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C|tlilflryftCtltpag|} B y JOSEPH OLISBY. CiMts—Hereafter the price of this Paper will poLLAHS per annum, if paid in advance, ? j to the office before the expiration of the **-'niton year. If left to be applied for by the A"*Z r or nia Agent, Two Dollart and a Hatj r^nuired in every case, without exception, to n nd commissions. Cooler* for the Txt-xonArn to new subscribers Tj be accompanied with Cath. - ,.,,. s pondcnt.« should be particular to direct in '.,;,orv‘* Telegraph.” Persons writing to the „,iie Telegraph” in Macon, should so write. ' ' **v, only, will the letters designed for the !•_[ .jvo offices', go directly to their place ofdes- iusioo- The Pnlicr of Little Feet. I',, with the sun at morning, Away t» the garden he hies, T„ ... e if the sleepy blossoms Have begun to open their eyes. Cmn iug a race with the wind, With a step as light and fleet, r my window I h- ar The patter of little feet. y. w to the brook he wanders. In »wift snd noiseless flight, Sj la-hing the sparkling ripples 'hike fairy water sprite. X- Minds under fabled liver Has gleams like hla golden hair, X'n pearly sea shell is tairer Than his .lender ankles bare; Nor the rosiest stem of coral 1 list blushes in ocean's bed , I- sweet as the flush that follows Onr darling's airy tread. From a broad window my neigbor books down on onr little cot. Xml watches the •• poor man's blessing." I cannot envy his lot. He has pictures, books, and music, bright fountains, and noble trees, Flowers that blossom in roses, birds from beyon Mho sons Ibil never does childish laughter His homeward footsteps greet, His stately halls ne'er echo i'o the tread of innocent feet. Tins child is onr “speaking picture.” A birdliug that chatters and sings, Sometimes a sleeping cherub— idiir other ono has wings.) His heart is a charmed casket. l ull of all that's cunning and sweet. And no harp-strings hold such music As follows his twinkling feet. When the glory of sunset opens The highway bv angels trod, \nd seems to unbar tuo city Whose Bnilder and Maker is God, Close to the crystal portal, 1 see by the gates of pearl, The eyes of onr other angel— A twin horn little girl. And 1 a>k tu be taught and directed To guide his footsteps aright, So that I be accounted worthy To walk in sandals of light, tad hear amid songs of welcome From messengers trust and fleet; On the starry floor of Heaven, The patter oflittle feet. The Lns* Stroke of Fortune. rty years ago, no old house was standing . •-■up. which showed to the streets a frot- . cl live small windows. It was the house »iiidi the first painter oft he Flemish school, mortal Rubens, was bom, A. D. 1577. v.ir years later than this date, the ground t was occupied by two old people, a shoe- ;..cr nnd his wife. The upper story which i usually let to lodgers, was empty at the we write of. Two, however, occupied caret. The evening was cold and wet, tiic shoemaker and his wife were sitting ;ether in the room below. “Yob had better go up i.tairs again,” said man to his wife,” “and sec how the poor v is. The old gentleman went out early, has not been in since. Has she not taken a thing J” It is only half an hour since I was up stairs. If had not come in. I took her some broth at noon, but she hardly touched it, and «np again nt three; shs was asleep then, iat live she said she should not want any thing more.” •i’-x-r lady ! This time of year, nnd neith- ’ nor warm doilies, ami not even adceent hu lie on; and yet I am sure she is jotne- <r other. Have you noticed the respect which the old gentleman treats her 7” •■If she wants for anything, it is her own .;. That ring she wears cn her finger would ; her the best of everything.” I! oi came a knock at the door, and the wo- '.admitted the old man they hnd just spok- f, whose grizzled heard fell down upon his i lu d velvet coat. The hostess sadly want- have a iittle gossip with him, but he -cl by, nnd bidding them a short “good be groped his way up the steep crooked i-e. (Jit entering the chnmbi r above, a voice inquired the cause of his long ab- •I could not help it," be said, “I had been ;fv ■ u iiiHiiud'iipt. and as I was on tny way a servant met me, wh > was to fetch me to vtiie horoscope jt two ladies who were pass- ; through; they were ladies whom I have *n before. 1 thought I could get a little asy to pay for some simples which will be ’ -rvicp to you.”' "1 am to d.” "It i- fever cold. I will make yon something A you mn*t take directly.” da in of a small tin lamp sufficed to heat -fwate '. m.d the patient, having taken what r old man had provided, was diligently cov 'd cp by him with all the clothes and ar- • m i dress he could find. He stood by her ' uicss till he perceived that she was fast : rp. and indeed long after; lie then retired a small closet and sought repose on the N door. The nest morning the lady was so much ' - r that her attendant proposed she should "or to leave the house tor a moment or ■sad lm stteceededin getting her forth as far ■ Place St. Cecelia- It was seldom thut she *“ the house, for notwithstanding the mean- ■" of her dress, there was that about her :; ‘Se which rendered it difficult to avoid fusimt observation. "th* you sec that persou yonder 7” she said •idly. “If I am not much mistaken it is : " “l.v the Duke of Guise.” stranger's attention had also been at- ■*“<‘<3. and no now approached them. t ' r Ueusaid be. “why thnt is Mascali. are you married 7” , "e does not know me,” sighed the lady. : ' I;Us t indeed be altered.” ; cali had. however, whispered a single ' ■ in the Duke's ear, nnd be started as if "by a thunderbolt; but instantly rccov- - himself, he hastily uncovered, and bowed ’"f lv to the ground. I Kpg your forgiveness,” be said; “but ‘ (yes are grown so weak, and 1 could so ; ' ripect to have the honor of meeting Tor the love of God,” interrupted the lady “name me not here. A title would ‘Uangely contrast with my present cir- ‘ ■uicts. Havo you been long at Co- , i i-ree days. I am on my way from Italy. ■ refuge there when our'common enemy ; me forth, and confiscated all my earthly ! 1 am going to Brussels.” . Al ‘d what are your advices from France ? • hrim Still ill the hands of that wretched ' my lord dnkc, your fortunes and my r»«>*much alike. You. the souofamau |* < 1 he Dot too much despised danger might :“* v « set the crowd on his own head, and ' ■'he Queen of the mightiest nation in the i,. > ' l ; t ',aml now both of us alike. But adieu,” “'J suddenly, and, drawing herself up, L " "i-ht of you, my lord duke, has refreshed . “kh, and I pray thut furtune may once „p“"ile upon your steps.” ^ tiic to attend your majesty to ” i. ( |" l 8' it color tinged the lady’* features, „. e •'bswered with a geutly commanding U8 ’ ®y 'ord duke, it is our pleas- - or e ' )0 i W ?^ ' ow >*md takingthe lady’shand, ! bi ti^fi il rev erently to bis lips. At the 4 Loi n , streets he met some one, to whom out the old lady, and then hastened VOL. XXXII. T'lvra • , MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1858. NO. 45. . >v Tt • mk.vts,-.t the regniar charge will be One D t or square of 10 l: ict or lest, for the first in sertion. and Fifty Ctr.'s for each subsequent inser tion. All advertisements not specified as to time, will be published until forbid and charged ac cord ingly Obituary Noticks not exceeding ten lines, will be published gratis ; but cath at the rate of One Dol lar for every ten manuscript ines exceeding that number, must accompany all longer notices, or they will be cut short. GF*The Telegraph go's to press at 3 o’clock Monday Evenings. Advertisers will oblige by hsDd ingln their favors, as early as Saturday, if posaib.'g —- ~v.. u miucK at. me uoor an nounced a person inquiring for Monsieur Mas- caH; she had a small packet for him, and also a billet. Inside this was distinctly written : “Two hundred louis d'ors constitute the whole of my present fortune—one hundred send for your use. Guise.” And the packet contained a hundred louis d’ors. The sum thus obtained sufficed to supply the wants of the pair two long years. But the last louis had been changed, and the lady and her companion were still without friendly suc cor. The shoe-maker and his wife had under taken a journey to Atx la Chapelle, to take up some sni.'ill legacy. It was the 13th February, 16-12. A low sound of moaning might have been heard issuing from the garret; a withered female f *"" more like a skeleton, than a thing form. _ mu _ of flesh and blood, was lying on a wretched bed of straw in the agonies of death. The moans grew more and more indistinct; a slight rattling in the throat was at length .the only audible sound, and this also ceased. An hour later, and an old man, dressed in rags and tat ters, entered the chamber. One only word had escaped his lips as he tumbled np the falling staircase : “Nothing! Nothing 7” He drew near the bed listlessly, but in a moment he siezed an arm of the corpse with an almost con vulsive motion, andfletting it suddenly fall he cried: Dead, dead, of hunger cold and starva tion !” And this lady was Mary of Medi.cis, wife of Henry. IV., Queen Regent of France, mother of Louis XIII., of Isabella, Queen of Spain, of Henrietta, Queen of Fngland, of Christiana, Duchess of Savoy, of Gaston, Duke of Orleans —dead of hunger, cold and misery; and yet Louis XIII., the cowardly tool of Richelieu, his mother’s mnrderer, is still called “the Just.” A Hank and Punic Incident. In the midst oftho late excitement, and at the moment when everybody thought the banks were going to the dogs, Jones rushed into the bank in which ho was a stockholder, and thrust ing a certificate into the face of the transfer clerk, said, in great haste : “Here, please transfer half of that to James P. Smith!” The clerk looked at it, and asked, “which half. Mr. Jones ?” I don’t care which half,” replied Jones, puzzled at the inquiry. “You had better go to the courts; I can’t make the transfer without a legal decision. If you really wish to transfer your other half to Mr. Smith, wc can’t do it here.” Jones was confounded. He knew the banks were all in a muddle, but his was too deep for him. He took his certificate from the hands of the smiling clerk, and on looking at it, lo! it was his marriage certificate ! Being a printed form, on fine paper, and put away among his private papers, it was the first thing Mr. Jones aid hands on when he went to his secretary for the bRnk note scrip. He went home, kiss ed his wife, glad to find she hadn’t been trans ferred to Mr. Smith, and, takiug the right pa pers this time, hastened down to get it all straight. Cross-Examination. “XI- Witness ynn .Stated thnt mv nliont manifested great astonishment when you told him the facts you just stated. Now how did he manifest astonishment. ‘He looked astonished.” But what were the indications of astonish ment. sir 7 Y“U seem to bo a very smart witness and ought to he able to tell mo this” O, I merely judged of his feelings by his general appearance.” “That won’t answer sir. If you can’t de scribe the appearance of my client, when as tonished, in order to give the jury an idea, of it, suppose you look astonished, once your self!” That I will do, if you will show me some thing astonishing.” “Well, now. my sharp fellow, what would astonish such an astonishing witness as your self. hey 7” “Well if you want to paralyze me with as tonishment, just show me an honest lawyer. “Th—the—wi—witness can take his scat.” A Self-Made Man. The Rochester Union tells the following sto- ly of Hon. John Kelly, Member of Congress from New York City : A rich New Yorker, as the story runs, gave s, large entertainment, and among his invited f uests was Hon. John Kelly. Iu the course efthe evening, the wealthy citizen remarked to Mr. Kelly. “I believe I have never bad tne pleasure of seeing you in my house, before.” “I believe that you are mistaken,” respon ded Mr. Kelly. “Mistaken! I think not. I guess I am right.” “But I have been here before.” “Well,’’ said the wealthy citizen, collecting his thoughts, “I don’t see how that can be; I have no recollection of your being in my bouse, before. When was if, that you were here 7” . . “Oh,” said Mr. Kelly, pointing to a grate in the room, “I can bring the matter to your recollection; I set that grate for you!” A very Hard Case. The New York Times tells the following, “An enterprising young man in Albany, a few years ago. who had, what he considered to be a valuable medicine, which he wished to 6ell for the benefit of mankind, prevailed upon an old fellow of his acquaintance to join him in business, and furnish him with the necessary capital to go ahead with. He came to New York, and at once entered upon amost profli gate and ruinous course of advertising which, at least, excited the alarm of the old gentleman in Albany, who came down to inspect tho ac counts of the concern, and to his utter conster nation he discovered that his prodigal partner had spent his entire capital the first year in advertising. But, examining a little further he discovered that there was placed to his credit more than five times the amount of tho capital he had furnished, a* bis share of the profits. The astouishment of the poor old gentleman proved too much for him, for he went home and died in a fit. If merchants do not want to get rich too fast they should be careful not to ad vertise.” : '' Cato’s Extra Prayer. A pious old negro, saying grace at the table, not only used to ask a blessing upon bis board, but he would also petition to have some deli- cient dish supplied. One day it was out of potatoes, and suspecting he would pray for some at dinner, a wag provided himself with a small measure of the vegetables, and stole un der the window which stood near the table of our colored Christian.—Soon Cato drew up a chair and commenced— “Oh, Massa Lord, will dow in dy provident kindness condescend to bress ebery thing before us, and be pleased to bestow upon us a few ta- <0 Here the potatoes were dashed upon the ta- 1,1breaking plates and upsetting the mustard I>C “Dem’s urn. Lord,” said Cato, looking with surprise, “only jes leff urn down a lcetle caster next time.” Whv should guns be called he 1 Because they have ou breeches. New S ates, with a planting population, re quire years to arrive at a proper status. Here, in East Florida, it is not like in the North west, where a territory, by the aid of foreign immigration, soon swells its population into an importance frequently “ not its due.” Plan ter are the last people to do anything but mind their own legitimate business, They have no speculation, and hence in planting States, in stead of humming towns and villages—teem ing with a striving, toiling, “living from hand to mouth” population—we see broad fields la den with rich staples; contented and happy laborers, slaves though they be; an entire absence of want amongst this class, and with proper prudence, general prosperity amongst proprietors. Show us a speculative planter, and we will show you a man who is character ized by wasteful and thriftless habits. The planter’s gains and profits are predicated on actual toil. Labor by aim is paid for in no other mode than by legitimate and honest re muneration for his energy and enterprise.— The farmer of the North is a mere bagatelle in energy, when compared with his ceaseless toil, and his untiring devotion to his slaves, his crops, and all those dependencies which rely upon his careful and timely consideration.— i he systems of agriculture pursued here, are as different from Northern routine as they ex ceed the ten rood farms of the “truck raisers” in their extended area and magnificent propor tions. . The proper cultivation of a field of cot ton, rice, or cane, demands more mind, more skill, more scientific application, by one thou sand per cent., than the production of all the farm crops in the North. The combatting of all the “various ills which staple crops are heir to,” requires more prudent foresight in the intelligent planter, than the whole details of sowing, tilling, and reaping, by the farmer. The planter is a paternal guide for all hb peo ple—the farmer is a daily or monthly task master, who taxes vital powers to the tune of so many dollars and cents for months and days of toil, as the case may be. One is a position of kindly care, based on mutual dependence of interest and human sympathy; the other is the rigid rule of labor-paying exaction, which, terminates wheu the time of service has expir- ed. With such differences between Southern planting and Northern fanning—such glorious mwatives to cheer on the planter in his benev olent work of proprietary guardianship for a race of laborers whose improvement b daily progressing towards higher and better grades of social and religious advancement, we sec no reason why, under the auspices and justice of Providence, the planting States should not be come, at au early day, the most prosperous, refined, aud intelligent race of proprietors on the face of the globe. So much for labor and the direction of labor ers. We now present to our readers a few suggestions respecting the superiority of the great and fertile counties of East Florida, over other regions heretofore much lauded, and to which vast amounts of property have been car ried. The great valley of the Mississippi, the Arkansas, and Texas have, since the occupa tion of the older South-Western States attract ed the almost exclusive attention of enterpris ing planters removing from the older States. The only staple crop grown in these States has Texas where sugar is grown. Thousands up on thousands of laborers have been concentrat ed iu the>c regions during the tew past years— and they have gone boldly to work in swamp and forest, and cleared fields and built levees, but in few instances have recent labors been rewarded. What with scarcity of provisions in Texas, and the receiit disastrous floods on the Mississippi, nothing but ruin now stares recent settlers in the face. We know many rick planters settled on the Mississippi bottom, who, the present season, will not make bread for their slaves. In Texas several large plan ters emigrating from South Carolina, wir.h large stocks ot fine blooded horses and cattle, and with a view to intermingle stock rearing with their plantiug operations, have lost by starva tion, tnauy valuable animals, and have no pros pects of the future, save in the hoped-for ces sation ot a three years’ drought, which has in vested the land with famine and the people with despair. Here, in East Florida, we have abundant irovision crops, fine lands, and want is never mown. Our soil is adapted to the cultivation of Indian corn; hammock lands producing from twenty-five to fifty bushels to the acre; long nnd short staple cotton, in quantity equal to any other in the world, sugar, rice, potatoes, peas, tobacco, cassava, and arrowroot; all re munerating crops. We ore subject to no over flows ; and being within tropical influence, we can count with certainty upon the regular “ rainy season ” of this latitude. There is no contingency of drought—no fears of parched up crops, from May till September. Think of it. yc boasters of “ cotton blooms on the first of June,” in the short-cotton States of the West—think of our magnificent cotton fields, with crops now standing six feet high, and glowing with golden flowers; the limbs freight ed down with pods almost ready to burst into fleecy silkiness of fibre; corn fields, yellow in ripened fullness, ready for the harvesters wains; cane fields waving and elaborating their mellow juices; herds of sleek cattle grazing in onr natural pastures; and the prospects of peace and plenty on all hands. Thinking of these prospects, yo who arc looking for new settlements, and follow the stout hearts who are now opening the wilderness around us, and flecking its bosom with homes of refinement and retreats of elegance and hospitality.— Railroads are piercing the country in every di rection. Our broad rivers are spreading their lake bosoms to floating palaces, beariug rich freights to and from our ports, andEast Florida is rapidly presenting attractions to those plant ers who love a line climate, rich lands, and ex uberant productions. Her destiny is all in future. Her natural advantages are superior to any land we have ever seen, and her pro gress depends on the intelligence, integrity, liouesty and prudence of those who will be called to administer her public affairs. Judic ious laws, wise governments, and honest pub lic men always concentrate a good and virtuous population where they obtain; and with these elements blessing a country, its destiny is to flourish and become an ornament to the age in which it exists.—Florida Home Companion, of June Utith. A gentleman having occasion to call upon an author, found him at home in his writing cham ber. He remarked the great heat of the apart ment, and said. This room is as hot as an oven.” So it ought to be,” was the reply of the writer “for it is here that I make my bread.” The Vainest Bird.—'The general opinion is that the vainest of all birds is the peacock. We think the goose is the vainest. A goose, when entering a barn through the door way, in variably bobs her head to avoid hitting the top. Evidently every goose thinks herself at least fifteen feet high. Botanical Curiositt—Mr. Bepjamiu S. Welton, of Watertown, has exhibited to the Waterbury American, a full blown white rose, growing upon the stem of a yellow sweeting apple tree, in his garden. The rose has eight or nine tiers of leaves, and is in every respect as natural as if grown upon a rose bush. Natural History of tiic Mocking- BIRD. The plumage of the mockiug-bird, though none of the homeliest, has nothing gaudy or brilliant in it, and. bad he nothing else to re commend him would scarcely entitle him to no ice; but his figure is well-proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of hismovements, the animation of bis eye, and theintelligencehe displays in listening and lay ing from almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, are really surpris ing, and mark the peculiarity of his genius.— To these qualities we may add that of a voice full, strong and musical, and capable of almost every modulation, from the clear mellow tones of the wood-thrush to the savage screams of the bald eagle. In measure aud accent, he faithfully follows bis originals. In force and sweetness of expression, he greatly improves upon them. In his native groves, mounted upon the top of a tall bush, or half-grown tree, in the dawn of dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with a multitude of warblers, his admir able songs rise pre-eminent over competitors. The ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompani ment. Neither is this strain altogether imita tive. Ilis own native notes, which are easily distinguishable by such as are well acquainted with those of various birds of song, are bold and full, and varied seemingly beyond all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and ra pidity, and continued, with undiminished ar dor, for half an hour or an hour at a time. His expanded wings and tail, glistening with white, and the buoyant gayety of his action, arrest the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusi astic ecstasy—he mounts aud descends, as his song swells or dies away, and, as Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, “he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recall his very soul, which expired in the last elevated strain.” While thus exerting himself, a by stander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribes bad assembled to gether, on a trial of skill, each striving to pro duce liis utmost effect—so perfect are his imi tations. He many times deceives the sports men, and sends him in search of birds that, perhaps, arc not within miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates. Even birds them selves arc frequently imposed on by this ad mirable mimic, and arc decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates, or dive, with precipitation, into the depths of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrow hawk. Tho mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his domesticated state, when he commences his career of song, it is impossible to stand by un interested. He whistles for the dog; Caesar starts up, wags bis tail, and runs to meet his master. He squeaks out like a hurt chicken, and the ben hurries about, with hanging wings and bristled feathers clucking, to protect her injured brood. He runs over the quavering of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale or red-bird, with such su perior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and be- utnpli ,in their, defeat by redoubling his exer tions. This excessive fondness for variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his song. His elevated imitations of the brown thrush are frequently interrupted by thecrowingof cocks; and the warblings of the blue-bird, which be exquisitely manages, are mingled with the screaming of swallows, or the cack ling of hens. Amidst the simple melody of tho robin, wo are suddenly surprised by the shrill reiterations of the kildeer, blue jay. martin, baltimore, and twenty others, succeed, with such imposing reality, that we look round for the originals, and discover, with astonishment, that the sole performer, in this singular concert, is the ad mirable bird now before us. Daring this ex hibition of his powers, he spreads his wings, expands bis tail, and throws himself around the cage in all the ecstacy of enthusiasm, seeming not only to sing, but to dance, keeping time to the measure of his own music. Both in his native and domesticated state, during the sol emn stillness of the night, as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty, he begins his delightful solo, and sernades us with a full display of his vocal powers, making the whole neighborhood ring with hts inimitable melody. Alexander Wilson. The Liberty Faint Banks. The new paint deposits lately discovered near Liberty, in Bedford County, on the line of the Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad, by Hugh White, Esq., of that place—their pres ent owner—Is, perhaps, the most extensive body of decomposed ochrous iron ores in the United States, if not the world. Though sit uated in juxtaposition with the decomposed granite iu the form of porcelain—which is beau tiful and abundant—and formed from tho de composition of the primitive order of micace ous formation, this paint has all the features of a real pigment—pulverizes easily, contains no foreign impurities, is soft and yielding to the touch, and though oily and compressible, is entirely free from clay, and indeed has all the properties of umber, which it resembles both in character aud appearance. In color it varies from a light ycliow to a dark brown, as taken from the bank. The small or loose um ber is the lightest both iu density and color. The flake ranges from a chrome yellow to a brown black, aud when burned and properly prepared forms the fine burnt umber of the arts, so valuable to painters and artizans gen erally. The hard, smooth face presented by the common paint as taken from the mine, and simply mixed with oil, give it a valuable char acter as a durable fire-proof paint, well adapt ed to railroad cars, bridges, buildings, &c. Tbe great abundance of the small or loose paint, will of necessity render it cheap or easi ly obtained, and good policy will consequent ly make it cheap. The bank containing it is admirably situated, in regard to availabilitv, both for transportation and mining, or prepar ing for market. It is near the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, and situated on tbe side of a bill from which tbe water drains natural ly. It was owing to the wash of tbe raius at this point that the paint was first discovered; a gulley, like a great railroad cut, nearly 30 feet deep, has here been excavated by the mere wash of the rains through the deposit of paint, and there could be no limits placed to its extent, were the fine or small amber not confiued by the harder earths by which it is surrounded. Paint from those mines can be 6ent to any part of Virginia or the Union in large or small quantities, as it come3 from the mines; in which form it is well adapted to all common purposes, and much superior, both in appear ance and utility, to Blake’s paint. Our cor respondent, Prof. De Bow, recently visited the locality, and furnishes the present infor mation. We have no doubt but that this de posit will prove valuable to the owner, and of much utility to the community, since a good domestic article of paint is a desideratum of much importance. We hope our present in vestigation of the mineral resources of the State will make public and otherwise develops many of the important features to our domes-1 the harder, he is when taken out. tic economy—to demonstrate the value and utility of our minerals, aud the use of the ge ologist, the mineralogist, and the miner, aDd to every other interest, developed, or undevel oped, in tbe State.—Richmond Enquirer. Col. Steploe’s Defeat. Wc extract from an interesting private let ter, received from one of Col. Steptoe’s com mand, who participated in the exciting battle Fort Walla-Walla, W. T.. June 2. _ A command left this post on May 6th, con sisting of portions of three dragoon companies atid twenty-five of the infantry, making in all eight, officers aud one hundred and fifty-two men. We moved in a northerly direction to wards Colville, passing through the Nez Perce, Pclouse, and Spokane counties. For ten days the march was without incident of note, and scarce an Indian had we seen, except few friendly ones; we had marched about one hundred and fifty miles, and to within twenty miles of the Spokane river, in the county of the same name, when suddenly, on the 16th, we found ourselves opposed by a body of In dians, painted and dressedfor war, bows strung and guns loaded. At first sight with my glass I could count but seventy; in a few seconds, as if by magic, the moment one or two rode up to talk, they appeared all around us, some 800, and in half an hour, from 1000 to 1200 the Indians here say 1600, which may be true A talk was had, and they were determined on fighting. Evidently a large combination had been formed and our movements watched, a- waiting our arrival at this place where they had the best position. They were painted and dressed in the most fantastic and savage style, and their horses were painted and dressed likewise. We formed for defence and march ed two miles or more to water, the Indians charging around us, yelling, whooping and shaking scalps and such things over their heads, looking like so many fiends. Our little band behaved nobly and kept cool; waiting for them to take the initiative, though they dash ed up, even to our lines, without doing any thing, however, except yelling. This began at about 12 m., and continued until about 8 p. m., when dusk coming on, they withdraw. This was Sunday, ana on Monday morning wc were up at two o’clock, and started to re trace our steps, as it would have been mad ness to go on. At first, not an Indian was to bo seen, but shortly after we started they were seen in mosses, following, and getting on our flanks. They began the performances of the previous day. keeping at a greater distance, aud sometimes firing into tbe air, I was soon convinced we had to fight. In a short time they fired into our rear guard, and in a few minutes more the fight became general. The scene beggars description—one thousand of these infuriated devils, painted and dressed as I hare said, charging in all directions, yelling ami whooping, and firing on us. They fought well, but we moved ou and got a good posi tion on a hill. For six hours the firiug was hot and heavy ; it then abated, but continued until dark: it began at 8 a. m., and lasted near twelve hours. Our loss was great for our numbers, though considering the force oppos ed to us, aud the length of the affair, we were fortunate. Of five company officers wc lost two. Poor Capt. Taylor and Lieut. Gaston fell doing their duty nobly; the former re- f'Y iWTilftkFflilP r lfn8e™iiantfs - of 1 1 he Indians, as his company was panic struck at his falling. Lieuts. Gregg and Wheeler, and Dr. Randolph, are gallaut spirits and behaved nobly. Wc had 7 killed aud 13 wounded on our side; the Indians acknowledged 9 killed (2 chiefs) and 20 wounded, many mortally. We feel sure there were more, for in our charge 12 were left on the field. ’Twas a hard day’s work, with nothing to eat. At night, our am munition was nearly expended and thu num bers around us increasing, so it was decided to abandon our property, and make a forced night march for the safety of the command. At ten we started, and by 8 p. m., the next evening (Tuesday) we had made 85 miles with out sleeping or eating; ’twas a hard march, aud exhausted all of us. We arrived at this post on the 22 ult., rather worse for wear and tear, and deficient in many things we started with, and having had a short, though rough campaign. All is now quiet, and we arc wai ting orders and an increase of our force. We want 1000 men to operate successfully. A Flying Machine. Lord Callingford, who has for a number of years been engaged iu constructing a flying machine, bas announced the success of his undertaking in a letter to the Kilkenny Mod erator, in which he says : “Although I have not yet taken flight in the achredon, which name I have given to my a?rial chariot, I may with confidence aud truth an nounce to you and the world the success of its principle from the results I obtained by an ex periment three days ago. Having made some little improvement in the plan of starting the achredon, which consisted in applying a crook to the top of it, and then hooking it to a cord supported between two poles, in the manner of a swing, and having raised it about two yards and giving it a slight pull forward, it started off, then elevated itself iu the air, and after going a short, distance, alighted in the ‘most gentle manner. It acted in this way in consequenceof the toil not having been fastened down. By this experiment it must be consid ered that the principle is fully established, as well as the perfect manner of starting it.— When I have made a few more experiments and found out the weight the present extent of wing will bo able to bear, and if found suffi cient to carry a person without being put to any great speed, which I consider most likely to be the case, it shall be taken to Dublin without delay, and there exhibited for chari table purposes aud to the criticisms of all,” Gumbo Sour.—Who has not heard of the famous Gumbo soup of the Southwest, and who has ever visited New Orleans without luxuriating on it, and declaring it the very best soup ever conceived of 7 We have often won dered why it is not generally made throughout the South, where all the ingredients are. easi ly obtainable. Here is a recipe for making it, furnished to the Mobile Mercury by Mrs. L. H. Wright: After your chicken is prepared, fry it to a nice brown color; season it with black pep per and salt; have a large soup plate full of okra; chop fine, throwing away the beads and tips cf the same, as they are hard. Al ways use the long white, it being more ten der and better flavored than the other kinds; stir in this with the chicken and it will partake of the taste and seasoning of the chicken. Fry it a little and have ready some boiling water, pouring over say three quarts and allow a suf ficient quantity to boil away; let all boil down until the chicken becomes perfectly ten der, so that it may easily be torn to pieces with a fork. If fried, it requires more pepper and salt, which should be added before it is thor oughly cooked. The Gumbo thus made will be very thick. If you do not like it made in this way, do not boil so much, as it spoils ail kinds of soups to boil down aud fill up again; as many do with cold water, and besides it is never so rich. Have rice boiled tender, but be careful that the grains are separate. Of course, it is both wholesome aud rich. Relieve misfortune quickly. A man is like an egg—the longer he is kept in hot water. DELIGHTFUL Drugs.Medicines, TO THE EYE Anti accessible to the Purses of the DIM & WAT MAN’S NEW STOCK OF SPRING m SUMER GOODS, JUST RECEIVED, Silk, Bcrnge, Gingham, Cambric anti Margravine ROBEIS. Printed Jaconet, Swiss aud Organdie MUSLINS, of every grade ; Bordered Prints, Expan sion Skirts, French Lace and Chan tilly Lace Domestic Goods ot every description Head Dresses, Gloves, Hosiery, Cor sets and Articles for the Toilet. All of which being purchased late in the season, can be offered at a great reduc tion on former PRICES. may 25 G-EORGIA Mastic Roofing Company ? PROPRIETORS OF RUSSELL’S. PATENT lili es <s& Water Proof MASTIC EQ0FING OIST CANVAS HAVING purchased the right to use aud sell the above HOOFING for several SOUTHERN STATES, we are now prepared to do ROOFING or SELL RIGHTS to use tbe same. This roofiDg is adapted to new or old BUILDINGS, steep or flat roofs and can be 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 STEAMBOAT DECKS, Ha.il HoacA Oars, Bridges, &c. further information apply to FREEMAN & ROBERTS, or jant9 tf A. P. CHERRY Macon, Go. IRIIT’S Patent Wire Braced Grain CRADLES, r- AND o FIOCRES ana Warranted Blades; PIL- OVER STEEL SYTHE3. SNATHES, SICKLES, GRASS HOOKS; STRAW RAKES.f rsale by may 18 N. WEED, Macon, Gn. TVYrAbE by EiWKKV .KKO., and warr u t;d to xVX work well. Q40WN S Virginia.Wheat Thresh ers, for sale by ' _ may 18 N. WEED, Macon. Gt. HORSE POWERS. TtMORY’S Celebrated Rail-Road Powers ; \ SINCLAIR'S Lever Horse Powers; WHITMAN’S Lever Horse Powers, all of which are warranted to work well, in field or house. For sale at Manufacturer's prices, by may 18 _ N. WEED, Macon, Gft. Wlicat Fans. G RANT’S Patent Fan Mills, all sizes ; CLINTON’S Celebrated Fan Mills, all sizes ; BROWN’S Virginia-Fan Mills, all sizes, all complete with Sieves and warranted, for sale by may 18 N. WEED. Macon, Ga. J. II. Kansom &. Co. Masdfactcbers and Wholesale Dealers in BOOTS, SHOES, LEATHER AND FINDINGS, 32 Covrtland A* 39 Dcy Streets, New York. H. Ransom, ) f A. P. Ransom, Dan’l Ransom. / < Darina W. Geer W. A Ransom, } C R"bt. H. B.«yd. Embroideries !! Embroideries!!! UsT received from the latest importations 500 Swiss and Jac. Collars from 23c. to 84 each. 100 pr. “ “ 81eeves from 50c. to 84 “ 50 setts of Swiss and Jaconet Collars and Sleeves from 75c. to 86 apiece. 500 yds. 8wiss and Jaconet Edging, from 12c. to 81 25 per yard. 200 yds. Swiss “ Insertion “ “ 81O0peryd. too Embroidered Linen Hdkfs. from25c. to 8JO. 30 Embroidered Swiss Dresses of tho very la test designs. . „ 200 Swiss, Jaconet and Nainsook Bands, trom 25c. to 85 00. ..... .-.Y 20 Embroidered Skirts, and^ all other articles usually found under the head of Embroideries. The abovo Goods were bought at the recent large Auction Sales in New York, and bought at such re markable low price;', that I am enabled to sell them at 50 per cent. less than actual va;ue. Ladies please call and satisfy yourselves of the foot, at thectore of ELIAS EINSTEIN, iuly 13 Cor. 2d St. A Cot. Av. Triangular li!oe>c. tf-f. Georgia Citizen mid .-tato Press copy. DE. A. PIERCE, HOMCEOPATH OFFICE I.V WASHINGTON BLOCK. Medicine Cases and Books on Domestic Practice for sale. ilacon, July 13—tl. Faints, Dyes, Patent Medicines Spices, Oils, Varnishes, Perfumery, Drandy and Wines, Medical purposes, and all articles in tho line, be found strictly pure at the Drug Store of 7f.-rf iv- iji'vt* r*A ZEILIN. HUNT A Co. Opposite the Telegraph Building, Macon, Ga jane 22 XxXC3-^2: r JC■^ LIGHT!! LIGHT!! SPIRIT GAS ! jS'UL2.’33.iX3.s: ZFM.’U.ica. CAMPHlNE. FuTsale '.y mny !■* ZEILIN. HUNT A CO. NEW ottuiii srtntfl. ALEX. A. MENARD, RALSTON’S BUILDING, CHERRY ST., MACON, GA H AS just received and is now opeuiug r fresh stock of Drugs, Medicine*, Ciiruu’cnla, nrdi Instrument*, Faiint*, Oil*, W Elyo-SlutT*, Perfumery, Pntt nt .’Medi cine*, Pltnriunceutienl Preparation*, <Vc. MyDrugs have been selected with strict reftr- ence to their purity and quality; they arc fresh and may be fully relied on. Order* Faithfully Kxrcutrd. jy Physicians’ Prescriptions and Family Medl- lines put up with neatness and accuracy, at all hours of the day or night. GF* A large lot of Artificial Teeth just received feh 24-tf JUST RECEIVED. nr AAA Papers Garden Seed*. «OjUUv 3 bush. Krnliicli) Itlae Gla** feb24- tf A. A. MENARD. Druitgist, Cherry Sfropfc. DECLINE IN DRY GOODS. GREAT REDUCTiGii IN PRICES. BOSTICK & KEIN H AVING been exceedingly successful this Spring in the sale oftheir Merchandize, having sold at RETAIL, by far. more than any house ever sold be fore in Macon of RICH, FANCY DR! in one season, would now offer to their FRIENDS AND PATRONS Extraordinary Bargains FROM THIS DATE TILL FIRST SEPTEMBER The following are our reasons, why we CAN AND WILL SELL lower than any other house, viz: Every body knows that we have no old dilapidated Goods to work off on our customers. Onr stock is FRESH AND BEAUTIFUL, And our concern has been represented THREE TIMES THIS SPRING IN NEW YORK, by one of the BEST and most TASTEFUL buyers, (and the best posted according to the New York Merchants) that visits the Northern Market. DUHBEESS GOODS ARE DIRECT FROM THE „A! IDTJON SALES— turer’s, Bought principally for Cash. We have been so thronged with customers during the entire season, that »e have not had t.me to take an EXACT INVENTORY of OUR STOCK but will say that OUR’S is complete and DECIDEDLY ATTRACTIVE. OUR THIRD AND LA*T STOCK of this Season just opened, THE LADIES INFORM US is the RICHEST and CHEAPEST in the city, and from the way they ‘‘pitch in o t lem,” we cannot doubt but what tney speak correct y. Again—We have already sold more Goods than re expected to sell this Spring and Summer, nnd as we intend preparing for an jlnormous trade this Fall, It is necessary that we should luatieatM some little during the warm weather to he qunlified for that work. Consequently our prices will he madoso VERIT LOW, that we hope to sell almost out by the 1st of\July, so u to enable ua to visit our friends, and obtain a few weeks’ respite from business. We have elegant five striped, double Skirt and three FLOUNCED ROBES of every quality, just received, aud many other styles ot Dress Goods, at -3LO Per Cent. below ordinary prices. OUR’S is the HOUSE for BAB GAINS. In fact, if yon want to get more than the worth of your mouey, call soon on june 8 BOSTICK & KEIN. SELLING OFF AT COST. Selling off at Cost! PARKER’S. N OW is the time for those who intend visiting the Watering Places and attending the various Com mencements, to buy Dress Goods cheaper than they ever saw them- W. IV. PARKER & Co. will sen at COST, their ENTIRE STOCK OF SUMMER DRESS GOODS, which contains every variety of the most Fashiona ble Styles snd said to be, by far, the handsomest stock in Macon. Our facildie - enable us to buy as low as any home in the trade, mid the Stock having been purchased at exceeding low rates, the public may retv on getting bargains. We are not in the habit of constantly advertising goods *t Cost, and as we intend what we say, we feel tssured that such an opportunity is now presented as may not occur again. jiine 22 tf ■ W, W, PARKER tc CO^ Marseilles, Talmas and Caps, 'OK Misses at may RO^S, COLEMAN & ROSS’. DISSOLUTION. T HE Firm of BEARDEN A FRANCISCO is this day dissolved by mutual consent. It R. Bearden is fully authorized to use the name of the firm in settlement. it it BE ARDEN, W. B. FRANCISCO, Macon, Ga., April 1,1658. H. L. McCLUNG. May 4—tf 700 Flour nnd Coru. SACKS first rate fresh ground Flour, differ* __ _ ent brands, 75 Barrels Knoxville City Mills Extra Family Flour, equal to Hiram Smith's or any other brands. 500 bushels of Corn, just received and for sale at low figures, may 4 BEARDEN A GAINES. Bacon. OG A No. 1. Tennessee Bacon, well OU.UUU cared and trimmi-d, in store »nd for sale by BEARDEN & GAINES, may 4—tf . STRAW CUTTERS. ■ LATENT Self Sharpening Straw Cutters, warraot- K ed superior to any in use ; Hide Roller Cutters ; Georgia Cutting Boxes, for sale by _ may 18 NATHAN WEED. Mackerel and Shad, O NE UUi’DltEn ! 10 Dailv expected by apl 13 Pickled Shad, J. II. A W. A. BOSS. I’tallltTS LI5S. Tenin-sM-e Live G r\f\r\ LBS. I ennessce 000 sale by iIDi se Featb' r«. ’or AKDE.'i A GAINES.