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Prom the New York Mercantile Journal. ADOPTION OF THE METRIC SYSTEM. We cannot help feeling gratified by the passage by the House of Representatives on the 11th ult., of the joint Resolution legali zing the metrical system of weights and measures throughout the United States.— The New York Mercantile Journal was very early in the field upon this question, and the statistical and other information we commu nicated in reference to the new system and the possibility of adopting a unit of mone tary value common to all nations, was very generally used throughout the country. All the points, without exception, to which we then called attention, were taken up by the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, and havd been satisfactorily cov ered by their reports and the Congressional resolutions thereupon. We have waited to observe the general sense of the press and business men upon this subject, and find that it is universal ac quiescence. So far from the loud opposition which greeted the scientific ameliorations when they were first announced in France, arising here, they have not encountered from our people a tithe of the incredulity, and cither silent or open disapprobation that they excited at the beginning elsewhere.— The people of the United States have, in this instance, very emphatically sustained their reputation for practical sagacity, .and are quite ready to accept even the somewhat peculiar nomenclature of the metric .system lor the sake of obvious reasons. In former articles we traced briefly the history of the novel arrangement and its application in France, along with some of the reasons why it is adviseable here and throughout the world. All that we propose at this time is to indicate what the exact provisions of the resolution reported by Mr. Ivassou, and ad opted by the House actually are. As the Chairman of the Committee explained upon inquiry of Mr. Niblack, who subsequently declared his entire satisfaction, the measure is permissive merely, for the present. All individuals, arts and trades, may legally ad opt it, but are under no compulsion to do so, the object now being solely to give the sys tem tho high sanction of law, without at tempting to determine the period when it may be conveniently and properly made binding on the community. Such was the sensible course pursued' in France, where the conseut of the masses soon outran the action of tho National Legislature, aud at length, demanded the obligatory law by popular petition. In brief, the resolution enacts that it shall be lawful throughout the United States to employ the metric system, and contains a schedule of weights and measures, assimila ting those in use in this country with those employed by France.* It closely follows out the distinctly enunciated principles of the French Academy of Sciences, iu their long and arduous deliberations and researches for a point of departure. These were that the proposed system should: Ist. Reduce all weights and measures to ono uniform standard of linear admeasure ment. ' 2d. That the standard should bean aliquot part of tho circumference of our globe. 3d. That the unit or liner measure as ap plied to matter in its three modes of exten sion, length, breadth and thickness, should be the standard of all measures of length, sm*face and solidity. 4th. That the cubic contents of tho liner measure in distilled water, at the temperature of its greatest contraction, should furnish at one and the same time, the standard of weight and the measure of capacity. sth. That for everything that can be measured aud weighed, there should he but one measure of length, one of weight, and one of contents, with their multiples and subdivisions exclusively in decimal propor tions. 6th. That the whole system should be so balanced and arranged to be equally suit able to the use of all maukind. 7th. That each weight and measure should be designated by a significant and characteristic nams adopted and applied to itself exclusively. Upon this basis the unit or line; measure is the key of the whole system, and tho law, therefore, starts with the metre as the stan dard of length. It is equal to 89 87 100 inches. Superficies is measured by square metres or centiares, 100 of which is an arc. One hundred arcs are contained in a hectare equivalent to 247 1000 area. Capacity is fuagpd by litres, whereof one is equal to 1 •27 quarts. Weight is in grammes one of which is thirty-five one thousandths of one THE ELBERTON GAZETTE. ounce. One hundred of these make a hec togram, 1000 a kilogram, and 10,000 a myri agrarn equal to twenty-two and fifty-five one thousandths lbs., avoirdupois. lu Troy weight, the gram is equal to thirty-two one thousandths of an ounce, 1000 of these or the kilogram is 82 one hundred and sixty three three-thousandths ounces. A deci gram, or the tenth part of a gram, is three one-thousandths of an ounce. Wood and timber measure is in Sters, one of these be ing also a cubit metre. The decister is one tenth, the centister is the milister obe-thousandth of the Ster, which is 27G thousandths of a cord. The high stan dards of the weight are the quintal, the same as the French quintal or 220 55 thou sandths lbs., and the ton identical with the French millier used for marine tonage and equal to 2,205 four-tenths lbs. We have thus given at a glance, as it were, the main features of this valuable enactment, which, however, is not to be held detrimental to auy already exist ing. It was followed immediately by anoth er resolution, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish the Governor of every State with a complete set of the stan dard metric weights and measures for the use of the States; a third authorized the Postmaster General to furnish post offices, exchanging mails with foreign countries, and such other offices as he may deem prop er postal balances denominated iu grammes of the metrical system, 15 grammes to be esti mated as one ounce avoirdupois, and the rates of postage to apply accordingly. All the measures were adopted in close succession on the same afternoon, thus ren dering th 6 17th of May most memorable in the commercial history of the United States as the date of a grand stride forward in civ ilization and international good understand ing. So soon as the complete tabular state ments of the Treasury and Post office De partments, in regard to the new denomina tions, shall have been transmitted, we shall present them to our readers. A decided impression was made upon tho guests at the hotel table, at Meridian, Miss., a few days since, by a Union soldier, who rose from his seat and kindly waited on a one armed Confederate soldier, who could not help himself well.—The attention was naturally and delicately paid, and gratefully* received. The Meridian Messenger , which relates the incident says : “ The spirit of the grayhaired Federal soldier would do more towards reconciling North and Sonth than any spirit which ever invaded the room where the Committee of Fifteen hold their sessions, and pump all sorts of stories out of all sorts of witnesses. The Washington city Republican (Adm.) says: Fifty thousand copies of the report of the committee on reconstruction are to be printed at the expense of the country, aud the franking privilege is soon to be set in motion, and the land is ere long to be flooded with this made-up, one sided, prej udiced, and partisan concoction. This does not at all surprise us, as we have always re garded the committee itself as a caucus cre ation for political purposes, and its report is nothing more nor less than an electioneer ing document. The bark of the willow tree burnt to ash es applied to the parts will remove all corns or excrescences on any part of the body.— Ex. If it will remove excrescences from that body known as the body politic, wc would like to see you sprinkle a few handfulls. over the Thirty-Ninth Congress. —Mobile Adver tise)'. LAMAR & EDWARDS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ELBERT OX, GA. Will practice in co-partnership, on the Civil side of the Court, in all the counties of North ern Circuit. 9- J. S. LAMAR ] [E. P. EDWARDS. D. A. MATHEWS, DRUGGIST ELBERTOX, Ga. Respectfully call the attention of the people and Physicians to their stock of— DRUGS, MEDICINE®, CHEMICALS. PERFUMERIES, OILS, PAINTS, TARNISHES. DYE-STUFFS, FAMILY MEDICINES, PATENT MEDICINES, ALCOHOL, WINES, BRANDIES, DOMESTIC ARTICLES, GARDEN SEEDS, EXTRACTS, * ESSENCES, &C. AQUEOUS AND ALCOHOLIC EXTRACTS bought and prepared by U3. All officinai prepa rations made by us will be warranted. We will sell for CASH, and on reasonable terms. To Physicians and Merchants we propose to sell the various preparations made up in this Establishment on as reasonable terms as they can be bought anywhere in the South. GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN SETO6 EMESES, EMPIRE SHUTTLE MACHINE. Salesroom, 536 Broadway, N. Y. 250 Washington St. Boston. 921 Chestnut St. Philadelphia. Patented February 14, 1860. This Machine is constructed on entirely new principles of mechanism, possessing many rare and valuable improvements, having been exam ined by the most profound experts, and pro nounced to be *> Simplicity and Perfection combined. It has a straight needle, perpendicular action, makes the “Lock or Shuttle Stitch,” which will NEITHER RIP nor RAVEL, and is alike on both gides; performs perfect sewing on every descrip tion of material, from-Leather to the finest Nan sook Musliu, with cotton, linen, or silk thread, from the coarsest to the finest number. Having neither CAM nor COG! WHEEL, and the least possible friction, it runs as smooth as glass, and is emphatically a NOISELESS MACHINE! It requiresjFlFTY PER CENT. LESS POWER to drive it than any other machine in market.— A girl twelve years of age can work it stefraily, without fatigue or injury to health. Its strength and WONDERFUL SIMPLICITY of construction renders it almost impossible to get out of order, and is GUARANTEED by the company to give entire satisfaction. We respectfully invite all those who may de sire to supply themselves with a superior article to come and examine this UNRIVALLED Ma chine. One. half hour's instruction is sufficient to enable any person to work this machine to their entire sat isfaction. RELIGIOUS and CHARITABLE INSTITU TIONS will be liberally dealt with. Agents Wanted for all towns in the United States where Agents are not already established. Also, for Cuba, Mexico, Central and South Amer ica, to whom a liberal discount will be given. No Consignments made at all. Address Empire Sewing Machine M’fg Cos. 23-45 536 BROADWAY, N. Y. LET YANKEE ADVERTISERS BE KNOWN. The subscriber deems it due the southern press to state that hit made a contract with Henry C. Spalding, of Prepared Glue and Cephalio Pills notoriety, in 1860, for the publication of an advertisemen, for which the said Spalding persistently refuses to pay, although I have used every honorable means to induce him to do so. J. T. McCarty, Formerly publisher of the “Star of the South/ 1 at Elberton, Ga CALENDAR 1866. dO c P 0 , “2.£. = QKi c c J r 2. «» s | »f»«! s|« In S. 3. s®f £ § Sl3 a. 4; P 11234 5 6 ? 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M. and ending March 31st at 1.18 A. M.; and September 24th invisible here. & CHEMIST, CARRIAGE MAKING. BRUCES Sc BROTHESR, WOULD RESPECTFULLY RETURN thanks to their former customers, for the bountiful patronage heretofore extended to them, and inform them and the public that they have recently re-oy>ened their S //OPS, and are now doing all work in their line of business. They are also prepared to do HOUSE SHOEING, EDGE TOOLS, PLOWS, &c. &c., In the best and most workmanlike manner. No work delivered until paid for. Provisions received in payment for work done. ELBERTON Jftmalt (Mtgialc Jitsiifnfc. rpHE EXAMINATION OF THE CLASSES OF -I. this Institution will embrace the 18th and 19th insts. The committee of examination will consist of Messrs. Judge James Lofton, Col. J. A. Trknchard, Jambs G. Harper, Rev. J. S. La mar, and Col. T. J. Heard. On the 20th inst. there will be ten or twelve compositions by the young ladies, and a literary address, by Prop. Jas. H. Carlisle of Wofford College. There will be a meeting of the board of Trus tees on Friday afternoon at the Academy. Con cert on Friday night. 2-t T. A. HARRIS. The exercises of the 20th inst. will be public. WAITED 1 - A situation as WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT of some conservative Democratic paper, North, East, South or West. Being a native of North Carolina, and having resided in that State up to February, 1863, and from April, of the same year, till Uie close of the war, in W asbington Ci ty, I havemad excellent opportunities for form ing a correct judgmenlfcupon the leading ques tions of the day. I will also renj|rk that forfif teen months 1 held a •situation (a part of the time as clerk) in the Treasury Department. But as I soon discovered that the Abolitionist* were waging the war for fanatical purposes, the princi pal ofwhich was to perpetuate their political power instead of a restoration of the Union, I resigned my situation and published a pamphlet advoca ting McOlellan and Pendleton, which was pro nounced by the Philadelphia Age to be one of the ablest campaign documents that could bn written. % Any person standing in need of such aerricee will please address BRYAN TYSON, Box 1000, Washington, D. C-