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SATURDAY MORNING-, DEC. 23, 1854.
Close of tlie present Volume-
With this nutnher, the first volume of
the Independent .iYess. |OT,the. year 185-4. The
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pniiing qf tho volume will not be out’' however,
until the 18tii day of April 1855. Vo bring the
volttiuo.' to a close, because we prefer that each
volume should eonnneueg at the beginning of the
year, and end at its close.
'fhpre will be no paper issued from this office
next .week, because we consider editors and prin
ters cp-tally as well entitled to Christmas as ne
eroes. * We have to work sis hard, or harder, and
need ri little respite once or twice a year—camp*
meetings and Christ mas,-for insianee.
To our patrons we say, pay up, for we arc very
much in need of money. We. need it to increase
our facilities forgiving you an improved paper next
year. Pay its for the past volume, and in advance
for the nest.
We shall open our next volume with renewed
>'. rmination to make for you a readable journal.
■ ;r ability to do so will have been greatly increas
ed. We have enlarged our office, and employed
omnipotent, sober, gentlemanly, and prompt work
men who will unite their labors in the mechanical
department, with ours in the editorial, to eater to
our tastes as regards the eye and the mind.-
Avoiding the errors, and profit ting by the expe
rience, C*f the past, with reforeuew to the future
,-onduet of this journal, we close our present vol.
time with our most sincere acknowledgements to
the kindness of onr patrons, invoking a continu
ance of their kind favors.
I*. S.—We shall issue an advertising sheet on
Saturday 30th, for our town subscribers.
.
Patent Office Report
We have received from our attentive representa
tive in Congress, Hon. P. A. Reese, part 11. of the
Patent Office Report, which relates to agriculture.
We Paid It trulv a valuable document, and every
one interested in agricultural subjects, will find in
its page? amusement and instruction.
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Schoolfellow.
We have reec-ivM the above excellent little mag
...nuc for IX-ceml'er. Mr. S. P. Richards is the
publisher for ifaeon
Locking Back
it is instructive oftentimes to look back, and
compare the past with the present, in order to see
what progress has been made with the lapse of
v. : -j. We clip the following paragraph from the
editorial department of the Qeorgia Journal, penned
st a quarter of a century ago. It will be seen
-.hut the Journal boasted that it received a printed
• y of the president*! message fifty-four hours
-r it hud been transmitted to both houses of
:-.i_,vess. Now. if the message is not received by
the editors simultaneously with the reading in
Washington, it causes quite a complaint amongst
them: • Ay
Pit He IDENTS MESSAGE.—Fifty-four hours
a:', t the Presidents Message had been' transmit
t i to bosh houses of Congress, a printed copy of
present* -i to us by Mr. Knox, the mail con
v t-r for the line extending from Warrantor),
t'.,... :gh MiJledgeville. to Fort Mitchell. The dis
ar between this place and Washington City is
■it 08b miles. This extraordinary despatch en
ables us to lay before the public this interesting
ament. Mr. Knox deserves great credit, for
- exertions in bringing about this despatch; and
■ >aoiild be remunerated in some sort for the ex
■ .-use he i:.i' incurred in providing horses through
. line for the express who had the message in
.ree. Additional praise should be awarded to
Mr. Knox; thrive have been informed that the
litre. • i of the line fro;* Augusta to Warrenton,
:, uto participate in the arrangement made to j
•/.am the message in so short a time.— Geo. Jour- I
tutl. D wc. 12, 1881.
Here is another extract taken from a paper of
; eonecrnintr Audubon, the ornithologist, which 1
... us a correct idea of his labors and travels in
: -suit of his favorite study :
Mr. Audubon (says the Philadelphia Herald , of
j.st instant, j has been a few days with us, wear
as we hope he always may, . j appearance of
;. :..an of forte, and is m the enjoyment of the most
. feet health. He is oil' this morning for a trip to
Florida- —thence across Arkansas —up the
,uri. to the, Mandan Country—thence to the
A Mountains —scaling which, he means to
A along the shores of the Pacific. May safe
:. i health attend him, and every sort of pros-
The Hard Shell Baptists-
We some time ago gave the resolution of a Hard
.' ii Baptist association in New York condemning
; : npious manifesto of the 3000 New England
clergymen concerning the Nebraska bill. W o now
, v ■ an extract front “a letter from one of the
most ustiriguished men of this school in the North,"
v, i-.-h a friend permitted the Corner Stone to pub
/s;,_ The Hard Shells are the most sensible people
earth about one thing: that is, they attend
strictly t< *.:eir own business and let other people's
ai iK-. Hence their hostility to abolitionism. But
t / the extract: “ ' ’ . *•'" ;
MIDIK.ETOWX, N. Y.
I>kAit BuOTHEU. —I have received your letter
fthe 2d inst., and ha-ten tu reply, lumy article in
• e ] Oth number on “ Carrowan the Murderer,”,
iw;ll find 1 elialtehge the world to show the
name of any Old School Baptist on the petition of
• • N< w England clcrgv, remonstrating against
Lhn ria- -..•'a of the Nebraska hill, or any other doc
ument of the kind. Ido not know an Old School
Baptist on earth that is an abolitionist, or that far ois
the cause of abolitionism. The famous remonstran
/.•-s of the clergy against the Nebraska bill, I have
.• •• Amed with decided disapprobation in a late num
ber of the Signs. I regard it as one of the most
glaringly bulls that Jims ever been scut out
by the modern clergy'. It may be well that they
have sir wu themselves as clearly in this instance
us they have, as it has drawn out the just rebuke
of Douglas, Pettit, and others, and it may also
serve to open the eyes of others. Opr Ministers of
the gospel in the Eastern and Middle States dis
ci .im the title of clergymen. We know of no
clergy and laity among Old School or Primitive
Baptists, lleuce the clergy of all denominations.
iio not embrace the Ministers of Jesus Christ
among us,
Importation of Sky-larka.
John oorgan, of Wilmington, Delaware, says:- j
‘•I imported last year from Liverpool two lots
c-f skv-larks, both of which arrived in safety and
■ mod health. 'J’tie first lot, twenty in number, ar
rived on the 20th of February, (18511,) and were
l’, 1 1 confined until the 10th of March, when they
-«-re liberated, 'llie other lot, twenty-two m num
ber m rived on the 18th of April, and were set
the next day. The last lot were only twenty
two davs from the time they were trapped- m Eng-
Hud until they were turned loose in Delaware.
The'first lot Wore about a month longer on then
j ''‘ H ordered only such birds as had been reared
wild in the nest, fa* their instinct of sol {-preserva
tion would not be likely to bo so faiml
; irization as to render them incapable of getting
i m living, nor to shun their natural enemies
I feel a strong hope that that the experiment
will sueec-d as the birds may now be seen (July
«*. wurljling MtMM
J:\cAia m dieurfuUy “ '“."ftS
Pm! -and there is little doubt but they will
propagate with us, and he useful in destroyiiig my -
ia.-h of insects and their larvie, like ni.i y . 1
native birds. I think the severity of our tin a
- present no difficulty in their inert use, asUiey
are Ibun.l all over Europe, from Siberia to Epm •
'iii-.-y migrate from the more .northerly region*/; ?
the Continent before winter, ldwty (is 1 p
but only partially so from, many place* m Hugh ■
mid .Scotland, where the climate is .probaln> J*
severe us that of'Delaware and man^, ; par!.Bjm -
West. . v . ,y , _
My importation, .consisting of forty-two birds
about an equal number of males and femalesM'COs
ui", including ajfe^pdtises,‘ijifiO. ’
Disunion
Our brother of the Corner Stone shy.s, after an
nouncing the fact that we “ felt ourself at liberty
• to act with any party which, in our opinion, would
| advance Rio intbresis of the Country —oven a d.s
union party,that he is afraid it would be lutrdHo
; convince us that a disunion party would be for the
j interest of tho country. No, friend, it would bo
! very easy to convince us of this. Once lot us see
| that abolitionism is to rule the country, and we
i would bo for disunion, if nothing short of it would
I throw oft' the “foul domination." While on this
J subject wo would be p!ea*cd to have from our G’o
; lumbus brother a little ’ light in reference to the
j mußer. „ We have never scon the question of dis
-1 union coolly and dispassionately considered. It
I has never been discussed in tho right spirit. Now
I we call for information, not for tho sake of writing
j homilies upon this glorious union, but because wo
I are really uninformed. And as our Columbus
| brother is probably posted up, wo call upon him.
I In the event of disunion, what States would form
the Southern Confederacy ? What would bo the
modus oporandi of dissolution and reorganization
on our part? Whose would be the prestige ot tho
present government, the Norths or tho (Souths?
Whose would bo the treasury? Whose the army
and navy? 11 tho North’s, wlmt would it cost
the South 1.1 build up an army and navy lor her
sclf ? Would she not probably stand in need of an
artnv and navy? Could she probably maintain
herself, or would she probably bo placed under
t .he protectorate of Great Britain, or some other
power? Wouk) she expect to extend her territo
ry South and South West, immediately, or confine
herself to her present limits? W hat would be j
her constitution and form of government? Would ;
you give to each of the States forming the South- j
ern Confederev a constitutional veto upon the pas
sage of a federal law? Would you make the new
constitution differ in other respects from the pie
sent federal constitution? Did Mr. Calhoun in his
life ever actually write out a constitution for a
Southern Confederacy, to be formed at Nashville?
We do not ask the above questions in a spirit of
captiousriess, or with any intention to enter ouisclf
upon their discussion, but simply because we want
reliable information. We have never seen these
questions properly, if at all, considered. Oui triend
is very well aware that discussions with regard to
union and disunion have generally been made )}
demagogues, in inflated and i»flamed declamation.
Let us have the light of reason and of statesman
ship thrown upon the subject.
From the Madison Book-Store.
We acknowledge the receipt from Messrs. Lid
don £. Sullivan of a bundle of books, which came
too late for particular notice this issue, for which
: they have our thunks. We have only time to say
that Messrs. Liddou & Sullivan keep a large stock
of school and miscellaneous books, music, musical
instruments, fancy goods, stationery, &c., which
they will guaraneee to sell as cheap as they can be
had this side of Baltimore. In fact, they sell aU
of their bocks at the Northern retail prices.
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The Histrionics-
The above dramatic corps from Milledgeville
have been entertaining our citizens with their ex
cellent performances. They evince a degree of
talent not generally found in an amateur band.
On Tuesday night they performed The Apostate.
Mh. Wm. 11. Barnes as Pescara. E. 11. Doles
as Hemeya, G. Scott as Malec and J. M. G. Med
locic as Florinda. These several parts were well
sustained, in a play very difficult to act correctly.
Os course it would not do criticise the characters
as represented, as if a Garrick, a Siddons and a
Forrest had been the actors: For as Mr. Barnes
said, on Wednesday night, “we are all Georgia
boys." But we would not pay tho company so
poor a compliment as to say their cap; ty was
such as to forbid any criticism whatever. Mr.
Barnes performed his part admirably. If he had
any fault, it was “piling on the agony” rather too
much. But Forrest, it is said, does the same.—
Perhaps, too, we would require too rigid a standard
for stage-performers—more rigid than has ever
been established for the boards: For we would
allow no excitement or attitudinizing not consis
tent with the most polished oratory. This, we
know, is not the standard, however, and Lord
Byron said that the most distinguished actor he
ever heard, did nothing but mouth and rant. Vv e
do not subscribe to this sneer of the noble Lord
but repeat it merely to show wliat lias been the li
cence upon tho stage, even in London, with refer
ence to manner and delivery. And if Mr. Barnes
erred in this respect, he errs in common with the
most distinguished of the profession.
Mr. Medlqck, as Florinda, had the most difficult
part to perform, because he had to acta double
character—as a man he had to act the woman, and
as a woman, he had to aA Florinda Too much
; praise cannot be awarded Mr. Medloek for the
| faithful performance of his part. Mr. Doles as
i Hemeya sustained his part well, in the conflicting
: passions he was called upon to represent —love for
! Florinda , love for lus father’s friend, and attacli
i meat to the religion of the prophet, while Mr.
j Scott as Maine was the very impersonation of an
; aged, venerable, iron-hearted Moor.
On 'Wednesday night’ the company performed
Bertram, Mil Doles acting in that character, Mil
j Scott as Aldohrand , Mil Barnes as Prior, Mr.
| Meolock as Imoyene, and sweet little Miss Vic
j TORia Doi.es as Inwyene's child. Tho principal
! parts in this play were rather better performed,
'we think,'than those in the Apostate. Here tho
| objection we mentioned to Mr. Barnes —which is
j a mere matter of taste, in which nine out of ten
Would probably differ with us—did not apply.
Jlis representation of the I’rior was faultless. And
let us say, in passing, that he has shown a versa
tility of talent both for tragedy and comedy not j
generally found in one man. and which would lead
to eminence, in a profession which lias been graced
by many noble names.
But we find we are giving too unbridled a license
to a disposition to particularize, and must make our
remarks more general, before doing full justice to
other actors, who are'deserving of all praise. Be
fore wc go off into the general, however, wo can
not refrain from saying that the star of the occa
sion ou Wednesday night, was little. Vie Doles, as
Imogene’s child. She is a child, and acted a child's
part. Many an'eye moistened when she several
times appeared as Jmogeiie's guardian angel, and
when, in the last scene, she died by her mother’s
side, many cambric handkerchiefs and some ban
dannas, came into popular use.- The charm of
little Vic's acting was that she was ‘‘as a little
child.”
Wo must bring these remarks to a close by
thanking the Histrionics in tho name of our citi
zens for the amusement aqd entertainment afford
ed us. They have been greeted with full houses,
and we but express the common hope that they
will return at some future time, and gratify the
tastes of our people for .dramatic amusements.
Journal of the Mails.
Sat. IG.—Got the Advocate ofthe South, prin
ted at Buena. Vista, Marion county, Ga., dated sth
inst. TVt traveling this—only 1L days on the
way. Got the same paper dated 12th, yesterday
or day before. Got -tho New York Sun dated to
dayi Faster traveling still. Got two Now York
Heralds. If the post masters north of this would
send* our papers raoro regularly would be much
obliged. Got the Constitutionalist which was due
yesterday. Eeiul the, pillowing I‘rSin the Chronf
(lc i£? Sentinel*
x-
The Northern Mail failed- ypstomay evening:—
The trains did uoj. comiegt aiKingsville. • .
We received up mail from'Montgomery and be
yond, yesterday morning.' ■'
Sen.]?.—Read tho following in tho Albany
' J ‘
The Mails.—We have: no wish to croak, or
find fault with any oilc, especially when we take
for a text a subject that has' been as prolific of ill
natural lectures from the Press us that which
heads tiiis article. But wo will state two or three
farts, leaving others to draw their own inlerenoes.
Ist, Our New York exchanges do not come to us
when due, ofteiier than once in three times, but
are'behind from two to ten days. 2d. The Tri
weekly Intelligence?,' published aly Washington,
I). C.„ comes to us two at once (sometimes three)
more than half the time, and wo have ewieo re
delved them two weeks utter they were published
| —frequently front eight to ten days. fid. Some
| of our Philadelphia exchanges wo have not seen
j for three weeks at a time. Wc know the.-• ex
changes are mailed to ns for wo seldom fail to get
them eventually.
Mux. 18.-—Got three numbers of tho Tri-weekly
Washington Union which were due .at intervals
last week.; Read the following from the Atlanta
liiteUiycnccr :
The M ails. — Wc received no papers yesterday
from points beyond Augusta, and only the Citron
trie from there. Tho Savannah papers also failed
to .come to hand.
Tubs. 19.—Did not got our Charleston Courier,
due to-day.
Wed. 20.—Read the following in the Xational
Fra :
Post Office Delinquency. —A friend at Ox
ford, Illinois, writes, Nov. 30th : “It is with; con
siderable difficulty that T have succeeded in making
up the dub, owing to the deranged state of the
mails. Persons are not willing to take a paper
that seldom comes to hand in less than from twen
ty to forty days after publication. For instance,
we have not yet received a November number,
and we are missing twelve numbers of tho Fra
since the Ist of last January.”
’ Turns. 21.—Got two Charleston Couriers, one
of which was due several days ago.
Look!
Pc certain to read the new advertisements, or
you may miss a bargain.
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Seven FLols.—Th# Envious man
who sends away his mutton because
his next door neighbor is eating ven
ison.
2. The Jealous man who spreads his
bed with nettles, and then sleeps in
it.
3. The Proud man who gets wet
thro' rather than ride in the carriage of
an inferior.
4. The Litigious man, who goes to
law in the hqpc of ruining his oppo
nent, and gels ruined himself.
5. The Extravagant man who buys
a herring and takes a cab to carry it
home.
6. The Angry man, who learns the
ophccleide, because he is annoyed
with the playing ,of his neighbor’s
piano.
7. The Ostentatious man, who illu
minates the outside of his house most
brilliantly, and sits inside in the dark.
A Touching Scene.-A beautiful in
fant was taught to say, and it could say
little else, Grodwili take care of ba
by.” It was seized with sickness,
at a time when both parents -were
just recovering from a dangerous ill
ness. Every day it grew worse, and
at last it was given up to die. Almost
agonized, the mother begged to be car
ried into the room of her darling to
give it one last embrace. Both parents
succeeded in reaching the apartment
just as it was thought the' little baby
had breathed its last. The mother
wept aloud, when once more the lit
tle creature opened its eyes, looked
lovingly up in her face, smiled, moved
its lips, and in a faint voice, said, “God
will take care ofbaby.” Sweet, consoling
words! " They had hardly ceased
when the infant Spirit was in heav
en.
“The way of the. transgressor is
hard,” but the way of an editor is
harder. Yesterday we asked an indi
vidual who was loafing about our
sanctum, to subscribe for the Republi
can. He would do it, willingly, he said,
were one difficulty removed. He was
asubsciber to the, Saturday Evening
Post , and could not afford to pay for
two papers. But the Post did’nt suit
him at all —it contained nothing but
“Filadelfy news,” away off yonder,
where he did’nt care to. hear from, .and
as soon as his subscription to that Jour
nal expired, he should certainly be
come one of our patrons: for he want
ed home news-' — I furrin matters was
no use to him,” &c. Just as we were
recovering from the pleasant emotions
produced by coming so near getting
a ritvv subscriber, another gentleman
saunt-red into the room. And reader,
i how do you suppose we succeeded with
him? Ho better —lie.was a subscriber
to the Saiuiday Charier, and didn’t
want to pay for news here at ppnTe,
11)at he cou 1 and get for nothi Jig—Tie pre
ferred “furrin” news, could’nt think of
taking a paper published in his own
town where he could hear every thing
that happened as quick as the Editor
could. Wc didn’t ask another man
that day.— All. Republican.
Tied 'Down at Home.—A friend
of ours, living not far from Pontiac,
was one pleasant day importuned by
his wife to take her to ride; The gen
tleman, being a man of business, plead
ed Ins engagmjents, when his wife re
plied-with the old story, that she must
bo ‘tied down at home.’ Tho husband
rejoined that- if any person would fur
nish him with clothing to wear, and
enough to eat and drink, he would be
wiling to be-‘lied down at home.’
A lew days after, the gentleman
came home earlies than was his cus
tom, and, being fatigued, lay down on
the sofa and fell into a sound sleep.—-
His wife took.cords, and slily tied his
liaj.ids together, served his feet in the
same wa_y, and made then fast to live so
fa. She then set a table, with all that
tli ehou.seafforded, and placed an extra
suit of clothes within his roach. This
done, she started to pay a friend a
visit.' Upon her return,Hate in the
evening, she found her subject of do
mestic discipline as she left him, except
he was wide awake, and very mad*
“What or) earth does all this mean?
says lie.
‘Nothing,' quietly remarked liis jvife
‘except the eonsuriiatifon of your cart li
ly wishes l -—enough to cat, drink,:, and
wear, and to be tied down at home V
The Open Sky.—-it is a strange
tiling how little, in genera] people
know about the sky. It is the part of
creation in which nature has done
mqre for the sake .pf pleasing man—
more for t.U„e sole and evident, purpose
.of talking to him, and teaching him,
than, in any other of her works ; and
it is just the part in which we least
attend to her. There are not many
of her other works in which some more
material or essential purpose than the
mere pleasing of men, is not answer
ed by every part erf' their organization;
but every essential purpose of the
sky might, solar as we know, be an
swered, if once in three days or there
abouts, a great ugly black rain cloud
were brought up over the blue, and
everything well watered, and so all
left blue again till the next time, with
perhaps a film of morning and even
ing in ist for de w. And instead of this,
there is not a moment of any flay of
our lives when nature is not produ
cing scene after scene, picture after pic
ture, glory after glory, and working
still upon such constant and exquisite
principles of the most perfect beauty,
that it is quite certain that it is all
done for us, and intended for our per
petual pleasure. And every man
wherever placed, however far from
other sources of interest or of beauty,,
has this doing for him constantly.
A young man meeting an acquaint
ance said, “I thought you were dead.”
“ But,” said the other, “ you see me
alive.” “I don’t know how that may
he,” replied he, “you are a notorious
liar, and my informant was a man of
truth.”
The houses of Bagdad and Mosul
are provided with underground apart
ments, in which the inhabitants pass
the day during the summer months.
They are generally ill-lighted, and the
air is close and oppressive. Many are
damp and unwholesome; still they
offered a welcome retreat during the
hot weather, when it was almost im
possible to sit in a room. At sunset
the people emerge from these subter
raneous .chambers and congregate on
the roofs, where they spread their car
pets, eat their evening meal, and pass
the night.— Layard,
Nature and Disease. —The follow
ing extract from the introductory lec
ture, delivered by Dr. A. B. Camp
bell, Physieian-in-Chief to the Phila
delphia Hospital and Almshouse, at
the opening of that institution, to me
dical students for clinical instructions
last week, expresses an opinion which
is fortunately for suffering humanity,
gaining ground among the medical fac
ulty :
“ Nature cures diseases, gentlemen—
never forget it 1 When you get into
practice and begin to prescribe largely,
you will begin to overlook that fact,
and to think that yourselves and your
medicines cure. As soon as you do,
you begin to kill. You can modify
and lead the vis rnedicatrix natures, but
vou cannot oppose it without injuring
your patiei.it. Ilypocartes says : ‘We
ought not to do anything rashly, but
ought often to pause, or wait, without
doing anything ; by this way, if you
do the patient no good, you will at
least do him no harm,’ ”
An ingenious, gentleman named
Schriel has succeeded in teaching ducks
how to swim in hot water, with such
success that they lay boiled eggs.
Why is the letter i, like the snort of
a horse ? Because it makes noise of
nose. ,
A Farmer’s daughter was visited by
a young rustic, who finding it difficult
to keep up the conversation asked the
girl, after an embarrassing silence had
prevailed for some time, ‘if she knew of
any body that wanted to buy a shirt.
—‘No, I don’t- she replied; have you
one to sell? ‘Oh, no,’ said rustic, ‘I on
ly axed just to make talk.’
“ No, dear I can’t play now ; I can’t
indeed, love! I had such a dream last
night—it has made ins quite melan
choly all day ! I actually dreamed
that Julia Smith had got anew
dress.
EATONTGU FEICES CUEEENT.
[corrected weekly by W. a. DAVIS.]
Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
COTTON. —The market is declining, with but
few sale*, y o qubtc from 4to 6 1-4 cents.
liAC GING.. Danny $ yard IT @ 18
Kentm-A ~ / BA'
BACON.. 1 lams ft lb: »;* " ib
Shoulders ft lb &
Sides ft lb <3
Hog round ft lb @
BUT'JJER. .Goshen ft lb none.
Country slb 15 @ 20
BRICKS., ft'thousand 650 @7 00
CHEESE. . Northern ft lb 15 @ 20
English Dairy ft lb none.
COFFEE..Rio "pit 14 @ 1G
J aVu slb 18 @ 20
DOMESTIC GOODS.,Shirt’, ft yd 5 @
Sheeting-ft yard 15 @ 50
Osiiaburgs ft y’d 0 @ 12
FLOUR. .Country, ft barrel ....10 00 @ll 00
Country ft.suek 500 @5 00
GRAIN, .Corn ft Bushel 100 @1 10
Wheat' Bushel 150 @2 00
IRON.-.Sweeds ft ]h 6% @ 7
English ft 1b........7.. 6 @ 7
HAIUi. ~W & 13 <3 15
XIM I?;itiNurtlreni ft Barrel 250 @3 00
LU M REE,. ft thousand feet 12 00 @lMo
MOLASSES. .Culm ft ga110n.... 83 @ "37' K
Nevy Orleuns.il gallon.. 40 oi 45
SYRUP. “ “ ft gallon.. 50 @ «2
N AIL® .ftTieg'. <f> 075 oi 750
01 LS, rf.iunp ft gallon 150 @2 50
Tram ft gallon .. 100 u&A 25
Linseed ft gal lon -J, 25 30
JJastor ft gallon '. 225 @,.2 50
ho i''ft! A !!!!!!!!!!!!! !# ia #Bu
LKIUORS..Gin, Northern ft gal -100 . @ 1 00
Ktun, N. E. ft .ga110n.... 100 (<e 100
Whiskey ft ga110n...... 100 @1 00
J-lraiulv, eognao.. .. 9 'OO @7OO *
'(l'm, lloilfthd 200 @8 00
SUC Alls. .New Orleans'ft ffiA. 7 @ 9
Forto'Uieo ft ft...... igr. ' 0 @ 10
!. -.1 11 (./<- 13
Crushed ft'lh. . 12 @ 14
Relined l> 1b71... 7..... lip @ U
'SALT..ft Bushel 100 @l 23
Suit ft Sack 1........... POO @ 8.0.0
SOAP. .Colgate, pale ft 1b.7. 12 @ 15
yellow ft 1b............ 8 @ 10
Country ft ft : 4 ;„. 8 @ 10
SHOT, .ft ft. :. , @ 12
•ft Bag ...7 -®5 @ 8 00
flcto
a to niszm.
] Q 6 *ex ■ • ■if:
\ GOOD BLACKSMITH for tlpj ensuing
i\. > car. DAVID ROSSER.
Eatontoh’, Djjc, t 2oth, 1834. SRy-tf
LAND TO REN-E
rjlHii Land whereon Fredrick Rainey, late of
X Putnam county, deceased, resided at the.time
of his death, will lie'rented on the first Monday
ill January nexL at his late residence.
~ WM. F. RAINEY, Adin’r.
Dec. 22d, 18,54. 30—It
~NECHOES TO HIKE. ~
f S3llll Negroes belonging to the estate of Louisa
X 0. (irimes, minor of George Grimes, dcc’d.,
will be hired on Thursday 28th December, inst.
M. DENNIS, Guardian.
Dec. 22d, 1854. 36—It
February Sheriffs Sales.
WILL lie sold on the first Tuesday in Februa-
V \ vy next, before the Court House door in the
town of Eatonton, between the legal hours of sale,
the following negroes, to wit: Ester, a woman
about thirty-two years old, Harriett, a girl about
nine years old, Martha, a girl about eight years old,
artd Aaron a boy about six years old, levied on by
attachment as the property of James P. Rose, and
be- sold by order of Putnam Superior Court,
September Term, 18.54, to satisfy one attachment
in favor of Frauds D. Ross vs. James P. Rose.
JOHN B. FITTS, Sheriff.
Deo. 23d, 1854. 30—tds
rpHE exercises of this school will he JfrgßA
X resumed on Monday, Jan. Bth. Opab,’-
185.5. All will be done that heart and,
hand can accomplish for the ad vance- 'VjPgjpF
ment and” improvement of the pupils eiZgsJr
in intellectual, moral, and religious instruction.
The object of the teachers will not bo to teach
them to make a vain expensive display, but to in
stil their minds, with such principles as will make
them useful, truehcated women, fitted to adorn and
make home happy. Pains will be taken tp make the
sciiool pleasant and harmonious' both to teachers
and pupils.
Rates of tuition are from $9 to sl6 per term ac
cording to the age and advancement of the pupil
including every branch taught in the literary de
partment, except French which is $8 per term.
Drawing & Painting, Water colors, $lO per term,
“ " " Oil “ 15 “ “
Embroidery,' - - 10 “ “
Music, - - - 25 “ “
No deductions made except for an absence of
more than two weeks from providential causes.
It is to be hoped that Parents and Guardians
will bear in mind the importance of sending in
their children at the beginning.
MRS. A. E. WRIGHT, Principal,
Eatonton, Bee. 22d, 1854. 36—ts
■ FOB SALE.
THE HOUSE AND LOT on which
ffiiij the subscriber is now living, with
JiglliLhimdred and between thirty-five and-*“““
forty’ acres of land, t ome hundred acres wood-land,
some fifty of good bottom land in a good state for
cultivation, a fine quantity of young pine timber
coining on ; also horses, cattle, hogs, corn, fodder,
shucks, family carriage, flue horse andbnggy, farm
ing implements, kitchen and household furniture,
<fce. Land can be divided, and payments mads to
suit purchasers. Private sales will be pref'ered,
otherwise the above will be publicly ottered Ist
Tuesday in January, 1355. T. U. WILKES.
Eatonton, Dec. 20tb, 1851. 56 —ts
JTEGROES TO 'HIRE.
WILL be-hired, in Eatonton, Putnam county,
on Monday, first, day of January nest, be
tween one hundred and forty and fifty likely -Ne
groes, consisting of men, women, boys and girls,
belonging to the estate of Gen. Robert Bledsoe, de
ceased.
They can be hired privately, either before or on
the day of hiring, but those not disposed of private-’
ly will he hired to the highest biddder.
» N. BASS, Executor.
Dec. 14th, 1854. h36-lt
Lumber Accounts.
rsMIE customers of Terrell, Turner & Cos. xvill
I find their accounts in the hands of J. -A. Tur
ner, who will receive money on them. Either of
the partners, when in town, will attend to the ac
counts. TANARUS„ T. & Cos. have a large amount to pay
out by the first of January, and cannot do so unless
they collect their accounts.
li' vou don't pay the mojAv, give your note.
Dec. 19 th, 1834. »36-ts
MONEY WANTED.
/V//B NOTICE.
■ITTE take this method of returning our thanks
YY to bur customers lor their liberal patronage
and of giving them fair notice to send in all of their
hides, tallow, bark, and bees-wax before the first
day of January next. In no instance will these ar
ticles sent in after that date be placed to the credit
of your accounts of 1858 or 1854. Every year's
transaction must stand for itself. The balance due
us from each customer is small, and we shall ex
pect each one to respond on first sight after the
first day of January. The expenses of our factory
are heavy, and the whole of our expenses have to
be paid in cash and frequently in advance. Our cash
is..exhausted, and money we want and must have,
tq carry on our business successfully, and we hope
not one will delay in calling on us and settling their
accounts, and spare us the mortification of dunning
any one.
JAS. C. A J. C. DENHAM.
Dec. i'"Bth, 1834. n36-tf
The Mynek Negroes
nniJE NEGROES belonging to the estate of David
I Jlvrick will be hired on Friday the 29th Do?
comber, hist. THE "G UARDI AN.
Dec. 23i and, 1554. n36-lt
TAkR. ENOUGH!
PERSONS indebted to the late firm of Lincli &
Davis, either by note or account, must come
forward and settle or be sued. M. G. LINCII.
Dee. 16, 1854. 35-4 t
Stanfokdvit.t/s, ITtxam Cos., Ga. )
December 9th, 1854. j
Editor Indepai(Undent Press:
Dear Sir:—Please insert in your paper that I am
an applicant: for Marshall of tjie town of Eatonton
fortlte ensuing year. Very rcspeotfuliv, .
A. J. STEWART.
I do hereby certify that I have no hesitancy in
believing t'na't A. J, Stewart would make a vigilant
and acceptable Marshall for the town ot Eatonton.
Dec. 10th, 1854. D. E. ANDREWS. Sit.
05"3t
NOTICE.
WILL be sold in Eatonton. on the FIRST TUES
DAY IN JANUARY next, 308?£ acres_ of
'LAND ten miles east of Eatonton, adjoining
Spivey,’ (iregory ami 'W'Uson.
Three NEGROES : Heim*, aoout- A .V?'-'" 3 O Gj
Sarah, about twenty, and child two years old. rsoiu
as the property of dames Kosser, late of Putnam
eountv. Terms on the day of sale. V
THE LEGATEES.
Dec. lfitli, 1851. n35-tds
Negroes to be Hired.
WILL bo hived before tho Court house door, in
the town of Eutonton, on TUESDAY, 28,TH
DAY OF DECEMBER, hist.,, the negroes .belong
in''- to the orphans of David 1-loss, deceased, for the
year 1855. _ THE GUARDIANS.
Eatonton, Dee, ltUh. 1554. , n3o-td
Til. R 0 6Mi-.ltS'
nAYING returned, to iny old stand at Mrs.
Johnson’s, I otter my professional services to
my old friends and patrons. Prompt and punctual
...tcitioe "■■»> S lv "‘ M . u .
Dee,, lCflt, 1854. . ndo-tf -
pil i IT
rpERRELL, TURNER Ac-CO., are want:
ing a partner, of good business habits, and me
chanical turn of mind who .will remain at their >mlI }
and assist to attend to the business. Two of the
partners in thp present Jinn aye. tsopipolled, by.JpT
dividual, business, to be jibsent pipssos the tim«f-
Besides, they have an into t.lt% wood
business, iu addition to their present engagements
aiiflTnie pavtittr cannot attend to all.
T. T. ifc Cos., will sell, to the -right sort of man,
one-fourth-interest in the mill and appurtenances
Apply to E. Z. Terrell at the Mill or h hjn, ,1)
Terretl or Win'. IV. Turner, ia EM' ntoijj
Oct.l&*— ■»
.Special llotias*
TAX RECEIVER.
\V K are antjuirized to ahjpoimce the.name
IjffSgS? of Isham li. Wright as a candidate for
receiver of tax returns at the ensuing January elec
tion. TILE PEOPLE.
Rov. 25th, 1854.
TNI X JSt ECE WER.
THE friends of John 11. Crafton will
support him for re-election to the otliee of
Receiver of tax returns at the ensuing January elec
tion. MANY CITIZENS.
Oct. 7th, 1854.
JYOTSCE
TO THE VOTERS OF PUTNAM COUNTY.
ftieTßSPn' We are authorized to announce William
fiPCS W M. Roby as.a candidate tor the office of
Receiver of Tax Returns of Putnam county at the
ensuing January election.
Sept: 2, 1854.
TJIX €OEEE€TIP 11.
Wc are authorized to announce the name
iPSW of MICHAEL GRAYBILL as a candidate
for the office of tax collector of Putnam county at
the ensuing January election.
August 19th, 1854.
T*lX COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce the name
wdSsr of STEPHEN S. WIUGHT. as a can
didate ti r re-election for the office of Tax Collector
at the ensuing January election, in 1853.
Sept. 16th, 1854.
~ FMI TAX collector,
jjjvsC'HSr* Gibson Dawson will ho supported so
wG£t the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing
January election by MANY VOTERS.
Office, Eatonton Branch It. It.
Eatonton, Sept. 20th, 1854.
ORDERED, That the treasurer give no-
BMp tiee to all Stockholders in arrears, in the
payment of their subscription tor stock in The
Eatonton Branch Rail Road, that if the balance duo
on their subscriptions he not satisfactorily arranged
before t!m last return day for the next term of the
Superior Court of the County of Putnam, suits will be
instituted for the collection thereof.
A true extract from the minutes of the Board of
Directors J. ADAMS, Treasurer.
Oct. 14, 1854. 26—tldm
THE citizens of Eatonton and vicinity' are
IsPGgy notified that the Trustees have determined
to refuse to all persons the privilege of burial at the
grove”about the Church, after the first day of Janu
arv next. J. WINGFIELD, Chm’n.
Oet. 22, 18p4. 26—tldj
GOOD THINGS
m %mm
IRISH WHISKEY,
BRANDIES,
WINES,
APPLES,
ORANGES,
IRISH POTATOES, &c.
Just purchased in New York and now arriving,
and sold cheap. Call before purchasing elsewhere,
and sec what good bargains can be had.
Dec. 2, 1354.' [33-tfJ JOHN LEONARD.
~~ JV O T W € E .
I HAVE left for Texas. My business is left in
the hands of John W. Caswell, who is alone
authorized to settle for me. All persons indebted
to me will please call on him and make payment,
and those having demands"against me will present
them to him for payment. SIHMIE BLACK
Pec. 2, 1854.—8.8-ts
foWTIt 0 P E R T Y
FO M S*lE F .
rpHE undersigned offers for sale upon very liber-
X al terms the following property, to wit
three lots with fine new houses just' completed:
ALSO,
Thirty acres of wood-land within the corporate
limit's of the town of Eatonton. T. TUN IRON.
Dec. 2,1854.—33-ts
TO O WV HE Si TO IIS.
I SHALL return to this county about the first of
January, when I shall expect all persons in
dented to me to pay up. My shop books are in tho
hands of William FI. Scarsbrook, Esq. Persons
indebted to me for shop work, will please call on
him and settle. AMOS E. WARD.
Dec. 2,1854.—33-4 t
CLOTHING !”CimllNG!r
MY old customers and the public generally
are respectfully invited to" call and n
amino a carefully selected stock of Clothing. Xf
which 1 am now opening—-
.■IT THE JIIvISOMIC I3NJ.LE,
Where I hope to be able to offer every thing in my
line, on as favorable terms, for Cash, as can ho pur
chased elsewhere. W T YOCNG
Dee. 9th, 1854.—34-ts
MADISON FEMALE ToLLEGE^
Spring Term of this Institution, for 1855,
I will be opened on the Bth January next, un
der the direction of the following faculty :
REV'. J. H. ECHOLS, President, and Professor
Moral Philosophy,' Ac.
W M. B. CARR, A. M., Professor Natural Sciences
and Languages.
REV. JAMES L. PIERCE, Professor English
Literature.
REV. WM. C. BASS, Professor Mathematics.
PROF; Gli.o. C. TAYLOR, Teacher Music and
Oil Painting.
MISS ANNA E. ROBINSON, Instructress Vo
cal Music. Guitar, Ac.
MISS MARGARETT ROBINSON, Instructress
Piano, &e<
MISS MARGARETTE K. SHERMAN, Princi
pal Preparatory Department.
Board, Washing, Books and Tuition, without
Music, will cost $l7O per annum.
11. J. OGLEBY, Seo’v.
Dee. 9th, 1854. 3L—3t
Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute.
STRING TERM BEGINS JAN. BTH, 1355.
rpJIE subscriber takes much pleasure in informing
1 the friends of education and the patrons of
our College,.that ho has associated with him seven
experienced, efficient Teachers. And he honestly
believes that a majority of tiic Board of Teacher's
in talent, scholarship and aptness to teach, have no
superiors in Georgia.
Board per month (including washing, lioßts,
&c;> 10
Board and Tuition in College for one year,... .$lB5
Music added,..' .....' SISS
French or Latin and Drawiijg and Painting in
" eluded, {:230
Wat.' C. WILKES, President.
Forsyth, Ga., Dec. 14th, 1554. n35-7t
JTGTTVJE.
ALL persons holding claims against the estate
of Frederick . Rainy, deceased, aro notified
and required to present tlu-nt to the -undersigned
properly proved for payment, and all debtors of the
estate are required to make immediate, payment.
WILLIAM F. RAlNY.'Adm’r.
Dee. 4, 1854, 31—iOd
to Mr "jFiujSivnSf
MY NOTES are in -the-hands of J. A. Turner.
Mv friends .will please call on him and settle.
AMOS E. WARD.
Dee, lfitli, 1854. nOS-tf
■ 150 A l!l).
MRS. It. C. MKRRIWETIIER would like to
tako several boarders for the year 1855, some
of whom she could furnish with rooms.
Eatonton, Dee; 9th, 1854. '34—4t
Tteam mi ll
'BT-s-'CX'BMEEL
Alfli offer lot bale. our Steam Saw Mill, together
\V with sixteen or seventeen hundred acres ot
land belonging to us, and a timber privilege on five
■or-six hundred more—all situated on tho I\l. & G.
K. E., and well known as the ltqss null..
The muehinejy and engine of this mill are pro
nounced W competent, judges to be almost perfect.
Tho frame,.is as good-ns was ever put together.—
This can jseen on inspection. The demand for
lumber is iuuch greater than tho.supp’v. ’.uib-.cd
it .is well known that'tho lumber business is now
ode
. -Call at' the Mill for. address us at Eatonton, Geo.
Terrell, turner a co:
Dee. slh, 16,54. fo4r-tf
WEST’* ANALYSIS OF THE BIBLJL
/~\NK COPY of the abovo-work for sale, r.t the
V/ Store ol DAVISWALKER.,
Dee. 9th,181?!. * ' ‘ 84A%fP
• r IVs JSS\! JVMM®'!'*
! A FINE lot of yam potatoes for sale, flt-the
j A Store ‘.. DAVIS * WALKER.
THE
INDEPENDENT PRESS,
:i 'Weekly MisccTlanceus JonniaJ,
• .. ri iiLir-'iir.i) in
tt.dnnton, ((a.,, at $2 per wMim, in
fiiluance,' hj
j. a. run Neil
• A sqniiroAvill consist of ten lines, hut every ud
'vertiseinent will be counted a,square whether it
reaches ten linen or not. 7 ” ■
All over ten linos and under twenty-one will be
counted two square? —all over twenty’lines and un
der thirty-one, three spuares, &e.y&e.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
PER. SQUARE OF TEN I.INT.H;
One insertion $1 00, and Fifty cents for each subse
quent continuance.
Advertisements sent without a specification of tho
number of insertions, will be published till forbid,
and charged accordingly.
Business or Professional Cards, per year, where they
do not exceed one square, - $lO 00
A liberal contract wilt, be.made with those who «i»!i
to advertise by the year, occupying it specified space..
Efyal .IdverlisemtnU. :
Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators,
Executors, or Guard inns,., nrc required by law to
be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between
the hours of 10 in the iorenoon and 8 in tho after
noon, at the Court House in the County m wiueljs
the property is situated.
Notice of those sales must be givenm n public
gazette 40 days previous to the day of sale.
Notices for the sale of personal property must be
given in like manner 10 days previous to sale day.
Notices to the debtors and creditors of an estate
must be published 40 days. ' ;
Notiee thatTippircMToii VvilT WrnadAto the Court
of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must
be published two months.
Citations for letters of Administration, Guardian
ship, Ac., must be published 80 days—for dismis
sion from Administration, monthly, si-c months —for
dismissjon from Guardianship, 40 days.
Rule? for foreclosure of Mortgage must he pub
lished monthly, fer four montjus —for establishing
lo»’t papers, fir the full space of three months —
for compelling titles from Executors or Administra
tors, where bond lias been given by the deceased,
the full space of throe months.
Publications will always be continued according,
to these, the leg J requirements, unless otherwise
ordered, at tlie following
• It ATE S:
•Citations on letters of Administration, &o. $2 <.»
do. do. Dismissorv from Admistration, 4 oO
do. do. do. ‘ Guardianship, 300
Leave to sell Land, or Negroes, 4 00
Notice to Debtors., and Creditors, *
Hales of personal property, ten clays, 1 square, 1 w
Sale of Land or Negroes by Executors, Ac., “ 5 o’’’
Estrays, two weeks, ... I
For a.man advertising his wife, (in advance,) a o<>
Announcing candidates,
Large letters and cuts will be charged by the
space they occupy.
Letters on business must he Post paid tp entitle
them to. attention.
Wc have adopted the above rates fr. m thee
Mi“lledgeville papers, by which we will he governed
in all eases. Advertisers are requested to pay par
ticular attention to these rates, and they can make
out what will be the cost of their advertisements a»
well as we can ourself.
I%'Job WS'orle or oil kind* done
ivitie neatness and despalck.
IMCHAiUIT.DAYIS,
EATONTON, GA.
OFFICE OVEIt..VRUDDEN 8 STORE.
J 9JEJVTMST,
EATONTON, GA.
May 10, 1554. ‘
8. W. BRYAN,
BOTANIC PHYSICIAN,
EATONTON, GA.
OFFICE no stairs, adjoining the Printing Glfico .
where lie. niiiv be found during the do*, and at
ni-i.t at the residence of W. A. Davis, unless pro
fessionally absent. All calls for medicines or atten
tion promptly attended to.
Reference , TRY HIM.
May 30th, 1854. 41 - y
DAVIS,
4ES ss« ® ® ot-A :nr-G! 5
SSell-i Country Produce • ji'Commission.
Liberal Advances made *n Cotton in Store.
East corner Jefferson St., Eatonton, Ga.
April 18, 1854.
CAL. CARTER,
FANCY CONFECTION Ell,
No. 4,Carter Jk Harrey-» Range,
April 23, 1854. Eatonton, Ga.
S. S. DUSENBEUM, ~
jv-I S TJIIJL OR
WE warrant to please all wlio wish the latest
at vie of dross. Shop up stiiirs, fuijoining tho
Printing‘Office.
April 13,1854. _____ __
so il. i’EAliSriV l CO.,
-ATrOI’LD Call tho attention of the public gen-
VV erally to their large, stock of Dry Goods,
Fancy and Domestic, Groceries, Crockery, Hard
ware Ac. Their Goods are all new, having
boeu recently selected with great care in tho
Now York and Philadelphia markets.,. They flatter
themselves thev can give their custodiers as good
bargains as call b« bought in nuddla Georgia. Al
so call and examine our stock of ready-made Cloth
ing. Wc will endea- vour to fit tdl in garments and
in prices.
Mm & BROTHER j
£AITO.TTO.%
INVITE tho attention 'of tiro citizens of Putnam
and th* adjoining counties, to their large stoc., *t
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES,
' confident that they can p'ease them in style, quality
and prices. . ,
Special attention£ will be given to all orders.—
Cash payingeustoirters will find it decidedly to their
interest'to give ns a call.
April 18,1854.
NEW GO 01)^ '
AT
JIttAMS ST SSM&TMEM®,
\\TE wottld lie pleased to exhibit, to the Ittdio*
W and gentlemen of Putnam and tho adjoin
ing counties, our large stock of
FALL and WINTER DRUSS GOOD;
complete in variety ntiTsUie,
. ADAMS & BROTHERS
Eatonton, Sept, 30, 1854 tt
DAVIS & WALKEH
EATONTON, GA.
DEALERS ill Groceries, Tobacco, Gi**rs, Snull.
Shoes, lints, Drugs, Patent Medicines, Hard,
llollmv and AVood ware, Cutlery,' powder and Shot,
Candles, Soaps, Croekery, Fino Liquors and \\ ines,
and various otherarticles. Call and examine before
purchasing elsewhere. Bargains’ can be had.
April 18, 1864. :
■house"PAitfmv
In Us V'arto us ■ -
- r.xF.cvTifn ritoMi'-nIY ano wmf //Ksritcu.
m HAVING a lmuilia- of hands in conneellen
Avitiv uto, lum ]>ropnrod to.do j<?*bs not on.y c
in Putnam but in \ho adioinijig oo . -
nutiiieittion from abroad nuU reach mein on. -u
posit Oifiee here. 1 anr also pnqiared .o-i.xue.au l«
pering with noatnees, G] , T>
April, lb, lbo-l.
LONG & COBB,
__ T I . rSr iiftehlion to thq.pracUee'pf law
\\ iii dwciuiti- s "f Chatham, Liberty, Mrt.w
tosh Glv .n, Wayne and .Camden, of tho Eap.ten
< ’iivuit ;* I-ov.ndes, Cliueli, Wajv. Charlton \n.d A V
wltii'l-of the Southern circuit ana also Nassau I»u- ■
vah and St. John’s eciufttics Florida.
Thos. T. T.oxa. | ■ Tubs. W. Coma
■' May 1551 If
