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AUGUSTA, GEO :
Friday Evening, Dec. 10, 1858.
Peodorhy mtc No. 5.
Dear Dispatch :—Know all men by
these presents that I, M. 0. Gull, do
most positively uuequivocnlly and pre
emptorially declare, and asseverate,
that I protest against this eternal rumb
ling and grumbling about our gas, anti
1 desire it to be distinctly uuderstooo
that I do this because I believe that tin
people are more to be blamed in th.
matter than the gas itself, in proof ol
which notice, my own case. The othor
night, I butted my precious head plump
up against one of the posts, but did 1
blast the gas? Not a bit of it, because
the gas was there, and burning as bright
as a little wax match, so if I did not see
it, it was for the reason, that I did not
look up, which I, as a man of sense,
ought to have done, and which I am
certain to do hereafter. Another thing,
if the gas dont burn very brightly, it
makes up the deficiency by burning
long, as you may often see it between
seven and eight o’clock in the morning,
but as a matter of course no body pays
for that.
Mllledgeville Correspondence.
Miu.edc.evilee, Dec. 8, 1858.
Senate.--Night Session.—' The Senate
met in pursuant to adjournment at 9
1-2 o'clock and proceeded to business.
To incorporate the Railroad City Bank
in the City of Atlanta. Amended by
inserting the individual liability cause,
and also reserving the power of future
legislation on the subject, and passed.
To change the name of the Poor
School Fund to that of Educational
Fund—passed.
To repeal all laws requiring the Sen
ate to constitute any part of the Sena
tus Acadcmicus—laid on the table.
To regulate the currency of the State
—lost, Ayes 24, Nays 70.
To regulate the duties of Ordinaries j
in certain cases—passed.
To compell the ltauks to redeem their
bills at their Agencies—lost by Ayes 27
Nays 57.
The Senate then adjourned until 9
o’clock to morrow.
Thursday, Dec. 7th.
Morning Session. —Matterito Reconsider. —
The lost bill to change the line between I
Fayette and Fulton couuties—reconsid- j
ered.
The lost billto compell all Banks to j
redeem their bills at their Agencies—
lost.
The Educational bill was taken up :
and after a great many amendmonts, |
and a great deal of debate was passed 1
by Ayes 09, Nays 33. We do not con
consider it necessary to send the Ayes
and Nays.
The bill as amended reads as follows,
viz :
To be entitled an act to appropriate
the net earningß of the Westernand At
lantic Railroad to the payment of the !
Public Debt, and to provide for the ed- j
ucation of the children in the several j
counties of the State.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly, That from and immediately af
ter the passage of this act, the sum of
$200,000 of the nett earning of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad shall he
applied annually, to increase the Edu
cational Fund, the payment to bo paid
semi annually on the Ist of Januaryaud
the Ist of July in each year.
Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That the balance
of the nett earnings of the State Road
be applied to the payment of the Pub
lic Debt of this State.
Sec. 3. paid $200,000 to be divided
out among the several counties, thereof,
according to the return of all free white
children thereof, between the ages of;
eight and eighteen, and that each coun
ty hereby have the power to use, enjoy j
and dispose of the fund they respective
ly receive, for educational purposes, in
such manner as they may see fit and
proper, the plan for each county to be
devised by the Grand Jury thereof, to
gether with the Ordinary, and if the
Grand Juries and Ordinaries fail or re
fuse to devise a plan, then said fund to
be used and employed under existing
laws; Provided, that in all coses the
said fund shall be used for instruction
of children in the elementary branches
of education ; Provided, that all monies
raised and appropriated under the pro
visions of this act, for the county of
Chatham, shall be expended by tho
Justices of the Inferior Court of said
county, through the School Commis
sioners of said county.
Sea, 4. And be it further maeied, That
the Receiver of Tax Returns of each
county shall require of each tax payer,
when giving in his taxable property, to
return under oath the number of his
children between the ages of eight and
eighteen, audit shall be the duty of
tbe Grand Jury of each county, at the
next term of the court after the Re
oeiver of Tax Returns has completed
his book, to examine the same, and if
any of such children are left out of the
returns, then the said Grand Jury to
make any effort in their power to find
out who they are, and have them ad
ded thereto.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
in order to augment said educational
fund, whatever surplus money may be :
in the Treasury, not otherwise appro- j
priated at the time of such apportion
ment, over and above the expenses or- '
dinary and extraordinary of the State <
Government, shall be added to the 1
above sums and set apart a6 above for t
educational purposes, and distributed i
as provided by the second section of i
this act.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the Inferior
CouTtcf each county shall, upon a re
commendation of the Grand Jury there
of, assess such a per cent upon its State
tax as they may deem right and proper,
if any, to augment said educational
fund for said couDty , and the Or
dinary of each county shall be the
Treasurer of said fund, snd shall give
bond in the 6um of double the amount
apportioned to his said county, for its
faithful disbursement.
Sec 7. And be it further enacted, by the •
authority aforesaid. That the ordinary of 1
each county shall receive 1 1-2 percent,
for receiving and 1 1-2 per cent, for pay
ing out so much as they may receive. <
Tho alterations and amendments, as !
here show , do not include all. but on-
Jy such are most important.— Reporter.
House--Night Seesion.-Qn Wednesday
the House met and proceeded to busi
-ness The general appropriation bill
IVM t«, Sen np and acted on. Tbe bill
I was then transmitted to the Senate .
1 To a jter the law tn j
relation to defaulting tax W’*™. & Cl
Mr Gordon moved to amend by d » !<
criminating in favor of Georgia banks
in opposition to foreign banks, by lay.
ling an extra tax of twenty-five per
cent, upon all foreign banks and their
agencies—lost by ayes 51. nays on. He
then proposed to amend by instituting
ten per cent.—lost.
So many other amendments were of
fered and acted on, that we do not
know exactly how the bill is to operate.
Several others seemed to be laboring
under the same impression, as the se
quel will show.
Mr. Hardeman moved to appoint a
committee of three to codify the bill
and explain it to the House.
Mr. Luffman moved to appoint a
committee of three to take the bill out
of the House. Both were ruled out.
Mr. Smith, of Towns, thought it
strange that any Senator should desire
to defeat the bill ; if passed, it would
create litigation enough in the State to
put thousands of dollars into the State
Treasury and that might then bo appro-;
priated to educating tho poor children ;
of the State. [Laughter.]
Mr. Walker, of Henry, moved to ap
point a committee of three Philadel
phia lawyers to go to each county and
explain the bill, especially to the ’Tax
Collector of the county. This pro
duced a roar of laughter, but still the
bill was passed—ayes 69, nays 62.
The House then adjourned.
Morning Session,—Third Reading. —To
pardon Benj. Knight—passed.
To repeal laws establishing Supreme
Courts —lost; ayeß 34, nays 95.
To prevent hunting and fishing, by
nou-re6idents, in Georgia (certain coun j
ties excepted)—passed. j
A message was received from His Ex-!
cellency, the Governor, stating that he
had signed certain bills ; among the
number, a bill to repeal all laws to pre
vent non-residents from hunting and!
fishing in this State.
To incorporate trmstees of a Presby
terian Church in Liberty county. Mr. j
Gordon, of Chatham, moved to amend
by adding a section incorporating the
Savannah Flour Mill Company.
To incorporate Washington Institute,
Hancock county—amended and passed.
To authorize Justices of the Peace to
I hold courts two or more days—passed.
To collect interest on open accounts
after they are due, which day is the
j first of January.
! To incorporate the town of Hawkins
; ville, iu Pulaski county. An amend-!
1 inent, by Mr. Hughes, legalizing the
iorganization of a mounted police of the;
loth Dist., Liberty county. Also, to iu-i
elude the town of Acworth, iu Cobb
couuty. Some other amendments were
made and the bill passed,
j To incorporporate a Volunteer Com- ,
pally in Fort Valley. Amended by Mr.
, Gordon, to include the Oglethorpe Light
.Infantry of Savannah, and passed.
! Amendatory of Acts incorporating the I;
city of Americus—passed.
To make a now county from Stewart ,
and Randolph to be called Haynes.— ,
Quitman was proposed in lieu ot Haynes .
was adopted and the bill passed.
Afternoon Session. —The afternoon was
devoted to the discussion of a resolu
tion to take up House bills, and to read.'
! ing Senate bills first and second time.
| The American party met and nomi
j nated tho Hon. D. Irwin of the coun
ty of Cobb, as their candidate for com
missioner to codify the laws.
The Democratic party met and ad
journed without nomination, the Hons.
H. V. Johnson, Hiram Warner and Al
exander M. Speer stand highest. There
has been but one ballot, and the meet
ing adjourned to meet again at 9 1-2
[o'clock P. M.
It is now too late for the mail and we
will attempt to send this letter per Ex
jpress.
j Speech of .fudge Gibson of Richmond,
On the passage qf the Resolutions requesting
Judges McDonald and Benning to resign.
Mr. President, ours is a government,
|in which the Judicial, Executive and
Legislative departments of the govern
imentby written constitution, are kept
separate; as legislators we can interfere
with neither the Executive or Judicial
departments only in the mode pointed
lout in the C'anstitution; any other mode
is beneath the dignity of the Senate, and
is an attempt to strike u blow iu the
dark by gentlemen who have not the
manliness, or courage to meet the ques
tion as directed under the Constitution.
When we undertake to follow other
paths or modes than as directed in the
Constitution we are like the man trav- ;
elling to Pineville, who asked a lad
whom ho met to show him the road.—
The lad told him to follow that road .
until he came to a path, go down that 1
path and turn to the right and you will '
come to a Poplar Tree.
Stranger— 1 What then sonny.’
Boy—'lf you aint lost I’ll be damn
ed.’
I beg the pardon of the Senate for
the use of the term, but if we follow
these winding paths and muddy creeks
of Legislation, we will be lost, irrevoca
bly lost Senators let me beseech you
as tile the guardians of Georgia, to pro
tect her Do not. oh, do not create the
confusion that will most assuredly be ere
ated by the passage of these resolutions.
Again,the preamble on your Table asks
me as a senator to assert a fact, which ,
as a Lawyer, I know to be incorrect, to be i
true. Tuat is, that because a law has ,
become obsolete that is gone into non
usus it is therefore void, if this be true,
good and wholesome laws are void, and 1
j many more may be, and much that is ;
valuable in the common law is void. A
mere statement of the proposition I '
deem sufficient to carry its own refuta
tion. The resolutions on your table,; 1
sir, volunteer advice to Judges McDonald ;
and Benning. Now Sir, whilst I have <
great respect for the friends of this res- !
olution, I think them more capable of '
receiving, than giving advice to those *
gentlemen. And whilst we are taught 1
that it is more blessed to give than to
receive, yet I think in this instance the
the reverse is true. Again I have often
heard that volunteered advice and i
opinions cost nothing and were worth
nothing. I am entirely opposed to any
suchcourseof proceedings either of those ,
gentleman have acted wrong or corrupt- '
ly, proceed in the legitimate mode, and
I will join you in every effort to get the
truth and bring the offender or offen- '
ders to justice. Whilst I entirely repu- !
diate the policy of the law as declared in; 1
tbejdecision alinded to, and will give my!
vote to repeal it in toto, I cannot con ■ i
ceiveof a more ruinous policy to our -
State.than arraying the courtß of our cou
ntry before the tribunal of public opin- .
ion in the way and manner that has
been pursued in this case. Carry it in
to practice, and our Justice, Jurors, >
Judges of the Circuit Courts and 8u- (
preme Bench will be compelled in fu- ,
ture, not to decide and declare what the.
law is, Lut what the people, public opin
ions, or influential and controlling men may
desire it to be. When this system is inau
gurated in Georgia the weak and poor ■
may 'prepare themselves to boic their
necks to wear the yokes prepared for
them by the strong and the rich. Better
by far that we submit temporarily to .
bad laws than inaugurate such a system
in our State. Ido not stand here in
the Senate of Georgia, to defend the
members of the Court, but when you
do attack them in the right way, let .
them be beard, and in my opinion in
the persons of Judges Benning and Mc-
Donald you will find foemen worthy
of your best steel. Yet, I do stand
here and defend the Judiciary of your
State, and ask Senators not to interfere
with its peculiar department, or pros
trate it to the behests of popular cla
mor and fury. Whilst, Mr. President
and Senators, I have great respect for
public opinion, and will always bow to
its behests when expressed upon political
or popular rights, sir, I hold that even
the txw popvdi should not interfere, nor
should it be listened to in the adminis-i
I tration of our laws by Courts aud Ju-
Jries. And the Judge or Juryman that
I inquires in the making up of his opin
ion, as to what is public opinion is un
worthy of the position heisholding.and
in my opinion perjures himself. There
was more wisdom in the election of our
Judical functionaries under the old
mode than the ruthless hands of its de
stroyers knew of, and the sooner we re
turn to that mode in my opinion the bet
ter for our country.
A Retraction.
The Richmond Whig, which made
i many violent attacks upon Mr. John
; Minor Botts, three years since, for his
| opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska bill
and the legislation growing out of that
measure and has since continued a bit
ter warfare against him, has recently
| made the following withdrawal of the
j language then employed :
“It was for his resolute and irrecon
! cilable opposition to the repeal oi the
Missouri Compromise that we denounc
j ed John Minor Botts, in terms of un
measured severity, about three years
ago. We denounced him unjustly:
and a pmblie apology is due from us to
him, which we accordingly tender now.
“We have no such false delicacy as
forbids us to make due reparation where
we have indicted an injury. There
I has been no intercourse of any sort be-!
j tween Mr. Botts and ourselves for the|
! last three years ; nor are we now even I
on speaking terras. But that should
] not prevent us from making him a prop
i or atonement for the wrong we did him, j
in so violently denouncing him for his
opposition to the repeal of the Missouri j
Compromise—which opposition we our
selves, together with numbers of lead
ing Southern Democrats, now believe
to have been wise and right. All ex
pressions of a harsh character, there
[ fore, which we applied to that gentle
man during the memorable controver
sy in which we participated three years
ago, are hereby publicly, frankly, and
uncondionally retracted.”
Indian Carnival In California.
Recently a grand Digger jollification j
was held near Barker’s ranch, Nevada I
county, Cal. There were about 150 In-!
dians—men, women, and children—j
present, although only 50 warriors en
gaged in active operations. The Neva-!
da National thus describes the perfor
mance of tbe War dance by the braves: >
Each warrior held his bow and quiver [
of arrows in his hand, and each one ■
had two and sometimes three whistles, |
made of reeds; in his mouth. With
these primitive whistles they produced
a monotonous but unpleasant cadence
to which they kept time with their feet.
They were mostly naked to their waists
and their faces and bodies were painted i
r either bright Vermillion, striped with j
fanciful figures of charcoal, or with a
reddish brown paint. However, two or
three, disdaining innovation upon their
national costume, wore Adam’s livery, j
with a breech cloth, and these few were;
painted black, with fanciful stripes, as;
if to represent the old arch-enemy of:
man himself. Each one wore a head
dress of feathers and beads, and a tur
ban of skins. After numerous gyra
tions indescribable, they would sud
denly stop with a yell that made the
mountain echoes ring, and it seemed to
be a point with them that he who did
not stop on the instant was the butt of
laughter, and the jest of the crowd.—
In the back ground their bush tents
were arranged, where the women
were spectators, for it is the Digger cus
tom that the sexes do not amalgamate
in their festivities ; and when the men
dance the other sex do not join, and ■
when the women hold a jollification the
men are spectators.
Interesting to the Catholic Church.
—The Spanish Government has laid
before the Cortes a bill for restoring to
the clergy and the church their former
possessions. Not only the property of
the secular clergy, lost by the revolu
tion of 1855, is probably to be returned,
but also that of convents, which had
been suppressed in former years ; and
indemnification promised for all that
had already been sold in accordance with
the law of 1855. The total sum amount
ed to more than 3,000,000.000 reals, or
about one hundred and fifty millions
dollars.
The Blue Ridge Railroad. —We re
gret very much to see, says the Colum-1 1
bia Carolinian of yesterday, that the 11
House has refused to remove the con- J
ditions upon which the State promised '
its endorsements of tho bonds of the '
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, to the
amount of one million of dollars. It !
cannot be possible that the Legislature, :
after upwards of two millions has beeu ‘
expended, a e now going to withold 1
further aid, and thus sacrifice such an 1
enormous capital.
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Nominations for 1860. ,
The newspapers have commenced ;
nominating Presidential tickets for
1860. We have noticed several very
good ones.
The Tennessee papers nominate the
Hon. John Bell of that State, and
Washington Hunt of New York.
A writer in the Montgomery Mail
nominates Henry M. Fuller, of Penn
sylvania, for President, and Ben. H.
Hill, of Georgia, for Vice President.
One of our Georgia exchanges sug
gests Senator Hammond, of S. C-, for .
President, and Henry M. Fuller, for
Vice President.
The New York Herald insists upon
trying Gen. Scott again. I
The Right Rev. Bishop Ouderdonk, j
on eminent divine of tbe Episcopal ]
Church, died in Philadelphia on Mon- i
day last, of dysentery.
BY TELEGRAPH.
JLJcrslon In the Echo Case,
Columbia, S. C., Deo. 9.—The decis
ion of the Federal Court on the appli
cation for habeas corpus on ljehalf of the
crew of the Echo, was delivered to day.
Judges Magrath and Wayne decided
that the act of 1820 .is constitutional;
aud they remanded the Echo prisoners
to jail to await the action the grand
jury at the nest regular term of the
Court, on the charge of piracy.
Congre v*f nnal.
Washington, Dec. 9.—ln the heuate
to day, Messrs. Crittenden, of Ky.,
Toombs, of Ga., and Johnson,of Tenn.,
appeared aud took their scats. Mr.
Iverson, gave uotice of a motion to sub
stitute money as a compensation in the
place of the franking privilege.
In the House, the committees were
J announced. The Watrous impeach
ment case was up.
Departure of tile Emigrants.
Mobile, Dec. 9.—The schooner Susan
which was stopped by the cutter Mc-
Clelland, on Tuesday, escaped and is
believed now to be at least four hun
dred miles at sea. The cutter, in pur
suit, got aground at the Navy Cove,and
remains there. The escape of the
| schooner, and the detention of the cut
! ter, have caused much pleasure to
i those who favor the emigration scheme.
Large Fire at Cairo.
New Orleans, Dec. 9.—We have re
-1 ceived intelligence here of a destruc
-1 tive fire at Caiio, Illinois. The most of
the Springfield block is reported to be
destroyed.
, Markets.
Savannah, Dec. o.—Sales of Cotton
. to day reach 900 bales at rather firmer
! prices, but quotations are unchanged.
' Sales during the week 6,000 bales, and
' receipts 14,000 bales. The increase at
1 this port is 146,900, and at all ports
i 608,950 bales. The stock on hand and
on shipboard is 88,000 bales.
1 Mobile, Dec. B.—Sales of Cotton to
; day 2,500 bales, at unchanged pric
The market closed inactive.
New Orleans, Dec. 9. —Sales of cot-
I ton 9,500 bales at unchanged prices.—
Freights on Cotton to Liverpool easier.
! New York, Dec. 9.—Sales of cotton
to day 700 bales, at irregular prices.--
‘Middling Uplands 11 516 a 11 7-16
| cents. Flour firm, sales 11,500 barrels.
J Wheat firm, sales 10,000 bushels. Corn
1 firm, sales 34,000 bushels. Spirits, of
I Turpentine firm at 48 a 48 1-2 cents.—
i Kosin firm at $1 50 afloat. Fdce quiet.
A Prairie Fire.
| Recent writers have declared that
| there is a good deal of fiction in the
| accounts given of a burning prairie,
and more of imagination than reality
in the pictures, which adorn the school
! books, representing the flying emigrant
wagons, the frantic rush of the wild
I horses, buffalo, &c. The grandeur and
the peril of such a conflagration are
i probably exaggerated in the old ac
' counts, and the author of the “ Leather
j Stocking Tales,” has just told us how
;to avoid all harm from those seas of
! fire into which the billowy prairie grass
■ is annually converted by accident or
design. We find in the Junction City
Sentinel, a newspaper published at
1 Junction City, a settlement opposite
: Fort Riley, in Kansas, the following ac
count of a prairie fire in the immediate
t vicinity of the place:—
I! “On Monday afternoon last the prai
I rie to the northwest of the town, was
, discovered to be on fire. The wind
was blowing quite a gale at the time,
and the waves of flames came sweep-
I ing towards us with a mighty roar, like
; unto the breaking of old ocean. It was
; certainly very grand and beautiful to
look at, while danger was unthreatened;
but, as the crackling of the tall prairie
grass became more distinct, reminding
one of disenages of artillery, our quiet
admiration of the scene changed to a
very lively 6ense of impending peril.—
The whole affair was so unlooked for, so
sudden, and caught us so unprepared
to resist successfully, that our promis
ing town came near to ashes before an
effort was made to fight-back the flame.
It approached to within five and ten feet
of our printing office ; destroyed the
hay-stack of our neighbor Whitney,
across the street; ran, like a startled
deer, toward the private residences in
the western part of the place ; swept
past the recently erected frame of Capt.
Wm. Hemsley, consuming for him 5000
shingles. Claim-houses in the vicinity
escaped miraculously. That one should
be left standing is astonishing.
“ A busy scene amongst the people
| was then enacted ; men, woman and
j children combined in a little army to
J keep back the enemy. Weapons of ex
i traordinary apperance and singular con
struction were used in the melee. Here
might be seen an individual with Ins
Sunday coat twisted into a swab, per
forming feats of prowess with his con
stantly flying garments. Again, a lady,
assuming for the first time the peculiar
habiliment of her lord, buckling his
breeches at the fiery foe with eminent
'success; another with great grace and
j efficacy, wielded a plank, dropping it
! upon the intruding monster, putting
: out whole yards of flame at a pop. We
contented ourself with a towel tied to
the end of a walking stick, and, with a
motion somewhat resembling the thrash
ing out of grain, did, we think, our part
as an extinguisher All woiked hard,
and eventually sueeeded in saving the
town. To a great many citizens the
eight was novel, the) never having wit
nessed aprairie on fire before. To every
one the scene was sublimely beautiful
and exciting "
HIDES WANTED.
THE HIUHESi • vUi FOR
Flint and Dry Salted
By
decT-6 Opposite . •*.« . • Hotel.
New crop new Orleans s*kup.
—3O bbis. choice New Crop N*w /rleans
Sy r up, just received aud for sale iow »y
dccß-d6fcwl EsrK- * * 1. HK,.
Cow Hides Wauled.
THE subscriber will gladly purchase
from one to ten thousand pouu »s OV\
HIDES, and as many SHEEP ftKINS, poi week.
For both of which he i; authonzeu i<* pay thr
highest market price. All who have the article
for sale, would do well to give him a call.
nov!7 M. W. WiKJ.MiUFF
FUNERAL NOTICE.
Jiff The Friends nnd Acquaintances of
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Norr.ll, arc invited to at
tend the funeral of their infant son, Johnnie, TO
MORROW (Saturday) MORNING, at 11 o'clock,
from the St. James Churchy
special soim
gr Cor Savannah.--Thu Iron
[ Company’s steamer W. If. Stark , h
will leave as above with despatch
For freight engagements, apply to
declO 3 J. B. GUIEU, Agent.
.Look at This.— Two nun
} died Dozen SHIRT BOSOMS just received. Good
, Lineu Bosoms at 12cents each, and real fine
linen Shirt Bosoms at only 25 cents, really
worth 00 cents, at HERSEY'S.
decß 6t
gfTSpecial Notice.—l have just
received a job lot of about 60 dozen Linen Shirt
' Bosoms, which will be sold at $3 per dozen, or
• 25 cents for single ones. Rare bargains. Call
soon at decß-6t C. W. HERSEY’S.
fir The Summerville
i Academy will be opened for the reception of
pupils on the SECOND MONDAY of January next,
under the superintendence of the subscriber,
5 assisted by a competent corps of Teachers.
KATBS OF TUITION’, AS FOLLOWS 1
. Beginners in Orthography, Elecution and Arith
i metic, per quarter of eleven weeks... slo 00
Higher English, Greek and Latin 15 00
5 Intermediate Branches 12 00
* French, (extra) 5 00
) Instruction in Vocal Music, a part of the exor
cises of the ft hool.
No pupil received for a less period than one
quarter, and no deduction made for absence ex
cept in case of protracted sickness.
The Principal is prepared to accommodate a
. limited number of boarders.
‘ S. W. HATCH, A M.,
e dec7 lmd Principal.
g@” Grease U p .—Patent
Grenae, the best article known for lubricating
all kinds ot MACHINERY, WAGONS, &c. Just
received, in 25, 60,130 and 300 pound packages.
For sale low, by SPEARS k HIGIIT,
nov29-dtf Wholesale Druggists.
| ffTOentleiuen wishing to
1 obtain good DAY BOARD, in a private family,
3 can be accommodated by calling at the dwelling
J opposite the Augusta Free School, nov23-1 m*
Dancing Acarte my. £3
5 il-Prof. J. W. BiggsJL
Respectfully announces that his Second Course
of Lessons in Danciug, will commence on WrED
’ NESDAY, November 24th, ut three o’clock, for
- iAtlies, Misses and Masters ; and at 8 o’clock P.
M., for Gentlemen. _ nov22-tf^
JIT We are authorized to
ani.ouncetbe Hon. THOMAS W. THOMAS as a
candidate for the office of Judge of the Superior
Courts of the Northern Circuit, at the ensuing
election in January next. scp3o*
[ fgr The late High Sheriff of Allegheny
County has given us the following :—l was af
flicted with Debility of the Digestive Organs,
amounting to a severe attack of Dyspepsia,
which had reduced my ilesh considerably. My
wife was also atnicted under same circurastan
' ces, and with same disease. Having used your
5 medicine called Bcrrhavu’s Holland Bitters, we
’ both obtained relief, and are happy to afford
[ you this public evidence of its value.
. JOHN FORSYTH.
| Pittsburg, Jan. 22d, 1857. decS-d&clw'
[ £«?' Notice.—Office Augusta In
srRAXCK & Ban kino Coati’ANY, December 7,1858.
r —The Annual Election for Five Directors of this j
j Company will take place at the Bank on Monday j
f the 13th ol December inst., between the hours
5 of 10 A. M. and 2P. M.
r decß-d4 ROBERT WALTON, Cashier.
L filTDr. Thayer would in
-3 frfrm his friends and the citizens of Augusta,
‘ that he has returned, and will dow bo happy to
3 wait upon all who may desire his services.
• Office and residence in Turpin’s Block, Broad
street, Augusta, Ga. nov4-tf
1 fgri)r. M. J. Jones has re
moved his office from Mclntosh-street, to a room j
[ over Hollingsworth k Baldwin’s store, on Broad j
» street, three doors above the Union Bank, where j
; he may be found during the day, and at night at j
, the U. S. Hotel. jy2l-d6m j
UT Medical Students, in
5 search of GOOU CLOTHING, can be well suite
> bj calling at J. M. NF.WBY k CO.’S,
- Under U. S. Hotel.
k They also keep best styles of SHIRTS, DRAW
ERS, GLOVES, &c. uovl-tf
, |
Wan ted.—To Lire eight or ten
able-bodied MEN,to work on the WAYNESBORO
RAILROAD. Wages, Twelve Dollars and a Half
per month, Enquire of A. Yenge, Superintend
ent. octl6
flip A Card. —Ever grateful for the
generous patronage already conferred, the sub- j
scriber would again advertise that he will con- j
tinuethe COMMISSION and GENERAL PRODUCE i
BUSINESS, in all its branches, at his well known
old stand, corner Mclntosh and Reynolds-streets,
where he will be pleased to receive a continua
tion of his former patronage, pledging himself to
employ every reasonable means to give entire !
satisfaction. Consignments solicited and orders !
promptly filled. M. IV. WOODRUFF,
Forwarding and Gcn’l Com’sn Merchant,
Corner Mclntosh and Reynolds-streets,
ocl-tf Augusta, Ga. j
Hudson & Miller
OFFER for sale, at reasonable prices : 1 1
60 bhls. A, Band C Crush and Pul SUGARS ;
100 bags Laguayra and Java COFFEE : j |
100 bbls LIQUOR, assorted brands ;
50 M SEGARS, “ “
100 boxe, (JANDI.ES,
50 “ SOAP, assorted brands ;
75 *4, and whole boxes RAISINS : |
100 packages Nos. 1, 2 and 3 MACKEREL, in ,
kits, H and whole barrels ;
125 kegs NAllis, Reading brand ;
10 bbls. ALMONDS ; 1
10 “ Brazil Nuts, Filberts and Pecan Nuts i
10 “ CRACKERS, assorted brands ; t
25 cases OYSTERS, LOBSTERS and SALMON ,
35 *4 aud U barrels BUCKWHEIT ;
20 dozen Go'don California MUSTARD : ]
25 oases of PRESERVES and PIE FRUITS : i
SALT, IKON, MOLASSES, RICE, HOPE, BAG- |
GING, SPICE, aud every article usually kept iu
the Grocery business. dec7 '
A FULL aud CDmplete assortment of !
CALKCHES, or FRENCH COACHES, ROCK
AW aYS, BARUUCHE3, BUGGIES and WAGONS, 1
with aud without top 3, selected by myseif ibis •
, Summer which I will sell low, and on accom- 1
modating terms. (
On hand, a good assortment of ROCKAWAYS
and BUGGIES, of my own manufacture.
ALSO—A lull assortment of a!l kinds of mate- !
rials used by Coach, Harness aud Saddle Makers. :
SUCH AS i
-XIJ23, SPRINGS, BOLTS, HUBS, FELLOWS, ]
SPOKES, SHAFTS, SINGLETREES, BANDS, I
MAI.EABLE CASTINGS, ENAMELLED
LEATHER nd CLOTH, PATENT
DASH aud HARNESS DEATH- ,
ER, &c., kc.
REPAIRING ol Harness and Vehicles done I
promptly aud at low prices.
Vehicles manufactured to order.
LUTHER ROLL,
Oomer of Washington and Reynold-sis.,
dec. eodtr I j rear of Augusta Hotel. >
Notices. _ 1
rtfCure of Diseased Diver, j
—Honks dale Co., l'cnu., Jau. 10, 1850—Mr.
P.ethW. Fowls Sir : Yo" are llbrrty to uso
the following statement for the benefit of the (
"I'was attacked with the Liver Complaint ,
which apparently brought me to -tho brink o <
thegravr, D .rlng my sickness Iwas attended S
by three physicians in our place, but received
no help. I also tried the various retries re
commended for such complaints, buli theyM*
forded me no relief. As a last resort I was |
persuaded to try ir«far’« Hah am of Wxld
Cherry , and by using four bottles! was restored
<
aS The C above U certiflcate was ‘
™™W Fo™S Co.. 138 Washington-streel,
Sm Propretors. ’sold by ‘heir Agents
everywhere. m> “
If The Great English
Remedy Sir Jamf.B Clarkk’s CELEBRATED
I FEMALE PIUS. Prepared from a prescription
of Sir J. Clarke, M. D., Physician Extraordinary
otheQucen. , ... .
, This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the
' cure of all those painful and 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 abort time, bring on the monthly
v period with regularity.
] Each bottle, price One Dollar, bears the Gov-
J ernment Stamp of Great Britain, to prevent
counterfeits. , . e .
> These Pills should not be taken by females
during the first three ninths of Pregnancy, as
they are sure to bring on Miscarriage, but at any
‘ other time the> are safe.
In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections,
Pain in the Back and Limbs, Fatigue ou slight
i exertion, Palpitation of the Heart, Hysterics and
Whites, these Bills will effect a cure when all
other means have failed, and although a power
ful remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, anti
mony, or anything hurtful to the constitution.
■ Full directions in the pamphlet around each
5 package, which should be carefully preserved.
r 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 HAVILANI), CHICHESTER & CO.
' Wholesale and Retail Agents for the State o
> Georgia. febl -y
SIP Blindness Cured.—For re
al worth, Wood's Hair Restorative is undoubt
edly the best preparation now in use, for restor- 1
t ing hair on bald heads, changing grey hair to its j
• original color, and as a cosmetic or cure for pim-1
. pies, it is fast taking the place of other prepara
■ tions. No toilet now-a-dnys is complete with
out it.
Cavtiox.—Beware of worthless imitations, as
several are already in the market, called by dif
' ferent names. Use none unless the words (Pro
-1 fessor Wood’s Hair Restorative, Depot St Ix>uis,
Mo., and New York), are blown in the bottle. •
’ Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine deal- j
ere ; also by all Fancy and Toilet Goods dealers ;
'in the United States and Canada. decl d2w j
tr A Liver Remedy.—The
Liver, according to Physiologists, occupies in
our human economy a place second cnly to the
heart, and consequently is one of the greatest
dispensers of health and happiness, or sickness
and disease. To keep the liver in the proper ,
performance ofits duties is to keep the system j
in a state ol health, and free from all bodily ills, j
Dr. S-a.vdford’s INVIGORATOR is a great Regc- |
L.ATOR of tub Ijver. It instills into it new life j
and vigor, strengthens it, and invigorates it, J
curing the lountain from whence so many j
streams of sickness flow. We say to all who.
are troubled with any derangement of the liv
er, such as Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Sick Headache, j
i Billiousncss or debility of system, do not lail to j
! try Dr. Sanford’s Liver I.wigorator, decl-m |
jfThc Great P roblem
Solved !—DR. MORSE'S INVIGORATING COR
DIAL.—The dyspeptic patient, whose stomach
has lost the power of duly converting food into a
life-sustaining element, is relieved by a single
course of this extraordinary tonic. The gastric
fluid re .acquires its solveutpower. and the crude
nutriment, which was a load and a burthen to
the suflerer, while his digestive organization was
paralyzed aud unstrung, becomes, under the
i wholesome revolution created in the system, the
] basis of activity, strength and health.
I The nervous suflerer, while tormented by the
| acute, physical agony of Neuralgia, Tic-doloreux
; or ordinary headache, afflicted With vague ter
j rors, wakened by periodical fits, threatened with
paralysis, borne down and dispirited by that
J 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 ev
ery member with the source of sensation, mo
! tiou aud thought—derives immediate benefit
from the use of this Cordial, which at once calms,
invigorates and regulates the shattered nervous i
organization.
Females who have tried it are un&nimoes in
declaring the Elixir to be the greatest boon tlmi
woman ha 3 ever received from tho ha' ds of
medical men.
Morse’s Invigorating Elixir has a direct, im
mediate and astonishing eflect upon the appetite
While it renews the strength of the digestive j
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. !
j If long life and the vigor necessary to its en-j
joyment are desirable, this medicine Is indeed of j ,
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
wi'.Sall find immediate and permanent relief from
the use of this incomparable renovator. 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
i tion that they think themselves beyond thereach | ’
•of medicine. Let uot even those despair. Tbej
! Eludr deals with disease r.a it exists, without re
-1 ierence to the causes, and will not only remove |
the disorder itself, but rebuild the broken con- |
stitution
LOSS OF MEMORY, confusion, giddiness, rush 1
of blood to the head, melancholy, mental debil
ity, hysteria, wretchedness, thoughts of self-de
struction, 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- '
ly m&MDie. '
CAUTION.—Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cordial 1
has been counterfeited by some unprincipled j
persons. In future, all the genuine Cordial will ,
have the proprietor’s sac simile pasted over tho :
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 ,
print bottles : $3 per bottle ; two for $5 ; six so !
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 ,
(IT Mr. Editow:—Please an
nounce ALPHEUS M. RODGERS as a suitable :
person for the office of Attorney General of the
Mi-idle Circuit. au!7 A Voter.
gs?" W e are authorized to
announce CLAIBORNE SNIIaD, Esq., as a candi
dal** tor Attorney General oi tue Middle District,
ui the election in January uext. jy22 1
Btto
fireat Western Insurance &
Trust Company.
Office in Company's Building, 403 Walnut stred.
f3TATF.MK.NT
OF BI'SIVESS FOR TOR VKAR KXDIXG OCT. 01, 1806.
Sl ‘ r F lus *** l $273,253 03 .
Received for Premiums. .$ 91,565 45
- lateroct, Rente,&c 7.82a
Paid I.osses.ExpenseCom
missions, Reinsurance,
Returned Prein’s, &c..S »0,383 CO
ASSETS.
Real Estate and Bonds aud
Mortgages
Stocks
Bills Receivable • »
Unsettled I'remiums and
other debts due the Co. 17,8*.3 0*
Cash on hand aud in the
band of .Agents • 8 - 3,fl ,« 03 .
At a meeting of the Slockl olders, convened or.
the 1 5th inst., the following persons were elected
Directors for the ensuing year, viz :
Charles C. I-athrop, H 23 Walnut street.
Alex. Whilldin, Merchant, 18 North Front street.
Wm. Darling, 1339 Pine street.
Isaac Hazlehuret. Solicitor.
Joint C. Hunter, Drm of Wright. Hunter ft Co.
K Tracy, Drm of E. Tracy ft Co., Goldsmith’s
John'u. McCurdy, Drm of Jones, White ft Me
Thornes i- Gillespie, firm of Gillespie ft Zeller.
James B. Smith, Drm of J B. Smith ft Co.
John R. fudges, cor.Seventh and Sansom-sts.
Daniel L. Collier. Drm of C. H. Grant a Co.
Thomas Potter, 229 Arcli street.
Charles Harlan, corner Walnut anil Sixth-Sts.
Jonathan J. Slocum, 154 South Fourth street.
At a subsequent meeting of the Board. CHA-
C LATHROR aas unanimously re-elected Pre
dent and Hon. WM. DARLING, Vice-President
JAMES WRIGHT. Secretary._
This Companv has DISCONTINUED MARINE
HULL RISKS. '
FIRE INLAND and MARINE CARGO ..IsKa
continue to he taken on the lowest terms.
THOMAS WHYTE, Agent,
declO-tf Augusta, Ga.
Young Men Wanted,
TO SELL THE EXCEISIOR SEWING MACHINE.
A PRACTICAL Family SEWING MA
CHINE for $lO, performing fully equal
work ; no getting out or order ; anybody cau use -
it; every body will have it
The Proprietors confidently feel they now place
before the public the greatest chance for a pro
fltablc investment ever ofi’ered—A SEWING MA
CHINE containing the requisite qualities which,
by its astonishing simplicity and low cost, will
at* once go to the masses. Parties wishing to
purchase are requested to call at once and ex
amine this most wonderful achievement. Apply
personally, at the office of the
WHOLESALE AGENT,
d 'clO G Augusta Hotel.
MARIETTA
FEMALE COLLEGE
THE next session of this Institution
will open en WEDNESDAY, the 12th Janu
ary, 1859. Board $lO per month, exclusive of
washing and lights. Tuition the same as at the
other first class Female Colleges of Georgia.
For further particulars, address
W. 11. ROBFRT,
President Marietta Female College.
| dec9-dAc3m Marietta, Ga.
FOR SALE.
THE Proprietor, desirous of making
various changes in his business, off.rs for
sale his RESIDENCE on the Milledgeville Road,
three miles from the city. The place contains
over forty acres of Land, is well improved, and
destined to be one of the most beautiful on the
road. Apply to
! dec9-4 GEORGE SCHLEY, E=q.
BOARDING.
TWO OP. THREE unmarried gentle
men can be accommodated to good Board
| and comfortable Lodging, in a respectable family
! on Broad-st., by applying at this office,
j decO-dlw
GEORGIA
I Sarsaparilla Compound:
OR DENNIS’ ALTERATIVE,
IN PI XT POTTLES.
THIS is the best Medicine of the day
for purifying the Blood and Diseases of the
Liver. For Children, this is the best Medicine
that can be given, and is generally all the pur
gative that is necessary to be given, especially
to those in a debilitated state o! health, or are
■ troubled with worms. It causes an increased
secretion and passage of the bile, which acts as
an irritant to the worms and prevents their ac
cumulation.
For Females, it is excellent in diseases arising
from Debility or torpid state of the Liver,as
well as to improve the complexion.
In Cutaneous Eruptions, Blotches, Pimples and
other diseases of the Skin, it removes the Pim
ples, Blotches, Ac., and gives the complexion a
natural appearance.
In Secondary Syphilis, or Syphiloid Diseases
or Scrofulous Affections, this Compound Sarsa
parilla is universall v acknowledged to be the
best remedy.
For sale bv Druggi-ts generally at the South
In New York, by HARRAI., RISLEY & KITCHEN
dec9
TORENT,
BACK STORE, two stories, and 25 by
50 feet. Entrance off Mclntosh street.
—ALSO—
CELLAR, under Carpet Store, nine feet high
in ceiling, 25 by 76 feet. Apply at NEW CAR
PET STORE.
JAS. G. BAILIE di BRO.
dec9-ThSa*Mtf
WANTED to purchase immediately,
TWO HORSES and TWO DRAYS. Apply
I at office of
; dec9 KINCHI.KY k SANCHEZ.
Shoulders.
THIRTY CASKS prime city cured,
now receiving from St. Louis. and for sale
bv dec9 J A. AN.-LEY & CO.
ROAD WAGONS!
FOUR LARGE WAGONS*
Each capable of holding Fifteen to Twenty
Bales Cotton.
One and Two Horse Wagons-
With and without Tops. For sale low, by
doc7-codlw L. ROLL.
Varnishes, Paints, &c»
SMITH’S BEST COACH VARNISH ;
“ “ DRYING JAPAN ;
“ “ LEATHER VARNISH ;
WHITE LEAD ;
TURPENTINE;
And PAINTS, all kinds.
For sale by f DAT I
dec7-eodlw Lt
Mercer potatoes.—
100 bbls. prime POTATOES. For sale by
dec9 WILCOX, HAND & ANSIF.Y.
! mHOMAS RICHARDS & SON. BooJcsd
-1 lers, Stationers and Dealers in fttr.cy Goods,
keep constantly on hand a general assortment
of School, Classical and Mi*cellaneous Books—
every variety of Fureif u aud Domestic Station
ery-all qualities and sizes of English, French
aud American papers. A complete
of Blank Books of superior quality of their own
manufacture, always on hand. Having reor
ganized their Book-bindery with new*machine
ry and first class employees, they aro now pre
pared to manufacture, at short notice, any kind
of Blank-books with printed heads am p ges,
ruled to any pattern, aud bound in the best
style, and on as reasonable terms as the same
can be procured from any of our Northern
cities.
All kinds of Mercantile printing, such as Bill
Heads, Bank Checks, Cotton and Rail Road Re
ceipts, and all other kinds of printed blanks
used in Counting-houses and public offices,
promptly and faithfully execued on tho moat
reasonable terms.
Periodicals and other printed books bound in
any style that may be desired with promptness
and despatch.
decß
CHAMPAIGNE CIDER.—IS barrel*'
fine champaigne Cider, just received and
’ tor sale by decß C. CHURCHILL