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[From the New York Observer.] THE HOMES AND BURIAL PLACES OF DISTINGUISHED MEN. NO. 111. FROM THF. NOTES OF A LATF. TRAVELLER. Sir Walter Scott. Scott, the Belief actor of his country — His Birth-place — Abbotsjord —Melrose .4 bbey —Dryburgh Abbey— Scott’s grace — His monuments. No other literary man ever accomplished so much for his country as SeoSt. He made his country known, and advanced even her material prosj>erity. He brought her before the world as the struggles of her kings and chieftains never could have done. lie made her history attractive to others besides the scholar, and told her legends by all the tire sides in Christendom. Everywhere in Scot land the traveller is surrounded by proofs of what he has done. Highways follow the track of his pen; pleasure-seeking enlivens solitudes which have no attractions of com merce, and many Highland families thiive by the wanderings of strangers among the haunts of his genius. Ilis fame was not built on fancies,but on realities, which identified it with the scenery and history of his country. Dante made himself immortal by his visions of un seen worlds; Tufso by bis discretion of the struggle for a foreign soil and the holy sepul chre; Aiiosto by pictures of chivalry and knightly encounters in other lands, and Cer vantes by tire examreruted adventures of a hero. .Scott found his heroes and heroines among the men and women of Scotland, and Scottish story was the staple material of Lis poetry and romance. The birth-place of this great writer has been destroyed. It can scarcely be said that the ha and of improvement has worked about the old locality, since the site is now only oc cupied by a wood-yard and the corner of a college. Other places in Edinburgh, known as his homes at various times, have been pre served, but their interest is lost in the greater attractions of Abbotsford-jthat home of which he was himst If the architect. The position and external appearance of Abbotsford disappointed me. 1 imagined it a sort of castle upon an eminence, oveilooking the valley of the Tweed, and seen from a dis tance. To my surpiise, the house was not visible until we were close upon it, and then to reach it from the road side entrance, we had to make quite a steep descent. I won dered at the selection of this site. It does not seem appropriate, nor does il command fine views. Immediately about the house the grounds are well cultivated and arranged with taste, but elsewhere one can see the naturally barren character of the soil. The eyes of the stranger cannot look on all this with the vis ion of the poet and antiquary, for whom each bare hill and sandy knoll had some wild tra dition or story of border warfare. Though an appropriate residence for a man of Scott’s tastes, the house seemed of too small propoitions for the massive, feudal style of architecture employed. There are castella ted gateways, towers, turrets, battlements, gables and armorial bearings, all apparently some miniature representation of a stately original. The desire to see the plan enlarg ed, doubtless makes one fancy it more con tracted than it really is. Descending through the well wooded plan tation which ski. ts the road side, we passed under an appropriate gateway, to the pleas ant court-yard in front of the house. Here was the first thing which made me feel that 1 was really at the home of Scott. This was the hn:ige of his dog Maida, lying at the right of the entrance. All who know any thing of Scott, remember his love for animals, and this well wrought stone is eloquent in praise of the kindly presence which once dwelt here. On entering the house, one does not whol ly lose the impression that all is on too small a scale for the style attempted. The rooms are just large enough for a generous poet’s home, but do not seem sufficiently spacious for groined ceilings and wainscoted walls hung with armor and family escutcheons.— Still every apartment is full of interest, and while there it appears irreverent to suggest that anything would look better if it were dif ferent. The most interesting rooms at Abbotsford are the Armory, the Library, the apartment in which Scott wrote, and that in which he died. Ihe first of these, the Armory, contains a curious collection, just such an one as we should suppose the author of Rob Rov and the Heart of Mid-Lothian would make. There are the pu - se and gun of the famous McGre gor chieftain ; the keys of the old Tolboofh of Edinburgh; the pistols found in Bona parte’s carriage at Waterloo; trinkets from Holyrood Palace, claimed to have been Mary Stuart’s; and claymores and axes, swords and gnns without number, bearing the names of kings and clansmen, traitors, pretenders, and patriots. Scott took great pai is to au thenticate the traditions connected with most of these articles. Equally interesting,though perhaps equally characteristic, is the Library. This is a noble room, containing some twenty thousand vol umes, many of them the gifts of their authors, and others collected for reference and their valuable historic lore. Connected with the Library is the room in which Scott did his writing. This is furnish ed with a stair-case and gallery, by which he could descend from his sleeping apartment and write when all his gxests supposed him to be in bed. Here is the chair in which he sat and the desk on which he wrote, and one could imagine him here sh u ing those fancies which were to travel round the earth, win ning smiles and tears. Here he had wo.ked for fame, but in remembering that, one could not forget that here too he had suffered. To this place he was brought some two months before his death, on one of those occasions when a gleam of his former activity roused him from the lethargy into which his faculties had sunk. Placed in his old position, and with paper before him, he asked to be left alone that he might write. One of Ins daughters handed him a pen, which he tried to hold, but the palsied fingers refused to clasp it. The body was no longer the agent of his spirit, and he leaned back and wept: “Don’t let me expose myself,” he said a little later, —“get me to bed—that’s the only place.” The day we visited Abbotsford was such an one as that on which he died. Sunshine brightened the green-sward and gave a sum mer warmth to the air—the windows were open—and though the Tweed was not visible through thick trees, it could be distinctly head rippling down the valley. Lockhart’s des cription of the death scene was in my mind while I stood in the apartment which had wit nessed it. From Abbotsford we returned to Melrose and visited the Abbey* that beautiful ruin which every one knows front the verse of Scott. We were sorry not to see it “by moonlight,” remem Wing his direction to those who would “view it aright,” but we could not stay, and our regret was somewhat diminished by as surance from the guardian of the place that “Sir Walter himself never 6aw it in the eve ning.” Dryburgh Abbey, the burial place of Scott, was our next attraction. As we rode thither from Melrose, we could not forget the day when a long funeral train passed over the same road, bearing the illustrious dead to his rest. That was in the autumn, and the da}’ was cold and dark, and a mist gathered over the hills,* but the population for miles around came out to tender their last tribute of hom age. There were men of every rank ; noble men and their dependents, professional men and common laborers, and from every hamlet through which the train passed the villagers came out dressed in black. Each household seemed to have lost a fi iend. As Dryburgh Abbey is on the left bank of the Tweed, we were obliged to leave our car riage and cross the river in a row-boat. Then we had quite a long walk to the grave, bv winding paths and through pleasant shady lanes bordered \v ith hedges and trees; past cottages whose poverty was made picturesque by the blooming honey-suckles and roses around them, and at last through an orchard white with blossoms whose fragrance filled the air. This brought us to the Abbey ruins, over which a monastic stillness seemed to brood. The sky roofs those old walls, grass covers the pavement, and trees stand for col umns in the aisles. Passing through one part of the ruins after another, the visitor is at length shown a portion of what was formerly called the Lady ALL , a fragment composed of two Gothic arches. Under one of these is the burial place of Scott. On one side of him rests his mother; on the other his wife, both of whom died before him. These graves, ap pi i.)ted by himself, seem fitly placed. The t >mb he chose is no less expressive of the man than the home he created. It is a true relic of the past, covered with moss and ivy, and shaded by trees vvhose shadows each day glide across the green sward as if they were the sj i its of the monks who used to tread these aisles on their way to matins and vespers. A von* plain gray stone, simply inscribed, lies above the grave of Scott. Elsewhere he has proud monuments, as at Edinburgh and Glasgow and Selkirk. Above the place where his ashes rest his name is sufficient. M. E. F. A Talc ot the Camp. The advance guard of the army, on its way to Monterey, had run out of the town of Ma rin a considerable force of Mexicans, who had left their dinners to be eaten by the Ameri cans, when it camped for the rear to come up. That afternoon a portion of the Texas caval ry occupied a vacant lot near the Plaza.— While drawing water at one of the wells, which at first was supposed to be poisoned, a dispute arose between two young men named Barclay and Rogers. At sun-down, to Rogers’ surprise,he got a challenge, written on a piece of dirty paper in lead pencil. Rogers had no paper to write a reply on, but told the bearer of the challenge that he had no intention of wounding the feelings of his old messmate, and begged he w ould accept his verbal expla nation as an apology, which he did, and ex pressed his full satisfaction at terminating the difficulty so happily. r l’he next day, however, Rogers was aston ished at receiving another communication from an officer in the artillery, stating that Ro gers’ reply was not sati -factory to Mr. Barc lay, and demanding a written apology. Ro gers was on duty that day, but as soon as re lieved he mounted bis horse and rode to the tent of an infantry friend to consult him and to ask his assistance in the affair. Rogers re lated his story and told his friend that after what had passed he never could consent to give a written apology. “I fear then,” said his friend, “a fight cannot be avoided; but wait here a momemt, and I w ill ride over and see your adversary’s second, Lieut. R., the ar tillery officer.” After the lapse of a half an hour, Rogers’ friend returned, and said: “Well, I fear the meeting must take place: I can do nothing, and besides, I regret to inform you, that from the delicacy of my situation, I cannot act for you in this matter; but Lieut. R. requests me to ask you the favor to call on him to-morrow as he thinks he will be able to arrange the difficulty.” The brave and generous Lieut. R. was the pink of chivalry of the American army. He was always appealed to by his brother officers in affairs of honor, and his decision was re ceived as final. The next day Rogers gallop ed to Lieut. R.’s tent, and was kindly receiv ed. After a glass of wine they talked the matter over, but could not ag.ee on settling the difficulty. “it is strange,” said Lieut. R., “\ T ou admit you intended no offence, andhave said so, why not put it in writing?” “For the very cause,” replied Rogers, “that the verbal explanation was deemed satisfac tory and accepted, and now I should feel it a dishonor to be forced into a measure which I conceive not warranted or necessary.” “ Well, then,” replied Lieut. R., “name the hour and we will meet you—weapons, 1 sup po.e, pistols.” “No,” replied Rogers, “double-barrelled shot guns—we are'Loth good at it—thirty steps; hut I have no friend to act for me.— Now I am sure you w ill not compromise the honor of either of us, so act for us both.” “I will,” said Lieut. R. after having reflect ed a moment, “on one condition—that you will obey me implicitly in every particular. 1 pledge you my honor as a soldier, not to com promise you in the least particular, and all 1 ask of you is, to pledge me your word that you w ill obey me to the letter.” “Agreed,” said Rogers, “you are the friend of us both, and there can be no dishonor in any action you may take.” “Well,” said Lieut. R. “meet us on the bank of the river, (the Rio Alamo,) a quarter of a mile above camp, to-night at nine o’clock, for the moon will then be some hours high, and we will there settle the affair.” Thus they parted. Twilight soon spread her gray mantle over the earth, the sky was bespangled by a few bright stars, while the watch fires for miles peered through the gloom and shed a lurid light around thousands of tents w hich w’ere stretched for some three miles from Marin to the bank of the river. The hum of thousands of voices and the stir of busy preparations for the coming mor row iuid gradually grown fainter and fainter, v, Idle the moon poured down a flood of silver light on the scene as the appointed hour grew near. Rogers-mounted his horse, passing out side the lines, and rode to the appointed spot. His adve;sary, Barclay, and Lieut. R. were already on the ground. Dismounting, Rogers, with his gun on his shoulder, approached the latter, who whispered in his ear* “mind wha* 1 say, and obey me implicitly ; you may be sure all w ill be right.” The distance was stepped off, and the par ties was stationed at their places. It was a loyely night, the moonbeams danced on the rippling w ater, and as they trickled on their way, their sweet murmur was heard, deeply impressive with the stillness of the hour.— i here was a solemn beauty about the sur rounding scene which seemed to call forth the noblest, the most philanthropic feelings of man. A sentiment of sorrow and regret seemed to prevail that the meeting had taken place— but it was then too late. The barrels of their weapons glistened in the silver light, and in a few moments they were to risk the chance of being hurried into eternity, while one gave the other or received from him satisfaction for his wounded honor. They had been placed at the present, when Lieut R., walking off at a distance midway between them, said, “Gen tlemen, are you ready ?” “Yes,” was the res ponse of both. At the next word, which each thought was big with the fate of one or both of them, to their surprise the voice of Lieut. R. was heard ringing on the air: “Advance fifteen paces.” They accordingly advanced until they met. “Shake hands,” said Lieut. R. in the most imperative tone. The com batants stood bew ildfred, half doubting, but mechanically extending their hands one to the other. “Now*,” said Lieut. R., “I de clare this difficulty honorably settled; whoever dares to question it must be responsible to me. Gentlemen, you are friends; mount your horses.” The parties again grasped each others hand, and with a look of gratitude to their mutual friend mounted and rode with him to his tent. The night ended in a scene of joy and revelry whi. h twined their hearts together forever. The memory of Lieut. R., who shortly after wards fell at Monterey, and his noble charac ter, are cherished in a thousand hearts. Os this gallant American officer it was said that no man was his superior; his word was law among his friends, and which no man dared to question. [From the Pennsylvania Telegraph.] Useful Recipes and Suggestions. BY 11. D. WHITE. Remember that at all seasons of the year, but more especially while your animals are kept on grain, succulent and fermentable food, the supplying a liberal allowance of salt is indispensable to health. Boxes containing it, should be kept constantly where they can have free access to them, and partake ot the sanitive luxury whenever they are disposed to do so. A late French author recommends potatoes, three-fourths boiled, as a substitute for soap in washing hands. The use of this prevents chapping in cold weather and retains the skin soft and healthy. Ifyou manufacture your own candles, im merse the wicks in lime-water, in which a lit tle nitre, ( sal'-pelre ,) has been dissolved, and dry them before dipping. The light from such is much clearer, and the taliow will not “run.” In burnishing Britannia ware, rub the sur face gently in the first place with a woolen cloth, dipped in sweet oil; then wash in tepid suds, rub with soft leather and whiting. Ar ticles burnished in this way retain their lustre till the last, if carefully used. Brass kettles, before using, should be care felly cleansed with salt and vinegar. Woolen goods should be washed in very hot suds, but never “rinsed.” Tepid water causes them to shrink. It is a bad plan to put new earthen wars in to boiiing hot water; it should first be plung ed into cold water, and placed over a fire where it will heat moderately to the boiling point, and then be permitted to cool again.— This process greatly promotes the toughness and durability of common earthen ware, which is generally objectionable for domestic uses on account of its fragility. The glazing on this kind of ware will remain uninjured by the boiling if a handful of rye or wheat bran be added to the water, and prepare it to with stand successfully, and for a long time, the ac tion of acid or salt. Suet will be kept perfectly sweet and good the year round, if finely chopped and packed closely in a jar, with the top covered with molasses. Beds should be filled with barley straw in preference to rye, oat, or wheat straw, when obtainable. The husks of Indian corn, care fully selected, and slit into shreds, make an excellent article for beds. They are durable, clean, not very likely to absorb moisture, and are not objectionable on account of making dirt. Never permit your domestics to take up ashes in wooden vessels, or to deposite them, when removed from the hearth, in places where they will come in contact with com bustible matters. A few ounces of soda will soften a hun dred gallons of the hardest water. For wash ing it possesses a marked superiority over pot or pearl ash, giving a delicate whiteness to the linen, without the slightest injury. Gather up all the premature droppings from your apple, pear, peach and plum trees, and either burn or feed them to swine, or other domestic animals. The immature fruit be neath your apple trees contains the cause of the injury you sustain in your crops, in the form of a small worm, and should therefore be destroyed at once. By fencing fruit orch ards, and depasturing them w ith swine during the months of June and July or even till the close of August, if the fruits are of late varie ties, the future health and productiveness of your fruit orchards will be protected and in creased. Horse radish may be had all winter by ta king the roots from the soil when at perfec tion, grating them and placing the article in jars or bottles filled with vinegar. The air should be thoroughly excluded by corking, and covering the nozzels with melted sealing wax. It is a superb article. Green peas may be had from one year’s end to another, by gathering them when full, shelling and drying them thoroughly in the shade, hut where there is a fair circulation of air. When dried, place them in air tight ves sels, closely secured by corking, and put them away for use. Beans, green corn, and other vegetables may be preserved in the same way. Currants and gooseberries picked when green, carefully divested of their stems and blossom ends, and packed in tight bottles, securely protected from the air, will retain thier sound ness and flavor unimpaired for years. Boil and skim j’our molasses before using it When applied for culinary purposes, this is a prodigious improvement. BoSrng tends to divest it of its unpleasant, strong flavor, and renders it almost equal to honey. When largo quantities are made use of it is conveni ent to prepare several gallons at a time. Use hard soap to wash your clothes, if you can obtain that of good quality, and soft soap in cleaning wood. In the wash room, so t soap wastes a good deal, and for this reason is less economical than hard. If you keep hens, and desire to render them a source of profit, as well as luxury, see that they are liberally supplied with flesh. The fish taken in ordinary streams, afford an ex cellent and most grateful substitute for the flesh of animals, and can generally be obtain ed in almost any desirable quantity, and at comparatively 6mall expense. When ae large the hen is camiverous, and procures much of her daily food from the resources of the insect world; devouring almost indifferently, and with little discrimination, all such insects, bugs, flies and worms, as fall in her way.— These promote fecundity, and in situations where she is deprived of the privilege of cater ing for herself, either these, or some adequate substance, in the form of more solid viands, must be supplied, or she will cease to lay.— Neglect of this is the principal cause why hens, closely confined, a e so generally com plained of as unprofita’ e. Getting off Easy.— One of the States passed an act that no dog should go at large without a muzzle, and a man was brought up for infringing the statute. In defence, he al ledged that his dog had a muzzle. “How’ is that?” quoth the Justice. “Oh!” said the de fendant, “the act says nothing of where the muzzle should be placed, and as I thought the animal would like the fresh air, I put the muzzle on his tail.” Planters, Take Notice. Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Factories, Gii Gear, Rice Mills, and Sugar \l> —. THE firm of AMBLER &. MORRIS are now ready to build any of the above named Mill?, pro pelled by Water, Steam or Horse. Our woik shall be done in the best possible manner, and waiTanted interior to none now in ug. Both ot the above firm are practi cal men, and attend to their bu ir.ess in person, and will furnish Engines for Steam Mills, Grist or Saw, ar.d set either in complete operation. The firm can give the t est assortment of Water Wheels and Gearing, ot any in the Southern States, and will say to oar employers, it a Mill or any of our work does not perform m the busi ness for which it was intended, no pay will be exacted. Try us and fee. AMBLER & MORRIS. Jan. 24, 1850. 4 ly Dyeiag and Renovating Establishment. BERTH-OLD SENGER WOULD respectfully inform the ladies and gentle men of Columbus, and vicinity, that he is still at his old stand on Broad Street, near the Market, where he is prepared to execute all work entiusted to him, in the various departments of Dyeing, Scouring, Renovating, & Bleaching new and old clotliing. Ladies’ SJks, Merinoes, and Satins, cleansed of stains and impurities, and colored to any shade. Also finished to look and wear as well as new. Cotton, Silk, and Woolen goods bleached or dyed, in the very best manner, and with despatch. Also, Mo-erine Bine, Turkey Red, &c. See. Gentlemen’s garments cleansed and dyed so as not to soil the white-1 linen. Carpeting renovated and made as good as new. Jgr All orders thankfully received and promptly ex‘- ecu tod. Columbus, March 21, 1850. 12 ts TROY WOODEN-WARE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, \ RE now ready to commence operations, and will Jt\_ promptly supply all orders with which they may be favored, for every description of Hollow I \oodcn- Ware, embracing Buckets, Tubs, Pails, Cans, See. See. The Company will be ready by the Ist of March to enter ex tensively into the manufacture of CHAIRS, of which they will be able to turn out a very superior ar ticle. TURNING. Bed Steads, Wagon Hubs, and every other description of Turning, neatly done. The Manufactory is situated at the mouth of Mulber ry Creek, 12 miles from Columbus, 20 from Opelika, and 22 from West Point. The Company is thus afford ed facilities for transportation in every direction, and will be able to furnish their goods in every section of the country at short notice, ar.d on reasonable terms. Orders left at the stores of P. Spencer, or B. Jef ferson, in this city, will be promptly filled. All orders through the mail, must be directed to R. G. Jefferson, Columbus, Ga. We shall be happy to accommodate the world generally, and our friends particularly. N. B.—Per.ous wishing to pureha e privileges for manufacturing purpo es, can do so, as the r e are a num ber of Water Lots upon the premiles for sale. Columbus, Jan. 3, 1850. 1 ly DE BOW’S COMMERCIAL REVIEW, A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, Internal Im provements, Statistics, general Literature, etc. Published in New Oilcans, at $5 per annum. The bound sets of this Review complete, from Janu ary. 1846, nearly four years, maybe had at the office. These volumes contain ama sos irfoimat'on in re gard to the population, ro ourco=, wealth and progress of the South, in every department of indu. try, etc. to be | had from r.o other source, and mu. t constitute an im ■ portant addition to the library of every planter, merchant j or citizen. A few sets remaining, for which the proprietor solicits j orders. Planters having estates for sale or wishing to pur chase, bv advertising in the Review, will be able to reach the whole planting interest of the South. Address J. D. B. DkBOW, New Orleans. PROSPECTUS OF “THE SOUTHERN PRESS.” A N association of sixty-three members of Congress, XI Senators and Repre entative?, have constituted the undersigned a Committee to stiperntend the e tabli.-h ----rnont of a Southern Pi ess at Washington city, to be de voted to the exposition and defence of Southern Rights institution—the dissemination of correct infoimaticn as to Northern Policy, and the course of Political Af fairs generally, without reference to the old party line of Whig and Democrat. Arrangements aie now in pro gress, promptly to insure the issue of such a paper under the title ol “THE SOUTHERN PRESS,” for the conduct of which, suitable Editors have been en gaged, who will al a o receive the aid of a number of em inent and able contributors. There will he both a tri-weekly and a weekly is sue—the latter to contain substantially the same matter as the former, and intended to reach tho e points of the country who email facilities are limited, A Daily issue will be added he easter, should it be deemed advisable or necessary by the piess and people of the southern State 3 . The paper will not be exclusively politica'—but will embrace on its broad sheet the General News of the Day, Dome tic and Foreign, by mail and telegraph; Commercial and Agricultural Intelligence, Literary Criticisms, Original Essays, Literary and Miscellaneous ; and, in short, all those items of general inte-e-t, the col lected aggregate of which const.tute the intere ting and valuable Newspaper Great ca e will be taken to give full and correct Report 3 ofthe Proceedings and Debates in both Houses of Congers, a- well as the action ofthe local Legi-latuie or. the Southern qr,e tion. 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Booksellers, News Agents, Pedlers, Canvassers, and all others supplied with the above work at very low rates [April 4. 14 ts Dr. deGRAFFENRIED’S CELEBRATED RHEUMATIC LINIMENT, In introducing this medicine to the people of the Unit ed States,, for the propr.etors beg leave to submit the following statement of Ur. de Granenned, its discov eier and inventor: The undersigned frankly states that he has prescribed this medicn c tor the lart twenty-two years, in all forms of Acute and Chronic Rheumatism, w ith a success un paralleled in the annals ot medicine ; and he has no hes itation in saying,, that it i* decidedly the most valuable remedy ever yet discoveied for the reliefof this most pain fill and dutiessing malady. His note-book contains upwards of three hundred ca ses, in which it has leen used within the above named penod, and m no single instance has it come to his knowl edge, ol it- having failed to effect a cuie when persereved m. 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But the undersigned flatters him;elf that his I lemedy will cure this most painful disease, when all oth ers have failed, and that lie shall have 1 een an humble in strument in the hands of God, of iei.eving the human family of a va.-t amount of suffering. E. L. de GR AFFENRIED, M. D. It is for sale at Dr. R. A. Waie- Drugstore Columbus, and by Agents m all the principal cite* and towns in the United State-. Priced per tott'c—core ccriuii e without’ the siguatuie of the dueove e; on the snTe label of the bottle, ana aci 0.-s ti e cork. de GRAFFENRIED and Cos., Proprietors. CETIFICATES. Jone’s Hotel, Philadelphia, March 3d 1850 Col. A. B. Kagan —Sir It afford- me great pleasure to I e able to hear te timony to the efficacy and viitucs of Ur. de GraJ/enncds Rheumatic Liniment. I have been sorely afflicted for the last six years with, what I teheved to te, and what eminent Physicians of this c.ty pronounced, Rheumatic gout,for eve al winters past I have teen confined to my room and bed nearly all the time. In January la;t, 1 had an attack a- violent if not move o than usual, which pro trated me for about th ee weeks; on your reccommendation I commenced the u. eof this Liniment. (With I must confe-s hut little faith). Its effects we; e a tonishing and decidedly bene ficial from its first application. In a few days my back, wrists ancles were entirely ielieved (ar.df so contin ue) of all sorere pains, and the swelling’s reduced, with the u. eof less than one bottle. 1 have t een in the discharge ol my ordinary business ever since. I consider it an extraordinary, and decidedly the most efficacious remedy for this disease which I have ever met with. And mo. t cheerfully recommend its u.e to all who may he afflicted with it. Respectfully Yours, N. W. BRIDGES. Jor.es, Hotel. Baltimore March, 30 1359. Dr. de Graffenried — Dear Sir ; For the la t twelve years I have ufc:ed ve y revet el v with the Rhcnmatvm, having been nearly 01 e fourth of the timo confi e 1 to my bed by it. I have had the be t medical aid to he found in various citie - in the United State", with little or no Ic efit. I have al. o tried innumerable strongly recommended remecLe , which have failed to effect a cu e. I spent the la-t ■ ummerat the Wh te Sulphur and Hot Spring in Virginia, to little purpose. After my return home. I so far leeove.echa to be able to walk about a lit t'p. About rix weeks since. I had a very seve e attack which again confii ed mo to my 1 ed, I was in great pain and sca ely able to move my I.mbs, when a friend of mire cal'ed and infbrme l mo that you had discoveied an infallible remedy, and had cured many, ard amongst them, one of my friends, and showed me a letter from him stating the fact. I wa- induced to try your Rheu matic Linair.ent, and take pleasure in informiuig you that in less than twe ty four hours from the first application I was perfectly free from pain, and continue so, up to this time. lam row al'e to atterd to busire-s. ard fondly ho|eall tho. e afflicted, a* I have l een. may he as speedily iclieved.as I have been with your nredecine.— Wishing you all the Blessing- you deserve Dear Sir. Your Gieatefiil ard Ob't Fc:v’t GEO. WARDSWORTH. Columbus Ga.. Oct. 20.1S 4 9 Dr. De Graftan red—Dear Sir: 1 take plea ure in giv ing you the pat t'culars ofmy affliction by. and relieffrom Hheumati m. During tho spring of 1344 I was afflicted with a very eve e attack of Inflammato-y Rheumati-m. | I employed all the mo t celebrated retried then known j and u.-ed in similar ca e?,aided by medical ndvii -. until j Septemhe . 1845. with no sati-'eetoiy result whatever: i I was the - 1 induced, by a rheumatic acquaintance, to try vour Liniment, as something r ow, and which had cured him : and in o- e month, fiom the time I commenced the application, I was we ! i, and clear of the Rbermatism as I ever was, and have continued so to this time. Yours, truly, L. C. MORTON. FROM COL. A. K. AYER. Dr. E. L. de Graffeuried—Learning that you are about to manufactnie for the public, your valuable Rheumatic Liniment. I take pleasure in Mating that I he l eve it ore of the mo t valuable remedies ever u-ed for that common and mo t diste-sing di-ea e, having witnessed ! it c effect’ upon a negro man of mire, who bad been af i flicted for four years, until aimo t evo y joint wasen i larged, and the body othe-wi-e emaciated. By the use ! of four or five bottles, in three weeks he was relieved en j tirely from pain I Columbus Ga., —Oct. 24, 1349. A. K. AYER. Columbus. Oeto v er 30,1349. Dear Sir—About the first of April la.-t, I came to Co lumbus to get medical assistance, and was advi cd to call on you, as having a reme ly that would afford me speedy rel’ef. Iwa taker down in January lat, with a violent attack of Rheumati nr in rearly all my joints •o badly, that I could not pull of my shoes without aid ; nor could I ascend or descend step s , or pull off my clothe-without assi lance. My right arm and hand we e r early useless ;th.c fingers contacted and swollen; the right ki ee swollen and itiffei el, so that I could not bend it but very btt’e. Up to the 1t of April, I was all the time in suffering and pain ; I rubbed with your Rheu matic Linime’ tmy limbs th.ee times, and was the i ext morning enabled to de-cend a long fight of steps. With out aid of crutch or stick, and back to my room—l could al o bend my kree and bring it up to the chair, which the previous day, I crtfld not have done if my life had de fended on it. 1 could al 011 e. open and bend my fing ers, wich was an imbosubility the day befoe. Iroe in the morning from my u ed entiiely relieved of pain. I u;ed 01 ebottle and ar. eight ounce vial of your Rheu matic Linimei t. and in ten days, I was relieved. I would not have I §en in the condition which I had been, te - ’ dnysbefo e I called on you,for any nmoutof morey which could be given me ; for what i- life worth when in con.-taut pun and mi cry! I conside your Rheumat ic Liniment, the mo t valuable medicine in the world. I am, dear sir, your friend. J. H. SMITH. Columbus, Nov. 1, 1349. Dear Si”—My regro woman Pat enee, a cook, had a stilff neck from a painful Rheumatic affection, for six or even years, and could not turn her reck except with the body. I was induced to purcha. e a bottle ot your Lin- j iment, which wa - applied in Augu-t or September of I 1818. Ore bottle e itbely ’ellevea her and she now has ! the ure of her neck as well as ever she had ; and up to | this time, it has not returned GARLAND B. TERRY. Philade'phia, Feb. 1 1650. Dr. de Grafeuried—Dear Sir: Having been afflicted, for some time pa t, w,th a eve'e attack of Rheumati m, and having heard of the wonderful effect’ of your Rheu matic Linimert, I was induced to try a bottle of it; and after three days, I was so much lel eved as to be able to leave the hou-e and attend to busii ess. I have perfect ly lecove ed from the di.-ea e, and would cheeifullv re commend the Liniment to all tho e who aie afflicted, GEORGE HOOD, 27 Powell street. Columbus Ga., Oct. 13.1849. Dr. E. L de Graffem ed—Dear Sir: Agreeable to yourrequet.l give my te timonial a= to the virtue of your Liniment in the cure of Rheumatism. Being at tacked in one joint of my finger, la t winter, with acute Rheumatism, and haying u edmany of the unnumbered prescriptions for its cu;e, with but little be; efit, I made application of two bottle- of your Liniment, which I am happy to say rel eved me in a very short time. I can re commend its u eto all persons affected in like manrer. Very re pectfully, F. S CHAPMAN. I can te tify to the efficacy of D . de Graffenried’s Rheumatic Liniment in the ca’e of Mr. F. S. Chapman, as it came under my immediate ob.-e vat on. October 13,18i9. R. A. WARE, M. D. Dear Sir—Some time in Jauary la-t, Mrs. McKee was taken very ill with Inflammato: y Rheumatism in her shoulder joints, extending to her elbow joint and arm, which disabled her from using her arm almost en tirely ; and from the pam, want 01 sleep, and gieat re-t ----le ‘sne?, for not ta s ? than six weeks, 1 was iuduced by my friend, Mr. Luke Reed, to call on you for a bot tle of your Liniment, and by using half the bottle, she 6i !P el Y rel.eved.and tf.e relief was manife tor sen sible after three or four rubbings. lam of opinion, it is one of thetno t valuable remed.es that haseverbeen dis covered, for Rheumati-m: that is, from my own knowl edge, and that which I have heard from others. Dr. E. L. de Graflenried. H. C. McKEE. Columbus, Oct. 19th 1849 Dr. de Graflenried—Dear Sir : Itake pleasure in sav ing, I have a boy who was so badly afflicted with Rheu matism, that he could not raise his hand to his head, and had nearly 10-t the uof bis arm. I used the fourfh of a bottle of your Rheumatic Liniment, which relieved him entirely. I consider it a most valuable remedy for the cure of Rheumatism. RANDOLPH L. MOTT. Memphis Institute. HEDIOAL DEPARTMENT. THE regular course of Lectures in this Institute will commence on the first of November, and con tinue until the last of February. The Anatomical De partment will be opened and ready to receive studen ts by the first of October. The Memphis Department will be under the direction of the following PROFESSORS. Z. Freeman, M. D., Professor of Anatomy. R. S. Newton, M. D., Professor of Surgery. H. J. Hulce, M. D., Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine. W. Byrd Powell, M. D., Professor of Physiology, Pathology, Mineralogy and Geologv. J. King, M. D., Professor of Materia Medic a, Thera peutics and Medical Jurisprudence. J. Milton Sanders. A. M., M. D., Professor of Chem istry and Pharmacy. J. A. Wilson, M. D , Professor of Obstetrics and Dis eases of Women and Children. CLINIQUE LECTURERS. Medicine. —Prof. H. J. Hclce. Surgery. — Prof. R. S. Newton. Z. Freeman, M. D., Anatomical Demonstrator. The fees for a full course of lectures amount to $lO5. Each Professor’s Ticket. sls. Matriculator’s, $5. Dem onstrator’s Fee, sl9. Graduation, S2O. Those desiring further information will please address their letters (po t paid) to the Dean ; and students ar riving in the city will please call on him at the Commer cial Hotel. R. S. NEWTON. M D.. Dean of the Faculty. LAW DEPARTMENT. : Hon E. W. M. King, Professor of Theory and Prac tice of Law. John Delafield, Esq. Professor of Commercial Juris prudence. T erms per Session SSO All communications pertaining to this department must be addressed to E. W. M. KING, Esq. Memphis, Tenn., March, ISSO. The Faculties, for intellectual abilities, moral worth and professional acquirement-, will compare favorably with the most di. Anguished in our country. The medi cal faculty con-titiites an anomaly in this or any other country—all of them are able lectureis and the be. t ot teachers. Tho-c who contemplate our geographical position, and the extent of our population, can have no doubt as to the eligibility of our situation for an enterprise of the kind. As to health, including all seasons of the year, we deny that any other city has more. A common error exists in the minds of many students l relative to the place of studying medicines: tho e who ; intend practicing among the diseases of the West and ; South should certainly educate them: elves at a school whose Faculty are particularly acquainted with those i diseases. That the public may be satisfied of the permanency of this school, we feel it our duty to state, that the Trus tees and Faculty form a unit in action, which augurs well for its future success ; and that the peculiar internal organization which connects them, cannot be interrupted. E. W. M. KING, President of the Memphis Institute. April 11. 1850. 15 ly Great American Mechanical Work. D. APPLETON & CO., NEW YORK. Have in course of publication in semi-monthly number?, A DICTIONARY OF Machines, Mechanics, Engine-work and Engineering. DESIGNED FOR PRACTICAL WORKING MEN, And those intended for the Engineering Profession. EDITED BY OLIVER BYRNE, Formerly Professor in the College of Civil Engineers. London. To be completed in 40 Nos. Price 25 cents each. This will be the most practical, as well as the most perfect, work ever published on Machines, Mechanics, Engine-work, ard Engineering,— The Mechanic, Engineer, or Machinist, from the time he commences his profession, till he arrives at the zenith of the most successful professional career, will find this an indispensable work of reference. The volume will be of royal Bvosize, contain ing nearly 2,000 pages, and over G,OOO illustra tions ; it will till up a chain that has long been a requirement to practical working-men, and those intended for the Engineering profession. If will present Working Drawings at and Descrip tions of every important Machine in practical use in the United States: and independent of its j American value as embracing the results of ! American ingenuity, it will contain a complete j treatise on Mechanics,Machinery, Engine work, i and the substance of at least a thousand doilars I worth of books scatteted in expensive folio vol i tunes and magazines. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. To our numerous Manufacturers, Mechanics, j Engineers, and Artisans, it will be a mine of vvealt h .—Proxidence Journal We unhesitatingly commend the work to those engaged in or interested in mechanical or scien tific pursuits, as eminently worthy of their ex amination and study.— Troy Budget. It is truly a great work, and the publishers de serve the thanks of inventors, machinists and manufacturers, and indeed of the public gene rally.—lndependent. This Dictionary will be highly useful to prac tical mechanics, and valuable to all who wish to acquaint themselves with the progress of in vention in the mechanic arts.— Daily Mercury. Young mechanics ought to keep posted up in theoretrical as well as practical knowledge, and this work will show them just how they stand. [Roa:bury Advertiser. We take it to be just the work that scores and hundreds of our intelligent mechanics have de sired to possess. So ample are its descriptions, and so full and minute its specifications, that it seems to us that any mechanic might construct any machine it describas, on the strength of its engravings and instructions.— Com. Advertiser. All interested in mechanics should avail them selves of its anvantages— Schuylkill Journal. A work of extensive practical utility and great importance and value to the rapidly increasing interest of the country. We regard the work as eminently calculated to promote the cause of science and the mechanical arts, and to dissem inate valuable information on these subjects. [Farmer cf - Mechanic. j Practical men in all the varied walks of me- ‘ chat.ical and manufacturing industry, engineer- j ing, &.c., will find this work a treasure which it j will be to their profit to possess.— Troy Daily Whig. We have carefully perused the numbers, and: have no hesitation in saying that it is the best work for mechanics, tradesmen, and scientific men, ever published, for it contains minute in formation on every branch of the mechanical arts ‘ and sciences, expressed in a style and language i intelligible to any reader of ordinary capacity, j [ Glowcesler Neu-s. We are sure we are doing the mechanics of j Norwich and other parts of Connecticut, a ser vice by bringing the work to their attention [Norwich Courier. ; We consider it one of the most useful and important publications of the age. No mechan ic can afford to be without it.— Newark Com. Courier. Os all the various publications having for their object the elucidation and advancement of the mechanical arts and sciences, none that we have seen is so full of promise as this.— Buffalo Com. Adv. It is the best and cheapest work ever offered to the scientific and practical engineer and me chanic. The plates are beautifully executed. . . [Globe. This great Dictionary is one of the most use ful works which has been published for years, and the low price at which it is sold makes it ac ceptable to all.- South Carolinian. Ought to be taken by every one desiring to keep pace with the progress of art and science in every one of the labors of civilized life. [Rondout Courier. It is designed after the principle of Ure’s Dic tionary, only that it is more devoted to the me chanical and engineering professions ard above all it is valuable as accomplishing for American machinery and works of art. —Scientific Ameri can. Any one remitting to the publishers $lO in ad vance, shall receive the work through the pest office, free of expense. M WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, MERIWETHER COUNTY, GA. THIS delightful Watering Place will te opened by the FIRST of JULY, for the leception off YFitara, under the management of McCOMB & DUJSCAN. WALKER DUNCAN. M. B. M’COMB. June 13,1850 ts Fire Proof Ware-House. THE undersigred have this day formed a copartner ship under the name and style of H. S. SMITH & CO. for the transaction of a general Ware-House and Commission Business in this city. The old firm, consign*? of H. S. Smith, W. A. J. K. Redd.and Wm. T. Smith, was dissolved by mutual consent, and their business dkcontinued tfcc first day ol September lart. , , , , e The pie cut firm has on hand a large supply ot INDIA AND KENTUCKY BAGGING. Kentucky Bale Rope , Twine, Sugar and Molasses, which thev will furnish their cu tomers {at the Ware- House) on the mo t reasonable terms, and the lowest market price?. Liberal advances will be made on cotton placed in ttoie with them. H H. S. SMITH, JNO. D. STEWART, WM. T. SMI i H, W. C. GRAY. Columbus, June 6, ISSO. 23 6m Stoves at Less than New York Prices! THE subscribers have just received the m.o: l exten sive stock and the gieat&t var.ety ot COOK ING STOVES eve: brought to this c.ty, comprising the late t and MOST APPROVED pattern:. Ail of which they offer for sale as above, and will warrant them to eive -tilbcttott. } * CO. June 20 25 ts Drug Business, O* (at THE LATE STAND OF POND k WTLLCOX.) DANFORtIT & NAGEL, HAVING pnreba ed the Dreg Establishment of Messrs. Fond & W lllcox, would in form t-ieir triends that they intend keeping on hand a good supply 01 Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Surgical In struments, 4’ r and other articles usually kept in a Drug Store, all of which will te -old on the mos t reasonable teims. From Mr. D.’s practical acquaintance with the business, and his determination to devote hinveli ent.rely to the accommodation of his cu-tomers, he hopes to receive a l.be al share of public pationage. Columbus, Nov. 1,1849. 44 tl GENUINE TEAS. A A freffl arrival of Imperial, Hyson, Gunpowder and Blank Teas, for sale by LLLtb, KENDRICK, & REDD. GENUINE TEAS. IMPERIAL , HYSON, GUNPOWDER, and BLACK TEAS, of a superior quality, just received by ELLIS, KENDRICK & REDD. July 4 GOLDEN SYRUP, MAPLE SYRUP, SUGAR aUJUsE iI IOLASSE S For sale bv ELLIS, KENDRICK & REDD. July 4 LIQUORS AND WINES. “ITTE have on hand and for sale in quantities to suit YV purcha. e. . warranted pure. COGNAC BRANDY, (of all grades) AMERICAN do LONDON EXCISE GIN, (very fine,) STAR do AMERICAN do St. Croix Rum, American Rum, Irish Whiskey* Scotch Whiskej. Monongehela Whiskey, Old Bourbon Whiskey, (fme) Claret Whiskey, Ma deira Wine, Sherry Wine, Port Wine, Teneriffe Wine, Malaga Wine, Sacramental Wine, Clatet Wine, LONDON PORTER AND SCOTCH ALE. Furr, Apple Vinegar. All of which will te.-old low for ca.-h. ELLIS, KENDRICK & REDD. j July 4. FINE ITQrGHS AND WINES. HAYING purcha cd of v esers. Greenwood &. Mor ris their extensive and well selected Stock of fine Liquors and Wines, which added to ours, make* our Stock complete, and will eompaie in prices and quality w,th any in this market. Retailers ai.d cu-ton:ers will lose nothing by calling on us bcfoie buying el ewh.cie. t LLIS, KENDRICK & REDD. 7<lay 23, 1859. late Ellis bi Gray. IHE LATEST NEWS FROM CUBA. COLUMBUS CIGAP FACTORY. THE late fiim of Simons &, Ortagus wa* dissolved by mi tual con eat on tl e 24th init. Tl e busiresw of the establishment will le henceforth conducted by KOtJLll'i T. SIMONS, At the Old Stand , where CHOICE HAVANA CIGARS can always be had at the lowe t market price. Persons wishing a genuire article, will do well to call and. examine my stock befoie purchasing ol.ewheie. Also, a good lot of AMERICAN CIGARS, which will be sold at from 10 TO 20 DOLLARS PER THOUSAND. Also, CHEWING TOBACCO, GERMAN CUT SMOKING TOBACCO, SPANISH MIXED TOBACCO, SNUFF, PIPES, &e. &c. &c Columbus, May 30. 22 ts METALLIC OR VULCANIZED Riibba Machine Belting. AAA FEET of the above BELTING, suitable tJ.’JLrV/ for all kinds of Machine’) —Horn 1 to 20 inches wide—warranted superior to leather or any kind of belting in u-e, for its perfect equality of width and I thickness, which it will retain, ard for its great strength and durability—does rot slip on the pulleys and costa less than the leather belting. Sold by the subscriber at ten per cert, on manufaetuiers’ price'-. Also. 300 lbs. Steam Engine PACKING, for Piston Rod®, St aw Jiont", Cylinder Head--. &c. Al.-o, 500 feet of Vulcanized Steam Engine HOSE, for Hydrants passing hot or cold water, See. WADE &. CO. _ , Sign of the Golden Saddle. Columbus, April 4,1850. 14 ly WOOL MANUFACTURE. THE CowetaFalls ,- anufactnring Cos., ofColumbus is now prepared to Card and Manufacture Wool. Cash paid for Wool, or Keneys exchanged for tho raw material. ft;ay 23, 1850. 21 ts WANTED OA AAA BUSHELS PRIME SUN DRIED *£U)UUU WHEAT. $1 50 for Red, and $1 62 for v. hite, will be pain in cash, at WINTER'S PALACE MILLS. June 1859. 27, 27 ts Q AAA FT. of Kirnbel’s- Patent Machine stretched O.UUU LEATHER BELTING, liom 1 inch to 14 inches, suitable for all kinds of Machinery, Gin Bands, &c. Sold by the subscriber for ton per cent, advance on the manufacturers’ prices. WADE & CO. Sign of the Golden Saddle. Columbus, April 4,1850. 14 jy BOOK AND PRINTING PAPER. THE Rock I-land Factory is now prepared to mal e either of the above articles of the bet quality, and of any size and weight desired. On hand, a first rate ar ticle of Wrapping Paper. D. ADAMS, Secretary. Z3F Office in the South comer Room of the Ogle thorpe House. Columbus, Feb. 23,1350. 9 ts The Mesfloo. DeGRAFFENRIED &. ROBINSON haveju.-tre ceived a laige lot of the above rew Work, by Wesley C. Hodges, which are for sale, at wholesale and retail. Orders from Booksellers, Country Mer chant-, &.c. &.c. are solicited. Columbus, March 14,1850. BFi W’isf.’—’Tis Folly to Defer? Afflicted Read!—Thousand- aie 1 '• ffering from dreaiefrom which there is no difficulty in 1 eing permanently and speedily relieved, provided the right means he uied. As every vice has its own puni-hmeut, to it would seem every di.-ea.-e ha° it- remedy. This is true, and there is nothing in this life more certain than that the AMER ICAN COMPOUND i- the mo t ipeedy and certain remedy for all di-ea e ; of a delicate character, known to the world. Adopted to every stage of the disease, sex and constitution, at all time? and seaions, there is no tears of expo ure, deter tion from business nor re striction in diet; fiom the certain ar.d speedy relief it give?, it is now the mo t popular lemedy of ti e day.— Te - . thou, and ea es have been cured effectually by it during the pa t year. Prepared hy a practical physician, the afflicted can rely with confidence on it- curative powers over di. ea -c? of this character. Full directions accompany each bortle. CAuTION. —A-k for the American Compound; and purchase only of the Agent-, 294, Market st.-Phila deJphia, and of Danforth <fc Nagal, Columbus, Ga. June 20,1859. 25