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VERSICLES.
BY pORYDON.
flame.
Say, what is earthly fame?
It is an empty name—
A fairy, luring nought,
By mortals madly sought.
It is an imago bright—
A phantom, swill, and light,
And fleeting as the broezo
Which plays o'er Southern sens.
It is to shino au hour,
Then wither like the Dower,
Which to the morning sky,
Lifts up its petals high.
We’re honored with loud praise,
And sung in flattering lays;
But censure’s blighting breath
Will reach us yet, ere death;
lake the bright tire-fly,
We soar awhile on high.
Then sink to lowest shame—
This, this is earthly fame.
Yet for this glittering prize,
Which dazzles human eves.
Will mortals madly brave
The threatoaiugs of the grave.
The battle field though tilled
With blood, already spilled
By mortals seeking fame,
Is sought by man the same,
As though its surface red,
Instead of ghastly dead,
Wen' strewn with flowerets, bright
And pleasing to the sight.
There’s nought on earth which can
Cheek fame’s pursuit in man—
Or quench the living flame
Glows in his breast for fame.
Pisteilptmis.
FOR THE INDEPENDENT PRESS.
•Here Sketeheq.
BY AN ERRATIC.
UMBER I I.
Florida Ires always been, to me, an
1 nteresting region. To confess the truth,
the tales of Spanish adventure within its
limits, as set forth ip the half fabulous
accounts handed down to ijs, have in
vested Florida with a halo of romance,
which my wanderings in it have not dis
pelled. My hankering after it was in
dulged as soon as I could make an ex
cuse for visiting that State, and 1 wan
dered through various parts of it, unac
companied by a single acquaintance.
The traveller certainly meets with a
variety of characters in the wilder por
tion of Florida. Here he finds the lazy
squatter, in his rough log cabin, with his
slatternly wife and family of ignorant,
brutish children, almost too lazy to plant
and dig the crop of sweet potatoes which
grow here with scarcely any trouble or
labor, and on which they depend as con
stituting a very large share of their staff
of life.
Here he will find the open hearted,
frank, daring and manly hunter, who
lives in the solitude of the forest, care
less of the blandishments of society, sub
sisting on the meat procured by his
trusty rifle, and on the luxuriant growth
of his corn and potato patch. Accus
tomed to the deep silence and solitude
of forest life, familiar with danger, and
called upon continually in the course of
l»Ls hunting excursions, to face it and
to depend on himself for protection
from it, he acquires a gravity of demean
or, a nobleness pud independence of
bearing and a decision and manliness of
character which one. may look for in
vain among persons of the same class in
the older communities of even this new
db un try.
Nor will .one travel the whole breadth
of these forests, without meeting with
specimens of the highly educated, pol
ished and,chivalrous southern gentleman,
who seek this wild country for the sake
.of its fertile soil- —for the sake of the
sports its lakes and forests afford, and
because they prefer nature to the hollow
ness and folly and frippery of what is
called enlightened society.
1 was journeying along one day,
through one of the wildest portions of
Florida which is inhabited by whites,
with a single companion, whom 1 had
known about twenty-fouy hours. He
seemed well acquainted with the coun
try and the character of the few squat
ters it contained. The country could
hardly be said to be inhabited. We
frequently rode more than a score of
miles without seeing a human being,
save each other, or a single house, a
single mark of an axe, or anything
which told of the presence of man, ex
cept the road in which we were riding.
When we did see a habitation it wag one
which is best described by saying it was
such as a squatter would build.
Late in the day, we saw before us a
squatter’s cabin, eyen rougher and more
<x>mfortlcss than Is usually the case with
their cabins. It vyaa built of yery small
pine saplings with the bark on, run up
in the form of a no chink
ing in the cracks, one door, no window,
and destitute even of the dirt-chimgey
which Indians indeed scarcely ever care
for, but which white men, however
primitive in their habits, generally pro-
Icr. It resembled in its construction,
Just before we got opposite this spc:
eimen of hpok-woods architecture, we
saw emerge front the woods and stride
toward the cabin as singular a specimen
of mortality as I ever beheld. It was a
j tall, straight old man, whose active step
1 contrasted remarkably with his aged ap
pearance: 1 thought, afterwards, the
| contrast was still more remarkable, when
! I learned he was even older than I at
j first thought him to be. lie was over
| eighty years of age. The weather was
I cold as it ever Is in that latitude —so
cold that I was warmly wrapped in a
thick overcoat; but this old man seemed
not to regard the weather. His feet
were shod with only the worn out re tin
| nants of an old pair of brogans cut down
| below the ankles, leaving a large, bare
i space, between the shoes and a very
short pair of breeches, entirely exposed
to the raw, cold wind. The above men
tioned breeches were of the coarsest ma
terial, and were met at the waist by a
; loose fitting coat of the same material,
| the two confined together and around
i the waist, bv a strap of leather. An
old fur cap and a long rifle Complete the
picture.
When we got opposite the cabin we
saw peering through the door and around
j the corners, half a dozen children, from
J seven or eight up to a size which would
warrant the eldest in calling himself a
man. They were all of unmistakable
Indian blood, having the long, straight
elf locks, the high check bones, and wild
looking eyes which characterize that
race, though it was apparent from the
iiiet that they were of a light yellow col
i lor, instead of the deep copper, eom
; mon among Indians, that they had also
; a large admixture of white blood in their
I .
veins.
The noise of our approach drew to
the door an unmistakable Indian squaw,
and this appearance, together with that
of the old white, accounted to my mind
satisfactorily for the mongrel appear
ance of the children.
We got up to the hut just as the old
man before mentioned arrived at the
same place, and a nearer view of the
strange looking figure, but added to the
curiosity already excited in my mind by
the various circumstances I had noted.
It was impossible to encounter the stea
dy gaze of that old man’s keen, grey eye,
as I did, without feeling that he was a
man of no ordinary mould. That eye
betokened firmness and decision of the
most extraordinary stamp, and at the
same time, gave evidence of an intelli
gence far superior to what one would
look for in a man so attired as this one
was.
He stood at the cabin-door, gazing
steadily on us as we passed, returning
our salutation with a bow, so courteous
and graceful, that my curiosity was still
more excited than ever, and I could
hardly wait till we got out of hearing
before I broke out to my fellow-traveller
with—
“ Who is that old man? There must
be something about him worth relating,
and you seem to know every thing about
every body—do tell me about this
man.”
•‘W ell,” said my friend, quietly, after
looking around cautiously, to see that we
were out of hearing of the cabin, “ I
don’t know but there is something ex
traordinary about old Ralph, and some
thing that would be interesting in the re
lation, provided a good writer would
take it in hand and fix it up. At least
most people seem to think so, and you
are by no means the first stranger who
has had his curiosity aroused by a single
look at the queer old fellow.”
Seeing that I was growing impatient,
he continued.
*’ I will tell you in a few words, for I
have neither time, disposition, nor capa
bility to embellish, who and what this
man was, and who and what he is, with
out troubling myself to give you the
source of my information.”
“ Eighty-five years ago, then, there
was rejoicing in the mansion house of a
wealthy young couple in county,
Geo. Mrs. Henry Werner had borne to
her young, and handsome, and talented
husband, a son. This son lived and
grew and flourished—growing up hand
some and vigorous and apt —the darling
and only child of his parents. Every
thing which wealth could command was
his. His every wish was gratified, so
lar as lay in his parent’s power to do so.
Os course lie had the best teachers; for
Mr. and Mrs. Werner were both talent
ed and educated, and were determined
to make their son so, if he were capable
of it.”
fortunately for the boy, he was nat
urally of an excellent disposition. If it
had been otherwise, he would certainly
have been spoilt by the injudicious and
indiscriminate course of indulgence pur
sued by his parents. The only draw
back to his generally good disposition
was a slight tinge of vindictiveness,
whjeh manifested itself, and as he was*
of most vindictive mood, when aroused,
no one cared twice to grouse him. It
was seen though, by his parents and*
fpiends, that he was excee,dinyly careful
in having just grounds for a quarrel, be-
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of extraordinary talent, although they
could not award him an honor,”
“When he returned to his hong!, lie
found there, on a visit to liis mother, a
beautiful and fascinating young lady.—
He tell in love. The young lady, when
he addressed her, professed a return of
his affection, and their troth was plight
ed. Not far from Mr. Werner’s resided
a neighbor, equally wealthy, who had
several children. The eldest of these
was a son, possessed of great accomplish
ments and calculated to fascinate the
generality of ladies. This son was
Ralph Werner’s most intimate and con
fidential friend, and was aware of the en
gagement existing between him ami the
lady guest of his mother. The name of
this friend was Wilber —Charles Wil
bur. The name of Ralph’s betrothed
was Mary Hartley. Wilbur was a fre
quent guest at Mr. Werner’s, and.was
always welcome. Miss Hartley seemed
to like him merely as the friend of her
betrothed. Even if she had been the
worldly “mercenary creature some sus
pected her of being, old Mr. Wilbur had
no more property to divide among sev
eral children than Mr. Werner was pos
sessed of to give to Ralph alone.”
“After a period of brief happiness to
Ralph, his lady-love left for her home,
which was distant some sixty or seventy
miles.”
“ Sopn after she left, the hand of af
fliction overtook Ralph and he lost both
parents by an epidemic. It is useless
for me to dwell on the grief of one so
passionate. I must hasten on, and con
fine myself strictly to a mere narration
of events.”
“ Ralph found that his father was
deeply in debt and by the time his es
tate was cleared, he had left a bare com
petency. After a decent interval, he
went to visit Miss Hartley, hoping to
forget, for a while, in her smiles, his
heavy loss. He found Charles Wilbur
in the parlor with Miss Hartley, and
saw that lie was received with restraint,
both by his friend and the lady.”
“ His suspicions were aroused ; he
watched them closely, and was satisfied
that a good understanding existed be
tween the two.”
“He had heard that Mary Hartley
was mercenary, but considered it a base
slander. Now, he recollected that he
was poor and Wilbur rich, and he saw
that she treated the latter with marked
kindness. He sought her in private and
learned from her own lips that Wilbur
the false frimid had addressed her, and
they were shortly to be married.”
“ What was left for him now but ven
geance ? His parents were both laid in
the cold grave; of friends and intimates
he never had many, and of these, the
chief had now proven false; and worse
still, his heart’s chosen love—she who
he had thought loved him with a love
as pure and ardent and disinterested as
his own, had proved herself to be a mer
cenary wretch, who deserted him at the
first frownings of misfortune. His love
was turned into hate, his friendship into
a burning desire for revenge.”
“I have said that Ralph was slightly
vindictive. His vindictiveness mani
fested itself now in this—that he was de
termined to seek satisfaction from Wil
bur and that Mary Hartley should wit
ness the combat in which her last be
trothed should expiate with his life, the
foul betrayal of* trust of* which fie had
been guilty. He sought the lovers one
moonlight night, in their garden retreat,
provided witli two knives which would
do the work of murder quickly and si
lently. His plan was to force Wilbur to
fight him in presence of his mistress, un
der the impression that surprise and hor
ror would prevent her from crying out
and giving the alarm.”
“ Approaching the lovers silently, he
saw, what lie had not before suspected nor
dreamed of. Instantly his blood was
turned into fire, and his well consider
ed plan of an even combat vanished. —
With a cry of fury lie threw himself
upon Wilbur, drove his knife deep into
his breast, again and again, working it
back and forth, mad with half slaked re
venge, and at length, leaving this vic
tim, he turned to the perjured and horri
fied, Maty' Hartley. He paused to gaze
for a moment, then with one fell stroke
of his knife, he stilled forever the beat
ing of that heart lie once hoped so fond-
]y to press to his own.”
“lie paused not to gaze on his vic
tims, but turned and fled from his na
tive State forever, himself a victim of
the most raging passions.”
“ He never went back, or wrote to any
one concerning the remnant of his fath
er’s estate which he had left. From that
day, he became a wanderer and a man
of fighting and blood. Wherever lie
could hear of a war, even if it were the
most petty Indian quarrel, there lie was
to be found, in the foremost ranks. Few
of our Indian wars there are of which
he cannot render a faithful account; and
he knows more of the wars which suc
ceeded the French devolution, than any
Apaerican living. He always served as
a private,, though I have understood,
and I do not doubt; it, that ho has fre
quently been offered promotion, both
in Europe and America. lie went
through the whole of the Seminole war;
and was one of the first men within the
walls of Mexico, He always refused
his promotion with a steadiness which
“Somo twenty years ago, he formed a
connection with the squaw, we saw back
there, and those are his'and her children.
Though lie was absent from her, fre
quently, thousands of miles, I believe
she always proved faithful to him.”
“He has been very quietly staying in
qne place for the last few years, and
thought he was settled for the rest of
his life ; but lie lias heard of the rumor
ed expedition tq Cuba and he is on fire
to join it, and I shall not be surprised to
hear very shortly that he is in the hands
of the Cuban authorities.”
Such was the tale I heard. When I
stopped that night, I. wrote it down as
nearly in the words of* the narrator as I
could, without embellishing at nil.
I felt interested in the fate of the old
man, and made it my business to watch
him and endeavor by inquiries to learn
his after fate.
The suspicions of my acquaintance
were correct. He could not resist the
temptation to join once more in a battle ;
embarked in the ill-fated Cuban expedi
tion, and was soon after gam ted,
Clipiiijs.
SEAMEN IN THE LIVERPOOL TRADE.—
Letters received in New York by the
last English steamer conveyed the im
pression that the late order in relation
to passenger ships employed in the Liv
erpool trade will not be enforced.
There is only one paper in Egypt—a
small monthly sheet, in the Arabic lan
guage, at four dollars a year. It is de
voted mainly to the powers that bo, and
every one in the employ of the Pacha is
obliged to subscribe.
The Hon. A 11. Stephens, arrived
in this city Wednesday, and left the
next morning for Washington City.
We are pleased to perceive that his brief
sojourn in Georgia,has quite improved
his health.— Chronicle, 4 Sen.
Hon. Geo. E. Pugh, the new U. S.
Senator from, Ohio, addressed a Nebraska
meeting at Cineiimatti, on the 6th inst.
The receipts of the American Bible
Society the past year, ending the Ist of
April, exceed those of the previous
year about $48,000.
The present prospects arc that the
overland emigration to Oaliforna this
year will be very small.
The New Orleans Price Current of
the 29th ult., announces that 1090 hogs
heads of sugar had been shipped from
that port to Liverpool, the first shipment
of the kind which was ever made.
A bill is before the Pensylvauia Sen
ate increasing the salary of the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court to $2500,
and the Associates to $2200.
The total city expenditures of Boston
for the fiscal year begining in May, are
estimated at $2,336,000, of which $1,767,-
500, is to be raised by taxation.
The United Presbyterian Church of
Scotland, has contributed SIOO,OOO to
Home and Foreign Missions during the
past year —a sum exceeding by $15,-
000 tiie amount of any previous year.
Some idea may be formed of the re
sources of the works of Woolwich Arse
nal, when it is stated that three tons
weight of Minnie rifle ball are made per
| day.
The Rev. Dr. Duff* has been requested
by the British and Foreign Bible So
ciety to represent that institution at the
May anniversary of the American Bible
Society.
A lumberman near the IJmbagog
lakes Me., recently found a stone which
weighed 33 lbs., in the body of a smooth
and handsome tree which he felled.
The Lutheran population in the world
is estimated at 42,250,000, of wick 35,
000,000 are in Prussia, 3,000,000 in Swe
den, 1,000,000 in the United States.
The Bath Mirror states that the aggre
gate value of ships to be built in that
city the presant year at S6O per ton will
be about two million eight hundred and
eighty thousand dollars. Forty at least
will be built, the average of which will
be aoout 1200 tons.
A Frenchman in Court street has in
vented a remedy for the 2-thache which
which will alevi-8 pain 4-with.
We are glad to 0 the M-N-ation of
such an X-L-cnt remedy to X-10 U-8
human suffering.”
Our “James says: A man must
4-ty fy strongly his 4-masticators, or the
4-lorn hope will 4-sake him by applying
such a 4midable remedy.
Impressions at first sight. —This
subject being brought up at the supper
table, was getting talked over, when the
lady who presided o’er the cups and tea,
Said she always formed an idea of per
sons at first sight, arid that idea she had
found was generally a correct one. _
“ Mamma,” said her voungest son, in
a shrill voice, that attracted the attention
of all present.
“Well, my dear.”
i> “1 want to know what you thought
when you first saw me.”
There was no answer to this query;
but we learn a general titter prevailed,
yffife that; Charlie was taken into the
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Several
TUNDER uti order of the Court of Ordinary, of the 1
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 hours Os sale, one
negro man named Nicholas, about sixty years of age,
the property of Celestia fcf, Sadler, orphan of C. W.
LEWIS LINCII, Guardian.
April IS, 1854.
IJOU SALK.— Lot No. 1 !)7, 15t (list., Coweta; also
. lot No. 855, Oth dist., formerly Appling, now
Ware. Any person wishing to purchase either of the
lots can do so by applying to the subscriber, living 8
miles below Eatonton, on the Milledgeville lvad, Den
nis’ P. 0. Putnam county.
‘ WILLIAM QAKRARI).
TJUTNAM SUcri/Ps gales.— Will be sold before
JL the Court-house door in the town of Eatonton, ‘
Putnam county, on the first Tuesday in May next,
w ithin the legal hours of sale, the following property,
to wit:
A negro woman Bealv, aged twenty-two years, and
a negro boy named Sylvester, aged between <> and 8
years; levied on to satisfy an execution issued from
Putnurn Superior Court in favor of David K. Adams
! against Hicks .1. E. Dosser and Janies ltosser. Levi
ed on as the property of Ilieks .1. E. Rosser. Prop
erty pointed out by plaintiff in fi. fa.
JOHN B. FITTS, Sheriff.
f i EORGIA PUTNAM COUNT
l n us Nathan Bass applies for lowers of administra
tion on the undevised portion of cite estate of Robert
Biedsoe, late of Putnam, ooumv, deceased :
1 hese are, therefe.ru, to cite and admonish all and
singular the kf.ared find creditors of said deceased,
l k , av 'j , cnr dt my office within the time prcserib
ed by ley. to show cause, if any they have, why said
letters of administration should not'be granted.
Hi.Vetl under my hand at office, this Mosch 24th,
".854. WM. B. CARTED. Ordinary.
CORN AND BACONOH CREDIT.
IPOD approved notes, I propose to sell corn and
’ bacon on a credit until Christmas: 1 design keep
ing the market well supplied at all times: Persons
wishing either of the above articles, are repuested to
call at East corner Jefferson St., Eatonton, (4a:
W. A. DAVIS.
April 25, 1854. ;;t
BACON AND LARD FOR SALE”
bv HARWELL A PEARSON.
April 25, 1854: ts
To the Citizens of Putnam Countv.
BOTANIC PHYSICIAN.
HAVING permanently located in Eatonton, I re
spectfully tender you my professional services:
1 have spent the last four years witli an old and ex
perienced physician of the reformed school, and have,
during that time, treated, under his supervision, many
cases of most of the diseases incident to this section
of country:
My motto is, that “ Poisons are not medicines."—
I use such remedies only, as act strictly in harmony
with the known laws of the animal economy: These
I select from every kingdom of nature, hut with a
careful and discriminating hand:
Office up stairs, adjoining the printing office, where
I may be found during the day. and at night, at the
residence of W. A. Davis.
S. W. BRYAN, M. D.
Eatonton, April 25, 1854. ts
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
ALL persons indebted to Ezra Howard, late of the
county *4 Putnam, deceased, are requested to
make immediate payment, and those having demands
against the the said deceased, are requested to pre
sent them as bv law required.
J. 1). DIOIfATARI, Adm'r.
April 25, 1854.
?wm:® job <9
DAGUERREAN ARTIST,
I RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of this
1 V place, and the county generally, that this is
probably the last week that lie will remain in Eaton
ton. Therefore all those who wish their likenesses
taken in the best style of the art are requested to
call soon at Temperance Hall.
Eatonton, April 25, 1854.
Legal Authority. —On n recent oc
casion. at a trial of case before a Justice
of the Peace in Louisiana, some rather
novel authorities were cited by one
|of the “ learned counsel.” For exarn
j pic—
“ The court will abserve,” he said
j “that in the case of Shylock vs. Auto
j nio, although judgement was rendered
in favor of plaintiff, yet circumstances
prevented the execution which had been
issued from being carried into effect’'
“Shylock vs. Antonio, 2d Shakes., p.
285, Johnson’s edition. The Court will
there find the case reported in full.”
The “learnedcounsel” went on to ap
ply the case to that of his client; but
whether the “Court” considered the au
thority sufficient has not vet transpir
ed.
Set forms of expression inserted
FOR IMITATION, BY EDWARD PHILIPS.—
You are the miracle of friendship. You
are the usurer of fame. My genius and
yours are friends. I will unrip my very
bosom to you. My tongue speaks the
freedom of my heart. Sure winter
dwells upon your lip, the snow is no
more cold. The sun never met the
summer with more joy. It is no pil
grimage to travel to your lips. You are
a white enchantress, lady; youoan en
chain with a smile. Her name like
some celestial fire, quickens my spirit.
Midnight would blush at this. There’s
music in her smiles. I will, like the per
fumed wind, sport with your hair. .Re
port could never have a sweeter air to
fly in, than your breath. VTonld I were
secretary of your thought. You walk
in artificial clouds, and bathe your silver
limbs in wanton dalliance.
Young Ladies Take Care.—A
pretty girl having selected in a music
store several songs and others peices, said
to the handsome clerk, as he handed her
the package, “Oh! I forgot, please give
me ‘ One Kind Kiss before we part.' ”
“Withpleasure,” replied he, spring
ing over the counter and making a deep
impression upon her blushing cheek
much to her amazement.
“Hiram, my boy,” said a tender fath
er to his son, “you must be more care
ful of yourself'. You have not the con
stitution of some.”
“ Don’t you believe it; I’ve got the con
stitution of a horse. Dang it if 1 don’t
believe I’ve got the constitution of the
United States.”
Gwinnett County.—\Ye learn from
the presentment of the Grand Jury,
that there are 706 poor children in this/
county, who are entitled to the benefits
of the poor school fund.
Fox Hunting . —There are ninety-six
fox hunting extahlishriients in England
and Wales, it is supposed that a total
of £120,000 is circulated through the
medium of hounds and horses. That is
however, a trifle compared with expen
diture dfthose gentlemen who course
thadields.
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The Publishers will supply specimen numbers gra\ 1
itously to Agents and Postmasters, and will nm\
liberal arrangements with them for circulating tn»*
Magazine; the will also supply Clubs on liberal terms, v
and mail and city subscribers, when payment is madty
|to them in advance. Numbers from the commence-!
j merit can be supplied at any time. 1
55?“ Exchange papers and periodicals arc requested
to direct to “ Harper’s Magazine, New York.”
The Southern Eclectic,
f rvilE ECLECTIC will be composed of carefully sel
1. ccted articles, from the leading Periodicals of
Europe, with one or more original papers in each
number from tlie pens of Southern writers
We will be in regular receipt by mail, among others
of the following standard Foreign Journals:
The Edinburgh Review, The North British Review,
The Westminster Review, The London Quarterly Re
view, The Eclectic Review, The Retrospective Review,
Chamber’s Edinburgh Journal, Eliza Cook’s Journal,
Household Words, United Service Journal, Colburn's
New Monthly, Dublin University Magazine, Black
wood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Ainsworth’s Magazine,
Fraser’s Magazine, Hood’s Magazine, Sharp’s Magaz
ine Tait’s Magazine, Gentleman’s Magazine Black
wood’s Lady’s Magazine, Tlie Repertory < 1 Arts and
Inventions, Bentley’s Miscellany, Kevu ies deux
Monds, Hogg’s instructor, Annuls of Natural History,
Weiser Zeitung, London Literary Gazette, The Spec
tator, The Critic, The Athenaeum, The Examiner, The
Times, Punch, <b. These rare and costly publications
which seldom, in their original form, find their way
into the hands of American readers, and yet are ac
knowledged to embody the latest and choicest pro
ductions of the best writers of Europe, will be care
fully examined, and their most attractive and valu
able articles will be reproduced in the pages of the
Eclectic. Thus, for a mere fraction of the cost of
any one of these works, the readers of the Eclectic
will obtain the select portions of all of them:
With the ample resources thus at our conhuand,
in the British and Continental Journals, together with
such assistance as we expect from our native writers,
we hope to publish a Periodical which shall prove, in
every respect, acceptable to the cultivated reader:
The Eclectic is the only Magazine of the class ever
attempted in the South, and is designed to supply an
obvious void in our literary publications: AV e need
scarcely add, that it will be conducted with a special
regard to the sentiments, the institutions aud interest,
of the Southern people:
While no topic will be excluded from its pages that
comes properly within the scope of literary journal
ism, particular attention will be given to such sub
jects as are of practical and permanent importance:
The Eclectic will be published at Augusta, Ga, the
first of every month —each number containing 80
large octavo pages, in double columns, on good pap
er and new type. making two volumes of 480 pages,
each, in the year:
TERMS for one year: One copy, 8500 —Six copies,
§ls 00; always in advance:
The first volume can be had at the reduced price of
One Dollar, bv e.arlv application to the Editor:
' D. K. WHITAKER,
Augusta Ga.
The Georgia Uuiverseity Magazine,
JS conducted by the senior class of Franklin Col
lege. It published monthly during the Collegiate
terms. Five numbers complete one volume—-two
volumes a year.
Teiims.—One dollar per year, invariable in advance"
Single copies, twenty-five cents.
HUDSON FLEMING & CO.,
Factors and Commission Merchants,
No. 94 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
r SLENDER their services to Planters. Merchants, and
.1. dealers in the sale of Cotton and all other coun
try produce. Being connected in business with Hop
kins, Hudson <e Cos., of Charleston, the establishment
of an office in this city will afford our friends choice
of markets. Strict attention will be given to business,
and the. usual facilities afforded customers.
J. R. Hudson, ii Lamueth Hoi-kins,
W. R. Fleming, - -: Augusta.
Savannah. ) ( J. J. Cohen, Charleston.
House painting, in its various branches
executed prornply ana with despatch. Having
j a number of hands in connection with me, I am pre
i pared to do jobs not only in Putnam but in the adjoin
!mg counties. Any communication from abroad will
reach me through the Post Office here. lam also pre
pared to execute papering with neatness, and on good
terms.
April, 18, 1854. JEFFERSON WRIGIIT.
Ready-made clothing; —We would
inform our friends of Putnam County that we
have opened the largest assortment of ready-made
clothing for Spring and Summer that lias ever been in
the Eatonton market, which we will sell upon reason
able terms. Wc have more of the same good bargains
we always sell our customers. Call and examine our
stock in the Temperance Hall.
April, 18,1854.-ts, COXE <fe" DENNIS.
CODA FOUNTAIN. —Soda water, sparkling and
© bright. Ice cream and lemonade. West India
Fuit. ilavanna cirgars, and all other things general
ly found in a refreshment saloon. Every thing to
make the summer agreeable. A saloon will be fitted
up expressly for the' ladies. Call and get a drink of
soda water the first day, gratis, at No. 4. Carter & Har
vey's Range. ‘ C. LEONARD CARTER.
April 18, 1854. * ts.
, SIN-UILORING.—L. 11. Jordan takes this metli
„l_ od of informing his friends, and the public gen
erally, that he still continues the Tailoring Business
in Eatonton, where he is prepared to execute all work
iu Ins line of business m a neat and workman like
a manner as can he done in the State. All work will
be warranted in eyery particular, us regards cut, style,
and workmanship. Shop up stairs, over N. S. Pru
den & Cos. Store. Tliantul for past favors lie hopes to
receive a continuance of the same. April 18, 1854-ts
Land in ware for sale . — Persons
wishing to purchase No. 253 in the (! District of
origionally Appling now Ware county in the State of
Georgia are requested to correspond with the under
signed. J. A. TURNER.
Eatonton, Putnam Cos. April, 1854. ts.
ADAMS & BROTHERS, Eatonton, Ga.,
invite the attention of the citizens of Putnam
and the adjoining counties, to there large stock of
DRY GOODS and GROCERIES, confident that they
can please them iu style, quality and prices.
Special attention will be given to all orders. Cush
paying customers will find it decidedly to their inter
est to give us a call.
April 18,1854.
“• 000 lbs. Choice Bacon just received 011 Oon
,) . signment, and for sale low for cash, bv
1 f W. A. DAVIS.
O 000 BUSHELS Oi CORN Shortly to bo re-
JL*. eeived on consignment, and for sale bv
7 ' \V. A.‘DAVIS.
April IS, 1854.
Iji INCH <& DAVIS, Raton ton, (la.— Dealers in
j Groceries, Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Shoes, Hats,
Drugs, Medicines, patent Medicines, Hard, Ilollow
and Wood ware, Cutlery, Powder and Shot, Candles,
Soaps, Crockery, Fine Liquors and Wines and vari
ous other articles. Call and examine before purchas
ing elsewhere. Bargains can be had.
April IS, 18(14.
f 4 O* PEARSON & Cos., would call the utten-
V » tion of the public generally to their large stock
of dry goods, fancy and domestic, groceries, crockery,
hard-ware, &o. Their goods are all new, having been
recently selected with great cure in the New York and
Philadelphia markets.' They flatter 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
-1 vour to tit all in garments and in prices.
V \ LL persons indebted to Wood lief Scott, late ot'
XA 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, Adm’r.
March 7, 1854. ’
BORGIA, Putnam Uotinty. —Court of ()r
--dinary of said county, December Term, 1853.
It appearing to the Court upon the petition of Mathan
Bass, .loci L■ Hurt and John M. Flournoy, executors
of the last will and testament of Josiah Floumov late
of said county, deceased, that they have executed the
will of their said testament, by paying the debts of
said deceased and the legacies contained in bis said
will, and praying to be dismissed from their said exe
cutorship.
Ordered, that notice of this, their application for
letters dismissory be published in one of tne public
gazettes of tliis State for the space of six months and
that all pejsous interested flle their objections, if any
they have, on or bolero the first Monday in June next
and show cause-:why said letters should not; bo «rant-
(ijxn cntl nunits.
FI?<>SPEC ITUS OFTHB INDERI'N l>K *'«
The Independent^Press'published. w®®kly "'
Eatonton Geo., at the prfce ot fc'AOO
riablv in advance, except where the sun
eve
tiousuess tor liberty, nor scurrillousness lor independ
< ff£ polities will he Democratic —of the school of Jes
fersom Madison and Jackson. It however is subject
to no partv discipline which would compel it* Lditm
to sacrifice truth and honor m behalt of his political
associates, lie will always speak what he thmks.
One distinctive feature of tins press is that it allows,
and invites, a discussion in its columns at all subjects
- whatever, proper to form reading matter t mill u- popu
i lur mind. Communications from pniirieal opponents
■hire admitted upon the same terms us wnmiuincution.s
®fron political friends. It is required of both Unit they
■make their articles brief, to tlie point, and lree from
■[personality and all illiberal feeling. Religious ques
Motions, 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
Filed with political wrangling and party strite. It ad
'■litioii to its literary and miscellaneous matter, it eon
'■llia* articles on Agriculture, &o. And as Geo,-
"■tans and Southern people generally are fond ol field
this subject also aids in filling the columns ol
press. ...
can add to the prosperity of Georgia, aim
iri developing her resources, moral, mental and
il ®lysieul, is considered peculiarly adapted to these col
The cause of common sehool education ripen
'4Ky will he urged upon the people of Georgia withal!
‘JfjkTl i- ability we can command.
wBl lAII Communications must be addressed, (post-paid..
ml the Editor of The Independent Press, Eatonton.
B JAprU,’ [B, 1854. J. A. TURNER.
If GifiGRGIA IIOMK GAZETI iL
Southern Literary and Family Journal, published
Geo. James M. Smytii, and Roiiekt A.
m/fm'hc Home Gazette is devoted to- Literature, Art.
Agriculture, General InteUigv.iee. and South
■ l -F i interests. The aim of the Editor* is- to make n
■Bfteful and interesting paper, to blend the instructive
S|l(! the entertaining in such a way as lose-
a high degree of interest, and yet. at the same time
m\il'vote both the 1 ntelleet and the Affections.
columns of tlie paper contain Historical and
Romances, Pictures of Social Life, Sketches
Choice Poetry, Entertaining Anecdotes,
Memoranda, Agricultural and Industrial av-
the General news of the day, and all Political
. ' ‘■'"Yrftlligenee of any importance. Besides a great vari
articles on all these subjects, the Gazette will hr
1 adapted for Family Reading. It is pub
for the Home Circle, and the Editors feel that
fully redeemed their pledge to make it ah
Newspaper should he—entirely free from ID
and high-toned in character.
‘ for the liberal encouragement which has
. to our efforts to build up ut the Sout.fi
toeUWM try and Family Journal of high ehuraeter, we
our exertions to justify this public eon
li l ) Gazette still more worthy
TERMS.
j one year, in advance,
TMJii 'IiViBSMYTti a Whyte, Editors Ilome Gazette,
—ATUItDA Y EVENING POST'.
ill I. ARRAY" (If TALENT.
of Post in again coming hefor.-
,J 1 “ e .p 1 and return thanks lbr thegeneroii> pui
the public,j uus placed them far in advance of every
rouage Weekly in America. And, ns the only
other f orsuu p f R . L . ull j hurtv sujijiort, their
suitable rerijpPjjy for 1854 have been made wiui u degree
ar.rangemjjMjlJjity probably uuequaled in the history of
1 ! i tBB"Ui newspaper literature. They Jiave ewg.-.Ev
for the ensuing year, the following hril
™ co WFimy of talent and genious: Mr*. Southv>rti>.
Grace (rrcenivood tu»l
the first paper of January, we design common.
Original .Soviet, written expressly for our
r! «k entitled The Bride of the ttlUenim, by Em
I Bennett, author of ' ‘ Clara Moriand,” «fce. This
t M-'No II following by another called The Stcji-M' -tin <
Nary A. Denison, author of “Gertrude Rus
Ac. \Ve have also the promise of a number
ol by Grace Greenwood. Mrs. Sooth worth will
her old and pleasant eoimeetion with tin
i> The next story from her gifted pen will been
V i S^H|Mu:ia.mthe Avenger; on the Fatal Vow, by
r H. E. N. Southworth, author of the “Lo-:
eet. And lust, hut not least, we are author
- announce a series of articles Irom one who be
- high in popular favor. They wii
-H—tled a Ari r Series, ts Sketches, by Fanny r'.nt.
ttl, ’!! < to commence the Skethes of Fanny Fern
as the series by Grace Greenwood in the early
i!S s °l' the coming year.
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mg tin- ' • 4
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL.
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~,, Y* 1 record of Agriculture, Mcehanie-.
Inc Useful Knowledge, published m uthi
i Beach. Every Number contains :;-j
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par, ana of'each half year, a Splendid Volume
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lv suitei 1 to thci4m~,+L*«rt*, wiints.
r ’TERMS.
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iSOUTIIERN CULTIVATOR,
roil 1854.
The Southern Cultivator, a monthly Journal,
devoted exclusively to the improvement of Southern
Agriculture, Horticulture, Stock, Breeding, Poultry
Bees, General Farm Economy, &e. Illustrated with
numerous elegant engravings.
The Twelfth Volume Greatly Improved, Lbrnmeru-e* in
January, 1854.
The Cultivator is a large octavo of 33 pages, forming
a volume of 384 pages in the year. It contains a much
greater amount of reading matter than anv similar
publication in,the South—embracing, in addition t"
the current agricultural topics of the day. Valuable
Original Contributions from many of the ‘most, intelli
gent and practical Planters, Farmers and Hortieultnr
alists m every section of the South and Southwest
. terms.
One copy, one year in advance...... a i ,
Six copies ' *
Twenty-five copies, A),
One hundred copies, ■
The Cash system will be rigidly adhered to. and in
no instance will the paper be sent unless the money
accompanies the order. The Bills of all
Banks received at par. All money remitted bv mdf
l ' Wdl f,c ut the riak of the Publisher ’
Addres * W.M. S. JONES.
Augusta Geo..
T ANARUS, BRITISH QUARTER!^
the hastily written news-item* - Kfoundbetween
and flying"rumors of the duilv i ® riu ? speculations
dc,rous Tome Os the“fti ,rc b mal ’. uiul »ho ponl
living interest and eioKinS tJ"*** 1 !
events of the time shall have 1 * ! e £ reut political
these Periodical* that LoZ S .TU' Jt is
really intelligible and reliable history feuSSnt olo't'
upon the consideration of the riiShJblic'^ the,a
Arrangements are in progress ttoVL 1 • •
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be able to place all our Reprints in i Wtt sh, ‘^ !
soribers, about as soon as they mn be sub ~
tho foreign copies. Although' this will nvoW« d
large outlay on our part, wo shall he ,l verv
the Periodicals at the same low
For any one of the four Reviews I>cr flIUi -
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Payments to he made in «ii ’ . 10 00
Money current in the State - in il ‘ lvai ‘oo.
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