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[For Uie’Bxaminvr.l
The importance ofn complete and finished
education is iudUpenmble to every one, and
without it, what are we ? hewers ol wood, and
drawers of water. At the present time, the
moat I'ariiiouable education considered, Is to
educate boys suitable for the profession of
Lawyers, Doctors, or Ministers of the gospel,
they spend years at study and a large amount
‘ - of money to acquire a classical education and
when acquired are as unfit for business as d
untaught, Ido not infer tlukt the popular part
of education is not essential and serviceable, but
there isan important branch never thought of,
1 allude to the mercantile part of preparing
them for that pursuit m life, if perchance they
prefer that lite after graduating, the
knowledge of accounts, ho sallies forth ns a
clerk in a second or third, and w '.th a small
salary buffits übotft without any advantage to ,
himself. Let book-keeping be thoroughly un
derstood and a young men cn.li teen ]’ ''ii
self in the first position in mercantile life, atffl
consider it one of the most important pursuits,
I think 1 can venture to assert that in
place where there are so many clerks, and grow-,
L with unprecedented studies in mercmitde!
prosperity, there is not half a dozen that un
derstand tlie trvs svsrKM of
1 have been led to remarks from w ing
the card of an old gentleman, now ■..> our city,
who contemplates teaching th- I.MronTANT
hbxnch. I understand he possesses the highest
testimonials of capacity, Ac., and I, therciore,
recommend all who feels an interest m advuu
themselves, to learn book-keepwg and
never be a second hand clerk. CITIZE> .
Old Line Wins* Rallying for Mr.'
Buchanau.
Wa tinj the following gratifying statement
iu the Crawford cotfnty (Ita) Democrat:
There was a large and enthusiastic rutaka -
it Erie, l ennsvlvaiua. lost Hies
L |',iv ."veniii* composed exclusively of “old-line
wine ” all going for-old Buck. i hey allowed
n Mher to participate in their meeting, ano.
rewir’d, for the Grit time in their lives, to sup
7ort the democratic nominees for President
ftn Sonmeioht^hd ri J of neighbors to -old
the same stamp, called on him m
nasion the day be was nominated and
‘ [Xe 1 him their support. Ihe same feeling
aud similar demonstrations made, over
the old Comniouwealth. I eunsvkaniats
ad for forty tkoMand majority for "Old
Puck.”
ISeWe see it stated that the Hards and
<,fvof Sew York have finally agreed to unite
in the call of only one State Com eutiou, m
-3te*d of one of each faction, as at first sug-
"Ill’ ATLAMA WEEKLA EXAMINER.
■WAJXT'T'JESXJ, 2K. w:Shn£l-.Y CIRCULATION OF QO.oOO COPIES!
From the Charleston Courier.
i KANSAS CORRESPONDENCE.
Westport, (Mo.) June 14.
Messrs. Editors The present state of af
fairs in Kansas Territory are such that it is
beyond the calculation of man, what the result
will be. On last Monday evening an express
arrived at this place, stating that Oapt. Pate
and company (40) were surrounded by a large
and superior force of men, and though he had
fought them several hours when the express
rider had left, yet there was no other alterna
tive than surrender, or fight to the death. We
soon raised a company of one hundred and at
dark started. After riding till midnight, we
picketed our horses, and wrapping our blankets
around us we laid on the prairie and slept till
morning. At daylight we started again. On
Wednesday, at Bull Creek, we were joined by
several companies, and I took my position on
the right of the regiment with my company of
mounted Sharp rifle shooters. We acted as
skirmishers. We had received information th at
morning that the law-breakers were at Prairie
City, three hundred strong, and busy throwing
up entrenchments and breastworks. We num
bered something over three hundred. When
we had reached in one mile of the city, we
learned that Col. Sumner had entered the city,
on the other side, with a company of United
States troops. We dismounted and encamped.
In an hour Col. Sumner and troops approached
us; a long conference ensued, and we received
orders to disband and go home. Capt. Pate
and party was liberated. We returned home
ward, but camped that night at Bull Creek.—
The next morning, we took the right hand
rood, and visited the Pottawasimie county,
where eight pro slavery men had been killed a
few days before. That afternoon we _ reached
Paola and halted. Capt. Reed with his com
pany proceeded to the town, drove off the Ab
olitionists, took their guns and ammunition,
and destroyed a press. As the United States
troops were in the neighborhood we were com
pelled to divide and retreat; they all pushed
for home and the border line. I camped with
my crowd about four miles from Paola, and
the next day pushed on for Little Santa Fe,
where we arrived to a late dinner. Since then
nothing particular has transpired ; numbers of
flying reports are started daily, but they soon
die a natural death.
1 see a paragraph going the rounds of the
papers that a part of Buford’s men were en
camped at Possamatimic, committing depreda
tions on the citizens, and that the citizens had
killed five and drove the rest off. It is a pos
itive falsehood, none of Buford's men have
been encamped in that, neighborhood, neither
has any of his men been killed, two were wound
ed in Capt. Pate’s battle—young Wood, from
Georgia, and Ben. Limbert, from South Car
olina, u member of my company. Several of
Buford’s men have been tired at, but none were
killed. When Franklin was attacked, fifteen
men defended it, six or eight of them were Bu
ford’s men, and they fought bravely and saved
the cannon ; it was my piece that blew the ho
tel to pieces with. I see an account in several
papers that the cannon had no effect on the ho
tel and that three kegs of gunpowder v were
placed in the cellar, and only one exploded.—
It is true onr cannon had very little effect on
the wa.ls, from the simple reason that in our
desire not to injure other property we placed
the pieces so near that we could not do as much
mischief us wc could have done at four hundred
yards ; and again, the hotel had been built ex
pressly to stand against 24-pounders, instead of
6. As regards the powder, I placed two kegs
of blasting powder in the hall on the first floor;
I then made a match of the “ Herald of Free
dom,” last edition,'and touched it with a match ;
they both exploded and only cracked the walls,
which goes to prove that the building was made
to stand assault. At present everything is
quiet in the Territory, but numerous bodies of
armed men from the North are on their way
to Kansas, and the storm will burst forth
again.
If anything should transpire of an interesting
nature, I will drop you a line.
E. B. BELL.
Mr. Hucliaiiau aud Peace.
Even the nomination of Mr. Buchanan by
the great Democratic party of the nation, will
have a soothing effect upon the public mind in
England, for there his pacific sentiments are
well his electection will be received
as a guarantee that America will do its part
towards a complete adjustment of all differen
ces between the two nations. In his recent
speech at Richmond, Virginia, Governor Wise
said:
“ Mr. Buchanan is, I hope, utterly opposed
to a war with England. Nothing could be
more disastrous to our whole country, and es
pecially to onr southern section of it, than a
war with England at this crisis. He (Mr.
Wise) did not tear England. If we are to have
a war, if war must come, it was more honora
ble to huvd it with a power worthy of a war
with America as Great Britain. Every laurel
gained in a war with her, would be an honor
well won, if auy were won. He wished to be
distinctly understood. He was no war man in
peace, und no peace man in war. He loved
the English nation better than any other, ex
cept his own. He loved the Alglo-Saxon race
best because it was his owu race, and he be
lieved it wa| the best raee of men on earth.—
He ku«w, after all that hud passed between
John Bull and Brother Jonathan, notwith
standing all the hard knocks given and received
between them, they at heart loved each other.
He had felt this once abroad. When the Mex
ican war began he hud opportunities in South
America whilst Spaniard, aud Portuguese and
Frenchmen were sympathising with and ban
tering for the Mexican, und hoping and proph
esying his victory over us, John Bull rammed
his fists in bis breeches pockets, and gruffly
stood up for brother Jonathan He swore, and
he offered to bet, with no little bullying in his
tone, that he could whip his kinsman, bit no
body else covi-d wmr his bbother Jonathan.
If there is bad blood between John Bull and
Brother Jonathan, it is all in the family—they
will settle their quarrels in their own way. aud
nobody else must intorferft.
®gy"" Tommy, my son. what are you going
• to do with that club?" - Send it to the editor,
of courted “But what are you going to send
■ it to the editor for?" “Cause he says, if any
-1 bodv will send him a club he will send them a
i copy of his paper.” The mother came pretty
i tear fainting, but retained consciousness en
; oi.gh io ask : But Tommy dear, what do yon
I suppose he wantsofa club?" “Well, 1 don’t
I know. replied the hopeful urchin, “unless it is
, t i.r.eek down subscribers as don’t pay for
, t .dr paperl”
A lawyer had his portrait taken in his
I favorite attitude, standing with his hands in
j his pockets : the picture was shown to a wag.
: and asked if it did not look natural, to which
he replied, “It would resemble you more closely
■if you had your hands iu their clients
V pocket."
ftjg'-The N. Y. Sunday Courier understands
that Barnum lias received an Qffer from the
Sydenham Crystal Palace in England of SSOOO
a vcar to go over there and take charge of one
■. of its departments, and the editors feura that
' Barnum thinks seriously of accepting' the of
'for.
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ATLANTA. GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10. Issti.
[Special Correspondence of the Picayune.
Later from Mexico.
Mexico, June 18,185 G.
At ordinary times I might be enabled to ex
tract news enough from commou events to fill
a letter. But at the present moment, all pub
lic interest is absorbed in one great question,
which is that in relations to the settlement ot
the Spanish convention treaty. Heretofore I
have explained this treaty, made by Santa Ann
with the Spanish Minister, and in the firm
determination of the present Government to
repudiate it as a stand forth a master work
of its kind, even in the hands of Santa Anna.
It was well known in Spain that this Gov
ernment would not recognize it ; was willing
to peaceably adjust the amount really due to
Spanish subjects. Spain, however having oth
er objects in view, availed herself of his oppor
tunity to send a menacing fleet to Vera Cruz
and at the same time made a show of negotia
ting, while in fact it is understood a division of
the army is about to leave Cuba to bring up
the arrival of the fleet.
Os course the Minister was not officially re
ceived while the fleet remained. The Spanish
bondholders attempted to mediate ; they offer
red at least a majority of them, to reduce their
claim : the French Minister escorted the Span
ish Ambassador to a private interview with
the President: it was said the Spanish repre
sentation was about to leave Mexico : that the
fleet could not be withdrawn without orders
from the Captain General of Cuba : in short,
I cannot tell you half the stories put afloat, and
with much truth iq, most of them. It would
be useless to relate all the reports from day to
day about the adjustment of the difficulties, as
they were one by one contradicted by subse
quent events- From the first I did not believe
that the matter would be amicably adjusted,
although Mexican and Spaniard are like some
other people, “mighty uncertain.”
Ido not believe that Mexico is disposed to
settle, nor does Spain wish it to be settled.—
All the talk, all the private negotiations, all
the newspaper publications, amount absolut -
ly to nothing. The fleet came to insult Mexi
co; and Mexico, like J/aw worm, loves to be
insulted, especially by Spain, at this time.—
The. present liberal Government is courting
popularity like a certain candidate in your
State desirous of being a constable, who went
in “for all the popular measures of the day, and
thejiext war.” His platform was politic and
pugnacious, but not exactly precise enough for
a Virginia politician. The Mexican Execu
tive, on the contrary, does not profess to de
sire hostilities, although a war Spain might be
classed among the most popular institutions of
this country.
This is a pretty quairel as it stands with
Mexican hatred on the one side, and Spanish
contempt and insolence on the other ; with the
Spanish demand for the treaty to be complied
with, and the Mexican demand that justice first
be done. Spain knows that Frenue will assist
to humble Mexico; and in turn Mexico knows
that the United States will assist her to humble
both of them. The people here do not imagine
there will be war—the Government is sure of
it. The Spanish subjects dread it, and are
setting their house in order for a speedy flight.
The Spanish Minister is to take his departure,
and the French Minister is to take Spanish af
fairs into his holy keeping. The Spanish fam
ilies here I truly pity with all my soul, for they
are frightened at the prospect before them if
war breaks out. They remember their former
fate, and they believe that marder and pillage
will again enusue.
I cannot say that war will be declared; for
the tone of Mexican opinion is so decided that
Manilla and Cuba will be lost if Spain joins
issue alone; and the belief is prevalent that the
American Government will see fair play, and
prevent any outside interference from France.
This may have its effect, and make these for
eign powers pause well before pushing to ex
tremes a spirit that has so suddenly been arous
ed. But the above is sufficient to make trouble]
enough, and the government is well aware that
the Spanish Minister holds other cards in his
hands to play, even if the convention treaty
business were adjusted. Some Spaniards wcra
murdered in the last revolution while helping
Santa Anna, and their property.plundered.—
For these proceedings the Spanish Ministei*
comes prepared to make a reclamation, and
dem an j immediate and full satisfaction.. Com )
ing with fleet was surely not the most amicable
or desirable mode to accomplish his purpose
peacefully. But he came in this manner tp
have a show of right on his side, while he knew
it would prevent a settlement, and it has resul
ited just as was expected.
The military preparations are.progressing aj
thogh it was certain that hostilities would soon
commence. Vera Cruz has been strengthened
and more numerously garrisoned. A division
of the ainy have been concentrating for the
last ten days at Japan. Another is on its way
to Sou Louis Potosi, and a brigade marched
this week for Matamoras. Tampico has been
fortified as far as possible, but 1 think with
little c pectation of holding it if attacked.—
From these movements, it is evident that the
Government has no intention to recede from
its present position.
The Imsunectiou in Calitormia.
The San Francisco papers contain detailed
accounts of the recent revolutionary proceed
ings in that city, of which we have had intel
ligence by by telegraph. After hanging Casey
and Cora, the Vigilance Committee proceeded
with its investigations of the election frauds,
and arrested several persons implicated, among
whom were Yankee Sullivan, who shortly after
his confinement in the Committee's rooms, com
mitted suicide by opening a vein in his arm.—
An attempt was made by the opponents of the
committee to get up a mass meeting, which
proved o failure. The day after, the 3d nit.,
Gov. Johnson issued a proclamation against the
Committee, ordering it to disband and calling
upon the militia of the State to resist and put
it down. The papers state that there was very
little respect shown to the proclamation, and
that the only effect that it had upon good citi
zens was to drive them into the ranks of the
Vigilance Committee.
The Committee had three thousand men un
der arms, and the number was rapidly increas
ing. while several volunteer companies had dis
banded. There was a strong feeling through
out the State in favor of the Vigilance Com
mittee.
It was feared that the Government call up
on the Federal forces to aid in sustaining his
authority, and a collision in that event would
ensue.
On the sth, the Vigilance Committee were
energetically pursuing their investigations of
the fraud and corruption so long practiced with
Impunity.
Among the names Os the notorious charac
ters whom the Committee sought to arrest and
bring to justice, we notice that of Edward Mc-
Gowan, who is probably the time McGowan
who was convicted some years ago in Phila
delphia for being concerned in an extensive
robbery in that city while he was a member of
ths detective police. He is a printer by trade,
and was about twenty years ago employed in
Augusta, Georgia.
Affairs in the great Free Soil State of the
Pacific are certainly in a deplorable condition,
and we shall look with anxiety for ths next
accounts front that quarter Sat. Morning
Hau.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
Per She Asia.
A correspondent of N. Y. Commercial Ad
vertiser writing from Paris under date of the
12th ult. says :
“The distribution of prizes at the great Agri
cultural Exhibition took place duy before yes
terday, and the Ignited States, as usual, drew
prizes on everything which she presented for se
rious competition—numbering five objects 1
Pitts’ Buffalo threshing machine drew a first
class medal, and has been sold to the Emperor
for 2200 francs ; Manny’s reaper drew a first
medal; a barrel of Col. Alston's (South Caro
lina) rice, ditto; McCormick’s reaper, worked
b> Frenchmen, a second does medal; a speci
men of somebody's peppermint essence of New
York, an inferior medal.’
The New York Commercial Advertiser has
been permitted to publishthe subjoined extract
from a private letter to a banking firm in that
city, dated :
“London, June 13.—1 n spite of the lamented
misunderstanding between our two Govern
ments, there" has been a somewhat extensive
business doing in the American securities dur
ing the past week
“We have been getting prices which show
confidence in the amicable adjustment of our
differences, and the preservation of peace.”
William Palmer, the surgeon of Rugley,
convicted of poisoning his friend John Parsons
Cook, with strychnine, was hanged at Stafford,
on Saturday morning, the 14th inst., in the
presence of 20,000 persons. He made no
confession.
Richard L. Swift, British Consul at Buffalo,
is appointed to the same office at Riga.
Mr. Dillon, French consul at : an Francisco,
has bee» named consul general at Port an
Prince. A Paris lett asuerts that he has in
structions to intimate that France will not
permit Soulouque to invade the Dominicans.
A public meeting had been held nt the
Mansion House, London, in aid of the sufferers
by the inundations in France. The Lord Mayor
fIHUi ho ho A honvv infiirmprl that Pron/rn bail ■
saia ne naa Been iniormea xnac r rance naa .
1250 English miles under water, and that
forty thousand persons were entirely stricken
down.’
Mr. Wegnelin, t he Governor of the Bank of
England, stated that the estimates of the dam
age differed 600 to 1,200 miles, and it was
difficult to'a form a proper idea of the amount
of the loss. He was informed that 40,000
habitations had been destroyed, and crops which |
wereapproaching maturity, had been totally j
cut down.
Tie Lord Mayor n enounced that he hud ;
alreMdy received between four and five thousand 1
pouids.
At Constantinople on the 2d inst., a report !
wasfspread that the Russians had destroyed j
thefortress Ismael and the defences of the city ■
of Jlars.
The French civil officers will be charged
with the organization of the Customs duties in
the Turkish Empire.
, I’he North American fleet to be sent out by
will consist of the following vessels
Til- Nile. 91 gnus. Powerful, 84; Boscawen,
1$ (flag ships;) Imaun, 72 ; Pembroke. CO ;
Chrnwullis, 60; Euryalis, 51; Ainphion. 34:
Vestal, 26: Eurydice, 26; Termngant. 24; Cos
sack, 21; Pylades, 21; Arachne, 18; Malacca,
ly; Falcon, 17; Acher, 15, Mariner, 12: Es- 1
plegle, 12; Arab, 12; Daring, 12; Buzzard. 6 ;
j rgus, 6; Basilisk, 6; Scorpion, 6.
'rhe 17-gunsloops arAitted with new long
32’!. The 6-gun steamers’ guns are all new .
4nd of a long rauge. If the gunboats are to|
pie computations.
1 In the House of Lords on Friday, Lord
Clarendon said that the day before yesterday,
Mr. Dallas called upon him and read a des
patch from Mr. Marcy on the part of the Uni
itcd States Government, in which it was stated
that the explanations of the British Govern
ment on the recruiting question were perfect
ly satisfactory. The American Government
were quite satisfied that the British Govern
ment had given no instructions, and that they
had given no instructions, and that they had no
intention of doing so, to violate the laws of the
United States, but that so far as related to the
proceedings of Mr. Crampton and the proceed- J
ings of the Consuls, the explanations which had I
been offered were hot sufficiently satisfactory.!
The American govrnment had therefore resol- i
ved upon the sending Mr. Crampton his pass
ports, and also upon withdrawing the exequa
tur of the Consuls.
Her Majesty’s Government had not yet had 1
an opportunity of.arriving at a conclusion us
to what course they should adopt, but as soon
as they had. it should be communicated to '
Parliameu :
A Curious Dkkam Story.—Miss H. B. was
on a visit to Miss Andre, and being very inti
mate with the latter, shared her bed. One
night she was awakened by the violent soljs of
her companion, and upon entreating to know
the cause, she said, “I have seen my dear
brother; and he has been taken prisoner It
is scarcely necessary to inform the reader that
Maj. Andre was then with the British army,
during the heat of the American war. Miss
B. soothed her friend, amd both fell asleep,
when Miss Andre once more started, exclaim
ing. They are trying him as a spy, and she
described the nature of the court, the proceed
ings of the Judge and prisoner, with the great
est minuteness. Once more the poor sinter’s
terrors were calmed by her friend’s tender re
presentations, but a third time she awoke
screaming that they were hanging him as a
spy on a tree, and in bis regimentals, with ■
many other circumstances I There was no
more sleep for the friends; they got up and 1
entered each in her own pocket book the par- !
titulars stated by the terror-stricken sister, with
the dates. Both agreed to keep the source of
their own presentiment and fears from tip; poor
mother, fondly hoping they were indeed built
on the fabric of a vision. But, alas! as soon
as news, in those days, could cross the Atlantic
the fatal tidings came, and to the deep awe
as well as sad grief of the young ladies. ‘ every ’
circumstance was exactly imparted to them aj
had been shadowed forth in the fond sLters's
sleeping fancy, and had happened on the very
day proceeding the night of iw.- dream I The
writer thinks this anecdote has not been re
lated by Miss Seward, Dr. Darwin, or the
Edgeworths, father and daughter, who have
all given to the public many interesting events
in the brilliant but brief career of Malar Au
dre.
C'bild Killed by Lightning.
Yesterday afternoon, about 6 o’clock during
a severe storm, the little gon of Mr. Wm. P
Mosley, residing in the lower ward was struck
by lightning and instantly killed. 7he child
was about six years old. and was playing with
a light rope attached to a small tree,"whin th.-
accident occurred. Mr. Mosley wassomes ore
distance off, and was severely stunned, and
others near by were also sensibly shocked
Aug. Conti.
A Rogue.—A man who eheats in short
measure, is a measureless rogue.
Unless he gives, short measure in wheat then
he is a rogue iu grain.
Or in whiskey, then he is a rogue in spirit.
If he gives a bad title to laud he is a ro-me
indeed.
' And if he cheats whenever he ean, ho is in
deed, in spirit, in grain. a measureless scoun
drel.
Buehauau at Home.
Whilst in all parts of the Union the camion
! thundered and illumination lights flashed a re
; spouse io the telegraphic announcement of the
nomination at Cincinnati, the Democratic noni
inee, according to the statements of the New
lor Sun, was passing his time in quiet and
almost, undisturbed content at Wheatland.
“ When news of the nomination came to
j Lancaster, the telegraph operator could scarce
i wait fi r his hat ere he Jicur to Mr. Buc
hanan s residence, and it is scarce to be won
: dered at if, tor once, his oath of secresy was
forgotten, and the news spilled out by the way
; side. 4.s it by magic, nil Lancaster turned
out, eatinon were brought into requisition, the
two riyal bauds of music united, and the town,
in an impromptu monster procession, paid its
respects to its favored citizen.
•• Tips ovation over, its recipient was left
: again in quiet. He exhibited no sign of ex—
] citement, but held his wonted, steady bachelor
way. His grasp of the hand was of course nut.
less hearty, nor his smile lees cheerful than
customary, when persona! friends made their
congratulate ry calls.
1 “Wheatland, the name of Mr. Buchanan’s
j residence and farm, is situated just outside Os
the thickly’ settled portion of Lancaster—a
mile and a half, it may be, westward from the
centre of the town. A ridge of higher land
near the house shuts out all view of Lancaster
and the busy outer world, and renders the place
one of those charming rural spots about which
poets dream. The building is of brick, plain
i and old fashioned, ft stands two or three
’ hundred feet back from the road side in a grov
of beautiful shade trees. The grounds in front,
and the house within, are kept in scrupulous
good order. The soil is extremely fertile, so
much so that the name Wheat-land is an ex -
ceedingly appropriate one.”
“ Bill, what are you doning there on the
i floor ?”
“Why, sir I have bhd a shock."
I “A shock?”
“ Yes, sir.”
“• What, kind of o shock ?”
“ Why. sir one of our subscribers came in
during your absence, and offered to pay a year’s
subscription, which produced such an effect
upon me that I have been perfectly helpless
very since.”
“No wonder, Bill, but cheer up ; if you
| survive this you are safe, as there is little pros
i pect of anot&er such catastrophe in this office."
I A stout red faced gentleman, in white
! beaver, blue coat and buff vest offered to wag
er a ten pound note that he could clgte bis
eyes and by the taste name any kind of liquor
|in the house. The bet was taken, and the pro-;
cess of winning or losing commenced forth
with.
“ This is a genuine port,” Said the fat gen j
tieman tasting from the wine glass “and this—-j
is whiskey.” and so bn, through the hotel's
stock.
A wag then poureq a few drop’s of water >
utoa glass, and, handed it to the connoisseur.
•• This is - well yes—no. Let me (tas
ting it again.) well by Jupiter! 'gentle- 1
men. I lose the bet. I never tested this liquor j
before 1”
■ St-.i"' Dr. Kalorum. don you think my dar- I
ter will get well ?" |
“ Well, if she don t get no wuss, and Joes'
git sum better, she may poss'bly git over it ,
You see she’s afflicted with a concatenation of I
the diagnosis of the metecarpial flummux which j
extends from the noboscis to the interior lobe
of the anterior ravohtfiou of the occiput. No
thing’ kin help her but calomel and persim
mons taken jiutiy both together—a spoonful
more or less, accordin’ to the symptoms, every
other day. off an on. Then will eveutoolay put
her out of pain into a sweat, and restore a heal
thy action of the minor pedateq and reduce the
encyclopedia of the ueuralgie, diaphagram,
immediately under the left side of the right
eye.”
“ Lor’ a mercy 1 sich lamin ’! wbo’d a thunk
it?”
Lean Diet.—A Methodist minister at the
West, who lived on a very small salary, was
j greatly troubled at one time to get his quarter
-Ily instalment. He at last told the paying
trustee that he must have his money, as his
family were suffering for the necessities of life.
‘Money?’ replied the stewart. ‘You preach
fob money! I thought you preached for the
good of souls!’ ‘Souls .''replied the minister;
•I can't bat souls, and if I could, it would take
a thousand such as yours to make a decent
meal!’
“*♦
‘Fathe rdid you ever have another wife
besides notner ?” “No, my boy; what pos
seted you to ask such a question?" Because
I saw in the old family Bible where you mar
ried Anna Dummy, 1838, and that isn't moth
er. her name is Sar ah Smith.
The following epitaph, copied from an
old tomb stone, is. to say the least, quite poin
ted ;
“ Here lies Polly Wayne—when her life was j
spent.
She kicked up her heels and up she went.’’ j
“ I say, Bili . Jim’s caged for stealing a
horse.” ’
Served him right; why* didn’t he buy one
aud not pay for it, like auy gentleman ?’*
“ Mn. Snowball, 1 want to ask you one
question, dis ebenin.
•‘ Well, succeed den.
“ Spose you go to de labberu to get dinner
and don't hab nuffin on de table but a big beet
what should you say '?"
“ I gib dat up afore you ax it What should
you say ?”
Why under de circumstance- of de case,
1 should say dat suet's all.”
■ A r.iau may spa
And yet l>e bare.
If his wife be naught
If his wife be naught
* man may spend.
And have money to lend
If his wife be aught
If his wife be aught.
9*^-..’tar devils first attempt in writin;
try.
The gleam of her eye was bright.
The gkam of her gold was brighter
The first was a beautiful sight
The second a beautiful sighter.
Death of Mr. I''. M. Jennings.
We regret to record the death of Mr. F. M.
Jennings, proprietor of the U. S. Hotel, which
occurred on Sunday morning last. Many years
ago. he was the landlord of the Globe ’Hotel,
and han long been known to our citizens as an
honorable man. and a useful citizen. He died
after a week’s illness, from the recurrence of a
violent disease, to which nehad been subject for
many years.
Mr. Jennings was a natsve, we believe, of
Boston. Mass.. but for about twenty years has
been a resident of Augusta, during which time i
he acquired the friendship and confidence of a
large number of the citizens of this city and
State.
The Trave! Nortti-
I 'fhe tide of travel is now setting North bu
I ! :3n^ s w PleMure leading many of our eit’izeus
in that direction The facilities for travelling
i which have been so much improved within the
[ few years past render an excursion tn the nor
them cities and watering places a xeri. differ
ent affair from what it formerly wat.< ami in
spite of the suffocating heat, or the we and
Inry of Northern politics, thousands from onr
section, make their annual trip Northward
where hundreds went before.
On Saturday our noble steamship Augusta
nf°nnA 1 '° N i ,ed for New Yo * with upward i
oi one hundred passengers, among whom were :
set era! oi our leading citizens. At any time, 1
but especially at this season, they will find the '
passage to New York in the Augusta delight 1
fully pleasant. One of the fines vessels afloat
un excellent sMUat, and perfect in ail h-r
mternal and appointments, she is
aimmanded,Sy an experienced, skilful and
gentlemanly'officer, who -pah» no pain to
K ! he comfort, of his passengers and to
make their ■ home on the ocean wave” as! agree
able and pleasant as the home they have left
Order and system are so perfect that thev seem
to be self-preservative, and the good ship
seeming instinct_ with life, skims onward, appa-:
rently without direction. Morning and brUk
f-ist, noon and lunch, dinner and tea come as,
regularly and as good as in a first class hotel.
ta?n“ablA f WC b ‘ lireCted hotel wi,hont our
i bserv u e - a L Dy of tbs working of
the machinery by which such perfect system
and regularity is maintained. Such are the'
comforts of travel in our Savannah and New
York Steamships, and we can assure those who
take passage m them with the expectation of
all the conveniences and comforts to be enjoyed
m a sea voyage that they will not b c dUp
pointed.—»S«v. Neus.
Mralancholv Oclrance—lt isourmeal
uncholy duty to record the sad and untimely
death of Mr. J. T. Stevens, a worthy and re
i spouted citizen of our town.
On the evening of the 13th inst., Mr. Stevens
casualyateped in the Billiard Saloon of T
Sheafs, where it seems, that J M. Bal«er and G.
' B ' lbcr / I ’ I ' others ) were engaged in a game
of Billiards, and from some cange, got in to a
dispute with M r . Stevens, which resulted in a
| scuffle between himself and J. M. Baber, and
Whilst thus engaged, G. W. Buber struck Mt
Stevens several severe blows on the head and
gitonlders with two billiard cues, breaking on,.
them, and inflicting three severe woundu
i immediately on the erowu of the head, after
which they were separated.
After ten of the same evening, Mr. Stevens
Heeling that ho had been maltreated, sought tin- j
Haliers again for the purpose of n Ireas. and '
found G. \V. Baber in one of the stores of th f
I town, and immediately attested him. Bab< r
ite he states, supposing Mr. Stevens to be arm
|ed with deadly weapons, fled into the street
followed by Mr. Stevens, who in his pursuit
i stumbled and fell a stunning fall either again?
| <>r beside (ol which there is conflicting testimo
ny,) one of the shade trees in our public
I square.
1 1<. lingered for eight or ten days, hi.; wounds j
j bemg too severe to yield to the treatment of I
i he best medical skill,and died on the 20th inst
A Coroner’s inquest was held on the body, the
jury returning a verdict "that he came to his
death -from the wounds received at the hands
of G. W. Baber, in connection with theta!
against the tree.
Mr. Stevens was by trtSe a painter.—Ma
rietta Democrat, June 27.
Scotch MARRtAGts.-Most people have
heard of Scotch marriages, but few probably
are aware of the startling absurdity of the ac
tual law. Within the limits of Scotland a man
may be married without knowing it. No li
tanns, no registration, no witue=- is
nece - .ry. Any boy of 14 may contract mar
riage with any girl of 12 by a word or a para,
graph in a letter. All that is required is proof
that at some time the male has said or written
to the female, “You are my wile,” or words
to that effect. Thff words may be uttered in
jest, as was the ease in one instance, where a
y«uth found himself unexpectedly married, to
his great surprise; they may be spoken during
intoxication, thqy may be used in the lowest
haunt to the most depraved woman, and they
arc binding iu law. The maa und woman arc
legally wedded according to the laws of Scot
land Even a pair who stayed at an inn have
been held to be man aud wife, because thu gen
tleman gave their names as “Mr. aud Mrs. A.”
. Rtilroads ixlxdia.—Railroads, upon a tru
' b gigantic scale, are in course of actual con
struction iu British India, in furtherance of
• which the East India Company have loaned
iueir credit. 1. Tha East India Railway, to
• Delhi. POO miles; 900 miles under contract;
, 100 miles or‘more now opeu ; and the whole
is to be completed during the year 1856. The
East India Company guarantee live pur cent
mterect on their bou Is to the extent of .1'4,000,-
i 000. 2. The Great India Peninsular Railway
from Bombay,47 miles opened for travel last
year. ‘Five per cent guaranteed on j£1,000.-
000 by the East India Company. 'j hL .
'tadas Railway, interest guaranteed ori fl oyo,.
000. The Seine de Railway, 110 miles to In
< us. 5. Central India Railway, to Ahmenda
bad. 16.; mile.. Five per cent, interest guar
anteed.
ft®-Dr. Shaw, of Texas, has .
od. drook trcely,a successful
umemtwo cases. The oil to b poured
dawn withoat any referee tJ the pi } tient . s
vomiting. Professor Rochester has reported
pn.soniug by th
-tally treated I( y a
nhor i-ernally and mustard poultices rat
aide.
1h- ftvAxisH Squadron—A letter from
states that a goad aupplj ....
Lr-ard-d to the Spanish quad ’ t
I' Ui ' V rae * cs a* which the vessels will
! «We to make a stout attack. < , .‘i
■ j ~ caae demand.
«e-€igar a-hes will oe found an mvaluab'e
remedy , • the bite of t:.e mosquito and other
Wet the ashro and n.-i, d-.,, _ fc<
part, aud th slinging sensation will h- tr
tractel almost instantly. The reason tl i
is, that ashes contain alkali wh ch neutral ia
the acid of the poison
ARRIVALOrTHESTEAMSHIP
ell
OogLIKUA-XJ TA.
Thre* Ony, T.r.tr v front fthrope.
.Halifax, Jnly 2".
fine Royal Mail Steamship Canada. Oapb
Lang, has arrived with Liverpool dates to 21st
Juue. . ,i
The Brokers' Circular quotes the Cotton
market unchanged. The advices by the fast
steamer from the United States hud no efftet
upon the market. The sales for the week were
66,000 bales, of which Speculators took 17,000.
aud Exporters 3000 bales.
Fair Orleans 6jd. I Fair Uniandi 6jd.
Mid. Orleans 6 3-16 d. | Mid. Uplands lid.
The stock on hand 730,000 bales.
Flour.—Market advanced 6d. to ta
Mone> 3fiirl£Ct»
Consols firm at 94 J. For American loct'.s
the market is quiet and unchanged.
Polillrnl News.
I The general news, though interesting, present
| no features of special importance.
The excitement growing out of relations with
i the United States, has almost entirely subsi
| ded.
It was rumored that no successor to Mr.
Crampton will be appointed until the retire
ment of Mr. Pierce.
Mr. Buchanan's caused but
slight comment in the English.papers.
j Ma««aehniii-ttM Know lion llolt.-
Ul *. L.
N Y ork, July I.
I’he Know Nothing Cuiflention of Massa-
I ehusetts, which met yestetjay at Springfield,
ratified the nomination of Lemont, 'llie vote
was for Fremont two huimjed and eighty, and
i Fillmore one hundred mid? ninety-seven.' The
I Filhnorr men boi.tkd.
Geit. <jrn<K<]eir» Rcuiill.
New York, July 3.
It is rumored that Gon. Gadson, Minister to '
Mexico, has been re-called. *
[This we think very doubtful, as Gen. Gads
den has just left Washington |
Interesting Iron, XVn-ltlngton.
VVashtsotOn, July 3. i
The Senate passed this morning Mr. Doug
las’ Kansas bill, by a. vote of 33 to 12. In the
House to-day, the bill for the immediate admis
sion of Kansas was pas-ed bv a vote of 99 to
97.
'Thr Herbert ni)<l KLcntli>£
YVashihgton, July 3. i
The Hon. P. T. Herbert, of California, who
shot Mr. Keating, the waiter at Willards’ Ho
tel, is in jail, indicted for murder His trail is
fixed for Wednesday next
Coiigrctfßioiinl.
WAsntNaTox, July I.
David Barclay, ot Penn., yesterday voted to
reject the bill for the admission ol Kansas, and
to day moved for a reconsideration—before the
vote was taken, the Kansas Committee sub
mitted their report
Wnuhliiglon and Oregon Territories.
Washington, Jnly I.
Gov. Stephens has declared martial luw in
the Territories of Washington und Oregon, for
the purpose of trying for treason certain influ
ential whites who are inciting she Indians to
war
Burnt.
New Yobk, J uly 2.
Despatches from St. Louis state that five
steamboats were burnt there to-day. and among
the Grand Turk.
New York Mni-ke I.
New York, July 2.
The cotton market continues firm, at un
changed prices. Sales to'day 1000 bales.
New York. July 3.
No change in the Cotton market. Middling
Uplands 111 cents. Flour advanced 124 to
25 cents per barrel.
Chicago, J uly I.
Forty of the Worcester men were disarmed
on board the steamer Sultan, m ar Lecompton,
by a party of southerners. Tiic company were
detained pris mere. It is reported that, anoth
er company from the town of Ottawa. 111 . had
been treated in a similar manner.
The river towns had determined nottoallow
northern emigrants to enter Kansas.
.V letter in the St. Louis Democrat charges
Gov. I'rice with having sent twelve cannon and
twenty two boxes of muskets from the arsenal
to Col Stringfellow, to assist in the conquest
of Kansas
St. f.s>i is, July 1.
Advices irom Lawrence, Kansas, upto 26th
uit., announce tire arrival ot live men from Te
cumseh, where they hud been prisoners, having
been captured by Dragoons near Ossawatomie.
1 hey say they had been chained uearlv four
weeks, but when brought before Judge* Cate,
were discharged, as nothing was found against
them. Three ol the party were detained, viz.:
'John Fatridge, John Brown, Jr.,and Williams .-
the two latter arc members of the Legislature.
Brown and Williams were indicted for treason
mid Patridge for conspiracy.
ARRIVAL of the steamship
NORTH AMERICAN
AT QUEBEC.
Foui Days Lalei from Eiuope.
Halipax, June 30.
Th-. Montreal Ocean Steam Ship Conquiny’s
first class Iron Screw Steam Ship A'or/A Amer
ican Capt. William Granol. arrived this
evening at this port frjtrai Liverpool with ad
vices to-Wednesday the 18th inst.
General Intelligeuce.
Mr. Dallas will not lie dismissed, und the
difiicnlties with the I nited States will proba
bly be amicably settled. .Lord Clarendon
stated in reply to Lord Derby in the House of
Lords, that it was not the intention of the
Government to artvise the Queen to suspend
diplomatic relations with North America,
which announcement was loudly cheered.—’
Lord Derby expressed his satisfaction, but
regarded the cour.< of the Government, as
humiliating aud an acknowledgment of error.
Lord Clarendon appealed to their Lordships
not to join Lord Derby in preying iheque-.tion
the subject dropped.
Commercial Intelligence.
The Liverpool Cotton market was unchanged.
The sales on the 16th and 17th lasts., coun>ria- ;
od 17.000 bales. On the 17th at the prices
prevalent on the 13th inst., the day before the
departure of the Atia.
Tux Lavksrooi. BusAosrcFrs Market
' NUMBER is.
tMffifinr ■ nw'-.
The state .of trade in Manchester was favor
:able. ‘ '
■ The London Money Makk#T.—ln ennse
l quorate.of IZ»t.Dlaraodon’s AepiyiJto Lord
Derby the funds hiul advanced, qnd Constb
.closed lit from 94f a 94 J.
Congtessionat
New York, June SO.
’fhe Senate Committee on Territories have
reported a new I ill for the appointment of five
i Commissioner., io take a census in Kansas and
. to providtea fjiir gleetion for delegates, to form
a Mate Constitution. No test will be required
! c xcoiit three months residence. ME ’Douglas
’ will ask a vote on Wednesday. ’*
■ ' The House adopted the amendment, .to the
Kansas Topeka Constitution bill restoring the
■ Missouri Compromise, but then rejected the
■ bill by a vote of— Yess. W 6. and Navs.
I 107 ’ ,
Col. Frciuont’f. Acceptauce.
. . Jfw York, Jupe 30.
i The Evening Pohl contains Mr. Fremont *
i acceptance of the North American nomination
intimating that he will in a few days communi-
I cute a paperdesignoit fob all'parties, - giving
I his views on the leMing question agitating the
country.
New York -Market.
. ... Nkw York, June 30
Uotlou is firm, 700 bales were §pld 'to
day. Flour has advanced, and Ohio is worth
96-25 per bbl. ’Wheat is unsettled.' ’Corn ii
firm. Spirits of Turpentine is firm nt-»71 cut
per gallon. Freights are improving; »■
NewgOrloMia Market-
*■ . .. New Orleans, June 30.
Tho sales of <Jotto» to-day compriuod 1200
bales at previous rates. The better, qualities
are scarce, and the lower grades neglected.—
Mess Pork is firm and worth s2l per bbl
ExelisTr'.te on London rules at 109 j.
TctegrapWc Change .
Wabhinotcw, June 30.
'i’he Mugnetift-Telegraphic Company have
leased the Washington and New Orleans Tel--
egraph line, aud take possession on Monday
next.
Arrival of the North America.
New York, Jonh 30.
The North America has arrivefl at Quo
bee. with foiir days’ Inter n?ws from Eu
rope. Sv » - ’ .
Interesti-ug from Washington.
WAgniNOTON, June 30.
Hon. S. A. Douglas reported to-da/'in the
Senate a new bill for the paeificatiou of Kan
sas, which provides for (ha taking of tha cen
sus of the inhabitants of the Territory, und
authorizes the asstulbling of a new Chnsti’u
tiona! Convention, looking to the fritore «<l
-1 mission of Kansas as a State. Mr.. D <inrin i>
] gave notiee that ho yvould pres,, the o
. n vote on the bill on Wednesday. '
tn the House, the Nil to admit Rnnsai as a
State, with Topeka ’Cnnstitiition, was refused
by onj majority
■ Anae ya, July 1
Cotton..—The market couiinuea quiet.—
Nothing doing
. Ni.w Ynnit June 30.
I Cotton.— fiiere only u modejafe busit e ;
doing in Onttdn, and thtefi. u tn-t Ts uhefiuiigi-d,
Sales to-day 600 bales
Flour hus advanced 6 cents.
| An interesting correspond 'nee lias taken
place bet ween Arpos A. Lawieiicef E-q .of
Boston, and ex Senator Atchison, of M s .m i,
in relation to Kansas. Mr. Atchison in reply
to Mr. Lawrence, concludes as follows;
“In conclusion. I would say that you and
your people are the aggressors upon our rights.
Y r ou come to drive us aud our ‘peculiar, insti
tution from Kansas. Wc do' not ’intend, c. st
what it may, to lie driven or deprived of any of
our rights. Missouri will never again compro
mise or concede. YVe are aud intend to remain
your equals. » * ' ' The sin
jl'a sin, is yours, iiot ours. Your fa thers sold
their slaves, anti ouis bought them. If you
consider slavery in Missouri or Arkansas a
grievance to you, say at once we must free
them, or you will separate from us. Do this,
and you will act like honest men, and we will
meet you half way. We cannot ever maintain
this state of quasi peace und quasi war.
“I, have been informed that ypu have an
income of 4> j 0O,O(ty. Igit me suggest that you
purchase 390,000 worth of negroqs; come
out to Katinas ; Iced, and clothe your., slaves
well ; give them employment; build for them
and yourself good houses; improve their con
tiou ; build lor yourself fine barns and stables :
cover tec prairies with wheat, hemp uud corn ;
feed your cattle on u thousand hills; assist
your poor neighbor ; und my word .or it, you
uiil ~o go.jd_for your race, both white
and black, than you a e doing or can do in
Boston.
1 should be happy to have you for a neigh
bor. and you will find us much good among
slaveholders as you have found 'among uon
jiavcholders. ’
I'm: Tokbawmhhj. Mi.'rea.j*— Au English
says- Dial the Queen 's palace has foe some
time bceu lighted by mean ol' the ‘‘Tor
bunehill Mineral,” the gas from this substance
beiwg-.detititHte of riulpbor The same journal
says-: • • is.
lA’st jear 10,000 tons of this mineral were
sent to London alone. Not ago the
French ‘ove.rnnient published a report regard
* >g this substance, which had preJiuusty light,
e 1 up'thc whole of the 1 lolel des nvulides.-
It i. sent’ to the most distant' parts of the
globe. A ship loaded with blocks of thiamin
cr.il cdnvCys an tnofmotH quar.t ty of peculiar
oil, the source of the illuminating power, in tl *
smallest possible bulk—7s per cenf. or three
fourths of the substance being latent oil. and
the re yore clay:
I'lcmiM, I.aww KBa.— 1 >n Tuesday fofeuoon,
whip tl. ■ Superior Court at Ciuci-mati. Ohio,
was'ln session, two lawyers,'named Key und
Rice, had an ult< rcation, wherein blows were
exchanged and a gr.pplc took place. Judge
Ghol.-oi, ordered both gui Kineti into .he cus
tody of e sheriff and iinpoz 'd a fi.ie of B>so
eac i.
Jfei'-Oafc of the resources-of the. Minnesota
L> irpm the ale of lumber, from iduch if is es
liihated that 83,600,000 will be received thio
year.
F. W. Adams has been elected,
teller of the Branch Bank at Athens, it the
place of Mr. Mays, resigned.