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Newspaper Page TextflifdTirrgta bn jos:i:i-1c ci.iskv TKB! H,tW< nrwmnr (abiwpw® publish ,,r «r>tl bo m -over char ntlicn before tb ■ f (liis Paper will if paid in arirn; i expiration of tb4 applied for by the mart ami a Half hoot exception, to j^rOrden hlmldbu ao csr.AFH to ritli Cath rw anhaeribar.- be particular to direct in ' Persons writing to the Macon, should so write, i- letters designed for the Her to their place of dee- VOL. XXXII. MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAX Cliowecl up by a W hale. I For an instance of indomitable energy, this My most interesting acquaintance of 'Scon- | 0,111 hardly l>e outdone. I should think ; and to | _.t was a Nantucket “skipper,” wlio hud once I scc t ' le erect, noble-looking and hearty old man taon chawed up bya whale. His surviving to »f seventy-three, as I saw him an hour or two ,,.]l the story, of course, being simply because ago, walking home to his dinner, with a light the dainty leviathan, notlikingtho taste of him, step and a good appetite, in New Bedford, bad dropped the uuwilling mouthful out again forty years after being eaten up by a whale ■the clean tableclotb of the ocean. This | in the South Sea, is to get a line idea of the stuff of a Nantucket whalemen upon 1 forty yean ago; and it is a rare instance, TO a will allow, of a morsel’s proving pleasant 'company so long after being rejected by a re luctant stomach at sea. Newly arrived at the honors of captaincy. Decidedly Cool. The truth of the following story is vouched for by the Missouri correspondent of Harper' Opt. Gardner was cruising j along the coast of Monthly: of South America—just off Peru—when there Not a hundred miles from hero, some six was a cry from the mast-head, “a whale, ho!” months ago lived a fair widow, possessed of The direction was given, the snils trimmed for those shining qualities that most dazzle and the overtaking of the monster, and, when with- charm the bachelor. She was young, handsome ,a a railo, the boats were lowered, each with its I and very wealthy.—Mrs. Jackson took an irew of six. eastern tour last summer and was beset by Quietly afloat lay the amphibious Shylock of many auitors, ardent and anxious lovers— die sea, (the leviathan, I take it, is of the tribe among whom was a Kentucky lawyer, quite a nf Levi) and, os the swift boat came within promising man; hut so enamored did he bc- Lirpooning distance, the inevitable iron, hurl- come of his fair widow, that he left a lucrative ,.,1 by that strong arm, penetrated to his vitals, practice at home and followed her through the Not as usual, however, did the struck monitor I entire route of fashionable travel. lie met her go out of sight; turning, and making straight I *t Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York; he for hi* enemies, ho rollcdover his huge balk to I danced with her at Saratoga and Newport;- gi‘t a fairer grip, and brought his jaws togeth- : *nd when the season was drawing to a close, cr upon theboat’s prow—the forward half of he happened to be with her at Niagara, and on t i,at slight structure, captain and all, disap- tho Ohio river, and even at St. Louis when pearing like tho best part of an apple tart in she was almost home. He was always plead ibe munch of a hungry school boy. The re- 1 a B professional business ns tho reason of ex U1 ninder of the crew, the helmsman and four cursions here and there; hut ho managed to oarsmen, had jumped overboard; and as the I plead his own suit at court when courting tho whale, with another roll, dived down to die out widow, though he saw no evidence of a verdict of sight, ho threw up the uuswallowed captain coming in his favor. At length Mrs. Jackson tin* relief boat pulling instantly to tho spot, stepped on hoard the boat at St. Louis to go ami (aking the crushed morsel aud the live up the Missouri to her own residence, when to swimmers safely from tho water. I ber surprise tho indefatigable advocate pre It was the chewed up right arm of tho cap- sentedliimsclf, as fresh os a May morning, din, as he sat by me at the table, which hail The widow exclaimed, as she met him. at first excited uijr cariosity—(stimulating the I “Why, Mr. Jones, I thought you were going inquires which drew from him, at last, this thrill-; I to return to Louisville?” iu; story)—the stump, or what was visible be- “Mrs. Jackson, my dearmadam,” replied the loir the coat sleeve, looking like a twisted lawyer, “I am hero to renew tho offer of my rope’s end, hut still retaining clutch enough to hand and to beg your acceptance.” carry the chowder-spoon to his mouth. Four I “Really, sir.l think I have been sufficiently „f the whale’s teeth were driven into him; one explicit,and that you had no encouragement to entering his skull,;a second breaking his collar- pursue the matter,” bone, a third breaking his arm. and a fourth “But I hoped, madam, that my devotion crushing his hand—the remainder of ids body and perseverance would bo finally rewarded.” being simply squeezed into a jelly. The heal- “Do you mean then,” said the widow, evi- ing of the wound in the head left a cavity like I dently softened, ’‘that you really had no other the inside of an egg-shell; and though the hair business in going this journey with me than to ids grown over it, (hair still brown aud thick, prosecute this suit?” with the stubborn vitality of the un-kill-a-ble “None in the world, hut the hope of winning Nantucketer) it tells, after forty years, the I you.” ,«e of the tooth that didst. I laid the ends of “Then you shall he rewarded,” she replied, mv three lingers very comfortably in the hoi- with a merry twinkle in her roguish, beautiful l 0 w. eyes, which the lawyer mistook for a sweeter Capt. Gardiner, providentially, though so passion ; “then, iny dear sir, you shall be re- ueirly eaten up, retained full possession of his warded. Tell me now, as a gentleman, how senses. His first mate was young, but a very much money have you spent on this tour ?” mart lad. and possessed fortunately of Yan- “Do you really wish to know ?” m kce aptitude—good at everything; and with “Certainly, I do.” the aid of tho sufferer’s directions he did the “Mr. Jones took out his note book, and work of a surgeon. The Captain ordered him soon reported that he had spent five hundred first to make splints, and then to set his broken dollars.” ana—the collar-bone beiug left to heal itself, “Well,”saidthclovelywidow, “Idonotwish unset, as it remains to tins day, perceptibly af- -my one to lose by me,” extending her purse leding his erect shape or the action of his chest, to the lawer. and the other wounds being bandaged in the “Why what do you mean, Mrs. Jackson ?” u-aal way. He was then laid on the cabin "I mean what I say; take it, and pay your- tloor, and with fans made of some of tho leaves self for your summer’s work on my account, of aa old log book, he was kept as cool, as was I !in d let us be quits.’’ ., any ways possible—for it was the hottest of And he did take it: and the widow had to Soath Sea weather. Fealiug. however, that borrow money to get home. The widow was Li* life depended on the exercise of his strong taken all aback by the lawyer’s cool acceptance will, he gave orders that he should by no pos- tb f,S® ld 5 but be consoled himself with idea sibility he allowed to sleep moro than five min- that if she would not be his bride, she was at utes at a time. And with this vigilant watch [ least fair game kept up for six days, the ship, navigated by Lis directions, as he lay on the cabin floor, en tered the port cfPern ■ A Beautiful Narrative. Me think we have no where seen a mor-g simple, touching and beautiful narrative, shr,^- forth the power of truth, than this v hich ADVERTisEME.VTs.it the regular charge will be One Dollar per Square of 1 ■) lines or less forthe first in sertion,ami bitty Cents for each subsequent inser- ticn. All advertisements not specified as to time, will bo published until forbid and charged accord ingly Obituary Notices not exceeding ter lines, will be published gratis ; but cash at the rate of One Dol lar for every ten manuscript ines exceeding thst number, must accompany all longer notices, or they will be cut short. L^The Telegraph gees to press at a o’clock, Monday Evenings. Advertisers will oblige by baud ingin their favors, as curly as Saturday, if possible Storming tlie Bnstion. BT CHARLES READE. follows. T . . , a _ _ ,, . “'^* !s won’t do, comrade. I must go. 1 shall at- lt is Irom the pen of S. H. Ham- Uc .Torn your position. I. shall go down the lino mond, tho author of “ Country Margins, most pleasant and genial writer: . “I witnessed a short time ago in one of our higher courts, a beautiful illustration of the simplicity and power of truth. A little girl nine years of age was offered as a witness a- and bring the men up. Meantime, pick up my de* n ,i ment - Give me a K ood piece of veterans. I shall get one word with yon before we go out. God bless von!” The Chemistry of Wine. The chemical components of grape juice, are grape and fruit, sugars, gelatinous matter, or pectin, gum, fat, wax, vegetable albumen and vegetable gluten, tartaric acid, both free and combined with potash as cream of tartar, partly a.so combined with lime. In some analysis have been found racenic acid, partly free and '3-EORG-IA Mastic Roofing Company, PROPRIETORS OF RUSSELL’S PATENT I^ire &> "Water Proof MASTIC ROOFING oisr CANVAS. purely colorless wine: even the thing celebrated bless you! “God bless you, Kaynal!” i , . , ... -r j — — The moment Itaynal was gone, Camile beckoned P arti J combined with lime, tartarate of potass a lieutenant to him, and ordered half the brigade to ana alumina; further, oxide, of iron and oxide gainst a prisoner who was on trial for fellonv I C * S ‘ r0 “ S C ° lmnn ° n b0th sides ° f Death ’ s AJ ' °f 1 manganese, sulphate of potash, common salt, committed at her father’s house. ‘Now Emilv.’ lris *7“ fell upon Private Dard. phosphate ot lime, magnesia, aud silicic acid, said the council for the prisoner, upon her ho- n Ca ? e here ! ’ saidl,e - ihe skins, stones, and stalks all yield tannic ing offered as a witness,‘I desire to know if ?ni came and , saI , nte< i’„ . . acid; which tannic aetd, turning brown by expo, you understand the nature of an oath ?’’ ~£jS%gZSSbS&*?-»*•*■«***«-**• .£»< * ia fa , Ct “I do not know what you mean," was the I, '* } ^°' one *—Jacinths, that used to make yonr I ' • ‘ -,‘ l ? * 1C chemists known as apoth- simple answer. broth - ColoneL” J ema—gives its brown hue to (unadulterated) “ There, your honor,” said the counsel ad- him wfth Bri£ad“ ?1 Y ° U w!U find '' 2* - F ° r th ° re is n ° SUch thin " as a dressing the court, “is anything further neces- _ He wrote a few lines in pencil, folded them, and sary to demonstrate " M" ■ tion ? This witness d °f.r ' lo t com P rel ‘C“ d * -- J Dujardin then went into his tent" and closed I purplc'ot white grapes-The tannic acid m thair Let us SCO,” said the Judge. “Come here, t! ? e aperture, and took the good hook the priest hnd skins turnino- „ f m . e . ,r J daughter.” .Assured by the kind tone £25 hun anJ dumbly, and forgave all the thZZZoFi * es P osure t0 the air m toward 3 Mm r b , C C H Ud 6t ?PP e . d he ft sat d °wn, his head in his hands and The purple g'rapf has, beside that tannic foi l; ^ d lo ,° ked “^dently up m his thought of his child, and how hard it was that he acid, a coloring matter of its own^ which it face, witii a calm dear eye, and in a manner mnst d }° and “ever see him. One sad sob at this— Dr0 Derlv -i disrinot hlno °L!\ °T| D ’ , so artless and frank thnt it wont ctr 0 ;„hf ono onl 7- propei ly a distinct blue, but by the action of the heart. “Did you ever take an oathf” in Then he lighted a candle and sealed up his orders ac, ds is converted into a deep or red purple, oaired the iud*»« . eaa ° at h .' in- of valor, aiid_ wrote a line begging that they might In unripe grapes saturated with acids it is a qairea ine judge* J. lie little girl stepped baefc I be sent to his sister. He also sealed up his purse I bright rod xen nil K«vn ^0 i with a look of horror, aud the rich blood a ! 11 *a memorandum that the contents should be wine is alwavs morp hrlo-l t * anC ] "SP? mantled In a blush all over her face and neck l ,v - ea -° d, ?. a , bI f d soldiers of his brigade upon their a f. “ wa 7. 8 “® re bn S ht a ntl more brilliant ssS??IsatafESTEAMBOAT DECKS, as she answered “ No, sirshe thought he intended to in quire if she had ever blasphemed. HAVING purchased tho right to use and sell tho 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 now or old BUILDINGS, steep or flat roofs and can be put over Plunk or old leaky shing!es,Tin or Iron Roofs jit costs about half the price and is much better than Tin—is not affected by beat or cold and is impervious to wa ter ; it is fire proof, ami it is the host roofing ev er invented for, 9 ZEILIN, HOT & CO. Fitzgerald. & Nottingham, Corner of 2d and Cherry Street*, .llaroi BLEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LAEGE & COMPLETE STOCK DIUTGS, M£DiriN£§, PAINTS, DYES, PE3JFI »IEKY, Ac. l’nrticulnr ndrniion paid lo Niipplriti PLANTATIONS X- PHYSICIANS with arlldM of IIIV l> o 1; t; T B I» 1* U IS I T V. Macon, Feb. 9, 1858. NEW DRUG STOKE. ALEX. A. MENARD, RAXSTON’SB'UnDING, CHERRY ST., MACON, GA now opening a fiesb H AS just received and i stock of Cla-uii IPnlu ■Do you He handed her the Bible open, know that book, my daughter ?” I uupca U, glory auu my ureams oi love—it all | nic nciil ii mn,-n,f«,l *1 , She looked at it aud auswored. “Yes sir. it cn , d . 3 tu d *7.« »“d twenty.” lat , 0 •f athema ’ and w,th in the Bible " I lie puts his white handkerchief to his eyes. Jose- * r a *i ^, 0es ’ tb ? mby like color. ,n. ' - .. „ - . , phme had given it to him. He cried a little, not at In the best Burgundy and colored Cham- cv er read **• h ® asked, dying but at seeing his lifo thrown away. pagne the skins remain in the liquid from two les sir, every evening.” I Whenhe had done crying, ho put his white hand- J to three davs this H to .. ; -<r j “ Can you tell me what the Bible is,” in- £ erchief *“ Ins bosom, and the whole man was trans- s ; x J e ‘:L 1 J • ., .? Ihem, m Medoc ouired the imlwo formed beyond language to express. Powder does I slx . a y s > C'fp 11 duys in the I* rench wines or the ^ “ If °* *4 r *1 . n „ . n0 * ohauge moro when it catches lire. He rosothat j south; and fourteen in the dork astringent via It is till, word ot the great God, she an- I moment, and went like a flash of lightning out of the ordinaire of the tables d’hote. To clour white tent. The next, he came down like a falcon bo- wines also to mib -r * , , “Well, place your hand upon this Bible, } e ^ e “ tbe strong column to Death’s Al- albllIn V n and isinglass are u!ed f ThfaiJ“hc aiid listen to what I say, and he repeated •' Attention!” cried the sergeants—” the Colonel!" mode by which white port wine is obtained, slowly and solemnly, the oath usually admin- There was a dead silence, for the bare sight of that In Spain they use powdered marble for the istered to witnesses. “Now,” said the judge, I erect and inspired figure made the men’s bosoms I nurnosc- in other ,. A „, , ‘you have sworn as a witness will vou inform thrin ' v,th the certainty of great deeds to come f the 0thei c ? u “ t ? lea SVP4WH and sand; ,nVwh7twillW„l,fS ? 0U ;° 4 rl ^ light of battle was in his eye. No longer the moody also fillln 5 U P any deficiency m the casks with me what will become of you if you do not tell I Colonel, but a thunderbolt of war, rediiot, ;md wait I clay and saud. In warm climates neither al- thc truth 1 1 iD K tobe launohed - bumen nor isinglass is used, as these, being ani- Mor mt i I mal substances, would decompose too readily; LaCrolx—“ Attention!” f* 3 ’ indeed, they do in colder climates when used “ Do yon know what passed here five minutes I 111 excess. Powdered gum-arabic is substitut- - ----- . I e d; dried blood, milk and cream are also used, crie a | ^3 well as lime. Lime seems to be the best for HfYil £load Cars, Bridges, &c. | Ac. It is warranted to give entire satisfaction. For I further information apply to FREEMAN A ROBERTS, or J'anl9 tf A. P. CHERRY Macon, Ga. Sf »y< Oletlit i>»r OHa mery, /M. Patent incM, JL*hariiinccnticnl rn'IinratiniiN. Arc. My Drugs have been selected with strict ence to their purity and quality; they are fres may he fully relied on. L’®** Order* Valthfnlly Bxrcoted. Jfl 13/“ Physicians’ Prescriptions aud Family Atadi- cines pnt up with neatness ami accuracy, at all hours of the day or night. ro^ A large lot of Artificial Tcetli justreceiv* d feb 24*tf the truth “ I shall he shut up in the State Prison, answered the child. “Any tliiug else ?” asked the judge. “I shall not go to heaven,” she replied. “IIcw do you know this ?” asked the judge again. The child took the Bible, ly to the chapter containing ments, pointed to the injunction, “ Thou slialt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” “ I learned that,” she said, “ before I coaid read.” Has any one talked to you about being a witness in court here against this man ?” in quired the Judge. House Furnishing Store FOR SALE. QWiNCkb the continued bad health, which 1 now inflicted with, and hut little prospects of a final recovery, renders me unfit for business anv Ion ger. I am therefoie desirous of selling out to an ap proved purchaser on very moderate terms, iny er.iire stock and trade now kept in the Brick Store, next below the Mechanics’ Bank' consisting of a general stock ot HOUSE FURNISHING supplies. >uc!i STOVES, RANGES,GRATES 1 HOLLOW-WAKE of tho very best kind ; TIN WAKE of all kinds ■ COPPER, SHEET IRON, B’lASS, LEAD, BLOCK TIN, and SHELF COODS, Ofthe very b. -r; CUT- LERY, ot late importation : with a mechanical bu siness attached, with my own workmen, who would be hired at the same (line it desired; with the neiHS sary Machines and Tools, Patterns and many other tilings too tedious to mention. This is 1 THIRTY! The attack of the bastion was settled!' . . . . “It was!—and who was to lend the assault, do you tkc P ur P ose ' making the wine sweeter and less PfL'fiGTl'f', "WlT*P "RpflPPfl frPJJTTI Itblc. and turning rapid- know that ?” astringent, and giving it the appearance of age. ^ ^ iL «The., cl,nti I “^C(iR,nclfrom Egypt” Sp^Ukfngof Mbumen^on^ireason why Bur- ^ ^ ^ K-IaES, ow c“^ f«HSHar I .i. | _„. y men’s eyes on his right Then he came back on the ma ! substanc| s readily decompose, and the olherside, and as he went, he lighted those men’s cask “ goes to the bad” after a very short time, eyes with his own. _ It was a torch passing along a | Tokay is made from grapes which have al- A11 .Amusing Story Hooper, the editor of the Alabama Mail which has A boat "sent immediately on .bore brought I *oUo*3„ 8 8 °“^ l,1R ^ of the Emperor’S physician, who. on looking .. ^ x te „ a Wt of a story> havini , no con al ^ e prostrate man and examining his wounds, | uection with politics, this hot dry weather ? By per mission— Old Col. D , of the Mobile district, was one of the most singular characters ever known in Ala- , , , „ , . j liaina. He was testy and eccentric, but possessed evidently close at hand. But thc Captain was man y fine qualities which were fully appreciated by of ditlercnt opinion. “A Physician for the the people of the district. Many of his freaks are ’ta ‘ oner time and nlacc.” yet fresh in the memory of the ‘old uns’ of Mobile— advised ouly that they should send for tonfessor. Other prescriptions the medical xian thought would be useless, as death was uul is very well at the proper time and place, .. -.. .. *iiii he “hilt ot nr merit T want nnn for «h P and all will tell you that the Colonel, though hard to ? . “ e ' at present 1 want one tor tM I beat< WM onoe terribls taken in bv a couple of legal oouy—and 1 happen to know of one who will I tyros. It ia George Woodward, I believe, tells the cure me!" story; but however that may be, it is in keeping with It so happened that, in a previous touch at others related of the old gentleman. ,1-, t l,.,l 1,1 ‘ It seems that Col. D——, had a misunderstanding Ut .same port, Capt. Gardiner had heard 01 1 Yvith the two gentlemen alluded to, and was not on jlic sick mate of an American vessel who had I speaking terms with them, although all three of them been left behind by his shipmates, and to whom were professionally riding the circuit pretty much as a suffering countryman, he then offered a I together. The young ones being well aware of the passago home. The' man’s mesuge of reply' ca ° nel > lrMcl6la Mtur * detw 7 niB «d. a. they left ^ , . , , . - --1 one of the courts for another, to have some sport at >as. that be fortunately stood in no need of Uj, expense by the way. Theyaccordinglygotabont viaJncss, ns be was under the care of a Span- half an hour's start in leaving, and presently they bh doctor who lived at Pura, a village back in ‘myedata bread, dark stream that limked as if ]!/'mountains, and .b. tel tntaj,im to K. JS£j2.“JS322 1 u*r and treated him like his own child. And they alighted, and pulling off their coats and boots, b this kind old doctor, Capt. Gardiner now sat qnietly down to watch for the old ‘Tartar.’ kri with all convenient haste-dispensrng at H ; J ,®^^V^5^wL w^vd, oare with any further attendance by the phy- drAwin „ on their boots as it they had iust bad a swim, shim of the Emperor. and then he looked at the broad creek that rolled be- £*rly on the second morning, arrived the I fore him like a fluent, translucent star. The Col, "i.’ood .Samaritau,’* and there was comfort in I wa ? a l v / ldl 7 pushed- 1" c I ‘Is this creek swimming V he growled after a pause ‘ “rst look und encouragement in his first of gome moments. |*ord. He could cure tluTcrushed man if he I . ‘No reply was made—the young men simply moun «lj had him at his house in the liionntaius. ted their horses and rode off some little distance, J* | mw ,0 b » n , tDcro 1 There was no road "f^^rtwly'ffiv^Swl himself of boots. 7^ u v a njulo paths alon^r the edges of pro- J coat, pantaloons and drawers. These he neatly tied “pices, climbing wild cliffs and scrambling up in nia handkerchief, and hung them on the horn through tangled ravines—forty miles of foot- Baddle - «*en he nut on hU specs, and as he was l!i ii,.im(.n»; A ~ <l.» a short, fat man, with a pannch of inordinate aixe, 1 11 iiilrnting the depths of a wilderness. rtfhw inadequate legs, a face like a withered apple, Dfittho captain's Yankee ingenuity seconded and a brown wig, there is no doubt lie mado an in- "pinion) dying on the floor. A couple of ‘Slowly and cautiously the old gentleman took the lithe spars were brought, by his orders, creek. Half a length and the water was not fetlock , j ™"> the center. His friend had two mules feet furt h er . and tt decided shoaling ! a, l the spars fasted to their sides they were to ‘Hero Col. D reined np. ‘There must’ said *alk like the hearers of a palanquin, one he- It*.'’bs ah-11 of a swift deep channel between this •- . - — . I and the bank. See how it runs! We 11 dash through here.' A sharp lash made the horse apring the watery waate, and anotlier carried the horse and rider safely waa nowhere more r a> ami the other behind him—a tandem “*®®ock. in which lie could ride, he was sure, as comfortably as men could carry him. M And, of the two day’s journey which ho thus to the oppoaite bank. The creek “»>le over the mountains, Capt Gardiner’s dc- U, “ v “ *,^1 ft?m tho young’uns announced their j; n PUon was one of glowing remembrance, approbation of the sport as they galloped away, f the elasticity of the spars which supported ‘I'll catch ynu, you raacata,’ was ground between 'ra.'Vwas bom without jolting and part of Col. D- ’s teeth ; and away be galloped in hot 'u a giddy one to a sailor’s eye—along the I stera laughed, the Colonel sworo with mighty empha- pkrt of cliffs, where a single false step would sis, wbilo his shirt fluttered and cracked in tho wind bvs dashed him nnd his mules “into grease lik ® • ,0 ose flying jib. RP„ ( , d ln . “ 1 . , ,. . . On, on, and tho pursued reached the farm-house • (h 8nd turning where his two spar.-, on y, a raad g i do Their .passing startled a flock a bridge from mule to mule, over n 0 f geese from a fence corner, which, as the Colonel 1®—hundred* of feet of joggle rocks near- dashed np, met him with outspread wings, elongated V Perpendicular, stretching away below, (ho “«c k *. »“ d l'isse. dire. His horse swerved suddenly ifilil.l-n. , w , , v. ■ t.„.i „ I and tho Colonel in a moment was on the ground, .n a • ,, Ihngly remembers) as he looked occn- I)10gt unroma ntio ‘heap,’ with his brown wig lying by aady over tho side of his mattrass. his side, and the bundle of clothes scattered all „ *®*y arrived safely at the mountain home of around. '■tf 0 d Kn.m!nr/1 bn.rvcr 1 nml liere. all was Die white beaded children of the houso came out JSSl first, and took a look at tlie ’nonster, as it seemed ,0 M\te4 * , . . : mi. I 1 ursi, aim lUOK a iuvil kl mo uivusior, na it. pccuicu tu f r . Wa kind care. They only cxinercu on l aD( j ^j ien returned to report progress. After a R P°‘nt. The doctor thought the broken little while, the father of tho family came, tad the Iar bone should be set; but tho captain re- affair bein& explained, assisted the Colonel in making 1 be said, aud ^Natures incpuiDgJ Dressed and mounted, our hero started off with a woeful phiz, and was very soon out of sight/ d ° * or ^' m ' ^ Ild he was right; for nf-1 1 ur, y years he opening his skirt hosoin. anti l</ td 180 'h° ridgy projections of the broken “nice ‘trong nnd iiea!thy, and doing as good | “ as a whole one, that very day at ’Scon- to put him and then witff a grateful n, 1 two weeks of kind nursin again; and tiien with _ „ * '0 the kind old doctor of Pura, Capt. it^^r returned to his ship,taking command, w °i C 'i Dore P«**®Wg 'he object of his voy- Wof u , 8oon harpooning the requisite num- Ptr I, W , es ‘ (who. for the lack of a newspa- it,’ 4i '*j no 'the slighlest idea, probably, that kfcl ,“* e very man whom one of their number Wf/7/ed up, boots ure ) he returnee A Genti.em vn was sent a bottle of delicious cider, rith tho following lines: Old friend, accept this bottle. Your month then open wider, First to imbibe, then to exclaim. By George! what glorious cider. Perhaps some fair young damsel. Whoso looks have ne’er belied her, Will not object to take a swig. When you are down be—cider. And if she thus indulges, Yourself may have to guide But she will say it’s owing to The stuff which is in—cider. her, and all, three mouths irosperoualy home. •Wiik.v thou art buying a horse or choosingawife,’ says the Tuscan proverb, “shutthine eyes, and com mend thyself to God.'' “ Y r es, sir,” she replied, “My mother heard hne of ready gaslights. I most dried on the vines ;“and all the so-called they wanted me to be a witness, and last night J j^n^ItVrtalthehSu-ts ashSeye'lmd'fired theeyrap- I ^ r ' u s ? c assumes to be made under the like s ne called me to iier room and asked me to i «.jh©triumph to strangers! Our fatigues ami our conditions. V in de paillc is from grapes dried tell her the ten commandments; and then we I losses have not gained the brigade the honor of go in straw, and Yin cotti from boiled juice. All kneeled down together, and she prayed that I in £ out at those fellows that have killed so many of these processes have the same object—namely might understand how wicked it was to bear °^“ ln {n>m tbe men the evaporation of the watery particles in the false witness against my neigjibor, and that •• What! shall the colors of another brigade and I grape, thus leaving only a rich, pure, alcoholic God would help me, a little child, to tell the not ours fly from that bastion this afternoon V 9 juice. We say alcoholic, though* perhaps, we truth as it was before Him. Andwhculcamc “ No ! no!” in a roarliko thunder. ought to have said saccharine; but they are al- up here with father she kiared me, and told I u I ““t synonymous terms; for the more sugar me to remember the ninth commandment, and carry tho bastion ten minutes before the Colonel from there is in the grape, the more alcohol there that God would hear every word that I said.” | Egypt can bring his men upon the ground V | will be in the wine. One hundred and ninety- “Do you believe this ?” asked the judge, * ” J 1 v “ '* ' * B while a tear glistened in his eye and his lips quivered with emotion. ■■ Yes, sir,” said the child, with a voice and 11 our strong ports give sixteen percent of jyj-ADE by EllIKItY «1£0., and warranted to lught “ That was a question I put to your hearts—vour I manner that showed her conviction of the troth was perfect. “ God bless you, my child, said the Judge, “ you have a good mother. This witness is competent, he continued. “Were I on trial for my life, and innocent of the charges against answer!” ‘ I alcohol, the grape must have had thirty four per Tho answer was a yell of exulting assent, but it cent, of sugar; which, if not impossible, seeing was half drowned by another response, the thunder 1 -•* • ■« . . - 1 ” work well. BROWN'S \'irginia\Vh cat Thresh ers, for sale by may 18 N. WEED, Macon, Ga. HORSE POWERS. was hair drowned by another response, the thunder tW if ; a r a . ^ of the impatient drums, and the rattle of fixing bay- , affirmed that e\ eu forty per cent, of tt MORY’S Celebrated Rail-Road Powers ; onets. solid particles of sugar may be obtained from -t-J SINCLAIR’S Lever Horae'Powers; The Colonel told off a party to the battery. I ripe grapes, is, at least, an unusual average I WHITMAN’S Lever Horse Powers, “ Lc '; e ' ‘*10 guns at the top tier. Fire at my sig- French and German grapes give from seven ? n of w £ ich ar , e "; a ,'7 ant ? d *° ™. Tk wel1 ' field or nal, and keep tiring over oar heads, till you see our I tn ic | house. 1* or sale at Manufacturer s prices, by colors on the place.’’ J° Wt ®® n P er cent, but the usual figures range | may 18 N. WEED, Macon, Ga. - - . He then darted to tho head of the column, which I “ om thirteen to thirty. In Holland it is only me, I would pray God for such witnesses as I instantly formed behind him in tho centre of Death’s I from tea to twelve. Grape sugar is obtained by this. Let her be examined.” Alley. boiling the juice withchalk tolaturate the free She told her talo with the simplicity of a' thecolors. No hand but mine shall hold them ’ ’ child as she was, but there was a correctness Wheat Fans. G RANT’S Patent Fan Mills, all sizes ; CLINTON’S Celebrated Fan Mills, all sizes ; BROWN’S Virginia FaD Mills, all sizes, to-day.”““I 0 ™ ! “° " ana DUt UUne sna “ nom ,hem I addsTthen' filtering the liquid and washing the . .... They were instantly brought to him, his left hand P rec *P*'ate. The liquid is then mixed with , a —,_ r ._, r about it that carried conviction of its truth to I shook them free in the. afternoon sun. I albumen, boiled, filtered, and evaporated, when all complete with Sieves and warranted, for sale by every heart. She was rigidly cross-examined. A deep murmer of joy from tho old hands at the the chrystals of su^ar are dcDosited House \ may 18 N. WEED, Macon, Ga. The counsel plied her with infinite and ingen- a ° w . ““™>? ted °“t flashed sword like | hn , d n i-„ rdr ° * .. • , . , - , c . *> . steel lightning. Ho waved it towards the battery, ins questioning, but she varied from her first Bang ! bang ! bang! bang! went the cannon, and 1 M.™ vV— Tt am v statement in nothing. The truth as spoken the smoke rolled over the trenches. At the same mo-1 Rifling Made Easy. Ihe Buffalo Lx- STRAW CUTTERS. by that little child was sublime. Falsehood ment up went the colon waving, and the Colonel’s press tells of a warlike inventionjust brought I TJ^YENT Self Sharpening Straw Cutters, warrant ed perjary had prccceded her testimony - ,« out in that city, which is of an extraordinary 1 = The prisoner had entrenched himself id lies They went so swiftly out of the trenches that they character, provided it possesses all the quali until lie deemed himself impregnable. Wit- were not seen through their own smoko until they I . , - 1 nesses had falsified facts in his favor and vil- had run some sixty yards. No sooner were they seen ties represented : lainy had manufactured for him a sham de- £££&!?£ P°rS {mf - ' “It was tested yesterday afternoon in ava fence. Bat before her testimony falsehood I was'not' a rattlVof "small**arms,** it "was^a'craslk aml aant building on Washington-.treet, between was scattered like chaff. The little child for the men fell fast; but in a moment they were seen to I Senaca and Exchange-streets, ihe piece is a whom a mother had prayed for strength to be spread out like a fan, and when tho fan closed again, beautiful little brass guu of the usual shape, giveu her to speak the truth as it was before uet* ^ — • mountcd on wh eels. and so constructed that a God, broke tho" cunning device of villainy to 1 1T ept aronnd the gUcfs’and ZnkeL^/They’were rotar ?' cylinder constitutes the breech which pieces like a potter’s vessel. Tbe strength I seen to fall in numbers, shot down from the embra- contains four charges replenished by means of that her mother prayed for was given her, and sures Uut ,bo liTin B took tho P lace of *ho dead; a hopper, and fired as fast as a man can work the sublime and terrible simplicity, terrible. I a ^ There thTcKfred W Zt ^7^-, mean to the prisoner and his petjured assoct- a hundred men are fighting hand to hand with die P'. cce 18 dtscnargca by electricity, ana ates,) with which she spoke, was like a reve- I I’rnaslans, wlio have charged out at the Lack doors from this results a very important and valna- litinn from God himself. of the bastion. Success there, and tho bastion must ble discovery, which was developed after tho W1 — both s ‘ des bn0 'y tbi3 ’ .. completion of the piece. By means of a bat- All in a moment the colors disappeared. There ^ r e .. J ... ,, . Losing nil—A Family Scene. I was a groan from the French line. No! there they j ' cr Y and wires connecting with the cylinder were again, and close under the bastion. I by which ignition is caused, the cylinder be- Thcrc is something exceedingly tender, as j And now in front the attack was so hot that often comes berfectly electrical, which keejis it as well as instructive, in the following, which we the Prussian gunners were seen to jump down, driven coo i as if continually lathed with ice. take from the Child’s paper * . won Some two hundred rounds were fired yes- A lew daj’s ago, a merchant tailed in uusi-1 somo Krca t advantage there. Tho fire slakening, terday in rapid succession at the rate of about ness. Ho went home one evening, in great I told a similar tale, and presently down came the 30 rounds per minute, at the end of which time, agitation. “What is the matter ?” asked his * la ^* a il’. b f an acc j d e“t. A without using the swab once, the breech was r^ C ‘ 11!» ru! { led 5 ] am be .JS a {‘? d - IbaTe the colors ofthe 2Rh brigade upon the“aat?on8t mucl1 colder than when the firing commenced lost all! he exclaimed* pressing his hand up- I Andre. The rapidity of the firing was much retarded on his forchoad as if his brain were in a whirl. The whole French army raised a shout that rent by the bad quality of the cartridge in use, but “ All!” said liis wife; “ I am left. “ All fe*.**^ the Prus ; such as is was it was sufficient to demonstrate papal” said his eldest boy; “ here am I-” I f ort to prevent a new recapture. ' 10 neare = the complete success of the invention. Even “And I, too, papa,” said his little girl, run-I Then shot from the earth a cuLic acre of fire where 20 rounds per minute would seem sufficient ning up and patting her arms arouud his neck, last the bastion was seen; it carried up a heavy for all reasonable or unreasonable purposes Is’s not lost papa,” repeated little Eddie. fm°ko that looked solid for that ma tter; but we entertain no doubt And you have your health left,” said his Lxplosioii,’ that snuffed out the sound of the.- '.'mom that with cartridges properly prepared the in- wife. “ And your two hands to work with ftu d paralyzed tho French and Prussian gunners’ ventor’s expectation of GO rounds per minute papa,” said his eldest, “ aud I can help you." hands, and checked the very beatings of their hearts. w iH be fully realized. We understand that Andyourtwo feet, papa, to carry you about-" pound3 01 S uu P° wder "' ere >“ ‘hat as soon as a n arrangements are completed the J And your two eyes to see with papa,” said War breath, and both armies, like inventors will proceed to Washington and lay little Eddie. peaceful spectators, gazed wonder-struck, terror- their plans before the government. The nec- “And you have God’s promises,” said grand- struck. Great hell seemed to have burst through the essary steps have been taken to secure Euro- ...earths crust, and to be rushing at heaven. Hops I . . j 1 11 - , . , 1 a j ^,0 stones, cannon, corpses, and limbs of soldiers, were P ea1 , 1 ,P !it ? nts and ^ hcn a1118 complete and the And a good God, said Ins wife. And seen driven or falling through the smoke. Some of machine in operatim, we do not believe that heaven to go to,” said his little girl. “ And these last came quite clear of the ruins, aye, into the nations can hereafter afford to go lo wur Jesus who came to fetch us there,” said his French and Prussian lines, that even the veterans put their hands to their eyes. Raynal felt something ciucai. . , . spatter on him from tho sky ! it was blood—a com- God forgive me,” said the poor merchant, r £ de . g p er haps ! Or! war) war! bursting into tears. “I have not lost my all. The smoke cleared. Where a moment before the What arc the few thousands which I have call- great bastion stood and fought, was a monstrous pile Ro od my all, to these more precious things which | i ° n 1 o b ia 0 j enc ‘ d blood y. s ‘°“es.and timbers, with dis- God has left me ?” and ho clasped his family to his bosom, and he kissed his wife and child ren with a thankful heart. Ah no, there arc many things more precious than gold and bank stocks, valuable as they may be in their place. When the Central America was foundering at sea, hags and pur ses of gold were strewn about the decks as worthless as the merest rubbish, “Life, life!” as the prayer. To some of the wretched sur- ivors, “Water, water!” was the cry. “Bread, Termination of a Domestic MANGE. The following notice appeared in the daily papers on Thursday: “At St. Matthew’s Church, Jersey City, on Wednesday, 21st inst., by tbe Rev. J. J. Bow den, Major Philip Kearney, to Agnes, daugh ter of Hugh Maxwell, Esq.—New York Sun- Wherk is the hoe. Sambo ?” “Wid de I day Courier, rake, massa.” “Well, where is the rake?” Thereby hangs a tale.” Wid de hoe.” “Why, where are both ?” Yes, two or three of them! Agnes’ elope- cannon sticking up here and there. And rent and crushed to atoms beneath tlie smok ing mass, lay the relics of the gallant brigade and their victorious colors. “Why, hof togedcr, massa; you 'pears to be ment from her father’s house—her voyage to berry 'ticular dis morning.” Europe with Kearney—his desertion of his wife ■ ;—; —the pursuit of the fugitives by young Max- A large Beal, weighing over 200 pounds, well and his mother—the discovery—theinter- was shot on tiie Appomattox (\ a.) on the 17th view, etc., the public has long since been made * m . . 'If * 11 I w “ vssv. ) UU LUC If IU V IC»> « CIL<) LUC [1UUUL BOO IUUq OIUIC UCCU lildUC bread i” it was worth its weight m go , i j ns t # jj e rece j V ed eleven balls before he sur- familiar with through the press. The parties, »nl.l .iDi ,1,1 h.n«A Ixaii rrlit I .L ) . 1 • IT. I)..s _1 . I . . . •• . * old could have bought it The loss of property must not cloud the nd with 8 wicked forgetfulness of the great er blessings which are left behind. No man should despair, for no mau has lost his all un til lie has lost his integrity, lost the mercy of God, and lost his hope of heaTen at lust rendered up his life. But where did he come I it appears, have voluntarily returned—Kear from ? ne y is divorced from his first wife, and he and “Pompev,” said a good-natured gentleman Agues are now made one by holy church—a to his colored mau, “ I did not kuow until to- blending of joys and sorrows ; but which pre day that you had been whipped last week.” dominate ? “Didn’t you, massa?” replied Pompey, “I Hare is material enough for a five volume know’d it at de time.” | noval. [New York News. Hide Roller Cutters; Georgia Cutting Boxes, for sale by" may 18 NATHAN WEED. DENTISTRY. DRS. SEG-AR & BLAISDELL, Dentists, OFFICE IN WASHINGTON BLOCK, Opposite the Lanier Hon3e. We warrant all our work to ho of the first Class, Aud Charge a reasonable Price only. GIVE US A CALL. Dr. H. Soger, A. Blaisdell, M. D. may 11 THE SOLON BISHOP WASHING TUB OR MACHIM. O the people of tbe following named counties, JL viz: Bibb, Jones, Jasper, Monroe, Crawford, Upson, Talbert, Pike, .Muscogee and Harris. In presentingyou this new improvement in the shape of a Washing Machine, we offer you no HUMBUG. We refer you to the following gentlemen and ladies, who have tested and seen tested the above, who cer tify that they wash all kind of clothes clean without injury. We will sell Family, County or the State Rights. A. B. BROWN, DAVIS A CO. Coi. 55. H. Clark A Lady, Lexington ; H011. J. T. Brown, Newnan; Dr. A. It. Welbora, do : Dsvis Or- rin, dp; Col. J. L. Calhoun, do; Itev. Asa Chandler, Elbert; Rev. C. C. White, Newton; John Bryans & Lady, Henry; Col. Daniel, Pike; Rev. Thomas Trice,do; Mrs. N. Orr, Coweta; Mr. Wm. Hill A Lady, do ; and a host of others too tedious to name. These Washing Machines can bo had in a few days at Thomas B. Elfe, Macon, and at John H. Webbs, in Thomastou. [may 11—4t. ONE YEARS' operation, sad! :t lirat rate opening for somo young man just starting in ihe world. Will also be sold, if desired, JO boxes ROOF ING TIN, 20 do. 1c. do. 15 Is. do, and ■’> do. 20 bv I I, lx., suitable for customers work; together with 1 large supply of WIRE, all Nos., from 1 to SO, with all kinds of F I T TI NO suitable to the burinr:.-.-— Time will be given to in appro vod purchaser. Enquire ot IS. V CHEW, Augusta, Ga. may 4 Gt B © E 1C 11 A V E ’ 8 HOLLAED BITTE THE CELEBRATED HOLLAND REMEDY 10. Disease of the Kidneys, LIVER COMPLAINT, WEAKNESS OF ANY KIND, FEVER JkNB AGUE, And the various affections consequent upon a dis ordered STOMACH OK LIVER, OUCH as Indigestion, Acidity of tho Stomach, O Colicky Pain*, HeaTtCTro. Loss of 'Appetite, Despondency, Costiveness, Blind und Bleedmg Piles. In all Nervous, Rheumatic, and Neuralgic After’ ttons, it has lit numerous instances proved highlv beneficial, and in others effected a decided cure."’ ' Tliis is a purely vegetable compound, prepared on strictly scientific principles, after the manner of the celebrated Holland Professor, Boerhave. Because of its great success in most of the European Stales, its introduction into the United States was intended more especially for those of our fatherland scattered here and there over the face of this mighty country. Meeting with great success among them. 1 now offer it to the American public, knowing ihat its truly wonderful medicinal virtues must be acknowledged. It is particularly recommended to those persons whoso constitutions may have been impaired by the continuous uso of ardent spirits, or other forms of dissipation. Generally instantaneous in effect, it finds its way directly to the seat of life, thrilling and quickening every nerve, raising up the drooping spirit, and, in fact, infusing ne.w health and vigor in the system. Notick.—Whoever expects to find this a beverage will be disappointed; but to the sick, weak and low spirited, it will prove a grateful aromatic cordial, possessed of singular remedial properties. CAUTION’: The great popularity of this delightful Aroma 1ms induced many imitations, which the public should guard against purchasing. Be not persuaded to buy anything else until you have given Boerhave's Hol land Bitters a fair trial. Ono bottle will convince you how infinitely superior it is to all these imita tions. 13^ Sold at $1 per bottle, or six bottles for 55, by the sole proprietors, BEN JAMIN PAGE, JR., & CO., Mauufacturing Pharmaceutists and Chemists, Pitts burg, Pennsylvania. BF* Sold ill Kama by E. L. STROHECKER « CO., 2EILIN, HUNT & CO, GEORGE PAYNE, and Druggists generally, throughout the State. m«y 18 Th' TO* PHYSICIANS, e Proprietors of Risley’s Compound Fluid Extract of BUCHU Lime, Lime, Lime, FROM THE-— “CHEWACLA LIME WORKS,” ALABAMA. W E are now prepared to furnish any quantity (from 1 to 500 bbls) of the above named ar ticle, equal if not superior in quality to the best Rock land, at as low or lower figures than any Lime can be had in our market. Masons and contractors will find it to their inter est to call. C. CAMPBELL SON, ould solicit your attention to that preparation, with view to its trial in your practice. Country Phy sicians especially, whose facilities are limited for ob taining at all times fresh and reliable preparations of the kind, would do well to make a trial of its reme dial qualities, and should it prove as expected in all diseases of the KIDNEYS, BLADDER AND URETHRA, { it would prove not only a convenient form for gen eral use, out an agreeable preparation, so far as re gards TASTE, Ac, to your patiesU. The prepara tion, you will hear in mim^was suggested by sever al eminent Physicians who wanted a reliable article in a convenient form for their own practice ; and by them and hundreds of others it lias been used for years, always with tiie happiest results oases of the URINARY ORGANS it is a remedy safe, speedy, and can he with tho utmost confidence. And so als UTERINE DISEASES it will he found to be most admirably 1 it taken necordi ;g to directions will ver ever fail in effecting a speedy aud permanent ™ UARRAL. K IS LEY A KITCHEN. Importers and wholesale Druggist, New York. 1-1 8w. .may IB In ail •d npi all dapt. eldoi and City papers copy, apl 20 Agents. COURSE . the CENTRAL 1 two miles and a half CENTRAL RACE FOR SALE. rilHE subscriber oilers for sale 1 RACE COURSE, local rom the City of Macon. It comprises about two hundred acres of Land, is in excellent repair, and is provided with all the usual buildings and appurte nances of the Course. The location is pleasant ami would make a healthy country residence; though tlie Proprietor would prefer that it should he sold to some individual or company, who would keep it up as a Race Courso. It will be sold on reasonable terms. II. T. POWELL, Proprietor. •Macon, Ga., April “-th, 1 may 1 Laud, for Sale. OFFEK for immediate sale OOO acr«** of good Farming Land. 300 CLEARED AIY© IN CULTIVATION. The place lies on tho road leading from Fondtown Buenavista, four miles from the former place. Good DWELLINGS, GIN HOUSE, SCREW, and all other buildings necessary on a well appoint ed farm. Address, J. U. BIVINS, may 11—8m] Voudlown, Ca. FANCY GOODS. t VASES, Fancy t HAVE iust received ji largo Tea SETTS, from >:t 5(1 to 81 Large let TOYS, Flower POTS, Table CUTLERY’, . and Plated CASTORS may 11 R. P. McEYOl”. TMESHLXG MACHINES, FA.Y MULLS. HORSE POWERS, GRAIN CRADLES, SCYTHE BLADES, GRASS BLADES, or,* and will he sold very low. apl 2a OARHART A CURD. CABINET SHOP. T BEG JL citizi vo to announce to the of this place aud vicin ity, that i have established a CA BINET SHOP in Perry, Ho >ston Countv, make to order all kinds of PARLOR, HO I KITCHEN B‘' sc a ;h;”15 ' b ,,1 every style. Perhaps, better to sa; ityle ALSO— Damaged b done in a neat anu dural COFFINS of every ( patch. All work wairanted to reasonable; GEORGE PAE inav It Cabinet Maker and I’pli

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Georgia telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1844-1858, May 25, 1858, Image 1