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Newspaper Page Text;|(^tffrffiaCdegrapj| BY JOSEPH OLISBY. 'Vrinl^ —Hereafter the prioe of this Paper will c\VO DOLLARS per annum, if paid \n advance, W 1 "-(i,,,! to the office before the expiration of the Lotion year. If left to be appliod for by the ,i. pr or hi* Agent, Tvo Dollar* and a Hal/ K r ,.,,uired in every case, without exception, to Ir " charges and commissions .^■Orders for the Tklkoraph to !J be accompanied’with Cash. new subscribers ^SSqLidcnts should be particular to direct in ,'Georgia Telegraph.” Persons writing to the '.‘L-rtic Telegraph” in Macon, should so write. 'way, owy, will the letters designed for the ' 1 , ctivo offices, go directly to their place of dcs- fy l)/! VOL. XXXII. MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1858. ’IJ Life is Life the Summer Rose* W1I.DC. >!v lifts is like the summer rose. That opens to the morning sky, lint ere the shades of eveuing close, I:s scattered on the ground to die. Vet on the rose's humble bed, 1 be softest dows ot night are shed. As if she wept such waste to see; jiut mmo shall ieccp a liar for me. LADY. The dews of night may fall from heaven Upon the withered rose's bed. And tonrs of fond regret be given To mourn the virtues of the dead. Vet morning's sun the dews will dry And tears will fade from sorrow's eye, Atfeotion's pnngs bo lulled to sleep, Aud even love forget to veep. WILDE. My life is like the autumn’s leaf That trembles In the moon's pale ray— Its hold is frail, its date is brief, Restless, and soon to pass away. Yet ere that leal shall fall and fade, The parent tree shall monrn its shade; The winds bewail the leafless tree, lint none shall breathe a sigh for me. LADY. The tree may mourn its fallen leaf, And autumn winds bewail its bloom, And fnenda may heave a sigh ofgrief O'er those who sleep within the tomb. Yet soon will spring renew the flowerti, Aud time will bring more smiling honrs: in friendship's heart all grief will diu. And even love forgot to sigh. wiLne. >!v life is like the prints which feet 'Have left on Tampa’s desert stand— ru„n as the rising tide shall beat, All trace will vanish from the sand, y. t, as if grieving to efface AU vestige of the human raee On that lone shore, loud moans the sea, liut none, alas! shall mourn for me. LADY. l b • sea may on the desert shore I.tuient each trace it bears away: Tii.- lonely heart its grief may puur OYr cherished friendship's fast decay. 1, t when all track is lost and gone. Tin- waves dance bright and gaily on ; 1 tins soon affection's bonds are torn. And even love forgets to mourn. A Story of SjccomI-Sigl|l. UY It. W. SltK.ltm\N MARKWKL1.. This strange story lias been already given ,v French, German, Danish, Swedish, and Kasdan writers, but this, says the editor of Spirit of Ihe Times," from which paper HUipyit, is the only true version that has ov ,>r been offered to the American public.] fhe belief in visions wraiths, and supernat- il warnings, not to speak of well defined ,.| S —is a foible or wcakucss confined to no or country—no period of civilization. In ,,irt. the problem of a mysterious connection .. tween the denizens of this and another world mic that never can he solved ; except by a -Mat denial, similar to that which material- sts veal ure as to the existence of a never dying .ill. This belief, moreover, is not confined o tlic ignorant. Dr. Johniion. the lexicogra- !i r. was a linn believer In the possibility of nit events; Colonel Gardiner and Lord Lyt- I-toil are other witnesses; Goethe in several -.-sages gives evidence of a aimilar convic- . i: Schiller and Griinma, to mention none Iso, indulged in like notions. Heucc, then, the case he not quite clear, and the evidence it wholly infallible, room is still left for fuv- r illustrations ; ami the narrative about to related is decidedly one in point, and, as iugmorc than well authenticated, deserves ; attentive perusal. It is extracted from an i German manuscript, included among a Lumber of other documents left by Count lorn. ;i celebrated Swedish minister towards h.-cl wc of the last century, to the Univcrsi- :v of iottenburg, in the archives of which it .< been found by tho Chevalier Engstrom, »U n few years ago was British consul there. The paper in question is written in choice Lat in, and is evidently the production of no com- mly Accomplished person.—The results *iih only a few of tho reflections, are given ia lilt! strange narrative that ensues, which i Mainly is one of the most startling that has ever been met with in modern times; for to the formal document, ill which it is founded, the names of six witnesses of high family and char acter were annexed. It may be added, also, that die tale was current for a century in Swe- Jou, and cited as ominous, long, long before the events received their accomplishment. Bat to the poiut. Charles the Eleventh, of Sweden, who—as nil the world knows—was the father of the peat Charles the Twelfth, that long proved a occt-Kiful rival to Peter tho Great, and win - an right despot, and yet as wily and is j.ige a ovcrcign as ever presided over the c art of Stockholm. Oligarchical before, the , mntry, hitherto ruled by nobles and wealthy burghers, yielded at onco to its sovereign, who : ra 1 the states-gcueral to confide the entire I' .'viT to himself, who, though enlightened bc- vamlliis age, noblc-spiritcd, and sincerely ut- adted to the Lutheran religion, was on the tilier bud, cold, dogged, inflexible, and sim- j!y a man of facts, without judgment or imag ination. At the time of which wo speak he had just l.*t his unhappy consort, Eleanor Ulrica; Mil although report said that his own harsh- and cruelty towards the lady had hasten 'd her cud, he showed his esteem for her mem- •T by a grief more touching than could at all : .ve been expected from a nature made of ■i ia so stern as his. He evinced it, too, in ■ ’ peculiar way—that most accordant with : " nature of a stern and positive man, ha be- -ime, in short, more stem and taciturn than -'cr; mid, ns his nature led him to state and military occupations, these were only the more tea-ed, in order to distract his attention from ■ domestic calamities that had hcfallcn him. I he curly gloaming of a late autumn, when ^ wind and sicet gave dreary presage of a • a ‘dt approaching winter, found this gloomy - 'urvh iu his cabinet at Stockholm, seated •a hh-dressing robe aud slippers before a liuge •• .itch as ^before the days of artificial ‘wining] iris indisoensablo in so cold a cli- Seated in his huge arm-chair, qpd Jglitfnlly leaning his head upon his uprats- jj arm, he scarce perceived the presence of c'liinherlaiu—tho celebrated astronomer, .M'dio llrahe, who was tho depository of all nereis—And he paid even less attention his physician. Dr. liaumgarten, who though : 1 doubted of everything else, had the most wapli.-it Tilth in modiciue, and hail bo well led in convincing the king of his abili- h that on that very evening lie had been uioncd to give him advi<* and provide a far « for some real' or imaginary disease. A« courtiers should do, they patiently wait- 11 'he royal pleasure; but though the night on apace, tlic king, contrary to; hts cus- ■ tbi, failed to wave his hand as a signal for l: ‘'ir departure, for ho was vacantly gazing 08 Ate fin-, and though weary of his attendants, .'' t feared, from some cause that ho could not Wain, to be left alone. The count saw that '* ptesenco was far from agreeable, and had !"' j retlnm oucc hinted his fears that his Ma- f f rerjuired repose; but a silent gesture .'i'lliim j n his place beside tho monarch’s So likewise with liaumgarten, his pro- seemed to give him the liberty of say- f , w injurious late hours might be to the ; • •ujmiuiib iaiu Hours uagu, uo iu im health, but his only answer was scarce- ' »udible through the teeth :—“The king i * ,llln d himself; stay there, man—I am uot (vpy yet » ' words from so absolute a monarch \v j J e us 've ; and tho courtieo were compellctl different subjects of conversation suc- 'ivc.yto keep their master’s spirits up; hut they all failed. The king, in short, was in one of the darkest and most revolting tem pers ; arid this made the courtiers’ position not a little painful. As for Baumgarten, he re. mained silent; but the Connt Brahe, believing that the king’s sadness proceeded from grief at the loss of his queen, gazed for a while on the royal portrait of her hung near the fireplace: “How striking the likeness—the expression, too, uniting so much gentleness with true queenly dignity.” Charles heard his numlfled words, and sup posing them intended as a sidelong reproach, such as he was wont to hear from many others, for his cold unfeeling conduct toward his qncen just raised his head from liis elbow and said, “Pshaw! man, thou art a fool!’’ and sneering, as he rose from his chair, and pointed to the picture, “Pool! fool! thou know’st yon por trait is but flattery, she was ugly as And then, in a paroxysm of excitement and passion, he stamped his foot and walked about the room, as if to hide an agitation for which ho might well have blushed, had it been his nature. He stopped, however, before a win dow looking out upon the court, and gazed on the moonlight scene around. The palace now occupied by the kings of Sweden, was not yet completed; and Charles the Eleventh, who planned and began it, was still residing in tiie old palace, situated just at the angle of Iiittcrholm, that looks upon the Lake Mocler. It was a large priscn-like edifice. The king's private cabinet was in one of its wings ; and nearly facing it -tvas the great saloon, where the States assembled when summoned to receive any message from the crown. On this chamber it was that the King more particularly gazed, and strange to say, its windows appeared to be brilliantly illumi nated. He at hrst thought that this unusual light might proceed from the torches of some passing servants; but then what could they waut at such an hour in a chamber that had not been opened for so long a time ? Besides, the light was too bright, far too bright to pro ceed from a few passing torches. Neither eould it be a fire; for there was no smoke, no appearance of destruction from the fiery ele ment, no noise of alarm or crashing rafters ; it could be nothing, then ; hut an iliumiuatiou. The king gazed upon the windows for some minutes in silent astonishment; and his min ister, Count Brahe, who saw the strange phe nomenon as well as himself, was about to ring a bell upon the table for a page, who might he sent to inquire the cause of so singular a light. The king, however, stopped him. “No,” said lie, "I care for neither man nor spirits; I will go tnyself.” At the same time, howev er, the count noticed that the monarch turned pale, as if from a sort of religious awe. Nev ertheless, hia mind was fully bent to its pur pose ; aud he went forth firmly, followed by his chamberlain and physician, who each bore a lighted caudle, as they ushered him across the court. " The porter who had the keys, had been long in bed; but liaumgarten awoke him, and b.ldc him iu the King’s name to open forthwith the doers of the Chamber of tho States. The poor man only half awake, was astonished at so unexpected a request; but he instantly dressed himself, and joiurd the king with his hunch of keys. They hrst opened a door leading to a gallery which served as a sort of ante-chamber to the grand saloon; and when the moody king entered it, great was his sur prise to find that all the walls were hung with black !—“Who lias dared,” said lie, lookiug round in anger, “to order this chamber to be hung like this ?” The porter trembled be neath his angry gaze, and was unable to an swer, for all ho knew was. that the last time he swept the apartments they were lined with oaken panels, as usual, and he was not aware of any materials in bis Majesty’s wardrobe that could have been used to produce such a change. , . Charles went forward with nervous rapidity crossing more than two-third3 of the long gal lery, followed by the chamberlain and porter; for the doctor hung behind, having no relish for the possible consequences of an adventure so unquestionably strange, and which might he disastrous, too. The porter was the first to speak, and his accents were those of terror: “Advance no farther sire; depend on it, there’s witches here. This is the hour at which, ever since the death of her Majesty,—whose mem ory heaven bless ?—a ghost, her spectre, walks this gallery.” The count, too, heard a noise, as if coming from the State-saloon beyond; while Baumgartcu, whose candle a puff of wind hud extinguished, proposed to fetch a body of the palace guard. “Cowards!’’ said the king indignantly, “what fear ye? I will en ter ; open instantly these doors, I say!” and therewith he kicked against them with his foot, causing a sound which echoed like thunder through the empty apartments. The unhap py porter now trembled to such an extent that the keys rattled, and all his strength could not make the key enter the lock.— "Pshaw!” said the king,” an old veteran trem ble as a child—shame on you!” and then tur ning to the count he bade him open the door. •Sire,” said the chamberlain, retiring a step, ‘were your Majesty to bid me face a fire of Danish and Russian cannon, I would obey your orders instantly; but I cannot, dare not, face the powers of heaven or hell.” Charles, thus baulked in his purpose, rudely snatched the keys from the porter. “Dastards!” said lie, with a tone of contempt, “what fear you? This must, I sec, be my affair alone ;” and before his attendants could advance to aid him, he had opened the thick oaken door of the sa loon aud entered it, invokiug Heaven, with reverence, to aid him in his work. Curiosity was now stronger than Tear with his attendants, and all three followed him, as if ashamed of the terror they had shown. How great was the surprise of all/ me chamber of slate appeared to bo illuminated by a countless number of waxen lights; anil the walls, which hitherto had been lined with antique tapestry, representing events of hwed- ish history, were now hung with black. Along tiie walls', too, were hung in order, numerous flags that had been takeu as trophies by the soldiers of Gustavus Adolphus from the Ger mans, Danes, aud Russians; but what was yet more strange, several Swedish banners might be perceived covered with funeral crape. On the benches that lined the chamber on either side sat an immense assembly—nobles, clci gy* cit- izens, farmers, in short, the representatives of the four great orders of the State; and they were all clad in the deepest black. 1 heir countenances, too, shone so brightly amul tue sombre lines by which they were surrounded that the eyes of the king and his four atten dants were fairly dazzled as they looked, though none were able to recognise one single individual in tlic whole assembly; for all ap peared like that undistinguished mass of Lu jan faees that an actor secs before him on the stage At the further end was the throne from which the king was used to address the -States ; and on it they beheld a bleeding corpse attired in the insiffnia of royalty. To the right stood a the insignia of royalty Lov with the crown on his head, and holdin a sceptre iu his hand; while on the other st< was an aged man, or rather a spectre, who leaned against the throne, aud was clothed m the ceremonial dress worn by the state tninis- t.-ir of the court of Sweden before A usa elec ted" tlic republic into a kingdom. 1-routing the throne, again, were several grave austere- lookingpersons, clad in long black robes, who were seated at a table, whereon there were numerous ancient-looking folios and parch ment documents. In front of the table on tlic floor between tlic benches, was an execu tion block covered with crape, and on it res ted a beadsman’s axe. The spectacle was awfully strange; and, what was stranger still, no one in this ghost ly assemblage appeared to recognise the pres ence of either Charles or his attendants. The only audible sound, indeed, which reached the ears of the latter was a confused mumur, but not an articulate word ever reached the ears of the astonished spectators. Presently, how ever, the oldest and gravest of the black robed judges, who seemed to act as president of the assembly, solemnly rose and struck with his hand three times upon the folio before him Instantly all was silence. Then several hand some youths in rich attire, hut with their hands confined by ropes behind their backs entered from the door, opposite to that by which the king had just entered. They walked proud ly, who and with a bold, courageous step. But wgo was the strange being that followed them? He was a stalwart, muscular person, clad iu a brown leather jerkin that closely fitted his person, and in his haud he held the end of the ropes by which the youths who walked before him were secured. When the prisoner who entered first, and seemed to be the chief had reached the middle of the hall, he suddenly stopped before the block, on which he looked with infinite disdain. Meanwhile, the corpse upon the throne appeared to palpitate and trem ble with a convulsive movement, and fresh blood flowed from a wound in its side. The youth then, bidden by the headsman, kneeled before the block, aud placed his head there on. The axe suddenly rose, glittering in its course; and fell with a noise that echoed through the building. A stream of blood flowed upon the floor, and reached even the corpse upon the throne, while the head rolling along the centre of the hall, reached even the feet of Charles and bathed them with gore. The stern king had, until now, been silent with surprise, but the horror of the spectacle he had just witnessed gave utterance to his tongue. Advancing, therefore, up the hall, he addressed the principal of the spectral minis ters of state: “If thou be spirit sent from heaven, oh! speak to tne ; if goblin damned, depart in peace j" The spectre, lifting his bauds, solemnly and slowly replied: "Thou art Charles the Eleventh. Now mark; this blood shall not he spilt while thou art king— hut five reigns afterwards. But woe betide tlic blood of Vasa!” From that instant the shapes of the numer ous personages in the ghastly assembly began to he less vivid and distinct—disappearing al together in a few brief minutes. The super natural lights, too, around the chamber, burn ed dim, and soon became extinguished ; and when the chamber was lighted only by the flambeaux borne by the king’s attendants, they only dimly showed the ancient tapestry with which the hall was liuiig. Still there was a murmuring sound as of wind inoaniugthrough the leaves of a forest, or of an xEolian harp, and the king looked round with awe, when he found the spectral scene had closed. There was no doubt, however, that the ap pearance was supernatural; for, when the count aud Baumgartcu lifted on high their flambeaux to examine the chamber, the sable hangings, the block, the axe, the disserved head, and the streams of blood that seemed to have deluged the floor, had all disappeard with the rest; aud the only proof of the reali ty of the scene was a deep stain of blood that ■narked the slipper of the king, who never forgot the event of that awful night. On'•.re entering his cabinet, Charles caused a statement of the facts to he formally drawn up, and it was signed by himself and the three attendants who had witnessed them. No lit tle care was taken to hide the matter from the knowledge of the public; but the event had become generally known, even before the death of Charles the Eleventh; and the words which he dictated at the close of the document are very remarkable;—“If this narrative just given is not the real and unvarnished truth, I give up every hope of enjoying that better life which some of my deeds may have deserv ed, and especially my zeal for the public good and my solicitude for the interests of that re ligion which has so long been professed by my ancestors.” It only remains for us to add this strange and supernatural prophecy received itssfulfill- inent when Gustavus III, toward the close of the last century, five reigns afterwards, receiv ed his death at a masked ball, from the pistol of the assassin Ankastrom. He was tried and condemned; and the youth who was behead ed before the spectral States general, in this singular vison, was no other than the murderer of Sweden’s anuointed king. The crowned corpse upon the throne was, therefore, Gus tavus III; the boy on his right was his son and successor; and, lastly, the old man on his left must- have been the Duke of Sundermana, the uncle of the last, who was first regent of the kingdom, and then its sovereign, after his nephew’s deposition. \Vc believe there is no instance in the his tory of any country of so extraordinary aud so well authenticated a case of second sight; for it is seldom indeed, that any second wit ness, and much less four, can be found to guarantee the truth of so strange a phenome non as that just recorded. [From tho New York Daily News.] The Waves’Remonstrance Against THE LAYING OF TIIE TELEGRAPH CABLE. Old Ocean shakes her angry locks. Alan’s work how poor ana vain: The rushing tides aud chafing rocks, Fart the insulting chain. Not yet!—ihe heaving billows say— Against our wish and will. Has man been competent to lay. This creature of his skill. That unknown land beneath the wave. No conquering touch shall feel; There wealth and empire find a grave. No geniui can reveal. Those caves are sacred to the spell* Six thousand years have wrought; There rest the hopes of navies' toil, The wrecks of battles fought. Think not amid those watery groves. The lightning wire shall cling. Or where the mourning mermaid roves, Electric currents spring. Let earth thy pomp of art exhaust, ' There's honor iu her sears. Or seek the wonders that seem lost In space beyond the stars lint to the silent depths ofsea. In vain thy thoughts are sued ; Its balls were never made for thee— There only are thy dead. Y'et if, perchance, audacious power, Should fasten down the ehain, Boast not of strength,—a fleeting hour, Will set u» free again. Then tor the test of combat done. While winds are mad at play. These waves shall gird their fury on, And wash thy works away. c. n. n. Apple Meringue.—-Stew your fruit well done and smoothc, sweeten to the taste, and add the rind of a lemon grated. Take the lites of live eggs, beat tbcm to a still troth, t to them atenciipful of powdered sugar, a ' rose-water, the juice of the lemon, or any other seasoning you prefer. Ui-.t your fruit in the tlat disit, and, with a spoon, put the white of : egg on it, then set your dish in the oven and brown tho egg—a few minutes will do it; a spoonful of butter stirred in the apples while hot is an improvement. Cuban Sketches. Rev. Dr. Leyburn, editor of the Presby terian, has been writing some very interesting accounts of a visit to Cuba. We copy a por tion of his last letter: Plantation Arrangements.—The ubi quituos Yankees, of course, could not fail to find a footing in a land where ounces of gold are as easily earned as in Cnba. Their ser vices, too, are invaluable, especially as ma chinists and engineers on the sugar estates and hence numbers of them come hither, and some with whom we met had been here for years. Their wages are large, some of them getting as mnch as one hundred and fifty dollars a month and their living; but their life must he one of many discomforts, as they are on remdte plantations, with little society but that of the negroes, the proprietors almost uni formly residing in Havana. On each plan tation there is usually' an “administrador” who has the entire superintendence of its affairs, under whom is a “miral” or overseer, who is not uufrequently one of the blacks. The state ments of the machinists and engineers, who came as passengers on' our ship from Havana, differed widely as to the treatment the negroes receive. Some of them said they had light work, and were well fed and clothed, and others, that their condition is, in all respects, as miserable as it can be. The staple article of their food is jerked beef brought from South America, in addition to which they have rice, plantains and sugar cane. The latter would not seem to be a very valuable item in the bill of fare, though it is said to be very nutritious. The slave trade, as is well known, is carried on on a large scale; the Captain-General, un less he is slandered, reaping an enormous rev enue by winking at it. Their mode of pro ceeding is for several planters to unite, and' send a ship to the coast of Africa, with an understanding as to what part of tiie coast she is to make for on her return. When she is about due, small fishing vessels are sent out to intercept her, whilst a vigilant look out is kept, aud signals are made from the shore to warn them, in case cruisers are known to be in the vicinity. The human cargo is disem barked with all dispatch, and after being con cealed in the woods, in case of suspected dan ger, are carried off the first opportunity to their respective plantations. Coolies.—However hopeless the breaking up of the slave trade may be, by moral in fluences, or the police of other nations, it is not improbable that the Coolie system will, in the end, lead toits abandonment. The Coolier, indeed, do not stand the climate so well as the Africans, and in other respects are not considered as good laborers; hut they require no outlay of capital, and the supply bids fair to equal the demand. Already there are at least thirty thousand on the island, and acces sions are constantly arriving. The afternoon before wc left, a ship came in from China, swarming with these half-naked, miserable looking creatures. Iu Havana, there are num bers of them employed as boatmen, servants, &c., and some of those we saw in the streets oti Sunday, had a very respectable and even genteel appearance, Their treatment on the plantations, according to the uniform testi mony we received, is much worse than that of the negroes. The proprietor has no interest in preserving their lives or health beyond the time for which he has secured their services, and it is no mat ter to him if they are turned of!' at the expira- tiou of the apprenticeship with constitutions broken down by overwork and bad usage. The coolies, however, are not always as submissive as could be desired. They have sometimes risen up against the miral, and cut him to peices. When the proprietor comes to arrest the culprit, and inquires who did it, We all did it,” is the reply of every one of them; and as he cannot afford to hang or gar- rote all of them, the matter usually ends here. The Coolies thus far brought to Cuba are exclusively Chinese. The planter pays the ship that brings them seventy-five dollars for each one delivered on the plantation. They are then apprenticed to him for eight years, he paying them six dollars a month for their ser vices. As yet, the time of but few of them has expired. Those who have become free have mostly remained here, engaging in ped dling aud petty traffic of various kinds. It is predicted that many of them never will get their freedom—that the planters will manage by some means to keep possession of them, the government winking at it, of course “for a consideration.” One of the American resi dents said to us that if the United States do not get possession of Cuba soon, the Coolies will, as they are a sagaeious people; and if they continue to increase as they have done, in a few years they will have the majority of the population. Money at Ten Cents a Yard.—The Mem phis Avalanche, giving an account of the fail ure of the Citizens’ Bank in that city mentions the following among the incidents of the day: “When the crowd gathered around, com posed mostly of mechanics and workingmen, with here and there a woman, and at intervals some poor market man, we observed a little fellow with a wonderfully exaggerated nose, who had a package of the Bowleg’s notes iu his hands. Some one asked him how much he had; he said “these bills, amounting to $30U, are the profits of my labor for the last six months—look at my hard hands, and see how I have toiled ; I have a wife and children, for whom I must buy bread 'and for whom I must provide a shelter and a home; but gentlemen it is all gone. They may he houseless wan derers and homeless beggars, if I should knuckle to this misfortune. It is all gone.” The little gentleman with the Slankenbergins nose, which we read about in Tristram Shan dy, at this point iu his speech "humped” him self, and began to lay his wild cat bills in a row down in the centre of the street. When they were thus distributed, he turned to the crowd saying :“Gentlemen and Ladies; Iwill sell this infernal stuff at ten cents a yard, tape measure.” The crowd roared, and good humor was thus substituted for the angry feel ings for some time manifested, and which by any accident might have resulted in the demo lition of the Bank building.” CSrccu, llie Diver—A Peril of tlic DEEP. Green, u, 0 famous submarine diver, who Intcljr undertook to -o down into the deep to rescue some oftbe rich cargo of the unfortunate Atlantic, will probably dive no more. The act paralyzed him. An eastern paper says of the perilous exploit: “To feed him with air, a powerful pump, worked by six men, was brought, and a hose double strength ened was made. All the appliances that the most liberal management could suggest were ready for his aid. He was surrounded by Intelligence and courage and humanity. He dared the deep water once, twice, seven times. The men.at the brake of tho air-pump wrought with the might of earnest strength. They fed the vital current to tiie bold diver, and ho had the courage to trust them. Their Work was his breath. When lie came up he told the gentleman that superintended the trial that the air at that depth, as the machinery forced it to him crackled and hissed like Ihe frying of hot fat, and that every movement of the pump fell on his breast like the blow of the crowbar. “You go down no more for mo," said the kind-hearted gentlemtm who stood by him as he came on deck. In the intensity of all his expetience, this too dariuj* mail besought for the opportunity of another trial. The gentleman refused, but the diver insisted on jjoing down lor hi in self. He went, nnd returned a paralyzed man, and, j ust holding life, now crawls along. The claret, bottle at bis girdle, corked tightly aud empty, was tilled when he came back, though the cork was not disturbed. Tho wuter had forced itself beyond pow er of cork or glass. For Fliiladelplita, New York, Ac. FROM Savannah and Charleston. CABIN .PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA—.8X3 Excursion Tickets good for returning, up to January 1,1S59 - $25 Tickets from’ Philadelphia to Niagara Falls, furnished by the Agents at Charleston and Savannah, SS The well known first class side-wheel Steamships ELoystonc State, CAPT. C. I’. MARSHMAN. and State of G-eorsia CAPT. J. J. GARVIN, Now form a Weekly Line for the North, leaving Charleston and Savannah on alternate Saturday!*, as follows: The Keystone State, from Charleston, August If, 28th ; Sept. 11th, 25th ; Oct. 9th, nnd 23d., &c., leav ing Philadelphia the alternate Saturdays. The State of Georgia, from Savannah, August 7th, 21st; Sept. 4tli, 18th; Oct. 2d, 16th and 30th, &.O.. leaving Philadelphia the alternate Saturdays. For safety and comfort, having superior STATE ROOMS, these Ships are not surpassed by any on the coast. One hundred miles of this route on Delaware River and Bay—two nights at sea. FOR NIA3ARA FALLS, THE LAKES & CANADA SHORTEST AND CHEAPEST ROUTE. This Line connects at Philadelphia with the Great Northwestern Railroad Route through to Niagara Falls or Buffalo, in 16 honrs from Philadelphia.— Through tickets, with the privilege of stopping at Philadelphia and intermediate points, lor sale by the Agents in Savannah. . Fare to Niagara or Buffalo, 802. Elmira, $21 to Canandaigua, $22. * C A. GltEINEK & CO., Agents at Savannah. T. S. 5c T. G. BUDD, Agents at Charleston, aug 3 3m SCHEDULE ON THE South-Western R. R. OVER WHICH PASSES THE GREAT NEW YORK AND NEW ORLEANS MAILS. E5 : ' Two Daily Trains between Macon <$• Columbus. OX AND AFTER JULY 29th, Leave Macon at 11.45 p. m. aud 9.45 a. m. Arrive at Columbus 5.35 a. m. and 3.45 p. in. Leave Columbus 4.00 a. m. and 3.45 p. m. Arrive at Macon 9.50 a. m. and 9.18 p. ni. Daily between Macon, Albany and Dawson: Arrive in Albany O.W a. m. Luava iluoon 11.45 p. Arrive at Dawson 0 00 Arrive tu unnauu « Leave Albany 3.00 p. m. Leave Dawson 1.40 p. m. Arrive in Maco.n 9.18 p. m. Tri Weekly. Down : Monday, Wednesday and Friday—Up: Tues day, Thursday and Saturday. Leave Macon 7.12 a. m. Arrive at Albany 4.32 p. in. Arrive at Dawson 5.20 p. in. Leave Albany 6.20 a. m. Leave Dawson . Ar rive at Macon 9.11 p. m, Trains to Columbus form a through connection to Montgomery, Alabama aud Augusta, Kingsville, Wilmington, Savannah, Milledgeville and Katonton. Post Coaches run from Albany to Tallahassee, Bainbridge, Thomasville, Jcc., daily ; also, tri-week ly from Dawson to Cuthbeit, Fort Gaines, Ac. Hacks run six times a week from Fort Valley to Perry, Haynesville and Hawkinsville, and tri-week ly to Knoxville, Gh. Passengers for points below Fort valley, should take the Day Trams from Augusta and Savannah to avoid detention in Macon. For other points take ei ther Train. , „ First class steamships leave Savannah for New York, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Passage in the Cabin 815, Steerage *6. Through Tickets can be procured from Rail Koaa Agents at Montgomery, Columbus and Albany via Savannah to New York, by Steamships, in Cabin, as follows: Montgomery 826; Columbus 823; Albany *24 23. GEO. VV. Al>AM3, " aU g 3 Superintendent. " : — MACON & WESTLit V RAIL ROAR b—aaaaeiMt O N and after Thursday, 15th July, the Trains wit, bo run as follows: , _ Leave Macon at 12 night. Arrive at Atlanta 7.15 A. M. . Leave Macon at 10 A. 31. Arrive at Atlanta 4.00 P. M. Leave Atlanta at 12 night. Arrive at Macon 7.15 A. M. Leave Atlanta at 11 A. 31. Arrive at Macon 5.00 P. M The night train will not be run on Sundays. The 12 night train from Macon connects with the Wes tern and Atlantic Road for Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, .Memphis, at 12.15 P. 31., with Georgia R. R. for Augusta, at 10 A. M., aud Atlanta & West Point R. K. at 10.15 A. M. The 10 A. M. train from Macon, connects with the Georgia R. R. at 12 A. M„ and Atlanta & West Point R.R. at 12.45 P. M. The completion of the Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road, makes this the most pleasant and direct route to tho Virginia Springs, Through Tickets to which may be had at Atlanta, for 826 25, including Stage faro, 67 UO, and to New York for 832 00. ... Further information may be had in relation to this Route, on application to the General Ticket Office, Atlant “' ALFRED L. TYLER, aug 3 Superintendent. Xotice to Shippers. gjggjMM— T HE South Western Rail Road is now complete and in operation to Brown's Station and Daw- Passenger Trains passing over it connect with Al- —‘ bany Train daily. Freight Trains, at present, be tween Macon and Dawson, tri-weekly. Kate of Freight between Savannah, Augusta, 3Iacon, and other points, and Brown's and Dawson, will be the samo as between those places and Albany. All Goods for Cuthbert and places west of Daw son, should be shipped to Dawson. GEO. W. ADAMS, Superintendent. South Western R. R-. Macon, July 12,1858. July 20 SELLING OEF AT COST- Selling off at Cost! PARKER’S. vyow is the time fur those who intend visiting the ’ Watering Placesand attendingthe various Com mencements, to buy Dress Goods cheaper than the> ever saw them. W. W. PARKER & Co. will sell at COST, their ENTIRE STOCK OF SUMMER DRESS GOODS, which contains every variety of the most Fashiona ble Styles and said to he, by far, the handsomest stock in 3Iacon. Ourfacilitiesenableustobuyaslow as any house in the trade, and the Stock having been purchased at exceeding low rates, the public may relv on getting bargains. , . We are not in tho habit of constantly advertising goods at Cost, and as wo intend what we say, wo feel assured that such an opportunity is now presented as “2.TUT' W. W. PARKER A <JO. _ Lightning Conductors. T HE Subscriber having locatedat Macon,and be ing constantly iu receipt of tlio most generally approved Lightning Conductors now in use, would respectfully aunounco to the people of Georgia, that lie is prepared to fill all orders, and protect in the most perfect manner, not only the property but the lives of all, from Lightning. In the Rod now offer ed large size, durability, and scientific adaptation are combined; being at the same time simple m con struction, the liability to derangement is very smail. Address at Macon, Ga., BYROX CHURCII. The following is Respectfully submitted: We, the undersigned, having examined and made use of the Lightning Conductor, offered by Byron Church to tiie public, confidently recommend them as being gotten up upon scientific principles, ef ficient and durable. . O. L. Smith, President Female College, Macon. James B. Ayres, Builder, D 15. Woodru i f, Architect, 1 Rev. II. K. Rees, Rector of Christ Church, Macon. ■ : jMsllia* ' DISSOLUTION. rplIK Firm of BEARDEN 5c FRANCISCO is 1 this day dissolved by mutual consent. K K. Bearden is fully authorized to use the name of ihe firm Jo sWlU-mLt. K Macon, Gil.. April 1,1353. H. I. McCLUNG. May 4—tf NO. 48. Adyeai issxemts at the regular ohargewill bo One Dollar per -iuare of 10 lines or less, for the first in sertion, and Fifty cent* for each subsequent inser tion. All advertisement, not specitied as.to timfl will be published until torbld and Charged accoid- ingly- , . ... Obituary Notices not excot img ten lint s, w:» be published gratis; but cash at the rate of One Dol- ;, r far .-v.-rv t-n manu-Tip? v ' -"t number, must accompany aU long* ' it >tic< s, or they will be cut short. fjp*Tho Telegraph goes to pres- at J o ciock • Monday Evenings. Advertisers will oblige by hand- ing in their favors, as early as Saturday, it possible. G-EOBG-IA Mastic Roofing Company, PROPRIETORS OF RUSSELL’S PATENT Fire <Sz> 'Vv r ater Proof MASTIC ROOFING Otsr CANVAS. HAVING purchased the right to use aud 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 new or old BUILDINGS, steep or flat roofs and can be put over Plank or old leaky shingles,TinorIron Roofs : it cost3 about half the price and is much better than Tin—i3 not affected by heat or cold aud is impervious to wa ter ; it is fire proof, and it is tho best roofing ev- Brugs, Medicines Paints, Oils Dyes, Varnishes, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Spices, Brandy and Wines, For Medical purposes, and all articles^ in the line, can bo found strictly pure at the Drug Store of ZEILIN, HUNT 5c Co. Opposite the Telegraph Building, .Macon, Ga. june 22 er invented for STEAMBOAT DECKS, Hail Road. Cars, Bridges, &c. Ac. It is warranted to give entire satisfaction. For further information apply to FREEMAN 5c ROBERTS, or janl9 tf A. P. CHERRY Macon, Ga. Important to Planters! INGERSOLL HOOP LOCK., Ha 2 Tig 2 IKON COTTON TIE. I N all the heaviest Cotton regions of the great South West, tho INGERSOLL HOOP LOCK, with the common IIoop Iron Band, has superse ded every other method of securing tho Cotton Bale. Time aud space would fail us to give the numerous certificates of Cotton Planters, Brokers, Warehouse men, Insurers, Compressors and Shippers, showing beyond a doubt, that the days of Ropo binding are numbered, and the immense advantages of the Hoop Lock and Iron 'Tic. Their economy wherever tried, has been conceded in these points: 1. They Itnrc twenty to thirty dollars coal iu baling material on every one hundred Bags. , 2. The fastening is much more expeditiously ap plied, and much more convenient for the compress. 3. It is a perfect safeguard against loss ot Cotton from the bale. 4. It is nn almost absolute security ngr.iust Fire. Fire applied to bales thus bound, as shown by actual experiment, trill smoulder tcithout flame, twenty hours tcithout spreading, aud allowing plenty of time for easy extinguishment. 5 Ills nn absolutely secure fnsteuing. In actual experiments made in Montgomery, bales thus bonnd, were pitched down forty teet perpendicular from a house-top, upon a brick pavement, without perceptible effect. 6. Itis perfectly simple.and requires no machinery at all in tho application. Any common hoop-iron of proper width and thickness, (which is about % inc “ wide, and a scant sixteenth of one inch thick.) and of any requisite length to suit the bale, is taken in the hand, one end passed through tho opening, from the under side, of one end of the under part of the lock to the length of about one in ;h, and then bent over the end of the lock. Tho other end ol the hoop is then passed round tho bale and drawn through a loop or opening in tho opposite end of the lock, and then bent iu the same manner as the other. 1 ho button is then turned back to its place over them, and the hoop is fast oil the bale, and the bale may be moved if desired. 7. It holds the package in one-fourth smaller com pass than rope—thereby rendering it easier to han dle, and cheapening freight. These facts and advantages are certified to by leading Warehouse men. Planters, Shippers and Bro kers iu testimonials too numerous to be cited or spec itied in this advertisement. In Montgomery, the leading Brokers and Bayers, after the most satisfac tory experience and tests, unite in tho following a- greement, which will leave no doubt on these points: We, the undersigned, Cotton Brokers and Buyers, of Montgomery, Ala., agree and give notice that we will pay full prices for iron Bound Cotton, if fasten ed with the IIVGKKWOI-L H«OP I-OCK, al though we are aware that it will weign lj lbs. more per bale than Rope-tied Cotton. 1 HARRIS & JOHNSTON. C. C. FOSTER, J. S. BYINGTOX. 31. A. CHISHOL.M. From Savannah, we copy the following engage ment made with the Compress Establishment of Mr. Lamar: Savax.naii, July 22d, 1858. Messrs. Freeman 5c Robeuts, Macon, Ga; dents.—1 have agreed with Mr. Beattie, Agent for Ingersoll’s Hoop Lock, that I will compress Iron hound Cotton, fastened with said Lock, upon the same terms as Rope tied Cotton. This arrangement to last for one season ai-d longer, unless I give notice of my wish to discontinue the arrangement. Respectfully, 6;c., C. A. L. LAMAR. TI»e Georgia Iron Lock Company, comprising the undersigned, respectfully invite the attention of all engaged m Cotton growing, or tho Cotton trade, to this interesting nnd important sub ject. To tho Cotton planters, particularly, they be lieve they are presenting a matter of peculiar inter est and value, and either of them will be glad to fur nish any further information, or particular applica tion mav be made to the Secretary. J F. WINTER, I T. A. HARRIS. DUNLAP 5c HARRIS, | FREEMAN 5c ROBERTS T. A. HARRIS, Secretary. Macon, Aug. 3,1858. |T EVANS, HARRISS & CO.. Factors & Commission Merchants, BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA., R ENKW the tender of their services to the Plan ters of Georgia and the adjoining States, and will continue to sell Cotton at fifty cjlxts per bale. Orders for Bagging, Hope, and othei supplies, liiieu promptly and at the lowest market rates, ami liberal advances made when desired, on Cotton in store. Wm. M. D’Antignac, j \Vm. h. r-sVANs, Geo. W. Evans, - | Bout. \. Hakki^. Savannah, July 20, 133tf. * in A Rare Chance ! WHO WANTS TO MAKE MONEY ? T WTf.T. dunose ot the right to manufacture ami I sell (in either Stale,) my Remedies for Rhemna- thm Dvsi»-]"'ia, Fits, Ac., Ac. This Medicine sells at $5.()dper qt. bottle, 1 have plenty of evidence from linrlilv resDectablo citizens of Ilf its efficacy from highly respectable citizen: Georgia and Florida. L would form a partnership with any respectable man of good business tpialifica- ti*-11 s and a cash capital of 8500. For evidence ol my character, Ac., i can refer to every respectable business man in Clinton, La., they all know me w ell. For particulars, apply to the Editor ot the: 1 'de- graph J. M. STOKES, iune 15-2in. A WASTED TO KENT. commodious dwelling iu .Macon. Inquire at the Georgia Telegraph office. LIG-BCT! LIGHT!! LIGHT H SPIBIT GAS ! 1 ND CA.MPHLNi:. F,n - do by A may 18 ....... tv- , ZHILIN, HUNT 5c CO. ftiid W DiSUG .Vi'OKSSd. ALEX. A. MENARD, RALSTON’S BUILDING, CHERRY ST., MACON, GA ttAS just received and is now opening a fresh JljL stock of SJriig*, ChcmicnlM, Inulrsiiainia, l»aii:cs, Oils, ; v * Dye-Stuffe, Perfusuery, Palcal Mc«H- cinfi;, I'liurtimcciitical a’rc-parntioiiN, Ac. My Drugs have been selected with strict refer ence to their purity aud quality; they are fresli and may be fully relied on. jy Orders Faithfully Executed. A3 Physicians’ Prescriptions and Family Medi cines put up with neatness and accuracy, at all hours of the day or night. 13F* A large lot of Artificial 'Teeth just received feh 24-tf JUST RECEIVED. Papers Garden Scnls ,v C (\r\r\ Papers Garden Met-ns. ^O.UUU 3 bush. Kentucky Bliic Ginas, A. A. 3IKNARD, Druggist, feb24- tf Cherry Street. BOEltUAVU’S HOLLAND BITTERS. THE CELEBRATED HOLLAND 11E3IEDY FOU Disease of the Kidneys, LIVER COMPLAINT, WEAKNESS OF ANY KIND. FEVER AND AGUE, And the various affections consequent upon a dis ordered STOMACH OB LIVER, CjUCH as Indigestion, Acidity of the Stomach, O Colicky Pains, Heartburn. Loss of Appetite, Despondency, Costiveness, Blind aud Bleediug Piles. In all Nervous, Rheumatic, and Neuralgic Affec tions, it has in numerous instances proved highly beneficial, and in others effected a decided cure. This is a purely vegetable compound, prepared on strictly scientific principles, after the manlier of the celebrated Holland Professor, Boerhave. Because of its great success in most of tho European States, 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, I now offer it to the American public, knowing that its trulv wonderful medicinal virtues must be acknowledged. It is particularly recommended to those persons whose 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 lifr, thrilling and quickening every nerve, raising up the* drooping spirit, and, in tact, infnsing new health and vigor in the system. „ , , . , .g...wc_WWv<ir.uaiuUia£iid this a. beverage will bo disappointed; but to the sick, weak and low spirited, it will prove a gratefnl aromatic cordial, possessed of singular remedial j.roperties. CAUTION: Tiie great popularity of this delightful Aroma has induced many imitations, which the publio should guard against purchasing. Be not persuaded to buy anything else until you have given Boerhave’s Hol land Bitters a fair trial. One bottle will convince^ you liow infinitely superior it is to all these imita % thins. , , 13^ Sold at 81 per bottle, or six boltlea for #5, by the sole proprietors, BENJAMIN PAGE, JR., A CO., 3Ianufacturing Pharmaceutists and Chemists, Pitts ■ burg, Pennsylvania. Sold in 3Iaeon by E. L. STROHECKER 5c CO., Z El LIN, HUNT 5c CO., GEORGE PAYNE, and Druggists generally, throughout the State. may 18 •' DELIGHTFUL TO THE EYE Anti stccessible to the Purses of the ]M:±XX±<o:o. i INMAN & WATiu NEW STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. JUST RECEIVED, Silk, Be rage, Gin&ham, Cambric and Margravine ROBBS. , Printed Jacouet, Swiss aud Organdie MUSLIN'S, of every grade; Bordered Prints, Expan sion Skirts, French Lace and Chan tilly Lace HMT a>ntilla>s. Domestic Goods of every description. Head Dresses, Gloves, Hosiery, Cor sets aud Articles for the Toilet. All of which being purchased late in the season, can be ottered at a great reduc tion on former PRICES. may 25 Valuable Plantation for Salo- Y AH now offering for sale my plantation in Joncj 1 County, seven miles above -Macon, on the i)c- mulgcfc River, containing 1200 acres of laud.—At tached to the place is 300 acres Swamp lands, (river bottom). Termisoue andtwoyears’ credit. Any one wishing to purchase valuable Lands, will do well to call and examine the above as lam determined to sell. ROB’T. LUNDY. pg^Genrgia Citizen please copy. *P‘ 20 RUNAWAY TT ROM the subscriber, on the 30tb of May, 1858, a P hay Mare Mule, to or 12 years old, blind 1.1 ono GY©, with & shoe on tho loft hind foot, ftiiu is cuiiml- erably marked with gear. Any information concern ing said runaway, will be thankfully reemvo.;, and any person delivering the mule at my residence about 31 miles north-east of Macon, and about is miles north of the “Cross Keys.” will bo liberally rewarded. L. P. HOSKIN8. Macon, jane 8-tf Li and. for Sale . . J ' OFFER for immediate sale WOO urn«. ol good Fanning Land. 300 t:a,a:.1 iti:i>.».Nd ifTCBi/nt v i's« v. The place lies on the road leading from Pondtuwn to Bitenavista. four miles from the former place. Good DWELLINGS, GIN HOUSE, SCREW, and all other buildings necessary on a well appoint ed farm. Address, J- B. BIN ;NS, may tl—Bin] I oudtown* MOEE Li6H7 l JUST RECEIVED, a lot of tli „ provementin FLUID Ga"s LAMP*, -••ool.-dly the best light yet invented. Call and »<• tueiii, ;*s they are only to be seen to june 15 Next to - M A N J Ufa. A si -M A vi 1U LAS! VERY style of the -hnv, article, at Dneestosuit > ca 1 sivu; 01 '- , - 1 , ^ purchase, can be "btamed at ROSS . may 4 “ i feathers;! Lds3. Tennessee Live Geese Feathers, lor 1000 salt by may 4 BEARDEN,X CAINE-

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Georgia telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1844-1858, August 17, 1858, Image 1