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TFItMS.—:Hereafter the price of thia Pep** 1 " l11 . Vtt'O DOLLARS per annum, if paid inodvance, remitted to the office before the expiation of the ",woption year. If left to be anpM ferVjrtke inMithor or his Agent, Two Dollar* and a HaJj r -'l bo required in every ease, wfteout exception, to Silver chargee end commissions- •7s-Order* for the Tataonarn to new enbiicrihere vVnld bo accompanied with Core. ‘. arrcrp0 ndcnts should be particular to direct in ,1 "Georgia Telegraph.’’ Persons writing to the Telegraph’ .fn Macon, should so write. *,},!„ war, only, will the letters designed for the elective olliecsyfro directly to their place of dcs- ..tion. / . • VOL. XXXII. MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1858. NQ. 50; Advertisements at th6 regular charge will bo One Dollar per square of 10 line % or lets, for the first in sertion, ami Fifty cents for er.ch subsequent inser tion. All advertisements no) specified as .to time will be published until torbid ana charged accoid ingly. Obituary Notices not exceeding ten lines, will bopublished gratis; but cash at the rate of One Dol lar for every ten manuscript lines exceeding that number, must accompany all longer notices, or they will be cut short. "^*The Telegraph goes to press at 3 o’clock, Monday Evenings. Advertisers will oblige by baud- r in their favors, as early as Saturday, if possiifi e. : Tlie Victoria Bridge. From the Montreal Transcript Aug. 11. flic work of the construction of this noble i s now rapidly proceeding, and we had a, opportunity a fi»w days ago of examining ,, 0 ,jjy the completed parts of the structure, also the operations which are taking place i the dams and piers which are not yet fin- Ti,' I. We first proceeded over the abutment u the north shore to the tubes which are nl- 1 „iy placed across the two first spans’ of the hri 1 . The work of the riveting of the plates wa j going on, and the structure rang with the clan gor of hammers forming the heads of the bolts. A large number of portable forges were stationed in all parts of the tube, and on i' e top of it, and rivets heated in the fires ffore supplied to the workmen by boys atten- di u o- on each forge. It is interesting to sec • speed with which Iron—a material hard- |v known a few years ago in the arts of coa- .truL’tien—can be formed into edifices adap ted to the purposes of man. This speed is ini’ eh facilitated by the circumstance that till the parts of the tubes are multiplications of tbe same patterns. The bridgo will consist of twenty-four piers, with twenty-five opea- iu -a or spans—the center about half as large Jaain as the others. These openings arc cov- ;:,d by a tube, or rather by a series of tubes of boiler plate, separated from each other at the cads, and strengthened by angle iron. An article like this is not the place for an ac- oouut of the reasons which make the tubular arm of materials stronger than any other rr- raugement of them; but we may remark that if the four plates which form the four sides of the tuba wero laid one upon another, the thick ness of the whole would not exceed about two and a half inches, and would^not support a fif tieth part of the load which may be safely car ried over the tubes. It needs no engineering nor mechanical knowledge to be able to un derstand that hardly any accumulated thick nesses oi’ such a material laid in a flat shape over an opening between 500 feet long and 300 feet wide, would support the hundreds of tons weight made up by the component parts of a railway train resting oa the middle of it. Tiie plates throughout the tubes are dou ble ; boiled to anglo iron beams and girders; aid always overlapping each other at the ends, for further security, each joint has placed over it, on each side of the plates, an ex;ra dieet bolted on both sides of the joint, and colled a covering plate. The object of all these precautions is to make the tubes resem ble as much as much as possible similar tubes made of one piece of metal. .Many very delicate considerations have to be attended to by the engineer who adopts this tubular mode of construction, in order to give his roadway the greatest strength, with the least weight and cost. The condition up- o.i which the attainments of this end depepds is, that the relative strain upon each inch of ihe surface should bo known, and the strength ofthe metal at that place proportioned to the stress. It is impossible here to give any idea of the data upou which these calculations are made. The result, however, is that the hardest duty must be done by the metal s'ituated at the ends of the tubes, and accordingly this part is strengthened by a considerable addi- tion to the ordinary number of transverse sup ports of angle iron. As to the plates them- . elves, the same kind of calculations have de termined that those in the bottom and top of the tube should be thinnest at the end and thickest in the middle of the length, while this order is reversed at the sides, and the great er thickness of plate is used at the ends. The sentences immediately foregoing will prepare the reader for the information that every sheet of ii on, and every angle iron upright or gir- der has its place in the edifice marked with the greatest accuracy before it is shipped at Liverpool, and that, upon arriving on the bauk of the St. Lawrence, it mast not vary half aa inch from the position for which it was destined, llut, perhaps, it will excite w m- (L-r at the immense forethought, labor and at tention to details, which are necessary for such perfect and long-before-hand adjustment when we state that it is necessary to determine the position of 2,500 different pieces of iron in each of the smaller tubes, or of 62,700 pieces iu the whole bridge. This is like numbering the bucks of a house, aud never putting one in the wrong place. The rivets used in each tube amount in number to 80,000, or to more lb m 2,000,000 in the entire structure, and, reckoning the heads as separate pieces of iron, we shall nave moic ih»u r,000,000 pieces of metal put together to form the tubu lar roadway. The expansion and contraction of metal is another circumstance requiring the atteujon of the architect in iron. Every one t| ot coarse aware of this phenomenon, hut perhaps it may be a hovel reflection to many that the vast structure, poised so high iu the air above the St. Lawrence, and apparently so fiimly fixed, is yet going through constant anti not iu tousiderablo changes of dimensions and even of forms, and that instead of its parts being rigidly fastened to their places, the metallic roadway is iu fact disengaged from the stone piers in order to allow the tube to stretch it self oa its bed, as our readers arc doubtless accustomed to -do on theirs. The principal phenomena of expansion and contraction in these tabes are two. The first is chiefly m ihe length, which varies in a summer day some inch and a-half for each tube covering a _ sin gle opening, and between summer and w'iner varies about threo and a half inches. Ino other is a change in form, arising, from the fact that the upper floor of the tube is .exposed to the sun’s rays, while the lower one is in the shade. The consequence is a greater length- ! dates before they are put up in their places, t consists of a large steam cylinder having, a piston, on the projecting end of which are a number of dies in the shapes of rivet beads. The plates, with the rivet placed in the prop er holes, being then presented to these dies the steam is allowed to enter the cylender, and at once forces the dies against the rivets till they are pushed through the holes and clinch ed. Descending from the upper works of the bridge, we next took boat for the piers. Of these there are seven completed on each side; two are rapidly approaching completion, and two are just on the point of being begun. It is expeeted that, unless some unforeseen event takes place, all the piers but one will be finish ed during the present year, or at least advanced to far as to permit of the work proceeding during tho Winter. At piers No. 10 and 17, we witnessed all the processes employed, from the commencement of the dam to the laying of the masonry. Of coarse the first thing to bo done is to make a paddled dam round the place intended for the foundation of the pier, from the interior of which the water is to be pumped out, so that the masons may proceed with the foundations. The making and. main tenance of the dam is, therefore, tne chief dif ficulty of the engineer. The piles are driven into the ordinary bottom of the river; but the foundation of the stone work is several feet below, and the consequence is the excavation required often destroys the foundation of the dam aud breaches constantly occur—all the more easily for the great depth and rapidity of the curreut. In order to lessen as much as possible tho risks of these casualties, the line of bottom on which the dam is placed is rend ered low as possible by working a gravel scoop. This machine, however, constantly comes in contact with boulders and stones of various dimensions, and these have to be raised. For this purpose a diver is always employed, who descends upon the rock to be lifted, and holds the ram by which a hole for the “ lewis ”.is made. This effected, the impediment is rais ed by a crane. These stones arc of very dif ferent geological formations, and have evident ly traveled very far from their present site, on the icy embarkations by which they werefirst lifted from their original (w flat was their original ?) resting place. We saw one of twenty tuns which had been brought up from ns many feet below the surface of the river. Occasionally the break in the dam exhibits strange freaks. The water will sometimes rise up like a fountain in the centre of the space marked out for the foundation, and it will require many hours of research to find the weak spot whence it has entered. The enemy, however, has to be traced, and, once found, the ingenuity and patience of the engineer soon conquers. Speed is a matter of consider able importance in the construction of works subject’to so many accidents as piers built within dams. Hence, the workmen are em ployed in gangs, night and day, the light be- in" afforded by a lamp with an immense re Hector. The stones for the piers have been supplied from the quarries belonging to the Grand Trunk Company at Point Claire and from another quarry on the Richelieu. I he stone from the latter is brought down by the St. Lawrence and Champlain Railway. *\ c have to thank Mr. Hodges, the Chief Superin tendent of the works for the contractors, and his able lieutenant, Mr. Atkrnan. for the kind ness with which they afforded us all the ex planations noccessary to enable us to under stand the works which we saw going on.— They are entitled to congratulations on the success with which they have begun and pros ecuted their arduous labors, in a climate and on a river presenting so many difficulties.— They expect to finish the entire work with the end of the year 1859, and they will then have erected perhaps the most remarkable specimen of pontine architecture which the world has yet seen. From the New York Herald. Affairs in China—Frnilless IVegoSi ATIONS—STORMING AND CAPTURE OFTHE TA-KEI FORTS. In the excitement caused by the great events that are taking place amongst ourselves, and particularly by the establishment of telegraphic communication between the continents of Eu rope and America, the important events that are transpiring in the Flowery Kingdom, and within a few hours travel of the great impe rial capital of Pekin, fail to receive that notice and attention which the magnitude of the sub ject deserves ; and although we have had very voluminous and interesting correspondence from that portion of the world, we were com pelled to omit its publication and devote our columns to that in which our readers had a more immediate interest. The main points of the news—which were that negotiations had been broken off and hostilities recommenced— we of course published several days since. The Pei-Ho, or White river, is the princi pal artery by which the capital of China finds its supplies, and by which the trade in salt and other produce is maintained.' Some seventy miles south of Pekin—which stands twelve miles back from the river—the Pei-IIo de bouches into the Gulf of Pecheeli, or Yellow Sea. At this point the hostile fleets of France and England rendezvoused early in May; and here, also, lay our oWa magnificent vessels— the Mississippi, tho Minnesota and Powhatan —with the chartered steamer Antelope and the. Russian steamer America. The represen tatives of the four nations—Lord Elgin, Baron Gros, Hon. Wm. B. Reed and Count Putiatin —were with the fleet. They had met there to press a united demand that they should be re ceived at the Imperial city, and allowed to negotiate treaties with or in presence of his Celestial Majesty iu person, inasmuch as it ap peared that the former treaties bad never been communicated to the Emperor, although itAvas represented that he had approved and ratified them. The chief points of the proposed treaties were that nine ports, instead of five, should be opened to foreign commerce; that foreign Ministers should be allowed to reside in the capital, and that foreign residents should be respected in all their rights of persons and proporij- It seems that a high Imperial commissioner —the Governor of Pecheeli—representing him-* self as fully authorized to treat with the En voys, was sent to the mouth of the Pei-Ho, and had two or three interviews with the Russian and American Ministers, in which the prelimi naries of the proposed treaties were discussed. But although Mr. Reed and Count Putiatin were disposed to recognise in this commission er the possesion of plenipotentiary powers, Lord Elgin and Baron Gros were of a different mind and held that the object of the conference on the part of the Chinese was merely to gain time. They therefore notified our Minister that they would proceed to bombard the forts erected at the mouth of the river. The con ferences were therefore necessarily broken off, and on the 20th of May the Ta-Kei forts were capture and destroyed. The question is, what is next to be done T The Pei-Ho is navigable only for boats of the smallest description. Even if the hostile forces could be transported up the river as high as Pekin, they would still have to march twelve miles to the walls of the city. Their land force is entirely too small to render such a movement at all practicable ; and yet it seems that nothing short of the bombardment of Pekin will bring the obstinate Emperor to his senses. Tho destruction of the Ta-Kei forts will ratb- have the effect of embittering his hostility to foreigners than bringing him to reason.— The Chinese question is a diffiult one; out, with the determination of ihe foreign envoys, aided by the strong force at their disposal, we may have confidence in its speedy auddefimte settlement on terms that will open China to the trade of the world. cuing of the upper than of the under plates, and a certain flexture of the tube. Such changes, if operating on a mass of iron about two miles long, would be, of course, very difficult to manage. Thc'ruodo of providing against its inconveniences, thilrafore, is to divide the whole length of the roadway into thirteen tubes,—one over tho large central arch «j3u feet long, and six on each side of it, each form ed of two tubes, and each covering two of the smaller opening* or spans of 221) feet. The tro tubes thus made into one, therefore, rest upon three piers; across one and resting by the two ends on two others. The united tube is firmly bolted down to the pier, which sup ports it in the middle : but tlic ends rest upon rollers, so that when they aro prolonged by expansion the movemeut takes place without eny resistance. The ends of the tubes at the piers where they rest on rollers, are of course, not in contact. There is a space of about a foot between them for any play arising from the cause already described. The weight of iron in tho tube, over each of the smaller openings, is 300 tans, and over the llircrnr nnn OfMI Thus the WClL'bt OI irOH Shaving a Note. Old Skinflint was the most celebrated bro ker in Philadelphia—his “shaving” operations were famous, as he usually took not only the beard and whiskers, but “one pound of flesh in addition.” Young Harry Scarutn was one of those dashing chaps who love wine and hor ses, and who form a majority of the borrow ers. Harry having many wants, on various occasions borrowed of Skinflint at three per cent, a month “off,” and having at sundry pe riods made “raises.” paid off his rcsponsibili- ties, al loui l* a*+ of such constant borrowing aud repaying. It wouia-u«. years before his estate could he sold, under the terms of his father’s will, who had prudent ly postponed that event until Harry should reach the age of “thirtyand Harry conclu ded it would bo bettor to make a heavy opero tion at once, and be rid of the botheration of continued borrowing. Away to Skinflint s he hied, determined to procure a good round sum, and so bo done wifh it. “I want ten thousand for six ye? 1-8 ’” “Hem! what security will you give 7 “Oh, you may have my bond—that will bind “HemTwhatdiscount will you give? You know my rule is always to take discount off —besides, you owe me ono thousand, due to day, and I lent you ten in the street the other dav” • ••I won’t pay what I have been paying; one and a quarter percent, is enough. You take it “out,” and take what I owe you besidep. “Hem ! well, here’s a bond for ten thousand dollars at six years; sign it, and it will all be U No sooncr said than done. Hurry affixed his autograph, and hummed a tune while Skin flint got his check book and maue a calcula- U °“Havo you got ten dollars about you P asked Skinflint in a moment; “if so, let mt Visivfl it.” • “All right, old boy,” said Harry, supposing he wanted to make change, “here it is. “Hem ! hem!” said Skinflint, locking up his desk and making preparations “to shoo. “Stop, old fellow,” said Harry, ttbere my money?” , “Your money! yov’e got it. “Got it? what do you mean 7 “Why, I was to take “off the discount wasn’t 1 and the thousand!" “Yes; I want my money ! “Whv my dear fellow, you’ve got it. len thousand at?one and s quarter a montbfor «x years, is nine thousand-a thousand you owed mo nnid me the ten, its all right, } huger one 9(il) tuns. Thu6 the weight, in the bridge will be about 81.000 tuns The progress made in laying the tubes this year has been considerable. Four spans are already covered—two on each side—and from this time to the end of the wotking season ’ *» expected that two more will bo computed each loitnight, making twelve before the set- tin» iL. tlf* i. fT*Un anffSnrr in a' f I! severe season ce our Canadtau year will of course retard such a work, but will not entire ly stop it, and tube laying will be continued hi spite of frost, and wind, and rain and snow. Before leaving the tubes we saw a steara-rivet- ,0 S machine which, though it cannot accom plish all the work in that lino owing to the aif- ficulty in moving it, fastens a great many me, and just naid me the ten. dear boy—a fair business transaction. The Dentil of a Child. Mrs. Johnston, of Ballykclbeg, Ireland the author of a little volume of “Lays for the Lost One.” in which the following lines occur ? There used to be asm*U foot climbing on our stairs There used to be a blithe step running hero and Th„ mem’W of asweot voice Ungers on mine ear; Itanooks the lonely silence ever reigning bet * ••Wehad a little plashing in o;w ^rdcnibowe^ V, T e loved a little " mt " !,r ‘ ml P-“ nkl " &• ardeii How Then tree, and shrub friends became, And welcome were ‘ well know: and bl issoi the spring birds coupled with bis sed to ed to speak ; <1 soft hand patting on my cheek V two soft Up*—loved to bear them KsawaaBraassKi The Catholic Church in the United STATES. In connection with the laying of the corner stone of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, of which a full report will be found eleswhere, we published yesterday a very interesting sketch of the rise and progress of the Catholic Church in this cjty. No one can read that sketch without a feeling of wonder and surprise. And yet the history of the Catholic Church in Next York is but a counterpart of its history in thb United States. Fifty years ago there were in the whole United States one diocese, two bishops, sixty- eight priests, eighty chnrches, two ecclesias tical institutions, one college and two female academies. At that time the entire papulation of the country was seven millions. Assuming the present population of the country to be twenty-eight millions—five millions more than the censim of 1850 showed—it would follow that we had quadrupled onr population in the last half century. Had the progress of the Catholic Church barely kept paee with the progress of the population, there should be at the present day, on the basis of the foregoing statement, four dioceses, eight bishops, two hundred and seventy-two priests, three hun dred and twenty churches, eight ecclesiastical institutions, four colleges and eight female academies belonging to that denomination.— But how do the figures actually stand ? Why, in this single arch-diocess they fire more than doubled, as we showed by our Article yester day. I11 the whole United States, instead of four diocess (which a proportionate increase would have given), there are forty-onein stead of eight bishops, there are thirty-nine, and two apostolic vicars; instead of two hun dred and seventy-two priests, there are eigh teen hundred and seventy-two; instead of three hundred and twenty churches, there are two thousand and fifty-three, besides eight hundred and twenty-nine stations; instead of eight ecclesiastical institutions, there are thir ty-five ; instead of four colleges, there are twenty-nine; and instead of eight female a- cademies, there are a hundred and thirty-four. Iu other words, taking the number of priests aud of churches as a basis of computation, the Catholic church has increased, within the last half century, seven times as fast as tho popn- ^l'hese are remarkable facts and statistics, and may well challenge the astonishment aud con sideration of all men. To what cause is this unparalleled growth of the Catholic church in this country to be attributed. It is in part found in the immense emigration here from the Catholie countries of Europe; but still the Catholic emigration should bear to that of allothers the proportion of twenty-eight to one, to make that the only cause—and statistics will show that no such disproportion exists. Still, the immense influx of Catholics to our shores must be set down as the prepondera ting cause for this wonderful growth of the Catholic church here. There are, however, other potent causes that have operated to the same end. Catholicism has been the great conservative religion of the United States. The Catholic church will not tolerate any innovation—it crushes out all heresies, and is the foe to everything in the shape of “isms.” Aboiitionisin and spiritual ism it utterly discountenances. Its confession al system enables it to detect and weed out the first traces of <]oubt or infidelity in the ininds of its subjects; and hence it is not lia ble to those defections which break np all other churches into such infinitessimal parts. Thus while the Methodist, Baptist, and other church- lI1 « es, have broken to pieces on the slavery ques tion. the Catholics havo ctooAclcof and avoid ed the danger, and hence their church presents to-day that wonderful growth which we have described.— IV. Y. Herald. From the Washington Union, nth inet. A Model Hotel. We have already adverted to the fact that the Messrs. Willard were erecting a large ad dition to their already extensive hotel; and from a recent visit to the premises, and an ex examination of the work as it has progressed, we are prepared to say, that this will, indeed, be “ a model hotel,” and one which, if equal led, will certainly not be surpassed by any similar establishment in this or any other A- merican city. The main addition, which ex tends from the east wing of the old building on 14th-street back to F-street, is 139 feet in leauiirt/j -ic — —J*i» ..nA m™.utories high’ The fronts on 14th-strcet and I)-street are to be surmounted by a massive and banasumo bracket cornice. This portion of the building is already carried up, and the workmen are now engaged in roofing and plastering. 1 no roofingls to be of Walker’s patent gravel com position. The lower story, will be an exten sion of the dining-room, which is now very large, but, with this addition, will reach the length of 279 feet, so that 750 persons can dine together without inconvenience. Besides this addition the west wing of the old building will be extended towards I street by the erection of a rear buiding 7o feet by 40; and in the area between the two wings there is to be erected an additional building 55 feet long by 16 wide. This will give an addition of about 320 rooms, making in the whole hotel over five hundred rooms. As en larged and extended, the hotel will cover an area of 49,000 square feet, aud will accommo date comfortably more than one thousand guests. It will be fitted up with all the mod ern improvements, and will be folly equal in every respect to the first class New York ho tels; being heated throughout by steam, and having water introduced into every room. The buildings aro constructed throughout of the very best material, and the work wjdone by the most able and skillful workmen. There are at the present time no less than one hun dred and fifty men employed on the building, and, as might be expected, the work is pro gressing very rapidly, so that the proprietors expect to be able to re-open for the accommo dation of guests on or about tho loth of No vember. To give some idea of the magnitude of this enterprise, we will mention that two millions of brick will be used in this ^tension; the cost of the enlargement will be about $175,000, and it will take $100,000 to furnish the rooms. | Correspondence of the Poston Post.] A Fugitive Slave Case. New York State, August, 1858. Dear Post:—Let us tell you about the fug itive slave case, the one before which the Bos ton one pales its ineffectual fires. There is a town in the interior of the State, the name of which town tortures couldn’t drag from me, but the first two letters of its nick name are the Saline City. Now, the inhabi tants of this city have a great and abiding horror of the fugitive slave law. They have a fugitive slave beli, to be rung upon dire emer gency ; they have a fugitive slave vigilance committee, and are cocked and primed gener ally for United States Marshals. Now, some wicked man, name unknown^ once i telegraphed from H“ ff ^tleman in that catchersjiadseized^their victim would be in the Saline City by the 12,50 train. Immediately the fugitive slave bell was rung; its effect was marvellous. It reminded oue of Mrs. Heman’s “Bended Bow," or Roderick Dhu’s Fiery Cross. Every colored person who heard it, dropped whatever he was doing and hastened to the Barber’s apprentices left astonished Irou Mountain. From the St. Louis Republican. The Iron Mountain of Missouri is probably one of the greatest natural curiosities on the surface of our globe. Think of a. mammillary formed mound or mountain of iron three miles in circntnference, rising in the form of a pyra mid, three hundred feet high above the sur rounding valleys—a great mass of the richest specular iron known, wedged in between a country formed of magnesian limestone on the one side, and porphyritic granite on the other. Where did this great mountain of iron come from ? was it formed in the iron age of our globe 7 and when did the iron age have its commencement and end? Let us take the lights that the science of the rocks lias reveal ed, and go back with the geologists in the ear ly ages of the Iron Mountain region, Geolo- gists say that the rock on the west side of the mountain belongs to the lower silurian lime stone era. The boring of Belcher’s Artesian Well, tells us that this same bed of rock which forms the surface of tho country on the west side of the mountain, is in the well 2,000 feet below the bed of the Mississippi River, a dip of 2,800 feet from the mountain to St. Louis. Geologists say that this dip was necessary to form the great basins which contain coal. in the central part of Illinois. On the east side of tho mountain a granite country is found. Is this granite older or newer than limestone . and is^the mouutaiu of the same age as the granite ? These are questions that present themselves in the study of tbi3 great Iron Center. The Iron Mountain is the period or terminus of what is known as the Ozark Moun tains, a range of granite ridges and table lands that reach through'Missouri, Arkansas and the Indian country to the Rocky Moun tains. Oue fact may be kept in view in the study of the age of the Iron Mountain. It is found that all the developments in the vegeta ble ormiueral kingdoms on our globe have been corresponding to the wants of auirna) organ isms that existed at the same era. In the time of the mastodon and huge saurion dynasties, the vegetation was of a corresponding gigantic growth, the atmosphere was also suited to that class of animal life. Reasoning from this an alogy, we might conclude that the Irou Moun tain o'u-i form ad at. n or,*, r **•■*■ ■■ “Is- ological epoch, as it was evidently formed to supply with iron the wants of the present race of man, and there was no necessity for its ex istence uutil mail was in a position to use it. Let us go back to the age of our globe when commenced the era of the silurian system of rocks. The district where now stands thelron Mountains was at that period a tebular mass of stratified rocks in the bed of an ancient ocean. No valley, ridge or mountain had yet come in to existence. The beautiful system of physi cal geography, the abrasion ot valleys in the solid rock,the fountains from which now break out a thousand springs in the iron-district, were yet in embryo. But this tabular mass ol rock in the bed of this ocean is not always to remain in repose. The elevating and abrading forces, the great working-laws of nature are to act. This region of country is placed under their influence—and silently and quietly, stratified rocks are raised, ridges come to-day above the surface of this ocean. Meteoric forces, con nected with the sun and every planet m our solar system arc in action—we might sav tnat electricity and its active partner, magnetism are prime agents—age after age xollo round. The Prevouian aytformo<l. X tie wonderful era of the formation of the coal bear rocks and the growth of the vegetation en tombed in our coal fieldsbas its commencement and end, following this comes the. tertiary era with the mastodons and huge saurian monsters after them the aborignees and then the pres ent race of man. Let us look again. The hori zontal table of rock of the silurian era in the bed of that ancient ocean is now the Iron Moun- tain region modeled by the great working laws of Nature to one of the most interesting mine ral centers on the surface of our globe. The task of the geologist for coming ages will be to trace out by observation the changes through which this country has passed, and map out and mark down in each era spoken of, the Iron Mountain from the silurian era down to the present time. C3rIE3 O <3-1 -A- Mastic Roofing Company? Drugs, Medicines, Paints, VROrRIETORS OF ©yes, Patent Medicines, RUSSELL’S PATENT Fire &c> Water Froof v MASTIC ROOnm 03ST CANVAS. HAVING purchased the right to use and sell tho Perfumery, Spices, Brandy aud Wines, 'or Medical purposes, and all articles in the line, can be found strictly pure at the Drug Store of ZEIL1N, HUNT & Co. Opposite tiie Telegraph Building, Macon, Ga. jnao 22 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,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 ia fire proof, and it is tho best roofing ev er invented for STEAMBOAT DECKS, Et<oac3L 0£M*ss, Bridges, &c. Ac. It is warranted to give entire satisfaction. For further information apply to FREEMAN A ROBERTS, or A. P. CHERRY Macon, Ga. 3L B XC3-:O^I?S LIGHT!! LIGHT!! SPIRIT GAS I Burning Fluici A ND CAMPH1NR. For sale by . may 18 ZEILIN, HUNT k CO. ANEW ©RUG ST«Bf. ALEX. A. MENARD; RALSTON’S BBILDiNG, CHERRY ST., MACON, GA ' 1JAS just received and is now opening a fresh stock of _ , Drnss, itjciliclnca, Chemicals, gg&i fastrnmcnls, Paints, Oils, W Dye-Stuffs, Pcrfuntery, Patent medi cines, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Ac. My Drugs have been selected with strict refer ence to their purity aud quality; they are fresh and may be fully relied on. 'gf Orders Pniihftaliy Executed. Cfr Physicians’ Prescriptions and Family Medi cines put up with neatness and accuracy, at all hours of the day or night. _ * CP" A large lot of Artificial Teeth just received fdh 24-tf janl9tf 25.000 3 bush. ICentucUy Blue Glass, 7 A. A. MENARD, Druggist, fob‘24- tf Cherry Street. Important to Planters! THE INGERSOLL HOOP lock., BOER HAVE’S HOLLAND BITTERS. THE CELEBRATED HOLLAND REMEDY A First-Bate Whitewash Wc have tried various preparations for white-washing ceilings, and the walls of unpa- pered rooms, but have never found anything that was entirely satisfactory until the present Spring. We have now something that aflords uotTio ruTibecl off. We procured at a paint store, a dollar's worth of first quality “Paris White.”—33 lbs., at three cents per lb.—and for this quantity, one pound of white glue, of the best quality, usu ally called Cooper’s glue, because it was man ufactured by Peter Cooper, of New-Y ork. Re tail price 50 cents per pound. For one day s work 1-2 lb. of the glue was put in a tm ves sel, aud covered with cold water over night. In tho morning this was carefully heated until and irate old gentlemen half shaved, boot ^““ so j ye j < when it was added to 16 lbs. of the blacks left incensed exquisites with but one white, nreviouslv stirred in a moder- polished boot, waiters caused late breakfasters to go hungry, and in tho twinkling of an eye tho square was filled with a dense mass of “thick darkness that could be felt.” The crowd were told of the cause of their be ing called together, and were admonished to be at the depot when the 12.15 train came ia. When tho 12 20 train came, the depot ^re- seated a strange spectacle. Not a white face was to be seen. An Englishman, who was on board the train, made a note in his pocket book that a city in central New York was entirely populated by negros. They cast such a gloom over every thing that the lamps had to be ligh ted at midday. ■ , . , The moment tho cars stopped, the leaders of the blackguards jumped on board and rush ed through in search of the poor captive. In the last ear they found an unfortunate African whom they immediately laid hands upon and bore off in triumph. He. finding himself seized bodily bv a doz- i excited inch, was scared almost white and Tiie Atlantic Cable Company. The list of American stockholders in the Atlantic Telegraph Company is “ Cyrus W. Field, Peter Cooper, David D. Field, August Belmont, John C. Green, \\ u- son G. Hunt, Jacob Little, A. M. Lawrence, man & Co.. Messrs. Schuard & Gephard, Messrs. Phelps. Dodge, & Co., Mrs. E. H - Perkins, all of New Y ork city; E. B-Stevens, esq., of Saratoga Springs, New York. and Win. Dow, esq., ot Montreal, Canada. Cyrus W. Field owns two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the stock. howled merrily. His cries were taken as manifestations of fear lest he should be recap-, tured, and consolations were heaped upon him. “Don’t be afeerd, child ! Dey «hant neb- ber git you again. Now, honey, you’s all right! Don’t be scared at dem white trash any U And he was borne in triumph through the crowd and hurried into a coach, which was waiting outside. By this time he was petrified and speechless, saying his prayer* inwardly, and making hurried preparation* <o die a vio- nninttes at Athens, for the establishuv ?5r0fck merchant, named Bernardaki. sometime^a^ adoptea wili be entitled, if he deMres super and making lent death. .... . His liberators, swelling with just pride, sat surveying him with the pleasing consciousness of having done a good action; but the coach had not gone many yards before one of them began to rub his eyes and look savage. 1 hen lie broke out— , “Look here! Isn’t disSam Jobnsmg, who libs up in Salt alley and mends boots dare ?” “Yes, sail!" faltered Sam, who had been born in this city. t, . . “Den what do you mean by tooling us in u n> way, eh ? Get out of hear immediate, and take that wid you.” . That was the assistance of a No. 14 square- teed pegged boot, which sent Mr.. Jonsing out .1! . living—and ended the Great .k;»« dolor, ond which can- Paris White, previously stirred ate quantity of hot water. Enough water was then added to give the whole a proper milky consistency, when it was applied,^witli a brush, in the ordinary manner. Our <33 lbs. of Par is White and 1 lb. of glue, sufficed for two ceilings, and the walls and ceilings of seven other smaller rooms. ... - A single coat is equal to a double coat ot lime-wash, while the white is far more lively or brilliant than lime. Indeed the color is nearly equal to that of “Zinc White,V which costs at least four times as much. We are satisfied, by repeated trials, that no whitewash can be made to adhere firmly without glue or some kind of sizing, and this will invariably be colored, iu time, with the caustic lime. Ihe Pari3 White, on the contrary, is simply pure washed chalk, and is entirely inert, producing no caustic effect on the sizing. Any of our readers who try this, and are as well pleased with it as we are, will consider the information worth many times the cost of an entire volume of the Agriculturist. Had we known of it when wc first “set up house-keeping it would have saved us much labor, and-the annoyance of garments often soiled by contact with white wash—not to mention the saving of candles secured by having the ceiling always white enough to reflect instead of absorbing the rays of light.—American Agriculturist ‘Sot Lovengood.”—We learn that Sut Miller, the hero of the Lotengood papers, died suddenly in the neighborhood of Ducktown, a week or two since. PoorSnt! After having innumerable encounters and conflicts with man and beast—been shot several times, and con sumed “big head” enough to run an over-shot mill for forty days and nights, he died ignobly at last from a blow inflicted with the fist of « fellow man.—Athens (Tenn.) Banner. A gentleman stepped into a store where none but “mourning goods” wero sold, and inquired for slate colored cloves. The polite clerk informed him that only black goods were sold in that room; for slate colored gloves he must step into the mitigated afflic tion department! V n-i--enger out in one ot the late steamers, sayf .'he Frenchman’s story seems to me expresuv One morning, the cabin boy came for his noo •Boots,’ l'eeblv sounded from the berth, T.b,sare,yi make take zem—1 shall want zem nary more. of the coach flying Fugitive Slave Case. A lady while singing a song was told that there was another of the same name, when she remaned 1 know it, but I don’t know it. The manner in which John Calvin was dispose 1 of by the eecelesiastical authorities of his time was l-ss disgraceful than summary, according to the L^fte^^ln he suppressed and.tnstead of it, put studiosus quidam.” - Mg. 2 -AND- IRON COTTON TIE. dysfefsia, Disease of the Kidneys, .IVER COMPLAINT, WEAKNESS OF ANY KIND, FE1TER s&ND AG-UIS, And the various affections consequent upon a dis ordered STOMACH OB LIYEB, rtUCH ns Indigestion, Acidity of the Stomach, Q Colicky Pains, Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Despondency, Uostiveness, Blind and Bleeding Piles. In all Nervous, Rheumatic, and Neuralgic Affec tions, it has iu numerous instances proved highly beneficial, aud in others effected a decided cure. This is a purely vegetable compound, prepared on strictly scientific principles, after the manner of the celebrated Holland Professor, Boerhave. Because of its great success in most of the European States, its introduction into the United States was intended more especially for those of our fatherland scattered TN all the heaviest Cotton regions of the groat I South West, the INGERSOLL HOOP LOCK, with the common Hoop Iroa Baud, has superse ded every other method of securing the Cotton Bale. Time aud space would fail us to give the numerous certificates of Cotton Plauters, Brokers, Warehouse men. Insurers, Compressors and Shippers, showing beyond a doubt, that the days of Rone binding are numbered, and the immense advantages of the Hoop Lock and Iron Tic. I heir eeom my wherever tried, haa been conceded in these points: 1. They save tivcnlj to thirty dollar* c«] in baling material on every one hundred B *5rha fastening is much more expeditiously ap plied. and much more convenient for the 1 3. It is a perfect safeguard against loss of Cotton from the bale. Itixnu almost absolute security against Fire. Fire applied to bales thus bound, asshown by actual experiment, trill smoulder without twenty hour* tciHau/ spreading, and allowing plenty of time for easy extinguishment. 5 It in an absolutely secure fastening, actual experiments made in Montgomery, bales thus bound, were pitched down forty teet perpendi. ular from a house-top, upon a brick pavement, without Pe e. C It > is b perfect C ly simple.and requires no machinery at all in the application. Any common hoopnronof a er width and thickness, (which isaboutjinch 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 the opening, from the under side, of one end of the under part of the lock to tho length of about one inch.andthen bent over the end of the lock. The other eod ol to hoop is then passed round the bale anddrawn througb a loop or opening iu the opposite -end.of^the lock, and ttien bent in the same manner as the other. 1m button is then turned back to its pJace <»ver them, and the hoop is fast on the bale, and the bale may be moved if desired. uaaa ti...i, r».p«—thereby rendering it easier to linn die, and cheapening freight. These facts and advantages are certified toby leading Warehouse men, planters. Shippers and Bro kers in testimonials too numerous to be cited or spec ified in this advertisement. In Montgomery. th« leading Brokers and Buyers, after the most satisfac- tory experience and tests, unite in tho following a- greemeilt, which will leave no doubt on these points We, the undersigned. Cotton Brokers and Buyers, of Montgomery, Ala., agree and give notice that wo will pay full prices for Iron Bound Cotton, if fasten ed with tho JiYGERSOLL HOOP LOC.K, al though wo are aware that it will weigh H lbs. more per bale than Bope-ried Cotton. C. C. FOSTER, J. S. BYINGTON. M. A. CHISHOLM. From Savannah, we copy the following engage ment made with the Compress Establishment of Lamar : lieVe’ani thero'over the face of this mighty country. Meeting? with erreat success among them, I n Savannah, July 22d, 1858, Messrs. Freeman A Roberts, Macon, Ga- Gents —I have agreed with Mr. Beattie, Agent for Ingersoll’s Hoop Lock, that I will compress Iron bound Cotton, fastened with said Lock, upon the same terms as Rope tied Cotton. This arrangement to last for ono season and longer, unless I give noace of my wish to discontinue the arrangement. Respectfully, Ac., C. A. L. LAMAR. Tiie Georgia Irou Edcli Coinpauyj comprising the undersigned, respectfully invite the attention of all engaged m Cotton growmg, or the Cotton trade, to this interesting and important sub iect. To the Cotton planters, particularly, they be lieve they are presenting a matter of peeuhar mter est and value, and either of thorn will be glad to fur nish any further information, or particular applica tion may be made to the Secretary. I F WINTER. I T. A. HARRIS, DUNLAP A HARRIS, | FREEMAN A ROBERTS T. A. HARRIS, Secretary, Macon, Aug. 3,1858. EVANS, HARRISS & CO. factors & Commission Merchants BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA., R ENEW the tender of their services to the FI - Wm. E. Evans, Hobt. Y. Harriss, aug 3—6m* advances made when desired Wm. M. D’A'tignac, Geo W. Evans, I Savannah. July 20.^ THOS WOODWARD Sale and Livery Stable Oils, Varnishes, JUST BECEIVED. Papers Garden Seed*. Meeting with great success among t it to the American public, knowing that its truly wonderful medicinal virtues must be acknowledged. It is particularly recommended to those persons whose constitutions may have been impaired by the WUU56 uuuoiuuuwiiu a e C continuous use of ardent spirits, or other *b rn ^ 8 9: Hi.cinotion- 6'enerally instantaneous in effect, it dissipation. Generally instantaneous in ran*, finds its way directly to the seat of life, thrilling and quickening every nerve, raising up the drooping spirit, and!in fact, infusing new health and vigor in ^^^“.Lwhoever expects to And this a beverage will be disappointed; but to the aick, weak and low spirited, It will prove a grateful aromatio cordial, possessed of singular remedial properties. CAUTION: The great popularity of this delightful Aroma has duced many imitations, which the public should Be not persuaded to buy e given Boerhave’s Hol- induced many guard against purchasing, anything else until you have given land Bitters a fair trial. One bottle will convince you how infinitely superior it is to all these imita- * Sold at $1 per bottle, or six bottles for $5, by the sole proprietors, BENJAMIN PAGE, JB„ & CO., Manufacturing Pharmaceutists and Chemists, Pitts • jgp’ikdd m Macon by E. L. vSt? CofzElLIN, HUNT A CO., GEORGE PAYNE, and Druggists generally, throughout the btato. may 18 DELIGHT F UL TO THE EYE And'accessible to the Parses of the S^illioiA I NEW STOCK OF SI’Kllli ASD SITOR GOODS. JUST RECEIVED, Silk, Berage, Gingham, Cambric - ' and Margravine i^- Printed Jaconet, Swis9 and Organdie MUSLINS, of every grad i; Bordered Prints, Expan sion Skirts, French Lace and Chan tilly Lace IVI antillaa. Domestic Goods of every description. Head Dresses, Gloves, Hosiery, Cor sets and Articles for the Toilet. All of which being purchased late in the season, can he offered at a great reduc tion on former PRICES. may 25 MORE LIGHT! J UST RECEIVED, a lot of tho best and latest im provement in FLUID GAS LAMPS, decidedly the best light yet invented. Call and see them, as they arejuily to be seen f > ^ e |P^* t ^ NGg> j une is Next to Mrs. Dessan’a. $100 Reward. T wenty dollars kHward wui be paid to any one who will apprehend and confine in any safe Jail in the State, that I may get lnm. my bov. JOHN, who ranaway from mo thft 23d of De- * * He has a bright yellow complexion, REMOVAL* E. WINSHIP tnW where he will be prepared to exhibit one of the largest and most-fashionable Stocks of Clothing ever offered in Macon, sept 17th~ H ayden a woodward are now prepared to furnish their friends and the public generally, with good safe EorsesJ and new as well as tasty Buggies, Carriage: . complete order at the shortest notice. They are determined to give satisfaction, it strict personal attention to business and reasonable Cash Fricca will enable them to do so. Horses fed and kept by tho day, week or month. Drove Stock also accommodated at rea- sonable prices. Mulberry aStreet, next to Lottery Office, Macon, Ga. 1 MANTILLAS! MANTILLAS! tx VERY style of the above article, at prices to suit U purchasers. ^COLEMAN * ROSS cember last. He haa a bright yellow complexion, (not a mulatto,) is about 5 feet 11 inches high, about M 35 years old—rather slender in form. He is suppo sed to be loitering in the neighborhood of the planta tion of the late O. W. Raines, in Houston county.— EIGHTY DOLLARS in addition will be paid tie- evidence sufficient to convict any one ot tho offence of harboring him. _ . • Address me at New Agency, T.^;lor county, S SAM’L P. LOK.B1A, Ga. aug 3—tf LEGAL FORMS. new Edition of I »by till Any one wishing *. - .. i* piielosing the subscriber tli H I IV E fc’ for sftlo by th FORMS,” copy or qu-i py by mail can have it sent i„- nncloiintr tiie suoscii--* ..... price of the Book, b> enc_ . „ Fifty Cents,) and civ-three cent ’ M. BOAKDMAN. postage stamps* july 20 may 4 PRINTING INKS. A SMALL LOT OF BLACK AND COLORED PRINTING 1NK*(, from trie celebiateJ manufactory of the MATHERS, is on consignment in the Telegraph Office,aud will be solo low forCash. ap!27 a year.