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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
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D.. COTTIXtI, Editor .
No; 41.—NEW SERIES.]
News and Planters ’ Gazette.
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insertion, lieienly.Jive Cents; and for oath sub
sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction \\ in
be made of twenty-live percent, to those who
advertise by the year- Advertisements not
limitod when handed in, will be inserted till tor
bid, and charged accordingly.
Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad
ministrators and Guardians, are required by law,
to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days
previous to the day of sale.
The sales of Personal Properly must be adver
tised in like manner, forty days.
, Notice to Debtors arid Creditors of an Estate
must bo published forty days.
Notice that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne
groes, must be published for four months—
notice that application will be made for Letters
of Administration, mustbe published thirty days;
and Letters of Dismission, six months.
Mali iLrriingsments.
POST OFFICE, l
Washington, Ga., Sept. 1, 1843. $
EASTERN MAIL.
By this route, M aim are mado up for Raytown,
Double-Wells, Crawfordville, Camack, VVarreu
ton, Thompson, Bearing, and Barzelia.
ARRIVES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 9, A. M.
CLOSES.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 11, P. M
WESTERN MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for all Offi
ces .il South- Western Georgia, Alabama, Mis
sissippi, Louisiana, Florida, also Aihens, Ga. and
tho North- Western part of the Stare.
arrives —Wednesday and Friday, by 0 A. M
closes —Tuesday and Thursday, at 12 M.
’ABBEVILLE, S.C. MAIL.
By this route. Mails are made up for Danburg,
Pistol Croek, and Petersburg.
ARRIVES.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, by 1 I’. M.
’ CLOSES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 0 A. M.
LEXINGTON MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Centre
ville, State Rights, Scull-shoals, and Salem.
arrives—Monday and Friday, at 9 A. M.
>- closes —Tuesday and Saturday, at 9A. M.
APPLING MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Wrights
boro’, White Oak, Walker’s (Quaker Springs.
arrives —Tuesday and Saturday, by 9 A. M.
closes —Monday and Friday, at 9 A. M.
ELBERTON MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Mallo
rysviile, Uoosepond, Whites, Mill-Stone, Ilarri
souville, and Ruckersville.
Arrives Thursday 8 P. M., and Closes same time,
LINOOLNTON MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Reliobolli,
Stoney Point, Goshen, Double Brunches, and
Darby’s.
Arrives Friday, 12 M. | Closes same time.
IT The Letter Box is the proper place to de
posits all matter designed to be transported by
Mail, and such as may be found there at the
times above specified, w.ll be despatched by first
post,
f CUTTING & BUTLER,
ATTOKNIES,
HIVE taken an OFFICE on the North
ie o; die Public Square, next door to
Hie Branch Bank of the State of Georgia.
October, 1843. 28
NELSON CARTER,
DEALER IN
Choice Drugs and Medicines,
Chemicals. Patent Medicines,
Surgical and Dental Instruments,
Perfumery, Brushes,
Pail Is, Oils, Dye-Stuffs,
Window Glass, Spc.Spc.
ReTmorTaß \ AUGUSTA. Ga.
October 12, 1843. Iv 7
11AVILAND, RiSLEV & Cos.
. Near the Mansion House, Globe and United
Slates Hotels,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
DEALERS IN CHOICE
DRUaS AND MEDICINES,
Surgical and Dental Instruments,
Chemicals, Patent Medicines,
Perfumery, Brushes, Paints, Oils,
AVindcnv Glass, Dye Stuffs,
&.c. &c.
y Being connected with llaviland,
Keese & Cos., New-York, and Hav
fm iland, Harral & Allen, Charles-
Jgf ton,” they are constantly receiving
fresh supplies of every article in
their line, which they are enabled to sell at the
lowest market prices.
Qj* All goods sold by them, warranted to be of
the qualify represented, or may be returned.
Augusta, August 1843. 51
CLAY CLUB.
AT a regular meeting of tho CLUB, held on i
Tuesday the Till instant, the following na
med gentlemen were chosen Delegates to rep
resent the Club in the Convention to bo held in
Miiiedgeviile on Monday the 24th of June next:
HEZEKIAU L. EMBRY,
DAVID G. CUTTING,
John l wynn.
JOHN C. STOKES.
J. K. Sneed, Secretary.
May 7,1844.
a.
DEWIfIST,
\\f IEL spend two or three weeks in Wasli
v Persons desiring his Profession-|
ai services, will ~o well to call soon.
Washington, Wnkes county, \
MVIO I 1814 ’ \ 38
Bargains ! Bargains !!
The Subscriber will sell his Stock
of
Staple and Fancy 9
Foreign and Domestic
j
At very reduced prices—cheaper than they
were ever offered in Washington before.
If you want good GOODS, at low prices, |
call ori
WILLIAM S. HEARD.
May 2, 1844. 2m 3G ■ j
New- Spring & Summer
GOODS. |
.1. MAYER & BROTHERS,
Respectfully inform the citizens of (
Washington and vicinity, that they have 1
just received a
New Suppl) r of
Spring & Summer
GOODS,
Consisting of the following Articles, viz.:
Foulard Silk, new style for Ladies’ Dresses, 371
cents per yard,
Lawns and printed Muslins, 31 to 45 cts. per yd.
Calicoes, of every description, tj to 1 do.
4-4 French Calico, 25 do.
Fine Irish Linen, 50 to 87 do.
Summer fancy Cassimers, 1 37 to 1 50 do.
Darp d’ete’ for Summer wear, 871 to SI do.
Large assortment of Broadcloths, .$2 to sti.J do.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Gloves of
every description, from 121- to $1
Great variety of Linen Cambric
Pocket Handkerchiefs, 18| to $1 each.
Summer Stulf :or Pantaloons, 121 to 37 per yd.
Linen do. do. to 02 do.
Swiss and Jaconet Muslins of every
description, 25 to 02 do.
Scotch Gingham, 31j do.
Also, a great variety of Manches
ter Ginghams, 12g to 18jj do.
All kinds of Laces, Silk and Fil
let Shawls, Neck Ties, of
the latest slyle, 45 cts. to ©7 each.
Ladies’ Silk and Cotton Ilose of
all kinds, 12 cts. to §1 50
Leghorn and Straw Bonnets of
every description, SI 121 to 4 50
A great variety oi Bonnet and Cap Ribbons,
Marseilles Vesting from 20 cts. to 75
Latest style oi Ready-made Summer Clothing
for Gentlemen’s wear, a large assortment,
Also, an assortment of Summer Hats,
Ladies’ Shoes and Pumps of all kinds, from 25
cents a pair to SI 12J
Also, a large assortment o. Gentlemen’s Shoes
and Pumps, from 02 J to $2 75 cts. per pair
Boots from .$2 to $ f. do.
Bleached and unbleached Homespun of every
description,ai the Chari", ton prices.
Coffee, Sugar, Tobacco &, Segars,
Which will be sold as cheap as can be bought
in this country. 03’Call and see—nothing
charged for showing Goods.
April 25, 1844 35
FIRE INSURANCE.
rrtHE NEW-YORK CONTRIBUTION.
A SHIP FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
have established an Agency in Washington,
Wilkes county, Georgia, and arc now prepared
to Insure Buildings and Merchandize against
loss or damage by Fire.
Capital $300,000,
AU paid in and safely invested.
Apply to
WILLIAM S. HEARD, Agent,
Washington, Ga.
May 2, 1814. 30
Richmond Hotel .
THE Subscriber, having taken the
above named HOUSE, formerly oc
l!Ivilla? ru pied by Cap!. Edward W. Collier,
k— would be happy to receive the pat
ronage u. ins inends and the public generally.
The House is situated in the vicinity of many oi
the principal Warehouses in Augusta, making il
a convenient location for persons visiting the
city on business. Families can be accommoda
ted with retired and pleasant Rooms.
Persons favoring me with a call, will find due
attention, couuortable lodgings, the best fare,
attentive hostlers and moderate charges.
JOHN T. WOOTTEN.
April 25, 1844 35
Notice to Uebturs and Creditors.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of John
Wilkinson, late oi Wilkes county, deceas
ed, are requested to pay the same immediately,
and those having demands against the Estate
will present the same in terms of the law for
payment.
WM. S. HEARD.
SAMUEL W. WYNN, \ tjX rb ’
May 16,1844. Ct 38
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
WASHINGTON, (WILKES jCOUNTY, GA.,) JUNE >. 1811.
SMict ivcctitf.
RIGHT AND WRONG—A SKETCH
AT SEA
The rights of man, whether abstract or j
real, divine or vulgar, vested or contested,!
civil or uncivil, common or uncommon, ;
have been so fully and so frequently dis- |
cussed, that one would suppose there was j
nothing new to be felt or expressed on the j
subject. I was agreeably surprised, there- I
fore, during a late passage from Ireland to J
hear the rights of an individual asserted in
so very novel a manner, as to seem worthy’ j
of record. The injured party was an in- j
voluntary fellow-passenger; and the first
glance at him, as he leisurely ascended the ;
cabin stairs, bespoke him an original. His j
face, figure, dress, gait and gestures, were i
all more or less eccentric; yet, without a- 1
ny apparent affectation of singularity. His j
manner was perfectly earnest and business,
like, though quaint. On reaching the deck,
Iris first movement was toward the gang
way ; hut a moment sufficed to acquaint
him with the state of the case. The letter
bags having been detained an hour beyond
the usual time of departure, lire steam had
been put on at a gallop, and her majesty’s
mail-packet, the Guebre, had already ac
complished some hundred fathoms of her
course. This untoward event, however,
seemed rather to surprise than annoy our
original, who quietly stepped up to the cap- j
tain, with the air of demanding what was !
merely a matter of course :
‘jHallo, skipper ! Off she goes, eh?—
But you must turn about my boyq and let
me get out.’
‘ Let you get out V echoed the astonish
ed skipper, and again repeating it, with
what tile musicians call a staccato —Let-
you-get-out V
‘ Exactly so. I’m going ashore.’
‘l'm rather afraid you are not sir,’said
the skipper, looking d< cidedly serious, ‘ un
less you allude to the other side !’
‘ The other side V exclaimed the oddity, i
involuntarily turning towards England. !
‘ Pooli ! pooh ! nonsense, man ; non.-t nsc.lt
man ; I only came to look at your accom
modation. I’m not going across with you !
I’m not, upon my word !’
‘ l must hi g your pardon, sir,’ said the
captain, qui.e solemnly, ‘ but it is my firm
opinion that you are going across !’
‘ Pooli ! pooh ! all gammon : I tell you
I am going back to Dublin.’
‘ Upon my word then,’ saiu the skipper,
rather briskly, ‘you must swim back, like
a grampus, or borrow a pair of wings from
the gulls.’ The man at the helmn grinn
ed his broadest, at what he thought a good
joke of his officer’s; while the original
turned sharjily round, parodied a hyena’s
laugh at the fellow, and then returned to
the charge.
‘Come, come, skipper, it’s quite as far
out as I care for ; if you want to treat me
to a sail !’
‘ Treat you to a sail V roared the indig
nant officer. ‘Zounds! sir, I’m in earn
est —as much in earnest as ever I was in
my life.’
‘ So much the better,’ answered the ori
ginal : ‘ I'm not joking myself, and I have
no right to be joked upon.’
‘Joke or no joke,’said the captain, ‘ai!
I know is this: The mail bags are on board,
and it’s more than my post is worth, to put
back.’
‘Eli? What? IIow?’ exclaimed the
oddity, with a sort of nervous dance, ‘ You
astonish me 1 Do-you-reglly-mean to
say—l’m obligated to go—whether I’ve a
right or not ?’
‘ I do indeed, sir: I’m sorry for it, but it
can't be helped. Mv orders arc positive.
The moment the mails are on boaid, 1 must
cast off.’
‘indeed! well—but you know—why—
why, that’s your duty, not mine. I have no
right to be cast off! I’ve no right to he
here at all ! I’ve no right to be any where,
j except in Merion Square !’
The captain was bothered. He shrug
ged up his shoulders, then gaw a low whis
j tie, then plunged his hands into his pock
ets, then gave a loud order to somebody, to
do something or other, som where, and
then began to walk short turns on the deck.
His eaplive, in tin meantime, made hasty
strides toward the stern, as if intending to
leap overboard ; but he suddenly stopped
short, and took a bewildered look at the
receding coast. The original wrong was
visibly increasing in length, breadth and
depth, every minute ; and lie again con
fronted the captain.
‘ Well, skipper, you’ve thought better of
it, IV no right in the world, have I ? ou
will turn her round ?’
‘Totally impossible, sir; quite out of
my power.’
‘Very well, very well, very well in
deed !’
The original’s temper was getting up, as
well as the sea. ‘But, mind, sir, I pro
test—l protest against you, sir, and against
the ship, and the ocean, sir, and every
thing ! I’m getting farther and farther out,
but remember, I’ve no right ! You will
take the consequences. I have no right to
be kidnapped ; ask the crown lawyers if
you think fit.’
After this denouncement, the speaker be
gan to pace up and down like the captain,
but at the opposite side of the deck. He
was on the boil, however, as well as the
engine; and every time that he passed
near the tnan whom he considered as Sir
Hudson Lowe, lie gave vent to the inward
feeling in a jerk of the head accompanied
by a short piglike grunt. Now and then
j it broke out in words, but always the same j
j four monosytables, “ This—is—too-had”’ —j
! with a most emphatic fall of the foot to each, j
| At last, it occurred to a stout, pompous
! looking personage, to interpose as a media
j tor. He began by dilating on the immense
commercial importance of a punctual do
j livery of letters; thence he insisted on the
j heavy responsibility of the captain, with a
| promise of an early return packet from
i Holyhead ; and ho was entering into a
I congratulation on the fineness of the weatlt
j or, when the original thought it was time
! to cut him short.
‘My good sir, you will excuse me. The
ease is nobody’s but my own. You are a
! regular passenger. You have a right to be
lin this packet. You have a right to go to
j Holyhead, or to Liverpool, or to Gibraltar,
| or to the end of the world— if — you — like.
! But I choose to be in Dublin. What right
| have I to bo here then ? Not-one-atom !
I’ve no right to be in ‘his vessel, and the
captain, there, knows it. I’ve no light
(stamping) to be on this deck ! I have no
more right to be tossing at sea, (waving
his arms up and down,) than the Pigeon-
House.’
‘ It is a very unpleasant situation, I allow
sir,’said the captain to the stout passenger;
1 but as I told the gentleman, my hands are
tied. I can do nothing, though nobody is |
more sorry for bis inconvenience.’
‘ Inconvenience be hanged!’ exclaimed
I the oddity, in a passion, at last. ‘ It’s no |
| inconvenience, sir! Not—the—smallest!
! But that makes no difference as to my he- !
ing here. It’s that, and that alone, 1 dis- j
pute all right to.’
‘ Well, but my dear good sir,’ expostula
ted the pompous man, 1 admitting the jus- j
tice of your premises, tho*hardsliip is con- I
fessedly without remedy.’
‘ To be sure it is,’ said the captain, ‘eve- ;
ry incliofit. All that I can say is, that the •
gentleman’s passage shall be no expense
to him.’
‘ Thankee, of course not!’ said the origi- j
nal with a sneer : 4 1 have no right to put ;
I inv hand in iny pocket. Not that I mind i
j expense. But it’s my right I stand up for, j
and 1 tlefy you both to prove that I have j
any right to be in your company. I’ll tel! |
you what skipper:’ but before he could |
finish the sentence, lie turned suddenly j
paie, made a most grotesque, wry ftce, j
and rushed forward to the bow of the ves- j
sel. The captain exchanged a significant ;
smile with the stout gentleman, but before j
they had quite spoken their minds of tiie j
absent character, he came scrambling back j
to the binnacle, upon which he rested with j
both hands, while he thrust his working !
visage within a foot of tiie skipper’s face.
‘There, skipper! now, Mr. What d’ye;
cal! ? what do you both say to that ? What
rigiit have I to be sick—as sick as a dog ?
I’ve no right to be squeamish. I’m not a
passenger, I’ve no right to go tumbling o
ver ropes, and pails, and what not, to the
ship’s head !’
‘But, my good sir,’ began the pompous
man :
‘ Don’t sir me, sir ! You took your own j
passage. You have a right to be sick—j
you’ve a right to go to the side every five j
minutes; you’ve a right to die of it! But j
its lie reverse with me ; I have no right of j
the sort.’
•O, certainly not, sir,’ said the pomposi- j
ty offend'ii in his turn- ‘You are indubi- j
tabiy tiie best jndge of your own privileges, j
i only beg to be allowed to remark, that :
where I felt I had so little right, I should j
hesitate to intrude'myself.’ So saying, he i
bowed very formally, and commenced his ]
retreat to the cabin, while the skipper pre- j
tended to examine the compass very min- I
titely. In fact the original had met with a j
chokepear. The fat man’s answer was too j
much for him, being framed upon a prin- j
ciple clean contrary to his own peculiar i
system of logic. The more he tried to un- !
ravel its meaning, the more he got it entan
gled. He did’nt like it, without knowing
why, and he quite disagreed with it, though j
ignorant of its purport. I3e looked up at j
the funnel, and at the flag, and at the deck, j
and down the companion’s stairs ; and then j
he would up all by a long shake of the |
head, as mysterious as Lord Burleigh’s, at |
the astonished man at tiie wheel. His
mind seemed made up He buttoned his ]
eoat up to tiie very chin, if to secure him
self to himself, and never opened his lips ]
again till the vessel touched at the quay of
Holyhead. The captain then attempted a
final apology, but was interrupted in the
middle.
‘Enough said, sir—quite enough. If
you’ve only done your duty, you’ve no
right to beg pardon—and I’ve no right to
ask it. All I mean to say is here am I, in
Holyhead, instead ofDublin. I don’t care
what that fat fellow says, who don't under
stand his own rights. 1 stick to all I said
before. I have no right to be in the moon,
have I ? Os course not; and I’ve no more
right to stand on this present quay, than I
have to be up in the moon !’
Advice to Young Ladies. —Addison says,
“ I have found that men who really most
fond of the society of ladies, who cherish
for them a high respect, are seldom the
most popular with the sex. Men of great
assurance, whose tongues are lightly hung,
who make words supply the place of ideas,
and place compliment in the room of sen
timent, are the favorites. A true respect
for women leads to respectful action to
ward them ; and respectful is usually
distant action ; and this great distance is
mistaken by them for neglect, or want of
interest.
A FISH STORY. —Showing how circum- ;
I stances alter cases. —Many years ago, when
j Gov. Gore sat in the Executive chair ol
Massachusetts, Mr. 8., a substantial far- j
mer in the good old town of Dracut. was
chosen a member of the council. While j
attending to his duties in that capacity, he j
was frequently invited to dine with the Gov- j
ernor, who always treated him with much ■
hospitality and urbanity. As some return
for the Governor’s politeness Mr. B. had j
long meditated making him a present. —
But what should it be? Governors arc not
common men, and no common present
would answer. Manv and long were the ;
confabs between Mr. and Mrs. B. on this
important subject, but no satisfactory re-;
suit was arrived at until one day, early in >
the spring, it was announced in tiie village j
that a fine salmon, the first of the season,]
had been caught by the Dracut fishermen, i
Here wasa God send for Mr. B. indeed ! the |
very thing to present to the Governor ; and
lie lost no time in securing it, never heed
ing the enormous price demanded by the
captors 11 was a noble fish. a full “twenty !
pounder,” and in the language of Mrs. 8.. j
as she swatiied il in snow white linen, “it
was the beautifulle.st fish you ever saw.”
i The salmon was carefully tied up in a
j new bag, tiie horse was barn ■ and to the
] wagon, and tiie worthy councilman and his
| present trotted briskly awav down ‘he 80-1
1 ton Read. Now, in those li\ t■ * “.a! s .
; cieties were unknown, roe. Mr.
IJ. was not a tee-totaller : th*- : ; t eu Ii
:ie ver would has • stopped ;hr ft:.- I
i tween Drat ut and Tews . t w o.J
up.” Nor when li“ arrii “, -:r\,
would he have tarried a: V\ ..icr s Tav
I ern,” where, a’ c. rr! eg ;•> a Ida, k sign
! with white letters, “Kir. itainim nt for man j
| and Beast,” was always rea l v We will j
consider it di elded then, that lie was not a ]
] temperate man in the modern acceptation j
! of the term, and follow him at once to j
| “Wilder’s,” under tie influence of the three j
j cock-tails already t . kt n. he drove up to the i
! door of that ancient hosti hie. with a mighty j
! clatter, and throwing tiie reins to the host- !
! lor, requested him carefully to guard the
: wagon, as there was a precious freight in j
] the box, and then walking inio the house in ’
; a majestic manner, as became a member j
I of the council, was soon deep in that now j
j forbidden luxury, flip. Tiie landlord grin- j
i ned and hobbled hastily about, the hot po- ;
j her hissed and sputtered as it was thurst j
I into the “reaming mug.” and Squire 8., in- |
j stalled into the best room and tiie best chair, j
j quaffed largely of the generous beverage,
i and reflected upon the pleasant reception J
] he should meet at the Governor’s.
But “the best laid schemes of men and j
! mice aft gang astray.” While the worthy
adviser of His Excellency was thus rioting
in antipations of the effect of his present,
so.me evil spirit flying over Tewksbury at
tho time, seeking for a chance to do mis
chief, cast its eyes upon tho hostler and
seeing at a glance that he was a proper in- !
strument wherewith to work, entered into 1
his heart and instigated him to do that
j which was to make those anticipations vain
jas an idle dream. Prompted by curiosity
I to see what the “precious freight” was, and i
| influenced by the spirit aforesaid, the host- j
i ler untied tiie bag and drew out tho scaly |
j occupant. Standing at the door, sent there j
no doubt by some evil spirit, was a fish’
| cart, from which the possessed hostler spec- i
j dily procuredan enormous pollock, which j
i he carefully tied up in the* hag, and hid the
I salmon in the hay-mow.
Having finished his flip, Mr. B. called
! for his horse, paid the reckoning, and was
j soon once moreen route for Boston. The
[ gray mare felt her oats, the Squire felt the
| flip, and right gayly they sped along thro’
] the ancient towns of Wilmington, Woburn
| and Medford, and in due time the wagon
! rattled merrily over the pavements of Bos.
| ton.
Gov. Gore was sitting down to dinner,
j when the doorbell rang, and a servant an
j nounced Mr. B. of Dracut, and the Gov
; ernor repaired to the parlor, and found that
! worthy citizen, dusty and flushed, his nose ;
j fairly shining with excitement and flip.—
| With a low bow he advanced, seized the
] Governor’s hand and commenced a set
I speech which he had been conning since
! he had left home.
] “May it please your Excellency, he said j
j “it is a duty incumbent upon all good citi- j
zens to rembember those placed in authori
ty over them Here he paused, for
he had lost the thread—“and to ” an
other pause, he had evidently pitched his
tune too high—“and to Governor, I
am a man of few words, but if yer’li send
ver hired man out to my wagon, yer’li
find that tied up in a bag, as will speak
louder than words and make you stare, I ;
reckiti.”
Gov. Gore smiled, and ordered the ser
vant to carry the bag to the kitchen ; and
repairing thither himself, found the servant
staring with wonder at a large, and by no
means prepossessing pollock laid out on the
table ! For a single moment the Governor |
felt indignant, blit recollecting the charac
ter of the donor, he, walking back to his
visiter, whom he found waiting with eager
expectation, remarked in a cool, indiffer
ent tone :
“I am much obliged, Mr. 8., for your
kind intention, though your present is no
real rarity here in Boston ; we can get the
same any day at the fish market for two
cents a pound.”
Get it for two cents a pound at the fish
market!” roared the confounded Council
man, “why, Governor, there’s not another
salmon out of water in New England !”
Jl. J. KAPPEIi, frill ter.
j “I am not speaking of salmon,'’ replied
tlu’ Governor, in the same prevailingly
calm tone, “1 merely intended to say that
i I can get in tlio market for that price a
1 better and fresher pollock than the one
which you have brought me/’
“Pollock be darned !” screamed Mr. J!
i “d'ye mean to say that the fish l brought
I you just now is a pollock ?”
“Walk this way, Mr. 1t.,” said tlio Gov -
| ernor, leading the way to the kitchen, and
| pointing to the striped sides of the fish, “is
| that a salmon ?”
“It was when I started this morning/’
j said Mr..15 ,in a low reflective tone —“and
a fine one too, ns ever swam in the Merri
mack. Bnt,” he continued, turning it over,
as if to he sure there was mistake, “but it is
| a pollock now sure enough.”
The pride and spirit of the good old far
mer was completely broken, lie felt so
mortified and ashamed he could not bear to
look the Governor in the face, and stead
! lastly declined all his invitation to stay arid
dine. Slowly and mournfully here-bag
ged the pollock, and sorrowfully common
ced his homeward journey. If there was
occasion in the morning to “wood up” at
the numerous taverns on the road, there
certainly was now, when returning under
such mortifying circumstances; and when
Mr 13. last reached the tavern at Tewks
bury, lie was just in that state and frame
w hich h thought demanded a strong mug
of “Wilder’s best flip,” and so he had it.—
But w hile he was drinking it, the mischie
vous hostler was again at the bag. Find
ing the pollock still there, he withdrew it,
and replaced the salmon.
Mr. B. reached home about dark, tired,
vexed, and we must say it, a little drunk.
At first he was sullen and silent, hut at last,
wearied with his wife's ceaseless inquiries
as to what was the matter, and why he was
so cross and snarly like, —he threw his hat
at the “dressers” with such violence and
fatal aim, that he brought down the milk
: pot, family pitcher, and a small host of
cups, saucers and plates. He smiled grim
ly at the havoc lie had wrought, and then
turning fiercely to his astonished lady, de
i manded—
“What do yer think ? That darned sal-
I mon turned into a pollock before I got to
j Boston !”
i “Turned into a pollock ?”said Mrs. B.
| “Why, what on airth do you mean 1”
“I meanjist what I say,” said the Coun
j cillor, with dignity ; “and if you don’t be
: lieve me, go and look in the bag behind the
j door.”
Mrs.B. hauled out the bag,cut the string,
I shook tiie contents on the floor. Her spouse
looked on with much monchalanee during
the first part of the operation, but when the
salmon, looking as hale and fresh as he
did when placed there in the morning, rol
led out and flopped quietly down on the
floor, it was too much. “Dalmatian seize
the critter !” he cried as with one kick of
liis heavy foot he sent the unfortunate fish
’ into the blazing fire, and then laying hold
of the tongs, he punched him, and crowded
him down under the coals,exclaiming, as he
danced about in his frantic efforts—
| “How d’ye like that, yotirtarna! critter?
i Oh you're a nice fish, you are darn ye !
I (ttrYou’re a salmon in Dracut, but a pol
| lock in Boston.”—
Portland Transcript.
GHOSTS.
There is a curious case related in an old
medical work, of a man who was a well
known character, and a man of sense,
where it was said he used to see a number
of persons in the room with him. Now he
himself has described ihe whole phenome
non, and all the adjunct to it. He has
said, after taking a cup of coffee, or tea,
they came into his room in great numbers;
and as he got better, and less nervous, he
has only seen the arms and legs of them.
This is all an irregular action of the eyes.
A gentleman sitting in his library one day,
reading or writing, on turning round his
head, saw, sitting in a chair, a woman in a
| red cloak. He said to her, 4 How came
| you here, good woman V The woman said
I nothing. ‘What is the meaning of your
I being here, woman V No answer was
made. • You have no right to be here—go
| out of the room/ She took no notice of
i him. He got up and rang the bell for his
j servant. The servant came in. ‘Turn
i this woman out. 7 ‘ What woman, sir? 7
‘ Why the woman in a red cloak. 7 There’s
no woman, nor any red cloak, sir.’ 1 Well,
go and fetch the doctor for me ; tell him I
am ill, and wish to speak to him.’ The
man, however, was not to be frightened by
this, because he knew it was a delusion of
■ his sight.
j Professor Morse's Telegraph. -The work
| ing of this wonderful result of human inge
i nuity, acting upon late developments in
science, excited universal admiration in
this city yesterday. The communication
being perfected between the Pratt-street
Railroad Depot in Baltimore andtheCapi
tol, communications were exchanged be
tween the two cities at several intervals in
each hour during the day ; the communi
cation from one city to the other occupying
only an almost insensible moment of time.
Thus, at 20 minutes before 2 o'clock, in
formation was received here ot the nomi
nation of Mr. Carroll as a the “ Democrat,
ic” candidate for Governor; a few minutes
later, of the nomination of John Tyler by
acclamation as a candidate for the Presi
dency by the Tyler Convention ; and so
on with every other incident occurring at
Baltimore during the day.
National Intelligencer
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