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asking for them on an lther terms.
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U,Yr TO Mi.s;.,;nn;

A UIHT TO PLANTERs.-The Mississippi
Chronicle very pertinent,y remarks:
The planter who raises an abundance Of
porn this blessed year Of '57, will make
money largely. All the agricultural world
Is perfectly~wiid on the subject Of cotton,
and the largest crop ever known will be
plantei, ftae season prove favorable, it
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FLEMING BROS.

SO WooD ST., PrTTsBuRoH, Pa.
Sole PrOprietOrs.
Scovil g. Mead, No III, Charters Street
New Orleans, General Wholesale Agents for
The Southern States, TO whom all orders
must be- addressed.
Sold by TIloS. II. MAGiII, Lancaster
April 80, 1856. Il.Iy.
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TANNING AND DRESSING

Business Persons desiring TO pr Ichsse
sole, shoe, rr harpess leather, would { o well
to give then a eait Green OF dry hides will
be taken in exchange for leatlIer-64 cents
for green hides, Ia for dry hides in ex>
change, or l2f cents will be paid in cash.
+. A. CASKEY e. co.
WI 2z, tNl 26-ly.
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800 prizes amounting to S2Ol,OOO
Tickets $40; Halls SIS; Quarters $3.50
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WOUNDS, BRUISES. BURNS, AM.
SCAIDS.

In cases Of the fracture of the bones, IN
jnries caused by steam explosions, Bruises.
Burns, Scalds, Rheumatism. Stiffness of the
Joints, and contraction Of the sincw.. i, is
employed ani warmly rec commended by the
faculty. This marvellous rrmcdy has been
introduced by lis inventor in person into Nil
the leading Hospitals of Europe, and no
private household should be withou, it.
UNDENlABLE TESTIMONY.
The Medical Staff Of the French an d En-
gllah Armies in the Crimca have otii.ially
signed their approval of liulloway's Oint-
ment, rs the most reliable dressing for sabre
cuts, siabs, aud gun.shot wounds. |; i, al
SO used by the surgeons of the Allied Ma.
yics.
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CAPITAL PRIZE 5000
PRIZEsPAYABLE WITHOUT DEDUCTION!

Class II. March 2lst Class l8, March 49,;
Clas 10, April 4th Class 20, April II;
Class 81, April 18Th Class -,
AnrI Dkth
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Both tie Ointment Url Pills
should be used IN tie JoN01riug
cases!
BunIons, McrcuriaI Erup,io"s,
Burns, Piles,
Chupped Hands, Rheumatism,
1iI'Olalis, Rlngw"rm,
Fistula, Salt Rheum.
Gout, Scalds,
l.umbago, Skin di,. as,s.
Swcllcd Glands, Spraims,
Sore Legs, Still Joints,
Sore Breasts, letter,
Sore Heads, Ulcers,
sore hroatS, Ncnrrcal Sores.
sores oil all kinds. Wounds of all kinds,
- Sold at the Manufacture, of Prorrs,
sor Holloway, 80 alaidrn Lane. Now York,
and IA Strand London, by nil respectable
Druggists and Dealers 10 Medicine Isrouuh.
out Tue Unitcd States aud the civilized
world, In pots, at % cents, ~! cents, and
81 each.
.S~ There is considerable saving by
taking the larger sizes.
~ b-DirrctIons for the guidance o.
patients in every disorder are affixed ia
each pot.
CAUTION None are genuine unlcs.
The words "LbHoway Nee York and Ion
don. are observable ~ a ,ralsr-mark in eve
ry leaf of the book Of directions around
each pot or box The same may be plainI,
seen by holding hc kaI to ME hghi. 4
handsome reward will be given to any on,
rendering such information az may lead t,
the detection or PARTIES conutrrt, Ting ia,
medicines or vending the same, knowing
them 10 be spurious.
Dec. 9Th 1856, 4i-al, ~.
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For notice Of application to Legislature !;
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Advertisers are requested to mark the
number of insertions desired on each adver-
tisement, or they will be inserted until for
bid, and charged accordingly.
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Bank Notes of sound Banks taken ut par
Checks on New York RENTED for prizes -
st7" Address Orders for Tickets or Ger
titicatcs OF Packages Of Tickets TO
JAS y. WINTER, Manager,
Macon, Ga.
Extra Class X, Large Scheme draws May
18th, 1857, 10000 Numbers-Capital
. $4,000.
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TAN YARD.

THE subscribers inform the public that
they are carrying on an extensive business,
3 miles east of IRprasteryillC, on the Red
field Road, in the
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e LASS I'D

To be drawn in the City of Atlanta, Ga,
in public on
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Both tie Ointment dlrl Pills
should be uSed IN tie JONoacimg
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April oath,
SCHEME.

1857 prizes amounting o....... $4,000
Tickets "a Halves 2 /; Quarters /.
t+g- Certificates of Packages Of Ten
Tickets, are sold at the following rates,
which is the risk
10 Whole Tickets, S24
10 Half " IL
ii Quarter 1" q
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MAIL ARRANGEMENT

s. SWAN g. co, Atlanta. Ga
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MORE THAN ONE PRIZE TO EVERY TEN
TICKETS.
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME!
10 he DRAWN
APPROXIMATION PRIZES

100 Prizes of 100 arc
100 4" " so are
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-28
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
I-o1 The Alta California.

The bark Fanny Major, Capt. Lawton, arrived m
oo,t Yesterday. about noon, with from Honolulu
10 az 7th inst--three weeks later than previous al
vices. a r ,ho
,h ;nst 10 set fire to the whaeshp Arctic, lying IN
'' corresoondent of The P0ynes'on complains of
,hs idness of the natives, and charges Poren of It
t the multitude Of religious ceremonies required OF
them by the priests. -, c.nn;r, , native
I'm Ssp. l. in Shantar Bay, John Canning, u naass
nj Sac Harbor j.. L. first officer OF the orls li t,a
20 Unaolulu and three Hawaiian seanen, "oic hi nc
NV loose whaie coming up under ana slr,Ane '"'
bost IN which they were fast 10 another whAe' ;,
ne Government has made such advances 10 Pai
:; pns,on who offered to construct steamer, as VIII
darbtless secure good boat at an early day.
Tbe arrival Of whslers IN October has been 'nol '
~, .sr than last owing 10 the large nnmper oil YES
us !;no in the Kodiack and Bristol Bay ground ;;
ia 40 Oct 30 1856 the total arrivals reported y. o.
~ yt were 43 OF which Is were rom the ocho' 80
In ~ Oct % this season, the total arrivals are ~
o(wb;ch AZ vessels were from the hcdack OF bris1i
Bsy and IL from the Ochotsk Sea. ABOUT ~ Vessels
r,sS ,h;s season in the 0chosk ana about inc same
,rnls a ,Le other grounds The bnik oil the hee'
Iii os-oa;n a. last wear from the Jth 10 the ION o.
November and at the latter date we shs o. n", W .
20 vessels IN port We have in port Oct - 'nas
son 20 xbaIers and ~ merchant anu wal 'esselS
again, IS wbslers and Merchant ara war FeSSe' III
the 3Gh October las year, n, .aso. Ia, h.re
The brig Fmns Capt. Zeoss Ben, "'''' ~" H'''
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GUATEMALA.

Exclusive Of the city, and within the limits OF the
republic the desths by cholera for the month ending
ON the 20 inst have been l,3l7 according to the data
furnished by the various departments.
On the 18th inst. a body of men, numbering %, as-
sembled near the town Of Escuintla with view OF
attackng that place. Gen. Soares took immediate
measures TO resist and send two detachmens OF troops
10 attack them from different sides. They were taken
by SURPRISE and after IL minutes resistance were
completely routed with loss of four killed ana sew
eral wounded; they also left behind them seVe5ai
horses and mules and some arms. The troops hsd
sergeant killed and three men wounded. Since then
steps have been taken to have them pursued anu de
stroyed. ., Aoa .a,
eral slight ehocks of earthquakes. Since then some
Others have occurred.
Onr adyices from Honduras represent the cholera as
disappearing ,.o, ssriss Of
earthquakes AT Cojutepeque they commenced ON
the 9th inst and at II O'Clock a. m there va no-
severe shock represented being even more SO then
tbat which destroyed the City of San SslNsdor IL
1851. Eight other severe shocks were ielt through
IN, day and many of the houses and public buildings
suffered greatly The inhabitants slept thar nght OUT
of their houses In Old Salvador the shocks also "ere
very severe Pedestrians were obliged to WAX IN inc
middle of the streets to escape the failing mes irvl
tbe houses Since the above date several "ther snoch'
have been felt but none Of severe chsrae'er'
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AFFAIRS IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Fro. The Panona Sfdr. Dec. -.

~ 'N.' ' 60. a"~ ;.ara - .,,
O,i ,a'esr u'', Cn.,aaIs Sp, % cou,.neons
,Spfn,, NJ ~ crsn.1. IN;.ara,,ral NJ ~ !.
'"'"' !, Wv NJ - D ~ '''o'"b ''"''
In Guatemala the census mas oeen deferred uniu the
cholera ceases its ravsges AN atenip, AZ revolution
near EsquntiaS was maze ana unnieala'ey put uo"s
by the Government.
IN SALVADOR heoer 81 I.ocn. snoJa VI saa;n
quake have been Eel, al Copltipeq.le ana the Oh cry
va DO. ~ ST. ~ "a 80. sor,hnusLe e, ia
o. yer o. MOI ol TUE sten. , u
lns an ol oaI M'-ue' was ""ii wv '"' VIC P'N'
VI inusS um Lawn tb., can Martinez hn.
b..p aiac,sd Presideprony eight votes being giyer
o'cn eleS,cu r1vs'u h1-' s,h;.~ &c ,h. a6ere
agahst r,'in; tne pal H''"'"e - ''
hu"ut- VI Hi' s"iOy "c'"'' ~ o.,
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under charter for Faan ns Island last July returned
on Saturday Last with ABOUT 20 tuns Of cOcoanut oil
which was pressed in about two months time Fan
ning Island Larbor "a 10 n lat. 80 ~, and W. Ion
1872 ~, and l. on ono af the many circular island,
which abound in the Pacific Ocean. II produces LITTLE
else than cOcOanus, OF which there an abundance
and the settlers ore constantly planting more
a letter from Messrs Gilman & Co. dated Jsbs;,.
Oct. 49, gives the following:
Captain Baker, of the bark Ocean Wave from
the Arctic reports the loss August %. Of The hin
Indian Chief Huntley, by the stavinr in OF the hop
Of the ship by cake OF ce The shock Was 40 Iight
that il was MOI thought 70 b. serious. The can,s;n
however. gave orders 10 try the pumps and found
That the ship filling fast. and had barelv time
10 take 10 the boats The ship had $50 barrels atoad
down this season, and was boiling ont at the time of
the accident, and went down with shot pots" The
captain, first and second officers and men, after being
exposed some three days in the open boats in very
lncement weather, succeeded in reaching Plover Bsy
Inc captain thinks that the third mates boat must
nave been lost-as he was not very energetic man
ana II required all the energy Of the captain and Off
Gers to keep the men alive"
Inc vixen reports that the French authorities AT the
Marquesas had had some difficulties with the natives
IN the celebrated Valley Of Typee where thu cannbals
desired TO sacrifice woman on the occasion of some
OF Their heather orgies but the French Governor in
terferng. saved the woman, not however without a
show OF Resistance on the part Of the natives which
resulted In several Of them being shot before quiet
restored
The clipper John Land sailed from Honolulu for
New Bedford on the 4th inst with 4 cargo of whale
oil, sperm oil and whaebone, valued OF f6&i, Jt6
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WESTERN MEXICO.

Ac,prrco Nov. q, lSl1.
The affairs OF Txtls Chelaps and Chilpanzlnsso
have had their day, and have passed away 10 os
nnn',araJ Nth the things that were. tlcario ana
Juan Antonio have been beaten and driven IRON ron,
pillar to post until they were unable to na Uss Of the
place holly pursued were they Py ,ne Antonio died
and the indians who had associated with him refused
10 rally under the banner OF ViSario and ne Wa
obliged TO flee toward Yguaa, his Ola HunP'ihs
.rornd where greater security awaited HIM by
ssocaiiug his forces with those of Cobo. ana
who were lowering around but as yet had maze no
demonstration against that place.
The Indians in this dilemma disbanded and returneu
T., their mountain fastness, leaving clear eld ior
Gen Alvarez 20 operate against. On the LIST INST the
Gernment troops that had recently entered Cuerna-
,aca In triumph under the command OF Gen. Gonzalez
snd Col. Buenrostro, met with sigma defeat in the
noss Of Pantanilos" and the leaders were most IN
~ annear. that after taking Cuernsvaca The Govern.
,Dan, troops were induced TO pursue the reachon's
Ward Ygus!s. Cobos a1d 99rcuo Kept UP 'hs 'a'"
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SOUTH PACIFIC COAST.

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company steamer
Lima, Capt. Bloomfield, from Cslse Nov &c, arrived
at Panama Dec. 7, OF 8 O'Clock.
CHILL
Three cases OF fraud in Chill have come 10 light
during the past fortnight. A clerk of a business
house in Santiago has been detected in approprisng
his employers funds and no esa than 800 900 is said
TO have been spent by him at the gaming table. In
Valparaiso, a Mr.. Bernal, retail dealer, who for
time past had forged bills to meet his liabilities
committed suicide by leaping from boat into the sea
The amount of his forgeries is set down at 000
In the COmmissary Of Marines office deiacation of
$28 600 has been dscoy ered. The heads of the de-
partmen have been arrested until the matter is nves-
tigated.
The steamer Constitution Ensured in Englsnd) was
lost on the bar Of the river Maule passengers and
crew saved The cargo which consisted Of provisions
for the destitute inhabitants of the district, lost.
Congress is still in extraordinary session. and pro-
crosses slowly with its abors law authorizing the
raising of loan of 81 600 900 to complete the Napa-
raise and Southern Railroads have been passed.
Large grants have been made toward the erection of
Custom Houses, wharfs and other public works.
The works of the electric telegraph between San
tiago and Talca are progressing, and will be COM
pleted in a short time.
. The CHILEAN war steamer Esmeralda had sailed I'M
der secret orders for Cobs for the purpose it
missed of claiming an American vessel seized by the
Bolivian authorities in the port of Santa Mara-the
right OF sovereignty over which is in dispute between
Bolivia and Chill.
The effair of the seizure of the " Sportsman is not
yet settled by the American Minister.
Mr. Philip +. Barnes has been recognised as Consul
of Denmark in Coquimbo.
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PERL.

CAIIAo. Nov. r. 1871.
Another revelation IN Lima has ust been nipped in
tho bud and the principal persons connected with 1t
have been arrested; and at 3 o'clock on the morning
Of the 10Th inst Gen. Castillo and several others were
brought to Caao and sent on board the Government
steamer Ucayal previous to their being sent out ot
the country.
The boast Of our Government that Americans
abroad shall be protected. u very likely to be
put to the test in consequence OF the authorities IN
Callao prohibiting foreign mechanics from working at
their respective trades Those connected with the SNIP
ping nteres unless they renounce their allegiance
and embrace that Of Peru; upon their doing which
they are immediately compelled to do military duty!
As the majority of these mechanics are Americans
they very properly called upon Mr.. Clay, the Amer
can Minister. He has taken the matter ia hand Int
as vet very little progress has been made.
Our advices from the South are very meager but
a. far "A the reyoutonsts are concerned, important.
The allied Protecorate has expired by limitation and
We may very reasonably suppose that the Chncha
Islands are again in the power of Eivanco Inc Gov
eminent STEAMER Loa arrived here day before yeser-
day and the Apurimac had sailed from islay to over
taxi her but she escaped. The steamer Husrss ia at
the Islands also the brig Guise and they both ere
this must be tho prizes to the frigate. Meantime
the Government have got possession of is"y, and 1t
n here reported that the frigate Apurimac was going
10 shell the town. but the II. g. Ms ship Alarm pro-
tested against their doing and prepared to enforce
tbe protest. 40 they abandoned the idea.
The Andausia Of Baltimore If ashore on the Camo,
tai in this bsy She is throwing cargo overheard
10 llghen her aud steamer s alongside TO render hef
assistance when she may require 1t.
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OF hurried fight, until they arrived at this pass.
which II about two league from Yguala. Here they
were joined by this devil vioaro. and the whole
united forces OF the reactoniss at once secreted
70 az 10 deceive their eueme5 The Government troops
go, wei INTO the pass-whioh il represented very
diihcult-when the reactionsts charged upon them
with al their force from the favorable localities
around. OF course the Government troops were
hemDed IN, and DO alternative VA left them but to
ny or cut their way through shower of balls. Gen
q. wss the object OF revenge Of the revolu-
nonlsts' and be WA soon left dead upon the
field by hs flying troops, while the loss of
arms and ammunition severe indeed.
Cobos, Moreno and Nicario after this returned to
Cuemsvacs, where they unfortunately rifed stores
and levied contributions, which were Immediately
complied with for fear of greater harm than had
already been done. AT last accounts these precious
sweetscented defenders possession Of Cuerna
vaca and Yguala, but the Government had sent force
Of 1900 men, who would doubtless soon tel the story
Of OCCUPATION.
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For the last SIX dsys the rsn hss pSorcd dewu
in torrents; the town is flooded. Our N'ecsoo ia
over. and Mayor Martin is fcored. The dv after
the Wabash sailed. the L. s. steamer SusQsa asnna
came in from Key West va Blen6elds, where che
had called. looking for tifbusters. On the ISfA
the British ship Brunswick left for Nary Bay.
the only vesseis Of remaining in hsrbor, beng
the Susauehanus and the Fulton. The lstter make
daily trips 10 the Colorado, keeping close watch OF
that river. A brig was seen far out ST sea yester
day. but to-day she is not yiSbe; the weather is -
thick our vision does not eytead very lar. No ve.-
sci could make landing on the coast whie tafs
weather continues.
There is rumor, originating. believe, on board
the Susquehanns, that the treaty With irIssaril was
made for the benefit Of Walker. under The suppo-
sition thai the ibster had landed, and wouid csuse
the transit 10 be unsafe for passengers, when the
United States would be called upon to protect and
garrison the line relieving Wslker from the neces-
sity Of keeping force at these points, and milking
his whole force available against Costa Rcs. If
this be so, may be thankful that the iniqnitous
plans of the slave propagsndists at Washington
have b. frustrated BY the prompt and patriotic &C
ton OF that gallant old sailor Commodore Psuldns.
l have asked Captain Sands, Of the Susquehanna,
about this matter, but he can give me no infcrma-
ton. Captain Sands also refuses 10 send up the
river for Anderson and his men, or have anything to
do with Them fear this party are still acting I'M
der Walkers orders. and will hold ont st Castillo,
possibly be Joined BY some indictments from the in
terror, again plunging Nicaragua into civil war.
The United States Naval Commander should GER
tsnly have taken some measures to expei Anderson
and his band from the country; twere better for the
safety of life and property here, that the pirate
chief who exercises such an influence over his fol-
lowers should have been left in the country, rather
than that guerrilla party should remain TO pilsge
us, unconstrsned by Walkers authority or in6u.
ence. The Commodore will have to return and
complete his good work.
send this by the steamer Trent, for AspinwsD.
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Dy.rH or ~ OLD PRrNTER.- Samuel WITH W.
nor probe bly the oldest printer in Georgia, died re-.
Gently IL Macon. he was born in Queen AnDe's co..
Nj. in A.. year 1881, and was the son OF Col VIM.
Minor an officer in the Revolutionary army His hrst
adventure in business was the publication OF me
itbens GQ-,ll, III Georgia, and he signabzed hn
paper BY presenting the first suggestion OF General
Jackson ~ a candidate for the Presidency OF the
limited Sta,es Subsequent this be became the pub.
Usher OF several Democratic papers but laerS joined
IN. Am. ricau party and his last act OF political
character wa. to de post HE vote for their Gubernoral
candidate Extremely e.ble he tottered tothe Macon
Court House for ,hi purpo-e and never left h' house
alive Afterwards
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-28
WALKER SHEDDING TEARS.

Our Aspnwsll correspondent states II IL reported
that Walker shed tears when he hauled down his flag
on surrendering the United States forces. Heststes
further that the captain of the Brunswick expressed
his intention of disodsng Walker if the United Statss
Commodore did not do 80, and that Walker andh
men had resolved tn fight to the death before sur:
rendering the British though they had determined
TO Weld TO the United States authorities. mine was
laid with all the spare ammunition, and the British
were to have been blown to eternity. Walker was
well provsioned and had plenty OF munitions of war.
Among the prisoners brought down the river on the
STEAMER deserters, who would have been shot
he'd not Walker been compelled To surrender.