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ATHENS, GA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1861.
Number 7.
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business anto professional Carbs.
i a. F HAN KLIN HILL, Attor-
\ • NEY AT I.A\V, Athens, Qa. Office over the
' ,.:,.rcof Win. N. White. _____ Novi
t M. WYNG & CO., Dealers in
\, HARDWARE. CROCKERY, CHINA AND
• iss, r.roa.i Street, Atlien*. Ga. tf
i tiikns steam compan y.-
d j> XD'kURFON, Ajrcntamt Superintendent.—
I fir ,urcr< of Circular Saw Mills, Steam En-
; ‘V, forcing and Lifting PUMPS, Shastixu and
.' atM itv: Miu., tlix and all other kinds of GEAR-
’ Jr.'S and Brass Castisc.s, of every description.
WITHIN'*;. Repairing and Finishing promptly cxc-
t ,.|. Select patterns of Iron Fencing. Terms, CASH.
ri ]!. LOMBARD, Dentist, Athens.
[_ , i;,,onis in Brick building North of the Post Of-
w.fallege Avenue. tf
1 W.& H. R. J. LONG, Wholesale
/, and Retail DRUGGISTS, Atlien*, Ga.
r\H. W M. K I N G, Homoeopathic
I f PHYSICIAN, offers his professional services to
Athens Ilf Athens and vicinity. Residence, at Mrs.
Office, corner of Clayton and Thomas Sts.
V,v 10. lNith ly
, ( sl)!.r.K. IM. r. SLOCUMB.
HANDLER & SLOCUMB, Attor-
J K -\- at I.aw, Homer, Banks county, Georgia, will
'jMiee'in the counties of Banks, Habersham, Frank-
], J»rk»ou and Hall. All business entrusted to them
ill rrceire prompt attention. MayS, 1861
©tigiual foetrji.
For tin Sowlfcera Watchman.
IXFROMPTU LINES,
Dedicat'd to tkt Iran Soldiers nko left onr city to de
fend Ike riykte of tkt “ Sontkern Confederacy."
Oh! we miss thee at home, jres, we miss thee,
When trilight around ns is thrown;
O'er our hearts ta<l memories will gather,
As our sighs on the sephyrs are borne.
To yon, they’ll speak of the ‘Moved ones at home.”
To «*, of the soldiers who roam ;
Whose paths with our blessings we’U encircle,
’Till gladly we welcome them home.
Oh! we miss thee at home, yes, we mis* thee,
When at eve we watch some bright star;
And tenderly repeat the names over.
Of the beloved ones afar.
And when gontlo “Good-nights” hare been said,
Au.i prayers offered up to His throne;
We think of the absent and murmur,
A prayer for the dear ones from home.
Ob! wo miss thee at home, yes, we miss thee,
Since the hour we whispered Adieu;
And prayers hare encompassed thy footsteps,
From honest hearts, loving and true.
That “ Our Father” may shield and protect thee,
While far on the “ War-path” ye roam ;
And in bis kindness safely return thee,
To the friends who await thee at home.
Atkene, Ga., May, 1881. CHARLOTTE S. A. A.
juried IWisceltann.
P W. LUCAS, Wholesale and Re-
I • tail Dealers in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
UV.II'VAHE. Ac.. No. 2. Broad Street. Athens.
p L. McCLESKEY, M.D., having
LT• permanently located in Athens, will continue
jncuce of Medicine and Surgery. Residence, that
(ttady occupied by Mr. Chase—Office, at home, where
, m»t l>e found. ‘ tf
[T A. LOWRANCE, Surgeon Den-
11# TIST. Athens, Ga. Office on CollegeAvenue,
nr the Jewelry store of Messrs. Talmadge A Winn.
IT GILLELAND, Dentist, Wat-
I 1 • kinsvillc, Ga., respectfully solicits the patron-
,rthe surrounding country. Full satisfaction will
* given in bis profession. tf
[ M. KENNEY, (next door to the
La Rank of Athens.) constantly keeps on hand STA
LE and FANCY DRY GOODS, and Choice Family
rnteries, chop for cash, or to prompt customers.
I M. MATTHEWS, Attorney a
!* I LAW, Danielsville, Ga. May 1.
at
TOHN H. CHRISTY, Plain and
If Fancy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, Broad St.,
Ithens. tin. Office corner Broad and Wall streets, over
it .tore of Sansoia A l’ittard. . • 1 f
TAMES A. CARLTON, Dealer in
tl Silk, Fancy and Staple DRY GOODS, F-rdware
al Crockery, No, 3, Granite Row, Athens.
T W. IIA N C O C K, Attorney at
7 • LAW, Dnnicl grille, Ga,, will practice in Jaok-
i*r.. Clarke, AlaiHsuu, Hart, Oglethorpe and Elbert,
TW. REAVES & CO., Wholesale
7 • anti Retail Dealers* in GROCERIES, DRY
MOD?, CROCKERY, HARDWARE, Ac. No. Id, under
Franklin House. Brand street, Athene, Ga. tf
T F. O’KELLEY, Photograph and
d. AMBUOTYPEABTIST. Rooms on Broad and
Spring -irceis, over the store of John R. Matthews,
ithms.Ga. Mar8-tf
TA$;,5I'. ROYAL, Harness-Maker,
V , (in;*4, u)f WallVtrcct, nearly opposite the old State
lUck) Alliens, Ga., keeps always on hand a general aa-
»runent of nnicies in his liue, and it always ready to
i!: "fdcw.hi the style. tf
T K. DAVIS, Land Broker, Collec-
* • TOR and GENERAL AGENT, Augusta, Ga.~
Itoi&ra* nttfiidodl to in any eonnty of the State. Office
r r »tT of Jnckaon and Ellis atjroeta.
T P. MASON & CO., Bookbinders,
Y • .Paper. linVilra and Blnuk Bnnk^Mannfaetnrers,
Allant*, Ga.
J. 11. CamsTT, Agent,
jul>-22-ty
\\ADTSON BELL, Attorney at
I- LAW, Homer, Ranks County, Ga.—wiUprhc-
in the Cour.s of the Western Circuit. AU business
wtauicd to his care will meet with prompt attention.
Utrensscus: lion. J. H. Lumpkin, T. R. R. Cobh,
t‘4. Athens. (1*., J. II. Banks, Esq- Gainesville, Ga.
YlCHOLSON, RSaves & Wynn,
^ ^ Wholesale and Retail Dealer* in STAPLE and
,A *CY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Crock-
trv - If-. Urge new Brick Store, corner Bridge and Broad
Athena, Ga. tf
II ATM A N &SUMMEY, Dealers bn
A IIA Hi) WARE and CUTLERY, corner of Broad
“J W,t| itruets, Athens, Ga. ,f
UTNER. ENGLAND & FllEE-
r- MAN. Wbolesato and Retail Dealers in GROCE
BUY GOODS, HARDWARE, SHOES A BOOTS,
Street. Athens, Ga. * r
Tbc Gulf Stream.
As the best known and longest studied
of oceanic currents, the Gulf Stream af
fords us a perfect picture of tho other, per
haps greater but loss appreciated rivers of
warm and cold water, which traverse our
seas. Heated in a tropical furnace to
about 86 degress Fahrenheit, a current of
hot water, with a sharply-defined edge on
either side, and flowing over a cushion of
cold water running down from the arctic
zone, rushes with a force equal to that of
the Gulf of Mexico, along the shores of the
Florida#. Then curving upon a great arc
to the northwestward, it flows three thou
sand miles, into the 64th degree of north
latitude; yet such is the volume of that
heated water, that its temperature throu
so long a journey only falls to 83 degrees
or 84 degrees. In that latitude the Gulf
Stream overflows its banks, and flaring out
over many thousand square leagues, di
minishes much in heat and veloeit}’, yet
reaches our shores, retaining enough of
the former to rescue us from the horrors
of a Labrador climate—to keep our seas
open up to the 69th degree of latitude,
when on the opposite of the Atlantic the
American continent is sealed up with ice,
960 miles south of the Orkneys; and that
current of water causes the vapor-laden at
mosphere of Britain, which, although much
abused, is still, wo believe, preferable to
the six months of frost to which Canada
and Russia are subjected in similar lati
tudes. Such a torrent of hot water trav
ersing tho Atlantic wastes naturally occa
sions great perturbations of the atmos
phere, and the Gulf Stream may justly be
called “a foul weather breeder.” The
English trader knows this tvell, but it must
come much nearer home to the American
navigator, because, on either quitting or
sailing towards his shores, he has invaria
bly to traverse the Gulf Stream, and
stretch across a belt of cold water, the
arctic current, which intervenes between
it and his home. There, and especially in
the winter season, the storm, cyclone and
cross-currents raise such a sea as shatters
the best found bark, and tests the skill
and hardi'iood of the seamen. From New
York to the bay of Chesapeake, snow
storms and gales are encountered which
mock all human skill and nerve. The tra
der from the Pacific or China finds her
self in a few days an ice encumbered wreck,
with tho creAV paralyzed by cold, and but
for the beneficent Gulf Stream, would as
suredly be lost. Then the cunning master
mariner, undismayed by the battle of the
elements, occasioned by the contact of the
Gulf .Stream with the arctic current, turns
his ship’s prow again towards the former,
and confidently steers towards its well-de
fined limits. “Ills bark reaches its edge,
and, almost at a bound, pusses from the
midst of winter into a sea of summerheat.
Now tho ice disappears from her apparel;
the sailor bathes his stiffended limbs in tep
id water. Feeling himself invigorated
and refreshed with -the genial warmth
about him, he realizes, out there at sea,
the fable of Antams and mother Earth.—
He rises up and attempts to make his port
again, and is again, perhaps, «3 rudely
met and beat hack to the northwest; but
each time that lie is driven off he comes
forth from his stream, liko the ancient son
of Neptune, stronger and stronger, until,
after many days, he at last triumphs and
l.ij Iiovdii in uiffttv thon«rh in this
were close behind me on a form in front of
the juggler. At a sign from him, I not
only grasped the coin Iheld firmly in my
right hand, but crossiug that baud with
equal tightness with my left, I inclosed
them as firmly as I could between my
knees. Of course I was positively certain
that the small coin was within my double
fists. The juggler then begau a short
incantation, accompanied by a monotonous
and discordant kind of recitative, and re
peating the words “Rain Summit,” during
some minutes. He then suddenly stoppeef,
and. still .keeping his seat, made a quick
motion Avith his hand, as if throwing some
thing at me, giving, at the same time,
a puff with his mouth. At that instant
I felt my hands suddenly distend and
become partly open, while I experienced
a sensation as if a cold hall of dough,
or something equally as soft, nasty and
disagreeable, was between my palms. I
started to my feet in astonishment, and
opening my hands found there no coin;
but, to iny horror and alarm, (for of all
created things I detest and loathe the
genus,) I saw a young snake, all active—
oh • and of all snakes in the world, a cor-
bra-de-capello, folded, or rather coiled
roundly up. I threw it instantly to the
ground, trembling with rage and fear, as
if already bit by the deadly reptile, which
began immediately to crawl along tho
ground, to the alarm and amazement of
everj’ one present. The juggler now got
up for the first time since he had sat down,
and catching hold of tho snake, displayed
its length, which was nearly two feet—two
feet all but one inch and a half. He then
took it cautiously by the tail, and opening
his own mouth to its widest extent, let the
head of tho snake drop into it and de
liberately commenced to swallow the an
imal, till tho end of the tail was only visi
ble; then, making a sudden gulp, the
whole of the snake was apparently swal
lowed. After this, he came up to tho
spectators, and opening his mouth wide,
permitted ns to look down his throt, but
no snake’s tail was visible; it was seemingly
down his throat altogether. During the
remainder of the performance we never
saw this snake again, nor did the man
profess his ability to make it rc-appear.—
But he performed another snake trick
which surprised us very much. He took
from the bag another corbra-de-eapcllo,
and, walking into the centre of the room,
inclosed it in his hands in a folded state.—
He waved or shook them for some time in
this condition, and then opened his fists,
when, hey! presto!—the snake was gone,
and in its place appeared several small
ones, which he suffered to fall from his
hands, when they glided, Avith their pecu
liar undulating movement almost like tho
waves of tho sea, across, the floor.
j) 15AHRY, Fashionable Boot and
L • SHOE MAKER. Broad street. Athens, Ga., is
s isi rcaliueas to fill orders iu his line.
enters his haven in safety, though in this
contest he sometimes falls to rise no more,
for it is terrible.—Blackwood's Magazine
for March.
DOPE BARROW, Attomey at Law,
Allien*, Gft. Office over White'* Bookstore,
T HIE HOP & SON. Wholesale and
A • Retail Dealers in GROCERIES, HARDWARE
151 fTAFLU DRY GOODS, No. I, Broad sL, Athens.
T W. WALKER, Attorney at Law,
A* Athens, Ga. Office over the new Jewelry Store
Maiuluville, Broad street. tf
TaliMADCE, STARK & HEINS,
P Valera in Watches, Clock*, Jewelry. Guns, PU-
t *• rine Cutlery, Musical Instruments, Shoot Mm*ic,
•~~cr <*f Collage Avenuo and Clayton at., Atbeun,
J U U Y L E R, Resident Dentist,
'.tiicns, Ga. Rooms on Broad street; entrance
*<. Iixuranse Office. Fol>23-tf
\
*«U,
^\ r M. L. MAULER, Attorney at
i. LAW, Jefferson, Jack,on county, G*.
ta, i t!CM —J. M. McLesteraud AV. S. Thompson,
, 1 ■ Jcffcrron; D. W. Spence and T. M. Peoples, Esq.
Art ' r ‘ c, ' fiu ' ■ John U. Newton and J. II. ChrUty,
***•«*. If
G- DELONY, Attorney at
La,:., LAW, Athens, Ga., will attend promptly toal!
, !i u isted to his care. Office on Broad street,
r-- ”■ Kenney's store. tf
W
M. PHILIPS, Attorney at Law,
11 the counties
Fulton, of the
and in the U. B.
tf
C'* cl *'*n,
^J«tiCourt at Marietta!
Extraordinary Juggling.
The Fort at Calcutta (writes an English
officer in Onre-a- Week) commonly knOAvn
as Fort William, is one of the most splend
id and convenient military establishments
to bo found in any quarter of the globe.—
It is spacious, and somcAvhat resembles
the tower of London, in that it consists of
various streets and squares adapted for
different military purposes. On ail sides
it is guarded by a high and. strongly built
rampart, Avhich is surrounded in its turn
by a broad and deep fosse, over AA ; hich are
placed drawbridges leading to the princi
pal gatcAvays. Arrived in Calcutta, a raw
griffin, of course I wont to inspect the li
ons, and among others the fort.
The fort is often the scene of animated
festivity, from the presence of native jug
glers, renowned for their surprising skill
and dexterity. The performances of these
strange people have been so often describ
ed, that I shall only mention a .few, for
otherwise I migbt.tire the reader. One of
them struck me as being curious from its
having a strong resemhlanco to the feats
recorded in sacred history, as having been
performed by the magicians of Egypt; in
the time of Moses, and in Iv
k
Beautiful Conception.
The conceptions of John Bunyan, con
cerning the close of a Christian pilgrimage
the passage of death, and tho welcome to
tho Celestial City, are among tho most
beautiful on record. He says:
“ So I saw in my dream, that they Avcnt
on together till they came in sight of the
gate. Now I further saw, that betwixt
them and the gate was a river; but there
Avas no bridge to go over. At the sight
therefore, of this river, the pilgrims were
much stunned; but the men that went
with them said, you must go through or
you cannot come at the gate.” After
they crossed, they met tAvo angels, cloth
ed in white apparel, that shone as silver,
who were Avaiting for them, guided by
these attendants, they Avalked onAvards
towards thegato. The allegory continues,
“Now when they Avere come up to the
gate, there Avas Avritten over it in letters of
gold
“ Blessed are they that do his command
ments, that they may have right to the
tree of Life, and may enter in through the
gates into the City.”
After they reached the gate, a messen
ger was sent to tell the king that they bad
commanded that they should be admit
ted.
“ Now, I saw in my dream, that these
two men Avcnt iu at the gate; and lo! as
they entered, they Avere transfigured ; and
they had raiment put on that shone liko
gold. There wero also that met them with
harps and gave them to them; the harps
to praise Avithal, and the crowns in token
of honor. Then I heard in my dream,
that all the bells in the city rang again for
joy, and that it was said unto them :—
“ Enter ye in nnto our Lord.”
I also heard the men themselves, that
sang Avith a loud voice, saying:—
“ Blesssiug and honor, and glory, and
poAvor, ho unto Him that sittetli upon tho
throne, and nnto the Lamb, foreA-er and
ever.”
“ Now, just as the gates Avere opened to
let in the men, I looked in after them; and
behold the City shone like the sun ; and
in them walked many men with croAvns
on their heads, palms iu their hands, and
golden harps. Thero Avere also of them
that had Avings, and they answered one
another with holy intermission, saying.-
“ lloly, Holy, is the Lord.”
And alter that, they shut up the gates,
Avliieh when I had seen, I wished myself
among them.
HITE & RITCH, Wholesale &
Lor, „ Re **R CLOTHIERS and MERCHANT TAI-
- I’ ^ad street, Athens, Oa.
\yALNTwTlITE, Bookseller and
*n*t STATIONER, and News
Music A Msetwdl,
C '' U, Z« AT/n’J*“^L 0 ' KHU * 3™* S'”* 1
•* Avsaue, Orders promptly filled at Augusta r
raoh. Indeeed it is well knowu that the
Hindoo tricks have boeu handed down
from the roost,distant ages, from father to
son, and there is Gttlo wonder that such a ro
similarity can eiist. The particular tnck th
alluded to is the apparent conversion of a W
brass coin into a snake. The juggler gave
me the coin to hold, and then seated hun-
self about five yards from me,, on a small
which he never attgnpted to
Borne.
The population of the “ Eternal City” is
about175,000, divided into 54parishes, with
1,280 priests, 2,092 monks aud members of
religious orders, 1,678 nuns, and 537 eccle
siastical pupils. Exclusiveol Jews, the num
ber of inhabitants, not acknowledging the
Roman Church is 412. There are To Cardi
nals composing tho Sacred College, six of
whom are Bishops,fifty Priestsand fourteen
Deacons. The oldest Cardinal Is eighty-four,
the youngest forty-two. Fifty-four are
Italians, sixteen foreigners. Six of the
foreign Cardinals are of France, three of
Austria, two of Spain, tivo of Portugal, one
of Belgium, one of England, and one of
'Prussia. Twenty-seven Cardinals, Italians,
reside in Rome, anl assist the Pope in the
spiritual government of his Church,and in
the temporal government of the; Pontifical
States. The civil list of Rome costs about
rescnce or'Pha- $600,000. The salaries of the higher offi
cers do not exceed $3,000. Bayard Taylor
states that therp are more ft-ee public schools
ip Rome, in proportion to population, than
in New York, and that the taxes. are less
than in that State, or in England or Franee.
Were Pins IX left free to. folIoAv his own
benevolent impulse#, or to resume that li
beral Imeofpoliby which ho adopted upon
his first elevation to: power, there would,
perhaps, bo little danger to Rome in the
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
The Lincoln Programme.
Richmond, May 2.—-Agentleman belong
ing to Richmond came throughfrom Wash
ington j’esterday, and indulged a large
crowd at the Exchange Hotel last evening,
with a recital of his experiences among the
enemy. As his report Avas interesting and
somewhat important, I will jot doAvn a few
of the leading features for the readers of
the Courier. I will premise by remarking
that lie is a gentleman of character and
position here, aud his statements may be
implicitly relied upon.
He said that the excitement, or rather
the fury of the Northern people, beggars
description. They seem to be possessed
with a demoniac rage, Avhich nothing will
satisfy but blood. The face of every sol
dier in Washington bears an expression of
marked determination, ns if the possessor
had made up his mind to the most despe
rate deeds. Tho war will be one of subju
gation, if not extermination, and will be
carried through with all the vigor the Ad
ministration can command. New York
city has sent forth its most desperate char
acters—those human tigers of the Detd
Rabbit stamp, Avho are respecters of neith
er age, sex nor condition. George Law
has gone to the expense of arming them
with revolvers, bowie knives, and other
deadl}* Avcapons of the most destructive
character. This is the class of people the
Noav Yorkers, who have derived their life
blood out of the South, are striving now
to turn loose on our wives and children
and homes.
The policy of NeAV York is a diabolical
and cold-blooded one. It comprehends
the complete destruction of Baltimore.—
That city, New York looks upon as a com
mercial rival, and as regards the South, a
dangerous one in tho future. It must be
blotted out from the face of tho earth.—
There can be no doubt that the Northern
troops will shortly attempt to fight their
way through Baltimore to Washington.—
If resistance is made—as it undoubtedly
Avill be—the city will be shelled and laid
in ashes. The heart sickens over tho
thought. God help her in this hour of her
trial.
There were 27,000 troops in Washington
yesterday; and by Saturday the Admin
istration expected to have 50,001) hero.—
Operations will doubtless commence next
Avock, the first movement being made
against Harper's Ferry. Large bodies of
troopsjwill be concentrated at Cairo, Wheel
ing, Va., Harrisburg and Carlisle, Penn.
The main army aviII advance upon Rich
mond.
The narrator had an interview with Gen.
Scott. He found him in his office at the
War Department. He sat bolt upright
behind a table, where lie had been writing,
and apparently his mind Avas as clear and
strong as ever. He complained of swollen
feet and said he could not walk far. In
answer to an inquiry, he said he had but a
little while longer to live, but when he died,
it should be beneath the Stars and Stripes.
He said the war should be prosecuted vig
orously. The Administration Avould not
invade the South with the object of cap
turing Richmond, or Charleston, or New
Orleans, but for the purpose of re taking
the forts and public property. He men-,
tioned seA’cral points that ho had deterinin
ed to capture, naming first Fort Moultrie’
then Fort Sumter, Harper’s Ferry, &e.—
The last named place, he should re take
no matter *what might be the cost of life or
treasure.
Old Blair is the principal devil in this
coercion business. He has great influence
Avith Lincoln, and completely controls his
son Montgomery Blair, the Postmaster Gen
eral. His hatred is directed, principally,
against South Carolina and particularly
against Gov. Pickens, tOAvards whom ho
lias an implacable animosity, in consequence
of some ancient grudge.
Lincoln is continually surrounded by
Jim Lane’s Kansas ruffians. When visit
ors have an interview Avith him, they are
locked in the room, and must endure the
presence of the body guard.
The Capitol has been turned into bar
racks for the troops. Thousands of barrels
of flour and pork are stOAved aAvay in the
magnificent marble corridors.
The Northerners are completely at sea
about the sentiment of tho Southern peo
ple. They all believe that thero is what
they call a loyal element” in the South
that it is coAved by the violence of tho Se
cessionists, and that the moment Lincoln’s
army enters the soceded States, thousands
will flock to his standard. This idea the
Richmond gentleman heard expressed in
conversation everywhere. It Avas the sta
ple of the hotel and bar-room talk.
Upon Jeff. Davis is concentrated tho
Avrath of the multitude. He isabused with
out stint, and it is declared that hanging
is too good for him; he ought to be burn
ed.
Tho Administration hopes to starve Mis
sissippi and Alabama by stopping the pro
gress of breadstuff's down the Mississippi
river.
Parties have been dispatched to Europe
to buy Armstrong guns, rifled cannon and
other costly war material, and even ship!
and steamers, Avherewith to blockado tn<
Southern ports. The Republican Minis
ters. to foreign Courts are to schemo and
promise anything and everything to pro
vent the recognition of Southern indepen
dence.
There was a flare up, a few days ago, bo-
tAveon Seward and Lord Lyons. It seems
that the English Minister called on the Se
cretary of State to consult about the block
ade. Seward was occupied at the time,
and rather sharply referred the Minister
to his son, Frederick Seward, the Assistant
Secretary. Lord Lyons replied stiffly that
he had no business with Mr. Seward’s son,
and left the office in disgust. This is a fact.
In conclusion, it was stated that Gen.
Scott declares that he has not a shadow of
doubt that all his plans will be carried out
successfully'. He knows his OAvn resources,
he knows those of the South, and his long
experience will enable him to judge cor
rectly’ of the relative effect of either. The
fiat has gone forth—the South is to be re
conquered.
Suchi in substanee, is the latest hews
A Strange Specimen of Fijian Etiquette.
The funniest of all these marks of respect,
or as I suppose I should call it, “ etiquette,”
is the “ bale mari,” which is, that if the
master makes a fhlse step and tumbles
down, the servants must do so also. I
once saw a very amusing example of this,
and certainly a strong proof of the tenaci
ty Avith whicli these extraordinary people
cling to their ideas of right and wrong.—
The great men were particularly fond of
corning on board and dining with ais.—
One old gentleman came pretty often; lie
was, I suppose, a great “sAvell” among
the Fijians, as he brought a couple of ser
vants Avith him on every occasion. It so
happened, one day when he was dining
with us we had chnmpagne; our friend
took to it kindly, imbibing glass after glass
Avith a gusto it did one’s heart good to see.
The result may bo imagined; he got very
much excited, volunteered a dance, &c.,
and finally', when a party of us who were
going ashore lauded him, he would hear ol
nothing but our accompanying him home.
Nothing loth to see tho end, three of us
went, and I certainly never regretted it,
or laughed so much in my life. We had
not gone two hundred yards, when his
highness capsized aud caine down Avith a
run, head foremost. What was our aston
ishment, Avhen down went the tAvo follow
ers also, in precisely the same manner!—
Then up staggered the chief, ditto his ser
vants. A few steps further on, up went
the old fellow’s toes, and this time he lit
upon his beam end. By’Jove! it wus ditto
with his followers, too, and avo, after as
sisting tho dignity to rise, kept half an eye
behind, watching the movements going on,
expecting the Jacks had been plying the
servants with" rum; but no, they rose with
the greatest gravity, and marched on as
steady as grenadiers, only going doAvn as
often as tlicir master “came to grief.”—
After sundry falls and risings again the
chief subsided into a slight hollow, out of
which lie made one or two efforts to rise;
then quietly crossing his logs, and smiling
benignly’, lie began reciting a long story’,
containing, I have no doubt, the narrative
of the mighty deeds ho had done. We
watched him a short time, and then tired
of laughing, wished him good night. The
last thing aa’o saAv, on turniug back, Avas
the recumbent forms of master and men.
Such was iny personal introduction to tho
“bale mari,” wbiqli ! s, Avilhout exception,
the most curious custom lever met Avith.
Selected 3C«ctri>.
TIIE SOUTHERN VOLUNTEERS.
Aia—“ All tbs Blue Bonnets an over the Border.”
Come from the lands where tho yellow corn tassels;
Come from your Cotton fields, whiter than snow;
Como from the mart, leave trade to your vassals;
Jump to yourriflos and after the foe !
March, march, true-hearted Southrons;
Fall into ranks and inarch in good order—
Escambia shall many a day tell of the fierce affray,
AVhen wo drove the base Northmen far over her bor.
dor.
They dare dictate to us, as if we were 'craven—
They claim the red land which oar fathor's blood
dyed;
The traitor—his carcass may vulture and reven
Prey on—who refuses to humble their pride!
March, march, Ac.
For trumpet aud dram, leave the soft voice of the mai
den ; '
For the tramp of armed men, leave tho mazo of the
dan ce :
One kiss on the lips, with the words of love laden;
One look in dim’d eyes—then the rifle and lance.
March, march, Ae.
Do yo weep, ye fair flowers, our hearthstones that
brighten ?
For every tear shed shall fall ten focmcn's lives!
Far in the cold North their hosts we will frighten,
As we strike for our “ Homos, our Sweethearts and
Wives.”
March, march, Ac.
Hurry, brave Cavaliers—dastards only fly danger;
AVe sprang from lineage heroic and bravo.
AVill drive from his stronghold the black-hearted stran
ger.
Or wo'U die on the soil we would perish to save.
March, march, true-hearted Southrons—
Fall into ranks and march in good order :
Escambia shall many a day tell of the tierce affray,
AVhen we drovo the base Northmen far over our bor
der! ^
From Hie Montgomery Mail.
BEAU-REGARD.
Flashing, flashing along the wires
The glorions news each heart inspires,
The war iu Charleston has begun,
Its smoke obscured this morning’s sun,
As with cannon, mortar aud petard,
AVe salutod the North with our Beau-regard.
Look at tho crowd in every street,
Sean the face of each man yon moot,
Hear their purpose iu every breath,
Fight the last, aye, fight to the death,
And with cannon, mortar nod petard
Salute the North with the Beau-regard.
Morris, and Pinckney, and Johnson too,
And Moultrie filled with the brave and true;
Thousands are hourly rushing in
Panting to join in the battle’s din—
To hoist old Abe on his own petard
Aud salute him with our Boau-rcgard.
Ero the sun goes down this April day,
The Palmetto, tree from Lincoln’s sway.
Will stand as tbc emblem, green aud strong,
Of the bold and brave hearts who atoned her wrong—
AVho with cannon, mortar and petard,
Avenged the South with her Beau-regard.
A New State.
For sometime, we have.noticed in sever
al of the eastern Texas papers, a map of
new proposed State, embracing the
Indian nations above ns and part of Texas.
The Sherman (Texas) Patriot says, this
enterprise is rapidly gaining ground in
every direction, as we learn from several
of the counties above tho latitude of 83
degrees, it may be considered a fixed fact,
and among our people the test oath and
the deposition of Gov. Houston, has added
much to strengthen the cause.
The same paper adds that the Indians
on the frontier are making terrible havoc
with the settlers. A great many persons
have lost their lives and an immense quan
tity of stock driven off. Tho district court
ol San Antonio has been adjourned in con
sequence. Two coaches and horses wero
taken by main force a few miles west of
this city on tho 5th inst. The company
consisted of eigh teen or twenty men. The
passengers Avere compelled to “foot it”
to toAvn. Tho property belonged to the
overland mail company.—Shreveport South
western.
The boy the Father or the Man.
Solomon said, many’ccnturiesago, “Even
a child is known by his doings, whether
his work is pure and whether it be right.”
Some people seem to think that children
have no character at all. On the contrary,
an observing eye secs in these young
creatures the signs of Avhat they are likely
to be for life.
When I see a boy in haste to spend every
penny’ as soon as ho gets it, I think it a
sign that lie will be a spendthrift.
When I see a boy hoarding up his pen
nies, and unwilling to part with them for
any good purpose, I think it a sign that
he Avill be a miser.
When I see a boy ora girl always look
ing out for him or herself, and disliking
to share good tilings with others, I think
it is sign that the child will grow up a very
selfish person.
When I see boys and girls often quarrel
ing, I think it a sign that they will be vio
lent and hateful men and women.
When I see a little boy Avilling to tasto
strongdrink, I think it a sign that he will
be a drunkard.
When I see a boy Avho never attends to
the services of religion, I think it a sigr
that ho will bo a profane, a profligate
man.
When I see a child obedient to his pa
rents, I think it a sign of great future
blessing from his Heavenly Parent.
And though great changes sometimes
tako place iu tho character, yet, as a gen
eral rule, these signs do not fail.—Chris
tian Enquirer.
African Fashion.
The dictates of fashion are quite as abso
lute and quite as absurd in the interior
of Africa as in. Paris. Wo find a good
instance of this in a journal ofa recent tra
A*eller:
“ Many’of tho men are very intelligent
looking with high foreheads and Avell sha
ped heads. They shoAv singular taste in
the astonishingly’ varied style in which
their hair is arranged. Their bead neck
laces are really pretty specimens of Avork.
Many have the upper and middle as well
as the lower part of tho car bored, and
have from three to five rings in each ear.
The hole in the lobe of tho ear is large
enough to admit one’s finger, and some
Avear a pieco of bamboo about an inch
long in it. Brass aud iron bracelets, elab
orately figured, are seen; and some of the
men sport from tAA'o to eight brass rings on
each finger, and even the thumbs are not
spared. They Avear copper, brass and iron
rings on their legs and arms. Many have
their front teeth notched, and some file
them till they resemble the teeth of a saw.
The upper lip ring of tho women gives
e them a revolting appearance. It is uni
versally Avorn in the highlands. A punc
ture is made high in the lip, and it is grad
ually enlarged until the pelicle can be in
serted. Some are vory largo. One we
measured caused the lip to project two
inches boy’ond the tip ol the noso. When
the lady smiled the contraction of the mus
cles elevated it over the eyes. ‘Why do
AV’omen woar these things?” the venerable
Chief Chinsured, was asked. Evidently
surprised at such a stupid question, he re
plied, ‘For beauty 1 They are the only
beautiful thiug Avomen have. Men have
beards; women have nouo. What kind
of a person would she be withont a pelicle
She would not be a woman at all with a
mouth, like a man, but no beard.’,”
From the Richmond Enquirer.
THE TYRANT’S DOOM.
Men of the “ sunny South” awake.
Arise and strike for Freedom’s sake!
Spirits of Greene and Marion rise,
.AA’ave, wave your banner from the skies,
Say to the world, the tyrant’s doom
Again shall be the bloody tomb!
AVoe to the vain presumptuous foe,
AVho would your sovereignty o’erthrow;
Whose impious stride defies your wrath,
And threatens every home and hearth ;
Who, fain, with murderous intent,
Would louse the fiends on mischief bent;
Deluge yonr fields with blood and fire,
And cause dear Freedom to expire.
Brave sons of a proud, noble race,
Arise and spurn sueh foul disgrace!
Now, we are ready! God and right
AVill shield us, if we needs must fight,
Let Northern tyrant's howl and rave,
The “sunny South” shall be their grave!
PIEDMONT.
WiifiSidc (Satkmugs.
...The laAvyer editor ofa country paper
who wrote a very “blind” band was fre
quently annoyed by’ compositors’ inquiries
concerning words Avhich they* could not
decipher. One day’ a compositor, who
was as little acquainted Avith the disposi
tion of the editor as he was with the hand-
Avriting, entered the sanctum, and holding
the copy before his eyes, enquired what a
certain crooked mark stood for. Tho edi
tor did not wish at that time to bo inter
rupted and exclaimed:
“ Go to tho devil.”
Tho compositor retired, not to his Satan
ic majesty, but to the Printing-office—and
when the editor read the proofs, he had
the pleasure to see a line of his leading
editorial read:
“He (Mr. Webster,) Avill, in all probabil-
ity, go to the devil.”
The copy’ was looked for, and thacrook-
ed mark was rendered “ bo nominated.”
.The Row John Piperpont, of Medford,
Mass., has tendered his services to Gov.
Andrew as Chaplain to one of the Massa
chusetts regiments. In his letter he says:
“ If, sir, this my proffer of service is ac
cepted by your Excellency, I have only
one stipulation to make in connection with
it, namdy, thus: that on our way* to Wash
ington Ave are not to go around Baltimore.”
...The First Regiment of Tennessee Vol
unteers Avas mustered into service at Nash
ville on Friday last.
...Major Anderson was the bearer from
NeAv York of four millions of dollars in
gold for the Treasury in Washington.
...A vocalist say’s he could sing “Way
doAvn on old Tar river,” if he could only*
get the pitch.
....When George the Third, who was not
much of a soldier, reviewed the 49th regi
ment of Highlanders, he admired their
stalwart proportions and gorgeous plaid.
After the review he sent for the colonel,
told him how much he admired the regi
ment, and as a special act of kindness de
clared his intention of furnishing “the poor
felloAvs with breeches.” But the Highland
ers swore they Avould never put their legs
in bags, and so the thing went no further.
... .No man or woman is safe who has
once formed the latal habit of looking to
drink for solace, or cheerfulness, or com
fort. While the AA’orld goes Avell they will
likely be temperate; but tho habit is built,
the railroad to destruction is cut ready
for use, the rails arc laid down, the station
houses erected; and the train is on the
line waiting onlyfor the locomotive. Well
the first great trouble or hopeless grief is
the locomotive; it comes to us, it grapples
us, and away’ we go in a moment down
the line avo have been constructing, like
a flash of lightning.
Hon. IloAvell Cobb sends three sons to
the wars, two in the Macon Volunteers
and one in the Athens Guards.—Macon Tel
egraph.
.. .According to the census of 1861, Geor
gia, the Empire State of the South, has a
total population of 1,055,538, classified thus:
Free inhabitants 596,998; slaves, 458,540.
Amount of taxable property, 8609,589,876.
State tax, 8426,121,191. The percentage
of tax on the value of their property is less
than one-tenth of one per cent.
from Washington, relative to tho policy
and means of Lincoln’s Government and
the animus of the Northern people.
In conclusion, I will remark .that I be
lieve the enemy are reckoning entirely
without their host, and, before they get
trough, 'will acknoAvledge that making
out a campaign on paper and carrying it
A rinVinff the whole performance. I revolutionary tide Avhich pow. sweeps over ' mt on the field, are two vefy
showed the g coin to several persons who'Italy. ;thin<« w«> K h«n
»things. Wc shall see.
mae. j _ .
so! I'msure I’m very good.” “Good-by.”, a Frenchman Avanta tosee you.
...A farmer told a friend of his, Avhohad
cotno from town for a few days’ shooting,
that he once had an excellent gnn that
went off immediately upon a thief coming
into tho house, although not charged.
“Wonderful gun, indeed,” said the sports
man; “but bow the deuce did it happen—
must have been an Irish gun?”
“Not at all,” said the. firmer, “the thief
and it went off together, and before I had
time to charge him with it.”
A regular sell.
...“I say, friend, is there anything to
shoot about here ?” inquired a sportsman
of a boy’ he met.
“ Well,” was the reply’, “nothing just
about here, stranger; but the schoolmas
ter is down the hill yonder—^ou can pop
him over.”
...To-morroAV is like a juggler that de-
eeiA’cs us; a quack that pretends to cure
us; and thin ice that will not bear our own
weight.' It is a fruit beyond our grasp;
a glittering bubble that bursts and van
ishes away; a wiil-o’-the-wisp that leads
many into the mire, and rock that many
mariners have struck and suffered ship
wreck. It is illusion to all who neglect
th* present hour, and a reality to those
only who improve to-day.
...It is a beautiful custom in some Ori
ental lands to leave untouched the dates
that are shaken from the trees by the wind;
these being regarded as sacred to the poor
and the stranger. “
...Moliere was asked the reason why, iu
certain countries, the king may assume the
crown at fourteen years of age and cannot
marry before eighteen. “ It is,” said Mo-
here, “ because it is more difficult to rule
a Avife than a kingdom/*
Fashionable Cam, and all They Said.
—‘‘How do you do, my dear?” “Putty’
well, thank yon.” (Thay kiss.) “How
have you been this age?” “Putty well.—
Hoav have you been?” “Very well,
thank you.” “Pleasant to-day.” “Yes,
very bright; but wo had a shower yester
day. Are all your people well?” “Quite,
well, thank you. How are yours ?”—
“ Very well—I’m obliged to you.” “Have
you seen Mary B——,lately?” “No; but
I’ve seen Susan C “Yon don’t say of morn shall again -Glume the oriental
so! Is she well?” “Very well, I believe.” horizon I will-reward you with a pecunia-
(Rising.) “Mustgoa go?” “Yes,indeed;
I have seven calls to make.” “Do call on
mo once an age.” “0, you should not say
...A facetious gentleman, travelling in
the country, on arriving at a roadside inn
in the. evening, was met by the ostler,
whom be thus addressed: “Boy, extricate
that quadruped from the vehicle, stabulato
him, devote him an adequate supply of
nutritious aliment; and Avhen the Aurora
you with a pecunia
ry compensation for your amiable, hospital
ity The,boy, not understanding a word,
ran into the house, saying, “ Master, here’s
Coincidences.—The first gun was fired
at fort Sumter on Henry Clay’s birth day.
The fort surrendered on Thomas Jefferson’s
birth-day.
A Camp Scene.—At the quarters of the
“Athens Guards,” near the depot of the
Augusta and Savannah Railroad, may’ be
witnessed a most interesting and novel
scene in camp life. Tho members of this
company’ assemble every day, at noon, and
hold a prayer meeting. When the ranks of
our citizen-soldiery are made up of such
men, Ave may* defy the host of Lincoln’s
myrmidons.—Augusta Republic.
Uaving one’s own way.
As wc came on a Brooklyn ferryboat
the other day, says an exchange, a gentle
man, one of the fast men, evidently, drove
on board at a rapid rate, and nearly ran
over a man, who seized the horse by the
bridle, and brought him to a standstill.
“ What do you mean,” said tho individ
ual driving, “ by catching hold of my
horse ?”
“ What do you mean, by driving over
people in this kind of way’ ?” Avas replied.
‘•Let go my horse, I tell y’on !”
“ I’ll see you hung first.”
The mau leaped out of his buggy, and
coming rapidly upon the other, Avliip in
hand, cried out:
“ Let go that horse.”
“ I won’t till I get ready.” m
“ Well then,” said the driver, throAving
his whip into the wagon, “ just hold him,
will you?” and he walked into the cabin.
That was a quiet and quite as cute a
way to settle a dispute, as that adopted
by Nooks Avhen he met Stooks in a tight
place, and neither could turn out without
some danger of overturning their respect
ive carts.
“ If you don’t turn out,” said Nooks,
“ I’ll serve you just as I did a man I met
half a mile back here in such a place as
this.”
Stooks was impressed by the decision
Nooks displayed, and promptly complied
with the request; but, just as he was get
ting by he inquired:
“ How about that man yon met—hoAV
did you servo him?”
“ Well, you see,” said Nooks, “when I
found he wouldn’t turn out for me, why I
just turned out for him.”
Still They Come !—In addition to the
list of 214 Volunteer Companies in Georgia
to bo found in our paper, there have been
forty-nine companies formed, and to which
commissions have been issued by the Go
vernor, within the last thirty days, mak
ing 264 companies ready for the field—a
force not less than 18,000 vigorons mon,
now anxiously awaiting orders to strike
the common foe. There can be 50,000 moro
raised in less than a month, should the ex
igencies of the service demand this con
tribution from Georgia.—Milledgeville Re
corder. \ .
...A Boston sculptor has offered tamake
a Btatuo in marble of the member of the
Utica corps who will “bag” Wigfaji or
Joff. Davis.
