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MACON, FEBRUARY 8, 1859.
Volume XXXIII.—So. 21.
From the National Era.
* THE ROCK”
lllie Volley of El Clior.
by j. o. wmtraiu /
_. d PtU » in her hill tomb sleeps,
illrr stones of emptiness remain ;
liund her e. ulptured mystery sweeps
PTJie Lonely wsste of Edom s plain.
, the doomed dwellers in the cleft
,„e bo» of vengeance turned not back ;
1‘jI fcer myriads none are left
Along the Wady Monsa’s track.
ir in the hot Arabian day
it, arches spring, her statues climb;
L -hanged, the graven wonders pay
[ No tribute to the spoiler. Time!
anged the awful lithograph
r power and glorv undertroil,
f'Jjons K-attered like the chuff
1 1 from the threshing floor of God.
t aball the thoughtful stranger turn
Iron F««** gales, with deeper awe
[mark afar the burial urn
gy jaron on the clifls of Ilor.
1 where upon its ancient guard
m« Bock, El Ghor, is standing yet,
Juki (ram ita turrets desert-wsrd,
find Veeps the wstch that God has set.
, same as when in thunders loud
It heard the voice of tod to man;
L fiiaa it aaw in fire and cloud
[The angels walk in Israel's van I
when from Etion-Geber’a way
aaw the long procession file,
heard the Hebrew timbrels play
■The music of the lordly Nile.
M w the tabernacle pauae,
id bound, by Kadesb Barnes’* wells,
Boses graved the sacred laws,
land Aaron swung bis golden bells.
kof the desert, prophet sung!
sv grow its shadow pile, at length,
laabol, in the Hebrew tongue,
(Of God’s eternal love and strength.
Fr< m the Home Journal.
TALES OF THE SOUTH.
nr a sorrnnux man.
CANINE SAGACITY.
_ A friend of mine, William P. Gould, Esq., of
Greene county Alabama, owned, many years
ago, a Newfoundland dog of remarkable size
and beauty. Carlo, for that was bis cognomen,
possessing In uncommon share of the docility,
sagacity and ailhcsivc attachment for persons
characteristic of his race, was, of course, a
t ip of bard and scroll of seer,
um ago to age went down the name,
I the Shiloh’s promised year,
nd Christ, the Rock of Ages, came 1
1 path of life we walk to-day -
s strange as that the Hebrews trod;
Je need the shadowing rock, as they—
We need, like them, the guides of God.
•ead his angels, Cloud and Fire,
1 lead us o’er the desert laud!
I give onr hearts their long desire,
[Bis shadow in a weary land 1
From Morris A Willis' Home Journal,
cresting to Ladies only.
tirntlenira need not read this article.)—
ion of hoon skirt manufacture seems
been reached in the production of “The
wtiMc Skirt,” by a.firm in this city,
ftbrics are said to excel the best impor-
ttom Europe. We refer to Messrs, tv. 3.
11 Thomson, extensively known as the
rtnirrs of “The Crown Skirts.” Tills
iWepument, licyond anything which lins
n produced on either side of the water,
die advantages of elasticity, clegan
bility. The skirts of this" Ann have
home the highest reputation for the qua-
their springs. The article now produced,
this not onlr faultlcssncss of shape, but
filililu. This most desirable result Is
by a beautiful eyelet fastening, invent-
■atrnted by Mr. Thomson, by means of
be tapes and hoop arc joined. So ad-
, is this accomplished, that it is impos-
t> separate them; and with such perfec-
vartmanshjn, that in a thousand fasten
ing is defective. The great annoyance
wustant ripping away of the hoops from
is thus completely obviated. To this
sittached “The Watch Spring Bustle,”
nted by them, and the most perfect con-
possible for giving a graceful backward
dress. By means, also, of a new and
slide, the skirt may be extended, and
>d securely and immovably. Another
Tho Piccdomini," a tasteful and eco-
muslln skirt, the hoops of which, by
fan ingenious clasp—of Mr. Thomsons
—may be withdrawn and the skirt
whenever desired. To supply the very
naand Ibr these snd other styles, the
Thomson have an organization—proba
ta* extensive in the world, devoted to
14 of manufretore—capable of a pro-
dthroe thousand.skirts per day, and
t in tome instances, as nigh as four
*1 awiy of them of the 'most elegant
T Ascription. They employ over one
(iris; live hundred sewing, braiding,
uifl other labor-saving machines, per-
work of ten times tbeir number of
1 banis. The consumption of steel spring
upward of three hundred thousand
week, or sufficient to girdle the globe
w a year. The consumption of cye-
, slides, etc. is not far from two hun-
«d filly thousand daily. A Urge propor-
f this skirt-making machinery has been
I to meet the exigencies of the nianufac-
1 is of the most curious construction,
g results almost magical. One clasp-
’ machine turns out the extraordinary
r «f two hundred clasps a minute, or
^thousand an hour. Another machine,
hand, produces an average of fifty
ng skirts daily. In the strength, ac
ini uniformity of the work produced by
hincry, lies to no small extent the secret
criority of the manufactures of this
• stilT and ungraceful hoops and far
of former days, made memorable by
l wit of Addison, have given place to
: steel spring skirts, whose lightness,
and healthfulncss have established
> hroriles, both in the taste and good
I* the community. We confess that we
^ hakion, (in reason,) and we congratu-
f Ktwrs. Thomson on their success in
f*» article to so high a degree of per-
itely around the family
Beyond these he seldom strayed, either in the
pursuit of game or to follow a person he liked.
His master went, one day, into the woods,
near the house, to shoot squirrels. Carlo, im
pelled by an uncommon freak of pUyfulness or
affection followed him, but kept somo distance
in the rear, as if conscious that, being unin
vited, he came unwelcome to the sport A few
caressing word* and pats upon the head sufficed
to restore his confidence, and he trotted along
close upon tho heels of his master, stopping
when he did, but never venturing to circle
through the woods in quest of game.
A large fox squirrel ran up a tree dose by
the sportsman, who levelled his gun and shot
it dead. The noise which it made in filling up
on the dry leaves attracted the notice of Carlo,
who rushed forward, seized tho carcass, and
began to rend and shake it with great violence.
The voice of his master commanding him to
put it down was unheeded The destructive
instincts of tho dog triumphed over his habit
of prompt obedience, and he tore the squirrel
into fragments and scattered them upon the
ground at the base of tbc tree.
Irritated at the disobedience of bis fnTorite,
tho snortsman whipped him severely with a
| branch which he tore from a bush, holding him
j by the leather collar which was fastened round
his neck. The dog howled most piteously du-
i ring the infliction of the punishment, and ran
; lack home the moment lie was released
j It was quietly noticed by the family that
! some great change had come over the gay and
I frolicsome Carlo. lie discontinued his almost
constant visits to the house to receive the car
esses of the family. With drooping head and
tail, and most rueful expression of face, he
glided mournfully about the premises, and when
called, especially by his master, would hasten
to hide himself from sight in some covert place
about the yard He showed, by liis actions as
plainly as if words could have "spoken it, that
he felt himself to be in deep disgrace. As he
persistently rejected all overtures of reconcilia
tion made by his master, the affair seemed to
be as incapable of adjustment as it wai of ex
planation, between the offending and the offend
ed party.
After several days spent in this way, Carlo
disappeared and was not to lie found anywhere
upon tlie premises. Could it be possible that
lie had gone into voluntary exile to atone for
!his fault? Or had he, imitating the folly of
: lordly man, made way with his own life to can-
! cel his disgrace and escape Uic taunts of his
! follow-dogs? There was no end to the conjec
ture in the family as to the cause of bis disap-
; poarancc, and no end to the search for his rc-
I treat. Hut lie came not to the accustomed rail,
’ and there was neither footprint nor sign to tell
whither he had gone.
In the evening of tho second day of ills ab
sence, his master was seated in the front piazza
of the family mansion, engaged in reading, when
Carlo suddenly walked in witli a large fox squir
rel in his mouth. Going straight up to his mas
ter, he deposited the carcass at his feet, looked
up into his face, and gave a few short, cheerful
yelps, wagging his tail ail the time, and looking
the very piclurc of canine content and delight.
The squirrel had evidently just been killed, as
ncc the body was still warm, and showed unrais-
takcable signs that life had been extinguished
by the pressure of teeth and claws.
Carlo at once recovered his cheerfulness and
resumed his former liabits. lie had erred, re
pented, and atoned for his offence, and remainod
ever after to the end of his days a privileged
Ikvorite in the family of his owner.
Strange as this instance of canine sagacity
may seem to those who deny to dogs even the
faintest glimmer of the rational faculty, it is
nevertheless not more strange than true, since
tho facts herein detailed arc related by one of
the most respectable families in the South.
How Carlo came in possession of the squirrel
1ms never been satisfactorily ascertained. All
the probabilities are in iavor of the supposition
that I10 caught it in tho woods by stratagem or
the fleotness of bis foot
By wliat process did the sagacious animal
reach tlio conclusion that hi* offence was to be
atoned by the return of a whole squirrel for
the one ho had torn ? Yea, more. How came
he to know or believe tiiat tho offence cither
requirqLor admitted of atonement by the res
toration of like for like ? There’s the rub. For
ourselves, we neither concede nor deny a quali
fied rationality to the lower orders of" creation,
but define our postion in relation to the ques
tion by saying; in the language of the good old
Sir Roger do Covcrly, that “much may be said
„:.t»c .r i» » j. \y, T.
“Mr. A., if you are a reasonable man”—
“If l am a responsible man! I am a res
ponsible man, sir, and that’s just the whole
case. Uecause I am so, I want my paper dis
counted. It is my right, sir, and I don’t mean
to give 11 up:■’
“Wall, sir, it ia your right, and I don’t want
you to give it up. But you must listeu to me,
while 1 put the matter to your own judgment.”
“I have settled it in my judgment already.
I don’t want to hear this stuff about the Clear
ing House! The Clearing-House is nothing
to me! my notes have to be paid—that's my
jndgment, air!”
“Do yon think, Mr. A., that I am made of
gold, or that I can turn back the tides of the
North river 7”
“I know very well that you cannot change
the market; but you can discount this paper.”
“My dear sir, I cannot do it without endan
gering more and larger interests than yours.
Our stockholders and creditors generally have
rights as well as yon. A failure to pay our
balances at the Clearing House would be a fa
tal blow to onr credit—equivalent to a protest!
Onr deposits would be withdrawn, and we
could no longer keep your present discount
where it is, which wc hope to do by a course
of mutual indulgence with our dealers. There
is no possible remedy for this state of thinga,
but to wait for the gradual maturity of our
bills discounted. If you will bring me your
paper some days hence, you will probably
find us in a better condition.”
Mr. A. yields in a moment of cooler judg
ment. If the Cashier, however, had treated
him with a sullen refusal, making no explana
tion, he would have gone away in a fit of an
ger. and bis friendly relations with the Bank
might cease.
This may be called the science of contact.
In a tight market. Bank officers are every
hour brought into collision with the most im
posing interests of commerce in the hands of
men unaccustomed to denial, whom it is very
desirable to conciliate, and very easy at such
times to offend.
A State Dinner in Siam.
In a large room, with plain whitewashed
walls, but handsomely furnished, sit the Con-
sal and his wife, duly attired to do honor to
their expected guests. Some of the junior
officers of the Consulate loiter on the veran
dah watching the boats on the river, the great
highway of Bangkok. Presently a rich barge,
distinguished by a row of official umbrellas at
the stern, glides to the pier, and from it steps
the Praklang, whom Europeans call Minister
for Foreign Affairs. Quickly following, in
another and still richer barge, comes his Koyal
Highness, tho Prince Wongea, chief of the
princes, half-brother of the King, and equally
punctual, the Kallahome, or Prime Minister,
rides into the court upon a beautiful pony,
followed, as also the others, by a numerous
train of slaves.
The illustrious company sit down to dinner,
and an excellent dinner it is, for, thanks to
the skill of our preservers and the activity of
onr purveyors, no one who lias the means to
afford them need now be without all the luxu
ries of an English and French bill of fare.
Turtle soup and salmon, hare and_current jel
ly, peas and beans, damson tart ‘and Stilton
cheese, with many other loss familiar but
higher sounding viands, relieve tho invaria
ble staple of a Bankok diner—fowls and ducks;
n these to-day make their appearance in a
new guise.
, plumpi
h French
iod with English stuffing.
on both sides of it”
r '•Conquer Vicious Cows ami
HORSES.
1 tat bow vicious or unmanageable
F oreow may have become, I can con-
p ky the application of a strong rope,
jn»t back of the fora legs, and twist*
i lever until they yield fully. Baulky
be conquered in this manner so as
Mowhipping, and it is more humane
•ogtbem, or cutting them up with
’•hips. And a horse once conquered
»ancr will not return to his tricks with
• driver as readily as when overcome
PJ^agor mauling.
' *tay be conquered in the same mail
'd broken of the habit of kicking,'very
I Oae of my neighbors had a very
*• Iwt spring, they had failed in milk-
> the most determined efforts to suc-
j tappened to hear tlio fact one day.
toem how to manage her; when, lo!
! 'rouble was experienced. In the
•bo summer they have occasionally
across her back, when she has
«y intention of returning to old
, “ftctojl n is this manner of ovcvcom-
‘‘‘'.Pfopeiuitini, It is more human* than
,- r 10 •Mid! force is used.
L* Mo a very effectual manner of sub
5**“,0«ly in sboeil)* The smith can
' WUstang stand peaceably by
WdB and lever, and the lesson will
V* Mlearned. Lay aside, then, your
I •tout for the purpose above named,
•lo thc method her. Ill described, and
1 time, trouble, and vexation of
r r <jeet it because it was not learned
* • father 0: in some conversation, in-
d® the pages of an agricultural
"wMiite Farmer.
Troubles or n Casliier—A “Tight”
DAY.
Under this head, Mr. Gibbons, in his recent
anhic work on Banking, gives an insight in
to the aunoyances of tho otherwise pleasant
berth of a city Cashier:
Eight or ten anxious customers await the
Cashier's release from Mr. Tarbox. Among
them are some of bis best personal friends.
They will not be put off by his first assurance
that the Bank has no money to loan. Each
one considers his case entitled to special con
sideration above all others.
‘Good morning. Sir. Cashier."
‘Good morning, Mr. A."
‘1 am very much surprised to find that my
paper is not discounted, sir,”
“Ah, my friend, I am sorry; but you see
that others are in the ssme predicament.”
“Yes, sir; but that gives me no comfort.
I have my notes to pay.” , -
••The Board did their best, Air. A. Onr
receipts happen to be very small just now,
and we have bccu sadly beaten at the Clear
ing-House for three mornings in succession.
“Mr. Cashier, this paper is A 1. Y'ouhavo
nothing better on your books. This amount
is not large, and the time is short.”
“It is impossible, sir, for the Bank to dis
count it. Wo are obliged to torn away every
application at present.”
“Have you looked at my accountJ"
"I have not.”
“Then you must do so, and consider wheth
er I am not entitled to all that 1 ask.”
“The Board of Directors have left me no
discretion. They decided that it was not safe
to loan a single dollar.”
“My balance has not fallen below three
thousand dollars for months psst. I make no
unreasonable requests.” . .
“It is true, sir, that your requests are rea
sonable, and that your account entitles you to
a liberal line. But what can we do without
the means of doing ?”
“The whole amount of my accommodations
for a year has been exceedingly moderate. I
do not trouble you with incessant calls.”
“That is so, sir, but”
“Well, Air. Cashier, I claim to beanexetp-
tion to your general rule. A ou must discrim
inate between men who bore you to death all
the time, and those who are reasonub e in
their demands. It is seldom that I ask you
for discounts, and when I do, I want them.”
“No doubt, sir; and I assure you that we
have every disposition to treat you liberally.
It is a very uupleasant duty to reject such
claims os yours ; but I tell you again, and 1
want you to believe me, that wc have no alter
native. We cannot move an incm
“But, sir, you must move an ir.Co . o
you pretend to tell me that you will enjoy the
use of my balance of three or four thousand
dollar* lending it out to other people, and
then, when 1 want to get a Ultie loan myself,
you will turn round and say you cant, and
y,m have no discretion, and uo po*cr . What
do I care if yon are short at the Clearing-
House ? Does that pay my notes . A>ow,
B jr, I will tell you and your Board of Direc
tors that I am not the man to submit to such
treatment!”
plies the most appetising of curry stuffs, and
Bombay sends the durks (a kind of dried fish)
to cat with it; California contributes the pota
toes, and Australia the flour; France, Spain,
Germany and Portugal each send of their best
wine ; the West Indies furnish the curacoa;
there are dates from Egypt and almonds from
Persia, coffee from Ceylon, and tea from Chi
na ; scarcely a country in the world bnt helps
to that dinner, except, thanks be to heaven,
the Cape of Good Hope had bad liquor. The
guests taste curiously all that is set before
them, but, to their host’s mortification, they
only taste, for, like all good Siamese, they
dined at midday, three hours since, and now,
as they quaintly confess, are “full.” The
soup is just sipped, the salmon pulled to pic'
cea with a fork, the hare gives occasion for a
rude remark on the exquisite dinners AI. dc
Montigny, negotiator of the French, treaty,
who brought a train of cooks in his suite, had
given them, to which dinners, it is to be pre
sumed, they went without fir?t spoiling their
appetites; and on prawns being put on the ta
ble with the cheese, they express themselves
astonished at the vulgarity—prawns, indeed,
of which any slave can catch as manjF as he
likes by dropping a line and bent pin into the
river! Some readers may smile at the idea of
angling for prawns, bnt they are much larger
than their cold congeners in these cold lati
tudes, varyingfrom five to ten inches in length
and giving quite as good sport as our gud
geon. They drink a little of the sherry, the
wine will not tempt and the claret is rejected,
but they do not conceal their high apprecia
tion of the curacoa. The Prince wishes to
take wine with the gentleman next him, whose
attention is called to the fact by a vigorous
poke in the ribs; he turns round, his noble
friend is grinning expressively and tapping
his wine glass; two glasses are quickly tilled,
two heads arc gravely inclined, two glasses
are emptied, and the interesting rite is over..
A minute more, and the Praklang follow the
example of his royal highness ; .another poke,
another draught, and he may sit at ease: he
has but two neighbors, and his ribs may rest
for that evening. Tho Prince and Praklang
continue drinking with all round the table, at
tracting attention where their arms will not
reach by a series of horrid grunts and quick
repetitions of his name whom they wish to
honor. • • • • Dinner is over, the cloth
off, and the table glows with purple mango-
steens and pink-blushing mangoes, golden
pines, and heaps of scarlet rambutan. The
sweetest perserves are swimming in bowls of
rich cut glass. Lovely flowers of exquisite
odor spring from silver vases; the choicest
painted china and the most sparkling of glas
ses surround the luxurious pile; leaving clear
only a narrow path, round which the decan
ters may circle. The Prince’s son and the
prime minister’s nephew, who have been sit
ting ou the verandah during dinner, are now
invited in ; the former, a boy of about eleven, is
permitted to take a chair near his father, but,
pushed well back, the latter takes a morehum-
blc seat on the floor. The cigar bearers crawl
in, and all the Siamese, youngsters included,
begin to smoke; for a time there is silence,
but the cigars are soou finished, and then they
attend to the toasts. Their Majesties the
Kings of Siam have their healths proposed in
a curt speech by our excellent Consul; but
his brevity is nothing to the Prince's, who,
rising us, and calling attention by a grunt,
utters, in broken syllables: "Her-Ma-ye-tih
Queen IVik-to-erier!” and then gives a second
grunt of satisfaction as all loyally respond to
it. A few other toasts follow, but desert has
little charm for them, they arc not in the talk
ative mood, and before Airs. Consul has fin
ished her glass of port (some reader conver
sant with Eastern life will say.it was sherry,
and that people do not drink in those warm
countries; but Isay, port) have all jumped
up and arc walking about the room, again
smoking. No entreaties can prevail ou them
to return to the tabic, and in a few minutes
the Ministers, apologizing for so early a de
parture, necessitated by their important du
ties, take their, leave. The praklang leaning
aflably 011 the arms of two youDg officers, re
turns to his barge and the kalahome is borne
oft' in a palankeen, Vurrounded by a bevy of
runners, each bearing a ftariug torch.
[London Times's Correspondent’s Letter.
Too Tri e for a Joee.—The story is—“Tom-
mv my son," said a fond mother, “do you say
vour prayers night and morning V" “Acs, that
is nights but any smart boy can take care of
himself in the day time.” Alas! how many of
us are prone to forget (iod in prosperity, and to
think of Him only in adversity. JWben the sun
shines we walk thoughtless of His Providence ;
but in the^dark night, how glad we are to take
hold of hi* guiding hand.—Ktm Btiford (Mau.)
Tims*.
PartialK w itli a Child.
(From tbe Sow Orleans Delta, Jan. 13th.j
A painful case, and a rather curious one, has
been decided in one of our District Courts. It
was a conflict between parents for the posses
sion of a natural child. .An unmarried woman
sued out a writ of habeas corpus, to recover
possession of her child, a little boy two years
and a half old, which she said was illegally kept
from her by a certain citizen and his wife.
On trial, it appeared that this citizen was the
father of the child, which had been lianded
over to him by the mother, when it was a
trouble and a disgrace to her. He had accep
ted it, and was doing for it all that any father
could do for a lawful child; besides which, he
loved it and petted it fondly. This gentleman’s
wife, with a magnanimity quite raro in such
cases (knowing, as she did, all about the child,)
had adopted it also, and loved it as if it were
her own. On trial, the father was not able to
prove that the mother had given the child to
him for good and all.
On Monday, the Judge decided the case, which
was, that the child must he delivered over to
its mother. With the order of Court, anil ac
companied by the mother, a Deputy Sheriff went
to the residence of the father to get the child,
and pass it over to its mother. Ho describes
the scene created by his visit, as the most touch
ing and distressing thing lie ever saw. The a-
dopted mother turning pale as death, tried to
put him off upon different pretexts, and to de
lay tin- .-ipaiati.'li as l.rnu' a- p<»-iMr. Taking
the child upstairs to wash him and dress him,
she locked him up, and told the Deputy he
could not have him till the husband came home.
When the husband arrived, the Deputy po
litely explained his business, and was politely
treated. The gentleman went up stairs, and
after a while came down with his wife and tho
child.
Tho little fellow was nicely dressed; and his
adopted mother brought down with him a
whole armful of the daintiest little clothes, and
ruffles, Ac., besides a number of toys which
had been purchased for tlio pet at Christmas.
All these she laid on the floor at his leet, with
out saying a word; too proud to display cither
affection or grief before the hated mother of her
pet, yet showing symptoms of the most intense
suppressed agony. The lather acted as became
a man under such circumstances; allowing the
child to go quietly and without fuss. The
mother took the little one in her arms, the
Deputy gathered up the clothing and toys, and
they left The door closed quiet ly behind them,
and the more than real mother was forever be
reaved of tho dearest object of her affections.
Blue Eyes,
most TUI GERMAN—DT **V. C. T. BROOKS.
Blue eyes arc fall of danger—
Beware their tender glow!
ThejH leave ihy heart a stranger
To peaceful hours below!
I warn yon, men, give earnest heed!
Let not bright eyes your sight mislead,
And when bine eyes yoar glances win,
Look not too deep—too deep th erein!
Blue eyes with soul are beaming,
They’ll look thee through and through;
With light of love they’re streaming,
So mild, and warm, and true.
And when my heart is sore distress’d,
And sorrow fills my lonely breast,
Let, then, blue eyes my sorrow win,—
What joy, wbat bliss I see therein!
Bine eyes from heaven aro lighted
With holy, soul-born glow,
To cheer poor man benighted,
And charm Mm out of woe.
And when cold wintry clonds arise,
And shroud in grey the sunny skies,
Then let blue eyes my glances win—
I find my sky—my day therein!
Torture and Execution or a French
BISHOP IN COCHIN CHINA.
The Hong Kong Register contains the de
tails of the horrible death which the Alan-
darins have inflicted on the venerable Don F.
Mclchoir, a French Catholic Bishop, in Cochin
China. The Register, after stating that the
bishop, with a heavy chain around his neck,
was inarched through all the streets of the cap
ital by a guard of five hundred soldiers, proceeds
to narrate the execution of his two young ser
vants, who were beheaded. It then says:
The executioner next stretched a mat on the
ground, placed a small carpet upon it, broke
the chain which was around the neck of the
bishop, and made him lie down on his hack up
on the matting. The victim being thus placed,
tho executioner took two stakes, which ho fixed
in the ground on each side of him, and to which
his hands were tightly bound with cords, caus
ing great pain. Two others were then placed
under his armpits and crossed over the chest of
tho bishop so as to press it tightly. Two other
posts were then set up at a short distance from
his feet. Tho cords witli which the feet were
bound were passed around these posts and
stretched violently, the feet were pegged down,
the loins were similarly secured. It would be
difficult to conceive the tortures of the venera
ble prelate thus bound and racked.
All order was then issued first to cut off the
feet, then the hands, afterwards the head of the
martyr and last to eviscerate him. At this or
der live executioners commenced their frightful
duty. They were armed with a kind of billhook
or hatcliet, purposely blunted in order to inflict
greater suffering. They commenced by cutting
off the legs above the knee, each limb receiving
about twelve blows before it was severed. The
same process was repeated with the arms. But
tho power of speech now* failed the unhappy
inartyT, who so long as strength remained, had
not ceased to call on the namo of Jesus. His
head was then struck off after repeated blows,
and lastly his body was opened and the entrails
drawn with a hook.
Immediately after tho execution, the different
parts of tlio body were wrapped up in a mat
and thrown into a pit dug for this purpose.—
The head, however, was exposed for some days
on the southern gate of the Nan-dinh, and then
broken to pieces and thrown into tlie-sea.
Curing Hams.
As the time is at hand for preparing these
useful stores of rich and savory food, a few words
will not be out of place in regard to them. The
legs of hogs short in the hock are the best for
hams, and should be chosen in preference to
lanky legs. They may be salted by immersion
in a"clean pickle containing a little sugar and
saltpetre dissolved, or they may be salted by
rubbing ground solar evaporated salt over them,
turning them every day, and giving them a rub
bing. A little sugar and ground pepper added
to the salt will much improve the flavor of the
meat It requires about a month to salt hams
by the wet process, and three weeks by the dry
system. At the end of this period, they should
be hung up a few days to drip, and then they arc
ready for smoking. Mucli depends on the kind
ot material used for smoking them so as to secure
a sweet flavor. Whatever fuel is used for this
purpose, one condition should never be over
looked : it should be perfectly dry, or else it will
be apt to impart a bitter taste to the meat Dry
corn-cobs, and some dry, sweet hay, are superi
or to all other agents that we have seen employ
ed for smoking beef hams.
Mutton ha :11s may be prepared in the same
manner as those of pork, and they are exceeding
ly palatable when the meat is good, and can ex
ercised to smoke them slowly.—Scientific Amer
ican.
A Beautiful Custom.—Several months ago
it was proposed that on the first Sunday of
very year all the Christian congregations by
whom the English language was spoken, should
unite insinging the sonorous choral “Old Hun
dred,” to the word of Watts' well known hymn
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun."
Consequently, last Sunday this hymn was
sung in our city churches; and as the notice
had been very extensively circulated, it is prob
able that most all the Protestant congregations
in America, England and Australia, joined in
this chorus. AVic York Post.
Homestead Biel.—The Homestead Bill has
passed the House of Representatives by a vote
of 12uto76. The body which bolds the purse
strings of the nation, and has to provide the
ways and means, could be better employed while
perplexed in what manner to make the current
revenue and expenditure agree, than to give
away large bodies of the public land—one of the
•oureo of that r*v*ua
TIm* Court Ladies of Washington.
The New Y(Jrk correspondent of the Spring'
field^ Republican, evidently a woman, writes :
When I think of Mr. Douglas’s struggles,
anxieties, for the last few months, in order to
secure his re-election, I conclude that he must
have at least a weary life of it. So much was
staked—his fortune, his fame, his hope of the
Presidency. The time had come when he
must rise or set. brighten or go out in the po
litical world. He sold his house at Washing
ton. mortgaged his large property in Illinois,
and during all the weary, burning sum
mer “ electioneered " abroad, while his wife
electioneered quite as successfully at home.
On the Sabbath she worshipped devoutly in
tho Catholic church at Chicago, while during
the week she gracefully propitiated the Pro
testants. At the Lake View House she exert
ed a marked personal influence over the gen
tlemen congregated there, who as usual were
quite willing to be led by a young, beautiful
and brilliant woman. Educated at Washing
ton, long a “copyist” for the " House.” 6he is
thoroughly initiated into chicanery of political
life, and knows how to touch with a sure and
delicate hand its most intricate wires. That
Mrs. Douglas will do her part toward making
herself “ lady of the While House," no one (
who knows her doubts. Give her all wifely
honor. She has rescued Air. Douglas from at
least some of his low associations. He becomes
drunk less often, and in social life is now ad
mitted into society from which lie was at once
excluded. That lie is to day the great man of
the political world, he probably owes to him
self. But if only through the the lowest
svcopancy, tbe meanest subterfuge, through
the pools of croft and falsehood, one is to wade
to “greatness," let us all pray to be little.
Apropos of female politicians, Mrs. Doug
las is not alone. Mrs. Conrad, a young, rich,
lovely widow, “who (another has said) has too
good sense to marry,” is called the greatest
courtier in Washington, and exerts no small
influence over state affairs. Her full-length
photograph, with those of all the other beau
ties of grandpapa Buchanan’s court, is to be
seen at Brady’s in Broadway. First stands
Mrs. Douglas ; her physique is splendid—not
soft, pliant, but proud and queenly, after the
Roman model. Dark hair aud eyes, classic
features, brilliant complexion, with acommand-
ding rather than winning expression. The
icture docs not do her justice. Her dress of
lack silk is not becoming, ami is made in a
fashion which robs somewhat the grace of her
perfect form. Next stands Airs. Conrad, all
grace, clad in black velvet with pearls. A
wily, a subtle, a beautiful Greek, with far-
searchiDg eyes, peach-tinted cheek, and wavy,
golden-brown hair. Beside her, stands Mad
ame LeVert of Mobile, long a habitue of
Washington, who for her social genius is a pre
eminent women. Aladame LeVert has reign
ed as a “ belle " since she was ten years old.
She has travelled widely, has visited nearly
all foreign courts, can carry on conversation
in six different languages at one time, and be
equally charming in all. Yet not in her tal
ents, nor in her accomplishments, lies her
fascination, but in the genial sweetness, and
naturalness, and perfect simplicity of her man
ners, which seem to give her possession of all
hearts. Her clear, blue eye overflows with
the exuberance of kindness, while around the
serene mouth all gentle affections seem to have
found dwelling. She wears a dress of brown
silk with gorgeous bordered flounces, and a
crimson rose in her hair. Tho sweetest com
pliment I ever heard for Madame LeVert, was
uttered to me by onoof her personal friends:
‘She is like a flower out in nature.”
Next toiler is Harriet Lane of tho "White
House,” Mr. Buchanan’s niece. A blonde,
cold and statuesque; pure and passionless as
marble—one’s very admiration gives them a
chill. Shu stands in a verandah, the capitol
in sight. A spray of flowers in her hair falls
low upon her bare and beautiful neck. She
looks a model of repose; the very Aliss Lane
whom the papers assure us “receives with great
dignity.” And then. Lady Gore Ouselcy, ’
Yankee English woman, who has seen fit
cently to dip her fingers into Nicaragua affairs
who rules not only her dear “ Sir William,”
but our lady-like old President. Well, sbe is
coarse and homely enough; and, according to
the notion of your “ Own Correspondent,’’ is
dressed in horrid taste. She wears a string of
jets around her head of the size of walnuts
another around her neck of equal rotundity,
Sbe docs not seem to care for an ample skirt,
and has utterly discarded the “line of beauty
iu its “fall,” for it is •* skimped,” shorter be'
hind than before, and tbe flounces curve up on
tbe sides. Bat sbe has a falcon eye, and her
whole bearing indicates, in even more than an
ordinary degree, the womau’a penchant power
to “rule.”
Au Arrest.
Somo years ago, a small sized man went to the
plantation of a gentleman not far from Louisville,
who was light in wit, but rather heavy in flesh,
with a piece of paper in his hand, folded in a
form, and known by the abbreviations of ca. sa.
Having found the owner of the plantation in
tlio field, lie explained his business, when lie
was requested to read his capias, which com
menced as usually—-‘You arc hereby com
manded without delay to take tho body of,'
eta
‘Humph!” says the prisoner, stretching him-
self on iiis back, I’m ready.
*0, but you don’t expect mo to carry you in
my arms r
‘Certainly; you must take my body, you
know, I would not resist the process of the law,
but submit in cheerfolness.’
‘Will you wait until 1 can bring a cart;’
‘Can’t promise. I may recover my fatigue in
the meantime,’
‘Well, what must I do f
‘You must do your duty.’
And there he fay immovable until the sheriff
left, when he left also.
Good Idea.—Freight cars, constructed like re
frigerators, are now run on the railroads trom
Norfolk to Lynchburg, with oysters, fish, crabs,
and West India fruit. The temperature in the
car is only threo degrees alwvc the freezing
point
840,000 Stolen from Adams, EX
PRESS.
AIostgomebv, Ala., Jan. 30.—Adams, Express
Company was robbed on tho 28th inst, of £40,-
000 in bills, mostly of fives and tens, of the
Bank of Augusta; Exchange Bank of Columbia,
S. C.; Farmers and Excliange Bank of Charles
ton ; Bank of Cliarleston; Bank of Commerce,
Savannah; Planter’s Bank of Fairfield, S. C.;
People’s Bank of Charleston, S. C.; Union Bank
of Augusta; Marine Bank of Savannah, and
bills of the Bank of the State of Georgia.
A reward of $5,000 is offered for the recove
ry of the money.
Colton Statistics.
Effect of the Panic of 1857 on the Production
and Manufacture of Cotton.
The ample statistical returns, (says the Liv
erpool Alcrcury.) with regard to the import,
consumption and manufacture of Cotton during
the last year, which arc now appearing, throw
much light on the influence which the commer
cial convulsion of 1857 has had on that article.
The importance of the subject will be a suf
ficient excuse for pointing it out.'
Tbe most marked effect of the sudden and
violent fall in the price of cotton and cotton
goods which followed that convulsion has been
to concentrate the production of both those ar
ticles in the hands of the richest and most skil
ful producers, and to drive weaker competi
tors out of the field. As far as the raw ma
terial is concerned the cotton growers of the
United States have taken a more decided lead
than ever; and as far as the manufacturers are
concerned, a similar lead has been taken by
the manufacturer of this country.
On comparing the quantities of cotton
imported in tbe United Kingdom in the two
years, it appears that the aggregate quantities
did not differ much, but that tbe sources of
supply were very different. From the United
States there was last year an increase of 361.-
300 bales, whilst from British India there was
a decrease of not less than 319.500 bales, and
from Brazil 62,700 bales. In Egyptian there
is a small increase, which does not affect the
result. Therefore, as relates to the supply of
Cotton, the effect has been to increase the im
port from the United States from 1,462.000 to
1,863,256 bales; but, as relates to the East
Indies, to diminish the import from 680,508 to
360.987, and as relates to Brazils, from 168,-
914 to 106,227, We arc thus more dependent
than ever upon tbe United States for our sup-
Clicsnpcakc Bay Steamer Burnt
Baltimore, Jan. 3U.—The favorite and well
known, steamer, North Carolina, was burnt to
the water’s edge on Friday Night,on the passage
from Baltimore to Norfolk. A clergyman by
the name of Curtis, and colored steward, per
ished. The steamer was insured for $80,000.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 31—The Rev. Mr. Cur
tis, who was lost by the burning of the steamer
North Carolina, was an Episcopal clergyman
from the Chester, S. C.
Diggs saw a note lying on the ground, but
knowing it was a counterfeit, walked on with
out picking it up. He told Smithers the stoiy,
w hen the latter said—
“Do vou know, Diggs, you have committed a
ry pave offence J”
"Why, what have I done?”
“You have pa.-ted a counterfeit bill, knowing
it to be such,” said Smithers without a smile,
and fled.
A Poser.—“I hope you are not going to give
this Stull' to father,” sobbed a little girl, as she
returned from an apothecary’s shop, where she
had been sent with a doctor’s prescription.
“Why not, my child ?" inquired the mother,
somewhat surprised.
“Because, replied the child, "the man took
the medicine out of the same bottle that lie did
the poison the other day for you to kill rats
with.”
“ A-hem !—you don't understand scitncc,
dew.”
ply of cotton—the East Indie cotton-i
having been almost driven out of the field at
the time when he had begun to produce a real
ly important addition to the American supply.
Another curious effect of the convulsion or
revulsion of 1857 has been to give to the Brit
ish manufacturer the supply of co'ton which
his rivals in the manufacturing districts of
the United States would have had in tbe
natural course of things. In 1857 the A-
merican manufacturer consumed 702,138 bales
of cotton, whilst in 1858 he consumed only
452.200 thus leaving an extra supply of 250,-
000 for the British manufacturers. How much
ho will consume this year is quite uncertain ;
but there has only been one year since 1851
(with tbe exception of tho last) in which he
did not consume upwards of 600,000 bales.—
That was 1854- 5, when he consumedf93,500.
The effect of this temporary expulsion of
the American manufacturer from the field of
competition, and of tbo weakening of conti
nental producers, has been to give to the Brit
ish manufacturer almost undisputed possession
of the markets of tbe world, but more especial
ly of the markets of the East. According to
a valuable table published in the Alanchcster
Guardian, it appears the number of packages
sent to Bombay, which amounted in 1857 to
61,000 bales, had increased in 1858 to 111,-
000; whilst to Calcutta tlie number of bales,
which amounted to 118.000 in 1857, bad in
creased to 194,000 in 1858, the increase in
price in the former case being from one and a
half millions sterling to two and a third millions,
and in the second case from less than three mil
lions to upwards of four and a half millions. Al
together the iucrease in the value of the goods
seut to India in 1858 is upwards of eight mil
lions sterling, whilst in 1857 it was little more
tbau five millions; and the value of all tho
cotton goods exported in the first eleven months
of 1858 is upwards of twenty-nine millions
sterling, whilst that of the corresponding elev
en months of 1857 was less than twenty-seven
millions.
JnmcsGardner, Esq., nndtlic Horn
INATION FOR GOVERNOR.
A writer in tbe Augusta Constitutionalist,
over tlie signature of “ Chattooga,” having
stated it as “a signficant fact that tbe gentle
man to whom the Constitutionalist belongs is
an aspirant for Gubernatorial honors,” Mr.
Gardner has addressed a letter to the editor
of that paper, in which he says:
This is not the fact. I neither aspire to,
seek.or desire any thing of the kind. I ask no
position now except that of a private in tbe
ranks of tbo Democratic party. It is true,
that, in 1857, 1 did desire, for personal rea
sons then existing, but which exist no longer,
the nomination of tbe Democratic party for
Governor; but it even then would only have
been acceptable to me if freely and cordially
tendered. I was unwilling to take it, even to
aspire to it, at the hazard of the harmony of
tbc party, or of angry collision among tbe
friends of rival aspirants. In this spirit my
name was anounccd to the convention, and in
this spirit was it withdrawn by my friends.
They acted, and acted properly, in pursuance
of my letter to the Richmond delegation'read
to the convention.
Thus ended my aspirations for gnbernatorial
honors.
1 emphatically disavow all efforts on my
part, and all connection with efforts made or
which may be made, to influence the Demo
cratic party, or any member of it, for or a-
gainst any particular, person for the next nom
ination.
If any obstacles exist or if any should arise,
to the renomiuation of Gov. Brown, they are
not aud will not be of my making. I make the
same remark withreference to any and allother
gentlemen who may possibly be aspiring to a
nomination ; it being my purpose to hold en
tirely aloof from all contests of that kind, should
they arise.
The course which you may see fit to pursue
in this matter, it is for your own untrammelled
judgment to decide, under the obligations
resting upon you as an editor. Had I sup
posed you capable of being swayed by any
other influences than a manly spirit of inde
pendence, and a conscientious regard to duty,
you would not have been invited to the post
you now occupy.
An impatient Juryman
The following anecdote is reported as’authentic:
The District Court in one of the northern
parishes of Louisiana was in session; ’twas
the first day of the court; time, after dinner.
Lawyers and others had dined, and were sit
ting out before the hotel, and a long, lank, un
sophisticated countrymen came up and uncer
emoniously made himself oneof’em, and remark
ed
“Gentlemen, I wish you would go on with
this court, for I want to go home; 1 left Betsey
looking out”
“Ah!"
WATCHES,
Good Jokes Connected with
-PASSAGE. 'iMMppMpWL
^•^gat d c£ i a^ , ^1 Je 'y 61r y» Fia310S -' &0 '
S” ‘S IfeTS NF>« STOCK-
landsmen on board, except the captain, and it sow opening rou
is tradition at sea that it is not easy to convert : UgKO FftU& Winter Tl«de, 1859.
a landsman into a sailor at short notice. The I J
sea-dogs have phrases of their own which are conmm im; ix r.urr o
Greek to the other* To nhviete this defect JtViL WAWUIM of *11 the finest snd Xfodinm
others. 1 o obi i«te this detect, ualitie8 in GoId , lld Silver, for Ladies
C-apt. Maury resorted to a novel ami ingent and G.-ntlctm-n'* wear, warranted good tine keepers
ous expedient. Every man on board, wesup- chains, Keys, Seals. &c„ of the best styles
pose, knew how to play cards, nml the captain, I worn,
taking advantage of this skill, tied a card to 1 ’A"
each of tbe ropes of the vessel. The orders
then ran somewhat in this fashion : “Haul on
the ace of hearts!” “Let go tho king of dia
monds !” “ Belay on the deuce of spades!”
&c. By this means the extemporized sailors
soon got tbe hang of the ropes, and affairs
went on pretty smoothly.
The other anecdote is even droller. It
seems that Captain Maury, when he went on
board the revenue cutter to discuss tlie marine
laws, took in his pocket a lot of “rat tail files"
thinking, perhaps, that lie might spike some
of the guns while cruising about the deck.
He was astonished on mounting tbe cutter’s
side by finding the usual armament was dou
bled. and expressed wonder at it. After hav
ing discussed the laws, &c., he walked about,
admiring things generally., and, porhaps, ut
tering some apprehension that the Susan would
MWIUX insets of Diamond, Opal, Pe»rl
Garnet, Csmeo,' liva, 'Mosaics. *11 Gold, Ac.
AND 1‘EXCIL CASH of Gold and
Silver.
MPECTACLEst,'ofGold. Silver. Steel, snd
Common, int-iading n fine lot of Sootoli Pebbles.
•ill.VKK 1VAIIE, Te* .Setts, Pitchers. Gob-
blett, Cujis, Dippers. Butter Coolers, Walters, Forks.
Spjons. Knives, Ac. Warranted equal end superior
to U 8. Coin
PLATED 1VARE. in Waiters. Baskets. Cas-
tois. Wine, Kgg 3c Fruit Stands, Buuffers snd Trnys,
AC., of good qu .lit V. .
FANCY GOODS, sn < nd'ess variety of new
snd elegant designs, selected,for Bridal' snd other
Present*.
ALSO A FIXE SI OtK OF Cutlery torT»-
blo and Pocket use. Guns, Colt’s Pistol*. Pocket
Books, Banker's Cases. Sni-veyor's Compasses,
Chains, G»* Fixtures, Oil Paint ings. Tooth end H»ir
Brushes, Walking Canes, Mil tnry Goods, Knight
TempUw’s Swords, Baskets. Gsmee of various kinds.
Billiard Balls, ditto Chalk Leathers, Ac. Meobsni-
cal and Magnetic Toys, A:c.. Ac., all of which will be
. sold ou the best terms. A cell is respectfully so-
I licited with an assurance that our best^ efforts will
stwid no chance from a broadside. . I be to please.in quality and pries of our Ooods.
In this way, with “rat tail files’ convenient, e. J. JOHNSTON A CO.
he approached tho bow end of the vessel, and vt/nq \ Y n
was about to neutralize two of the guns, when I 11AJN Uo ikJN U
they showed life, and he discovered that they I MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
were two cutter’s men, improvised for the oc
casion for two guns, with tarpaulins over them.
°' Ter •'.nd looking good enough guns at a distance
The joke was kept until he got to the Susan,
and we suppose ho related the discovery there
with great gnsto,—Mobile Mercury.
A Smuggler's Narrative.
“ IVo shall be, my dear madam,” said I to
a fellow passenger in the Dieppe boat, taking
out my watch, but keeping my eye steadily
upon her, “in less than ten minutes at the cus
tom-house." A spasm, a flicker from the guilt
within—glanced over her countenance. "Yon
look very good natnred, sir,” stammered she,
I bowed, and looked considerably more so,
in order to invite her confidence. “ If I was
to tell you a secret, which I find is too much
to keep myself, oh, would you keep it inviola
ble 1” “ 1 know it, my dear madam—I know
it already,” said I, smiling ; “ it is lace, is it
not!” She ottered a shriek; and, yes, she
had got.it there among the crinoline. She
thought it had bei-n sticking out, you see, un
known to her, “Oh, sir,’’ cried she, “it is on
ly ten pounds’ worth; please forgive me, and
I’ll never do it again. As it is, I think I shall
expire. “My dear madam,” replied I. stern
ly, here is the pier and tbe officer has fixed his
eye upon us. I must do my duty." I rushed
up tbe ladder like a lighter; I pointed out
tbat woman to a legitimate authority; 1 ac
companied her on her way, in custody, to tbe
searching bouse, I did not see her searched, .
but I saw what was found upon her; and I
A new and fine lot expected drily, and will be sold
at Manufacturer's Prices.
E. J. JOHNSTON A CO.
HAIR WORK.
Wo are. now prepared to hare all kinds of Hair
Work dono with neatness aud beauty.
nov2 JE. J. JOHNSTON & CO.
Uih ■
MENARD & BURGHARD,
U\1T Hull. dKERS
AND
If & "w eler s,
TTAVI’* .in -1 r.M’. lv.-tl nii.l oi.eii. ti e. Inr^* j.«d
I! splendid assortment of Goods, in their line,
consisting in part of the follow Jig articles,
GOLD AND SILVER
W AT CHES.
Hunting Magic Case, Independent 2d, Ac., for Gen
tinmen.
gold WATCHES for :^adies, rich and bean,
tiful. 1 ’ ' .
glEVEJt WAKE, such as Spoons, Cups, Gob
lets, Ac. .
Mil*TER PLATEIi WAKE, such as Cas
tors, Egg Boilers, (with Gold Piated Gold Cups aud
Spoons.) Fruit Baskets, Pitchers, Candle Sticks,
Waiters, dec. “* ' *
JEWELET,
Consisting of Diamond and Gold Rings, Pina, dec.,
tic., sparkling and bright.
Musical Instruments,
Such as Violins, Flutes, Gubars, Banjos, Tambo-
lines.
Gold Pens, and Pencils. Guifcir and Violin Strings,
and a varied assortment of
Fancy Goods,
saw her fined and dismissed with ignominy. | Music Boxes, too numerous t > particularise In an
Then having generously given up my*cm-1 advertisement.
oluments as informer to the subordinate Thankful for the liberal patre nage bestowed upon
nffifiala T hnrripil off in search of thn be- I » in <5 e they commenced busUicis, they solicit a
officials, 1 humeri ott in searen ot me- oe- contimlance of the 8Mne , and wi fi .pare no painato
trayed woman to her hotel. ■ 1 gave her lace 1 ^tisfavtion to their customers, both in stylo
twice the value of that she lost, and I paid her I and quality of their tVares, and in price,
fine, and then I explained. “You, madam, Watch and other repairing executed with dispatch
had ten pounds’ worth of smuggled g00 ds f“ onabls term3 ’ M ' *
about your person ; I bad nearly fifty times I —— - ---—■— : —
tbat amount. I turned the informer, madam, .1’, i7'//, /. V 11 '/.T.'H,
let me convince you, for tbe sake of both of 1 __ urarer in
us. You have too expressive a countcuance, I TT a Jk* <3L Vi/ tX I* © 7
believe me. arid the officer would have found I l(;RI('U|,Tl RAL IHKJEMESTS, &C.
you out at all events, even as l did myself. just RECEIVED, AND WILL CON-
Are you satisfied my dear madam ? It you tinue to receive a LARGE AND VARIED
still feel aggrieved or injured by foe in any
way, pray take more lace; here is lots of it.
We parted the best of friends.
‘Go in Tigc !*
Tlie residents of North Water street were af
forded no littlo amusement, » few day since,
by the incidents narrated to us in substance as I
follows.
A countryman, the owner of a large but usu
ally good-natured dog. drove in town on Water
street. * Tiger ’ fell into had comvany, and a
regular muss ensued. Taken suddenly, and
almost unware, the countryman’s dog seemed
hardly to comprehend whether it was a ‘free
fight'"in earnest, or only the rough sort of play
of village ‘hounds,’ until he foundJqmself In a
‘throat-to-mouth’ contest with a regular fighting
character, in the shape of a trained bull-dog and
getting the worst of it. Iiis master, however,
by this time comprehended the nature of the
muss, and springing from his wagon, caught the
bull-dog by his * narrative ’ and endeavored to
separate the combatants.
‘Let that dog alone, or I’ll lam you over the
head!’ growled a rough and excited looking cus
tomer standing by—who proved t(» be tlie ow
ner of the bulb
* Oh, then you want them to fight do ye J*
ejaculated homespun, dropping the end ; and
then at the top of his voice, shouted ‘goin'Tige!”
And Tige did ‘go in.’ Instantly the tide of
battle was turned. Tige secured and was mak
ing good use of Iiis advantage ground when
Bull’s owner suddenly became converted to a
peace maker. Suiting the action to the idea he
made a feint to release his dog from the vicc-
like jaws of Tiger.
‘ Let that dog alone, or I'll lam you over tlio
head!' shouted the countryman; and he strait
ened up and swelled out to such huge proper-
tiisnc fliaf ‘RapI* ctrnot * fnrrnr
assortment of
FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
among which are the following: ' ,
>*o. 10,VI1 Caat Plows,
1 and 2 horce;
‘Ah!” said one of the lawyers, “and pray,
sir, what detains you at court ?”
“Why sir,” said the countryman, “I am
fetched here as a jury, and they say if I go home
they will have to find me, and they mou’nt do
that, as I live a good piece.”
“What jury are you on ?” asked a lawyer.
"What jury ♦”
“Yes, what jury ? grand or traverse jury!" I
“Grand or travis jury f dad fetched if I
know.”
“Well,” said the lawyer, “did thejudge charge
you t”
“Well, squire,” said he, “the little fellow that
sits up in the pulpit, and kinder bosses over the
crowd, gin ns a talk, but I don’t know whether
he charges any tiling or not”
A Wide Awake Sentinel.
At Cambridge, Gen. Washington had heard
that the colored soldiers were not to be depended
upon for sentries. So one night, when the pass
word was “Cambridge,” he went outside tho
camp, put on an overcoat and then approached
colored sentinel. “Who goes theref’ cried
thcsentincL “A friend,” replied Washington.
'Friend, advance unarmed and give the counter
sign,” said the colored man. Washington came
up and said “Roxbury.” “No, >ar!" was the
response. “Medford,”said Washington. "So,
sar,” returned the colored soldier. “Charles
town,” said Washington. The colored man im
mediately exclaimed, “1 tell you, Mie-a Wash
ington, no man go by here ’out lie say Cam
bridge.” Washington said ‘Cambridge,” and
went by, and tbo next day tlie colored gentle
man was relieved of all further necessity for
attending to that particular branch of military
duty.
tions, that ‘Rock street ’ desisted, terror strick
en at the menace.
Tiger pursued his work in hand until the
'ki yu’ of his assailant seemed to produce pity
in the dog’s heart of the former, for he relaxed
his hold and the latter slunk away, with the
appearance of three legs behind.
As the countryman jumped into his wagon,
he called out to bull-dog’s master—‘ Whenever
you want another fight, just sav the word, me
and Tiger alien travel together.
IIow John Swore for Bcttj'.
“Allow me,” said Brown, the clerk, “to ask
you a few questions, you are twenty-one years
of age, suppose, Mr. N f'
“Yes,” said John.
Do you solemnly swear that Betty Jones,
spinster, is of lawful age (made and enacted by
th< ■ m —
ie Legislature of Virginia) to take the marriage
vow
“What’s that f” said John.
Mr. B. repeated.
“Well,” said John, “Mr. Clerk, I want to g
married, and I must got married, but I joined
church at the last revival and I would’nt swe
for a hundred dollars.”
“Then, sir, you cannot get married”
“Can’t get married! Good gracious, Mr.
Clerk, they’ll turn me out of the church if I
swear. Don’t refuse, Mr. Clerk, for heaven’s
sake. Til give you $10 if you will let nw off
from swearing.”
‘Can’t do it, Mr. N .”
“Hold on, Mr. Clerk, I’ll swear. I could’nt
give up Betty for ten churches, I’ll be damned
if she aint eighteen years old—give me the fi-
S, If Sharp’mDgPlowa,
Steel point, ’., 2, t Jc
C horse;
_ Eagle Plows, with sod
\ cutter;
} St* Side Hill Plows, 1.2 A
>^10* « horse;
Steel Plows of the best
makers;
Sob soil Plows, for 1 and 2 hone;
2 and 3 Furrow Plows, for grain ;
Plow Castings of al! kinds and sizes ; '
Plow Castings, complete without stock*;
Hand and Garden Plow*; Harrow*;
Iron and titeel Bakes; Potato Bakes ;
Spading Forks ; Straw and Manure Forks;
Spades; Shovels; Plnwllamea; Plow Lines;
Rail Road and Garden Wl.eeiburrows;
Po t Augers and Spades ; Road Scrapers;
Plaiting and- Weeding' Hoes of sll sizes and
makes, comprising Soovil s. Weed's Brade’s
Patent Crown, Cane, Grubbing, Garden, Ac.;
Axes of the best brands, from 3 to 23 ihs ;
Axe. Pick,Sledge, Fork and Rake Handles ;
Bradley's Picks and Mattocks;
Crow Bars; Sledges ; Screw Wrenches;
Hay and Straw Cutters; Horse Brushes;
Curry Combs; Horse Card* ; Mane Combs;
Steel Grain Scoops; Measures ; Grain Sieves;
Grain Cradles;'Fan MIDaY'
Wheat Threshers, (Hone Powers,) warranted;
Corn Shiller.; Corn Mills, (Ironand Steel;) .
Well Backets; weB Rope; Water Buckets;
Thermometer Churns, all sizes, warranted;
Plow snd Wagon Traces of all sizes;
Tongue, Lock, Stay Breast, Fifth, and other
Chains; c-, w
Grindstones; Grindstone Crunks and Fixtures;
Hesver Traps of all size*;
Bush Scyth". aud Hooks; Scythe Blades i
Sickles; Mill and Cross Cut Saws; Files;
Carpenter’s Toolsof all descriptions;
all of which he can afford, and will sell on as faror-
abie terms as any extablishraeut in the country.
fyPlanters and others will find it to their istet-
tRe sul r.
NATHAN WEED,
feb i n Mtcon, Georgia.
R. FIKDLAT, SR.,... J. N. FINDLAT, ...C. D. FINDLAY.
FINDLAY’S 1
I WORKS,
MA^ON, GA.
TEAT! EYGIYES and Mill
.71 ac liincry, Cotton Press
es and Serews.IIorse Powers,
Cane Kills and Kettles,
After the clerk bursted a fetv of the button*
off of his vest, he granted the license.
Soutli-AVcstcTii Kail lioiul.
Wo have before us a statement from Virgil
Powers, Engineer and Superintendent, giving
tbe earnings and expenditures of the South-
Western Railroad for the months of August,
September. October and November 1857 and
1858. which we consider a very satisfactory
condition of the working allairs of the Road.—
The iucrease of gross earnings during the a-
bove months for 1858 over 1857, is 673,535,-
39'—The increase of net earnings amounts to
669,(" o.lit) and tlie increase of Bales Cotton
5ti, 419. This statement is Highly credita-
table to tbe very efficient aud energetic otli-
ceas and managers of tbe Road, aud is no
doubt very satisfactory to tlie Stockholders.
We believe the South- Western to be tlie
best paying Road iu tbe State, for tbo length of
it. Its general management is conducted
Columns, Mill Stones, Gin Geer,
Grist & Circular Saw Mills, Pul
leys, Wheels, Shafting- &c., &c.
R. FINDLAY & SONS.
ndfcb. 1.
B. A. WISE,
W OULD most respectfully inform the public
and his customers that he has removed his
atoekof ir < tn ;
STOVES, TINWARE, AND
House Keeping
IIARDWATLE,
TO HIS NE W STOKE,
Next door to tbAflOftlagrapli BuiMin#. on Cher ry St.,
and would be pleaded to have all persons in want of
Goods in my lino, to call and examine iny stock,
where may bo found
Stoves, Grate s.ICangts,
Brass and Bronzed Andirons,
Shovels, Tonps and Ft-ndt-rs,
Waiters, Tea and Coffee Urns,
Steak and Oyster Dishes.
Plated Castors and Waiters,
Spoons, Forks and<Cake Baskets, Silver Tea Spoons
and Forks, T;.blt*nml IVcket Cutlt-iy, Wood Ware,
Brooms and Brushes, Matts, Trays, Sifters, Meat
Cutters and Stuff rs. Plain and Japiinned Tin Ware,
and all Goods usually k« pt >n ray line.
B. A. WISE, Cherrv Street,
dec21 Macon, Ga.
f,LUUUi HUUil^LUirill 13 LUIIUUUI'U I , , j _
with promptness and regularity.—Albany Pa- p r op2r-ty 5U “ * p “° “ er j. A.** 8. S® YIRGIlf,
tnot. |r - r -
«R SALE UK KEiYT.
IIE Two Story hou^e on the Forsyth road, known
tho YanValkeriburu place. Contains aorae
room*, all neceK>ary outbuildings, and first
iter; Location pleasant and healthy, ihe
lot contains some sixteen acres, aud will t># sold on
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