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CHRONICLE ANJ SENTINEL. BY J. W. & W S. JONES. daily , TRI WEEKLY & WEEKLY. OFFICK IN RAIL ROAD BANK BUILDING. TERMS —Daily Paper, per annum, in advance-.SIC Tri-Weekly Paper, “ “ “ ** jj Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) “ l “ *• CASH SYSTEM. —In no case will an order for the paper be attended to, unless accompanied with the money, and in every instancewhen the time for which any subscription may be paid, exp ires beforethe re ceipt of funds to renew the same, the paper will be discontinued. Depreciated funds received at value in this city. Correspondence of the \ewark Daily Advertiser. A Poet in Prison. Washington, January' 4, 1847. The unfortunate inmate of the Massachu setts State Prison, at Charlestown, two of whose poetic effusions I have already communicated for publication in the Daily, has, in the follow ing touching strains, drawn the picture of his own life, looking “ back to the spot where he fell.” and produced a mournful, affecting lay •• o’er those joys that are crushed.” It is indeed difficult to conceive how one im mured within the gloomy walls for crime against his fellow man, can be possessed of so much heart and apparent purity of soul as shines forth in these flowing lines. Before becoming tainted by crime he had surely known and ex perienced somewhat of the delights of friend ship. the rewards of honest industry, pleasures of virtue, and the peaceful enjoyments of a hap py home. But, alas ! in an evil hour he was overtaken by a temptation too strong for his bet ter principles to resist—their root hud not struck sufficiently deep, and he fell. The question then presents itself—is the Penitentiary the pro perordeal through which to pass for the purifica tion and restoration of character? —is it the place f»r the reformation of such an one as this ? The law responds in the affirmative, though looking more to the incarceration as a warning to others, for the prevention of crime, than a means of reforming character; while philan thropy and humanity at once plead the nega tive. Vice and crime should not go unpunished, but it does seem that there should be a mark ed difference in the degree of punishment proportionate to the offence. In awarding the penalty for crime the place of confinement should be weighed in the same balance with the • term of incarceration. Justice, as administer ed, only recognizes a difference in the length of the period the prisoner shall be withheld from society for the violation of certain laws, as it immures within the same walls the dreaded assassin with its comparatively trivial violator— the fresh offender under strong temptations, and one who enters, it may be, the already contrite prisoner. But it perhaps cannot be avoided, for the law cannot judge of the heart, it cannot take cognizance of the prisoner’s contrition. Never theless, neither the difference in the degrees of crime, nor its peculiar and mitigating prompt ings are ever subsequently considered by the world in the case of a State Prison graduate. AV hen the ]>rison doors are opened and the con vict of yesterday is released, it is sufficient that he has thus suffered the penalty of violated law so mark him for all time that he can never es cape from the down-trodden position in society assigned him bv his fellow men. lie must, therefore, ever after walk through I the world, and pass out of it, with the convict’s guilty stain upon his brow. But, though the eye of contempt may rest upon him, and the unerring finger of scorn be ever pointed at him, still there are instances when the unfortu nate one should escape that doom; for there are those who have passed through the con victs’ term, and thus suffered for the first of fence, committed through the acts of the temp ter, who approached when the cup of poverty had been sipped to its dregs—when age and helpless infancy were supplicating for food to save from starvation, and for raiment to protect from the winter’s frosts. There are those who, while in their “iron-bound cell,” have occu pied their lonely hours in thoughts that purify the heart and give assurance that they “ lean to virtue’s side.” Such an one is he who has oc casioned the writing of this article ; and who is there that can deny to him hereafter the pass port of kindly regards, if not of public favor, who can so plaintively, and with such obvious feeling, so touch the heart as has the author of The Prisoner* At the lone hour of night, in his iron-bound cell When the peaceful in slumber are hush’d ’ He looks back on his life to the spot where he fell. And mourns o’er those joys that are crushed. o’«r friendships withdrawn, o’er beloved ones estrav -5 ed, J for he once had beloved ones like thee ; But the cup of his bliss to sorrow is changed, And his pleasure to deep misery. I knew him in childhood, in boyhood, in youth his heart knew of sorrow or guile, 'l 16 ords * ronl bis lips were regarded as truth And his face wore an innocent smile. 5 l have known him when his hopes in the future look ed bright, When a father was proud of his son, AN hen a mothers fond eye beamed with anxious de light, As she view’d the first prize he had won. 1 was present the while at the altar he stood, With the fair one he loved by his side; Oh how fondly he gaz’d on the one he had’ woo’d, As site tendered her hand as his bride. And I know that his heart had affection’s pure flame N es, the warm flow of feeling was there And 1 know that ere now, since the bitterness came I is that same one his heart holds most dear. 1 knew him a father, when he cheerfully smiled V°“ t,le loy cd one that clung to his knee. ® An 4!J* e tllou S?bt, while caressing his beautiful child •There was no one more happy than he. But ah ! the destroyer soon lured him away And those happy endearments are gone, And the victim is doomed in a prison to lav There unheeded to sorrow alone. I saw the sad change hovering over his fate When chill poverty entered his door " ben stern creditors came, too impatient to wait And press d him because he was poor. And I saw the dark shadow o’ermanflinghis brow, As it telling the struggle within For the dear ones he loved looked cold on him now, And the eyes that once shone were now dim. 1 have followed 1d,,, still to his gloomy abode, 'V hen his heart-stnngs with anguish were press'd flowed" nPar h ' S ,>iUow when t!,e tear-drops have From the fountain of grief in his breast. • ‘ h T d tbfi Je °P si ?b ! the lone prisoner’s si-ffi » 7 h , e " struggles hard with despair— And all. 1 have heard when no one was ni di Ihe contrite petitioner’s prayer. ° ’c. M ABhll.111.1 \\ i Dominie.—A few years ago, a sr oohnaster was wanted for the village of Lime •t A P»«»I»ojw httlc fellow, one of the ap -1 ants, being asked to give in writing a philo sophica reason why cream was put amount tea, replied, “ Because the globular particles”of the cream render the acute angles of the tea more obtuse f” He was elected. Deep Plowing.—The editor of the Visiter tell. Us that by using the sub-soil plow his cron uLf > wh 7 <ire i‘ nCreaSHd ,ast .'earone-third; * e foUowed the other plow, tod—t) ffdt l ? r « d to tWo " here it was omit ;n„ n J'l *■ U | U | UU :m< * ( * ,1a,1 % 01 manure be o ffielc ’ tl Attwo hundred bushels to tl eacre, tins is a gam of three hundred bush els on six acres of land ; these at fifty cents per bushel would amount to one hundred and fifty oliars for sub-Ho.hug m a single year-to sa'v bast mi s * e " a,M ,l,e cr °P* for the next far «nJ - VearS - 7 > upon each tarn, of any size would in twenty years amount to a fortune.— Penn. Farmer . Chronicle atib Sentinel. AUGUSTA. GEO: FRIDAY MORNING, JAN’Y 15, ? The Lieutenant-General. i The general sense of the country is strongly marked against the wish and effort of the Ad e ministration to appoint a Lieutenant-General to 1 outrank our present highest military officers, I and the rejection of the scheme by a majority of 1 30 in the House, will give general satisfaction. This country successfully resisted and beat off the strongest power upon earth in the late war, without any military rank higher than that which now exists. What would be thought of the country, if such ; an office was now established, because of the I war with such a power as Mexico ? Would it not reflect upon the character and honor of the . Republic ? But independent of this view of the case, how would it appear at home and abroad in reference to the brave, distinguished. : able and successful Generals now in the Army i and upon the field of action. If we were at war with England, or I ranee, would there be any' necessity to supersede such veterans as Scott, Taylor and Worth ? But when we look to the character of the foe, their distracted condition, their want ot means, the cowardice, or imbecility ot their troops, their inferiority in numbers compared with our own, and other important aspects ot the case, in what light could such an act be viewed, but | as an effort to disgrace those intrepid, war- j skilled and war-scarred veterans, who have met j British regulars upon open jdains, Indians in their morasses and Mexicans behind their wall ed towns and strong fortifications, only to cover American arms with victory' and renown? They must be superseded, wounded, lacerated by the ingratitude of their own Government, without reason, without necessity, for no fault, no crime of theirs, but merely to gratify, we fear, the partisan prejudices of a feeble, selfish and im potently ambitious ruler! Wss it the object of Mr. Polk and his democra tic adherents, in this scheme of loathsome and biting injustice, to place a Democratic partisan over the heads of these tried and valiant spirits, merely because they happen to be Whigs ? We would hope not. But why was not the name of Taylor mentioned in a Message of unpre cedented length ? Could a speech have ema nated from a throne in Europe that would have slighted thus, the name of a victorious General who had borne his country’s flag to victory against fearful odds, and added new lustre to its prowess and arms ? No, it could not. Has Taylor failed to perform his duty 1 Has he kept his person in the rear where danger could not reach him / ll as he not marched with open front to the protecting walls of the foe, and while the murderous cannon of the j enemy opened and played upon him ? Has he shown a want of judgement in the conduct of the campaign ? In what has he erred, or how has he fallen short of any and every duty' which devolved upon him? Why has the hero of Chippewa, and other bloody fields, been ordered to Mexico, ifhe is to be superseded by a Lieutenant-General, by a civilian, too, a man who has never won a lau rel upon a field of battle—a man whose life has been devoted to civil not military matters, and who, it may be fairly presumed, is more ignor ant of the latter than many subordinate officers of the regular army. Ought such a man to he sent out to displace “as brave a choice of daunt less spirits,” as ever met a foe and led to battle and triumph the armies of their country ? Is that the way to reward their toils, their ha zards and glorious services — to make a Scott, a Taylor, or a Worth, step aside unplumed, crestless, and subordinate, to make room for Lieutenant-General Benton ! ! Let that deed be done, let such injustice be perpetrated, let a thrust so fatal be made at the integrity and honor of our own army, and that alone will dash to pieces the Administration and the party that sustains it. Alabama University—lmportant Improve ment.—\V e learn from the Alabama papers that a new Chair has been created in the Tuscaloosa University, of Mineralogy, Geology, and Agri cultural Chemistry. The incumbent is requir ed to spend a portion of every year, not exceed ing four months, in making explorations through the State, and rendering his observations as valuable as possible to all the productive classes. Railroad from Mobile to the Ohio.— A public meeting has been called in Mobile to take into consideration such measures as may be deemed proper to eflect the building of a rail road from the Valley of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico. Death of Col. Everard Hamilton.— The Savannah Republican of the 13th hist, says: W e most sincerely regret to announce the de mise of this most estimable citizen. “Death loves a shining mark.” and we must confess that though the mortality in our city' during the past year has been comparatively slight, the number of prominent and useful citizens who have fallen has been unusually large. None of them held a higher place, or was more spotless and more universally respected and esteemed than the gentleman whose name heads this ar ticle, and who yesterday breathed his last in the midst ol his family and friends. Col. Hamilton t has been extensively known in Georgia as a merchant and gentleman of unimpeachable I character, and lofty aspirations and liberal im- j pulses. He has fallen in the prime of his life and in the midst of his usefulness. He was in- | deed a good man, an unpretending high miud , Christian, and his loss will be sincere!v la mented. The Pilgrims.— Mr. Calhoun, in his letter to the Washington N. E. Society Committee, declining an invitation to this dinner on the 'J2d, took occasion to say : “Bv what cause has so inconsiderable a be ginning, under such formidable, apparently al most insurmountable difficulties, resulted in so met a period, in such mighty consequences? they are to be found in the high moral and intellectual qualities of the Pilgrims. Their faith, piety and confident trust in a superintend ing Providence, their stern virtues, their devo tion to learning; and their indomitable courage 1 and perseverance. These are the causes, which surmounted every obstacle, and which have I led to such mighty results.” Manufactories - The Ball Moving. | It will doubtless be a source of high gratifica tiou to our citizens to learn that the subscription for the establishment ot a Cotton Factor) i s daily increasing, and that the books of the Company will be regularly opened next week, for the organization of the Stockholders into a company under the Charter. In the meantime, however, it is the wish of every friend of the work, that the amount of subscription be as large as possible, and to this end, as the gentlemen in charge of the paper cannot visit personally all who may desire to take stock, the paper will be left at the store of Mr. John Bones, where all who wish to invest are requested to call and enter their names at once. There are many considerations which should influence all those who desire to take Stock in any Company for manufacturing in this city, to take it in this Company in preference to an other, and to act promptly. Passing, however, over those reasons, which have been urged over and over again, of the influence of Facto ries upon the prosperity and property of the place, we will add only one other reason, which should certainly exercise its due weight. It is almost certain that the first Company organized will obtain a situation for their buildings, and their water-power on more favorable terms than any subsequent Company. If so, it is the in terest of every man who contemplates taking Stock in any, to take it in this Company. All now have a fair chance, and let every man do his whole duty. Theatre. j The admirers of the Drama will be gratified to learn that Mr. Forbes, so favorably known as a manager in this community, is about to pay us a visit with a very efficient company. Judging from the favorable notices of the press in Savannah and Charleston, we think it quite probable Mr. F. will offer greater attrac tions to the Theatre-going public of this city than j he has for several years. The Cassville Pioneer says that the work on the Memphis Branch Railroad, between Kings ton and Rome, is rapidly progressing, and that Messrs. Wyley, Cooper & Stroup are about commencing a branch from Cartersville to their iron works, a distance of five miles. Mr. Buchanan. —The Philadelphia N. Ame rican says :—An official contradiction is given, by authority, in the Union, to the effect that Mr. Buchanan averred that he would sooner lose his right arm than sign the ’49 treaty. — Since Mr. Buchanan waives his privilege of standing mute, and pleads to one of the indict ments against him, why not to all? Stand up, Mr. Buchanan! Upon the charge in relation to Mr. Clay—guilty or not guilty ? Upon the charge of a dishonorable falsehood to the peo ple of Pennsylvania in relation to Mr. Polk’s tariff opinions—guilty or not guilty ? Upon these and other grave accusations, why not speak out ? They have been alleged upon re sponsible authority —have been endorsed by the people at the ballot-box—and must soon harden into history. Alas, there is, there can be, no answer. For the Chronicle Sf Sentinel. Home Industry Society. Gentlemen— As this Society was put in ope ration a few years ago, with the most laudable intent, (t. c. the relief of the poor,) and as many of the citizens contributed largely, as soon as its object was ascertained ; and not having seen any report from the Secretary of late of its condition, I therefore suggest that a meeting he forthwith called, and the affairs and present condition of the Society be made known, and the j vhcrcabouts of such funds as may be on hand. To my knowledge many in quiries are made in relation to it, and I have no doubt general satisfaction will be given by a plain statement of its present condition, &c. One ok the Society. Oliver Oldschool, the very intelligent and highly gifted correspondent of the United States Gazette, In allusion to the question of slavery in the territory to be acquired by Mexi co, which has been so suddenly sprung upon Congress by u the natural allies of the South,” the Northern Democracy, says: “I his slavery question is a very' serious one, or at least will become so should there be an occasion to raise it in regard to any acquired territory. But seeing that any such territory must become a powder magazine in our hands if acquired—and a magazine, too, which both parties would contend for with fire brands in their hands, it seems to me we should be most unwise to attempt to make any further addi tion to our already too widely extended coun try. The warmth raised on a subject only in posse not i/i esse, reminds me of the quarrel be tween the two lovers about the name of their first child—one insisting that it should be George, the other Jack, until they finally separa ted, and would not have each other; of course there was no child to he named, and nothin®' to quarrel about. “\V bile the debate was going on to-day, some one not inaptly likened the Locofoco party to a gang of horses got loose in a stable, each one indulging in tiie innocent and highly agreeable amusement of trying the strength of his own heels and his neighbor’s sides.” The Sub-Treasury. The New \ ork Journal of Commerce, to which Mr. Polk Is probably more indebted for his election to the Presidency than to any other paper in the I nion, thus speaks of the “ great measure oj deliverance and liberty The Sub-Treasury, so far as we hear, is not j ,nuch besides an object of contempt. The gov- I eminent is itself the chief sufferer from it. The 1 " overn ment is at great expense to move the useless machinery, and holds before capitalists ; a specimen of folly which impairs their coufi i deuce. It is the largest borrower in the mar ket and so, more than any other, is incommo ded by whatever renders the movements of money difficult. The same paper gives the following account of the working of this most ridiculous system : The Sub-Treasurer is supposed to have but a small amount of money in his possession.— j Ine payments in com, are drawn from the banks, and so far, the disbursements have been i chiefly in paper; consequently the coin has not begun to return to the banks. The banks fa ; cilitate the movements of business by pa-in® | American gold, so that, as yet, but little delay has been caused. A portion of the duties are | paid in Treasury Notes, but they are disliked, as the forms which are demanded in passin® them, together with the easting of interest ire more perplexing than the payment* of coin.- I Phe Treasury Notes bear five and two-fifths percent, interest, which was intended to be 1 counted fifteen cents per day on a thmisand dollars, or one „„d . hall'cents per tajotodd* lars. But so very exact are all Go en m affairs, that the Collector feels bound to cast terest by the year, which makes a small shade difference in the amount, and some trouble. The Treasury Department at Washington, though written to, has not relieved this matter. The Customs receipts are collected by cashier of that department, and only occupy two or three clerks. The foreign gold is taken by weight, and so with facility. The receipts 7re placed in bags, and paid over at the close of the day to the Sub-Treasurer, in another roo of the same building. When the bank notes are cleared off. the gold will begin to return to the banks again. The whole affair is somewhat inconvenient, considerably expensive, and quite hazardous, as well as ridiculous, but not exactly ruinous to any body except the people who made the law, and perhaps not to them, thong i we cannot help thinking it a dead weight. Ihe people at large will not feel the inconvenience of this ridiculous contrivance, nor will they get anv more gold than before, or experience any ot the blessings promised them. The good and evil will be chiefly confined to Wall-street and the Government at Washington, who, as vve said, will be, under the circumstances, the cine sufferer by his own contrivance, and that is all right enough. A Devoted Wise —The New York Globe gives a simple narrative of devotedness on the part of a wife, which is quite charming : On the Bth day of October, in the year 1841, Peter Caine was tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, of New York, before Judge Kent, for the murder of Catherine Riley; the trial resulted in the conviction of the unfortunate man for manslaughter in the first degree, and on the 16th of the same month he was sen tenced to be incarcerated in the State Prison for the term of 14 years. During the whole of the trial, which was a protracted one, the wife of the prisoner never left his side. Day after day she toiled with unwearied industry to prevent her children from becoming charges upon the community. She clothed and edu cated them, and her exemplary conduct soon brought round her friends, through whose pat ronage, in a comparatively short tunc, she ac quired more than a sufficiency for the ordinary wants of herself and family. Her next effort was to procure the pardon of her husband. — She prepared the necessary documents and went to Albany, and besought the Governor to grant the petition which would restore the father to his children and the husband to her arms. The application was unsuccessful. — Disappointed, but not discouraged, the poor woman returned to her little children. Year after year the application was renewed —trav- elling often through the severe storm of winter, she ever presented her petition to the Chief Magistrate until success rewarded her exer tions. On the 26th of December last, the lib erated husband and devoted wife met at the of fice of a distinguished counsellor after a sepa ration of five years. The meeting (says the Globe) was, as may be imagined, most affecting ; the love of their early lives yvas still unchanged, nay it was strengthened rather, by their mutual sufferings; and sincerely do we hope that the husband, now restored to society and his civil rights, may prove himself, by his fondness, industry and excellence of conduct, worthy of such a wife and such a wife’s devotion. Fruits ok Democratic Rule.— The Wash ington correspondent of the Richmond Whig says : “ We are now enjoying (?) the full fruition of Mr. Polk’s victory in 1844 ! What a long series of calamities and trials shall come upon ns as a punishment for that great National sin ! How mournfully must we yet look back upon that disastrous struggle, and revolve in our minds the glory which awaited our country, had Henry Clay been elected President!— How wisely would he have steered our Nation al ship, upon the broad bosom of her expanding destiny! How safe every passenger would have felt under his care. How certain and hope ful would they all have been of a pleasant and successful voyage; or, should the storm have lashed the billows into fury around her, how calmly could we have reposed in the conscious ness of his skill, prudence and courage! The | roar of the tempest and the fury of the waves would have been but as music to our ears, while the skilful navigator, with sleepless vigi lance, watched over us, and received the ready obedience of those entrusted to his care. But now, alas ! the storm-spirit is abroad. A reckless self-sufticiency has driven us into a dangerous sea, amid breakers. The crew who elected the miserable captain are mutinying, and threatening to cast the “ lubber” overboard. The sun of our prosperity has set. The night is dark; no star nor compass to guide; and all is division, distrust and despair.” Eighth of January. The Picayune of the 9th inst. contains the subjoined notice of the festivities of the Htb in New-Orleans: The Celebration. —The surviving veterans of 18J4-M5 met yesterday morning at the Armory Hall, in Camp-street. There were only about forty of them in attendance, yet few as they were, the elastic tread and vigorous bearing of some of them led us to hope that it would be long before the gallant band would be extinct. Fur a long time before they reached the spot the Hall was occupied by a large concourse of spectators, many of whom were ladies. Three or four uniform companies were also in attend ance, and acted as an escort upon Major Gene ral Lewis and stall'. After the prayer and ode, an address was delivered by Col. Palfrey, which was as spirited and heart-stirring as any one we have listened to for a long time. It was fre quently interrupted by the most vociferous ap plause. The speaker’s allusion to the hero of the Bth ofJanuary, (the immortal Jackson) and bis companions in arms, was enthusiastically greeted. An allusion to the Hon. Henry Clay, who in a foreign country at that time was using his great faculties to effect an honorable peace” was also much applauded. The entire address was conceived in good taste and delivered in a forcible manner. Alter addressing a few words to the survivors of the glorious Bth, he alluded in warm terms to those who for the past year have so gallantly upheld the honor ©four flag in Texas and Mexico. He then closed with a strong appeal to the young men who were now invested with the honor of the State and nation, bidding them to keep in mind the eventful times’ t* ie dangers, privations and final brilliant results of their predecessors— to strive to emulate their virtues and imitate their indomitable perseve rance and energy if they hoped to transmit their names and deeds to an admiring posterity. Im mediately after the benediction the assembly dispersed. J Before the hour of 12 had arrived, large throngs of citizens began to assemble in Canal street and its vicinity to view the military dis play , the line being advertised to form in that street » and here we might add that a more full and brilliant display has seldom been witnessed m our city. After marching through the streets specified in the programme, the procession reached the Cathedral, passing through the Placed Amies. The scene here was peculiarly imposing. The candles were burning, the band was playing, troops arriving, the bishop and priests m their appropriate costumes, epau- Jettes and plumes nodding, and cannon roaring Addresses in both English and French were then delivered, breathing the purest princi ples of patriotic fire. Appropriate allusion was made to the God of Battles, and his bless ing invoked in times to come as it had been granted in times past. The Te Deum was sun®. At the close of these exercises the proces ' B ‘ on was again formed to escort the remains of those brave soldiers who fell at Monterey, (land edoq rimrsday from the steamship Alabama, ) II 0 tll f C Rogers bound for Baltimore, la addition lo the former procession they were now joinedby a large deputation of the order of Odd Fellows “J ai, "he bodies LZ^T'AiaSlfwi’lh exception of those of Capt Isaac Holmes of the Georgia Re gimentf anTcapt. R. A. Gillespie, of the Texas Rangers, were put on board. Among the mourning train were particularly noticed some of the friends of the deceased, and many of the old comrades in arms of the gallant Gillespie and Thomas. Much credit is due to the diffe rent committees, under whose direction the * whole matter was arranged, and to the Grand Marshall and his aids for the very effective man ner in which it was executed. From the New Orleans Picayune. “Home, Sweet Home.” An atenuated, unhappy looking gentleman, ina white neckcloth, black coat, black vest, black pantaloons, brownish black boots, black gloves, open at the extremities of the fingers, a hat the same color as the boots, and very soft looking . at that, entered the Recorder’s office yesterday morning. His eyes, which were as near the color of granite as anythin® else, in fact a good deal nearer, beamed wildly upon the congrega . ted assembly; and as he nervously took off his hat, and brushed it with his blue cotton pocket handkerchief, some of the officers appeared to fear that he was an escaped lunatic. He looked rather more like an undertaker in reduced cir cumstances in an unfortunately healthy season. His pallid countenance seemed to indicate that he was far advanced in that race horse of dis eases. the consumption, that rather “gallops withal,” or that he was addicted to smoking in cessantly and imbibing liberally ot gin and vya ter, a beverage which is said to create an artifi cial state of melancholy. “His beard was griz zly?” as Hamlet presuniptously asserted when pumping Horatio as to the general appearance of his defunct daddy, and nota “sable, silvered,” and his hair was “all of a piece” with his beard —some times termed “bard” but incorrectly. This queer looking genius said nothing, but entered the place appropriated for reporters and took a chair, gazing fixedly at the Recorder and still brushing his hat. With that strange know ledge that one always has that somebody islook iug”at him, the Recorder evidently waxed un easy under the stranger’s gaze. The reporters, even, those sagacious chroniclers of all evil do ings, appeared to be perfectly unable to make him out, and whittled their red and portentous looking pencils into ineffectual stumps in trying to define him. One stout gentleman, buttoned) up uncomfortably tight in a cross-barred sack coat, seemed to be struck with a horrible fancy i that the individual was the ghost of some long forgotten reporter who hadn’t heard the morn in® cock crow, or who had been sent to chide his successors for some oversight; and leaning over, he touched him and exclaimed, “Be thou i a spirit of health or goblin damned, bring with j thee airs from Heaven or blasts from Hell; be j thy intents wicked or charitable ? 1 charge thee : speak.” The stranger gazed on him for a moment and then rose and walked towards the water pitcher. | “It will not speak, then will I follow it!” ex claimed the stout reporter to his neighbor. “W hat if it tempt you to the raging flood ?” | suggested the other, and so forcibly that the stout ’un desisted from his design and confined j himself to the harmless pastime of striving to kill imaginary flies. At this moment the Recorder turned upon the j stranger as much as to say, “It’s your turn, now, sir,” as the barber did when he took his twen- 1 tieth customer by the nose on a Sunday morn- | in®. A small smile illuminated the features of i the stranger for an instant, as the flame of the ; candle does a chamber when it gives a last flare j and goes out forever. “Now,sir,” said the Recorder. “Me, sir?” inquired the stranger pensively. “Yes, sir, if you have any business with me, | I will attend to you now,” replied the Recor- I der. “I have, sir, I have, sir,” said the stranger, hastily, “if I may trespass upon your kindness for a few moments, a complaint to make, sir, that would awaken feelings of commisseration and pity, sir. even in the bosom of a woman that travels with a child in her arms asking for alms. M y name is Johnson, sir: you may have heard of it before.” The Recorder said “very likely,” in a man ner indicating that he was not quite sure, j but that he had an indistinct recollection of having heard it, or read it in connection with I some historical event. “Look at me, sir” said Mr. Johnson, “I’m a j wastin’ away, sir, like a tallow candle —I’m a mere shadow, sir, a perfect picture of misery— a travellin’ poster of the end of the world, sir; an advertisement of the latter end of pea time, sir—l could get a situation to play the starved apothecary in Romeo and Juliet at any theatre in the country on my own terms, if I was a pro fessional man and in want.” The Recorder seemed a little puzzled as to what to make of Mr. Johnson, but withasortof feeling that he ought to say something, remarked that he “did notlook very hearty,” and inquired how he could relieve him. “By abolishin’ a nuisance, sir,” quickly re sponded Johnson, “by takin’ the wind out of the instrument that’s a causin’ my untimely decay; by wrenchin’ ofl' the keys and puttyiu’ up the holes. By deprivin’ an emissary of the d—l ! 1 beg your pardon, sir, but there aint no other 1 word in the English language to express it—of his imminent of torture; by orderin’out the man that rents one of my rooms in my house in Circus-street; by sendin’ him before the First District Court for a nuisance or for trial onsus picion of attemptin’to deprive a respectable old gentleman of his life.” “Ab,” said the Recorder, “one of your ten ants attempted your life, has he?” “Yes, sir, he’s been a blowin’ a slow poison into my ears ever since the first of December.” (The reporters here took copious notes.) “What means has lie used, sir. and what is his name,” inquired the Recorder. “A. Bridge, sir, he calls himself, and the means he uses is these: As soon as ever it’s day light in the mornin’ he gets up and takes a flute or a flageolet, I don’t rightly know which it is, and begins a try in’ to play “Home, sweet home,” and he never gets along further than too-too-too-te-too-too, before lie gets out, and then he begins again, and every time lie goes at it he gets further from it, and so he keeps it up with the exception of when he’s out to his meals. It’s a killin’ me, is his everlastin’ too tooin,’ and he won’t leave. I’ve told him to go a dozen times; that I’d give him his rent if he would; but the only answer I get is his horri ble tooting, which drives me out of the house, and 1 vvaudr about the streets like one distracted, with the horrid truth a ringing in my ears that for me there is no ‘home, sweet home.’” “H e once told me he’d change the tune, and started with “Hail Columbia,” but he had’ntgot much further than the first stave”—here he at tempted another imitation —“before he broke down into his rascally and most horrible “Home —embittering mine a try in’ to sweeten bis.” As Mr. Johnson gave imitations of his unfor tunate tenant’s amateur performances with the utmost gravity, the whole office—Which means everybody in the office—burst in a fit of the most uproarious laughter, much to the astonish ment of the complainant, who probably expec ted that they would be affected to tears by the recital of his miseries. It seemed to be a sad and unexpected blow and almost deprived him of utterance, leaving him barely strength to say “ what shall Ido ?’ The Recorder seeing that he was a very nervous man, advised him to employ a man of nerve to reason with his ten ant, and induce him to leave ; he had no doubt one of the officers would act for him. Mr. Johnson thanked him warmly, and stated that if he could succeed he should immediately put up a bill of burnished rooms to let to a gentleman who never plays on any musical in strument.” I loud at the West, —-Great devastation Jias been caused by the inundation of the Mi ami River on the 9th instant. Five lives were | lost. The bridges of the Cincinnati and Day ton ( anal have been swept away, and the White Water Canal is seriously damaged. Great quantities of lumber, flour, &c., have been swept away, and much stock drowned. As Excellent and Cheap Pudding.— One pint of rice ; twelve apples of good size, and sour, pare, core, and slice them; mix the rice and sliced apples, and put all into a bag and boil for half an hour. The bag must be large enough to allow the rice to swell, and yet no larger than the rice, when swelled, will fill,— Eat with any sauce that suits the taste; butter and sugar are excellent. Special Notices. fj-Taxes.—Execution will positively be issued against all defaulters on State Digest, unless they are paid before MONDAY, the 18th inst. jals R. A. WATKINS, T. C. Dividend No. 34. —Office Augusta Insurance «fc Banking Company, Janu ary 12, 1847 . —The Board of Directors have this day declared a dividend of four per cent, for the past six months, which will be paid to the Stockholders on demand. jal“2-3 ROBERT WALTON, Cashier. |j» R. S. Jackson, Teacher on the Piano Porte, Flute and Violin, respectfully lenders his services to the citizens of Augusta. References —Henry Parsons, Thomas Richards and T. S." Metcalf, Esqrs. N. B. —For terms, &c., inquire at H. Parson’s Music Store. n2B-6m PROSPECTUS OF THE FIFTH VOLUME OP THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR, A MONTHLY JOURNAL, Devoted to the Improvement of Southern Agriculture. Edited by J A .TIPS fJAUI AK, of Athens. FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE f We submit to you the Prospectus of the FIFTH VOLUME of the SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR, relying upon the interest each and every one of you feel in its behalf for that aid necessary to its support. We therefore appeal to every man interested in the success of Southern Agriculture, (and who is not ?> to use some exertion with their friends and neighbors to extend its circulation. In short, subscribe yourselves, and persuade as many of your friends as you can to do likewise. The advantages and benefits resulting from Agricultural Periodicals, have been felt and acknowledged by the intelli gent and reflecting Tillers of the Soil in all civilized nations ; to be most useful, therefore, they should be extensively cir culated among all classes of Agriculturists; if possible, they i should be in the hands of every man who tills an acreoi land, and to this end we invoke the aid of every man of every class who feels an interest in the improvement of the Agriculture of the South. The first number of the Fifth Volume will be issued on the ■* Istof January next. It is published Monthly, in Quarto form, each number contains SIXTEEN PAGES of matter, 9byl? inches square. TERMS: One copy , one year ’■ Si 00 Six copies “ “ 500 Twenty-five copies, one year - 20 00 One hundred * “ “ T 5 00 £0“ ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. £Ct“-The cash must invariably accompany the older. «r3 p ‘‘'Send all letters containing subscriptions to J. W. <fe W. S. JONES. Augusta , No/ember, 1846. Commercial. AUGUSTA MARKET. Thursday, p. m. Cotton —There has been a moderate demand to-day and sales to a considerable extent, at prices rather in clining in favor of buyers. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9, 2 P. M.—Cotton.— I There was quite an active demand this morning, and sales already reach 5000 bales, at very full prices. Yesterday 500 bales at previous rates. COTTON fTATEMHNT. Slock on hand Ist Sept. 1846 ... Bales 6.332 irnved since up to date 329,799 Arrived ye5terday............ ................. 4,593 310,724 Exported to date 177.197 i Exported yesterday .. 1,63/ —173,534 Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared,.. 161,890 1346. 1345. 1844. 1343. Receipts up to Jan. 8..334.392 4.2.541 414,333 359.374 Sugar —Market quiet this morning, sales 250 hhds. ! A esterday the transactions were large including one lot 0f220 hhds. ATolasses —Sales 300 bbls at 25ic. Quiet. h'iour —Sales 500 bbls Ohio at $4 625, 600 at $4 75 both from Levee TOO St. Louis and 200 111. at $5, and yesterday 400 Ohio at 84 62i, 100 Ohio, 600 stained I Illinois and 1100 flatboat Ohio at $4 75 and 153 St. i Louis at $5 20. Corn —Sales 120 sacks Inferior at 60c, and 275 M ixed at 67c, yesterday 2500 and 6500 bushels at 70c. Pork— There is an active demand for phmlat|bu use, and sales this morning 100 bbls Mess, in by one party, and 50 by another at sl2, and small lots Prime at $lO for New, and $9 50 a9 75 for Old. 30 bbls New sold yesterday at $lO 25. Hemp —Sales 111 bales dew-rotted at s9o—an ira- I provement. Lard —Sales yesterday 250 bbls at 6c, and to-day 1207 kegs Prime Leaf at 7|c. Exchange —New York at 60 days 2 a 21 dis. Sight 1a 1. Sterling 4 a prein. U. S. Treasury Sotes are becoming scarce, and sales are readily effected at }c dis. Stocks— -VN e notice a sale this morning by auction of 510 shares Louisiana State Bank at $72.50. Slipping Intelligence. CHARLESTON, January 14. —Arrived Ship Powhattan, Hayden, Amsterdam ; Br. ship Sir Chas. Napier, Tear, Eastport, (Me.); Br.Jbarque Perthshire, Johnson, Greenock; Line barque Gen. Greene, Clark, Boston ; brigOrray Taft, Cousins, Providence, f(R. I.); C. L. brig Emily, Burr, New York; Line brig Em ma, Dickinson, Philadelphia; brig Ohio, Briggs, Bal timore ; Br. sc hr Congress, Dunscomb, Hand It on, (Bermuda) ; schr J. Rusling, Westcott, Philadelphia • sc hr American Eagle, Leavitt, Philadelphia; schr Flight, Snow, Baltimore; schr Mary Ann, Whorf, Baltimore. Cleared —Line ship South Carolina, Hamilton, New \ ork ; brig Victorine, Bush. Mobile. SA\ ANNAH, January 13.— Arrived —Br. ship Wallace, Sommerson, Bristol, (Eng.); brig Macon, Sheffield, New York. Cleared —Br. ship Tory, Sharp, Liverpool; brig John A. Lancaster, Loveland, Providence ; schr Oscar, Adams, Philadelphia. Departed —Steam packet Ivanhoe, Gould, Au gusta. T HEATH E. w. C. FORBES, LESSEE AND MANAGER: THE PUBLIC are respectfully informed that M the Augusta Theatre will be opened for a ~hort 1 season, commencing on MONDAY EVENING, January 18th, 1847. with a talented and efficient company. Should sufficient patronage be extended, arrange ments will be made to present several popular Stars before the close of the season. ja 15-2 TMBjU THE STEAMER IVAK - HOE will leave on SATURDAY ih * r ' .MORNING. For PASSAGE or FREIGHT apply on board, or to jals H. L. JEFFERS. NOTICE.— The Copartnership of “TOOMBS & REESE” is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All unfinished business of the firm will re ceive the attention of R. TOOMBS, December I, 1846. WM. M. REESE. WM. M. REESE tenders his services as Al - AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, to the good people of the Northern Circuit, and hopes to receive a share of public patronage, having given :> years hard labor to qualify himself for the practice of the law. : Col. ROBERT TOOMBS. jals-w4t LANDRETH'S WARRANTED GAR DEN SEEDS. of David Landreth in this city,) have just re ceived a supply of his justly celebrated Garden Seeds. They can with confidence recommend their seed as resh, as they return all unsold seed at the end of each eason. A supply of choice Seed Onions just received. d 23 j 'TH ALLOW WANTED.—The higbe^Tce^ri A will be paid for Tallow at the Georgia Rail Road 3 Depot, Augusta. nl6 irw&wtt.
