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Grimiing Bispattb. AUGUSTA, GEO: esday Kvtulng, Dec. 588,1858. Death of Gen. James Gadsden. It is with deep regret that we learn, from the Charleston Mercury, of the de mise of Gen. James Gadsden, of South Carolina. Gen. G. has, for many years, been prominent in the history of the State and the confederacy, and has dis tinguished himself as a civilian, a war rior and a diplomatist. He has ever been a man of large influence and char acter —bold, independent, active and of great public spirit: Chinese Sugar Cane. A meeting of the Chinese sugar cane growers of Winnebago county, Illiuois, was held at Rockford on the Bth inst., when a large number of samples of su gar and syrup were offered, comprising a variety of grades, some of which were reported as very fine. Two hun dred gallons of molasses to the acre of cane was mentioned as a fair crop. The cane has been extensively cultivated in Illinois the past season, and from facts at hand, says the Rockford Republican , it is shown that “syrup and sugar are destined to become as staple articles of production of this State as wheat.” Georgia Academy for the till ini. We are indebted to Wm. D. Williams, Esq., Principal, fora copy of the annu al Catalogue of this institution. The * last Annual Report shows that the num ber of pupils on the Catalogue was twenty-four—eighteen of whom were in attendance at that date, (81st Octo ber, 1857 ;) since which time five new pupils have been admitted. The cata logue of this yeas, (appended to this Report,) numbers twenty-seven, twen ty-two of whom are now in attendance. Decision Under the Tariff of 1857. —The Secretary of the of the Treasury (says the Washington States) has deci ded that a duty of 15 per cent, must be asssessed on “beet root, ” the refuse of sugar manufactories in Europe, impor ted for the manufacture of paper ; also, that “cotton duck” is liable to a duty of 19 per cent., also that “pearls strung on thread” are liable to a duty of 4 per cent. ; also, that wheat cannot be imported under the general provision for “seed,” unless imported in moderate iquantities, and the customs officer is sat isfied that it is intended exclusively for experiment and improvement in ag riculture. U. S. Exports.— According to a state ment in the New York Journal of Com merce a summary of the exports of the United States to foreign countries for the year 1858, exhibits the sum of $293,758,279, being less than for the year 1857 in the sum of $43,226,786. — The vaiue of cotton in 1858 was $131,- 386,661; for 1857, $131,575,859. The falling off has been principally in veget able food, being for 1858, $35,924,848, and for 1857, $58,333,176. *-••« Large Depalcation. Amos Cum mings, jr., JSecretary of the Howard, Atlantic and Tremont Loan Association, has been arrested at Boston, Mass., on the charge of loaning the funds of the institution, contrary to the provis ions of the charter. It is known that there had been received funds to the amount of $153,000, which sum has un accountably dwindled down to only $47,000, leaving a deficit of $106,000. Aspiring Darkies in Jamaica.— An intelligent writer upon the subject says that the colored people of Jamaica are not satisfied with the bare equality of cival political rights, but aspire to their exclusive enjoyment. Not content with acquiring lands by free sale and pur chase, and by squatting on lands which twenty years ago were valuable planta tions, though now abandoned to the first comer, they wish to force the pro prietors of estates still under cultiva tion to dispose of the remains of their property exclusively in favor of the col ored “sons of the soil,” menacing the colony, in the event of continued recu sancy with the fate of Hayti. The South and Europe. The great advantages to he secured by steam communication with the South of Europe, is attracting attention in New York. Read the following from the New York Courier and Enquirer: Another innovation upon the ship ping trade of our country is the pro posed line of propellers between Genoa and the United States. At present all goods from Switzerland and from Lyons, for the American markets, come byway of Havre, with a land route of 450 miles : or by the Rhine, via the Hague and Liverpool. The Sardinian line might be estab lished by our own merchants and capi talists, securing monthly or semi monthly trips between Genoa and New York. This route offers peculiarly fa vorable advantages to travellers to and from Europe. Thus, persons going to Southern Europe, via Liverpool and Havre, would find decided advantage in returning by steamer from a Mediterra- , neanport—say Marseilles, Malaga, Ca- ! diz, Barcelona, or Genoa. The latter port has daily communication, by rail road or steamers, with all parts of Italy Lombardy, Switzerland, and France Sardinia is now threaded with railroads, thus giving a transit between Genoa and the heart of Switzerland in sixteen . to eighteen hours. The eminent advantages of the South- j ern route to the tourist, we think, will , secure a large portion of the home trav- ] el of Americans. At all seasons of the • year the trip from the Mediteiranean to the United States is a delightful one. ( Another advantage arising from this e line would' be the more speedy trans mission of fruits to the United States, and also the cheaper transportation of 8 cotton, tobacco, and naval stores, des- 8 tined for Switzerland, but now carried ’ over a long route through France. A • prospectus of the new line is now in 1 preparation, and if American capitalists * do not enter upon it, Sardinians will,! - with a subsidy from that government’. I j From the Columbus Times. Letter from Hon. John A. Tucker— His Dentil. i We give below a letter from the Hon. ; John A. Tucker, which was found on the table in his room at the time of his death, directed to one of the editors of . this paper. Written for publication, we do not feel at liberty to withhold it. It will be read with interest by those ’ ] who knew its author—his big heart, his ; general impulses, his strong friendship, 1 ■ his marked ability, his noble nature, ■ i his many virtues. They will shed a ; | tear of sorrow over his newmade grave, . and cherish in their hearts his memory. But the letter: To P. H. Colquitt, I r Editor Columbus Times. ) ■ Dawson, Ga., Dec. 16. 1 lam about to do a thing which I have had in contemplation since 1848 —viz : to rid the world of me, and to rid my self of an existence useless to me and derogatory to others. And, Mr. Editor, how dare you, or any or your readers ’ say, it is weak, or wrong, or unmanly i to perform the act I am about to per - form ?—Life is a burden to me —has r been for years. I am driven on by a ’ destiny, I have no power to control.— ' Don’t say to me “it is your fault—you could act"differently.” It is untrue. I always wished to act differently—l have prayed to act differently—l have prayed God to help me to act' differently. He knows my wish and purpose was to be a gi od man. This I have prayed for from boyhood; and yet I have not been a good man. “There is a divinity that shapes our ends.” There is a power that drives us on like a feather before the wind, and we have as little power to direct our course as the feather in the gale. Now, with all my sins, follies and , vices clinging to my skirts, I am going unbiddeh, into the presence of my God, to ask him why I am not the man I 1 always desired to be ; to ask what : punishment 1 am to receive for knowing ■ my duty, desiring to perform it, and yet r not having the nerve to doit. Don’t say I am drunk either, for it is not so. I tell you Peyton Colquitt, that I am 5 doing this thing upon reflection. I lay ' all night thinking of it. I have looked at all the reasons for and against it. In some respects I have been a successful man. As certain as the world stands I would beat the race for Judge by more 4ban the Democratie majority. That is . not the thing with me. I would not , live to be President of the United States, unless I could be the man I wish to be. From a boy I wished to be a great and good man—a man exerting a great salutary moral influence on mankind, — But as it is, I am shedding death shade and mildew from the high places in the land. I would have waited till I got home, but I know it would not do. I would then never have discharged the duty, I owe to myself and mankind. I could not part with my wife and little ones.— Several times in the last few years have I prepared myself for this event at home, when my wife knew nothing of it. But to look at the children and hear them say, “Pa,” or to look at a smiling affectionate wife, that anticipa ted my wishes—that forgave a thousand . follies—that never did one unkind act, —1 did not have the courage to pro ; ceed. But believing as I do, that my departure from this life will benefit my family, as well as others, 1 am going to die here to-day. I have plenty of 5 friends who will be sorry for this ; but to one and all of them I say, John A. 1 Tucker never professed friendship for any one that he deserted in the hour of trial. My wife and my little ones I commend to your care. Tucker. A Grain Speculator Tells his Expe rience. ; Generally speaking, wheat is a very good grain. It shows well in the field and in statistical reports ; it looks well n stacks and in the granaries, and when ' ;well ground, methiodically kneaded, judiciously baked, and properly brown ed and buttered into toast, there is no one who will speak more respectfully, not to say enthusiastically, of the veg etable than I will. For I am, in the main, a man too well bred to do other wise. But, as an article of commerce, a medium for speculation, I am em phatically down on the whole institu tion—both “Winter” and “Spring;” the one has proved “the winter of my discontent, ” while the other has “ sprung” a trap on me like that pro jected over unwary birds which nibble at the same bait. These remarks may seem severe, but they drop as natural ly from me as the kernels would from a head of w heat that has been well thrashed. As everybody knows, I am “the son of poor but respectable parents.” I started in life with this talismanic max im for money making: Buy when every one is selling; sell when every one is buying. Well, some few weeks since, wheat, which had been very buoyant, suddenly fell. Every one was selling. I had a little money, and confiding in my golden rule, “pitched in,” and bought at “eighty-five. Very soon the staple commodity dropped to sixty-eight. Now, thought I, is the time to get a “ margin so mortga ging the first lot, I bought more. And I’ll venture to say that my old mother never prayed so devoutly for her bread to rise, as I did my wheat. But still it dropped! The fault, they said, was in the East —(excuse the pun, if the pun is obvi ous) until, as it still kept dropping, I thought it my duty to go into Chicago and put a stop to it. The first greeting that metmeas I stepped into the Tremont was a telegram on the bulletin board : “ Wheat is fiat.” Wheat probably was flat enough, but this announcement struck me as being rather a sharp truth. At 11 1-2 o’clock I went down on “’Change.” It is perhaps needless to say that I found things materially changed since I had bought. “Buyers” were offering ‘fifty-five;” everybody appeared to be buying ; therefore, fol lowing out my aphorism, I sold. The result may be summed up thus : Two months since I had money and no wheat; subsequently I had wheat and no money. Now, by the mass, I have neither! The second lot was’ a poor lot—as poor, in fact, as the second edition of Pharoh’s kine, since it swal lowed the first. But I bought to make a margin, and I made it! I think that most operators will con cur with me in the following conclu sion : That to buy at “eighty-five,” and sell at “fifty-five,” will not pay, unless a man does a very large business. That wheat, when it begins to fall is a long while reaching the bottom. That when it once begins to heat, it very soon be comes too hot to hold That, after all, the surest way to make money in wheat is to plant it in good soil. And lastly, that a man going to the Wheat Market, < ! with even a very small capital, if he is •I industrious and perseveres, may very i soon succeed in owing more than it is • j probable he will ever be worth. 1 : Chicago Journal. Sandy. ?! ' f ! A fov of the old Blue Laws 2 ! The following which we here insert, | were some of the “Blue Laws” of Con o necticut. They may be quite a curiosi s ty to some, of our readers : , The Governor and Magistrates con , vened in general assembly, are the su n preme power under God, of this inde •, pendent dominion. From the determi . nation of the assembly, no appeal shall in any instance be made, Whosoever says there is power and jurisdiction over this dominion, shall suffer death and loss of property. 5 No one shall be a free man or give a '• vote unless he be a member in full com - munion with one of the churches al i lowed in this dominion. , No one shall hold any office who is i i not sound in faith, and faithful to his ■’: denomination, and whoever gives a - vote for such a person shall pay a fine ij of 20s for the first offense, and for the i second shall be disfranchised. Each freeman shall swear by the i blessed God to bear true alliance to this 1 dominion, and that Jesus is the only 3 living and true king. 1 No lodging or food shall be offered 3; to a Quaker, Adamite or any other here r tic. i If any person turns Quaker he shall i be banished, and if he returns he shall t suffer death. t No priest shall abide in the domin e ion ; he shall he banished and suffer o death on his return, e Priests may be seized by any person withour a warrant. 1 No person shall cross the ferry but J witli an authorized ferryman. , No person shall run on the sabbath, I or walk to the garden or elsewhere; t except reverently to and from meeting. i No person shall travel, cook victuals, t, make beds,, sweep houses, shave or cut t, hair on the Sabbath. No woman shall kiss her children on i the Sabbath or Fasting day. The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on i Saturday. II None shall buy or sell land without 1! permission of the Selectmen. I A drunkard shall have a master ap -3 pointed by the Selectmen, who shall s debar him the privilege of paying and t selling. , No minister shall keep school. No person shall court a maid by per i son or letter, without first obtaining t the consent of her parents ; 61s. penal - ty for the first offence, 101 s, for the sec > ond, and for the third an imprisonment ; during the pleasure of court. Whoever sets fire to a wood and burns a house shall suffer death, and any per | son suspected of this crime shall hear t imprisonment without the benefit of i bail. No person shall read common prayer, . keep Christmas, or Saint’s Day, make minced pies, play cards dance or play - any instrument of music, except drum, I trumpet or jews harp. t No minister shall join people in mar . riage, the Magistrate only shall join I people in marriage, as they may ao it with less scandal to Christ’s Church. When parents refuse their children a . convenient marriage, the Magistrate is ’.: to determine the point. J The Selectmen on finding children f ignorant may take them away from t their parents and place them in betteri j hands at the expense of their parents. ~! Fornication shall be punished bv! C compelling marriage, or as the Court II shall think proper. ! Adultery shall be punished with death. A man that strikes his wife shall pay a ' fine of 101 s. A woman that strikes her "husband . j shall be punished as the Court directs. 1 1 A wife shall be deemed good evidence 1 against her husband. j Married persons must live together or be imprisoned. ! j Every man shall have his hair cut 0 ; round according to a cap. | Whoever brings cards or dico into j | this dominion shall pay a fine of 51s. 3 Whoever wears clothes trimmed with j gold, silver or blond lace, above two shillings a yard, shall be punished by ! the Grand Jurors, and the Selectmen . shall tax the offender at three hundred ■ pounds estate. A debtor in prison, swearing that he . has no estate, shall he let out and sold . to make satisfaction. — ' Jersey Printer Starved to Death 111 New York. The Plainfield Gazette, in alluding to 1 the death in New York recently, of Mr. ‘ L. R. Blanchard, a first class printer, says : I “We knew him personally, having worked in the same office with him many a day. About three years ago he i published a paper in the city of New Brunswick, called the Middlesex Inde > pendent. He then worked on the Nt-w ’ Brunswick Fredonian, but work failing ‘ there, he went to New York to seek l employment, leaving his wife and three I interesting children remaining in New r Brunswick. About every two or three > weeks he would return to New Bruns : wick to see his family. A short time - ago, his prolonged absence from his l home alarmed his wife to such an extent! " that she went to New York for the pur l pose of seeking him, and with the as t sistance of several friends, and after two or three days search they succeeded ; in finding him in a garret in that city, where he had lain unwell and uncared ; for, not being able, to help himself. It is i supposed he had literally starved to death for the want of the common ne ; eessaries of life. When found ho was so near dead that he lived but a day i longer. This occurred in a city that an nually spends Irom eight to ten mil lions to govern it. This, we would say, is the field for our Missionary Societies to labor in. Hoop, False Hair, High Heels and Matrimony.—An act was introduced into the English Parliament in 1770, “that | all women, of whatever age, rank, pro- : session, or degree, whether virgins, maids or widows, that shall, from and after such act, impose upon, seduce, and ‘ betray into matrimony, any of his ma jesty’s subjects, by the scents, paints, cosmetic washes, artificial teeth, false hair, ( Spanish wool, iron stays, hoops, high i heeled shoes, bolstered hips, shall incur the penalty of the law now in force against witchcraft and like misdemean- - ors, and that the marriage, upon con- 1 viction, shall stand null and void.” A hill repealing the act prohibiting circus exhibitions within the limits of . Vermont has been defeated in the leg- ; islature of that State. It is stated that advices from Salt Lake show that the Mormons still en- - tertain an idea of emigrating, and have - made a contract for iands in the Mos quito country. • BY TELEGRAPH. later from Europe. ARRIVAL 01 TaM ASIA. ——*•♦*- COTTON UNCHANGED. New York, Dec. 27. —The steamship l Asia has arrived, with Liverpool dates toSaturday, Dec. 11th. Commercial. Liverpool Cotton Market. —Salt’s of Cot' i ton for the week 42,000 hales, of which • speculators took 2,000, and exporters ' 2,500 bales. The decline on the busi . ness of the week was 1-16 to l-Bd, (pre -5 viously reported by the Pacific,) on up . lands l-Bd, and on Mobile and New Or -5 leans Cottons l-16d decline, principally 3 on middling qualities. Other qualities , were unchanged. News of from tire Plains. St. Louis, Dec. 27.—The Santa Fe | mail of the 6th inst., has been received. - Advices from Fort Defiance to the 21st of November, had reached Santa Fe. j The Indians had been pursued into their mountain fastnesses, and an ar mistice at that time was pending, pre r paratory to a permanent settlement. 1 The Escaped African. Savannah, Dec. 27. —There appears L to be considerable excitement created at the escape of the little African, cap ! tured on Jeckyl Island by some of . the United States officials. The United , States marshal has been request t ed to resign, but he has refused to do so. It is thought that he will be remo ved, although few believe him to blame i for the escape or abduction of the little African. Steamboat unit Cargo Lost. Cincinnati, Dec. 27. —The steamer l Metropolis, from Pittsburg for New Or * leans, with a cargo valued at over SIOO,- 000, got ashore in the fog on Sunday. . It is thought the boat and cargo will be ; a total loss. Tile Cnptaln of the Slaver Echo. Boston, Dec. 27.—Capt. Townsend, of the slaver Echo, started for Key West 1 to day to bo placed on trial. Pacific Railway Convention. New Orleans, Dec. 26.—The Pacific Railway Convention adjourned in high . spirits. The only obstacle in the suc cessful prosecution of this enterprise appears to be that of obtaining from Texas the relinquishment of her suit forfeiting the charter. The Convention adjourned to meet at Marshall Texas, on the 13th of Jan ■ uary. Markets* i Savannah, Dec. 27.—Sales of cotton 1 to day 380 bales, at unchanged rates. Charleston, Dec. 27.—The cotton ■ j market is at a stand, and prices de : pressed. Mobile, Dec. 27. —Sales of cotton to ' day 5,000 bales. Middling 111-8 all 1-4 cents. • The market closed with an ad -1 vancing tendency, with more buoyem than sellers. ; New Orleans, Dec. 27. Sales to day r 10,500 bales. The market appeared easier, but quotations were unchanged, t Freights Liverpool 15-32 d., and sterling Exchange 81-2 a8 3 4 per cent premi- J um. , New York, Dec. 27.—Sales of cot-! i ton to day 900 bales. The market is ' rather flat, and quotations nominal. — J Flour is dull, with sales of 9,000 bbls. Wheat quiet; sales 5,000 bushels. Corn . heavy, sales 22,000 bushels. Spirits of I Turpentine firm at 48 a4B 1-2 cents. — Rosin firm at $1.50 a $1,57 1-2. Rice firm ; and Freights nominal. —“TT 1 ai limiting Academy. JkProf. J. W. Bigg A; Respectfully announces that his Second Course j of Lessons in Dancing, will commence on WED- | NESDAY, November 24th, at three o'clock, for ; Ladies, Misses and Masters ; and at 8 o’clock P. j M., for Gentlemen. nov22-tf f*T The 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. RATES OF TUITION*, AS FOLLOWS : Beginners in Orthography, Elocution and Arith- | metic, per quarter of eleven weeks...slo 00 j Higher English, Greek and Latin 15 00 i Intermediate Branches 12 00 French, (extra) 5 00 Instruction in Vocal Music, a part of the exer cises of the School. No pupil leceivcd for a less period than one quarter, and lo 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., dec" lmd Principal. ■ I i i .1. i —— i Wholesale and Retail CONFECTIONERY The undersigned takes pleasure te inform his friends, and the public generally, { th=it he has re-opened his < CONFECTIONERY, ; At his old stand, (opposite the Bridge Bank Build ing), where he is again prepared us furnish, at short notice and moderate terms, i CANDY PYRAMIDS, STEEPLE CAKES, AND FANCY OR- 1 NAMENTS, • t Os every description, for Parties, Weddings, &c., Os the latest Parisian style, not easily surpassed a by any Establishment Also, (during the winter l season only), the most celebrated ENTREMETS, (Side Dishes), As prepared for the Festivities at the Courts of j Europo. oc2l -3m I. P. GIRARDEY. f NEW ORLEANS SUGAR.— < 40 hhds. prime and choice New Orleans i SUGAR, direct from New Orleans, for sale cheap by decl3 DAN’L H. WILCOX. , NEW CROP HAMS.— Choice new HAMS, for sale by ’ decl3 ESTES it CLARK. ‘ .—, JAMAICA AND ST. CROIX RUM, for l sate by 4ec34 ESTES & CLARK. Special Uatitcs. ($r Firemen and Citizens’ Ball, of Augusta Fire Company, FILLMORE No. 4, to be given at Masoni: Hall, DECEMBER 31st, 1858. Presidentßkead, Chap. A. Coorsß, Capt. Wm. Wukklkr, Henry Heard, Lieut. Baskkryillk, Henry Richmond, W. Cumfsty, Wilson Haines, Chief Engineer, F. Lamback ; First Assistant Engineer, J. A. Robert ; Second 4 ‘ “ B. Hanky. ) Committee First Division. I Capt. J. A. Portic, Lient. T. M. Bones, Committee Second Division. Capt. J. P. Moore, Lieut. L. Gavit. Committee Washington Xo. 1. Capt. Chas. Aufferman, Lieut. 11. Funt. 1 Committee Clinch Xo. 2. ’ Capt. J. McCann, Lieut. S. P. Whitman, Committee Vigilant Xo. 3. Capt. H. Goodrich, Lieut. J. B. Stoughton. Committee Augusta Xo. 5. Capt. D. Galvin, Lieut. J. Hughes. Committee Columbia Xo. 6. Capt. T. Shackelford Lieut. S. Frank. 3 Committee Hook a- d Ladder. Foreman J. B. Platt, Ist Ass’t Dr. S B. Simmons. FLOOR MANAGERS: Dr. Wn. H. Tirrr, J. M. Ptb, J. K. Evans, J W. Biggs, ' C. M. Cranb. , Tickets may be had of the Managers or Com t mittee. dec2B 4 (j*T Wanted to Hire, a COOK } and WASHER. Apply to the Editor of the Dis - patch. dcc2B-tf jrFound, A WHITE POODLE^ which the owner can hear of by calling at this office. dec2B-tf 5 J#TCity Directory.— The un l dersigned, having engaged competent assistants . to complete the canvass of the city, will have his p DIRECTORY ready for delivery by the first of February next. All persons desirous of adver- Using in it, will please hand in their advertise* • ments by the tenth of January. i dec24-6 R. A. WATKINS. • 1 fir M Who lias not heard of 1 Boerliave’s H -llaml Bitters I—Simple in > its composition, pleasant to the taste, and truly wonderful in its effect, its popularity cannot be wondered at. To invalids just recovering their strength, it is invaluable—exercising that sooth* , ing influence over the nervous system, and Im parting that health and tone to the stomach, so longed for by the convalescent.” —Daily Enter ■ prise. dec22-dflacl j fsT Pearce’s Academy.— Mr. T. W. LEE respectfully announces that he has returned, and will resume his School, at the old place, five miles West of Augusta, on the FIRST p MONDAY in January. dec22-tf 1 fIT Sealed Proposals will be received by the City Council of Augusta, until the first of JANUARY, for fourteen able-bodied hands and eight piime horses or mules, with ; carts and harness complete, to be employed on { the Streets and Draißs, and for such other ser vice as may be required for the year 1859. Said force to be required to be quartered, at noon, as 1 near as practicable to the centre of the corporate i limits of the city. All lost time, from sickness ; or otherwise, to be made good by the contrac tor—the contractor to submit his force to the in spection of the Committee on Streets and Drains, ' before a final acceptance of his proposal. Pro ' posa's to be handed to the Clerk of Council, on or before the first day of January, 1859. JAMES M. DYE, FOSTER BLODGET, Jr., i ROBERT H. MAY, WM. V. KEENER, dec2l-td Committee on Streets and Drains. fg” School.— Mr. D. F. GRIFFIN will admit a limited number of Boys into his School, on MONDAY, January 3d, 1859. 1 Tuition $lO, sl2 and sl6 per quarter. dec2odtf JIT C. H. Shockley, Esq., i will be supported for Judge of the Superior Courts of the Middle Circuit, at the election in . JANUARY next, by decl7-dACtd Many Voters. fIT Office of Iron Steam boat Company, Augusta, Dec. 16th, 1858. ■ On and after this date, the freight on Cotton to Savannah, by this line, will be Forty Cents per bale, until further notice decl6-lm J. B. GUIEU, Agent. ■ B*T Private School for Boys.—An English and Classical School will be opened on the first Monday in JANUARY, in the room formerly occupied by Prof. T. F. Holliman. Tne course of study will be close, and carefully ' taught. Rates of tuition, $lO, sl2 and sl6. J. T. LIN. Jte/erencesr-Hev. J. S. Key, Prof. T. F. Holli- j man, H. F. Russell, Broom & NorrelL dccls-dtd JIT The Steamers SWAN and j EXCEL will leave for Savannah i and intermediate landings, once a week, from this date. • For Freight engagements, apply to H. F. RUSSELL. ! Augusta, December 13th, 1858. <3ecl4-tf |gr A Liver Remedy.—The Liver, according to Physiologists, occupies in our human economy a place second only to the , heart, and consequently is one of the greatest j dispensers of health and happiness, or sickness and disease. To keep the liver in the proper ■ performance of its duties is to keep the system : in a state of health, and free from all bodily ills, j Dr. Sandford’s INVIGORATOR is a great Regu lator of the Liver. It instills into it new* life and vigor, strengthens it, and invigorates it, curing the fountain from whence so many streams of sickness flow*. We say to all who are troubled with any derangement of the Liv er, such as Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Sick Headache, Biliiousness or debility of system, do not fail to try Dr. Sanford’s Livrr Invigorator. decl-ra ir.Mr. Kdito r Please an- i nounce ALPHEUS M. RODGERS as a suitable person for the office of Attorney General of the Middle Circuit? au!7 A Voter. J*P W e are authorized to announce CLAIBORNE SNEAD, Esq., as a candi-1 date for Attorney General of the Middle District, at the election in January next. jy22 IIP YVe are authorized to ani. ounce the 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. sep3o* Di*. M, J. Jones has re moved his office from Mclntosb-street, to a room over Hollingsworth & Baldwin’s store, on Broad street, three doors above the Union Bank, where ho may be found during the day, and at night at the U. S. Hotel. jy2l-d6m OP Medical in search of GOOD CLOTHING, can be well suite bj calling at J. M. NEWBY & CO.’S, Under U. S. Hotel. They also keep best styles of SHIRTS, DRAW ERS, GLOVES, Ac. novl-tf I*P Dr. Thayer would in form his friends and the citizens of Augusta that he nas returned, and will mw be happy to wait upon all who may desire his services. Office and residence in Turpin’s Block, Broad treet, Augusta, Ga. nov4-tf CiP Grease I p.—Patent Grease, the bat article known for lubricating all kinds ol MACHINERY, WAGONS, &c. Just received, in 25, 60,130 and 300 pound packages. For sale low, by SPEARS & HIGHT. nov29-dtf Wholesale Druggists. ! jgpmal ITotkcs. ’ {f From the Missouri De i. mocrnt.—Upon Prof. 0. J. Wood, of Louis, ; fortune has conferred the honor of having dis covered a balsamic preparation, which not only promotes the growth of, and beautifies the hair ' in a high degree, but restores it when it is gone, or turns it to its original color after it has be come gray, fastens it to the scalp and effectually destroys such cutaneous eruptions aa may have ; been engendered by the use of d es, essential oils and other injurious applications. Ihe many I respectable testimonials which are offered in its favor, from every part of the country in which it has been introduced, leaves no loop for a skep tic to hang a doubt on. It is supplanting all other specifics for the hair, and enjoys a popularity which no other has ever attained. Buy it—test it—and rejoice that your attention has been di rected to it. Caution.— Beware of worthless imitations, as i. several are already in the market, called by dif ferent names. Use none unless the words (Pro fessor Wood’s Hair Restorative, Depot St Louis, Mo., aud New York), are blown in the bottle. Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine deal ers ; also by all Fancy and Toilet Goods dealers !. in the United States and Canada. dec!s d2w gTThe Great P r oblens Solved!—Dß. MORSE’S INVIGORATING COR DIAL.—The dyspeptic patient, whose stomach i- 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 v fluid re acquires its solventpowcr, and the crude nutriment, which was a load and a burthen to the sufferer, while his digestive organization was , paralyzed and unstrung, becomes, under the ’’ wholesome revolution created in the system, the s basis of activity, strength and health. The nervous sufferer, while tormented by the acute, physical agony of Neuralgia. Tic-doioreux or ordinary headache, afflicted with vague ter -s rors, wakened by periodical fits, threatened with s paralysis, borne down and dispirited by that if 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 « tion and thought—derives immediate benefit I from the use of this Cordial, which at once calms. D invigorates and regulates the shattered nervous ? organization. e Females who have tried it are unanimous in r declaring the Elixir to be the greatest boon that i- woman has ever received from the ha! ds of i- medical men. 0 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. (1 1 If long life and the vigor necessary to its en ' joyment are desirable, this medicine is indeed of precious worth j Its beneficial effects are not confined to either ” I sex or to any age. The feeble girl, the ailing e i wife, the listless, enervated youth, the overworn il man of business, the victim of nervous depres d J sion, the individual suffering from general de I*! bility or from the weakness of a single organ II willall find immediate and permanent relief from ! the use of this incomparable renovator. To d s those who have a predisposition to paralysis it 3 } will prove a complete and unfailing safe guard ■ against that terrible malady. There are many s perhaps who have so trifled with their constitu tion that they think themselves beyond thereach i- of medicine. Let not even those despair. The ; Elixir deals with disease as it exists, without re - i ference to the causes, and will not only remove u l the disorder itself, but rebuild the broken con stitution | LOSS OF MEMORY, confusion, giddiness, rush of blood to the head, melancholy, mental debil ity, hysteria, wretchedness, thoughts of self- de struction, fear of insanity, hypochondriasis, dys i pepsia, general prostration, irritability, nervous ness, inability to sleep, distaste iucident to fe ' males, decay of the propagating functions, hys s teria, monomania, vague terrors, palpitation of the heart, impoteucy, constipation, etc., from i whatever cause arising, it is, if there is any reli _ | ance to be placed on human testimony, absolute ! ly infallible. 5 i CAUTION.—Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cordial r j has been counterfeited b7 some unprincipled 1 ! persons. In future, all the genuine Cordial will have the proprietor’s sac simile pasted over the - j cork of each bottle, and the following words ■} blown in glass : Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cor - ; dial, C. H. RING, proprietor, N. Y. o This cordial is put up highly concentrated in _ print bottles : $3 per bottle ; two tor $5 ; six so ! 512. C H. RING, proprietor, 192 Broadway, N j York. Sold by Druggists throughout the United 'States, Canadas and the West Indies. Also, by ‘ HAVILAND, CHICHESTER & CO., and PLUMB & P; LEITNER, Augusta. febl9-3m |IT Tlt e Great Enslislt Remedy.—Sir James Clarke’s CELEBRATED . FEMALE PILLS. Prepared from a prescription of Sir J. Clarke, M. D., Physician Extraordinary J to the Queen. I This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the | cure of all those painful aud dangerous diseases jto which the female constitution is subject. It - j moderates all excess and removes all obstruc -11 tions, and a speedy cure may be relied on. J TO MARRIED LADIES it is peculiarly suited, i It will, in a short time, bring on the monthly j period with regularly. 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 are sure to bring on Miscarriage, butat any . other time thev are safe. In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections, , j Pain in the Back and Limbs, Fatigue on slight . exertion, Palpitation of the Heart, Hjstericsaud ! Whites, these Pills 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 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 Hostage Stamps en closed to any authorized Agent, will insure a bottle containing over fifty pills, by return mail For sale by HAVILAND, CHICHESTER & CO. Wholesale and Retail Agents for the State o Georgia. febl -y ISFCure of Diseased Giver. —Ho.vesdale Co., Penn., Jan. 10, 1850—Mr. Seth W. Fowle—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 the brink ot the grave. During my sickness I was attended by three physicians in our place, but received no help. I also tried the various remedies re commended for such complaints, but they as- ! forded me no relief. As a last resort, I was persuaded to try Wislar ; 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- i sence of Dr. A. Strong, of Honesdale, who is well' known in his vicinity as a successful practitioner, i Seth W. Fowls & Co., 138 Waahington-street I Boston, Proprietors. Sold by their Agents everywhere. ' my3l IST A Card.—Ever grateful for the generous patronage already conferred, the sub scriber would again advertise that he will con tinue the COMMISSION and GENERAL PRODUCE BUSINESS, in all its branches, at his well known old stand, corner Mclntosh and Reynolds-streets, where he will he pleased to receive a continua- 1 tion of his former patronage, pledging himself to | cmplpy every reasonable means to give entire satisfaction. Consignments solicited and orders promptly illed. M. W. WOODRUFF, I Forwarding and Gon’l Com’sn Merchant Corner Mclntosh and Reynolds-strats, ocl ts Augusta, Ga. ) srto SliUjtrtisfnwnts. ; CONCERT HALL j g. P. MARCH ANT.. .Lessee aud Manager. Tuesday Evening, Dec. 28* SECOND APPEARANCE OF e MARSH’S ! JUVENILE COMEDIANS h Will be presented, for the first time, Planche’e ’ Romantic Drama, in Two Arts, entitled the y BFHG-A.M3DI 1 OR, THE ROBBERS OF ITALY. .A#.. After which, s A Grand Chinese Dance, r-! from “ Alladdin,” by sixteen of the Troupe ' To conclude with the Side-splitting, uever-to-be L forgotten I Toodles. s Timothy Toodles By THAT BOY GEOF.GE Only Nine Years ol Age. Mrs. Tabitha Toodles Little JJARY MARSH i 03” Admission —To Dress Circle, (upstairs). I- 75 cents: Pnrquette. fO cents. Children and h Servants half-price. Doors open at 7 o’clock, a dec2B * For Sale, e mUE RESIDENCE of the subscriber, o X situated on the Woodlawn road, about 5 twenty minutes walk from the Post Office. The Dwelling contains three bed rooms, with closets e and fire places, two parlors, aud front and t ack e piazzas, all well finished, with good substantial outbuildings, consisting of kitchen, servant’s e house, barn and stables, cow and carriage house, x chicken coop, Ac., the grounds contain Iy % acres, enclosed with brick wall and picket fence. Ol " the premises is a good well of water. All the- II ! improvements have been built since first June, it j ISSB. Terms—Half cash ; 6 months ; L. - >f months. Apply on the premises. n ; dec2B-dtf B. W. McKINNON. u - Wanted, Twenty-five able bodied ne- GROES, for the year 1859, for which good’ ’ w’ages will be paid. dec2B-10 JNO. A. MOORE, AgenL Wanted to Hire, n 'TT’OR the ensuing year, a NEGRO lt Jo GIRL, to wash and iron, and attend a Lady’s )f chamber. Good wages will be paid, aud a good home secured. Address Box 287, Augu3ta,Ga. i- , dec2B-tf S GREAT REDUCTION D IN J Ladies’ and Misses’ \ CLOAKS, u : ■ RAGLANS AND SHAWLS n . 11 I would respectfully inform my numerous cus tomers, and the Ladies in general, d that I have ■ Greatly Reduced h w e THE PRICES OF l LADIES’ AND MISSES’ CLOCKS h j RAWLINS AND SHAWLS, l-! ; To effect an entire clearing out of thc-m in a short i- time. JBGT Please remember i .l. K A LITER'S )f n i New Store, 175 Broad-street, [. | dec27 under the Augusta Hotel. TJACON SIDES AND SHOULDERS.— Ll 13 10 hhds. Bacon SHOULDERS ; d i 5 “ Clear SIDES. For sale low, by 11 | dec22 ESTES k CLARK. • TJACON, BACON.— - 13 40 hhds. prime old BACON SIDES, better | than Pork, particularly adapted fo* plantation use, will be sold low, by n , dcc22-2w FLEMING k ROWLAND. <> pLABIFIED SUGARS.— ' v> 150 bbls. Yellow Clarified SUGARS, Stuart's A ! 50 “ White Y i 60 “ Crushed and Powdered. Just rc s ceived, and for sale by j decia DAN ’L 11. WILCOX. 1 T7ABN AND 03NABURGS-- JL 10 bales extra heavy OSNABURG3, half il pound to the yard ; y | 10 bales YARN, assorted numbers. For sale at Factory prices. | dec22-2w FLEMING k ROWLAND. e ; - . s i QALT. —1,000 sacks SALT, to arrive. . O For sale low, by _ ' dec22 ESTES k CLARK. Great Western Insurance A. Trust Company. Office in Company's Building, 403 Walnut street, . statement t OF BUSINESS FOR TDK YEAR ENDING OCT. 31, 1858. Capital $223,800 00 , Surplus 51,453 03 J Received for Premiums. .$ 91,565 45 ' “ Interest, Rents,&c 7,825 49 f $ 99,390 94J I Paid Losses,Expense Com [ ! missions, Re-Insurance, Returned Prem’s, &c..s 70,383 00 j ASSETS. I j Real Estate and BoDds and I • j Mortgages $141,240 00 j Stocks 47,915 00 Bills Receivable 59,885 73 S : Unsettled Premiums and \ other debts due the Co. 17,823 02 1 Cash on hand and in the 1 hand of Agents 8,389 28 Jk At a meeting of the StockLoldors, convened j the Jsth inst., the following persons were elected I Directors for the ensuing year, viz : ; Charles C\ lathrop, 1123 Walnut street. Alex. Whilldin, Merchant, 18 North Front street I Wm. Darling, 1338 Pine street. ! Isaac Hazlehurst. Solicitor. i John C. Hunter, firm of Wright, Hunter k Co. E. Tracy, firm of E. Tracy & Co., Goldsmith’s I Hall. ■ John R. McCurdy firm of Jones, White &Ms H Curdy. i Thornes L. Gillespie, firm of Gillespie & Zeller. James B. Smith, firm of J B. Smith k Co. John R. Vodgee, cor.Seventh and Sansom-sts. Daniel L. Collier, firm of C. H. Grant a: Co. Thomas Potter, 229 Arch street. Charles Harlan, corner Walnut and Sixth-sts. » Jonathan J. Slocum, 154 South Fourth street. At a subsequent meeting of the Board, CHA£;‘ C. LATHROP was unanimously re electeil Pres 1 .- 3 dent, and Hon. WM. DARLING. Vice President M JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary. This Company has DISCONTINUED MARINE fg HULL RISKS. FIRE INIXND and MARINE CARGO RISKS continue to be taken on the lowest terms. THOMAS WHYTE, A pent, »- j declO-tf Augusta, Ga. 1 WINDOWSHADESg JUST RECEIVED, A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF j sum mmi In Gold Borders, \ | Plain Panel, Landscape?, Ac\ k j WHICH WE OFFER LOW FOR CASH. Jas. G. Bailie & Bro.’s f VEIV CARPET STORE, I J dec6-M,W4SIf 205 BROAD-STREET I