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M A C O N , G A SATURI)AY MORNING, JAN 27, 1840. [ij’The “Sons of Temperance,” of this city, celebrated their Third Anniversary at the Baptist Church on Wednesday evening last—having been prevented from doing so at the regular time bv the inclemency of the weather. A corres pondent has kindly furnished us a sketch of the proceedings on the occasion, which will be found in another column. THE « MUSEUM.** We arc truly gratified to learn that the Museum is gaining the praise as well as the confidence of the public. A gentleman writes us from Ala bama, thus : “I accidentally saw the Southern Museum—l think it a good paper. If you will send it to me at Mount Andrew Post Office, Barbour coun ty, Alabama, I will get as many Subscribers as I can, and pay for it.” The gentleman will please accept our thanks for his kind offer to aid us in extending the cir culation of the paper. We embrace this oppor tunity also of tendering our acknowledgments to those who have aided us thus far, by their sup port, and trust that our efforts to please them may not altogether fail. We promise them un tiring industry on our part in order to merit their patronage, confidently believing that we shall succeed in our enterprise, judging the future by the past, as our subscription list increases al most daily. Since the publication of the "Museum was commenced, we have labored under some disad vantages. Opposition has been set on foot by a few, from whom, probably, we had no reason to anticipate encouragement. Such opposition, however, but serves to make us more sensible of the necessity of greater diligence to place our selves above the reach oftheir influence ; which can be easily done, if we are notin that position now. But on the other hand, we acknowledge our indebtedness to a large majority of the busi ness class of the city, for their liberal and hearty support. The "Museum" is not new what it will be be fore the close of the year, if trill and labor can accomplish any thing. Onward and upward, is our motto. ». Philology —We see it stated that someone is attempting to prove that California is the “Ophir" celebrated in Scripture, whence Solo mon procured gold for bis temple. A friend has suggested to us that in the ages of manuscript volumes, the vowels O and I may have been ac cidentally interchanged, and Ophir should be read Iphor , or Ifor ; and why may not this be the root of the name Cal-ifbr-nia ? Who can re solve the question? We commend the sugges tion, as worthy of investigation, to the originator of the geographical conjecture. A Mystery Explained and a New Dis covery.—A correspondent much nearer the wonder of the night, of which we have heard so much, writes us :—“ Someone of your fellow citizens of Georgia has put it into the heads of a few of our good folks, that the movements of Canopus have become so wayward and unsteady as to endanger the harmony of the spheres and heighten the probability of our being knocked into pi by his eccentric vagaries. To me, how ever, the old fellow appears quite orderly and well-behaved, and none of the Sans of Temper ance arc able to detect the slightest irregularity in his movements ; but Sam. S , can see him ‘■'■wabbling ” in all directions; and on his way home, the other night, from D’s, he discov ered two stars, very near the same place, look ing exactly alike, and both dancing.” Zed. lias ouß Athens friend yet made the same discovery ? O’The Savannah Republican has a very neat appearance, having put on anew Mr. A. K. Moore has become interested in the paper, and it will hereafter be published by J. L. Locke &. Cos. Under the management of these gentlemen we are sure it will be a welcome visiter to its patrons, whilst we wish its conductors an abun dant reward for their labors; and unintcriupted happiness. Savannah Exports.— The Republican gives the following statement of exports for the last quarter of the year 1848, which exhibits very gratifying results, the low price of produce being considered. These added to the large coastwise trade, which are not embraced in the statement, show exports, the value of which has, perhaps, never been surpassed there for the same period: Exports from Savannah to foreign ports, in fo reign vessels, from Ist October, to 31st December, 1848 $365,796 00 Exports to foreign ports from Savan nah, in American vessels, from Ist October to 31st December, 1848, $722,302 00 $1,088,098 00 East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad. The Jonesborough Whig, of a late date, in exhibiting the great necessity of a railroad from Knoxville to intersect the Georgia railroad, dis- I closes the following interesting facts : “ To undertake a lecture now, upon the im portance of a railroad intersecting the Georgia road,and coming to Knoxville, to all the various interests of all East Tennessee, would be an in sult to the understandings of our numerous rea ders. It would be the very salvation of this end of the State. In con equence of the facilities afforded by the Georgia road leading to Dalton, the owners of large Mills in that State, now h.i\c agents employed here, in buying up all the i "heat of these upper counties, paying us fifty , Cf "is in cash, which is one-fourth more than could realize from any other source for wan 1 an outlet to market. Now, if the road wore depleted to Knoxville, this same wheat would amt our farmers 75 cents. The carriage from noxville to Dalton, where it readily brings one er, would he less than the present expense ° bauhng it from Chattanooga to Dalton. Ccr -1 uuly an increase of fifty per cent, upon the pro. « uce of our country, is not a small matter with ° Ur “ rm ' !r8 - We instance this case, because it 18 * P “ ,n corm "on sense affair, and addresses it- Sl ut once totho understandingsgf all men.” THE CIITTOS INTEREST. Our readers will remember an article publish ed by us a few weeks ago over the signature of “ A Cotton Planter.” We have read a second article from the same pen with much interest, and regret that it met our eye so late in the week as to preclude it from the present issue. The statistics upon which lie bases the neces sity of reducing the annual crop of Cotton, are highly interesting and valuable. “ What the extent of that over-production now is, I am unable to state precisely. This, how ever, is not material. My object being to point out to what extent orer-production acts in reduc ing the price, and under-production in raising it, and thus impress the necessity of a curtail ment of the crop in the manner proposed, if ne cessary, by legislative action. I will, for this purpose, take the history of the trade for the last five years, ending the Ist September, 1848. Neither will it be necessary, for an illustration of the subject, to adhere to the precise number of bales made and manufactured, I shall therefore omit fractions, and speak in round numbers on ly. From Ist of September, 1843, to same period in 1848, from the best data I have been able to obtain, the general average annual consumption lias been about 2,100,000 bales of Americans. Assuming this as the standard, and comparing it with the tables of prices for the same period, we find, under the moderate crop of 1843, (2,000,000 bales), that the price was eight cents per pound; but, under the heavy crop of 1844, (2,400,000 bales,) the price fell to six cents —showing that, by an excess of one-seventh over the consump tion, the price fell one-fourth. On the other hand, however, the crop of 1846,' (1,800,000 bales), being short one-seventli of the consump tion, increased the price one-fourth over the moderate crop of 1843. But, when compared with the heavy crop of 1844, it exhibits a falling off of one-fourth in quantity, but a doubling of price—that is, while a crop of 2,400,000 bales brought five and six cents per pound, a crop of 1,800,000 bales brought ten and twelve cents. These are startling facts; but, when w’e compare [lie aggregate income of both crops, we arc stiH more astonished to find that the crop of 1844 brought only 50,000,000 dollars, while the crop of 1846 brought 75,000,000 ; or a crop, one-fourth short of another with which -it is contrasted, brings double the price per pound, and an aggre gate income of fifty per cent, more.” The writer then sustains the suggestion thrown out in the first article, to tax the number of acres planted over five or six to the able bodied field hand, as the only mode of permanently reducing the production of the staple. “ Here, then,” he says, “ the inquiry presents itself, how is this permanent reduction to be brought about? I answer effectually, only in the manner proposed, by taxation. From the best information attainable, 1 find that there are about 50,000 souls engaged in the culture of cotton in the United States; if we allow eight acres as the average for each, we liavo 4,000,000 acres devo ted to this purpose, and assuming 4 4-5 bales as a fair average per hand, we have precisely 2,- 400,000 bales, the present assumed production- Now, sir, if a tax of ten dollars per acre be im posed on all over six to the bund, it will, in all probability, amount at first to a prohibition, and reduce the crop one-fourth, or to 1,800,000 bales, bringing it within the bounds of the present con sumption. This reduction would, as already shown by the history and statistics of the*trade, double the price and increase the actual income of the cotton region fifty per cent. As the esti mate of 50,000,000 dollars for the large crop, (bales of usual weight), we have for the 500,000 hands engaged in its production the average gross income of 100 dollars each ; of the other, an average gross income of 150 dollars—a dif ference of fifty per eent. per hand in favorof the short crop. But, sir, very many planters in our own State and in the Southwest plant largely some ten and even fifteen acres to the hand, so that it ts highly probable a fuller average would be nine instead of eight. Suelt being the case the curtailment of three acres per hand would reduce the tffimber of bales to 1,600,000, or one tliird ; when, by the inflexible law of supply and demand, vve might reasonably calculate upon fif teen cents at least for our cotton, and an income of near 200 dollars to the hand.” We have space but for two more extracts: “Suppose however, Mr. Editor, that the plan ters, obstinately blind to their own interest, should all persist in large planting, the tax of teu dollars per acre on the 1,000,000 acres pro posed to be curtailed would yield to the ten cot ton States proper the nice little income of 10,- 0l)0,000 dollars ; or, if equally divided, $1,000,- 000 to each. This, in afe w years, would entire ly extinguish their rospective debts, for all ex cept North Carolina (God bless her for her hon esty and prudence) are pretty deeply in the suds. If, however, there be any other not in debt, and even all after the extinction of their present debts by them, this fund could be applied to the construction of railroads, canals, and other works of internal improvement calculated to develop the agricultural and commercial resources of each ; also to the erection and endowing of schools and colleges, whereby the blessings of education could, like the dews of Heaven, be diffused upon every bead. Indeed, sir, it might be so used in a thousand ways as to develop the resources as well as the moral and intellectual energies of our people. If, however, we admit that this curtailment would at once take place, would not the price soon rise, so that the planter could aftord to pay the tax and gain by the ope ration, when compared to the present system and present price? I think so decidedly.” With due defferencc to the writer, we must think that he has proved too much. If the pro posed system of taxation will have the effect to make a permanent reduction of the amount of cotton produced annually, as he presumes, by forcing planter? to plant only five or six acres to the able bodied field hand, this tax must amount to a prohibition of cultivation beyond that quan tity, or the good sought for will not be realized ; and if it amounts to such prohibition, of course the Stale will realize no revenue from it, to be applicil to the purposes enumerated. One or the other of the supposed effects of this scheme must be lost; and if the first is to be lost, by any contingency, we can see no justice in taxing cotton planters for the benefit of a State, merely because, in the exercise of their volition, they choose to plant more than six acres to the hand. In conclusion, the writer says: “ Allow me before I close to allude once more to the subjact of a Cotton Planter's Con vention. The suggestion has been frequently made through the public prints, and I see our Geo-gia friends have entered upon the subject with a zeal worthy of the good cause. Shall we prove by our apathy and indifference that we have no interest in the subject? Like yourself, I care not about great agricultural conventions, but a Convention of Cotton Planters may do much good. They may meet, consult together, and present such statistical information upon the subject of this great staple and its prospects as will open the eyes of our people to their true in terests. Such information coming from such a source will be received with much more consid eration, than appeals or recommendations com ing from isolated sources. Then, too, the social benefits arising front bringing brethren of the same calling together, now separated by thous ands of miles, should not be overlooked.” We purposed to append a few remarks on this all-absorbing subject, but the length of the ex tracts above compels us to defer them to some other time. PUBLIC MEETING IN SAVANNAH. The following proceedings, alluded in the city papers, of a public meeting of the citizens of Sa vannah, to take into consideration an applica tion of the South-Western Railroad Company to the corporation of Savannah, “ to make a present subscription of $150,000, instead of the subscrip tion of $250,000 in Railroad stock as voted by the people of Savannah—provided the 7 per cent. Bonds of the city of Savannah can be used (and be only used)forthe purchase of iron rails,” vve copy from the Savannah Georgian of the 23d inst.: The meeting was organized by calling bis Honor, Dr. Wayne, to the Chair,and appointing 11. R. Jackson, Secretary. Upon motion of Solomon Cohen, Esq., who briefly stated the object of the meeting, the Sec retary was directed to read the report of the Fi nance Committee of the City Council, upon the subject-matter of the call for the meeting, sub mitted to Council on the JSt Ji inst. Dr. Arnold thereupon offered the following resolutions, which were seconded by Col. Jo seph W. Jackson, and passed by the almost unan imous vote of the meeting: Resolved, That the Mayor and Aldermen of the City be, and they are hereby, authorized anil requested to make a present subscription to the stock to the South-Western Railroad Company of $150,000 in lieu of the subscription hereto fore promised— provided, 1. That the subscription be payable in Bonds of the City, bearing 7 per cent, interest, payable half yearly. 2. That these Bonds can be used to buy Iron for the first 50 miles of the South-Western Rail road, and be only Used for that purpose. 3. That the city retain a lien on the Iron un til the Road shall be ready for its reception On the completion of the Road in sections of ten miles, the lien on the Iron for these sections may be relinquished. 4. The city of Savannah to be allowed, by the South-Western Company, interest on such por tion of the subscription as may be in advance. 5. That the Central Railroad Company and the South-Western Company, by their respec tive Boards, shall pledge themselves by resolu tion to see that the two roads are joined as soon as the same can conveniently be done. On motion, it was Resolved, That the thanks of the meeting be returned to the President and Secretary, and that the proceedings be published in the Ga zettes of the city. The meeting then adjourned. R. WAYNE, President. II R Ja r rcsoNj Secretary. MINKSOTA RICE. A correspondent of the Charleston Mercury, in noticing an article going the rounds of the newspapers, in relation to the Minesota Rice, remarks as follows : “ The Minesota Rice is the article known in our Northern, Western and some of our South ern States, under the name of “wild Rice Ziza nia Aquatica,” sometimes it is called Wild Oats. It abounds in the rivers and lakes of Western New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, &.c., and is collected by the Indians on the shores of the Northern rivers and lakes. It is described by Elliott, vol. 2, p. 585. Should our Planters desire to make an experiment in its cultivation to ascertain whether “it is superior in taste and far more nutritious than the Rice of the South ern States," they need not send to Minesota for the seed ; but just collect it along the shores of the Edisto, Santee and Savannah rivers, where it abounds. Or to save them the trouble of plant ing the seed, they may leave an acre of the na tive wild grass which they are now booing up and destroying,add on the next autumn they will have a pretty good crop of the Minesota Rice. In Savannah I perceive it has been sold in the market, in its green state, as food for cat tle, under the name of wild oats.” Important Judicial Decision —The Gal veston papers of the 24th ofDccember, says the Alabama State Gazette, contains an account an interesting case recently case recently decided by Judge Watrocs, of the United States District Court, sitting in (bat city. The suit was brought by Thomas Tory against David Randon on two promissory ootes, amounting to $3,500. The defendant contended thpt the money was not justly due, as the property ho received for the notes were slaves, natives of Africa, who were brought through Cuba contrary to the laws of Spain, and taken to Texas in 1835, in violation of the laws of Mexico. The plaintiff contended that at tho limn of the revolution the negroes were held in slavery, their condition was fixed by the constitution of tho Republic of Texas of 17th March, 1836. Judge Watrous sustained the plea of the defendent, and gave judgment in his favor. ffJ*The Hon. Jared Sparks has been nomi nated President of the Board of Overseers ol Harvard University. [for the southern museum.J THE SONS OP TEMPERANCE. Avery large audience of ladies and gen tlemen assembled in the Baptist Church* on last Wednesday evening, to hear addresses in behalf of this valuable association, from Pro r essor Thomas and the Hon. John J. Flotd. It lias rarely been our good fortune to hear this subject so ably discussed, and the highly intelli gent audieuce, the (fleasant evening, the excellent music oftheclsoir belonging to this Church, and the practical and forcible addresses delivered, all combined to impress us with feelings long to be remembered, and to excite hopes, that an impe tus has been given to the good cause, which will result in great advantage to our community. The first speaker, Professor Thomas, directed his remarks particularly to exposing the deadly evils of intemperance, and drew such a picture as we hopo will not shortly be erased from the minds of the hearers He spoke of the fascina ting power of the bowl—of the helplessness of the victims, when once bewitched by its Circea-n enchantments—of its prostration of towering in tellect—of the beggary and wretchedness entail ed upon the wife and children of the drunkard, the involuntary sufferers from his debaucheries ; and he made a forcible appeal to the audience to save these, for humanity's sake, from mental, physical and moral degradation, by combining to overthrow the power of the fell destroyer. He told of the fifty thousand drunkards, whom death plunged yearly into the yawning abyss of bell, and of the numberless bye-paths opening into the high road to ruin, along which travelled the recruiting army of moderate drinkers. He addressed himself to the venders of ardent spirits, and in mild but forcible terms, he appealed to them to stay their hands from the work of des truction, and proved conclusively, that though they did not design to produce the evil resulting from intemperance, yet, they inevitably did iti and that for gain they sold the morals and happi ness, temporal and eternal, of their fellow-men, and would be held accountable at the bar of God, —for, since these dreadful evils would not exist but for their selling ardent spirits, as they do ex. ist, it must be through their instrumentality. He closed bis address with an appeal to the Indies, to give their influence to the cause of Tempe rance, and we are sure, that his remarks were not without great weight with this interesting portion of his auditory. The Hon. Mr. Floyd succeeded him in a speech, which for sound argument and striking illustration, we have never heard excelled. We differ with him on one point in his closing re marks to the ladies, but the address was indeed a masterly effort, although delivered under many disadvantages, the speaker being indisposed, as bis voice attested, and fatigued with arduous pro fessional duties. But his heart is in this cause, and be proved it. His effort was directed prin cipally to an elucidation of the benefits already resulting and yet to be derived from the order of the “Sons of Temperance.” He showed the insufficiency of every preceding Temperance association, cither from a deficiency in the strict ness of their pledges of abstinence, or a want of that systematic organization, which insures at tention to the rules of the order, keeps an eye upon the conduct of its members, moves forward steadily with combined effort to the accomplish ment of hallowed purposes, and possesses in it self the elements ofunion, strength and stability. He showed how these advantages were all se cured by the plan upon which the “ Sons ” ope rated, and gave a touching description of the ten der care, which, from enforced duty and the af fection induced by brotherhood, the order has for its sick and destitute. He answered many of the objections urged by Temperance men, as reasons for not joining the Association. To Church members, who urged that their membership was a sufficient pledge of temperance, he appealed upon the ground, that while religion is designed to extirpate every vice, t cannot bend all its efforts against this most for midable evil, nor even reach the drunkard in his cups. He argued therefore, that while as Church members tliey were bound to give their influence to the promulgation of every virtue, their very vows to God, as well as their duty as citizens, obliged them to aid in this cause, where men, members of no church, some of them indeed re formed inebriates, were associated to do in part, what religion was intended to do fully—bring mankind back to virtue ; and that by their ex ample, and influence and good brotherhood, I hey should help men thus far on towards the path of rectitude. To those who objected to the secrecy of the association, he answered, from the necessity of holding a strict watch over the morals of the members of the order, and the impropriety of making public those matters which should be spoken and heard kindly and in the confidence akin to that of the family ciacle. He shewed too, that secrecy is tolerated without demurrer, as necessary to the purposes of government, the execution of law, and the regulation of domes tic intercourse, as evinced in the secret sessions of the U. S. Senate and of Grand Juries, and the silence which is observed with regard to family matters, in the presence of strangers, though they be friends. The speaker made an earnest appeal to fathers whose sons were growing up to manhood, to unite with the order, that their sons seeing their devotion to the cause may be led by their exam ple into that charmed circle, the glorious refuge from the ravenous destroyer. Surely this appeal will inspire many a father, whose hopes centre in his children, with moral courage and a spirit of self-denial, sufficient to cause him to throw all the weight of his influence into tbis good cause. But I must forbear. I cannot even touch upon all the strong points in this admirable address- But I do hope, that many, very many friends of Temperance who have heretofore stood aloof from us, will shortly feel proud, as I do, to be called “ONE OF THE SONS.” o*Thc Cincinnati Gazette, states that Gen Taylor has accepted an invitation to spend a day in that city, where he is expected to arrive on the 20th of February. His family, in charge ofCol. Bliss, it is supposed, will take the South ern route, and will be at Washington befure the General. BY LAST N I GIIf ' S MAIL We gather the following items of news from the Charleston Mercury of the 24th and 25th : On the night of the 22d., Mr. Calhoun’s ad dress to the Southern people, as modified by Mr. Berrien, was adopted unanimously by the Com mittee, and would be signed, but not generally, it is thought, by the Southern members. It is said that the report is only modified in the. ap | plication of some portions to the Abolitionists exclusively, which were applied to the whole North in the original. Mr. Calhoun, who has had an attack of cata ! lepsy, was recovering. The Legislature of Kentucky, in caucus, has nominated Hon. Henry Clay for U. S. Senator. Ford has been inaugurated Governor of Ohio. Lewis Cass has been elected to the U. S. Sen ate from Michigan. After a debate of nine days, the Virginia Leg islature passed the Slavery Resolutions of the Joint Committee, by a vote in the Senate of 27 yeas to 3 nays,and in the House, by 117 yeas to 13 nays. P. S—No accounts of the arrival of Steam ers. The United States sailed from Havre on •he 7th, and the Canada from Liverpool on the 13th. Expected hourly. (LpCol. D'jncan has been nominated by the President as Inspector General of the U. S. Ar' my, in the place of Col. Crogltan, deceased, and will, no doubt, be unanimously confirmed by the Senate. MARRIED, On Wednesday evening last, by the Rev. Mr- Williams, Mr. Thomas M. Edf.n, to Miss Ma i.inda 11. Heath, all oftliiscity. DIED, In Houston county, on the 16th inst. Major James M. Kelly, Reporter for the Supreme Court of Georgia. In Savannah, on the 21st instant, Dr. A. H Bailey. As a physician, be was ardent and successful—as a citizen, characterized for his manly honor—as a friend, sincere. In every re lation of life pure and honorable. In Savannah, on the 23d inst. Major Charles Stephens. For the last seventeen years he was Captain of the Chatham Artillery of that city. Council Chamber, ) January 26, 1849. J REGULAR MEETING. Present—The Mayor. Aldermen Ross, Ayres, Babcock, Collins Dibble, Shinltolser and Sparks. Absent—Aid. Carhnrt. The Minutes of the last two Meetings were read and confirmed. The Bridge Keeper reported Tolls for the weekending this day, $234 80. M. D. Barnes' account for winding City Clock for one year, ending 21st January—amount S6O —passed. Robert Findlay’s account for iron grate for . the main sewer—amount $79 30—passed. The application of P. A. Strobel, Lutheran Missionary, for the use of the Council Room, was granted until the Ist of July next. Shinltolser & Whitehurst,Street Contractor > presented their bond, which was accepted by Council. The Committee on Pumps Report having re newed the contract with Mr. A. Richards, to keep the Pumps and Wells of the City in good repair for one year, from the Ist of February next ; and to clean out the Wells, when the Committee on Pumps think necessary—for the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. Council then adjourned to Friday next, at 7 o’clock, P. M. Attest. A. R. FREEMAN, c. c. House Servant Wanted. A NEGRO WOMAN capable of doing the house work of a Family, will find a situa tion where the wages will be punctually paid Apply at this Office. jan 27 j) Stop the Runaway. KRanaway from the subscriber, living in Houston county, on the 2d instant, a Negro Manby the name ofJEFFERSON. He is forty or forty-five years old, light brown complexion and very intelligent. He can read and write, and will doubtless attempt to pass himself off as a free mail. He was for. nterly a l’atroon on the Ocmulgce River, and will no doubt make his way to Darien, Savannah or Charleston. A liberal reward will be paid for his appre hension and delivery to me, or his confinement in any Jail so that I get him again. Any infor mation respecting said boy, will be thankfully received, andean he addressed to the undersign ed at Busby ville, Houston county, Ga. JACOB W. BASON, jan 20 B—ts Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia. SAVANNAH, DEC. 5, 1848. DIVIDEND No. 12.—A Dividend ofs3 per Share on the Stock ufints Company (other than the 8 per cent. Stock,) has been declared t bis day, payable on and after the 15th inst. GEO. J. BULLOCH, Cashier. Holders of the new 8 per cent. Stock will be paid the Fourth Semi-Annual Dividend, on and after the 15th inst. dec 16 3—st Great Reduction in Frice* at BANCROFT’*. ONE THOUSAND YARDS Fine Mouslin De Lain, nt 124 cents per yard 2,000 yards Fine Ginghams, at 15 cents per yd. 5,000 do Calicoes, at 64 to 8 “ “ also: 200 pieces Kerseys, at 10 a 124 “ “ 500 Negro Blankets, at 65 a 75 cents each, jan 13 7 Tin manufactory. THE undersigned respectfully informs the citizens of Macon and its vicinity, that he is prepared to execute all orders in the TIN MANUFACTURING LINE, with neatness and despatch. llis Shop fronts on Second Street opposite the Marine «Sd Fire Insurance Bank, lie offers for sale a Set of Tinner's Tools. THOMAS K. JONES, dec 2 I—ts [Corrected H'eehly, for tile Southern Museum.] NAILS— Wrought, 19 a 20 Cut,4d to 20d 5 a .'4 OILS— Sperm. $1 a 1 Fall stran'd,7s a 1 Linseed,Am 85 a 1 ■ Tanner's, 50 a6O OSNABURGS— Per yard, 7 a 9 , PEPPER— Black, JO a 124 RAISINS— Malaga,box, 2 a 24 Do half do Ia 14 Do qr. do 67 a 1 RICE, lb. 4 a 44 SUGAR— Muscovado,6 a 8 St. Croix, 8 a 10 Havana,w. 64 a 94 Havana, b. 7 a 8 N. Orleans,6 a 8 Loaf, 104 a 124 Lump, none. SALT— Liverp’l,s‘k,l4a 1] Turks Isi'd, b. $1 SUGARS— Spanish, M. 20 a3O American, 5 a 10 SHOT— All sizes, sl4 a 1J SOAP— Am yellow, 5 a 6 TALLOW, 9 a 10 TEAS— Souchong,so a 75 Hyson, 75 a 1.4 Gunpowder,7s a 14 TOBACCO— Manufac'd,s a 12 Cavendish,3o a 50 TWINE, 20 a 25 Seine, 18 a 20 SPIRITS— Brandy, C. $3 a 4 Domes.do. 62 a 75 Gin, Hol'd. 14 a 2 Do. Am. 40 a 50 Rtim, Jam. 2 a 2-4 N.England,3B a 4(1.4 Whiskey, 25 a 28 Western, 31 a 33 Ballimcre,3s a 37 P. Brandy,6o a 75 WINES— Madeira, $2 a 24 Tcncriffe, 14 a 2 Malaga, 60 a 75 Champaign,d. 0a 00 i Port, 14 a 24 BACON— Hog round, 7 a 8 Hams, lb. 8 a 9 Shoulders, 5 a 6 Sides, 5 a 6 BAGGING— Dundee, 17 alB Hemp, 17 a 18 Gunny, 18 a 20 BALE ROPE,IO all BREAD— Crackers, 8a 10 BUTTER— Goshen, 22 a25 Country, 15 a2O CANDLtS— Sperm, lb., 35 a 36 Tallow, 124 al7 CHEESE— Goshen, 9 a 10 COFFEE— Cuba, none, 8 a 9 Rio, 74 a 84 Java, 11 a 12. J COTTON, lb. 5 a 6j CORDAGE— Manilla, 12 als FISH Mackercl,No 1,1 la 12 No. 2. 8 a 9 No. 3, 64 a 7 Codfish, lb 6 a 8 FLOUR— Canal, bbl 7.J a 8 Country, 1b.34 a 3| FEATHERS,3O a35 GLASS— Window, 44 a54 GRAIN— Corn, bush. 35 a 40 Wheat, none, Oats, 30 a 35 Peas, 50 a 75 GUNPOWDER— Keg, 6 a 7 IRON— Swedes,cast 44 a 5 English, bar 4 a 44 American, 44 a 5 Hoop, 7 a 8 Sheet, 8a 10 ' Nail Rods, 7 a 8 LARD. 64 a 7 LEAD— Pig and bar, 6 a 7 LIME— Stone, bbl, 24 a 2| Cherokee, I-J a 14 LUMBER,M 10 a 124 MOLASSES— N. Orleans, 35 a 40 Hav.sweet,27 a 28 MACON MARKET, JAN. 27, 1849. COTTON.—There lias been a fair demand during the week, and sales to a considerable ex tent have been made—principally at from 54 a 5} cunts. The. receipts continue to a fair extent. The market closed rather dull last evening, ow ing, we presume, to the Foreign news now due r not having arrived. We quote as extremes, to-day, 5 a G| cents. CORN—4S a 50 cents per hushei. MEAL—SOc. per bushel. BEEF—3 a 4 cents per pound. EGGS—I 2 als cents per dozen. PORK—34 a 34 cents per lb. POTATOES—Sweet 25c. per bushel. Irish do. $1 a 14 do. , PEAS—SO a 62c. per bushel. FOWLS—IS a 20c. each. HIDES—7 n Bc. per lb. FODDER—62 a 74c. per hundred pounds. TALLOW—B a 10c. per lb. SAVANNAH,JAN.2S. — Cotton. —There has been no important change in this market during the past week. Sales of the week sunt up 8,300 bales at from 5J to 7^c —principal sales at 64 a 64c. The receipts here to date are 173,001 bales* against 56,749 bales same time last year. Stock on band 48,925 bales against 16,542 last year. The receipts at all the ports to date, were 1,187,445 bales, against 705,473 bales same time last year. Stock on hand 449,966 bales, agHinst 374,004 bales same timo last year. quotations : Ordinary to good ordinary, 54 a 6 Middling to good middling, 6} a 6$ Middling Fair, : 6j a OjJ Fair to good Fair, ; 64 a 6| Good Fair, : : GJ a— COLUMBUS, JAN. 23.— Cotton. —Prices 44 to 6. cotton statement: Stock on hand, old Cotton, Sep tember 1, 1848: 1,725 Received this week, : 4,870 Received previously, : 41,150-45,975 Total, 47,700 Shipped this week, 2,521 Shipped previously, 25,993-28,514 Stock on hand, 19,186 CHARLESTON, JAN. 25—The Upland market yesterday was more quiet, and the de mand less active than the dav previous, prices however, continued firm and full. Sales n mounted to 1641 baics at front 54 a 7c—princi pally nt 64 a 6f. New Book and Job Printing Office, CORNER OF WALNUT AND FIFTH STREETS, MACON, GEORGIA. THE uudersigned, Proprietor of The South ern Museum, respectfully informs the Public, that he has an extensive assortment of Nets and beautiful PRINTING TYPE, end •• prepared to execute all orders in the Printing line, with neatness and despatch, and upon the most farurable terms —such as— BOOKS, CARDS, CIRCULARS, HAND-BILLS, SHOW-BILLS, BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, LABELS, t,-r. HARRISON & MYERS. Macon, Jan. 13, 1849. Qtinsmitliiiiij?. THE Subscriber having purchased the entire interest of Mr. E. S. ROGERS, in the above business, is prepared to carry it on, on his own account,at the old Stand on Cotton Avenue. Double and Single Barreled Guns, Rijlrs , Pistols, Powder, Flasks, Shot Pouches, Caps, Powder, Shot, Lead, hft-,for sale. All Work done with neatness and despatch, and warranted. Terms Cash. THOMAS M. EDEN. dec 2 NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!! *ll It*l*\'fltorrs, Cotton Avenue. SELLING OFF, at and under New York Cost . Dec 2 1, —ts