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FOR saij-;.
t HU lllLli PU\T,tTIO,\
Belonging to the estate of John 11. Milner, deceas'd,
iyiug on
ELKIN'S CREEK,
Three ami a half miles weal ot Zehulon, Pike county,
fj> , aud fourteen mile* from Griftin
THE TRACT CONTAINS
ONE THOUSAND ACHES,
About 200 of which i bottom laud, which if properly
ditched, would be worth SSO per a< re. A considerable
portion of the uncleared up and i worth S9O. It is rich,
and that which ha* beeu in ouu vation ha* proven to be
well adapt and to the growth of cotton, corn, Ac.
The entire tract a level, and in bordered on the East
and Mouth by Elkina’ Creek, and the Farm i inter
*pered with Cany branches, well adapted to keeping
cattle Iu winter at very little expanse. .
On the whole, it is one of the best IMai.tai tona in Mid
die Georgia, and a* the Executor* wish to aell it during
the prevent year, purchase, a are requested to call and
nee it. 4;. W. AIII.NEK, ,
w3a 8. GrBECKCbB, $ ‘
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
r l''ll K Proprietor, thankful for past patronage and de*
a stria/ the continuance of the same, has, ia oonsidc
ration of the reduction iu the price of provisions, reduced
the price of Day Board to the old price, ONE DOLLAR
AND FIFTY CENTS per day in Gentlemen’s Ordlu&;
r*y. The public may rest assured of finding clean hmis,
and hi table always furnished with the best the market
affords. inlr-'l wst
PLANTATION FOR SALE
fIMIK subscriber is offering for sale his PLANT A
1 TION in Clay county, Ga., containing about 7JO
acre* —about 350 acres cleared, good Dwelling, Gin
House and Screw, all new, aud lying on the river aboui
B or ! miles above Fort Gaines.
feb.Vwtf JAMES GRIER.
FOR SALE,
A PLANTATION containing 1500 acres Laud, well
. timbered; 900 acres cleared, and produces the best
Bea Island Gotten and Provisions of all kinds. A good
two-story Dwelling, containing seven rooms, with four
fire places, and 40 feet Piazza ; Kitchen, Smoke House,
wo story Cotton House, Gin House, and other buildings,
arc on the premises, with a Well of good water , a fine
range for Hogs aud Cattle . Fish and Oysters convenient
In Urge abundance. A more healthy, pleasant location
Is not to be found iu Southern Georgia. Further par
iculars can be obtained by application to the subscriber
at Savannah V. WOOLLEY
novls-wtf
A SCHOOL WANTED.’
AVOIlN( ge tleraan, a graduate of the South Caro
lina College, who has some experience in Teaching,
desire* to obtain a SITUATION in an Academy or pri
vate Hehool in a desirable locality. He is competent to
tea<h .11 the branches usually taught in an Academy.
Satisfactory references given
Address O P. Q., care Cbrouicle A Sentinel, Augusta,
Ga. ap9-twsAw4t
TO GRAIN GROWERS.
WE shall be enabled this season to supply Grain
Growers with
Five varieties of HORSE POWERS ;
Five varieties of THRESHERS ;
Seven sizes of FAN MILLS ;
Ten dozen GRAIN UK AD MSS ;
the KENTUCKY HARVESTER J.u.h,acnemn*
of Us strength aud simplicity of construction, decided
ly the best REAPER for the Southern States .
iimi.tinu. mm<l all nm<MMary articles for getting grain
ready for market. CARMICHAEL A BEAN,
mb 14 w:<m Augusta, Gcorpia.
NOTICE
IS hereby given to the creditors of JOHN A VIOAL,
of War rent on, Georgia, that au assignment has been
made to uie for their benefit. All persons hoid.ng claims
agaiust said JOHN A VIGAL, ami wishing to take part
u the distribution, will present their claims to me on or
afore the first of June next.
JAMES CODY, Assignee.
Warreuton, (la, March B, 1858. mblO-wttui
DROPSY CURED.
riMIK undersigned proposes to CURE DROPSY of
g every description, lie can be seen personally five
miles south of Union Point, or addressed by letter to
Union Point, Greene county, Ga. The Medicine can
be seut anywhere by railroad, with dirpetlbns for
giving it; or, I will attend personally, if request
**l, aud paid for my trouble. 1 will buy Negro. -j
afflicted with Dropsy, or cure them, as the owner nay
prefer. Satisfactory references given, if desired.
MILESII. BROOME.
Stott of Georgia, Greene county
This is t<vcertify that my lather had a negro man at’
tlicted with Dropsy in lbod ; he had been treated by se
veral physicians without any cure, when he applied to
M G. Broome for his remedy, which cured him He is
still living, ami in good health.
Jan. ilk 1858. Hunky Champion.
Uniou Point, Greene eo , April 7, IKSN.
apt*-wtjanl 59
BANKS!BANKS!LANDS!LANDS'!
AI.AH I4J£ quantity of the best Planting and Farm
ing LANDS iu southern Georgia, sni elsewhere, in
Tracts of 950t0 9,000 aefes to suit purchasers Also,
teu to fifteen leagues of select Tteas Lauds, with <;lear
titles, is now offering at very low rates at the the Georgia
Land Office, in Augusta.
Bills of the Augusta, Savannah, Athens, and tie
Charleston aud Hamburg suspended Hanks. wiP beta
ken in payment at par value. Negroes will be taken al
so, aud the highest cash prices allowed.
Persons desirous of forming settlements, or making
safe investments, will find it to their interest to call at
our Office, Waireu Range, Augusta, Ga .
JAMES M DAVISON,
Land Ageut aud Real Estate Broker
octl? dlwiwtf
SOUTHERN FRUIT TREES.
FKUITLAND NURSERY,
Augusta, (ia.
t I'M K subscriber offers for sale au unrivalled collection
1 of Southern FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL TREES,
i-tiusisttug in part of Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums
Nectarines, Apricots, Strawberries, Raapbarie*, Grapes,
Figs, Roses, Evergreens. Ornamental Shrubs, Ac., Ac.
Anew Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamen
tal Trees, etc , with Hint* on Proper Culture ami Man
agement, will be seut to ali applicants by mail, free of
pontage Address D REDMOND. Augusta, Ga
Catalogues fttruUhed, aud orders received, by
J IT Service and Wm. Hatties, Broad street, Augusta.
uovl3-dtw*wtf
SADDLERY, HARNESS, TRUNKS, Ac.
SPRING TRADE, 1858.
DHKIUIAN. JKSSI P A l 41.. No Ml Broad
street, two doors above the Bank of Augusta, have
Uvw on hand their usual large aud well selected assort
ment of SADDLES, BRIDLES. HARNESS. WHIPS,
TRUNKS. VALISES. CARPET BAGS, and every de
scription of Goods adapted to the approaching Spring
trade, manufactured by themselves, expressly for this
market.
ALSO,
A heavy .took of Sad llerv HARDWARE, Coach
MATERIALS, SPRINGS, AKLES. Malleable ( AST
INGS aud HANDS, luclndmg a very full a.-- m. .at ♦’
Goods in the Une, which are offered to manutacturers
and dealers at low prices jft&l-dtwA w tin
LEATHER MACHINE BELTING
AND FACTORY FINDINGS.
lIATKXT Riveted, Stretched and Cemeated Leather
BELTING, single aud double, all w idths, 1 to 94
inches, curried and stretched by ourselves. Quality
guarantied. A large stoc k always on baud.
ALSO,
Rubber Belting and Steam Packing, Copper R-veU
Burra. Ac.. Washers. Ring Travelers, Roller Bandi
ng, Roller Cloth, Stripper Cards, Pickers Lag Screw*.
Lag aieather. and a variety of Factory Fading*. F- r
aale on accommodating : enus, by
SHERMAN. JESSUP A CO.,
No. Ml Broad-street, 3U door above Hank of Augusta,
iaal-dtwA w4m
FARM IN HABERSHAM COUNTY
FOR iAuB.
• lIK FARM belonging u the o,tate of the late Robt
I l) Cartuichxe.. about half a mile from the Court
hou.. ,-olrk.vUl* containing IcO cro* and
which ly **# on Siver. are m a high state ot
cultivation toprovament, and capable of producing
as much ax any* *® u l‘P* r (Georgia. To any j#r*oi.
w ;ah mg a mperkw farm, m a hea.thy and deltghtfu.
section of country. >urr\:unae<i dv mte. geot and refined
societv. the above offers* rare opportunity. For fur
ther particular* and ten:. to
CARMICHAEL BEAN. Augusta,Ga
aplll w3m
notice.
‘IMIKEK month* after dau\ appkraUv n will be made
X to the B i> respectively. for the following bits,
halve* of which were lost in the mail between Campbell
Sutton. Terns., and August*, Ga.
Georgia Railroad Bank.
Might hand half letter D. namber unknown, dated
July *2, 1837, Wm Dearing. President, $5
Right Wan t letter D. number unknown, dated Nov.-.
183 k Wm Dcxring, Presi'ent, #5 ; .
Right hand halt letter B, No 4cSo. John P. King,
•ident. Oct. i, ISM,*>,
Right hand half letter B, No. 751, John P Kiug, Pre
sident, Oct. 1. 1a53. #5 .
Left hand half letter B, No Jaa. Camak, Pre* t.
without date. S.O.
Bank op Augusta.
Left hand half, letter cot known. Root F. Poe. Cash’r,
** Left hand half, letter not known. Robt F. Poe, Cash’r,
No ff ID;
bund tulf letter A. M> Moore. Pres't, nmber
noVknown. (Ute-l St- 3. IS*. •! . , „ _
aibt bind belt, letter not Xuwn, Robt. t Poe.
PrMtdent. deted July 1. •* p A SCRAXTON.
r■ |— Feb. as. iass *******
lumber notice.
HAYING pieced my Sew Milieo-i Lumber Ru u't
m the held, of Mr JAMES L. COLEMAN, e or
dr-rs handed hint, or addressed to him, Btix xf, Aug>* -ta
P. 0.,0r to myself, et Me Been P. O. will* “
prompt attenuoa |au?i J- D if AlAaa.
CASH PAID
FOR OLD ROPE AND BAGGING •
1 ‘OK Hemp Begging end Rope. -tc. per pound
I For Gunny 1. eeuU per pound
For Gres. Repe 1 oent per pound.
At BATH PA PEP MILLS OFFICE, on Reyuolds
street, be ween Je.-b u eu.i M. lut -L |>ls
1,llil.K!> —
15 doreu geltou PICKLES, Vv orto ! -
15 do bets gellou PICKLES, e--<ted
15 do quen do do. do
J uei receieed ec
;eos ,D ANTIGNAC A HL BEARD S
I PATENT MEDICINES.
The Liver Invigorator,
PREPARED BY DR. SANFORD,
I'ri a grea’. med.cai discovery, and is dai'y
working cure*!, almort too gre-t to believe. It cures
an if by magic, even the first dose giving benefit and,
-!dom more than one botiis i.i required to cure any kind
of Liver Cotnrua. nt, froc tie w rJaundice or DysT>ep
ta to a common headache, ail of which are the result ot
The Liver is one of the principal regulators of the
human body a. 1 when it perfoim.* its function* well
, f h e -.-t-vipm ■ are fully developed. Tin.
* v.ma-L almost entirely on the Lealthy
act ;ii 01 tne L ver for the proper performance of its
functions -ue atom ach ia at fault, the bowels
are at fault and the r fmm system suffers in coase
o aence'of one orpan —the l ■ Liver -having ceased to
do iu duty. A r tht diseas .ea of that organ, ont ot the
proprietors has made htr study, in a practiced
fa to than Twenty year*, Ato find some remedy where
w ;u. Vj ounteract the many derangements to
To prove that ftiis re *’ medy ia at last found, arv
person troubled with Liv- er Complaint in any
of informs, has but to try ttle, anu conviction ia
A ha* been y. formed by dissolving gums
arid extracting that &art which is soluble for the ac
live virtues of the medi cine. These gums reruovr
all morbid or bad matter. from the system,supply
ing in their place a healthy How of l>lle, invigorating,
t - r-tomach, ca sing foot r to igest well, purifying
the bio ,and, giving tone and L_ health to the whole machi
nery removing the caa.-'.fa A of the disease, andeffect
-1 ../a radical cure without r~i any of the disagreeable
after effects, felt by u *iug Cal jmel or Mineral Po;
non that is usually re nor ted to.
‘>ne do*e after eatiin'is sufficient to relieve the
ptomacb and prevent the food from rising and Hour-
Only one done taken before retiring prevents
Only one dose taken at hi night loosen* the boweLs
One donetaaenafteresdi meai will cure Dyspepsia
One do->c of two tea spoonsful* will always rc-
One bottle taken for fe male obstruction remover
toe cause of the disease, LJ Aud makes a perfeoi cure
Oulv on e immedi r ‘ately relieves Cholic,while
Os- .1 - ofe-i repeats! . a Mire cure for Choi
era v-or bus, and a nrey/) ventlva of Choi—a.
<)r.e dose las* n often ‘J* will prevent the recurrence
of Bdious Attacks while’ it relieves ali painful feel
feWi un
nroßiyD bottle i.H needed to throw out of the |
V*tea the effects of medi cine after a long sickneas
f>ne b<>ttle taken for Jaundice removes ali
yellowness or unnatural ‘• color from the skin.
One dose taken a nhort t ime before eating gives
vigor to the appetite and ‘w makes lockl digest well.
One dose often repeated r cures Chronic Diarrhea
in its ▼. ort forms, while pJ .Summer and bowel com
plaints yield almost to the first dose.
On- or two doses cares r 7 attacks caused by worms,
v*:.de for worms in ren, there is no surer, saf
er or speedier remedy in ‘ the world, as it never fails.
There is no exaggeration in these statements , they
ar 1 plain, sober facts, that sr*-can give evidence
to prove, while all who use rr At are giving their unan
utous testimony in its(/jfavor.
We take infinite pleasure in recommending this medi
cine hs a preventive for Fever aud Ague, Chill Fever
and all Fevers of a Bilious type. - It operates with cer
tainty, and thousands are willing to testify to its won
derful virtue*.
Among the hundreds of Liver Remedies now offered
to the public, there are none we can so highly recom
mend as DR. SANFORD’S INVIGORATOR, so gene
ra: y known now throughout the Union. This prepara
tqp *s truly a Liver Invigorator, producing the most
happy results offal 1 who use It. Almost innuine able
cert ificates have been given to the great virtue of this
me-iicine by those of the highest standing in society,
and we know U to be the best preparation now before
the public. —Hudson County Dtnwcrtn.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
SANFORD A CO.,
Proprietors, 340 Broadway, New-York.
PLUMB A LEITNERandW.iI. TUTT, Agents in
Augusta. Sold by Druggists generally.
mhiUW-dt w& w ly
JIAVILAND, CHICHESTER At CO.
HAVJLAND, CHICHESTER & CO.
HAVILAND, CHICHESTER Sc CO.
I (AVILAND, CHICHESTER & CO.
IIAVM.ANI), CHICHESTER & CO.
JIAVII.ANI), CHICHESTER & CO.
IIAVIJLAND, CHICHESTER & CO.
Ii AV H .AN O, CIIICHEBTEU St CO.
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IN DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA,
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DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA,
IN DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA,
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AT MANUFACTURER’S PRICES
AT MANUFACTURER'S PRICES.
AT MANUFACTURER’S PRICES.
AT MANUFACTURER S PRICES
AT MANUFACTURER S PRICES.
AT MANUFACTURER S PRICES.
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AT MANUFACTURER S PRICES
myli dAwlrn
IF YOU HAVE DYSPEPSIA,
\ m‘ the C olumbian Bitters.
If you have HEADACHE.
I'sethe Columbian Bitters.
If you have GIDDINESS OF THE HEAD,
l sc the Columbian Bitters
It yon have DEPRESSED SPIRITS,
l so the Columbian Billers.
If you have PILES,
l se the Columbian Bitters.
If you haw NO APPETITE,
l se the Columbian Bitters
If you have PAIN in SIDE and BACK.
I se the Columbian Bitters.
It you have SICK STOMACH,
l se the Columbian Bitters.
If you have JAUNDICE,
l se the Columbian Bitters,
If your UYER IS DISEASED,
Ise the Columbian Bitters.
If you are subject to COSTIVENESS. .
I se the Colombian Bitters.
Sold At FIFTY CENTS a Bottie, by MerehAnta
ijener&Jiy. and by -
HAVILAXD. CHICHESTEK dc (X).,
WM H TTTT.
PLUMB & LEITXEB.
apls-dAiw >m Aujfusta. Geo.
SALVE vs. LINIMENTS.
1)U. CAVANAUGH’S
G REEN SALVE.
A S a universal FAMILY REMEDY, exceed*, in iU
r V curative ac: . n, any article ever offered to the at
tention ot the afflicted.
Gentlemen in all profess ion*, and every rank of life,
attest to its manta.
MARK ITS EFFECTS AND TEST THEM.
It w ill take tie fire out of * BURN or SCALD in a
few minutes. nd ten. tic wound WITHOUT A SCAR.
iy See certificates in hands cf Agents.
Price 50 cents and 25 cents per box. For safe by all
Druggists and dealers. T. H. CAVANAUGH,
Proprietor. St. Loais. Mo
Agents —PLUMB A LKITNKR CLARK. WELLS
A SPEARS HAVILAXD. CK. FESTER t CO,
W H.TITT. B. F PALMER. Augusta, Ga : A A.
ALEXANDER and Dr. >MITH, Atlanta. Ga. and
C. V. a H R J LONG, Athen, Ga
ap'Al'tiS-iAwly
FOU tiKNTLEMFN’S ISE.
SPRING AND si MMER GOODS
FOR 1858
NOU ->n bind, a fine and >eieci stock of CLOTHS,
CASS MERES, VESTINGS, 4c . adapted to the
season, aad will be ma le to measure ic the best and
most fashionable * yie.
ALSO,
A good stock of READYMADE CLOTHING and
FURNISHING ARTICLES, which will l>e sold at the
}j£ht price, J* A- VAN WiIiKLE.
1858!
HOME INDUSTRY!
A NEW ERA *
IS ABOUT TO BE INAUGURATED IN GEOR
GIA, BY THE INTRODUCTION OF
MENDENHALL’S
W HIC H is designed especially for Planters’ use
y ▼ and rnay be introduced with advantage and profit
on every Farm aud P.antation in the State. It can be
operated by axy person, from a girl of fifteen years, and
wi i weave easily, from twenty-five* to thirtv yards per
day, with more facility and ease than eight yards cau
be produced on the old fashioned Lion..
‘I he Machine is of the the simplest construction, the
largest occupying a space of 4$ by 6 feet, 4fert high,
an t can be kept in perfect order with the least imagina
ble care. It is easily operated, requiring but two mo
tions of the hand, with the lay or baton to threw the
-buttle, operate the Larness, take up the cloth, and let
off tee web. It is, theiffora, recommended with the
greatest confidence to the use of Planters.
It is ho arranged that eight different kinds of go ids
can be woven on the same web. and the alterations re
cju red to produce any desired fabric can be made in a
lew minutes—as, for example.
Single Plain, Double Plain, Ken
tucky Jeans, Satinet, Herring
Bone, Blanket Twill,
Seamless Bags, &c.
T>n be rea-lily produced. These constitute the most
useful and desirable fabrics.
This Loom has been Patented, and is now manufac
tured in this city. Ail orders or enquiries most be ad
dressed to WILLIAM HILL,
Augusta, MayS, 1858.
IMPORTANT TO
HOTEL & HOUSE KEEPERS.
VS tliti season for Preserving fresh Fiuits and Vege
is approaching, we beg to call the attention
our numerous? customers to the fact, that we have
("in appointed by Mr. WILLIAM 11. GOODRICH,
owner of the Patent Right for Richmond county, and
Kdgefield District, 8. C , sole Agents for the manufac
ture and f-ale of
Dayton's New and Improved
For Preserving Fruits,
Vegetables, &e., in
Their Natural
State.
The difficulties in the way of using the apparatus
bnherto employed ar< entirely removed in this method.
I he article is simple in its construction —cannot get
out of order, and can be operated by any servant ten
years of age, of ordinary inteiligci ce. EVERY PAK
tkjle OF AIR I.M the can is
EXHAUSTED IN A SINGLE MOMENT.
The limits of a newspaper advertisement preclude giv
ing the advantages of this improvement in detail. The
article
Needs only to be Seen to be Appreciated
CERTIFICATE.
We have carefully examined the Cans and Exhausting
Apparatus of Dr 11. G. Dayton, intended for the pre
servation of Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Butter, &c., dee.,
and find th- m constructed upon philosophical princi
ples, and admirably adapted by their simplicity and
cheapness, for common domestic use. The valvural ar
rangement, effected by a bit of oil silk, laid over an ori
ii< * in th-Tin Discovering the jar, and which allows a
free escape of. the contained air into the chamber of the*
Exhauster, and instantly acd effectually closes by the
re-admission of atmosphere by the removal of the Gum
elastic hall cover, has long been in use, and is highly ap
proved by Mr. K. T. Ritchie, Philosophical Instrument
maker. in Boston, and has been successfully employed
by ourselves in controlling the action of Chamberlain's
powerful Lever Air pump. We believe the convenience
h id ready adaptation of Mr. Dayton’s improvement will
deservedly recommend them to popular favor.
A. MEANS,
Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy,
Medical College, Ga.
For further particulars, see descriptive bills, which we
v. ill have ready for circulation iu a few days.
W e have made arrangements with the Southern Por
celain Company for a full supply of
FRXJIT JARS,
As. rted sizes, which, together with all the different
kinds of TIN CANS, manufactured by ourselves, makes
our arrangements for furnishing the
Exhausters, Jars and Cans,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, COMPLETE
AND PERFECT.
We wish it distinctly understood that we have been
appo.nted SOLE AGENTS for the manufacture and
sale of
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la Richmond county, aud Edgefield District, S. C., and
as such shall permit no one to infringe upon rights to
which, we as Ageuts for Mr. Goodrich, have an exclu
de claim. W. H. SALISBURY &l CO,
No. it DeKalb Range, Bread street.
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REASONS why the GROVER & BAKER Machine
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though every third stitch is cut.
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machine can be adapted at pleasure, by a mere change of
spool, to all varieties of work.
4th. The same machine runs silk, linen thread, and
spool cotton with equa facility.
sth. The seam is as elastic as the most elastic fabric,
so that it is free from ali liability to break in wash
ing, irouing, or otherwise.
any’otiim’ ’Syrian?! or machine .
Merchants cau secure the sales of these Machines in
their different localities, with .profit to themselves aud
their curiomers, by applying to the undersigned, owners
of the Right for Georgia
These. Machines are always on exhibition at their Sales
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SALE OF WEST POINT
CITY LOTS.
\\T 11. I* he sold, without reserve, to the highest bid
s f der, on Monday, the 7th day of JUNE next, at
West Point, all the lots and lands belonging to the West
Point Company, on the East and West side of the Chat
tahoochee river. Several hundred acres of valuable
Farming Land,
a portion of which is well timbered with long leaf pine
Iyiug immediately on the river, and embracing one of
the finest shoals in the country. The lands on the east
side ot the river wsl be sold in 12 acre lots or less, if
desired. Sale to continue from day to day until all are
sold.
West Point is a young and growing city, and offers
great inducements to those wishing to invest their money
;n City property, or go into business. The trade is ac
tive aud flourishing, supporting numerous thriving and
prosperous .dry goods and grocery stores ; and it is also
h fine cotton market, there having been sold at this place
about 12.000 bales during the present season.
its business is sustained by the counties of Randolph,
Chambeis, Tallapoosa and Coosa, in Alabama, and
Troup, Harris and Heard, in Georgia. Its prosperity is
now a fixed fact, and its future growth placed beyond
all doubt.
Terms.—One half first March 1859—ballance first
March, 1860.
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IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS.
THE RICHMOND FACTORY,
RICHMOND COUNTY, GA.,
CI4>NTINI'ES to manufacture Woolen Cloth at 121
j cents per yard—finding every material except the
Wool. The extensive and constantly increasing patron
age the Factory has enjoyed for years past, assure the
proprietors that the article of WINTER CLOTHING
for Negroes, made by them, has not been surpassed by
any Cloth made North or South.
Recent extensive improvements and additions, not
only enable them to keep up the standard of the Goods,
but to secure an early delivery of the same.
Planters, or others, who desire to avail themselves of
this opportunity, and secure a first-rate article at a mode
rate cost, have only to send ns the Wool washed clean
m cold water—(if sent dirty, one half cent per yard extra
is charged for washing. Burry Wool is not objectiona
ble—the burrs aie removed by machinery.
The name of the owner should be marked on all pack
ages sent ns. Wool sent by any of the Railroads in
Georgia, Alabama, or South Carolina, to the Augusta
Depot, marked Richmond Factory, (and owner’s name,
also,) will be regularly and promptly received ; and the
Cloth, when made, returned to the points directed. Each
parcel is made up in the turn received, hence an early
delivery is always desirable. All Instructions to
WM. SCHLEY, Pres’t,
apls-w3m Augusta, Ga.
MILL STONE MANUFACTORY
AUGUSTA, GA.
\ariULIAH BRENNER, Proprietor.—Theu
VY designed would respectfully inform his frie J
and Millers in general, that he has now on hand, a'd
constantly receiving, the best French BURR STCN
from the most celebrated quarries of France, and is r e
pared to fill all orders in his line, at short notice, and tea
sou&ble prices.
From bis long experience in the business, as a pi net
cal workman, in getting up mill stones, he can sale
warrant his work equal to the best manufactured iLt e
Union. -
Having supplied some of the largest mills in this aid
the adjoining States, he will take pleasure in producing
certificates from the proprietors of the same, as to the
satisfaction his mill stones have given. Below please
find one among many certificates.
He has also ESOPUS AND COLOGNE MILL
STONES, constantly on hand.
Orders solicited and punctually attended to.
WM. BRENNER,
Broad-street, above the Upper Market, Augusta, Ga.
CERTIFICATE.
Paragon Mills, Augusta, Ga., Jan. 21,1858.
We, the undersigned, proprietors of the Paragon Mills,
tAke pleasure in recommending Mr. Wm. Brennei s
French Burr Mill Stones to the favorable consideration
of the public. Having purchased of him four pairs ‘X
our Mill, we can safely say they cannot be surpassed ty
anv in the country. Being a practical workman, and
giving his whole attention to his business, we feel as
sured he will give entire satisfaction to all who favor
him with their patronage. Baker Sl Usher.
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EXECUTORS SALE.
r | ’ IIE following property, comprising the whole es
1 me of Mai Joel Crawford, deceased, late of Early
county. Ga. will be sold at public auction on Wednes
day. the 15th of DECEMBER next, unless disposed of
previously, by private contract, to wit:
■J3OU acres of Oak and Hickory LAND, on Spring
creek, m the 4th district of Early county—looo acres
cleared.
2166 acres of Pine-LAND, including Mill and Resi
dence, on Colomokee creek, in tke sth district of Early
—about ;400 acres cleared.
:J0 acres ia the 2d custriet of Gilmer county, consist
ing of Lots No. 26e in the 11th district and 319 in the 25th
district of said section.
A * •, 90 NEGROES, and the other personal estate of
deceased
Terms of sale.—One-third on delivery, one-third in
one year, and one-third in two years—the two latter
bearing interest from date of delivery
JAMES BUCHANON. i r .
CHAS. P. CRAWFORD, j Ex rs ‘
May 19. Issf. worn
A HORSE STRAYED
IWA NT the owner to come forward, prove property,
pay all charges, including this advertisement, > and
take the Horse away.
J H. T. KILPATRICK,
m yle w2t* 14 miles southwest from Augusta
sso REWARD!
IS HEREBY OFFERED for a man by the name
of ROLAND JOHNSOH, who committed a murder
upon a Negro Girl in Baker county, Georgia Said
Jo hnson is abouttwenty-two years old, about five feet
six Inches in height, weighs 14© pounds, rather dark and
sunburnt complexion, dark hair, and dark colored eyes.
1 will give the above reward tor the said Johnson, de
livered in any safe JaiL Address
WILLIAM DEAN,
mylr-w3t Newton. Baker county, Ga.
SSO REWARD.
V ,p *CAPED Croat the Sheriff of Scriven comnty. on
i the 21 *t instant, near the 76 mile post Central Rail
road, DERRY A. BECTON, by jumping from the
iraiD while it was m full motion, on his way
tr m £>er;venAaii to Waynesboro', for trial for negro
stealing reward will be paid for his delive
ry in any Stale of Georgia
ap2s BENJ P SCOTT, Sheriff.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1858.
& United.
THE INDIAN WAH.
FALL OF LUCKNOW.
The following extracts are from the letters of Mr.
W. H. Kusseil, the London Times’special corres
pondent :
JUNG BAHADOOR AND THE STAFF.
HThursdat, March 11.—Our guns and mortars,
which were put in position yesterday, opened on
the Begum’s Palace, and on the second line of the
enemy’s defences. This fire proved very destruc
tive, and our heavy guns battered down stonewalls
and breached the brick and earth works of the ene
mv. It was understood that the Begum's Palace
would be assaulted at two o’clock in the afternoon,
but the front was so well screened by out-houses
and by brick earthworks and parapets, that our ar
tillery, powerful as it was, did not make sufficient
impression on the place to justify an attack till two
hours iater. I waited, in common with many others,
for a long time, till the period arrived to return to
camp, iu order to witness the state visit of Jung
Bahadoor to his i.xcelleccy the Commauder-in-
Chief. No one could say whether the assault was
to come off or not, but, aeooiding to general orders,
it was quite settled that the Maharajah would make
his appearance in our camp at tour o’clock. A
canopy was prepared in front of the Commander
in chiefs mess tent. A guard of honor of High
landers, their band and pipers, were drawn up near
it, an escort of the 9th Lancers aud a battery of
a,., au cccui cvs a use out uauveto auu c* uruici) 1 U 1
field guns were in front and on the flanks, and
ail the ceremonials which could be devised under
the circumstances were executed admirably well.
Sir Uolin, iu full uniform, was punctual to the min
ute, aud all his staff not on duty were also piesent
en grande lenue.
The Chief, it was plain endfigh, would rather have
been close to the Begum's Palace. His eye and
his ear were by turns directed towards that place,
whence as the time wore on, could be heard the in
creasing rattle of musketry. Still the Jung came
not. Minute after minute passed by very slowly.
It was plain that his Highness the Maharajah, if he
knew of the Commander-in-chief s arrangements,
did not possess the politeness of princes. It was
five o’clock, and the musketry was rolling out in
great volleys. Sir Colin was walkiugup and down,
like a man who had waited quite long enough for
his wife to get on her bonnet, and was about to
“stand it no longer,” when a great buzz amid the
soldiers announced the arrival of the J ung Baha
door, “the Lord of Battle,” aud the baud of the
llighiauders and the thunder of the guns gave him
welcome. Inside the canopy were Sir Archdale
Wilson, Colonel Hogg, Colonel Young, Colonel
Sterling, Sir Hepe Grant, Major Bruce, Major Nor
man, Dr. Tice, &.C.; As the Maharajah approached
the Commander-in-chief and his aides de camp on
duty stepped out to meet him. Who in London
does not remember the Maharajah’s diamonds, and
jewelled head dresses? In the light of the setting
sun they even looked more brilliaut than under the
opera chandelier. Indeed, he was so very brilliant,
that for a time one only looked at the casque and
at the scarlet coat, crisp with jewels and gold, and
not at the man who wore them. With white kid
gloved hand raised to his glittering crest, above
which nodded a plume of bird of paradise feathers
delicately loaded with emeralds and diamonds,
Jung Bahadoor advanced towards Sir Colin Camp
bell, took the outstretched hand of our Chief, aud
introduced him to his two brothers, who, almost
equally gaudy in attire aud rich in decoration, ac
companied him. Col. McGregor, in his full uniform
aud orders, was on the right of tiie Maharajah, and
after him came a long following of Generals in
rich dresses, most of them with faces of the Cal
muck type, broad in the shoulders, short necked,
aud thin legged.
They seated themselves on chairs, anything but
easy for them, on the right of Sir Colin, whose staff
sat on his left, and then there was a long inter
change of courteous speeches, but Sir Colin's mind
seemed intent on the Begum's Palace, aud his
ears fixed on the rapid roll of musketry. Still the
speeches and conversation went on, the Mahara
jah’s quick eye, glancing furtively from staff to
Highlander, and back again. In the midst of all
this courtly ceremony, a tall figure, covered with
dust, broke through the crowd of spectators at the
end of the line of Highlanders, and strode up to
wards the Chief, who rose from his seat and ad
vanced to meet him. It was strange enough, amid
all this glitter of gold lace and fine clothes, to see
this apparition iu hoden grey tunic, turbaned cap,
and trunk boots, with a long sword clanking on
the ground, and iiead aud face, and garments, cov
ered with dust, walking stiilly up the aisle of men.
“ I am desired by the Chief of the Staff, sir, to tell
you that we have taken the Begum’s Palace, with
little loss, aud are now in possession of it and the
adjoining buildings.” And, with a few pleased
words from Sir Colin, the deputy adjutant general
to the chief of the staff, Hope Johnstone, marched
out of the crowd again and vanished, Jung Baha
door periiaps imagined it was a well executed coup
de theatre ; but it was a hard reality—as hard al
most as the skirl of the bagpipes, which were play
ed by six as tine Highlanders as ever trod on
heather, who walked twice iu front of us to a heart
stirring pibroch, and then played a few inorceaux,
to the great delight of the Bahadoor. His Excel
lency finally mounted with his brothers on two ele
phants, with gorgeous howdah cloths, aud return
ed to kis camp. It is said that Maun Sing came in
to Jung Bahadoor and made some explanations re
specting his Laodicean conduct, the latter said “Oh
don't make excuses. Had I not visited London it
is likely I would have been on the other side my
self.” The Maharajah had not only stipulated for
the salute of guns, but asked for his six Ghooi ka
regiments attached to Frank’s division, for some
English cavalry and heavy guns to bo attached to
his forces.
A few hundred yards off there came in sight one
of those high square enclosures, surrounded by par
ty-colored walla with gateways and towers, which
are the general type of country residences or plea
sure palaces in Oude. Near one of the angles was
tonm h H e - afi&L
tower to which we were advancing. It was the
angle at which the breacli was made, and where
most of the stormers entered on that terrible day.
We found a party of the 53d Regiment, to whioh
these quarters were not new, posted inside the
building. Their sentries were watching a battery
of the enemy’s, aud a number of their men in a vll
lage or suburb on our front, but there was no fire
on either side. I never recollect encountering any
odor so disgusting and intolerable as that whioh as
sailed our nostrils on approaching the northern side
of the enclosure. The ground was covered with
frinning skulls and fragments of burnt skeletons,
t was a veritable Golgotha. Iu this spot 2000 Se
poys met a terrible punishment for their crimes.
The most callous of men in Bmell aud sight must
have been glad to leave the place, and the officers
declared to us that they could not keep the men on
that side of the square. Retracing our steps, my
friend and myself crossed the bridge of boats and
came out upon the camp of Douglas’ brigade of
Outram’s force.
STORMING OF THE BEGUM’S PALACE.
Friday, March 12.—The camp waß on the alert
at an early hour this morning, for it was expected
that Outram would receive permission to attack the
iron bridge, or at least to secure the stone bridge at
both ends. But Sir Colin Campbell, so reckless of
his own life that his staff are in continual apprehen
sion, is chary indeed of the life of any soldier under
his command, and he would prefer usiog a thous
and shells, dear though they be, to using up the
rawest of lecruits. We have a powerful artillery.—
It is not till the whole force of that arm has been
exerted that an assault on any portion will be au
thorised by the Commander-in-Chief. However,
there was plenty to be seen by early risers. We
were in the Begum Ka Mahul, and the rooms were
thrown open to visiters, thanks to the bayonets of
our soldiers. Off poured by ones and twoes and
threes the members of the head- quarters staff riding
througli the park of the Martiniere, out of thorough
open ground between its enclosures and the canal,
along whose dry bed the deserted trenches of the
enemy offered a larger obstacle to our progress.—
The Sikh Sappers were busy, however in clearing
a path through the parapet, uear the second bridge,
below Banks’ House, which was just practicable for
man aud horse, aud passing through a large en
closure, the trees of which were tom with shot, we
came out on the main road, within a few hundred
yards of our new possession.
As we approached the Begum's Palace the ene
my's bullets varied by a rouud shot now and then
came hissing overhead, and announced that they
were still fighting in the front. The road, which is
lined by high walls on both sides, enclosing the resi
dences of some wealthy people, now in ruins, above
which rise continuous groves of trees and Eastern
shrubs, leads from the broken canal bridge, and ia
met just in front of the Begum's Palace by another
road of a similar kind, but a little more open, which,
passes by the bridge near Banks’ House to Dilkoo
sha. Externally all we could see of the Begum’s
Palace were seme glittering domes, the cupolas and
minarets of a mosque on the left, and the balus
trades arouDd tbe flat roofe of the numerous build
ings inside. A high wall, jr n ing the outer barrier,
loop-holed at every inch, enclosed the building all
around, but it bore frequent marks of our cannon.
In front of this wall there was a high parapet of
earth, with a steep scarp and ditch some fifteen or
sixteen feet deep, and two small bastions with em
brasures for two guns, which swept the approaches
to the place, or were intended to do so. The em
brasures, however, bad been beaten into ragged
holes, choked up with Band and timber by the fire of
our gnus. Just in front of us, within some 18 or 20
yards of the ditch, there was a large hole in the
ground, caused by a mine which the sepoys sprung
wLen it was too late to do them any good or us any
harm. In the ditch itself there lay a heap of the
dead bodies of the enemy, which our meu were
dragging out of the palace and flinging over the
trench. The enemy had literally dug their own
graves.
As we crossed the narrow ramp of earth leading
to the gateway, we could not but feel astonished at
the small lose by which we had gained such a posi
tion. Along the front of this wall, in addition to
the guns, there were loop-holes for at lsast two
thousand muskets, and it seemed scarcely possible
to effect an entrance at the point where one portion
of the 93d and of the Sikhs had rushed through, with
bayonets at the charge, on the astounded foe. The
gateway to which the ramp led was protected by
loopholed turrets at the sides, and by a considera
ble fire from the walls of the place. The breach
made by our guns was on our left of a gateway,
but when our troops entered it was only to find
themselves in front of a similar wail, directly under
the fire of the enemy, who were concealed from
them, at half-pistol shot. The only way of getting
at the enemy was by a hole, miscalled a breach,
and battering in the door by our guns, so narrow
and low that not more than one man could enter at
a time, and then only by bending his head. But to
avail themsel res even of this mode of entrance our
men had to struggle through the outer breach or to
c-iamber up the steep bank of the ditch, where, im
peded by their numbers in the narrow space, as
they maoe for the inner breach they were held in
check under the enemy's fire till some of them
forced their wav in through the bricked-up win
dows. which leathern into small dark rooms, filled
with sepoys. Held by such troops as those who as
saulted the place, the Begum's Palace had been
impregnable to infantry. E: tering with difficulty
threugk the suffocating breach, rank with hot air,
gunpowder and dead bodies, I passed into the first
of the court yards, in which the fight took place.—
It was filled with exulting Highlanders, still flashed
with the heat of victory—Sikhs burning gold and
silver tissue and lace, for the sake of the metals.
Gen. Lugard, seated in the midst of them, was
busy giving orders to a gronp of officers, and first
among those I came across was Leith Hay, leaning
on the iaveiin of one of the Begum’s state servants,
and foil of the incidents of the charge, in which he
bore no small part, for he was, I believe, the sec
ond or third who entered through the breach in the
gateway of the column of the regiment confided to
his care.
Brigadier A drain Hope, an excellent and gallant
officer, wm al*o there, and he pointed out to me the
narrow window through which he had leaped iu
upon the enemy. How a man could have eecaped
who entered in auch a fashion is beyond my com
prehension. But there were few slain outright, for
the apparition of theae brawny soldiers] alone un
nerved the hands of their enemies. Many fled at
once, and were pursued and shot down in the court
yards without offering resistance . others fired their
muskets or matchlocks once, made a wild thrust
with the hayonet. and ran also others, surprised
in hoiee and corners, fought with tbe ferocity of
wild beasts. One officer ut the 93d killed with his
own hand 11 sepoys, whom he shot with his revol
ver or sabred in the courtyard. The sepoys and
matchlock men fled from court to court towards the
imambarrah and the outworks of the Kaiserbagh.
Onward went the torrent of Sikhs and H ighlanders
after them. The 42d, sweeping round by the left of
the Palace, came Upon a-field gun, which they cap
tured. Pressing onwards, they seized a serai, or
garden enclosure of the Palace. Tw.i companies
of the 93d, under Stewart, went too far in pursuit,
and came under a heavy file from a loopholed wall.
A company ofthe 42d.‘under Drysdale, were led to
their succor, aud had fiye men killed in a moment.
When they came bssjMtifey found, I am told, that
the enemy had'cutwithe lipids of their comrades.
The attack, winch had been fixed for 3 o’clock, did
not take place until 4:30 Pi M., and many thought
that it would not take place at all last night, in
consequence of the lateness of the hour. At o the
Begum's palace was curs; and Sikhs aud Highlan
ders were rioting amid the mirrored and many lus
tred saloons, still filled v, ith magnificent shawls aud
scarfs, and.sueh valuable articles as the ladies of
the palace were unable to carry off in their flight.—
These scorns, however, had been for the most part
occupied by sepoys, and, except those of the Zena
ana, they were ail in a very filthy and disorderly
state. Very soon every mirror was shattered to
atoms, chairs of state were in fragments, and the
glass of lustres dashed to the ground, so that drops
aud crystals lay like a pavement on the floors.
Just turning to the leit, we were about entering
a court yard, when an officer sad, “Mind what you
are about! There are eotne fellows hid inside there,
and one of them lias a Bergeant of the 93d
and a man of the 90th.’ This is, as you will have
observed, a mode in which our men frequently lose
their lives in this odious warfare. Soon afterwards
I saw one of these fat ados—4 fine old Sepoy—with
a grizzled moußtaohe lying Bead in the court, a
sword-cut across his temple, a bayonet thrust
through the neck, his thigh broken by a builet, and
his stomach slashed open, in ft’ desperate attempt to
escape. There had beeu fiVe or six of these fel
lows altogether, and they had either been surprised
and unable to escape, or had shut themselves up in
desperation in a small room, one of many looking
out on the court. At first, attempts were made to
start them by throwing a iive shell. The use of a
bag ot gunpowder was more successful, and out
they charged, aud, with the exception of one man,
were shot and bayoneted on the spot. The mau
who got away did"so by h desperate leap through a
window, amid a shower ut bullets and many bayo
net thrusts. Such are!}’- -itncton incidents of this
war. We went up to the “top of the mosque, upon
the left of the Palace, but the fire from the Kaiser
bftgh was too near and sharp for one to remain there
without cover. From court to court ofthe huge
pile of buildings we wandered through the same
scenes—dead Sepoys—blood splashed gardens^—
groups of eager Highlanders looking out for the
enemy’s loop holes—more eager groups of plunder
ers searching the dead. many of whom lay heaped
on the top of each other, aud the ruins of rooms
brougat down upon them by our cannon shot. Two
of these were veritable chambers of horrors.
It must be remembered that the Sepoys aud
matchlock men wear cotton clothes, many at this
time of the year using thickly quilted tunics; and
iD each room there was a number of retail or quilt
ed cotton coverlids, which servS as beds and quilts
to the natives. The explosion of powder sets tire
to this cotton very readily, and it may easily be
conceived how horrible are the consequences when
a number of these.. Sepoys and nujeebs get into a
place whence there is no escape, and where they
tall ill heaps by our shot. The matches of the meu,
the discharges of their guns set fire to their cotton
clothing; it is fed by the very fat of the dead bo
dies ; the smell is pungent and overpowering, and
nauseous to a degree. 1 looked iu at two such rooms,
where, through the deuse smoke, I could see piles
of bodies, and I was obliged to own that the horrors
of the hospital at Sebastopol were far exceeded by
what I witnessed.. Upwards of 300 dead were
found in the courts of the palace; aud, if we put
the wouuded carried off at TOO, we may reckon
that the capture of the place cost (he enemy 1,000
men at least. The rooms of the building rouud the
numerous courts were’ for the most part small and
dark, compared with the great size of the corridors
and garden enclosures. The state saloon, fitted up
for durbars and entertainments, once possessed some
claims to magnificence, which were, hbWever, now
lying under our feet in the shape of lustres, mirrors,
pier-glasses, gilt tables, damask, silk and satin, and
embroidered fragments of furniture, marble tables,
over which one made his way from place to place
with difficulty.
The camp followers were busily engaged in se
lecting and carrying away such articles as attracted
their fancy, shawls, resais, cushions, umbrellas,
swords, Matchlocks, tomtoms or drums, pictures,
looking-glasses, trumubts, but the more valuable
plunder disappeared-last night. It will be long ere
a Begum can live here in state again. Every room,
and wall, and tower', ‘are battered and breached by
our shot. Ha-, ing seen all that was to be seen, and
to describe all would be but to repeat what I have
written over and over again, I returned to camp.—
I omitted to say that among the guns we eaotured
here were some very ancient pieces on shaky car
riages, and small guns throwing shot two or three
loundsin weight, which were tied on their carriages
jy rope. There were great quantities of gunpow
der lying about, and the only wonder was that the
enemy could have accumulated such quantities of
caps and cartridges as were scattered all over the
place. It’is now determined to advance by sap to
wards the Imambarrah, through the houses and en
closures which lie between it and all the Begum's
Palace; most of these, though loopholed in every
direction, have been abandoned by the enemy.—
The troops at the palace were relieved, aud Gen.
Lugard’s place was taken by Gen ’Franks, whose
present quarters are in the Palace.
The whole of this day we threw shell and shot in
to the Kaiserbagh, nor did we cease at night to do
the same.
A RECONNOITRE WITH Sill JAMES OUTRAM.
We dismounted and left our horses under cover,
and then, led by Sir James, ran the gauntlet along
the side of the street up to a house cloee to the
bridge, from which a view could be had of the oppo
8 ite side. The enemy in the houses at the other
side did not lose their chance, and their bullets
went singing past us sharply. The houses on both
sides “of the street were occupied by our meu, En
glish and Sikh, who kept up a steady fire ou every
living object visible on the housetops and in the
windows of the mansions and mosques along the
other bank of the is or 40 yards
traces on*tiie top of the house, we could see the en
trenchments in front of the Mohtee Mahal, or “ the
Pearl,” and the enemy’s batteries commanding the
bridge. There were five dead Sepoys on our side
of the bridge, and a large number of living Sepoys
at the enemy’s side ; their heads were for a momenf
visible now aud then over the parapets of then
works. Behind them spread out the vast extent of
the Kaiserbagh, and ite innumerable -gilt cupolas,
domes, aud spires, ite towers and fretted walls, its
long lines of windowed enclosures, and spacious
courtyards. It was evident that we were expected
from the other eide, for the works of the Kaiserbagh,
and even those of the Mohtee Mahal and Messhouse
were turned towards the streets leading from the
Canal towards the Residency. Os the latter build
ing all that remains is one ruined tower, and the
houses in the neighborhood bear numerous traces
of the fierceness of cannonade which raged there
during that grand defence.
After a careful inspection, Sir James descended
to the street, aud suddenly gave way to au uncon
trollable desire to visit a battery on the bank of the
river, which could only be done oy crossing the
street. We were ordered to remain under ‘ ovyr
while Sir James sallied forth with Sir Hope Grant \
and Colonel Turner, and ambled across the street.
It was odd enough, but here were Brigadier David
Wood, Colonel Berkeley, chief of Sir James’ staff,
and two of the aides, Lieutenant Stewart, ofthe
Bengal Engineers, and myself, looking at this little
race, as if it was one of the best jokes in the world,
and for the moment little thinking that an inch to
the right or the left, and down would drop any one
of three as gallant officer! as her Majesty’s service
oan boast of. However, they all got safe across,
and having visited the battery down a cross lane,
they came ambling bark again with a similar
whistling accompauiiiieutof inatchlok and inusket
bullets around them, the enemy having previously
favored us by a few, just to show they knew where
we were, and that they would be on the lookout
for us as we ran back to our horses. It is a most un
pleasant sensation to feel that a score of dusky
gentlemen are waiting, with their eyes to unknown
chinks, and with their index-fingers crooked on the
triggers of cocked fire-arms, just as tbe party at the
end of the beat watch fer some remarkably know
ing old cock pheasants, to get a crack at you the
moment you break cover. But it was ail over in a
minute.
Out came Sir James, brass sheathed sword, white
cap, blue frock, general’s spurs, and ali : and then,
in single file we glided—one of us at least with a
cold sensation at the small of his back—towards the
place where we left our horses. Bang! bang! ping!
twit! a flight of wasps passing by our ears ; and it
is all over, and nothing hit but the wall, which
comes in for it very smartly. It is quite evident,
however, that morning walks with Sir J. Outram are
not the most healthy recreatiftis in the world, and
are pretty much akin to rides with Sir C. Campbell.
But where is he going to now? Off to visit another
battery. This time we go down a shady lane, but,
alas! it is not very long in turning, and tbe moment I
we come to that turn, the wasps are on us again,
and we find that we are in full view of a line of
loopholed houses at thejother side ot the river. That
escapade over, we mounted our horses, aud pro
ceeded to ride homewards through the suburb—here
a dense village, with narrow lanes through which
a horse could just go in a knee scraping walk, the
principal object in view being apparently to ascer
tain if there was a good chance of being shot by
some of the fanatics who were known to be ah up
in the houses. Many of these had never been en
tered by our men, and the doors were fastened
from the inside. Here and there some wounded
wretch had crept away to die, and one or two very
miserable old women still lurked in the huts. One
sat by the side of a body covered with clotted
blood, and tenderly caressed the dreadful form.
Another was creeping along with a heap of rags on
her back—her journey near its close. Inside one
of the enclosures one of the officers told me there
lay dead a pretty little boy of some seven or eight
years of age, his back torn open by a grapeshot,
and beside him shrieked and chattered his pet par
roquet in a cage, just as it had fallen from his
hands, as he was flying with it across the cornfields.
Some kind hand liberated the poor bird. These
are the accidental, but necessary, iucidents of war
Our soldiers are not unmoved by them, and the
officer who discovered the sad sight I have men
tioned told me that he was greatly pleased the day
before by the kindnees of some soldiers of the 79th
to a very ugly and dirty little Hindoo whom they
had found in one of the villages. With their rough
hands they washed him, patted him kindly on the
head, and fed him drying up his teare. and telling
him in their vernacular, “Not to be afraid that no
One should hart him.”
LUCKNOW TAKEN.
Sunday Night.— l had written so much of my
letter before breakfast, when I turned out of my
tent to ascertain from what point the enemy were
annoying the headquarter s camp, for it became
evident that round shot were whistling among us
and overhead. Sir Archdale Wilson and Col. Hogg
walked down to the camp parapet on the same er
rand, but they could not find out where the gun
was situate. After having fired some eight or nine
ehots into the camp, the gun was euddeniy silenced.
As I stood by the parapet I heard the fire of mus
ketry rising into volleys from the city, at the Imam
barrah, and as our guas had ceased their fire it was
plain we were assaulting that place. There were
two explosions from mines, which for a moment
checked the musketry, bnt it soon rung out again .
rose and fell, and spread wider and wider, and
thinner in volume as it spread. In a few minutes
more we heard that the Imambarrah had been taken
in a meet gallant charge by Braeier’s Sikhs and her
Majesty's 10th Regiment. Horses were ordered to
be saddled in readt: ess for a gallop into tbe Imam
barrah, anJ we were ail waiting in expectation of
some other position being attacked, when there
came into camp a hasty message from Brigadier
Napier to the Commander in-Chief. who, with ail
the headquarters staff, mounted, and dashed off* to
the city. As we rode, the news flew from mouth to
mouth, “we are in the Kaiserbagh 1” “Lucknow is
ours!” To the Commander-in-Chief and to the
generals this great success was as unexpected as it
was welcome.
STORMING OF THE IMAMBARRA,
Headquarters, Before Lucknow, March 20.
My last despatch broughtthe arrival of events up
to the close of the 14th of March. We had then at
tacked the lazaumbarra or Imainbarra with such
vigor that the enemy, dismayed by the stern on
slaught, by the fire of our artillery, and bv the les-
Bon they had received at the storming of the Be
gum's Palace, abandoned their position, and, flyihg
m disorder into the Kaiserbagh, bo entirely aihear
tened the garrison, already decimated by the bom
bardment, that they gave up tbs key of their posi
tion almost without a s.rugg’e. The news took every
one by surprise. Every one was on the spot as
speedily as possible. The air was still heavy with
gunpowder, bullets were whistling around from tbe
desperate men shut up in the works, and from the
enemy in the lQJoei line of defences. Our men were
just crashing through the rooms of the palaces,
which were as yet filled with the evidence of bar
baric magnificence and splendor, and the cries of
the dying were not yet sailed as we entered The
Kaiserbagh cannot be described. The place is a
series ot pa aces, kiosks, mosques, ail of fanciful
Oriental architecture—some light and graceful, oth
ers merely fantastics and curious, aud connected
generally by long corridors arched and open in
front, or by extensive wings, which enclose the
courts and gardens contained within the outer
wails In every room throughout the endless se
ries there was a profusion of mirrors in penderous
gut frames. A universal gilding of cornices, furni
ture, and everything that would bear the process
seemed the prevailing taste ofthe Royal Court.
From every ceiling hung glass chandeliers of eve
ry age, form, color ana design. As to the furniture,
in many instances it looked like collections from
the lumber-rooms ot all the old palaces in Europe
—Louis Quatorze clocks and cabinets. Renais
sance mirrors and chairs, bunt worked ebony
chests, marqneterie tables; solid lumpy old Ger
mau state chairs, gilt ail over; but these were re
lieved by the richest carpets, by sumptuous divans,
by cushions covered with golden embroidery by
rich screens of Cashmere shawls, and by table
covers ponderous with pearls and gold In some of
the rooms there were a few good pictures, said to
be by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Lawrence, Zoffany,
and Beecby, but I uid not see any faces of Sir
Joshua ou the walls when I entered, and there
were one picture'which looked at ail like Lawrence.
Theie were numerous portraits of the present and
former Kings of Oude, and oil copies of the por
traits of the Gov ernors General, of Wellington,
Nelson, George IV., and Bonaparte, many Chinese
drawings, French crayoffs, and Engliae eugraviugs
of all sorts, even those from Williamson's Wild
Sports in the East, an old and almost forgotten
book on tiger hunting, in gorgeous frames, but the
hand of the spoiler heavy among teem all.—
Those hung out of the reach of the musket stock
and bayonet were, scarcely safe tr-om a bullet or the
leg of a table. Down came chandeliers in a tink
ling, clattering rain of glass—crash ! crash! crash !
door and window, and mirror and peudule! Sikh
and soldier were revelling iu destruction and deli
rious with p,under and mischief. Those who could
not get iu at once to carry ou the work searched
the corridors, battered off the noses, legs, and arms
of the statues in the garden, or. diving into cellars,
either made their fortune by the discovery of un
suspected treasure, or lost their lives at the hands
of concealed fanatics.
There was no time to guard against indiscriminate
plunder, inasmuch as it ever was expected that the
Kaiserbagh and ail its treasures would have fallen
that day into out hands. It was stormed at once,
but it could scarcely be said that any great resis
tance was offered by the enemy. As they fled from
the Imaumbarrah, with Brasier s Sikhs and the
10th Regiment in fast pursuit, they rushed in such
confusion through the detached houses and courts
between it and the Kaiserbagh that a universal
panic was created, and the Sikhs entered by the
ramps and gateways along with the enemy. They
were supported by men of the corps engaged in the
assault of the Imaiuubarrab. At the very aspect
of these mee inside tho defences Sepoys aud Nu
jeebs lost heart and fled out of the courts aud build
ings. Some were shut up or secreted themselves
in recesses and in the mysterious apartments of an
Eastern palace. All who remained in arms were
shot down or bayoneted on the spot. The Kaiser
bagh was ours before 12 o’clock. Brigadier Napier,
as I have said, s- nt up word at once to headquar
ters', where the fall of the Imaumbarrah was just
made known. “Mount and away” was the word.
How the soidiers cheered when Sir Colin made his
appearance in the Imaumbarrah and proceeded
througli them to the stairs which led up ou to the
root of the Palace, from which a good view could be
obtained of portions of the Kaiserbagli! It was
rather a hot place at times, for the enemy in mina
rets and in the buildings all round U3 kept up a
cousiant fire, aud the people at the other side of the
Kaiserbagh were firing at our men; but still hotter
was it from the burning sun, which blazed fiercely
over the smoke and tumult in the courts below.
The road to the Begum’s Palace, and on to the
Imaumbarrah, was thronged with dhooly bearers,
some returning with heavy litters full of groaning
wouuded men, others iu a stream trampling through
the dust to join their regiments, each dhooiy with its
little distinctive flag, aud the number of the regi
ment marked conspicuously upon it. Artyllerymen,
sailors, and great trains of oxen were dragging up
heavy guns and mortars to secure our ne w posses
sion. A wing of the 38th, under Col. Kelly, the
90th, the 97th, under poor Ingram, the 93d High
landers, a Ghoorka regiment, iu scarlet and yellow,
and tho hardy Sikhs, were marching up rapidly to
wards the Kaiserbagli, or were already in the courts
and streets around il The Imaumba’rrah had beeu
breached in a very extraordinary manner. Two 68-
pounders, (Naval Brigade guns,) were brought up
into a courtyard close to the intrenchments had
tired through the wall in front of them, breaching
the work beyond them, which was invisible to the
gunners. The latter were o t course protected from
the enemy’s musketry by the brick walls, through
which the cannon shot made only a clear round
hole the size of itself. Avery short time sufficed to
batter the parapet and outer walls of the Imaum
barrah into a heap of ruins at the place where we
sought to enter, and it was thus the Begum’s
Palace was breached also. As one struggled over
tiie masses of fallen brickwork, the traces of our
sap, choked up here and there wikh fallen earth,
were close on our left till the sap readied a long
corridor by the side of tiie court which served as an
excellent covered way for our sappers. The enemy’s
cooking places, brass pots or lotas, charb ;ys, cloth
ing, belts, ammunition, broken muskete and match
locks, swords, pistols, chupatties, or cakes of un
leavened bread, were scattered all over the ground
on every side, but there were not many dead vis
ible till we reached some of the courts ofthe Im
aumba*rah. *
Nothing but a photograph can give a notion of
Lucknow as it iaseen from the minaret or roof of
this building—such a sea of roofs, amid green
groves and gardens, surmounted by gilt domes and
slender minarets, and all the strange combinai ions
of lines and ornaments iu whioh Oriental aerhitecte
delight. The large room of the Imaumbarrah, which
many fine glasses and chandeliers, was a heap of
ruins, and every building bore some mark of our
shot and Bliell. Working our way through sikhs
busy in melting down gold and silver lace in huge
tires under earthen pots which served as crucibles,
through wounded Ghoorkas staggering back to the
l ear, we approached the Kaiserbagh by the street
along which Havelock's rear guard marched to
wards the Residency. Every window of every
house was filled with brick or baked mud,, and loop
hooled, and the tops of all the houses and walls had
a raised parapet, pierced iu the same way above
them. The heat and tiie dust were very fatiguing
and oppressive, but the excitement oarried one for
ward, and at last we managed to get through the
breacli in the parapet of the outer work, which our
sappers were rapidly enlarging for the passage of
our guns, and to enter one of the courts of tiie Kai
serbagh through a small gateway or broken door.—
It was surrounded by rooms with latticed windows,
to which access was gained by means of stairs open
ing into the court, the strong doors of which were
bat red on tbe inside. The walls were decorated
with indifferent frescoes representing teats of arms
and female dancers. Ou one side the trees of agar
dau could he caught sight, of through the Venitian
blinds, and there was evidence that we were close
to the King’s lenana, and that the buildings about
us were tbe houses of Ilia eunuchs. A party of the
38th Regiment at one gateway of tiie -court aud of
the 90th at another were replying to the fire which
was still maintained from the adjacent buildings
and the line of the enemy’s inner and last defences,
but a stray bullet whistling sharply througli the court
now and then showed that some ot the enemy were
concealed in the rooms around.
BLUNDER ar THE TROOPS.
Our men were in higli delight with the gay dres
ses of tiie eunuches which they found in some of the
rooms, aud it was with difficulty they were induced
to take off the crowns of lace and peacock’s plumes,
and bird of paradise feathers, and the ewordbelts
they stuck over their heads and shoulders. Here, •
as in every other building, there were quantities of
kites, tiie flying of which seems a favorite amuse
ment of these childish but ferocious races. Goats,
horses, the stately Cyrus cranes, tame monkeys,
apes, antelopes, numbers of paroquets in cages
were also appropriated by the men. Bnt it was
scarcely a place for zoolcgical investigation. Lieu
tenant Colonel Johnson, of Wilson’s staff, his broth
er, Captain Johnson, the Deputy Quatermaster
General, head quarterscamp Lord Seymour, Lieu
tenant Steward, Bengal Engineers, and myself,
were looking at one of our meu who had decked
himself out in a fantastic eunich's attire, when a
shot, evidently from one of tiie rooms of the court,
passed between us, and, as they had been fired at
before from Ibe same, they moved off to another
spot. Very soon afterwards a man of the 9th was
shot through the body, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Kelly, to whom I had been speaking a moment be
fore, was struck by a spent bail on the head. I
moved off out of such an unpleasant neighborhood,
but as I passed out of tho court the rascal, who ap
peared to be secreted in one of the upper rooms
sent a bullet within au inch of my cap and pre
cipitated my retreat. In this siege there is no such
pleasant vantage ground as Catiicart’s hill or a
well protected parallel, from which one can get a
view of what is going on without any risk except
that from a long-range shot or stray shell, and more
officers have been killed and wounded here after
our actions are over by the enemy hidden in un
nown holes aud corners than in the actual service
of the field.
In the next court, which was sheltered fom fire
by the walls around it, our men had made a great
seizure of rich plunder. They had burst into some
of the state apartments, and were engaged in divid
ing the spoils of shawls and lace and embroidry of
gold and silver and pearla. In a nook off this
court, where there was a little shade, we retired to
rest ourselves, as there were no means of approach
ing the front, part ot the buildings being on fire,
and explosions of mines feared every moment. Two
men of the 90th were in before us, and, assisted
later by some of the 38th, we saw them appropri
ate money’s worth to make them independent for
life. The rooms off this nook had been used as
stores by the King or some wealthy member of his
household, and each moment these men went in on
ly to emerge with a richer trophy. In one box they
found diamond bracelets, emeralds, rubies, pearls
and opals, all were so large and bright and badly
set, that we believed at the time they were glass.
In another was a pair of gold mounted and jewelled
duelling pistols, of English make, and the bill, stat
ing that his Majesty the King of Oude owed the
maker £230; then out they came with bundles of
swords, gold-mounted and jewelled, which they at
once knocked to pieces for the sake of the mount
ings, leaving the blades behind them.
Next came out a huge chemical laboratory, then
a gold saddle-cloth, studded with pearls; then gold
handled riding canes ; then cups of agate and jade,
gold-mounted and jewelled; tnen—but I must real
ly stop this broker s inventory. Tbe happy pos
sessors of these riches were quite mad with excite
ment. “Is this gold, air U’ “Is that a diamond ?”
“Is your honor shure that’s raal goi id ‘ “lathis
string of little white stone (pearis ) worth anything
gintlemen?” It was a great drawback to have a
conscience under each circumstances —a greater not
to have a penny in one’s pockets, for in this coun
try no one except an old stager on the look out for
loot carries a farthing about him, and, as one of the
soldiers observed, “These here concerns only carries
ready money transactions'.” He was an experi
enced operator, that gentleman. If a native sol
dier came in and walked off with anything which
he found in a dark corner out pounced our friend
upon him, rifle in hand, “Leave that there, I tell
you. I put that there myself ”’ and there was
somet .ing in his eye which explained his meaning,
so clearly that the article was at once abandoned,
and if found to be valued was retained; if not, was
••made a present of.” Close to us were large box
es of japanned work containing literally thousands
of cups and vessels of jade, of crystal, and of chi
na, which the soldiers were listlessly throwing on
the ground and breaking into atoms Had the ene
my made a strong attack on ns at that moment not
one-balf of our troops could have been collected to
repel it And suet were tbe scenes through every
court of the maLy mansions of the Kaiserbagh.
RESCUE OF NATIVE LADIES THE ZENANA.
Meantime intelligence reached the Chief of the
Staff that the women of the Zenana was secreted
in one of the strongest parts of the Kaiserbagh.—
Some engineer officers, whose names I do not know-,
Capt. Hope John Stone, of Genera: Mansfield’s
staff; Lieutenant-Col. Johnston, B. A., with two
companies of tbe 38th, immediately proceeded to
the spot, into which some of our soldiers had al
ready forced an entrance. In doing so tbe son of
one of the Begums, a deaf and dumb youth, of
twenty years of age, and two or three of the iadies
of the Zenana were unfortuna'ely killed by a dis
charge of musketry when the doors were burst in,
before the soldiers saw that they were women. It
may be imagined what a state of tenor tbe Be-
gums and their attendants were in when onr men
entered. They expected death ei ery instant, and
their agonies of fear were increased by the knowl
edge of the fact that some armed Sepoys were shut
up iu a room close at hand, aud one shot might seai
their fate. Huddled together amid the smoke, they
oould hardly be calmed by the assurances of the of
ficers, who at once took measures to remove them
J? a P'Roe of safety. As they were going out one ol
the ladies pointed out to Captain Hope Johnstone a
box which he had just taken from the floor and laid
upon the table. She told him it contained jewels to
the value of ten laos of rupees, or £100,(100. He
at ones placed sentries at the doors, aud gave or
ders that no one Bhould enter. Having, with the
am of his brother officer, taken the ladies out of
danger, he retired to the Zenana. It was blazing
from end to end. The sentries only escaped bv
clainb -rmg up the root, from whioh they were with
difficulty saved. The jewels were gone. Had Cap
tain Johnstone taken them they would have beel
ine, for the Kaiserbagh ou this day was given up to
plunder, and what each mau could get became lue
property.
Those stately buildings, which had never before
been entered by any European foot except by a
C ommissioner of Oude on a State day, were now
open to the common soldier and to the poorest
camp follower of our army. How their splendors
vauiahed like snow in sunshine! The destruction
around one, the shouting, the smashing noises, the
yells of the Sikhs and natives, were oppressive. 1
was glad to get away jost as our mortars began to
thunder away at the enemy’s works again. There
were burning stockadee, aud thousands of pounds
of powder near at hand. It was late in the even
. * “““• -RE nue tCRLG IU LUO CVCU
iug when we relumed to camp, through roads
thronged with at least 20,000 camp followers, ail
staggering under loads of plunder—the moat extra
ordinary and indescribable spectacle I ever be
held-Cooliea, syces, kitmugers, dhooly-bearers,
Sikhs, grass-cutters, a flood of men covered with
olothing not their own, carrying on heads and
shoulders, looking-glasses, mirrt>ra, pictures, brass
pots, swords, firelocks, rich shawls, scarfs, embroid>
eied dresses, all the “loot” of ramsacked palaces.—
Tiie noise, the dust, the shouting, the excitement,
were almost beyond endurance. Lucknow was
borne away piecemeal to camp, and the wild
Ghoorkas and Sikhs, with open mouths and glaring
eye?,-burning with haste to get rich, were contend
ing fiercely against the current as they sought to
get to the sources of such unexpected wealth. *
DREADFUL EXPLOSION. ? •
A deplorable accident, the first serious one of the
many which have occurred from explosions of pow
der, of which the city is. full, occurred to-day,
(March 17.) By Sir James Outram’s order several
thousand pounds of powder, a few packed in tin
cases, the rest in skins, were carried to a deep well
in carte, for the purpose of being thrown to the bot
tom. As the first case was thrown down a rush of
tire opened from the well; the cases in the first cart
blew up, aud the explosion, leaping from cart to
cart, burnt all the officers aud men engaged in tha
operation. Capt. E. Brownlow, B. F., and 30*Sikhs
were carried to the hospital dreadfully burnt, aud
several Sikhs were killed ou the spot.
March, 18.—Early in the morning au office!
came into my tent to say that Elliott Brownlow
and Clarke were no more, and that of the 16 Eu
ropean sappers burnt nine were dead, and three
were dying.
RESCUE OF ENGLISH LADIES.
Captain M’Neil, of the Bengal Artillery, attach
ed to the Ghoorkas, aud uieut. Bogle, of the same
force, succeeded in saving Mrs. Orraud Miss Jack
son, who have been so long iu captivity. As these
officers were exploring the deserted streets in front
ot the Ghoorka advanced posts they encountered a
native, who said he was one of Sir J. Outram’s em
ployees, and implored their protection to his house
and property. In the course of his appeal lie men
tioned incidentally that he knew where the English
ladies were confined, and offered to point out the
place. Almost immediately afterwards another
native appeared and presented two notes, one from
Mrs. Orr, the other from Mias Jackson, imploring
immediate succor, as their enemies were making
search for them. The officers returned to the near
est Ghoorka post, aud called for volunteers; 40 or
• r >o of these hardy, dirty, and loot-loving Calmucks
stepped forth, and with the natives at their head as a
guide, the party at a rapid rate started oft ou their
errand of deliverance. They proceeded for more
than half-atmiie, through the silent, tortuous streets,
expecting to receive a volley at every turn, when
they came to a house, apparently shut tip and
abandoned. “This is the house,” said the guide.
At the noise of their footsteps the owner—Meer
Wajeed Ali, Daroga of the Court—made his ap
>earance, and began to stipulate for his property,
■>ut Captain M’Neil demanded the immediate pro
duction of the ladies, ana, finding that he was reso
lute, the Daroga led him to an obscure apartment,
where were two ladies iu Oriental costume in a
dark corner.
At the sound of the voice—“ Are you the English
ladies, and do you wish to leave this place ?” those
whom hettddressed were not able to reply to the of
ficer from excessive joy, and for a moment or two
they were overwhelmed witli thankfulness and
emotion. But there was no time to be lost. The
Moulvie and his followers were known to be search
ing for them. The ladies, clad as they were de
scended to the street, aud were about to be placed
ou the officers horses, when a palanquin caught the
eye of Captain M’Neil in the court of the house.—
Just as the ladies were getting into it a few bud
mashes, with drawn swords, sallied out from an ad
joining house to attack them ; but a shot from a re
volver and the bayonets of the Ghoorkas soon dis
posed of their resistance, and six of the Daroga’s
retainers being impressed as palanquin bearers, Lhe
party and a portion of the escort moved back as
rapidly as possible to the Ghoorka post, and the
ladies were placed in safety. At the same time
some other Christians, Eurasians and descendants
ot Europeans, were saved by the guard of Lieu
tenant Bogle, and were delivered out of the hands
of their enemies. It is but just to say, however,
that, although the native Christian community was
so large as to form a gunj or quarter of its own,
containing perhaps 500 persons, there is no reason
to believe that the JSepoys persecuted or murdered
them. Most of them, fearing ill treatment, conceal
ed themselves.
Com of the Utah Expedition.
The following is a list of all the contracts and
purchases of supplies which have thus far been
made in connection with the Utah expedition;
A. M. White Sc Cos., 150 army wagons, sl4l each,
Pittsburg; Beggs Sc Kawland, 50 army wagons,
sl4l each, Philadelphia; Nell Sc McAlwayne, 50
army wagons, $l4O each, Pittsburg; Philip Donn,
50 army wagons, $135 each, Cincinnati; W. H.
Talbott, 100 army wagons, $l4O each, St. Louis; R.
H. Hartley Sc Cos., 100 sets of harness for six-mule
teams, $49.20 per eet,s Pittßburg; J. W. Singleton
Cos., 1,500 cavalry horses, $159 each. Fort Lea
venworth.
On the Ist of March a contract was made with the
Pacific Railroad Company for the exclusive trans
portation, by railroad aud steamboat, of all tbe
troops aud military supplies, except such as may
be transported in government steamers from St.
Louis to Fort Leavenworth, or such other point or
points on the Missouri river as may be selected for
temporary depots. The company is to be paid for
the transportation of officers and troops to For,
Leavenworth at tho rate of fl 2 per each officer and
$6 for each enlisted man, laundress, or officer’s ser
vant.
A contract was also made with Messrs. Russell,
Majors &. Waddell for the transportation of all rnili
•tary supplies required in Utah, or at the posts ou the
route to Utah, at rates ranging from $1 to (1.35 per
100 lbs., according to time ana distance.
The following contracts and purchases have beeu
made in the Subsistence Department:
On the 23d of February a contract was made with
R. L. Armistead and John W. Reid for furnishing
beef cattle, as follows:
At Fort Leavenworth, 250 head by the 25th of
April, $6 per 100 pounds, nett weight.
- At Fort Kearny, 500 head by 20th May, $7 per
100 pounds.
At Fort Laramie, 750 head by 15th June, #3 per
100 pounds.
At Salt Lake City, 1,500 head by 15th August, at
$10.50 per 100 pounds. This contract was made
without public notice, but has been rescinded at the
request of the contractors, who cannot fulfil it at the
prices named.
In March a contract was entered into by Russell,
Majors & Waddell for furnishing beef cattle, (oxen
from tiie trains,) as follows :
At Great Salt Lake City, or vicinity, 3,500 head,
between Ist October, 1858, and Ist January, 1860,
at $7.50 per hundred pounds. This contract was
made without public notice.
Purchase of Commissary’s Stores made at St.
luruis, M 0 .—5,478 bushels white navy beans, $1.85
per bushel; 1,200 bushels fine salt, at 40 cents per
bushel ; sperm candles, no quantity named, 24 cts.
per pound ; extra No. 1 soap, n quantity named,
at 5 I-2 cents per pound ; 34,000 gallons clarified
cider vinegar, at 4j cents per gallon; 525,000
gsui.ds refined white sugar, at 91 2 cents per pound;
1,000 pounds of rice, at 4j cents per pound ; 1,088,-
000 pounds bacon sides, at 10 cents per pound ;
10,000 sacks, 100 pounds each, extra flour, at $3.25
per sack ; 20,000 sacks, 100 pounds each, extra
flour, at $3 25 per sack.
The following supplies have been ordered to be
purchased at New York :
41,000 rations “mixed vegetables,” to he sent to
Fort Leavenworth, for the troops on the march to
Utah ; 35,000 rations “mixed vegetables” and 6,000
rations “desiccated potatoes” to be sent to Fort
Kearney, for troops ou march to Utah ; 44,(MX) ra
tions “mixed vegetables” aud 18,(XX) rations “desic
cated potatoes” to be sent to Fort Laramie, for
troops on march to Utah. The mixed and desicca
ted vegetables will cost about one cent per ration.
— States.
Right of Visitation and Search—Decision
of Lord Stovvell.— The principle contended for
by the United States, has been quite as strongly as
.erted by British, as American authorities. That
eminent Admiralty Judge, Lord Stowell, in the de
cision of the case of a French vessel, seized upon
the coast of Africa, said : “No nation can exercise
a right of visitation and search, upon the common
and unappropriated parts of the ocean, except from
the belligerent claim. No nation has the right to
force their way to the liberation of Africa, by tram
pling upon .the independence of other States, on the
pretence of an eminent good, by means that are
unlawful, or to press forward to a great principle,
by breaking through other great principles which
stand in their way.” This exposition is directly in
point now, and cannot be ignored by ftie British
Ministry.— Rich. Dispatch.
Discharged Workmen. —lnstead of discharging
workmen at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and redu
cing the wages of those who remain, e good deal more
would be saved by discharging half the members
of Congress, and reducing the pay of the remaining
half. — lb.
Crops—A trip on the Mobile and Girard Road,
from which we returned yesterday, gave us some
idea of crops iD the section through which the road
passes. On tbe river lands beginning just below
the city and stretching to Fort Mitchell, both corn
and cotton look finely. With regard to corn, par
ticularly, we may remark that the prospect of abun
dance was never more flattering in this region. The
stand could not be better, and the spring has been
of such a character that grass had no chance to in
jure it. The growth of cotton has been checked by
the recent cool nights, yet tbe stand is generally
good, and the plant looks healthy. Oats are a com
plete failure. We rarely meet a planter who ex
pects anything from that crop. The harvesting of
wheat has begun, but we do not boast much of our
production in that respect. We went no further
west than Guerrytown, but we learned that beyond
the “Ridge” in the prairie lands, there was some
thing that would astonish us—corn from shoulder to
head high and cotton from half leg to knee high.
This requires all our credulity, yet we —believe it.—
Cot. Times.
Paying for an Accident.— The Utica Herald
says a few of the smaller claims for damages sus
tained by passengers on the fatal train on the New
York Cenfral Railroad have been settled. The father
of young Knowles, the last victim wh'idied, accept
ed $1,21X1, and Miss Josephine Humier, a girl in the
employ of the Mack family, gets $350 for a broken
head, perilling her life. The company, through
their attorney, succeeded in effecting a settlement
with Mr. Bettman, for the sum of S7,.XXL
An Old Horse—The Mt. Morris Repositor states
that Daniel Etnyre, of Oregon, Ogle county, 111.,
has in his possession a horse thirty-seven vears old,
which was brought to that county from Maryland
nineteen years ago. Mr. Etnyre wat a resideut of
this county before he moved to Illinois, and owned
the horse while here. Notwithstanding the ad
vanced age of this horse he performs as much work
as a young horse, and bis owner thinks he might he
driven seventy miles a day on the road.—Hagers
town Herald.
VOL. LXXII.—NEW SERIES VOL. XXII. NO. 22.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
BT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
The screw steamship City of Washington, which
sailed from Liverpool at about nine o’clock on the
morning of the 12th of May, arrived at New York
Sunday evening about seven o'clock.
The Cunard steamship Africa, from New York,
arrived out at Liverpool at 10:30 P. M. on Sunday,
the 9th inst.
Great Britain.— On the 10th, in the House of
Lords, the Earl of Shaftesbury gave notice that, ou
the 14th, he should move a resolution condemning
the conduct of the Government in publishing their
despatch to the Governor—General of India.
Ou the same evening, in the House of Commons, a
report was submitted declaring the recent election
in Limerick void on the ground of bribery.
Mr. Cardwell gave notice that, ou the 13th inst.,
he should move the following resolution:—“That
this House, whilst it abstaius from expressing any
opinion upon the poliey of any proclamation issued
by the Governor-General of India, in relation to
Oude, lias seen with regret and serious appreheu
sion that Her Majesty's Government has addressed
to the Governor-General of India, through the Se
cret Committee of the India House, a despatch con
demning in strong terms the conduct of the Go
vernor-General of India, and that they are of opin-
ion such a course on the part of Government, must
tend uuder the present circumstances of India, to
prodnoe a most prejudicial effect by weakening the
authority of the Governor-General, aud by encou
raging further resistance on the part of those who
are still in arms against us.” The Oaths Bill, as
amended by the House of Lords was taken up,
when Lord John Russell moved that the amend
ments be not agreed to, and that the clause whioh
would admit Jews to Parliament be restored. The
motion was carried by a vote of 263 to 150. A re
solution to admit Baron Rothschild as a member of
the Committee was debated but without definite
action.
After sundry notes upou the army estimates, a
•resolution was moved by Lord Stanley aud agreed
to, authorizing Government to guarantee £11X1,00(1
at a rate of iuterest not exceed.ng 4 per cent., for
the use of Prince Edwards Island.
On the 1 Ith in the House of Lords, the Earl of
E.Umborough explained the cirouinstauces under
which tiie ‘dispatch censuring Lord Canning had
hi en written, admitted that he alone was responsi
ble for it, and announced that rather than expose his
colleagues to the censure of Parliament, he had ten
dered his resignation as President of the Board of
Control, to her Majesty, and the same had been ac.
cepted.
Lord Derby said-tbAl'the resignation had been
accepted with r#gret, But admitted that he con
sidered the publication pf the dispatch premature
and injudicious.
Lord Shaftesbury explained the term of his mo
tion of censure'agaiust the government wjicli in
efl'oot lakes the same as thaf proposed in the
Commons, aud bases the complaint on the supposi
tion that government acted in the matter withou
out a full knowledge’ of the proceedings of Lard
Canning.
Iu the House of Commons, Mr. Berkeley gave
notice of a bill to establish the Bystem of voting by
ballot.
In response to an enquiry, Mr Fitzgerald said
that government had demanded compensation from
Naples for the imprisonment of the English engi
neers, but refused to state the amount.
A motion to admit Baron Rothschild as a ineffi
ber of the commiftee appointed to draw up rea
sons for disagreeing with the Lords ou tiie Oaths
hill, was carried afterieome debate by a vote of 251
to 196. * *
The Hon. Edward Erskiue,Secretary of the Bri
tish Legation at Turin, is appointed to the same
post at Washington.
Sir Henry Bulwer, formerly Minister as Washing
ton, is gazetted as the successor of Lord Stratford
de Redehffe at Constantinople.
The London Times savs that a meeting had been
held at Lord Palmerston's residence, at which it
was resolved to mbve a resolution in the House of
Commons on the 13th inst. upon the subject of the
despatch from Lord Ellenborough, censuring tire
issue of Lord Canning's proclamatiou to the people
of Oude, and that this resolution will have the con
currence of liord John Uussei and the principal
members of the so called Peelite party. (Subse
quent. action in both Houses of Parliament confirms
this statement to a certain extent.]
Various speculations were indulged in as to the
vote upon these resolutions and the probability! °f
Ministers resigning or appealing to the country in
the event of their being carried.
All tiie wire of the Atlantic Telegraph had been
taken out of the tanks at lveyliam aud coiled on
board the Niagara and the Agamemnon, eo that uo
.tiiing remained to be done but to take on board a
small portion ofthe new cable, (which was being
done,) and the paying-out machinery. The depar
ture of the ships on Uie experimental cruise was ex
pected to take place on the 25th of May.
Queen Victoria had given her first state ball of
the season at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Dallas aud
family weie present.
The mail steamer Candace, from Africa to Ply
mouth, sunk on the 41. hof May, after being iu col
lision with the bark IdaElizabetk, bound from Car
diff to Batavia. The Captain, two passengers, and
four seamen were drowned. The ftst, numbering
about 50 persons, were saved by the bark.
A seriomi accident bad.occurred on the Trent
Valley Kailraad, entailing the loss of three lives and
serious injury to four others.
India.—The Calcutta mails of April 9th, arrived
at Suez on the 4th of May.
Tiie news is of no special importance.
Luckniw was perfectly tranquil, and not a single
armed man was to be seen.
A hot weather campaign in Robilcund was con
sidered inevitable.
A strong force had matched for Bareilly.
Col. Seaton’s force had encountered and beaten
the rebels, taking three guns.
At Calcutta imports met with a better demand at
advancing prices. The supplies of produce jyere
small, and transactions checked by high prices.
The Money market continued in a healthy posi
tion.
Exchange ou London 2s 1 idc2d iyd for Credits;
2s i’ci In 2s for Discounts.
At Madias imports continued in fair enquiry.—
Exchange 2s Ojd for Credits.
Another despatch via Malta, says i Kohilcund
was in possession of the rebels-who were said to be
100,000 strong.
An amnesty was offered in Oude to all who re
turned to. their allegiance—mutineers excepted.
Sir Colin Campbell had issued a general order of
thanks to the army.
China.—The dates from Hong Kong are to March
20th.
All continued quiet in China.
Lord Elgin had reached. Ningpo, and Admiral”
Seymour had left Hong Kong for, it was supposed,
Shanghai.
Gen. Sfranbenzee, tho commander of the British
forces, had returned to Canton.
Exchange at Hong Kong 4s 9jd.
At Shanghai the import market had been brisk.
Silks were firmer, and prices of tea lully main
taiued.
Franc*.—The election of a member ofthe Corps
Legislatif for the Fifth Circumscription of Paris re
sulted in the choice of M. Picard, the Opposition
candidate, by a large mmority. The numbers, as
far as known, were—for Picard, 10,323, Eck, Gov
ernment candidate, 8,976,
The accounts from the agricultural districts of
France are cheering. The wheat crops promised an
early aud abundant harvest. The vineyards gene
rally likewise presented a fine appearance, notwith
standing damage from froßt aud the Oidium in some
sections.
The trade in brandies continued dull.
The Paris Improvements Bill had been passed by
the Corps Legislatif by a vote of 180 to 45.
The Paris Pays says that the questions in dispute
between Turkey and Montenegro can only be re
solved by the Congress of Paris.
The correspondent of the London Post says the
Conference will not meet tili the 20th of May.
Spain.—A dispatch from Madrid of the Bth May,
says the demand of M. Diaz, Minister of the Inte
rior, for the dismissal of certain functionaries who
had voted against the declaration of confidence in
the President, having been supported by only two
of his colleagues, that Minister had resigned and his
resignation had been accepted. The Minister
of Justice bolds the Ministry of the Interior ad inte
rim.
Another dispatch of the same date says that 22
Corregidorcs of different towns had been dismissed,
and that an approaching re assembUngof the Cortes
was spoken of.
Germany.— A Frankfort despatch says thah the
treaty relative to the construction of a fixed bridge
over the Rhine had been signed by the Com
missioners of all the Governments interested in the
question.
Turkey. — The difficulty existing between Tur
key and Greece, originating in the expulsion of
Greek subjects from Bosnia, bad been referred to
the mediation of England, France and Russia, and
the task had been accepted by those powers.
The Late.it by Telegraph.
London, Wednesday, May 12.
The rate of insurance on the
winch has* now beeu 118 days at sea from Melbourne,
with £4BOO in gold, has advanced to 60 per cent at
Lloyd's.
This vessel was spoken with at sea about a month
after leaving Melbourne, but has not been heard of
since.
It is stated that the North of Europe Steamship
Company have now sold sufficient ships to enable
them to pay off ali the creditors. The chief portion
remaining, will, when realized, be returned to the
shareholders.
The business of Messrs. Calvert & Cos., is to be
carried on under inspection. It was felt that if thfc
359 Public Houses-belonging to the firm had been
thrown on the market the loss would have been se
rious. The depositors are 369 in number, and in
clude 44 Societies whose debts amount to more than
£ 11,000. 1 he concurrence of this class of creditors
in the proposed liquidation cannot be predicted with
certainty.
The Times confesses to a sort of disappointment
at the readiness with which Lord Derby has sacri
ficed his dangerous colleague, Ellenborough
Rapid surrender and pol itical flight are not accord
ing to English genius. Up to last Friday the Min
istry stood by him. All this promised at least a
fair stand-up fight—but all at once the courage of
the whole Cabinet oozes out at their finger’s ends,
and we are informed that Lord Ellenborough has
been thrown overboard, and is now at the mercy o
the waves. His colleagues will have to defend
themselves next Friday.
The Advertiser says that the resignation of
Lord Ellenborough makes little or no difference
in the real state of matters with regard to the Der
by government the administration of public
affairs.
The Star says the effect of the announcement in
the Lords was to alienate a number of the indepen
dent members of the Commons known as likely to
support the vote of censure from the ranks of Mr.
Cardwell, and the Star thinks that after what has
happened, his resolution is placed in considerable
danger.
The Advertiser asserts that a memoer of the Cabi
net communicated personally with Mr. Bright fas
to whether his party wofild be satisfied if Lord Ll
lenborough were to resign.
Mr. Bright is understood to have returned an af
firmative answer.
The Star alludes to Lord Ellenborough s resigna
tion as having exploded the plot for overthrowing
the Ministry.
The Daily News points out some eminent quail
ties possessed by Lord Ellenborough, but he had
also great faults, and it cannot regret his resigna
tion of executive office.
The Morning Advertiser gives the following rea
son of the imntfediate cause of Lord Ellenborough s
abandonment of office:—“The resolution of the Iu
dia Board of Directors, approving of Lord Canning's
India policy, was yesterday forwarded to Lord El
leuborougb for his sanction and signature aa the
President of the Board of Control, previous to its
being eent out to India to the Governor General
LordEilecborough then found himself in a predica
ment, rather than put hia signature to a document
nullifying hia despatch he resigned.”
The Post remarka that the fault of publishing a
secret despatch has been atoned for, but there re
mains the despatch itself a document which insults
Lord Canning, condemns hia acta, and justifies re
bellion.
For that despatch the whole Cabinet is answera
ble and ought to be censured.
The mail steamship Avon arrived at Southamp
ton at b o’clock this Wednesday morning. The
mails will be forwarded to London at ‘J o’clock.
To Prevent Snekzing. —A sneeze is ins tan ta
neously dispersed, dispelled, scouted, broken up, by
pressing the finger upward against the division of
the nose, at the point where the upper lip, inside,
joins the gum. Another plan is to expire ail the
r possible from the lungs the moment you perceive
dications of a sneeze. Hall'* Medical Journal.
Tho Bark John Howe Boarded at Sea.
The bark John Howe, Captain Nichols, arrived
at New lork on Saturday from Sagua la Grande.—
i iSf r *f learns from Capt. Nichols, that about
the loth of April, on his passage from Havana to
Sagua la Grande, and when off Anguilla, he was
boarded by a boat from the British war steamer
Buzzard, and the officer in command without any
ceremony sprang upon deck and immediately com -
meuced asking questions—such as the vessel’s
name, her commander’s, where she hailed from,
where last from, where she was bound, her owner’s
name, <fcc.; and upon entering the cabin (by invi
tation) he demanded to see her papers, which weie
shown him. He then departed. Captain N. states
that his ensign was then dying, and that it had been
hoisted on the first approach of the steamer. Affer
arriving at Sagua la Grande, and while lying in
that port, he was again boarded by a boat from
the same vessel and his papers demanded, although
his ensign was dying. Ilia reply was, they were at
the Consul's office. The odicer then examined the
vessel and scrutinized the hold. Captain Nichols
is of the opinion that the officer was intoxicated at
the time. He judged from the appearance of tho
man and the bold manner in which he acted. Capt.
Nichols offered him a segar, (he having no liauor on
board,) which be refused, but requested a glass of
water, which was given him. He then departed.
The Herald in pulisbing the above, makes the fob
lowing remarks:
These movements of the British cruisers are
about to receive a very proper course of treatment.
Our special dispatch from Washington states that
Commander H&rtstene and Commander John
Rodgers, have been ordered to the command of the
steamers Arctic and Water Witch respectively,
with directions to tit them for tea with all despatch, ’
and proceed to the Gulf to intercept the Styx in her
mauraudiug upon our commerce. Both the Water
Witch and Arctic are now at the Brooklyn navy
yard, and can doubtless be got ready for sea in a
comparatively brief space of time. The vessels of
war now in the Gulf or under orders for that station
are as follows:
Name of Vessel. Guns.
Steamer Colorado 15
Steamer Fulton ... 5
Steamer Wabash 40
Steamer Water Witch -j*~**%„ 2
Steamer Arctic 2
Frigate Savannah -. t**™
Sloop Jamestown
Brig Dolphin 4
Total number of guns..
Other vessels, we are to
the Gulf, to interpose betWeenjßid ortSßf cruisers
and our merchantmen, as a the
preparations are completed. ‘StiKNp
While the government have’ TnSwTkken prompt
Bteps to reinforce the Home Squfcdron; the Naval
Committee of Congress have not b/eu idle. Mr.
Mallory, of the Senate Naval Committee, yesterday
reported a bill providing for the construction of six
sloops of war of light draft. The bill twl'je.
TlmTlouse Committee on Naval Affairs l wili on
Moutity report a bill authorizing the tract ion
of tqp steam gun-boats, and it is stated tfijt ilyb Contf
mittee on Foreign Kelations will prupoeefto
the number to thirty. Such is the feelinr; c n inflGH
nation, both in and out of Congress, wy tu
the conduct of the British naval officers,, that it wTill
pass withoutirnuohif any opposition.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Mason, t Chairman o{
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, introt luced a reso
lution inquiring whether the President t iad received
any additional intelligence concerning; the British
out rages, and also asking for informal n relative to
the seizure of the ship Tampico on tUfc coast of Af
rica.
Tine annexed is a copy of the djGpateh above re
ferred to: —
WahH!N(sto(n, May SB, 1858.
The Secretary of the Navy l\a4< just issued orders
to Commander Uartstene to proceed immediately
to New York and assume coum&and of the steamer
•Arctic, also to Commander Johil Rodgers to take
command of the steamer Wafer Witch, also at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard—to fit Alieita de
lay, and proceed to the Gulf search Os the British
steamer Styx, and to interpose American guns be
tween British cruieere aud our mcrchiMitmen. Other
vessels will follow as rapidly as they cau be prepar
ed for the service.
The President is determined to put a stop to those
outrage*, at once, and if a collision should result, the
responsibility must rest upon the British govern
ment, which gave the offensive orders, and the Eng
lish Minister here, who doubtless knew the instruc
tions which had been given to their officers on that
siation.
Senator Mallory reported to-day from his commit
tee a bill authorizing the construction of six screw
sloops-of-war, of draught not to exceed fourteen
feet, one to be a side wheel for the China seas, with
draught of eight feet only.
The House Naval Committee will report a bill on
Monday for the immediate construction ot ten gun
boats, and it is understood the Committee on For
eign Relations will move to amend by increasing
the number to thirty.
The feelings of Congress is so strong on the sub
ject of the outrages by JSugland that it is believed
these measures will pass by an almost unanimous
vote. The prompt measures taken by the Navy
Department to day are due to the personal efforts
of Senator Mallory and'Gov. Winslow, of the Sen
ate and House naval committees.
The British Outrages.— ln the United States
Senate Monday, Mr. Douglas introduced a * bill to
restrain and redress outrages upon the American
Hag.” It authorizes the President, under circum
stances requiring prompt redress and when in his
opinion delay would be incompatible with the hon
or and dignity of the Republic, to employ such
force as he may deem necessary to prevent thq
perpetration ot outrages and to obtain just redress
and satisfaction for the same -when perpetrated.
Practically, this bill would give the President power
to make war, aud, with a rash man at the head of
affairs, might at any moment involve the country
in trouble. Legislation upon so important a subject,
during the spasm of excitement now prevailing,
ought to be discouraged.
The President at present has all the authority
neoeasary to effectually use the Navy for the pro
tection of our commerce. Orders have already
been forwarded to fit the steamers Water Witoh and
Arctic for sea, in border to be (dispatched to joip
our squadron in the Gulf, which will then consist of
the following vessels of war how in the Gulf or un
.der orders to proceed there, viz: Steamers Colora
do, Fulton, Wabash, Water Witch, Arctic, Frigate
Savannah, Sloop Jamestown, Brig Dolphin, mount
ing in all 110 guns. In addition to these move
ments, Mr. Mallory, of the Senate Naval Commit
tee, on Saturday reported a bill providing for the
construction of six steam sloops-of-war of light
draft. The bill was read twice. The House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, it is said, will report a bill
authorlziHg the construction of ten steam gun-boats,
and it is sated that the Committee on Foreign Re
lations will propose to increase the number to thirty.
Lord Napier is understood to emphatically dis
claim having had any knowledge whatever of tho
obnoxious proceedings in the Gulf of Mexico, and
*to express the belief that the Ministry were equally
ignorant of the movements which have created so
much sensation over the country. When this mat
ter first became the topic of newspaper comments
he immediately addressed the admiral on the sta
tion, enclosing the criticisms, and urging prompt
and decided measures for arresting every such
cause of complaint. From this fact, which is un
doubted, it is supposed no speoia l orders were is
sued authorizing the offensive acts of visitation,
and that it was undertaken with indiscreet zeal by
the commanding officer, who thus hoped to signa
lize his consequence by superior efforts. In this
view of the case ? there will be no difficulty in the
way of an explicit disavowal by Lord Malmesbury.
— Ball. Amer.
Important Decision. —A case has recently been
determined by the High Court of Errors and Ap
peals of Mississippi, which involved the question
whether free negro legatees residing in a free State
should be allowed to take a bequest cf property in
Mississippi to the exclusion of the next of kin—the
testator himself a citizen ot the last mentioned State
at the time of his death. The decision was in favor
of the legatees, and was founded on a principle bf
comity which respects and recognises, in the State
where they are sought to be enforced, the rights se
cured to their inhabitants by other States. That, in
asmuch as the legatees by the laWs of their domicil
(Indiana,) would be entitled to take the legacy in
question, this right should not be denied them in
Mississippi, unless it were in contravention of posi
tive law or public policy. If the bequest had been
of specific property, as land and negroes, the court in
ti mated that a grave question mighthave arisen
determined by considerations of pnblic
as the will directed the whole proper*/ be
and the residue, after payment of debts to be paid
in money of course, to the legatees, the court did
not consider the public interest affected by the ap
plication, in this Stance of the principle of comity,
and decreed What a marked con
trast is here exhibited toihe manner in which right*
of Southerners are respected\ n the Northern States !
— Col. Times.
A Kentucky lawyer on circuit was asked to diue
with the Judge. At the table, the Judge, as is his
custom, asked a blessing, and shortly rose from his
seat aud took from the sideboard a bottle of “ Old
Bourbon,” of which he invited his guest to partake,
partaking freely himself, as is also his custom. After
dinner the Doctor said,
“ Judge, will you permit me to ask you a ques
tion V
“ Ob. certainly,” replied the Judge, “ what is it?”
“ I observed,” said the Doctor, ‘‘that after you
had asked a blessing you set on the bottle Now, I
wish to know whether you were ashamed to ask a
blessing on the liquor, or whether you thought It
was good enough without ?”
Tne Judge took the case under advisement, and
when he gives his decision it will be duly reported.
In the meantime, he will probably set the bottle on
the table at the start when Dr. B. dines with him.
Accessions to the Church. —The accessions to
the churcheg during the present revival of religion
in this city have been, we learn, to the Methodist
about seventy-five, to the Baptist twenty-nine by
baptism and some seven or eight by letter, and to
the Presbyterian some thirty-nve or forty, making
in all about one hundred and forty persons that
have joined some branch of the Christian church
during the revival, besides a great many others who
have professed conversion, and have not yet at
tached themselves to the church. The meeting
continues with every sign of increasing interest,
and we apprehend there will be many more con
versions before it closes.— Columbus Sun.
Democretic Economy.— A Washington letter
writer says : I wonder what must be Mr. Buchanan s
reflections when he calls up to recollection with
what bitterness he denounced the Administration
of John Quincy Adanw for its prodigality, although
it only reached something like $13,000,000 per an
num, when the first year ot his Aministration will
exhibit appropriations from |80,000,000 to SIOO,-
000,000, and no man can tell what will be the actual
liabilities.”
Hints to Married Men. —Peppergrase says that
if he stays out late at night, ana whishes to avoid
scolding or a certain lecture from Mrs. P., he gene
rally wait* out to the ‘‘we sma’ hours ayont the
twain.” when the anger of bis better half subsides
into fears of bis personal salety. He goes out “on
business,” with a promise to be home at nine.—
Half-past nine, Mrs. P. uneasy; ten, positively en
raged, and rehearses to herself an address for Pep
pergrass’s especial edification, filled with cutting
reproaches ; eleven, vague uneasiness, accompanied
by an indefinite fear that “something must have
happened; half-past eleven, nervous apprehension
—tears take the place of withering glances; twelve
o’clock, unendurable suspense, if she ou jy * new
the worst; one o’clock, is completely worked up,
has the “conniption,” and is about going pffthe
handle, when Peppergrass arrives; throws herself
into his arms, ovenoyed to see him, as she 1
afraid some accident must have happened
Affray at Kingston.— We learn that there wan
auite a serious aliray at Kingston on last Saturday
evening A gentleman from Virginia, a Singing
was charged with having insulted a young
a Pic-Nic, and her brother and six or eight
r ■ Aa mined in giving him a severe beating with
sticks* J He at one time got loose from his assail
.. .nH while running from them, several pistols
ant ?’ discharged as our informant thinks, at him.
and a second attack about to be
made when others interfered and stopped the af
fray— Home Caur.
Why a Man May Marry a Deceased Wife's
Sister —One argument in the British Parliament
in favor of letting men marry their deoeaaed wive’a
sisters was—that by doing so a man had only ou<*
mother-in law instead of two.