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Commercial Jhijrllxgence.
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Office of the Republic. )
May 31, 1851. $
COTTON.—The demand was very good
yesterday, and prices may be quoted at about
9 cents for fair cotton.
Fire.—About 12 o’clock yesterday, fire
was discovered issuing from a warehouse on
the Bluff, occupied by several of our mer
chants. The alarm was promptly given and
the fire co'mpanies repaired quickly to the
spot, but such was the progre.- of the flames
that only a portion of the building was saved.
The entire loss is estimated at §14,000, all of
which we learn is fully covered by insurance.
The building was occupied by Messrs. Wood
bridge, Webster & Palmes, and the Iron
Steam Boat Company.
The loss falls upon the Hartford Fire In
surance Company to the amount of §7000;
the Hartford Protection Insurance Company
§5900, and the London Phoenix Company
S2OOO.
About two hundred bales of Cotton were
destroyed, besides a considerable amount of
Groceries and Bagging and Bale Rope.
The greatest credit is due to our efficient
Fire Department, that the extent of the con
flagration was confined to the building in
which it originated. We have never witness
ed more persevering, laborious, indefatigable
and successful efforts at a fire in our city.
At one time there appeared to be no opportu
nity of saving the large block of four story
Stores belonging to the Messrs. Williamsons.
That of Mr. Jno. Williamson was on fire sev
eral times, but the fire was speedily extin
guished. The occupants however lost a
"/’siderable amount by the speedy removal
goods, fearful of the extension of the
The Engine fljeGeorgia Steamboat Com
the first on the ground, and did
also to tender efficient service.
At one time there was every appearance of
an extensive conflation, and it is extreme
]v fortunate th" the fire was confined to the
building > which it originated. We have not
, j "ow the fire originated.— Savannah
29thinst.
The Earth’s Diurnal Revolution. —Foi
the first time, says the Washington Republic,
we yesterday had an opportunity of witness
ing the testing of the new method of proving
the diutnal revolution of the earth. The ex-
periment can be tried at a trifling outlay, and
is certainly one of interest. A gentleman in
this city has suspended an ordinary clock
weigh’ by means of a small wire reaching
Lem >i»e garret ceiling to the entrance of the
passage on the first floor. It is thirty feet in
let-go > and makes about twenty one vibra
te n- per minute. With a view that it might
m-ve w i’h as little fretion as possible, and
turn ire-ly in a horizontal direction, a steel
ring with ”n indentated inner surface was pro
vided, on which plays a hardened steel point.
To this the wire of the pendulum was fasten
ed. Directly under the weight, and on the
floor, is placed a circle, drawn on paper, divi
ded into degrees, minutes and seconds. The
pendulum was started in a straight line, appa
rently, but, in the course of two hours, there
was a very perceptible departure from it, for
the reason that the earth was turning round.
Origin of the American Flag.—Tupper,
the English poet, at the .Maryland Historical
Society’s anniversary, related an interesting
fact, which in his mind suggested wbat should
be to Americans a pleasing idea—possibly a
discovery as to the origin of the National flag.
On a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon, he was
forcibly struck by the circumstance that the
ancient family coat of arms of Washington
consisted of the stars in the upper portion of
the shield, and three stripes below; the crest
represented an eagle head, and the motto
was singularly appropriate to American his
tory—"Ezcta acta probat."
Definition of a Row.—ln a criminal case
in Columbus, Ga., a few days ago, the follow
ing definition of a row was given by a lad
who was undergoing a severe cross exami
nation, “All trying to cuss at the same time.”
How a Lady should Wash Herself.—
Mrs. Swisshelm, in the Saturday Visitor, has
a long article to young ladies upon the neces
sity of cleanliness. In the article she gives
the following directions to the modus op
erand!, which, to the bachelors who have no
idea as to the manner in which such things
are managed, will be extremely interesting:
You only want a basin of water, a towel,
a rag and five minutes’ time. When you get
up Fn the morning pin a petticoat very loosely
at the waist, draw your arms out of the sleeves
of your chemise, and let it drop to your waist,
take your rag well wetted and slap your back
and shoulders, rub your arms and chest,
throw handsful of water around your ears
and back, and “saw” it dry—rub fast, until
you are quite dry, put on your chemise sleeves,
draw on a night-gown to keep from chilling,
while you tuck your skirts up under one arm,
until you wash and dry one limb, drop that
side and do the other likewise, and be sure
that the small of the back and the sides get
their full share of rubbing; this done, sit
down, dip one foot in the basin, rub and dry
it, put on your stocking and shoe, and then
wash the other.
Advice to the Ladies’—An exchange pa
per gives the following advice to the fair sex,
which will doubtless be treasued up for future
reference:
“If ladies would eat meat but once a day,
pickles once a week, and sweetmeats but
once a year—if they would take a cold bath
every night and morning, and walk five miles
a day, they would have no need of cosmetics
to made them beautiful.”
Lovely.—An interrogatory of silver sweet
ness, and an answer of diamond ieauty, are
contained in the following method of “getting
Io go home with her;”
The moonshines bright;
Can I go home with you to night?
Answer:
Tile stars do too;
J don’t care if yon do.
Goon Receipt.—Many people complain of
bedbugs and the inconvenience of getting
lid of them—the following is a good remedy:
On going to bed, strip off your shirt, and
cover yourself from head to foot with boiled
molasses. Let every part of the body be
thickly covered with it. On coming to bite you
the bugs will stick fast in the moLases, and
you can kill them in the morning.
Weak Woman! —Miss Susan Nip
per, in a small tenement, a lone wo
man. was q 9.e Castrated” other morning
’ t, an •
you come here alter?” said Miss I
.->''•4 camo to borrow matcliea,” he meek.y
* It fi.'d.
“Ma.met!” Thai’s a likely story! Why
don’t y< o .make a match? 1 know what you
comt for,” cried the exasperated old virgin as
eiie acked the bachelor into a corner. “You
c me here •«> hug and kiss me almost to death!
But you shaut—without you’re the strongest,
and the Lord knows you are!
Jenny Lind.—The house of Robt. Sher
well, Esq - , in Columbia street, near Pierro- ’
pout, Brooklyin, has been rented tor Jenny •
Lind, who intends making that city her resi
'deuce for the ensuing three months. It is
understood that her cousin, together w ith
Benedetti, Salvi, and Belletti, will reside with
her.
Death of Gov. McVay,—We reg et to
learn that this venerable citizen of Alabama—
once its Governor by virtue of his office as
President of die Senate, departed this life at
bis residence in Lauderdale county, on the 9th
instant.
An Affecting Appeal.—A learned coun
seller, in the middle of an affecting appeal in
court on a slander suit, let fly th<> following j
light of genius:
“Slander, gentlemen, like a boar constric-1
tor of gigantic size and immeasurable propor- j
tions. wraps the coil of its unwieldy body
about its unfortunate victim; and heedless of i
the shrieks of agony that come from the in
most depths of its victim’s soul, loud end re
verberating as the mighty thunder that rolls
in the heavet s, it finally breaks its unlucky
aeck upon the iron wheel of public opinion,
forcing him to desperation then to madness
and finally crushing him hi the h deous jaw
of moral death.
Judge, give us a chaw of tobacco.”
By telegraph to the Constitutionalist.
New York, May 26, P. M.
Cotton.—The market is unsettled, with (
sales of 700 bales.
Flour has declined twelve cents.
Miscellaneous. —The Senatorial elections
have resulted in the choice of three Whigs
securing the passage of the Canal Bill.
The Massachusetts Congressional election
has resulted in the choice of Thompson and
I Goodrich, Whigs, and Rantoul 1 Collation.
i Charleston, May 29, I’. M.
Cotton.—The sales to day reach 1200
I bales at 5 to 9| cents. The market closes
! firm, and at full prices. Middling Fair may
i be quoted at 9£ cents. The sales of the week
■ sum up 5400 bales.
(Telegraph for the Charleston Courier.)
New Orleans, May 27, 11,15 I*. M.
i Two thousand five hundred bales of Cotton
were sold this morning, at about half a cent
decline. The Canada’s advices, however,
; soon arrested the downward tendency, and
again unsettled the market, as no sales have
- been effected since their reception. The
receipts are one hundred and fifty-two thou
. sand ahead of last year.
(Telegraph for the Baltimore American.)
[ Sr. Louis, May 20th.
General Assembly of the Pkesbyte
, rian Church.—ln the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church to day, the Judiciary
, Committee submitted a report on the com
laint of Wm. Lively against the Synod of
' New Yoik, which was leferred to the next
, General Assembly. A resolution was adopt
ed expressing the desire of the Assembly that
’ Mr. McGill retain the office of Professor in
the Western Theological Assembly, which he
a had recently resigned. It is understood that
I he will acquiesce. The report of Domestic
g Missions had been submitted. The resigna
tion of 8. A. Alexander. Professor in Prince
. ton Seminary, was accepted.
d
e New York, May 26—10, P. M.
H The. Methodist Church Case.—The
, MethodJst Church case came up for trial to
j day in the Supreme Court. The Hon Rufus
Choate opened the case and at the commence
e ment looked very feeble, but he soon rallied
and proceeded with his accustomed ability
I, and eloquence. He contended among other
points, that his clients were trustees of the
property in dispute for particular purposes
connected wi’h the church ar d were not au
*r thorized to pay over any portion to parties
J > not in connection with the church. As the
"* plaintiffs therefore were, by their own admis
£ sion, seceders, they had forfeited all claims
they may have had upon the corporation pro-
perty.
Telegraphed to the Baltimore American.
Further per Canada.
Halifax, May 26th, 12 P. M.
The Steamer Canada arrived here at 9, P.
M. with 53 passengers, four of whom are
for Boston and ten for Halifax. She" expe
rienced very rough weather the three first
days out. The news generally is unimpor
tant. Crowds continued to press into the
Crystal Palace. The Queen makes a daily
priyate visit. The receipts of one day had
been as high as £3,000. Season tickets still
sell at first price. In the House of Commons,
after some discussion, the further considera
tion of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bids, by con
sent of the Premier, was postponed to the
19th. The Liverpool Journal says: “We
believe we are in a condition to state that in
a week or two the Ministry will resign and
Lord Stanley will accept office. We are at
all events quite certain that this occurence is
expected by all the Government officials to
follow immediately on Mr. Baylie’s Ceylon
motion, upon which it is calculated the Minis
try will be left in a minority. Lord Stanley
is now prepared to form an administration.
France.—Gen. Cavaignac is now promi
nently put forward as a candidate for the
Presidency, and receives the support of M.
, Emile Girardin. The leading Journals seem
to favor his views. Great preparations are
being made by both parties for tee approaching
election. Gen. Dureen, the government can
i didate, is elected for the department of Launes.
The Journal de Messages has been seized
for announcing that fourteen regiments have
been ordered to Paris, and reiterating the
statement as correct.
Germany is quiet.
Italy gives signs of discontent. The
1 evacuation of the Danubian principalities was
to be completed on the 19th inst.
1 Advices from the Cape of Good Hope to
Au, wl April Lave been received. The in-
1 telligence is most unsatisfactory, Sir Henry
1 Smith has been compelled to fall back upon
King Williamstown, bis force being inade
quate to undertake any thing like a compre
hensive military scheme. The defeat of the
Kaffirs by Col. Somerset only incited the
1 various tribes to fresh hostilities.
i Markets.—Cotton.—On the 16th, the de-
mand being large and the quantity offering re-
> duced, prices have recovered sto fd. The
1 extreme point of depression is past, and busi
-1 ness will doubtless resume its course.
i Sales of Colton for the week were 46,000
1 bales.
> Fl >ur is offered on easier terms. A decline
of fid per bbl. has, in some instances, been
submitted to.
Indian Corn is in good demand.
Loss of the Bark Savannah.—The bark
i Savannah, Capt. Revel, for New-York, was
towed down on Tuesday evening by the
steam tug Tybee, and anchored below the
light ship in the mole. Soon after the Tybee
' left her which was about 8 o’clock, her deck
load consisting of cotton and rosin was dis
covered to be on fire. Every effort was made
to extinguish it, but without success, and she
was burnt to the waters edge. The tug re
turned when she saw the fire and brought off
the captain, passenge.s and crew. The
crew saved nothing but the clothing which
they had on. We Team that the Ipss estima
ted at §£o,ooo, is covered by insurance. The
cargo of the Savannah consisted of 1026 bales
cottoa, 175 casks rice, 2£ bales domestics, 24
sacks dried fruit, 40 bbls, rosin and turpen
tine. 204 empty casks, and 21 boxes mdz.—
Sav. Geor. 29th.
The New Census.—Au abstract of the
new Census shows the present total popula
tion of the United States to be 24,267,498,
of which number 19,668,736 are white, 419,-
173 free colored,and 3,179,589 slaves.
The total free population of the free states
is 13,533,328; of the slave States 6,393,757;
of the District and Territories 160,824. Os
the free colored population the slave States
have 234 291,and the free States 184,882,
nearly 50,000 less than the slave state.
The ratio of representation uiifler the new
Census is 93,702. Georgia having a fraction
of 77,584 is entitled to one additional Re
presentative as are also the States of Alaba
tna, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana
Kenteekv.Massachusetts, Maryland Missouri,
I New - York, Pennsylvania, RlioueT»TSiiJr, Teh
, nsaeee, end Texas.
Pnir.ANTHßor’yj.—Among the prominent
benevolent objects of the for the relief
of the down trodden female race, we perceive
the call in the New-York papers for the for
mation of a Society for the amelioration of
the condition of woman with snoring hus
band !!
The Virginia CosvESTjos.--In this
body on the 20th instant, the compromise,
heretofore reportee b the committee of the
wito/e, was adopted by a vote of 61 to 44. It
was then, op motion, referred to a committee
of twelve, to make the proper apportionments.
Death of a Sister of President Polk.
—We learn from the Nashville True Whig, ,
that Mrs, Hays, only sisierof the late Presi
dent Polk, died in Columbia, Tpbjj., on the
18th inst.
Why is a soldier more tired in April than •
any other month? Because he h&s just had
a March of thirty-one days.
Baki;4B,ess. —A shaving establishment has
been opened ia Sap Francisco by a young ,
French woman. We ne»l 3l?t add that she
I is r.ms: liberally patronized.
Ges. Santa Aska. —The Kingston (Ja-'
maica) Standard ol May Ist says: “We learn,
' from undoubted authority, ih&t Gen. Santa
I Anna will leave Carthagena in al! the month j
for the island, on his way to Mexico, where, j
it is expected, he will be again elected Prcsi- .
dent,"
KT The Philadelphia papers announce the !
death ot Dr. Samuel G. Morton, one of the [
most eminent physicians of tnat city, and the •
author of several valuable medical works. i
Augusta,
Saturday Morning, May 31, 1851. 1
Southern Rights Nomination.
FOR GOVERNOR,
CHARLES J. MCDONALD,
OF COBB.
Theatre-Concert Hall.
The “ Drunkard” was performed to full I
houses on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
and proves attractive and entertaining.
The benefit of Miss Lewis and Mr. Joseph
took place last evening. “ The Hunchback”
and the ‘ Spoiled Child’were performed. We
will notice these plays hereafter.
“The Drunkard,” it will be seen, is to be
brought forward again this evening. It is an
exciting play, and one which has proved high
ly successful.
tew Engine House.
A new engine house is now being erected
for Fire Company, No. 3, opposite the Frank
lin House, and on the lot occupied by Good
rich’s machine shop. The building is thirty
five by twenty feet, with brick front,two sto
ries high. The cost of construct on will be
about §IOOO. The upper story will be used
for the meetings of the company.
The new Fire Engine, ordered on behalf
of this company, by Mr. T. C. Bridges, from
W. Jeffers, of Pawtucket, Rhede Island, is
expected to arrive in the city during the
course of next month. This engine cost
§I2OO, and is represented to be a very su
perior machine.
Southern Medical and Surgical
Journal.
The June number of this va 1 uabje
era Mod.cal Monthly :s n, ■
Remarks on Typhoid Fever. '■
Long, M. D., of McMinn county,
The Morbific Influence of Intestinal Worms.
By Robert Caplbell, M. D., Assistant Demon
strator of Anatomy in the Medical College
of Georgia.
Nitrate of Silver. By John S. Wilson,
M. D., of Muscogee county, Georgia.
The Electic Department and Miscellany
contain much of interest anl value to the
psofession. Edited by Prof. Dugas of the
Med. Col. of Georgia and published by James
McCafferty, Augusta, Ga.
Southern Kights Convention.
This body, we learn, adjourned on
Thursday last. The delegates from this
county have not yet returned, but are ex
pected this morning. We hope to be able to
give an outline of the proceedings in our pa
per of Tuesday. Some few particulars will
be found in another place, taken from the
Constitutionalist of yesterday.
Southern Rights Candidate for
Governor.
We run up to our mast’head, to day, the
rame of the Hon. Charles J. McDonald, of
Cob ,as the Southern Rights candidate for
the office of Governor. We do this with the
most profound satisfaction. His n mination
by the Convention, by acclamation, we rejoice
in, as a proof of the harmony which prevails
in the counsels of the party and their full
faith in his entire fitness for the office.
Chosen unanimously te be the standard bear
er of the party, his acceptance will be looked
for with anxiety and hailed with delight.—
With such a leader, the Southern rights par
ty need but do their duty, to elect him tri
umphantly—prostrating the self-styled Con
stitutional Union, but in fact consolidation and
Federal party into the dust.
It is w th peculiar pleasure that we invite
the attention of the people of Georgia to the
claims, which this, their distinguished son.
has upon them. He has already twice filled
the Gubernatorial chair, with the amplest
credit to himself and satisfaction to the peo
ple of the State. At the bar, he long stood
p-ominont in the realms of law, of logic and
of eloquence ; as a scholar and an orator, he
has few equals among the public men of the
Union; as a debater, lie wields inbissinewey
arm, a battle axe of argument, heavy as the
ponderous weapon ofCceurdeLeon, yet bright
and keen as the scymster of Salladin. Wise,
calm, far-sighted, firm yet liberal, whether in
the national councils, as Governor of the State
or in a subordinate capacity, Governor Mc-
Donald has proven himself in every situation
equal to any emergency, winning the grateful
plaudits of friends and extorting the approba
tion of political enemies. During the whole
progress of the agitation of the slavery ques
tion, he has always been the firm, ardent, and
consistent friend of Southern Rights; the
able exponent of the doctrines of the party,
and advocating with earnestness the necessity
of taking a firm stand against the aggres
sions of the North. A gentleman of unbend
ing integrity and the highest moral worth,
none dare impeach his character as a private
citizen or a public man.
Upon such a man, we do not believe the
people of Georgia will permit the stigma of
defeat to rest.
A few words to the friends of Southern
Rights. We are now upon the eve of anoth
er political contest ip Georgia. If we would
meet the opposite party successfully, WE
MUST ORGANIZE. Here is the great punc
tual saliens— the starting point. If we are
e well organized in every county, the battle is
• half won.
’ The present contest is an all important on
to the party und to the South. It decides no|
s only the political cast of our State, but i fdecidcc
■ against us, decides also against a firm uncom
* promising opposition to Northern aggression.
The disastrous consequences, which would
ensue from a defeat, we must avert.
To do this we must organize. The labor
-1 ing tin;s })t,s come. From Associations in
every county. Circulate Southern Rights
t papers and documents—circulate them freely
, —and let not luke-warmness or negligence,
on ttus part of any one, jeonadire the
cause in which w- are enlisted.
Georgia Baptist Convention.—Arorres
pendent of the Savannah News informs that
paper that the Georgia Baptist Convention as
' setpbled at Houston, Perry county, on the
23rd inst. Hon. Thos Stocks ',vas elected
Moderator; P. 11. ani p. M. Irvin,
Clerks. associations and five auxil
iary societies were represented ; the aggregate
number of representatives being ninety-eight,
combining the intelligence and influence of
the denomination. The Convention B’js or?
ganized yesterday, and the usual committees
appointed. This morning has been consumed
‘ in toe discussion to “ lay on the table indefi
nitely.’ the report of fop committee appointed
to revise the constitution.
I The motion to lay on the table indefinitely
the report of the committee appointed to re
i vise the constitution, prevailed. The pommit
‘ tee appointed on the communication from the
Savannah Publication Society, reported fayor
-1 ably to the removal of the Christian index to
that city, and recommended the convention to
I submit !he propriety of the change to the Ex
; ecutive Committee of the convention.
The Convention adjourned on the fipth in
stant at 3 o’clock—the next meetingto be held
n Columbus, Ga.
Paine’s Light. —The English papers ex
presssurprise at not finding in the Great Ex
l hibilicn, Paine’s apparatus for making gas
! from water, which was promised for the Ame
rican Department.
Public Meeting; iin
A meeting of the citizens of Edgefield Dis
trict is to be held to day, at 10 o’clock, at
Shultz’s Hill, to consider the prominent politi
cal questions ol the day. Ata meeting held
on the 26th instant, a committeejof 21 was
appointed to make the necessary arrange
ments for the occasion. Gen. IH. Ham
mond, Hon. A. P. Butler, and "lie Hon. A.
! Burt, are expected ts address theptneeting.
Prof. A. Meant.
We understand that Prof. MetUis, of Emo
ry College, has obtained leava* of absence
from his professional engagemalts, and has
already gone on to New York tojake passage
for Europe. His health havofcred some
what recently, from confinementfe-bis various
duties—making a sea voyage add relaxation
from business highly desirabli. The best
wishes of a large circle of frieris accompany
him on his voyage.
More Progress and tsnprove
nieut—Ladies in Boots and
Pants!
We are certainly in the midst of stirring
events. The world is moving on rapidly in
civilization. In no other age, has there been
so much of progress and so mtch ot go-.a
headism, as in the nineteenth century. Scarce
ly a year passes but has its unmistakeable
evidence of this fact.
Progress,it appears, is not only a universal
law of nature, but of mortality likewise. Men,
and women to, are determined that all things
shall not be as they were. The fair sex, in
particular, are at present infected with a .ger-
and are
to rob them
sion, certaimy '‘waxeth" near.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledg
er—one who seems to know what the wants
of the ladies are—has the following paragraph
in an article treating upon the subject of im
provement in female attire:
“In winter, women should wear boots,
such as men wear, as high as the calf of
the leg. In summer, shoes, not naner-soled
Ix£t.L Lwr • ill D U 111 111 vl , *1 lUt •- , HUI pd pc I 'oUlvU
slippers, might take the place of boots.”
Whether an attempt on the part of the
ladies, to obtain possession of the calf skins,
would prove bootless or not, remains to be
seen. But, the astounding fact that they
, have already taken hold of the “unmentioira
bles;" are at this very moment rejoicing in the
trousers—would lead to the conclusion that
, the effort would be crowned with complete j
success. We have for some weeks seen lit
tle paragraphs in the Northern papers, to the
effect that the ladies of Senaca Falls, near
, Rochester in New Y’ork, had usurped the
I breeches and were persewing in their use
as an out-door costume. The boys, al first,
hooted the fair creatures, but the men of
! the place were overawed at the strange spec
tacle aid kept at a respectful distance. The
ladies soon won over the boys by sugar plums
, and nick-nacks and the victory was theirs.
A foothold has been obtained, the lords are
dumb-lounded and completely taken by sur-
I prise, the ladies of Senaca Falls without
their gowns and the men without their breech
es. The sterner sex of the place can now
only be distinguished by their beards and sad
looks.
j Mrs. Bloomer, the editress of the Seneca
Falls Lilly, who, among others, has adopted
the frockcoat and pants,“lets out” as follows,
' upon those who object to this startling inno
vation. Stie talks, as well as dresses, like an
j' Amazon:
“Those who think we look queer would do
1 well to look back a few years to the time they
- wore ten or fifteen pounds of petticoat and bus-
d tie around the body, and balloons on their arms, j
r | and then imagine which cut the queerest ’
figure—they or we. —rrr
0 frowns of over fastidious gentlemen; we have
e those of better taste and less questionable
y morals to sustain us. If men think they would
e be comfortable in long, heavy skirts, let them
put them on— wc have no objection. We are
more comfortable without them, and so have
’» left them off. We do say we shall wear
n it for a common dress ; and we hope it may
, become so fashionable that we may wear it at
’ all times and iu all places, without being
thought singular. We have already become
n so attached to it that we dislike changing to
I a long one.”
Seneca Falls, it appears, is not the only
e place, where this new fashion of ladies’ attire
- has made its appiarance. The Syracu.-e
1 (N. Y.) Journal thus notices the progress of
e things in that city :
> “The Turkish Dress.—Quite an excite
ment was produced at the steamboat landing
' day before yesterday at the appearance of a
couple of ladies with the short Turkish dress
‘ They were travelling in company with gentle
, men, and were evidently people of cultivation.
} A revolution in female costume is undoubt
edly in preparation. There can be nothing
more ungraceful than the long, drabbling
- dresses which sweep the streets and steps
f wherever ladies move. As a matter of per
sonal comfort, the Turkislt dress must be most
1 agreeable, in addition to its beauty.”
Mrs. Bloomer, t 'e Editress of the“ Seneca
I Falls Lily,” to whom we have already referred,
■ as splurging right manfully in the pants ; re
gardless of wiio sees her, gives the following
, description of the new style of dress:
i 3 “Our costume is as ytt by no means per
fected ; there is a lack of harmony in the
dress we now wear; which is noth'ng difi’e
-1 rent from the reigning fishion except that
5 t our skirts have been robxd of about a foot of
j heir length, and a pair rs loose trowsers o!
] the same material as the dress substituted.
These latter extend from the waist to the
'• ankle, and may be gatheied into a band and
d buttoned round theaukle,or what up think
prettier, gathered or plated up, about two
, inches in depth, and left safficien iy w ide for
the fcot to pass through, aad to allow of their
failing over the top ot the gaiter. They may
s trimmed to suit the taste of the wearer. In
y j stead of the whale bone bodice, the dress
.. i should with a sack front, entire from
the knee,
Whole wrne sack
the waist —and then let it -swell out, giving
t sufficient fjjllpess tp the £;irt. Shawls must
be abandoned, and a sri: or mantilla take
their place ; a nice fitting boot or gaiter and a
5 round hat would make the whole unique.
1 Our dress is thus far a mere experiment, nnd
I not what we think it should be. It takes
j time to revolutionise onek wardrobe, as well
" | as one’s opinions.”'
This revolution in the present fashion of j
’ ladies! presses is not coaffied to Senaca Falls j
but is progressing jn tnfiiy other quarters.
Ladies dressed in the jjewstyle are appearing
1 in ail quarters at the Jjorth. Even .orders
have been sent out to Europa by merchants,
” : for dress goods suitable fit their wear.
‘ The fashion, by the w»y,tealready being
adopted in Georgia! Tie Atlanta Intelli
r gencer, of the stofo inst. lays:
’ ( “The New Dress.-Wfnoticed in our pity ,
the other morning, a yoa:.4 miss, with a dress,
> bordering very closely upln the style “a la
. Turque”—a st7kyosey. drtks skirts reaching
a very littl.e belotf the knot ?nd while pants.
gathered at tfie ankle. Wie looked deci dediy
pretty.”
There is no doubt wTCever that the soft
er sex are making rapid strides towards
:h,2s» articles of dress whith have been hith
erto considered y:r“t's’is. Youn-
■ sters or‘children of a larger growth,’who are
unfortunately of a fominirv appearance and
posess little or no beard, are now sure'y to be
! pitied.
But they may console themselves with the
j thought, that when the ladies take to the in- j
there is no knowing how soon I
they may also take to the moustache. Mrs
Swizzlehem, the editress of the Pittsburg Vi- I
sitor, has not yet, so far as known, adopted
the style of * dressing like gentlemen.’ When 1
she dons the pants, the game is up. Men
will then have to look out new badges of
manhood without delay. There is one hope
left. Mrs Swisslehem may object to the in
novation. There is little probability of it
however.
Ti ere is a bachelor Editor in Nashville who
takes the following very just and philosophi
cal view of the change. He says :
“ Wo cannot find it in our heart to protest
seriously against the fancies of the ladies.
If their exquisite judgments decide in favor
ot petticoats of one length or another, its none
of our business, for—
“We venerate the petticoat
No matter whether russett, silk or dimity,”
and will still believe them angels in spite of
the shiftings and coquetries ol dame Fashion.
We can still love and adoro them in all sorts
of dresses, with all sorts of lengths. Woman
will still be woman to us—the last and best
creation of the Almighty—the only objects
worth living for or dying for in this world.
Let them ng thcmsalves up as they please—
adopt the towering head dress and stiff’ bro
cade of the Middle Ages, the eleguntNind taste- '
ful style ol the present day, or even Miss
Webber’s peculiar fashion—still we will re- (
gard them as ever-adorable.”
Soulliern Rights UosavcntioM. j
We received a despatch last evening from ■
Milledgeville, says the Constitutionalist of j
yesterday, that gives us the gratifying intelli
gence of the nomination, by acclamation, of!
the Hon. Charles J. McDonald, of Cobb coun-
the candidate of the Southern Rights
< ffice of Governor. A better
of 33 were appointed, ;
of which the Hon. Joseph L. Day was cnair- I
man, who reported resolutions strong’y Re
publican and Southern Rights, which were
unanimously’ adopted.
Ex-Governor McDonald was nominated ' y
acclamation.
Perfect harmony revailed, and the Conven I
tion adjourned in fine spirits.
The alleged Cuban Expedition. —The
New York Express ol Saturday las’, states
that the Grand Jury had on that day returned
bills of indictment against John L. O’Sulli
van, Capt. Lewis an< Major Slessinger, as
being engaged iu 2’mg out an expedition
against Cuba, &c. Bench warrants were is
sued. Capt. Lewis gave security for his ap
pearance for trial, in §5,000, Mr. Charles
O’Connor becoming his bail. Mr. Charles
O’Connor will, it is said, probably also become
bail for Major S. Mr. O’Sullivan was to have
appeared on Monday, and entered into recog
nizances for trial.
The Nesbitt Iron Works.—The Colum
bia Telegraph learns from a gentleman who
has lately visited this establishment, now cor.
ducted by “ the Swedish Iron Manufacturing
Company,” that the business is going on most
energetically and prosperously under the able
management of Mr. Hammerskold. Iron
working is carried on in a great variety of
forms, and the company find a ready demand
fortheir manufactures, which give much sat
isfaction wherever tested. The Charlotte and
South Carolina Railroad company, for some
time, have been using for laying their track,
i on chairs from these works, with much sat
isfaction and success.
Georgia Military Institute.—This new
Institution will go into operation in July next.
Located in a beautiful, healthful and acces
sible portion of our State, with a highly intel
ligent and moral community, and imparting,
as it doubtless will, a thorough course < {
I practical education, it cannot rail to conn*--
iibarel «h«re of public patronage.
Methodist Church South.—From sta
tistics recently published, we learn that in
the twenty annual conferences composing the
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church, there
is a membership of 514,601; of which 375,520
are whites, 135,594 colored, and 3,487 In
dians. In the ministry ihere are 1,582 trav
ellingpreachers, 119 supciannuated, 3,955
local preachers. During the past year, there
has been an increase of 10,071, in the mem
bership, 44 in the travelling connection, 14
on the superannutaed list, and 57 local preach
ers.
Texas Election.—The general election
in Texas will take place in August next.
The candidates already announced for the of
fice of Governor are the Hon. P. H. Bell, (the
present incumbent,) the Hon. E. M. Peasei
and Col. M. T. Johnson.
The Canvass in Mississippi. —In addition
to the communications published in another
column, says the Mississippian, we make ti.e
following extracts from private letters we have
received, in which, allusion is incidentally
made to political topics.
A gentleman writing from Leake county,
says:
“• We have formed an Association in Leake
county. The meeting was large and enthu
siastic. Rest assured that the cause is gain
ing strength rapidly. We l ave no fear of a
signal overthrow of the compromisers next
Fail.”
A friend from Covington, writes thus:
e “Allis well in Covington. I know of r<
- democrat who approbates Gen. Foote’s c u-s ■
>t We will render a good account of ours s ...
’I September and November.”
, Such are the accounts which are constan
g ly coming in upon us. The people of Missis
d sippi are alive to die great importance cf tne
s issues before them.
3
r I ID’ The Methodist Canrcli ot New Hamp
, shire has resolved against the fugitive slave
. j law, ar.d demanded its repeal.
■'
i; The Friends of the Union.—The Bcs-
the organ cftheAboli
eesoa pa. ty in Masiuu.auuen e, l-
Fl ke Seward, the Clays, Summner, Fish, and
r Wade, a great friend of the Union.
t In anouncing the success of Sumner, the
Commonwealth says:
i I “This is one of a series of victories which
I will make this inflistrucuble Union the pride
■ and joy of the world. It will raise the droop
, ing hopes of the slave, and of the slaveless
i white men of the South. It will give cour
age to the thousands of the true men at the
■i South, who. like Cassius M. Clay,are long
[ ing to throw effthe chain of the slaveho.d-
I er. It will electrify the freemen of the North.
It will seal the death warrant of the Fugitive
slave law.”
We comment *kis passage to our “Consti- '
tutional Union” and Compromise friends gen
prallv. anri a*k thpm who nrp fnr
eraiiy 4 ana inem vvno are responsible lor
creating the belief in the North that the South
cannot be kicked out of the Union, no matter
what indignity is offered, or what outrage is
; committed on Southern rights? We hope
I that the declarations of such friends of the
| South cs Sewaicj, Ca-s.us M. Clay, Sumner, j
! Henry Clay and' the Boston Copimcnwealth;,
will be sufficient to induce our Union friends
to open th ir eyes and lock whither they are
going.— Macon Telegraph.
M«.gkolix Arr.,.ee.— We tajie great plea
, sure in announcing that the steamer Magno
lia, which has b°en ashore in St. Catharine ! s
Sound for some days, has been got off without i
injury, ar.d that she arrived here yesterday
morning. She will leave on Thursday for ■
Plcrioa, b.r usual hoqr.—Sav. Republican,
28th inst.
- Our cotemporary ot the Mountain Sijnal
1 says that Lumpkin county has more children, |
' more worthless dogs and less public spirit j
| than any other county in the Union.
Wheat < nop.—The wheat crop in this
section, as well as in the middle portion of
the Stall is very promising. Should no ca
lamity befafl it, the yield will he large. In a
j few days our farmers will be inthc midst of the
| harvest. A general hope prevails that the
I coming in of the new wheat will reduce the
| prices of provisions generally. As they
range now, they bear heavily on laboring I
I men and all of limited means.—Marietta Adv. |
' 20lb.
! Weather, Crops, —The country at |
I this present writing, is suffering from a very
I severe and protracted drought, quite unusual
;at this season. Nearly all the crops are suf-
I sering from its effects, particularly oats and
i corn, and garden vegetables. The early
wheat is not materially injured, but promises a
fair yield of excellent quality.— [Ri me Cou.
I 29th
i A Georgia Editor “Busted.”—An editor
I in Georgia, who has recently “busied up” as
I he terms it, crows smartly over the fact he d d
■ it with the honors of war. Although he admits
i that he retired from the field, he says that he
i did it wit-i colors flying—a sheriff’s flag slut-
■ tering from two windows and the front door of
his office!
Among the many curiosities that have
turned up in San Francisco, is a fugitive slave
case. A Mr. Galloway claimed as bis slave
a negro boy whom he had brought from Pope
county, in Missouri, and who had deserted
him at the mines. The boy was imprisoned,
but was released on a writ of habeas corpus.
The case had not been settled.
From the Southern Press.
The Georgia Platform.
I Almost the entire body of Southern people
I who resolved to sulmit to the late compro
mise adopted or endorsed the position as
sumed by the Georgia convention. They de
termined, with a discrimation somewhat
amusing and seif condemning, that, although,
they could “gracefully” submit to the com
promise measures, they would not submit to
further aggressions. sub
il,o compromise seemed so
much like unconditional<„ i P ,j P .
; n.I power, that the convention almost involun
i tarily and unavoidably fell into tlie necessity
i of defining the limits of its submission. That
c-.nclutiou is so important in itself, and in the
principles and consequences it indicates, that
n. deserves a very serious consideration.
U. eof the resolutions of the convention
is,that the State of Georgia will resist, even
to a disruption of the ties that bind her to the
I Union, a repeal of the Fugitive slave law, or
Jie relusal to admit new States, whose con-
stitutions do not prohibit slavery, or the pas
sage of laws, concerning slavery in the Dis
inct of Columbia, adverse to the peace, honor
or safety of the South, or ike prohibition of
the inter-state slave trade, &c. Here are
tour or five conditions which Georgia pre
scribes as indispensable to her continuance in
the Uhion.
The Georgia Uuion conven ion then dis
tinctly asserts the right of secession. For, il
either of these further aggressions is commit
ted, she repudiates the Union—a thing which
she can do only by secession. Now, it can
not be pretended lor a moment that the able
rud respectable members of that body, in case
the contingency occurs on whi;b they re
nounce the Union and they act according to
their declaration, believe they will thereby
become a population of traitors, of rebels, ot
criminals; that they will be legally hunted
> and hange.l as outlaws! No, they believe
on the contrary that they have the right to
secede, and would in that case be doing right
: to secede, and that any body who opposed
t them in doing right would be doing wrong.
Georgia, having then with the approbation
! of the m< st Union-loving people ot tne South
asserted her right, the right of a single Slate
to secede, and to determine for herself the
1 contingency on which she will secede, has
- asserted the right of South Carolina,or of any
I other Siate, :<>secede, ap? to determine the
circumstances on herself she will
; exercise this right.
’ If, therefore, th? cas? of South Carolina se
- cession comes before the next Congress,
Georgia stands already pledged to oppose
Federal coercion —not because she may think
i South Carolina has adequate cause ot seces
sion; but because Georgia, by asserting lor
herself the right of deciding this question for
herself, has tnereby asserted the —i*
the other States Ur a——■ l |T nT mi,ig• Geor-
gia stands still further committed than this.
I 81m.»•••'•'. oui y < ppose any proposition to
Federal force in the coercion of
1 South Carolina,she cannot permit her own
money, much less he. own men, tobe»o en
gaged. Nay, she cannot tulera e the em
ployment of the men and money of any
State to make a forcible attempt to crush a
right whieh she asserts for herself. For an
, attempt by federal force to coerce South Ca
rolina, since it proceeds only on the assump
tion that a Slate lias no right to secede,
! would be an attack on the Georgia platform
itself, widen asserts the right.
Let us recollect that die Georgia convention
was noiiregular or unauthorized body of men,
but a State convention, called by law, to de
cide these very questions, ana elected after
long and earnest discussion’ The principles
set forth in the resolutions of that body have
the same dignity, lorce and sanctity, as a bill
ot rights, in a State constitution. The occa
sion was a great and solemn one, and the de
■ clarations then made were put forth with the
, most solemn assurances, that they would be
maintained to the very letter Hence, in the
next Congress, not only Georgia, but all the
South winch adopted, endorsed and extolled
her proceedings, must, if there is any such
thing as a fragment of faith and honor rema fl
ing, repudiate and res.st the application of
force employed in ciusbing the right of seces
sion. Even the last Virginia resolutions, in
which both parties occurred so unanimously
and mysteriously, assert by inevitable infer
ence the same doctrine. They deciare that
they differ about the justice, expediency, and
constitutionality of Hie compromise measure,
but do not think they justify the adoption of
any measures tending to a jdissolution of the
Union. We must inter then, that measures
might be adopted that would justify disunion,
and in that event, the members ot the leuisla
. . . , . r ... °
tuie would be in invar of it. Os course tl.ej
I did not imagine that in such a contingencj
0 > they would have been immediately convertei
■ into a body of traitors, perjurers and felons ol
i tut; darkest dye.
The only possible expedient of escape front
’.- j '.i.e argument that even ilie Virginia resolu
j. I t.o. s assert, by infcience the right of seccs
p . s.un, (and it is often a stronger mode of assert
I ing a principle, than by direct terms,) is that
I they mean what is called “the right of revo
j laiiuti.” But we have already unanswerably
i- i e.. : used the fallacy and solcismof this phrase.
e l I’ue truth is, the “right of revolution” means,
' a hen reduced to its plainest terms, the right ot
being banged, if you are caught in the act of
. resisting aggression.
From the Savannah Georgian.
' U.ton of P in ties In Georgia.—The Na
tional Intelligencer has information from
Georgia to the effect that the Hon. Alexander
i 11. Stephens, whig representative toCongr.ss
[ from the Seventh District declines being a
; candidate for Governor, and recommends the
Union men of his party to rally to the support
r ot Hon. Howell Cobb, the democratic Speak
er to the House during the last Congress.
I The Intelligencer expresses much pleasure
j at this evidence of fraternization on the part
j of the leading men of t'se old parties of Geor
-1 gia, on the great platform of the Union.
The Lsncbburg (Vt \epublican, aster- I
i ling Democratic paper quotes the above with i
i the following judicious comments. We are ;
i gratified to see that Mr. Cobb’s apostacy be- !
gins to fie understood and appreciated out of I
this Statu as it has been for months within
: its limits. Says the Republican:
I “We never dounted thst Mr. Cobb would
• soon find his way into the ranks of the Whig
party whenever. We see men aspiring to the
) position of “National politicians” at the ex-
I pense of principle and-he light and honor of
’ their sepiion oi the country, we forthwith
put them down as lost to me ocrats. We
I have pot the slightest faith in any u,ui who
sets his net to catch birds ot every feather—
none whate- er. Howell Cobb of" Georrla is
i just one of these men, and v/e tjoubt not he
will soon receive the reward of his treachery.”
Young Lady Sh tby a Boy.—A young
i lady, daughter of Mr. Hastings, of Jamaica,
Vt., wliiie on a visit al the house of a friend
in Londonberry, was shot by a boy, under
I very dietresgii'g circumstances. The boy
; to> k up the gun and snapped it once or twice :
i without effect. He then, playfully pointing
: it at the girl, said “ 1’1) shoot you, sis,” and
snapping it again, tue whole charge lodged i
! in her forehead. “ I
Tin: Fight in Alabama.—We see it no
ticed in the Spirit of the South, that Mr Ben
jamin Gardner, editor of the Eufaula Shield,
and now a candidate for a seat in the Lower
Home of our State Legislature, announced
his willingness to respond to a call of the Gen?
eral Government to coerce and put down
South Carolina, should lie attempt to sect de
I from the Union. When the author of thi ■ in-
I famous declaration and his friends shall be
ready to put his doctrines into execution by
' march to that State lie will please inform us
of the fad,as there arc a few hereabouts that
will be ready to accomodate him with a small
bit of a fight, right hero in Alabama. If this
is the doctrine of the Federal party, and this
the manner in which they intend to carry it
out in Alabama;'lien we say we are consid
erably near a civil struggle, for the right of
secession will be sustained by arms if ncces
sary’ If it is to coma the sooner the better.
We are ready for ihe emergency. South
Carolina or any other State cannot be coerced
or subjugated by Federal bayonets without
the bloodiest struggle that the world has ever
seen.—Montgomery (Ala.) Adveriiser.
Nashville, May 10, P.
Revolting and Horrible Affair—Mur
der of a Wife by Starvation.—Much ex
citement has been created among a portion
of our ci'tzens, by the arrest on Friday even
ing, of a man named Butler, who is in the
employment of )lie Gas Company, charged
with attempting io kill his wife by starvation.
Butler lives on the corner of Spencer and
Gay sts., and it seems that the suspicionsol
his neighbors were aroused by certain mys
terious proceedings about Itis house. These
suspicions increased until Friday evening,
when several persons determined to enter But
ler’s House and satisfy themselves in regaid
to the matter. The house was entered by a
window, the doors being all fastened, and a
woman was found lying in the bed,, covered
with filth, in a most emanciated condition.
She was extremely weak, and it is stated she
declared that she had not eaten any tiling for
a week or more. She spoke but little. Stie
died to day at noon, and the Coroner held an
inquest over h r body, and rendered a verdict
I'bey are a hundred flying rumors
■ »il nf which picaaultiie case in IF very
chocking aspect, imtiufr’ ~w<ail in
default of giving bail in the sum of
Il is stated that several humanely dtsposeu I
ladies had repeatedly Iriedjto obtain admittance I
to the house during ids absence, and were
driven away by the daughter of Mrs Buller
who set a fierce house dog upon them. On
1 one occasion, a lady passing by, heard a faint
cry of “water!” “water!” On Thursday
morning, the wife of a neighbor who had
sought, several times, to explore the mvstery,
seeing the husband of the woman passing by
on his way to the city asked his permission
to see her, and was refused. This refusal
further excited suspicion. On yesterday sev
eral young men went to the house, and
were also set upon with the dog by the little
girl, when they finally succeeoed in forc
ing their way in. They found that her body
bore the marks of violence, and about her
limos were black marks of cords, by which
it is supposed she hud be en bound to the bed.
She was so much reduced that the bones in
many places had worn through the skin. He
alleges she was sick of the typhoid fever, and
was also very intemperate in habits, and he
kept people away to prevent them from sup
' plying her with drink.
Window Love.
I “I sat over against the window, and had my
■ eyes fixed thereon, when of a sudden it open
i ed, and a young lady appeared, whose beau
ty struck me.”—Arabian Nights.
1 Reader my friend ! didst thou ever fall in
love with a fair face which appeared from
! time to time at an opposite window ! Didst
tliou never, gazing, wonder whether this ap
position, or coincidence of residence, was not
a special admonition, mystically heralding an
’ ultimate union of hearts ? Didst thou never
, feel that daily-increased thrill, or smart,
I “Which was felt about the heart,”
as gasing ripened into acquaintanceship and
acquaintanship into love? The firs bold
, “how do you do, good morning nod,” and its
: ultimate return —the deaf and dumb alphabet
—(if you know it) and the intense queerly
■ usually attendant upon your first conversation,
r whether held ih street or parlor. If not,
r thou hast (crede experlo Roberto,') never'’-’•pe
i—nmCed the most piquant method,oeginning
■or managing a lovc-chn?- —a method, I may
. venture to which, in point of true ro
i mance.as far surpasseth nil masked ball and
carnival adventures, “as loveiie Mayis mor
rowe doth myduighte,”
Lei*uiy of “Window Lovo” has, of
couise, not escaped the notice of the race of
rhymers. Every bard of true feeling has ex
perienced it, from the New Orleans Minstrel,
Who saw her at the window,
With all her fixings on,
As lovely and as lender
As a lily bud in June—
to the exquisite Uhland, who thus briefly
chronicles his own expeiier.ces:
1 quit my narrow room but rarely,
Yet even here is labour sore;
My books are open late and early,
Still o’er the self-same page I pore.
For, ah, that voice so softly pealing,
First leads iny willing soul astray,
And now one glance I must be stealing
At my fair neighbour o’er the way I
Ths re is no doubt but that love, caught
from a window, is infinitely mot e overpower
ing than tiiai inspired from any other source.
We see but the beautiful lace—perhaps the
lovely bust or entrancing three quarter length.
Imagination supplies the rest—l mean ihe
general maintaiue tuuriiuro and air—and im
agination,you all know, my readers, general
ly gives good measure. Then the curtains
waving in the wind, and all the dim delicious
mysteries latent within—cologne—slippers I
Hold—ne induces nos in temptationem !
Who has not read the beautiful legend of
“Muswuson Dumb Love,” wherein a young
gallant loses his heart, after the most approv
ed fashion, to ihe lovely vis avis ol a neigh
bouring window ? Sooth to say, the matter
is more readily arranged in South Germany
than with u.-; since, in that country every
curious matron and fair maiden hath, attached
tn thp nntpr Ufb.rp nf hpr wimlntv.frfjtnp n inir-
to tne outer cage oi tier winriow-irtune, a mir
ror, which, when adjusted at the proper an
ifi k' p > shows ail that is passing in the m-igh
jt pourhoud, without exposing the observer!
Window Love has given many a young
n lady a beau when other expedients have
failed—though in sooth much depends upon
s . the beauty of the lady herself. Witness the
, old song of Number One :
u Miss S., you know, has got a beau,
<■ Her fortune s.id is k : nd/
y By sitting in the window bow,
Without a bit of blind ;
i, But I sit in the balcony,
I Which she has never done;
I I Yet arts that thrive at Number Five,
Don’t take at Number One.
I Verv true, but if fh»t j’ornj ledy vomaiu-
■ ed like
My own dear Lucinda,
A-seated at the window,
she would, doubtless, ere long, have found
' • some gentle swain with taste sufficient to dis
cover that
She looked so bright, and her eyes so light,
That he’d give his soul to be in dar.
What—six o’clock? Ihrfdieu! Gentle
reader, wc mu s tpart—thou whither Fate call
thee, andl—softly be it spoken—to visit one
whom I well know will at this hour
Be gazing from the window.
1 A “ Sure Enough” Stage Fight. —A late
English paper gives the particulars of a “ sure
[ enough” fight which recently came off on
j the stage of the Chester theatre—a regular
j rough-and-ready knockdown-and drag-out
I set to, and not one ot the common theatrical
j I cut-and-flourish affairs. It seems that this
f i little episodical part of the perfoimance grew
’ I out of an old bitter grudge between the corps
so dramatique.and was not on the bills at all.
i The two actors in question commenced ma
’ i king g imaces and mouths at each other du-
, ring the business of the stage, until one of
them got so savage that lie squared off and
uitched into bis antagonist a regular facer.
11...- ee returned forthwith, when at it they
, i vyeat, rough and tumble, am d the cheers
. ; of the audience, which happened not to be
'very select. The fight coninucd until one I
1 ot the bruisers gav? ins adversary such a blow |
. that he was knocked heels over head in- j
to the orchestra, carrying di.vn double |
ba-se-, trombones, hautbojs and ail. anti ma-
i king, a per cct smash of a ket 1--drum or
■ two. Amid the Iranlic cheers of the pit I
the discomfited hero of the sock and bu l:in
I'pic.' ed himself up and sneaked off, and thus |
l ended a cornba which was really terrific as j
I far a» it wen.. i
Tlic Heart that owns thy tyrant
Sway.
(Dedicated to .)
Ihe lieurt th<it owns ihy ivrunt swfly,
VVhat’cr its hnpes may be,
Is likp a bark that drifts away
Upon a shoreless sen!
No compass left to guide her on,
Upon the surge she’s tempest lorn,
And such is life to m?l
I And what is life when love is fled?
'I he w »r!d nn*liared by thee?
I Ind rather J.tnp.er with the dead,
Than such a waif io b !
The bark that by no compa s steer.-,
Is lost, which way M>c’pr site veers,
A I.d such is life to im !
A man’s wedding day is called his “bridai
I day.” The orthojraphy of that word is wrong
1 —it should be written bridle duy.
M A rl |£ D .
On the evening of the 27th inst., by the
i Rev. Dr. R. Bradford, Mr. John Stallings to
- Miss Sarah Ann, daughter of Mr. Burwell
Bates, all of Barnwell District, »So. Ca.
On the 13’h instant, by Rev. George E.
Smith, Mr. James W. Butler, of Henry coun
ty. to Miss Parmelia A. Lee. of Newnan, Ga.
On the 26lhinst., by Rev. Mr. Evans, Mr.
T. A Goodwin to Mi-s Corinthia A., daugh
ter of the late Major Luke J. Morgan, of Ma
con.
DIED,
In Athens, on the 21st inst., Mrs. ('aroline
M. Morton, aged 43 years, wife of Mr. Wm.
M. Morton.
In N.wton county, Ga., in about the 80th
year of her age, Mrs. Elizabeth Stansell, wi
dow of the late Rev. Jesse Stansell.
Died suddenly, near Penfield, on the 4th in
stant, of Apoplexy. Mrs. Elizabeth Bollcs,
consort of Mr. Nelson Bolies, in the 46th
year of her age.
In Macon, on the 24th inst., Mrs. Catharine
A., consort of Robt. A. Smith, Esq.
TATROS E IN SEARCH GF A
fLEASAN” SUMMER RETREAT.
I ‘SUBSCRIBER, late of the Newton
-IL House, Athens, Georgia, having taken the
Hotel in this place formerly owned and occupied
by Col. Griffin, takes this method of informing
his friends and the public geiie.ahy, that he has
settled permanently (he hopes) iu th*
village of Gainesville, that the house he haa
chased has undergone considerable repairs, is
newly furnished in neat and comfortub’e style.
Nothing is hazarded in saying that the house
is in better condition every way than it has been
for ten years past.
He feels authorized in assuring the public that
the well earned and deservedly high reputation
which Col. Griffin has given to the house, shall
not suffer in his hands.
With a liberal patronage and our best exer
tions, we hope to make Gainesville just the place;
Travellers to this section of the country can
i be accommodated with first rate stage travelling
either from Athens 'the terminus oi the Alliens
, branch of the Georgia Raiiroad) or from Stone
, Mountain, three timos a week, to wit: On
J Tuesday’s, Thursday’s and Saturday's, and I
am authorized to say that ihessrs. Sauker &
' Ivy, of Athens, (the present stage contractors
from .Athens to this plaee,) will keep constantly
on hand a number of extra Coaches, Hacks, &lc.
which they w'll at all times put on the road when
required, so that none net d fear having to remain
in Athens longer than inclination or pleasure
■ may dictate, and I am informed that arrange-
- meats are being made at the Stone Mountain tor
the accommodation ol all who may wish to come
by that delightful place on their way to this sec-
1 tion of the Slate. There is also a pl asant
1 Hack line running in connection with these two
stage lines from this pk.ee to Dahlonega, and Mr.
■ Smith of this place will give his best efforts for the
v accommodation of tho?e who may wish to pass to
i the Sulphur Springs or to Clarksville.
L. P. THOMAS.
Gainesville, Hall county, Ga , Muy 10th,*51.
O’ Chronicle please copy four times.
may2o 4t
H O U i E- INDIAN
SPRINGS.
I THE undenigned takes t’is method of
/ li.'-UL informing his numerous patrons and the
public generally, that this well known house
’ will be open on the Ist of May, for the reception
’ ot visitors. Since the close of ihe lasi watering
season, an additional wing, containing parlor,
- saloon, dining room, and thirty-eight bed cham
bers has been added to the buildings, which ren
ders this establishment one of the most commo-
I dious and best appointed Hotels in the State.
• For the nccommoda’ion of families and parties,
this establishment is unsurpassed by any of its
! kind in tlLff . ru'd Wft ||
[ known virtues of the Indian Spring waters make
it unnecessary to add a word in their praise here. |
Persons intending to t isit the watering places of I
Georgia, during the ensuing summer, may rest
assured that no pains will be spared to render
such as may pat.onize the undersigned, every
accommodation ai.d attention.
B W.COLLIER.
N. B —Daily Licej of splendid four horse
Post <’oaclies, will commence running regularly
from Forsyth and frriffin cn the Macon &. West
ern Railroa . and Cuvi.glon on the Georgia
Railroad to ut.d from these Sp'ings on the Ist
of May. my6*4t
INDIAN SPRINGS.
/yrs TH undersigned asks leave t > state to
the public generally, that he is vet Pro
prieturoi the INDIAN .SPRING HO
TEL, at this place, and is now prepared to i e
ceire company. The virtues of the Indian
Spring watershave been so long known, and so
generally tested, that I presume it is not neces
sary heretosay anything in lheir praise.
The Prop)ietor of this Hotel has only to add
that in addition to these first requisites of the In
dian Spring as a summer residence, that he has
since the last season, largely added to the Indian
Spring Hotel, by extending his Dining Roomso
as to make it equal to any thing of the kind
southardly. and he has also added many fine
rooms for families as well a fur persons without
families. He also arsures those that are pleTsed
toe;.II at this old established Ho.el that the best
of every thing that the country affords shall be
prodded fur their accommodation, and renews
his former pledge, that no Ilotjl shall surpass
the Indian Spring, and no pains spared to make
all comfortable; with this assurance, he invites
the calls of the community generally.
my2o-2m EDW. VARNER.
COTOOSA SPRINGS.
THIS popular and fashionable Water
ing Place w.U be O|’e’.ed foi the reception
of visitors ou the 1 Olh d *y of June.
The Proprietors wt uld inform the public that
since the last season, they have added to their
establishment one hundred spacious and com
fortable rooms with other improvements, and as
it is their purpose to devote their united personal
attention to the accommodation of their guests,
they hope to make it a delightful and pleasant
resort io all, as well these in pursuit of plea
sure us health.
The Water from several of the Springs has
been recently analysed by that accomplished
Chemist Prof. A. Means, of the Medical Col
lege of Georgia, wbc.se report of the same will
s ortly be given to the public.
These Springs, the mineral properties of
which are unsurpassed, are situated in Walker
county, Georgia, within two miles of the Cotoo
iSa Platform,on the Western and Atlantic Kail
Hoad,one hundred and twelve miles from Atlan
ta, and twenty-five miles from Chattanooga, in
a most delightful and salubrious Mountain cli
mate. The comp ny*s Hacks will always be
in waiting at the Depot on the. arrival of the
cars, to convey visiters and their baggage to
the Springs
BATTEY, HICKMAN & McDONALD.
my!7-10wwatrw
WM. PHILLiPS;
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
MARIETTA. GA.
my 13 ts
SSO lilE W.IKIK
es ,< RANAWAY from the estate of John
Sieves, late of .Striven county, Ga.,
s a negro boy named JOHN or CHOCK,
f j A ».<>f light complexion, five feet four or five
s inches high He has relatives in Haker county,
. I and may have made his way there Twonty
. I five dollars will be given to any person lodging
. j him in any jail of the State and notifying the
[ i subscriber at Augusta, Ga. Fifty dollars will be
i j given lor evidence, to convict, of his being har
j bored by any white person.
P. STOTESBURY, Ailm’r.
| Augusta, May 10th, 1851. watwtf
WANTED,
A SITUATION asTEACHER, in a school
or a private family, by one experienced in
te-.ching, and qualified to give instruction in all
the branches usually taught in the bent Jcada
rniea. Satisfactory reference given and the moat
reasonuble terms accepted.
Address J. 11. F., box 203, Augusta, Ga.
1 mar 29 trwawtf
COUNTRY BCTI Est—Just re
ceived at PRITCHARD’S.
1 i n y2U Bridge Bank,