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AUGUSTA, GKO :
Saturday Evening, Sov. ”7, 1838-
Errors in Text Books,
“ Os making kooks there is no end.
We hope so at least, until our text books
vastly improved, no dowbt, or er those
of our fathers’ day, shall exhibit fewer!
errors, more science and greater adap
tation to the use of the school room.-
In some departments there has been
much more improvement than in oth
ers : but, upon the whole, we risk the j
assertion, there are few good text;
books in use at the present time, ihis
doubtless will surprise many whose ex
perience in teaching has not convinced
them of its truth; but who in their
vain attempts to keep up with the
“improvements of the age, aud the
march of mind, have, in the purchase
of new hooks with every change of
teachers, beaome subjected.
"To such expense as pinches parents Hut,
Aud mortifies the liberal hand of love."
Improvement in “ hookmakiny, hits
not kept place with improvements in
science, or the mechanic arts. In these,
man seems to acknowledge no limit,
but the absolutely impossible; and
■with almost Promethean temerity, he
draws nown the tires of heaven and
compels them to do his bidding and to
leap the barriers interposed in vain by
mailer, time and space. But in text hooks
there has been change, hut not improve
ment-revolution, hut not progress: at least
to au extent commensurate with what
has been made in other departments of j
thought and skill. It may not be dilh-j
cult to assign a cause. Man seldom {
labors for the mere love of it: for as i
one has said: “he is a lazy animal.
There are few whose desire to instruct j
and benefit mankind, is so unselfish as to j
induce them to engage in writing text
books withhut a motive ; a quid pro quo.
The general diffusion of knowledge
among t lie masses of a rapidly increas
ing, great people, has created a demand
for this species of books unprecedented
in the history of the world. A wide
field has thus been thrown open for
“ liUerari y adventurers," into which the
Anglo American mind, never slow to
percievea good opportunity for making
investments, has entered with runirous ;
competition. Not a few, moreover, ,
impressed with the idea of the facetious i
Jons Holmes, that every man who does
not write a hook is a fool, have proven
their want of sanity by issuing some
treatise on Arithmetic, or Grammar, on j
the “ inductive,” or “ productive,” or j
“ analytic,” or “ philosophic method,”
all professing to have simplified the
subject to such a wonderful degree, that
a knowledge of this hitherto difficult
aud unattractive science cau be acquir- i
ed with little effort “ in a few weeks.”!
{Brums not being a necessary condi
tion we presume.) Likeother “patent
nostrums,” these have found a ready
sale, each supplanting its predecessor.
Costing nothing, (uo thought,) they sell
for little or nothing ; thus change be
comes easy, and permanence uncertain, j
A kind of guerrilla warfare being thus
kept up by these aspirants for “literary
fame,” men of real talent and self-re
spect retire with disgust from the field,
and betake themselves to some more
lucrative and respectable calling. This is
especially true in regard to many of
cur more elementary, hut most impor- <
taut text books. Os the scores of
Grammars issued within the last few
years from the American Press where is
there one to be found which is not either
"Irimfutl” of errors, or sadly defective
in arrangement, and almost wholly unfit
to bo put into the hands of students.—
I know of but one which as a scientific
treatise is not liable to serious objec
tions, and that one from its size and ex
pensiveness caunot be used as a text
book, generally. The ntelligent reader
need not he informed that we refer to
Goold Brown’s Grammar of Grammars.
If any one wishes to be convinced of
the truth of our statement in regard to
the worthlessness of English Grammars
in common use, let him but peruse this
work and see how completely he uses !
up these small fry ; demolishing their j
theories, refuting their doctrine and j
drawing hU false syntax from the very I
language of these soi disant expositors of
the English Longuage.
We are notan author ; never expect
to be, unless perchance, we also should
become impressed with the idea that
our sanity could be established in no oth
er way. But we have, while reading
Brown’s criticisms, tried to imayine our
self oue, and in this stretch of our fan
cy, we have really pitied these murder
ers of the “ Kings English," under
these raspings, aud thought surely,
“Fools rush in where angola dare not tread.” j
Another cause for the state of things
of which we are speaking, is a want of
independence in thinking, perhaps we
ought to say want of thought entirely.—
To defer to the opinions of superiors is
entirely proper, to resign our own right
to reasonaDd judge for ourselves leads
to mental vassalage, protracts the resign
Os ignorance and error. ’There is among
men a strong proclivity to rest down
upon authority rather than to rely upon
the deductions of reason, the results of
experiment or the testimony of the
senses. Gallileo was never fully eman
cipated from the shackles of the shcool
men, albeit he demonstrated to them
the fallacy of their a priori reasoning
by an experiment they all could see, but
would not contrary to authority, admit.
While thus refuting a cherished dog
ma of the schoolmen in regard to the
laws of gravitation, he still adhered to
one more ridiculous, and it remained
for his pupil Torricelli to break the toils \
of his master, and explain to the world
why nature’s “abhorrence of a vacuum" ‘
I suddenly stops at the height of thirty j
i three feet in the pump barrel.
: speaking of the laws of gravitation,
i we wish to correct au error in nearly
U (we don’t know any exception) of;
I our treatises on natural Philosophy.—
j phe “Books” say that the times of as- ■
I cent and descent of bodies thrown up- j
| ward are equal. This error has been !
copied and recopied in all the books j
from the time of Newton till now.— j
i It is easy to refute this error by aa ex
periment, and also by mathematical j
reasoning. It is plain that If the time
of descent be equal io the time of as
cent. their momenta or quantum of;
motion will be equal; i. e. their effect
I would be equal. Now try it! First;
put your hand at the mouth of the gun
pointing upward aud fire, or if you
don't like that idea put a piece of board
a few inches from the muzzle and mark
the result. Then fire again upward
and recieve the falling shot in the j
hand or on the plank. This last can ;
be done with impunity while the first is ;
rather a dangerous experiment.
The same conclusion cau be arrived
at by au Algebiaic formula thus :
Let A=the force necessary to carry
the ball or shot to any as
signable point.
Let X = force of gravity,
and Y=resistence of the atmosphere, j
Then since the projectile force must
overcome both gravity aud res atmos
phere we have
A—XfY for the ascending body.
Let B—the force of falling body.
Now as this force=gravity minus rest,
at. we have, B=X—Y for falling body.
By substracting one equation from
i the other, we have f A=XfY j
IB=X—Y j
i A—B=--2 Y==the difference of the
forces ascending and descending. This
: then is the result. A body will de
scend with a force less than that with
| which it left the gun equal to |wice the
resistance of the atmosphere whatever
| that force may he. 53
Flr« In Eloyd County.
A correspondent informs us that the ■
j Gin House of Dr: A. P. Longstrket,
j formerly of this city, now living near
j .'Rome, was burned ou Monday, and that
' j three of his negroes were burned to
'death before they could be got out.— !
I I We aave not room for the particulars
to-day.
Oysters.
1 There is a great demand for oysters in
j Philadephia, and prices have gone up 1
considerably. They are selling at from
sl2 to sls per thousand. These are the
j prices for oysters taken in Pennsylvania
waters. The supplies from the Chesape
ake this season show a heavy falling off.
Death oe a Curxstias Pioneer.—
■Rev. David Young, a divine of the 51. j
;E. Church of the last half century,
1 died at Zanesville, Ohio, one day last
week, at an advanced age. He was one
lof the early pioneers of Methodism in
'the West and South, over which he
traveled when a perfect wilderness.— j
Raised in Eastern Virginia in affluence, ;
!he, after his conversion, devoted not;
only his time and talents, but his am-
I pie fortune, to the service of religion, j
enduring all the privations and hard
ships of pioneer life.
Education in Prussia. —By a law of
1 Prussia, every child is required to go to
; school between the ages of seven and
fourteen, and to learn, at least, to read
'and write. In 1845, there were only
two persons in every hundred who
could neither read nor write. In the
standing army of 126,000 men, but two ;
soldiers are unable to read ; aud of 2,- i
900,000 children between the ages of
seven and fourteen at the last census,
2,328,000 were actually attending the !
schools.
Millcdgevllle Correspondence.
Friday, Nov. 20, 1858, [
9 1-2 o’clock, A. M. j
Senate.— After the usual prelimina
ries, the first business that was in order,
was the call of counties.
bills introduced.
Mr. Arnold, of Henry—To alter the |
law in regard to physicians.
I Mr. Johnson, of Paulding—To ex- j
plain an act passed in 1857, exempting i'
| uertaiu property from tax and sale. No
\ horse kept for pleasure, is to be inclu-: 1
;ded iu the term farm horse or mule,
j Mr. Riley, of Lumpkin—To extend j
, Ithe jurisdiction of the Inferior Courts
lof this State, to cases sounding iu dam-;
'ages, not exceeding SSO.
| Mr. Price, of Cass—A resolution re
| questing the Governor to have the {
i freights on iron on the Western & At
■ I lantic Railroad reduced, for the purpose |
)of increasing the production of iron in’
■ | Georgia.
| Mr. Whitaker, of Fulton—To allow
j the city authorities of Atlanta to organ
ize a system of Public Free Schools in
!said city.
| Mr. McConnell, of Catoosa—To com
j pel parties plaintiff, to give bond with
securities, to the parties defendants in
I certain cases ; and to allow said defend
i ants to sue for damage in certain cases.
Also, to change the time of holding
the Inferior and Superior Courts of the
Cherokee Circuit, in the several coun
ties of said Circuit.
THIRD READING.
I A resolution to subscribe for six liun
i idled copies of Cobh’s Analysis and
t j Forms (revised edition) to include the
Gets or changes of the Legislature.—
’ ! Three thousand dollars to be expended
1 | by the Governor—passed,
i j The President then announced that
f this was tlie day appointed to meet the
J Trustees of Franklin College, and that
’ j said Trustees were now in session and
' ! ready to meet the Senate.
• j Mr. Mallard, of Liberty moved that
| a committee of three be appointed to
. inform the Trustees that the Senate was
ready to receive and resolve itself into
the Senatus Academicus. The resolu
tion was passed.
That committee are Messrs. Mallard,
Harris, of Meriwether, and Atkinson.
The committee retired, and after a
few minutes returned, and reported l
through their chairman, Mr. Mallard, |
I that they had performed the duty as- |
signed them, and that the Trustees had
jsignified their intention of meeting j
| the Senate and resolving themselves
[into the Senatus Academicus in a few
minutes.
The Senate received the Trustees
tstanding. Hon. John E. Ward retired
; from the Chair and Gov. Jcs. E. Brown
took the Chair in his stead, and the
Senate, in connection with the Trustees
j of Franklin College, resolved itself into
1 the Senatus Academicus.
; The first business iu order was the
I call of Senators of the different coun
| ties, as to the state of education in the
'different counties.
Pending the call of the counties,
j which, by the way, accomplishes very
j little, w hen about one half of them
i had responded, the Senatus Acadetni
cus adjourned until 3 o'clock, P. M.—
I The Senate then adjourned until three
o’clock, P. M.
j The majority of the counties made
little or no report at all. We werepar-
Iticnlarly struck with the reports of
I Chatham and Bibb. Those two have
I done more for the cause of education
|in their midst than any other counties
in the State.
Three o’clock. P. M.—The Senate
; met and received the Trustees of Frank
lin College and resolved themselves iu-;
’ to the Senatus Academicus.
The call of counties was resumed and'
I completed. Hon. Henry Hull then ad- (
| dressed the Senatus Academicus. Hon.j
,T. R. R. Cobb then addressed that body;,
pending his speech, the Seiiatus Acade
j miens adjourned to meet at 9 1-2 A. M., j
to-morrow. The Senate then adjourn
ed until the same time.
J House.— After the usual preliminaries,,
amotion was made to reconsider the,
loss of a bill to lend the aid of the
State to the Elijay R. R. Reconsidered.
INTRODUCED.
Fulmore of Cass—To reduce the
S price of freight ou iron on the W. & A.;
Railroad.
Mr. Gordon, of Chatham —To amend
the acts in relation to drawing juries.
Mr. Wilkes, of Lincoln—To appro
priate money to complete the Lunatic
Asylum.
Mr. Hardeman, of Bibb—To define
; the liability of railroads in certain cases.
The unfinished business of yesterday,
to form a new county from Fayette and
Henry—passed, yeas !>5. nays 49.
The General Aid bill was then argued
! until the House adjourned this evening.
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Tlie Hermit of the Mountain*.
1 Wilburn Waters, the hermit of Pond
' i Mountain, in the White Top regions of
Virginia, has killed four bears within
■ the last three weeks oue of them ex
; ceedingly large. The Abingdon Viryin
, wa says of this singular man :
| For more than twenty years he has
| lived alone in the solitude o.f that vast
1 mountain region, devoting the time to
'■ hunting and stock raising. He claims,
we belive, to be a half breed of the Ca-
I tawba tribe, and is a man of great phys
ical power. He owns about 1,000 acres
of land, ami raises and sells largo num
i bers of cattle and hogs, and takes vast
quantities of wild honey. Although lie
lives entirely alone, the latch string
!of his cabin is always out, and nothing!
seems to be more grateful to bis feelings!
J than the dispensation of his hospitali
ties. But, poor man, he now has no'
latch string or cabin. During a few
days’ absence four weeks ago,he return-j
1 ed to find bis home a bank of ashes,and
jail that his house contained consumed.
Wlieu we were there last week, he had;
'built a fire upon the spot where his]
domicil stotxl and wc partook of his’
hospitalities upon a log in the open!
air.
j Since his residence upon the Fond,
! Mountain he has captured 80 bears, 36!
I wolves, aud upwards of 300 deer, aud u
|countless number of wild turkeys and;
the varmints of the lulls. He is 40,
j years old, has lived about half that time;
at his present locality, and has never |
|been at Abingdon but twice,though ou-|
ly 30 miles from it.
-
Can AfiitaiiK to the l ulled
State*.
A correspondent of tbe New York
Herald propounds the following quern ;
iu that paper:
i “Is there any law or any treaty to
prevent it ‘ Colored men taken by force'
lon the African coast I suppose to be)
'illegal, but if a parcel of colored menj
choose to signify to me their desire to
! visit the American continent, have
they not the right to do 60 ? The North
say black men are free, hence have a
; right to go where they choose. Then,
j I ask, have I not a right, without any
infringement on existing treaties, to
import or bring over at a fair remune
ration, any quantity of Africans who
desire to visit this country ?”
— !
Gambling in V\ ushlngton.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia North American, in his let
! ter of the 13th instant, referring to an
;auction at the well known gambling;
j house of a man named Pendleton, late-1
| ly deceased, remarks :
These gambling resorts have in
creased fearfully at Washington in tlie!
i last ten years, and it is notorious that;
! they have done more to demoralize i
| legislation than all the debasing and!
icorrupting influences which have been!
! brought to bear upon weak, venal or j
needy members of Congress. I was;
j deeply impressed by the silent but elo- j
| quent witnesses of this fact, when the,
| drawers of Pendleton's desk wereopen
!ed, yesterday, and numerous bills, re-!
lating to schemes before Congress, were;
exposed to public view. Tbe misery, j
ami wretchedness, and degradation in
flicted upon men and families by these!
hells are appalling, and even the im
perfect disclosures which have reached!
me, accidentally, exhibit a state of
morals in Congress which would aston
ish the country if exposed. Some of
these gamblers, and otiiers who are
concerned as capitalists with them, are
openly employed as lobby agents, from
their supposed ability to control votes
through obligations incurred by mem
bers ; and the fact is one of common
town talk, that their tables are the re
sort of a large class of such voters, in pre
ference to the hotels. This thing has
assumed that serious shape when pub
licity becomes a duty ; for strange as it 1
may seem, tbe influence has so ramified!
that it was feared, at one time, in the
early stages of the Kansas struggle, last
session, when the House was nearly
equally divided, that the scale would
be turned by a turn of the screw upon
particular members who were known to
be in the power of the gamblers. It
may well be asked where are we drift
ing, when such things can be, and go
unrebuked ?
Mr. Howe, tbe inventor of the
loopstitcli used by all the best sewing
machines, derives an annual income of
j $00,090 from his invention.
! “It should ever be tbe aim of man,”
I says an ancient sage, “to understand;
jail old truths, and endeavor to develop'
jnew.”
* BY TELEGRAPH.
Later from Europe.
■ .f
. ARRIVAL 'f or TIIE
AFRICA.-
. Cbtfcn Steady—-Inferior Qualities Unsaleable.
Salt s of tilt* "Week 10,0<)0 Bales.
, New York. Nov. 26. via Xew Orleans.
■ —The Steamship Africa arrived .this as- 1
ternoon. with Liverpool dates to
day, Nov. loth.
commercial.
’ ZitvryW. Xet. 13.—The Brokers' Cir
f cular reports the sales for the week at i
' 49,000 bales, of which speculators took |
* 3,500,and exporters 7,500 bales, leaving ;
to the trade 38,000 bales. The sales on 1
: Friday were 10,000 bales, of which,spe- j (
"i cnlators and exporters each took 3.000 ;
j bales leaving 4,000 to the trade. The
I market closed steady, but inferior qual
’i ities were unsaleable.
", | Breadstuff's were reported very dull,
■ provisions declining.
’ At London Consols had advanced,
and wore quoted at 98 1 4 a 98 3-8.
' i Additional l>y the Africa.
I I New York, Sov. 26.—The quotations
J of cotton at Liverpool, brought by the
Africa, are as follows :
sj Fair Orleans 7 3 8(1.; Middling Or- j
' | leans 6 7*Bd.; Fair Mobiles 7 l-Bd.; Mid
j dHng Mobiles G 13186.; Fair Uplands
7d., Middling Uplands G 8-4 d.
-I The stock of cotton at Liverpool is
382,000 of which 285,000 are American, j
! The trade in the Manufacturing dis-:
tricts was favorable, and prices quiet
, but steady.
1! The bullion in the Bank of England
I had decreased £IO,OOO. The money!
| market in London was unchanged,
j Liverpool circulars report" the dour |
' market dull and steady. IVheat was
1 dull and quotations nominal. Corn was
1 very dull and prices nominal. Sugar
ni was dull at from Gd. to Is. decline. Cof
' j fee was firm. F.ice steady. Rosin firm, i
", with au advance in all qualities, com
s mon quoted at 4s. Id. to 4s. 2d. Spir
t! its of Turpentine steady at 40s. a 41s.
c London circulars report the sugar
i trade dull and all qualities declining.—
Teas had also declined.
s - Professor Whiitehouse in a late letter
- says that the recent experiments made
t in working the cable are |fallacious. He
; reitrates his belief that the cable may
;. yet be successfully worked,
si England will urge no objection:
* against France engaging in the Coolie
> trade.
The bullion in the Bank of France 1
j'has decreased, during the month, 23,-!
j 000,000 francs.
I: Eight Spanish steamers have sailed
<| against the Rift'pirates.
’ Navigation has closed at St. Pcters
' burg.
I ■ There is unusual animation in Lon
, don in American State stocks, but Rail
* road stocks are dull.
The Russian Japan treaty has been
concluded.
Markets.
'j Savannah, Nov. 20.—The sales of
| cotton to day reach 1,142 bales, at full
l | prices. The market closed firm. Mid-!
; tiling Fair 11 1-2 cents.
; Charleston, Nov. 20. Sales of j
S cotton to day 2,400 bales at 1-8 a 1-4 ,
'icent advance. Middling Fair 117-8,;
'! cents.
Mobile, Nov. 25.—Sales of cotton ; 1
to day 2,500 bales, with a firm market: ,
! Middling 11 cents.
Mobile, Nov. 26.—Sales of Cotton
today 3,500 hales. Middling 11 a 11 1 8
| cents. Sales for the week 23,500 hales;
and receipts23,ooo against 17,500 bales , \
6ame rfeek last year. The increase at j
this port port is 102,600 bales, and the j 1
stock 95,000. Freights to Liverpool '
5-8 cent, and toHavre 1 14 cents.
New Orleans, Nov. 26.—Sales of cot- I
ton to day 4,000 bales, at 1-8 cent ad
i vauce. Middling 11 1-4 all 3-8 cents. t
'Sales during the week 59,000, and re
-1 ceipts 70,000, against 64,000 bales same t
week last year. The increase at this s
' port is 176,000, and at all ports 549,000 '
! bales. The exports the past week are
! 45,000 bales. The stock on hand and ,
on shipboard is 298,000, against 196,- ;
,i 000 hales at the same time last year.
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If” Dr. M. J. Jones Has re- •
| moved his office from Mclotosh-street, to a room 1
j over Hollingsworth & Baldwin’s store, on Broad 1
; street, three doors above the Union Bunk, where 1
j he may be found during the day, and at nighi at 1
the U. s. Hotel. jy?l-d6m
Students, in
search of GOOD C LOTHING, can be wall suite ,
bj calling at J. M. NEWBY & CO.’S, '
Under U. S. Hotel. ;.
They also keep best styles of SHIRTS, DRAW- ,
* ERS, GLOVES, &c. novltf t
JH?° A Card, —Ever grateful for the
' generous patronage already conferred, the sub- 1 (
1 scriber would again advertise that he wdl con- • (
’ tinuethe COMMISSION and GENERAL PRODUCE i;
BUSINESS, iu all its br inches, at bis well known <'
1 old stand, corner Mclntosh and Reynolds-streets, ‘
where he will be pleased to receive a conttnua- j 1
lion oi hi 3 former patronage, pledging himself to : ■
* employ every reasonable means to give entire
satisfaction. Consignments solicited and*brders <
L | promptly filled. M. W. WOODRUFF,
F Forwarding and Gn’l Coin’sn Merchant, '
' Corner Mclntosh and Reynolds-streets,
t ocl-tf AugUEta, Ga.
Dr. Thayer would in
-1 form his friends and the citizens of Augusta, 1
1 that he has returned, and will now be happy to
J wait upon all who may desire his services.
Office and residence in Turpin’s Block, Broad |
street, Augusta. Ga. nov4 ts
) i— i ~ ~ ;
ON CONSIGNMENT,
5 Hilda. Choice
SHOULDERS.
TEN BALES
i; Osnatourgs.
)! Just received, auu for .-we b>
‘ nov22 3 J. H. ANDERSON,
Special Satires.
gir Firemen and Citizens”
(Hand Dress Bull.—The Mechanic Indcpen :
dent Fire Company, id Division, will give their <
Eighth Anniversary Bull, on WEDNESDAY EVE
NING. Deccmbetlst, at the Masonic Ha l.
MANAGERS:
Capt. J 1\ Moore, I Ed V rtuo.
Lieut S. Gavit, j W. O. Bolder,
W. G. Smith, I H. A. Bird.
Henry L. Leon, | A. H. Diehl.
Wm. J. Rutherford.
Chief Engineer, F. I.umback :
Hr ft Assistant Engineer, A. Robert :
Sedond - B. Haney.
COMMITTEE FIRST DIVISION.
Capt. J. A Dortic, Lieut. T. M. Bones.
COMMITTEE W \?KINGToN NO. 1.
j Capt. Chas. Aufilrinau, Liout. H. Punt. (
COMMITTEE CIIN’ U NO. 2,
I Capt. J. McCann, Lieut. S. P. Whitman.
COMMITTEE VIGILANT NO. 3.
J Capt. H. Goodrich, Lieut. J. B. Stoughton, i
COMMITTEE FILLMORE NO. 4.
leapt. W. A heeler, Lieut. E. Baskerville. i
Committee acovsta no. 5. «
Capt. D. Galvin. Lieut. J. Hughes. \
COMMITTEE COLUMBIA NO C. 1
1 Capt. T. Shackelford, Lieut S. Frank. <
COMMITTEE HOOK AND LADDER. 1
Foreman J. B. Platt, Ist Ass’t, J. B. Simmons i
FLOOR MANAGERS : :
W. E. Hearing, I Prof. -I. W. Biggs,
j. D Butt. I E. T. Miller.
Tickets $2 ; to be bad at the door, or of either
of the Managers. W : 1 c»v27-4
(gTTurkeys Coming at Last
From rains iu Tenuessee, the TL RKKVS were
I Uot delivered at the Depot at the time appointed. ]
II have received iaformation Irom Atlanta that 1
j thev will bo in this city by Freight Train, at five <
o’clock, THIS (Saturday) AFTERNOON, and will '
be offered for sale immediately on arrival at the
Georgia Railroad I epot.
I nOV 27 EDWARD PARSONS. 1
iToTs-jm;-
tIT All Members of the Inde
pendent Order Sons .of Malta iu the city of An-j i
gusta, are requested bj* the G. R. .LA., to meet j j
at Room No. 70. Augusta Hotel, at 8 o’clock,!
T iIS (Saturday) NIGHT.
JIT Office Clerk City Court]
OF AUGUSTA, Nov. 20, ISsS.—Parties, Jurors, j'
and Witnesses, are hereby notified that the Hou- j 1
: orable the City Court of Augusta, will stand ad- j ‘
| journo 1 to the second Monday iu DECEMBER
jnexl. DAVID L. ROATII, j (
n0v244 1 -rk t it:
$fT Gentlemen wishing to
obtain good PAY BOARD, in a private family.j.
rati be accommodated by calling at the dwelling; :
opposite the Augusta Free School. nov23-lm* j
Dancing Academy. •
aProt: J. W. Biggs A
: Respectfully announces that his Second Course
of Lessons in Dancing, will commence on WED-j [
N ESI)AY. November 24th, at three o’clock, for j '
Ladies, Misses and Masters ; and at S o’clock P. j i
i M.. for Gentlemen. nov2*2-tf j (
gT City Taxes—Last Notick.—J
A sense of duty, and a desire to avoid giving j
; o.fence to any one, requires me to give notice, j .
that I am ordered to i ause executions to be is- |
sued for all City Taxes remaining unpaid after
the first of next month. JOHN HILL, (
uovlO-dtDecl c. * t. c. a.
f;r ,v Iteward is offered for
i the d(teclion of any pe-son counterfeiting, Imi- (
luting, or the vender of any such couuterleit or j j
l imitation of BfItRHAVE'S HOLLAND BITTER.*., ,
The genuin ?. highly concentrated Holland Bitters j t
j; 3 put up in half-pint bottles only, having the j t
name of the proprietor. B. Page. Jr., blown in \ j
them, an l his -iguature around the neck of each j a
and every bottle. i c
Thb - delightful Aroma has been received by ,
! Americans, with that favor which is only ex- f
Y.-oded t really scientific preparations. When j j
we consider the marked success attending it? t
administration, in the most stubborn cases of j
Fever and Ague. Weakness of auy kind, Dyspcp-
sia Heartburn. Acidity of the Stomach. Sick and t
Nervous Headache, ludigestiou. Costiveness and a
Piles, together wi h the complete control it ex
ercises over nil Nervous, Rheumatic and Neu- a
' ralgic Affections, we cannot wonder at its popu l
larity. Weil may the invalid value this remedy. J
nov-23 d6icl
fgf Headaclie.— Fiom an emi. a
uent Clergyman —Pittsburgh, July 9tli, ISSS. 1
Messrs. B*mj. Page, Jr., x Co.—Gentlemen : I h
take great pleasure in saying to you that I made li
i>:c of BCEKHAVF/3 HOLLAND BITTERS, which c
! I obtained at your store, and found special re- t\
! lief of a severe headache, from which I had long n
buffered, and 1 believe they were of service to t 1
i me in relieving my stomach and head. P
! Very respectfully, &c. Fam'l L. BiBC ck. v
HEADACHE AND DEBILITY. b
Mr- Silas J. Liscomb, of Birmingham, says :
•• I have found in Bcerhave’s Holland Bitters a a
! remedy for Headache and Debility. My wile has °
j also used it with the greatest benefit.'’ r
Mr. A. S. Nicho son, of Pittsburgh, also rc- P
| marks that he has experienced much relief from
i its use for headache.
STRENGTH AND HEALTH RESTORED.
Mr. John Davidson, living teu miles above
Pittsburgh, ou the Pennsylvania Canal, says :
When I commenced taking Bojrhave's Hoi-
land Bitters, I could hardly walk. Now I enjoy ‘j
excellent health.” novl7-d6Acl u
Boarding.-Six young Gen
tlemen can be accommodated with BOARD in a :
private family, in a pleasant part oi the city, and] v
convenient to the Medical College. Apply t*t this j 11
office oc-29-dlm j Q
the Y. News.- v
Nothing since the inundation of the City of New P
York has produced the excitement amoug all w
classes that PROF. WOOD’S HAIR RESTOP.A- a
TIVE has done. Ail classes, from the gray and .
bald-headed sire, and the silver-haired matron,
down to the sprightly youth and beautiful maid-i 1
eu with her glossy ringlets, are crowding thei gl
Depot at No. 312 Broadway : the former to be „
permanently restored, and the latter to possess n
themselves of that which will prevent the inroad s;
of envious time, and cause the appearance of
j youth and beauty to linger to the greatest age. v
Besides, all the popular Druggists in the country t ,
are couhtantiy engaged iu dealing out the R« ?-
torative to their customers, “and the cry is still w
they come.” a
Caution —Beware of worthless as
] several are already in the market, called by dis- t j
j ferent names. Use none unless the words (Pro- 0
j feasor Wood’s Hair Restorative, Depot .St Louis, E
t Mo., and New York), are blown iu the bottle.
j Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine deal- t
j er? ; also by all Fancy and Toilet Goods dealers g
• < : n the United States and Canada. novlC d2w
g*; We are authorized to 0
ant ounce the Hon. THOMAS W. THOMAS as a
candidate for the office of Judge of the Superior 3
Courts of the Northern Circuit, at the ousuing f
election in January next. sepSO* 11
HrWanteil.—To hire eight or ten |
i able-bodied MEN,to work on the WAYNESBORO
1 RAILROAD. Wages, Twelve Dollars and a Half 1
j per month, Enquire of A. Yenge, Ssperintend
| _
Miss Collins is prepared to
give instructions on the PIANO. Terms mod- l
| crate. Apply at Mrs. E. O. Colons’, opposite 1
the Planters’ Hotel. 0c29 1m 1
(IT VV e are aufliorizetl to J
announce CLAIBORNE SNEAD, Esq., as a caudi-
date for Attorney General of the Middle District,
at the election in January next. jv22 j
fir Mr. Editor Please an- \
nouucc ALPHEUS M. RODGERS as a suitable j
person for the office of Attorney General of the ]
Middle Circuit. au!7 A Voter. >
.Special Homes.
£ITMy Dear Sir:—lf you live
in r near Augusta, go at once to HAVII.AN .
CHICHISIER ic CO.'S, and get a bottle of the
GREAT DISINFECTANT,
Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid.
So doing, you will be a happier, healthier,
wiser, better man.
If you do not live in Augusta, go to you* near
est Dr e Store, and you will be pretty sure to
;ln-l it ; but if they hav’m got it, tell them to or
der a lot at once from J. DARBY,
novltf Auburn, Alabama.
(f°Cnre of Diseased Liver.
—HoNEsn.u.K Co.. Penn., Jan. 10, 1850—Mr.
Seth W Fowle—Sir: You are at liberty to use
the following statement for the benefit ot the af
tUfcted:
I was attacked with the Liver Complaint,
which apparently brought me to the brink ot
t lie grave. During my sickness I was attended
by three physicians in our place, but received
no help. I also tried the various remedies re
commended for such complaints, but they af
forded me no relief. As a last resort, I was
persuaded to try Winter's Balsam of Wild
Cherry, and by using four bottles I was restored
to better health than I have enjoyed before for
ten years. This statement may be relied upon
as strictly true. Betsey Pekhi.y.
The above certificate was given in the pre
sence <»f Dr. A. Strong, of Honesdale, who is well
known in his vicinity as a successful practitioner.
Seth W. Fowi.e & Co., J 39 Washington-street,
Boston. Propr etors. Sold by their Agents
everywhere. my3l
OTTHe Great English
Remedy.—Sir James Clarke’s CF.LEBRATED
FEMALE PILLS. Prepared from a prescription
of Sir J. Clarke, M. I)., Physician Extraordinary
'o the Queen.
This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the
cure »: all those painful ami dangerous diseases
to which the female constitution is subject. It
moderates all excess and removes all obstruc
tions. and a speedy cure may be relied on.
TO MARRIED LADIES it is peculiarly suited.
It will, in a short tune, bring on the monthly
period with regularity.
Each bottle, price One Dollar, bears the Gov
ernment Stamp of Great Britain, to prevent
I counterfeits.
I These Pills-hould not be taken by females
! during the first months of Pregnancy, as
! they are sure to bring on Miscarriage, but at any
other time they are safe.
| In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections,
j Pain iu the Back and Limbs, Fatigue on slight
! exertion. Palpitation of the Heart, Hysterics and j
j Whites, these Pills will effect a cure when all |
other means have failed, and although a power
: fal remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, anti
; inouy, or anything hurtful to the constitution,
j Full directions in the pamphlet around each
! package, which should be carefully preserved.
| Sole A cent 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 tiftv pills, by return mail j
For sale by HAVII.AND, CHICHESTER & CO.
Wholesale and Retail Agents for the State o i
Georgia. febl -y
I
g»?" Ii is not often that we
| notice editorially a patent medicine ; yet we feel j
; it a duty when we are convinced un article is ■
i very meritorious to inform the public, that they,!
too, may be benefitted by its use, and to prevent
them from using other articles that have no i
merit in them.
Now we wish particularly to recommend to'
our readers, DR. SANFORD’S LIVER INVIGO-;
BATOR, as an article that has given benefit and !
performed cures, in our circle of acquaintance,
that were little less than astonishing. It is par
ticularly recommended for all diseases of the
Liver, as it is a Liver Ineigorator. Especially
among our own children have we noted its ben
eficial cfl-vts. whore the little sufferers, from
bowel complaint, worms and other diseases in
cident to children, have been made quiet and
perfectly cured by the use of this article. It has
testimonials that none can doubt, for the cure of
Jaundice, Dyspepsia, aud such troubles as al
ways follow a deranged Liver A few such cases j
have come under our observation, where it;
seemed almost to work miracles.
Our advice to families is not to be without it. j
as ii wiil save many hours of pain by its speedy j
use when disease first makes its attack — Ala - j
toona Sentinel. nov3-daclm j
fgT T h e Grent P r ohleiu
Solved!—DP.. MORSE’S INVIGORATING COR
DIAL.—The dyspeptic patieut, whose stomach j
has lost the power of duly converting food into a
life-sustaining element, is relieved by a single j
course of this extraordinary tonic. The gastric j
fluid re acquires its solvent power, and the crude j
nutriment, which was a load and a burthen to I
the sufferer, while ins digestive organization was J
paralyzed aud unstrung, becomes, under the j
wholesome revolution created in the system, the j
basis of activity, strength and health.
The nervous sufferer, while tormented by the
acute, physical agony of Neuralgia, Tic-doloreux j
or ordinary headache, afflicted with vague ter
rors. wakened by periodical fits, threatened with
paralysis, borne down aud dispirited by that
terrible lassitude which proceeds from a lack of
nervous energy, or experiencing any other pain
or disability arising from the unnaturalcondition
of the wonderful machinery which connects ©v- j
ery member with the source of sensation, mo- j
tion and thought—derives immediate benefit
from the use of this Cordial, which atoncecalms,
invigorates and regulates the shattered nervous
organization.
Females who have tried it are unanimous in
declaring the Elixir to be the greatest boon that
woman has ever received from the hands of
medical men.
Morse’s Invigorating Elixir has a direct, im
mediate and astonishing 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 Pharmacopia.
If long life and the vigor necessary to its eu
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 do
bility or from the weakness of a single organ
willali find immediateaud permanent relief from
the use of this incomparable ren >vator. To
those who have a predisposition to paralysis it
will prove a complete and unfailing safe guard
against that terrible malady. 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 ofself-de
s: ruction, fear of insanity, hypochondriasis, dys
pepsia, general prostration, irritability, nervous
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
lv 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, aud 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
print bottles : $3 per bottle ; two lor $5 ; six so
sl2. O H. RING, proprietor, 192 Broadway, N
York. Sold by Druggists throughout the United
States, Canadas amt the West Indies. Also, by
HAVILAND. CHICHESTER & CO., and PLUMB &
LEITNER, Augusta. febl9-3m
Htto .Mcrtisfiiunts,
CONCERT IIALL,
U. b\ MARCH AST .. Los-**-? aud Manat- r.
' last appearance of
Mr, CHAS. WALCOT,
)' Saturday Kvonlng. November 87,.
Will be presented. PSonclw ’s Drama of
Zj-A-'V J&.'rPTCSR ,
OR, NOT A BAD JUDGE.
■ John Caspar Lava ter MB- WALCOT
d Comic Song Mr- LENNOX
DANCE by Miss P.AYM XD
Ti conclude with PlonclieV Drama of
CHARLES THE TWELFTH.
OR THE SIEGE OF STKALSUND.
Charles XII. King of Sweden MR. WALCOT
AthnisHon —Gallery. 75 cents : Parquette. TO
' Poors open at o’clock ; Curtain
1 rise nt ~\\ o’clock, precisely. nov27
SCOTCH WHISKY.
i i Royal Lochnagar Whisky
Joh n B<'.{/'], Distiller to the Qm .n.
5 One Puncheou of this justly celebra’cd'WHlSßY
just received, and for sale by
nov27-d6*cC JOHN NEL^OX.
I
> WOOD.
i -
Kin COItDS SEASONED WOOD, a
11MJ the Basin, ami will be delivert i ~:y
where- in the city, at $4 per cord.
° nov27-tf BOYD A: THIGPEN.
AT THE OFFICE OF THF.
BATH PAPER MILLS,
A superior article of
; IB "O. O 15L s is. X 21
(ofion Sample Paper,
8 nov26-tf
Piano Tuning,
FANO FORTES tuned, Melodeoiw,
Accordeons. Violins and Guitars repaired.
1 Orders left at Charles Cutlin’s Pianoforte and
1 Music Store, or at my Picture Frame Shop, op
. I polite the Post Office, promptly attended to.
Picture Frames.
1 K epingon hand a large assortment of GILT
» and ROSEWOOD MOULDING, (with a _ond work
: man.) I am prepared to make to ord» r °ortrait.
j Picture ami Looking Glass FRAMES. All oraerr
; promptly attended to. Oval Frames and Span
! glos of the various sizes, always on mind.
nov26-tf ROBERt A. HARPER.
I3AGGING. —25 bales heavy
3 GING. For sale at Depot, by
JOSIAH SIBI.FY & SONS.
, nov26 No. 6 Warren Block.
13AC0N. —25 hhds. Ribbed SIDES ;
3 10 hhds. prime SHOULDERS For sale by
1, ' JOS’AH SIBLEY k SONS.
; ! nov26 No. 6 Warren Block.
[ fTIABLE POTATOES. —150 sacks chcict
1 Juuc table POTATOES, now at Depot.
' i nov26 THO 3. P. STOVALL & CO.
13 LANTING POTATOES.—SO barrelt
prime planting POTATOES, for sale very
1 1 low. Rov2o THOS. P. STOVALL & CO.
Special Notice,
THE subscriber begs to call the atten
tion of Housekeepers to his largo stock ol
SILVER I’LATED GOODS, consisting in part of
Spoons. Forks, Cake Baskets, Mugs, Candlesticks,
i Butter Knives, Mustard Spoons. Soup and Saute
. I/idles. Molasses Jugs, Salt Cellars, c. Abo,
l the largest stock and assortment of CASTORS tc
bo found in the city. with finest cut bottle-, at
; from $5 to $25, with from three to six bottles in
’ each. For sale at the China Store, f.w d:<ors
above the Augusta Hotel, No. 183. North side ot
i Broad street. nov26 S. C. MUSTIN.
I7XAMII.V HAMS.- In store, and arri
’ ving, a lot of fine Family HAMS. For sac
j by nov24 THOS. P. STOVALL X CO.
XTEW HAMS an-.l PIG SIDES, just
ll reived l»y r ESTES & CLARK.
nov?4-d8
Hops, Hops.
TO BAKERS.—Just received, a large
supply of HOPS, crop 1888, which we wil!)
! sell at a very small advance on New York cost.
: nov23-6 WM. H. TUTT.
To Uetail Grocers.
TTTST RECEIVED—
*} 50 boxes Pearl STARCH :
25 “ “ “ in pound papers ;
100 dozen MUSTARD ;
j 50 mats C NN.VMON :
50 boxes SODA, in >2 and 1 pound papers.
■ All of which will bo sold at very low figures.
! nov23-6 WM. H. TUTT
Wanted,
A GOOD HOUSE SERVANT. One
that can come well recommended, will fin
a good place, with prompt wages. Enquire at
this office. nov23-3
A Situation Wanted.
BY A MAN, as Editor of a Country
Paper, (American in politics.) or Associate
Editor of a city paper. The salary must 1>«- are
spectable one, as his object is to throw hi.-
“ whole energies into the w-*rk ” he undertakes.
The advertiser is a Practical Printer, and has live
years’ experience in the profession as Editor.
Apply soon, to the Editor Dispatch for further
informal ion.
“TROUT HOUSE,”
A-TIjANTTA., G-
By Dr. J. R. Boyd,
TXTHO has taken a lease of the prop-
VV ertv, and intends to “brush up” ami
have things as they should be—will be glad to
see his old friends, and others, when they visit,
this flourishing city. nov22-lm
4£y Xlorniug p»pers copy.
ORE.--02 half coils” very choice
Kentucky ROPE Just received, and for
sale by nov22 DANIEL H. WILCOX.
Cl OTTON YARNS’—”
J a full supply of COTTON YARNS, of a.I
sizes, from the Montour Xlanufacturing Company
For sale by THOS. P. S OYALL k CO..
novls Agents.
HAMS7HAMS.--5,000 pounds choice
Canvas HAMS, now in store. For sale by
, 1(IV p; THOS. P. STOVALL A' < O.
lIFTY KEGS I>l. CARR. SODA, *
1 store, and for sale low. by
nOV 9 * ZIMMERMAN & STOVALL.
SiuNG the many New Books just
received by THOS. RICHARDS & SON, arc
the following :
Mizpali, Prayer and Friendship, by Lafayette
C. Loomis, A. XL
Spurgeon’s Gems, being brilliant passages
from the discourses of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon.
The Heights of Eidelberg, by Helen Hazlette
Thoughts rs Favored Hours upon Bible Im->
. dents and Characters, and other subjects, bj
Josiah Copley.
. Sell-made Xlen, by Chas. C. B. Seymour.
r The Courtship o( Xliles Standish, aud other
1 Poems, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Prue and I, by George William Curtis.
The Potiphar Papers, by George W. Curtis.
History ol Frederick the Second, called I* redo
. rick the Great, by Thomas Carlyle.
1 Ernestine, or the Heart’s Sayings, by Aletb.
1 Brandon, or a Hundred Years Ago, a tale oC
I sfao American Colonies, by Osmond Tiffany.
Violet, or the Times we live iu.
; Zenaida, by Florence Anderson.
1 Ought American Slavery to be perpetuated C
a debate between Rev. X\. G. Brownlow and
Rev A Pryne, held at Philadelphia, Sept., 1858.
1 Grandmother’s Scrap Book, or Western Glea
» ner carefullv selected with a view to interest
r and instruct the young mind, and to inculcate
l the principles of morality.
The “ Demi Monde,'’ a satireon society, r ont
: the French of Alexander Dumas, Jr., by Mrs,
E. G. Squier. novl3