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Sri-WeeMg flCoUwt. Thursday Morning, April 5,1800.' *3~Joaitrit Walker is Agent for this tikpor ia Charleston, 8. C.. and is authorized to make ooUtracta for Advertising,-receive none/ and give receipts. ISrSES FIRST AND FOURTH RA GES FOR INTERESTING READING -Matter. Political Meeting. - THE C0N8TIITUTI0NAL UNION MEN of Floyd county are requested to meet at the City Hall In Boms at U o’clock oil the FIRST •TUESDAY'IN APRIL, for the purpose of ' appofatlhg'Delcgates to the'State Convention -’to be held In Milledgevllle on the 7th of May next. - roar2?twAw2w Rom itAUKitifu ApHV AMCo$tp»r ■till commands, for a good article, 10jt cts. Wheat Jl,40@$J,5p. Cforn.90 eta. Bacon is a little higher, and now sells readily on wagons at 9}®1.0 eta. New Advirtiskhiiits.—W< $. Cothran calls attention to the iEtna and Phoenix insurance Companies. M. A. Wm pee & Co., Advertise Car riage, Buggy, and Wagon Making and Repairing. Give them a call. S. Jonas offers Ready-Made Clothing, Dry Goods, Ac., &c. His customers w41 find his stook unusually good. Mas. Sumhbrkats invites the Ladies to examine her Millinery on and after S iturday next.. Notice the Railroad and Legal Adver tisements. gQrPersons wishing to rent or buy a farm, are referred to Advertisement, Dr. W. J. Manley’s Defence, We see in the last number of the Knoxville 'Whig, a letter from Dr. Man- ley, in whioh he asserts that he has' three diplomat, and that the names of Drs. F. H. Hamilton and Willard Parker, arc signed to different ones. Dr. M., pub lishes certificate from Drs. Childs and MoClintook, certifying that he gradua ted at the Berkshire Medical College in the year 1844. The Weataeb, Aims.--If variety is the spice of weather as well, as of life, the weather we now have must certain ly be allspice. It is os changeable as the fancies of a flirt, and as uncertain as the issue of a Democratic Convention. An Important qutSTtoN answered.— What would this world bif without wo man t Ans.—A perfect blank—like a sheet of paper, riot eveh ruled. aST’The man that went out credit, bos been brought book by the Sheriff on a Bail Writ. S&"'What animals have the most * striking features t Why Woodpeckers of •course. „ ,-V\ VST Why is a man getting up on tall horse like the waves of the Bea in a storm T Because he is mountin’ high, JtSfWhftt kind of fire works may thunder be called t A sky racket. #6fAn eccentric child two years old may be strange, but one two days old is a little stranger. The Steam Engine.—One of these new machines has been built* in Rich mond, Va., for the Russian Government and a trial was made of its capacity.— In four or five minutes from the time the fire .was kindled in it, thosteam rose and the machine was put in operation— the water was thrown upwards to the distanco of 250 feet, and then In a hori zontal direction. In every instance the experiment was satisfactory, showing the admirable qualities of the invention and the inestimable value of such ma chines in putting outflres.—jffwon Tele graph. We invite the attention of the City Counoil to the foregoing, arid if they intend pfoouring a fire engine for Rome suggest that It be one of the description mentioned. Arrival ®f the Habann. s. Mi New OrIiEans, April 2^—The steam- ip Habana with Havana dates to the Ith ult., arrived here to-day. Markets were unchanged. The excitement about the captured Mexican steamers still continues. . - New Orleans News. New Orleans, April 2.—It was repor ted that an Agent of Gen. Miramon was here after ammunition, &o. . Connecticut Election.". - New Haven, Conn., "April 3.—The first returns .last night indicated the triumph of." the Democratic ticket, as there was a gain of 1,500 votes. The returns this forenoon, however, have changed this aspect qf aflairs, and. it is now .believed that Buckingham,', the Republican candidate for Governor, is elected by a majority of about'one thousand. There will be alarge Ke- publioan majority in, the Legislature. r " British Aggression. Charleston, April 1.—The trig Je- hossee, on alegitimate -trading voyage from this pert to the 'coast of Africa, was overhauled arid taken forcible posses sion of by a British War vessel. The officers and-crew of the brig were treat ed with gross indignity, - From Washington, March -29—The House committee on Territories met this morning to consider the Arizona and . Jefferson Territorial bills. Mr. Mowry proved by conclusive evidence the population of Arizona to be about twelve'thousand, exclusive of Indians. Mr. Otero, the delegate from New Mex ico, concurred in. Mr. Mowry’s state ment, and testified that. the organiza tion of ArizonaJs regarded os a necessi ty for a territorial government, Mr. Williams, from Jefferson -Territo- rygavea statement, showing the ^neces sity for a territorial government there. He estimates the voting population at eight thousand, Later from Havana. New Orleans, March 31.—The steam ship Empire City has arrived from Ha vana with dates to the 26th Inst. There was much excitement in Ha vana about’ the capture of ’ Commodore Marin’s. steamers. The papers there denounce itps an not of war. :-. r - ' '—r** Cotton Ship Burnt. New Orleans,.March 31.—The Amer ican ship Independence, loaded for Liv erpool, was burned in port to-day .'Khe had on board 3;500 bales of cotton. The loss is about $200,000. - A Duel on the Tapis. New York,-March 24.—It is rumored in this city that Lieutenant Bartlett ha < challenged‘General. Morris, one of 'the editors of the Home Joti na'. to a duel. T! e difficulty arose from so.. • jffensive remarks made by General Morris, in the Home Journal, touching the great diamond wedding. ; MAUKETS. Savannah, April 3.—-Sales of Cotton to-day 960 bales. The market'was qui et but generally unchanged. Good Cot tons were s :arce and firm. New York, April 2.—Sales of Cotton to-day COO bales, with a heavy market. Flour heavy, sales, 5,500 barrels; Sou thern brands unchanged. Wheat was firm, with sales of 18,500 bushels. Corn was heavy and sales 18,000 bushels. Augusta, April 3.—*Cotton—-The mar ket is quiet, prices unchanged. CLUB BATES FOR THE CO.URIER For eight dollars we will send the Weekly Courier for one year to each of four subscribers, and bne copy gratis, for the same time, to the getter up of the club. Forsixteeri dollars We will famish four Subscribers, each with the Sri- Weekly Oiurier for one year, arid send one copy regularly for the some time to the getter up of the dub. A good man who has seen much of the world, and is not tired of it, says: “The grand essentials to happi ness in this fife" are something to do, something to love, -and something to hope for.” ~ISF*Two persons’were once disputing so loudly on the subject of religion that they awoke a big dog which bad been sleeping on the hearth before them and he forthwith barked most fririously. An old divine present, who had been quietly sipping his tea while the, dis- g utants were talking, gave the dog a ick, and exclaimed “Hold your tongue you silly brute! yon know no more about it than they .do.” BS5~A destructive fire oqourred at Independence, Missouri,.on Friday last; which destroyed a largo number of buildings. "Loss estimated at $100,000. Specii)! Ifotice;, GREAT INDUCEMENTS To New Subscribers. CLUB BATES WITH THE Southern Cultivator The Largest^Cheapcst & Best Agrioidtural Paper In. tb.e SoutH. TO CLUBS OF FOUR THE . "Weekly Courier” and "Southern Cultivator” Will be sent for one year at the ex ceedingly low prices of Two Dollars and Fifty cents. each subscriber invariably in advance. Old subscribers by paying past dues, can come in with the Clubs.' Where can the Planters, of the Chero kee Country get as muoh interesting reading for the same money f Just think of it, by- making up a club of four yougeta.first rate family Newspaper and the best Agricultural Magazine published in the South, both one year rill for only Two Dollars a half. . mar23wtf. . GREAT EXCITEMENT I GRAND scheme fob 9 APRIL, 1800. GEORGIA STATE LOTTERY McKINNEY Sc Co., Managers.' Authorized by Special Act ef the Legislature. 25,828~FRIZES. MOBS THAN IPBIZBTO EVERY Jt T’K’B. , - CAPITAL PRIZE -90 0,000. TICKETS ONLY $10, Halves, Quarters and Eighths in proportion. To W Drawn Each Saturday, ia-1860, in the city of Savannah 6a. CLASS'66 to be Drawn April, 7, 18B0. CLASS 67, ? “ ; 14, 1810. . CLASS'68, - « « Jl, 1860. CLASS 89, « “ 78, 1860. - CLASS 65, - “ « St. I860. , MAGNIFICENT SCHEME. I. O.C*-*CiO. F. NO. 40. Regular meetings, every WEDNESDAY NIGHT. - . . ... Officers—C. H. SMITH, N. G., IBRY,~ feb9trny. THOS. 3. PERRY, V. 6., R. T. HARGROVE, Secretary, W. N. DUCKER, Treasurer. a jm ROME VA/ P^BoyR 1 Ajohghaptor, i Regular *. Meetings FIRST. TUESDA NIGHT in each month. „ y THOS. J. PERRY, H. P., . ANDREW J, BEARDEN, 1L, WILLIAM N. DUCKER, 8., D. J. SANDERS, Treasurer, D. G. LOVE; See’y. . fobOtrily. Prise 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 $60,000 is 20,000 ii 10,000 is. $,000 is 4,000 is 3,000 is 2,000 is 1 1,600 te 1 LlOOis, - 5 10 1,000 art - 600 are 3 408 are - 2 808 ara 3 200 are 60 160 are 100 100 ara 100 05 are. 100 85 are . Chills and FeverI-»Ono of the-greatest remedies.that baa ever been laid before the public for Fever and Ague; add which -have received the highcst.onconium from tho press and the people, is Dr. J.’Hostetler's .Celebra ted Bitters. Who would endure the tortures arising Orem this terrible disease, when it can be so easily cured ? Who would endure sleep less nights, burning fevers and ley obill*. al ternately, when a remedy can be obtained for a more triilo ? And yet how many femllie* linger out a painful existence under this dead ly blight, and do nothing but gulp down nutnlns. until it Hopnmi's tut rnmmun rui tlinir 6,000. 4,000 8,000 а, ooo 1,600 1,100 б. 000 $>0 800 600 400 7.600 10,000 0,600 8.600 Approximation Prises. <5,448 prizes,-amounting to’ .' $213,14$ 25,838 Prises Amoanting to 8300,040 WILL BE DRAWN THIS MONTH. Certificates of Packages will 1» sold at tbe ; following rates, which is the risk: A Certificate of Package of 10 Whotes, $60 Do do 10 Halves, 80 Da do 10 Quarters, 15 Do do 10 Eighths, 7.60 LOOK AtT THIS. A SPLENDID DRAWING ON The Three Number Flan ! Whioh takas place on every Wednesday and ' . Saturday in I860. 1 Capital Prize of .....,.....,..$23,000 1 Prize of 4,500 1 Prize of-.... 4,000 : 1 Prize ofa,.....,;....,....... -"MOO . 1 Prize ot. ........2,171-20 . 10 Prizez of ,..$700 are........ 7,000 AOPrlzcsoE. 176 ate 7,000 . 60 Prizes ot. 125 art 6.260 250 Prises ot. 80 are.... 20,720 64 Prizes of. - 50 art 8,200 64 Prizes of.........* , $0 are 1,020 . 64 Prizes of 20 afe.* 1,280 41 at*..- SMI 1 28,224 Prizes of. 5 arc. ..141,121 34,312 Prizes Amounting to $281^431.2(). Whole Tickets -$5, Shares in Proportion. IN ORDERING Tiokets or Certificate, close the money to our address for the tickets ordered, on receipt of which they will be for warded by first mail. Purchasers can hare tickets ending in any figure they may derig- The list ot drawn numbers and prims will be sent to purchasers immediately after the drawing. All communications strictly confidential. Orders for Tickets or Certificates, by Mail or Express, to be directed to McKINNEY * Co in ar 22 tri. Savannah, Ga. - v .. v „ . *1- We are receiving oar asaal supply of SPRING & SUMMER <3- O O D S. They have been bought for ^ and under CIrcaBBtaiees. $80,000 ss? Tke most (ASlIORYtJOOIlS W We think they are handsome, and know they are os cheap as can be had any where, The great amount of our sales, our long experience in busipess, and the abundant facilities we possess for purchasing, We trust will be sufficient guarantee to ottr friends, that we. can and will do CdiSrDUCTeo BY MR. CM BERG, . Presents many rare novelties. We are selling goods in that line' fot less ihoney than niost Country Merchants pay for such goods in market. We hope our friends will keep in view the fact that Mr, Omberg is a practical Tailor—knows exactly how to manage such a business, Rtld everybody knows that he is reliable, [which is very important in that line of business] and ottei of the best judges of Goods in all this country, >;j ^ W.e refer everybody to our Btore for the troth of the above asseVtibns. Always ready to serve our friends we are IPwP- Truly, • TOMES, SCOTT, OMBEftS & C0i 3! aprilZ—telf ' 5* ' ~{ , until ft becomes as roramun as their ail meals, and yet they are not relieved.— None but the foolish and weak would hesitate to procure these valuable Bitters, and save themselves intense agony. Sold by Druggist and doalers-gonerally everywhere. /ED'Seo advertisement in another column, mar20trilm. ■ *1 f r v \ OPENING OF Spring and Summer Styles • OF ; BONNETS, HATS, AND FANCY ARTICLES, APB1L 7th, AT ' Mrs. M, J. SUMMERHAYS' Establishment, Bro*^ SV Rome,'Ga. aprptwtf J. O. BAKER,..-. R.-W. ECHOLS NEW $@^Tho attention and travelling publio is called, to the changes of sohedule on the W, & A. and ltomo Railroads. B AKER & ECHOLS, DEALEBS IN . DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Colognes and Flavoring Extracts, OILS, PAINTS, &0. GLASS, PUTTY, UTHflTUPPS* FINE CIGARS, LHgUOBS for Medical Pur poses, &c., &c. &0. Rome. Ga. Feb. llth. [triwewtf.] A Card to the Suffering. . The Rev. William Cosgrove, while laboring as a missionary in Japan, was oured of Con sumption, when all other means had failed, ’•y a recipe obtained from a leaned physician residing in the'great oity of Jeddo. This re cipe has euredereat numbers who were suf- forring from Consumption, BronohilJs. Sore Throat, Coughs and Colds, and the debility and nervous depression eauied by these dis orders. Desirous of boneBting others, I will send this recipe, whioh I have brought home with mo, to all who need it, free of charge. Address Rrr. WM. COSGROVE,, 230 Baltio street, jau28-tw3m Brooklyn, N. Y. Rome Mutual Insurance Co NOTICE, rpHR ANNUAL MEETING of Stookhold- X era of tho Rome Mutual Insurance Com pany for the election of a Board of- Directors, will be held at the'office of the Borne Rail road on Monday, 6th of Mur next. ' C. H. STILLWELL, Seo’y, - mar27—td •- CIGEBO A. SMITH, DBALKtl IN CONFECTIONARIES AND'FBUITS, ROME, GA , - TB ; Inst receiving a large add well selected X slock of . Confectionaries, such as Candies, Baisins, ' Dates,- . currants, Pickles, - VermiciUi Mace, r, Allspice, cinnamon, Lemons, eocoannts, ADAMS, McKINNEY & CO 96 Liberty Street, - 4 NEW YOEK, Offer for Sale from United StatesJBonded Warehouse:' BRANDIES—Cognac—OTARD, DUPUY A Co., PINET, OASTILLION & Go., -JAMES HENNESSYand MARRETT. Rochelle—A. ALEXANDER aud HOPS SEIGNETTE, and RASTEAU. GXN8-IMPERIAL SCHIEDAM, own Im portation, - and, -varieus • other favorite" brands.; ' ’ RUM—JAMAICA and ST. CROIX. WINES—8HERBY, MADEIRA, FORT and other brands, various grades. IN BOND-SCOTCH IRISH WHISKIES ALSO in Store a large and well selected stock of DOMESTIC* UQUOBS, . SUCH AS Bye, Bourbon & Monong’bela WHISKIES. . feb!4-;trlwly. —■ ~7 P w C/2 Singer’s Sewing Machines. PRICES REDUCED TO $50, $75, $90 ' and $100. 'I.'j.-'i- rnHE plain reason why ■' Singer's Sewing- X Machines have always sold readily at * higher average price than any other, i» that they aro better, more durable, more reliable, capable of doing’ a much greater variety of work, and earning more money. - Long con tinued popularity is proof of sterling merit: In the purchase of wliat aro called cheap Sewing-Mochinos, thousands hare been; de ceived and disappointed, but with Singer’s' Maohincs thero is never any failure er mis take. Figs, citron. - Preserves, Herring’s Patent Champion Fire & Burglar Proof Safes. TYTITH HALL’S PATENT POWDER- VV PROOF LOCKS, the same that wore awarded separate medals afthe World’s Fair London, 1851, and; the World’s Fair, New York, 1853, and are THE ORLY American Safes that were awarded medals at tho Loh- don World's I-'air. These Safes form the most perfect security ■ssaffi.’SbSr”’' w ' 8 ^* , ' r •1,000 REWARD ; - . Wijl hi palate any person that ean gbow that a Herring’s Potent Champion Safe ever failed to proserve its contents In an gccldon- tal Fire.- S„ C. HERRING A CO.., Manufooturora, 25t Bnfadway. oor. Murrav st., Now, York, and 52 miS.Qnvivr st, N. O. ,. Aoehts—B. W. Knowles, Riehmcnd, Vu* R. F. LesteiV' Felersbuiw, . V*.p Rowland Brothers, Norfolk, V*.;'J. H. Thomr ‘‘ Lynohburg, Vo., J. R. Blossom, Wilt N. O., W. Herring A Son, 'Atlanta, _ Roche A Bell, 8avannah7Cfa.< V- M. A B. F. Reed, Wost Point,Ua., Holmes A Co, Chzr- lcston,S. C. jaal2—tw3m l! irif i« n — FINJS SYRUP, COFFEE, wenty-five different brands of ehoiee A Good Tinner Wanted, mSE undesigned is anxious to secure the X service# of a First-rato Tinner. One com petent to work in all tho branches of the Tin business. ▲ workman as above described •nd of steady habits will bo peid liberal one other than a sober, industrious work man ns*d apply. Address ttMMrwtf T Cave Spring, <ih .Auguste Chronicle A Sentinel copy one m«£ and farwted biff Singer’s New Family Sewiag.Slachine S .e price of which is only $50, is a light and cgantly deoorated Machine, capable of per forming; in tho best stylo, all tho sowing of a pri rata family. • It has seoured a groat repii- tatrbn during the few months since ft was first offored to the publio. Singer’s' Transverso' Shuttle-Machine, to be sold at $75, Is a maebiue entirely new in its nrrangoment; it is very beautiful, moves, rapidly and very easily, and, for family use and light manufacturing purposes, Is tho very best and ohcapost Mochmo ever offered to foCpublie. These Machines ore being lu- creased In number as rapidly as possible, and yot the demand for them can not be fully supriiodf...' j'-* —f• ingr’s No. 1 Standard Shuttlo Machine formorly soldat $135, but no# reduced lo $00, istco well known all over tho world to need any description. Every sort 6f work, coarse or fine, can bo done with it. t<v • Singer’s No. 2 Standard Shuttle-Machine. This is the favorite manufacturing machino verywhore. Tlio sise of the Machine gives_ mnpfe sj ing qualities", gives it a decided i Price, with'table complete, $100. , ' Since the great reduction in the price of these Standard Machines, on the 1st of Octo ber, 1858, tho sale of them has increased four fold. . - :j All of Singer’s Machines make the inter locked stitch with two threads, which is the, best stitch known. Every person desiring lo - ire full and reliable information about lgillanl|lTm«,thnir ni-r-T prices, work ing capacities, and the best methods of pur- ‘ ‘ r,can obtainitb J ’“ '* • Singer A 'Cb.’s RKimh r. m. sftroEK * co., mnr22trily. 458 Broadway, N. Y. SLATE, SLATE,! Vain Wert S IEA8, Yeast, Ponders Ess. Coffee, Black- J 1?t JJ W mM^01«ra ^Vinegar, fabU No. I Choice Beware of Mineral Poisoner* OR. 4. B0V£E DORS' CELEBRATED VEGETAHIJB_ MEDICINES neipieut Consumption, weak eak Stomachs, Indigestion, Dyipep- -al or Nervous Debility, Piles and ■ requiring u Tonic, an unsurpat- bey an mads of smre Sherry wine, le from their medicinal i a most wholesome urn properties, d delightful nu,< all dii sed. land a |hey j -nyofaj*.: His BrwsAy Cathartic Is a sun remedy for costiveness, liver edm- plaint and dyspepsia. They an plesuant to the taste; sure in their operation; and as n - cathartic, entinly, effectually and positively supercedes the use of Pills, so naUscous and disagnable to the taste'. His Imperial Gin Bitters Aston the Kiddeys, Bladder and Urinary Organs, and ore a superior remedy for dyi; pepsia, connected with liver complaint in' all its forms. '"wT : ■. ‘ FOB FEMALE OBSTRUCTION!*, They are truly valuable, mode of pure Hol land* Gin, pleesant and agreeable lo tbs' taste and may be wall termed a necessary FeUfaU ' Companion. ~> His Cathartic Syrup ' • For Infants, Children,' and delicate FcaSler,' is certainly one of the most desirable and. valuable medicines in the werld. Tt is a per- feot substitute for calomel, acting on the fiver removing all obstructions in tha Bowels, oar ing costiveness, indigestion and dyspepsia.— Although it is as sure and effectual in its op erations. as calomel, yet it is so delicious to the taste, that children will cry for it, and it is as gentle, innocent and harmless as the dews of Heaven. Thousands ot mothers throughout the land will bless the discoverer of- this Invaluable medicine. . CHARLES WIDDIFIELD A' CO., Proprietors, , . .■ .- i’ropri 649 A 651 Broadway, New York. Bold by Farell A Yeiser. raartO-trify EATING SALOON, ^£$7-/ 'BY fi W. A. DARDEN. First Door below Walker’s ‘ LIVERY STABLE rnilE Subscriber has filled up a first class X Restaurant, and will be prepared to serve 'deals stall hoursof tho day or night, at oiiZble prices. Ham and Eggs luKy be mnritsirtitSM, nbd Oystcri., Shad,.Birds, - ®Uoks,Aq*lrralSh«d‘eth«luxiinfp, each in their season. People from the country will mar32triwtf. CANVASSERS WANTED. LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS TO AGENTS. Fifty DoUnrs per Month Cut Er- pensec Pflid. W E wish to engitge an active Agent in every oounty throughout the United States and Canadas, to travel and introduce our NEW TWENTY DOLLAR DOUBLE THREAD LOCK stitcr sewing MACHINE. ThisExvcfaior Ma chine is just patented, with valuable Improve niehts, which make iltheoheapest anilmost popular machine iu existence, and Acknowl edged to be unsurpassed for general utility. A limited number of responsible agents are wanted to solioit orders by sample, to whom a salary of $50 per month and expensos will be paid. For conditions aud full particulars, ad dress, with a stamp for retutn postage, J. W. HARRIS, . No. 13 Shoe and Leather Exchange, Boston, Mass., janl7-tri6m HOUSE TO KENT. IJIHF, HOUSE Afcf) LOT Hicks, situated in CeSoto, ij of a mile west of Rome, all ini jood repair; aud the lot contains betweon jour and five acres. Apply at tho Drug Store of Newman A Nowlin, Rome, Ga. fcb.lt—trilm. ' ■NEGROES FOR SALE. T HE Subscriber will keep constantly oa band, a few choice hands for sale, at rea sonable prices. AYanted a few likely young Negroes for which the highest prices will be paid in cash, jan 17-lrt-Sm AYM. RaMEY.