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r.v S. ROSE & CO.
i’ri3 Georgia Jaa.rn.al & Messenger
~, M'il *’ *DisU y r jrniug ttfl s<i|>er ddihi
h ft tW ‘*l pul wiltk'B the year.
v( . u-ri ttlitj rftHir cm trjt: will be On* D<t!la
~*r >ttare >1 *.* *•’ /.v./ mar.l* •/_•*, for Ui • Intmicr
~,, .<1 /‘/ IC- JOr e*:!i sa*'.|4-.it inliftt—. Ai
J ,. , u*j iK>a at ti U Him, will be j.ahh*n-.
4.t.ui>r-.J -“l cUrj{e%l ovor.| o e <lj. A liberal .tiscoum
iki u•“’ tw *4*erae iy the year.
in. ii > iii:<i ttat /* ten line*, will be charged at tin
■ .1 r.tlaa.
v.. > • jf can liJates for ciffice, to be paid for a
l ( . i . iif ra e, airfu inre.-teil.
, . .-*t M-raiigementa made with county officers, Draft
ji,.-, in -. 1 “i.v *i rr.'hxtU, Aul others, who iuay a tali t?
, a 14 , ft a;til c inirwu.
.'iu* * *** < .'iiios iiM, by Executors, A'lminiilrt
i.* ..it lit‘ ti rat. ■‘•’c repaired by law t-> be *.tveri:ail n
i/lin j f. fjrty daya previous to Uic day of sale.
iT i*i* i itnn: on the ftrst Tui-slay in the iuoui)
(> •: f: m tlie hoar* of ten in the forenoon and three in th
i.. :f t ■ 11, tl the Caart-hMM in the county in which th
[if i.torty it tiuutel.
?\.i- of I’nfitu. /tirttir tatat be adeeruartl in ilk
m ii f.rty day*.
. di.'f i> iKJftu o CaeniToas of an Estate in tat t.
p tb.iaU I iu.’ly day*.
S. . ■ ii- tfiMKatka aili be ma te to the Ordinary so
UtMtiM'liUa l M.| tet,’uta; oe pa'iliahed weekly so.
tar ■ tlotllM*.
O’finUi <‘r L -iter* of V lainiatratirn, thirty Jay*; so
D.t u .ti a fr > n A t aimatratiou, monthly, mi month* ; so
Di*a tiiorfr . a ti tr.lianthip, weekly, lorty day*.
HJbat fn i K Kt*n. Hlf J or y.iirtt-it, monthly 4 month*
fir -iti’i ui j< fort ptji -r-t, for the full space of thre
miithi; fir.MijwUini title* from executors or adaii:*tra
ort w urea bold has been £ivea by Use deceased, Ute fui
ipt'-tof three months.
I h ‘tters ad-Ire—oil to S K A Cos.
Pfjfjjaijaai and Business Men
t ‘* i/*jaMU *o Bcflsut Canoe will be inserted un.lei
h ’ ii I, n t'ie following rates, tit :
f*r i.-ee .lies, per annum, f 5W>
•• Afrca ti tea, da 10 00
“ r• i lints, do 12 O.)
f, do 15 on
. i t Irertis? UMtof thisclam will be admitted,unless paid
o :1 1 .hi “ o fur a less tc.m than twelve months. Ad
-ruse ueiits of orer twelve lines w.ll be charged pro rats.
A irerttiemeqfs not paid for in advance will be charged at
y. e regular rates.)
i tcsfii/ii.tit mk:i: riXiis
Or vt \HO\S. KNIGHT TEMPLARS, ODD PEL
Lt>VTS AND SON'S OK TEMPERANCE,
USL.i IX TH* CITT or MACOIL
MA39ITB.
if. ill L ■ !f • of ‘hirfis for I sVJ, ib-tab* r 24th.
*i. ‘in i. > 1.-e, Mo. 5, first and third Monday nights in each
fß.lflth.
C. i: intine Chapter, No. 4, second Monday night in each
;o'i Itft,
A'.f >ri Uouncd, Mo. 5, fourth Monday night in each
uintH.
a -r’t Bi-taiii-i’.K liyhts Templar, Mo. 2, Meeting?
every b it fa-..lay m<ni in each month.
0110 KK1.1..1W
•* il l f.ily-. first Wednesday ia June.
*1 and ti i :a np n -nt, Ticalvf previous,
r . .I L • Ifi, Mo. 2. every T i>ir*lay evening.
II .it -1 dr ith >rs, Mi. 5. everv Tuesday evening.
>S icon Uni Kn t<np'nent, No. 3,second and fourth Monday
evcniugs :n e tch n >ath.
Bli )F TQ fIPGRATTCE.
O fo.'i D-.tiiiji. fourth IV.-Unrel ijr in October luniitlly.
bi iiNßss ciios.
( ’ < > VT K S & WOi>l*V Ol* K,
WAIEHIUSE AN3 CMMI3SUN
. j\! krch ant s. . _
Vl* ; |.> y ip -a n | orep tre l for the rec-*pti in of Cotiou,
ttVi •r M • el I *.• W AKE III”*H. ...
II ir ie-u m A Spirt*. Ws vilieilatwr Is pnvt oarwlfts
W.n iy u s bte p itr>a%geof th tse wh > will favor us with tln-ir
ui- i jsi. I, ijr tl alva m t| 11 -°a cotton (yarn desired.
M I'm. (It. Sept 21, IsVJ -ft-.f
; p ,;o*rs wrti -h pt disked nur other a.lTertisement.
Will p.easi -.-I'*ititalJ Uiis in is pla.-e C A W.
riKi: tviui:-iii>i>L,
1 .JjrfON AVEN’UIS. I
II I. *1 *M r. MT VC IK. hinny rentcl the Ware-
II n■. ttei/ ot: t.ned by i. Csllms Ad , respectlUly
t id -r* his services to tiis patron of ths late lfui of J- Cot*
I •i. tl l ; i hi. per* mat Ivieads and the public gTccr*
aiiv, for the Innivti i] of a leyltlesAt •
WARi-iJJiS AN J BiJSI!fE33.
u:> i unal with aiy spyritatire transactions, directly or
la lire :t!v, in me i.ntevess c ari led to my care.
if/ ui'.'ois, wilwilMie, 1 1 secure the best prices
fit ~s i [ui, an I give miihriion to my patrons.
>” di'l'i-f ■)’ taiag, R .{> *. al l oti-r M -rchanlise,
a ill ij ft le 1.: trefully 1 11 proinpjy, an I die usUal casn ad
r.ii;>i mils on cotton in store,
juoe 15 12-ts THOMAS T. WVCHE.
r.m snoms. o. . srtui.
lluui EM AN & SI*AUKS,
WARE HQ-7SS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTB
MACON, OA.i r-^v*
WILL coatin te to give prompt attention at their Fiaa
Ihw Waxsnursw, on the corner of S I and Pspular
streets, to all business committe 1 to their charge.
With their thanks for past favors, and a reoewed pledge of
faithfulness to all their friends and customers, they hope to
receive their full share of public patronage.
Liberal advances mvle on Cotton an I other produce when
Jisoirnj. •
*+r. ditn’tf'i laib.ly Stores, also, bagging, Rope, Ac.
nrt.l “e l at the lowest mark.t rate* - .
sep 3—y
DANA St WASHBURN,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MEttt'IIWTS,
HAVANNAII. OKOItOIA.
J33EPM MTUIHUJIUL Sj.-ci*l Partner.
WAMrh (I. U*MA. PArtnen I
HUX.IY K W.tSHItURM, \^ r “ runners.
\\T £ wJatini? th V* v-* husia *4 i heret if ire, at our I
W „n ,1, .|. (t I Utf fftreet. E-.t jf • • E< ihange. an I
are prep vrr It. m .ie liHecal al.Miivs u a'l Proluce cn- j
sfn:J t- ,hir :*.< f*r sale. * u I** ** 3
CMRVICUtELfc Mjr DI’FFiE,
COMMISSION MKIICiIAXTS,
Bay Strcmt,
o.t liJtra) SAVANS All, (iA.
PEBTI LIZER
Ueneral Agency.
JSK waArrsigweff respect'aily um>ui*C. l , .<utr'iMl
1 „tiier* inter Itutt they are constantly receiving,
•1. reel (fnb the Man A*, an I from the MMfacMW*, lk
fallowing a art irr>’>ru> ftrtiuim *>> axown, all of
•"hieh liAT t l , > ii.
Ko. 1 HprwtHti Uomio *•••* for Ton.
Hombrcro Guano -*'> “ “
Rhodes’ Saner PhopiMte /*) “ **
National Fertiliser . 4'* “ “
Und Plaster So lr BbL
These article*, which will h.re our brand, am! hweuaran
t-i as ‘*-nnine, we shall. at *ll times.he prepared t furnish
iany ttaonnU reiuirei, and at the lowest price*. The
• 9 iper-Ph *|ha‘.e,” and ** Eertiirrwr,” at manuftictareri*
haratwah, ApriH7, WV9 m, 4 ly.
Just Arrived !
UKtLT ot of NAITUSD ASF’ VIRGINIA XF
•\ 0110 KB, Pioash Ht and Girt*. Al. a few *’ -'d
Washer 4 and I rower*. amt C.*>ks. Their liea are !••'• red
ov v.-*r, .rid tor aie on reasonable ter;..*, at “OKI. ..
BRICK XKGR * W ART. Poplar Bt. POT 9
Plough Steel.
Gl PEHIdR qaß*.> English pw Steel, !***• ex
,.-e-.!y f.r thM market, and Imported direct from the
rather, all widths,* to 14 Inch anl S, *®-V Kor
•it# bf Ik ATI! AN WM.U.
3 J Negroes for Sale !
11l h V tw juat received a lot of lively jroang HSOROK?
from Maryland, an-l offer them at rtttmiWr price*.
I’orchvjier. will please favor me with a call. Also, wi*h to
parch tae (food m-n and women for the Western market, for
winch I will trade women and children, or pay cash. Office
..a t e corner of Third an.l Poplar Street, near Hard-man
* Snirks* Warehouse. W. R. PHILLIPS.
Ham*, ikc. it, 1559. #-y
%4Jmvei* w. nrmi
iCCCBKoE TO
S2IT2T J PEPPER k SON.
Hatch**'*, Jewelry and Silverware,
-Vr. i75, (Acalaaa'ffir'rt, U* Hou**,)
PaXLAOBLTHIA.
n&v SI * *F*
DGKIUXS FOR NIOXU3IKikXB,
—b y
Hobt. 13. Ijatmita, N. Y.
K. J. JOHNSTON A CO., Agent*.
June 16 ’M-tf Macon. >■
guanoT
ffiHi: unff-rsigned agents for the sale of Kee#e Manlpu-
Ala ted tiu.no, wiil be prepared to supply Planter* wit.,
any quantity at the same coat if ordered by themselves. They
*iii also have a large supply of the
GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO,
Lime anil i , lashv.
AYRES, WISGUEI I> A CO.
Citizen copy. < 26 41-G
tßibrcllaa.
VLAHCE Stock from the manufactory of Wm. H.
Richard son. Philadelphia, compr.sing many of superior
style and duish, received and for sale by J. L. JON HI. |
#eargia 3cmvnnl ntij) iiksscngcr.
BL'SLNESS LAUDS.
UUM9 SCH-llisUl, So.SUt’A .M'Hl iVI i hi)
SCOFIELD & BP,O.
FOUNDERS AND nmCHINISTS
.11 .COS, 6EAIIUI.
W T • arc prepnr.d n. Manufacture Ntewstn I'sislnes,
yf LIK * :.Alt SAW MILL?, MILL and LIN LfcAK
IMU, AOOAR UlUsi,
IHi.VSS AND IltOX CASTINGS,
Ofrirry i-■ npt ■.■ 11<> IS lltd.Vi Mint Vl.ll*
I DA isl a. iiav.iij* the uu.t complete assortiueut of
Iron Railing in tin- Male, u hich f.r eieeauce, ueHtn.ss, du
rability luii desipn, cannot I* surpassed, and are suitable
for the trouts ot Dwellings, Cemetery L -is, Public Si|iiarcg,
Church IVnCes and bait nines.
Persons desirous f purchasing Railings will do well to
give a ead, as we aredeieruiibrd to oßer as good bargains
as any Northern Establishment.
irr i*p ■ctiiumi of our W-.rk can be seen at Rose Hill
Oemetery, aiul at vseous private residences in this city,
dec b
T. C. N ISJ3ET,
MANI'FACTbKKK Os
STEUI t:\UtM:* and BOILERS,
Naw .ti ill rv, Tlili (scar*
iii;', a:*il MacSiicicrj In
Di;\E{ML.
WROUGT IliOX COTTON SCREWS,
Hill*, hlialts aud I*iillicw,
Iruu Wi-oiixlit :tntl
Last, Ac., Ac., Ac.
i .1(1 si andsfaigdeti i.ciieves that he is Manufacturing and
I. seiiing the above Machinery,T.'St per cent, cheap
er and of as good ijuality a* any establishment at the Mouth,
and is willing to warrant ail work as equal, if not tiija
rior t any. <j* M T. C. SIBHKT.
a. MaurssN,
MACON, OJhOriCxXA..
\! 4M FKTt JSKIi if Wreuglil Iron
Ja UtlLlSiUo; every description, anti for all purposes.
Plain aud Ornsm -ntal, from the lightest Scroll Iron, up t.
the heaviest Railing used. Having an endless variety o!
Mew and Original Designs, purchasers caiuiu. fail to be suit
ed.
Kcine entirely of Wrought Iron, their strength cannot bt
questioned, and for beauty they cannot be surpassed any
where. All kinds of fancy Iron M ork made to order. Par
ticular aLeuticu given to making ail ki*>ds of
Geometrical Stair Railings.
Jy? r “ Specimen* of the work can lie seen at the Residences
of T. t*. Iluit, L. F IV . Andrews aud VV. J. Mcfciiroy, Ksqrs.
Also at K ise ll.il Cemetery,
july it 16 ts
WASHINGTON HALL
f N ii!i •.;•!! to the public for Hie accommodation of TRAM
-1 MKNT a< well as KEOCLAK iIUAIUiKKi. Special pro
vision made for me oners of the Legislature.
Wvtalsi.lßtd.t Halt is centrally located and Is con
venient both to the Capitol -tiid the tins mess part of the city
AccoiiiiuisdAtiouM gusxl Charges LioJcrate.
N. C. BARNETT.
M. kdgeviiie.O-t 12. IS&9 —ts
G RAN ITE HALL,
oi*i'omii; tat. LARUHI iioi m..
r nil E subweriber wtll open the hnv* Hall about
A the first of APRIL nsxt, for the accommodation ‘s*"-*
of Families, liiy Hoarders a'td Transient Customers. This
House is now otfered as infer.or to no other First Class Ho
tel in the Mouth, sod fvoui its central locstion, its large anti
airy rooms, offers great inducements and accommodation.*
to rami!! es and Transient persons. The public niayexpec l
from this House all the luxuries and comforts to be found if
any othe hotel. B. P. DKNME,
March- 42 Late of. the Floyd House.
13 row ir s 1 1 otel,
Opposite the Passenger Depot,
MACON. CiA.
E. E. BROWN, Proprietor.
Meals reud t ou the arrival of every Train.
April 14, 1356 B—ly
TKE FLINT HOUSE,
M VCOX, A.
IM.IRMFRLY known a* the Macon House, on First
’ • n
recently dttv.l up with a large add.lion for the accom- J3mL
mo-iatin of boarders end the traveling public, who w!l] find
it to their interest, if stopping a few days in Macon, to give
us a call an l sec for themselves. The Proprietor thankful
for past favors, Hatters himself, tiiat by strict attention ti
business, he will receive his shsreof public patronage.
Passengers wishing to stop at the above house, when arri
ving at th • Depot, will ask for its representative. The table
shall not he inferior to any .in the suostantlaU of life.
Psloe of MourJ.
For single meal ....f 50
Mapper, Lodging and breakfast I 25
Hy the i).iy........... 1 50
Single Week........ 8 *M)
By the month. Board and Lodging, 20 00
jan 27 44- THOM. if. FLINT, Proprietor,
NEW FIRM.
ffflllK ‘in4eri(rne.l hssißV taken the --
I Livery WC.-lMefonn-rtyoecu-
pied by H. M LiuJ iy, inland ‘•xrry fipfig
ii.fonthesuiuelnr.il it.- brunches -*ri - T - *
We shull hi ways keep Fh(e ton’s, Curriitge*. Bunnes arm
Horses, to hire on a# good terms us anybodies. W huvi
also the most ample acc<imiuo.laUonx for Drove Stork.
We wouM sir to the public that we have taken the Bit in
to our mouth in earnest and cun always le found with otn
■AKSSSS s ready to serve you; we intend hy keeping a
sruvHaiT TOX'ii'k, rtu.Lliiu TnqHHKu and hy bi cklinu down
ll.uk to business, to fuoeeed or break a TRicit. We shall
never tiub fallows in hitching “P ff! r Y ,,u 80 • f>n * as y° u
come un to the Lie* 100 and settle. Now if you want us to
w i<i-o* to Rocs-a-wat and not. to he sclky, in fact if you
don’t want to see u* cuerx cr t.o clu.-k put your shouldei
to the wheel, five us a share and if you find a single T*ACt
of ingratitude you may maltbk u*.
Very Respectfully,
ADEBHOLD A JEFFERS.
Opposite the Passenger Depot, and neat Brown’s Hotel.
apr 27 5 ’59-tf.
GEORGE .4. hYiri 11,
WHOLK&ALB HAM rAOTvEER OF
PLAIN AND FANCY CANDIES,
iVear Ike Nerr Depot.
MACON, GA.
XJ'ERCH ANTS can be supplied upon as favorable terms,
’ JjL with as good Candy, in great varieties, as can be had
8-,uth. Those wishing to purchase are respectfully invited
to cal! and examine specimen*.
Ail orders promptly filled, with a fresh article, and warran
ted to stand the climate. Terms cash.
a of. 8. l-tf
Rose Hill pejuetery.
‘Still Boston's nlhce U still between Third
l arid K'.urtb street*, on the corner of the JjV'g s-xx
All-jr, where he receives all communications'or | M?
tntecnieut*. and will attend to the wallir-g ‘’'WBl’mi ’
graves. All Lota oMtruated to hi* care will hefJba _
kejd iu cod order a* have be*'u this year. All rwf „ 7
order* f*r M mumenU from Thomas Phillips’ :J1 j|
Marble Works, will l*e promptly at'cnd. and to ; fe
with the erecting of the same, and dne in the Mm ,
best manner. k. BRA DIE, ”
deeW ts City Beaton.
AJL t'hi •’
Krroll hawing,
Turning,
t an clng,
Hriu kel atitl Ornitmrn*
iul Work nuid- 1
Order by T. de C. WOOD.
MT Oily paper* copy, I°** ,J * tr
liaiii*i atitl I*ar<t.
* O C ASK t Extra Fine Kentucky Hams.
| J, ! bb!s. Choice Leaf Lard, Just received and for sale
hy MM. V lun,kms a son.
KBRRISON & LEI DING.
IMPORTERS
Foreign ti.l Dry Goods,
WHOLES ALK AND RETAIL,
Ilawt’l Slrppi-oHP t!oov frffiin Kiuir,
CHARLESTON, S- C.
apr 90 ’69-ly. ________
Notice to I > lani < rs.
purchased of Mr. Thomas Ba?by. bis entire
interest in the NegroTra 1- in MacnJ take this method
of inf.Ouiiug those that wiah to purchaee or sell negroes, iliat
t. hu.inei-- will he continued at theOt.l* ST AND,next door
to M. *sr A lams A Rernol U’CoUon Ware Howe,on Pop
lar Street, where tl.ey can fib I at all times a Ilkeljr ot of
Virginia and Maryland negro* at fair prices. I will al <
pay liberal prices for all young and iite.y negroes offered
to li‘rt-U.r JAMES O NOEL.
Portrait Painting.
XT. POIHfeEXTI-H would re'|-ct fully Inform
h*B pfttm&it an l the pabllc that hf l< ajrain in his ntn
din for the Winter and Spring, where he would lie happy to
*ee ali who feel any inter, at iu his hran< hos the art*. I or
tr.i** of edisens nlwat* or. exhibition.
Slud.u in “ Triangular Block,” entrance on Second
StETt. Q>ctH2-
Notice to Parents ard Teachers.
a C.EXTI.RSIAPI from Paris has just arrived iu
xV Macon, and proposes to give lessons in the
rm;.un lahli’acie,
EknriWi.hMl *■ “•■*“. *‘’ d
I. C. Plant. _ .
Macon, Oct l®,l6C*e-SO-tf
TBOUT II OX'S i :.
BV J. I>. GILBERT & CO.
Atlanta, Cieorgia.
sep 18 84-ts
MACON, (JIOIKiIA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, IBGO.
PROHiSSIONAL CARDS.
B - IUU-. jxo. K. HILL
I.it vv Dartaprship.
i l 11, r, n j i, i..
(•W l K*:,lll„S r<> TH* I ATK FIKM OF KtCSIK * HILL )
\ITIKI, piucli e in th-- Macon and adjoining CircffTls,
t” and in the Supreme and Kederai Courts, the same as
heretofore by the late L.u. ul ou.cbv 2t llill.
The nndt-rsiged will close up the 5 usiuegs of the late firm
if Stubbs & Hill, a* *|*edtly as possible; aud to th> end, all
persons indebted to said Arui, ale requested to make pay
ment at as early a day as practicable.
K. 111 LL, fcurv iving partner of
_August 24, 1?.*9—2:1-if niubbs A Hill.
I. \NIi:K A ANOFiHMIN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
iTIACO.tf, lit,
1 VUCTICR in the Coun ie* of the Mkcdii Circuit, and in
l the C juntie* of Sumter, Monroe aud June* ; also in the
federal Courts at Savannah.
_ __ [apr2l *B§l|r]
1.. X. WaiTTLI,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
M.iCoX, (Jh’OKG/A.
iFKICK next to CONCERT II Aid.,over Payne’s Drug Store.
tan. 6, [4l-1 y ]
9ANI(J£Is 11. WAIHINOTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
.TI ICON, G.%.
IlflLL pra-itice in all the Counties of the M4CON
VT clKCl'ir, and in the Counties of Washington, Wil
kinson and Laurens.
OiAce next to Concert Hall, over Payee's Drug Store
W. C. M. DUNSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Macon, okouoia.
U K* —Over K. I*. Ktroheckei *• Drug Store,
nov 1< H4-y
PETIiU S. 11U fIPUKIKPi,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
I* 11KIIV, M.
\V * LI, partice in the several Court* of the Macon Cir-
VV cuit, and also in the Federal Court* in Savannah and
Marietta. [ailg It N-ly)
rilOU AS B. tAHWISs,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
i’orsytJLt, Grn.
WIS.I. attend promptly to ali buviues* entrusted to bis
care in the Counties of Monroe, IJibli, Butts, Crawford,
ties, I'ikc, Spalding aud Upson. [may 12 ’sß]
PBGPIsEIft 4k CABANIkI,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
PMUSYTH, A.
TlfiLL practice law in the c>untitm of Monroe, Bibb, Up
ioq, Fike, l!t*tjr> find Butt*. Mr Cahaiilss
will gtve prome ami constant attention to the collection and
leouring of debts and claitnH.
C. PEFPLEB, OKO A. CABAN 188.
formerly of Athens, Ga. 6—ly.
DAWSON & Kllil.KK,
Attorneys and t'vunseilors id Law,
Oincc at Hawkinsville aud Vienna, ok.
MIC. K. will have Hie entire collecting, and lie and Mr.
. I*, all litigation. They wiil practice law aid give at
tention to any business that may be entrusted to their man
agement, in the counties of
Pulaski, I.owndes, Dooly, Wilcox,
Brooks, Houston, Irwin, L hols,
Macon, Telfair, Clinch, Worth,
Coffee, Ware, Berrien, Appling,
Laurens, Sumpter, Pierce, Twiggs,
Lee. Miller, Baker, Dougherty.
In Supreme Court at Macon, Mllledgeville ant] Savannah,
and Unitgd States Circuit Coeyt at Savannah, and also all
the adjoining coco ties, on special engagement.
CHI hi. C KIM! KB. TiIoMAS H. DAWSON.
apr 2o 4 1859— y.
J. . niTCIIIJ.L,
ATTORNEYAT LAW,
II4WKINIVILLE, GA.
jsn 27 *53 44 ly
K. W . B*l 11 AIM A. A. LOCIMIAIVE
HA VI.NC associated themselves In the practice of the
Law at Macon and Atlanta, and 111 attend to business
n the several counties |u their Circuit* tespectiv ely Otlice
■n Macon near tleehauic's Bank. uug 10 10-ts
.3 tfliES T. MAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
niTTLKK, TAVLtlit CO., LA.
WILL PKAOTICK IN THE FOLLOWINO COUNTIES;
COUKTIKS: low NS
Crawford, Knox v ille.
Houston, Pgrry,
Macon, Oglethorpe.
Marion, Buena Yistm.
Eohiey, JCtlaville.
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Jones, Wilkinson, Baldwin aid I’utn.ui Counties. Tl.ey
wi.l also take cases in other counties within their reach,
and in the Supreme Court at any of its sessions,
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Reference (apr 7 S-ts 1
Drs. M’IHEIALD Sc V A \ GIESBI,
DENTISTS,
Oflltic in Wasbiiiffton Itlock, Raron, La.,
elkctrhmty used in extracting tketii.
MCDONALIP4 Tnotli Paste always /*■.”
on iiatid and for sale. Ib-ntists cap be
supplied with the ffne,V style of 1 r.RTH, ataoljjf ■
Gold k'.dl, t*,.id and Silver Hlete and M ire,
Lathe fixtures, Ac., also with any kiuu of Instruiuefits or
Materials on short notice. oct 13
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this city, during which time he hss limited his practice
Unovt exclusively to Surgery, now respectfully offers his
er vices to ;nc citizens of .’/.icon and surrounffiug country,
nail the branches of his professlop.
;W OfHre over 4*h.r Ayers’ istore, corner of Third
ad Cherry htmuts.
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ical College, every day from 9 to 12, aud 3 to t>, when
not professionally engaged. tnar 16 M-ts
jVledical (^ard.
DltS. .11)11 AF. Ill* AIN II A HI. having
located in Macon, tender their Professional service*
to its eitiseni and the The old friends of Dr. Joel
Branham, at a distance, can avail themselves of ffis servi
ces in critical esses.
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his practice, which he will do after this date,
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HY 4'ATH.VKINK M. XIOitKIS.
W hat are thy records, departed year ?
Are they filled by earth’s wailing or song?
Hast thou glided the pageant, or wept by the bier,
Or Hashed with the victor song?
Where thy lingering shadows dimly fall,
What haunting memories rise,
When wearied hearts the dreams recall,
lighted thy golden skies!
Y’es ! some have gloried, but some have wept
Besides Hope s ruined slniue;
And their puerile visions have vainly kept
Till they deemed them half divine.
Hut the world’s cold wisdom chills the gleam
That lures us so wililly still;
The false mirage of the desert stream,
No burning lip to till!
Around thy wasting bowers we seek
The dying perfume shed,
Like the tamed Rose gardens of the Greek,
Bequeathed unto the dead !
The | irotid archives of Time grow dim,
Through the hoary waste of years,
And History’s old heroic hymn
Breathes of a nation’s tears !
Hut thou lias swept on in thy fearless flight,
Thy pathway of triumph or gloom,
Bathing the fountains in living light,
Hut wailing around the tomb!
O’er many a dark and mortal plain
Thy spirit-voice hath past—
A pauin for the mighty slain ;
Hut their sleep is stern and fast!
East—where thy storin-gusts ru>h in wrath ;
Still —where the violets lie;
Dreamless—beneath thy wintry path,
Or thy radiant Bummer sky!
Capricious Y'ear! Thou hast brought to all
Some shade of joy or woe ;
To the lonely hut, or the courtly hall,
Thy mounting and thy glow !
Thou hast filled with song the murmuring rill,
And the upland with thy gleam ;
Hut where is the vacant one to fill
The hope of our waking dream !
W ill it be renewed when the summer winds
Light up the lurid sky ? *
\\ hen the dim lee-monarch tiie chain unbinds
Os his ’prisoued Heptarchy ?
A long farewell!—for thy lask ia done,
Thou grave of the buried past!
And may we welcome tlie coining one
As w armly as the past !
Be Gentle to tby lliiKbniMl.
l)t- gentle; there are boms when be
liv iinxiou.s care is tossed,
And shadows deep lie on his brow r ;
Hy business Dials crossed.
Be gentle ; ’tis for you lie toils,
And thinks, and strives to gain
Home comforts and home happiness ;
Don’t let him strive in vain.
Be gentle; though some hasty word
Should fall, it was not meant;
A smiie, a kind word, will recall,
And many more prevent.
Be gentle; Oh, ’twill soothe much care,
Aud make each burden light;
A gentle tone will smooth the brow
And draw an answer bright.
Be gentle ; though it may seem hard
To check an angry word ;
Yet try, for it w ill surely bring
A full and rich teward.
jggßffilalhlhaiM-Wo
\Vaskli));iu HrllgiuoM Charac
ter.
In referring to the heavy loss which we have
sustained, and which will be deplored by every
one wherever the English language U spoken, I
do not propose to dwell on his literary reputa
tion. Wotld-wide as it is, his fame does not need
any eulogy from me. Every one must know how
greatly lie lias ajvuiictd the literature of the
and huw deep is the debt which we owe
him in that behalf. I would rather dwell on his
religious and moral character; and ill regard to
the first, l thank (Jod that I am permitted to in
dulge this one feeling, that he was sound in the
faith of (Jurist crucified. I have often been asked
if our deceased friend was a believer in the cardi
nal doctrines of our holy Christian faith, and I
have deflated then, and now declare, that he was.
This opinion was founded not only on his uninter
rupted observance of flic days and ceremonies con
nected with the Christian institution—and I have
never heard a syllable otherwise from him—but
upon a voluntary declaration, for which there was
no occasion, except that “out of the fulness of the
heart the mouth speake'Jt,” One Sabbath morn
ing, he approached me, and asked why we could
not have the Gloria in hjcfluix sung every Sun
day. I replied that i had no objection, and that
there was nothing whatever to prevent it, and at
the same time inquired of him, “ l>o you like it?”
“Like it!—like it?” unit’ he; “above all things.
Why, it contains the sum and substance of our
faith, and I never hear it without feeling better,
aud without my heart being lifted up.” Now, who
ever will take the trouble to look at this sublime
confession of iaith, will see that it is nothing but
mi adoration of Christ Jesus our Mavior, as God—
as “the Lamb of God, which tftketh away the sins
of the world” —a? the Lord Christ, and of the Holy
Ghost, it equal to Hint in glory and in power.—
Therefore, when we consider the unobtrusiveness
of the character of the deceased, we can only say
that when he*thus spake, the view which he ex
pressed waa one of the forms of sound words ouce
delivered to the saints. Nor was he only sottud
in the faith; lie was also exemplary in practice.
He was uot ouly a hearer, but a doer of the W'ord.
You all know, said the reverend gentleman, how
regular and punctual was his attendance in this
church —so regular, indeed, that when not seen, it
was at once understood that he was either absent
ftotn home or detained by indisposition. Nor was
lie satisfied in Riving his bodily presence, merely.
This was not all he desired. Hut the part which
lie bore in tiic responses showed that lie came n%t
only iu compliance with custom, but to fulfill a sa
cred duty in offering up his humble prayers at the
foot stool of mercy. And were we permitted to
look at the inward disposition of the heart, as we
are at the outward manifestation of piety, we
would have seen the hinge* of the heart bent down
whenever the lips uttered the voice of prayer.—
The deceased was fjr many years a communicant
of the church, receiving, on every stated occasion,
with conliite spirit, the emblems of the Saviour’s
body and blood. In bis intercourse with bis fellow
man, be bad always the sjme kind and generous
heart, and lie always put the most charitable con
struction on their words and conduct. Charity,
with him, was not a duty, hut an instinct. Every
discourse from the pulpit, or from any other place,
which set forth thode things as the bond of peace,
was certain to meet the approval of the deceased.
Every measure, for the amelioration of the con
dition of the poor and afflicted, was sure to meet
’ hi-} approbation. The relief of the poor and needy
the improvement of schools, of chapels and
churches —was always of the deepest interest and
especially interesting to him. llis advice and bis
experience were always readily given, whenever
required; and his contributions from his purse
were always of the most liberal kiud. Os the ex
tent, of bis private charities no man shall know
until the day when the Saviour shall declare, “In
asmuch as ye did it unto one of these little ones,
ve did it unto me.” He who now addresses you
has been more than twice the recipient of double
the sum ask and lor, when the occasion was one that
recommended itselt. In fact, be was one ot the
lew on w hom positive dependence could be {.laced
for a favorable answer, whenever the application
was of a meritorious character. Os bis contempt
of all duplicity, of all vice, 1 need not speak, be
cause it was entirely from one who sought to keep
bis conscience \oid of otl'cuoo towards God and
man.
Imperfect as is ibis discourse, should I omit one
fact, it would be unpardonably deficient. 1 allude
to the deep and affectionate interest of the de
ceased in the young. Commencing Iron) the lime
of their presentation at the font of baptism, his
affection grew with their growth and strengthened
with their strength. The prattle ol childhood was
pleasing to him, and he interested himself in the
luext stage of life unto Christian confirmation. —
Their presentation at the Lord’s Supper, and their
first appearance i;i the social gathering of ltiends,
were periods w!ru he rejoiced with those who re
joiced.
Kentucky Stand* by the ( ition.
Gov. Magoffin, in his recent Message to the Leg
i 1 tiure of Kentucky, discusses at length and with,
much power the mischievous tendencies of North
ei n fanaticism on the question of slavery. He
says:
When the Colonies rebelled against Hie mother
country it was an existing institution here, and it
was recognized by our Constitution. Did our
fathers think they were perpetrating a great w rong
” hen they protected it in compact of the Constitu
tion ? when they, the greatest, the best, the most
the bravest and the wisest body of men
that ever assembled for any purpose, wete looking
over the Bible and the history of the past for ma
terials to form and to found the most perfect Gov
ernment that ever had been made, did they think
the/ were embodying discordant elements that
would eventually dissohe their work?—that the
antagonistic ideas embraced in that Constitution of
part Dec and part slate States could not exist to
gether, but would bring about an “irrepressible
conflict” which would result in a total change of
the nature of their work or dissolve the Union ?
No; the wisdom of their woik, with all its glorious
compromise s, not withstanding the great expansion
of our territory and the new elements of strife con
stantly introduced to test the strength of the struc
ture, has been most signally and triumphantly illus
trated in the Strength, happiness, and prosperity of
our people, aud its unexampled grow th, l’art free
and part slave States, our progress has been won
derful—unexampled to the history of the world.
With the best Government, with the freest, the
happiest, and moat powerful people on the face of
the earth, wo arc the wonder, the admiration of
the world. It is the work of their hands, brought
to its present position bv the indomitable energy
and enterpi Liug spirit of their w orthy descendants,
who have thus tar known how to appreciate their
priceless inheritance. There it is, the maguificent ,
structure, with all its glutious memory and bless
ings, the light and glory of the wot Id, still appre
ciated, we trust still cherished by the free and the
slave States, by the North and the South, the East
and the West—stiil reverenced, honored, and loved
in all the sublimity of its grandeur. And shall it
continue to exist? The issue is made. It is pro
claimed. .. .that the Government cannot exist as
part lree and part slave, but must be all one or the
other.
What says Kentucky? Calmly and resolutely
looking the danger in the face, she feels that she
is able to protect herself in any emergency. With
seven hundred miles of tree-soil border line, and
having more cause oi‘ complaint than any other
State in the Union, because her annual loss in
slave property is over one hundred thousand dol-
I jars; the thcalie of Abolition emissaries, robbed of
lier property, without tnreais, wim excitement.,
1 with the iiill responsibilities that devolve upon her
| in the present momentous crisis, she will act with
j the dignity, moderation, and wisdom that becomes
her. Under the broad shield of the Constitution
x/ic will stand by the Union. Ever true, ever loyal,
sh<‘ is ready to die, as she has lived, for that Gov
ernment. that protects her. She stands fortified by
the history ot the past, doubly entrenched in her
impregnable position ; and that is, to stand by the
compact of the Constitution as our fathers made it
—to etahd by the principle that each State should
be the judge of aud regulate its own domestic in
stitutions without interference. Asking nothing
she would not concede, she will keep her present
status upon the slavery question. She will keep
the faith and stand by its settlement, the Laws,
the Constitution, and the Courts.
The following is the closing paragraph of the
message :
We do not look to a dissolution of the Union as
a remedy lor the evils of which we complain. Oh,
no ; this Union is hallowe'd by too many associations
which ought to be dear to every American heart.
Its very strength consists in its seeming antagonis
tic interests. Its power is in its apparent opposing
forces. The commercial and the planting interests,
which were so difficult to reconcile by the Conven
tion that framed the Constitution, all llourish to
gether, Agriculture, manufactures, commerce, and
the arts have become mutually dependent unon
each other, aud should strengthen our social and
friendly relations under our glot ious system of gov
ernment. The interests of the North and the
South, the East and the West, which seemed irre
concilable, have been so happily adjusted, so beau
tiluily balanced, and so powerfully harmonized in
the Constitution upon a principle as to constitute
the chief strength ot the Republic—and that prin
ciple is, to permit the people of each section ot the
Union to regulate their domestic and local institu
tions for themselves, giving to Congress the power,
coupled w ith the duty, to attend to our external
relations and to regulate our national affairs. Af
fection and confidence are the bonds of the Union.
May we do nothing to weaken, but every thing to
strengthen, tlie ligaments that bind us together as
a nation, and may (sod stiil continue to protect us
as equals, as friends, as brethren, and as patriots
of the Republic as it is, deeply devoted to its con
tinuauce ; and may we and our posterity, as the
worthy deeceudants ot the gallant heroes of the
Revolution, both now and in bilure, stand by the
compact ot the Constitution formed by their w is
dom and consecrated by their blood, as the only
hope ot ircemen in time and eternity !
These words, says the National Intelligencer,
have the ring of the true lievolutionary metal. As
is well remarked by the ollicial paper of the Gov.
eminent in Washington :
It uas amid the aspirations of a sublime patriot
ism like this that our constitution v\itli all iis com
promises, was framed and the Union cemented,
and it is only by the nurture of such a patriotism
that they can be preserved and perpetuated. We
rejoice to believe that the sentiment which Gov.
Magollin has so glowiugly expressed is treasured
up in the very depths of the American heart, and
that the agitators of the day have not and cannot
reach it. We have only to deplore that so many
of our high ollicials fail to give utterance to this
sentiment of loyalty to the Union as the times
demand.
Washed Away.
We learn says the Atlanta American that the
Alatoona Culvert, on the State Iload—which has
cost the State so much money—was washed away,
or caved in, a day or two ago, and that the trains
cannot, consequently, pass over the breach.
The Legislature of Minnesota has elected Morton
S. Wilkinson, “ a Republican of the Seward school,’’
a United States Senator for a full term. lie suc
ceeds Gen. Shields, freesoil Democrat.
Cold Went tier in Texti*.
The Houston Telegraph thinks that there were
from fifty to cixty people frozen to death within
the Stale ol Texas during the late cold weather.—
Os these, at least forty were under the influence of
liquor when frozen. There were many thousand
hogs, cattle and sheep frozen to death also.
Arrival vs the ITlerttcal Students in
A iigusia.
From the Augusta papers, of Wednesday, we
learn that thirteen of the seceding students from
Philadelphia, arrived there Sunday 25th, and are
now attending the lectures in the Medical College
in that city. They were cordially received and
welcomed by the Faculty and their fellow students.
At a meeting of the City Council an appropria
tion of was made to assist such stu
dents from Georgia aud other Southarn States,
now at the North, as desire to return to the South
to complete their studios.
movement in Ogletltorp College.
The Students of this medical institution in Sa.
vannali, held a meeting recently, at which resolu
tions were passed ’expressing sympathy with the
Southern students in the feelings that influenced
them to withdraw from the New York and Phil
adelphia Colleges, and offering them the assurance
of the Faculty to receive them without fees, except
those incident to graduation. copy of the reso
lutions was ordered to be sent to the Southern
students in every Medical College of the North.
Attention ! Cotton iPlunleiV Con
vention !
By virtue of a resolution passed at the last meet
ting of the Convention, the President was author
ized to appoint one gentleman from the several
Congtessional Districts, who should, with ali the
Officers of the Convention, constitute a Board for
the purposeol making “ preliminary arrangements”
for the Grand Industrial Fair, to be held in the Citv
of At aeon, iu December, 1800. The Piesident ap
pointed the following gentlemen: Ist, district,
lion. Alex. Atkinson ; 2d do., John Redding; 3d
do., Rev. B. E. Tharpe ; 4th do., J. W. Woodall;
Oth do., E. B. Gresham ; 7th do., Col. J. S. Thomas.
All the Officers, together with the above named
gentlemen, are hereby notified that the time ap
pointed lor the meeting of the board is Wednesday,
the 25th of January, 1800, iu the City of Alacon
All are earnestly solicited to be present on that
occasion.
The Convention, at its last meeting, also pro
vided for the raising of lends to defray the expen
ses of our delegation to Europe. This it did by
authorizing the President to appoint, in the several
counties, genilemeu charged with the duty of rais
ing the neeesary funds. The following are the ap
pointments; Bibb Cos., Gen. H. 11. Rutherford;
Randolph, Col. David 11. Jones; Camden, Hon.
Alex. Atkinson; llouton, Rev. B F. Tharpe;
Burke, Gen. J. V. Jones; Doolv, Moses West ;
Worth, Samuel P. Jones; Brooks, James West;
Sumpter, John A . Price ; Putnaui, John 1\ Key ;
Monroe, Eden Taylor; Alacon, Dr. Hater; Twiggs,
J. W*. Woodall; Upson, J. R. Respiss; ’ Webster,
James Jones; Green, Col. R. 11. Ward.
S. 11. J. SI STRUNK, Secy
PRESIDENT’S COM MI'NICATION.
Macon, Nov. 16, 1859.
Gkxtlkmen of the Convention : There is noth
ing connected with the interest of Colton Planters,
which appears to be of more importance than the
present developments of your undertaking. To
understand, properly, the extent of your enterpi ize,
the movements in European cities, as they are con
nected with your movements, must be comprehen
ded. Ami such is the importance of the European
movements, that I have deemed it advisable to con
vene the Convention in extra session.
At your last session, a Resolution was adopted,
directing the organization of a Committee to which
the subject of a Euir, (contemplated to be annually
held in the City of Macon,) should be refered. lit
forming that commifee, J. V. Jones, Esq., was ap
pointed Chairman. Among the causes justifying
your present session, was some important consid
erations which presented themselves to the Com
mittee, and which require your attention and action.
Among the objects of your undertaking there is
not one, I consider, more important and practica
ble, than the Fair. It is proposed, not only to ex
hibit the domestic articles and inventions,
but a large Department will be arranged tor the
display of articles of foreign manufactures, which
our friends in Belgium, Antwerp, Frankfort, and
• vt-liar continental cities. nroDose to bring forward.
I tils collection cannot fail to make the Fair ot
much more importance than other Fairs usually
are. It appears, to me, it would be proper, that
after the articles ot foreign manufacture have been
exposed to examination for a number of days, the
members of the Convention should be allowed to
make purchases, u day in advance of other pur
chasers. I have submitted this proposition to the
consideration of the manufacturers and except a
favorable answer.
\V bile the Convention is shaping its measures so
as to meet the views of “ The Continental and
Southern Direct Trade Association,” it is gratifying
to know, that the association has, in a state of for
wardness, measures which promise much advantage
to the members of the Convention. One of the
principle difficulties with which the Convention has
had to contend —a difficulty which appeared, for
a time, almost remidless—was the fact that Factors
advance to Plantets, on their growing crop*, such
sums as Planters require. When a Planter receives
an advance, it is always, with the expressed or im
plied understanding, that the Factor is to have the
selling of the planter's crop. This mode of business
has been eariied to such an extent, as almost to
characteiize it as general: in order to obviate this
difficulty, the Association contemplates the estab
lishment of a Bank in Europe, (having an Agency
here,) founded upon Cotton. A correct idea of this
proceeding will be derived front the following ex
tracts : “ The basis of the new Cotton Bask is
laid, and its operations will, no doubt, become verv
important—your Southern traders may take an in
terest in the matter. The capital stock of the new
Banking Company, is not yet fixed; nor the name
by which it w ill be fixed at a moderate sum each,
and the character of its investments and discounts,
be regulated entirely in accordance with the wants
of the Cotton-growers of the Southern Staten of
America. It is taken for granted, that an interest
which produces annually, $185,000,000, in the form
of so convertible an article as Cotton, may by good
management, be made the foundation ot an exten
sive Banking operation. The Mother Bank will be
either at Brussels or Frankfort, under the direction
of an eminent name in the financial world. The \
first operation in America will take place cither in
Georgia or Alabama. A given district, in the
Cotton growing portion of the State, will be select
ed as ih® ph w> ® nf trial of the first Hank. .Loans
will be made to the Planters upon their growing
crops , (and on the value of their Plantation securi
ties) at the European rate of interest. The crops
thus controlled, at the point of production, will be
eutfroward directly to Europe, for sale in Europe.
On the arrival of the cargoes, the same facility of
credit w ill be extended to the buyers, and thus, th'e
American Planter, instead of receiving, as now,
the first wholesale price of his staple, in America,
which price is always the lowest, will get the last,
retail price, in Europe, which price is always the
highest.” It was to be expected, that the Southern
States, having once formed an alliance with an in
fluential and active Committee of Brokers on the
Continent, should have the claims of Cotton-secu
rities and Plantation-securities, brought forward.
The whole affair turns upon a few simple questions.
Are the securities good ? Are they convertible?
Are they profitable ? Can the investment be con
sidered permanent?” That an arrangement like
this will he vastly beneficial to Planters, no one,
who will become sufficiently familiar with it, can
for a moment question. This proposition is so
simple, that no one desirous of understanding, can
mistake it. I recommend tbe proposition to your
careful consideration, and to your speedy action.
I will not embarrass a preposition so plain and de
sirable, with further comment.
It seems to tne very clear, that while our Euro
pean friends are engaged making such important
arrangements; arrangements which concern Cot
ton-Planters so matrially, as those referred to above,
that the Convention should send to Europe an
agent, in order that the cotton interest may be
represented and distinctly understood. It is al
most impossible to conceive the beneficial results
which would follow this arrangement. I therefore
present the suggestion for your consideration.
It is not proper, nor is it expected, that at an
extra session I should present a review of the past
action of the Convention, or any of its measures ;
I have, therefore, confined myself to the subjects
which seemed tome sufficient to call von together.
IIOWELL COBB.
Speech uftlio Sion. Titos. A. K. A'elson*
Among the many commendatory notices of Mr.
Nelson’s speech with which the press of the whole
country abounds, we select the following from
democratic Bources. The. Washington correspon
dent of the Louisville Courier, Administration
Democrat, nays:
The passage between Messrs. Pryor, the young
member from Virginia, aud Nelson, of Tennessee,
was a little sharper than either bargained for.—
The doses administered was decidedly unpalatable.
Experience is a severe physician. We find com
fort however, in the thought that its severity tends
only to keep people “from waking up the wrong
passenger.” Nelson was waked up through mis
take. If it be agreeable to him he will be allowed
to slumber through the present Congress. It is
hardly probable that any one will venture to
arouse him.
God loves to lade the wings of prayer with the
choicest and chiefest blessings. Many Christians
have found, by experience, praying times to be
sealing times. They have found prayer to be a
shelter to their souls, a sacrifice to God, a sweet
savior to Christ, a scourge to Satan, and an inlet to
assurance..
James Bowen, charged with the murder of
Mathcv J. Allbritton, in Thomas county, on the
18d of October last, was tried before the Superior
that county last week, and acquitted.
VOLUME XXXVII.—NO. 42.
Ero U the Columbia Guardian.
Tli< U qiariutnti.
The reports of the Secretaries of the Govern
ment have been published. Our space will not
peimit ns to give these reports in full and we
trie re tore select such irems from the published ab
stracts, as are of most interest to our readers :
DOST OFFICE DEI*A KT.ViENT.
The whole number ol post offices iu the L'nited
w hich Ti’ 6 :i ’ U p 0, / U ”. e ’ 18r,y - ‘ va9 28,539, of
” I ‘ Ti e 1 •‘•sideotial—established bv the
1 usnleiit. The number established during the
lima T s rfV *** a!,d lhe number dtacon
, B ' w . *S a net increase of 56-> The
number ol postmasters appointed during the year
was 1,548, ol whom 4,639 were appointed to fill
vacancies occasioned by resignation, 867 bv re
moval, 295 by death, 292 by change of names and
sue.-, and 1,4-jj by the establishment of new offi-
Y- S - ,he number of ofifces 3oth June, 1858, was
-r,;h7. *
The actual expenditures of tire department the
l ist fiscal tear, including payments for letter car
riers and foreign postage, was $11,458,083 63.
But to this must be added liabilities which couid
not be paid, owing to the failure of Congress to
make the usual appropriations, which will make
the total expenditures (liabilities) $15,754,692 89.
The gross revenue for the year trom letter car
riers and foreign postage, was $7,968,484 04, be
ing an increase ol 6 per cent, over the revenue of
the year ending June 3, 1858 ; but still $6,906 -
009 26 short ot the expenditures.
7he estimated expenditures for the year 1860
are $14,871,547, and the means applicable to de
fray this amount are estimated at $iw,222,534.
The estimated expenditures for 1861 are 605-
135, and tbe means $9,076,424 for that year.
The 1 ost Master General advocates that narrow
minded proposition— postage ou newspaper ex
changes.
THK WAR DEPARTMENT.
The authorized strength of the army is 18,1f>5
men. . On the Ist of July the number was 17,498,
of which not more than 11,000 are available for
the field. This little force is required to man
about 130 garrisons, posts and camps, and is scat
tered over an area of 3,000,000 square miles. The
Secretary thinks that to call ours a peace estab
lishment is a mere abuse of terms. All the inei
dems pertaining to an active war establishment
i characterize our service throughout the year, ex
j cepting only the casualties upon the battle fields ;
i and these, in our service, are far from bein- few
j or insignificant.
Among bis recommendations to Congress are :
I A provision for retiring infirm and disabled offi
’ ccis, enlisting the teamsters of the army, purchas
ing a full supply of camels for army use, and the
increase of the coffee rations.
The expense of the array for the past year has
been $15,098,* -5, ot which $370,000 was an uo
forseen item incurred for the suppression of hos
tilities in \\ ashington and Oregon Territories.
Anionc the improvements which have been in
trodueeu into the military department, are iron
gun-carriages, instead of wood ones, a few- of the
rifle cannon and new patterns of horse equip-
I ments. Ihe breech-loading fire-arms are especial
ly recommended. He urges the manufacture of
more arms bv the government, the establishment
ot a national foundry, and the erection of more
works lor national defence, particularly at New
York.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary gives an interesting history of
the Paraguay expedition, and says that five of the
steamers purchased for it are to be used in the
suppression of tiie African slave trade, making a
total of eight steamers engaged ou the coast of
Africa and Cuba in that business. He thinks this
fact will make the slave trade so dangerous that
few American vessels will embark in it.
The board of officers appointed to witness the
annual examinations have made a highly favora
ble report of the general management, discipline
j and police of the Naval Academy. They recoin
mend that no candidate be admitted under the
age of lo instead of 14, as the requirement now
is : that the time of reporting for admission to be
Ist ot June instead of the 2oth of September ;
that the I reuch and Spanish language enter into
: the final examination of midshipmen, and have
j due w eight in determining their relative standing ;
that, besides the practice ship a small screw steadi
er be attached to the academy ; that the pupils be
instructed in the duties of engineer, in the manu
lacture ot fire works, and all orduance matter in
which gunpowder and its constituents enter ; that
a short course of naval architecture be introduced ;
and they make other suggestions which, in their
opinion, would increase the theoretical and prac
tical knowledge of the pupils of the academy.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary makes a lengthy report in refer
ence to Indian affairs, pensions, the Distaict of
I Columbia, wagon roads, the Texas boundary, the
| distribution of documents, the Judiciary, the Pa
j tent Office and agriculture. He remarked that
1 the five quarters ending September 30, 1859, 16,-
j 918,183 acres of public lauds were disposed of;
4,970,500 acres were sold for cash, yielding $2,107-
475 ; 3,617,440 aco-es were located with bounty
| *and warrants ; 1,712,040 acres were approved to
i the several States entitled to them, under the
| swamp grants of March ‘2, 1819, and September
28, 1850; and 6,318,203 acres certified to States,
las falling to them under the grants for railroad
purposes.
During the same period of time 13,817,221 acres
surveyed and prepared for market, and 16,783,-
553 acres proclaimed and offered at public sale.
The aggregate quantity of public hmd that has
been surveyed, but not vet proclaimed or offered
at public sale was, on tbe 30th of September,
1859, 56,970,941 acres, and the estimated quantity
j which had been offered at public sale, and re
mained subjecct to private entry at the various
land offices was 80,000,000 acres.
Constant Employment. —The man who is obliged
to be constant employed, to earn the necessaries of
life and support his family, knows not the unhap
| iness he prays for when he desires wealth and idle
| ness. To be constantly busy is to be always bappv.
Persons who have suddenly acquired wealth, broken
up their active pursuits, and begun to live at their
ease, waste away and die in a very short time.—
! Thousands who have been blessings to the world,
and added to the common stock of happiness, if
j they had been content^ to remain in a humble
! sphere, ami earned every mouthful of food that
j nourished their bodies. Hut no; fashion and wealth
took posession of them, and they were completely
! ruined.
They ran awry from peace and pleasure, qnd
embraced a lingering death. Ye who are sighing
tor the pomp and splendor of life, beware! Ye
kuow not what ye wish. No situation, however
exalted, no wealth however magnificent; no honors,
however glorious, can yield you solid employment
while discontent lurks in your bosom. This secret
of happiness lies in this—to be always contented
with your lot, and never sigh for the splendor of
riches, or the magnificence of fashion and power.
Persons who are always busy, and go cheerfully
to their daily tasks, are the least disturbed by the
fluctuation of business, aud at night sleep with per
fect composure.
Tiro Central Halt road A Banking Cos.
Yesterday was the annual meeting day of the
Stockholders of this Company, says the Savannah
Republican of Thursday last, and after consid
erable drumming around, a quorum was obtained.
R. it. Cuvier, Esq., President, read his report from
which we learn, that the earnings for the year end
ing the Ist instant, were #1,726,634 81, and the
expenses $820,989 88, showing a profit of #905,-
614 93, of which #600,000 have been distributed
in dividends; #120,000 appropriated to depot
buildings, and #185,644 93 to reserve fund, which
now stands at #702,720 15.
The stock is to be increased #1,000,000, and the
M. & E. and M. & G. Railroads consolidated with
the general stock—this will consume #300,000 of
the increase, aud a stock dividend of 12$ percent,
declared, will take #500,000, leaving #300,000 iu
the hands of the company, which it proposes to
hold for any considerable improvement* that may
be found necessary.
This company paid a cash dividend of five per
cent, in June, ten per cent, iu December, and now
another in stock, of 12$ per cent. In the year
22$ per cent.