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Did Friend* logvther.
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By Ci.AP.LES SWMN. »>''*’»■ ifip*
Oh, rime is sweet, when rose - - in*41
With Spring’s sweet brea be Srmthd thr :u:
A i i -t’s ihc cc'st when hear** «
It those we love iiavt: tonnu them I
And sweet the, mind that still can find,
A star in darkest weather!
Bnt nought can be so sweet to see.
As old iriends meet together !
Those days of old, when youth was bold.
And tin e stole wings to speed it,
And yout i ne’er knew how fast time flew
Or knowing, did not heed it!
Though grey each brow that meets us now
For age brings w intry weather
Yet nought can he so sweet to see
As those old friends together!
The few Jong known, that years have shown,
With hearts that friendship blesses;
A hand to cheer—perchance, a tear
To sooth a friend's distresses !
That helped and tried—still side by side—
A friend to face hard weather;
Oh, thus may we yet joy to see,
And meet old friends together !
Mississippi’s Wealth and Resources.
We are indebted to our excellent Auditor of
Public Accounts, Hon. Madison McAfee, for the
tables published in another column, carefully and
elaborately prepared in his office They present
at a glance much interesting information of the
value of taxable property in the state, and of her
progress, not to be found elsewhere.
By these tables it will be seen that the total
value of lands in the State was estimated at the
assessment of 1857, at one hundred and forty one
million gi-ven hundred and foriy-seven thousand
five hundred and thirty-si* doiiars and thirty-
seven cents—showing the enormous increase over
the assentment of 1854 of fifty mi llion eight hun
dred and eighty thousand four hundred and sixty
dollars and seventy cents.
The number of taxable slaves in the State in
1854, was three hundred and twenty-six thousand
eight hundred and sixtv-one; and in 1857 the
number was three hundred and sixty-eight thou
F.o.u the Eveuing Post.
Lightning Rods—.Ire they Good for Anything.
Will y n tell me lightning - • O- are “f .^n;
use, nod if «o. bow Hindi! i’hc reason ut toe
apery is that, in ,-t casual reading of the journals,
of the day 1 bn- ' noti«-‘-d recently accounts of per
haps n dozen difiereut botloang* have been stru; k
and damaged by lightning, noMvithstandmg the
io-ii uing rmis upon them, and, in some cases,
it distinot’y stated mat the rods were in per
fect order, the insulators ail right. Ac. Some of
t hese rods had the endorsement of various profes
sors and scientific men, and some were especially
commended on account of their perfect insula
lation.
In oue instance, a house was struck before any
rain had fallen, so that the insulators were perfect
ly dry, yet the fluid entered the building and kill
ed a lady who was in it. I have about come to
the conclusion that rods do more harm than
good, but would like to know if there is anything
to be said which will throw more light upon the
' subject.
! By giving this a place in your columns, you w ill
much oblige an Old Subscriber
I Side Wheel vs Seme steamers.—Lieut. Habersham
of the U S Steamship Powhatan, which arrived at
Hong Kong on the on the 12th May, makes
the following comparison of the cost of sail
ing a side wheel and screw steamer from the
United States to China. The Powhatan way-
151 days in making the voyage, which he
considers a fair average passage for a side wheel
steamer During this time the steamer was under
way only !*7 1-3 days, the other 53 1-2 days being
consumed by stopping for coal:
“Let us now see how much it cost, the govern
ment during these 97 1-2 steaming days for coal
only. 1 find by adding together the several
amounts consumed from port to port, a total of
3,000 tons, which, at the average net cost of $20
per ton, making $00,000. Now, a screw steamer
of-war like the Wabash or Minnesota—both of
which vessels are 1,000 tons larger than that ship
—would aeconiplish the same passage in about
. 100 days, 30 or 40 only of which would find her
under steam. Then, as she would burn only
j about 30 tons a day, the cost of her coal could not
j exceed $24,000. And in addition tjp-this, there
1 would be the saving of time. Common sense,
! therefore, would seem to dictate the building of
! screw instead of side w-heel steamers—and in fact
sand one hundred and eighty-two, being an in- ] < i on .f.'[ U ,. PC ” U0, !'; V •’*;»> efficiency, we
crease of forty-two thousand one hundred and
sixty-three, and an increase in value, rating each
slave at six hundred dollars, of tewenty-five mi!
would even now take our side wheel steamers and
convert them into screws. It may be asked is not
__ a side-wheel steamer as fast, or faster tiffin a screw-
lions "two”hundred" an«T ninety-seven' thousand I and why therefore, does she make as quick or
,l..llorc quicker time? The reason is very sur
eight hundred dollar
Within the period embraced in these tables
(three years) the land aud slave property has ad
vanced in value in the aggregate, seventy-six mil
lion one hundred and seventy-right thousand two
hundred and sixty dollars and seventy cents.
The value of the entire property in slaves may
be safely computed at two hundred and twenty
million nine hundred and nine thousand two hun
dred dollars, which added to the estimate of the
land, wonld make as tiie value of the two interests
four hundred and sixty-two millions six hundred
and fifty-six thousand seven hundred an! thirty-
six dollars.
On examining these statistics, the reader will note
that the large increase in the material wealth of
the State has occurred more generally in the region
subject to overflow, but which, until the recent
floods, had been partially reclaimed and put in
cultivation, aud in the counties which have en
joyed the benefit of railroad facilities. What
stronger argument need be urged in favor of the
vigorous prosecution of all ottr contemplated rail- . .,
o. u . - ... r . wide and I about tour weeks, two in the journey out, and
quicker time? rue reason is very simple when
explained though the question as to their compar
ative speed is still an open one. Here in the ex-
l lanatiou:
We, for instance have lost 51 1-2 days at our
different stopping places while taking in coal,
and there have been five of these stopping places.
A screw steamer would not have touched at more
t urn one port, where she probably would have lost
not more than ten days. True our coaling lias
often been retarded by the weather, or tin- laziness
cf those who brought it alongside; but then one ot
these at least, is a natural cause, which is likely to
I prevail in all cases.’’
1
j Travelling in the Olden 'lime.—The Philadelphia
I Morth American quotes some curious aud sugg.-s-
! tive passages from the journal, lately published in
LittcU’s Living Age, of Mrs. Knight who. in
1764—5, performed a journey from Boston to New
York, transacting business in the latter city, and
at various points on the route. The time spent in
the saddle, for she traveled on horse back, was
road enterprise, and of the adoption of a
efficient system for the complete reclamation of
the swan.por valley region, the finest body of
land upon which the sun ever shone?—Jackson
Missisippian, August 10.
two in the return. And the whole time occupied
was five months, to accomplish what could now
be effected ; -i as many days.
“She's Rich,”
“You ought noi speak so about her; she’s rich!”
“You must be mistaken—she always dresses !
so plainly. She would certainly make more show j
if she were realy rich. How do you know.
“I have been intimately acquainted with her
family from infancy.”
“Well! who would ever take her to the rich ?
She goes to church in plain merino, and neither
wears jewelry nor crinoline ! Do you know how
much Sue is worth ?
“No not exactly, Thomas ; but I know she is
worth enough to be a prize to any of you young
fortune hunters, if yon were worthy of hers I”
. “Do you suppose she is worth twenty thous
and ?” -
“More,”
“Fifty thousand ?”
“More than that.”
“Yes more than a million—there is no estima
ting her worth ”
“Are you in earnest Uncle John ?”
“Surely I am.”
“Uncle John, will yon forgive me for speaking
so slightly of her. I really begin to thing she is
beautiful. She must be mine ! ’Will you as
sist—”
“Stop! stop. She will never be yours.”
“Why, uucle is she engaged? I’ll fight for
her 1 ”
“Don’t take on so. She is not engaged that I
know of; but she would not marry you, if you had
millions.”
“Why, Uncle 7”
“To be plain with you, Thomas, she has too
much sense. She knows yon intend to marry a
fortune, and she knows that you are in the habit of
speaking lightly, if not contemptuously, of rirtue
and religion.”
“But I’ll amend and join the church.”
“No. no, save yourself of that trouble, if you
have no higher motive. You would not succeed
Lest I may slightly deceive you, Thomas, I will
tell you partly in what her wealth consists.”
“Do. Uucle: I am curious to know, if she can’t
be mine.”
“Well, then, in the first place she has health.—
That of itself a fortune, in this age of gtunt-
ing, pale, snuff dipping wiv'-s. low make fun at !
ruddy cheeks, you'll know better, by and by
“In the second place; she is ingenious, indus- i
trious and frugal, ilere is another fortune, for |
any worthy young man, rieb or poor. She knows i
all about kitcheu and hi usehoid matters, and is
not too proud to work - -You are after a fortune, |
with spending machine attached. She is the tor- I
tune and its ornament.
“In the third place, she is intelligent and re- j
fined—well educated in the best rudiments of our
literature, eschews novels and all the Frenchy
trash of the day, reads her Bible, attends Sunday
School as a teacher and pupil. Is that enough!
Will you not give up that she is rich indeed?”
“Y< „; but I thought she was rich in money or
something estimated by dollars and cents 7” .
“Weil, estimate her worth in debars and cents,
if you please atidieli me the sum.”
“I don’t know that I can.”
“No; I see your arder is quite abated, since
there is no money in her patrimony. But I have
pot told you all yet, nor the most material item
In this young lady’s fortune. She is amiable and
sweet tempered. This many a poor man in the
land would think another great fortune, if he
only had a morsal of brqad with it.”
“Well, uncle, that is the extent of this strango
fortune which—”
“No: the most material item, one which gives a
special value and beauty to all her possessions,
is the pearl of great price. That is a guaranty
of the genuiness and safety of every thing else.—
That will cast its lustre upon her own pathway,
and that of those around her. as long as she lives.”
Speed of American Horses —A idle has been run
in one minute forty two and a half seconds. The
same distance has been trotted in two minutes .
twenty-four and a half seconds, and been paced | With toe intent
in two minutes seventeen and a half seconds. In
I the way of endurance combined with speed, we
: read of ten miles trotted in harness in twenty-
t eight minutes eight aud a half seconds; twenty
; miles, under saddle, trotted fifty-niue minutes
j fifty-five seconds; thirty miles, in harness, trotted
| in three hours fifty-five minutes forty and a half
• seconds: and one hundred miles trotted in eight
hours fifty-six minutes and one second.
From the Times and Sentinel.
Democrat?' £«In s .
T! e . scant eltctiuiis. v.lmar M V; Un .held in
Man Southern State;, it. tail! b- s< tuat r.e.
demecucy have made large gr-iiii over previous
eTectienr- We are. not surprised that such is tne
c,i- Th p&l’-ioft of the. six Smith Arr-ricans in
C a gross, uni tin •• with tV cnct ;-’f tin Sr,tv.:, a
apposition to tin- I^ecompto.. Constitution and the
Administration policy, has weakened the preten
sions of their pai ty to' the support and confidence of
an honest people. They tore the prize of peace
and victory from the South and affiliated witli its
enemies in an unholy crusade against a correct
principle. The popular verdict has rebuked their
arrogance and treason by condemning their acts,
and writing the sea! of approbation upon the brow
of tiie doiiioeraey. In Missouri, two American
Congressmen, elected by the Know-Nothing party
two years ago—have been returned to Congress
by demOLi.i’ic votes, for the valiant vindication of
their section against the ass tilts of Blaek Repub
licanism, an i supporting tin- Kansas policy ot the
Administra ton. Hereafter, they will doubtless act
with th v party which commands their sympathies
and which generously gave them its support. In
North-Carolina. the gains of Judge Kllis, the demo
cratic nominee for Governor, exceeds those of the
last gubernational race by three to fire thousand
votes. The old North States is truly democratic
and deserving of praise. Kentucky is not behind
in her loyalty to the democratic faith. The elec
tions which have taken place there, show that the
American party must die under the weight of pop
ular odium and distrust. We may safely say that
the democracy were never stronger than now, at
the South. The consciousness of its integrity is
impressed upon the minds and hearts of the peo
ple: They rally to its standard with an honest
devotion—they tight for its principles with all the
zeal, that the christains of the middle agestrug-
gled for the Holy Sepulchre—the} conquer by
overpowering numbers and the moral force of tiie
justice of their cause—they combine in their op
position to the foes of the democracy, the honest
patriots of all sections. Let us then cease all
bickerings upon minor issues and unite our
strength in a common cause—let no Trojan horse
come in our midst, filled with armed men—let the
few remaining strong holds of Americanism be
taken—let us give them and their Black Republican
sympathisers a defeat, more distructive and over
whelming, than the one given by Pyrrhus with his
Elephants.
Hotel Heading.—A whole family brought to
destitution in England, has had all its misfortune
clearly traced by the authorities to an ungovern
able passion for novel leading entertained by the
wife and mother. The husband was sobernnd indus
trious, but his wife was indoleut and addicted to
reading everything procurable in tiie way of ro
mantic. This led her to utterly neglect her hus
band, herself and her eight children. One daugh
ter in despair, fled the parental home, and threw
herself into the haunts of vice. Another was
found by the police chained by the legs to prevent
her from following her sister’s example. The
house exhibited the most offensive appearance of
filth aud indigence. In tlie midst nf this polutinu,
privations and poverty, the cause of it sat reading
the last “sensation work ” of the season, and re
fused to allow herself to be disturbed in her enter
tainment.
Artzonia.—There are indications ot a movement
towards Arizonia, among these whose interests are
already connected with the part of the country, or
who propose to take advantage of tlie new fa
cilities for operating its mines afforded by the
opening of military roads. The departure of
Lieut. Mowery has been already noticed. A cor
respondent of the St Louis Democrat, at Kansas
City,says: “Another company is being outfitted
this place, to follow Col. Titus in the “far-off
land ” of Arizonia. This company is composed of I
some of our most respectable citizens, and is un
der the guidance of J. H. St. Mathews. They go
f colonizing that country, and
| for the purpose of developing its agricultural and
| mineral resources. Many conjectures are rife
concerning their success. I think it doubtful:
but it is, perhaps; inexpedient to discourage these
worthy attempts of our Western pioneers."
,
Telegraphic Jakes.
The Nashville Daily Gazette is responsible for!
he following:
I". Queen's ’>-patch.—Wind er Prdlace, Aug
13. 1658—Old Buck .—Dear Sir i I take my peu
in my hand to inform you of my health, which
L - f V .
To the Mechanics of Florida and other States.
'.VuJm’hi Ctf., (Phi ) Aug “J !858.
' 5V- _I..-yin-ic to lay off treg Jntqd.cu anuHriy
rein hat; aero to four acres la size,
iivai ... . : the Wake’ >. River, for the pur
pose of establishing a Manufacturing Town tu
- article that
eoun-
ool
tp.e -ci.tisv , v gooff,; and permit mo to hope | i f s truojtct so, to ruanufutlur^ every article tl
that these few lines wiRfind you coloring the is ceeiadby,our planters here in their own cot
■ into blessing. | ty—and to eventually sfa.. a Caban and W
Although ’’Old Pam thinks you treated me j Factory,on the followiug terms: Each Mechanic
shabbily, in making such a fuss about my righitof; who will come and settle with ns suall have a Lot
search, I ain disposed to overlook it aud bo on free of ciiarge, by ids subscribing for one share of
visiting terms with you. But for some little | $100 in stock, in the Machinery necessary to car-
matters which you do not understand, but which ; ry on said establishment. Until there are one
keep me confined a great deal, I should vis-t | hundred Lots taken, no one is prohibited from
yon in person—but, for the present, this must suffi
ce.
Albert sends his respects and desires me
to ask you about the tobbacco crop in America.—
Please answer with dispatch.
VICTORIA REX.
P. S—The children are all well.
The Picsidrnt's Reply.—White House Aug. 13,
I Son. — Dear Little Tie : Your line of this date is
before me. 1 am delighted to hear of your good
health and hope it may be continued. Saving an
attack of office seekers, I am tolerably well, I
thank yon.
Your desire to peep into ray vessels I attributed
to woman’s curiosity, and have not thought of the
matter since. Your amiable desire for peace
does credit to your sex, and finds a rensponsive
chord in tny own bosom. I hope that you and I
may never quarrel. I have all my life endeavored
to avoid collision with women. By acting entirely
on the defensive, I have thus far. thanks to a ben
eficent Providence, been successful. I can
stand anything but being searched. That can’t
be did.
5ly kind regards and sympathies to Col. Coburg
and tell him that tiie tobacco crop is just mid
dling
Yours Ac.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
A lady brought a child to a physician to consult
him about its precious health. Among other
things she inquired if he did not think the springs
would be useful?
“Certainly madam, replied the doctor as he
ey«-d the child, and took a large pinch of snuff —
’I haven’t the least hesitation iu recommending the
springs—and the sooner you apply the remedy the
better.”
"You really think it would be good for the dear
little thing don’t you?”
“Upon my word, it’s the best remedy I know
of.”
“Whatsprings would you commend doctor?”’
“Any will do madam where you can have plenty
of soap and water”
A Good Argument.—It has been customary, for
some time, when a man is arranged before a Court
of Justice, for bis council to put in a plea of insan
ity on bebalt of the accused Recently an old
negro man applied to us (says the Louisville Dem
ocrat,) lor instruction how to proceed against one
of his race, whom he chniged with purloining a
dollar from him. He tuid us he had placed three sil
ver dollars in a.small but strong box, which he
kept in his room; that a few days ago Handy Andy
(we will call him,) broke the box open, took a dol
lar therefrom and decamoed. We told him that it
was useless to prosecute Andy, unless lie had proof
to substantiate his charge, and, then, probably tbe
accused would lie acquitted on the plea of insanity
as no sane man would take one dollar and leave
two behind. Then the old man exclaimed with
great emphasis, “Massa, I tell you da? nigger ain’t
crazy; he broke my box open and took Je dollar
out. Now, if he had broke de box open and put a
dollar in, den I say he’s crazy.”
The Tirtue of Borax.—The washer women of
Holland and Belgium; so proverbtaly clean, and
who get up their Alien so beautifully white, use
refined borax as washing powder, instead of soda,
in the proportion of the large handful of borax
powder tu about ten gallons of boiling water; they
save in soap nearly half. Ail the large washing
establishments adopt the same mode. For
laces, cambrics, Ac., an extra quantity is used,
and for crinoline (requiring to be made stiff) a
strong solution is necessary. Borax being a
neutral salt does not in the slighest degree injure
the texture of the linen; its effect is to soften the
hardest water, and therefore it should be kept on
every toilet table. To the taste it is rather sweet,
is used for cleaning the hair, is an excellent
dentritice, and in hot countries it is used in combi
nation with tartaric and bicalborate of soda as a
cooling beverage. Good tea cannot be made
with hard water; all water may be made soft by
adding a tea-spoonful of borax powder to an
ordinary sized kettle of water iu which it should
boil. The saving in the quantity of tea used will
be at least one fifth.—Exchange.
From the Richmond Dispstch.
The Fable and Seripturcs.
One of the greatest achievements accomplished
by the Atlantic Telegraph Cable is its starting
some of the newspapers to reading the Bible, and
quoting various texts which, in the opinion of
I these eminent theologians, are highly applicable
| to the subject. For example, a leading New York
1 journal quotes the followiug to show "that the
j idea so far from being new or original, is simply
! a fulfilment of prophecy, and carrying out of sug-
! g- stions made by the inspiring writers.”
j Psalms xtx.—Their line is gone out through all
1 the earth, and their words to the end .of the world.
Job xxxvil: 36.—Cnnst thou send ihe lightnings
that they may go, and say uuto the here we are?
A curious instance of bigamy is reported from
Morrisania, N. Y. :
“A Mr. and Mrs. \Y innic. man and wife, were
arrested in Morrisania last week, the tatter
charged with bigamy, and the former in aiding
and abetting he sane. The woman it seems, on
the 2tith inst., was married at- the residence of the
Rev. Charles O. Reynolds, of Morrisania, to one
James Wright, and her husband. Charles Winnie,
was present, consenting to the same. They were
both committed iri default of bail. It is alleged
that neither of them supposed there was anything
illegal ir tin proceedings. Minnie stated that lie
and iris wifi , having become mutually tired of
of each other, and she and Wright having become
partial to one another’s company, he, Winnie,
proposed that if Mrs. W. was agreeable, Wright
should take her. Mrs. W. having consented,
Winnie took advice of a constable, and Wright
drew up papers of separation, which Winnie and
his wife having signed and exchanged, supposed
tbc-y had a right to marry again as soon as they
please.”
A French Flying .Machine.—The Emperor has
just made a present ofo.lKHff. to a private in the
line, who asserts he has discovered a solution for
tiie great problem in teronauts—tlie art of flying
He has invented a kind of air ship, consisting of a
platform of silk stretched over whalebone, to bo
propelled by two gigantic wings of the same ma
terial placed on each side. The serial navigator
is to be suspended tit a distance of about feet from
the platform, while his feet rests on pedals, by
means of which the wings are set in motion
while his arms rest on a lever, which impasrs to
the platform the directions he chooses to give it
Only a model of this machine has yet been con
structed, and it appears tu work well. It is now
about to be constructed on a large scale.
All About a Woman.—And a Married one at
that—Up at Portsmouth. Ohio.Jthey have had an
amusing law suit. Three ladies were passing a
store, before which several gentlemen were stan
ding. The store-keeper said one of the ladies.
A new sp,
illuminatin'
Frederick 11
American re
the propertie:
tiie making
■•ies of inflammable mineral termed
s been discovered by Miy,,SiA
Southwortii. Mr. Southwortli is aR
dent of Rio Janeiro. He has tested
it this clay and applied the same to
gas. He reports that it gives 7
is to the
Liking as much stock as lie chooses. Any other
individual is at liberty to take stock, and receive
lots free, of charge, on subscribing two shares in
stock in said Company, and as much more as lie
may desire. The payment of stock will be ten
dollars per share in advance, and not to exceed
ten dollars per share for every three mouths or
I**bs, as may be required by the Board of Diree-
irrsof said Company,‘until tlieir stuck is all paid
in. All the control and management «»t said
Company, their manufactories, Ac , will be. man
aged bv rive Directors, to be elected annually by
the Stockholders.
We further propose to lay off a lot of tour
acres each, for the Methodist, Baptist and Presby
terian Churches, with a lot of the same size to
each for a Parsonage. Also, a lot of four acres
for an Academy, and a lot for the Teacher. And
a lot of four acres lor a Fair Ground, if our I arm
ing friends and citizens will organize an Agricul
tural Society. And give to each of said Churches
and Academy fifty ($50) dollars worth of lumber
to aid in building them. It is further proposed to
sell teu lots at public outcry, on liberal terms, one
half the proceeds to be divided equally among
the three Chut cites and Academy; one-fourth for
the benefit of educating the poor children who
may receive their education in said lown within
tiie next three years—the other fourth to be given
as a donation to purchase Machinery for said com
pany.
To all Editors and publishers of newspapers
in the. States of Florida, Georgia and Alabama,
that will publish this notice for three months,
and send us their paper for twelve months, shall
each have a lot iu said Town, by subscribing fifty
dollars in stock, in proportion as other stockhold
ers.
In order that there shall he no misunderstand
ing about the Lots to be taken, every odd Num
ber is subject to entry by Stockholders as they
may subscribe. Any two or more Stockholders
subscribing on the same day, their choice shall be
decided by Lottery, if they cannot agree as to
the Lots among themselves which are unappro
priated as above stated.
In the present propositions, it is deemed unne
cessary to enter into detailed accounts of the ad
vantages of a Southern Manufacturing Town, as
proposed in the above proposition. Lvery one at
all conversant with manufactories in other States,
know they are the very making of Villages or
Towns where they are located. Without them
your Schools aud every thing else dwindle to
nothing.
Then we say to. Mechanics of every description,
“Come and let us reason together,” and with our
stout hearts and strong arms, make ourselves
what we should be, the very strength of our
country, as we are tiie producers of every thing,
(except the raw material, and that abounds iu our
midst), our country needs—trom a pig yoke to
the majestic ships that floats upon our seas—then
why stand ye idle any longer. Let us eoinbiue
our energies, and show to the world what can be
done in the most Southern State.
There will, in a few days, be in successful op
eration, a Steam Saw and Grist Mill near the
premises, w here Lumber for all purposes can be
igu/vn accommodating time.
tu
tion is
oldest
cubic feet uf gas to the pound, while coat gives
bnt 34 cubic feet to the pound. The areicie is oi
the color of clay, and otherwise looks like coal in
its pure sinre: it will burn like wax when hel l in
the (lame of a match. It is said to be found in
large deposits on the banks of navigable rivers in
Brazil, and tbe discoverer anticipates that it will
be used by all gas companies in Brazil, and
become an article of exportation. The Brazilian
government have taken the matter under con
sideration. Mr. Southivorth has applied for
patent for the privilege of making gas from this
material in Brazil, and it is thought he will obtain
it.
Singular Accident from one nf the Hew Balloons.—
Tiie Worcester Spy says that an accident occurred
there orf Wednesday with one of the balloons,
(bladders inflated with casbltretted hydrogen,) of
of which so many are to be seen in the hands of
the hoys about our streets, which came well nigh
being attended with serious consequences. A lit
tle boy, some six or seven years of age, had been
out in the rain, and got his balloon saturated with
water, making it so hea vy that it did not float well
in the air. To remedy the difficulty, he carried it
to the cooking stove in the kitchen, and, holding
it by the cord attached to it, let it float above the
stove to dry. He had held it there but a few
moments when it exploded with a tremendous
report, shaking the whole house and greatly
alarming the inmates and neighbors. The father
of the boy, who sat by the stove reading the Spy,
was prostrated to the floor by the shock, and nearly
stunned. The doors and windows of the kitchen
were open, or the effects would probably have
been much more severe than they were. The boy,
as soon as he had recovered from the first effects of
the shock, looked up in perfect amazement, and
examining the piece of cord remaining iu his
fingers, exclaimed, “father, where is my balloon?” j
Revelations, X: 1.—Audi saw another mighty j whose face he had not noticed, was not Mrs. H—
angel come down from heaven, clothed with a i One of the party said it was; another said it wasn’t
I Did rh tbe Rest Did.
This tame yielding spirit, this doing “as the rest
did;” has ruined thousands.
A young man is invited by vicious companions
to visit the theater or gambling room, or other
haunts of licentiousness. He becomes dissipated,
spends his time, loses his credit, squanders his
property and at last sinks into an untimely giave.
What ruined him? Simply “doing as the rest
did "
A father has a family of sons. He is wealthy.
Other children in tbe same situation of life do so
and so, are indulged in this tiling and ^tliat. lie
indulged his own iu the same way. I hey grow
up idlers, triflers fops. The father wonders why
his children do not succeed better. He has spent
so much money on their education—ha* given
them great advantages—but, alas ! they are only
a source of vexation and trouble, Pom- man! lie
is just paying the penalty of “doing as the rest
did.”
This poor mother strives hard to bring up her
daughters get seelly. They learn what others do,
to paint, to sing, to play, to dance, and several
use'ul matters. I:, time they marry: their hus
bands are unable to support their extravagance,
and they are soon reduced to poverty, and wretch
edness. The good woman is astonished.
“Truly,” said she. “I did as the rest did."
The sinner, following the example of others,
puts off repentance, and neglect to prepare
death. He passes along through life, till unseen
death strikes that fatal blow. He had no time
left to prepare. And lie goes down to destruc
tion; because -he was so foolish as to “do as the
rest did.
Overdoing the Thing.—The Mobile Mercury gives
an amusing account of a negro baptismal
scene in Mississippi, wherein a negro known as
Big Will figured conspicuously. Despite Will’s
irreverance, we publish the story:—
•The bottom of the creek was of slippery soap
etone, which, just beyond the point where a suffi
cient de^ih was obtained for a proper, administra
tion of the ‘ordinance’ broke suddenly into a deep
rw ic attempted to do as directed, but
bke his race in matters of religion generally, over
did the thing, bis feet slipped from under him, and
down he went into tbe deep hole, dragging the
minister along with him. The .astonished crowd
was horrified as rUey both disappeared beneath the
surface. For a few seconds bubble^, ar0 se to the
surface to ,nark the spot where they went down,
*nd then Big Will snort ng and spouting water
like a porpoise. As W ,11 regained the ihelvimr
rock and made towards dry land, the minister
was discovered clinging to his leg with bull doj-
tenacity. They were both happily saved. As
soon as Will’s speech returned to him he was
beard to exclaiw, “Gosh Gor A’mighty, white
folks, some on yon gwlne to lose a nigger wid
A—d foolishness!”
cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and
face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars
of fire.
2 And he had in his hand a little book open, and
he sat his right foot upon the sea and his left foot
upon the earth:
3. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion
roareth, and when lie had cried, seven thunders
uttered their voices.
4. Aud wheu the seven thunders had uttered
their .voices, I was about to writ, and I heard a
voice from heaven sa> inng unto me: Seal up
those things which the seven thunders uttered,
j and write them not.
I 5. And the angel which I saw stand upon the
I sea and upon the earth lifted up his hands to heav-
I en.
i 0. And sware by itim that liveth forever and
ever, who created heavens and the things that
therein are, and tiie earth and the things that
therein are, and tiie things which are therein, that
there should be time no longer.
Job XXXVII: 3.—He directetli it (his voice) unto
the whole heavens, and his lightening to the ends
of the earth.
Job XXVtll: 26.—When he made a decree tor the
rein and a way for the lightening and the thunder.
Job xxxvill: 25.—Who had divided a water
course for the overflowing of waters, or a way for
the lightning of thunder.
Proverbs, vni: 29.—When lie gave to the sea
his decree that the waters should not pass his com
mand.
Our theological contemporary insists that the
coincidence of the seven voices in the Evangel
ist's vision, with the seven wires of the cable;
the several allusions to the ‘way for the light
ning;” the inquiry whether tiie lightening can be
made to speak; and tile direct reference to the insu
lation of the cable by giving a decree to tiie sea,
that “the waters should not pass bis command,”
have obvious reference to the Ocean Telegraph.
Such ar. application of these texts was never
dreamed of before. When David declaredin one
of the most sublime of compositions that “the
heavens declare the glory of God, and the firma
ment sheweth His handy .work,” and when ex
pressing iu thesame poetic strain the idea that bi
these heavens all men, no matter how remote
may read, as in a book, tbe greatness and goodness
of the Divine Architect, he added, “Their line is
gone out through all the earth, and their works to
the end of the world,” lie could scarcely have im
agined such a “wresting of Scriptures’* ns the
application of that verse to a “line” of wire and
gutta-percha at tiie bottom of the Atlantic. When
patriarch Jacob asked who could open the clouds
to make way for the lightning and thunder, he
hers > probably had a superior power in his mind to any
B ^ or tliat are operating at Valentin or Trinity Bay.—
The merchant said he would give him a sack of
coffee if lie would goand see. lie went, saw, re
turned, and said the lady was Mrs. II of a
verity. In the morning he claimed the sack of
coffee, sending over a horse and cart, when a little
sack holding an ounce or two, prepared for the
purpose, was laid on the cart and duly delivered
by the cartman to the astonished Holmes.—
Holmes repaired to the store and claimed a regular
sack nf coffee: it was refused. He brought suit:a
jury was empenneled, and rendered a judgement
against Hyatt, ordering him to deliver up to
Holmes a fifty-pound sack of Java coffee, worth
eighteen cents per pound.
first
The climax is reached, however, in the Book of
Revelations, where th<* “seven thunders” are made
to coincide with the seven wires, and the predic
tion that Time shall be no longer in consummate!
in the success of Cyrus W. Field.
We have bad some notable evidences that when
religious newspapers intrude upon the secuiiar
field, they are apt to make a botch of it, and, on
the other hand, the shrewdist secular journals
seem equally out of their element in the business
of expounding and interpreting Holy Scriptures.
Hew York Sewing Girls — Last Saturday the
sewing girls employed in the hoop establishment
of Messrs, Douglass A Sherwood, numbering
seven hundred, enjoyed an excursion and pic tiie
to David’s Island, near New York. Invited guests
to about tbe number of twelve hundred ac
companied the party, making a company of aliout
two thousand persons. Tbe leaning and drinking
over, then succeeded speeches by various individu
als, and the day closed up with songs and music
and dances. The fact in this connection which
struck us most forcibly is, that one establishment
for the manufacture of hoops gives employment to
seven hundred girls. Where do ali the hoops go?
— The South.
——
Anthony Burns, the celebrated fugitive slave,
who elicited, a few years ago, so much sympathy
from Boston Abolitionists, is now in ihe Massa
chusetts penitentiary for the crime of robbery.
The election in Iowa takes place on the
Tuesday in October instead of the first Monday in
August; as heretofore. Five State officers and
two members of Congress are to be elected. The
canvass is being conducted with unwonted activi-
ty.
Eleven Sisters of Mercy, from the Order in Kin-
sale, Ireland, and destined fur Cincinnati, arrived
intheArago. The Superior of the house in Kin-
sale is the lady who conducted the Sisters of Mer
cy to the Crimea. The Sisters now arrived pro
pose opening in Cincinnati a house similar in its
objects to the Convent of Mercy in Houston street
New York. A company of Sisters of the Poor of
St. Francis, from their mother house at Aix-la
Chapelle. are expected in a few weeks at New
York, also on their way to Cincinnati.
A Hew Type-Setting Machine.—Mr. Greely a
good judge from bis practical knowledge of the
subject, thus describes it:
Type-setting is a work which An old type-setter
can hardly be convinced will ever he executed bv
machinery; yet the machine of Mr. Timothy Alden
now on exliibition iu centre street, threatens to
do it. Its distribution is purely antomatie, pro
ceeding simultaneously with the composition,
and requiriog little oversight or aid. Oue person,
does ail the wi k, composing, justifying, &c.; at
a speed which is said to be three or four times that
of a swift compositor, at an old fashioned ‘•case,’’
and we see no reason why the execution should be
other than first rate. The cost of tie- machine which
must be some twelve to fifteen hundred
dollars, may impede its general adoption; but if
it does aii it promises, it must ultimately make its
way, unless supplanted by a better or cheaper rival.
The A merit an Staple—The Fgg Crap.—It i3
estimated that there are 103,00(1,but) laying fowls
in the country, of which 50,000,000 lay one egg a
day throughout tiie year. This wou d give the
annual crop of 18,250.000,000 eggs, and these
at‘eight cents, would he worth $ 121,066,(160!—
Buffalo Express, August 4.
Perpetual motion.—A correspondent of the Lon
don Builder thinks that the following instances
come as neai perpetual motion as any can desire.
In the rotunda of the Woolwich barracks there is
he says a clock moved hv machinery which has
been going for more than forty years. He further
states that he knows a gentleman who has had a
watch in his possession for more than thirty years
hermetically sealed, which there is no means of
winding that tells the day of the week, the hours,
minutes,seconds, months, and, he believes, years
and hoiv far you walk in tbe day. It cost about
two thousand dollars, and was made by a Freucli
artist iu Paris.
A young lady putting on her veil to go out, re
marked—
“I must veil my beauty.”
To which the waggish Frank jocosely replied—
“You had better, or you may be taken up for
manslaughter.’’
"Bridget,” saitjA lady to her servant. Bridget
Couley. “who was that man you were talking
with so long at Ihe gate last night?” “Sure no
one but me eldest brother, ma’atu, replied Bridget
with a Hushed cheek: “Your brother! I didn’t
know you had a brother. What is hD name?”
“Barney Octoolan, ira’rn.” “Indeed! how
comes it that his name is not the same yours?” I
“Troth, ma'am,” replied Bridget, “he has been mar
ried once.” 1
Lookout far Counterfeits.—The Augusta Despatch
yesterday snvs—We were shown this morning, a
one dollar bill of the Bank of Savannah, raised to
a five. It is well executed and calculated to de-joverhun
ceive any one not in the habit of handling money.
It can be easily detected, however, as the lett hand
has a full length of Liberty with the cap aud
shield, and on the right edge a small vignette,
while the genuine fives have no vignette on the
right baud edge of the bill.
the health of the country where the loea-
de, it lias been sufficiently tested by the
tt! ra. It will compare favorably with
! .-aiity in the country any where All
we ask is to give it a fair trial, and if it should
not prove healthy, then we would advise all to
leave it fora more favorable location.
As for tii scenery at the Wakulla bprings, we
prefer letting others speak of it, than give our
own opinion. The following deseription is from
tiie New York Courier:
“A few days since I returned from a visit to
this famous fountain. I can vouch for its exis
tence. I suppose that the efficacy of its miracu
lous virtues has long since vanished. But its
beauties are so extraordinary, and its whole nature
so anomalous, as to excite in the beholder no lit
tle admiration and wonder. “Wakulla Springs,”
I'm so the Indians christened them, are situated
sixteen miles South from Tallahassee. They
form the source of the Wakulla River, which
flowing directly South twenty miles, mingles
with tiie waters of the great Gulf. The Springs,
covering an area of some two hundred yards in
circumference, are entirely embosomed in a dense
forest of oaks and cypresses, whose limbs are
hung with banners of gray moss, which gives a
solemn sombre appearance to the surroundings.
From the shore you remark at once the singular
clearness of the waters, ami the distinct colors of
blue and green which cover in patches its surface.
By means of a rough scow and a stalwart negro
at the sweeps, our party was soon afloat. Not a
ripple curled the smooth surface. Stretched at
length upon the boards, we gazed down into the
limpid depths. By actual measurement, the bot
tom was two hundred and eighty feet below us,
yet we could distinguish the minutest object there
with the utmost precision. A bit of silver in gen
tle undulations, slipped to the bottom, and ap
peared undimimshed in size. At times the white
sands were fleeked with dancing shadows, or
when at rest, were teselated with lutes of every
variety of shade. Shells and flakes of. mica ra
diated like prisms. At some places immense trees
J were reclining upon the bods of moss like giants
at rests. There were elevations and depressions,
j huge ranges of a coral like rock, “and valleys
j stretching in pensive quietness between.” There
The “ Wilkes Republican” for Sale.—Tiie uuder
signed desirous of changing his occupation, offers
for sale his entire interest. The Republican has an
excellent list of good paying subscribers, and has
a good run of advertising in this place and Augus
ta. The Job department is provided with new and
elegant material, perhaps the most extensive of any
country office in the State. On a whole all the
material is nearly, new; and the office is a well
paying establishment. An early application may
secure a great bargain. For further particulars
apply to.
Wm. WILSON.
The Boll If', rm.—The Brandon (Miss.) Platform,
of Saturday, 21st inst.. says:
We learn that the boll worm has made its ap
pearance in some parts of the countv, and in
very formidable character. We should not be
surprised if it should he general if a close scrutiny
was exercisee. The planters may easily t.el! by
shaking the plant l> etweeu sundown and dark,
and watching for the miller or fly that deposits the
I lie Hinds County (Miss.) Gazette, of Wednes
day, 18th inst., says:
From all portions of the county we hear di^_-T-
tressing accounts of the boll worm. If tbe ac
counts that reach us are not very much exag
gerated, the cotton crop will be seriously injured.
Vnfirrunate Oceuranee.—We regret to learn (hat
Mr. Henry Long, a young man some twenty-two
years of age and son ofW. E. Lung, Esq., of this
city disappeared suddenly from a sailing boat near
Thunderbolt, Tuesday, evening last, and under
were abrupt precipices aud toppling crags, which
abysses which no plummet has yet
sounded. Mosses and water plants covered oth
er places like forests of terns. They waved their
tops as if fanned by a gentle breeze. And there
were vast troops of fishes, whose home lito we
eonld look in upon without breach of etiquette.
They seemed entirely unconcerned, looking up at
ns with perfect indifference, and moving silently
on into the mossy forest beneath. A dozen yards
distant was an ugly looking alligator who eyed
us wistfully. On a nearer approach he gradually
sank into the water, and disappeared from view iu
a bed of rushes. While skirting along the bor
ders we came over the bones of a mastodon, which
we judged tube about eighty feet below the sur
face. They, consisted of portions of the jaw
hune. with several of the teeth in good preserva
tion.' Several years since, a gentleman in this
vicinity, by means of a marine armor, succeeded
in recovering a large quantity of these bones.
They are very calcareous, and crumble easily by
exposure to the air. These’Springs are no ordin
ary curiosity. To the naturalist and the man of
science they afford a subject ol investigation and
interesting exploration. The sombre forest, the
cloudless heavens, the strange water fowls, asso
ciated as they are with the enjoyments and pleas
antries of a delightful party, will not soon fade
from my memory. G. B 8.
The above, with many other similar descrip
tions, might be adduced. By a visit to them,
blitm* grandeur will be more fully realized
M any pi n could paint.
'As i(yards the Wakulla River for navigation,
t is not sufficient for large steamboats, but is ca
pable of being navigated with small vessels, poll
boats, &c . Xc... and with little work it can be
made sufficient for small steamers to the Gulf,
where we can have an outlet to all parts of the
world with all our surplus manufactured articles.
Then we say to all mechanics out of employ
ment, or who may wish a favorable chance, come
and cast in your lots with us, and we will soon be
Communicated.
TlaMt* Waahlnftnn City.
PahL.aega, Geo., Aug, latlt, 1839.
Messrs. Editors:
I had the pleasure of vi’s:ting Washington City,
during tiie latter pan of the last session of (Joii-
•rress, and us I thought perhaps it might not >e
uninteresting to some of your readers, 1 p 1 ' nose
to give you a sketch ot my visit. Wo took the
’.cars at Macon, and proccecded to Augusta, thence
to Wilmington, Goldsboro, Weldon, Petersburg
aud Richmond, passing through a beautiful region
of country in Virginia. That State I think more
.losely resembles Georgia, than any other I saw iu
in>■ tour. After ieaving Richmond we proceeded
to Acquia Creek, where we took passage ou the
steamboat “Mount Vernon” up the Potomac;
which is a broad, smooth river, with beautiful ro
mantic scenery, exciting the admiration of every
lover of Nature. On our way up, we passed
Mount Vernon, the consecrated spot where repose
the ashes of out beloved, and almost, idolized
George Washington; the bell on the boat was
tolled, as a token ot respect to tiie illustrous dead.
Those of us who were ou deck, enjoyed tiie magni-
ceut view of the Mount, and surrounding country
un ;il tiie boat carried us out of sight. We next
passed Alexandria on t he left, as we ascended the
river; a little farther on, aud to the right, stands
lort Washington on a commanding eminence.
After a pleasant ride ot a tew hours on the boat,
we arrived at Washington City; the streets here
are broad, and many of them very handsome; the
Capitol, Post Office, Patent Office aud Treasury
buildings are all being enlarged and are very stately
edifices. The Patent Office is a place of great in
terest to a stranger, from the number of curiosities
exhibited there. I visited the Capitol several
times before Congress adjourned, and heard some
very interesting debates both in the (Senate and
House of Representatives. I had the pleasure of
seeing James Buchanan, tiie President of our free
and happy countrvjhe is a fine healthy looking man
between sixty anil seventy years of age,bnt were it
not that the snows of so many winters have whitened
his locks, one would not suppose that he had arri
ved at his sixtieth year. Tiie Vice-President, Mr.
Brecki nridge is tall and slender, lias black hair and
eyes rather grey, aud a fiue forehead; he is said to
be a talented man aud good speaker. Jefferson
Davis of Mississippi, is of medium heighth, very
slender, thin visage, grey eyes, and wears green
spectacles: his iiair and whiskers considerably
grey; he is usually calm in debate, and argues the
question in such a convincing manner as to show
that he has a mind of more than ordinary capac
ity; liis brother iSeuators manifest their apprecia
tion of his talents, and their confidence in the
soundness of his judgment, by giving him their
earnest attention whenever lie addresses them.
Your renders will propably remember, that he was a
son-in-law to Gen. Taylor, and distinguished him
self in the war with Mexico. Mr. A. Johnson of
Tetin is of medium size, rather full face, and black
hair; his style of speaking is easy and agreeable.
Mr. Iverson of Georgia, is of rather low stature;
hut very well proportioned, has a pleasant counten
ance, and is nearly bald; he was very attentive to
business, seldom absent from his seat except when
engaged in tiie Committee rooms; he is a very good
debater and although not so ready at repartee as
his colleague, Mr. Toombs, yet when he forms an
opinion, it may be relied on, aud I think great
credit is due him, for the assiduity with which he
labored for tbe interests of his constituents. Mr.
Toombs is rather over ordinary size, lias a lull
round face, and black hair, in debate lie is bold
and fearless in the expression of his sentiments, is
quite witty, and sometimes very sarcastic, but I
think bis styleof speaking is too impetuous to be
pleasing. Mr. Hnnter of Virginia is rather low,
■lark complexion, black hair, and is quite a business
man, having something to say upon almost every
I'subji ct that was brought up for consideration.—
j Mr. Foot of Vermont is of medium size, has a
j pleasant countenance, fresh complexion, iiair
j grey, and worn brushed back from the forehead.—
I Mr. Seward of New York is rather above ordinary
i hi iglit, tolerably well porpotlioned hair grey; is a
good speaker. Mr Douglas, of Illinois, is quite
low, rather stout, has a good humored expression
of countenance, black hair and eyes, is a very
talented man, and splendid speaker: he became
quite excited on the subject of the British aggres
sions, ^wliile discussing the Naval Appropriation
bill, and n commended that measures be taken for
the immediate punishment of the offenders. Mr.
Dickens, Secretary of the Senate, is an old man,
j very slender, thin visage. Iiair perfectly white, f.nc
! head partially baid. U'e will now pass to the
House of Representatives: Mr. Orr, the Speaker of
the House, is a tall, fine looking man. h is black
hair, and is rather bald: he makes a good presiding
officer. Gen. Quitman of Miss, whose death the
country has recently been called to mourn, was a
very venerable looking man, with hair and whis
kers white as snow; the members of the House al
ways gave him that deferential attention that was
due to his age and experience. Mr. Letcher of
Ya..hasa rather strangely shaped head, probably
appearing the more so, from being almost entirely
lin'd; he has a voice that resounds throughout the
Hall when he speaks; he is noted for his watchful
care over the Treasury. Mr. Mason of Kentucky
is rather tall and slender, has grey hair, a penetra
ting eye. and speaks well. Mr. Humphrey Mar
shal! of Kentucky, is about medium height, rather
corpulent,full face and dark hainhe posesses consid
erable talent, and is a good logician, but not a fine
speaker. Reuben Davis of Miss., is tall and well-
proportioned, lias black Iiair, and is considerably
bald the is a noted duellest. Mr. Coljb of Ala.
is over oi dinary size, sallow complexion, rather
light hair and is very attentive to business. Mr.
Gartrell of Geo., is a fine looking gentleman of
active business habits, and discharged his duties
as a Representative with unwearvd diligence.
Mr. Jackson, of Geo is rather small, has light hair,
i« polite and agreeable in manners, seldom speaks
in the House, but when he does, speaks to the
point, and for the interests of his constituents.—
And now it is useless for me to attempt to describe
the personal appearance of A. H. Stephens, for
Europe.
CANADA. .jagh,
Halifax, Aug. 25.—The steamship Canada has
arrived with Liverpool dates to the 14th She
brings the following report of the
Markets.
The sales of cotton for tiie week were 45,000
bales, of which speculators took 1,200 and expor
ters 5,500 bales. Holders offered freely but were
not pressing sales. The sales of Friday were 7,000
bales. On Saturday the market was quiet and
unchanged, the sales footing 6,000 bales at tho fol
lowing.
Quotations:
Fair Orleans
Middling Orleans
Fair Mobile
■ ~7Jd.
..7d.
-7 7-16 d.
Middling Mobile -... -615-16d
Fair Uplan d. jij
The stock on hand was 634,000 bales, of which
555,000 were American.
1 lie advices from Manchester were favorable,
there being a fair demand tor goods, at firm prices.
1 io\ isio. g, quiet. Corn buoyant and advanc
ing holders ask 62s quoted Rt 58 a 60s. Flour very
dull at easier rates, though not quotubly lower
Wheat in light demand at a decline of Id a 2d.
Sugar in buoyant and 6d. a Is. higher. Coffee
firm. Rice quiet. Carolina 17 a 19s. 6d. Rosin
steady at 4s. 2d. a 4s. 3d. Turpeutine steady at
40s.
Consois 96j a 96f.
Saturday at noon all markets remained quiet
aud unchanged.
Havre—Ties Ordinaire quoted 1 07.
General Inteligence.
Queen .Victoria is paying a visit to iter daughter,
at Potsdam.
Napoleon is continuing his tour through Brit
tany.
The rumors of an early resumption of the
Diplomatic intercourse between the Western
Powers at d Naples is now denied.
The bullion iu the bank of England had decraes-
ed £ 102,000.
The weather was favorable for crops, and the
harvest was progressing finely; Wheat yielding
well.
Austria intends concentrating troops on the
Dalmatian frontier.
Riots iiave taken place in Killkeuny in conse
quence of the introduction of agricultural ma
chines. The presence of the military, which were
ordered out, restored tranquility.
The steamship North Star arrived at Liverpool
on the 13th inst.
A Great Medicine for Females.
Hundreds of stimuleuts have been invented and sold
purjiortiiig to be specific in the various diseases aud de
rangements to which the delicate form of woman reuder
her subject. The result of all these stimulants has been
to impart momentary activity to the nervous system
ami false vigor to the muscles,-, but this relief has been
succeeded by a depression and prostration greater thnu
before; and the repeated attempts of invalids to build
themselves up by these false remedies, have tinr.llv
eimed in destroying what little vital organization was
k-tt but in using “Barhaee's Holland J},Iters” v,.u
will hue no such disastrous results. It is a purely vege
table compound, prepared on strictly scientific princi-
ples, after flip manner of the celebrated Holland Pro
fessor, Bcerhave. Under its influence, every nerve and
muscle receives new strength itwl vigor, appetite and
sleep return, and finally, perfect health. See advertise
ment in another column.
Sold by Grieve, &. Clark, Milledgqville.
The Owner of the Soil.
The man who stands npon his own soil, who
feels that by the laws of the land in which he
lives—by the law of civilized nations he is the
rightful and exclusive owner of the land he tills,
is by the constitution of onr nature under a
wholesome influence not easily imbibed bv any
other source. He feels, other things being equal
more strongly than another, the character of a
man as the lord of the inanimate world, of this
great and wonderful sphere which fashioned by
the hand of God, upheld by his power, is rolling
through the heavens, a part is his—his from the
centre to the sky. It is the space on which the
generations before moved in its round of duties
and ht feels himself connected by a link with those
who follow him, and to whom he is to transmit a
home. Perhaps a farm lias come down to him from
!iis fathers. They have gone to their last home
but lie can tiace their footsteps over the scenes of
his daily labors. Ihe roof which shelters him was
reared by those to whom he ows his being.e Some
interesting domestic tradition is connected with
every enclosure. The favorite fruit tree was plan
ted by his fathers hand. He sported in boyhood
beside the brook which still w inds through the
meadow. Through the field lies the path to the
village school of earlier days. He still hears
from the window the voice of the Sabhath bell
which tolled his father to the house of God; and
near at hand is tiie spot where his parents laid
dow n to rest, and where, when his time has come
he shall be laid by his children. These are tl;«
feelings of the owner of the soil. Words cannot
paint them: they flow out of the heart; they are
the life springs of fresh, healthy and generous na
tional character.
Holloway's Pills and Ointment.—The axe is not
more necessary in new settlements than are these won
derful medicines, which cure with rapidity and certain!
tv all those debilitating affections of the stomach and
tiie bowels which paralyse industry in unhealthy regions.
Passing through the absorbents into the interior organs
this Ointment nets like a magic balsam on the inflamed
and irritated parts, while the Pills, by their action on
the blood, neutralize the elements nf disease. Caution
should he used in seeing that that the medicine is gen-
almost every one has read, or heard him described 1 ( ‘° ^l' s ’ look narrowly for the ater-niark,
as the most ordinary looking man in the House, winch appeara m every leaf of the book of directions,
and yet he has such a gigantic intellect as to com-
firenmstances that warrant the belief that, he fell, in reality what we profess to be, a Southern tnanu
or was kocked overboard and drowned. It ap
pears that he left Cedar Grove (his father's conn-
try residence) early in the afternoon for Thunder
bolt, and amused himself after reaching there bv
sailing about in front of the village iu company
with an acquaintace, who was in a seperate boat.
The two seperated about seven o'clock in the e,ve
iling and Mr. Long started in the direction of home
hut his companion after going a short distance
looked back and discovered the boat of Mr. Long
facturiug ton n.
We propose a General Mass Meeting of all the
Stockholders, eitiz ns of Waknila and adjoining
counties, on Thursday, the Pith day of Septem
ber next, for the purpose of electing a Board of
Managers, and fully organizing said Company—
at which time wc propose alive Barbacue. La
dies especially invited.
WM IT ANDERSON,
S. B. FERRILL.
Patrick’s
the speak-
of tiie fol-
ith the At
lantic telegraph:
“What is it, after all when compaired with the
instantaneous communication between tbe tlirono
nf Divine Grace and the heart ot man/ Offer up
your silent petition for grace. It is transmitted
through realms of unmeasured space more rapidly
very exertion yesterday to recover the body, but
had not succeeded when last heard from. We
sincerely condole with them the sudden and se
vere affliction.—Savannah Republican, Aug. 26.
Oxen “Drawing by the Head.”—“Along the
Rhine, aud through the valley of the Rhone, oxen than the lightning's flash, and the answer reaches
are worked to the plow and cart in pairs, drawing
usually by the head, the yoke being laid across the
forehead, and bound to the horns with leather
thangs.” So says Hon. H. F. French, in his
letter from Europe. He states that they carry
their loads easily and comfortably, and hold their
heads as high as if yoked New England fashion.
The same fashion and yokes may he seen in this
country, and wc have often noticed the apparent
case with w hich a small pair of cattle draw their
loads of wood to market, harnessed in this meth
od. A s-tek or something of the kind is tied
around the forehead, the yoke is fastened to the
horns by lenther straps, and the waggon tongue
hitched on in the usual manner.—Country Gentle
man.
“Blessed is he,”saith tho Book of Mormon,
“who bloweth his own horn; for whoso bloweth
not his own horn, the same shall not be hlotved.”
Likewise: “Whosoever bloweth his own horn,
the same shall he hlotved with a vengeance.”
A movement is on foot in Boston to have
the bust of John Howard Payne, author of
“Home,” executed in marble and placed in Music
Hall.
A wag speaking of the embarkation of troops,
said, ‘ Notwithstanding many leave blooming
wives behind, they go away in transport.
A darkey being knocked over in a thunder
storm, exclaimed, on regaining a horizontal posi
tion: Gorry, who fire dat gnnT
the sou! ere the prayer has died away on the sin
ner’s lips. Yet this telegraph, performing its sav
ing functions ever since Christ died for us on Cal
vary, tills not the world with exaltation and shouts
of gladness, with illuminations and bonfires and
booming of cannon. The reason is, one is tiie
telegraph of this world, and may produce rvonder-
fel revolutions on earth, tiie other is the sweet
communion between Christ and the Christian's
soul, and will secure a glorious immortality in
heaven.”
Carriages and Buggies.
W OOSKUFF 6l CO. Having with
drawn their agency from Milledgeville, now
keep their entire Stock in Griffin Ga , and would
respectfully invite the patronage of those who may
want
Carriages, Buggies or Plantation Waggons,
either in the vicinity of Millcdgeviile or in any
other pnit of the Slate.
Orders can he filled by shipping direct from the
NORTHERN FACTORY*to any point designa
ted, which will save some freight aud enable those
wishing to pay cash, to get a choice Concord Bug
gy, (which is the best now used,)or any other ve
hicle at a low price. Address.
WOODRUFF & CO., Griffin, Ga.
August 7tli, 1858. 11 tf.
maud the admiration of every one who has ever ha J
the pleasure of hearing him address an audience;
I never enjoyed that privilege hut once, aud that
was several years ago, in my own State; but I dis
tinctly remember his appearance on that occasion:
it was during the agitation of the Knnsas-Nebras-
ha question, and that question was the theme of
his address; a large audience had assembled to
hear him, with expectations raised to the highest
point, and we were not disappointed: he arose
w ith a calm,self-possessed air,and in A clear, distiuct
voice, fearlessly expressed his sentiments. I
need only say .that lie haudled his subject in a mas
terly manner and apparently with perfect easo
His labors during the last Session, were very ar
duous, and lie was often absent from his seat, in
consequence of his engagemt nts in the committee
rooms. The new Hal! was completed, and occu
pied by tiie members last Session, hut the new
Senate Chamber is still unfinished, and they were
obliged to occupy the old one, the gallery of which
is so small as often to he crowded with spectators.
Some of the rooms in the Capitol are elegantly
furnished. The Rotunda is the first room we enter
iu passing lo the Chamber, and Hall, and is a
place of considerable interest to a visitor, being
handsomely ornamented with paintings and
sculpture. In the Senate Chamber I saw
a profile liken ss of Gen. Washington, which
looked a little different from any 1 have ever seen,
but it is said to bear a striking resemblance to the
original. I visited Mount Vernon, and was sorry
to find the place in a rather dilapidated condition.
1 was a little surprised to find 111? grave of George
Washington covered only by a plain tombstone,
and contained within a vault, as 1 had always im
agined there was a monument of considerable
height erected to iiis memory; but perhaps it is
more appropriate that one who was so modest, and
unobtrusive iu life, should he permitted thus to re
pose by the side of her whom he loved best on
earth, and with whom, he is now enjoying the bliss
of Heaven. I hope when ihe place passes into Un
hands of the Mount Vernon Association, some
efforts will be made to reclaim it; it is naturally a
lovely, romantic spot, shaded by noble old forest
trees, and commanding a fine view of the Potomac
river. I formed very pleasant acquaintances in
Washington, and spent the four weeks of my
sojourn tin-re most agreeably, in visiting the dif
ferent places of interest with which tho city
abounds.
A GEORGIAN LADY.
Cl'T THIS OCT AND STICK IT IN TOC It llAT —
Wood’s Hair Restorative will change pray hair to its
original color, stop it from faliling off, ami cause it to
grow on bald heads, and as a cosmetic it has no equal.
Pimples and Wood's Hair Restorative cannot exist to
gether.
('action.—Beware of worthless imitations as several
are already iu the market, called by different names.—
Use none unless the words (Professor Wood’s Hair
Restorative, Depot St. Louis, Mo., and New York), are
blown on the bottle. Sold by all Druggists and Patent
Medicine Dealers. Also by all Fancy amlToilet Goods
dealers iu the United Sates and Canadas. 13 gt.
They are not genuine unless the words, “Holloway,
Heir York and London,” cun be seen in semi-transpr.-
rent letters in the paper itself when held to the light.
According to the report of the New York City
Inspector there were 638 deaths in the city during
the past week, a decrease of 57 as compared with
tiie mortality of the week previous and 62 lest
than occurred during the corresponding tveek in
last year. The diseases prevalent are those inci
dental to the season, and the victims are principal
ly children of tender years.
Found.—The body of Mr. Henry Long, who
was drowned on Tuesday last iu the Thunderbolt
river, was found yesterday. His funeral will take
place on to-morrow afternoon at 5’oclock from the
residence of his father in Perry street.
‘Sut Lorr.ngood.’—We learn that Silt. Miller, the
hereof the Lotcngood papers, died suddenly in the
neighborhood of Ducktown, a week or tw o since.
Poor Sut? After having innnumerable encounters
and conflicts with man and beast—been shot
several times and consumed ‘bust-bead’ enough
to run an overshot mill for forty days and nights,
he died ignobly at last from a blow inflicted with
the tist of a fellow man.*-Athens (Ttnn.) Ban
ner.
“People,” says a modern philosopher, “go ac
cording to their brains; if these lie in their head,
they study ; if in their belly, they eat and drink ;
if iu their heels they dance.”
No man can do anything against his will, said a
iuataphy sician.
“Faith,” said Pat, “I had a brother who went to
tho States Prison against his will—faith an' he
did.’
A lady who recently went to church for the pur
pose of being joined in the holy bonds of matri
mony, requested the choir to sing,
“This is the way I long have sought.
And mourned because I found it not.”
Ho Rain For ninety days.—The formers of Clo
ver Hill. Chesterfield, Yu., deplore sadly the lack
of rain in that section, where not a show er, of two
minutes duration, has fallen for n'netv davs.—
Within a radius of five miles of Clover Hill, every
corn field is completely burnt up, many having
been scortched by the raging sun ot June, when
scarcely one-third of growth. To some ten or
twelve farmers in the locality the crop has conse
quently proven a dead loss.— Petersburg Express.
Georgia Agricultural Fair.—We have received
tin- Premium list of the Southern Agricultural So
ciety of Georgia to be held at Atlanta, from the
16th to the 23i\l of October; 1858.
Willards Hotel at Washington being enlarged
so as to add 42;i rooms t» its lodging capacity.—
When completed, the building will cover an an a
of 49,0( 0 square feet. The cost of the enlarge
ment w ill be $175,000, and it will take $1(10,null,
to furnish the rooms.
P. K.
Rouse’s Point, Clinton eo., N. Y.
Per nr Davis—Sir :—Altlioughpersonally n stran
ger to you. yet the benefits I have received from tiie
use of your invaluable remedy, the Pain Killer, induces
me to pen a word of praise for it, and gratitude to you
its inventor. I have tried a score of patent medicines
of various kinds, and consider the Pain Killer the Vi ry
lust of its kind iu use. It is net a panacea for aflt 1 .e
ills tl» sh is heir U«, but it is certainly a grand specific 1< r
many discuses. Two years experience has convinced
me that for Headache, Indigestion, Pain in the Stom
ach, or in any other part of the system, Severe Chilis,
Weariness, Common Colds, Hoarseness, Cholera,
Cholera Morbus, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Toolh-Ac
See., See., there is nothing better than the Pain Killer.
1 have this hour recovered from a severe attack of the
Sick Headache, liv using two teaspoonsl'ul, taken ot
thirty minutes intpival, in a wine glass full of warm
water. I am confident that, 'through the blessing cf
God, it saved me from the Cholera during the summer
of 1819. Traveliingin Connecticut aud Massachusetts,
amid heat, dust, toil, change of diet and constant ex
posure to an infected atmosphere, my system was daily
predisposed to dysentery attacks, accompanied w ith
pain, lor which the Pain Killer was a sovereign
remedy: one teaspoonful curing the worst chse in on
hour, or at most, half a day! My brothers in the minis
try have used it with much success in various discu-rs-
1 iiave heard many cases tbe country over, of
tery being cured by its use. Pul in the teeth, it wtstd
Bofp the tooth-ache in sevt ral minutes.
Gratitude, ar.d a desire for its geueral use, has JtoW :l
from me this unsolicited testimonial in its favor. ? ;t
Pain Killer is a blessing to mankind, and needs but t>
be kiiotvn to be admired. May you be richly r " n! 1
edus its distinguished inventor.
Yours respectfully,
11 4t. with constant gratitude,
D. T. TAYLOR, Jr., Minister of the Gospel.
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others being ointments, embrocations, See-, are mere:
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It is sold, wholesale and retail by J. G-
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A pleasant traveling companion, aiul ene that no ^
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Milledfcw
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