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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-08-11
NASHVILLE STEAM STONE WORKS,
SAMUEL HASLAM PROPRIETOR

TAKE NOTICE.-l have now got my STEAM
Il STONE SAW MILL 10 f,lll operation, aud have q
quantity Of SAWED FLAGtiS hand and will Law them
at <2 90 per square yard cash. And sis. CORN
MILL will be found ready all hours u the day o grind
corn fGr customers at the rate OF ~ bushels per hour
the ordinary prices.
juneI54-H SAMUEL, HASiAM
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FOR HUNTSVILLE.

FOR HUNTSVILLE.
THE Stage will from date, three zs=ERf5SS5EssS3A
| times a week from Decbard Depot to o&-A-Sa-s=ssl
Huntsville and passengers leave Nashville by Railroad r
Huntsville, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays al Il II.
For seats apply at the Nashville Depot.
uh6-dStriw mo- l. SIMS K BROTHERS.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-11-30

hen. She usually goes about in a vague and
struggling manner, articulating TO horseIf
cacophanous remarks upon various topics.
The greatest event in a hens life is COM
pound, being made up of an egg and cackle.
Then only she shows enthusiasm, when she
descends from her nest Of duty, and proclaims
her achievement If you chase her, she runs
cackllng all abroad till the impulse has run
out, when she subsidies into a siIIv qaddino
hen. Now and then an eccentric hen NAV he
found, stepping quite beyond the limits Of hem
proPriety. One such has persisted in laying
her daily egg in the house. She would steal
noiselessly in at the open door, walk up stairs
and leave plump egg upon the children's
bed. The next day she would honor the sofa.
On one occasion she selected my writing table,
and scratching my papers about, left her card,
that | might not blame the children or servants
Tor scattering my manuscripts. Her determi-
nation was amusing. One Sabbath morning
we drove her out of the secoRd-story window.
then again from the front hall. In few mo-
ments she was heard behind the house, and on
looking out the window, she was disappearing
into the bedroom window on the ground fioort
Word was given, but before any one could
reach the place, she had bolted out Of the
window with victorious cackle, and her white.
warm egg lay upon the lounge proposed
to open the pantry window, set the egg-dish
within her reach, and let her put them up
herself, but those in authority would not per.
nit such deviation from propriety. Such
breed Of hens would never be popular with the
boys, It would spoil that glorious sport Of
hunting hens nests.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-11-30
THE WORsTED STOCKING.
A TRUE STORY.

Father will have done the great chimney
tonight, won't he mother1' said little Tom
Howard, as he stood waiting for his fathers
breakfast, which he carried 10 him al his work
every morning.
He said he hoped all the scaffolding would
be down tonight, answered his mother, and
lhat'll be fine sight for never like the en-
ding Of those great cbimneys-it's SO risky
Thy fathers's TO be the last up
Eh, then, but I'll 90 and see him and help
EN- TO give shout afore he comes down, said
Tom
And then,' continued his mother, 'if all
goes right, we are TO have froic tomorrow,
and 90 into the country, and take our dinners,
and spend all the day amongst the woods.
Hnrrah cried Tom, as he ran off to his
fathers place of work, with can of milk in
one hand and some bread in the other. His
mother stood at the door watching him, he
went merriIy whistling down the street. and
then she thought Of the dear father he was go
ing to, and the dangerous work he was engaged
in, and then her heart sought its sure refuge,
and she prayed TO God TO protect and bless her
treasures.
Tom, with light heart pursued his way TO
his father, and leaving him his breakfast, went
TO his own work, which was at some distance.
round TO see how his father was getting on.
James Howard the father, and number of
other workmen, had been building one of those
lofty chimneys which, in our great manufac-
turing towns, almost supply the place of other
architectural beauty. This chimney was one
of the highest and most tapering that had ever
been erected, and as Tom shading his eyes
from the slanting rays Of the setting sun, looked
up to the top in search of his father, his heart
almost sunk within him at the appalling height.
The scaffolding was almost all down; the men
at the bottom were removing the last beams
and poles Toms father stood alone on the top.
He looked all round to see that everything was
right and then waving his hat in the air the
men below answered him with long, loud,
hearty cheer, little Tom shouting as heartily
as any of them As their voices died away,
however they heard very different sound-a
cry Of alarm and horror from above! The
rope The rope! The men looked round
and, coiled upon the ground lay the rope,
which, before the scaffolding was removed
should have been fastened to the top Of the
chimney, for Toms father 70 come down BY
The scafolding had been taken down, without
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Beecher's Hens.

Henry Ward Beecher, in late Independent,
has capital article on " Mid October Days."
from which we make this extract:
love to sit just within the sunny edge of
the south door, whose prospect is large and
beautiful, with an unread book for company.
For book, like milestone to scythe, is
meant, not to feed, but to sharpen the appe-
tite. A wagon rolls past, rattling over the
stones. From under the unthreshed straw
mice squeak and quarrel; lonesome spiders
are repairing their webs in the window that
catch nothing but dust and chaff. Yet these
bum-bailifs have grown plump on something
I wonder what spider is thinking about for
hours together down in the dark throat Of his
web, where he lies still as if he were dead.
Our old Shanghai steps up with pert how
do-ye-do-sir, cooking his eye one-sidedly at
you, and utterlng certain nondescript cultural
sounds, he walks off grooming to himself and
his DANES 1t is still again. There are no
flies here now to buzz in the air. There is
not VIM enough W 4ui'el hanging STRAW,
or to pipe leaf dance along the fence. You
fall into some sweet fancy that inhabits ST.
lence, when all at once, with a tremendous
vociferation, out flies hen from over your
head, with an outrageous noise, clattering
away as if you had been throwing stones at
her, or abusing her beyond endurance. The
old Shanghai takes up the case, and the whole
mob Of hens join the outcry
Nothing seems SO aimless and simple as a
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members of The family were in agony, Ned
I was in his element of mischief, and farmer
Hlnchins was-in the kitchen. He dared not
face the group of visitors in the dining room
hut chewed the cud of sweet and bitter fancy
in the kitchen chimney corner. They come
to see an ape-but they don't make menag-
erie of my house-I'l be id if they do.-
The starch must come out Of him. So say
ing, he rose as he heard the front door open,
and proceeded to intercept his beautiful son,
as he was about to enter the parlor
Leading him directly to the kitchen, Farmer
Hinchins there borrowed his wife's shears,
and thence took his son above stairs to his
room, seated him in chair, and before the
fop could guess what was coming, marred his
whiskers, destroyed his moustachios, and re-
duced his imperial to plebian Nahum ex-
postulated, but it was Of no use he strug-
gled, and the old gentleman S shoulder of NUT
ton fist was shaken in his face A razor COM
peted the demolition Of the Esau-crop, and
n. Augustus Hinchins began TO look like his
fathers son again. He turned disconsolate
from the glass to 60 down stairs, when the old
gentleman stopped between him and the door,
and pointed TO something which had before
escaped his eye. His former country Sunday
smt lay across the back of chair. Even
then, he could not conceive what his father
meant. His mind could not embrace so awful
a degradation as that he must put on that suit
and cast away his city integuments. His
father readily explained the case to him, and
lntlmating that he should give a sledge-ham-
mer voucher for his sincerity of purpose, poor
Nahum was forced TO submit They walked
down together, and entered the dining-room
There was an awkward pause. A child broke
it, as children often do Little Ned ran up,
and seizing both hands, cried-'W Welcome
home to Thanksgiving. brother Na'-we're
all glad to see you.' The whole party closed
in, and in their honest greetings poor Nahum,
melted to tears, reciprocated. There might
have been little rage in the first tear-but
real contrition afterwards All, however.
was forgotten and forgiven by the time Ma
hum's next neighbor had demanded the first
wish-bone, and challenged him to break it
with her. There, Nahum, roared little Ned,
you've got your wish, and know what it is
Don't you wish Ellen Smith was here now =
Faith answered Nahum, taken off his
suarJ, Il dv.'
There was hearty laugh all round, and
now began the festivities of Thanksgiving in
For the rest, how Nahum went over and
coaxed Ellen to forget his insult how she
as she had made up her mind not 10
do, when she saw him coming how they
went back together to the farm house, and
how the party shouted as they entered arm-in-
arm; how old Farmer Hinchins forgot his
years and Joined in the blind mans buff; how
Ellen fought Nahum's battles when anybody
alluded to his past mishaps and how little
Ned frolicked himself to sleep before midnight
is too long a story for US to tell now, but
Mrs. Ellen Hinchins might tell you about it,
some evening, as she rocks the cradle, if you
should happen along her way.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-11-30

The MAsoNs OF CALIFORNIA A.-AccorGing
TO the Masonic Register, the Grand Lodge of
California has passed resolution that the prac-
Of Freemasons, and it is the duty of the Lodges
to expeI those who may resort to this mode Of
settling their disputes and no brother who
NAV fall in duel shall be buried with Masonic
honors. The Grand Lodge also passed res
olution that the use of Masonic embems upon
sign-boards is unmasonic, and in open violation
Of the spirit Of Freemasonry.
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~ The Portland Advertiser says "a dis
tnguished lawyer recently come among US.
has taken former editorial sanetum for his
office, where he enjoys the benefit Of the sign,
ssZiOn's Advocate.''
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-11-30

The pig that fed out of the trough Of the
sea, got sailed down,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-11-30

No one can know what temptation u unless
he has been in it,
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LEAD.

Editor of the Post: Sir:-With your per-
mission will describe through the medium
of your columns, the recent discovery of Ga
lena (or Lead Ore) in the vicinity of Charles
ton, Bradley county, Tenn, and in sound of
the whistle of the cars on the East Tennes-
see and Georgia Railroad. The mine is on
the farm of Mr. Nee, and near the waters of
a small creek by the name of Chatata, which
runs Northeast, and empties into the river
Hiwassee some short distance above the Rail-
road bridge. yesterday was pointed to the
spot where "us lead miners" would call its
out-crop, and examined its surface indications,
such as sulphate of bayrates, float mineral,
wall rock, &c. then entered near said creek
small adit or drain cut say 200 feet, to
where the vein has been cut; here at a per-
pendicular depth, say II or IA feet, it
shows well defined vein of orc inches
A small opening had been made some three
feet below its drainage and lump of ore
raised, weighing 500 lbs. saw well defined
feeders pointing to the spot where this splen-
did specimen lay. toasted my imagination
for few moments and then hastily examined
its wall rock, and took its bearings and course,
AZ East by North; its dip about the same
South; South wall, without acid test, APP
peared magnetism limestone; North, bastard
marble, or carbonate of lime. felt well
paid for my visit and rested well the same
night, with the feeling that somebody would
reap rich reward in mining for Lead at this
desirable spot.
Yours, with high esteem,
GALENA.
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Our DIFFICULTY WITH SPAN.-The diff
Guilty between Spain and the United States
was still unsettled-the Black Warrior affair
not being wholly adjusted-but it was ex-
prcted that all would yet be amicably arrang-
ed without Minister SOule being compelled
to resort to the extreme measures that ap-
pearances at one time led to the supposition
he would eventually find it necessary to adopt
ii e., call for his passports.
The allies do not at present intend to
blockade the Russian coast of the Black Sea.
The most vigorous warliks operations still
continue in England and France. The pre-
partitions going on in every direction keep the
people in one uninterrupted state of excite
ment.
The Russian and T'urkS.-Russia seems
to be prosecuting the war more vigorously
than ever, and the Turks are represented rs
beginning to exhibit some symptoms of
weakness and exhaustion. No more fighting
of Importance had taken place between them
The Russians have suspended the cannon
aiding of Silistria.
Persia remains neutral.
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IMPORTANT DIVERSION OF TRADE.-By the
opening of the Montgomery, West Point
and Atlanta Rail Roads, commerce between
Atlanta and New Orleans is brought nearer
together than it is between New Orleans and
Savannah or Charleston. Sugar and Molas-
SEES and other important articles supplied to
trade by New Orleans, will be furnished in
Atlanta or Marietta as cheap rs they can be
obtained in Charleston, Savannah or Angus
ia. Indeed, one of our merchants in Mariet-
ia has just received stock of Sugar and
Molasses direct from New Orleans via Mont
gomery which he is now selling as low as
such articles can be bought in Augusta
This state of things will have an important
bearing on the prosperity OF the cities in
this section Of the State and Of the cities be-
low. Fortune, goddess that ought to be
painted blind whether she is or not, decreed
that Atlanta shall be a great city.-Marieita
Union
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or There has been, says London letter,
great battle between the English govern
ment and the monied interests. The latter
have just been defeated in Parliament, but it
Is question whether they vii! not Ultimate
ly win. The government wants money to
carry on the war, and believing that the war
will not last long--are in hopes that it will
MOTT seeks to raise the money needed by
issuing Exchequer bonds. The monied in
terests say that the war funds ought to be
raised by means Of loan. BY loan, those
interests would, no doubt, fill their Golfers
with profit for they would dcpress the funds
and raise the loan on their own terms. Glad
stone, the Chancellor of the Exchequcr,
knows this, and is seeking to make better
bargain for the government II, however, the
war lasts long, no will, it is believed, be OBJ
liged TO resort to loan.
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DRUGS, Again.

T AM still striving to keep on hand good
Il supply of every article in the line OF
Drugs and Medicines wanted in this market
I have Just received some choice articles. My
stock is now large, and many of the articles
fresh and of the purest kind. 1t would be
tedious to mention the articles comprised in
my present stock. hope you will call and
see them at my old stand, opposite the NJ f.
Church.
have on hand first rate article of 81.
GAR and MOLASSE'S, aud l think will
shortly add Coffee.
Duly grateful for the patronage heretofore
received, earnestly solicit continuance
and increase of the same. No pains will be
spared on my part to give satisfaction to oil
who favor me with their custom.
Athens, June l6. VIM. BURNS.
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POPLAR Hill English School,

Three Miles South Of Athens, Tenn.
THE Second Session of this Institution, UNI
L der the care of the undersigned, will
commence on Monday, July oath, 1854.
TERMS, per Session of Fire Months, dus at
tie expiration Of the Session:
Orthogrnphy, Reading, Writing and Men
tai Arithmetic, $500
Written Arithmetic, Geography, English
Grammar and Intellectual Algebra, 100
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Logic,
Rhetoric and the following course Of
Mathematics or its equivalent, viz:
Davies Elementary Algebra and Ge-
ometry, Davies Lengendres, Geometry
and Trigonometry, and Davies Sur
veying, l0oV
No student will be received for less peri
cd than half session, and no deduction made
except in case of sickness. Boarding enn be
had in moral families at n reasonable price.
June g-2m j. c. BARB, Principal
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Commission and Produce N,
MACON MARKET.

MACON, June H.
Transactions for the past week were limit
ed to some extent. Arrivals of Grain, Flour
Bacon and Lard light We continue to quote
Bacon-Hog round, Tic; clear sides
ready sale, Sc.
Lard-Stocks light 9 a l0c.
Corn-Stocks light, demand good, 80 csc.
Oats Scarce, so zoe.
Peas-Scarce, demand good, 81 Sl,25.
Neal-With light stocks, 90 95c.
Flom-Stocks light, ST. S74.
Dried Frmt-Peaches, peeled, 81 s2,25;
Apples IS q soc.
Feathers-Scarce, 80 a 40c.
Hay-Good article 80 Sl,75 per cwt.
16bacco-Kentucky ! Ice
Butter-Good article 10 a Ice.
Beef-Cattle on foot, &c; Picked Z Sc.
Cofee-Rio l2t l3c.
Molasses-Per hid, % a soc per gal.
Suqar-New Orleans 6 a re.
NdilS-Per key, 81 &c.
Exchange on New York !; Savannah and
Augusta per cent.
Respectfully,
ALLEN d DUNLAP,
Commission Merchants, Macon, Ga.
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COM nj E R CIAL,
AUGUSTA MARKET.

AUGUSTA, June ~.
Baeo,,-Hog round dull at It Tie, latter
for strictly choice; hams SIC; shoulders
&C. Joints cause the dullness. Sides in good
demand at II for ribbed and SC for clear.
Lard still advancing. Sales of choice in
barrels lOic; kegs lie, and looking up.
1dlto,O l2ic per ID.
Beeves 7 re for stall fed No. l, and SC
for grass fed
Small Hogs in moderate demand at &c.
Corn SO a g5c-market excited
Oats zoe per bushel.
Rye 81 per bushel.
No old Wheat offering. Prime new white
$3.50 a 81, 80; red sl,25 $3.50.
Stock Peas very scarce 81, so per bush.
Flour ST Sac in bags and to &c more in
barrels.
Feathers 40c, demand slack.
Hay-Sl, 60 for Timothy, and 81, 40 $3.50
for Glover.
Dried Fruit-No change, but demand falling
off in consequence ofnew fruit being in market
BeeswGr % a 25c.
Ginseng SOC.
Butter 10 a zoe, as to quality.
A good stock of Groceries in the hands OF
our merchants.
Yours, truly,
J. A. ANSLEY.
Commission and Produce Merchant.
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PROSPECTUS OF THE
Atlanta Intelligencer,

DAILY, L RI w EEhLh AND w ELhbi'
ON and after the 25th of September the
~ Atlanta Intelligencer will be published
Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly, on new and
beautiful type throughout, and on new Cyl,
nder Power Press, capable of throwing oil
from 1000 to 1900 sheets per hour
The Daily Intelligence will be printed on
super.royal sheet, % by "a inches surface, on
fine white paper, and will contain twenty,
four columns of matter. 1t will furnish all
the latest teiy,aphic intelligence from the
Northern, Southern and Western cities, up TO
the moment of going TO press. Having the
benefit of two different telegraph lines which
place Atlanta in direct communication with
all parts of the Union, the Daily lntelligencer
will possess every advantage for obtaining
the latest telecraphic news from all direc-
lions while by means of<the large number OF
Railroads converging at Atlanta, it will pos
sess mail facilities equal, if not superior, to
those of any other city in the South. In the
columns of the Daily especial attention will
be devoted to furnishing full and reliable
commercial reports. The New York, Balti-
more, Charleston, Savannah, Augusta Allan.
Ia, New Orleans and Nashville markets, will
be regularly reported, in addition to weekly
reports Of other markets.
r1y- With such advantages OF location, to-
gether with the mail and telegraphic facilities
il will be readily seen that all points in Geor-
pia. North. North. west and West OF Atlanta,
as well as all points in Tennessee and Ala
bama. can be furnished with all important
Commercial, Congressional and Foreign News,
and telegraphic news generally, through the
columns Of the Daily Intelligence at least
one day sooner than by the daily papers OF
any other city in Georgia.
The Tri- Weekly will be the same size as the
Daily. containing all the reading matter of
the two Dailies Immediately preceding Il, and
telegraphic news up to the hour OF going to
press. go,
The Weekly hteHigencer will be enlarged to
over double its present quantity Of reading
matter 1t will be printed on fine paper on
an imperial sheet Of % by As inches surface,
and will contain Mirty.ttco columns OF matter.
TEnMs;-For the Daily, 5000
Tri-Weekly, 400
Weekly, 200
tx- To Clubs Of ten or more ut the same
Post Office, the Daily Intelligencer will be
furnished at 500 per annum, and the Tri-
Weekly at 81.
rsg-'rhe CASH SYSTEM will be invaria-
bly observed and the name Of no subscriber,
either to the Daily, Tri-Weekly or Weekly,
will be entered on our books, unless advance
payment Is made. ". b. RUGGLES,
Editor and Proprietor.
ATLANTA June ., ls5i-3m 2oI
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For the Post.

The public Examination of the members
of the Calhoun institution commenced on
Wednesday evening, the 18th inst, and con-
tinued THURSDAY, Thursday night and Fri
dav. The exercises were very interesting
and satisfactory, evincing to all present that
the time of the past session had been n
source of valuable improvement to all who
attended for that purpose. The scholars all
acquitted themselves with much credit to
themselves and teacher generally; and feel
it more particularly due the young ladies to
say there were some most excellent cOmpO-
sitions read, and the defamation Of tenn
perance speech by one of the ladies', which |
challenge any temperance lecturer to excel,
either in point of argument or eloquence.
At the close of the exercises on Friday
evening, we were conducted to public Sup
per, prepared by the Ladies Of Calhoun and
vicinity, and to say it was the finest | ever
saw would probably be too feeble an enco.
MUM of praise, Notwithstanding | have at
tended many that thought very fine indeed;
but appeal to any of the large and we'll
ordered assembly who were in attendance,
to testify to the hOnors due all the ladies who
were engaged in making it.
And in connection with the foregoing COM
munication, it becomes our painful duty to
say, that after the dspensation Of his many
mercies God saw proper, for some wise pur-
pose beyond our comprehension, to deprive
us of one Of our highly estesmed and much
loved friends. JEREMIAH CHAMBERS, who
was liberal contributor to and one of the
managers of the Supper, appeared in good
health, and enjoyed the glee of the party APP
parently as well as any present, ate hearty
supper, and on leaving the room was seized
with apopexy. He was Dissolved to be reel
ing as if he would fall, and was caught by
some bystanders and carried speeehIess to
his room, where he had the prompt attend
ance of three Physicians, but alas, in spite OF
their combined efforts he died in ashort time,
probably in less than two hours from his
first attack. What striking admontion to
us, one and all, TO live prepare ed for the dread
summons of death, lest it should come at an
unexpected season and cut us off without the
privilege Of even communicating a single
word to our surrounding friends. To say
that Mr.. Chambers was an upright, honora-
BILE, bigh-minded, energetic business man; a
loving and affectionate companion; a kind
and indulgent parent; highly esteemed and
much loved neighbor, and Il liberal and no.
bic hearted citizen, would not be mere
obituary formality, but fact well attested
and highly appreciated by the friends left to
mourn and lament the sad visitation, his
death. d.
Calhoun, June 10, 1854.