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Church Seizing in Yiuginia.—A cor respondent of the Baltimore Gazette wiites : _ On t li c 4th, a squad of soldiers took posses sion of the M< thodist church at Hamilton; during the following week they went to Ar nold’s Grove, where the family of the Rev. Mr. Waugh occupy the parsonage attached to the church, and in liis* absence, at Con ference, his family was notified by this same military force to leave the parsonage within six weeks, or be put out at the point of the bayonet. On the 18th, (Sunday.) another expedition was sent out to Hamilton, the scene of their fin-1 exploits, where they ar rested a3l r. Pugh, Mr. Hatcher, a.id two Messrs Hoskins, and stowed them away in tne rgu tv<l-hou e. I made it my business to impure the cause of their arrest, and, for fear l might not get the facts in the case, I sought and obtained an opportunity of see ing them myself. 4 hey informed me tl;at alter they were ejected from their church, as above stated, 11 <ey went and removed some of the personal property belonging to the church, donated by different persons for the use of the congregation, consisting of a Bi ble, presented by a Mrs. Jlavenner, a hymn book, presented by Rev. 31. Mercer, a Sab bath school library, purchased since the war by the congregation, and a table belonging to 3lr. David Carr. r J’he congregation con sists of seventy members, or communicants; only three of this number belong to the mis erable faction that is doing all this, and these three, judging from actions and outside appearances, have about as much religion as Pontius Pilate, and Pilate had about as much as the missionary sent her? for the express purpose of doing all this mischief. Seventy persons are to be deprived of the property earned and erected by them, because three of their eongregition desire it. Who ever 1 heard ol such a state of affairs t Then torn away from their quiet and happy homes on the Lord s day, its sacrcdness and sanctity j violated by a band of soldiers, then dragged i and thrown into prison—for what?* Was it for robbery or larceny, or any other violation 1 of law? if so, the civil courts would pun- ! ish them. But it was for no such thing; ’ they only took what justly belonged to them, j and what any court of jus ice in this or any j other land, would give to them; and more! than that, it would give them their church | too. The M. E. Church in Charleston, S. C.—A correspondent of the JN. Y. Chris tian Advocate thus speaks of the prospects of the Northern Church in Charleston : ‘‘The Methodist Episcopal Church is a living, acting, and eiludcnt agency here. She is enlarging her borders and extending her influence. Her church accommodations area little tramped, but yet Dr. Webster manages to keep open three places for pub lic worship, and three services a day. There is a, lively spiritual interest manifested in all the congregations, and the increase of membership is encouraging. A few whites have lately been brought into the fold, but these are considered exceptions to the gen eral rule. The native white population stand aloof, and usually do all in their pow er to hinder the work ol the missionary in administering to the spiritual aid and com fort of the freedmen. But in spite of all this, the work goes bravely on, and believers are built up and established, and sinners are converted to God. Brother Lewis has just returned from quite an extensive missiona ry trip iiito the interior of the State, and brings very cheering accounts of the pro gress ot Methodism among the freedmen at Florence, Darlington, Sumter, Camden and Columbia. Churches are being organized at most, if not all the places indicated, un der the pastoral care and supervision of native preachers. We hope soon to have a conference here, established on the plan of' the one lately organized in Mississippi by Bishop Scott. It. will ho a great conveni ence to have all the machinery at hand and in motion necessary to carrying on the great work of evangelizing the freedmen. The field is extensive and white for the harvest, and not a moment should be lost in its oecu potion. Ethiopia is sketching out her hand, and her call for help should not go unheeded. Apian is in process of maturi ty for establishing at the earliest possible moment a theological seminary for the train ing of colored young men for the work of the ministry. Education is now pouring its living streams of light and knowledge up on tho late benighted minds of the freed men, and we must have a ministry that is up to the demands of the times. It will not'do for the Church to fall behind in the great march of Christian civilization. TnE Rev. Colin Murchison, of the South Carolina Conference, has been ap pointed, says the Record, a general travel ing agent to obtain subscriptions towards re-building the Washingtoc-sfcreet Metho dist Church in Columbia. This appoint ment is an admirable one, and we hope Mr. Murchison will meet with a warm and lib eral reception. Bishop Soule. —We are pleased to say, says the Nashville Advocate of last week, that Bishop Saule’s health is improving, lie is able to be about his room, and will, we trust, be spared till after the General Conference. Ho will hardly be able to at tend the Conference, but he feels much so licitude as to the result of its deliberations. A Note from Geo. G. Hull, Esq., to Rev. J. S. Key, states that the Delegates to tho General Conference will he passed free over the Atlanta and West Point Rail Iload on their return from New Orleans. t range of Name —The Nrshville Ad vocate says: We have a correspondent over in Ken tucky, who argues well against any change in the name of our Church. But we reckon a little alteration in our title will be made. Since the Baltimore Conference has united with us we extend from the Pacific in the west, to the Atlantic in the east. We reach into Kansas, and up to the lowa line, and have hosts if friends, "tis well as two news papers, north of the Ohio river. The word “South,” appended to our name, is not so appropriate us it once was. We do-ire to be represented, in the future, among those who go “into ail the world and preach the Gos pel to every creature.” The Advocate fam ily, and a majority of the delegates, think a slight modification in our title, demanded by “the situation.’’ We suppose it will be made. The Diocese of Florida, in its recent Council, Bishop Rutledge presiding, with drew from its connection with the General Council and returned to the P. E. Church of the United States. NOTICE TIIE CROSS MARK- A cross marl? (thus X) indicates that the subscription is nearly expired—and a remit tance will be necessary, if the paper is de sired longer. Do not delay. Dcfos ts tfic Sultth Congression a!. Washington, March 13.—The Senate, to-day. refused to pass the bill for the admission of Colorado into the Union. The House, by a vote of 109 to 39, passed the Senate bill declaring all persons, white or black, born in the United State?, to be citizens of the United States, and that the Government should protect them in. their civil rights and furnish the means for their vindication; nothing, however, in the Act to be construed so as to af fect the laws of any State concerning tlie right of suffrage. Washington, March 14.—1n the Senate, to day, 31 r. Davis offered a resolution that the joint committee on Reconstruction ought to take the testimony of a reasonable number of persons whose names may be suggested by Senators and Representatives from the Southern States. Mr. Grimes objected, and the resolu tion goes over. The bill to increase arid fix the military peace establishment of the United States, was then discussed and passed. It con tains a proposition for negro regiments. The House was engaged with the joint reso lution making an appropriation for the Parks Exhibition for 18 57. Washington, March 15.—The Senate concur red in the House amendments and passed the Civil right's bill. It now awaits the signature of the President. The House was engaged to-day with a consid eration of the Loan Dill. Washington, March 10. — In the Senate, to day, Mr. Steward offered resolutions declaring in favor of universal suffrage in return for uni versal amnesty, believing that as negro suffrage seems to be the main impediment to Southern restoration, its adoption would insure the ad mission of the Southern representatives to Corgi css. The House was engaged in the consideration of the loan bill, which gives to the Secretary of the Treasury new power in the management of the country’s finances. Washington, March 17. — 1n the House, last night, the loan .bill was defeated by a vote of G 4 yeas to 70 nays. This is a condemnation of the financial polity of the Secretary of the Treasu ry. The bill gave him very’ large powers, and it is supposed it will be revived and passed. If3 defeat has occasioned great excitement. Washington, March 19.—1a theSena’e to day Mr. Fessenden reviewed the letter of Gov ernor Graham of North Carolina, published in the National Inte’iiger.cer, which, ho said, was written to show that the investigations of the liecon truclicn Committee were not impartial. Mr Fessenden said he did not regard the late ly rebellious States iu.the light of a criminal on trial, tor was lie acting in the capacity of a prosecutor. If Mr. Graham desir 'd to intro duce i'ur.her t stirr-my ia the case of North Carolina he should do so. Tiia House reconsidered the vote by whi:h the Loan bill was rejected, and recommitted the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means. Washington, March 20.—The House, to day, passed the bill to protect from legal prose cution Union officers for acts committed du ring the war by order of their superior officers. President Johnson to the Kentucky Dele gation. A delegation from the State of Kentucky pre sented to President Johnson on the 9th inst., the proceedings of a mass meeting held at Frankfort, Ivy , indorsing his veto message. Mr. D nwson read an address, in the course of which he said the presence of the agents of the Frecdmen’s Bureau in Kentucky tended to pro duce demoralization among the negroes ; annoy ance and inconvenience to the white citizens, and was productive of no good resu’ts. The people of Kentucky, and the laws of the State, if left to themselves, will secure the ne gro in all his rights of person and property. There are more cases of wrongs by negroes upon white persons in the State which go unpunished by the civil authorities than of wrongs by whites against the blacks. He would not disguise the fact that there has been and there still is some impatience and dis satisfaction felt by the people at what they re gard as unkind suspicions and discriminations .against them upon the part of the Government which they sustained throughout the late terri- SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE b'e confl.ct at such a sacrifice as only they and those similarly situated can know. The President briefly responded, tendering to those whom the delegation represented, and to the State of Kentucky’, his unfeigned thanks for the kind expressions and manifestations of con fidence in him personally, and the indorsement of the policy which shall control his adminis tration. It was peculiarly gratifying to receive these assurances at this particular time. He trusted that the result would, show that the confidence thus repost and was not mb placed, and would never become a matter of regret upon the part of those who gave expression thereto. The pres ent is regarded as a most critical juncture ia the affairs of the nation—scarcely less so than when an armed an t organized toree sought to overthrow the Government, by armed combina tions: and mid-ary force is t o more dangerous to the nati mi than an attempt to revolutionize and undermine it by a disregard ami destruc tion of the safeguards thrown around the liber ties of the people in the Constitution. Oar stand has been taken. Our course is marked out. We shall take no step backward in this matter. No other or higher evidence of our purpose in this regar l can be given than has already been furnished. In the future, as in the past, we shall endeavor in good faith to make the administration of the affairs of the Government conform to the Constitution in its letter and spirit. Therein is the only guaranty to the liberties of the people It is hoped by’an adherence to this rule to remedy ere long all the irregularities and an noyances to which the people have been sub jected. Again do we assure you that these de monstrations of confidence and assurances of support upon the part of the people are so ex ceedingly cheering to us that we are grateful for and properly appreciate them, and that our most earnest wish is so to discharge the trust con fided to us as to merit them. « »■ w ■ ■ The Release op Semmes —lias been fore shadowed twice in the Ledger's dispatches, and the sudden “ hitch ” 1 have spoken of while the work of securing evidence was in progress, was tile President’s own act, and the result of a full examination of his case by the Executive, is the order issued this morning for his discharge from further imprisonment. At no time, it is said, w:i3 the arrest approved cither by the President or Lieutenant General, it beb'g the opinion of each that the prisoner was fully pro tected by his parole. The letter of Semmes himself, backed lip by the legal opinion of Judge Hughes (liis counsel), was so conclusive on this point that the President was satisfied liis further retention was no longer cither just or advisable. It is the purpose of Sem.nes to return to Alabama immediately.— Washington Cor. Philadelphia Ledger, oth inst. The Latest ITewa. The steamship Africa has arrived at Halifax, with European advices to the 4th inst. She brought uo political news of importance. The Liverpool cotton market was imported quitt but steady, with sales on the 3d of 10,000 bales, 3,C00 of which were taken by speculators and exporters. Consols were quoted at 8G jOp 87 ; and United States Five-Twenties at 70J@ 70ij. New York, March 19.—8 yon arrival to-day, we have Liverpool dates to the 9th iniiaat. The sales of cotton for the weekamounuMk:. V ‘0 bales, 19,000 of which were taken for specula tion and for export. American qualities are unchanged ; Egyptians have advanced jd @ld. Five-Twanties were quoted 70jj@70j. Consols BG|@B3f. New York, March 19. — Cotton has a declining tendency. Sales to-day, 900 bales tn 41c. Gold m- New York, March 20. —Cotton has a declin ing tendency. Sales to-day 3,700 bales at 39£ ©4oc. Providence, March 20th.—The Union State Convention, now in session here, have nomina ted Geu. Burnside for Governor. Items. The following important orders were issued from the headquarters of the array, Washington, on the 10th inst.: “1. Commanders of military departments will, as rapidly as possible, cause all rented buildings to be vacated, aid the troops and officers remaining in their commands to be collected in regular military posts, the property of the United States. 2. The allow ances of barracks, quarters, and officers will be strictly limited to the schedule made in para graph 1,068 of the Army regulations; and whenever Quartermasters return hired buildings, they will report to the Chief Quartermaster of the department their orders and reasons there for. 3. 'lnspector-Generals will give their special attention to this subject, will calf the immediate attention of all commanding officers to the absolute necessity for economy, tin l will embrace it in their official reports to the respec tive headquarters. lion S. R. Mallory, ex-Secretary of the Con federate Navy, has been released from Fort Lafayette. 110 ixas becu in failing health for some time, and it is understood he was released in consequence of representations by his cians that prolonged confinement would prove fatal. He will join his family, which lias been residing for some time in Connecticut. The Legislature of North Carolina Las au thorised the Governor to supply an artificial limb to every soldier who lost an arm or feg while in the service of the Confederate or State Government in the late war. General James Longstreet ha3 been elected President of the Great Southern and Western Life and Accident Insurance Company, just es tablished at New Orleans. The steamer San Jacinto, of the Savannah line, was burnt at her dock in New York city on the morning of the 15th. live hundred bales of cotton were destroyed with the vessel. The Democratic State Convention of Indiana have adopted a resolution strongly endorsing the Administration’s policy, and pledging the support of the Democracy of Indiana to the President. Tiie Supremo Court has before it cases in volving the constitutionality of the Missouri test oath. Gen. N. B. Forrest is now sick with tbe small pox. French Commerce. According to recent official returns, it appears that the imports of France, during the year 1805, exceeded those of the previous year by 251.090,- 090 francs, and the increase ol exports reached the sura of 273,000,009 francs. Since 1 SGI, French exports have increased from 1,946.260,- 090 to about 3,200,000,009 francs. These facts constitute the strongest argument that can be framed in favor of ftee trade ia Franc 1 . If the effect of free trade is thus favorable to the pros perity of France, why should not a similar sys tem be beneficial to this country ? The test of experience or. y served to convince French pro tectionists of the fa'acy of ih fir theories, and we suppose their American pr« totypes will suc cumb to none but similar influ nets. From the New York Obs iv.r, o ’J] arch Ist. SIX EVENTS OF LAST WEEK. Last week wav one t > b > memorable in the history of our country, and specaiiy to 1 e clt. - tinguished »mong tue closing sco’ev- of tho late war lbr tho Constitution ad the Union On Monday the Vkto of the Fr olmen’s Bureau Bill was sent by the President to the Senateoftho Unittd State-. The tv/o grand prints which ce made in his M e-sage, first, the unc >nstitutionality of the bill, and', secondly, it is opposed to the fu darner.la! principle of our imtituii ms, v z: that the peo pl3 who bear burdens must ba repie.cntef in the Legislature that impo-e them: taxation and representation are m eparnhie This Veto Message produced s sensation greater than Gen Jackson’s Veto oi the U sted S.ates Bint Bid The Senate was u~ab eto I tass the b.ll by the r« quisite two thirds vote Several Smators who liad voted tor the bill, now voted to sustain the P<e ident, the Con siitution and the Union of allihe S ate-. The second incm.»rab'o ev<nt of the week Wft'the uprising of the people in .‘Uppirr, ol the President’s Vito Met;age. No lung like it has Ken known sree tho apear. war meet ings of 1891. la cities, villages an I remote rural i eighoorbo. ds, tho people by cm m n impulse, an instinct of danger and dclivera- ce. give expression to tbyoir feelings by tn.husi sist c demonstrations. Meting* were he’d, speeches made, cannon fi ed, and the air rout w th the sbou'3 > f the pe pie. Toe third overt to do mentioned was ire celebrat on of Wtshirg on’s birthday. This "fras more general as and more e 11 u-on-Uc tint*.- usual. The war was over, ad Washington's c >u: try was res ored to unity peace. The children of 'Washington ceebraud IDs birth day or. ce nitrons one family, separa ed in deed for a time, but now cue and to ba or.e forever. Th e fourth event wa'stha great Union meet ing in tnts city on Thursday mg' t. It, was composed e-f men < f all sanes. but all the speu.e sand rminsg< rs were leading numbers or the party that oi .eled a* and supper s tho pres cut Adm'Uiislrn i >e. Some ol them have been known as thoroughly ra-iiei! in tbeir views and measure?. They met to sustain the Pres idect in ois hero c sand up >n tho basis of the Constitution at and '.be ivhoie union. Mr. Sew ard, the Seretary of State, was Here, wen with the barb e sofsta'e and re; rred by tbe knife thatsoughthisd stinotion. Feeblemb dv bu strong and cheerful in spr.t, ho stood be o; e the assemb ed thousands and | r chinr and the ; r nei pees iba-, corer? ed the bre him n’.etl Pro ’Joint and the present Administration, in re-toii -a the country to peace ad union. M-*. Denni son, the Putt Master General, was tin re. a::d maintained the rig; t of all the States to h* represented, and thy duty of Congress to o • n its doors to loyal and true m-n flora tno - ; quar er of the land. Mr. Raj m>r and am m— ber of Congress, and a leading mem her of the party in power, took the ground tha* Congress is how obstructing, not promoting the work of union, at.d he contended that a movement is going on to change the nature ol our institutions, and make the government imperial instead of republican. the fifth g eat act in the d-ama of last week was the speech of the President at W asbington on Thursday. Being called upon by a ve,t crowd of citizens, he ntf.de an impromptu speech in defence cl himself and Ms podgy against the personal attacks Da’ bad been m uk upon him, in and out of Congress. It wi* a • unfortunate address. Betrayel in tho excite ment of his situa ion into undue warmth, the President retort and upon hi3 enemies with a de gree of personality that was more painful to ii s r ends than to ill se he denounce! It is be low the dignity < f his office for the President to bandy wo:ds with demagogues. It is belter for him, always, to tru3t to the good sense of an enlightened p3ople, which never fails to do justice. But as de from this unhap py reference to his enemies, the President’s exposition of the principles by which fco is gov erned, and the dangers of the times through which we are passing, will m&ke a profound impre sion upon the country. Ho brings us b;ck to the status ante helium —where wo were before the war—and shows us clearly that he is a traitor and a disunion* ist who denies the rights of tba people u tder the Constitution. Ours is a federal republ e. The States are to be fairly represented by men true to the Constitution and the Union. None but loyal men ought to hold power under it. But if the S ates send such mea to Congress, they have a right to tbeir sa&ta and to refuse them, is to change the f v rm of our Govern ment, to defy the Constitution, and inaugu rate a revolution. The sixth was « great speech oi Alexander 11. Stephens before the Legislature of Geor gia, on Thursday. His views are patriotic arc! statu manlike, and if they are embraced by tho whole South, we are one pe/ p’e forever. 110 says, “I deem lie whole United States our country, to be cheiished and defended a? such by all our hearts and all our arms.” That’s the true meta!. We ask no more, to make us a united, happy, glorious Dation. All tbe3e great events were compres?ccl into four days of tho last week: mtm arable days, and their influence will be felt for j Qirsto come, on tho legislation of this country, The Quartermaster’s'Departin?nt propose* a scad to the World’s Fair pi Paris a novelty i;.- the shape of the flr.-:t army wagon use 1 dutv g the rebellion. This wogon campaigned agni Richmond under McClellan, Burnside no Hooker. Following Hooker to Tennessee, i was transferred to that army, and was v, o Sherman in his grand march to the sea, from thence to Washington. It is certainly in in a dilapidated condition. It will, no dottb , create a sensation in the Old World.— Exchange Doubtless, and will bo thoroughly laughed at with tlsoso who sent it. What possible interest the French, or any other people in Europe, can feel in an old worn out army wagon, vve are unable to see. -««*««>• Two hundred men are reported as having perished on their way to the Montana mines. Great suffering is reported to exist in that terri tory. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are asked— -1 Are preachers agents for the Advo cate ? They are, where they will act. In the Conference! of which it is the official organ —SjuTi Carolina, Georgia and Florida— the paper L sent to tin m free of charge, on the cmditiou they procure subscribers. In other Conferences, any f readier sending S3O can get the paper without charge. 2. How is m ney to be sent, and at whose risk. Semi by safest method within reach —by mail or express—and at. lisk ts cflico. But where the risk is greater than ordinary wait till the opportunities are better. Dele gates to General Conference can carry up the money you now have in hand. “ Bro. . though a member of the Conference, does not get the paper.’ So says a correspondent. Answer —1. We did not renew his P. O. 2 It would have been eary for him to have sent in a few names, and said that he wanted the paper. 3. It would have been easy for him to have said as much without sending names. Surely the paper is wonh writing for. Will correspondents p ease take notice. I Let ers contaii ing r.ames of subscribers, remit'ances, Post Office changes, etc., etc , should have nothing else written upon them. Tfiey m ivt go at once io the hands of tho sub scription ele k and bo jut on file. Nothing else, therefore, slu u’d be on tbe same paper.— Even on the back of it 2. Ii anything is to be said to J. W. Burke & Cos., wii.e that on another slip cf pa per. 3 Ifanythirg is to be sa'd to the Editor of the SoutLe n Christian Advocate, write that, too, on a> other sbp of paper. 4. Always tign yc ur name and give dato and P. st Cilice, on each slip, if an answer is re quired or ar. or-T rgiven. You need not neces airily u e three p g s or sheets of paper. Ono page may do, if so ured, lhat tho rul ject matter may ho properly sepaiaicd by yourself, or by U3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, For Subscriptions to S. C- Advocate, from March lib/', t) MirchUlsl, ISGG. A —J T Ains«Oith $4 50. and 3 to debit. 14 —Ms M 14. ddo $3; T a Bicwn 3; WE Ban ham 3 to debit; \V M D lioud ui to debit; Miss H D iiai> iOn 3 C. —T T Christian 3. and 2 to credit; W J ('otter 3; Mr.-. JTH uu-8‘1; A J Cauthen 3; J O A Cook 1; M \V t aldWell 5. I > —vv Baa" 8 D5 to and» Lit; A J Dean 6to debit; W C Dun ap 4; .U C Davis 9 to debit; Mis E JUaLieis 5. K —J i'. Evans 15 cr dir. F— F X For- er .0; It W Flournoy 9to dr bit. II —ij li Houser (; J W iiln on 0; L Havens 3; H J Hunter 3; W tm t .6; J Hun is 6to debit. J-BJ J.I .nsou iO. L—J Ii Lodinar $9. M.—d A H Me ehee $3; OG N Mac Done li 3; J W Mmmv 2t to credo ; O F viurdock 9. O —ll c OliVc-r t3 to debit I'.—W O Tow. r $2; .) A Talker Ito dibit; Mrs A C Pu.ll 1 50; 1-Pace 3. it —P .J HjUiiiu it ; W C Roy. land 6; X, it Redding 9, aud i toen dii; W ii itoi ins' ii 3; ,i R if 2 »— J C 3 mmons iG; Jti fcniit!i 3to d.bii ; W A Sim mons 0; J >. Stokes i5 io debit.. T—J W TuiUy 13; W W. 'iidwtll 5; Ii M Tydins* £3 to debit. W.-A J VV* ldridga $3; J Wood 43 io debit; T B Walsh 12 to and bit. Z, —J ii Zimmerman £3. MARRIED, On the IGifi January, 18GG, by Rev. F. Q. Hughes, Mr. James A. Wyj,y, of Franklin Cos., Gu., to Miis Mary M. Williams, of White Cos., Ga. On 22(1 Febru try last, by Rev. W. 8. Turner, Mr. liUNav W. Wooding to Mrs. Sarah E. Sharps, both of Dooly Cos., Ga. Uu the Bth of M itch, in Lowndes Cos., Ala , by Rev. J. A. Parker, Mr. 0. 0. Wilkins, of MouJ'p-mvry, to Miss S. 0. H a uzaud, of Lowndes Cos., Aha. In Scriven county, Feb. loth, 1860, by Rev. J. M. Stokes. Mr. Wm. 11. Anderson to Mis* Mary V. Sharpe, all of Scrivcu Cos., Ga. In Troup Cos., Ga., March Bth, 18GG, by Rev. R. W. Dixon, Mr. 11. II Sledge to Miss E. C. Rutledge, all of Troup Cos., Cos. By the same, in Troup Cos., Ga., March Bth, 18GG, Mr. IV. C. Hale to Miss M. P. Watts, all of Troup Cos., Ga. Lumpkin District,—Second Round. Lumpkin and G*een Hill, at Green Hill, March 17:h and 13,h ; Outhbart aud George town, at Georgetown March 24th and 2-Rh ; Ft. Gaines, March 31st, and April Ist; Stew* art Ct. at Irena, April 7lh and vRh ; Weston Ct. at Sflrdis, April lit i and lith; Dawson Ct at Sal rn, April 21st and 22ad; James-, town (JK at Cusreta. April 23th aud 29th: Buena Vista Ct. at Mfc. Gilead, May 6th and G.h ; Randolph, May 12th and 13th. N. B. Tho D strict Stewards* mect’ng will beheld at Lumpkin, Friday, March, 6th, at 11 o’c'.uck A. M. * L J. Davies, P. E. SUNDAY SOIIODL BELL. o By IIOi&ACE WATERS. SUNDAY SCHOOL BELL, No. J, 40c. each; $4 per dozen: S3O per hundred, paper covers. SUNDAY SCHOOL BELL, No. 2. Price same as No. 1. SUNDAY SCHOOL BELL, No. 1, bound in boards, 60c. each ; $5 per dozen; S4O per hundred. SUNDAY SCHOOL BELLS, Nos. 1 and 2, bound together in boards, $1 each; $10.50 per dozen ; SBO per hundred. Besides a great variety of other Sunday School Music Books. J. W. BURKE Si CO. W. O. POTTER, GROCER & COS3miS3iQH MERCHANT, (Next door above the Express Ossie?,) 181 Broad Street, - - Augusta, Ga., WILL ALSO ATTEND TO HECEIV ing ami Forvvardiug Goods by Railroad and River. In the Purchase and Sale of Cotton, He will be assisted by a Gentleman of this City, of long experience aud undoubted qualifications for the business.* Jen 6—li.*