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iXDEPENDENT PRESS/ “ Withoat Fear, Favor or Ailbction.” a n... E A T ONT ON, G A. 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 subscriptions o£ those - who. .subscribed at the be 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. - -< 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. - ♦♦♦ 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. ttsvmit’rutm&anamnßncaKmmiHaitmxagaißHauszßacvn.'tirm 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