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LIAfING associated themselves in the prac-
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*r Office at Perry, Houston county, Ga-
April 22, 1b46. 17-3 m
HEABORV WILLIAMS,
ITTOINEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, AND SO
- m EQUITY.
Tcskecee, Macon County, Ala.
References —Messrs. Thomas & Downing, Co
i ambus 01, Hon. James K. Belscr, Montgomery,
A labams.
Oct. 8, 1545. 41—Ay
JOHN B. WEEMS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
UolcmbuS, Ga.
WILL pnetiee ta the rtf tire comprising the
FT Chattahoochee Circuit j and the adjacent
counties in Alabama.
yy- Ofice over the store <jf M. Brannon, cm
Prmd Street.
Feb. 11. 1546- 7—ts.
A. G. FOSTER.
attorney at Law.
Cm. csiars G t..
\I/ILL practice in the CawU gs the sb/eral
v v comities of the Chattahoochee Circuit, &
•he adjoint; countie's of the Southern-West
ern Circuit of Ga. And also in the adjoining
counties of Alabama.
RCrtRERCESt
M rri Harper & Uolmes, Fla
.< \v. Dcaring & Sous, t.liarletou, 8, C.
•> p,*; tx N.clm I, Macon, (la.
v* N.O. Footer&: A. G. Foster, Madison, Ga.
("of in dneu, Oct. 8, 184a. 41 —'ly
J. LAW,
AT T O It N E Tt A T LAW;
(-nmTS’l co.) GA.
WHt fittriwt penetanlly the Superior
t V Courts of the conuties of Early, Baker,
end Deestnr of the Soirth-Western, and of the
■ >ant* M* Thomas of the Southern Circuit.
Mai 21. 1845 Sl—ly_
E. IV. PLATT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
A-lbary, Baker Cennjv Ga.
Jan. f, ISiS. I—ts ‘
$3353
\ rirctof rereived and for sale a{
thr HOUSE, on Front street,
nrt door Warehouse of Messrs. Yonge,
Prlr* r #®t pr pnnd>
Trrmwsih on delivery.’
jjr Order* froXulie country to the amount of
* a ton oltaore, will be filled at 3 cents
~r the Ice Corn
ice Tickets for rilAit the Tee TToustT,—for the
eonvrnirnee of city ewtomers.
Ice House oj>en fromlP A. ts. till 12 M., and
enen trom 7 to 9A. M. \
JOHS BYRNE, Agent.
April 22. 1546 17—4 t
en the 29lfe AprilMSl
r e lVrket Book containing the following dis
enhed mk, to-wit: One signed by
White 3*d IWjahle to the
stated some v in the Spring of \SjM and pay-
Me 55th
Harris, subscriber fops 32, dated in
Jannari iSd pavahlc oneway after date,
vred.ted Apr-l tbe 3®? ISI6, wjffi sl4. One note
. ja , t q bv Edmond Sl|fcg an *i^ al>,e to me
doe tone 3or 4 vear3^HP c Jr One note on Saw
ed Adam* nivjhlf White, for
$33,* dated ? „c ,i* 1845, and
slue 25th December t/wk AJso ’ d,vers ® ther
*wxll notes and receipts, on Attor
and others,aafounts
C All pcrsons^Tforewarti^f rom , fading for
any of the alJfcdescrihed not^a** 1 the makers
are herebjJotificd not to pay thfc to an } P erson
\Bjyfv't>on finding the above and
its contents will be suitably rewarde^fc^ dellvcr *
intAr mets me near Lumpkin, St*[Lj,” un ’
tvJneor?ria. ALLEN B*rx" v
Way 6, 1546. flfc-if
l"|mRG my absriifc from foUimlms, Al*
U fred Iverson, Esq., will act as my attorney
ant agent la relation to the estate of Gen. Wat
or. of which t am at present sole Executor.
B. W. WALKER.
Jan. 2S IS*?. s—ts
u..
‘-13s>cdDs,
la the rear of the Enquirer Office.
Columbus Ga.
Orders left at the Times Office will be
pnaetaallv attended to.
Feb 4, 1816. 6—ts
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
on the JSth.of
* * e ,‘' I r ’ iar^fc* t ‘* nc Sorrel
’ *■**’ •* <l small whitej(srß m the fore
herd extending
* bite hind leg to R. C. Geiger ; also
ere small fonr years old, with a
white ipotunhe so reread, belonging to Mrs. M.
The above Toward will be paid for
of the animator five dollars for
wlher of them. %
RandXulg. geiger.
Cathbert, Ga. May 2, 1846. 19-3 t
3PX2DT S2kXITXC ’\XrAJ3TXIS&
V first nfe workman on piece or job work
can get ateady employment by applying to
J. B. HICKS.
Columbus, may 13, 1546. 20-ts
VOLUME VI.
ou mmm#
XT AS jnst returned from New York, and is
A A this day receiving a large assortment o!
BP3GLX]Xf(i GOODS,
of the latest importation, which he has selected
lu7nself with great care. Those desirous of ob
taining such goods as are imported expressly for
the New York City Trade, will do well to call
immediately.
Has also received a full assortment of
MILLINERY GOODB & FASHIONABLE BONNETS,
from the most approved Millinery establishments
in New York. She will open and show them this
day the 22d April, 1846.
April 22, 1846 17—ts
THE subscribers have entered into a copart
nership under the Style of Bkokaw &
CtEMOid, for the transaction of the Dry Goods Bu
siness, at the Store recently occupied by Messrs.
Bradley’s & Deinmom.
J. A. BROKAW,
W. G. CLEMONS.
Columbus, Jan. 28, 1846. 6—ts
LUKE REED, Jr.
HAS removed to his lower store, a few doers
below the Market House, on the west side
broad street, where he will be happy to see all
who wish to settle their accounts with him or with
the late firm of James Shaw & Cos.
Columbus, Jan. 14, 1846. 3—ts
BOOTS, SHOES, ASD^BOGAMS.
OF every description—a large stock, to
which additions are constantly being made
for sale on the most reasonable terms, by
LUKE REED, Jr.
Sign of the golden boot and saddle, a few doors
below the Market House.
Jan. 14, 4—ts
SADDLGRY & HARNESS.
OF all, kinds—a complete assortment con
stantly on hand and lor sale at the lowest
possible prices by LUKE REED, Jr.
Sign ofthe golden boot and saddle,
below the Market House.
Jan. 21, 1846. 4—ts
INDIA RUBBER ROODS.
INDIA RUBBER CURTAIN CLOTH—FIoor Cloth
—Gin and Machine Banding—Hats, Coats,
Leggias, &c. &C., for sale by
LUKE REED, Jr.
Sign of-the golden boot and saddle,
below the market house.
£an. 2L_ 4—ts
ALL KINDS OP LE ATHER AND FIND
INGS
FOR sale at the sign of the golden hoot and
saddle, by LUKE REED, Jr.
Jan. 2t, * ■ 4—ts
FOR SADDLERS <fc HARNESS MAK
ERS.
Q STRUNG, Harness and Bridle Leather, Satl
die trees, Hog Skins—Pad Skins—Harness
Mountings—Buckles—rings, &c. &c., for sale by
LUKE REED, Jr.
Sign of the golden boot and saddle,
below the market house.
Jan. 21, 4—ts
FOR CARRIAGE MAKERS.
TOP & APRON LEATHER—(’nrtain Cloth,
Coach Lace—Worsted fringe—Drawing
Cord, &c. &.C., for sale bv
LUKE REED, Jr.
Sign ofthe golden boot and saddle,
below the market’ house.
IN3TRSBTIBI IN MUSIC.
HBES.WFTKB, late leader of the MM
• States Regimental Band. at Fort Moul
trie, offers his services to the citizens of Colum
bus and vicinity, professionally as a Piano Forte
teacher: he will also give instructions on several
Brass instrument, such as Keyßugle, Cornopean,
&c. &c. &c.
PIANOS TT7NIED AND REPAIRED,
Mr. Bernreuter is eflso prepared to execute all
kinds of Fancy work in hair, in platting brace
lets ear-rings, guard chains, &c. lie will also
do embroidery work upon cloth iu silk or wool.
Sept. 3, 1845. 35—ts
STRONG & WOOD’S
FASHIONABLE
SHOE AND HAT STORE,
HAS been purchased by the subscribers, who
will continue the business at the old stand,
where they will be pleased to see their friends
and the public generally, at all times.
Their stuck is full, and assortment inferior to
none in the city—as it embraces every article
usually found in- similar establishments. Their
prices shall accord with the and every ef
fort will be made to make it the interest of the
public to extend that patronage, which is respect
fully solicited.
All articles sold ay us, are warranted to prove
as represented.
WYNNE & CHANDLER.
THOS. K. WYNNE, 4
I. C. CHANDLER. £
may 13, 1846. 20—ts
NOTICE. ,
All persons indebted to STRONG & W T OOD,
are requested to make immediate payment to the
subscribers, who are authorized to close the busi
ness. They will also settle all demands against
the above firm WYNNE & CHANDLER,
may 13, 1846. 20—ts
; COFFER, TIN AND SHEET IRON
[ MANUFACTORY.
J. JB. HICKS.
r XX AUNG putt based the stock of Groceries of
s XX V. S. TOWNSLEY, on Broad street, lias
i removed thither his assortment of
i Tin Ware, Tea Kittles Parlor
and Cooking Stoves,
and his extensive assortment or w u t 11
House Keeping Articles, of eve
ry description,
which he is prepared to sell on LOWER TERMS
than can be purchased elsewhere in this market,
UCrAll kiuds of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron
fpork, executed with despatch,-and at the lowest
rates. On hand; one superior COPPER STILL,
and more of the same kind can be furnished at
short notice :
85"A suppIybfGROCERIES andPROVISIONS
will also be kept for sale, for the accommodation
of the old customers of the stand, and as many
new ones as may choose to call on the present
incumbent. Don't forget the place—9s‘F. S.
Townsley's old stand, west side of Broad street,
halfway up the square between the market and
Randolph street.
March 11, 1846. 11—ts
REMOVAL.
DOCTOR C P. R SRVmTv
HAS removed liis residence and Office to the
Dwelling formerly occupied by Dr. WM.
K. SCHLEY, one door South of the Episcopal
Church, and directly opposite the residence of
Captain P-T. Schley, where he may be found at
all times prepared to perform all operations apper
taining to Jiis profession.
Jan. 7,1846. 2—ts
A Good second hand carriage, suitable for a
small family, equire at the stable of Capt, >
John C. Maugham.
may 13, 1846.
THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATES.
CITY AFFAIRS.
Council Chamber,
April 23,1846.
Council met persuant to adjournment. Present
the Mayor, Aldermen Bardwell,” Billing, Cole
man, Ilolstead, Morton, Quin, Ruse, Shorter and
Woodruff.
The journal of the last meeting was read and
approved*
By Alderman Ruse; The Police committee to
whom was referred the resolution offered by Al
derman Woodruff to pay Mr. McGibony fifty dol
lars for the apprehension and bringing back to our
city, from Alabama, Mr. Wingate who had made
anattemptto kill a Mr. Connelly, and fled from
justice, beg-leave to report —That in their opin
ion, the gentleman is fully entitled to that amount,
for his trouble aud risk in so doing ; therefore, in
view of the justness of the appropriation and as
an inducement for others to put themselves to ex
tra trouble to bring violators of .our laws to pun
ishment, we report in favor ofthe adoption ofthe
resolution above referred to. Report received
and resolution adopted.
Alderman Woodrow asked m*re time tt* report
an Ordinance for the regulation of a Mayor’s
Court; and two weeks’ time was granted.
£■- By Alderman Holstead : The committee on
Accounts have examined the accounts referred to
them at the last meeting of Council report as fol
lows :
One in favor of D. & J. Kyle, for clothing,
&c. * $47 24
One in favor ofMrs McGee for board and
nursing at the Hospital, 27 00
In favor of Wm. Burt, for services at the
Bridge, 17 00
In favor ofPrudcn & Smith, for powder
used at the fire in December last, 7 00
In favor of James Sullivan for candles, 1 75
In favor of J. M. Johnson for house rent
for the Fire Engine in the year 1844 35 30
The committee respectfully submit the same,
and recommend the payment of the accounts as
reported. On motion, they were ordered to be
paid.
By Alderman Holstead: Resolved, that the
Treasurer be instructed to pay JVm. B. Martin
S4O for services rendered for Council as per con
tract. Adopted.
Yeas—Aldermen Billing, Coleman, Holstead,
Ruse and Woodruff. Nayo—Aldermen Bardwell,
Morton, Quin and Shorter.
By Alderman Billing : The committee to whom
was referred the resolution ofCouncil requiring
the duties of city Physician to be designated ;
also, who shall be the proper beneficiaries ot the
same, would respectfully submit the following
report :
1 . Resolved , That it shall be the duty of the city
physician to admit and attend to all indigent sick
persons who are without house and home, who
are in absolute want of medical attention and the
necessaries of life, and are unable to provide any
of them ; and unless by special order ot Council,
no others shall be admitted but those who are free
of contagious disease.
2. Should Small Pox make its appearance in
the community, on his being notified of the same
it shall be his duty to examine said case or cases,
and if it should prove to be so, he shall immedi
ately notify the Marshal, whose duty it shall be
to have the person moved to the Hospital. —
Should the symptoms not be sufficiently develop
ed to justify his forming a positive opinion, he
may, if he thinks necessary, have the person re
moved to a quarantine house provided for the re
ception of such cases, where he shall attend to
him or to any case which may be in the Hospital,
of any extra charge —unless the person so
affected should prefer some other Physician,
when he may be allowed to call in such at his
own expense.
3. He shall keep a stock of medicine sufficient
to supply the wants ofthe indigent sick who may
. apply in person for the same, which shall
exceeding fifty dollars, which shall be deposited
at the Hospital.
4. He shall keep a fresh supply of vaccine mat
ter, constantly on hand, and shall give public no
tice of the same in one or more ofthe city papers, 1
every six months, and that persons who are una
ble to pay will be vaccinated by him, free of
charge, by calling at his office or Hospital.
5. He shall appoint some hour during the day
at which time he will meet all’ indigent sick who
may apply for medicine and are not able to pay
for it —provided he thinks the symptoms and na
ture of their case require it.
G. It shall be his duty to keep a book in which
he shall register in a plain, legible hand-writing
the name, age, sex and occupation of every case
admitted into the Hospital, also those prescribed
for., also thedisease, symptoms, and treatment
: pursued ; sa : d book shall be open to the inspec
tion of any member of Council. He shall also
make a full report at the first meeting ofiUouncil
’ in each month.
7. For the faithful performance of the above
duties, he ebrtll be paid quarterly dollars.
Alderman Holstead moved to take up each sec
tion separately. Agreed to.
The Ist section being read, on motion of Aider
man Coleman, was adopted. The 2d and 3d
sections, on motion of Alderman Woodruff, were
adopted. In the 4th section, Alderman Coleman
moved to strike out the word “Hospital,” which
was agreed to, and the section adopted. The sth
section, on motion of Alderman Quin, and the
6th on motion of Alderman Coleman, were adop
ted.
Alderman Shorter offered the following as an
amendment to the 7th : That the city physician
be paid dollar per annum, or until a succes
sor shall be appointed, for his services, and at the
same rate the balance of the present year ; pro
vided, he shall hot have resigned his office, or
failed to discharge its duties during the time spe
cified, without the sanction of Council previously
obtained. Which amendment was accepted, and
the section adopted as amended.
Alderman Woodruff moved that the blank for
the salary ofthe city Physician be filled with $300;
lost. Alderman Shorter, $250; lost. Alderman
fFoodrulf, $299 ; lost. Alderman Billing,
$225; lost. Alderman Coleman, $260, which
was adopted. Yeas —Aldermen Bardwell, Cole
man, Morton, Ruse and Shorter. Nays —Billing,
Holstead, Quin and Woodruff. The Ordinance,
as amended, was then adopted.
Patrick Adams petitioned Council to protect
the Sewers which he had built by contract. Re
ferred to the street committee in conjunction
with the Marshall.
John H. Howard petitioned Council for an ex
. tention of time for the completion of his contract
with Council. Whereupon, Alderman Quin of
fered the following resolution :
Whereas, the petition of John H. Howard,
President ofthe water lot company, piaying for
an extension oftime to complete the walls ofthe
11 “ - ijte ceprcssiojjpuiipbfe and just—there
cauai, is thought
fore, “ ‘ k*i <*.j
Resolved, That the time prescribed in the con
tract which said Howard and his associates enter
ed into with Council, for the improvement of the
water lots shali be extended to the first of Decem
ber next — provided, that this extension does not
impair the said previous contract entered into
with the said Howard & Echols. Adopted.
Sir. Cairns petitioned fora re-assessment of his’
town property. Referred to committee on city
improvements.
Alderman Shorter moved the adoption of the
resolution which was laid on the table at the last
meeting. Rejected. Yeas —Aldermen Billiifg,
Bardwell ad Shorter. Nays—Aldermen Cole
man, Holstead, Morton, Quin, Ruse and fFood
ruff.
Council then adjourned till Thursday next,
April 30, (insL) at 7 o'clock p. ra.
CALVIN STRATTON Clerk.
Mat 2d, 1846,
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Pre
sent his Honor the Mayor T Alderman Billing,
Bardwell,- Coleman, Holstead, Morton,-Quin,
Robinson, Ruse, Shorter, and fFiggins.
The journal ofthe last meeting was read and
approved.
By Alderman Quin : The committee who were
instructed to examine and report upon measures
necessary the lower Hewer, find them
selves relieved from the duty of reporting upon
the same, by it* total destruction, caused'by the
late heavy rains j- bo* as the committee upon
streets, we ‘ earnestly call the atteit
tion ofCoup'rt the necessity of reconstructing
the sag**) with as little delay as possible—remark
ing- nowever, that in the opinion of your commit
is impossible for thfe work to stand; unless
a large portion of the water is turned through a.-
different channel. ’ The committee have been at’
COLUMBUS, GA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1846.
great pains to ascertain how this evil can be reme
died, and after c'areftrlly examining every street
in the city, are fully convinced it can only be
done (unless at immense expense) by allowing a
portion ofthe water to flow off through the natu
ral channel to the ditch east of the eity. This
work can be done by the eity hands in a very
short time, and at little or no extra expense.
JOHN QUIN 7 0
JOHN C. RUSE, £ §
JOSEPH WIGGINS, 3 ‘
On motion, the above report was received and
accepted.
David Z. Ward and John H. Madden, who
were summoned to appear before Council for a
violation ofthe 12th section of the city ordinances,
on motion of Alderman Holstead were discharg
ed.
Shocking. —A Londbn-letter to-the N. York
Gazette says:—“ Some of the best blood of Po
land has been poured out in the late insurrec
tion. The Austrian authorities in the Grand
Dvchy of Poien, offered about five dollars a ha*d
for every Polish Nobleman, dead or alive ! In
two days, more than four hundred” noblemen
were masacred ! And this barbarous, sanguina
ry order was issued by what has been mis-called
the of Austria^’
Idleness is the roid to vice.
Thomas Hoxey, President of the Board of
Health, and ft. A. Ware, health officer ofthe 2d
ward, reported the cellar on ‘Oglethorpe street,
owned by Seaborn Jones, as a great nuisance to
the city.
On motion of Alderman Robinson, the Marshal
was ordered to commence removing the dirt from
before said nuisance oh next Monday morning—
wfeicfewa-i agreed to.
By Alderman Bardwell Resolved, That the
Marshal be authorized to purchase a cart, with
the necessary fixtures and gearing for the same,
upon the best term* he can, for the purpose of
hauling without the limits ofthe city all dead car
casses. Adopted.
By Alderman Ruse .* No person shall place in
the street or upon any side walks, empty qasks,
boxes, iron or other obstructions ; no person shall
run any horse or mule through the streets of
said city, whether alone or in company with oth
ers ; no person shall ride or lead any horse or
mule or other animals on the side walks of said
city, or drive any carriage thereon ; provided,
that nothing in this section contained shall pre
vent any person from loading or unloading any
wagon and dray at any house or warehouse or
store in said city : no person shall, without per
mission from the Council, deposit any buildiug
materials or earth in any of the streets or any of
the side walks of said city ; no person shall keep
in the streets, or any of the side walks in said
city, any fire wood or any species of wheel car
riage, for a longer time than twelve hours. Ex
cavations in all streets shall be securely covered
by persons making the same, when they are not
at work thereat.
Resolved, That from and after the 10th inst.,
the above ordinance will be rigidly enforced,
without respect to persons, and that one hundred
copies ofthe above ordinance be printed in hand
. bill form, and distributed by the Marshal through
out the city —Adopted.
Whereupon, the yeas and nays were required
; to be recorded—yeas 0, nays 5.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Al
dermen Billing, Holstead, Quin, Ruse, Shorter
and Woodruff. Those whio voted in the negative
were Aid. Bardwell, Coleman, Morton, Robin
son and Wiggins.
James Thompson was reported and complain
ed of as a turbulent individual; whereupon, the
Marshall was ordered to arrest him as a vagrant.
Aid. Quin moved that the Treasurer fee in
structed to pay the Jailer the expense ia the
case ofThadeus Thompson. JUhich want agreed
to.
By Aid. Morton; Resolved, That the bill for
medical services rendered Joseph Pranglin, on
account of severe injuries received while exer
ting himself to rescue the property of the citizens
ofthe city,- during the disastrous fire last Decem
ber, be paid out of any money in the city treasu
ry not otherwise appropriated. Provided, said
bill so paid shall not exceed one hundred dol
lars, Adopted.-
By Aid- Holstead: Resolved, That the Treasu
rer be instructed to pay the jail fees of such
persons as may be sent to jail by the City Coun
cil, provided, said persons are unable to pay the
same. Adopted.
Aid. Morton moved to take up the resolution
heretofore offered for the remuneration of J. D.
Howell, for loss sustained by injury of engine by
the city hands; whereupon, on motion, the sub
ject was laid over till the next meeting, when
the City Attorney was requested to be present to
give his opinion upon the same.-
Aid Coleman moved that the proposition of
B. V Iverson, fer furnishing the city with water,
be made the special order ofthe next meeting.- —■
Which. was agreed to.
By Aid. Holstead: JFhercas, the using of the
Council Chamber for public exhibitions is be
coming too frequent—be it resolved, that said
Cffamhor shall not be used from the passage of
thin resolution for any purpose except Council
meetings and charitable purposes.
thereupon, Aid. Billing offered the following
as a substitute: “That the Council Chamber shall
not be let to any person, without the unanimous
consent of Council.” Which substitute was ad
opted.
Council then adjourned till Thursday next, the
the 7th day of May, (inst.) at TJ- o’clock P. M.
CALVIN STRATTON, Clerk.
A TRAGICAL STORY.’
The Knoxville (Tennessee,) Register gives the
following particulars of a tragical affair, which oc
curred in Grainger county, on Clinch river, on the
night of Thursday, the 9th of April, which resul
ted in the death of a man named William Bowers,
by the hand of his uncle, an old gentleman by the
name of Albartis Arnwine or Arwine. If the
circumstances have been correctly communi
cated to us, the fate of Bowers was one he richly
merited. It appears that he had gone to Ar
wine’s house, for the purpose of murdering the
old gentleman, and it is thought he had two or
three accomplices with him. Arwine is a pea
ceable, inoffensive man, but on the night previ
ous to the occurrence he had his suspicions a
roused, and on Thursday, took the precaution to
prepare himself with a musket loaded heavily
with slugs, although it had not been his custom
previously to have any thing of the kind about
him. On Thursday night, a noise at the spring
near the house and the furious barking of his dogs,
attracted his attention, and caused him to step out
to ascertain what was the matter. He had ad
vanced but a few steps from the door, when he
was shot at by some person whom he could not
distinguish in the darkness, the bullet from the
gun just grazing his cheek. Stepping suddenly
back, he seized his loaded musket, which he had
near at hand, returned quickly, and seeing the
ruffian still advancing, fired upon hiirt find shot
him dead in his tracks. On an examination of
the body, it proved to be that of a nephew of Ar
wine’s, named Bowers, who had disguised himself
as a negro by blacking his face and hands, prob
ably hoping by this means to avoid” detection
his unholy purpose. Fortunately, the designs of
the wretch were thwarted. Arwine being on his
guard, the murderer fell into his own share, and
the death that he had with such heartless delib
eration planned for another, he experieneed’him
self. It is he must have died almost
instantly on being shot, for he was not observed
to either speak or move after he fell. His boots
were found the next day, secreted near a log,
not far from where he was killed.
From Tacts that have been brought to light since
the occurrence, it is believed that Bowers was
hired to commit tjie mnrder by another man; and
we are told that after his death a forged will was
found upon his person,- the provisions of which
went far towards strengthening this opinion. Sus
picion has fastened upon a near relation of Ar
wine’s, but we forbear mentioning his name until .
we shall learn more ofthe facts, or until a-fiill in
vestigation of the affair shall have been made by
-the legal authorities.
[From the Columbian Magazine.]
WILT THOU LOVE HER STILL.
Wilt thou love her still, when the sttnny curls
That over her bosom flow,
Will be laced with the silver threads of age,
And her step falls sad and low t
Wiltthoulove he* still, when the summer smiles
On her lips no longer live ?
“I will love her still.
With right good will l”
ThSU wilt love her still 1 then our cherished one
To thy sheltering arms We give.
IFilt sku love her still, when her changed eyes
Have grown dim with sorrow’s ruin ;
When the bqaom that beats against thine own
Throbs slow with the weight of pain ;
IPhen her silvery laugh rings out no more,
Anil vanished her youthful charms t
“IPith free good will,
I shall love her still!”
Thou wilt love her still ! then our dearest one
We give to thy loving arms.
Remember no grief has die ever known,
Her spirit in light a’nd free ;
None other, with falterless step, has prest
Its innermost shades but thee f [youth,
Then wilt thou love her still when the thoughts of
In her blushing bloom depart ?
“ Through good and ill,
I will love her still !”
Thou wilt love her still ! then our darling take
To the joy of thy noble heart I
Remember for thee does she smiling leave
The friends of her early days—
No longer to meet their approving looks,
Nor their fond unfeigned praise,
Forgive her, then, if the tears fall fast,
And promise to love her well.
“I will love her still,-
With right good will !”
Thou wilt love her still! then with peaceful trust
We our sobbing sorrows quell.
When her father is dead, and the emerald sod
Lies soft on her mother’s breast ;
IPhen her brother’s voice is no longer heard,
And her sister’s hushed to rest —
milt thou love her still 1 for to thee she looks,
Her star on life’s troubled sea !
“I will love her still,
Through good and ill /”
IFith the marriage vow on her youthful lip,
Then we give our child to thee !
M, SC^LLANY^^
GIVING COLOUR TO
PORT^
Formcrty, the grapes of the Douro, having a
thin skin, the wine produced wals of a dark rubby,
which was then much admired by consumers ;
but once some dark tasteless dye having by acci
dent fallen into a tonnel, the wine was pronoun
ced so much .superior to any thing that had been
before seen, that no other than dark wine would
suit the taste of the day.
What was to be ctottc ? The grapes were
pressed to the utmost, but the skins refused to give
forth any colouring matter. The wine was of a
beautiful ruby color, but it was not black enough.
It waa considered that through the ignorance of the
farmers the best qualities were left behind.—
Nothing would please them. At last it occurred
to an intelligent farmer, who was always ready
to adopt any novelty which he thought might be
advantageous, that he had seen the fermenting
juice of the grape have a very wonderful effect
on the humarf skin. In truth, he had observed
that the Gallegos employed in dancing in the
wine presses went in with very dark brown legs,
and came out though stained with wine, very
white and clean when washed in water. He
reasoned that if brown becomes white, so probably
will the wine extract a black colour. He forth
with therefore despatched a vessel to the king
dom of the Ashantees, on the coast of Africa
where the natives are the darkest, and she re
turned freighted with eargo of blacks. The
inhabitants of Oporto wondeiciJ when they saw
so many black men landed from the ship—but the
farmer kept his council—he merely observed that
he thought they would work more cheaply in his
vineyards than would Gallegos. During the
vintage he closed the gates of his estate against
every body. People wondered what he was
about; they suspected he was adulterating his
wine. Now, it is well known that the darkness
of the negro race is caused by a black substance
contained in the epidermis, or outer skin of the
body. The 3a me is the case with the grape, jts I
have before observed. It is also well known that
the violent fermentation of a vinous fluid will
extract the color from any substance steeped in
it, as does from the skin of the dark grape. I say
no more.
The fait took place, the farmer’s tonncls
were approved by the company, and he sold his
dark coloured wine at a very Mgh price. His
Ashantees wore trousers and socks till the next
vintage,- Nobody guessed the fact. How
could they. The foMowing year the wine was
of an equally good colour, and, as the competi
tion for its purchase consequently was great, it
sold for an enormous sum. The Ashantees, to
the surprise of every one, afterwards wore gloves,
which met the sleeves of their coats. On the
third year the wine was even better than before,
for it had more flavor and body. On the fourth
the blacks had disappeard, no one new whither,
though in their stead a very fine set of perfectly
white men were seen, who could not speak Por
tuguese. Still every body was in the dark, till
the farmer sent for a fresh supply of negroes,
when the truth transpired and the Royal Wine
Company strictly forbade the nefarious practice,
under the pain of the. forfeiture of the Estate.—
They however applied’ for and obtained the mon
opoly to themselves, offering as aa excuse that
the negroes thus washed white made better
Christians. Os course on this plea, no Chris
tian monarch could refuse their request. Now
and then dreadful surmises were whispered
about, but in a despotic country, as Portugal
then was, no one dared utter them aloud —only
a dead black man was never seen!
Thomas J. Rusk, Senator from Texas.—
Gen. Rusk, the associate Senator of Gen. Sam
Houston, from the new State of Texas, is one
of the very finest looking men in the Senate.—
He stands full six leet, strong, sinewy frame,
proportioned and perpendicular. He is about
SJT ‘em.. .-re, He is a South Carolinian by
45 years of a’gtfc- K bort not-, Wo studied’ law “|*hj
birth and education. Ret m that
State, and in 1824 removed to Georgia-, where,
in the course es a ten years’ residence, in’ prac
tice—the practice of the law—he married-. In
1834 he removed to Nacogdoches, in-Texas,
(the Red River country,) where he resumed the
practice of his profession. In the formation of
the Provisional Government of Texan, in Dec.,
1836, of which David G. Burnet was appointed
President, Gen. Rusk was chosen Secretary of
.War. He was present in this official capacity
at the battle of San Jacinto, April 31st, 1836.
At this battle, Gen. Efbuetorr was wounded ear
ly in the action* and taken off the field, when
Gen. Rusk and Maj. Wharton headed the charge
upon the enemy’s entrenchments, and carried
the day. Subsequent to this victory, Gem Rusk
assumed the cofamand of the army, on its south
ward march in the expulsion oft the enemy. In.
the summer of 1845, he was chosen President of
a Convention called for the consideration of the
resolutions of annexation proposedhy the United
States; and the State having aceeptcd the terms,
and having been admitted into the family, with
the dear certificate of a legitimate daughter, Gen.
Rusk Was elected one es the Senators to repre- :
sent the new commonwealth at Washington.—
Gen. Rusk is a man of family, and of considerable
property. He is a cotton : planter of the Red
River country. His residence is at Nacogdoches.
His history is more like a chapter of the Arabian
Night®, than of an American politician.
£A T . Y, Telegraph.
NUMBER 21.
JOHN RANDOLPH.
One or two characteristic anecdotes of Ran- \
dolph are told in a late number of the Petersburg I
(Va.) Republican, and although not new, they 1
are perfectly authentic:
During one of the suspensions of specie pay- ,
ment in his day, Mr. R. was on a visit to New
York, on business. He had occasion to present
a check to a large amount for payment at the
Merchants’ Bank of that city, fbr which he refused
to accept anything but specie; which the tellers
of the bank as obstinately raised to give. Ran
dolph disdained to bandy words, with either
‘clcrkser principals, on their conduct, which, in
his own way of thinking; amounted to swindling,
but withdrew, and had a handbill issued at the
nest printing office, which in two hours was post
ed over the whole city, stating that
“ John Randolph, of Roanoke, being on a visit
to New York, will address his follow-citizens up
on the banking ami currency question, from the
steps of the Merchants’ Bank, at six o’clock this
evening.”
A crowd began to gather more than hour be
fore the appointed time, enlarging so rapidly and
amply, that, before the hour to address it had ar
rived, the officers of the bank took the alarm, and
finding out bis lodging place oent one of the
clerks with the amount in gold, which Randolph
received with a sardonic smile and the apt quota
tion, Chartacidm , invenit aureani reliquit.
He left New York in one of stages which at
the period anticipated daylight,- and as he was
hardly known in that city, the notice passed off
for a mere hoax on the public.
After leaving the Merchants’Bank, he called
at the Mechanics’ Bank to transact some money
business there, involving a discount of a few dol
lars. Randolph, with his peculiar notions on
such subjects, felt as though these had been sto
len out of his pocket. He said nothing, however,
until getting to the door of the entrance, where
with the effigy of a huge arm swung as huge a ham
mer, he asked what that meant. “The badge of
i our institution, sir—you know this is the Me
chanics’ Bank,” was the explanation of theteller.
“You had better take it down and substitute a
currier’s knite,” was Randolph’s reply.
MONEY DIGGING IN LOUISIANA.
Wilson of the Franklin (La.) Banner tells
the following story of the money hunting ma
nia in this State:—ln the salt marsh olf our
Attakapas coast on the Gulf of Mexico, there is
a strip of high, thickly wooded land about fifteen
miles long, and from a hundred’ yard# to “half a
mile wide, called Pecan Island, connected with
which there are various traditions of its having
been the rendezvous of pirates, in by-gone
times, who buried there immense treasure.—
Those treasures for Several years, have been the
object Os much toil to many persons, but it is
only within the last year or two that a thorough
examination of the island has been made. A
history of the various expeditions which have
been fitted out of ktc, for the discovery of the
hidden treasures, would be curious; but this we
cannot give at present. Suffice it to say, that
from certain information communicated by a:dy
ing man, who witnessed the deposit on Pecan
Island, some seventy years ago, of immense
quantities of gold, silver, precious stones, plate,
&c.,an expedition was fitted out, some two years
since, in New Orleans, and down to the pres
ent time, a search lids “been fruitlessly continued.
At first the digging alone was resorted to—-
then Sounding rods and instruments; but latterly
recourse has been had to the new science otclair
voyance f While the parly who originally pos
sessed the information, was engaged in clearing
the land, digging and sounding an arduous job,
by the way—a clairvoyance subject in New Or
leans, communicated information to a magneti
zer, which induced him to get up an expedi
tion. The “subject” was taken to ths Maitti,
and he still saw the treasure—whole barrels of
gold and silver —hut after immense labor, it could
not be got at! Altogether, this is a veiy singu
lar affair. We have seen and conversed with
several of the gentlemen connected with those
money digging expeditions, and they are very
intelligent men. What is very stfange, rather
; than facing discouraged, they say that their
searches have convinced them of the existence
>of the treasures, and their mesmeric experiments
have confirmed them in their belief in mesmer
ism ! Verily, “truth is stranger than fiction.”
Were we to give a full history of this Pecan Is
land money digging business, it would be one of
the most curious relations on record.
ti\ r . O. Delia.
YANKEE DOODLE IN AUSTRIA.
We clip the following paragraph from a let
ter in the New York Herald, dated Vienna, Feb.
G, 1846:
Vieux Temps has been performing for some
time in the Imperial Opera-House, and ‘hispopu
-larity iu a city where musicofcvery kind is soclose
ly criticised, must be highly flattering tohim. He
is decidedly a great favorite,RUd is aiwaykWarmly
received. A- few evenings ago I was present at
one of his performances, and witnessed an- oc
currence well calculated to excite the enthusiasm
of art American heart. Vieux Temps had fin
ished a series of his pieces with the Carnival
of Venice—he was called out again, When’ he
struck up Yankee Doodle with variations. This
iset the whole eiidienefe into a’ perfect uproar.—
“ Americaner 1” cried out one of the Austrians:
“Bravo!” a hundred others; and you may well
imagine that we Americans, three” of four in
number, found rather difficult to sit still during
this enthusiastic expression of feeling for our
beloved country. At the close cf the piece the
applause was unbounded. Vieux Temps was
called out three times before the curtain fell, and
twice afterwards; the audience each time receiv
ing him standing, and greeting him with rounds
of applause, while neaflv all the ladies in the
house were clapping their hands to the best of
their abilities. There is one hex in this house
’known as the English Box. I.cast my eyes to
wards it, and found its occupiers silent observers
of the scene, probably reflecting on Bunker Kill,
Lexington, &c.
; SINGULAR’ AND PATAU ACUfOKNT.
An interesting little son of Mr. Solofnon Brown,
of this vicinity, aged seven years, was killed in a
most extraordinary manner, a few days since.
A little companion- Was whirling round with
great rapidity, a piece of wood notched lily
saw, attached to a piece of \xrt 'nnnTmm|lnff 1
- ‘.ike a saw, at
a* w wring tea ilea a whertlgig) when the
string broke, arid the notched piece struck little
Brown on the throat and punctured the wind
pipe, making an aperture’ not huger than the
,head of a good sized pin. It was thought a
slight hurt, but soon the body iiegah to swell,
from the diffusion of air under the cellular tissue
of the skin, and presented so frightful ait appear
ance, that a physician was sent for. He arrived,
only to announce that there was no hope, and his
afflicted parents had to witness the speedy death of
a darting child, who'vkas perfectly conscious of
his situation*and who spent his last breath in im
ploring relief At their hands.—[ Raleigh Reg ,
Telegraph.—-A new experiment l&s
tried at tbe Telegraph Office, Utica, N: Y. It’
ha3 bem a matter of curiosity (says the N. Y.
Telegraph) as to how the Telegragh would
communicate intelligence at different points of
the line, when it gets in operation from Albany
to Buffalo. The thing has been tried this fore
noon by placing two machines a-short: distance
apart, both connecting with the
and the intelligence communicated was rniprin
ted with equal intelligence- upon both.” This
experiment therefore- settles- all doubts upon the
subject, and establishes the fact” that intefligenoe
may be communicated at as many different
points as is desired, at the same moment, merely
by placing a battery at’ the sOveial places. 8b
the news may be jotted down at Syracuse, Au
burn, Rochester, <fcc., the same instant, without
disconnecting the wire.
HUMBUG.
Some papers are quoting as mi awful warning
to the United States, the fact stated by Wiliner A.
Smith’d European Times, that the British frigate
Bellerephon lying at Portsmouth, by way of ex
periment, was* fitted and equippcdfbr sea complete
in 60 hours! What of it? It was pretty good
work, but there is nothing in it very alarming.
It is not a bit better work than our steamboats do
here every day, just from thespirit of competition;
and do without bragging! It is not as much aa
old Commodore McDonough performed during the
late war. He received an order from the Secretary
of the Navy at his breakfast table, in two hours
’he Was In the Woodswith his ship carpenters In
four weeks he built, launch, equipped and aimed
the flag ship Saratoga , and in three days after
’flegged the British fleet and drove her flag out of
Lake Champlain. There now —that is something
for Bnglish editor’s and their English echoes on
this side of the water, to talk about. Do they think
to scare us with a cock-and-bull story about their
nasty Frigate? Or their powerful steam arma
ment? Jonathan whipped the gruff old tyrant
when a boy—we whipped him before we were
fairly grown—and now when in the very vigor
of our manhood, why cant we do it again?
[ [ Jeffersonian .
RETOtrTiosr.ißT Remixiscexce. —The Phil
adelphia North American states that a man re
cently engaged in digging a grave in upper Ger
mantown, discovered near the surface Of 1 the
earth, a number of human hones. Among those
whom- the incident brought thither, was the ven
eral Peter Keyser. A child of the revolution,
and present at the battle of Germantown, ho
was able to explain what, to the present genera
tion was a mystery. He stated that, at 11 years
of age, he had witnessed the interment in one
grave of eight of the soldiers of the American
army who Were, at the battle of Germantown,
all killed in the tanyard of his father. One of
these martyrs of American liberty, was Captain
Frazier of the Virginia line, who was killed by a
bullet which had passed through the door of a
barn before it reached him. He was a remarka
bly tall man, tall not merely in height, but in
the signification which, a’ century since charac
terized the brave. Another victim, said the ven
erable chronicler, had the upper part of his head,
blown off, and when placed in the grave one of
his legs was contracted and drawn in. An ex
amination of the remains confirmed the state
ment of Mr. Kcyseiv Tim bones of the patriot
dead were found ttmlecxyed; and pieces of the
cloth of their rcgrmenhtla regained entire, and
were piously preserved as relics. After thclapso
of sixty-seven years, the remembrance of Mr.
Keyser proved, in every point, accurate.
YOUN6 HOGUES.
The NjpL York Morning Ne\Vs of the 28th
ult, says:—“Early yesterday morning, a gen
tleman by the name of Brooks, arrived in the
steamer from Bostoh 1 , in pursuit of two young
lads, by the nstnejf of Joseph Sherburiy and Ed
win Hughes, Who Werfe charged With absconding
from Boston, having in Yheh* poCbCssion quite
an ainoUnt of money, the property of their em
ployers. Mr. Brooks immediately called upon
officer Beman, of the Independent Police, and
that officer accordingly proceeded to the City
Hotel, where he met the young rogues jUfet des
cending to breakfast. They wer6 instantly ar
rested and waited on to the Tombs. It seems that
one of these juvenile bloods was entrusted on
Saturday afternoon, by the firm in whose employ
he then was, Messrs. Davis, Moray & Cos.,
commission merchants, Boston, with the sum of
S4OO to’depcsite iff one c the banks of that city,
but instead Os going to i?l * bank, ho in company
with the other youthful depredator, toblt the cars
.for New York, arriving here on Sunday morning.
The quick pursuit, however, frustrated all their
plans of enjoyment, they having intended, last
evening, to take steam for Albany, and tlienCe
make the Grand Tour,-taking in the fashionable
watering places in their route. All the money
with the exception of $42, was found in then 1
possession, ahd they last night, started in Charge
of Mr. Brooks for Boston, to render an account
of their furtive jaunt as best they may.”
Laughable Mistake —The other day in
the Senate (says the Washington Colrerpo ident
of the Charleston News) during the considera
tion of the Oregon question, a ! most laughablo
incident occurred.- A southern gent’ema i who’
had never before visited Washington, was, al
though against the rules, taken by a Senator up
on the floor of the Senate, where he stood de
lighted with the debate. . On coming out of the
chamber he missed a pair of new glpVes which
life had deposited in his hat. He w r as very in
dignant, and told his friend, the Senator, that he
had not the slightest doubt the gloves had beeri
stolen-during the debate, as hd had stood between
two very suspicious looking eh&Varefere, On
being requested to pbint them o’i%, iff case he
should see them again, he presently touched his
friend on the shoulder, and said! “There they
are, these are the two fellows !” at the same
time pointing to the British Minister, and to
General Scott!
From the Anderson (S. C.) Gazette.
DISTRESSING SUICIDE AND HOimlrf
MURDER.
Pixckneyville, (Ga.) April 25.
Mr. Editor—Please insert the following la
mentable circumstance in yetfr valiittbie paper.
Miss Sarah Donaldson, (formerly of South
Carolina) drowned herself and 3 children in the
Chattahoochee River, in DeKalb County, a lew
days ago, in the following manner. first
tied die two older together, and threw them into
the river; then she tied the youngest one to
herself and plunged Headlong into the agitated
waves. It is said that an individual was stand
ing on die opposite side wfcnet sing the scene, but
from his situation unable to prevent its occurrence.
The reason assigned why she thus terminated
the existence of herself and children is said to
be a dread of starvation; She had been heard
to say that she would rather die with her children,
than that they should perish for lack of bread !
J. R. H.
A baud’ of Musicians, ten in number, is formed
in our City proceed to Texas. They are fitting
themselves with all expedition fcfthc seat of hos
tilities, They aTe composed of fine young men
of oiir community, full of zeal in the geotf'eause.
They will doubtless, by the martial strains of
their instruments, stir up the hea>t*s blood of
. their countrymen, and inspire an enthusiasm con
genial to their own. May their riHisie often cheer
their gallant fellow soldiers- iti the midst of tbtf
battle, and be heard triumphant in the hour of<
victory. —Aug Constitutionalist .
learn that arrange
ments have been made by some American mer
chants at HaVaha. to take out Mil..''”
o£ marque in’ order to prilU,
commerce. The Con?”-0 & WILLCOX,
. mitted thenar Near the market,
mtmti 17
r*~ Mwt'is^ceru"- ri [p l j' t l l'"J'-JJJ Jyo st. h ( ~
fmntfon board any of
not a genuine Mexican citiz. y- i PPf3ifd jrauj pai
ded as pirates at the yard arinl iff** o3 ® pue o A p 30i 0 *
vessels—and those in this countiy who arr c/i- •
gaged in fitting tbera’ofct, tie hung as tra : tors.
ElOLAnt), VS. THE UxiTEO STATES.— -A
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says,
the very fart that Englahd'rails at us, shows
that she is unwillirtgttr fight; not that she has
not the power to do an,’- but because every blow
would fall twice as heavy on herself. Asa
a celebrated- anthoy. nb>w * diplomatic in Spain,
(Irving) observed the other day to a British no
bleman: “ You may, possibly, break our heads.,
but we shall certainly break yoter back
“ Masteri.y* Inactivity.A member of
Congress faom Ohio, Mr. Starkweather, defines
the “masterly inactimty ,, about which so much
has bcOu said* as synonymous with the celebra
ted sentiment—“discretion is the better part of
valor.” Be therefore attributes the paternity of
the doctrttoe to the renowned hero , Jack Falstaff,
and says that’ be waktbe most illustrious ex
ample of “ masterly inactivity” ever recorded
while he was lying fiat on his back on tha field
of Shrewsbury pretending to be dead, t* escape
the “ hofrors of war.”— Otashville Union.
There is a ’'great difference bdfceen you’rer
being in good spirits and good spirits being iip
you, although the result isaboutshe same. We
thought of that yesterday when we saw on*
man tipsy and another laughing at him. 304 p
were merry.— Pittsburg Journal,