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COLUMBUS: Monday Morning, Dec. It I*3o. liAHGEST CITY CIRCULATION. California for Buchanan. By a dispatch received on Saturday, to be fouud under the telegraphic head, it will be seen that California cast her vote for Bucha nan. Steamer Ben Franklin. The Ben Franklin, Capt. Berry, arrived at our wharf from Apalachicola yesterday morn ing, heavy ladoned principally with salt, and will leave for Apalachicola and intermediate landings at 10 o’clock this morning. For freight or passage apply on board. Her cargo of salt is for sale. See advertise ment. Arrest of a Stolen Negro. Deputy Marshal Robinson received o i: Sa turday, from Macon, the following dispatch : “ Some I’olico officer in Columbus will look for a black boy 13 years old, about three foot high, smart and quick spoken. Supposed to he stollcn.” JOHN BARTON. The negro on the arrival of the train was duly arrested, hut the thief escaped. The hoy says ho belongs to Mr. Barton, who lives at Rod Bluff on (he Ocmulgce, twelve miles below Macon. The hoy cameup with a cotton wagon to Macon and there was induced by the thief to come to Columbus. The thief is about 5 feet 8 inches high, well formed, blue eyes, dark hair, with a small patch of beard under his chin, and had on when here a pair of checked pauts. Can’t somebody catch this thief and send him back ? Knoxville Market. The Register of the 27th Nov. quotes Bacon to 9sc.; superfine Flour $5 50 to $6; White Wheat $1 10 per bushel; Butter 12$ to 1(1$; Pork $0 per hundred; l'eas 50c. per bushel, and Corn 75c. per bushel. • ♦ , Large Beet. The editor of tho Wilmington N. C. Journal, lms been presented with a beet raised by Mr. W. 11. Toler, in Duplin County, weighing ten pounds. The editor says it is a magnificent vegetable, perfectly sound and healthy, and of a clear blood red throughout. Kentucky Election. Kvery county in Kentucky has been heard from, save three, and Buchanan’s majority is 7,501. The three counties unreturned gave 185 Democratic majority last year. Wc sup pose tho majority will not vary fifty votes from 7,700. Vote of Florida. Tho Floridian of tho22d ult., gives tho offi cial returns from eighteen counties, showing a majority of one thousand one hundred and twenty-eighty for Buchanan—a gain on the Democratic majority for Governor, at the Oc tober election, in the same counties, of one *’ ind and forty-one. The Mayor and Aldermen, of Nashville, Tennessee, have declined sending delegates to the Commercial Convention to come off at Sa vannau, on the Bth inst. - -♦ - Official Vote of Illinois. Buchanan 105,344 Fremont 00,180 Fillmore 30,451 By tho above, it will be seen that Buchan an’s majority over Fremont is 9,164. Ohio Election—Official. Cincinnati, Nov. 24.—The following is the official vote of Ohio for President: Fremont 187,497 Buchanan 170,874 Fillmore 28,125 tierret 156 From Key West. The Key West Key of the Gulf of Saturday last says: Gen. Harney lias determined to make that place the principal military depot of tho depart ment of Florida. On Weduosday the United States revenue • utter Sea Drift, Lieut. Randolph, returned from l’unta llussa —to which place she had conveyed (leu. Harney and suite—and report ed tho arrival at that place of tho “bark Ark wright, from Boston, with five companies of the 4th Artillery, under the command of J. Is. Scott; also, a bark from New Orleans, with several companies of the sth Infantry. No Indian news.— Sav. News. Walker to be Annihilated. Our telegraphic dispatches inform us that the government, of I’eru and Chili have joined for the overthrow of Gen. Walker, in Nicaragua. Wo learn, also, from a letter re ceived in New York, dated, Gautemalu, Octo ber lid, that— la addition to tho troops now in Leon, un der command of Gen. Paredes, -,000 more will march by the end of October ; part will go by sea, and part by land.—those by sea in two vessls under escort of an armed schooner; and (100 men from the republic of Salvador will join this force. They will probably be in Leon by the middle of November. The last news received from Costa Rica is that 1,000 men would enter the south of Nica caragua to act in union with those of Guata mala, Salvador and Honduras, all combined and pledged to support tho provincial govern ment of President Kiras. When these troops join those now in Leon they will have over 8,000 men, well armed and equipped—consequently Walker will soon dis appear. ■ .. ■ Nicaragua. The Steam Ship Texas left New York on Sat urday for San Juan, Nicaragua. She took out between four and five hundred passengers, a large proportion of whom were recruits, en listed in Now York and Philadelphia, it is said for Gen. Walker. The charge of dishonesty and treachery made by Mr. Edmond Randolph sgainst Gen. Goicuria caused the latter to send to Mr. Ran dolph on Saturday morning a verbal chal lenge to mortal combat, which Randolph re fused to receive, and required his communica tion to be made in writing. Ueu. Goicuria im mediately sent in a written challenge, which was promptly acccepted. The New York He rald is informed that arrangeumpts had been made for a hostile moeting between the parties on Monday morning. f Customs and Habits in Central Africa. The following letter which we copy from the South Western Baptist, was addressed to the Rev. J. C. Sale, of Auburn, Ala. Mr. Clarke is a Baptist Missionary in Central Afri ca, sent out by the Southern Baptist Conven tion : Ijaye, Aug. 4, 1856. Dear Bro. Sale: In my last favor, 1 closed with a description of building houses, and an allusion to tho house hold customs of tke coun try. Permit me to add a little more on that subject. I remarked, that parental government was patriarchical, vestod almost entirely in the hands of hint who is calied, “Dale,” or gov ernor of tho house. To this individual every one in the compound look up, us their rightful ruler, without whose consent, no step of im portance can be taken. Between the families and friends residing in the respective com pounds, there is a strong feeling of attachment, strikingly manifesting itself wherever occurs a difficulty with another family. Not uul're quently a number of families will lie found re siding in the same house, each distinct, with every article necessary for conducting their household affairs. Sheep, goats and chickens are all seen, mingling promiscuously together, in one compound, in considerable harmony, evincing the good disposition and forbearance of the animals. A man is entitled to as many wives, or con cubines as his position and wealth will seoure. The regulations of marriage bear some resem blance to the ancient eastern custom. A girl may be espoused to a man a number of years before the inurriage is consuinnted. The court ship steps are about as follows: If a man fan cies a girl or woman, he visits her parents and makes them a present of cloth, kolanuts, &c., with the understanding it is to bctrotli to him their daughter. I flic proves successful after the lapse ot some months or years, he returns and makes a second present of courtesies, and gives notice of the time lie expects so con.su mate tho nuptial ceremony. At the specified time lie appears in company with his friends, and after the usual festivities, takes his bride to his own house, where, for a time, she is de livered into the charge of some of bis female relatives or friends. Tho burial of the dead is attended with more show and greater re joicing than any other custom 1 have witness ed. Nearly all burials arc made in their com pounds, and under the projecting rocks of the houses. Before the burial lakes place, the body of the deceased, tightly bound with cloths is, sometimes paraded about the streets, on the heads ot men, and followed by the mourn- CVS, liioro for tho purpose of a money specula tion, than manifesting their grief. But the grand festivity of rejoicing for the dead, takes place after death, a longer or shorter time, in proportion to tho ability of the friends and re latives to make an honorable demonstration of their weulthfcand inilueueo. Usually the crowd sometimes several thousand, collects in the market, where with instruments of tuuvic, dancing, and a very reckless squandering of couries, to the eager multitude, they pay their last tribute ot respect to the departed. Money is profusely scattered in every direction, over the heads of the agitated crowd, and in the tices, already freighted with the boys deter mined on a prize, by the friends ofTho deceas ed, even to tho last cowry. The drum boats, the fife squeaks, the gun tires, the dance goes on, strikingly more indicative of a gladsome jubilee, than a grateful remembrance of de parted worth. Such is the folly of ,debased man. 1 need hardly add that these exciting oc casions arc greatly intoxicating to tho admiring crowd. 1 here is a peculiar custom that prevails extensively through the country, no doubt ot ancient origin. One object of it is to keep the iemale part of the population in subjection to thoir lords and masters. The superstition is founded on the doctrine of the reappearance of departed Spirits. For in stance, a man, in company with some friends goes out to the bush, there secrets himself, changes Ins voice, announces his return to the world as a spirit, and requests a dress of his family, in which he may make liis appearance in the town. (>1 course the women, the dupes ot credulity, bestir themselves, and they soon put together a garment, may well be called, the burlesque on all dresses. Not unfrcqueutly, it is a polish of various colors and cloths, almost frightful to look at, of sufficient size to cover a man from head to foot, not leaving a particle ot human flesli. In this dress lie arrays him self, with a club in hand, and enters the streets a terror to man, woman and child. Every one gives the way at iris approach, as it is death by the law to whosoever touches him. There can scarcely be any figures more grotes que than some of these men present. Every woman must admit, on pain of death, that said persons aro spirits, or keep forever silent.— The men of course all understand the cheat. All boys, of proper discretion and age, are taken to the bush, and there inducted into the secrets of the order. Tho institution is very simple, principally consisting of strong obliga tion to keep inviolable the secrets of the order. Tho cbiet objects of this silly custom are to secure money by imposition, and keep tho fe male part of the population in subjection.— The grace and politeness of tho people, indi cate an elevation several grades above that of the uncultivated barbarian. No people are more giveu to salutations than the “Yorubas.” It is a continual, good evening, or good morn ing, how is your health and your family, No., &c. It is a circumstance most rare not to have your salutation returned. A peculiar custom is their mode of living. Most of tho food is evoked in the streets at regular stations, and retailed for cash. No credit in this country. Articles of provision are so very cheap and tho quantity for a moal so small that this mode of living, under existing circumstances, amounts almost to all absolute necessity. Tho venders of provisions adopt much the samo plan i'or at tracting attention, as city street venders of civilized countries. Under such culinary re gulations, where the whole population aro day laborers, the conveniences for such a class are most marked, as every part of the city, furn ishes till the articles of diet necessary for daily consumption. The vessels used for cooking purposes, aro of native manufacture, and vari ous descriptions ; pots, and frying pans, deep and hollow, water pots, .to., well adapted to j the present state of the culinary art. Various ‘ kinds of provisions are well prepared to suit the taste of tho epicure. Seat yourself in a cooking department in America, and you may have no idea how the business is done here, with tho difference, it is iu the open air or un der sheds. I must now close. liver yours affectionately, W. CLARK!!. Improved Plan of Steering Perry Boats. John A. Bernard, of Cauiden, N. J., has in vented a plan for steeriug ferry boats, by which both rudders are made to act simulta neously, so that a double steering power is ex erted, operating at opposite extremities, and causing the boat to turn in a circle one-half as great as when but one rudder is used. •V letter from Temesvnr, Hungary. says: several hundrod miles of the villuge of Sztim ltu, near Arada, have abjured the Greek reli gion and become Catholics. T ;'igrapbl to tLo Baity ‘.:uri.. From New Orleans New Orleans, Nov. 26. Cotton easier, and sales to-day 8,500 bales. | Middling lIJ- to ll^c. Groceries —Flour $7 12$; Bacon—Sides 7e., Shoulders 6c.; Pork unsettled. Sterling exchange 8 per cent. prem. New York l discount. New Oui.ea.ns, Nov. 29. The sales of cotton to-day were 14,500 bales without changes in prices. Sales of tiie week 51,000. Stock on hand 280,178 bales. In crease of receipts over last year 59,020 bales. Groceries—Lard 12c.; other articles without change. Freights are better, cotton to Liverpool sev enteen thirty-seconds ; Grain ten pence ; Bos- j ton Jc. Exchange dult. Calitornia for Buchanan. New York. Nov. 29. ■ The steamship Illinois arrived this morning .brings intelligence that California had gone | for Buchanan. Important from Kansas. Chicago, Nov. 20. — Advices just received j from Kansas statetbnt Marshal Donaldson posi tively refused to-arrest Hayes, who was clmrg- j ed with the murdering of Buifum, and who had escaped from prison. He expressed a de- 1 termination to resign his office in preference to j making the arrest. Governor Deary had suspended Judge Le compto from the discharge of his Judicial du ties. Augusta, Nov. 27. —Our advices from Lea venworth, K. TANARUS., arc to Friday, 21st. The sales of the Delaware tract lands, which began j on the 17th, were progressing favorably and quietly. The reserve Kansas Lauds arc selling rapid- Jv at auction. The price paid is $1.53 per acre. Judge LeCompto has issued process for con tempt of court against Gov. Geary. Telegraphic Improvements. New York, Nov. 27—A trial was made to day of Hughes’ Printing Telegraph, and with the luilest success. Messages were despatch ed in both directions on one wire at the same time, and with great rapidity. Conviction of Falconer. Petersburg, Ya., Nov. 24—Alexander Fal coner, the defaulting treasurer of the Peters burg and Weldon railways, was convicted to day and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. News and Humors in Washington. New York, Nov. 28.—Advices from Wash ington state that Peru and Uhili have agreed to contribute men and money to overthrow Gen. Walker in Nicaragua. Peru proposes to give §1,000,000, and Chili one thousa nil men. file, President hesitates in receiving Gen. Ferrer, us the Minister from Nicaragua, in consequence of Goicouria's developments. The Now York Tribune says that it is cur rently reported that Mr. Buchanan has ten dered to Gen. Lewis Ca-s the office of Secreta ry of State, which has been accepted. Suicide of Lieut. Walker. New York, Nov. 22—Lieut. John S. Walk er, United States Navy, hung himself to-day at the Mansion House. Chambers street. He was under orders to j.umtlio sloop-of-war St. Marys, at Panama. We were much pleased to witness yesterday afternoon, a trial of a Waer wheel, invented by our fellow citizen, Mr. Charles Scholl. To us, the success of it seems beyond a peradven ture. We do not profess to any proficiency in mechanics, but the machine is so simple and performs its work so well that we even could understand it. We saw it, with our own eyes, raise a weigit of six pounds, using only seven pounds of water, which is 80 percent.— This is considerably more than has ever been done before. Mr. Scholl has applied for a patent. We wish him all success, — Savannah Republican. Election Anecdote. We learn that a gentleman of respectability, well known in this community, went to the polls on Tuesday, the 4th of November, to vote. lie gave his name as Mr. , and offered an open ticket to tho Judges. llis vote was challenged by a gentleman standing by, who remarked: ‘Excuse mo sir. I have no disposition to impute to you anything improper; but you are certainly not Mr. , for he is my near neighbor, and 1 know him well. He is nearly bald, and his few remaining locks are quite grey, while yours are both dark and luxu riant.” My dear sir,” replied the gentleman, “I am the very person you speak of; and but a short time ago was both bald and gray. A few weeks since I bought at the Madison Book store a bottle of Wood’s Hair Restorative, and you are a witness of the wonderful transform ation it has effected.” He voted without another word.— Madison Visitor. A Mammoth Clock. It is stated that tho dials of tho English Parliament clock arc twenty-two feet in diam eter, and are the largest in the world with the minute hand. Every halt’ minute, the point of the minute hand moves nearly seven inches. The clock will go eight and a half days, and strikes only for seven and a half, so as to indi cate by its silence any neglect in winding il up. Tho mere winding of each of the strik ing parts will take two hours. The peudelutn is 15 feet long; the wheels arc of cast iron; the hour bell is eight feet high and liiuo feet iu diameter, weighing from fourteen to fifteen tous. The weight of the Laminar is tuurcwt. Accident. We learn that last evening’s train on the Georgia. Railroad ns it came into the city ran against a young girl by the name of Cassell, aud threw her against a rock and fractured her skull. It is reported to be a bad case, but hopes are entertained of her recovery—.iit f/iistu Sentinel. The New England States are represented a< voting for the first time as a unit at the recent election. The contrary (says the Baltimore Sun) is the fact. Every New England State went against Mr. Jefferson in the contest of 1801; and in that contest, says the New York Express, tho orthodox clergy (as they styled themselves) were ns active as in the “present campaign. Mr. Jefferson was opposed from the pulpit, Sunday after Sunday, during the whole canvass; was called an Infidel, un Athe ist, a Jacobin, a dealer in human flesh, aud charged with being the father of his slaves. The busuess, however, was overdone then as it will be now. reaction commenced, a,nd at the election of 1805 every New England stato ex cept, Connecticut went for Jefferson. The p” * ellcr for tho Uu.i 1 State- steam frigat ‘ o iragua is made of brass, and is said to be ■ : , irgest iu the world, weighing over 81,Qu _ tuuds. GEIfEiIAL ITEMS. The Selma Sentinel aanounces the death of W. P. lteeves, Sheriff of Shelby county, Ala. Mr. Yaletine Austin was killed at Memphis, on the 12th, by tho premature discharge of a cannen, while filing a saluto in honor of the election of Buchanan. John Foss and George S. Clark were killed iri Dover, N. H. on the evening of the 19th instant, while firing a saluto iu honor of Bu chanan’s electiod. Thomas Hatcher, lately of Worth county, who escaped from tho Macon Jail, on his way to the Penitentiary, was recently killed near Jacksonville, Florida. A celebrated physician, boasting at dinner that he cured his own hams, one of his guests observed : “Doctor, I would sooner be your ham than your patient.” Mrs. Dawson Atkinson, of Beech Island, re cently sent to the Edgefield Advertiser, sam ples of fine potatoes —one of which weighed eleven pounds. “Henry, my love, 1 wish you would drop that hook and talk with me, 1 feel so dull.” A long silence, and no reply, “Oh, Henry, my foot’s asleep.” “Is it? well, don’t talk, dear, you might wake it.” Blankets were first made in Bristol, in Eng land in the year 1738, by a poor weaver, whose name was Thomas Blanket, and who gave his name to his peculiar manufacture of woolen cloths. “Heading makes a full man,” says Bacon ; and “Fashion makes a full woman,” says Punch; for certainly a woman, as she is dress ed according to the present fashion, could not tv ell be made much fuller. The original Sabbath in England, in the year 950, commencod on Saturday at 3 p. m., and lasted till day-break on Monday. Iu the reign of James 1., 1600, a fine of one shilling was imposed by act of parliament on every person absent from church on Sunday. The first newspaper iu the New World is said to have been printed at Boston, and bears the date of September 25th, 1090. This little herald of knowledge created alarm among the powers that wore, and its publication was in terdicted and suspended. L. M. Martin, Esq., of Georgetown, D. C., has been appointed to the first class ($1,200 per annum) clerkship in the War Department, (Quartermaster General’s Office.) made vacant by the recent death of the late Tobias Mar tin. A news boy was heard to say that he had quit selling papers, and gone into the mesme rising business: “1 get five dollars a week for playing.” “Playing wliat,” asked one of his comrades. “Possum,” replied the boy. Dr. Thomas Edmondson, a well known citi zen of Baltimore, died at his country residence on tho 24th instant, after a brief illness. He was a gentleman of wealth, fine scientific at tainments, and distinguished for his patron age of the industrial and fine arts. Thirty miles of the Knoxville and Kentucky Bail Road were let to contract, to responsible parties, at Knoxville, on the 16th inst. The work is to be commenced immediately, and the thirty miles to be completed by October Ist 1858. Reports received at Washington from the United States Surveyor General for Utah show that he has made considerable progress in sur veying the settled portion 3 of that vast and troublesome territory. “We celebrate” says Jean Paul, “noble ob sequies to these we love, by drying the tears of others, than by shedding our own; and the fairest furneral wreath we can hang on their tomb is a fruit-offering of good deeds.” The Supreme Court of New York hus deci ded that a widow has no right to pledge a cer tificate of penson to the attorney who procures it for her, because Congress intended to secure the benefit of its bounty to the pensioner per sonally, and to place it beyond the reach of creditors. “1 stand,” said a western stump orator, “on tiie broad platform of she principles of ’9B and palsied be my arm if I desert ’em.” “You stand on nothing of the kind,” interrupted a lit tle shoemaker in the crowd ; “you stand in my boots, that you never paid me for, and I want the money.” The Illinois Legislature, it is stated, is di vided. The Democrats have one majority in the Senate, and tho Republicans one majority iu the House; but the Lieutenant Governor elect is a Republican, and that gives the lat ter a tie iu the Senate. The State is to be re districted by tho Legislature elect. The recent floods in British India, according to the Calcutta correspondent of the London Times, swept away whole towns from tho fu.ee of the earth, and caused the los3 of between 4,000 and 5,000 lives, besides the destruction so incalculable amounts of property. The new electric light recently patented by the American inventor in England, and yield ing tbe most intense and beautiful illumination yet attained by science, will, it is stated, be usod on board the steamship Adriatic. Those who have investigated this important discove ry assert that, under favorable circumstances, tbe electric light can bo scon at a distanco of forty miles. “M v dear Amelia,” said a dandy, “I have long wished for this opportunity, but hardly dare speak now, for fear you will reject me ; but 1 lovo you—say you will be luiue ! Yotfr smiles would shed”-—and then he came to a pause ; “your smiles would shed”—and then he paused again. “Never mind the word shed,’* says Amelia, “go on with the pretty talk.” An honest Duchman in training up his son in the way he shouid go, frequently exercised •him in Bible lessons. Ou ouej of these occa sions he asked him : ‘Who vus dat would no sleep mit Botiprer’s vife.’ ‘Shosoph.’ ‘Dot’s a goot poy. Veil, vat vas do reason he vould not shleop mit her?’ ‘Don’t know; shgoso lie vasn’t shleepy.’ A powder horn was discovered a few days since, on ouo of tho “Hunting Islands,” near the mouth of the Morgan River, in South Car olina, marked, “Randolph.” It is the only trace ever discovered of the revenue cutter Hamilton, (’apt. Randolph, which was lost, with all hands, off Charleston Bar, S. C., in 1851), and never heard of. \V. Gillmore Simms, on Tuesday night, de livered a lecture in New York ou “South Car olina in the evolution.” He defended his na tive State from the attacks that have been made upon her, aud gave a very interesting account of tho trials and hardships through which she passed during the revolutionary war. ‘The first theatre ever established in Ameri ca was at Williamsburg, W, September, 5tL, 1752. lue Merchant of Venice and Garrick’s farce of Lethe were performed. As the above item has had a good circulation may a well remark that a theatre was es tablished iu Charleston, S. C., 171R1, the loca tion in Queen street, then known as Dock-st. UAII.V SUN Ot'Hl'i;. Columbus, Dec. 1, lSic COTTON—The sales Saturday shows au improve,,! ot'Ac- >n our market. We quote Good Middlin'. • ’ ll'A to Sales of tho day 347 bales, uudr .! ‘ 385 bales. MACON, Nov. 29—COTTON—Prices ruugc I'roni He. Demaud good, and the market more buoyant 0 ; previous to the news by the Persia. J ‘ 141 MONTGOMERY, Nov. 28—COTTON—There was, animation in the market to-day—prices up 1 c rj o(i 400 bales changed hands, from 10-K to 11% 4 V A “ are very light, owing to the bad roads. MSCei PU SAVANNAH, Nov 28—COTTON—Sales tosliv bales ut prices ranging from 9Jx| to ll%c. ‘ - That Luminary. The Columbus Sun shines on in ever inercas irig light. How it can find time to post up ;• old fogy neighbors—watch abolitionists, k ei . the town awake with news, and its readers i! a good humor with fun, all for five dollar year, is a mystery. Its course in denounci,., Brewer so promptly deserves all praise.— p. baity Patriot. Preserve Your Hair. To those who are not aware that each p a)l , cuter hair on the head is a hollow tip'! through which the fluids circulate which Cl>l .’ vey nourishment, and impart its peculiar of color, it seems incomprehensible how resto. ratives can produce a renovating inline,,,,. While preparations of this nature were (mti u ! ted to quacks, and ignorant manufacturers q perfumes and cosmetics, much and irrepaiaU e mischief was inflicted on many a credit!,,! ‘ and deluded sufferer. But when seiemi: men like Professor Wood, bring the lights. ; physiology and chomistry to bear upon t;J. treatment of such specialities, the result is the compdete success which the certificates of then sands relieved sufferers hear testimony t„. See his advertisement. —Detroit Catholic Ail:. HIED la Chambers county, Ala., on the 23d of Nov. jp. Augusta McCraw. “ None knew her but to love her— None mimed her but in praise.” IiON VIVANTS 61. find at CELLA'S, fresh Cove Oys xtsk t v ters, Lobsters, Crabs, Salmon, andjs^ 4 ) /* 1 Alibut in hormetrically sealed cans of any / size. Call before all are gone- December 1,185 U. SALT SOR SALE. WHO SACKS new now landing from the bn IV/V.IV7 Franklin, and for Bale at thewharf. Call ,x,i Decemb r I, 1830. THOMAS BEKuy, WANTED IMMEDIATELY. iJGUR Good House Carpenters. Also—Wanted to l,ir, for another year, five or six good Negro Carpenter for whom tile highest wages will be given. Apple „• my shop near the Market House. 1 ‘ Dec. X-ts ROBERT THOMAS. LOST. A PORT MONIK, containing one hundred dollars in gold, with sundry notes and If “• papers.- A liberal reward will he paid toll .IT ; any person that will deliver the same at the otiice of Troy Manufacturing Company, No. 4n liroar 1 street.. ‘ Dec. l-'it Office IHuseogee Rail Road, COLUMBUS, Nov. 28, i DELEGATES to the Commercial Convention at Su v.innah, on the Bth of December, on presenting ih •evidence of appointment at this will be present. •; with a free ticket to Savannah. J. L. MtJSTIAN, N'ov. 20. 8t President and Snp't. FOB SALE. TWO desirable residences, pleasantly located in tie- X city of Columbus. For further particulars appiv! Nov 29-ts GEO. W. DILLINGHAM. WINDOW SHADES. SOME beautiful WINDOW SHADES of every prict— Just received by Nov 2‘J-tf DILLINGHAM & DENSON. BASKETS. TjIVKRY conceivable variety of BASKETS just receive Ju by Nov 29-ts DILLINGHAM & DENSON. 30,000 X>o3L*Xjaau^l.S!i: WORTH OF DRY GOODS AT COST. IMIE undersigned, desirous of retiring from bn-iii.” for a time in consequence of bad health, oifers Lis ENTIRE STOCK AT COST. The stock embraces every thing usually kept in a Dry Goods Store, such as rich Silks. Cashmeres, Meriuul, Poplins, ligured and plain DeLaines, Calicoes, pini:: Linseys, black aud brown Shirting and Sheeting, Tick, ing. Hosiery, Embroideries. Irish l.inens, and Lliu-n Lawns, Linen Cambric Hanttkerehiefs, plain llriuxtiM. and Embroidered; Jaconet and Swiss Muslins, print'd Muslins, Ginghams, J,tidies Cloth and Velvet Cloaks and Talmas, white and red Flannels, Under Shirts and Draw ers, Ginghams and Cambric Head Handkerchiefs, Table Lumen, Towelling. Cloths, Cassimeres and Vesting Kentucky Jeans, Tweeds, Kerseys, Blankets, Hats, Caji-. Hoots and Shoes, Bonnets, Bonnet Ribbons, Itueli.-. Tabs and Flowers. Expecting to sell out the remainder of his stock t'- other parties (who will take his place) by the Ist nf March next, ho will, up to that time, sell at cost. A good opportunity is now offered to retailers to re tailers to replenish their stock before Christmas, ami L the public at large to obtain cheap goods. Columbus, Nov. 29, 1850. A. HUNTER. $3,500. T. M. lIOGAJI’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GIFT LOTTERY, FOR ISSO. The drawing will take place at 2 o’clock on Thursdsv the 25th day of December next, iu front of HARRISON A McGEIIEK’S AUCTION ROOM. Tickets Five Dollars each. ’ IMIEItE are 250 magnificent prizes, consisting of Fine L Gold Watches, Gold Coin, Double Barrel Guns, Silver Ware. Gold Jewelry, Fancy Articles, and last hut lv’ least, a likely Negro Boy and Girl. Seven hundred numbers will be placed in the whe.-i and two hundred and fifty drawn out, the first drawn number taking Prize number one (See Scheme). Th second, Prize number two, and so on until the Prizes are all drawn. This scheme for this year presents iiiiprc “. dented inducements to those desirous of investing in such an enterprise. Persons at a distance who wish to purchase ticket -, will please address the undersigned enclosing l ive Del lars and their orders will he promptly attended to, HARRISON a” MeGKIIEK. Columbus. Nov. 27--td No. 59 Broad Street. Less than they Cost In New-York, •_>fY PATTERNS Striped aud Plaid SILKS at £l2. OG 22 patterns striped aud plaid all woo) DeLanc- at Call soon and get first choice, as they will soon I” all sold at (N0v.28.) ATKINSON’S. HOUSE AND DOT FOR SAUK. MMIK undersigned offers for sale the House - _. Ind Lot where he now resides. The build lugs are all new. Persons wishing to purchase |||. would do well to examine my place, as it is oneJLkLX of tho most desirable ami pleasant locations in the city Nov. 26. 1856. 6t F. G. WILKINS SILKS AT COST. J >EING desirous of reducing our extensive t< h 1 X) SILKS before removing to our new Store (in eupied by .). ft. l'emhi i toil A C 0.,) we offer them al < Those desiring BARGAINS will find it to tlielr advant age tocall soon. CALHOUN AJUJINSONi NOV. 26. 5S Broad Street. .1. .1. JOHEfi At die old stand of Jefferson A Hamilton, corner ten and Franklin Streets, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. Has in Store, a fresh supply of FAMILY GROCERIES, C ((INSISTING iu part of Fresh Goshen Cheese and h"- ! ter. Lard. Bacon Hams, Sides and Shoulders. aud Sweet Potatoes. Onions by the merxure, barrel string, Peas. Corn. Molasses, Sugar, Collee, Ac. MEAL and FLOUR at Mill prices, and Country I 1 dime generally. Nov. 20. 15..0. ly FOR RENT. mm: Office formerly occupied by the Bank of St Alai” I it in commodious room, with a good vault, situ" 1 ’ ia a central part of the city and well calculated l" 1 . 1 ’ Bank Agency or Insurance Office. Rent low. En'l' 111 of Nov 27—4 t JNO. C. BY s’ CARPETS and blankets AT COST. tITR offer a Hue lot of Carpets and Blankets at e ■*- Nov. 28. lm S. ROTHCIHLD *