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vnuulu} Night.
(«» * JOI. litiKVMX.', MKCUANir.J
Now, wit-' and hiMrcn, let’s lie gav,
dy work is done and here’* the p.iv ;
I'"its hard to cam, but never mind it,
Hope reared the sheaf, and peace ahull hind it.
t>ix day « I’ve tolled, and now we meet,
To uhare the welcome weekly treat,
Ot toast and tea, of’real and joy.
Which, gained by labor, cunnut cloy.
Conte, ye who form my dear fire-aide,
My carc, my comfort, ami my pride :
* Vine now, ami let us close the night,
In harmless sports of fond delight.
To-morrow’* dawn brings blessed jioaee,
And each domestic joy’s increase,
To him who honestly maintains,
That course of life which heaven ordains.
'Tween rich and poor the difference what ?
In w orking or in working not:
Why then on Sunday wer’e as great
As those who own a vast estate.
For on tc-mo row's happy day
We shall work less perhaps than they—
And, though no dainties I afford,
W hut’s sweet and clean will grace my hoard.
For which, and every blessing given,
Thankful we’ll how the knee to Heaven—
In God'sown House our voices raise,
With grateful nolos ofprayer and praise.
These duties will not interfere,
Or cloud ray brow with thought severe :
Hut still leave time enough to spend,
To take a walk or see o friend.
Sweet's the tranquility of heart,
Which public worship does inipint,
And sweet’s the field, and sweet's the road,
To him conscience hears no load.
Thus shall the day. ns God designed,
Promote my health, unbend my mind;
On Monday morning, free from pain,
Cheerful I'll go to work again.
Our life is but a lengthened week,
Through which with toil for rest we seek ;
And he whose labor well is pai t,
A joyful Sabbath finds at last.
Franklin Monument.
A Mdees* of the Correspond! ng Committee if
the Mi.hilr Typographical A emeintinn, In Ihe
Printers throughout tin Ihi ted Sinter,
Gentlemen;—Obedient to a resolution of our
Association, wo now addri si you upon the sub- I
jeet conveyed in the above caption vi/,:—thopro
pri'-ty of creeling a Monnmmt or Cenotaph, to
the memory of IlmiMiv luankmis, Printer.
It has been customary, time immemorial, to
perpetuate the remembrance of exalted worth, j
and pre-eminent virtues, by some tangible mo- ;
men to, however frail and perishable, anil if as yet,
n > remembrance points to the immortal name of
i’lii.Mtns, such neglect must originate in some I
other cause than circumscribe:] merit in the red- i
pieut or lack of■» due appreciation of it by lbs 1
countrymen. !
As a philosopher, men have boon taught to j
v. nJei and bo astonished at his discoveries; ns a
state imo;i, all civilized Europe, us well as
'i N proud Republican whence ho toasts bis
birth.”
have long since uck.ii ow lodged the influence of his I
mighty mind, in establbliiag our present in com
pir.ihle form of government; as the author of
‘•Poor Richird,” his indomitable good sense bus 1
become, in both hemisphere.), us provi r iial us his ;
commonest axiom—but how few—very few, who ]
suv him disarm the fierce and forked lightning, 1 (
making it spend its fmy at bis feet—heard him
with irresistible moral courage, inculcate the puro 1
principles of Republicanism in the halls of heredi
tary pride, and in the very face and “divinity”of
a king;—or acknowledge the impress of his mind
in a revolution w hich must form a brilliant epoch i
i.i the history of the world,—hive brought them- (
selves to believe llml the possessor of all these
god-like qualities was reared among tvck —that
be was a printer! —mi bumble, unnoticed, plod- t
ding printer —that misfortune was bis tutor, and
p >verly his companion; that by toil almost‘'never- |
c idt tig, still beginning,” he overpowered overy
ob .tide, and won his way to more than kingly '
r tuewn; and, (like a certain Pope, who always
Kept the badges of his humble origin full befeic
him) never departed from that plain republican
s aplicity which characterized him in his early
y ‘ars!
Yes, Bknvamin Fbankux was a Printer:
e.n 1 it is for the purpose of perpetuating Ins re
membrance as a printer, that w; earnestly solicit
y ur co-operation, gentlemen, in this work, it isbe
t .use tois ornament to human nature, and pat
tern to the world, and comparative lustre on
h s own U nited sphere of action, while a Printer,
as when lie held m charge the sacred intererts of
millions of freemen, and vindicated their injured
cause before the most enlightened potentates of
Europe.
Such gentlemen, is the object, and such the
causes prompting to its execution. It is an un
dertaking in which we should not only be emulous
to leai. but also to follow. It is an undertaking
which,completed, will pirpeluale in M*nnt.r.,
virtues morednrabl- than uiiamte! and which
transmitting the name and worth of its immortal
recipient to the latest time, will also carry along
with it some faint testimonial of the public spirit
of the donors.
I:i conclusion, we earnestly solicit you, a»
bie hren of one extended family, to take this mat
ter into serious consideration ; a id, should the
suggestions contained meet your approbation, xve
respectfully ask your correspondence. The city
of Washington, we would suggest, ns the proper
site, under the auspices of the National Typogra
phical Association ; the work to he commenced
so soon as a sufficiency of funds for that purpose
«re collected : which may, (by the timely ap
pointment of the proper committees from the res
pective Societies,) take place during the ensuing
wint *r.
With sentiments of respect, we subscribe our
selves, gentlemen, vonrs. dec.
L. PARRIS. A -5
J. S. FROHOC’K, C '
D. J. DOWLING, S -5
Mobile, Ala. Nov. 1838.
A Theac.ikho s F hi vu.—-Hacehus in the
classic days of Greece and Romi—that is to sav
in the days of drunken literature, was lout d a po
tent god—never failing, fail as he might in aught
else, to render his devotees impotent. As no
worship is apt to he relinquished w hich gratifies
the appetites or propensities of the followers, the
jolly go i holds his own, while all the rest of the
gods in the pantheon are forgotten. A greater
province is permitted to him than in the days of
his open and formal worship—for he is a regular
monopolist, and claims libations on all occasions.
Uc they of joy or grief—of prosperity or adversity
—m irriage or death—birth or interment—the jol
ly god lorces his claim as a congratulating friend,
or a consoling support.
There may be method in his policy, and virtue
under his hypocritical friendship, but he certainly
pleys rogues false tricks. Your thief, in the ex
citement ol tear, imbibes liquid courage aid so
curi ig himself incapable ot motion, falls an ea-sv
prize to the thief catcher, with the evidence of h.s
acquisitiveness upon his person. A treacherous
friend to rogues, strong drink is thus the best and
most etheient government witness ever excited.
Ba-chus destroys 100 your sly villain, who though
above false linger thefts, conveys the property of
others t.. hi-, cofitrs by processes not pioveatle in
acoutt of low until this treacherous friend of the
culprit destroys bis defences. Bacchus ruins
your braggart by oiling bis tongue to tbc issue ol
uoadvisid (toasting. Hv foils Cupid—defeats
Hymen—defrauds I’lulo—end, in short, is the ve
riest marplot, hunglar and swindler in the whole
catalogue of the heathen deities. He is the Ish
mael of Olympus for hi) hind (with a glass in it)
in against every other baud.—A. Y. Sun.
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UIIKONICLH AND SENTINEL.
A If « II S's A.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30.
We have liefove Us. a hand bill, dated Macon,
Dee. 17, signed by the Agents of the several in
surance companies, In that place, offering a re
ward of one thousand dollars, for the detection
and conviction of tin 1 individuals who had (hat
•lay attempted to set fire to several ware-houses,
lin that city. In addition to this, we have
been shown a letter from Macon, stating that the
attempts alluded to, were made about the
I usuol hour of dinner, and from the number
I of such altempts, at the same time in different
I parts of the rity, it is supposed that several in
cendiaries must have been at work.
By letters from Columbus, wc learn that a man
I who was arrested on a charge of horse stealing
has confessed some things calculated to lead to a
discovery of the incendiaries vvlto burned down
tho Court-house & Jail, some time since. In con
-1 sequence of these confessions, several other indi
viduals were arrested. One ofthe individuals who
J actually fired the Court-house is now in prison^
I and the citizens hove hern called on to form a
I guard at the Jail, to prevent a rescue. The con-
I fossion of the horse thief arrested, would seem to
I <ndicatc the existence of a plot to burn and plun
j der the city.
Wo re k r ct to learn by private intelligence that
a disastrous lire occurred a few days since,in Mont
gomery Alabama, by which the Planters Hotel,
I and u number of other buildings were consumed.
W r also understand, that the o/llcc of the Alabama
•louriuil, was among buildings destroyed. Our
information does not enable us to say whether it
I was the result of accident, or supposed to he the
work of an incendiary.
The official returns of the votes for Governor
of Ohio, were opened and read in the presence of
I die members of the two Houses of that State on
I the 7th inst. The aggregate result is thus stated;
I I'or Wilson Shannon 107,884,f0r Joseph Vance
108,13(1; majority for .Shannon ft,708.
The Cherokees.
The Nashville Banner states that the last do
tac'imcritH of the (Iherokee Indians passed through
hat plate on the 8d in at nit. They were in num
ber about eighteen hundred. It is apprehended
tli.it they will suffer intensely from the cold, ore
they reach their new homes, particularly if they
prosecute their journey by land during the winter
It h is been suggested that they will probably pitch
their tents in the neighborhood of (he Ohio River
and wait lor spring.
Kentucky Legislature.
This body convened nt Frankfort, on the 3d I
inst. The linn. Charles A. Wickliffc, Lieut
Governor, took the Chair, of the Senate, as pre
riding officer. In the House, R. P. Letcher, wa s
elected speaker, without opposition.
The message of Governor Clark, (Whig) takes
high and strong ground against Abolition—speaks
of its “ demon-like spirit that rages uncontrolled
by law or sense of moral right, and recommends
legislation to curb its lawlessness and disarm its
power.”
Tin National Bilk Convention assembled at
Baltimore on 11th inst.—l7s Delegates were in
Httendence. Judge Comstock, of Connecticut,
has been elected President.
Col. Totten has been ordered on to Wasliing
tm. to take charge ofthe Engineer Department,
in the place of Gen. Gratiot, removed.
Kentucky.
The following extract from Gov, Clark’s late
message to the Legislature, shows the giant
strides that this entc i prising (State is making in the
internal improvement of her roads and rivers:
‘•During the present year much labor lias boon
bestowed upon the various works ot Internal Im
provement throughout the State ; the different
turnpike roads are rapidly advancing to comple
tion, and the latter part of the season has been
para. ularly favorable to the progtess of the works
upon the rivers; a minute account of which will
be reported by the Board ot Internal Improvement,
i When the present contracts ant finished, there
will be completed, within the Slate, one thousand
one hundred mid seventy two miles of turnpike
roads, and three hundred and eighteen miles of
slack water navigation. The expenditure ofthe
1 State in the construction of these roads, up to the
10th of October last, (including two hundred and
one thousand nine hundred and three dollars paid
the Lexington and Ohio rail road, (has been one
million six hundred and eighty-two thousand six
hundred and sixteen dollars ; and the amount re
quited to complete the same is about eight hun
dred and seventeen thousand thtce hundred and
! eighty four dollars. There his been up to the
I sime period, expended upon the three rivers,
j Green, Kentucky, and Licking, six hundred and
! sixty seven thousand two hundred and ninety-five
j dollars and seventy-live cents ; and the amount
1 required to complete the works upon these rivers,
| nnx under contract, is, about one mi lion five
| thousand fix hundred and nine dollars and tvven
: tv-five cents. The estimated cost of the works al
] ready completed, and those at present under con
; trai t when completed, is four millions one hun
dred ami seventy two thousand nine hundred and
; five dollars ; of which sum two millions three
: hundred and forty nine thousand nine bundled
and eleven dollars and seventy five cents have
i been expended, leaving the sum of one million
eight hundred and twenty two thousand nine hun
dred and ninety three dollars and twenty five cents,
j necessary to their completion. The total cost to
! the State ofthe improvements upon the roads and
upon the Kentucky river, from its junction with
the Ohio to the Three Forks, a distance of two
j hundred and fifty seven and a half miles—upon
! the IflPiiiiig. from its mouth to West Libertv, a
i distance ol two hundred and thirty one miles—
and upon Green and Barren rivers, from the mouth
; of Gre en river to Bowling green on Barren river,
i a distance of one bundled and seventx five miles,
is estimated al about seven millions three hundred
. and thirteen thousand four hundred and sixteen'
n ■ JolU/» —4 amall tmoiim when ccirifiiteii with
e the expenditures of other Slaws upon simitar oh-
M jcCtR.
>f “To enter now upon an elaborate argument to
k prove the importunes ol a ayalcm of Internal Im
- provenient, or to attempt a detail of the iiicaleula
e lile advantage:! that must inevitably result from
i- the improvement of the country, alter what has
) been done in Kentucky, would hcsupcrerogaloiy
in the extreme. Its advantages and its policy
« arc not now mooted questions. The system is
already adopted. The wisdom of previous legis
latures, wlio, in their laudable zeal to advance the
interest of the commonwealth, slept forward and
contend with and overcome the opposition that
uniformly presents itself in the incipienry of all
great enterprises, has left you only the duty of ex
panding and prosecuting to completion, a policy
i ; so well calculated to enrich the Stale. It is well
that the system has been commenced ; had Ken
tucky slumbered to the present time, listless ami
indifferent to this great work, she would ere long
i he, forced to its adoption by the irresistible influ
( ence of surrounding circumstances—by the, ener
gy that characterizes the age, and by the example
’ of other States that arc, under the influence of the
8 system, so rapidly advancing in wealth, in numer
s ical and political importance. Kentucky cannot
, stand still ; she must sustain herself in her com
mercial and political relations, and in her social
r intercourse with her sister republics, not only by
t adopting, but by carrying out similar measures ;
. otherwise she becomes tributary to those States,
mid in (lie same ratio that they advance in prospe
rity, must she degenerate in physical and political
power.”
From the Milledgeville diurnal.
' According to the present state of parties in the
i Legislature, the increase according to the last cen
i sus (provided there he no change) will make the
relative strength of parties in the next Legislature
as follows; —State Lights ISO; Union 149. The
• State Rights Party will gain 19 and lose I—net
i gain 12. The Union Party w ill gain 18 and lose
9—not gain 15. The present state of parties is
1 as follows:
State Rights 198 Union 1.94
(lain 12 (Jain 15
150 149
OerviMi of tiie Rail Roan.—On Saturday
last the Kail Load between this place and For
syth, was for the first time traversed by a passen
ger car. A party of about fifty of our citizens
who had been invited to a public dinner, furnish
ed by the citizens of Monroe, left hero about 9 A.
M., and arrived in Forsyth a few minutes after 10.
The road, almost from one end to the- other was
lined with anxious spectators, curious to witness
so great u novelty, and near Forsyth the whole
country was literally covered with people. The
day was passed in great eonvivality and good feel
ing. Several handsome addresses were delivered
by the guests, and a groat number of sentiments
given, most of which will be found iu the proceed
ings. In the evening the parly returned, passing
over the whole distance in 09 minutes. The
road was in good order; and appears to be well
built; and only a very small section in the deep
cut at Singer’s hill needs any improvement, which
it will receive in a few days. The Locomotive
now used is of the finest order, and will no doubt
pass between the two places, including stoppages
for wood and water in one hour. Our friends,
wc trust will excuse us with this notice, as our
reasons for brevity are before them. Wo advise
all who have not made u trip by steam to embrace
tlie first opportunity.— Macon Messenger.
A bill to form a new county, came up in the
House mi Friday afternoon last, to be made up
from the counties of Cass, Gilmer, Murray, and
Cherokee. A number of names were proposed
to fill the blank which designated the county.
Among them the following were voted on, Li
vingston, Oseola, Crockett, Glascock, Lamar,
(after the lute Judge Lamar,) Prince, (in honor
of the late Oliver 11. Prince,) Perry, Clinch,
Coosa, Thompson, Dawson, Prior, and Cof
fee—finally the name of Bassinger, was adopt
ed. The lull was put on its passage and lost.—
Milledgeville Journal.
The Legislature of Missouri appears to be
engaged in the discussion of the proper method
to punish Col. Z. Taylor, of the U. S. Army, for
his report of an engagement in Florida, in which
lie rcllcctcd upon the conduct of the Missouri
volunteers. Col. T. enjoys a high reputation iu
the army, as a distinguished soldier, and a man
of the nicest sense of honor; and if he did an in
justice to that portion of his command, we arc
persuaded it was entirely unintentional. Poli
ticians should reflect well hetbre they attempt to
drag oflicers of the army before court martial, for
alleged inaccuracies in official reports. Let the
far of political partisans become an inmate of the
breasts of the American Army, and that Army,
instead of being the pride and defence of the
country will become its curse.— Mobile Chronicle,
Mn. Caliiovn —a prophet. —Mr. Calhoun has
exhibited a grout fondness of late for playing the
part of ex post facto prophet. In relation to mat
ters of finance, especially, he has informed us that
he forcsim • many events which have happened,
but the information of his foresight was never
vouchsafed until after the happening of those
events. We did not expect, however, that ho
would ever have been caught confessing that his
foresight was of this expost facto character. But
such is actually the case. In a recent letter de
clining a public dinner offered him by certain po
litical friends in Pittsylvania, Va., he says—“l
early foresaw that the government had departed
from the true principles of the constitution, and
that the effect of such departure would he, if not
corrected the overthrow of our institutions and
the loss of our liberty. Ho foresaw that the gov
ernment had departed”—wonderful sagacity to
foresee a thin gafter it had happened !—Charles
ton Courier.
Official Honesty in New-Vork.
The New-Vork correspondent of the National
Intelligencer, gives a very flattering account of
the integrity of the official horde in New-Vork.
Wc copy a paragraph :
“ New Vork docs not allow itself, in any thing,
to bo outdone. Our Sub-Treasurers will not
run oil’ with a beggarly hundred thousand, but
• they will make a sweep of a million, when they
1 sweep at all. Roguery here is sublime. The
t Albany Regency scorn a little knave. Other
. people may vouch for other United iSlates otticc
-1 holders in this city, but not I. Tammany Hall,
i from top to bottom, is rotten with corruption,
t The nation has but begun to be sponged. Give
, us the Sub-Treasury, and New-Vork will eclipse
• the world in the grandeur of her performances.
• 1 can not name names for that would bo libellous,
- but 1 know men with but salaries of two or three
• thousand, spending ten or fifteen shousand per
- annum , and somebody pavsl
1‘ ‘
: > “NTnk TarLons viake a max.”—This sen
-1 tenee which had its origin in the groatful mind of
5 one who had received his start iu file from the
i charity of the craft, has now. from an ignorance
-of the circumstance, entirely lost its meaning,
i, The term had its origin in the following manner:—
> Ini 743, an orphan beggar boy applied for alms
1 at a fashionable tailor’s shop in London, iu which
i nine journeymen were employed.—TheinUrest
i iug appearance of the boy opened the hearts of
i the benevolent tailors, who immediately eontri
i buted nine shillings for the relief of the little
- stranger. \\ ilh this capital, our hero purchased
r fruit, which he retailed at profit.
, From this beginning he eventually rose to great
i, wealth and distinction, and when he set up his
I carriage, he had painted upon die panel, “ Nine
isTaibsi's muck me a man,"
f, on the A’, f. Star.
Texas ami its Trals. —It in with great
pleasure we witness the increase of she trade be- !
tween lid.; city and the ports of the new Repnli- |
lie. A short lime since, there was seldom ave - |
se! advertised; now, three, nr four sails every j
week, fully laden with freight and passengers,
and some of them are packets of tha first class.
Monday being the day set apart for the tnaugura- ,
lion of the now President, Miraheau B. Lamar, it 1
was celebrated on board the Texas packet schoon- \
er Teazer in a becoming manner. Captain Green- [
law, the commander, having made ample provis
ion for the occasion, the guests invited assembled ;
on board at I o’clock, and did ample justice to the i
good things set before them. We were astonish
ed, on examining the accommodations of this
splendid packet, to find them so extensive and,
commodious, equal to some of our finest p icket
ships; the berths being all enclosed in State
Rooms, with two spacious cabins for ladies, with
every convenience attached.
The glass passed merrily around, and senti
ment and song enlivened the company for some
hours; the corps editorial were not forgotten on
the occasion, and especially the Evening Star, the
early friend of Texas. Major Norton, the active
and enterprising agent of this vessel, as well as
many others, were duly remembered. The Ma
jor, to a sentiment offered, made a very neat and
appropriate reply. In the course of his remarks,
ho alluded to the opposition of sundry individu
als to him on account of his exertions in behalf
of Texas, and expressed his determination to
overcome them all, if perseverance and industry
could effect it. We have no doubt of his success,
and hope the Government of Texas will ere long
reward him for the many sacrifices he has made
for her interests.
V»'e learn that the Teazer will go out fully laden
with freight and passengers, and wc heartily wish
be gentlemanly commander a safe and prosperous
voyage.
The Bayonet a Harmless Weapon.—The
bayonet may, in full truth, bo termed tlie grand
mvstifier of modern tactics. I here appeal public
ly to the most experienced officers ot tlie Army,
to those who fought, as many really did, in Egypt,
the Peninsula, and Waterloo, and ask, whether
any one of them over beheld a bayonet contest 1
Did they ever, on field or beach, on plain or ram
part, behold men thrust and counterthrust at each
other with their bayonets ? That in some scram
bling attack of works, or hasty flight out of works
or villages, a soldier may perhaps have been killed
or wounded with a bayonet is pos filla, but to sup
pose that soldiers ever rushed into close combat,
armed only with bayonets, is an absurdity; it never
happened and never can happen. Has any one
ol the officers appealed to come forward to contra
dict me? No; not one. During the nine cam
paigns here spoken of, wc were opposed to the
bravest and most experienced soldiers of continen
tal Europe, and the actions fought between the
contending parties may safely be looked upon as
in the mass, the most sanguinary and determined
ever fought with modern arms ; fought too, on
every species of ground—on level, plain and moun
tain top, amid the precipices of the Pyrenees, in
the corn-fields of Flanders, and on the sternly
guarded rampartsof the Spanish fortresses. PI very
mode of combat was resorted to, every efficient
weapon placed in the soldier’s hand was called
upon to furnish its quota of victims towards pay
ing the Moloch price of modern victory. Round
and grape strewed the affrighted earth with the
mangled corses of her children: the millions of
musket balls showered through clouds of smoke,
from host to host, failed not, with time and toil, to
bring their unhappy thousands to the ground ; the
sabres of the cavalry were often died with the blood
of the, brave; but, amid the wildest scenes of
slaughter, the bayonet shone innoxious; umlim
mod by human gore, its brightness served but to
illustrate the most lamentable delusion that was
ever allowed to press upon an entire profession.
No British officer has ever yet asserted that, du- (
ring these campaigns, he had over seen victory
achieved, results decided, or men overthrown by
bayonet thrusts; and this silence, after such a
contest, maintained against such adversaries, will
hardly fail to satisfy unbiased minds as to the real
military value of the bayonet.— United Service
Journal.
Tiik Jealous Husband.— A thrilling event'
—Great excitement has been created at Madrid’
by a murder committed by M. Rodriguez, a Dcpu*
ty, on the person of his wife, a young and beau’
tiful woman, to whom he had been married but
about two years. A Paris paper gives tlie fol
lowing account of this tragical affair:
M. Rodriguez, who is extremely jealous, ac
companied his lady to a masked bull, given by
M. Vinnndores. His wife’s brother was amongst
the guests incognito, and wishing to cure his
brother-in-law of his failing, imprudently accos
ted him with an inquiry if he was still as jealous
as ever. “I am at all events not jealous of you,
beeiu Masque,” was the reply. “ There you arc
wrong,” said the mask, “ for you have a very
handsome wife, with whose charms 1 am deeply
smitten.” “So much the worse for you,” retorted
M. Rodriguez. “By no means,” said the brother,
“ for your wife returns my affections, and ns a
proof of it, I can inform you that she has a vio
lent mark under the right bosom.” At these
words, M. Rodriguez seized the stranger with the
utmost violence by the hand, exclaiming “ your
life or mine? Meet me in a quarttr of an hour
at my house.” He then tore his wife from the
quadrille which she was dancing, amt, without
saying a word to her, hurried her home. On
reaching his hotel, lie ascended the staircase with
his wife still on his arm, dragged her into his cab
inet without procuring a light, opened his secre
tary, and, taking from it a loaded pistol, placed
the muzzle close to his wife's bosom, and shot her
through the heart. At the report, a number of
domestics, accompanied by the ill-fated lady’s
brother, who had been the involuntary cause of
this frightful catastrophe, rushed into the room
with lights. On witnessing the dreadful sight
which met his eyes, the brother tore off his mask
and proclaimed his near relationship to this victim.
The disclosure deprived the wretched husband es
his senses, and he was hurried from the spot in a
state of raving madness, which the Madrid corres
pondent, whom we quote, fears he will not survive.
Consolidated semi-annual return of the state of
the Insurance Bank of Columbus, and its
branches at Macon and Savannah, Get. 1, 1838.
Bills and notes discounted on personal security,
running to maturity, good, $338,702 05
Bills of exchange, running to ma
turity, good, 27,074 98
Bills and notes discounted, under
protest, and in suit, 87,147 21
Bills of exchange, do. 54,720 69
From 8 to 9,000 considered
doubtful balance good, 141,873 90
Bills and notes discounted, under
protest, not in suit, good, 22,410 70
Duo from banks in Georgia, 163.0)7 98
Due from banks out of this Htate, 2,328 25
Banking houses and lots in Co
lumbus and Macon, 20,000 CO
Expense account, 16,485 48
Suspense account, 91 59 16,577 07
C ash balance viz: notes of the Bank
of the U. S. Penn., 44,990 00
Georgia banks, 78,201 00
New Orleans banks, 2.300 00
Specie, gold 30,017 06
Silver, 167,051 90-197.069 02—323,560 62.
$1,055,200 15
Capital -tack, $600,000 00 j
Bclanec of issao . riaiaining out, 20,692 00
j Due tr, bunk of the U. S. its branch
j es an.! agencies 240,129 89
: Resulting balance between Parent
i Bank and branches, 3,083 50
Due so banks in Georgia, 395 99
Due to the banks ouloflhc State, 9,823 29
! Discount, exchange, and interest
! received, 25,652 26
j Profit and loss account, 12,563 35
1 Contingent fund to meet losses, 8,000 00
Contingent suspense account, 156 10
| Individual deposites, 128,710 71
———
$1,055,206 15
Consolidated Report of the condition of the Bank
of Darien, and of its Branches, Oct. 1, 1838.
To bank notes issued 1,089,803 00
on hand, 549,205 00
in circulation, 540,658 00
Capit il stock
paid in, 551,050
Ain’t redeem
ed 210,535 440,515 00
Dividends unclaimed, 3,730 93
Moneys on deposit, 224,058 73
Am’t due to other banks & branches, 184,430 98
Balance of reserved fund after de
ducting all losses and expenses, to
date, 40,450 80
$1,439,850 50
By cash balance—com
posed of gold, 71,542 74
silver, 82,491 81
151,034 55
Bills on other banks, 93,494 00—247,528 55
Ain't due by other banks, 144 J 92 07
“ “by branches and agencies, 97,001 15
Exchange discounted deducting all
bad, 122,128 02
Notes discounted deducting all bad, 741,118 32
Real estate, less depreciation, 87,011 39
Protest account 871 00
$1,439,850 00
Consignees perßonth Carolina Kail lloa-1,
Hamburg, December 18.
F. 11. Cooke, E. I). Cooke. I. Moisc, Clarke, Rack
et & Co., T. 11. Plant,.!. Purse, J. VV. U T. S. Stoy,
T. J. Pareleo, A. Walton, G. 11. Noble & Co., W.
E. &J. U. Jackson, King & Hart, Davis, Grimes &
Co., Silcox & Brothers, May & Burnett, C. Batty,
Clark, McTier & Co., P. Golly, Antony & Haines,
Rankin & Boggs, 'J'. Glascock, P. Bcnnoch, C. F.
I loffman, B. B. Kirtland, B. W. Force, G. T. Bortic,
T. Richards, A. B. Mallory, Dr. Coutrayer, J. N.
Oliver, 11. Parrott, J. F. Benson, Hopkins & Jennings,
P. Lam back, Baird U Rowland, Kerrs & Hope,
■Scranton & Smith, Turpin & D’Antignac, Reese &
Beall, Hand & Scranton, W. O. Price, A. Gardell,
Gould Buckley, k. Co. A. Gumming, Haviland, llis
ley & Co., Stovall & Simmons.
■ Ell LA. I n 11,111 I HII II ■!— 11l !■ 'I ———ITIX—
COMMERCIAL
Augusta Market.
Cotton.—The demand for this article continues
animated, and an advance of at least I cent per lb
on the finer qualities has taken place. Tlie sales
have been very heavy, and the demand continues
good. We now quote 11 a 13] cents as extremes
of the market.
Groceries. —The business amongst our Grocery
dealers continues heavy, and avc notice with p’ea
sure wagons trading in our streets from Virginia,
Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Alabama, and
our own Georgia.
—Cheeks on New York are scarce at
one per cent.; on Charleston 8 per cent, u eo-.v
asked.
Freights continue at old rates.
Matanzas, December 4.
The unfavorable weather tlie past summer will
diminish in quantity, and retard the coming in of
our Island produce. We do not expect to see any
Muscovado Sugar till February, and Molasses will
not be plenty till late next month, the price is ex
pected to break high, say 6 a G j rls.
New Codec comes in very' slowly, and readily
finds purchasers. No recent sale of Rice, our quo
tation we consider about the price a cargo would
command —referring to price current for that and
other particulars.
II wasa, December 5.
The cargo of Rice ex Howell, was to-day sold at
13J rials.
Coffee is very scarce, the rainy weather we had
for two or three weeks made the road: extraordi
nary bad, this causes the arrivals from the country
to be extraordinary small and the demand great
prices are very firm. Uoffice 10 to 11. Sugar very
scarce and high.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, December IS.
Cleared —Ship Henry Leeds, Marshall, Liverpool;
brig Planet, Kenner, Portsmouth, N. H.
Arrived —Ship St. Marks, Holmes, New York.
1 Vent to sea— Brig Planet, Kenner, Portsmouth.
Departed —Steamboat William Seabrook, King,
Charleston.
Charleston, Dec. 19.
Air. yesterday —Steam packet Gov Dudley, Ivy,
Wilmington, N C.
Cleared —Siiip Benj. Morgan, Johnson, Havre.
Went to sea —Schrs Delaware, Brookfield, Phila.
Two Sisters, Ponnock,do; Middlesex, Jeffry, Rap
pahannock ; Thames, Spencer, Wilmington.
(Tj- TIIK NKIV ENGLAND SOCIETY will
hold its Annual Meeting on SATURDAY, 22d inst.
at half past five o’clock, P. M., at the Globe Hotel.
Punctual attendance is particularly requested.
The Anniversary Dinner will be on the table at
7 o’clock.
T. J. PAUMELEE, v „ ... ,
W. P. IIATHBONE, t r ° mrmt tce of
.1. M. ADAMS. sarrangements,sarrangements,
dec 19 td
Benevolent Society.
The Visiting Committees for the ensuing month
are as follows:
Division No. I.—Mr. A. McLane, Mr. C. Pike,
Sirs. Crump, Miss E. Marshall.
Division No. 2. —Mr. Joseph Davis, Mr. George
Rackctt, Mrs. Boggs,Mrs. Cole.
Division No. 3. —Mr. John Flemming, Mr. John
W. Hilton, Nits. BerryficUl. Mrs. Hart,
dec 17 £. F. STURGIS, Scc’y.
ffT We arc authorised to announce WILLIAM
KENNEDY as a candidate for re-election to the
office of Tax Collector for Richmond county, at the
election on the first Monday in January next.
dec 17 swtd
C/’ We are authorised to announce ETHEL
DEED J. TARVER, as a candidate for County
Surveyor of Richmond County, at the approaching
election in January. t j dec 17 "
S’ We are authorized to announce COBBY
DICKINSON as a candidate for re-election to the
office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Ridimond
county, at the election on the first Monday in Jan
i uarynext. dec 1 td*
(gjr* JOSHUA S. WALKER, respectfully offers
himsc’f to the good pcop'e of Richmond county,
as a Candidate for the Receiver of Tax Returns,
and solemnly pledges himself faithfully, soduously, i
and indulgently, to discharge the duties of the sta
tion, should his Fellow-citizens be so kind as to |
elect him. t!
E. MARTIN, DENTIST, has returned to
1 • this city—Room No. 45, in the private part
of the U. S. Hotel. ts nov 27
r|V HE subscriber being about to leave the state
| for a few months, JNO. M. HAMPTON, of j
Laurens county, wiil act as his agent and attorney ■
until he returns. JOHN THOMAS. i
Dublin, Laurens co., Ga., Dec. 17, 1838. wOt" j
A s
I » Avwcx I
N' - IT I r Ut 'C. ly. ISO'S.' S*
■. n I». F„ --chnstma j tailing on Tuesday the
next o lermg day at this Lank, widVo on
t io v 2.1, and t.io discount day on dlond u-
Ue ‘Mtli tost.
, ' ti . ROBERT T. RQK, Cashier.
]OS T.—On ill? evenin'' of the 18th inn a
A Cold Pencil Case, marked J. T. li. if t| le
finder will leave it at tills office, he will receive a
suitable reward. ts doc 20 '
LINCOLN ION "iViA L.lv «v Fii u '—’
ACADEMIES.
lUIE I mstees of the above Academies, respect
. fully give notice to the public, that for the cn
j SJIn a yf'ar, they have been enabled a<'ain to
engage the services of the Rev. John W. ItioJ j.,
I the Male Academy, and Miss Caroline Cleveland
on l Mis - K.viily E. Hart, in the Female Acad«mv’
I’he exorcises in each Academy will commence on
Monday the 1-tth of January next. Thcpriccsof
tuition about the same. Hoard, washing, l.vhmr.-
and candles $8 per month in the village and vicini
ty thereof. Particulars on bills.
dee 2’J wSt THE TRUSTEES.
v Affv RUNAWAY NEGRO.—Rana-
CIBJSW way from foe subscriber, on the
lv 13th of September, a negro man
by 'he name of WARREN, about
p|T 25 °r 26 years old, having lost
fd la some of his fore-teeth. 11 is pre-
If sumed that he has shaoed his
kjf course for Charleston, s‘. C. A
«*ffii23SSSfe» liberal reward will be paid for
r . bis apprehension and safe keeping
so that I get h.rn again. BYRD M. GRACE
decl’J wit
P. S. Letters will reach me either at Columbus
Ga., or Henry Court House, Ala. ’
1- ECTURESON PHREXOLOG
A ERTSOX will give his second Lecture, on
the claim's rs Phrenology In he ranked as a Science,
on Tursday eyeing the 20t!i inst., at 7 o’clock, in
the Lecture room of the Presbyterian Church.
CD" The Lecture will be gratuitous. The citi
zens generally arc respectfully invited to attend,
dec 19 2t
Ftk’.) I’liCrtOK ! NSC it A N VI, Oi.Vi i'A \ V.
'I ‘HE undersigned,agents of the Protection In
« suranco Company of HarHord, Connecticut,
are prepared to insure buildings and their contents
against loss or damage by firs i,u the most roasana-
Ido terms. \V. & J. «.GATLIN.
orl3l dtf mi
ChaiTcstoii Insurance & Trust Company
Capital One Million Dollars—all paid in,
AGENCY, AUGUSTA,
C|IHE subscriber is prepared to take Fire and_Ma
u. vine risks at the current rates of premium."
Robert McDonald,
oct 30 3m Agent C. I. kT. Co.
, r „. CO-PA lITXERSHiy.
|3IIE undersigned having (niton A. ROWLAND
< into partnership, the WAREHOUSE AM)
COMMISSION BUSMKSS will b?conducted un
der the linn ol Baird ty Howland , nltt-r Ist of Or tc a
her next. lih.NJ HAIUI) ‘
sept. 13 ‘go
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
Strayed or Stolen, from a lot it
./j-Nfik . the upper end of Broad street, Av.
V' a bay PONY’, with a bridlt
and saddle; his hind feet up to th.
* i ¥ fetlock joints are both white, and hit
®av-s=*3»t3 i e f t evo ; s out j !e we u knowi.
in Augusta, having formerly belonged to L. P. Du
gas, and Mr. Wilcox. A reward of live dollars will
be given for him. JOPIN M. C. EVANS,
nov 26 dim
11E HOWARD INSURANCE CoMPANY’—
H New Capital c/3,300,000 —Office No. 54 Wall
street, Ne w Y ork. This Company continues to in
sure against loss and damage by Fire, and the ha
zards of Inland Navigation.
DIRECTORS.
R. Havens, President, Cornelius W. Lawrence,
Najah Taylor, Wm. Conch,
J. Phillips Plienix, John Morrison,
David Lee, Caleb O. Halstcd,
Wm. W. Todd, Jehiel Jaggar,
Moses Allen, R. L. Woolley,
Micah Baldwin, Joseph Otis,
Fanning C. Tucker, Meigs I). Benjamin,
John Rankin, John D. Wolfe.
*-». U. Vuinum,
LEWIS PHILLIPS, Secretary.
I he subscriber is prepared to take Fire and River
risks, as Agent of the above Company, at the cur
rent rates of premium.
JAMES B. BISHOP, Agent
nov 21 6inw of the H. Ins. Co.
ItliES &. Hill A LIPS ’
Fire-Proof Warehouse, Augusta, Ga.
IJIHE undersigned,gratelul lor the libemi pat
-0 ronage and snpjion. of their friends and eus
lomers heretofore, beg leave lo inform them and
she public, that they continue lo tpniaaet n general
Warehouse ami Commission Easiness, at
I heir old stand on Proud street. Their Warehouse
and close aiures are in good order lor the reception
of cotton and goods in store. Liberal advances will
at. all limes bo made on produce and consignments.
The agents ol the Georgia Railroad will with
promptness receive and forward all cotton consign
ed tons ai the different depots, as nisi any goods
that mnv he ordered thronirh ns up iha road
HOPKINS, JENNINGS & Co, YVholc
sale Grocers, are now receiving and opening an
extensive slock of Groceries, in the fire-proof store
of the varehou-e newly erected, which they will
be prepared loolfer on the most liberal icrms. All
orders through us, and filled by them, will be free
of coin missions, and to the entire satisfaction of they
parlies ordering. f t
All communications will ho addressed mus f
jointly, os the business in future will he conduced
in the name ol the firm. Pledging their usual f
promptness lo nil business confided l» their care, |
will hope to merit a eoniinnai.ee of the confidence I
hirctoloro so liberally bestowed.
JOHN REES
EGBERT B BEALL
Augusta, October 2, IS3B
DCr The city papers, Milledgeville Recorder,
Standard of Union, Southern V\ big, Athens, will
copy the above into their papers weekly, until first
January nex>. K R. R‘
HAMPTON COURSE.
T'' HE ANNUAL RACES OVIRT.’E U VM"- '*
TON COURSE, will commence on the second H
, Tuesday in January, 1539, being the eighth day of B
the month.
| TIIE ORE VT MATCH RACE, for $ 10,000, be- H
i tween Vo’.ney and Target, will come off on Mon- B
■ day the seventh.
The spier..,ll SWEEPSTAKE, two mile hc-attrt. ■
| SIOOO entrance, forfeit SSOO, declaration SIOO.
1 J. E. Cal.ioun names b, f. Nullification, gat by I
Nulliiier, dam by Tarter. . ! .Vn G. Winter, two b. I
: fs. Miss Ac?; ’cut and Miss Ai ■istrong.gothy ’> u-I
dam by Wh.-,!;er. John Morrison, two, one got :■) H
Henry ■ n I’ighlav.i Mary, the ether by H
dam got y refoot. Col. W, Hampton, b. f. ■
got by Emcl.'JSjdam Ada. Col. Paul Fitzsimons <;>■ ■
f. Ada Byro.l. got by Priam,dam Delphine. Michw'H
Seal rook. c. f. Godotphin, dam Miss Medway. H
There are several other Stakes to be run far l u: i '
the week, the Stakes to come off the day or days
suit the convenience of the parties.
JOCKEY CLUB PURSES.
TIRST DAY. ■
Mile heats, for two and three year old colts,
a pair of superb SILVER PITCHERS,
valued at - -
($25 entrance, throe or more to make a Vac®'. I
SECOND DAY. ~|Bh
I Two mile heats, - -- -- -- -- s "a
THIRD DAY, ..
j Three mile heats, - - -- -- -- -7 Hj
FOURTH DAY. . .H.
Four mile heatr, - - - - - - - - - Wb
EIFTII d \y. f *
I Milo heats, three best in five, - - - - ■ ' oB
N. B.—l have every thing in readiness fet l B
accommodation of my customers. , ,JB
| 2ZT The purses will to hung up every day a 1 B
1 Judge’s stand, with the money therein, ■
F. W. LACY, Acting Proprif^'B