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BY S. B. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1852. VOL. VI—SO.. 42 THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN IS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, TERMS : If paid strictly in advance, per year, $1 50 If not paid at the time of subscribing, $2 00 These terms will be strictly adhered TO WITHOUT RESPECT TO PERSONS* AND ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SET TLED UP EVERT YEAR. Advertisements not-exceeding twel /e lines, v r ill be inserted at one dollar for the first in sertion, and fifty cents for each continuance. Advertisements not having the number of in sertions specified, will be published until foi- bl Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Administrators and Guardians, are required by tn advertised in a public gazette forty “Won’t you give Lira a little .Daffy.” rank .poison !” “What, poison ?. law to be advertised days previous to the day of sale. ' The sale of Personal Property must be aa- vertised in like manner at least ten days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an es tate u ust be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of ordinary for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must be published weekly for two 111 Citations for letters of administration must- be published thirty days—for dismission from Administration, monthly for six months- ioi dis mission from Guardianship, forty days. - Rules for foreclosure ot Mortgage must be published monthly forfour months—Un- estab- lishiiur lost papers, for the full space of tin ee months—for compelling titles from Execu ors or Administrators, where a bond has been li en by the deceased, the full space of 3 months. Publications will always be continued ac cording to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. . 7 All letters on business must be vost-paid ‘Oh I have given it to him fifty times, and he has al ways been the. better of it. I have given him some now.” “What? : Daffy, plum pudding, comfits, apples, &c,, &c. _')Yhy ... the child must have had the strength of a j ebante horse to survive all that 1 Doctors dare not always be honest to Correspondence of the Savannah Courier. Agricultural Fair at Macon- Macon, Oct. 24, 1852. Mr. Chapman.—In my last I endeavor ed to give you a correct idea of the premi ums awarded! in the department of the Me I, of course, omitted much that ought to have been inserted in ‘-“7” "T! justice to contributors. In the first place, customers! else they would oftner speak out j nothiqor was sa ; d about Park hurst’s new their minds. freely, as this^ honest, but rath-1 j> 0 ller^lin, which is in its self, a great curi osity. It is constructed somewhat upon the principle of the Wool card, but the teeth of er rough doctor did. People will have physic. What else is the use of doctors but to prescribe physic for people ? Moth ers think their children are not done jus tice to, unless the doctor is drenching them with black draught, and such like. The doctor may give advice about regularity of living, and simplicity of diet; but what does he know of that ? Cooks and mnse s ; ^ r j no . a cen t per pound more than that gin- are much more likely to understcind^meats | ned ° ili the Quinary way. In this gin, is attached a very ingenious contrivance to rid the roller are much heavier and of a pecu liar construction. Mr. Parkhurst, who was present, alledges that this gin does not cut, or destroy the staple as in the case with net j' f U .A saw gins, and that cotton taken from the but what-. gamd j ot and gi, inec l by this process; will Getting a Subscriber. Iiitroditcliota of tlie Colton Gin— A Sonfiicrii Patriarch. We find in tlie Southern Cultivator, pub- Timl and fat.g-ued from a long day s nde Au(rustl , the following highly in- Hohb’s to our moitth', rest ~ W £i?“C“u»« having he- and have a chat with the Souire. - On on-. • . nn i v t -i come of such vast importance, not omy to the producers, but to the world, every thin" —let the doctors stick to physic ? He may POETRY. fFKOAC ARTHUR HOME GAZETTE.] bind weed. They met—’twas not in spring—oh no ! The air was thick and chill f The ground was whit’ning o’er with snow, And winter-sealed each rill. They met—another oh his arm Confidingly did lean; Yet Nellie felt—-nor thought of harm— Her martyr fate between She would not, for earth’s gems most rare, Have filled that proud one’s place— And yet she knew her impress there, N o time could e’er efface. Her impress—it was not of sense, Ou outward vision made— Else were it all a base pretence, To cast the light in shade. As if the modest mignonette IVe twine gay dahlias round, Should boast itself a coronet, While trailing o’er the ground. They parted—not with lips apart, ’But voiceless, as the rills Which flow, ice-loeked, yet free at heart, From God’s eternal hills. They parted—but each dreary cloud Now grew, a vestment bright; Became an angel’s dewy shroud. To wrap their .fancies bright. tell the nurse not, to bandage the child tightly, and to avoid pins'; but “what can he know of child’s clothes, or of their prop er fastenings.” No there is old Betty, the nurse, who is the standard authority m all such matters. The doctor may tell the mother to give her children exercise ; but does not she know better ? It they scam per about, won’t they spoil their clothes! And if the little things should grow weak, sickly and diseased, why then the order can be given to run for the doctoi : Ifhe tells the housewife to ventilate the children’s sleeping room to open the doors and windows frequently, thot the thorough draught may blow through and sweeten the rooms—“Oh, the children will get their deaths of cold.” And it they the staple of trash and dust. I ought, also, to have taken more especial notice.of the gin presented by Mr. Massey, and which received the first premium. I did not see this gin in operation, but it was a most beautiful and finished piece of j mechanism. It was emphatically a Bibb ! county production. It was manufactured part, however, there was a disposition very soon to talk less and doze more. This Hobbs, a good- natured soul, perceived; as by intuition, and soon left us to the soft in fluences of nature’s “sweet restorer.” • Now, how long we slept we need’nt tell, and our'readers need’nt know. It wasn’t long, hovwver, for the loud talking in the Squire’s ‘office’ scon aroused us, and weriis- tened to a conversation highly interesting to us. It seemed that Joacum Gulic, Old Joe, a clever, sober, close-fisted neighbor of the Squire’sy had called in to talk about the ‘crops,’ and matters and tilings in general.. ‘Well, Squire,’ said Mr, Gulic, ‘do you know where a fellow can buy a right smart chance of a nigger boy these times?’ ‘Really, uncle Joe, I don’t .know at this time. There was a sale in town last week of some six or eight at one time.’ ‘There was ?’ ‘Yes. And I got a right likely negro boy eighteen years old, for £450. My word m Bibb, by a Bibb mechanic/and out of for it, I wouldn’t take a thousand dollars for wood, grown exclusively in the county.— him..to-day. Mr. Massey is a man of great enterprise and energy, and fully deserved the high; com pliment paid him by the committee. The gin from the factory of E. T. Taylor, of Co lumbus, was, if any thing,;more highly fin ished than Massey’s, and for aught I know was equal in respect; but the committee gave the preference to the home made arti- should then become pale and in fragile, | ^ weak in the chest, and delicate in the digea-: Having said this much, I cannot close tion,ou the slightest ailment or liouble. p ar t, 0 f ra y letter without congratulating then—run for the doctor! ihey had bettei t j lg p eo pj e of Georgia, upon the spirit and run for the glazier to put a ventilatoi in enerfi ry manifested, by the members of the They parted—full of holy trust That minstrelsy thus given, While they forget not “God is just, Must find it meed-a Heaven miscellaneo us. an AMUSING SKETCH. Run for the Doctor, “Run ! tell him to come instantly. Poor Bobby 1 How he cries! It must be the plum pudding that has disagreed with him. Jane, bring Daffy ! And if you cant find it in the right hand pantry shelf, look into the medicine chest for the Preservative. Perhaps the doctor isn’t at home, and the medicine will do the child good in the mean time. Quick, Jane ! If you can t find Dally or the Preservative, bring the syrup ot the poppies. * * * Ah! you’ve gotDafty? Now, Jane, a teaspoon !” . You know the opportunity of physicking a baby is not to be missed. Medicine is meant to do children “good,” and therefore it ought to be given. If a • child cries, run for the doctor. But sometimes doctors are wanted in two or three places at once. So, to provide against the contingency, run to the medicine chest for Daffy, poppies or calomel. Give one, all of them. You can then watch their effects, and test the pow ers of the different medicines. : The child cries! It must be ill • Fe c the the elixir! It costs only eighteen pence a bottle, — “a real blessing to mothers, ig norant ones especially. Let any honest iu dividual hint that the child has eaten too much, and the answer is “nonsense ! can you know of that ? The child Any one may see that with half an eye. Hand over the bottle and the spoon. “Ah! here comes the doctor . Here he comes, indeed! “What is the matter? “Ah, sir ! he cries, and cries, and cries so the poor dear must he ill!” What has he been eating?” “He has only had some plum pudding, and a very tiny little bit ot cake with comfits; and an apple and “Why the child has eaten too much . “La. sir, it can’t be; his appetite is remarka bly small—quite—quite—quite—— 'Ah I see! Well, vou must wait unti morn ing. We shall see how be is then. ‘ Wart sir—wait ? Why the. child’s quite d He must have some medicine. . The child is ill—that is true; but it is with overgor ging— medicines would only make mattei s worse. Leave nature to relieve herself. He will be better in the morning. the windows; or for the carpentor to bore ventilating holes in the door ; or, better than all, send the children out to Doctor Green-fields, and get the line of health back into their cheeks again. It is not necessary that we should live according to nature,’for we have doctors! We can "live according to our own whims and caprices; and il nature at last should grow restive and rebel, then we call in Dat- fv, Mcrrison or Cockle; or if we have a horror of quacks, then we can send for the “regular” man, and—run for the doctor! Screw the ribs within stays; strap up the chest, so that vulgar nature shall be kept within fashionable bounds; aid then, it vertigo, nervousness, indigestion, or con sumption shall ensue—run tor the doctor ! Let young ladies expose their chests iu hot draughtly rooms, where they are alter nately half stifled and half frozen—taking now a cup of hot coffee, and then an iee dashina through a waltz at fever-heat, and next minute cooling themselves by standing in the passage or the doorway; and then; if a fit of coughing, or a sore throat, or in flamed lungs should ensue—run for the doctor! , Send children out of door ‘picturesquely dressed, in the garb ot Macuilummoie, or the Stewarts,of Appin—rwith kilts above the knee, snd chest half exposed to the keen east winds'. It is very “picturesque” indeed; but not so is croup. No'matter—run for the doctor! _ ... - Let men of mature Sense, or senses, booze over the dinner table at that generous Brit ish drink, London port, eschewing exercise in favor of venison and turtle soup, Ches hire and maccavoons—ha! there comes a villanous twinge in thumb or great toe.— Then comes the cry of “John—run for the doctor.” ' , . . Shut out the light, and shut out the air; use cold water sparingly, and hot water “mixed with sterner stuff” copiously within; take liqueurs, pastry, pepper,, and ale mix ed with cheese, nuts, wine and olives, sit up late, and wear little shoe leather. When you go abroad ride in a carriage, and when you sit at home soak and eat, poking round the fire with all the windows listed up so as to keep out “the draught.” Let tradesmen root themselves in their shops, and stir not out from “the receipt of custom” Saturday or Sundav;.sleeping at nights iu close cur tained beds, with the chimney tightly stuff ed or boarded up, shunning above all things cold water and general' ablution in the mornings, and depend upon it there will be no want of bad health, and the cry will be very frequent of “Run for the doctor.” If the people could run for a little com mon sense, even though they paid well foi it, it would be much better for them. But common sense is still at a heavy discount where health is concerned.—Eliza Cooks Journal. J ust my luck. Why, I never heard of it.’ ‘Who told you Squire ?’ ' ‘O, vou know I take the paper. I saw the sale advertised, and, as I had to go-to town any way, I went on the day of sale, thinking, perhaps, I might hit a bargain sure.’ ‘Well. I swear, I have got to have a hand somehow'. You see, I have put in more than I have hands to work, Who’s got a hand to hire, any where’s about?’ ‘Your’etoo hard for me again, uncle Joe, the hiring season is over. About a. month ago all the negroes belonging to the estate of H , deceased,.were let at auction ; and Mechanics Institute. Organized only a year a"o, it has contributed immensely to the. _ ,, , . , interest of the recent exhibition. Its offi- j 1 m toW they vvent very ow. , cers tor the eusumg year have been chosen | Tb » d -'- You don’t say. IV hy didn t and I have no doubt will Lake efficient mea- j me, Squire . sures to insure a display worthy the grow-1. 1 ^dly know why. ing importance of our great industrial and m our B a P er What is ill ! Washington Monument. The Agent in a letter to the Chronicle, acknow ledges the receiptof $425—received for this monument from Augusta, as folfows : M. E. Church, Augusta, Jufy, -,18o2 $62 80 Baptist do do do do 33 06 Chris’n. do do do Ao 7 50 Citizens of Augusta subsequently 304 14 Citizens & Students, Oxford, July 5 16 00 $425 00 A shoemaker, with one eye, who works in this neighborhood, complained that one of his lamps did not burn, Qne ol his shopmates, who is agenmne son of the Ern- Tclp/with astonishment, exclaimed, “Faith,” and what do you want of two lamps ? ye haven’t but one eye ? 4 ’ J C Clarke, Esq., Solicitor of the Treas urer, died a. New-York on Monday. mechanic interests. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. The largest premiums in this department were offered for essays upon various subjects A great many were presented—most of them of very inferior quality. There were some twelve or fourteen ou the “manage ment of slaves.” The committee not hav ing time lo read these made no award ; but referred the matter to a special commit tee. The following premiums were award ed : ESSAYS. To James M. Chambers, Columbus, Ga., best Essay on the elements, of .practical Ag riculture, adapted to the soil of the South. Silver pitcher £50. To Charles A; Peabody, Columbus, Ga., best Essay on Horticulture; embracing the culture of fruits, vegetables and flowers in the South. Silver pitcher, $50. Rev. Richard Johnson, Talbotton, Ga., best Essay on the cultivation and preserving the sweet potato. Silver pitcher, £20. To Dr. F. H. Gordon,- best Essay on clo ver and other foreign grasses. Silver gob let $15. FIELD CROPS. To P. S. Holt, Monroe county, Ga-, for best acre of wheat, sown broadcast, pitcher, £25. To Job Taylor, Monroe county, Ga., for best acre of Uplaud- cotton, pitcher 4 £25. To J. B. Jones, Waynesboro, Ga:,’best acre sweet potatoes, pitcher, $20 ; best acre field peas, cup, $10. J. Y. Jones, Atlanta, Ga., best acre Irish potatoes, pitcher, $20. To Edward Williams, Habersham county, Ga., best acre ground peas, pitcher, $20. SAMPLES OE FIELD CROPS. J. B. Jones, Waynesboro, Ga., best and greatest variety of corn, cup, $10; best bushel barley, $2; greatest variety of field peas, including grass seed, cup, $10. To J. V. Jones, Atlanta, Ga., greatest and best variety of upland cotton, cup,. $10; best, bushel rye, cup, $2 ; best 5 bales, 300 lbs; pea vine hay, pitcher, $20. To D. B Seer sey, Monroe county, best and greatest Va riety of wheat, cup, $10 ; best bushel wheat (Kentucky flint,) cup, $5 ; second best bush • el wheat, cup, $3. Rowland Ridding, Mon roe county, Ga., best and greatest variety sweet potatoes, cup, $10.; best one bushel sweet potatoes ; cup, $5. To M.E. Bylan der, Macon, Ga., best bushel corn, (ears) cup, $5. To John D. Walker, Wellsboro Mills, Ga., best bushel Irish bread oats, cup, $2. To P. Fleming, Montpelier, Ga., best bushel Irish potatoes, cup, $5 ; best bushel turnips, cup; $3. COTTON BALES. To T. J. Smith, Hancock county, Ga., 1st 20 bales upland cotton, pitcher, $20. To Wm. Lesueure, Colaparchee, Ga., second 20 bales upland cotton, goblet $15. To J. Tooke, Houston county, Ga., first premi um,-10 bales cotton, goblet, $15. To D. B. Searcy, Monroe conuty,- Ga., first premium, 5 bales cotton, upland, cup, $10. To C. Goolsbyj Jasper county, Ga., second premi um, 5 "bales cotton, upland, cup, $8. To J. V. Jones, Atlanta, Ga.,1 bale cotton, cup, $5. ■ The exhibition in these, departments was far superior to that of last year. The sam ples of corn, wheat, and cotton shown were very numerous and of very superior quality ; There was much spirit shown among the competitors for the prizes. The committee however were too much pressed and hurried to make full and ample reports of many merchants articles which did, not obtain pre miums but which deserved especial notice. I saw it advertised and. I supposed everybody took that. More’n that,I didn’t know you wanted to hire. Did you know I have sold my Harden tract of land ?’ ‘No indeed. Who to !’ ‘Why, to a rich old fellow from Alabama. It was day, before yesterday ; and I got the -y'allow boys,’ cash up—only six dollars per acre. He said that he came across our pa per in ‘Old Alabama;’ he liked the descrip tion of the country ; saw my wee bit bf an advertisement, and came to see about it. We struck a trade in no time.’ ... ‘Jerusalem! And here.Bve boen trying to sell a tract of land for the last two years and couldn’t get a dollar and a half an acre It’s better land than y.our’n too, .and you : know it, Squire. Well, what is ’tis, and can’t be’tiser; bu: I reckon, Squire', I’ve beat you on sugar. I bought, last week, two barrels of sugar at six ceiits r when every body else had to give seven cents. Beat that eh ?’ •With allease, uncle Joe—I bought mine at five cents.’’ ‘No, sir—I don’t believe it. Now, say, where?’ ‘At the house of- & Co. I got a fare bargain. relating to’its history is of interest.. There fore/bam induced f6 give a little informa tion I lately obtained of the great staple. I rode, a few days. since, six miles below this place, to see my old friend Thos. 1 albot, and his kitchen and barn. Mr. ialbot is eighty-three years old, in full possession ot his faculties and is living where he settled sixty-twb years ago. W liitney, the inventor of the cotton, gin, settled a plantation adjoin ing him, on which he placed one ol his giust the first that was used in Wilkes county, perhaps the first in the State. He and his partner, Durkee, erected a gin house, and a large cotton house—the latter to hold the cotton they expected to receive irom custo mers to gin. The;gin house was grated, so that visitors might look through and see the cotton flying from, without seeing the gin. He suffered women to go in the gin hiiUse to" see the machinery, not apprehend ing that tliey could betray his secret to builders. Lyon, who" lived some eight or ten miles above this place, by dressing him self in women’s clothes, procured admittance, and came out and made his improvement, the saw gin. Mr. Talbot says that Billy McFerran, a little Irish blacksmith, who died a few years ago in this county, made the saws, the first Ah at ever were made. Durkee, W'hitney’s partner, beipg dissipated and inattentive to business, lie sold out his place, and the gin and cotton house coming into the possession of Mr. Talbot, he moved them to tliis place. The former is now his kitchen, and still has its long grated win dows, as in the tim'e of Whitney. The cot ton house makes a large and commodious barn. Mr. Talbot says that Allison or Elli son, who had been connected with W liitney in business, told him that the latter got his first idea of the invention from a gin used to prepare rags for making paper, and which he saw on a wrecked vessel. On the place sold by Whitney, was eree ted, in 1811, a cotton factory, and, I pre sume the-first in the State. The prime mover in the enterprise was a Mr. Bolton of Savannah, a merchant who spent his sum mers, then, in' Washington-. Mr. Talbot had four shares. The factory had one hun dred.and sixty, spindles, §ost $1400, and •made fifty yards of cloth a day, w hich sold from fifty, cents to one dollar per yard. The weaving was done by. handioom weavers, who were obtained from Long Gane in South-Caroliha. The factory proved an un- Attempt So Assassinate the Shah otPersia. • Constantinople, Sept.^Y3. The Erzeroora post has brqiight letter# to the 9tli inst. from that city, and to the 28th Aug. from Tabi eez. On the 15th of Aug. an attempt to assassinate the Shah of Per sia had taken place at Tehran. The Shah, accompanied by; bis s Prime Minister and by a numerous suite/had quitted that day Kas- ri-Milak ou a hunting excursion, and had reached the skirt of a wood near Maveranda, when six ill-dressedPersons, with petitions, approached the Shall,, who at once drew in the reins of his. horse and took, the papers held out to him. It is usual in Persia on similar excursions for jjhe Sovereign to pro ceed alone, and keep his Ministers and at tendants at a distance of several hundred yards, and when he stops they do likewise. .The petitioners were of the sect of Babi, and after delivering their papers, two seized the bridle of the horse, and the other four sur rounded the felxah, and loudly, and with menacing gesture, demanded redress for the insult done- to their religion by having put their chief to death. The Shah courage-, ously ordered them off, but before his suite came up, two of the finatie rufflim-s drew their pistols and fired at him, two balls of which took effect; the first wounded him in the mouth, and the second slightly graz ed his thigh. Immediately after this at tempt they took to their heels, hotly pur sued by the attendants. Three contrived to escape in the wood, one was cut dqwn by the Muitezimer Rikiab, aad tlie other two were seized and conveyed to Tehran/for the purpose of obtaining a clue to the conspirq- cy. - • The Shah’s wounds were so slight that the next day'he proceeded in grand pomp to the mosque, in order to ofler his thanks giving for his miraculous escape. On his return to’the palace, the Ministers and the Russian and English Ambassadors,, and the Charge,d’ Affaires of the Porte, in full cos tume, congratulated him. Public rejoicings also tooE place, and city of Tehran was il luminated at night. On the 16tb of Aug. intelligence had been received of the seizure of the three assassins who had effected their escape, and concealed themselves in the wood. They were discovered in a well, and were drawn out and cut to pieces, according to the orders given by the Prime Minister. profitable affair. . # . In this connection, it may be interesting to say, that during the war-of 1812, cotton was hauled from this country to Baltimore and Philadelphia, and the wagons loaded back with goods. Wagoners me now living iu the country, who used to drive the teams engaged in this service. 1 cannot close this communication with out a word about my aged and highly res pectable friend, in his character of planter. Some of the land now in cultivation by - Mr. v. Talbot, was old when tbree-fourth ofGeor- You see they advertised in I gia was in : possession of the Indians. Ong- •L'. „ • 11 • P * 1 o 11 Imc IT the paper that they were selling off at cost. I knew groceries would go quick, so I went in and bought a years supply. Their gro ceries were all sold before night. I didn’t pay. the money either, for they took my United States Land. Warrant at $150 per acre.’ - . ‘Now, now, Squire ! that can’t be, for my lawyer told me that wasn’t legal to sell •my land warrant.’ ‘Very true, some time ago; but the news came lately in the paper that Congres Lad made them assignable.’ ‘Well, tisn’t fair; its rascally! /What right has these editors to get all the news and keep - it to themselves ?’ ‘Ah ! uncle Joe, you misunderstand it.— Editors and printers labor pight and day to gather the news and give it to the people, to instruct their readers—to inform them all the improvements of the age, and amelio rate the condition of society. Their paper goes abroad, recommending our people and country to interested and intelligent emi grants. Can they labor thus for nothing ? Should they not be paid ? Is there a man who is notbenefitted by a paper? Is not every subscriber repaid four fold for the pit tance of $2, his subscription price ?’ ‘Stop, Squire ? stop right there. ? I’m going to take the;paper, I’ll take six, and send some back to my,.kinsfolks in Georgia.’ ‘You needn’t go as far as far as that— here’s the editor right in the room.’ Here the parties rushed in upon us, where we were acting out most admirably, a person fast asleep. It is enough for us to say, that after an introduction, the name of' Joacum Gulic was entered upon our note book as a-Subseriber—paid m advance.— And now, when the parties alluded to shall read this, we hope they will pardon us for giving to the -public the substantial facts urged by the Squire--aiding us so effectual ly m ' 1 Getting a Subscriberf—American Artisan. . 38T “Oh,Jpapa, Doctor Measles had such hard work to pull mother’s bad tooth out.” “Had he, my son ?” “Yes. I seed.him try first with his pinch ers, then he put his mouth rite close to mother’s, and pulled it out with his teeth 1’ inally of a strong soil, as Wilkes county gen erally was, Mr. Talbot, by paying some at tention to improvement, has.not only pre served but much improved some of his old lands. But that to which I wish particular ly to direct attention, is his regret that he. had not commenced hill-side ditching long ago/before the creeks and branches had car ried off the best of his soil. The walnut, locust/and. other shade trees in his yard, planted with his own hand s , have the ap pearance of aged trees. His servants, some as old, or older than himself, with their gen erations of children, grand-children, and I do not know how far to go in the great-grand children, give to the white headed citizen the appearance of a patriarch at the head of his tribe. He has had born on his place one hundred and niue children, but.has kept, no record of death: Garnett Andrews; Washington, Wilkes Co., Ga., August, 1852. Why is a blush like a little girl ? Ber cause it becomes a woman. Prevention of Salivation, Dr. G. Stearns, in a communication to the Boston Medical mid Surgical Journal, sags: “I wish to communicate a fact to you that has recently fallen under my observation, which may be of some interest to the profes sion "enerally. All physicians are aware of the salivating effect of calomel, and of the inconvenience that arises from sore mouths and other irritating complaints that affect the patient. 1 have had several persons under my. care, to whom I have mixed with supercarbonate bf soda, in proportion of about twice the amount by weight of soda. To one patient, in particular/whom I have attended for about two weeks, I have given three grains of calomel with six grains of soda daily for five weeks,- besides adminis tering it frequently the rest of the time* As yet he has not suffered at all from the sali vating effect of the calomel, which has nev ertheless been yqry beneficial to. him. Is it possible that; these were all persons.not sus ceptible to salivation ? or is the absence of salivation to be attributed to the superniar- bbhate of soda?” ^ Any one who can alleviate the horrible distresses of salivation, will certainly be a great human benefactor, JLatc Storm in Lowade* and Tboiaa». The storm and hurricane which devasta ted Apalachicola and other portions of Flor-. ida, has,had its effeect upon parte of South ern Georgia. The following is a letter from Nabira, Lowndes Co., to Abe MlUedgevilla Recorder: We have been visited with the severest storm that has ever been experienced in thi» part of tffe country. It commenced to rain occasional ligbtjshowers on the morn tag of the 9th, about 8 o'clock, and gradually in creased—beginning about 10 o’clock to thunder a little, About 3 o’clock the wind began to blow, and as it increased the rain gradually slacked, only when the wind blew. It came on so suddenly, that by 4 o’clock it commenced to blow down trees pretty fast and by five, it seemed as though not even a dry shelter would be left. There has, I suppose, been what we call . hurricanes that has in a few moments dono;’ much harm, though they are not. so exten sive, and-consequently seldom do as muck damage. About six o’clock the flaws of wind became less frequent, and about nine it ceased to do injury. I was told by a gentletnan travelling that it was wbr,-,e in the farther edge of Thomas county than here. It is impossible to say wbat damage has been done—certain.it is that a great deal of the cotton'is blown out and lost; and where com was not gathered, there is a great loss- in it. It has destroyed some stock, but how much, not known. Yours, truly, F. R.' j_**-*^ In the ease of the Art Union we- We learn from Albany, N. Y., that the Court of Appeals have decided as folfows: In the sujt brought against the Art U- : nion by the District Attorney, in the name of the Governors of the Alms House, the da-, cision of the Court below is reversed. This decision of theCourt of Appeals leaves the property of the Art Union in the hands of present stock-holdei’s and managers, as it stood before the commencement of the suit* in the Supreme Court. Upon the question 1 as to whether the Art Union is, a lottery, within the intent and meaning of the Con-, stitution/the Court is equally divided, and ■ no decision is given. In the suit entitled The People vs. The Art Union, (instituted for the purpose of testing whether the Union was or was not in violation of the statutes prohibiting all games of chance,) the decision of the Court is, that the distribution of the Art Union, as heretofore conducted, was illegal, and with in the law prohibiting raffling and gaming; that the Act of 1846, amending the charac ter of the Art Union, is not sufficiently ex- *: plicit upon this point. A farmer’s wiFe in s of the smartness, aptness and intelligence of her son, a lad of six years old, to a lady ac quaintance/said : “He can read fluently in every part of the Bible, repeat the whole, Catechism, and weed onions as fast as hisi ^U “Yes, mother,” added the yq^ “and yesterday I licked Ned'I ed his cat in the well, and stole old Hlnk- ley’a gimhlet,”