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Cmistitatiatmliat so lltjralilir. BY JAMES GARDNER, JR OFFICE ON McINTOSII-STREET, THIRD DOOR FROM THB NORTH-WHST CORNER OF BKOAD-STBEBT. TERMS: Daily paper (if paid in advance) ....per annum. .$8 00 Tri-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 W iekly (if paid in advance) .per^annum.. 200 PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. Regular Meeting of Council,) Augusta. August 6, 1853. > Present Hon. Wm. E. Dearing. Members, Messrs. Foster, Blodget, Phinizy, Bel!. Conley, Harper, Gardiner, Jackson. The minutes were read and on motion con firmed. Mr. Thompson appeared and took his seat. The Police Docket was taken up and the fol lowing cases disposed of. The city vs. Wm. V. Keener—Violation of the 127th Section, July 4, 1853—not guilty. The city vs. John P. Verdery—Violation of the 127th Section, July, 30, 1853. Doct. Phinizy moved that John P. Verdery be pronounced guilty, which motion was lost. The Yeas and Nays being called for and they were. Yeas—Messrs. Blodget, Phinizy, Harper, Gar diner—4. Nays—Messrs. Foster, Thompson, Jackson —3. His Honor the Mayor being called on voted Nay, causing a tie by which the motion was lost. The city vs. Thomas J. Ingram—Violation ol the 129th Section, June 7, 1853—guilty and fined sls. The city vs. George Johnson—Violation of the 4th Section, July 14,1853 —guilty and fined $lO and cost. The city vs. Michael Heffernan—Violation o the 20th Section, July 24, 1853—guilty and fined $5 and costs. The city vs. John Phagan—Violation of the 127th Section, Julv23, 1853—not guilty. The city vs. James H. Pool—Violation of the 127th Section, July 24,1853 —not guilty. The Counsel in the case of the city, vs. James H. Pool, moved to dismiss the case against him, on the ground that he had been bound over to the Superior Court for an assault and battery. Doct. Phinizy moved that Council proceed to the trial of James H. Pool, which motion was carried. The yeas and nays being called for and they were. Yeas—Messrs. Bell, Phinizy, Conley, Gardi ner —4. Nays—Messrs. Foster, Blodget, Thompson, Harper—4. There being a tie, His Honor the Mayor voted Yea. Mr. Jackson, being Counsel in the cases of the city vs. Michael Heffernan and James H. Pool, did not vote in either case. Mr. Foster moved, to adjourn until 8 o’clock, which motion was lost. The [petition ot Wm. Schley & Co., in rela tion to the purchase of the lot owned by Coun cil on Washington street, was read and on mo tion referred to the committee on South Common to report. The petition of E. A. Wagner, in relation to a strip of land owned by Council, on Washington street, was on motion referred to the committee on South Common, with power to survey. Mr. Gardiner moved, that when Council ad journs, that it adjourn to Monday next, at 3i o’clock. Which motion was carried. The accounts were read, and ordered to be paid. On motion,the officers salaries wree ordered to be paid. The petition of Thomas J. Ingram, asking Council to suspend the collection of the fine this day imposed upon, him, for the present, to enable him to obtain a certiorari, was read and on mo tion granted. On motion,Council adjourned. L. L. Antony, Clerk Council. Adjourned Meeting of Council, Augusta, Aug Btb. Present—Hon. Win E. Dealing Mayor. Members —Messrs. Foster, Blodget, Phinizy, Conley, Harper, Gardiner. On motion the reading of the minutes was dis pensed with. The petition of James Costello, asking Coun cil to allow him to erect a platform five feet in width in front of his house, corner of Wash ington and Fenwick streets, was on motion granted during the pleasure ol' Council. The petition of Wm. P. Lawson, asking Coun cil to allow him to erect a Portico, four feet in width, in front of his house, corner of Center and Fenwick streets, was on motion granted during the pleasure of Council. The petitions of Messrs. J. D. Mackey, G. F. Parish and B. Beard, asking permission for cer tain slaves to live separate and apart without the payment of Taxes was read, and on motion laid upon the table. The petition of B. H. Warren, Esq., for per mission for a slave to live separate and apart without the payment of the Tax, was on motion referred to His Honor the Mayor with power to act. The petition of A. D. Picquet, asking Coun cil to refund him one fourth of the amount paid by him, for a licence to vend Lettery Tickets for the present year, he having ceased for three months to use said Licence, was read and on motion granted. The petition of Herr Carl asking Council to remit the tax imposed upon him by the 139th Section of the (general Ordinance, was read and on motion laid on the table. The Communication of the Messrs. Woods in relation to the Railing for the Hall and Walton Monument, was read, and on motion it was re ferred to the Committee on Hall and Walton Monument with power to act. The petition of the Clerk of Council asking |. Council to appoint him certain office hours, was pread, when Mr. Jackson introduced the follow* ing Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE, To amend the one hundred and ninth Section of the General Ordinance. Section First—Be it ordained by the City Council of Augusta, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, That the following words be added to the first clause of the one hundred and ninth Section of the General Ordinance : To attend daily and every day (Sunday and usual holidays excepted) in his office, unless elsewhere employed in the discharge of his du ties as Clerk, from the hour of—a. m. until am.; from the hour of— p. m. until the hour of— p. m.; and he shall docket and issue summons and processes in such cases only as may be re ported to him by the Mayor, Members of Coun cil, or the Marshal, or any City Constable, as provided in the ninety-eight section of the Gene ral Ordinance, and the one hundred and eleventh Section of the same. Mr. Jackson from the Committee on Engines reported the following resolution, which was passed: Resolved , That the Committee on Engines be authorized to place the colored lamps procured for that purpose, near the public cisterns. Mr. Jackson from the Committee on City Hall reported the necessity of some improve ments to be made in the Clerk of Council’s office, and offeied the following resolution which was passed : Resolved, That the Committee on the City Hall be authorized to make all necessary im provements in the office of the Clerk of Council for the preservation of public papers, books and records. Mr. Blodget from the Committee on the Jail reported that there was a part ol the Jail which was insecure. It was on motion ordered that the Committee on Jail be instructed to have the same made secure forthwith. The Committee on Plank Roads reported progress. The minutes of the Board of Health was read and received as the report of Health Committee. Mr. Blodget moved that application be made to the Inferior Court to send Wm. H. DeCoin and family to the Poor House, and in the event that he refuses to go, that the Committee on Hospital be authorized to discharge him from that Institution, which motion was carried. The Committee on Water Works reported progress. Mr. Harper moved that the Summerville Plank Road Company be allowed the use of the Hydrant Water at the Toll Keepers House up on the same terms as it is used within the limits of the city, which motion was carried. Mr. Foster from the Committee on Houghton Institute, submitted an able report of L. LaTaste, Rector, which showed the institution to be in a highly prosperous condition, and offered the fol lowing resolutions, which were passed. Resolved , That the result of the examination of the Male and Female departments of the Houghton Institute, conducted in the presence of the Committee ot Council and others, has been highly encouraging and satisfactory, and that the thanks of Council are tendered to Mr. La faste, the Rector, and to Mrs Wheeler, Female Teacher, for the manner in which they have dis charged their duties for the past year, and for the success which has shus far attended their efforts in this new enterprise. Resolved , That Mr. LaTaste and Mrs. Wheel er be continued as Teachers in the Houghton Institute for the next year. The Rector at the same salary as paid to him during the past year, and Mrs Wheeler at a salary of eight hundred dollars. The following Report of the Committee of the Southern Agricultural Fair, was received and ordered to be entered upon the minutes : The Committee of the Southern Agricultural Fair Report, that most of the material lor the erection of all the necessary buildings is upon the ground, they have contracted with Messrs. Bartlett and Redfurn for the erection of the buildings, who are pushing forward to works rapidly, and there is no doubt upon the mind of your Committee that every thing will be in readiness at the appointed time. FOSTER BLODGETT, Chairman, Committee Southern Agricultural Fair. The Following reports of Officers was made : The City Sexton reported 44 interments dur ing the month of July 1853. Whites 24, blacks 20 —4 of which did out of the city: Dysentery 5, Typhoid Fever 3, Drowned 2, Dropsey 2, Measels 1, Consumption 3, Cholera Infantum G, Childbed Fever 3, Scarlet Fever 3, Lockjaw 1, Stillborn 6, Gangrin 1, lnflamation Bowels 1, Old Age 1, Debility 2, Cramp Colic I, Pneumonia 1, Hives 1, Paralysis 1. The City Marshal reports 653 nights served by the City Watch, since last report. Also, that one White and twenty-four Blacks had been confined in the Guard House during the same time. The keeper of the Magazine reportssß4£ kegs Powder in store on Ist August, The keeper of City Hospital reports 18 pa tients in that institution on the Ist of August— Males 15, Females 3. The Jailor reports 22 prisoners in Jail on the Ist August—Whites 7, Blacks 15. The following returns of Officeis was made, with the Collector and Treasurer’s receipt. A. C. Harbin, city Marshal, Fines sllO 00 “ 11 “ 11 “ Fees on Hogs 16 00 “ “ Sale of Lime 37 50 T. O. Heard, Jailor 57 47 J. F. Turpin, Wharfinger 637 45 D. M. Calhoun, Clerk Lower Market 108 24 W. Seay, Dep. Bridge Keeper 574 00 U. Slack, Supt. Streets 83 70 C. E. Girardey, Vendue Master 137 03 $1,761 39 By Mr. Blodget, passed, Resolved , That the Resolution of Council of the eighteenth day of May last, requirng the pro ceedings of the Police Court to be published, be 'and the same is hereby recinded. By Mr. Conley, passed, Resolved , That In future the City Council, will not investigate any Police cases (brought before it upon appeal) at the Regular Meeting of Coun cil, on the first Saturday of each month, but that an adjourned meeting shall be held for that pur pose, on the second Saturday in.each.J*month, at such hour as my be fixed upon j .tlve - Regular Meeting of Council. Resolved , That on the second each j month, the city marshal shall (^office to each member of Council of <R(MiVn ,r fi->;£.aid meeting. " r . By Mr. Gardiner, wfeOT Resolved , That the to the City Council, for perpetual '£, [ jVp&ARic as streets be accepted. : 'MS A street called “ Talcott in width, next south of Fenwick kr ping from Campbell street to the secoq f<y < -the Canal. _ .s A street named upon a plan of fpl ‘ <fjdi ner street, next south of the one Mi > Med, eighty feet in width running liiin pbell street to the second level of the Canaß<\V- A street next south of the last, runn i g ;/rom Campbell street to Cumming street, coljl fined, fifty feet in width, called Barnes street: , ! A street named D’Antignac street, thinning from Marbury street, eastwardly, eighty feet in width, till it strikes the line of John Carrie, and then so much of said street, as he has power to grant, to Campbell street. A street parallel to this, in honor of the late Mayor, Thomas W. Miller, Miller street, sev enty feet in width, running from Marbury street to Carrie’s line. Also,a street called Pine street, between Marbury street and Kollock street.con tinued, forty-eight feet in width, from the tail race of the mill No. 2., *Augusta Manufacturing Company, to Miller street. Mr. Harper, moved the passage of the above resolution, and the acceptance by Council of the streets refered to in said resolution, which mo tion was carried. By Mr. Foster, passed, Resolved , That his honor, the Mayor, be in structed to give the proper notice to the Trustees of the Medical College, and all others encroach ing on Washington street, that they will be re quired to fall back to the true line of said street. By Mr. Jackson, passed, Resolved, That the sum of SSO) be appropri ated and paid to the managers of the Augusta Free School for the ensuing academic year. By Mr. Harper—passed. Resolved , That the committee on Streets and Drains be requested to replace the Bridge con necting Broad street with the Cams road, which was carried away on the 29th of August last. By Mr. Harper—lost. Resolved. That the committee on Streets and Drains be requested to have made two Brick Culverts over the drain on or near Marbury . street in front of the improved lots belonging to the estate of Christian Marks, deceased, fronting on said street, so as to furnish the means of ac cess to said lots. By Mr. Harper. Resolved. That the committee on Water Works be requested to report the plan of a Re servoir so constructed, as to afford a supply of water within this city at such an elevation as will aid in furnishing an increased available sup ply of water for laying dust, and the extinguish ment of fire, confining the expense of a tight and durable structure to an expense not exceed ing.— Mr. Harper moved to fill the blank in the re solution with 2,500 Dollars, which motion was i carried. The question being thent alien upon the reso lution it was carried. By Mr Harper—passed. Resolved , That the committee on Streets and Drains be requested to have made overfalls for the protection of Bay street near the Northern end of Jackson street, and of Cumming street, and at such other points from Bay street to the Savannah Riveras maj r be necessary to protect that street from being washed into gullies, and likely to impair its usefulness and involving probable heavy expense for future repairs of said street. By Mr. Harper—lost. Resolved , That the citizens of Augusta be re quested to convene at the City Hall on Satur day 27th inst. at 4 o’clock in the afternoon to take into consideration the expediency of con structing a sufficient and durable levee to protect the city of Augusta from inundation. Mr. Jackson called up the ordinance offered by him in relation to the appointment of speci ivi 10Urs * or the Clerk ot Council. •j r ‘ *J. ac ks° n moved to fill the first blank in said ordinance with the word nine, which was earned. M r - a^ son then moved to fill the second k I, 1 ] { di l j t^i e Wori * twe * v 'e, which was lost. Mr. Blodget moved to fill the second blank with ther hour of 11, which was carried Mr Jackson then moved to fill the third blank with the hour of 3 o’clock, and the fourth blank with the hour of 5 o’clock, which motion was carried. The ordinance then being read the third time and put upon its passage, it was passed. Mr. Jackson introduced the following ordi nance,nvluch was read three times and passed. AN ORDINANCE. To amend the Eighth Section of the General Ordinance. Section First. Be it ordained by the City Council of Augusta, and it is hereby or dained by the authority of the same, that the first clause of the Eighth Section of the General Ordinance be amended so as to read as follows : No person shall place in any street, or on any sidewalk, any empty box, empty cask, or any other thing which shall impede or obstruct, the free passage in and along such street or sidewalk. Provided ‘That the provisions of this clause shall not extend or be applicable to persons who may impede or obstruct such free passage along the streets (not extending to the sidewalk) for a temporary purpose, and in the exercise of their trade or calling, accordiag to the usages and cus toms, for a long time used i.nd approved in this city. By Mr. Blodget—passed. Resolved , That a Committee of one from each Ward be appointed to enquire into the expedi ency of sinking an Artesian Well, and the pro bable cost of the same, and report to Council. His Honor, appointed Messrs. Blodget, Phini zy, Conley and Gardiner, that Committee. Mr. Foster moved that the matter in relation to an Epileptic negro, now confined in Jail, be referred to the Police Committee, which was carried On motion of Mr. Conley, the subject in re lation to a Plank Road to the Sand Bar Ferry, was referred to the Committee on Plank Roads to report. On motion, the subject of renting or selling the Barrett house, was referred to the Committee on accounts, with power to act. The petition of sundry citizens, asking Coun cil to place Lamps at the intersection of Centre and Walker, Elbert and Walker, and Telfair and Lincoln streets, was on motion granted. On motion, permission was granted to shoot martins in the Academy yard, under the direc tion of the Marshal. Mr. Gardiner moved to appropriate SIOO to placing Walker street in good condition, between Campbell and Cumming streets, which was lost; it being the duty of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company to do said work. By Mr. Jackson —passed. Resolved , That a Committee of one from each ward be appointed, to confer with the Gas Company and to report whether a modification of the present contract by the City, with the Gas Company can be obtained. His Honor, appointed Messrs. Jackson, Platt, Thompson and Foster, that Committee. On motion of Mr. Gardiner, the Clerk of Council was instructed to publish the 17th Sec tion ofthe General Ordinance for 10 days, and to give notice, that for the future it would be rigidly enfoiced. On motion, Council adjourned. L. L. ANTONY, Clerk Council. augiistaga THURSDAY MORNING,.. .AUGUST 11. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. HE RSC H EL, V. JOHNSON. Os Baldwin County . DJ* To Correspondents. —We have had on hand for several days a communication signed “ One," which before publishing we would like to have an interview with the writer. Dispensatories. We think that the City Council will certainly act at its next meeting, in reference to the sug gestion made by “Medicus,” in his communica tion. It is one of those cases of the expenditure of the public money, which the corporation most undoubtedly have a right to make, and which it is its duty to do. Dispensatories for Medicine have long been needed in our City. It is useless to go into details on this subject to show how many there are in our midst, who are in destitute circumstances, and who have long been dependant on the kindness and benev olence of our physicians. They have not only to devote their time, without pay, to the claims of suffering humanity, but also at the end ofthe year settle accounts for Medicine, contracted for their benefit. Is this right—is it just—unques tionably neither. We feel confident that our City Fathers will take prompt measures to rem edy this.evil. Let them not only establish, at the expense of the city, as many dispensatories as may be necessary and conveniently located, to supply the wants of the poor of our pop ulation, but also to have elected as many Physi cians as may be requisite to divide this kind of practice at a fair and just compensation. By so doing, every member ofthe community will be aiding at a very trifling and insignificant cost, to furnish the sick and destitute with the means of relief. We hope also, that those who have charge of the care and condition of the poor of the county will make some arrangement by which the same benefit may enure to-them. We know of families in the vicinity of the city, nearly all of whom have been sick at the same time, who are scarcely able to buy bread, and must consequently depend on others for physic and attention. We thank our friend “Medicus” for his arti cle, and when the object of it is accomplished, we know he will receive the blessing of the poor for his labor in their behalf. [communicated.! Mr. Editor —Some day’s ago, I read in the Journals of our sister City, Savannah, a notice of the action taken by the City Council, on the subject of a Public Dispensary, for furnishing medicines and medical advice to the poor. This action I consider to be both creditable to their judgment and humanity. Now, sir, we possess a population rather more than half as large, and no provision has been made by either a private Society or public Dispensary for furnishing the poor with medicines or medical advice aud the onus of both these fall upon (gen erally) the young physicians ot our city. Now whilst we are ready and willing at all times to afford to the best of our ability the latter, we respectfully suomit that the burden of the for mer is rather too much for us to be asked to bear without some assistance; such assistance haS been asked at the hands of our “City Fathers,” and respectfully, I believe, declined. I may here remark, that we have a manufac turing population dependent entirely upon gra tuitous assistance, both in advice and medicine, besides other claims upon us in other portions of the city. Again, the diseases which generally prevail among the classes spoken off, are inter mittent type, requiring free use for their control, of one of the most expensive medicines in the Pharmacopcey (Quinine) and to do justice to our patients its exhibition entails upon us no small modicum of expense, to say nothing of other remedies, and leaving out altogether in the consideration (what we cheerfully yield) our time and trouble. Without enlarging further, we would respect fully ask of our citizens, should this state of things any longer continue? Medicus. Another Richmond in tlieJField. It will be seen by a notice in our advertising columns, that the friends of Judge Todd, ol Jef ferson county, have nominated him for a seat in Congress, to represent the Sth District. We have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with the Judge, but he has the reputation ot be ing a man of unimpeachable integrity, sound good sense, and practical business qualifications of very high order. The Judge, we understand, was a Scott man, for which offence, the Toombs and Stephens clique |of Jefferson county has cut off his head,as well as those of others who had the manliness and independence to supports man whom they thought to be honest and true to the Whig party, in preference to voting for a dead man for President and Mr. Jenkins for Vice at their command. Though politically opposed to Judge Told, we hope he will receive the sup port of his brother Scott Whigs in the district. Give us an open, consistent politician, be he Whig or Democrat. You can always tell where to find him. We have no symDathy, and but little respect for the flea politicians of the pres ent day, who are continually hopping and skip ping about, and whose only aim is office and power. Correction.— ln the communication of “ El lenborough,” published in Wednesday’s paper, one or two errors escaped our attention,which we desire to correct. In the second paragraph, near its close, it is printed—“ now, if he ever voted with the Freesoilers, if he ever contended' 1 &c. In both instances read never. Again. In the last paragraph" eighth line, for “unconstitutional pledge,” read unconditional. It is stated that the Secretary of the Treasury is about to issue a Circular of General Instruc tions to Collectors and other officers of Customs, intended to guard against frauds in the revenue passing from the frontiers ol foreign territories into the United States. The goods are to be in voiced, manifested and subject to all the strict ness of valuation observed at ports of entry. The Circular will also impose additional guards against under valuations, generally, directing sei zure, as on the ground of fraud, whenever, on suspicion and reyaluation, the difference is found to be equal to 20 per cent.; whenever such dif ference is found to be 10 per cent, the true val ue is to be appraised,and 20 percent, addition al duty to be collected. The Circular will also instruct against different value on the same goods to different importers at different ports or places; and against preferences or partiality in the or der of entries; and against imparting private information to importers of the action of the Ap praisers at large. Execution. —Thomas Connor, a youth of less than eighteen years of age, was executed in Baltimore on the sth, for the murder of Wm. Hutchinson, of Accomac, Va., in October last. In his first fall the rope broke, and he fell to the ground. He sustained no material injury, and on recovering declared his innocence of the mur der in the first degree. A report arising that the Governor was in the city, a messenger was at once despatched to acquaint him of what had happened, in the hope that he would interpose executive clemency, but it was found the Gov ernor had left for Annapolis. The unhappy man begged to have the execution proceed—not wishing to live. The second attempt proved successful. Twenty thousand persons were said to be witnesses to the sad spectacle. Baker County. —The Democrats of Baker have made the following nominations : FOR SENATOR. RICHARD H. CLARK. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. LAWRENCE G. ROWELL. Mr. Clark has already served in the Senate of Georgia. He was one of the Democratic Electors last fall. Though a young man, he is, we had almost said, a veteran Democrat—one of tke most steadfast and laithful in the State. His election and that of Mr. Rowell, follow their nomination as a matter of course. The Washington Union alluding to the Smyr na affair says : “It resulted in the giving up of Costa to the French Consul, to await the con clusion of the negotiations going on in regard to the whole matter. This case may grow into still more conseqeunce,6«< at all hazards the honor of our flag will be maintained P The Water Companies of London.— ln London and its vicinity there are nine water companies, who exercise absolute discretion in the quality, price and quantity of water they sell. The daily supply is from forty-live to fifty million gallons. It is estimated that the London sewerage daily discharged in the Thames is equal to near ten million cubic feet—a quan tity equivalent to a surface of more than thirty six acres in extent and six feet deep. A Deep Artesian Well. —Messrs. Belcher & Brother, sugar refiners at St. Louis, are en gaged in boring a well, which has already reach ed the very great depth of 1,750 feet—far below the bottom of a great portion of the Mexican Gulf. The object is to procure a supply of pure water for their woiks, which, it is said, are capa ble of turning out 50,000,000 pounds of sugar per annum. The expense so far has been over SIO,OOO, and the result a stream of salt and sul phur water. Latf.r from Australia. —Dates from Aus tralia to April 21 have reached England. The ad vices from Melbourn and Sydney are of an un usual tenor. Instead of that market being glut ted with goods, as new markets customarily are, it is seriously and inconveniently understocked, and shippers from Great Britain are realizing enormous profits. Gold had fallen in Melbourne on the 26th April to 75s 3d per ounce. The ►mines were yielding large returns, and several new' and valuable mines had been discovered. Health of Charleston. We are gratified to learn by the papers of Charleston, that the citizens of our sister city are in the enjoyment of excellent health. The Board of Health report the deaths of only fifteen persons during the week ending 6th instant, of whom six were whites and nine colored. Grant Tiiornburn. —The New York Herald of the sth, notices under the head of “ Talk on Change,” the arrival of the celebrated Grant Thornburn, Esq., among other visitors to the rotunda, during high Change on the previous day. He was " says the Herald, looking vigor our and happy, as usual, bearing on his arm his new and interesting wife, appearing as much pleased as Grant himself. They received the congratulations of a number of persons present.— Grant was said to be about eighty-two years of age, and his better half about forty, though look ing younger.” [communicated.] Mr. Editor: —l am a Democrat, and I am proud of it. I have been with the Whigs, until a few years back, and I know how they work their games. A few years ago the Whigs of Jasper county worshiped Hon. A. H. Stephens) but I can seldom hear his name mentioned,as well as Mr. Toombs. The Whig party have almost forgotten that they ever voted for Mr. Stephens . Some of his friends here think that he said Jenkins wants to be upon the Democratic side of the house, but they are afraid to risk it yet.— As for Mr. Jenkins, he did, a few years agoi vote for a bill to prevent poor, honest, hard working men from the blessed liberty of voting, unless they had SIOOO in real estate, or paid $25 tax, in the great city of Augusta, his home.— Now, if Mr. Jenkins had thought when he was in the last Legislature that he could have a bill passed to prevent all the poor men of Geor gia from voting, with his proviso, he would have made the effort. No such man will ever get my vote, Whig or Democrat. How can any one vote for such a man as this f How can they trust Mr. Jenkins, who was running after a dead man’s ghost ? If I could not run after a live man’s, I am sure I should not run after a dead ghost. Mr. Jenkens voted for the present odious tax law. Our taxes were high enough with out this new tax law. It was passed in order to cover the members extravagance during the last session, and to have money for the next ses sion. I do hope and trust that the people will •end men to the next Legislature that will re peal this odious tax law ; and men that will be conomical and take care of the people’s pockets. I hope Judge Johnson will visit this county before the election, for I believe that if he would do so, that he would gain more friends than he has now. I want him to address the citizens of Shady Dade. There are about six or eight De mocrats and about fifty Whigs that vote there, and is controlled by the Whigs. I want some one to address them, and I think they may be made to see their error in voting for Mr. Jenkins. Jasper. The Chinese Insurgents and the Chris tian Religion. —The North China Mail, of the 7th of May, has the following in relation to the insurgents and their religious views : The insurgents are Christians of the Protes tant form of worship, and anti-idolators of the strictest order. They acknowledge but one God, the Heavenly Father, the All wise, the All powerful, and Omnipresent Creator of the world ; with him Jesus Christ, as the Saviour of mankind; and also the Holy Spirit, as the last of the three persons of the Trinity. Their chief on earth is a person known as “ Tae ping-wang, the Prince of Peace,” to whom a kind of divine origin and mission is ascribed. Far, however, from claiming adoration, he for bids, in an edict, the application to himself of the terms “ supreme,” “ holy,” and others, hitherto constantly assumed by the Emperors of China, but which he declines receiving, on the ground that they are due to God alone. Their moral code, the insurgents call the “ Heavenly Rules,” which, on examination, proved to be the ten commandments. The ob servance of these is strictly enforced by the leaders of the movement, chiefly Kwang-tung and Kwang se men, who are not merely formal professors of a religious system, but practical and spiritual Christians, deeply influenced by the belief that God is always with them. The hardships they have suffered and the dan gers they have incurred are punishments and trials of their Heavenly Father; the successes they have achieved are instances ol his grace. In conversation, they “ bore” the more worldly minded by constant recurrence to that special attention of the Almighty of which they believe themselves to be the objects. With proud humility, and with the glistening eyes of gratitude, they point back to the fact, that at the beginning of their enterprise, some four years ago, they numbered but one or two hundred ; and that, except for the direct help of their Heavenly Father, they never could have done what they have done. Just so Everv Where. —The Editors of the Columbus Enquirer says they would like to hear Judge Johnson speak out in their “'dig gins.” That is just the case every where. The people every where want to hear old Hickory Johnson speak, he talks to suit them, he be lieve the people all ought to have a share in the government, and they sympathise with him, and he with them, and they like to hear him talk. As for Mr. Jenkins, the Enquirer does not think it is of any importance whether he mounts the =.tump c r not. Neither do we, nor do the people any where ; they have read his Algerine law, they have marked his course in the Legislature, and in spite of all the precau tion of the Whigs, they have read some of his letters, and they are satisfied: they have had enough to convince them that he will not do ; he has no sympathy with the common people, nor have they any with him. Mr. Jenkins may suit some of the Nabobs of Augusta, but the people have no use tor him, any more than he had for them in the election of Aldermen. VV hether he stun ps the State or not, will make no difference. The people will never trust a man that is afraid to trust them. If he thought they were not good enough to vote for Aldermen they will perhaps think themselves too good to vote for him for Governor. —Federal Union , 9th inst. [ Telegraphed for Baltimore Sun ] Further by the Steamer Baltic. New York, Aug. 7.—The steamer Baltic ar rived at noon to-day, bringing 167 passengers and Liverpool dates of July 27th. The Afiica arrived out on the 21th. The Baltic passed the City of Manchester on the 27th, bound in. The ship J. Z., of New York for Liverpool, took fire at sea on July 7th, from spontaneous combustion, and was consumed. Among the Baltic’s passengers are Bishop Mcllvaine, T. Butler King and M. Jullien. Russia and Turkey. —The Turkish difficul ty was considered as settled. Although the Czar’s acceptance of the proposal of France and England had not been received, it was daily ex pected. The vanguard of the Russians entered Buchar est on July 15th. Everything was quiet in the principalities. The Costa affair was in statu quo. The St. Louis had left Smyrna. Two Austrian frigates had arrived there. It was rumored at Constantinople that the United States are negotiating to purchase the port of Marnerizza. England.— The crops in England and Ireland were generally good. There was no potato rot. It is reported that England is negotiating with Denmark to obtain command of the en trance of the Baltic in case of a war with Russia. France. —lt is stated that the opening of the French ports to the import of Breadstuifs is more to quiet the anxiety than from any fact of a scar city. Christina of Spain is in Paris intriguing to marry her daughter to Prince Napoleon. The news concerning the ciops in the south of France are favorable, particularly for corn, olives and figs. The same is the case in Cher and Normandy. The funds are steady. The three percents, closed at 78 fr. 20c. Four and a Halves 103 fr. 5 cents. India and China. —The Indian Mail has ar rived at Trieste with Hong Kong dates of June 7th, Calcutta 16th, and Bombay of the 20th. The Chinese Empire had been divided and Nankin declared independent of the Tartar dynasty. At Canton great anxiety was felt and apprehensions entertained of a rising of the peo ple. Trade in India was dull. The British had made an advance on Ava. The steamer Laurington was lost on her pas sage from Shanghai to Hong Kong. Her crew and passengers were saved. Austria. — A despatch from Vienna of the 22d, states that a conspiracy had just been dis covered and 47 persons, including several stu dents, had been arrested. The differences between Austria and Swit zerland had been nearly settled. Markets. — Liverpool , July 27.—Cotton was firm, (except for the lower grades.) and in good demand, which was freely met by hold ers. Sales since the Niagara of 25,000 bales.— Fair Orleans 7d., middling 6jd., fair Upland 6 Jd-, middling 6’’l-16d. Speculators took 1000 and exporters 6,000 bales. Breadstuff's.—Richardson & Bro., say that on Monday flour advanced 6d. a Is. over the rates of Friday. Wheat firm at extreme prices of Friday. Havre, July 24.—Cotton has advanced 1 franc. Sales of the week 14,000 bales. Tres Ordinaire Orleans 95f.; Upland 90. Suspension Railroad. Upon the first page of the Scientific American, of the 6th instant, is a picturesque view of a Suspension Rail Track, proposed by Mr. Robert Mills, Civil Engineer and Architect, Washing ton, District of Columbia, as an improvement upon existing tracks. Mr. Robert Mills is a gentleman of great me chanical ability and experience, and any pro position endorsed by his approval is worthy of very mature consideration. Mr. Mills proposes— -Ist. That the track shall be raised upon pil lars to a grade permantly above the surface of the ground. 2d. That the friction rails shall be separated but by a few inches. 3d. That the cars shall be double, and suspend ed, the one on one side and the other on the other of the friction rails. 4th. That to obtain a vertical position, and we would suppose to prevent too great a strain on the connecting rods or axles of the driving wheels, there shall be another rail on each side, placed sideways against the upright pillars at the bottom line of the cars, which, by means of friction rollers placed on the lowest inner edge of the cars will insure the vertical position of the carriage, and thus the motion of the cars will be easy and free from change. 5. And also that there shall be to each line a double track, each supported in the same way. and at sufficient distance from each other to ad mit of the passage without obstruction, and the pillars of the two tracks to be so braced together as to give stability to the whole. Such is a condensed statement of the plan.— It is supposed that the total cost will be SIO,OOO per mile. And in favor of this plan it contend ed that no animal or pedestrian will be the cause of disaster, that the timbers being above ground will last longer, and that there can be no danger of collision. Mr. M. conceived this plan many years ago,but having been diverted from it, is now only again induced to its consideration by the very probable commencement of a road to the Pacific, and the many serious accidents which occur from the plan in use. In addition to its other ad vantages it is asserted, that upon this plan a train of cars_may safely attain a speed of 100 miles per hour. We hive not the practical acquaintance with the subjects to speak with the force of authority, but we do not hesitate to say the plain is practi j cable. Whether for SIO,OOO per mile or not, is another matter, but we are also assured in stating 1 that if a speed of from sixty to one hundred miles per hour can be safely attained, and we ! see no reason why it cannot, no probable amount of cost will , stand in the way of its ultimate aloption.— Ch. Standard , B th inst. What a Triumph !—Never has the Demo cracy east of the mountains achieved so decided a victory as in the late election. In face of the i immense efforts of the Athens Post, the influ- I ences of its long, lank editorials seem rather to have retarded than helped the Whig cause. We feel sorry that such is the case, for we expected to see a grand majority rolled up for Henry and Van Dyke in the neighborhood of its circulation. ! It must be deeply humiliating fo>- it to learn the | result, and no doubt it will make more coimnen ; dable efforts on another trial. Sam’l. A. Smith is our Congressman elect by I about 1500 majority. We never expected more i than 500. and have been agreeably disappointed. Wm. M. Churchwell, of the second district, is elected also with 600 to 800 majority. Report also says that B. Campbell of the first district, has beaten both Taylor and Watkins. This is unexpected. In the Memphis district, a passen ger stated that Stanton w'as defeated by 18 votes—we know not how reliable this is ; also that Andrew Johnson had gained over a thou sand in Middle and West Tennessee. If this be ! true, the gain of between 2000 and 2500 in East i Tennessee has elected .him. This is certainly good new T s and will come unexpected to many. The following Democratic Representatives have been elected : Easterley in Marion ; Cow art in Hamilton; Gen. Wallace in Blount; Pope, Floater, in Hamilton, Rhea and Bledsoe ; and Havron to the Senate. The Whigs have elected Cooke, representa . tive in McMinn; Tibbs in Bradley ; Mabry in ! Knox; Chamberlain, floater, in Sevier! and Nelson to the Senate. If Middle and West Tennessee come up proudly to the rest of the Stave, we shall have erased the stain from the Democratic escutcheon I —Chattanooga Advertiser , 9th inst. MARRIED. In Rome, Ga., on the 4th inst., by the Rov. J Knowles, Col. J. W. Berrien, to Miss Maria Louis v, eldest daughter of Thos. D. Shelton, Esq. On the 26th July, by the Rev. C. W. Key, Mr. j Thoeas R. Willis, of Wilkes county, and Miss Elizabeth E. Marshall, of Eatonton, Ga. DIED, j Near this city, on the 14th of Juno. Emily, aged four years and eight months. And at Robertville, S. C., on tho 24th of July, Augustus S., aged three years and four months, children of A. S. and J. A. Jones. “ Weep not for those whom the veil of the tomb, j In life’s happy morning hath hid from our eyes ; Ere sin threw a light o’er the spirits young bloom, Or earth had profaned what was born lor the skies.” Qianimmial. NEW-ORLEANS, August 6. Cotton. —Arrived ! since tho 29th ult., 1882 bales. Cleared in same ; time 7476 bales. Stock in presses, and on ship. board not cleared on the sth inst., 20,264 bales, j Our last report closed upon a limited week’s bu siness, and prices presented considerable iriegular ity, though we had occasion to remark that they were wc-li maintained for some descriptions. With in the past week there has been rather more inqui ry, especially for grades ranging from Good Ordi. nary to Good Middling, and prices, while still ex hibiting a good deal of irregularity, have, on the whole, been generally in favor of sellers. We have therefore advanced our quotations slightly, in or der that they may conform move nearly to the rates paid within the past few days. The business of the week sums up about 4000 bales, tho greater portion of which has been taken to Spain and Eng land, with some few parcels for France. { Sugar — Lousiana. —The rather improved de | maud for Sugar on the Levee, which we noticed as prevailing last week, seems to have in a great i measure subsided, and the transactions since our ' last report have been of a very limited character, amounting in the aggregate to barely 300 hhds, with prices again slightly in favor of buyers. We now quote for Inferior —a 3 , Common 3f a 3£ Fair to fully fair 4 at] Prime 4 i a 5 Choice 5| a 51 Clarified. —a, In addition to the sales on the Levee, we are ad vised of a sale within the week of 400 hhds on Bay on Lafourche at 4 3-16 cents per lb. Arrived since the 29th ultimo, 411 hhds, 10 tierces and barrels, j Cleared in the same time for New York 200, Phila ■ delphia 330 hhds. Molasses, —There is very little of this article arriving from the interior, and the demand al -Iso is very limited. The transactions, therefore, are merely of a retail character, the range of prices : being for Ordinary to Prime Reboiled 13 a 17. i Choice Refinery do. 19 cents per. gallon. Arrived since the 19th ultimo, 208 barrels. Cleared in the same time for Pansacola 10 barrels. Grain. —The demand for Corn has been slack throughout the week, and the supplies being to a ! fair extent, prices havo exhibited a steady down j ward tendency, under which they have fallen off ; 10 a 12c. per bushel. The sales up to Thursday ; evening comprised 14,000 sacks at piices ranging ! from 56 a 73 cents per bushel, the ruling rates to° ! wards tho close being 58 a 60 cents for good mixod to prime Yellow,|and about 62 a 63 cents for prime | White, showing a reduction from last week’s fig i ures of 10 al3 cents per bushel. Yesterday 1150 I sacks Inferior andOrdinary'Mixed sold at 50 a 57c., I 1800 Good to Prime Mixed While and Yellow, in several lots at 60; 287 Prime White at 63 and 150 ; Choice at 65. This makes an aggregate for tho j week of 18,000 sacks | Freights.—Colton to Liverpool, per lb 7-10 d; Now York, per lb Jc; Boston, per lb sc. LIVERPOOL, July 22.—At tho date of «ur cir cular advices per Asia, on tho 15th, the Cotton mar ket closed quietly, with estimated sales of 8,000 j bales that day. Saturday’s transactions wero in ! creased to 10,000 bales, by tho sale of somo large j parcels of long staple Cotton. The Niagara's ae- I counts reached us on Sunday, but did not alter the j tone of operations on Monday’s mar ket, which | wore also on a largo scale, Tucsdiy’s business j was estimated at 10,000 bales, speculators and ex i porters taking 4,000. Tho Baltic arrived the same | evening; her accounts, in connection with advices j | es a more peaceful character from the continent, j influenced a general and good demand on Wed nesday, and swelled the sales to 15,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 5,000. Yes- ! terday there was scarcely so much activity appa- 1 rent, nevertheless 12,000 bales are reported to have ; changed hands. Prices are not altered from last week s quotations, but are more readily obtained, j especially for New Orleans, ranging fr-ora s£d to ' 6i|d per pound, which are mostly in request. Holders continue to offer their stocks freely, par ticularly of all grades under middling, the selection of which being very abundant, it is difficult to es feet sales at a relative valuo. Tho total sales of the week amount 88,500 bales, of which 16,620 are to speculators and 12,460 to exporters, and include 63,840 bales of American of which 13,620 are to speculators and 7,350 are to exporters, leaving 57,410 bales of all kinds to the trade. The import for the same timo is 40,215 bales, of which 22,411 are American. TRICES TO DAY : _ Fair. Middling. Ordinary. Now Orleans. . .6Ja7 <1 6 a6fd 3jasfd Mobile GjaGj’d 6 a d 3£as d Atlantic Gad 3*as d The market presents a very steady and firm at titude to-day with estimated sales of 10 a 12,000 bales, 2 a 3000 of which are to speculators and exporters. The most cheerful tone of our Cotton market this week may be attributed to the difference of feeling in regard to political matters, and cloarly indioates that if this much vexed question of dis pute between Russia and Turkey wero satisfacto rily adjusted an active and extensive trade would result. There seems some probability of friendly mediation effectingjreconoiliation between conten ding powers, but until this point is finally settled we scarcely eayiect to witness so desirable a change such would undoubtedly cause. That doubt still exists, and that the public mind is not entirely free from apprehansicn, is evident from the manner in which importers of Cotton in particula#offer their holdings, notwithstanding the loss attending recent arrivals, and the possibility of a diminished stock creating a higher range of prices for the better classifications, which cannot be replaced before re. ceipts of the new growing crop make their appear, ance. liY TELEGRAPH^ Reported for the ConstitutioiuUUt fe Kepub Charleston, Aug m Tennessee Election. 8 ' Henry, whig, has been elected Govern Tennessee. A whig ConersT ° f have also been elected. ’ second despatch. From California. Charleston, Aug !ft The Steamer Star of the West has ar ' New York bringing dates from San 16th July, and on freight, one million i n The steamer John L. Stevens, left San v cisco on the 16th, with one million andabjf*-' The loss by fire in the towns of Carroll Opher, is estimated at one hundred and ? thousand dollars. % The accounts from the ning districts, are favorable, and busing. active. 5 Wa s Tennessee Election. Johnson, the Democratic candidate f or ( ernor is elected. The whigs have a in the Legislature. Kentucky. The Congressional delegates stand five Wh , and five Democrats. Important from Cuba. Charleston, Aug-10, p The Yew Rork Herald has important new from Cuba. It is informed that the demand request which had bevn made by the Brin Government, for a mixed commission, autho ized to search estatates and all other Cuba, where new importations of Africans w supposed to be sheltered, and that the SnanC Government had granted the demand, it Captain General previous to receiving’ on |“* for this authorization, searched severaUstates and took a great many negroes from them. The present agreement between Engandm-i Spain, as proposed by the former, is a s f o i lows: First, England will consent to the®, portation into Cuba of apprentices from Africa for ten years apprenticeship; second, a new census' of every slave in Cnba will be formed now bv the commission, who are authorized to search every estate on the island, so that in future they can ascertain whether new slaves have been introduced ; third,in fifty years from the aecep. tance of these prcp< sitions and a treaty based thereon, the present slaves and their children will be set free. New York, Aug. 10—p. m , Railroad Acaident-Loss of Life. The passenger trains on the.Amboy Railroad came in collision yesterday afternoon. Two cars in each train were smashed, killing five persons and injuring twenty others, seven very severely. A child of the Rev. James Purrian. of Mississippi, had its thigh broken. This acei-' dent is said to have resulted from gross neg[i gence. More Fishery Troubles. Inteliegence received vit Washington from the fishing grounds causes great uneasiness.- Fifteen vessels had sailed f-iom Eastern ports armed, resolved to fight if interfered with. New York, Aug. 10, P. M. Arrival of the Illinois. The steamer Illinois has arrived, bringing one million three hundred thousand dollars in gold. South American Affairs remain unsettled. The Train on the New Haven Railroad rat off the track last night, and the engineerwas killed. New York, Aug. B—p. m Cotton.—The market to-day has been steady. Sales 300 bales. New York, Aug. 9, P.M.I Cotton.—Sales to-dav, fifteen hundred bales. New York, Aug. 10,P.M. Cotton.—The market is dull but prices are unchanged. Slopping Jitfrllignirr. CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Schr Susan Cannon. Edwards, at Baltimore. SAILED FOR CHARLESTON. Barque Como, Smith, from Boston. Brig Keoka, Nichols, from Camden, Me. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Barque Carolina, Sherwood, at New York. Brig Caroline, Harding, at Boston. LOADING FOR CHARLESTON. Ship Ontario, Holmes, at Liverpool. CHARLESTON, August 10.—it S M steam ship i Marion, Foster, New York; sehrs Zephyr, liven St. Jago de Cuba ; Jno. T. Fardy, Tarvis, Balti rnoro. Cleared, brig Telegraph, Stein, Bordeaux. Premium Daguerrean Gallery.—Tb firm of Tucker &, Perkins having been dissolved by limitation last February, the un dersigned will continue to practice the art of Da? - , uerreotyping in all its various branches, and from ■ his long practical experience he feels confident of J his ability to please the most fastidious. The pictures now being taken at this Gallery^ B pronounced by those who are judges, superior m tone and life-like expression, to any ever before produced in Augusta. Isaac Tucker. 1 N. B. Artists purchasing Stock, will please bear in mind that materials are sold at lower rates than at any other house this side of New Y’ork. may h i A Great Blessing to the Afilicted.-- Sfc*. Dr, M'Lano. the inventor of the Cele brated. Liver Fills, used these Pills for screw years in his practice, before he could bo induced to offer them to the public in such a manner ast make them known throughout the country. Thu learned physician felt the same repugnance Hu all high-minded men of science feel in entering tee list against those unscrupulous empirics who o ■ trude their useless nostrums upon the public, an roly upon a system of puffing to sustain »»>• Convinced, however, of the real value of the Liver Pills, and influenced by the plan dictates of duty, the Doctor finally sacrificed his delicate feelings 0 the altar of public good. His great medicinei M* not disappointed the expections of the mc<h» practitioners, at whose instance he was induced . forego his inclinations. From every quarter do* hear the most gratifying accounts ol its wonde curative effects—the East and the West, the and the South, are alike laden with “'tidings greatjoy” from the afflicted. Those Pills have completely conquered that great scon „ of America, the Liver Complaint- « Sold by Haviland, Fvisley & Co., and VY Tutt, Augusta, Ga.; P. M. Cohen & Co., Chari* ton, S. C.: Hill & Smith, Athens, Ga.; E. C. J*®'* Madison; A. A. Solomon?; Savannah; and bp Drm&ists and Dealers in Medicine throughout » South. aug 5 ! Never suffer long from a Cong l *- At this age of the world, when you c ' got Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, it is a criminal D iect. ifvou do not cure it. \ lIVCL, it JUU VIU uue vv»*v IV. frf!.- —The Best Hair Dye in Use.—A C* 1 r" cal Wonder. Interesting to | 1 Gilman's Hair Dye has made its appearance lB J | city, very much to the gratification of our ) | beaux who wear rod mustachios. now seen going into our hair dressing saloon* j hair, whiskers, mustachios and eyebrows of** | ! ginable colors, and in five minutes they wit j on the street having them entirely j | decidedly improved by a lustrous black, obt iby using Gilman’s Dye.— Norfolk Herald g J The above valuable article is for sale by ’■ \ Plumb <fc Co., between U. S. Hotel and P. J Philip A. Moise, 195 Broad street and the M j every where. lm 1 fj o MARINE INSURANCE. rrifjll 1 The subscriber, as Agent of the i , q (S. C.) INSURANCE CO . takes Fire and Risks on the most favorable terms. * J. H. ANDERSON, Agf S jan 14 _ ly I HOUSE, I G. Fargo, Proprietor, (late of S. Hotel, Augusta.) apr 15 __— Marriage Invitations and • „ Ira-. Cards written by Master Ed-