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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGHT A .
~~ MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7.
No Mail north 5f Richmond lust night.
Editor ’* Cor etpondenre.
MaUMETiLU., Saturday, Dec. 5,
The legislation of the tjvo last days, alter nav
tng disposed for the pr"*eht of the Tax Bill, has
been very much eoafintd ♦ j local acts. \ esterday
wu, however, an important day, and coasideranie
interest was excited, as ;t was known that the
election of a Senator to Congres* would take place.
At 12 o’clock, the hoar thl apart for the ejection,
the gallery ( net with* ta.”' ling the inclemency of the
weather,} was crowde * ith anxious spectators.
The twe Heuses ai«ernb:ed, and the names of
Johu McPmeraoit BEStß'r.v and Matthew Hail
McAllister were anaouaced by their respective
parties. And oa counting jut the vote*, the Hon.
John M. Berrien was elected.
Thus has Georgia assiimt d in the Senate of the
United States her former position, at least as
far as one of her Senators ran restore her dignity.
The two House* then weat into an election for
a Major General, which resulted in the choice of
Senator Knight, of Lowr eii county. After which
came ass the election for Printer, and on the
third ballot, after the withdrawal of J. W. Jones,
R. M. Orme war chosen, when the two Houses ad
journed till 10 o’clock this rjay. Yours, J.
Correspondence of the Ch- onU.le end Sentinel.
WiISS oton, Dec. 2, 1840.
No State in the Union has greater reason to re
joice at the *ignal overthrew of the present Ad
ministration, than this long and sorely oppre«sed
Diitrict of Columbia. To the people of the “ ten
miles square,” the Exec .live and hi* partizans in
Ceagress, have been emphatically Letfructivet:
and they were prompted u greater necessity by
the rebellious spirit manifested by all classes here.
Most truly was the Presuieatial election viewed
by them as deciding for four years the question of
liberty or arbitrary prosperity or luin to
their dearest interests. They have the satisfaction
•f seeing now their would-be destroyer*, rebuked
and humbled hy the Nation, and several of the
most active and malignant of their persecutors,
condemned to retirement by their constituent! —
while those who came forward to defend and sup
port them, have been triumphantly sustained by
the country, from honorable motives ol delicacy
they intend to postpone any celebration, until the
present President and his Cabinet cease to be “the
constituted authorities ” of the land ; but then
they will give vest to their feelings of joy at their
emancipation in a splendid display.
It it currently reported that Mr. Van Buren has
packed up, and is sending off to Kinderhook much
•f his private and persona chattels ; and the rea
son assigned for this mov< is, that he will be too
busy during the session \p attend to such things.
Mr. Secretary Woodbury if preparing to break up
house-keeping. His farm y will return immedi
ately to New Hampshire, and the Secretary' will
go into quiet lodgings by himself. It is probable
that this example will be followed by some other
high officers of State. It :,s obviously a very eco
nomical procedure. AJ.' the trouble and obligation
of giving entertainments are thus got rid of; and
what is the use of entertaining people who have
torned you out ? besides, pri ate boarding without
fuss and noise, is such a good preparation for that
permanent retiracy to whicii the public sentence
has consigned these worth.es
Among the members of Congress who have arriv
ed in this city, is Mr. Ada as. It is highly pleas
ing to contemplate the pursuits in which this ven
erable man is engaged. At ar age when most who
happen to reach it, are only desirous of rest aid
repose, he has found leisure to prepare a most in
teresting and instructive ferities of lectures on di
vers subjects of great impprtjince, which he has
delivered in New York, Philadelphia, and Balti
more, to literary and scientific associations. How
high is the sphere of such a mfan above that of the !
mere parlizan politician ' Hcl*r much more envi
able is the position of this than will
be that of him who will belcoi ae an Ex-President
on the 4th of March ! 1
The office-holders here a j W:ell a« in New York, j
have been thrown into gre:|t confusion by the le
•ult of the proceedings bel|r«> the grand jury of
that city, on the subject of; h«? alledged fraud* and ;
corruptions at elections. -Tile grand jury after
patiently and carefully examining all the testimo
ny, are not only unable to any thing
whereby to convict any bodyj of fraud or illegal
voting —but cannot find any ’-larticle of evidence
whereon to found an indijitihent ! But on the
contrary, they have presenu cMhe Recorder of N.
York, for a gross violation o; the rights of the citi
zen, in seizing forcibly the jajlers of Glentworth,
contrary to the Bill as Righ| ahd the Constitution,
and indeed to the fundamental principle-, of every
free Government. So end-b, ri famous “StSfW-l
sob and Butler plot ” —the iLtaI 1 Card —which wa*
to destroy the Whig party, aijd prc Miafe General
Harrison irrecoverably. Si ch m the rj« m*,ion of a
fraud jury of the country or t« e g rar( j conspiracy' |
Whither will the con«pira ow f]y \, t their
disgraced heads ' i
The Bank* of Penntyivar %\ hold to t. < .r >ie.u r- j
urination to resume *j-ene a j-merj* t,, r . j ;,th j
•1 January. The Banka ol .V.aryUod *>'.\ follow
suit fameediately. Tfck nltfl
general re umption m Ifej m ( I
ts us.
iXT The Bank of llarr.v L,< { ■ ..... g „
York and Charleston so, ’ | f c * -
Augusta bank notes, Bfed |«ki
Hotel. 1 1
Electoral Vote ot fv |i, < um , ■;....
Electoral vote of this Sf at* Ihaj kn. » J? t f,„ vr.,
tin Van Buren, for Presider’i, 4nrj M,
of Virginia, for Vice I'reudrjnC
Among the illustrious siritns»r* now in the ».» 7
We notice Wtn. T. Porter, jr-J tor of 7 he t ~f
the Times, and Mr. Lurasdjn, of the New title ..nt
Picayune. «
The Maysville Eagle, joCHalurdav. «oy« that
the Maysville Monitor is dead. This leave* hut
three Loco Foco papers in jKjmtucky. And two
of those three will have co?»p;r upon their closed
eyes in less than a month Journal -
Destructive Fike ix L( ujsville.—A most
destructive fire occurred on the 24th ult., in Lou
isville (Ky.) It broke out in Mam between sth
and Oth streets, in the extciis ve wholesale house
of Messrs. Herwitt, Allison Co. The proper
ty destroyed U valued ai £30,000 —insurance
#13,60*.
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HARRISON NOMINATIONS.
JUDGES or THE INFERIOR COURT.
Judge B. H. WARREN.
Judge VALENTINE WALKER.
ROBERT ALLEN, E«q.
JAMES HARPER, Esq.
WILLIAM P. BEALE.
TAX COLLECTOR.
Rev. WM. KENNEDY
TAX RECEIVER.
5 j COSBY DICKINSON.
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? j Council Chamber.
i [ Saturday. Dec. -3th, 1840.
■ Council met. —Present Hon. D. Hook, Mayor,
Aldermen Miller, Paiish, Crump, Harper, Bones’
. ( Jackson.
The minutes of the iast meeting were read and
t ' 1 confirmed,
Messrs. Hemming and Bishop appeared and took
-I
t j their seats.
The application of D. Mixer for lesve to trans
j fer his retail license to W. C. Fargo, was gianted
upon compliance with the usual terms.
Mr. Warren appeared and took his sear.
The petition of E. J. Jenkins, J. B. Walker and
. ! others, and of John Moore, Sam. Clarke and athers,
r U> have the hydrant water carried to Green street.
Ice., was referred to the Committee on the Water
, : Works, to report to the next meeting of Council.
The following ca*e from the Police Docket was
I j
, , called.
City vs. Hannah Kingman, violation of 4th sec
tion General Ordinance ; guilty—fined $25.
On motion, Thursday the 31st December, Is4o’
was set apart as a day of Public Thanksgiving, and
: fcis Hon. the Mayor requested to issue his Procla
mation to that effect.
His Hon. the Mayor represented to Council that
complaints had been made to him that transient
persons, bringing goods into the city, had a mani
fest advantage over the regular merchants of the
! city, in the amount of taxes to be collected from
them. On motion of Mr. Bishop, the whole matter
was referred to the Committee on Accounts, to
i amend the sth clause of the 35th section of the
General Ordinance, so a« to piace itinerants on the
j same footing, as to taxes, as the settled merchant
IThe following monthly returns were received
fiorn the Accounting Officers of Council, with the
Collector* and Treasurer’s receipt for the amount
annexed to their names.
Clerk Lower Maiket, 176 87
Clerk Upper do 640
Jailor, 00 77
C.ty Mashal, 171 00
Keeper of the Magazine. 00 00
Bridge Keeper, 2,252 00
>2,607 04
The Sexton reports the death of 8 white persons
and 7 colored persons, for the month ending 30th
November.
The Keeper of the Hospital reports 11 patient*
remaining in that institution at this date.
The following accounts were severally read and
ordered to be paid.
J. W. Meredeth, Clerk Market, $-38 33
, H. B. Frazier, Bridge Keeper, 100 00
L. T. Shopp, Jailor, 84 Ou
S. H. Oliver, Cl’k Council, 67
K H. Watson, City Constable, 60 00
H. D. Broom, do 60 00
Tho’sTant, do 60 00
E. G. Mc&oulbrick, do CO CO
City Watch 313 00
J. B. Bishop, on ac’ts Streets, Engines and
Bridges, iQO 21
B. Sweeney, do Streets, 17 25
M. Grady, do do 28 75
J. J, Cohen, do do V 9 50
A. Cunningham, do do 36 00
C. F. Jones, City Hall, j 23 00
J. W. Houghton, Hospital 2 62
Horn A Newby, do do 3 25
John T. Talyor, do do IJO 00
J, Simpson, do do 14 OO
H. Caffin, do do 10 50
J. L. Bracket, do Water Works 150
P. H. Mantz, do do 13 65
J. J. Maguire, do Engines 68 00
F. Blodget, do Incidental..... 45 00
Dray, No. 3. $5; Oray No. 1, $4 9 00
1426 39
The accounts W. Glcndenning, and Glen den
ning, Payne tc Vo. were laid over for examination.
The account -of P, H. Mantz was referred to the
i Mayor.
The account of John L, Moore was referred to
the Committee on City Hall.
Council adjourned to meet on Satuiday next,
12th inst., at half past 6 o’clock, r. m.
,H. H. OLIVER, Clerk.
Axotheh Suicide.—The Boston Transcript
of Saturday last contains an account of the death,
by his own band, of Richard Child a retired
merchant of that city, in easy circumstances and
h ghly respected and beloved. The deceased had
been for some ti me previous to the fatal act la
i bouring under a great depression of spirits, and
at intervals had become malancholy, which indi
: caled a mind diseased. He rose on Saturday
morning and went into the cellar, where he cut
1 hi* throat w ; ,tb a razor and died almost imraedi-
I ateiy. It is. believed that at the time he was la
-1 boring under an aberration of mind.
Aif oth en.—Dr. Edward Field, of Waterbury,
; Conn., co mmitied suicide on the I7th inst., w bile
lin a stat t of mental derangement. He was a
| skilful p hyaician, and had been for many years
in extensive practice.
Th erase of Governor Morton is a remarkable
main ncc ol the punishment of a demagogue
bro’ lit upon himself. Chosen by a large ma
i'o tj hi* election was an accident and not n
*'• jur.j.q, yielding consequently no honors.—
' tr/J »r»d guarded by aV\ hig Council,jhe has
; 7 turned ro one out of office, save only
’ 'That be does. He abolished the office
-.f l , 3<r E , |«D vacant by the accident of his eiec
-1 >.f ~ .rid itnn shot the door upon himself. Ho
i. ~s |,«n tiUrrmi the'sterile and unenvied privi
i. c;rp of citfinsj •ne year in the Executive
. Lair of Maiwa'ho*<-t,t», and Marcus Morton is
»l.b only man he ha* hem enabled to turn out of
nfli/e. How seldom doe* retribution tread «o
. i.aely upon offence.— Hokton Allan.
ItinlM Athkh axd Fbavci.—At the dale
of tb«- h*t account* from Kio c c .Janeiro, a gene
mi jrnpre**ion «eemed to prevail that the difficul
ty c between France and Buenos Ayres were on
the point of adjustment, although at the last ac
counts from the river Plate the blockade still ex
i*ied. This impression was so strong that it had
affected many mercantile operations at Rio.—Hal
-1 timore American .
} A PnoruKT i?r oun own Lasti.—lt is said
, that James Buchanan drank the following toast
, at Carlisle, on the 4lh July last:
I “As goes Cumberland county, so goes Penn
sylvania—as goes Pennsylvania, so goes {the
Union!”
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For the Chronicle if Sentinel.
Mtsf.'. tciroßi; —Hiving ?een a piece in your
paper of yesterday, over the signature of “Justice, ’•
complaining that ourcity has been, during the busi
nees seasons a set of itinerent
traders, whose stay is limited: —who are d-*ing
business under the name of respectable Houses
without paying the regular taxes, like old es
tablished Houses, icko da not import their goods di
rect from Havre. There is no mistaking what hou'"
cs “Justice” ha? reference to. that fosters and suc
cors such outrages: they are the two Auction Hous
es, wno pay a tax of two hundred dollars each an
nually for the very privilege that “Justice" com
plains of: who also pay a State and city tax. and
’ on all goods either on consignment or their own
•lock in trade, and on the hrst of January, the
I same as “Justice” or any other House in Augusta.
They also pay two per cent on all their auction
: sales to the City Council in the shape of taxes.
which amount to about twelve hundred dollars each
’ per annum, the license two hundre 1 each, making
1 the handsome >um oi twenty-eight hundred dollars
by two houses per annum into the city Treasury.
1 will ask “Justice” if he or any ten business men
pay near the amount in the shape of taxes. lam
> satisfied that there is not ten business men in Au
, gusta, whose joint taxes will amount to that sura,
r there are no business]men in this community who
have to pay as much for the privilege of doing
i business as the auctioneer, and yet “Justice" corn
plains at their using that dear bought privilege. —
■ “Justice" is not aware that there are many in this
city who pay nothing but a poll tax? who receive
> large quantities of goods on consignment, store
I them in some back store, sell them and pocket the
■ Commission without either paying city duties, State
tax, or taking out license, yet it is al! fair, people
wiii purchase goods where they can get them cheap
est, and I would recommend “Justice” if he wish
es to expell those itenerent traders, to undersell
them, that is the most effectual way to drive off
competition. Free Trade.
Friday evening, Dec. 4th, IS4U.
Indians.
St. Ai'ci’stixe, Nov. 27.
From the South.—We are informed by Mr.
Dubose, of Key West, that about the first of the
month Mr. How, of Indian Key, sent a small
vessel with three men to Cape Florida for Turtle.
The men not returning, a search was made along
the coast, and the schooner was found 35 miles
below the Cape on shore, stripped and burned—
men not found— probably murdered.
About the same date Capt. Pent a.ad Captain
Bethel were lying with two small turning vessels
near Jjand Key when about breakfast li me Capt.
Bethel discovered a large party of Indians coming
round the Key in Capt. Housemans whale-boat
(stolen from Indian Key) and three ca noes. The
vessels got under way and escaped, but not be
fore the Indians were within SO yards of Capt.
8.. the water being rough they did not lire.
Office seekers, cheer upl Sain Jones, since he
has got upon the sea, may want a High.-Admiral.
— Herald.
Os* Is DIAS KILLED. —Mr. GiggCf of Aia
chua, whose brother was recently killed near Fort
Walker, and barbarously mutilated, killed an In
dian last week near Fort Clark. Mr. Gigger,
shortly after daylight while hunting turkeys dis
covered a very large Indian standing o*er his
campfire, and creeping up very cautiously, fired
and killed him on the spot.
George and Joe, two negro slaves belonging
to Col. Hanson, who were committed to prison
on charges of Treason, and insurrectionary in- 1
tercourse with the Indians, were discharged on
Monday last. The Grand Jury examined up
wards of 30 witnesses, embracing officers of the I
Army, negroes, and captured Indians; and no bill
was found against the slaves.— New*.
, From Blackwood's Edinburg Magazine.
The Wags.
i In the town which we will call Middletown, be- 1
cause it was of the middle size, dwelt a w-orthy
shopkeeper bearing the odd name of Jeremiah
Wag. By dealing in ali sorts of commodities,
' and steady attention to his business, he had man
> aged to keep up his respectability, and doubtless
> would have considerably increased his store, but
) for the gradual increase of his family. For sev
p era! years after his marriage a new little Wag
was ushered annually into the world; and tho’
* there had laterlvj been somewhat less regularity,
’ and as many as ten small heads might becounl
-1 ed every evening in his back parlor. Jerry, the
) eldest boy, was, however, almost fourteen years
i of age, and therefore began “to make himself use
' ful,” by carrying out small parcels and assisting
* behind the counter, .ill the rest were, to use
their parent’s phra«e>dead stock’ and ‘were eating
* their heads off.’ forsooth to say, they were a jol
e jy little set, and blessed with most excellent ap
petites. Huch was the state ot the family matters
3 at the lime when our narrative commences.
Now, on the opposite side of the street, exact
ly facing the modest board on which Jeremiah’s
’ name was painted, with the usual announcement
of certain commodities in which he dealt, was
another board of very different description. On
it were emblazoned the arms of his Majesty,
- with the supporters, a lion and a unicorn, as the
f country folks said ‘a lighting for the cro.vn.’
I The establishment indicated by this display,
was upheld by a very different class of custom-
I ers to that which patronised the shop. Two or
- three times in each day some private carriage or
I post chaise would stop to change horses at the
- King’s Arms, and occasionally ‘a family’ took up
their quarters there for the night, but the latter
- wae a piece of good luck not otten to be expecl
’ ed, as there was no lions to be seen in Middlc
’ town s.xve the red rampant guardian on the sign
board.
* It was b aymaking time, and business was ve
; rv ‘slack’ with Jeremiah; but he said that he
1 didn't care m uch about it, as the country folks
5 were earning iJioney, part of which he trusted
would find its \vA>' into his till in due course.—
So, after rummaging aboutamong his stock to
r see if he was out «f any thing, he took his
“ stand at the door, jus Ito breathe for a moment a
' mouthful of fresh air. Titus Twist the landlord,
made his appearance at *-he same moment, in his
own gateway, apparently with the same salubri
’ qus intent, and immediai ely beckoned to his
neighbor just to step across.
‘Well how are ye, Master W said he, when
they met. ‘Did you observe that green char
' iot that stands down in the yard there, and
came jn more than an hour ago!’ Jeremiah an
swered in the negative. ‘Well,’ continued mine
! host, it belongs to one of the oddest, rummest,
little old gentlemen i ever clapped my «?ves on.
} He’s been asking me all sorts of questions, and is
mightily tickled with your name above all things.
I think he’s cracked. Howsomever, he s order
ed dinner; but hush here he comes.”
The little gentleman in question seemcxl be
twee a sixty and seventy, but exceping a cer
tain sallow’ness of complexion carried his years
well, his motions being lively and wearing a
j good humored smile, as k though habitual, on h'is
count* mance. His dress w'as plain but good, amJ
altogei her becoming his apparent rank.
“I si lall be back in quarter of an hour,” said he
to the .landlord; “I’m only going over the way
I to the shop to buy something,” and away he
t went, ai id of course was followed by Jeremiah,
who iirin icdiately on entering his own shop, skip
* ped nimb !y behind the counter to wait upon his
5 new custo mer.
After trying on some gloves and purchasing
■—i—■ ■ I !■!■■■■ wii i in —fir
a couple of pair, the httie strange gentleman
looked round the shop, as though examining ns
contents to find something lie wanted.
“Any thing else I can do for you. sir,” said
Jeremiah. “You sell almost everv thing. I see
Mr. Wag’ ’ observed the old gentleman. “Mr.
Wag! Your name is Wag. I suppose," “Yes, sir,”
replied the shop-keeper dryly.
-Wag. Wag, Wag," repeated the stranger,
briskly. “Funny name! eh!" “It was my ja- |
iher’s before me observed Jeremiah, scarcely
knowing what to think of the matter.
“Very good name!” continued the little gen
tleman, like it very much. Got any children!
Any little M ags, eh! Like to see’em. Fond of
children; little Wags in particular—he, ne, he!” j
“Much obliged to you for inquiring, sir,” re
plied the senior Wag; “Ive got just half a score,
sorted sizes. That’s the eldest!” and he pointed
to young Jerry, whose lanky limbs were at
the moment displayed, spread-eagle fashion,
against the shelves, from the topmost of which
he was reaching down some commodities for a
customer.
“That’s right. Bring ’em up to industry,” said
the little gentleman. “Well, I can’t stay now,
because my dinner’s ready; but I see you sell Irish
linen, and I want a piece for shirts ; so, perhaps,
you’ll be so good as to look me out a good one
and bring it over to me.”
“You may rely,” commenced Mr. Wag; but!
his new customer cut him short, by adoing, “I
know that well enough,” as he briskly made his
exit.
'The industrious shopkeeper forthwith selected
certain of his pnmest articles, lokled them in a
wrapper, and at the appointed lime carried the
whole across to the King’s Arms
He was immediately ushered into the presence
of the eccentric elderly gentleman, who was seat
ed alone behind a bottle of white and a bottle of
red. “Suppose you’ve dined. Master Wag?” said
he, “So, come! No ceremony, sit down and lalre
a glass cf wine.”
“I’m very much obliged to you I’m sure sir,” (
replied Jeremiah ; “but 1 have brought over half
a dozen pieces of Irish for you to look at and
choose.”
“Phoo, phoo!’" quoth the small stranger, “I
don’t want to see them. I know nothi ie about
’em. Leave all to you. Only meant to have
had a piece; but as you have brought half a duzen
I may as w ell take ’em. ‘Store’s no sore,’ they
say. There’s a fifty pound note!—Reckon ’em
up. and see if there’s any change.”
Jeremiah stared at thi- unusual wholesale mode
of dealing, stammered his thanics, and observed,
that the goods would not amount to half the raon- !
ey.
"So much the worse,” said the little gentleman.
“Mu-t see if I can’t buy something else in your J
line presently but, sit down now'; that’s a good
fellow ! I want to ha*e some talk with you.”
The bashful shopkeep r hereupon perched him
self on the extreme front edge of a chair, at a re
spectful distance from the table ; but was told to
draw up closer by his hospitable entertainer.
Then they look three or four glasses of wine
together, and gradually Jeremiah round him
self more at home, and scrupled not to re
ply to the odd stranger's questions respecting
his lamilv and occupations. And so they
went on chatting till they appeared as two very
old and intimate friends ; for Mr. Wag was of an
open, unsuspecting disposition, and talked as
though he had no objection that all the world ■
should know alt about his affairs.
“Well, but, my dear Wag,” said the stranger, {
“can’t you tell what part of the country your
father came from!”
“No, sir, I can’t,” replied Jeremiah, “he died
when I was about eight years old, and the London
merchant to whom he was clerk, pul me to school
and after that apprenticed me to old Hick, who
lived over the way where I do now, Weil, there
I served my time, and then married his daughter,
and so came in for tho business when he died;
! but I’ve increased it a pretty deal, and if I’d more
I capital, could mane a snug thing of it by going
I into the wholesale, and serving village shops w ith
grocery, and so on.”
“Why don’t you try itasked the little gen- 1
1 tleman.
j “It won't do unless one has got the ready to
go to market with,” replied Jeremiah, knowingly;
“and then one must be able to give credit, and
ought to keep on»'? own wagon to carry out goods
No. no, it won’t do. Many a man has made bad ,
worse by getting out of his depth, and, as it is,
thank God, I can lire. The only thing that puz
/.les me now and then is, what I shall do with a!!
the children."
“ Hark ye. my worthy Wag,” said the odd
stranger, “ I have not got any children; so, if
you’ll let me pick among the lot, I don’t care if
I take two or three off your hands.”
“ Sir !” exclaimed the astonished shopkeeper.
“I mean what I say," replied the old gentle
man, demurely. “Take me with you. Intro
duce me to your wife and family, an i let us all
have a friendly cup of tea together in your back j
parlor. Don’t stare, rny good Wag; but fill your I
glass. I don’t want to buy your little Wags, but !
I happen to have more of the ‘ready,’ as you call
it, than 1 want; so I’ll put them to school, or
what you like. What say you! ’
Jeremiah rubbed his eyes, as though doubtful
if he were awake, and then uttered his thanks
for such extraordinary kindness in the best way 1
he was able; and, about an hour after, the whim- J
sical little old rich gentleman was sitting by the
side of Mrs. Wag, with a little curly-headed Wag |
on each knee, while the rest were playing rount, j
or gazing open-mouthed at the stranger with
childish wonder.
By degrees all stiffness wore oil’; and, before
the evening concluded, nothing could exceed the
merriment of the whole party. The eccentric
elderly gentleman had learned to call all the
Wags by their names, and he played, and frolick
ed, and rolled upon the floor with the little peo
pie, in a style that made the parents suspect,;
with the landlord, that he must be ‘cracked.’
However, at parting, he became more serious, j
and invited Jeremiah to come and breakfast with
him in the morning, and to bring with him a !
copy of the names and birthdays of his children,
as entered in the Family Bible.
Mr. and Mrs. Wag of course lay awake for an
hour that night, talking over the strange incidents
of the day, and perhaps building a few r castles in !
the air, after the style of the affectionate parents 1
for the childern.
-
On the following morning Jeremiah dressed
himself in his Sunday suit, and repaired to fulfil
his engagement. His new old friend received
him in the most cordial manner, and they break- |
fasted together, chatting over family concerns as 1
on the preceding day. When their repast was
ended, the little gentleman read over the list of S
the young Wags, and smilingly observed, “a jol- 1
ly set of them ! We must contrive to make
them all good and happy Wags if we can, eh ?
Eldest, Jerry, almost fourteen—useful to you in
business. That’s right. Leave him there, eh !
Next, Thomas almost thirteen—fond of reading
—told me so. A good school first, ch ? Then
three girls are running, Mary, Anne and Fanny.
Pack them off to a good school too. Never
mind. Then comes William, eight—and Ste
phen, seven. Think I know where io .place
them-—Just the right age. Perhaps can’t do it
at once though. Humph. That’s ail I can take at
present. The other three, Sarah, Henry, and
Philip, too young. Well, my worthy Wag, you
w ill learn about what I mean to do with them
before long, and a friend of mine will call upon
you some day to consult about the best way of
increasing your business. Settle all in time.
No more to say now but good bye—eh ? Paid
the landlord's bill before breakfast, ’cause don't
like to be kept waiting. Did’nt mean to have
stopped longer than to change horses when I
come vc3terd.iv. (.1 : I hue tßough. Hope
you Won't be - rry. H >l;oa! w ; ;cr is rr.y cc'
rjage readv ! -At t;*e door sir." shouted the
landlady in reply. -That's right!” exclaimed
ithe extraordinary elderiv gentleman. “ Good-bye
idv worthy Was ’ Kememb; r me to Mrs. Was
and give my love to al! the little VV as-. T* o
besides yourselves! A dozen Wags in one family!
N ever expeetc ito see -uch a sign! as tha* ! lie.
he.he! s*ee it again tV>ugh, hop ■!” And laugh
ing and uttering similar incoherent scot nee* -
ternatelv, he walked : n-klv ,i! >ng the parage to
his carriage, ir-to which li** forthwith jumped,
and having repeated his vale action to the as
, founded shopkeeper, he ordered the postilion to
! drive on.
Titus Jeremiah was prevented from expressing
his grateful feelings for such wonderful promises,
and so stood gaping in silence till the carriage
was out of sight.
- \\ by. you seem regularly mazed, neighbor!”
exclaimed the landlord.
“ Enough to make me. rep ied Mr. Wag. “If
one-half whet I've hear ' this morning should
i come true. I should oe a lucky fellow, that's all!”
“ The old feilows cracked.’ observed Titus
Twist. “ He’s a gentleman however, everv inch
of him, that 1 will say for him. Didn't make a
word about nothing. All right. Tsed to good
living, no doubt. More’s the pity, as he's crack
ed. He certainly ought not to be showed to trr
j vel without a servant as he does."
-Weil,” observed Jeremiah, “don't know
what to say or what to think about it; but, if he
is cracked—humph ! I don't know. It may be
so. However, there’s no harm done yet.
“So he’s been cramming you, eh !” said mine
i host. “Made you a present of the moon, per
haps ? They do fancy strange things, and think
: themselves kings, and very rich in particular.”
The truth of this latter assertion made an im
pression upon our worthy shopkeeper, who com
municated it to his wife; but she had taken a
great fancy to the odd old gentiman, and was not
1 to be shaken in her conviction that he would re
ally be a? good “as his word.”
“Well,” observed her husband, “time will show;
and, at all events, it was no bad thing to sell six
pieces of fine linen at once. We don't have such
customers every day. However, the best thing
we can do is, to keep our own secret; for if the
neighbors were to hear of It, we should never hear
i the last of it."
Mrs. Wag agreed in lb* propriety of her
■ spouse’s suggestion; hot, nevertheless, was una
ble to refrain from dropping hints to sundry gos
sip- concerning her an iclpations of coming good
| fortune; and trie vagueness and mysterious im
| portance of her manner created a sensation, and
caused many strange surmises. Some decided
that the Wags had been so imprudent|as to pur
chase a whole lottery iK-ket. and blamed them ac
cordingly ; w aile others shook their heads, and
hinted that, w ith so large jx family, it would be a
very fortunate circumstance if Jeremiah could
manage so as not to go back into the world ; and
for their parts, they never liked to hear folks talk
mysteriously about good luck ; so, lor a time, the
strangers-visit appear‘s,to have produced results
somewhat the reverse of beneficial: but. at the
end of a month, an elderly gentleman, dressed in
black, entered the shop, and requested a private
interview with Mr. Wag: and as the back parlor
was full of little W ags then undergoing the cere
monies of ablution, combing, &r., he proposed
that they should adjourn to the King's Arras.
When they were »eated there, the stranger ve
i ry deliberately proceeded to arrange a of
| papers upon the table in a business-like manner;
and when hi» task was comp'cied. apparently to i
his satisfaction, he smiled, ru; ed his Hands, and
thus addressed the wondering-hopkeeper.
Conclusion to-t lorraic.
Common Carri er .—The liabilities of steam
boats as. common carriers, are thus liid down bv
Judge Ware, of the Main District Court, in the
case of Benney vs. the -Steamboat Huntress;
The owners of a Steamboat employed in car
■ ryiag passengers and merchandize cetween port
: and port, are responsd e to shippers of goods as
( common carriers.
Common carriers mnsl at their peri! deliver
goods which they carry, to the right persons, and
if they make a wrong delivery thev will be res
ponsible for any loss which may be thereby occa
j sioned.
It is the duty of the owners of goods to have
them properly marked and to present them to
the earner cr his servants to have them entered
in their books ; and if he neglects tc do it and
there is a misdelivery and loss in consequence,
without anv fault of the carrier, he must bear the
j loss.
But the earner is not discharged from all res
ponsibility as to the deliveryJiv such neglect, but
if there is a wrong delivery ora loss through anv
| want of reasonable caution on the part of the j
carrier or his servants, he will be responsible.
A waggish schoolboy had his wits turned top
-1 sy-turvy by the political din and night parades.
Being called upon in a Latin school one morning
to say his lesson, the word toco was given him to
; pass. “It used to be a n un said he, -hut
; latterly has been used as a conjunction , coupling
it with foco understood.'’ “What’s the English
loco?” said the master. “To a place” said the
boy. “To what pl.ee? ' was tue next inquiry. ;
“ I suppose ;t means, just vow. the head of Saif
River , sir, said he. -tSit down, sirrah,*’said the
master, “politics have turned your head.'—Bos
ton Merc. Journal.
A Plaster in Fredericksburg.—A short
time since the Arena gave as “B.’s last'’ that
Mr. \ an Buren was only cer.ain of one Slate—
the future stale. The same paper of Friday
gives another “last” pun fiom “ B.” “At a
meeting of the Old Dominion Tippecanoe Club,
a call was made lor a contribution of twenty-five
cents from each member, to liquidate arrearages.
< Our triend B. said it was the first time he ever
heard of the victorious party calling for quarters'
M A R R IE D~
j On Thursday evening, oJ inst., by Chapman F.
Maddox Esq., Mr. Jesse Uicketsox to Miss Caro
line daughter of David McCoy, both of Warren
| county.
MARINE I.NTEI.LIGE.YCE.
Savannah, December 4.
Cleared —ship Russel, Connor, Now Orleans;
1 brig Chili, Butler. Havana
Arrived —ship Perdonnet. Foote, Boston; Br.
barque Hope, Harner, Liverpool; barque Hersilla,
Crowell, Boston ; brig Thosa, Powers, Havana ;
brig L. Baldwin, Ba«-etl. New York ; schrCanary.
Goodell, Baltimore.
December 5.
Arrived —schr Lydia, , New York ; steam
boat Despatch, Hubbard, Augusta.
Cleared —snip Russel, Connor, New Orleans ;
ship John Hale, Perkins New Orleans; brig Ogle
thorpe, Sanncrs, Baltimore; sloop West Point,
Storer. Mobile.
I Sailed —schr Fred’k A. Tupper, Morgan, Balti
rnoie.
Departed —steamboat Despatch, Hubbard, \u
gusta.
Charleston, December 5.
Arrived yesterday —ship Renown, Watson, New
Beans ; ship Empire, Torrey, New York.
Cleared ship Eutaw, Rockett, Greenock.
Zjf Dr. H . S. JO RES tenders bis professional
'Cniccs to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity
l.e may be iound at his residence on the North
side of Green second door below Mclntosh street,
or at the (. hronicle and Sentinel office.
ip 3 EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK —A t sight,
aud at one to twenty days sight. For saie bv
•<9 23 GARDELLK RHIND.
commercial/* I
Latest dales from Liverpool.. .. 8
Latest <lnte* from Havre . 'Noteni,** g
y botettktr 4 I
r ~
of I pisrid and G! bales j. {. < - a H
the same time 559 ba!es C p i an * ar / d ‘Jj >: I
Cotton, leaving a stock on hand, ’ I
on ship boaid not cleared on the 4t . f' 1 I
bales t pland and 2B bales S. I. ( ot "°( ;j3 U
ear y part of the week the demand for iVi !?
rather active,chiefly for the Northern -**
during the last few days the nuuirv
ia-iguid and fair quality i- selling nl fT ***** I
tion. The range of qu lity of the" new I?**'
far has been almost exclusively middle *
fair. The sale? amount to och
4at sat Os, 44 at 9, 52 at 9 , 155 at
at 9j. 2So at 9|, 41at 9 , ,f N j '* *'
has been soil 7 bags at 24, lat 24 Q-f R
26, and 12 Stained at 5 a 10 cents, ' 1 g
Receipts of Cotton at the following tbr-
October Ist. *5-40
Georgia, Dec. 4 16061
South Carolina, Nov. 27 37-7.1
Mobile. Nov. 27 ;
New Orleans. Nor. 24 1536-7 ’ V I
Florida,NOV. 21 IS^7
North Ca; lina, Nov. 7 30;
Virginia. Nov. 10 jv,
Other places OGOC-t **
* 226675 2175 p,
The following i« a s’ntement of the stoc- ■
Cotton on hand at the respective place* <I.T. rr‘ H
Savannah. Dec. 4 .5532 4, *
SouthCaaoiica. Nov. 29 12f*4 iTji
Mobile, Nov. 27 13!-5
New Orleans, Nov, 24 99419 iQfx-
Virginia, Nov. 10 o j
North Carolina, Nov. 7 ! >
Augusta k Hamburg, Sept. 31... .3735 , i,
Macon >7O
Florida. Nov. 21 6:,-
Philadelphia, Nov. 14 397
New York, Nov. 11 lis
147565 139035
Rice. —A go i busine'S Las been done in this ar
ticle sir.ee our .a-t, at me full puces : .is: week
The -ale- anr.oui-t to about 13f'0cas»s, M 2: 51 k
s2^. 319 at 3; 101 Uat 3g, and a few casks b\
tail at S3L
I Flour —The maiket continues dull, the cer.;:,;
being principally confined to small parcel' furehv
u-c. hales of ifio Lbis. Howard't. Irom 'hip Uitj
at ; !50 hbls. do, from store at $6.
>
lot' to sui: purchasers, from s*ore, 62 a 65.
• r . ; i
| store and ship I oard at 75 a 10".
—ls Coffee, Sugar and Molasses v« I
■riven- improvement to notice, tne deraar.: 1
1 conl.ned to small lots for tbe use of the trade.— I
Sas-s of Porto Rico >.gar9''a p":; Biocofee I
24c.; N. Orleans do. 32 a 33c. I
t Bacon. —There is no alteration to notice.the I
md sty .ntinvc- - unified. Sales of 150 li- I
1 timere Hams at 14c. Lani 12c. {
fyirii .—ld Domestic Liqaan the transictiSi 9
are quite moderate at our quotations. {
Exchange. — ..... II per el pres. I
Drafts at eight on ZVew York 41 i 5 pier ct. prtm.
. .. . • I£d New Yelk 75
ct'. per square tale and per iound bale.
STATEMEXT OF COTTOX, Dec. 4.
Upland. S. hl'd
Stock oa hand IstTkit 2s
Received -.nee 27th m'U. 6!
•• Previous y
19291 295
Exported this week • • - -559 00
Previously .'512414 26 12973 oT
| Stock on bacd.including aii on 'kip
ooard cot c.ean-d on tiie 4th inst. 5314 2L
M .con. December 3.
Cottem. —F«r a few day* past our M • |
assumed a more animated appearance, sad the re- I
| ceipts been increasing. They however, fall con- j
siderably short of tho?e for some years previou-, I
at this date, owing to th- short crop, and the late- I
ness of tne time cf picking out. The rerepits up
to the I't December were 9195 Bales —St A un
hand,s3o7.
During the week past, some cotton has sold at
10 cents, which is the highest price paid tor up
land Cotton in Charleston and 9avu,nnsh. The
price is however, over what our market would
warrant. Sales are principally' from Si to 9;
cents. —Rlessen yer.
__
Charleston, Dec. 5.
Cotton. —We have had quae a spirited demand
for Uplana throughout the wees, and former rde'
have not on y oeen maintained, but a slight con
cession on our quotations of the 25th ultimo : ave
been made in favor of the holders. The cpeia
tions embrace 6089 bales at the following prices—
-12 at v ;soat 'F ; 139 at ;59atSI ;5 at sf;
j 303 al 9 ; at ; 397 at 9^: 339 at _9| ;16
l at 9 jj; 619 at 9|; HoS at ;4bat 9| and 550
bag* at 10 cents 1. . Tbe market was brisk ye •
terday, and closed at the following quotations—
, inferior and ordinary S a S-f middling to middling
fair 9f .»
tine 10: choice none. In long Cotton there is no
thing doing, and it is impossible to say what will
be opening prices of the market. About 40 bags
i stained Sea island sold at prices ranging from 12
to 20, and a small lot Santee brought 29 cts per Id.
nice. —Notwithstanding a good bu-mess engaged
dealer- in this ai tiles during the week, former pri
ces were with diffiulty maintained, and the mar
ket was in a depressed stale at its close yesterday.
The sales are 2724 al tire following pt i cs: —22 at
j 2? ; S 3 at 2f ; 33 at 2§ ; 212 at 3 ; 64S at 3i ;
1 4-59 at 3 3-16; 612 at 7u?> at 3 5-16. We quoit j
inferior to lair 3 34 ; good to prime 3| ; choice
<3| (a 34 100.
Roush Rice. —The sales reach 30,000 bushels
j at prices ranging from 92 to >4 ; the bulk of the
I operations, however, were at S 3 cts. bushel.
Grain. —The receipts of the week of Corn have
been about 5300 bnshels from Maryland and North
Carolina, which cnarged hands within quoted rates
About 1500 bushels Teas were also receive!, and
sold at prices r, ngmg from 6" to 70 cts. r> bush
el. About 600 bundles Hay have come to hand,
a portion of which brought old pikes, 75 si
cents e> ICO lbs. No Eats have been receive-
Quotations nominal.
Flour. —The demand for this article the pad
week has been limited, and confined to small lob
for home u-e. Ba timorc Howard-street, Phila
delphia and Virginia, have been selling at quoted
rates : a lot Canal brought 5 \ a 6 ; and two lots
North Carolina 5j (a) 54 t> barrel.
Baron. —Market dull, and sales lirai.ed at ovr
quotations.
Lard. —Very little ha? been done in Laid tr.e
past week. We quote 10 r d 12 cents io ‘ a> 1
fair criterion of the marge*. i
Salt. —The receipts have been 3129 sacks Lh
pool. Wc quote extremes $1,35 f 7i $1,50 sa<k
About 40i 0 uushels Turks Island have aiso been
received, and sold at prices not made public.
Sugars. —A small lot Muscovadoes brought d
cents per lb.
( csee. —Sales have been made in Rio to tbe ex
-1 tent of about 700 bags at lOf a 1 and about Ibu
bacs Green Cuba brought 104 a 11 ct?. per lb.
Molasses. —Thebulk of the operations have be<c
in New Orleans, at prices ranging irom 30 to 3D
We quote extremes 27 to 33 cents per gallon.
have no sales in Cuba to rejx>it.
Exchange. —Bills on England S 4 a PperceG
prera, on France we quote 5 10 a of 15 per doii*f
big it Drafts on New-York have been selling - 1
per ct. prem.
THE READING ROOM
Attached to this office is open to subscribers, a !,u
| strangers introduced by them, every day and e u *
ring (Sunday evenings excepted) until 9 o'clock.
Subscription $5 ; for a firm of two or more p"
qTT AUGUSTA BEXEVOLEXT SOCIETY''
For the benefit of the sick poor of Augusta. 1
committee for the present month are as follows:
Division Xo. 1. —W. E. Jackson, Andrew - 1
Lean. Mrs. Pemberton, Mrs. Waterman.
Division Xo. 2.—J. B Groves, W. H. Crane. - lrv -
Talliafetro, Mis. Ann Winter.
, Division Xo. 3.—Porter Fleming, E. W. Doug l ". ■
Mis. Andrew Miller. Mrs. Cornelia Cohen.
nov 24 J. \V. WIGHTM AN c - Vl
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