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Joseph Clisby. cloKGIA TELlBGRAlH IS rCBUMID SVERV : K s U A Y M PUN I NO- ' terms: dollars, is advance 15,) in cveiy case where the subscription rtjJ out of the Office. 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 T‘ jaa a—4t