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A LEGEND O r THE MAELSTROM#
by p. wood.
Wild shrieked the wind on that dread night;
The cottager rose with affright,
And strove with straining eyes to peer
Into the darkness, black and drear.
Ha ! does he see that demon form,
Shadowy and vast, ride through the storm 1
And can he hear the trampling feet
Os demon steeds careering fleet ?
Again they come! with flashing eyes
And scowling brows, and hating cries ;
Their rage they yell upon the blast;
Back to their dreary plains they’ve passed.
Hark! and the time the old man flees
Down to the beach, and veils his eyes
To hide the lightning’s dazzling glare,
gazes through the darkness where
The Maelstrom sends its howlings up
Forever from its rocky cup.
He gazes, and with sudden dread
Falls like the hasty summoned dead.
A little boat, more like a shell,
Upon the waters rose and fell;
Two forms therein with stifled breath
Silent await the coming death.
Two forms—and'one so lofty—proud—
Yet now with sudden anguish bowed,
Seemed like the pine so strong and high,
Which haughtily rises to the sky ;
But sudden by the lightning’s shock
Falls bruised and trembling from the rock.
A Saxon maiden fair.and bright,
Knelt by her lover, but how white;
Has aching Fear blanched that young face!
Sleep on old man! ’Tis heavenly grace
That lets you sleep ; your bird—yourjflower,
Shall never bless your fond eyes more!
Now through the Cauldron’s utmost rim
The sucking tide has drawn them in ;
One swift embrace—oh agony!
’Tis past—l see naught but the sea!
Have you ever heard of the ocean-door
That leads to the “cursed for ever more” ?
Have you read how grim, unsightly forms
Through its waters rush in fearful swarms 1
How its mad waves laugh, and hiss/and boil,
How it roars and wails—with mighty toil;
How it seeks for human souls to feed
The Phantom ? How ye saw the breed,
Os Imps and gibbering Things,
With talonsjsharp and bat like wings?
The slimy snake—the monstrous brood
Os shapes all red with human blood?
Have you ever heard of a maiden fair
With starry eyes and floating hair,
With laughing lips and joyous tones —
Oh, thatjsuc/t lips should breathe such groans!
Did you hear ol a youth so proud and.tall,
Most brave and true in field or hall ?
Whose strong right arm the sea-king dared,
Not brave when in the battle bared ;
Whose deeds the scald doth weave in verse
And Saga for young chiefs rehearse.
Did you hear how they woke from youth’s sweet dream,
Os love and hope—a passing gleam!
How the boat they left to the whispering waves,
Rode swiftly on to the Demon’s caves;
How the maiden’s flesh so soft and fair,
Was torn on rocks by the black fiends there.
How through that long, terrific night,
The list’ner paled with sick affright;
As groans and shrieks of torturing pain
Rang out to groans and shrieks again;
A maiden’s pleading trembling cry—
“Oh, save me,love! 1 die! I die.”B
A strong man’s bitter agony
In hollow moans came through the sea,
How all at last was hushed beside,
Th’ eternal chafing of the tide;
How the sun rose bright and glorious from
The East to shine on the Maelstrom.
A hand of beauty and of love,
Where waves are flashing bright,
And sunbeam glancing joyously,
Is gleaming on my sight,
Gay fountains dance beneath the trees,
Like gleeful girls who race
And laughing, with their rosy hands,
Cast diamonds at the sun,
The sunbeams nestle lovingly
In little valleys’found,
With girdles of green trees which breathe
A pleasant, murmuring sound.
A change—for through the silent air,
Filled with a trembling bliss,
The timid leaflets flutter out
To meet the moonbeam’s kiss.
The flowers seem loth to close their ayes,
And not half sleeping yet,
Repay with added sweets to night
More than her rightful debt,
Oh, Heaven seems nearer, and night’s robe
Hides its transparent fears ;
The waves stretch forth their snowy hands
To clasp the burning stars.
Sweet Day and Night, twin-sisters here
No sad farewell need speak,
Each ever knows the ether near,
Playing at hide and seek.
Two forms are wandering happily,
A maiden with pale brow
And golden curls—me thinks that face
I’ve gazed upon ere now.
And one beside the maiden walks,
Whose haughty brow yet wears
The marks of agony, of which
Hia soul the memory bears.
The ocean, like a mother fond
Beneath the glimmering moon,
Clasping the Isle with loving arms;
Hummeth a “quiet tune.”
Her great heart heaveth with delight,
Soft up the beach she glides,
Fearing to wake the happy land,
Where deathless love resides.
Then stealing back she gently rocks
The Isle upon her breast,
Low whispering to herself all night
A story of the Blest.
Through one long night the friends had power
Totoiture and to rack,
And Life’s scenes force the buried Past, |
Before them to bring back.
But from those lives so bright and pure
No dooming voice comes forth,
And a strong hand unclasps the door
That hides the unknown north,
Showing the Paradise of Earth,
Locked by a frozen band,
There blooming in eternal spring,
The glorious Happy Land.
And strength unstained, and Purity,
’ Have ’scaped the black Fiend’s power,
And compassed by undying bliss
Love on forevermore!
(Times anir Smtimi.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1853.
The General Result.
We give up our entire space to-day to the returns of
the election. We publish also the vote in the election
between Towns and Hill in 1849, We have been iur
nished with the majorities in 84 counties, which show
a loss on the part of Johnson of 3000 votes. If this
ratio is preserved throughout the State, Johnson will be
elected by a majority of 250 votes.
In the Second Congressional District the Democracy
have done nobly. The eleotion of Colquitt by over
600 majority is a splendid triumph. In the whig coun
ty of Muscogee we have a Senator and Representative •,
in Stewart a Senator ; in Lee a Representative.
We regret to learn that Bailey is defeated in the
Third District by 29 votes. He might have been saved
in Bibb alone!
There is little doubt but that Seward is elected in
the First District, and Dent in the Fourth.
The Legislature will be Democratic.
Death of Dr. Richardson.
It is with no ordinary feelings that we announce the
death of Dr. Wm. N. Richardson, of Glennville, Ala.
110 died of apoplexy, on Saturday the Ist inst.
Dr. Richardson was a native, we believe, of Elbert
county, Georgia, and passed his youth and manhood
there. He was the architect of his own fortunes, and
affords another and striking illustration of the happy ,
influence of free institutions in developing the character i
of the citizen. He was eminent in bis pro t ssion, and
a man of large attainments in general literature. life
loss will be severely felt in the community in which he
lived.
Health of Mobile.
There were seven interments on the Ist inst., all of
whom died from yellow fever. The Tribune of the 2d
is very hopeful and says :
We think w e may congratulate our ders on the disap
pearance of the epidemic, although the disease lingers
among us sufficiently to make caution necessary, and ad
monish the absent—particularly the unacclimated —to re
main absent a few days longer. We shall probably within
a fortnight be able to welcome them back with all speed.
The deaths of the week ending last evening were S5, of
which 53 were from yellow fever.
October Flowers.— ln the excitement attendant
upon the election, we have quite forgotteu to aeknow- j
ledge a beautiful bouquet, presented to us on the Ist |
inst. by Mr. Charles A. Peabody, containing dahlias, i
roses, verbenas, and other lovely summer flowers, which ■
are still blooming on his grounds in the open air.
TELEGRAPHIC AND OFFICIAL
RETURNS.
STEWART COUNTY.
DEMOCRATIC. CONSERVATIVE.
H. V. Johnson 829 Jenkins 875
Colquitt* 821 Johnson 861
Senate. Senate.
Ben. May 841 Boynton 808
House. House.
J. P. Lowe 810 S. Bell* 829
H. M. Jenkins 789 J. Williford* 821
ForJudge—Worrill* 827
RANDOLPH COUNTY.
H. V. Johnson 817 Jenkins 773
Colquitt 818 Johnson 776
Senate. Senate.
Goerry* 789 Roe 746
House . House .
Hendrick* 814 Goff. 731
Robson* 792 Williams 728
EARLY COUNTY.
Johnson 531 Jenkins 253
Colquitt 518 Johnson 276
Senate. Senate.
Holmes* 540 Pickle 197
House House.
West* 467 Roberts 265
LEE COUNTY.
Johnson 285 Jenkins 366
Colquitt 275 Johnson 355
Newsom, Whig, is elected to the Senate, and Richard
son, Democrat, is elected to the House.
HARRIS COUNTY.
J0hn50n................ 402 Jenkins........ .... 042
Bailey 385 Trippe 620
Senate. Senate.
McGehee 413 FraU* 403
House. House.
Williamson 332 Mobley* 495
Burford. 344 Hood*. 509
For Judge—Worrill 740
MERIWETHER COUNTY.
Johnson 756 Jenkins 657
Dent 742 Calhoun 641
Senate. Senate.
Gaston* 507 Hall 594
House. House.
Leverett* 602 Carter 419
Nickols* 335 Kendall 466
TEMPERANCE TICKET.
Senate. House.
Martin 353 Pyron 352 Knight 349
Those marked thus * are elected.
Pulaski County.—Jenkins’ majority, S4. J. John
son beats Colquitt 107. Jno. Delamar, whig, is eleoted
to the Senate, and L. L. Harrell, whig, to the House.
Sumter County.—Jenkins carries the county by 49
votes, and J. Johnson by 52 votes. The entire Con
servative county ticket is elected.
Bibb County. —Johnson’s majority is 94 votes ;
Bailey’s is 75.
Marion County. —Jenkins, 65 majority; J, John
son 65. Whigs elected to the Legislature.
Monroe County. —Jenkins’ majority, 36 ; Trippe’s
maj. 40. Redding, (D.) Crowder (U.t and Woodard
((J.) elected to the Legislature. Hill’s majority in 1849
in Monroe was 82.
Newton County. —Jenkins’ majority is reported
437—a gam of 37 on Hill's vote Irr ‘49. Williamson,
(U.) RsyHolds (U.) und Lamar (D.) elected to the Le
gislature. Reese’s majority for Congress, 531. Stark’s;
majority for Judge, 600.
Baldwin County.— Jenkins 375 ; Johnson 336 ;
Reese 345, Saffold 321. Brown (W.) is elected to the
Senate, and McComb (Dein.) to the House.
Special Dispatch.
Macon, Oct. 5.
3d District.—AH the counties beard from except j
Taylor, and Trippe is 172 votes ahead of Bailey.—
[Taylor: Bailey 275 ; Trippe 132. So that Baney is j
beaten by about 29 votes.]
Special Dispatch.
Macon, Oct. 5.
sth aud 6th Districts. —These districts are turning
out badly, and we think Johnson is beaten sot Govemoi.
Special Despatch.
We received a despatch from Macon, 81-2 o clock
last night, announcing the gratifying imtelligence, that
Bailey is elected to Congress, by a majority of 17 votes.
Congressional Election.
COLQUITT. JOHNSON.
Muscogee majority.
Stewart -*0
Marion £2 u
Macon f(
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Pulaski 1?5 “ j
Decatur DO reported.
Baker 600 majority
Dooly 210 “
Early 242
Randolph 42 ‘
1094 555
555
Colquitt 539 majority in the District.
Gubernatorial Election.
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Counties. o’ 50 S’
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Baker . 507
i Baldwin * * * * 39
Bibb 94
Bryan _ 60
Bulloch 335
Burke 204
Butts 211
Campbell •• • 300
Cass 100
Chatham 147
Cherokee 30
Clarke.. 147
Cobb 315
Columbia 113
Coweta 147
Crawfo-id 51
DeKalb 304
Dooly 210
Effingham 64
Fayette 142
Floyd 70
Forsyth 202
Greene 749
Harris 240
Henry 108
Jackson - *■ * - 43
Jasper 80
Jones 20
Lee... 81
Liberty 20
Macon 99
Madison , 99
Marion 65
M’lntosh 55 V
Monroe 40
Morgan 215
Muscogee 74
Murray 216
Newton
Paulding 30
Pike 149
Pulaski 82
Putnam 30
| Randolph 52
Richmond 231
| Stewart .... 46
i Sumter 49
I Talbot 117
j Taliaferro 264
Thomas 150
Twiggs 90
Warren 185
Upson 306
j Walker 94
! Walton 200
Washington 135
Wilkersen 100
Whitfield 172
Gordon 130
Taylor - 140
! Early 278
| Merriwether 99
| Houston 50
| Camden u 29
I Wilkes 250
I Oglethorpe 420
Glynn 39
i Lumpkin 506
! Heard 130
! Scriven 50
I Hall 180
’ Franklin 900
1 Gilmer 200
I Houston 49
I Decatur 150
Gwinnett 20
Polk 30
Elbert 871
Jefferson 535
Hancock 210
Chattooga * 50
Liucoln 77
Teffair 33
] From the Mobile Tribune. ]
Alas ! Our lovely South !
Alas, our lovely South ! It is a mourner.—
I The air seems dim with tears, and chill with
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| sighs. On soul and heart lies the heavy hush
; of awe. for the “Pule Horse and his rider Death’’
lis passing by. Oh, Father, we have sinned, fa
j tally sinned. We have forsaken the “narrow
I path” for the “broad road ” We have hushed
! “the still small voice” to listen to the Syren.—
! We have quenched thy hol y spirit in our hearts
until they are as the Dead Sea. With the mor
tal we have marred the immortal. On thy sa
cred altar we have burnt offerings to Satan.—
Oh, Holy God, we have damned ourselves with
Death doomed sin, and thou in thy great justice,
has sent the dark destroyer to desolate us and to !
avenge thee—but, Father, wilt thou not forgive ? j
Thon hast said a broken heart and a contrite
spirit thou wouldst receive and pardon, and, our
Father, these we bring. We are weary of the :
“wicked way.” We long to walk in the path of j
peace —in the love-light of thy smile. Oh, frown j
and flash thy wrath upon us no more ! Spare ! |
spare ! that it may revive and bloom for thee. !
Our Father, soothe us as with a Sabbath hymn, j
and cradle us in tin 7 sympathy. Julia. |
Mobile, Ala., Sept. ’2lst, 1853.
Mules. — The Huntsville Advocate says 7500 i
mules have passed through one tollgate in Ken
tucky on the road leading toCuuberland Gap,des
tined for Georgia and South Carolina. The
mule crop this year is estimated at 33 per cent
larger than usual. Prices are, however, very
high in Kentucky notwithstanding.
OCT Bill says, “if all the world’s a stage, the
women wag the tongue and guide the vvehikle.’’
State Rights in Old Times.
Among various “reminiscences of the present
century,” gathered up by the National Intelli
gencer, we find the following, which shows
what Virginia understood by the sovereignty of
the States, half a century ago :
Resolutions of 1798-9 —State Armory.
The fact may have escaped the recollection
: of many persons now living that during the po.
! litical struggles of 1798-’9, the State of Virgi
-1 nia e.ected an armony at Richmond for the
i manufacture of the arms. The operations were
carried on for many years, and the building is
now occupied as a mere arsenal, with a State
Guard of about eighty men attached. In a de
bate in the House of Representatives in 1817,
when the late Governor Pleasants was a mem
ber, Mr. John Randolph distinctly’ made known
the objects of the erection of this armory.—
He said:
“There was no longer any cause for con
cealing the fact that the grand armory at Rich
mond was built to enable the State of Virginia
to resist, by force, the encroachments of the
then Administration upon her indisputable rights
—upon the plainest nd dearest provisions of
the Constitution —in case they should persevere
in the outrageous proceedings.”
Mr. Randolph said in another part of his
speech :
“We did not then rely upon the Richmond
armory, not yet in operation, but on the United
States armory at Harper’s Ferry. At that day,
when the Constitution itself was put to hazard,
rather than relinquish the long enjoyed sweets
of power; when the sun rose upon this House,
balloting, balloting, through the night and thro’
successive days, for a Chief Magistrate, (he well
remembered the scene,) had we not the promise
of Dark’s brigade, and the arms at Harper’s
Ferry, which he engaged to secure, in case of
an attempt to set up a pageant under the color
of law to supersede the public will, after defeat
ing the election by the pertinacious abuse of,
under the pretence of the exercise of, constitu
tional right, and the support of one of the per
sons returned by artifice, whom they professed
to abhor ! Gen. Hamilton had frowned indig
nantly upon this unworthy procedure, for which
he had paid the forfeit of his life.’’
Massachusetts Politics.
The Democratic State (coalition) Convention,
of the purpose of nominating candidates for
State offices to be defeated in November. The
attendance, I learn, was not very large nor en
thusiastic. The body was organized by the
choice of James M. Usher, of Medford, as
President. The convention adopted strong reso
lutions in favor of the Administration, aud final
ly nominated Judge Henry Bishop, of the west
ern part of the State as Governor.
The National, or bolting Democrats, many
of whom, including Charles Greene, of the Bos
ton Post, and Benj. Hallett, District Attorney,
were chosen delegates to this Convention, refu
sep to attend, repudiating it altogether. They
instead, have called a Convention of the True
Blues, which also met this morning, at Boston.
Their chief opposition seems to be to the nom
ination of Mr. Bishop, which had for some time
ooomotl to 100 u forugono COlldusioD. Wft have
not, as yet, received any account of the pro
ceedings of the latter convention, but it was
supposed, before they met, that, in case of the
nomination at Worcester, of Judge Bishop, they
would put forward Hon. S. W. Beard, of Low
ell, as their candidate. This wing of the party
will poll but and very small moiety of the votes,
for since its disastrous break-down under the
lead of Caleb Cushing, their candidate for Gov
ernor, it has been “growing small by degrees,
and beautifully less,’’ until there is scarcely
enoiiLa to till up a Convention.
But the clique in Massachuseits which now
call themselves “National,” have always prefer
red to have the party kept conveniently’ small,
provided they were on the right side of the Ad
ministration.
Neither of the Democratic nominees, howev
er, can have any hope of being chosen. The
election will, doubtless, be carried into the House,
where Henry Wilson, the freesoil candidate will
be chosen, unless some desperate coalition is
formed with the Whigs by the “anti-coalition”
wing of the democratic party-.
Marcy on the Kosta Affair. *
New York, Sept. 27.
Secretary Marcy’s official letter to Mr. Hul
sernann in relation to the case of Kosta has
been discussed m the Cabinet.
It is a long and powerful document. It as
serts Kosta’s right to the protection of the Uni
ted States, and justifies Capt. Ingraham’s sum
mary proceedings as necessary to repel an act
of war committed by the Austrian Consul and
captain in a neutral port,
i The Administration is highly offended at the
course pursued by Collector Bronson and Dis
trict Attorney Connor, of New 7 York, in pub
lishing letters favoring the policy of the Hunk
j ers.
Both gentlemen will undoubtedly be removed.
O’ The Presbyterian Church in Canada
comprises eight presbyteries, one hundred
churches and mission stations, and near ninety
ministers. Nine years ago there were only
about twenty-three or t-enty-four Ministers.
j O’ The Wisconsin Methodist Conference
have resolved to request the next General Con
ference to specify an early day when slavehold
ers in the Methodist Episcopal Church shall
either free their slaves or leave the church.
DEFINITIONS.
Incur. —Something swallowed by a dog.
Betroth. —Elizabeth in a passion.
Sallow. —Sarah in the ditch.
Mystic. —A stick belonging to me.
Rotatory. —The exclamation of a whig.
Policy. —l am looking at Polly.
Mismatched. —A lady engaged to be married.
Noticed. —A glass of punch without ice.
Punish. —Some of the above definitions.
An Unfortunate Man. —We find the follow
ing announcement in the Huntsville (Ala.) South
ern Advocate :
Died. —ln Lincoln county, Tenu., on the 2d
inst, Mrs. Susan, wife of Wm. C. Solomon, aged
about 33 years. This is the third wife Mr*
Solomon has lost in the short space of twelve
months. j
CaU&t IvctdliymcL
LATER FROM EUROPE^
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
Charleston, Oct. 3.
The steamer Baltic has arrived at New York, with
three days later intelligence from Europe.
Liverpool Cotton Market. —Sales of the three days
12,000 bales. Fair Orleans is quoted at 6f, Middling
6d 5 Fair Uplands 6£d, Middling nearly sy. The
mand was moderate and prices in favor of buyers. The
lower grades bad declined the most. Os the sales 2,000
bales were taken for export
Bacon was active. Flour was in good demand and
had advanced one shilling.
Money was tighter, interest unchanged. Consols had
declined and were quoted at 951 to 955.
At Manches’er, trade bad slightly declined.
At Havre, the cotton market was more active, but pri
ces were unchanged.
The Eastern question was totally unchanged. The
Turkish decision cannot be ascertained before October.
Washington Intelligence.
Baltimore, Oct. 3.
Advices have been received by the President at Wash
ington, stating that serious difficulties had occurred be
tween the American and Mexican troops in the Mesilla
Valley. It is understood tlißt the Mexican Government
intended to demand explanations from Gen. Gadsden in re
ference to the Americans sending troops into the Valley.
Advices have been received at the Navy Department,
that Commodore Ringgold’s exploring squadron were at
Cape De Verde, on the 27th of July—all well.
Conviction of Kissane.
Cincinnati, Sept. 30.*1853.
The jury in the ease of Wm. Kissane, on trial for
participation in the Martha Washington frauds, have
brought in a verdict of guilty.
This result gives much satisfaction to the community
! generally.
Office Board ok Health, )
Mobile, Oct. 2d, 1853. t
Report of interments in the city of Mobile for the
twenty"four hours ending 6 o’clock P. M. this day :
Os yellow fever 3
Os other diseases 7
Total 10
075” Watering place life is a full dress parade
of social weaknesses —Putnam’s Magazine.
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Work for the Lawyers. —The Grand ~lury
recently in session in New York, acted on 1400
| cases, and returned 1100 true bills.
075” Sol Smith, the actor, it is said, is a can
! iddate, in St. Louis, for judge of the criminal
I court.
Commercial.
Columbus, Oct. 6.
Cotton.— Cotton is selling ireely at 8£ a 9£c. Good
Middling 9| cents.
New York, Oct. 5.
On Tuesday the cotton market was dull, with sales of ]
700 bales.
New Orleans, Oct. 4.
On Monday in New Orleans the cottou market was
: unsettled, and prices were irregular, being fully an
! eighth of a cent lower after the reception of the Ameri
ca’s advices, although to give accurate quotations is im
possible. The sales comprised 600 bales. The receipts
for the last two days were 2000 bales.
Montgomery, Oct. 3d.
Cotton.— There is a good demand to-day for this article.
| Brokers evince much anxiety to buy. We quote Good
| Middlings at 9^.
i Stock on hand Ist September, 1853 136
| Received past week 2091
“ previously 30138-5109
5245
Cotton Statement in Macon for September.
Receipts in September 1852, 38T2
“ “ 1853, 2677
j Decrease, 1135
Stock, Ist October, 1853 3157
“ “ 1852; 1926 ”
Increase, 1231
Receipts by Macon and Western Railroad in Septem
ber, 765 bales, of which 59 were sent to Warehouses, and
j 706 to Savannah.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
j WE are authorized to announce Capt. JOHN T.
ECTOR as a candidate for Alderman in the Third Ward,
| at the election on Tuesday, the 4th inst.
Oct. 1, twlt&wlt
WE are authorized to announce F. G. WILKINS
a candidate for Sherifi’of Muscogee County, at the ensu-
I ing election in January next. Sept. 22—tw&wte
23P WE are authorised to announce ANDREW P.
I JONES, Esq. as a candidate for re-election for Clerk of
‘ the Inferior Court ot Muscogee county, on the first Mon -
; day in January next. Sept. 3—tw&wte
! We are authorised to announce Mr. JOHN S.
| VANPELT as a candidate for the office of City Mar
shal, at the election in January next, and will be suppor
ted by THE PEOPLE.
Aug. 24, 1853—w&twte.
We are authorized to announce R. C. PATTER
SON, of Halloca, as a suitable candidate for the office of
Justice of the Inferior Court of Muscogee County, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Lock Weems, Esq.
Sept. 16 tw&wtf
WE are authorised to announce JAMES M .
HUGHES as a candidate for Sheriff of Muscogee coun
ty. Election first Monday in January next.
Columbus, Aug. 20, 1853.—w&twtd
ZSP* WE are authorised to announce Mr. JOHN D
ARNOLD as a candidate for the office ot City Marshal,
at the election in January next.
August 17, 1853. tde.
WE are authorised to announce DAVID J. BAR
BER as a candidate lor Clerk ol the Superior Court of
Muscogee County, at the election in January next.
June 25, 1853 w&twte.
GEORGE GULLEN i3 a candidate for Marshal
at the ensuing January election, and will be supported by
Aug. 16, w&twte MANY VOTERS.