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" of Hancock an,l WathingUn Sts., (opposite
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
S.il s of Land and Negroes, by Administrators.
Executors or Guardians, are required by law to l*-
held on the First Tuesday in toe month, between
the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 3 in tho after
noon, at the Court House in tho County in which
the property is situated.
Notice of these sales must he pvtn in a public
gazette 40 days previous to the day of sale.
Notices for the salo of personal property must be
given in like manner todays previous to sale day.
Notices to the debtors and creditors of an estate
must also bo published 40 days.
Notice that application will be made to the Court
of Ordinary for h ave to sell Land or Negroes, must
be published for two months.
Citations tor letters of Administration, Guardi
flop, Are., must be published 30 days—for dismis
sion from Administration, monthly sir months—for
dismission from Guardian-.hip, In days.
Kill ’s for foreclosure of Mortgage must be pub
lished monthly for four mouths—for establishing lost
papers, for the full span of three, mouths—for com
pelling titles from Executors or Administrators,
where bond has been given by tho deceased, the
full space of three months.
Publications will always he continued according
to thes •, the legal requirements, unless otherwise
ordered, at the following
RATER*.
Citations on letters of Admini tration, A e. $2 75
44 44 dismissory from Adrar’on. 4 50
“ 14 41 Guardianship
Lmtvo to sell Land or Negroes
Notice to debtors and creditors
Sales of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr.
Sale of land or negroes by Executors. Ac.
Estravs, two weeks
For a man advertising his wife (in advance)
3 on
4 CtO
3 no
1
1 50
(; E X K R A L AIVVE RTIS KMENTS.
A NEW STOCK OF GOODS
( at S. B. B how .Vs Old Stand.)
SADDLES, HARNESS AND
31 LEATHER STORE.
[leit Door to TOWS FANCY Store.]
THE subscriber has just received from New
Vork, a choice selection of
n»«l €-« n11« tinn«* Muddles,
Saddlery, Bridles, Carpet Haas, Saddle Haas, Whips
Spurs. I la rues* and Sole Leather, Kid and L.alJ
Ski us. Lore Leather, Baud Leather, $fc. if c.
Also Men's Double Sole. 11 us set Brogan Shoes
UT Saddles and Harness manufactured and re
paired on short notice.
Also Boots and Shoes, manufactured and
repaired to order, with neatness and dispatch.
nr The Boot «n;l SIhm* department will 1m? under
tbe direction of Mr. SHEA, an experienced workman.
CALVIN C. CARR.
Millcdgevillo, April 13, 1838. 4(1 tf
ffdfral
VOLUME XXIX.l
A FORTUNE OF
$7<),000!!!xo
TO ISE HAD
FOB TEN DOLLARS!!!
SWAN k CO'S., LOTTERIES.
Authorize;! by the Stole of Georgia.
The following Scheme will be drawn by S.
Swan A Co , Malingers of the Sparta Acad
emy Lottery, in each of their singh- number Lotter
ies for JUNE, 1-58, at AUGUSTA, Georgia, in
public, under the superintendence of Commission
ers.
CLASS 18,
To be drawn in the city ol Augusta, Ga , in public
Saturday, June 5th, 1858.
CLASS 19,
To be drawn in the city of Augusta,Ga., in public
Saturday, June 12///, 1858.
CLASS 20,
To bo drawn in the city of Augusta, Ga. ,in public
Saturday, June 19/A, 1S5S.
CLASS 21,
To bo drawn in the city of Augasta, Ga.,iu pubile
Saturday, June 26/A, 1858.
On the plan of Single Numbers. Five thous
and four huudied and cighty-livc prizes. Nearly
one prize to every nine tickets.
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME*
To be Drawn each Satikiiat in JUNE?
$70,000
30,(Mil)
] 0,0(10
50
1 Prize of
1 44
1 44
1 44
1 •• 4,000
1 44 3,000
1 “ 1,500
4 *• 1,000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
4 Prizes of $ 100 apx. to $70JM><) prz.
900
8oo
230
too
1(1,000
200
10,0(50
2 $1,600
1,200
,000
20 aro
5,(M'0
4.0(H)
3,000
1,500
400
3* to
] 00,000
45:120, <M)0
NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED!
^ Tailoring Establishment"'R t J
Prizes anirunting to
WHOLE TICKETS $10, H ALVES $5, QUARTERS $2*
PLAN OF THE LOTTERY.
The Numbers from I to 50,000, corresponding
with those Numbers on the Tickets printed 011
separate slips of paper, are encircled with small
tin tubes and placed in one Wheel.
Tlio first 45/ Prizes, similarly printed and en
circled, are placed in another wheel.
The wheels nr. then revolved, and a number is
drawn from the w heel of Numbers, and at the same
time n Prize is drawn from the other wheel. The
Number and Prize drawn out are opened and ex
hibited to the audience, and registered by the Com-
missioners; the Prize being placed against the
Number drawn. This operation is repeated until
all the Prizes arc drawn out.
Approj imation Prizes.—The two preceding and
the two succeeding Numbers to those drawing the
first 7 Prizes will be entitled to the 2*-' Approxima
tion Prizes. For example: if Ticket No. 11250
draws the t|t7l),000 Prize, those Tickets numbered
11248, 11249, 11251, 1125*.!, will each be entitled
to .f4()o. If Ticket No. 550 draws the 4530,000 prize,
j those tickets numbered 548, 549, 551, 552 will
each be entitled to $300, and so on according to
j the above scheme.
The 5,iHMI Prizes cf $20 will be determined by
last figure of the Number that draws the $70,-
if the Number drawing
000 Prize. For cxampl
SPERLING & BROWN are now Receiving a | the $70,000 Prize ends w ith No. 1, then all th
NEW and well SELECTED STOCK of the very 1 Tickets, where the number ends in 1, will be en
latest PATTERNS of titled to $20. If the Number ends with No. 2,
Cloths, Cassimeres, Drillings, and 1 0.«,» all tlic Tickets where tlio Number ends in
w.
Fancy Goods for Pants.
Plain and Fancy Vestings, Ac.,
all of which have been selected with great care by
one of the firm, and purchased for the rash, which
will enable us to put up Garments for our pat
rons upon the most satisfactory terms.
We invito cur patrons and the public generally to
give us a rail and examine our Stock of GooJs.
UP* We have the L atest Fashions.
Milledgeville. April 5th 1858. 45 tf
will b«- entitled to $20, and so on toO.
, it- , „ . Certificates of Packages will be sold at the fol
n largo and choice afleclion of the lat.st lowill(r riltrs whit .j, •„ t |„. risli .
Certificate of Package of 10 Whole Tickets, $80
44 44 10 Half 44 40
44 14 Hi Quarter 44 2“
44 44 10 Eighth, 44 10
In ordering tickets or certificates, enclose the
money to our address for the tickets ordered, on
receipt of which they will be forwarded by first
mail. Purchasers can have tickets ending in any
figure tb«*y may designate. Tho list of drawn
numbers and prizes w ill be sent to purchasers im
mediately after the drawing.
Tir - Purchasers will please write their signatures
plain,and give their post office, county and State.
Remember that every prize is drawn and payable
in full without deduction. All prizes of $1,000
and under, paid immediately after the drawing—
other prizes at the usual time of thirty days.
All communications strictly confidential.
Address orders for tickets or certificates, to
S. SWAN A- Co., Augusta, Ga.
HU Persons residing near Montgomery, Ala.,
or Atlanta, Ga.. can have their orders filled, and
save time, by addressing S. Swan dz, Co., at either
of those cities.
rr*A list of the numbers that arc drawn from
the wheel, with the amount of the prize that each
ntitled to, will be published after every
drawing, in the following papers: New Orleans
Delta, Mobile Regist« r, Chari- ston Standard. Nash
ville Gazette, Atlanta Intelligencer, New York
Weekly Day Book, and Savannah Morning News,
Richmond Dispatch and New York Dispatch,
Paulding (Miss) Clarion, and Augusta (Ga.)
Constitutionalist, Little Rock (Ark; True Deni.
TAKES IVEIITY. grateful for the liberal
patronage heretofore bestowed upon him. takes
this opportunity of informing the citizens of Mil-
ledgev ille and vicinity, that having associated with
him Mr Wll.IJAXi Gesnou. mi experienced Chem
ist and Druggist, he w ill be enabled thereby to af
ford his patrons many advantages that he could
tiot pn viously offer them.
THE
WILL
1h’ continued at the (>LD STAND, under the name ] ® ,ie
and style of HERTY A UE8NER, where wo will
continue to keep a full assortment of
Drags, Medicines- Chemicals.
Paints and Oils, die ,
together with all articles usually sold in our line.
FOR THE TOILET,
French and American Perfumery, Hair Oils, Pow
ders, 4ff., Hair, Tooth and Neil Brushes,
Todd Bodies, See., Sfr .
Aiso a lot of TUBE PLANTS, and an assortment
of MUSIC ami Music Books.
In the Station/ry Line, will he kept a popular selec
tion of BOOKS, Note, Letter and other Papers,
with such other articles n> are usually called for.
To th- Preparation of Pr« xrrlplions and Phar
Dir.«< uiiral Preparation* Mr GE8NER will give
liis prisons] attention, and endeavor to please all
who may fax or him with their confidence.
IIKKTY & GESXER.
Milledgeville, April 5,1858. 45 ly
Ho!! For The New Store
AWD TII33
;new GOODS.
I HAVE AND WILLf'ON nNI Ktort-c ivo f,.r
tboiH'xt WEEK, a HANDSOME iit.d WELL
ELECTED il-H'k of
3DEY GOODS;
AND
CHEMICALS.
MILLINERY GOODS
Till IE Subscribers have received from one of the
I most celebrat' d Manufacturing Chemists, an j
assortment of
wbicb are wanantn! to bo of the full strength, I
•lir >. t. J by the W. S. Pliaruiacopa.-a, among
»bi< b are
illnc Fills.
Sweet Spirit of JTitre
XIoJinan's Anodyne.
Fiber.
Chloroform
for.p. EXTRACT or foi.orv>TH.
niKciKiiL «iincn.
AK.>, many otlirr. in eronomi n*o.
Thr.o proparutinni, exclusively, will lie kept
for s;iio, anu for com pounding lMiyicians pro-
t' ■ iittention of Fbyaiciana is called to these
ai ti s. ns many of tliem are such-aa are not readi
ly pri .Mired of relialde strength and ipialitv. For
sa’-e l y t.KlEVE At CLARK, '
DrupcisU
April 37, lsr,g. 4ti if.
—
Which were bnuplit CHEAI’, and which I pro
pose l„ sell m EXTREMELY LOW PRICES for
CASH. It any one doubt* the asser
tion, they have only to call at the New Store,
Opposite the .Milledgeville Hotel,
Where I can show them a very nice French
Organdy Rubes at $3.5(1, .1 uciu nt Organdy Dou
ble Skirt at $3,."M) and $3,7.', American Organdy
Rol»es at $ 1,40. Side Strii*o Silk Robes at $25,
Flounced Silk Robes at $22, worth more money.
Lawns, an endh ss variety from ton to 25 cents
per yard. 2.nt>0 yards Ma.bb r Prints, at 9 cents,
coh.rs warranted, 2,U 4 .)U yards at (»4* hue figures
and good colors.
Black Silk at 85 cents
per yard, better than can be bought elsewhere for
$ 1 ,(M). A nice assortment of Summer silks at 54*
cents per yard. Mure of those Brilliants at 124
cents.
Marseilles for ladies basques, fi “ni 25 cents to
80 cents per yard.
Four Bales Stark Mill Sheetings at 9 cents, very
lieavv. Three bales of Atlanta Mills at (<4 cents,
worth more money in New York. More of the
wide sheetings at 25 cents, th* last I can sell at
that price, some wider at 30 cents. A grand as
sortment of
For Summer, some as low as Pilots.
50 doz ladies hose At (>J cents.
]<H) doz do do at Hi to 124 cents.
Men s hnlf ho-e at (i| cts and up.
Lace Mitts, a large assortment, from 30 cents up
Embroideries, a nice lino. Also a fine assortment
J. BKAMIAM, Jr., •
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
EATONTON, GA.
40 ly
March 1. !S58.
GENERAL AGENCY,
AT -MILIEUGEVTLLE. GEOIIGIA-
XT C. HaRSKTT, General Agent S'
• for tin? traiMoctiun of any ami /ft-
(lit. ■■■ * 1 CW
nil business at the -Seat of Govorninout.
Charges reasonable.
Jan 1, lr**. 32 ly
Dawson, Warren & Hydes (’eleltrated
“Tip Top* 1 Gold Pens!!
jj VVINd roc' ivcj an asuortmont of the above
[H-nn of vaHoa. *!yU-« and patti-rna, we
hi prepared to furm-ih tln-r.i at manufacturer,
pi os- They are ackuow lodged to be the best
m-lo- GRIEVE Jt CLARK.
A|i] 26 1S58, 48 tf.
fr- The altenlioii of tlie l.adi.-s is railed to the Ad-
vertt „,rnt of I»r. Cbeoeumn, to be found on the 4Ui
Rag. f tUi. pa,mi
mmnummu mms.
WHICH IS COMl’LETE. and at prices that
will n«toni.li these who have been in the habit of
bnvin)- on a rear s credit My stock lias h en se
lected since the New York openings, which pave
me an opjKirtunity to pet the present Spring styles
a lid fashions. Also a good assortment of
BTATJtOHJEBT,
WHICH I will sell at about HALF The
Usual Prices.
W. C. LANTEKMAN.
Milledgeville, April 7th. ls.'.s
i*. S The opening fur Millinery will take
phu e Wednesday, April 14ih inut. 40 tf.
Spring and Summer
ft OOftS,
On Wayne St. {Next Door North of Masonic Hull.)
IVflMN CARR) respectfully •olicit* the at
tention ot the Ladies «>f MilledfteriUe and vi
cinity, to her new SUPPLY of Npria; and
NsMinrr HI I I. L I N K R V , whic h she is
Krerivizg, embracing all of tin- Intent styles of
BONNETS, HATS, FLATS, HEAD-DRESSES, Ace.,
together with a variety of Tki.mrings, Flowers, JLc.
11^ All order* promptly attended to.
Milledgeville, April 12,1858 16 tf
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORG I A, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1S5S.J
[NUMBER 4.
Wool Carding and Weaving.
The Milledgeville
» V J
Manufacturing
YyOlTLD AGAIN CALL THE ATTENTION
II ol the public to their Now, and Improved
Machinery, for Carding Wool, and Weaving Ker
seys. Having only bad it in operation since last
Fall, it has given unprecedented satisfaction iu
CARDING ROLLS,
AND
WEAVING KERSEYS.
PERSONS having woven their cloth at home
will notice the fact that rolls carded by onr ina*
chinery are superior to any heretofore produced.
To merchants, werecommend the Kerseys of our
own manufactory, also our well known Osnaburgs
Shirtings, Stripes and Yarns. Orders for them are
respectfully solicited, and should be directed to
the Milledgeville Manufacturing Company.
E. WAITZFELDER, Pres’t.
Milledgeville. April 2t»th I*n>8.
P. S.—We pay the highest market price for
wool. 47 2m
Cotton it Wool Manufacturing,
At the ROCE FACTORY,
WARREN COUNTY, GA.
rplIE Subscriber* linvin<r thoroughly repaired the
J above FAUTORY, and added Kfiv M achinery,
are able tosupplv a SUPERIOR article of OonnburifM
and Ymraa>. We have nbo put m a NEW ami IM
PROVED set of WOOL MACHINERY, and are pre-
pare«l to Card U’ssl inis Itslla sr .tluuulMr.
(••re il iaia < l*ab, •• vriii r, iu the bei*t maimer,
and at the u^ual rates.
WOOL will Ijc received, and Goods delivered at
the Railroad Depot in 31illcdgeville, uml nlnu at the
l>eiiot in Warrcnton.
We will pay the fail market price for Wool.
JEWELL &i BODFI81I.
ROCK FACTORY May 1,1858. IDtf
H?* Post Office, Warrcnton, Ga.
P. S.—Our Good* may nlwavsbe found at the Store
of C. C CARR, (S. B. Brown’8uklstand,) next door to
Conn** Variety Store, Milledgeville, Ga,
Btiscfllant ous,
•nr ¥3 yt nr mar <2
A Jta JV JLVQi
HT)
\ GENERAL ASSORTMENT of
very Superior Traveling'
Trunks, valises, CAKI'K i-^fnh itj
I1AGS, A c . just received at the
Hilltilg«tillr (lolliing Stoic. Hold \o. I.
A. C’. VAIL, Ag't.
May 17th, IM5H. 5] t f.
Window Glass.
TV
INDOW GLASS of all sizes from 7X9 to
24X*& kept constantly on hand for, sale by
GRIEVE *V CLARK, Druggists.
April 26 1858 48 tt.
Taste in Dre*n.
No female should despise studying dress as an
art;by which we mean that exercise of taste and
and judgment which teaches what style and color
of dress is most becoming to the figure, Ac., aud
also w hat fashions and customs best blend aud
harmonise with each other. The following rules
illustrating this subject may be confidently reliod
on and odvauUgously applied. Short women
should not wear llounces to their dresses, because
the undue breadth which it gives to the lower part
of the person tends to diminish its height. For
the same reason they should not wear large check
patterns or stripes running round the dress. Tall
women, as a matter of course, may wear their
dresses ou principles diametrically opposite to
this. Stout women should wear dark colored dres
ses aud simple patterns, as they diminish the
apparent size of figure; the skirts also should have
few’ or no flounces, except where the tiguro is
above the ordinary height. Thin women should
wear light colororil dresses, and patterns display
ing breadth of design, such as Urge cheeks, broad
stripes, «Sfcc.; flounces may also he freely adopted,
as they serve to diminish the angles of the figure,
and to impart a certain degree of rotundity.—
Young women have a wide latitude allowed them
for dress; gayer colors and more fanciful styles
may be indulged iu, so as they do not amount to
overdressing unsuitableness. Elderly women
should attire themselves in a neat. <|uiet manner;
the maficriels of th* ir diess should be substantial,
the colors dark, and the designs small. Above all
things they should avoid a juvenility of style,
sine**, instead of m iking the people look younger,
it has an imiiMHliately opposite effect, and ouly
serves to bring out more prominently, and to con
trast more pamiully, tho youth of the dress w ith
the age of the wearer. Daik women look best in
in light cob rs, which supply a pleasing contrast
to the complexion; or in yellow, which sheds a
subdued violet hue favorable to brunettes. Fair
women appear to the best advantage in black, on
account of the contrast which is derived from it;
or iu light green, or sky blue, both of which colors
I»ozst ss the power of imparting to pale or fair com
plexions what are called complimentary tints.
Dictionary of Daily Wants.
HATS!
JUST RECEIVED AT THE
Milledgeville Clothing Store.
HOTEL NO. L
iARGE assortment of HATS,
A. viz: liKEHE'S SITEK MOLE-
SKIN. BLACK and FANCY CASSI-
MERE and FELT HATS ; also Wool,
Panama, Straw and Leghorn. Aiso a genera
assortment of
YOUTHS AND BOY’S HATS.
A. C. VAIL, Ag’t.
May 11
50 tf
CITATION S.
GEORGIA, 1 *n t ii
ount\
letters of AdiiiiuLstrathui tie Imjiii* non, w ith the
Will annexed, on the estute of Job Bird, late of said
county, deceased.
Tlii- i* therefore to rit* and ndinoniHli all and singular
the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to he and
appear at iny office, wi’hin the time prescribed bylaw,
t4» sliow cause, if any t ic have, wliiy sad application
should not Ih- "ranted.
Given under my hand and official signature at Ea-
tonton, this June 5th 1858.
2 5t. W. B CARTER. Ord’y.
GEORGIA, Pulaski comity.
\\f HEREAS: Jam* s Fleming applies to mo for
▼ ▼ the guardianship of James and TliuPy, mi-
iiiinom of Tliully Williamson late of Pulaski coun
ty deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons interested to be and appear at my office with
in the time prescribed by Irw, and show cause if
any they have why said trust should not bo
granted.
Given under my band and official signature
this Mav 19th lt58,
52 5t JNO. H. BRANTI/Y, Jr., Or l y.
A Bison Story —About three mon’ha previous
to my arrival at Fort Union, and in the height of
of the buffalo breeding season, when their hulls
arc sometimes very tirce, Jo*- was taking the Fort
Union bull, with a cart into a point ou the river
above the Fort, in order to draw home a load of
wood which had been previously cut and piled
ready for transportation the day before, when a
very large old bison bull stood right in the cart
track, paw ing up the earth, and roaring, ready to
dispute the passage with him. On a nearer ap
proach, instead of flying at tho sight of the man
that accompanied the cart, the bison made a head
long charge. Joe had barely time to remove his
bull’s headstall and escape up a tre«*, being utterly
unable to assist his four-footed friend, whom ho
left to his own resources. Bison and bull, now in
mortal coinbat, met midway with a shock that
made the earth tremble. Our previously docile
and gentle animal suddenly became transformed
into a furious beast springing from side to side,
whirling round as the buffalo attempted to tako
him in the flank, alternately upsetting and right
ing the cart again, which he banged from side to
side, w liirled about as if it had been a bandbox.—
Joe, safe out of harm’s way, looked down from
the tree at his champion’s proceedings, at first
deploring the apparent disadvantage he labored
under from bciug harnessed to the cart; but when
the light had lasted long and furious, and it was
evident that both combatants had dete rmined that
one or the other of them must fall, his eyes were
open to the value of the protection afforded by the
harness, especially by the thick strong shafts of
tho cart against the short horns of the bison, who,
although he bore him over aud over again down
on his haunches, could not wound him severely.—
Ou the other hand, the long sharp horns of the
hiave Fort Union bull began to tell ou the furrow
ed sides of his antagonist,) until the final charge
brought the bison, with a furious bound, dead
und« r our hero's feet whose long fine drawn horn
was driven deep into his adversary’s heart. With
a cheer that made the woods ring again, down
clambered Joe, and while triumphantly caressing,
also carefully examined his chivalrous companion,
who, bruised, blown, and covered with loam,bad
escaped uninjured.
The Hunter in the Prairies.
Day in Camp.
The sun appears, the w idely extended range
gleams with polished armor, the sparkling of which
among the trees is lost in the distant woods. Ilm
dense and magnificent array, creating the richly
planted eminences, gives to tho depths of solitude
a splendor of life and animation, that is both im
pressive and full ot grandeur. Bands an J bugles,
sounding tho loud reveille, are heard from right
to left; ‘‘deeper and deeper still,” the drums troop
off the guards and piquets in front of every regi
ment. From hill to lull the martial sounds rover
berate, and, from the inmost recesses of the forest,
are echoed back upon the line. The time that in
tervened between our several campaigns out was,
occasionally, varied or enlivened by a battle.—
“Oh, what a glorious thing’s a battle!” what
peals of musketry—what thundering of great
guns—what blustering of commanders! How
could the pen or pencil of any human being con
vey even a faint impression of the scene? It is
really astonishing with what indifference the ap
proaching contest is beheld by those who are to
take au active part therein; it would seem, at the
moment, as though it were nothing m.we than
oue of those every-day events of common-place
routine; a march, parade, resting in camp, a field-
day, or a battle, it is all alike to soldiers; I mean
those who are regularly and bona fide soldiers—
w ho, without expending a moment’s thought up
on the subject evidently betray much more anxi
ety as to when, or where the commissary is to
show his face, or as to the quantity of the prog.
Our greatest battles were fought on Sundays,
which 1 have heard accounted for in this way;
the French, w ho were for the most part tho assail
ants, and hence selecting time and place, made
choice of the holiest day, from motives peculiar to
themselves; not because‘‘the better day the bet
ter d.-ed,” but from tho circumstance of being uu
der the auspices and more immediate guidance of
some favorite or patron saint. Vimiero, A ittoria,
the Pyrenees, and Waterloo, were all fought on
Sundays.—Stic History oj the Peninsular Bar.
Ministers Ti/ino up a Steamleoeit.—A. correspon
dent of the Presbyterian of the West, writing an
accouut of his voyage down tho Mississippi, along
with a hundred other ministers to attend the gen
eral assembly at New Orleans, thus, tells what
the preachers did on Sunday. The boat was the
City of Memphis: ‘‘When we found we
could not reach Vicksburg by Saturday night, 12
o’clock, we proposed to the captain to “lay to” ou
the Sabbath. He agreed to it on condition that w e
would pay tho expenses of tho boat. They would
be five hundred and sixty dollars, but he would
take five hundred dollars. The money was raised
aud the bargain closed. We arrived at the little
village of providence. La., and tho Providence
which directs all things, seemed indeed to have
directed our course to that point to spend tho Sab
bath. Ou awakening in the morning, all quiet
on hoard we learned that the Presbytery of Central
Mississippi had closed its business session there
on Saturday evening, and that the Sacrament of
the Lord's supper was to be celebrated that Sab
bath morning. Wo, therefore gave up our inten
ded service on the boat and joined tho congrega
tion in the sacramental services of the Presbyteri-
rian church. And precisely such a meeting under
such circumstances, had never belorc occured
upon the banks of the Mississippi, and may never
occur a^ain, ono hundred ministers and elders
from thirteen States and Territories of the Union,
stopping one of the floating palaces of this majes
tic river on purpose to keep holy the Lord s day.
meeting a Presbytery in session and joining with
them and with the church in celebrating the
Lord’s Supper. It was a most refreshing season
to our company, to the presbytery and to the con
gregation.”
GEORGIA, Pulaski county.
W HEREAS, Sarah A Ray widow and Admin-
istiatrix of John W. Ray, having recently
married, and win reas by reason of said marriage
her letters of administration by law do abate.
These arc therefore to cite and admonish all
persons interest* d to In* ami appear at my office
within llie time prescrila-*! by law, and show
cause, if any they have w hy letters of administra
tion de bonus non should not be granted to James
W. Felts w ho applies to me for said trust.
Given under mv hand and official signature this
Mav 19th 1858.
52 5t JNO. If. BRANTLY Jr., Ord’y.
.1 Man Entombed in the Croton B aler Pipes.—A
thrilling affair occured in Ninth avauue last week,
owing to the fact that .a man had been entombed
iu the croton water mains, which were being laid
down in that avenue. The pipes when latd have
tube caulked on the inside as well as outride, be
fore they are cen>**nted, in order to make them
perfectly tight. The two feet mains in the Ninth
avenue were laid from both direction*, and upon
the connecting pipe being put down, it was nec
essary for a uiau to enter in order to cuulk them,
the intention being to extricate himself through
the stop-cock. Tlie work was completed, and the
pipes soldered on the outside; after which the
w orkmen proceeded to unscrew the stop-cock, but
to their dismay discovered that they had no
wrench sufficiently large to accomplish the work,
aud also that there was not a wrench in New
York that would answer tlie purpose. Iu the
mean time, the poor man was shut un from the
world iu his narrow iron tomb, compelled to lie
down, wih a fair prospect of suffocation. The
laborers finally procured sledge hammers, and by
icpeated battering, succeeded iu breaking a hole
through the thick iron pipe, and the entombed
man once more joyfully bela id tho light of day.
How to Stop Blood.—Tako tlio fine
dust of teas, or the scrapings of tlie inside
uf tanned leather, and bind it close upon
the wound, and blood will soon cease to
flow. These articles are at all times ac
cessible and easy to be obtained. After
the blood has ceased to flow, laudanum may
be advantageously- applied to tho wound.
Due regard to these instructions will save
agitation of mind and running for the sur
geon, who would probably make no better
prescription, if present.
Religion a Foundation of Greatness.—
Milton makes religion the foundation of
true greatness. In promising to under
take something that mignt be of use and
honor to bis country, be say’s: “This is
not to be obtained but by’ devout prayer
to that Eternal Spirit, that can enrich
wttli itll utterance and knowledge, and
sends out His seraphim with the hallowed
fire of bis alter, to touch and purify the
lips of whom He pleases. To this must
be added industrious and select reading,
steady’ observation, and insight into all
seemly and generous arts and affairs."
The speaker then urged in a forcible manner the
duty of all, and their obligation, too, to engage ac
tively in providing for all who are without it,
whether near our own home* or in heathen lands,
that which confers such inestimable benefits. Our
property is given us by the Author of the Bible,
and he requires us to use it in his service. If we
refuse, we do it at our peril. Ho closed by an ap
peal to all to share in the honor of placing such a
treasure in the hands of every oue w ithin our reach.
Col. Morgan of LaGrange, was next called upon.
He briefly expressed his interest in the cause, and
his appreciation of its immense importance.
The Rev. Mr. Flinn spokeofthe value of the Bi
ble Society as an agency in distributing thk book.
It was aggressive in its nature—light seeking, to
penetrate and dispel surrounding darkness. It was
difficult to obtain an adequate idea of the work al
ready done by the two great Bible Societies—the
British and Foreigu, established in 1804, and the
American, in 1810. They had translated the Word
of God into nearly all w ritten languages, and had
reduced not a few to writing for the first time
They had scattered it by the million. Wherever
you go, you find traces of their beneficent activity.
They board our ships and stoamboats, exercising
freely the right of search, and they place the Bi
ble wherever there is any possibility of its being
read. And yet, great as are the results already ac
complished, these agencies arc really only begin
ning tho mighty work to be done; hence the ne
cessity of ever-increasing activity and zeal. He
next showed tho value of the Bible Society as the
point where all denominations of Christians meet
in harmony, and manifest the fundamental unity
of their faith. He closed by referring to the nu
merous recent revivals on ship-board on the high
seas as illustrations of the fruits of the Bible Socie
ty’s labors.
The Rev. I>r. Carmichael gave an intcrescing
account of a Bible Society meeting w hich he at
tended thirty years ago in Princeton, N. J. Du
ring its progress, a student, (afterwards the Rev.
Dr. Halsey,) startled every one present by propos
ing that they take immediate measures to supply
every family in tho State with a copy of the Bible.
It was supposed to be impossible. But the College
Professors, and Drs. Alexander and Miller of the
Theological Seminary, and others gave it their
hearty approval; others pledged themselves to sup
ply the necessary funds; Students of tho College
and Seminary offered their personal services. The
result was, that in six tcedes the work teas accom
plished t Some portions of tho State were found to
be frightfully destitute, almost in a heathenish
nditioii. The Missionary followed the Bible;
Churches were established; and an entire revolu
tion effected in the character of the people.
Dr. C. then said it was not enough to possess the
Scriptures, and suggested the importance of hav-
a Society of Scripture Leaders; adverting to
the ignorance of the Bible often manifested even
by those who occupy the highest stations.
Tho following persons were then chosen officers
for the ensuing year: CoL D. C. Campbell, Presi
dent; Rev. Messrs. Warrvu, Flinn, Norris and
Carmichael, Vice Presidents : Mr. D. P. Stubbs,
Treasurer; Prof. James Woodrow-, Secretary. Di
rectors—Rev. Mr. Flinn, Rev. Dr. Carmichael, Rev.
Mr. Norris, Rev. Mr. Warren, Gov. J. E. Brown,
Mr. W. li. Seott, Mr. H. Tinsley, Prof. C. W Lane,
Mr. S. N. Boughtou, Col. N. C. Barnett, Col. D. C.
Campbell, Mr. D. B. Stetson, Maj. J. C. Whitaker,
Mr. R. M. Orme, sen., Dr. S. G. White, l>r. T. F.
Greene, Mr. E. J. White, Mr. T. T. Windsor, Dr.
T. B. Lamar and Prof. James Woodrow.
A collection was taken up, which amounted to
*50. (Those who have not yet contributed are re
quested to band their contributions to the Treasu.
er, Mr. B. 1\ Stubbs, or to tho Dep. Agent, Mr. E
J. White.)
The meeting was then closed with the Doxology
And the Benediction by the Rev Dr. Talinage.
climates of the north of Europe in |th*‘ absence of
the hot, scorching suns and numerous insects,
which in other countries affect the stalks and
leaves of these plants—can be raised at a cheaper
rate and better quality than can be done in tho
older settled parts of the United States and be
sides all varieties that are liable to be affected by
cross fecundation Are cultivated at a distance from
one another, and even plants of American orgin
have been improved by careful management.—
Similar reasons could lie advanced in favor of
peas, beets, celery. Sue., imported from abroad.
In reply to the inquiry concerning a more feasi
ble plan of distribution, it is obvious that achange
is desirable. It may not generally be known that
the apartments in the patec t office in which the
labor of packing the seeds has been performed
GK< )RGlA, Jasper county,
WHEREAS, John F. Hanson, applies to me
Tf f<»r letters of Administration on the estate of
James B. Driskil), Into of said county deceased.
'1 lo se are therefore to cite and admonish ail and
singular, the Kindred mid creditors wf said deceas
ed, to 1m* at my office on the first Monday in
August next, and show cause, if any, w hy letters
should not be granted the applicant.
Given uuder my hand at office, this June 8th,
3 5t.
P. P. L<>VEJOY, Ord’y.
GEORGIA Jasper county.
VTOT1CE is hereby given to all persons intcres-
Jl\ ted that John Lazcnhy late of said county de
parted this life intestate and, none of tho kin
dred havo appli* d for Administration on the es
tate of deceasc«1, in terms of the law administra
tion will bo vested ill the clerk of the Superior
court or some other fit and proper person on the*
first motiday iu August next, unless vuiid ob-
jecti°n is made.
Given under mv hand at office.
P. P. LOVEJOY, Ord’y
June 9th 1858 3 5t.
B'ealth of our Statesmen.—Jefferson died com
paratively poor. Indeed, if Congress had not
purchased his library, aud given for it five times
;ts value, he would with difficulty have kept the
wolf from his door.
Mudisou saved money, and was comparatively
rich. To add to his fortunes however, or rather
to those of his widow, Congress purchased his
manuscript papers, and paid thirty thousand dol
lars for tueui.
James Monroe, the fifth President of tho United
States, died so that his remains found a resting
place through the charity of one cf the citi-
Ualiitflu County Bible Society.
The Baldwin County Bible Society held its an
nual meeting on the evening of May 23d, in the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this city.
The President, Col. D. C. Campbell, took the
Chair, and the meeting was opened by singing,
the reading of the scriptures and prayer.
The following report of the Directors was read
and adopted:
“The Board of Directors of the B. C. B. S. sub
mit the following report:
During five months of the past year, Mr. J. J.
Hyman was employed in distributing Bibles iu this
and the neighboring counties. 11c reports that he
has disposed of Bibles to tin* amount of $19 75 by
sale, and $22 70 by gift. He received $25 for his
GEORGIA Wilkinson county.
"\\ T HEREAS John J. Todd applies to me for
▼ r letters of dismission from the Guardians!.ip
ot William Vincent Mid Erasmus Vincent, minor
children ol William Vincent, of tho {State of Ala
bama.
’1 hes4* arc therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons interested to be aud appear at my office ou or
by the first Monday in August next, and show
cause if any they have, why said letters of dimis-
sion should not be granted.
Given under mv hand officially, at Irwiutou.
this 11th of June lf*58.
3fit. JAMES C. BOWER, Ord’ry.
trued
({KOKGLV Wilcox county.
V OTH E i*hereby given to all p*rs*»i
JLx that ( Liu left <’ Btathnni late «>! said county has de
tailed tills life, intestate, lent iug property in &uid coun
ty and no pei ton has applied for uuuiiuistratiou on the
t -t; !i of said dcn-nsi <! and that iu terms of the law ad
ministration wi;l 1m* vested in the clerk of the superior
court, or some 4>ther fit and proper person thirty days
after |)ub!i«*nt*M)u of this c itation, unless S4»me vuiid ob
jection is made to Ins appointment.
Given uuder my hand und official signature*, this
June 7th 1858 (3 5t) JAS. W. MASHBI RN, Ord’y
GEORGIA, Pulaski County.
IV? HEREAS, Bute. N. Mitchell, Guardian of John
TV L. Fountain, applies to me for dismission from
said trust,
Thine are therefore to cite and admonish all per.nms
interested to he at my office within the time prescribed
by law, and show cause, if any they Lu\ e, why said ap
plication should not be granted.
Given under my hand aud official signature, this
May 6th, 1858*
50 fit. JOHN H BRANTLY. Jr. Ord’y.
^OTHIU.
riMIE Sulwcriber will continue the basin* ssof Wool
1 4'nrdiMg and MANUFACTURING In Mil-
I.Llx.KVII.l ►.. Mv MaCHINKKT is iu Goon (iKItkK,
and I uni determined not tc be excelled by any, iu the
Oi \t.itt of my Wokk.
The Patro.vaoe of the Public is respectfully solic
ited. D. A. JEWELL.
Milledgeville,Ga., May 1,1858. 49 tf
B
SAVE MONEY
Y making your Purchases, Large or Small, in
New York, through tho
Planters and Farmers Purchasing Agency.
At Auction and wholesale prices for Quh, aud at
a uniform commission of 24 per cent-
Send youjr t>nleir», explanatory circular
51 3m]
3EOROE FOSTER. Purchasin,
20 Broadway
ng Agent.
. Now Yorl
John Quincy Adams left some hundred aud fif
ty thousand dollars, the result of industry, pru
dence and inheritance. He was a man of method
and economy.
Martin Van Burcn is very rich. Through
out his political life he has studiously look
ed for his own interest. It is not believed that
hu ever spent thirty shillings in politics. His
party shook the bush, and he caught tin* bird.
Daniel Webster squandered some millions in
his life time, the product of his profession and his
political speculations. He died, leaving his prop
erty to his children, aud his debts to his friends.
The former sold for less thau twenty thousand
dollars—the latter exceeded two hundred and fif
ty thousand.
Henry Clay left a very handsome estate. It
probably exccded one hundred thousand dollars
He was a prudent manager, aud a scrupulously
honest man.
James K. Polk left about one hundred and
filty thousand dollars—iilty thousand of which lie
saved from his Presidency of four years.
John Tyler is worth fifty thousand dollars.—
Zachary Taylor lcftono hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
Miliaid Fillmore is a wealthy man, aud keeps
his money in a very strong and sate box.
Ex President Pierce saved some fifty thousand
dollars from his term of service. But he had u way
of his own.
Learning in the Diggings.—The following is a
literal copy of a bill drawn up and about to be in-
troduee into the California Assembly by an honest
miner—u member of the Lower house:—
ackt—To prevent niggers kummiu to Ka’.li-
forny.
The people of the Stait of Kalliforny. represented
Sennit und Assembly du enact us Jailers:
Section 1 No niggers not now an inhabitants
uv, in, and legul voter in this stait, shall hi* per
mitted to liv, reside, or stay iu this stait euny
louger.
Sec. 2. Enny nigger hoo wilfully or axidently
violate the furst seckshun uv this ackt shell be
tranrported from this stait and sold to the lowest
bidder.Chinamen excluded.
Sec. 3. Niggers whokum with their masterstn
sojurn temperarily shell not be inklewded in the
provizious uv this ackt; provided sm.h sojurn don’t
exseed forty years. If enny ship gets reeked on
the shears uv this stait, with a nigger on horde;
aud if such nigger shell tri tu swim, he shell be
pushed under wotter.
Sec. 4. All ackts or parts of ackts contravonin
this, is repeeled.
Enackting Clairs.—A Nigger is herebi deklared
au obnokshus uewsans not to be permitted, and
every Sherif in this stait may be aneger driver if
ho choses.
Annual Bine Fairs ut St. Louis.—Tho first wiue
fair of Missouri opened at 8t. Louis on the 13th
ult. About seventy specimens were exhibited,
- ” - ’ ' ir
contributed from Illinois, New Y'ork, Indiana.
Minnesota, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri. Seventeen genth-inen were selected as
a board of Judges to compare specimens offered
aud award the premiums. They report that all the
peciinens are very superior iu character, and iu
dicate great improvement iu the manufacture of
native wines. It ’ *
has been decided by the Mis
souri \\ ine Company to hold hereafter in J$t. Louis
an annual fair, trom which most encouraging re
sults are expected.
Mr. E. J. White, Depository Agent, has present
ed the following report:
Bibles on hand March 25th, 1857,.
Cash due tho Society... —
Cash received since
Bibles received
Bibles on hand, March 27, 1858
Bibles granted by order of Direct*»rs..--
Freight, Ac
Cash paid for Bibles -
Cash due tho Society, March 27,1858...
• $
1 It
H7
<’.;5
84
99
23
89
50
*
508
46
$
102
03
01
05
P!)
50
Ill
13
$
5*.i8
40
From these reports it appeals that the Socie
ty has, during the year, distributed Bibles to the
amount of $145 li), viz:—$83 75 by gift, and
$61 44 by sale.
The Directors propose to replenish the Deposito
ry with tlu: $111 on hand. They earnestly hope
that the contributions at this time w ill be much more
liberal than they have usually been, so that it may
be possible to keep a Colporteur constantly iu their
employ, laboring to supply the deplorable destitu
tions which still exist iu our neighborhood.”
His Excellency, Gov.Brown, then addresseJ the
meeting. He expressed great diffidence in under
taking to speak on the importance of the distribu
tion of the Bible, surrounded as he was by such a
body of clergymen, its professional expounders
But, on so great a theme, every one had something
to say. lie did not intend to enter upon any argu
ment to prove the authenticity of the Bible; he
could hardly believe that any one doubted this who
had honestly examined the question ; who had, for
example, compan d the prophecies which it con
tains with their fulfilment, as rec orded in history
lie showed, by contrasting the condition of coun
tries which possess the Bible with that of those
destitute of it, w hat incalculable advantages w ould
result from its general distribution, even if its
claims to divine origin were rejected. Where it is
read, the arts and sciences flourish; commerce ex
ists ; the press exerts its benign influence; mental
culture is curried to the highest perfection. Un th
other baud, where the Bible is unknown, man
reaches the lowest point of degradation; even his
religious worship consists of revolting crimes ; the
strongest affections of the human heart—a mother’:
love—cannot prevent her tearing the babe from her
bosom and casting it as a prey to tho devouring
monster. The culture, the refinement, the com
forts and the charms of lite iu Bible lands are ail
wanting.
He referred to the vast amount of positive
knowledge which we derive from the Bible, both
as regards tlie past aud the future. But, after all,
great as were these benefit*, the great reason why
we should distribute the Word of God was, that all
1 indication of the Agricultural division of the
Patent Office,
Agricultural Committee room.
House of Representative*, June 4 1858.
Sir: A communication ha* recently been re -
ceived by the committee on agriculture from Capt.
A. A. Gibson, of the United States Army, imply
ing that, for some months past a series of assaults
has been made on tho patent office in several
newspapers, and especially on Mr. D. J. Browne,
the conductor of the agricultural division of that
office, in expressing a desire that this committee
should present to the public, through some appro
priate cn
iannt-1, a statement in regard to tho truth
falsity of the allegation herein referred to.
Believing the present system adopted by Con
gress of encouraging agriculture to be of great
utility and importance to the countrj', and that
any abuses or mismanagement on the part of
those to whom its administration is intrusted
should be corrected, in order to insure public con
fidence and the fullest measure of success, the
committee beg leave to request that you w ill fur
nish them with any information at your command
on the following points:
1. Have agents been sent annually to Europe
by the Patent Office at public expense aud if so
for what objoct.
2. Did the seeds obtained from Europe gener
ally exist in this country prior to the time of their
importation, or were they selected with a view to
the wants and economy of tho farmers of the Uni
ted States.
3 Could you suggest a more feasible plan for
distributing the seeds, cuttings, Ac., obtained
•uo practiced here
by the patent office thau tho mo*
tofore.
4. From tho knowledge in your possession, are
you convinced that tlie Agricultural Reports of
the patent office have been prepared in a manner
that would render them useful and acceptable to
the public?.
5. What was the history, experience, or ac
quirements of Mr Brown** previous to Ais entering
into his present official station.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, WILLIAM G. WHITE LEY
Chairman.
lion Joseph Holt,
Commissioner of patents.
United States Patent Office,
June 5 1858.
Sir : In reply to your communication of the 4th
inst requesting information, in regard to certain
allegation* against this office, herewith I have the
honor to transmit the following statement, which
is based on testimony contained in this depart
ment and knowledge derived from persons con
nected therewith:
In answer to tho first querry, I would reply that
agents have not been annually sent to Europe by
this office, and the only instances in which ex
penses have been incurred in this manner were by
Mr. Browno in 1854 and 1855 for purposes herein
after mentioned, aud Mr. Claiborne in 1857, “to
collect and report information in relation to tlie
consumption of cotton.”
In answer to tho second query. I would state
that the seeds, cuttings, Ac., which have been
procured by the office have been obtained from re
liable sources, mostly in Europe and this country
at wholesale prices, the selections have generally
been made with discrimination and with reference
to their adaptation to our wants aud economy.
w ere, perhaps unavoidable for several years, ac
cessible to many persona ot ier than those proper
ly engaged therein—indee* to the public: and
that the commissioner’s frai k, in some instances
was obtained and used for carrying through tho
mails seeds not selected by he office. From lack
of knowledge on the subject, or through inadver
tence individuals wero liab; 2 to seud out seeds at
inappropriate seasons, or to localities to which
they were not adapted, and casos have been
known in which frauKs wore used to cover seeds
procured from other sources; while there is cause
to suspect that in some instances frauds were prac
ticed with a view of throwing discredit upon tho
office. During the past winter and spring, how
ever, a salutary reform has been realized in these
tary
particulars: The rooms in which the operative
fc— L ‘ * * * * " '
ri-
orce has been employed have been entirely
vate, the work 01 packing and distributing
been executed under the supervision of a respon
sible clerk, assisted by men of intelligence and ex
perience; and to avoid mistakes, seeds of only ono
variety have been opened at a time for putting up.
In short tho utnost care ha* been exercised to se-
and dispatch in these im-
cure accuracy,justice
portant duties
It has long been the opinion of *he chief man
ager of this division that these seeds cuttings, Ac.
should be distributed, when praticable, through
out tho country in larger quantities than has been
the case heretofore, and to competent and respon
sible parties, such as agricultural societies, coun
ty clerks, seed-growers, nurserymen, Ac., tho
most appropriate agencies, ho conceives, for the
execution of the implied trast. In cases where
the societies might not find it convenient to make
these test* upon a large scale, they might at least
be able to make distributions among their mom*
b**rs, offering prizes for successful competition
and requiring a report from each in demonstration
of the utility or iuappropriateness of tho objects
ofexperiment. The early aud accurate information
thus afforded to seedsmen, and others interested
would doubtless be ofvalue Iu order to facilitate tho
transmission of the packages by the societies to
their members, he recommends that to each parcel
should be attached a suitable stamp, furnished by
tl)e general l’ost Office, which would allow it to
pass free from any post office within the territory
of the United statt s by a single carriage, only
subject to be cancelled or checked by the postmas
ters, ill the same manner as adopted at present ou
letter stAmps.
In reply to the querry in relation to the manner
in which the Agricultural Reports of tho Patent
office have been prepared, I deem it only necessa
ry to say that from the eagerness with which they
have been sought and tlio unanimity of the verdict
not only of th** American people, but of the civ
ilized world, in their favor, no doubt can exist in
relation to their usefulness or acceptability. No
series of documents, indeed, have ever emanated
from the government which havo been more high
ly prized. They are well approved repositories of
useful facte, peculiarly suggestive in their charac
ter and prepared with great cart*, assiduity and ac
knowledged ability.
The fifth interogatory renders necessary a re
cital which nothing less than your expressed wish
or justice to a meritorious public office could make
pertinent in this connexion; but since it appear*
to be important that information should bo giv
en in regard to the fitness of Mr Browne for hi*
present position 1 •shall present a condensed
accouut which 1 need only say is based upon au-
thorative and reliable data and attested by per
sons who have been cognizant of his career, show
ing that ho has served a regular apprenticeship
ration, by actual labor in every
or course ot prepara
branch of know ledge his present vocation would
seem to require.
In 1822, at the age of eighteen, wo find him iu
charge of the chief operations of the dairy-farm,
containing more than fifty cows, of General Thom
as Tavlor, in Quincy, Massachusetts, which ro-
red his attention and supervision from half-
quire-
past two o'clock in the morning until the closing
in of the evening, and often even until ten at
flight, seeing that tho milk was properly gauged,
registered, and made ready for tho market; and
he also participated in the general labors of the
establishment, which was conducted upon the
most scientifice principles of that day; Previous
to this period, his theatre of action had been main
ly confined to the homestead of his father, in New
Hampshire, where he had pursued the course of
labor common to that region. In the spring and
summer of tho following year we recognise him
with Mr Dauiol Burn ham, ia Newbury port, en
gaged in cultivating garden vegetables aud seeds
upon an extensive scale.
The seven succeeding years appear to have been
chiefly devoted to the acquirement of his academ
ic education. During most of this period he was
either studying or employed in teacning, yet ma
king brief excursions at intervals in several of tho
Atlantic States, with a view of learning some of
their natural featur.-s. internal improvements, farm
operations, Ac. In l831-’32. we And him located
in Boston, editing a monthly publication called
‘‘The Naturalist,” and at the same time pursuing
the study of the Romanic languages um.e r Pro
fessor Baclii, of Harvard University, and compar
ative anatomy under the distinguished Drs. Spurz-
heiniaud Warren. In the winter of 1832-’33, wo
ith him on a cruise in the United State*
shipJVandaHa, iu the West Indies, in the capacity
the is-
of a naturalist, passing most of his time on
laud of Cuba and the Florida Keys. While in
Cuba he resided for several weeks on tlie coffee
and sugar plantations, where he carefully studied
their economy and management. In the Septem
ber following we discover him on the peak of Teu-
eriff, whither he was sent on a private expedition
to study theclimatc and season* of that moun
tain at different altitudes, and to witnes* the effects
thereof un vegetation, as weli as to determine the
heights of various points by instrumental meas
urement, the results of which will be found in
his “Letters from the Canary Islands” giving a
detailed account of his excursions, and the natu
ral features, resources, histsry and social condition
of those islands- W»* next meet with him in the
Merino sheep-walks of the south of Spain, where
he elicited from the shepherds important informa
tion concerning the management of their flocks; |
noted lor containing the varied productions wliic^
flourish to the Dost advantage in the south of that
peninsula, acquiring additional information in rc-
:uuinug j
gard to the different systems of agriculture, as
i, Ko
practiced by tho Carthagenians,
Moor*. Alter visiting the Baiares and the south
Romans and
of France, he again makes his appearance on the
Islaud of {Sicily, investigating its productions.~
Towards the close of 1835 we find him attached
to the ship-of-war Erie, on her passage to Rio de
Janeiro, provided with meteorological and other
instruments making physical observations, and
touching at Maderia aud the Cape de Verds, an
account of w hich is published in the American
Journal of science, in 1836. Later in the season,
we again meet with him on a cruise in the same
ship up the Rio de la Plata, tarrying at Montevideo
and Buenos Ayres and making several journeys in
land, which afforded him ample opportunities for
observation. In the early part of 1835 wo follow
ed him to the tea plantations near Rio; to the cot
ton fields of Pernambuco, and to the sugar es
tates of Bahia, iud* fatigably pursuing his research
es there. In April of the same year we again fall
in with him on shipboard, with a collection of
topical trees, plant*, and seeds, which ho obtained
in the last-named province, on their way to Dray
ton Island, Lake George, St John’s river, in
Florida by way of New York, tor tho late Mr. Z.
kingsl* y, then proprietor of that island. In tho
December following we observe him with inter
est before a committee of the Massachusetts leg
islature, in the capacity of a civil engineer, with
the plans and estimates.of his own making, advo
cating , tho ciaims of a wealthy company for
constructing a railroad between Boston aud
Newburyport. During the summer aud au
tumn of 1*36 we find him surveying and sounding
a portion of the river Niagara, preparatory to ma
king a chart of it am! tho adjacent shores for the
East Boston Timber Company. Iu the winter
following he is engaged in the laboratory of Dr.
Jackson, in Boston, prosecuting certain inquiries
in geol**gy and agricultural chemistry. During
the spriug summer, aud autumn of 1837 be again
attracts our attention on tho Niagara, making
while due diligence and skill have been used iu j surveys for the same company, experimenting
their transportation, preservation and distribution
Large portions of these selections have been suc
cessfully cultivated in various parts ot the Uuited
•States, increasing the products of tho farms and
gardens, and enhancing the comforts, luxuries,
and wealth of the people. In consequenceof this
n**w field of enterprise has been created, more
thau two hundred seed stores established in the
interior, aud the demands for approved seeds of
various kinds, foreign aud domestic, have been
fully doubled within the last four years. Among
those imported might be mentioned a few, the
culture of which has been extended, and bids fair
to add untold millions to the future wealth of the
country. Although it is admitted that many of
these seeds or varieties analogous were known to
the seodsmen of some of our larger cities there ex
isted uo small portion of the inhabitants of the
United States who from the remoteness of those
establishments, were deprived of their benefits;
and there were thousands of cases in which they
had no knowledge of such seeds before. Through
this bounty ot government, with the privilege of
transmitting these seeds free by mail, they soon
found their way to the most distant homestead* ot
the frontiers.
With regard to tho importation of seed* from
Europe, the office has been actuated by the same
principles as seedsireu. They can usually be
purchased there in larger quantities on better
term*, and in many case* *uperior in quality.—
might become “wise unto salvation through faith! Those of the Brassic* tribe* for iastance-^-such as
wbich U in Christ Jesus.” I cabbages, turnips,&c., grown in tho cool, moist
with bone-earth takeu from an ancient tumulus on
Tonawauda Island aud testing its efficacy in the
f iroduction of turnip*. The two year* following,
i*» was employed by the State of New York as res
ident engineer ou the western division of the Erie
canal enlargement. Wnilc thus occupied he aid
ed in perfecting tho plan for constructing the
doable combined canal-locks at Lockport, drained
some thousand acres of overflowed lands by dy-
king the banks of the Tonawauda and Ellieott
creeks, conducting the accumulated waters of the
adjacent farms into the Niagara by opening large
drains. In connexion with these duties in became
necessary to constructs large well-culvert under
tlie Erie canal, and to rebuild and extend in mid
winter, the dam across Tonawauda creek. The
drainage of these lands has been regarded, in an
agricultural point of view, as the most important
work of the kind ever performed in that State. The
greater part of 1840 we notice him at Schenectady,
employed by the Prussian government to report
on tho railroads of the United States. During the
following winter and spring he i* occupied in pro-
' k 1
paring for several bankers :n New York a series of
table* for facilitating the computation of interest
exchanges, aunuiurs. &c.; a!so contributing sev
eral articles on the currency, the tariff, and other
subjects connected with political economy, to the
Merchant’s Mcgazine. For a year preceding July
Merchant’s Megazme. _ _ _ r
1841, wo again meet him in Brooklyn as an engi
neer in constructing tlie Atlantic Dock. During
another year we find him on the Island of Cuba
pui suing the same profe*bson making a railroad