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officers. The Jail is of brick, situated near the Court House. 

 The Georgia Female College is situated upon an eminence, 

 commanding a fine view of the city. It is constructed of 

 brick, 160 feet by 60, four stories high, including the basement. 

 The Academy is a fine brick building, situated in a beautiful 

 and retired part of the city. The churches are, the Presby- 

 terian, constructed of brick ; Episcopal, a small, but neat build- 

 ing ; Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic ; besides two or three 

 churches for coloured persons. The Hotels are commodious 

 and ably conducted. A new Hotel has recently been com- 

 menced ; probable cost $26,000. Many of the private resi- 

 dences, on the " Hill," are beautiful, enclosed by grounds, or- 

 namented with flowers, trees, &c. A. bridge connects both 

 parts of the town. This was built by the State and purchased 

 by the City for $25,000. Among the many things of which 

 the citizens of Macon may justly boast, is their Cemetery. It 

 is called "the Rose Cemetery," after S. Rose, Esq., a gentle- 

 man distinguished for his public spirit, and who, we believe, 

 originated the plan. We are indebted to Mr. Rose for the fol- 

 lowing description of this interesting spot. 



" It is situated about half a mile above the city on the 

 banks of the Ocmulgee river, mostly on elevated ground, the 

 highest point being 142 feet above its bed. Its entrance is 

 through a lofty arched gate, constructed after the Doric order 

 of architecture. The area of ground comprised within the 

 enclosure is about 50 acres. Another spot could scarcely be 

 found in any section of our country so much diversified, and 

 comprising so many distinct objects and combinations going 

 to form a perfect picture of rural beauty. Many who have 

 visited the Cemeteries of the North, and even the far famed 

 Mount Auburn, think it far inferior in natural beauty and 

 location to Rose Hill, A prominent feature in its scenery is 

 the Ocmulgee river, along which it extends nearly half of a 

 mile. The banks are from thirty to sixty feet high, and gene- 

 rally rocky and precipitous, and form an impenetrable barrier 

 to its approaches. The higher parts of the ground are nearly 

 level, and laid out as places of interment ; other places have 

 been selected by many in the wildest parts, almost overhang- 

 ing the deep valleys. From the river deep and narrow dells 

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