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About The daily sun. (Columbus, Ga.) 1855-1873 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1857)
COLTJMIMJH: LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. W rdncmlt) Morning, Mny 13, 1857. At the election for Probate Judge in Pale county, Alabama, on the 4th instant, Daniel Carmichael, Esqr., was elected, beating the present incumbent. Judge Echols, over 300 votes. ■ 1 ♦’ ■ ■~~ We see by the papers of the third Dis trict in Alabama, that the private affairs of Col. McLemore will not admit of bis yielding to the solicitations of his friends to run for Congress in that District in op position to the lion. James F. Dowdell. These private nffars are serious obstacles when the chances of success are doubt ful. All, gentlemen, there’s nothing like an effort. It is too bad to suffor Dowdell to walk over the track of the heretofore invincible third, and thereby establish the reputation of being Cork of the. Walk.— It will ruin the Democracy. Rain and Hail Btorm. Our nccounts from the lower part of Russell, and from Harbour and Henry counties in Alabama, of the effects of the hail ami rain storm which passed over that region on Wednesday the Oth, are anything but favorable. In Henry we learn that vegetation was literally beaten into ribbons and the farms most terribly washed The planting has to be done over. - Col. James A. Stallworth was, on the 4th instant, nominated for Congress in the Mobile District, in Alabama. Col. 8. was the nominee two years ago and was beaten by the invincible Walker, who run as the American candidate, and whose back down from the party about the opening of the Presidential campaign last year, our readers probably recollect. We see no moves yet looking towards organ ized opposition to Col. Stallworth from the Americans. Perhaps the 1,668 ma jority obtained by Buchanan in the dis trict is having an influence on the “pri vate affairs’’ of the otherwise valiant Americans in the first district. Where is Cregh, and the many other eloquent champions in that district? Como out gentlemen, and make a tilt at him, if for no other purpose than to make him show his blood. Recollect, Walker put him through to the tune of <lO4. — Major Allen C. Jones, of (ireenc coun ty, Alabama, liaH been nominated for the State Senate for the District composed of the counties of Greene and Marengo. The contest in this Senatorial District is eliciting considerable interest. Both counties heretofore decidedly Whig, gave an aggregate majority for Buchanan of 132. The American party have not yet named their man; he will undoubtedly be of their best blood. The Eutaw Ob server, speaking of the nomination of Major Jones, expresses the opinion that it will take a mighty fast nag to “top his cotton,” and intimates that the blood will fie needed. The Augusta Chronicle Bold. Under this caption, the Newnan Made replies to the Augusta Chronicle’s call for information nbout tho “WakOo Bunk of Coweta.” As it desires information from Newnan, tho Blade cheerfully gives it. It says “the only concern about Newnan bearing any resemblance to the “ Wahoo Bank of Coweta ,” is a branch institution, purporting to be from Augusta, and which caused some of the boys about town to Wa(r) hoo (p) considerably, last week.— It is kuown to some as Pharaoh’s Bank , to others as the Tiger, but in Coweta we call it the “ Wahoo Bank.” We hope iriend Jones has at length got on the trail of a•• Wild Cat ” worthy of his steel, and ihat he will not relax his efforts until ho draws his claws. We trust he will furn ish us the full particulars of his run on this Bank, and the ultimate result.” The Blade states that Col. Calhoun, sheriff of Coweta county, arrested on Sat urday last, near Newnan, a man by the name of W. H. Bows, accused of murder, lie escaped from prison iu 111 ploy, Tippah county, Mississippi, where he had been > ontiued awaiting his trial. It is also tated that he attempted to commit a mur der in Cobb county, iu this State, some jears ago, and succeeded iu escaping to Mississippi. Ice in May. Yesterday morning, says the New York Journul of Commerce of the ‘2d instant, ice was seen at various places in West chester county, and of course in other places in the same latitude. We heard of none in this immediate vicinity. Virginia. The election in Virginia takes place on Thursday, the 28th iust. Thirteen mem bers of Congress are to be elected. In the last Cougress the entire delegation was Democratic, with a single exception iMr. Carlisle.) Missouri. On Monday, August 3d, an election is to be held in Missouri, to supply the va cancy caused by the election of Governor folk to the United States Senate. An election of Judges will take place on the same day. North Carolina Law. The Wilmington (N. C.) Herald of Monday week says. Joseph Hennings, the sailor who was indicted for the murder of Harry Wil lmnis, another sailor, by pushing him overboard into the river, was tried on Saturday. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. Hennings was branded this morning. Getting Even. The Charleston Courier, speaking of Gen. Milledge L. Bonham, the gentle man just elected to succeed Mr. Brooks in Congress, soys:—“Gen. Bonham is a gentleman of high character and great intelligence, and a lawyer of eminence. He graduated in the South Carolina Col lege, in the year 1834, carrying off the second honor of his class, the first honor having beep awarded to Mr. Sullivan, his competitor in the Congressional can- VM.” Astonishing Hall Storm. On Thursday last a hail storm occurred at Eastport, on the Warrior river, in this state, which, it is believed, did much dam age to the vegetation in that vicinity.— The steamboat R. L. Cobb was laying at the landing during the storm, and those of her officers and passengers who wit nessed it, can corroborate the following account of it: The weather during the early part of the day wos very pleasant. The sun shone brightly, and the sky was clear and serene. There was not sufficient wind to cause a ripple on the surface of the river, and everything Around induced the ob server to conclude on the enjoyment of a warm summer’s day. This pleasing as pect of the weather continued until ten o’clock, when rumbling thunder was heard in the distant north and immediately after ominous looking clouds appeared in the same direction. They traveled rapidly up from the horizon, and in less than thir ty minutes shut out the warm rays of the sun. By eleven o’clock the atmosphere was completely changed. Instead of warm, smiling summer, keen, chilling March weather, accompanied by a high and cold north wind, was experienced. The hail was preceded by large, solitary and sig nificant drops of rain, which at first could be counted as they fell; but they soon in creased in number till they produced a co pious and intemperate shower, which last ed about ten minutes, and then termina ted in one of the most astonishing hail storms that was ever before seen by those who witnessed in it. For twenty minutes hail stones, measuring from one to two and a half inches in diameter, fell thick and fast. The heavens were full of desccud ing mrolites. The river was lashed into fury—on its surface, spray and foam was alone observeable; while on either side limbs nnd leaves were falling from the trees ; the ground was white and literally covered with enormous sized bail stones, which were rebounding from the earth nnd dancing about in wild confusion. After the storm passed over, the sun again burst forth in all its glory; but the warmth of its rays failed to take the keen chill from the atmosphere during the remainder of the day. —Mobile Tribune. The True Policy. It is a little surprising that many of our earnest and honest .Southern Rights men do not see that one of the essential things for power within the South is internal improvements. The result of progress in that direction will be to di versify the products of the South—to draw hither capital from the North, and make that capital an instrument of our independence. The middle part of Alabama is full of iron, coal lying by its side; marble ; the materials of the finest lime, and wood in superabundance. And all of these ele ments of wealth are not surpassed by similar materials in any part of the world. And yet the iron, the coal, the marble and the lime which we use are mainly the product of the North. We have now a very handsome Custom House nearly completed, and everything of which it is constructed—with some insignificant ex ceptions—is derived from the North ! Talk of Southern independence, whilst this condition of things exists ! It is all folly. The present dependence is the natural result of a lack of enterprise at home ; and nothing less than that. If we wish to be independent we must adopt the means which will encourage the growth of that sort of industry which is actually necessary to it. The chief reason why our mineral wealth is lying useless is because it has no certain way of reaching market. The Montevallo valley was known twenty years ago to possess this wealth in abun dance, but there was no consideration for it until the present; and its value now is only being talked of because there is a probability of rail roads being construct ed so ns to bring it within the reach of the marts of the world. With a clear way to mavket, hundreds of thousands of dollars would find profitable investment in that region, and every dollar of it would lessen the dependence of the State upon the North. And this is the sort of independence which we most need. It is that which will help more than anything else to protect us from our enemies—to rear up home-born merchants, and home born mechanics. If the South could isolate itself from the vest of the country, we might care lessly dream on in agriculture; but this is totally impossible, and we must deal with things as they are, and not ns we would desire them to be. Our interior towns, by this sort of policy, would grow in prosperity. Hun dreds of true men would find within them employment and a spur to active exer tion. Then we should have fewer drones, and enterprising youth would not be idle and worthless or driven off by tho neces sity of seeking employment within other States more progressive than Alabama. To accomplish such objects as these is worth the attention of every Alabamian —of every earnest Southern Rights man. They will bo tlie source and instrument of our influence—the means whereby we can lessen, if not remove, our tribute to the North.— Mobile Tribune. A Chance for the Treaty Yet. The London correspondent of the New York Herald, by the Europa, says: “Lord Clareudon expresses the opin ion now, that with two slight amend ments or alterations the treaty would still be accepted by liis government if again tendered. He says every point of inter est will be yielded by them, and by the two amendments the questions of honor would likewise be satisfactorily settled. First, some provision for the protection of the Musquito Indians for a few years, until by the laws of “manifest destiny” they cease to exist; and secondly, some slight provision or guarantee for the Brit ish subjects proposed to be transferred to the State of Honduras. With these two amendments, honorable only in their character, the distinguished head of the Foreign Officedoubts not the treaty would still be ratified, and has, I undestand, in dicated this opinion to the government at Washington. The result may be another effort to reconcile differences.” Birdsong & Sledge vs. Peter McLaren. This case which has long been pending in the Superior Court of Muscogee coun ty, after able argument by Counsel and a clear and impartial charge from Judge Worrill, was decided on last Saturday. The jury after an absence of four hours rendered a verdict in behalf of plaintiffs for $3,250. It was an action brought for sueing out an attachment against the property of Plaintiff's, by Defendant, without proba ble cause, or other words, maliciously ; to the damage of the credit and great in jury of the Plaintiffs. Judge William Dougherty, for Plaintiffs. Moses & Moise, Col. Hines Holt, John son, Welborn & Sloan for Defendant.— Enqmrer. Yankee Fighting. The Memoirs of Sir Charles Napier, just published in England, contains many passages interesting to Americans. We select a couple of paragraphs : When at Bermuda, in 1813, with his regiment, Colonel Napier, writing to his mother, says: “Two packets are due, and we fear they have been taken, for the Yankees swarm here; and when a frigate goes out to drive them off, by Jove they take her! Yankees fight well, and are gentlemen in their mode of war fare. Decatur rcftised Cardon’s sword, saying, ‘Sir, you have used it so well, 1 should be ashamed to take it from you.’ These Yankees, though so much abused, are really fine fellows. One, an acquain tance of mine, has just got the Macedo nian ; he was here a prisoner, and dined with me; he had taken one of our ships, but was himself captured by the Poic tiers, seventy-four. Being now in an English frigate, if he meets us we must take him, or we are no longer sovereigns on the ocean.” From Bermuda Charles Napier sailed for America, and became engaged in some of the daring and disastrous opera tions carried on against the Americans by the Government over which King George 111. exercised a despotic power. The hush method of warfare struck him as cowardly, and as for the system of loading cannon to the mouth with odds and ends of old iron, it was his abhor rence: “Seven thousand men are at Baltimore, and we have no such force; still my opinion is, that if we tuck up our sleeves and lay our cars back we may thrash them; that is, if we caught them out of their trees, so as to slap at them with the bayonet. They will not stand that. But they fight unfairly, firing jugged pieces of iron and every sort of devilment, nails, broken pokers, old locks of guns, gun-barrels, everything that will do mischief. On board a twenty gun ship that we took, 1 found this sort of ammunition regularly prepared. This is wrong. Man delights to be killed accord ing to the law of nations ; tind nothing so pleasant or correct; but to he doused against all rule is quite offensive. We don’t then kick like gentlemen. A 241 b. shot in the stomuch is fine ; we die hero ically ; but a brass candlestick for stuff ing, with a garnish of rusty twopenny nails makes us die ungenteelly, and with the cholic.” A Sermon that did not Suit. Mrs. II was a very religious wo man, and perhaps came as near worship ing Mr. N , her favorite minister, as some people do Kossuth, the Hungarian; but, be that as it may, she was continu ally hammering Aaron, a shrewd lad of some sixteen years of age, who, to pester the old lady and hear her scold, would occasionally speak rather lightly of Mr. N , her minister. Happening at tlie house of Mrs. H—— one day, the old lady began as usual to chastise him, and Aaron thinking she put it on rather hard, after hearing her through said: “ I am as good as Mr. N , and can preach as well.” “Preach!” said the old lady, “you don’t know one single word in tho Bible.” “ Well give me a text,” said Aaron, “ and see if I ean’t preach.” “ You don’t know anything about, the Bible,” said Mrs. II ; “if you do, you may take any text you please.” “ Well,” said Aaron, “a virtuous wo man is without price,”—ain’t that in your Bible ?” “ Yes,” said Mrs. H., “and it shows that women are better than men, for the Bible don’t say that a virtuous man is without price.” “Well, we will see about that,” said Aaron, and after dividing his subject into two or three heads, commenced as fol lows : “ The scarcity of an article in all cases governs the price, but when an ar ticle cannot bo found, it cannot be had at any price, and for that reason it is with out price. Now, if there was any virtu ous women, there would boa price, a high ene too, by reason of tho scarcity, but as there are none ” At this stage of the discourse the old lady seized the broom— “ Aaron,” said she, “you are an im pudent brat, and if you don’t clear out I will pelt you with the broom handle.” Aaron made tracks into the road, fin ishing his sentence, “they are without price,” as he went through the door, which the old lady closed after him with considerable force. Aaron now started for home, saying as he went along, “ I guess the old woman will not chastise me again very soon,” — and as it proved he was not mistaken in his predictions. —Contaeook Transcript. A young and beautiful lady, remarks an exchange, residing at Caromielct, Mo., had not seen her husband in seven years, he being absent in California. She mour ned him as dead—thinking, doubtless, that seven years were enough for any one man to die iu. She put oft’ her mourning, and agreed to marry “another feller,” and on tlie day fixed for the wedding, the ab sent husband presented himself and claim ed a kiss from his truant wife, but she, being a believer iu spiritualism and think ing that it was the spirit of her absent husband that was before her, disdainfully repulsed him—-jumped into a carriage that was waiting—was off aud married before the husband, who turned out to be no spirit but real Hesh and blood, could comprehend the affair. He claims his wife, and threatens to “ kick up a muss” about it, if she is not given up. The Dying Bed. There is no place like a dying bed.— There is no place in man’s brief journey across the world like the dying hour, so impressive and so full of dread iuterest to each individual when he arrives at that place and feels that his hour has come.— Then the soul makes a pause. She looks back on a receding worli, and onward in to a dark unfathomed eternity. There is no retreat. The hour for exchanging worlds has come. To have then a good hope of pardon and of heaven how invaluable? To have no hope then, when flesh and heart fail and all mortalities are about to be sundered, and die in despair, how dreadful beyond imagination to conceive! To avoid it, it is worth a whole life of ceaseless efforts and prayer. There have recently appenred in our city papers, and also in those of Colum bus, accounts of ritie shooting in the two cities. We will now give a specimen of rifle shooting in Walthourville, Liberty county, a statement of which we have re ceived from a gentleman from the village. A couple of gentlemen, in six consecutive shots by the word, shattered an nitiee vial at the distance of forty-five yard*. Another instance: the same gentlemen, at a distance of fifty yards, by the word, struck a mark one inch in diameter. We consider this an exhibition of that remark able skill which one may acquire by prac tice.—Savannah JS’etce. Wreaths from a Smoker. dick nash’s cocetsuip. Generally, Richard Nash. Esq., inclin ed to the jocular when relating his adven tures. One evening, during our trip from Natchez to New Orleans, on the steamer Magnolia, “whereof Leathers was master and Dick was barkeeper,” he seemed pensive. Ilis songs were sad, and the ever faithful banjo twanged in the most distressed manner us the performer struck the minor cords. “I never was in love hut once, gentle men,” said Dick, and seeing a general smile greet the assertion, lie repeated, that he had never been in love but once. His first love was the daughter of a wealthy old planter, whom we will call Major Beul, to avoid personalities, and for the same reason locate the Major near Huntsville, Alabama. “I had been in the village some time, and became very well acquainted with Miss Lucy, who was really a fine girl. I played the banjo for Iter, and sung some of my best songs, and wore my best clothes all the time. I was mighty good looking in those days, gentlemen, and more girls than Miss Lucy fancied me. I at last made my declaration and was accepted. “Now, Dick,” said Ito myself, “be prudent, and you are a made man.” Lucy was everything I could desire. We met frequently, and I continued to be at tentive, played the banjo and sung for iter until her head was full of nothing else but Dick Nash and getting married. “I asked her if I could visit her at home. She consented, and promised to use her influence, of course, and, being an only child, you may be sure it amoun ted to something. I recollect the day perfectly well that I rode out to her fa ther's place. Everybody knew the Ma jor’s plantation, and I tell you my heart beat high as I rode for nearly a mile be tween two high fences with cotton fields on both sides, and over fifty hands at work. Lucy was in the front porch wait ing for me. The moment she saw me she called her father, who came down to the gate to meet me. He gave me a cor dial welcome, and telling a negro man, named Uncle Ben, to take charge of my horse, walked me off by the arm to the house. Lucy was all smiles. The old lady, after surveying me with her gray eyes, through a pair of magnifying spec tacles, seemed to make up her mind 1 would do. “I will not tire you with a minute de scription of all that happened; the Major showed me over the place and counted his darkies ; the old lady made me look at her chickens and cows. I was the ac cepted lover of an only child, and the match approved by the parents. The Major was worth about eighty thousand dollars! [This last remark was address ed to an inquisitive Yankee, who seemed to be satisfied with the explanation.] I kept going and coming, and staying and courting for some time. One day Lucy asked me to bring out my banjo and play for the old folks. I had a presentiment that l had better not, and hesitated. But Lucy had set her heart on it, .and I could not refuse. So the next time I went out, I took my banjo out with me, and after supper in the evening I tuned her up. The sound soon brought half of the plan tation round the house. 1 noticed the old lady looked a little shy, but the nig gers, and the Major, and Lucy were on my side, and I pitched into tlie banjo, and 1 tell you what, I made music. The Major could hardly keep in his boots; Lucy fairly cried with gratified pride, and the niggers, unable to contain them selves, paired off in the yard and had a regular Congo reel. “The old lady sat speechless with as tonishment, her mouth and eyes open, and her arms hanging down by her side. The next morning I left very early, hav ing some important business in town. The Major saw me to the gale and made me promise so come back soon and spend a week. So after getting through my business in town, I went out to the place prepared to remain a week, and deter mined to have everything fixed before I left. When 1 got to the gate Uncle Ben did not come as usual to take my horse, so I led him to the stable myself. I went up to tlie house, and 1 saw at a glance that there was something wrong. The Major was cold and stiff, while the old lady was actually insulting in her insin uations. Lucy was sent out of the way to a neighbor’s. I did not stay long you may depend. Butting on all my dignity, I wished them good day, and went to the stable for my horse. There I found Un cle Ben almost in tears. ‘Well, Uncle Ben, what’s the matter here?’ I asked. ‘Mass Nash, dar's war in de plantashun ’bout you ’ ‘What about me ?’ ■Old Missus say you plays dat banjo too good for her use. She say you'se some showman drapped down in dis part of de country, shore. Massa tuck your side, but old Missus carried de day. Massa’s been rarin’ and tarin’ ’round de place whippin’ de niggers for nuffin, lie’s so mad. Miss Lucy most wild, she is, and says she’ll die by you. Dave’s war in de plantation, Mass Nash; mind 1 tell you.’ “I saw how it was. My fondness for display had ruined all. 1 gave Uncle Ben a quarter, and mounting my horse 1 rode away.” Here Dick passed his fingers over the banjo, and tlie audience could just detect a few chords of “Oh! no we never men tion him.” “Two or three winters after that,” re sumed Dick in a more cheerful mood, “I was traveling up the river, when a gen tleman stepped up to me and asked me if my name was not Nash. It was the old Major. We took a drink, and he gave me all the news : how things went on at. the old place—how he missed me after I left—how the old lady opposed the match —how Lucy married a chap “without any music in himself”—liow they all had regretted having prevented the match with me, and a hundred other things. We got ‘high - over the matter, and the old Major having mellowed into the com municative stage, informed me confiden tially that Lucy’s husband was not worth his salt. The Director of the Mint, with the ap proval of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, has arranged with the Adams Express Company for the trans portation of the new cent coin, at the cost of the mint, to all points of the At lantic States accessible by railroad and steamboat, and all other places which con be reached by means of conveyance not inenrring unreasonable expense. From the Plains. The Kansas City Enterprise, of the 2d, learns from the plains that the Chevent Indiaus are concentrating at the head* wa ters of the Republican fork with the de termination of resisting the attack of the United States troops. They bad a large supply of arms and ammunition. A ter rible battle has been fought at the Fre mont Peak between the Snakes and the Blackfeet Indians. Twenty-seven of the latter were killed. Anecdote of Mr. Marcy. The lively and facetious Philadelphia correspondent of the New York Dispatch gets off the following in his last: Just at present we are overwhelmed with great men. Secretary Marcy, Wad dy Thompson, ex-Minister to Mexico, liaH’ a dozen officers in the army, Gen. Pillow and Prank Pierce, are all sojourn ing at the LaPierre House. Marcy is as thin as a June shad, and possesses an ap petite equalled only by that of a first class saw mill. Marcy is a brick, and maintains an independence of character which wins for him the greatest respect. A bit of a wag, too, is that same Marcy. If the reader doubts it, let him follow the example of a certain gentleman in this town and get ahead of him. Not desir ing to hold the mirror up to nature in this instance, let me call this person Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown is much like a soap bubble—brilliant, but ephemeral. In his own conceit, Mr. Brown is a great man. Such being the case, Mr. Brown could do no less than to call upon Mr. Marcy, he being another great man. On Friday last Mr. B. rode up to the LaPierre and introduced himself to the ex-Secretary. Ex-Secre .ary said : “ Very happy to make your acquaintance.” Mr. Brown said: “ You do me proud.” Mr. Marcy allowed that Mr. Brown “was too diffi dent.” After a brief cliat, which even Marcy’s politeness could not prevent him from manifesting to be a bore, Brown prepared to depart. “Mr. Marcy,” said he, flattered by the ex-Secretary’s ex treme affability, and a little exhilerated by the cognac with which lie had been entertained, “you're a great man—a great —and I'll be d—• — d if the world don’t acknowledge it before you’re a year older.” “Ah! do you think so?” “Think so? I know it. The world can’t ignore such talent as you displayed dur ing the muss with Kozsta, and England, and Greytown, and ” “Hold!” in terposed Marcy ; “that’ll do. Remember that great men are like mountains—to appreciate their form, you must see them at a distance. Even Shakspere has only been properly valued during the last cen tury, and his sublimity, like the North west passage, is a discovery vouchsafed to an age that produced the lightning press and the magnetic telegraph.”— “ But, Mr. Marcy, you’re ” “ Never mind, Mr. Brown; we’ll waive any fur ther discussion of tiie subject, Man’s talents in this world never can be prop erly discerned until your eyes are shaded by his tombstone.” Mr. Brown, having lost the argument, wisely dropped the subject, and changed liis tactics by squinting upward at the stovepipe. A Considerate Doctor. A poor girl who had just recovered from a spell of sickness, gathered up her scanty earnings, and went to the doctor’s office to settle her bill. Just at the door, the lawyer of the place passed into the office before on a similar errand. “Well, doctor,” said he, “I believe lam indebted to you, and I should like to know how much.” “Yes,” said the doctor, “I attended upon you about a week, and what do you charge for a week’s services, or what would you charge for a week’s services, or what do you realize, on an average, for a week’s services ?” “Oh,” said the lawyer, “perhaps seven ty-five dollars.” “Very well, thou, as my time aud pro fession are as valuable as yours, your bill is seventy-five dollars.” The poor girl’s heart sank within her, for should her bill be anything like that how could she ever pay ? The lawyer paid his bill, and passed out, when the doctor turned to the young woniau, and kindly inquired her errand. “I came,” said she, “to know what I owe you, although 1 know not that I can ever pay you.” “I attended you about a week,” said the doctor. “Yes, sir.” “What do you get per week 1” “Seventy five cents,” said she. “Is that all ?” “Yes, sir.” “Then your bill is seventy-five cents.” The poor girl paid him thankfully, and went back with a light heart. An old rich man of our acquaintance was once remar king to the doctor, that no one earned their money so easily. The doctor remin ded him of the many losses incurred, as they must visit the poor as well as the rich. “Well,” said my old friend, “you must charge the rich more, and then you can afford to lose by the poor.” Not many weeks after the old man was obliged to employ the doctor for some time. At the last visit his bill was pre sented, an! strongly resisted as enormous ly high. “But,” said the doctor, “I know what you told me, and I have only followed your advice.” Not a word was said, but the amount immediately paid. Prefer Slavery. About three years ago, Miss Anne W. Taliaferro, of King William county, Va., emancipated 40negroes, giving each $l5O. They were placed in a Quaker settlement in Ohio, by F. W. Scott, executor of the estate. A few weeks since, Mr. Scott had occasion to visit them on business, and found them in a wretched condition, almost starving. One of the children had been stolen, and several had died for want of attention and the necessaries of life.— They begged Mr. S. to allow them to re turn with him to Virginia and go into slavery. Cowhiding Affair at Washington. J. McLeod Murphy, civil engineer of Brooklyn, but temporarily sojourning at Washington, having received intimation that Daniel E. Sickles was endeavoring to oust him from his position, attacked the latter gentleman at his room at Willard’s on Wednesday morning last, with a cow hide. Mr. Sickles, however, turned the tables on his opponent, for wresting the cowhide from Murphy he applied it so severely that Mr. M. beat a hasty retreat, bearing serious evidences of having come off - second best. Famine Panic. From various parts of the country re ports are received of a great scarcity of grain, but the Chicago Democrat of the 27 th ult., a journal published ut the great grain depot of the West, intimates that the talk about a scarcity of grain is a mere device to raise the price. The Chi cago Tribune of May Ist, reports that large transactions in bread stuffs are ma king in that city. The day previous an order for the purchase of 200,000 bushels of corn was received from a Boston dealer, while on the other hand heavy purchases of flour and wheat are being made for St. Louis and the south-western markets. The whole of the wheat, flour and corn sold on the 30th ult, would require about $200,000 to purchase. This, before fall and free navigation on the lakes or canal is had, may be called a brisk trade. Strength and Health Restored] Mr. Johu Davidson, living ten miles abovi. Pittsburgh, on the Pennsylvania Canal, b.s-_Z “ When 1 commenced taking Bcerhave’s Holland Bitters, I could hardly walk. Now, I enjoy nr i lent health.” **’ HEADACHE AND DEBILITY. Mr. Silas J. Liscomb, of Birmingham, says “ X have found in Boeehave’s Holland Bitters remedy for Headache and Debility. My wile hie! also used it with the greatest benefit.” “ Mr. A. S. Nicholson, of Pittsburgh, also remart that he has experienced much relief iroui its u for headache. u *” Asthma. Jonas Whitcomb's RtuiipY.—Prepared from Herman recipe, oktaiued by the late Jon& \yir* cornu, in Europe. It is well known to have an” viated this disorder in liis cuse, when all other, plianees of medical skill had been abandoned |! him in despair. In no case of purely AsLhnmn character has it failed to give immediate relict , it has effected many permanent cures. j<L,i Burnett A Cos., Boston, Proprie.ors. Price it , bottle. For sale by Dr. K. A, Wake Beards. Gentlemen who use the Hazor will find Burnett’ Kailiston, or Orient Water, a most desirable c motic. It softens the heard, allays all tendency? iiuliamtnation, counteracts the paintul effects fr queut.y produced by soap, and prevents rougher.* and dryuesß of the skin. Prepared by Joseph nett & Cos., Boston. Price shc. and $1 p r hottlc"’ for sale by Dr. It. A. WAKE. A Word to the Ladies. In recommending to your use Dr. J. Hostetler’ Celebrated Stomach Bitters, it is but justice t state, that, as a stimulant to the system in i„ partiug strength and vigor, preparatory to period!’ eal stages, which are oft times attended with pain and trouble, we know of no preparation mor happily adapted to all afflictions consequent uum this cause; aud tor Cramps iu the Stout ch Chid ra Morbus, and all ailments arising from over t! dulgence in fruits, vegetables, ice creams A,‘ Ac.; it is a certain and almost instantuneoua rem..’ dy, and no family should be without it. Direction, for use on the bottle. uu ® For aale in Colnmbus, Ga., nt the Drue stole Mays-Jw PEMBE KTO.N, NUCKOLLS ACO SITUATION WANTED. A YOUNG MAN, who has been engaged in me r . cuntile business in Baltimore, Md., is dJ ous of obtaining a Cl-rksbip or Agency in ( .r l this city. Address DRAWER No® 258* at th IZ Office, Columbus, Ga. j| aJ . OYSTERBI THE l>est 111111 largest kind of the^gzs. -I finest OYSTEIIS, pickled in the\ /. ) purest Vinegar, and packed in differ ent size jars, just received by Aprii 22 _ J. L. CELLA. SUMMER PACKET. THE steamer CHAWALLA will be i. run as a Summer Packet between [JfeC .!* Columbus and Apalachicola, as as the business will warrant remuneration to th, ownera - April 28-ts COOL SPARKLING ~ SODA. WATER. rpms delightful and refreshing beverage will, _L the following Syrups : ?. r ?K e ’ Raspberry, Cherubusco, Mulberry, Sherbet, Banana Pine Apple, Orange Nectar, Ginger ’ Strawberry, Vanilla, Cieam’ Sarsaparilla, lemon, Orgeat’ ltose. Mint, Pepper, To lie found freah and pure at the Blue Drug Store 5 - PEMBERTON, NUCKOLLS A CO.’ SODA IFOTTUSTT Opened for the season at the EAGLE DRUG STORE. Cold Sparkling Soda made of pure Cistern Water, With the best of Syrups. M y 4. NANCE A GESNEK. TO PLANTERS. WOOL O^A.HX>I3STGf. ALL those who want their WOOL well and quickly carded can be accommodated in the Basement of the Carter factory, adjoining the Coweta Factory. All wool carded not giving labe faction I will pay the highest market prices for the same. A first rate article of WOOL ROLLS always on hand. [April 30-4m] 8. WOODFIELD. H. E. DIBBLE’S EMPORIUM OP FASHION. I AM now prepared to supply my customers, and all others who may favor me with a call, with the neatest style aud latest fashion of HATS and CAPS of all descriptions. Also Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, Comprising Shirts, Collars, Cravats, Hosiery, Un der Shirts, Drawers, Handkerchiefs, Ac., ic. Alio, Carpet Hags, Valises, Canes, Umbrellas, Ladies and Misses Flats, Ladies Hiding Hats, Infants'Hats of various styles and prices, Ladies and Misses Kid Gloves—a superior article—and other tasty aud fancy articles unnecessary to enumerate. I would respectlully invite the attention of Planters to examine my stock of CANADIAN STRAW HATS, an excellent, cheap and durable article for negroes, and held at the remarkable low price of $1 £>o per dozen. 1 would respectfully invite the Ladies to call and exnniine some Leghorn Flats, a superior arti cle, just received at DIBBLE’S. April 8, 1857. WET M USE WANTED WANTED, immediately, a WET NURSE, for whom good wages will be paid. Call at the Srore of HULL, DUCK A CO. April 30, 1857—ts INDEPENDENT FORWARDING AND SHIPPIN-a HOUSE. J. P. RUTLAND & CO., General Commission, Receiving and Forwarding MERCHANTS, AND— Agents of the Independent Boats, MOBILE, ALABAMA. Cilice opposite the Landing of the New Or leans Mail Steamers. April 25, 1857. ly FLOUR ! FLOUR!I CHEAP AND GOOD. OUPEKFINE Flour $8 50 per barrel. 0 Extra Family 900 “ “ Double Extra 10 00 “ “ To dealers, 50 cents per barrel discount. Best Corn Meal and Hominy $1 per bushel. WINTER’S PALACE MILLS. May 7-ts MONEY WANTED. UNCURRENT MONEY Oil ALABAMA, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, and Northern States, bought and sold by S. li. HILL, At Hamden’s Express Office, 62 Broad St. April 15, 1857 . 6m NOTE LOST. A NOTE on Hugh Speers, due first of January, 1858, for S4O. The drawer is hereby notfied to pay the same to no person but myself. The finder will please leave the same at the Sun Office. April lfi-tf J. KORKOFSKK. PROVISIONS. t!f|| | SACKS of Corn and 150 casks of choice U’ I / Tennessee Bacon, just received and for sale by OUNBY t CO. April3otf FOR RENT. FOR the balance of the vear, a comfortable nd cooveuient DWELLING, with Four Room* and good Well of water. Situated South-East of the Court House. Apply to A. K. AYEK. May 5,1857-4 t Office Mobile & Girard Rail Road Co s Ala., April 27,1867. ri’HK annual meeting of the Stockholders of this A Company, and the election of a Board of Di rectors, will be held at this office on Wednesday, the Ist July next. JOHN H. HOWAKD, WALTON B. HARRIS, President. aplJStd Secretary t Treas. DRS. TUGGLE * WINGFIELD HAVE formed a co-partnership in the practice of Medicine and Surgery. 4#* Office at Nance 4c Uesuer’s Drug Store. April 18, 1857-3 m GENT.’S WALKING CANES. AN invoice of the most beautiful and serviceable kind,opening this day at DIBBLE’S^ WIIIOW WAGONS. A FEW more of those nice WILLOW WAGON’S and FANCY GIGS, just received at April 10. DILLINGHAM A DENSON’S TO HIRE. A GOOD COOK, Washer, and house servant Apply at the Sun office. May 7. ts BOOTS AND SHOES. LADIES Kid and Gaiter Boots; Misses Kid and Gaiter Boots; Gents Calf and Kip Boots; Gents Calf and Kip Shoes—at Nov. 28. ATKINSON’S,
