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the following communication on ‘'direct
trale” from C. G. Baylor, Esq., U. S. Consul
at Manchester. Eli land, addressed to Gen. B.
11 Rntlierford, Chairman At;., was read before
the convention and ordered to be printed:
Coxsclate of theUxtTEb States of Amekica.
MAXciiF.str.it. August 17th. 1351
Unofficial. — Mr I’EAfi Sin:—A triend has
furnished mt' with the " oryoniiativn of the
Cotton Ptnc<r," being I presume the outline of
an organization of the planting intere-t i r ts
own protection. It is mledii-sformetosi how
entirely your aims co-incide with . y own on
the vital importance of direct trade to the plan
ter. But toy olpect is not to intercbiingti
views in common upon this iitten-sting subject.
My object is business action, and that without
unnecessary delay. Anticipating the re action
which I know must sooner or later take place
in regard to the present suicidal commercial
policy of the South, I have succeeded in or
ganizing in advance t’-o very means of co-op
eration in Europe which you require. The
Bankers in London are must anxious to >ee the
cotton power a distinct and indepent element,
and I speak from the highest authority when
I inform you that your ideas and purposes are
warmly aiipportcil in Europe by parties pos-
M'ssing the necessary capital and facilities to
carry the thing through. Tho joint stock
Bank system in l.otldoti is a complete «in-rrw.
I know a gentleman who is one of tho direc
tor* of tho London and Westminster joint
stock Bank, who entirely concurs in your
views. The vice Chairman of another leading
London Bank, entertains the same opinion,
and more than one house in Liveqxiol are
friends of direct trade with the American
planters. On the Continent of Europe, nt
Bremen, Hamburg. Antwerp. Havre and Am
sterdam, we have friends. But the question is
no longer to talk bnt to act. I have therefore
to say to you, and yon are authorised to con
vey the information to the planters of your as
sociation. thet any agent having your confi
dence whom you may appoint to go to either
Charleston or Savannah will be forthwith for- 1
nislnd the very best-European credit from ev
ery port on the Continent of Europe, duly con
firmed iU London, to enable these agents to
make rash advances ujion your cotton. 1 am
going over to London to-morrow, and from
there to the Continent, to ace ot.r German
friends. 1 shall be l ack here within ten days
and will again write yon on the subject. The
planters if they will but use their power—Meir 1
cot ton —can make themselves quite inde
pendent of those who prey up >n their industry.
In selecting your agents it would be well to
take men who know something of the im
port trade, fl'our friend* in Europe would be
d.enw-d to consign in their tarn goods direct
to the South.
Wishing you ei cry sucecss and luping you
«ill enroll me as a member in some lortn of
year *** xiatiw., either a* an honorary mem
t»r t foreign correspondent.
Believe me «lncere’y yours,
C. G. BAYLOR.
COTTON PLANTER'S CONVENTION.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ' OPERA
TIONS OF* THE PLANTATION.' SUBMITTED TO
CONVENTION AT THE ADJOURNED TERM. IN
THE CTTi OF MACON. SEPT. 14TH IM
Gentlemen Under a resolution p ts-ed at
the meeting of this body on the Sth of June last,
aeominitti-c was appointed upon the various"..p
engious of the plantation.” The*abject would
admit of .1 very large and extensive report em
bracing, as it does, the whole business of farm
ing, such ns making and preparing cotton tor
market, making ample provisions for the farm,
raising stock of all kinds its well as the be*t j
method of managing the entire business of the '
farm. Cotton we regard a very delicate plant, .
subject to very many calamities in the pro
gress of its production, in the first place it is
all important to prepare the Innd intended for
cotton early in spring by thoroughly break
ing up and pulverising t lie soil, considerably in
advance of sowing time. Great care should be
taken in placing the seed in the ground in such
quantities as to insure a stand. Early work
ing is regarded as important to inconrage the
growth of the plant, soon after it comes up.
partially thinning it out so that the growth
may not be too much kept back by too tnnny j
plants being crowded together. It is very dif
ficult to determine upon after long experience
what sort of tilage is best for the cotton plant.
Onr seaStms are so ehnngablo and uncertain
and onr soil so variant, that it is almost impos
sible to give anniforin plan of planting or tilage- ,
We think, however, that much depends upon a
proper preparation of the soil and then the
I-ext inmle of tilage depends very tnneh upon
the seasons and character of tho soil. We think
light soils should be bnt lightly ploughe '.—of
ten enough to ket p the grass down an 1 the
plant in good heart. Stiff soil should be occa
sionally broken up deep until your cotton be
gins to branch, w hen we think light cultiva
tion is best for the balance of the . ear. In pre
paring it for market we think it important for
the planter to supply himself with a good gin
and press or screw and let tho picking com
mence as early as the hands can get one hun
dred pounds per day, and that all other labor
on the firm should yield to the gathering of
cotton as much as convenient in the early part
of the season.
In relation to the provision crop (we mean
allthccc-ri.il prodnctionsCointnoninourclimnte,
such as corn, wheat, peas, oats, rye and bar
ley.) much and particular attention should be
paid, otherwise we shall fail in another very
important branch of farming operations, to- [
wit: the raiding and support of all the various
kinds of stock important to be raised and kept
:>a the farm, such as mnles, horses, hogs, cat
tle and -heep. We believe all these various
kinds of st-sk should tie raised on the planta
tion to enable the planter, as be should be. an
Independent member of society. So you per- 1
reive the great necessity of appropriating a
large portion of our farm to the production of
grain of some sort. We should so manage onr
farm a» to raise everything upon it that is in
tJispenetWc for onr consumption, except sugar,
coffee, salt and iron. Let ns all do this, and
then if all our time is not taken up. let us plant
cotton.
Considerable advantage inny be derived from
having fifty acres or more set in fruit trees for
the benefit of onr hay crop, especially when
everything depends upon what is grown with
in onr enclosure. Some caution is necessary
in such a state of our vocation not to let our
stock become too numerous; keep jnst enough
tn be well fed and cared for. especially hogs
and cattle. Planters w 1.0 of all others shonl l
be the most independent portion of the people
»ro still the >no-t dependent in a gool degree,
i.»in? t« tb* vtichW policy pnr*n«d hr a ma-
t jority of those engaged in that employment.—
I Too many of them depend upon making cot
. ton to buy a large portion of the provisions for
s the support of the farm as well ns clothing for
the laborer.’ and all the other articles of neces
. *:ty. This is regarded us a mistaken policy.—
Our cotton ns w ill at all other sttiphts p' oduc
i tion* ot the farm are very often in this manner)
of necessity, forced upon the market, and we
af'e compelled to submit to the dictation of the
purchaser* ns to pl'i'i; iltid Illis practice tend*
as much as any other thing, to produce tii.
constant lliictimtion in the price of the inti
die.
Your committee art 1 of the opinion that the
consumption ot the article of cottoll is How.
and will continue perhaps tor all time, to in
crease in an unequal proportion to its produc
tion; and that it is not likely that cotton wilj
ever again fall below a reiniiinrating price
the produce. Your committee at eof the opin
ion that concertofaction on the pal t of the
planters is only necessary to enable them to
realize their truly independent posi'ioti, and
forNe others to fed nr.d acknowledge their in
fluence mid elevation.
Your committie submit the foregoing as
their report up'Jh the ninth division of the
Pn.’ident's comtnuniclltioii to the convention
in your last. Resjiectfully,
BEX.L 11. RUTHERFORD,
Chairman of said Committee.
JAMES W. ARM" THONG.
SAMUEL B. HUNTER.
THOMAS J. CATER,
PETER CORBIN.
[communicated.]
11l answer to “Houston's” inquiry a« to
wlint becomes of the shed horns of deer, I have
only to say, us regards my own personal experi
ence in the mutter, that I am pretty much in
the Condition of a good old militia captain, on
ti certain occasion, a few years since when mi
fifta were “all tho go." His company
being formed into line he came forward and
addressed them as follow*: “Gentlemen!—
Jcttt And bring about the best you can, for I'll
be earned if I know anything about it—for
’ard march.” I have, however, been more suc
cessful as regards my enquiries in the premises
than friend "Houston;" for I am informed hy
oid hunters that they not unfrequcntly come
across ,/<<r hornt in their rambles through the
woods; often finding them in a gnawed con
dition; and have frequently seen the wood rat
and the squirrel tumbling them. I also sdc
that an old hunter of North Carolina answers
the question by say ing that deer bury their
horns when they shed them, and relates an in
stance in which a buck was known to l.ury his
horns in demonstration ot the tact. I see no I
reason why we should not credit the old hun- :
ter of the North State; particularly as sivh
persons are noted fur their adherence to truth, .
save when they "spin” the hunter's “yarnl
then they are proverbial for tilling the truth
tn a horn. OLD BUCK.
NOT AN UNCOMMON CASE.
A Traveller from Virginia, as his blooded
horse, plethoric saddle bags, and haughty
bearing indicated, stopped at a cmnfonable
wayside inn, in Kentucky, one night many y cars
ago. The landlord wa* a jovial whole * ittlvd
fellow—as landlords were in those days—and
gave the stranger the be«t entertainment his
table and bar would ulford. a- well as his own
merry company to make him glad. Early in
the morning the stranger was up uud looki :g
around, when he spied a rich bed ot mint in
ttic garden. He straightway sought 80-.if.ire,
an 1 indignant nt what be sttppo?eJ lii-inho-p t. i
ity in setting plain whisky belore him wlie.i the
means of brewing nectar w as so easy of access,
he dragged him forth t > the spot, and pointing
his finger at the mint, lie exclaimed:
"1 say. landlord, will y ou twi good enough to
say wl.at this isj”
"A lied of mint,” said the somewhat aston
ished landlord.
“And will you please tel] nm what is the
use of it?”
•‘Well, don't exactly know,'cept the old wo- I
man dries it sometimiei with the other y arbs.”
Tho Virginian almost turned p.-de at the en
ormity of tiie assertion.
“And do you mean to tell me that you dout
know what a mint julep is?"
"Not 'cept iu something like sage tea, strait
-B* r”
“Sage tea! Go right along in the house, get
a bucket of ice, loaf sugar ami yotii best liquor.''
The landlord obeyed, and the stranger soon
made his appearance with a handful of the fra
grant, dewy mint, and then they brewed and
drank, and brewed and drank again. Break
fast was over, and the stranger's horse was
brought out, only to be ordered back again.—
Through the live long day. they brewed and
drunk; one or two neighbors dropped in, who
were p irtakers, and late in the night were their
orgies kept up. Ere they made it bedtime, the
landlord and his Virginian friend, who bad in- I
itiated him into the pleasant mysteries of mint ’
julep, were sworn brothers, and when the lat
ter departed the next morning. Bonitacc exact
ed a pledge that he should stop on his return,
and stay as long as he pleased, lice of C“>t.
Tho stranger’s business, however, detained
him longer than he expected, and it was the i
next Summer before he came back.
Riding up late one evening, he gave his horse i
to an old negro who was at the gate, and at
the some time inquired: “Well,-Sam, how is
your master?”
“Yonder him come,” said the negro, point
ing to a youth who was approaching.
"1 mean your old master, fool!”
“Old massa! he done dead dis tree monts!"
“Dead!" What was the matter with him! he
was in fine health when I left him.”
“Yes; bnt see, Massa Stranger, one of dem
Veginny gemnians conic 'long here last year
and showed him how to eat greens in his lick
j er: he like ’em so well be done stuck to it till it
kill him,” said the darky shaking his head.—
The stranger passed n les-- jovial night than
on his previous visit, *n<l was oil'by day-break
i the next morning. He quieted his concience.
1 however, in the end. with the reflection that
“good things are sometimes misused."
Important Decision.—A Mr. Jones, of Ruth
erford county. Tenn., held a cornsliucking last
fall, and invited assistance from his neiglilior*.
Among others, a negro came without his mas
ter's consent, and was killed by a drunken man
named Hagar. Hagar was sent to the peniten
tiary, and the owner of the negro sued Jones
for the value of the negro, and obtained judg
ment. on the ground that lie was on Jones'
premises and in his employ without leave.
Large Brices. —A few days ago' in Newbern.
North Carolina, five likely negroes brought six
thousand dollars at private sale, being an aver
age of $1,200; cash transaction. In Spottsyl
vania county, Va.. hist week, snys the Freder
i ick News, a sale of tdaii-s was made at the fol
lowing extraordinary prices: A boy 12 years
old, for $1,010; a boy 13 years old, for $1000:
a t>ov 7 years old. for $525; and 8 respectively,
for S7OO ami $725; a woman about 25 years
old, and one child, for $875; a woman. *ame
age, and two children, for $1050; a man GO
years old, for S4B0 —$G,905.
The Duke de Roqulatnre was one dav
told that two lad es of the court had qnnrrell
c-d and verv much a'msed each other. " Have
th.-v called e«a|| other wybjK' aski d the Duke.
“No.*’ "Very well.'* answered lie. "then I
will tindertake tn reconcile them."
The State Press.
MACON, G-A.
r
Till RSUH'. OCTOBER 7, IUBi
The State PttESS Otfiie is removed to
Ralston's Building, up stairs, fir-t entrance in
the rear of Hurilemuii <k Grillin'*, on Third
, Street.
ERRATA
A few iimterU typographic errors appeared
ii: the eoniinuiitcatioli of Hon. Howell Cobb,
of Houston county, published in our paper of
■ la.-t week. In the tenth line of the ninth par
agraph, read “probable” instend of “palpable;"
an I in the first line of the fifteenth paragraph,
the cotiipomid word “ Cotton-crop" should
have been "bottom-crop.” We call attention :
to these errors, because we know, from expe
rience, how provoking it is to a writer to have
1 bis production marred by such mistakes of the
• printers and proof readers. “Accidents” ot
the kind wid sometimes happen, however, "in
' the best regulated families.”
MORTALITY IN MACON
There were only 13 interments in the city
cemeteries during the month of September, ot
which number 2 were non-residents.
NOTICE.
The Annual Communication of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia wiil convene in the Masonic
H ill, in the City of Macon, on the 2Gth inst.
COTTON MARKET
There is a good demand tor cotton, and re
ceipts very heavy—all selling, at from 10 to 41
1 5-8 as extremes. We append the receipts for
' the past month; (
, Reci-ipts Sep. 1:58 13.176
D 57 3|l'b> '
Increase 10,060 <
Ptock l-t Oct., K.' 4,160 (
! .< •* ** 1»*,? •> D'tS .
I
Increase 1,562 '
THE STATE FAIR
Opens in Atlanta on the I'Jth of this month,
and according to the papers of that city, ev
ervthing on the ground is in ample order, 1
and the Assistant Secretary is in readiness to 1
receive articles for exhibition. We woit'd re
mark iu this connexion that our friends, Mes-rs.
Menard A- BiitoitAiiD, Jewelers of this city, '
have < xhibited to us a heaiitiliil Lilliputian 1
watch of their own workmanship, which they 1
propose sending to the Fair ns a specimen of '
Macon skill. It is an a lmirnble little piece of
I mechanism, and reflects the greatest credit 1
; upon its makers. It will be the first watch of
I home innuul'aetnre ever exhibited in a Georgia
Fair.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Dry Goods trade in Macon is rapidly on the
increase, and Bostick A Kein still maintain
their pristine reputation for keeping constant
! ly on hand the cheapest, most elegant and cx
' cdli'iit stock that can be found in the South
ern market. The •'Junior”<>t the firm has ju-t
returned from making their fall a.id w inter pitr
chasis, and the gentlemanly dealing* of the
concern arc *o w ell known that it is mineee- -
»:u.< for ns to do luore t.iun call attention to
their advertisement in to-day *'s paper, ill or
der to insure n geiiend “rush" to their estab
lishment. Ib al w lrnt they say and give them
i a call.
i Ross, Coleman w Ross are also out in
i a new advertisement, whuli speaks eloquently
for itself. They specify their Goods so uiin
-1 utvly, it w ould bo snpertinons for us to make
any remark of our own. farther than to direct
the reader to the catalogue ot their varied and
vxteti'ive stock, which will be found enumer
ated in another column.
—
The new card of E. Isaacs & Bi.otiier.
j commends itself to the consideration ot bon
| ricanta in the city and surrounding country.—
! For good eating and drinking their establish- .
meiit is nnsmpassed. and both residents ami
strangers will at all hours find every delicacy
of the seas prepared in the best sty le and at
moderate prices, at their stand in Ralston's 1
Building on Cherry Street. Try them.
The Macon Mills, it will bo seen, in- |
vitc the p'dil.c to a trill! of their Floor, Meal,
A.C., which is warranted to be good in quali
fy and as cheap i t price a* any to be found.— 1
; Don't fail to read their notice under our adver
tising head.
We are requested to call attention t
■ Mrs. Eastman's card of “ Dress making Ac.-
First Street, square above the Flint House,
Macon, Ga.”
Read, also, J. T. BAnrtEi.n's notice of'
i "Land Ac., for sale;" and the various legal
J and miscellaneous advertisements,
POLITICAL.
Since there is nothing of particular interest
i stirring in tho political world tit this time, the
reader will excuse the absence of political arti
cles in to-day's paper. We will merely re
i mark that according to the official returns of
the late election in Maine, the majority of the ■
Black Republican candidate for Governor is
8.842. while it wa* H.4H3 last year. The
Congressional delegation is unanimously Re
publican, and the Democrats have hardly n cor
poral's guard in the Legislature. So much for
our strength in Maine—abolitionism rule* sn
' preme in New England. On the other hand.
California ha* sustained the AdminisCation by
repudiating Broderick and his clique. Penn
sylvania is now the theatre of a bitter contest
between the Administrationi'ts and the Doug
lasite*. It remains to be seen w hat course the ;
old Keystone State will pursue. In Illinois.
Dougin* still wages war ngsin-t hi* opponents;
bnt as we have heretofore expressed our senti
ments so fully concerning this gentleman, far
ther comments are *ti[>erflnoii*.
JUDGE THOMAS
Hon. Thoma* W. Thomas, of Elbert, w e are
pleased to see, i*a candidate for Judge of the
North, rn Circuit, nt the approaching January
( lection. As a sound juri't and an honest pol
itician, Judge T. is eminently worthy of pub
lie confidence, an I no doubt the people of b.is ;
district will manifest a due apprcciat on of Ids '
worth by electing him to the position for
which he is announced.
YELLOW FEVER IN SAVANNAH
There were six interments in Savannah on ,
Tuesday, two cases from yellow fever. Total
i; imber of hur als for the week. 44; yellow fe- i
ver. 14.
TWIGGS SUPERIOR COURT
Commenced it* session on Monday the 27th
nit., ami adjourned on the following Thursday.
The Walker ami Allen Will cases were contin
ued, und only three important cases were tried
The first case tried was an ejectment brought
by Williams vs. Cowait— Col. 800 fur Plain
till’, and Stubbs for Defendant; verdict for de
fendnnt. The secund ruse was the butte of
Georgia vs. Defotir, charged w ith the murder
( f Davis—Solicitor General Montfort lor the
State, and Speer, Crocker mid deGrufietirvid
for Defendant; verdict, "we the jury find the
prisoner guilty of justifiable homicide ’ —ver k
diet coiTt-cted by Solicitor General. Th* third
case w a* B. M. Smith wife vs. J. Pearson,
Adiniuistator of J. W. Pearson, deceased, for
di*ti'ibutive share of the estate of deceased
J. Rutlofoid and W. T. Massey for Phiintiil's,
and T. P. >tubbsand C. Anderaon for Defendant.
Rutherford iq>e:ied the argument to the Jury,
and was followed by Stubbs and Anderson —
Massey concluding: and we may fiei'e I'emaik
that we have heard Mr. Massey's speech on
th.* occasion, spoken of in the highest terms of I
pnti.-i- Loth by member* of the bar ami others
who were present. He is said to have exhib
ited a zi-nl for hi* client and a thorough know l
edge of the points of law involved in the case,
which marked him a* a superior lawyer and
combined to gain liiscatl*e in spiteof the learn
ing mid talent of the counsel on the opposite
sale. The other cum * tried, w ere of little im
portance. The Presentments of the Grand
Jury express their gratification nt the prosper
ous condition of the county') and the sum!!
amount of iitigat.oii; und the usual thanks
were tendered tv Judge bumnr and Sol. Gch.
Montfort lor the faithful mid efficient discharge
of their respective duties. We are glad to
have so good mi account of public murals in
"Old Twigg*; ’ but we are afraid if litigation
continues to tall off, our friends, Sheriffs Boze- I
man mid Hailey, mi l the worthy Clerk of the ‘
Court, will have a hard road to travel in mak
ing n living by their offices. Get the people
by the ears, if you want to make tat fees.
THEC9MET.
Since the Atlantic Cable excitement has sub
sided, the chief topic w ith the newspapers is
the Comet w h'n-h lias been whisking its tail in
the Heavens of late to the delight of intelligent
star gazer* and the great terror of supersti
tious “darkies.” It lias been visible ill the
evening, in the North-West quarter lor sever- ;
al weeks past, and for the last tew night* it
has presented a magnificent appearance, even '
eclipsing the splendor ot its brilliant neighbor |
Arcturus. Astronom-rs say that two other
Cuniets—E i.-lie's and Tuttle’s—can tllso be
seen now at early morning, but as it is not our
custom to rise w ith the lark, we cannot vouch ;
fur tho assertion from actual observation.— |
We have, however, collected from different
sources a tew facts with regard to Doitati’s
Comet (the one seen in the evening) which may
prove interesting to some of our readers. This
extraordinary visitor ha* appeared periodically
from the earliest ages, and is reported to have
prcs.iged the si< kness mid death of Pope Ur
ban IV., i:i 12t>4, and to have cau*ed the E: :-
pv.-or, ('belle, V. of Spain, to abdicate his'
throne, n* be considered its appearance an
omen ot his decease.
It i .if .mme:,*.- magnitude, and has been
travelling t ■-.var.l* th Eirtli with the velocity
'of 15'i,09C mile— per hour. It- tail is t>,000,0i)0
miles g, no :; < give some idea of tin* length,
w< !i :v e e ! ulated th it it would extend aretiad
our Globe 240 times! Philosophers are not
agreed as to v> out cause* this appendage. I lit it
is believed by soni.- thni it i* mt electrical phe- I
■ i.omenon produced by the rapid transit of the ■
Comet through the boundless exp:m*e of ether.
Professor Bond, of the Harvard Observatory,
says it will be nearest to us on the 9th of this
month—being then 52 OOO.OOU miles distant—
when it will attain it* greatest brightness.—
Without intending to he pedantic, we will re
mark that the word Comet is derived from the j
Greek noun koine, hair (adjective kometee, wear- I
ing lony hair) so called from the hair like ap- .
pearan.-e ofitstail. which t!ie ancients believed, ‘
scattered war, pestilence, and famine in its dire
ful path.
This superstition, however, lias been explo
ded, and its falsity is strikingly manifest at the
: present time. So far from producing cnlumit
ous results, this Comet has appeared when
Peace casts her smile and Plenty pours her
horn upon every land —w hen an abundant har
vest ot cereals rewards the laborer in onr own
and other countries, when the vine flourishes
on the snnny hill* of France, and the potiitoe,
that indispensable esculent in Ireland, gives
promise of mi extraordinary yield. It is true
some of our cities arc suffering w ith a malig
nant disease, but the scourge is light compared
with former y ears. A fig, then, for such silly
superstitions.
It wa*, also, formerly supposed that Comets
were erratic in their course, and w ere conse
quently liable to come in contact w ith other
celestial bodies; but modern science lias de-
I inoustrated that, like the Planet*, they have
their fixed and respective orbits and peril,d*.
Therefore we need have no fear of the fiery
stranger knocking onr little world into "King
dom Come."
—
DIFFICULTY WITH THE CABLE
The hopes to w hich the successful hiving of
the Cable gave birth. Lave been blasted by the l
fact that no message* have been transmitted
since the Q teen's and President'*, and science
ha* thus far tailed to restore the line to work
ingorder. On this subject the Videntia cor
respond, nt of t!ie London Zimex snys: “It is
perfectly conclusive according to tho experi
ments of Prof. Thomson, that water has reach- ’
cd the conducting wire, in at least one place, i
not less than two hundred and twenty miles
from shore, and a* the enrents received from
Newfoundland vary from one two-hundreth to
only one nine-hundretli part of the strength '
they should be, it would be deceiving the pub- ;
lio to state that the fault is other than of the |
most serious nature.”
Baking Beets —The American Agricultu
rist says: correspondent who has traveled
in Italy. *ay * that one of the interesting nov
elties in that country was " baked beet*;" car
ried hot from the ovens and sold in the streets
at almost nil hours of the day. He tried them
as n matter of curiosity at first, nnd found them
very delicious when i aten with butter, salt mid
pepper. Thousands buy and eat them thus,
ami not iinfrequently make an entire meal in
this way.
Deaths.— Emerson Foote, the efficient and
esteemed S ipei intendent of the Central Rail
Road, died in Saviimiab, of the Fever, on last
Tliiirsihi v. Mr*. Frances Gnuhling. the estima
ble wife of o-ir triend A. A. Gaulding, died iu
Griffin ot. Monday of the la*t week.— k'uUral
t’nior
DOUGLAS.
The Alllatiy " Patriot” ot the 30th nit., stiy*
We copy below from the last Macon State
Pres*, mt able editorial in denunciation of Ste
phen A. Douglas, wliose traitorism to the South
on the Kansas question, has sunk him so low
in the estimation ot all true Southern rights
men that tl'.e hand of resurrection will never
reach him. We think the State Press is right
in its position. It wrong, then we are wrong.
If Douglas w as right, then the Democratic rep
resentation from Georgia in the hist Congress
was w rong. Ho'wever this may be, we enter
tain political hostility to Mr. Dougins, and shall
continue to do so as long as lie remains in the
hostile ranks against-the admission of Kansas
as a slave State in the Union. Dongla* Ims
proved himself clearly and emphatically against
the South, mid "ichen u man place* falae once,
he will mo*t nurely pmefal*e a eerood time."
Tw o of the most prominent mid greatest curses
the South ha* to endure, is that of political and
religious hypocrites, and o*' these she Ims her
full share.
Senator Albert Gallatin Brown in his late
speech, concluded in a very sickening and nau
ciating style to our very great surpise by pay
ing homage to Mr. Dougins, bouys him up
merely because they agree on one question
alone, nnd insinuates that lie is a "great man,”
while others dub him with the ap|iellution of
"Little Gitttit.” We agree with them in the
Sense it is meant, and go still further—Mr.
Douglas is great in politic* nnd great in liy
pocracy. He is a Giant in intellect and a Gi
ant in traitorism. We fem- the South will nev
er gain miything by such great Giant* as
Douglas.
All Southern rights men of the true pluck
should cut him loose, a"d bury his filthy car
cass in the political infamy, corruption mi l lot
temiess w ith w hich he is surrounded.
AGO3DM9VE.
We clip the following item from the pub
lislied proceeding* of City Council at the regu
lar meeting on the l*t inst.:
"Elam Alexander's petition for the exeln-ive
privilege of boring an Artesian Well or Well*
upon sueii uiioceilpie I ground or Street* be
longing to the city, a- may be s lit.tide tor the
same, w ith the exclusive privilege of thestrevt
mid lanes tor the purpose of laying pipes, (te..
on such terms as may hereafter be agreed upon,
wa* received, w hen Aid. Jones moved that it
be referred ton *pe -i:d Co nnittee ; All. I me*.
Anderson an.l Boifeuilk t wi re appointed that
committee; w hen on mot' ci, his Honor, the
Mayor, a a- added a* eliairu.au ol said cuiniiiit-
We h >pe the Committee will act as soon as
practicable, mid that Mr. Alexander may be
encouraged to proceed with the contemplated
enterprise, as a good supply of pure water i*
greatly needed in our eommmiity.
“ELOQUENCE OF COUNSEL.”
Under the above caption the last number of
the Griffin Empire State copies from the Geor
gia Telegraph a communication giving an ac
count of the masterly speech ot our towns
man, Col. O. A. Lochkank, in the celebrated
"Hick's ease” nt the late term ot Craw ford
Superior Court; and in connection with it. the
Empire State comments as follow*:
We have often performed the pleasing ta*k
of paying tribute to the eloq n uce ot our trie nd
Lochuani;. Not only at the ba:*, where i:f
mid fortune were at stake, h ive w e wif.ie**.-1
his ahi'* effort-, baton variousoci-.i*ii>ii*. |i /i’-
iml, literary and festival, we have heard him,
as the writer ill the Telegraph say*, "mid won
dered at i he fertility of hi* genin*, and felicity
<>t hi* expivs.-mn. Like tributes have been paid
l,im not only in our uState, but by the New
York pre**, when at “Old Tammany ’ Ir- ha*
made the walls echo his eloquent lulvoca-y of
the cause of the South, and again tore-i-eho his
blighting deliuuei.itioiisoftli'isu who v. oitld d.ire
to assail her constitutional rig, it*, or the rights
of her citizen* under the constitution. A bril
liant career i* before onrfriend. Gifted a* he
i , professional success is certain. By the pow
er ol hi* ow n genius, in a few years he Ims at
tained an enviable position at the bar. and. be
fore the people, “on the stump. " he is now one
of our most popular orators. Success attend
him !
THE FALL FASHIONS IN NEW YORK
Fun Our Lady Readers.—The great mi l
uncomfortable heat of the summer month* hav
ing given place to the more Liaciiigand agree
abU breezes of autumn, our dry good* store*
have commeiiced their usual display of fall and
w inter goods, which every year appear to in
crease in richness and beauty ill design. Judg
ing from the nppearauce of the stores a very
large business is being dune, m >st of which is
no doubt owing to the great influx of strangers
that are crowding our hotels and streets.—
Silk', of course, w ill demand our first atten
tion, and they are well worth all we can give
them, for w e have never seen a better assort
ment iu c dlor a.i 1 quality than tiiat at present
exliibited. Flounced robe* ami robes a quiile
are prevailing styles, together with a new de
sign named robes a le*, w hich coi si-t of a stripe
running up each bredth of the silk, being broad
at the bottom gradually becoming miri-ow to
wards the w a:st. Two-tlon:ice<l robe* are more
fashionable for street dresses than the double
jnpe. small ligiues are much w orn; w e have
seen some vvrry hands.>m<- robes with velvet
figure forming the flounce the figure being till
edill with velvet dots; this make* up a very
rich dre*-; there are also - >m • pretty tiling* in
large squares the center being tilled in with
a small figure of a different colior.
I‘oplinsas n*ii.d rind plenty of admirer*; large
plaids are much worn, some of the riclust we
think are those w ith a small velvet bayardere
stripe; these make up very handsome.
Valencia*, merinos and delaines are as varied
and uvat in design as in general; Ihlaue Rabat
de Chambre, with a sort of broclie border, are
verry pretty and. from the pattern, require lint
little trimming; i.i inerinoes there is nothing
verry new.
There i* the customary assortment of Frencli
Prints w hich make up ch.irmiug morning dress
es.
Evening dresses are made up of illusion,
w hite and colored, trimmed withlm-e. cheuile,
&c.; the*e by gas light are redly beautifull.—
They are in all style*. Flounces Double Jupe
and Robes a Quiile.
In laces ami embroideries, this season seems
to have eclipsed all others. Point D'AhUcon
•m l other rich lace* have been import'd in a
profusion that argue* well for the confidence
our merchants have in the revival ot business.
We were show n one particularly handsome lot
of collars, sleeves and handkerchiefs, made ot
Point D'Alencon and Point D'Angleterre mix
ed, and it formed a most beautiful pattern.
Point lace and black Chantilly lace tlounc. *
are greatly in demand, to be worn over light
colored silks for evening. Groseile, with rich
black lace over it. looks very handsome. Point
D'Alencon and Point D'Angkterre ; n collars,
sleeve*, and monrehoirs, are anion.' the novel- :
tie*; M' chlin lace is fashionable. Loth for trim
ming evening dresses and in collars and sleeve*.
The sleeves are of various designs; the full flow
ing sleeve, with plain-colon.*! ribbon under
the putt's and quilling over, is among the new
est style*. Point lace coiffures and bnrhet.
trimmed with flow ers, are inucli worn a* head
dn s-e*. Collar* and -h-eves, po, rr le matin,
are mo-tly of rich French embroidery, with
\ aleuciemies lace inserted, trimmed w ith gro
selle and maroes p!a'd ribbon.— From the X.
Y Frprrt*
THE LAST DEVIL'S WALK.
BT CHAItLKM DICK UNS.
]
From his brimstone bed at break of dav,
A devil has walking gone—
To trample and Chur the tiow'rg to death.
To iule>i the air with his pestilent breath,
And to cloud the morning sun.
Jl
And, pray how was Ihi.i devil dre.-n’d *
Oil ’ he was carfed in an n'on i
His scales were close and his rivets true,
Wilb never a chiiiK for a spear to get through.
m
Andover the hill and over the dale,
lie walked and o\er the plain,
And au air gun, ele/aut, polished and round,
lhal would Kill inilcsuii with never a sound,
lie travel’d like a harmless caue.
iv
And over the laurels of full-blown Fume,
And the tender »bouts of the voting Good Xame,
He stump d with ins mercife**. huofuf >hanie,
And he h it ns prints on earth.
Anti bucMwani uud forward he wiggled his tail.
Through the row trnnni’d garlcn uud lillv-strewn
\ aie.
Marking his course by a loathsome trail,
Like a snail truck over a peach.
V
He spied n biborer hard at work,
Early at ht*> wcatnm,
lli-> pr ».nine.ice oit ere d a prominent shot. J
“Oh !” quoth the devil, •• he sees me not,”
>u he shouldered his piece, and lie aim'd, God wot!
With trembling calculation !
vi
He saw young innocent folks at play,
Blume.es>, beautiful, wise and gay;
1 he prospect liked not him.
. So a vitrioi u is* Irani ms pouch lie drew,
;i ’ l was u devetisii deed 1 ami me liquid threw
O’er me tairyuuug group, whom he ielt a crew
Ui monsters scar u uud grim.
vn
He peered in a bouse; ’twas a g >odly manse,
Ol lime and weather had stood lue ciiuiice,
. And was still ciect an fair.
j ” Aha' ’ quoth the devil •• the pile looks well,
But i ve tu v Weirs* studied lor nothing but bell,
it 1 can't Uud out when a match or sued
May lead to combustion u.e. e.”
VIH
That Devil cm creep where n > other fiends can.
lie luunu an unguaided epot,
\\ Huie ue .scrapedammc wiiu hisdiiligent hoof,
Amu m.-» train picpai vd—Wa?l, pillar ami roui
j B.ew’ up i.i lue air nke siivl'
IX
That breach in tho roof is mended now,
iis w ue. eao.jui* lew can tell,
iiut the devil had done his woi k that dav t
boUec-awi'd him back to hi* master* puv,
U iiica ne iuva..y spcnl iu u jovial way,
W itii toe lowest ccviis in neii.
X
•‘There are many devils that wa’k this world,
Devils g 'c.il, aad de*lls sm.id,
He. ..s uiiu (am*, ueviis witi.< m, ’
Devas who wm*| er, uevus wiiu shout,
ue .is ano misiuy, uevds wiio leacu;
[ but l.ie c.kL.u .iNY lifcViL, a* ha.d to reach
A* t..e si.au, who now >u;e on some distant beach,
i* digesting inc core of mv fatorile peach
' is me Suauuicst devu ui all!
The llakviist in Ireland. -1 hank Heaven
I Wf Law been bkssed with giofiutls wvallivr,
the croakers and growler* arc silent. The po
' tatocs are good, abundant, am! sound, notwith
standing what alarmist may say to the contra
-1 ry. The w heat crop is housing in tine condi
tion. Employ incut is likely to be general for
*omc time, from the immense breadth of pota
toes sown, tiie fariiieis entertaining no fear of
the rot. suspended digging them during the
h-irvest operations; but winch will have to be
resumed with energy after the present busy
season. C'.itrc Jmirnul.
RAILROAD.
It will be percicwd by reivience I > (he pro
ceedings of < mi mil (!) it the M iy«»r a i l Co’inril
base passed an Or imimre iihtlim'izhig a sub-
• .-I \.
d.i K. Io»ad Company, and haw ordered an is
sue of city bond ’ lor the pay meiit of the sunic,
l li - -t p h.|s been taken in response loaiioth
u’a! letter iron H. (r. Wheeler. E>q., President
of th s Coi ipany, a in< urn ing his readiness and
determimuio i (o proceed at once with the con
! strm (ion <»r ih • lb* id.
I : wiil be tri’atify ing intc’.ligem *' to our
fr’e-n Is every v ur •. an 1 i.i »rc particularly so,
wli .i they a.e intorincd that Mr. Wilder ha?
succeeded in relieving the Company of it* e:n
barasments. even to the settlement of the m>-
trnirms X.iylnwv Vickcr* claim. With all the
mi-t* thc.s <!:«.pellc«l, and a clear sky over he.d.
the Irieml* <•! the enterprise may eonrtdeiiliy
rely upon a vigormn [>rosecutii»ii ot the work.
Bi • w/..* icir,[- //• r<ltd.
The riiooßEy-s <»f .Medical Science. —We
' have just examined a new ami marked cvi
: «lcnce of tliis caption, in a coinp<>uml from the
Ea-t prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer, of Lowell,
Mass. Dr. Ayer is a dev|> ( hciiiist. am! coin
| bines the constituents ot tiii* remedy in strict
accordance with chemical principles. There is
nothing secret about it, but the whole compo
sition and process is freely published and made
kno-A ii to the .Medical Profession. We have
the Formula with full partieidars, in the Doc
tor's own hand writing, am! must in sincerity
say of it and the medicine, tiiat they show a
skill am! intrinsic merit which is worthy of al
commendation. Tiie Medicine lia* in di'Ca es
of the throat and lungs, been Hilly tested by
ail the Medical Colleges and most of our emi
nent .Medical men, ami is as tar as 1 know high-
I ly applauded by them.
While therefore. 1 am mo>t heartily opposed
to the recommendation of all secret remedies,
1 (an cordiady and in my capacity of Physi
cian, properly recommend the Cherry Pccto-
I ral. — Itfh'tt (,'ity Bcpublican.
TOXIC.
Cd. Albert Pckx, M. C. Jrum Ari
Washington', I). 4 ~ June 11, I*s’>.
“ I have used two bottles of your Ba-rliavt’s Hol
land Bitters, uud have fouud it very useful in case of
Indiges'dou and Headache, and recommend it to all
who need a pleasant aud efficacious remedy und val
uable tonic.
Dtshrtic Womkn Notice.-Buerbave's Holland Bit
ters has cured me of Dyspepsia by using it only one
week. 1 recuiniueud it couiidenHy to all suffering
from this disease. CLARA E. SUHUCHMAN’.
Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, 1-J6. octZ-it
! “u kaunin.
At Peekskill, York. Sep. 2t»L, fy the Lev. Geo.
G. Furguson. Mr. G. L. Demmin ol' Mucon, <«a.. of
the firm of Denman A Waterman, to Miss Arnie A.
Arnold, of Peekskill.
At the Baptist Church in this city, on the 2;'th of
Sept , by Rev. S. Landnim, the Rev. .1, B. Haitwell,
Mi*siouuiy to Shanghai, Ciuua. and Miss Eliza 11.
Jewett, of This city.
In Griuin on the 2**th ult., by Rev. Chai les K. Jew
ett, Mr. Maiiun C. Cabiuess and Miss Hattie Pritch
, ai d ad of Griffin.
Tn Griffin, on the 2'th ult., by Rev. Charles R. Jew
ett, Mr. A. Monroe Cnapman. of L *nis<ana. and Miss
Sal ie J , daughter ol the iate Win, Freeman, of Grif
fin.
On Thursday night‘"th September, at the resi
dence Dr. S. (». U hue of Milledgeville, by the Rev.
Dr. lai mage, Lewis Kenan, Esq., tu Miss Sarah R.
Davidson.
BPE( IAL KOTI(ES.
A Voice from Jone*. —Onr af
fiicted fellow citizen, THOMAS L. BURDEN, will be
supported by n host of friends for the office of Tax
Collector of Jones county, at the approaching Janua
ry election.
sep 9 M \ NA’ JONES COUNTY VOTERS.
Telegraph copy.
The Hon. HENRY G. LAMAR
presents his name to the voters of the Maron Judi
cial District a* a candidate for election tu the office of
Judge, which he now holds.
We are anthoriz-d to announce
JOHN .M. GILES. E*q., as a candidate for Jodgeof
the Mac >n Cr.u.i al the elect on< n the f.rat Monday
n January next
T.
<enu bi* name to the voters of the Macon Circuit a*
a candidate for re election to the office of Solicitor ••
General.
We are authorized to
nounre JOHN P. COOPER ae a candidate fcrYai
Collector of bibb county, at tbe next January e lec
tian, subject to the nomination of tbe Democratic
Party ' __ “P‘
TAX t OLLECTORSHIPt
2^'We are authorised to announce JAMfeg k
GATES, as a candidate for Tax Collector of Itibb
County at tho election in January nt-xt
July 2*-td
We are authorized to an
nounce JOHN H: HRANTLY, Esq., m a candidate
fdr Tax C'lllcbtor of bibb county, at the nextjanua
Sep i.
HV DEAH FKIE.ND,UESL'KETO READ
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ever used it, but says it will do all that is rl.ii*«| f or
it.
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It removes all Offensive Odors !
It cures Sores and l lcers!
It is Capital for Burns!
It destroys Foetid Breath !
It is Invaluable !
There is nothing that can equal it* disinfecting
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it aud reemntnend it. Do try it! It is for sale m
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AND ESPECIALLY THOSE PERSONS INTERESTED
IN CIRCULAR SAW MILLS.
Tin- r. 1.1.'1-:gm<| hc-.c been for cerci al year* past
c hMriM ting and putting up. when thereto required,
- -.Tin and wa
ter; and state woW poritirdy that the im
provements are our own, and not an infringement
upon any Patent whatever. One Frederick M Harts
horn, representing himself to be tha agent ot one
George Page, or George Page A Co., has, as we have
been informed and believe, repeatedly statedin the
hearing of our customers, that we were infringing
said Patent thus deterring persons from dealing
with ns, fm"ft-ar of troublesome aud expensive litiga
tion ; and byway of giving plausibility to this state
men i, has said to divers persona, that suit had
been commenced against us, or one of us, for dam
ages. for the infringement of said Patent. We have
not been sued and do nut expect to be, and will be
always prepared to respond to any suit that may be
brought.
This is to inform all persons who require such
work that we have commenced suit against said
Hartshorn, returnable to the November term lssßof
Bibb Superior Court for damages for thus interfer
ing wit i our business. To thdse desiring to order
mill* from us we would state that we take upon our
-elves all Ri.*k and Damages that any one may sus
tain by the u<e of our Circular or Upright Saw Mills
bv suit orothorwise in favor of said supposed patentee,
und we are fully prepared to show by proof in Court,
that we have not committed any infrigemeot ob the
Patent of Mr. Page or any other person.
R FINDLAY A SONS.
Macon, June 17th, 1853.
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It is not often that we notice editorially a pat
ent medicine; yet we feel it a duty when we are con
vinced an article i« very meritorious to inform tbe
public, that they, too, may be benefitted by use. and
to prevent them from using other article* that have
no merit in them.
Now we w ish particularly to recommend to onr
readers. Dr. Sanford’s Liver Invigorator, as an anticle
that has given benefit and performed cures, in our
circle of ac.'jnaintanre, that were little less than as
tonishing. It is particularly recommended for al!
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Especially among our own children have we noted
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bowel complaint, orms and other diseases, incident
to children, have been made quiet and perfectly cured
bv the use of this article. It has testimonials that
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A few such case* have come under our observation
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