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H, r t,-i, will jiliice him in the very highest
■ 0 f his profession.
H i nee from Atlanta to Chattanooga
■ 11() miles, ami the whole route is re-
Hkahh’ for lofty embankments ami bridges
■ otlts anil excavations—so that tlie Roael,
Bn complete l !’ will exhibit more triumphs
■ lrt ti,an auy other Rail Road in the
■th. if not > > n( l eel l> in the * rllole country.
■ j oa( i i s in excellent condition through
Iwhole extent, and exhibits the fruits of
■tidicious and prudent supervision, under
Bell it cannot fail to be a source of im
■nse profit toGcorgia. The partial failure
■ the wheat crop in the Cherokee region,
■1 diminish its ancipatcd freight business
■ring this Summer; but we doubt not that
l reduction of fare upon the Road will
|rc than compensate this loss, by the great
[crease of travel.
ItVlicn the Road is actually open into Ten
L ce , there will be from Charleston to
[lattanooga a continuous line of railway,
[tending 450 miles, and another from Sa
[nnah to Chattanooga, of nearly the same
kth.
■ EDUCATION.
I ignorance is one of the most dangerous
to U free government. Our Republican
titutions depend, t'/h their perpetuity,
Hpon the intelligence of the masses. It is
■it enough that a few are well educated,
the many are ignorant. Wherever
His is the case, there is danger of tyranny
the one hand, and anarchy and terror
■m on the other. It is only whero Educa
m is universal, that liberty and law are
Harmonized, and both rendered entirely safe
Had permanent. But it is not necessary to
Hnter into an argument, to prove the import-
Hncc —the necessity, even—of the widest
iiifa ion possible of the benefits of Educa
ion. Those who will not ad;’ it this, on the
iiniple statement of the proposition, would
lardly be convinced by any argument that
:ould be brought forward.
The question now is, how shall we give to
ill the people of this Repmblic such an Edu
ction as shall fit them for the performance
)f their duties as men, and as citizens of a
iee country ? That there are thousands on
thousands, at the present time in our land,
who have not the slightest pretensions to
such an Education, is a fact too notorious to
need proof. It is well known, too, that there
are thousands of votes polled at every elec
tion, by men who cannot read the names
printed on their ballots, and wbo are as ig
norant of the Constitution of their country,
and the principles of political philosophy,
as an Esquimaux Indian is of Greek ! These
are the men whose votes are bought with a
few glasses of u-hiskey. Let us not be too
extravagant in our boasts of our intelli
gence as a people, and of our “ free and en
lightened voters,” or flatter ourselves that
our liberties arc entirely beyond the reach
of danger, while such a state of things exists
in our midst. It is better that we apply
ourselves at once, and with a will, to the re
moval of the evil.
The question recurs, how shall wc edu
cate the masses ? In many parts of the
South and Southwest, the sparseness of tlie
population presents obstacles to the success
of the common-school system, as it prevails
in other parts of the Union, which are not
easily overcome. To this we arc compelled
to add another obstacle, of almost universal
prevalence, to-wit: Indifference with re
gard to the subject of Education, on tlie
part of those whose children most need the
benefits of some system of public instruc
tion. How shall these and other obstacles,
which lio in tlie way of improvement in this
direction, he surmounted ? Wm. Gilmore
Simms, who takes ft warm interest in what
ever has a bearing upon the interests of the
South, for whose Literature he lias done so
much, suggests the propriety of good speak
ers “ taking the stump,” and canvassing
the country, delivering, not political har
angues, hut popular lectures on various
subjects of general interest Men, who arc
well known in the political world, and who
wield an important influence there, could
command at any time the attention of tlie
people to educational topics. Mr. Simms
says that he has urged this subject upon the
attention of certain of his friends, whose
standing gives them great influence over the
public mind, but that, though it met a ready
concurrence, the subject has not yet been
put to the test of experiment. We are quite
sure that if the class of men, to whom wc
have referred, could be induced to act upon
the suggestion of Mr. Simms, incalculable
good might be done, and the foundation be
laid for some efficient system of Education.
Who will step forward as a leader, and pio
neer in such a movement ?
Why may we not have an Educational
Missionary Society, with a corpis of lecturers
and teachers, with each a particular field of
labor ? One of these disciples of Letters
might go into a neighborhood or settlement,
where his services were needed, and there
remain from one to three weeks, or more,
according to the circumstances, lecturing to
tlie adults, and giving lessons in various ru
,dimental studies to the children, and then
proceed to another place, where a similar
course might bo pursued. He would, by
and by, return to the place first visited,
and resume his instructions there, and so on
indefinitely. An agent, or agents of this
Society, might visit all our towns and villa
ges, lecturing on the subject of Education,
and soliciting funds to carry on the opera
tions of the Society. The Sooiety might al
so publish a monthly or weekly Journal,
devoted to Education, together with school
books, tracts, &c.
That the Education, which could thus be
diffused, would be cither full or thorough,
will not be pretended. That it would be
far better than no Education, will he admit
ted by every one. The immense good which
the Sunday School is doing, aside from its
important religious influences, in giving to
thousands of children, who otherwise would
live anil die ignorant even of the alphabet of
their mother tongue, a knowledge of read
ing and writing, is a guarantee of the suc
cess of such a system of missionary labor as
we have indicated, in the new and sparsely
Efcttled portions of the South and Southwest.
We wish these remarks to be looked upon
simply in the light of suggestions. If they
shall have the effect to call the attention of I
the friends of Education to the subject, and
‘licit an expression of their views, our ob- I
jeet will be attained- *
California Column.
K! Dorado. The recent arrivals at New
lork, and other ports, have given us an
abundance of news from California. The
most extravagant accounts, previously re
ceived, of the richness of the mines, are con
firmed, but we now get n glimpse of the oth
er side of the pictnre. Wc have little hope
that the prevailing mania will be cured by
this peep behind the scenes, but we hope
those who are still in a condition to take a
rational view of the matter, will be saved
from the infection. The following items,
which wc glean from various sources, will
give our readers some knowledge of the
state of things now existing in El Dorado:
♦
Both Sides. The quantity of gold at
the Mines, from what I have seen, I judge
inexhaustible for the next twenty years by
a population of One Million of faithful dig
gers ; but the labor you have to perform to ‘
get it, and tlie privation you have to under- 1
go to reach here, and continue to undergo
while getting it, doos not repay any indus- ;
trious or business man in the States half
enough for making the attempt, if success
ful in accumulating as much as any one per- j
son has, up to the present time, which is al
together chance, as you may work for days I
and weeks adjacent to those who are getting ;
from one to two ounces daily, and sink holes
ten feet square and fourteen feet deep thro’
mud, water and rock, and yet be unable to
get enough to pay for your board, exposed
to the burning rays of a hot sun, and shut
out from the air by the mountains by which
you are enveloped.
Society. In California, thcro is an utter !
subversion of the order of society as it ex- i
ists in old States, and a confusion of all j
ranks and distinctions. But in the state of
affairs there is one peculiarity that pleases
me. Labor is unshackled and unoppressed.
It receives Us full recompense. The rough
est looking “ customers,” aad the most har
dy and laborious, are likely to have most of
the dust here, and, as this commands re
spect, they are the aristocracy of Califor
nia. Drinking, gambling, and all kinds of
licentiousness, abound to a greater degree
than at any other place upon the face of the
earth, it being apparently the aim and am
bition of a large number to try and excel
each other in nil which degrades and makes
man miserable.
The blue-laws prevail, or rather lynch
laws. If a man is caught stealing, he re
ceives 150 lashes on the bare back, and let- !
ters are sent to all the other mines, stating
his crime and appearance; and if he is
caught again, at any other mine, he receives ;
200 more; if again, he is taken to a tree ,
and shot. Such men as manage San Fran
cisco now, are rascals, with few exceptions, j
generally drunk.
Population. The actual population of
the country maybe thirty thousand, con
sisting of all nations, but principally of
Americans, English, French, Mexicans, j
Chilenos and Peruvians. The Americans
comprise less than one-lialf. On the Stan- i
islaus tlie Chilenos and Pcruanos outnuin- i
tier the Americans. The Chilenos are most
successful. They keep together, and when i
they find a rich deposit, they assist each J
other in digging it, while the Americans, j
more avaricious, keep their discoveries se- ;
cret as long as possible. It is feared that
trouble will occur on the Stanislaus during
the summer, when the Americans become
strong. I shall not, he surprised if blood
should flow, and the foreigners be driven
off.
Climate. The climate of San Francisco,
and other places on the coast, is tlie most
disagreeable that I know of. Cold winds
prevail during all seasons, and the tempera-j
ture varies sometimes 40 degrees in a day. j
The summers are worse than the winters. f
Every body suffers greatly on first arriving j
here. One requires warm clothing at all j
times. Although the climate is severe and j
disagreeable, 1 think it may he considered :
generally healthy, excepting in the Sacra
mento valley.
Miscellaneous Items. The ‘diggers'are
generally very successful; that is, strong, i
healthy men, accustomed to hard labor
They get about two ounces a day, and some i
much more, some less. It is a hazardous!
business, however. Some are robbed, some \
lose their health, and somo their lives.
A considerable number of young men j
have returned from the mines disgusted j
with the hard work necessary to obtain
gold, and are all doing well here in trading,
&c. Gold can only be obtained by labor,
such as only the most hardy arc able to en
dure.
A cook or a house steward commands, in
this country, a higher salary than the Gov
ernor of New York, and an industrious
drayman, with his cart and mule, is better
paid than tho Secretary of State.
£l)t Citerartj lUcrli).
Fanny Forrester. A letter received by
the last steamer, from Dr. Judson, the cele
brated Missionary, states that Mrs. Judson
is in a very low state of health, and that
fears are entertained that she is in a settled
state of decline.
Mr. Herbert's “ Fishing” will be issued
in about a week. The illustrations are
magnificent, and engraved from his own de
signs.
J. Bayard Taylor, author of “ Views
A-foot,” aud one of the Assistant Editors
of the Tribune, sailed in tho steamer Fal
con, for the purpose, we suppose, of going to
the Sacramento, and taking views a-mulc
bnck, for the benefit of the above named pa
per.
G. T. M. Davis, junior editor of the St.
Louis New Era, died of Cholera in that city
on the 19tU.
(I. P. Putnam announces, for the next
season, anew work from the pen of Thomas
Powell, entitled “The Living Authors of
England and America,” with illustrations
from tlieir works. It is a book that will be
looked for with great interest. Sir. Put
nam also announces “ The Monuments of
Central and Western America,” with com
parative notices of those in Egypt, India,
Assyria, &c., by Rev. F. L. Hawks.
Oliver Goldsmith. The next volume ofi
Irving's Collected Works will be “Oliver I
Goldsmith a Biography.” I
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onr (Possip (Column.
Sons of Temperance.
Anew Division of the Sons of Tempe
rance, under the title of Excelsior Division
No. 182, Was organixed in this town on the
4th inst. Tho following is a list of the Of
ficers of this Division:
Sylvanus Land rum, W. P.
C. L. Wlieler, W. A.
T. A. Burke, C.
Geo. Moore, A. C.
D. It. Jacques, R. S.
J. C. Whitaker, A. It. S,
John Jenkins, F. S.
M. T. Kendrick, T.
Wilson Rice, O. S.
Melville—Mardi.
The London Chronicle thus discouvse3 of
Herman Melville and his new work, Mardi:
“ There can be no question but that the author
of‘Mardi’ is—not a genius, perhaps—but a su
perlatively clever and highly-read man, endowed
with very considerable powers of fancy, and a cu
rious and very rare talent for a species of writing
which is at once enthusiastic and epigrammatic—
which burns, at one and the same time, with an
intense and richly-colored glow of poetic ardor,
and with tho more glittering but pn'.er fires of an
artful rhetoric. But although tho author of
•Mardi’ is undoubtedly a very fascinating gentle
man, wo do not, therefore, deem ‘ Mardi’ tobcal
together a very fascinating book. Mr. Herman
Melville just shows his powers, and thon flings
them recklessly away.
“In fact, if we were asked to define the manner
and the matter of ‘ Mardi,’ we should say the
book was a wonderful and unreadable compound
of Ossiim and Rabelais—of Moore’s ‘Utopia,’
and Harrington's ‘ Oceana’—of ‘ Gulliver's Trav
els’ and ‘Cook’s Voyages,’ spiced with rhetoric
from Macaulay’s essays, aud saroasm from Mr.
D’lsraeli’s perorations.”
A Word to the Yankees.
Martin Farquhar Tupper, the “ Prover
bial Philosopher,” publishes in his new quar
terly, 2 'he Anglo Saxon, “ A Word to the
Yankees,” containing a most cordial and
generous greeting to the people of this coun
try, all of whom he includes under the name
of Yankees—Yenghecs—English. It is an
eloquent plea for Anglo Saxon Unity. Lit
tell's Living Age publishes the article from
proofs, in advance of its publication in Eng
land. *
Kisses.
Sir Robert Porter says that in Russia,
kissing is as common and as public a mode
of salutation, as the shaking ot hands is
with us. Every bearded boor, when he
meets his fellow, kisses him—and when a
man, young or old, handsome or ugly, clean
or dirty, kisses a lady’s hand, he expects a
salute on the cheek in return—and tills is
done at every interview, lie gustibus, &c.,
say we!
Speaking of kisses, hero is a very short
poem, entitled “ The Kiss,” which may
please some of our readers :
“‘ O kiss me and go!’ said the maid of my heart,
And proffered her lips as my pay to depart,
‘ The morn is approaching, my moth r will know,
My dearest and kindest, O kiss me and go!’
she gave me the blessing in such a sweet way,
That the thrill of the pleasure enticed me to stay;
So we kissed till the morning camo in with ils
glow,
I 1 OF SIC said over y lUOmcn*, ‘O Viio.* m* aivl g t l* ”
But there is nothing, on this topic, equal
to the following lines of Tennyson :
“ Las! night, when someone spoke his name,
From my swift blood, that went aud earn
A thousand little shafts of flame
Were shivered in my nariow frame.
O Love, O Ere! once he drew
I pi 111 one long kiss my trhole sou! through
My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.” *
©itr Hook (table.
[Publishers anil Authors who desire to have their
Books noticed in this Gazette, are requested to
si nd copies to the Editor through Stringer he
Town, end, New-York, or Carey & Hart, Phil.
Poems, by James T. Fields. Boston: Wm. D.
Ticknor & Cos. 1819.
This pleasant volume has been sometime
before the public, and has won for its gifted
author an enviable reputation as a poet.
The leading poem—“ The Post of Honor,” —
pronounced before tlie Hoston Mercantile
Library Association, is one of the best
things of its class. Its versification is
smooth nnd flowing, and it contains touches
of humorous satire that would have done no
discredit to Tom Hood. Many of the minor
poems, comprised iu the volume, are very
beautiful. The Ballad of the Tempest, for
simplicity nnd true pathos, is unsurpassed.
The following little lyric is so seasonable,
that we cannot forbear to copy it :
SUMMER EVENING MELODY.
Go forth ! the sky is blue above,
And cool the green soil lios below ;
It is the hour that claims for love
The halcyon moments us they flow.
Tho glow-worm lends her twinkling lamp,
The cricket sings his soothing strain ;
And fainter sounds the weary tramp
Os footsteps in the grassy lano.
Go forth, ye pallid sons of core !
Too long your thoughts to earth are given ;
To night sweet music haunts the nir,
And fragrant odors breathe of heaven !
Here is a picture of the eager crowds
which throng tho wide halls of the Boston
Post-office, wbile the mails are being dis
tributed. It is from a poem entitled “ Com
merce
“ Tho mails are in! 10, what cadaverous crowds
Are rushing now, like spectres from theirshmuds!
In vain the dinner waits, the wife looks sad,
Tho children whine, the sweet-toned cook goes
mad ;
They stir not, move not from the busy walk,
But all is solemn os an Indian talk.
Say, would you tempt that earnest group to dine,
With smoking vonison and the raciest wine 1
Sooner will rabid men to fountains tuko,
Than tlioso same worthies their intent forsake.”
Sunrise is thus described, in two linos,
which we copy from the same poem :
Throws off his night-cap, when his nap is
done!” *
The Classic French Reader, or Beauties of
the french Writers, Ancient and Modem, lly
ALiin Do Fivas. With a Vocabulary—French
and English—of all the Wordsaud Idioms con
tained in the Work. By J. L. Jewett, Edit
or of “ Otlendrofs New Method of Learning
French.” New York: D. Appleton & Cos.
1819.
This, we judge, is an excellent compan
ion for “Ollcndrofs New Method,” con
taining, as it does, selections, both in prose,
and in verse, made with great care, from the j
works of the best writers of France. We
commend it to the attention of teuchers and
private students of the French language.
The Genu sos Italy . By Iter. Robert Turn
bull, author of “Tho Genius of Scotland,”
&o. New York : <I. P. Putnam. 1819.
At this time, while all eyes are turned to
wards Rome and Italy, and the weekly
budgets of news from that classic land arc
perused with such intense interest, nothing
could be more opportune than the appear
ance of this book, and our thanks are due to
both author and publisher for furnishing
us with just the information we most need,
to enable us to understand the character
and probable results of tlie struggle between
liberty and despotism, now going oil there.
The object of Mr. Turnbull is not to give
incidents of travel or descriptions of scene
ry, but to furnish an idea of the real char
acter and spirit of the Italian people, with
glimpses of their life, literature and reli
gion. In this he succeeded admirably, and
we rise from the perusal of his work, feel
ing as though wc had had a personal intro
duction to the men who are now at the head
of Italian affairs, and learned from their
own lips a history of their plans and pros
pects. Some extracts from the book, which
we shall hereafter give, in another depart
ment of our paper, will, wc think, convince
our readers that wc have not overrated it,
in this respect. We make here a single
brief extract, to which the events now trans
piring at Rome give a peculiar interest.
Our author, speaking of l’opc I’ius Ninth,
says:
“That ho will be restored somehow to his
place in Romo, if not a-i a sovereign, at least as a
pope, wo certainly anticipate. Whether by a re
al tiun or counter-revolution at the Capitol, or by
tho intervention of foreign powers, we cannot
tell; but, in a short time, wo expect to sec him
safely lodged iu his pulaeo on Monte Cavullo,
tern; oriziug, it may be, with Roman liberals, or
denouncing against them tlie veuge&aco us Hea
ven! But the instant this is done, ho bows his
neck to Austria, anil loses all bis infiuci.ee in his
native land. It is possible, indeed, that he may
establish h ; s residence somewhere else, in which
case his spiritual supremacy, and the consequent
unity of the Papal ohuioh, will bo seriously .en
dangered.
“These are significant events, and what will be
their issue, ir.ny be but not certainly
! foretold. The dial of the world cannot well go
| back. Reaction and restoration, even of old and
I despotic forms of government, will net essentially
I check the march of revolution. It is too late to
bring back the dark ages. The Romo of yester
! day is forgotten. Anew Rome is rising in every
| part of the world, anew society and anew age.
The day of Pius Ninth has passed forever, lie
may reign as Pontifex Maximus of the Papal
church —b it only asa shadow of his former self- —
a mere echo of the man who seined destined to
sway a djuble sceptre over the de. tinies of Italy
and of tho world. The war.d of the enchanter s
broken, anl even his own myrmidons laugh him
to scorn.” *
A History of American Baptist Missions, in
Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. By
William Guminoll, A. M , Professor in Brown
University. With Maps and an Appendix.—
One vol. 12m0., pp 350. Boston : Gould, Ken
dall & Lincoln. 1819.
The history of the Missionary Operations
of the Evangelical Church, is fraught with
the deepest interest nnd significance to all
true Christians. By such, the volume be
fore U3 wHI be billed, wlit. Q a an
evidence of the onward and upward teudeu
cics of the great cause they love. No mat
tev by wliat name they may be known among
men, tbeir hearts will rejoice in the records
of God's great work among the heathen
nations, though effected through the instru
mentality of a single branch of tho great
Christian brotherhood.
The Baptist denomination is ardently en
gaged in the missionary work. Among the
English Baptists, indeed, foreign-mission
labors originated —and their brethren in
the New World arc emulating, with a large
philanthropy, the noble example which they
set before them.
The History of American Baptist Missions
is a copious one, and beautifully illustrates
the benevolence and self-denial of Christian
ity. The preparation of these annals could
not possibly have been assigned to one bet
ter qualified, in every way, tor the task,
than Professor Gammell; and he has ren
dered not only a faithful service tc the
American Baptist Missionary Union, but a
labor of love to tlie entire Baptist denomi
nation. American Baptist Missionary ope
rations embrace wide and numerous fields,
chief of which, however, as hallowed by the
services of the Judsons, Wades, Kincaids,
and other honored names, are those in the
Burman Empire. Besides these, there arc
Assam, Arracan, Siam and China. Also,
the mission among the Teloogoos, a race oc
cupying a country on the Western const of
the Boy of Bengal; missions in West Afri
ca, in France, in Germany, in Denmark, in
Greece, and finally, among the North Amer
ican Indians.
The entire number of Missionaries now in
the service of the Union, is 105, (besides 158
native preachers and assistants)—occupying
139 stations and out-stations. There are
about 125 churches already organized on
Missionary ground, embracing upwards of
10,000 communicants.
Fifty-four devoted Missionaries have died
in the service, of which number, thirty-two
were females —a fact which adds another
beautiful proof to the self denying charac
ter of woman’s attachment to her Master. —
From 1815 until 1849, a period of 35 years,
the aggregate contributions to the funds of
the Union have exceeded one million of dol
lars.
Our space is too limited to allow of a more
extended notice of this work, which we com
mend to every one who loves the cause of
missions, but chiefly to every member of the
Baptist denomination.
(Pur Contemporaries.
Holden's Dollar Magazine. New York: C. W.
Ilolden.
The Jnly number of this deservedly popu
lar work is on our table. It is not a whit
behind its predecessors in interest and
value.
Southern Literary Messenger. Richmond, Va.
J. R. Thompson, Editor & Proprietor.
The July number of the Messenger con
tains a number of highly interesting arti
cles, among which are—The Corrinne, or
Italy of Madame Pc Stael; Broderips’ Zoo
logical Recreations; English Ballads; In
dian Stories, by Charles Laminin; and
Glimpses of St. Petershurgh. The Cheva
lier Merlin is continued. Tlie Messemrer
well merits the high reputatieu it has. won
and austaimxL
£l)e m iUorlii.
By the arrival of the steamship Catuida,
we have news from the Old World, up to
June 23d.
England. There has been some further
discussion of the Canadian question in the
House of Lords, but no action on thesubject.
The Cholera is making frightful ravages in
various parts of England and Ireland.—
There are, at present, 1,182 petitions, (sign
ed by 20-1,205 persons,) lying on the table of
the House of Commons, praying the House
to promote the formation between the Brit
ish Government and other governments of
the world respectively, of such treaties as
shall bind the parties to refer all interna
tional disputes that may arise, to the deci
sion of arbitrators.
France. The attempted insurrection in
I’aris was followed by a more formidable
one in Lyons. After some fighting on the
15th and 10th ultimo, the insurgents were
put down. There arc 50,000 troops in Lyons.
Rome. The French army had not enter
ed Rome. The Romans refused to negotiate
for a surrender. The attack of the French,
on the 14th, was kept up for 24 hours, with
out success. A reinforcement of troops and
guns from Toulon, was being landed at Ci
vita Vecchia on the 14th.
The Gazette of Lyons, of the 20th ult.,
announces the entry of the French into
Rome.
Hungary and Austria. The news from
Hungary and Austria is contradictory. The
London Globe, of the 22d, has intelligence
to 10th June, giving accounts of a tremen
dous encounter with the Hungarians. The
Austrians and Russians are said to have
been defeated, leaving 23,000 killed. The
battle took place on a plain between Raab
and Keisclburg, and lasted (54 hours. The
Magyars lost about 8,000 men.
ocncrcit intelligence.
Progress of the Cholera. Several cases !
of the Cholera are reported to have occurred
on the Savannah river, a short distance be- j
low the city. The Georgian of the 9tli in
stant, however, denies that the cases re
ported were Cholera. It says: “It is true !
there have been several cases of severe di
arrhoea on the plantation of Dr. Daniels,
four of which proved fatal. Likewise-, a
number of mild cases on the plantation of |
Dr. Serivcn, which have readily yielded to j
medicine. By some, the cases on I>r. Dan- j
ids’ plantation were pronounced Cholera i
The notice in the Courier should have sta- I
ted. however, that both plantations are in |
South Carolina, not in Georgia. The health
of Savannah continues remarkably good; so
we are informed arc the plantations adjoin
ing us in Georgia.”
In Cincinnati, St. Louis, Philadelphia and
New York, the Cholera continues unabated.
A number of cases are reported in Wash
ington, D. C. At Richmond, Va., 20 new
cases and 11 deaths were reported for the
forty-eight hours previous to the 2d instant.
Rumored Death of .Mr. Clay. The Bal
timore Clipper of Saturday says ; “ We re
ceived the following despatch last night
from Washington, giving a imnr T that the
Hon. Henry Clay lias fallen a victim to
Cholera;
“Washington, July 0, 1849.
“ Death of Henry Clay. —A private des
patch was received in this city, this even
ing, which leads to the belief that the lion.
Henry Clay, of Kentucky, is dead.”
Previous accounts had announced that he
had been attacked with the Cholera.
Artemas Gould has been elected Presi
dent of the Mechanics’ Bank of Augusta,
to till the vacancy created by the death of
Mr. A. Sibley.
The Weather. The heat on Friday last
was remarkable in all the Northern cities.
At Boston, the thermometer indicated 96 ;
at New York, 91; at Providence, 98; at
Calais, (Me.) 9<5 ; at Newark, 91 to 95; at
Philadelphia, 102; and at Albany, 98 ;
while in Charleston the highest point at
tained was 88.
m Luiiuiiuijy,
THE SfiAKSPEARE CALENDAR.
Prepared for Richards’ Weekly Gazette.
July Bth—The English repulsed at Ti
conderuga. 1758.
Shame and confusion ! all is on the rout.
Fear frames disorder, and disorder wouods.”
[Henry VI, Part 11, Aet v, Scene 5.
July 9th —Brnddoek defeated aud killed
nt Fort Du Qucsne. 1755.
“Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem.”
[Henry VI, Part 11, Act v, Scene 2.
July 10th—Smyrna destroyed by an
Earthquake. 1088.
“ It is a reeling world, hide d.”
[K ichard 111, Act iii, Sicno 2.
July 11th—John Q. Adams born. 1707.
“ A rarer spirit never
Did steer humanity.”
[Au/Ztony and Cleopatra , Aet v, Scene 1.
July 12th—Confederation of the Rhine.
1800.
“ If we live, we live to tread on kings.
If die, brave death where princes die wish us.”
I Henry IV, Part I, Act v, Scene 2.
July 13th—Peace between Great Britain
and Spain. 1713.
“ Every man shall eat in safety
tinder his own vino that he plants; aud sing
The merry songs of peace to nil his neighbors.”
{Henry VIII , Aet v, £eene 4.
July 14th—Bastile destroyed. 1780.
“ The cannons have their bowels full of wrath ;
And ready mount'd are they to sp : t forth
Their iron indignation ’gainst your walls.”
[King John, Act ii, Scene I.
Iu Columbia S. C. on the 4th iuut., Mr. Henry
McMillan and Miss Susan Evans.
At Woodland S. C. on the 2*l inst , John C
Calhoun, jr. sou of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, to
Miss An axle It. eldest daughter of the late Rev.
Jasper Adams.
gb bait sag*
In Cos. Ata. on theißhull., Mrs. .Mar
garet Lsuit house, aged 65.
In Samlersvilte, on the 2JHh ah , Haywood
Long, a soi> of Haywood and Mary Brookins,
aged oca year oiid lour month*.
RiCimUMS* WEEKLY GAZETTE
IS PUBI.!9HB EVERT SATIUIIAV BY
WM. C. RICHARDS.
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Office on College Avenue over the P. O.
Tf.kws: —Two DnUan i per annum, to be paid
ttrivUy inadrame. It*payment is not made with
in the tirot Bu*niths of u term of subscription,
the price will !>e Tic > Ddlnra ami Fifty Cmtt
—and, if delayed wntH the end of the year Three
Dollar*.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
I NIVKKSITY nr GrOKOIA, \
Athens, July 1848. ]
ON Sunday, July 2?4, f lie CmiinTtncerwru >'c •-
mou will Ik* dcliv* cl in the College ( h;i| el,
by the Rev. Mr. Rogers. ot Angnstu
Monday, 30th—The Boird of Trustees will
meet nt lOoVock, A. M -—and at 3 I*. M. there
will be an Exhibition of Sophomore Speakers.
Tuesday, 31? t—Junior Exhibit lon, at 10o*ef'ek
A. M. At 5 o'clock P. jVI , the Alumni Oration
will he <1 livered, by Henry Hull, dr
Wednesday, August Ist Annual Commesce
me.it.
Thursday, 2d—Annual Oration before the ])e
mostlienian and Phi Ka| pa Societies, by Rev.
John Julies, of Marietta, a member of the latter
Soictv. AS HI K Y HULL,
duly 14. Secretaay.
-fTSfc-SUN DAY SCHOOL
mfw BOOKS!!
11HE subscriber will hereafter keep on
. hand the following public.itions of the Amer
ican Sunday School Union—to be sold for cash
only. As fur at pos iblo the supply will be con
stant.
SmulayS. Library, Xo. I—loo vote , #lO 80
“ “ “ * “ 2 -100 “ 10 50
Cabinet do tor Little Folks. 50 “ 2 76
Union Questions, Nos. 1 and 2 ;
Child's Scripture Questions ;
Union Bible Dictionary;
Kevin's Bible Antiquities ;
Union Primer;
Union Spelling Book ;
Union First Reading Book ;
New S S. Hymn Book ;
Music Books for Sunday Schools ;
Any publications of the Union not
advertised will be procured at short notice The
above, it is believed, will he found a selection
most useful in the Sunday School.
*** Call at the New Bookstore, No. 2. College
Avenue. WM. N. WHITK.
fiT To the Traveliug Public!
A SPLENDID LINE OF COACHES will
run daily from
ATHENS TO MADISON STRINGS!
and the undersigned are prepared to furnish all
persons with four, six or nine passenger coaches,
to every point they may wish to go to, and upon
more reasonable term* than heretofore. We will
also keep good teams ane coaches at the Springs,
to convey passengers to Clarksville and the Falls,
or Pendleton and Greenville, S C.
%* Stage ami Livery office, Franklin House,
Athens, Ga.
SAULTER k IV V.
July 7. 1849. 2m- 4$ _
Georgia Kail-Koad.
H‘ff~ Summer Arrangement. AsdH
BETWEEN the 15th of June and 15th (.f o
tober, the Local Passenger Bates will be re
duced to three cents per mile ts
NEW MUSIC!
Just reer * v ’ u * ibe “ University
ANNUAL FAIR
OF THE SOUTH-CABOLINA INSTITUTE,
For the Promotion of Arte, Mechanical Ligcnu
ity and Industry.
f INIIE FIRST ANNUAL FAlßoflhe above
X Institute will be held in Chariest on, commen
cing ou Wednesday, 17th Oct ‘ber next, and con
tinue open during the week.
Specimens of ART, INGENUITY, ME
CHANICAL SKILL and INDUSTRY of every
description, is solicited for me Exhibition, from
sill the Southern States, and PREMIUMS will
be awarded to th.ise pre-outing the best speci
mens.
A list of the Premiums to be awarded, will be
published at au eaily day.
As this is the lirst effort made in the Southern
i Statss to advance the Mechanic Arts, by means
| of an Annual Fair similar to those that have
I proved so beneficial to the Northern Mechanics,
j the Board of Managers earnestly solicit the eo-oit
j oration of all who feel an interest in the prosperi
ty of the South, aud appeal to every Mechanic,
I Manufacturer, mid all persons engaged in pursuits
of skill and industry of whatever description, to
I send gome specimen to this Exhibition, and they
hope that every district in this State uud of our
sister States will be rep eseuted r*t the Fair.
All tho*o who intend seeding articles for exhi
bition will p ease give notice to L. M. HATCH,
Chairman Committe of Arrangements, a* an cur
ly day ns possible, and every Specimen sent will
he carefully attouded to und ref urned after the
Exhibition.
OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTE
WM < i KE< G, President
WM. KIRKWOOD, Ist Vic‘ President.
WM. M. LAWTON, 2d Vice President.
E. C. JON ES. Secretary•
L. A. EDMONSTON, Treasurer.
DIRECTORS.
Joseph Walker. C. D. Carr.
G. N. Reynolds, Jr. 11. 1). Walker.
J. 11. Taylor. F. J. Porcber.
E. W. ledger ton. D- X. M’lutnsh.
W. G. Desaussuro. C. Y. Richardson.
L M. Hutch. Win. Lebbv.
Ma 24 It
*** The following is a list of PREMIUMS to
be awarded.
For the best Specimen a Silver Medal and f.r
the next be j t a Diploma-
For New Inventions a Gold Medal, at the dis
cretion of the Committee.
Articles of all kinds not named below will be
received, and Premiums awarded for the same.
Architectural Drawing
Design for Diploma fr
the So Ca Institute,
Painting In Oil,
“in Water Colours,
Miniature Painting,
Pen Drawing,
Pencil Drawing,
Crayon Drawing,
i Sculpture,
Penmanship,
Best mode of Corn-true t
ing Wharrts,
Best Press for Packing
Cotton,
West Rico Thrashing
Machine,
Best ( often Gin,
4 4 Refrigerator,
44 Plough,
44 Churn,
44 Wash’e Mnchino
Stone Maws Work
Carpenter? Work, by
hand,
44 44 by
machinery,
Carving iu Wood,
Model of a Ship,
Specimens of—
Boat Builders Work,
Ship Joiners Work,
Pump and Block Ma
king.
Mill-Wrights Work,
Coopers, Work,
Four Wheel Carriage,
Buggie,
(tig or Sulkey,
Cart or Pray,
Steam Engine,
Fire Engine,
Turning in Brass, Iron
or Wood,
Blacksmiths Work,
Casting iu
Iron Hailing Fence or
Gate Work,
Brass or Copper Work.
Locksmiths, 44
Bell Hauging 44
Gunsmiths 44
Instrument Makers 44
Makers 4 *
I Jewelers 44
Silver Smith 44
Silver Plating,
Die Sinking,
Engraving on Steel,
( opper or wood,
Lithography,
Meehan ic-a.l dentistry,
Ctoek and Watch Ma
kfng.
Cutlery,
Orna. Painting,
Omu. Sign Painting.,
Cabinet Work*.
Fancy Priating.
Book Prrntmg.
Ruled ami Bourn! Lod-
Fancy Bindings
Side oi Sate Leather
i Side of Harness Leath
j Calf Skin, dress* and tor
boots,
Carriage Harness,
| Buggio or Sulkey Har
ness,
I Cart or Dray Harness,
Rid ng Sa Idle.
! Weaver <r Silk Hat,
j Cloth Cap,
| Military or Firemans
i cp,
j Pair of Boots,
44 of Shoes,
44 of Ladies, Gui
j ters,
“ of Ladies Slip
pers,
Tailoring,
Umbrella or Parasol,
Hair Dressers Work,
Gilding,
Stucco Work,
Modeling in Plotter,
Tin work,
Plumbing,
Basket orAVioker Work
Wooden Wart*,
Dyeing in Wool, Silk
or Cotton.
Upholster* Work,
Mantua Making,
Milinerv,
Shirt Making,
Quilt,
Embroidery in Gold or
Silver,
Embroidery iu Silk or
Worsted,*
Artificial {lowers,
Ornamental Hair Work
Raw Silk, not less than
1 2 ls.
Manufactured silk.
Weaving. Hand Loom, ,
44 Power Loom,
Specimens of Cotton
Yum,
Pair of Knitted Stock
ingS Soeks or Gloves
Coach laiee,
Gimp, Fringe and Op
n amen ia 1 We av ing,
Confectionary,
Refined Loaf Sugar,
Pottery,
Ghitts,
Manufactured Iron,
Cut Nails,
Wrought N ails,
Gray Bricks,
Pre Bricks*
Fire Brieks,
Turpentine, manufie
tured,
Soap,
TaltoMr, Wax
Candtosy
Soda Water,
Cake Making,
Si arch,
Flour,
Butter, for Winter use,
not ies3thoa.il>U>d. ,
Cheese.
iJublisljcrs’ TlnmnuucmcntE
JOHN WILEY,
[no. 2 BROADWAY, tfF.W YORK,J
il**;u-t published:
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around Fort Snellirg. By Mrs. Mary East
man, with Prefkce by Mrs Kirkland In one
vo! , 12qi0., pp. 287. II lit.straltd by numerous
plates.
11. The Hill Difficulty, and ot bar Allegories.
By Ker. Geo. B. Cbetver, D. I>. Oi.e vol..
12m0., pp 383.
111. Thk Water Cure lx Amortcm. Ik ing .
history of 220 cns> of various discs* a treated
with water, by Weaoelhwefl, Sin w and others,
with cases df domestic prnet ce, Ac Ac. Olv*
vol , l2mo , pp. 288.
IV. The Seven Lamp** of Arcwithcttre.
By John Buskin, author of Modern Paint
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yol., I2mo , pp. IMf.
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Tits: Social Psalmist: anew Selection of
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IX order to stimulate a Summer and Fall fra', el,
and to no ouiuivdate the public generally, the
tare on the W. & A. Kail-Road will bo reduced
from and after the 15th instant, to extend to the
15lh October next, us fuilowa:
From Atlanta to Dalton, $3 00
“ “ “ Marietta, 60
“ Marietta “ Acworth, 45
“ Acworth “ Etowa and CarfersAillc, 40
“ Cartersville “ Cass, 15
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