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l_» i«.u the X » . CwuWiciiii Auvcr.Uer, 8p! 10. J By Wifc’i (Mill, Some lime ago I callsd on a cousin of ray wife who raided in the city of Philadelphia. I had not seen him for a long time, but having ttnderstood that l«e was in affluent circumstances, I was but little predared fortbe condition in which 1 found him. Through information derived from a Phila delphia directory, I went to one of those allies ■with which that city abounds, and found his name on a sign-board, associated with that of another man, oyer a dark and dingy shop. The sign purported that they were locksmiths and hell- hangers: also that locks were repaired and keys fitted. Without ceremony I walked into the gloomy recess, where there was a blacksmith s forgo, and where, among several muscularlooking men, up to their armpits 111 work, was “my wife s cousin ’ He received me most cordially, and for a moment intermitted fitting a huge brass key on which he was engaged, and the shake of my own dexter by one of his broad brawny hands J can liken m nothing nearer than the shock of a young earthquake. “Take a seat, take a seat,” he observed, “and just as soon as I finish this key we'll make tracks for home.” I of course replied that I was in no hurry, and at once become interested ia the facile manner in which he was inetaniorphosiug a rough casting into a polished key. As soon as it was completed, he washed the worst of tbe dirt from his hands, bung up his work apron, and putting on his coat and hat, remarked ill a cheerful tone. “Come now, cousin Aleck, let's go and see whether wife has got any tea for us.” After we were in the street, our conversation insensibly ran on business, and I took occasion to say to him that I had been of the opinion that he had retired from his trade on a handsonio competency. “Don't say a word about retire ment,” he replied: “it nearly makes me sick to think of it. People talk of retiring from business while they are healthy, and able io work; why, I tell you, Aleck, they don’t know what it means. I didn't know wliat it meant until I tried it. but now retirement and misery sound, to my ears, like words of about the same meaning. ’ Perceiving that he had struck a subject on which he could easily be communicative, 1 looked inquiringly, when he rejoined, ‘perhaps you never heard the particulars of my retiring.” On my replying that J had not, he proceeded: “Yon see, Aleck, itds about three years ago that, having, as you would say, a competency, I made up my mind to stop work and move into the coun try. So I sold out my share of tlie business to my partner, spent a year or mere in looking at two or three score of country places, and at last found one that wife and myself were considerably pleased with. Pino double house, four acres beautifully shaded, vegetable garden not to be beat, and soil of a superior quality. The place is still in ivy possession, but before I would go and live on it again I’d give it away: yes, Aleck, I d see it sunk in the middle of the Dead sea. Hut I am getting a little ahead of my story. For two or three months matters and thing went on very well, because I had something to attend to in making a few little improvements about the house, and in furnishing a number of the doors with locks O; my own invention; bat as the whole premises were Kailr< ad Meeting at Tallokas. Sept IS, 1858. According to previous notice a portion of the citizens of Lowndes, Thomas, Colquitt and Ber rien counties met at Tallokas, to take into consid eration the action of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic A. Gulf Railroaid Company in locating said Railroad near the Florida line. 1. pon motion, William Holloway, Esq, was called to the chair and James McDonald, Esq., ap pointed Secretary. By request, Col. J. L. Seward, who was pres ent by invitation, addressed the meeting, review ing the history of the Railroad controversies which bad heretofore existed, and giving hie views in re gard tothe policy of the Legislature in giving aid to South-Western Georgia, and expressed bis dis approbation of the policy adopted by the Directors of said road. The following preamble and resolutions were then read and adopted unanimously: Whereas, by an act of tbe Legislature approved Feb 27th. 1856, the Atlantic A Gulf Railroad Com pany was incorporated by which the State ofGcor- gia agreed to become a Stockholder in said road upon certain conditions,—lbr a proper explanation and understanding of tuo objects ot the Legisla ture it is necessary to recur to the circumstances pre-existing and the causes therefrom, which in duced the legislature to incorporate said Company as specified in said eliartor. For many years tbe Bru-nswicd A Florida Rail road Company had been incorporated, and the citizens of Brunswick and the people on the line of said Brunswick Road westward had been .strug gling to complete said work, and after having completed 32 miles of the Road crossing the Sta- ri I la. finding themselves unable to extend said road without the aid of the State, made application to tbe Legislature for such aid. After the commencement of the Biunswick A Florida Railroad, the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Road was begun, and was prosecuted onergetica ly owing to tile superior pecuniary resources < Savannah over ILritaswiek, and carried beyond the Altamaha, both of said roads approximating each other, until a difficulty in regard to con flicting chartered rights was standing in the way of the further prosecution of the Savannah, Alba ny A: Gult Railroad, without deflecting materially from its proposed line ot operation, and it was further conceded; that this company was unable to complete such a great enterprise without the credit of the State. The Brunswick & Florida Railroad applied to the legislature for assistance, as did also the Savannah, Albany’ A Gulf Road.— Both of the organizations received no favor at the hands of the Legislature. The friends of both of these companies uniting, became suppliants be fore the Legislature for help, and the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Company was incorporated upon the joint understanding of the friends of the two com panies. It was not denied that the Brunswick charter occupied the line desiied (at that time) to be followed by the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Road, and fully understood, should the Atlantic A Gulf Road be incorporated, that the line of the Brunswick A Florida Road would be substantial ly followed, and that a release from that company of the right of way should be executed to give ef fect to .the act .of tbe Legislature of Feb. 27, 1856- as shown thus: That “no money’ shall be paid by in excellent repair when I bought them, I soon the State until the Savannah, Albany A Gulf came to a point where there was nothing to look after but the cultivation of the garden. I was not long though in making the discovery that 1 had no genius of taste either for digging around roots or pulling up weeds, and so, as wife didn't want the garden to run to waste, 1 employed a regular English gardener to carry tbe thing handsomely through. “Well, 1 didn’t mind the expense he put me to in the way of guano, new-fangled gardening tools, and patent watering apparatus: for I had fully expected to sptnd money, and, thanks to our pre vious economy, we had the money to spend; btr Aleck.it was really very amusing to see what the fruit and vegetables raised from our garden stood us in. Maaing use of the little arithmetic I wa- master of, I recollect that I ciphered up the costoi some of the t-ibie fixins, and tbe result was—cn cumbers, seventeen cents a piece; green peas, r dollar and three quarters fora half peck: currants fifty cents a quart; raspberries, thirty cents a pint beets, fourteen cents each, and everything else in proportion. All ttiis I cared nothing about, but somehow, I felt out of my gearing in not having the right kind of employment. Wife did her bes to coax me into gentlemanly ways; had the oh mechanical grime all thoroughly scrubbed out o my hands—finger-nails cleaned out and rounded— so as to make it appear that I had never done manual labor. “Then we must get behind a couple of Morgan ponies which I had purchased, and make l’ashiona ble calls in the daytime on those who had called on ns: and wife wanted me to soften dow n my voice and to be particular about my grammer and the subjects I talked on; but sometimes forgetting myself I would revel in the proud memory of the locks and keys I bad handled in happier days and commence a history ot my exploits in that line, when wife would look as though she was going to sink through the floor. In fact she wished to keep a perpetual lock on my lips, (so far as our antecedents were concerned,) with tiie key in her pocket. But I sighed for the shop, and time hung so heavily on my hands that an hour spent in stupid listlessness about the house seemed longer to me than a day did when I had orders ahead for locks and was driving hard to get them finished at a given time. My youngest brother, who is a college-bred man, a lawyear.sent me, at my request,, a fine collection of books on all imaginable subjects, so that my library outshone that of the parson, or, indeed, any other man in the place; hut I found I had no more taste to sit down and read than I had for trimming currant bushes. Timo was, after I had finished a hard day’s labor at the shop, when an hour at books was a real Solace, and I also believed an occasion of improvement.— Then I envied those wltose leisure allowed them to feast on books perpetually: but the mistake I made was in failing to discriminate between the mental habits and requirements of the professed student and those of tu<* working man. “In this wretched manner did time, at my coun try scat drag heavily along. Visiting was a per fect bore, for not feeling the slighest interest in such masculine topics ;*,s corn,grubs and manure, and caring less for the leminixie ones of dress and local gossip, I didn’t know’ what to talk about. Books set me to sleep, and not having the society .of my two boys, who were oft at boarding school, I became fully satisfed that ‘noth- ing to do’ was equal to having everything to suf fer. “My most delighttul place of resort was a black smith s shop some two miles from the bouse, where occasionally I would handle the hammer, and clang a little on the anvil, but wife making the discovery oue day that my bands were getting grimy, again, I was obliged to otvr. up the cause of it, and this, to my sorrow, was succeeded bv a positive prohibition on Her part from my taking any further exercise at the forge. After this, w-hen I would sometimes ride past the shop be hind my prancing Morgan horses, the tears would start in my eyes at my being debarred the only employment which was in the least adapted to my taste or capacity. “ But, cousin Aleck, to shorten my story, wife, perceiving that my unhappiness was increasing: at last consented to move back to town, and let me resume my business. I had no difficulty in renew ing an arrangement with my old partner, and honee here you see me hard at work and happier than the President. I am perfectly able, in a pe cuniary point of view, to live without work, but I have learned to my satisfaction two important truths: first that we never enjoy ourselves so well as when we are usefully employed; and second, that there is no occupation on the whole for which we are so weft fitted as that to which we have been long accustomed, and wliich has hence become to us, as it were, a second nature.” I was much pleased with tbe good sense of “my’ wife’s cousin” as evinced in the small section ot bis autobiography which be bad given me, and very soon after he had finished it we reached his dwelling. If Ids shop was dingy, there was no dinginess here! The edifice was built on the Philadelphia style, having a large dining room back of the two parlors and a noble kitchen in the rear of ihesr dining room. The whole rioor, as well as the airy aud pleasant bed-rooms above stairs, were probably adorned with a better descrip tion of furniture than was owned by tbe governor of Pennsylvania. Everything was in perfect order, aud although tue locksmith's wife was somewhat uppish in her notions, I soon perceived she was a capital housekeeper, and that my friend was proud of his house, and proud of his wife, and proud of Ills two sons who had come from boarding school to spend the vacation’ I found that these lads were quite iatellig.-nt, and that they were both intended for the learned profes sions. While one of them entertained me with seme music on a parlor organ, the worthy smith begged me to excuse him for a few moments, after which be reappeared in perfectly clean linen and a suit of dainty black. We supped at a table spread with tbe utmoet profusion, and in tlm evening some company coining in, con versa! ton and music filled np the passing hour. I was deeply inter- e&ted, aud concluded that “my wile's cousin,” tbe locksmith and beil-hanger, was a wise man, and that unwittingly he had discovered the true nhilosepher’s stoop.. Daily work was to him as necessary as hi* daily bread, and the toil of the shop only served to enhance the pleasures and recreations of a reftped and happy home. On taking my leave, I realized that I had been taught a valuable lesson: Employment is the healthful lot of life, and be that would seek happiness in a state of perpetual repose betrays a profound ig norance of the beneficent laws which govern liis being. A Suggtniirr Incident.—Mr Robert Morris the coiored lawyer of this city, recently bargained for a lesruence in Caryvillc, Chelsea, for which he was to pny $3tf00, but the fact coming to the ears of some of the select white inhabitants of that lo cality, they sent tlm owner of the .-state a remon strance against Mr. Morris settling there The owner of the house felt the force of t | le remon s trance and the result is that Mr. Morris cannot have the estate. I he Evening Gazette, from which we gather these facts, says that “the topposers of Mr- Morris are those whohave been most in sympathy with Kansas, and most forward in movements sympathizing with the Oppressed, and opposition from such comes with a bad grace 1 '— Host on Courier. Railroad Company and tlic Brunswick A Florida Railroad Company shall have released any right which either of said companies have or claim toin- terefere with the location of said road.” The mention of tbe Savannah, Albany and Gulf Road was a mere matter of form, and could not have been regarded us important as connected with the release, as shown by tlm statement of Dr. Screven in bis repart.uf 1854. “He (then) said the Brunt wick enterprise standing in our way, occupy in tbe field we (the Savannah Albany and Gult road) desired fur our line of road, and in expectation that it would be carried to successful completion the only alternative left to this company was to cross that line of road and connect w ith Florida.’ This difficulty was removed by the act of Feb 27, 1856. And no one w as more efficient and ener getic in removing this hindrance than Hr. Screven now the President of the “Main Trank Road.— Wh'y not then occupy this desirable line. Why not in view of his settled policy heretofore, and the understanding of the legislature aud the for mer stockholders of the Brunswick Road, abide this line. Such being briefly the facts in regard to the incorporation of the Atlantic A Gulf road, we are pained to learn that the Directors are about to change the location and adopt one near the Florida line, making the Main trunk road a Florida enter prise, better suited for a branch of the Georgia A Pensacola Road in Florida, than a Main Trunk road in Georgia against which we respectfully but firmly protest. Resolved, (That while we are unchangeably op posed to the present location of said road) in be half of the stockholders in this meeting, we are ready and willing to recognize every legal liabil ity we have assumed as Stockholders. He olecd, In our opinion, good faith and justice and the interest of the State require that the At lantic A Gulf Railroad should be located substan tially, or nearly so, on tlie contemplated line of tbe Brunswick Road, and, above all. any other course is a complete sacrifice of the interest of the Stockholders of the Brunswick Road, who aided in effecting a settlement of the unfortunate con troversy between the two companies. Resolved, That the Legislature, in consenting that the State should become a Stockholder in the Atlantic A Gulf Railroad company, intended to develope the Southern and South-Western coun- | ties. Such was *the objection of Legislature— 1 such the expressed object of tlie applicants for the aid of the State. Therefore, we as stockholders, citizens and tax-payers, do not recognize as a correct principle in the settlement of the question of location that a combination of capital can defeat such object without a violation of good faith. Resolved, Tjiat the proposed location of the „ ad bordering on the Florida line, is an unwise! appropriation of public as well as private capital,' and will be highly detrimental to the State ^itnd unjust to her citizens. hi solved, If necessary, we will employ a com- tent engineer to survey the line from some point east of the Alapaha westward, that a proper and correct survey may be made and tl,e facts under stood. Rr sol red. That a committee of five be appoin- ted by the chair to address tin* President of the Atlantic and Gulf road, asking a change of the proposed location of the line of said road, so as to advance the interest of the State and do justice to the people, and request are-survey of the road. Resolved, That we should regret the necessity of applying to the Legislature to remedy existing wrongs and hope that the Boqrd of Directors will reconsider this important matter, and sp locatolthe road as to do justice to and wisely apply the mon ey of the State to be disbursed under their diree- U °Resolved, That should the road b<; located as was designed and as Dr. Screven desired in 18;.4, it would be wise in the Legislature to furnish the iron therefore ?.t once, and that we will cheerfully unite with the friends of the enterprise to secure this favor from the Legislature. On motion it Fiom Goadbj s Vegetable aud Auiuiul Piiy&iulogy. Bathing. The preservation of a healthy skin demands the removal of the entire epidemic layer, by frequent ablution, always accomoanied by the liberal use of that valuable detergent—soap. Fortbe strict purpose of health, n< ,tuer n plunge nor a shower bath is necessary—the latter is even obnoxious to some temperaments; th- most com fortable and healthful form of batii is at the same time the most facile—a sponge bath—expedition in its use being the most important element. The bath itself should never exceed five min utes; the rubbing (the most essential part of tie process) occupying another five minutes or tuor —an amount of time that every one can afford a the beginning ot the day. This bath should b taken immediately on rising in the rooming, as a such time reaction is greater and quicker thau a ,11, v other period of the twenty-four hours. It is very necessary to attend to the tempera Hire of the water, and of the room in which th ; bath is taken. During hot weather, water may b used at the ordinary temperature of the atinor phere, the room indicating not less thau 70 l ab renheit. But at less external heat than 70 th 1 water should be warm, or at least tepid. A sudden cold chill on the surface of the body is pel judicial to health: it checks the circulation of the blood to the external surface, interferes with the secretions; and particularly arrests the exen Ur power of the skin. ft is a popular belief with mothers, that wash ing young children daily, in cold water, makes them hardy. This is a grave mistake; the feeble circulation of a child requires the aid and assis tance of warmth—warm water and warm clothing The greatest medical man who ever lived John Hunter—recommended three rules tor the man agement of children and they express the sub stance of a volume; he says: Give them plenty of milk, plenty of sleep, and plenty of flannel. For adults to bathe after a meal, or after fa tiguing exercise, is emiently dangerous. Three fatal cases were recorded by the New 4 oik papers, all oceuring within a year, from this sole cause; the first was the death of an American lady of re finement and position, from taking a bath soon af ter dinner; of Seargent Hume, while alone in a w arm bath; and of Lorenzo B. Sheppard, of New York,and under precisely similar circumstances. Those persons who do not happen to possess a sponge may’ resort to the following plan with great advantage: as soon as you get out of bed in the morning, wash your hands, face and neck; then, in the same basin of water, put your feet at once for about half a minute, rubbing them brisk ly at the time: then, with the towel that had been damped by wiping the face, feet, Ac., rub your whole body well, (without the addition of more water), fast and hard, mouth shut, the breast pro jecting. Allow five minutes for this operation. There is yet another plan, superior in some o its effects to all that has preceded it; at nigh: when you go to bed, and whenever you get out of bed during the bight, spend from two to fivi minutes rubbing your whole body and limbs wit! your Lands, as far as y’ou can reach in every di rectioo* let it be done briskly, quickly aud hind Bv this practice the softness and mobility of th skin will be preserved, which too frequent wash ing has a tendency to destroy. Doing away villi the Lawyers. The Young Men’s Christian Association of Pitts burg, have adopted a policy which must he alarm ing to the lawyers of that city. At a recent meet ing resolutions were adopted fortbe appointmen of'a committee of arbitration, before whom th members of the association, and others who may wish to have their personal differences settled, n obedience to Christian rules, may bring their mat. ters of controversy. A Pittsburg correspond-t;. of a religions paper, writtingon the subject, says Tlie object of this movement is to open the way for a more general observation of the injunction plainly given by Paul, in the sixth chapter of hi first Epistle to the Corinthians. It has long beei a disgrace to those calling themselves Christian that instead of an attempt amicably to settle thei differences, as those who have renounced th world and become brethern in christeaniiy “got law” with each other, “and that before unbeliev crs.” How often, when a member of one denom; nation of evangelical Christians has sued a meu her of another, and the court room has become th scene of hostile if not revengeful measures bo tween them, do the people of the world, standin by, exclaim, “Behold, how cliristinns LOVE on another !” The day is past for converting peep! to Christianity by only an exhibition of its theoiy —by preaching of love, goodwill aud forbearanci while its professors, upon every occasion of fan .1 insult or injury rush upon each other w it all the bitterness of litigation. It is tube hoped tlm the steps taken by the association of our city wi be imitated,and that churches, individually, willals join in tiie effort to show the world that when they pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven they mean something more than the expression ( an abstract idea. Frniil."—An old sea captain who had retire from service, and who was living on a farm had a harum-scarum nephew with him. He could neither frighten nor drive the said nephew to d anything in his proper time. Among the rest In never could get him to drive up the cows to mill till after dark—he had to drive them from a bad pasture, undergrown with sugar brush. Finally, the captain asked the lad if he was not afraid to go through the woods in the dark. Fraidl—what is that? I never seen a fraid,” replied the boy. “Well, never mind; you will see one some oi these nights if you do not get the cows up before dark,” said the captain meaningly. That night the boy played until dark before he he went after the cows as usual. The captain tcok licet and followed him. Now, the captain had a tame monkey, which saw ail the performance, and monkey like, took a table cloth and followed at a respectful distance. The captain went into road bordering on the Florida line, is an unwise j t j le woo ,i s where there was a big log by the side of tlie path Going to the futher end of if. he wound the sheet round him, got upon it. and stood still, the monkey assuming a similar position upon the other end of the log. In this position the parties stood when the boy came along with the cows — They shied a little upon seeing the ghosts, which caused the boy to look ahead. ■:Hallo, what is that?” he shouted; “I think it’s afraid?” And then espying the monkev. he sang out. “If there ain’t two fraids—a big fraid and a little fraid?” This caused the captain to look around, and he saw for the first time his ghostly companion. He thought it was fraid, sure enough. The old cap tain ran towards home, the monkey chasing him, and the wicked nephew clapping his hands and shouting. “Run, big fraid, or little fraid will catch you?” Pekin as seen by au American. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer was at Pekin, the capital of China, a short time ago, and what lie saw of it, how it impressed him, he thus describes: On arriving at the capital of the Chinese empire we find a city containing about two millions of in habitants. Such is the estimate, hut doubtless the calculation is made in the usual spirit of eastern exaggeration. Be that as it may,the walls are four teen miles in circumference, twenty-eight feet high twenty-four feet thick at the base, and twelve at the top. There are spacious towers all around, at seventy feet distance from each other, and at the gates are look-out barracks for the soldiers nine stories in heighth. Tbe metropolis is divided into parts, one inhabited by Tartars and the the other by the Chinese. In each there is a street four miles long and one hundred and twenty feet wide, and the Emperor’s palaces and gardens occupy two-thirds of the Tartar city; aud all this besides the suburbs, which are nearly as populous as tho city proper. Pekin is located sixty miles south of the famous Chinese wall, and therefore much exposed to north ern and hostile neighbors; yet its fortifications are strong, and, until the vast machinery of modern artillery, the Emperor was secure in his palatial halls, the walls, bastions, and towers being impreg nable in ancient times. Although the country about Pekin is sandy and unfertile, yet provisions abound, being brought by canals from all the great rivers; and also with its commerce, the merchants being paid in money, as tho chief receipient of the revenues of all China. It has ever been re garded as a very exclusive place, the presence of no foieigner being permitted within its walls; but now the outside barbarians are in a fair way of over leaping the sacred boundaries; and it is probable Resolved, That the Chairman be added tothe committee to address the President of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Company. 1 he chair announced the following committee to prepare an address to Dr. Screven, to wit: Col. Seward, N. Reddick, H. J- L* Rosser, J. J. Pike and James McDonald. Thomas Boston Esq., being present made a few pertinent and forcible remarks approving the ac tion of the meeting. It was resolved that the proceedings of the meeting be published in the papers at Thomas- ville,Macon, MilledgeviRe and Savannah. Whereupon the meeting adjourned, WM. HOLLOWAY, Cli n. James McDonald, Sec’y. Deep Sea Soundings.—Some persons are surpris ed at the statement that the water upon the tele graphic plateau between Trinity an.d Valencia bay is from two to three miles deep in its deepest parts, having been told that there it is compara tively shallow. A comparison of deep sea sound ings will show that the idea of its shallowness is correct, when measured by the almost incredible abysses to which the plummet has been sent.— Lieut. Bertyman, in I8;53j made soundings in the. Atlantic ocean thirty-nine thousand six hundred feet in depth, equal to a little over seven and one half miles; aud Capt Denham of the British navy, has obtained soundings at the vast depth of forty six thousand two hundred and sixteen feet, or that this act, together with the opening ot Japan, about eight and three-quarter English miles. The may prove an important step towards, tho inaugu- highest mountains upon the globe might be hurl-j ration of Christianity among tho millions who.are ed into these immense chasms and still leave a now benighted in Pagan idolatry and superstition immense vast ocean above their tallest peaks. The giant Himalays.that overtop all other mountains, would be swallowed as easily as the Alps. The highest peak of the chain is only twenty-eight thousand one hundred and seventy-eight feet above the sea level, and its summit might he submerged about three miles at tlie point of Capt. Denham s deepest soundings.—Exchange. Editors looking up.—Coi. Anthony of the Prov idence (R. I.) Journal as our renders know, has been elected to the United States Senate; and now another brother of the quill, we. note is proposed fern seat in the same body. We refer to Col. W. Holden, tho editor of tin* Raleigh (N. C.) Standard whose party has a majority on joint ballot in tho legislature. Editors not unfrequentiy do more to make great men than nnture herself ever did in their behalf, and it. is nothing more than right that they should occasionally at least come in for a share of those honors which they essentially aid in thrusting up on others. We are not certain tliat we are right in designa ting the transfer of editors tothe United States Senate by the phrase “looking np” as perhaps there nro few stations that are really more res ponsible or honorable than their own,—\. O. Bul- htin. A young lady lately appeared in male attire in Baltimore, and one of the editors says her dis guise was so perfect, that she might have passed fora man “had she a little more modesty.” Baron Humboldt says that he shall die next year, and lias desired the postponement of the publication of an edition of his works until after that time. irhcrc is General liuldrrl—In relalion to the re ported departure of Gen. William Walker fur Nicaragua, the Nashville Daily Xeics says: “Gi n Wm. Wai.kkr.—It has been reported that this distinguished person had left tbe United States for Panama. Tlie report was without foun dation, as James Walker, Esq., his father, receiv ed a dispatch yesterday, dated at Louisville, 23d, stating that he is coming to Nashville, by way of the Mammoth Cave, and will probably ar rive here on Tuesday next, on route for Mobile. The Cincinnati GazeHce, of Thursday, says : Gen. Wm. Walker—“the gray eyed man of des tiny, " the genuine filibuster—arrived in this city on Tuesday night, and was at the Spencer house until noon yesterday, when lie left by the boat for Louisville. During Ills stay here lie was closeted in his room. No. 115. with two well known Dem ocrats of this city, and he was heard to tell one of them, as they parted at the door, that he had pro cured the insertion of the dispatch sent by the telegraphic operator, from New York, on the 21st, stating that lie had gone out on the Star of the West for Nicaragua, in order to put somebody on a false scent, aud to divert attention from liis real purposes. The Jennings Estate Again.-—A new claimant to the Jenunigs property has arisen in the village of j Fergusonville, Delaware co., N. Y , in the person of Mr. George llearne, late of Bentford, England, whose mother was the last of the Jennings family and is now living, nearly eighty years of age.— Tbe late possessor is presumed to iiave been the ancle of the old lady above mentioned, and the best legal talent will be employed in support of the claim. The Lost Balloonist—The Balloon Valve torn out—How the fronaat fell. The Detriot Tribune, of September 22 says : All hope of everfinding poor Thurston alive is blotted out, and we can only bemoan him as lost. Mr. Bannister, his companion, returned this af ternoon, aud can bring only the worst tidings— The balloon he identified, and sent the silk of which it was composed to this city last night. He himself remained to search for his friend. To day he comes back despairingly. He states that the balloon valve on which Thurston sat, is torn out from the silk of the balloon three quarters of the way round, indicating unerringly that the weight of the unfortunate man was too great for the strength of the siucs. and that the silk gave way. when he must have dropped off. His only remaining chance woujd be to cling to the smooth material of which the balloon was made, and ho could not have sustained himself in that manner. When this occurred, we can only conjecture, but that it must have been within an hour after lie started seems highly probable: The balloon was seer: for nearly two hours with a glass, but it is to be remembered that this great body, full sixty feet high, was only the size of a man’s hand, when thus visible, and it would be utterly impossible to see the ill-fated man if he had dropped off. Mr. Banister feels quite positive that lie must have fell before reachiug Canada at all. Col Tucker Accepts. Col. John A. Tucker, of Stewart county, who was nominated a short time since for Judge of Pa- taula Circuit, has written a letter to the committee appointed to inform him of his nomination, in which lie acccpls the nomination, and pledges himself, if elected, to faithfully discharge tlie du ties which the office will devolve upon him. A better selection could not have been made in the Circuit than Col. Tucker, for added to talents ot the highest order is unbending integrity and a fearlesness in the discharge of any duty which may be incumbent upon him. We wish him suc cess, w hoever may be his opponent.—Cot. Sun Representative from Baker County. We learn from a letter from Dougherty county published in tiie Times of Saturday morning that the Democratic Convention of Baker county had nominated JIou. A. II. Colquit, formerly Repre- sentu ive in Congress from this District, to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Cunihie, in the Representa tive branch efour State Legislature; the latter geutleman having been cut off in the new county of Mitchell, and we are ph ased to learn that Maj. Colquitt accepts. It is needless to say he is the w orthy son of a worthy sire and if elected, as he undoubtedly will be, he will do not only his im mediate constituents, but the State at large, some service by his wise council and lofty patriotism. Success to him. Death cfS. A. D ates. This distinguished citizen of Columbus, depar ted this life yesterday, lie was horn in Connecti cut, and moved from that State, to Georgia at an early age. lie was admitted to the bar and prac ticed law in Middle Georgia forty years ago. He represented Habersham county in the Georgia Legislature when a young man," and Jasper a°nd I jeon'while h Putnam counties in tiie year 1847. In 1855 he was the Senator from Muscogee county; in 1857, he was elcted one of the Judges of the Inferior Court ot this county—which position he held at the time of his death. As a man. Col. Wales was known for his integrity, and honor—as a citizen, for his public spirit—as a neighbor, for his hospi tality—as a friend, for his devotion. He lived to his sixtieth year, and leaves a family and a large circle of acquaintances who mourn his loss. Peace to his ashes!—Daily Times’ 29f/i. The Sorghum Cane —There seems to be hut little doubt that this will do. We have seen some most beautiful samples of syrup made from it this year, in sweetness and color it is equal to any oth er. We have also seen a farmer of good judgment who savs that without attempting to make any sugar, iie fed away the stalks to his hogs with the most satisfactory results We also see it stated that the amout of sugar raised in Illinois from it this year, including of course the molasses, will exceed that of any other product or article of ex port grown and manufactured in the State.—Spirit of the South. Some person in Charleston, S. C., who has tried it says the following is a sure cure for yellow- fever: Take one pint ot olive oil, with a lemon squeezed into it, and an hour after, take an ordi nary dose of snake root and salts. In tour hours after, take another dose of snake root and Salts.— Bandages soaked m vinegar should be applied to I the w rists and ankles, and a slice of bread, satura ted with the same, applied on the mold of the head. Tlie nourishment for the three first days of the attack should be very ligiit. Perilous Position—At the Burnet House, Cin cinnati, Ohio, recently a thief was caught standing with one foot upon the projecting portion of the stone still, and the other upon a gas pipe running along the building, which was not over an inch and a half in diameter, and maintaining his posi tion by pressing his fingers against the smooth" stones oti the side of the window* The window was on the third floor opening to the yard, aud at least forty feet from the ground. Cuban Tildgraplr—The City Council of Macon have passed a resolution authorizing the Cuba and United States Sub-marine Telegraph Company to xtcud their wires into that city under the same egulations as other Telegraphic lines, subject to such restructions as the authorities may deem nec- sary for tho convenience and protection of the city. The Last Aeronaut —The Detroit Tribune up all hope of the safety of Thurston, who was carried off on his balloon. i t/r - ■ , , . ,,,, Affairs in Ireland.— JUiere are evidences in the Wonderful Achievement if True —M. Garvani, a j Irish journals of an increased good feeling toward French machinist, has, it is said, perfected his ! the English in that country. The large number serial ship, at a cost of 300,000 francs, and made of English tourists who have visited Ireland this a voyage to Algiers, Africa, and back with it—a | year seems to have contributed to this feeling.— distance of fifteen hundred miles from the starting ! The agricultural prospects are also very promising, point The average speed was almost one bun-1 A Dublin journal says: IBorab »I Jesus. One of tho slanders heaped on Mr. Jefferson, and which still poisons tho heart of men against him, is r tie charge that he was not a believer in revealed religion. Let those who would reject the practi cal Christianity of Jefferson, read the folowing ex tract. The book oftnest,chosen for reading for an hour or half an hour before going to bed was a collec tion of extracts from tho Bible. During the year 1830, while Mr. Jeff -rson was in Washington “overwhelmed with other business, lie spent two or three nights “after getting through the eve ning task of reading the letters and papers of the day,” in cutting such passages from the Evange lists ns he believed emanated directly from the lips of the Savior, and he arranged them in an oc tavo volume of eigluy-six pages. This selection is thus described by him to liis Revolutionary friend, Charles Thompson, January 0, 181 (J; “I too have made a wee-little hook from tlie same materials, which I call the Philosophy of Jesus; it is a paraWigma of his doctrines, made by cutting tho texts out of the book and arranging them on the pages of a blank book in a certain or der of time or subject. A more beautiful or pre cious morsel of ethics I have never seen; it is a document in proof that I am a real Christian-, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus, very different from the Platonists w ho call me infidel and themselves Christians and preachers of the Gospel, while they draw all their chaaisteristie dogmas from what it never said nor saw. They have compounded from the heathen mysteries a system beyo. d the comprehension of man, of which tlie great Reformer of the vicious ethics and deism of the Jews were In- to return on earth would not recognize one feature.” A Balloonist Lost in the Sky. Terrible Adventure.—The Detroit Tribune of tho 18th instant says: •fWe have learned full particulars of the balloon ascension at Adrian, on Thursday, its subsequent descent, and its second ascension aud runaway with the aeronaut while beyond his control. It is a brief narrative, but of thrilling interest. A man lost in the sky! There can scarcely he a more terrible thought. It makes the fl.*sh creep and sends a shudder through every nervqj The first ascension took place about nine o’clock in the morning. It was on the occasion of a large Sunday School celebration at Adrian. The balloon was a very large, and well constructed one, being about the height of a two-story house when inflated and ready to cut. from its fastenings.— Messrs. Bannister and Thurston took seats in the car attached to the balloon and ascended safely steadily. After remaining about 40 minutes in the air, sailing towards Toledo all the time, they ali ghted near the woods in the town of Riga, Lenawee county, near Knight’s station on the Southern road, distant about 18 miles west of Toledo. Several men came to the assistance of the adventurers, and they proceeded to prepare the bailoon for packing to be taken back to Adrian. In doing this, the monster balloon was turned over and partially upside down to disentangle the netting and to reach the valve. To do this, Mr. Ira Thurston, one of the aeronauts, took off liis coat and got astride of the valve block. He then suggested that the car he detached from the bal- hould hold it down with his weight. This proved a tearful calculation, for no sooner was the still inflated body relieved of the weight of the ear than it shot into the air with the sudden ness of a rocket, taking Mr. Thurston along with it, seated upon the valve of tlie balloon, and holding on to the collapsed silk of (he air-ship in that portion of its hulk; In this perfectly helpless condition the ill-fated man sped straight into the sky in tlie full sight of his companions, even more helpless than himself. So far as is known, there was no possible means for him to secure his descent, whether safe or otherwise. The part of the balloon filled with gas was full 12 feet above him: so that iliore was no chance for him to cut it and escape. He could only cling to his precarious hold, and go whithersoever the current of air should take him. Without regulation or control of any kind the balloon continued to amount upward, sailing off in the direction of this city and Lake Erie. The ratal ascension took place about 11 o'clock, and at a few minutes past noon it was seen in tho town of Blisstield, Lenawee county apparently fail three miles high, and about the size of a -star in ap pearance, It was still going up and out. At a quarter past 1 o’clock it was last dimly visible going in the direction of Malden, as ascertained by compass bearings taken by parties observing it. Mr. Thurston was an experienced balloonist, having built several, and this being his thirty seventh ascension. He was formerly a resident in the vicinity ol Lima and Rochester, in Western New York, but has latterly resided in Adrian, where he was extensively engaged in business as a nursery-man. He was a widower, having lost his wife last winter. lie leaves au interesting daugh ter about seventeen years of age to mourn her father's unknown, terrible fate. The lates.t account by telegraph states that the balloon came down four hours afterward, near Baptist Creek. Canada West. Mr. Thurston was seen upon it a short time before it was secured, and he probably fell off when over the marshes near Lake St. Clair. A search is being made for liis remains. The aft’air has caused great excite ment throughout the country. from Europe. Holloway’s Pill are indisper.sible to the security of health and life in new settlements. Fever and ague, billions remittents, and bowel complaints, are the worst enemies the western pioneer has to encounter, and he call only certainly and permanently put them to flight with tlie aid of his unrivalled cathartic, detergent and restorative. There are multitudes of sallow and fee!de invalids, now languisbing iu the western clear ings, nnder the endemic diseases of that region, who would soon find their healthy appearance, strength, and cheerfulness return, under a course of Hollowav’s s | Tills. - — Ircd miles an hour, the voyage occupying eighteen hours M. Garvania is to make the attempt from Havre to the city of New York as soon ns he has further tested the character of his invention by a few short trips over tho Mediterranean and its neighboring provinces. Brigham Young is said to be worth $30,000,000 besides having control of all the church property in Utah. The iatterexceeds in value all the rest of the property iu the territory, and is exempted from taxation by the territorial law. Stampede, of Free. Negroes —Fifteen free negroes stampeded for “de blessed Nort,” by yesterday afternoon’s train, says the Petersburg Express, all furnished with certificates of departure by the Mayor. The brilliant inducements held out by Mr. <froi ly and his friends are acting like charms upon the tree colored population generally. Many similar departures have already occurred, and wiil continue, not only hence, but ftoin various other cities in Virginia and other Southern States. Tub Bki.l Crevasse.—This locality now pre sents a scene,says the N. O. Picayune, of destruc tion larely, if ever witnessed before as coming from a similar cause, and one which gives the spec tator even a more forcible idea of the furv and strength of a crevasse than was presented when the waters of the Mississippi were pouring over the. ground in a raging torrent, sweeping all be fore them. The spot looks like a desert. Not a blade of grass appears when* once was smiling plantation verdue. The ground is furrowed into every shape, and the channel of the crevasse is wide and deep enough to form a respectable river. Cotton Moving !—On Saturday the Girrard & Mobile Railroad brought up more than five hun dred bales of Cotton, and the freight train of this evening is expected to make to-day’s receipts by the same road about as large. A thousand bales in two days will do for a “pmey woods section,” and its rapid movement to market from a region that all was a savage wilderness twenty years ago, is a striking illustration of the unparalled pro gress of our country.—Columbus Enquirer, 27 th till. Crimson Cotton —Mr. Thomas Smith, who resides in the immediate vicinity of Richmond, Vn , has a small field of cotton which is consider- i d a curiosity by all who have seen it. It differs but little in appearance from the ordinary kind, except in color, which is as delicately crimson as a maiden’s blush. Not only is th« stock of this of a gorgeous hue, but the leaves also, tbe vividness of color fading, however, as it approaches the mar gin of tlie leaf, into purplish green. This is not the efl'eet of disease, or of any extraneous circum stance connected with its culture, but a peculiar ity in the plant itself, every stock possessing the same rich and healthful glow,and as thrifty as any cotton in the country.—Columbus Sun. Latest"Paris Fashions ”—The late news about the Paris “fashions” is somewhat startling. Fat is tho rage. Ladies cultivate it. They are de vouring vast quantities of butter, mashed rose leaves and such like. The Empress is quite cor pulent, which accounts for tlie style. The fashion «ill he here before long. We hail it with “joy.” A new era is dawning. Our girls will stop eating slate pencils and chalk, and commence partaking liberally of roast beef and baked beans. They will rise with the I ark. They will exercise. '1 hey will try on the wash tub, perhaps. A gentleman was speaking, the other day, of the kindness of his friends in visiting him. One old aunt, iu particular, visited him twice each year, and stay ed six months each time. James II Maugham, Esq.. Ordinary of Spalding county, died iu Griffin on Friday last, and was buried on Saturday with Masonic honors. Murder at a Camp ground.—The Macon Journal A Messenger of yesterday says: We regret to learn that a severe difficulty which lias resulted fatally, occurred on Sunday night last at the camp meeting in this county. It appears that a negro man was bringing liquor to the camp ground. He was arrested by the police of the ground, when he drew a knife and slabbed Mr. Thomas Bagby. Jr. and otherwise very seriously injured him, ot which injuries he has "since died. Mr. Bagby was a promising young man, and but recently married. The negro has been arrested and is now in jail. The circumstance is much to lie deplored Wheat is one of the best crops ever seen in Ireland. Tlie yield is heavy, the quality good, mid it lias been ganred in excellent condition — AU doubts about the potatoe are at end, and never was tho crop more produtictive. The green crops, too. v liich now form so important a feature in our improved agriculture, vs ill yield a heavy return this year; turnips, mangolds, etc., are of such su- peiiot bulk and quality that even the farmers themselves are satisfied, and have nothing to grumble at but the fact that abundant crops bring low prices. Still, however, the prices of agricultu ral produce are highly remunerative : and besides, where there is plenty, there is employment, indus try, contentment, comfort, diminished pauperism, diminished crime, diminished taxation, lighter bur dens and more enjoyment for all classes. “A subscriber” (whom we suspect to be some narrow minded Leech) asks us why advertise Dr. Ayer’s Pills, and we will give him our seven reasons for so doing. Tin* first, seco.-i 1 and third are that we are paid for it Tlie fourth i-, we know them by experience to he good. Tin* fifth is, that Dr. Ayer’s preparations "being recom- meiide 1 by better maa tiiau We—by physicians of the highest talent and the deepest learning in the land, we are well sustained in our convictions of their value. Tiie sixth is, that they are cheap as well as useful. The last bill not leas* is that they have done and are doing an amount of good in this community which our old fogy friend, if lie could repeat himself teu thousand times might never hope to equal; and we trust, by niuk- ing them known, to render some service to our readers as well as our ourselves.—Christina Ilerald. The Right"" Ticket. Politicians, we leaiu, will lie greatly embarrassed this fall, in the selection of proper tickets to support, a difficulty from which all are relieved who deal w ith S. Swan Ac Co..of Augusta, Georgia. Ten, five or two and a half dollars, mailed to them, will bring you promptly a whole, half or quarter ticket in their great lottery, which draws every Saturday, and is always welcome, should yon, like others, he found with some twenty, fifty or seventy thousand dollars, you will be nbleto convince your friends tlmt you selected the right ticket. Don’t Feet—It is unamiable. A fretting man or woman is one of the most unlovable objects in the world. A wasp is a comfortable housemate in comparison—it, only stings when disturbed. But an habitual frettcr buzzes, if lie don’t sling, with m without provocation. “It is better to dwell in ilie corner of a bouse top limit with a brawlii.g woman and in a wide house.” It is useless; it sets no broken hones, stops no leaks, gathers no spilt milk, repairs no broken glass,cures no spoiled bay, and changes no east winds. It affects nobody but the frettei himself. Children or servants cease to respect the authority or obey the commands of a complaining, worisome, exacting parent or master. They know that “barking dogs don’t bite” and fret ters don’t strike; and they conduct themselves accordingly. Departure of the Africans.—The Charleston Courier, i f the 22nd ult.. states that the United States steamship Niagara took her departure on Tuesday afternoon 21st. iust., from off the bar for Africa. The negroes appeared iu good spirits and well pleased with their quarters in the Niagara.— The ship is fully supplied with provisions for twenty dsj s. Myers, the condemned Penitentiary murderer of Ohio, was respited on Friday just as the sheriff was in tlie act ot placing him upon the drop. In answFi to the question whether he accepted or re jected the respite, he said he rejected it. Yet lie was not hung. A most horrible murder was committed at Ber- wic Bay on Sunday night, 12th instant. Mr Joachim Como, overseer on the plantation of Dr. Rhodes, was called to the window at about II o’clock, and shot through the bieast, causing death in about five minutes,. The District Attorney took the matter immediately in hand, and on yes terday. Amos, a slave belonging to Dr. Rhodes, turned State’s evidence and declared John,a slave also belonging to Dr. Rhodes, to betheono who committed the deed. They were tried, found - - gnilty, and John sentenced to be hung on the first | ted, ivhich will save some freight and enable those Friday of next month, and Amos to the peniten- \ wishing to pay cash, to get a choice Concord Bug- tiary for life. Other negroes are implicated in tho gy, (which is the best now used,) or any other ve- affuir, butas yet no certain clue has been obtained i hide at a low price. Address, to their identity. Whisky was at the bottom of WOODRUFF & CO., Griffin, Ga. the whole affair.— Delta fRth iust. | August 7th, 1858. 11 tf. ARABIA . New York, Se.pt. 29—The steamship Arabia, with dates from Europe tothe 18th inst., lias ar rived She brings the following report of tho Markets. Sales of cotton in Liverpool for the week, 82,000 bales: The market advauced |d. on all qualities, and closed firm. Brcadstuffs were declining: quotations nominal. All qualities of Provisions were declining. Consols quoted at 97j. Second Despatch. Of the sales of the week speculators took 17.000 bales and exporters 9,000 Richardson and Spence’s circular reports an advance of J a }d for the week, but scarcely main tained. Sales of Friday 10,000 bales; of which exporters and speculators took 4,000—market closing firm at the following. Quotations: Fair Orlesns 7Jii Middling Orleans 7 5-I6J. Fair Mobile 7 9-1C. Middling Mobile 7Jd. Fair Uplands 7id. Middling Uplands 7 I5-16J. General news unimportant. The Atlantic Telegraph stock was declining, owing to discouraging accounts from Valentia. On Saturday 10,000 bales were sold, of which speculators took 1,000—market steady and firm. Breadstuff's quiet. Sales unimportant. London, Saturday afternoon—Consols quoted at 97^.*. 971 for money, and, 97 ja 97.J for account. Richardsion &. Spence quote Flour dull; Wheat declining, market easier, and quotations unchang ed. Corn dull and declined (id . white declined Is Sugar steady. Coffee firm. Rice steady. Rosin steady at 4s a 4s 3d. Turpentine steady at 39s. General Intelligence. , The bullion in the Batik of England had in- I creased COO pounds sterling. Atlantic Cable shares had declined to 3 2l>. Steamer Hamntonia exploded her magazine near Hamburg and put back. Five persons were in jured by the explosion. The Ariel Alps, and Cnnnada had arrived out. LITER FROn CALIFORNIA. ARRIVAL OF TIIE MOSES TAYLOR. New York, Sept. 22.—The steamship Moses Tay (orhas arrived, with late California dates, and $160,000 in specie. The Administration party ^iave carried the State elections by from six to ten thousand majori- ty. Frazier river news represents affairs as unsatis- fory. in consequence of high water. New and rich diggings have been discovered in Shasta county. Some diggers have made as much asione hundred dollars a day. Lieut. Allen and fifteen men, badly defeated a party of Indians on the Yukunitt liver, and captur ed seventy of them, besides a large number of horses. Lieut.. Allen was killed. There was a large movement in rice, in the San Francisco market. Carolina had advanced 40 per cent. There was also speculative movement in Turpentine, w hich had advanced to 90 cents. Nicaragua affairs are quiet. It is rumored that San Salvador was about to invade Honduras, and Peru about to declare war against Ecuador. There had been an ineffectual attempt at revolu- lation in Venezuela. From the Missouri Democrat. Upon Prof. O.J. Wood, of St. Louis, fortune has conferred tiie honor of having discovered a balsamic preparation, which not only promotesthe growth of and beautifies the hair in a Iritrii degree, but restores it when it is gone, or turns it to its original color after it has become gray, fastens it to the scalp and effectu ally destroys such cutaneous eruptions ns may have been engendered by the use of dyes, essential oils and other injurious applications. The many respectable testimonials which are offered in its favor, from every part of the country in which it has been introduced, leaves no loop for a skeptic to hang a doubt on. It is supplanting a II other specifies fortbe hair, and enjoys a popularity which no other has ever attained. Buy it— test it—utid rejoice that your attention has been direc ted to it. Caution.—Beware of worthless imitations assevera! are already in the market, called by different names.— Use none unless tbe winds (P ofessor 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 andToilet Goods dealers in the United Sates and Canadas. 18 2t. Sold here by till Druggists. Mortality from Chloroform.—It appears that the mortality in tlie London hospitals has increased since tho introduction of etherization from twenty- one to thirty-three per cent.—or, to vary the expres sion, instead of amputation being fatal in a less proportion than one in four of those operated upon, it now proves fatal to oue in three. The Medical Times and Gazette, asks, in view of these facts, whether so enormous a sacrifice of life is not too high a price to be paid for amesthesis. Appetite and strength restored, William Young,of South Pittsburgh, says: “After suffering severely for several days with a most distressing attack of Diarrhoea, I purchased a bottle of Bn rliuve’s Holland Bitters. It gradually checked tlie disease, and restored my bowels to perfect order. Before I had finished the bottle, I found mv ap petite and strength returning. I believe it worthy of the character you give it, and shull recommend it as such. Sold by Grieve. & Clark, Milledgcville. •Four members of the thirty-fourth, and five of the thirty-fifth Congress, first saw the light of day in Jasper county, Georgia. The former are Hons. Martin J. Crawford Eli S. Shorter. James F. Dow dell and Robert P Trippe. The latter are the four above mentioned, with an addition of the late Samp son W. Harris.—At. American. Whether or not a man has succeeded in life, is not determined by his having accumulated prop erty or acquired fame. It does not even depend on his having accomplished the end which h<- pro posed. He may have done all which he aimed to do may have “drank every draught of praise, heard every trump of fame,” and yi t his life, in the sight of heaven, hate been an entire failure. History awards her praise or censure according to the de cisions of frail, erring human reason ; but there cometh a higher and wiser judge, in whose scales many w hom the world lias pronounced great, will be found wanting. Suicide.—We copy below, from a letter written by a lady to a relative in this place, and dated Oglethorpe, Sept. 19th, 185.8, the following ex tract: “I learn front the Rev. Jno. P. Duncan, who lias been on a visit to Stewart Camp Meeting, that during a sermon, preached by Rev. Mr. Reynolds, on Monday, 13th inst , a Dr, Thornton (who, graduated in Philadelphia, and was once wealthy, but iu his w ild career had squandered all his prop erty) arose from his seat, about midway the ser mon, went a few yards from the stand and shot himself with a psitol—putting tho weapon just above his right ear, the ball lodged just above bis left temple. At last accounts, on Tuesday follow ing, he was not dead, but his attending physician says death is inevitable.” The fate of Dr. Thornton is another warning to young men against the allurements and tempta tions of vice,—Pulaski Times. SWAN AND CO'S., LOTTERIES TRIUMPHANT. SWAN & CO. Continue to Draw as Vsnal Witbon* Interruption- 1 I ft CO’S. LOTTERIES AllR I-VSG A I., AND AUTHORISED RV TI|p STATE Ol'GiiOli,.,, , The I.ale attempt to Injure Our Firm Ilns Shown That our Lotteries are it raw a F nil ., That our Frizes are Paid Pnncto«||j! nnd tho I our * Are more Liberal than any Other L 0 tt In the World ! The following Scheme will be drawn e Swan it Co., Managers of the Sparta a".,V emy Lottery, in each of their single number ies for O C T O B E R, 1858, at /uGUOTA, public, under the superintendence of Commit™ Class 35 Draws Saturday, October 2, 185s Class 3(5 Draws Saturday, October 9 p&y Class 37 Draws Saturday, October Hi. 185s Class 38 Draws Saturday, October 23, ]H5s Class 39 Draws Saturday, October, 3o| 1859 On the plan ot Single Numbers. 50,000 Tick ets! live thousand four bundled and eijrbtv’ five prizes. Nearly one prize to every nine tick! 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Ga [ eT Persons residing near Montgomery, Ala. nr Atlanta, Ga , can have their orders fiiied, anl I save time, by addressing S.-Swan & Co., at eitL;: j of those cities. 9 CS’TA. list of the numbers that are drawn fro* the wheel, with the amount of the prize that each one is entitled to, will be published after even drawing, in the following papers: New Orleais Delta, Mobile Register, Charleston Standard, Na>k- j ville Gazette, Atlanta Intelligencer, New Y'ork ‘ Weekly Day Book, and Savannah Georgian Richmond Dispatch and New York DispatcL I Panldiug (Miss.) Clarion, and Augusta (Ga Constitutionalist, Little Rock (Ark) True Dt-m 5 ( 1 > a P O. JL * ten PKATT, OAKI.KV, A (O., * (Late Farmer, Brace A Co.,) Publishers, Booksellers and Stationers, j No. 21 TCurray Street, SEW YORK. <fc Co., offer at low prices for cash, aihJ literal j rmsfor approved credit, a large stock of BA^iK and OFFICE STATIONERY. BLANK and AC- i COUNT BOOKS. Receipt nnd Memorandum Bock- PAPER OF ALL KINDS, Curds. Circulars, Bill | Heads, &e.. Printing and Lithographing executed t« order. Bibles, Miscellaneous and Seliool Books. P. O. & Co. Publish Bullion’s scries of Graninr.-’ j Comstock’s series on the Sciences; Hooker’s Phyri4- 1 tries, Brocklcsbv’s Astronomies; Olney’s Geography. 1 newly revised; Southern Class Readers; Palmer’s lte.k i Keeping; and the “cheapest and best” Spelling 1 Book ever used. * 12 bniis. • 1 G“$l 000 A YEAR. We want Local and Traveling AGENTS In all parts of the SOUTHERN AND WESTERN STATES, to whom the largv.st Commissi,uis will be puiit. Our Lust iru-ludi s , OVER 25 VOLUMES OF T. S. AS rilTR’S WORKS. Also a large aud saleable list of HISTORICAL aud BIOGRAPHICAL HOOKS Among these will be found Lives of .1EFFERSOX aid HAMILTON l)r E. K. KANE and otherihstingniaiirf Explorers and Travelers ,pr. Among our recent publications m e the Po’.lic au? > private l.ifr of l.ouis Napoleon. IlintorT of India nail Tne Inilin yiuti.t: I.ivangstoHe’M Travel, and Kxplornti.x For lixlcra Vein in ike Will* •' Africa, Ac., Ac. All of these Books are among the most saleable po lished. OF LIVINGSTONE'S TRAVELS. A ioue, we have sold OVER THIRTY THOUSAND COPIES, and the sale is increasing. Many of our Agents, ar- making from $5 to $ Id a day in selling our Publirattous. and we claim that our List includes the meet sub a? 1 Hooks offered to Agents and Canvassers. And Iieving in LARGE SALES AND SMALL PROFITS, we furnish our books to Agents for from fit to i'2 f” cent, below the usual prices. For full particulars of Agency, Terms Aic., adores J. W. BRADLEY, Publisher. 48 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pa- September 27, 1858. > id a. Things Lost Forever.—The following words from the pen of Mrs. Lydia II. Sigourney are full ol instructive meaning. Lost wealth cat. be restored by industry; the wreck ofhealth regained by temperance: forgot ten knowledge restored by study; alienated friend ship smoothed into forgetfulness; even forfeit' d reputation won by patience and virtue; but who ever looked upon his vanquished hoars or recalled his slighted years, stamped them with wisdom, n.effaced from Heaven’s record the fearful blot of wasted time. The foot print on the sand is washed out by the ocean wave; and easier might we. when years are tied find that footprint th u recall lost hoars. 7he Adrian Balloon Ascension.—A dispatchfrom Adrian, Michigan, dated September 17, says: Mr. Thurston, the aeronunt, who was carried off by his balloon yesterday, was s -en at a quarter past ne o'clock, P. M.,at a great height, in the direc tion of Malden, Canada West., as ascertained by compass bearing, by tlie parties observing him. After Mr Bannister, bis companion, had alighted, the basket and netting were removed, and the bal loon inverted for tbe escape of tbe gas. Mr, Thurston was holding on to the uuiuriated portion, seated on the vatvc board, when it ascended with him. ty EXTRACT OF BUCHU.—IlelmboM’s pur and genuine extract of Uucliu, has been highly recom mended by those who have used it and been perfectly cured of the following complaints: diseases of the blad der, kidneys,gravel, dropsey, wenknesst s, obstructions, secret diseases, female complaints, Tins Iir.clm is for sale by W.J. White, also by Jas. Herty St CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES, W OO3RUPF iU. co. Having with drawn their agency from Milledgcville, 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 Milledgcville or in any other part of the State. Orders can be filled by shipping direct from the NORTHERN FACTORY to any point designa- P. Iv. » Rouse’s Point, Clinton co., N. I Pfrrt Davis—Sir :—Although personally astnu- gerto you, yet the benefits I have received from , use of your invaluable remedy, the Pain Killer, imlte- j me to pen n word of praise for it, and gratitude to J® *1 its inventor. I have tried a score of parent uosik’iso ■ of various kinds, and consider the Pain Killer the vrtj J best of its kiud iu use. It is not a panacea for ail 1£( 1 ills flesh is la ir to, but it is certainly a grand specific w J many diseases. Two years experience has couviw8 H me tlmt for Headache, Indigestion, Pain iu the Stoic- I neh, or iu any other part uf tbe system, Severe Cte- I Weariness, Common Colds, Hoarseness, c-e- I Cholera Morbus, Dinrrlueo, Dysentery, T.s.tii-A-| &c , Ac., there is nothing better tlmn the Pain K-- I have this hour recovered from a severe attack of t I Sick Headache, by using two fi asjionnsful, token >• thirty minutes interval, in a wine glass full of** 1 * water. I am confident that, through the bl God, it saved me finin the Cholera during tlie- o' 1 -- I of 181!). Travelling in Connecticut and Massae'iiisr* g amid heat, dust, toil, change of diet aud c"ii»l an, f I posure to an infected atmosphere, my system wiisfi*-. 1 I predisposed to dysentery attacks, aeconqiaDied , pain, lor which the Pain Ivilier was n soven- j remedy: one teaspemufu? curing the worst case 18 - i hour, or at most, half nd«\! My brothers in tls” 1 ' , try have used it with touch success in various di’ I I have heard many eases tiie count ty over, ot fif”' 1 lery being cured by its use. Put in the teeth, it " ' j sotp the tooth-ache in several minutes. • 0 Gratitude, and a desire for its genera! nsr, “ ft from u>£ this unsolicited testimonial iu its ir -"’ r j . ™ Pain Killer is a blessing to u.ankiud, and need.' 1 g be known to bo admired. May you be rich ly ■ - h edasits distinguish; d inventor. Yours respectfully, 14 St with constant gratitude, .1 D. T. TAYLOR, Jr., Minister of the j For sale by Druggists and Grccordealo-'r^. _ all)—John B. Moore & Co., Savannah:(. laud, Chichester Sz Co., Augusta. V 1 hoieS^ > Hheuiunlistu—Id only cured permanent/ 'Linek’s Anli-Rh-. umatic Powders,” as it ^ ‘ jlj emedy extant that attaek the root of the others being ointments, embrocations, &e., a - e palliatives. _ r gib# It is sold, wholesale and retail by *?• u ,,.[i f jp- Eutonion, Ga., aud retailed by James liert), ^ ^ ville. Ga. that noU- A pleasant traveling companion, and one t j ■oiler should be without is Perry Davis’ Pam ^ sudden attack of diurrhcea, dysentery or e ,, bus can be effectually and uistnneousij u lC jt. Or" Dyspeptics should use Wheeler's Wine Tonic Bitters. For sale by Jas »