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Newspaper Page TextFtor’s DEPARTMENT. Bwm7< RICHARDS, EDITOR. atftcus, (Grorfftit: die Saturday Morning, May 5, 1549. OUR ANNUAL MESSAGE. I A year ago, wo had the pleasure of pub lishing “ Our Inaugural,” as a sort of formal Manifesto of the objects contemplated in the Publication of the Southern Literary Ga zette, and also of the plan we designed to Jursuc in the furtherance of those objects. H) the period that has elapsed, our readers ■kve had ample time to estimate both the Biportancc of our enterprize, and the ex to which we have redeemed our premi ss concerning it. is probably not in our power—as it is ctainly not in our desire—to alter, or in way to influence, the verdict they have touching our labors. If it be a fa- one —well ; if it be unfavorable—we ■re, nevertheless, a consciousness of hnv zealously and faithfully discharged, to K best of our ability, the self-imposed du os our position. During the past year, have accomplished something tangible in th’ cause of Southern Literature. We have Boned a broad channel of intellectual com- Hunication among the people of the South, H which thoughts, feelings and views, may H>w freely from one to the other—acquiring Hapc, character and intensity—enlarging He sphere of our observation and expe rience—and promoting, to no inconsidera ble extent, the mental development of all classes. j ■ If we have occasionally uttered truths Mint were mortifying to the pride of our headers, concerning the deficiency of litera cy taste, and the tardiness of intellectual development in the South, we have done so, fcnly with the earnest desire to arouse them from a lethargy at once unbecoming and fa tal —to summon their latent energies to the work of reform, so imperatively needed, b’e have not attempted to delude them with False estimates of their intellectual position, ind thus paralyzing, instead < f stimulating, their ambition, contributed to fasten upfin them, only the more firmly, the shackles of a base servility in all that relates to the Arts and Letters in our midst, We have repeated in their ears the tale of their inaction, and have made reiterated ap peals to their pride and to their taste, in behalf of every available means to remove from us the reproach of indifference to those great agencies of refinement and advance ment comprehended in the terms, Litera ture and Art. For this plain dealing, we offer no apology whatever, assured that eve ry one who thinks wisely will approve it, and believing that it will not be without itg effect. Entering, as we now do, upon the second year of our public labors, it is due to our j readers to declare that we have the same ob- [ ject in view, and shall pursue, to every de sirable issue, the same candid policy. Leav- 1 ing entirely the field of political strife, with j its clamorous hosts contending for more ab- , stract questions—for shadows rather than substance ; and, with equal sincerity, es- 1 chewing all sectarian views in Religion; our attention will be engrossed by those con cerns which, with less ostentation nnd noise than the polemics of the hustings and the forum, or the disputes of sectaries, have yet a deeper and more abiding interest, anil are intimately inwoven with the happiness and prosperity of human society. The duty of the South—involving, indeed, an imperative obligation—to cultivate Let- ! ters and the Arts, is beginning to be felt by those chiefly concerned. We say beginning to be felt, for it is ft novel perception i amongst us—nor arc we yet half awake to the extent and urgency of the claim. There are indications, howov, r, highly cncoura- , ging to the watchmen upon the intellectual heights; and, in reply to the question, “What of the night?” we have heard the cheering response, “ The morning cometh!”* We believe that the day is dawning upon us, and we call upon every one, who desires to sec the advancing light, to lend his earnest aid to every well-directed effort for the dif fusion of knowledge and taste among the people. No more efficient agency can be made use of in this progress than the press, nnd especially the periodical press. This is the right arm of power which shall accom plish the mighty work. 1 The great interests of education can be | made appreciable to the popular mind in no ,? way so rapidly and distinctly ns by means of the press—the power of which is every where felt in the political, commercial, and even in the religious operations of society. With an earnest desire to direct the at tention of the South to her intellectual in terests, and with a firm purpose to wipe Saway the reproach from her name, that she cannot sustain a weekly Journal that does not appeal either to party or sect—but ■ alone to the brotherhood of Letters—we I have now commenced the second year ofjmr I Gazette. People of the South, it is with you to sus tain it or to neglect it. We claim, and we expect your support—and, if it be accorded with reasonable promptness nnd liberality, we pledge ourself, once more, for the per manent continuance of this Journal. We are happy to offer you a sheet that requires no apology—that speaks for itself —elo- —proudly. Never before, in the i- >ry of the South, has such a Journal offered to you, and at such a price, have done our part —we will continue to it, and we look to you for a merited snp ■ rtP ‘ concluding this, our “ Annual Mes- Age,” we ought not to withhold grateful to that kind Providence has smiled upon us in the past, and which our future labors will be to nil. DEATH OF HON. H. BAILEY. The Charleston papers announce the death of this distinguished gentleman and able ju rist, which took place on Saturday, the 28tli ultimo. Mr. llailey had but just returned from the Island of Cuba, where lie had sought the renewal of bis health, greatly impaired by protracted illness. We knew Mr. Dailey sufficiently well to sympathize with our contemporaries in tlieir expres sions of profound regret at his death. The following remarks are from the Mercury: “In the death of this distinguished gentleman, the public, generally, has sustained no ordinary loss, and the profession to which lie belonged has been deprived of one of its brightest ornaments. Indeed, as a lawyer, Mr Bailey bad few, if any, superiors. Ilis knowledge of the law was pro found, and bis practice characterized equally by great fairness and liberality, and by the most zealous fidelity to the interests of his client. lie was, in fact, remarkable for the devotedness with which lie identified himself with whatever cause ho was called upon to advocate ; and yet, ns was once remarked to us by his most distinguished professional rotemporary, ‘he wr.s never known to use his groat legal attainments for the purj ose : of oppressing others, or securing personal advan tage to himself. ’. Mr. Bailey entered upon the practice of the law at a somewhat advanced period of life, and the Legislature very soon manifested its appre ciation of his eminent abilities by electing him, in 1836, Attorney General of the State, a position which he continued to fill until the session of 1848, at which time he declined a re-election.” ottr oossip Column. GREETING. Welcome, dear readers, one and all, to our new sanctum, which, we hope, you will find every whit as pleasant as the old one. In enlarging our borders, we have been prompted by a desire to gather around us more numerous attractions. We hope that you will not feel less at home than hereto fore—for it will be our aim to promote, in every possible way, your happiness; and not only to “ Drive dull care away,” but to elevate, strengthen and refine the so cial affections, and to minister also to your intellectual desires. To those of you, who are mingling for the first time with the S. W. G,, (which, being interpreted, signifies Subscribers to the Weekly Gazette,) we ten der a most cordial welcome, and our earnest wishes that you may reap both pleasure and profit from your new connection. To our old friends, we say, briefly, but cordially, “ Your presence gives us most peculiar joy.” THE INVISIBLE FOE. We verily believe that the best jokes in 1 the world have occurred in our Colleges, , and the one we are about to narrate is as true as it is amusing. It transpired in the “ Old North State.” One of the Professors of College was in the habit of exercising a surveillance over the students after night-fall, which was by no means agreeable to them. He was accustomed to steal cautiously along the corridors of the College, and, wherever j there appeared to be anything going on not ‘ prescribed in the “ Buies,” he did not hesi- j tats to peep through the kcy-holc, and “ take an observation.” Some of the stu dents resolved to cure him of this propensi ty', and they hit upon the following expe dient : In the course of their walks, they had frequently seen, at a neighboring farm, a large black ram, which was perfectly tame,.and which had been taught to butt any one, who appeared to challenge him by stooping or bowing his head. They man aged, one night, to entice the ram to the College, where they secured him in an emp ty and darkened room, and fed him the next day. At night, just before the usu al time for the Profe'Sor’s espionage, they turned the ram out into the hall, having first shod him with pieces of blanket. He was perfectly black, and, of course, invisi ble in a dark corridor. His step, also, was noiseless, as lie perambulated, at pleasure, 1 the wide hall. Presently, the Professor ; came stealing up stairs, and, on tip-toe, I proceeded towards a room, whence issued ’ rather unusual sounds. As he stooped to apply his optic to the key-hole of the door, the ram, taking it as a challenge, gave him j a playful butt, and tumbled him heels over head. Picking himself up as well as he ! could, in his astonishment, he was assailed |in the rear, and once more prostrated. This amusing illustration of the ups and downs of life continued some minutes, until both j parties made an unpremeditated descent of] the stairs. The alnrmed Professor was not j sufficiently hurt by his fall to disable him from flight, and he made tracks for his dwelling with Gilpin speed. The liberated animal fled, also, towards his home. The next morning, the worthy Professor was seen, at a very early hour, examining the floor of the hall very closely for some tracks, which might unfold to him the char acter of his ‘ nocturnal foe.’ He sought in vain, however —and for days the mystery rather preyed on liis spirits. After the graduation of the next class, he enquired of one of the baccalaureates if he had not a hand in the adventures of that night, and begged him, if it were so, to ex | plain to him the mystery. When the ex | planation was given, the Professor was con | vulsed with laughter, and said that, had he : discovered the joke at the time, he should have pardoned its authors for the matchless ] fun of the thing. DON'T RELIEVE IT. The Philadelphia Ledger says that the stockholders of the “ Atlantic & Ohio Tele graph Line,” residing at the different places on the route, transact their business, even to declaring dividends, by merely meeting at the telegraph olfices in their respective vicinities —thus saving tlio timo and cost of traveling’to and from Philadelphia or Pitts burgh. Credat JtuUeus Apella. OUR PRIZE ARTICLES. The first two chapters of Mrs. C.L. Ilentz's beautiful prize story, and the whole of the charming poem of Wacliulla, by Mrs. Charles W. Du Bose —the favorite Leila Cameron of our last series—adorn the first page of the present number. Not to ex press onr plensuro —nay, our pride —in pre j senting to the Southern public these delight ful manifestations of genius and talent, would he. unpardonable. The pvizc talc filial ©aaisiio will be completed next week, and, if our readers do not pronounce it a perfect gem, we shall have strangely mistaken their taste. The poem is rarely beautiful, nor is its least merit its perfect fidelity and vrai sembhince. Its rythm is almost faultless, and the description cannot fail to please the reader. These arc but ‘ the beginnings of the end’ of our exertions to develop the talent of the South. We shall continue to unfold to the view of our readers riches of mind and taste hitherto undreamed of amongst us. NEWS FROM AFAR ! “ The small-pox is raging to nn alarming extent at Athens, Ga.”— Boston Bee. Well, now, Mr. Poore, you are a strange “ bee”-ing, to know so much more about the sanatory condition of Athens, in Georgia, than we, who “ live, and move, and have our being” there. Who told you the news ? or did you dream it? In either case, you are sadly deceived—for there is not a single case of small-pox in or near Athens, nor has there been within our recollection. So, if you please, sir, stop that ball THE HEAD OF OUR PAPER. For the very chaste and beautiful design at the bead of our Gazette, wc arc indebted to the pencil of our brother, Mr. T. Addison Richards; and for the engraving we make our acknowledgments to Mr. B. J. Lossing, one of the best wood-engravers in this country. Our “figure-head” is certainly hard to beat, and we shall -not be ashamed for our new craft to enter any port whatsoever. Fill her sails, kind friends, with the breath of your favor, and she shall “ Walk the waters like a thing of life.” MARCH OF REFINEMENT. • We see, by an ordinance, published in a late number of “ The Southerner,” that “ chicken-fighting” has been made a penal offence within the corporate limits of Rome, (not the “ eternal city,” but Rome, in Geor gia !) The wonder is, that it should have been countenanced at all, for we do not know of a more barbarous or demoralizing practice. AN ENGLISH AND FRENCH* SCHOOL. We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement, in another column, of a School for Young Ladies, in which the French language will be taught without ex tra charge, and where it will be made, moreover, the medium of daily communica tion between the teacher and pupils. Mrs. Coley is a lady eminently qualified to con duct such a School—possessing, as she does, both theaccomplishments and the experience necessary to ensure success. Especially are the advantages offered in the study of French deserving of consideration. Such a feature in female education has been a de sideratum here, and we hope .Mrs. Coley will receive the support her abilities ought to command. £l)c Ueligtcms tllorlb. BAPTIST TRIENNIAL CONVENTION. We learn, from the Southern Baptist, that the Southern Baptist Convention, which was to have met in Nashville, Tenn., on the 2d of May, has been changed, in con sequence of the reported prevalence of chol era there. The meeting will be held in Charleston, on the 23d of May. The ensu ing Convention, which will take place in 1852, will be held at Nashville, at which time it is to be hoped tlie Rail Road will be completed. THE GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION. This body will meet in Athens on Tues day, the 18th instant. A large representa tion is expected, and we doubt not a gener ous welcome from our hospitable citizens awaits the delegates. (jCJ- The Southern Baptist Publication So ciety will hold its anniversary in connection with the Convention at Athens, instead of the Triennial Convention at Nashville, Tenn. COMING ANNIVERSARIES. The religious anniversaries of Boston commence on Monday, the 28th of May, to continue most of the week. The New York anniversaries, embracing about twenty large benevolent Societies, commence Monday, the 7th of May, to continue through the week. ■ £l)c filter arg lllcrllr. Chari.es F. Hoffman, Esq.—This gen tleman is upon the best authority reported convalescent. This is, indeed, a very grati fying item of intelligence. Bancroft's History of the U. S.—lt is announced that the fourth volume of this i Work will be published in the ensuing Fall. Mr. Bancroft is said to have obtained, while j in England recently, very valuable informa tion connected with the Revolutionary His tory of the United States. Charles Dickens. — This prolific and popular author announces anew serial to be called “The Copperfield Survey of the World as it Rolled.” Mr Headley’s New Work —The Adiron dack, or Life in the Woods is favorably no ticed in the Literary World. Macaulay’s History.— Messrs. Harper have just published this splendid work in 2 vols. 12 mo.—making the third different edition issued by these great publishers. It is beautiful and cheap. Messrs. Butler & Cos., of Philadelphia have also published*two different editions, which, with a Boston copy, makes no fewer than six separate cis-atlantic issues of this work. This is certainly an indication of the unexampled popularity of the book. Hawthorne’s Twice Told Tales have been republished in London, by Kent & Richards. English journals speak very highly of the work. Eliza Cook, the poetess, was making pre parations to publish in April anew weekly paper, somewhat on the plan of “ The Peo ple’s Journal.” Mr. Macaulay has been installed Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow. Ticknor, of Boston, has sent out sllsO to Tennyson, thepoet, as a kind of acknowledg ment for the liberty taken in reprinting nr. edition of his poems. The Literary Worm), edited by E. A. Duyckinck, Esq., has now attained a posi -1 tion ofsuch importance, in'regard to Ameri ! can literature, as to be extensively quoted both in England and on the continent of Europe. I Messrs. Little & Brown, of Boston have in press a work descriptive of European Life and Manners, from the pen of Rev. Henry Colnian It is to appear in two large and handsome octavo volumes. Lamartine. —The New York Tribune says that the reports which have been going the rounds, in regard to Lamartine’s pover- j ty, arc unfounded. He has a snug little 1 fortune, of about two million francs, still J left, and is in no immediate danger of per ishing by starvation ! Emerson. —The English papers arc re publishing Mr. Emerson's Lectures on the English, delivered in Boston. ©atljcrcb .fragments. The Death of Mr. Coofer, the Ameri can Tragedian, took place at Bristol, Pa., on the 21st ultimo, His years were coeval with those of the American Republic. The llon. David Paul Brown will prob ably be appointed Minister to Spain. California at Home. —The Dahloncga Watchman of the 14th says, “A vein of gold has just been discovered on a lot be longing to Dr. Singleton, No. 820, 12th dis trict, and Ist section, one mile and a half from Dahloncga. On Wednesday last two hands made 113 dwts. Wc saw the yield of one small pan-full, which’ amounted to something over nine dwts. This vein is said to be as rich as the much renowned Cal houn vein.” The Gold Dollar, a beautiful coin, a trifle smaller than a five cent piece, was is sued on the Ist of Slay. —[Send along a hat full. Extent of the late Snow Storm.— The Montreal correspondent of the New York Herald says that on the 17th instant “ an exceedingly heavy snow storm” occur red in that city. The Storm extended from Texas to Montreal. A Telegraph has been constructed from New Orleans to the Southwest Pass, and is now in operation, connecting New Orleans with the Gulf of Mexico. New Exploring Expedition. -It is stated that Col. Abert, Chief of the Bureau of To pographical Engineers, contemplates send ing an expedition under Captain Stansbury to explore the country in the vicinity of the great Salt Lake. It will be accompanied by Lieut Emory, whose journal of the march of the army of the West to California has become so widely known. The Cholera. —The cholera has broken out at Independence, Mo., tile point of de parture for the California emigrants by the way of Sunta Fe, &c. A letter dated 7th inst., mentions one death from the disease, and that another person was lying very low. It was reported that the cholera was raging at St. Joseph, Mo. The Cold at Quebec. —The cold was so intense at Quebec on Saturday, the 14th inst., that the ice in front of the city was again consolidated, and is now crossed over not only by foot passengers, but by cattle, with as much security as it was a month ago. Another Hero Gone.— The Eastern Ar gus mentions the death, at Saco, Me., on the 23d ult., of Benjamin Simpson, aged 94, one of the immortal Tea Party in Boston harbor. . Sensible. —The House of Commons have passed the bill removing the disabilities which have always attached to Jews, pre venting their becoming members of Parlia ment. Gutta Percha has been used with • great success in making hats. Hats that are made with this composition are light and delicate. Maple Sugar. —The Green Mountain Freeman says : “ The amount of maple su gar made annually in Vermont, according to the best estimates we can obtain, is five million pounds.” our Book £ablc. [Publishers and Authors who desire to have their Books noticed in this Gazette, are requested to send copies to the Editor tlrough Stringer & Townsend, New-York, or Cary & Ilart, Phila. Zoological Recreations. By Win J. Brode rip, Esq., F. R. S., &c., &c. One volume royal 12m0., pp. 376. Philadelphia: Lea &. Blanchard. 1849. We thank the American publishers for this edi tion of a very delightful work —abounding with exquisite delineations of the habits of many well known animals, nnd with illustrative aueedotes told in a style that is absolutely irresistible. — Among the very attractive topics are the Singing Birds, the Cuckoo, Owls, Parrots, Swans, and many of the best known quadrupeds. We cannot well describe the author's manner in treating these subjects, and therefore we shall transfer to our columns, next week, one of the briefest sketches in his book. Our own great naturalist, Audubon, figures largely in Mr. Broderip's pages—-upon every one of which, we venture to say, there may be fouud not only rare awl valuable information, but de lightful humor And sparkling bonhormnic. It is just the volume for the woods—or for the cool pi azza these summer days—and wc take pleasure in commending it most cordially, to our readers. Tales of a Traveller By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., Author of the Sketch Book, &c., &c. — In one vol. 12m0., pp. 456 New York: Geo. P. Putnam. 1849. This is the seventh volum* of Mr. Putnam's admirable edition of Irving’. 1 complete woik— published under the suporvisim of the author.— The best evidence of the success which crowns his enterprise, is the contiousd issue of new edi tions of the earlier volumes of the series. And, forsooth, it ought to be suecc-sful, for the works are worthy of their elegantross, and the dress is worthy of the admirable werks. These “Talcs of a Traveler” were written — the author tells us in the preface—while he was an invalid in the old border town of Mcntz, on the banks of the storied Rhine. They are char acterized by the romantic spirit of Gerroap story, and not less by the grace and picturesqeness of Irving’s manner—forming a very delightful com pound of romance and beauty. It is, probably, unnecessary for us to enlarge on the attractions of this volume, which must be familiar to most of our readers. No library—and especially no American library—can bo considered complete without the works of Washington Irving; and, indeed, they arc among the very first books to be selected, for they have done more to give to American Literature “a local habitation and a name” in the estimation of Europe, than any other American books we can name. L il J 4 D j'J LI I <1 D Y , - THE SHAKSPEAKE CALENDAR. Prepared for Richards’ Weekly Gazette. April 29th—Pompeii discovered, 1748, “ What’s to do 1 Shull wo go see the reliquies of this town 1” [Twelfth Night, Aot 111, Scene 8. April 30th—The Chevalier Bayard died, 1524. [Sans peur et sans rtproche .] “ A braver soldier never couched lanco, A gentler heart did never sway in court.” [Henry VI , Part I, Act iii, Scone 2. May Ist—Second Nomination of Henry Clay for the Presidency, 1844. “ I have seen a swan With bootless labor swim against the tide, And spend his strength with overmatching waves.” [ Henry VI., Part 111, Act i, Scene 4. May 2d—Great Riot in Manchester, (Eng.) 1469. ‘‘What work's, my countrymen, in hand 1— Where go you With bats and clubs 1 The mat tori Speak, I pray you!” [Coriolan its, Act i, Scene 1. May 3d—Machiavelli born. 1409. “ The devil knew not what he did when he made j man politic.” f Timon of Athens, Act iii, Scene 3. May 4th—Napoleon arrived at Elba.— 1814. “ Eating the bitter bread of banh-hment.” [ ichard 11 •, Act iii, Scene 1. May 5th —Napoleon died at St. Helena. 1821. “ Oh, mighty Ca'sar! dost thou lie so low ? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils— Shrunk to this little measure 1” [Julius Casar, Act iii, Scene 1. §lgj ■’ * .-■ tvi 4>. • In Athens, on Friday, the 4th inst. ,*of Con sumption, Miss Frances Emily Carlton, in her seventeenth year. In Charleston, S. C., on Wednesday, the 25th ult., Capt. N. W. Hunter, of the IT. S. Dra goons, aged 38. [His remains were interred in this place on the 28th ] In Taliaferro County, Gn., on the 9th nit., Richard I’arkcr, a Revolutionary soldier,aged 88. In Albany, Ga., on the 14th ult , Mrs. Harriet G. Clark, nged 23. In Harris County, Ga., on the sth ult., Wm. G. Brown, aged 32. Near Tallahassee, Fla., on tho 25th ult., Col. Jas. H. T. Lorimer. In Futnam County, Ga., on the 17th ult., Mrs. Elizabeth Ingram, aged 67. In Fayette County, Ga., on the 19th ult. Geo. Ware, Sr. aged 48. RICHARDS’ WEEKLY GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY WM. C. RICHARDS. B®* Office on College Avenue over theP. O. Terms: — Two Dollars per annum, to be paid strictly inadvance. If payment is not made with in the first six months of a term of subscription, the price will be Two Dollars and Fifty Cents —and, if delayed until the end of the year Three s Dollars. Advertisements will bo published at tho ous tomary rat os. Business Cards , (of five lines and under,) will be inserted one year for Five Dollars, including a subscription to the paper. CORRESPONDENTS Furnishing articles by contract, or solicited fav ors, will please mark their letters with their init ials as it will be a general rule not to take unpaid letters from’ the post-office unless they are so mark ed. Communications of whatever nature must be addressed to Wm. C. Richards. Anonymous communications will receive no attention. It a writer desires to publish without name or with a worn de plume , he must still furnish tho Editor with his proper name, who will of course observe a proper secrecy. Writers will please send fair ms., written on one side of the sheet only. TRAVELING AGENTS. Rev. W. Richards, I Samuel P. Richards, J. J. Richards, ‘ Robert 11. Richards, Charles F. White. NEW SPRING GOODS. XTEWTON & LPCAS are this day receiving 1.1 part of theii stock of SPRING GOODS , comprising a great variety of handsome and desir able goods, suitable for the present and approach - ing season. Call and see them. Remember, the first goods are always the handsomest. March 30,1849- 4T>r f ONE SUNDAY-SCHOOL LIBRARY of 100 volumes, —No. 2 of the A. S. S. Union, — is for rale by WM. N. WHITE. Cash price, $10,50. tiublisljcrs’ Announcements. IIAIIPER & BROTHERS, [NEW-YORK.] Have just published the following Works : 1. Mah pi, or a Voyage Thither, —by Herman Melville, author of ‘‘Typoe,” and “Umou.” 12mo , 2 vols. 2. History <>f Qi’een Elizabeth,— by Jacob Abbott. 12mo. 3. llisToav op Hannibal, tiie Cahtiiaoinian, —by Jacob Abbott. 12mo. 4. Mordaunt Hall, ok September Night,—by- Mrs. Marsh. Bvo. Price 25c. 5. The MtoMGir rSu.v, —by Miss Bremer. Bvo. Prico, 12 l-2c. 6. The Caxtons ; a Family Picture,—by Sir E Bulwer Lytton. Parti. Bvo. Priie. 18c. 7. Roland Cashel, —by Charles Lover Parti. Price,’ 250. LEA & BLANCHARD, [PHILADELPHIA,] lluvo recently published,—among other new works, — Zoological Recreations, —by W. J. Proder ip, F. R. S., &e. In one neat vol., royal. 12ino , extra cloth. CAREY & HART, [PHILADELPHIA,] lluvo recently published the following Works, which they offer to the trade at the usual discount. A Narativi-: of the late Expedition to the Dead Sea. Fiorn the Diary of one of the Party. Edited by Edward P. Montague, attached to the JLT. S. Expedition ship “Supply.” With inci dents of travel from the tyne of the sailing of the Expedition in 1847, accompanied by a colored map of the Iloly Land. One vol. post octavo — 348 pages. Also: A Man made of Money: a Novel,—by Dong las Jerrold. 1 vol.—Price, 25c. D. APPLETON & CO., [2OO BROADWAY, N. Y ,] Have now ready:— 1. Confidential Disclosures: or, Memo'rs o my Youth, —by Alphonse de Lamartine, auth or of** Raphael,” &<►. 1 vol —l2mo. 2. Friends and Fortune: a Moral Tale—by Anna li. Drury. 1 vol , 12uio.—fine ciotli. GEORGE I\ PUTNAM, [BROADWAY, NEW-YORK,] Has published the following new and valuable Works : Nineveh and its Ruins, with an account of a Visit to the Chaldean Christians of Kurdistan, • and the Yezidis or Devil*worshippers, and an In quiry inio the Manners and Arts of the Ancient Assyrians,—by A. 11. Layard. With Introduc- I tory Notes by Rev. E. Robinson, D. I)., LL. D. ! Illustrated by 100 plates and wood cuts. 2 vols., j 12mo. A L S O: Adventures in the Lvbian Desert, and the i Oasis of Jupiter Ammon —by B St John. 1 vol. 12mo.—cloth. Received and for sale in Athens by YVm. N. White. j ©encral Advertisements J. 11. BUSHNEILL HAVING returned to Athens, will bo prepared to execute Daguerreotypes in the latest style of the Art as soon us the necessary arrangements can be made. He trusts that his reduced prices will secure to him the most liberal patronage. May sth, 1849. 1-ts PHYSICIANS.—The subscri her offers the Profession one of <4iaHtrrjy Morehead’s excellent Magnetic SriLKrldß rrW Machines. Call and examine, at the University Bookstore. WM. N. WHITE. ENGLISH AND FRENCH BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL!! MRS. COLEY, —a lady who has had many years* experience in teaching,—will take charge of the Female Academy of Athens from the Ist Monday tn May. The course of Instruction will consist in the ordinary and higher branches of English educa tion, together with French, for which no extra charge is made, and which will be employed as the general medium of conversation. Music and drawing will also be taught, and a competent master engaged for teaching Latin and Mathematics. May 5, 1848. 1— 4fc ” “nw books” Just received at the University Book-Store ! (TOrap JJublicatiQiis Fernando, (by Alexandre Dumas :) 1812, or the Campaign of Napoleon ; Lo: .gft llow’s Poems, (complete;) Lever’s O'Donohuc ; Wilke’s Western America ; Cooper’s Sea Lions ; Macaulay’s England; Valentine's I ‘ay; Mrs. Gore’s Diamond and Pcail; llaliburton's Old Judge. Xctti I&'orfcs. Fort's Medical Practice; Franklin's Works, (Illustrated;) Carlyle’s Miscellanies; Wilson's “ Queens of France, (by Mrs. Buslie;) Memoirs of Josophine; All* n’a Domestic Animals ; Allen’s American Farm B< ok ; Cole’s American Fruit Book ; Miner’s Beekeeper's Manual; Bridgeman’s Gardener's Assistant. To Toarliers and Mercliants! rpHE undersigned beg leave to inform Tcach _L ers and M* re hunts in the Cherokee region of j Ga., that they are prepared to furnish SCHOOL-BOOKS OF EVERY KIND at the lowest market rates, —at wholesale or re tail They pledge themselves to sell at the Ma con or Augusta prices, and to keep on hand a go< and assortment of the latest editions. They will al so procure —at the shortest notice—any r.ew text, book at the request of their customers. All order* by mail executed as promptly and cheaply, ns if made in person. james McPherson & co. Atlanta, Feb. 10, 1819. 40 LAW BOOKS FOR sale at the “UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE,” Athens, Ga. Addison on Contracts; Angcll and James on Corj orrtions; “ “ on Limitations Archbold's Criminal Pleadings; Burge on Suretyship; Chitty’s Blackstone; “ General Practice ; “ on Contracts; “ on Pleadings; “ on Bills; • Daniel’s Chancery Practico ; Davis’ Justice; East’s Reports; Greenleaf on Evidence; “ Testimony of Evangelists ; Hilliard on Real Property ; Holcombe’s Supreme Court Digest; “ Law of 1 )ebtor and Creditor ; “ Leading Cases ; Hotchkiss’ Laws or Georgia; Jariuin on Wills; Kinne’s Law Compendium; “ Kent ; • “ Blackstone; Lawyer’s Commonplace Book ; Mitfurd's Pleadings ; Modem Probate of Wills ; Rice’s S. C. Equity Reports; Russel on Crimes; Roberts on Conveyancing ; Smith’s Leading Cases; “ Mercantile Law; Spence's Equity Jurisdiction, &c. ; Sedgwick on Damages; Starkie on Slander; Story’s Equity Pleadings ; “ “ Jurisprudence; “ Commentaries; “ “ abridged; “ Conflict of Laws ; “ Bills of Exchange ; “ Agency; “ Partnerships; “ Promissory Notes; “ Sales; “ Bailments; Stephenson Pleadings; Tillinghast’s Adams; United States’ Digest, with Supplement, and Annual Continuation ; Warren’s Law Studies; Wheaton’s Law of Nations. Call, before purchasing elsewhere, at the University 800 l stor\ No. 2, College Avenue, under tho Newton House. Business Directprg; WM. I. WHITE, \\ HOLKSALE AND RETAIL BOOK-SELLER, —and Dealer in— Stationery, Music and Musical Instruments, Ijimps , Cutlery , Fancy Goods fyr,fyc. {Orders filled at the Augusta rates! College Avenue, Athens, Ga. It, J MAYNARD* BOOK BINDER, (Over the Southern Banner Office,) ATHENS , GEORGIA . ALBOX CHASE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Cooks, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Perfumery, Paper Hangings, ifc. , Opposite College Campus, and under the Banner Office, Orders /died at the Augusta Prices ! ATHENS, GEORGIA. FEKItV A CO., —WHOLESALE k RETAIL DEALERS IN — Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c. &c. Broad-Street, Athens, Georgia. Augusta Business Directory. WM. H. TI TT, * —Wholesale and Retail Dealer in— Drugs. Medicines, Paints, Gils, Dye-Stuffs, CHEMICALS, &.0.. See., AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. JAMES A. GRAY, Dealer in cheap Fancy if Staple Dry Goods, Vr>. Brond Street, Augusta, Oh. C ICESS A HICKMAN, DEALERS IN STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, 268 South side UROAD STREET, Augusta. Ga. SCRANTON & STARK, AUGUST A, GEORGIA, WIIO LES AL E GliOC ER S, Also*dealers in Bagging, Rope and Twine ; Nails, iron, Salt, fee., for Planters’ trade. PHILEMON A. SCRANTON, WILLIAM 11. STARK. D.B. PLUMB A CO., Between U. S. Hotel and P. O. .Corner—Augusta, On., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in — Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Paints, &c. nr Agent for Land reth’s Garden Seeds! ALBERT HATCH, —Manufacturer of and Dealer in— Saddies, Bridles, Harness, Trunks, Military, Equipments, ifc. ifc. A'c. Bioad-Street, in Metcalf's New Range, Augusta. UNITED STATES HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. mtsiTtr 1 si. i teg“’ Phis house is in the centre ot business. (Hljartestcm Business Directory. HARMONIC INSTITUTE. FERDINAND ZOGBAUM, IMPORTER OF MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, King-Street, sign of the Lyre, Charleston, S. C. OO Alsu—Charles 7.oav.M\rAAthens, Ga. WELCH cY HONOUR, BOOK BINDERS, Corner of Meeting it Iloribeck’tt Alley, Charleston. Blank Books ruled to any pattern, and bound in the best manner. S H. WELC H, W. E. HONOUR. McCARTER 8c ALLEN, i BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS,* Charleston, South Carolina ! Have an extensive ..* Law, Medical, The ological, School and Miscellaneous Books, which | will be sold at the lowest rates! PAVILION HOTEL, BY H . L. BUTTERFIELD, (Formerly of thr Churl,‘.run Hotel,] CHARLESTON, S. C. GILLILANDS & HOWELL, Importer, nnd Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, No. 7 Hayne-Street, Charleston, S. C. GROCERIES, FRUITS, CIGARS, ifc. N. M. PORTER, (late W. L. Porter & Son,) No. 222 King-Street, third above Market, Have an extensive and varied Stock of Groceries. Fruits, Cigars, fee., suited to the wants of Families and Dealers, which he sells for the lowest prices for cash or city paper. 150 bis Refined Sugar at Factory prices. GEORGE OATES, 234 it 23G King-Street, [near the Bend,J Charleston, GEORGE A. OATES & CO., Broad-Street, Augusta, Ga. Dealers in Piano-Fortes, Musie and Musi cal Instruments , Books. Stationery , 11. STODDARD, • Wholesale Dealer in BOOTS, SHOES, &c., . No. 13 Hayne-Street, Charleston, S. C. CH A RLESTON HOTEL, BY D. MIXER, CHARLESTON, S.C. * 4s This establishment bus been entirely remodelled I und refitted in the most elegant manner. JOHN S. ItIHD A CO., Military, Looking-Glass and Fancy Store, Sign of the Gold Spectacles, 223 & 225 King-Street, Charleston, S. C. ! Mathematical and Surveyors’ fns:re.merits; Spectacles and Optical Instruments, of all kinds; Plated Cast j ors. Candlesticks. Cake Baskets, Ate., &c. j Oil Paintings and Engraving*;; Picture Frnmes xutdo to order, and old Frames, re-gilt- and made equal to new ; Glasses and Pebbles fitted to Spectacles to suit all ages and sights. JOHN S. BIRD, J. M. TAYLOR, C. H. BIRD. JOSEPH W A L K E R, —DEALER IN — Paper, Stationery & Account Books. Hook limding mid Job Printing. Also, fur the of Type, Presses, and Printing Materials of all kinds, at New-York prices, actual expenses only added. Constunth on hand a large stock of Type, Borders. Bra-. 8 Rule, Leads, fcc.; ulso, Printing Paper ami Printing luk. 11. U. CLARKE & CO.,* —IMPOSTERS AND DEALERS IN — CLOTHS , CASS IMP It PS. VESTINGS, TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS. &<•., Wo. 20A King-Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. WM. L. TIMMONS, Genera! Importer of Hardware & Cutlery, East Bay,....Charieston, S. C. PROSPECTUS —OF— THE SCHOOLFELLOW: A MAGAZINE FUR GIRLS AND BOYS. ISSUED IN MONTHLY NUMBERS OK 32 PAGES. ILLUSTARTED WITH ENORAVINOS, AT THE LOW PRICE OF $ 1 per annum—ln.advance! rpHE Publisher of Richards’ Weekly Gaiety X announces that he issued the first number of the above work last January, with a view of affor ding to the Bovs and Girls of the South a journal of their own, in which instruction and amusement shall be happily blended. The Schoolfellow contains articles, both origi-* nal anl selected, from many pens that have writ ten charmingly for tho young. We will mention the names of Mary Howitt, Miss Sedgwick, Pe ter Parley, Miss Mclntosh, Mrs. Gilman, Mrs. Joseph C. Neal, Mary E. Lee, Miss Barber, and many others might be added. Mauy of the art icles in The Schoolfellow are beautifully illustrat ed. and thejfcwelve numbers of one year make two volumes of nearly 400 pages and one hundred en gravings, of which, every boy aud girl who may own It may be proud. Terms. —1. Each number contains 32 pages, and at least 8 engravings, and is issued on the first of every month. 2. The subscription price is One Dollar a-year, in advance. To Clubs: 6 copies to one address, $4: 10 do., $8: 20 do sls. OCy- There aro many schools in which at least twenty copies may bo taken, as the price to each one will be only seventy-five cents. Communication must be post paid and addres sed to The Schoolfellow, Ather.s, Ga. Editors, exchanging with “ Richards’ Ga zette,” who will copy or police fullv this Pros pectyes, shall receive The Schoolfellow without further exchange.