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Tlinriday Morn Jug, Dte. **, 1850.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
Eclipie.
The Sun will be in eclipse until Monday
morning next. Those who desire to observe
its re-appearance with Holiday Telescopes
must get up before day, provided no egg nog
was before on hand. However, new cash sub
scribers are always attended to with punctual
ity and dispatch. No incessant darkness from
this eclipse of the Bun.
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Christmas!
We look on Christmas as a period of pleas
ure and exluliratiou. The rich have a knowl
edge that none can enjoy life without they
possess its luxuries: and the poor have the
ooudoleuce that “ the rich cannot enter the
kingdom of Heaven./
The young folks are now and were yester
day highly elated with the visitation of Santa
Claus, bet him come down the chimuey or
creep through the cracks with presents for the
•• loved ones at home” lie is cheerfully wel
comed.
We hope them all (whata printer never en
joys) a Merry Christinas.
Those who wish to inauU us umy “ lead us
up to the trough” of plenty, or “send round.”
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The Crowd.
At I. 0. Strapper's Stovall's, Celia’s and J.
B. Thomas & Co.’s we notice great crowds
last evening. These men do right, and are
rightly appreciated.
The property on the Corner of Broad and
Randolph Streets, sold at auctiou yesterday,
and was purchased by Mr. Lambert Spencer,
at SIO,IOO cash. Owner informs us that he
refused $13,000 for the property last summer.
This will give an idea of the tightness of mo
ney at. this point now.
Pork.
• We were told yosterday by a gentleman from
Talbotton, that three droves of liogs had been
sold at that place recently at $0.50 per buu
dred. It is exceedingly singular that there
should oxist such a difference between Tnlbot
tou aud Columbus. The lowest price wc have
beard any offered in this market, is $7.50 per
hundred. Drovers would do well to turn their
attention to this market.
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We learn from the Columbia (S. C.) Times,
‘of Monday, that the Hon. Joseph A. Black,
lute Senator from Richland District in the
State Legislature, aud for several years a pro
minent member of the legal profession in Col
umbia, died at his residence at Spring Bluff,
oil Saturday night.
A tire occurred in Savannah, on Monday
night, in the Livery Stable of Mr. Stevens.—
The building was consumed, together with
about 40 horses, several vehicles and the stock
of provinder. By the timely presence and ex
'ertions of the fire department, the fire was
confihed to tho one building.
The Cheraw Gazette states that an affray oc
curred in that place on the evening of the Itith
instant at the auction sale of Mr. Odoms, and
Mr. Matthew M. Sellers was stabbed so badly
that he ss not expecten to live.
Rail Road Decision.
A case of damages was recently tried at a
special Court ut Sheveport, La., on the 28th
ult., in which Wm. C. Beek sued the Vicks
burg, Shreveport aud Texas Rail Hoad Compa
ny, for damages in running said road though
his land. The damages were laid at $25 per
aero for the laud, and slooo’speciul damages.
The jury rendered a verdict of SSO for the
laud, and $75 special damages.
False Packing Gotton.
We notico iu several of our country ex
changes, severe strictures on tiie article copied
into our paper some time since, from the Man
chester Board of Trade, about the amount of
false packed cotton, which lias made its ap
pearance in that market.
That the practice does exist to some extent,
we know from observation. Several instances
have come to our knowledge in this market.
The CAses have, we believe, been generally
settled between the planter and buyer, and
left to rest. Iu our opinion, the planter who
is guilty of such uu act, should forfeit the
cottou and have his name given to the public.
A few exposures through the public prints, we
think, would check the practice.
But a few weeks ago, while iu the oflice of
a buyer, we wore shown cottou drawn from a
bale which sampled well in the usual way, but
the dirt of which actually weighed more than
the cotton.
The Western Territories.
There are uow open for settlement the ter
ritories of MinnessotA, Oregon, Nebraska,
Washington, Now Mexico, Utah and Kansas.
These territories oohtain according to a com
pendium of the census df 1860, the following
area: Sq. Milos.
Minnesota 166,025
Oregon 585,036
Nebraska 385,882
Washington 133,022
New Mexico ,207,007
Utah 209,107
Total 1,280,079
Kansas 144,789
The first-named six territories contain 1,-
295,069 Hquaro miles of land, and a total urea
of all tho States and Territories belonging to
the Union, is 1,930,100 square miles; they
run through some seventeen or eighteen de
grees of latitude. These territories will form
with a fraction of thirty such States as Ala
bama.
Coming it Strong.
Little Cent of fifteen ; “Mother, you must
allow me more funds; 1 can’t go among our
fellows if you don’t. Indulgent Widow—
‘Why, my child, you have three dollars, a week
pocket money uow. You surely canuot spend
more than that! ” Little Gent—“Yos, that’s
all well enough; but where’s my cigars and
smushes to come from? and that Newfound*
loud dog has such a devil of a twist, I’m sure
he'll eat me out one of these days.”
Supreme Court of tho United States.
Washington, Dee. 18.— The case of Dred
Scott vs. Sanford, was resumed. Mr. John
son presented precedents in support of his
views on the question of the citizenship of the
negro. Mr. Blair said his colleague (Mr. Cur
tis) proposed to argue merely the constitution
ality of the Missouri Compromise. Mr. Cur
tis then proceeded with his argument in sup
port of the jurisdiction of the Court, and the
claim of his client to citizenship, mainly on
same grounds as adduced in his remarks of
Monday last. He instanced various authorities
in support of his propositions, and defended
at length the constitutionality of the Missouri
Compromise.
The Missouri Compromise, he said, was a
sectional question such as calls up the passions
of all sections and all countries, tinder the co
lor of construing a word on deciding upon a
resolution in tho policy of this country. No
body ever questioned its constitutionality until
a brief period. Mr. Calhoun, in 1838, though
believing it to be a dangerous measure, did not
say it was unconstitutional. That record con
tinued until 184‘J, when that distinguished
mail broached the idea that slavery may ex
tend into tho territories.
The Court is now called upon to sustain an
institution, which, by an act contemporaneous
with the constitution is declared utterly viola
tive of the institutions upon which republics
aro founded. It is now asked to change a pol
icy, and upon the construction of a word in
tho Constitution, “territory,” to decide wheth
er this be a slave or a free continent. Judge
Marshall says the Government has a general
sovereignty over this territory. His friends
on the other side of the case say that Marshall
was an inspired man, but in this language he
was loose. The looseness is not with the Judge’s
words, but those who impeach them. Judge
Marshall says that upon the words “rules and
regulations ” is founded the right to govern
the territories. Does not the language war
rant the conclusion ? If any man can conceive
any other “territory” than that separated from
political government over it, his vision is clear
er than mine. Judge Marshall says the pow
er of Congress is unlimited and supreme, sub
ject only to certain limitations imposed by the
Constitution. It is known that there are no
limitations forbidding the prohibition of slave
ry.
Mr. Rcverdy Johnson submitted the evi
dence that President Madison did not believe
the restrietien was within the true scope of the
Constitution. Also, a rough draft of the veto
message written by President Monroe, of this
very bill, saying, that if not violative of the
Constitution, it is repugnant iu its provision to
the general sentiment of the States.
Mr. George T. Curtis, of Boston, made a
powerful argument in favor of the constitu
tionality of the Missouri Compromise. He
would confiuo his remarks to third section of
the fourth article of the constitution, which
gives Congress authority “to make all needful
regulations for the government of the territo
ry.” lie claims that there existed full legisla
tive power; that the question is eminently an
historical one ; aud when you have placed the
facts in their historical relation, you have gone
far towards settling the coutroversity. The
great unoccupied lands within the boundaries
of the older States were almost the only sub
ject of contention between those States. No
sooner had Virginia made a cession of the
land beyond Ohio, than the question arose
what disposition shall be made of it.
By the deed of cession the United States
were clothed with power to erect it into Re
publican States. When Jefferson, iu 1784,
moved his resolution, it was the greatest possi
ble doubt if Congress had the power to pass it.
Iu 1787 great emigration began into the terri
tory, which rendered Jefferson’s measure en
tirely inadequate, and the ordinance of 1787
was established. The act passed Congress in
New York on tho 13th of July, and was pub
lished verbatim in the Philadelphia papers of
the 25th, when the Convention was engaged in
making provisions on this subject. Among
the resolutions offered was one by Edmond
Randolph, that provision ought to be made for
the admission of States. That resolution pass
ed, and was sent to the Committee of Detail.
It afterwards became article 17th, viz:—New
York States, lawfully constituted, shall be ad
mitted with the consent of two-thirds of States
with the consent of the Legislatures thereof.
Mr. Madison said instantly that the Conven
tion had done nothing to provide the power to
superintend the public lauds, and moved a pro
viso giving Congress power to dispose of the
unappropriated lands, to institute temporary
governments, and provided for new States
therein. The 17th article was finally reached.
Amendments pending in all directions, Govern
or Morris rising moved a clause as it now
stands, viz: “Congress shall have power to
dispose of and make all needful rules aud reg
ulations respecting the territory or other pro
perty belonging to the U. States, and nothing
iu this Constitution shall be so construed
as to prejudice any of the claims of the United
States or of any particular State.” Consider
ing the relations of the United States to Vir
ginia, it was to be expected that- the Conven
tion would create Buck a power—first, because
there must bo an interval of time before States
ean be established ; second, because it was ne
cessary to superintend them under the cession
of Virgiuia: and third, to subject them to the
control of tho United States, who are tho trus
tees under tho deed of cession.
Recording the word “territory,” if construed
in the power to dispose of, it means land, for
in those words Congress has all necessary
power to dispose; but in the other words,
“rules and regulation,” you have a totally dif
ferent power. Let us suppose the words only
to refer to municipal governments, Congress
makes a law which somebody resists. A writ
of error is brought before this Court, and it is
alleged that Congress has not the needful pow
er to pass such a law. Suppose the same case
with respect to tho lands. The moment you
undertake to reduce the words below their na
tural import, you bring before this Court as a
judicial question what is purely a political
one. If the cluuso only embraces a few spe
cific objects, somebody must select the objects.
What constitutes the ditt'erence ? Roth are
equally matters of legislation, both equally af
fected by the grantees of public and private
right. Are they not both embraced in the pro
position ? Are they needful ?
All undeniable rest in the judgment of Con
gress as to the necessity. They refer to the
standard of what is needful, and that standard
is fixed by the grant in the judgment of Con
gress. Tho counsel on the other side allege
that, if general, the legislation becomes per
petual. The very terms of the grant limit the
power to territorial existence. The word ‘for
ever’ is paraded before us from the Missouri
Compromise: hut there is nothing to prevent
its being expunged, for nothing can be enacted
upon the character of the institution during
territorial existence, which cannot be changed
immediately on its becoming a State. Con
gress has no power to dictate as to the Consti
tution of of any State.
Mr. Curtis concluded with a tribute to the
learning and justice of the Court. Adjourned.
A wife full of truth, innocence and love, i
the prettiest flower a man can wear next In*
heart.
For the Dally Sun
CHRISTMAS DAY.
ItV MBS. C. A. I.KHTAUJKTTK.
Comeback daysof my youth, baautitul days cnee mere
rut n rn.— Extract.
Old memories, they are twining a heart-wreath for my
brow.
And other days are Dinging their freshness o'er me
now:
I hear the children’s tiny feet like music pattering by,
And happy childhoods gleeful tone* resounding gaily
nigh,
With eager speed they hasten on, their faces beam with
toy,
They long to taste the tempting fruit aud grasp the paint
ed toy,
Ami then like those of riper years, when sated turn awuy
And sigh for pleasures to he found another Christmas
•lay..
My thoughts aro turning sadly to happier by gone hours
When life’s dark path seemed covered o’er with bright
and blooming flowers,
In fancy. I'm a child again in youths green bowers i
stray,
And mingle with the merry throng to welcome Christ
inas day.
I eat again the snowy leaf (nostint was shown tome,)
How sweet the morsel tasted beside my grandam’s knee,
With grief my heart Is swelling (bright hours ye could
not stay), ,
1 11 never be a child again to welcome Christmas duy.
Pile on the crackling fagots, and us you circle round,
If ’mongthe loved one's ut your hearth a vacant place is
found;
Unite the bond nor let the links, corroding rust away
With love ami kindness keep it bright to welcome Christ
mas day.
Mourn not so deeply for the lost too fair on earth to stay,
Let times'soft touch upon your |lieurt its soothing unc
tion lay,
A tide loner draw the cords of love, and cherish while you
may
Tiie dear one’s that around you cling, to welcome Christ
mas day.
Should flcklo fortune on your head her wrathful vials
pour,
And poverty (man’s direst curse,) sit glaring at your
door;
irrqw on, luijK ever, trusting still, her frowns limy pass
away,
Aud she may greet you with her smiles another Christ,
mas day.
Then gather round the social board, hearts that are light
and true,
M itli gentle pressure clasp the hand which friendship
oilers you,
And let the present hour impart a warm and genial ray,
The future may not bring to you another Christmas
day.
And oil! remember those who have no friends or shining
gold,
That e’en this joyous holiday seems dreary, sad .and
cold,
Whom God has blessed with bounteous gifts ah! dare
they turn away,
Nor free pale want from wastingcares this Merry Christ
mas day.
Messrs. Hill and Stephens.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel of Tues
day, contains a long publication from B. 11.
Hill, in reply to the card of Mr. Stephens, pub
lished in our paper a few. days ago. Includ
ing the correspondence between them, it cov
ers four and a half columns of that paper in
small type, which bars its publication in the
Sun. In his statement Mr. Hill says:
My private character is thy jewel 1 prize
abovp all others. 1 was born, raised and edu
cated in Georgia, and if tho man, woman or
child can be found whom 1 ever wilfully de
ceived, in private or public life—in politics,
law, or social intercourse—l hereby unseal his
lips, aud authorize him to speak. It is a real
consolation to know, that on this subject, at
least, I can defy the slanderer, mock the tra
ducer. and despise the venom of even jllexan
der 11. Stephens. I hope no one will suppose
that even now, I entertain any thing like a
feeling of hatred for Mr. Stephens. Far from
it —1 would not harm a hair of his head. Up
to the Lexington discussion, 1 entertained
something of respect for him, though the char
acter of many of his statements prior to that
time shook my faith in hint considerably. Since
1 saw him, felt him, and weighed him and
knew him ns at Lexington, all the depths of
unutterable contempt are exhausted in the idea
1 have of his utter want of fairness, and can
dor, and truthfulness as a debater. In our
discussion at Lexington, I deemed it a duty in
reply to his Blunders of honest men, to draw a
picture of his own course, and show it to him.
Tho very sight of his own picture run him mad.
‘ft was true to life, and therefore the more
hideous. Hence his sore, lie had been al
lowed to misrepresent until he concluded he
had a right to do so, by lapse of time and im
memorial usage. His adverse possession of
falsehood he deemed furnished an absolulte
bar to the entry of truth by the statute of limi
tations.
We also copy Mr. Hill’s reply to the chal
lenge of Mr. Stephens, and which closed the
correspondence:
LaGhanuk, Ga., Dec. C, 1856.
Dear Sir: Your letter, of 2'Jth November,
was handed to me, a few moments since by
lion. Thos. W. Thomas.
You say that my letter of the 24th ult., “has
in it much, both in tone and matter, personal
ly offensive in itself, &c., and without specify
ing any tiling which you designate as offen
sive, you proceed to ask of me “ that satist'ac
tiou which is usual between gentlemen in such
cases.
It might be some satisfaction for you, to
shoot at iue, though 1 should entertain no great*
fear of being hit ; but candor requires me to
say, with my present feelings, 1 could not de
liberately shoot at you, and for many reasons
—a few only of which 1 will now give:
Ist. 1 might possibly kill you, and though
you may not consider your life, valuable, yet
to take it would be a great annoyauce to me
ever afterwards The ceaseless accusations of
my conscience that 1 was a murderer, would
be the bane of all iny future happiness.
2d. lam not conscious of having given you
uny just ground of offence. In my letter of
the 24th, l uuthoii/.e you to construe my re- :
marks by the meaning of your own charge, to
which tho remarks were intended as a reply.
If the reply, then, was offensive, it only proves
that you so intended your charge, and in that ;
view you are entitled to no satisfaction, and I
am satisfied with tho reply, further than this
1 distinctly disclaimed any personal allusion cr
unkinducss, and notwithstanding your “belli
gerent message,” feel none now.
3d. If the invitation to mortal combat is in
tended ns a mere formal occasion, to exchange
a few harmless shots and then have an adjust
ment, 1 can only say 1 never engage in farces,
nor make feigned issues. If 1 coul i be made
conscious that I had done you injustice, 1
should deem it a duty to repair it, and should
not wait first to be shot at. If you did me in- j
justice, i met the occasion with the remedy, |
and it toes seem, made a shot which produced
awi bo) if not deeper sore tlmu any within
the |.. wee of powder and bad to produce.
j. , sir, (as I always speak plainly,) 1 will
only add that I know nothing which lifts occur
red between you and me which could author
ize or justify a duel: and while I have never j
at any time had an insult offered me, nor an
insult offered me, nor an aggression attempt
ed, I shall yet know how to meet and repel any
that may be offered by any gentleman who
may pie=ume upon this refusal or otherwise.
Yours, respectfully, Ac.,
B. H. HILL.
Hon. A. H. Stephens.
~ TELEGRAPHIC.
From Charleston.
Charleston, Dec. 24.
The sales of cotton to-day foot up 1500
bales —for the week 7,500 —market closing
firm this evening at a quarter advance for the
week Gooi Middling 12j|e.
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Expert Roguery.
Some expert rogue entered the store of
Messrs. Stow & Rhodes, on Friday evening
lust, between G and G o’clock, and emptied the
cash drawer of its contents, amounting to
about one hundred and sixty dollars. Mr.
Stow, who is- generally allowed to be tolerably
wide awake business man, and several other
gentlemen, were seated round the fire at one
end of the store, which was lighted, when the
theft was committed, but the scamp managed
so dexterously us to make off with his booty
unperceived. People should be on their guard
against light-lingered gentry, — Eufaula Sjiiril.
A correspondent of the Now York Tribune,
writing from Canada, “as I make my way to
the ferry of the Champlain Rail Road, 1 read
with a sad sense of its realities, the proud boast
upon a banner across the street, which de
clares that among her other advantages, Cana
da possesses ‘The Freest institutions in tho
world ’ ” The New York Day Book thinks
that a sufficient answer to this English Aboli
tionist is, that Canada still retains the statute
of imprisonment for debt, and if Mitchel or
Meagber was to step on its soil, he would pro
bably be arrested by some official flunkey of
the Queen.
The Paris correspondent of the Courier des
Etats Unis states that the Empress of Russia,
while passing through Switzerland, came near
losing her life. The horses of her carriage
backed over a precipice, and she was only sav
ed by the presence of mind and promptness of
one of the members of her suite. She remain
ed calm during the critical danger in which
she was placed.
Interesting Documents.
The New York correspondent of the Nation
al Intelligencer says it is stated that Mr. Buck
ingham Smith, an attache of the United States
Legation at Madrid, has, after a long and toil
some research in the Spanish archives, brought
to light a large number or highly interest doc
uments relating to the discoveries, explora
tions, and conquests of the Spaniards in the
Southern parts of the United States and the
adjacent territories. Many of these docu
ments are represented tohave written by those
who figured in the events recorded, and let in
a flood of light where hitherto we have had
but a dim outline of important transactions in
the early history of this Continent. Selections
from the documents in question are now in
press at Madrid, and a subscription list has
been opened in New York city with a view of
having tiie same published in this country.
Practising for the British.
John Mitchel, the Irish patriot, now a resi
dent of Tennessee, but who is on a lecturing
tour in New York, says the warlike hunters of
the county of Blunt, amongst whom he resides
in Tennessee, have had no idea until his recent
settlement amongst them, that the British Go
vernment survived the charge by which their
fathers drove the Red coats over their native
mountains, aud lincl positively imagined that
Andrew Jackson made a full end of British
power for ever ? but sinco they find there are
still more British regiments in existence, they
are at sharper practice with their rifles, with
which already they were so expert as to shoot
a squirrel in the eye at one hundred yards.
FOR RENT.
V COMFORTABLE Dwelling with four rooms adjoin
ing the dwelling of S. Ogletrec. For terms apply
to the suhscriber or S. Ogletrec. J. A. McNEILL.
Dec. 25, 1856—(it
UNSURPASSED.
No. 42 Broad Street. A
COLUMBUS, GA.
('? ELATIN’ DATES of Meat, (lame, and Fowl, always
T on hand or made to order in the shortest notice.
Onreook, JOSEPH PI/ZANI, knows how to please the
greatest epicure.
Tier 25-ts J. 11. THOMAS & CO.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
r PIIK PEWSofthe Presbyterian Church will be rented
-L on Monday 28th Dec. at 11 o'clock, A. M., for the
next year. Dec2s-2t
A Destralilr Residence In Wynntou,
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE,
For Town Property In Columbus.
r T’ , IIE house and lot is situated in a
1 good neighborhood two miles AAfSfrF—O
from the city—the lot contains 5!l tjSj i ■ rjfe- l- ;
acres—about half cleared—the house
has four rooms, and twelve foot pa- KlnjJgCQrSSs
sage—good double room framed kitchen, smoke house
barn, carriage house and stable. The improvements are
ali new, having been built within the last two or tlirce
years.
If not sold by the first of January the place will be
rented. JOItDAN L. HOWELL, Trustee.
Dec 21-ts
Times and Sentinel and Enquirer copy 2t
LOOK OUT FOR SOMETHING
RICH FOR CHRISTMAS.
THE LARGEST BEAR
f 1 111 IT ever was killed in these diggings, will he serv-
X od up in STEAKS, ROASTS, Ac., to suit the people,
on WEDNESDAY AFTKKNOON (Christmas Eve)at 2
o'clock, at the Market House. All lovers ofthe KICII
and HARK will not tail to be on hand.
Dee :;.:-2t CUAS. 0. BIZK.
.11 NT RECEIVED.
A 111)1. Irish Potatoes.
aJvs 25 bbl. Red and White Onions.
25 Boxes Cheese.
.1 Trs. Rice.
50 Bbl. Paragon and Family Flour.
JUO Bush. Bolted Meal.
100 Hush. Hominy.
Low for cash. 11. M. A E. L. GRAY, Agt
Dec 23-ts in Broad -tn-ct.
CLEAR THE Til AC K FOR
SANTA CLAUSE!
I st* I am ’rcund again. and with clear Kkie*
1 uiil good n>ad* I expect to arrive at
STOVELL’S CORNER,
ll.v the 25th of December, where 1 have promised
to distribute the nicest.i|Ueresl,eurlouseat,beantifuleat
woioleifulest. ami suiashinest lot of
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
that ever made the mouth of a Juvenile “witter.” I
hope to meet all my young friends there, for T nm confi
dent that the handsomest favors will he found ut that
Corner.
Count and see the splendid CHRISTMAS TREE
1 have prepared for BTOVKLL. There Is nothing like
it this side of Satitu lUnsdolii.
Dec 22-It. M VI A CLAUS.
A OT ICE.
tpilK tilm ofß. A. RICHARDS A (XI., Is this day dls-
I solved hi mutual cunmuit of parties.
H. A. RICHARDS,
iHcI.VJt W. S. NKLL.
The bn shuttle will Is* routitiued at tlieold stand by
Dec 17-6 t I! A. K.ICHAIiIIS.
daily SUN OIFIC! I
Columbus, Due. -25, \,;, h ‘ I
COTTON—The article continues in KO o<l dc, B
out alteratiou in prices- I
MACON, Dec 21—There is a Tail- demand , 1
generally irom 9to Fine qualities ? u K
to higher, am) would probably bring “
* “o** price. H
Wood’s Hair Restorative. I
This wonderful preparation is beginning m , I
and appreciated iu this and tiie neiah Uni. . kll ">B
Its excellence has been attested by the c
some of our best and most honorable citizen' 1 ' 0111 '*’ I '* ■
selves have tried it aud found it to possess V, ■
cuious properties ; restoring color and hetdtiu ‘ :l *■
and sculp, and impairing adelicious freshriM / l ! [t -‘M
ness to the hair. We advise all who are in
preparation, to try the infallible Huir KesmJi 1 “ u hß
Wood. None will ever regret the price lad ufl ß
perior composition. See advertisement in’ . lIIK B
until. —,Salem Advocate. ai "hWr.^H
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
r T IIE most beautiful and appropriate Chri K
_L one of those superbly colored PUOTiU'ml'Hil
be obtained at the PALACE DOOMS Tli,° ‘ AP|: ’ I
make a present which will confer a histi, I
the recipient, would do well to avail the.,, 0 I’ *■
opportunity. The public arc respectfully n l /Il’ 1 l ' , 1 " 1 hH
and examine specimens * “"liedt.-.H
Docl6 - tf
JUSTIN IIME.
ANEW assortment of Handsome Christa,.. , 1
dreu s Carriages, just come at I,l ’ I
Dec *2b-4t DILLINGHAM A d K N wn I
UAFFLE!BAFFLE!> I
T|riLLbe Baffled, at ,1. H. THOMAS &
HS *|m balance of the chances are take. ‘'"‘""B
did central lire SHOT GUN. Bentlev a- s ‘ ll ‘HoM
London, and GOLD W.NTCIf and V I
noth to hi* superior artifice. ‘ * ‘ Vil,r Juii ■
bec"”0 tO 4 t r UlU ’ ptace Christn ‘“* Eve night. I
~ smith I
EGGS.
500“’ , ' r ‘' K,, K(!(! %n Ty'Y 1
’ Dec 23-ts A *’ (GUV. ■
venison hams!
r\( I VEN ISON HAMB—fresh-just receive,! <■ I
tJU rida, for sale by n Map. 1 ""“ ‘ I
Dec 2s-tf • 4 L 1
CAUL AT J. 1., CELIA’S, I
IF you want something nice for Chrislm,, ,
D l ec ¥^-tf flDe ,otofErui ‘“'ia Confectioneries. ‘"I
FOR SALE.
THE owners of the UNION
DRAI’ LINE will dispose rv ,rj
ot the wholo stock, or any nor- uO-i-Y'-
tion thereof, at a reaaonah.e j] -y / I
price and easy terms. ‘ln 1 **nr , I
~ a division amongst the owners. Kmiuir, ,Y I
TUnes ~tn„ Enquirer copy, J ’ W ‘ *** I
CANARY BXFIIds
FOR SALE.
\ F!NE collection of CANARY’ BIRDS, good *>,
singers, just arrived from Germany. Sins.&K.
day and night. Also GOLD FINCHES Ac fe
They will be for sale at tlo- City Hotel until UK]
Monday evening.
Columbus, Dec 19-dt
EAGLE DRUG STORE.
BROAD STREET,
HW. NANCE having bought out the above
t lisbine.nt of Messrs. Kivlin, Thomas & (.’•> In
associated with him Mr. WM. OESNEK, whose y
known reputation as Chemist Druggist In thi-city t
the last six or eight years, will, we trust entitle Jt„,
liberal share of public patronage. The busmen.
lk* continued under the name of
NANCE & GESNER.
Our siock consists of all articles usually kept in a Dm.
More, a part of which is a general assortment ol bn.
Medtcines and Chemicals, Perfumery, Powders. Ilu
Brushes, Conibs,Dye Stud, Varnishes. Paints, ami I
ter Barticles. Our stork is all fresh and new, m
articles gold warranted as represented, or the an
taken hack and money refunded.
Prescriptions carefully prepared and put up „
times; day or night, p,. L p_ tl
AMUSEMENTS.
rrilOSE who havenot Visited BIDDLE S NEW C.H
. NO at °uce. <*o and see his ink
style of AM BItOTYPES, some of which hang at theiiw.i
Christmas Cases.
A beautiful assortment of new style Cases, just rmeii
ed all tor the Christmas Holidays.
St. Nicholas Gallery,
Col. Jones’New Building overS. B. Purple s .low.lp
Store.
Booms open from eight A. M. to five P M
Dec 18-6 t
SEGARS.
ANOTHER lot of those fine Segura, better than lie
others, just received at the Eagle Dru<>- Store
. PcM-tf NANCE A UKSXKK.
PERFUMERY.
A £ IN T lot 0f ‘Trfumery, Powders, Hair Urn sins
Combs, Ac., just received and for sale at the baa I 1
Drug Store. Dec IS-ts NANCE wC.KSXKIt.
OILS.
JAMP Train and Neat's foot Oil and burning Fluid
J just received and for sale at the Eagle Drug Stun-
Dec IS-ts NANCE A GKSNEK
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!
“Kills KIIIIM&LE”
WILL |BE HERE!
Mr. I. G. STRUPPER.
PRKfc?LVJ\s his compliments to his Juvenile Frit-mi?.
aud has tlie pi ensure of assuring them that hi- <>M
friend
“K.HIS K.miVGfljE ”
vt’ill, ns usual, t. rry with him during the Holidays. IV
old gentleman will come heavily, loaded with such Is-oi.
tiful and i/uerr specimens of his skill and fancy. I hat 1
feel sure my young friends will alway s retain h pita.-am
memory of CHRISTMAS 1856.
COME, and bring your fathers and mothers, hrctlei’
and sisters, uncles and aunts —all that you love ami lh ;| t
Jove you —bring them along; for although our tiiei.
has little to say to biyfotk* , he has a leomVrful faeult*
for brightening up sad faces, and taking the wrinkl
from old ones—of lightening the burthen of the hi'.,
hearted, and loosening the strings of the lighhdjitu
therefore bring them with you, ami all ‘shall liaw
“MERRY CHRISTMAS!'’
WHAT A WONDERFUL CROWD!
Little M’lle. Agnes,
IN HER FIRST APPEARANCE !
SUE will make her first sublime Ascension on a
pended Wire, at I. G. STRUPPKICS during “”
Christinas Holidays—her beauty eclipses all her 1 ! 1 •
cessors and her “extruskill'’ gives her a surer footing
in this perilous enterprise than any of her comped.-.
Columbus, Dec. 17-6 t
WATT & SAPPINGTON,
GROCERY
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
(Next Door to K. jiurmml,)
No. 65 Broad Street, Coluuibutf*
AU K Hie now opening, und intend to keep c<i*t;n^’
T f on hand, u select vuriety of
FAMILY GROCERIES
and other articles adapted to City and Country trifle.
M e solicit a liberal share of patronage.
TERMS CASH. JAMES M. WATT,
JAMES W. SAITIV'TOV
Columbus, Uu., Dec. 15, 1850. ts
A SPLENDID OFFICE TO RENT- ,
TWTK.VT to the Post iiflice, being the East hall cl 1
J.V olfiee lately occupied as tlie .Manufacturers Uai'j*.
Eu<|uire of It. J. MOSES A- K. W. MOl? 1,
Dee IT—ts Next to W lir
SMYRNA FIGS.
V FRESH lot of the last crop just received sf' l
ale at ‘LI i. l
CALL AT CBLLA’B
{ MIH the place to please the cyu and suit the tasb
7 Come one come all, laitli great and small. I” 1 ’ ‘
Cidla makes the rail. D>< -■
BOOK KEEPING! BOOK KEEPI-'*’ ! ’
HAVING been engaged in BOOK KEEPING f' ,r 1,1
la-l eight years, aud fully understanding_botn ■
Ide and Single Entry, 1 propose to open a “else,
teaching the science tlie first or second week in J a, ‘ ‘’
Those w ho wish to avail themßelves of this opp" l ’ .
** ill leave their names at tlio Express Office w it..
S. H. Hill, who will inform them of terms. Ac. .
Dee 23 If H. C. HAYDF-’