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ment of domestic life, the blessings of
the in-door world, and to contrast them
favorably, even in changed circumstan- j
ce3, with the giddy trilling and the wild |
excitement of the merely fashionable, i
empty and cold.”
Are there no cases of concealment, j
such as we have described, among our
readers? Is it not too frequently the j
way of the world, to assume a condition:
of prosperity that does not exist, or at:
least to hold from those who should know
them, truths of importance to the well
being of the parties concerned ? Is there
not a stuborn pride in our nature, which
would rather suffer than to confess ?
Are there not hundreds of couples in this!
community, who are comparatively stran- j
gersin thought? Arejithere not many hus- j
bands who are pursuing the same course
that we have described above, and who. j
while they deplore and regret the extrav
agance and expensive mode of living
pursued by their wives, permit those
wives to remain in ignorance as to their
income, resources, expenditures and pros
pects ? Be assured, gentle reader, that
frankness and confidence are essential to
the married life, and that those who com
mence the wedded condition by a sys
tem of concealment, will sooner or later
repent, and with the utmost bitterness
the folly of such a course.
The Statistics of Poultry. —The Go
shen (Orange county) paper, gives the
following interesting idformatioa con
cerning the value of poultry, as a part of
the stock of a farm :
“A farmer of that town states that he
has kept from 80 to 100 hens the last
y<«ar, andsince last February (10 months)
he has sold 7,680 eggs! averaging 11
cents per dozen, which amounts to about
o—or0 —or about the same as to have fat
ted 1,600 lbs. of pork. The question is
frequently asked, which is the more prof
itable, eggs or chickens? The general
opinion inclines to the former. Those
w-ho have had experience in the business,
informs us that 50 hens well kept, will
produce from five to seven thousand eggs,
annually, which, at the rate of a cent
each, will amount to from $50.t0 870.
A Courageous Father.
The Hartford Times relates a case of
wonderful risk and courage on the part of
a father. A little boy, the son of a fire
man at one of the Ithymacy furnaces,
w’as playing about the rails, w hen his foot
slipped, and, horrible to relate, he fell
into the furnace. His father, with more
affection than prudence, immediately
sprung in after him, in the forlorn hope
to save his child, and strange to say he
was quick enough to catch him and threw
him out, but too late, however, for the
boy must almost instantly have died.—
The father had now exchanged situations
with his child, and found the greatest dif
ficulty in extricating himself from his
perilous position, which he was obliged to
do by catching hold of an iron bar, little
less than red hot, and swinging himself
out, but as soon as he had done so he was
senseless. The poor fellow was carried
home, in a dangerous and uncertain state.
True ami Important.
Newspaper Support. —The editor of
the Washington (Ga.) News and Gazette
understands his business. Hear him.
“Much depends upon the supporters
of a newspaper, whether it is conducted
with spirit and interest—if they are nig
gardly or negligent in their payments,
the pride and ambition of the editor is
broken down, he works at thankless and
unprofitable tasks—he becomes discour
aged and careless—his paper looses its
pith and interest, and dies. But, on the
contrary, if his subscribers are of the
right sort—if they are punctual, liberal
hearted fellows, always in advance on the
subscription list, taking an interest in in
creasing the number of bis subscribers,
now and then speaking a word for his
paper, cheering him on in his course by
smiles of approbation; with such sub
scribers as these, he must be a dolt in
deed who would not got up an interesting
sheet; with such patrons as these ;we
would forswear comfort, ease, leisure, ev
ery thing that could possibly step be
tween us and the gratification of every
laudable desire on their part. We would
know no other pleasure than their satis-j
faction. How much then can the sup- ’•
porters of a newspaper do to make it inter
esting and respectable; indeed, without
concurring efforts on their part, the pub
lishers of a newspaper will not, cannot,
bestow the attention which is necessary
to make it what it should be.”
(£j~ Look southward for the new
Comet, immediately after sundown. It
is a stranger in the solar system, never
having been seen before. It is an estray,
doubtless, from the regions of space—
just popp’n in, like Paul Pry, to see what
might be seen, and to watch the progress
of Santa Anna’s fortunes, and to hear
the speeches in Congress on the annexa
tion of Texas—hoping no intrusion.—
Marietta Helicon.
Beginning of the Year in Various Nations.
The Chaldeans and Egyptians, were
dated from the autumnal equinox. The
ecclesiastic year of the Jews began in the
spring; but in civil affairs they retain
the epoch of the Egyptian year. The
ancient Chinese reckoned from the new
moon nearest the middle of Acquarius. I
The year of Romulus commenced in
.March, and that of Numa in January.;
The Turks and Arabs dated their year ;
from the 16th of July. Dremschid, or j
Gremschid, King of Persia, observed on
the day of his entrance into Persipolia,
that the sun entered into Aries; and in
commemoration of this fortunate event,
: he ordered the beginning of the year to :
[be removed from the autumnal to the i
| vernal equinox. The Braclnnan begin
j their year with the new moon in April.
The Mexicans begift it with February,
: when the leaves begin to grow green.—
Their year consists of 18 months, having
JO days each! the last five days are
spent in mirth ; and no business is suf
fered to be done, nor even any service
at the temples. The Abysynians have
five idle days at the end of the year,
which commences on the 63 of August.
The American Indians reckon from
the first appearance of the new moon at
the vernal equinox. The Mahometans
begin their year the minute the sun en
ters Aries. The Venetians, Florentines,
and the Pisans, in Italy, begin the year
at the vernal equinox. The French
year, during the reign of the Merovin
gian race, began on the day on which
the troops were reviewed, which was the
first day of March. Under the Carlo
vingians it began on Christmas day, and
\ under the Capetians on Easter day.—
; The ecclesiastical year begins on the first
j Sunday in Advent. Charles IX appoint
ed, in 1554; that for the future the civil
| year should commence on the first of
[January. The Julian calendar, which
| was so called from Julius Crcsar, and is
! the old account of the year, and was ro
j formed by Pope Gregory, in 1582, which
plan was suggested by Lewis Lilio, a
Calabrian astronomer. The Dutch and
the-Protcstanls in Germany introduced
a new style in 1700. The ancient cler
gy reckoned from the 25th of March ;
and the method was observed in Britain
i until the introduction of the new style,
A. D. 1752; after which our year com
menced on the first of January.
Elections in Olden Time. —It was the
law in Massachusetts in the year 1643 that
“ for the yearly choosing of Assistants
(new Senators) the J’reeirien shall use In
dian corn and beans. The Indian corn
to manifest election, the beans contrary;
and if any* freeman shall put in more
than one Indian corn or bean for the
choice or refusal of any public officer, he
shall forfeit for every such offence, ten
pounds ,” <fcc. The usual election cry—
“to the polls!”—“to the polls!” which
we still preserve, no doubt originated
with the party voting beans; and was by
no means, an unappropriate exordium
to prepare for the contest.
Mrs. Hamilton.
“The widow of Alexander Hamilton
has made a visit to Arlington House. At
that mansion, as may well be supposed,
the venerable lady was received with
“all the honors;” —Mr. Curtis having
i been the play fellow of her eldest son,
I and almost domesticated in the family of
her illustrious husband more than half a
century ago.
Every thing that bore the impress of
Washington was put in requisition to give
the most honored welcome to the honor
ed guest —the Cincinnatti china, the
Washington plate, &c., while at night
the venerable lady rested in the bed in
which the Chief reposed during the whole
of the First Presidency, and up to the
period of his last sigh at Mount Vernon,
December, 1799.
Mrs. Hamilton is the daughter of a dis
tinguished Revolutionary worthy, the late
Major General Schuyler, of Albany. She
is in her eighty eighth year, but dis
courses with astonishing vivacity and
strength of memory of the great events of
our Heroic Age and the days long past.
Her visit to the Seat of Government is
made with a view to the disposal to Con
gress of the Hamilton Papers. We arc
! told that these valuable documents con
j tain more than an hundred letters from
General Washington that have never
been published, together with a mass of
correspondence and details touching our
Re History, the old Congress,
and the present Constitution. We confi
dently trust that Government will not
faii to possess itself of these truly nation
al treasures for the instruction and benefit
of ourselves and posterity.”
Not Bad. —A Methodist preacher, ex
pounding on his own authority in a coun
try village, remarked that “ commentators
did not agree with him.” Next day he
received a basket of kidney potatoes from
one of his disciples, who remarked that
“ since common taturs did not agree with
him, he had taken the liberty to present
him with some best kidnies.”
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Samuel Hall, Esq. of Knoxville, has been ap
pointed, by the Governor, Solicitor General of
the Flint Circuit, vice A. S. Wingfield, Esq. re
signed.
Tuesday after the Ist Monday in November, is
the day for electing Electors for President and
Vice President, throughout the Union. The
bill has been signed by Mr. Tyler, and is now
the law of the land.
Octavus Cohen, Esq. has been appointed by
the President, by and with the consent of the Se
nate, Navy Agent of the Port of Savannah, vice
William Mackav, Esq. resigned.
A Queer Nose Story. —A French paper tells
us that at the Hare, in the department of Upper
Soane, may be seen a man who was formerly an
under cook who had his nose cut off by M. Ca
rnot, a surgeon ot hare, and replaced by the rump
of a living fowl. This engrafting has perfectly
succeeded, and M. Carnot has only the trouble of
from time to time plucking the feathers from the
restored nose.
Brother of the Ettrick Shepherd. —The editor
of the N. Y. Emporium, writing from Binghamp
ton, in that State, says, Mr. Hogg, a brother of
the distinguished Scotch poet, is now living on
the ? usquehanna. lie was once a Shepherd for
Sir Walter Scott, and came to this country a few
years since, purchased a snug little farm, and he
and his family is thriving under favorable auspi
ces: 1 . •, •:
An aged Party. —At Bologac in France, on
the 7th November, the widow Savage celebrated
her 100th birthday by attending Church, sur
rounded by her descendants. Two of her child
ren were aged, one 79, the other 75. The offici
ating minister, M. Dufour, Was 09 years old.
The old lady seemed in possession of all her
faculties.
Santa Fc Trade.-—The total amount of gold
and silver received from Santa Fe, in 18-13, was
, $195,000; in 1814,$375,000;.estimated amount
lor 1815, $500,000.
A child was left upon a gentleman's door step
| in Rochester, N. Y., some days since, nicely
| packed in a basket, and with a note containing
! $lO these words—“ More will lie sent when this
is exhausted.” The gentleman asks which,
| more money or more babies!
Common flour paste, or starcl, wet to the con
sistency of paste, placed on a lurn, scald or chil
blain, and suffered to dry on thevvound, so as to
exclude the air, will be found an. excellent reme
| dy, in all such cases.
I The Devil Married. —This ip no joke, it is a
j stubborn fact. In Milton, (PJnnsylvania,) on
i Christmas day, by the Rev. i\i. Stroever, Mr.
j John Devil was joined in hojy matrimony to
Miss Elizabeth Shad, all of IVljlton. This is a
marriage extraordinary, an event absolutely un
precedented in ancient or modem times, that the
Devil should catch a shad in mid winter, and
take her “aliveand kicking” tohis wedding sup
per. Mr. Devil is said to be avery respectable
young buthcr.
The report that Santa Anrn had been cap
tured, is contradicted. Late idvices represent
him still at the head of a large ar;ny, but surround
ed by enemies much more numerous.
If our female friends desire to preserve their
bouquets, insert their stems in water up to the
flower, renew the water daily adding a little
powdered charcoal and occasionally substituting
salt water for fresh.
There are, at the present tine, one hundred
and twenty towns in Massaclusetts destitute of
a grog shop. The inhabitants have probably
discovered that there is nothing they can so well
dispense with as such establishments.
There are nine thousand three hundred and
seventy-eight and a half miles of Rail-roads in
the United States.
There were coined at the Branch Mint of the
United States, at Dahlonoga, Ga., during the
year 1844, 80,051 Half Eagles, and 17,339 Quar
ter Eagles. Value $488,000 00.
New Hampshire has abolished military train
ings, and made a standing army of 9,000 men, of
its volunteer companies. Each company is to be
paid S3OO per year.
While Mr. Cushing was residing at Macao
his house was attacked by robbers and entered by
them on one, occasion. The Legation were
obliged to be constantly armed for self defence.
Liberality.— Mr, John B. Gough, after an ab
sence of a few weeks, lecturing in New-York and
Philadelphia, returned last week with a clean
draft for one thousand dollars. This speaks well
for the liberality of the friends of the temperance
cause in those cities. —A". E. W ashingtonian,
The Unicorn Discovered!—A recent number
ofthe “Journal Astatique” (published in Paris,)
states that Mr. Freshel,thc profound Orientalist,
now French Consul at Jcdda, in Arabia, has
published a notice of the real Unicorn in the
wilds of Hadramant! This strange beast has a
single horn attached to its head by a joint, through
which it can elevate or depress its horn at plea
sure; remarkably confirming Psalms 92, 10,
where it sneaks ofthe “ horn being exalted like
the horn ofthe Unicom.”
The following lines carry out a truth, which
should make every man tremble when he is rais
ing the glass to his lips:
“ There is no widow so utterly widowed in her
circumstances as she who has a drunken hus
band —no orphan so perfectly destitute as he who
has a drunken father.”
An exchange paper says, a mixture of salt and
saltpetre, placed around the roots of a barron fruit
tree, will produce a plentiful crop of fruit.
An exchange paper says that a lad of fifteen
who saunters about rum shops smokes cigars,
chews tobacco, drinks wine or falls in love with
a lady much older than himself, is “rotten before
ripe.”
AUGUSTA MARKET:
COTTON.—This article has been in
good demand during the past week, but
the quantity offering having been greater
than was sufficient to meet the demand,
prices have declined £c. and in some in
stances %c., while choice qualities, which
are scarce, have scarcely declined at all.
We still quote ordinary 4 a 4|.; fair s|;
good fair in round bags 5J a s§; in square
s£c. A very inferior article would not
bring our lowest quotation, and a choice
parcel in square bales would command
more than our highest.
BAGGING.—But little has been done
in the market for this article since our j
last Saturday’s report, nor do we look for
much improvement until the wants ofthe
ensuing crop are to be supplied. We
have no alterations to note in prices.
GROCERIES—A pretty fair business
has been done in these articles through
o
the past week; prices are the same as
then quoted, with the exception of coffee,
which is a shade lower—we alter our fi
gures accordingly.
Ladies of Augusta, 11 am bur: & the Country
NOTICE THIS!
EVERY LADY HER OWN DRESS-MAKER FOR
THREE DOLLARS.
lAfRS. S. W. RUSH, through this, in
forms the Ladies of the above places, that
she has returned to this city, with her new pa
tent right for cutting Ladies Dresses, Habits,
Sleeves, Yokes, Capes, Collars, &c. &-c. of any
description, size, fashion, and style, by which
system any lady is enabled, with less than three
hours instruction, to cut any of said articles—
not only in the very best manner, but also in an
economical way, without any risks or misfits
The subscriber will be found lrom 9 in the morn
ing until G in the afternoon, on Broad-street, at
No. 237, one door above the old bridge-bank
building.
For the above price, Ladies will be instructed
in classes of from one to ten. and each Lady will
be entitled to a Book ot instruction with the
Chart.
Thisis no mathematical theorem, hut an im
provement on any thing of the kind eve' 1 taught
before.
No charge is to be made unless satisfaction is
given.
Ladies not wishing to be taught, can be fur
nished with a full sett of Patterns tor 50 Cents.
UT Take Notice. — All Ladies who have been
taught, and do not understand it, let me beg them
to return and accomplish the undertaking.
S. W. RUSH.
October 19 13 ts
s3** Mr* INOEL continues his
School, for Boys, at the same place, on Macin
tosh street, opposite the Constitutionalist cilice.
Terms as heretofore.
t >ctober 12 13 ts
tLy Iv V fl. I (TO 1£ V.
*|MNN Klt’S VV.: [I;..(
made to order, at short notice, such as
Bathing Tubs,
Factory Cans,
Cylinders,
Oil Stands, (from 1 up to 100 gallons,)
Patent Collee Pots, of all sizes, to suit ho
tels or private families.
fpr 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 i.ow for cash.
The above business superintended by
E E. SCOFIELD,
Next door above the Insurance Bank ,
Broad-street , Augusta.
Sept. 21 10 tt
H EMEDY for WORMS.—The Com
pound Syrupof Pink Root, preparedbv the
subscriber from the original receipt of the late Dr.
M. Antony.
This pleasant and safe preparation is recom
mended, 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.
r)UNHAM & 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, Mer
chants and the citizens generally, at a small per
eentaoe on New York cost. Cash customers
will receive fair value for their money, by giving
us a call. [July 20 Ily
B~ LHACIIED WI NT f7r()l L— War
ranted Pure Sperm —l,ooo Gallons, in
ticrccs and barrels, a very superior article for fine
machinery, and for family use. For sale low, at
wholesale and retail.
Also, good SUMMER LAMP OIL, $1 00
a gallon, by
HAVILAND, RISLEY, & Co.
July 20 1 ts
jg ) JOSEPH E. MARSHALL,
tfpSllii-— Successor to
jfe Thomas I. VYray,
fK At his old and well known stand,
HlP—above McGran’s corner, Augusta,
ffijGa., wholesale and retail Dcalerin
ML b Selected FAMILY DRUGS
: 1 AND MEDICINES, (Bull’s)
ijc Gold Foil and Leaf—Perfumery,
Hill . i Brushes, Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs.
VV indow and Sky Light Glass,
&c &c.
CHEMICALS prepared at shortest notice.
August 17 5 tJ2O
BERRIEN & COULTER^
A TTORNEYS at Law, Rome, Floyd
County, Georgia, will practice in the Cher
okee Circuit. J. W. M. Berrien,
38 ly*] Alfred B.Coelteh.
AUGUSTA 1* KICKS Jj ja
CURRENT, S' Jk
Carefui lt Corhf.cted|Weekly. 5-
l»*uu.au, ajdojp VO
Tow “ 17 J 9
Gunny ..... •* 2g S 3
Bale Rote lb. 6* JO
Bacon, Hog round “ 5 i 5*
Hams “ 7 #
Shoulders “ 5 6
Sides “67
Beef, Smoked »
Butter, Goshen '< 25 3tf
North Carolina... “ 15 20
Country “ 25 31A
Coffee, Green prime Cuba. “ 8 9
Ordinary to good.. "79
St. Domingo “ 7 < 9
?«>••. “ 7} 9*
Laguira “ 7* 9'*
Porto Rico “ 7* 9}
Java “ ]4 15
Mocha “ 18 29
Candles, Sperm “ S 3 37*
Tallow. Georgia. “ 12* 18*
do. Northern. “ 16 | 18
Cheese, American “ 91 iff
English “
Crackers. A ugusta made.. “ 9 I 12J
Northern....... “
Cigars, Spanish M. 15 00 20 00
American “ 500 12 00
Corn bush. 45 56*
Fodder !cwt 75 87
Fisii, Herrings [box 1 75 1 Os)
Mackerel, No. 1....t bbl. |l3 00 !15 00
do. No. 2.... “ ,11 00 13 (K)
do. No. 3.... “ ! 8 00 11 00
Flour, Cana! “ 650 700
Baltimore “ jG 00 650
Western " 575 625
Country “ 450 500
Feathers lb. 25 28
Ginger > “ 10 15
Gunpoyver, Dupont’s fff.. keg 600 700
B asting “ 400 450
Glass, JO 12 box 300 350
Bxlo “ 225 300
Iron, Russia cwt. 4 50 550
Swedes, assorted.... “ 450 500
Hoop “ 700 800
Sheet “ 700 800
Nail Rods “ 7CO 8 (X*
Lead, Bar.. lb. 6 8
Sheei “
Leather, Solo “ 23 28
Upper side 1 50 200
Calf Skins doz. jlB 00 36 00
Lard lb. 7* V*
Molasses, N. Orleans.... gal. 31* 37
Havana “ 1 28 37
English Island.. “ 1
Nails lb. 5 6
Oils, Lamp gal. 1 15 125
Linseed “ , 100 125
Tanners “ 60 75
Oats bush.! 35 40
Peas “ 50 62
Paints, Red Lend lb. 12* 15
White Lead keg 200 250
Spanish Brown... lit. 4 12*
Yellow Ochre “ 5 8
Pepper, Black “ 12* 18
Raisins, Malaga box 200 250
Muscatel “ 200 225
Bloom "
Rice, Prime cwt. 350 500
Inferior to good “ 250 400
Sugars, New Orleans lb. 6 8
Havana white.... “ 11 12*
do. brown.... “78
Muscovado “ 7* 9
St. Croix “ 9* 11
Porto Rico n 7 9
Lump “ 12 14
Loaf “ 13 15
Double refined.... “ 14 17
Spice “ 15 18|
Soap, American, No. 1.... “ 6* 9
do. No. 2.... “57
Salt, Liverpool ground... bush. 43 50
do. do sack 175 200
Steel, German lb. 15 16
Blistered “ 8 12*
Shot, all sizes bag 150 200
Tobacco, N. Carolina lb. 8 15
Virginia “ 15 JjO
Twine “ 25 33
Tea, Bohca “ 62* 87*
Souchong “ 60 75
Hyson “ 80 125
Gunpowder “ 100 j1 25
EXCHANGE TABLE.—Specie Basis.
Augusta Notes.
Mechanics’ Bank par.
Brunswick Bank “
Bank of Augusta “
Augusta Insurance & Banking Co “
Branch Georgia Rail Road “
Branch State of Georgia “
Savannah NorES.
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 “
Milledgeville Bank “
Georgia Rail Road Bank, Athens “
City Council of Augusta “
Ruckersvillc 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 Milledgeville No sale.
City Council of Macon “ “
Insurance Bank of Columbus, Macon.. “ “
Commercial Bank, Macon..... No circulation.
Monroe Rail Road Bank Broke
Exchange Bank of Brunswick “
Phoenix Bank, Columbus “
Bank of Darien and Branches.. “
Chattahoochie R. R. and Banking Co.. ,f
Western Bank of Georgia “
Bank of Columbus “
Planters & Mechanics Bank Columbus “
Bank of Ocmulgee “
Georgia G pr. ct. Bonds for specie, 90
Georgia 8 pr. ct. Bonds, 102
South Carolina Notes,
Charleston Banks par.
Bank of Hambuig... “
Country Banks “
Alabama Notes . 8 di
Checks.
New York Sight I prem.
Boston * “
Philadelphia I “
Baltimore * “
Lexington i “
Richmond, Va' - * "
Savannah.. * “
Charleston * I “