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©attstitatiottttlist K fttphlit. UY JAMES GARDNER. OFFICE UN tfcINTOBIi-UTRKET, fHtKU UMS fVJS TH* SOSTH-WBBT OORHK* Os BROIO-dTIIIT . EtBBMS: Daily, in advance......per annum fd 00 If notin advance. per annum 7 00 ■:;jjrt Tri -Weekly, i a advance .perannum 400 IP If not in advance .por annum 500 Weekly, in advance. ...pei annum 2 00 ifc. 0“No Discount for Clubs. K.' Barnum on Lotteries ' course of his fortffeoming life, Barnum gives ah interesting and inetructive sketch ol his lottery experience. It ought to open the eyes of igjji 4 * green ones.” With another party, Mr. B. deles raised to go into the lottery business Pre- s paratoiy he visited New York for the fi«ttiag information on the subject. “ Our visit4tt-the New York lottery managers gieatiy enlightened IQtrth regard to the profits of that line of business. I had been in the habit of selling tickets tor Washington Yale, the editor and printer in Danbury, and also tor (). W. Sherwood and his cousin Samuel, of Bridgeport, gjfbr a commission of 10 to 15 per cent.; but in my interviews with Mr. Gregory, I learned that the managers, taking to themselves the 15 per cent, deducted on all prizes, furnished tickets to their agents at what was called ‘scheme price,’ which allowed the agents from 25 to 30 per cent, profit. The lotteries being drawn by combination num ber*, the public generally had no knowledge 'whatever of the number of tickets in a lottery. The managers, therefore, made tbe priz -s amount to less than the retail price of tickets by 25 or 30 per ceat. This extra per centage was a shave additional to the fifteen per cent, allowed in old fashioned lotteries. I also learned that the pro cess of arriving at the number of tickets in a H lottery is this: Multiply the three highest com bination numbers and divide by six; the quotent '’fjnffeSamber of ticket*. I am continually annoyed, even at this late date, by pottery Schemes sent by various agents at the South, where lotteries are still legal. 1 receivedsone yesterday from a lottery firm in Baltimore. One of their schemes is as follows. ! My object in inserting it will, L trust, be appre ciated. (We leave out the scheme reterred to.) It will be observe 1 that there are 78 combina tion numbers in this lottery. The number of tickets, p I have remarked, is determined by j multiplying together the three highest cornbina tion nmabers, 76. 77, and 73, and dividing by G, which gives 76 076 tickets. This number of tickets, at $lO each H|amGßnt* to $760,760 00 Whereas, the prizes amount to no more than 570,570 00 1 —■ Leaving a profit of .$190,190 00 Add 15 per cent, deducted from $570,570, the aggregate of prizes 55,555 50 Making the entire profits on a single ■ lottery.. $275,775 50 la the above lottery the agent procures his tickets at $7 .50 each. The whole number of tickets, multiplied by this price, amounts exactly to the ium set apart lor prizes. $570,570; and the manager gets 15 per cent, drawback, or $85,585.- 0* Upousanus of persons are at this day squan dciiug in lottery tickets and lottery policies the mottty which their families need. Il thisexpose shall have the effect ol curing their ruinous infa tuation, 1, for one, shall not be sorry. Pfpftei learning the profitable basis of the fore going facts, 1 went to our Connecticut lottery managers, and Irom that time obtained my tickets directly trom them at “the scheme price.” In myHuri I established agents all through tbe igpltountry, and my piofits were immense. I sold ■prom five hundred to two thousand dollars’ worth PFof tickets per day. On one occasion I sold a package of quarter t tickets to my aunt Laura Nicholas and a neigh bor of hers, for $25. Before the lottery was drawn the*neighbor sickened of her bargain and begged me to take the tickets back, and my aunt consented. When the mail brought the drawn numbers Irom Hartford, 1 had the package of tickets on hand. Not desiring to risk that amount of money, l induced eight of my cus tomers to join me in the purchase of the package. We then opened the letter containing the drawn numbers, and found that we had drawn a quar ter of the highest prize of 15,000. This result gave myself and eight others a profit of $350 each. The fact was duly announced, and my aunt never ceased to blame her timid neighbor, nor to lament her own ill fortune. The grtat luck of drawing the highest prize spread like wild-fire, as usual in such cases, and the country, for miles around, was lottery crazy. Our sales increased immensely. Fully appreciating the power of the press (to which more than to any other one cause I am indebted for my success in life, I did not tail to invoke the aid of ‘'printers ink.” I issued hand bills, circulars, etc., by tens of thousands, with striking prefixes, affixes, staring capitals, marks of .wonder, pictures, etc. The newspapers throughout the region teemed with unique ad vertisements. Immense gold signs and placards -s in inks and papers of all colors, covered my lot tery office. As the curious letters of‘'Joe Strick land” were highly popular at that time, I adver tised my office as being under the special favor and protection of “Dr. Peter Strickland,” own blood cousin to the renowned Joe Strickland,?etc. In my bills and advertisements I rung all possi ble changes upon the renowned name. “The ever lucky Dr. Strickland.” “Five more capital prizes sold by Dr. Strickland !” “A fortune for a dollar—apply to fortune’s favorite. Dr. Strick land.” Another mammoth prize !—huzza for Dr. Strickland.” etc., etc. Hopae-made poetry was also frequently brought into requisition to set forth the inducements lor patronizing my office. Customers who brought their tickets and - found them blanks, were told that their only wise plan was to “look for their money where they lost it, —“it was a long lane that never turned,” —“such bad luck could not continue long.” etc., etc. The lucky drawers of the high prize before mentioned gave an oyster supper at my mother’s tavern to about sixty persons, (whom l invited, knowing them to be good ticket customers ;) and after the supper was finished, I counted our the prize money to the elated holders of the fortunate ticket. This so excited our guests, that a pack age of tickets, amounting to one thousand dollars was forthwith sealed up and bought by fifty sub scribers on the spot at $29 each. Selling so many tickets as [ did, a prize of one or two thousand dollars, and numerous smaller ones, must occasionally turn up. These being duly trumpeted, rendered mine the “lucky office” in the estimation of many. 1 received orders from d|stant parts of the country by mail, and sent out tickets on commission by post riders and others. Among my “private customers” were a number of clergymen and deacons ; and occasi onally some of the weak brothers of the “Miak era,” who came to Bethel to sell garden seeds, bought a few’ lottery tickets on “the sly.” Whenever I visited Brookfield I called on one man who was of a serious turn. He ami his - wife were professors of religion, and he was a frequentexhorter at prayer meetings. He always j managed to buy a ticket or two from me, under ; the str ctest injunction never to divulge the fact ! to his wife. I usually dined with him ; and j when he was busy looking after, my horse, or j otherwise engaged out of doors, I never failed to j sell a ticket to his wife, who begged me to be very careful not to let her husband have any sus picion of it, for he was opposed to such things, and would never forgive her if he should know’ there was a lottery ticket in the house.” Chattanooga Pont Enterprise. On yesterday morning we had the pleasure of witnessing the opening operations of this estab lishment, and the occasion was not an unimpor tant one, as a crowd of some 20U persons assem bled might bespeak. Mr. English, the foreman, has but recently returned from Cincinnati with If five experienced workmen, and with the addi tion of some 20 or 30 found here and there, the force is complete for doing execution, and the ease and skill with which those Cincinnati men do their work, show them fully acquainted with their profession. This enterprise of Messrs. 1 Chandler & McCamy is large, and one that ad- Kjj dresses itself to the interests of all who have any hogs to be killed. Their proposals lor slaughter ing, in our estimation, are immoderately low tor instance, they slaughter, dress, and hang them on the hooks for the eutrails, and what |ig r eater inducement could be presented tor driv ing to this house. And for a half penny on the Mpound they slaughter, and prepare the pork into If barns, sides and in every way for market. These m JP inducements, we opine, will command tbe atten- \ tion of all as being worthy ol the most favorable j consideration of all wbo have pork to prepare.— j And by the way that Smoke House of which we have heretolore spoken, is tremendous—in our j previous statement we said it was the largest in ; Tenpessee, and since then we learn, through the medium of the gentlemen from Cincinnati, that this smoke house of Messrs. Chandler & McCa cny surpasses anything of the kind there, and since learning this we have no doubt but that it is the finest and largest of any in the United States. We understand these gentlemen have some 2,000 begs to slaughter, which wrill be done as soon as the weather admits. Let it once be known what is the extent of this establishment, and all East Tennessee must look to it as the centre of operations.— Chattanooga Advertiser, 21 st inst. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. 25. Contract Advertisers will bear in mind that when they exceed the space specified in their contracts, they wili be charged extra. The pressure of advertisements upon us forces us to this notice. See first page Daily, this morning. Gen. Cass. This veteran statesman has many warm friends and admirers at the South, and his hold upon the good feelings and kind regard of the Southern Democracy is still strong, notwithstanding the discrepancy existing between his views on squat ter sovereignty, and those of a large portion of the Southern people. On the leading measures of American policy, involving the slavery ques tion, Gen. Cass has always upheld the con stitutional rights of the South. It is true, that he holds the position, that slavery has no motive power, and cannot, by the inherent vigor of the Constitution which recognizes its legality, go into the common territories—that to carry it there,spe cial legislation is necessary. Bub in these view’s he occupied common ground with the great body of Northern statesmen, and no small number of Southern men. His holding this position did not justify the bitter assaults he has endured of late trom Southern hands. His opinions have been openly and freely ex pressed, and he has taken no position on the Ne braska Bill, or on other late occasions inconsis j tent with the record of his previous life. The assault, therefore, made a few weeks ago ;by the Richmond Enquirer upon him, w r as no ' doubt, considered by the Democrats generally of the South unkind, uncalled lor, and ur.just.— Though the squatter sovereignty doctrine is held in but little reverence by a large portion of the Southern people, yet they can recognize in it no reason for ignoring the claims of Gen.. Cass upon their respect as a sound Democrat and a patriot ic man. Circumstances have prevented our giving ear lier attention to Gen. Cass’s speech, on the 4th inst., at Detroit, in which he forcibly replies to the strictures of the Enquirer. We would be pleased to publish the entire speech so far as it Defers to his views on slavery, on non-interven tion and squatter sovereignty. We can spare room only fora few extracts. A short time since 1 made some remarks be fore the Democratic State Convention, assem bled in this hall, explanatory of my views and course in relatiou to the Nebraska and Kansas bills. Entrusted with a portion oi the legisla tive power of the Mate in the general govern ment, I appeared before a respectable body of my constituents to render an account ot my stewardship. An effort was everywhere ma king, and everywhere it had been more or less successful, to produce the impression that all those who supported these bills in Congress were pro-slavery men, to use the cant phrase of the day, and that their advocacy of these measures was conclusive evidence of their alienation from the principles of freedom and ol their devotion to those of slavery. I chose to put myself right upon this point, and while maintaining the just power of other portions of the Union to deal with this question for themselves and as they pleased, to express my belief that slavery was a misfortune for any country. I chose to have it distinctly understood that it was not the institu tion itself I was defending, but the political rights of other sections of the country under the constitution. Certainly I could do little justice to myself, little benefit to a constitutional prin ciple which is dear to me, by endeavoring to conceal these sentiments, and by placing myself in a ialse position before my own constituents, who bad prom unced their judgment upon the condition of slavery by excluding it from the State. And in conformity with these views, I stated that I considered slavery a social and po litical evil—a misfortune lor any country. And this is the substance of what I then said, as it is the substance of what I had said before, here and in the Senate elsewhere, at home and abroad. I was reported to have added that slavery was also a moral evil. I did not say so. I do not; think so, under the circumstances in which it exists in the Souteern States. Such an assertion would have been inconsistent with the main po sition I assumed—that the present inhabitants of those States were not responsible for the in troduction of slavery, nor did I see how it was possible for them to abolish it. For the expression of these views I have been arraigned by the Richmond Enquirer, in terms not less arrogant than virfulent—first denounced and then renounced. I have been finally ex pelled from the democratic party, by its decree of excommunication. But, as I am notin the habit of submitting to assumption, nor presump tion, so I shall not submit to both, even when united in the columns of that once justly and highly esteemed journal. How are the mighty fallen ! He then quotes from his pamphlet on the Quintuple treaty in 1842. and his Nicholson let ter ot 1847, to show that these sentiments were then distinctly and unequivocally expressed. He also quotes the language and opinions of Gen. Washington, of Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Madison and Mr. Monroe, Chief Justice Marshall, Patrick Henry, and George Mason, to show that they coincided with these views. He also quotes from his speeches in the Senate to the same effect.— He says : L pon this question of the right of opinion, and ot the duty of withholding the expression ol it, I said in the Senate in February last— I ruth was never permanently injured by free inquiry. You cannot control investigation. And you must take it, even with its abuses, for the blessings it brings with it. A highly respecta ble and respected member of the House of Rep resentatives said, upon tiffs subject, some time since. You consider slavery a great evil. Very w , think so; but keep your thoughts to your se.ves. lam sure, sir, this honorable member must have uttered this sentiment while leeling strongly the aspersions upon the South, too fre quent in the North, for he knows as well as any j one the impossibility of proscribing the right ol speech, and of confining the thoughts of man to his own bosom. You might just as well under take to stop the tide of the ocean as to stop the tide of human opinion ; and though both of these mighty agents, in their resistless march, are felt lor evil as well as lor good, yet their healthful action is infinitely better than would be their stagnant quietude. But the speaker did, as he had a full right to do, without regard to this p>o bibition—he examined the whole subject in the hall ol the nation, and of course could not ex pect that his precept and not his practice would be followed by others. So much for this chain of occlusion—this de mand that evey Northern man shall place his hauu upon his mouth and his mouth in the dust w henever the word slavery is sounded in his ears by its friends or its foes. And now for the assertion of the Richmond Enquirer, that I had transgressed the limits of legitimate investiga tion by my assaults upon slavery. A very few woids will dispose of this charge to the entire satisfaction of every one but of him who made it. 1 shall not commit the folly of expecting his recantation. He who does an injury when” the injustice is exposed, thenceforth too often con siders himself the injured party. I have never uttered one reproachful word on \ the subject ol slavery—not one. It is a course j of discussion which suits neither my taste, my j habits, nor my age. And least of all am I likely to adopt it when one of the gravest constitutional subjects that can be presented to the American j people is brought forward for consideration. I have never, like the members of its Virginia Legislature, applied ignominious or disparaging names to it, and I defy the writer of this article, ; or any body else, to find in aii rry remarks a single assertion, or even epithet, that the most jealous friend of the institution can justly cen sure.” There is a manliness of spirit, and a dignified tone in the closing remarks on this subject, which cannot but extort admiration, even from his enemies. He will not be betrayed into re sentment, even by the intolerance which pun ishes him for holding abstract opinions on sla very, not in consonance with Southern views.- He leiterates his pa r .t pledges to stand by the constitutional rights ol the South. He does it now when the advanced age at which he has ar rived, suggests the idea that he is uninriuenced by any sinister views ol popularity at the South, or even the commendat le hope of a returning sense of justice. If I have lost the confidence of the South, or if I never possed it, 1 regret my misfortune; but as it is a misfortune, and not a fault, I must bear it with what philosophy I may. Certainly the approbation of his fellow citizens—of all his fel low citizens—is a great reward for a public man. It cheers and encourages him in his work. As the Richmond editor says, “he is cheered and encouraged in his resolution to expose the trea chery of the perfidious ally 77 —meaning myself. But as time passes over me I learn to place more value upon my own convictions of duty, and loss upon the opinions of others. If I can pre serve my own self-respect, and the generous confidence of the people of Michigan, to whom I already owe so much, during the brief period of political life I shall spend in their service, I console myself the best I can for what I may lose or may have lost elsewhere. The anathe mas of the Enquirer have no terrors for me, nor have its threats or its punishments, whichever they are designed to be. I ask no favor of the South—not one. It can give me aid in giving me nothing. Ido not even ask its justice, for indications but too clearly announce that mis representation has done its work, and that the demand would be a biuitless ooe. But I shall indulge in no unworthy language of com plaint or lamentation, while a l this will not change by one hairs breadth my course of dis cussion and of action, public or private, in rela tion to this,momentous subject in all its branches.' I shall maintain, as I have ever done, feebly in deed, but earnestly, the constitutional rights of the South, and the duty of the North to abstain from all interference with them ; and especially shall I aid in discountenancing and discouraging that fanatical spirit, and the unjustifiable expres sion of it, which is doing all it can do to make us two nations, with all the awful calamities which such a disaster would bring with it. Do not abolitionize the great whig party, said Mr. Clay. lam afraid his warning voice has been unheard or unheeded, and that the deed he feared and denounced has been done. And though we may regret, yet we are not respon sible tor this act of political suicide, but we are responsible for the integrity of our own party. Do not, my friends, do not aboljtionize the de rnocracy. Let us have no fusion by which our fine gold is to be melted in the melting pot ol political amalgamation. Do not lower the st. n dard oi the party by an alloy of other metals. We received it undebased from the patriarchs of our faith. Undebased let us preserve it. I have as little personal interest, my fellow citizens, in the determination of these questions as any man wbo is now listening to me in this numerous assemblage, be the other whom he may. Having passed the term of human exis tence assigned to man by the Psalmist—three score years and ten—i am warned that my hold upon lite is a frail and a fleeting one. But 1 beheve the duration of this government is closely interwoven with the duration of our par ty. I have lived a democrat during rny days which are passed, and 1 mean to live a demo crat during my days, however few, that are to come. The Richmond Enquirer, indeed, you see, has read me out ot the party, proscribing me, disavowing me, denouncing me, and lopping me off as a leprous limb; for these are the terms, in its might or in its wrath, which it employs. But l do not acknowledge its jurisdiction—l do not submit to its decree of excommunication. 1 shall not say, as Mr. Webster said, under circumstan ces notentirely dissimilar, ‘-Where shall I go?” for Ido not mean to go any where. I mean to stand upon the ground I have occupied for half a century. I was a democrat in the days when the Richmond Enquirer was born, years before the birth of its present editors. lam among the very few public men now living appointed to important civil offices by Mr. Jefferson, uearly fifty years ago; perhaps I am the only one. And I prize this testimonial of the confidence of that great and pure statesman as one of the most pre cious memorials left to me; and I feel that from that day to this I have adhered to his principles, and have done nothing to forfeit his confidence where he yet living. During a long and active public career I have received far more, and more important, proofs of the favor ot my country than I ever expected or merited. I carried little to her service beside a desire to do my duty; and now, when my days are almost numbered, and my aspirations for political distinction are among * the things that have been, if I can make no Other return for all this kindness, 1 shall make the re turn of fidelity, by my adhesion to those princi ples which have so long been the rule of my public conduct. I have no griefs to assuage, no resentments to gratify, no purpose to attain but the great purposes of the party and of the coun try. My heart is filled with gratitude for all i have received, and not with regret because I have not received more. Animated by these sentiments, I shall hold on to my party and its doctrines till my hold is broken by that great change which sooner or later comes to all. The Next State Fair. Columbus is making an early move to get the next Fair of the Southern Central Agricultural Society at that city, next year Already she has made some progress in the movement, and as “ the early bird catches the worm,” it is not unlixely that her vigilance in this matter may be rewarded with success. The Times 4* Sentinel of the 22nd give the fol lowing item. Success of tue Fair Committee. —A por tion of the Committee appointed by the City Council to procure subscriptions to the amount of S3OOO to be offered to the Executive Com mittee of the Southern Central Agricultural So ciety as a bonus, provided they will hold the Annual Fair of the Society in Columbus next year, have been very busily engaged during the last two weeks, and at the last m eeting re ported a reliable subscription of over two thou sand dollars, in the Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th and sih wards, and Wynnton. No returns were received from the Gth ward. The next meeting of rhe com mitte will be held on Saturday next at 11 o’clock A. M., at the Warehouse of Greenwood and Grimes, when all committee men are earn estly requested to meet as it will be the last meeting of the committee. No report has yet been made by the committe of the 6th ward or the Alabama committee. It is earnestly hoped ) that the committee tnen will exert themselves to make up the deficit by Saturday. A little effort will secure the subscription. Those, of them who have uot yet received subscription lists, can get them by calling at the office of the Times & Sentinel. Mobile and Girard Rail Road. The editor of the Times 4" Sentinel , has been taking a ride as far as Silver Run on the above Road. The following noteworthy items of the trip we copy: “ Silver Run is a small town which has sprung up in a night, like Jonah’s gourd, just where the Raiiroad crosses the Columbus and Glennville road , .as it will be the terminus of the Railro, d for the season, it has suddenly become a place of some importance. * * ’* * * The Road was not in good order for “exhibi tion” —Col. Pillsbury was still engaged in ad justing the traek;but vve saw enough to convince fls that the Mobile and Girard Railroad was a “fixed fact” and in safe hauds. We found cot ton there from the Middle Cowikee,from beyond Enon and from the prairies above Chunne nuggee. The Road runs in fuli view of old Fort Mit chell, which is situatedon a bold bluff 10 miles be- : low Columbus. All that now remains upon ! this spot, one so famous in our border history, is j a block house, two stories high, and a grave or , two which the deep cut Iras exposed to the light , ot day. But two other things worth of special note were brought to our view on this flying trip—a steam plow, aryl a mass of peat. The steam plow is nothing more than a four horse turn plow, which Col. Pillsbury attaches to the good engine Chunnenuggee, when she has ‘•nothing else to do,” and employs in opening the ditches along the track. The Peat is found in the piney woods between Fort Mitchell and Silver Run, and is said to be of a very fine qual ity. It burns readily. Bank of Augusta. This old and respectable institution has de clared a semi-annual dividend of four per cent, payable on demand. Considering the draw backs of the last two months, and the fact, that as yet the Georgia Railroad, in which the Bank of Augusta owns about 2000 shares, has not de clared its usual fall dividend—this result is high ly' satisfactory to stockholders, and creditable to the management of the Directors. Every one should rejoice in the prosperity of this Bank. To the extent of its ability it has al ways shown a liberal disposition to the business men ot this community, and a spirit of good citi zenship. It might have followed other exam ples, and made more money by pursuing a Bro ker’s business with greater vigor; but it would have been possibly at some hazard to itself, and certainly to no advantage to the community at large. Long may it continue the even tenor of its way, prospering and to prosper. The Milieu House. We have had occasion several times this sum mer to take supper at this house, kept by Rob ert Grey, at the junction of the Waynesboro’ and Central roads, and we never failed to get a nice, comfortable and well served repast, it has been our luck only once to breakfast and dine having been detained at that point by a failure ot trains to connect. We were equally well pleased with our entertainment then. The dinner, especi* ally, reminded us of the now celebrated Griffin House, 14 miles higher up the Central road.— The ( iVlfl!en House, in the dinners it can serve up, is :io unworthy' rival of that establishment. Suc . cess to both. Award of the Darien Bank Coramissicners. The act of the last session under which this Board was appointed, rendered it imperative up on the Governor, to appeal to the Superior Court of Baldwin county, in any case where the award against the State, was for a sum exceeding fifty cents upon the dollar of the claim. In case of a like verdict in the Superior Court, then he was directed to appeal, in the last resort, to the Su preme Court. The Chronicle Sentinel is in er ror, therefore, in deprecating an appeal from the recent award. It will perceive that the Gov ernor has no discretion in the matter. The censure, if applicable at all, is to the action of the Legislature in prescribing so tedious a pro cess tor arriving at a final adjudication of these long deterred demands upon the honor and jus tice of the State. Beautiful Specimen of Needle Work. That useful little instrument deserves to be elevated to the dignity of the Fine Arts, and to be ranked with the Painter's brush, and the Sculptor’s chisel; for we saw yesterday, at the Jewelry Store of Clark & Co., so exquisite a specimen of Needle Work, that we could scarce, ly realize that it was not a finely executed paint ing. We may seem to speak extravagantly, but we are sure ail who have seen the piece referred to, will acquit us of the charge t>f saying too muchr ft is a piece of Needle Work representing The Surrender of Mary, Queen of Scotts, to the Lords j atCarbury Hill, Anno Domini, 1567. ft is ex ecuted daughters#! Mr. Antony Labuzan, and niece of Mr. Charles Labuzan, former residents ot this city. There are many figures in it, on horseback and on foot, every one of which is symmetrical and life-like, in attitude and coloring. The tints and shades, whether of complexion or drapery, are most delicate, and the fore-shortening and perspective are in the best style of art. It is marvellous, that with such material, such results coqjd be accomplished. The costumes of the beautiful Queen and her attendants, and of the stern Knights, by whom sbe is surrounded, are rich and gorgeou.". The horses also, with their rich caparisons, are a sight to delight the eye of an amateur. ' Should this piece of art be exhibited at our ap proaching Fair, it will attract crowds of admirers. Large Profits from Advertising. The Sea Coast Sentinel, published at Biloxi, disputes the claim of the New York Tribune to the publication of the most costly advertisement that has ever been received by an American pa per. The Tribune’s pay was something less than nine hundred dollars for the first insertion. The Sentinel editor says that in 1841 he pub lished a paper at Louisville, Winston county Miss., during which year he had an advertise ment, on which the pay for the first insertion was about $2,200. It was published weekly three months, and the cost of the thirteen insertions was over SIO,OOO. Subsequently,, in 1843, in a paper published by him in Noxubee county, he received from eleven to twelve thousand dollars for a similar advertisement. Several papers in other counties received about as much pay. The advertisements were tor tax sales, and the first one occupied, with the regular sheet of his pa per and the extra, one hundred and twenty-four columns. Those were “ Fiush Times” in Mis sissippi.—Exchange paper. During the year 1841, there was a small pa- , per published at Hernandez, Da Soto county, Miss., which, it the writer mistakes not, pub-, lished an advertisement of the same nature that amounted to $72,000. The above seem large amounts, but they are not over stated, as the facts are well known to all who were connected with “Newspaper publishing” in that eventful jieriod, the “Flush Times” in Mississippi. The sales above alluded to were that ot land fur taxes, and the amount was paid in par funds. Jho State, or the prin ters, generally became the purchasers at these sales. When the State was the purchaser, it was responsible to the printer for his fees. When the printer purchased, he either held good titles to the land,or the owners redeemed them. We remember the editor of the Sea Coast Sen - ! tinel , in these “ Flush Times” he was Sheriff or Winston county, Miss, in order to make this $15,000, he purchased some type and a printing press, and started a small newspaper at Louis- i ville. He employed two or three journeyman printers, had the advertisements put in type? and the paper printed off for the three months, all on the same forms, with merely the altera tions of the dates, and without a line of anything else but these advertisements. This done, be discharged his printers. His office was in an old di*y goods store, and he had his papers folded and arrranged in regular order as to dates, on the shelves. His business as Sheriff calling him to Jackson, he left a small uegro boy to distribute his papers every Saturday ; the negro misunder standing his instructions, commenced carrying out the papers from the wiong place, and when the Sheriff returned home, he had his work ail to do over again. These are not the only instances of large amounts being made in this way. We could enu- , merate several others, but they ware cot quite j *o profitable as those mentioned Typo. j Theatre. j We bad the pleasure yesterday ot a visit from Mr. Coolidge, the gentlemanly Agent for Mr. Crisp’s theatrical corps. We are gratified to learn that Concert Hall will open on Monday next, with a strong and well selected company, under the management of Mr. Crisp, on which occa sion Richard the Third will be represented by Mr. Roberts, a distinguished tragedian. Tribute to the late Capt. Samuel C. Wilson This community will read with a melancholy interest the following well merited and touching tribute to the memory of an estimable and gal j lant gentleman, long and favorably known among us. More than once we have had occa sion to speak of his merits while he was yet a citizen among us. It was with much pain we. : announced some months ago, his departure from this city to take up his aborde in our sister city ■ of Charleston. We little thought then, how soon we would » be called on to unite with the many friends he had woo. there, in mourning a common loss in f his untimely death. Washington Light Infantry, { Charleston, S. C., November 23, 1854 ) At a regular Quarterly Meeting of our corps held last evening, the following preamble and resolutions were offered by Ex-Captain Wm. D. Porter, and unanimously adopted : Among the many melancholy deaths of the past summer, none has touched us, as a body, so nearly as that of the late Captain Samuel C. Wilson. Our interest in him was of older date than his recent residence in this city. We had experienced his hospitality as Captain of the Clinch Rifles of Augusta ; and had learned in his former home and among his earlier friends, to appreciate the kindliness of heart, the easy courtesy, and the frank, manly bearing which distinguished him as a man and a soldier. Un der happy auspices was laid the foundatioii of a friendship which was sundered only by death. And a death so sudden and under such touching circumstances ! Many tears fell upon that grave ! Many affections were buried there 1 For over it stood the widow already stricken unto death, and the helpless little orphans, bereaved, but all unconscious of their loss. The removal ot Captain Wilson to this city brought him into nearer contact and closer inti macy with us. As an Honorary member of our corps, he manifested a lively interest in its wel fare ! And no more “Welcome visitor found a place at the drill-room or the hall. He was the ; true type of the citizen-soldier—modest, but brave, unpretending, but prompt and true to du ty. He had faithfully served his country both in war and in peace. And when he fell to his rest, a true soldier obeyed the call which sooner - or later mus* come to us all. We claim to mingle, with others, our grief over this untfmely grave. A friend and a counsellor has been lost to us; and in paying a tribute of respect to his memory, we only in dulge the emotions which spring naturally from a friendship founded on mutual esteem. Be it therefore Resolved, That the Washington Light Infantry deplore the death of their late Honorary Member, Captain Samuel C. Wilson, . and tender their heartfelt sympathies to his sur viving relatives ir. their Election. Resolved , That the Officers and Members do 1 wear crape upon the left arm at the next parade, and that a page in the Minute Book be inscribed with the name of Samuel C. Wilson and de dicated to his memory. Resolved , That a Copy of the Preamble and Resolutions be communicated by the Secretary to the family of the deceased. : Resolved , That the Preamble aud .Resolution* J be published in the daily papers of this city and ! Augusta. Extract from the Minutes. Donald McQueen. Secretary W. L. I. (communicated ) Tribute of Respect. At a late meeting of the American Whig So ciety, in the College of New Jersey, the follow ing Preamble and Resolutions were unanimous ly adopted: Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God, in the dispensation of his providence, to remove from our midst, Thomas J. Tripps, a member of our Sister Society, (the Cliosophic)- and one of our most beloved companions. Therefore— Be it Resolved , That we do heartily condole with the relatives of the deceased in their be reavement. Be it Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the Cliosophic Society in the loss they have sustained in the death of a member, whose tal ents commanded the respect, and whose virtues the love of his fellow-students. Be it further Resolved , That in token of our re spect for the memory of the deceased, we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Also, be it Resolved , That a copy of these reso lutions bo sent to the family of the deceased, to the Cliosophic Society, and that they be publish ed in the Princeton Press, and the Augusta (Ga.) papers. A Bank Failure.—We notice in the New York Herald of the 15th inst., a despatch from Chicago, stating that the City Bank,of that city, suspended on the 14th. It may be of some in terest to our readers in this section, to state that Mr. C. B. Gurtiss, the Cashier of the city Bank of Chicago, was in Georgia last winter for the J purpose of buying a Bank charter to operate up on in the West. He succeeded in buying up the stock of the Bank of Milledgeville. It we are not mistaken, a large portion of the stock of the Merchants Bank of Macon, is also held by Bradley, Curtiss & Co., of the Chicago Bank. Suspended Western Banks.—For the pres ent we hear of no more suspensions of western banks; but if there are any more of the same ilk as those already reported it should not be deemed anything of a calamity if they too should shut up shop, that the public may then haveTlone w.ththem. For the seke of keeping our readers posted, we extract the following list; of suspended western baQks, from Thompson’s Reporter, of Nov. 13. j The Uuion Bank, Chicago, 111.; the Bank of | Napierville,Napierville, III; the City Bank, of ! Chicago, 111.; the Mechanics’ Bank, of Chicago, III; and the Famers’ Bank, of Chicago, 111; are | said to have failed ; also, the Mechanics Traders’ Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, Cin cinnati, Ohio ; the Sandusky City Bank, Ohio ; j the Farmers’ Joint Stock Banking Company, Canada; the Bank of CirclevilleT Ohio; the Exchange Bank, Buffalo, New York; the Canal Bank, Cleveland, Ohio, the City Bank of Co lumbus, O. Seven more Indiana Banks are under protest, viz: Wayne Bank, Logansport; State Stock Bank Indiana, Peru; Upper Wabash Bank, Wabash; Peru County Bank, CannePon; Stuben County Bank, Angola; Traders’ Bank, Terre Haute; Great Western Bank, Terre Haute. It is proper to add that a number of merch- i ants of the city of Chicago, Illinois, have agreed to receive at par the bills of the banks of that city, which has had a cool effect, but the excite- | ment nevertheless continues, as the holders want specie not goods for their hills. The Union Bank of Chicago was owned by Forrest Brothers, aud the City Bank,owned bv Bradley, Curtis & Co The Failure of the Mechanics* and Traders’ Bank of Cincinnati is not of much importance. It has been in process of closing its business for some time past, under the supervision ol the board ot control. Its capital in August last, was only $60,000, and its circulation $47,339. The deposits and circulation are paid without Inter ruption. Col. Wa. Walker Acquitted.—The mion- I darri President of Lower California, has been i tried and acquitted. Little interest was felt in the subject the Jury saw the accused deprived by judgment of the Court of the attend ance of a witness, Mr. Dillon, Consul to France, upon whose testimony he relied for some ot the most important elements of his defence; and the mur der ot Dr. kaousset Boulbon had wrought a mar ked and decided change in the public feeling on the subject of the invasion of Mexico. So great says the San Francisco Herald, is the abhorrence in the breasts of this people ol that detestable ferocity and blood-thirstnessto which Count De Kaousset fell a victim, that if an armed expedi- j tion were to leave our wharves to-morrow for [ the invasion of Sonora, there is not power enough j in tae federal authorities to prevent it.— lbid. | BY TELEGRAPH. —- Later from Europe. ARRIVAL 0F ™ E STEAMER CANA DA. Columbia, Nov. 24. j The steamship Canada has arrived at Halifax, with later accounts from Europe. Liverpool Cotton Market. —The market opened active but fell off at the close. The sales of the week are 50,000 bsles. Brown & Shipley quote fair Orleans at 6|l, Middling 5f 1; fair Upland 6d, Middling s|. Speculators took 3,000 and exporters 4000 bales. Dennistcun says the market closed I -16th lower on the MiJdling qualities. Flour opened active, and closed with less de mand. The advance of the week is 4s. Canal 435., Ohio 465. Wheat had advanced 6d., White 13s. Coin advanced 35., and was held at 365. to 365. 6d. The demand was fair. Provisions were firm, owing to the large demand of the gov ernment for Beef and Pork. Trade at Manchester had largely declined. Consols had declined to 93|. American securities were quiet and unchang ed. Havre Market. —The market was unchang ed and the daily sales were 1000 bales. Miscellaneous News. The seige of Sevastopol was progressing slow ly. The people are anxious and complaining. In the a flair of the 25th at Balakiava, the F.uglish loss was one thousand killed. Mr. Soule had gone to Madrid via Paris Lord Palmerston had gone to Paiis on a secret mission, respecting American designs on Cuba. SECOND DESPATCH. The stock of Cotton in Liverpool is 670,000 bales American. The Flour market was active in the early part of the week, but closed with a slight reduction, and no speculative demand. The Russians say that Sevastopol holds out well and that the works are but little damaged. i'he English say the town is in ruins, and that there are 12,000 persons dead inside of the walls. The French "complain that the long, range of the Russian guns prevents taster movements. The Turkish and English troops were almost annihilated in the recent affair at Balaklavia. she Paris Moniteur has concluded its article in relation to Mr. Soule. He passed through Paris without stopping. STILL lathi;. Arrival of Steamship Herman. Columbia, Nov. 24. The steamship Herman has arrived, but she brings but little in addition to the Canada's ad vices. ihe re-enforcements under Danneberg were approaching Sevastopol. A Russian dispatch says that on the 28th and 29th of October the weather was terrific. The Black Sea fleets were obliged toiun out to sea. The beseigeis were drenched .and were unable to keep upTbeir fire. Mr. Soule was in Paris, en route to Bordeaux, t he French government in withdrawing the prohibition disclaims all disrespect, and placet the exclusion merely on private grounds. The ship Glenburg, fifty-four days out, from New Orleans, bound to Havre, was spoken ; cue fourth of the crew had died from yellow fever. Senator from North Carolina. The North Carolina Legislature have elected Ex-Governor Reid, Senator in Congress for four years, by eleven majrrity. New Orleans, Nov. 22. Cotton. —The market is unchanged—sales fifiOO bains. The increase in receipts at this point ■is 33 000 bales. New York. Nov. 24. The paying teller of the American Exchange Bank has been detected in embezzling $107,000, by naeans of certified checks to irresponsible par ties" Columbia, Nov. 23. There has been a fire in Liverpool which con sumed 9,000 bales of Cotton. Post Office Robbery. William H. Martin, principal distributing clerk in the Baltimore Post Office, has „been ar rested for stealing money from letters. The amount is said to be seveal thousand dollars. MARRIED On the 18th of September last, in Brooklyn, N. York, by the Rev. Mr. Garlig, Mr. F. A. Brahf, of Augusta, Ga., and Miss Wilhelmine von Arand, of Brooklyn. DIED, At Lincoluton, on Monday, 20th inst., Clara Cecelia, youngest child of Henry J. and Ann, Augusta Lang— " Suffer little children to come unto me, For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. For Sale * ° r to lleKt ’ a House and Lot, on Telfair street, opposite the res idence of Charles Dugas, with ten large rooms, and all necessary out buildings; having a front of six ty feet on Telfair street, and running back to Wal ker street Terms easy. Possession given imme diately. Apply to Cosgrove & Brennan. novl4 ts Spear's, having haU an am pie opportunity, being resident Physi eian in a hospital for reveral months. Respectfully offers his professional services to the citizens ol Augusta. Office opposite 1 lanters Hotel. oct3 , ' tt the Ladies—H. ll.’ Parkyn has re turned from his visit to the. Springs and is ready to sipply the Ladies of Augusta with Visiting Cards which surpass his previous produc tions. Orders received by Messrs. Meßinnie & Hall, C. Catlin. and at the office of the U. S. Hotel. septls ts Dr ‘ A " 15 ' Montgomery offers h a Professional services to the citizens of ! Augusta and vicinity. He may bo found at the office of Dr. Ford, when not professionally en-pmed j mayS* ts ‘ "** ! Countr y Merchant. wishing ito find a fine stock of good Clothing, at i Wholesale or retail, will please eall in at J. M. Newby <fc Co.’s Store, septlA Under the United Hates Hotel. ° r * Morse’s Invigorating Loriiial ; —The only sure and safe Remedy ye t | discovered, for General Debility, Physical Prostra tion, Instability, and all the various train of Ner i vons Affections; it will also remove Depression, I a< XO i* eme £ t ’ Dislike of Society, Incapacity fer j Study or Business, Loss of Memory, Mental De i uiUty, Ao.—| See Advertisement. j Syphilis, Scrofpla ac Oiseusod iilood. j — l ’ or thes ® torfific diseases, Cart r's | Spanish Mixture is the oniy'specific. The proprietors have in their possession over i one hundred certificates of the most extraordinary j cures effected by it. i " 5ir e s® r to certificate of Richard Adams, ! ‘ a *-° High Sheriff of Richmond, Va.; Edwin Bur ton, Commisuoner of the Revenue for Richmond; General Weleh, of the Mammoth Circus; Dr. Dead ly, of Washington City; Mr. Wm. A. Matthews, and C. B. Luc:i, Esq., of Richmond, Va.; Mr F. Hoyden, Exchange HoteL, Va ; and a host of others who have seen cases of the worst description cured by Carter’s Spanish Mixture. They all certify that it is the greatest purifier of the biood known. See advertisement, Lm I>oy ** f P —Notice •— Clayton & Big non, have re InL ceived at their old stand, under the Augusta Hotel, a large and well selected stock •ot Winter Clothing, consisting of all the garments usually kept in that line, our store is open every day and has been during the summer. We res pectfully invite the attention of purchasers eot29 __ PRE’iH HOPS,—A supply, for sale by sept2l WM. HAINES, Druggist} , Sprnnl Unitors. fi? Hamburg Building and Loan Asso oiatioo.—The Regular Monthly Meet ing of this Association will be held at the Town Hall. This (Saturday) Evening, the 25th inst. at 7 o clock. Members will come prepared to pay their Tnstal ra(:ats - John C. McDonald, See. Hamburg. S. C. n ov2s M ’ n ‘ aate d —A person competent to keep Books accurately, aDd make himself generally useful. Address, Post Office, Box 182. dot 23 3 Wanted immediately, two Dry S5-'~*22> Goods Salesmon None need apply except such as are thoroughly acquainted with the business, and can give satisfactory reference. nov23 tt Gosgrove A Brennan. Dr. Black has removed his offioeTo Campbell Street, in the building known as the Baptist Parsonage. His residence is cn Broad Street, three doors below Campbell Street, immediately over tho Shoe Store of Mr. Martin nov23 _____ dim Lif Augusta Fire « oinpany.—The sev oral Sections of the Augusta Fire De partment are required to attend a Parade, for Re view and Inspection, in front of the Methodist Church, on Saturday, 25th inst., at half past 2 o’clock, P. M. By order of F. Lamback, Chief Engineer. Alex. Philips,_Sec. 3 nov22 Bank oi Augusta, Monday, Nov. 20th, 1854.—The Board of Directors of this Bank, have to-day declared a semi-annual div blend of four per cent, payable on demand, nov 22 3 Jas. w. Davies, Cashier. Mr. *'■ begs leave to in form h’s friends and the public, that he has returned to the city, to resume his instruc iion in Music, vocal and instrumental (Piano 1 Forte ) The Philharmonic Society of Augusta, : for the advancement of Vocal Music, will be re organized. Persons who wish to become Members, j either actual or social, will please leave their names ! with Mrs. W. E. Dearing, \Messas. W. J. Anslcy, G. W. Ferry, D. B. Plumb. dtf nov22 | 'J' llO Exercises of Miss Catonnet’s Seminary were resinned on Monday, i Nqv 13tb, at the corner of Grceno and Washing - ! tor. Streets. The Harp, Piano, and French will be taught by | Mrs Delkttre. A few young Ladies can be accommodated with ! board at the Seminary. ts nov2l Southern Annual Fair at Augusta. 1 —The Georgia Railroad Company will , furnish Cars free for the conveyance of Live Stock, j and all articles which are for Exhibition (and not j for sale) if offered at their Depots between the 28th November and sth December,-inclusive, and to be returned on or before the 12th day of December. Visitors purchasing Tickets from to 7th De cember, inclusive, will bo furnished with return i Tickets available to 12th December, inclusive. Geo. YoN<SE, Heu’l. Sup’t. ; Georgia Railroad, Augusta, Nov. 20, 1854. ! nov2l dikctd ; The Fashions for the present season | will be exhibited on Friday, the 26th : inst, at Mrs. Heney’s, one door above the Geor \ gia Railroad Bank. The Ladies are respectfully ! invited to attend. nov2L Mrs. Ilcney begs leave to inform her ] friends and the public, that she has re moved to the large Store lately occupied by Mr. Vanwinkle, next above the Georgia Railroad Bank, where she will bo delighted to see her friends. She has on hand a large assortment of most fashiona ble Millinary Goods. Also, a variety of Fancy Articles; Embroideries; Cloaks; Mantillas and Talmas, of the newest shapes; Gloves; Gauntlets; Ladies’ Me*ino and Silk Undervests; Cloth for Cloaks, Ac. nov2l - Portrait Fainting. Mr. H. A Bitooits, Historical Painter, has rooms , next to Dr. Vanvoorhes, Mclntosh street, upstairs ! Testimonials and specimens of Painting may be | seen at his Studio. Lessons given in Drawing and | t’ainting on the principlee taught in the first Ac&d --i emies of the continent Mrs. Brooks superintends the re-gilding and ! furnishing of every description of Picture Frames, which she warrants to be equal in quality, and as i low as they can be done at the North, lm novl9 j Strang rs and Citizens iu want os' j bargains, fine Watches and Jewelry, ; arc requested to boar in mind that the postponed | Administrator’s Sale of the extensive stock of the j late Thomas W. Freeman, deceased, will positive j ly take place on the 30th inst, as advertised by us in another column, at our store. Persons in want of any articles in that lino will probably find it to their great advantage to defer yurohaa’nr .■®til then. All articles will be guaranteed as represented. __n«vl9_ ts C. E. Girakdey & Co. Mr. liilHor—Please announce that Mr. Mastin Bri dwell will be sup ported for a Member of Council for the Fourth Ward. nsv!B Tilc Augusta Female High School, opposite the Unitea,States Hotel, over Mr. hobert Carroll’s Boot aud Shoe Store, will be re-opened on Monday, 20th of November Terms, for Board and Tu tion, in all tho English branches, will bo very moderate. No extra charge for French, Latin. Fuel, &e. C. A. Sabal, Principal. Dr. A. t unningham has removed to Reynold street, nearly in the rear of the old Bank ct Augusta, where he may be found,. when professionally wanted. 6 novl7 qapta •’* he Exercises of Mrs. Ring’s School iif will be resumed on Monday, Nov. 20. novlfi (HO §4T~niS£ : “' s At Prlvale Sale, without reserve, the entire stock of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, now opened and ready for-inspection, at the Store of Cosgrove and Brennan, above the Globe corner. The undersigned offers for sale, at New York cost, the entire stock of Dry Goods, amounting to about Seventy-five Thousand Dollars worth, and embracing almost every article in the Dry Goods line. Ihe terms will be Cash, or for amounts of One Hundred Dollars, and over, approved paper at three months, with interest from date of sale. Country Merchants, and the Trade in general, are invited to call and examine the Goods and prices. All orders promp-Iy attended to. T. Brennan, Surviving partner of the firm of Cosgrove A Brennan. dtf nov!6 Country Uealers.—Families and others ■ in want of any thing in the way of I Stoves, Grates, Rangos, or general house furnish ing goods, should look in at the extensive assort ment of L. Hancock & Co., 210 Broad street, a ; few doors below Post Office corner. This establish ment is complete in all its departments. No stock heretofore offered in the city, in their line will com pare at all in point of variety or extent, with the assortment they now offer to their customers. VZ Female school.—The Misses Sedg wick propose to open a School for loung Ladies, on Monday, the 20th inst. Their aim willjbo to combine with a thorough, intellectual cducaiton such moral and religious culti re as will lead their pupils to the formation oi those traits of character without which the highest mental endow ments are worse than useless. The course of instruction will include the Latin and French Languages. Torms from 10 to S2O, according to the ages and requirements of the pupils. School Rooms on Broad-street, over the office of the Augusta- Manufacturing Company. Applica tions may be left with Dr. T. W. Battey. References—Col. H. H. Gumming, Dr. T. W. Battey, Geo. Schley, Esq.. Goo. W. Lamar, Esq., Hon. Wm. T. Gould. Edward Thomas, Esq. nov!s jo Ea * l< “ & ,M ‘ n ,ux Hoiei —j. rTpresT _ tvT'r. Propiietor.—ls uow open for the reception of Transient or Permanent Boar ders. The proprietor solicits a continuance of patronage, and can only assure tboso |who may make a selection of his house, that ho pains wifi be spared to render them comfortable. . nov 15 ts Femate ia».itutc. —The subscriber Bs-*- renews the tor.der of his services to Parents and Guardians in the education of their daughters and wards. Providence permitting, the teachers will ba at their posts on Monday, the 20th. novls W. J. HARD, Principal. An Floclmn will be held at the Richmond Hotel on Saturday, 25th November inst.,for a member of the City Council of Augusta, tor the Fourth Ward, to fill the vacancy ot «/no. J Donaldson, who has left the city, under the managemant ot Danl. S. Hush, William H Howard and .-< K. Butler, or any two of them. Poles to be opened at 10 o'clock A. M , and closed at 2 o clock. P. M. H •. A. V. Robertson, Mayor. ST" Demoved. —Ct sgrove & Brennan have removed their stock of Dry Goods from the old store of T. J Cosgrove & Co-, known as their lower store. Having no further connection with that house, they would invite their friends to call at their upper store above the Globe corner, where they are now opening an extensive stock of r ancy and Stable Dry Goods, which they will 8 .at cost to w;n« up the businels of the firm and satisfy the heirs ot T. J. Cosgrove, deceased novld ts l*aid lor WOOLLEIN LINEN. COTTON and SILK RAGS by „ E. CAMPFIKLD, an 20 tr Corner River and Jack«os-*$