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—. The following is a list of the Passengers per steamship
Tennessee* Capt. Collins, which sailed yesterday for New
\ B- Welch and Lady, Rich’d J. Arnold, Lady and
hild S. G. Arnold and Lady, Mrs. Berg and child, Mrs.
- vn Mrs. Van Antwerp, 3 children and servant, AP
Pfizer and Lady, Miss M. W. Turner, Miss J. B. Turner
ie nant* Mr. Mudge, Lady and child, Mr. Force, Lady
child. Miss Brown, Miss Ford, Miss Pond, Mrs. L’Jlom
jj eUt j)r. R. D. Arnold, Thos. B. Smith, jr., S. E. Snow,
TANARUS?. Roanes, B. F. Pratt, Monsieur Marco, W. B. Post, Jr.;
T aiiH*s Dickson, Dr. Ford and son, W. B. Stevens, R. C. Black,
p L Burnett, W. A. Alscheid, W. B. Kendall, Isaac Minis,
Tbos. Minis. * t
KxroRTS.-7 i 4BO bales Cotton, 20 bales Domestics, 34 pkgs.
Mdze., 25 bbls Green Peas.
For “ A Friend of the FHmi!/.’*
lines on an early consumptive.
Not for earth! thou hast not long to stay!
Poor dying sufferer, wasting in decay,
Must thy young spirit droop its tired wing
Just in the freshness of life’s opening spring ?
Say, wert thou made like some bright early flower,
Whose bloom and fragrance live but for an hour,
Thus in the morn of thy unfolding day
To bow thy head and sink in death away !
Yes, stricken victim! thou art bending low
Beneath the dread destroyer’s cruel blow.
That cankered cheek and faded brow betray
The spoiler’s trtumph o’er his tender prey;
Those withered charms the poisonous blight reveal,
And mark tho impress of Consumption’s seal.
Yet lift thy soul—let faith dispel the gloom,
Thine be the hopes that look beyond the tomb.
The hand that smites, inflicts the stroke in love,
The voice that calls, breathes mercy from above.
Thou wert not made those angry blasts to bear,
Which beat around the pilgrim’s pathway here.
Far past the vale there lies a peaceful shore,
Where storms and tompests break and rage no more.
Then silent bow and meekly kiss the rod—
Thy home is heaven and thy father God.
Calm all thy fears—serene thine hour await,
The grave is not thy prison, but the gate
Which lcadeth up to realms of light on high
Where joys unfading blossom in the sky,
Transplanted there in that unclouded clime,
Safe from the sorrows, griefs, and woes of time.
Thy sainted spirit washed from every’ stain
Os earthly guile, and freed from every pain,
Forever happy and supremely blest.
Will sweetly sleep in Heaven’s eternal rest. L.
TO MISS MARY W * * * * *
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Around the spot from whence the rose hath fled
Lingers the fragrance that is sweetly shed,
E'en thus our hearts thy gentle influence own,
Though from our midst, thy smile—thy song hath gone.
Lady, farewell! and may it still be given,
In future years thy’ soul to keep as now,
Pure—spotless—110 l till thy God in Heaven,
With bliss enrapturing shall encrown thy brow. V.
SORlltHllflllisis@a.
The Steamer Europa, Capt. Lott, with twelve
days later from all parts of Europe, arrived at
Halifax at half past ten, on the 19th inst.
The Sews, its effect on Trade , tyc. —Under the in
fluence of more favorable advices from India, and
the existing lull in the excitement of Continental
politics, trade, in nearly every department, is be
ginning to assume a more cheerful aspect. There
is still an uneasy feeling respecting the threatened
hostilities in the north of Europe, but since the
abrupt and decisive termination of the conflict
between Sardinia and Austria, the complete pros
tration of Charles Albert, one of the most serious
obstacles to a satisfactory adjustment of Conti
nental difficulties, seems to have been overcome,
and could the Danish quarrel be disposed of,
ybich unfortunately there is no prospect of, noth
ing material would stand in the way of permanent
prosperity in commercial affairs.
The Funds, Stocks, Markets, Bfc. —The English
funds are again on the advance and Consuls
a\e arisen £ percent during the last two weeks,
ia\ing fluctuated from 93£ on the 2nd to 92 and
Jva 011 ie at which they closed for money
and account.
e have the latest London and Liverpool pa
pers, but do not observe the least allusion to
American stocks.
Money, though still abundant, has slightly in
reassed in value. The lowest bank rate is still
don I Cen !’ hul private banks the best bills are
The R T 2^ er cent
bullion k n gtand returns show that the
so that .mi f V^ts amount to about £ 15,300,000;
State- ; n ” ram .which may arise from the United
exch;uUpQ Colre iM P resent inequality of the
or fe'n-nF*’ W 1 met w hhout the least difficulty
Thl r n eVV,i, S tlle sc enes of 1847.
show a n. y accounts of the bank of France
Paris P '.’S’cssive improvement of the trade of
of Chnrl li. * un ds, since the total defeat
Thek-t e s • ert ’ have been well maintained. —
56 Rn £ osw 8 prices were : Three per ceuts,
Thei! iVepercents ,B9,9o.
tain cons Por „ tatlons °f breadstuff's into Great Bn
mav k p ‘ nu( r* u P r, n a gigantic scale, and the same
change Sa i U kinds of provisions. No
a rat[ ier C m note d in the grain trade, although
the last f mor f Pllln Pee^n g was manifested during
Euron a %r yS .P rev i°us to the sailing of the
rent in !l aere isan improved tendency appa
ln the cotton market.
The commercial monetary, and warlike intelli
gence brought by the last overland mail is re
garded in England as very satisfactory.
England . —Parliament adjourned for the Easter
recess, and met again on the Gth inst. The two
main objects which have divided its attention have
been the Navigation Bill and the Rate in Aid Bill
for Ireland, which latter has breathed out into a
general debate on the policy to be pursued toward
that country. It will be seen that some important
modifications have been made in the Navigation
Bill. °
The revenue returns for the financial year and
quarter ending on the sth instant show & continu
ous, though not a very great improvement in the
customs revenue. There is an increase of .£l,-
169,554, as compared with the previous year. In
the excise department, there’s an increase of
.£569,632. In all other branches of the ordinary
revenue there is a decrease, the most considerable
item being one of £ 719,531 upon stamps. The
excess of increase over decrease, of the total rev
enue of the year, is £ 867,299.
iiil&glisi,
The Governor of Nevv-York has but <£Boo per
annum; yet he rules a territory trebble in size to
that of the West Indies.
“ Well, Miss,” said a knight of the birchin rod,
“can you decline a kiss?” “Yes, sir,” said the
girl, dropping a perplexed curtsey, “ but I had
rather not.”
“ W ife, do you perceive that the Governor has
signed the general manufacturing bill?” “Ob
goodness! then we shall have generals a plenty if
they are to be manufactured here !”
“ Is this the place for indignant widows and aw
ful children 4 ” enquired Mrs. Malaprop of a friend,
when passing two buildings appropriated to indi
gent widows and orphan children.
A celebrated wit was asked why he did not
marry a young lady to whom he was attached.
“ I know not,” replied he* “except the regard we
have for one another.”
Dialogue. —“Good morning neighbor Snooks;
a fine rain we have had.”
“Yes, neighbor, delightful.”
“If it comes warm after this we shall have
every thing starting out of the ground directly.”
“Heaven forbid—l have two wives under it.”
Descriptive. —A young dandy, who sported an
enormous mustache, asked a young lady what she
thought of his looks.
“ Why,” said she “ you look as if you had
swallowed a squirrel, and left the tail sticking out
of your mouth.”
Rather Severe. —An empty coxcomb, after hav
ing engrossed the attention of a company for
some time, with himself and his petty alliances,
observed to Dr. Parr that he could never go out
without catching cold in hisjiead.
44 No wonder,” said the doctor pettishly, 44 you
always go out without any thing in it.”
A sailor, calling upon a Liverpool goldsmith,
asked him what might be the value of an ingot
of gold as big as his arm. The shopkeeper
beckoned him in a back room, and primed him
with grog. He then asked to see the ingot.
44 Oh,” said Jack, 44 1 haven’t got it yet, but
I’m going to Calaforny, and I would like to know
the value of such a lump before I start.”
The jeweller started him out of the shop.
A Mean Man. —We have heard of mean men
in our day, but a correspondent of the St. Louis
Reville mentions one, to whom must be yielded
the palm : .
44 Talk about mean men ! Why, there’s that
Bill Tompson, he’s the meanest man I ever heard
on !” (Bill was a constable there) 44 Why don’t
you think he had an execution against me for a
little matter of groceries, and he came out and
levelled on my old ’oman’s ducks, and he wanted
me to drive ’em for him, and I told him to ketch
’em himself; and he chased ’em round and round
the house, and every time he’d set down and
wring its head off, and charge mileage /”
Punctilious of Name.— A corporal in one of the
regiments in Mexico, when the roll was being
called refused to answer to the flame of “Eben
ezer Mead.” The Officer repeated the call. “Is
Ebenezer Mead on the ground?” said the indig
nant official. “ Eben Mead is here,” quoth the
corporal. “ Why dont you answer, you rascal.
Ebenezer Mead.—“My name is simply Eben
Mead.” The “ Ebenezer” was repeated again
in a tone like a small northwester. 44 Captain,”
quoth the rampant corporal, “you call me Eben
ezer. Yonr name is Peter Read; would you re
spond if you were called Petersneezer Read ?
He was taken to the guard-house, tried tor
contempt and deprived of his warrent. Lowell
Courier.
Anecdote for Factors and Consignors.— The West
Tennessee Whig tells a story of a farmer in that
part of the state, who, to make a speculatum, put
a large stone in one of his hogsheads of tobacco,
and forwarded it to his commission merchant a
New-Orleans, directing his merchant there to send
him.a barrel of sugar. By accident or ot er\\ise,
the stone was discovered. The merchant oo
the stone from the tobacco and put it into the
barrel of sugar before be weighed it, put on the
head and sent it back to the tobacco man in course
of time, and did’nt say a word about the stone.
But he found it before he had used up more
than half of the sugar. He got four cents and
bought it back at eight, without daring to exercise
the poor privilege of grumbling at the one hun
dred per cent advance price on the re-purchase.
Dishonesty is not always 44 the best policy.”
Mrs. Harris a real Personage . —Jenny Lind is
to be married at last—not a mere press marriage
—for she has been given away” by nearly every
editor in the kingdom ; but a real marriage, to be
celebrated by wedding-cake, favors, and ever} 7
possible happiness. The name of the future hus
band is to be a Mr. Harris, so that the long talk
ed-of myth—the original Mysterious Lady —the
female Frankenstein , that our dearly beloved and
much libelled Mrs. Gamp created for her own fu
ture torment —wall be proved to be no fable, but
a real existent beautiful being. Who in the name
of all extravagance, could possibly have guessed
that the Swedish Nightingale would eventually
turn out to be Mrs. Harris?
A friend of ours who resided in North Pearl
street, went a fishing the other day, and among
other things that he hauled in was a large sized
turtle. To enjoy the surprise of his servant girl
he placed it in her bed-room. The next morning,
the first thing that bounced into the breakfast
room was Biddy, with the exclamation of 44 Be
Jabers, I’ve got the divil.” “ What divil?” en
quired the head of the house, feigning surprise.—
“ The bull that has been ateing the chil
den for the last month.” As this is anew name
for the domesticated assassin, we thought w’e
would 44 let it out.” Bull bed-bug 44 is good/’
Knickerbocker .
A Shrewd Reply. —A young friend ot ours was
undergoing an examination for admission to the
bar. Judge S had pushed his questions
pretty closely, but the candidate was never at
fault. Finally, the Judge pounced upon him as
follows: 44 Suppose that a Boston importer should
come to you with a case like this”—and here the
Judge went on to state one of the most compli
cated questions that arise in regard to marine in
surance. It was a poser. Our friend, intending
to practice in the country, was not “posted up”
on this topic. But he was a Yankee, and he never
was at a loss for an answer. So soon as the Judge
had summed up his case, and closed off with the
inquiry, “ What would you say ? ” Our friend
promptly replied, “I should tall him to sit down,
sir, until I could look at my books.” “ The best
thing you could do—the very thing you ought to
do,” rejoined the Judge, 44 You are admitted sir.”
We heard a good anecdote of Booth, the trage
dian, the other day, which we do not remember
to have seen in print. He was playing in his fa
vorite character, Richard. In the play as brought
upon the stage, amesseugcr comes in and says :
44 My Leige, the Duke of Buckingham is taken.”
“Off* with his head !—So much for Bucking
ham,” replies Richard.
In this case the messenger rushed in breathless
and exclaimed :
44 My Leige, the Duke of Buckingham is taken
—and we've cut off his head /”
Booth without being at all disconcerted at this
vile blunder, which destroyed a fine passage in
the play, coolly took the messenger by the ear,
led him towards the footlights, and replied :
“ Well doue thou good and faithful servant —
this be thy reward”—saying which he applied his
boot to the unfortunate wight with such vigor as
to send him half across the stage.
How to make Sleep Refreshing. —1. Take suffi
cient exercise in the open air, during the day.
2. Eat light suppers always two hours before
retiring.
3. Avoid tea and coffee and all unnatural stim
ulants..
4. Retire early. Animals, except those that
prowl all night, retire to rest soon after the sun
goes down. The early hours ot sleep are the
most sweet and refreshing.
5. Eschew feather beds ; sleep on hair or cot
ton mattrasses, with a light covering of bed
clothes.
6. Be sure and have your room well ventilated.
It is well known that “the Duke of Wellington,
now a hale old man, is accustomed to sleep on a
hard narrow pallet. It is reported that the Duke
justifies the narrowness of his resting place, on
the plea that when a man wishes to turn, it is
high time to turn out. We seldom hear the labo
rious peasant complain of restless nights. The
indolent, pampered epicures, or the man who
overtasks his brain and denies himself bodily ex
ercise, is liable to sleeplessness.
Water Cure Journal.
Canadian Affairs.— The first steps towards call-
a National Convention, were taken last night
at a preliminary meeting held at Orr s hotel in
this city. About thirty-five persons were present.
Much discussion took place in relation to the
name that should be given the intended associa
tion. It was at length determined to call it the
British League.
A warm debate is expected in the House of
Assembly to-night, in relation to the late discus
sions on the rebellion losses in the House of Com
mons. Much excitement has been caused here
bv them.
* The river is quite free from ice.
Letters have been received in Boston from Val
paraiso, dated March 12, which state that .the
whole amount of gold received at that port from
California, washalf a million of dollars.
The ship Fanny Forrester, of Boston, from
New York, had arrived, and sailed for Monterey.
The Lexington (as has been stated) sailed on
the 2d. for Rio Janerio and New York. Her Pur
ser writes that he has $300,000 in his possession,
half of which was to be coined at Valparaiso,
and sent back to the mines.
WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE MAY 2d.
A CARD :—ln compliance with the wishes of many fam
ilies who have been unable to procure eligible seata duriu g
the past week to witness
STOCK WEIdL’S
MAMMOTH MOVING PANORAMA
OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The Exhibition will remain open at the THEATRE
a FEW NIGHTS LONGER, Positively closing on WED
NESDAY EVENING, May 2d* after which it will be
removed to Charleston.
AFTERNOON EXHIBITIONS
At 3 o'clock on SATURDAY, April 28th, and TUESDAY;
May Ist, to enable Schools and Families to witness the Paint
ing and return home before dark.
Ey The Panorama commences moving nightly at £ before
8 o’clock.
Admission 50 Cents—Children Half Price. Tickets and
Seats may be secured at the Box Office daily, from 10 A.
M., until 5 P. M.
np 26 J. M. WESTON, Director.
SITUATION WANTED, by a middle aged
kJ man, a moderate salary will be taken, and references given,
by application at this office. apr 26
WANTED, to attend at the Depository of the
Needle-woman’s Friend Society, a Female who is com
petent to cut out work. Applications must be made to
Miss. E. HUNTER,
apr 26 South Broad-st., near the Academy.
CLOT 111 ACL
piERSON & HE IDT offer for sale, Clothing,
JT Wholesale and Retail, at New York prices. No. 10,
Whitaker-street. apr 26 *
Breakfast House—Central Kail Koad*
THE public are respectfully informed that the
subscriber furnishes BREAKFAST at the Twenty Milo
Station, Central Rail Road, from Savannah.
apr 26 HUGH CASSIDY.
A CAItB. ’
THE undersigned having re-opened, with an
entire New Stock of DRUGS, (JHEMICALS’ and
FANCY ARTICLES, at No. 139 (South side)’ 1 Brtughlcn
street, (formerly Walker’s Marble Yard,) is now ready to
furnish any thing in his line, at the shortest notice. SODA
WATER, made in his own peculiar way, sent to any part of
the city, and always to be had at the store, in the highest state
of perfection.
Prescriptions put up with care and despatch.
The subscriber having served the public long and faithfully,
respectfully solicits a share of their patronage.
apr 26 THOS. RYERSON.
Summer Kcfrcal on ISic Sails.
AT MONTGOMERY,
TWELVE MILES FROM SAVANNAH.
ABONAUD respectfully informs his friends
, and the public generally, that from the 21st inst., he will
be prepared to accommodate guests, to whom he promises
good attendance on accommodating terms, having good and
intelligent servants. Persons may be accommodated for board
per week, month or day, at the following rates, viz:
Board and Lodging, per week, So 00
Do. do. per day 1 50
Horses well fed and attended to for 50 cents per day.
N. B. During the season there is an abundance of Fruit
on the place; and the table will also be provided with all kinds
of fish that the river will afford. apr 26 .
New York & Savannah Line Steamships
To leave WEDNESDA Y, May 2d.
The new and splendid Steamship
CHEROKEE, Lyons, Master,
WILL leave Savannah as above. Passage to
New York $25. No berth secured until paid for. The
ship and owners will not be accountable for any article sent on
board, unless bills of lading are obtained for the same. Bills
of lading signed by the Clerk on board.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
PADELFORD & FAY.
The ships of this line carry a clear white light at masthead,
green on starboard side and red larboard.
No Freight received after 9 o’clock on the day of sailing.
No colored persons will be allowed to go on board for
any purpose. a P 26
Portraits and Miniatures.
MR. VOIGT, who is for the present located at
the West end of the Academy, entrance opposite the
Presbyterian Church, respectfully requests those who propose
to avail themselves of his services, to engage their pictures
soon as conveniently practicable, as his stay in Savannah is
limited. °P r 1^
Painting.
HAVING Removed to BARNARD STREET,
one door South of MARKET SQL ARE, the Subscriber
would respectfully inform the public that he is now prepajed
to receive orders in HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNA
MENTAL PAINTING, GRAINING, GLAZING, &c.
N. B. Mixed Paints, Varnish, Oil, and Turpentine, always
kept for sale. JOHN J* SLLLD AN.
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