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trnrx r*-' &•%*.*% ' v i^.» r^iifs i i -»& t* ‘H x >f~\ - iiil *#"? " - * • • V £ i,^T!K2r * —- f «u - hi 1 '*# -•■ # « VOLUME XLII. n M. OR ME & SON, ‘editors and proprietors STEPHEN F. MILLER, associate editor. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1861. NUMBER 21. the paid f -» Tj, e Recorder is published weekly, at ‘ r .j,e i?f TW4» Dollars per annum, when j ,0 ' v L /U r-lf not in advance, Two Dollars and ’? fl TV Cests—and if not within the year, Three * ,F , per annum. No subscriptions received for , " ’than mx months—to be paid always in advance, p .pittances by mail in registered letters at our risk, subscribers wishing the direction of their paper I ju' cU will notify us from what office it is to be i rans ten ed. advertisements conspicuously inserted at f 1 00 Sllll ftrc for the first insertion, and 50 eeuts per jre for each subsequent insertion. Tliose sent vjthout ;i specification of the number of insertions, *!|1 | lC published until ordered out, and charged ac- cordingly- <;i | es ,,j Land and Negroes, liy Administrators, Ex- f ‘, lt , jrs . or Guardians, are required by law to be held lirst Tuesday in the month, between the hours 0 ft-ii in tlio forenoon, aud three in the afternoon, at tin' Court house, in the county in which the proper- j, situate. Notices of these sales must he given j ti g public gazette FORTY DAY s previous to the day of sale Notices for the sale of personal property must be oivt'U at least TEN DAYS previous to the day of sale. r y.iticc to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court f Ordinary for leave to sell Laud or Negroes, tnust bf nublishcd for two months. dir vtions for Letters of Administration must be published thirty ‘lays—for Dismission from Admin* st-ation, monthly air months—for Dismission from (inardiauship, forty days. Kites for Foreclosure ot Mortgage must be pub- iMicd monthly for four months—for establishing lost natters, (or the full space of three mouths—for compel* ;titles from Executors aud Administrators, where fmiid has been given by the deceased, the full spare, of three months. ‘ Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherw ise ordered. 4 j All business in the line of Printing, will meet with prompt attention at the Recorder Office. SPECIAL NOTICE HEAD. Great. Bargains 1*1"* STOCK is now received and comprises -LLI. almost everything in my line. I would call the attention ot buyers to my stock of LACE, PR1\TS AXD 11WTLES, " liich wore bought in the Auction Room. Also my Muslins. Organdy's, Zcnobia’s. Silks and Silk Grenadines. A fe v pieces of BAREGE ANGLA left, at 121 cents per yard, worth 20 cents. Giinpun, Thread and Brussels COURT CALENDAR FOR 1861. REVISED by the southern recorder. SUPERIOR COURTS. JANUARY. JULY 2d Monday, Chatham 1st Monday, Floyd* 4tli .Monday, Richmond 4th Monday, Lumpkin" Lumpkin AUGUST. "Floyd FEBRUARY. 21 Monday, Campbell Clark 1st Monday,Clark Dawson 2d Monday, Campbell 3d Monday, Forsyth Dawson U’olk 3d Monday, Forsyth Glascock tPolk Meriweihe Glascock Walton Meriwether ttli Moudav,Baldwin Walton Jackson 4th Monday, Baldwin Monroe Jackson Paulding Momoe Taliaferro l’auldiug Walker Taliaferro Walker Thursday after,Pierce MARCH. SEPTEMBER. 1st Thursday, Pierce 1st Monday, Appling lit Monday, Appling Chattooga Chattooga Cherokee Cherokee Columbia Coweta Coweta Columbia Crawford Crawford Madison Gwinnett Marion Madison Morgan Marion 2d Monday,Butts Morgan Cass 2d Monday, Butts Coffee Cass Elbert Coffee Fayette Elbeit Greene Fayette Gwinnett Greene Pickens Pickens Washingto Washington Webster Webster 3d Monday, Cobb Thursday aft’r, Montgomery 3d Monday, Cobb Calhoun Hall Hart Heard Macon Newton Putrain Talbot Tattnall Ware Friday after.Bulloch 4th Monday, Clinch tlChaitahoochee Emati oel Lee Twiggs White Wilkes Monday af-Y „ , , ter 111, Mon-1 f^ 01 * day. ) Effingham APRIL. to A 2d Mon. Curroll 1st Monday, Dooly- Early Calhoun Hail Hart Heard Macon New ion Putnam Talbot \V are Bulloch, 4th Monday, Clinch ||Chataboochee Emanuel Lee Twiggs White Wilkes 5d Monda F ulton Gordon Tike Rabun Tavlor Warren Wilkinson , Habers!. am Hancock Harris Laurens Miller Scriven Sumter Taer Jay after. Mclutosh 3d Monday, Franklin Glynn Haralson Henry Jefferson J ones Liberty Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Monday ) Worth after, j "Bryan Itb Monday,Wayne Banks Decatur DeKalb Houston J asper Lincoln Schley Whitfield „ . Wilcox Friday after, Telfair Camden Thursday after,Irwin Monday “ Berrien Charlton , MAY. 1st Monday, Clavt >n Gilmer Randolph Upsou -“Monday, Burke Catoosa Chatham Fannin Mitchell Muscogee J d Monday, Bibb Quitman Spalding Troup Union , Baker ,1| 1 Monday, Dade Terrell , Towns EastMonday, Colquitt t J UVE. Monday, Dougherty Lowndes Milton "•Monday, Brooks {Clay ai >. Johnson « Monday, Thomas Monday, Richmond Monday af- Y the 4th > Echols M.onday ) OCTOBER. jtsl&2d Mon.Carroll list Monday Dooly Early Fulton Gilmer Gordon Taylor W arren Wilkinson Pike Wednesday alter. Rabun 2d Monday, Faiiiiiu Habersham Haucock Harris Laurens Miller So rive u Sumter 3d Monday, Franklin Gly nn Haralson Henry Jefferson J ones Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Union "Worth Thursday } Montgomery after J 4th Monday,Banks Wayne Decatur Delvalh Houston Jasper Lincoln Scli'ey Tattnall Towns Whitfield Wilcox iFriday after Telfair Camden Thursday after, Irwin Monday after Charlton NOVEMBER. 1st Monday, Berrien C lay ton Effingham Milton Randolph Upson .2d Monday,Burke Catoosa Mitchell Muscogee 3J Monday. Bibb Quitman ■> Spalding Troup Baker 4th Monday, Dade Terrell iTliursday after. McIntosh Monday after. Colquitt ! do do Liberty jMou after Liheity. Bryan i DECEMBER, itst Monday, Dougherty Lowndes 2d Monday. Btook3 "Clay Johnson j Ad Monday, Thomas -It lower figures than has ever been offered in the City. Paul. Stuffs, —- Tickings, —- Stripes. Bleached & Unbleached Homespuns. At the usual low prices My stock of BOOTS 80 SHOES I will sell at old prices. 1 he Ladies who have charge of my MILLINE RY DEPARTMENT, have received their SPRING & SUMMER STOCK, Which excels any before offered to the citizens of Baldwin and adjoining counties. Q,*" Cash buy ers will find it to their advantage to call before purchasing. W. Cx. LAN TERM AX. Milledgeville. April Hi, JfciGl lti if WRIGHT & BROWN. Opposite the Milledgeville Hotel, OFFERS FOR SALE LOW FOR CASH J2u0 Bushels of Corn. 100 do do Oats. 75 barrels of Refined Sugars. 50 bags of Java and Kio Coffee. lOD barrels of Family Flour. 30,000 lb of Bacou Sides and Shoulders. 10,00tt lb Leaf Lard. 20 hogsheads of New Crop Molasses. 100 boxes of Adamantine Candles. 100 Cases of Boots and Shoes (at Cost.) CKOCSER7 & GLASS WARE. TUBS, BUCKETS AND BROOMS. BUTTER AND CHEESE. No. 1 aud 2 Mackerel. -Pickled Shad. TOBACCO and SUGARS. White Lead and Oil—Catnphene and B Fluid. Nails, Trace Chains and Axes. LIQUORS, of all kinds, and in any quantity, with many other articles not inuumcrated. Milledgeville, March 19, I860 12 tf May hold three weeks, if necessary, at each term. f fliis change not to take effect till after the next regular term of the Court. 1 Courts in Clay county, which, uuder the ' d law, would sit between now and the times as „ j **y this act, must stand over till the times fix ed as above. Il l lie County of Chattahoochee, by act of this * enston, is to be added to, and become a part of the l^^hooehee Judicial District, after 1st Jauuary, Knb for sale at this Office. FREE FORWARDING. Private Bonded Warehouses and CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERAGE. The undersigned has, with Messrs. Brigham, Baldwin & Co., Messrs. Wilder *fc Gallie, and Messrs. Hunter &. Gamtnell, formed an Association for the purpose of entering at the Custom House and Storing in Bond, in accordance with the Reve nue Laws, any goods arriving at this port which may be intrusted to his custody. He being the managing and active partner, has bonded, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, commodious Warehouses, where ail Merchandize coming to this port can be stored, every attention paid to its preservation, and for its prompt delivery when entry has been made at the Custom House, at the lowest possible tariff charges. Merchandize destined to the interior will be en tered for payment of duties, or in bond, as may be required by the Consignees. All Goods consigned to him to be forwarded, will receive the greatest despatch at the lowest rate or charge, aud in such manner as may be directed. If the duties are to be paid in this port, funds must be provided for that purpose, but if to be forwarded in bond, the requsitc bonds will be given. Goods intrusted to care of undersigued. con signed to points in the interior, will be forwarded by Rail Roads or other conveyance, as directed free of commission. An experience of nearly twenty years in the details of Custom House business, and a thorough acquaintance with the Warehouse laws, in every detail, will enable this copartnership to give the greatest despatch, consistent with the safety of the revenue. CHAS. C. WALDEN, Office in Claghoru & Cunningham’s Buildings, Head oj Drayton Street. Savannah,March 12, lrftti II 4t ROQFlNG00FING- -ROOFING. SLATING-. W. E. ELLIOTT, PRACTICAL SLATER AND DEALER IN Best American and Welsh SLATES. PATENT COPPER LIGHTENING ROD. W E. E. has effected and procured the • sole agency for the sale and putting up of AMOS L VOX'S COPPEll LIGHTSlMi HODS in Savannah, Chatham county, and other places where he may be patronized, and will al ways be ready to execute all orders with despatch. W. E. E., having established his business of Slating in this city, with an exjierier.ee of twenty- five years in all its branches, hoj>es to merit public patronage by his work, which shall give every satis faction to his patrons. N. B.—Old Slate Roofs repaired, and stripjied off if required, and relaid—warranted tight. W. E. E., is also agent for Wood «Sr. Perot’s Iron Railing and Ornamental Iron Works. Plans aud designs of all,with prices can be seen at his office, over Morning News office, Bay street.Savannah, Ga. A specimen of our work may be seen on the De pot building in Milledgeville aud over the Maga zine East of the State House. Reference—G. W. Adams, Superintendent C. R. R. Savannah. October 30, i860 44 tf p 11 O SPEC T us - " OF THE TWEFTH VOLUME OF THE WEEKLY GEORGIA CITIZEN, COMMENCING ON THE FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, 1S61. The I2th Volume of the WEEKLY CITIZEN will be much improved in its arrangement and style, and will embrace three special Departments, not hitherto receiving much attention—viz: lstly, a Mechanical Depaktmen, devoted to the ad vancement of the interests of the Mechanic and Artificer; 2dly, a Department of Health, in which the subject of Hygiene will receive carcfn! consid eration ; and 3cfly, a Dcparfment of AGRICULTURE and Domestic Economy, wherein will be found much interesting and useful matter pertaining to the plantation and household. The usual varie ty of chaste and pleasing Miscellany will also find place n our columns, beside a summary of the latest political aud commercial intelligence and cur rent news of the day, in an attractive form. TERMS: One copy per annum in advance... Three copies to a Club. — Five—•* “ ;; Ten ...“ “ Address L. F. W- ANDREWS, Macon, Ga. March 26th, l«il. 13 tf $2 00 500 8 00 — 10 00 The Methodic Ministers. Anecdotes and incidents taken from Dr. Sprague s booh on the American Metho dist Pulpit. JOSEPH FRYE AND OBN. JACKSON. Joseph Frye was a large man, nearly six leet in height, with a strong and mus cular frame, rather round shoulders, and a little inclined to stoop. He had a finely formed face, a brilliant eye, that served to illuminate his whole expression, light com plexion, and brown hair; and his general appearance was much more than ordinary attractive. His manners, wbich were a faithful exponent of his natural disposition, were genial and amiable, and sufficiently cultivated witlial to render biiu acceptable to tbe most polished circles. His intellect was decidedly above the common order ; it had been improved, not indeed by a col legiate education, but by a diligent use of ouch opportunities as were within liis reach. 1 cannot forbear hero to relate au inci dent, illustrative of his remarkable pow er in tbis regard, of which I was myself a witness—it occurred in the Foundry Church iu Washington, while the Baltimore Con ference was in session, and during the ad ministration of General Jacksou. Joseph Frye was the preacher, and the General was one of his audience. The discourse was founded on the incident iu the evan gelical history, touching the Syropheuician woman. He threw himself into his subject —itself one of great beauty and tender ness—with such deep feeling aud mighty power, that the effect was quite irresistible. The President sat so near me that I was able to watch the movements of his great and susceptible heart, as the preacher ad vanced ; and it really seemed as it tbe old mans spirit was stirred to its lowest depths, l’he tears ran down bis face like a river; and indeed, in tbis respect, be only showed himself like almost every body around biin. When tbe service was closed, be moved up towards tbe altar with bis usual air of dignity and earnestness, and request ed an introduction to tbe preacher. Mr. Frye stepped down to receive tbe band ot the illustrious Chief Magistrate; but the General, instead of merely giving him bis hand, tli rew bis arms arouud bis neck, and in no measured terms of gratitude aud admiration, thanked him for bis excel lent discourse. The next day, an invitation came to the whole Conference to pay a visit to tbe White House, and it was gratefully accepted, and tbe General received the members iu the most respectful and cor dial manner. After passing a very pleas- ant hour with him, they were about to re tire, when be proposed that they should not separate without devotional exercises. They first sang, and then one of tbe Con ference led in prayer. The General tell upon his knees with the rest, and, tbe pray er being a somewhat lively one, he shouted out his loud and hearty Amen at the close of almost every sentence. It was a scene which none who witnessed it would be like ly ever to forget.—A. Griffith. GEORGE ROBERTS, U. D. Tite Rt. Rev. Bishop Kemp invited l)r. Roberts to walk with him to inspect a su perb Episcopal church edifice, which bad just been erected in Baltimore. After they had stood together long enough to exam ine the building, and were about to retire, Dr. Roberts, in reply to an inquiry ot tbe Bishop, remarked that, when finished, it w.ould certainly be a splendid church. Be ing told by the Bishop that it teas finish ed, and about to be consecrated. Dr. Rob erts observed that hecould suggest one im provement ; “for,” said lie, “it certainly ought to have a Sign over the door.”— “And pray,” said the Bishop, “what would you have upon the sign ?” Said the Doc tor,—“I would write over the door this sentence :—‘The poor have the Gospel preached unto them,’ but not herd”—allu ding to what lie deemed the extravagance of the building. The remark indicated what was really the case, that the modcru style of church architecture was little in accordance with the simplicity of bis tastes aud habits.—D. M. llctsc. I have repeatedly heard my father say that .the years which he spent in New England, were at once the most pleasant, and the most trying and laborious, of his entire itinerant life. During the whole of that time, he never received over forty dollars per annum, including the dividends obtained from the Conference. On one occasion, when lie arrived at the seat of the Conference, Bishop Asbury pushed his saddle-bags with his cane, and said,— “George, where are your clothes V His reply was,—“Bishop, the)’ are on my back. On receiving my appointment at your hand, Sir, 1 am not compelled to return to niy circuit for my clothes, hut am ready, at a moment’s warning, to go whithersoever you direct.” I have iu my possession the nee dle aud thread-case, which was his con stant companion. If his clothes, from any unexpected cause, needed attention, he was iu the habit of turning aside into some retired spot for the purpose of taking them otf and mending them. He once remarked to me that he learned to preach iu New England—that his congregations were al ways very largely sprinkled with those who carried their Bibles with them. If he quoted a passage in explanation or defence of any doctrine he taught, they would pub licly demand where the passage was to be found. If, perchance, he happened to quote it incorrectly, they would at once tell him there was no such passage iu the Bible. Not uufreqneutly women as well as men would rise up iu the meeting, and declare the position he was endeavoring to establish to be inconsistent with some portion of God’s word. This trait in tbe character of many of the people rendered it necessary that he should use great cau tion in making his statements, that there might be no ground fi>r calliug them in question. This also kept him always pre pared to defend himself in the most amia ble manner. Notwithstanding he was thas compelled to fight his wav at every step, the people generally gave him a respectful attention. Sometimes, when he was mak ing an appeal to parents, all the parents present would rise from their seats, and stand till he had closed. And the same was true of children, when they were spe cially addressed. These singular demon strations were an annoyance to him, but he rarely> it ever, suffered them to disturb biffequju>innty- Sometimes, however, the disposition lo annoy took on a more mischievous char acter. On one occasion, Ate bad an ap poiutment to preach iu a Court-house. AG ter the lights had been adjusted, and be fore tbe people bad begun to assemble, some one charged the candle which stood uear the Bible, with powder, applying tbe charge to that part of the candle which he supposed would be reached by tbe flame, about the time that the preacher should begiu to lose himself on his subject. But it so happeued that there was some lit tle unexpected delay in opening the ser vice. After singing the first hymn, ho knelt for prayer. Before commencing iU however the thought occurred to him that the lights were too near his face ; and, ac cordingly, taking one in each hand, lie put them at arms length from him. Whilst engaged in prayer, the flames reached the part of the caudles charged, aud they suddenly exploded, without, however, do ing him any serious injury. The issue might have been very different if they had remained in their original position.— On one occasion, aficr preaching, when he came out to mount his horse, for the pur pose of meetiug another distant appoint ment, he found that 6ome person had put pebbles between his saddle aud his horses back. Sointiuies -the harness attached to his cani igc was cut iu dif ferent places ; uot so much as to be seen readily but sufficiently to cause it to give way in a difficult portion of tbe road, which required extra exertion 011 tbe part of the horse. These offences against the propri eties of life were doubtless the result more of mischief than of malice. Happily they belong to tho history of by gone days.— G. C. M- Huberts, his Son. GEORGE PICKERING. Ilis intellectual traits were not of the highest, but of tho most useful, order.— Method was perhaps his strongest mental habit, aud it comprehended nearly every detail of his daily life. His sermons were thoroughly skeletonized. His personal habits had tho mcchauical regularity of clock-work. While laboring as an itine rant, he devoted to his family at Waltham a definite portion of his time; but even these domestic visits weie subjected to the most undeviating regularity. During fifty years of married life, he spent upon an av erage, but about one-fifth of his time at home,—au aggregate of ten years out of fifty ! The rigor of his habits may indeed have been too severe. It reminds one of the noble hut defective virtue oi the old Roman character. If busiuess cal led him to the town of his family resi dence, at other times thau those appropri ated to his domestic visits, lie returned to his post oi labor without crossing the threshold of his home. In that terrible ca lamity which spread gloom over the land, —the burning of the steamer Lexington, by night, on Loug Island Souud, ho lost a beloved daughter. The intensity of the affliction was not capable of enhancement : yet lie stood firmly on his ministerial watch tower, though with a bleeding heart, while his family, but a few miles distant, were frantic with anguish. Not till the due time did he return to them. When it arrived, he entered his home with a sor row-smitten spirit, pressed in silence the baud of his wife, and, without uttering a word, retired to an adjacent room, where he spent some hours in solitude and un utterable grief. Such a man reminds us of Brutus, and, iii the heroic times, would have been commemorated as superhuman. It was fitting that the oldest effective Methodist preacher in the world should cease to live when he ceased to work. He fell in his fortress. After a week of illness and much pastoral labor, during which he was often compelled by weakness to re pose on the roadside, he asccnde.i the pul pit on the Sabbath ; but, duri ug the sermon, he sunk down insensible, and was carried from the church to his lodgings. The next day was the regular time for his periodical visit to his family. He started, therefore, the same Sabbath afternoon, for a village, at the depot of the railroad on which he was lo pass to his home the iollowing morn ing. Though burning with fever, he insist ed on preaching that eveuitig. It was a discourse of great power.—his last procla mation of the “glorious Gospel.” Ou reaching his home, his fate was scaled. At one time, however, his syinp- tons were favorable, and his physician in formed him that the crisis of his disease was past, He called his companion to his bed-side, and ordered his clothes to be im mediately prepared, that lie might depait the next day to his charge. The ruling passiou was strong iu death. Better things were reserved for him.— His work was done, and the reward at hand. He continued to decline during several weeks, his faith meanwhile glowing strong er and his hope brighter, each day. His chamber bceame a sanctuary, where the glory of God descended ami abode. A company of his christiau friends in Boston, including all the pastors of the city, of his own denomination visited him shortly be fore his departure ; and the interview as described by one who shared iu it, was a sceue of most overwhelming tenderness aud triumph. The hero of so many- fields died, as ha had lived, victorious. His last distiuct utterance was,—“All vny affairs for time aud eternity are settled. Glory be to God.” Aud the last whisper caught by his attendants was the word “Glory.” He died on the 8th of December, 1846, aged seventy-sevuii years.—Abel Stephens. DANIEL POE. At a certain time he was attending a Camp-meetiug somewhere on his circuit, to which there came a large lubberly fel low, in the spirit of a desperado, for the avowed purpose of interrupting the exercis es. With a view of this, I10 took his posi tion, bracing himself against the tent, or rather a log cabin ; and then, with his long arm, commenced brandishing a terrific bowie-knife, which he swore should pene trate up to the hilt the body of tbe first person who should attempt to lay his hands upon him. He was utterly deaf to all rea sonings and all expostulations. Even the officers were struck with terror by his sav age demonstrations. \ e. cciviog that the attempt to arrest and confine him must be at the peril nf their lives. Daniel Poo, in the midst| of tbis excited state of things walked along with perfect calmness in front of tbe place where the wrecth was standing, and said to him,—“You have got to surrender—peaceably, if you will, —forcibly, if you must; and I will give you two minutes by the watch to decide in which way it shall be.” He held his watch in his hand until the two minutes were gone; and then the fellow, as Poe advanced toward him, made what he in tended should be a fatal thrust; bnt the hand of the minster eangbt the wrist cf the assassin, and wrenched from him his dead ly instrument, which fell instantly to the ground, while, with the other baud, he laid him prostrate, and placed both his feet upon him, and then called upon the officers to come forward and do their duty. The officers now instantly seized him, and took him into custody, while the hero of the occasion not only survived the affray, hut passed through it without receiving the semblance of an injury. He immediately commenced a prayer meeting with as much composnred as if he bad just come from bis closet.— T. A. Mor ris. Iu June, 1S44, bis wife was attacked with congestive fever, but, in a few days, she seemed convalscent, so that be thought it safe to go into tbe country about six miles to fulfill an appointment by holding a two days’ meetiug. This was on the first Saturday in JJuly. He preached at eleven o’clock in the morning with great fervor and pathos; aud, when he had clos ed bis discourse, ami given out the first two lines of a hymn, he stepped down from the stand, and, approachiug a physician who was present, said, pressing his temple with his hands,—“Doctor, I feel as if my head were burstiug.” The Doctor, per ceiving that be had a violent fever, im mediately assisted him to his carriage, and took him to his house ; and the next morning, lie seemed so much better that lie ventured to take him home. Ou Sab bath afternoon, his wife had a relapse, and his two eldest children were prostrated by tlic same disease. ’ Ou Tuesday evening, the Doctor felt constrained to tell him that liis wife was past al! hope of recov ery. They were unable to see each other, as they occupied separate chambers; but be scut an affectionate message to her, begging her to commend her soul and her children to God ; assuring her that, if his life were spared, he would do liis best for the cbildrcd, aud expressing a wish that, if be should be. taken away, his brother (Ad am) might come and take charge of them. His disease now made rapid progress, aud, on Wednesday morning, it was announced to him that his own case also was hope less. He immediately commenced giving some directions in respect to his worldly affairs; but his mind soon began to wan der, so that be was unable to proceed.— Tbe next morning, the Rev. Mr. Fowler, bis presiding elder, who had been with him before, called again to see him, and found him actually making the passage through the dark valley. He took hi in by the hand and said,—“Daniel, you are go ing!” He answered, in a whisper,—“Yes.” “Aud liow do you feel ?”—asked Mr. Fow ler. He replied “Happy, very, very hap py,” and expired. His wife, in the imme diate prospect of her departure, bad her three children brought to her, commended them to God in a few words of prayer, gave to each of them her last kiss, and re quested friends who stood around their bedside to take care of them, until their uncle should come to take them away. Though she was one of the most affection ate of mothers, she gave them up without chill of distrust; and then shouted “Glo ry till her voice sunk to a whisper; and she too was gone. They died within for ty minutes of each other, and were buried in the same coffin, immediately in the rear of the Methodist Church in San Augustine. GEORGE DOUGIIARTY. I refer to an incident that was once re lated to me by the Rev. Dr. Flinn, of Cbaileston, S. C-,—himself one of the most eloquent men in the Presbyterian Church. He stated that, iu tbe early part of liis ministry, lie was carrying forward, in a country church, a very interesting protract ed meeting. Many were inquiring what they must do to be saved. The meeting had reached a critical point. The Doctor was nearly exhausted by continuous labor, bad no one to assist him, and kuew not which way to turn. At this stage of af fairs, Dougharty was passing through that region, and, hearing that Flinn was iu need of help, made it in liis way to call upon him, aud tender him his services for a short time. His maimer seemed so courteous, aud his spirit so geutle, that Flinn could uot but be prepossessed iu his favor : but, when lie looked upon this lean and awk wardly built person, and mean apparel, and unpromising visage, he had many scruples about suffering him to preach ; especially as his people were at best a lit tie fastidious, and a weak or ill timed bar- rangue, just then, might seriously jeopard the interesting state of things iu his con gregation. But he felt that a ministerial comity demanded that he should accept the proffered aid; aud he did so; secretly however, regretting the necessity that seemed to be laid upon him. When the hour cainc, the Doctor couductcd him into the pulpit, and then took a seat in a dis tant part of the church, tearing and rather expecting that liis Methodist brother would make a grievous failure. Mr. Dougharty commenced the service reading a hymn, in a style of great impressiveness, Then followed a prayer rich in evangelical thought, and altogether pertinent to the oc ca>ion. But the sermon was yet to come ; and, notwithstanding the excellent intro ductory services, he was uot relieved alto gether from his anxiety concerning the lcsiduc; especially as the text that was announced required the skill of a master workman. The Doctor said he actually turned liis eyes downward to the floor, that he might not sec the uugaiuly form that rose up iu the pulpit before him. The preacher, however, launched forth fearless ly into liis great subject; “aud, in fifteen minutes,” said the Doctor, “ I found my self uot only straightened into au erect posture, hut absolutely encliaiued by a Oust of eloquence, a mellow blaze of rich thought, as rare as it was overwhelming, aud to this day my recollection of that dis course places George Dougharty iu the very front rauk of American preachers.— He filled my iaeal of au able minister of the New Testament.”—Rev. Dr. Pierce. WILLIAM PENN CHANDLER. All hope of fils recovery was now aban doned. His mind shared with his body, to some extent, tbe effects of his disease ; but, even when lie was confused on other subjects, lie would converse upon the great truths of the Gospel with his accustomed clearness and force. He was, however, by no means, clear in regard to the evidences of his own Christian experience ; though it was observed that, whenever a prayer was offered at his bedside, lie seemed to rise to an nnaecnstomed degree of confidence rn the promises of the Gospel. Thus he con tinued within a few days of his death, when the clouds that liad obscured his f irospect all passed away, and left him ful- y assured of his glorions acceptance. One of his friends called to see him one Sun day morning on his way to church, and the Doctor inquired of him the day of the week. On being told that it was Sunday —“ Sunday ?”—said he, “ Go then to the meeting, and tell them that I am dying, shouting the piaises of Go<l.” And then turning to his wife, he said,—“My dear Mary, open the window, and let me pro claim to the people in the streets tbe good ness of God.” nis last two days seem to have been pessed in an uninterrupted ec stacy. His physician, who was a pious man, stated that he spoke to him »>f the joys, the glories, the inhabitants, <d h aven, as if he were in the midst of t! • . Dr. Chandler told him that lie felt that ti.e con nection between bis soul and body bad al ready begun to dissolve ; that there was a freedom, a fullness, a clearness, in his mind’s operations, that lie had never be fore lormed a conception of—“ in fact,” said he, “ I know not whether I am in the body or out of it.” From this state of in tense rapture he passed into a profouud slumber, which proved tho immediate har binger of death. Nhoi t Sketches nf Early Day?. By the Author if “Lilli/,” “The Black Hand,', <5". Iu I lie Deiile. William Morgan, commonly called Bill, and his companion, Gustavos Harmer. were among the first who offered tbeir services to the, colonies, when the French and Indian war broke out. They were under the command of Washington and in the memorable defeat of Braddock. They were brave and skillful hunters sharp shooters and well versed in Indian war fare. They were stout, athletic men, and possessed extraordinary powers of eudur auce. As friends, true and tried, there could be none more firm and lasting.— Life to one was life to tbe other, and at any inomeut would one have died to save his friend. They marched in Braddock’s army, anti at the same time it was assailed they were on tho look-out and expected it. Tbe battle was a slaughter, in w hich the Brit ish troops were cut to pieces, and when a retreat took place, Washington, with liis command, protected the rear. Bill Mor gan was in the hindmost ranks, and as assaults were made by the Indians, Bill gave them several sharp shots. The army had advanced some distance, aud tbe Indians had ceased to harass it, when Bill diccovered that liis companion, Gus, was missing. He made inquiry, and was informed that Gus had been wounded. He instantly darted from the ranks, and at the top of his speed, hurried batd..— After a deligent search he found Gus, and saw that he was badly wounded, but with a little medical aid, lie could be saved. “Well, Gus.” said Bill, “there is only one way I know to save you, aud that is to get on my back, and 1 will carry you to camp.” “You can not do it—leave me to my fate. I have been crawling toward that brook, thinking if I could bath my woun ded limb in it, I might recover sufficiently to follow the army.” “l'ou could never do that—I’ll help yon to the brook,” and Bill gathered his com panion in his arms and carried him to the brook and bathed the wounded limb. Gns felt considerable better by this op eration, and after a little persuasion aud some effort, lie found himself mounted on the shoulders of Bill and bearing away in pursuit of the army at a brisk pace. Tbe only thing they feared was Indians—to fight the savages at that particular mo ment they weie not prepared. Th> v had not advanced far, when a party »• - x In dians rushed out ahead of the* : ‘tfy blocking up the passage. Gus had held on to liis gun, and ail oth er equipments. “We must fight them,” said Bill, as he dodged from one side to the other to avoid their fire, and then darting suddenly to ward them, lie drew their fire without re ceiving a wound. “Take good aim” said Bill, “and shoot from my shoulders.” and up went their guns, and at the reports, tw’o Indians fell. The Indians charged with their tomahawks, uttering the most hideous warhoops and shouting for re venge. Bill turned and fled from them, and for some distance kept beyond reach. He knew they were gaining 011 him, and stopping suddenly lie set Gus down, and charged upon the savages, with the butt of liis musket, swinging it rapidly around his head. In liis assault he knocked two down, and run a third 011c through with the bayonet. 'The two who were down imme diately recovered, and the three set upon him furiously. He kept them at bay a few minutes, and finding one of them had passed him and was rushing npon Gns, he darted after him to save his companion.— But Gns saw the (lodge, and awaited tbe assault with his bayonet. The unerring hatchet of the savage passed the musket and was buried deep in the head nf Gns. With a yel! of savage vengeance, Bill bore down upon the savage and pinioned him on his bayonet. The two remaining sava ges came on swiftly, and Bill seing that he could no longer be of any service to his friend, retreated, in order to separate the Indians, thatlie might fight them singly. As he ran he worked the bayonet loose from the musket and thrusting it into his belt, he dropped the gun. The Indians were gaining on him, though not very rapidly. He ventured to look back, and saw the largest of the two ivas iu advance of his companion, and much the fastest runner. Bill put oot more strength, and for a few hundred yards gained ou his foremost pur sue, who, in turn, seems to increase his speed. Ou they went, Bill judging the distance he was in the-rear, by tbe soitml of bis foot-fall. A tomahawk whizzed by his head carrying away the tip of bis ear. He instantly wheeled, drew tbe bayonet from liis belt, ami with maddeued fnry rushed npon ti e savage. The Indian was not to Im baffled, but darted to one side aud seized Bill with one arm around the waist, while he drove his knife into his shoulder, giving him a painful wound, but not necessarily a dangerous one. At the same inst; n Bill caught the savage around the neck with his left arm, bore him back ward and thrust the bayonet into his aide. He had scarcely droped tbe dying savage from his grasp, whe#tha remaining one came on like the wind, bnt when Bill dart ed toward him, he wheeled and beat a pre eipitate retreat. Bill followed closely iu his rear, and being the fastest runner, soon overhauled him. As lie eame up, the In dian dodged and struck with bis knife, but missed his mark, and the bayonet Bill had used so successfully, again did its work. Bill seated himself to rest, and when he thought of his friend lie wept, hut lie was terribly revenged—not one. of tlie six who made tbe attack, lived to tell it to their nation. Love for Hid Balds. A smart English writer says, in one of his magazines: “I am an admirer—I might also say, a lover—of old maids. Their very age is a recommendation in my eyes. They have ‘done’ iile, they have gathered in a full garner of experience ; without the care of babies, servants and perambulators, they have as much experience of society —often more—thau the married woman. They are still open to tender approaches —they sometimes invite them ; but they have noue of the dangers which 6urronnd youth aud beauty. No mama asks yonr intentions, or brother prepares to call you a scoundrel, no father makes inquiries as to your income, when you turn pretty com pliments to Miss Tabitha ; aud if slie can not blush, she can still simper ; and if she cannot look back love, she can give you your change in a smart repartee. It is then iu no spirit of detraction, ridcule, or raillery, that 1 approach tbis virgin sub ject, ou which no pen has hitherto ventur ed to enlarge. It is as a philosopher, moralist, au admirer, and sincere well- wisher, that,I take up the glove in favor of my pendents in thu other sex. I have al ways considered gallantry to the sex to be the especial duty of celibiate position, and while at my nieces’ my photograph hangs next to that of her maiden aunt Barbara, I cannot tbiuk it becoiniug to breathe a word against those who at fifty have rock ed no head npou their bosoms, and wlirse lips at sixty are as unsullied as the leaves of any Virginian creeper. There is one class of old maids whom 1 pity irom the bottom of my heart; those, namely, who hare grown gray as governesses. What a life to look back npou. What a dull, monotonous, hopeless existence! When young andpretty, how she loved, and cheeked her love, the dashing young broth er of her pupils; or how heartlessly she was reminded of her incapacity, or her infe riority of positiou. When older, how she wearied of the same incessant thankless oc cupation; how bitterly she envied, or strove not to euvy, those happier girls who were ‘coming out’ uuder her ehaperonage, and who would enjoy all that gayety and atten tion wbich he bad never kuowu! How she went from family to family ; now among kind and considerate folks ; now to a vul gar set, who would treat her like a servant. Oh ! how she euvied those servants who have their separate rooms and their follow ers, and could receive without shame the half-worn dresses, which she would have been glad to wear. Aud then, when old age came, aud when all hope was given up, what poor little saviugs she depends on ; what few friends she has to look to; what a miserably dull end io a miserably dull life.”—Rural Register. Worthlessness of Infidelity, Infidelity gives nothing iu return for what it takes away. What, then, is it worth ? Every thing to bo valued has a compensa ting power. Not a blade of grass that withers, or the ugliest weed that is flung away to rot and die, but reproduces some thing. Nothing in nature is barren.— Therefore everything that is, or seems op posed to nature, cannot be true ; it can on ly exist in the shape that a diseased mind imparts to one of its coinages. Infidelity is one of those coinages, a mass of base mon ey that won’t pass current with any heart that loves .truly, or any head that thinks correctly. And infidels are poor sad crea tures ; they carry about them a load of de jection and dessolation, not the less heavy that it is invisible, It is the fearful blind ness of the soul. A Discovery. One cold night in February, a traveler entered the log house of a Georgia plauter, iu an unsettled part of the State. A pine- knot wood fir» blazed on the hearth, bnt the apartment was, never-the less, ex ceedingly uncomfortublc, from the fact that all the doors and wiudows stood wide open, admitting the full current of cold air upon one sice of those within, while the other was fairly roasting. “Well stran ger,” said tbe planter, “I don’t know how it is ; I keep these great fires a going all day as yon see, but, scmeLow or other, the rooms ain’t the thing no how." “Shall I teach you bow to make them comforta ble?” asked the traveler. “Why, 1 reck on, 1 wish you would.” The stranger rose and closed the doors aud wiudows. “Well, I declare,”—after waiting several moments, and arranging his shoulders with the air of one who suddenly feels better, “well I declare that is more comfortable, any bow. I tell you what, old woman, he added, turning to liis wife, "you must re collect (hat /” How to do up Shirt Bosoms.—Take two ounces of white arabic powder, put it id a pitcher, and pour on a pint or more of boiling water, according tu the strength you desire; let it stand all night, and in the morning pour it carefully from tbe dregs into a clean bottle and cork it for use. A tablespoonful of this water, stirred into a piut of starch, will give lawns, cither white or colored, a look of newness, to which nothing else can restore them after they have been washed. He’s a fool that grumbles at every little mischance. Put the best foot forward, is an old an I good maxim. Don’t run about and fell acquaintances that you have been unfortunate; people do not like to b&re unfortunate men for acquaintances.. If there be one thing on earth which is truly admirable, it is to see God’s wisdom blessing an inferiority of natural powers where they have been honestly, truly and zealously cultivated. ~ : ^ The Northern capitalists, who have made most of their mouey cut of the South, are tbe moat ready, in the present crisis, to give their money to the enemies of the Sonth. Wc wonder why the New York Hotels, tbe Newport, Saratoga and oth er watering places, and the shops of Broadway, and Chestnut street, which bare all lived and grown rich upon the South, for the last five year*, do not club in, and send a “regiment of their own,'* to help Lincoln to "coerce” their old friends and !—Alex Gmz. Plu or “AuaaEaeMv.”—During the — itn of *he Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, Judge Shorter held the plea of “Alien Enemy” was suflinirat n sustain a motion for *»-. missal of all civil notions brought ia the names of eitiaenaof nee tearded States. In eoaaeqnonoe a great many cases brought by plaintiffs raiding ip these States, were sum manly disposed of, F *U