bis suhji rls.
A wagon seeing a pet poodle which
had been shorn of its fleecy coat, re
marked that he deetrn d the act which
hud diverted the animal of its covering
shear cruelty.
The only substitute for money is
polit* ness. With three' bows and a
smile, a friend of ours last week travel
ed from Ibis ci'y to N agara, and lived
like a fighting cock at that. Cheap t*-ip
that.
An Editor Gorged.—A late num-,
her of the Hopkinsville (Ky,) Press has
the following excuse; We crave the
indulgence of our readers for the scarci
ty of editorial in this issue. We have
attended several weddings and parties
within the pa’st day or two. and conse
quently overcharged our appetite. In
fact, we w« re let loose at a table of good
things and foundered ourselves.
The “ Down East D-bating Societi”
having dismissed ti e question, ‘ Where
does fire go to when it goes out ?’’ have
got it new and more exciting one up :
*• W h- u a house is on fire, does it burn
up or burn down l”
Co!. Rr.axton Bragg, Gen. Taylor’s
CapL Bragg, or•* a-little more grape.”
notoriety—lias res.gned his commission
m the United Stat* s army. It is said that
nV intends to settle in Texas.
A Western Editor says that many of
his patrons would make good wheel
horses—they hohlpack so well.
Effects of tiie War. _Th- Man
chester Examiner, one of life ablest of
the English provincial papers; Sav s that
the increase ot pauperism in Manchester
has been nearly fifty per rent, in 1855
above the number in 1854 T* e fact
•JAMES M. ROYAL,
HARNESS MAKER;
H AS removed hU shop to Mitchell's-old . . , .
Tavern, nue door east of Grad, .t Nicb- ,s mentioned lo illustrate the influence
olaou’a—where he keeps always on hand a ot the war Upon the industrial Interests
general assortment of articles in his line, aud of Great Britian.
is always ready to fillordersinthe best style.
^ Colored I’avy Crockett.—The
Rockingham Register has an recount of
COLT & COLBERT,
a negro belonging to Wm Anderson,
Esq., of Pendleton countv, who being
STAPLE DRY GOODS,GROCERIES ou ' hinting, found a large nnd ferocious
AND HARDWARE.
No. 9 Granite Row Athens. Ga
JAMES I. COLT. | WJI. c. epLBEBT,
e, ’.355.
Wounds in cattle are quickly cured
by washing several tinn-so day with a
mixture of the yolk of eggs .aud spirits
of turpentine.
How young men can consent *0 loaf
about the corners ns they do, when a
giwid dose of arsenic can lie purchased
for a dime, is really surprisi g.
to receive State botids upon comply ing
with the following conditions, viz :
1st, That the bona fide and solvent
subscriptions to the capital stock of the
company, by citizens or corporations of
Georgia, and the actual payment-on th«
general stock of said company, shall be
at li-nst equal t<r*ihe amount of Slate
bonds furnished to the company, and it
shall be the du.y of the Secretary of
said company, under the si al.ol said
company, jo furnish the Governor, tube
deposited in the office of the Treasurer,
a statement of such stock and the names
of such stockholders, and it shall not he
lawful for such stockholder to transfer
such stock to any .persons but solvent
citizens of said State, until the bonds
received by said company, with the in
terest on the same, are all paid by said
company,
2d. That the President and Board of
Dir 1 ctors of said company, shall be
citizens, and residing within the State
of Georgia. .
3d. Twenty 'miles of said Railroad
shall be completed and paid lor. and the
track laid with iron rails weighing not
less than fifty - pounds to the yard, and
shall be fully equiphed and running
such freight and passenger cars as are
commonly used on the principal Rail-
i oads of this State.'
4th, There shall be no pnqr existin
lien upon tlyc Ro d or proper’y'of the
company, amf the President and Cltief-
Eiuineer of the company shall produce
and deliver to the Governor their affi
davit, by tJie President or some person
appointed by the company showing how
muc i of the It -ad h is been completed,
and t .e President shall also delin r lo
the Governor h -certificate -wolcr -tlie
hau l aud seal of the Clerk of the Su
I frior Court of each county ia.llie State
through which said company’s road
iuiis. oris intended to rim, stating there
i- no uusatisfie : mortgages, judgments,
trust deeds, or other liens, or evidence
of adverse title whatever, of recorder
otherwise, grained it any time by such
company, nnd shall also deliver his own
affidavit, and that of tie Secretary of
said«coinpatiy, that there is no outstand
ing, uurecordi d mortgages, trust deeds
or other lien , or conveyances granted
by said company.
oth. The names of the subscr.ibei'S to
Itlte. facts st Bed shall have been certified
by .the board of directors, aud sworn
to by the President of the company as
• . 'aforesaid, the Governor thereupon shall
issue coltpon bpnds of‘ the State of
Georgia to sdeX company, to theuitmunt
of six, tb/liMiand dollars per mile fiMreacb
' nidi.ioual-ten'rniles which said.com'-* 1
(rttiy shitll c'.nipliMe of said, Road, as
specified in tlie first section of. this act,
’l»ui no bond-.‘ball issue predicated upon
tlie'-lir^t ttvejity miles of said Road and
said l>ot|(1s to be issued in sums of onp
thousand dollars each, payable twenty
ye«rs-Trom, date, bearing six 'per cent
interest pet; annum, aud interest 'paya
ble -«etni:antiuali^^C^RB^Ueasuiry of
United State-* as the Governor shall
direct, and the accepting of the bonds
by the company, through its President
or any other person appointed by the
board of Directors for that purpose, shall
constitute a lieu in the nature of a
mortgage upon the whole Road nnd
branch; including the first twenty miles,
with all its equipments, and all the
rights, prope ty. and franchises of said
company, and this lien shall take pre
cedence and over-ride all other obliga
tions or liens, aud shall be paid in pre
ference to any otiter.
Sec. ,3d. That said company shall np
ply the money obtained by the sale o
said' bonds, solely to paying fertile
material to he used, and tlie work to be
done on that part of said Road, to he
built after said bonds are so issued, and
for equipment contracted for after Said
bonds are so issued.
Embracing Christianity,” is what
the King of Siam s^id the first time he
Itngeed an English girl.' N*.t bad- from
p gai lai-d.
T. BISHOP & SON,
Wholesale and IUtail CJocers,
April 8 No. U Broad street. Athens.
%v*»lf brought lo hay bv a pack. He
advanced and seizing the animal, tied it
to the fence and after bringing hts young
master to the -pot, killed it.—-On
another occasion he \vas attache t bv a
large buck, which he wouuded. u;,<i .as
the animal ntsh-.d at him ',»e*seiz-d ii
by the antlers over bis shoulder
and carried ;* t n*nne. The ttegro i< said
'to be a perfect Sampson in strength.
Sec. 4th. The interest on tlie bonds of
the State issued to said company under
thi^provisl’iis of this act, shall be paid
with all the attendant expenses, by >aid
company; into the treasury of the State,
or at such other place as the Governor
may direct at least ten days before it
shall be due, according to the tenor and
effect of such bonds, and ilte principal
shall he paid in like manner, if at any
time the interest or tlie principal of suit!
bonds shall not be paid by tlie company
into tlie treasury, or at siicb other place-
as the Govertiormay direct inti*; issu
ing of such botids—ai least ten days be
fore it shall become due. it shall be the
duty of the treasurer of this State forth
with lo make oath of such failure to pay
such principal or inti r*-s'.. or both, as
he case may be, and the amount there-
•f, on such information as fie rhay InTve
aud deposit such affidavit in tbe Comp
troller General’s office, and notify the
Governor thereof, and it shall be the
duty uf the Governor to cause the Comp
troller G.-neral to issue tip execution to
be directed to all and singular the
Sheriffs of said Stale, against said com
pany for the whole amount of bon
issued to said company, with interest,
and such execution' shall be levied oi
the rail-road, the iron, and all the pro
perty, rights and franchises, and interest
of .said company, and a notification
thereof shall be given to the President
and Board of Directors of said company.
issuearf tniT trrhet* bon
shall be fully and satisfactorily" done
Sec. 7th. That the principal otfice for
the transaction of the business of tbe
company shall be in the City of Bruns
wick.
S c. Stli. Whenever snid Brunswick
and Florida .Railroad company and
branch, shall accept the botids of the
State of Geo., under tbe provisions of
this act, the act itself shall by virtue of
such acceptance become a part of the
charter of said company.
Sec. Oib. That should said Brunswick
and Florida Railroad Company fail to
lutatlca-t 20 miles, of that Road in
•permit n as prescribed in the first sec
tion of this act, within two years front
the passage of ibis act, then their rights,
under this act. .-hull cease, and no bunds
-liall issue under ibis act.
Sec. 10th- Be it further enacted, That
the bonds of the State shall issue to said
Brunswick and Florida Railroad com
pany for the like sums of six thousand
dollars per mile, for each section of ten
miles finished as aforesaid, to be applied
to a branch of said Road, to commence
West and within t-velve miles of the
Alapaha river, and run the nearest
practical route to Albany on the Flint
liver, and thence west to east bank of
the Chattahoochee river opposite town
sofEufauIa, Alabama, simultaneous with
the building of the main trunk west of
Alapaha. to Tl.omasville , provided, that j ^“uhtdemted
not more than one million ot dollars ot I
such bonds, in all, shall be issued to
wards the construction and equipment
of said Road, and branch ; provided, that
said company shall continue the main
trunk of said Road from Tlioinasi ille
west, and the most practicable route to
wards Pen-acohi, Florida,
See I rth. Andbe h further enacted,
shot by means of high towers originated
with a man named Watts, in Bristol,
England, in 17S2. Watts, was by trade-
a plumber, and all shot, previous lo thu
discovery , was made by persons engag
ed in that business. They let the melt
ed lead drop into water, and the part
tlrnt first came in contact with the liquid
was always flattened. Mrs. Watts as
sisted her husband in the businest, and
it das her particular province to cast
the shot. They were both anxious t»
make them round, and Mrs. W. was
one w hole day employed trying if she.
could make them round; she dropped"
the metal into oil. and many other liquids
but they all came out indented on one
side. She retired lo rest that night full
of anxiety, her mind being entirely ab
sorbed by round shot. During the night
she dreamed of going into a neighbor’s
shop, a hatter by trade, and 'while talk
ing to him she heard shot falling, nnd on
asking him if he made shot, L*e went out,
brought in a handful and they were per
fectly round. In much surprise, she ex
claim d, “my God. how do you make
them round ?” ‘‘By dropping them
from a great height,” says the hatter.
M rs. Walts awoke under the exciting,
discovery, aroused her husband, inform
ed hi.n of her dream, when they both
dressed themselves,, tried it from the
highest place on their own premises, and
found the sfot rounder than before, but
The next day they tried*
it from the tower ol St. Thomas’ Chord*
that leans some feet over its base, wh’en-
tln-y attained shot rounder lltait the home
attempt but not yet perfect. The next
attempt w as made in the shaft of a eo»l
mine, .a few miles from Bristol.at ti place*
called Kingswood, and frum this triaV
they otjtained perfectly round shot. Watts
ascertained the height necessary to make-'
I hat Hid l*, ami is hereby granted to tue roynd Hl different depths,'entered*.
Savannah. Albany and Gull Ra.h-oad l ea . for}l patent, made known his dis-
coittpany on each n..l« of the entire .Its-1 c |0 a weahlfV acquaintance erect-
tat.ee from the City ol Savannah ; provnl- j ( . ( , „ m . r e u |ized eighty Hums,
ed that no bonds issue predicated on ,, 0llllllSt undertook to erect a 1-rge
the first twenty miles by the. way ol Doe-1 1>|oc ' of hMihn „ s M Clifton, sunk all he
tor Tow n
thence on th
the Aitamaba rivet, ami j | l;u j before they were half finished;
Southern branch ol Mi;d i , , i.:.. „ut . „ t*i.;^
„ -i i and became poor in his old a.e. Thi-
Rrnroad, to the poitit of juncture with, , , . r , r ,...,,0
, 1 „ r , , r., . . 1 block of buildings was *or many yettrs
or crossing of ihc Brunswick and r iouua , , ,. w 7. *
— , . called •■Walls Folly.
Railroad, at tbe rate ot.s.Vin thousand j ^
dollars per mile, ami no fart in r than
Said limitation or crossing in all other
the stock of the company w ith the j either in person or by leaving it at tin
A lady in a western city advertises
for “a gentleman fm break fa t and tea.”
Docs she intend to n. *k<: only two meals
of him ?
W. L. MARLER,
attorney at law.
Jefferson, Jackson County, G1.
Kefkbesces.—Mestrs. MuLester * Hunter
and W. S, Tlioropson. K cj-.. Jefferson ; D.
W. Spence nnd Vi. J. Pcepbs. Ksqs. L-*xv-
rencerille; J. II. Newton. C. Preplcs. .K**j example ot President Pierce, and sent
and J II. Clirist-', Athens; Law a Cturke in bis message to the Legislature without
and M.firulintn, Esqs Gaiuef.ville. - -
Young Indies who wish to look in
teresting should commence by eating
plentifully «*f slate pencils nnd chalk —
*h"tild this fail, l*-t tliein' report to vine
gar ns a beverage, and h t’thcm chew
green tea. Should this fail, let them
give tiietr evdsets an extra turn, and
i we-, me thinn* st shoes they can buy.
especially in cold, damp weather.- T*»
he sure, this may induce ciinsumption ;
but that matters very little—the *• in
teresting” are of so little use' In the
world, that the sootier they leave it. the
lieiter fm themselves and every run
around them. Harsh, but true. Lad)
loafers, we suppose, are here pointed
at.
Governor Clark of N. Y. followed the
Jan 17—ly
watting
House.'
for the organ zatinn of the
W. G. DELONY.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
W ILL give bin special attention tocollect-
ing, and to the claims of all persons eil-
litled to Land Wahhakts, under tbe !ut<
jjounty Land Dill of tlie last Congress:
Qp Office on Broad Street over the store
I.M. Kenney.
March 15—1855—tf.
The Largest Mill in the World.—
j The largest and most comprehensive
f SLOAN & OATMAN,
DKILVRS I*
Italian, Bgyptiqjt <£ American
AND EAST TENNESSEE MARBLE.
Monuments, Tombs, Urns and Vases; Marble
Mantels nnd Fuinisbiug Marble-
rgTAll orders promptly-filled.
ATLANTA. GA.
yay~Refer to Mr. Ross Crane. june!4
C. W. & H. R. J. LONG,
^Ytaolcsale and Retail Druggists
Jan lb ATHENS, Ga.
mill in the world is the Pacific, ai
Lawrence, Mass, The floor surface of
this immense structure is 16 acres—the
largest mill in England is 11£ acres.
iA Melancholy Truth.—A ntag.a-
zne report of the ‘‘fashions" says”
There is not much change in gentle
men’s pantaloons this month.”
L< aferV Soliloquy.—1 stay pretty
bite, s me iuies I'm out nli night, fact
i- I'm out pretty rtinch all over—out of
f ieuds—* m < fpo ’ ft —out :.t the elbmv-
.:in! knot's, and a. ways ciu r .geously
dirty. Wberijanv body treats, and says
com*- up fellows. I always think tny*
name’s fellows, and I’ve got loo good
manners to refuse. I guess 1 tore this
winder shutter in'my.p uits behind, the
other night w hen I set down on tli*- wax
in Ben Scruggs’s shop.^I'U have to get
it mended up, or I’ll caleh cold. I ain't
very stout as it is, though I am full in
the face.
No franking privilege exists in Eng
land. Even the Queen is obliged to
pay her penny vosiage.
It is stated that the Imperial princes
ses of Russia have sold their diamonds,
and paid the amount received for them
into the state.
Little Girls-—There is something
inexpressibly aweel about little girls.
Lnyely, pure.innncent.iogetiuoiis.unsus-
Vcting, lull of kindness lo brothers;
babies wad everything. They are sweet
SYRUPS,
TtfEW Orleans and Sugar House. .... „ ...
it Fur sale by SUMMEY A JONES, j little human flowers, diamond dewdrops
■—•_—^ • ] in the breath of morn. It is a pity
BLEACHED SPERM_OIL, they should.ever become women, flirts,
For sale by S mmey A Jones. £„nd heartless coquette !
A Long Recess.—A caucus of the
democratic members of the Alabama
Legislature beim* 1111 ibl«- to sgcee on a
candidate for Judge, a member npoved
th*it they-ndjourn “ to inert on tliqother
.-ide of Jordan.” Tlie motion was put
aud carried.
There are in the English language
2Q.500 nouns, 40 pronouns, 9200 ad
jectives, 8,000 verbs, 2.600 adverbs, 69
prepositions, 19 conjunctions, 68 inlet-
jections, and 2 articles; in alt above
40,000 words. According to Webster's
Dictionary there are 100,000 words.
The Ohio river is frozen and its navi-
gation -suspended.
amount paid by each, and an accurate
statement of the affairs and pecuniary
condition of the company, shall be sub
mitted by tbe President to the Governor
upon all applications for bends. It shall
be the du'y of the Governor to cause
said statement to be recorded in the
office of the Comptrcfllcr Geqera'., and
sail! stock holders snail be bound in their
persons and property, to the State for
the ’payment of the bonds to he issued
by the subsequent provisions of this act.
in proportion to the amount of stock
held by each, nor shall nny subsequent
uamsfer of stock oil nny stockholder
from such -liability, uulc.-s the s line
shall be approved by the Governor, and
th*- name of the person to whom said
stock shall be transferred, shall * licit be
recorded in the office of tit* Comptrol
ler Geueral, and such sub-lii u»e<i stock
holder shall be liable to the same ex
tent as tl e stockholder from whotnjie
purchased; but none of said Original
stockholders shall be exoi crated from
their liability aforesaid, if such- transfer
shall have been nude at any time with
in twelve months next previous to the
failure of said company to pay the in
terest or principal due on said hoods.—
When tweeution shall have been issued
as provided in the subsequent sections
uf-thts act, aud there shall he a return
by the proper officer, that there is 110
property of the company to be found, it
shall be the duty of the Comptroller
General to make out separate execu
tions against each of said stockholders
as aforesaid, for Ins or her proportiona
ble part of the amount due on said
bonds and unpaid, and which said exc
cation shall be enforced by levy and
sule of tbe property of each stockholder
as in other cases of Sheriff’s sule.
6th. The persons and property of the
stockholders shall be liable, tf the cor
porate property of said co piny shall
be insufficient to indemnify the State as
hereinafter provided, in proportion to
the amount of stuck held by each.
7th. A legal meeting of the stock
holders of said company, shall pass re-
solutions accepting the terms and con
ditions specified in tlie act, and shall
certify tlie same to t|» Governor by its
presiding officer and -Secretary, before
applying for any bonds utidcMhi»act
Sec. 2d. When all the conditions
Punch sayspovetf must be a woman;
it is so fond of pinsch'ng a pers n
office pf tke company, or by publication
in one or more of the newspapers publish
ed in MtHedgeville; and the said Rail
road, together with the iron appurten
ances, franchises, property, rights, and
interest of the said company, of every
description, shall be advertized in such
papers as the Governor may deem best,
at least ninety days, and shall he sold at
the Capitol of the State, or at sm-li other
place as the Governor may think best
for the interest of the State, <>n tin fir.-t
Tuesday in the mouth, to the highest
bidder for cash, or for the bonds of the
State of Georgia, at par value, and such
sale shall convey to the purchaser a good
and sufficient title to said Railroad, and
all the property, - iuterest, corporate
rights, aud privileges of tdie company,
provided however, that if said company
shall, beli re the time of sale, pay the
inter* si or principal, or both, which
may tlienjbe due,on thel'oud so loaneds
to the said Company, or which may have
become due, and been paid by the State,
with all attending costs nnd expenses,
connected therewith, the said sale shall
not take place, hut the execution shall be
creJded with the amount so paid, and
shall he suspended, to be enforced ill
similar manner against said company
in case of am subsequent failure to pay
interest or principal on the bonds-so
loaned to said company, provided, the
tide lo said rou*l shall not pass out of
the hands of the citizens of Geoigia, if
a sufficient amount is hid by the citizens
of Georgia, to indemnify the Slate for
its liability on said bonds
Sec. otli. And if the whole corporate
property he levied on, and sold as afoiv-
.11 id, shall tail to .-atLfy the said execu-
ion in favor of the Suite, it shall then
be levied on the private property of ‘th
stockholders, .cr any one or more 0
them, to b<‘ advertised and; sold accord
to laws regulating S.'ierilrV sales
until-sal*I execution shall be paid off,
but to stockholder shall he compelled to
pay an amount greatei than the large-t
amount of stock he may .have held in
-aid company, nt any time within twelve
months of the date of said execution, and
the stockholders who shall have paid off
any such execution, shall have control of
the sume.' which shall remain open so
far as to authorise the. Sh* riff to levy the
same upon tbe private property of any
specified in the foregoing section of this I and evepy ojllier stockholder, and sell
act, shall have been complied with to die same ,‘j make an amount sufficient
the satisfactictv of the Governor, and [to pay his rateable part of said execu-
respeets than as stated in this sec’tion,
said aid is to' be granted on the same
terras anil conditions as are provided in
this act. for the Brunswick and Florida
Railroad, and the said Savannah, Albany
and Gulf Rzi'.Voad.' company is hereby
authorized to cross the line of the Bruns
wick and Florid . Railroad with its said
southern branch.
Syc. 12th. And whereas it is just and
proper that tbe inhabitants of this State,
bould have the privilege of trading
wit It the markets of Savannah and Bruns
wick without di crimination against
them bv either of tbe said Railroad, com
panies trading to these places.
Be it therefore enacted that the grant
of bonds herein provide d fjjr is upon the
further condition that the rates of trans
portation on both brandies ofsaiil Rail
Roads, from any point within ibis State
southward and westward of the points of
junction or crossing aiul back, Shull be
tbe same whether goods or produce be
icstined foror going fiotn either Bruns-
*wick or Savannah ; and further, that for
airy violation of this condition, either
Company shall have a claim for damages
against the other, to be recovered by an
action at law hr otherwise.
Sec. 13ih. The principal office for the
transaction of the business of tlie Savan
nah, Albany and Gulf Rail Road Com
pany shall be at Savannah.
See. 14th. The bonds of tlie State of
Georgia herein provided for shall not be
sold at less than their par value, and it
shall be the duty of the Governor to
deliver no more bonds to the Company
or Cbm panics which shall sell ray bond
or bonds issued by virtue of this act be
low par.
See. 15th. It shall not be law ful for
said Companies to apropriate the bond'
by this act authorized to be issued, or
the proceeds of the same, to the payment
of any debts now owing by said Com
panies, nor to the-payment of and debt
contracted for and on account of the con
struction and first equipment Of tbe first
twenty miles ol said Roads; but said
bonds or the proceeds of the same shall
be appropriated exclusively to the ex
tension of said Roads beyond the first
twenty miles, and it shall be the duty of
the President of said Companies to re
turn to the Executive Department, up
on any application for bonds according to
the provisions of this act, and to ffxliibit
to the Governor a statement showing ac
curately how the proceeds of the previ
ous issue of bonds has been expended,
which statement shall he verified by the
affidavit of the President, and recorder)
in the office of the Comptroller General,
• Rvi 11 ku,Coo I..—St. Paul. Miuucsotsr,-
must b- a cold place. On the 24ih nit.,
niereury in the thermometer fi-ll to 3S°
below z< ro, at 5 A. Al., and at U o’clock
stood sit SI)-* below. At noon it rose to
10 -1 below. The editor of the Pioneer
and Democrat says:
Persons, in the ea«t and south will
hardly be able lo appreciate bat little or
no inconvenience is felt by our citizens,
during this ‘‘cold term.” yet such is the
fact. There was no wind—tbe air was
still as death, aud a biting sen-atioh ab
out tbe nose aud ears was tbe only in
dication of very cold weather experienc
ed by those pursuing thvir usual avoca
tion'.
Calico is a great promoter of laxities<-
If voung men wish to accomplish any
thing of moment, either with head or
band, they must keep clear of tlie itwli-
tution entirely. A pair of sweet lips, a
pink waist,aud a pressure pi two of deli
cate hands, will as much unhinge a m*u
as three lev. rs, the measles, a large siz
ed vrilooping cough, a j*air ot lock-jaws,
several hydrophobia-*, and the doctor’s
bill.—Exc A avge.
The Law of tiie Street—Refer
ring to the rep nt care in Boston, in-
which tlie right to the road was contest
ed, the Providence Journal remarks :
“In crossing the street, at a regular
crossing intended for foot passengers
the road belongs to the man on foot, and
the carriage must go at such a pace at
will-not endanger him. In crossing the
middle of the street where therein ho
paved crossing, it is different ; but even
there, the driver isTioumf to proceed not^
-only at moderate pace, but with dua'
aution."
Long Prayers.—Speaking ag*vin=r
long prayers. Elder Knapp says: *• When
Peter was endeavoring to walk on the
watot to meet his Master, and was about
sinking, had his supplication been i-*'
long as the introduction to sortie of our
modern prayers, before he got half
through, he would have been fifty : fortl"
under water.”
Mammoth Love letter —A New
England gentleman'in California.-who
corresponds with a young ladyofthis’city
to his friend a letter, which arrived
in the mails of the George I.aw.'otttlte
28th ult.. and which comprises' rine kun-
dred andforty-sixyages of letter paper l
Fail River News:
Quaint and beautiful proverb.-
He that in the world would rls.
Must read the news and advertise,'