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COLUMBUS SENTINEL AND HERALD
VOL. X.]
Ft'BLISME D EVEBV WEDNESDAY MORNING BY
JOSEPH STL RG S.
ON BI.OAD irHMT, OTEK ALIEN AND VOUNC’B,
M’I.VTOSH ROW.
i —ouiiscrij.tion, three dollars per JLn
?iui tavable in RLVRnce, or rouA dollars, (in all
:ase exacted I wbuie payment is not made before the
expiration ofthe year. No subscription received for
less than twelve months,"without payment inadvance,
and no paper discontinued, except at the option ol
the Editors, until all arrearages are paid.
XDVERTIsSEMENTS conspicuously inserted at
one dollar per one hundred words, or less, for
the first insertion, and rifTY cents for every subse
quent continuance. Tf>oso sent without a specifica
tion of tho number of insertions, will be published
until ord tredout, and charged accordingly.
2d. Yearly advertisements. —For over 24, and
not exceeding 36 line3, fifty dollar* per annum ; for
ovr !2, and not exceeding 24 tines, thirty-five dollars
per annul i; for less than 12 lines, twenty dollars
per annum.
Id. All rule and figure work double the above ptices.
Legal Advertisements published at (he usual
rates, and with strict attention to the requisitions ol
the law.
All Saleh regulated by law, roust he made before
the Court House door, bet ween the hours of 10 in the
morning and 4 in the evening-—those of Land in
the county where it is situate ; those of Personal
Property, where the letters testamentary, of admin
istration or of guardianship were obtained—and.-are
required to be previously advertised in some public
Gazette, as follows:
tJiiERi rs* Sales under regular executions for thir
ty da vs, under mortgage ii fas sixty days, before
the day of sale.
Sales of Land and Neoroes, by F.xecutors, Ad
ministrators or Guardians, for sixty days before
the day of sale.
S a les of Personal Property (except Negroes) forty
uays. . _
tiT atkixs by Clerks ofthe Cour's of Ordinary, upon
application for letters ot administration, must
he published for thirty days.
Jitations upon application for dismission, by
Executors, Administrators or Guardians, monthly
for six month*.
Orders of Courts of Ordinary, (accompanied with a
copy of the bond or agreement) to make titles
to land, must be published three months.
Notices by Executors, Administrators or Guardians,
of application to the Court of Ordinary for leave
’to sell the Land or Negroes of an Estate, four
MONTHS.
Notices by Executors or Administrators, to the Debt
ors and Creditors i! an Estate, for six weeks.
Sheriffs. Clerks of Court, &c., will be allowed
the usual deduction.
ir ‘J** Letters on business, must be post paid,
to entitle them to attention.
BOARDING,
mw” IS LUCAS having taken that large and com-
IT m tnndious two-story house on Front street, mrect
ly uppo'ite Mr. Win. H. Yonge’s resilience, would be
willing to accommodate a few respectable Boarders.
None b it those of strictly moral habit* need apply.—
Terms io suit th times. June II 1840 17 ts
LAW NOTICE.
THE undersigned will attend to the PR ACTIC E
OF LAW. in the name of JONES & BEN
NING, in most of the counties of this Circuit, mid a
few of the adjoining counties of Alabama. Their
Olfice will bo found uear the Oglethorpe House.
SEABORN JONES.
HENRY L.BENNING
Sept. 16,139. 33 ts
BjSSSUIZ iL JIOWiJWE <
MAiE on GOODS unsigned to 3.?IZ¥XZ<
BSATTId & CO. Auction and Cum
in ssi'/ii Merchant*. * t JL,I. .VI BUS, Georgia.
Noveouxr 13, 1810—11—39
, jjp* Hie O.oiumercinl Advertiser, Apalachicola,
Florida, will insert the preceding three months, and
traiiMiut the account us above. *
DISSOLUTION.
PSPIHE copartnership heretofore existing tinner firm
JL of Dr*. CHtPLInV &. SCIILEY, is this da)
di. solved b) muiiitti consent. The books and accounts
are in ihe hands of Or. Schltv. who is authorized to
itle ilieiu. Persons iurtebfed to the firm ire respect
fully renoesied to call as early as possible and settle.
3 1 W.S. CHIPLEY,
WM. K.SCHLEY.
July 23. 1310. 24 !f
PHOENIX HOTEL,
Lumpkin, Sitwart County, Georgia.
rsmiK subscriber li iCifg taken the above house,
_4i situated on the Norm East, corner oi the couri
hanse squate, lormerly occupied b> Air. Beacham
takes pleasure in informing hts lrn lids and the publi.
generally, that this new and commodious establish
ment is now completed, and in every way lilted up
for tho accommodation of boarders and travellers the
subscriber will give hit- personal attention to the supet
visitNi of the. house, and no pains or expense will be
spared to render all comfortable who may favor him
with a call.
N. B. 11 is stables are excellent and will at all ‘lines
bo bountifully supplied with provender, and attended
by a steady industrious and trusty ostlei, who will at
all times be in his place and subject to the commands
of Ihe visitor. GIDEON H. CROXTON.
Jan 25—51-ts
TO COTTON PLANTER I *.
f subscriber is now otieing for sale a quantity
JL of valuable land. Persons wishing to establish
cot on plantations in anew country, in the finest cotton
orowing region of the South, would do well to exam
ine those lands. They lie mostly ui the county of
Macon, and valuable tracts immediately in the vicini
ty of that be.iuiiiul and romantic region denominated
the Chunnenugga ridge, where (he ainiosuhere is pure
and elastic, ami abounding with fresh bold fountains of
cool tine water as can be fotin I in any m uintaiu region
of the South. There are also in the neighborhood of
th’-se lands two or three well improved plantations for
sale—some believ and to be as productive as any m
Aluoaina, as ten bales of cotton to the hand have neen
made.
Persons wishing to purchase apply to the sub-criber.
at Vaiverdi P. O. Macon county, Alabama.
A uousi 16. 27 3m. II BLA’IIOIoN.
The Columbus Enquirer and Georgia Jeffersonian
will copy the ab ive three months and forward their
accounts to the subscriber. H. B-
LOOK AT THIS.
RfJ N” A\V A V froiii the subscribers, about ti e first
March la*t, a negro man t>y name Presley,
about forty years of age, somewhat grey hair, very
thin, or perhap* no hair on the top of me heaii. tpiite
black, eyes small ami deeply sunk in’he h a*l wide
between the teeth, broad shoulders', and stoop , he is
rather intelligent, though unprepossessing in appear
inee, makes great profession of religion, and prays in
mblieeverv oppor unity, lie was tn the neighborhood
of Greenville, Meriwether county, some tis een days
after leaving this place; where ne es: on the‘29th ult.
taking his wife with'him, who belongs to Freeman
McClendon, living near tjirecnviile; she is by the
nain ■ of Julia, twenty years of age, common size a
aright copp r color, and ver likety. It i: believed
11 u they were taken otr by a white man, and probably
t avelliiig v.-st in a gig, as such nformatiou reached
Mr. McClendon.
A suitable reward will be given for the appreheri
m of said negroes and thief who earned them away,
id information given to either of the subscribers.
Flt EKM A X McC LKX DON,
JOHN C. MAXGHAM.
Atril 16,1840. 9'f
“twenty DOLLARS REWAIiD.
RV.NA VV'A Vfo il tile undersigned, tvingin Rus
sell county, Alabama abuut twenty mi cs west of
Columbus, Ga on the 19 ii msian*. a Mul uto-feliow.
named Caesar, about thirty-five years ud,in height be
tween five feet seven and five feet eight inches, thick I y
set, light complected, intelligent and ready m conversa
tion, p easing and regular features, his hair closely
cropped, very active ill movement, and f.*r a negro
works tolerably well with carpenter's ioo!s. Having
fonnetlv resided in Talbot county, G. it is not impro
bable tbat he ni ty ben l his course in that direction.
The ah >vo reward, together with all reasonable expen
ses, will be given fir his restoration to the undersigned
or far his being lodged in any j id so that his owner get
him. JHRCM IAH BENNETT.
Oe ober 22. ISO. 37 U.
RANAWAY.
FROM the su iscriber, living in the llal oca settle
ineut, Muscogee county, Ga on the 2b It till, a
mulattofello v, named DICK, a oui twenty-eight years
old, about five teet 6 or 7 niches high, rather round
shouldered, well built, weighing about one hundred and
forty pounds, has a scar from the cut of a knife under
one of his shoulders, light complected, with hair almost
straight, shrewd, and quick spoken, but when address
ed, lias a down took and is apt to smile. He is weil
known in Columbus, having been partly raised in that
city bv the late Or. Sullivan, from whose estate the
undersigned bought him. Reason exists for supposing
that he has gone off with a white man. Twenty dol
lars together wirh reasonable expenses will be given
for the restoration o f the negro, or for his being lodged
in jail so that the undersigned get him antt, if stolen,
two hundred dollars will be given for proof toconrietion
oftho hif. CHARLES KING.
August 15, IS4O. - -J6tf
The Montgonery Advertiser is requested to insert
the obove three times, and forward tha account to
Charles King, Aalluca Post Office, Muscogee county.
Georgia.
WARE HOUSE
AND COMMISSION BUSINESS.
‘WIHE undersigned would inform his friend* and
JL ihe public generally, that he will continue the
above business at his Old Stand in Front street, oppo
site the new brick building of James H. Shorter, Esq
and that his personal attention will be exclusively devo
ted to the same. By strict attention thereto, he hopes
to have a continuance of the liberal patronage hereto
fore bestowed upon him He will as usual attend to
tlitf sale of Cotton, from wagons or in store ; and from
a general acquaintance with the purchasers and true
situation of the'market he believes he can generally
more than save the commission in the sale of cotton.
WM, P, YONQE.
Columbus, Sept. 19,1539. S3y
He has in store for sale,
Liverpool and Blown Salt in sacks,
Chewing Tobacco and Segars,
Champaigne YVme, in baskets and boxes,
Bagging and Bale Rope
WAXtraousß and
COJUHSS - , isIN
~ THE undersigned having associa
l <& ted themselves under the firm of Hall,
Ruse & Cos. for the purpose of trans
gfejs-ijiact'ng a general Commission and
Varehouse business; would .inform
their friends and the public, that they are now prepar
ed to attend to any business entrusted to their charge
Their Warehouse being constructed of Brick and
detached from all other buildings, may be considered
in ail respects as entire Fire-proof. Planters will
therefore find it for their interest to store with them on
account ol the great saving in the premium of Insur
ance, and the additional safety to those who do not
insure.
They are prepared to advance upon cotton
and oilier merchandize stored with them, and their
rates es s'orage and commissions, and all other char
ges will he as low as those charged by other houses in
the same lint of business.
J. A. DEBLOIS,
H. T. HALL,
F. N. RUSE. ’
THEY HAVE NOW IN STORE FOR SALE,
800 bags prime Havana Coffee,
300 pieces best Kentucky Bagging,
150 coils best Kentucky Rope,
25 bales domestic Goods received direct from
the manufacturers.
August 29,1840. 28tf
WARE-HOUSE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS.
11IAVE located myself in this city for the trans
actionof aGENERAL WARE-HOUSE and
COMMISSION BUSINESS, and offei my servi
ces to mv friends and the public, with a promise on my
part, of strict attention to any business sent me. I
will also ADVANCE on Cotton in store, or on shi|i
ment to New York Or Charleston. Office on M ater
street. JOHN REES, late of Augusta.
Apalachicola. September 19, 1840. 34 9t
NO I’ICE.
D'i 8 IILKY will continue tho practice of Me
dicine, Surger-y, &c. Office at the old stand of
tiup.cy & Sehlev,on Bioad Otifcet.
Ju.v 23. 1840. 24 ts
NOTICE.
*njNHE partnership existing in Muscogee, was dis-
JL solved the Ist of March. 1838. lam response
il fur no contracts entered into since that date.
March 14, 1840. 4 ts JOHN L. HARP.
FORT & HAMILTON,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
Lumpkin, Stewart county. Georgia-
WILLIAM A. FORT,
JOHN C. HAMILTON.
September 8. If4o. 30if
FO SALE
E tract of land, known as the Broken Arrow
Bend, on the Chaliwhnuchee river, even miles
iii’inw Columbus, oil the Alabama side of ihe river,
co itamii’g fourteen hundred and forty-two acres, nine
hun red of which are cq-.af if not superior, to any land
on the river: with five hundred acres of cleared land
under good fence and in a high state of cultivation;
•he balance of the tract is thin oak and hickory, and
pine lands, with good water and healthy situations for
residence, on which pait is a good house for an over
seer and negro houses for fifty negioes. Persons wish
ing to purchase a river plantation would do well to ex
amine it wldls the crop is growing.
JOHN CROWELL, Sen.
Fort Mitchell, August 12, 1840 26—if
COLUMBUS HOTEL, IS4O.
? flj'tfle subscriber respectfully informs his friends and
w the public generally, that he still continues to
occupy the above establishmen', where he promises
refreshment an i comfort to the traveller and border.
Hts own personal attention will be given to his busi
ness, in wlvth he hopes to give general satisfaction,
,t'jd share a liberal patronaae amongst his brother
chips. JEt*SE B. REEVES.
<:olumbus, Ga.. Jan. 21, 1840 5) ts
TERMS CF THE CITY HOTEL,
C OIaUIYIBTJS, GA.
KEPT BY THOMAS JAMES.
Board and Lodging, per day, j l 50
Do Do’ , Month. 30 00
Do, without Lodging 18 00
Breakfast, 50
I linnet , 50
Supper, 50
L dging, 50
Horse per night, 75
Fire and lights extra charge.
Oct. 26, IS4). 37tf
CARBONATED OR SODA WATER.
subscribers are now prepared lofurm h their
H. customers and tho public wi.h Carbonated or
3o ta Water.
r.iuir apparatus is constructed in such a manner,
tiid of such materials as to prevent the possibility f
mv meta'.ic or delerious impregnations.
TAYLOR & WALKER,
Bi.rn of the Golden Mortar, Broad st. Columbus.
April 21. 108
VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALK
Two Hundred Two and a Hal
Acres of Land.mixed with oak and pine. There
tre eighty acres cleared. Also, a comfortabli dwel
iug. withal: necessary out utfices, a good gin house
tnd packing screw, a peach and apple orchard. ‘The
Mitire under good fence. It is situated within 4 miles
}f Columbus', joining the plantation founerly owned
ty Thomas O. Evans, Esq. Persons vvislting to pur
chase cninot. find a more desirable location than the
>ue otfered for sale by iho subscribers.
JOHN CODE,
Dee. 6. 44tf JOHN Q.UIN
HAN>IO\ UOUSC.
.JACOB BARR OW ,
ESI’ECTFULLY informs the public that he
bLUL has opened a HOUSE in the business pqjt ot
Broad Street for the accommodation of Travellers,
and has built new stables on his o n lot by the solici
ation of his customers.
March 21. 5 if
LAW NhTICK.
HENRY H LUMPKIN whi practice Law in
the Chattahoochee Circuit, including Musco
gee, S ewart, Randolph, Sumter and Early counties,
ami ni Houston and Dooly m -he YVextern Circt.it. !
Otliue in Lumpkin, Stewart county, where he ma.
tie always be found when not professionally engag- o
elscw here.
Nv. 4 164 ■ __ SPtf
LAW.
rHE subscribers having connected theniselvesi
the practice of LA W, will attend all the
Jointly Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, and the
adjoining counties of Alabama. Odice in Vldntosh
Row, immediately over Allen & Young’s Store.
ALFRED’ IVERSON.
June 14. lhtf J. M. GUKRRY.
THOMPSON’S ITEKINK TRUSS.
In cjf'ectuat and radical cure for pulapsu*
uteri .
rrl’E subscribers have taken the agency for the
above valuable instrument, and have now on
hand and will constantly keep a variety of patterns,
.viuch they will sell at Manufacturers’ prices. These
Trusses are superior to any instrument of the kind
ever invented, and are now extensively employed bv
iom of the most eminent practitioners iu the Uuiteil
States.
VVe annex thecertificateofthe late Professor Eberle
vho used them witn great success in his own practice.
4 Cincinnati - !, Ohio, May 11th, 18J9.
* I have carefully examined the Uterine Truss in
vented t>v Dr. Thompson of this State, and I can emi
nently declare, ihat it is unquestionably the most
lerteci and useful instrument of the kind that has evet
aee:i otfered to the public. It differs essentially iu
from the Utero AbUeminai Supporter
-<instructed by Dr. Hull, and is in ail respects a far
uperiur instrument.’
The subscribers have also received the agency for
>r. Chase’s Im,>roved Surgical Truss, which is uni
-ersallv admitted to be the most certain and lasting
■tire ever discovered for Hernia or Rupture.
TAYLOR & YVAKER, Druggists,
Sum of the Golden Mortar. Bmad-st.
Cc’utr.ba*. Jane 20, ! S3J. i&S
‘ WE HOLI> THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE BORN EQUAL.’
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25,. 1840.
COMMISSION BUSINESv
under*.gnetl have thisda associated them-
JL se ves together under the firm of HOLMES &
SINCLAIR, fin the ir.nsaciion .fa FACTOR
AGE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS, at
Savannah. VVIi.LIB HOLMES.
E- SINCLAIR.
We tender our thanks to our friends, for their former
oatronage, and solicit a continuance of the same.
’ October 7,1840 . 34 3m
GERMAN, INDIAN AND THOMSONIAN
OH,
PRIMITIVE, PRACTICAL, BOTANICO
RXEZ>ICAX SCHOOL,
Located seven miles East of Marion , near Hamburg
IN uniting these several Medical System* or modes
ot practice Dr. B. K. THOMAS, the Principal
of the School, begs leave to stale, far live information
of the alHicted and public generally, lht he has hem
many years engaged in the practice of Medicine, and
has devoted much of his ume, labor and practice, with
many of the most intelligent and successful German
and Inman Doctors, both in the United States ami
Canada, lo the treatment of acute and chrome dis
eases of every name, stage and type, and of the most
malignant character ; and has, by practicing with them,
acquired a thorough knowledge of 31l their valuable
secret Recipes and manner ol treatment, winch is far
superior to any thing known or taught in ihe Medical
Schools, and which has been successful, by the tries
sings of the Almighty, in restoring to health, hundreds
andthousands of persons that had been treated for a
number of years by many of the most learned and
s icntific Physicians of the day, and pronounced to be
entuTlv beyond the reach of remedv, and given. over
1 die. “ Yet by thesunple,efficacious Vegetable Medi
tcines,not poisons, they were snatched from the jaws of
the gum monster, death, and restored to health, the
yreatesl of all earthly blessings; lor what js riches
and elegant dwellings, without health to enjoy them.
I lealth is the poor man's wealth, and the rich man’s
bliss. To a man laboring under disease, the world is
little better than a dreary solitude, a cheerless waste
enlivened by no variety, a joyless scene cheered by
11 j r.oeial sweets; for the soul 111 a diseased body, like
.1 martyr in his dungeon, may retain its value, but it
has tod its usefulness.
Will be added to this institution, as soon as the ne
c issai varrangements can be made, an infirmary—the
cold, hot, tepid, shower, sulphur and ihe German, Rus
sian acd I'homsoman Medicated Vapor Baths; and
every ihing that can possibly be ol any advantage in
1 estori. g the sick lo health, 01 relieving suffering hu
manit) , w"ill be promptly -and constantly attended to;
and where the student will learn by practical experi
ence, • lie best kind of logic,) the true |irinciples of
the hen ing art. Price of tuition will be jj2oo, payable
in adva ce.
Cff All persons afflicted with lingering and chron
ic disea is, (of any name, state, stage or type, for we
leave bs tied disease in a thousand forms,) who cannot
convent ntly apply in person, will send the symptoms
>1 their liseases in writing to Dr. B. R. Thomas.
Ilainbu . Ala , where Medicines w.ll be prepared in
the bes’ manner to snit each case. Although they
may ha\ > besn of many years standing, and treated
lv a doz n lifferent Doctor , it is no good reason uh’
they can ot be cured by the-subscriber. Persons liv
ing at a .‘Stance must expect to pav for their Medi
um’ wli 1 they get them, as no Medicines will b
sent froir If flTce on s credit
iT 7 erters addressed <o the subscriber will not
i” taken om the office, unless post-eaid
Nov. I 39 45tf B. K. THOMAS
Pr&O3P£CTU3
COTTOJT-iujtJr
ii 6tftf E fit ’ $ ii OOE,
ii Y . E.Wi-LE iON KRID.
importance of properly preparing the Staple
JEL of any country or section Is well known, but 10
no country or section is it ot” such importance as liios.
tnat grow and produce the Cotton astheir only staple.
Therefore, under tins and other considerations, I pro
pose 10 publish by subscription my system and practice
111 Cotton Gin making and Ginning.
With the advantage of many years, e.Yperiei ce—
■ in* sacrifice of much time and labor —anu believing
that I nave brought it nearer 10 perfect on than any
olhet person, 1 submit it to the public 111 a concise
and correct 111 inner—with my ia.e practice and with
many improvements hesides tne valuable one of the
application es the Ericlion Wheels, and new mode of
making the brush, (which l have patented in the Re
public of Texas); and the Br ake or Agitator, my last
improvement, winch ume.. increases the speed in gin
ning. and improves the Colt 11. (It is well represented
in the plates and explained in ihie work.) ‘i he work
to contain about one hundred pages octavo, in good
binding, wita teh well engraved plates, illustrative f
the system; of the Gin complete, plans; elevations,
sections, and figures in detail, with references and de
scription of every part. Also plates of plan and eleva
ti nos Gin House, Gear, position of the Gin, See.. ai
culations of gear in speeding the gin, with particular
description, explanation and directions to the Cotton
Planters in constructing the gin-house and gear, and
general management of the gin, cotton, &c.
With tho rules and explanations given in the pro
posed Work, any good workman may execute ihe
whole plan well, and the Planter be enabled 10 judge
for himself in constructing his House, Gear, &c., and
in selecting a Gin that is rightly made in every respect,
and of good materials; therefore being a great saving
or gain to him, first, in cleaning nis crop in half the
time usually required; and in picking and motemg his
cotton well, so as to command the highes price in
market; in the durability of i’.is Gin, which, if made
by the directions given will last to pck a thousand
bags of cotton, (this would require three or four com
mon made Gins lo do the ame.) And further, there
is no risk ..r dangtr of burning tne House, Cotton, &c,
by taking fire from tiie Gm on the new friction w.ieel
plan, though you were to give it double the motion
Gins running on boxing would bear. Nothing will be
set down in she proposed Work but positive facts, be
ing the result (all .prejudices aside) of fair and repeat
eu experiments, (a safe guide to mechanical know
ledge and skill.)
If I were going to continue the Cotton Gm making
business in this country, I should not trouble the pub
lic wiih (his Prospectus for 1 would much rather
work for money than wrile for it as in the first case,
I would do it strict justice,—in ihe latter, I must ask
allowance for its defects, and liberal patronage for Its
support.
Terms—Ten Dollars, payable on delivery. Non
subscritiers Twelve Doiiaas.
Editots ol News Papers friendly to the advance
ment of Ihe Cotton Staple will please give the above
an insertion.
Columbus September, 1840. S3 It
TO THE SOUTH.
FH. PETTiS. Counseder at Lew from O
• range County, Y’trgima, having been locates
in ‘he City of New York, for the last e ght years, re
spectfully tenders his grateful acknowiedg. tents to his
friends in the South, for their confidence and patronag<
in various inauctsof business, and solicits their conti
nuance. He has had much experience, both in this
State and that of Pennsylvania, in causing fugitive
Slaves to be secured; and will continue to effect such
objects, if possible, whenever caded upon. His plans
are so well matured, by having, at his command, the
most itfioient aid, located at different points, and suc
cessfully harmonizing, that he cannot but Hatter him
self that he will have more complete success, if possi
ble, n future, than heretofore. In defiance of ‘he Ab
olitionists, he can cause to be secured anv fugitive
slave, w ho shall be north of Mason and Dixon’s line.
There neither is. nor can there he, any law of this
or anv other State, which can militate against the Fe
deral* Jonstitutiun, which authorises the muster, or his
regularly constituted Agent io arrest his fugitive slave,
take hi.il before a Judge or Magistrate, prove property,
and take him away. To the end therefore, it will be
necessary for thoie who may wish the services of Mr.
P., to forward him a Power of Attorney dulv execut
ed. and minutely descriptive of the fugitive, and also a
fee of tweuty dollars to defray preliminary and contin
gent expenses. When the slave shall have been se
cured and handed over to thi master, one hundred dol
lars additional charge wi l ! be made.
Mr. Pettis will promptly and faithfully attend to any
and all business confided to him, touching bis profes
sion. All letters.on business, must be post-paid, to
his address. No. 3 Wall street. .
N. B.—The Southern papers generally would sub
serve the interest of slave-holders bv noticing the a-
I bove. JVeie Pork, Apiil 26 1840.
5250 REWARD.
R ANA WAY from the subscriber, last night, a
likely Negro boy named SCO t TANARUS, about 17 or
IS years oiaoe,sfeet 10 inches high, light colored,
looks very pleasing when spoken to; very intelligent
and reraaikably polite in his deportment He took
with him from me about §IOO i„ money. 25 of which
w as American Gold, ’fie balance on the PI inters’ and
Mechanics’ Bank of Columbus. lam inclined to be
lieve that he has been seduced away by some white
man, as he has hitherto been been verv trustworthy,
and generally bore the chaiacter of an honest and
faithful servant.
1 am induced to believe that he is makin; wav to
North ‘aroiina. where he was raised, or to Ohio, as I i
have been informed, -ince he left, that he expressed a
desiro to go with some free negroes who lately left
Columbus Ga.. for that Stats.
I will give 8-H) reward for the Negro, if delivered to
me, or lodged in any safe jaii; and if inveigled awav
by a white man, I will give S2OO reward for the scoun
drel. with evidence sufficient to convict 1 im. or §250
for both. \VM. D. LUCAS. !
Girard, Ala., Ju’y 90.1340, 94 *f
THE WIDOW.
The widow she wept, and the widow she cried.
For it was but a week since b*r husband had died.
And a good soul was he. but just turned o: fourscore.
So, the widow declared she would marry no mure.
The widow was young, and the widow v. as fair,
And her mourning she wore with so touching ;.n air
That many folks said—nay, a great man swore—
’Twas a pity she vowed she would marry no more.
The widow had houses, and the widow had land.,
And silver laced lackies t’ obey her commands,
A carriage to ride in, with rhino in store,
Yet, still she declared she would marry no more.
The widow she wept, and the widow-he cried,
’Twas a twelvemonth that day since her nusL&nd had
d.ed
A 2alh.nl came in—he had been there before—
-1 Oil! say not, fan lady, you’ll marry no more?”
The widow sh* 1 blushed, and the widow she smiled, —
Os ier gn sand her tear*, for the moment ■ eguiled.—
“Well, perhaps, once, again, but although to three
score
I should live, i’m determined l’il marry no mort.”
Scotsman.
From the 2V. O. Picayxne.
, TO THE STARS.
Beneath your mvstic light,
As wafer ’neath the moon, my heart is swelling—
Sinking again with thoughts that have no tcllingt
Sweet stars es night!
My heart is a lone deep,
Silent, and sad, where, in the gloom profound,
Things wild, and rich, and strange, lie scattered roand
In solemn sleep.
And when the storm-wind biowj r
As the tumultuous waves of ocean tise,
So doth my struggling spirit seek the skies
In fruitless throes.
O! It doth pall the flours
To feel the yearning sympathies decay;
Pining unknown, or reckless throw n away.
Like Righted flowers!
Bud,branch and root, all blighted!
I stand a lonely and a hopeless thing,
Counting the moments of my withering,
Lost anu benighted.
No sweet returning spring
Shalt bid Ihe drooping b.ossoms bloom again.
Deep m the root the canker-worm hath lain
Its deadly sting.
Farewell! All words are vain—
Within ‘he gathering darkness of its cell
My heart shall sigh its lasi and long farewell
To pride and pain!
And ah! ye sparks of light!—
Though ye may not the erring spirit save.
Yet you will sruile upon the lone one’s grave,
Sweet stars of night!
THE MOTHER OF GEN GREENF.
Among tho many ladies who dis
tinguished themselves for their pat
riotism, charity, and other good
qualities, in our Revolution, there j
is one whose name ought not to he
forgotten, and who, in my opinion,
is equal in merit to any that flour
ished in our country, and there were
many at that time. About the i
commencement of our Revolution,!
and as soon ns it was ascertained ,
that Nathaniel Greene, (afterwards 1
General Greene,) intended to join j
our army in defence of his country,
a deputation of Friends, (commonly j
called Quakers, and to whose soci-1
ety he then belonged,) by order ofj
their Meeting, waited on him. to en- j
deavor to dissuade him from it, and
after listening to all their arguments
on the subject, he informed them j
that he felt an irresistible propensi
ty, not to he got over, for joining
his brethren in arms. He thanked
them for the interest they had tak
en in his welfare; hot he could not
comply with their request. When
the deputation took tin affectionate
leave, and left him, his.mother, who
had been listening with all the anx
iety of a fond parent, used her best
endeavors to prevail on him to stay
at home, when he told her it was
impossible. After a pause she burst
into a flood of tears, with this re
markable observation: “Well, Na
thaniel, if thee must go, it is possi
ble that I may hear of thy death,
and if it he God’s will that it shall
so happen, I hope I shall not have
the mortification to hear of thee be
ing wounded in the hack.” Com
ment is needless—a Spartan moth
er could not have said more; hut
Mrs. Greene stands pre-eminently
superior to the mothers of antiquity,
ns her education was so different—
she was bred a Christian.
length of Days. —A memoir ad
dressed to the Academy of Sciences
at Munich, by Dr. Tenzen, contains
the following notice of the length
of days in the principal cities of
Europe. At Berlin and London the
longest day has sixteen and a half
hours, and the shortest seven and a
half hours. At Stockholm and Up
sal, the longest has eighteen and a
half hours, and the shortest five
and a half. At Hamburir, Dantzic
and Stettin, the longest day has se
venteen hours and the shortest se
ven. At St. Petersburg and To
bolsk, the longest has nineteen and
the shortest five hours. At Tornea
in Finland, the longest day has twen
ty one hours and a half, and the
shortest two and a half. At War
dorbus, in Norway, the day lasts
from May 21 to July 22, without in
terruption; and in Spitzbergen the
longest day lasts three months and
a half.
Excellent hints to Mechanics. —
Mechanics, avoid giving long credits ,
even to your best customers. A man
who can pay easily will not thank
you for the delay. A fish may as
well attempt to live without water,
or a man without air, as a mechanic
without punctuality and promptness
in collecting and paying his debts.
It is a mistaken and ruinous policy to
attempt to keep on and get business
by delaying collections. When you
book a slack paymaster, you only
gam the chance of losing your mo
ney; and there is no man who pays
more money to lawyers than he who
is least prompt in collecting for him
self. When you do your woik, and
the time for pay arrives, if it is not
handed immediately up to you for
your hard labor, I say, quit the work
of such a customer, if you are sure
never 10 pet a cent for it. These
ore excellent hints and good ules.
The rule of a workman is to receive
his payment every Saturday, at the
close of his week’s labor, unless he
can do without it it, ami you make
the agreement otherwise. We like
our pay to meet our payments.
Charleston Courier.
The Phraseology of the West , some
portions of it, at least, is such, that
we really believe an unsophisticated
P. iladelphiun could not travel there
comfortably without an interpreter,
any more than he could in China.
It was the boast of a London cock
ney that he travelled through France
and Italy, being better provided with
cash than lingo, with only one word
—“ CombienV ’ In lowa, and parts
adjacent, if you ask a man, “Do
you know Colonel S?” The
answer would be: “Know him!—
Why stranger, 1 don’t know any
body else! 1 ’ If the native was de
scribing the large eating propensi
ties of a neighbor, he would observe,
“the way that settler hides turnips,
and puts linked beans into ihe shade,
is a caution to the patriarchs.” A
hundred similar expressions, extra
vagant, but full of originality, are
every w here cm rent in the West,
andtaken with their verbal contexts,
would scarcely he understood with-;
out a guide. Altogether, they would
make a volume.— Phila. Gaz.
EMPLOYMENT ()F ROYALTY.
It will, no doubt, be interesting toj
your readers to read, as it was to i
tne to hear, the routine of Her Ma-j
jesty’s daily occupation whilst she is’
in London. They are mu
the same when she is at
Windsor or at Brighton. The Queen
is, and is generally known, an early
| riser, seldom being in bed later than
| half past seven, except on the morn
’ mgs after her state Uills, or on those
, few occasions when she honors the
| parties of the nobility with her pre
j scare. Her hell is rung about eight
j o’clock for her “dressers,” and by
nine her majesty, her royal consort,
! and her household, are at breakfast.
| The time occupied by tins meal is
I about half an hour, when her Ma
jesty, if the weather permits, enjoys
I the air in the pleasure gardens at
i taehed to Buckingham Palace —this
I garden covers a space of forty
acres. H ere the Queen frequently
remains an hour, and is accompa
nied by some of the household or by
the Prince. When she is accompa
nied by the latter, etiquette pre
scribes that, except by invitation,
i the ladies gentlemen in attendance
should walk at a respectful distance.
Upon her Majesty’s return to the
palace, she is attended by her secre
tary, when she affixes her signature
to the various documents which ac
quire their validity by it. These
comprise treasury and other war
rants, tiie commissions of military
1 officers, state papers, &.C.; and they
are frequently so numerous, that it
h ;S before now required more than
two boors to get through this busi
ness. The Queen passes the time
between one and three, either in j
conversation, reading, painting, or
music. In these two. accomplish
ments her Majesty is eminently
proficient; her drawings are much!
admired, and her love for music is
well known; she is excellent both as
an instrumental and vocal perform-!
er. There are three pianofortes in!
the suit of three drawing rooms
usually inhabited, hut that which is
especially her Majesty’s, and which!
is only touched by her fingers, is;
magnificent; it is rosewood, inlaid
with gold and vignette pictures, and
cost 1,500 guineas. Luncheon is
served at three, after which the!
Queen receives the Cabinet Mini
sters and such other persons whom
it is usual to honor with audiences.
At live the royal cortege leaves the
palace, and proceeds through the
parks, &,c., and generally returns 1
about seven or a quarter after. —
Dinner is generally served at seven
or a quarter before eight, except on
opera nights, when it is a little ear-;
lier. The usual number of persons
who dine at the royal-ln bln is about;
thirty. The Queen never .fails to
be present, except upon the nights;
of a ball, either at the palace or!
elsewhere. On these occasions her j
Majesty dines in her own suite of
apartments. The Queen, who oc
cupies the centre se t of a dining
table, remains from an hour and
fire minutes to an hour ami a quar
ter. Her rising is the signal for th 1
ladies to move after her, and in a
very short time subsequent to this
move the gentlemen follow. Dur
ing dinner time the band of one of
i the regiments of Guards generally
j attend. The musicians are placed
■in a situation hove 1 lie ceiling of
the apartment. They are separated
from 4he roval party by large panes
of ground glass, which mellow the
sound, and prevent the musicians
seeing into the apart meat. Tea
and cofiTee are served immediately
after dinner, in a small room lead
ing from one of the drawing rooms.
The remainder of the evening is
passed with music and conversation,
in both of which the Queen and
Prince Albert take a part; and
about half past eleven Her 3iajesty
retires to her apartments, which are
in the immediate vicinity of the
drawing rooms, and with which
there.is a communication by means
of a door that is ordinarily conceal
ed by a cabinet. This cabinet is on
rollers; and it is, when her Majesty
expresses a desire to retire, imme
diately rolled sufficiently far away
to enable tile door to he opened, and
is replaced again as soon as she bus
quitted the apartment.
RUSSIAN MILITARY REVIEW.
[From the Army and t\nvy Chronicle ]
ft gives ns pleasure to lay before
our readers the following interest
ing and graphic account, given by
an officer of our Army, who wus
present at a Russian military re
view:
“Four days of our time in Russia
were spent at the camp of Krasnoe,
Selo, sixteen miles from St. Peters
burgh. On our arrival, we were in
vited to assist in the manoeuvres
which would take place in the three
following days. Accordingly, next
morning we were presented to his
Imperial-Majesty in the field; then
| taken to he chapel tent, attended
| divine service with the Imperial
family and staff, surrounded by fifty
thousand military worshippers; rode
through the different camps; saw
j the Fmperor inspect the officers of
j regiments, and exercise those of
the cavalry in tilling, giving point,
charging, &c., at full speed; attend
ed the evening hymn and prayers
at retreat, and went re bed !o reflect
upon the novel and imposing cere
monies and exercises of a Russian
army in camp.
“The next day was particularly
interesting; all the artillery, one
hundred and twenty eight pieces be
ing in the field manoeuvring and
firing at targets —six of the batteries
being of horse artillery, and two of
those being of twelve pounder guns,
and twenty four howitzers, and
drawn by eight horses each. The
firing from this immense field train
was indeed grand, and the effect,
with round, canister, and shells, was
destructive to the targets, which we
.examined at the close of the ma
noeuvres.
“The next day was a cavalry day,
including tho horse artillery, and,
with them, amounting to fifteen
thousand men, four regiments of
cuirassiers, four of dragoons, two of
hussars, two of lancers, (Cossacks,)
besides squadrons of Circassians,
Persians, Sec. &,e.
“The last day, the whole army of
thirty six thousand infantry, and
cavalry and artillery, making over
fifty thousand, were on the field at
seven o’clock, A. M. and the Empe
ror, commanding in person, com
menced and executed a series of
splendid manoeuvres, bringing the
entire force into action, and decid
ing the (imaginary) battle lif a grand
charge by the infantry and four
thousand cuirassiers. These mn
| noeuvres commenced by sending in
! advance skirmishers of Cossacks,
j who, being attacked, kept up a spirit
ed fire, and by their bugles, asked
for reinforcements. Lancers were
despatched to their aid, and the ene
my temporarily checked and driven :
hack. In turn this advanced party
was repulsed, and reinforced by
some regiments of dragoons; the in
fantry regiments (three thousand
\ strong each) meantime all in motion
from different points toward the
scene of attack. As the regiments
arrive in column of attack, they de
ploy, from line of battle, and sup
port the cavalry, which fall back, or
fight •on the flanks. The attack
finally becomes general along the
whole line of two miles, the infantry
firing, changing position, charging
—the horse artillery establishing
batteries with the rapidity of light
cavalry, jml hurling its thunders at
the enemy in fine style. The re
; serve is at length brought forward
; by the Grand Duke Michael, forms
in column of attack in the rear of
the first line, which retires through
; the intervals of the new line; the
! reserve charge with the heavy caval
j ry, and victory is the. result of four
i hours’ incessant and most splendid
‘manoeuvring.
“The morning w as a most beauti
ful one; the troops (ail Imperial
Guards) in their finest condition—
! the twenty thousand horses on the
field, all picked, choice, high bred
animals—the artillery new, with
green carriages and burnished guns,
glittering in the sun like gold. The
brilliancy of the cuirasses and hel
mets and Russian eagles, the polish
ed arms, the plumes of all colors—
the four cw five hundred musicians
. ■■■.. n m
with their bright bro-s drams, trum
pets, ami horns — the p iota rescue
Cossacks and Circassians, and iVufr
little, fleet, long tailed horses, look
ed like so many Pawnees—all form
ed a scene exceedingly beautiful nr and
imposing. A review followed the
manoeuvres, the regiments filing oft’
before the Emperor in columns of
one hundred front.”
A GOOD WA Y~F6 KEEPSWEET PO
TATOES IN WARM WEATHER.
I row have svPfJt potatoes (yams) of :a-t.
year’s growth, on my table every day, althtiu; k
the new crop has been fit. to use here for more
than a month. This is year of my
success in keeping them through the summer,
after a greafcmany previous experiments and
failures, and others tnay Ike to know and try
the plan for themselves. Here it is:
1. I made a plentiful crop.
2. My potatoes were dug and pnt up in m id,
open weather, as soon as the vines were singeu
by frost.
3. The eating potatoes were carefully pick
ed over, and all that were cut or bruised, wjra
put bv themselves for early use.
4. They were then put in heaps of 83 or
100 bushels each, on ground a little sloping.
The heaps were covered first with a layer of
dry corn stalks, and these with ago coat of
earth, taken from the margin of the ..eaps—
By this means the earth on which he heaps
rested, was left 10 or 12 incites higher than
the adjoining ground, besides cutting :renches
to carry off the rain water. There were no
air holes or vents left at the top. The earth
used in covering is a 6andy loam. These po
tato banks were protected from rain by slight
clapboard shelters.
5. In the spring, at the time of planting
slips, my eating potatoes were also taken out
of the banks. The decay up to that time was
about 15 per cent. The potatoes Were gene
rally sprouted. Those that were ent.relv
sound were selected, the sprouts carefully re
moved, the potatoes wiped dry, but not ex
posed to the sun, and removed to a log house
on a dry plank floor, where they remained lor
use, without any further attention. The loss
from decay since they wore put in the house,
has been equal to about 10 per cent. more.—
I think the lose would have been less, if there
had been more room to spread out the pota
toes. A gin house would be a fine place to
keep them in during the warm weather. For
I have found that Irish potatoes can be kept
there longer and better than in any dry place
I have tried.
As to the best method of keeping sweet pota
toes through the winter, the following story may
direct your attention to a quarter from which
you may obtain some useful information.
In the Fall of 1833,1 called at the house of
J. G. near the Wateree canal. He had just,
put up his potato crop; chiefly in a house of
the following construction. It had a double
log wall, and the space between the walls (15
or 18 inches) was filled with earth. The top
or loft was floored with stout puncheons, and
these covered over with clay 10 or 12 inches
thick; above which there was a common boa rd
roof. The ground floor was sunk about two
feet below the surface of the earth. The area
of the house was about 8 feet wide, 8 feet
high, and 15 long, which he compu'od to hold
800 bushels. It was entirely tilled with po
tatoes.
What struck me mos f , was to see the door
(the only opening to the house) closed up,
and all the cracks in the shutter and facings
carefully chinked up with cotton and tar; if I
remember right, Mr. G. gave the following ex
planation: For two or three years, on first
housing his potatoes, he wbs careful to have
toe door kept open until they had gone through
a sweat; yet found that he had often lost a
third by dry rot. At length he was told that
the air ought to be carefully kept out until the
sweat was over. The truth of this was strong
ly confirmed to his mind, by the recollection
that in using his potatoes he found that the
farther they lay from the door, the sounder
they had kept. He added that he had pre
served two crops on the new plan with entire
success; and that after the sweating was past,
the door was left open all day, in cold weather,
without any sensible injury to the potatoes.
Would it not confer a public benefit, for
you to learn if this plan continues successful,
: nd give your readers the information! W.
VEGETABLE SILK AND VEGETABLE
WOOL.
These two plants ha vtf lately attracted much
attention in the Island of Martinique, on the
account of the tissues which may be fabri
cated liora the fibres attached to their seeds.
Tho first of these is Asclepias Minor, or
Vegetable Silk of t.iO West Indies. We have
several plants of the genus asclepias in the
United States, properly called silkwool; jx;r
haps though here at tbe North it may not pro
duce fibres of the same length or fiuenesc.—
In Martinique it perfects its pods in four
months, and the plant itself lastg six years
from the planting. It has been carded and
spun. The thread is beautiful, glossy an t
brilLant and silk, and as strong as cotton.—
This remark is made of the plant in its wild
state; but it has been cultivated, and both the
staple of tho plant and the quantity of its pro
duction are extremely improved by cultiva
tion. It will grow, no doubt, in Louisiana.
The other plant is the Bombax Minor , a
shrub growing to the height of seven or eight
feet. It produces a long pod, which contains a
kind of wool which the rnanucturers o. Lyorv,
to whose inspection it was submitted, have de
clared as fine as the wool of Thibet It is
easily spun, and the thread is- as strong as
woollen yarn. Fourteen months are necessary
to bring the pods to perfection. It will proba
bly grow in Florida.— N. Y. Evening Post.
Domestic habits of the Turks. —ln the morn
ing the Turk generally rises with the sui.,
says his prayers, smokes his pipe, drinks on a
small cup of coffee, which is not
followed by a glass of rakee: he then proceeds
to where he idles his time, for 1 Will not do
him the injustice to suppose that he really la
bors. About noon he has his break last, con
sisting of several piates of stewed meats and
vegetables, with perhaps a plain pilaff These
plates of meat and vegetables are composed
of at least seven parts vegetables to one of
meat. After breakfast, the ppe and cup cf
coffee is [are] repeated, and the Turk again
idles away his time until about an hour or so
before sunset, when he takes his dranqr, which
is nearly the same as breakfast; with the addi
tion of a desert of melons, grapes, or
other fruit, as the season may afford. The
Turk rareiy stirs abroad after dinner, bin a he
is one of those inclined to be jolly, gives h.o;
ae.f up for the rest of the evening to Ins pq
and his bottle, securely hid from the pry
eye of a neighbor: for be it known, that ih
Koran does cot say that a Musselman “me.
net drink wine;” it only says **tkat a 3lusse-i
man must not be eeenio drink wine;” and un
der tbs equivoque the pious follower of the
prophet considers himself entitled to break the
sacred law. Nay, I have heard an old Turk
say that be considered there was no harm in
getting drunk, but that the harm lay in being
seen drunk, and he added, he wondered how
any man could so far forget proppiaty ae tescx
or.; e kapseff **e 4 e hV frtsww
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