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it he 'Wcchhi Cornual O DAWSON' GA., MAY -1, 1860. New Advertisements. Something new is presented to our friends in the variety store just opened by It. Godwin, Agt. For Uncy groceries, fruits, etc., send your or d*rs to Ilenry Horne, Macon, fin. Or. S. G. Roberson, Surgeon DentiHt, Cuibbcrt. New boarding house—W. E. Sessions. Citation for letters of administration. Tlte Election WrdiK'sdny. The election for Judge and Solicitor of the newly estal lialied County Court, passed off very quietly on Wednesday hist. Wiley G. Parks, Esq , was elected Judge over bid very worthy competi tor, A. J. Hal-twin, Esq , by a majority of !6ft votes. James Spence wus elected Solicitor nitli out opposition. Celebration at Weslon. \V e aro requested to state that there will he a Sabbath School and “Knights of Jor ieho’’ celebration at Weston on Saturday, the 1 Oth of May. The Sabbath Schools, of Dawson, with their Teachers nnd Sup eriotetide nts are invited to attend. To tiic I.udien. We are requested to say to the Ladies that if, in the general mixture of crockery and cutlery on Tuesday last, they got 1 old of anything for which they cnnnot.fim} an 1 owner, tc deposit said article tit our ( dice. I Persons who have lost any of their wares | can call up and get their own, providal, it is sent here. IV* learn from a correspondent of tho j Fufauln News, that we were wrong'y in- j foimedas to’the status r-f (he Eastern Bank of Alabama, as published in our last issue. j 1 That institution has no means of resuming business, present or prospective. Tim wing of this establishment still in the enjoyment (so-called) of single blessed ness, was 1 lifted” considerably yesterday morning by the receipt of the most beau tiful boquet of the season. Tin; Celebration. Tho first of May will b u long remem bered by the Sunday School children of this place, and vicinity, and the pleasantries of |he occasion will not soon be forgotten by our citizens generally. Not only did our citiz ms generally turn out, but people were gathered from alt tiro surrounding country ; so that the oldest inhabitants de clare it the largest assembly ever collected in this place for any purpose. The Schools met as previously agreed upon, at the Baptist Church, where a well nnd systematically arranged procession was formed of the children and teachers of both schools, and inarched in splendid or der to the beautif'j' grove in front of Dr Janes’, whore every arrangement had been perfected for the full enjoyment of the day. The services opened w ith tho singing of a beautiful and appropriate hymn by tbe schools, under the leadership of Mr. Mann, nnd prayer by tho Rev. Thomas T. Chris tian. Wo are confident that all will join us in awarding much praise to our friend Mann for the unm’stabable evidence of his great care in training tho children in sing, ng- The children, in this, as in every other particular, did exceedingly well.— The first hymn was followed by an address from Col. Elam, of Amcricu 3 , in his usual engaging and pleasant style, llis remarks were to the point and highly appropriate from beginning to end ; good taste was certainly displayed in the selection of the speaker. And last but not least (to the children, of course,) came the “internal improve ments.” We aro gratified to note the un bounded liberality of tho people of this section, as displayed in the great abun dance that crowded the tables, and we are forced to the conclusion that the Dawson ladies cannot be excelled in catering to the fast! of the people. (Hero wo would like to mention names, but it would require more space than we can spare to give the names of all who deserve commendation at our hands,) suffice it to say that the most fastidious could find no ground whatever lor complaint. Messrs J. B. Sharp and 11, B. McCon nell, and others deserve the thanks of all interested for tho tasty arrangement of the grounds, and their general usefulness, on tbe occasion, as do ulso Messrs. Hal Bar ham and Wesley Loy'ess, who acted us marshals of the day. lOTelhodist Gpineopat Conference, The conference has elected the tollowiDg ministers bishops iu the M. PL Church ! South : Dr. E. M. Wightman, -Greensboro,! Ala ; Ilev. E. M. Marion, of Missouri . Dr. D. L Daggett, of Richmond, Va ; Dr. II.! N. MoTyrc, of Montgomery, Ala. Itev. 11. Redford, cf Louisville, was elec- j ted Book Agent; Dr. L. O. Summers, Book Editor. The Domestic Missionary Board was loco ted at Nashville, Tennessee, and Dr. J. B. MoFerrin was elected Secretary. The following arc the editors of the dif fereot Church papers ; St. Louis Advocate, IL It. McAnnally ; Memphis Advocate ! Rev. W. C. Johnson; Arkansas Advocate, Ilev. J. Pa. Cobb ; Texas Advocate, Rev. J. G. Johnson, and tbe Southern Church Ad vocate, Dr. E 11. Myers The ordination of bishop3 will take place! on Saturday. The Conference will probably adjourn on Tuesday next. Tho name of tho church was changed from the M. E. Church, South, to the Meth odist Church. The vote stood, ayes 111, nays 20. On the 23d a resolution, introduced by Pr. Mcfyierc, was adopted by tho confer ence that lay repreß.nfcation l>c inrtcduced in to tLe annual and general Conferences. Emigration to Mexico or Brazil. Wince the Close of the war, much has been said and written on the subject of emigra tion to Mexico nnd Rrar.il. Many men, prominent leaders in tbe lato disastrous struggle for Southern independence, un willing to remain submissively in a subjugated country, or perhaps appro hensivo of the jcnaltics awaiting them in a restored Union, determined to expatriate themselves, and to seek in foreign lands what they despaired of attaining in the country of their birth. Ouo cannot holp sympathizing with those noble spirits of onr Revolution wbo, for their country’s inde pendence, cheerfully boro all the danger and hardships of the ha' tie and the eamp; and wbo, at the termination of the contest, were, more t han all others, exposed to the punishrv.ent which always waits on unsur cessfjl patriots. The fate of Washington *.ud tho other worthies of tho first Rovodu tion, would haTO been tiro same as theirs if England had succeeded in reducing tbe col onies to submission. I‘riee, Magruder, Kir-' by Smith, and others, were in Texas at the ■ closo of the war and made their way thence into Mexico; no doubt, very many other : prominent Confederates would bavo taken i the same course if they had found it. equally j practicable. One can readily conceive whaff j were the feelings of those bravo men and , i noble martyrs of the Southern eanse, when j , they fled from under the ruin of the fabric which they had helpod to raise, which they had cemented with tlieir blood, and for which they were yet willing to sacrifice their lives and property as long as such devotion 1 could have availed. How must their noble, hearts have been fillod with regret and an- j gaish when they turned their hacks at Taskt upon their homos and kindred, upon all that onco attached them to the land of their! fathers, the cherished scenes of their, child hood and maturcr years, to live as exiles in a foreign land, among a people that have no sympathy for them or the cause for which they ruined tbr.mselvcs. Much n'ay bo said in justification of the course baken by these and other less prom-i inqni actors in the late Grama, who have im- i Stated their example. It is not, however, j my purpose to ciilicr justify or consuro their’ motives ; for the steps they have taken, they are amenable t) no tribunal either North or South. Southern men will ever honor them for their devotion and suffering in a just, though unfortunate, cause, and will hand down their memory with love and reverence to their latest descendants. My purpose is rather to warn others against following their example. Wo have all read wish admiration that excellent and patriotic letter of Wade. Hampton addressed to Southern meD, and replete with persuasive argument against expatriation. Tho Americans arc emphatically a migra tory pooplo; few of thorn live and die whore they wore born. With amazing rapidity the denizens of the Atlantic States havejwithiu 50ycars diffused themselves over and peopled the vast regions drained by tho Mississippi; and not content with this, they have climbed the Rocky Mountains, or have swept around Cape Horn or across the Isth raus of Darien, to seek new homes on the Pacific- Rut yet, wherever ho has gone, the American still treads on American soil; he calls himself still a member of the Amer ican nation; and wherever his adventurous spirit may lead him, the language which he heard in his erudle, in his youth, and in his manhood, salutes and cheers him at every step. This is not expatriation or exile.— ILe docs not feel that he lives among stran gers who have no common sympathies, no common memories, no common history, no common interests, no common language, or common instincts with him. He is but a visitor among distant relatives ; and thanks to railroads, steamboats and telegraphs, he knows that in a few weeks days or hours, he can be in communication with any plaoe bis sympatl ies or feelings may dictate. Far different is the lot of him who, voluntarily or involuntarily, lives an exile in a country and among a people not Lis own. No amount of worldly pr asperity can compensate him for what lie has resigned. A man may recon cile himself to a separation from his friends and kindred, many may have ntno of these to regret; but there is a love and a yearn | ing for tho hsrnc of one’s youth, the scenes i around which his most cherished memories j arc wont to cluster, which are productive of 11 he keenest feelings of regret and longing. Add to this that ho no longer hears the lan guage that his mother taught him, that ov ! cry sound ho hears, the very names of fa miliar objects around him, continually re mind him that ho is a stranger in a strange 1 land—a land and a people that know him not, that have no sympathetic fccliogs for him, and who, ignorant of bis worth and the respect due to him, look coldly and in differently upon all that belongs to him.— When old ago creeps upon him, he has none with whom he can talk over the pleas ant memories and incidents of bis earlier | days ; for as i- tho wont of the aged, bis ! mind dwells in the past, no ties attaching | him to tbe land of his adoption, he s’ghs ; but to lay his bones among the graves of his ' j sires. While youth and hope still throb in his veins, ho may ohase away such gloomy tiioughts from his mind ; yet sooner or la ter his feelings will be such as hero de scribed. Hat turning our attention more directly to the condition and prospects, in a worldly point of view, of those of our countrymen who have chosen a home in Brazil or .Mex ico, we will examino the political and indus trial prospects of those two countries. Bra zil is as yet a slaveholding state, and has a I monaichial form of goverumeut with eon slitutionai restriction . On both these grounds many of our former fcllow-uitiz-m --havo sought that country in prefer nee to others, and it is indeed, on many accounts, preferable to Mexico, Yet the institution of slavery is rapidly becoming there a bone of contention as it has been in this country. England wields a great influence in tho af fairs of that empire, aud will probably suc ccod in stimulating the abolition party al ready existing there until her anti slavery propagandist?! is crowned with success.— Many circumstances combine to influence the Itrazillians in that direction; the ne groes are virtually almost as free as the citi zens; they associate with their mastcis and others almost on terms of social equality ; the planting and other industrial interests aro but little developed and exteuted, for the people are engaged mainly in the cultivation of coffee which requires but little labor, in the raising of cattle, and tho gathering of dye-stuffs, medicinal plants, ami other indi genious products of their forests ; for all of these pursuits slave laboris but bt'le needed. Tho country would boa great field for A mcrican industry, enterprise aud energy, if it were not for the want of the means of in ternal intercommunication, for rail roads ' and rteamboats aro but little known there. ; One of the largest and most liv i ers in the world, the Amazon, has but sel dom resounded with tho shrill notes of the i steam-wh’stle The natives aro Portuguese by descent, or ludians and negroes of vari i ous degrees of intermixture, producing a ! race but little calculated to developo the splendid natural rci ou’ccs and capabilities of this highly favored country. With a cli mate, soil aud mip ral wealth uncqualed by any country in ts ; world, Rraz 1 is to-day but littlo in r-jvaneo of i’s conditiou f>o years age. However, soino one may suggest that Amer'jans emigrating to that, country, might s* change all this, introduce their own 'jergy, enterprise, and machinery, build rail roads and launch steamboats upon its magnificent streams, and thus soon change the whole aspect of affairs. One must not forget that a few hundrel or thou sand immigrants, many or most of them with shattered fortunes, would find it diffi cult to impress a whole people with their ideas. It was not a few energetic individ uals who raised the population of Massachu setts to its present condition of mechanical and commercial pre-eminence. The whole mass of tho people i nfcued with the indora. itablo spirit of their Pilgrim ancestors marched sjdc by side, and shoulder to shoul der pressed onward under mutual support and overcame the natural obstacles i:i their way. Wo have many New Englanders re siding in the Southern States, yet we do not see them build Lowells and Bostons whcrc cver they go. The Spanish races of Mexi co and South America, are not made of tho stuff of which the Anglo-Saxon raec is formed. A Brazilian will never acquire the grasping far-seeing industrial energy and taste of Amerieaus, content with lit le, and fond of ease, the bounteous naturo of his country soon supplies his simple wants, and he cares for nothing beyond. Man is so constituted that he gradually assimilates himself to those among whom he lives; he ho acquires their habits of life, and their modes of thought ; and it will not be long before tbe Ljui.iaaian im migrant in Rrazil, will bcoomo as apa thetic and indolent as his Portuguese or In dian neighbors. Rrazil is a constitutional monarchy, which is something in its favor as promising stability and an absence of the ■ corrupting t mdeney of republican govern-' ments. A king or Emperor secure in his j power and revenues, during life, bas butj littlo to tempt him from tho path of honor and patriotism ; at all events the tyranny oorruptionof one singlo head, is more easily removed than the hydra-headed des potism of unscrv—-bus maj -ritics, which] have proved, and will ever prove, tho curso of a democratic form of government. \Y e see this exemplified in our own country, and hence our Mexican neighbors, more wisely, have converted their government into a:i Imperial ono, under which they aro with gi gantic strides marching on to prosperity and individual happiness aud security. And yet it would not bo safe, as yet, to recommend that country as a suitable asylum for Southern men. While it is quite evi dent that Mcx : co is rapidly emerging from j chaos, and making great strides under the beneficent rale of Maximilian, towards a high state of national and individual pros perity, it is very appareut that the Radicals of the North arc only watching an oppor tunity to throw a fire-brand into this goodly edifico. Tho death of either Napoleon or Maximilian, or any sudden complication of the affairs of either France or Mexico, would be seized upon by these unscrupulous politicians to light again the flames of civil war in Mexico, and to rc-construet tbe Mex ican Republic; then ono of the first acts of the now powers would be to confiscate ail the lands and property of any Confederates in troduced under the auspices of tho Empire. This danger will continue to threaten for many a year. In the next place, Mexico is, as yet, most respects, no betcr off than Tenncsso or Mis souri was during the war; the country swarms as yet with bands of robbers, who for years have known no other profession ; aud no solitary ltanchero ever retires to bed at night secure of life and property till morn ing. Wo learn accordingly from letters written by Maury, that he advises emigrants to establish themselves, for the sake of secu rity, in villages or towns, till tho country shall be rid of robbers. But I doubt whether the men who in peace or war played conspicuous rolls in this country, will remain long contented in their new homes, where at best, they will nover bo anything more than humble planters, with no voice in tbc affairs or couucils of their adopted country ; so that, id all probability, it will not bo long before they will return to the land of their birth, whenever they arc convinoed that no serious obstacle opposes their return. This country receives annually more than a half million of European immigrants, and there is perhaps no other country which pre sents a more inviting field to the poor and distressed of all nations; yet there are few of them who do not ehoer themselves with the hopo—though often a vain one—of re turning at somo time to tho land of their birth, and if their circumstances should per mit, to spend there the remnant of their lives among the scenes of their youth. It is the conviction of all who can speak upon this subject from experience, that no one Bhould expatriate himself unless forced to this course by the most imperious necessities, to escapj from starvation, tho prison or the gallows. ALPHA. Important Order. Executive Dzpaktmeht, 1 Milledgcvillc, April 23, 1866. j Information bas reached this Department that, tho Managers of tbe ladies SsutLera I Relief Society, of Baltimqr -, in the exercise | of an abounding nnd elevated charity, had i cause to be shipped to Savannah, subject to jmy order, live hundred barrels, containing j flour, meal ami bacon, “for distribution I among onr truely poor suffering white poo j pic,” aud that, (hey “desire that tho appro- I priation should be so distributed as to afford j the greatest relief to the greatest number of j the really deserving poor and suffering wo men and children to effect which distrib ution, they have also appropriated the sum of two thousand dollars : And tho consign ees, as well as the Presidents of tho Central and Atlantic, and Gulf Railroads, having i generously offered to aid the enterprise by personal service, and by transportation, I'reo I of charge, (as other persons and Presidents | of railroads douLtless will do ;) for the pur l poso, therefore, of diitribu'ing in Congrcs -1 sional Districts, as the must eligible primary divisions of the State, they being organize with a view to the nearest attainable i quali ty iu population, I make and publish the 1 following order and requests. 1. In tho name and behalf of the whole people of Georgia and especially of tho dcs titu'e and suffering, I tender most hearty thanks to the dispeusers of this manifiaent boon, whom I would de.-i mete, by a bozrow cd appellation, which blends in touching as sociation the ideas of a tender womanly re lation and of a Divine attribute, “Sisters of Mercy.” Such, indeed, are these noli; w - men of Baltimore- Heaven’s blessings wait upon them. 2. Messers. Crane & Graybill, of Savan nah, the consignees, are requested to divide the consignment into seven part*, as nearly equal as possible, reference being had to the ; kinds and quantities of the articles compos ing it. And delivering one portion in Ba ] vannali as hereinafter provided, will ship one ! of the six remaining to each of the follow ing points, v'z • To Oglethorpe, consigned to the lion. Phillip Cook; to Newnan. cou j signed to the lion. Hugh Bucliaunan ; , To Macon,consigned to the hlou. Thos. Har i deman, Jr; to Augusta, consigned to Porter Fleming, Eq ; to Athens, consigned to the ! Hon. J. ll.Christy ;to /Atlanta, consigned 1 to A. K. Seago, Esq. ! 3. The following gentlemen (the first ! named in each case acting as chairman) are ‘ requested to take charge of the several coc | sigumen's f,r their respective Congressional ; District?, nnd act as committees of distribu j tion therein, viz : For the Ist District, Mcs ! fro Solomon Colien, John Screven and Jas. L. Seward ; for the 2d, Me-srs. Phillip Cook, A. S. Cults and David A. Vason ; for tho 3J, M s iv. Hugh Buchanan, U. A. T. ltid ' ley and J. F. .1 dinsou ; for tho 4th, Messrs E. G. Caban ins, Thos. Hardeman, Jr; and Jeremiah Beall ; for the sth, Messrs. J. D. Mathews, Samuel Barnett and Porter Flem ing; tor the Oth, Messrs J. 11. Christy. J S. Gholston and Thomas Morris ; for the 7th, Messrs. Wm. T. Wofford, -J A. \V. John son and A. K Seagc. The c insignco in each District will uotify tho other members of bis Committee, so soon as ho may receive the consigumont, and appoint a day for their meeting at the place of delivery. Each committee is authorized to appoint necessary assistants, aud sub-agents, and will act with special reference to the declared the JoDors. Bills of expenses unavoidably incurred, will be presented at this office for payment. 4. Editors throughout the State, willing to 1 connect themselves with this lau lable ebari- i ty, *rn r quested tn give this order a few in sertions. 5. Let a copy of this order bo forwarded ! to Wm Ohiehton, Esq, lUltim?re, who is requested to present it to the Mampere! ot the Indies southern Relief Fair, us a . truthful, though imperfect, expression of Georgia’s grattituda. Let copies ba for warded also to Messrs. Crane & Graybill, j Savannah, to each member of the several committees appointed, aud to each President of a Railroad io Georgia. CHARLES J. JENKINS,. Governor. The Tax un Cotton. — W r c see that, however difficult, it may have boon to fix 'he vato of interns] taxation upon wool, woolen nutmegs, or horn buttons, there was no trou ble at all about cotton. The committee were indeed a little doubtful whether they would recommend a tax of five cents or six cents per pound ; but they finally agreed on five. There was no demur upon the propos ition to tax cotton a good deal more than they did any thing else. Taxing, therefor, the common Northern estimate of the forth- , coming crop at two Biillijns of bales, it wiil produce to the Government:, revenue of fifty millions of dollars. The tax, wo suppose, will practically amount to '2O per cent, of the total value of the product—an unheard of persentage of taxation. It will compel less than two millions of people, white and black, (and, striking the average, tho honest two millions in the Federal Union,) to pay aone tenth of the whole public revenue. — The wbolo North is anxious that a big cot ton crop shall be made, in order, as they say, to relieve the finances of the country, A big cotton crop will relievo them, as wo sec, by a two-fold operation.— Juur. cU Mess. What the South has Lost.—Comman der Matthew F. Muary now connected with Maximilian’s government in Mexico, : has written a throo column article to the London Morning Herald in which he esti ! mates tbc loss of the South by the war at §7,000,000,000, (seven thousand iniilior h of ! dollars. In this ho includes tho valuo of the slaves, war expenses, destructson of-pr:- vate property and Federal taxation. '1 his is nearly §I,OOO apieco for every white per i :yn at the South. i This loss falls upon less than eight mti | lions of whites, who have, moreover, .n ad dition, to contribute largely towards tho cup i psrt of the four millions of blacks who have been suddenly turned loose among them, and who, for tho present at least, arc incapa -1 ble of earing for themselves. This §7,000,000,000 of money was the accumulated wealth of centuries. It consti tuted nearly the whole industrial capital of the South. Considerable excitement is experienced in New York City, over the death of a woman from what is supposed to bo Asiatic cholera. The coroners differ in opinion, however. — The affair will probably die out with a sharp newspaper ciscussion. W hat length ought a ladies' crinoline to to be ?—A little above two feet, ’X’ i: i, e kapii id. Report of Ihe Ileconslr lie lion Committee. Washington, April 2,8. —Joint Cornmit teujiavo agreed, twelve against three, in proposing this amendment to the constitu tion Ist. No State shall make or enforce any law abridging privileges or immunities of citizens of tho united States. Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liber ty or property, without the process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdic tion equal protection of laws. —< l- Representatives be apportioned ac ; cording to tlieir respective numbers, count j ing the whole number of persons from I each state, excluding Indians not taxed; but whenever in any state the elective fran , ebise divides any portion of the male cifi i zens not less than twenty one years of age, or in any way abridge, except for partici pation in the rebellion, or other crime, tho basis of representation in such state shall be reduced in the proportion which the numbers of such inalo citizens shall be to iu w hole number of male citizens not less than twenty; one years. 3d. Until the 4th of July, 1870, all per sons who voluntarily adhered to the late insurrection, giving it aid and comfort, shall he excluded fiom tho right to vote for members of Congress and forelectors ‘or President and Vico President. -Uh. Neither the United States nor any State shall assume to pay any debt or ob ligation incurred in aid of the lato insur rection, or any claim for compensation for loss of involuntary service from labor. sth. Congress shall have power to enforce by apprdprin'e legislation the provisions of this article. Tho Committee will also re port the bill providing that whenever the above amendment shall become pa:t of the Constitution, and any State lately in insur rection shall have ratified the same, and shall have modifications and laws in conformity therewith, tho Senators tod Representatives j from Southern States, if fouud duly elected aud qualified, may, after taking (he required oath of office, bo admitted into Congress as such. In addition, they will also report a bill declaring imligiblo to office uuder Gov ernment to the United States the principle Confederate, Executive, Legislative, foreign and judicial officers, both general aud State, aud others. FOREIGN NEWS. New Yoke, April 29.—The steamship ; Herman has arrived with Liverpool dates to the 18th. Co.ton advanced 1 a Id. Sales for two days were 12,009. War looks still more probable between Austria aud Prussia. New York, April 30.—Cotton quiet but firmer, with sales of 250 bales at 31 cents. Gold 201. ! The R ime Courier says the prospects of a large crop being raised in Northern Georgia the coming year were never better. The amount of corn raised will be far in excess of that cf any previous year, while an equal ly large amount of wheat will be harvested. The oat crop has been materially injured.— The Cherokee country, with its fertile lands, ‘ can pjdduce enough provisions for the coa . sujirption of the cotton-growing rcigins and retain enough for homo use. Novel Modes of tViunins Wives. The editor of tho KacTno (Wis) Jour ; nal, who is recently married, thus describes tbe enchantments he used in ensnaring his | fair victim : It is thought by some that drug of en chantment have been used. To till such I potent, grave and reverend signors, w< | have to say, that onee in every week we ! carried her a Racine Journal. In this way we did beguile her. This, anilj nothing more, was the witchcraft we did use. In conclusion, we have 1 1 any to our numer ous lonely friends, from whom we have just pur od, tho experiment proved success ful with ns. Eelect your W.etim, and try a few copies The Hanford ( Wis.) correspondent of the Milvaukio Sentinel tells tho following : A singular case of matrimonial fits, a newlv discovered disease, has lately come before the attention of the good people of this village. It was remarkable, not so tnuch by its manifestations, as by the man ner in which a speedy cure was brought about. • A young man of this place, not yet out of his teens, had been paying his attentions to a young lady some thlee years his ju nior, and lias for some time been pressing upon both parties tho necessity of an early marriage, but being refused this very rea sonable request, be was eomjielled to re tort to strategy of the most ingenious des cription. lie was seized with fainting fits, and a council of the village physicians being called, tho most powerful remedies known to the profession were tried, but to no pur pose. His case was given up as hopeless by his friends, an l being asked if he was prepared for the dreadful solemnity of death, replied that ho was, with the ex ception of one thing, if he could but marry Mary Ann, he would die happily. His dying request certainly could not bo refused, and, Mary Ann having no objec tions, the minister was sent for, and the solemn ordinance of marriage was per formed before the most solemn messenger of death should step in to snatch away tho gasping bridegroom from time to the regions of eternity. The er.d of this should-have been sol emn occurrence has transpired in this con clusion. The sick man arose from bed im mediately after the knot had been tied, a well man. What scho 1 of physicians will be the first to take advantage of this new curative in their method of practice ? Profound Wisdom. —A great many ( fools strut in a dignified way through life ! and get credit for wisdom they are fat* | from possessing. In a recitation room in a law school not a thousand mi’es from Chi cago, hue ol the professors, to test the ; ability of a student he was examining, pro -1 pounded this question : 1 “Mr. , whnt do you think should bo ! done with a man who had committed sui | cide ?” Tbc student was puaz’od; be rubbed his bead a moment as if to brighten his ideas, and then responded. j “Well, it is my opinion as a professional J man that he ought to bo made to support I the child!’’ The weather, for some days past, has been delightful. To Prevent Pitting by Small Pox.— M.. Solon Robinson, in a communication in the Plough, Loom ami Anvil, recommends the following to prevent pitting by tho small pox: “Get from tbe apothecary a littlo vial of stuff called liquid cuticle, and as soon as the pustules aro fully foimed, apply a littlo ot the liquid with a littlo brush or foathcr to oach one. As fast aH they get ripe, remove the scab and wipe away the matter cleaD, and apply tho liquid again. If any one of them fi.l a second time, you must Temurs the covering and repeat the process. It will smart like fun l'jr a moment, but my word for it when you recover you will not find a maik ou that pretty face of yours to prove you over had the disease. lam told the ar ticle is made of guuoottcn, dissolved in chio loform and forms anartiiioial skin over a wound just as good as tho real one.” Fading Away —The Raton Rouge Ad vocate says the number of deud negroes in that city every month is over one hundred, j The negro population of Baton Rouge does I not exceed 4001 and the deaths at the pros | ent rate will be 1200 per annum. In the country’ the fatality is not so great, but even on the farms and plantations tho res training influence of whites is no longer felt, and disease is more than ever fatal with them, whilst promiscuous intercourse, freedom of will and want of interest in their progeny'has chocked their increase by natural means. Two negroes died in Washington last Saturday, with strong symptoms or cholera. Their ha’-itatiuu was iu a dreadfully filthy condition. Why was the giant Goliuh very tnuch astonished when D avid hit him with a stone?—Such a tiling had never entered his head before. ,*t \ ..itat.i>. On tbe 25tli ult., at Simthville, G*., bv the Rev. Thos. T. Christina, Mr. Jamls K. Johnson ami Mis. Eliza h. Bkvkredgk. BliD, In Dawson, csi tbe ltith ult., of whoopirg cough, Angeline Victoria, iufaut daughter of Marshall H. and Sarah K. Bi a hop. Hew Advertisements. BOARDING HOUSE. I| AVIXG fitted np a house for taking in Board* L ers, in the town of Dawson, I respectfully solicit patronage. May 4, ISOu, Ira W. E .SESSJOIf*. G1EGII&IA, Calhoun County. T Whereas, John T. Pace applies to mo for let ters of administration on the esta'c of Penelope Freeman, late of said county, deceased— These, are therefore, to cite and admoni h all pereons concerned to be and appear at my ofiles, within the time prescribed by law, and show cause, if any exists, why said letters should not issu* 3 . Given ander my hand and official signature, this May Ist, 1800. W. E. GRIFFIN, Ord’y. TIMELY warning to all. VMi persona indebted tj the estates of Wiley J. Johnson and Hirain G. Johnson, or the firm of Johnson & John -on, are requested U> come foeward and settle at once as the esrates must be closed np. The books and papers can be found iu the hands of Simiuous & Coker, attvs. at law for settlement and collection. L. S. &X. J. JOUXSOX, may 4 ts. Adru’r. & Admr’x. N KW STORE! mmm HOODS. Call and. See For Yourselves • Ft. GODWIN, AGT., (VP E UFA LA, ALABAMA,) HA? jnst. ooen"it, at l>r. Chealhtnn's Corner, Cant of Hanson Hotel —a New and Splendid stock of DRY GOODS, Groceries! HARDWARE, CUTLERY, SADDLES, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING, All of which he oners at prices to suit the times. By keeping a general assortment of such goods as will supply the wants of the country, and selling at prices which cannot fail to please the most sass tidious, be hopes to merit aud receive a liberal share of public patronage. STAPLE g FANCY DRY GOODS. Brown and bleached sheeting, shirting and drill ing, striped homespun, coitonude, planters’ linen, Irish, Spanish and American linens. Prints of all grades, muslins, organdies, piinfed jaconet, plain and common muslins, plain and a riped swiss, plaid nainsook and book muslins, brilliants, India twilled long cloth, plain and striped tirleton, lineu diaper, siiesia cambric, dr. bdeta, and De- Baise, lor traveling dresses, etc. GROCERIES. Superfine and family flour, sugar, family soap, soda, starch, spice, pepper, ginger, coperas, shav- ' ing and toilet soap, cove oysters, sardines, pickles French mustard, butter crackers, tea, gelatiue, to* bacco, snuff, (and boxes to hold ir),choice cigars. A general assortment of Gents’ and Youths’ CLOTHING, Shoes, hats, calf boots and shoes, ladies’ chil dren’s shoes. An endless variety of Yankee no tions, combs, hair and tooth brushes, needles, pins, buttons, thread, pocket books, purses, pens, pen cils, ink, cap, note and letter paper, envelopes, ca ble cord, worsted and silk braid of all colors, la dies’ ana gents’ linen and piper collars, cologne, and handerchief extracts, etc., etc. The ladies arespectfuliy invited to call and ex amine the stock of bonuet and trimming riVbons umbrellas, parasols, hosoiry, handkerchiefs, towels, napkins, corsets, hoop skirts, dress buttons, etc., and a general assortment of If iff €*oods. HARDWARE Axes, hatchets, hammers, augurs, chisels, squares ' compasses, mill aud hand saw tiles, l’ocket. and 1 Table Cutlery, Razors, scissors, Locks, Coil’s and i other pistols, and everything else usually caUcd j tor in this line, may be found at this house. Saddlery. —Saddles, bridles, martingales, stirrups, bits, wagon whips aud buggy collars. If you are troubled with musquitos, come and ] get good .Vltesqnlto . Vetlini /, and dou’t, forget that Whilteuiore’s cotton and wool cards can be had at the same place. All to be sold at very f.oir Pi frry for cash. Dawcou, May l,litu if. OOVWfF, Ant. i HENRY HORN]? DEALEX IN FANCY GROCERIES FRUITS, W INES AND LIQUORS, Jtlacon , - - . ~ HAS just received, and will receive ...l ' Ireeh supplies of «ItAiYOMW I.KOTOWS, so. sale at .hol,-*|, lowest priced. H IN STORE, For sale by tho barrel, gallou or bottle— Clioioe Madeira Wine, Choice I‘urt Wine, Choice (flurry If: Holland Gin, J ' Bikes’ Whisky, Crown Bourl on Whisky. U i,J: ' Also lifty barrels Sweet Champa!™ Re imported YVbi.o Wine Vinegar usually found in a i'lmt *v" t irocery. Urices as Low as the Lowest, Macon, May 4, ts HEXItY HORS! DR. a G.ROiJLILSOX, SURGEON DENTIS May 4 Cuthherl, fitorgU CROCKERY AND TIN WARE \\7F. have just received, at our store in Dj.i V T a large and splendid assortment of i-mtk and tin ware, which we are prepared to sell ai csedingly low prices. Come arid buy. api27-2m Si. OT. SKISEL* IIIK TO THE LADIES! Millinery Store ir. Dawso Mils. C. E. BENJAMIN has opened a choice selection of Millei Good*. Her hats and bonnets sire very bentn and of the latest sty’es. She is prepared to t and repair hats and bonnets on short notice. Ladies fiom the country arc invited to call fore purchasing, as 1 feel satisfied they cannot better suited in stylos or prices elsewhere. I can bo found, until I get in my new store the store of King, Crim k Cos. ap27-lm BIMCIv WO Lib npilK Fnbsrriber wants 600,000 Brick | a ji] JL a wall from 12 to i7 feet high in ihe Cut Amgricus, proposals solicited until the l.vh day May. E. B. LOVUSS, apr27-3t D iw-o-i, Gi rgy-The Macon Journal and Messenger i Columbus Sun, copy twice and send hill. FUIvLO W mo HEREBY call the attention of the public, their Urge and well assorted stock of MR CHANDIZE, j ist received, and ready for vu uni tion and sale. Their stock of IADXES’ DRESS GOOD is complete and omnot be surpassed ia \ r j style, consis'ing of Tissues, Printed Muslins, Organdie Muslins, Bine Apple Grenadines, Silk Grenadines, Brin'ed Linens. Embroidered Undcrsleewe, “ Cuff's and C"!!ajs, “ lfacdbtrehiefs, Silk and Cotton Hosiery, Gloves and Gauntlets, Their stock ot S BE O E s embraces every variety of style and ] Ladie«, Misses, Mcd and Boys We have a very large assortment of KE.IBY-OTABE Cr-OMIIM. ANI! HATS in abundance fiw Ladies, Aliases, Men aud Bo together with a few CHARMING BONNETS. Anew et SADDLERY, Carriage and Buggy Harness just reccir Our line of WHITE GOODS is very complete consisting cf Swiss Muslins, Mull Muslins, TAo Cheeked MaHi'iK Nainsook Musm 1 * 1, -t bishop L.m Irish Linens, Osuagurgs, Macon Wheeling, Sea Island do, Sea Island ftM"' Bleached Goods of all grades- Wc hove mode large additions to Hardware, Blow Steel, Nails, Crsokory, irwß Willow «» r£ < having almost everv size of , „, , Pots, Ovens, Skillets, Frying ‘ Stew Bane. We have on hand a few I?lars©H Steady very aicc and cheap. Our stock of I YANKEE HiOTIO*S id very general and well selected, many arlielcs both Useful an«t Curious A splendid assortment of BUCKET AND TABLE Cl R" 1 . i .1 a lit*" 1 * The above goods will be sold : b4llll , count, upon our ret.il prices to Mere ° America., April 27tb ; I86»