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LU»- !■■!?' ISU LLm”" "M-USS BANK REPORTS. Bask of Acousta,? * 15th A prill 839,5 Sih—l present to your Excellency, in com pliance with the Law, a minute statement of the standing and management of tho Hank, pre pared from its Hooks, on Monday, the Ist inst. 1 have the honor to be, Your obedient servant, JOHN MOORE, President. To His Excellency Gkouok R. Gilvifh, (iovernorof Georgia, Millcdgeville. A statement nf the condition of the Hank of Au gusta, as taken from its Books, on Monday, Is/ April, 1539. Dm. To capital stock 12,000 shares $lOO each, paid in 1,200,000 00 n Notes of this Rank issued, 1,730,172 83 “ Notes of this Dank on hand 1,475,439 08 “ Notes of this Dank in circulation 254,733 15 “ Amount due to other Hanks 161,838 28 “ Amount due to individual depo sitors 123,059 74 “ Amount due to stockholders of the Dank for dividends and distribution of surplus profits 7,682 02 “ Checks drawn on lime, not matured 26,230 00 “ Surplus profits 38,541 84 $1,812,105 03 c«. By Bills and Notes discounted run ning to maturity at Augusta 810,105 50 " Bills and Notes dis counted running to maturity at New York and Savannah 87,501 13 “ Bills and Notes dis counted running to maturity *t other Places 43,375 47 130,036 60 Tplal ain’t of assets not matured 941,042 10 “ Bills and Notes discounted, ly ing over, vi/,: Not protested nor in suit, nor judg ment 34,604 61 Protested, but not in suit nor judg ment 27,321 48 Protested and in euit, or judgment 197,351 54 259,487 63 Total am't of shares and dis counted paper 1,200,529 73 “ Real estate including Bank ing House 45,185 00 “ Slock in the Georgia Railroad and Hanking Company 106,560 00 11 Stock in the Savannah Insu rance and Trust Company 6,030 00 Total amount of investments 1,448,304 73 “ Protest account 112 00 “ Amount due by individuals in open account 1,388 99 “ Amount due by Banks in Bos ton, Philadelphia, Charles ton, and Savannah, 81,321 06 “ Amount due by other Banks and Agents 39,822 02 * 121,143 08 Os the amount dun by Banks and Agents, th's much may lie denominated specie funds 64,421 06 Specie belonging t<» this Bank in vaults 121,898 23 121,898 23 Notes of the Bank of the United States and Branches 4,370 00 4,370 00 Treasury Notes bear ing interest 4,340 00 4,340 00 Notes of other Banks in good credit 100,144 00 100,144 00 Notes of the Hank of Darien & branches 1,877 00 Total am’t of specie and specie funds 295,173 29 “ Incidental expenses 8,527 00 1,812,105 03 Report of the Committee on the character nf the loans and discounted paper, belonging to the Bank, as above. They find that of the discounted paper and loans, running to maturity, there is good 941,042 10 They find that of tho discounted paper lying over, there is . good 245,421 21 And that there is doubtful ' 14,066 42 Total ain’t of loans and discounts 1,200,529 73 Os llio paper lying over : There is hy consent of the Board of Directors, under mortgages, judgments, and other special se curities 142,965 60 And there is lying over under sa tisfactory security, but not by consent of the Board of Di rectors 90,755 60 And there is this sum not aatii factorily secured, and there fore some of it (as above) not good 25,766 43 Total amount of lying over paper 259,487 63 Daxk of Aic.us ri, ist April, 1839. EDWARD HBNKELL, Book Keeper. Stats. of Georgia, Richmond Count//, Personally appeared before me, Samuel C. Wil son. a Notary Public, John Moore, President, and Robert F. Poe, Cashier, who being severally sworn, say, they believe that the within return exhibits a true statement from the Books of tho Bank of Augusta, on Monday, tho Ist day of April, 1839, and that the character given there in, to tho discounted paper, was prepared from the Report of .Messrs. John Bones, James li. Bishop, and Artemas Gould, a Committee ap pointed by the Board of Directors for that pur pose, which report was subsequently considered aud approved by the said Board of Directors. JOHN MOORE, ROBERT F. POE. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th April, 1839. SAMUEL C. WILSON, Not. Pub. List of Stockholders of the Hank of Augusta, Ist April, 1839. Stockholders, No. Shares. Am's. Adams, Surah 42 4,200 Augusta Free School, 75 7,500 Allen, W.J.C. 250 25,000 Abrahams, Jacob 5 500 Dunce, Win. .1. 45 4 5()0 Bones, John. Guardian 200 20,000 Bugg, Mrs. S. 100 10,000 Bryan, Isaac 140 11,000 Bryan, Joseph 14 1 ',400 Bryson. H. C„ Administrator 100 10 000 Bones, William, Charleston 73 7 ’r. fto Barret. Thomas 20 ~" nil(1 Barnes, M. A. D. . 5 , , ■Boisclair. Peter F. xi 2 ■ J, Lu'ii.ning. John, Savannah Wo o I V,' ■rrmichael, John m, , mining, William jo j'ooo Gumming, Hetirv H. 93 9,300 Gumming, Harsh W, 6ft 0,50(1 Gumming, Mrs. Ann, 165 10,500 Gumming, trustee, A. E. 55 0,600 Gullioun, Joseph 15 1,500 Clarke, Sailhjel 5 500 • Glarke, S,, trustee 14 1,400 • Central Dank of Georgia, 1,000 100.000 Clarke, Robert 20 2.000 Gambpcll, Robert 269 26 900 Coskery, John 30 3,000 Campbell, James 200 20.000 Campbell, William 100 10,000 Cunningham, A. P. 20 2,0°0 Clayton, Eliza 10 1,000 Gumming, Ann E. 50 5,000 Carmiehael. R. D. 3 300 DeSaigle, Nicholas 150 15,1)00 Daniel, James K. 67 0,700 Davies, James W. 50 5,000 Dugas. Mrs. V. 26 2,000 Dugas, L. A. 44 4,400 Davis, Joseph 25 2,500 Dewar, William 8. 100 10,000 Davis, Thomas 25 2,500 Eilgar, John 23 2,300 Fox, estate of John, 270 27,000 Fraser, James 200 20,000 Fosbrook, Henry 4 400 Fitzsimmons, Mrs. C. 15 1.500 Fitzsimmons, Paul 57 5,700 Guardian, Betsey Keating, 200 20,000 Gardner, James 100 10,000 Gardner, Janies, Guardian 40 4,000 Gamble, Roger L. 175 17,500 Georgia Ins. and TrustjCo. 500 50,000 Gould, Artemus 100 10,000 Harper, James and William 5 500 Harrison, James 6 600 Hill, Mrs. Mary 61 6,100 Hamil, Francis 10 1,000 Hamilton, Thomas N. 125 12,500 Hammond, James H. 50 5,000 Henry, Isaac, Cashier 5 500 Jones, George, Havannah 100 10,000 Isaac, Mrs. Lucy 9 900 Jones, S. S. R. 15 1,500 Jones, Gabriel 10 1,000 Kinchlcy, Michael 10 1,000 Kneeland, H. W. 10 1,000 Longstreet, James C. II 1,100 Lamar, John 61 6,100 McKinne, Anna 7 700 McCaw, Mrs. Frances 50 5,000 McCaw, William 67 6,700 Metcalf, Thomas 8. 100 10,000 Metcalf, George H. 100 10,000 McLean, Mrs. C. S. 25 2,500 Moore, John, Augusta 280 28,000 Moore, Mrs. Frances 100 10,000 Martin, Angus 44 4,400 Martin, Alexander 15 1,500 Murray, M. and N. 20 2,000 McGran, Thomas, Guardian 5 500 Mercer, Jesse 100 10,000 Martin, Joel 27 2,700 McLban, William B. 34 3,400 McDonald. Robert 5 500 Maher, Owen 13 1,300 Neshit, estate of Hugh, 205 20,500 Nesbit, Thomas 25 2,500 Nesbit, Mary A. 25 2,500 Nesbit, Mrs. E. L. 33 3,300 Nesbit, M. A., Beach Island 10 1,000 Neshit, J. A. do. do. 10 1,000 Newton, George M. 15 1,500 Olive, Louisa E. 1 100 Pannclee, Thomas 40 4,000 Porter, Anthony 50 5,000 Potter, John COO 60,000 ' Poe, William 37 3,700 Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank of South Carolina, 159 15,900 Reid. Mrs. Elizabeth 100 10,000 Reid, Robert A. 40 4,000 Retd, R. A. Guardian 40 4,000 Reid, ”, A., tor H. 0. Reid, 27 2,700 Rivers, Joseph 26 2,600 Robertson, F. M. 5 500 Shackleford. James 15 1,500 Tubman, Pit-hard 600 60,000 Tuttle, IsaacS. 170 17,000 Thomas, Edward 5) 5,000 Trustee of William Camp bell’s family, 145 14,500 Trustees Meson Academy, 25 2,500 do Burke Academy, 20 2,000 do Medical College, IHO 18,000 do E. A. Jackson, 60 5,000 do J. H. Gumming, 95 9.500 do 11. H. Gumming, 69 6,900 do A. E. Gumming, 105 10,50(1 do 8. W, Gumming, 81 8,100 do M. E. Davis, 100 10,000 do W. E. and W. Johnston, 75 7,500 do C. J. and S. 8. R. R. Jenkins, 35 3,500 do Mrs. M. McKinne, 25 2,500 do 8.8. R. R, Jenkins, 50 5,000 Telfair, Jane 20 2,000 Turpin, Wm. H. 171 17,100 Thomas, E. H. 22 2,200 Thomas, C. M. 100 10,000 Wnrdlow, James 152 15,200 Waterman, Asaph 160 16,000 Wardlaw, David 10 1,000 Walton, Robert, trustee, 40 4,000 Wardens & Vestry r of St. Paul’s Church, 130 13,000 Whitaker, R. T. 11 1,100 While, G. O. K. 110 11,000 Wigfall, Samuel 7 700 Watkins, George C. 50 5,000 White, William 15 1,500 Wilde, J. W , Cashier 10 1,000 Lumpkin, Joseph Henry 3 300 Haigh, Sarah O. 10 1,000 McDonald, James 60 6,000 Bones, John 60 6,000 12,000 1,200,000 Os the above, 1104 shares are under hypothe cation to this Bank. ROBERT F. POE, Cashier. B INK OK Ml LLKUOEVILIS, 5 April 10th, 1839. S His Excellency Gzorok R. Gilmkii: Sin ; —I have the honor herewith to hand you a consolidated exhibit of the Bank of Milledge vdlc and its Branches, on Monday, the Ist hist. I am, very respectfully, your ob’l. serv’t. R. K. JUNES, President. A eonsoliilated exhibit of the condition of the Bunko/ M.llcdgei'ille and its Branches, on Monday, Ist April, 1839. mi. To Capital Stock paid in, 374,300 00 “ Notes issued by Principal Bank, 610,000 on hand, 367,400 in circulation, 272,540 “ Notes issu ed by Brunch at Augusta, 50,000 ou hand, 41,810 in circulation, 8,190 280,730 j “ Discount and Premium account, 25,980 29 I “ Certificates Deposit, 17,697 “ Deposit Account, 77,482 22 ‘ Checks on Time, 65 975 | “ Balances due to other Banks, 55,713 54 Resulting balances between Pa rent Bank and Branches, 5,802 52 I j , $903,680 57 1 it [ cn. \ (I By Notes discounted, mu do 0 “ Bills discounted, I) “ Incidental expenses, Jr ft “ Salary account, ,62nr* ft “ Banking House and Lot in Macon, 11,000 I) “ Profit and loss account, ,877 50 t “ Protest account, 120 32 t “ Agency account, ',,084 94 • “ Exchange running 1 to maturity on ) N. Y., Savannah I and Charleston, 128,725 15 ) “ Gold and Silver, 93,704 88 t “ Notes and certifi- I cates deposit of ) other Banks, 45,375 12 I “ Balances due by t other Banks, '7,635 94 ) 340,441 09 I , $903,680 57 I I Os the Notes discounted, there is I past due, and not insuit, 81,793 02 l Os the Notes discounted, there is I . past due, and in sub, ■ 21,823 88 i Os ttic Notes discounted, .here is in i judgment, * 28,551 67 Os the Notes discounted there is doubtful, 1,320 98 Os the Bills discounted, there is past due, and not in soil, 44,092 18 Os the Bills discounted, lucre is past due, and in salt, 1,000 Os the Bills discounted, there is past due, and in judgment, 7,104 Ofthe above Bills, there is doubtful 11.960, and on which the Bank will sustain loss, how much is yet uncertain. Georgia, Baldwin County. Personally appeared R. K. Hines, President, and Thomas Hall, Cashier, pro, tern., of the Bank of Millcdgeville, who being duly sw*m, depose and say, that the above and forcgoing.is a correct exhibit of the state of the Bank of Millcdgeville and its Branches, as shown hy the Books of said Bank. R. K. HINES, President. THO. H. HALL, Cashier, pro. tern. Sworn and subscribed to before me. JAMES U. HORNE, Not. Pub. lust of Stockholders. Shares, Am'nl. paid in, Ker Boyce,, 125 12,501 12,500 Jeremiah Beall, 100 10,000 10,000 Parish Carter, 300 30,000 21,000 F. V. Delaunay, 50 5,000 5.000 Tomlinson Fort, 100 10,000 5,000 11. Gildersleve, 20 2,000 2.000 R. A. Greene, 300 30,000 21.000 Seaton Gran timid, 850 35,000 35,000 Miller, Grieve, 150 15,' 00 15,000 Sarah A. E. F. Hines, 50 5,000 2.500 R. K. Hineg, 550 55,000 27,500 C. VV. Howard, 300 30,000 27,000 Wilkins Hunt, 520 52,000 27,000 Archeinus Jarratt, 50 5,000 5,000 William D. Jarratt, 50 5,000 5,000 Benjamin S. Jordan, 200 20,000 20,000 Green H. Jordan, 100 10,000 10,000 William O. Lane, 550 55 000 46,000 Thomas Monghon, 100 10,000 10,000 Mary M. Nisbet, 50 5,000 4.300 R. M. Ormo, 100 10,000 5,000 Thomas Ragland, 500 50,000 25,000 Nichols & Doming, 100 10,000 5,000 William Sanford, 100 10,000 10,000 Thomas B. Stubbs, 50 5,000 5,000 Aphia N. Thacher, 10 1,000 1,000 Leroy M. Wiley, 125 12,500 12,500 5,000 500,000 374,300 CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. A IT < J 1J S T A. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 9. From our Correspondent. Milleduevillk, 5 Monday Evening, May 6th, 1839. 5 The Convention met this evening at 3 o’clock. Mr. Kino, of Richmond, moved to adopt the rules of the House of Representatives for the government of the Convention during its delib erations. Mr. Echols, of Coweta, laid on the table a preamble and resolutions, to' providi for the al teration of the Constitution so as tc have bien nial sessions, and to elect Solicitors General for four years as the judges now arc. Mr. Barclay, of Habersham, offered the fol lowing as an amendment; to strike out all the original after the word “ resolved,” and insert as follows; —•' ’ Resolved, That this Convention disavow the authority of the Legislature to prescribe the form of the oath to be administered to them; but be lieving that it is the dtstre of the people that we be limited in our powers to the subjects of reduc tion and equalization of the repicsentalion, and not considering the said objectionable, other than the source from which it cmanutes. Resolved, That this Convention adopt the same, and that it be administered to the members composing it. The question was taken on this amendment, and carried by a large majority. Mr. Echols called for theyeas and nays, which produced difficulty that put u slop to all further proceedings for the evening. The Secretary had not hud time to prepare an alphabetical list of the members of the Convention; the Chair pro nounced that it would be impossible to take the yeas and nays correctly, and if the motion was persisted in, it would be necessary to wait until the Secretary could make out such a list, which would be a work of some hours. The motion was obstinately persisted in, useless and procras tinating as it was. At this stage of tiro proceedings, Mr. Hutch ins, of Gwinnett, moved to lay the resolutions on the table for the present, with a view to take them up again to-morrow. After a short discus ( sion of a conversational character, the motion I was adopted. Mr. Berrien, of Chatham, offered the follow ing resolution : Resolved, That a committee to consist of three members from each judicial circuit, be appointed | by the President, whose duly it shall be to pre ( par e and report a plan for the reduction of the number of members in both branches of the Le gislature, and that said committee be announced at the opening of the Convention to-morrow J morning. Mr. Cose objected to any action upon the j subject, until the members of the Convention | had taken the oath prescribed by the Legislature, j and moved to lay the resolution on the table for ! the present. The motion was lost by an over- I whelming vote, ami the resolution was then put and carried. The Secretary Iheit read the rules l of the House of Representatives, as adopted for ’ the government of the Convention, and an ad, . journment then took place until to-morrovf morn- . ing, at 10 o’clock. \ Tuesday, May 7th. I'' 1 '' 6tatc Rights Convention for the nomina tlun ot ' Agndidatc for the oflicc of Governor, assembled Representative Hall, last night. Major IttuMA, i^, TCI , I!LLi u s ( lark, was ap pointed President. WILKT Williams, of Muscogee, Secretary. A resolution was on molion of Mr . Hudson, ol Putnam, that county repre sented in the Convention shout. l)p ent i t ] e j to as many votes in making the nonn.,^ o as it has members in the Legislature. The Convention then adjourned until seven o’clock this evening. The Convention is one of. great respectability and numbers. What will be the result of their deliberations, is altogether uncertain. The Reduction Convention convened this day at 10 o’clock, pursuant to adjournment. After the reading of the journal of yesterday, the Chair announced the following committee of three from each circuit, under the resolution of Mr. Berri en, of Chatham : Eastern Circuit —Berrien, Potor Cono,Troup, Middle, do. —King, Gamble, Lawson. Northern— Baxter, Hardeman, Allen. Western —Hull, Wolford, Hutchins. Ocmu/gee —Stocks, Barney, Day. Southern —Crawford, Bostwick, B. B. Smith. Flint —Kelly, Bivins, Bailey. Chattahoochee. —Seaborn Jones, Patterson, Gresham. Cherokee —McAfee, Bird. Mays. Coweta —Springer, Dougherty, Geo. D. An derson. Mr. Echols, of Coweta, then called up the preamble submitted yesterday by himself, togeth er with the amendment of Mr. Wofford, forthe purpose of taking the yeas and nays. Mr. Dougherty, of Troup, submitted a reso lution as a substitute for those of Messrs. Ech ols and Wofford. The object of this resolu tion waste declare that the Convention denied the right oi tbe Legislature to prescribe an oath, and that it would therefore refuse to take it, but at the same timej pledged the Convention to touch no other parts of the Constitution except those relating to representation. Here apointof order was raised which provoked some discus sion and finally ended in a decision to exclude Mr. Dougherty’s resolution until after the yeas and nays were called. The yeas and nays were then taken on Mr. Echols, very useless call, by which the Conven tion has lost one day already, as it might have been fully organized last evening but for this call—the yeas were 251 and the nays 31.—50 the amendment was adopted. The resolution as amended was then adopted by t) large majority, an-J the members of the Con vention took the oath prescribed by the Legisla ture, which was administered by the Hon. Jons Shlt. The Convention then adjourned. For the Chronicle ,$• Sentinel. Public Meeting. At a meeting of the citizens of Scriven county held at the Court House in Jacksonborough, on the Gth inst., without distinction of party, to take jnto consideration the propriety and absolute utility of appointing a Committee, to make ar. rangements for the celebration of the approaching anniversary of American Independence, to select an Orator and Reader of the declaration on the occasion. On motion of Winborn J. Lawton, Esq., Isaac Bryant, Esq., was called to the Chair, and Dr. Joseph L. Black, appointed Secretary. The meeting being thus organised, the Chair man in a very appropriate address, stated the cause for which the meeting was convened, and concluded with a wish, that nothing should occur to mar the good feeling that then appeared toper, vade in the meeting. On motion. Resolved, That a Committee of three bo appointed to select the Orator, for the ensuing Anniversary, and a Reader of the Dccla ration of Independence on that occasion; such Committee to be appointed by the < diair. Where" upon the following gentlemen were proposed" Azriah Ennis, Edmund B. Gross and Joseph L. Black. On motion of Winborn J. Lawton, Esq., Re solved, That Major Wm. A. Hotchkiss, be added to the Committee. The Committee having retired, in a short time returned and reported, That they had selected Winborn J. Lawtom Esq., as the Orator, on the Fourth day of July next, and Major Wm. A. Hotchkiss, as Reader ot the Declaration of Independence, on that occa. sion. On motion, it was unanimously Resolved, That the report of the Committee be received; when Mr. Lawton ro c and in a very happy manner returned his most unfeigned thanks for the high honor he conceives conferred upon him by the se lection of the Committee. The entire approba tion by the meeting of such selection as Orator on so important and interesting an occasion, as the anniversary of the birth day of our freedom, and that whatever private motive he might have to deter him from the responsibilities that might rest upon him, in performing the duty assigned him, he could not now shrink, but as a servant of the people, must with their wishes acquiesce. Major Hotchkiss likewise returned his thanks to the Committee for their selection, tho’ against his will, and for the approbation of the meeting ) would acquiesce. On motion, Resolved, That a Committee of leu persons be appointed as a Committee of ar rangements, to hold subscription lists fora dinner to be provided at Jacksonborough, on the fourth day of July, for the citizens of the county; which Committee are requested to meet on the first Monday in June, to take such steps as may farther the object for which the said Committee arc ap pointed ; such Committee, to be appointed ‘T'-.J n* s) the (Jhair—whereupon the following gentlemen ; were announced:— Azhiaii Ennis, C. M. Young, Esq. < Jacob Bryant, R. Lovett, < John R. Kettles, L. M. Strickland. i Maj. Hardy Scarborough, Joshua Pebut. Wilson Conner, Esq..Dn. R. H.Saxos. On motion, Resolved, That the Secretary, as soon as convenient, give notice to each of the gentlemen composing the Committee, of their appointment. On motion, Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to the Chairman and Secre tary, for the able manner in which they have dis charged their duties, and that they sign this pro ceedings with a request that they be published in the Augusta, Savannah and Milledgeville papers. On motion the meeting then adjourned. JOSEPH L. BLACK, Secretary. ISAAC BRYANT, Chairman. "onviction of the llragauza Pirates. In he United States Circuit Court, sitting at New k Cornelius Wilhelms and Joseph Van Bruggin wc.„ on Wednesday tried and convict ed ol piracy anc nlur j cl 011 board the brig Bra ganza,hound from t'qiadelphta to Naples. Hans Knudsen, implicated ii. || lc sanle crime, on mo tion of counsel was grantet a gcpara | C trial. The principal facts elicited, , re as follows: The brig Branganza, Captain , p _ .j. Icy, sailed from Philadi Ijihia in July, mgg which port she had put into in distress, being .> r igip -a i. ly from Porto Rico, bound to Genoa, with ® car . go of sugar. On the sth of August, the scco„ ( j mate, Robert Moir, was awakened by cries ot murder, while sleeping in his stale room. Moir rushed on deck, and there beheld the first mate, Vandcrslice, lying on the dick, bleeding, with two wounds on his head. He observed imme diately after the captain engaged in a struggle with some of the crew. Capt. Turley was armed with acullass, with which he wounded one of the mutineers, Vei Bruggen. The captain was over powered and cast into the sea. He regained the brig, and begged his life for the sake of his wife, but was remorselessly again thrown overboard. He however, once more made the brigand gained the main chains, hut was thrust off and drowned. There were on board at this lime independent of the crew, Mr. Diehl, the owner of the vessel and his wife, and the wife of Capt. Turley.— These were below when the horrible transaction with Mr. Vanderslice took place, as were also the captain and second mate. There were four sea men on deck at this time. The three prisoners now on trial and another, John Adams (since dead.) A boy named James Davis hearing the scullle with Mr. Vanderslice came on dock. Ho clearly gave his evidence, and particularly to the facts, that the captain was attacked immediately on-gaining the deck, as was the second mate, Mr. Moir. The cook was in the forcastlc and took no part in the mutiny and murder, having been fastened therein by the mutineers.—The com panionway was also fastened down to prevent assistance being afforded to the captain. The boy James Davis was told to remain qui et, and he should not be hurt. Mr. Diehl begged to come on deck, but was answered, “we have killed three, and will kill you if you are not qui et !” The murderers took possession of the ves sel. Wilhelms acted as captain. Mr. Moir, Mr. Diehl, his wife, and Mrs. Turnlcy, together with the cook, who sprang into the boat after them, were set adrift in the long coat. They wished to take the first mate. Mr. Vanderslice, with them, but were refused. They were fortunately pick ed up by a vessel that hove in sight, and carried into Greenock. The first mate, left with the mutineers, died of his wounds, and his body was thrown overboard. In five minutes after leaving the court, the jury returned with a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. Fourteen Persons Blown up ! J The Hagerstown Torch-light of the 2d instant says, in a postscript—“We stop the press to say that we have just been informed, by a passenger in the Western Stage, that Rush’s store, in Han cock, was blown up last night, and fourteen per sons, who were in the store, killed or dreadfully wounded. It is said that two open kegs of pow der had been left standing by the counter, into one of which the snuff of a candle was acciden tally thrown. We have not heard any of the names ol the unfortunate inmates of the store at the time of the explosion.” “P. S. We have just seen a letter of this raor. ning’s date, which says “it is thought three or four will die”—so that wc presume none were instantly killed.” Extract of a letter dated Hancock, May 2, 1839. Last evening, about 8 o’clock, we were sud denly alarmed by a tremendous explosion that shook the whole building terribly, and soon we ascertained that Daniel Rush’s store had been blown to atoms. The old pa tis completely de molished, and the new part, which has just been fitted up for a dwelling, is so shattered that it will doubtless have to be taken down. His goods are so much damaged by fire, water and dirt, that they will scarcely bring more than one fourth of their value; but all this is nothing, when compared to the human suffering that has resulted from the explosion. There were four teen persons in the building at the time, six of whom are dangerously wounded—some with legs, others with arms broken, and all with their faces scarified in a shocking manner.—Daniel t Kush and two journeymen shoemakers are not expected to live. Three of Daniel’s children are ■ among those eriously injured, but the youngest child miraculously escaped unhurt. It was in the cradle, and those who first arrived at the , scene of ruin and distress, saw its little hand above the rubbish, and on removing the fallen r timber, they found that the eradle had preserved 1 the child from being crushed to death.—Mrs. . Rush, Daniel’s father and mother, John Craig, Murphy Pool, Mr. Kingsly and son. are all more or less injured. —Every body seems to be in a r state of gloomy amazement—wonder, curiosity s and astonishment prevail—numberless conjec tures as to the cause of the explosion arc alloat, but nothing definite in relation thereto can be obtained, for those who were in the store when 1 the unfortunate event took place, are too much 1 injured to say any thing about it.— Baltimore j. Futriot. Hydrophobia. —To those who wish to know s the deportment of a dog, when laboring under t this disease, —the peculiarities which manifest themselves “in the dejected ’haviour of his vis • age,” and the common gradations of the disorder, the following medical description of such a case f may not be without interest, and may put many on their guard, who might otherwise “gel bit.” When that animal is thus afflicted, “he betomes r I dull, solitary, and endeavors to bide himself; s.d -1 ! dom barking, but making a murmuring noise, and i | refusing all kinds of meat and drink. He tl es . j at strangers, but. in ihisstage. he remembers at d j respects his master; bis head and tail hangs down ; j he walks as if overpowered with sleep ; and a bite • i at this period, though dangerous, is not so apt to i bring on the disease in the animal bitten, aa one n*jk inflicted at a later period. The dog at length begins to pant; he breathes quickly and heavily : his tongue hangs out; his mouth is continually open, and discharges a large quantity of froth.- Sometimes he walksslowly, as if half asleep, and then runs suddenly, but not always directly for ward. At last he forgets his master; his eyes have a dull, watery, red appearance; he grows thin and weak, ollen falls down, gets up and at tempts to (ly at every thing, becoming very soon quite furious. The animal seldom lives in this state longer than thirty hours; and it is said, that his bites toward the end ol his existence are the most dangerous. The throat of a person suffer ing from hydrophobia is always much affected ; and, it is asserted, the nearer the bile to this part the more perilous.” Cows, cats, and other quad rupeds are equally dangerous in hydrophobia.— It does not appear that men, when bitten, are disposed to attack each other. They seem rath er to shrink from their species; their mental ap prehensions become terribly distinct; and they warn friends away, least they suffer from a dan gerous presence, —desirous, seemingly to die in darkness and alone. From, the New York Star, May 3. - Late and important I'iom China. " Suspension or tuaue. —Mun Law in the Celestial Empire.—By the ship V ork, from Canton, we have advices to Jan, I 'Jill. The smuggling of Opium had continued to increase until Dec. 3d, when 303 cattles being about to be landed in front ol the foreign factories at Canton, they were seized, and the toreign trade entirely suspended. Tlie Coolies who were arrested accused Mr. Lines a Hritish merchant, of having scut money to Whampoa for the purchase of the Opium, and Mr. Talbot, of the American house of Talbot, Olyphant & Co. of having imported the same, in the ship Thos. Perkins. The hatches were or dered to be sealed, and Innes and Talbot to he expelled. The Hung merchant Punhoyqua, v 'bo was security for the Perkins, was exposed in tu, pillory. Sovb.,| communications now passed between the Chamvr 0 f Commerce of the foreign resi dents and the Governor. Mr. Talbot declared his innocence, ui„| (bat the Perkins brought no thing hut rice. Tl l 0 chamber remonstrated at the treatment towards him and the Hong Mer chants, Mr. limes was directed to leave immediately or his house should he pulled down. On the 12th Dec. matters grew worse in consequence of the attempt of the aulhoriti s to insult the foreign merchants by strangling in front of the factories a Chinese accused of smuggling opium. An im mense crowd gathered on the square, and the for eign residents and the crows of the vessels resist ing the execution, tlie Coolies consented to re move the instruments and criminal to another place. The crowd up to this time were friendly, hut the fnieignors having indiscreetly struck hack some of th e Cnincse with canes, the mob turned on them, and pelted them witli showers of stones. The old Hong merchant Howqua now appeared on the scene, and beckoned to the foreigners to tetreat, which they did, into the imperial hong Tne mob, amounting to some 8000, tore up the palisades, and did much injury to tlie verandahs and doors of the factories by brick bats, stones, &c. Thcmil.tary were finally called in ami the mob dispersed. The troops, witli their camp fires and gorgeous lanterns, bivouacked on the square during the night. Capt. Elliott, superin- , tendantofthe British trade, arrived in the course ' of the night from Whampoa, with 120 of the crews of tlie shipping. Tlie Chamber of Com merce on tlie 14th remonstrated against the exe cution of criminals on the factory ground. The Governor replied that the ground was tlie Em peror's and the executions should go on if the smuggling did not cease. A few days after His Excellency published an order declaring Mr. Tal bot innocent. Mr. Lines went to Macao. Captain Elliot, at a meeting of the foreign merchants, chiefly Americans, admitted that for eigners were engaged in the smuggling, and de clared that in regard to the British he should put a stop to it, ns it was disgraceful, and would lose them the entire trade with China, He issued a notice prohibiting all Britisli boats engaged in the smuggling to return to the Bocca Tigris, and en joining respect to Chinese authorities, &c. « Tile trule wasre-opened Jan. 1. ‘ Numerous brilliant meteors were seen at Can- t» ton by tlie Missionary, the Rev. Dr. Parker, on the 9lh and Wth November. The Doctor had been honored with a request to prescribe for the Namhoy. k Business is not yet re-established since the blow it received by the troubles. i he Hong merchants have determined to give no security for ships until the captains and con signees give security that. they are not engaged in i smuggling opium. As the captains and con signess cannot give this security, the residents have petitioned to have the Hong merchants compelled to give security as before, which re quest would probably be granted. The prices for the new teas were not yet fixed. The New \ ork Star of the 4th states that Van Bruggcn, one of the condemned Pirates of the Braganza, hung himself on the previous night in prison. He broke up his bunk and made a frame, which he placed over the iron pipe in his cell, tore his blanket in strips, and became his own executioner. Baltimore, May 4.—A gentleman who reach ed this city yesterday, Irom Norfolk, is very pos itive in dec! '.ring that the account which has been published in all the papers, of a fatal duel between J. Scawell Jones and Mr. Wilson, in which the latter was killed, is all a hoax, no such duel hav ing taken place. We hope this may turn out to be the case, hut wc confess we do not exactly see how it can he so. OBITUARY. Departed Hits life, in Burke cuuigy.on tlie 7lb of April, Mrs. Nancy Khenev, consort of John W. Kheney, and daughter of Nicholas Murphy, in the 2Uth year of her age, leaving her husband and an infant a few days old, with numerous relatives and acquaintr.m es to mourn her loss. •Mrs. Kheney has been forsever.il years, a wor thy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and died in the triumphs of the religion of Jesus. Her illness was sho.t and painful, hut not a mur mur escaped her lips. On being told fiat she must die, she replied she should go to heaven, and cx lioitcd her companion to meet her there. She said that she was at peace with God, and all mankind, and that death had no terrors to her. With all the calmness and composure of a saint of God, she told those around her bed, whom she wished to take charge of her infant, to preach her funeral, &c, She retained her ica oning faculties to the last, and sweetly slept in the arms of Jesus without a struggle or a groan. “ Jesus can make a dying bed f Keel soft as downy pillows are j Wnile on his breast 1 lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there !” ‘ * THE AMERICAN SILK GROWER AND FARMER’S MANUAL—A monthly publication, designed to extend and encourage the growth of Silk throughout the United States. Edited by Ward Cheney and Brothers, Burlington, N. J., and pub lished in Philadelphia, at the low price of One Dollar a year. JO* Subscriptions received at this office. ap 9 RESIDENT DENTIST.. — ! )r. Munroe's op luting rooms, second doo f n-n Broad treet, i n Mclntosh-st., opposite the Constitutionalist o:i ce. march 13