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A FAITHFUL SERVANT.
We take great pleasure in recor
ding the following trait of a beauti
ful fidelity and Ixuiestv m a negro
slave of this State towards his mas
ter. It is the best proof that could
be given of ihe utter falsity of the
abominable stories manufactured by
designing cliques, concerning the
cruel treatment of slaves and their
hatred of their masters .
Bva sailing vessel from Vera
Cruz, which arrived here on Satur
day last came the negro man Mar
shall, a quiet, modest, unassuming
person, on his way home from
California. He went out with his
master, Mr. Runnels, of Claiborne
parish, in this State, who was taken
?ick last winter at the mines, near
the foot of the Nevada Mountains,
and after a long and severe illness
died. Marshall took the utmost
care of his master : was his faithful
companion, nurse, and friend, and
watched by him unceasingly until
he breathed his last. There was
nothing left to pay the funeral ex
penses and doctors’ bills. Marshall
set to work and laborer! hard until
he managed to scrape together
enough to settle these debts —(SSOO)
—debts which nothing but an ad
mirable respect, and veneration tor
his master’s memory, an exquisite
feeljng of pride and affection com
pelled him to pay. How few white
men, near and clear relatives, would
have done as much ? He gathered
together his master’s clothes and
other personal effects, and, with
about S 1,000 that he had made,
started home to his master’s family,
notwithstanding his knowledge that
he was free in California, and the
many inducements held out to him
to remain there. He took the cheap
est and most dangerous route back
going in a sailing vessel to Acapul
co, and crossing Mexico on horse
back from the former city to Vera
Cruz —a very dangerous route.
The American Consuls at both
places took so much interest in him
as to give him letters of recommen
dation and to request of him to let
them hear of him. He brought to
this city several letters to persons
living here or in the country, and
which contained gold dust. The
letters were somewhat soiled and
frayed,but were perfectly intact.
His expenses home were heavy,
owing to unavoidable delay on the
rou*e. The faithful negro started
home last evening on a Rod River
boat. He had letters from various
persons in California to gentlemen
of this city, recommending him in
the warmest terms, to their notice
and protection which were instantly
accorded. Mr. Farqubar, an inti
mate friend of his master, has w rit
ten from California to Mr. Runnels’s
family stating that the unfortunate
gentleman’s last request was that
his faithful servant should be eman
cipated and provided for by them as
soon as he reached his home in
Louisiana. In ancient days the
story of this honest and pure heart
ed slave would have been written
in letters of gold and handed down
to posterity as a rate trait in the
bright side of human nature. We
can only tell the simple and affect
ing story as it was told us ; it deser
ves and will receive universal at
tion and commendation.—A r O. Fie.
A Jack of all Trades and Profes
sions. —We insert the following pro
fessional circular, at the suggestion
of a correspondent, who affirms on
his own knowledge, that it was late
ly distributed in the West of Eng
land. It will afford a little amuse
ment to some of our readers:
“ Roger Giles, Surjann, Parish
dark, and Skulemaster, Reforms
ladvs And gentlemen that he drags
teeth without waitin a moment, blis
ters on the lowest tarms, and fizics
vor a penny a peace. He Zells
Godfather's Cordel, kuts korns And
undertakes to keap everybody’s
Nayles by the year, or so on. Yong
ladees And gentelmen larned their
grammar langwageln the puniest
manner, and gun keer taken of their
morals and bpellin, also sarni sing
ing, leeching the haze vial, and all
Other sorts of phanoy Work.
Queer-drills fashingable poker, and
all other contrary dances tort at
horm and abroad to purfeckshun.
Purfeumery and snuf in all its
branches As times be cruel had, He
beggs to tell that he is jist begun to
zell all sorts of stashunary wares,
blacking bawls, hurd herrings. And
Coles, shrubbing brushes, irakel,
mice trape, brik dust and all sorts of
sweetmeats, including talers, sassa
ges, and Other garden stuff also
phrute, bats, zongs, hoy!, latin, buck
ets, arid other eatables. Korn and
bunyan zarve, and all hard wares
—He also performs fleabottomv, on
the shortest notice, and Fathermore
in particular, he has laid in a large
sortment of trype,chin-e, dog’s meet,
lol'ypops, and other pickles, such
as hoysters. windzur Zoap, &c. —
Oi l raggs bort and zold hear, and
no place helse, and new laid eggs
evry day by Me, Mr. Roger Giles,
P. S. I teeches jogarefy. Rumatics
and all them outlandish tiling. N.
B. a bav\ 1 on Wensdavs when our
Mariar will perform on the Garter.”
A vine! bears three kinds of
grapes: the first ot pleasure, the
second of drunkenness the third of
repentance.
Mechanics and Lawyers. —The
i New York Mirror has the following,
! which shows that enlightened con
structiveness is rising to its true
place in public esteem :—“The bar
is no longer the resort of the ambi
tious youths of our country. The
mechanical departments are being
preferred ; there are now’ thirty
young gentlemen in this city, that
have received liberal educations,
who are serving their ‘times’ as
| shipwrights, architects carpenters,
j See. In a few years the United
| States will have the most accom
plished mechanics in the w orld. A
new r class is springing up who will
put the present race of mechanics
in the shade. The union of a sub
stantial education with mechanical
skill, will effect this.—lndeed, alrea
dy we could name some mechanics
who are excellent mathematicians,
and acquainted with French and
German,and able to study the books
in those languages connection with
their vocations. Heretofore fond
fathers were wont to educate their
assonsdoctorsand lawyers,tAinsure
ihetr respectability and success.—
That day is past. Mechanics now’
t dee the lead, and in a few’ years, will
supply the large portion of the
State and Federal legislature.
We hope that parents and guar
dians will put aside this most obselctc
idea, that none but professional men
—such as physicians, lawyers, and
divines can ever at rive in this coun
try to great distinction. Look any
day, and witness the self-taught, the
once illiterate boy, now a superior
mechanic, filled with the* ardent
thirst of becoming a valuable mem
ber of society. Look at oir com
munity—how many are there now
filling offices of honor and profit,
who but a few years ago were ap
prentices to very respectable trades;
and lake the proportion of the
mechanics, to your very learned
and much distinguished men and
compare the ratio of their future
eminence. Look at our debating
societies,lyceums, See., from whence
comes the ebullition of marked na
tural talent from those who never
had any.other stimulant but their
own ambition to become useful as
well as ornamental—whose days are
devoted to hard work and every
vacant hour passed in the proper
study to render* them respectable
and well informed.
The Loved Faces. —Happ\*
thoughts come stealing uponjAjs
when we look upon the faces of
those we loved in other days—those
we have been separated from for
long years, and who return again
with all the changes of lime and
thought upon their brows. The
joyous feelings that arise upon
meeting with old familiar faces,
cordial shaking of hands and heartv
congratulations that follow—who
does not remember them ? But
when those we love and cherish
leave us forever—when their spirits
pass away from earth to heaven !
who would not give all on earth for
a picture—even a faint resemblance
—of their features, ever so, anima
ted and beautiful. How many
bright eyes grow dim—how many
cheeks grow pale —bow many love
ly forms fade away into the tomb,
leaving not a shadow of their love
liness behind!— Liferary Messenger.
It is the lot of genius to be ex
posed, ami to be invigorated by op
position ; all extremes touch each
other; frigid praise censure wait
upon attainable or common powers ;
but the successful adventurer in the
realms of discovery, leaps on an
unknown or long-lost shore, enno
bles it with hi* name and grasps
immortality.
In prosperity the good man
gratefully admires the bounty of
the Almighty giver, and useth, not
abuseth, plenty ; but in adversity
be remains unshaken, and like some
eminent mountain, has his head
above the clouds.
He is happy whose circumstan
ces suit his temper; hut he is more
excellent who can suit his temper to
any circumstances.
Happiness.—G rief m urm u rs, anger
roars, impatience frets, but happi
ness, like a calm river in quiet
sunlight without a ripple or fall to
mark the rushing on of lime towards
eternity-
Let a man be treated as a brute,
and he will become more brutish
than a brute; but treat him as a
rational, and he will show that he is
so.
A witty w'ord spoken by a rich
relative is a very w itty affair—even
when the wit is not very apparent;
Hut nobody laughes at the wit of
a man in disgrace, or whose coat is
out at the elbow's.
\\ hen you invite a lady to a con
cert, and she invites four others to
accompany, do not grumble ; for
that would show you think too much
of a good thing, is w'orse than none
at all.
Don't he too Fairer. —Recollect
p .
you can hold a shilling so close to
your eye that you can’t tell w hat it
is. A little farther off* is often the
j best position to see either our own
! actions or other people'’®.
Refining Sugar. —A gentleman
named Wm. H. Aspinwall, of the
city of New York, purchased of a
Frenchman while in Paris, the right
to the United States of anew ma
chine for refining sugars at an ex
pense of SIO,OOO. On his return
home, he accidentally met with a
gentleman from one of the New
England States, who had anticipa
ted him, and had secured the patent
of a machine precisely the same as
the one he had purchased in Paris.
The firm Messrs. Howland & Wool
sev, to which Mr. A. was attached,
paid this man 530,000 forhis inven
tion, and being large sugar refiners
in New York, have one of the ma
chines now in actual use, which
dispenses with nine tenths the
amount of labor and trouble which
were required by the old process.
By the former method, which was
very hard and laborious, the sugar
is placed into a large vessel, from
which the air is exhausted, then it is
subjected to an intense heat, togeth
er with undergoing slow and repeat
filtrations; and die time occupied
in refining it is about two weeks.
But by this new process, five minu
tes are sufficient. The ‘Farmer
and Mechanic’ thus describes the
machine and the process of its op
eration : ‘The invention is one of
remarkable ingenuity, and certain
ly ip its operations ; the sugar to be
refined is mixed with molasses,
until it is of the semi-fluid consis
tency. The mass is then placed
within a revolving sieve, the wires
of which are so fine as to retain the
sugar, but permitting the exit of
the liquid parts. By means ofsteam
power, the tremendous velocity of
two thousand*revolutions oer minute
• i
is given to the sieve, and so great is
the centrifugal force thus applied
to the mixture within, that the mo
lasses and impurities instantly fly
off, leaving the sugar behind, puri
fied, white, and, w hat seems singu
lar, perfectly dry. The article
thus produced is what is generally
known as refined brown sugar.
It resembles powdered loaf sugar,
and needs but one more operation
to convert it into the loaf. The
entire machine occupies but little
more space than a good-sized wash
tub.’ This will prove an invaluable
invention to sugar growers at the
South, who are obliged, for want of
proper machinery, to send their raw
material to the North and other
places, in order to have it purified
and refined.
Value of Orchards. —Every farmer
or mechanic who owns an acre of
lurid should supply it with fruit trees.
The fruit would be worth more than
any other product that he would ob
tain from it, besides the advantage of
comfort and health to the family.
One individual of our acquaintance
cleared off the rocks and bushes
from an ‘acre of worthless lands,
aiufset out thirty-six apple trees,
‘fhe fruit has paid for all the labor,
the land and the trees being now
worth S2OO.
How Much Pork will a Bushel of
Corn Make ? —By someexperiments
tried, it is believed that a bushel of
corn, fed to a thrifty hog, will
make twelve pounds of pork. So
that corn at twenty-four cents is
equal to pork at two cents, and corn
at seventy-two cents a bushel is
equal to pork at six cents a pound.
The manure will more than pay for
the labor of feeding and killing the
hogs.
.Manure. —The best manure fin
trees is decayed leaves. To a cord
of this, add four bushels of oyster
shell lime and one of salt, and as
much charcoal as you like, and you
will find it a valuable compost fin
fruit trees or shrubbery. Wood ash
es,or potash, in moderate quantities,
in any shape, will be found valua
ble.
Gapes in Chickens. —One of our
subscribers tells us that a drop of
spirits of turpentine, put in to the
mouth of a chicken from the point of
a feather or otherwise will cure the
gapes in chickens. Another ays
that mixing salt with their food will
prevent them taking gapes.— Ohio
Farmer.
To Cure the Scratches in Horses. —
Wash the affected parts thoroughly
with warm soap suds; rub them
with a cob: and then apply beef
brine. One application will usually
effect a cure. If 3'ou will well rub
the parts that are usually affected,
every day, with a cob, you will
seldom need to do anything more.—
American Agriculturist.
Rebellion among the Printers.— The
editor of the Marion Star having ac
knowledge*! the receipt from a cor
respondent, of sundry articles in the
form of T urnips and Sweet Potatoes,
the “devil” slyly appends a note, in
which he suggests that all such doc
uments as “potatoes, sugar-cane and
other sweet flxins,” should in future
be directed to the office arid not to the
editor. This is an instance of high
treason, which should be punished
by sending the devil, who committed
it, to hard labor at the gallics.
Some persons who have returned
from California, with empty pock
ets, profanely call that auriferous
country * Hell Dorado.”
SONS OF TEMP .RANCE.
New York Difficulty Settled.
For some weeks past, a difficulty
has existed among the Sons of l erri
perance of this stale, threatening
for a time, to destroy the unity, and
cripple the usefulness of this large
and popular brotherhood of refor
mers. The Eastern and Western
sections of the State became ear
nestly arrayed against each other ;
and there were two organized bodies
claiming to be the ’‘Grand Division
of the Slate of New York.” If thus
became the duty of John W. Oliver,
M. W. Patriarch of the Order, to
make a decision in the piemises.
He called to his aid, F. A. I ickardl,
M. YV. Scribe; George Crosby, P.
G. W. P., of Pennsylvania ; Rev. h.
W. Smith, P. G. W. P., of Connec
ticut and Darius Wells, P. G. W.
P., of New Jersey; and gave the
parties a hearing at Ithaca, on
Wednesday, November 13th. I’.
M. W. P. Daniel H. Sands, G. W.
P. James Mackean, G.SeribeEdger
ly, and P. W. Ps. Lloyd and l ,ewis,
appeared in behalf of the Eastern
part of the State ; and Lloyd Mdls
of Oswego, Wm. C. Parsons of
Penn Yan, Lewis Britton,of Buffalo,
W. Bailey of Utica, and Elisha Bry
an, of Rochester, m behalf of the
West.
After a free interchange of opin
ion. the two parties united /is one
“Committee of the Grand Division
of No w- York,” in a petition to Mr.
W. P. Oliver, for a dispensation to
divide the State into two Grand
Division Districts. As this appear
ed to lie the only practicable mode
of settling the difference, the dispen
sation was granted, subject to con
firmation by the National Division
at its session in June next.
Under the arrangement the
Grand Division of Eastern New
York embraces the counties of Al
bany, Broome, Chenango, Clinton,
Columbia, Dele ware, Dutchess, Es
sex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene
Hamilton, Kings, Montgomery,
New York, Orange, Ostego, Pulliam,
Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond,
Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady,
Suffolk, Sullivan, Schoharie, Ulster,
Warren, Washington,and Wesches
ter — 31, Jas. Mackean, G. W. P.;
Tho. Edgerlv, G. Scribe, New York
city.
The Grand Division of Western
New York was formerly instituted,
and the officers installed at Ithaca,
bv M. W. P. Oliver, assisted by M
W. Scribe Fickardt, and P. G. W.
P. Smith. The counties in ilsjuris
diction are Alleghany, Cataraugus,
Cayuga. Chnutauque, Chemung,
Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Herkimer,
Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madi
son, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, On
ondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego,
Seneca, Steuben, St. Lawrence,
Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyom
ing, and Yates— 2S. Geo. W . Jer
main, of Lookport, G. W. P.; L. L.
Lewis, of Rome, G. Scribe.
Divisions now existing have the
right to elect by ballot, previous to
the first of January, to which juris
diction thev will adhere. All Di
visions hereafter to be organized are
to come under the Grand Division
having territorial jurisdiction.
Wo congratulate the friends of
temperance, and the Order of the
Sons of Temperance, on this equit
able and satisfactory adjustment of
this difficulty. We trust that both
Grand Divisions will now go to
work in earnest against the com
mou foe of mankind, Intempbr*
axce. The Order in this Slate
numbers about 30,000 —there should
soon be at. least double that number.
Hnjdde Accident Cum. —Few peo
ple have an idea of the numer
ous vexation.*attendant on keep
ing a large public establishment,or
understand the cares of a landlord.
For instance, a negro was approach
ed the other day, and commenced
with, “Massa, you know dem new
big glass shades what am arribed
last night?”
“Well,” said bis master.
“Well, dev was put in de store
room,” continued the boy. 1
“Well,” continued the master,
looking inquiringly.
“Well 1 was peelin’ de apples,
when Me. Johnson tell me to bring
one of dem out, and’ —
“Well,” said bis master impa
tiently.
“Well just as I was gwine to do
it”—
“You let it fall and broke it, yon
careless scoundrel’” anticipated the
master.
“No I didn’t nudder,” said the
negro sulkily.
“Well, wlmt then, sir?” said the
landlord, recovering.
“Why, I struck him agin de corn
er ob do shelf and he brake hissel’f
all to pieces.”
Suddm Death. —On Tuesday last,
at Washington, Mr. DunsCornhe, a
Clerk in the Second A uditor.’s Office,
was fixing the wire of his door bell,
on that morning, in perfect health,
to all appearance, and stepping in
side of the door he dropped down
dead. It was supposed to be an af
fection of the heart. He has been
married but a short time.
A Kentucky editor, strongly op
posed to camp meetings, says he
has no notion ol “ camping out on
his road to heaven.”
LOSS OF TEE HELENA SLOMAN.
Bv the arrival of the Packet ship
Dcvonshier at New-York on Thurs
day last, news was received of the
loss of the Screw steamer Helena
Sloman , Capl. W Paulson, from
Ha mburgh to New-York. She left
the former place on the 26ih Octo
ber, calling at Southampton for
passengers aful freight, and leav
ing there on the Ist November.
Her cargo consisted of about 150
tons of German and French mer
chandise. a large proportion of it
being expressly valuable, besides
450 tons of coal, ami 100 of iron,
the latter for ballast.
Her passengers were 22 in the
cabin, 31 amidships, and 91 in the
steerage, with a crew including
otficers, engineers, &c., of 36 men,
together 180 souls, principally Ger
mans.
The weather was more boister
ous than usual, and finally increas
ed to a gale on the 19th Nov. In
this gale she lost her rudder, and
on an examination of the stern it
was found that the rudder had car
ried with it about 12 feet, of the stem
of the outer or false stern post, the
lower part of which being attached
to the keel, had, in breaking away,
damaged that also, causing a con
siderable leak.
Besides this, the end of the shaft
by means of which the propeller
was worked, being made to rest on
this stern post, was, by its giving
way deprived of its support, and
was considerably bent in an oblique
direction, causing the fans of the
propeller to incline inward, toward
the stern, thus enlarging the stuffing
box in the inner post, and causing a
second leak.
In this dangerous condition, and
in hourly expectation of sinking,
the Helena. Sloman buffeted the
waves until tbe 2Stb Nov., when a
strange sail was discovered, and
signals of distress were made, on
which she bore up and proved to
be the American Packet ship
Devonshire , Capt,Hove v, who imme
diately on learning the condition of
the 11. S. hoisted out his boat and
transferred her passengers arid
crew tohisovvn ship. Unfortunate
ly in doing so one oft he Devonshire's
boa'ts was capsized and 9 person,
including Mr. J. G. Johnson of
New-York, the third officer of the
Devonshire , were drowned. The
ship and cargo were necessarily
abandoned arid the crew and pas
sengers brought to New-York, by
Capt. Hovey.
Telegraph by Sound. — An experi
ment has been made in Washington
to test the ability of I lie steam
whistle to convey ;i telegraph by
sound. Tbe object of this inven
tion is by means of a whistle of
great power attached toli ght houses
uunouce to the name of the light
house to vosels enveloped in fog.
The letters are distinguished by the
length of brevity of the emission of
sound made by the w histle. ‘The let
ter A for instance is distinguished by
a short and along sound ; 1, by two
short ones; O, by a single long
Dtiv ; W. by two long followed bv
two short ones, and N by two short
following by two long ones. The
invention promises to be the means
of saving much life and property
on our coast, and we are glad to
hear that an effoit will be made to
induce Congress to adopt it.
Confiscation A cargo of books
from Itussia, was lately seized at
Constantinople by tbe agents of
the Police, in consequence of their
containing the following prayer.
“Almighty God, destroy the hea
then and sacrilegious powerofihe
Turk's; give buck tbe land usurped
by tbe n to its righteous emperor of
the true faith; exalt the Greek
Church in triumph over all the
earth, and give into it thy blessing,
and to us thy good gifts* Amen.”
American Claims on Portugal. — A
Lisbon correspondent of the London
Times states that Mr. Clay was, ac
cording to last accounts, at Paris, en
route for Lisbon, to liquidate a num
ber of American claims recognized
by the Portuguese Government last
July, and to make arrangements for
the arbitration of the French Gov
ernment in the case of the General
Armstrong.
The U. S. Vessel for the World's
Fair.—’lhe junior editor of the Ports
mouth Pilot writes from Washington
that the Navy Department is pre
pared to offer the frigate St. Law
rence, or the storeslnp Fredonia, as
the executive committee in Wash
ington shall determine, to convey
articles to the World’s Fair in Lon
don. The big ship Pennsylvania is
not thought of, as it would require
eight months and $400,000 to get
her ready.
A telegraphic despatch in the
Macon Messenger, dated New York,
Dec. 9th, says : “ Large Fire in
Broad .Street ; about three thousand
bales Cotton now burning in Stores
Nos. 78 and 80, Broad Street.
Lieutenant General. —The Board
of Navy and Army Otficers have
closed their business at Washington.
They have recommended the estab
lishment of the rank of Lieutenant
General.
F-KIEXD OF THE FAMILY.
E. J. PURSE, CITY PRINTER.
Proceedings of Council.
SAVANNAH, December 9rh, 1859.
Pursuant to Law, the Board olect assem
bled.
On motion of Alderman Gumming, Alder
man Cohen was called to the Chair.
The returns and certificates of the presi
ding Magistrates attho election for Mayor
and twelve Aldermen tor the City ot Savan
nah and hamlets thereof, held at the Court
House in the said city on Monday, the 2d
December, 1 850, were laid betore the Board,
from wh ch it appeared that Richard Wayne,
M. D., was duly elected Mayor of the city
of Savannah, and the hamlets thereof, and
the following named gentlemen were duly
elected Aldermen, to wit:
Thomas Purse, Solomon Cohen,
TI. Griffin, James P Screven. Thomas M.
Turner, Joachim R Saussy, John F Pose},
Montgomery Gumming and J F O’Byrne.
The oath of office was administered by
Edward G Wilson, J P, to Alderman Saussy,
Turner, Cohen, Lippman, Screven, Griffin,
Cumming, Walker, O’Byrne, Purse, and
Mallery, and then to his Honor the Mayor.
The Board being organized, proceeded to
elect a Chairman, apd after counting out the
ballots, Alderman Griffin was declared unaui
mously elected.
Resolutions Read and Adopted.
By Alderman Turner, seconded by Aider
man Walker,
Resolved , That a committee of three be
appointed by his Honor the Mayor, to report
rules for the government of this Board.
His Honor the Mayor, appointed Alder
man Turner, Purse and Griffin, as said com
mittee.
By Alderman Purse, seconded by Aider
man Saussy,
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be
authorized to represent the Stock held by
the city in the Central Rail Road and Bank
ing Company of Georgia, at the meeting of
Stockholders on Thursday next.
On motion of Alderman Purse, Council
adjourned.
EDWARD G. WILSON, C. C.
TIIE_ FiilEM) OF THE FAMILY .
SAVANNAH, DECEMBER 14, 1850.
IIT We would again call the attention
of our friends to the fact that this is as good
a time in the year as any to balance their ac
counts with the publisher and to induce your
neighbor to take a good paper. Let one
good action be accompanied by another.
Never stop at the first.
Officers O'Connell and D’Lyon yes
terday arrested two men. James Foster,
alias James Collins, and Matthew Collins,
charged with robbing Capt. F. Whitaker, of
the schooner AJeyona.
A package of Lottery tickets, which the
Captainjhud purchased at one of the offices
in this city, led to their detection, they hav
ing attempted to get them cashed.
The Sunday Dispatcli— New York
This excellent Family weekly comes to us
in anew dress and enlarged size. It is one
of the best papers within our knowledge in
New York city, independent and consistent,
and conducted in a Catholic spirit. It is a
friend to all that is manly, truthful and good,
and we are pleased to say that while it en
joys its own opinions, it is willing that others
should do the same. We commend it to our
readers.
Literary Institutions.
We have received catalogues of the La
Grange Collegiate Seminary for young la
dies, and the Nevvnan Seminary.
The Catalogues of both of these Institu
tions give tangible evidence of prosperity
The La Grange Seminary has 160 pupils,
in the various classes and departments, ex
clusively female, and the Newnan Seminary
97 Gentlemen and 122 ladies, making a total
of 219.
Handsome Compliment.
We wore shown two beautiful silver cups,
which were presented by the pupils of
M eesrs. Jonree <SC Millar to them, as testi
monials of the high esteem in which they
are held as gentlemen and accomplished
teachers of the art of Penmanship by those
who have attended their classes in this city.
The Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
elect, assembled at the Council Chamber, at,
It) o’clock. A M., on Monday Inst, Solomon
Cuhf.n, Esq., was called to the chair, and
after thy usual business, the Mayor and
Aldermen were sworn in according to law.
Robert H. Griffin, Esq., was elected
Chairman of Council.
Drowned. —On Fridny night last between
tlm hours of 9 and 10 o’clock, a man named
Miller, believed to be from Massachusetts
in attempting to leave the ship Switzerland
on which he had been at work, walked over
the Platform, and fell into the river; and
before he could be rescued sank and was
drowned. His body has not yet been recov
ered.
Found Dead. —Early on Monday morn
ing, James Gordon, aged about 22 years,
was found dead in the passage way near the
store of Mr. C. A. Greiner. It is supposed
that he either fell or was thrown from the
platform in front of Mr. Greiner’s store,
a distance of about 20 feet. When found
he had no coat or hat on, and his vest was
hanging on the railing. He was considerably
bruised, and had a mark of violence on the
right temple, and one just above the right
hip. The Physician who examinetT his
body thinks these wounds may have been
produced either by a fall or by violence.
One of the witnesses says he saw the de
ceased in Crawford Ward, between 10 and
11 o clock on Sunday night. The jury re
turned a verdict that they ‘‘believe the de
ceased was murdered by some unknown
person or persons.
The American Agriculturalist^
The December number of this admirable
monthly is received, containing the U g Utt i
quantity of valuable information. To ou r
country subscribers we take the
saj, that this Journal is well worthy a place
in their cabinet, and the extremely low ~riC e
at which it is afforded, one dollar per annum
will be well repaid in the quantity and
riety of information it contains.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE,
as the new volume commences with the Jau
uaiy number.
Any person who will enclose us twenty
dollars wo will send Ten copies of The
Friend of the Family, and Ten copies of the
American Agriculturalist*
\Y e will send the two, for one year, for
two dollars and fifty cents, cash in hand.’
Ihe Agriculturist is nicely printed in
royal octavo form, and makes a handsome
volume of 400 pages at the end of the year,
which can be Lound for a email sum anj
Loin its standard character would be cou.
venient for reference.
But we must let it speak for itself:
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
This number completes the ninth volu /ne
of the Agriculturist. With volume tenth
we slmli introduce some improvement!
which we hope will render our periodica/
still more ucceptuble to its numerous rend
ers.
Thanks to the valuable agricultural pape ri
which, for the past few years, hare been
scattered broadcast throughout the land a
decided spirit of improvement is at length
aroused. A better system of tillage has
been practised the past year in tnauy parts
of the country, than was ever known ; quad
ruple the number of improved implement*
have been sold and put in use ; improved
stock is again in demand ; standard works on
agriculture are anxiously fought for and read
with avidity ; agricultural societies are form
ing in every direction, and those already
established have been much better attended
than heretofore. We congrntulatethe farm
ers of the United States on this great change
and hope most sincerely that it maybe pro
gressive ; for it cannot but add much, very
much, to their worldly interests and goneral
comfort and happiness. Continue to patron
ise agricultural publications, and add your
best efforts to influence others to do the same;
take heed to their precepts, and be assured
that you will be the great guiners by thii
enlightened course of conduct. Every per
son ought to take one hr more agricultural pa
pers, and he who does not. depend upon it,
will be the main sufferer from bis neglect.
Georgia State Convention.
The Convention organized on Tuesday
last by electing the Hon. Thomas Spalding
of Mclntosh, President, and the Hon. Wm.
B Wofford of Habersham,and the Hon.
A. J. Miller of Richmond, Vice Presi
dents, and Robert 8. Lanier, Esqr. Secre
■ tary.
Mr. Jenkins moved that a committee of
three from each Judicial Circuit be appoin
ted to report to the Convention, action appro
priate to the occasion.
The resolution was adopted.
The following is the Committee appoin
ted by the President to prepare business for
the Convention :
Middle District. —Jenkins, Lawton, Flour
noy.
Eastern District — Bartow, Cooper, Smith.
Southern District. —Blacksliear, George
Wilcox. Gatlin.
&juth- Western District —Crawford, Tay
,lor. Irvine.
Chattahoochee District. --McDougald Clark.
Bivins.
Coweta District. —E. Y. Hill, Murphey,
Slaughter.
Cherokee District. —Tomlin, Lawhon,
Chastain, of Gilmer.
Western District.— Hull, Hill. Knox.
Northern District —Gilmer, Baxter, Long.
Ocmutgee District —KeuuoD, Sanford,
Meriwether. *
Fiint District.'- King, Williamson. Cottint.
Mr. Calhoun, of Dekalb, offered n
resolution requiring that all resolutions offer
ed for the consideration of the Convention by
Delegates, should be referred to the commit
tee of thirty-three.
This resolution gnve rise to a discussion in
which Messrs. Jenkins of Richmond.
Seward of Thomas. Kenan of Baldwin,
Thomas of Elbert, Hill of Troup. Thomas
of Hancock, and Hulk of Clarke, partici
pated. The resolution was adopted with an
amendment by Mr. Thomas of Elbert, that
the Counties be called in their order.
Thomas, of Elbert, Bartow, of Chatham,
and Cox, of Pike, submitted resolution*
which were referred to the Committee of
Thirty-three.
Mr. Ward, of Chatham offered resolu
tions ‘providing seats on the floor of the HU
for newspaper reporters. Also providing tor
the appointment of a committee to procure
the services of some suitable person to report
the debates and proceedings of the Conven
tion.
Mr. Meriwether proposed an amend
ment that the proceedings of the Conven
vention should be printed under the super*
vision of tbe President, by the State printer,
at the rates allowed by law for public print
ing’
After discussion, the resolution of Mr*
Ward, as amended by Mr.-MERiwETH *>
was adopted, and 3000 copies ordered to be
printed.
I omitted to state yesterday, that the Presi
dent of the Convention was directed to pro
cure the services of a Chaplain during the
sitting of the Convention.
12 o’clock, ft.
. The Convention adjourned until 10o’clock
to-morrow morning.
State Temperance Convention. Th*
Augusta Republic, of the 12th instant , saj* ’
—The State Temperance society com men
ced its semi annual sessions in this li f
yesterday. A large number of the Irien
the cause is in attendance from P*”*.
the state, with a few from adjoining
n'Carolioa,