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(Grrepiiimicr. Y'li Oh' ladepenivut Press. Cuxriu'Ston. S. ('% April 10, 'O4. Mu. Kpmi#: Wt* arrived here-j-our friend, Judex <okl f—-Sunday evening, after about lu erift Tour hours of travel. Wo had Imt little travelling company—indeed the ears \ver# almost empty —-until we reached Augusta, consequently we had quiet and comfortable quarters, thus tar. At Milieu, however —the junction of the \Yavnesboro and Central Rail road-—we were assaulted —-nett vi and (trjfM —by a garrulous okl gentleman, who said he Jived at “ Mclkan” that, he was going to “ Ml. Bean.", 1 hat " Me Bean" was distant so manv miles, &e. lie seemed to think ilia! cvefv bod'v ought to know where Meßean ” was, and feel as much inter v stsl hi "Mi Bean *as he did. \\ e lost his Company at “Meßean,” ami if \ve f-vor pass that way again, we hope ho •Vdl have removed from “ Meßean.-’ At Augusta, the throng was so'great, it was with difficulty we succeeded in getting tickets for this place, and when we did get them, it was still more <-ult to get seats. There were, I think, four posseigor ears, and all were full to overt low mg. \\ o reacned here, how ever. after submitting to great diseefn* fort, without accident, and iiml that the CoUimercial Convention, which is in pas sion here this week, has attracted a great nutnbrr of strangers —delegates from motrlv all the Southern States, being in attendance. The sessions ol the Con vention are held in the theatre —a beauti ful room, and well fitted for thepur . Large printed cards, wit 1, the names of the different States repr'sent < <1 in* the Convention, are posted m hfter i nt parts of the room to designate the s >ats allotted to each delegation. The Convention was organized this morning, by the re-election of the Hon. W . C. 1 iuwson of (ieorgia as President —this being the third time he has received that honor — Li nt. Maury, first vice Presi dent —ami one vice President and Sec retary from each State represented— Judge. Xisb-t being the vice President ami James Hamilton the Secretary from < ieorgia. A General Committee, of three from each State, was appointed to report business for the Convention. — The members of the Committee from (leorgia are Judge Xisb.-t, Nelson Tift mid Hiram 11 >berts. 1 should have re marked, in the proper place, that the President, in taking liis seat, delivered a very appropriate address, glancing at the objects <>f the Convention, and sug gesting items of business that ought to engage its attention. He spoke of the Pacific Railroad, as a work demanded by the Wants and necessities of the times —an enterprise that ought to be carried through—i more extend '<l development of our resources—mineral, .agricultural, and manufaeturi iig—increasetl facilities «*f tramp xrtation—improving rivers and harbors—investing capital at home, in •tead of sending it abroad —homo edu cation, &e. As all of these subjects will likely com' up, in the progress of the deliberation of the Convention, 1 may recur to th an, in another communication. R.-solutions were offered by several gentlemen, and were raftered to the Gen eral Committee, and as thev will likely be reported back to the,Convention, and debated, 1 will reserve am* remarks upon them for the present. The Convention adjourned at three o'clock this afternoon, as the theatre had to be put in ons-r for some performance to-night. Should anvthing Interesting transpire, 1 promts -i > advis/ von. 'Charleston. I'fLfiav, April 11. '54. Mr. Ei>dml ; ' 1 give you a scepsis of the second days .proceedings of the Convention.— -V resolution was ( passed, this morning, to solicit a copy/If the add'yss, deliver ed by the President, Hon. W. C. Daw- Lson. on yesterday, in taking the chair, and publishing the same with the pro «•. Hidings of the Convention. You will therefore have an opportunity of seeing the address as delivered. The following papers and resolu tions were presented to the Convention, and all referred to the General Com mittee. A letter from Mr. Deßow, of the Census Department, at Washington City, addressed to 11. W. Conner, Pre sident of the Committee of arrangments, upon the objects and duties of the Con vention. A resolution, by Gov. Jones of Tennessee, favorable to the construc tion of a Pacific Railroad. Several gentlemen offered resolutions on this subject, but I was more struck with the idea presented by Mr. Pike of Arkan sas, iii a series of resolutions offered by him. it was this, that the South is able, iridepently of Northern, or General Government aid, to construct such a •road, and locate it where it will conduce to the greatest possible advantage to the Smith. The plan is, for all the Rail road - Companies South, and all the Southern States to unite in subscribing ,as liberally as they may feel able, as also individuals and corporations generally. Mr. Pike also spoke of several Indian tribes, west of Arkansas, that would likely unite very liberally in the sub scription. Thus the Eastern terminus could be located in a slave State, and .the control of the whole enterprise fall into the hands of Southern men. I would send von the resolutions entire, but arn not able to get hold of them. The subject of direct comm uni ,<-atiori between Southern and foreign ports, was presented in several differ ent resolutions by different Delegates. Slave labor, in factories—encour agement of the introduction of cash cap ital, and its permanent investments in l the South-—trie mining interests of the Southern and Western States were also faniong the subjects introduced into the . Convention. Col. Tiftt of Georgia, introduced a solution looking to increased facilities 4 communication between our seaports, A the interior as a means of the de- and increased prosperity of { ‘ ,o \)f Al> \ % Mr. Morton of Athens, Georgia. “ a sort of Peace Committee, ] hf 0 ' S<JU M° ie s “ut of' war in the East, j a Nuid to the disturbances there.; ‘-died.forth an eloquent j * speakers? 1 have ever heard. The duty i mt Railroad iron -the encouragement of ! out home merchants —encouragement of ; emigration- -the establishment ofa press ito further the interests of this Convene lion —the construction of a Railroad across the Isthmus of Florida—these are 1 among the most important subjects that have been presented to the Coin eutioji, as vet. As I stated before, they have all been referred to the General Com mittee, and will be reported back to the /Convention. I will then be able to give vou more of their details. That Com mittee will report in part, to-morrow, but so much matter lias been referred to them that it will be several days ljeibre they will dispateli it all. Col. d’ifft, of Georgia, ihts-msoriilng. introduced a resolution, asking the Gen eral Committee 1o report,, what is pro per, legitimate and constitutional dfoftnc * any one State haw against the unconsti tutional legislation of the General Com mittee. A g-mt. Leman from Marvland moved t-be reference of this resolution to the Supreme Court of the Id S.— From the indications this morning, 1 think there will be an, exciting debate on that subject when it gets properly before the Convention—should it be en tertained as a legitimate subject of con sideration. on the part of the Conven tion. Parson Brown low, of Tennessee, was this morning called on for a speech. As this gentleman is a sort of u notabili ty ' in Georgia, a hasty description of his personal might not be unacceptable to tew readers. He is, then, rather a small man—dark brown hair—complex ion a little sallow—a very sharp nose and remarkably dnlHooking- eyes. He is slow and languid in his movements, and is the last man you would suspect of act ing the part that he has acted.— He says he :sa fair specimen of Tennes see gallantry—that lie is, when at home, a general supervisor—overseer of morals, politics, religion, agriculture, and all the ftneerests of our country. lie would not at this time make a speech, but would give expression to his opinion on one subject, after the manner of the res olutions of the Pilgrim fathers on their arrival in this country. 1. Resolved, that Cuba "is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.’’ 2. Resolved, that it is the inheri tance of his saints of the South; 8. Resolved, that we are his saints of the South. There are other "notabilities " here, but it would swell this letter too long— ndeed it is too long already—to intro duce them now. They will form the the subject of a subsequent, communi cation.* ANSELM. Spmlin§ #ILo. For The Independent Press. «WistJiti anel tlflfink-hunting. BY JOB MANTON. •‘ And now when summer comes, and winter’s sports With winter's frosts and winter’s'cold are o'er— ■ When Reynard roams securely in the wood, And partridge is secure from Sportsman’s gun, Sound ye the liorn. and seek the. marshy swauip. And from iiis covert drive the startled mink." Some of my earliest sporting expe rience is eonnoced with the mink. The audacity of this minimal in bis invasions of the poultry yard, makes him an ob ject of peculiar hatred tot he good house wives, of the Southern country. Many an unfortunate lien is doomed to fall by the burial of the shap teeth of the mink in her jugulars, wherever there is a swamp contiguous to the chicken-house. As I have said, some of my earliest sport ing experience is connected with the mink. When quite a boy, mv mid-night slumbers were, often disturbed bv the ; unearthly squall of some partlet, perish ing beneath the fangs of the ruthless in- j truder from the thick swamps in the j neighborhood of my father's house. — : flow !. t hen' hurried on my clothes, and hastened out in the yard, loudly hooping to poor old Ponto, now no more, but then in the prime of life —Ponto, almost tire sole denizen of my then sparsely populated kennel—Ponto, that hardy cross of the hound upon the lice —that : paragon of a thorough' hunter and good I trailer, unsurpassed in these things by any canine that has Come within my ken, save, the veteran Bingwoodof later years. One hoop to Ponto; and away he scud ded to the scene of a vine murder, veil ing and barking as if the fate of the whole of dog-dom depended upon* his exer tions. And away fled the mink at the noise of lus charging jibe, and was speed ily ensconced within the caverns of his subterranean den. But Ponto follows ! his trail, and his peculiar, short bay soon j announces the retreat of the poultry- ! yard depredator. And then came the ! negro boys with torches, arid grubbing hoes, and exhumed the felon from his earthly retreat. And next followed the contest between the mink and Ponto Jp-hieh laid the former low —not howev er until the redoubtable beagle was as sisted in the contest by the blows of his shouting and exultant Ethiopian aiders and abettors. The mink generally chooses a dark, cloudy, drixly night for his attack upon the poultry. lie never attempts to car ry off any of his victims, but merely buries lus teeth in their necks, sucks their blood, and hurries to another to treat it in the same manner. None of the desk is ever devoured; and frequent ly, indeed, he does not take time to suck the blood, but hurries from one fowl to another as if in mere wanton mischief, like the maniac dog in a Hock of sheep. In a few minutes lie will often destroy from fifty to one hundred chickens. Besides occasional forage from the j poultry yard, the mink lives upon birds, irogs, fish, snakes, rabbits, and iniMil upon whatever flesh he can bring Yfffti in his clutches. He is a nocturnal wand erer in the season when all the grass and herbage arecut down, never going abroad j in the day time. But when summer cloth j cs the swampsand low grounds in a thick coat of grass, he wunderes forth during I the deijjf. as well as the night, in pursuit j of his food. He limits both by sight; and smell, When the object he pursues j is insight, fie steals softly and stealthily upon, his prey,.somewhat like a cat, but more like a pointer. When it is out ox sight, he trails with liis.nose close to the I a sudden spring, and the chase over. When lie senate' asepenf. itis#t the back jof the head/and in such a way as to | avoid a bite from the poisououb fangs. - : The watcr-moecason more frequently fulls a victim to hissrkifee-eatingpropen sities than any other specie; of tlie ser |pc ut. The cause is apparent.. Both are 1 inhabitants of watery places, ayd the mink does not have to travel ouLof his | usual neighborhood to find the inocea* | son. In the long, hot days of summer, I these' serpents usually lie basking upon the water’s bank, or upon some stone I just above the waves, or on drifted - tim ber. ready to plunge at a moment’s warn ing into the stream just below them.— But the mink runs his rounds, selects as large, lift serpent at bis leisure, commits unparalleled havoc upon the nests and unfledged broods of the fowl which is so delicious to his taste. He is no re gain lev of the law of Moses which com mands the old bird to he spared when in the act of incubation but. is alike de structive of eggs, young birds, and old. If used to be the fashion in Georgia to destroy the mink bv setting for him traps and dead-falls of divers and sun dry kinds. The steel-; rap did good ex ecution, and so did a kind of box-trap and dead-fall made of any thing heavy enough to kill the rnirik, which is an an imal very tenacious of life. I remember when I was quite a boy my father’s over seers setting a stone dead-fall for some 1 minks which had been committing dep redations in my mother’s lien-house.— He first employed only one large flat stone, bating the triggers with a leg of chicken. The mink was caught, but being unwilling to die easy, he actually scratched from under the rock and made his escape. To prevent this the over seer employed another flat stone sunk into the ground, and sot the first above it, baited as before. This was in the evening. The next morning the mink was found dead between the two stones and mashed as flat as a pan-cake. It is now the custom to hunt the mink with hounds trained for the pur pose. Any one seeing the short legs and awkward appearance of this animal would think him very illy adapted as an object of chase. And so lie is in 1 lie winter seasons when there are no grass and weeds in which he may hide and conceal himself from his pursuers. Run ning but slowly he, at that season, soon ensconces himself in his den, and falls art easy victim to the hunter, who digs him out and destroys him without ilili culty. But when summer comes and the swamps and low-lands are covered with thick grass, then it is you may hunt him with your dozen, your fifty or one hundred hounds, and he will run as long, and give you as much amusement as can reynard in his best efforts. Nav more—l have run a mink longer and in stiller and more constant cry. where there was a good thick swamp, than i ever have a fox. The peculiar smell emitted by our little animal makes him easily trailed, and every dog you have, whether puppy, or otherwise, will run him with, ail his might from the first moment lie gets scent of him. Hence the continuous cry of the pack tv lien in chase of the mink. I have run one nearly all day in the hottest part of summer, and failed to catch him at last —-when if the (logs had been pursuing any other game, a few minutes' race would so completely have “knocked them up” as that they would never have recovered from its effects.— The reason is obvious. The mink, be ing a frequenter of places where there is always water, through which 1m con stantly runs and swims, the dogs also constantly plunge info the cooling ele ment, and are thus enabled to run a race, one hundredth part of which they could not accomplish under other circumstan ces. And yet, after all, the chase of the | mink is more injurious to dogs than any ! other in the world. The thick saw-grass j and cane through which this little ani- i mal runs arc exceedingly detrimental to j the eyes of the hounds, hi addition to this, the race is one continual splash through mud and water, with the dirt and sand forever in contact with the* canine optics. And when the mink dens j under a bank, as he is certain to do, j when too hard pressed, it devolves up- ; on the dogs to scratch him out, and thus j dirt and sand are thrown into their eyes, j Thus it is that the eyes ofa dog which I hunts mink are almost always sore. In hunting the mink you must start i out early in the morning before the trail j made by the animal the night before gets j cold—too cold to follow. Your dog, if lie understands Ins business, soon strikes a trail after reaching the swamp, if there was any mink there the night before.— 1 It is very easy to trail the animal, for he always leaves a good scent. Occasional ly your young clogs will evoke an im precation by pursuing the rabbits which j abound in the samp where you arc hunt- ! ing. But the old dogs stilt pursue the! right trail in the middle of the stream, along the bank, under the bank, through drifts, and over fallen timber, blow the trail is warmer, and now the young dogs begin to open. Suddenly in tjio thick grass just ahead of you, every hound, old young and puppy; breaks out in a most tremendous uproar. The game ‘‘is up.’’ Onward dashes the mink through the mud, water, saw-grass and very thickest eanc or other growth which lie can find, and on dash the hounds after him as fast as the impeding barriers will permit. But this is not very fast; for the mink knows that his only safety con sists in going where the dogs cannot fol low, or if they can follow at all, at a very slow pace, while lie glides along with all the ease imaginable. And when the dogs have almost overtaken their victim, ho dodges, back, and on still rush the dogs riot aware of the turning back on the part of the mink. But the ex perienced hound soon turns back, circles, strikes the trail off, gives tongue, and away the whole pack go again in full cry. Many and various arc the shifts resorted to by the mink besides dodging. Sometimes he goes under a bank, or rail, or any other place near the water which would be likely to form for him a sale retreat, emits all the odor he can, and dives a Way under the water, rising at a great (listrace, and making oil at full speed. The dogs, waning up, and smet!- itig the strong odor at, a place which would form a good den for a mink, nat urally think he is there, and stop to ox anyrte. All this while the mink is myk* JiigWKid use of fn- oppoi turnin',', for.cy* ' >vh ;u tlw ,-c A h ~11 hvaporaf'd. pr'floats off with the*wafer, the hounds liud ofitAheir mistake and away they go again. This is klpt up front one to twelve hours, and the cun ning little animal frequently then makes his escape, or you are compelled to shoot him to' put an cud to the race. | Many are the races, 1 have had aft j ter this little animal jh the summer when ! all other sport is out of the question,. i and many a time in the future do I ex jjicet with whoop and hound to follow ! the glorious little mink. ,J Fair. Inference. A prosecution under the ‘’Maine law’was on trial. The “State Attor ney,’ who though lie was a ‘cute.chap." was trying to make out his case through circumstantial evidence, by showing j that the defendant had the means of crime in his house. He called an un doubted ‘customer’ to the stand, a man who would know a rum jug ‘at sight,’ and v itfi him held the following collo quy : Lawyer- —Mr. Sargent, was ever yon, in Bajamiii Kimball’s bar-room? Witness—Yes s-i-r! lawyer—Did you see any liquor there? Witness —No s-i-r! * Lawyer—Did you see anything containing liquor there? gMfe Witness —Not as 1. knows of. Lawyer—Did you see any decan ters or tumblers there? Witness —No s-i-iy Lawyer—Did you see any barrels or kegs there? Witness —Yes: l see some kegs there ! Lawyer—Ah, ye*(exultingly,) you did then, see some kegs? Now, sir, tell the jury what there was in those kegs? Witness —1 do’no; I didn't look in. Lawyer —Yes sir; but were there not marks upon the outside?—tickets, or labels, or printing, or writing of some kind? Witness —Yes, well there was; I remember it neow; I veow I should have forgot it if you hadn’t put me in mind! Lawyer—Oh yes, you do remem ber; —just state, then, sir, before you forget it, what there was printed or written ? Witness —Lt was different on all of ’em—none on ’em had it alike. Lawyer—Well, sir, tell us what it said on t-he first one you saw ? 'Witness—Well. I mostly forget neow, but 1 blevc it said Gin on the fust ’un. Lawyer—Gin' Then, sir, I guess we can find out what there was in those kegs, if you didn’t look in. Now, sir. tell us what it said on the next one? W itness —Well, on that one it said ‘Ben Kim ball,' but I didn’t suppose Ben Kimball was inside the kag.” yTWMoving for anew trial—court ing a second wife. GdSTWVhat men want is not talent, it is purpose; in other words, not the power to achieve*, but the will to labor. Susan Nipper says that the Russians have an awful responsibility resting on them for killing the Turks— for every Turk who is killed leaves a dozen widows. SAW A. man is under arrest in Trenton, charged with stealing au um brella, lie is expected to plead in de fence the “custom of the country.’ r jTgTftEUiott '(Whig)has been elect ed to the V. B. House of Representa tives, from the first district of Massachu setts. ETW* 3 Revenue Cutter Campbell has returned to Norfolk after sailing over 8,000 miles and relieving 850 vessels, and saving four lives during her winter cruse. iLgT 5 The Austrian Loyd newspa per has been suspended for several weeks as a penalty for publishing articles against Russia. Advices have been received to the effect that Santa Anna has order ed additional troops to the Mesilla Val ley. KiiT The Washington Star states that the resignation of Mr. Daniel, I r .S. Charge to Turin, has been received in Washington. It is said that Mr. Pendleton, of Va,, IT. S. Charge to Buenos Ayres, is about to be removed. Mr. iV is a whig. dfegT' On Saturday, at Boston, 16 of the crew of the ship Young Blander were sentenced to jail for 30 days, for a revolt, and -1 others for 10 days. S3ST 01‘ 436 deaths in Yew York last week, 71 were from consumption; and of 215 in Philadelphia, 26 fell vic tims to the same disease. YSp*lt is said that Mr. j. B. Gough, the total abstinence lecturer, nets ,£250 a month in England by his orations. |3T There are said to< be in Cu ban ports two Spanish frigates, seven brigs of war, five schooners and nine steamers. ET-iP The annual income of Trinity Church corporation of New York is said to be $45,405. On the books at Willard’s Hotel, Washington, is the following re cent. entry “-Mrs. Lewis and husband Buffalo.’’ fhiP Capt. S. C. Turner has been elected by the stockholders to the com mand of the steamer James Adger, run ning between Charleston and Y. York. fffiP A man is under arrest in Trenton, charged with stealing an un bre 11a. He is expected to plead in de fence the “custom of the country. Jyjjp * Between 12 and 1 o’clock on Sunday last, the Beside nee of Mr. John M. Edge at Marietta, together with the furniture &c. r was destroyed by fire I'iv\y 'iis no lu.survfW (>]i the* nrorfe>vtV. SsHT*John" \Y. LJaderwood of | Roane. Ga., lias the appoint i meat of J uclge of the Territory of Utah, | tender, “and him irV the President last fall. The man v.’ho held out an, induce ment, has had a sore arm ever since. thiy"’Thc Washington Star states I that the resignation of Mr. Daniel, U. S. Charge to Turin, has been received in | Washington. We have received a number of the South re u Watchman, anew pa per published in .Athens, Ga., by John 11. Christy Editor and Proprietor. idiT* We understand that Mr. Ed ward do Stocckl, who was for many years First Secretary to the Russian Le gation in this country, yesterday present ed his credentials to the Secertary of State, and was received as Charge *d’ Affaires of his Imperial Majesty. [ (Jnion.~\ LEW -V couple of magnificently dressed ladies appeared in the streets of Baltimore, one day last, week attended by : boys dressed in livery, whose occupation ; was to raise the ladies skirts at crossings I or muddy places. 2e€WCne of our live Yankees has just invented a machine for extracting the lies from quack, advertisements. Some of them are never seen after en tering the machine, ms only the truth comes out. rW " Nicholas P. Trist, so well known as a special agent to Mexico during the late war, is now engaged in selling patent rights for a washing; ma chine. jjysfW There is an inscription on a tombstone at La Point. Lake Superior, which reads as follows: “John Phillips,, accidentally shot as a mark of affection by his brother.’’ (LiW No married woman should ever peruse her husbatid’s private cor respondence. Violating this good rede, the wife of John Milboue,. of Ritchie countv, Y a., made the disagreeable dis covery, that her husband had courted and promised to marry another woman, whereupon she ‘picked up her duds,” and returned to the home of her childhood. The husband followed, and after some words, knocked her down in the pre sence of her father, Richard Ankrurn, whohnmcarliately drew a knife, and stabbed him to the heart." y J The man who drives his busi ness lias just purchased new reins and a whip. AJH Santa Anna has sent an order to Messrs. Ames, the great cannon man ufacturers of Springfield, Massac!ms.‘ts for two hundred guns of from ten to fifteen pound calibre each, and the pay ment of the order, which, of course, includes the supply of a vast amount of ammunition, musketry, revolvers, Ac., is to be made contingent on the passage of the Gadsden treaty. The Washington National Monu ment Association has offered a reward of five hundred dollars for the discovery of the parties who destroyed the block of marble presented by the Pope. We learn from the Newport, Fla., wakulla Times of the nihilist., that the crops in that section have been consider ably injuredby the frost. The man who was frightened by the bark of a tree is supposed to have been of a nervous temperament. Breathes there a man with soul &> dead. Who never to himself hath said' I will a family paper take. Doth for his any own and children sake ? If such there, be let him repent, And have the paper to.him: sent:: And if He’d pass a happy winter. He in advance should pay the prin ter ? * Singular Edict.—A ukase has been issued by the Russia government, forbidding Jewish women in Portland, to wear anv kind of head-dress under their bonnets. The rabbis arc forbid den to marry any woman who refuses to obey the new law. Accidents on English Rail ways.—During the half-year ending 81st of December, 157 persons were killed, and 258 injured on English rail ways. Death’ from Drinking a Pint of Liquor.—James Marshall, residing in Philadelphia county, drank a pint of liquor on Thursday last, on a wager of SSOO and in three hours became insen sible and died the same evening. Distressing Affair. — A young man named Hfiles accidentally shot his sitser, last week, near Georgetown cross Roads. Md.. whilst trifling with his gun. The Mixie Rifle. —This fire-arm has become quite a favorite weapon of the British army board and several corps have been furnished with them to operate with in defence of Turkey. It is said to carry a 'bullet 1,000. yards, and can be used with effect at 900. — The greatest effective distance of an or dinary rifle is about 500 yards. Governor’s Aids.—We under stand that Messrs. Thomas Holcomb, John J. Jackson, John L. Yillalonga, and S. Yates Levy, of Savanah, have been appointed by Gov. Johnson as his aids, with the rank of Colonel. The bill of legalizing dissections has passed both branches of the X. Y. Legislature, ‘t Co unterfeits. —Counterfeit $lO bills on the Bank of the State of South Carolina are in circulation. They are made payable to James Fenton, and are tolerably well executed on poor paper. Rubin, the great Italian singer, died at Burgamo, on the 2d of March, in his 60th year. He was the associate of Grisie Lablache and Tmnburini, in their greatest days. Do our readers generally know the reason why the Fourth of March was chosen as the day of the inauguration' oi the President of the United States? It was selected* because the fourth of March in every year, commencing from the first inauguration, cannot coma, on Sunday, for at hast throe hunlrod Rabun Gap Railroad.—Contracts on this (road have been let out from this place, ft mile oijvxo beyond Pendleton with the exception of about 4 miles, in relation to which negotiations are now pending, it is thought- that contracts will be let out as fur as the tuunel, and the work be in progress si! the way before the expiration of a month. [Southren llvjhU*.Advocate] The Sotjthren Presbyterian.— The Rev. W Baird, who has had the editorial control of the Southren Presby terian for the last- six years, lias retired from that position. lie is succeeded by the Rev. J. L. Kirkpatrick D. D., assist ed by the Rev. E. Carter. [Charleston Mercury. ] Appointment by the Governor. —We learn that J. Jefferson Thomas, Esq., lias been appointed by Governor Johnson, one of his aids, with the rank of Colonel. The Ship Worm. —Destructive as the ship worm unquestionably is, never theless its services could ill be dis pensed with. Though a devastator of ships and piers, it is also a protector of both; for were lho fragments of wreck and masses of stray timber, that would choke harbors and clog the waves, permitted to remain undestroyed, the loss of life and injuries to property that would result would far exceed all the damages done and dangers caused by the teredo. This active shell fish is one of the police of Neptune—-a scaven ger and clearer of the sea. It attacks every stray mass of floating of sunken timber with which it comes in contact, and soon reduces it to harmlessness and dust. For one ship sunk by it a hun dred are really saved 1 ;: and whilst we deprecate the mischief and distress of which it has been the unconscious cause, we are bound to acknowledge that without its operations, there would be infinitely more treasure • buried in the abysses of the deed, and more veturous marines doomed to watery graves. | Westminister lice few. j exchage says that down in New Orleans it requires three per sons to start a business firm; one to die with yellow fever, one to get killed in a duel, and the third to wind utp the part nership business. J. A. TURNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, EiT tfmtoii Georgia. April IS, 1834. H~ OUSE PAINTING, In its various branches executed prom ply ami with despatch. Having unumber of hands in connection with me, I am pre pared tu do jobs not only in Putnam hut in the adjoin ing counties. Any- communication from abroad will reach me through the Post Office hero. lam also pre pared to execute papetlug with neatness, ami on good rerim. April, W. 1854. JEFFERSON WRIGHT. O~"K.TJUSEN&EBBY, Tailor," Eatonton, Ga. Saop up stairs adjoining tile Printing Office. \\ e warrant to please all who may wish a late and fashionable style of dress. April, IS, 1854. fit. ‘pHA. D^pSWEAILUTIf ING ENVe would IV inform our friends of Putnam County that we hu.e opened the largest assortment of ready-made clothing for bpring an i Summer that has ever been in the lhitontoa market, which we will sell upon reason able terms. We have more, of the same good bargains we a! way-, sell our customers. Call and examine our stock in the Temperance I lath Atr.il. is, reu.-tf. CONE & DENNIS. SOM fOlhf TAIN. —ribcla water, .sparkling ami bright, iee cream and lemonade. West. India Fuit. il.-iyan.ua eivgars, an l alt other things general ly fjiuul in a refreshment saloon. Every thing to makefile summer agreeable. A saloon will !><:lifted up expressly for the ladies. Call and get a drink of soda water the first day, gratis, at No. 3. Carter Har vey's Range. C. LEONARD CARTER. April 18, IS 14. _ ts. r PAILOiIIJI(;.-L. 11, Jordan takes this moth- ! 1. od of informing his friends, and the public gen erally, that he still eoutinues the Tailoring Business i in Eatoutou, where he-is prepared to execute all work ! in lus line of basin-.;* in a neat and workman like ; a manner«s can be done in the State. All work will j be. warranted in every particular, as regards ctit, style j and workmanship-. Snot) up stairs, over N. S. Pru den Si Cos. Store. Thantul for past, favors lie hopes to j receive a oentinuanee of the sum*. Ap'ril 13, 1354-ts. ! T AND IN WARE. FOR SALE.—t ‘ersons ; J| j wishing to purchase No. 258 in the tj District of I origioually Appiing now Ware county in the State of Georgia are requested to eorrespon i with' f ire under signed. J. A. TCKNER. Eatonton, Putnam Cos. April. 18-54. ts. A DAMS & BROTHERS, Eatonton, tin., invite the attention of the citizens of Putnam ana the adjoining counties, to there large stock of DRY COOLSanci GLOGEI.IIE. confident that they eau please them in style, quality and prices. Special attention will tic given to all orders. Gs-di • paying customers will find it. decidedly to their inter- j eat to give us a call. April 2-3,1854. "V 5 T A. DAVIS, Wholesale and detail Grocer; ; V t • Sells heavy goods and produce on Cominis- i sion. East comer Jefferson St., Eatonton, Ga. April 18, 18-54. ts. | ,T 000 lbs. Choice IJacoit just, received on (. on c,) • signment, and for sale low for cash, bv W. A.‘DA VIS. f) 000 'BUSHELS'"OfCORN Shortly to be re- j A, • ceivcd on consignment, and for sale by W. A. DAVIS, j April 13, 1834. | LINCII &. DAVIS, Hamilton, Ga,—- Dealers in Groceries, Tobacco, Cigars, Sntvff, Shoes, llats. Drugs-, Medicines, patent Medicines, Hard, Hollow and "Wood wave, Cutlery, Powder and Slid, Candles, Soaps, Crockery, Fine Liquors and Wines and vari ous other articles. Call :uid examine before purchas ing elsewhere. Bargains can be had. April IS, 1334. /‘T D. PISARSON & Cos., would call tue aticu- V • lion ol" tile public generally to their large stock oi dry goods, fancy and domestic, groceries, crockery, hard-ware, Arc. Their goods arc all new, having been recently selected with great case in the New York and Philadelphia markets. They Hatter themselves they can give their customers as good bargains as can be bought in middle Georgia. Also, call and examine our stock of ready-made Clothing. We will endea vour to lit all in garments and in prices. ttndrST an order of the Court of Ordinary, of the U county of Putnam, will be sold, at. the court house door in the town of Eatonton, on the first Tues day in June next, within the legal honrs of sale, one negro man named Nicholas, about six tv years of age, the property of Celcatia G. Sadler, orphan of C. W. Sadler. LEWIS LINCII, Guardian. April IS, 1854. IAOII SALE.—Lot No. lU7,lst disl., Coweta; also, . lot No. 355, tub dist., formerly Appling, now f U are. Any person wishing to purchase either of thoi Slots can do so by applying to the subscriber, living 8, i miles below Eatonton, on the MillcdgcvlUe road, Don-4 Cilia’ P. O. Putnam county. a * WILLIAM GARRARD. 1 VjUTNAJH Sheriff's Sales.—Will be sold be lor 0 A the Court-house door in the town of Eatonton* Putnam county, on the first Tuesday in May next* within the legal hours of sale, the following property, to wit: A negro woman Stsa.lv, aged twenty-two years, and a negro boy named Sylvester, aged between 8 and 8 years; levied on to satisfy an execution issued front Putnam Superior Court in favor of David li. Adams against Hicks J. E. Rosser ami J tunes Rosser. Levi ed on as the property of Hicks J. E. Rosser. Prop erty pointed out bv plaintiff in ft. ft. fo ’ JOHN 11. FITTS, Sheriff. A LI j persons iudobted to \\ oudiicf Scott, lute, of the county of Putnam, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having de mands against the said deceased arc requested to present them as by law required. J. ADAMS, Adtn'r. March 7, 1834. GA EOItGIA, Pulimut County.- -Court of Or r dfiiary of suid county, December Term, 1835. It appearing to the Court upon the petition of Mathan Bass, Joel K. Hurt and Jorm M. Flournoy, executors of the last will and testament of Josuih Flournoy, late of said county, deeeusod, that they have oxccutid the will of their said testament, by paying the debts of said devour: ad and the legacies couiained in his said will, and praying lobe dismissed from their said exe cutorship. Ordered, that nolloc of this, their application, for* letters dismissory be published in one of too public gazettes of this fttate for tho space of six months, and that nil persons interested file their objection.-, if any they have, on or before the first Monday in June next, and show cause whv said letters should not be grant ed on the first Monday in Juno next. YVM. 11. CARTER. Ordinary. YT'EOitGIA DUTNAM (10l NTV. - VH as Nathan Bass applies for letter** of administra tion oti the nndevised portion of the estate of Robert Bledsoe, into of Putnam county, deceased : These, »re, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred find creditors of said.deceased, | Thj* Independent l I?<S u publWho-*J W-Jy h ! Eatonton Geo., at Urn prioe of 8‘2,0t) p»r annum, ttn ..- . iiablv iii advance, except w..ere tneamoaenbor i- ; t ;in the (Laid v. freqyij-- . , '-VA As i f s nun.: indio.Me. fit is designed to be eutirelv in (ioivadont. b fine gove.m and atone, by (fitch rale* tv o'- ! corny, gem'.cinunltne„H find good nr>r.iL impose up-xi every pres*. L Lopes not. however. to mistake- Heon uou.' .e.** Gr liberty; nor <scumllousn£*« for ilWteyen-i --ene- CJSjjt '' Its politics will be lXr.poerutic—oftbe school of Jef ferson.-Madison and Jackson. It however is subject to no patty discipline which would compel it.s Editor to sacrifice trutlmuki honor in behalf of hi* 'political associates;- lie will always speak What lie I. It Lifts, « One distinctive feature of t his press is that it'&llmv*. and invites, iv discussion in its columns of all subjects whatever, proper to fonnre-ajMpg--matter for the pope Lar mind, (.'oinmunieations mmi pnllflealoppmcut - are admitted upon the same terms as Communications trou political friends. It is required of both that i hey make their articles brief, to the point, ami free from personality and all illiberal feeling. Religions ques tions, as well as political, and others may be discussed. Much of the attention of this press is devoted to Literature and general Miscellany. In is not entirely tilled with political w rangling and party strit’-. It ad ditiou to its literary ;.nd miseellaneoas matter, it «*on - tains articles on Ayrieuitnro, Ate. An.l as Geor gians and Southern people generally are fond of th-i-f sports, litis subject mso aid.-, in tilliugßhe columns of.; this press. Wiiatcver can add to the prosperity of Georgia, and aid in developing her'resources, moral, metiuu and physical, is contsUlered peculiarly adapted to these coi mim.s. The cause of common school cdivotinn <y. * “ally will he urged itpati the |icoplv of Georgia wituaib' the ability we can continue!. All Communications must be addressed, ([xtst-pt&l. /- to the Editor of Tito independent Dress, J'iatontom Georgia. ApnglSJ-SVI. _ _J. A. TURNER. GEORGIA HOJIEH.LiZKI'TiT. ’ A ftouthern l.iterarv and family Journal, published at Augusta, Geo. Jaaiks M. and R.ihkim A. Wvtk, Editors. The Ilomo Gazette is • leveled to Literature, Art. iSeieuce, Agriculture. General Jntetligenee, and South cm interests. Tive aim of the Editors is to make a useful and interesting paper, to blend the instructive and the eutcitaining together, in such a way a* tost cure u high degree of interest, and yet at the same time elevate both rite Intellect and the Affection*. The columns of the paper coutaiu Historical and' Domestic Romances, Pictures of Social J.ifc, bkt-tehes of Biography, Ctioiec Bootry, Entertaining Aucodote*, Bcienttfte Memoranda, Agricultural and Industrial ar ticles, the General news of the day, ami all Folitical Intelligence of any importance. Ikisides a great v.tri etv of articles on all these subjects, the. Gazette will Iv particularly adapted for Family Reading. It is pub lished for the Rome Circle, imd tdie .Editors feel'tn.it they have fully redeemed their pledge to make it all a Home Newspaper should b»—entirely free from I'o litieal bias, and high-toned in character. Grateful for the liberal encouragement which has been extended to pur efforts to build up at the South u Literary and Family Journal of high character, we shall increase our exertions to justify this public con fidence, and make the Gazette still more worthy of general patronage. TERMS. Single copy, one year, in advance, *d On Two *• - ;; no Five ’■ -s on Ten •• •• la I"' Address 8m vtii o. WnvrE, Editors Home Gazette, Augusta, Georgia. THEGSATUItDAY K.VJgN|N<4 I’OSI . “ U.N)UVAI.eIJ Alt RAY OF TALK.NT. The Proprietors of l‘ost in again coming before the public, would return thanks for tile generous pat voltage which has placed them far in advance of every other Literary Weekly in America- And, as the only suitable return for such free and harty support, flit ir arrangements for 1334 have been made witu a degree of liberality probably uucqualctl in the history of American newspaper literature. They have engaged us contributors for the ensuing year, tne following bril liant, array of talent and gemuus ; Jf. -t. Swithtiorth, Ji.'nm\Wi) JiehncU, J/. \ Lhniim, Graec (//•<<>/» I, Fanny Fern. In the first paper of January, we design e-Mninvue ing an Original Aovlct, written expressly for our col umns, entitled The liridf of lhr- tVd:krtun% by .Em erson Bennett, author of ‘ Clara Morlund,’; Ac. Tins wo design following by another called .7.nV by Mrs. Nary A. Denison, author of “ Gertrude Kus seil.” Ac. We have also t!ic promise of a number of Sketches by Grace Greenwood. Mrs. SotUhwortJi will also maintain her old and pleasant connection with tlm Rost. Tne next story from Jicr gifted pen wilt be en titled Muuamth*. Avxm.u:; nr. tih. >.vvaL Vow, by Emma D. E. N. Southworth, anthur ot the " i.0.-i, Uoire.vs,” ept. And luM, but not ii.auit, we ,nv author ised to announce a series of articles from one who has rapidly risen ve.n high in popular favor. They will be entitled a June S*;e!e<s of AWc/twt, by Fumy Frn , author of “ Fern Leaves,’’ &c. \\ tj expect to coiu'.ii'.mce the Skethes of Fanny Fern as well us uu.' scrur-s t»y t Iraes Grceuw 00-. l in the early numbers of the- Gaging year. Engravings, Foreign < onv-.pondeuve,- Vgrieultur al articles, Lie Ncwl, Congressiotvd reports. nic kels, eet., ii'so sliall be regularly given. Gncap Postage.—'The postage- on the Post to any part ot the. Rimed Stales, -w.icn paid quarter!) • t advance, is oulv ‘id <• -m* a vnar. TERMS. The term* of the. J’o.er are -mc Vvr.n--■■ •1 copies i aud 1 to Itv gclli':l‘ up the I'll" '8 "0 8 " • ” '* " t" Cos 18 •• •• to re op " •• •- ••. 'Rio The money fur club.* always must i» stur in :m viiuee, aubseripvions may be sent at our risk. When the sum is large a draft should !*• procured it p-n. .slide, the cost of which in iv be deducte.l ti'uill the iini-iun:. Address, nlw.ivs p,i*t-puid DEACON A I’LTEireON. No. fa) t'ohtfi third Street. Fhiliulclpuhi. 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It contain .a m-icu greater amouut of reading matter than unv simitar , publication in the Mouth—embracing, in addition t * the current agricultural topics of the day, Valuable Original Contributions from many of tie: ino.l i*i*, ‘!• - ; gent and practical i’lmitera, Farmers and H-jitieuliu* ' I ulists in evorv jwotion of tin: South and ,Bomhwtt TERTIS. ; One copy, cnc year in advance,.., ?! n-y i Six copies, , o ) ! Twenty-live c0pie5,...... yo no | One hundred copies, ,;j tie Tho Cash system will be rigidly adhered, to, and ii i no instance will rite paper be sent unless the money I accompanies thu'ordur. Toe Bills of al l specie-'paying Banks received at, mr. Ml money remiued by uvu., postage paid, will b> »t the risk el the Publisher. Address VTM. 8. JONES, Augusta tfi-’.. TllFT*ilfTTs!fi 4 LykTeullF?r The. London tjii trteny Review (Gonservutivc.) Tn,- " Edinlmrg Review (VV.iig.y Tito North British K view (Krea Church. '■ The Yjsfminh. er. Rcvi-w tin., end.) 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