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legion. There nre four churches in the
place—Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist,
nn<l Episcopnl—each of which lias a sepe
rate house of worship. The last mention
ed, true to the instinctive love of great
names of which we have spoken, will speed- ,
ily consecrate another St. Peter's. The
neat little edifice which belongs to this im
posing title—for we cannot suppose that the
title belongs to the building—is almost com
pleted. The Presbyterians have built a neat
and appropriate house. Os the houses of the !
Baptists and Methodists, “ the least said the
better.” With most of the clergy of Rome,
(not a Romish clergy, however !) wc have a
sometime acquaintance. They nre men
whose lives adorn their profession, and ex- |
ert a salutary influence upon the commu
nity.
July 10th. Modern Rome possesses one
advantage, which we fancy the Italian capi- ,
tal could not boast —at least to the same ex- |
tent! True, she had her spacious baths—
beneath roof and dome sustained by exqui
sitely-wrought. columns —but this city has
upon its very skirts, within the sound of its
voices, a deep and clear river, so completely
embowered in foliage and shut in by over
shadowing cliffs, that it is one large bathing
house, with the sky for its dome and the
trees for its pillars! With a grateful mem
ory of its refreshing embrace, arc we now ‘
seated, in the ebb of a hot and weary day,
making these hasty records.
It is a very humiliating reflection, that
intellectual beings are yet so essentially
animal in their propensities, that they can
be guilty of crowding the doors of the din
ing-hall, waiting the first touch of the tink
ling steel, to rush pell-mell into the domains
of Apicius! So it is, however ; and shall
we record it to our own shame ? that wo
have this day emulated the throng in their
zeal to get to the table before all the more
tempting viands wei e consumed —a myste
riously electric process, by the way !
The Superior Court of Floyd County has
been in session for now more than a week,
and a large amount of business yet remains
upon the docket. We climbed, to-day, the
“Hill Difficulty,” and took a peep at the
“Coart.” What a scene for Ilogarth did
the interior of the Court House present!—
Outside and inside the semi-circular bar,
the floor was covered with tan-bark, to pre
vent the noise of walking, and perhaps to
protect the floor from a deluge of tobacco
juice. With the latter purpose, it might
not be amiss for the sextons of the churches
to spread the tan-bark over the floors of the
sanctuaries, judging from our observations
on Sunday. But to go back to our mutton,
or rather to the looof-sack. Within the bar,
6ome thirty or forty lawyers were seated
on chairs, disposed according to individual
taste. Some [lawyers, not chairs,] were
asleep, with their heads on their knees. —
Others were lolling at their case, with their
feet respectfully presented to “ His Honor,”
who, “ alone, in his glory,” occupied the
“ bench,” [literally.] “ His Honor” was
pacing the platform, very restlessly, ever
and anon turning his eyes sharply upon
some “ counsel” who was industriously quo
ting Peters, or Vesey, or, perchance, Kel
ly ! We could not help thinking, as we gaz
ed upon “ His Honor,” of the impression his
appearance would make in an English ses
sion-room. Upon his head, instead of a full
and elaborately dressed wig, he wore a
broad-brimmed Panama. Instead of the
lace-ruffled shirt bosom, his throat was
guiltless of even a black ribbon. Instead j
of the dark and flowing robe around his j
form, he wore tight-fitting pantaloons of
duck, which did or did not, as it happened,
conceal his pseudo-boots!
****
To account for tlic large number of law
yers at the Court, we may mention that mo
dern Rome can muster more “ limbs (and
branches) of the law” than any place of
similar size in our knowledge. The same
remark is true of young physicians. We
hope they have commenced their profession
al career with an abundant stock of pa
tience—a qualification which wc fancy will
stand them in stead of harder-earned know
ledge.
Rome is a. place of magnificent expecta
tions, but, as yet, of only moderate realiza
tions. It is admirably situated for an ex
tensive trade. Its geographical advantages
embrace a Rail Road, connecting it with
the sea-ports of the Atlantic, and a river
navigation stretching into the heart of a
fertile and populous region. Its trade is
extending, though, at present, its mercan
tile interest is under a cloud, arising from
the almost entire failure of the wheat crop
in Cherokee, upon which large expectations
had been based.
Wc are told that five brick-yards arc in
active operation, supplying the demand for
building material in the town. Rome, al
though her population is less than 2000, has
a city charter and government. We have
seen many an unassuming village, with
three times her population ; but she has cer
tainly ns much right to a city corporation
as others of her Cherokee sisters ; and wc
arc pleased to record that her municipal
regulations aro strict- and efficient for the
preservation of good order.
Romo has no book-store —at which we
greatly marvel, especially as her stores are
numerous, and some of them showy. She
has respectable Schools, and “ a College” is
whispered about, as among the possibilities
of her future achievements. Os her Hotels
we might, perhaps, have said better things,
had wc not “ happened” there during Court.
The “ Exchange” is in the centre of busi
ness, and its piazza is really the place
“ where merchants most do congregate.”—
Os its chambers and cuisine wc cannot speak
from observation , else, perhaps, we might
confirm the general good report. We are
quartered at the “ llucna Vista House” —
which we hope has some rooms larger and
more comfortably furnished than the one
which Fate (and the bar-keeper) assigned
to us. Editors want elbow-room when they
visit Hotels, for although they belong to
“ the press,” they arc in the habit of con
trolling, and not of yielding to, it.
There are two steamboats on the Coosa at
this place—one in good condition, and the
other undergoing repairs. A steam saw
mill near the steamboat landing, is In con
stant operation. The newspapers of Romo
arc the Southerner and the Commercial
Bulletin. Wc have named them not in the
order of their seniority, but of their size.
The former, owned and edited by Messrs,
l ouche & Cuylcr, is devoted to the Demo
cratic interests. The latter is edited by
Mr. Russel Rennau, and sustains the pres
ent National Administration.
July 11th. A pleasant journey by ‘rail,’
of 18 miles, brought us this morning to
Kingston, with an appetite keenly prepared
to appreciate the very excellent breakfast
set before us y Dr. Johnson, at his comfort
able hotel. As we approached the Kingston
Depot at a quick rate, the train from Dalton
on the State Road, came rapidly down, and
the nrrival of the two truins at the inter
vening platform was almost instantaneous.
The road from Rome to Kingston is decided
ly the most picturesqne in the South. Tra
versing the East bank of the Etowah, it
passes through a valley whose fertility and
verdure gladden the eye and the heart.—
Occasionally it sweeps through deep cuts, or
along rocky terraces, but at every point, the
river, on the one hand, presents some fresh
view to attract, or, on the other, the hills
rise into mountain grandeur and wildness.
The Road is in excellent condition, and un
der such careful management, that since it
has been in operation, not a single accident
has transpired. It cost, with all its loco
motive appliances, and its station houses,
the sum of #120,000, and is already paying
a good return on the capital invested. To
its able and gentlemanly Superintendant,
S. T. Combs, Esq., wc are glad to make ac
knowledgments for various courtesies.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
We have made Mr. E. 11. Mellichampeour
Agent for the Gazette and Schoolfellow,
and appointed, as his present field of effort,
the State of South Carolina, and particular
ly the upper Districts. Wo commend him
and our works to the favor of tho people in
that section.
Our (Gossip GTolnmit.
A Terrible Fate Averted!
A subscriber, having removed to a village
not a thousand miles from our office, and
whose directions to alter the address of his
papev had been somehow overlooked, writes
as follows: —“A. 8. l’lease direct my Ga
zette to E . This is the third or fourth
time I have written you to send me the Ga
zette to E . If you do not send me my
paper to E , may you wear tight boots
all your life, with two fleas in each of them ;
be forever troubled with cross babies ; have
a thousand rhyming contributors to the Ga
zette ; and, when you die, may not a single
tear be shed over your cold and narrow
couch —all because you will not send my
paper to E !
“ P. S. Be certain you send my paper to
E .”
Let our excellent and esteemed friend, TANARUS.,
believe that it needed not the argumentum
ad pocketum, made use of by him in this last
appeal, to induce an immediate compliance
with his wish. We could not have with
stood the terrible objurgations of his letter.
At the first, our heart quailed and our
knees trembled ; at the second, we inward
ly prayed—“ Lord, deliver us !”—but, at
the third specification, we exclaimed with
Macduff:
“ Oh, horror! horror! horror! Tonguo nor heart
Cannot conceive, nor name thee r*
In the contemplation of this dire afflic
tion, we considered not the fourth and final
malediction; but rushing, with suspended
breath and visible horror on our face, into
the presence of our book-keeper, thrust the
fatal missive into his hand, and prayed him,
for the love of Heaven, to avert the terrible
danger by an instant compliance with the
ominous direction that appeared all over
the letter, within and without, like the fla
ming inscriptions which the demons wrote
upon the accursed barrels in “ Deacon
Giles’ Distillery!” The Gazette has been
sent to E , and we breathe freer;
though, lest the curse should be even now
working to its fulfilment, we cautiously
avoid wearing boots at all —humor our only
babe in every whim —carefully examine eve
ry suspicious-looking letter that arrives
through the Post-office—resolved, if we dis
cover in any “ the mark of the beast, to
refuse them, and, finally, have made at least
one friend promise to shed a tear upon our
final resting place. We have had a lesson
not soon to be forgotten, and hereafter no
subscriber need apprehend any delay in
having his directions to alter the address of
our paper complied with.
Historical Accuracy.
An Italian, who visited this country a
few years since, and wrote an account of
what he saw, has the following interesting
item of history : “ On Bunker Hill is a cel
ebrated monument, erected to commemorate
the victory gained by the Americans over
the English in 1776. It was commenced by
Engineer O’Donnell Webiter, in 1827, un
der the Presidency of the celebrated La
Payette, and finished in 1843.”
Sentimental.
A young lady of our acquaintance, being
asked by a gentlemen if- she had read Mrs.
Eastman’s Legends of the Sioux, replied
that she had not, and added that “ blic
should dearly like to read it, for it must bo
a very sentimental book.” She probably
supposed that it was a collection of legiti
mate love tales—legends of the “ Sigh-oh
Plagiarism.
Son}C individual, with as little sense as
honesty, recently sent to the Temperance
Banner, as an original contribution, the
fine old poem, by Marsdcn, “ What is Timer”
beginning—
“ I asked an aged man, a man of cares.”
We mention this, to express our astonish
ment that there should be found, at this
day of diffused knowledge, any ope suffi
ciently stolid to suppose that a plagiarism
so glaring as this, could escape detection
and exposure. The fable of the jackdaw in
borrowed plumes, is not a whit less applica
ble now than in the days of iEsop. While
on this point, we beg leave to assure our
would-be correspondent, “ Henricus,” that
we have already met with the poem which
he “ offers with much diffidence for publica
tion —it being a first attempt”! We annex
the piece entire, as it appears in “ The
Poets and Poetry of England,” where it is
attributed to William Lisle Bowles ;
REMEMBRANCE.
I shall look back when on the main—
Back to my native isle,
And almost think I hear again
Thy voice, aud view thy smile.
But. many days may pass away,
Ere 1 aga u shall sec,
ii@iai©©® wishaw ©aaaßßio
Amid til* yoang, the fair, the gay,
One who resembles thee.
Yet when the pensive thought shall dwell
On some ideal maid,
Whom fancy’B pencil pictured well,
And touched with softest shade i
Tho image form I shall survey,
And, pausing at the view,
Recall thy gentle smile, and say—
“ Oh! such a maid I knew !”
The Flit Letters.
Many readers of the Gazette arc enquir
ing, “ What has become of Flit?” In reply
to them all, wc are happy to say that lie has
recently reported himself from Peekskill,
on the Hudson, and promises to resume the
“ Flit Correspondence” at a very early day.
We hope to publish a letter from him in our
next number.
Advertisement Extraordinary.
We clip the following advertisement from
the Charleston Courier. Tho “ Lady Alice”
is described by the English critics as “ the
most brilliant and exciting story that has
appeared for a long time.” Surely our
friend Russell, (or the printer for him,)
has made a great mistake in his specifica
tions of the title-page:
T ADY ALICE, OR THE NEW UNA—A
J_J description of a system of Military Bridges,
with India Rubber Pontoons; prepared for tho
use of the United States Array, by Capt. Geo
W. Collura. Just received bv
JOHN RUSSELL, 236 King St.
Edward S. Dodge, Esq.
This accomplished and favorite Artist has
returned to our town, and proposes, if the
indications are favorable, to re-open his
Miniature and Daguerreotype Rooms. He
is at the Newton House, where specimens of
his unsurpassed skill in the Fino Arts may
be seen.
oitr Cook Qlablc.
[Publishers and Authors who desire to havethoir
Books noticed in this Gazette, are requested to
send copies to the Editor through Stringer &
I Townsend, New-York, or Carey & Hart, Phil.
i Benjamin Franklin. His Autobiography ; with
| a Narrative of his Public Life and Services.—
By Rev. 11. Hastings Weld. W’ith numerous
designs by J. G. Chapman. In one vol. Bvo ,
pp. 549. New York: Harper & Brothers. —
1819.
This elegant volume has met with that
; generous reception from the public, which
j it merited ; and if we are somewhat late in
noticing it, we are none the less prepared to
appreciate and oommend it. About half the
volume is occupied by Franklin’s own ac
i count of his life, which has been deservedly
; called “ one of the most charming perform
ances of the kind ever written.” It cer
tainly possesses a remarkable degree of in
terest, attracting every class of readers.
The labors of Mr. Weld occupy the other
half of the work, and embrace the public
life of Franklin, and those services to his
country which have made his name not only
famous, but glorious. The illustrations by
Chapman form one of the great attractions
of the book. They are about eighty in
number, and are very ceautiful, both in de
sign and execution. The typography and
paper are faultless.
Rural Letters, and other Records of Thoughts
at Leisure, written In the Intervals of more hur
ried literary labor. By N. P. Willis One
vol. 12mo , pp. 380. New Y’ork: Baker &
Scribner. 1319.
Mr. Willis is a favorite with us, despite
his foibles, and we can always find pleasure
in the perusal of his graceful, fanciful, and
unique sketches. Os this description are
most of the contents of this volume, where
his admirers will recognize familiar things,
such as the “ Letters from Under a Bridge,”
“ Open-air Musings in the City,” “ Invalid
Rambles in Germany,” and “ Letters from
Watering riaccs.”
No American writer is better acquainted
with society than Mr. Willis, and he shews
it up in a most inimitable style. His free
dom would be impertinence, but for tho
grace which invests it. lie uses the oddest
imaginable similes, and sometimes talks non
sense with as much propriety and effect as
if he were serious. The exceeding versatil
ity of his genius—for he possesses real ge
nius—is not surpassed, if equalled, by that
of any of his contemporaries.
He certainly makes an admirable editor;
and although he had a deal of egotism, it is
willingly overlooked for the sake of his ra
ciness. Os the “ Rural Letters,” those “ from
under a bridge” are the best. All, howev
er, are exceedingly readable and pleasant.
Dahcotah, or Life and Legends of the Sioux
around Fort Snelling. By Mrs. Mary East
man, with a Preface by Mrs. C. M. Kirkland
One vol. 12m0., pp. 288. New York: John
Wiley. 1849.
The Indians,” says the amiable author
of the preface to this volume, “are full of
poetry” —and these beautiful Legends of the
Sioux afford abundant proof of the truth of
the remark. Tlio Indian character, in its
native simplicity, is essentially poetical—
and those authors who have skilfully work
ed this prolific vein of American Literature,
have won for themselves an enviablo repu
tation, and helped to redeem their country
from the reproach often cast upon it, that it
had nothing fresh and indigenous in litera
ture. The Indian features of Mr. Cooper's
delightful books, aro their crowning beauty
and excellence.
Mrs. Eastman is the wife of Capt. East
man, of the U. S. Army, and having resided
several years at Fort Snelling, in the imme
diate vicinity of the once powerful, but now
almost extinct nation, of the Sioux Indians,
with whom she had frequent intercourse,
she is qualified to tell us much about that
interesting tribe. When wc add that she is
not less gifted with pleasing powers of nar
ration, than in the material for their exer
cise, we shall, perhaps, sucoeed in enlisting,
at onoe, the reader's good will towards her
very agreeable volume,
In the author’s Introduction and Prelimi
nary Remarks, wo have many glimpses at
the social life and condition of the Dacotalis
—blended with a saddening picture of their
rapidly waning glories, and their fast-com
ing destiny. An account of their customs,
feasts, and dances —as also of their writing,
their names, their doctors, their gods, and
other features of their social economy, is
not without real interest.
The volume comprises nearly a score of
romantic Legends, received by Mrs. East
man from the lips of the red men and wo
men, in their own wigwams or in the fort.
They aro very beautiful —brimful of tender
ness and poetry, and of a deep religious
feeling They reflect the inner life of the
Delian, and in the simple yet impressive
narrative of tlio fair authoress, win our
hearts to admiration of his native noble
ness. Mrs. Eastman has performed a grace
ful, and, wc doubt not, to thousands of read
ers, a very acceptable task ; and we dismiss
her book, with the hope of meeting her
again and again in the fair tournament of
letters.
Dehmot O'Bkikn, or the Taking of Tredagh.
A Tale of 1649. By Henry William Herbert,
author of “The Rornon Traitor,” &c. New
York : Stringer & ‘Townsend. 1849.
This is a pleasant Irish story, told in Mr.
Herbert’s usual attractive style. This will
be deemed a sufficient recommendation by
those who have read and admired the pre
vious works of the author. *
Water Cure in America. Edited by a Water
Patient. New York: John Wiley. 1849.
To those interested in Hydropathy—and
every person should be sufficiently interest
ed to investigate its claims—this is a valua
ble work. It gives an account of more than
two hundred cases, of various diseases,
treated with water, by Drs. Wessclhoeft,
Shew, Bedortha,Shieferdeckcr, and others;
with notices of the various Hydropathic es
tablishments and publications in America.
The Sry. A Tale of the Neutral Ground. By
J. Fennimore Cooper. Revised, corrected and
illustrated, with a New Introduction, by the
author. One vol., 12m0., pp. 463.
The extraordinary success which has at
tended Mr. Putnam’s enterprise in pub
lishing an elegant, uniform edition of Wash
ington Irving’s works, has induced him to
undertake, in similar style, tho works of
the first and best American novelist, J.
Fennimore Cooper. The volume before us
is the beginning of this new series, and we
welcome it with a deep-felt and earnest
pleasure, containing, as it does, the author’s
earliest novel, originally published a quar
ter of a century ago. The reader is too
well acquainted with “ The Spy,” to afford
us any apology for referring to the story
itself, further than to say that, in the intro
duction to this edition, Mr. Cooper relates
an anecdote of the war of 1775, upon which
he founded the plot of his admirable work.
It is a beautiful incident, and lends a ten
fold interest to the story. Tho “ Spy” was,
in truth, a real personage, but so secret
were his operations, and so perfect was his
concealment, that not even his name has
come down to posterity.
Mr. Cooper tells us, also, that when he
printed the first volume of “ The Spy,” the
second was unwritten ; and, so small were
the encouragements to literary labor, that
he did not, for several months afterwards,
commence it. When, at last, it was in pro
gress, the author received a hint from his
publisher that it might grow too long for
profit—and, to relieve his anxiety, Mr.
Cooper wrote “the last chapter, which was
actually printed and paged several weeks
before the chapters which precede it were
thought of.”
This is one of the “ curiosities of Litera
ture,” and exhibits, most strikingly, “ the
day of small things” in American letters.
Since then, wbat v*oaHerfnl changes have
taken place in the geographical, commer
cial, political, social and intellectual condi
tion of our country. These changes our
author has watched with a vigilant eye. and
the good and the bad in them are still the
prolific themes of his pen.
We trust that American readers will make
this new edition of Cooper's works an ova
tion to his genius.
Naebative ok the U. 8. Exploring Expedi
tion to the Rivek Jordan and the Dead
Sea. By W. F. Lynch, U. S. N. Com. of the
Expedition. One vol., Bvo., pp. 508. With
maps and numerous illustrations. Philadel
phia : Lea & Blanchard. 1849.
We have read this work with profound
interest and much satisfaction. It records
the results of one of the most judicious and
successful exploring expeditions ever sent
out by an enlightened government, and re
fleets the highest possible credit upon all
parties connected with it. Lieut. Lynch’s
narrative is easy, graphic and pleasing,
despite occasional lapses in grammar, and
other blemishes. His field of research—so
important and hitherto littlo known —has
become invested with a tenfold deeper inter
est than ever. The economy, despatch, un
wavering zeal aud energy displayed in the
adventure, are beyond all praise. The me
chanical execution of the work is beautiful,
exceedingly. It is a volume to adorn the
most elegant library. As it is our intention
to prepare an extended notice of the work
for our Critical Department, we shall say
no more of it, at this time, than simply to
urge our readers to procure it immediately.
Sljc OU> lUovlti.
By the arrival of the Niagara, we have
Liverpool dates to the 30th ult. The news
is important, but not of such startling im
port as by some previous arrivals. We
make the following summary :
England.—\n Parliament, tho removal
of the Jewish Disabilities bill has been re
jected in the upper house by’ a majority of
20, the Ministers not venturing to call for
the proxies.
Baron Rothschild, having been rejected,
has already accepted the Chilton hundreds,
and made an appeal to the electors. His
success is considered certain.
The House of Commons has affirmed the
second reading of the marriage bill, to ren
der valid marriages with the sisters of de
ceased wives.
Owing to the unfavorable accounts of the
growing crop of cotton in America, received
by the last steamer, an extensive business
has been transacted, during the past week,
at aq advance of l-8d to l-4d per lb. The
quotations are as follows: Fair Upland,
4 7-8d ; Fair New Orleans, 4 l-8d a 4 -12d,
a 4 5-Bd.
France.—A Bill regulating the press has
been introduced into the Assembly. It pro
poses a law, for temporary application, simi
lar to that of Louis Philip, and powers arc
given by it for the temporary suspension of
evory journal attacking the constitution,
or making direct appeals to tho army against
the Government.
The law against Clubs has already been
put in force.
The bickering which has been carried on
between tho President aud a portion of his
Ministry, is rapidly approaching an issue,
and it is supposed will result in the retire
ment of some of the lending members of tlio
Cabinet. The principal cuuse of the dissen
sion is the anomalous and fratricidal policy
of the Government in regard to Italy.
The advices from Paris, on Tuesday even
ing, state the city was perfectly tranquil,
and business on the Bourse steady, with an
upward tendency and a rise in prices. Five
per cents closed at 80f. 20c.
Home. —After a severe bombardment, the
squadrons of the French army succeeded in
establishing themselves within the outer
walls of Rome, early on the 22d of June.
Since that time, they have been occupied
with attempts to acquire possession of the
j inner bastions and defences, but, up to the
23d and 24th, they had not made much pro
gress. The gallant Romans nobly contested
every inch of ground.
Rome was completely at the mercy of
! Gen. Oudinot, who had made proposition
to save the city from destruction, which, it
is thought, the Romans will accept.
The Austrians have captured Ancona, af
ter a desperate resistance, and the bombard
ment of Venice was suspended in conse
quence of proffers of capitulation.
Austria and Hungary. —The reports of
warlike movements are contradictory —some
favoring the Hungarians, and others the
Austrians. The cholera has broken out in
the Austrian camp, near Waaf.
China. —Accounts from China say that
the Emperor has refused to open Canton to
foreigners, as was provided by the treaty
with Great Britain. This will cause trou
ble in that quarter.
C&cncral Intelligence.
Progress of the Cholera. In New York,
on the 12th inst, there were 116 new cases
of Cholera, and 30 deaths.
In Philadelphia, on the 11th, there were
83 new cases and 32 deaths.
In Cincinnati, on the 11th, there were 70
deaths by Cholera, and on the 12th, there
were 79 deaths by the same disease.
In Columbus, Ohio, over 80 deaths have
occurred in the State Penitentiary.
At St. Louis, on the 10th, the interments
were estimated at 100. The sextons had
become so careless and indifferent about ma
king their reports, that official data could
not be procured.
On the 11th, the interments amounted to
190, of which, 150 died of Cholera.
Gov. Totrns was unanimously nominated
for re-election, by the Democratic Conven
tion, which assembled at Millcdgcville on
Tuesday last.
Mrs. Madison, relict of James Madison,
former President of the United States, died
in Washington on the 13th inst.
Hon. Chapman Johnson, a distinguished
citizen of Virginia, died in Richmond on the
12th inst., in the 71st year of his age.
British League. More than 80 branches
of the British League have been formed in
Upper Canada alone, and new branches are
being rapidly organized in every tow n and
township in the Province.
More than seventeen million passengers
passed over the Railroads in Massachusetts
during the past three years. Only fifty-six
persons were killed, and sixty-five were in
jured.
The Outbreak at the Charleston Work
House. The boy Nicholas, slave of Mr.
Kelly, George, slave of Mr. Holmes, and
John, slave of Dr. Toomcr, rec.ntly tried
in Charleston, for an outbreak in the Work
House, and assaulting and wounding L. Mc-
Namara, Lieut. Ward, and other white men,
have all been sentenced to be hung.
Cotton Crop. The following is an ex
tract from a letter received from one of the
largest and most respectable Planters in
Baker County, in this State, to his Factors
in Charleston :
“Baker County, July stb, 1849.
“ You request mo to give you my opinion of
the growing crop: The crop is small, and at least
a month behind last year's crop; there are at
least one-half of the stalks that hive not yet
bloomed. I think we may rely iq>on it, that the
crop will not reach more than Iwo-thirds of last
year’s crop, and many, more likely, will not
reach two-thirds. A few Planters, who were not
injured by the frost, may, perhaps, make a full
crop, but there are many men who will not mako
one-half a crop. There arc fields of Cotton on
the richest lands, that up to this time, have not
had a bloom to every hundred stalks.”
Hon. George Bancroft, our Minister at
the Court of St. James, received the degree
of Doctor of Civil Law, from Oxford Uni
versity, on the 20tli June.
®SJ it D J'J Di U D 7.
THE BHAKSPKARS CALENDAR.
Prepared tor Ricbardi* Weekly Gazette.
July 15th— Bonaparte surrenders him
self to tho English, 1816.
“ I’ve touched the highest point of all my great
ness !
And from that full meridian of my glory,
I haste, now, to my setting.”
[Henry VIII, Act iii, Scene 2.
July 16th —Painting in oil-colors invent
ed by John Van-eyck, 1410.
“ I’ll say of it,
It tutors nature : artificial strife
Lives in these touches, livelier than life.”
[Timon of Athens, Act i, Scene i.
July 17th—The Hegira, 622.
“The affair cries, haste,
And speed must answer it.”
[ Otkdia, Act i, Scene 3.
July 18th—Marlboro’ forces the French
lines at Brabant, 1705.
“ Once more into tho brcaoh, dear friends, once
more;
Or close tho wall up with our English dead!”
[Henry V, Act ii, Scene 1.
July 19th—Luxemburg defeats the allies
at Landen, 1693.
“ What he will, he does ; and does so much,
That proof is called impossibility.”
[ Troilus and Cressula, Act v, Scene 5.
July 20th—Union between England and
Scotland, 1700.
“ How, in one house,
Should m any people under two commands
Hold amity.”
[King Lear, Act ii, Scene 4.
July 21st— Treaty of Passnrowitz, 1718.
“ To establish here a peace, indeed,
Concurring both in name and quality .”
[Henry IV, Tart 11, Act iv, Scene 1.
Excelsior Division, No. 182, 8. of T.
‘The Regular Meetings of Excelsior Division,
No. 182, S. of T.,a>e held, oiery Frjday evening,
at Odd Follow.-*’ilall.
SYLVAN US LANDRUM, \V. P.
D. 11. Jacques, K. S.
In (.'lark County, on the 12th inst., by Rev
Dr. Church, Mr. John B. Ha it a way, and Mil ;
Ann W. Moore.
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Rev. Win. Bacon Stereos, D. D., Capt. Henry
Coppee, U. S. A., to Miss Julia DcWitt.
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iDß&Tnasi.
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Meriwether, daughter of Thomas and Kobecoa
Meriwether, and wife of Dr. D. A. Reese—aged
17 years.
In Jasper County, on the 6th inst , John T.C.
Towns, Esq., aged 52 years
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