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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA. I
TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 4.
Mail beyond Charleston 1 U o'S* l1 *
To those who are familiar with o i# duties, t
' announcement at the head of thi.
be sufficient apology for the here'
columns to-lay; but ■***•*|*f '“T
thus conversant- There «. «—l*£
, . . „ B hpp» at al times weil
the Editor to furnish a sheet ar |
supplied with n~. I new. 11
wish long editorial*; while others,!^,*££
something only in the psr.gr.ph • 0“r “t
uation therefore, at this time, is realm unen la
—having, as we do. such a ~rie| of tarte. to
cter for. with but two newspapers *f the -vortn
ern maiUast night, and their eonteiSs ahnoat en
tlrely anticipated by previous arrivaif. « mve
•'’therefore, nothing,either at homcorlrom abroad,
in these quiet times, which will jusffy a long or
abort editorial. No news from Wa|iington city.
* the great theatre of honorable ro |». Nothing
from Richmond, that we may shou| over a new
victory, or mourn the defeat of a w|a!d-be Sena
e tor. No British Queen, and conseqilntly notnmg
to cheer or mar the peace of the coion dealer.—
*• And lastly, we have no chapter of rom
which to extract to adn*mster to the
tastes of those who are more intere|3d with t. e
misfortunes than the happiness of|heir fellow
beings. I
P, S. We had like to have forgtfifen the lol
lowing advertisement, which we wcUa requested
to place “right under the Editoria r head, and
which we have no doubt will cn quite as
great a sensaticn as a late arrival fr ; n Liverpool
would. It is the latest item of new we have !
Office T«anspori?tion, ?
Geo R. R & B’k. Comp’y at .|;gijsta.s
FREIGHTS on Cotton, by the leorgsa Rail
Road, after this morning, will required to
be paid at the depot before the Cottoß can be re
moved, otherwise it will be stored byjv<ie Company
for the freight and other expenses. B
RICHARD PIS ERS, Jr.
f c s 4 Agent Tifcisportation.
We..would call the attention of to
the sales of valuable property, advelised to take
place this day. g
Our patrons in Clark county willljbave an op
portunity, at the session of the Sujirior Court,
to pay their accounts to this office, r
The desire expressed by us yest g Jay for an
interview with “Anti-Humbugger” increased
since the reception of his last nsnber. We
must therefore, insist upon it before £c insert No.
3. We wish to make some suggei&ons in rela
tion to his articles. 8
..For the Chronicle !f SentiEL
Mr. E kitor —You will gratify»i subscriber
to your valuable paper by insertin'lhis opinion
of Anti-Humbugger.
I think, the productions of his neiSvell deserve
to. be printed in letters of gold, and placed in a
conspicuous part of the Masonic LBII. I trust
the Mayor will not overlook his in *fable merit
aticl kindness, but will cause a propefcmark of re
spect to be snewn him. No personapould have
read his clear and cogent argument vothout being
Convinced that he possessed a mind surpassed,
and that this intelligent city no lonyur deserved
the name, when it could not discofcr, without
being tpld, that his genius was frwsuperior to
that of Gall, Spurzheim, and that other im
portant men to whom he refers. Iff is folly in
him to endeavor to prove that there! s no truth
in Phrenology, for facts will speak Render than
words. If he could see himself in Be glass that
others see him. he would write no tripe humbug
£ery. I V idt.
For the Chronicle Sent I.
“A Prenologist” don't he to fam, Let the
conferned see at the conclusion of A Jti-Hurabug
gers lectures, if the science of PhrerJ&logy (false
ly so called) can rebutt arguments Advanced. —
Public debates are too common to e;Eer into up
jon the subject of Phrenology ; peoplff are scrupu
lous to believe, when- the subject is in a
public lecture ro >m. The Press is rightful
remedy. |
AwTI-Hui BUGGER.
From the Charleston Courier of %esterday.
From Hmsi.—The brig Alphff Capt. Bon
ney. arrived yesterday, in 5 days fro*i Havana.
We are indebted to Capt. B. foijzi shipping
list of the 27th ult. and have also blm favored
with the fallowing: P
HAVAXA.ffJan. 25.
The reported state of your marketlTor our pro
. duce makes the planters look sorry, crop of
Muscovado Sugar will be unusually great, and of
superior quality'. Those who have 1) pay $8 to
slopeihbd lor caning to the placcSif embarka
tion, and then a coasting height to gie shipping
port, and other charges will find vAy little nett
proceeds, at your highest quotations*
Collet', good green commands $9 *
It is rumored that the Hon. T. R#k will soon
resign the office of Chief Justice of *ic Republic
of Texas, aud Judge Bibb of K*itucky, and
Judge Lipscomb of Alabama, are bt|vh spoken
as Jikely to be put in nomination fo|the office.
■ ' —— t
The Philadelphia North America * statas that
Gov. Porter has applied to the city I;jinks to take
the Loan for $870,060 recently authorised by the
Legislature. P
From the Savannah Georgiy.
From Florida. I
W e have ueen favoretl with the Silowing ex
tract of a letter, received by a gentbatan of this
* city, dated 18lh January, 1840 : ,*
“ Gen. Taylor is proceeding, wul.liis armv. in
two columns, down the country, letween' the
Gulph and Suwanue, scouring the -l io j e of tin
diviiging lines as he advances, and fill probably
be through it in a few days, when v estab
lish the posts, intended to secure thS population
in his rear from the further depredalons of these
marauders, when he will cro»i to Past Florida,
and turn his attention to that section.
Capt. Hmien. of Davenport’,command, aupmed
.e«np of Indian, near Deadraan. Bay, a few
dare aince, and killed two or three of them, cap
luring every article they had with them*
The Rev. Dr. Olin, now traveling abroad, has
accepted by letter of the Presidency of Weslyan
University at Middletown, Ct. This station has
been vacant, or temporarily supplied, since the
death of Dr. Fisk.
Steam Boat Disaster.— The Hermitage,
which left Nashville on the 13th, came in collis
ion with the Hugh L. Whue, in the neighbor
hood of the Harpeth Shoals aud sunk in ten feel
water. She wes crowded with passengers, but
only one lile— that of a fireman—was lost.
For the Chronicle and Sentinel.
To “ Anti-Humbugger.”
I perused your communication in Saturday’s
Chronicle with much interest. The originality
you therein display, is seldom equalled; and the
reasoning is—ahem!—is—truly remarkable !
The propensity of your views—the lucid style of
your propensities —the logical accuracy of your
conclusions—who dares dispute theml The
compactness of your argument is also worthy of
remark; for instance, phrenology is based upon
the bold hypothesis that the brain produces the
form of the skull; and that by the cranial de
velopement the individual character may be de
termined ; and you overthrow this “ bold hypo
thesis” by denominating it “ intrinsic absurdity
and nonsense.” Does any one intimate that you
here assume the point to be proved”?—that you
beg the question ? Who dares contradict, Mr.
“Anti-Humbugger!” What envious rascal whis
pers that you jump at conclusions ? “ What
fearless spirit will attempt a refutation of your
reasoning?” I involuntarily exclaimed, as I read
your article—and echo answered with a provoking
interrogative, “ reasoning ? r If the reader does
not comprehend your logic, he must remember
that you are a transcendant genius; and he must
live in hopes that a second Bowditch may yet
arise to translate your La Place-like dialects into
the language of* John Locke.
But irony aside; —l will endeavor to notice
your article in a sober, candid manner—which I
fear it does not deserve. You inform the inha
bitants of Augusta, that Mr. Kirkham—a practi
cal Phrenologist, now holding forth in Charles
ton—intends visiting this city, to deliver lectures
on that subject; and write your communication
as a preface to the unsuspecting Doctor’s visit.—
You intimate that the people of Augusta are ig
norant of Phrenology, and that you intend to in
struct them how to believe, that their minds may
be closed against the “humbug.” You labor
hard—
u Dive far
“ Below yout depth, to fetch reluctant proof,”
that Phrenology is a great humbug—its advo
cates base imposters ; and, astonishing to say, the
sum of your argument is your “ ipse dixit ” ! 1
“ The intrinsic absurdity” of Phrenology is evi
dent, because —I assert it ! Oh, shade of Logic ;
What outrages are perpetrated in thy name 1—
What blasphemies against the rules of Hedge,
WKotJoy, and Abcrcrouilwc !
You remark, that “the whole fabric [of Phre
nology] is ostensibly built upon the bold hypo
thesis that the brain moulds the form of the
head.” There is nothing hypothetical about this
—it is an established fact, and granted by anti-
Phrenologists. Phrenology does not appear to
have discovered the fact, but merely to attest it
The brain is formed first, and the cranium is
adapted to it. The other fact, that the cranium
is a true index of the developments of the differ
ent portions of the brain, by which the peculiari
ties of individual characters may be determined,
you also denounce as “a bold hypothesis.” To
which I answer, that it is the very point to be
proved—and that the truth or falsity of your state
ment can be ascertained only by an appeal to
facts. You will bear in mind that mere assertion
is not proof; and as you have thus far advanced
nothing but assertion, I cannot allow that you
have made out your case.
Again you observe, “ The intrinsic absurdity
and nonsense of this startling point of the sys
tem would have written the epitaph of Phrenolo
gy long since, hut for three causes Here you
chauge your ground of attack, and attempt to
overthrow Phrenology by denying one of its least
important evidences. In your next number, you
promise the proofs of your last proposition ; and
as all preceding ones were taken for granted,
your argument is left in a position not unlike the
coffin of Mahomet—or “the baseless fabric of a
vision” I sincerely hope your “promise to pay”
in reason will not terminate in a “suspension,’-*
and yet I fear far your solvency. But suppose I
grant your argument, even before you prove it;
why. you will not then have demolished “the
Humbug—nor can you do it until you dis
prove the facts by which it is supported. Until
you prove what yau assert about “intrinsic ab
surdity aud nonsense,” you muet give up your
ground, or acknowledge yourself “ Hors du com
bat.”
If you wish to test the truth of Phrenology on
any one whose traits you arc acquainted with,
or upon your own cranum, I shall be happy to
accommodate you, and cast in my mite for the
science ;if so, make known your wish. H.
Important Arrival. —The New York pa
pers announce the arrival in that city from Ham
burg, of Signor Hervio Nasio, a most extraor
dinary man,. This individual is but four feet
high, and is apparently boneless —he appears in
his performances as a baboon, a gnome, and a fly
—and performs in these various characters, most
extraordinary feats winging his way as the fly,
from the pmsenium to various parts of the theatre
in which he may perform.
FLor.on.o t.ik Navi—The Secretary of
the N ayv has recently lsiU eJ an order, prohibiting
the Hogging of sailor*; and making it imperative
that such punishment shall he strictly conformable
to law, and always by order and in presence of the
captain.— l his order is not ialv conceived in a
proper spirit of humanity, but is likewise policy •
as good seamen are unwilling to join our na%w
from abhorrence of the system of tying up a free
citizen, and flogging him like a convict.
1 A Political Weathehock. —In reference |
to the nullifier’s flourish in the Charleston Mer- j
cury, about the “principles” for which he was
“contending,” we observed that be should have
stated the set to which he alluded. The follow
ing article from the Madisonian, will show that
Mr. Calhoun has had as many shapes as Pro
teus:
Mr. Calhoun’s ‘Crow’-Nology.
“Turn about, wheel about,” &c.
1816 On motion of Mr. Calhoun, a resolution
was amended so as to receive the note* of
banks in payment of public dues.
1838 Mr. Calhoun declared it to be unconsti
tutional to receive bank notes in payment
of public dues*
1816 A National Bank bill introduced.
1834 Proposed to extend the charter twelve
years.
1837 Believes a National Bank dangerous and
unconstitutional.
1816 Advocates the “American System”
violent Tariff and Internal Improvement
man.
1828 He is opposed to the same.
1832 He declares the Tariff unconstitutional,
and resorts to Nullification.
1836 Dec. 30, according to the Globe, he tries
to set his “ old hobby, the American Sys
tem,” on its legs again.
1840 Expresses bitter hostility to the “Ameri
can System,” even to its “remnants.”
1828 Strong friend of Gen. Jackson.
1834 Violent enemy of General Jackson and
Martin Van Buren, and acts with the
Whigs in opposition.
1837 Takes a position to “hold his allies in
check” and “cover his enemy,” because
Whig victories were not likely to “inure”
to his personal benefit.
1829 Gives casting vote as Vice President for
Mr. Kendall as Fourth Auditor.
1832 Galls Mr. Kendall very hard name*.
1838 “Counter-marches,” and mollifies.
1831- Gave casting vote as Vice President to
recall Mr, Van Buren from England.
1837 Horrified by his election to the Presiden
cy, and scorned to be present at the In
auguration. Globe said the “face of Cat
aline was not seen on the occasion.
1838 “Struck by an idea,” and swears allegi
ance to Mr. Van Buren.
1837 Sept. Ist, Started for Washington anti-
Sub-Treasury, and opposed to a repeal of
the distribution act.
1837 Sept. In Washington, new light, a new
man; —in favor of the Sub-Treasury—
voted to repeal the distribution act.
1832- Denounced by the “Globe” as a conspi
rator against the liberties of his country,
and designated “Cataline.”
“ “ Denounces the “Globe” as a “ menda
cious and filthy,” “vile and prostitute”
and its partizans as “rogues and royal
its.”
1839 Tells his friends they must support the
“Globe,” and gives it his influence to ob
tain the public printing.
1840 “Officially” pronounced by the “Globe”
something equivalent to a patriot.
1840 Jan. I. Embraces both Mr. Van Buren
and the editor of the Globe, and soon af
ter announces in the Senate a Coalition
between himself and them.
The Dutch are Coming. —A few days since,
(says the Beaver Argus,) several honest Loco
German farmers started in company with loads
of wheat from Columbiana county, for Massillon,
in Stark county, to raise money to pay their
taxes. The best offer they could get was 43
' cents, 3 months’ credit. Obliged to get money,
. they drove back with their wheat through Co
( lumbiana county, to the Beaver falls, where they
made sale for cash. They turned homeward in
a body, each with his coat turned wrong side out,
, and being asked why they did so, replied, “be
sure vac'll show you at the next election.”
Another. —Several Washington county far
mers took loads of wheat to Pittsburgh, and could
only sell at cents a bushel, at 4 months’cre
dit. They, too, turned their horses’ heads home
ward, and their coats inside out, saying they went
for a change of government, they could stand
these things no longer. —Cincinnati Gaz.
Johnstown, (N. Y.) Jan. 22.
Earthq/uake — The shock of an earthquake
was very sensibly felt in this section of the coun
tiy on the evening of the 16th, at 8 o’clock P. M.
1 he vibrations ran rapid, an appeared to move in
a direction from southeast to northwest. They
lasted,about 30 seconds. The noise was compared
by some to the quick jumbling of a wagon over
hard frozen ground, but by more to the roaring of
a burning chimney. And many in different parts
of our town made the same comparison. It was
felt more sensibly in some places than others. In
Norway, in the northern part of Herkimer coun
ty, the motion was so strong and continued as to
shake loose bricks from the tops of chimneys, while
immediately north of us it was only apparent in
the house (apart from the noise)by the jarring of
stoves, &. Whether there is any connexion be
tween this phenomenon and the extreme cold
weather (the thermometer having in the morning
been 30 degrees below zero) is not for us to de
termine. We leave that for the philosophers.—
And as such occurrences have been rather scarce
of late years, it is presumed they will make the
most of it. —Fulton county Republican.
According to the Eastern Argus revived, the
public money is curiously collected in Portland
(Maine.) That paper says:
“ When a merchant appears at the Custom
House with his bills of specie paying Banks to
’ pay a duty bond, the Collector politely informs
him that he cannot receive them—he must have
specie . Specie 1 inquires the merchant—so
much is not to be had in the city. Well—says
i r ol ' e ' tor -'»y will go with you to the
. . k of Cumberland, where I keep my deposits,
and you can pay them your bills, and they will,
m the presence of my clerk, credit me on the
[ Bank s books with having deposited a corres
■ P°““iug amount m specie, and that will answer,
and he will cancel your bond. And that is done
accordingly. And that is what is called a hard
money collection of the revenue, though not a
dollar used in the process, and upon
I f, ° f h ; U o hU?gery il is > that lhe President
of the Linted States gravely proclaims to the
■ people of the country, in his annual message, that
> ‘ the receipts and disbursements of the Govern
! ment are made in legal currency in the largest
portion of the Union 1”’ ®
From the Albany Daily Advertiser.
The “Better Currency.”
The State of Maine, which has adhered so
t steadfastly to the fortunes of the Jackson and Van
i B«ren party, is just beginning to reap the full
, fruits of their different “experiments.’* There
t teing neither specie nor bank bills wherewith to
, defray the current expenses of the Government
the legislators of Maine have been compelled to
ievem a currency of their own, This Sew ™
c.es of Jackson Van Buren circulation is tbu.
described in the correspondence of the Portland
r Daily Advertiser;
1 State House, Augusta, 7
, , Friday, Jan. 17, 1840. J
I have th.s morning some very gratifying ta
telllgence for your readers The prospeci begins
to brighten that money will soon flow in .bund
ance up and down the Kcr.nebec. The Trc™,
rer of the State has just received four reams of
beautifully engraved blank notes, with a spread
eagle upon them. They run as low as $5 and up
I to SSO, ami nothing is wanting but the name ot
the Treasurer, and then the “aching void” in our
circulating medium will be filled. They are “in
haec verbae .” ,
“The State of Maine promises to pay, at the
Treasury office in Augusta, in one year after date,
or sooner, if notice be given by the holder of this
note, Five Dollars in current Bank Bills, of said
State, with interest at the rate of six per cent per
annum. . „
It is to be hoped the members will now go
about business in right good earnest, a* there is
a prospect of their getting their pay for their ser
vices. It is true they will not receive it in the
“constitutional currency,” but they must not be
particular these hard times. Neither will they
receive it in current bank bills of the State, but
in the Treasurer’s promise to pay them such.
This seems to be a great way off from the yellow
boys.
Constitutional Amendment. — A motion
has been made in the Senate of Tennessee to a
mend the constitution, so that the State shall not
hereafter become the sole proprietor of a bank,
nor a partner in any project or business with any
individual or number of individuals, nor with any
corporation, and also, that except in cases where
the faith of the State is already pledged, no money
shall be raised in future on credit of the State by
any form of loan, neither by books opened for sub
scription, nor in any other manner whatsoever,
unless such moneys be necessary for the defence
of the State, in case of threatened invasion, or war
actually commenced.
From the Baltimore Sun.
A Singular Petition. —A petition was
presented to the Legislature of Tennessee on the
14th ult., which is really a curiosity of its kind.
The petitioners recite in the first place, that the
state debt is enormous and needs curtailment, and
they express a fear that the state which they say
is now mortgaged to foreigners, may have to be
sold, so that “the next generation of Tennessee
ans must be slaves owned by foreigners.” The
second part of the petition is so great a curiosity
that we will copy it entire. The petitioners say :
In the 2d place, your petitioners would remind
your Honorable body, that you have now been
in session a long lime, and have spent our money
in taking our liberty from us—for, to forestall us
in a nomination for President and Vice Presi
dent, is certainly depriving us of a most inestima
ble right. The constitution of our state does not
recognize the right in your Hon. body of making
the aforesaid officers; nor did your constituents
elect you for that purpose. You have likewise
turned our best friend out of the 11. S. Senate,
and have essayed to hurl from thence a man justly
styled the “Cato of the Republic,” and said to be
the facsimile of the great Washington.
Your illegal acts are likewise promising fair
to deprive us. of our Governer—a man who boast
ed. in our section of the State, that he wished no
office save what Tennesseeans could confer upon
him.
Your Hon. body have likewise legislated un
til we no longer have a currency, and have nam
ed an exorbitant sum in the shape of a tax, to be
imposed upon the brokers for presuming to pur
chase the depreciated bank notes left, by your
connivance, upon our hands. With all these
facts staring them in the face, your petitioners
would most humbly but earnestly recommed the
propriety, not to say the necessity, of an imme
diate adjournment; and we flatter ourselves that
you cannot refuse this, our humble petition,
if you will reflect but for a moment that you are
now daily eating up our State Treasury, and de
stroying the mite that should be appropriated to
the payment of our great State debt—as also the
fact that you have legislated out of friends and
money —a situation your petitioners humbly con
ceive to be something worse than that of being
legislated out of house and home for in this lat
ter case, one could lodge with his friends. In
fine, your petitioners would represent the great
impropriety of longer remaining in Nashville do
ing nothing, at the public expense, and join with
all good citizens in praying you to adjourn im
mediately—if not sooner.
The idea of “ adjourning immediately—if not
sooner,” is certainly something new. The peti
tion is signed by fifteen citizens, and take it alto
gether, it contains some truth, but not much poe
try. When it was presented and read, sundry
motions for its disposition were made; some were
for laying it on the table—some for putting it un
der the table—and some were for rejecting it en
tirely. During the discussion, the question was
asked whether the petition was received by mail
or by private hand. To this the gentleman who
presented it replied that he had received it by pri
vate hand—that “ the petitioners were bona fide
living men, whigs and Van Buren men—and his
constituents. The censure in the petition bore
equally upon himself with other members. It
was on this account that he presented it. He
hoped the House would not censure him for the
act, but that the paper would be transmitted to
the Senate.” The Speaker expressed the opin
ion that it should go to the Senate, and to the
Senate it went. What its fate was there, we
have not yet heard.
From the National Intelligencer.
Statistics of Mortality.
The English Government has established a
registration of marriages, births, and deaths,
which, from its accuracy and fullness, will yield
the most important information to the physician,
philosopher, and statesman. From a review of
the first annual report of the Register General,
the following data have been derived. The re
suits are from the writer’s calculation, and the
means of correcting any error are afforded.
The population of England and Wales was
estimated, January 1, 1838, at 15,324,720
The annual deaths from July I, 1837,
£ ere . 338,660
Hence, the mortality has been at the rate of
2,209 percent., or one death to every 45 living.
A tahle-is also framed to compare the ratio & of
mortality in London (which is more healthy than
the other large commercial cities) with that of
the country ; five counties, including many towns
being selected as the standard. The resuhs of
course, only approximate the truth.
The population of London, within an area of
70 square miles, is 1,790 451
•v ooo at ° f the m VC counties » within an’ area of
7,933 square miles, is 1,723 770
The annual deaths of the former were 53 597
Which is at the rate of 2,990 per cent., or one
ILTI 33 f i nhabi,ants - For the same
term, the deaths of the country were 34 074 or
at the rate of 1,976 per cent., or one death to
every 50 mhabUants; thus proving that the
chances of human life are much greater in the
coumry than in town.
With the above results, we are tempted to com
pare the rate of mortality in Washington, as as
certamed from data published by Mr. Sessford in
Wednesday s Intelligencer.
The pop. at this time, is estimated at 24 sfi*»
The deaths for 1839 were ’ 372
Which gives the rate of 1,514 per cent, or one
out of every 66 of the inhabitants, being one
half of the rate in London, and about three-fourths
of that of the country ; showing a vast superiori
ty of health in our favor. It should also be no
ticed that one-tenth of the deaths in our city arise
from Cholera Infantum, a disease scarcely kiiown
in England, and among us never seen in the
country. In all the returns, errors and omissions
be relatively more ex«Sl*f~
mmutive Metropolis, 111 our dl *
The following unconnected facts are glcanci
from the same report:
The population of England and Wales increas
ed from 1801 to 1821, at the rate of 16.13 decen
nially; and from 1821 to 1831, at the rate ol
16.01 decennially, showing great uniformity or
progression.
The instances of longevity are numerous. In
the whole of England and Wales, out of 1,000
deaths, 145 have been at the age of 70 and up
wards; while in Durham and parts of Yorkshire,
the*proportion arose as high as 210, and sunk in
London to 104, and in Liverpool and Manches
ter to 63.
The registered deaths from consumption a
mounted to 20 per cent, of the total number of
deaths, or nearly 4 out of 1.000 living ; this pro
portion exceeding that of the United States.
It appears, also, that the greatest density at
tained in the metropolis is 248,000 to a geogra
phical square mile, and that each person has only
an area of 24 square yards.
Presence ol Ittind in the Hour of Danger.
In the course of an article in relation to the
Lexington, the Albany Advertiser narrates the
following as a striking example of how much may
be effected in such an emergency by decision and
presence of mind on the part ol the captain of
the boat:
‘•Several years ago a disaster occurred on Lake
Champlain, similar in many respects to the burn
ing of the Lexington. One stormy night, as the
steamboat Phenix, with a full load of passengers
and freight, was ploughing her way through the
waters of Champlain, a fire broke out at midnight
and soon raged with irresistable violence. The
passengers, roused by the alaim from their slum
bers, and waking to terrible sense ol impending
destruction, rushed in crowds upon the deck and
attempted to seize the boats. Here, however,
they were met by the captain, who, having aban
doned all hope of saving his boat, now thought
only of saving his passengers, and stood by the
gangway of his vessel with a pistol in each hand,
determined to prevent any person from jumping
into the boats before they were properly lowered
into the water, and prepared to receive their liv
ing freight. With the utmost coolness and pres
ence of mind he superintended the necessary
preparations, and in a few minutes the boats were
lowered away, and the passengers received safely
on board.
They then shoved off and pulled through the
darkness for the distant shore. As soon as this
was reached and the passengers landed, the boats
returned to the steamboat and took of the crew,
and, as the Captain supposed, every living soul
except himself. But shortly after the boats had
left the second time, he discovered under a settee
the chambermaid of the Phenix, who in her fright
and confusion had lost all consciousness. Lash
ing her to the plank which he had prepared for
his own escape, this gallant Captain launched
her torwards the shore; and was thus left alone
with his vessel, now one burning pile. Having
satisfied himself that no living thing remained on
board his boat, and with the proud consciousness
that he had saved every life entrusted to his care,
he sprung from the burning wreck as it was about
to sink beneath the waters, and by means of a
settee reached the shore in safety.
The above is no exaggerated story. It is the
simple narrative of one of the most heroic acta
on record. We have only to add that the Cap
tain who so faithfully and fearlessly discharged
his duty on this trying occasion, is still in com
mand of a noble boat on Lake Champlain, and
is known to every traveler as Captain Sherman,
of the steamboat Burlington.
Alarming Facts.—The official report of the
Bank Commissioners of Ohio, states that the loans
and discounts of the banks are over $15,000,000,
of which more than one half were made to 922
individuals, and less than 10,000 citizens owe
every dollar ot the whole.
Galena Lead Minks. — Galena, though 500
miles farther up, has an advantage over Potosi,
the chief one of the Missouri mining stations, in
being on navigable water, while Potosi is 40
miles from the Mississippi. Galena is a flour
ishing town, and contained in (1835) between
12 and 14 hundred inhabitants. The richest
are distant about 4or 5 miles from the village.
The mineral galena, is found at various widths
—•mostly of the depth of 60 or 70 feet. It is
raised in lumps of all sizes, from half a pound
weight to that of 150 lbs. There is little for
eign matter mixec 1 with the ore, except some
particles of blem e, and a portion of the ochrey
oxide of iron. The quantity of lead made in this
region raustbe very great, if an estimate may be
formed from the number of steamboats which are
constantly receiving cargoes of it, and from the
piles of the metals on the wharves. —Chicago
American. a
Six New Songs and Ballads, written
by .Thomas Moore, Esq,. — These songs have
the stamp of the author’s genius. They are
gems of lyrical poetry,—-full of feeling, delicacy,
and grace. The thoughts, too, are clothed in
that smooth, flowing, and musical language, of
which, among all our song-writers, Moore alone
is master.
The verses are united to melodies by himself
and other composers. “The Musical Box,” a
pretty jeu d’esprit, has music by Barnett; and
the composer has availed himself of the subject,
by introducing a symphony of more than usual
length, in which the box discourses eloquent
music. “The dawn i« breaking o’er us,” is com
posed by Balfe, and is exceedingly light and ele
gant. “The language of flowers” is adapted to
Thalberg’s famous andante, which, under his
magical touch, turned the heads of the amateurs
last season, and makes a delicious air for a ballad.
And “They met but once,” is united to one of
Bellini’s sweetest melodies. Two of them, music
as well as words, are by Moore himself; and
these, we think, are the best of the set. Tha
following is one of them. Its impassioned ten
derness breathes in the strain with which the
author has clothed it, and its effect, sung as he
can sing it, must*be exquisite :
“When to sad music silent you listen,
nL A ?iS tea s s !n those e J’ e 'ids tremble like dew ;
Un ’ ten 1 theiC dWclls in those e y es . as they glis-
A sweet holy charm that mirth never knew.
But when some lively strain resounding
OK L *? hts U P the sunshine of joy on that brow.
Oh then, the young deer o’er the hills boundin?
W as ne’er in its mirth so graceful as thou.
When on the skies at midnight thou gazest
Th t llgh 80 dmne th y Matures then wear,
rarest S ° me bright thou
We feel ’’tis thy home thou art looking for there.
But when the word for the gay dance is given
So buoyant thy spirit, so heartfelt thy mirth
°h then, we say, ne’er leave earth for Heaven
But linger still here, to make Heaven of earth.’’
a A young chap from ‘the bush,’
a short time since, thought he must show his gal
lantry and take his dulcinea to the city of the no
tions whither he had never been. As he was
passing a restorateur, he espied some bucks drink
ing soda. So in steps Sam with his lady, and said
“ less have some of that are.” Cish— siz— went
the soda, which soon found the way to the stomach
of the beau, all full of effervesence as it was. S e t
ting the glass on the stand, the buck turned round
to his dear, (who had modestly retired a pace ’l and
said as he wiped his mouth on his coat sleeve .i’n
•e'l you wbat i. U S a) .ba, arc soda ia ‘ d
good—why don t you buy some?
Consignees per South Carolina Hail n
Hamburg. February 3 ; >
H Pkquct; P Fitzsimons; A Frederick- M
Boulineau; W Barrie; W Johnston; ED r ”
Russell & Hutchinsofi; W E Jackson; G T L>°°
JMkW Adams; T Dawson; Stovall Sim. ***'
> *- “moons i,
Co; Garvin & Haines; R& D W Diij. p an< j w
Scranton; S Kneeland; P A Scranton; J{; p )a 4
1 S Beers; Maher & Rooney; Sibley & * toD ’
Parrott; J Usher; J Levy, Jeffers &
COM M ERCIAIT^ 5^
Latest dates from Liverpool ,
Latest dates from Havre 1?
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AUGUSTA MARKET.
Cotton. —Such has been the quiet, indeed sl„ „•
state of our market since our report on s
that we are scarcely able to give any defin'i '
of it to day. ‘ Cre P° r t
The tendency yesterday was decidedly do
ward in the minds of purchasers, though w ° Wn ‘
of no sales. This state of things is probaM
result of the suspense among buyers, because l{ 2*
absence of news from England, which is now a f
expected by the British Queem The cons A
high price of freights has likewise its influence" !
another not uni nportant cause is the state
Savannah market, produced by the fact that
tide cannot be sent forward for the want of w*'
ping. lp '
Our river is now in fine boating order, and
wharves so recently laden with cotton,are now
disburtbened.
We quote the market as follows Ordinary 6 1
7 ; Fair 7to
Freights —To Savannah $2 per bale.
Exchange. —On New-York at sight, 8 a
cent, for current funds; Charleston at 4 a 5
cent, and Savannah 1 a 2% per cent.; specie com.
mands 5 a 6 per cent, premium,
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, February l
Arrived —Brigs Planet, Kuowlton, Portsraouft,
(H H); Omar, Snow, Boston; schr Kite, Marta
New Orleans; steamboat Erin, Moore, Augusta.
Charleston, February 3
Arrived on Saturday—Brig Alpha, Bonney, Hi.
vana; schr Replaced, Tyler, Castine, (Me.)
At Quarantine Line ship Lucas, Eld ridge, Bos.
ton; barque \ erono, Bogardus,do; brig Uncas.frm
do; schr Rienzi, Wright, do.
In the Offing— Ship Harriet & Jessie, M’W
from Liverpool.
Below —Barque Ganges, Ford, from Boston.
Cleared —Ships Merchant, Jordan, Glasgow- le.
vant, Bartlett, Liverpool; Br ship Druid, Bacht
London; 'brig Bil.ow, Howes, Antwerp.
Went to sea on Sutarday— Line ship Niagara
Smith, New 'iork; brig Chili, Morris, Santa Cruz'
(Cuba.)
OO~W. G. NTMMO, General Commission Me:,
chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door tot!*
Constitutionalist. nov 7
9CrWe are authorized to announce Lt. Coi
SAMUEL C. WILSON, as a. candidate for COL.
ONELor the 10th Regiment Georgia Militia,
jen 21 td
GCj* EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— Atsibi
and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by 8 ’
nov 23 GARDELLE & RHIND.
CC/'C’. AL CURTIS, House, Sign and Ornam>
tal Painter, 187 Broad street.— Sign andomanifii*
tal work done at short notice. dec 5
ry PUBLIC NOTICE. —Dr. Munroe, Surged
Dentist, has relumed to Augusta. dec 9
OCT* AL SHALVIRE, ARTIST, has openedhk
Rooms at the Masonic Hall. 2d story, where he will
be happy to receive orders for Miniatures.—Com*
likenesses will be warranted,
dec 28 trwlm*
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY- S
first anniversary of this Society will be celebrate,
on Wednesday, the 12th of February next, whci
an Historical Discourse will be delivered by the
Hon. William Law. Members residing in differed:
sections of the State, are earnestly desired to unite
with us in the services of tills interesting occasion
Due notice of the order of exercises, &c. willbt
given prior to that day.
Wm. Thorne Williams, 'I _
I. K. Tefft, Committee
Rob’t. M. Charlton, ). of
Wm. B. Stevens,
A. A. Smets, J Arrangement.
. GCT’A CARD. —Mr. Richards, Teacherof Drw
mg and Painting, will resume his professional di
ties in Augusta at an early day. nov 1
(jyßr. B. HARRIS offers his services in tin
practice of his profession to the citizens of Aupt
ta and its vicinity. Messages will receive pronif
attention if left at his drug store in liroad streets
at his residence in Ellis street, below Waste
t° n * nov 7
C/* Dr • JF. FLINT offers his services to thee !
tizens of Augusta in the different branches of to
profession. He may be found at all hours at®
late residence of Mr. A. M. Egerton, second dooi
from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets,
nc v 29 ly
(£/=* Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes
sional services to the citizens of Augusta audits I
vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the I
first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis I
street, recently occupied by John L. Adams.
augl? ts
C3* TO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTSr
The Paintings at Mr. Richards’Drawing Academy
(Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to yw I
tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening, free |
2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the room
will be well lighted. dec !9 I
(jy NOTICE.— The Rail Road Passenger TrM I
between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave J* I
follows:
UPWARD. I
Not to leave Charleston before 700 a I
“ “ Summerville, “-- S3O 1
“ “ Georges’ -“-% ]0 00 "
“ Branchville, “ - 11 00
“ “ Midway, - « -1130 m j
“ Blackville, - “ - 100 .*•
“ . “ Aiken, - - « . 300
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400
__ DOWNWARD.
Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a.
“ “ Aiken, r « . - 730
“ Blackville, “ - . 930
“ Midway, “ _ -10 iO
“ Branchvill “ - - 11 00
“ Georges’, »* - -1200 M.
* . “ Summerville,“ - - 2 00r. *■
.Arrive at Charleston not before 300
Distance—l 33 miles. Fare Through —$10 ™
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain*
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, ani i 11 ,
longer than 5 minutes for wo »and water at ls
station.
To stop for passengers, when a I chits pf*
hoisted, at either of the above stations; ahd *l®°,
hmeaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile "•
** ra bams, Willeston, Windsor, Jotm‘ u
and Marsh’s T. O.
Passengers up will breakfast at Woodstock jj
dine at Blackville; aoum, will breakfast at A> * |
and dine at Summerville. may* 1 , .
E. BOURGEOIS, k
SILK DYER AND SCOURER, FROM 1
RESPECTFULLY informs the ladies*
tlemen of Augusta, and the country 6 •
rally, that he still continues to carry on hi* ,
ness in Broad street, next door below Dr. m . J
ns drug store, where he will be happy to attc I
all who may favor him with their custom- I
kinds of Silks, Crapes, &c., will be Dyed in \
fashionable Colors, Gentlemen’s apparel
and renewed, and what he does he will warran I
give general satisfaction. 6m aU £ 0 I