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AUGUSTA. GA:
Tuesday Evening, August 17, 1838.
The Supreme Court and the Colum
bus Bank Case.
The public mind has recently been di
rected to the late “scene” in the Su
preme Court at Macon, and the atten
dant decision [in the case of the bill
holders of the Planter’s and Mechan
ic’s Bank vs Alexander Robinson.—
The newspapers have contained some
severe strictures upon the decision, and j
on Judge Benning for presiding in the j
case ; in one or two counties indigna-j
tion meetings have been called, and the
decision meets with general and most j
bitter denunciation. And unless all
the circumstances are thoroughly un
derstood, and a proper remedy applied, j
it is likely te result in destroying, in a
very deplorable degree, the respect of.
the people for a tribunal so essential to
our judiciary system.
We, therefore, deem it proper to pre
sent our readers an outline of the rise
and progress of this case, and of cer-'
tain facts relative to it, which we de- 1
rive from the decisions of the Supreme
Court as noted in the Georgia Reports,
and from other cases involving the same
issue in the Superior Courts at Macon
and Columbus. We regret to use the
names of individuals in our investiga
tions, hut the subject is one of such
graTC importance that we deem it pro
per to use such points as we derive from
the public record of the courts, in
placing properly before the public the
details of this affair. We shall not
reflect on the integrity of the presiding
judges, hut we expect to show, that
there was some ground for the charge,j
made at the time Judge Benning took
his seat, that he was elected because he j
would reverse the Bank decisions; and j
that there were considerations of deli- 1
cacy which—aside from any pledge or j
previous intentions, and independent of j
preserving the dignity and stability of
the Court—would have deterred some j
men from presiding. Our object is, not
to reflect on the motives of individuals,
but to show how this decision has been
brought about, and to show the neces-;
sity of Legislative enactment to prevent
the decisions of the Supreme Court
from being reversed. A few such
grievous innovations as this, and the
decisions of our Court of Errors, will
be as uncertain as the verdict of a petit
jury, and afford as little protection to J
the cause of public justice.
We have published the letter of Wm.
Douherty, Esq., counsel for the Plain-;
tiff, to the Savannah Republican, in
which some points of the case were al
luded to, but as the decision of the
Court had not then been given to the
public, we have reserved all comment
until it came to hand. The decision is
"before ns, and we present it to our read
ers as a novelty in the history of juris
prudence. It is as follows :
“It being the opinion of the Court
that the Court below should, as request
ed, have charged the jury as follows :
that if the charter of the Planter's and
Mechanic's Bank expired by its own
limitation, on the Ist of January, 1856,
such expiration extinguished the Plain- j
tiff’s debt, and that he could not re
cover.” Lumpkin J. dissenting.
By this decision the highest tribunal j
in the State has endorsed a principle, j
which shields a corporation in repudia
ting its most solemn obligations, and
protects a system of fraud which
cannot be satisfactorily defended. It
establishes the broad and dangerous;
precedent that a bank may obtain a,
charter for a certain period, flood the!
country with its bills and close its doors,
leaving the deluded and defrauded pub
lie no chance of redress, while those
who perpetrated the swindle luxuriate
in their ill-gotten gains, and leave the
heritage of infamy to their posterity.
Such a proposition is revolting: it iB in
defiance of all precedent, and of legis
lative enactment, and may well be re
garded an outrage upon the comm nest
principles of justice.
Tho proposition that the debts of
corporations are extinguished by their
dissolution, so far as relates to the bro
ken banks of Columbus, has been four 1
times decided by the Supreme Court, 1
and in every instance it was ruled that <
their debts are not extinguished by their j
dissolution. It was first deciced in 1850, (
Judges Lumpkin and Nesbitt on the (
Bench, Judge Warner being absent. (
The language of the Court on that oc
casion was “that this right of the bill
holder. to sue the stockholder, beiug'
one which he may assert as much after ,
as before dissolution,” &c., &c. Lane
vs. Morris, 8 Ga. Rep. 468.
The next time the question came be
fore the Court, was in 1851, Judge
Warner being then present, making a
full Bench, when, after the most elabo
rate argument, the decision made by
Jndges Lumpkin and Nesbitt was affirm
ed by tbe unanimous Court. See
Thornton vs. Lane— ll Ga. 459.
Here it rested for nearly three years, !
until Judge Bennino came on the Bench,
when it was brought again before the
Court in 1854, in a case fiom Macon,
of Moultrie vs. Smiley, 16 Ga. 298, i
when Judges Lumpkin and Starnes de
cided the question as it had been be-*
fore, and Judge Penning dissented.
| The next and last time, until the re
' cent case, it came before the Court in
Macon, in 18-55, when Judge McDonald
concurring with Judge Lumpkin, deci
ded that as to the Planter's and Me
chanic's Bank, its debts were not extin
. guished. See Robison vs. Lane, 19 Ga,
j 337.
Here we have four decisions against
this absurd proposition. These, it
would seem, should have been enough
to protect the billholders, and set the
matter at rest. But even this is not
1 all. The Legislature in 1855, before it
; was pretended that the charter of the
J P. & M. Bank had expired, passed agen
j eral law, applicable to all corporations,
declaring that upon their dissolution,
, whether by forfeiture or expiration,
' their debts should not be extinguished,
j See Acts of 1855 and 1856, under the
head of “Judiciary.”
Thus, it will be seen, that in making
this decision, not only the previous re
peated adjudications of the Supreme
Court have been disregarded, but the
will of the Legislature set at open de
fiance.
The question naturally arises, and is
| becoming very general—why such wan
ton and total disregard of authority
and legislative will—such forcible vio
lation of private rights ? We shall pre
sent some considerations in our next,
which will throw some light on this
branch of the subject.
A Year of Plenty.
From all quarters of the globe there
is high promise of an abundant harvest.
With the exception of the floods on our
Western rivers, we hear of no prevail
ing cause of disaster to the growing
crops, while generally the reports are
of the most flattering character. A
large crop of Wheat and an unprece-;
\ dented yield of corn, with an ample
supply of the other small grains is al
j ready secured, and perhaps there has.
j never been a more cheering prospect for
. | the cotton-grower.
In England and France the same grat
ifying prospects are reported, and the
j harvest has already begun, with the
most favorable weather. The yield of
j the vine is also said to be very large,
the disease that has so long afflicted it j
| having been mastered.
To the South, the prospect is especial
ly cheering. Grain-growing regions
may find low prices and a dull market
for their surplus crops, while we have
an abundance for our own use, and
some to spare, and a cotton crop besides,
which always commands a very ready
market at remunerating prices. We
\ should, therefore, be the most content
ed, and happy, and thankful people on
earth, as we are unquestionably the
most highly favored.
6*7" Twenty-eight bales Cotton had
been received in New Orleans, up to the
13th inst., by the Jackson Railroad, six
1 of which were of the new crop.
Twenty-two bales were received by a
steamer at Mobile, on the the 13th,
nine of which were of the new crop.
i<r The Vicksburg True Southron says
: the five river counties of Mississippi—
j Bolivar, Coahoma, Issaquena, Tunica
and Washington, containing taxable
' property to the value of over forty mil
j lions of dollars—contain less than sis
: teen hundred voters. In 1807, they
' polled less than 1,200 votes.
Bank Notes.
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad
| Company have resolved to reject the
bills of all banks except such as are of
undoubted solvency. The following is
i a reliable list of the Banks whose issues
1 will he received by the Company for
passengers’ fare and freight charges :
Alabama. —All Banks except the Old
State Bank and Branches.
Tennessee. Banks of Tennessee, of
Chattanooga, of .West Tennessee. Union
Bank, Planters’ Bank.
Georgia.- - The Banks of Augusta and
Savannah.
South Carolina All the Banks.
Louisiana. —All the Banks.
(SV The steam frigate Niagara was
expected to arrive at New York on Sun- :
day last, having left St. Johns on Wed
nesday evening. Great preparations
were making in New York, to give Mr.
Field and her officers a warm reception.
The sub-committee, appointed by the
Common Council, have' reported that
the music, tar barrels, &c., would be
on hand when required.
r Gov. Brown, the Postmaster Gen
eral, arrived at Washington on the af
ternoon of the 12th inst. The Presi
dent was expected to return from Bed-j
ford Springs on the 16th inst.
Mobile Wine Company.
The citizens of Citronelle and Mobile
held a meeting at the former place on
the 12th inst. and unanimously agreed |
to form a company for the purpose of
. growing the grape and making wine, to
, be called the Mobile Wine Company.— !
• j The capital stock is to be $25,000 which
was all readily taken up.
North Carolina Judiciary.— B. R.
; Heath, Esq., of Edenton, has been ap
pointed Judge of the First Circuit of
the Superior Court of North Carolina,
and Jesse G. Shepherd, Esq., of .Fay
etteville, to the same position on the
j Fifth Circuit.
The total amount of gold coined at
the Branch Mint, California, for the
week ending July 10th. was 39.803
; ounces or $750,000.
J- Melancholy.
u We regret to learn, that Mr. F. T.
u Pentecost, of the firm of W. S. Coth
i : ran & Co., of Rome, Ga , and formerly
of this city, a gentleman well known in
i- business circles, and highly esteemed
1. j for his social virtues and business qual
ifications, met with a strange and fatal
.t accident on the evening of Ang. 11th.
it He was beating off, with his hands, a
h' bumble-bee that was flying about his
e, head, and slowly retreating backwards,
11 when he suddenly fell into a gully at
it his heels, and struck his head in such a
e manner as to injures the spine at the
lower joints of the neck. The effect
lt was an instant paralization of the mug
1, clesof the lardy below the head, and a
1 gradual sinking away, until the follow-
I. ing evening, when he expired. He was
e buried on Friday evening in the new
city cemetery.
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=> Yellow Fever In Plillaelelphln.
" A dispatch from Philadelphia, pub
e lished in the New York papers, dated
e the 12th inst., states that five cases
‘ were reported that day.
Yellow Fever In New Orleans.
s j The number of deaths at New Or
! leans by Yellow Fever on the 12th inst.
1 were 52.
Xicarngtm and tike United States.
A correspondent of the New York
’ Times, at Granada, writes that the rumor
! that the United States Government was
about to blockade the ports of Nica
j ragna, had created quite a sensation
5 1 there. Gen. Lamar, our Minister, had
a protracted interview on the 22d ult.
1 j with the Nicaraguan cabinet, and in
formed them that his Government was
; about to take decisive measure in the
! ; pending questions.
l| *-o>. *
No Opposition Victory.
, We learn from the Asheville drews,
j that Col. Avert, the Democratic candi
. date from the Clingman District, owes
. his defeat to reports which were circu
j lated in reference to an unfortunate
difficulty in which he was involved,
, j some years since, and which resulted in
liis shooting a man by the name of
Fleming. Ellis, the Democratic candi
date for Governor, beat Mcßae in the !
’ i same Congressional District several
I thousand votes. The Newt says that Mr.
Vance, the opposition candidate, de
\ dared on many occasions that he would
j | support the Administration of Mr,
, j Buchanan.
-
1 j Arkansas.— ln Aikansas, there was j
1 scarcely any opposition to the Demo- j
1 cratic nominees for Congress. Thomas
s C. Hindman is elected in the first dis- j
trict without opposition, and Albert j
1 ! Rust is re-elected in the second district 1
el by a large majority over T. S. Drew,
former Governor of the State, an in- j
j dependent candidate The Democratic
party has of course a large majority in
e
the State Legislature.
Missouri. —The returns from the sev
eral Congressional districts indicate the
following majorities : —Second district.
Anderson, 4,500 ; third district, Clark, j
4,000; fifth district, Woodson, 500;
s sixtli district, Phelps, 5,000 ; seventh
- district, NoEll, 3,000 ; fourth district, '
i Craig, 4.000.
[communicated.]
Lucy Cobb Institute.
Editor 01 Evening Dispatch Du-,
t ring a hurried trip to Athens, a week
or two since, we had the pleasure of j
meeting Mr. Brown, formerly of the
I Sand Hills, and the present principal
elect of Lucy Cobb Institute. This t
f building surpasses anything of the
kind in the State for comfort and archi
tectural beauty as well as location. It
is one hundred and eight feet front, by
sixty deep—very airy—beautifully or. j
I namented grounds—and having an iron <
verandah of exquisite pattern running
the whole length.
The Teachers are well known in this 1
section, being the same as those at 1
Summerville Academy and judging !
from the musical Sorie at the end of last
month, the) have lost none of their
zeal or tact. There were about fifty
sweet looking girls on the stage, vary
ing in age from eight to seventeen,
dressed in pure white, with the graceful
scarf and rosette with which we are all
familiar. Mr. B. has changed his mot
to, for one more strictly appropriate to
Young Ladies, Devota Doctina, el Decori.
Notwithstanding the room was densely
crowded and the ceiling too low for the
purpose, the pupils did themselves great
: credit, especially as they had been un
der instruction so short a time. We;
j recognised two of Mr. B's. former pu- ■ •
: pils from this place, who contributed i :
very much to the entertainment. Miss
T. was encored, and many persons of
the hundreds present were loud in their
i praise of both voices.
With the known energy and ability ‘
of Mr. Brown, and the able assistance ,
I I he always has at his command, the
Athenians have cause to congratulate I,
1 . themselves upon their selection.
Yours, &c., Veritas, i
The Very Latest from the Atua.ntic :
I Cable—lmportant ip True. —We stop!
the press to state that a stranger, with j
, the least bit of a brogue, bas just in-'
. formed us that it has been thought best j
to have the first dispatch over the new j
P telegraph come by the steamer.— New I
York Post.
t| John Brougham has just completed a
e new play, the “The Painter’s Love,’,
31 founded on the story of Quentin Mai-!
' sye. .
THE LATEST NEWS.
■ BY TELEGRAPH
i FIRST DISPATCH
BY THE
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
; THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE
To President Buchanan.
i THE PRESIDES P'S REPLY.
! ENTHUSIASTIC DEMONSTRATIONS
Trinity Bay, August 16, 1858.
Honorable President of the Lnited States :—
Her Majesty desires to congratulate the
, President upon tlie successful comple
. tion of this great work, in which the
Queen has taken the deepest interest.
(No Signature.)
Trinity Bay, August 16, 1858.
To the Directors Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany :—Europe and America arc united
: by telegraph. Glory to God in the
Highest—on Earth, Peace, Good Will
! toward Men.
: Signed—Directors Atlantic Company
j of Great Britain.
I Tire President 1 * Message In Reply to
gtm-n Victoria.
The President cordially reciprocates
the congratulation of her Majesty, the
Queen,on the success of the great interna
tional enterprise, accomplished by the
science, skill and indomitable energy of
the two countries. It is a triumph
more glorious because far more useful
to mankind than was ever won by con
queror on the field of battle.
May the Atlantic Telegraph, under
the blessings of Heaven, prove to be a
bond of perpetual peace and friendship,
between the kindred nations ; and an
instrument destined by Divine Provi-;
dence to diffuse religion, civilization,
liberty and law, throughout the world.
In this view, will not all the nations of
Christendom spontaneously unite in the
declaration, that it shall be forever neu
tral ; and that its communications
shall be held sacred, in passing totheir
| places of destination, even in the midst
; of hostilities.
| Washington City, Aug. 16, 1858.
Reception of the Sews.
' Washington, Aug. 16, P. ll.—The
Message of the Queen of England, and
the certainty of the successful work-
I ing of the cable was received with joy
ful demonstrations in New York, Phila
| delphia, Baltimore, Nashville, Louis
-1 ville, New Orleans, Lancaster, and at
every point heard from.
In most of the cities there will be a
general celebration on Tuesday, the 17 j
i August.
Later from Europe.
' ARRIVAL OF THE I
ARAB I A .
Bt. Johns, August 16.—The steamship
Europa having had a collision with the
Arabia, off Cape Race, the latter procee
ded on to New York, and the Furopa
put into this port for repairs. The Eu
! ropa was outward bound, having left
Boston on the 11th instant, aud tha
Arabia was inward bound, having left
! Liverpool on the 7th inst. for New York.
!In the collision a portion of the cutwa
ter of the Europa was lost.
The dispatches for the Associated
■ Press were not placed on board the Eu
ropa. and the news transmitted !s ob
tained from Liverpool papers of the 6tli
August.
Commercial.
Lu trpiul C'otion Market. — The sales for
. the week are not reported. Speculators
took 9,000 bales, and exporters 4,500
bales. The market bad advanced 1-8
to l-4d. during the week, and the great
est advance was in the Middling and
; lower grades. The sales on Friday
were 7,000 bales, and the market dosed
unchanged. Fair Orleans 77-8 d ; Fair
Mobile 7 7-lCd, and Fair Uplands
71-4 d.
Liverpool General Market. —No quota
tions for Breadstuff's received. Sugar
was firm and Rice steady.
iMidert Market. I ’. —.Sugar was buoyant
at Is. advance. Rice and P.osin were
buoyant.
State of Treat .—Manchester advices
were favorable.
.Vtm,
The rebellion in Central India has
been effectually crushed.
It was rumored that the Paris Credit
Mobillier was about to wind up, and
i fuse with the Bank of Monseur St.
Paul.
A dispatch from Vienna states that
thirty-three thousand troops are concen
trating on the Danube, at the nearest
point to Turkey.
Large embarkations of troops are go
ing forward to India.
The success of the cable was received
in London, with the most glorious en
thusiasm.
!
Market*.
Charleston, Aug. 16.—Sales of cot
ton for the past three business days 250
bales, without change in prices.
New York, Aug. 10.—Sales of cotton
1 700 bales, and quotations nominal.—
Flour firm with sales of 10,500 barrels.
| Wheat buoyant with sales of 10,000
I bushels, and holders, are demanding an
advance. Corn firm with sales of 30,000
i bushels. Spirits of Turpentine firm but
j unsettled. Rosin steady. Rice quiet.
Spiral Motets.
gtf )Ir. Editor Please an
. nounce ALPHEI’S M. RODGERS as a suitable
person for the office of Attorney General of the
Middle Circuit. aulT A Voter.
gif’For Savannah.— Thelron
Steam Boat Company’s 6teamer w
AUGUSTA, will leave as above
1 with despatch.
I For freight engagements, apply to
aul7 2 J. B. GUIEU, Agent.
gr Newspaper for Sale.—
Finding that I have more business on my hands
than I can possibly attend to properly, and de
siring to concentrate my capital upon the Job
1 Department, I now offer the Soi/thkknkr for sale.
This newspaper has not far from one thousand
bona fide subscribers, exclusive of the exchange
■ list, which embraces the principal journals of
. this and the adjoining States. The printing ma
terials are almost altogether new, most of them
' having been bought within three months past :
■ and tbe office, excepting those very few which
use machinery run by steam, is believed to be
better fitted up with conveniences and facilities
than any other in the State. The mechanical ex
ecution of tbe sheet, however, will show for it
self the capacities of the office.
The piper is doing an unusually good business,
1 has a fine run of advertising patronage, and, in
i fact, could hardly be mismanaged so as not to
make money. The.location is quite healthy,
and the prospects of Rome were never so bright
at any period in her history. A good Democrat,
' with some little means, has now an opportunity
which very seldom occurs, to establish himself
in business Address P- H. MASON,
► aul7-d6*cl Rome, Ga.
UrTßdHcational.—•' Two young
* I.adies, sisters, would like a situation as Teachers
; in sonse Female Institution, or to engage in a
Select School in some healthy locality. They
are thoroughly qualified to teach all the branch
' es of a practical or ornamental education. Refer
' to the Editor of the Dispatch. autl-tf
giTSoutli Carolina Rail
road Company, Augusta, Ga., August 7th,
3858.—Reduction of charges on FIX)UR, WHEAT
and CORN, on and after MONDAY, 9th instant,
from Augusta to Charleston :
J lour, per barrel, 30 cents :
. •« “ sack, 98 lbs.. 2o cents ;
• « n >« 49 lbs., 10 cents :
“ 20 lbs., Scents:
Wheat, “ bushel, S cents ;
Corn, “ “ 7 cents.
au7-7 JOHN E. MARLEY. Agent. j
slits \X e are authorized to
. announce CLAIBORNE SNEAD, Esq., as a candi- 1
date for Attorney General of the Middle District,
at the election in January next. jy22 "
fiT Georgia Railroad, Au
-1 GUSTA, July 20th, 1858 —Double Daily Service
of Mail Trains, on Main Line, will be resumed on
and after SUNDAY, July 25th.
jy22 GEO. YONGE, Gen*l Sup’t.
|f"Teeth Extracted witli-:
out pain, with Electricity, by
my2s Dr. WRIGHT, j
IfTAugusta & Savannah
Railroad.—Avgusta, Ga., March 11, 1858.
On and after Friday, the 12tli instant, tbe rate of
Freight on Cotton to Savannah will be 60 cents
per bale, until further notice.
mill? F. T. WILLIS. President. (
flT' Wanted,—A House, not more
than half a mile from the Dost Office, with six!
rooms. Pos.'-ession wanted first of Octn* er.
Enquire at this office. _ j<?s-tf
(IT A in b i o t y p es for the
j Million.—ls you want a first rate AMBROTYPE,
[ beautifully colored and putin a neat case for
j Fifty Cents, go to the original Fifty Cent Gallery,
Post Office corner, opposite the Georgia Railroad
; Bank. Fntrance to the Gallery next door to the
Post Office.
d 4 WM. H. CHALMER. g , Proprietor. !
giTC’uire of Diseased Liver.
j —Honeslale Co., Penn.. Jan. 10, 1850—Mr.
i Setii W. Fowle—Sir : You arc* at liberty to use .
j the following statement for the benefit ol the as- j
1 fiicted :
; I was attacked with the Liver Complaint, j
which apparently brought me to the brink ol!
the grave. During my sickness I was attended;
by three physicians in our place, but received
no help. I also tried the various remedies re- 1
commended fur such complaints, but they af
forded me no relief. As a la-1 resort. I was j
persuaded to try Wutar's Balsam of Wild j
Cherry, and by using four bottles I was restored 1
to better health than I have enjoyed before for
ten years. This statement may be relied upou
as strictly true. Bet>by Perkin.
The above certificate was given in the pre- j
scnce of D.\ A. Strong, o' Honesdale, who is well
known in his vicinity as a successful practitioner.
Sum W. Fowlk ic Co.. 138 Washington-street.
Boston. Propr etors. Sold by their Agents*
everywhere. mySl
ANSLEY & SON,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
-Vo. 2 Metcalf } s Mange,
REYNOLDS STREET. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
"ITTILL give prompt attention to the
\\ purchase and sale of MERCHANDISE,
aDd ali kinds COUNTRY PRODUCE.
July Ist, 1858 )y29-tf
On Consignment,
FIFTY hhds. prime Tennessee BA
CON—Clear and Ribbed SIDES, HAMS and
SHOULDERS. Also. 25 hhds. prime Western
RIBBED SIDES. au3 ANSLEY & SON.
Corn.
FIVE HUNDRED bushels good up:
country CORN, for sale in depot.
' ID OS. P. STOVALL &
A. P. BEERS,
PRODUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
1: his old stand, opposite the Planters Hotel ,
Augusta, Ga.
IT7ILL continue to give his entire at
f ? tentioi: to the sale of BACON, LARD,
FLOUR, GRAI v, FEATHERS, DRIED FRUIT and
other articles Country Pro-«nee and Manufacture.
Having extensive and safe Storage for Grain, Ba
on, Ac., solicits Consignments of the same to;
hi 3 care.
CASH ADVANCES made upon Produce whet
roque-ted. and sales rendered punctually.
jy7 3in
SPEARS S. HI OUT,
(SUCCESSOR' TO CLARK, WELLS .X SPEARS,)
HAVING purchased the entire stock
of CLARK. WELLS k SPEARS, will on
tinue the WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUG !
BUSINESS, at the old stand. Broad street, oppo
site the Planters' Hotel. And by strict personal
attention to all business entrusted to their care, I
hope to merit a continuance of the liberal pat
ronage hitherto extended to tbe old firm.
J. H. SPEARS,
WM. M. HIGHT.
Card.
HAVING disposed of mv entire inter-'
, est in the DRUG BUSINESS, in tins city,
to Messrs. SPEARS k HIGHT. I take this oppor
tunity to return my many thanks for the liberal
patronage extended to the late firm, and solicit a
continuance of the same for my successors, with
whom I shall remain for the purpose of settling
the business of the old firm, aud shall be pleased
to wait upon my friends with any article in the
Drug line. * MATTHIAS CLARK.
Augusta, July Ist. 1858. jy3l-dictf
I HEREBY forewarn all persons not to
contract any debt with Charlotte C. Truett,
as I shall not be responsible fur the said contract
or debt. au4-clm* JNU. C. TRUETT.
For Sale, or to Rent,
AN EA T, NEW two story BRICK
HOUSE, containing five rooms, with
all necessary outbuildings, situated on KjS
Centre street, near Dr. Felder’s. H°°Jl
For terms, kc.. apply to
aul2 cli w W. J. RUTHERFORD.
Special Notices.
gifCure the Liver. —There is
' jan article selling throughout the country that
‘ i has attained the widest celebrity ever known as
a remedy for Liver Complaints. Wo lmve refer
once to DR. SANFORD’S INVIGORATOR, OR
1 LIVER REMEDY, that has performed cures al
\ most too great to believe, were it not for the un
-1 ' doubted evidence that accompany the testimo
nials. It is, in truth, the greatest remedy known
for Dyspepsia, Jaundice, or a general debility
that so ofleu bailies the skill of our most eminent
physicians.
Dr. Sanford has been for a longtime one of tin*
eminent physicians of New York, and it is said,
most of his cases were treated with the Invigo
rator with such invariable success that he has
‘ been induced to oiler it as a family medicine, and
let the world have the benefit of his discovery.
" If those who are troubled with debility, head
ache, languor, or slow', lingering lover, will try
a bottle, we think they might sav«* physicians 1
bills, and days, perhaps years, of suffering.—
Ohio Statesman. aul3-.m
1 ■ • - 'j£
Persons of Sedentary
3 habits, who are generally affected with Vertigo,
Languor and Exhaustion. Xau/ea and Headache,
have in Boerhave’s Holland Bitters a grateful
remedy. It gives strength and energy to the
> system, stimulates the digestive organs, and
1 corrects acidity of the stomach.
J We would caution the public against purcha*
» sing any of the many iraitat.ons of this delight-
I fulArowia. To prevent imposition, be careful
’ to ask for BTCRHAVF.’S HOLLAND BITTERS.
aull-dfAcl
f
|BT’Beautiful Hair.—This is
one of the greatest ornaments which man or wo
r man could boast of. A splendid head of hair, a
’ luxuriance of hair, if it he in a high state of
* health, glossy and thick, no matter what its
color be so that it is natural, Is an attraction
7 that will not escape the envy of those who are
bald, and gray hair is unnatural till one 13 in the
neighborhood of four score and ton : short of
that it is a disease. We would remedy this dis
, ease, and in what way? How could wc re-lore
gray hair to its original health ! Use PROF,
f WOOD’S HAIR RESTORATIVE, for sale at all the
Drug Stores ; it restores the hair, it restores its
' health, and when that is re produced, its beauty,
its original color, its luxuriance and gloss is sure
to follow*. Wood’s Restorative is the only volu
ble hair preparation. aus-2w
(ITThe Great E uglisli
Remedy.—Sir Jamks Clarkk’s CELEBRATED
FEMALE PILLS. Prepared from a prescription
i of Sir J. Clarke, M. D., Physician Extraordinary
I I io the Queen.
This invaluable medicine is upfailing in the
; cure of all those painful and dangerous diseases
'flo which the femaie constitution is subject. It
moderates all excess and removes all obstruc
' tions. and a speedy cure may be rc-lied on.
i j TO MARRIED LADIES it is peculiarly suited.
It will, in a short time, bring on the monthly
period with regularity.
Each bottle, price One Dollar, bpars the Gov
; ernment Stamp of Great Britain, to prevent
. counterfeits.
These Pills - hould not be taken by females
j during the first three months of Pregnancy, as
they are sure to bring on Miscarriage, butat any
1 other time they are safe.
In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections,
Pain in the Back and Limbs, Fatigue on slight
exertion, Palpitation of the Heart, Hysterics and
I Whites, these Pills will effect a cure when all
, other means hive failed, and although a power
ful remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, auti
, inony, or anything hurtful to the constitution.
Full directions in the pamphlet around each
package, which should he carefully preserved.
Sole Agent for the United States and Canada,
JOB MOSES, (late I.C. Baldwin &Co.)
Rochester, New York.
N. B.—One Dollar and six Postage Stamps en
closed to any authorized Agent, will insure a
bottle containing over fifty pills, by return mail
For sale by HAVfLANI), CHICHESTER & CO.
I Wholesale and Retail Agents for the State o
j Georgia. febl -y.
Jif The Great P r obl em
Solved!—Dß. MORSE’S INVIGORATING COR-
I DULL.— I The dyspeptic patient, whose stomach
I has lost the power of duly converting food into a
j life-sustaining element, is relieved by a single
i course »f this extraordinary tonic. The gastric
i fluid re acquires its solvent power, and the crude
; nutriipent. which was a load and a burthen to
} tho sufferer, while his digestive organization was
paralyzed and unstrung, becomes, under the
i wholesome revolution created in the system, the
basis of activity, strength and health.
The nervous sufferer, while tormented by the
acute, physical agony of Neuralgia, Tic-doloreux
or ordinary headache, afflicted with vague ter
rors, wakened by periodical fits, threatened with
paralysis, borne down and dispirited by that
j terriblelassitude which proceeds from a lack of
nervous energy, or experiencing any other pain
or disability arising from the nunaturalcondition
| of the wonderful machinery which connect s ev
ery member with the source of sensation, mo
tion and thought—derives hnmedpte benefit
from the use of this Cohdial, which atoncecalms,
invigorates acd regulates the shattered nervous
organization.
Females who have tried it are unanimous in
declaring the Elixir to be the greatest boon that
\vom%n has ever received from the hards of
medical men.
Morse’s Invigorating Elixir has a direct, im
mediate and astoirsbing effect upon the appetite
While it renews the strength of the digestive
, powers it creates a desire for the solid material
which is to be- subjected to their action. As an
appetiser it has no equal in the Pharroaeopia.
If long life and the vigor necessary to its en
joyment are desirable, this medicine is indeed of
precious worth
Its beneficial effects are not confined to either
! sex or to any age. The feeble girl, the ailing
wife, the listless, enervated youth, the overworn
man of business, the victim of nervous depres
sion, the individual suffering from general de
bility or from the weakness of a single organ
will all find immediatenndpermanent relit f from
the use of this incomparable reno.aior. To
those who have a predisposition to paralysis it
will prove a complete and unfailing safe guard
against that terrible milady. There are many
perhaps who have so trifled with their constitu
tion that they think themselves beyond the reach
of medicine. Let not even those despair. The
Elixir deals with disease as it exists, without re
ference to the causes, and will not only remove
the disorder itself, but rebuild the broken con
stitution
LOSS OF MEMORY, confusion, giddiness, rush
; of blood to the head, melancholy, mental debil
ity, hysteria, wretchedness, thoughts of self* dc
i s'ruction, fear of insanity, hypochondriasis, dys
pepsia. general prostration, irritability, nervous
j ness, inability to sleep, distaste incident to fe
males, decay of the propagating functions, hys
, teria, monomania, vague terrors, palpitation of
the heart, impotency, constipation, etc., from
whatever cause arising, it is, if there is any reli
ance to be placed on human testimony, absolute
i ly infallible.
! CAUTION.—Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cordial
has been counterfeited by some unprincipled
persons. In future, all the genuine Cordial will
have the proprietor's sac simile pasted over the
cork of each bottle, and the following words
blown in glass : Dr. Morse's Invigorating Cor
dial, C. H. RING, proprietor, N. Y.
This cordial is put up highly concentrated in
pint bottles : $3 per bottle ; two tor %i> ; six for
sl2. C H. RING, proprietor. 192 Broadway. N
York. Sold by Druggists throughout the United
States, Canadas and the West Indies. Also, by
HAVIL AND, CHICHESTER &CO , and PLUMB* &
LEITNER, Augusta. febl9-3m
(TDr. M. J. Jones lias re
moved his office from Mclntosh-stroet, to a room
over Hollingsworth & Baldwin's store, on Broad
street, three doors above the Union Bank, where
be may be found during the day. and at night at
the V. 9. Hotel. jy23-dfim
fbto 3b&ertisrmcnts.
s City Smoked Hams.
11 *)A| 1 FANCY round cut City Smoked
,8 J HAMS, just smoked, aud for sale by
• aulT-dlm A. D. WILLIAMS.
” Drugs! Drugs!! Drugs!!!
SPEARS & HIGHT are now receiving
a large stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS,
PAINTS. PUTIY, GLASS, DYE-STUFFS, FAN
11 CY ARTICLES, kc., all of wh‘ch they will sell at
y low figures to dealers. auIO
it
Read, Read, Read.
1 Ot'K CHEAP QUAKER CITY SEW
’ IMG MACHINES TRIUMPHANT.
\TfE are continually hearing, from*
V V reliable sources, that the Agents of some
' hiijh-prirnl S'winy Machines are crying down.
I* our reasonable priced ones as humbugs: that
y they cannot l>c made to work, and that parties;
:> who purchased ours have thrown them aside*
and bought theirs in many cases. Now, we dc
” nounce each aud all of those reports as false,,
from whatever source they come.
The truth is, these opposition gentlemen very
y well know* that they must kill off our low-priced’
, Machines, or the enormous profit made on theirs?
’ will be exposed, much against their intent—
’ hence their laborious efforts to create the im
-11 pression that our Machines arc worthless hum
e bugs.
, To satisfy the minds of those who may desire
to purchase, but have not the opportunity of per
aouaily examining and deciding upon its merits,
l * we have taken occasion to call on a few who.
t have our Machines in use. for their true and can
,i did opinion o them. They have readily and*
cheerfully responded, and lor the frank and pub
lie expression of their sentiments, we tender
them our best thanks, and assure them and oth
- era. who may be influenced thereby, that our
-8 efforts shall ever be given to merit and retain
, the good opinion therein expressed.
HAIGH k. ANDREWS, Agents.
a No. 210 Broad street, Augusta.
»f Also, Agents for the sale of State and Count*.
s Rights.
n cem*< *«
e Augusta, August 12lh, 18c fi .
e Messrs. Raich & Andkkwf — Gents : We arc*
, f using your small sized Quaker City Sowing Ma
chines in our families, and they arc giving per
' feet satisfaction. We find them well adapted to
c all kinds of sewing. They run much easier, and
• from their simplicity, are easier managed and
p kept in order than the more complicated high
, priced Machine, and we cheerfully recommend
all who are in want of the article, to call and se*
: vours before paying from SIOO to $l5O for a Ma
e chine which, in our estimation, is no better than
these cheifPhouseliold assistants. We hail this
Machine asa truly great invention, and the very
low price for which it is retailed, will soon place •
[ it in almost every family in the land.
1.. S. MORRIS.
> b. w. McKinnon.
j
Bf.ech Isj.inp. August 10th. 1858.
Messrs. Haujh & Anpkrws --G> nls: When a
vour city, a few weeks ago. I purchased one ol
' your small size Quaker City Sewing Machines,
3 took it home, and without any instructions save
t i lie print:*! one accompanying the Machine, com
. menced working it, and find it continues to work
well, and gives entire satisfaction. I cheerfully
recommend your Machine to all who are aboi t
• to purchase this now almost indispensable art ; -
1 c!e of household use.
SAM’L J. M. CLARKE.
* AforstA, August lltb, 1858.
Messrs. Haigh & Andrews— Gents: I take
pleasure in announcing to you that 1 be’ieve the
3 Quaker City Sowing Machine, sold by yon. is
5 equal to any in use, being w.-ll adapted to either
, coarse or fine sewing. I think all who purchase
one of your Machines, will consider their money
well spent, as my Machine is giviag perfect - at
’ isfaclion. L. C. SKINNER.
1 Messrs. Haigh & Andrews—You can use my
| name in respect to the large size Quaker < *ty
Sewing Machine, to suit yourselves. It has given
' entire salitfaclion in "" "^E.'THOMPSON
, Sand Hills*, August 12th, 1858.
Messrs. Haigh k Andrews— Gents: I have had
one of your Quaker City Sewing Machines in use
m my family for the last six weeks, ami wo.. I
take pleasure in recommending them as every
wav adapted to do family sewing ; apparently
as little liable to get out of order as any of the
higher-priced Machines ; and should think, at
the low pricq at which they are sold, wot d
place them in the hands ot every family.
Respectfully yours, WM. D. DAVIDSON.
aul4 14 .
Wanted to Hire,
IMMEDIATELY, a good Cook, Washer
anil Irnncr. ripply at tills office. anlJ
Horse for Sale.
A FINE BUGGY HOUSE, well broke
to Harness. For sale by
, auU ts A. >T»EN.-.
Wholesale Crockery Store.
I AM NOW PIiEFARED to offer to my
customers, and all who purchase Crockery,
1 a very large and complete stock of CROCKERY,
CHINA and GLASS WARE, received direct from
the Potteries and Glass Manufactures. If you
want to buy Goods on good terms, call and sue
»nv stock before buying. My Store is two blocks
from the other Crockery Stores. Any oue taking
the trouble to visit my Store, will find them
. selves well repaid. S. C. MIsTIN.
X. i».—i am not connected in business w:trv
any other establishment. ail-i
Machine rope.- . tt
GOO coils and half coils Richardson s He i p
Leaf ROPE, on consignment, .and for sale by
J. A. ANS LEY K CO..
aul4 lw Agents for Manufacturers.
Rope and twine.—
380 coils hand spun ROPE ;
ICOO lbs baleing TWINE, on consignment,
and for sale by J- A. ANSLEV & CO.
aul4-l\v _
SUN 1 )RIES (>N (X»NSI<INMENT.—
7000 lbs. choice LARD, in bbls. and car - .
1000 - Bacon SIDES :
150 boxes TOP vf'CO, from manufact'ers ;
300 bushels CORN :
400 ” fresh ground FORN MEAL.
For sale by aul4-lw J. A. ANSI.EY & CO.
Bacon.—
A lot T<--nv. . .«o >lf>E3 and SHOULDERS; •
arriving, and for sale by
aul4 THO?. P. STOVALL k CO.
New books, new books.—
I)r. Thorne, a Novel, by Anthony Troupe.
Memoirs of Rachel, by Madame 1 <*B.
Fred Markham in Russia, or the boy travellers
in the land of the Czar, by W. H. G. Kingston,
1 Esq., with numerous illustrations.
1 Memoir of Joseph Curtis, a Model Man, by the
: author ot Means and F.rttls, The Unwoods, Hope
I Leslie, Live and Lot Live, etc.
History of Ki g Richard the Second, by Juc b
Abbott
History of King Richard the Third, by Jae- l>
i j Abbott. JUst received, and for sale by
THOP. RICHARDS & S«>N.
PILES, PILES, PILES;—
The onlv external euro ever discovered, >:
• Dr. CAVANAUGH’S PILE SALVE. It is for sale
by auU _ _ WM. H. TUTT.
IMPORTANT ARRIVAL.—
I)r. Franck’s Specific, Tarrant’s
nunter’3 Specific, Thorn’.- I xtract, Crossman’s
‘ Specific. French Capsules, Dr. Coxe’s Ext. Co~
- lmiva, Sarsaparilla and Cubtbs. For sale by
- ~“" 14 WM. H. TUTL
NOTICE.
, orea r re men ox ox
- READY-JIADE CLOTHING AND HATS
AP. Uignon, at tlie old stan-.1,.
• will, from this dale, oiler new, well made,
and stylish CLOTHING, suitable for tlie season,
1 at very low prices, to close them out. He takes
1 this occasion to inform his old customers and the*
i public, that he will soon be receiving au entire
, new aud elegant stock of
Ready-Made Clothing,
i for Men and Boys, for Fall aud Winter wear, to
- gether with SHIRTS, GLOVES, TIES, CRAVATS,
- HOSIERY, SUSPENDERS, DRAWERS, COLLARS.,
( HATS, CAPS, &c. aul3 lm
.Liverpool aud Alum or
TURK’S ISLAND SALT.
IN order to close consignments of Salt,.
and delivery of stores within twenty days
from date, the subscriber offers LIVERPOOL.
- SACK SALT, in lots of 20 sacks or more, at 75-
l cent 3 per sack ; and ALUM, or Turk's Lslotid
i SALT, in lots of 10 sacks or more, at B>l per sack.
' The latter in sacks of two bushels each.
1 J. C. FAR AI SON.
Augusta. August 6,1858. if