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i*.;F. BENNETT, Editor and Publisher.
« EQUALITY 19 THE UNION OR INDEPENDENCE OUT OF IT.’
TERM—TWO DOLLARS 11 A4tm«o.
VOL. 11.
GA.8SVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, A.PHIL 14, 1859.'
NO. 18.
Easiness Car&s.
A C. DAY, Tailor, Cassville, Ga.—
Shop near bin residence—on the same
■ lot. All work dune in good style, and
warranted to last. Particular attention given
to Cutting. He asks a continuance of the lib
eral patronage heretofore bestowed.
Cassville, Ga., Feb. 1st, 18-Vj.
TOSEPH DUNLAP, Attorney at Law,
1 Kingston, Can county, Ga.—Will prac-
U tice in the counties of Can, Gordon, Floyd,
Polk and Paulding. Will also attend to tbe se
curing and collection of claims in any portion
of Cherokee Georgia. Office at Mrs. Johnson’s
Hotel. June 10, 1858.
Tk H. LEEKE, Attorney at Law, Cass-
|J ville, Ga.—Business entrusted to his
L/l C are will meet with prompt and vigilant
attention, and monies paid over punctually.—
Office under Standard office. Feb. 1,1859.
WT V ' WESTER > Attorney at Law,
yy Calhoun, Ga.—Will practice in uH the
• counties of the Cherokee Circuit. Par
ticular attention will be paid to the collection
of claims, and to promptly paying over the
money when collected. Nov. 26„1858.
1 NDREW II. RICE, Attorney at Law,
Cassville, Ga.—Practises ill the counties
X A of Cass, Cherokee, Cobb, Catoosa, Gor
don, Gilmer, Fannin, Paulding and Whitfield.
Prompt attention given to the Collecting busi
ness in all of the above named counties. May
be found in the office formerly occupied by
J. 11. A A. II. Rice. June 17, 1858.
TIM" J. CRAWFORD, Attorney at Law,
VI Catjoftu county, Ga.—Will
practice in all the counties of the Cher
okee Circuit.—Particular attention paid to the
collecting of money; mid will promptly pay
orer the same when col’ectcd. 31h. 19, *1858.*
TTTOFFORD, CRAWFORD & HOW-
W ARD, Attorneys at Law, Cassville and
* " Cartersville, Ga.—Will faithfully at
tend to any business entrusted to their care, in
any of the count ies of Upper Georgia. W. T.
Wofford, John A. Crawford, Cassville; J. A.
Howard, Cartersville. July 23, 1858.
Ijl M. KEITH, Attorney at Law, Cass-
1]. ville, (la.—Practices in the counties of
J-Js Cass, Cherokee, Gordon, Whitfield and
Paulding. All business entrusted to his’eare
will meet with prompt attention. Office north
of the public square, in Rice’s building.
Nov. 18, 1858.
TJ L. RAY, Attorney at Law, Ellija}\
I j Ga.—Will practice in the counties of
-LXi Cass, Cherokee, Pickens, Gilmer, Daw-
ton, Fannin, Union and Tmviw. Oulli-ciing vf
debts will receive special attention.
March 10, 1859—ly.
TYRICK MASONRY.—The subscriber
l| will do any kind of jrjrk in his line of
business at as low rates as it can be done
bv any pmd workman in the State. As Hi his
abilities as a workman, he refers to any work
done bv him. Contracts taken in anv part of
Hie State. J. W. FOSTER.
Cassville, June 3d, 1S5S.
TirEDICAL NOTICE.—Doct J. T.
VI GROVES offers his services to the puh-
-l’-L lie. Prompt attention given to all calls,
by day or night. Office in the Patton build-
iug, north-east of the public square.
Cassville, Aug. 1, 1858.
rj B. 0ATMAN, Atlanta, Ga., Dealer
in American, Italian and Egyptian Sta-
k_/*tuary, and Tennessee Marble, Monu
ments, Tombs, Urns and Vases, Marble Man
tels, and Furnishing Marble. Jas. Vaughan,
Agent, Cassrille, Ga. April 92, 1858.
T O. 0. F.—A regular meeting of Val-
I ley Lodge, No. 48,1. O. 0. F., Cassville,
-X-# Georgia, will be held erery Friday even
ing, at 7 o'clock. Transient brethren invited
U attend. By order of the Lodge.
R. C. HOOPER, N. Gs
A. I1AIRE, See'ry. Jan. 1, 1859.
T1 A A. M.—A regular meeting of Cass-
1; ville Lodge, No. 136, F. A A. M , will
-L • be held off the 1st and Sd Tuesday in
•very month. The members will take due no
tice thereof, and gjvvrn themselves accord
ingly. Br order of the Ia>dge.
Jau. 1, 1S59. SAM’L LEVY, Secr’y.
TEANK AGENCY.—Titos. M. Compton,
fm Cassrille, Ga., Agent of the Bank of the
-t-f State of South Caroliua, will sell Ex
change on Charlestou and New York, make
advances on Produce, Ac., and attend to all
the busineaa usually transacted by Bank A-
gents. Nor. 18, 1856.
/^ARrtfAGE AND BUGGY MAKING
1 .and Blacksmithing.—The undersigned
v/ hereby gives notice that he is now well
prepared to do any kind of work in his line of
Business in good style and at short notice.—
He employs nine but good workmen, and is
confident that all work put up at his estab
lishment will give satisfaction.
July 1,1858. H. H. HOLMES.
TvOCT. J. W. KINABREVT, having lo-
I 1 cased permanently iu Cassville, offer his
JL/ professional services to the public, sod
will attend promptly to every call, dar or
Difkt. Office next door south of J. A. Ter
rell's residence, where he ean be found during
the day,—at night at the residence lately occu-!
pied by Rev. I). Kelsey. Thankful for past
patronage, he asks a continuance of the same.
Cassville, Ga., Feb. 1, 1859.
TRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY AND
I MACHINE SHOP, on Georgia Rail Road,
-E- near Cotton Factory, Augusta, Ga.—Or
ders are solicited for Castings for Rail Roads,
all kinds of Machinery for Gold Mines. Bridg
es, Draw Bridges, Gim Works, Flour Mills,
Paper Mills. Saw Mills, Gin Gearing, Water
Wheels; ‘all kinds of Smith work; Shafting
and Circular Saw Mills, complete.
W. M. HIGHT,
March SI, 1859—ly. Proprietor.
TYRICK MASONRY.—The undersigned
fm have formed a copartnership in the bosi-
ness of BRICK MASONRY.
They have now in their employ a large num
ber of the best of workmen, and are now pre
pared to do BETTER WORE, IN LESS
TIME, and at fairer prices, than baa ever been
done in Cherokee Georgia. Contracts taken
in any part of tbe State.
For specimens of work we refer to the twa i
College edifices at Cassrille, or any other!
building pet np by Joe. Chapman. j
JOS. CHAPMAN, i
Z H. CLARDY.
Cassville, March 3d, 1659.
Jpkrtrstnwrts. j fpistfllantiras.
examination being ended, as counsel for heated furnace—his countenance looked
the plaintiff) he had a right to the open-1 h*gg»d like that of a maniac, and ever
ing, as well as the close, but to the aston- j « nd “o" he flun g his long bony arms on
From the New York Herald.
The Americans at Sebastopol.
Sebastopol, Dec. 13, 1858.
cam Afriealtare.
It is a mekncholly truth, and one that
reflects muck on the skill and foresight of
T imes of arrival and depar- j
ture of Trains on the Western A Atlantic
Railroad: * :
Day Passenger Train leaves Atlanta 10.15 A. a. I
Arrives at Chattanooga
Night Pass. Train leaves Chat.
Arrives at Atlanta
Up day Express Freight and Pas
senger Train leaves Atlanta
Arrives at Chattanooga
Down day Express Freight and
Passenger Train leaves Chat.
Arrives at Atlanta
Up night Express Freight and Pas
senger Train leaves Atlanta
Arrives at Chattanooga
Down night Express Freight and
Passenger Train leaves Chat.
Arrives at Atlanta
ishment of every one he declined the for-! hi f^ « if grasping after thunderbolts!-j As many reports have been circulated American earners, that while tb* wheat
i mer, and allowed the defence to lead off I He drew a picture of a murderer in such j relative to the American^ enterprise of j crop of Engfind has increased at least fif-
The Volunteer Couneel—A Tale of ^
Taylor. j Then a shldow mjht havTLnohserv^! appalling colors, that in comparison, hellj clearing the harbor of Sebastopol, the j ty per cent in the last century, that of
At an earty hour, the 9th of April, 1840, ^ ^ acrosg g ne features of Pike and! might be considered beantifuL He most of them being incorrect, I beg to j the United States has fallen off in nearly
3.10 r. II:. the Court House in Clarksville, Texas, was to even the bright eyes of Prentiss, i painted the slanderer so black, that the j state the facts relative to the position of the same proportion. A century ago New
11.22 r. u. crowded to overflowing. Save in the war yj, e y saw that they had eaughta Tartar ; sun seemed dark at noonday, when shin- the Marine Exploring Company, their j England and Delaware raised wheat as
4.50 a. a. times past, there Iwd never been witness- ^t w ho it was, or how it lmppened, wm >S ® n such an accursed monster, and then ^ *” ' " * " '
ed such a gathering in Red River county, j mpossiWe to gu^ I he fixed both portraits on the shrinking
while the strong feeling, apparent in every ^ Ashley spoke first. He dealt the brow of Hopkins, and he nailed them there
flushed face throughout the assembly, be- . a dish of tbat dry logic, wb ich forever. The agitation of the audience
tokened some great occasion. A concise yearg a ft erwards rendered him famous in nearly amounted to madness.
4.35 r.«.
5.15 a. a.
4.45 r. a.
8.40 r. a.
7.01 a. a.
6.05 r. a.
4.40 a. a.
narrative of facts will sufficiently explain ^ genate of the Union .
the matter.
success and prospects. | ordinary crop; now a wheat field
I entered into a contract with the fm- j rarity in these States, and they may be
perial Russian Government in October, | considered no longer wheat-producing re-
1856, to dear the harbor of Sebastopol : gions. Portions of New York that for-
from the ships, steamers, and vessels that i mcrly produced thirty bushels to the acre
were sunk during the late war, and was j now seldom average over eight bushels;
to receive as compensation, one-half the j and Ohio, new as she is, with her virgin
property recovered. On my return to the soil, does not average over thirteen bush-
I tne senate oi me union. i All at once the speaker descended from
| The Poet, Albert Pike, followed, with a' his perilous height His voice wailed out
rarthinBoad connects each wav with the' About the c,ose of, 1839 - G ‘ !0r S e IIo P; rich rain of wit and a hail-torrent of cans- ^ ‘be murdered dead, and described the ^ ^ . . .
Ri^Rranch Railroad at Kingston,* the East kins, one of the wealthiest planters and tic ridicule - n whJch may be sure sorrows of the widowed living—the beau- United States, a company was formed in els to the acre.
Tennessee A Georgia Railroad at Dalton and most influential men of Northern Texas, .• nla ; nti ff nor tRe nlaintiff’s rag- tiful Mary more beautiful every moment,! Pennsylvania to carry out the enterprise, I If we go on as we have for the part can-
and the Nashville A Chattanooga Railroad at „ , . ,, ... neitner me piamuu nor tue plaintiu s rag j j ~ - - - -
Cbattannooga. offered a gross insult to Mary Eliston, the . attorney was either forgotten or “ her tears flowed foster—till men wept,
Atlanta to Chattanooga 138 miles. Fare *5. young and beautiful wife of his overseer , ^ ! and lovely women sobbed like children.
Jan. l, I8.-.9, Superintendent. The husband threatened to chastise him , Prentiss concluded for thede-' He closed by a strange exhortation to
>varriacf AMD itrnrvMANPFACTG f ° F tt>C outn&i ' whcrcu P° n H°P klns lo * d ' f en dant, with a glow of gorgeous words, the jury and through them to the bystan- , . . „ .
went to Eliston’s house, and ^ M fihowers of WIiDg stare , and den, He entreated the pannel, after they [ from the United States ur^er my direc- j that time since Vermont ™ a forge
_ C=*dk •- u: a— TX. 1— nbory ^ brt , u ^, t should bring in their verdict for the plain- j turn, and arrived here m June, 1857. It wheat-exporting State ; now she does not
under the title of the Marine Exploring I tqry, from bad to worse in our tillage, the
Company, duly chartered by the Legisla-' lands in Ohio in half a century from this
ture. Powerful machinery was construct-1 time will not produce wheat enough to
ed and men employed, who embanked 1 supply our own wants. It is less than
scribcre inrite the Attention of the
public to thlir Inrire MANUFACTUR
ING ESTABLISHMENT, at R. JL
Jones* old stand.—They are prepare!!
to furnish all kind* of BUGGIES,
CARRIAGES and HACKS, of the la
materials, from the best Northern and
Eastern Factories, just such as are us
ed in the best shops in the Union.—
As none but pood workmen are em
ployed, whose workmanship is not ex
celled for neatness and diirabilitr. they
wanant their work to pive satisfaction.
All persons wantinp a tine Carriape,
Buppy, or other vehicle, are requested
to come and examine their work before
sendinp North. Carriapes and Hacks
on hand at all limes. Orders tilled
shot him in his own door The murderer ; w , th flnal burst ^tory that brtmghi
- - ■ - nL A arwl Loilaxt IA fhp i “
was arrested, and hailed to answer the | ^ houge down cheers>
i charge. The occurrence produced immense gworn j ury themselves joined, notwith- however richly he might deserve it;
i excitement; and Hopkins, in order to turn gUndin ^ gtcni „ order
which the ! tiff) not to offer violence to the defendant, require* much time to construct powerftil export a bushel, but imports at least two-
J, notwith- however richly he might deserve it ; in ! caissons to assist in lifting the sunken j thirds of all the flour consumed in that
orderof other words, “ not lynch the villian Hop- j ships. Our machinery was not completed State. Instead of increasing the produc-
test styles and best finish-made of the beat the tide of popular opinion, or at least to ! . . . wondprfu it v c llsrpnt ihle kins, but leave the punishment to God!” until June, 1868. On the 3d of June the tiveness of our wheat land, as is (fame in
mitigate the general « rath, ahich at first, m ^ p^ie to the charm This was the most artful trick of a.l, and
j were violent against him, circulated reports , ^ i m p ass ; one j eloquence! I f^t calculated to insure.vcngeance.
infamously prejudicial to the character of ^ It wag then the stnmger ’ s turn. He had j The jury rendered a verdict of $50,000,
the woman who had already suffered such rema ; ned apparent i v abstracted during all *nd the night afterwards, Hopkins was
cruel wrong at his hands. She brought the previous spcec hes. Still, and straight, taken out of his bed by lynchers, and
her suit for slander. And thus two caus- and motionlcss in his seati his pale, smooth | beaten almost to death,
es, one criminal and the other civil, and j forehead shooting up high like a moun-1 As the court adjourned, the stranger
promptly. All work warranted to be as rep- ^ ° wd rGruit I’lurTfor 1840 ^ I ^ ^ ° f S "° W 5 bUt ^ 't*™*
reseu ted. Repairing done in good style, teo mg in April Circuit to . twitch that came and went perpetually in
The interest naturally feff b V t c com- ^ cheeks, you would have taken
inunity as to the issues, became far deeper ^ for a mcrc nian of marb , e or a hu .
wlien it was known that Ashley and Pike : RU|n form jn ^ Even his
«t short notice, on reasonable terms.—
Thankful for the pationa^e heretofore
received, a continuance of the same is
solicited. JONES A GREENWOOD.
Cartersville, Cass co., Ga., Apr. 7, 1859—lv.
R. U. JONES JXO. GREENWOOD.*
made known his name, and called atten
tion of the people with the announcement
—“John Taylor will preach here this
evening at early candle light!”
The crowd, of course, turned out, and
of Arkansas, and the celebrated S. S. Pren- j dreamy eyeg were i nvisib ie beneath those ; Taylor’s sermon equalled, if it did not sur-
S TAGE ROUTE, from Cassville toMor-
gimtmi, via Ellijiiy.—The undersigned in
forms the travelling public that lie is pre
pared to accommodate those wishing to visit
the Oopnet region of Georgia and Tennessee.
The route is through some of the most beati-
- tiss, of New Orleans, each with enormous ! ^ shaggy e yc-brows.
• o— ooj -j I P* 8 ^ the splendor of the forensic effort-
fees, had been retained by Hopkins, for , ° p ()t no ”° at j^ t he rises—before the bar j This is no exaggeration. I have listened
his defence. railing, not behind it—and so near to the to Clay, Calhoun, and Webster, to Dewey,
The trial, on the indictment of murder, wonder ; ng j ury that he might touch the Tyng, and Bascomb; but have never heard
ended on the 6th day of Apnl with acquit- j foreman witb his long, bony finger. With anything in the form of sublime words
tiful mountain scenery •>) Cherokee Georgia, al of Hopkins. Such a result might well his eves still half shut, and standing rigid as even remotely approximating the eloquence
ous Hacks')'good ireful drirers^' have {oTesei:n ,' by : the 1 a pi ,i ar of iron , h is thin lips curl as if in j of John Taylor-massive as a mountain,
Leave Morg.inton Tues. and Friday, at 1 r. «
Arrive at Kllijay by 7 r. «.
LeayeElliiax Wednesday and Saturday 6 a. a.
Arrive at Cassville bv 7r. a.
Ia;ave Cassville Monday and Thurs. at 5 a. a.
Arrive at Ellijav by 7 r. ■.
Leave Kllijay Tuesday and Friday at 6 a. u.
Arrive at Morganton by " la m
Persons wishing conveyance to tlie Duck
Town or other Copper Mines, can bcaccomm*.
dated. Feb. 1st, 1858. J. M. BANTON.
TANDARD JOB OFFICE.—The Stan
dard Office being well supplied with a
large variety of the best kinds of printing
materials, we are prepared to do all kinds ofj
And this is the opinion of all who ever
Heard that marvelous
ents of the counsel engaged on either side. | sconv slightly part, and the • and wildly rushing as a cataract of fire.—
The Texas lawyers were utterly over- voice forth At first it is low and
Whelmed by tb* .r^ment and eloquence insinuating itself through the brain
of their opponents. _ : tls an artless tune, wending its way into
The slander suit was set for the 9th of ^ deepcgt hcart , ike ^ ^ »
April, and the throng of spectators grew I magic incarl tati on , while the speaker pro
in number as well as excitement, and what ■ ceedg wjtho „ t a g^ ture or tbe least sign
may seem strange, the current of public of excitemcnt to tear in pieces the argu-
sentiment now ran decidedly for Hopkins. | mentg of Ash]ey which me , t away at his
His money had procured witnesses, Ly ! touch ^ frost the gmi beam. Every
whom he could prove anything, and with one lookg surpri sed. His logic was at once
JOB PRINTING ... the best style of the art,! the aid of those powerful advocates no one g0 brief and ^ i uminou8 i y dear that the
Particular attention win "be paid to the! ^“bted his success. Mary Eliston s law - pea^nt eould comprehend without
printing of Circulars, Blanks of all kinds, i yere had deserted her and withdrawn ;— | „«- or ^
Bjank Notes, Programmes, Hand and Show! ^ pigmy pettifoggers dare not brave a-1 . .
Bills, 1 osiers, Ac. I . ** ® J .. - D ., . Anon, he came to the dazzling wit of
We respectfully solicit the patronage of the j gainst the sharp Wit of Pike or the SCath- 1 D
l , ' ,bl ; c . A " orde ” must be accompanied with j ing thunder of Prentiss,
the cash, or an “acceptable city reference °
given. Jan. 1,1858. “Have you no counsel?” i
Mills, looking kindly at tbe plaintiff. |
“No, sir; they have all deserted me,
and 1 am too poor to employ any more,”
replied the beautiful Mary, bursting into
tears.
“ In such a case, will not some chival- .
rous member of the profession volunteer?” j , ^* nd his satire horrible profanity,
The Xilitary Power of Europe.
4Ve find the following summary in a
letter of the Washington correspondent of
the New York Journal of Commerce:
It appears from official statements made
as late as the 16th of February last, that
the military forces of Europe embraced
more than four millions of soldiers under
arms, without counting sailors, gardes,
civil, national, or militia of all kinds, of
which the number reaches a much larger
figure.
the poet-lawyer, Pike. Then the curl of ^ effe ctive force of France on the 1st
N EW B<
NEW
LOC.V
EW BOOK STORE, Atlanta, Geo.—
GOODS! NEW STORE! NEW
AT10N AND NEW ARRANGE
MENT !
WM. KAY. Agent, has for sale a large as
sortment of llooks, Stationery, Musical Instru
ments, Fancy Goods, Pistofs, fine and com
mon Cutlery, wholesale and retail, *t the low
est possible cash rates. A share of the public
patronrge is respectfully solicited.
Particular attention paid to country orders,
and forwarded per return mail, railroad, ex
press or stage. Please remember the place—
nearest Book Store to the general passenger
depot, Atlanta, Geo. Jan. 21,1S5*J—ly.
Ik TEW GOODS AT CASSVILLE.—The
j V undersigned would respectfully call the
-o 1 attention of the citizens of Cassville and
the public generally to his Stock of Goods—
consisting of Clothing, Shirts, Collars, Hats,
Caps, Ac. Also, a fine stock of Ladies’ and
Children’s Boots, Gaiters, walking shoes—
with and without heels. Gents’ fine calf Boots
and Shoes; Brogans ; Cloth Gaiters, Congress
Gaiters, Ac.; Boys’ Shoes, of various kinds
and prices. Also,* Hosiery, Gloves, Ac. Keeps
on hand a supply of Can, Letter, Commercial
Note, Bath, fanev and all kinds of paper, en
velopes, ink and pens—all of which he will
sell cheap for cash. Call at the Post-office.
ROB’T C. LATIMER.
Cassville, Ga., March 10, 1859.
‘Have you no counsel?” inquired Judge “■ ,! P shar P cr ’ his 8 * DoW **ceK*d-
I led up; and his eyes began to open, dim
i and dreamy no longer, but vivid as light
ning, red as fire, and glaring like twin inete-
’ ors. The whole soul was in the eye—the
: full hcart streamed out in the face. In five
minutes Pike’s wit seemed the foam of fol-
June, 1858, was 672,400 men, 165 batte
ries de eampagne ; marine, 417 vessels of
war, 800 sailing, 117 steamers, 27,000
marines.
The Austrian army consists of 670,477
men, of which 520,400 were infantry, 70,-
300 cavalry, 59,292 artillery, 11,116 engi
neers, 9,217 pontoneers; marine, 104 ves-
, l lies and exterminating sarcasm of the
! stranger, interspersed with jest and anec
dote that filled the fvnim with a roar of
C ARRIAGE AND BLACKSMITH
Shop, Cassville, Ga., bv Wro. Headden.—
He is prepared tu make and repair Car
riages, Buggies, Wagons, or anvtbing in his
line of business.
He has one of tbe best BLACKSMITH’S
and some of the best WOOD WORKMEN in
Georgia.
Thankful for past patronage, he begs a con
tinuance of the same. Work warranted.
All those indebted to him for last year’s
shop accounts are requested to call and settle
by cash or note, without delay.
Cassville, Mch 25, 1858—ly
asked the Judge, glancing around the bar. j when contrasted with the inimitable sal- ^of war.
The thirty lawyers were as silent as
death.
Judge Mills repeated the question. ,
“ I will, your honor,” said a voice from ; u ” er '
the thickest part of the crowd situated be- j Then without so much as bestowing an
hind the bar. At the tones of that voice allusion on Prentiss, he turned short on | including those dispersed in the colonies ;
many started half way from their seats; th e peijured witnesses of Hopkins, tore marine, 600 vessels of war, 309 sailing,
and perhaps there was in the immense testimony into atoms, and hurled in ■--<•** -« =—
throng no heart which did not beat some- j their &ces su <* terrible invectives that all
thing quicker—it was so unearthly—sweet, i trembled as with an ague, and two of them
clear, ringing and mournfoL J actually fled dismayed from the Court
The first sensation, however, was chang- ! House,
ed into general laughter, when a tall, gaunt, j The excitement of the crowd was being
spectral figure, that nobody present re- j tremendous. Their united life and soul
membered ever to have seen before, elbow- ■ appeared to hang in the burning tongue ! 000 troops, and for war 500,500 ; marine,
ed his way through the crowd, and placed of the stranger. He inspired them with 410 vessels, 15,000 mariners,
himself within the bar. His appearance the powers of his own passion. He satu- j The Sardinian Army consists of 50,600
was a problem to puzzle the sphinx her-1 rated them with the poison of his own men; marine, 40 vessels, and 2,560 sailors,
self. His high pale brow, and small, ner-! malicious feelings. He seemed to have j Two Sicilies—the army is 100,000, of
vously-twitching face seemed alive with ' stolen nature’s long hidden secret of at- ■ which 10,000 are Swiss ; marine, 60 ves-
the concentrated essence and cream of ge- traction. He was the sun of the sea of all ^ sela, 12 sailing, 25 steamers, 100 cannon-
nius; but then his infinite blue eyes, bard- j thought and emotion, which rose and fell niers, 5,362 sailors.
Bat
The Prussian army consists of 525,000,
of which 410,000 are of the active force,
and Landwchr of 1st con.; marine, 50 ves
sels of war, 3,500 mariners
England has an army of 229,000 men,
£51 steam, 40 vessels of the line, carrying
17,292 guns, and 65,500 sailors
Tbe Russian Army consists of 1,067,-
600 men, including the reserve, and 226,-
000 irregulars; marine, 177 vessels, 62,-
000 marines and gunners.
Spain has a peace establishment of 75,-
first vessel was raised to the surface of England, our wheat region is diminished
the water—the schooner of war Smelai. 1 more than one-half, and the productive
of 16 guns. Since that time I have raised quality of what is still used has diminish-
the steamer Turk, *war steamer Groznoi, ed in equal proportion,
iron steamer Danube, 18 guns, brig This is a practical, matter-of-foct view
-Eneas, yacht Parisienne and cutter Strel- uf the case, and one that addresses itself
la. These vessels are in excellent condi- seriously to the common sense of the for-
tion, and are comparatively sound. The iner and natural economist Instead of
Teredo has only penetrated the upper the vain boast that we can feed all Europe
works of the vessels, leaving the main from our surplus wheat, we have got to
hull quite sound and in good condition, improve our farming or swallow the un-
The engines of the steamers are in nearly palatable truth that we import our bread-
as good condition as though the vessels stuffs from England,
had been on the surfoce of the witter. I We talk much of the worn-out lands of
sold the steamer Turk to the Imperial Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina; but
Government for 30,000 silver roubles, and New York, that has destroyed the produc-
she will be running again in the course of tive quality of her soil so that she can get
four months. The commissioner who ex- but eight bashes where she formerly got
amined the steamer reported that 5 per thirty, and Ohio so she gets but thirteen
cent of her value would pay the cost of bushels where she formerly got thirty
putting her in perfect running order, and five, have the same prospect before them,
she is now undergoing repairs at Nicolaiff The great question regards the future;—
1 have also sold, tbe steamer Groznoi for the past cannot be recalled nor remedied.
23,000 silver roubles, at public auction, j One great source of deterioration in ex-
In addition to the above, I have remov- hausting our soils has been in the mann
ed the 120 gun ship Catherine, the line-, facture of potash, and the export of it to
of-battle ship Sagonvil, the 84 gun ship' foreign countries or to our manufactories.
Paris, another 84 gun ship, the Chesma, : In this way our soil has been robbed of
used formerly as a prison ship; the frigate j an ingredient without which no plant can
Cavarna, also a frigate which was former- j mature and cereal grain form. As our
ly used for a prison ship; the transport j forests have disappeared, this source of
Berezan, and the gun schooner Lashtoo- J deterioration must be cut off, but a seri-
ha, and over one-half of the 120 gun ship ous injury has been inflicted, which no-
Constantine. | thing can cure but the refurnishing of the
I have recently bad important conccs-1 potash to the soil. How can it be done ?
sions granted by the government, having is the great inquiry for our formers,
just completed the contract by which j The export of our flour has been anoth-
they give mil the property, instead of one- er source of exhaustion to the soil, in tak-
half) as heretofore—the above arrange- ing away from it the phosphate of lime
ment to commence from the 20th of last that is necessary to give plumpness to the
June; therefore, all the vessels and prop-: kernel.
erty recovered since that date belong to I This exhaustion can he more easily rem-
the company. edied by the application of bone-dust.—
We are now busily engaged in the vari-1 For many years the English formers have
ous branches of the work. We have sixty! carried on a large traffic in old bones,
carpenters engaged on two immense cais- [ paying five dollars a ton for them. This
sons, under the superintendence of an old has stimulated many to gather them up,
Bostonian—Capt. Samuel F. Holbrook.— and even to rob the battle-fields of Europe
They will be completed early in the spring, of the bones of their brave defenders to
when we shall raise some of tbe largest ( enrich the wheat fields of England. By
ships, which are estimated to be worth this course the fields of England have
$200,000 silver roubles each ; and of the
raising of them there is no possible ques
tion. We have recently purchased from
Constantinople a fine steam tug boat of
fifty horse power, which we find very use-
been made more productive, while the
countries from which the bones are taken
har'e been permanently injured by their
Iwk
The English, too, have sent to every
H arness made and repaired.
—The undersigned keeps constantly oe
hand a good supply of readv-made Har
ness (made by himself.) REPAIRING done
at short notice and in go >d stvle- His old _ .
friends and the public generally'are requested j suspiciously,
to give him a call, when they "want anything j « t* : mn
in nis line of business. Call at Mr. Holmes’ -
Carriage Shop, np stairs.
W. B. BOHANNON.
Cassville, Jan. 6,1S5S— ly.
W ATCHES, CLOCKS, AND ALL
kinds of Jewelry Repaired, in good
style and at shortenotice. All persons
wnnting any kind of such work thine are re
quested to give me a trial.
W. R. MOUNTCASTLK,
March 31,1359—ly. Cartersville, Ga.
SEWING MACHINES!
SEWING MACHINES!
SEWING MACHINES!
SEWING MACHINES!
8BWIN& MACHINES!
Of the
ly visible beneath their massive arches, t and boiled in billows as he chose,
looked dim and dreamy, almost nncon- j his greatest triumph was to come,
scious; and his clothing was so exceed- \ His eye began to glare furtively at the
ingly shabby that the court hesitated to | assassin, Hopkins, as his lean, taper finger
let the cause proceed under his manage-) slowly assumed the same direction. He
ment j hemmed the wretch around with a circum-
“ Has your name been entered on the vallation of strong evidence and impreg-
rolls of the State ?” demanded the Jndge, j nahle argument, catting off all hope of es
cape. He piled up large bastions of in-
iramaterial about my name being , surmountable facts. He dug beneath the
upon yovr rolls” answered the stranger, I murderer and slanderer’s feet ditches of
his thin bloodless lips curling up into a ! dilemmas, such as no sophistry eould over-
sort of fiendish sneer. “I may be allowed leap and no stretch of ingenuity evade:—
to appear once by the courtesy of the court and having thus, as one might say, inl
and bar. Here is my license from the ; pounded the victim, and girt him about
highest tribunal in America," and he ban- j like a scorpion in a circle of fire, he strip-
ded Judge Mills a broad parchment The 1 ped himself to the work of massacre!
trial immediately went on. |- Oh! then, but it was a vision both glo-
In the examination of the witnesses the ! rious and dreadful to behold the orator.—
stranger evinced but little ingenuity, as ! His action, before graceful as the wave of
was commonly thought He suffered each a golden willow in the breeae, impetuous
one to tell his own story without inter- 1 as tbe motion of an oak in tbe hurricane,
ruption, though he contrived to make each ' —His voice became a trumpet filled with
J OB PklNTING, of every description, ! _
awtlr exeented at the Standard Office.—iiiepot Attaete, Georgia, at .
All Job Work neat bo paid for whoa de- ee*. Send for samples of work aadpricea.
hvsred-bear this in mind. i Oct 7—tf A. LEYDEN
“ I see by the Papers,” said Mrs. Part
ington, looking over her specs at Ike, “the
Judge says the Fugitive Slave Bill is a
statute I know’d the Greek Slave was
a statute, but I thought the Store Bin,
whit> ran away toheapurgatiVe; was flesh
and blood like other peopfc.**>‘ ; “
always tend to embarrass. The' drunkard's—his foreheed gtowod fike a' Time and Tide waite for no man.
latest and most appro red styles, j one tell it over two or three time*. He put wild whirlwinds, deafening tbe eer with
suitable for Sewing Leather Clete, Negro a cross-questions, which with keen 1 crashes of power, and yet intermingled all
S^e^tUy^ro^enetsl^^Tlfadune j witnesses, only serve to correct mistakes;. the while with a sweet under song of the
“ * and he made no notes, which, in mighty softest cndenaeL His face was as red as a
Rome maintains an army of 16,000 in
fantry, and 1,315 cavalry.
Tuscany has an army of 16,000 men.
Tbe German States have a federal army
of 250,000 men. Hie German Confeder
ation have an army of 525,000, 49,500
cavalry, including the Austrian and Prus
sian contingent*
A Mas Without Bkaixs.—An article is
going tbe rounds, that some fellow out
West who hod his brains knocked out, is
still living. Lucky 'fellow to have any
brains. It is nothing strange to see men
moving about without brains, we know
lots, living, who havn’t any brains to knock
out You might knock their heads of, and
if they didn’t bleed to death they’d still
live.—Biting Sun.
fuL The new caissons, will cost about; isknd of South America to procure nitre,
25,000 silver roubles, and are paid for.— ’ in the form of guano, to feririze their
Our steamer cost 10,000, and is also paid fields, while the Americans not only im-
for, and not one cent has been drawn from ; port little, but negligently waste, that
the Company at home. We have a large j which Nature forces on them.—Ohio Far-
amount of property on hand, besides the j mer.
vessels, such es copper, brass, 250 tons of j A T „ “ WW' 11^^,
pig iron, 200 tons of wrought iron, 2001 , ,. , r , ,
* , . .... . , , , A new disease has made its appearance
tons of rope, large quantities of lead, and I ..... „, ;
, . , ,, . , .- smee the introduction of hoops. Itexhib-
ehatns of all sues and dnnentions. Thus ... .
.. . . , , . .. • its itself only in cold weather, and then is
it will be perceived that the Company is ..... , , , ...
. a . . . .... t _• u i k.j - 1 on ‘f discoverable in cities where the build-
m a flourishing condition. I wish I had a . ...» _
, , , . - mg* are wanned with furnaces. Two la-
few more good America* engineers to run : .....
. • dies were standing over a regstertheoth-
steam engines, Of which I have eight in » c
^ i er day, talking and laughing, when one
I have contracted to entirely dear the ! "“g oring *> «* down was suddenly at-
harbor in two ye»* from the time, and tacktd and scrcamcd ™ ,c “ tly ' The ° ,h ;
the work shall be promptly done: If the i er also tned * S '^ * nd W f >tUcked
Russfon Government should not purchase ” th * sa,ue , J! anner ' | ^ e *F an * t, ° n
thefleet recovered, I shall be in good con- i tba . 1 by sto " dln g long over the regstter,
.... ,, ., r - . — : their metallic hoops became heated to
dition to enter into * contract with any i . . , . . _
. ... ... . v , i such a degree that when they attempted
respectable Government to bombard, con-1 . = .. ... .. . J „
. - ... , „ i to be seated, it was like sitting on a hot
qner or destroy either of tbe minor now- • . ’ .. .
even India. Tbe * ho, -«h *7“"^ ” f " e **”"•
.. M . and naturally enough uttered screams—
is offered? My fleet will be quite as nu- / •
.. „ ....... . -»_ w ,. all of which would be very mysterious to
merous as that of the United States, if not
_ . j a looker on, unacquainted with the myste-
« rise five fine war steamers, j ries
with copper boilers, that I shall take up i ryAn ingenious down-coster has con-
in the Spring. The Effkq alone weigh strueted a miniature factory-village, with
forty-two tons each, and are worth $22,- engines, Wheels, windmills, carriages, era-
600 each for old copper. terfolls, persons walking, playing, swing-
JDHN E. GOTTEN. 1 ing, Ac-., and the whole so deficateiy ar
ranged and so nieely adjusted,-ante he put
A now
Pararuar hm —- »— » ^ complete operation by a single
f * ra £“ 7 ’ ^^‘wlnch travel* inMtttatf
ad; her naara m Rio and her g»d-
waa thr wiffi of PntaAsnt Lo-
S&LLii
P«-
squirrels are often mb foiSK
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