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- , i I r BY W.M. JEFFERSOY & CO. VOLUME e. THE PLANTERS’ WEEKLY PUBLISHED AT G-reenesboro’. 6a. W. M. JEFFERSON,) ROLIN W.>BTEVENS. > Proprietors. FRED. t. FILLER. J WfcMS.—-TWO DOLLARS A YEAR; •ORONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE. Rates of Advertising. A lvertisements inserted at the rate of one dollar per rquare of ten lines or less, for first and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion, Those not mirked with the number of inser t'o'i3 vr.ll be published until forbid and charg ed at these raUs. Tue folio viog are nor lowest contracting KATES! 1 Si’r Btx months s7..one yenr sl2 2./ ‘< 11.. “ “ 20 y.. << 16.. “ “ 28 J column 6 mo. 20.. “ “ 35 J , 6 “ 30.. “ “ 6 s jj .• e 4. 40.. “ “ 70 1 <• 6 “ 50., “ “ 80 Vlvortlse'oents from strangers and transient p rsoos mitt be paid for in advance. legal Advertisements Sale of Lamt or by AHminiatretOre, riTiiiori, Rn<iOnohlißOM, per square, $5 00 Kilqo* P. rsoual property by Adm ; niittratorß, ’cnlurs nni) Gmr*linß, per square. 3 50 K lice t flebtorg and Creditors, 350 N dine for L>*ve t B*dl, 4 C'taifin for ltteraof Ad*ini*tr*lr*n 2 75 Cl mi o tor Di*nm.-d *n from A Iministration, 600 I'it nidn fr D<) nU<i *n from G-u tnlinnstiip. 3 26 The Law of Newspapers. 1. Subscriber* who-tlo not fcive express no ! ne tn the n*>n“-A''e. a' considered as wishing \n cnnt.inuo their subscript.on. 2. If snhsnrih-rs order the discontinuance **l their news inner, ‘he publisher mav continue 1 h ,<•• 1 them u oil ad arrearages are paid. ft* subscribers neglect, or ’fltiinf to take T i met sp ip j s from the office to Which they r 0 mrecto 1. thov are held respons ble until 1 uov h ive settled the bills and ordered them •bscnntinued. 4. (f snhsnribers remove <o oh. r places without informing the publisher, and.the news papers ire sent to the former direction, they are hel l responsible. 5. The courts have decided that refusing to t,k ‘ neT.spipors from the office, or removing and leaving them uocallel for, is prirna facie evidence of int-ixition’l fraud. rt. The United States Courts have also, re peatedly decided, that a Postmaster who neg lect! to pot form his duty of giving reasonable notice, as required by the Post Office Depart ment, of the neglect of a person to take .rom the offi -e newspapers addressed to him, rend ers _■ he P >st uasier liable to the publisher for the suhscrintinn o.icp. t^mmmm^ ———— m OM. G A. R I) S • ‘-JOHN 0. HE ID, ATTORNEY AT LAW, jttnel’iHMy. Grernesboro, Georgia. ~~ ROLIN W. STEVENS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, GREENSBORO* Georgia. WILL oractiee in the counties ofGreene, B ltd win, Putmm, orgun, Oglethorpe, Ttliafurro an 1 U incock. [Feb. 2, ] UNITED STATES HOTEL, f J-JL No. 232. Broad Street, fflW- AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. DWELL St MOSHER. Proprietors l. DWELL J 1. MOSHER T V. CANBV, IU.VAID QILPIK, VJ. OAN’BT. CANBV, GILPIN * CO. WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, AXD IMPORTERS OP KXGLISU, FRENCH, AND HERMAN DRUGS, Chemical., Pci Turnery and Fancy Article*, yrrs-sTOFfs, paints, oils, varnishes, window glass, Ac., Ac., Ac. W W .'P. of Light and Lombard streets, * ‘ BALTIMORE. r. t. cook. Tyy. 28 - ts - Hodlto&I Card. IHEBY tender my thau** tothejwUic for kind ly bcaiowing on me ttatr->nge than 1 anticipated, ant, P<in ’ l “.t pr "- tVssl.m*? service* to nnymho haln V When not profeaatooally engaged, a my be *° !%*r e W. L BETHEA, DENTISTRY. UK. H*.. .HOG.fUt Surgeon and leehanica! Dentist. Penfir'ul, Georgia, WOULD inform the citizen* of Greene and ad joining countie*, that he i* prepared to pertorro any operation pertaining to hi* p.ofeaaion, withn.at noua and uispatoh. Hi* will in-r from one to an en tire aet of t4th. It ishia intenthm topieaeo. He will be in Grecne.boro on Momiay, Tortday •ad Wedaraday of each wt-eek and in Penßeld the remainder of hi* time. Aav evil from the amntry that may be tendered Win will meet with prompt attention. He refer* to Or Jdm B Murjhy of R.m.r -Feh. . lSfr ncCORD, HORTON * WALTON, VnOUSAM DEALERS IN Groceries Generally. C#r. Broad and C*iP*ll AUGUSTA. GA. * m'cord, iw. Honrw* . HOVT ■ WAtTUV , J “- Aogwta. CJa., March JB<W m. of a ii kirdao7.fi>’ v** 9 */* rffio*, at short noti.-y tcafon ii’Ntr laritf. * T Vl#v A Woe&ly Jouraal-—Devoted to Home Literature, Agriculture, Foreiga aad Hemestic Hews, Wit, Humor, Ac. MISCKLLAHIQJB. Oar Ships. Each sunset hour, with folded Lands, • The angels in their realm, With songs of joy. oi dirges low. Tell how we hold the nelm. And as we steer our craft of life Before the breezes sailing, Soup in Heaven rise the songs Os music, or of wailing. And thus we anchor all our ships, A day’s sail neater home; A few more suns of glimmering light Will show the line of foam As white as maiden’s bridal vail, Or snows of winter sifting; That mark the rocks upon the stream, We fain would pass in drifting. It Blatters not where’er we strike, Our keel be high or low, On hidden rock, or shining sands, Beneath the water’s flow, If “boat of life” we have on board. With chart and needle showing The 6ea on high where rocks are not, And storm? are never blowing. Ail Immeuse Practical Joke'. One of the tallest practical jokes we ever heard of, was recently practiced on an ar dent young “lover” in the delightful local ity of Louisiana, (a town) in Pike county, Mo., The youngster became violent en amored with a luscious young damsel of the town, and was Buffering all sorts of agonies from her coquetish disposition to trifle with him, when her “parents” dis covered what was going on. and not be ing disposed to let it proceed further, ex iled the young flirt to the mansion of a maiden aunt in the rural districts. The sighing swain was nearly insane on learn ing of this move, and a party of young scamps, who had heard al! about the affair, resolved to comfort him with bogus “billet deux.” They wrote several, signing the name of the adorable dnlciiiea to them ; and so eagerly did the lover snap at the bait, that they determined to carry out the joke in extrnino style. They made the young lady agree to an elopement, by letter, but with this proviso: that the wed ding should take place in a tobacco facto ry, anil that the flrsl bridal eve should be spent in the same fragrant temple. Os course our hero consented—was at the fac tory just as night was closing in, and a fair-faced youngster, who personated the happy bride, fell into his arms, and acted the part beautifully. The rascal who at tempted to solemnize the marriage became frightened at the thought of the possible consequences of this mad. act, and broke down in the middle of the ceremony; but another nml bolder imposter took bis place, and not only married the “happy pair,” but actually made an eloquent prayer for the happiness of the newly wed ded! The mock bride then retired to his couch, and the blissful bridegroom was about to follow, when a tremendous noise was heard outside, and in stalked a party ot disguised jokers, representing the en raged “parents” ot the bride, and her brothers. Both parties were armed, and as there was considerable firing, somebody would most certainly have been killed had the pistols contained anything more than powder in them. As it was, the paternal forces prevailed, and the unhappy lover was obliged to fly through the night air with a scanty supply of costume, and the hitt.ei thought that he had lost his bride. Strange to say, he was still in the dark as to the joke, and actu ally consulted a lawyer on the following morning, for the purpose of ascertaining how he could legally reclaim bis bride ! The imposition was then explained to him, and when the “sell” bad been manifest, be j ond a doubt, the poor fellow departed precipitately from the town, and has not been heard from since. A more heartless and inexcusable practical joke was never attempted; yet so ludicrously are all its aspects that no one can help laughing at it. Tlue London Tfmfs-The Australia Her ald. A London correspondent of the Phila delphia Ledger, having visited Ihe office and press-room of the “Greet Thunderer,” communicates the following interesting facts: “They used nine tons of paper a day—enough to reach to Dover, eighty three miles. The water to wet the pat er is raised by an engine, and going through a *inc cylinder, on an endless blanket, and wets ?wenty-four sheets at a time. They use twenty- even kegs, or two tons of ink each week. Moulds for electrotyping are made of pspier niache, from which lea l impressions are taken, and ready for ose in a halt honr; can ‘..ike . six plates from a mould, the manner of do ing it without burning the monld is a se cret; save six hours by electrotyping. Hava au eight-cylinder Applegarph press, that takes twelve thousand five hundred impressions, and a Hoe’s ten eylinder, that turn amt sixteen thuoaand four hundred in nine hours, werking six men. The Utter, moving horisoutically, is-not near so com plicated as tbe former, which works verti j cslly. They prefer Applsgarth's as it | dnes its Inuiiime mere neatly. Employ 360 men, and iasue 5 ’ 000 conies ; hare a GREENESBORO’, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29,1860. man who counts 300 a minute, and they are delivered five minutes after the stop page of the press. One dealer takes 28,- 000 copies in twenty-four carts. Two twelve horse power engines are used. Forty years ago, only took 1200 impres sions per hour, and first yearly volume (1791) is but quarter the size of qvarterlies of late years.” The writer of a aper entitled “Sydney and its Buburbs,” in Chamber*’ Journal, spe.tks thus of the Sydneye Australia, Herald : “ VVl'en I arrived in Sydney, the Herald, baditsloca* 1 habitation inl.ower George street, in ail offiefi as dingy, air dusty, and as finger-rubbed as its r'aniesake in Shoe Lane. Now it has that noble p? le of white stene buildings at the corner of Hunter street, for its home—handsomer outside than the Londou Post ofiice, and more capacious and convenient than the whole of Printing-house Suqare. A profita ble property is the Herald. The nett annual gain of the present proprietor, who bought out his late partner for <£70,000. is said to be <£20,000. He owns a hand some town house, and an elegant country villa. He pays an editor, a sub-editor, and a numerous staff of reporters, London Times’ sa’jr ,PS - <£l,ooo are his office ex penses per wwk- The paper lias no less than four paid corresponuvr lß i n London.’ A Trifling Reduction. The door of our sanctum opened the other day and a pedler eroijsed the thres hold, whose features and outer costume proclaimed him of the house of Abraham. Opening a latge paper box he exposed a countless heap of spectacles, and anxious ly inquiied if we did not wisli to parchnse. Scarcely glancing at his wares we re plied in the negative, turning our eyes on a heap of exchanges lying before us. inno cently fancying that our reply and man ner would servejas a sufficient hint to drive the traveling merchant from our presence. But we were verdant—the Jew. like all the trafficing tribe, had not the slightest idea of taking no for an answer. “I offer you,” said he, layiiig a pair of them before us, “ash low as three dollarsh. I must sell a pair-I’ve sell notting to-day, and my wife and shild ’av r.o pred—you will take him ?” We shook our head. “Ah, you will not take him at three dol larsh 1 Veil, then, you shall ’av him at two dollarsh and saventy-five sbeuts—my family av’ no pred. I must sacrifice him.” We looked at him, hut were silent. “Veil, then, if I split the difference.” “It would make no difference, I have no use for them.” “Veil, then, you shall ’av him at two dollarsh ; and my vile and child must nor starve ; take him at two dollarsh.” “What, when we have no use for them?” ‘•But they are so sheep—takj him for a toller ami a quarter!” he persisted earn estly ; “I cannot let my vise and shild die for vnnt of pred I” We shook our head ominously. “Veil then, { you shal ’azbimat a toller —but the profit wouldn’t pay me de crums of a sheese cake ! Take him along, you shall ’av him at a toller!” “No.” “Veil, vat j'ou will give—say quick— you shall ’av him at your own price! Seventy-five shents!” “No. We have already told you we did not want them.” “Say half a toller ! 1 cannot let my vise and sbild starve, and I ’av not got the first copper to buy them pred. Take ’em n long at half a toller!’ We looked at the spectacles, which were certainly well got up, not to use but to sell, and then we bent our eyes upon the Jew. “Now,” said we, taking a fifty cent piece from our pocket, and laying it temptingly on the table before biro ; “we'll buy those spectacles from you if you will tell us truly what your profit is upon each pair.” “You gif me your word you will pay if I , tell “Yes.” “Then, so help me gort, if I sells to you foi fifty cents, me only profit is three shil lings and ninepence.” Cruel, Cruel, H oman. The Marysville Democrat tells of a handsome young widow residing there, who, like all of her class, is pestered with snitore. On Monday last (washing day,) one came along. She was np to tbe el bows in snds, and opened the door with a determination to say something harsh; tnooght belter of it, and said to the hand some young man : “Good morning, Mr. John Smith ; I am very glad to see you, and should be glad to have you come in, but tbe fact is, 1 am busy in the kitchen, washing.” “Ah, no matter,” be answer ed, “I will sit a little while in there; yon can just go on with yonr work, the same; 1 delight to get iuto the kitchen, it is so fdeasaut and home-like.” If he was We ighted, so was not the widow. She gave him s chair, and chatted away quite mer rily; however, at the same time, seeming ly very much engaged with the work be fore her. Presently sbe took up a large •fed wash-basin and filled it foil of hot suds from the boiler cn tbe stove, and stepping to a table, look np a bouquet that was lying therwon, and in the most inno cent manner conceivable, arked the gen- tleman if he could tell the botanical name of one of the flowers contained therein. Os course he raised from the chair and stepped forward tj examine it. The ma licious woman adroitly set down the basin in the vacated seat. Then she riveted his gaze with one of beT sweetest smiles, and presented to him the bouquet and begged he would keep it for her sake—and bade him resume his seat. He obeyed ! That widow has not had a caller in her kitchen since. Flirting, Give us any kind ofa female, black, brown, maimed or deformed, before a flirt. Such a one has neither purity or principle in her soul. Things so cold are altogeth er ioo cold and insipid for her indelicate criminal temperament. The man who marries her will curse his fate as long as he lives. From fliriic.g nothing respecta ble ever resulted. Had females never flirted, females had never lost their char acters ; flirtation is the first step to tliC first glass of the tlpler. We do not say that all flirts turn out at last to lead infa mous lives, but they are certainly on the 7ery edge of so degrading themselves.— Young ladies who coquette with every young man they meet who look wonder fully sweet and kind, and sentimental on stranger that cotnes, who fish for the praise ana JC m plimcnts of tho racn wher ever they go, who grow outrageously offen ed if politeness is paid to any ono but them selves, and who always jumping, ready to go about when asked, no matter by,whom, i who think nothing of giving tangible hints to that effect, and wlto in all this have nothing tn view hut to fleece their victims; to trifle with their feelings, and to satisfy their own poor vanity, well from such may tlie Lord deliver the male sex both day and night, for such will make them waste their time, squander their dollars, and do irretrievable mischief to theirmovality. The affections are things not to be trifled with, and he or site who does so, deserves to be most painfully lacerated in them. Western Exchange. A Noble Little Fellow. —Among the drunken wretches arraigned yesterday, be foie Recorder long, and ordered to pay a fine or goto jail, was a Mrs. Doyle; she had no money, and was locked up with those similarity situated, to besuLsequent ly sent to jail. Presently, a little fellow of some nine or ten years of age, who belongs to one of the varieties or newsboys, being eraployed to soil pape.s and periodicals, by Em,is, the bookseller, at the Pentchartrnin Rail road, requested an interview of Recorder Long, and after telling him that lie was the so’i of Mrs Doyle, asked him what he wculu take io lot Ins mother out ; he Hadn’t much money, but would give what he liad. The R ecorder inquired how much that w„s, and the -little fellow pul led out sonic tow dollars, the hard savings of his scanty earnings. The Recorder told him it would be throwing away his money as his mother would be getting drunk again and would be brought back before him, and asked whether he had never tried to make her give up drinking. The boy answered that lie had begged her many r a time, but to no avail. The Recorder then told him he would discharge his mother if she would consent to take the pledge of temperance, and allowed him to have an interview with . her. The brave fellow spoke to his wretched parent through tlie bars of the cell, and obtained her consent. The Recorder then told him to keep liis money, and sent an officer, whe accom pained Mrs. Doyle to Father Manohan’s, where she signed the pledge. We hope, for the sake of that noble boy. that this pledge will never be broken.— N. O. Picayune. Garrets. —We can nevei enter a gar ret—a place where Goldsmith flourished and Chatterton died—without paying a tribute of reverence to tl e presiding deity of the place. How venerable does it ap pear, at least if it is a genuine garret, with singular projections, like the fractures in poor Goldsmith’s face; its battered and threrdbare walls, like old Johr son’s wig, and its numberless loop-boles of retreat for he north wind to peer through and cool -he poe,t’s imagination. J. was a lonely garret far removed from all connection with morality, in which Ot way conceived and planned his affecting tragedy of “Venice Prescrvca,” aud it was in a garret that he ate the stolen roll which terminated in his death. And it wao in a garret that poor Butler indicted his illimitable llnd : bras, and convulsed the King and the Court with laughter, while he himself writhed in the gnawing pangs of starva.ion. A ge.iMernan ibx'id Dry den, in his old age, exposed to the ills of poverty, and pining in a grrret in an ob scure corner of London. “Yoo may weep for my situation,” exclaimed the venerable poet, on seeing him, “but never mind, my young friend, the pang will be over soon.” He died a few day's afterwards. Poor Chatterton 1 “the sleepless boy, who perished in his pride,” overcome by Joverty and stung to the quick by the eaitlcss neglect of a bigoted aristocrat, commenced hi* immortality in a garret in Sbnisditeh. For two days previous to his death tie had not eaten anything. Bis landlady pitying his desolate condition, in vited him to sup with her. He declined her invitation, and put an end to his exist ence by poisou. ThrAntiquityof Agriculture.—The antiquity of the husbandman’s art is cer tainly not to be contested by any other.— The three first men in the world were a gardr.er, a ploughman, aud a glazier; and if any man object, that the second of these was a murderer, I desire he would consid er, that as soon as he was so. he quitted our profession and turned builder. It is for this reason, I suppose, that Ecclesiasticus forbids us to hate husbandry- because (he said) the Most High God has created it. — W e were all born to this art, and taught by nature to nourish our bodies by the same earth out of which they were made, and to which they must return, and pay lit last for their sustenance. Behold the original and primitive nobil ity of all those great persons who are too proud now not only to till the ground, but almost to tread upon it. We may say what we please of cities, and lions ram pant, and spread eagles in fields d'or d'ar gent; if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arabie, would be the most noble and ancient arms. All those considerations make me fall in to the wonder and complaint of OolumeHa bovv it should come to pass that all arts and sciences* metaphysics, physic, moral ity, mathematics, logic, rhetoric, &c., which are all, I grant good and useful faculties, (except only metaphysics, which I do not know whether it be anything or no,) but even vaulting, fencing, dancing, flirting, cookery, carving and such like vanities, shall ail have public schools and masters; and yet that we should never -see or hear of any man who took upon himself the profession of teaching this so pleasant, so virtuous, so profitable, so honorable, so necessary’ art. Victoria's First Moment of Sovereignty. —William the Fourtli expired about mid night at Windsor Castle. The Archbish op of Canterbury, with other high func tionaries of the kingdom, was in attend ance. As soon as the King had breathed his last, the Archbishop quitted Windsor and made his way Kensington Palace, the residence at that time of the Princess Vic toria, where lie arrived before daylight, and announced himself, leqnesting an im mediate interview with the Princess. She hastily attired herself, and met the vener able .Prelate in the ante-room. He in formed her of the demise cf the crown, and did homage to herns the sovereign of the nation. She was at eighteen Queen of the only realm, in fact or history, on which the sun never Sets. She was deep ly agitated. The. first words slieutlered were these: “I ask your piayers in my behalf.” They knelt down together, and the-young sovereign inaugurated her reign like the young King of Israel, by asking from on high “an understanding heart to judge so great a people, who could not be numbered nor counted for the multitude.” Tripoli. —Mr. J. D. Garrison, of Cal houn county, Ala., has recently made a discovery in the mineral world of great importance, as showing the richness of our soil in all the valuable minerals known. He has recently opened a quarry or vein of Tripoli, of the most superior quality. This is said to be the only discovery of thismineial in America. Mr. Garrison has been in this city for somo days wi'h specimens of his Tripoli, and it lias been thoroughly tested by many of our citizens. It is most useful to the housewife, as table cntlery, silver ware, and other articles can be cleaned with it almost without labor, and without leaving the least scratch or defacement. Mr. Garrison has a small supply of the Tripoli with him, and is sell ing it very fast. If it comes into general favor here, as it doubtless will, the p>o prietoi will make arrangements to keep a constant supply in Montgomery. It is bound to supercede the brick in all house holds.—Montgomery Advertiser, 21st. The Tobacco Crop in Kentucky. —We find the following in the Louisville Com mercial Review, regarding the growing tobacco crop : “Tobacco statistics continue gloomy in the highest degree from the Southern counti *s of the State. The plant has been stationary’ for some weeks, and it. was thought hardly possible for good weather to bring it into good condition before frost. In consequence of this, prices have been advanced from $8 to S2O per hogs head, and holders of all grades are very firm. The reserve stock, however, held at the principal depots, at home and a broad, h very large, so that it is not likely that the cliewers, snuffers and smokers will suffer, or that prices will reach fam ine rates.” In Philadelphia, the other day, a mer cantile firm advertised for a “young man in a counting house.” Though the salary offered was but one hundred dollars a year, during the three days in which their ad vertisement was in the paper, they re ceived no less than four hundred and twelve application* for tbe situation ol whom a large majority were penned by * actual resident* of the city languishing for 1 want of employ meut. Terms—sl,so Always in Advance. Speaking of Hood, here is a gem, which, if not written by the immortal author of the “Song of a Shirt,” is good enough to be attributed to him ; The little, snarling, caroling babes, That break our nightly rest. Should be packed off to Baby-lon, To Lap-laud or to Brest, h rom Spit-head cooks go o’er to Greece; And while the miser waits His passage to the Guinea coast, Spendthrifts mo in the Straits. Spinsters should to the Needles go, Wine-bibbers to Burgnndy; Gourmands shotild lunch at Sandwish Isles Wags to the Bay of Fundy ;■ Bachelors flee to the United States, Maids to the Isle of Man; Let gardeners go to Botany Bay, And shoe blacks to Japan. Thus emigrate, and misplaced men Will then no longer vex us; And all who eiiit provided tor Had better go Texas. Corn, Wheat and Flout for Georgia.— Below we give the receipts by the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad of grain and flour foil the week ending Thursday last, the 16th inst., and consigned to Southern States. It is noticeable that this large export is for Georgia, and is consigned to Columbus, Macon and Atlanta. It is ship ped we understand, to be sold for Louisville houses who are indulging in the specula tion to a large extent. The whole trade with this State is we hear, in the hands of speculators, and they arc no doubt charg ing high rates. Among other receipts by Nashville mer chants we notice 1750 bushels of corn for a firm engaged in manufacturing it for homo consumption. Dry Goods, Hardware and other mer chandise is being largely received at pre sent, as well as graiu and breadstuffs. The receipts of grain and flour for the week ending August the 16th were of wheat 11.505 bushels, of con 21,691 bush els, and of flour 2,670 barrels. These amounts at Louisville rates will aggregate the sum of about s3B,ooo—a large weekly export, and which if continued for any length of time will drain the State now not oversnpplied, of itssurplus money.—Nash ville Banner, 18th. Distressing Casualitv —We are pain ed to learn that Miss Slack, daughter of Mr. Uriah Slack, of this city, and a well known and estimable Teacher at the Houghton Institute, met with a painful ac cident at Cave Spring on Wednesday evening last. The facts, we believe, are these:—She was at the Deaf and Dumb. Asylum in that place, and on the night in question, she was playing with one cf the deaf mutes. The la cr held alighted lamp in his hand, and Miss Slack a bottle of camphor. By some accident, the lamp came in contact with the bottle, which was broken, the contents taking fire and scat tering over her person, burning her arms, face, and pails of her body very badly. She ran through tw o or three of the rooms, which of course fanned the flames, and* added to the extent of her injuries. Mr. J. J. Lathrop, the Steward, also had his hands a good deal burned in attempting to extinguish the fire. We sincerely hope that the injuries sus tained by Mi s Slack are not of a dangerous character, and t’>at she may be speedily restored to health and the society of her relrfives ami many friends in Augusta.- Avgusta Chronicle. Almonds Grown in Wilmington. —Mr. Wm. D. Pitts placed before ns this mor ning two soft-shell almonds, which grew on a tree in Mrs. Pitt’s garden, on Front-street. This is the second year the tree has produ ced fruit, and, although the quantity is small, it goes to show that almonds can be grown in this section ofeountry. We have not tasted them, but learn that they are * far preferable to the imported almond.— Wilmington Journal - Gold. —At the late Statistical Congress, held in England, tbe delegates from Austra lia submitted a detailed account of the yield of gold in that province from l£sl to 1859. The sum is put down at <£lol,- 378.828, or over five hundred millions of dollar. ’ The American gold regions have yielded, since 1848, as much as, if not more than that sum— so that, in lonnd numbers, it may be stated that in twelve years the addition to the world’s stock of gold ex ceeds one thousad millions of dollar*. The last legislature having aboKsheij the Senatus Academicus, there will be but one regular meeting of the Board of Trustees each year—which will commence on the Friday preceding Commencement. In addition t the above, which is copied from the Southern Watchman, it may be stated that the Professorship of Chemistry was separted from that of Agriculture ; so that the Terrell Professor will be able to spend more time in tbe office of this paper and labour more for tbe benefit of its nume rous readers than heretofore.— Southern Fttli ts Firnide. , BP” Gen Jackson’s memory is at a <fls- I enunl. A carriage made for kirn at MU ’ ditto wn. Conn., thirty years ego. • a r | cost ot f ha* recently been sold for 916,50. NUMBER 35.