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<%oiticle tic Sentinel
BY WILLIAM S. JONES,
UIILI. TRI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY.
JTHCHfcDAV MOHNIftU hKI’T’H 2S, I»* 4 -
Tbe Georgia BailroaJ.
We have rarely seen, in any journal having :
claims to respectability, a more malignant and un
founded tirade of abuse, than appeared in the At
lanta Examiner against the road. Heretofore the
trains over this road have been remarkable for their
regularity and freedom from accidents of all kinds.
Within the last two weeks, however, from a con
currence ol causes partly accidental and partly
Providential, the trains have failed to make the
connection a few times, and one disastrous collision
has occurred, upon which this prejudiced journal
seizes and seeks to bias the public mind against
the general management of the road. And to
make a plausible excuse for the ma'ignity of the
article, introduces charges which every intelligent,
impartial mind must know are wholly uulounded,
as we shall show.
The absence of the Superintendent, Mr. Y'onge,
prevents our entering minutely into details, nor is
it necessary, as a general state meat of facts is quite
sufficient. The running over cows, and the contact
with a tree that had blown across the road, pro
duced two failures if not more. Others, perhaps
most ol them, were caused by the panic in this
city. The trains lor several days were deiayed in
starting, by the great influx ot passengers, who
were fleeing from the pestilence. Additional cars
had to be added to the trains, and immense
amounts of baggage put on boa’d. Hence they
started behind time, and much delay was occasion
ed on the line in putting them off at unusual
places. The Company tried to avoid these delays
ia starting, and detention on the hue, and were
censured for seeking to be so prompt under the
circumstances. The last failures were caused by
the late collision, which rendered the track im
passable for a day or more. “ Misfortunes never
come single,” particularly with Railroads. One
failure frequently causes another, because of the
derangement which it is apt to produce.
All these failures are strangely enough and very
erroneously attributed by the Examiner, to “ a
narrow minded, penurious policy,” in the employ
ment of new Engineers, when in truth the new
Engineers were not at fault m a single instance !
This matter about the employment of new Engi
neers, ts we have ascertained r, is briefly this: —
On the late change of schedule, by which each
train had day service, and the wages of the Engi
neers having boen recently increased, Mr. Yonge
suggested a change of service, and the redaction
of the number (7) of Engineers to six,; which, on
separate consultation with one or more of them, it
was thought would be acceptable to ail. The pro
position was therefore formally made to them in
writing, for their consideration, in the most civil
manner, without threat or vunace of any kind.—
They met, and not only rejected it, but in a harsh
and disrespecilul manner required an increased
number, and pledged themselves, if their dicta
tion was not complied with in a lew hours, they
would- quit th-e service cf the Company in a body.
He yielded, of course, as he was obliged to do, or
stop business. Bat he would have been unworthy
of his place, and would have incurred the just
censure of all Superintendents and Engineers if
he had submitted any longer than he could fill
their place-. The position of managers and em
ployees should always be one of mutual respect,
but here seems to have been a mere wanton dis
play of supposed power over a new Superinten
dent, without the slightest provocation.
With one or two exceptions, these Engineers, we
learn, were good and experienced men, and were
discharged with great reluctance. There was, how
ever, no other coarse, lor to have submitted to
such dictation would have destroyed all reliable
organization on t e road. Was there any econo
my here? We have inquired, and learn that there
are now eight Engineers upon the trains, who re
ceive precisely the same wages each paid the old
ones. W here then is the charge of narrow minded
policy, preferred by the Ex miner:
Not content with assailing the Company lor this
affair with tbe Engineers, the E-aminer briDgs for
ward the old and exploded charges of unfair deal
ing with the State Road. Biuce 1552, we had
thought these malicious insinuations had been put
to rest. Mr. Wadlet examined the accounts ful
ly and thoroughly. They were found to be gene
rally very simple—he admitted them to be just and
allowed them. The State had an unfinished and
impoverished road, and from a mistaken policy no
appropriation was made to supply these deficien
cies. The road was obliged to have money vr
stop business, and the account was mostly for
Georgia Railroad freights, received at points onthe
State Road and not paid over. The balances tbere
tore appeared on the books of the State Road, slid
as the published statements cf the Georgia Road
show that the debt has not yet been paid, we
should suppose the Company has not been very
rigorous with the State Road.
Another charge is, that the trains do not stop
for passengers to eat supper in Atlanta. This is a
grave charge truly, and vory probably true. If it
be not for the travelling public it ought to be. We
have lately travelled over the road, and know that
ti. connection is very close at Atlanta. There is
barely time under the schedu es to change the
baggage, A-.—and sometimes, wo are told, not
sufficient time without delay in starting, Passen
gers are be ot by drummers trom various Hotels,
who, when scattered, arc liable to be loft or detain
the trains. By remaining together, they proceed
to the Stone Mountain, where they have an excel
lent supper specially prepared for them, and have
full time allowed to eat. Is there any selfishness
in this! Does the Company make any thing by it ?
Wo have heard that the Company own the Stone
Mountain Hotel, but they have leased it to respon
sible proprietors and have nothing farther to do
with it.
But the Company from selfish motives wish to in
jure Atlantal How absurd. Whore is tho con
sistency of such a supposition ? Atlanta is the
terminus of tho Road, and is tho competing point
for a lurce trade north of Pino Mountain. Tho
rger Atlanta is the more attractive it is as an in
land market, and the better for tho road. If tho
Company studies its true interest, the stockhold
ers would rejoice to see Atlanta as large as Lou
don; and wo know the principal officers of the
Company entertain these views of the interest of
the Company.
Who, we would ask in conclusion, is Mr. Yonue? I
He is a Savannah man—long an able assistant on
the Central Road—hi d tho entire confidence of
Mr. Wadlet, who left him in charge of the State
Road. His able management all parties acknow
ledge. With the exceptions before alluded to,
1 “ l£ills goment of the Georgia Road has been
' Ihe trains are again running
regularly, and . 8
barrassmentsofalcom^ 111 ! 1
their shops incconsequencee quenc . e 1 ® esertion of
city, we hope the trains may
their accustomed regularity.
The following statement of Mr
lation to the late collision, we publish at his
quest—we doubt not it is entirely correct, and
may astonish the Examiner to learn that the
Engineer who was running out of time, was an
old and experienced one, not one of the new
Engineers. This statement forcibly demonstrates
-he difficulties Railroad managers have to con
itod w.d:. Here we see the plainest regulations
a- iof truciions overlooked or disregarded by
both .«d Oondnetor, U<k 'zp'ruJd
*“”> bj wh,cb *«'••*- *»« w
persons seriously injured, and the VnL ,
property greatly damaged. Their own safa*”*- 8
this instance, was no guarantee for vigii anc * y ’
This, we believe, is the first serious collision that
has ever happened on this road between stations
yet we hear of them aimost every week on ether
roads. Several have ooourred lately, we believe
on the State Road, yet no blame was attached to
the Superintendents. Superintendents can only
Imako rules and regulations —subordinates will
sometimes neglect or disregard them, and tho only
remedy is to discharge them. Tho only safe rule
to guard against collisions, is that which wo under
stand tho Georgia Road has adopted, viz: that
in ease of failure to meet at tho proper point, erne
of the trains shall stand still till the oiher is heard
from. But to the statement of Mr. Printer, hero
it is:
To the Hen. J. P. King, President Georgia E. li. <f*
Banking Company :
As many flying reports ate out, some of which
are not correct in relation to the collision which
took place on tbe night of Sept. 20th, 1854, upon
the Georgia Railroad, between Thomson and Ca
mak, between the up night passenger train and
down night express freight train, on a curve just
below Morgan’s station. 1 deem it my duty to
state facts as they wore, so that no blame may be
attached to the innocent, and at the same time to
let the blame rest upon those who are guilty.
In the first place, tho up night passenger train
was detained botweeu Bel-Air and Augusta, by the
colapsing of a flue. Mr. Hardman (Sup’t Motive
Power in Augusta) and I wont down with the
day mail, and found a signal man some mile or
more above the train with a light. We took him
on and run down to the delayed train—pushed it
back to Augusta; left the down day mail train in
Augusta, and with tho same engine that run tbe
day mail down, we hauled the up mail train to
Bel Air. At Bel-Air, we took tho freight engine
“Liberty”—Mr. Spencer, engineer of the engine of
Liberty, was in bed, I understood. While Mr.
Hardman went after Mr. Spencer, I asked Mr.
John Stubbs to run the engine Libeity out and
couple to the mail train, and take wood and water.
W bile at this, Mr. Spencer came out and got upon
his engine. We loft Bel-Air at 10.-08 P. M. I made
the calculation between Bel-Air and Berzelia, how
far we could ruu to meet the down night freight
train, according to their sehodule and rules. As
Mr. Kirkpatrick’s house was shut up when we ar
rived thoro, wo did not stop for supper. Arriving
at Thomson, 1 assisted Mrs. Sullivan and childrou
out of tho cars, and assisted with her baggage by
her requst. When all was ready, Mr. Jas. Young,
conductor of tho train, looked at his watch and
observed, that it was just 12 o’clock and 8 minutes.
I looked at my watch, and said right, we have 82
minutes to run toCamak, before the leaving time
of the down train. I said to Mr. Young, the con
ductor, go and say to Mr. Spencer, that he has 32
minutes to make Camak, and to run a good speed
so as to got there in ample good time—l won’t say
that I made u*e of those exact words, but they are
the purport of what 1 said. Mr. Young went on
a ruu and delivered tho message to Mr. Spencer,
engineer of the train. W T e left Thomson exactly
12.-03 o’clock.
I was setting in tho passenger car, at tho end
next to the baggago car, when tho collision took
place. All the lights were immediately extin
guished—there was such a confusion with the pas
sengers, that it took me some time before I coo Id
get out of the car. I cannot say, exactly, how long
after the collision took place, I found Mr. Dorsey,
engineer, aud Mr. Golding, conductor, of the down
night freight train. 1 should think it was between
7 and 10 minutes. I asked Mr. Dorsey and Gold
ing how it con d be possible for them to run there
on that time. Dorsey replied, we are on our time.
1 sa’d, “how can it be possible, show your time.”
Dorsey pulled out his watch and said his watch
was broke or stopped, but said, my conductor has
the right time. Golding then showed his time, it
compared with my time, and Mr. Young’s, and
the time was then 12.-25 minutes—lo minute* be
fore their time for leaving Camak, according to
schedule and rules in their possession, to govern
them. 1 give the schedule and the rules, viz:—
They are to arrive at Cumming, coming down, at
9.-05 P. M. Leave Camming, 9.-80 P. M., and
arrive at Camak 10.-10 P. M., leave Camak at
10.-85 P. M The rules that govern them, in
case the night passenger tram is behind time,
are as follows, viz:—Down night freight arri
ving at Camming will wait there two hours, if
the up night passenger train does not arrive in
Pine to enable it to make its connection with the
up night freight at Dearing. Or should the down
Dight freight bo detained by non-arrival of up
night freight at Dearing, the down night freight
will wait two hours past its leaving time, and then
proceed, continuing exactly two hours behind its
schedule time for arrival and depaiture from stations.
But in all cases, when unable to make the connee
| tions under these rules, and those governing other
trains, it will keep out of their way. The regular
time for the running of the up night passenger
train between Thomson and Camak, is 27 minutes.
On this occasion, they had 82 minutes—five min
utes grace, as tbe leaving time for down night
freight from Camak was, according to the rules,
Ac., twelve o'clock and thirty five minutes. It ia
just B°{ miles from the p’ace where tho collision
took place to Camak, and ten minutes is ample
t'me to run it with almost any engine and train.
If is very often run by passenger trains in 7 to 8
minutes. Respectfully,
P. W. Pkiktcp.
Meeting of tbe Board of Health.
Council Chamber, i
Sept. 27, 8 o’clock P. M. j
The Board of Health reports 6 deaths from Yel
low Fever, and 7 new cases, during the last 24
hours, viz:
Morris Rhine, 35 years, Ireland.
Mary Cooney, 85 years, “
Eliza Brennan, 25 years, “
Marcus Warner, 5 years, “
Miss Ellen Ward, 16 years, Augusta.
E. WILLIS,
Sec’v pro tem. Board Health.
Charleitou Board of Health.
Office of City Register, 1
Monday, Sept. 27, 10 P. M. j
There have been 12 deaths from Yellow Fever
for tho past twenty-four hours.
JOHN L. DAWSON, M. D., C. K.
Health of SaTnnnah.
Monday, Sept. 25.—Total number of interments
to-day 11 of which 7 were from Yellow Fever.
Gkeytown Aifair.—A despatch from Washing
ton says that Lord Clarendon’s despatch about the
Greytown bombardment has been communicated
to Mr. Marcy by Mr. Crarnpton. It is very mild,
and will scarcely call for any sharp rejoinder.
England appears to have her hands so full in the
East that she is more than usually polite to us.
Mr. Marcy has sent a long dospatch to the French
Government about Dillon, tho Fronch Consul at
San Francisco. It is very severe on tho Consul’s
conduct, and fully sustains the action of the
American Government. Important despatches
have been received from China representing the
unsettled condition of affairs there, and tho dan
ger of injury to American commerce fiorn the law
lessness of all parties. Mr. McLaue will probably
bo instructed to remain perfectly neutral, aud re
cognize any de facto Government which ho may
find.
Kansas Emigration.—Tho second party of emi
grants, sent out to Kansas Territory by tho New
England Aid Society, has leached its destination
all in good health and spirits, and pleasod with
the prospects. A steam mill was purchased at
Rochester, and has been sent out for them. The
third party will leave Boston on the 26th instant,
and will be accompanied by Mr. Branscomb, the
Company’s agent.
Trin o ß,?[?r^ rMDATION “- Tte editor of tbo
ter Hi”?* Who i 8 Kmself * pcstmas
are becoming r ° Ut9 robberies
sions, murdfrs of
Upwards of thirty pers^T^TT. .
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayt 0 n a R y ] in ‘ iUred ’
the 20th inst., by the passenger cars ’° D
an embankment at a curve in the r mm * ° Wn
, . *oaa near the
depot at Cincinnati.
Severe rcx-MHMENT.—Three of the operators r»f
tue Electric relegraph, at the station called R- in
SufcSsssJiaa? n< “ ,esi ,o
The Washington Democracy.
A few days since tho democracy of Washington
City, backed by the Administration of course, at
tempted to mako a demonstration against Know
Nothingism and for that purpose called a public
meeting. But in their anxiety to collect a large
number, hoping thereby to demonstrate the
strength of tho Administration, they made their
call too genera!, and the Know Nothings came and
put the n down in their own meeting. Finding
they could do nothing, they adjourned the meet
ing finally, and the following account furnishes a
brief report of their action.
Verily tho President must bo weak indeed.
Washington, Sept. 22.— Tho mooting to orgauiso
the Democratic Association in opposition to the
Know Nothings was held this afternoon atCurusi’a
B-loon, agreeable to adjournment from Wednes
day night. Tue hall was crowded to overflowing
and a large number woio collected outside.
Messrs. Florence and Carrigan, of Philadelphia,
and Stanton, of Kentucky, addressed the meeting,
lhoro was no disturbance beyond the usual inter
ruptions of such promiscuous gatherings. The
theme of each speaker was laudation of tho Demo
cratic party, and bitter denunciation of the Whies
and know Nothings.
It was apparent from tho first that tho audience
was composed ol throe-fourths opponents to tho
staled objects of th = meeting, and the fact was de
inoustrated when the regularly organized body
was dissolved, in the forming of a counter-meeting
of those opposed to the proceedings.
hen the meeting dissolved tho opposition
moved for the stand, and something of a rush
occurred in tho efforts to keep them eff, on tho
part of indiscreet sympathisers. Order was re
stored in a brief space by Postmaster Berret sta
ting that the regular meeting had dissolved, and
there was now an opportunity for those to bo
heard who disseuted from the views of the prece
ding speakers. He was greeted with hearty cheers,
and the counter-meeting was quietly and orderly
organized. J
The meeting was addressed by Captain Cutter,
of Kentucky, and Captain Carrington, of Wash
ington, and their remarks were received with much
enthusiasm. There appeared but little diminution
in the number in tho hall during the preceding
meeting, and utter voting to adjourn to Tuesday
evening next, the vast crowd quietly retired.
Ou this occasion there can bo no complaint on
©ithor side that liberty of speech had been abridg
ed in the least. As a demonstration, tho tffjrt in
this quarter of tho Democracy versus Know No
things must be set down as a complete failure, not -
w .thstandiug the distinguished talent engaged and
tho favorable auspices which seemed to smile
over it.
ihe groat numbor of Government employees
present and appointed as officer-*, gave it tho ap
pearance of being an Administration movo, and
contributed much to defeat it.
A Gkm. hois Donation.—We received yesterday,
says the Constitutionalist Republic of Wednesday,
from Mr. 11. A. Konrick the President of the
Hamburg and Edgofield Plank Road Company,
the following ncto, accompanied with a large
coop of chickens. At his reqnost, we will willing
ly distribute them to the needy of our city and
from our knowledge there are many such.' Any
persons in needy circumstances, who stands in
need of chicken broth, by sending to my resi
dence, first white heuse with stoop in front on
Reynold street, left hand side, below Centre
street, can have their immediate wants supplied
while a chicken remuins on hand. As our car
riers for the lower division of the city are both
sick. Physicians who have patients in the first
and second wards, will please avail themselves
of this notice and extend it, for the benefit of
which as the donation is intended for.
This is the second kind act extended to tho
citizens of Augusta by Mr. Kenrick, as President
of the Hamburg and Edgefield Plank Road, and
in after times should cause himself and Compar y
to be remembered by our citizens;
Hambero Bept. 26th, 1854.
Mr. S. M. Thompson,
| Dear Sir.—A low days since two men, whose
wagons were loaded with chickens, were detected
in laudulently passing a toll gate on the ‘‘Ham
burg and Edgefield I’.auk Road,” The fine was
compromised by their forfeiting 150 chickens.
You will please receive them of the Company, ft r
the benefit of the sick of your city. Yours truly,
H. A. Kenrick, President.’
Samaritan Aisoclation.
An Association, under the above name, has
been formed and organiz-d in our city. Subscrip
tions to carry out their benevolent intentions may
bo left with the President, the Treasurer, either of
the Ward Committees, oral this office, and will
be faithfully appropriated.
We appeal to the sympathies of ail good citizens
and Philanthropists, to come forward and help
them in alleviating the distress which prevails in
our city, in consequence of the scarcity of Nurses,
Money, Provisions, and alt comforts which are
needed among our panic stricken people. Physi
cians will please notice the name 3 of the Ward
Committees, to whom they are requested to report.
The following are tho Officers and Ward Cons
mi. tees of the Association.
OFFICERS.
Rev. J. E. EVANS, President.
Rev. <TIARLE> KING, Vice President.
EDWARD WILLIS, Secretary.
N. J. FOGARTY, Treasurer.
WARD COMMITTEE-.
Ist Ward—JOS. A. BE A LB
EDWARD WILLIS,
S. M. THOMPSON.
P. L. WELTCH.
2d Ward —JOHN W. SPEAK,
J. A. GRAY,
F. 11. COOK,
P. GALLAGHER.
J. R.SCHNEIDER,
W. 1). DAVIDSON,
Sd Ward—W. D. DAVIDSON,
JOHN W. SPEAR,
J. C. SMITH,
4th Ward-W. H. D’W READ,
JAB. HARPER,
J. J. BYRD,
W.H. HOWARD.
New Publications.
Putnam’s Monthly, for September, is on our
table. We have neither time or disposition, at
present to speak of its newly developed abolition
tendencies as they desorvo ; but bavo no hesitation
in predicting tho ruin of its circulation at the
South, if tho clfance is repeated. We are willing
to allow all reasonable latitude to a free and inde
pendent literary mngazine, but when it becomes
the vehicle of incendiary slang and vituperation,
it ceases to command our roepect.
Tho present number contains a very fine por
trait of Hon. John I’. Kennedy, author of “ Horse
Shoe Robinson,” Arc., Arc.
It may be obtained at the book store of Geo. A.
Oates At Brothers, who will also furnish the fol
lowing new and interesting publications:
The JJtauti/ul Cigar Girl; The Highwayman's
Stratagem / The Goblin Snob; Progress and Pre
judice. By Mrs. Gore, &e., some of which we
may notice further hereafter.
Chicken Soup. —Wo have been requested to
state that all porous in tho City who are sick and
iu need of Soup, will be supplied daily by calling
or sending to Mr. Isaac Levy’s on tho corner of
Centre and Reynold streets. Persons who have
no means of sending for it will let him know
where they live will bo supplied by Mr. Levy him
self. Wo hopo no one will do without who stands
in need of it.
In this part of tho Union it is usually consider
od a groat boro to bo caught on a jury. The case
is very different in California; at least so we infer
from tho following bill of refreshments furnished
for the Grand Jury in San Francisco while hold
ing the Grand Inquest:
1 do* cheery wine....|Jloo I 2 tins crackers..slo.oo
Martels Brandy 24 00(1000 Cigars 125.00
1000 Cigars 125 00 600 do..' .. . 62 50
2 baskets Heidsick 50.00 1000 do. ' 125.00
8---do do 75.00 Sherry wine". .120.00
5 gals. Martels Brandy. .50.00
1 bottls bitters, 8.00 $669.50
This would give each of tho twenty-four jurors,
bottles of Sherry, 150 Cigars, 2U bottles of
Champagne, and quarts of Brandy.
Before this bill was ordered to be paid, the fol
lowing discussion took place among the Supervi
sors :
Mr. Nightingale.—lt is impossible that they
could consume so much.
Chair.—(Atwill.)—Their deliberations were so
intense that they required some artificial stimu
lants.
Mr. Nightingale.—How many Cigars did they
smoke?
Clerk.—Three thousand five hundred.
Mr. Atwill.—According to that, their delibera
tions must have ended in smoke.
A Heavy Debt.—The Ledger soys that Phila
delphia is fast verging on to a Municipal debt of ,
Twenty Millions, besides the full proportion of a :
State debt of Forty Millions, i
COMMUNICATED.
Mr. Editor: Tho communication of Mr. George
A. B. Walker, protesting against using tho In
firmary on Jackson-stroet for Y'ollow Fever pa
tients, demands at least an explanation. At tho
last meeting of Council, t Is © Physicians having an
nounced the fact, that Yellow Fovor had originated
and would become epidemic in the city, a resolu
tion was passed and a committoe appointed to
procuro a suitable place for a Yellow Fever Hospi
tal, tho rooms in the City Hospital being sufficient
only for ordinary purposes. Tho committee have
had several houses under consideration, but nono
could bo obtained so suitable as this Infirmary
Its design and fixtures were for tho sick, and welj
adapted for tho prosont emergency. No patients
were sont there until the City Hospital was filled
and well nigh all tho nurses that could be obtained
woro distributed among sick fumilies. Quito a
numbor of strangers wero here with tho Fever
without relatives or friends turned into the street
perfectly dostituto. They must not die for want
of attention. Tho sick poor here roquiro all the
comforts that can bo procured to alleviate their
suffering and arrest the disease. The authorities
arising all the moans in thoir power to render
proper assistance, and they hopo thut every citizen,
whether lie remains or flees, will sacrifice some
what of his personal interest, if required, for the
welfare of tho city. If this Infirmary be a nuisance
to the neighborhood where it is located, the same
objection and protest would obtain in any other
neighborhood, and the sick abandoned by their
families would die unattended and tho destitute
would be thrown into the street Without a shelter.
L. D. Lallerstedt, C. Y. F. H. C.
The Poal Trade and the High Prices,
It is right that all who arc interested in the Coal
Trade, should understand tho sontimeut of our
neighbors iu relation to the high prices. It is quite
possible that tho question has been misunderstood,
but it is nevertheless certain that a strong feeling
of indignation exists, and especially at a proposi
tion put forward in tho Minors’ Journal, and since
disavowed by its editor, to combine for the pur
pose of keeping up prices. Thus for example, tho
Boston Times of Tuesday last alludes to a sugges
tion by tho National Intelligencer, that each family
should resolve to do with ouo fire less than usual,
also to suspend purchases for two months, and
says:
“ This is a goed plan—but as it is something like
freezing one’s nose olf to spite his face, we would
proposo another, and we think a better one. As
the coal operators at tho mines, where millions of
tons of coal lie ready for shipment to market, have
adopted a system of their own to 'sustain (he trade
abroad ,’ by withholding tiie supply, let the consu
mers carry out their suggestions to the fullest ex
tent and in the most practical manner. Let the
cry now go up throughout the country for an en
tire rep<al of duties on Foreign coals of all descrip
tions. Let petitions to Congress be immediately
drawn up. Let them be placed in ail the stores,
shops, counting rooms, hotels and public places
generally. Let every head of a family tako an in
terest in procuring signatures—and let tho next
Congress be presented with an emphatic demand
of the people upon this important measure. We
have been ruled by these coal operators long
enough, and every branch of business is more or
less interested in making them feel that the people
are not altogether their vassals. They have hurled
defiance in the teeth of the consumers by an atro
cious attempt to maintain an exorbitant price for
coal—and now let us—we, the people—exhibit our
power by teaching them that we have the means
of resentment in our hands.”
A correspondent of the New York Courier also
says:
“Far and near the price of coal is tho subject of
complaints. New ways of supply have been resor
ted to—repeal of duty ou foreign coal is loudly
talked about—it now looks as if dealers stood with
at ieast one foot on the trencher. A protection man
as I am, up to the hub, I would vote null and void
all duties and restrictions on fuel. Its importance
to us all is as the air we breathe. Let it be as free.
In the preparation of our food our best friend. In
the cold blasts of winter, the freezing orphan—the
weeping widow —the rich in his palace—all share
alike in its indispensable, incalculable good. From
wherever it may come, God's haudj work—not
made by man—wo say again, lei it be free as air."
But we could quote dozens oT articles in the
same spirit. The Miners’Journal insists that there
can be no change, and that the price of antracite
coal cannot fall, unless ail reliable calculations as
to the increase required this year, should prove
to be unfounded, and uniess the price of freight
should fail. The editor suys :
“The freights between "the Coal regions and
Philadelphia will not be reduced this year. The
freight ftom Richmond to Boston, last y ear, at this
period, was $1.50 —and in the early part of Octo-
it run up to $2 6j—iu November to $3.10. —
Freight from Richmond to Boston is now $2, the
lowest point it baa reached this season—(in May
‘ last it run up to $8.60 and $3 -0 from Richmond)
—it will advance again in October, as soon as the
frost drives away the Yellow Fever in the South,
as many of the vessels engaged in the Sou the ■ n
1 trade are employed in the coal trade while the
1 fever couutinr.es—freignts will, in all probability,
go np at least $1 per ton to Boston, in the course
of next month, which will more than doable any
reduction that can take place under any circum
■ stances, in this region, even if the market were
overstocked with coal. Ou'y two and a half months
of the season remain—the prices for coal are fir '
in this region, and tho demand brisk , the coa’
goes off from Richmond as fast as it arrives, al
though orders were checked to some extent by the
various publications made.”
Nevertheless, we believe that our neighbor is in
error. Already, indeed, bituminous coal has been
substituted for anthracite iu several of the New
York steamers, and thus at least one source of de
mand hts been reduced.— Philadelphia Eng.
Another California Wonder.
Benicia, t al, Aug. 12,1854.
I have just sent to “L’ Echo du Pacitique,”
some reliable information respecting the Golden
Trees of Ca avera, one of which Mr. Ingersolt in
formed me was on exhibition in Philadelphia. A
friend of mine, Capt. Smart, of Tuoiomne, visited
the orchard of tlies3 giant trees, and measured,
or rathor counted with great care, the circle of tho
tree exhibited in Philadelphia. From centre to
circumference they counted eleven hundred and
forty-six; the stamp evidencing the youthful vigor
of the tree. 1 deemed this jaet of some impor
tance in tho interests of science as defining the
age heretofore set down in error as being many
thousands of years.
Capt. Smart found the tops of trees at a hundred
yards distance from the lino ot tho fall of this im
mense mass to have been torn asunder by the
concussion. Near to this are tho remains of a
troo, fallen, perhaps, a hundred years ago, (as the
wood is almost imperishable) upon which my
horticultural friend clin bod. If he had (to use
his remark) a stage coach on top, he could have
driven it two horses abreast ou this tree for the
space of one hundred yards, the top being coni
cal ; and be estimates’ fifty feet to have beoti
burned oti the butt end, making the height of tho
trunk when standing three hundred and fifty
feet. There are some seventy to eighty trees in
this orchard of thegold tree, measuring twenty to
thirty-five feet diameter, and generally reaching
three hundred feet in height.
Many of these giants of tho vegetable world
like those of the political, are being sawed at and
wedged, for the battering rams to change their
towering position. Those that incline to iall from
their very nature are soon overturned; but whero
uprightness is wide spread, and directly towering
toward the heaven it seess, it requires and re
ceives the most powerfully constructed toices to
cause a yield of the equilibrium even when sawn
asunder.
This treo is only found in the regions of gold—
it draws its sustenance from tho golden deposits
of Calaveras, (place of skulls) was discovered bv
the gold seekers, and is the only treo upon the
earth entitled to the appellation of “Tree of Gold”
or “Gold Tree” as you plesse ; and despite the
Eughsh “Wellington” wo have, with the crystal
waters that have nourished it, christened it “Ar
bustnm Aureus,” and will continue to send you
from time to time paresis of the fruit, to aid ’the
commercial digestion of the dropsical bankers of
the E st. We beat the world in vegetables, in
minerals, audiu politics; with a clear Democratic
majority of seven thousaud, we shall elect a Whig
Legislative Assembly; and if the Democratic Sen
shall senu to tho United States Senate
a Wbigot the first water.— Correspondence Phil.
Ledger.
Boverly Tucker, Esq., editor of the Washing
tou Sentinel, says that his name as one of tho
> ice Presidents of the recent. “Administration
demonstration” in that city was used without his
knoledge or assent, and that he did not approve
entirely of the object of the meeting. He is op
posed to the Know Nothings; but says “if we
shall fail to convince our adversaries of thoir error
by an earnest and steady maintenance of the*
Erinoiples of the Constitution, we have but little to
ope from popular indignation meetings.”
The proprietors of the Enquirer, Times, [Com
mercial and Columbian, four daily journals of
Cincinnati—have combined to raise the price of
their papers from ten to twelve cents per week,
ihe yaliege as reasons for the charge the fact that
At e hlt P K P9 - r publlSbing 16 less Profitable than any
other business requiring a simLar outlay ofcapi
tal, talent and labor, the increase in the cost of
,^‘^E- neWS,pap ? r ° win g t 0 competition, tH© rise
in paper, wages, fuel and provisions.
0 (
The Treasury Department las commenced a suit 1
against Beverly C. Sanders, late Collector at San <
L ranciseo, for an alleged balanse due to the Gen- f
eral Government of SBO,OOO.
Spain and Portugal.
Lisbon, Sept. 4.—The population of this vast me
tropolis is at present heaving in commotion. All
the feelings of national independence are aroused
by the attempt of the Court to annex this country
to Spain by a formal union, and the expected arri
val of a squadron of the British Fleet to winter
here, after its_ inglorious inaction for tho greater
part of a year in the Baltic, alone, keeps insurrec
tion down. Wo have long been denominated by
British bayonets, or rather kept down by the fear
of British broadsides but the present conduct of
the Court is so infatuated that I shall not be snr
prised if the inhabitants at last throw all personal
considerations to the winds and trust for the main
tenance of their national liberties to the strength
of their arms.
This feeling has long existed, but it has at length
been aroused into action by tho recent flagrant
attempt of the King to eniist Louis Napoleon
on his side. Those who know the present Empe
ror well, are of tho opinion that he will neither
himself interfere for any such purpose, nor permit
interference; but (he common people aro furious,
as they still vividly recollect all the outrages per
petrated on tho country, during its temporary oc
cupation by tho French in the year 1809, and they
burn with indignation at the very idea of its being
again pros rated at their feet. The spoliations oi
Boult and other of Napoleon’s marshals, are yet
remembered, as keenly as if they had occurred but
yesterday. Not a palace, or a church, or a chateau
of any importance, but yet b'-ars witness to them
in the shape of torn down pictures, and lacerated
walls; and, if the younger despot of the name
again interferes, it will call forth a spirit of resist
ance as fierce as that which formerly aroused the
country to victory and to vengance under Wel
lington.
1 repeat, however, Ido not think he will inter
pose the more especially as the intrigue is an old
one, and he has hitherto afforded it no counte
nance. More than a year ago the London Times,
at the instigation ot the English Court, commenced
a series of iusiduous articles, the object of which
was to vituperate the character of the Queen of
Spain and cxioio that of the young sovereign of
this country, Pedro the fifth ; but Louis Napoleon
has as yet shown no sympathy with the movement.
Tho character of Isabella the Second is doubtless
, as black as that of any Sovereign can be, whether
we regarded her as a queen or a woman; but
! Louis Napoleon is aware that his own is net con
’ sidered particularly bright, and the greater part ol
, h.s subjects still remember the atrocious plight
3 in which she was placed by the abominable calcu
, lating policy of Louis Philippe; and not especially
attached to morality themselves, they look with
. rather a tender eye on the transgressions which
sho has iu a manner been tempted to commit,
j Buch reminiscences, consequently, in no degree
serve the present King’s cause. ’They, on'\he
, other hand, do him a material injury. Though
1 young, he lias been so skilfully brought up to ihe
. trade oi “kingcraft,” that he is considered to be
f thoroughly implicated to the intrigues which nave
, agitated the Peninsula and Europe for tho last
s twelve months. The people are well aware that he
set out on his European tour upwards of six
months ago, solely for the purpose of advancing
> his designs upon the United Kingdom of the Pe
ninsula, and they hold him guilty* as a participator
in ail the insidious measures which las family
• j baa for six months previously broached and pro
, mu 1 gated through tho medium ot the English and
! Belgium press, ilia organs have vaiuly endeavor
ed to innoetiiato the Portuguese with these ideas.
Ihe people of this portion of the Peninsula still
vividly remember the inferior part which their
i country had to perform during its former union
with Spaiu ; and ail the talk about the glorv of
1 “giving a monarch” to the latter is, accordingly,
, thrown away upon them. They know full well
[ that the only result of suck a junction would be
to reduce thoir native land to the condition of a
province, and bring it down to the same level as
. Beotiand no* occupies, in consequence of a siini
i iar arrangement with England. Breathing vet
some sentiments of national independence, in the
• midst of a lamentable degree of national debase
ment, they will thus resist the proposal to the ut
[ most.
Buch, however, is the influence which the Bri
tish Government has for many years exercised
hero, by means of the almost constant presence of
ns fleet, that I sbuii not be surprised if the move
ment beattempte 1, and temporarily accomplished:
i t “ e more especially as the English Court is under
stood to have set its heart upon the achievement,
in common with the King of Belgium and other
members*of the Coburg family. That it will fail
in the end, however, 1 entertain net the slightest
doubt, any more than that, if attempted, it will
probably terminate in the destruction of rovaity
uere, and the ultimate establishment of republi
canism, after years of anarchy.-—.V. Y. Courier dt
Inquirer
Trouble at Dan Rice's Circus—Canvas Blown-
Down—Several Pei s< 'Ns Injured—Great Ex
citement. ihe exhibition ot Dan lice in this
city was not a fortunate one—his canvas was pros
trated twice by the ga'ie, and once the performance
i was prevented altogether. Yesterday afternoon
i just as the audience had began to' assemble, a
gu-t ot wind struck the canvas—breaking the
■ centre pole, and throwing the whole concern to
• the ground. No one was injured : but the dam
age oou. i not be repaired in time for an alter
) neon performance.
At tne evening hour for opening, the canvass,
, was again in order, and an immenso multitude of
i people- men, women and children—flocked to the
' exhibition. J?h6 vent. w&s i ll cc Ito ut
, an early hour, and hundreds went away unable to
3 gain admittance. The performance went on as
•' well as it could be conducted with such a crowd
untn near 10 O'clock, when a violent storm of
3 wind and rain commenced. The canvas was Lilted
- up. from the earth, aud thrown down upon the
i | multitude. The wildest excitement followed.
■ I Women and children shrieked as if in the agony
- j of despair, and three or four thousand ior
i j sous were struggling in total darkness, amidst a
heavy -Lower, to extricate themselves from the
i position iu which they were placed,
i The canvas was cut in hundred of places, and
• the people crawled through the rents, and cn the
- cloth over the multitude to a place of safety out
side. That some lives were not lost, is indeed a
miracle. A good many were slightly injured ; but
none seriously, so far as we can learn. Amidst so
i much confusion it was impossible to get names of
those inured. The people quickly dispersed af
ter the accident, to escape from the drenching
rain. —Eoehester I nion, 20 thinst.
Later from Havana and Key West.— The U.
B. Mail steamship Governor Dudley, Capt. Cro
wed, arrived at the Quarantine ground in this har
bor, yesterday afternoon, bringing advices from
' Havana and Key West, to the 22d inst. Bfae
brought no cargo.
1 lie Gov- rnor Dudley as she was leaving the
harbor of Havana, on the 22d inst., hailed the
Leonidas fifteen days from Philadelphia, going in.
Tho Barque Cardelia, from Galveston for New
York, put into Key West on the 22d instant, short
of water.
Wo aro indebted to Mr. Greyer, the courteous
Parser, for his polite attentions. Our usual news
commercial and marine correspondence by this ar
rival, will le found in their appropriate places.
Charleston Courier , 27 th inst.
Abatement of Cholera at Knoxville.— An extra
ot the Knoxville Register, ot September 22 i, sav<:
It aif uds us sincere pleasure to be able to state
that the health of our city has greatly improved
within the lost two or three days. Ou Saturday,
tho date of our last issue, there was one death: on
Sunday there werd three deaths; on Mon Jay one;
on Tuesday one; a-nd we have heard of no death
yesterday, nor have we heard of a new case since
Tuesday evening.
Since tho breaking out of the cholera, on tho S 1 si
tilt, up to this morning there have beeu about six
ty deaths in the city from the disease, and there
aro now some six or eight cases under treatment.
There have also been about twenty deaths from
cholera iu the country. The mortality in town
has, indeed, been fearful, being about one out of'
every eighty of our entire population; but when it
is remembered that at least four fifths of tho in
habitants of Knoxville fled the city ou the break
ing out of tho cholera, the mortality will appear
truly appaliug, for a town in as healthy a region as
curs, and one, too that was as well prepared, in
point of cleanliness, to meet the disease as any
over which it has spread its wssting and desolating
malaria. Truly has it beeu a scourge, and one
whoso awful visitation will long be remombered by
those who havo seen near and dear relatives hur
ried from time into eternity by its power.
There is, it seems, no election of Governor by
the people in Maine. Morrill lacks about 900 to
secure his success. The returns from all but three
towns foot up thus : Morrill, 41.317; ParrD 2« -
256 ; Reed,l4 014 ; Carey, &c., 8419. Morrill over
’ mu er ? eed > 3J > 803 - Parris over
Reed, 14,2(1. Ihe three towns and two other
plantations not reported, last year veted as fol
lows: 1 fisbury 202, Crosby 45, Morrill 9. The
selection will devolve upon the legislature, who
wnl probably elect Mr. Morrill, the “fusion” can
aidate.
George M. Dexter has been elected President of
Crar ■ em Qt <Jentral Kaiiroad . in place of Edward
The Independent Democrats ofNew Hampshire
nave called a State Convention, to meet at Con
cord on the 26th of October.
1 rom the decrease in the number of interments
our absentees should not infer that the risk iu re
turning is not as great as at any time during the
epidemic. No one is safe until a heavy frost has
set m.— Sac. Hep, nth inst.
NOTICE.
To licensed Heuilar* and owners of Drays |
You are hereby notified that all Retail and Dray Licenses i
expire on the first of OCTOBER next, and you are hereby
notified to renew the same oa or before that date, iu accor- ]
dance with the provisions of the Forty-Fifth and Forty.
Sixth Sections of the General Ordinance. >
»14-dtol L. 1. ANIONS’, Cleik Council,
Special soiicix ~~~
85g“ Allred G. Force I* our authorized
transact any business for us "rom this date. 7
. FORCE CONLEY A un
Augusta, September ‘zG, 1854. s2B '
__ citizens" millT
izttzi - -
ehsrge. There nan ie but little delay with „„ ‘ “
runners to be turned lcose upon it.
Augusta, Sept. 25,1651. [sl7[ ' JAS. L. COLEMAN.
planters hotelT
IW Notice.—The tra veiling put lie, and friends of the
Planters Hotel, are hereby inforaed that the Hotel will
be kept open, notwithstanding all report to thecontrary
ie H use enjoys at the present time every facility re
-l U 're y a firstcla 9s Hote’, and it is hoped, in return will
a share offatro, age. Villi
. « Notice.— -TR e office of the Washington and New
■ Orleans Telegraph Comp any at A now open and
in connection with alt other - 1 a
which **» will he p “ C T
v , . * tu IJr in a few days The
hours for business will be from S o'clock, > M until 6
I P.M., until further notice. J-C.BCTIBR
l Augusta, Sept. 25, USL BuperJ^nt.
Cgr Ordinary-. Olllce.-Persons having burins
i with the Oroinary, will find him personally at his offo*
. during the prevalence of the Yeilow Fever, (unless prt .
v nted by sickness,) on MONDAYS, THURSDAYS a-i
SATURDAYS, from 10 to 12 o’clock, M.
Attorneys at Law, or others, who may wish access to
the cilice, or may have business with it, will be attended
to by calling on David L. Roath, Esq., at the opposite
offices.
Marriage Licenses can be obtained at any time by ao
: plying to Wm. R. Young, David L. Roath, or Lewis Levy
Esc l 3 LEON P. DUGAS, Ordinary, R. C
' Augusta, Sept. 25th, ISSI. lawd»w3t '
L* A* Dr. R. C. Ilia h can be found day and night
at hia residence on Reynoid-street, near Melntosh-str-et,
except when professionally engaged. s*6-3t *
»’ DRiue Augusta Insurance and Hanking
Company.—Persons having business with this Company,
w; b P^ ease t 0 attend to it, between the hours of eleven,
A. M., and twelve meriiian.
824 ROBERT WALTON, Cashier.
ES-” Notice—C. E. GIRABEDY A CO., will remain
, closed during the prevalence cf Yellow Fever. Let era
, addressed to them at Newnan, Coweta county, Georgia,
i will meet with prompt attention. 524-ts
J 3?” Rood Samaritan Association.’’—The ciii
sens of Augusta are earnestly requested to assemble at
the City Hall on SATURDAY, (this day) the 28d inst., at 8
o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of alleviatirg the distress
which is or may be occasioned by the visitation of the epi
demic which has appeared in our city. b 23
tST" I. O. O. F.—The R-gu'ar Meeting of Washing
j ton Lodge, No. 7, will be held THIS (Friday) MORNING
i at 1(1 o’clock. Members are requested to attend.
522 - 11 L G. BASSFORO, N. G.
Cetooia Spring* —Our house is still open and
will be kept open until frost.
*22-3t HICHMANN & CO.
Notice to Fa-sengers by the Augusta and
Waynesboro’ llalrcad—Until farther notice, the
Night Train cn this Road will leave Augusta at 7 o’clock,
P. M ; and returning will arrive at Augusta at 6 o’clock,
A. M. GEO. READ, Agent.
Augusta, Sept. 21,1554. 522
S 5?“ Warner ! Nurges I—We havefound it so difficult
to get persons to nurse the few now sick with Yellow
Fever in the city that we are induced to make this public
request of all persons willing to serve in any way, to !e tve
their names and place of residence with Dr. Haines, at his
Drug Store cn Broad-street. J. E. EVANS,
J. G. BINNE7.
s2l J. O. A. CLARKE.
Important.—Fhysicians and the public general
ly are hereby notified that our Drug Store will be kept
open until It :■}£ o’clock, P. M., during the prevalence of
the epidemic. N. J. FOGARTY A CO.
Persons needing MEDICINE , after that hour will Sad
the subscriber at the Augusta Hotel
s2l N. J. FOGARTY.
S3F“ Notice —The undersigned having concluded to
remain in the city durirg the continuance of the present
{ epidemic, offer; hi* Professional services to the public. Hs
, | may at alltimes be sou -d at nis res deuce, corner Green
, j and Centre streets, or at theeffiee of Dr. B>gnon, Broad
| street. [s2o] W. F. CHEESBORC UGH, M. D,
J 3?“ Notice.—During my absence from the city, H. J.
Ficley, Esq., is my duly authorised Agent.
; H. F. RUSSELL.
Erf" l tty Bank.—Subscribers are notified that the
| fifth instalment (Twenty Dollars per share) is payableoo
i | THURSDAY, the Slst inst.
sl9-8t J. C. FARGO, Cashier.
d*" .Market Notice.—The Market Bell will be rung
. hereafter at 6% o’clock A. M.
L. D. LALLERSTEDT,
sl9 Chairman Market Committee.
L 3P r ” Office Georgia Railroad Company.— On and
after MONDAY, leth inst., the Bel-Air Train will leave
: Augusta at 4:40 o’clcck, P. 0. s!6-d7t
{ST* Dsiriug my absence from the city, PAUL ROS
SISNOLL, Esq., is my Attorney in fact. Business con
nected with the -Etna Insurance Office, will be attended
tc by him. [s!6-6t] JOHN G. SLEDGE.
Eo Country Merchants wishing to find a fine
stock of GOOD CLOTHING, at wholesale or retail, wil
please call in at J. M. NEWBY & CO.’S Store, under the
United States Hotel. s!4
Notice.—Mrs, JANE M. EVE, assisted by her
i daughter, will open a School on MONDAY, 9th October, in
i the building on the south side of Ellis-street, between Cen
tre and Washington, one door west of the residence of Mr.
S. Clarke
Tei ms—Five and Eight Dollars per quarter. s!4
It has been rumored that the PLANTERS’
HOTEL was to be closed. The patrons ot the Hotel and
the public are informed that it uiU not be c lose l. On the
contrary, the Hote! will continue to receive and entertain
its numerous friends, and trust to give entire satisfaction.
sl4
Dry Goods.—WILLIAM H. CRANE, frern this
date, will sell his stock cf FALL DRESS GOODS at cost for
cash. Ad other kinds of Goods will be sold at remarkably
low prices.
Augusta, September ISib, 1554. daw
The Exercises of Miss (J. E. Catonnet’s
Female Seminary will be resumed on lh.- FIRST MONDAY
in October, at the corner of Washington ar d Green s‘s.,
opposite Dr. Joseph Eve. Applications can be made at
Mr. A. PicqcKr s, Broad-street, or at the Seminary. s!2
Cheap Clothing —j. jj. NEWBY A CO., will
seii the remainder of their Summer Stock at greatly re
duced prices. Those in want of Summer Goods, can get
them right by cal : ng scon.
A good lot of BOYS’ CLOTHES will also be sold very
cheap. je27
%W~ Rags Wanted.—Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool
n Rags wanted. Also, o'd Roue, Bagging, Wrappers, Salt
Sacks, and other Paper Maker’s stock. The highest cash
rices paid. jutyl4 W. H. PRITCHARD.
Boota and Shoes.—ALDRICH A ROYAL are
receiving their stock of BOOTS and SHOES for the Spring
trade, consisting of nearly all varieties of the beat and
finest articles manufactured, which they will sell as usual
on accommodating terms to families and merchants.
Owing to the great advance, and the small profits on their
Goods, all transient trade will be cash. mhl4
Eonrb Ward Poor School.—Miss G. S. SAW*
YER will open the above School <m the Ist MONDAY In
October, foe the reception of chi dren who are entitled to
the Poor School Fund of Richmond county.
School Rooms on Broad-street, just above Dr. J. M. Hill’s
Drug Store. sS-twtOl
CLOTHING.
W e call the attention of all merchants and
dealers in CLOTHING, to our very large stock, consisting
of every variety of COATS, VESTS and PANTS, SHIRTS,
DRAWERS, COLLARS, STOCKS, Ac., Ac.
Our stock is well adapted to the coming Pall and Winter
trade, and has been made up expressly for the Southern
market. We offer it at low prices, and request all dealers
to examine for themselves our stock, and if they do not
intend to visit either Charleston or New York, to send us
their orders, and they shall be filled to their satisfaction,
either from our store, No. 26 Hayne-st., Charleston, S. 0.,
or No. 194 Broadway, New-York.
&u 2- PIERSON, JENNINGS A CO.
ESerf"" New Trimmings, Just Received. —Deep Man
tilla FRINGES, all colors; Taffeta, Gaune and Tissue
TRIMMINGS, new patterns; Black GALLOONS; Ser
pentine SILK and Linen BRAIDS; Silk LACETS; Large
Pearl BUTTONS, for Vests and Boys’ Clothes; Lace BUT
TONS; While, Colored and Black Silk BRAIDS, Ac.
J«4 WARD A BURC&AJU)}
