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Ittoccllaiimts. Slavery Existing in »Vf hr a ska. ' A letter from William Walker, Chief of the Wyandott tribe o,f Indians, formerly qf Ohio, but. now located on the Indian territory, at the junction ofthe Missouri and Kansas rivers, was published in the Cleveland Daily Her ald of Tuesday. ft was originally ad dressed to S. Blocker, Esq., of W ads worth, Ohio. He gives the lbllowjng statement in reference to tip* existence of slavery in the territory of Nebras ka, which will be read with much in terest : * There is one fact, relating to slavery in this territory, of wjbeh you are per haps not aware, as I pergejve it }s not generally known in the past, viz: the existence of slavery here among the Indians and whites, in defiance of the compromise of 1820. It has been in existence ever since it was organized as an Indian territory. True, there are pot,many slaves, but still slavery exists. Some slaves are held by the Indians by virtue of their own laws and usa ges, and some by regular bills of sale from citizens of Missouri. \V bite peo ple are going over into the territory by the authority of the government, in the character of Indian agents, mechanics, licensed traders, teachers, missionaries, «W\, hesitate not a moment, to take slaves with them, regarding it as a slave territory, and the prohibitory clause as dead letter. This opinion prevailing so general ly, was fortified a few years ago by a decision of the Circuit Courts of Mis souri, deciding that the Indian territo ry properly sq called, was slave terri tory. I will briefly state the nature ofthe suit that called forth this decision from Judge Byland, now of the Su preme Court of Missouri. A was ap pointed by the probate Court, admin istrator of the estate of B. Among the assets that came into A's hands were a number of slaves. These were hired out to service for the time being. One (a man) was hired to a person liv ing in the Territory. lie managed to es rape ami succeeded in reaching Mexico, and was never reclaimed. The heirs afterward brought suit against A for the recovery ofthe runaway slave, on the ground that A had put the slave to service in free territory, virtually emancipating him. On the part of defence it was con tended and proved that slavery and involuntary servitude had existed and did exist in the Indian territory, and it was not free soil. Judgment for the defendent. Such is the present attitude of shivery here. Uentlemanty Fighfs. In the recent difficulty between Mr. putting and Mr Breckenridge, the question of weapons was raised. Mr. Cutting was the challenging party — this gave the choice of weapons to Mr. Breckenridge, who selected the rifle.— This was the weapon with which Graves killed Oil ley, and with the use of which all Kentuckians are perfectly familiar. Gen. Shields as the friend of Mr. Cutting, objected to rifles, alledging that they and the murderous Bowie knife were improper weapons to be used in gentlemanly combat, in these civilized times. It was urged that the pistol was quite as dangerous an article as gentlemen should handle in their wrath.— Banner of Industry. We are surprised that in any culti vated society of this country, and amoner liberal gentlemen, it should be claimed that either party should have choice of weapons. Such choice is unfair ad vantage. It gives to a whimsical, vin dictive or blood-thirsty man, laboring under excitement and prejudice, the power to resort to weapons, of which the use is not ordinarily familiar, or which may be of too murderous a char acter, to be tolerated bv the generous opinion of society, or by the tone of individuals who may be above feroci ty. The duel is not to be suffered to be confounded with murder or its mo tives. It, is a sort of judicial combat— a quasi punishment—between gentle men which should be of the strictest possible equality in all its incidents between them : and with such -wea pons jus the good sense and good tone of society may determine by custom to be sufficient, for danger, vet least, ruth less and fatal in their use, Tj;e ques tion of weapons should be Ipf’t to the seconds, subject, to the jaw of ( quality and custom. This is the only proper rule, a? thyv are supposed lobe calm, unprejudiced, judiciously selected, and cognizant of all the facts : they are the, friends of the parties; and lastly,-what js most important, they- are the right ful, proper sponsors to society, as un derstood by intelligent, rcjjncmcnt, in ihe conduct and result of the duel. In Smith Carolina the practice of al lowing either party the choice of wea pons has long been exploded, and it lias been properly referred to the seconds or friends on their responsibilities.— This has been expressly laid down as g cardinal rule in the codification of rules made and published by the lute Hon. John L. Vfilsqp, arpt which is justly regarded, with some slight modi fications, as a work of high and the best, authority in the country, It. is a judicious and discriminating revision ofthe practice, custom, and rules acted upon in the leading civifized nations. [ Charleston Evening Xews. Ho tv to Comen fe. Business. Well, boys, we doubt not you would all like to rise high in the world, all become good farmers, mqpchants, &e. — Here is a good motto tor you. Begin at the lowest round in the ladder, and keep climbing, and here is a story which il lustrates just what we want to say. - One of the wealthiest merchants of New York c its tells m how he eomeneod burliness. lie says: 1 entered a, store and asked it a clerk was not wanted. “No,’ in a rough tone, was the answer —all being too busy to bother with me—when I reflected that if they did not want a clerk thev might want a laborer, but L was dressed too hne for that. 1 went to my lodgings, put on a rough garb, and the next day went into the same stove and demanded if they did not waijt a porter, and again “no, sir,'’ was the response—when I exclaimed in despair almost, ‘nor a laborer? — Sir, 1 will work at any wages. — Wages is not my object, 1 must have employ, and I want to be useful in busi ness.’ These last remarks attracted their attention, and ill the end I was hired as a laborer in the basement and sub-cellar, at a very low pay, scarcely enough to keep body and soul together. In the basement or sub-cellar 1 soon at traeted the attention of the counting house and chief clerk. I saved enough for my employers in little things wast ed to pay my wages ten times over, and thev soon found it out. 1 did not let any body about commit petty lar cenies without remonstrances and threats of exposure and real exposure if remonstrance would not do. I did not ask for any ten hour law. If I was wanted at 3 A. M. I was there and cheerfully there, or if I was kept till 2 A. M., I never growled, but told every body to go home “ and I will see every - | thing right.” I loaded off at daybreak i packages for the morning boats, or ! carried them myself: In short, I soon I became indispensible to my employers | and I rose—and rose —and rose, till I j became head of the house, with money enough, as you sec, to give me any luxury or any position a mercantile j man may desire for himself orchildren, ! in this great city.— American Agricul j tnrist. (Hilt fit ni. The Cat and Canary. A lady had a, pretty Canary bird which was so tame that she allowed it to leave its cage and fly at large in her apartment. She had likewise a line large cat. which she trained to treat her bird with gentleness; so that they were very good friends. One morning the bird was hopping about the room, picking crumbs from the carpet as usual, when the cat, which was asleep on the rug. suddenly sprang up, and seizing the bird in her month, jumped with it upon ihe table. The ; lady was alarmed tor the life of her | fovorite bird, and starting from her ! seat, was about to visit her displearure upon poor pussy, when she discovered the. occasion of the cat’s unusual be havior. The door had been left open and a strange cat had just crept into the room, intent to make the little bird his prey, had not the friendly puss so sea sonably tescued her. The lady im mediately turned out the intruder,when her own cat leaped off the table and re leased her affrighted little captive with out doing it the slightest injury. It was the nature of this friendly puss 1o destroy every bird within her reach : but in respect to the Canary she had learned self-control. And can not a child overcome his natural ten dency to selfishness, anger, or any other fault,? It can be done, little friends. Will you try? The Savior is ready to help you do this. It, will make you lovely in the sight of all, and be well pleasing u> Him who loved you and gave Himself for you.— Child's Paper. “Why did you not pocket some of those pears?” Said one bov to another; “ nobody was there to see.” “Yes there was—l was there to see myself, and I don’t ever mean to see myself doing a mean thing.” _ _ The Dead Come to Life.—A mer chant, of Jefferson city, Mo., named Cordell, who mysteriously disappear ed in 1844 or ’45, and was supposed to have been robbed of a large amount, of money and then murdered, has just returned home from Mexico via New York. It is supposed he was mentally affected. His wife supposing him to dead, and settled up his estate. "ff Rev. J. S. Reynolds, a Baptist clergy man, well known in the Southern part of our country, was a passenger on the missing steamer City of Glasgow. THE INDEPENDENT PRESS. ! EATOIfTOir, GA. 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A\ hen we first commenced our pa per, we were not certain what day would be best for publication, but adopted Tuesday, temporarily, until experience should teach us what time would be best for our issue. Saturday is the most convenient, and hence will be the day of publication, beginning with the present number. W hen we failed to issue our 3d num ber, on account of not having printers enough to get it out, this was doubtless put to our debit. As this is the 2d number we have issued in one week, we hope it will be placed to our credit. Printer Wanted. A good compositor and pressman is wanted at this office immediately. A situation for the balance of the year cati be obtained by a good printer. No one need apply who cannot bring the fullest and best testimonials that he never uses ardent spirits. June 10th, 185-1. Wanted. 1 wo boys, from 11 to 18 years of age, are wanted at this Office, to learn the art of printing. IS. It. » flee ting in • illonti cello. We call attention to the 11. B. Meet ing in Monticello, advertised in another column, for the Ith of Jul y. "We hope a good delegation from Fatnam will attend. President Pierce. As we have several times, in the columns of this journal, spoken disap provingly of President Pierce’s eon duet, because we conceived that conduct to be wrong, we cannot withhold the praise which has of late justly become his due. Before proceeding, however, let us indulge in a retrospective glance. Previous to the year 1852, the De mocratic party had become torn and scattered by factions and sectionalisms. The Compromise of ’SO was the lion which rent it in twain. Still the De mocrats in Congress cast more votes for these measures than did the Whigs— this is our recollection—and even if it was not a test of Democracy in princi ple, it became so m acquiescence. The convention which -assembled m ’52 made these measures the basis of the reorganization of the Democratic party. Gen. Cass was looked upon as the em bodiment, of these measures, and a ma jority of the Democratic party desired him to be president, of the United States. Under the operation of the two-thirds rule, he was cut out of the nomination, as were Douglas, Buchan an, and other prominent Democrats.— Then an eve. was turned upon the class which might be denominated the Great Unknown. Franklin Pierce, having been born under a lucky star, received the enquiring gaze of those in search of availability, and became the candi date, not so much of the Democratic party, as of the Compromise measures. The popularity of these measures elec ted him. In the distribution of the loaves and fishes, the supporters of the measures which elected President Pierce, vainly imagined that they were entitled to as much loaf and as much fish as oth ers—nay, more. The Hards at the North, whose leader was Daniel S. Dickinson, and the Union Democrats at the South whose most prominent man was Howell Cobb, thought these two gentlemen entitled to high consid eration at the hands of the president elect. They did not receive it. Presi dent Pierce forgot honesty, and ran his vessel upon the rock of policy. — Hard Democrats and Union Democrats, thought he, are attached to me through principle, mid I must bind the others by the cohesive power of public plun der. Ilad the Hards and Union Democrats been more than mortal—had they been gods with naughtof resentment in their bosoms, they might have been satis fied to havp the principles of the ad ministration, while the fatted calf was killed' for returning prodigals. It turned out that they were nothing more than poor," weal:, human beings. Opposition to the administration be came the watchword of the Hards, when they saw their leader slighted, and Onion Democrats had their hearts sick by the hope deferred of hav ing ex-Governor Cobb sent as a minis ter to France, or elected us United States Senator. To attain these ends as well as because they could not do otherwise consistently, Cobb and his friends went into the support of the Democratic Administration. For all this, however, Howell Cobb reposes in the shades of retirement beside the classic g roves of modern A thens. We payer doubted that President Pierce, surrounded by the difficulties j which encompassed his path, was real- i ly made to believe that the policy he | pursued was best calculated to restore j harmony to the Democratic organize-j tion, and through it as the dominant i party, to the country. Fatal cr- j ror ! He tried to please all ami I pleased none. He was too South- j cm for the North, and too North- j ern for the South. He reminds us of I the man in the fable who had it in his power to shoot either one of two birds, but who secured neither, because he shot between the two K trying to kill both. There was in reality but one issue before the country, and that was in reference to the question whether slavery should be interfered with or let alone. The president should have sided with one or the other party, and hay o' let it be known where lie stood. National Democrats were not so much aggrieved at the loss of office to them— though this was undoubtedly hard to bear—as they were at the favors be stowed upon Free-soilers. In the mean time, the President add ed to the popular indignation against him by the decapitation of Bronson. — It is a stain upon his administration, as indelible as that upon the escutcheon of Elizabeth of England, otherwise so bright, placed there by her conduct to ward Alary Queen of Scoffs. It is the “One fatal remembrance, one sorrow that throws Its bleak shade alike o’er our joys and our woes.” We have said that President Pierce pleased no-body, because he tried to please every body. Least of all has he pleased the Free-soilers, once crushed, but to whom he has given respectabil ity and character, lie sees now that I he lias not only nursed one adder, but a nest of adders in his bosom, which raise their heads to strike their venom into his vitals. The Frcc-soil prints arc rabid in their attacks upon flic ad ministration. This is beginning to ! draw us more closely to it. Os late, j President Pierce is putting himself more and more upon the platform of national men, and to that extent lie de serves and shall have our support. We believe he is beginning, at last, to set his face against Free-soilers and agita tors, after having too long, and almost : fatally, encouraged them. He lias signed the Nebraska bill, and became its warm supporter towards the close, though he did not espouse it at first, with as much enthusiasm as he should have done, lb' did not use the organ ization of the Democratic party to “crush out” opposition to it. He has issued his proclamation against t ,- c lil libusters. lie has vetoed the Insane Land Bill. It is understood that he is watching the interest of the country with an eagle’s eye in reference to Cu ba. And above all, his conduct in reference to the late Boston riot, is worthy of all praise. When the president was informed by the United States Marshal of what he had done to suppress the riot, he re turned the laconic, but forcible reply, “Your conduct is approved—the law must be executed.” Frequent tele graphic despatches passed between the President, and B. F. Hallet, U. S. At torney, during the progress of the tri al, and amongst other things, the Ex ecutive said, “Incur any expense deem ed necessary by the Marshal and your self, for city military, or otherwise, to insure the execution of the law.” — There is something of the spirit of An drew Jackson in these two despatches. They have sent an electric thrill through the veins ofthe whole South ern country. President Pierce may yet repair 1 1 is errors. lie may yet show himself a man. He may yet do what lie was put in the Executive Chair to do. If so, flic whole country will forget the past and rally to his support. Scenes in the Printing Office. No I. [Editor seated in his sanctum—Enter Devil in a hurry.] Devil —The foreman says lie wants another piece of poetry to lill out. Editor —Look in the poetry drawer, there, and give me a piece. [Devil looks, but finds the drawer empty.] Devil —There’s none in here. Editor —Where’s the piece “for Miss A. E.” that was published in the Athens Banner last year? . •; \ Devil blushes, and says he doe:, not know [ —Editor suspecting something, repeals the question rn a decided manner Deoil draws out a dirty scrap from hie vest poclcet and says:] Hope, you will excuse me, sir. I didn’t intend to steal this, but only tool; it 1,0 read to my sweet heart last night. Editor —You are excused. Read it. | Deoil reads as follorcs.] A LOVER IN' DISTRESS. H r ilitvc ivcciVfccl till! following touching tiiiOrt Irom ii Ipve-sick sxvain, with an urgent, rctMpyt to publish. As we Jiayt! no poetic talent, we cannot venture to make any alterations or corrections, least, We should spoil the synpnetrv oK the jneasppe and the beauty of the author's conceptions; w« there fore five them to tin- public, verbatim literatim: lbr Miss A„ K„ i sr.B To niaiirn the loss of My sweet barto 1 low can .My passions hair To Icav the dearest of my hanto A' "o i noiigli not where lam not happy, for my lot Uusuited. Seems to he. .My walk of life, contents me not llesind i cannot be. Must i bee banished from you side Must i retir A way Must i forsaken bee by you Must we not meet A gain Oh must the silken ehorde of Jove Bee now At last undon A Mee to think Apon they past Forever more to maurn O foolish hartc 0 foolish brain \\ by can love thus deceive subdue Since hope cannot restore again AVhy cannot memory perisli two So when i am gon ne'r to return And you are left alone Then keep the harte i lov so well But giv me back My own Editor —Bring along the poetry ma chine and let’s grind this over. [ Exit Devil for a moment — re-enter with the machine. Editor puts in the piece of 'poetry and tells Deed to turn. — When he is done , Editor says,] Now go round and take it up.— Does it look any better? Devil —Oh! yes sir, smartly. Editor —Read it. [ Devil reads as follows:] FOR MISS A. E.—1858. To mourn the loss of my sweet-heart, How can my passion bear, To leave the dearest of my heart, And go, I know not where ? I am not happy, for my lot Unsuited seems to be—■ My walk of life contents me uot — Resigned 1 cannot be. Must I be banished from your side, Must I retire away - - 1 Must 1 forsaken be by you, Must we not meet again Oh! must the silken cord of love Be now at last undone, And I to think upon the past, Forever more to mourn ! Olt! foolish heart, oil foolish brain, Why can love thus deceive, subdue 1 Since hope cannot restore again, Why cannot memory perish too? So when I'm gone, ne’er to return, And you are left alone, Then keep tho heart I love so well, But give me back my own. Editor —Will it do to put in the In dependent Press , now ? Devil. —No, sir, not exactly. The date is on top and it ought to be at the bottom. Besides that,.l don’t think there is quite enough agony piled on. My sweet-heart says she likes a good deal of agony, and I do myself. ° ‘ . Editor. —Very well then, put it m once more. Now get a piece of agony —not so much as that, it will burst the boiler. That will do. Now turn. \Devil turns and there is a good deal of effervescence and commotion in the ma chine.] Editor. —That will do. Go round and see how it looks, now. Read it [ Devil reads as follows :] — TO MISS A. E. To mourn thy loss, from thee to part, E’en Jove himself could scarcely bea r Then who can heal the mortal heart When parting goads it to despair t No pence is mine, for oh my lot Is molded by the god that’s blind— Thine image could I only blot, 1 then might hope to be resigned. Must I he banished from thy side May we not meet once more again ? I kneel before thee, though my pride Would drive me, maddened o'er the main. And must the silken cord of love Be now at last by fate undone t Cannot the past upon you move, Sly lost, hut still my lovely one i Oh ! throbbing heart, unmanly brain, Why con love thus deceive, subdue ? Since, hope cannot restore again, Why cannot memory perish too ! I go then where the billows swell, But cannot bear a heart so lone, Then keep the one 1 love so well, But give, oh ! give me back my own. 1853. Editor —What do you think of it, now ? Devil. —First-rate —agony a plenty —date in the right place. It would be a right good poem, if we didn’t know where it started from. Editor —Well it’s as good as our ma chine can make of the raw material we had. Take it to the foreman. [Exit, Devil as the curtain falls , saying me and that fellow and the Editor and the machine are some in poetics. ] • - Charles MM. Norton. We see that the al/ove individual lias advertised in tire Southern Quar terly as an agent for the purchase of books, &c. We caution Southern peo ple against him. He is not a reliable man, and now has money of ours in his possession obtained and held b} r fraud: * Southern Quarterly Mle view. Ae have received the «July number. This is generally admitted to be the ablest Review in America. We do not agree with its political philosophy in every respect; but this forms but a very insignificant portion of its con tents. JSyery Southern reader ought to subscribe for this Review. Contents of the duly Number:—Napoleon 111 and Augustus Caesar-Political Phil osophy of South Carolina —Africans at Home—Napoleon Bonaparte and Sir Hudson Lowe \\ hat is our Gov ernment?- Necessity of the Classics- — Les Savahes, by L’ Abbe li.ouquetto — Passion Flowers of Poetry South Carolina Military Academies- -Butler’s j Analogy Banks and Banking - Criti- : cal Notices. LOCAL ITEMS. The Individual who is in the ha-1 bit of coming into our office, lingering the material and dist urbingthe printers, will please save us the trouble, and himself the mortification of having his name given the public. Ac were pleased, a day or two ago, to note the improvements going on at the upper end of town. It had been some time since we were out in the di rection of Madison, and were agrceablv t surprised to see the new buildings al- j ready up, and in process of erection in j that part of town. Our worthy towns- j man, Mr. Tuiison, who, by the wav, fins done more to improve Fatonton than any ten rnenin it, has opened a ! street from his premises out to the house of Henry Reid, Esq., and is lay- i ing off quite a number of beautiful j building lots. Upon two of these ! houses are now being built. A irnra- i ber of our citizens have already pur-' chased lots with the intention of put- | ting up good dwellings. On both sides j of the street and road, leading from the j Post Office as far out ns the residence j of James Reid Esq., about a mile, are some of the most beautiful situat ions for building we have ever seen. There is one knoll especially on the left hand side of the road which forms the most appropriate place in or near town that wc know of for a beautiful mansion.— The growth upon and around it, which is'oak, its convenient distance from the ! road, and its commanding height, give | it rare advantages. And a house put ; upon it in good stylo would appear better than any other we know of. Alien the houses wo speak of are j completed, and others which will pro bably be built, pro finished, Fatonton will be one of the most beautiful and pleasant villages to be found in any country. Ac need schools of a higher grade than we Jnowliave, however, and when these are built as we trust they shortly will be, the population and bu sinessof this village will almost be dou ble what they now are. There is a ciicus in town to-day. WEEK 1.1 SUMMARY. BPeaths in * JFilledgcrilie. Several sudd m deaths have occurred in Milledgevillo during the last several days, and they have been attributed to Cholera. Mr. jand Mrs. McNeil, and their servant who had lately been to Nashville, diejl suddenly. Anoth er lady has alsol died, whose name we did not learn. I AYe understand that I)r. White is cerjtain that there has been no cholera in the city. The Milledge ville papers will give us full and re liable information. Since our last issue there has been 110 news from Europe. The accounts of the riot in Brook lyn between the Irish and Native Americans were exaggerated. None were killed, but several seriously wounded. Accounts from Boston, Bth June, say that the abolition excitement is en tirely allayed. 1 The evidence against those accused of Bachelder’s murder is strong. Various rumors are afloat con cerning the Black Warrior and Cuba. The last rumor is that Spain will pro pose a sale of the Island. The account which we copiei into our last paper, to the cfi’ect thal the matter was settled, was premature. Small-Pox ]x Greensboro’. —We understand that a single case of small pox occurred ii Greensboro’ last Fri day. As no one suspected until then what it was, it is probable that it will spread consider;jbly. It was brought from Charlestoni we understand, by a servant girl, ofjCol. Dawson’s. Ae learn that necessary precaution lias been taken to j revent the spread of the disease. —Soithern Watchman. The Cholera lys subsided in Nash ville. Tiie F isitEßiEa —The Montreal Pi lot says, that the 1 ritish government is about to re-organi ;e the expedition for the protection of he English fisheries in the Gulf. Dr. jFostin to be in com mand, as formerly, and the expedition tp be at the Magijalen Islands at the commencement ofjthe herring fishery. ftrsonal. Tom •Marshall as an Orator. Judge Walker of the N. 0. Delta writes as follows of Tom Marshall’s speech in the Aard trial; The reply of Torn Marshall did not come up to my expectation. Tt had many brilliant points, many gems of poetry, wit and eloquence; but it lack ed vigor, force and method. It was at j times rambling and discursive. Mar shall’s evident fault as a speaker is egotism. He speaks too much for dis | play. This is a bad quality for a erini | inal pleader, where effectiveness de j pends on his earnestness, the extent to which he becomes entirely absorbed in his client. But he is at times verv eloquent and poetical in language, ve ry graphic and glowing. 11 is descrip tion of the incompatibility of the char acter and habits of the man of letters and seclusion—of the man of the gen tle vnd amiable traitsof Matt Aard with those reckless and boisterous traits which mark the man capable of mur der, and too often mark the characters of other men, was very beautiful. His allusion to the tender devotion of Aard’s wife, and to his own affection ate and loving character, which had led to the unfortunate act for which hr is now arraigned, was equaly effective, lie touched the Statevpride of the jury by sketching the literary triumphs and labors of the accused which had re flected such credit on Kentucky, and. pointing to his pale, emaciated, worn and delicate form and countenance, ask ed if any one could see the brand of the murderer on that pale brow, in the lineaments of that face which reflected a pure, generous and chivalrous soul, lie pictured with great vigor the hor ror of consigning such a man to the hangman. At this point of his address Matt’s wife uttered loud sobs, and ever}’ lady, and many of the gentlemen, including someof the jury, in the room were in tears; but throughout the trial, the prisoner maintained a brave self-possession and calmness, which without running into bravado or defi ance, presented the aspect of a concious i ness of innocence. (!f oin inertial. EATONTON PRICES CURRENT [COIIUECTED WEEKI.YIiY W. A. DAVIS.] COTTON.—There Ims Been none offering in our market for the past week, except a few small lets at high prices. Consequently there have been no sales, and we are unable to give quotations. BAGGING. .Gunny fl yard 10 (g Iti Kentucky none. BACON.. Hams ft lb 12 (n 13 Shoulders ft lb 7 (g s Sides ft Hi 10 (<i 12 llog round ft tt) lo (g Vi) i BUTTER. .Goshen ft 11) none. Country ft It> 10 (g, 10 BRICKS., ft thousand CSO (g 7on CHEESE.. Northern ft ll> 12 <g 15 English Dairy ft lb none. COFFEE.. Rio ft lb 14 (,i 1«; Java ft It> 10 (11 is DOMESTIC GOODS..Shirt’, ft yd 5. (g 12’,' Sheeting ft yard ’.. 15 (g 30 Osnuburgs ft y’d Jl (g 12 FLOUR. .Country, ft turret 760 <g. 525 Country ft sack 850 (g 400 GRAIN. .Corn ft Bushel 100 <g: 110 Wheat ft Bushel 125 gr 140 IRON..Sweeds ft It) (iq (g 7 English ft lb it m 7 LARD..ft lb 11 <g) l:; LIME.. Northern ft Barrel 250 go 300 LUMBER, .ft thousand feet 12 00 <gl3 00 MOLASSES. .Cuba ft gallon 35 (g ; 37 New Orleans ft gallon.. 40 (gj 45 NAILS..f) Keg 675 gr 7no OILS.. Lump ft gallon 150 <g: 2 s>.i Train fit gallon 100 (g> 1 Linseed ft gallon 125 <g) 180 Castor ft gallon 225 (g 250 RICE..ft ft 0 (g 1 s ROPE..ft ft 10 (g. 11 LIQUORS. .Gin, Northern ft gal 50 (g. 75 Rum, N. E. ft ga110n.... 50 (g; 75 "Whiskey ft gallon. 50 <g tipi Brandy, cognac 300 (<'7 00 Gin, Holland 200 (u Bon SUGARS.. New Orleans ft ft... 7 (g y Rorto Rico ft tt> 0 (g; lo Loaf ft ft 11 (<» 13 Crushed ft ft 12 (g; 12 Refined ft ft 10 <g 11 SALT.. ft Bushel yo (g 100 Salt ft Sack 250 (11 3on SOAP. .Colgate, pale ft lt> 12 (g 15 Yellow ft ft 8 (~1 pi Country ft ft 8 (g; lo SHOT..ft ft 12>£ (g; 12 1 j ft Bug 2 50 " (gi 2 75 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. uiji'jjjjiijiiiD atottßoas}®'* THE I>oui\l of Directors of the Eatontou w-iislr and Monticcllo Railroad Company, respect • laity call a General Meeting of the citizens of Jas per County, and all others that may feel interested m the project, at the Court House*, in the town of Monticcllo, on Tuesday, the 4th July next, to con sider the matter of said road. C. 8. JORDAN, Sr., Jane 10, 1054. Seo'y Board Directors. GEORGIA, Putnam County* Court of Ordinary of said county, June Term, 1854. IT appearing to the Court from the petition of A. A. Adams, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Jus. D. Jarratt, deceased, that he has fully ad ministered the estate of his said intestate and praying to be dismissed therefrom— Ordered , That notice of this his application be published in terms of the law, that all persons con cerned may take notice thereof and tile their objec tions, if any they have, on or before the first Monday in December next, to the granting of letters of dis mission on that day. WII, 11. CARTER, t vd’y. June 10, 1354 Georgia putnam county. WHEREAS Mary E. Ledbetter and James N. lunch, apply for letters of administration on the estate of John Ledbetter, late of said county, dee’d. These are therefore to cite and admonish all con cerned to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause if any exist, why said letters should not be granted. W. B. CARTER, Ordinary. June 10, 1854. S. S. 11l SKMIKHUy. /.IV/IKUVIKU; TJUJUOR ~\\f £ warrant to please all who wish the latest V t style of dress. Shop up stairs, adjoining the Printing Office. AprillS, 1854. FRANKLIN & BRANTLY, A NU COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SAVANNAH, GA. .Tune Gth, 1848. V—l y