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THE DEAD SEA.
We extract from Lieut. Lynch’* forthcoming
Narrative of the United State* Exploring Expe
dition, the following account of the first view
which the party had of the Dead Sea.
»‘A fresh North-West wind was blowing as we
rounded the point. We endevoured to steer a
Jitlle to the West, to make a true West course
and threw the patent log overboard to measure
the distance ; hut the wind rose so rapidly that
the boats could not keep head to wind, and we
were obliged to haul the log in. Theseacontin
ued to rise with increasing wind, which gradu
ally freshened to a gale, and presented an agita
ted surface of foaming brine : the spray, evapor
ating as it fell, left incrustations of salt upon our
clothes, onr hands, and faces ; and while it con
veyed a prickly sensa.ion wherever it touched
the sk n, was, above all, exceedingly painful to
the eyes. The boats, heavily laden, struggled
sluggishly at first :but when the wind freshened
in its fierceness, from the density of the water t
it seemed as if their bows were encountering the
sledge hammers of the Titans, instead of the op
posing waves of an angry sea.
“At 3. 50; passed as piece of drift-wood and
soon after saw three swallows and a gull. At
4. 55, the wind blew so fiercely that the boats
could make no headway ; not even the Fanny
Skinner, which was nearer to the weather shore
and we drifted rapidly to leeward : threw over
some of the fresh water, to lighten rhe Fanny
Mason, which labored very much, and I began
to fear that both boats would founder.
“At 5. 40, finding that we were losing every
moment, and that, with the lapse of each succee
ding one, the danger increased,lkept away for
the northern shore, in the hope of baing yet able
to reach it; our arms, our clothes and skins coa
ted with a greasy salt ; and our eyes, lips, and
nostrils, smarting excessively. How different
was the scene before the submerging of the plain,
which was ‘even as the garden of the Lord 1”
“Attimes it seemed as if the Dread Almighty
frowned upon our efforts to navigate a sea, the
creation ol His wrath. There is a tradition a
mong the Arabs that no one can venture upon
this sea and live, lleqeatedly the fates of Cos*
ligan and Molyneaux had been cited to deter us.
The first one spent a few days, the last adout
twenty hours, and returned to the place from
whence he had embarked, without lauJirig upon
its shore*. One was found dying upon the shore ;
the other expired in November last, immediately
after liis return, of fever contracted tpon its wa
ters.
“But, although the sea had assumed a threat
ening aspect, and the fretted mountains, sharp
and incinerated, loomed terrific on either side,
and salt and ashes mingled with its sands, and
foetid sulphurous springs trickled down its ra
vines, we did not despair : awe-struck, but not
terrified ; fearing the worst, yet hoping for the
best, we preparad to spend a dreary night upon
the dreariest waste we had ever seen.
“At 5 58, the wind instantaneously abated,
and with it the sea as rapidly fell; the w ater,
from its ponderous q lality, settling as soon as
the agitating cause had ceased to act. Within
twenty minutes from the time we bore away
from a sea which threatened to cngulpli us, we
were pulling away, at a rapid rate, over a placid
sheet of w-ater, that scarcely rippled beneath us ;
and a rain-cloud, which had edveloped the ster
ile mountains of the Arabian shore, lifted up,
and left their rugged outlines basking in the
light of the setting sun. At 6 10, a flock of gulls
i flew over, while we were passing a small island
l of mud, a pistol-shot distant from the Northern
I shore, and half a mile West of the river's mouth.
I At 6. 20 a light wind sprung up front the South-
I East, and huge clouds drifted over, their Wes-
I tern edges gorgeous with light, while the great
[ masses were dark and threatening. The sun
j went down, leaving beautiful island of rose-col-
I ored clouds over the coast of Judea ; but above
i ,lle >’ et morc sterile mountains of Aloha, all was
I gloomy and obscure.
“The .Northern shore is an extensive mud-flat
with a sand}’ plain beyond, and is the very type
of desolation ; branches and trunks of trees lay
scattered in every direction ; some charred and
blackened as by fire ; others white with an in
cri station of salt. These were collected at high
w'ater mark, designating the line which the wa
ter had reached prior to our arrival. On tint
deep sands of this shore was laid the the scene
of the combat between the knight of the leopard
and Ilderini the Saracen. The North-West
ern shore is an unmixed bed of gravel, coming
in a gradual slope from the mountain to the sea.
j ° Astern coast is a rugged lino of mountains
are of all vegetation,— a continuation of the
auran range, coming from the North, and ex
tending South beyond the scope of vision, throw
lng ou. three marked and seemingly equidistant
promontories from its South-Eastern extremity.
At G. 25, passed a gravelly point, with many
ar o ,! stones upon it. It is a peninsula connec
ted with the main by a low, narrow isthmus.
ben ithe latter is overflowed, the peninsula
must present the appearance of an island, and is
doubtless the one to which Stephens, Warburton
Dr. Wilson allude.
\V c were, for some time, apprehensive of
missing the place of rendezvous ; for tno Shetkh
° Huteim, never having been afloat before, and
|sva." b recnv “ r! ' and from his flight during the gaie^
- e wiUlered in his mind and perfectly use
in the The moon had not risen, and
l m Star “hscureed by the shadow of the
Linxict 1 miS ' "* * >U " cd a ' on g the shore in some
Ifiro . on e moment we saw the gleam ofa
I I>nt le beach,the southward ; and, firing
thorn ma le >or U Wittl 0,1 ex p rt ''fr , )n. In a
■he oars * lsa Ppearcd ; and, while resting on
■hem*’, " “ lt,n S fu f some signal to direct us,
■oundß of* * 0 flaßl,es aMd report* of guns and
fla s ),' < lces u pon the cliffs, followed by
Jp'hich wen re P or,s rar back upon the shore
■tensions of ' Passctl Divided between appre-
f tra >’->g e mfor" a r“T kUpon ° Ur fr ‘ ond8 ’ and 8
110I 10 'and. and ves ’ WB were uncertain where
fcosed i n w ' ter J n * however, to ascertain, we
»>each soun v 110 S,lore ’ and pulled along the
I ‘‘A liiil | d,ng 38 We Proceeded.
1.. hn before is p ,»
■'ends who i J ’ we came up with our
| tai "of tflestri^ a ad e and Sto l , P ,id at A 'n el Feshka, foun
£ho "ts and signal, we had heard had
been from the scouts and caravan, which had
been separated from each other, making mutal
signs of recognition ; they had likewise respon
ded to ours, which, coming from two points some
distance apart, for a time disconcerted us. It
was a wild scene upon an unknown and desolate
coast ; the mysterious sea, the shadowy moun
tains, the human voices among the cliffs, the vi*
vid flashes and loud reports reverberating along
the shore.
“Unable to land near the fountain, we were
compelled to haul the boats up on the beach,
about a mile below ; and, placing some Arabs to
guard them, took the men to the camp, pitched
in a canebrake, beside a brackish spring, wherei
from necessity, we made a frugal supper, and
then, wet and weary, threw ourselves upon a
bed of dust, beside a fee ti and marsh:—the dark,
fretted mountains behind,—the sea, like a huge
cauldron, befure us,—its surface shrouded in a
lead-colored mist.”
O’ The election which was held in this Di
vision on Tuesday last, for Major General, rice
Maj. Gen. Daniel, resulted in the election of
Major James W. Armstrong, by the following
vote :
Armstrong. Mays.
Bibb, 285 maj.
Upson, 18 maj.
Pike, 92 «
Houston, 81 “
Monroe, 41 “
Dooly, 20 “
519
From Crawford, no returns received up to the
time of going to press, but we understand that it
gave a small majority for Armstrong.
Heavy Rains.— The Cassville Standard of
the 24th inst., says: “For the past week we
have been visited with heavy washing rains, and
in some portions of the county, the crops are
greatly injured, On the Etowah River and
Pettit’s creek the rains have done the most dam
age. We learn that slews from fifty to one bun
dred feet, have passed through plantations lit
erally destroying everything before them. It
seems that our farmers no sooner become recon
ciled to one calamity before another, as direful,
presents itself. If we are visited with many
more frosts, and washing rains, the people of
Cherokee will have to look to other sections for
their supplies another year. We hope, howev.
er, this may be the last, but “the Lord's will be
done,” the people profiting by the seemingly
strangv decree.
“The severity of the rains is more fully exem
plified from the fact that some hundred and fifty
yards of the State Road was washed up about six
miles below this, where the embankment was
about six feet high. The cars were stopped for
two days cnly. They are now making regular
trips.”
From Santa Fe. —News from Santa Fe to the
Ist inst. has been received at St. Louis,. A dan
gerous combination lias been formed against the
whites by the Apachee and Eutaw Indians, and
some murders had been committed. Two of
the party that went out with Col. Fremont, Bill
Williams and Ned Kearns, were killed by the
Eutaws in March last, while on an expedition in
search of the philosophica instruments and other
property lostby Col. Fremont during his unfor
tunate journey. Mr. Auhery and three others
are reported to have been killed hy Indians near
El Passo. Two persons were also killed lately
near Taos. Some American robbers have been
making depredations upon settlers and travellers
in the neighborhood of El Passo and Santa Fe.
Eleven of them were recently taken to Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe Republican complains bitterly
of the neg’ect of Congress to provide properly
for the government of New Mexico.
The weather was very cold at Santa Fe in the
latter part of April, but the country was general
ly healthy.
There were many persons working at the Col
orado gold mines, which are said to be very rich
[O’Cardinal Mezzofanti, the celebrated lin
guist, died at Rome on the 10th in t. He was
born at Bolonna on the 19th of September, 1774,
and was consequently in the 75th year of his age.
He was nominated Cardinal-Priest in 1838, and
held the office of Prefect of the Congregation of
the Books of the Oriental Church. Mezzofanti
was a native of Bologna, and was educated at
the University there. About the ;ime when
Lord Byron made his acquaintance, he could
fluently converse in every European idiom
Since then lie became master of all the oriental
forms of speech, and there was scarcely a spoken
jargon from the Aimmelaya Mountains to the
Andes, ofw hich Mezzofanti had not made the
comparative anatomy. Personally he was most
affable, and generally beloved in Rome.
Exportation of Domestics.— The Charles'
ton Courier of the 24th inst. says : “The new
Graniteville Manufacturing Company, shipped
on board the barque Carolina—which vessel
sailed from this port on Tuesday last for New
Vork —one hundred and seventy-six packages of
shirtings and sheetings, made at their Factory.
We are pleased to see a portion of our staple
sent abroad in a manufactured state, instead of
the raw material being shipped, as formerly, to
the North, to be returned to us in cloth, with
all the expenses of’freight, commissions, insur
ance, drayage, and many other charges that ac
cumulate, as all who have the handling of it in
such case must of course have their compensation
for doing the business.
“A few years more, and the enterprizc of the
South will develope her ability to manufacture
and supply others, instead of depending on them
for supplies. Men of capital—and there is no
actual want of it among our citizens—will soon
find manufacturing to be a profitable investment,
the raw material being at their very doors, and
interest will induce them to engage in the bust*
ness.”
Sir John Franklin —Commander Wilkes,
oftho late United Stales Exploring Expedition,
writes to the National Intelligencer, that there
is a reasonable hope for the succor of this emi
nent English navigator
[ruß THE SOTTHERN MUSEUM.]
RELIGIOUS MEDITATIONS—SO. 11.
RELIGION THE ONLY SOL’RCE OF HAPPINESS.
I have, from the preceding reflections, ar
rived at the conclusion that my Soul is of suffi
cient value to claim my attention above every
thing—that to satisfy its cravings should be my
one purpose—and that the demand made by my
immortal Spirit is nothing more than a state of
easiness, a position where it may rest contented
in this world, and be looking forward with as
surance to the world to come. I believe that
my Soul is a portion of the invisible God—and,
therefore, having been disconnected from the
fountain-head for a season, it will be restless
and impatient, and consequently unhappy, un
less it is in possession of a communicating source
with the great Spring of Life.
In natural things, I have the most copious il
lustrations of this principle. If two persons, in
clined toward each other by friendship or rela
tionship, whose hearts beat in unison, whose
minds are continually exercised to advance the
other’s welfare, if they—having once been asso
ciated together—be separated, although the pe»
riod of their partial estrangement may be but
short, there is an irresistible longing for re
union, and both are comparatively miserable,
until they are again united. Thus, my Soul,
having once enjoyed the communion and fellow
ship of Jehovah—antecedent to the period of
my own individuality—must feel a longing de
sire for re-union, and so much the more when
the fact is un 'erstood, that the primary steps of
its reconciliation must be taken while yet lin
gering in this probationary vale of tears.
Having settled the facts that I have a Soul—
that that Soul cannot be composed oflike mate
rial with flesh and blood, but that it must be aft
untangible, yet real substance—that it cannot
be derived from human or purely natural agen
cies, but that it must originate from God, and if
so, it must be a portion of His Spirit—that the
depravity of the human heart prevents the in
tercourse between the creature and Creator,
which is so essential to the well-being of the
first—that a re-union with the Original is posi
tively necessary for the peace and happiness of
my Spiritual nature—it now remains alono to as
certain the means which are in my power, or
may be given to me, to effect this connection.
My Soul is a stagnant pool of water ; the latent
elements of good have been covered over by the
sediments of sin ; the face of the once limpid
water, is now overspread by the dark murky
scum of corruption ; the pool has become the
resort of loatlrsomc insects : I know that there is
a running stream near by, whose crystal waves
ean purge the corrupted pool. The difficulty is
in procuring a channel for the pure billows to
irrigate the infested waters.
But what can effect this great end ? What
means must I use to reconcile rnyself to God, to
be accepted of Him, and to become happy?
Is there peace and contentment in wealth ?
I look out upon the world, and see the rich, the
tnonied man. He has struggled from youth to
gather up the glittering gold, and the ringing
silver ; every avenue of profit has he gleaned, ev
ery possible scheme has he devised for the accu.
mutation of treasure. Poring over bis ledger
in midnight hours, and unceasing industry have
filled his coffers with diamonds, and rubies, and
gold, and silver, and his house abounds with
the good things of life. There they all are ; but
his Soul is not contented, and he cries, more i
more! He can build larger houses; he can
make his coffers more ample ; he can swell the
dimensions of his store-houses; he can make
room for more treasure : he has not halfenough.
And thus, as his possessions increase, his de
sires increase : a few feet of earth crown his ac
quisitions, and he goes to render an account of
his stewardship.
Can worldly fame or honor appease the long
ings of the Soul ? I see a man nerved by the
fretting, agitating spirit of ambition. He pians
a monument of eternal duration for his name—
He is never idle ; constantly watching for a fa
vorable wind to blow him out upon the tide of
popular favor. Here, by exerting an extraordi
nary property of mind, he may gain half a dozen
friends, who will look upon him as being a very
talented man—there, by some apparently be
nevolent action, be may gain the personal re
gard of a few more, and lie shakes hands w ith
some party organisation, and w|ien the election
day comes, they rally to his assistance, and he
is made a Congressman. But what does it pro
fit him ? He may have the title of Honorable,
and yet be an open cheat; his name may dance
upon the sparkling lips of the convivialist; he
may be cheered by the boisterous shouts of the
fickle-minded, wavering, vascillating rabble : but
when be comes to walk through the dark valley
of Death, they will forsake him, and he too, must
account fur his unprofitable, vain glorious life.
I will discarded these, and turn to the Bible
that Book which claims to have been penned
under the direct inspiration of God himself. In
it I find an accurate and the only reasonable ac.
count of the creation of the world, h informs
me that man was placed in the way of a tempta
tion, to which he yielded, and brought upon
himselt and his posterity the curse of sin and
death. But above all, it tells me that Divinity,
in the shape of **a man of sorrows and acquaint
ed withgrief, gave Himself as an expiatory sac
rifice upon the altar of offended Justice—and
whosoever will may come to Christ and have ev
erlasting life. Here is wisdom, here is happi
ness—comfort and consolation in the life that
now is, and hope for that which is to come.—
Religion presents to my mind an embodiment of
riches and nobility winch the chimeras of the
worldling's pursuit cannot rival. Do I desire
to he rich? Religion assures me that all things
are mine, present and future. Though I may
not be enabled to count down my thousands—
even though I do not know to-day from whence
my subsistence for to-morrow shall come, yeti
know that “the earth, and the fullness thereof
is the Lord’s,” and if I put my trust in him, all
“shall work together for good.” Do I desire ho
nor ? “Behold! what manner of love is this •
that we should be called the sons of God !”—ls
this notenough ? Yes, Religion is wealth, honor
and happiness, and I will sell all—my interest in
the breaking banks and withering estates of time
—and buy this pearl of great price. ZAO
[communicated.]
MANUFACTURING IN MACON.
Mr. Editor. —As I have heard several ver*
sionsputupon the late Ordinance passed by the
Oily Council, you will confer a favor on many
by inserting the Ordinance entire as it was pass
ed at the last meeting ofCouncil —together with
the report of the Committee, made at a previous
meeting, as it contains suggestions which are
well deserving of the serious consideration of
our citizens. Ifcapitalists will invest their funds
in Manufacturing in Macon, they will secure
the profitable use of their money, and at the same
time promote the growth and prosperity of our
city. If not, they will certainly see her decline
augment in a fearful ratio for the future, much
to the regret of
A FRIEND TO MACCN.
The Committee to whom was referred an Or
dinance for the encouragement of Manufactures
and the Mechanic Arts in the City of Macon,
report :
1. That the Ordinance proposes to exempt
from taxation for and during the term of ten
years all capital invested in lots, buildings,
stock manufactured, and machinery immediate
ly employed in the manufacture of the articles I
specified, viz . Cotton, Wool, Paper, Leather
and Flour.
2. Your Committee are of opinion that, ss a
general rule, Taxes ought to be imposed impar
tially so as to bear as equally as possible on all
classes of citizens and every species of property;
and that this rule ought to be departed from on
ly under considerations of high public utilitv,
effecting the general good and permanent wel
fare of the community.
3. The proposed exemption from taxation o f
capital invested in ceitain classes of Manufac
tures and Mechanic Arts, cannot be regarded as
partial legislation, because its effects will be to
lenefit all classes of citizens—those who are not
exempt quite as niueh as those who are—the real
estate holder, the Merchant and Meehanic more
even than the Manufacturer and the capitalist.
It is plain that unless something is done to
change the existing tendency of things, Macon
must, at an early day receive a severe cheek to
her prosperity ; and her real estate must suffer
a serious depreciation in value. Rival towns
and rival interests are springing up on every
hand, and the receiving and forwarding of Cot
ton and other agricultural products have in a
measure cejsed to bring permanent prosperity to
the place, or support to more than a select few
of our people. Our customers are leaving us for
other markets and we must adapt ourselves to
our new circumstances, or make up our minds
to allow Macon to dwindle down to the dimen
sions of a second rate country village. Our re
sources, the advantages of our position, our pride
and our interests should all forbid such n policy.
Our only hope then is in a change of pursuits.
We must become manufacturers and sustain our
own mechanic interests. There is no reason
why this should not be done. On the contrary
every permanent interest demands it.
Your Committee believe that the passage of the
proposed Ordinance would have a most salutary
influence in bringing about this desired state.of
affairs.
1. It would not only retain within the City
limits the capital which is already here, and
which we arc in danger of losing, but it would
attract large sums from the country for investment
at this point. There are parties now known to
he waiting with the means in band, ready to in
vest them, the moment they get the assurance
that they will be freed from the burthens of taxa
tion.
2. As only the capital immediately employed
in Manufacturing, &c., is to he freed from taxa
tion the income from the houses and lots owned
hy the parties and occupied by their operatives
would materially tend to swell the present means
of the Treasury. A company, say with SIOO,-
000 capital, would employ directly and indirect
ly from from 200 to 300 persons who would re
quire for their accommodation some 35 or 40
houses. It would be useless to go into a ealeu*
lation to prove that the City Treasury would
gain more in this way than it would lose by the
proposed exemption.
3 The immediate effect of the establishment
of Manufactures, which would necessarily follow
the proposed exemption from taxation, would be
to increase the demand for houses and conse
quently to enhance the value of real estate. It
would also, enable Council to disnose of a huge
proportion of the public domain in such a way
as to replenish the Treasury, and greatly to di
minish if not entirely extinguish the City debt.
4. The establishment of a general system of
Manufactures in Macon would give constant and
profitable employment to our Mechanics of eve
ry class, and would give to that portion of our
people that position to which they arc so emi
nentlv entitled by their industry and enterprise.
The Manufactories would also employ hundreds
of youths who are now growing up in idleness
and vice, would give them the means of an hon
est livelihood and ultimately enable them to be
come profitable customers to our merchants.
From these and many other considerations,
your Committee have arrived at the conclusion
that the Ordinance in question, ought to receive
the sanction of this body, and tlieiefore recorn
mend its passage.
AN ORDINANCE To encourage the busines"
or Manufacturing and the Mechanic Arts in
the City of Macon.
Whereas, it is, the obvious policy of the City
Authorities, to foster and encourage Manufactur
ing and the Mechanic Arts; —and whereas, it
usually requires some years to enable persons
embarking in such branches of business, to get
under way after commencing operations.
See 1 Therefore, Be it Ordained by the May
or and City Council, of the City of Macon, That
the Lots, and Buildings hereafter erected there
on, and the Slock in Trade, hereafter used or
employed immediately in and about the business
of Manufacturing,by any Individual or Companv,
of Cotton, Wool, Paper. Leather and Flour,
within the Corporate limits ofthe City of Macon,
shall be exempt from taxation, for and during
the term of Ten Years, from the passage ofthis
Ordinance.—Provided, That nothing herein
contained, shall exempt from Taxation, any
Goods, Wares or Merchandize, which may be
kept for barter, or sale, by any Person or Com
pany as above, excepting only Fabrics and Arti
cles of their own manufacture.
See. 2. And be it further ordained, That noth
ing shall be considered Stock in Trade, as the
words are used in the first Section of this Ordi
nance, but the Capital Stock, or money used by
any Individual or Company immediately in the
the business of Manufacturing, and the necessa
ry machinery, and fabrics manufactured.
Sec. 3. And be it further ordained, That no
Tannery, or other branch of manufacturing, cal
culated to prove a Nuisance, or interfere with
the Health, or comfort of tho Citizens, shall be
established within the business District of the
City, or in any place by which the neighbours
will be annoyed, or their health and comfort in
terfered with.
The Ordinance was Read first time, May 11,
1849, and laid over until the next regular meet
ing, on the IBth inst. when it was amended as
above and then passed unanimously.
Destructive Fire. —A fire occurred in St.
Louis on the 16th inst. which destroyed about
three hundred buildings, comprising the mo*t
valuable business part of the city. There were
twenty steamboats, together with their cargoe*
worth in the aggregate, about $600,000, in the
ruin*. Four printing offices, aud five banking
houses, besides other valuable improvements
j were destroyed—and horrible to relate several
jives were lost. The loss of property is estima
ed at about $5,000,000 ! only a small portion of
which was insured.
A fire also broke outat Milwaukie on the 18th
inst. which destroyed about $69,000 worth of
property.
P S.—A telegraphic despatch to the Charles
ton Mercury, dated New York, May 22, CP. M.
says “We have further details ofthe destructive
fire at St. Louis. The number of buildings de
ssroyed was four hundred and eighteen, and the
loss is estimated at six millions of dollars.
“The Insurance offices in Wall-street Ios e
about $ 100,000 ; it is estimated that the Insu
ance offices of Boston will lose not less than
that amount.
“There was a lire yesterday in Cincinnati, in
which ten houses were destroyed. The Cholera
still prevails there, twelve new eases having
been reported, and seven deaths.”
Inundation.— The water had overflowed the
Second, Fourth and Seventh W’ards or the Se
cond Municipality, and the Second Ward of the
First Municipality of New Orleans on the 18tb
inst., to the depth of several feet. All efforts
to stop the crevasse up to that time had proved
unsuccessful, and the loss of property in the city
must be considerable, whilst the crops on the
plantations on the river which have been over
flowed will be destroyed.
P S.—A letter from the superintendent of the
work to the Mayor of New Orleans, dated on
the 19th inst. says “We have now but about 30
feet of the main crevasse to stop, or, to say, of
the deep water, and by ibis evening the greater
part of this will also be finished—the balance of
the work is all shallow water, which we think
can be stopped in two or three days.”
The Cholera. —This disease at the last ac
counts was spreading in several towns along the
Mississippi river. Mr. James Miller, in the up
per part of Louisiana, lost thirty-nine out of forty
negroes, in two or three days.
The disease has again appeared in New York
six deaths occured on the 19th, and three new
cases were reported on the 20th.
Hurricane.— The Dalton Eagle ofthe 23d
inst , says that vicinity was visited by a tre
mendous rain and violent hailstorm on Tues
day of last week.
Steamboam Sunk —The Steamer Empire, of
Troy, N. Y., was run into by a schooner, op
posite Newburgh, and went down. From 30 to
40 persons are supposed to have been lost 18
dead bodies were found up to the latest accounts.
Notice.
PERSONS wishing to subscribe for Stock in
the Macon Manufacturing Company , are
notified that Books of Subscription are opened at
the Office of N. C. M UNROE, at the Mechanics’
Bank. N. C. MONROE, 1 O
J J. GRESHAM, §
TIIADDEUSG. HOLT, l 3
WM. B JOHNSTON, I 5
JAMES DEAN, j “
Macon, May 19, 1849. 2f> *
Newark Cider.
BBLS. Newark Refined Cider, just re
ceived and fur sale by
Gi.O. T. ROGERS,
may 12 Cherry Street.
Georgia and New Orleans Syrup.
sis BBLS. of very superior quality, for
N. *9 Ra ie |,y GEO. T. ROGERS,
may 12 24
Congress Water.
BY the Box or at Retail. Just received di
rect from the Springs and for sale by
may 12 GEO T. ROGERS.
Loudon Porter.
IN Quart and Pint Bottles, just received
and for sale by GEO. T. ROGERS,
may 12 24
Smoked Herring.
l) tS. BOXES, a very choice article, just re
ceived and for sale by
may 12 GEO. T. ROGERS.
Cuba molasses.
HMDS, of the best quality and in fine
order, just received and for sale low by
may 12 GEO. T. ROGERS. '
Flour, meal, Corn,
BACON Hams, Sides and Shoulders; Lard;
Irish and Sweet Potatoes—in store and for
sale by J. S. RICH ARDSON,
Cotton Avenue,
march 24 17
City Tax Notice.
THE following is an extract from the Tax
Ordinance, passed on the 27th ultimo :
“ Be it further Ordained , That the Treasurer
give notice in the gazettes of the City, that the
Books for receiving Tax Returns are now open,
and the same will he closed on the 1 fStll day
of JUNK, Next — and no extension of time
given All defaulters thereafter will be double
Taxed.”
Office at the City Hail—open from 9 to half
past 1 Si o'clock, every day, (Sundays excepted,)
where Returns must be made.
A. R. FREEMAN, Treasurer,
may 5 23—6 t
Notice.
THE Two Lots recently surveyed on the Hill
in front of Major N. Beal’s, containing a
bout One Acre each, will be sold at Public Sale
on Saturday the 2d day of June next.
Terms —One-third cash ; one-third Ist of Jan
uary, 1850; one-third Ist of October, 1850.
AR. FREEMAN,C. C.
may 5 23
Notice.
| iESOLVED, That from and after this
JLl> date, no person or persons shall be al
lowed to leave in any Street or Alley in the City,
any Trash or Filth of any kind ; except on
Wednesday and Thurday of each week.”
A. R. FREEMAN, C. C.
may 5 23—4 t
Spring Prints. Just Received,
IJER Steamer Cherokee, a handsome assort
. ment of SPRING PRINTS, ofthe
latest style and fashions. G W PRICE
feb 24 13--3m*
[Corrected Weekly, for the Southern Xu tew ]
NAILS—
Wrought, 19 a SO
Cut,4d to 20d 5 a 54
OILS—
Sperm. $1 a 1
Fallstran'd,7s a 1
Linser l,Am t 5 a 1
Tanner’s, 50 a 60
OSNABURGS—
Per yard, 7 • 9
PEPPER—
Black, 10 • 121
RAISINS—
Malaga,box, 2 a 21
Do half do I a 11
Do qr. do 67 a 1
RICE, lb. 4 a 41
SUGAR—
Muscovado,6 a 8
St. Croix, 8 a 10
Havana,w. Si a 61
Havana,b. 7 a b
N. Orleans,6 a 8
Loaf, 101 a 121
Lump, none.
SALT—
Liverp'l,*’k,l'l a 2
Turks Isl'd, b. $1
SEGARS—
Spanish,M.2o a 30
American, 5 a 10
SHOT—
All sizes, sll a IS
SOAP—
Am vellow,s a 6
TALLOW, 8 a 10
TEAS—
Souchong,fo a 75
Hygon, 75 a IS
Gunpowder, 7s a lj
TOBACCO—
Manufac’d,s a 12
Cavendish,3o a 50
TWINE, 20 a 25
.Seine, 18 a 20
SPIRITS—
Brandy, C. $3 a 4
D' mes.do. G 2 a 75
Gin, Hol’d 11a 2
Do. Am. 40 a 50
Rum, Jam. 9 a 2.J
N.England,3B a 401
Whiskey, 25 a 28
Western, 31 a 33
Balt inure,3s a 37
P. Brandy,6o a 75
WINES—
Madeira, $2 a 24
Tcneriffs, 1$ a 2
Malaga, 60 a75
Champaign,d.Oa 00
Port, 11 a 21
BACON—
Hog round, 6 a 7
Hams, lb. 7 a 8
Shoulders, 5 a 6
Sides, 6a 7
BAGGING—
Dundee, 17 alB
Hemp, 17 a 18
Gunny, 21 a22
BALE ROPE,IO all
BREAD—
Crackers, 8a 10
BUTTER—
Goshen, 22 a25
Countrv, 10 als
CANDLfcS—
Sperm,lb., 35 a 36
Tallow, 12J al7
CHEESE-
Gosben, 9 a 10
COFFEE—
Cuba,none, 8 a 9
Rio, 71 a 81
Java, II a 121
COTTON, lb. 5} a 6J
CORDAGE—
Manilla, 12 als
FISH—
Mackerel,No 1,1 la 12
No. 2. 8 a 9
No. 3, 61 a 7
Codfish, lb 6 a 8
FLOUR—
Canal, bbl 71 a 8
Country, 1b.31 a 3]
FEATHERS,3O a35
GLASS—
Window, 41 asl
GRAIN—
Corn, bush. 35 a 40
Wheat, none,
Oats, 30 a 35
Peas, 50 a 75
GUNPOWDER
Keg, 6 a 7
IRON—
Swedes,cast 41 a 5
English, bar 4 a 41
American, 41a 5
Hoop, 7 a 8
Sheet, 8 a 10
Nail Rods, 7 a 8
LARD. 61 a 7
LEAD—
Pig and bar, 6 a 7
LIME—
Stone, bbl, 21 a 2}
Cherokee, 11 a 11
LUMBER,M 10 a 12A
MOLASSES—
N. Orleans, 35 a 40
Hav. sweet,27 a2B
MACON MARKET, MAY 26, 1849.
COTTON.—We have no change to notice in
our market during the past week. There has
been very little offered during the week, and sale*
were at full prices. We quote 5J a6} cents.
CORN—7S a BOcents per bushel,w ith a good
demand.
MEAL—BO a 90c. per bushel.
BEEF—4 a 5 cents per pound.
EGGS—I 2a 15 cents per dozen.
PEAS—SO a 62c. per bushel.
HIDES—7 a Bc. per lb.
FODDER—BO n sl, per hundred pounds.
TALLOW—B a 10c. per lb.
To the Ladies.
Tr>~, The undersigned respectfully informs the
juS* Ladies of Macon, that she is prepared to
alter, clean and bleach Leghorn and Straw
Bonnets, in the neatest style and upon favorable
terms.
Also, Gentlemen’s Leghorn and Panama Hats
bleached in the best manner.
C A. HARRISON,
Corner of Walnut and Fifth Streets.
april2B 22
Stop the Kiinnwny.
Ranawsy from the subscriber, living
tfy* in Houston county, on the 2d instant, a
Negro Man by the name ofJEFFERSON.
-VTV. 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 man. He was for
merly a Patroon on the Ormulgee 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, arid ean be addressed to the undersign
ed at Busbyville, Houston county, Ga.
JACOB W. BASON.
jan 20 B—ts
mayor’s Office,
Macon, ( Ga. ) April 24,1849.
THE Citizens of Macon are hereby notified
that Drs J M. & H K. GREEN, have been
appointed VACCINE AGENTS for this city.
Persons wishing to he Vaccinated will be attend
ed to by calling at their oflice, nearly opposite
the Methodist Church.
npril 28 G. M. LOGAN, Mayor.
Who don’t like good Biscuit I
m/JR. PAYNE, Druggist, is now prepared to
furnish his friends and customers with an
article of Biscuit Powders neatly put up in box
es, at a reasonable price, so that all can use them
and have good Biscuit, that will digest and not
produce Dyspepsia.
april 14 20—3 m
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. His Shop fronts on Second Street
opposite the Marine &. Fire Insurance Rank
lie offers for sale a Set of Tinner's Tools.
THOMAS K. JONES,
dec 2 I—ts
Ounsmitfring.
THE Subscriber having purchased the entire
interest of Mr. E. S. ROGERS, in t’le
above business, is prepared tocarry it on, on hie
own account,at thcold Stand on Cotton Avcnne
Double and Single Barreled Guns, Biflcs
Pistols, Powder, Flasks, Shot Pouches, Caps
Powder, Shot, Lead, for sale.
All Work done with neatness and despatch
and warranted. Terms Cash.
THOMAS M. EDEN,
dec 2 1
■lnst Received.
A BEAUTIFUL style of French Prints, for
sale by G. W PRICE,
march 3 14
French muslins.
IN Store, received by the last steamer, anew
and handsome sty le of French Muslins; plain
and colored French Calicos; plain and plaid
Linen Ginghams, for sale at small profits for
cash, by G. W. PRlCF
march 3 14
Sheetings.
6 m M AND 12-4 SHEETINGS, of su
perior quality, for sals low by
march 3 G. W PltlCE.