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“Come, gather round the blazing hearth.
And with reflection temper mirth “
The good old Man. —ln the afternoon of
a beautiful summer day I walked out to en
joy the freshness of the country. I soon
lost sight of my residence, ami began to di
vert my mind with the sight of surrounding
objects. Already the sheep were entering
their folds, and the cattle, with slow and
thoughtful steps, were returning to their
sheds, when, in an absent frame of mind,
I found myself upon the borders ol a lake,
and the night closing around. I was con
templating the stillness ot the waters, the
imthense majesty of the heavens, and the
beautiful order and harmony of creation,
when a voice aroused me from my medita
tions. I turned my eyes, and observed
near me a venerable old man upon his
knees, praying with great fervor. I fixed
my attention, and heard him utter these
words:
“ Oh thou, whose existence and infinite
power are manifest in nature, Father of
men, from thy lofty throne, surrounded
with innumerable choirs of pure spirits,
deign to listen to a feeble mortal, and receive
his homage.
“ In the silence of the night I raise my
voice to adore thee, O eternal Intelligence,
who hast created me from nothing. The
universe, great God, is thy temple, and the
immense heavens are the vault of that mag
nificient church, whose priest is the pure
and innocent man. How can senseless
mortals be ignorant of that visible and uni
versal wisdom which governs the world ?
How in view of spheres that revolve above,
the deep seas beneath, and the ti en
sures scattered with such profusion over the
earth, can they forget their great and benev
olent Author ?
“ 1 bless thee, thou supreme God, that
thou hast cast my lot far from corrupt cities,
and hast removed from me all pride and
ambition. Thanks to thy paternal goodness,
I have enjoyed for a century the true bless
ings of life, competence and peace of mind.
Thou hast never ceased to lavish upon me
the blessing of thy love; even my last days
are marked with thy goodness; abundant
harvests fill my granaries; thou watercst
my meadows, and my trees are exempt
from the furies of the wind. To crown niy
felicity, thou hast reserved to me the partner
ofmy life, and the two children who make
the delight of our days. My God! nothing
I desire but to die before them ! The end
of my days draws nigh. Soon my ashes
will mingle with those of my fathers. When
this shall be verified, I commend to thee my
children. Have pity upon their tender
mother! Watch over these dear objects !
O my God ! abandon them never !”
Having uttered these words, his eyes
were bathed with tears, deep sighs came
from his heart, and respiration was nearly
suspended. I imagined I saw something
divine shine forth from his countenance.
He rose tranquilly and retired to his house,
where 1 heard him long after continuing
liis blessings to God.
The day began to dawn, and the little
birds, with their cheerful songs, announced
the rising sun. The laborer came forth to
bis task, and, filled with admiration of what
I had heard, I rose and returned to my
house.
Improve your Minds. —Young men, a
great deal depends upon your own exertions,
in regard to the cultivation of your minds.
If you are diiitory and idle, spend hut a
small portion of your time in study, and
seek for pleasures in frivolous amusements
of the world, you cannot expect to be dis
tinguished for mental acquirements, or make
any advancement in general knowledge.
You must study. Read hooks from which
you can gain the most information, not for
the sake of saying you have read this or that
work, but for the sole purpose of disciplin
ing your minds.
Some of you doubtless say, we have no
time to study. We work hard through the
day, aud at night we are too tired to read
or turn over our hooks. But you can find
time to study. There are stHl many hours
in the day in which you are not employed.
Some of you have at least one hour given
you for your meals. Here you can save
thirty minutes, which will make an hour
and a half you will save during the clay.—
Add to this half an hour in the morning,
and an hour at night,and you will have three
hours. Three hours a day—and we can
not believe there is an individual who can
not have as much time—three hour a day
will amount to no less than thirteen weeks
in a year. Now thirteen weeks in a year
is no small portion of time—and in this pe
riod, how much can yon study! Never say
then, you have no time to devote to the
improvement of your minds. Lose not a
moment. Perhaps some of you have been
in a goldsmith’s shop, and noticed how par
ticular he is to save all his gold and silver
things. He does l ight here. In a twelve
month these filings amount to a large sum.
In like manner you can save your fleeting
moments. Should you be more careless
and indifferent about your time, which for
value and preciousness, cannot be compared
to silver and gold ? Certainly not. Im
prove your time, we say again, and we can
not repeat it too often, improve every mo
ment of your time.— Portland Tribune.
Never Despond. —Keep up good spirits
and never despond. If it is cloudy to-day
you will see the sun to-morrow. A stout
heart amid difficulties and discouragements,
is worth a fortune. Whatever fails you, we
pray you never suffer yourselves to yield a
moment to doubt, or fear or despondency.
Remember that a slight fault detected in
time, and guarded against with the utmost
vigilance, will result to your credit and hon
or, and make the next difficulty more easy
to overcome. The young dislike very
much to have their wrong actions exposed
to view. They would rather utter a false
hood than be detected. But blessed is that
youth, whose mind has been tempered in re
ligion’s holy fount!—lie knows the value of
a friend, who can spread to the eye tile cor
ruptions of hia nature, and point him to a
sate and easy remedy.
Slanderers. —Slander is petty murder ;
and that mail who wantonly assails the good
name of his neighbor, lacks only the oppor
tunity, with this disposition, to spill his
heart’s warm blood. How revolting is it,
that a living man, soon to die, and stand be
fore Christ’s judgment seat, should, with
mock solemnity, whisper in another’s ear
tales concerning a third person, which lie
knows, or has reason lo suspect, to be false.
Wretched mortal! If Satan’s image is spe
cially to be found on earth, where should vve
find it but in such a lone ? The rattle-snake
were as trusty a bosom friend as he !
He dares not put his hand in his neigh
bor’s pocket, because the holts and bars, and
chains of a prison would reward his pre
sumption ; but he secretly sets in motion a
report, which like the rolling ball of snow,
small in its progress, until it is sufficient to
overwhelm the guiltless sufferer upon whom
it is directed.
Innocence is no protection—virtue is no
safeguard. The injured man, unconscious j
of the gathering shade which threatens to
bedim the brightness of his heart's best jew
el, meets a friend with lightsome spirit; but
ah! the wonted friendly pressure replies
not to his hearty grasp. No words are need
ed to tell him there is something wrong —the
spirit needs not audible words—she lias a
keenness of apprehension which is not al
ways depending on sound phrases : a silent
language is hers. Distressand anxiety come
upon him ; but his endeavors to discover
wherein he has offended are only so many
convincing proofs of bis guilt. “And is it
true I” one of his acquaintances inquires of
another who is equally a stranger to the truth
of the report. “ They say so,” is the reply;
and thus their belief in its verity is mutual
ly strengthened ; and they separate to scat
ter with new zeal the seeds of defamation.
Poor slandered victim! God help him i
Ruined, not by himself, blasted by a foreign
wind ; degraded, not by his own vices ; his
name cast out as ari evil, undeservedly, is
he not to he pitied? Can the slanuerer find
a balm of healing virtue sufficient to cure
and mood the heart be lias rent and wound
ed ? The heart, bound up by the Good
Physician, shall find peace and rest in a
land where no slanderer can approach to
defile it !
Can he be a child of God who delights in
whispering about the faults of his brother !
Is a sanctimonious back-biter, fit company
for saints and angels in heaven ? Could he
prosecute his employment there, Imw long
before heaven would be filled with wrang
ling ? Would any heaven be left ?
Is not the propagator equally guilty with
the originator of slander ? Is it said, that
he does not know it to he true. And where
is the necessity for circulating a double as
persion ? Does he wish to degrade a fellow
worm ?
Wherefore ! The poor brother has al
ready his share of sorrow and of sins. Why
crush him with a burden not his own ?
But suppose the charge mainly true.—
Who authorizesthe slanderer to set in judg
ment on liis fellows ? Has be not piivate
sins which he would shrink from laying bare
to the public eye? Let him look within,
his heart has a duik catalogue, hidden, in
deed, but of deep enough dye to cover him
withshame. Perhaps he has nevei felt this; he
has never learned “the plague of bis own
heart.” May God enlighten his eyes. It
may be that liis offences are tenfold greater
than those of the victim whom lie holds up
to the scorn of the world.
I, myself, know that I am an unworthy
sinner; but still I pray, the Lord defend me
from the touch of the back-biter; and the
fang of the slanderer.
Friends. —Experience has taught me
that the only friends we can call our own—
that know no change—are those over whom
the grave has closed ; the seal of death the
only seal of friendship. No wonder, then,
that we cherish the nieiuoiy of those who
loved us, and comfort ourselves with the
thought that they were unchanged to the
last. The regret vve feel at such affliction
has something in it that softens our hearts,
and renders us better. We feel more kind
ly disposed to our fellow creatures, because
we are satisfied with ourselves— first, for
being able to excite affection ; and, second
ly, for gratitude with which we repay it—
to the memory of those we lost; but the re
gret we prove at alienation or kindness of
those vve trusted and loved, is so mingled
with bitter feelings, that they sear the heart,
dry up the fountain of kindness in our breast
and disgust us with human nature, by wound
ing our self-love in its most vulnerable part
and showing that vve have failed to excite
affection where we had lavished ours. One
may learn to bear this uncomplainingly, and
with outward claim : hut the impression is
indelible, and be must be made with differ
ent materials to the generality of men, who
does not become a cynic, if be becomes
nothing worse, after suffering such a disap
pointment.—Byron.
I saw a pale mourner stand bending over
the tomb, and his tears fell fast and often.
As he raised his humid eyes to heaven, he
cried, “ My brother !—oh, my brother |”
A sage passed that way, and said,
“For whom dost thou mourn ?*’
“ One,” replied he, “ whom I did not
sufficiently Jove while living; but whose
inestimable worth 1 now feel.”
“ What vvouldst thou do, if he were re
stored to thee ?”
The mourner replied, “ that he would
never offend him by an unkind word, but
would take every occasion to sbovv liis
friendship, if he could but come hack to his
fond embrace.”
“ Then waste not thy time in useless grief,”
said the sage; “but if thou hast friends, go
and cherish the living, remembering that
they will one day, be dead, also.”
llow sweet are the affections of social
kindness! how balmy the influence of that
regard which dwells around our fireside!
Distilist and doubt darken not the bright
ness of its purity—the cravings of interest
and jealousy mar not the harmony of that
scene. Parental kindness and filial affec
tion blossom there in all the freshness of an
eternal spring. It matters not ifthe world is
cold, if we can turn to our dear circle, and
ask arid receive all that our own heart claims.
B<dumhiiibibw sa asi®ie il il
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“ Care io our coffin adds a nail no doubt,
But every grin of laughter draws one out!”
Wasps in a Ball Room. —On Tuesday
evening, the 20th ult., as two young men,
who had been taking a wasps’ nest, were
returning to Chesterfield, on approaching
the town they were attracted to a house by
the sounds of music and rejoicing. It pro
ved to be a dwelling whete festivities in
celebration of a marriage were taking place;
and, claiming some acquaintance with the
inmates, the young men joined the festive
throng. The wasps’ nest, which was folded
in a handkerchief, was placed in a corner of
the room unknown to the company, and the
dance proceeded. After a lime, the two
young men above alluded to, took their de
parture, leaving (whether intentionally or
not, does not appear,) the nest in the room.
The dance continued, when lo! one of the
females made an equivocal sort ot move
ment, arid a precipitate retreat from the
house, her husband following close at her
heels, anxious tolearn the cause of’his wife’s
extraordinary conduct. Scarcely had the
patty left the house, when a second, and a
third, and a fourth ofthe female guests, ex
hibited similar equivocal symptoms, follow
ed by suppressed shrieks and bewildered
looks. The male members of the company
looked anxiously and inquiringly at the la
dies, who in return, skipped about the room
with wonderful agility, giving sundry indi
cations that their mysterious movements
could not be satisfactorily explained. Sud
denly the ryeti became afflicted, though per
haps not exactly after the same fashion as
the ladies, and a very exciting, hut at the
same time vety comical scene ensued, to at
tempt to depict which would be a hopeless
task : it may be imagined, but certainly can
not be described. The cause of this de
rangement of the festive circle W'as, how ev
er, soon apparent. The fiddler, who was
sightless, feeling something very sharp en
tei his cheek, dropped his instrument, and
applied his hands with great force to his
face, bringing to the earth one of the mon
sters that had been a source of annoyance.
Suffice it to say, some of the wasps had es
caped from confinement, and, in revenge for
the punishment they had endured, crept up
on the dancers, and inflicted their sting. As
many as three and four wasps were found
upon some of the females.— Derbyshire
Chronicle.
Fending Umbrellas. —Hopkins once lent
Simpson, his next-door neighbor, an um
brella. You will judge of the intellect of
Hopkins, not so much from the act of lend
ing an umbrella, but from liis insane endea
vor to get it back again. It poured in tor
rents. Hopkins bad an urgent call. Hop
kins knocked at Simpson’s door. “ I want
my umbrella.” Now, Simpson also had a
call in a directly opposite way to Hopkins’;
and, with the borrowed umbrella in his hand,
was advancing to the threshold. “ I tell
you,” roared Hopkins, “ I want my um
brella.” “ Can’t have it,” said Simpson, at
the same time extending the machine dedi
cated to Jupiter plu.vius. “ Why, I want to
go to the east end—it rains in torrents —
what,” screamed Hopkins, “ what am I to
do for an umbrella ?” “Do I” answered
Simpson, darting from the door, “do as I
did ; borrow one!”
Things I like—hugely I—To1 —To see a young
lady turn round half a dozen times, when
she has passed by—merely to see if one is
disposed to notice her.
To see a poor hen-pecked husband at the
sunny side of a barn nibbling at a cracker or
an apple, because afraid his wife would see
him doing it in the house.
To hear a female voice squeak in the
meeting house, by mistake, after the voices
of the rest of the choristers have ceased.
To see an old bachelor, in company, try
ing to conceal a hole in his stocking.
To laugh when a dog gets his head in a
junk bottle, and can’t get it out again.
To see ten unmarried daughters,from six
teen to forty,sitting in the kitchen on a rainy
day, live darning up old stockings, four knit
ting new ones, and the tenth watching from
the window the motions of a dripping roos
ter under a cart.
To see a good old lady hunt all over the
house for her glasses, and finally find them
on her own nose.
To see a fat gentleman in tight clothes
laugh till his pantaloons crack.— Exchange
paper.
The following anecdote is related on pret
ty good authority. On one occasion when
Mr. Clay was candidate for a seat in Con
gress, lie was opposed by a gentleman who
had lost an arm. After the election Mr.
Clay took occasion to rally an Irishman who
was under some obligations to him, for hav
ing voted for his opponent. “Och I” said
Patrick, “I like you, Mr. Clay, just ns well
as ever, but they tell me that at Washington
the people’s money is kept in a big bag,and
that the Congressmen, as soon as they get
there, all run to the hag and get out as much
as they can ; and I thought that the man
with one hand would not get out so much
as you with two.”
Dean Swift having preached an assiz,e
sermon in Ireland, was afterwards invited
to dine with the judges; and having in his
discourse the use and abuse of the law, he
had borne a little hard upon those counsel
lors who plead causes which they knew in
their conscience to be wrong. When the
dinner was over and the glass began to go
round, a young barrister who happened to
be present, took occasion to retort upon the
Dean, and after many altercations on both
sides, the counsellor at lust asked him, “ If
the Devil were to die, whether a Parson
might not be found for money, to preach his
funeral sermon.” “ Yes, and I would glad
ly he tho man, for I would then give the
Devil liis due, as I have this day given his
children.”
A butcher’s boy, carrying his tray on his
shoulders accidently struck it against a la
dy’s head, and discomposed her wig. “The
deuce take the tray,” cried the lady in a
passion. “ Madam,” said the lad gravely,
“ the deuce cannot take the tray.”
Speaking Aside.—A diffident genius, go
ing to a clergyman to request him to pub
lish the bans of matrimony, found him at
work, mowing, alone, in the middle of a
ten-acre lot, and asked him to step aside a
moment, as he had something particular
for his private ear !
A ready Retort. —A drunken lawyer go
ing into a church, was observed by the min
ister, who addressing himself to him, said,
“ I will bear witness against that sinner at
the day of judgment.” The lawyer shak
ing his head with drunken gravity, replied
—“ I luve practiced twenty years at the
bar, and have always found that the great
est rascal is the first to turn State’s evi
dence.”
Circuit Wit. —One of the clowns at Am
phitheatre brings out the horse laughs occa
sionally. Thirteen vest-strings were broken
when the following was thrown off - :
“ We had an awful storm once when I
was out to sea on the Ohio canal—captain
told us to take in all sail.”
“ Take in all sail on a canal boat ! How
did yon do that, sir ?”
“Jumped ashore and knocked the horse
down.”— N. O. Picayune.
At an auction not long since, the auction
eer whilst expatiating on the merits of a tel
escope he was offering for sale, sagely ob
served, “ How often the widow's heait leap
ed for joy, when she beheld her husband at
a distance, brought near to her by such an
instrument as this!”
“ Tlikool marra! thkool marm Ithaac
thword !” screamed out a little lisping ur
chin in school one day to his mistress. —
“Isaac swore !” “naughty boy ! what did he
say?” “He thaid—Goothe.” “Goose!
naughty boy! Isaac don’t swear goose again.”
AWiEKTOIMEINim
Dissolution.
THE firm of Whitish &, Coper was dissolved on the
23,i instant, l>y mutual consent. C Whiting will
continue the business, at the same stand, where he will
be glad to receive the calls and orders of his old friends
and customers. CHAS. WHITING.
L. C. COFER.
January 2S. 3-.v44
New Cheap Cash Store !
THE subscribers have and are receiving a fashionable
,-tock of Dry Goods, consistin'; of
Cloths, Castmeres, Sattinets, Kentucky Jeans,
Merinos, Cassians, Muslin de Laincs, at 33cts.
Dompstics, of all kinds,
Hard-ware, Crockery-ware, and various other arti
cles t"0 numeious to mention. 92T Persons wishing to
purchase would do well to call and examine hefoie
purchasing elsewhere. Store is opposite Wingfield &
Son, Court House Square, Madison, Georgia.
s. g. & j. Harrell.
October S ts 28
Money Wanted!
A LL persons indebted to the subscriber are request
-A e d to make early payment, as I shall commence
suit against ail who do not pay before return dnvto the
next Courts in Morgan, Jasper and Newton Counties.
JOHN DURDIN.
Ebenezer, January 28 3w44
Caution.
A LL persons are hereby forwarned not to trade for
*1 two promissory notes, each for Forty-eight Dollars
and eight cents,and made payable to Berry Mills; one
di e on the twenty-filth day of December next, and the
other made payable on the twenty-fifth day of Decem
ber, 1814 —both dated on the sixteenth day of Decem
ber, 1842. I tun determined not to pay said Notes, un
less compelled by law. as the consideration lor which
they were given has failed.
JAMES LAMBYTH.
janunrv 28 3w41
Notice.
A LL persons having demands against the Estate of
A James I). Reid, deceased, are requested to present
the same in terms of the law, and those indebted to
said estate will make immediate payment.
ANN T. REID, Administrator.
jannary 21 7w43
Central Bank Money
(lENERALLY for sale, Central Bank Money and
I Drafts on Augusta, by
JOHN ROBSON &. Cos.
January 7 41
A LOT of Leftwich's Premium Virginia Tobacco, a
superior article; also. It) boxes Swanson’s hrsr, for
sole by F. C. McKINLEY & CO.
November 19 34
l jnummii sjiMimiim—w—
W suf
Storage & Commission Business,
Madison, Georgia.
THE undersigned continue their Agency at this place
-*- for the storage and sale of Produce and Merchan
dise, and will give the closest attention to all business
that mnv he confided to their care.
BCT(’ otton sent to them for sale will always be dis
posed of at the highest market trices.
WILLY & THOMASON.
N.B. We are the Agents of Messrs Clarke &. Rob
erts, Commission Merchants, Augusn, and will re
ceive and forward all Colton consigned to them- Lib
eral advances will be made, when desired, on Cotton
sent to their house. W. & T.
january 14 2m42
Cotton Storage.
WE have erected a commodious shelter, well secured,
to store such Cotton as may he delayed, or stored
from choice, in Madison. During the past winler. Cot
ton bales left in the Depot lot were very much injured
by exposure to the weather, and were torn and abused
by cattle. Persons at a distance who may send their
Colton to us can have their choice : store and sell here,
or send it forward to Augusta. We will give it such
direction as they may point out, and will sell, or aid
them in selling their Cotton in this place. Our Cotton
shed is opposite to the platlorm of the Rail Road Com
pany. No drayage will be necessary.
JOHN ROBSON & Cos.
At the Georgia Rail Road Depot.
N. B As agents of W. A. Beall & Cos., Commission
Merchants, Augusta, we shall represent their interests
here.
August 27 22
Georgia, Morgan County :
WHEREAS, Joseph P. Penick. Administrator on
the estate of Susan .1. Penick, late of said county,
deceased, applies to me ibr Letters of Dismission there
from :
These nre therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to
he and appear nt my office within the lime prescribed
by law, to show cause, it any they have, why said let
ters should not be granted.
Given under my hand, at office, in Madison.
E. L. WITTICH, Clerk C.O.
january 28 6m44
Georgia, Morgan County :
WHEREAS, Nathan Aldridge, Administrator, de
bonis non, with the will annexed, of Jesse Kirby,
Inte of said county deceased, applies to me for Letters
of Dismission from said adniinisrutinn :
These ate therefore to cite and admonish nil, and
singular the kindred nnd creditors of said deceased, to
he and appear at my office within the time prescribed
by law, to show enuse, if any they have, why said let
ters should not be granted.
Given under mv hand, at office, in Mndison.
’ JAS. C. TATE, Clerk, C. O.
Nov. 36. 6m3*
Morgan Sheriff’s Sale.
WALL be sold on the first Tuesday in March next
” before the Court House door, in the town of Mad
ison, in said County, the following property to wit:
Seven bales of ginned cotton in Willy <fc. Thompson's
ware-house —as the property of Robert A. Walton, and
pointed out by Jesse King—to satisfy a fi fa from Put
nam Superior Court, September Term, 1812, in favor
of Green Johnson, vs R A. Walton, and William
Catching*, vs. R. A Walton.
Also, three hundred acres of land, more or less, the
place whereon Edmund Wheat formerly lived, adjoin
ing the lunds of Mathew Cochran a rid others, to satisfy
a mortgage fi fa in favor of Hudson Wade vs. Edmund
Wheat, and pointed out in said mortgage fi fa.
Also, two Lots of land containing 405 acres, more or
less, adjoining lands of Lewis Graves, John Stoddard,
Noah Nelson, Ashley Nelson nnd George Smith, and
one Lot known as Martin Dupriest’s mill, and the oth
er Lot known ns Martin Dupriest’s house lot, and ly
ing on Hard Labor creek, levied on to satisfy n fi fa
from Morijnn Superior Court, September term, 1842, in
favor of Thomas Akins, E.x’r. &c. vs. Martin Dupriest
and Joseph Dupriest, and levied on as the property of
Martin Dupriest.
Also, onejt rsry Wagon, one roan marc, nine years
old, and one cow and yearling, levied on as the property
of Charles W Latinius to satisfy a fi fa from the Supe
rior Court, September tern, 1812, in favor of William
A. Swift, Executor of John D. Swift, vs. Charles YV.
Launius, and pointed out by said Lmiriius.
Also, fifty acres of land, more or less, adjoining the
lands of Mrs. Sarah Taylor and others, the place
whereon Grant Taylor now lives, levied on ns the pro
perty of John B- Shields to satisfy sundry fi las from a
Justice Court, in favor of Johnston &. Robson vs John
B. Shields, and levied by John D. Harris, Constable,
and returned to me.
Two Negroes, Henry, a hoy, about 20 years of age,
and Amanda, a girl, 15 years of age, levied on ns the
property ol John Megee to satisfy a mortgage fi fa in
favor of Janies O’Neal, vs. John Megec : property
pointed out in said mortgage
LEWIS GRAVES, Sheriff.
Also, at the same time and place,
20 barrels of co’ n mine or less, one stack fodder, one
sorrel mare, one mule, 1 yoke oxen, 2 cows and calves,
levied on to satisfy a fi fa issued from Morgan Superior
Court, in favor of Jacob Collins vs. Frances A. Cherry.
Also, 137 1-2 acresof land, more or less, lying on the
waters of Bcavcrdam creek, adjoining VVadilel Barrett
and others, to sati.-fv a fi fa issued from Morgan Su
perior Court, in favor of Madison B. Snellings, vs. Wil
liam Simms ; property pointed out bv defendant.
Two negroes, roily, 00 years old, Pleasant, 18 years
old, 2 horSes, 1 two horse wagon and harness, i side
board, 1 safe, 2 pine chests, 5 pine tables, 17 chairs, 1
walnut sugar case, 2 trunks, 12 cups and saucers, 3
pitchers, I hale, 4 dishes, 21 plates, 3 tin pans, 2 stone
pitchers-, 4jars, 2 tin lard cons, 3 tin buckets, 4 pots, 4
ovens, 1 spider, 10 glass tumblers, 1 looking glass, 1
wooden clock, 1 washstand, 4 beds, bedsteads and fur
niture, 12 knivesnnd forks, 2 pair shovel and tongq
2 pair andirons, 2 brass candle sticks, 2smoothing irons,
1 set castors, 9 head cattle, 15 lientl stock hogs, more
or less, 1 buggy nnd harness-all levied on a/ the pro
perty of Alfred W. Woodin, to satisfy a mortgage n fa,
with others, in favor of John R. Baldwin, vs. said
Woodin; property pointed out in said mortgaged fa.
JAMES O’NEAL, Deputy Sheriff
February 4, 1843
3Finimntar® s
Cheaper than Ever!
Splendid Stock cf New-York Furniture !!!
THE subscriber again annout cis to his friends, and
-*■ the public at large, that he continues to receive and
keep on sale splendid New-York furniture of almost
every description, which he offers at greatly redqjtcd
prices. Among his present stock may he found
Piano Fortes, Sofas, Sideboards, Bureaus,
Ottomans, Wardrobes, Bedsteads, •
Secietarvs, Book-cases. Parlor and other Chairs,
Centre, Pier, Card, Dining nnd Dressing Tables,
Looking-glasses, VY’ashstands, itc. &c.
He desires, also, to inform the public that, in addition
to the above, he has on hand a large stock of Cabinet
Furniture, of his own manufacture, which, for neatness
nnd good workmanship, cannot lie sutpassed by any—
nnd that he is dnily manufacturing to order, furniture
of every description—which he w ill sell on as reason
able terms as the same can be bought this side of
“ Mason and Dixon’s Line.” He has likewise on hand
a good assortment of Mahogany and other well sea
soned stuff for manufacturing purposes.
OCT” Old Furniture cleaned and repaired, at short no
tice and reasonable prices. Orders and calls nre res
pectfully solicited. ALFRED SHAW,
january 28 3m!44
Madison Saddlery!
THE subscriber would respectfully inform his friends,
A and the public generally, that having just received
at his old stand (next door to the office of the “South
ern Miscellany,”) a small but well selected stock of
Saddlery-ware. Carriage, Buggy, Wagan
and Riding Whips, Saddle Cloths, Spurs,
Curry Combs, Horse Brushes, Carriage
and Wagon Collars, Stirrup Irons, Bri
dle Bits, Ifv. §r.
He is prepared to furnish to order, at short notice, nny
article in his line —of tits own manufacture, und w Iticn
he will warrant to wear equal to the best made in this
country—such ns
Coach, Buggy, Sulkcy and Wagon Harness, with pla
ted, brass or Jappaned mountings;
Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Spanish, Columbia, Travel
ing, Fancy and Ciuiited Saddles; also, Race and
Boys’ Saddles;
Bridles, Martingales, Ilahers, Circingles nnd Girths,
Together w'ith articles of every description manufac
tured in Itis line, w hich he will sell as low as can be
afforded in this section of country.
Valtcces, Saddle Bags, Medical Bags, Carpet Bags,
nnd Trunks, made to order. Also, every description
of MtLITARY work.
REPAIRING done at short notice,
lie is grateful for past favors, and most respectfully
solicits a continuance and extension of the same.
WILLIAM M. BURNETT.
N.B. I have on hand a fine lot of Skirting and Har
ness Leather, and Hog, Sheep and Deer Skins, which
will be sold for cash only.
December 10 6m37
Carriage Repository.
THE subscriber announces to the public that he has
J- taken the old stand of Luther Roll, in Madison,
and is constantly receiving a general and well selected
assortment ol CARRIAGES from the North, of as
good workmanship, and which he w ill dispose of on as
reasonable terms, as they can he procured at any oth
erpointof this or any Southern Stale—and it this is
doubled by nny individual, lie can be convinced by
calling and looking for himself.
Any description ol Carringe or YY’aggon will be made
in a style that ennnot fail to please customers ; and
they may also depend upon having their work strong
nnd durable. The iron work will lie done by a first
rate blacksmith, who has hail several years’experience
at the North. REPAIRING done cheap, neatly and
promptly. T. GOODYEAR.
December 3. 6m36
Freight and Passage
On the Georgia Rail Road, between Madi
son and Augusta:
AN Salt, per bushel, : : : 15 cents.
“On Cotton, round bales, per 100 lbs. 40 “
“ “ square “ “ 371 “
“ Groceries and Hard-ware, “ 50 “
“ Dry Goods, ; : “ 561 “
“ Flour und Bacon, down, 25, up 50 “
“ Hat and Bonnet boxes, and Furni
ture, per cubic foot, : : 10 “
Passage—for a full passenger, and baggage, $5 25
for children, under 12 years old, : 325
for servants. : : ; : : 325
for children, under 6 years old, : 000
The Passenger train leaves daily, at 3 o'clock, p.m.
Cotton received in good order at the depot, and af
terwards torn while in the possession of tile Company,
will be mended at their expense. All other damage
done to Cotton in transitu, will be promptly settled at
the Transportation Office, Augusta.
Planters nre particularly requested to mark their Cot
ton at borne, with their own names in full, and to send
with each wagon load a written statement of the num
ber of bales and the name of their consignee at Au
ensta. GEO. H. THOMPSON, Agent.
Office Transportation, Georgia R. R.& B. Cos. I
Madison, January 21, 1813. f 43
Attention Georgia Planters!
THE nre now receiving, and will constantly keep on
” hand, a large lot of the well known and much ap
proved PARKER TURNING PLOUGHS. This ar
ticle is extensively used by the Planters of Alabama,
Mississippi and Virginia, and are considered preferable
to any other article ol the kind in the preparation of
the Southern soil. F, C. McKINLEY &. CO
November 19 34
3PiF@lf©OT@n3isiH (Dsurdbo
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS, OF fi Vk
LINES OR LESS, WILL BE INSERTED ONE
YEAR FOR FIVE DOLLARS IN ADVANCE*
LARCER ONES, PROPORTIONABLY,
ftT*The “Miscellany” has an extensive and rapidly
increasing circulation in the middle and upper sec
tions of the State.
Alfred A. Overton,
Attorney at Law,
MADISON, GEORGIA,
Office, one door north of the American Hotel
April 5 i'yi
Floyd & WKticb, ~—
Attorneys at Law,
MADISON, GEORGIA,
Stewart Floyd, )
Lucius L. Wittich. S jannary 14 jyjg
John M. Ashurst,
Attorney at Law, Eatonton, Georgia,
THILL attend regularly tile Superior Courts in ihw
V Counties of Putnam, Morgan, Jones, Jasper, Bald,
vyin and Hancock. Any business entrusted to his care
shall meet with prompt attention,
sept 10 1y24
(Ssurdlso
Crawford dt Grinby,
FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 72 Bay-street,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
jannary 21 i y43
Watch Repairing,
By Charles TVm. Richter,
Next door to Alfred Shaw's Furniture Store.
WATCHES of every description carefully adjusted
‘’ nr.d warranted. Charges made according to the
repairs, at reduced rates.
Particular attention will be paid ih adjusting Lever
and Anchor Watches.
November 12 | y 33
E. Ilarp—Tailor,
TANARUS) ESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the pub
lie generally, that he still continues to carry on the
above bustness, nt his old stand, opposite the American
Hotel. All work entrusted in his hands shnll be dore
in the meet Fashionable style, and with despatch, at
Reduced Prices.
Old Clothing repaired and renovated low lor cash.
_ j atlllar y 7 2m41
C. F. SIOFFMAIf,
(North west side Court-llouse Square, Madison, Ga)
DEALER IN
Staple Dry and Fancy Goods, Millinery Ar
ticles, Broad-cloths and Cassimeres ;
MILLINERY of the Intest style, and Straw Bonnets;
men and boys’ Caps; fine Fur, Silk and Wool
Ilats; Boots and Shoes ; Medicines; China, Crocke
ry and Glass-ware ; Perfumery, &c. &c. at wholesale
and retail.
His stock isol the best selections, and of the most
approved fashion and style. Persons wishing to pur
chase will do well to call and examine before purchas
ing elsewhere.
*** Straw Bonnets bleached and altered.
january 21 |y43
W holesale &, Retail Druggists,
Augusta, Georgia.
THE subscribers continue to keep on hand a full and
select assortment of Fresh and Genuine DRUGS
and MEDICINES; also, Paints, Oils, Glass, &c. &.c.
of the best quality. All of w hich they offer for sale on
very accommodating terms
Merchants, Planters and Physicians are respectfully
invited to call and examine ottr stock.
GARVIN & HAINES,
septlri J 4
M@t®H (Osiirdlso
American Hotel,
MADISON, GEORGIA.
THE subscriber, grateful lor the patronage he has re
-*• reived since the above establishment hns been open,
respectfully informs his friends, and the Travelling pub
lic, that he is prepared to accommodate all who may
give him a call. J. M. EVANS.
April 5, 1842. 1
Planter’s Hotel,
MADISON, GEORGIA.
MRS. LUCINDA CAMPBELL respectfully an
nounces to her friends, and the traveling public,
that she still continues the above Establishment, where
she s prepared to accommodate travelers, frnnscient
anil permanent Boarders, in a manner and at such
rates as, she confidently trusts, will give satisiacliun
to all who may favor her with their patronage
£KT Passengers are conveyed to and from the Cars
free of charge.
january 14 ts 42
HOUR months after date, application will be made to
the Honorable the Inferior Court of Morgan Coun
ty, when sitting for Ordinary purposes, for leave to sell
the Lands belonging to the estate of John Emerson, de
ceased, and so many of the Negroes as may he neces
sary to satisfy the demands against said estate.
BENJ. M. PEEPLES, Administrator.
Decemher 24 4m39
HOUR months after date, application will be made to
4- the Honorable the Inferior Court ol Morgan Coun
ty, when sitting Ibr ordinary purposes, for leave to sell
lour Negroes belonging to the minor heirs of Micojaft
Hills inn n, deceased ; also, their interest in one hundred
and ninety-nine acres of Land, lying in said County
being the dower of the widow of said Micnjah Hill*’
man, deceased. GUY SMITH, Guardian.
November 19 4nt34
HOUR months nfter date application will be made to
4- the Honorable Inferior Court of Morgan county,
when setting ns a Court of Ordinary, for leave tore*
the negroes belonging to the estate of Ormond Whatley,
jr., lete of said county, deceased, in order for a division
arming the legatees.
WILSON WHATLEY, AdmV,
_Nov, 26. 4m35
HOUR MONTHS after date, application wiO W
4- made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Mor
gan County, w hen sitting for ordinary purposes, for
leave to sell all the Land belonging to the estate of
Reuben M. Snellings, late of said county, deceased
MADISON B. SNELLINGS, Administrator.
November 5 4m32
TERMS OF THE
Southern Miscellany*
The Miscellany is published every Saturday Morn
ing, in the Town of Madison, Morgan County, Georgia,
and furnished to subscribers at the very low price ol
TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS per an
num. One Dole** and Fifty Cents for six month*.
SCrCash invariably required in advance.
Advertisements will he inserted at One Dollar pel
square of fourteen lines, the first, and Fifty cents for
each subsequent insertion. Larger ones in proportion.
No advertisement will be counted less than a square;
nnd, unless limited when handed in, they will be pub
lished until forbid, and charged accordingly. Liberal
deductions made to those who advertise by the year—
but none will be considered yearly advertisers unlert
contracts are first entered into.
%* No person is authorized to receive money on ac
count of this paper, except Postmasters, and such oth
ers as may hereafter be announced under our Editori
al head.
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AT THIS OFFVCB, AT PAIR PRICER,