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weekly cimicii 4 sEvnni.
BY WILLIAM S. JONES.
NEW FAMILY GROCERY STORE.
JOHN A. BULLEN & CO.,
AT THEIR. STORE. No. 205 Bread street, between Metcalfs and Mr. John Bones’ Hardware
Store, are now opening a select Stock of FAMILY GROCERIES, consisting, in part, of St. Croix,
Porto Rico, New Orleans, Refined, Crushed and Powdered SUGARS: Old Government Java, Rio, Cuba
andLaguira COFFEE ; Choice TEAS: Wines, Liquors, Scotch Alo. London Porter. Hermetically sealed
Meats and Fish. Pickles. Preserves, Jellies, Sauces, Spices, Biscuit, Crackers, Pilot Bread, Butter, Lard,
Cheese. Boulogne Sausage, Smoked Beef. Smoked a. d Pickled Tongue?, F. M. Beef, Pig Pork. Canal,
Baltimore and Georgia Flour, New Buckwheat, Rice, Soap, Candles, Starch, Bacon Hams, Codfish, Her
ring, Salmon. Raisins, Almonds, Nuts, of all kin*b. Cranberries, No. 1, 2 and 3 Mackerel, Apples, Pota
toes. Onion?, Wooden Ware. Brushes, Blacking, began, Tobacco, Snuff, Pipes, Ac.
Frash supplies of the above articles received weekly, per Steamer from New York, via Savannah
and Charleston. Imo nov 20
NE Vv AN ]) ELEiG AN T DRYGOODS.
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COSGROVE & BRENNAN,
BROAD STREEP. (FORMERLY KEERS &, HOPE,) ABOVE THE GLOBE CORNER,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
HAVE ALREADY in STORE, a very large and splendid assortment of beautiful PRINTED
CASHMERES and DE LAINES.
Plaid SILKS, Brocade, Watered and Chameleon do., French MERINOS and Plain CASHMERES,
of every desirable shade and quality.
Paramattas and Ccburg CLOTHS, all colors.
Embroidered CanUn CRAPE SHAWLS and Plain do.: Long and? Square SHAWLS, all prices and
qualities.
Silk, Velvet and Merino CLOAKS and SACKS, new pattern*.
Housewife and Family Dry Goods, such as Linen and Cotton Sheetings and Shirtings, Table
Damasks, Diapers, Napkin?, Lawns, Linen and Cotton Towellings.
Large Fine BLANICETS, MARSEILLES QUILTS; Toilet, Table and Piano Cloth Covers.
Fine Welsh and Giuze FLANNELS, Canton do., Silk do.
A large assortment of Ladiea’ and Childrens' HOSIERY.
A complete assortment of Bonnot and Cap RIBBONS, Laces and Edgings, and Silk and Velvet
Trimmings of all kinds.
Kid, Silk and Woolen GLOVES; Ladies' Merino HOSE.
Jaconet, Cambric, Mull, Swiss and Nainsook MUSLINS, Plain, Striped and Plaid.
N. B.—lt will well repay a visit to our New Store, to witness the quantity, quality and low
Prices of qur Gohqib . .fl&c Ocixtbcr l'»
ALD R I C.H-Jfc-IUAV. AI, < -
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HAVE REMOVED THEIR STOCK OF
ESt CS CIJO r H” ..Nft. Ma® SktS ■«<» BFC S*3 9
To.tho’Naw and nanJsomn Store, first door above the State Bank, and nearly opposite thojffnited
States and Globe Hotels, where they are opening a largo and well selected Sleek of
GENTS, LADIES, MISSES, YOUTH’S AND CHILDREN’S SHOES,
Together with all varieties for Plantation and Sen ants. October 1
'W- " 1 W : r -• -/Sr
J. M. NEW BY & C 0.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
E A D y• M A D E CLOTHING,
TKI \RPJIT B\GS. &C. ; &C.,
I •.DEB THE UNITED STATES HOTEL, AUGUSTA. GEORGIA.
J Iff. NEWBY A CO. would respectfully call the attention of persons in want of any stylo ol
• Clothing, to the Stock they now have on hand. Having paid strict attention to the solootion
and laan'jfactnro of their Goods, they think they can suit persons of every taste.
Country Merchants will find it to their interrot to esaiuine our Slock. Mo would always bo
glad to show thoin our Goods, believing wo can sell them as low os they can buy in any other
market.
. —ALSO, ON HAND—
A GOOD STOCK Or YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING,
FIND AND COMMON SHIRTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, DRAWERS, GLOVES, SUSPEND
ERS, HANDKERCHIEFS, STOCKS, Ac., Ac.
TOOSTUKR WITH EVERY OTHER ABTtCLZ OF OBNTUMEn’* WEAK.
Ry Strangers are requested to call on us, and take a look. October 3.
CLAYTON & BIGNON,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, &C.
197 METCALF’S RANGE,
BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
C& B. aro now receiving THE LARGEST AND BEST GOT UP sto *k of FALL ano W’INTER
• READY-MADE CLOTHING, ever offered in this citv. They also keep Men's and Boys Hats,
Shirts, Suspenders, Cravats Haudkerohiefii, Carpet Bags, Ac., Ac. In addition to the above, they in
vite paitictdar attention to their Stock of
YOUTHS’ AND CHILDRENS’ CLOTHING
Country Merchants and Strangers visiting our city, are requested to call and examine our stock, at
No. 197 Broad street, Metcalf‘s Range. JOHN J. CLAYTON,
Augusta, September 2nd. 185 1 A. P. BIGNON.
We-lMiw.
ADAMS, HOPKINS fit CO.,
M AKEUOI'SC * COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Avorsrx, c.xobuia.
AND
T. T. WILLIS & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SAVANSAU, GKOKUIA. 1
THE SUBSCRIBERS continue tbe&'\V\
COMMISSION BUSINESS, in the ggSg-J
name of tbo above firms, at Augusta and Savan
nah, whore they are prepared to give striot atten
tion to the Storage and Sale of Cotton and other
Produce, pnrehMo of Morebandiao, and revolving
and forwarding GoodiS.
Cash advances made on produce in store.
Address as above.
JOON M. ADAMS,
LAMBETH HOPKINS,
FRANCIS T. WILLIS.
August 28. 1851. 6mo
SSejSoOF WAMS HOUSE.
WRIGHT. SIMPSON fc GARDINER.
IFare-Honw oxd Cmiaissioit MfreJtanls. Ofitr
9>td O\iL< Roam. MrlarosA strut, Haar IJu Ts’c
fntpk GJiu, Attfrosto, Go.
TUB 0S VEILSI&NED, have thi.
associated in the JFare-
limit and Commission BstrfMAss, in all BRuSh
iM branehos. aud by thia medium tender to me
friends and patrons et each, and the public general
ly, their thanks for patronage formerly bestowed,
and earnestly solicit a continuanoc of the same in
this connection, assuring ail who may favor us with
their busiuew. that they shall have our personal
and nudiv.iod attention, feeling that the interest of
the Planter is e malty ths interest of his Kantor.
tS-Orders for BAGGINS, ROPE audFAMILY
SUPPLIES, executed on the most advantageous
farms.
Liberal CusA Advanets made on Cotton and other
Produce in store. BAML. WRTGIVf,
J. R. SIMPSON.
JAS. T. GARDINER.
Augusta, June 14, 1854 fonos June 25
WAREHOUSE fit COMMISSION BUSINESS.
4 G. JANES, formerly at Messrs.
A D Antiguse A Kvass, and mere re
oentlv one of the firm of Coskory, .l.int’sCMEWl
A Co." proposes to transact a COMMISSION BUSI
NESS in the city of Augusta.
He may be found at the Warehouse occupied
this season by Mosers. Walker, Bryson A Co.
He especially solicits the patrons of the late fins
of roskmr, Janes A Co. to give him atrial.
■33*- AH ardors for Bagging. Rope. Ae, will be
forwarded al the lowest market pries.
Ang«»ra.Aug. »■ 1 85 L sane _
DYE A HEARD,
WIKEHOI 't: k COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
n isrosa srasiT, atrwvsT*, sc,
4 NNOVM'E to their former patrons.
A. thepufoie genetally, that they I'MiTJi"
tinae the WARRHOI SB AND COMMISSION
Bl SINEc-S, in all iU branehea. al their old stand.
Flre-prv'f Warahoese, East side of Mclntosh
street, whore they solicit a eeatinuancs of the pa
tronage so liberally extended to thorn the past
xnifjn
AU basbMas entrusted to them will receive their
stnot personal attention.
Orders for Bagging, Rone and Family Supplies,
will bo promptly dlfe.l at the lowest market prices
Liberal msA advances made on Cotton uni other
Produce < a start.
JAMES M. DYE.
STEPHEN D. HEARD
tf
QOHS , OOJfS ,
4 LARGE assortment of Double and S.cgl
Ak Banal GI NS, fast reoMved sad for sale by
*StU Ha tJA&MICMARL* BKAjf
ROBERTSON & CROCKER, :
Warehouse and Commission Merchants,
AUGUSTA, GA.
RESPECTFULLY tender their
for the liberal ehare of patronage ex
tended to them during the last season—and an
nounce that they will continue the above business
at their Old Stand, <>n Reynold-street, where one or
both can, at alt times, bo found ready to attend to
any business in their line. Liberal Cask Advances
1 made when desired, on Cotton and other Produce
in store—and all orders for BAGGING, ROPE,
I GROCERIES. Ac.. tilled with despatch, at the low
; est market prices. They hope, by a strict atten
tion to the interest of their customers, to merit a
liberal share of public patronage.
E. I>. ROBERTSON,
JOHN R. CROCKER
Augusta, July 2fi, 1851. ts july 27
| ~ BUFORD, BEALLA, CO~
WAREHOUSE & GROCERY MERCHANTS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
THE UNDERSIGNED tender their-rv^ v
thanks to their friends generally, for
' the patronage >o liberally extended toSsSPS
! them during the last season, and would respectfully
inform them that they continue business at the same
well known stand, (two doors above the Franklin
House.) whore they are constantly receiving a large
and we!! selected stock, comprising every article
usually kept in a Grocery Store, all of which they
offer as low as any other house in the city.
On tliv l»t of Ooiotxur nuxt, they will remove
to that desirable Fire Prwif BrieJt Warehouse,
I formerly occupied by Fleming. Whitlock A Co.,
and immediately in front of Adams, Hopkins A Co.
AU Cotton consigned to them will bo sold free of
commission.
• C37* Libera! cash advances made on Cotton and ,
. other Produce in store when required.
W. H. BUFORD,
i W. M. BEALL.
July Ist, 1851. J. W. L. STOVALL.
‘ _ tAodm !
FHINIZT ’ & CLAYTON,
WAREHOUSE A COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
AUGUSTA, GKORGIA.
CONTINUE the business, in all
branches. at their Fire Proof Ware
house. Broad street, to which they devoteMHE3
their entire personal attention. They are at all
times prepared to make advances on Cotton or Pro
duce in store, and solicit a share of public patron-
l F. PHINIZY. E. r. CLAYTON.
Augusta, A-Jtg 18,1851. f aclmo
11 D’ANTXGNAO, EVANS It" CO.,
WAREHOUSE <6 COMHISbION MERCHANTS.
> ! Ga.
CONTINUE to transact business at their
FiKE-ZKtMF WARE HOUSE nearlMfll
the Georgia Raihv&d Depot, where they receive
. Co*ten per Railread w ta.»ut the charge of Dray
age. Their Office or Sale Room is en Broad-st.,
nearly opposite the Glebe Hotel.
| Bnsincse entrusted to them will meet with prompt
f aU.mtioa- Liberal Advances made on Produce
instore.
M D ANTIGNAC,
GKO W EVAN'S.
t _ a J? c T
M. P. SFOV ALLre
Warehouse and ( auiiUiwiM Merchant,
AUGUSTA, «A.
CONTTNUF* 5 the busbaeas, in all its r ''NXNx
branches, at his old stand, Fir*-
r Pn» * - eonier of Washing- MHB
ton and Reynold-etroeU.
He hopes, by strict attention te business, to merit
aeoutmi vrkc of the liberal patronage heretofore
extended to him.
Orders for Family supplies, Bagging, Ae-,
prouiptiy aud earefhfiy Sited, at the lowest market
priees.
tip* Lil-oral advances mafic on Produce
tug I dfActf
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1851.
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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Milledgeville, Nov. 25,1851.
House.
The Speaker was in his place, this morning,
at the convening of the House.
Mr. Clark, of Stewart, desired a re-considera
tion oi the bill which was rejected on yesterday,
rescaling al! laws that enmpe 1
etc., to M,,'erase in newspapers pirolished in
■ their counties, respectively. Messrs. Wofford,
Russell and Tift, offered arguments, to the
House, in opposition to the motion to re-consider.
Those gentlemen were •answered by Messrs.
Trippe. McDougald, and Clark, of Stewart.
When the vote was taken, a majority of the
House were opposed to the motion to reconsider.
The yeas were 52, nays 58.
The bill for the pardon at Brinkley Bishop, of
Bibb, who was convicted of the crime of mur
der, was taken up for consideration. The testi
mony, which, to me, appeared of a very positive
character against the accused, being read, Messrs.
Russell, Tift, McDougald, and Robinson, of Ma
con, made plausible arguments and forcible ap
peals, in favor of Bishop, and Messrs. Floyd and
Irvin, of Wilkes, argued from the law and testi
mony in the case, against hirn. The House ad
journed before the argument closed.
A resolution from the Senate, fixing the hour
of 12, M., to-morrow, for the election of a Judge
for the Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge, Ma
con, Coweta, and South-Western Circuits, and
a Solicitor General for each of the first two
named Circuits, has been concurred in by the
House.
The Senate has been chiefly employed in the
reading of bills of the House the first and second
times.
The bill amendatory of the Statute of Limi
tations, was fully debated, a r .d finally lost by a
vote of 13 to 22.
Mr. Slaughter introduced a bill to amend the
act of 1819, regulating the fees of the Attorney
General and Solicitors General.
Tubee o’clock, P. M.
The Senate did not sit this afternoon.
In the House, the argument, in the case of
Bishop, was resumed by Mr. Stephens, for the
accused. He was followed by Mr. Milledge,
who, I iiave been informed by inquiry from la w
yers, made an able, lucid, and truly legal argu
ment, on the real merits of the case. Not being
a disciple of Coke and Blackstone, I was not
willing to hazard an unsupported opinion on Mr.
M‘s. effort. Mr. Floyd once more re-joined, in
opposition, to the bill, which, being put on its
passage, was carried, by yeas 71, nays 43.
Nine o’clock, P. M.
The meeting ot the Democratic party, called
for this evening, was organized by calling Jos. I
Day, Esq., to the Chair, and appointing
Burch and A. £. Cochran, Esqs., Secretaries.
The Report, prepared by the Committee, named ;
ata previous meeting, was read by Judge H. V. j
Johnson, It recotnmeoijs that a Convention I
be called at some early day,To apponrr neregaTrs
to meet in National Convention at Baltimore, to
nominate candidates for the Presidency and
Vice-Presidency of the United States. It con
tained several blanks which hail not been filled
at the time I hail to leave. I will endeavor to
forward you a copy by the next mail.
The meeting, which was a large one, was ad
dressed by the Hon. H. A. Haralson and the
Hon. W. T. Colquitt. The latter, I left speak
ing.
Milledgeville, Nov. 26, 1851.
The House resumed the remainder of the spe
cial order of yesterday, being the bills for the
pardon of certain persons convicted of murder.
The first was that, for the [pardon of James
Johnson, ot Baldwin. The testimony having
been read, Mr. McDougald made a speech for
the accused. No other appearing disposed to be
heard, the bill was put upon its passage, and the
vote stood—yeas 114, nays 9.
The next and last of the class, was that for
the pardon of Garland D. Cornet, of Morgan.
He was defended by Messrs. Russel, .Mobley,
and McDougald, and prosecuted by Messrs.
Floyd, of Morgan, and Clark, of Stewart. Pend
ing the discussion, the hour arrived for the elec
tion of certain Judicial officers. The Senate
having joined the House, the General Assembly
made the following elections :
Judge of the Macon Circuit.
John L. Gresham... .2912
fobn L. Stephens... .5254
Abner P. Powers... .7692—elected.
Judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit.
John W. H. Underwood 71
David J. Irwinß7—elected.
Judge of the Cointa Circuit.
Edward Y. Hill—Elected without opposition.
Judge <f the South- Western Circuit.
Wm. H. Crawford 33... .4237
Wm. Tay10r42... .5493—elec’d.
John H. Jones.. . .34....36......25
Peter J. Strozier .. 156—withdrawn.
Rich’d Simsls.... 10 fc
Angus M.D. King 168
The General Assembly took a recess till 3, P.
M.
Senate.
By a vote of 22 to 15, the Senate agreed to
re-consider the bill rejected on yesterday, amend
atory of the Statute of Limitations.
The Finance Committee have submitted their
report, which exhibits the fiscal affairs of the
State to be in a flattering condition. It will, no
doubt, be printed, and forwarded to you for pub
' lication.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr. Moore—To incorporate a Saving s
: Bankin Augusta.
By Mr. Bethune—To extend the Charter of
the Augusta Insurance & Banking Company.
By Mr. Foster—ln relation to the issuing ol
change bills, and private banking, and to punish
the same, and to authorise the several Banks of
j this State to issue bills of certain denominations.
Three o’cloce, P. M.
The House having convened, the Senate at
tended. and both branches of the Legislature
I proceeded to the unfinished business of the fore
noon, viz: the election of certain officers.
I For Solicitor General of the Macon Circuit.
George W. Norman4s
Philip C00k22
Wm. K. De Graffenreid73 —elected.
For Solicitor General rs the Blue Ridge Circuit.
Wm. J. Lewis... .7—withdrawn.
Jas. G. Hatcliffe. —.. .32... .27 —witbd n.
A. K. Blackwell 13—withdrawn.
James Gaston7l
E. D. Chisolm.. .53... .63... .66.. 76-elec'd
A. R. Kellam.... 37.... 47.... 49.. 63
The election being concluded, the House re
sumed the consideration of the bill for the par
don of Cornet.
Mr. McDougald, who was entiled to the floor
at the close of the forenoon session, dedined any
further argument, when the vote was taken to
agree to the Report of the Committee of the
• Whole, and carried. The bill was then put on
, its passage, and its fate, by sounding the House,
baiug cocsidarsd doubtful, the yeas and nays
were called. Mr. H ill, of Troup, rose, and in an
argument, founded upon the testimony, ocdipied
the attention of the House, in opposition to the
bill, for about half an hour. Having ended, Mr.
• Thurmond moved an adjournment. He, there
fore, has the floor for Friday next.
In the Senate, Mr. Knight introduced a j>ill to
require the stockholders of the Brunswick llanal
and Railroad Company, to pay an assessment to
complete said Canal, &c.
Mr. Flournoy also introduced one, to focoi-
T porate the Columbus & Greenville Plank Roail
Company, and the Columbus & Lamaiassec
s Plank & Turnpike Road Company. I
e To-morrow being Thanksgiving Days both
e branches adjourned to Friday morning neif •
The Brig L. Baldwin, Capt. George Shaw
e from Savannah, bound to New-York, witha car
go of 347 bales of Cotton, and 104 casks of Rice,
went ashore on Friday night, the 21st inst., be
> tween 8 and 9 o’clock, on the South Point of
Brigantine Shoal, wind from the W. N. W, and
thick weather at the time. At last accounts
the masts were gone, and the buttom of the brig
s was out. The crew and passengers were all
’ saved.
The L. Baldwin, belonged to Dunham & Di-
- mon, New-York and Savannah line of packets—
. was 272 tons register, and was built is 1539»
: The vessel and cargo were insured in Wail
street, New-York.
In Ncw-Y'oik on Friday, a curious casacame I
’ up before the Judge in Common Pleas Cham- I
bars. It appears that a Mr. Towsley was in the |
habit of going to the New-York Exchange Bunk ]
’ and demanding rliaage. of certain -e- '<
v* ix-.u,/, iede .m at a qua Her" wr
1 cent discount, and insisted on handing in his notes
’ dollar by dollar, to the great annoyance of the
1 tellers, who were nonplussed to find a coin small
enough to deduct the legal proportion on each
dollar bill. The party persisted in this perplex-
■ ing exchange for several days, until at last he
1 was apprehended on a warrant issued by Justice
Osbornjon a complaint that his conduct tended to
a breach of the peace. After a full hearing of the
case, Judge Daily granted the discharge of Mr.
• Towsley.
The trials of the Christiana Rioters, have com
menced at Philadelphia, in the United States
Circuit Court—Judges Grierand Kane presiding.
On Wednesday, Caster Hanaway, was to have
, been arraigned. Absent Jurors have been fined ,
SI 00 each.
The Hon. Robert Rantoul, Jr., has been ■
chosen a Delegate to the Democratic National '
Convention, from the 2d District of Massachu- i
setts, and the Hon. Bamnel H. Ayre from the i
3d district of New Hampshire.
In an article on the present state and progress
of Telegraphs in the United States and Canada,
the New-York Herald estimates the length of ■
lines built and in operation in those countries, to ■
be at from 12,000 to 15,000 miles. The most |
distant points in communication are Halifaz, N. I
S., and Quebec with New-Orleans, near 3,000 ■
miles intervening between them, following the ;
circuitous route of the wires. The towns and vil- I
lageswhich are accommodated with telegraph sta- i
tions amount to between 450 and 500, and as I
there are two or three lines, under different com- I
panies, between New-York and other principal I
cities, many of the towns have two or three I
separate telegraph offices.
By the arrival of the ship Margaret Eliza,
Captain Adams, at New-Y r ork from Buenos Ay
res, which port she left ou the 26th September, |
we learn that Oribe had capitulated, and it *
was supposed that he would join with General
Urquiza, so that the war in the Banda Oriental
would soon be at an end. General Rosts was
pressing the male inhabitants into his army, and |
in some places none but females and children
were left. He intends to be in readiness for his
opponents, should they come on his track.
To the names of Dr. Kearney Rodgers, Dr. 1
Pattison, Dr. Manley, we must now add that
of Dr. DeKay as the fourth eminent man of the I
: medical profession who has fallen within the j ‘
I past fortnight in the State of New York. Dr.
I Di:Kay was a distinguished naturalist and two
{ volumes of the Natural History rfllti.. Oj** nf j
! New York relating to its ornithology are from
studies
years past, however, his health had become deli- '
cate, and he pursued them with less zeal and :
•continuity. His death happened in the 60th
year of his age.
The Jacksonville. Illinois, Journal says that it I
may not be generally known that castor oil is
better for lamps than sperm or lard oil, which is
the fact. Some years since, when this oil was
cheaper than either of the others, the editors of
that paper used it in their parlor lamps, much
pleased with the result. It gives a white, clear
qnd beautiful light, and does not elog the wicks.
It sells in Illinois a dollar a gallon.
Zinn’s Candy- Manufactory.
In no branch ofbusiness in Augusta has there
been so marked an improvement, for the las '
few years, as in the manufacture of Candy. In
artistical style, in variety, and in the excellence
of the article produced, the manufacturers in this
city will vie with those in almost any other city 1
while their prices are so moderate as to invite
customers from a wide range of country.
Mr. John W. Zinn is now manufacturing an
almost endless variety ol Candies, in the best
style, and is ready to fill orders at the very low
price of sixteen cents per pound—but a little
more than the cost of the raw material. He has
sent us a choice and extensive assortment of Can- 1
dies for our especial inspection and use, which
we have subjected not only to the ordeal of our
own taste, but have invited the attention of
more juvenile critics to them. The concurrent
testimony of all unite to pronounce them veiy
supei ior.
Besides the Candies, many ornamental articles,
in imitation of fruit, baskets, &c., were in the
collection and beautifully executed. They prove
that Mr. Zinn understands his business thorough
ly, both in the plain and ornamental branches.
We refer our readers to his advertisement, and
cordially commend his establishment to their
patronage.
Besides the manufacture of Candy, he carries
on extensively the manufacture of Crackers, in '
all their varieties.— Constitutionalist Republic.
The cholera has been committing fearful rava
ges recently in the British possessions in the j
West Indies. At the latest dates—the Ist inst ;
—it was still prevalent in Jamaica and other
' Islands.
Utica, N.Y. Nov. 21, P. M.
In accordance with the law, H. B. Conklin
was to-day executed for arson. Throughout
1 the dreadful ceremonies attendant upon his exe
, cution, he manifested great penitence, and said,
that he thought he had made his peace with his
Creator. He made a full confession, which will
not be published entire until after the arrest of
the rest of the gang. Many other persons are to
; be arrested, and will doubtless be indicted by
the next pan nel of the grand jury.
Conklin was but twenty-seven years of age at
f the time he committed the crime for which he
to-day suffered the penalty of death. He was
six years ago married to the daughter of W. L.
Crony, w!k> then kept the Westchester House. .
• No. 16 Bowery, New York city. He leaves a
f wife and three small children. In his confession
, he mentions the names of some of the most
wealthy and respectablejcitizeus of thisplace.who
furnished him with money and told him they 1
would stand by him in any trouble which he
might get into through them. Os fifty-four fires
e which occurred in this city during the past two
- years, he applied the incendiary torch to the
| following places: the First Baptist Church, James
Sayers house,Foster and Dickinson’s drugstore.
■ Keyser’s barn, Harringtons barn, and other
■ places. The confession affects many of the
most respaclable man in this city.
Home Manufacture.
We saw. on Tuesday, at Mr. Glendiuing’s
Stone Yard, several fine specimens of work done
in his establishment. Among them was a Mon
ument ordered from an interior town, of pure
: Italian marble, which, for beauty of finish and
sculpture, did credit to his establishment, and
d will bear a comparison with any similar work
1 done in the country. It affords us special pleasure
to call attention to this establishment, as.it is a
home one, and affords work of the finest and
- : most beautilul character, worthy of the amplest
. encouragement. We hope that our readers and
i the public generally, who may want articles in
r Mr. Glendiuing’s line, will favor him with a
f j call, and examine specimens of his work. The
o spirit of public improvement, in all the arts, is
e now up in Geeorgia. and indeed, the whole
South, and we trust it will be kept up in the
“ only substantial way of doing good, the encour
agement of Southern enterprise and skill.— Con-
■ I stitutionaiiU Rcpt Mu.
1 America—Saropoan Convicts.
I Is commenting upon the speech made by the
i Hon. R. J. Walker, at Southampton, at the
K 'sslth festival, the London Aries makes the
following remarks:
‘ The great fact which opens a new era in the
history of Europe is, the readiness—we may add,
the sagerness—of the people, and consequenl ly
of ths government of the United States, to come
forward and take part in those struggles which
convulsed Europe, and which affect even the
empire of Asia. Hitherto the Americans have
: been meie spectators of European events, anditis
but true to add, that, as spectators, their desires,
rather went against Great Britain than for it
because the Americans could not but see that the
power of Great Britain duringthe war, and fora
longtime alter it, was directed rather to the sup
port oi despotism than in hostility to it, A Jong
period has now elapsed during which not or ly
the sympathies of the Englishmen, but the ef
forts ol their government have been mainly on
the right side.
Kossuth's appearance and character have
advanced, by perhaps half a century, the period
when the United States were to fling the sword
and trident into the European balance of power.
1 his they have already done. The vote of Con
gress in favor of Kossuth, the vessel sent to re
ceive and take him to constitutional land, the
preparations lor his personal reception, the en
thusiasm ot public opinion, necessarily embodied
and expressed in the opinions of all those who
have tided, or hope to fill, offices of importance
in the United States, all indicate that if, within
the last century, Russia has sprung up like a
colossus, to uphold the victoriously waving ban
j ner oi despotism, and that with a consistency.
I a determination, and a power, which France and
| England, the natural antagonists of such a prin-
I pie, want the courage or the unity to combat, a |
■ et l u ®Hy callossal with Russia, equally ;
J arieut; has sprung lip in. another hemisphere, tol
•Ater 1 antagonistic to Riissia. zoalmis.l
to eV. ■ ctcq.’, to-tlre aggresß»»v miteii or despo* I
tism.” i
The Baltimore .American copies the above, and
very justly adds :
A new era will no doubt be opened in the his
tory of Europe when the United States shall
stand forth to take part in European struggles
and conflicts. But when is that time to come ?
Is it near at hand or afar off? We have as yet ;
room enoagh to grow, to expand, to developo the
elements if our political being, without being in
terfered with by the pretensions of European
powers. The antagonism which exists between
our republican system and that of European des
potism may bring on a collision whenever the
two shall tome in contact on any matter iuvolv- i
ing rival (laims or interests. But are we to j
move foreard to make a crisis of this sinh w ben ■
none presents itself ’ Are we to step in be- I
tween conflicting parties or nations in Europe
| in a quantl which is theirs and not ours ?
Our republicanism is dear to ns as a people,
! We are accustomed to identify it with liberty
i and to regard the latter as impossible without
I the former. But where does such republicanism
:as ours exfet in Europe ? Nay, let the question
I go farther,hnd let us ask ourselves where is it
: probable tSat, under any circumstances, it can
exist in Edope ? If we are to fight for other
people, let us at least know what we are to
fight for. «
If Enghwid and Franee are deeply and directly
I interested in stopping the onward progress ot
' Russian aggrandisement, it is forthem to prove j
I their claim to republican sympathy, before they I
j can expect to have it allowed. They want the !
j courage or the unitev, says the London Journal,
ito standup against Russia. If so, they deserve
' to fall, and do not deserve to have their battles
! tought for them by Americans. Their want of
I courage or or unity isin proof of their want of- I
1 fidelity to the principle of freedom and self-gov- 1
I ernment. -
i How can we best promote the cause of liberty
' and oi mankind ? By attempting to spread re- ■
publicanism in other countries or by taking care
of it at home? Shall we pour new wine into ! 1
old bottles ? Behold liow the sufferers under op- 1
pressioa crowd to our shores 1 They seek for I 1
freedom where it is to be found. Is it not aj '
function sufficiently high and noble to proffer, as '
we do, an asylum to the fugitives from tyranny i '
all the world over? Here liberty abides; here
is her chosen temple: let her votaries come loit |
if they wonldenjoy her presence and her bles- 1
sings. We are not called upon to carry her rites ! '
and her warship into temples where idols are set ! 1
np.
What sort of interference is it that Kossuth | i
r r'icife from u«-in the affairs of Europe ? Not j 4
that we shook', fight the battles of Hungary, if I 1
she should riso up again in a struggle for deliver- 1
ance from Austrian rule: but'that this country, j 1
in comirc--i with Great Britain, should command 1
fair play and tee that Russia should not interfere ' I
to aid Austria in the strife. If Russia in behalf ’ 1
of the cause of despotism chooses to interfere to I ,
aid in putting down the independence of Hun- i
gary, then the appeal is to the liberal nations of
the world to interfere in behalf of the cause of f i
repM-Rasaiim. hiter|iosition. The 1
Luwwhleifi-fiusiE Effjlunil Franee.- if they ; ,
should be disposed to move m such auiSIMSf ' I
have a right to expect us to be their allies. They r
are both ot this moment united in a coalition
with Spain against us—as the French President
with an Kppearanee of complacency announces
in his reci ut Message. If they should interfere
in behalf of Hungary, it would not be for the ' ;
sake of freedom in Hungary. Not at all; we
j need not be deceived on that point. They would
interfere because of their dread of the growing
power ol the Czar, which they fear, as they also
fear the growing power of this Republic. They
would be willing no doubt to have us come in to
aid them in maintaining the balance of power i:i
' Europe, which they would take care to adjus’
if we gave them the power to do so, with as lit
tle regard for freedom as was shown by the Holy
Alliance in 1815. But we do not believe that
they will stir a foot against Russia, if Hungary ’
, and Italy should both rise against the power of
■ Austria and demonstrate their ability to throw it i
off, if Russia could be kept neutral. Nobody
■ supposes that Russia would stand aloof. She .
would send her Cossacks again, as she did be- :
fore; and England and France, without ‘’the
courage or unity to combat,’’ would stand silent-
i ly by as they did before and see Hungary and .
' Italy crashed again.
The Submarine Tllecrai’H. —The cable has
now been submerged live weeks between Dover
aiid Calais: but, owing to the fact that the cable
! is half a mile too short to reach the French shore,
communications have not been carried between
England and the continent. The cost of this
cable is Z15,00U, and it is confidently hoped that
[ it will not be cut on the rocks by the agitation
of the sea as the first was. A patent, to obviate
that difficulty, has been secured in England, by
Mr. Dick,of Ayr. His process is to inclose the
wire, previously incased in gutta percha. in a
cast iron envelope. This is made of perforated’cyl
inders, threaded on the cable in succession—fust a
ball, next a cylinder, another ball, another cylin
der, and so on. Os course the ends of these
i cylinders are so formed as to fit the balls exactly,
aiid the structure is a succession of knee-joints,
or rather a (bark’s back-bone. This arrange
. ment claims to produce an effective protection of
the rope, with flexibility and cheapness. Speak
. ing oi a telegraph between Europe and America,
the Morning Post says, that the only difficulty
of the undertaking is to provide the requisite
funds. Making an estimate for a wire rope one
; inch in diameter, covered as usual, the cost would
be .£-50 per mile, and the nearest points of I’u
| rope aid America being 2,000 miles apart, the
whole expense would not exceed $2.500,000. —
j The importance of such a work is not to be esti
mated bv thousands of millions.
[ Horrible Tragedy.—We noticed under our
telegraphic head a few days since, that a man
j named Moore and his wife, had been found dead
i in their house, near Albany, both having been
shot. It appears that they had been out to a
house-warming at a friend’s, where they had
drank until they became much intoxicated.
Returning Some, they are supposed to have quar
-1 relied- ana Moore must have taken a double-bar
relled fowiing.piece and blown off the right side
of his wife's head. He then probably reloaded
the gnn. and placing it to his right side, by means
of his foot discharged it, the ball entering near his
heart. Mrs.. Moore was found in the front yard,
about five yards from the door, her head laying
in a pool of blood. Moore was near the stove,
in the house, the gun by his side, and when dis
covered. two little girls, two and a half and five
years oi'age, were found standing by the side of
i their father, weeping. Rum was the cause of
the Woody deed. The deceased have previously
appeared to live happily together, and have never
; been known to quarrel.
Adespatch in the New York Tribune thus an
nounces the refusal of the Vermont Legislature
to repeal its law by which the Fugitive Slave
Lavr is rendered inoperative in that State:
Cotton Dull in Vermont.
Montcslier, Vt., Tuesday, Nov. 18. 1851.
H. Greeley :—The bill repealing our Habeas
Corpus Act of the last session has just been re
. jecteif ia the House— Ont hundred and thirty-tiro
to ffty-five —in spite of the lamentations here and
( elsewhere. Yours, d. w. c.
We infer from the foregoing dispatch that the
! Vermont Legislature will not nominate Mr.
■ Webster for the Presidency just now.— [Edr.
Trib.
A New and Bright Comet was discovered
on the 22d of October, at the observatory of Bar- |
on Senftenberg, in Bavaria, by Mr. Broreen. It
' is stated to Lave a brilliant nucleus and a con
spicuos double tail, one branch being turned to-
I wards the sun, which is a rather unusual direc-
I rion-
Westens Pork Trade —At Louisville, on
Monday. 100 hogs were sold at 81 25 net, deliv
able in December. A uother lot was offered at
, $4 50; and $4 35 tendered and refused. At
Bowling Green, Ky., packers are paying 84 net.
‘ which price cannot be obtained at Tere Haute, j
Ind. —3 -50 a S 3 75 being the ruling rates there.
, At Cincinnati, 500 head are reported to have sold
at $4 50 within the last few days.
VOL. LXV.—NEW SERIES VOL. XV.—NO. 49.
Tho Use and Beauty of Trees.
Too many people are accustomed to regard
trees only as so many sources of “physical con
venience,” —to look at them with an eye solely
to the amount of fire wood or the number of feet
of lumber which they will furnish. To such (if
there be any among our readers,) we commend
the following extract from a very charming book
called ‘Rural Hours.” It is said to be from the
pen of Miss Cooper, (daughter of the novelist.)
and is from the press of Mr. Putnam, of New
York:
“But independently of their market price in
dollars and cents, the trees have other values •
they are connected in many ways with the civi
lization ot a country; they have their impor
tance in an intellectual and moral seise. After
the first rude stage of progress in a new country
—when the shelters and food have been provided
—people begin to collect the conveniences and
pleasures oi a permanent home about their dwel
lings, and then the farmer generally sets out a
few trees before his doer. This is very desirable,
but it is only the first Step in the track; some
thing more is needed, the preservation of fine
trees, already standing, makes a farther progress
and thijs point we have not- yet reached. It fre
quently happens that the same man who yester
day planted some half a dozen branchless sap
lings before his door, will to-day cut d wn a no
ble elm, or oak. only a few rods from his house,
an object which was in itself a htfhdred Sold more
beautiful than any other in his posse sion. In
j very truth, a fine tree near a house is a much
i greater embellishment th in the thickest coat of
paint that could be put on its walls, or a whole
row of wootlen columns to adorn its froat: nay a
large shady tree in a door-yard is much more
desirable than the most expensive mahogany and
velvet sofa in the parlor. Unhappily, our peo
ple do not see things in this light. But time is a
; very essential element, absolutely indispensible,
; indeed, in true civilization and in the .nurse of
years we shall, it is to be hoped, learn further |
t* lessons oi 11. ts kind. pfisei ration v.jljxcs
•.'cal to us tue civtO; ’and e: e.'iiemje ui sinapiicity,
' a quality as yet too little valued or understood in
| this country. And when we have made this
; further progress, then we shall take better care
'of our trees. We shall not be satisfied with set
! ting out a dozen naked saplings before our door,
! because our neighbor on the left did so last year,
; nor cut down a whole wood within a stone’s
I throw' of our dwelling to pay for a Brussels car
pet from the same piece as our neighbor’s on the
right; ne, we shall not care a stiver for mere show
and parade, in any shape whatever, but we shall
look to the general proprieties and fitness of
things, whether our neighbors to the right or left
do or not.
“How easy it would be to improve most of the
farms in the country by a little attention to the
woods and trees, improving their appearance and
adding to their market value at the same time ?
Thinning woods and not blasting them, cleaning
only such ground as is marked for immediate til
lage: preserving the wood, on the hill tops and
rough side hills, encouraging a coppice on this or
that knoll, permitting bushes and young trees to
grow at will along the brooksand water-courses;
sowing, if need be, a grove on the bank of the
pool, such as are found on many of our farms;
sparing an elm or two about the spring, with a
willow also to overhang the well; planting one
or two chestnuts, or oaks, or beaches, near the
gates or bars; leaving a few others scattered
about every 7 field to shade the cattle in summer,
as is frequently done, and setting out others in
groups, or singly, to shade the house—how little
would be the labor or expense required to ac
complish all this: and how desirable would be
the result! Assuredly, the pleasing character
thus given to a farm and neighborhood is far
from beneath the consideration of a sensible man.
“But there is also another view of the subject.
A careless indifference to any good gift of our
gracious Maker, shows a want of thankfulness, as
any abuse or waste betrays a reckless spirit of
evil. It is indeed strange that one, claiming to
be a rational creature, should not be thoroughly
ashamed of the spirit of destructiveness, since the
principle itself is clearly an evil one. Let us re
member it is the Supreme Being who is the Crea
tor, and in how many ways do we see His gra
cious providence, His almighty economy, deign
ing to work progressive renovation in the hum
blest objects where their old forms have become
exhausted by time!
“There is also something in the care of frees
which rise above the common labors of husband
ry, and speaks of a generous mind. We expect
to wear the fleece from our fleck, to drink the
mi Ik of our herds, to feed upon the fruits of our
fields; but in planting a young wood,in preserv
ing a fine grove, a noble tree, we look beyond
ourselves to the band of household friends, to our I
neighbors—aye, to the passing wayfarer and |
stranger, who will share with us the pleasure |
they give, and it becomes a grateful reflection i
that long after we are gone, those trees will con- '
tinue a good to our fellow-creatures for more 1
years perhaps, than we can tell.”
Loss of the Br. ship Virginia, from Liverpool for :
this port.
The steamer C. Vanderbilt, Capt.'Sterrett, j
from Wilmington, fell in with, yesterday, about !
7 a. m. oiF£De wees’ Island, two Os the boats of I
the Br, shin Virginia, containing teu of the crew,
r i' L \ lu Wn from the !
-kww-wUtetW > Cape Romain I
they remained by the ship untill 10 o'clock on r
Monday night, when the weather commenced ■
looking very squally, the wind blowing from E. i
S. E. and the ship striking hard with three feet |
of water in the hold, and it was thought best to •
abandon her as they had no hope of getting her !
off. The Captain, his wife, 3d mate and five •
men left in a lifeboat, and the chief mate and :
four men in another of the ship's boats. These .
boats were supplied with a compass each, but they •
have not yet been heard from.
The following is a list of that part of the crew i
which have reached port: Tlios. Bamford, o i
(tornwall, England; Martin Hogan, of London; |
Jno. Gordon, of Edinburgh: Wrn. Creighton, of j
Whitehaven; Nicholas Condere. of Corfu; Thus. ,
Hughes, of Anglesea; Sami. Clarke, of Liverpool; :
Johann Piscopo, of the Roman States; John !
Maxwell, (boy) ot Liverpool.
The steamer Gen. Clinch left this port yester- !
day morning for Georgetown, and may fall in 1
with the other boats.
The Virginia was built in the British Pro
vinces, and was about 733 tons. She had on
board 5400 sacks salt, and was consigned to
Messrs. C. T. Mitchell Co. of this city.— '
Charleston Mercury. 21th ins'.
Slaves Escaped to the Bahama Island.*.—
The following is an extract from a letter re- ■
ceived in this city, dated:
"Miami, (E. F.) Nov. 12, 1851.
"On the«3rd inst.. five negro fellows—two of
them belonging to Mrs. A. Sabate of St. Augus- 1
tine, two to Coi. W. F. English, and the other to
Mr. L. Crawford —stole a sloop of nine tans, be- ,
longing to a Mr. G. W. Ferguson, and made their ■
escape to the Bahama Islands. They had a fine
moonlight night, and a fair westerly wind to fa
. vor the accomplishment of their purpose. One
of English's boys had been running the sloop for
some time between this place and Key West,
and had jnst arrived in the river that night.—
It being too kte when she arrived, they did not
land the supplies belonging to the settlers iu
this neighborhood, and therefore made the writer
one among the sufferers by their booty.”—Savan
nah Republican, 28th inst.
Serious Accipent.—On Wednesday last, a
bank of earth fell suddenly upon Mr. Stevens, ■
an assistant engineer on the Augusta and Way :
nesboro’ Railroad, while he was engaged in
measurng the excavation. Mr. S. is seriously
injured, having one of his hips crushed, besides
many bruises.— lb.
Quite Accommodating.
[From the West Point (Ga.) Advocate.]
Mr. Editor: — Should there be any persons,
who desire to be tied together in the blessed
state of matrimony, we would cite them to our
friend K. J. T. Little, esq., who holds forth at
the Post Office. He has done so much of the
business lately, that he has become proficient iu
the ceremony, and "does up things brown.”—
Nothing deters him from attending to business
. of this character, especially, when the parties are
"runaway.” He rises at the hour of muTmglfT'
when the weather is at freezing point, undaun
ted by storms or rain, and flies with alacrity to ;
perform the pleasing duty of uniting the loving
couple with the silken bands of wedlock. He
keeps constantly on hand a supply of blank
Marriage Licenses, therefore, those who are dis
posed to tie the knot in defiance of stubborn fa
t tiers. scolding mama's, or self-willed guardians,
can be accommodated in the shortest time imag
inable provided they bring a few extra Dimes,
byway of keeping up appearances, not that he
requires or expects it. Cur id.
Kossuth axd the Printers.—The New-
York Typographical Society has appointed a
committee to wait upon Kossuth on his arrival,
with a congratulatory address and an invitation
tc *t e ndthe Franklin Anniversary dinner of the
Society, which takes place in January.
Kossuth and his Enemies.—lt is stated that
agents of the Austrian despot are engaged in New
York in the work of endeavoring, by the most
insidious means, to poison the minds of the citi
zens against the illustrious Koss’ th, and to in
duce them to believe that the great Magyar is
not only one of the greatest humb igs that ever
existed, but that he is a devil incarnate, devoid
of the feelings of common humanity, cruel and
despotic. The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer says:
"To effect their object, the most infamous
slanders and falsehoods are promulgated in a
quiet way, concerning Kossuth, and such jour
nals as are supposed to be hostile to him, are put in
possession of these falsehoods, from whence they
are issued to the world. In fact, the game play
ed in Marseilles by the notorious attache, is being
repeated here, but I am happy to say, with very
i indifferent success.”
Schools in France.—The number of com
munal schools in France, according to the French
President's message, has increased somewhat: it
, is now 34.930. The communal schools for girls
amount to 10,542. There are 4.522 free schools
for boys, and 11.378 for girls: altogether the pri
mary schools have increased by 306.
(Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun.)
1 Further per Steamer Atlantic.
New-York, Nov. 23.
The steamer Atlantic arrived this morning,
j bringing Liverpool dates to the 12th instant.
' and 64 passengers. Among the latter is E. H.
' Thompson, hearer of despatches from London.
The Atlantic encountered rough weather on
the coast. Her news is of no special importance.
England.—The steamer America arrived
out on the 9th.
Kossuth was making preparations for his de
parture on the 14th. He was everywhere re
ceieved with the greatest enthusiasm, and in
his various addressess had been loudly applaud
ed. The Times describes Kossuth’s reception at
Manchester as the most enthusiastic he has yet
met with.
The new Lord Mayor of London was inaugu
rated on the 10th.
It has been proposed that search be made for
Sir John Franklin on the coast of Asia.
It is stated that the French and English Gov
ernments have presented an explicit note to the
Tuscan Government, protesting against the
absorption of the Tuscanv by Austria.
France.—Letters from Paris state that of the
committee appointed to examine and report
upon the bill proposed bv the ministry for the
repeal of the law of the 31st of May, only two
are in favor of the bill. The Socialists are en
raged at Louis Napoleon for having permitted
the elections of representatives to he made under
electoral law of Mayl The debate on the elec
toral law will commence on Thursday. 1 lie
Democratic Socialist Committee of .Paris has
declared that it will not takepart'in tlie ejection
of the 30th instant, in coaeequence of the law of
the 31st of May. which curtails the election fran
chise, and recommends all republican electors to
pursue the same course.
The Bourse is dull. Paris was perfectly quiet.
Spain.—The Madrid Cortes was opened on
the Jlh inst., by royal decree. No speech was.
. xi— ; V i»XA3.xv«.aKa-hccisßi.n. -
The accouchement ot the Queen was not ex
pected to take place till December.
The moderate party had completely triumph
ed at the municipal elections.
Austria. —A fire occurred at Vespinn on the
25th ultimo, which destroyed 87 houses and 130
outhouses and other buddings, occasioning a
very heavy loss. The fire was the result of
carelessness.
Denmark.—A letter from Copenhagen says
that the question of the succession to the throne
had been definitely settled.
Italy.—Accounts from Romo state that the
French troops were making new additions to
the fortifications of the Castle of St. Angelo.
MARKETS.
Liverpool, Nov. I2lh.— Cotton has been very
active, and a further advance of id, the sales
averaging,l2ooo bales daily,of which 4,000 bales
are lor speculation and export. The stock is
gradually decreasing.
The sales of cotton for the last three days
have amounted to 32,000 bales, of which 10,000
bales were forexport and speculation.
Breadstuffs.—The supplies of Grain and Flour
continue light.and unequal to the great consump
tion and shipping. Prices are, in consequence,
firmer, at an advance.
The Manchester market was improving, and
a more speculative enquiry existed.
London, Nov. 12th.— Coffee shows no improve
ment. Sugars are dull and declining. Molassess
is heavy. Rice is active.
The London money market continued easy,
and consuls had further advanced, closing at 98 i
a 981. Foreign securitcsare unchanged.
Further by the Steamer Asia.
H alifax, Nov. 24.
The royal «iai 1 steamer Asia arrived here this j
morning. She brings Liverpool dates to the;
15th instant, and London to the 14th. being three :
days later.
The political intelligence by this arrival jpos—
sesses very little general interest. No change '
of moment has occurred in the aspect of conti
nental affairs since the sailing of the Africa.
England.—Kossuth continued to be the great
object of attraction and conversation. His re- '
ceptions were ot daily and almost hourly occur
rence, and of a highly enthusiastic character.— '
He intended positively to leave in the Humboldt
for New-York on the 20th inst., and had made
all his arrangements to this effect.
France. —The only subject of special moment '
from France is the loss or the electoral law iu I
the French Assembly. Besides this there is '
nothing else of moment. Tranquility prevailed. I ■
Ireland.—Everything is quiet in this country. I
Austria. —The Austrian journals are bitter
against Kossuth, and denounce those who are j
disposed to pay him respect.
Liverpool Cotton Market, Nov. 15. ,
Markets. —The demand for cotton continued I
brisk throughout the week, and prices have fur- ;
tber advanced id., with sales during the week of .
70,000 bales.
Breadstuffs.—The flour market was firmer,
and prices have again advanced an average of 6d. ■
per bbl. The advance being chiefly on the bet- I
ter brands. Western canal was quoted at 19 to !
i 205.; Philadelphia and Baltimore also 19 to 20s. ;
| Wheat was also in more active request, and ex- j
I hibits an advance of Id. per bushel, with consid
, fflftVjqSllpH,. Jrul'ttm Corn,is baldly th 777? firm- j
quotations. Mixied was selling at 25s 6d. to
■ 265.; yellow 26 to 2Gs. 6d.
Provisions.—The Provision market has ruled
i dull, and the week’s transactions have been com
i paratively limited, with only a moderate demand
■ on the part of buyers. There is no actual change
' to notice in prices from those last quoted. Large
sales could not be effected without a reduction.
Hams are quiet. Bacon is still scarce and want
ed. Lard is dull and tending downward. It is
; dull at 455. Shoulders sell slowly. Cheese dull !
■ and declining. Tallow continues to recede.
Bark.—The sales are small, and prices favor- I
J ing buyers.
Grockktes.—Coffee dull and had declined a
' shade: sales small.
Sugars dull: the market heavy and prices slight
! ly receded.
Tobacco quiet, but without special change in I
’ prices.
Rice dull at 14 to 19} shillings.
The transactions in Naval Stores have been j
moderale, and without any quotable variation in
prices.
Manchester Trade.—At Manchester there
was a decidedly improving feeling in the market,
■ with an improvement in the prices of goods and :
. yarns, and sales were making freely at an ad-
■ vanee.
Money Market.—The money market was ;
well supplied, and rates of discount were much
easier.
I The returns of the Board of Trade proved to '
be much more satisfactory than had been expect- ■
i ed.
At London, funds had steadily increased. The
price of Consuls for money and on account rang
ed from 98} to 98}.
Stocks.—The Share market was firm. Ameri
can stocks on the Continent were not so buoy
ant, but prices had varied but little.
Cotton.—Middling qualities of Cotton were
quoted at 4 J to 4 Id per lb.
(Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.)
Legislative Proceedings.
Columbia, Nov. 26, 4.51 P. M.
Present appearances indicate along, but work
ing session. B. F. Hunt, Esq., of the Charleston
Delegation, has given notice of a bill to extend
I the Charter of the Bank of the State. The Gov
ernor’s Message was taken up to-day, and its
various parts referred to the appropriate commit
tees. The other proceedings were unimportant.
Columbia, Nov. 26, 7.35. P. M.
The demand for Cotton continues very brisk,
l and prices are very full—the outside figures of
yesterday having been freely paid. Three hun
dred and three bales changed hands at from 6
I to 8 3-16 cents.
Legislative Proceedings.
Columbia, Nov. 27, S P. M.
Nothing of importance has transpired in the
Legislature to-day, with the exception of the
joint ballot for Commissioner in Equity.
The result in me we mi 1 omiiimwiMwr in
Equity for Charleston District was a tie on the
last ballot between Messrs. Tupper and Richard
son, and further balloting was postponed until
to-morrow.
For Edgefield.Simpkins lias been elected— fir
Barnwell Hagood—for Sumter Haynesworth—
for York Miller—for Greenville Towns—for
Fairfield Robertson—for Kershaw Workman
and for Pickens Norton.
Columbia, Nov. 27,9.5 P. M.
There was less anxiety to operate in Cotton
to-day, and although there was no quotable de
cline. yet the feeling was in favor of buyers.
‘ Five hundred and one bales were sold at from
6i to 9 15-100.
New-Orleans. Nov. 26.
Cotton is quiet in consequence of buyers hold
ing back, and barely fifteen hundred bales were
‘ sold to-day at easier prices. Sugar has declined
a quarter, and fifteen hundred hogsheads were
disposed of yesterday at 4} to 4 J cents for fair
qualities. Sixteen hundred bags Rio Coffee
changed hands at from 8 f to 9 cents.
Columbia. Nov. 28, 4.37 P. M.
Legislative Proceedings.
On motion of Mr. B. F. Perry, of Greenville,
the bill giving the election of Electors of the
President and Vice President of the United
States to the people, was referred to a Committee
of the whole House, and made the special order
of the day for Tuesday next. Considerable dis
cussion ensued on the motion, evincing indica
tions that a hot debate will take place when
the bill comes :ip.
James Tupper. Esq., was elected to-day Mas
ter in Equity for Charleston District. The vote
standing as follows:
James Tupper 84
F. D. Richardson "4
Columbia.
There has been a good demand for Cotton to
day; but the market has had a downward ten
dency in prices, and at the close of business a
decline of irom 1 -16 to I had taken place on yes
terday's quotations. The transactions romprised
363 bale* at from 5j to Be.
[Telegranh:d for the Charleston Courier.)
Washington, Nov. 28,8,45 P.M.
I he President's Message has been sent to every
city in the Union, to-day. to be published as
soon as it has bwn delivered in Congress, /i
letter has just been received at the State Depart
ment from Ex-Consul Owen, stating that the
Captain Genera! of Cuba, may reverse the pro
ceedings or remit the sentence. The Southern
Union men, stipulate in their caucussesthat they
will require pledges from ail candidates for office
that they will support the fugitive slave law.
Foreign Items by the Asia.
The steamship Asia, with dates to the 15th
inst., brings 35 passengers—B for Halifax.
The sub-marine telegraph between England
and France is completed, and was thrown open
to public use on the 13th inst The insulation of
the wires is found to be perfect.
The British exports to the Colonies increased
last year over the year 1849, 18 per cent. The
exports to the U. States for the same time have
increased 25 per cent. In the British shipping
there has been an increase in the entries inwards
0f221,000 tons, and the entries, outward, of 150,-
000 tons.
The British ship Slomway Dad arrived at Lon
don in 104 days from Wampoa, or three days less
than the American clipped Surprise.
The New Zealand and Sydney steamer of the
18th of August, brought -£12,000 in gold and
£28,000 value iu diamonds from the newly dis
covered
Valley, the miners are reaping ricii harvests,
liqdiiig lumps of gold of £l2 and £l4 value. Two
men bad produced £250 worth of gold in two
days. The gold is found in large quantities in
veins. .
The premises lately use 1 as the o J I:'uses of
Pailiament ba' e
In Ireland, the ch fr, '** jlsZ
curates, are parlictuarlv i i'sj . i uil,
a„d temporal. . T;;ev A
upe; . ' • '■
j.Kisifv- the ■
finally: a-e prepa?®)”??pa", ori'lreftn wii for agi
tating in Parliament, in which tbey-hops to lie
successful against the Ministry early in the ses
sion. In the Encumbered Estates Court, recent
ly, ten proprietors sold t.ieir estates publicly,
realizing about £38,000.
In France, the new electoral law in the Na
tional Assembly was lost by a majority of 27
against it. No extreme agitation is likely to be
attempted by the Mountain until neat the gener
al election. The vote on the second reading of
the law stood 375 to 343.
The accouchment of the Queen of Spain is
daily expected. Arrangements have been made
to transmit the sex of the heir to the throne by
signal lights.
Don Molevena had left Madrid for London, to
negotiate with the Spanish bond-holders.
A bill has been introduced into the Spanish
Cortes, proposing a large reduction in the cus
toms tariff.
Advices from New South Wales arc to the 18th
August, and give the most flattering accounts of
the quantity and quality ot the gold in the coun
try about Bathurst. Sidney is nearly deserted.
The receipts of the principal towns average from
£20,000 to £25,000 weekly.
As to Egypt, letters from Alexandria to the
28th.state that Aba Pasha had received from
Constantinople the consent of the Porte to the
construction of the lailw ay over the Isthmus ot
Suez, and by which certain facilities are granted
calculate to facilitate the enterprise:!.
Destructive Fire.
The alarm of fire was sounded through otr
streets, between the hours Os four and five o’clock
yesterday morning, which on investigation we
found to proceed from a cluster of small buildings
situated on the west side of King, just above
George-st. These buildings were old, and built
mostly of wood, and so rapidly did the flames
progress, that the inmates of one or more of the
houses, barely had time to escape, saving not
even their clothing; and but for the almost super
human efforts put forth by our energetic fire
men ou this occasion, we should this morning
no doubt have had to chronicle the result of an
extensive confla"ration. The fire is supposed to
have originated between the buildings occupi
ed by J. Brown & Co., dnd J. Schwerin, but
whether it originated by accident, or is the
work of the incendiary, it is impossible to deter
mine.
The loss may be stated as follows, viz:
The wooden building, located next tho brick
one at<hc north-west corner of King and George
streets, belonged to the estale of Bulow, and was
occupied by Mr. Valentine Heidt as a basket and
fruit shop, and by Messrs. Addison & Conner,
wateh makers. There was no insurance either
on the building or on the stocks of goods, most
of which were consumed.
The wooden building adjoining the above,
belonged to the estate of John Hunter, and was
occupied by J. Brown & Co., as a clothing store.
This firm was insured for §3,000 in the Com
mercial Insurance Office of our city, which,
however, does not cover their loss.
Next, north, was a brick bouse, owned by the
estate of John Huuter, and occupied, by J.
Schwerin, as a clothing store, who, we are sony
to say, sustains a heavy loss in the destruction
of bis goods. IJe was insured tis the extent of
82000 in the office of the South-Carolina In
rrreWl’dowaii.vi ~H 2.m* ,—_
was owned by the same estate, and was in the
occupation of Mrs. Hogan, as a millinery store.
The three buildings above named as belonging
to the estate of John Hunter, were insured in
the office of the Charleston Insurance and Trust
Company for §SOOO.
The fire extended Westwaruly to the large
wooden building located on the North side
George street,and almost in the rear of the build
; ing, consumed on King street, owned bj Mr.
Thos. N. Gadsden, ami occupied by Mr. David
i Lopez. The roof is very much burnt, and the
; interior is injured. No insurance.
The four story wooden building, owned and
occupied by Mr. John Daly, as a Boot and Shoe
I store, on the East side of King street, has suf
fered a good deal of injury. The whole trout is
very much charred, and the interior is injured by
i water. Mr. Daly has also suffered from the
; damage done to his stock ot goods. The building
is insured iuthe South Carolina Insurance Com
pany for SSOOO, and the goods are covered to the
! extent of §7OOO in the Charleston Insurance and
Trust Company.— Charleston Courier, USlhinst.
Phti.adblphia, Nov. 25.
’ Tho Circuit Cour t met at 10 o'clock this morn'
' ing, despite tho storm. A tremendous crowd was
I in attendance, among whom there were very few
; members of the Society of Friends. Four absent
I jurors were fined SIOO each. A large number of
I witnesses did not answer to their names.
After discussing legal points, Castucr Ilanuway
was arraigned, mid the bill ofindictruent read, 110
| plead not guilty, his wife clinging to his arm. The
clerk asked him how ho would be tried, stating
that it was a matter of life and death. Runaway
replied bo would bo tried by God and bis country.
Tho clerk wished him a safe deliverance. The
! court is now tediou«[y engaged in empaunoling a
jury.
Phtlvdelfhia, Nov. 25, P. M.
Only Five JurorsEmfannzlbd.—ln the Cir
cuit Court, to-day, several witnesses in the c -se of
Runaway wero set aside, and after having obtained
fivejurors the Court adjourned till to-morrow.
Tire Mississippi and its Tributaries.—The
St. Louis Christian Advocate of a late date, con
tains a highly interesting article on the “topo
graphy and Hydrology” of the Mississippi valley,
accompanied by a table exhibiting the Missis
sippi and its numerous tributaries. The author
was unable to ascertain precisely the distance to
which each stream was navigable; but he has
satisfied himself that the aggregate exceeds 'wenty
thousand miles. From this fact, some idea may
be formed of the vast influence which this stream
and its tributaries are to exert upon the com
merce and industry of tbe North American con
tinent. It will be seen from the recapitulation,
which we subjoin, that the total length of “the
Great River” with all its parts, is 51,000 miles.
What other country under heaven can boast of
such a stream ?
RECAPITULATION.
Rivers, Miles.
Mississippi and tributaries, not including
fbow ■riven below—aggregate length, 14,385
Red.and all tributaries—aggregate length, 4,125
Arkansas, do. do. 6,540
White, do. do. 1,650
Ohio, do. do. 10,730
Missouri. do. do. 12170
Illinois, do. do. 1,270
Wisconsin, do. do. 075
Mississippi, with all its inlets, 50,545
Outlets or bayous (in all) 455
Total length of “The Great River,” with
all its parts, 31,000
WonderfulEscafk.—The Boston Courier of
Wednesday narrates the following:
Some of the fishermen returned from the scene
of the late terrible disaster in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, relate hair-breadth escapes. The F.
M. Dyer, Capt. Dill, of Wellfleet, in the height
of the gale, was driving on to the breakers, when
a chain cable fell overboard, and brought the v es
sel directly round, heading to the sea, thus ena
bling them, by casting off the cable, to get out of
danger. Vessels were saved from coming into
contact with one another and thus destroying
both, only by great exertions and the wonderful
providence of God.
A young man, bv the name of Rich, of Truro,
was washed overboard by a sea on the Saturday
night of the gale, and being struck by the main
boom, was wholly disabled in one arm. With
heavy boots, and many clothes, and never having
swam iu his life and the night very dark, there
appeared little hopes of bis recovery. He was,
however, calm and self-possessed, and thinks he
was five minutes under water, three of which he
held his breath. A rope coming across his arm,
he seized hold of it, and pulled to get from under
the water, which brought him up to the vessel,
when they took him on board, seizing him by
the collar. Another man. washed overboard by
the same sea, was washed back again into the
vessel on the returning wave, and on his telling
the crew that another hand was overboard, they
tacked the vessel, and thus the rope came in con
tact with Rich. Probably a hundred more equal
: ly remarkable Providential occurrences could bq
I narrated by those in penl.