Newspaper Page Text
Manfittintinliat & Rfpublir.
JllY JAMES GARDNER. \ t
ON MCINTOSII-STKKET,
raißO D,)UR K'iOM THK NORTO-W KST CORNER OF
UKOAU -STRKKT .
TERMS:
Daily, in advance per aunuiu f o 00
If nut in advance.. v .*.per annum 7 00
Tri-Weekly, in advance.per annum 400
If notin advanee por annum.. .... 000
Weekly,in aivanee,. . .per annum... .7; 200
E7“No Discount for Globs
l Fcom the London Timet , July 25. |
rh# Spanish Insurrection—Stirring' Scenes
in Madrid—The Palace Sacked. ,
Madrid, Tuesday. July IS BA. M. '■
Before going out I sit down to give you some i
account ol what came under my observation
during the last night Toward 9 o’clock symp
tons ol agitation were observable in the streets,
but at first there was nothing to indicate more
than and outbreak of joy ou the part of the people
at haying got rid of the Ministry. From a win
dow in the Carrera San Geronimo Icouli see to
the Puerto del Sol. where there was a consider
able stir. Presently a number of men and lads
marched by in disorder, and with various cries.
One or two of them had swords, others sticks
but I saw no other weapons. Other bands suc
ceeded them w ith a sprinkling of muskets, and
then others, of which a large proportion was
armed. Groups stationed themselves at street
corners, and replied to their cheers as they pass
ed. Ibe chief cries I heard then and through
out the evening, were 14 Death to Christiana”
Ftm la Libertad ,” “ Death to San Luis,” Death
to the thieves.” 44 Viva General Dulce,” was
very often repeated within my hearing, and
there were other cries, too numerous, and some
relating to the Queen mother too indercorous to
write down.
1 dare say t/Lere may have been shouts for the
Queen, but Jfdo not remember to have heard one
tor or againV' It was stated to me about this
time that 3muskets had been taken by the
people#g Gobierno Politico, at the west
end Mayor. Still all was quiet,
barring the shd’uts and rapid movement of the
half armed bands. Not a soldier or policeman
was to be seen in the streets. Madrid seemed
delivered up to its own government for the eve
ning.
One mob seized seven or eight musicians of
the Engineers, and made them accompany them,
playing Riego’s Hymn. With another party
marched by, apparently quite willing, about
forty infantry soldiers, with two officers in front.
Meanwhile news reached me that the mob were
gutting the house in the Calle del Piado, occu
pied by two of the ex-Ministers, Messrs. San
Luis and Calderon. They plundered nothing,
(1 mean the mob, not the Ministers,) but burnt
the whole contents cdkthe house furniture, val
uable books and pictures, in bonfiies in the
streets.
Before the operation was completed, a similar
one commenced nearer to me. In the ,Calle
Cedaceros, about 100 yards from where I was,
was M. Salamanca's house. It is almost in the
Calle San Geronimo, a narrow-fronted church
whose bells, by the bye, like those of various
other churches, were by this time ringing a mer
ry peal, with rioteis at the ropes—alone separa
ting it from that street. The mob broke
in, sacked the house and burnt its contents in the
streets. This was getting serious. It was said
the people had gone up to Saladero to rescue
the prisoners. 1 shall hear by-and-by whether
this be true, hortfte present I confine myself
to what I myself saw. A lew shots had been
fired into the Puertadel Sol, but they were
merely in the asr, byway of rejoicing, and from
their sound seemed to be blank catridge. Some
troopsjmarched past with General Qnesada and an
Aid de-Camp of Genera! Liras, at their head.
: The people kept out of their way and show
them no animosity. A little after 1 o’clock,
every thing appearing peaceable, with the ex
ception of the attacks on the houses, I walked
down the Calle del Arenal, in the direction of
Palace, in which neighbor! ood I wasinform-*
—-J tnat the great mass ot the troops were con
centrated. Tnere were infantry in the Purata
del Sol, formed in line at several of the streets,
standing at ease, seemingly in very good humor,
ant! some of them chatting with the people.
On reaching the back of the Theatre Royai 1
turned to the tight and made my’ way to the
Piazza de los Mioisterios, on which stands Queen
Christina s Palace, a large mass of building, the
front of which is in the form of two square
wings, with a semi-circular court in between
them,<Or 1 should rather say that the court is in
a third ot the circumlerence of a circle,
i&ecentie of this arc is covered with a soit ot
Arisen ot clue and white glass. On entering the
Piaza, at the upper corner of the Palace. There
was a mob there, but not a very large one, hurl
ing stones and sticks at the glass screen and win
dows. ||aH7'7
A small number ot soldiers, perhaps hall a
company, rested on their arms, close to the mob,
(almost among them,) and calmly looked on,
seemingly rather interested and diverted at the
persevering a’tempts of a stalwart fellow, bare
headed and in his shirt-sleeves, to open the
wooden blinds of one of the lower windows of
theright wing.
Mear/vhi !e others, with poles, were breaking
the panes ol the other windows. Presently the
fellow on the window-sill, grinning with de’ight
at the mischief he was doing, tore down the
blinds. That wing of the house was forthwith
entered, and furniture was thrown out to feed
-he bonfire. Just then an officer walked rapid-
tipito the sokiiers, (l had not seen one with
the called them to attention, and moved
to the right, forming them with their rear to the
north side of the little plaza, which is open ana
treeless. By this movement the mob, which
every moment increased in numbers—persons
with and without arms pouring down the Calle
Torija to swell it—was placed between the Pal
“ and *he military. I saw at once the object
this, and that firing was at hand; and as ama-
Ws are usually the first to be shot and the last
/be pitied, I beat,a retreat to a house in the
scene of action some very sharp volleys were
the Piazade ios Ministerios; then there
wasVAJjgfrtiermg fire, then more volleys, which
y gorfhjWre and more remote. The firing
was very sharpwideed. One or two of the vol
leys nearest to am? .could certainly not have been
fired by less than two companies of infantry.—
Occasional firing was heard at various distances.
Soon after three it had quite ceased, at least near
to where I was, and at 4 o’clock I walked round
again to the corner of the Palace. The right
wing was burning to a considerable depth from
the front, but the sound of splashing water, as
well as the aspect of the fire, showed that the
was being got under. All the glass
in the building was smashed. There were the
ashes of two large fires on the pavement of the
Plajr.a: the deal b rdy es a man, apparently of the
lower classes of the people, lay upon the sloping
curb-stone, down which his blood had flowed to
I, the distance of some yards. There were pickets
61 artillery soldiers, without guns, acting as
infantry, at every street corner. There was
nothing more to be seen, so I walked home to
bed. .
Half-past 10 o' clo>:k —lt is quite safe and quiet
about the Puerto del Sol, where there are numer
ous sentries at the ends of the streets leading into
it, and a strong force in the Casa de la Goberna
cion, where the principal guard-house is. lam
told the insurgents muster strongest in the neigh
borhood of the Plazuela San Domingo, which is
in the direction of the Queen’s Palace. The
troops hold the Plar:a Mayor, f have heard of
no defections, with the exception ol the forty
men ! have already mentioned. Os all this,
however, I shall be better informed later—per
haps that is to siy, it the fighting does not begin
at the Puerta de! Sol, when it will be difficult to
move about, and even to quit one’s house. 1
doubt, however, whether the insurgents have
enough arms to contend with any chance of
success against the military, at least, in the day
time; and in the course of this day effectual mea
sures may possibly be adopted to tranquilize and
mtisiy the people. What has yet been done is
jar from having that effect.
A Gazette Extraordinary, published toward
midnight, contains Royal decrees, accepting the
resignations of the Ministers, and appointing
General Cordova Minister of War. He will
have to form the new Ministry, but I doubt his
being sbccesiul, or, at least, I doubt its satisfying
fcr. t
■higherthan is customary on such occasions—is
I v shed on the outgoing Ministers, especially on
object of public execration at this
moment who is warmly thanked tor the great
■servic** he ha* renaered to his Queen and coun
try Tbif »• r*thw too Strong, and th# few per-
sons I have as yet heard speak of it, are indig
nant. The people can hardly fail to be exaspe
rated by it.
1 am informed that the insurgents cut down
one of their own people at the door of Salaman
ca house lor attempting to steal some plate, in
stead, I suppose, of pitching it into the bonfire.
They are particularly anxious to giva to their
movement a character of strict morality, since its
object is to root out a system of gross immorality
and corruption.
The houses of Messrs. Domeneeh and Quinto
weie also sacked last night, and that of Count
Vistahermoso, who is second in command of the
division sent against O’Donnell. The insurgents
burned bonds, bank-notes, and even, I am assur
ed. threw bags of money into the flames. I my
self saw them throwing in plate. Qmnto’s house
contained some very valuable pictures which
were all destroyed. They began sacking Sarto
rius s house at 9 o’clock last night, and they were
stiii burning its contents some hours after day
light this morning. Molins and Calderon de la
Barca, being inoffensive men, and considered far
less corrupt than their colleagues, were not in
terfeied with.
c
Women in the Fight. i
I torgot to mention in the first part of my let- ]
ter the prominent f art the women took in the i
insurrection. Up to 2 o’clock this morning I t
saw them everywhere in the crowd, adding their (
shrill voices to the hoarse shouts of the men, and <
urging them on. The men, however, wanted j
little urging. The movement once fairly started, <
they were very ardent and daring. At the hour s
I write, 12 J, they are still bringing the furniture, |
&e., out of the house of Count Vistahermoso and '
burning it. In the Calle Jacomitrizo, the women ■.
are carrying up the paring stones intotne balco- I
nies,to throw down on the troops if they advance. 1
In the Horno de la Mata (a street which crosses |
at right angles that above named) are a few in- I
surgents, who emerge from behind the corners to i
fire at the troops posted in much larger force at i
the end of the Jacometrizo, and who return their 1
fire. These, however, are but dropping shots
and trifling skirmishes. Upon the whole the 1
town is quieter than I expected. The troops
have orders not to meddle with the insurgents,
and do not seem sorry lor the order, for they
sympathise with their cause in great measure.
.1 am informed that among the numerous cries
heard last night, a rather frequent one was 44 Viva
the Queen, but with the Constitution of 1837,
and if not. not!— y sino —no/”
At 5, this morning, the new ministry took the
oaths to Her Majesty.
Her Majesty has been pleased to promote the
valliant Col. Don Antonio Maria Garrigo, to the
rank of Brigadier General, conferring on him at
the same time the command of the cavalry exis
ting in this capital, and that which may come in
lrom the surrounding villages.
Garrigo,it will be remembered, is the colonel
who made the desperate charges on the artillery
at Vicalvaro, was wounded and taken prisoner,
condemned, and pardoned. He has just been
making a speech to the people in the Puerta de
Sol, from the balcony of the Ministry of the In
terior. I was not there, and have not yet iearn
ed what he said.
i After this I need hardly say that orders have
been sent by telegraph to General Blaser to sus
pend hostilities against O’Donnell, which he
will doubtless not be 6orry to do—unless, in
deed, he and his army have already passed over
to the insurgents. What the insurgent Gene
rals will say to the Ministry that has just been
formed, it is hard to guess. I f they accept it,
they will of cour.-e be reinstated in all their hon
ors, and probably receive promotions and be
thanked for their conduct.
The new Governor of Madrid has just publish
ed his first bando He invites the people to re
j spect the laws and contribute to the re-establish-
I ment of order.
I . 44 The public tranquility having been disturbed |
in the past night, serious excesses have been;
; committed, favored by the darkness, and for i
want of authorities to watch over the town. I
1 am disposed to prevent the repetition of such of-
I fences, with the co-operation of the other au
j thorities, and the support ot all good citizens, j
| and relying on the sense and patriotism of the i
people of Madrid.”
Then follow assuiances of confidence in the 1
Government, &c.
The present Government can hardly, I think, i
be considered as more than provisional.
Brigadier Garrigo, after speaking twice wi h
grea<; applause, at the Puerto de Sol, answering
with hia head for the faithful observance of all
j the promises made to them, has just gone to the
j Plazuela San Domingo, to address the insurgents,
; who are chiefly thereabouts, and to induce them
j to return to their homes, and wait the fulfillment
of the promises made by the new Government
in the name of the Queen. Thus the man, who
j a few days ago awaited the sentence of death, in I
the arrest-ward of the military hospital, is now !
j the hero of the day, as Dulce assuredly will be, j
j whenever be returns to Madrid, if things go on
j as at the present moment.
Quarter to 3 o'clock. — I have just seen Garrigo
j return from the Plazuela San Domingo, escorted
! by some of the insurgents, variously and imper
: fectly armed, and by one of their chiefs. I have
I been unable as yet to ascertain the exact result
of fcis speech there, but I hope to ascertain pre
sently by a person I expect from the Plazuela.
i On reaching the Puerta del Sol, he was cheered
by the mob. Ia one respect the aspect of affairs
I is notably changed. The troops even to the
| sentries are all withdrawn from the streets,
j which areas quiet and less crowded than in or
; dinary times. Fear, of course, keeps many with
jin doors. There was firing a short time ago be
tween the insurgents and the Civil Guards who
, hold the Plaza Mayor. *
i Among their other devastations, the people
; committed one which is almost a retribution, af
j ter the harm the Heraldo has done or tried to do
Ito them. They broke into the office of that pa
! per and destroyed the presses The Heraldo
does not appear to-day
i I learn that Corradi, editor of the Clamor
1 Publico, was the President of the Deputation !
that went to the Queen on behalf of.the people. '
On their return, as they were endeavoring to j
tranqualize the people, and induce them to re- j
turn home, General Cordova, who, it is said the \
‘Junta not to molest the people that night, they, ;
j the Junta, pledging themselves had given his
I promise to keep them quiet, ordered two battal- 1
j ions to open fire. The insurgents replied as
well as they could, but seem to have been dis- '
j persed. This occurred in the Calle Mayor. This
; i3the account given to me by a member of the
| Junta who was on the spot and in the fire. I i
j cannot give you a detailed account of all that has
occurred, for I write in much haste, and with
many intenuptious : but l think that ail I have
slated will be found to be accurate in the main.
As to the course things w ill take it is impossi
ble, in the present state of affairs, to predict it.
As far as I nave had an oppoitunity of observ
ing, both troops and insurgents show every dis
position to spare and consider the inhabitants, i
! But the people are certainly in a state of great
; irritation, the reaction being very violeut, after j
j their subjection to the Sartorious tyranny. I am
i unable to say what has become of theex-Minis
\ ters. it is to be hoped they have all escaped
1 from Madrid. If any have not, and are caught ;
; here, their doom, I think, is pretty certain.
j ADDRESS TO THK QUEEN.
Ihe following address was handed to the
Queen, by a commission of citizens appointed to
demand an audience:
44 Senora : The undersigned, Spanish citizens 1
and interpreters of the wishes and desires of the
people of Madrid, whom they have the honor to I
repiesent, expose to your Majesty with due re
spect that, considering the grave circumstances i
in which are this capital and the whole nation,
there is no other means of safety for the throne'
but in restoring to the people the lights that
have been usurped from them, respecting their
principles of morality and justice, removing from
your Majesty’s side the perfidious councillors
who have compromised by their misdeeds and
violence the peace of the kingdom and the insti
tutions that the c< untry has conquered with its
blood and treasuies. The people of Madrid de
mand Constituent Cortes, in which may be fixed j
in a staple and secure manner the basis of its
political and social reorganization. Among
them, and as a guarantee of order and liberty, it
demands the re-establishment of the National
Guard. Ihe people, exhausted by the weight
of onerous taxes, also ask of your Majesty a dim
inution ot the imposts and other burdens upon it.
Victim and plaything of adventurers and of bas
tard ambitions, it dares to hope that merit and
virtue alone will be listened to in the councils of
the Crown. May your Majesty te pleased fa- ■
vorably to receive the sentiment of the people of ,
Madrid, which the exponents transmit with all <
fidelity.
“God preserve, &c.
Madrid, July 17, 1854.”
THE queen’s ANSWER. j ,
The Commission states that the Queen heard j
them kindly, and assured them that aba would ,
uecide for the best with respect to the contents 1
ot their petition, keeping the national wish in
view,
The Latest Aspect of the War—Anticipated
Oollision between Russia and Austria.
According to t he most recent telegraphic com
munications, and the Ministerial announcements
in both houses last night, two points of infinite
importance to the iuture course of the war are
now* assured. It is affirmed with confidence both
that the Emperor of Russia will maintain the oc
cupation ol the Principalities by force of arms,
and that the Emperor of Austria will, il necessa
ry, by force of arms expel him. If these resolu
tions have indeed been finally taken at the
Courts ol St. Petersburg and Vienna respectively,
there will be an end to all those delays and un
ceitainties which have hitherto attended the land
operations of the war. Austria, in virtue of her
double engagements with Europe and the Porte,
will enter the Danubian provinces in imposing
strength, nor is it to be reasonably assumed that
the forces of the Czar, distracted as they will be
by the expeditions to the Baltic and the Crimea,
can withstand the junction of these new allies
with the already victorious troops of Omer
Pascha. It would not, however, be prudent to
underrate the strength of Russia, or to infer that
the Czar is altogether powerless because he has
failed to overcome the stubborn resistance of the
Ottomans. The truth is, that the battalions of
Austria, no less than those of the Western Pow
ers, though they have hitherto not drawn the
sword, have been effectually instrumental in
paralyzing a large section of the Russian army.
That the numbers of this army are still exagger
ated is highly probable, but the precautions taken
by Austria heiself afford sufficient evidence of
the storm now gathering on her northeastern
frontier. The force opposed to the Ottomans in
the Ptincipalities represents but a corps or two
ot the great Russian host, and even if it had been
utterly destroyed by the operations of the allies,
the power of Russia would remain just what it
was before, minus some 50,000 or 60,000 men.
Though we entertain, therefore, no doubt of the
ultimate result, we are not disposed to conclude
that the Piincipalities will be cleared of their
invaders without some hard fighting. As soon
as Austria has fairly thrown away the scabbard,
the legions of the Cz r, now massed upon the
Gallaciau border, will be poured in swarms either
upon the Austrian or Wallachian territory; and
unless the military power of Russia is indeed a
bubble, a shock of some severity must ensue.
Hitherto the bulk of these belligerant forces have
been observing each other in suspicion and
silence, while the fighting men were lett to 50,-
000 Turks and twice as many Russians detached
to engage them. Notv, however, if these an
nouncements are verified, the suspense will be
terminated, and the armies of the mighty empires
will be completely engaged.
From this time, therefore, we hope rve may
assume that the war will be prosecuted on three
several theatres, and with three distinct objects.
In the Principalities, and possibly in the conter
minous provinces of Austria, the forces of that
power, in conjunction with the Ottoman froops,
will be engaged in the duty of driving the Rus
sians into their own territory, and re establish-
authority of the Sultan in his own de
pendencies. In ihe Baltic the fleets and armies
of France and England will blockade all the ports
of the Czar, and menace even his capital with
destruction; while in the Black Sea we trust that
the immediate investment of Sevastopol may
contribute at length a decisive feature to this un
welcome war.
We are not among those who apprehend that
this enterprise may be rendered any the more
difficult from the delays which have occurred.
Such an interval might indeed have been turned
i to account with neglected or half dilapidated lor
j tresses like tho-e on the Danube, but Sevastopol
j was in no such case. This stronghold bad been
j created expressly tor a work which had hardly
j yet commenced; year after year its resources had
been augmented by every add tion which science
could suggest; and, if it can be thought there was
room for reinforcement in a garrison always
! maintained at the very height of efficiency, we
J may be sure that such reinforcements were des
! patched at the very first mutterings of Turkish
| war. Possibly a few guns or soldiers may have
j been added W'hiie the Anglo French divisions
; have been gathering on the opposite coasts; but
j it is hardly in reason to suppose that the estab
lished strength of such a piace as this could have
received any appreciable accession.
The question is now whether Sevastopol, be
ing a fortress of this capacity, can be successful
ly attacked, and we see no ground for a negative
conclusion. That it cannot be taken by a fleet
alone seems generally acknowledged ; but Se
vastopol is a land fortress; and military engi-
I neers always assert that before a proper expen-
I ditine of time and means every land fortress
! must fail It, then, there is nothing antecedent
j iy improbable in its capture, we can very safely
argue that all the oidinary chances of a siege are
largely in our favor. Though the allied forces
may not be numerous enough lor operations in
the Principalities and the Crimea at once, they
are ceitainly sufficient for one of these enter
prises singly, and our entire command of the
seas, taken in conjunction with the steam pow
er of our squadrons, would enable us to manoeu
vre on the w’ater almost as freely as on the land.
It is baldly probable that 70,000 or 80,000 An
glo-French troops, supported fleets of such
extraordinary strength, could be materially im
peded in effecting a landing, and when this much
has been accomplished, everything but the cli
mate would be favorable to the besiegers.—
While the Russians are separated by enormous
steppes and impassable isthmus from the central
resources of their empire, the allies #ould enjoy
uninterrupted communication with every part of
the coast, and be secured w ith unlimited sup
plies of men, victuals and munitions.
A siege, too, is exactly the enterprise in which
the prowess of too highly civilized nations ought
to be more conspicuous. It is an operation de
| manding skill, science, ingenuity and patience,
| in combination with extensive machinery of a
more material kind. The French and English
j engineers profess to be inferior to none; and the
! arsenals of Wooiwich a:e thought to be match
! less in the resources of destruction which they
contain. If these persuasions are correct, now is
| the time for proof. It is possible that the forces
employed upon the siege may have to engage a
j relieving army, but we could scarcely doubt the
issue of such a conflict; and, when this one bat
j tie was over, there would be no further hin
drance to our attacks upon the fortress. For ail
practical purposes, the Crimea would be nearer
France and England than it is to Russia, and we
could throw regiment after regiment on its shores
before the Czar could get a single re-inforcement
to its destination. As to the ultimate result, if
the Russian engineers have indeed constructed a
citadel capable of withstanding a sufficient An
glo-French army, backed by two such squadrons
j as those now in the Black Bea, we can only say
! that a new era in the science of lortication will
have commenced from this moment.
That the fall of Sevastopol would induce the
Czar to sue for peace is more than can be said,
| but it could indisputably insure the chief object
ol the war. After the destruction ot this tor-
I tress, the Black Sea would be open, Constantino
ple safe, the Ciicassian coast #ee from danger,
and the mouths of the Danube once more restor
ed to Germany and Europe. Each and all of
these conditions would then be secured by a
guarantee far more infallible than that derivable
from the literal provisions of a treaty—that is to
say, by the very necessity of things. The as
sent of the Czar would be almost superfluous to
terms which he could not contravene if he would.
The power of Russia for encioachment and ag
gression would then be effectually reduced, and
the purposes for which he has most unwillingly
returned to the costs and horrois of war would
be solidly and permanently answ’eied.
Commander George N. Hollins, of the U. S.
ship Cyane, who bombarded Grey town, is a na
tive of Maryland, but now a citizen of Floiida.
We find the following account ot his services in
the Navy in the columns of a cotemporary.
“He entered the United States navy as a mid
shipman ou board the fiiga’e Guerriere on the
Ist of February, 1814, and next served two years
in the Mediterranean on board the Washington.
74; was transferred then to the newly-built ship
Columbus in 1819. He went on furlough in 1822,
and obtained his commission as lieutenant on the
13th ot January, 1825, was with the West India
squadron in the schooner Grampus in 1527, and
again iu the Mediterranean on board the sloop
Ontario from 1329 to 1833, when the vessel re
turned to Norfolk. He then had two years leave,
and in 1835 sailed to the East Indies in the U.'
States ship Peacock, commanded by Com, Ken
nedy.
“He went on leave in 1838, and in 1839 was
put in command of the receiving ship at Balti
more. On the Sth of September, IS4I, he was pro
moted to the rank of commander aud sent to the
B«vy y«rd, Ptnwcul#. In 1843 ht was flag-cap
tain to the Pacific squadron, and in 1845 again
on duty at the navy yard, Pensacola, in 1849 on
leave of absence, and in 1849 again attached to
the navy-yard. In 1852 he was put in com
mand of the Cyane, an American built craft,
named after a sloop of war, and in this vessel re
cently destroyed Grey town. Commander Hol
lins has been forty years and six months in the
navy. He has been sixteen years at sea, about
ten on duty ashore, and fourteen years unem
ployed.
An Hour at the Lead Mines. —On Tuesday
evening last, we visited for the first time the
lead mine of Col. Paris, six miles west ot this
place. We found on arriving at the ground some
six or eight hand? engaged in digging, removing
the rock, and making preparations to blast the
rock in which the lead appears to be embeded.—
These hands had been thus engaged for several
days, and had excavated a place from 4 to 6 feet
deep, and some 15 or 20 feet across. A quanti
ty of rock had been thrown out, and besides, on
one side of the pit a large quantity of lead ore,
judged by those more competent than ourselves,
to be from eight to ten tons. This ore appeared
to be almost pure, with some diffusion of the
lead bearing rock. The rock seemed to crop out
in places in the field, and it appeared as though
it would be an easy matter to find lead by dig
ging a few feet at almost any point, in almost in
exhaustible quantities.
During our short visit, we made the acquain
tance of Col. Paris, who owns an interest of one
half in this mine, and also that of Mr. Moss, the
Superintendent of the mining operations, who
politely gave us all the information supposed to
be interesting. We heartily wish that abundant
success may crown the efforts of the owners of
this mine, and all others who endeavor to de
velope the resources of our country.
We were informed by an experienced miner,
who accompanied us on this visit, that there are
abundant indications of lead for miles in width
and up and down this valley.— Jacksonville [Ala )
Republican , Bth inst.
The Angel Gabriel, Jr., or the second edition
of the same genius, lately made his appearance
in our city. He had a remarkable versatility of
talent, could talk on any subject, vie with Con
gress in taking the ‘‘ayes and noes,” pass round
the hat to a charm, and served as quite a “c/tmAf”
to fill up an odd moment in the way of pleasan
try.—Chattanooga Adv., 10 th inst.
A sudden and yet a most agreeable change
has taken place in the state of our weather, it
is now quite cool, ana the prospects are, that we
shall soon be favored with rain; which, by the
way, will not come altogether unacceptably.—
Our crops, wells, cisterns, roads, man and beast,
all seem in need.— lb.
While at the depot, we noticed a fine lot of
jackasses, jennets, twenty-one in all, imported
from Spain, on their way to Nashville. These,
together with ministers to foreign courts, clergy
men, editors, and four members of Congress, in
the language of one of the latter, will make up
quite a respectable tram — lb.
Death of a Savannah Merchant.— We re
gret to record the death of John L. Cope. Esq., a
merchant of this city. Mr. Cope had been travel
ling through Appling, Tattnal, and the adjoining
counties. On the 30th ult. he reached the resi
dence of Mr. William Mann, in Tattnal county,
very ill. A physician was immediately called,
and every attention paid to him, but he gradually
grew worse, and died on Tuesday, the Ist inst.,
and was buried the following day. His disease
was inflaination of the bowels. The deceased
was well known in this city, and was highly
esteemed by his numerous Iriends and acquain
tances.—Savannah News, 10 th inst.
Compliment.— We learn that Mr. Buffington,
of the Buffington House, at Jacksonville, on
! Monday evening last, gave to Capt. Shaw, and
■ the officers of the steamer Gaston, to
i gether with a select party of friends, a com pi i
i mentary supper. The Welaka, having been
i thoroughly repaired arid refitted, will again take
her place in the Florida line, in consequence of
i which the Willia-u Gaston will be withdrawn;
and Mr. Buffington embraced the opportunity in
i giving the entertainment alluded to above, to
Capt. Shaw and his officers, as an evidence of
the high appreciation in which they are held by
their friends in Florida.— lb.
Gai.e at the South —By the airival of the
steamer William Gaston, yesterday, we learn
i that on Saturday afternoon last, a severe gale
was experienced at St. Catharine’s Sound. It
lasted about two hours. The William Gaston
lost her topmast and a portion of the upper
works on her quarter deck.— lb.
"Navy Yard.— At this yard, the
frigate Congress is now very nearly ready for
! sea, though she has not yet received sailing or
-1 ders. The razee Independence will be ready
for her officers and crew next week. She is
said to be destined for the Pacific, to relieve the
St. Lawrence. The steamer Vixen is laid up
! inordinary. The steamship Relief is to be fit
ted out immediately for the coast of Brazil.
The steamer Princeton is still in commission at
the yard, but it is not known what will be done
with her.
A Great Jury.
i The following picture of an intelligent Cor
oners’s Jury is copied from an English paper :
Coroner. —“ Did you know the defunct ?”
i Witness. —Who’s he.
I Coroner. —“Wh,y the dead man ?”
Wit. —“ Yes.”
f Cor. —“lntimately ?”
Wit. —“Werry.”
Cor. —“How often have you been in company
i with him ?”
Wit. —“ Only once.”
Co> - —“Do you ca'l that intimately ?”
i * Lit—“ Yes; for he was drunk, and I were
t wcrry drunk, and that made us like two bro
i there.”
> Cor. —“Who recognized the body *”
Wit. —“ Jack Adams.”
Cor. —“How did he recognize the body *”
i Wit. —“By standing on the body to let the
water run out.”
l Cor. —“l mean how did he know him ?”
( Wit. —“By his plush jacket.”
Cor. —“Anything else ?”
Wit. —“No; his face was so swelled his mo
ther wouldn’t ha’ know’d him.”
Cor. —“Then how did you know him »”
Wit. —“ Cans I warn’t his mother!”—(Ap
i plause in the Court.)
Cor. —“What do you consider the cause of his
[' death.”
Wit. —‘ Drowing in course.”
Cor. —“Was any attempt made to resuscitate
i him ?”
Wit. —“ Yes.”
Cor.—' “How ?”
Wit. —“We searched his pockets /”
Cor. —“l mean did you try to bring him to ?”
Wit. —“ Yes—to the public house.”
Cor. —“l mean to recover him ?”
Wit. —“No, we weren’t told to.”
Cor.— “ Did you ever suspect the deceased ot
mental alienation ?”
Wit —“ Yes, the whole village suspected
him.”
Cor. —“Why ?”
Wit. —“Caus he alinated one of the squire's
pigs.”
Cor. —“You misunderstand me. I allude to
mental aberation.”
Wit. —“ Some think he wasV'
Cor, —“On what grounds?”
Wit. —“l believe they belonged to Squire
Waters.” 5 H ;
Cor. —“P’shaw ! I mean was he mad ?”
srit. —“Saitenly he were ?”
Cor.—“What, devoid of reason ?”
Wit. —“Oh he had no reason to drown his* 1
seif as I knows ol.”
Cor. —“That will do sir. (To ths Jewry
Gentleman you have heard the evidence, and
will consider your verdict.”
I ore man. —“ Your worship, we are all of one
mind.”
Cor. —“Well, what is that?”
Foreman ,—“We don’t mind what; we’re
agreeable to say anything your worship plea
ses.”
. Cor. —“No, gentlemen ; I have no right to di
cate to you; you had better consult together.”
Foreman. —“We have your worship, afore we
came and we are all unanimous.”
Cor.—“l am happy to hear it gentleman.—■
(To the Clerk ,) Mr. Clerk, take the verdict.
Now then gentlemen.”
Foreman. —“ Why then your worship, its ‘Jus
liable Suicide but we begs to recommend to
mercy and hopes we shall be allowed eur ex
penses.
Least this scene should be thought to be ex
agerated, the journairst affirms its truth to the
letter, in every particular.
AUGUSTA, GA.
SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. 12, 1854.
See first page of Daily, this morning.
The Fall Business.
The Fall trade of our city is already commenc
ing, and in the course of a few weeks our mer
chants will be actively engaged in supplying the
wants of their customers. The season opens
with the most flattering prospects for a heavy
ousiness, and the stocks of our principal houses
are probably much larger than they have ever
been before. Augusta is rapidly increasing in
prosperity, and affords facilities for the purchase
and quick transportation of goods, which are not
excelled by any other city. There is, in fact,
no reason why this should not be so. We have
among us employed in merchandizing, men of
means, capacity and energy, who devote them
selves to the personal supervision of their busi
ness. Besides, we enjoy that greatest ot all
blessings, a healthy climate. Perhaps our city
was never in a better sanitory condif on than at
present. No epidemic, as is the case in many of
our sister cities, is destroying our population, but
on every side are seen the evidences of growing
wealth and prosperity. Old buildings are being
removed to make room for new and more mod
ern structures; while many parts of the city,
which but a year or two since were an open
waste, are now covered with jnew buildings—
manufactures of all kinds are in a flourishing con
dition, and all who wish to work find no difficul
ty in obtaining employment.
With 6uch cheering prospects before us, we
confidently recommend Augusta to our friends,
both near and distant, as a most excellent mar
ket in which to purchase their fall and winter
supplies. They will find the assoitmentof goods
both large and varied, and can purchase them on
as favorable terms as in any other city in the
Union.
The Mails.
We publish below another letter from the
Postmaster at Rome. If other Postmasters whose
offices are situated on, and supplied by railroads,
will follow his example, it will not be long be
fore we can detect where the fault lies in cur
subscribers notgetttng their papers regularly.
Post Office at Rome, Ga., )
Aug. 9th, 1854. J
Dear Sir Yours of the 7th inst. is to hand,
and in reply, I would state that you have been
wrongly informed, as it regards the route agents
on the W. 6c. A. Railroad being intjjicicnt. I
do not think there are any set of agents that strive
harder and come nearer doing their duty, than
they do. I enclose to you a label which came
- on a canvass sack of papers, (last Thursday’s
papers) which was received on Monday evening
, last, via Chattanooga , Tenn. You see what the
agent had to say about it. The agents above al
i luded to, do not have justice done t hem.
I I remain, very respectfully, your obedient ser
vant, Thos. J. Perry, P. M.
James Gardner, Editor Constitutionalist &
Republic, Augusta, Geo.
P. S. —Since I closed my letter, I notice that
i you have published my letter of the 4th inst.; as
I you have done so, you will please do likewise
with the enclosed one; also fcha agents remarks
, on the label. Yours, &c.. Perry, P. M.
i (label)
' August 0, 1854—This sack ot papers has been
; to Tuscumbia, Ala, under label from the Augus
i jta office; then you can see how false the charge
• | on route agents. C. Hibbekts, R. A.
Harper’s Gazetteer of the World.
Messrs. McKinne k Hall have laid on our ta
. ble the second number of this interesting and
i valuable work. The present number is carried
; neatly through the letter C, and the whole work
' will be completed in ten numbers. It contains
r a amount of information in regard to every
city, town, village and place of interest on the
globe.
The Spanish Revolution. —ls we may be
lieve a London correspondent of the N. Y. Daily
Times, M r. Buchanan has sent to President Pierce
| a despatch urging that as the present rebellion in
, Spain premises to be successful, and England and
Fiance will make use of it to secure such a recon
struction ot the Spanish Government as will
J suit them, the United States ought to use her in
fluence to make the new government accord with
her own sympathies and interests. Mr. Soule is
said to have sent a similar despatch ; the object
ot both communications being to influence Con
gress, in order to procure the ten million appro
priation.
Trouble on Board a U. S. Shif. —We see
it stated that Lt. Monroe, one of the officers on
board the ship of war \ incennes, Commodore
Ringgold's flag ship, at Hong Kong, has been sus
pended, becau-e he refused to give orders com
pelling the men under his command to attend
the chapel service—knowing that many of them
had conscientious objections to attending such
exercises. It is also stated that one of the men
on board, who belonged to the Dutch Reformed
; church, was put in irons for objecting, on grounds
j of conscience, to attend a worship in which he
! did not believe. A full report of the affair, it is
? added, has been forwarded to the Secretary of the
i Navy.
New Cotton.— The Mobile Tribune of the
Bth inst., says—The steamer Col. Fremont
brought down yesterday from Demopolis two
bales of cotton of the new crop. One was con
signed to Murray F. Smith and the other to Ba
ker & Lawler. The qualty is said to be strict
! iy middling and one bale sold at 10 cents per lb.
The first bale of new cotton last year was re
j ceived here on the Bth of August. It also came
j from the neighborhood of Demopolis—the plan
i tation of G. Breitling—and was classed good mid
| dling. The year previous the first bale of the
new crop came trom Montgomery and was re
ceived on the 19th of August.
Since writing the above the steamer Octavia
arrived from the Alabama river, bringing one
| bale of the new crop fiom the plantation ot Col.
' Vasser, Dallas county.
Health of Savannah.
The Board of Health reports the death of thir
j ty-two persons in that city during the weekend
ing the Bth inst. Os these, 26 were whites and
1 0 blacks. Os the deaths, six were caused by the
j heat of the weather, a.ul sixteen were foreigners.
j Subscription to the South Western Rail
road.—The City Council of Eufaula have sub
scribed $50,000 to aid in the extension of the
South Western Railroad to that pie - We are
really pleased to see, says the Mon .u../ Jour
nal, that our Eufaula friends have gone to work
in the right way and we think in the right di
rection. We shall be gratified to see the South
Western railroad extended to Eufaula—and then
more gratified to have a road from this city to
that place. The interest of this section requires
it, and we think it must be eventually accom
plished
Swallowing up Mankind. —According to ' t
a Paris correspondent of the New York Herald, <
tha Czar, Niaholas, believes that Russia and the '
United States are destined to swallow up or at *
least absorb all the rest of mankind. He thinks
that a sympathy will spring up between the two £
great nations against which it would be fruitless *
to contend. According the Czar’s prediction; '
America will acquire Canada—“ the two ex- •
tremes of the empire Republic and the empire 1 (
of Russia will then touch, and the world will !
be, then, not Cossacks or Republican, according
to the Prophet of St. Helena, but Cossack and 1
Republican.”
A Cask of Nf.gro Stealing. —The Aruler
(S. C. ) Southern Rights Advocate of the 9th
inst says: Jesse Gibson, and Eld ridge Tipper,
of this District, and Robert Donaldson, of Augus
ta, 'Georgia, were committed to jail at this '
place, on Monday evening last, on the charge of
being engaged in enticing away from thier mas
ters two negro fellows, Adam, who says he be
longs to Mr. Strobar, and James to Mr. Britt,
each of Augusta, Georgia. The negroes were
also committed to jail. The suspected per
sons were arrested under suspicious circum- I
stances, about lour miles above Anderson- |
ville. in this District. They will be brought hr- |
fore Judge Whitner at an early day, and the le
gality of their continued imprisonment determ
ined upon.
[Telegraphed for the BaJtimore San.]
Arrival of the Steamer Arabia.
New \ ork, August S.—The steamer Arabia
arrived at her wharf at 7 o’clock this evening,
bringing dates from Liverpool to the 29th ult.
Progress of the War. —The news from the
seat of war is very brief. The London Times
says that it is evident the Czar will not abate j
his pretensions. His reply to Austria's final |
summons has not yet been published, but it is j
known to be haughty and unfavorable. The
Austrian government says in the meantime, in
general terms, that Austria will not disappoint j
the hopes of Europe.
Prussia shows daily less and less appearance of |
siding with the Western Powers. Mechlenberg 1
was the only State ot the German Bund not vo- j
ting unanimously to adopt the Austro-Prussian
alliance.
Prince Gortschakoff, owing to the Turkish
movements, is withdrawing his centre on Bucha
rest, and his wings upon the Sereth line.
The Czar approves of Gortschakoff’s plan of
the campaign, and orders him to continue offen
sive operations.
There has been no lighting anywhere since
last advices.
Omer Pasha has proclaimed an amnesty to the
Wallachians.
From the Baltic we have nothing new. A j
small Russian war steamer, the Walza, was cap- j
tured by the English squadron in the White Sea. j
The Russian fleet is reported to have left Se- !
' vastopol, consequently the allied fleet left Balts- ;
chuck Bay on the Ist. j
Miscellaneous War Items. —Gortchakoff j
had withdrawn a portion ot his army to Bucha- !
rest, the mouth of the Danue being no longer j
tenable.
I The Constitut : onnel states that the imtnedi- i
ate entry of the Austrians has been formally de- |
cideti upon.
60,000 Turks were fortifying Giurgevo.
The cholera had appeared at Gallipoli and in j
■ the Dardanel'es.
■ A Russian camp of 50,000 was being formed
at Urzitsini.
The combined squadrons left Balischik on the
11th. The allied forces were still at Varna. The
Turkish fleet had returned to the Bosphorus.
There is nothing from the Asiatic frontier,
except the special Governor had been sent from
the Porte to Circassia. From 1 ndia nothing im
portant.
J The Spanish Revolution. —The Spanish
> insurrection remains triumphant, and the posi
■ tion of affairs was unchanged. The fighting
, was over, and ail the country for the moment |
quiet, waiting Espartero’s arrival at Madrid. j
Christina was still concealed, and Isabella j
keeps close in the palace. Saratorious had esca- j
ped in the disguise of a lamplighter.
France and England favor a ministry under t
, Espartero, but disapprove of a regency.
Madrid, July 23dj—The city is quiet, hut
the citizens are still under arms, and continue to i
build barracades. The troops retain their posi- '
tions at Reatiro and around the palace.
‘ The junta ot safety and defence have decreed j
> the re-organization of the National Guard. The j
1 ex-Ministers continue to hold office until the ar- I
. rival of Espartero.
M. Pozas, sub-director of the Secret Police, i
5 was seized and shot by the people.
' No news had been leeeived ot Gen. O’Don- ;
> nell. It was said he had met Espartero, a.id
would enter the capital with him.
England. —-In the British Pailiament, Lord
. Dudley Stuait’s motion of want ol confidence in i
r Lord Aberdeen’s ministry was negatived.
On the notice book of the House of Commons
’ is a notice of a motion to enquire if it be true the !
i United States have gained the concession of cer- !
| tain mercantile privileges with respect to Baltic I
Sound dues, and if so, whether steps have been
taken to acquire the same privilege for British
' shipping.
Eight ships of war were commenced during!
the past week, ranging from eight to twenty
, guns. Several more gunboats and steamboats j
were being launched and would reach the Bal
tic during the second week in August.
One hundred picked men of the London po- !
lice are to be immediately sent to the army in
Turkey to act under the order of the Provost
Marshal.
Italy —The insurrection has been suppressed j
in Parma, and a great uneasiness was felt at Mo
dena.
France.— Gen. Ney, son of Marshal Ney, 1
died of cholera at Galiopolis.
Jerome Bonaparte and son,of Baltimore, were
being received at Paris with all the honors of
princes of the imperial family.
Accounts from the crops continue most favpra
ble.
Egypt.— Abbar Pacha of Egypt is dead, and
the government was quietly assumed by Sarad
Pacha. ' |
China and India. —The overland mail has
arrived in England.
The American Minister to China had visited
Tochoo. He had also proceeded up the Vang j
and the Krang river, and would visit Yellow
river.
Later and Important. —The Emperor of j
Russia is reported to have said to the Austrian i
representative:—“Tell your master if he wishes j
war he shall have it, but probably neither he nor
I shall see the end of it.”
Prince Gortschakoff is confirmed in comma rul
of the Moldavian and Wallachian army.
Another account says that Russia has asked
for an armistice, and that at a recent cabinet j
council at Vienna, Austria and Prussia decided
that Russia must first leave the Principalities
before the Czar’s proposat can be considered.
Neutral ships may now leave any of the Rus- l
sian blockaded ports.
Advices from Baro Sound to the 25th, states
that there was three ships there, and eight cruis
ing between Hellingsfors and Cronstadt—the re
mainder were near Aland Island. No cholera re
ported in the fleet.
The Danish government refuses to allow the
establishment of a cholera lazaretto for the allied
forces.
! . Constantinople letters state that the Austrian
i internuncio expressed himself very strongly at 1
Omer Pasha’s pr sumption in crossing the Dan
ube alter it had been agreed that the principals
ties should he occupied by Austria.
According to the Paris Patrie the Russians
have completely evacuated the Drobudscha, and J
are fortifying Brailon in the strongest manner.
A French transport, with two millions on
board for the use of the army in Turkey, came in I
collison with a steamer off Malaga, and sunk with i
the treasure. J
The Turkish Government h° s issued the fur- r
ther sum of 000,009 eaimes, paper money.
The Market*.
Liverpool, July 27. —Cotton—Milligan re- f
ports the sales ot the week to have been 63,000 .
bales, of which speculators took 5.000, and ex- i t<
porters 8,000. The quotations are, New Orleans !ti
Fair 6f; Middling s§; Upland Fair Os; Middling ti
SJ. The demand is good and prices stiffer. “
Breadstuff's had commenced to decline, but re
vived, the w’eather swaying the market. Ac- t<:
counts of the grain crops are generally favorable.
Wheat is in fair demand, at a decline of 4d for
white. Milligan’s quotations are 8s 3J a9sid ! 0 j
for white,and 8s aßs 7d for red. Flour is un- !
changed, with a moderate demand. Western ' ~
canal 30s a 30s 6d; Philadelphia and Baltimore
30s Gd a 31s; Ohio 31s 6d a 325. Corn has de- j
dined Is; the quotations for white and yellow !
are3ls2da32s Od. '
American Securities—American stocks are un-1 J
changed; sales of U. S. 6’s bonds of 1863, at 108*
a 109, Maryland s’s bond*, 92 a 93. J
New York, Aug S.-Tricy thf Erkt ,
son. — Ihe steamer Ericsson w y a r j a j jj.jp
to-day with one engine, the o! t beiag rea .'
dy. It is said that the steam * e(J waß ap .
phed on a new principle-sub* f caloric
Buffalo, August 7- -Death' n/ll m,,..
chant —Henry Peck, one of the merchants
of Milwaukie, died on Friday. merctiants
Portland, Aug. 7— Cholera . [land Me
—The wife and three children p ’c ar .
dis, an Irishman, residing on Bra- 1 0 j
cholera on Friday and Saturday” p ari jjj
was also attacked, but is now i j r ' way 0{
recovery. But few other cases ij era baVft
occurred here.
Copper Mines.—The editor °ff ac kson
ville Republican was lately showi-.j er
ceived by a gentleman in that pl rom ’ b j s
brother in Georgia, giving an accou tbe
centdiscoveiy of copper in Union that
State. A Mr. Joel Johnson, a g^ a| j
limited means, it is stated in the . p, ir .
chased some years ago from the laj { -
writer, 80 acres of land for three hcj j 0 |_
lars for the puopose of erecting a black sbo[ ,
at a trading point. Some months a, a(N
count of favorable indications he ct, nce{ j
digging for copper, and very recently t j be
ore in abundance and of tine quality ; an 0 or
three days afterwards he sold the 80 acre ant j
for one hundred thousand dollars ! The sj e j.
ter also stated that a recent inspecticj be
books of one of the mining companies
town, showed a clear profit for the last j Vt}
months of $45,000 per month. The
taining this information was dated th.j b
ult.
An Appropriation for the Court H k
| in Cobb.— We understand (says the Cons.
: tional Union) through a private letter from*
; Hon. A. H. Stephens, that he has succeeds.
having incorporated in the civil and diplom;
; appropriation bill $5,000 tor the use of the Co
I House in this County in holding the U, S. D
j trict Court. This is but just, and our citize,
' will fully appreciate the service of Mr. S., i
i behalf of the county.
The Weather.—No rain yet—corn burnt u{
—some prospect this morning but too late to do
much good. Wea'her cool. This time last
week the thermometer stood at 94 deg , to-day
at 8 o’clock, it stands at 73 deg. —Dalton Times ,
10/A inst.
Run Off.—The Express Train ran oft' on
Tuesday morning last a few miles this side of
Ringgold, and smashed up soma eight or ten cars.
; We believe no person was injured, though we
have not learned the particulars.— lb.
The Weather and Crops —The extreme
j heat continues, with little if any abatement; and
j what is unusual lor this section, both day and
} night. It is also quite dry, and late corn is suf
i feriug for want of rain. A lack of rain and the
' excessive heat, appears to pervade the whole
j countiy, from the St. Lawrence to the Rio
j Grande. So far, the city of Griffin remains quite
j healthy. Two deaths, it is true, unfortunately
j occurred in one family last week, the little boys,
! who were first taken with whooping cough,
j which passed into typhoid pneumonia, and of
| which they both died within a day of each other.
; They were the sons of Mrs. Sims. But this is
1 an isolated case that might have occurred any
| w her.- and at any time. —Griffin Jeffersonian, 1 0th
inst.
Submarine Telegraph.—The first portion of
the great Mediterranean submarine telegraph
from Spezzia, in Piedmont, to Cape Corso, in
Corsica, a distance of about 100 miles, has been
successfully laid down, as well as the communi
cation acioss the stiaits of Bonifaccio, a distance
of about ten miles, from Corsica to the island of
Sardinia. It is also understood that the eontrac
l tors are nearly ready with the remaining 150
, miles of cable to connect Cape Spartivento, the
; southern point of the Sardinia, with the African
I coast, where it will join the Algerian lines.
The Nutmeg T>ee.—The California Far
mer, says that, at Bird’s Valley and Eldorado
Canon, this valuable tree is found in its greatest
perfection. Trees are found here from IS to 24
: inches in diameter, and full of fruit, which is
I contained in a covering like the coating of the
j English walnut. Before ripe it is Soft and quite
' stringent, but when mature the covering open*
I and the nutmeg drops. The berries or nuts ri-
I pen at various periods. Upon the same tree
! may be found ripe and green fruit. The ripe
! nutmeg is of the same form, and is as fully aro
matic as the fruit from Sumatra. The loilage is
| like the pine or the hemlock, each leaf having,
j however, a sharp briar or thorn upon it. The
; mit grows in clusters, similar to the cherry,
j and is indeed quite ornamental. This tree can
! be easily grown and will become an acquisition,
j and we trust ere long to see it geneiaily cultiva
! ted.
I __ . „
A Distinguished Visitor.—We w’ere hon
j ored last Friday with a visit from Mr. Electri
j city. He came into our sanctum astride of the
| telegraph wire,flew around considerably, kicked
! up a tremendous rumpus among the battery cups,
I knocked them all into pi, and was gone, before
j we had a chance to say “howd’ye do.” He left
j such a smell of sulphur and gun-powder, behind
| that the Devil took to his heels—our Devil, not
I the Gentleman in Black—he never runs from
: su Iphur, as that is as pleasant as otto of roses to
| his olfactories.— Athens Banner, IQth insl.
HARRIED.
j In Washington City, on the sth inst., by the Rev.
I C. M. Butler D. D , J. 1). B. Deßow, of Louisiana,
! and Caroline, dau-hler of George Poe, Esq, of
Georgetown, D C
COMBS & CO. 3 EXPRESS.
Consignees per Combs & Co.'s Express, Aug. 11.
Thos. G. W. Crtissell, J. R. Stanford, S. W. Inn
man, A. G. Wimpey, Cowls, Woodruff A Co , Hen
drick A Pringle, Wm. McDowel, Obediah Warner,
Jos. Patat, A. P. Aldrich, F. Schwartz, G. Poz
nunski, Kirkland A Warner, M. Strenna, John E.
! Navy, Geo. A. Oates, Isaac Levy, J. Moore, Daw
son A Skinner, W. Shadrick, and R. Williams.
Arrivals at the Stone Mountain Hotel.
Ct.ark A Hitchcock, Proprietors.
August 9, 1854.
J. R. Prescott, Augusta : R A. Raynolds, Burko
co.; P J Whitaker, Ga.; A. W. Matty and Lady,
Coweta co.; Miss Edmondson, do; J.R. Collins,
Oglethorpe; A. A. Lane, do: Mrs. Grimes and
Daughter, Hancock co.; J. M. Harris and Lady, do.;
W. G. Wiley, do.; Mrs. M. J. Wiley, do.; P. Har
ris, do.; Mis3R. Beman, do; T S. Beman, do.; V.
A. Ross. Lady, child and servant, Macon; Miss
Ross, do.; Dr. E. Birry, Augusta; B. A. Thomas,
Henry co ; J. M. Brooks, do.; li. Couch, do ; P.
Westly, do.; A. H. Mitchell, Ala.
LADIES’ GAITERS AT $1 PER PAIR.
JUST RECEIVED, per stoamer James Adger
from New York —
500 pair Ladies’ Silk Lasting Patent Tipped Gai
ters, at sl, worth $1.25.
300 pair Ladies’ FinoSilk Last Gaiters, at $1.25,
worth $1.50.
300 pair Ladies' Fino English Lasting Gaiters, at
$1.50, worth $2.
300 pair Ladies’ Velvet Slippers, at sl, worth
$t 25.
300 pair Ladies’ Velvet Ties, at 87ie., worth sl.
100 pair Fino French made Gaiters, at $2.50,
1,00 pair Children's Ancle Ties.
Together with a large assortment of Gentlemen's
Ladies’, Misses’ and Children's Boots and Shoes,
of the latest sfyles- Call and examine, as goods
will be freely shown, and one price asked.
ROBERT CARROLL,
Opposite the United States Hotel, and between
Mrs Hall’s and Collin’s Millinery Store. Broad-at.
N. B. Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Travelling
Trunks, Hat Cases, Valiees and Carpet Bags just
received, and will be sold at a low figure
jy R. C.
SAVE YOUR ICE.
THE use of Ice ha3,of late years, become very
general, and is now considered indispensable
io the health and comfort of families, at the sam'*
lime the increased demand for it, and the uncer
tainty of always procuring a supply, have added
nafceriallyto its costs. The consequence hasbeeH,
hat various ways and means have been devised so
o reduce the expense of the article, as to bring it
vithin the reach of every family. Among these
lone have been found to answer the purpose as
rell as METALIC WATERCOOLERS, which are
•ffered in great variety, by
july2s B. F. CHEW.
J. C. Ruse. John H. Davis. W. H Long
RUSE, DAVIS & LONG,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
j e sepl Savannah. Geo.
rCST RECEIVED, —10 dozen boxes Preserved
' Fruit, assorted ; 6 do. Spiced Oysters; 6 dozen *
obsters For sale by G E. BOULINEAU,
july26