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EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT,
\VM. C. RICHARDS, EDITOR.
Sltljrns, Croraia:
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Saturday Morning, May 19, 1549.
THE S. CAROLINA INSTITUTE.
It is a cliceving indication of tlie advance
ment of the South in matters intimately as
sociated with her best interests, that there
is already in operation an Institution for
the promotion of Art, Mechanical Ingenuity,
and Industry
The Constitution of the South Carolina
Institute, and the Address to Mechanics,
Manufacturers, and others, prepared .by a
Special Committee of the Institution, are
before us ; and we propose, briefly, to direct
the attention of our readers to the objects
contemplated by this organization.
time has come for the South to en
gage earnestly in industrial pursuits, and
to develop and foster, by all means, me
chanical skill and ingenuity in our midst.
Our people have too long been engrossed in
the cultivation of the soil, to the utter neg
lect of those agencies of progress which
form so conspicuous and attractive a feature
in the system of our Northern brethren.
Until very recently, we were totally de
pendant upon Northern Manufactories for
almost every mechanical appliance and pro
duct used in our midst; and, to this day,
nine in ten of all the articles employed by
us, cither for domestic or mechanical labor,
are made in Northern factories and work
shops.
These arc facts which need no comment
to give them force and pertinence in the es
timation of the intelligent reader. The
question will naturally arise—Can we pro
duce these articles at home, as good in
quality, and as cheap in price, as those
brought from the North, or, farther still,
imported from Europe ? Without asserting
that this can be done, in all cases, we will
venture to affirm that, in the majority of
instances, it can be accomplished, and not
unfrequcntly at a diminished cost. This is
no longer an open question. The results of
the experiments that have been made, im
perfect and limited as they have be n, fur
nish incontestible evidence of the truth of
the position.
The policy of the South, then, is clear.
She should no longer exhaust all her ener
gies in raising cotton, to employ the count
less spindles of New England Mills in mak
ing fabrics, for which she must eventually
pay, not only the increased value they have
acquired by labor, but a largo per nontum
on that value in the shape of freight and
incidental expenses. This is too plain to
need argument. Equally clear is it that
the South should engage in every species of
mechanical labor, for which a bountiful
Providence has furnished her with every
desirable appliance. Our limits forbid us
to enlarge on this subject us our inclination
prompts.
We hail with pleasure, then, the forma
tion of the South Carolina Institute, which
is an association more catholic in its field of
operations than its name might seem to im
ply. Not with reference to South Carolina
aloue—and, perhaps, we might say, with
justice, not to her pre-eminently —has this
Institute been formed. Its object is to fos
ter industrial effort throughout the whole
South.
Asa prominent feature in its plans, we |
notice the establishment of an Annual Fair,
to be held in the city of Charleston —at :
which every species of mechanical ingenui- j
ty and labor can be fairly and freely exhib
ited, without expense to the inventor or
maker. Such Fairs arc held annually in
many of the Northern cities ; and the exhi- 1
bition of the American Institute is always
one of the rarest attractions of the season ]
in New York. The same is true of the Me
chanics’ Fair in Boston. Most cordially do
we wish success to this enterprize, and
most confidently do we predict that the ini
tial exhibition, announced to be held in the
ensuing Autumn, will have the happy etfect
of sending through the whole South an im
pulse in favor of home industry, that, like
an electric shock, will be felt in every fibre
of our social system.
In concluding this hasty notice of a great
enterprize, we cannot forbear to quote a
passage from the Address before us :
“ The South is awakening from a long pro
tracted slumber over her manufacturing and me
-chanical interests —she is shaking herself from
her lethargy, and will soon spring into the arena
‘of the world's strife—a strife for 7101 rer, wealth,
-and greatness. Those who arc well acquainted
with the southern temperament can best tell
■whether she will be a lagganl in the race. Those
who are familiar with tho characteristics of the
people of tho Southern States, can say whether
-he will be likely to slumber again over her desti
ny, or whether sho will not go forth with that
vehemence of energy which has been more than
once exhibited under other circumstance!. It
may be hard to change old habits and fixed poli
cies among us, —it has been hard and laborious
work—but be assured the courso of public opinion
is begining to carry us onward and soon it will
ru h with overwhelming power through every sec
•tlnn of the South, bearing nobly on those who
yield to its intlunence—but ovtrwhelming those
xvho would chock its career. In view of this won
derful desl iny opening before 11?, we ask you,—
sire you ready I The South will demand from you
—from every active man, intention—skill—in
dustry—enterprize. Are you prepared with these!
She will point to her thousand water courses,
where power suflicicnt exists to drive millions of
spindles, and to her endless forests, the natural
supply for hundreds of engines. Are you prepar
ed to fiill her factories with the work of your
hands 1 She invites to the store-houses within her
bosom. Aro you ready to cut her granite, to
quarry her marble, to smelt her iron, to fuse her
lead 1 She calls upon you from every green hill
and smiling vale. Arc you ready to furnish her
with implements of husbandry, and her laborers
with clothing 1 The voice of the South will be
heard from every quarter, calling upon you for
aid- Again we ask, are yon ready ?
We ought to add to what we have already
said, that the Institute recognizes two class
es of members—viz : regular and life-mem
bers. The former pay, upon initiation,
one dollar, and thereafter annually two
dollars each. The latter pay, upon initia
tion, fifteen dollars, and arc subject to no
annual foes. We hope the Mechanics of
Georgia will send specimens of their handi
work to the first Annual Fair.
OUR SOUTHERN POETS.
It is with pleasure, and with pride too —
that we call the attention of our readers to
the original poetry appearing in the new
series of the Gazette. In to-day’s paper
there will be found two charming lyrics from
Simms and J ackson —and our two prize
poems by Mrs. Dußose and Mr. Legare,
have been received with warm admiration.
We venture to say that poetry of a higher
order has not made its appcnrance in the
columns of any contemporary Journal du
ring the same period. Nor are these poems
prepared only for the occasion; wo shall
continue to furnish, from the same sources,
poetry that must inevitably leave its impress
upon the heart and mind of the Soutli —and
give tone to the Art in our midst.
It is with a sorrow unfeigned we record
our apprehension that our esteemed ami gift
ed correspondent, Mary E. Lee, has closed
her ministrations at the slirinc of Apollo.
Smitten by the hand of a severe, and alas 1
we fear, fatal disease—she is no longer able
to strike the harp of her sweet fancy and
bid its harmonics swell into shapes of beau
ty and delight. We mourn while we write,
that she is lost to the world of Song—except
as she must dwell enshrined in our grateful
and applauding memory.
If we do not name other contributors in
this connection, it is not because we do not
appreciate their excellence or deem them
worthy of mention. There are several to
whom a tribute of this kind shall, by and
by, be paid.
Meanwhile we bid them aim high, and
deem no sacrifice too great to be made at
the altar of Poetry—at which they have
knelt. The laurel and the bay will yet adorn
their brows.
THE CAVE SPRING SCHOOLS.
We are requested by pur correspondent,
P.,nt Cave Spring, to say, that in allusions,
in previous letters, to some unpleasant diffi
culties at that place, it was his intention
only to refor to the grounds of difficulty,
not to express anopinion as to the individu
als to blame for it; and, least of all, to im
plicate the Hoard of Trustees in a general
charge of mismanagement. To have done
so, would have been unjust to his relations
with some members of the Board, particu
larly Mr. Thomas Sparks and Mr. Seaborne
! J. Johnson, gentlemen of great respectabili
ty, and most excellent Trustees, and some
others, who entirely understand P., and
‘"appreciates his motives. The mention of
! these gentlemen’s names is not intended, as
by including some to exclude others, to point
to other members of the Board as culpable.
P’s only object, now, is to clear himself of a
charge of overlooking the merit of those
j gontloiinon, in particular ; each of whom is
eminently deserving of confidence, and to
j whom the control of the School may be en
| trusted, with entire safety to its interests.
A communication from P., explaining this
intention, written a week ago, has been mis-
S laid.
We have received a letter from Mr. Cow
dry, in reply to the communication of P., in
No. 47—the length of which absolutely pre
’ eludes its publication this week, as it did
not reach us until our paper was ready for
press We shall publish it at length next
week, as its tone and spirit are utterly un
objectionable, and we may express the hope
I that it will be satisfactory to all parties
concerned.
THE NEW YORK RIOT.
New York City has been the scene of one
of the most disgraceful riots upon record,
the details of which nearly fill the columns ;
of our city exchanges. As the intelligence
will have reached our readers before this
paper -is issued, we shall barely glance at
the affair.
Mr. Macready, an English actor of the
highest celebrity, who had but just delight
ed the public with a series of gratuitous
readings before the Teachers and Trustees
of the New York Public Schools, and whose
generosity, not less than his transcendent
talent, had properly awakened the enthusi
astic admiration of the intellectual and re
fined portions of the community, commen
ced, on the 7th instant, an engagement at
the Astor Place Opera House. No sooner
had the great actor appeared on the stage,
than a disgraceful outrage, as villainous as
it was unprovoked, was offered to him by a
brutal mob, who, from hisses and groans,
proceeded to tho cowardly act of throwing
rotten eggs, vile compounds, clubs and
chairs, at Mr. Macready, who was at last
obliged to leave the stage and the theatre,
an announcement to which effect dispersed
the rioters.
A large number of the most influential
gentlemen in the city besought Mr. Macrca
dy to overlook this wanton insult, ami to
again appear upon the stage, assuring him
that the intelligence and virtue of the peo
ple would sustain him.
With true magnanimity, he consented,
and on Wednesday night, the 10th instant,
he again made his appearance, which was
the signal for a scene of violence and out
rage too sickening to contemplate, and of
results too fatal and terrible to be dwelt
upon.
A body of ruthless, miserable vagabonds,
assailed the Opera House, with every availa
ble means of offence, and repeatedly set fire
to it, endangering the lives of thousands.
In anticipation of disturbance, n police
force had been provided, which, however,
proved inefficient, and the Military was
summoned to the scene.
Not to enter into further details, the
wretched mob was dispersed at length by a
j discharge of grape-shot from a cannon,
which destroyed some twenty-five or thirty
lives, and wounded many persons. The
wildest excitement and confusion prevailed,
and an efficient military organization was
maintained to prevent further outbreaks.
Mr. Macready happily escaped unhurt,
! proceeded, the next day, to Boston, and has,
‘.before this time, left this country for his
. nativ# land —a fugitive, as it were, from uie
io©iai©©’> win a? ©aaiiiio
unbridled and worse than savage license of
a band of murderous reel cants, who have
branded their city with a deep and damning
infamy.
How heavily will this intelligence fnll up
on the ears of the English people, who have
made the career of Mrs. Mowatt, and other
American actors, threugh their land a com
plete ovation ! We blush for the contrast!
Os the origin and cause of this riot, we
are not prepared to speak at present, even
if our space would allow.
©ur ©osstp Column.
i A Penny Press in Paris.
A daily paper called Le Temps has re
cently been startedjn Paris, which is sold
|at one sou per number. This is vre believe
the first penny press in Europe.
Plagiarism Protested.
Our excellent contemporary J\'eal's Sat
urday Gazette says that we have been guilt
ly of Plagiarism in publishing, as original,
a piece of verse entitled “ Gcorgiana,” by
Eugene Percy, M. P., “unless Eugene
Percy M. D. is a nomme [now] de plume
for T. H. Cm vers, M D. who is the rcnl
author.” You have stumbled upon the cx
’act truth, friend Peterson. Eugene Percy
M. D. and T. 11. Chi vers M. D. are one and
the game! The Poem came to us in MS
from its author—under the nom de plume
in question
Freaks of the Types.
We hare recently observed numerous
freaks of this sort in our exchanges. One
gives us an account of several Bobberies
that had taken place in Boston —and which
we supposed were some petty street riots,
until we read that one of the robbers was
arrested ! Another gives an account of the
trial of a man for Higamy, and just as we
were stretching out our hands for the Dic
tionary to find the meaning of this new
: crime—the wonder was banished by the
further statement that both his wives were
j residents of the same place! Another—
speaking of our own paper—we hope it was
not done in earnest!—calls it Richards’
Weakly which is certainly the most extra
ordinary freak of the types on record !
A New-fashioned Bracelet.
One of our London exchanges informs us
that Queen Victoria has a splendid bracelet
composed of five diamonds to each of which
is attached a melancholy interest! This
is anew style of pendant we suppose.
Jenny Lind not Married.
This exquisite vocalist was recently mar
ried by the Telegraph to a Mr. Harris, of
Bath—but it seems that the Telegraph had
no right to perform the ceremony and it has
since been declared “ null ami void.”
Caught a Tartar.
During the late Small Pox panic, in Cass
county and vicinity, a waggoner from the
infected district was met in the neighboring
county of Lumpkin, by one of those inquisi
tive, meddlesome fellows who imagine that
they have an undoubted right to know the
name, destination and business of every
person whom they happen to meet on the
road.
“ Good morning, stranger,” said our hero,
as he came within hailing distance, “ what
mought your name be ?”
“ It mought be Jack Robinson,” replied
the waggoner, with the most imperturbable
gravity, at the same time cracking his long
whip over the heads of his mules, “ but it
aint tho’.”
But the fellow was not to be bluffed off in
that way.
“ Wliar are you bound ?” enquired he.
“ To my dinner,” rejoined the waggish
teamster.
“ What kind of truck are you loaded
with?” persisted Mr. Inquisitive, “meal,
eh ?”
“No;” replied the waggoner, “I’ve got
six men in thar all kivvered over, from head
to foot with the Small Pox.”
‘ The Small Toxl’ exclaimed the fellow in
the greatest consternation, making a retro
grade movement, “why in thunder didn’t
you tell me sooner ?”
“ Perhaps you don’t believe it,” said the
waggoner taking no notice of the last ques
tion, “just come here and take a look for
yourself. Maybe you never seed a man
what had the rael ginuinc Small Pox.”
The fellow vamosed , without ever stopping
to “ take a look,” and has not been seen in
that region since.
A Desirable Residence.
We would direct the attention of our low
country readers to the advertisement, in
another column, of a honsc and lot for sale
in Athens. It is one of the most delightful
situations in our town, and offers unusual
attractions to a family desiring either a per
manent or a summer home in these salubrious
regions.
The Newton House.
The approach of summer admonishes us
to apprize those on the sea-board who may
he contemplating a tour to the hill region
of Georgia —that they will find in our town
which is at tlu^hreshhold—so to speak—of
that region—as excellent accommodation as
any in the South. The Newton House is a
first class hotel —under the efficient manage
ment of Mr. Thomas —and we ure confident
his guests will not be dissatisfied with his
administration.
Come, and Welcome 1
It is announced that James, the novelist,
is shortly to visit this country. He has
thousands of admirers here to greet him
most cordially.
0O- Our exchange list is growing abso
lutely burdensome, and must be reduced.
We shall diminish it gradually, regarding,
of course, our own interests, though never
at the expense of justice. We have never
insisted on the publication of our Prospec
tus as a condition of exchange. A distinc
tive notice has always been accepted. Ei
ther the one or the other of these favors is
the least we can ask of numerous papers —
valuable as local organs in their sphere, but
utterly useless to us—with whom we now
exchange. Such papers, therefore, neglect
ing to do us either of these services, will be
the first to be cut off. Let us say, in this
connection, that we do not suppose the act
will be esteemed very oppressive by them.
We are not vain enough to think so. We
shall adopt the course proposed as the best
means to diminish a free list already very
much too long. Meanwhile, any paper, de
sirous of an exchange, can secure it by co
pying or noticing fully our Prospectus.
(tljc fitcrani lUorlb.
Dictionary of the Mechanic Arts.—
Messrs Appleton are preparing a very val
uable work, to comprehend “ drawings and
descriptions of every important machine in
practical use in the United States.” Mr.
Oliver Byrne is to edit the work, and he
particularly desires correct information
about American inventions and tools.
Lamartine’s History. —The first volume
of Lamartine’s work on the Revolution of
1848 is announced for next month—the
other two volumes to follow immediately.
Town and Country Club. —Several dis
tinguished authors have associated them
selves, in Boston, under the above name.
Among them are Longfillow, Emerson,
Whipple and Dwight. At the first meeting
Emerson read one of liis peculiar papers on
the vast theme of Books, and, of course,
took a wide flight, and uttered many brilliant
rhapsodes—as usual.
Hon. B. F. Porter.— Our distinguished
correspondent is at present a guest at the
Newton House. He is attending the Baptist
Convention now in session here. He has
recovered from his late severe injuries with
the exception of a slight lameness.
£ljc ©lb lllorlii.
England.— The Hibernia has arrived
with Liverpool dates to the 28th ult. She
brought nearly half a million of dollars in
specie. The cotton market remained firm.
Breadstuff's had declined a little. The gen
eral state of trade was encouraging, though
not exceedingly active.
France.— Apparently tranquil. The
chief topic of the day was the expedition to
reinstate the Pope. Fourteen thousand men
set sail from Toulon on the 22d April, and
had reached Civita Veechia. The Pope was
still at Gseta.
The spread of the cholera was sufficiently
rapid to excite alarm.
Germany.-— Affairs were as confused as
ever. Neither the Germans nor the Danes
had obtained signal preponderance in their
repeated eontests. The Austrians had met
with some disastrous reverses in Hungary.
Italy.-— “ Confusion worse confounded”
was the order of the day. The Republicans
were meeting with over-throw Genoa had
been wrested from their possession The
seige of*Venice, by the Austrians, was ex
pected to result in the surrender of the city.
The city of Catania was nearly consumed by
fire. Forence and Leghorn have both over
thrown the revolutionary government.
India.-— The English have gained a signal
victory over the Sikh.<?—who lost upwards
of 3000 men.
©ur <£cMitnnporane f 's.
What they say of us. —We deem no
apology necessary for quoting the praises of
our oontcuipviniilca. If wv du not merit
them, we, at least try to do so, and shall not
remit our efforts.
Richards’ Weekly Gazette. —This is anew
and much enlarged series of a paper formerly
known as the “Southern Literary Gazette.”
The only weekly journal south of the Potomac,
devoted to Literature and the Arts inigeneral, and
designed for the family circle. Wo take greltt
pleasure in recommending this weekly to the fa
vorable consideration and patronage of the read
ing community. It makes an imposing appear
ance. Tho Gazette is an imperial sheet, good
paper, handsomely executed and filled with well
written and interesting matter. It numbers among
its contributors several distinguished writers. —
It is published weekly. Terms $2.00 per year in
advance. All letters must be addressed to Wm.
C. Richards. Athens, Geo.— Mirror of the
Times. (xV. Y.)
We have received “ Richards’ Weekly, (for
merly ‘Southern Literary’) Gazette,” publbhed
and edited by Wm. C. Richards, Athens, Ga.
Richards’ Weekly is indeed a beautiful and ele
gantly gotten up sheet, filled with the most choice
reading, both original and selected. We wish
the editor every success, and we have no doubt it
will be extended to hitu, and that liberally too,
as his paper is certainly deserving of it. Subscrip
tion price $2 per annum.—Ringgold Republican
Richards* Weekly.— The Southern Literary
Gazette, published by Wm C. Richards, having
been changed to the above title, comes to us this
week in an entire new dress and much improved.
This number being the first of the new title,
speaks well for the future. It is filled with rich
and interesting matter, and may he truly called
a literary paper. From the appearance of this
number, Mr. R. has spared no pains or money in
getting it up, and we hope he may succeed beyond
his most sanguine expectations. Southern Litera
ture must and will flourish.— Am. Whig.
Richards’ Weekly Gazette. —One great
cause too, of so many Northern papers being ta
ken at the South, has been the want of purely lit
erary papers amongst us. This want, it is the
object of the publisher of the paper whose title
heads tliis article, to supply; and so far as every
requisite ofa desirable family visitor is concern
ed, Richards’ Weekly Gazette, published at Ath
ens, Ga , will compare most favorably with any
journal published at the North. Witli such pa
pers in our midst, in the language of a talented
writer in the Southern Quarterly, “ why will our
people then, continue to lend their aid to a for
eign press —to a foreign philanthropy, so fa’, aI to
the objects of its charity, and which, while it in
vades our shores from abroad, contributes noth
ing to the objects of its benevolence, and tends,
inevitubly, to the dismission of our country, and
to tho general ealumily of the Southern States ”
iMuremville (S C.) Herald.
Richards’ Weekly Gazette.— The first num
ber of Mr. Wm. C. Richards’ new paper is on
our table, it is the second year of the Southern
Literary Gazette—and is we think now in a
much more attractive and popular dress than for
merly. It now meets the demand at the South
for a family newspaper devoted to Literature, the
Arts and Sciences, and General Intelligence. It
calls loudly upon the South for support, and in
view of its merits and the necessity of fostering
Southern Literature, we commend it to the atten
tion of our friends through the country. Athens,
Geo. Win. C. Richards. $2.00 per annum.—Cass
ville Standard.
Mr. Richards deserves success, for liis enterprise
and perseverance, and this, as a Family Newspa
per, will, without doubt, in its moral tone, be im
measurably above the catch-penny affairs, from
Northern cities, that, with their corrupting ten
dencies and unscrupulous catering to depraved
tastes, are so pertinaciously thrust upon the
family circlo by their jiublialiei'B. Cherokee Ad
vocate.
R ichards’ Wkeklv Gazette, formerly South
ern Literary Gazette, has com* to hand It is a
beautifully printed sheet, ably managed, and
contains part first, of the prize story, for which
the proprietor paid fifty dollars. This story is a
beautiful production, and is written by that “ re
putable” and polished authoress, Mrs. Caroline
Lee Ilentz. The publisher of the Gazette, ap
preciating quality rather than quantity, has
paid his money for a good brief story. This
prize tale is about the average length of those
lately purchased for the American Union.— Am,
Union. (Boston.)
£lje Religious tUorlb.
G kohcia B aptist Convention. This bo
dy commenced its annual session this morn
ing [Friday] in the Baptist Church. The
introductory sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr. Mallory, after which the Convention or
ganized for business—Hon. Thomas Stocks,
for many years the efficient President of the
body, taking the chair.
The chief business of the afternoon is the
election of officers—the reception and ac
crediting of delegates, and the appointment
of the various standing Committees.
The number of delegates in attendance is
smaller than was expected, owing to a cold
rnin-storm which has prevailed for two or
three days.
our Cook £ablc.
The Midmoht Sun. A Pilgrimage, by Miss
Bremer. Translated by Mary Howitt. New !
Vork: Harper & Brothers. 1849.
This is a beautiful little story, told in
Miss Bremer’s usual style. The scene is
laid in the far-away “ Norland,” where, in
mid-summer, the sun never sets, but is visi
ble in its approach to, and ascent from, the
horizon during the live-long night, produ- j
cing an almost mystical effect upon all who
witness the phenomenon. The book abounds
with charming episodes and delightfully true
and graphic descriptions of “ the inner life
of Sweden.”
We commend this book to the lovers of
the true, the pure and the beautiful, wher
ever they are found. It docs not dazzle the
intellect by the splendor of genius, but it
wins and soothes the heart by the spirit of
domestic affection. Miss Bremer's books
are much alike, it is true; but when the 1
prevailing tint is couleur de rose, who will
object to it i
Friends and Fortune. A Mbral Tale. By
Anna Harriet Drury. One vol., 12mo. New !
York: D. Appleton & Cos. 1849.
This is quite a readable story, wherein
are narrated the adventures of an heiress in
search of friends. There are several do
mestic scenes of considerable interest in the
book, and the story well illustrates the
blinding influence of wealth, and the hol
lowness of the eclat which attend its posses
sion.
The Caxtons. l’artl. New York: llarper &
Brothers.
The publication of this most admirable of
all Bulwer's works, in fragments, is abso
lutely too tantalizing to be borne patiently.
And yet, since we can’t as yet have it all,
we ought to be thankful for a part. In this
work, Mr. Bulwer has opened anew vein,
I which is yielding an inexhaustible store of
delight. We shall have more to say of it,
when it is completed.
Nahkative of the Late Expedition to the
Dead Sea —From a Diary of one of the Party.
Edited by Edward P. Montague, attached to
the United States Expedition Ship Supply.—
One vol , pp 336. Philadelphia: Carey &
Ilart.
The late Expedition to the Dead Sea, under
taken by the authority and under the direction
of the United States’ Government, was looked
upon with much interest, and important results
were expected to flow from it. These expecta
tions, we doubt not, will ultimately be fully an
swered. The work beforo us does not claim to
be a complete report of that Expedition, it is
simply a narrative of it3 principal incidents, re
corded in the form of a Diary, by one of the par
ty. Its details are often extremely meagre and
unsatisfactory, but from the nature of the subject
it necessarily possesses considerable interest. Its
perusal has increased our anxiety to see the forth
coming elaborate Report of Lieut. Lynch, the
able Commander of the Expedition. The present
work will prepare the public mind for a due ap
preciation of the “Official Documents,” which it
is neither expected nor intended to supersede.
The Sea Lions,” and other notices
of books, are unavoidably crowded out this week.
U j'J D 1 LI Jj Y >
THE SHAXSPEAEE CALENDAR.
Prepared for Richards’ Weekly Gazette.
May 13th.— The Southern Literary Ga
zette, Established, 1848.
“ There are fome shrewd contents in yon sarno
paper!”
[Mir hant of Venire, Act iii. Scone 2.
May 14th- Henry IV, of France assassi
nated by Ravaillac, 1610.
“ Will all great Neptune’s ooean wash thisblood
Clean from my hand 1 No; this my hand will
rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green—one red.”
[Marbah, Act ii. Scene 2.
May 15th—The American Congress as
sumes Independence, 1776.
“If it were done, when ’tis done, then’twere well
It were done quickly.”
Marbeth, Act i. Scene 7.
May 16th-Tkc Bill to remove the civil
disabilities of the Jews rejected in the Brit
ish Parliament, 1830.
“ Hath notaJew eyes 1 Hath not a Jew hands,
organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions 1
Fed with the same food, hurt with the same wea
pons, subject to the same diseases, heated by the
same means, warmed and cooled by the same
winter and snmmcr as a Christian is 1”
[Merchant of Venice, Act iii. Scene I.
May 17th--Napoleon ascended the Aljts,
1800.
“ That is a step
O’er which I must fall down, or else o’er leap
For in my way it lies.”
[Marbeth, Act i. Scene 4.
May 18—Queens of England, B’rancc and
Scotland met together in England, 1517.
“ When shall we three meet again 1”
[Murbelh, Act i. Scene 1.
May 19th—James Boswell died, 1795.
“ Why what a candy deal of courtesy —
This fawning greyhound then did proffer mo!”
[Henry IV. p. I. Act i. Scene 3.
jy-jS -j, > - ’ -v^'X
In Grcensborough, Ga, on the 6tli inst., James
A. McHenry, Esq.
In Madison, on the 3rd Mrs Sarah Ilubhard.
In St, Petersburg, Russia en the 7th of April
Major Whistler, an American Enginoer.
In Charleston, S. (\, on the sth inst., Dr. J. G.
F. Wurdeiuan, aged 39.
In Augusta, Ga., on the sth inst., Miss Julia C.
Unduly, aged 16
In Randolph Cos., Ga , on the 25th ult., Col.
C. F. Betton, aged 52.
In Pickens, S. C., on the 28th ult., Mr. Joseph
Taylor, aged 49.
In Pendleton, f.,on the 23d ult., Mr. Wm.
G. Hamilton, aged 22.
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T \TILL celebr&Le itx > /ir*4 (UMiMiw iwr*/ <m S^tur-
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J. A. CAKLTON, § Arrangements.
Athens, May 19. 1849.
Papers friendly to the cruise will please I
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NEW BOOKS
RECEIVED at the “ University Bookstore,”
May 18th, 1849.
Layard's Nineveh and its remains;
Irvings Astoria;
Ft. John’s Lybian Desert;
Parkraan’s Cali lorn i a and Oregon Trail;
Parsons o n tl,c Rose;
Life of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte ;
Monasteries of the levant;
Pictures and Painters;
Tuckei man’s Artist Life ;
Tupper’s complete Works one vol.
Mechanic’s own Rook ;
Miss Marti neaus Eastern Life ;
Encyclopedia of Religeous anecdotes ;
Millard's Egypt, and the Holy Land;
Bridge’s Christian Ministry ;
J nines’ Early Ministry ;
Child's Jewels,—beautiful minaturo vols ;
Miss Beecher’s Receipt Book ;
Entertaining Repository;
Family Failings;
Valerie, by Marryatt;
Georgina Hammond;
Ned Buntline’s Mysteries nnd Miseries of
New Vork ;
Sequel to the Mysteries and Miseries of N. Y.
The Volunteer, by Ned Buntline;
Quaker City by Lippard;
Shakspeare Novels;
ROSS \ l!!VI-,l;S^
TTTILL practice their profession in this and
VV the adjoining counties. Office at Ath
ens under the Newton House, and at Oxford,! la.
Athens, May. 1849. B—ly
Perfumery, &c.
COLOGNE, (various styles;) Bear’s Oil and
other Hair Oils ; Jules Ifauel's Shaving
(’reams ; Alabaster and Lily White, for the La
dies ; Lubin’s Extracts for the Handkercheif;
Nymph i Soap ; Transparent Soap ; Ambrosial
Shaving Cakes; Eau Lustral, lor the Hair;
Saponac‘ous Comp und, for Shaving: Chinese
Powder, for the Toilet ; Liquid Hair Dye, and
Hair Dye inipowder; Superior Charcoal Tooth
Paste. Just received at the
UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE.
Under Newton House.
May 19. 1549.
House anil Land for sale.
THE SUBB< RIBER, bovine p-moved from
the place, offers for sale his House and Land
in the town of Athens. The land comprises 296
acres, of which m large portion is well-wooded,
and flic rest in good arablo condition. The prop
erty is situated in the upper portion of the town.
The dwelling is handsome nml convenient, —the
out-houses all new, and the whole in perfect re
pair. ftU* There is an excellent spring near the
dwelling, and also a fine well of water.
If desirable, he will sell the dwelling with only
| eight or ten acres of land.
For terms of sale, applv to
ANDREW BAXTER,
or, in his absence, to Wm. M. Morton, Esq., or
to Prof C. F. MeCay.
Athens, May 12, 1849. 2tf
CHARLES CATLIN,
—tteater in—
Fine Watches, Jewelry,
Silver Spoons and forks, Plated Castors,
LAMPS, GIRANDOLES, FANCY GOODS, ic.
Also—Agenls for Chickering’s and Nunns A Clarke’s
! PIAMO-KORTES, which they s*ll ar the lowest sac
-1 lory prices. AUGUSTA, GKO.
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Publishers’ wlnnouncements.
LINDSAY & BLAKISTON,
[pHiiuuaei.j’iUA.j
HAVE RECENTLY PUBLISHED
Anesthesia; or, the employment <4Chloroform
or Ethor in Surgery Mad Midwifery. Bv J. Y
Simpson, M. D., h. Jt:B ; I’rofessOr Os Mid
wifery in the University of Edinburgh, Phy*.
ieian-Aconuehenr to the Queen in Scotland,’
&c. 1 vol.—oetavft.
I The Maternal Management op Children in
Health and Disease. By ThotnAs Bull, M. V
A neat 12:no volume.
[ MorfiT’s Chemical and Pharmaceutic Ma
nipulations : a manual of the Mechanical and
Cliemico-mcclianicai Operations ofthe In Mora
tory, &c., &c. With 423 illustrations.
HARPER & BROTHERS,
[NEW-YORK,]
Have jwst published the following Works i
1. Makdj, Or a Voyage Thither, —by Herman
Melville, author of “ Type©,” and “ Omoo.”
12m0., 2 vols.
2. History of Qleen Elizabeth,— by Jacob
Abbott. 12mo.
3. History of Hannibal, the Carthaginian;
—by Jacob Abbott. 12tno.
4. Mordat nt Hall, or September Night,—by
Mrs. Marsh. Bvff. Price 25c.
5. The Midnight Sun, —by Miss Bremer. Bvo.
Price, 12 l-2c.
6. The Caxtons ; a Family Picture. —bv Sir
E Bulwer Lytton. Part I. Bvo. Pre, 18c.
7. Roland Charles Lover Parti.
Price, 25c.
LEA & BLANCHARD,
[PHILADELPHIA,]
Have recently published,—among other rtew
works, —
Zoologic al Recreations,—by WJ. Broder
ip. f\ 4!. S., &e. In one neat vol., royal. 12ino ,
extra cloth.
carey&Tiiart,
[PHILADELPHIA,]
Have recently published the fallowing Works,’
which they offer to the trade at the usual discount.
A Narative op thk late Expedition to the
Dead Sea. Fjoiu the Diary of one of the Party.
Edited by Edward l*. Montague, attached to the
U. S. Expedition ship “Supply.” With inci
dents of travel from the time of the sailing Os the
Expedition in 1847, accompanied by a colored
map of the Holy Land. One vol. post
348 pages.
Also:
A Man made of Money : a Novel, —by Doug
ins Jerrold. 1 vol.—Price, 25c.
D. APPLETON & Co. y
[2OO nr.oADWAY, i. Y.,J
Have now ready:—
1. Confidential Disclosures; or, Memoirs of
my Youth, —by Alphonse de Lamartine,auth
or of •• Raphael,” &c. 1 vol —l2mo.
2. Friends and Fortune : a Moral Tale—by
Anna H. Drury. 1 vol , 12mo.—fine eloth.
GEORGE P. PUTNAM,
[BROADWAY, NEW-YORK,]
Has published tho following new and valuable
Works:—
Nineveh and its Ruins, with an account of
a Visit to the Chaldean Christians of Kurdistan,
and the Yezidia or Devil-worshippers, and an Js
ciuiry inio the Manners and Arts of the Ancient
Assyrians,—by A. H. Layard. With Introduc
tory Notes by Hev. E. Robinson, D. D., LL D.
Illustrated by 100 plates and wood euts. 2 vols.,
12mo.
ALSO:
Adventures in the Lybian Desert, ami th'o
Oasis of Jupiter Ammon—by B St. John. Ivol.
12mo. —cloth.
Bkif” Received and for sale in Athens Inf
Wm. N. White.
(General 2U)crtiscmcnto
GEOHOE ABBOTT,
DEALER IN
PAINTS, OILS AND COLOURS ,
Also, constantly on hand, at wholesale nd retail, and
at the lowost prices, a lot of Cumphiue, Spirit
Gut, with suitable Vamps.
No. 97 East Bay, Charleston, S. C.
w®7S>*TO PHYSICIANS.—The subscri
ber offers the Profession one of
Morohead's excellent Magnetic
v Machines. Call and examine, at
the University Bookstore. WM. N. WIIITFa
ENGLISH AND FRENCH
BOARDING and DAY SCHOOL ! I
\TR-S. COLEV, —a lady who has had many
i if A years’ experience in teaching,—will tako
charge of the Female Academy of Athens from
the Ist Monday in May.
The course of Instruction will consist in the
ordinary and higher branches of English educa
tion, together with French, for which no extra
clmrge 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. I—4fc
liOEW BOOTS
Just received at the University Book- Store f
(Tijcai) Publications.
Fernando, (by Alexandre Dumas ;)
1812, or the Campaign of Napoleon ;•
Longfellow’s Poems, (complete;)
Lever’s O'Donohue;
Wilke’s Western America j
Cooper's Sea Lions •
Macaulay’B Englanu;
Valentine’s Day t
Mrs. Gore’s Diamond and Piaikp
llall burton's Old Judge.
Xeto ffarorfes.
Fort's Medical Practice;
Franklin's Works, (Illustrated;)’
Carlyle's Miscellanies; *
Wilson’s “
Queens of France, (by Mrs. Buslie;) 4
Memoirs of Josephine ;
Allen's Domestic Animals ;
Allen’s American Farm Book;
Cole's American Fruit Book ;
Miner’s Beekeeper's Manual;
Bridgeman’s Hardener’s Assistant.
LAW BOOKS
171011I 71011 sale at the “UNIVERSITY BOOK
STORE,” Athens, Ga.
Addison on Contracts;
Angell and James on Corporations;
“ “ on Limitations;
Archbold's Criminal Pleadings •/
Burge on Suretyship;
Chi tty’s Blackstone;
“ General Practice ;
“ on Contracts;
“ on Pleadings;
“ on Bills;
Daniel’s Chancery Practice ;
Davis* Justice;
East's Reports;
Greenlcaf on Evidence
“ Testimony of Evangelists ;
Hilliard on Real Projierty ;
Holcombe's Supreme Court Digest;
“ Law of Debtor ami Creditor y
“ Loading Cases;
llotehkiss’ Laws of Georgia:
Jarmin bn Wills;
KinnS's Law Compendium
“ Kent;
“ Blackstone;
Lawyer's Commonplace Book £
Mitford's Pleadings ;
Modern Probate of Wills;
R ice’s S. C. Equity Reports y
Kussel on Crimes;
R oberts 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 y
“ Conflict of Laws;
“ Bills of Exchango ;
“ Agency;
Partnerships;
“ Promissory Notes ;
“ Sales;
“ Bailments;
Stephens on Pleadings; .
Tillinghast’s Adams;
United States’ Digest, with Supplement, and
Annual Continuation;
Warren's Law Studies;
Wheaton's Law of Nations.
s3* Call, before purchasing elsewhere, at fchtf
University Bookstore, N<k 2* Coßege Avenue,
under the Newtou Hou^e.