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VOL. XXXII.
MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1858.
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TO THE MEMORY OF
fiipistin John Parkliill,
i-ji.j was kiiled nt the head of his men in
■t Cypress," on the 20th of November, by
“, v ' 0 f Indians in ambush, on the opposite
s f the stream he was crossing. Hi "
,r:(s recovered about nightfall and car
(i ti e shoulders of his men fifteen miles
buried on the shores of a beautiful Lake
i,red by himself a few days before.
BY ALFRED St. HOBBY.
Is: d r.fiho sunshine, tho spring, nnd tho
. Jrd the funereal trend, [flowers,
lily above it the war-cloud lowers,
r.quiem swells through its orange bowers,
..jiv young and tho noble dead.
•r ilect lie the banners in dust,
iinallled the martial drum;
, f „rd in its scabbard shall rust,
coming no more shall he coma;
i.|i jj»s received to her bosom its trust,
. to e-bps and dust unto dust.
. ..nmiwt realm ofthat beautiful land,
( i ,. rt . -pringtinv; her festival's keeping,
|) u . blossoms of summer in splendor expand,
rsmp-fire light of the Indian band,
i r load' r forevi r ia sleeping.
. lamed he l In- banners in black,
,fdy ike bugle be blown,
... r .- -ball we welcome him back—
in- tin place ofhis sepulture known,
| llii. voiee from the King on his Throne
'Earth goctii forth to give up her trust,
. - so asnes atel dust unto dust.
,.,. „r'c nt breezo on the bosom of morn
ii breathed o’er the ltowery vale,
,, B r couches of mesa we rose, weary nnd worn,
; ,«• the Indian trail.
• •!.,< gloom of that Cypress, all lonely and wild,
• .« die giant-arm branches In coil,
., s 11 the Panther glared down as we filed
,. grass-covered mound, where the violet smiled
ar,. o'i rtlie bones in its soil.
- , hit ss profound of that treacherous place,
l. irtlrd he war-whoop as loud
. r;h and Ihe heavens Jmd met in embrace,
(t.i- ibumhrs had leaped from the cloud;
; , ring of the rifle rang long on the ear,
'.'it, messengers hurtled in air .•
: i< ::. suspense, as the ranks in tho rear
me smoke slowly rise lrom the stream winding
,;t(.ur leader, alas! was not there. [near,
w ■ the signal; each soldier flew
ritaril his comrades to save,
: a ha his footsteps, for full well he know
a dangers encircled the bravu:
,,-t was the signal, nnd onward we pressed,
; r e tneealeu was the dread ambuscade,
: ike Indian's ritb< lay true to its .rest,
fires oi hatred burned bright in his breast,
:: ;-. <-r by vengeance delayed.
v pursuit; not a sound, nor a trace
t!i ir f. .<•!-t -*|>s could longer be seen,
viith sorrowful hearts wo returned to tho place
a re so lately the living had been.
.i fin hades of the Cypress, in tho hush of
■.-.a- -ions the sufferer lay, [repose,
calmness which nature in kindness bestows,
; i Hie last moments of life's latest throes,
:!n spirit esoapqg from its clay.
<-were tho dreams of tho fast-sinking slc-c-per
av.iptured by visions of happiness past; . •
i'•:< r'a fond lore, a mother's yet deeper,
. ailed Hint bosom now throbbing its last;
5.! liaise lips by a mother siiall he pressed again
never,
fifiwusted tho life stream that redenned tho sod,
wu gazed or the dying, one tremulous quiver,
>iU-ni e unbroken descended forever,
1 his spirit returned to its God.
. n from the heavens was slowly descending,
shadows of evening hung low in tho sky,
a>ng was the way through the forest extending,
, ! dread was tho search of the Savage’s eye
V.as noiseless a trend us the pulse of the dead,
V r traversed those regions unknown;
h the arms ol affection we pillowed his head
i-iUo' liammoi-k and prairie wo mournfully sped,
. ;|ic lake in the distance that shone.
On the flowery slope of its beautiful shore,
Our h-ader is t.iking his rest,
hi the tart that his footsteps so recently bore;
1.'. - ,-.>W on his generous breast.
O'tr bis moulilenngashes no monument shines
T. t< 11 of the sleeper beneath it;
Tu no in-led by cypress and d irk-waving pines,
mildly around'it tlio jessamine twines,
A,.! flowers uucultured eutvrenth it.
dwelling. Good, thought I; my sagacity «a
not at fault; she is aristocratically connected.»
She placed one little foot on the hrown stone
door-step; then as if she had changed her mind
and did not care to ring the bell in my com
pany, she proceeded to the area gate, opened
it and entered. I followed, of course. Per
haps it was a little impudeut on my part; but
she turned her head towards me as I passed
in, and I could have sworn that I heard a to
ken of invitation. That was enough for an
impulsive lover. She opened the area door;
I still pursued her. She entered the front base
ment—a species of sitting room—and thence
glided through into the rear basement, which
was a kitchen. I was close at her heels.
The gas was burning brightly in the kitchen:
but I never stopped to xhink of my dilemma,
nnd seizing her by the hand I murmured:
“Oh ! Angelina, how delighted you make me.'”
She threw off her bonnet and veil, and by Jove!
she was a total stranger. I had never seen
From the Lyndon Times,
Another Peep at the Sea Serpent.
Sir:—I beg tS~enclose yon a copy of an ex
tract from the meteorological journal kept by
me on board the ship Castilian on a' voyage
from Bombay to Liverpool. I have sent the
original to the Board of Trade, for whom the
observations have been made daring my last
voyage. I am glad to confirm a statement
made by the commander of Her Majesty’s ship
Doedalns, some years, ago as to the existence
of such an animal as that described by him,
I remain Sir, yonr ob’t servant,
G. H. Harrington.
(Copy of an Extract from the Board of Trade Met
eorological Journal kept by Captain Hiirrringtnn, of
the ship Castilian, from Bombay to Liverpool.]
“Ship Castilian, Dec, 12,1857, X
X E end of St. Helena, bearing >
N W, distance 10 miles. )
“At G,30 P M strong breezes and cloudy,
ship sailiug about 12 knots an hour. While
Disembarkation of -Elephants
CALCUTTA. FROM BURHAH.
Correspondence of The London Daily News.
Calcutta Dec. 24, 1857.
Two cargoes of elephants from Bnrmahhave
been landed at Calcutta since the last mail left.
at | over. It is strange that not only is the horse
afraid of the elephant, a fear which is easily
comprehended, but the elephant is equally
timid with regard to the horse, and considera
ble training is required to get rid of this mu
tual distrust and alarm when the animals have
been unaccustomed to each other’s society.—
G-EORaiA
Mastic Hoofing*
Company,
oftwen^^ephMtoj^tile^hSS^^Brigrav^l'^ 16 ns0
- J ® * are especially wauted is carrying commissariat
cess of hoisting these most gigantic of existing I 8to , re8 ' Th ^ “ u car ? an en0 f rm0U3
1 t. k„_.i.„ U J I and can go in places where a cart cannot move
One elephant takes with ease on his back two
i >rkii)g bird trills there it* tend crest note,
'nthe brunches that over him wave,
l>> timid wild duck and her young brood will
llii- ripples that break at his grave. [float
uthimslqtp on in that beautiful spot;
i ci me for hi* ashes to sigh ;
atsii.- uuil fond kindred bewail not his lot—
• ■ '..git to remember he lived without biot,
• i led *» a soldier should die.
iHiifiiK, February, 1658.
Cupid in a Quandary.
nr THE COLO.YKL. -
I in love, once. Of course she was a
her before! I felt at that moment the full force I and office f» standing on the lee
of iny ridiculous position. I did not lose my sl<Je of * h ?, p ° 0 , p ’ L°, okln . s , toward the island, we
possession, howver. On the contrary, I I we . re startled hy the sight of a huge marine
threw myself into a chair and laughed hearti- " inch reared its head out of the water
ly, although my heart was rapidly making an I ? 1 , D J w enty yards of the ship, when it sud-
cxploring expedition away down into my boots. denl y d ‘ sap . peared for abou . t half a and
My companion proved to be a good-looking the “ made ds appearance in the same manner
young woman, evidently a domestic in the •&»* U8 distinctly ite neck and head
house in question. My assurance astonished °. r ^efeet^ut of the water. Its
her at first; but recovering herself, she asked head was ,f ha ^ d hk f c a ' on £ nl * buo 7 5. and I
if she should call for assistance to pitch me out !?A P f °rL tn IT! f S*" !5“ T™, °r
into the street. In the most insinuating terms ^ stpart ’ , T ,tb . a k,nd
possible, I painted to her my mistake, implor- W ’ en f C,rd,D ^ , . t about
nd her to forgive me, and protested I had not bi b P J Tk f"
the most distant idea of insulting one whom I !T*S f f h ? ad ~ 80
was convinced was as pure as site was boauti- ^ K,
ful. That little piece of flattery secured mv ^ rok . cn water ’
”omSlT d mo»^o , fe,m tli^SFor^bc,™ 0 ?. o'.Th'.K'j <, “P cllod
m i„ n ,.u I these tears, ana assnrea us that it was a mon-
' I thanked her, and turned to depart. Just tohfmoriH^Sv
as she stepped toward the kitchen door. 11 Tho shin wm^L-nim* ton f ist ^
heard the sound of feet descending the stairs* I i f , P „ F i £, • f ' 3
it t Aonnna j wiinun v rt . • rc«icu tiic Ricist iicAci in tunc to form q correct
IIow should I escape ? Where should I fly to ? e8timate of its ertreme length , bllt froin thc
Quick as thought I darted into a tall closet decfci wc concludc thatit J ust bavc been over
that stood m the corner of the room. The up- 200 fect long . The boatswai „ and severa i of
per part contained three shelves but the low- the crcw , wh * obscrved it from the t „ ant
cr part afforded me space enough to crowd in- I forecastle, state thatit was more than double
o, doubled up. The girl immediately closed thc lcn „ fb of tbe 8hi in which case it ^ s t
the door on mo and buttoned it 1 did have been 500 feet; be that as it may, I am
feel very comfortable fas ened up In that box. conv!ncC(1 that it belonged to the serpent tribe;
Suppose I should not be let out! But all (ear it was of a dark color about thc head, and
of this was lost tn a still greater apprehension. wa8 covcred with 80veral wbite 8po t s . Hav-
wlien I heard tlic voice of the male individual in a presg of canvas on tbe sb i p at tbe time j
who had entered the kitchen. I concluded to wa " s „4 able t0 round witbout r & t and tbcre .
remain quietly where I was. fore was precluded from getting another sight
As soon as he had departed, the girl came of th ; 8 i e ^ iatban 0 f thc deep,
to me, and unbuttomng the door, told me that . Geo . Hen Harrington. Commander.
I had made a fortunate escape, and added that 1 — - — --
if I did not wish to compromise both her and
myself, I had better come out of that dumb
waiter and begone. [ Squirming,
“Dumb waiter !” I exclaimed. “Am I in a D;d llerci . in walfci In the fie]ds ,
dumb waiter and 1 able to be hoisted up in a come / er038 a flat 8tone whic g had lain , no .
twinkling to the par °r. I body knows how long, just where you found
Here was a fright. I uncoiled myself to es- ^ db tbe gras8 forming a little hedge, as it
cape; but just as I rose, away went she dumb M rou h nd it> clo3e * its edges-Ind have
waiter up towards the ceiling, with myself in- not ia obcdJence to a kind h of feeH that
Mdc. 1 he jar of the first movement threw me ; t had bcen , ; there , en ° ough ,
ack. Ibad no time to recover my feet and insin J uated yonr 8tick J , oryourfoot, or your
Hap. I could but pull the door to as thc box I fj n g ers un der its edge and turned it-over as a
si ended while the paroxysm of laughter that ho £ sewife turns a ^ whcn fibe to her .
ulicted the girl in the kitchen went to my ge , f .. It , 8 dolJC bro „.„ cno b b tb * dlQe
heart, and smo e rne with a feeling akin to mad- what an odd revelation , an 3 , vl / at an unfore .
ness. I would have wild mysc t at that mo- I geen and unp l easa nt surprise to a small com
ment mr three cents ol any decent inau s mo-1 , nun jt,y t the very existence of which you had
' %■ _ Tii.,, not suspected, until the sudden dismay and
} ou may gue^s exac y ow I looked whoa scattering among its members produced by
the dumbwaiter reached tho dining room floor tuning the old stone over! Blades of
; hove. I hoard thc sound of half a dozen voices. J flatte “ d do<vll , colorless, matted togeth-
.Unongat them my heart recognized that of ns if they had been bleached and ironed;
Angelina herself, as she exclaimed, I i,; deous crawling creatures, some of them col-
* Now pa, do let us have lunch, I am so bun-I eopteroua or bo rny-shclled—turtle-bugs one
„ T ,, ,. , I ivuuts to call them ; some of them softer, cun-
“ les yon will, I thought, “ivlicn you see spr e ad out and compressed like Lcniue
tho cold meat that’s ready for you !”_for an Latches ; (Nature never loses a crack or a
icy perspiration wa3 dropping from every I crcv ice, mind yon, or a joint in a tavern bed-
1 ,0 ‘T- , . stead, but she always has one of her flat-pat-
Ihc door of the dumb waiter was opened, I |; ve t inje keepers to slide into it;) black,
Wfdkcd out ;, . , , . T , I glossy crickets, with their long filaments stick-
There was a table set, and around it I be- ; n g ou t like the whips of four-horse stage-
held Angelina, her father and mother, (as 11 coaches; motionless, slug-like creatures, larvae,
presumed,) two brothers and two sisters. An- I perbaps more horrible in their pulpv stillness,
gchna shncKcd and fainted^ I darted towards | tban oven j u the infernal wriggle of maturity,
thc pnrlor door, but not quite in time to es- I (j u t no sooneristhesfone turned and the whole-
cape a blow from the back of a ebair aimed at | sonle light of day let upon this compressed and
ia, and numbered fifty elephants. The pro
cess of hoisting these most gigantic of existing
quadrupeds from their berths on board sbip,
rnenrinned in tin nnit-nnnprs nnrl^mnnv nor | double cloth, and capable of accommodating
mentioned in the newspapers, and many per- . * h rate
sons were attracted to witness their disembark- r
arion. It took place at the Government dock- “ hou .( w,tb h * 8 l °f’ nn
yard, about half a mile below Fort Williams. f lttln e on h « neck, guides and urges him on
beb,J s h£ to tint they bad' lo b. moorid ‘“J “J
about fifty yards off from the shore. They at th fl e 8,de f ’ t 7 h,ch 13 ,asCrted iat0 ‘ he p( r“ d “'
oftbiferane uud ihi tfetleoa’bondkip. all elc l , l'” , ‘“ c ”"' h ^ b«™e.lbmr
the elephants were safely landed. The first ear lobe3 tor ° ,n various directions by this in-
party in the Tubal Cain were landed in a some- 8tru . raent - , The ear, and certain parts of the
what different manner from tho other in the head > ^ alone sensitive to the goad of the
Belgravia. When the animals were hoisted «?a bou ‘: bu )] e ts glance off the thick
up from between (jecks, the hoisting tackle was I. .? °- e -
and even the conical rifle
| ballet frequently fails to penetrate its substance
The African Lions.
FROM THE ADVENTURES OF JULES OERARD.
•William Davis, Chief Officer.
‘Edward Wheeler, Second Officer.”
connected with the crane chains, and the crane
being than turned slowly round, each elephant
in succession was lowered and deposited in tbe
river. This plan gave too much liberty to the
elephants after reaching terra firma; for, as
some of them chose to indulge in a roll and .
bath in the shallow water after their voyage, The lions are not full-grown until their eighth
time was lost before the drivers could manage I y e ^ r » # an d then they attain their full strength
to lead them away. It was therefore found I and slze ’ and male, a third larger than the
more convenient and expeditious to lower each I |®male, grows his full mane,. We should not
elephant into a barge along side the ship, and I J ud £ e * be bon living in his wild state, by his
to land him afterward by drawing the boat the degenerated brother confined in a menagerie,
short distance to the shore. 1 he latter bas been taken from lts mother be-
The fifty elephants in the Belgravia were all f ore being weaned, and has been raised like a
brought between decks, part on the main deck, I ra °bit, deprived of the maternal milk, and de-
and thc remainder on the orlop deck below. I barred from the desert life of liberty, aod the
Xot many vessels would have the necessary I hvmg food its bravery conquered. ^ From this
height between decks—from eight to ten feet; seclusion arises his meagre form, his unhappy
and there was only just space enough in the look, his unhealthy shape, and his lack of mane,
Belgravia for the larger animalsto stand upright w hjch gives him the appearance of a spaniel,
without touching the timbers of the deck above, I an( i makes him an alien to his forest-brother.
The elephants were ranged on each side of the j There arc in Algiers three species of lions ;
ship,strongjbcains being placed so as to confine I * be black lion, the red or tawny lion, and they
them from rolling to tho center while the ship are sti, ed by the Arabs, el adrea, el asfar and
was in motion. Everything was left as open I zar ~° UT ]', , . .
as possible for the purposes of ventilation, but * be black lion is a much rarer animal than
yet tho congregation of so many largo animals I ^ ba others, and has a more powerful head, neck,
caused tho atmosphere to be very hot and op- shoulders, and legs. The lower part of his
pressivc. Some of the more mischievous were I body is ciao m a robe of the ecu#' of a dark
tethered by a chain attached to one or two of I bay horse, and the shoulders are covered by a
their legs, to prevent them from annoying their I heavy black mane, that falls down on
neighbors. When about to be removed from the | cither side almost to the ground, and gives him
ship, each animal was brought under the main aa air not at all reassuring. The breadth of his
hatchway, the opening of which had of course I forehead is eighteen inches, the length of his
bcen lengthened and widened so as to admit of body, from the tip of his nose to the root of the
their descent when they were embarked at I tail * measures five cubits,* or seven feet and a
make him flee, but the animal crouched down I
before them, and did not movn. Seeing that
ihe stones and menaces were of no avail, the I
frightened men commenced their prayers; but
before they were finished, the lion sprang up- f
on them, and throwing them to the ground,
devoured the elder while still chained to the
body of tbe younger brother. The living man
as he heard the lessening moans of his relative
and the crunching of the lion at his hideous
meal, had no trouble in counterfeiting death,
but swooned where he fell. When the animal -t* 127© oZ> v v 0/fc©r POOf
had eaten the body down to the shackle, find-
troprietors of
EUSSELL’S PATENT
ing a substance be could not masticate, he bit
off the leg of the brother he was eating below
the knee, leaving the lower part of the limb
still confined in the iron link, Then, either
from thirst or being satisfied with what he had
eaten, he left the living man, and walked down
to a brook, a little distance off.
The poor devil, once alone, sprang to his fect
and dragging with him tbe mangled limb, crept
into a crevice of a rock that he was fortunate
enough to discover. A few moments after,
the insatiate beast arrived on his track, roar
ing with anger, and passed around and above
the hole in which he had sought refuge, but be
ing unable to reach his prey, he left for the
woods with the first dawning of the day.
The trembling fugitive, a second time saved,
crawled out of his hiding place to renew his
flight, when he was captured by some of the
horsemen of the Bey, who had been following
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OjST O^TSTV'^.S.
HAVING purchased the right to use and sell the
above ROOFING for several SOUTHERN
STATES, we are now prepared to do
•ROOFING or SELL RIGHTS
to use the same.
This roofing is adapted to new or old BUILDINGS,
steep or flat roofs and can bo put over Plank or
old leaky shingles/Tin or Iron Roofs; it costs
about half the price and is much better
‘ than Tin—is not affected by heat or
cold and is impervious to wa
ter ; it is fire proof, and it
is the best roofing-ev
er invented for
Moulmain. Each elephant on board had a
mahout, or driver, and a coolie, or servant
for feeding aud cleaning him. To these men
they had become acustomed and were great
ly subjected to their influence. The ele
phant’s mabout, assisted by tbe sailors, ar
ranged a strong canvas sling, or girth, edged
with strong rope, round the animal’s carcass,
and, the tackle being adjusted, the huge fellow
half, and the tail three feet. The weight of
his body varies between six hundred and six
hundred and sixty pounds. The Arabs are
more afraid of this lion than the two others,
and they have good reasons to be.
Instead of migrating’from place to place, the
black lion takes up his residence in some favor
ite retreat. andremains theirsome thirty years.
He rarely descends into the plain to get his
m his traces, who, putting him on the crupper .
ofthe saddle, carried him back to Constantine, CT'T? A ITT)/! I r P T) T? P I r C
where he was again thrown into prisou. The 0 JL J2/xl.ifAJ-)Vyx\-A Uij \JlVOj
Bey astonished at the talc his soldiers brought
back to him, ordered the man in bis presence
to certify to the truth of the story, and the cul
prit was led out, still dragging after him the
eg of his brother. Ahmed Bey was so moved
by the strange spectacle and wild narrative,
that, although bearing the reputation of a cruel
ruler, he ordered the entrave broken, and the
prisoner to be set at liberty.
Although the lion of Algiers is endowed
with great speed, an unequalled agility, yet he
is never known to chase his prey. Sometimes
when he sees either a single boar, or a herd of
wild hogs, he will steal forward with the tread
of a cat to surprise them ; but the moment he
is heard or discovered, the black brutes scamp
er away ; and he, giving up the chase, walks
down to the plain to select his supper in the
Arab inclosures, which he finds infinitely more
to‘his taste, and at the same time, more cer
tain. I have sometimes seen a troop of wild
hogs suddenly quit a neighborhood in the mid
dle of the day, where oue of their friends had
been munched up; but I have often seen tbe
lion and the hogs residing in the same forest
without paying any attention to each other.
I have had occasion during many a night to
Rail Road. Oars,
Bridges, &c.
Ac. It is warranted to give entire satisfaction. For
further information apply to
FREEMAN A ROBERTS, or
janlD tf A. P. CHERRY.
Watches, Jewelry,
Silver Ware,
FAMOY GOODS.
Piano Fortes, Violins,
etyjTLiEGSYp
Port Monies, cfcc.
Wc are oflering our entire STOCK of the above,
me by one of the young gentlemen. I scram- j b [i nded community of creeping things than all
^ m v/* vuuiou «»uo u l^lCA to my fect, and then you should have seen 1 0 f them enjoyingthe luxury of legs—and some
ling creature that had won my sudden af- tbp ’.' nce ' p ortunately the waiter was just ad- 0 f , bem bave a good many—rush round wildly.
I never knew a lady to be anything
n the ryes of her lover. For my own part.
• : ugi t Angelina wus an angel. I have grown
riincc, and have discovered exactly the dif-
■i.ie between a woman and one of the aerial
i nh ibit s. At that time I was tooimpres-
#ud impulsive to be observant.
• ■ r.ginnily saw Angelina in Union Park.
'■■1 my heart, inflammable as tinder, was in ti
' in an instant. My earliest gaze attract-
' • h r attention. Finally confused licr. In
ess confusion she ran against thc end of one
' benches, and fell upon the walk. I flew
rescue, and lifted her to her feet. She
: : hurt, though much mortified. I sooth-
ad consoled her. In doing this I called
-Mi - Julia, when she corrected me by stat-
her name was Angelina. That was
c I adopted to ascertain thc name of
-.'■insmorata.
M ‘ >0 days after tlmt I met Angelina in thc
• " r h again. It was not exactly by nppoint-
i : Of course she would have been shock-
; such a thing, and I almost a stranger to
• Hut as I left her before, I had said that I
- ay* took a tour of Union Park nt such an
: r every afternoon, nnd I could not help ad-
: how delighted I should bo were accident
, !l y time to bring her steps in that direction
- that period of tho day. Accident did do
■ When we parted that time I was silly
h to think that I had created a tender
• in | lcr bosom and that accident might
' v T r another interview
. Ttro days more clasped, and I felt sure that
"'f would come. But slio did not. I remain-
1 •>’ the I’nrk till night set in, nnd then I.de
aid. Just as I was departing, and in a
‘7 laclnncbojy mood of mind, vexed at the
“■ •" i 'oflcy of womankind in general, and
^nt-ina in particular, I paused. There was
1 b entering one of tho gates that struck
'Miiliar. I watched it—I followed it. It
.i ’.-t Angelina's height—-just her figure—
. 1 her walk. But tho lady, although she
: 'vd me nt her side, was silent. Iler face
enveloped in a thick veil. No hope of
ing my curiosity in that particular.
. “hat shall I do f I never was remarkable
• r uifiidcnco; so I easily conviuccd myself
■ the lady was Angelina, and stepping up
' - r addressed her by that name. Sho mnde
• 1 except by a slight laugh. This as-
"i me that slio was indulging ia a coquct-
' lr mk. 1 wns not to bo deceived in that
^ r - I persevered, therefore, rattling
y ;:11 sorts of pretty nonsense, and telling
[ : T , ln . eviry possible delicate manner bow
, u;jzc< ! her. Goodness gracious ! how elo-
1 , K|lt I felt, and how hnppy.
,la » manner, wc proceeded up one street
■I 1 _ “ 1111 other, until we reached the Second
-Nineteenth street. I did not know
Angelina lived; she had never told me.
l ; ‘« iiad forbidden me to see her all the way
l>ut I knew she lived in the Second
mitting a gentleman at the open hall door as I but ,j n g eacb 0 , ber and everything in their
reached it. Delighted at the chance, I bound I wa ,. t and end j n a general stampede for un-
cd past thc visitor and made one leap to the I d crground retreats from the region poisoned
pavement; three more placed me on the plat-1 by 8U nshine. Next year you will fiud the grass
form of a Second avenue car just passing, growing tall and green where the stones lay ;
Need I say I have never entered Union I ark I ,jj e ground-bird builds her nest where thc
since ? I detest the spot. As to Angelina, the I beetle had his hole; thc dandelion and the
very thought of her makesiny blood run cold; I bu tterctip are growing there, and the broad
and if you want to creatohelligereut feelings f ang 0 f uisccts-angels open and shut over their
in my bosom at any time, just say “dumb vrai- g 0 [ dcn disks, ns tbe rhythmic waves of bliss-
tcr !” to me, and look out. That’s all. * | f u l consciousness pulsate through their glori
fied being.
Tlic Attempt oil the Life of the 1 The young fellow whom they call John
FRENCH EMPEROR. saw fit to say, in his very familiar way—at
The Paris Droit gives the following descrip- which I do not chooso to take offense, but
tion of the projectiles used by the conspira- which I sometimes think it necessary to re
tors ia the late attempt on tho life of the Em- I press—that I was coming it rather strong or
peror Napoleon. His escape serious from ...
harm, under the circumstances, is a miracle No, I replied ; there is meaning in each of
that can only be accounted for on the hypothc- those images—the butterfly as well as the
sis that a special providential arm was extend- I others. The stone is ancient error. The
cd to save him : [ S ras3 * 3 human nature borne down and bleach-
The bombs were of cast iron, oblong, and ed of all its color by it. The shapes that aro
in the form of a pear, and in the widest part found beneath are the crafty beings that thrive
from four to five inches in diameter. The in darkness, and thc weaker organisms kept
shock of one of tha caps, of which each had helpless by it. He who turns tbe stone over
several, on a hard substance, necessarily cans- is whosever puts tho staff of truth to tho old
ed an explosion. The bombs were loaded lying incubus, no matter whether ho do it
with detonating powder.' Tho first thrown at with a serious faco or a laughing one. The
the carriage of tho Emperor was just after the next year stands for the coining time. Then
vehicle, but it wounded about twenty persons. I shall the nature which has lain blanched nnd
On thiB the coach'nau whipped up his horses, broken, rise in its full stature and native hues
but almost immediately a second bomb burst, in tbe sunshine. Then shall God’s minstrels
and one of thc horses being struck' by three build their nests in the hearts of a new-born
projectiles fell to tho ground. humanity. Then shall beauty—Divinity tak-
A third bomb, thrown with more precision, ing outlines aud color—light upon the souls of
fell beneath the carriage itself, and burst with meu as the butterfly, image of the beatified
tremndous force, smashing part of it in pieces. I spirit rising from the dust, soars from the shell
The splinters of this bomb wounded the second that held a poor grub, which would never have
horse, which expired some hours after. The found wings had not the stone been lifted,
coachman, named Ledox, was wounded in thc *ou never need think that you can turn
hand. The only person in the carriage, with over any old falsehood without a terrible
tho Emperor and Empress was Gen. Koguet, squirming and scattering of the horrid little
nnd he, as already stateJ, ieceived a slight in- population that dwells under it.—Atlantic
jury. The escape of their majesties was quite | Monthly.
miraculous. Tlic Emperor received a slight
cut on the side of the nose by a piece of glass , Thcr0 u 8tiU in exiatence a copy of Bi51et
from the carnage window. Another piece ot I pr ; m ed on vellum, which bas been sold as high as
glass struck the Empress at the comer of tlie $^500. It. is one of the few remaining copies of
left eye, but left no trace. Superintendent I the first printed edition of the Bible. It may not
.ed the door of be generally known that the Bible was the ~
A Costly Bible.
"ue.
Ibis occasion 1 bad imp'ored my
•' 11 companion, since it was after night, to
rirl wt Uic to escort her to tbe door. Silence
fa,* con * eut ’ yon know, and I did it.
pamed in front of a large and noble
yard of the Tuilleries, and visited by great
numbers of persons. All tbe tinder part and
front of tbe carriage had the appearance of be
ing blown to pieces.
N
If you would have an idea of the ocean in a
storm.just imagine ten thousand hills and four
thousand mountains, all drunk, chasing one
another over u<iwly ploughed ground, with loU
of caverns in it for them to step into now and
then.
On bearing Ike read that eighteen rams
were to be used in launching tbe Leviathan,
Mrs. Partington remarked that she believed a
few yokes of oxen would do a great deal bet
ter than rams.
A vast amount of time and labor was required to
print it. And the fact that it was not written with
a pen, as other copies had been, was for a long
time concealed. This work was done about the
year 1445—more than four hundred years ago.
Who can estimate its influence on the world? As
the Bible was the first book printed, so there have
been more copies of the Bible printed than of any
other work. It is now translated into the leading
languages of the earth.—-V. Y. Chron.
Fashionable Women.—“Read tne biogra
phies of our great and good men and women,”
says an exchange; “not one of them had a
fashionable mother. They nearly all sprung
from plain, strong minded women, who had about
as little to do with fashions as with tbe chang
ing clouds.” ' 1
Hebert, of the police, who opened the door of I be generally known that the Bible was the first book
the Emperor’s carriage at the moment of the I printed after the discovery of tbe art of printing.
third explosion, was dangerously wounded. It wes a work of about one thousand three hundred . . m ~ . . .
Tho carringe itself was taken into tho court P»geL, and consisted of two large folio volumes, sensitive, ihe plan they adopted to rid them- | ed. This was done, and yet on the morrow,
- . ® _ .... . i want aiTiAnnt nf rinin anti tahnr nrns ppftnin*<l tn * ~
was slowly raised off his feet, and the ascent f??dm the Arab Camps, but in revenge for
was commenced. * Jne of the largest was said I forbcarauce, lies m wait for the herds as
to weigh 3 tw* 24 cwt. There was no opposi-1 the y descend the mountain, and kills four or
tion to the process of hoisting on the part of I beasts, merely for the pleasure of sucking
the animals, with one or two exceptions; in-1 their blood. In the summer season, when the
deed, for the most part they appeared anxious days are long, lie goes out at the setting ofthe
each to have his turn as soon as possible, for this sun > and crouches near some frequented path,
they had sagacity enough to understand was I wbere the tinkling caravan descends the moun-
the mcaus of quitting the ship, as it had be£n f am roa( l* or patches for a traveller with his
the means of bringing them into it. There ^ ors ® or some belated herdsman. I know an
was great excitement among the crowd on shore Arab, who once, while riding home, met with
when the boatswain’s whistle was heard direct-1 8Uca a bandit crouching by the roadside. The
ing the sailors at the capstan to hoist away, I man sprang to the ground, stripped the saddle
and as tbe falls or hoisting ropes, which were J ? nd bridle trom his horse and ran away, leav-
connected with the main and mizen masts of I * n 6 b * s P oor beast as a hostage in the grasp of
the ship, became strained and tightened, pres- I enemy. But these adventures are rarely
ently the rough, inert-looking mass of theani- terminated so pleasantly, and seldom does a
mal’s spine aud.back was seen above the deck; I man » cither on foot or horseback, regain his
then part of the head, with which the animal * ent ’ wb ® bas ™ et j n b ‘ s wanderings, face to
from time to time prevented himself from being face, with the black lion,
struck against the sides of the hatchway as he ■ Pbe tawny lion and the gray lion do not dif-
swuug round on either side; the small slug- * er f rom each other, except 111 the color of the
gish eye, which seems to be calmly surveying | wane, and are a little larger than the black
the surrounding scene ; the active proboscis, li° n > and n °t 80 short. With the exception of
forming by its constant movements a remark- tbe differences we have shown, all the three
able contrast with the rest of the passive frame; ?P ecl “ ba y e .. 8am ® character and habits,
and finally, after the crane tackle had been I'A® b ^ e . 0 ^ tb * 8 animal “sy b e divided into
connected, the whole creature came into view, two distinct eras, in which he seems to be, af-
dangling in the air, and suspended by a couple I a manner, an entirely different being, which
of ropes which seemed like mere threads com- difference has given rise to a thousand errors
pared with the size of the animal which depen- I respecting him; these two eras are the day
ded from them. He was then swung over the and night.
bulwarks, and lowered into the barge along- In the day time, he is accustomed to retire
side. It was amusing to observe the quiet way into the depths of the woods, at a distance from
in which the animal avoided the blow when his all noise, to sleep aud digest his meals at lei-
feet or legs were likely to strike against the sure. In the night he roams abroad, the king
sides of the ship, and the way in which he as- of the universe. It has been said that the lion
sisted in taking off the strain of the ropes and will not attack a man, because perchance a
raising himself when being passed over the man has found himself face to face with one
bulwarks to make his descent into the lighter, that the flies or the sun has obliged to change
One is hardly led to anticipate mnch adroitness I his lair, or that has come down to the water to
from such a bulky cicature, not merely on drink, and yet escaped with impunity, without
account of its size, but also because its dull- remembering that the drowsy epicure was half
looking loose hide conceals, in a great degree, asleep and sated with food. He does not kill
that evidence of life and passion which in the for the pleasure of killing, but to satisfy his
horse, and most other animals, is so strongly hunger, or to defend himself when attacked,
marked by starting veins and the rapid mas- In a country like Algiers literally covered
cular movements of its whole body. As soon with herds, he is never fasting, except during
as the elephant was in the lighter, the mahout, the day-when sleeping, and the natives know-
who had got down before him, at once jumped I ing this, take care to stay at home when he
on his neck, and the animal immediately yiel- quits his lair, or, if they are obliged to travel
ded himself to the direction of his accustomed at night, they never go on foot or alone, '
master. Sometimes he would appear a little As to myself, I will say that I have noticed
nervous, putting his trunk into the water to an indifferent expression on the countenance of
try its depth with a view, perhaps, to ascer- several lions whom I have met abroad early in
taining if it were possible to walk ashore; but the evening, I never saw those that I inet at
generally he began turning over some of the night exhibit other than the most hostile dis-
fresh grass placed in thc bottom of the boat to position. I am so sure that a single man is
divert his attention, and remained quiet until inevitably lost if he meets with such an encoun-
the boat was brought as near the ground of ter, that when I am bivouacking in the moun-
the dock-yard as possible. Then, at a signal tains, I never leave my tent after sunset for
from tlie mahout, after again leaning over and an instant, except with my carbine in my hand,
carefully testing thc depth of water with bis A large number of recent examples of Arabs
proboscis, he slowly raised one huge foot over who have been devoured in this mauner have
the boat’s side, then the otl^er, and in a few come under my observation, but I will men-
minutes he was on his way to the place where tion only the following, because it is known
the rest of his companions were picketed. to all the natives of Constantine, and because
All the elephants were of large size, and the circumstances attending it were fearfully
landed in excellent condition. It is expected curious. It occurred a few years previous to
that they will all suffer somewhat from fever theoccupationofthiscitybytheFrenchtroops,
after tbe confinement and close atmosphere that two brothers condemned to death, were
they were subjected to duridg the voyage, bat confined in the city prison, awaiting their ex-
a little medicine will soon remove this. While ecution on the morrow.' They were bandits
on board ship they were fed on rations of rice, of great renown for strength and courage; the
with an allowance of green fodder, a large Bey, fearing they might escape _ by their ad-
proportion of which consisted of the stems and dress aud hardihood, gave orders that they
leaves of an immense species of pineapple should be ironed with enf.rares ; that is an iron
found wild at Burmah. After landing, the ring which.is bound around the right leg of
flies in the dockyard annoyed them greatly, one prisoner, and the left leg of another, in
Looking at their tough hides, it was not easy such a manner that the two legs aro fastened
to understand how such a surface could be so close together, and then the iron baud is weld-
E. J. JOHNSTON & CO.
Macon, January 20, 1858.
PLANTATION HARDWARE.
NATHAN WEED
DIPOKTER AND DEALER IR
HARDWARE,
with au innumerable variety of other new and
desirable GOODS. /vL of the best quali- ’
ty at LOWER PRICES,for
CASH, tham®Bt%evcr before
sold in this market, until the
study the voice of the lion, Snd I Will give to I A*tt nf HarcL. next,
my readers my impressions and experience up- I A • LA 0 “ U “J ,
on this subject. When a lion and lioness are OCR stock it>
together, the female always roar first, and at a h J e W eU worthy the
the moment when the couple are leaving their attention of all those who wish
lair. I he roar is composed of a dozen distinct FINE and GOOD GOODS, at
sounds which are commenced by low sighing, EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICES;
and then go on crescendo, and finish as they be- x. B. All those indebted to ns, trill more than
gan, leaving an interval of a few seconds be- ever oblige us by an early settlement.
tween each sound ; the lion then alternates I ^ T ' rtlrvTO '
with the lioness. They roar in that manner
every quarter of an hour up to the moment
when they approach the encampment that they
are about to attack, when they both keep si- !
leuce; but after they have taken and eaten
their food they recommence their melancholy
music and continue it until morning.
A solitary lion generally roars as he rises
from his slumber at the commencement of the —_ 0
night, and will often continue his thundering fjl]tler7, II*Oil. SteOl &C,j
challenges without cessation until he reaches I w u J 1 * 7
the encampments. During the great heats of /^|FFERS for 6ale oneoftbc latest apa most com-
Summer the lion roars but iittle, and sometimes
not at all ;\ but as the season of his armours ■ - ~
advances he makes up for the time lost in si
lence. The Arabs, whose language is rich in
comparison, have but one word for thtf roar
ing of tbe lion, and that is rad, thunder.
Among other foolish questions I have had
asked me, is, “Why does the lion roar 1
would say that the roaring of the lion was to
him what to the bird is his musical song, and
if ihe questioner does not believe the fact, if he
will go to the forests and pass several years
in ilia company, he may perchance find a bet
ter explanation. *
I have fancied that the statistics made by
me of the losses that the Arabs endure by
reason of the visits of their leonine neighbors,
would interest my readers, and with them I
will end this chapter. The life of the lion
is from thirty to forty years. He kills or con
sumes, year by year, horses, mules, horned
cattle, camels and sheep, to the vaiue of twelve
hundred dollars, and taking the average ofhis
life, which is thirty-five years, each lion costs
the Arabs forty-two thousand dollars. Thethir-
ty animals of this species living at this present
moment in the Province of Constantine, and
whose loss is replaced by others coming from
Tunis or Morocco, are sustained by an annual
cost of thirty-six thousand dollars. In the
countries where I have been accustomed to
hunt, tbe Arab who pays an annual tax of five
francs, pays another of fifty francs to the lion.
Thc natives have destroyed more than one
half of the woods in Algiers in order to drive
away these noxious animals, and the French
authorities hoping to stop these fires that threat
en to destroy all the woods in the country,
have passed laws inflicting a fine upon the na
tives detected burning the woods. But what
is the result ? The Arabs assess the tribe to
pay the fine, and burn as before. And it will I on ,1 nAA 1 ’ ol,jus smaci
always remain so until the government takes iS-oxjUUu all sizes from j to 12 inches, just re-
efficacious means to protect the people, as they ce ‘ve4 per BARK HARLEQUIN from Stoekho m,
, . , . t, r • 1 J I aud Planters and others who wish to liny tno
have taken in France, concerning the wolves “ . —_. A | q
which bave been driven away, although a much Gci'JUlfMfci AK 1 IhiLt
less dangerous animal than the lion. ia place of whut is geuerallv *oiii ;is Swedes Iron,
The most remarkable points of character in can now doso at sre ^‘{ T r HAN Av'ked!' Macon. Ga.
the lion is his laziness, his assurance, and bold- J ■
ness. As to his magnanimity I will say with Si*L'JEiC & HUATLlt,
the Arab proverb: “When thou gocst on a ^.ttOMloyS fit LaW,
journey, do not go alone, and arm thyself as MACON. GEORGIA,
if thou wert going to meet a lion.” j on Triangular Block, Corner of Cherry Street
It.-ir Iron, Swedish. Commou English and Refined
of all sizes. _ „ , ,
HOkss SHOE Nail Bods, Hocp, Band, Sheet
Boiler, Oval, j Oval, 4 Round
and Angle Iron.
STEEL, Hammered PlowStcel4 to 14 inch wide
Cast, German, Spring and Blister Steel.
IVASI.S, Cut, Wrought, Spikes, Brads &c.
PLOW Chains, Harnes, Lines, Wagon Chains.
l*!,OVrs for 1 and 2 horse, Sub-Soil and others.
IXOES, Sam. W. Collins, andScovil’s Cast Steel,
Brades’ Patent. Brades’ Georgia. Brades
Grabbing, Bradley’s Cast 3teel Grub
bing Hoes, and Mattocks
CORN SIIICI. LEKSof all kinds 7 to 15 dollars.
CORN MILLS, Iron and Steel, for hand or
power.
STRAW CUTTERS, of the most approved
kinds.
3LACKSJHTH S TOOLS, Anvils, Bellows,
Vises, Hammers
Screw Plates,
Tongs Ac.
CARPENTER’S TOOLS, Saws, Planes, Au
gers, Squ ares,
Chisels, Braces A
Bits, Levels, Gua-
ges Ac.
MASON’S TOOLS,Trowels,Sand Screens, Ac.
CURRIER’S TOOLS of aUrkindiin use.
GARDENING TOOLS, Hoes, Rakes, Prun
ing Saws, Knives.
■Scissors, Hedge
Shears Ac.
BUILDER’S HAMMERS, Locks, Hinges,
Screws Ac., Ac.
MILL SAWS, Mill Cranks, Mill Picks, Mill
Saw Files, MiU Dogs, Stirrup
Irons Ac.
HOUSEKEEPING Hardware of all kinds.
3Pla,ruters and. Others.
Will find it to their interest to call and examine.
SWEDES IRON.
Direct Importation.
POUNDS Swedes Iron assorted,
and Cotton Avenue.
W E have associated as partners in the practice
of law in the counties of the Macon and ad-
A new invoice of fresh curiosities has just
been received at Boston by a vessel from ...
Canton, viz: A splinter from the Board of joining Circuits, and elsewhere in the State by Bpe-
Education. A spool on which is wound the cial contract—also will attend the cr - 0
thread of life. A few hairs from the seal of I * ,lun 1 111 " ' lrle aLEX. M. SPKER,
State. I mar 2 SAMUEL HUN IKK.
“I say, Sambo, can you answer dis conun-
derfum: Supposin’ I gib you a bottle of whis-1
selves of the annoyauce consisted in gathering the executioner on visiting their cell, found it
up in the hollow extremity, of the proboscis a empty, and no one knew how they had escap-
quantity of dost and small gravel, which was ed. The two brothers, as soon as they were
either thrown over the head so as to fall in a free from the prison enclosure, made unavail
shower along the back, or projected with force
between the fore legs, so as to sweep away
the intruders from the skin beneath. Tbe
Captain of the Belgravia brought a young ele
phant, between four and fire years old, and
about the size of a pony, as a private specula
tion. It lived on the upper deck, near the
Captain’s cabin, and was remarkably tame.—
Four hundred rupees, or forty pounds sterling,
was the price of this animal.
The Government elephants were marched
up to Barrackpore at night, leaving Calcutta
at 10 p. m., after the traffic of the day was
ing efforts to cut or pry off their cumbersome
ornament, but finding it impossible, fled across
the country, avoiding as much as possible the
frequented paths. When d&y light came they
hid themselves in the rocks, aud only resumed
their flight with the evening, being lighted on
their way by tbe faint rays of a crescent moon
;ind the bright hope of freedom. Thus they
had already travelled a long distance, when,
in the middle ofthe secoudnight, they sudden
ly came upon a lion. The two robbers com
menced by throwing stones at him, and call
ing out aa loud as they were able, in order to
WOOD’S
, c-. P, .JBeautifnI JFHotosiapliic Portraits
key close shut wid a cork ; how would you
get the whiskey out without pullin’ de cork or I
breakin’ de bottle ?”
“I gives dat up.”
“Why, push de cork in. Ya, yah!” m
_ — , , . They are taken from Daguerreotypes of Living (
The doting mother of a waggish lad, having Deceased Persons, and at very LOW Prices,
bottled a lot of nice preserves, labelled them, call anbsee tiie.ii.
•Put up by Mrs. D ,’ (her name.) John- | Ambroiypes and Daguerreotypes in AVoo,l"» Lest
nie, her promising boy, having discovered the style m>r ~
goodies, soon eat up the contents of the bottle, j QQ|\|p|£CT10lNAHIfc.S.
Oil, Pastile or Water Colors,
A RE the best and most correct likenesses tha: can
be obtained, and are painted by Mr. Kcruir,
one of tbe finest Artists in the South.
FUEStl lot of that extra nica cucoanut. aitdy,
11. HOUSE'S.
A on hand at
feb 16 lm
rays give
Macon ua-joto 281y
and then wrote on the bottom of the label,
‘Put down by Johnnie D .’
Pontius Pilate not Dead Yet.—When tutVT!
Mrs. B., the actress, was making a summer Vr Ailv
excursionin the country, she was accompanied 1 f AM still: buying Military bounty L sad \\snnnt
by her husband, and a party of his and her I 1 .«fl «tt tdwuy, g.ve the h.gh-st cash,,....
friends. One of these was Mr. , formerly
a pilot on the Boston station, who had laughed
and grown fat so long that he had become like
Woolsey, a “man of unbounded btomach.”
Some one asked, “who is the large man iu
Mrs. B’s suite V’ “That,” said his informant.
“13 Mr. ; he is a pilot.” “Exactly,” was
tlie response, “I should think he was—paun-
cheous Pilate 1”
~ - LUL3 Gagrc
/ 0 so “ Piki s
ia Planters lYt
Magnolia
50 “ Monongahela .1
150 _ Boxes Tobacco, for salt
jan 26
<}. J. BLAKE
Bourbon Whiskey
rcash by
ash kr Ayr im
portable Desks.
A N assortment of Rose Wood writing Desks.
For side by J. M. BOARDMANT.
sept 8