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CHRONICLE & SENT NEL.
DAII.V AND TIU-WKRKLY,
Are »l«o pdWuhe*: a’. tW» office, an 1 mailed to aubseribera
•> t?»« Pol lowing caUfi, nnmelj:
(Un.r Paean, if reotby maß, per innurn.
Tai-Wamrir Pyrr 4
TKK.ni OF ADTBRTIBI.no.
iVKmci.r.—Seventy-five «nu per square (10 liner or
.«) tor the first insertion, and fifty cents for each aubse
tuent lesertion.
NOTICK.
\ir\WKO, at Newton Factory, O*.,W
\\ WXA VKR, to take charge of the Weaving Depart
meat. aT*. ton or t-«l«« YOUNG LADIES,«. operate
in raid department. Kxporlenoed hand* ''o'> < ' b ' r
rerr t i ... place I* healthy, and (to d board can he had
- very ££ terms. For wiw^
president of the Newton .Manufjctunng Co.
Newton Factory, <ia., Feb. 22d, 1553. feb26-»tf
20 DOLLARS REWARD.
I » l\t WAV from the subscriber, near Hawkins- a.
I (, Vl! |(1on the 25th November lad, ray he Jfj>
lev PAUL. He la about *5 year* old, 5 feet, J ■
r I 11*. .• i.* h trli, about lift or I*s lbs., no•VI
■articular marks about him recollected, except a very high ]
forehead, and black, lie i probably making
hi* w-iV '/> h free State when last Been. He wa? travelling
with gome unknown Irishman. The alx>ve reward will be ,
P * J dT-wtf ,UCh ln, ° rn,,ltioD ,hal 1 Wiy IT w!"kAUFORI).
THE PECTORAt ELIXIR
In ItlhlHlMliMlKD ,nl prescribed by many of Hie
mo t eminent physicians in the South.
Per affection* of the Throat and Lungs, It ha> no espial,
a* hundreds of testimonials In our possession will prove. i
Being very pleaatnt to the taste, it is peculiarly adapt
e.l to the use of children, for which class of disease, partic- I
ulariy Croup, It Is especially recommended. ,
""W bc ‘“ d10 Au|fu,Uof BARRETT a carter,
WM. K. KITCHEN,
W. H. * J. TURPIN,
PHILIP A. r IOISE,
marlfi-dAw WM, H. TOTT.
STONE MOUNTAIN TEMPERANCE HOUSE
r |iflK nl lint It llih.lt takes this method of notify
-1 inu tin- public, that he 1* prepared to entertain ghg
tb >sc who may call upon him during their visits to this ro
mantic seed, n of the country, renowned fer the salubrity
of i he atm uphere, and the purity of water.
No pain ou my part shall he spared to remler visitors
comb, m le doling their stay. L. DEAN,
may If, w .imo
Jyd- Tempi r luce 11 mm r will please copy three months
and send their account t„ me. 1,. 11.
ICE! ICE!! ICE!!!
rnilK KLLIH siTRKKr Kill COHPAKV have re- I
l reived the great' r part of their supplies of ICE for she j
season.and now offer it for sale; first selling from the Jack- j
sou Street le, House by retail, at 3X cents per pound, or .
by the *0 worth tickets at 3 cents, at which prices not less |
than l p ,unds will be sold at a time.
At wholesale t„ Hotels, Bar Kooms, Soda Fountains and :
wtlier large eons mers by the S2O of tickets at 2 cents, for j
Sfhh h not less tb 111 fiO pounds will lie delivered at a time. |
Terms c tali, on delivery.
All orders from the country, directed to A. Di es, Agent j
p'Hih Btr. ct lee Company, Augusta, will receive prompt at
tont’on. Packages and It ankets furnished at tliecustom :
ary prices, and the lee carefully packed, to be Bent by Hail
road if desired.
ivr The House will be opened from sunrise to sunset, !
indon th Habbatli,from 7 until 10 o'clock, A. M.,and |
from 12 o'clock until 2 P M. Tickets may be purchased ;
from the agent, Mr. A. DRAB, at the Ice Ho. se.
apiln ufiAwlJyl
CARRIAGES.
iii K IIAVK ON HANI*. and are receivinga good ]
W as- irtmentof CARRIAGES; UOCKAWAYB; lIA- !
jtOUC I s lIUOGIKS, and Light CAUKYAI.I,B. Also,
.i, rt „ ni | Ro »,i IVAOONB, together with an assortment of
HARNESS; HIiGGY , UMBItKLI.AS; WHIPS; TIHJNKS;
OARoET I1AG8: VALIUKS, CHILDRENS' CAIIB and
WAGONS; CARRIAGE DOLTS, by the package or single
one ■ all of which will be sold on reason ible terras, at the
store former 1 vVh." upied by the late H. S. Hoam.ky.
rW REPAIRING done at short notice.
Aom,'a April7, 1888, WYMAN A HARROW.
aprS-wly
AUGUSTA FRENCH BURR MILL STONE MANU
FACTORY.
cpilH subscriber, thankful for the kind patronage heretofore |
A extended to the late firm of Sohirmkb A Wkuhd, would |
rospectfully inform his friends and the public, that he contin- j
■.ym to execute orders for his well known Warranted Fronch
U#KR MILL STONES, of every desirable site, at the lowest
prtoe and rthorteHt notice. He also furnishes
KxSOI*H.S ami OOLOGNK BTONEB,
HMUT MACHINES, of various putterns,
BObTIXG CLOTHS, of the best brand,
CEMENT, fur Mill use.
And every other iirtiolw necessary in a Mill.
Also, for Planters, small GRIST MILLS to attach to Gin !
Gears.
All orders promptly attended to.
WM. R. fIOHIRMKR,
tul H wtf Surviving partn«r of Bohlrmer k Wlgand
SI,OOO REWARD.
vtf. IIIM KH’H celebrated SPfX’IFIC, for thecure
{ / of (hmon hoj.t, Strictures, Gleet and Analagous Com
pliin’tN of the Organs of Generation.
t>f all remedies yet discovered for the above com- |
i.lainf is the most certain.
• it mtfUes a speedy and permanent oure without re* I
•trietif.a to «ii ilrink, exposure, dr change of application |
'' j f*T" "iHa perfectly hitrmless. Gallons of it might bo j
ta'.' fi without injuring the patient.
2 It is put up in bottles, with full directions accom* |
unying it, so that persons can cure themselves without re- i
of ting to physicians or others for advice.
One Pottle is enough to perforin a certain cure. Trice fl. I
£|F*lt is approved and recommended by the Royal k
olirge of Phy.Hiehins and Surgeons of London and has ,
«:ir ccrtlfloate enclosed.
;V/“ It is sold by appointment in Augusta, Ga.,by j
PHILIP A. MOISE,
dor the uew Augusta Hotel, and by W. 11. k J.TURPIN.
Order* from the country promptly attended to. Je‘2
SIOOO REWARD.
'1X111? \DO VIC lUitVAIID will be paid to any one
1 who will produce a preparation superior to
Dlt. PHANOK'S SPECIFIC,
Cor the cure of Gonorrhoea, Oleet, Syphilis, Strictures ami
all diseases of the Kidnles and Bladder. It Is preferable
\o all oth'-ra, because,
Ist. It contains no mineral, whatever.
2nd. It ia purely vegetable.
3d. It requires no change of diet.
4th. It no bad odor on the breath.
sth. It is plea-t int to take.
<Uh. It lus full directions, thereby obviating the neces
kity of consulting a Physician.
7th. It generally cure* in four or five days.
* nth. It does not injure the stomach.
•th. It promotes healthy digestion.
JiUh. it is a gonera! purifier of the blood.
This Specific is prepared by the most able Physician in
London, an I told by WM. 11. TUTT,
feb'33-wtf Sole Agent in Augusta.
THE MONTGOMERY MANUFACTURING COM.
I‘ANY'3 IRON WORKS.
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.
MANUFACTIiIUS, In superior style, Horizontal and
Upright STEAM ENGINES, of all sizes; Steam
BOILERS ; LOCOMOTIVES; Cast Iron WATERWHEELS;
Sugar MII.IA ;' Saw and Grist Mill IRONS, of everyvarie
ty, flueluding Itoxie’sconllnuousfeet for Saw Mills;) En
gine aud linud LATHES; Iron and Brass CASTINGS, of all
aluils, do., Ac.
All orders tilled with despateh.
gpM GINDRAT A CO.
FRANCE'S SPECIFIC,
imucvahko by
ROBERT ERANCK, M. D„
LONDON.
IS* a eertain, speedy and permanent cure for CERTAIN
DISEASES. It is sold by WM. H. TUTT,
mars Sole Agent, Augusta.
TO PLANTERS.
W E are how daily receiving, at our Old Stand, in addi
tion to our present Stock, a large assortment, se
tt cted expressly tor Haulers’ use, comprising—
St, Croix, l*. It., Muscovado, and N. O. SUGARS;
Crashed, Powdered, Loaf ami Clarified Do.;
Rio, Java aud Laguira Coffee;
Green, Hyson anti Black TEAS;
S ALT, iu sacks and Bulk;
PEPPER, SPICK and GINGER;
THE ACLB, SYRUP and MOLASSES;
UR VN DIES, WIN KS and CORDIALS;
Domestic LIQUORS, of ail dualities;
IRON, NAILS, STEEL, AXES and Wagon AXLES;
BELLOWS, ANVILS, VICES and Screw PLATES;
Trace, Tongue,Stay, lawk and Halter CHAINS;
Hollow WARE and SAD-IRONS;
BAGGING, HOPE and TWIN ;
SADDLES, BRIDLES and WHIPS;
BLANKETS, KERSEYS, SHOES and HATS;
Han •. an I Sole LEATHER, K and Calf SKINS;
Lamp aud Tanner's OIL;
SOAPS, CANDLES and STARCH;
TOBACCO and SKGARB;
And many other articles too numerous tomention, whlc
wdl be a rid upon as coot! terms is any house in the city,
,’l.wly BUFORD, BEALL A CO.
PIANO FORTES MUSIC, AC.
a til ARLKt* ( VTUX A CO.* near
< •;> United States Hotel, Augusta,Ga.,
nv tU only authorised Agents for Chick
eriug’s eelebratod 11 • W •
IKON FRAMED PIANO FORTES,
4l*o, for those made by Nunn A Clark, and Adam Stod
dard.
The superiority and wide spread celebrity of these In
truments render any special reference to them unnecessa
ry. The universal satisfaction that they have given in this
mark t, for more than Isyears, is good evidence of their
urability.
Th.nr stock is always large and full, compiling every
i t v and style of C, 6# 6 \ 7 octaf*PIANOS,
whieli they will sell atthe lowest factory prices, (varying
f om f'iiH) to #500,) and warrant them sound and perfect in
gerv respect.
?Lu\r stock of MUSIC is large, and they receive fresh
*pplk * every week of all new publications*** soon as they
**!» orders for Pianos, Music, Violins, Guitars, Flutes, Ac
ordeo: «,Ac., Ac., will receive prompt and careful alien
ou, and will be warranted to please in every respect.
MKLODKOKS.
l'ht*v have also a complete assortment of Prinee A Co.’s
MELODKONS. The Key Board is precisely the same as the
P.ano or Organ ; and the tone closely resembles that of
1 e Flute stop of the Organ, and is sufficiently loud for
mall Churches. They vary iu price from #SO to #IOO.
JEWELRY.
CHARLES CATLIN keeps for sale at the same place, a
*tf v >Us£©f fine WATCHES, JEWELRY and SILVER
WARE, to which he invites tne attention of the public.
*uh2s
P. BRENNER,
PIANO MANUFACTURER,
Quality Runjc, Br aid St**et y AtH/usta, Ga. y
re »-ly to execute all orders for
AN'>S <t all descriptions, which he war-
rant- to be equal iu tone, quality ami du
ratniity to any that are brought from the a u * M VI
North- Ihe fo.lowing is one of various testimonials, which
haveb en kindly given to P. B. by gentlemen in this city.
Having bought a Piano of Mr. P. Brenner last year,
which was of his own make, l take great pleasure in testifjr-
In* my perfect approbation of it in every respect. It is very
rich in tone, easy of touch, elegantly made and keeps in
tune most admirably. I rom what l have seen of Mr. Bren
ner’s Pi-taoj, 1 have no hesitation in recommending them
for their superior quality, to all who maybe in want of a
line and durable instrument. j. b. Hart.
Augusta September 15.1552
Further references : Rev. Mr. Ford, Mr. J. Setae Mr H
B. Frnivr, B. Bignon, Mr. Wm. R. Schinner and o’theii.
Pianos, Organs and other musical instruments tuned and
skillfully repaired, at the shortest notice.
P. BRENNER,
Id-ly Broad-st, above McKenni-#t.
PIANO FORTES.
subscribers would respectfully call
. the attention of their friends and the
puiw, v> their assortment of Rosewood and
Mali 'gany PI\NO FORTES, from the well » " * V/ «
kn *wu a id justly celebrated Manufactoriesof Bacon A Raven,
A. 11. Gale A Co., aud Dubois A Seabury, New York, which
are warranted in every respect, to be at least fully equal to
any instruments manufactured in this country or Europe.
The subscribers would also state than the instruments now
on hand are «*r the latest |>&tterns and fashion, and fresh from
the manufacturers. For sale at very low prices for cash or
dty acceptances, at GEO. A. OATES A CO.’S
my 18 Piano, Book and Music Depot, Broad-st.
W. H. A J. TURPIN.
SUJCKS.XIRS TO W. B. TCBMB,
t* OFFKIi to PHYSICIANS,PIanters, Mer- n
chants, and the public at large, a choice and
well assorted stock of DRUGS AND MEDI- AM
Zjk CINKS, OILS, PAINTS, DYESTUFFS, Glass
xDd Patty, Brushes of every description, Straw Brooms,
•pirits Turpentine, Ac., Ac.
We purchase our goods for cash, and are prepared to sell
jU the most advantageous terms. Merchants will find It to
their interest to look at our prices. All articles warranted
to be what is represented. Give os a call and satisfy yoar
solves. ttt
MISCELLANEOUS.
BOOK BINDERY. 7i *
THB I'BOPHIETOH of the CHRONICLE A BENTI-
A NEL would r«7«rctf-jlly nuifyhisfrimdiaDd the pub.
[ic.that he has a<iß. ‘to his evtsh!ahm«ita complete
BOOK BIN DEBT,
and having seowred the services cf an efficient and eompe
! tsotworkman, is prepared to execute all order* for BIND.
{ INC* in the best style, and at short notice. Havtngalsoa
moat approved
RULING MACHINE,
all orders for BILL HEADS, BLANK BOOKS, Ac., will be
Ruled to any given pattern, with neatness and despatch.
He flatters himaelf, therefore, that he will be able to exe
| cote every variety of work in a most satisfactory manner.
JOB PRINTING.
The JOB PRINTING department of the CHRONICLE A
! SKNTJNELOfficeis now complete in ail its parts, having
I been recently re*fltted with a most extensive supply and
. great variety of New Type, of the latest styles and mos
! approved patterns. The Proprietor would therefore re-
I ipectfully invite the orders of his friends and the public,
feclingaaiured that his facilities, and the superior Hkill and
! tHNte of his workrnenin that department, will enablehim to
executeevery variety of JOB PRINTING in astyleequal
; to any establishment in the Booth, and at mon-.aUsfactory
prices. mh2o
CIRCULAR SAW MILLS,
r pllK latest //ofegf,and awarded the first premium
L no one of which has ever failed to give the most abun
dant satisfaction, and will keep cool without water, are
now for sale in Augusta, Oa., and are in operation in va
rious parts of North and h. Carolina and Georgia. Persons
interested in the lumber business are respectfully invited
to call and witness their performance, or address, pre-paid,
the following persons, who have them at work, and are
authorized to act as agents for the pale of mills;
J. G. A M. 8. ANTHONY, Sparta, Ga.
HENRY HTKYKNS, Greenesboro, Ga.
ROOT. W. MATTHEWS, Williston, S. C.
J. J. HOLLAND, Tinker’s Creek, 8. C.
J. EUBANK. “ “ “
A. BANCUM, Wadesboro, N.C.
P. J. WRAY, Raleigh, N. C.
The following is true of every Mill started by me or my
Agents, ami those Mtarted hereafter will be guarantied to
give equal natirfaction.
Hancock Cocsty, Ga., May 14,18&;.
Mr. 0. Child—Dear Sir: After having given your Dou
ble Circular Saw Mill a fair trial, we are prepared to say
to you, that we are well with ita performance,
and with pleasure recommend them to all persons engaged
in the lumber business. Nothing in reason could induce
us to exchange again for the up and down saw, as we can
;iw double the lumber in the same time and with much
bmm trouble and espenh*. Very respectfully yours,
J. G. A M. 8. Anthony.
The price of a Mill, with Head Blocks, feed and backing
Gear and irons for 20 feet of ways, $.‘150, and the freights
added. Portable and Stationary Engines, adapted to the
above Mills, furnished at low rate* for cash.
All orders *ent to 0. CHILD, Augusta, Ga., will receiv
prompt attention. may2l-w
TEACHER WANTED.
AUKNTLK VI Aft, competent to teach all the various
branches of the English Language, and who is willing
to take a Hchool in the country, may find employment, by
applyiug to the undersigned, near Berzelia, Columbia co.,
Ge . Je6-wßt GEORGE M. MAGRUDER.
TO THE PEOPLE OF N. ORLEANS AND TEXAS.
fAFOKVf ATIOK WAR TED of one THOMAS A.W.
1 HURRY. Said Hurry is about 45 years old, (if living) is
abuot 5 ft. 10 or 11 inches high, dark comph cted, black hair,
dark eyes, rather round-shouldered, has an impediment or
stoppage in his speech, and is a mechauic by trade. The
said Hurry was taken prisoner at the time of Farm in's sur
render, in Texas, but was released sometime afterwards.
When last heard from, he was in New-Orleans, in the year
1887 or *Bs, but expected to return to Texas again. Any
information r.vpectingßaid Hurry, would be thankfully re
ceived by WM. FLANIGAN.
Letters addressed to Waynesboro’, Burke co., Ga.
my-wbl*
GLENDINNING A CO’S
if AItIILK WOHKh, Broad street, Augusta, Georgia
VI Where we have on hand and will continue to keep a
large stock of both Italian and American Marble, for
Monuments,Toombs, Head Stones, Ac., to which we res
pectfully call the attention of those wanting work in our
ine. We are now prepared to fill all orders at short no
tice, in as good style and as low as work of thesame quality
an be furnished for from any establishment in the United
States. Plans and prices willbe sentthose who cannotca
and oxarnne for themselves.
P. B.—Orders from the country executed with neatnes
and despatch. d 27
SUMMERVILLE PLANK ROAD COMPANY.
\X instalment of FIFTY DOLLARS PER SHARE on
the capital stock of this Company is required to he
paid on or before the 25ih Inst. A further instalment of
FIFTY DOLLARS PER SHARK is also required to be
paid in ou or before the 25th day of June next.
By order of the Board of Directors.
WM. K. KITCHEN,
raayl7*tw2sMayxwr2sJe Sec. and Treasurer.
LOST NOTES.
STOLEN, on the 80th of April last, from the house of
the subscriber, the following described NOTES, all of
which are made payable to “ Thomas Wynn, or bearer.”—
The makers have been notified not to pay them to any
other person, and the public are cautioned against trading
for them:
One on Win. C. Cautolow for fIOO, due next fall, and
dated in January or February last; one on Thos. llollen
head for $ 100, due next December, and dated sometime in
the fall of 1851 ; two on Thos. K. Collier—one for $Bl, due
sometime last year, and one for about SSB, due 25th De
cember last; one on «i. Mitchell for about SBS, due next
fall or December ; one on Mrs. Mary Gouldsby for S9O, due
next fall or December, and one on A. Stapler for $Bl, due
sometime last year. THOMAS WYNN.
Columbiu county, June 2,1858. june2-d£wlt
TO COTTON PLANTERS.
HAVING secured the service, of Mr. G. T. OGLESBY
e. the superintendent (together with other experienced
mechanics, I have established a large COTTON GIN FAC*
Toil V, at the Shoal* of Ogeechee, via., where I ara pre
pared to make and furnish the Planter with the best arti
cle in the way of a COTTON GIN now produced in this
country.
Mr. Ooi.ksbv’s time, devot d exclusively In the shop, and
scenig to the putting up of every Gin under his special di
rection, and attaching all the improvements whicii he (Mr.
Om.iiaur,) has gotten up within the last two .years, I am
satisfied I can supersede any made heretofore, in quantity,
quality and durability.
All old Gins, (when sent to the shop,) will be repaired,
and all the improvements attached if desired, at a reatou
ble charge.
Ttie new Gins will be delivered at the Planters' nearest
depot, or at their residence if desired, free of charge.
Prompt attention paid to all communications addressed
to me at the above office.
THOMAS J. CUEELY.
shoals’ OF OGEECHEE, GA„ I
March 5, 1853. )
TO MV OLD PATRONS AND FRIENDS.
As there has been some complaint of my Gins, made du
ring the last two years: an explanation to you in relation
to tlds matter is due Mr. Chkely.
I have been übsent a great portion of this time, on a
visit to the North, experimenting and getting up a new
Gin, as well as improving, the original Saw Gin, together
with suitable marhinery for this business, to its highest
perfection, as will be acknowledged by all who have used
them, both In durability and quality of Cotton.
I shall now devote my individual attention in the shop,
and see that every part of each Gin is put up in the neat
est possible manner: in short, I shall make the original
Oglesby Gin, which has been so celebrated for its durabil
ity und One Cotton, having taken the premium in this State
as well as that of South Carolina In every instance except
one, and then it was said by foreign dealers that my Cot
ton was of a superior quality. In conclusion, my late im
provements added to my former Gins, cannot fail to give
entire sutifactlon. I will alter any old Gin (not too much
worn) to do better work than it ever did before.
Yours, most respectfully, G. T. OGLESBY,
mnr 8
SSO REWARD.
R AAAWAY from the subscriber, on Sunday,
Ist day of May, my Negro boy SAM, about 25 JjW
years old, five and a half feet high.of a dark copper 'A
color; his lower lip is b dly disfigured, having lost «Ufii
a part of it in a fight, the upper lip seemingly very promi
nent. He wub wearing ac.p when he left me.
1 bought said boy last December of Messrs. Nelson A
Cobb, Negro Speculators from South Carolina. He may
he making his way back.
The above reward will be given for his apprehension and
delivery. 0. C. KING.
Any information thankfully received, addressed to the
Postmaster, Bainbridge, Geo. may24-4t
EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND GUAR
DIANS,
RKCOLLUCT, that tlie time limited by law, to make
Returns to the Court of Ordinary, empires on the Ist
JULY. LEON P. DUG AS, Ordinary R. C.
june6-wtJyl
NOTICE.
I'llh ('OPAKTAKHtsIIII* heretofore existing under
ttie name of KINNEBREW A GAINES has been this
day dissolved by mutual consent, GAINES A CO. will
continue the business at their old stand, at Indian Hill,
and will settle all demands against the former firm.
JASPfK KINNEBBEW,
GEORGE GAINES.
Indian Hill,Geo., May 18th, 1553. ma>24-w6*
CARDS, CARDS.
COTTON, WOOL, Jim-Crow and Horse Cards of the
above celebrated stamps, are of unequalled quality, and
wherever introduced take the place of all others. They are
manufactured on our new improved machinery, and each
pair is warranted in every resjiect. Our inferior cards, the
common 44 Whitemore” stamp, are ofthe usually well known
quality.
Sold by the Hardware houses in all the cities, and country
Merchants, and to the trade by the Manufacturers.
JOS. B. SARGENT,
pylO wly* 24 CliffStreet,New York.
PLANETTS DYSPEPTIC BITTERS.
Testimony from a Practicing Physician.
CUETHAM, April 2nd, ISSB.
DEAR SIR :—Having my attention called by afriend
to the article of PUANKTT’S BITTERS, I was in
duced to try its effects upon a patient, who had been suf
fering for some time with Dyspepsia, attended with a very
impaired appetite.—great difficulty of digestion, and ex
treme costiveness. 1 gave him of these Bitters a small
dose after each of his meals, which seemedTo impart relief.
I found they corrected the acidity of the stomach, —in-
creased its action, and augmented the tone so much so,
that it gave me great confidence in the preparation, and I
have directed the gentleman to continue its use, anticipa
ting for him a speedy recovery.
(Signed) A. L. BANARD, M. D.
Planett’s Bitters are sold by WM. H. TUTT,
aprS-dAw only Agent in Augusta.
PARHAM’S NEW HOTEL,
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.
SI, D. HOGAN, Proprietor,
THK gt'BSCRIBKR begs leave to inform his Mfc
friends and the travelling public that the above P*
establishment is now open for the reception of
is located in the ceutre of Business, commanding a beauti
ful view of the River and surrounding country.
The interior of the House bas been constructed with a
strict view to the comfort of its patrons—affording impor
tant conveniences rarely met with in*country Hotels.
As the chief object of the Proprietor will be to give gene
ral satisfaction, his guests may be assured that no exertion
on his part will be wanting to make their stay with him
worthy of their patronage.
There will be an Omnibus in waiting on the arrival of
the Rail Road Cars and Steam Boats, and a trusty, careful
man to take care of Baggage. M. D. HOGAN.
Chattanooga, May, 26,1552. my29-dtf
PHILIP A. MOISS,
A IMPORTER AMD DEALER IS -
gmU DRUGS and MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, M
XW DYE STUFFS, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH- YJf
tJk ES, PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, ZM
INSTRUMENTS, Ac., Ac. j
80. 195 Broad Street, under the Augusta Hotel.
Has now on hand a very large Stock of the above articles, ]
which are offered for sale at very low prices, and on accom- j
modatieg terms.
ffT Country Merchants, Physicians and Planters are ;
n vited to call and examine, before purchasing elsewhere.
jAlfrW
D. B PLUMB A CO.
n ARB constantly receiving fresh and pure Q
OtU Medicines, Chemicals, Choice Perfumery, 4K*
YW Toilet Articles Ac., at their establishment \M
Zm between U. S. Hotel and Post Office corner.
Medicines carefully dispensed at all hours, by calling at Mr
Barnes', corner Green and Mclntonshstrets n^B
THE undersigned would call the m
attention of Merchants and
Planters to the extensive stock of _
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, OHMHKMBb
which they keep in connection with HARDWARE and
CUTLERY. Their stock of PLOWS, HARROWS, CULTI
' ATORS, Corn SIIELLERS, Str»w CUTTERS, Grain CRA
DLES, Pan MILLS, FANNERS, BOILERS, and all articles
'"‘he Agricuknltural line, U not equalled in the State.
They are prepared to order at the shortest notice the best
HORSK POWERS, THRESHERS, Smut MA
or any articles in their line of business. They
are auo Agent, for the Boston Belting Company, and have
ehin?RWT?v I ? di *' RDbber Btelm Packing HOSE and Ma-
CARMICHAEL k BEAN.
WATCHES, JEWELRY, Ac.
CHARLES CATLISf invites the attention of <—g
his fnenda and the public, to his large and rvl
well selected stockofflns WATCHES, JEWELRY, £j|
BPOONS ' PLATED
D h E f. * fT** T ‘ rie, F of Rich Pancy Goods,
which he wiU sell on the most favorable terms. He hasln
his employ one of the best Watch makers In this country,
who will attend to the repuring es FINE WATCHES
promptly and in the very best manner. He has also a prac
tical Jeweler, who will make or repair all descriptions of
Jewelry. Engravings of all kinds neatly executed. mhM
OATS — 1,060 bushels to strive, for sale by
■MjSI 8. 0. GRENNILLE k 00.
WEEKLY
CIOU i SENTINEL
MISCELLANY.
Th e follow in? po**ewe* a higher order of pottical
merit than the greet majority of simitar “ effa
sions;"’ and although we do not feel quite assured
of it* entire originality, we “ tel! the tale as it was
told to us, v with the exception of one or two slight
verbal alteration.—which we hope the writer will
pardon:
For the Chronicle 1 Sentinel.
TO MY FIRST AND LAST LOVE
For many a rear, h,menial vows
Hare bound thee to my rival's side,
And he, thy fond and happy spouse,
Still doats upon his loving bride.
I envy not the sacred bliss
Which he hath won by winning tbee,
Nor do I wish thy raptures less
Than they have been, and still may be.
But, wile and mother as thou art,
(And all my hopes forever Sown,)
That charm is still around my heart,
Which sealed it thine and thine alone.
in vain have time and absence wrought
To break the deep, unhappy spell,
Long years of silence, toil and thought,
Have failed its steadfast strength to quell.
The soul, impelled by fate to stray
From God, while on its earth-career,
No less immortal is, they say,
Than that which walks forever near.
80 love unblessed, as iong endures
As that which every blessing finds;
And hearts wheiein suck love matures,
Must cease to beat ere it declines. C. L.
Georgia, May, 1858.
TiikC'hinilsbßkbkluon. —ln reply to a question,
the lact was distinctly atuted by Lord John Rus
nell, the other day, in the British Parliament, that
the Kmperoi■ of (Jana had. applied to Great Britain
fur iiy»jj<tanct against the insurgent forces, which,
by the last accounts, were approaching his capi
tal ; but that no orders had been given to interfere
in the war in any way, except for the protection
of British property and subjects. The last ac
counts from ilong Kong (to March 28th) stated
that the Britisli Plenipotentiary, Sir 6. C. Bon
ham, left lor Shaugnaa on the 13th, in Her
Majesty’s steamship Hermes, “his sudden de
parture being hastened, it was supposed, by re
ceipt of an application from the Chinese Govern
ment for assistance.” The fact, thus established,
atfords more convincing evidence of thu alarming
progress of the insurgents—alarming, we mean,
to Celestial Majesty—than anything else which
has come to our knowledge. The British steamer
Salamander had also gone to Shangliae, and the Lily
was already there; making three British ships of
war which would soon be at Shangliae or in its
immediate vicinity. The French steamer of war
Cassini, and the American steam frigate Susque
hunnab, hud proceeded in the same direction—
the latter having on hoard Col. Marshall, the
United States Commissioner. These vessels can
effectually protect or resecuc the persons and pro
perty of their respective countrymen at Slinnghae,
but, without a land force, could do little more,
even if disposed. But we are inclined to think
there is generally no objection on the part of
Americans and Europeans in China to let things
take their course, believing that the chance is
better for a favorublo than’ for an unfavorable
chango. The present Emperor is said to have
enfeebled his faculties by the excessive use of
opium; and certainly, so tut as can be judged at
this distance from the scene, he lias manifested
very little skill or energy in the prosecution of the
war. We are inclined to think that his dethrone
ment would be a blessing to his subjects, and to
map kind.
The commercial city of Slianghae, whore our
trade with Central and Northern Chiua principally
centres, is in or near the mouth of the great river
Yangtso-Keang. Nanking, with about 1,000,000
inhabitants is situated some distance up the same
river, and Peking, the capital of tho Empire, to
the Northward. By the last accounts, the in
surgents, who commenced their operations in the
Southwestern pnrt of tho Empire, had traversed
the country in a Northeasterly direction to the
neighborhood of Nauking, which it was supposed
would soon fall into their liunds. It was sup
posed they would then advance towards Peking—
their object now being, apparently, the throne
itself. The insurgent army is reported to be
50,000 strong. —New York Journal of Commerce.
Sensible to the Last. —lt lias loug been ob
served medical writers that death is frequently
preceded by insanity—a tact which has occasioned
the remark that it was not astonishing, for every
body knew that when folks get madder they were
about to dye. This reminds us of a case which oc
curred many years ago in the Philadelphia court,
wliere a pretty young widow was in danger of
losing two thirds of her husband’s estate —his re
latives groundling their claims on the alleged in
sanity ofthe defunct. It may bo as well to pre
mise that the presiding judge was not only convi
vial but also very gallant.
“What wore your husband’s last words!” in
quired the attorney.
“The pretty young widow blushed, and looking
down, replied, “I’d rather nottcll."
“But indeed you must ma’am. Your claim may
be decided by it.”
Still blushing, the widow declined to tell. At
last a direct appeal from the bench elicited the in
formation :
“He said, ‘Kiss me Polly and open that other
—bottle of champagne
We know not whether it was admiration for
the doccased husband or the living wife that in
spired the judge at this instant but he at once
cried, with all the enthusiasm of conviction,
“Sensible to the last—by Blackstone! — Exchange.
Sad Suicide.— Oliuda Doane, a young woman of
Harwich, in this State, committed suicide ou the
aßd ult., under the most touching and distressing
circumstances. She was a very respectable wo
man, and had been but a few weeks married. The
circumstances of her death we find related in an
exchange, as follows:
For u year or so previous to her marriage, she
had received visits from a respoctable young man
by the name of Hull, to whom she engaged to be
married. Her parents opposed her choice, and
favored the suit of a widower of considerable pro •
perty, liamod Doane. Hall soon after married
another, when the parents of tho deceased pre
vailed on her to marry Doane. The friends were
invitod, but before the time for tho ceremonies to
commence, the young lady excused herself and re
tired. Not returning, her sister wont to her room,
saw blood on the mirror and on the floor, went to
the lied, and turning down the clothes, found her
sister with her throul cut and her bridal robes sa
turated with blood. Assistance was called, her
wound dressed, and she recovered. Soon alter,
she was married, since which time she has been
occasionally deranged. She fainted in church a
few Sabbaths since, ou seeing Hall and his wife en
ter ; and lust Monday week, at 2 o’clock, P. M.
whilo the god of day animated all nature with his
refulgence, she stole from the authors und scenes
of her ruin, to close this tale of suffering and
wrong.— Springfield Rep.
Fashionable F'ollv.— Tho dresses of niuo
tenths of the ladies who promeuade our streets,
or call at our fashionable shops, sweep the flag
stones of the walks and the crossings at every
step. Elegant silks, costly brocades, beautiful
dress patterns of every shade and hue are kicked
along the sidewalks by pretty foet, or are dragged
alter them as useless und unpleasing appendages.
Unnecessarily loug as ladies dresses were during
the past season, an extra tuck seems to have
beer, lot out this spring. Any one walking up
Washington-street on a pleasant afternoon, will
meet crowds of fashionably dressed women with
the extra ornament of a couple of inches of dust
and dirt around the bottom of their dresses. Four
flounces of silk, and one of street dust and ashes,
may be fashionable, but the latter is anything but
ornamental or in accordance with good taste.—
Boston Journal.
The Right of Way.—The following incident
was related at the celebration on the occasion of
the completion of the Railroad to La Salle: —
A Sucker from the region of “Egypt,” w h° had
strayed up and squatted on the lino where the
road was to run, was applied to for the right of
wav through his farm.
Ho objected strenuously, und persuasion appear
ed to he useless. They would spoil his farm, and
he had heem his cattle would all be killed when
the locomotive came along.
When told that the Company would pay him
tor such damages, he met the agent with the re
ply :
“Why, yes—perhaps they might—if a feller
could catch’m; hilt when they come along with
one of their ‘cow-catchers’ and tuk off his stock in
the night, the dam thing would be in Chicago before
he could get up and dress himself."
Marriage Customs.— The present fashion, at
marriages,is to have “heaps” of bridesmaids. Lady
Edith Hastings, who w’as married last week to
Fred Clifton, had eleven bridesmaids, all attired in
white muslin dresses over pink silk, with pink silk,
bonnets trimmed with white lilac. Each had a
bouquet, ornamented with pink ribbons. The
bride wore a dress of Honiton lace over poult d(
soie, a wreath of orange flowers on her head, and
a Honiton lace veil over her shoulders. In England,
except in very rare instances, all mat riages take
place in church, between the hours of 8 in the
morning and 12 at noon.— London, oorrerpondenet
of I V. Y. Messenger.
Inflammatory Kheematism.—A gentleman wish
es us to publishes the following for the relief
of humanity. He says he has known a number of
cures made by it, and all of them in a short-time :
Half an ounce of pulverized saltpetre put in half
a pint of sweet oil; bathe the parts affected, then a
sound cure will speedily be effected.— Lynchburg
(Pit.) Erprtss, _
Poetic. —One of the bhoys indites the following
to his lady-love:
And when the reverend sire shall say,
“ My son, take thou this daughter ?"
I'd answer him in fearless tone,
“ I shan’t do nothing shorter!"
“ Will you, my son, support and nourish
This flower I give to thee!
I’d give my span white kids a flourish.
And answer,“Yes,sir-eel”
What kind of money has been current for seve
ral thousand years without once being at a dis
count! Why, matri-Mumy.
One of the best universal pauaeeas is a half eagle.
For diseases which attack the poor, there is no
thing that can begin with it. People who pre
scribe for the widow and the fatherless will please
enter it in their note book.
A modest cotemporary calls veal “ unfinished
■eef.” This is pretty good; but why not extend
the vocabulary ! Suppose we term lamb “incipi
ent mutton,” "and denominate pig “premonitory
pork f"
A Yankee at the west advertises that he will
mend clocks, lecture on phrenology, milk cows at
halves, and go clamming at low tide. During his
leisure hours will have no objection to edit a news
paper in the bargain.
A clergyman happening to pass a boy weeping
bitterlv, be halted, and asLed.
“ What is the matter my little fellow The
boy replied—
“ Because, we could hardly get enough to eat
of anything, and now what shall we do J For
there’s another one come.
“Hush thy mourning and wipe off those tears,”
said the clergyman, “ and remember that He never
sends mouths without He sends victuals to put
into them."
“I know that,” said the boy: “but then He
sends all the mouths to our house, and the
victuals to your house.”
AUGUSTA. GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1853.
Railroad IdminlMration at Ike Booth—The CItII
Bagiaeer.
The following paper, from the pen of an experi
enced engineer, we recommend to the attention
of our Board* of Internal Improvement, Bail road
Presidents, Directors, Stockholders, etc. It em
braces many sotuM and salutary truths, and
Mould be carefully read and remembered.—Xb
Bva't ArUic.
With the liberal minds of the South, next in
importance to the cotton market, comes the con
sideration of railroads. While their commercial
and social bearings have been discussed over and
again, to the weariness of the reading public, little
or no attention seems to have been drawn to sub
jects connected with their general construction
and operation and millions are being invested al
most daily by new states or communities which
must be somewhat in the dark on these points,
without one ray of experience, vouchsafed them
by their more advanced neighbors. That to pos
sess correct general views of these two depart
ments, is qf immense importance to the confiding
stockholder, cannot be questioned.
The civil engineer in charge of a railroad, or
more properly the chief engineer, is so completely
identified with its construction and operation, so
responsible for its faults, and so worthy of its
award of merit, that to understand his office, the
limit of his rights, and the service he owes a com
pany, is to posses a safeguard against abuses of
the most dangerous character. The duties of this
officer should at least be as familiar as those of the
bricklayer or carpenter, not of course in detail,
but in that degree which will with most trades,
put a stop to imposition ; and when we contrast
the prescribed sphere of the journeyman with the
high prerogatives of the engineer, "the dangers of
ignorance are fearful. But so it is, that, what
with the comparative fewness of members of this
profession, and a kind of mysticism that seems to
have gathered around it, there is a deplorable ig
norance in the minds of intelligent commercial
men amongst us, as regards the value, the duties,
and the responsibilities of the engineer.
At a time like the present, when railroads are
spreading abroad with amazing energy and dis
patch, and a great call is made for engineers, it
would be strange if some designing men, tuking
dvautage of this, did not succeed in blinding the
public eye still further to their own abuses and
impositions under the name of chief engineers.—
Nor is this mere speculation; it has been the case
in some of our States, and the evil is now far from
abating, The writer is familiar with the histories
of several railroad companies in our midst, which
betray a long series of fatal mistakes once blindly
consented to on the word of incompetent engi
neers, who dishonest and mischievous, made easy
dupes of their boards. Roadß have been found
dropping to pieces three years after construction—
accounts left in endless confusion—and at this
moment, an observer stauding aloof from the ex
citement of scheming, building and equipping tin
roads of the South and Southwest, sees companies
unguardedly confiding to the judgment of igno
rant, inexperienced, and cunning men, some of
them mero stripling schoolboys at u profession
they never can adorn. These unless cornered
by difficulties, and made to betray their pretences
will sow the seeds of ruin and disaster in a com
pany’s affairs.
It is a matter of deep mortification and sincere
regret with those who desire to elevate the profes
sion to a standard worthy of onr great works, that
this spirit of empriricism has begun to show itself
so boldly and dangerously ; they desire to present
to the intelligent minds connected with railroads
in onr section, the extreme danger to themselves
and the publio at large, threatened by a continu
ance of this state of things; to awaken among the
railroad companies every day forming in our midst
the proper spirit of caution in appointing their
chief engineers; to show what should be the
standard of honest and able engineering, and how
far shortof’tiiis some men do come ; to bring out
the causes and effects of this deterioration, and to
suggest the method of reform.
It would not be to our purpose here to enter in
to detail with regard to the amount of scientific at
tainment, natural ability, or experience, which
should be expected of our chief engineers ; this, a
professional question, would not interest or beue
the fit the public mind, which to form a just view of
subject, need not be told what an engineer should
know, but what he should do ; the public has to
deal only with his fruits of study and experience,
not witli the studies themselves. However, iu
passing, it might be remarked that a profession so
eminently responsible should be supposed to a
tractinen of no ordinary talent; to involve the
highest degree of general scientific knowledge, and
since it is of all others a practical pursuit to re
quire long years of experience before its members
venture to occupy the master’s seat.
The first step with most companies, after organi
zing, is the election of an engiueer; for they feel
themselves not only unable to carry on the process
of building, but they need some one 10 suggest each
move in the execution of their complicated scheme
and to whom they may look for thorough satis
faction on all questions of construction, equipment
and operation ; in fine, a man whom they may ad
mire for his science and respect for his dignity.—
If they seiect one of the right stamp they will
soon discover his value to be incalculable. He
will enter office witli no swagger or grimace, but
with a q uiet consciousness of having weighty re
sponsibilities before him. If his position seems
not to be understood by the board, he at once sets
about explaining it, and dreading the effects of an
apparent servility at the Btart, ho speaks out boldly
for his own rights and the uninterrupted discharge
of his own duties. He will lot it be known, that,
if dissatisfied, the remedy of the board must he
dismissal, not interference ; and this maxim, if
carried out, will free both parties from ondlcss
confusion and ill-feeling ; if not, these will be ine
vitable. With reference to the prominent direc
tor of tiie company, or the officer geuerallj styled
witli us the president of the board, the engineer’s
relations must be clearly understood before any
thing can be done with safely. Much lias hap
pened in the history of our roads to create the im
pression that these relations must ever be very
delicately imd obscurdy hinted at, that the two
officers necessarily interfere with each other, and
that no line of distinction in responsibilies cun be
drawn, without either mortifying the ambition of
the president, or cutting down the engineer to the
level ofa land surveyor. To examine into and re
flect upon these relations, will be of very great ad
vantage to ail interested in the discipline, and of
course prosperity of railroads. It iB true, that all
great works, to be succesful, must be the charge
of one great mind, and if circumstances admitted,
thore could be no safer application for this rule
than to railroads. But these enterprises call for
far more comprehensive powers of intellect and
judgment to conduct them from their projection to
their complete operation, than can be found at all
in our midst possessed by any one man. Where
can be found a financier capable of serving a com
pany as well in the engineer’s chair as the direc
tor’s? Where the engineer who could find time
to devote to the duties of his profession and to
providing ways and moans? The two depart
ments, financial and operative, are so distinct,
each so important and extensive, each demanding
its peculiar turn of mind, that if it were possible
to find on earth, one individual competent to unite
them in action moet salutary to the intereeU ofa
company —he would stand alone, and a wonder to
all the world. Thus then it must appear that the
duties of a president, such as our States ordinarily
furnish their boards with, must to secure the
greatest benefit to the company, lie wholly within
one or the other of the above departments; and
further that these men, taken as they are, for the
most part from the counting-room, the plantation,
or even the law bench, are not, nor ever could be
prepared to transact the business of the operative
bureau without an engineer’s training of some ten
years. It remains then that they devote themselves
body, and soul, to the finance. On the other
baud it is both unreasonable and inexpedient,
perhaps unsure, to crowd on the engineer the du
ties of providing and disbursing ; his concerns of
construction and operation, altogether professional
and not to be learned by intuition, leave him no
time to bother with bonds and instalments; one
moments suspension of his supervision may cost
a company more than whole months devoted to
finance will pay tor. It mast be evident, then, that
there is no excuse for any clashing of duties be
tween the two officers—they pursue distinct paral
lel lines, individually responsible: one provides
for the outlay, the other makes the outlay; the
S resident need know nothing of the engineer’s
uties, and is not responsible for the quality of
work done on the road, nor should ever be praised
or blamed for its good or bad operation—tne en
gineer is as dependent upon tho provision of
means to conduct his works as the locomotive
upon fuel, and should never be held to task for
the delays caused by a meagre treasury.
To return: the true engineer, after satisfying
himself that his position is understood and his
responsibilities appreciated by his 00-laborers of
the board, will institute a searching examination
into the pecuniary resources of his oompanv; if he
finds these only sufficient for building the most
temporary of trap-stick roads, he will have the
courage to refuse making any step so fatal to the
interest of the company and the welfare of the
public, as embarking on any such enterprise; he
will not strive by false estimates and distorted
views of economy to deceive the board into action,
but will advise delay until more means are pro
vided, If they be only enough to start the under
taking on a" safe scale of economy. Should the
funds placed at his disposal, however, be adequate
to the building of a substantial road, he will on
mature deliberation stiikeat a standard of con
struction, equipment and operation as will, with
out degrading by its parsimonious exactions the
dignity of the enterprise, yet be most conducive
to the company’s best interests. The board will
find him ready for action; his counsel will be
sought and his real value begin to appear: they
will not have to draw out from him a reluctant
and quibbling opinion, no evasive answer, or ob
scurely devised plan ; they will never catch him
at fault as to the next step to be taken, nor sur
prise him unprepared for the most sudden emer
gency. His must be the high responsibility of
continually foreseeing the work ahead, and report
ing such provisions necessary or such mov« ex
pedient ; a foresight proportioned to a knowledge
and experience never possessed by the board. But
while insisting upon his own claim to attention in
the councils of the company, he will avoid, as far
as possible, all undue assumptions of office; the
treasurer, he will contend, is the only proper per
son to disburse funds in payment of work as call
ed upon by certificates indorsed by himself; and
by refusing ever to act in this capacity, he will be
able to devote more professional time to the com
pany, and secure himself from any suspicions of
defaulting. The system of contracts, modified as
it must be by the circumstances of each section of
the country, he will have clearly understood be
tween the board and himself; firmly asserting his
peculiar fitness to act as the company’s agent in
drawing up all such obligations, alone and un
trammeled by the president director, he will yet
be obliged to submit, from time to time, to the
scrutiny of the united board, all the contracts he
has entered into. The necessity of his acting in
this matter of contracts on his own judgment
must be apparent to every reasonable mina; for
he only is the competent judge of a contractor’s
fitness, whose business it is to inspect and receive
for the company —the president having no more
reasonable claim to the contract power in the case
of graduation than in the purchase of surveying
instruments, being as ignorant of the merits of
one as of the other. Where the work of construc
tion is begun on the most favorable auspices, and
resources are abundant, the engineer will take
pride in impressing every structure, however in
considerable, with the seal of durable excellence,
and will invite criticism, not from the uninformed
or inexperienced, but from knowing ones; bis
judgment will comprehend the charge of every de
partment of construction to the minutest details;
nothing will be left to the contractors, from the
bridge-builder to the spike furnisher, but to obey
plans and specifications; these last will admit of no
latitude of construction, nor will there be any re
laxing of discipline in their requirements ; all the
chief engineer will view with jealousy any move
ments on the part of the other offic rs of the com
pany or of the stockholders to influence and inter
farewith the duties of his assistants; complaints,
if they have to be made, he will insist must come
to him first, as the only proper judge of such pro
fessional questions, and in this view he should
have full authority to appoint or dismiss all his as
sistants. It is not necessary that his management,
to be the best, must be extolled by all the world—
he cannot, on the contrary, do his duty and be
true to the company’s interest, without displeasing
many an avaricious contractor.
I Heavy now as we have seen hia responsibilities
to b*—powerful as he is far good ia isact propor-
tion should he be watched. The moment he
is admired by every one for his “accommoda
ting” virtues, there is danger of hia not being a
reliable man. Once bent on ‘‘accommodation, or
impotent through ignorance, and there is no <*i
culiting the mischief he mat work; it may not
betray itself for years, but hidden in the materials
of construction, or ingeniously concealed in ob
scure book-keeping, or disseminated by example
among hia assistants, it will eventually show itself,
and will bring down upon his head thajust indig
nation of a deeply injured oommoaity.
Time will not permit us to develop more of the
duties ofa chief engineer; there ere others con
nected with the more advanced stages of the road
which might be noticed; but enough has been
said to remind the reader of the immense influ
ence tor good or ill possessed by this officer, over
the vital interests ot a railroad company, and,
in a great measure, over the citizens of whole
states.
Turn we now, to contemplate for a moment, the
aspect of the profession, as represented by not a
few, at this moment. Here sits a chief at the
head of an important road, whose presumption is
only equalled by his ignorance. With neither the
dignity nor attainments necessary to fill an ordi
nary clerkship, his scanty acquirements are oon
ceaied by great cunning; what he calia his expe
rience is better known by others to have been
the following, for three years of a bad example ;
his delight is to pass for a genius, by the simple
process ot asserting it himself. The board upon
whom he has been thrust by an influential capi
talist, without the least scrutiny into either his
abilities, or testimonials, have long since seen
through him, bat he mast be retained as a hostage
for the favor of his friends. Under the gloss of
high flourishes and brag, and wise looks, it was
an easy matter to detect the impostor; besides
which, the evident shuffling when opinions were
desired, the fidgetiness seen too plainly when
questions were propounded, relative to certain
very natural obstacles in the constructions of the
road, told at once his utter ignorance, and the
vast extent of his assurance.
Finding that no dependence can be placed on
their engineer, the . oard unfortunately tall into
the error of aupposing him a specimen of the best,
because imported from an older State by a man of
great capital, and with no information to undcoeive
them, they are blundering along, soon to stumble
in the darkness of their own unassisted counsels,
and confess, after the happening of some great
catastrophe, that they have been most egregiously
duped. Meanwhile, their engineer, who, with all
his ignorance, is still possessed of that “ little
knowledge” which is a dangerous thing, seleots
such duties as he may fancy himself best prepar
ed to perform, leaving others, and generally the
most important in his profession, to the mercy of
his inexperienced board, or of some better inform
ed and keen-cutting contractor. Iu the one case,
there is certain bungling and detention; in the
other, the duty is performed never faithfully, and
always at an exhorbitaut charge. He may amuse
himself in his own sloven way for a time with at
tention to surveys, a duty generally unnecessary
to a chief aided by good assistants, or he may at
tend to the correspon ence 01 the board, Jike an
obedient clerk ; but for anything like devotion to
the high questions of policy iu construction,
equipment, and operation, which the board, with
out the counsel of u competent engineer must dis
cuss in utter darkness, he never presumes to ven
ture an opinion; he fails to act where a good chief
wonld be of greatest value to a company; and thus
besides subjecting bis company to heavy lobbcs by
improperly treating subjects he does act upon, hia
failure to fict upon others is a still greater source
of loss at d disaster. There goes a stripling like
the last, straight from his rod to a distant chief
ship; he cares not for qualifications; he says,
“ who can find me out where no one ever aaw au
engineer before ?” This one has not the self-es
teem of the other; conscious of his own deficiencies,
he relies upon the ignorance of his employers to
escape detection. Here another, who, dropping
the yard-stick and seizing the rod, is transformed,
in a few weeks, to an experienced assiatant. But
there are Olliers, who, having far more ability and
experience than these, yet abuse their really fine
talents by a selfish pursuit after popularity; who
sacrifice all principles, moral and scientific, to the
love of priase; who, by intrigue and acuteness,
strive togaiuan elevated position in society. These
men lower the rank of the profession, by present
ing an example of careless discipline among con
tracts for purposes of favor, by engaging in dis
honorable alliances for reciprocating profits, and
finally disgrace themselves and their profession by
the boldest dishonesty.
Such caricatures, it may be thought, are easily
drawn by the pen of envy or spleen, and to be on
the guard against them is unnecessary ; be it so,
the warning will have been uttered, and its jastioe
will be seen in time. But relying upon large per
sonal observation, and the representation of no
limited or sectional acquaintance, the writer ia con
vinced that they have not been overdrawn, that
they will not startle by their extravagance all the
thinking directors or self-respecting engineers of
our section; they will rather call out an echo of as
sent, and stimulate to warmer zeal in the work of
reform.
And now that we have shown the vast and
threatening departure from duty in a profession
so much trusted to by our railroad companies, and
so vitally influencing the conduct of every enter
prise of the kind, it may reasonably be asked if
any defects in the organization or operation of the
numerous executive boards in our midst, to which
may be traced, in part, this dangerous deterior
ation.
One'great cause then is to be tound in the want
of proper qualification with which most of our di
rectors go into office. Were they better qualified
by commercial experience and enlarged views of
economy, and less dependent upon tne opinions of
others more prominent, but not better informed
than themselves; could they realize the novelty in
commercial finance presented by railroad man
agement, and distinguish it from that of a bank,
or a plantation; or a law docket, and prepare
themselves accordingly; could they understand
the uses and abuses of engineering better than
they do, and know where to look for that informa
tion which they too often seek from interested
parties; were they chosen as well for character as
attainments, for independence of action as for
liberal education, from the ranks of “ the unterri
iied,” rather than the party hustings, then would
there be doubtless fewer instances of nnwise ap
pointments to chief engineerehips, and a more
discerning judgment would prevail in all their
subsequent management.
Anotnercause growing out of the first is the almost
unlimited power which most boards resign to their
president. If he be an ambitions man, he will find
it easy to persuade his fellow directors that he
knows more than themselves, for they are general
ly too willing to hand over responsibility; and
thus unchecked by them he ventures forth, the
embodiment of all their ignorance, claiming tho
credit of all that escapes hia own bungling, and
blaming on his board all that does not. In decid
ing on the appointment of the engineer, thia man’s
opinion will thus be often paramount, and aome
creature who will best further his own interests, or
whose friends are best worth pleasing will be (m-
Sosed on the company. Should such an engineer
e appointed, he will pass for nothing in the con
cerns of the oompany, for an unchecked president
would not admit any but a dumb machine. Am
bitious of all responsibility, he cannot bear to have
his company told anything bnt through his own
credit. Should, however, a good engiueer be slip
ped into office, and by conacious merit and candid
representations begin to influence the board con
trary to this presidint’s designs, his rage will be
so excited, and his influence once obtained
over the directors so successfully urged, that the
company must immediately lose the services of its
best friend. There are other causes more or less
connected with this low standard of en
gineering at the South, but they can here be only
glanced at; among them may be mentioned the
too general error of letting economy ran into par
simony; which, by exhibiting itself in cutting
down the income of tne chief engineer to a Sum
small compared with that allowed the European or
even Northern engineers, and by the absurd sys
tem of putting up the office to be bid for, as has
been frequently done of late, has aided materially
in disgusting Engineers of worth, and drawing
into the profession such mountebanks as we have
before described.
The continuance ofthis state of things willspeedi
ly bring about a round of disasters as frequent and
painful as those witnessed on our great lines of
river travel. The construction of a railroad by an
incompetent engineer, besides costing thecompany
treble its real worth, ia a heinous crime to the pub
lie; lives are every momeut in jeopardy; the de
cayed timber accepted from the contractor, by an
ignorant or dishonest engineer—the unscientific
disposition of an aroh. left perhaps to the mercy of
the mason, and a hundred othor items of construc
tion which make up the wholo, are all to be laid to
the door of this impostor. The operation of rail
roads, which demands the very closest attention of
the engineer, will in the hands of such men be the
scene as disorder and constant complaint; the
oomplex system of accounts will be entangled to the
heavy loss of the oompany, and the transportation
continually interripted by the most shameful ac
cidents.
Questions come up before boards that in the ear
ly history of the road never were anticipated; re
movals, changes in location of property, or the line
itself, questions involving millions, and demand
ing the highest engineering talent, will be either
left to the wild guesses of these men, or in equally
mistaken policy, be decided b' the board without
auy engineering counsel whatevei. The result of
such decisions may readily be imagined; they will
have the effect of unsettled public confidence in
the safety of both the road and the oomrany’s
stocks, to say nothing of the certain failure of
plans consequent upon the neglect to employ com
petent professional advice.
It becomes then the duty of every one who
would see this consummation averted, to be alive to
the true requisites of a ohief engineer. It con
cerns deeply the directors and stockholders of our
numerous railroad companies to use the utmost
vigilance at this time against the impositions of
this class we have described; to scrutinize with
jealousy the testimonial of' candidates—the pro
fessional testimonials—not the glowing eulogies
of capital-stockholding friends; to consult as au
thority the high names of experienced and well
known engineers among us whose works have
stood the test of time; to extend their acquaint
ance and familiarity with the profession in other
states, and above all to cultivate that spirit of
conscious preparation and strict enquiry which
will neither permit them to entrust their preroga
tives of election to another, nor to decline a
thorough examination into the capabilities es their
candidates. Let them look upon railroad man
agement as a business peculiar in itself, and one
requiring time to test its operations; engineering
as a business not to be attained by intuition, and
the two as vitally influencing each other. And
shame to those who, high in power and influenoe.
so lower the standard of a noble profession, and
so endanger the fortunes of companies, and the
lives of their fellows, as to harbor and patronise
the ignorant and untried engineer quack f
American and British Shipmasters. —The Lon
don Drily News of May 18, handsomely acknow
ledges the triumph of America on the seas, and
inststitutes a comparison between British and
American shipmasters, much to the disadvantage
of the former. It says:
“ There is no doubt that all branches of the
American navy have the benefit of an education
far superior to that which can be obtained by the
corresponding class of Great Britain. In reference
to this it may be remarked that papers have been
supplied by the American Government to the
masters of great numbers of merchant vessels
containing a system of directions with respect to
observations to be made during their respective
voyages. Aided by these and the logs of the
vessels, Lieutenant Maury has been enabled to
obtrin such a knowledge of the currents of the
ooean and the trade winds as to reduce the length
of certain voyages by almost one-third. A dis
covery of this nature has the effect of giving the
Americans something very like a monopoly of a
particular trade for a certain time. It is not too
much to assert that the logs of the greater num
ber of English merchant vessels would have been
utterly useless in investigations of tins nature.
The general education of masters of English ves
sels is, no doubt, lamentably defective!”^
In continuation, the New* says—“ We are me
naced in our manufactures, in our trade, and in
our maritime supremacy. As a means of rising
superior to these dangers, none can be more effi
cient than a sound practical education to the mer
anttie and maritime classes es our community.'
LINES.
I may net love thee—hat within my heart,'
When night and darkneu set my spirit free,
And I sit mu ting from the world apart.
There is a low, deep voice that te Is of thee.
That voice is sweet and mournful as the tone
Os far £oitan music heard in sleep,
Or the wild cadence of a spirit lone
O’er the hashed waters of the midnight deep
I may not love thee—but thy blessed look
forever haunt* my soul when thou art (hr—
It glances upward from each moonlit brook,
And downward from each bright and holy star,
Tis Imaged in each fiower that lifts its eye
At mom to greet the sunshine and the dew.
And in each fairy cloud that wanders by,
Floating in beauty o’er ahe mountain blue.
I may not love thee—but thy gentle words
Can stir within my soul its fount of tears,
And wake the echo of my heart’s deep chords
Like some sweet melody of early years.
I may not love tbee—bat thy image seems
A loving radiance to my spirit given,
for oh 1 I picture thee in ail my dreams
Os bliss on earth and blessedness in heaven'
HOPE.— BV BISHOP HBBXR.
Reflected on the lake I love
To see the stars of evening glow,
So tranquil in the heaven above,
So restless in the wave below.
Thus heavenly hope is all serene:
But earthly hope, how bright soe'er,
Still flutters o'er the changing scene,
As false, as fleeting, as 'tis fair.
HUMILITY.
The bird that aoars on highest wing
Builds in the ground her lowly nest;
And she that doth most sweetly sing
Bing* in the shade when all things rest:
(a lark and nightingale we -ee
What honor hath humility.— Montgomery.
The New-Bchool Presbyterian Assembly.
The New York Express furnishes the following
account of the discussion in the Presbyterian
General Assembly (New-School) at Buffalo, (the
resultof which our readers have already learned,)
the Sluvery question:
“The Assembly had quite an excitingtime of it,
on the 27th ult., owing to the presentation of a re
port, reciting that as there was much misunder
standing on the subject of slavery, it was proposed
to appoint a committee of one from four slavenold
ing bynods, to iuquire how many members of the
Presbyterian Church there are who hold slaves,
and whether tor motives of benevolence; and
whether baptism and marriage were observed
among slaves who were members of the church.
This committee was to report to the next Assctn
biy.
On coming up, Rev. Dr. Ross of Tennessee, of
fered a substitute, appointing a committee to in
quire how many members of Northern Churches
own slaves at the South ; or own ships engaged in
tho slave trade ; or manufacture, and sell imple
ments of slave labor; how many are descendants
of those who got their wealth by the slave trade,
&c. Thia he supported by a humorous speech ;
and emphatically asserted the South would never
submit to the proposed scrutiny.
Hon. Mr. Strong opposed it because it was in
sulting and inquisitorial and would do no good.
For the Assembly had no power to make use of the
facte when obtained.
• Rev. Mr.Newlin, of Virginia, declared the South
would never submit to the inquisition. On the
other hand. Rev. Mr. Mills, of Kentucky, said the
South desired to have these fucts known, and
would be glad to have such an inquiry. It would
promote mutual confidence by promoting a better
understanding of each other.
Dr. Thompson advocated the report. There
oould be no rest until the evil (of Slavery) itself is
removed. There is a fkma clamosa, concerning
the existence of this evil in our Southern Churches,
and we ought to meet this orv by eliciting the facts
which he had no doubt would be fur css in num
ber and extent than is reported. If it were report
ed that the sin of bigamy was tolerated in the
Churches of New York, which the Church Judica
tories refused tarecognize, and should such aCom
mitteeof inquiry as this, be proposed, und I should
hesitate to give my assent, I should suspect my
own integiity. Rev. Mr. McLano, of Missisippi,
marched up to the mark and “faced themmic”
without winking. Such a committee as this which
the report contemplates we will not receive. But
ifyouaskhow many of our church members are
slaveholders, I answer, all who are able to be. If
you ask how many slaves they owu, 1 answer, just
as many as their means will permit. Mr. McLane’s
remarks were outspoken against the agitation, and
in substance threatened the secession of the Sy
nod of Mississippi in case this action is taken by
the body. *
Rev. Mr. Monteth argued the power of the Gen
eral Assembly to make such inquiries.
Dr. Cox made a long speech against it, utter
which Rev. Mr. Eddy moved the previous ques
tion and the whole subject was postponed. But
this sudden termination of this discussion seemed
to petrfy a large portion of the Assembly. Rev.
S. 6. Spees, of Illinois, denounced the course ot
the Assembly as a most suicidal act, and one which
would drive a ploughshare through the Church.
—Several other members uttered their feelings,
in the samo strain of indignation, when Doctor
Eddy had leave to withdraw his report, and a
reconsideration of the obnoxious vote was moved
and carried.
On Monday the discassion| was resumed. The
Committee modified their report by recommend
ing the Presbyteries of slave holding States to an
swer inquiries respecting the number of slave
holders in the Church, &e.. instead of appointing
a.Commission to make sucb enquiries.
Dr. Ross, Messrs. Holmes, Brantley, Torrey of
Virginia, strongly opposed all agitation on ' the
subject, the latter in a powerful speech urged the
folly and inconßistency'of the Assembly interfer
ing with churches in slaveholding States, and
said plainly that every Southern Presbytery had
resolved to secede if the report was adopted.
On the other hand. Western delegates declared
that the Western Presbyteries would separate
from the Assembly if no action was taken. At the
ovouing session the feelingran high. After sever
al speeches, and amidst great excitement, at near
ly 12 o’clock, the report of the committee, as mo
dified, was adop'cd—yeas 76, nays 68.
The Southern Synods will probably secede.
On the following day a protest by the Southern
States wasentored against the slavery resolutio..s.
The New York Journal of Commerce very pro
perly remarks:
‘The proceedings of the New School General As
sembly on the subject of Slavery are important,
and may lead to a secession of the Southern Sy
nods. Should this be the result, there ought to be
a further division of what remains—the Abolition
ists going one way, and sane men another. The
Old School General Assembly have taken the on
ly available ground on the subject, and will hence
forth have peace. W hoover undertakes to con
ciliate Abohtiou'sts by meoting them half way,
will fail of his object, and be worse hated aiid
maligned than the slaveholders themselves. All
experience proves this.’
The same assembly have gravely decided that
promiscuous dancing is inconsistent with church
membership. W hat constitutes /iromiscuovs danc
ing, they will probably decide at some future meet
ing.”
The Great Fire in Canada,
The Ottawa Citizen, in a long account of the tire
on the 16th of May, thus speaks of that sad disas
ter:
The fire originated from the burning of new
land in different parts of the country, and owing
to the warm sunshine and high wind on Monday
it suddenly increased and spread with fearful ra
pidity. During the early part of the day the wind
blew from the Southwest, and carried the fire from
the rear of the townships in Upper Canada, North
ward toward the settlements on the Ottawa river.
At the same time it was making alarming progress
in Sheen and Chichester, on the North or Lower
Canada shore and on the upper of Westerly part
of Allunmette Island. Soon alter one o’clock the
wind suddenly came round to the West and blew
with increased violence.
The fire, which till then was scattered and spread
over a considerable extent of country through the
townships of Pembroke, Salford, and Westmeath,
which he in order as named, soon united und be
came a dense maBB of flame, and swept with fear
ful fury through the interior, passing over por
tions of Ross, Bromley, and Horton, toward the
Bonnechere river. During the greater part of the
afternoon the scene was truly terrific. On the Al
lumette island the destruction going on at the same
time was equally dreadful. The island is fourteen
miles long, and was swept from head to foot. On
ly throe dwellings remain out of about one hun
dred ; thus leaving 79 families here alone house
less. The Calumet island also suffered severely.
The country burned over extends in Upper
Canada, from the upper part of Pembroke and
Stafford to near the Bonnechere river, in Horton
and Adamston the distance in that direction being
nearly 80 miles and from the best information it
appears that it would average some twelve miles
in width. The townships which suffer here are
Pembroke Stafford, Westmeath, Bromley, Ross
and Horton, and about two huudred families are
in them left houseless; in fact, totally “ burned
out.”
The Allumette Islaud is about fourteen by five
miles in extent, with 97 families is in u similior con
dition. The country on the North shore being
settled only a short distance back from the river,
contains proportionally fewer settlers ; and 'there
the number of sufferers may be put at about thir
ty families. Thiß would make a'together some
thing near three hundred and thirty families,
sufferers by this calamity. In some instances the
individual loss exceeds one thousand ponuds.
The area of the country burned over is about four
hundred and fifty square miles.
The By town Gazette says:
We have as yet heard of only one fatal casualty,
an aged man named Thrasher, who perished in a
vain attempt to save some of his property. The
scenes of the calamity being in the vicinity and on
both sides of the Ottaws, many individuals took
refuge in the river te protect themselves lrom the
intense heat. A small steamer, belonging to Mr.
Gould, that plies on the Muskrat river, assisted
some of the inhabitants in making their escape.
Even they were nearly compelled to abandon her,
owing to the excessive heat of the woods, burning
on both sides of the river.
Upwards of five hundred families, according to
our informant, have been reduced from tolerable
oompetenoe, to a nearly destitute condition, in
numerous instances without food for the present
necessities, clothes to oover, or houses to shelter
themselves, and what is, if possible, even worse,
without the means of pursuing the necessary ag
ricultural operations of the season. A large pro
portion of the sufferers are persons, who a few
years settled in that quarter, after emigrating from
Europe, who were, by steady persevering indus
try, progressing toward independence. In the
“ Garden of Eden,” a name conferred upon it
from its wonderful fertility, out of 40 houses only
two are left standing, and in the Des Allumettes
Island out of 97 dwellings the fire has spared only
four.
“ Haag I'p the Fiddle and the Bow 1”
Dancing romtAtxr nmocNCEn and fobbiddiin
st the Pbesbytbbian Chcbcb.— The following Re
solution has been unanimously adopted by the
Presbyterian General Assembly at Buffalo:
“ Ruolctd, That the fashionable amusement of
promiscuous dancing is entirely unscriptnral and
eminently and exclusively that of the ‘world
which liveth in wickedness,’ and so wholly incon
sistent with the spirit of Christ, and with that pro
priety of Christian deportment, and that purity of
heart which his followers are bound to maintan,
as to render it not only improper and injurious
for professing Christians either to partake in it, or
qualify their children for it by teaching them the
art; but also to call forthe faithful and judicious
exercise of discipline on the part of Church Ses
sions, whsn any of the members of their churches
have been guilty.”
A Mmbatobt Peofle. —The census of 1850
shows that of all the living native North Caroli
nians SI per cent, have emigratedto other states;
26 per cent, of Virginians, and 86 per cent, of
South Carolinians have done likewise. Os the 17,-
788,7 H free Inhabitants of the Union, 4,112,438,
(or more than 28 per cent.,) have emigrated and
settled beyond the States where they were bom.
“ Rubies are emblems of love,” says the Albany
Kineksrboeker. Bo are babies.
From the Singapore Free Press of April 1.
The American Japanese Expedition.
The United States steam frigate Mississippi,
Lapt. Lee, arrived here on the 25th inst., and left
for China on the 22th. This is one of tits
fleet destined for the expedition to Japan. The
result of this demonstration will be known before
the close of the year. Should it be successful, it
will exert a great influence on the commercial and
political affairs of this part of the worl<L A large,
populous, and comparatively civilized Empire will
be thrown open to commercial enterprise, and a
new outlet will thus he made for European manu
factures which cannot fail ultimately to become
extremely valuable to the commerce of Europe
and America. But even should the first efforts of
t heJUnited States Government to establish relations
with Japan prove unsuccessful, it Is not likely that
it will thereupon relinquish its purpose. Further
measures will be adopted, and it may be assumed
that the result desired will sooner or later be
brought about.
Having thus entered upon a different oourse of
policy from that which has hitherto appeared to
characterise the United States Government, viz:
an abstinence from interference in dietant quar
ters, we cannot suppose that they will stop short
and content themselves with their operations in
Japan. It is probable that they will next endea
vor to obtain a footing in China, and Chusan, which
was so foolishly given up by the English, will
probably ere many years elapse, be an American
settlement. There will be no lack of occasion for
a quarrel with the Chinese, if that is needed for
the accomplishment of the plans of the United
States. They have a Plenipotentiary in China,
and he must oe ill-versed in the business of his
craft if he cannot find cause for offence when the
proper time has arrived. In the Indian Archipel
ago, America has a wide and inviting field for the
enterprise of her stirring and adventurous oiti
zens, and in any operations which they may un
dertake in that locality they will be free from tho
treaty engagements which have been found so re
strictive of English enterprise in this quarter.
There is nothing to prevent the Americans from
forming settlements and endeavoring to develops
the commercial resources of New Guinea, Borneo,
Celebes, or any other quarter of the India Archi
pelago not in actual occupation of European Pow
ers. We should not regret seeing the Americans
taking such a practical interest in the affairs of the
Archipelago, as it is clear thut the Dutch will
not aid in opening up the Archipelago to other
nations, and the English Government has for so
many years persisted in a vacillating and inconsis
tent, but in general obstructive course of policy,
that it is evident we can little expect any effectual
assistance from it. To the enterprise of the
Americans wo must therefore look for those mea
sures which shall extend the civiliaztion and com
merce of western nations among the islands of the
Indian and Papuas Archipelagoes, whose rich
varied natural productions will well repay the la
bors which may be bestowed in making them
available.
Illiiioia Railroad.
The State of Illinois is approaching the fruition
of her hopes in the completion of her great Rail
road. It will be remembered that when 2,800,-
000 acres of laud douuted by the federal Govern
ment to the State were matte over to the Illinois
Central Railroad Company, it was one of the con
ditions thut 50 miles of the Ceutral Railroad should
be put in operation within two years. The Com
pany deposited with the State Treasurer $200,000
ti specie us u guarantee oi their good frith. This
sum was to be returned on the completion of the
50 miles, when the right of the Company to pro
ceed and sell its lands would becomo active. On
tho 23d o.‘ May lust, tho trains ran trom Bloom
ington to LaSalle, 80 miles, making all the way
stoppages. Pursuant to the contract with the
Company the State Treasurer repaid tho $200,000
into thu hands of Mr. Burrel, the Treasurer of the
Company. The Committee, we understand, are
making arrangements for thesalo ot the lands, but
in the rapidly appreciating value of those lauds
it is thought scarcely judicious to make immediate
sales. Thiß lcds to some dissatisfaction in the
State, a multitude of buyers having been standing
ready to take the lands and they complain that the
Company ought to sell, in order that present
buyers muy lmvo the benefit of the future rise.
This, however, is not so clear. A section of 25
miles more of the Road is ready for the Iron, and
the bridge over the Kiukakoe is going up, so that
115 miles of the Road will bo open on tho 4th of
July. Tho sales of the Illinois Canal lands and
of the Government lands, in the neighborhood of
the Road, show that the progress of oveuts there
is too marked and hoalthy to permit haste in the
sales of the Central landß. The bids for the
$3,000,000 7 per cent, bonds of the Company will
be opened from the 10th to the 15th of June. The
6 per cent, bonds of the Company are selling in
London at 104 a 105.— Charleston Courier.
An Impobtant Decision. —We clip the following
from the N. 0. Crescent:
Syndic qf Peter Conrey against “ the Bank of
Louisiana." —This case has been decided by Judge
Lea. The plaintiff, Alexander Brother, is the syn
dic of Peter Conrey’s creditors, and brought this
suit to set aside an act of mortgage by which Con
rey hypothecated oertain real estate to the Bank of
Louisiuns, to secure the payment of an alleged
loan of (75,000, for which ho gave his promissory
note. This loan it was alleged was not bona fide,
but was given on acoount of CoHrey’s previous in
debtedness to the Bank, and that at the time the
mortgage was executed, Conrey was insolvent to
the knowledge of the Directors of the Bank. In
fine, it was alleged that the mortgage was excouted
in fraud of the rights of the general creditors, and
in order to give the Bank a preference.
It was shown that at the time of this transaction
Conrey’s bills were at a discount of fifty per cent.
Conrey was heavily indebted to the Bank, and re
quired facilities to tho extent of |75,000. He waß
then insolvent. The effect of this mortgage to the
Bank, if pronounced vulid, would be to abstract
from the mass of Conrey’s assets, property to tho
value of $75,000, which should have been applied
to the claims of all the creditors proportionably.
Judgo Lea came to tho conclusion that the trans
action was not what it appeared to be on its face.
It uppeared that the money was temporarily loan
ed, und was appropriated, not only to the extin
guishment of Conrey’s matured obligations to the
Bunk, but also to the payment of the obligations
not matured, to the extent of $48,000. So far as
the proceeds wore appropriated to the payment of
immature obligations, the act should be set aside.
The defendants should have informed themselves
of the condition of Conrey’s affairs from his books.
The creditors should not suffer from theii mis
takes.
The Court, therefore, gave judgment in favor of
the Syndic, annulling the act of mortgage as to its
effect against the creditors of Conrey, bo far as it
secures the payment of $43,000, with discount
thereon, reserving the rights of the Bank as an or
dinary creditor.
Copper Mines in Whitfield. —lt is now reduced
to facts that there is Copper to be found in the vi
cinity of Dalton. We nave seen some of 'he ore
and can no longer doubt. The gentlemen who in
tend opening the mines, understand the business
and they assure us that the prospects is as fine us
they could wish. They will'oommeuce operations
shortly, on u mine two miles from this city, on
land owned by George Chappell, Esq., and Capt.
D. K. Smith.
There is scarcely a day, but what we are shown
oro ot some kind, from different portions of our
own and Murray county. Judging from these spe
cimens wc are bound to believe that beneath the
ridges, with which we are surrounded, lies em
bedded a vast amount of Copper, Silver and Lead.
For the last week many persons, from below, have
stopped in our city, for the purpose of making
search and of testing any mines which they may
find. They are now in the Mouutaine, and we un
derstand have been very successful.
In Murray county they have gone perfectly
wild. The farmers, many of them at least, have
left their farms to search for Mines. The Cohul
tah Mountains are almost alive with them. Lots
in Murray and Whitfild counties, that have always
been dull sale at $6 (being Mountain lots; cannot
now be bought for scarcely any price owing to the
Copper mama.
As the mines progress we will report.— Dalton
Times.
Badger lloo.—The Milwaukie Daily Sentinel
says “ A monster hog, weighing eleven hundred
ami nine pounds, was lately shipped on board the
steamer Arctic, on his way to the World’s Fair at
New York. He was purchased by Messrs. R.
Bugg and R. Stewart, of Niagara county, N. Y.,
for S2OO, from Mr. Hollister B. Thayer, of Troy,
Walworth county, Wis. His actual measurement
was as fallows: Girth behind the shoulders 0 feet
7 inches, extreme length 9 feet 11 inches, height
to top of the back 3 feet 10 inches. He was per
fectly white, and only twenty months old. The
hind wheels of the wagon were taken off, when
the animal walked off of his own accord on board
the boat and laid down on the deck, contented.
The owners are confident of making him weigh
eighteen hundred pounds, when fatted, live weight.
This is one of the specimens Wisconsin sends to
the World’s Fair: it will be hard to beat.”
London papers contain the proceedings of a meet
ing of the creditors of the late firms of Spenee,Cock
raDe & Co., and Spence & Co., at Liverpool, for
the purpose of recieving from James Spence pay
ment in full of the debts due to them by these
firms when they stopped payment. On reeeving
the money, amounting in the aggregate to £18,477
18s. 4d., from which Mr. Spence had been legally
discharged, the creditors passed a resolution of
thanks, and ordered the presentation to him of “ a
testimonial suitable to the estimation in wuich the
meeting held his conduct.” For this purpose 5 per
cent, on the amount recived by each creditor, was
appropriated ; which would make the pecuniary
value of the testimonial, inoluding the cost of
manufacture, about £I,OOO. It wifi be apleasant
object for him to look upon in his declining years,
and a valuable legacy to his children.
The aimnal report of the New Jersey Railroad
Company exhibits the following:
The number of passengers conveyed over the
whole line of the road ast year was 212,982, and
those to all intermediate places, 1,379,088 making
a total of 1,592,070, of which 724,930 were between
Jersey City and Newark. Tbe amount of freight
forwarded amounted to 84,046% tons, and the
number of miles run by passeDger, freight, and
other trains, was 270,480. The receipts of the
year were $692,942.33, and the ordinary expenses
$316,259.85; the transit duty on passengers and
freight to the State was $13,081.29, and the tax on
capital stock to the State was $10,490.60.
The Philadelphia paper* announce that James
Rose Snowden hae been appointed Director of the
Mint, m the place made vacant by Judge Pettit’s
dee ase. It is added that Dr. Patterson was at
tirst nominated, but the nomination was reconsid
ered and Mr. Snowden appointed.
Melancholy. —We learn from a correspondent,
that a lamentable incident occurred in Monroe,
Walton county, on the flth inat.—The wife of Mr.
H. Treadwell left the house just before day, and
jumped into the well. She was discovered a short
while afterwards, but life was extinct; she had
been somewhat deranged for several years.—Ma
dison Visitor.
A large spotted Shark, measuring 11 feet dinett
es, was harpooned and captured by a party of
gentlemen yesterday afternoon. After being land
ed, she was delivered of 22 young ones, ana after
she was cut open, was found to contain 21 more.—
Ch. Cour., Thursday.
We notice in our exchanges from all directions
complaints respecting the recent coolness of the
weather and the backwardness of crops. It
has been the same here. The crops are not
•only backward, but, in consequence of the fre
quent rains during the Bpring, they are very
much “in the grass.” We nave at last, however,
symptoms of summer weather; and it » to be
hoped that vegetation will speedily improve.—
Holly Springs Miss. Times, 2 d met.
Safety Seal Check.— Mr. George Stimpson, Jr,
Teller of the Merchants Bank, tu this city, has
contrived a “safety seal check, which is design
ed to make it difficult, if not impossible, to forge
checks. The contrivance consists simply in pro
viding a place on the bank check where a private
seal like a postage stamp, or any design, may be
affixed by the person who signs it, on an under
standing with the bank that no checks upon him
not bearing the seal shall be paid. The oopyiight
it secured.— Boston Adv.
VOL. LXVI.—NEW SERIES VOL. XVII.-NO. 24.
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
Public Meeting.
Pursuant to previous notice, a meeting of •
portion of the oitizens of Eiehmond county, favor
able to the Administration of President Pierce,
was held at the City Hall in Augusta, on Tuesday
evening, the 7th inst., at 8 o'clock.
On motion Dr. J. X. Hill was called to the
Chair, and Robert A. Whyte requested to act as
Secretary.
On motion the following gentlemen were select
ed by the meeting as Delegates to tho Guhemato-.
rial Convention, to be held in MiUedgevllle on the
8d Wednt sday la June—viz: James Gardner, Jr.,
Wm. R. McLaws, Dr. J. M. Hill, Robert Phillip.
On motion the following gentlemen wero ap
pointed Delegates to a Convention to be held in
Augusta, at some future day, for the pnrpoae of
nominating a candidate for Representative to Con
gress from the Bth Congressional District—viz:
James M. Smytlie, Samuel M. Thompson, E. D.
Robertson, JohnPhinizy, Jr.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the Delegates to both Conventions
have power to fill any vacancies which may occur
in their respective delegations.
The following Preamble and Resolutions were
then introduced by John Phinizy, Jr., and unani
mously adopted;
Whereas Jaoob R. Davis has been reoently re
moved from the office of Superintendent of the
Branch Mint at Dahlonega, in this State, as we
learn, upon charges impugning his mrral stand
ing, and whereas this meeting is satisfied by the
highest evidence and proof that those charges are
false and unfounded—therefore
Resolved, That this meeting holds Jaoob R.
Davis to bo perfectly exonerated from all the im
putations contained in those charges.
Resolved, further, That without expressing any
S reference as to the appointment of an officer for
io Superintendency of that Mint, this meeting
entertains the opinion that as a man and a citizen,
Mr. Davis possesses high qualifications for the of
fice, and is entitled to the continued coufldeuoe of
the Democrats of Richmond oounty.
On motion the proceedings of the meeting were
directed to be published in the city papers, with a
request that all the Democratic papers in Georgia,
aud the Washington Union, copy the same.
On motion, the mooting adjourned.
J. M. Hill, Ch’n.
fioBT. A. Whyte, Sec.
Meeting In Oglethorpe County.
A portion of tho Conservative men of Oglethorpe
oounty, who stand upon the Ooorgia Platform, and
who are opposed to any party, North or South,
which does not in good faith stand on the same
principles, met in the Court-House, in Lexington,
on Tuesday, the 7th inst., for the purpose of nomi
nating delegates to tho Gubernatorial Convention,
to be held in Milledgoville ou the fourth Wednes
day in this month, und also to appoint delegates to
such Convention as may be hereafter held, to nomi
nate a Candidate to represent the conservative men
of the Bth Congressional District in the next elec
tion.
On motion, Col. B. W. Hubbard was called to the
Chair, and Geo. T. Landrum, Esq., requested to
act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been stated,
the Chair, on motion, appointed a oommittee of
seven, composed of Geo. F. Platt, R. 8. Taylor,
Wm. Edwards, S. R. Maxwell, Mordeoal Edwards,
Thos. H. Hawkins, and C. G. nargrove, to report
the names or suitable delegates to tho aforesaid
conventions.
The Committoe, after retiring, reported the namoe
of F. L. Upson, L. H. Clarko and G. T. Landrum,
as delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention; and
R. 8. Taylor, W. T. Landrum and Edwin Platt,
as delegates to the Congressional District Conven
tion; whioh appointments were unanimously
adopted.
On motion of Judge Platt, the delegatee to each
oonvention were empowered to fill vucanoies.
On motion, the Secretary was directed to for
ward a copy of the proceedings to the Chroniolo
and Sentinel, and also to the Southern Recorder,
for publication.
The meeting then adjourned line die.
B. H. Hubbard, Ch’n.
Geo. T. Landrum, Sec’y.
Meeting In Clark.
A respectable portion of the citizens of Clark
oounty met in the Conrt-House, in Walkinsville,
on Tuesday, the 7th day of June, 1888, for the pur
pose of appointing delegates to a Gubernatoria
Convention, to be held in Milledgevllle on the 4lh
Wednesday in June instant, when, on motion, Job.
C. Branch, Esq., was called to the Chair, and John
Calvin Johnson appointed Secretary.
C. Peeples, Esq., made a few appropriate re
marks, and, on his motion, a committee consisting
ofC. Peeples, Esq., Win. M. Morton, Esq., Dr. M.
S. Durham, Richard Richardson, Esq., and Wm.
H. Dorsey, Esq., was appoiated to nominate dele
gates to said Gubernatorial convention; whioh
committee reported to the meeting the names of
C. Peeples, Esq., Dr. M. S. Durham, Wm. M. Mor
ton, Esq., and Wm. Dicken, Esq., us such dele
gates to said Convention; which nomination fras
unanimously confirmed by the meeting.
On motion of Wm. Dicken, Esq.,
Resolved, That each delegate be empowered to
choose his alternate.
Oh motion of C. Peeples, Esq.,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Southern Reoorder and Cbronf
ele and Sentinel, and that the Athens papers be re
quested to copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
Jas. C. Branch, Ch’n.
John Calvin Johnson, Seo’y.
Temperance Meeting la Burke.
June 7th, 1868.
The friends of Temperance met this day in the
town of Waynesboro’, Burke county, in pursuance
to a previous call, and on rnotioD, Maj. John C.
Poythress was culled to the Chair, and Dr. Green
B. Powell made Secretary.
On motion of Dr. Milton Antony, the following
committee were appointed to report action to the
meeting, to-wit: Dr. Milton Antony, Brinson L.
Perkins, Esq., Seaborn H. Jones, Capt. Draoy
Corker, Dr. E. J. Carter, Henry Schley, Esq., Vin
cent Fulcher, Esq., Dr. Greon B. Powell, James
H. Royals, Esq., Judge Joseph A. Shewmake, and
T. Dillard, Esq.
After a few minutes the oommittee reported the
following Resolutions, which after various amend'
ments, &c., remarekd by Judge E. Palmer, Col.
Jno. F. Lawson, William Montgomery, Esq., Dr.
L.R. Antony, John J. Jones, Judge J. A. Shew
make, and B. L. Perkins, Esq., were unanimously
adopted, to-wit:
Resolved, That we adopt the Atlanta Platform.
Resolved, That the position of this meeting being
defined,thatitßtand adjourned tothe Ist Tuesday in
July, at which time it is proposed to nominate can
didates for the State Legislature, without distinc
tion of party.
On rnotioD,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Augusta papers.
Jno. C. Poythress, Chairman.
Green B. Powell, Secretary.
Meeting in Morgan.
Madison, Morgan co., June 7, 1868.
At a called meeting of the Whig party of Mor
gan county, and those willing to act with it, on
motion, Dr. Elijah E. Jones was requested to act
as Chairman and William H. Newton, as Secreta
ry-
After a few pertinent remarks from Col. Joshua
Hill, on the present state of parties and the neces
sity of preventing all outside questions and issues
from clashing with the main objects nfthls party,
it was, on motion, of Chas. E. Nisbet, Esq., unani
mously
Resolved, That a oommittee of seven be appoint
ed by the Chair to select four delegates to the ap
proaching Gubernatorial Convention, and also
that the same delegates be instructed to represent
us in the Congressional Dfstrict Convention, to
convene on tne 20th of the present month, to
nominate candidates for Governor and Congress.
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen on
that committee: C. E. Nisbet, Esq., Joseph P.
Penick, Wm. 0. fiatfold,Columbus Pitts, Matthew
Hester, J. R. Baldwin, and Col. Joshua Hill, who
having retired a few moments, returned and re
ported the following names to the meeting: A. 8.
Wingfield, Benj. M. Peeples, Joseph P. Penick,
Hilliard M. Harris, delegates.
On motion of Wm. 0. Saffold:
Resolved, That the delegates nominated have
power to fill any vacancy which may take place in
their number.
On motion of Chut. E. Nisbet, Esq.:
Resolved, That theae proceedings be signed by
the Chairman and Secretary and published in the
Chronicle & Sentinel and Southern Recorder.
On motion,
Resol ced, That this meeting do now adjourn.
William H. Newton, Sec’y.
£. £. Jones, Chairman.
Meeting In Columbia.
At a meeting of the Conservatives of Columbia
oounty, Oeo. M. Magruder was called to the Chair
and John A. Stapler requested to act as Secretary.
On motion of Dr. Barnes, the Chairman appoint
ed a Committee of five, to propone the names of
three suitable persons to represent said party in
the Convention to be held in Milledgeville, to
nominate a candidate for Governor, on the fourth
Wednesday of the present month.
The Committee named, were Messrs. Ramsey,
Barnes, Wulton, Faucett and Wilson; who re
ported the names of Dr. Barnes, Josiab Stovall and
J. K. Wilson, an delegates to attend said Conven
tion, with power to fill any vacancy that may oc
cur.
On motion of Dr. Barnes, the proceedings of this
meeting were requested to be published in the
Augusta Chronicle A Sentinel.
Geo. M. Masruokb, Cb’n.
Jno. A. Stapler, Sec’y.
Appling June 7,1868.
Artesian Well.— The Artesian wi ll on Court
House square has reached a depth of 175 feet. The
water now flows from the top, running astream of
about two gallons a minute. The water is seccl
lentjand (which is somuwhat unusual at that
depth) as cool as ordinary well water.—The work
men are now drilling through a rook, below which
the skillful superintendent has strong hopea that
a copious supplv of thegenine fluid will be founa<
—Montgomery (Jig.) Journal.
I Colon Mealing In Henry.
Pursuant to previous notice, the Union party o f
Henry county this dey assembled in the Court
House st McDonough. On motion, D. L. Dutfy,
wa* oslled to the Chair, and Solomon Odell was ap •
pointed Secretary. The Chairman defined his po
sition in a few appropriate remark*. He said that
he was a Democrat, that he always acted with that
party until 1860; he then became a Union man
from principle, and he saw no reason to change his
position. He remembers that “ Southern Right*
men insisted that the Union should be dissolved,
in consequence of the admission of California, and
that Union men were charged with a want of pa
triotiam. He could not, therefore, fraternize with
the present Democratic organization.
Col. L. T. Doyal being called upon to explain the
object of the meeting, remarked that he had not,
slnoe the oontestof 1850, mingled in political strife ;
but he now felt it to be the duty of every citizen ot
Qeorgia to rally to the principles which so glori
ously triumphed in the contest ot 1850.
On motion of Dr. B. Pettit, acommittee of seven,
consisting of B. Pettit, L. T. Doyal, John Hail,
Henry Merritt, Bcnj. Morris, Levi H. Turner, and
John 8. Bentley, were appointed to prepare busi
ness for the action of the Convention.
The Committee reported the following proamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously adoptod,
to wit:
Whereas, the time having come for the friends
of the Union to reorganize and prepare for tho up
proaohing elections, therefore
1. Resolved, That we adopt and re affirm, as a
basis of our organization, the principles laid dou n
in the Georgia Platform in the Convention of 1850.
2. Resolved, That we weloomo into our organiza
tion all who maintain the principles aforesaid.
8. Resolved, That we approve the policy of the
late National Administration.
4. Resolved, That we will send delegates to the
approaching Gubernatorial, Congressional and Ju
dicial Conventions.
5. Resolved, That each militia District, in tho
county, be requested to send up three delegates to
McDonough on the first Tuesday in July next, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for the Leg
islature.
6. Resolved, That we recommend to the Conven
tion. to assemble for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for the 4th Congressional District, the
claims of our fellow-oitizen, Col. L.T. Doyal; but
we will support the nominee of said Convention,
should our recoinrn-ndniion not be adopted.
R'wlmd, That the following gentlemen bo ap
pointed to represent this oounty in tho several
Conventions to be held, to wit Gubernatorial
Convention.—lsaac Cal awuy, N. A. MoLendon.
Jordan Johnson, and Bonj. Morris. Congressional
Convention.—F. M. nail, John T. Bentley, Wm.
Wyatt, John Tarpley, Frauk Dodson, Branch Tan
ner, Jefferson Kiikland, Elijah Foster, E. W. Jack
son, Thos. D. Weems, D. L. Duffy, A. J. Brown,
P. W. Merritt, David Knott, A. W. Turner, John
A. Brice, John M. Dorsey, Radford E. Morrow,
Q. R. Nolan, aud Levi H. Turner. Judicial Con
vention.—L. T. Doyal, Thos. G liarnott, F. E.
Manson, A. W. Walker, B. Pettit.
After the adoption of the resolutions, Dr. Pettit
made a few interesting and appropriate remarks, in
reference to the position oocupied by tho two par
ties; and called upon Union men to fraternize,
and onoe more go forth to battle and to victory.
On motion,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Amorican Union, Chroniclo &
Sentinel, Macon Messenger, and Southern Record
er, and that the Union papers of the State be re
quested to oopy.
David L. Duffy, Chairman.
Solomon Odell, Sec’y.
Ratification Meeting In Blbert.
According to previous notice a very largo num
ber of the oitizens of Elbert county assembled in
the Court House on tho 7th Inst., for the purpose
of ratifying the proceedings of the Convention held
in Atlanta on the 22d and 28d February last. The
meeting was organized by calling Jamos Lofton,
Esq., to the Chair and appointing Thos. J. Bow
man Secretary.
Robert Hester, Esq., explained the objeot of the
meeting, and introduced the following Resolutions,
whiohwere advocated in an able and masterly
speeoh by Thomas W. Thomas, Esq., and, on mo
tion, were unmainously adopted:
Resolved, That we approve and ratify tho pro
ceedings of the Anti-Liquor Traffio Convention,
held in Atlanta on the 22d and 28d of February
last, so far as relates to giving to tho people of the
several Militia Districts the power to control the
retail traffic in spirituous liquor within their re
spective limits.
Resolved, That we are pleased to see the position
which a large number of the Grand Juries of this
Btate have taken in reference to tho measure. We
believe the time has come to aot like men in ar
resting this mighty evil, and we, therefore, fool
bound, as good citizens, to do all in our power to
procure the passage of a law which will soouro to
the people tne right to oontrol the rotail traffic in
spirituous liquors within their respective militia
districts as they may think propor.
Resolved, That we believe suoh a law would be
Btrictly Republican, and in accordance with the
Srlnciples of enlightened government, and the
onbtitution of the State.
After the passago of the foregoing, the following
Preamble and Resolutions were introduced, and,
on motion, unanimously adopted:
Whereat, It ia the right of the Constituent to
know the opinion of the Representative on all
questions of interest to them, and whereas the
subject of the control of the retail liquor traffic by
the people has become an important question,
therefore,
Ketohed, That we request of our candidates to
the Legislature answers, through the public press,
to the following questions:
First. Do you believe the people of this Slate
have the right tooontrol the retail traffic in spiritu
ous liquors within their respective militia dis
tricts as they muy think proper ?
Second. Are you in favor of their enjoying that
nghtf
Raofoed, That the foregoing proceedings be for
warded to the Chronicle otSentinel with a request
for theirpublication.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
Jas. Lofton, Chairman.
Tnos. J Bowman, Secretary.
Curb von Toothache.— Mr. James Batson of
Aairdrio, says: Gum Copal when dissolve.! In
ohloroform. forms an excellent compound forelaif
mg the holes of decayed teeth. I have used it
very frequently, and the benefits my paticnß have
derived from it has been truly astonishing. The
application is simple and-easy. I clean out the
hole, and moisten a little pieoe of cotton with so-*
lution; I introduce this into the decayed part, and
in every instance the relief has boon almost instan
taneous. The chloroform remove the pain, and the
gum copal resists tho action of the saliva; and as the
application is so agrcable, those who may lnbor un -
der this dreadful malady would'do well to make a
trial of it.
The New York Courier has a letter from Wash
ington which says—
General Wool has arrived here and laughs at
the idea of any disturbance with Mexico on account
of the Mesilla affair. The Secretary of War also
attaches no importance to the martial speculations
upon Lane’s and Tria’s movements, ft is believ
ea by those who are well informed on the subjoct,
that Mr. Gadsden has been instructed to commence
negotiations by offering an indemnity to Mexico
for Mesilla, and to purchase an additional strip ta
king in the whole Valley of the Gila.
Murder in Cartersville.—A man named Mar
shall Keys, a house painter by trade, was murder
ed in Cartersville, Ga., on Saturday night last. A
man named Burris, who was said to have come to
the place the day before, from Kentucky, and was
a professional blackleg, had managed to got up a
gambling party and a quarrell having arisen be
tween him and Keys, he drew a bowie knife and
stabbed Keys in the throat, inflicting u mortal
wound, after which he stabbed him eight times
more in quick succession. Keys expired almost
immediately. Tho Kentuckian was arrested and
taken, in the morning, well secured, to Cassville
jail.— Atlanta Intelligencer.
The Weather.— For three or four days previ
ous to this, (Monday, 6th) the weather has been
Intensely hot and exceedingly dry. Crops, espe
cially those of Corn and Oats, are suffering greatly
in nearly every part of the county from the ab
sence of rain. Cotton, we arc informed, is im
proving rapidly—but would bo the better for some
refreshing showers. At present there arc no indi
cations of a speedy change in tho weather—bnt we
trust that in a few days the hopes of our agricul
tural friends will meet with a welcome fulfilment.
—HurUeville Advocate.
Cotton Bloom.— A friend has shown us u cotton
bloom which was plucked oil the 8d inst. from the
fields of Major Fishburnof Baker county, and for
warded to him In a letter. Mr. Floyd, of Wash
ington county presented a bloom to the editor of
the Central Georgian on tho 30th ult., which was
the first bloom of this season. It is a delusion to
suppose that the time of the appearance of the first
oottom boolms is a correct criterion by which to
judge either of the present condition or the future
prospects of the cotton crops. Our hardest produc
tions have been when the first appearance of blos
soms was late, and vice versa. We are in rcocipt
of a lettar dated the 4th, which represents the
prospect of the corn and cotton crops irf Leo conn
ty, as very flattering. The planters have recently
had very refreshing rains.— Sav. Rep. June 9.
Between one and two o’clock yesterday morning,
we were visited by one of the severest thunder
storms which has been expel ienced in this city for
years—for half an hour the rain descended in tor
rents, and the vivid flashes of lightning and heavy
peals of thunder, reverberated over the city with
out intermission.
The electric fluid, also, indulged in some strange
vagaries. It struck a large wooden building in
Rutledge-street, Oannonsnoro’, the residence of
Mr. Wm. Lucas, passing through both bed-rooms
and escaping from one through the window, and
the other along the gas-pipe. Mr. Lucas, who wan
in bed at the time, was momentarily stunned.—
The house bud, we understand, two lightning con
ductors, and bad been struck in 1822. To show
the intensity of the lightning, we need only state
that the bell wires were melted.
Another house iu the northwestern part of the
city was also struck, but not materially damaged.
Tbesohr. Emma Baker, in the stream, was like
wise struck, the fluid splintering her masts, &c.
The fall of water was one inch and a quarter,
the largest which has taken place since tho 10th of
Marcblast.
There was also a slight springling of rain vestor
day afternoon and evening, and from the aspect
of the atmosphere, we should not be surprised
were we to have a heavy rain.— Oh. dour., Thurt-
m
Foreign Immigration to New York from foreign
porta lor 'be first five mouths of the present year,
shows a Urge falling off, as compared with the two
preceding years. The total arrivals of immigrant*
during the pre-eut year, has been 8t),081, while
for the same months of the year 1898 they number -
ed 100,823, and for the same months of the year
1851 they reached 100,860. This shows a steady
diminution, caused, no doubt, by the improved
prospects of labor in Ireland.
It is said that Centenary Coliege, at Jackson,
La., already numbers more than 260 students, and
that the number is increasing. The institution ia
under the direction of the Methodist Chnreh.