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tivity The bonny bride is said to have
been loving and beloved by all, and to
have deserved to have a halo of happiness
cast around the day of her bridal. The
account of the rural fete proceeds as fol
lows :
By the dawning of the hstppy morn,
every approach to the village, to the par
sonage to the church, bore testimony to
the exertions, to the taste, to the gratitude,
the respect, and the affection of the pa
rishioners. Arches of evergreens, deco
rated with flowers, emblems and appro
priate mottoes met the eye in every di
rection, so that, when the bridal proces
sion issued from the house the numerous
assemblage of those who had thus toiled
in their labor of love was at once glad
dened by the surprise and gratification
which this, their testimony of their res
pect, afforded. In the best spirit that
could make a due return lor such exer
tions, the procession, consisting of twelve
couples, walked through part of the vil
lage to the church amidst the hearty
congratulations and prayers of many
hundreds who crowded to the church to
witness the gratifying ceremony which
was most impressively performed by Rev.
Frederick Harris, the brother of the bride
groom. Never was there a more impres
sive scene than what that simple village
church then presented. The relations,
the friends, the neighbors, the compan
ions, the rustics watching, with the deep
est earnestness, every word of the ser
vice, and applying it to her whom they
all had known from her cradle. In the
evening a festival was got up by the
whole parish, headed by Mil t Dodd, ol
Doddlestone Hall, and his kind and
amiable family, whose exertions had been
indefatigable. The whole ptrish might
truly be said to be present; artd, under a
tent, most tastefully fitted up, i universal
tea drinking, most liberally supplied, re
freshed the gladsome and haply assem
blage, lo which the reverend gentleman,
with his family and friends, resorted.
The heartiness and affectionate enthusi
asm which hailed them exceeded all des :
cription, and the evening w<b passed
there upon the green turf with Is much
joyousness and pleasure assuiteqso hap
py an occasion and the expression ot
every kind and grateful feeling.
Beautiful Anecdote.
A happier illustration of the \tonder
ful character of the Bible, and th» facil
ity with which even a child may answer
the greatest of questions, and solie the
sublimest of mysteries was perhaps nev
er given than at an examination of a
deaf and dumb institution some years
ago in London.
A little boy was asked, in writing, who
made the world ?
He took the chalk and wrote under
neath the words— * \
“In the beginning, God created the
Heavens and the earth.”
The clergyman then inquired in a sim
ilar manner—
“ Why did Jesus Christ come into (lie
world ?”
A smile of gratitude rested on tpe
countenance of the little fellow, as le
wrote—
“ This is a true saying, worthy of all
acceptation, that Jesus Christ came intb
the world to save sinners.”
A third was then proposed evidendy adai
pted to call the most powerful feelings ini
to exercise.
“ Why were you born deaf and dumb,
when I can hear and speak?”
“Never, says an eye witness, ‘ shall I
forget the look of resignation that sat upon
his countenance, as he again took the
chalk and wrote—
“ Even so, Father, for so it seemed good
in thy sight.”
Keep your Children Tidy, then.
Send two children into the street, let
one be a bare headed, bare footed rag
muffin, with a face which perhaps never
had more than one thorough washing,
hair that never heard of any comb, and
nobody would think of giving him a hand
to help him through a mud puddle, or over
a gutter, or if he should get run over in
the street, you would hear no other re
mark than that he was a dirty dog, and
might have got out of the way. On the
other hand, send a sweet little girl into
the street looking like a new blown rose,
with the glistening dew drops hanging
from its leaves, and above all, her facq as
, clear as air, as transparent as you know
her untainted mind is under all this, and
there is not a chimney-sweep so low that
he would not give her the inside of the
walk; not a clown even among the
clownish, who would not if he dared
touch her, wipe his hand upon his clothes,
and with delight carry her over the cross
ing, rather than she should soil even the
sole of her slipper.
Traffic in Murder in London. —An
awful system of depravity has lately been
brought to light in London, in what are
called “ burial societies’—a sort of sub
scription club, where by the payment of
a small sum weekly, an individual can
ensure the means of burying himself or
any member of his family, in the event
of death. These ‘burial societies’ arc
very numerous, and the horrible fact has
transpired that, on the birth of a child, its
parents have frequently entered its name
on the book of ten or twenty different
societies, and then by allowing the poor
infant to die from neglect have realized
large sums from these societies, for the
apparent purpose of giving the child a
decent burial. It is asserted that the
sums realized in this way have, in some
instances amounted to s>4o and sso—
literally making murder a trade,
and one’s own flesh and blood mere stock
for the shambles!
Wetoipka Argos and Whig— Extra.
Wednesday , January 29, 184£.
Wetumpka In Ruins! j
It becomes our unpleasant duty to atv
nounce the destruction of two-thirds of
the business part of our town by fire.
About 3 o’clock this morning, the store
house of J.S. Oliver was discovered to
be on fire, which being of a very com
bustible nature, ns well as the buildings
immediately adjacent, the fire spread with
great rapidity. In less than an hour,
nearly the whole block between Main
and Company was destroyed.
The flames to the west
side of Main street, and suddenly envel
oped all the w«t side in flames, except
the store house of Messrs. Logan, aijra
Stone. * /
The new brick Ware Houtfir lately
erected by Mr. Win. T. Hatchett, as well
as the wooden building, was destroyed
with a large amount of Cottqn—notices
than 1,650 bales. /J'
The Fire simultaneously passed to tIT?
East side of Company street, biM-ning'all
South of the brick building occupied by
Messrs. McKleroy and Heard, including
the same, and the Post Office. By very
great exertions the Hotej,*at
cupied by Mrs. i\fcNeef, whs saved. A
gentle breeze blowing to'fhe South East
carried the flames across the street and
consumed the fine new brick edifice,
nearly completed, and belonging to Mr.
A. Hagerty, as well as an old brick
building; thence to the American Hotel;
mid thence to the small brick building oc
cupied as a lawj office by the Messrs.
Graham ; from the house last mentioned,
the flames spread to a small dwelling in
tne rear, occupied by Mr. Woodruff, and
with tne destruction of this building and
out houses the hro ceased.
Estimated damage $200,000, besides
$60,000 which was insured.
The Argus office by great exertion was
saved; but the Whig office, with the
press itnd most of the printing materials
was destroyed and Mr. Charles Yancy,
the proprietor of.the “ Wetumpka Whig.”
takes Jliis method to inform his patrons
that- he will start off immediately for a
press and materials, and will soon he un
der way again. He calls upon his pat
rons and friends for their sympathy and
aid under his misfortunes, particularly
such as mayjbe indebted t,o ( him.
■, —— • —_
t^nfortunate Occurrence.
A melancholy affair, causing the death
I in afew.flays, of aline little boy, occur
red at Vicksburg, on tbfc 4th inst. The
Whig r opthat place stifles that a number
of hoys'were engaged at play in the vi
cinity of town—some of them had small
p*pket pistols, which fhey were'in the
habit of loading with powdef and shooting
at each other. They playing a
igame called “ Bear,” if we are
(correctly informed, that one boy
(should stand on a stump, and another
shoot at him. A/pirtle son of P. W.
Tompkins, Esq», Raving no pistol, asked
4ne pf the boys to loan him one, which
fyting refused, he went home and took out
ohe of his lather’s supposed not to
hi loaded, whiclj several times
wjlhout its gtfing off) Having Become
tiled of the'spdrt, he handed the pistol to
a Son of Mr. Walter Mudd, of this city,
and unfortunately, at that moment, his
little brother cried / out to him that he
would be the bear, and to shoot at him—
the boy levelled the pistol, and shot his
brother through the body, just above the
hi pa
h
l MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Col. A. H. Pemberton has retired from the
South Carolinian, and Col. A. G. Summer has
taken his place.
Gold. —Mr. Rothe, a Saxon miner gives it as
hisopihion that the gold mines of North Caroli
na are equal to any in Europe or Brazil. Ten
millions ol dollars worth of bullion have been ob
tained farm the North Carolina mines. A negro
found one lump of ore at Reid's mine which was
worth SB,OOO.
Chinese Treaty. —The vote in the U. S. Sen
ate on the resolution for the ratification of the
Treaty between this country and China was
unanimous in its favor, all of the foity-two Sen
ators present voting in the affirmative.
A. Mr Darby has published a table in the Na
tional Intelligencer, showing the probable in
crease of the population of this country. He
puts it in 1901 at 101,553,377, or about five times
th» present number.
Meeting of Abolitionists.— The Abolitionist*
have signified their design to hold a meeting at
the Capitol at Washington City nest March.—
If Congress will not peimit this, they will as'
semble on the grounds adjacent to the Capitol-
We cannot believe that this assemblage will ever
be tolerated. It will be fraught with danger of
so serious a character, that oublic sentiment must
put it down. But what fearful events may take
place, “ one little month” will show .—Edgrjield
Advertiser.
Seven Abolitionists from the North are now in
Southern prisons for assisting slaves to run away
from their masters.
China.— The treaty negociated by Mr. Cush
ing secures to Americans the privilege of erecting
hospitals and temples of worship at each of the
%e free ports—an indulgence never before al
jowedTo foreigners, and a most honorable ex
pression from the Chinese in favor of our rniss
, *
A Comet was seen at JJort Au Prince, about
the 10th inst. It is said to have been of great
brilliancy.
Annexation now appears to be the fashion of
the day. The Legislature of one of the West
ern States has brought forward a bid for the an
nexation of Canada to the United States on the
same principle of the annexation of Texas!
The London Medical Gazette contains a long
article from the pens of Dr. Hastings and Mr.
R. Storks surgeons, descriptive of a remarkable
operation for th<f cufe of consumption, Gy -the
|ierforation of the cavity of the lung through the
wells of the chest - Tim cure is described as be
ing complete. *
Accburtfs from LaGuayrato Ist ult., state that
thjpJpile al-ops have suffered still further injury
tftjm thejilins, and the impression is general, that
'Coffe \4itt continue to be high during the whole
crop.
Qjff I ron Stereotype —Experiments under the
superintendence of Herr Dasse, inspector of
mines in the Duchy of Brunswick,
with a view to make cast iron as the cheaper and
more durable material, applicable to the prepara
tion of stereotype plates, have resulted in the
publication of a cast iron slereotvpo edition of
the'Bible, published at Nordhaudsen, the price
which, with marginal readings, is 9 ggr., or 26
cents.
The Providence Gazette asks, “ If a man gets
too lazy to draw his breath, can he die ?”
John Bead of New Harmony, Indiana, made
three hundred and ninety five pounds of good
sugar from cornstalks which grew onthree fourths
of an acre.
Thomas 11. Dorr. —The Legislature of the
State of Rhode Island passed an act for the lib
eration from confinement of Thomas W. Dorr,
on cundit|on that he should take the oatli of al
legiance ia the State before its Supreme C 'urt.
The voice on the passage of this law was. in the
House of Representatives, yeas 49, nays 13—in
the Senate, yeas 23, nays 3.
'ln Wales there is a man living aged 120 years,
having been born in 1724; he has consequently
lived through the reigns of four Georges, Wil
liam IV . and into that ol Queen Victoria. His
health and faculties are sound, and he walks two
or three times a week to a neighboring village
to visit a daughter, aged 88.
An exchange paper says a plan is in project at
Vienna, sanctioned by the booksellers at Berlin,
Leipsic, Frankfort, Stuttgardt, and some other
principal towns in Germany, for establishing a
grand central depot at Philadelphia, for the Uni
ted States of America, of German Literature,,on
hehalf of the leading publishers of Germahy.
REMEDY for WORMS.—The Com-
SyAipof Pink Root, prepared by the
subscriber frofll the original receipt of the late Dr.
M. Antony.
This pleasant and safe preparation is reconi
memled, as one of the effectual remedies for ex
pelling Worms from the system. For sale in
quantities tosuit purchasers.
July 20 1 tf] WM. HAINES, Jr.
JQUNHAM & BLEAKLEY, Augusta,
Ga. has now on hand, and will continue to
'receive during the Fall season, a choice and well
selected assortment of Paper, Books and Fancy
Stationary, which will be sold to Printers, IVJoe*
chants and the citizens generally at a smrftf pej>
centage on New York cost. Qash customers,
Will receive fair value for their money,
us a call. , [July 20 Ily °
1> LEAGUED WINTER OIJL— War
\ ranted Pare Sperm — Gallons,
tierces and barrels, a very sppCtior article for fine
machinery, and for family" use. For sale low, at
wholesale and retail. J" ... • „
Also, good SUMMER UAMP OIL, $1 00
a gallon, by ,
HAVILAND, RISLEY, & Co.
July 20 1 ts
9%V JUeM.YVF.tCTOR R
Work of every description,
made to order, at short notice, such as
Battling Tubs,
Factory Cans,
Cy lender s.
Oil Stands, (from 1 up to 100 gallons,)
Patent Coffee Pots, of all sizes, to suit ho
tels or private families.
All the above mentioned articles made o
Double Tin.
A regular assortment of TIN WARE kept
constantly on hand, to suit merchants or pedlers
All kinds of ROOFING and GUTTERS
made and repaired low for cash.
The abovo business superintended by
E E. SCOFIELD,
.V&rf door above the Insurance Bank,
Broad-fired, Augusta. 1
Sept ST Ift ts ’
AUGUSTA MARKETS
COTTON—This articles is in good
■demand, and holders have availed them
! scl res of this state o t the market, to dis
• pose of much which was not offered
while prices were lower. The sales have
therefore been large. 'We quote ex
tremes 4 a 5$ c., remarking that vei*y
little is sold under 4$ or over SJ. We
have a good river; freights are brisk at
40 c. per hale for transient boats, and
50 c. per bale for those of the two incor
porated companies. Every boat of every
dcsbription has'fWHreight. The wharves
present a lively appearance, very differ
ent from the dull aspect which they ex
hibited lately.
BAGGING.—The demand for this
article has been bat moderate, since our
report of last week, whicli 'hwiiwwhH' this
season, as the planters have been -'pretty
well supplied fertile wants ofttfp-present
crop, prices remain withojiF^Reration.
GROCERIES.— a good de
mand for these avticßs the past
week, we Have "no note in
prices. • * r 'Jf-J
—l.' /,•, . / . .
List of Payments to the Washingtonian.
The followinff-pcrsrtns hryfeuaid their subscrip
Hons up to 20th Julvflß4s/ '
Augusta —Miss It. Starnes. Mamburg-—R.
Aitderson.
■■■■ ■ ...
Ladies of Augusta, Hamburg & the Country,
NOTICE Tins .'
EVERY LADY HER OWN 11RESS-MAKER FOR
THREE DOLLARS.
M RS * 3. W. RUSH, through this, in- I
forms the Ladies of the above places, that
she lias returned to this city, with her new pa
tent right for cutting Ladies Dresses, Habits,
Sleeves, \ okes, Capes, Collars, &c. &c. of any
description, size, fashion, and style, by which
sysUjriyiny lady is enabled, with less than three
hours instruction, to cut any of said articles—
not amly in the very best manner, but also in an
economical way, without any risks or misliis
The subscriber will be found front 9 in the morn
ing until G in the afternoon, on Broad-street, at
No. 237, one door ktbove the old bridge-bank
building. b
For thp above pried, Ladicfc will be instructed
in classes of Irom one to ten l, and each Lady will
he entitled to a ot Instruction with the
Chart.
This is no mathematical theorem, but an im
pro-*ment on any tiling of the kind eve' taught
before. • - ■“ 6
. Mo charge is jo b* sihiskrtion j*.
given. - '
„Ladies not wislWng so can be fur
nished with a full sett of Patterns (or 50 Cents.
Jjf Take Notice. — All Ladies who have been
taught, anthdo not understand it, let me beg them
to return and accomplish the undertaking.
S. W.RUSH.
October 12 . , * 13 ts
Cotinly Line Academy,
IVEAR Quake/ Springs.-r-This Insti
tution was re-opened on the first Monday
in January, by Mr J.< T. S. PARK, who has
fiad charge of for the two past years. The
terms of tuition in this institution are as low as
in any other in the country.
- Board may be obtained in the vicinity at Six
Dollars per month.
SEABORN SKINNER, ■)
JOHN SKINNER, Jr.
THOMAS SKINNER, b Trustees
JOSEPH C.’PERRIN,
WILLIAM JONES.
A few Students will be accommodated
with boytl and tuition in the Teacher’s family
Con quarter.
Ja/i 25 s \ 38 3t
f— :
d FOUND.
AhrmUhelStli inst., a codplo of gold waist
buckles, whic|/the owner can have by calling
at proving property, and paying ex
prises. [Jan 25 28 3t
E JOSEPH E. MARSHALL,
Successor to
Thomas I. Wray,
At his old and well known stand,
above McGran’s corner, Augusta,,
oa., wholesale an <J ftetail Dealerin
Selected FAMILY DRUGS
AND MEDICINES, (Bull’s*)
Gold Foil and Leaf—Perfumery,
Brushes, Peiirits, Oils, Dye-Stuffs.
Windojv'Vnd Sky Light Glass,
<3lc &c. / f
C IIEMIC Aljjt prepared at shortest nojiee.
August 17 -
A^oi^ae
sortnicnt of Water Colours, in small
boxes, suitable for children. For sale-by
July 20 1J WM. HA‘i»KS;jr.
®— - i
WM. lIAINES, Jr. (Successor;
to Garvin & Haines,) Wholesale and
retail Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, ,
Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye-Stuffs, Per
fumery, Surgical Instruments, &c. &c., has now
on hand a select assortment of the above articles,
for sale at low prices and on moderate terms.—
All orders executed with neatness and despatch.
WM. HAINES, Jr.
No. 232 Broad-street, Augusta.
July 20 1 ts
WINDOW iGLASS.—300 Boxes of
Window Glass, assorted sizes. For sale
very cheap. WM. HAINES, Jr.
July 20 l
03** Mr. NOEL continues his 1
School, for Boys, at the same place, on Mncin- •
tosh street, opposite the Constitutionalist office.
Terms as heretofore. ]
October 12 13 ts ]
BERRIEN & COULTER, I
ATTORNEYS at Law, Rome, Floyd ]
County, Georgia, will practice in the Cher- 1
okee Circuit JW, M. Berrien, *
JTfl lr*y At.rßKn B C'nrLTM. | *
AUGUSTA PRICES a f
CUIJREST, ~ |
! C*ar.FUt.LT Cohkbctkb Wniit, S'
: Baugku, Hemp.... varil 20 22~
\ Tow “ ,7 19
Gunily •« 22 28
Bale Rope . lb. gi 40
Bacon, Hog round .. “ 5 fti
Hams •< 7 g*
Shoulders. “56
Sides “ g 7
Bkep, Smoked «
I Butter, Goshen « 25 3|i
North Carolina... “ 15 20
Country... " I 25 3ls
Coffee, Green prime Cuba. “ 9 JO
Ordinary to good.. " 7 9
St. Domingo •• 7 g
K>°-. “ 8$ 10
Lagutra “ } 0
Porto Rico '< . gj ]{>
£ va - " 14 15
Mocha " ]g 20
Candles, Sperm " 33 37J
Tallow, Georgia. •* J2j IR|
do. Northern. “ IC* 18
Cheese, American “ 9 JO
English <<
; Crackers, Augusta made,. “ 9 ]2t
i Northern....... «
Cigars, Spanish M. 15 00 *2O 00
American “ 500 12 00
~ ORV hush. 45 66 $
Rodder cwt 75 87
Fistt, Hernngs: [box 75 100
Mackerel, No. 1.... bbl. 15 00 15 00
do. No. 2.... “ 1100 13 00
do. No. 3.... “ 8 (X) 11 00
Flour, Cana! ../ “ 650 700
Baltimore ■< fi 00 650
•Western “ 575 ft 29
Country << 450 500
Feathers lb. 25 28
® INGES “ 10 15
Gunpower, Dupont’s fff.. keg 600 700
B asting “ 400 450
Glass, 10 k 12.....” box 300 350
. 8 * 10 “ i 2 25 300
Iron, Russia cw t. |4 50 550
Swedes, assorted,... “ -450 500
U°°l> “ I7 00 800
Sheet. “|7 00 800
Nad Rods “ 700 800
Lead, Bar lb. c 8
Sheet “
Leather, Sole “ 23 28
Upper side 1 50 200
Call Skins. doz. 18 00 36 00
" AHD Ih. 7J 10
Molasses, N. Orleans.... gal. 3tj 37
Havana “ 2g 37
English Island.. “ j
Nails lb. | 5 fi
Oils, Lamp ga l. 115 125
Linseed “ j1 00 125
Tanners “ co 73
Oats bush. 35 40
Peas ** 50 §9
Paints, Red Lead lb. l2j 15
White Lead keg 200 250
Spanish Brown... Jb. 4 12$
Yellow Ochre “ 5 g
Pepper, Black “ ]2j 18
Raisins, Malaga box 200 250
Muscatel “ 200 225
Bloom “
Rice, Prime cwt. 350 500
* Inferior to good “ 250 400
Sugars, New Orleans lb. 0 8
Havana white.... “ U 12$
do. brown.... “78
Muscovado “ 7$ 9
St. Croix “ 9$ n
Porto Rico “ 7 9
Loaf. “ 13 if
Double refined.... “ 14 17
f ptcE “ 15 18(
Soap, American, No. 1.... “ 6$ 9
do. No. 2 “ 5 7
Salt, Liverpool ground... bush. 43 50
do- do sack 1 75 200
Steel, German lb. 15 16
Blistered “ 8 12$
Shot, all sizes bag 150 200
Tobacco, N. Carolina lb. 8 15
Virginia “ 15 50
Twine « 2 5 33
l£A, Bohea “ 62$ 87$
Souchong “ 60 75
Hyson <« go 125
Gunpowder “ 100 125
EXCHANGE TABLE. —Specie BasU.
Augusta Notes.
Mechanics’ Bank par.
Brunswick Bank.... “
Bank of Augusta 11
Augusta Insurance & Banking C 0..... “
Branch Georgia Rail Road “
Branch State of Georgia 11
Savannah NoPes.
State Bank “
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank “
Planters’ Bank.... “
Central Rail Road Bank 3 dis*
Country Notes.
State Bank Branch, Macon par
Other Branches State Bank “
Milledgevilie Bank “
Georgia Rail Road Bank, Athens u
City Council of Augusta t ••
Rttckersville Bank . “
Branch Marine & Fire Insurance Bank "
St. Mary’s Bank.. * “
Central Bank. “
Bank of Hawkinsville 5 dis.
Merchant's Bank, Macon 5 “
City Council of Columbus 25 “
City Council of Milledgevilie No sale.
City Council of Macon “ “
Insurance Bank ol Columbus, Macon.. “ “
Commercial Bank. Macon No circulation.
Monroe Rail Road Bank Broke
Exchange Bank of Brunswick “
Pncenix Bank, Columbus *♦
Bank ol'Darien and Branches “
Chattahoochic R. R. ami Banking Co..
Western Bank of Georgia “
Bank of Columbus “
Planters & Mechanics Bank. Colurabud' “
Bank of Ocmulgcc ...... “
Georgia 6 pr. ct. Bonds for speeie,...... 90
Georgia 8 pr.ct. Bonds, 102
South Carolina Notes.
Charleston Banks.... par.
Bank of Hambuig... . “
Country Banks ... “
Alabama Notes.... . . ... ’ 8 (ft
Checks.
New York Sight j prem.
DOStODv.. ...eer.> | ««
Philadelphia $ *«
Baltimore $ *»
Lexington $ “
Richmond, Va $
Savannah . $ <«
Ckudmtnn ............. . ..., $ n-