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from the Washington Daily Globe. the presidest elect. The Joint Coragiittec appointed by the two Houses of Congress to wait on General Taylor, and inform him officially of his election as Pre sident of the United States, and to present to him a certificate of his election, appointed General Jefferson Davis, a Senator from Mississippi, to address him, who spoke as follows : Sir : We have been deputed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States, officially to inform you that they have in the manner provided by the Constitu tion ascertained that you have been legally and constitutionally elected to fill the office of Presi dent of the United States for four years, to com mence with the fourth day of March, 1840, and to present to you your certificale of election, as proclaimed by the Vice President of the United States on the second Wednesday of February, of the current year. In conveying to you this evidence of the high confidence reposed in you by the people of the United States, we tender to you our cordial good wishes and earnest hope, that you may find in the Chief Magistracy the honor, the glory, the happiness, which should wait upon patriotism, and flow from a nation’s prosperity. ” Many causes—such as difference of pursuit, of circumstances, of education, or of mental char acteristic—divide now, as they have hcretolore ■divided, the people of the United States into po litical parties; but it is a proud spectacle to see the conflict of opinion, after having raged with its wildest fury through the course of a canvass, subside into peace at the returns of an election, and no other power ever be required to enforce the result, than the power of that respect which American citizens feel for the laws and institu ■tiens under which they live. A majority of the Senate of the United States are of the political parly which most strove to defeat your election. I accord in political creed with that majority. To select me under these circumstances to announce to you your elevation to the highestoffice in the United States, will, I trust, be received as a token of their acquiescence, not reluctant admission, but respectful acquies [ cence in the decision of the people. I feel, sir, I that I can offer you assurance that from them I your Administration will not encounter factious • opposition—that as far as difference of opinion ■ will permit, they will give that sincere support I which our common interest and constitutional [ obligations might lead you to expect. The character of your 'election—the general feeling of admiration and gratitude for your long, arduous, and most brilliant military servi ces—a life of earnest devotion to your country, vour whole country —give high hope and expec tation in the public mind, tliul in tuning the Chair first held by Washington, and which is sacred to every American heart, you will be able to hush the winds and still the wnves of sec tional strife—to preserve the Constitution, with ■all its harmonizing compromises—to promote the permanent prosperity, and further illustrate the honorable fame of our Union. Substance of General Taylor's Reply. The President elect, in signifying his accep tance of the office to which he had been chosen by the people, avowed emotions of the profound est gratitude, and declared his distrust of the a bilityto fulfill the expectations upon which their confidence was based ; but gave assurance of a fixed purpose to administer the Government for the benefit and advantage of the whole country. In a'luding to the fact to which his attention had been drawn, that the chairman of the com mittee represented a public body, a majority of whom were opposed in political opinion to the President elect, ami accorded with that majori ty, he recognized in it the defence to the popu lar will constitutionally expressed, on which rests the strength and hope of the Republic ; and bn said that it was to have been expected of the Senate of the United States. He expressed an ardent wish that lie might be able in an. degree to assuage the fierceness of party, or temper I with moderation the conflicts of those who are t only divided as to the means of securing the 1 public welfare. Having been reminded that he I was about to occupy the chair once filled by I Washington, lie said he could hope to emulate I him only iri the singleness of the aims which ■ guided the conduct of the man who had no par lallel in history, and could have no rival “in the I hearts of his countrymen.” 1 In conclusion, he announced his readiness to I take the oath of office on the fifth of March [ proximo, at such hour and place as might he de | "ignited ; and fixprc* ~od to tjio his I thanks for the manner in which the duty assign- I ed to them had been discharged. Telegraphed for the Charleston Mercury. Washington, March 4, 1849. I Congress adjourned this morning at 7 o’clock, [after one of the most excited and stormy sittings j in tlie liistopy of our Government. • During this prolonged session of twenty hours, all the Ap propriation bills were passed upon tlie reports of Committees of Conference, with the excep tion of the Civil and Diplomatic bill. The Committee in that case reported, last evening, that they could not come to any agreement, and were discharged. The hill was then taken up in tlie House, and a motion was made that tlie House recede from its rejection of tlie Senate’s amendment, which was carried—ayes 111, noes 106. From that time, about 7 o’clock, until after 12, a most determined and embittered struggle was carried on by the Free Sellers to prevent tlie passage of the bill. Every motion whieh the rules of tlie House would allow was made to retard the progress of business, and the ayes and noes called for on every vote to consume time. Tho Senate s amendment was first amended by striking out tho words, “ West of tlie Rio del Norte,” and inserting a provision that nothing therein should lie construed to interfere with i the boundaries of Texas. A substitute for the lamendment as amended was then ordered by IMr. Thompson of la., similar to tlie one pro- Bposeil bv tlm Committee of Wavs and Means on vini. ’ :lm * t *" s was carr '°<l—Ryes 110, noes ,* ’ * n *l as tints amended, about half past 12, ;>*the bill was sent to (he g enate> *; Senate, when the bill was received, ta 1 00t . e > r - Turney, and some others, deba cd the right of the Senate to act in their legis f 1 '' e c, P acit y after 12 o’clock; and this discus sion was continued until 5 o’clock, when the f na . ?. rcc ®fled from its amendment altogether, p oik 1 rig fur tlie temporary Government of Cal 1 111 rn ii a ’ 8 VOte 3tJ to 10, and sent the bill to ne Mouse, w | lo concurrcd and the Li „ wa# fi . j “ally passed. extern, n enate tllcn to U P ihc House bill to lover r 1-r re y enue laws of tlie United S.ates [ ga „ a 1 ljrn ]a, which was passed ; and a ines t„r uJ ls rece 'vcd from tlie President at a quar- The |,in re . seven *hat lie had signed both bills, also h. " es J a hlisli a Home Department has a 'ao become a law, with numerous others. ate w-i»V h ° eXcited Abates last night tlie Sen by a i,er ' S^ aC, '' lJ ( lve believe for tlie first time) exchanl j"/! renco,,tro > ir > which blows were of Misfi" be ; wce " two of its members—Foote A sirlfti an 'l Cum , urotl “f Pennsylvania, •he House,? 6 was enacted in Ficklin of n ' e " of Arkansas, and copiously * TANARUS,” B ’, In lh ® lal,er blood flowed tied sinicabu ' thcse nm,,rs were finally set- Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier. The Inaugural of President Taylor. Yesterday, at 12 o’clock, General Zachary Taylor was formally inducted into the office of President of these United States The ceremony, which took place in front of the Capitol, was attended by thousands of the assembled citizens who had there congregated, to witness the most august and imposing spec-j tncles that could be presented to a free people ■ the investment of the power in an individual to exercise and administer the laws which they have themselves enacted. The following is the Address made by the President previous to taking the oath of office, on the sth of March, 1849 : Elected by the American people to the highest office known to our laws, I appear here to~take the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and in compliance with a time lionord custom, to ad dress those who are now assembled. The con fidence and respect shewn by my countrymen in calling me to be the Chief Magistrate o's the Republic, holding a high rank among the nations of the earth, has inspired mo with feelings of the most profound gratitude; but when I reflect that the acceptance of the office which their partiality has bestowed imposes the discharge of the most arduous duties and involves the weigh tiest obligations, I am conscious that the position which I have been called on to fill, though suf ficient to satisfy the loftiest ambition, is surroun ded by fearful responsibilities. Happily, how ever, in the performance of my new duties I shall not be without able co-operation. The Legislative and Judicial branches of the Gov ernment present prominent examples of Jistin guished civil attainments and national experi ence, and it shall be my endeavor to call to my assistance in the Executive department,individ uals whose talents, integrity and purity of char acter will furnish ample guarantees fertile faith ful and honorable performance of the trusts to he committed to their charge. With such aids, and an honest purpose to do whatever is right, I hope to execute diligently, impartially, and for the best interest of the country, the manifold duties devolved upon me in the discharge of these duties. My guide will be the Constitution, which I swear this day to preserve, protect and defend. For the interpretation of that Consti tution, I shall look to the decision of the judicial tribunals established by its authority, and to the practice of the Government tinder the earliest Presidents, who had so large a share in its for mation. To the example of these illustrious patriots I shall always refer with deference, and especially to his example who was by so many titles the Father of his Country. To command the army and navy of the Uni ted States—with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties and to appoint ambassa dors and other officers to give to Congress in formation of the State of llm Union, and recom mend sueli measures as he shall judge to be ne cessary—and to take care that the laws shall be faithluily executed. These are the most impor tant functions intrusted to the President by the Constitution, and it may he expected that I shall briefly indicate the principle w hich will control ine in their execution. Ciio-en by the body of the people, under the assurance that my administration would he de voted to the welfare of the whole country, and not to the support of any particular section, or merely local interest, I this day renew the dec laration 1 have heretofore made and procla med, my fixed determination to maintain to the extent of my ability, the government in its original pu rity, and to adopt as the basis of my public poli cy, those great republican doctrines which con stitute the strength of our nation’s exislance. 11l reference to the Army and Navy lately em ploy eu with so much distinction in active ser vice, care shall be taken to ensure the highest efficiency, and in furtherance of that object, the military and naval school, sustained by the lib erality of Congress, shall receive the special at tention of the Executive. As an American freeman, I sympathise in all efforts to extend the blessing of civil and polit ical liberty, but at the same time, warned by the admonitions of history, and the voice of our own beloved Washington, shall abstain from entangling alliances with Foreign Nations in all disputes between conflicting Governments. It is our interest, not less than our duty, to remain strictly neutral, while our Geographical position, the genius of our institutions and our people, the advancing spirit of civilization, and above all the dictates of religion, direct us to the cultiva tion of peaceful and friendly relations with all other powers. It is to be hoped that no inter national question can now arise which a govern ment, confident in its own strength and resolved to protect its own just rights, may not settle by wise negociation ; and it becomes a government like our own, founded on the morality and the intelligence of its citizens, and upheld by their affections, to exhaust every resort to honorable diplomacy, before appealing to arms in the con duct of our foreign relations. I shall conform to these views, as I believe them essential to the best interests and the true honor of the country. The appointing power vested in tho President imposes delicate and onerous duties. So far as it is possible to be informed, I shall make hon esty, capacity and fidelity, indispensable requi sitions to the bestowal of offices, and the absence of either of these qualities snail be deemed suf ficient cause for removal. It shall be my study to recommend such con stitutional measures to Congress as may be ne cessary and proper to secure encouragement and protection to the great interests of Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures; to improve our rivers and harbors; to provide for the speedy extinguishment of the public debt; to enforce a strict accountability on the part of all the offi cers of Government; and the utmost economy in all public expenditures; but it is for the wis dom of Congress itself, in which all legislative powers are vested by the Constitution, to regu late these and other matters of domestic policy. I shall look with confidence to the enlightened patriotism of that body to adopt such measures of conciliation as may harmonise conflicting in terests, and tend to perpetuate that Union which should he the paramount object of our hopes and affections. In any action calculated to pro mote an object so near the heart of every one who truly loves his country, I will zealously unite with the co-ordinate branches of the Gov ernment. In conclusion, I congratulate you, my fellow citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country. Let us invoke a continuance of the same protecting care, which lias led us, from small beginnings, to the emi nerce we this day occupy; and let us sock to deserve that continuance by prudence and mod eration in our councils: by well directed at tempts to assuage tho bitterness which too often marks unavoidable difficulties of opinion ; by the promulgation and practice of just and liber al principles, and by an enlarged patriotism, which shall acknowledge no limits but those of our own wide-spread Republic. (UP VVe regret to learn that Gen. Edward Har den, formerly Collector at Savannah, died sud denly on the 28th ult. in Athens. He had been appointed Appraiser of Savannah. Col. Garnett, Chief Engineer on the Nashville and Chattnnoogu Rail Road, has resigned his office; for what reason we know not. ILpDeNj C. Howard, has been appointed U. S. Senator from Maryland, in M. Johnson's place. From the Boston Traveler. Authentic Accounts front California. Capt. William D. Phelps, late of bark Mos cow, of this port, arrived here from California via Panama, on Saturday morning. Capt. P. brings a quantity of the gold in grains, in scales, and in lumps—the largest of the latter weighing about an ounce and a half. The amount of gold brought by him has been much overrated in the published accounts, though lie brings a consid erable quantity—much !es«, liowei er, than the lowest amount stated ($38,000.1 As Capt. P. worked personally at the mines, which we believe was not the case with .Mr. Atherton, his experience of the minutise of the gold digging there is considerable. In the first place, as to the pieces of gold that have been reported to be found, he says the largest piece that he has seen is in the possession of Mr. Mel ius, and weighs but six ounces. He beard nu merous stories at the mines of large pieces be ing found, but in every instance where they were investigated, they turned out to be false, or greatly exagerated. One man wa9 reported to have found a piece weighing several pounds; lie went to see him, and found that its weight was only two ounces, and that it was the pro ceeds of an entire day’s work As to the stories that the diggers were many of them averaging $l5O per day, he thinks that those who have done the best have not obtained more than $3,000 during the entire digging sea son. The hours of work were from five to ten hours per day. Formerly the Indians were wil ling to work for a trifle, but they have since be come better acquainted with the value of their toil. They are principally the remnants of tribes, ana are not formidable. But one case of disorder occurred before Capt P. left. It was that of a negro who insulted a Mormon woman. The people turned out, caught the negro, tied him to a tree, gave him a good lashing, and then turned him loose, with a threat of a rifle ball if he misbehaved again. The inhabitants of California, Captain P. says, are anxious to maintuin order; but they can hardly do it in any other way than by Lynch law, until some regular government is established When several companies of Col. Mason’s reg iment deserted to the mines, a file of soldiers were sent after them, who in their turn deserted. Col. Mason then started with a file of dragoons, called the miners together, and told them if they expected the countenance of the Government they must help him to arrest deserters. To this they replied that if there were any refugees from justice among them, they were willing to turn’out and help arrest them, but their time was too precious to be occupied in running after deserters. After this, Col. Mason was glad to get back with half of his dragoons. Agriculture has been so totally neglected that a man who had a field containing 15,000 bush els of wheat could not get it harvested, though he offered half the products, and was obliged to let his cattle cat it. Women and children, ns well ns their husbands and fathers, had become gold diggers. Capt Phelps’ opinion as to the success of the expeditions daily starting from tliis country is, that it will depend upon the manner of their organization. There is no doubt, he says, of there being considerable quan tities of gold in California, but there is gross ex aggeration in the matter. Letters had appeared in the papers from per sons who had no existence in California, and in respect to vessels that had never been there. From the Florida Sentinel. LATEST FROM CHAGRES. Bark H. T. Bartlktt, ) St. Marks, March 3d, 4849. j Mr. Clisby, Dear Sir : I arrived at Cliagres in twelve days from New York, and my passeugers left same day for Pan amn, all in good health and in (ine spirits They went by diff rent routes,‘some by steam er Orus—some by canoes. A portion intended taking the Cruces road, while others went by Gorgona—the latter being considered much the better road during the dry season, (which is from January to May). The price of passage by boats is $7 each person. Mules can be had at from $5 to sls each. The health of Cliagres is good. There had been some few cases of cholera among the natives, but the disease ha s now entirely disappeared. The sclir. Sovereign, from Baltimore, arrived at Cliagres, (having cleared for Vera Cruz,) where the Captain, Mate, and nearly all the crew, took the fold fever; and to raise funds, disposed of about 15,000 feet of lumber at SU) per 1000. They are now on their way to the “diggings.” At Panama city, the streets were thronged with persons bound to the mines; the hotels there are crowded—money abundant, but provisions of all kinds scarce. My vessel was towed in and out of Cliagres by the steamer Orus, it being the only manner in which a vessel can cross the bar in safetv. Yours respectfully, ELISHA BAKER. Agitation in Montff.al.—The Montreal Courier of the 20th ultimo, contains a long arti cle on a great public demonstration in that city on the 17th, in reference to the pending bill in the Assembly, appropriating a large sum of mon ey to indemnify sufferers in the late rebellion. Tlie Canadian people of British origin, are roused to a high pitch of indignation, under the meditated bill. The meeting at Montreal was attended by some four thousand people. The language of the speakers was dcnuciatnrv and violent in the extreme. The measure alluded to and the responsible ministry were assailed without stint; and the ground was boldly taken that resistance to the measure, at all hazards, was the duty of ail loyal men. The Montreal Herald goes so far as to predict that the monster meeting of the 17th will be the “ day from which the future historian may date the emancipation of the British Colonists from the imposition of foreign laws and foreign masters. The Toronto Colonist, of tlie 20th, states that its private ac counts give information that tlie excitement in Montreal is tremendous; the feeling of 1837 is alive again. The volunteers were to march in order to the meeting, and other bodies were to move in procession to tlie ground in Inige num bers. In Upper Canada tlie feeling is equally intense. Meetings have been called at various places, in addition to those formerly announced. Central Railroad. —The Savannah Geor gian of the Bth instant, says : “The following exhibit shows a gratifying increase in the busi ness of this Road of $13,826 06 for the month of February, 1840, compared with the corres ponding month of last year. Earnings of the Central Rail Road for the month of February, 1840, compared with the same month of last year. February 1848. February 184 Q. Up Freight Thro’. 7,602 18 18,602 25 “ “ Way 3,177 10 2,040 03 Down “ “ 4,922 41 9,105 69 “ “ Thro’ 35,646 05 34,406 21 Passage Money 4,838 55 5,307 36 56,136 38 70,012 44 Mail do 1,600 00 1,600 00 $57,786 38 71,612 44 Increase $13,826 06. COMMERCE—AII Eloquent Extract. Mr. Charles King’s recent Historical discourse, before the New Y ork Chamber of Commerce, concludes with the following eloquent and clas sically beautiful tribute to the commercial pro fession, as one of the most powerful of the agents of civilization : “ If what has been said this evening shall tend in any manner to revive interest in tlie Chamber of Commerce, I shall derive the high est gratification from being, in some bumble de gree, associated with such a rivival, for I, too, was bred a merchat, and never cease to feel j proud of being associated with a profession which is the civilizer, the refiner and the libera tor of the world. The Genius of Commerce is indeed well symbolized on the Seal of this Cor poration, by the God Mercy, with his winged cap and his soul-compelling 'caducous Tlie old Greek Mythology, full as it is of hidden wis dom, and typical of higher things, has in some of the attributes ascribed to Mercurv, well fore shadowed the nature and conquests of Com merce, for it, too, is fabled of the youthful Hermes, robs Neptune of his trident, Venus of her girdle, Mars of bis sword, Vulcan of bis for ges, and even Jupiter of his sceptre. It is Com merce which covers with its ships the subject sea, which sweeps over the globe for materials to adorn beauty, which seals in its scabbard the red sword of War, and cultivates Peace and the arts of Pence ; which lights the fires of the me chanic arts, and last and greatest of all, teaches inan no longer to bow down before the idols of his own creation or in skies, but looking erect to heaven to walk among his lellow-nicn as an equal, while walking humbly and devoutly be fore the true and no longer conjectural or un known God. It was the distinguished feature of those who formed this association,and of their immediate succcssots, that they filled the must interesting portion of our history, when com merce was rising from its cradle and taking the first steps in that grand progress, which is al ready the marvel of tlie world, and which is yet advancing. At such an epoch every moment was important.—Events, at other seasons tlie most trivial, were now momentous, casting forward shadows of dark and solemn import. Nor were the men of that day limited in their reward to that which the eye of faith alone could discern —for many were the instances where the indi vidual pioneers lived to enjoy in real fruition the harvests earned by their industry and furecast. A young German was found among the number, pursuing within the solitude and depths of tlie primeval forests of New York, the trapping of the beaver upon its remote and then almost inac cessible waters. That individual lived to be pushed before the advancing wave of civiliza tion inward and inward, and yet farthet inward, thro' tlie great range of inland seas to tho ut most extremity of Luke Superior, and thence onward to the Rocky Mountains, and still borne on by tlie wave, surmounting them till he was sliecked only in his progress by the shores of the Pacific. This humble German boy, thus urged on from ocean to ocean, stands (und his memo ry will long endure) as a type of American pro gress. The field of liis earlier achievements— tlie Seneca Lake—then a solitude a waste, is now gemmed with gardens and temples of science and religion ; and in this city, his final abode, and resting place and sepulchre, and provided the means, through the munificence of that young trapper, of building, furnishing and main taining a public library, on a magnificent scale, free to all, and which will bear to all time the name of John Jacob Astor. NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE. The New York Commercial Advertiser con tains an interesting letter from an intelligent Frenchman, residing in this country, from which we make the following extract: Some of your New York papers make not a few mistakes w hen speaking of Louis Napoleon. Some represent him as a young man. As lie is in his forty-first year ( he was born in 1808,) it will hardly do to call him a young man, unless in imitation of the Oriental and primitive style of the Old Testament, which in one place, if we may believe some critics, speaks of Isaac be ing a “ lad ” when he was about forty years old ! Another paper says that the Emperor Napole on am! the Empress Maria Louisa were sponsors at tlie baptism of Louis Napoleon. This is wrong. It was Napoleon and Josephine. How wonoerfnl the ways of God ! All Na poleon’s schemes of personal aggrandizement were scattered to the wind. He divorced tlie good, tlie loving wife of his youth and married an Austrian Arch-duchess, in order to gratify his ambition to leave his throne to one who should lie Ills son. That marriage was tlie cause of his ruin. The son whom he so much desired, and to whom lie would leave his crown, died while a youth, in the palace of his Austrian grandfath er. Not from poison as some have asserted, but probably from disease of which exeessive indul gence and care on the part of that grandfather laid the foundation. Before the birth of that son Napoleon had thought of making this same Louis Napoleon—the son of his brother Louis, ( then King of Holland,) and of Hqrtense, the daughter of Josephine—his heir. How wonder ful ! The grandson of Josephine is chosen the first President of the French Republic, u bile the son of Napoleon sleeps by the side of his grand father in the Church of tlie Franciscans at Vieu na! A singularly good fortune seems to have fol lowed the family of poor Josephine. Her son, Eugene Beauharnais, married the Princess Ame lia of Bavaria, a woman of excellenf character, who lives still at Munich, respected by all. And after having served in all tho campaigns of iiis stepfather, with distingushed reputation for eve ry virtue, as a general of the highest rank, and wealing for a time the title of King of Italy, he ended his days in peace in Bavaria,while Napo leon, Prometheus-like, was chained to the rock of St. Helena, there to die. Eugene Beauharnais left two sons and four daughters. Tlie oldest daughter (called Jose phine, after her grandmother) is now Queen of Sweden. Nor is there a happier Queen in Eu rope, or one more beloved. The second daugh ter was tlie last wife of Don Pedro,late Emperor of Brazil. She still lives, and wears tlie title of Duchess of Braganza. She is a beautiful woman. The third is married to a German Duke, whose name and title I do no, recall at this moment. The fourth was not married when I saw her and her mother with one of her other sisters, at Stockholm, on a visit to the then Crown-Prin cess of Sweden, ( now its Queen, ) in tlie sum mer of 1836. The elder of the sons of Eugene Beauharnais married the presenl Queen of Portugal, but died a few days or weeks afterward. The younger, the Duke of Leuchtenberg, married the eldest daughter of the Emperor of Russia, and is a great favorite with Nicholas. And here we have the son of Hortense elected the first President of France ! This is wonderful. “ God is great,” say the Mahoinmedans ; God is just also, as every page of the history of mankind would teach us, if we could or would but read it aright. Let us hope that He will deign to guide and bless the grandson of the injured and good Jose phine as the President of France, and make him a blessing to that country. New Camphor Solution. —Sir James Mur ray proposes anew vehicle for holding camphor solution, which may be exhibited in doses con siderably greater, and with less irritation, than it has hitherto been given. The vehicle pro posed is liquid magnesia, which ho considers su perior to almond emulsion, or alcohol. Council Chamber, ) March 9, 1849. J REGULAR MEETING. Present—Tho Mayor. Aldermen Ross, Ayres, Babcock, Collins, Dibble, Shinholser and Sparks. Absent—Aid. Carbart. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. The Bridge Keeper reported Tolls for the weekending this day, $133 60. Wm.M. Morton's claim for attendance as wit ness at court, was referred to the Finance Com mittee. E. B. Weed’s bill referred to Finance Com. mittea. The Sexton reported interment* from the Ist December, 1848, to Ist of March, 1849, three months—l 4 whites and 8 blacks. The petition of J. T. Wootton and others, was received and referred to tlie Pump Commit tee. The Street Committee were granted two weeks further time to report upon R. Bassett's account On motion of Aid. Collins, Resolved , That a Special Committee be ap pointed to examine the ditches running from tlie City through the State Reserve, and if in their opinion the health of the City requires that they should be opened and cleared out, that they cause it to be done at as early a day as practicable. Committee appointed were Aid. Sparks, Bab cock and Collins. Alderman Shinholser offered a resolution for rebuilding and keeping in order the reserve in the rear of H. Fitch Sc Co’s Store—which was read and referred to the Committee on Public Property. Council then adjourned to meet on Friday next at 7$ o'clock, P. M. Attest. A. R. FREEMAN, c. c. MARRIED, In Troy, N. Y., oil the 19th ult by the Rev- Mr. Baldwin, Mr. John L. Eki.ls, late of Macon, Ga., to Miss Margaret E., daughter of Thomas J. Richards, Esq. of tlie former place. ID* Telegraph and Journal and Messenger please copy. UIEB, In this city on the 3d inst., Mrs. Eliza Cath arine Barnes, in the 38th year of Imr age. county, Ga , but removed to this place several years ago. For a long period slje was a consis tent and faithful member of the Methodist Epis copal Church, and she has left a bright example to her surviving relatives and friends, of the power and efficacy of the religion which she professed. In her dying moments she bore a clear testimony to the fact that she had not followed a cunningly devised fable, but that Jesus, w hom she w< rshipped, was able “ to make a dying bed feel soft as downy pillows are.” Her spirit, we doubt not, is now enjoying the approbation of its Creator in the realms of everlasting bliss. Great Uargains for Alarch, 1849. fPHE Subscriber will positively close his A business by tlie first of April. Those wish ing for great bnrgains in SPRING GOODS, will please cull ibis month. New Goods, Just Received. WILL BE SOLD AT ANY PRICE . Remnants of Jaconet Muslins Do. do. Cambrics Do. De Laines Do. Calicos and Ginghams Swiss and Jaconet Edgings and Insertings Lisle and Thread Edgings ; Swiss Musliu Checked Cambrics ; Irish Linens Table Diaper ; Bombazines ; Alpaccas Black and Colored Silks. W. G. BANCROFT, march 10 J 5 SPRING GOODS, .IT II .1 .Y CII O r TANARUS" S . OW opening Fine Ginghams at 124 cents Fine Muslins at 124 cents per yard Fine Prints at 10 cents “ “ Irish Linens at from 50 to G2.J cents per yard Bleached and Brown Shirtings and Sheetings Cotton Yarns, Osnaburgs, &c. march 10 15 Just Received. A BEAUTIFUL stvle of French Prints, for sale by ' G W PRICE, march 3 14 Sheetings. AND 12-4 SHEETINGS, of su ™® perior quality, for sale low by march 3 G. W. PRICE. Just Received. * LARGE and beautiful assortment of Paper Hangings and Fire Board Prints, for sale by G. \V. PRICE, march 3 14 Cash Sales. THE Subscriber at his old stand one door from the Washington Hail, on Second Street, has commenced receiving his Stock of STAPLE and FANCY DRY « 001)8, and having adopted the Cash system for the ex press purpose of selling good Goods cheap, he invites the public to give him a call before ma king their purchases. G. W. PRICE, feb 24 13—3rp* Hosiery. }UST Received a large assortment of Ladies' and Gentlemen's HOSIERY, of the best descriptions,forsale low by G. W. PRICE, feb 24 13—3m* Spring Prints. Just Received, LJER Steamer Cherokee, a handsome assort . ment of SPRING PRINTS, of the latest stvie and fashions. G. W. PRICE, feb 24' 13—3m* Great JKcelnction in Prices at BANCROFT’S. ONE THOUSAND YARDS Fine Mouslin De Lain, at 124 cents per yard 2,000 yards Fine Ginghams, at 15 cents peryd. ] 5,000 do Calicoes, at 6| to 8 “ “ j also: 200 nieces Kerseys, at 10 a 124 “ “ i 500 Negro Blankets, at 65 a 75 cents each.] jan 13 7 | Gunsmithiug. THE Subscriber having purchased the entire interest of Mr. E. S. ROGERS, in Lie above business, is prepared to carry it on, on Ilia own account,at the old Stand on Cotton Avenue Double and Single Barreled Guus , Rijles Pistols, Powder, Flasks, Shot Pouches, Caps Powder, Shot, Lead, &fC.,for sale. All Work done with neatness and despatch, and warranted. Terms Cash. THOMAS M. EDEN. dee 2 AT BANCROFT’S, NEW GOODS for Servant’s wear, at one fourth the original cost. leb 19 [Corrected Weekly, for the Southern Museum ] NAILS— Wrought, 19 a2O Cut,4d to 20d 5 a 54 01LS- Kperin. $1 a 1 Fall stran'«l,7s a 1 Linseed, Am. Bs a 1 Tanner’s, 50 a6O OSNABURGS— Per yard, 7 a 9 PEPPER— Black, 10 a 124 RAISINS— Malagn,box,2 a 24 Do half do 1 a 1J Do qr. do 67 a 1 RICE, lb. 4 a 44 SUGAR— Muscovado, 6 a 8 St. Croix, 8 a 10 Havana,w. >B4 a 94 Havana, b. 7 a 8 N. Orleans, 6 a 8 Loaf, 104 a 124 Lump, none. | SALT— Livcrp’l, s’k,l4 a 2 Turks Isl’d, b. $1 SEGARB— —a 3ft American, 6 a 10 ! SH UT AH sizes, sl4 a 1| SOAP— Am vollow, 5 a 6 TALLOW, 8 a 10 TEAS- Souchong,so a 75 Hyson, 75 a 1£ Gunpowder,7s a 1$ TOBACCO— Manufac’d,s a 12 Cavendish,3o asst 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 Rum, Jam. 8 a 2.J N.England,3B a 404 Whiskey, 25 a 28 Western, 31 a 33 Baltimcre,3s a 37 P Brandy,6o a 75 WINES— Madeira, $2 a 24 Tcneriffe, 14 a 2 Malaga, 6() a75 1 Champaign,d. 0a 00 I Port, 14 a 24 BACON— Hog round, 6 a 7 Hauis, lb. 7 a 8 Shoulders, 5 a 6 Sides, 6 a 7 BAGGING— Dundee, 17 alB Hemp, 17 a 18 Gunny, 21 a22 BALE ROPE,IO a 11 BREAD— Crackers, 8a 10 BUTTER— Goshen, 22 a25 Country, 10 a 15 CANDLES— Sperm,lb., 35 a 36 Tallbw, 124 al7 CHEESE- Goshcn, 9 a 10 COrFEE— Cuba, none, 8 a 9 Rio, TK a .S’ Java, 11 a 124 COTTON, lb. 5 a Os CORDAGE— Manilla, 12 als FISH— -Mackerel,No I,lla 12 No. 2. 8 a 9 No. 3, 64 a 7 Codfish, lb 6 a 8 FLOUR— Canal, bbl 7-4 a 8 Country, 111.3-4 a 3| FEATHERS,3O a35 GLASS— Window, 44 a 5-4 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 n 5 Iloop, 7 a 8 Sheet, 8 a 10 Nail Rods, 7 a 8 LARD, 6.J a 7 LEAD— Pig and bar, 6 a 7 LIME— Stone, bbl, 24 a 2| Cherokee, LUMBER,M 10 a 124 MOLASSES— N. Orleans, 35 a 40 Hav. sweet,27 n2B MACON MARKET, MARCH 10.1849. COTTON.—We have no change to notice in tho market since our lust. The difficulty at tending tlie shipment of cotton still partially af fects tlie price in favor of tlie buyer here. The j receipts continue light. We quote as extremes j to-day 5 a GJ cents—principal sales at from sij to 6 cents. | CORN—SO a55 cents per bushel,with a good ’ demand. } MEAL—SO a s£Sc. per bushel. | BEEF—4 a 5 cents per pound. EGGS—IO a 12 cents per dozen. PORK—4 a44 cents per lb. POTATOES—Sweet 30c. per bushel. Irish do sl4 a 2 do. PEAS—SO a 62c. per bushel. FOWLS-124 n 15c each. HIDES—7 a Bc. per lb. FODDER—BO a sl, per hundred pounds. TALLOW—B a 10c. per lb. —»»Q *r nimia Private Hoarding. MFrorn the first of March, a few Gen tlemen will bo aceoniniodatcd with .Boarding (without lodging,) in a respect able private Family, on very moderate terms. 'I lie location is a central and pleasant one.— For further information, inquire at tlie Oflice of Tlie Southern Museum, fob 24 13—2 t iiii: ikuiiiAkVaiy* _ Runaway from the subscriber, living •Ky 5 in Houston county, on tlie 2d instant, 11 Negro Man by the name ofJEFFERSON. -i—. He is fort)- 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 man. lie was for merly a I'atroon 011 the Ocmulgee 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, and can be addressed to the undersign ed at Busliy ville, Houston county, Gq. JACOB W. BASON. jan 20 B— ts New Book and Job Printing Office, In the Brick Building at the Corner of Cotton Avenue and First Street, Macon, Georgia. rpilE undersigned, Proprietors of TheSovTH- X mu Museum, respectfully inform the Public, that they have an extensive assortment of -Veto and beautiful PRINTING 'TYPE, and arc prepared to execute all orders in the Printing line, with neatness and despatch, and upon the most favorable terms —such as— BOOKS, CARDS, CIR CULA US, HAND- BILLS, SHOW-BILLS, BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, LABELS, &-r HARRISON & MYERS. Macon, Feb. 10, 1849. HALE ACADEMY. TIAIIE Rev. P. A. STROBEL, opened his X Academy on the 22d of January, 1849,attho corner of First and Mulberry Street, Macon, Ga. All the brandies "of a thorougli Englisii Educa tion, will he taught, together with Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Philosophy, &c Duo regard will be paid to the moral, as well ns tho mental improvement of tho l’upils. Tho rates of Tuition, will be as follows : Primary Department, per quarter.... s6 00 Third Class 8 00 Second Class 10 00 First Class 13 Oft Fire Wood 50 O’There will be no extra charges. References — Macon, S. T. Chapman, Esq., Dr. Charles Thompson, Dr. E. L. Stkohecker. Savannah, \V. II Bulloch, Lsq., Editor of tho Georgian, and J. L. Locke, Esq., Editor of tha Republican Macon, February 24, 1840. 13—5 t French Muslins. IN Store, received by the lust steamer, anew and handsome style of French Muslins; plain and colored French Calicos; plain and plaid Linen Ginghams, for sale at small profits for cash, by G. W. PRICE, march 3 14