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CHRONICLE An| SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
WEDNESDAY MORI |NG, MARCH 4.
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The Clay Dinner.
I‘ r °m the Richmond Con piier, we extract a
short sketch of the splendid tinner given by the
citizens of Richmond to Mr. Clay, which is said
by the Editor, to have been t ic greatest affair of
the kind ever seen in that cijy ; more than one
thousand persons sat down hi the table, at which
the Hon. B. Watkins Leigh ■ presided, assisted
by several distinguished gent men as Vice Pre
sidents.
We must on this occasion content ourselves
with the sketch of Mr. Olay’. speech in reply to
the sentiment delivered by tin President.
Many other sentiments wci j drunk, which call
ed fortli speeches from various gentlemen, among
whom, was one from that di tinguished patriot
and son of Virginia, the Hon John Tyler.
Mr. Leigh made some pr« fatory remarks, in
the happiest vein, before ra, ding each of the
three toasts, which preceded that to Mr. Clay
When he came to that, he Indulged in a few
sentences ol the most and pathetic elo
quence we have ever listened *o—he touched the
tenderest chords of the heart, |nd made the tears
to chase each other down ma iy a manly cheek
He spoke of the object of M r. Clay’s visit, his
present political relations, his past career, and of
the brief space on which in all human probability
we could calculate upon his s< vices or his exis
tence; but pointed to him as a faithful sentinel of
the people, one on whom tve light rely so
as God spared him, for a vigilant and efficient
guardianship of the rights arff liberties of the
people. Ho dre.v an admirably moral from Mr.
Clay s life, which he held up toithe emulation of
the youth of our country. i
Mr. Clay responded in the ablest and most el
oquent manner. We know H (|t what degree of
comparison to use in speakin jof his effort. It
is the first time we ever heard Him, and we can
not therefore compare it with a|iy other of his cf
forts. But His unnecessary at this day in speak
ing of Henry Clay, to use cclnpansons at all.
His name is enough. In cornnu icing his speech,
he added to the sensibilities oi the company al
ready so deeply excited oy Mr. heigh. He drew
a picture of himself when he left Richmond, a
lank lean youth of twenty, wile sandy hair and
ruddy complexion,fatherless, homeless, friendless
and penny less, to seek his fortunes in the “far
j est ; He Sf; e e a vivid and iliurried glance at
the changes which had since *aken place, and
described his return at the a-e »|f three score and
upwards, once more to look up m the lulls o’er
wmch his youthful step had! borne him, and
again to dnnk at those fountain*, where in boy
hood he had so often slaked his thirst. The deep
pathos with which he describedLhe feelings in
spired by his visit—and with which he alluded to
a few companions of his yont'l still remaining,
with furrowed checks, bended ltdies and heads
silvered o er with age. surpassed lay thing we ev
er heard, and affected the audienfe greatly.
After he had completed thil branch of his
speech, he passed on to political jtopics. He en
tered into an argument, which |ve may be per
mittcd to style most able, to sbelv that" the ten
dency ot the Federal Govemmen , under the pre
sent and preceding Administrate is was to a con
centration o I power in the Ex utive, and the
subjection ol the Legislative ai J Judicial De
partments to his will and behests! Mr. U spoke
of General Harrison, whom lie elegised highly
, an,| nadverted on various Dditical matters’,
and upon the conduct ol men In power. He
spoke tor an hour and a half, vk suppose : and
concluded with a sentiment. I
Mr. day’s Speech called forth lie most enlhu
s.asac demonstrations of applausl Never was
audience more enraptured with a |oeaker.
The Richmond Whig says »
\ ir_inia. .Mr. C lay delivered a mfe-t brilliant and
captivatingatlJ,c ss . F or nn hou L,j a
fall of a pm might be heard throilhout the spa
cious hall, except when the burst; of rapturous
applause, wmch were frequent ar| long contin
ued. drowned every thing. It w,>. all in all the
greatest dinner and the greatest speech ever had
or heard within the limits of the Corporation o.
Richmond. Besides Mr. Clay, 3|r. \V, S( .. y lr
Bolts, Mr. Leigh, Mr. McFarlanl Mr. \V Vnd
ham Robertson, Mr. Lyons. Mr. l| non. and Mr.
»v. ,5. Archer, addressed the company m e’o
quent strains. [
“ AH who were present will renlrndTer it as an
epoch in their lives, and, in sptlking to their
chileren of great national events, |iv they hap
• pened betore or after the Clay dinj|er.”
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Pennsylvania ffantri.
The Philadelphia Enquirer of |he ?Bth ult.
.ays:—The Bill,o coerce specie payments bv
the BanKs, was ordered to be trai scribed for a
third reading, m the Senate, on wU—I..
Tin. tnenltire, says the Telegraph,
provides for an immediate resumption upon its
becoming a law, and should any Bank refuse, or
hereafter at any tune refuse to pay-specie for its
notes, the Governor is to issue his proclamation
declaring the charter forfeited; and to appoint
three commissioners to take possession of it and
settle up its business after thirty days—provided
the bank does not appoint trustees for that pur
pose previously. The hill also makes it a peni
tentiary offence for the officers of any hank that
shall continue to do business after refusing to pay
specie for their notes.
r l’he Telegraph adds: “We expect the bijl
will pass finally to-day, and be sent back to the
House for their concurrence, it being entirely dif
ferent from the bill that passed that body.”
New Jersey Claimants.
In the Ho use of Representatives, on the 28th
ult. the resolution of Mr. Cave Johnson passed as
amended, as follows:
Resolved. That the Committee of Elections be
authorized to report to this House such papers,
and such of their proceedings, as they may desire
to have printed by order of the House; and that
they be instructed also to report forthwith which
five of the ten individuals claiming seats from the
State of New Jersey, received the greatest num
ber of lawful votes from the whole State for Rep
resentatives in the Congress ot the Lnited States
at the election of 1838 in said State, with all the
evidence of that fact in their possession : Provid
ed, That nothing herein contained shall be so
construed as to prevent or delay the action of
said committee in taking testimony, and deciding
the said case upon the merits of the election.
Matthew Jones, Esq. haa been appointed Post
Master, at Bark Camp, Burke county, and Well
born G. Davis Post Master at Pine Hill, Talbot
county.
The New Orleans Bee says:—The Van Bu
ren nominating convention in Tennessee have
not placed Gen. Jackson’s name at the head of
the electoral ticket. They had a little respect
for his gery hairs and infirmities, and would not
subject aticket with his’name upon it, to the pros
pect of a miserable defeat. The electers for the
State at large are Messrs. Huntsman and Greene,
two very important personages, no doubt though
they are somewhat unknown to fame.
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
New Yohk, Feb. 2G, 1840.
Our river is open, and a boat came down
from Albany last night.
A meeting upon the subject of a general bank
rupt law is to be held in the Exchange to-mor
row. Some of our most prominent men have
signed the call, and the Mayor is to preside over
the meeting.
The Whig members of the New York Legis
lature held a Harrison meeting on the 22d, at
which they heartily concurred in the Harrisburg
nominations.
Stocks have advanced to-day. United Slates
Bank is Exchange on Philadelphia 73^.
The counter-movements of Ohio, Virginia, and
New York City upon the nomination of a can
didate to run on the ticket with Mr. Van Buren
for the Vice Presidency attract some attention.
The Van Buren party iu New York State is op
posed to Col. Johnson, but the city is decidedly
his, and the Van Buren party in the city general
ly dragoons the Slate into obedience. The move
ments of the Old Dominion for Colonel Polk,
the Locofocos here say, are laughable. The em
pire of “ Democracy,” nowadays, is not in that
Commonwealth, but in the dark rooms of Tam
many Hall. Richmond is dethroned, and the
back cellars about the Park carry the day. “ Ca
to,” “ Scipio, and “ Caesar,” the while writers of
the Enquirer, give place to the motley ranks of
the Capitol here. The Locofocos of the Park
have not a greater pet than Col. Johnson, and
they will procure his nomination in spite of all
that can be done at Richmond or in Washington;
and if there is any really dangerous opposition
in his way from the good society ranks of his
party, they will vindicate his really patriotic ser
vices by making him President of the United
States.
New York, Feb. 28, 1840.
The weather is so unpleasant that out-door bu
siness has been suspended. The stock market
was depressed, and sales few.
The freight of the Garrick packet ship, out,
was a curiosity. An immense ship, deep in the
water with valuable products, as she was, is in
deed a rich argosy.
The detention of the packet ships due here
disarranges the lines, and compels the proprietors
to charter new ships. There are no signs to-day
of any later arrival from Europe.
Reports from the British Provinces are some
what squally as to the condition of things upon
and respecting the Northeastern Boundary, but
they do not seem to indicate any thing alarming-
Exchange on England is at 108 to but
there is very little done in it.
There has been a great flood on the Connecti
cut river, which destroyed the bridge at North
ampton.
A large number of persons are upon the Ex
change tc-day listening to addresses upon a gene
ral bankrupt law.
Correspondence of the North American.
New York, February 26, 3 p. m.
There is rather more movement in Cotton
though prices yield slightly. Freights demand
ed, are 3-4 and 7-8 J per lb. to Liverpool, and I
doubt whether the article C:,uld be engaged at
less, for the accounts of high rates at the South
have made ship owners very sanguine. Flour
remains very dull. Sales of rye at 65 a67 cts.
wgt.
Our navigation north and east is now all clear
Stocks sold largely to-day without any great
change in prices. Domestic Exchanges arc pretty
steady. The rates to-day are, Philadelphia 6£ a
6i; Baltimoie a SJ; Richmond 6a 7; Charles
ton 3 a 34; Savannah 54 a 6; Augusta 7 a 8;
Macon 9 a 10; Mobile? a 74; N. Orleans a
Sterling 7jaß.
Appointments by the President.
By and with the advice and consent of the Senat
John C. Nicolls, to be United States Judge for
the district of Georgia.
R. B. Gilchrist, to be United States for
the district of South Carolina.
/ United States Bank of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Fleming, from the Judiciary Committee
has reported a Bill to the Senate of Pennsylvania,
to repeal the charter of the United States Bank.
From the New Orleans Bee, Feb. 26.
From Texas.
By the arrival of the steam ship Columbia,
Capt. Windle, we have received Houston and
Galveston papers to the 23d inst. The Galves
ton Gazette of the 22d says, that the steamboat
Trinity has ju-t returned from a tripup the Tri
i nity river. She went as high as Alabama, 500
miles, and found the navigation uninterrupted.
The new tariff goes into operation on the Ist
May next. The following abstract of the bill will
be found of interest to those engaged in commerce
with Texas ;
The rate of duty established is 15 per cent, ad
valorem on all goods, wares and merchandise im
ported, except spirituous liquors, wines and other
distilled spirits, which pay a specific duly, not
varying materially from the present tariff —
French wines in cases, under the new tariff, will
pay a duty of 10 per cent, and valorem; in caks
10 cts per gallon. Cider and malt liquors 10 per
ct. ad valorem. Books free; and each emigrant
1 entitled to introduce, free from duty, larming
utensils and furniture, in use, to the value of
SSOO. Mechanic’s tools free to the amount of
!§SOO.
AH invoices of goods, wares or merchandise
imported into the republic, when from a place or
port where Texas has a consular agent, must
have a consular certificate attached to them, de
claring that the prices affixed to such goods,
wares or merchandise are the just and current
prices of them on that day. .Where there does
not exist a consular agent of the republic, all in
voices must have attached « certificate of two re
putable merchants, (with a certificate of a judge
or notary public as to their respectable standing,)
certifing the same facts as to prices.
The collector, when he is of opinion that there
has been collusion or fraud, or when invoices are
unaccompanied by proper certificates, must ap
. point two merchants as appraisers, and the duty
will he assessed upon the value of their appraise
ment. The collectors are authorised to appoint
a sufficient number of inspectors for the protec
tion of, and just and proper collection of the re
venue. Duties to be paid in cash. Goods, wares
and merchandise may be deposited in the public
stores, and remain for three months, without du
ties being exacted. No goods can be delivered
unless the duties have been paid. At the end of
three months the collector to make sales of goods
on deposite to pay duties and charges on them.
All goods in the public stores to remain at the
risk of the owners. A draw back allowed on all
goods exported within twelve months from the
date of their entry, if in original packages. Offi
cers and inspectors to be placed at Point Bolivar
and at San Luis at the west pass of Galveston
Bay, for the protection of the revenue, and de
spatch of such business as may chance to offer.
All to be under the direction of the collector at
Galveston.
From the Charleston Courier of Monday.
From Havana.
The Spanish steamer Almendares, Capt. B.
De Soto, arrived here yesterdey, in 60 hours from
Havana.
The Almendares has on board as passenger,
General Espelata late Governor General of Cu
ba, who has taken lodgings at the Charleston
Hotel. Gov. E. is on his way to New York,
i from whence we learn he will proceed to Spain.
Wc areindebted to a friend for a Havana Price
Current and Shipping List of the 22d ult., as also
for the extracts of letters which iollow :
“Havana, Feb. 22.
Molasses steady at 2|, although the supply is
barely equal to the demand. Exchange on Lon
don is declining; £4OOO sold yesterday at 9^.
February 20.
Sugars. —Till within a few days the market
has been extremely quiet, and prices have grad
i ually receded to 5J a 9| a and rials for
I middling to very fair descriptions, and GJ and
|
qualities. At the moment however, there is ra
ther more activity and the market is steadier and
without appearances of any immediate further
reduction. Browns and Yellows alone we quote
G a 7£ as in quality (equal to 19s. Id. a 225. Id.
on board) and Whites 10 a rs. (28s. 7d. a
21s. 7d.)
Coffees have likewise declined and we reduce
our quotations toB £ a §9s for good middling to
very prime descriptions, and superior qualities 10
a §UU, and the demand limited.
Molasses is selling at 2| rials per keg (§l3 per
hhd of 110 gallons on board) but not abundant.
The Banks of New York,
The New York Express says.
- “ There has been no subject before the legis
lature for a long time, that will meet with so
hearty a response as that introduced by Mr. Law
rence, to regulate the Bills of the various Banks
of this State, and to provide for their redemption
in this city. The main features of this Bill is,
that all Banks in the First, Second and Third
Districts, or what may be more properly termed
River Counties, shall redeem their Bills in this"
city at par—and the Bills in all other parts of
the State shall be redeemed at h per cent. To
accomplish this object, the Safety Fund, now
amounting to eighty hundred thousand dollars
is to be devoted, and all the Banks are to contri
bute a further sum of three per cent, on all their
capitals, to carry into effect this most desirable
object. The plan strikes us as exceedingly judi
cious, and such a plan as can not only be carried
into efiect, but that will be very advantageous to
the banks. Ihe Safety Fund now amounts to
eight hundred thousand dollars. The capital of
the “ Chartered” Banks in the State is §36,081,-
460.
From the New York Star of the 27 th ult.
Forth Eastern Frontier.
Her Majesty s ship, the \ estal, has arrived at
Halifax, bringing intelligence that other ships of
war are expected, with troops and ammunition
toi the use ol the Provinces. The New Bruns
wick Courier states that orders have been couu
| termanded for the sailing of the 20th Regiment
I of Fusileersto India, and the Courier also states :
| “We are further informed, on good authority,
that the erection of barracks at Woodstock, in
this Province, for accommodation of a large mili
tary force, has been determined upon, and the
work is to coramenceimmediatcly.”
•On these events the Boston Atlas says:
“it is a notorious fact that the whole British
\ side the line «’s being fast put in a state of
i warlike preparation.—Two forts have been re
-1 ceutly erected, commanding ttie St. Lawrence
1 the St. Johns, the St. Fiancis, and the military
road of the State of Maine. These forts are
now garrisoned with three hundred and fifty
men, instead of twenty-five, as stated by Sir John
Harvey. Our own side utterly defenceless our
defences worse than useless. What, then, is
, our Government doing ? Is it any nearer to a
settlement of the vexed question of the boundary
than it has been 1 \\ hat can be expected to be
gained by farther delay ? By us certainly nothing.
It is high time that something definite’was done
by our Government, either towards the adjust
ment of their boundary question, or, at least, to
wards putting our frontier in a state of defence.
The Eastport Sentinel remarks with some truth :
—'After treating the claims of Maine with so
much neglect, it is due from the General Govern
ment to place her in an immediate state of de-
fence, so that if worse should come worse, she !
may not be wholly unprepared to defend what
territory she has lelt.’ -
The remark will apply to the whole extent of
our frontier.”
Flour.—The Baltimore American of Satur
day last, says:—“ Our weekly report of the mar- |
ket shows that the inspect! ms for the week end- |
ing Thursday evening were 25,000 barrels, of i
which 20.000 were Howard street. T u e store
price of that description is now §5.
Frtm the Piiilad. North American of the 27 th ult.
Another Fire at Wilmington, Del.
We have just boon informed that a fire broke
out in the Swan Hotel, in Market street, Wil
mington, Del., about one o’clock P. M. to-day,
and we regret to state that up to 4 P. M. it was
still progressing—having destroyed a number of
adjacet buildings, and much property. It had
reached the Union Bank, and was not subdued
w hen the mail left. No further particulars,
A not her Fi re.—We also learn that the barn,
stabling, and outbuildings oi the Faoili i avern
were destroyed by fire to-day. The fire is said
to have been communicated from the sparks of a
passing locomotive.
Defeat and Dispersion of the Federal
Army.
The schr. Frederick A met arrived in port yes
terday, in six days f.om Matagorda, in Texas;
and we are indebted to the politeness of Captain
Hughes, for the Colorado Gazette of the Bth
hist., from which we extract the following an
nouncement of the defeat and dispersion of the
Mexican Federalists. Rumors to the same ef
fect, said to have come from Mexican ports, have
circulated tor some days past; and now,with the
confirmation, there can remain no doubt that the
attempted revolution has failed.
“We stop the press to announce, that ten or
twelve Americans, late from the Federal army,
have arrived in Victoria. They state that the
Centralists threw a strong reinforcement into
Monteray just before the Federalists arrived be
fore it—whereupon the latter backed out without
making an attempt upon the town. The Cen
tral troops pursued them, and an engagement
between the cavalry of both parties took place, in
which the Federalists were defeated, and their
whole army dispersed. One portion, some 250
Mexicans and 50 Americans, were in arms on
this side of the Rio Grande; the rest have scat
tered.”—New Orleans Bulletin, 22dult.
From the Huntsville Southern Advocate
The Kain for nine Years.
The results of Meteorological observations are
highly interesting and instructive. They belong
to the scientific world, and should be thrown in
to the general treasury of knowledge to enrich
those who love to draw from an exhaustless
source. The superficial observer may see little
to attract his attention in long columns of figures,
but there are minds that find food for thought j
among these ‘husks’ of philosophy.
The table below has been accurately calculated
from the valuable Register long kept by the Rev. i
Dr. Allan. It exhibits the result of nine years
observation in reference to the amount of rain
which has fallen monthly at Huntsville. The
calculations appended may serve to assist the
mind in grasping truth well-nigh beyond its
scope. If they chance to shake the credulity of I
any, with the data given, let them test their cor- i
rcctness. Table to be read as inches and thou- I
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that M. Didron, Count Anatole de Saintc Aide
gronc, and M. Emmanuel Durand, wlio are emm
ged in exploring the Christian antiquities "of
(ireece, have lately traversed Thessaly, and ascen
ded to themeteors. The meteors is a name given to
some famous Thessalian convents, reared on the
very peaks of inaccessible rocks, one hundred
and eighty feet in height. They are reached by
means of open nets drawn up by a cable and cao
stain. M. Pouqueville and Ali Pasha of Janina,
remained at the has * of those gigantic needles, un
willing to attempt the airy path of ascension.
.The principal and most elevated of these monas
teries—that which has the name of Meteor par
excellence —possesses a refectory, cellar, and kitch
en, three churches, and a chapel.
aide and Current Water Wheel. F
H. Southworth, a young mechanic, has invented
a wheel for using water power, which he names
a help and Current Water Wheel. It is de
signed to be placed in an open stream, and to
work by the natural force of the current, without
an artificial hetfd of water. It is composed of a
drum attached to a perpendicular shaft and sur
rounded by swinging buckets connected by sli
ding bars. These so work as that the current
running on one side of the wheel opens the buck
ets on the other side, producing action and re
action, with an accumulation sufficient to move
f curing mills and all machinery of that class
Like must useful inventors, Mr. Southworth’ is
without the means of making a practical experi
ment effectually to test the value of his inven
tion. If successful, it must prove of great use-
I lulness.— Ciji, Rep.
Expected Run upon the N. York Banks.
—The Journal of Commerce says; “With all
this prostration of strength, we are told there are
plans forming to run upon New York, and lum
ber to suspend. Some new croakings have -.f
ready been sent out. as prefaces to this assault
perhaps. Whatever may be meditated, the posi
tion of New \ ork is impregnable, and incompar
pended!* aspect than if she had
Here is “sic/t a good un ’fromthe NY S
day Mercury : * * * 3un-
A BLUNDErnuss.—Kiesinn-
of the milk-maid. 8 the cow
\
Ths Best Joke Yet.—Ti e Maysville Re-*
corder, a Van Buren paper, records the election
of Blair & Rives as printers to the House of Rep
resentatives under the head of “ Virtue Reward
ed r _ *
Heaung a Character.—A respectable gro
i cer in Now York recently having some dealings
i with a Chatham street auctioneer, in which he
1 was worsted, called the auctioneer “a cowardly
| robber, a swindler; and thief.” The auctioneer
sued for damages and the jury awarded six cents;
quite a valuable character.
Not Dk —They have been trying to kill
Maffitt in Louisville. The Gazette contradicts
the current report, and the last Maysville Lagle
says : “The distinguished Methodist divine the
Rev. John Newland Maffitt —is at present in this
city, preaching to large congregations. —A. O.
Picayune.
The Hon. John Rutherford, the last of the U.
S. Senators under Washington, died recently at
Newark (N. J.) Mr. R. was a native ol the city
of Ncw-York and is said to have been a grandson
of the Earl of Sterling.
i Transcendental, Sublimated, and Excruci
ating Poetry. —This is from the Boston Evening
Transcript:
Like to the thundering.tone of unspoke speeches.
Or like a lobster clad in leather breeches,
Or like the grey fur of a crimson cat,
Or like the moon calf in a slipshod hat;
Even such is he who never was begotten
Until his children were both dead and rotten
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool , Jan. 7
Latest dales from Havre Jan. 10
New ( ‘Rleans, February 2G.
Cotton . —Arrived since the 21st instant, of Lou
isiana and Mississippi 15,879 bales, Tennessee and
North Alabama, 2,373, Arkansas 178, Mobile 179,
together 18,609 bales. Cleared in the same lime,
for Havre 1,089 bales, Bordeaux 407, Hamburg 990,
Genoa 277, Trieste 974, New York 345, Ports
mouth, (N. H.) 950, together 5002 bales, making
an addition to stock of 13,607 bales, and leaving on
hand, inclusive of ail on shipboard not cleared on
the 25th instant, a stock of 123,416 bales
In our report of last Saturday morning, wo ob
served that the cotton market closed very firm on
the evening previous, and with a pretty fair de
mand —since then, however, the inquiry has been
more limited, and transactions have been on a ve
ry moderate scale, the already high rates of freight
and the impossibility of procuring vessels without
acceding to the farther advance claimed by mas
ters, having caused many of the principal opera
tors to withdraw from the market. The transac
tions of Saturday did not exceed 1800 bales, pur
chased in small lots, and generally on terms that
scarcely supported the rates before current. On
Monday the sales amounted to about 3,300 bales,
but the market was exceedingly heavy notwith
standing, and prices seemed more inclined to droop
than on Saturday. Yesterday the market was
again very flat, and most of the sales, which reach
ed to about 2500 bales, were at irregular and rather
drooping prices. Our quotations are the same as
previously. The sales during the last three days
amount to 7SOO bales.
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATIONS.
Louisiana and Mississippi —Ordinary, 5} a 6 ;
Middling, 6J a 7j; Fair, Si a Good fair, 9i a 9|;
; Good and fine, 10J a—. Tennessee and N. Alaba
\ ma —Ordinary, middling, fair, good lair, good and
fine, 03 a extremes.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
1839. Oct. 1, stock on hand, 15824
Receipts last three days 18609
“ previously, 532631 551240
567064
Exports last three days, 5002
do. previously, 438646 443648
Stock on hand 123416
Sugar — Louisiana —The supply on the Levee
is further increased, and the demand slightly im
i proved, though the transactions are still confined
to very limited lots, either for the city trade or for
the inferior. Wc have heard of no sales of large
parcels. The prices remain at our previous range,
say 3| a4j cts, with an occasional sale of very
choice at 5 cts. On plantation the prices are the
same as previously quoted, with but few transac
tions. Shipments to other markets,.pn planters’
account continue to be made both from the coast
and the Levee. Havana Sugars continue dull on
former prices.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Charleston, February 27.
Arrived yesterday— Line ship Sutton, Barkman,
j New York; U L brig Tybee, Herbest, do.
Cleared —Packet ship Victoria, Lennox, Liver
j pool; brig Cervantes, Tufts, Boston.
Went to ssa yesterday —Ship Stephen Phillips,
j Thomas, London; schr Lydia, Konkeal, New York,
i At Quarantine—Line brig Paul T. Jones, Irc
j land, from Philadelphia.
In the Offing —A herm brig; a schooner; and
sshr Mary Hen from Black River. r*flA«
J. W. JONES, is ray authorised Agent for the
j adjustment of my unfinished business.
mar 3 WILLIAM E. JONES.
vy EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sight
and at one to tw ty days si Jit. For sale by
nov 23 GARDELLE & It HIND.
&y~TV. G. NIMMO, General Commission Mer
chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the
Constitutionalist. lU) v 7
■ BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. —For the bene
fit of the sick poor of Augusta and its vicinity.
The visiting, committees for the ensuing month,
are as follows:
Division No. 1. —James Godby, J. W. Meredith,
Mrs. Crump, Mrs N. Jones.
Division No. 2.—W. H. Crane, \V. F. Pember
ton, Mrs. Talliafarro, Mrs. M. A. Holt.
Division No. 3C. E. Latimer, James Panton,
i Mrs. B. McKinnie,Mrs. Julia Snead.
J. W. Vv IGH FMAN, Secretary.
(fffPUBLIC NOTICE.—Dr. Mow roe, Surgoo,
Dentist, has returned to Augusta, and has removed
his operating rooifis to one door below Martin Fred
erick s Confectionary, and opposite the Br d r e
Bank Building. f e k j y n
(VT JO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTS. —
The Paintings at Mr. Richards’Drawing Academy
(Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to visi
tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening , from
2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the rooms
will be well lighted. j cc jy
(j —f AO7H E. Ihe A.ail Road Passenger Train
between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave a 3
follows:
UPWARD.
Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a m
“ “ Summerville, “ - -S 30
“ “ Georges’ - “ - 10 00
“ “ Branchville, “ - 11 on
“ “ Midway - « . 1130 M
Blackville, - “ . 1 0 t) »
“ “ Aiken, . 3 00- '
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 4 O'J
downward.
Not to leave Hamburg before 600 a m
“ Aiken, - “ - 730 “*
“ “ Blackville, “ . . 9 ? a
:: :: sS
££ £C - . 11 qq
£ 4< Georges’, “-- 12 00 m.
Summerville,“ - - 2 00p m
Amve at Charleston not before 3 (JO
Distance 136 mile». Fare Through —slo 00
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20
minutes each, for bn&kfast and dinner, and not
longer than o minutes for wo' 1 and water at ant
station. •>
To stop for passengers, when a white flus is
hoisted,at cither of the above stations ; and also 6 at
Sineaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s 41 mile T O
Wi " cston ’ Wi,ukor >
Passengers uv will breakfast at Woodstock an a
dine at Blackville; aown, will breaßiastar '
and dine at bummcrvihe. eu
may 21
y NOTICE.— From this date freight on Cotton
per 8. C. C. &. Rail Road Co. is reduced to forty 'ym
cents per hundred for square bales, and fifty /W
cents per hundred pounds for round. ' '
A B. STURGES, Agent
Hamburg, March 4, IS4O.
THJEATRE. “
WEDNESDA Y Evening, March 4, 18 40.
Grand ar.d Novel Entertainment.
MONS. ADRIEN, MAGICIAN,
Ever desirous to merit the patronage of the I
public, has the honor respectfully to inform the
Ladies and Gentlemen of .. ugusta, that h e wm
give this evening a representation that w>i| be Va *
ried and agreeable; comprising HAG IC, PHY Sir
NECROMANCY. LEGERDEMAIN, J/EC/J 4 V
ICS, ILLUSIONS, DISAPPEARANCE, META
MORPHOSES, GRAND JA D COMIC SUlippp
SES, fyc. , 4rc.
The whole to conclude with the
D OUBLE FANTASCOPE,
In which will appear every evening an infinity of
new Apparitions.
Mons. ADRIEN remembers with pride the en
couragement heretofore extended to him, and hope
again, by the novelty of his performances, to merit
public patronage.
Doors open at . 7 o’clock, performonce to com
meace at half-past 7 precisely.
(fff Admission to Boxes and Paraquctte $b
B. 11. OVLItBY,
ATTOR NE Y A T L A IV ,
feb 25 Jefferson, Jackson county Ga.
fff hr. W. FLINT offers his services to the ci
tizens of Augusta in the different branches of hi s i
profession, lie may be found at all hours at the
iate residence of Mr. A. M. Kgcrton, second dooi i
from liie corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets. I
ncv29 i v ’
(fffLA W NOTICE. —The undersigned practi
ces" in the Superior Courts es Columbia, Washing
ton, Scriven, Burke, and Jefferson counties. 5
feb 19 2w CHARLES J. JENKINS.
Qff Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes
sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its
vicinity'. He will be found at his residence, the
first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis
street, recently occupied by John L. Adams,
aug 17 ts
cry Dr. C. W. WEST oilers his professional
services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity-
His office is in Mclntosh-street, opposite the office
of the Constitutionalist: residence at the Eagle auj
Phoenix Hotel. feb 13—trwTm
A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS?” H
DR. W. EVANS' CELEBRATED SOOTHING I
SYRUP, for Children Cutting their Teeth.— This I
infallible-remedy has preserved hundreds of chil- I
dren, when thought past recovery, from convul- I
sions. As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on the I
gums, the child will recover. The preparation is I
so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that no I
child will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it. I
When infants are at the age of four months,though ij
there is no appearance of teeth, one bottle of the \
Syrup should be used on the gums, to open the
pores. Parents should never be without the Syrup I
in the nursery where there are young children; for j
if a child wakes in the night with pain in the gums,
the Syrup immediately gives ease, by opening the
pores and healing the gums; thereby preventing!
convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr. Wm. ;
Evans'" Medical Office, 100 Chatham street, New ,
York, where the Doctor may be consulted on all
diseases of children.
PROOF POSITIVE OF THE EFFICACY OF
Dr. EVANS’ SOOTHING SYRUP. —To the Agent .
of Dr. Evans ’ Soothing Syrup-. Dear Sir—The |
'real benefit afforded to my suffering infant by •
mur Soothing Syrup, in a case of protracted and
lainful dentition, must convince every feeling pa
ent how essential an early application of such an f
ivaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery and |
orture. My infant, when teething, experienced •
such acute sufferings, that it was attacked with
mnvulsioiis, and my wife and family supposed that j
death would soon release the babe from anguish, j
till we procured a bottle of your Syrup ; which as i :
soon as applied to the gums, a wonderful change ti
was produced, and after a few applications the !]
child displayed obvious relief, and by continuing in |
its use, 1 am glad to'inform you the child has com- .
pletely recovered, and no recurrence of that awful j
complaint has since occurred ; tire teeth are emn- 1
nating daily and the child enjoys perfect health, •
I give you my cheerful permission to make this
acknowledgment public, andvvill gladly give any j
information on IhiFcircumst; nee.
WM. JOHNSON. I
TONIC PILLS. —The power of Evans ’ Camomile I
Pi/ls are such, that the palpitating heart,the trem
ulous hand, the dizzy eye, and the fluttering mhuL
vanish before their effects like noxious vapors be
fore the benign influence of the morning suu,-
They have long been successfully used for the erne j
of intesmittents, U gether with fevers of the irregn- ;
lar nervous kind, accompanied with viscera! cl- .
structions.
This tonic medh Inc is for nervous complaints, k
eneral debility, indigestion and its consequences
or want of appetite, distension of the stomach, acid
ity, unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumbling nm
in the bowels, nervous symptoms, languor, when
the mind becomes irritable,desponding,thoughtful,
melancholy", and dejected. Hypochondriacism, c- 1 -
sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and all olhci
nervous affections, tfrese pills will produce a safe
and permanent cure.
Evans' Camomile Pills were first introduced into
America in 1835.
EVANS’ FAMILY APERIENT PILLS are j
purely vegetable r composed with the strictest pa- I
cision of science and of art; they never province I
nausea, and arc warranted to cure the follow ms I
diseases which arise from impuiitics of the blcT I
viz:— Apoplexy, Bilious Affections, Coughs, (’#• I
Ulcerated Sore Throats, Scarlet Fever, Asthma, H* I
lera. Liver Complaints, Diseases of the KidniesnM fl
Bladder, Affections peculiar to Females, and a 1
those diseases of whatsoever kind to which Run aa 1
nature is subject, where the stomach is affected.
More conclusive proofs of the extraordinary es 1
caey of Dr. IP m. Evans’ celebrated Camomile vu I
Aperient Anti-Bilious Pills, in alleviating I
mankind. —Mr. Robert Cameron, 101 Bowery.*
Disease—Chronic Dysentery, or Blood v Flow 1
Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowels,? ' t
vere griping, frequent inclination to go to stool. 1"' I
nusmus, loss ot appetite, nausea, vomiting, he- j
quency of pulse, and a frequent discharge of a j'C*
cuhar foetid matter mixed with blood.gieatdebilit.fi j
sense of burning heat, with an intolerable s
down ot the parts. Air. Cameron is enjoying l lol ' |
ect health, and returns his sincere thanks lor t! |J
extraordinary benefits he has received.
Sold by ANTONY & HAINES,
Sole agents in August? ,
J. M.& T. M. TL> UN Ell, Savannah
P. M. COH BN & Co., Charleston, j
SHARP 6c ELLS, Milledgevillc.
C. A, ELLS, Macon,
A. W. MARTIN, Forsyth
War. F. WELLfc, Druggist,Athens
MARK A. LANE. Washington. S
j«iy 23 J
f iXI-lE AMERICAN COUGH DROPS —ForColdfi ■
J. obstinate Coughs, and all diseases ol tw ■
Lungs. This is an old and tried remedy, and B
j Ue red to bo one among the best for the purpose n* I
which it Is recommended. For sale by
HAVILAND, RISLEV & Co.,
Augusta, and
HAVILAND, HARRAL A AhhO
Price 75 cts per bottle. Charleston- |
nov 25 6m
STEREOGRAPH SAFETY BLANKS.—
Bills of Exchange
Mechanics’ Bank Checks
Bank of Augusta do
Georgia Rail Road and Banking Co. Check 5 K
Lank of State Geo. Br. at Augusta, ( - 0, I
And Promissory Notes, all in desirable colors ■
For sale by j, \V.&T. S. STdi*
dec 9 M
ISAIAH T. 11l VIA &AH EX* P° pE ’ fl
HAVING associated themselves togetherl
practice LAW, in the several Courts 0 W.
Northern Circuit. They will carefully atten ■
all business entrusted to them. . 1
They may be found at tlicir office.on the Non- .j
west end of the Public Square.
Washington, Ga., March 2, 1840,