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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*. t 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. r I ? 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!” \ 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 ' 1