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CwattttttairaUauputilit. 1 B7 JAMBS GijlDiTBF-. Taiiti n °^ lC ® 0N Mc INTOSH-STREKT. ~~ 1 ' ’ THE aOKTU-WEST COKKBR OJT BBOAD -STREET. n .. . TKRSIS: Buy in advance per annum $6 00 Tri’w , I. a,l^ auc i l per annum 7 00 iTi-we®lsijr. in advance, per annum 4 00 U no ,\ ’ n , advance por annum 5 00 weekly, in advance. ...per annum 2 00 The Good Old Times. It is one of the commonest things in the world to hear aspirations for the “ good old times.” *he phrase is so Wide in its meaning- and application, that it is dif ficult to decide just what particular century of the great past a speaker laments when tacking of the old times ” It is hoped, however, that the aspirations of a majority of mourners over the past fiad embodiment !u the following stansas ; Oh. would I had lived In the good old times _” iien . dwelling had eikow-rooin, ’ When girl* so healthy and women so hale Knew not the piano, but toiled at the loom : When women and men were in homespun decked, Winch wore far ioneer than silk or rnerfno, When coffee and tea had not shaken all nerves. And the cider was better than our maraschino. Oh, would l had lived in tke good old times. n lien pine-knots served for warmth and for light, * When the air was not spoiled by a red hot stove, > or costly g&s carried day into night; W hen the tinder-box stood in its smoke-blackened niche, And shovel and tongs against jamb-hooks reclined, " hen andiron soldiers bore fire on their backs, And the bellows were ready to utter a wind. Oh, would I had lived in the good old times. 1 Kre reas >n our ancient faith wa-i sapping,— < When witches were plenty as mediums now, i And ghosts stalked in without even rapping; When dreams had meaning and suns were true, When the point of a pin was a signal of danger, 1 W r hen death at your window flew in with a bird, And the hum of a bee brought the voice of a stranger. Oh. would I had lived in the good old times. When shoes had buckle* and hats were cocked, When the common mind wu formed by the birch And a boy was. «ar officio, a blockhead ; When tything-men haunted the public street*. To clap a fine upon sabbath-breakers, Aud the church, if it had not the power to convert, Could at least find rope to hang the Quakers. Oh, would I had lived in the good old times. In the palmy day* of the Inquisition. ▼Vheu fire and steel and pincers and rack Gave heretics foretaste of endless perdition. Or when stocks were ready for mischievous feet, . j !“ n **?e whipping-post stood in the public square. And the gibbet and pillory breathed areunu A nice mortality into the air. Oh. would I had lived is the good old timeß, * When the sheep were as big as a modern ox, And the turkeys raised their heads sublime To a height as tall as Sinbad's rocks ; When the ten lost tribf s that strayed north-east At luncheon nibbed a stewed behemoth. And every day sat down to a feast, And dined on a stuffed and roasted mammoth. Oh, would I had lived in the good old times, When the ferns were as high as the big elm tree, And the trees were as high as Beacon hill, When the beacon was up there for folks to see; When the acorns were bigger than pumpkins with us, And the pumpkins wore fifty feet around. And tt e grapes, as large as a ten pound shot, Would fetch, by the ten, what we give for a pound. Oh, would I had lived in the good old times, In the glorious days of the has formation, Ere man had lived or fallen at all, gome thousands of years ere Adams creation ; Oh. then, what worthy sporting were mine, Whe the squirrels were large as Durham taurus, And instead of catching smelt with a shrimp, I had bobbed live horse for ichthyosaurus. Boston Post. [From the Charleston Evening News ] E auks—Their Organisation. In the organization of banks in the United States, of a corporate character, the principal efforts appear to have been directed to securing the public against loss from the circulation. It isonlyatlong intervals, however, that public loss is sustained from this source. The failure of banks, and the consequent losses of note hold eis, are occurrences which take place in periods when there is a general collapse of credit. But the successive contractions and expansions of the currency, by which the prices of commodities are made frequently to fluctuate, leave in a series of years losses in the aggregate greater than those which occur from a totally discredited paper currency. Even this source of loss is not the greatest from irregular bank action. The contraction of mercantile accommodation has a wider and deeper operation. The loans and dis counts ol banks influence commercial transac tions more than in pioportion to the nominal amount of such loans and discounts. The circle of effects widens with every step made in the limitation of credit. We do not know that there is any scheme of organization by which expansions and contrac tions can be prevented, by the best devised re strictions. It was the remark of an experienced banker, that sound and sate banking resolved it self into a question of management. He meant by this, that legislation in|restraint of banks ei ther was injudicious, or that it admitted of eva sion. Still Legislatures, in granting charters, have endeavored to devise safeguards for the public : but these have looked almost entirely in one direction—the abuse of the privilege of is sue. That no less dangerous abuse, an inflation of credit, through deposits, has not been provi ded for in any system of legislative checks that has fallen under our notice. Banks frequently inflate credit without adding one dollar to the circulation. On sound banking principles, depo sits form a specie liability, and why the atten tion of legislators should have been directed ex clusively to the issues we cannot imagine. But if acts of legislation would be either wrong in theory or inoperative in practice which attempted to impose limitations on the a>nount of bank credits, with the view of preven ting inflation, we can see no reasonable objec tion to an interference by law in the distribution of their funds. This is a source of mischief that can be reached in no other way than by legal enactment. Banks are institutions of a strict local cha racter. They are devised for rendering capital and credit which would be inert without asso ciation and organization, active productive. This is their purpose primarily. If there is any other than this, it is incidental. If, then, they are used as agencies, not keeping this principle stea dily in view, under temptations of profit, it is a departure from the design for which they were chartered. Let us suppose that the internal commerce of Charleston required three fourths of all the loanable resources of our banks, would it be a legitimate use of those resources, if only one-half should be applied in this manner 7 Suppose an institution to have one million of dollars capital; three hundred thousand in depo sits, and three hundred thousand as circulation, the capital being all permanently invested, could it be fairly contended that one hundred and fifty thousand dol’ars or anv larger proportion of its funds might be justly diverted to any other end than to sustain, and, if required, to extend the retail and wholesale trade of this city ? If Charleston required four hundred and fifty thou sand dollars ot this sum, consisting of deposits and circulation, within a given period, as regards this individual bank, she ought to receive, it pro vided it is not for speculative purposes. But if the whole of the circulation is sent to distant parts, for investment of any character, and an adverse exchange returns it to the source of is sue, what becomes the effect? a most injurious contraction within that sphere of domestic trade which banks were instituted to sustain and pro mote. Let us supppose, under these circumstan ces, a contraction of only fifty thousand dollars, the extent of mischief would, as we have al ready intimated, “be far beyond what would ap pear to follow, from this curtailment in the line of discounts. If this departure from local banking cannot be restrained by anything short ot restrictive le gislation, it then becomes indispensable. It would form an exception to interference with the internal administration of banks, by institu ting a necessary check in their organization A maximum or limit to the foreign use of the funds or loanable resources of banks, would be perhaps inexpedient, to save the trade of the place from deterioration. We call thatja foreign use which is not strictly local or domestic within the sphere of the business of Charleston. The proportion we have not stated, but that could be fixed after consultation with experienced men. Our conclusions, from these views then are that in looking to the necessary checks against overaction by banks, Legislatures have paid ex clusive attention to tbeir circulation, and strange ly diregarded their deposits, they forming very often the greatest source of mischief and danger. In the second place, that although a limitation of the loss and discounts would not comport with the freeiom of management by which a certain Elasticity is demanded in the means of banks, conforming with commercial fluctuations, still their manner of distribution comes fairly within I the objects of legislation. We shall next offer a tew remarks on the ad ministration of banks by Directors. Gamf. in the Arcitc Regions. —Henrv Mar shall has furnished an interesting statement in the form of a return of the quantity of game. &c., killed in the Arctic regions by Capt. McCiure, Lieut. Creswell, and a portion of the crew of her Majesty’s ship the Investigator, when discover ing the northwest passage, in search of Sir John Franklin. The return extends from the first of October, 1850, to the Bth of April, 1853, although the principal part was killed during the spring of this year: Number killed. Average weight each. Musk-ox 7 278 pounds. Deer no 70 Hares 169 G Grouse 486 not weighed. Ducks 198 “ Geese 29 “ Wolves 3 “ Bears 4 “ Tot’i head kil’d 1,005 I am informed, says Mr. Marshall, by Capt. Hamilton, that the size of the musk ox varied considerably, but the deer that were killed did not vary in size so much. The deer were found to be very fat, although their principle food merely consisted of the herbage which was ob tained from a small tree called the dwarf willow. As the crew only kept, as it were, on the ridges ol the sea, no other food, was observable, but there is no doubt the deer found an abundance of food further up the country. They were very wild, and the gunners had to display great precaution in shooting them. The manner in which the crew got within gumshot was this : They secret ed themselves in various parts of the ravines, or behind the sand hil’is, and listened with breathless silence until they heard the deer tap the snow to eat the herbage. When the air was frosty, and the weather calm, this tapping could be heard at a distance of abou t 200 yards, and by listening and observing minutely, the gummer easily de tected the position in which his prey was loca ted. As soon as this was correctly ascertained, a person was sen t a considerable distance round the deer and a slight noise having been made at their back, they immediately ran off—probably past the gunner. It was in such instances where the chances ofa “kill” occurred. One hundred and ten deer were thus killed, and as they will run long distances after receiv ing wounds, it is fair to suppose that many more would have b*»en secured if the crew had been accompanied with a brace or more of deer hounds. Ihe grouse, I was informed, were not so wild as might have been expected ; but the wildfowl were somewhat wilder than those usually found in Ireland and Scotland. The musk-ox was found to be a very ferocious animal, and great danger necessarily attended the attacks. They were easily approached, and when wounded they ran headlong at the gunner. One of the crew had a very narrow escape from being torn to pieces. He had fired one charge without its taking effect, and having no more amunition with him, he luckily fired his iron ramrod at the infuriated beast, and dropped him lifeless just as the animal was about to make the attack. If the expedition had had an opportunity of going further up the country, away from the sea, there is no doubt but thousands of game would have been killed. There is no mention in any of the despatches received at the Admiralty of the existence ot either the snipe or the wood cock ; but in a country in which large flocks of wild fowl of every description swarm, there are certain to be both woodcocks and snipes, and in all probability a species of pheasant might have been found higher up in the woods. When gold was discovered in distant colonies, the announcement was startling, but not more so than the fart of the discovery of a country in the Arctic regions containing fine green valleys, intersected with noble rivers, extensive plains, lakes, woods, and parts of the earth covered with simple but lovely wild flowers. An uninhabited country like this is almost sure to contain wild beasts of prey ; but, when we learn that it abounds with that description of game which is to be met with on the moors of Scotland, and certain parts of England and the continent, our surprise naturally becomes ex cited. The naturalist, however, can only imagine and admire the wild beauties of that country which presents so many opportunities tor study ing the works ot Divine Providence. Il Sir J. Franklin has ever reached this dis tant part of the globe, great hopes may reasona bly be entertained ot his safety, as it is not very probable that mankind could ever want in so rich a land, evidently possessing everything that nature can desire. The Affghan Ladies. —A work, by Mrs. Colin Mackenzie, upon “Life in India,” recently published, contains a description of the Affghan ladies. It may be interesting to the American fairer sex, as affording a striking contrast be tween different standards of taste and beauty. Mrs. Mackenzie, who writes in an easy, collo quial style, says: “On Thursday morning, I was at breakfast when Muhammad Khen’s ladies ar rived. They came together in a close palki, not muffled up, and one of Hasan Khan’s retainers carefully shut the doors after them. One was young and pretty, with a very sweet mouth. She had very lively, bright, expressive, large dark eyes, tinged with antimony-, beautiful white teeth, with rosy lips; a color in her cheek, and a complexion not darker than a Spaniard’s or Italian’s. She wore a little skull cap, embroider ed by herself in gold and silver braid; her front hair in little thin curls parted on her forehead, the rest of her tresses hanging behind in two plaits. She had a sort of loose shirt of rose color ed satin reaching to the hips, with full sleeves, and fastened at the throat; very wide green satin trousex, so full that they looked like a petticoat: and a row of silver bangles, six inches deep, on each arm, finished by a gold one; silwtj, chains round her neck; pretty gold earrings, something like the Genoese filagree, but the top of each ear disfigured and made to hang over by the weight of half a dozen large gold rings. She had a cres cent-shaped ornament of enamels and pearls over the left eyebrow, and a little pearl thing like an earring top stuck in one nostril. She wore a large yellow gauze veil, and the palms of her hands were stained with henna. Her companion was older, with handsome features, though rather too much marked. She was dressed in the same manner, except that sue had no cap, and the bosom of her purple satin tunic was covered on each side with half rupee pieces, put on just like military medals, close to each other. The veil was deep red, bordered with gold and, like the others, large enough to envelop her whole person. We looked at each other’s dress they examined my rings and hands, seemingly surprised that they were not stained. At last each gently took hold of the skirt of my gown’ pulled it up a little way, and seemed to marvel at the corded petticoat. That they then raised a very little, and, on seeing my under garments cried, approvingly, ‘Ah:’ I never was more’ amused.” Beaufui. Tribute to a Wife. —Sir James Mackintosh, the historian, was married early in life, before he had attained fortune or fame, to Miss Catharine Stuait, a young Scotch lady, dis tinguished more for the excellencies of her char acter than for her personal charms. After eight years of happy weded life, during which she be came the mother of three children, she died. A few days after her death, the bereaved husband wrote to a friend, depicting the character of his wife in the following terms: I was guided in my choice only by the blind affection of youth. I found an intelligent com panion and a tender friend, a prudent monitress, the moat faithful of wives, and a mother as ten der as children had ever the misfortune to lose. I met a woman by the tender management of my weaknesses gradually corrected the most pernicious ol them. She became prudent from affection; and though of the most generous na ture, she was taught frugality and economy by her love for me. During the most critical period of my life, she order in my affairs, from the care of which she relieved me. She gently reclaitned me from dissipation; she urged my indolence to all the exertions that have been useful and creditable to me; and she was per petually at hand to admonish my heedless im providence. To her I owe whatever I am; to her whatever 1 shall be. In her solicitude for my interests, she never for a moment forgot my feelings or my character. Even in her occasional resent ment, lor which I but too often gave her cause, (would to God I could recall those moments !) she had no sullenness or acrimony. Her feelings were warm and impetuous, but she was placa ble, tender and constant. Such was she whom I lost, and I have lost her when her excellent natural sense was rapidly improving after eight years ot struggle and distress had bound us fast together,and moulded our tempers to each other : when a knowledge of friendship, and before age had deprived it ot its original ardor. I lost her alas! the choice of my youth, the partner of my misfortunes at a moment when I had the pros pect of her sharing my better days. An Excellent Jokk. —The Lynchburg (Va ) Express states, that among the many beautiful strangers who graced the ball given in that city to Thos, S. Bocock, and his lovely bride, ap peared one who was introduced as the daughter of a distinguished gentleman from Wytheville, now a member of the Board of Public Works. The surpassing loveliness of her face, the grace fulness of her form, her engaging manners, and the distingue style of her dancing, added to the respect entertained in this city for her father, made her a belle at once. Crowds of fashiona ble young gentlemen thronged around her, solic iting the honor of her hand for the dance. Each vied with the other in paying her the most delicate attentions, and the jealousy which naturally springs up among rivals, was on more than one occasion visible among the applicants for the “ next set.” Indeed, but for the modest, kind, yet fair demeanor of the fair stranger,there is no telling what collisions might have taken place among the wrangling suitors. Nor were the attractions paid her confii.ed to the opposite sex. Many of our loveliest ladies sought an in troduction to her, and invited her to their homes. She regretted her inability to accept the hospi talities tendered to her, and pleaded as an ex cuse that she was about to leave the next day for school, in Richmond. It is said, that at least a half dozen young gentlemen, were en gaged to escort her to supper, and that no end of money was privately expended with hack men to convey her home. But, behold! when sup per was announced the Jovely Miss B- , was nowhere to be lound. A strict search was insti tuted, but to no purpose. The bird had flown and many young gentlemen were inconsolable because ol her flight. Champaign failed to so lace them, and so many seats were taken for Richmond, that an extra stage was ordered.— When morning came, however, what was the astonishment and indignation of the enamored gentlemelf to learn that their fascinating ac quaintance was a handsome youth of Lynchburg , dressed in his sister's clothes. It was even so. Two ol our sprightliest bells, unable by reason of clergical interdiction to attend the Ball, de termined to have their own fun out of it; and accordingly dressed up their brother in a full suit of female gear, painted his cheeks, crowned him with a garland of flowers, instructed him in the mysterious art of managing his strange attire, and giving him a letter of introduction to one of the managers, put him into a hack and bid him God speed. The gallant manager, proud of his lair charge, displayed a miraculous energy in in troducing her to everybody ; the young lady-boy , played his part so admirably that the Devel , himself would never have suspected him, and l the trick passed off so successfully that it is now . universally and justly accounted the best thing r that ever happened in Lynchburg. A Touching Incident —A little Irish girl, perhaps twelve years old, was in the depot of our village, a few days since, says the Willi raantic (Conn.) Medium, just after the arrival ot ihe trains, all alone and crying. The poor child was forlorn looking enough. Some ladies noticed her, and kindly inquired into her trouble. The little girl said that she did not know where to find her father. He was in Willimantic, but the poor simple child had not the slighest notion how to proceed to find him. She held an open letter in her hand, dated at this village, from her farther, disclosing his name, and the fact that he had sent for her to come to him ; and remit ted money to defray her expenses. The child had come all the way from Ireland alone, as we afterwards learned from her father, and she had then just arrived in our village by the cars. One of our citizens was on the point of taking her with him to some of her country people, to in quire her father out, wh>n a woman put her bead in at the door, and with body half bent, looked slowly and searchiugly around. Her eye fell upon the little stranger. She darted at her like an arrow, and clasping her in her arms as if she would squeeze the child’s breath out of her, she burst into a loud cry of the most pas sionate joy. No one need to be told that she was the child’s mother. We had supposed that there was no mother in the case, as we under stood that the poor little creature spoke only of her father j but we did not ask if that woman were the mother, after witnessing such a meet ing. We have seen acting on the stage and off, but never so affecting a stroke of pathos was produced by art. as the simple outburst of this humble mothers affection over her darling child. What Becomes or all the Vessels.— The Boston Atlas gives some interesting facts in relation to the destruction of vessels belong ing to the United States, deduced from the ma rine reports and other resources. It appears that for a period of eighteen months, ending in Sep tember of the present year, 103 ships and barks, 144 brigs, and 827 schooners were totally lost at sea. During the same period 50 vessels which had previously sailed were never heard from, 338 put into port in distress, and 102 wrecks were passed. This is, says the writer, a total loss for the period of one every twenty-two hours ; one stranded every forty four hours ; one abandoned every seventy five hours , and one never heard from every ten days. Since the discovery of gold in California six hundred ships have gone round Cape jHorn into the Pacific, which have not returned. Some were broken up at San Francisco, and some found employment on the Pacific. The abstrac tion of this large fleet from the Atlantic ocean is one of the causes of the activity which has prevailed in ship-yards during the last few years. {Telegraphed for the Baltimore Swn.J Arrival of the Illinois. Nkw York, Nov. 28.—The steamer Illinois, with the California mails of the l3t, SBBO,OOO in specie on freight, and $200,000 in the hands of her 300 passengers, arrived this evening. Contrary to expectat.on the name of John Mitchei, the Irish patriot, was not on her pas-, senger list. The specie by the Illinois is consigned as fol lows : Adams & Co., $237,000 ; Exchange Bank $449,000; John Cunningham, $18,000; Wells & Fargo, $130,000. Among her passengers are Gen. Lane, Col. McGwin, special agent of the Post Office De partment; Hon. C. Cushing, Charge de Affaires to Ecuador; A. B. Corwin, late Consul at Pan ama ; Lieut. Scott, U. S. N., and A. Maguire, bearer of despatches from Peru. The frigate St. Lawrence arrived at Tobago Nov. 13. 6 The Panama Star says that the difficulty with the Mexican authorities in regard to their treat ment of Capt. B. G. Allen had been satisfacto rily arranged. The St. Lawrence shortly proceeds to Val paraiso. Valparaiso dates are to October 15th. Busi ness was tolerably active. Flour in limited de mand at $9:50 and $lO. Freights unchanged.— 1 he opening of a line of steamers to England, V1 'ru p* :ra ‘ t . s Magellan, was in agitation. ihe American consul and a number of Val paiaisians had chartered the Chilian brig Ex press to proceed to an unknown island,on which the brig Chatham, Capt. Snow, was lost in Janury last, and bring off the crew, as they are among cannibals. Dates from Peru are to Oct. 25th. The Brazi lian government has sent special ministers to I eru, Bolivia, Lquador and New Grehada for the purpose of effecting a treaty to monopolize the trade of the Amazon river. Discoveries of gold on the Amazon continued to excite great inter est. A committee had been appointed to report upon 25,000,000 tons Guano remaining on the Chincha Islands. Nkw York, Nov. 28.— Important from China. —The London correspondent of an eminent mercantile house of this city writes as follows : ** We have our usual private telegraphic in telligence from Trieste, anticipatoiy otthe over land mail. Canton remained undisturbed, and much business wa9 doing. At Shanghai busi ness was at a stand, owing to the city having been taken possession of by a party of rebels, unconnected, it is said, with the insurgents at Nanking, being rather a band of Triads, or the short-knife society. They seized the Tontai, who afterwards escaped,and plundered the pub lic treasury to the amount of four sacs of dollars. I hey did not molest the foreign settlement.” A letter from San Francisco to the editor of the W estern Christian Advocate, says : ‘‘ Rev. Fathei Fondina, the padre who assis ted in the ceremony of lighting Lola Montez s second or third torch of hymen, ab seoudered two weeks since with $30,000 of church funds.” AUGUSTA, GA. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2. Qy” VVe have received the Card of Mr. Geo. F. Platt, in answer to a card which appeared in our paper yesterday morning. VVe will publish in our next issue. The Indians from Southern Oregon. We can submit to a sell with as much equa nimity as the average of citizens, and are not disposed to be particularly censorious of the In dian entertainment of Thursday afternoon, of which we w'ere a spectator. In fact we must admit that we were dedidedly entertained. We confess, however, that we were not trans ported in imagination to the wild forests of Or egon, either by the performance, or by the elo quent tones of Kaw'shawgance, who acted as master of ceremonies. He is put forth in the advertisement as having “ received his education at the first schools in the Slates ,” and as being '‘'‘acknowledged by all to be the greatest Indian Or ator who has ever appeared before an American au dience.” Shades of Logan and of Red Jacket! be not disquieted by the apparition of this new rival to oratorical fame ! The advertisement also sets forth Kawshaw gance as “ the celebrated Indian Chief.” Oh, Tecumseh! How precocious must this young brave have been; for he informed the audience that he left his native wilds at twenty-one years of age, and has since been in twenty-three States of the confederacy. Where did he fight his bat tles? We do not doubt, however, that he has been in some good American schools, for he speaks English like a real live Yankee, without the slightest touch of the Indian accent. His tones, too, in the war songs have marvelous affinity to some of those of a Yankee singing school. In the dances of the troupe, we notice some of the Indians turn out their toes and take steps as if they were not entire strangers to the dancing school; though it is evident the native and un cultivated graces have not been too remorseless ly pruned down to civilized rule. The “ large troupe of Indians, from west of the Rocky Mountains ,” consists of eight, ail told, two females and six men, the chiefs Kawshaw ganceand Okatewaula included. ‘'Kawshawgance’s celebrated Brass Band f con sists of one performer on the bass drum and four on wind instruments, making not unpleasing music. As the promise is so large in one column of our papei it is but fair we should indicate what the real materials are for the performance. The company is undeniably composed of people of Indian blood, in whole or in part, and their dis play of Indian weapons and their dexterous use was not without interest. 1 he dances,ceremonies and customs may all be such as obtain among the Oregon Indians, and so may be their costumes, red and yellow flan nels, ribbons, paint, leather slippers, Ostrich feathers, and all. But we came away without leeling that we had added any very definite ideas to our stock of information ot the Indians west of the Rocky Mountains “in their natural and uncultivated state.” The juveniles were much amused with the exhibition, and will remember it, no doubt, plea santly, and descant upon it in their nurseries and schools, until the next shew comes along.— Those of them who have not yet been so fortu nate as to see them, should by ail means entreat their Papa’s and Mama’s to take them. Last evening some of the grown ones were present. The company perform again this after noon and evening. Savannah River Valley Railroad. We underatand that Mr. F. C. Arms has ac cepted the appointment of Chief Engineer of the Savannah River Valley Railroad, and will commence the experimental surveys early in January next. Mr. Arms has been some time connected with the Georgia Railroad, as Super intendent, ajid the Company, as well as our cit izens will feel his loss. He is just the man for the enterprise on w hich he has entered, and we congratulate the Directors on their judicious se lection. The Savannah River Valley Railroad is destined to add much to the prosperity of Au gusta, and Mr. Arms is the man to carry it through with expedition and economy. Apalachicola. From a private letter received from a fried, we make the following extract: Our receipts ot Cotton here, so far, are 8,200 bales, against 15,700 bales last season. The de crease may be accounted for by the very fine weather for picking—Planters preferring to place all hands in the field and Gin House, to hauling to the different landings. The crops on the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers were never bet ter, and the amount shipped from Columbus to Savannah, will be amply made up in our receipts by increase on the rivers below.” Guano. We would call the attention of planters to the advertisement of Messrs. Rhetfc & Robson, Charleston, who have on hand a large supply of Guano, Plaster and chemical Salts, for agricul tural purposes. Short Croc of Old Bourbon.— The Louis ville (Ky.) Courier says: “ The decrease in the amount ot Bourbon whisky manufactured the present year, is about one-fourth, compared with last year. In Harrison county alone, which usually turns out about 15,000 barrel, the de-* crease has been nearly fifty per cent., and sh*j will not send to market, at most, more than 10,- 000 barrels this year. The people seem to be getting an aversion to the traffic, and condemn those who engage in it. Nearly one-half of the whole number of distilleries in the county have closed up, or been converted to other purposes, others will follow the same course as soon as the present season is over. It is said that the forthcoming report of the Postmaster General will show that the present rates of postage have not met the outlay, owing to the extortionate demand of the railroad companies j but the Department will not re commend any alteration, leaving whole subject in the bauds of Congress. Thomas G. Atkins, a well known and some what eccentric citizen of Boston, died there on Saturday last. The Bee says, for half a centu ry past he kept a dry goods on Washing ton street, near School, directly opposite the Old South. In his stock may be found goods which he bought the first year of his trade. He never would sell an article for less than was paid for it which was generally a pretty high rate. Mr. Atkins was a $209,000 man—we don’t know but in late years his property has rolled up to $300,000. Though rich as this made him, he was a miserly man, save in one singular excep tion. His passion and delight was to be in the law. He never was out of it. If people wouldn’t “pick a fuss’* with him, he would with them. We suppose he has spent $50,000 in this amusement. It appears from the Richmond Whig, that Messrs Haworth & Horton, the managers of the Burlesque Opera Troupe, which have been per forming ir, that city, have absconded, leaving the i entire troupe behind them without a single cent 1 to pay their hotel bills, and leaving besides all 1 their own advertising and other bills unpaid, 1 [Correspondence of the Const. & Republic.! Millegevil.de, Nov. 29, 1853. Mr. Editor : —I promised you in m v last a full account ot the proceedings of the Senate on i the temperance petition. It will be found be- j low. The subject is one which members seem anxious to avoid as far as possible, but they will be obliged to meet the question, as the tempe rance advocates are untiring in their efforts. The House re-considered the hill passed on yesterday for the incorporation of the Mc- Donough Collegiate Institute, and inserted a pro vision, giving the commissioners power to make all needful regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution [and laws of the United States, and the Constitution and law's of Georgia. Doubt less the commissioners will not regard it uncon stitutional to forbid retailers to sell ardent spirits to students who are minors. Thus the object of the original bill will be fully carried out, though the members of the Legislature will be free trom the responsibility-of having committed an un constitutional act. The war against the assistant Clerks still con tinues in the Senate. I remarked in a previous letter, that I did not believe the Senator from Muscogee had entered into any definite treaty of peace upon the subject. As I expected, the ces sation of hostilities was a mere truce, formed not for the purpose of negotiating a peace, but in or der to give the Senator another opportunity to renew’ the attack. Judge Sturgis seems to be affected with a monomania upon the subject, and your readers need not be surprised, if in fu ture, he, in the spirit of old Cato, concludes all his speeches, whether upon Federal relations or upon extending the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, with the declaration, “that nevertheless, it is his opinion, that the number of Clerks ought to be reduced.” On motion of Mr. Stapleton, the bill to incor porate the McDonough Collegiate Institute, was re-considered with the view of enabling him to offer an amendment. A resolution of Mr. Trice, requiring the Gov ernor to institute proceedings against the Griffin Plank Road Company for forfeiture of charter, was referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill to organize Cotoosa county from Wal ker and Whitfield, was passed. Mr. Mays, of Gordon: a bill to incorporate the “ Mountain Rangers also, a bill to reduce the official bond of the Sheriff of Gordon. Mr. Whitworth, of Gwinnett: a resolution, that each member of the present General As sembly be furnished with a copy of the journal and laws of the present Legislature. Adopted. Mr. Haynie, of Hall: a bill to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors of Hall; and also, a bill to authorize the Inferior Court of Hall to retain the taxes for 1854. Mr. Williamson, of Montgomery : a bill to al ter the clause of the Constitution concerning the pardoning power, so as to, give the Legislature the power to commute punishment. Mr. McDougald : a bill to fix the hours of la bor in all Cotton or other factories in this State, for white males under 21 years, and for all white temalesover and under 21 years ; also, a bill to preserve inviolate the trial by Juries of this State. This bill is framed in consequence of the deci sions of some of our Courts, which held that ju ries are not judges of the law in civil and equity cases, and settles that hereafter they are to be considered judges of the law, and the facts, in civil, criminal and equity cases. Mr. Thornton, of Muscogee: a bill to amend an act regulating Attachments, passed 1799 ; al so, a bill to regulate the disposition of money un der summons of garnishment. Mr. Trice, of Pike: a bill to regulate the gov ernment of slaves. Mr. Phillips, from the Committee on Finance, reported in favor of a bill to satisfy the claims of certain census takers. Mr. McDougald, from the Judiciary Commit tee, reported in favor of a bill to allow Justices of the Inferior Court to grant bail in cases ex de licto. Mr. McCurdy, of Whitfield: a bill to incor porate the Dalton and Copper Mine Turnpike, Plank and Railroad Company. The House then adjourned until three o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House took up the bill to allow Justices of the Inferior Court to grant orders to hold to bail in cases ex delicto , and adopted it. The House took up a bill allowing the Wells Valley Railroad, chartered by the State of Ala bama, to lay out the route for a railroad from the Alabama line to some point in Dade county, on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, and construct the same. The hill was adopted. A bill to satisfy the claims of certain census takers, was taken up and passed. A bill, reported by Mr. McDougald, of Musco gee : to give the election of Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Surveyor General, and Comp troller General, to the people, was taken up and adopted by a vote of 90 to 14. A bill to give the election of Solicitor Gen eral, and of Attorney General of the middle cir cuit to the people, was taken up. The latter bill elicited a lively and interesting discussion, which was participated in by Messrs McDou gald, Pottle and Latham. The yeas were 94 ; nays, 12. The House then adjourned until 10 o’clock to morrow morning. SENATE. Mr. Miller reported a bill to amend the act of ISSO, in regard to the construction of Macad amized and Plank Roads. Dr. Singleton, of Lumpkin: a bill to lay out and organize a new county from Lumpkin, Gil mer, Forsyth and Cherokee. Mr. Piles, of Glynn: a bill to authorize and require the State to furnish iron for the Bruns wick Railroad Company. Mr. Sturgis, ot Muscogee: a hill to prescribe the number of clerks in the two Houses. Mr. Dunwoody: a bill to regulate pilotage of the port of Darien, to [joint out the mode of electing commissioners for pilotage and for other purposes. A bill was passed laying out and organizing a new county from Dooly and Irwin, to be called the county of “Worth,” after the late Major General Worth, U. S. A. Mr. Anderson, from the committee on Inter nal Improvements, reported that they had ap pointed Messrs Dabney and Ridley, on the part of the Senate, as a part of the committee to visit the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. , Mr. Dunnagan, of Hall, submitted a resolution to the effect that the principles laid down in the proclamation of General Jackson of 183$, and in his special Message of January, 1833, aie the principles on which the Government should be conducted. On motion of Mr. Miller, the resolution was ordered to be printed. The Senate adjourned until 9 o’clock to-mor row morning. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE UPON THE TEMPER ANCE PETITION. Mr. Sturgis offered a resolution, That the j ] committee be instructed to report that the peti- 1 tion cannot be granted, as it is inconsistent with j the rights of citizens, impolitic, and injurious to j j the temperance cause. j Mr. Miller moved to amend by substituting, i That while the Senate considers it inexpedient to legislate upon the subject, the Senate will give due consideration trany mode suggested,by which the evils complained of can be remedied, upon principles consistent with individual rights. Mr. Williamson moved to lay the resolution and amendment on the table. The motion was lost —yeas, 33; nays, 37. Mr. Echols moved to amend Mr. Miller's ! amendment by resolving, That the committee to whom the petition was referred be discharg ed, as legislation would be inconsistent with the rights of citizens, impolitic, and injurious to the cause of Temperance. Mr. Sturgis moved the previous question, and the same being seconded, there were 45 in favor of putting the main question,2s against it. The Senate then agreed to the resolution—yeas 48; nays 25. Mr. Jackson moved the committee be dis charged. The motion was lost—yeas, 26; nays, 49. R. The Weather.— The weather of the past week has been almost as variable as the pro verbs represents wind and woman to be. On Sundey last, we had it lowering for the greater part of the day, with a light drizzly showering during the afternoon. Monday opened, how ever, with a tine morning, and for two or three days the only complaint that could be made, was the somewhat captious one,that the w’eath er was rather too warm for the season, especial ly about midday. On Thursday and Friday, it was fine, dry, and bracingly cool, and during the nights pretty cold. Yesterday, the morning again opened lowering, and threatening rain; and while there was a murkin-ssai.d sultriness I about the atmosphere, there was at the same time an unpleasant chilly dampness forcing its way through it. No rain fell, however, though, apparently, it was to be expected at every mo ment throughout the day—we had nothing but two or three lazy drizzles—and the evening closed, although very lowering, without giving us any strongly marked indications olwhat was to be the order for to-day. We were rather in clined to expect it to be cool, though not very fine ; but as our readers will doubtless also be, so we shall be glad to find ourselves wrong in our prognostications.— N. O Picayune. The Great Republic. —This monster ship left Boston yesteiday afternoon for New York, in tow of the steamer R. B. Forbes, and will probably reach this port to-morrow morning, were it is said she will load for Liverpool. We have already given a description of this splendid vessel. The Boston Transcript says she is own ed solely by her builder, Donald McKay, and cost upward ot $300,000. Her stowage capacity is fiOOO tons. She will require a crew of one hundred first dass seamen and fifty boys. With her chief and under officers her force will num ber 175 or 180. She will carry 48.000 barrels of flour in her hold and between decks, and have room lelt.— N. Y. Com. Advertiser , Saturday. Sporting Challenge. A correspondent writing from Richmond, under the date of No vember 18th, and over the signature “Nina,” transmits to us the following challenge, with a request tha£ we will publish it. We subjoin it, although ii ought properly to appear in our ad vertising columns.— N. O. Picayune. A gentleman in the columns of the Spirit of the Times, over the signature of “ A Young Turfman,” has been pleased to designate Boston as “a miserable, lurching,sulking,white-legged, bull-necked, big-headed, biace-faced old rip,” neither “ a race horse himself,” nor a getter of “ race horses.” If “A Young Turfman” is only “ funning,” 1 have nothing to say. If, however, he is serious in entertaining any such opinions, I will run the get of Boston at the Charleston races (a match, four mile heats,) against the get of any other horse *' A Young Turfman” can produce, for SSOOO a side. If he is inclined to accept the banter, he can do so by communica ting with Captain John Belcher, at the Chero kee Ponds, near Augusta, before the Ist Janua ry, 1854. We write this paragraph with a pen made of a quill plucked from a Gray Eagle, killed near this town on Tuesday last by Dr. J. S. T. Baird. This noble bird measured six feet nine inches between the tips of its wings; its claws were two and a half inches in length, and its weight nine and a half pounds. These birds are now very rare in this section, and it is not often they can be lured within gun shot. This one was killed on the wing —Ashville (N. C ) News,24th ult. From Rio. —The following extracts are from a letter to a commercial house in Baltimore. Rto de Janeiro, Oct. 15th. 1853. Our last report was dated 2d September. For 10 days thereafter our Cofee market continued in a very inanimate state until the arrival of the August mail from Europe, with news of a pros pect of the Eastern question being settled ; this, with a trifling concession by the dealers, brought some buyers into the market. These purchases were iollowed by much larger operations after the 19th, (when a steamer arrived from Liver pool in 26 days.) and an advance in prices took place, so that 4 jj soo was the rate for American lots at the end of the month. At this price busi ness was dene the early part of this month, but after the arrival of the steamer mi the 7th with accounts of the favorable sales in Holland the greatest excitement prevailed in our market: prices opened at an advance of ||2oo and about 50,000 bags having been taken on 8 and 10th instant rates were pushed up still further, and yesterday sj| was paid for a cargo good Ist, a rise of ||7oo since our last. The sales since our last (a period of about six weeks) we estimate at 245,000 bags, of which 85,000 bags for the United States. Our stock is now only about 75,000 bags, and high as our prices are one or two large holders have withdrawn their lots from the market, as from the undoubted failure of the present crop they seem to expect that prices will go very much higher. The clearances last month had the following destination, viz: * United States.—Boston, 600; Baltimore, 7,126- New Orleans, 27,373; New York, 11,173; Phila delphia, 6,363—t0tal 52.635 bags. Death of Thomas Kino, Seizor, It Be comes our painful duty to record the death sff ■ one of our oldest and most esteemed citizens. j^. r - was 1 a native of Mclntosh county ia this fetate—which county he. represented forsev eral years in the Legislature—besides holding otherofhces in the gift of its citizens. For the • last twenty years, however, Mr. K. had bee n a resident ol this city and county, but for a great t P °f that time, has been confined to his ho,me, by a most painful and uncontrolable disease. His sufferings, which frequently were of the most acute character, were borne with the firm | ness of a stoic and the resignation of a Christian In every position of life occupied by him, he re flected honor upon himself and credit upon his friends, by his high integrity, clear sagacity, and > unbending firmness. For, while he was not de- * ficient in those gentler qualities that endeared 1 him to the inmates of the social circle, Mr K ‘ had something of the old Republican’ Roman f about him, or rather of the old covenanting spirit • of John Knox, that he commanded the respect of all who were acquainted with him. F.otri sev eral years intimate acquaintance with Mr K we can aver with truth, that in our opinion] few hone6ter, braver, juster spirits have passed to their last account. —Macon Telegraph , 29th ult . Value of Property in Georgia.—Notwith standing the money pressure, we have many evidences of the enhancement in value of pro perty in our State. A striking illustration of this fact we discover in the sale which took place on Monday, iri Bulloch county, of some land and negroes belonging to the estate of the late Phillip Cone. About lour years ago the j land, (as we learn of parties intelligent in the j j matter) containing 1700 acres and upwards, j | could have been purchased for S4OO. It was sold at the sale on Monday lor thirty-six hundred dollars. As an index to the value of slave pro perty we may mention that one field hand, thir ty-seven years of age, brought lourteen hundred and six dollars. Half grown negroes sold at from seven to nine hundred dollars. —Savannah New», 29th ult. j NEW MEDICAL BOOKS —Chemistry and Metallurgy as applied to the Study and Prac tice of Dental Surgery, by Snowden Piggot. M. D., late Professor es Anatomy and Physiology in the Washingtan University of Baltimore. Lectures on Surgical Pathology, delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, by James Paget, F R. S. Just received and for sale by nor 2¥ . McKINNK k HALL. BV TKLU(fi; A ],|7 Kosts arrived at Boston" yMte,?,’ D " '' was no demonstration. There The Secretary of the Treasury u. tice that the time for the redemnt; B ‘ Ven n °- States Stock payable in sixty-sevT °* has been extended to January i 9 t " 30(1 ei Sht, The caucus of the Democrats memk Congress takes place on Saturday, for T® 1 * * pose of nominating candidates. ’ ' " he P° r * Captain Gunnerson’s portion of the party was killed by Indians on Se,v iet "',' ,i *S New York Cotton.— The sales to day reach L ! C Uplands have declined one-eighth t 695 Mobile and New Orleans are firm *qßMter their scarcity. Middling Orleans, ,0*'?? dhng Uplands, 10j cents. Corn has advanced one cent, and Flour • v ter. Coffee (mu. Naval stores stead! w‘ b * 1 - is more stringent. l0ne ? The Flour market is dull, but prices?’ 1 changed. Grain steady. reu &- 1 New Orleans, N ov % Cotton. The sales to-day reach barelyL bales The market is unsettled, and since !he lanhc s advices came to hand prices ia j cent. Middlings worth decrease at all the ports reach 400,000 bales Bacon has declined. Sides are worth 6 > cent. New Orleans, Dec 1 ' Cotton. Sales to-day 4000 bales at day’s decline. Strict Middling 9 j cents ' R ceipts tc-day 13,000 bales. * he * Flour is active. Sales 15,000 barrels nw mostly >t *6l. Mess Pork is fi, mer f”’ worth lit toll-. Whiskey 25 cent!, si ling Exchange 9 per cent. prem. Charleston, Dec. l- p . m Cotton.— Sales to-day 500 bales. The I for the week reach 6000 bales, at 7} to a The market closes dull, and forced sales oil have been made at * decline. The receipts' * the week reach 11,483 bales. Stock exclusive of that on shipboard, 22,263 bales. [Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier] Columbia, Nov. 30 .-South Carolina hm wT~ he proCeed,n f in . the Legislatureou Wednesday were uninteresting. “ C Txro/ M BrA ’ n° V - of P ro f n . sor Williams. —Professor Williams has resi/nl the Mathematical Piofeasorship ia the So* Carolina College. Ihe Trustees will elect a successor on Saturday evening. 4 Baltimore, Nov. 30 —Additional per Mantis -Ic.is stated that the Russian Ambassador «t Paris has informed the French Government that if the fleets pass into the Black Sea, it will be regarded equivalent to a declaration of war Baltimore, Nov. 30.— Aw York Politic, _ The new Collector at New York has r na de ninety removals and appointments ; ail the latter except two, are Softs,many ol them bulb >s w u broke up the Syracuse Convention. c ’ Baltimore, Nov. 3 0.—Escape of Convicit- Four convicts have escaped from Bo? r nn nri , nn and SSOOO has been offered for the’.r"apprehen- Baltimore, Nov. 30. Ship Mhon- The Ri,nwlw»? nrg | frO T| N 6 K barque EliKrt, tiom Callao tf/ *&£££ wrecked off Cape Henry Mond ’ Th , vessel and cargo are a total fa*. The mate was drowned. Baltimore Nov. 30.—T tie ship WaldemM, arrived at Bordeaux on t ne 9th instant, from Charleston. Ibe ship B oreas sailed fromWa teitordon the 11th instf n t lor Savannah. The stupAmory sailed trou , Liverpool for Savannah, on the 12th instant. The ship Napoleon, sailed trom Portsmouth, E» igland, on the 13th instant wr C narleston. I> je ships Arabia and Elizabeth Gently sailed iroir , Liverpool for Savannah on the 15th instant. i he barque J . Copeland, cleared at New fork tor k avannah. c ( Monday, and the schr, Helene, Capt. Gr nLk, for Charleston. MARRIED. On Tuesd? y, the 29th of November, at the resi dence of M’.-. J. X. Ervin, by the Kev. Charles M Ervin, Hr.. Patrig M. Stevens, of Oglethorpe, and Miss Martha Isabella Brooks, of Wilkes county. . In Bur ke county, on the 29th ult.. by Lewis l. McNair, Esq., Mr. George R. Brown and Miss Mart Ann, secomd daughter of Rov. W.S.Tucker On tho evening- of the 28th ult., at the residence of John H. Bran tley, Esq , by the Rev. S. Landrum, Mr. Charles Taylor, of Sacramento city, Cal., and Miss Lilly O. Brantley, of Vineville. DIED. At Dalton, on the I3th ult., after a lingering oase of typhoid fever, Col. John Hamilton, aged about 50 years. Hail Road Notice—On and after Wednesday, tho 28th inst , the Pas senger Train on the Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad, -will leave t-b e Augusta Depot at 6 o’clock, A. M. o Q t 25 J. N. Reeves, Agent_ Cleor gia, Richmond Counlr- CJlkrk's Office Inferior Court, Not. fj, 1853. —The. Justices of the Inferior Court "wilL. proceed, on thie First Monday in December f.ext, to -elect a Keeper of the Poor House. Ap plicants for the place will leave their proposals w the Clei k. By order of Court. now 9 td Oswell E. Cashin, Ciort. JSpr Premium Daguerrean Gallery.-! as JS Arm of Tucker & Perkins h*™? been dissolved by limitation last February.! dors igned will continue to practice “eartotwHS uer reotyping in all its various branches, ana i bis long practical experience he feels conn 1 hi* ability to pleaso the most fastidious. • Tho pictures now being taken at this - P' ronounccd by those who are judges, su P er ’ , , t one and life-like expression, to any ever produced in Augusta. Isaac Tt ' ■ N. B. Artists purchasing Stock, will ple*» J> in mind that matorials are sold at lower ra j at any other house this side of New 1 ork — ALL HOUSE, Sa ” B * f a i'n G. Fargo, Proprietor, (late of tb fi. Hotel, Augusta.) ap r W , , VALUABLE FLANTATI ON J SAIE fTIHE subscriber having removed fr° m JL District, offers for sale his valua » W PLANTATION, situated on the Savannafl River, about ten miles above Hamburg, . 0- fork of said river and Stephens I Cr ® e^ ' ata CanS |. two males above the mouth of'the Au - ,j oul The- Tract contains about Three Th _ - Hundred and Fifty acres and in flatted, about one-third of which wc , cultivation, tho balance is well wooded ( 1J TMs > trMt or land lies three ! * I abt we the reach of ordinary freshets. , tionso r 1 ’he premises are divided into two pl<» “ sett. lements, one at a convenient distance * rive ", and tho other on the Stephens with Gin Houses, Packing Screws, and the build ings attached to each. but W X t .refer to sell tho plantation enti , omso detura 'ined to sell, and with a £ lo "nd« iDtfl *«- date I will, if desired, divide the n , c on- SoS’Jr/ots. to meet the wishes andsu.tthe venionco a f purchasers. , yf u ]es, And if de. tho stock si! be sold on tie, and the 'ovision crop, will be soiu vorable term* the purchaser. tho A plat of fie Premises may aD d th» of Robert Me Don a ‘d> Esq ,in over 3 * 61 * premises will l > ’» sh own by either ot the lon the plantatio ’»• , , n „,, nm mo<]atinr' Terms will be i nade easy an gu bgcrib* f ' and for further pa. •ticulars. app y BAxJSKEIT in Columbia, S. C. 1 c 3 nov 20, _ ... .. an( i Abb** 1 " KP” The Hamburg , Ilo P ubhcan h Banner, will publish i or one month. J. NEW GROt ' EK J S P THE undersigned hi day of Octob f taking, effect from x'tVmlN® A Mil* (instant; under the firm 01 fl , a i LER, for the transaction of a Th?irob . and Retail business in all i ‘ b and th e very ject will be to keep constat . s „|j a t- thalo*' best of articles for family us ®» knoV.n both lE est market prices. Being ge , - ar d strict City and Country, they hope 7 |ibera l soppof 6 tention to business, to share t • , gccoD d d J ‘ their friends. They may be . im) osifce f’ raE ' !i! above Planters’ Hotel, nearly • P House. r pIEMIMH* , 2- ,5-iron*- oet 13 4mdkß *• \rf