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AUGUSTA, GEO:
Saturday Evtiilitjf, Dec. 18,1838.
“ The Rule of Three Mired. ”
OUR ARITHMETICAL NEHIHBOK.
The Constitutionalist would make the
impression that it is an adept at figures;
it has certainly achieved quite a feat in
solving a sum in “ the rule of three”—
hut the impression of the readers of
that paper is, that in the political pro
blem it is trying to work out, it had
better confine itself to simple interest.
That paper is evidently anxious to
keep the public from detecting its own
blunders, and hence it obscures them in
a confused and inexplicable array of
figures, and answers with ridicule those
who attempt to unravel them. The
editor is as happy in his rhetorical, as
in his arithmetical figures, and we will
not disturb the attitudes he ascribes to
us—astride a wagon with the wheels
misplaced—though in the same paper
he had us in pursuit of the Africans all
along the shore, over the river. The
editor is evidently endeavoring to get
up locomotion without any wheels at
all—he is on a drag, and is so fearful
that the faster vehicles will get ahead
of him, that he endeavors, with mean
ingless vociferations, and hullabaloo, to
conceal his own desperate condition,
and if possible throw his competitors
into confusion.
We are perfectly willing to leave our
figures—brief as they were—to the crit
ical inspection of our readers, and
the readers of the Constitutionalist—pro
vided the latter do not become so com
pletely addled with the cyphering of
the editor as to be unable to compre
hend the plainest proposition. We
took our statement of the nett earnings
of Mr. SruDLOCK from the very same
basis used by him in his display of fig
ures in the rule of three; if we erred,
he erred. We would like to know if a
correct statement of the amounts paid
out (outside the gross expenses) with the
amount of cash in hand, is not the nett
earnings of the road. In our calcula
tion we left out the cash on hand—the
very same thing that Justice charges
him with doing by Dr. Lewis.
It is not our object to review the
effort of the Constitutionalist to destroy
the effect of our exposure of its one
sided review of the management of the
State Hoad. It would only keep our
leaders from the main issue, —the actual
results of the two last administrations
of the Road—which our neighbor has
involved in such an array of arithmet
ical abstractions that nothing can be
extracted from it to throw any light
upon the subject. He has made it liter
ally as clear as mud. In a few days, if
we can get time, we expect to prepare
from the records, a comparative state
ment of the affairs of the Road under
Spullock and Lewis, and to show that
our neighbor has ascribed to the former
laurels he did not earn, and to vindi
cate the latter from the feeble attacks of
his own party organ. If we fail to make
every candid reader see the absurdity of
the charges of the Constitutionalist, we
will agree to jump aboard his mud-scow
and take iessons in cyphering.
Tilt- Couise—\o Co vent 100.
A spectacle is now presented in Geor
gia, not witnessed before in very many
years. We have an administration
whose line of conduct has been such as
to meet the warm approval of the
masses of both parties which were in
existence at the time that our present
Executive was called to the Chair. Gov.
Brown is now, without a doubt, the fa
vorite candidate of the members as well
of the American as of the Democratic
party.
It is a cause of rejoicing to all who
are animated by a single desire for the
common weal, that we areat.apoiut
where we may by care, by charitable
forbearance, and by good faith, attain
that much talked of condition of a united
people. It is now possible to possess
such internal harmony among ourselves,
that the State may present an undivi
ded front to all outside enemies.
A Democratic Governor has so faith
fully conducted the affairs of State, that
while he has been untrue to no sacred
principle of his own party, he has dis
armed the opposition, and rendered it
impossible for any candid person to
make a show of reasonable opposition.
Now, is there any conceivable good
reason that the animosities of party
should again be awakened ? Shall we
not let the demon of party discord with
all his bitterness and malevolence sleep
on to find no future wakening in the
foremost State of the South ? Then a
rational hope may bo entertained that
the force of such beautiful example will
be felt in our sister States, and that
the moment will quickly come when
the Southern people, braced by the
vigor of internal health and unity, can
go forth to meet their assailants with
the victory giving confidence of a well
disciplined army.
As we acknowledge no allegiance to
any party, being only pledged to de
nounce wrong and uphold right at all
times, we disclaim all intention to dic
tate the course either of the Democra
cy or of the Americans. We ask to be
understood as acting solely upon our
own convictions of right, of prudence,
of justice and of good State policy.—
And we feel a pleasing confidence that
we utter the sentiment of the honest
unselfish people, when we express the
opinion, that the welfare of the State
demands the re-election of Governor
Joseph E. Brown next year. Through
private and through public channels,
there reach us every day expressions of
satisfaction with his course, and of a
hearty determination to support him at
the coming election ; nor are these ex
pressions confined in their source to
any party or to any section of the State.
With such unity of sentiment from
persons and places, we are unable to see
that there can be an necessity for a
nominating convention. Without any
convention, Governor Brown will cer
tainly be re-elected as he certainly will
be if re nominated by his own party, of
which there can, of course, he no doubt.
The people will send him into his pre
sent office for a second term, without
any further concert of action than is to
be had in their unanimous approval of
his course thus far. No good can possi
bly result from a convention, while it
will be apparent that much harm might
grow out of anything that savors of a
purely party action. Let there be no
conventions and there will be no quar
rels. What say the people? We shall
be glad to bear from all quarters on the
subject of Ah Convention. °
Special Correspondence of the Dispatch.
Yankee Houses.
It would be difficult to find two hous
es in New England which were construc
ted on precisely the same plan ; and
it would also he difficult to find two
which had not more or less resemblance.
The principal arrangement, necessary to
convenience, may be found under va
rious modifications! in all. Necessity,
which is said to be the mother of inven
tions, has reduced house building to a
science in New England. Comfort and
convenience is the first thing to be con
sidered ; and after that, the pride aud
fancy of the owner may be indulged in
adding such ornaments as will be attrac
tive to an outside view.
The long cold winter of this country
renders it absolutely necessary that the
house should be made to exclude the
freezing atmosphere ; the price of fuel
also demands such arrangements as
will save, for dollars arc hard to be ob
tained. The people do their own work,
and consequently arrange their houses,
so that the work can be done to the best
advantage. This is a natural conse
quence of the system of living in this
country.
An individual would not be wise to so
construct his house that it would take
two persons to do the work of the fami
ly,when it could with the same expense
be so arranged that one could do the
same work, and especially when his
own wife and daughters are to do it.—
Interest therefore of the most weighty
kind, dictates that the Yankee should
build a handy and comfortable resi
dence.
All dwellings here, have under them
a large and comodious cellar—the mod
em style is to have it extend under the
whole building. The walls are usually
of stone, from seven to nine feet high.
The entrance to the cellar is made as
convenient to the kitchen, or work
room as circumstances will admit. A
good celler does not freeze in our hard
est winters, and consequently all artic
les of provisions, which would be injur
ed b\ freezing, are stored there—such
as potatoes, apples, meats, vegetables &c.|
In this connection, it should bo remem-j
ed that from the first of December’till i
into April, every thing that has not a
warm protection is frozen up—hence
the particular necessity for cellars.
The style and size of houses are as
various as the people who erect them.i
What is termed, The Cottage House is |
fashionable, and there are very many of
them constructed on the same general
plan. As this class of houses is the most I
common, and as the first floor of all,
whether high or low, may be construct-T
ed alike, and it is on this floor that the;
family live, I will give this kind of!
house as a specimen. The front or main
building has usually two rooms, with a
passage or entry between. One of these 1
rooms is the Parlor. This is furnished [
according to the means of the owner, [
most generally it is carpeted, and con
tains a sofa or settee, a bureau, table
and chairs, all of a good style ; a closet \
and cupboard are an essential part of the!
room and are seldom omitted, The
room is warmed by an air tight stove— J
the walls plastered and sometimes pa
pered, and the trimmings and doors
painted and frequently grained. The!
floor is always painted—the prevailing!
color is yellow. The sitting room is j
similarly finished, except the walls are |
papered, and the trimmings grained.— |
Here also will he found the cupboard and j
closet, and stove. The furnishing is
more common, as the room is generally j
occupied some part of the day, while j
the Parlor is butseldom used. All houses
have an ell or a back part. The sitting
room opens into the dining room or
what is very often the kitchen. This ,
room is papered and grained, and the :
floor painted. The cupboard is here but
not the closet. In winter the cooking 1
stove is here, or if it is the kitchen, it ,
is here ail the time. This is the room! i
which is most used. It opens to the!
cellar—to the chambers, to a bed room j
and often to another room which j
is the kitchen. In one or both of
these two rooms the family lives—they
cook and eat here, and do the work of
the house. The middle room opens in
to the "Pantry.” This is a large light
ed closet with shelves arranged around
the walls, and its locatio ge
ments are considered by the “women
folks ” as the most essential of any
part of the house. This little room
takes the place of the “smoke house ”
in many respects. Here the cooked
provisions are stored—here is the meal,
flour, butter, cheese, sugar, eggs, &c.—
From this room the table is mainly set.
The kitchen, whether it is the middle
room, or one back of that, in a large
majority of houses contains a water tub,
and brick oven. The water comes
from the well or spring into a tub which I
: affords an abundant supply of water.
■ Close to the tub is a wet sink, and cup
) board and within two or three steps is
• the cooking stove. Under the sink and
i closed up is a recepticle of the pots
5 and kettles used in cooking.
a This room also opens into the wood
i shed in which there is always a good
- supply of dry wood fit for the stove.
I The man who does not provide a good
f stock of good dry wood is universally
;. set down as a shiftless individual. The
i- cook can do all her work and not go
t out into the open air during the day.
o This is a glimpse, and only a glimpse
f of the ground floor of the Yankee
- House. There are of course many mod
-4 ifications from this description—some
1 improving it, and some diminishing
1 it—hut I think I have given a fair aver
-3 age. Were I not admonished by those
• two little words which I have heard
1 you use so often, and which still ring in!
c my ears, “ Too Long," I might go more’
into details,hut for this time, enough.
Net. j
The Washington Difficulties.
I Our exchanges from the Federal Cap
ital, give us nothing definite or satis
..t factory in addition to our dispatches,
cl concerning the proceedings in the case
o 1 of the steamship Washington.
, i “ lon ” writes to the Baltimore Sun,
o under date of 14th instant, from Wash
ington :
The hoarding of the steamship Wash
'< ington, in the harbor of Greytown, by
i- the British force, is not considered ns
a an exercise of a right of search ; and,
q in fact, is wholly dissimilar from that
abandoned pretension. Besides, it was
the fault of the Captain of the Wash
d ington the British officer was allowed
n to come on board. He might have re
-fused to permit this visit, and made a
j point thereupon. No force whatever
; was exerted by the British on the occa
y; 6ion, and the examination was rolunta
e rily submitted toon the part of the
10 commander of the Washington.
,j The British government has not re
linquished their assumed protectorate
ls of the Mosquito coast, and in virtue of
>- it they will hereafter prevent the land-1
;, ing of fillibusters, and will, moreover, |
5i | expel them from the country by force,
.j j They have long ago notified this gov- j
eminent of this intention on their part.
When the “Susan,” from Mobile, with
s emigrants, arrives, she will, no doubt, i
be subjected to much harsher treatment. I
o Besides the claim of the protectorate, J
e Great Britain asserts the light of pre
venting any interference from any j
quarter with the present government of!
B Nicaragua and Costa Rica, while her)
s minister is engaged in negotiating and ■
s concluding a treaty with them. While
- Sir W r . Gore Ousely is there, his mission j
/ is thus to he respected. Our govern-j
ment has also been duly informed of |
‘ this determination, and therefore, the !
late occurrences in the harbor of Grey
town cannot take us bj surprise, nor!
1 be considered as a revival of the right!
of search.
3 At the same time, we are free to go!
i to war for the protection of fillibuster
. ism, if we like. We can’t after ail, j
3 “drive the fast anchored isle from her |
moorings,” till after the return of ourj
fleet from Paraguay. So there will he:
1 time for a long-winded discussion of the i
- subject in Congress and in the press.
Our Relations vvltli Great Britain.
Washington, Dec. 15.—There is now
1 ! much less apprehension of trouble with I
.: Great Britain, than was anticipated,
J when tlie intelligence was first received
I j respecting recent events in Central
America. The rumors that the Presi
-1 dent intended sending Congress a war
i message are not well founded. The
Administration still has under consid
eration this important subject, and its
most prominent friends say its action
j will be such as will meet the reasonable!
1 expectations of the country,
j The correspondent called for by the!
resolution of the Committee on Foreign
: Affairs was sent to the House today,
and will he presented to morrow, until;
which time it will not be accessible. It
■[ is known, however, from the dispatches
: of Commodore Mclntosh, that after the
• steamer Washington had landed by the
Britisli officers, he demanded an expla
! nation, when Capt. Aldham disclaimed
any intention to exercise the right of
: search, saying he boarded the Wash
; \ ington to get the news, aud when it was
known an English Government officer
I was among the passengers. In other
words they had made the usual friendly
visit —the same as our officers make to
British vessels.
Sir Wm. Gore Ousely and his Secreta
ry explained the matter in pretty much
the same way.
The prominent fact occurs in the cor- \
respondence, that Great Britain exer- ,
cises a protectorate over the Musquito
| Kingdom. Sir Gore Ousley’s Secretary
i said that the British Government had
j abandoned the right of search, and that
1 1 therefore the visit was not made under
lit. i i
| It is further stated that a meeting
| was hel 1 at Greytown, when the inhab- l
; itauts resolved that they would main
j tain their independence, and applied to l
! Sir Gore Ousely to assist them in so do- I
j ing, and he informed them that their I
proposition should have due considera
tion in the proper quarter, and that jus- <
tice should be done to all parties.
Commodore Mclntosh thinks that the c
explanation made by the British officer (
in respect to the visit to the steamer
Washington, was satisfactory, frank l
and fair.
The Fleet Surgeon reports the health
of Com. Mclntosh as such that he '
! should no longer remain with the home
| squadron. 1
i
A Cargo of Slaves Landed. ;
The Georgia Citizen, alluding to the
landing of the late cargo of Africans
says :
This is only the “beginning of the ■
end,” and we have not a word to say in
condemnation of an act, that will prac-, i
tically nullify an unconstitutional law! 1
against the South and her institutions. 1
On the contrary, we believe that the
people of Georgia have the inalienable i
right to import laborers from Africa or 1
anywhere else, and that all true Southern - 1
era will be willing to have them smuggled
into the country, if the odious restric
tions, on the part of the Federal Gov-1
ment, against free trade in this species of |
, property, are not removed.
—“ ——
Mrs. Swisshelm says it is marvelously)
strange how a woman can think herself I
• contaminated by the slightest inter- j
: course with the victim of a seducer but!
cover her face all over with smiles to .
receive the seducer himself. Mrs S ,
• doubtless forgets that “truth is stranger
I I than fiction.” J
BY TELEGRAPH.
i Telegraphed Especially for the Dispatch.
Man KlHfd by the Cara.
j Branciiville, Pec, 18th —A man
named Thomas Reeves, aged twenty
l two years, was run over by the up Co-
I lumbia passenger train la3t night at
Reeve’s Station and killed. It is sup-
I posed he was standing on the track.
TireScilooncr Susan.
New Orleans, Dec. 18.—The Schoon
er Susan was spoken on the 10th inst.,
[ in latitude 24° 40 min. and longitude
87 ° 31 min. She was bound to Grey
! town, and all on board were well.
> Congressional.
; Washington, Dec. 17.—1 n the House
to day private bills were presented.—
■ Among other business, Georgia and Al
-1! abama claims for depredations commit
i ted by the Creek Indians were discussed
! | and have not terminated. Mr. Shorter
of Alabama, charged Mr. Washburne.of
I Wisconsin, with making false and slan
i derous remarks in regard to the brave
■ ry of Georgians and Alabamians. The
. House has adjourned until Monday.
markets.
; New York, Dec. 17. —Sales of cotton
to day, 2,000 bales. The market is
' dull and the stock light. Flour firm,
with sales of 13,000 barrels. Wheat
. steady, Red $1 12 and White SI 35 a
■ $1 37. Corn heavy, sales 0,000 bushels ;
i new yellow 79 a76 cents. Spirits of
• Turpentine dull at 49 cents.
3 Savannah, Dec. 17. —Sales of Cotton
- to day, 231 bales, before the steamers
* news was received, at unchanged prees.
k No sales afterwards.
r Charleston, Dec. 17.—Sales of cot
■ ton to day, 1,700 bales. Good Mid
’ dliug 11 58, and Middling Fail 113-4 a
! 11 7-8.
MW...1 .Ml. me J
Suicide.
f'SA most unfortunate occurrence took
.j place on Wednesday evening, in the
! suicide of a Mr. Ferrin, formerly a trav
el eling agent of the New York House of
. W. G. Robinson & Co. We understand
that Mr. Ferrin reached Marietta on
,1 Tuesday under the influence of delirium
, | tremens, and on Wednesday was placed
by the Marshal in the Calaboose. In
j the evening of that day he was found
j dead, having fastened one end of a piece
j of rope which had been accidentally left
' ! on the floor toabarof the grating, with
■ a noose in the other end around his
; neck. —Marietta Advocate.
j (ST Gentlemen wishing to
; obtain good DAY BOARD, in a private family,
i can be accommodated by calling at the dwelling
i opposite the Augusta Free School. nov23-lm*
Dancing Academy.
Prof. J. BiggsJL
Respectfully announces that his Second Course
. of Lessons in Dancing, will commence on WED
j NESDAY, November ‘24th, at throe o’clock, for
| Ladies, Misses and Masters ; and at 8 o’clock P.
j M., for Gentlemen. nov22-tf
fIT We are authorized to
i announce the Hon. THOMAS W. THOMAS as a
j candidate for the office of Judge of the Superior
I Courts of the Northern Circuit, at the ensuing
election in January next. sep3o*
fIT 31 r. Editor Please an
| uounce ALPHEUS M. RODGERS as a suitable
I person for the office of Attorney General of the
I Middle Circuitr aul7 A Voter.
(gf'Dr. M. J. Jones lias re
moved his office from Mclntosh-street, to a room
over Hollingsworth & Baldwin’s store, on Broad
street, three doors above the Union Bank, where
j he may be found during the day, and at uigln at
j the U. S. Hotel. • Jy2l-dom
(g”Meiiical Students, in
! search of GOOD CLOTHING, can be well 3uite
i by calling at J. M. NEWBY & CO.’S,
Under U. S. Hotel.
They also keep best styles of SHIRTS, DRAW
ERS, GLOVES, &c. novl-tf
gTDi'. Tliayer would in
form his friends and the citizens of Augusta,
that he has returned, and will now be happy to
wait upon all who may desire his services.
Office and residence in Turpin’s Block, Broad
treet, Augusta, Ga. nnv4-tf
(gr Grease. IT p.--Patent
Grease, the best article known for lubricating i
all kinds ot MACHINERY, WAGONS, &c. Just}
received, in 25, 60,130 and 300 pound packages.
For sale low, by SPEARS & HIGHT,
nov29-dtf V* holcsale Druggists.
|gf" VV e are authorized to
announce CLAIBORNE SNEAD, Esq., as a candi
date for Attorney General of the Middle District,
at the election in January next. jy22
HT Tlie Summerville
Academy will be opened for the reception of
pupils on the SECOND MONDAY of January next,;
under the superintendence of the subscriber.}
assisted by a competent corps of Teachers.
lUTES OK TUITION, AS FOLLOWS :
Beginners in Orthography, Elocution and Arith-j
metic, per quarter of eleven weeks...slo 00
Higher English, Greek and Latin 15 00
Intermediate Branches 12 00
French, (extra) 6 00
Instruction in Vocal Music, a part of the exer
cises of the School.
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, AM.,
dec? lmd Principal. •
HIT Wanted. —To hire eight or ten!
able-bodied MEN,to work on the WAYNESBORO
RAILROAD. Wages, Twelve Dollars and a Half
per month, Enquire of A. Yonge, Ssperintend
ent. octlG |
Prolific Cotton Seed.
PLANTERS are informed that I have
succeeded in producing a Prolific Cotton
that yields more to the stalk than any I have
ever seen. Being fond oi experim nt, I have
tried, for the last twenty-five years, every va
riety of Cotton that promised a large yield,
and have found nothing that equals my present
stock of Seed. It is a Hybrid of the Boyd’s and
other Prolifics with the Petit Gulf. I have stalks
now in my office,
Four feet high, with 165 bolls on it.
Three feet high, with.... 125 “ “
Two feet high, with... .75 “ “
As many as two hundred and fifty bolls and
forms have been counted on a few large stalks.
Every person who has seen my crop pronounce
it the heaviest boiled cotton they ever saw. One
planter pulled olf a limb, twelve inches long,
having nine bolls on it As this Cotton does not
limb as long as Petit Gulf, it cau be planted j
j closer in the row and drill, thus securing
; greater number of stalks to the aero,
j I will fill orders for Seed at One Dollar and 1
] Twenty-five Cents per bushel, sacked in new;
cotton sacks, and delivered in Augusta, and for- j
warded as directed. Address
GEORGE SCHLEY,
nov6ctf Augusta, Georgia.
Special Botins.
Jff Augusta, 16tli Deci'm-
I bvr, INSB.—Mr. Editor: It having l>«et»inti-
11 mated to me, by a friend, that the Jury probably
* I misunderstood me when testifying before them
»- j yesterday, and that tbo impression left upon
t their minds, by my manner , and other circurn
; stances developed upon the trial was, that I had
i a leaning, a preference, as to the application of
money—the proceeds of sales of certain proper
ty—for which two parties were contending— (the
i circumstances involved in such case, are not al-
L '; ways sufficiently developed upon similar trials.)
» I therefore crave a small space in your columns
e for the purpose of placing myself rectus in curia-
About the last of September or first of October,
j J 857, 1 made a purchase of some furniture from
Messrs. Benjamin k Goodrich, agreeing to pay a
part in cash, and give them a mortgage upon the
e whole bill, to secure th • balance. That was the
bargain. I have always said so, to all parties,
when asked about It, and would havo said so
- upon the stand, if I had been asked the question
_ But I was only asked (upon that subject) wlietb
j cr or cot the mortgage was executed at the time
of the delivery of the goods i which I would have
r been glad to be able to answer, with a clear con
•f science, as Mr. Singletary answered the same
. question. The counsel, on one side of the case,
seemed inclined to impress it upon the minds of
the jury, that I had acted in away that implied
e | turpitud? ; that my notifying the holders of old
' judgments against me, that my effects had been
levied upon under a distress warrant, amounted
to an invitation to them to come in and claim the
n ; proceeds of sales of this very mortgaged proper
s j ty. I had no such design, and am highly grati
i, ! fled that the mortgagers get their money. When
l I notified the holders ol old judgments of what
| was about to take place, relative to my effects, I
a did not suppose that by my d*ing so tho interest
5i ot Messrs. B. &G. would be at all effected. I
1 believed that either thtir mortgage was good,
and would cover and hold the goods therein
specified, or that if it was not, then the question
1 of pricedence" would be between the distress
s warrant, under which the levy had been made,
i, and the old judgments.
declß-l J. F. OSBORNE.
USTCity Court of Augusta, ’
. November Term, 1868.—Thomas J. Jennings,
a Enoch W. Brown, and John B. Guieu, having
1 been summoned as Grand Jurors to this Term,
and failing to attend, Ordered, That they be fined
in the sum of Twenty Dollars each, unless sufli
■ cient excuse in writing be filed with the Clerk,
v; on or before the first day of the next Term.
3 ; William Woodfleld, Charles W. Doughty, Ed
- j ward Tankersly, William W. Lunn, and Michael
f Faughoan, having been summoned as Petit Ju
i J rors to this Term, and failing to attend, Ordered,
I That they be fined in the sum of Ten Dollars
I I each, unless sufficient excuse in writing be filed
i ; with the Clerk, on or before the first day ol the
I ; next Term.
] j A true extract from the minutes of the City ;
e ' Court of Augusta Term, 1858,
t DAVID L. ROATH,
1 declS 4 Clerk City Court.
s 0° Take Notice. —Any person j
desirous of commencing business on a small cap
* ital of a Thousand Dollars, can hear of a firstraie
> chance to engage in a business now clearing
, from Forty to Sixty Dollars per week. The
g amount of Stock and Furniture will pay the
amount charged. The business satisfactorily
learned the parties. A note directed to W. B.
TICE, for ten days, at the Augusta Post Office,
J will meet with prompt atten'ion. declß-l*
e For Savannah.--The Iron
i. Company’s steamer W. H STARK
r will leave as above on TU ESP A Y rPiffirtnjyiifafc ;
MORNING, 21st inst.
For freight engagements,apply to
j declS 2 J. B. GUIEU, Agent.
>'
i fIT Chritsmas Gifts that
r are Gifts.—Rich and beautiful SCARFS, TIES
r and CRAYATS, elegant POCKET HANDKER
CHIEFS, and fine needle work SHIRT FRONTS,
• just the things for the holidays. Can be found at
MERSEY’S,
1 decl7-C Opposite United States Hotel.
giTC. 11. Shockley, Esq.,,
will bo supported for Judge of the Superior j }
• Courts of the Middle Circuit, at the el?ction in I'
i JANUARY next, by ,
I dec!7-d*ctd Many Voters. j j
ISP A Grand Complimen- j ’
tary Soiree to Prof. J. W. BIGGS, by his Pu 11
pils and Friends, at the Augusta Hotel Long; 1
Room, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, Dec. 22d. j 1
Tickets S3—Admitting Gentleman aud Ladies, i *
N. B.—Tickets can be bail of Mr. B , as there j 1
will be none sold at the door. decl7 td
fir Office of Iron Steam” i
boat Company, Augusta, Dec. 16th, 1858. j
i On and after this date, the freight on Cotton to j 1
Savannah, by this line, will be Forty Cents per i I
i bale, until further notice. j *
deel6-Ira J. B. GUIEU, Agent. ! (
fIT Clerk’s Office, Inferior
Court.—Proposals will be received at this office
until 10 o’clock, A. M., the 22d inst., for Keeper
) f the Poor House and inm ites, for the ensuing ’
| year. deelo-td B. F. HALL, Clerk. £
If” Public Meeting.—A meet- 1
ing of the citizens of Beach Island, Barnwell,
and the city of Augusta, will be held at Union
(Impel, on Beach Island, on the 22d DECEMBER, ~
to take in consideration the propriety of building ‘
a Bridge across tlio Savannah river, at Sand Bar £
Ferry. dcclo-td
|»X Private School for 1
Iloys.—An English and Classical School will be 1
i opened on the first Monday in JANUARY, In the 1
| room formerly occupied by Prof. T. F. Holliman. n
| Tne course of study will be close, and carefully c
; taught. Rates of tuition. $lO, sl2 and sl6.
J. T. LIN. v
| References— Rev. J. S.lvey, Prof. T. F. Holli
man, H. F. Russell, Broom & NorrelL • ' 1
dec!6-dtd
J a
fIT The Steamers SWAN and
EXCEL will leave for Savannah ■' |j.
and intermediate landings, once feigglggas
a week, from t.iis date.
For Freight engagements, apply to
H. F. RUSSELL.
i Augusta, December 13th, 1858. dcc!4-tf f
I®” A Giver Remedy.—The f
! Liver, according to Physiologists, occupies in »
our human economy a place second only to the "
heart, and consequently is ono of the greatest
dispensers of health and happiness, or sickness c
and disease. To keop the liver in the proper
j performance of its duties is to keep the system 11
in a state of health, and free from all bodily ills, j li
Dr. Sandford’s INVIGORATOR is a great Regu
lator of the Liver. It instills into it new life 11
and vigor, strengthens it, and invigorates it, p
curing the fountain from whence so many
streams of sickness flow. Wo say to all who 6
are troubled with any derangement of the Liv- °
er, such as Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Sick Headache, d
Billiousness or debility of system, do not fail to t ]
try I)r. Sanford's I.ivkr Tnvigorator. dwl-ra 0
g ST Neuralgia.— A gentleman
living in Philadelphia says :
“In passing through Pittsburgh, some months *
since, I purchased a bottle of BCERHAVE’B HOL- '
LAND BI TER- . It relieved me so much, that °
on returning home I bought two more bottles
from Dr Dyott, which completely cured me of n
Neuralgia I have recommended Urn article to
I many of my friends, and Tour or five of the num- *
! ber say it cured them. I think that my recom
j menda’ion has done more for its sale In Pbila
| delphia Ilian your advertising ”
(We are not permittee to publish the name, c
but any person calling at the store, or commu- 11
nicating witli us by letter, will be convinced of
the truth of this statement.) decl6-d64cl g
imperial iutites.
f|F From the Missouri De
mocrnt.—Upon Prof. 0. J. Wood, of St. Louis,
fortune bas conferred the honor of having dis- ,
covered a balsamic preparation, which not only
promotes the growth of, and beautilies the hair
in a high degree, but restores it when it is gone, j
or turns it to its origiral co'or after it has be
come gray, fastens it to the scalp and effectually
destroys such cutaneous eruptions as may have
been engendered by the use of d es, essential .
oils and other injurious applications. Ihemany j
respectable testimonials which are offered in its ;
favor, from every part of the country in which j
it has been introduced, leaves no loop for a skep- j
tic to hang a doubt ou. It is supplanting all other
specifics for the hair, and enjoys a popularity
■ which no other has ever attained. Buy it—test
i it—and rejoice that your attention has been di
• rected to it.
, Caution —Beware of worthless imitations, as
1 several are already in the market, called by dif
ferent names. Use none unless the words (Pro
lessor Wood's Hair Restorative, Depot St Louis,
' Mo., and New York), are blown in the bottle.
! Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine deal
■ erf ; also by all Fancy and Toilet Goods dealers
■in the United States and Canada. declo d2w
A Card.--Ever grateful for the
generous patronage already conferred, the sub
' scriber would again advertise that he will con
-1 tinue the COMMISSION and GENERAL PRODUCE
1 BUSINESS, in all its branches, at his well known
1 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
1 satisfaction. Consignments solicited and orders
promptly filled. M. W. WOODRUFF,
Forwarding and Gcn’l Com’sn Merchant,
Corner Mclntosh and Reynolds-streets,
ocl-tf Augusta, Ga.
IITThe Great Prohleni
Solved!—Dß. MORSE’S INVIGORATING COR
-1 DlAL.—'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
fiuid re acquires its solvent power, and the crude
nutriment, which was a load and a burthen to
J the sufferer, while his digestive organization was
paralyzed and unstrung, becomes, under the
wholesome revolution created in the system, the
basis of activity, strength and health.
The nervous sufferer, while tormented by the
1 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
terrible lassitude which proceeds from a lack of
nervous energy, or experiencing any other pain
or disability arising from the unnaturalcoudition
of the wonderful machinery which connects ev
ery member with the source of sensation, mo
tion and thought—derives immediate benefit
i from tbe use of this Cordial, which at once calms,
invigorates and regulates the shattered nervous
organization.
Females who have tried it arb unanimous in
declaring the Elixir to be the greatest boon that
woman has ever received from the hat ds of
t medical men.
Morse’s Invigorating Elixir has a direct, im
mediate ami 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 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 do
bility or from the weakness of a single organ
willall find immediateaud permanent relh f 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 m ilady. There are many
perhaps who have so trifled with their constitu
tion tha t they think themselves beyond thereach ;
of medicine. Let not even those despair. The
Elixir deals with disease as it exists, without re |
ierence to the causes, and will not only remove!
j the disorder itself, but rebuild the broken con- j
j stitution
{ LOSS OF MEMORY, confusion, giddiness, rush j
!of blood to the head, melancholy, mental debil-1
1 ity, hysteria, wretchedness, thoughts ofself-de-j
■ S'ruction, fear of insanity, hypochondriasis, dys-j
| pepsia, general prostration, irritability, nervous- !
I ness, inability to sleep, distaste incident to fe-j
| males, decay of the propagating functions, bys ;
| teria, monomania, vague terrors, palpitation ofi
! tho heart, impotency, constipation, etc., from j
whatever caure arising, it is, if there is any reli-
I ante to be placed on human testimony,absolute-!
i ly inraiiiuie.
j CAUTION. —Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cordial i
i has been counterfeited by some unprincipled:
j persons. In future, all the genuine Cordial will'
! have the proprietor’s sac simile pasted over the 1
j cork of each bottle, and the following words i
j blown in glass : Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cor *
■ dial, C. 11. RING, proprietor, N. Y.
| This cordial is put up highly concentrated in |
print bottles : $3 per bottle ; two tor $5 ; six so j
[ 812. C H. RING, proprietor, 192 Broadway, N
! York. Sold by Druggists throughout the United j
States, Canadas anti the West Indies. Also, by |
HAVIL.iND, CHICHESTER & CO., aud PLUMB &
LEITNER. Augusta. febl9-3in
tirt'iireof Diseased Diver.
—Honksdalb Co., .Penn., Jan. 10, 1850 —Mr.
Seth W. Fowls— Sir : Yeu are at liberty to use
the following statement for the benefit of the af
flicted :
I was attacked with the Liver Complaint,
which apparently brought me to tho brink ol
the grave. During my sickness Iwas attended
by three physicians in our place, but received
no help. I also tried the various remedies re
commended fur such complaints, hut they af
forded me no relief. As a last resort, I was
persuaded to try Wistar’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 Perrin.
The above certificate was given in the pre
sence of I).\ A. Strong, o! Honesdale, who is well
known in his vicinity as a successful practitioner.
Skth W. Fowlb & Co., 138 Washington-street,
Boston. Propr etors. .Sold by their Agents
everywhere. my3l
HTTiie Great English
Remedy.—Sir James Clarke’s CELEBRATED
FEMALE PILLS. Prepared from a prescription
of Sir J. Clarke, M D., Physician Extraordinary j
io the Queen.
This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the j
cure of all those painful and dangerous diseases |
to which the femaie constitution is subject. It
moderates all excess and removes all obstruc
tions, and a speedy cure may be relied on.
TO MAhRiEDLADIES it i< peculiarly suited.}
It will, in a short time, bring on the monthly
period with regularity.
Each bottle, price One Dollar, bears the Gov
ernment Stamp of Great Britain, to prevent
counterfeits.
These Pills hould not be taken by females
during the first three months of Pregnancy, as
they tre sure to briug on Miscarriage, butatany
other time the' 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
Whites, these Pills will effect a cure when all
other means have failed, and although a power
ful remedy, do not contain iron, alomel, anti
mony, or anything harts il to the constitution.
Full directions in the pamphlet around each
package, which should be 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 IIAVILAND, CHICHESTER CO.
Wholesale aud Retail Agents for the State o
Georgia. febl -y
concert hall,
U. P. MARCHANT...Lessee and Manager.
Saturday livening, December 18.
FAREWELL BENEFIT OF
Mi*. ISTeafle,
Aud positively Last Night of the Season.
Will bo performed tho Thrilling Play ot* the
Advocate
AND TIIE ORPHAN.
OVERTURE by the ORCHESTRA
■ ♦
To coßclude with
, Sketches in India.
Dress Circle, (up stairs), 75 cents ; Parquette,
50 cents. Doors open at 7 o’clock. declS
LAST DAY 01-
! , YANKEE ROBINSON'S
CIRCUS AND THEATRE
In Augusta, Ga., Saturday, Dec. 18, 1858.
»'•>-
A new aud pleasing performance in the Circle
i and An the Stage,
THIS P. M., at 2*4 O’CLOCK.
-
r> This Evening at 7 Y o’clock, Darius Dutton ant*
e Sally Scrubbins will
6 “Stand Down the Hall,”
As requested by the masses.
The entire strength of both Companies will be
brought into requisition, to give a grand fare
well entertainment.
I n. B—A large number of extra seats have
1- been prepared, polite ushers in attendance, and
h a special police. declS
o By the Last Steamer.
: vHmroiiii
'l HAS RECEIVED
0 Petet’s Superior Kid Gloves:
' DeLanes and Bareges,
AT 12 ȣ CENTS ;
;!Mantillas and Square
;; Wool Shawls;
LADIES' MERINO VESTS
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
s BLACK AND COL’D FRINGES;
° ; CLARK’S WHITE AND COLORED
(dazed Thread;
'• MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S
e | Hose;
n White and Red Flannels,
VERY CHEAP;
NEW STYLES
&. x
g Satinetts, Linseys ami
Blankets:
I j BROWN AND BREACH ED .SHIRTINGS,
» 61-4; AND A GREAT VARIETY OF
" OTHER GOODS, WHICH WILL BE
° SOLD AS LOW AS ANY OTHER CASH
J HOUSE CAN AFFORD THEM, THIS
' SIDE OF NEW YORK. declß 6
Lime and hair.—
100 bbls. fresh Thomaston LIME ;
5,000 lbs. Plastering HAIR. .iHst received*
. j by dccl'-dic ESTES k CLARK.
I t GENCY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
i [ 2x. CANDLE COMPANY
500 boxes Hydraulic Pressed CANDLES ;
j 500 half boxes “ t;
'j 150 eas s “ “iu car -
■ ] toons. For sale low, by
' A. D. WILLIAMS.
. j declS Agrot for Augusta, Ga.
Butter and cheese.— T
50 kegs PUTTER ; 250 boxes CHEESE. For
i j sale low, by declS A. D. WILLIAMS.
: TT7HISKY, WHISKY.—
V V 200 barrels Rectified WHISKY, for sale
1 1 low, to dose consignment, by
, [ fieclS a. D. WILLIAMS.
\ T EW CROP PECAN NUTS.—
I -Ll 10 bills, new crop PECAN NUTS, just re
ceived, and lor sale low, by
I declß ESTES & CLARK.
LIME,
PLASTER.
HAIR,
CEMENT.
500 BBLS. PRIME ROCKLAND LIME ;
1,000 “ LINCOLNVILLE LIME ;
400 “ CEMENT;
250 “ CALCINED PLASTER ;
200 “ FARMERS’PLASTER ;
5,000 LBS. PLASTERING HAIR;
2,000 “ first quality GOSHEN BUTTER
25 bbls. prime NORTHERN APPLES ;
In Store, and to Arrive.
FOR SALE AT THE
VERY LOWEST
Market Rates.
;ALSO, ON CONSIGNMENT.
40,000 Prime Segars;
11 C Cases Otnrd’s
JLIU COGNAC Bit ANDY;
IPipe best
HOLLAND Cil\.
R. J. B#WE & ffl.,
GENERAL
Commission Merchants.
287 Broad-Street,
AUGUSTA, GA., ONE DOOR BELOW THE UNION
decJ7 bank. Ini
$25 Reward!
LOST, on Tuesday, the 14th inst., be
tween Burns’ Wagon Yard, imiH'llill imi
near the reservoir, and the Planters’
Hotel, a BLACK f’ORT.MONAIE, con IL|f|p3olß
taining about slso—soo of which
was in gold ; the balance iu South Carolina aud
Georgia bank bills. Tho finder will get the above
reward, or more, if required, by leaving it at the
store of A. STEVENS, or at this office.
dec!6-3 SILAS STROUP.