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w saiin*** o *, July 8.
Tbe Benate wmm+ i D se*iou t°- **>■ g
HOUSE
. -. , bin? were referred to the
A Bomber of f r o f tho Mln) c h*.
apprwpr we 4»iai»*i**"» •"
ract if i>» *®“: Mr.Tboieton, thoHouae resolved
"uii Cemiuiuee ol tee Whole on the pri
extend the peteat of Samuel Colt for
|mpru»«m-“i luettm inw weo taken Bp. [lt I
e»t..<ifise» tha Oon,«ne*.vuer til lVenl* to greet :
Vo tun, tu* !.«ir», executors, adnjiui»trutun! end {
tro o the taeuty ttltu of February, 1847, j
for erm oi seven rear. thereafter, the 101 l end {
•soiueiep right end pnvbegta of tuekihg, con- ,
atiaXug Cf.bg, end venuiug w ethers to ne a-ed, |
hie impiovenitbl in fire sriue, e description end !
epec-floet.oti, whereof aie oununned in U.e sche
dule eoi»* x~d to 1-iU.r*, p..teni ireue.l to sail Colt, |
ou the 25-h ot Fenruur,, 1884, end extended *o
Uie 24 morl ei lUery 1807, bj the cornuim-ic her ot |
IVeua; prov.ue . •Del toe Goven-meni. or <r.e I
L’u-ted be e. aueli bate et el. Him* roll right lo I
make shu .oUiOtev.Bhi th said ure-sm-s, accord
ing loae.d i-eUot. in el tne.r own armories, lor t
Bini Uri aeiu.eii.no «] ~ . |
e. u.igjo. rent, .list o.lofo a vote should he
uk«a oo Voia hi:., he u«-.j ;l Here «bou<il ha a
call a the ti -u-e Er-mi Uie ex ' aordinary ioeai.e |
. w .l , Ü b. ilia-, very urge sums
«T.',HVhlvc tieeo oilmen t. induce geul’eawn
" 0 . (l or a.„-enl lteuieel.ee ll
rnvter ■ - . t uu reaatli te
“y “‘el .e’-n twi Ithu
i > JE‘“.»btdi«kto»of ‘hegeOtUman what
** f ' V* t ,1 t ium c umttfc.
jlr. || toe li s*h jbJ‘l think
. . ©OUJUiItU* Ot lUVfcH litt
U/g‘Vc imi »»iiA«cr. Ko fttx a tad
s«„*i to Uiui wr did lit* w*> tit
r** u u , t j w totuiber* but, iroai
.IT -T. ooui*«a *u Ui/« aaiur-ut wu>»,
{*’ gtutkmio wholly reUub.e, bo had no
*7. w 0 t ual niouoy t»a bo«u of
fr.iio %•»» boat tr*eDd* of luatubofa. It wae
~r«u vo f lltl i> lt g rfc eh bud nuttcred from ate
mid tuU aort. aiid tbeiefore b« tbougtit it
ajd * Mlof the Ho««a
voa v * »...?■•
‘ if a go. V«ou;i un**« v b* "
s *■ ? = **■ Sf, w tr'.:-S
' "’ it u u, d.v that, a*
r Tud’.fa ■ ««i...iMßai. - ; large OBbrnfuv
•-• .1 .*!•.*» to 1.1. .1.7 1 uMinr Hot »> VOtafOf til*
Mi. Ci.i.g nao. Ido not «ay money ha* beeu
off.' d to uieuihaia, out lo individual, who are
aautKMi'il id iiHva i.iil icuco o»cr thorn*
Mi beaarl lopaa.od ihere was no occaaion foru
evuwtopCure tho peaeage of toe
paonii ol fuuuiei Ooli. lor seven
alar* o"-nul.er -O iey, or other illcgil and
7r W»V mmurn tuite boon UM»d io proomo tne pa»-
LL? .1 „.her mile tnrougli Congreve.
"ilr I’m melon eu’.iinUe J a tew remarka lu lavor
• f tlia i . ji .gO t> Vl lIM Hi/1.
Mr btovTo , ol Michiguu, iu advocatlßg tho
meaeurc, aakv l why ad .. .» oppoailiori to the ex
t ..o ol uie baieh. I And wny 'lid Uie go.itle
m, iroui AOf.u Caiolina ( .Vlr. Llißgiußh) make
renieree retteeii’.g eu me hooor and tnlugnUr ol
lii . iiou unit iai|?t* uui« of money have boon
j.‘ directly or iiuiiecily, lo Innuence ihoir
voeef’ Uel forbid Dial ho should express any
do .b »“ o. the gentleman's houeely ; hut surely,
Iron, •>! the evidence beloro tins llou 0, Uie gen
tic ,an inm North Carolina, lias had Ina virtue
leu,, I d aa other gentlemen who arc in favor ol
Ou -e I t atu had Uiuir virtue leoipiod.
yi . |j. j»w, mailuaioii toiho of Mr, Cling
m»i -»it' that Una hilleaiue beloie the House with
ruora nun ordina y ain.c , a..d Uut there wus
oo re re I '' u.ipo diig ini) drshohvsiy had been
«xtr-. -■ ■ .ic.r'ii ig it. lie exproesed Ida viuwa
in ,4.0' t-i UieiMwi* ujc.
Mr. Z iJic U r t»»id lio bud lihtonod with regrot
U>iu« rc iuik-i ol Mr. (jliugu.mi, ufcpl/mg OJr
rui«i ii v“i' »• .01 .mm .li.ro wusiKituaen
uSluu Mjro ou. «!."■« reputation i» involved in
the ium.iii* ion. 1. Was duel Ui House and the
C..U11 i III*. ...ere should be an iuvostig.itiuu inlo
th o \i . . s. lie inerdiire, suggested lhal ll “>
oou ui 1 eo I.MI, witu » view ol reporting 111 lavor
01 .o- ii/o .ing action ou lUe bill unlii u tuluro day.
ill cudiug briefly argued 111 opposition to iho
b Mr. L.'chef remarked lliut nobody either ropre
MMUia Mr. Col; 01 mo olliur hide bud euid uuy
tbii.g lo Liu* oa iliia eubji 1. Hu bad made
nu in. opinion on On., and aiuuiar applications on
Ibe principle lliat special legialaliou baa botome
Ui«C-rw. ol til# U'liOb.
&|r. ?»u»uv'gi» f ol Tc.iiiOfißco, hluteu tho rea»ofiß
wti> ui 1 vote lor tny hill.
Mr. Mi. Jiillicit, r gstidiiig th© ttrui - units ot ♦**r»
Coll aeu gran J d a ovt.y, and a 1 rotloeuug crodil
00 ibo I .vonuve skid I ibo country, said that be
•bond give lo die mil nia support.
Hr. I'r» lady « 1 11 ifae ex.ouaion ol the patent,
•uung, among oimr iim.ge, mu'. Mr. Cult has rt
money neugb lo c ni| 1 w Urn works which lie
bae l/gnn .u CmiieUL eui, lor ibo umnufuoturo ol
arms. l'nlM w..a til reply lo aTomark that Ml.
Coll bee amanaod UiUUonaot dollars by his luveu-
U °Witboot onm.iig to a coucluaiou on the aubjeot,
the UtliUitltctt f hOe ,
Ur. i.ci<sLor ititrodactxl tho following roaoiU*
lion. ,
■ Jirsoltij, That a commitmim of sevou members
b«e 000.1*1 Ui inquire, whether umnoy hue been
Offered lo meuitHiie, or oilier diegal i»r onprup-r
means uaed 1 1 induce meuil'ure 10 aid iu securing
the pniwftgv or dtttHv ol the hill to eitoiid Cult ©
K font for seven y. rr, and also, whether money
a been offered lo members, or other illegal or
Improper means used, ui.ner iliroully or indirectly
to eaeura the j*eas go or .Ideal ol any bill ibrougn
Congress ; and lliat eaid Commit'oo shall ha.o
Kwertoeund for p room* and papers, with an
orit) to examine wituceaes ou i ath.
Mr. Jones, 01 Louisiana, m ivod that the resolu
ti in be laid on the tabie ; but the motion did uot
prevail
It was then psseod.
The Speaker ulis- ij.iently appointed Iho follow
in* named g.idlemeu as t u committeeMosers
Letober, imiraton, Ciingmau, Kllott, id Muse,
Eddy, Cutting,end /, >ll,coffer. llouso adjuuri ed.
IN SENATE July lu -
Mr. shidds presented n Memorial of tno lourion
Bovety ol Illinois, praytur » grant of land in lowa,
00 winch to IU. ko s settlement, the same to bo
paid tor after Ml otion and seitlement.
* M.«srs Cl ass and Sumner orcsenu-d Memorials
from Connecticut, llbioand Massachusetts, iorthe
reieal ol the lugidvo slave aeu. Keierred.
Mi. Hiintair in'roeiuced a bill to reduce and
graduate tno pric.. of publio lands and tor othor
l'urpi*ses. Laid on the 111 to.
Mr M »c.i from the Sohct Commi too on the
eatj c r. pnitod a 101 l flxii g number and aalaries
Os employees of the Senate.
The U 11 making Tusenmlv.a, iu Ala., u port of
deliver., was ti.luu up untl puassd.
Tno Ctvi: uful Dipl Ltmtic Appropriation Bill wns I
fectivtf i from u •> Hou e mid relcrred to Iho Fi
nance Com 111. lien.
Tb* hili autlvpirpg tl.© ©roction of a Toloitruph
lino lo the 11.l 1 . eh: wu. Hgttin taken up.
Mr. Ha u.lu offered an amendment providing
panedies up. n operators and others, lor divulg
ing i.nj utosssge transmitted by Oovorumeut.—
Adopted.
Mr. these moved an atmmdtnoni that the Gov
ernment alia I have power to regulate tolls to be
charged on its messages Agr, ed to.
kl.ssr; Kvsuseud B ysrdopphsrd the bill, and
Means, ilsmlm and U'virm supppi’od it it was
then podponed and the Homestead Bill e.me up
ga the spocisl Older
Mr tSayton moved to strike out the Oilt s.ceion,
which is iu tliese words:
Section 6 T dis• uy individual now a resident
of any oue ol ttisb'siu. or i'oiriturios and n"t »
eit.gm ol the United bales but at the time of
n ,skins sue'; applicav. n forth, bon lit et tills act,
absll have til d a daeisiidion of intention ns re-
2 aired by Vlie n turaimion Isms of tbo Bulled
Is'#•, aid sbsd be.vi e aoltianu of tbo same
b*. fore the is.uai.ee of the patent as made and pro
vided for in this aet shad be placed upon an 1 'jn..l
footing with the native boru citizen o! the Umtod
81 les.
Ami to 'iise't in lieu thereof thef llowing:
That any meo amo or other chi* uof the United
Su .esu' toil e.-c engaxid in uud accustomed to
any bus new, trade orculling,other tliau tho culti
vation ot laud, eha I, in consideration ot hi» Ina
bility I ooiupiy with the condition? of this not,
by reason cl Ins want ot knowledge, skill or ox
{teriei.ee to such cultivation < f laud, be eutitiedto
receive in lieu of I*o acres ot Intid ns I ertiit pro
Tided the sum el t (ij, to be paid to him nutot
any money in the treasury not otherwise appro
priated.
On this motion an extended debate arose.
Mr. AO mu- culled tor a division of Mr. Clayton’s
nt»aa>.,L no as to take the question oil striking
oat the sixth nsodon.
The p oimotion to strike out the sixth section, i
wan dnt-aied by Messrs. Clavton, Clay, Waiter,
Dixon, S'.iel.tn, Dodge of lovra, ai.d others. It
wa> continued uutil the hour of adj rarumuut.
HOUSE.
The Speaker iaid before the House a eouvnoni
cauor trom the Treasury Department, covering
memorials asking li t tin etecUun of build tigs in
Cbiitt rnte tor theme ot the Custom Moure Ap
praisers. Keltrred to the Committee on Ways
an t Means.
The Hooee proceeded 'o vote on 'he motion or
Mr. Cards, to nu-pe d the rulw, in order that he
n igbt report from the Couitn ttec o< Accounts k
joint resolution to fit the compensation of the
employees in the deps.ru, m t tie Government,
and prohibit the aliowanee ot m.« extra c mpeu-a
tion »o aoeh as reectv. tm bem-fit ,he eof
W bile the cl, tk w. n ceiling, Mr. J Jt w ofTen
rrj "5? V' '• W: " "Ot Me same re.-o
lotion Mr. CurtU kmtot r»* had ssked leavo tv rc
por , i Ij v.iit ho •. iuurlined muw «o k* io oni
t>r*-v tno |h;*»i c t i
Mr Cams said hedid not interline it. lie hat
no right to dn - . 1. s-sttiere-ointionaa printed
he tied asked leave to rep rt. ’
The Sp.aker r, tk.sl that the interline.,tion
wee improper end Uteg»i, and directed the ciera
to strike it out. u ' r "
The roles were .appended and the reeo'ntioti
p«»»od. li iucr. th« c- wntion of officers
cterka, invsi* »i t. other tu in x \\l
Dopurtment of Uovtrotovut u«niv
per otnt. *
Mr. Fuller marie un ineflVctaal effort to have
panesd a bill anthoritii g the Seere'ary ot the
Treasury to purchase or baild tonr additional Rev
enue (nuer
The Soi.slebili appropriating sl4 >,OOO tor the
improvement of Cape Fear river passed, ayes 110,
nays 2S.
On motion ot Mr Houston, it was resolved that
for the rer atuder ot the Kcaah i: ail debate in c. -i:
mittee of the whole on th state of the Union shall
be confine i to u> question or propcs.tion im
mediately under eonsi.-er-.tion.
On motion of Ml. Pi ilnp'it vrus re.-otved, on
•ad alter lo rn rrow that i k e daily hour of meet
lug sWi be eleven o’clock.
Mr. Cbt graau h> hia own request vra- excused
from service ~n >ll« committee a;>p piled ontiat
nr -tey to ane-rt in vrhet'-er aiotiey or o'berim
proper menu? t.a* been o'cd to infiuenc* member?
for or against th. bill t„ extend Colt's patent for
fire-arms or m-iy c-hi r hid,
J&ZEJZX ,0 «kort the Senate bill
Htr ? J ’''l“w. for railroad pcrruse*.
i r , *•, tcb#r obj co-d, thinking the House Lad
pireedy done a Urge dayawork. Adj,urn J.
IN SENATE
OKkwell pfe-ent a mem trial ot ti. e h a ’ n
K ' r ,he ° f
Mr finmm r presented the memorial nl Joeiah
• • ®w»hant in New York, declaring tbe
fugitive tiave law to be m*! acvOaiinar
moS "PP rf,v< ‘ d vri'l esse.? and oum*
. " U9i ‘’ '« he “-pealed
of „ m ™’hera 0 1 the Unitarian.
eacho-setts, for ,h. re
..**£ Bredheed p'asenud a resolution reonwlii a
Msaler General to intoim the B<.?at« ii u
rotUbteane can b» obtained for tha eoi. iod,lie
Poat Office building In Philadetphi*
what price, end that he cotnmanioaie to the Sena.,,
opiee of *Ui propose* tor iota end the coaetrno-
M£jLz\ - .
tion of buildinga, ifec., with any soggeationa he
uiay h*ve to make respecting the name. Adopted.
The hill for a telegraph line to San Francisco
was again taken op, and it was then passed—yeas
So, nay s 19.
The bitlal'owing the Alexandria Railroad Com
pany lo Wend their road through the District
to the depot of the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad,
wijs taken up, when Mr. Mason offered an amend
msnt allowing the Company to construct a bridge
above Georgetown, and then let the road extend
through Georgetown and Washington, bnt not tn
Pennsylvania Avenue. Adopted, end the bill,
passed.
The chair laid before the Senate a commonica
tioofromt e Secretary of the Traaanry, submit
ting, in compliance wi b tho resolution of the Sen
ate In January last, a copy of the revenue laws of
] the United Staten, carefully revised and collected
into one law, with obsolete and incon-istent pro
visions omitted and ell arrranged and adapted to
I the wan'e of the oonntry, with auob ,m
! provemen'.s and addi'ions as are required by ea
i nvrieper. The Secretary submits this to Congress
! * asks for its immediate enactment. Kelerred
1 and ordered to be printed. ~ , h : n
I Mr Brown 10l lon the table a substitute he in
! tfciirl* « H ni tr f r ! he home«t«»<i law. .
The bill jrranti.rg the rifhl ol way • mttrojd
itirough the Government grouDda at Pensacola,
! * an executive sorsßion wa-a in
i list re n a hie to-day, ard he moved one. Agreed to.
At miartc-r past 8 o’clo. k the doors were opened
| and toe Senate adjoorned.
HOUSE.
I Tho House pa sed a bill incorporating the
Gc rge'own Gaslight Company.
Mr. ll.i.he't’o bill granting lands eqnally to the
sev ral States tor railroad and school purposes was
postponed till the third Taesday in December
' The House agreed to the Senate’* amendments
lo several territorial bills.
Two privatu bilia were passed, also the but m«
ki> g provisions for Hie postal service in California
and in Oregon and Washington Territories.
Mr. Old-from the Committee on Post Offices,
reported a Kill repealing the section in the law of
August, 1858, wtiioh makes a deduction of sis y
per cent- ou prepaid postage on newspaper and pe
riodicalh.—lie looked on the section as a bODua to
the city press, againts the oonntry prose.
Pun her proceedings were interrupted by the
expiratinu of lbs morniug hour.
Mr. ’V heeler, by request, presented the remon
strance ol Stillman, Allen & Co., and a large num
i.. « -f V,— V—V ngsinsi thseir
’ Th. House wool IhV ’.omatiHee >1 ’ ».V V- 1 -
*6 oe Httu) of too Cn'tO-, an «>k up ’.hi H.vo
i and Harbor bill
‘ M' H 1 ’ di|s ol Pennsylvania, offered an amend
-1 u>. w4f.g irorn hi“,oOb to ittt/WC, iba ap
t fopiivaoti for the laiproverhant of the oavigw i
ti,« sjhu*. 'opi» i"f‘Jit daipalGoa»-
’ , a. 1 and ! dan*'. , -■ -
-j -ur, uwiHfTtg, 3M.;ino: ~ tamgcttße beat ’n»
(!._)*“ , .-.ill i tie —j - to stand by t£a tcMina’m ’’
Mr”* ?,!ipos»i dlsaented fromttilr ■ ,d, -f Join-.
’ snainoea, saying .hat •’io Batr—en »• ...sfromthe
■ interior ten w hot-., w.’ut the wantso« oommer
■ . :,'(igh then ."«sp»ctivo reg.ons. ti at
oi, ii me oog’ncera sent out oy ’B, ’‘eparlmirt..
Mr. Preston moved snamsrdo ■ .HeaiueiKi
ment appropriating tW" " penay ‘“f
ry expense of keeping ti e Louisville and 1 ortlanu
1 Canal In repair, making it free oftoll.
There was further debate, during which it was
said the Canal will become the exelusi.e property
ot the United States Ixt/ore the aext Bession of
' araomlufffct, as amended by Mr.
Proston, wa* Bgrcnd to.
Mr Perkins i f I. jnslanna, moved to strike oat
tho er.sciing clause of the bill. Negatived, 68,
against 72.
Tho CoinnSitte# then rose.
Mr. Kullin hus been appointed in place of Mr.
Clingman, declined, a member of the Select Com
mittee to inquire whether any improper means
have been need to procure the passage of bills
through Congiesa. Adjourned.
IN SENATE Jolt 12.
Mr. Badger moved to take up the Senate bill for
the improvement of Cape Fear river, returned from
the House with yin amendment. Agreed to, and
the amendment coneurrtfd in.
Mr. Bowurd presented a memorial of the citizens
of Green P int, New York, for the repeal of the
Fugitive Slave act. Also a petition of Democratic
citizens of the rame place in suppport of liberty.
Mr. Sumner presented petitions from New
Hampshire, uud Mr. Kockwell, from Worcester,
Massachusetts, for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave
act.
Mr. Hamlin reported back the House bill grant
ing a now register to the American built brig Hal
lowell, by name of James Itbods—passed.
Mr Houston called ‘attention to two pamphlets
laid upon the Semi tors’ desks, written by E W.
Moore. He then repeated his remarks upon some
mnnoy transactions l>v Moore.
Tno no olntiou providing tor the printing of 60,-
000 copies of the oompendi m of the census was
ukc,n up and amended so ua to compose a table,
allowing the number of acros in each State under
cultivation, then passed.
The bill tor the completion of the Treasury build
ing, and for new War and Navy Department build
ings was taken up.
ulc am. .Seward, Bayard and Chase advooated
the bill, and it was postponed to to-morrow.
Tho Home.tead bill wu- then taken p.
Mr. Clayton temporarily withdrew that part of
his amendment which lie proposed to insert in
lieu of tho sixth sootton. leaving only pending a
motion to strike out the sixth section.
Mr. Chase opposed the motion to strike out. He
vindicated jusuce, allowing all foreigners the right
to settle upon ami cullivu e the soil, they bocom
leg in duo time citizens Hemoved to umend the
six'll section by allowing all foreigners who may
at any time ooraoto the Uuited States the privi
lege of tlie bill.
Mr. Butler followed in favor of striking out and
in opposition to giving foreigners who have not
bouumo citizens tho publio lands acquired by blood
eu i treasure of Amoricun citizens.
Mr. Olay followed on the same side and with the
same views, lie disclaimed a 1 political associa
tion with Native American or ‘-Know Nothing
ism,” but said lie kno no measure eo well oalou
luted to build up that party as this Bill. Pass this
aet and you will sco that which he never hoped to
ase—a thoroughly organized Native Amerioan par
ty throughout Southern States.
Mr. Cass replied to some objections taken by
Mr. Clay to the elfool 0! certain portions of the
bill.
Mr. Stuart f Slowed, opposing the striking out,
and warmly defending the character of naturalized
eitizons settled iu the North Western States. He
d .(boded tho provision widen allows loroiguersthe
right upon dcoiariug their iutention to become
Citizens, to occupy and cultivate u portion of the
sod, th, y receiving no tittle therefor till tboy had
beo ime citizens.
Mr. Seward advocated tho bill, and said ho would
vote for it iu any shape that it might eornc bofore
tho Senate for Inal action,—he was in favor of giv
ing to foreigners all the rights granted y the bill
of settling on tho public lands. We liavo only
room lor the following extract from his speech, in
wlrch ho iiitiodnooßthc " lCuow Nothing” creed:
Now tlion it is well enough, it wo are going into
this principle at all to see whore it lends. I have
in my hand tho policy of exclusion of foreigners
ot aliens. As it is elaborated I draw out into dis
tinct propositions. By a journal wtiich represents
thut clues of Society who support that principle, I
Bod that there are sixteen articles in thisoreod.—
Hero they are.
1. Repeal of all naturalization laws.
2. None but Nativo Americans tor offloa.
ft. A pure American Common School syetom.
4. War to the hilt on Kotnanism.
6. Opposition first and last, to tho formation of
Militniy Companies oompoacd ot foreigners.
t). The advocacy of asonnd healthy uud safe ua
tlonaiity.
7. Hostility to all Papal influences, in whatever
form and whatever name.
8 Amerioan Institutions and American senti
ment.
9. More stringent and effective emigration laws.
10. The utnplest protection to I’rotPstant in
-11. The doctrines of tho rovered Washington
and his compatriots.
12. Tho sanding back of all foroign paupers
landed on eur shores. ’
15. The formation of sooietics to protect all Ame
rican intercste.
14 Eternal enmity to all whoattomptto carry
out tho principles of a foreign Church or State.
15 Our country, our whole country and nothing
but our country.
16. And Dually, American laws and Amerioan
lot’i-dstion, ml death lo all foreign influences
whether in high phioes cr low.
Sir, this creed contains Just half a dozen trus and
sound American 1 rlncip’es.
Mr. Chase—Will the Sonator allow me to ask
him whci-o he finds this creed.
Mr. SewurJ—ln the American Crusader.
Mr.Chase—Where is it priutedf
Mr. Seward—l believo in Boston, and I find in
it a comprehensive view ot the principles, eome of
them right and some of them wroug.
Mr. Dixon—Doo? the Senator mean to say that
these are the principles of the Know Nothings t
I ask merely for information.
Mr.Sewar I—l know nothing of the Know Noth
ings. f Laughter]
Mr._ Dixon—lt tho Senator knows nothing of
the Know o' tilings it ? ema to me very strango
that lie should protend sore to state what the prin
ciples of tho Know Nothings are. I should like
h>oi to explain if ho Knows nothing of the Know
Nothings or their principles, how does he read
hero the principles of the Know Nothings I—
[Ls iigliie'.]
Mr. Seward. If my excellent friend, the Hon.
Senator from Kentucky, had paid attention to what
1 said, he w-mld liuve learned in the first place that
I said nothing of the Know Nothings. My reason
tor it ia that 1 always say nothing about which I
know no'hing. (Laughter.] Again, the Houora
b e Senator will excuse me trom furtner answering
hit question because it is my purpose to say noth
ing of the Know Nothing?, because of the Know-
Nothings, as 1 have already stated, I know noth
ing at all. [Uonewed laughter.]
Mr. I’ratt advocated striking out, and strongly
denounced the portion of tho bill which he under
stood a? giving iito Americau soil into the custody
ot an al en popul .tion.'
The bill w ,a postpiued and after a short executive
sessio theSenuteadjmrnod.
HOUSE.
Oil motion of Mr. Letcher tlio select committee
to i.-iqu re whethei improper means have been em
ploye t to p-oe tre tho passage ot the bill extending
f oil s patent, was authorized to employ a clerk to
note the testimony.
Mr. Cutting was excused from serving on that
committee for the reason that he ia on the commit
tee investigating matters conneete.l with tho Gar
diner claim, which requires tench of his time.
Tne House resumed the consideration of the
bill t ;p-a irg so mu h of tho act ot 1852 as m .kes
the reduction of fin p«r cent, on prepaid postago
on tiewspapers and p- riodicals.
Mr. Olds said he had no hoaltility to the city
press, bu* w.ta willing new-papers shall have the
lxrg. st circulation compatible with tho public go. d.
tic wanted newspapers to pay to the Revenue ot
c . ost i 'tneo I) p rtment the amount it eosts to
transport them through the mails.
W-Vt nit’Ts rn > ,U ' a ’ “}•>=* the bill if passed
c.: a% V hee^x of c “ rta ‘ lili F newspaper c r
V 1, 1 “f®* s ® nd periodicals cow pay the cx
matter or,al ‘ : ' n -_ If you prevent printed
cent lmstaesh* ,r * l ?miUe d deducting fifty per
the mails, jou P °fT lhr ° nil '
vk*ii» wL mu t»« « . V Ol * c nl to the persons
*!| lriClto the mails.^
Hsl 0 x, l i’.^ nefi ' ° f “*• MtouTd 'pay
Mr Smith ot \ irginia took similar ground
Ifce morning hour having expired the House
went i to committee of the whole on the State of
tiie Union, on tue river and harbor bill.
Various amei dme. ts were debated.
During the discussion Mr. Haver' said the bill
approp. „t •* near y two millions and a half of dol
jars. lie was gad it dt i, and as a friend of such
improvements d, sired the appropriation to be
iarger. Bet he advised the fiienda of the bill to
take it as it was. If it was the intention of the
majority to defeat it, let it be done, as but twenty
two days of the so'siou remain.
Mr. Sianloo, of Kentucky, offered an amend
ment that hereafter no engineer ot the Topograph
ical corps of the army shall bo employed on those
works, so loug as he sustains a post non it) the mii
itai v eervioe. B< jscted, 52 against SS.
Mr. Cobb offered an amendment mak-ng an ap
propriation for the iuipiovemetn of the coast of
Norway, and to dose up the Maelstrom. Like
wise for a canal to the i oath ot the Kentucky
Mammoth Cave. [Great Confusion.] Mr. Went
worth, cf Illinois, meantime, making a point ot
order.
Mr. Cobb a id the appropriation wea qualified
by the latter oiause, which the Clerk read as fol
lows :
To be expended under the direction of the
Secretary ot the Treasury, by and with the advios
and consent cf the Topographical corps, and also
for construction of a ship canal from the Miaaia
sippi river to the Pacific Ocean, Via Santa Fe and
Balt Lake—to be expanded under tbe direction of
tbe abip carpenters. [Mach laughter, and cnee
let’s adopt that: let ua tunnel tne Bocky Moun
tains.]
Tbe committee roue amid much confusion, and
the bill was reported to the House.
Mr. Perkins, of Louisiana, moved to lay it on tne
table. Negatived, 57 against 99. .
Pending the question on an amendment, tne
House adjourned.
IN SENATE • m
Mr.Bumner presented a petition of ciuzeneof
Windsor county. Vermont, preying the »bobuon
of slavery and tbe slave trade in the territories.
Mr. Bright introduced a bill granting land to
Indiana for a railroad therein. ...
Mr. Jones, of lowa, irom the committee on
Pension, repotted a bill granting a cension to the
widow of James Ba’cheldtr,
aiding the Marshal to execute the lawa of the u.^
St Mr? JOTeT^d'that »be eoamdtee was
divided on the form of the report to acoompauy
the biil. He presenud a paper agreed to by him
self and Messrs. Williams and Clay.
Mr. Sumner presented a paper ® ont ®‘ n . , “* ! h t “
view! of himself and Mr. Seward— both ordered to
b *Mr i *Eusk submitted a resolution that from and
alter Monday next the Senate meet daily at eleven
o’clock. Mr. Clay objected, and resolution laid
° V The Homestead bill was then taken op.
The question pending being on Mr. Chase’s
amendment to give tbe benefits of tbe bill to all
foreigners now in, or hereafter to oorne to the
United States, Mr. Chase supported the amend
ment.
Mr. Bayard said he would vote for it, because
there was as much justice in giving land to all
those foreigner hereafter to come here as to those
now here
Mr. Clay said he would vote for it to avoid lead
ing foreigners into temptation of committing per
j iry by swearing they were here at the passage of
the bill.
Mr. Wade, then, tor an hour, addressed the Se
nate in support of tbe bill, and of hia colleague’s
amendment. .
Mr. Brown followed in a long written speech in
explanation of a substitnto he intends offering for
the bill. His substitute is an extension of the pre
emption privilege, allowing Bottlers after actual
occupancy and cultivation of laDd for a number of
years to get a pate ot therefor by paying a small
price. The price to be regulated by a graduation
scale. t
”,v. ,r ♦»'*» *enat* »n
, lioos jiavic: j- nnoacupiec land, *<Mi be Begi n to
be the very best policy to give a true' ion ol ii b
{-those in tbe country who had won* lt » *
•unlly o*leuiV.od to promote Ui“g“ oral .volfaieaf
l.’ie whole oou.ATr
. A- **«> nt j. “..ew.-uiio*- l —•.-~gWB.A
' mtv»>d • ti. goui« upon these
IVt ; .id: oh: citVs.ie lot upon refiactim
did Jot t to - Suppose
f gu Ihcie v,-,:.h ->:'r people, they sro
i feliow avUi.— sod by ‘..i :i luooi and cultivation
• hay are of ssai-daoce *> i beiuSt to the Ao.-r,-
vse settlar*. and by doutiliug .ue number of acl
isrs sou LHc <. .amity of laud in cultivation, they
-dvali» th' ja’ue ol the land of (Sir Amenoan
ii -i-c, go in., and tbe American fol
lows, tho latter will find tho fores's cleared, settle
ments made, and many of the hardships of early
settlements obviated.
Mr. Clayton repliod at length, and in support of
striking out the sixth section. In coarse of his re
marks ne said he was opposed to drawing auy dis
tinction between citizens on account of their birth
or religious opinions. He was free to say he was
opposed to tbe repeal of tbe natnraiizetiou laws,or
any change of them. Ho was perfectly eetir fied
with thorn as they wore. Bi tho could not help
regretting to hear remarks tail from Senators, ex
ailing foreigners as something above the native
ci izen, and drawing distinctions betweon them to
the disparagement of the latter. Such remarks
were oalculated more than any thing else to ronse
tbe feelings of the American people and lo swell
the ranks of those orgamzit ons callod Know-
Nothings, by hundreds of thousands.
Mr. Dodge, of lowa, asked tho Senator to name
that Senator who bad made remarks drawing in
vidious distinction in favor of the foreigner against
the native. If tho Beuator meant that ho had done
so directly or indireollybedenieditin toto.
Mr. Clayton said lie had do reference to any
particular person, but as the Senator had noticed
the matter he would remind him that a lew days
since the Senator had styled those whom he hod
ealled Native Americans or Know-Nothings as
contemptible, &3. The Senator well knew that
that organization have within tho last fsw months
carried every election which had taken place in
tho cities ot tbe countn. Though he was not
awaru of what the principles, the objects, or aim
of that organization wore, yet he submitted to the
Senator whother a party who conld thus triumph
in every elcotion was to be considered contempti
ble. Their strength showed they were not con
temptible.
Mr. Wade made a brief reply, and tho bill was
postponed.
Mr. Badgor’a resolution suspending, for to
morrow, tbe rule which sets apart Friday tor
privato bills was agreed to.
During tho day a me-sage was received from the
President, accompanied by a tin box about a toot
loug and wide and three inches deep, supposed to
contain the Japan treaty.
Mr. Mason moved an Executive session—agreed
to. in a few minutes tho doors wero opined, aud
tbe Senate adjourned ut 4 o’clock.
HOUSE.
Mr. Kidwell asked l iavu to present the memo
rial of the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Compa
ny, asking an investigation of the charges against
Justice Grier of the United States Supreme Court,
«a order to have it referred to tho J udiciary Co n
miltee.
Mr Howo said if he followed the promptings of
hia own feelings and jndg nent, he should object
to the memorial, but being satisfio i that the dis
tinguished jurist has made a correct decision rela
tive to the bridge over tho 0 io, he would not
object. The memorial Wftß so referred.
Mr. May presented 'he memorial of the Board of
Managers of the Washington National Monument
Sooioty, represouting that the structure has attain
ed the heicht of 168, and that 884 feet remain to be
constructed, and thut as the funds are entirely ex
i hausied, and all recent efforts to replenish their
treasury have proved inoperative, they submit the
whole subject to Congress for oonsideiution. Ow
ing to the dignity of the subjeot, Mr. May moved
, that the memorial be referred to a ae'.eot committee
of thirteen. Agreed to.
The Kiver and Harbor Bill was then taken up.
All the amendments were concurred in, and the
, bill passed. Yeas 96, nays 76.
Thiß bill appropriates about 12,500,000 for im
provements of Harbors and ivors. Among which
are tho following items;—sß4,ooo for the improve
mout ot tho Mississippi river below tic Kapids;
Ohio river $190,000; $70,000 lor dredge boats for
the Western rivers; SBO,OOO for the Delawaro
Brcakwaier; $50,000 for the improvement of the
navigation of the Fatapsoo river; $85,000 for the
removal of obstructions in the Susquehanna river,
near Bavro de Grace, Maryland, $50,000 for steam
drodpes and tugs, die., for the Chesapeake bay;
$50,000 for the improvement of the navigation of
the Jamos river near Richmond; $50,000 for the
Appomatox river; $50,000 for Albemarle sound;
$70,000 for tho improvement of the harbor of
Charleston; $70,000 for the improvement of tho
Savannah liiver, <&o.
The House then went into committee of tho
whole on tho State of the Union on the Army ap
propriation bill.
Mr. Stanton, of Kentuoky, offered und advoca
ted an amendment to restoio tho civil superinten
donoy of Harper’s Ferry aud Springfield armories.
Mr. Dickinson defended the present system,
when the further consideration of the bill wue
postponed.
The Po t Offico and Light House aporopriation
bills wero then considered, and when tbe commit
tee rose the House passed tho latter It appropri
ates $20,000 for life hosts to save from shipwrecks
on the New Jersey shore.
The House then adjourned.
IN SENATE Jdlt 14.
Mr. Seward presented a memorial of the In
dustrious Convention, held in New Jersey, in
tavor of tho Homestead bill.
Two bills confirming private land claims in
Lonsiana were pasbed.
Mr. Pearce reported n joint resolution providing
for the distribution of the works ofThotnas Jeil'ei
son to States and territories, colleges, public
offices, dee. Taken up and passed.
The bill making appropriation for the comple
tion of the treasury building so as to cover the
whole square east of the President’s House, and
accommodating the Troasu'y, State, and Interior
Departmen's, and for a like building on the
square west of the President’s House for tho Wr.r
and Navy ilopwlrnont, was taken up and passed.
It appropriate? six hundred thousaud • o'lars to
commence the work.
The bill making Cairo, Illinois, a port of delive
ry was passed.
The resolution that the Senate on and after Mon
day next meet daily at 11 o’elook, was adopted.
The bill gtunling laud in alternate sections to
the States ot Louisiana and Mississippi, for con
structing a Railroad from New Orleans to Mobile,
wus taken up and passed.
The House bill making provisions for the postal
service in Calilornia, Washington and Oregon,
was taken up and passed.
The bill grantingpublio lands to aid in tho eon
stiuction of certain railroads in Missouri was taken
up and passed.
Mr. Ch ose, pursuant to notice, introduced a. bill
to prohibit slavery in tho territories of the United
States. He said the operative word 9 of the bill
were precisely those of Mr. Jetfereon in 1784, ot
the celebrated ordinance ot 1787, and of the Mis
souri restriction. The whole subject had already
been fully discussed heretofore, and he .intended
no discussion himself. Thero vrea a desireJn the
country to have Missouri restriction restored. Bo
asked no reference of the bill nor any action on it
till the next sesa : on. The bill was road a first
time. ,
The question pending was on Mr. Chase s mo
tion to amend the 6th section by extending the
boneflts of the bill to aliens heresfter arriving m
the United States.
This amendment was rejected—yeas 18, najs
26. . .
Mr. Dixon moved to amend the 6th section by
striking out the words “any individual” and in
sert iu lieu thereof the words “any tree wcue
P °Me?sr». Bayard and Clayton both supported the
amendment, which was agreed to —yeas 81, nays
I *Mr. Dixon moved further ta amend the 6th sec
tion by adding the following:
‘•Provided thut the bedel)'? of this act shall not
extend to the children, heirs, or de "* e *
alio >s born ont ot the United States who ate,2l
years of age, uutU they shaH I b “ ve r fil ® d d t^' »
claraiionsto become citizens of the Lnitea btate?.
This was debated at consideraole length a d
adopted—yea? 81, nays 20. .
Mr. Brown moved to add to the kth section the
following, which was adopted, ayes 8,, "“P-•
“Provided further that any foreign born pen»on
who shall tall to oecome a citiieu ot the United
Btatos within six years after entering upou toe
laud shall forfeit all right? under -
Mr. Bet gamin moved to add to the 6th sec'.on
“that any native born person of the age ot 16
years and upward? entering upon and
the same shall be enlit.ed to the same benefit as
other persons under the act.” ,
Mr. Jones, ot Tennessee, opposed this amend
ment as intended to defeat tLe bill. but it was
passed— ayes 28, nays 20—indicating that the bill
W Mr U °C!ay' moved an amendment which, after
several modifications was narrowed down to the
effect, “that no foreigner but a naturalised citizen
could enjoy the benefits ot this act, ° u, ess he
Should tiie at the land office within 60 d ys, the
evidence of his having declared his intention to
b6 Messra. Stuart' and Wade opposed the ameud
-11 Mossrs.Slidell. Clay and Pratt srapoorted it-
Pending this question, at 4 o clock, the -caste
by a vote of yeas 88, na>» 18, adjourned.
HOUSE
Mr. Cum ing, on leave, introduced a bill au
thoring the Postmaster General toeuter into com
tract with ChiisUin Hansen, of Brooklyn, New
York, tor the transportation of the Letted States
mails trom Brooklyn in steamer* of not less than
two thousand tons to the continent of Europe via
Plymouth, England, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bre
menhaven, Glucketadt or River Elbe, near Ham
burg, in Holstein; and in steamers of not la>» than
four hundred tone from Gluckstadt via Gotben
burg, in Sweden, to Christiania, in Not way, on
the North Sea; and to the Cstteg.t, and from Kiel,
on the Baltic, via Calmar, in Sweden, and to St.
Petersburg. Russia. Referred to the committee
On Post Offices and Post roads.
Mr. On aiming, not wishing to consume the time
of the House asked and o’-taiaed leave to print
bis remarks on the above subject.
Various private bilie srere reported and refarred.
Mr. Mace from the select eommilt e on mail
itMm.ni made an elaborate re pert treeing gene
rally of that service from its commencement, gtv
ing the number of tripe performed, sums advanced
by government to baild steamers, amount of ad
vtnce refunded, sums r* : . d liu!
er , showing larg* expenditures of money, f»t no
frauds in government disbursements Committee
refer to mo- 1 if not *U the lew reports and feds
connected with the moil service without any re
commendation to the House. I*td on the table
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Thurston offend a reeolotion to end debate
on Colt’s Patent Extension bill at thirty minutes
after tbe House ahull go into committee on that
subject. On motion o? Mr. Letcher lai4 on the
table &2 against 64.
The flonse went into committee and took op the
above named bill. A conversation enened touch
ing the propriety of considering it pending the
inve-tigatioa of the select committee on the sub
■* o< Mr. Smith, of Virginia, moved it be laid aside.
The Chairman decided the motion to be out of
or Mr. Smith appealed and the Chairman was over
ruled and the bill laid aside.
Seven other bills were considered, and after
wards reported to the Hoes , but not parsed.
tier.'ll* Smith moved that the memorial irom the
New York City Temperance Alliance, asking Con
gress to give the Corporation of Washington pow
er to abolish the rale cf intoxicating drinks bo
tub u hom table and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Speaker. There is no objection.
Mite Walsh, i object, sir. [Lcughter.]
The Home passed the re-olunou providing for
the distribution, among members and others, of
tnt works of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr. Stanton, oi Tennessee, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill providing for plaoes for
meeting of the United States Courts in Boston, N.
York aod Philadelphia Pending whioh the House
adjowrned.
From iU Jiiltimore Patriot, hy Telegraph.
Later from California.
New Yoke, July 10.—The steamer George Law
arrived here this morning from Aspinwall. She
brings dates trotn Sun Francisco to June 16, being
two weeks later from all parts o! California.
She brings 400 pas-engers, amongst whom is
Capt. Adams, bearer of despatches irom Commo
dore Perry, who brings with him the Japan treaty.
She also brings $1,150,000 in gold and the regular
mails.
Advices from the mining regions are highly sat
isfactory. Seveial new and rich mines had been
discovered.
The general intelligence is without very special
interets.
The Sou Francisco Tuunel and Water company
was doing a prosperous business.
T. *'■ ... and barley Crops woro very fit:-. AH
j girds of sgriv’i’ltcrv r- .*
captain -vntaer ; ii.c j M. bed token
i ehanfi* of li'.o ctfitorai department oj
tneato Joursa!
ttsvenJ ri st« had rrtd In which flrtv
arm-* Mid *xck> *cre fVecJy ate*'. St*’- -tcre i-e
.[ Wittily ' isjured* Ujotc « Hntftfc, *»( j* '&io»w»r,
j ms in tba <aui
j gmrtU? fijWcik'fi of the aitVS . ,*te hy Gu !«ua4 vom-
The Had Frauen&co papers are tirylng the per fee
tion an*! increase oftLe police
j Tho branoh mint was actively engaged in menu
f:.ctaung gold har» and iugota ; aiao silver and
other coin.
Thomas Campbell has resigned the office as
| Land Gorumiarioner.
Mr (ieorge VV Pager, Recorder of ban Fran
cisco , lias been indicted bv the Grand Jury for
misdemeanor in offio j. The Court of Sessions,
however, gnashed tho indictment.
The explosion of tbe steamer Secretary is charg
ed tc pro■;» carelessness upon the part of tho own
ers—they ure held to be wilfully culpable. A ays
tern of steamboat inspection has been recommend
ed by tho people, and the President is urged to
appoint inspectors for that purpose, for the dis
trict.
Ex-Collector Beverly C. Saunders, has instituted
suit to recover $48,000. claimed by him as fees,
whilst in office.
The trial of Capt. Walker, of the Filibusters,
has been postponed until August. The accused
alleges that bin expedition was gotton up and pro
secuted foi the purpose of protecting the people
of Sonora from the outrages and incursions oftne
Apache Indians.
The City of San Francisco has appropriated
SSOOO for the celebration of the4th oi July.
Tbe new Exchange and Custom House are in
course of erection.
The Chinese Mission Chapel was dedicated on
the 4th of June.
Dr. Sole, a well known citizen, accidentally shot
himself with a pistol.
Judge Lake had returned to his seat on the
Bench in Oregon.
Advices Horn Oregon to June lOtb, state that
the election lor territorial county district officers
had resulted favorablo to the Democrats.
Tho people of Bnlinghoue Bay, Washington
Territory, were anticipating an attack from the
Indians.
Advices have been received from Queen Chu
lolt’s Island and the Sandwi a h Islands, to May
20. Parliament was in session, an i the King, with
much dignity, had proclaimed strict neutrality in
regard to tho European war.
The British Sloep of War Honlulu arrived at
San Francisco on the 12th. Tiuguu Whitmore was
spokon oil Capo St. Rogue, no date. The steamer
Polynesi, from Philadelphia for San Francisco, ar
rived on the 17th off Capo Horn. Also tho Lamor,
irom Cnllao tor Baltimore.
Thomas Dilon Smith, of Philo, was ki led in tho
Bquatter riots.
Lute arrivals from Australia pronounce the yield
of gold very encouraging.
Political news unimportant.
Tho Snip Columbia, from Boston, was burnt at
Melbourne.
Captain Smith was tried for sotting fire to the
steamer West Wind, and acquitted.
Trade and business iu Australia dull.
Ihe Markets. — The San Francisco markets
were generally dull, and prices drooping. Hawaii
and GuUepo flour $10.50 u sl2. Provisions were
dull. Stock of all kinds of produce large and in
creasing.
The money mrrket stringent but unchanged.
Mining prosperous.
From Putman's Magazine far July.
How Franklin Pierce i-ame to be a Ureal Dlplo
matlvt.
Franklin Pierce, before he was elected Presi
dent, never had credit for any remarkable diplo
matic skill; though we suspect it mnst have al
waja existed in him, as in Louie Napoleon, in a
dormant state, but requirirg the exorcise of great
power to call it forth. lie is the subject of one
of the most remarkable political phenomena that
has occurred for many years. It h,,s been sup
posed for some time that no man had a oonstitu
tiori tough enough to curry him through a presi
dential term with unimpaired health, unless he
had worked up to tho office, i. e. uuless he had
been gradually hardening himself to it by some
similar process to that by which Mithridates made
himselt proof agains-poison. Now Pierce, up to
the time of his becoming a candidate fur the Presi
deucy ha t not boon subjected to any severe tests
in political crucibles. Taken from a comparative
ly quiet and cosy life, and thrown suddenly
into the centre of political turmoil and strife, like
a man elevated at mice over regular and veteran
officers from a military captain to a generalissimo,
lie has nevertheless field tho office a year, and
grown at upon it 1 Is not the IfiOt ati inoredible
ono? Gan Harrison, who ill a wag of props ation
for the presidential chair, went tdireog fno har
dening process ofa long border werlwro—had fre
quent md terrible fights with tlia Indiens, and
although an over match for these With WrOir totmi
hawks and scalping knives, was killed ttl about a
month, by the more unrelenting tmd ruthless
warfuro of politicians} Gen. Tajlor, a g im and
Bwaithy cla warrior, sunkornt and
toughened by almost a whole life sptsnt n sknlk
ing lights with the savages, and In optti conflicts
with the Mexicans, was supposed to takb to the
presidential chair good health and at Itofl Oonstl
tntiou. But what is a confliot witr. cruel, ettn
uing and stealthy savages, to that of keen wilted,
sagacious aud remorselos politician* Ba bore np
Bloutly tor a year against their attnaks, wearing
out his strong eonrtitutiou by slow degrees, find
then died, ’’oik, a cool tempered, stern, tines
citeablu man, somewhat experienced in political
mutters, but not very rid, struggled fiidnrtllly
through ono term, and had life enough len to get
comfcrtab y settled at homo, when he diflrl.
Bat President Pierce, with political experience
compsnvtvclj limited,enters up„n the unties of
the presidency with Matey on his right hand- and
Cushing on bis left, (both unambitions, inexperi
enced men, with great disgust for scheming,) re
morselessly pelted in front and rear hy h*Td shells
and soft shells,and ditgcnnlly by gnat thd little
giants aud jol he grows fat.
“Now in tl.~ Datnea of ail the Gods at one,e
Upon ivhst meat doth this our Ctotarlhod,
Hsu he Is gross so/i< F*
It must be that he eats all tho oygtors While his
hard and soft friends quarrol about the shells.
A member of Congress, a short time ago, said
that his occspat.on of hotel keeper had been
sneoringlyalluded to, and then wanton very con
clusively to Bhow to his political opponents, as
we thought, that ho might hung out with the
same propriety over his desk in Cuiigrese, as ever
the door of his hotel at home, the sign, “Accomo
dation for man and beast.” The political pugilist!
who seek to provoke a fight with him, we think,
will find themselves as cheerfully aoccmmodated aa
travellers no doubt do at hie tavern. In speak ng
of the dutiaaof hotel keeper*, and the sherteoming
of tho political hotelkeeper at the White House,
ho took occasion to say that President Pierce’s
farther ottoe kept a taverc. This cironmetancea
at once accounts for thediplomatic ability of Presi
dent Pierce, ou tho supposition, that “Just as the
twig is bent the tiee’s inclined,” for tritj one
knows wtat an excellent rcbocl a tavern is for tho
encouragement of diplomatic talent. The manage
ment, finesse, discretion, and prudence there
taught, must avail much in making a diplomatist,
if there is any virtue in education. It is, therefore,
more than probable that Pn sident Pierce received
au early bias .towards diplomacy, and is now in
his naturu! element, consequently grow fatopon
the office.
Fbom New Mixico.— lndian' Waji.—Sen. Gar
land received, while at El Faso, a dispatch from
Santa Fe, statu g that a nnrnber of very serious de
predations bad been committed by the Indians, in
the neighborhood of Anton Chico, and other
portions of the upper part of the Territory of New
Mexico. Secretary MeN*erry had made a call, (in
the absence of Governor Merriwcir.her,) for four
hu idred volunteers. In consequence of this, Gen.
Garland and s'atf left Ei Faso, direct for Santa Fe,
with a view of superintending the movements of
the troops in the above named quarter.
A letter from W. W. H. Davis, Esq.,editor of the
Santa Fe Gazette, to the Hon. S. Hart, of E! Paso,
dated Mav SB b says: “ I reached home from the
lower country Friday, the 25 th inst., safe and
sound. We have no news here but that which re
lates to the Indians and the war. Hostilities still
continue. Within a few days the Kiowaks, Cbe
yeucs aud Arapahoe* have opened the ball and
commenced hostilities on our frontier. ’Tifl said
the tribes soon ate to havea general junta, in order
to combine against the whites. TbeG-ivernor haa
called ou the militia, and four hundred ot them
are now embodied, and som already in the field.
I fear we will have a general Indian war. The
Miymsii, going east, was attacked by the Initiate,
nnd all t eir animals stolen from them. They as
terwards promised to return them upon condition
that tbe mail man vould cook th m a good dinner,
which was complied with, and the animals were
•eturned. What an amusing scene it mast have
been to s e the infernal redskins sitting around
and the Americans cooking dinner for them. The
Indians, no dou t, enj >jcd it finely.’ The spring
here has been nnusnady Cold, and the crops are
backward. I remain respectfully.
No farther intelligence has been received from
the expedition under the command of Cap*. Cook,
who was lately sent ont in pursuit of the Jicarillas.
yew Orleans Delta.
Tbe Bank or 6t. Mary**.
Mostoomebt, Ana., July 10.-Tbe Supreme
Court has just atfi.med the decree ol the Chancery
Court of Mobile, in the caw of St. John, Powers
dt Cn. against the Back of St. Marys, John G.
Winter, es. aD , and in affirming it, decided that
John G. & Joseph 8. Winter are imble ndivnlaallT
•or the toll amount of the note* of the Bank which
they issued and pnt in circulation in Alabama;
tha* the firm ot Joeepfa 6. Winter A Co., i» equally
liable ; and that the txtepsion by the Bank, on the
eveof it* insolvency,of the indebtedness ot Joeeph
c tv i ‘iter to it was a fraud on its creditors.
The decree of the Chancellor in Mobile estab-
Se b Wi^^d°it t ß^k , rf P to ra Marj ( Vf^|ao,-
?ohn G.wfnt?,’Joseph 8. Winter* Co. and the
Bank should pay the same.
A Corwrxuiunt. —We were shown the other day
.<£unt«£fX dollar bib on
and Fire Insurance Bank of the of
I* is considerably smaller 'ban J®,
the engraving poir. It may be «*<li!y detected
by an imperfection in one of th* ©JOH in the *,
tbe left of the bill. There are but *»»?«“•
genuine in circulation, and therefore all nßiua on
this bank shruld ba taken with oastion. Nona of
tbe other bills of this bank have been counter
feited.—AUanta DU*
<%onklc & Starfpl*:
* AUGUSTA. GEORGIA.
WEDSEJBAY MORNING,- -JULY 19,1854.
UMk t»44er r.mp.ny-
Ws ore gratified to learn that this very efficient
arm of a well regelated Fire Department will aoon
be supplied in this city—that an effective company
has been formed, who export in a short time to be
fully organised, and will be ready to render their
valuable aid as soon as their Carnage and Impli
meuts are received irom New York, which are now
being manufactured under the order of the City
Council. This will render oar present very effi
cent Fire Department complete.
The organisation and equipment of such a
corps, is a matter in which every citizen is more
or leas interested, and it is entirely proper that
the members ol tb. Company should be relieved,
as much as possible, from the burden of the equip
ment by the gratuity of the citizens. YV e feel as
sured, therefore, that an appeal to their liberality,
in such a cause, will not be made in vain. Their
outfit will require at least S6OO, which they pro
poea to raise by individual subscriptions in the
community, and for this purpose s collection
will be immediately taken np. The appeal
to tho property holders of all classes, and as
the object of the Company is the protection,
as far bb they may be able, of the property of the
city, it aliould ba the duty, as we donbt not it will
be tbe pleasure, of all to contribute something to
their aid.
Inman’s Patent Door and Gate Spring*.
This is a new, and we think, valuable invention,
and we take pleasure in calling the attention of the
pnblio to it, as tire most complete and perfect arti
cle of the kind |re have ever seen. It is a simple,
elastic, cast-Btew rod •*>«-*• f- r-ftocb c s'. er
■to Urn avOi v -t, and ut the other to the -<nutter, ,
| and by ave- slight chxuge may be adjusted to j
| ! .re;i it,* do t open or shut. Nothing could be I
i njrs simple i its con»troc.ion, and we see no ;
reason wh; « should not be durable—more ao
'■ bar any oWkj <i--or or gate spring we have see), j
I One -tfUMr. Ljafiboen placed ou the iknnt door ■
[-Of vf«n > ou%i4g W*'. of this office, where alt |
those who d< ;i at an tritnese i’r operation. Titoy |
are for sale by B .-w.v Br. >w .. See advertisement. i
New York nr4 raciftu iianroM.
Vana.B.J. Nium and Tkos. Bctlek K.in- .
I passed through this o / some days sicco going i
, South. W. lefi'u frer. tbe Baltimore Amtrictm
that they ale oa their -y m iexas foi tne pur
pose of securing the grsnts of land offered by that
State to ar y Kaitroad Company which would con
tract to build the Picific Railroad through that
Stato, and give sufficient guarantees for the per
tormances of the conditions of their contract.
They are reported to carry with them United States
Btocks to the value of sß<X>,ooo, to be deposited as
security for its performance, and lettors ol credit
cn a Now Y’ork Braking house for $850,000, to be
used in carrying on the construction of the fins',
fifty miles of the work. If they succeed in mak
ing the contract, tbe estimate that tho value of
the lands to be acquired from Texas will ultimately
be equal to the cost of constructing the road all the
way to tho Pacific.
We suspect the Stato authorities will be rather
coy in making any contract with Messrs. Wai.xkr
and Kino, unless very securely guaranteed.
A Hogue Caught.— On tho 4th of April last, A.
J. Nichols, of Olark-ville, Ga., stopped at the Ea
gle & Phoenix Hotel in this city on hia return from
Charleston, havinga trunk containing ladies’shoeß,
valued at $65, which was taken from tho Hotel and
an old trunk left in its placo, which was marked “B.
Hambubg, No. 5, Central Railroad, Ga.” The old
trunk was subsequently opened by Lewis Lew,
Esq., and ethers, and found to contain some arti
cles of old clothing and some bills of goods bought
by said Hamburg of Savannah merchants. It was
ascertained that Hamburg hadgone to Wilmington,
N. C., whither he was pursued by Mr. Levy, and
arrested, when he confessed having taken the
trunk by mistake, which was not discovered till
he reached Wilmington, where he sold theoontenle
to bis brother Cbabiis Hamburg, which Chakles
admitted. Beknabd Hamburg was committed to
jail and has siuco been, by a requisition of the
Governor of Georgia, transferod by Mr. Levy to
the jail in this city. Charlis, however, fearing the
consequenceof baying stolen goods, knowing
them to bo such, took “ French leavo,” and is now
supposed to be lurking about Marion, S. C.
While in Wilmington, Mr. Levy found in the
jail a runaway mulatto boy, who gave his name as
William, and stated that he belonged to Mr.
Hoops, of Augusta, but who proved to be John, a
boy belonging to B. W. Heabd, near Washington,
Ga. Mr. Is. brought him along as a companion
for Bernard Hamburg, and ha is also in the jail of
this City. John had two passes, one to pass him
to Wilmington, N. C., aud the other from Wil
mington to Philadelphia; but the Railroad Agent
at Wilmington suspecting something wrong, in
stead of sending him forward sent him to jail.
John gives different versions as to how and from
whom he procured the passes.
Death of Ex-Gov. Towns.— The Savannah
Courier of Saturday afternoon announces ihedeath
of Ex Gov. Geo. W. B. Towns.
The Courier says:— Gov. Towns was a native of
Georgia, and was but fifty years of age at his
death, having been born in tho county of Wilkes,
tho 4th of May, 1804. The family was of Virginia
descent and of revolutionary fame. His father
was at the battle of the Cowpons and Eutaw
Bprings, in both of which ho distinguished him
solf for coolness and btavery.
Hbalth of Nashville.— The Union of Thursday
the 18ih inst. says Wo have the same report to
make to day as in onr last: that there was bat one
intermeat in the city cemetery for the 24 hoars
ending at 8 o’clook yesterday, and that not of a
cholor. subject.
The weather continues delightfully pleasant and
hoalthy.
The whole number of interments in the oity
cemetery irom the first of May to the 11th instant
were as so lows t
Cholera. Other Diseases. Total.
May 16 15 81
June 61 71 182
To July 11........11 29 40
8* 115 208
These interments include all the deaths which
have oucurrod in Nashville, South Nashville, and
their snbu'bs, for two or threo miles, with a popu
lation of 25,000, except a few interments in the
Catholic cemetery, a list of which wchave not ob
tained. Os the 88 cholera cases, a large majority
have been negroes and children. Os prudent
adult white persons, residing in Nashville proper,
there have been very few. If any, deaths by chole
ra, and there has consequently been no alarm hero
aicco the first week or two of the disease. We are
satisfied that there were as strict a classification of
diseases made here as is made in Now Tork, and
the deaths which have really occurred from “ diar
rhea,” “ cholera infantum,” “ cholera morbus,”
and “ dysentery,’' subtracted from tbe general re
ports of “cholera,” the cholera total would be very
greatly diminished. And it is proper again to re
pea" that the cholera cases wore, as the general
rule, to which there wore but comparatively few ex
ceptions, confined to those who drank the strong
limestone wuter of the springs in the vicinity of
Nashville. Nashville is abundantly supplied by the
water works with the best of water from the river,
and those who confine themselves to the use of
that water are >s safe from cholera in Nashville as
any whore else, and more so than in any place
where they are forced to ass iimestoue water.
Fraudulent Stocx.—Tho Harlem Railroad Com
pany has assumed the fraudulent Stock recently
issned.
Cholxha.— Account* from different parts of the
West represent the cholera as increasing in many
of the river towns.
Thb Hon. E. Toombs arrived in this city yester
day afternoon tn routs for Washington City.
Choliba Several eases of cholera were report
ed in Buffalo and Albany, N. Y., on the 12th inst.
Gen. Gicdeon J. Pillow was in Jackson, Tenn. (
on the sth instant, on his way to Arkansas. The
West Tennessee Whig contradicts the statement
that the cholera had broken out on his plantation!
and says : “He informs ns that it is on his broth
er's farm, and even worse than reported—fifteen
negroes and his overseer having died, and ont of
120 not enongh well to wait on the sick. His
brother is sick in Msory county, where he re
sides, and the General is now on his way to give
attention to his brother's farm —scatter the negroes
and endeavor arrest tbe disease."
Natural CraiosiTT in Decatub Countr. The
editor of the Columbas Enquirer speaks of a great
natural curiosity in Decatur county, Georgia: W e
are told that it consist* of what is called the
Slowing Cave, at the mouth of which a suspended
handkerchief will be blown straight outwards
during portions of tbe day, and as forcibly in
wa ds during the remaining portions of the 24
hours. These alternating breezes are supposed to
be connected with the tides of the ocean, on ac
count of their blowing one way or the other as the
tide ebbs and flows.
—
Health of Kifflmiz. —The Vn%on of the 12th
eays: There was but one interment in the oity
cemetery for the 24 hours ending at three o’clock
Tuesday, and that not of a cholera subject. ,
There is a delightful change in the weather, the
thermomf tei yesterday at # o’clock xnarkiDg 82
degrees, and the atmosphere being dear, bracing,
and breezy.
Fbom New Focwdlaso— The Fisheries.— W e
are in receipt of datm from St. Johns, Newfound
land, to the 29th of Jane.
The mercantile wmmunity in St. Johns were
railing aubeeiiptiona for the purpose of sending a
vessel to Cape John, for the protection of the fish
eries, Government to pay one-half of the expense.
A boat and crew are also to be despatched to Belle
lale for the same purpose.
Advices from Placentia to the 17th ult., report
the fishery any hing but satisfactory.
The New Orleeas Delta mentions a sad accident
which occurred at Bayou dt-s AUemands on Sun
day, the 25th ult. Two young man, while rowing
in a skiff, were capsized, and one of them was
swallowed by to alligator. Tha other woaped un
injured. V
The Revolution-The North-Tne Sooth.
11l the discussions which have grown out of the
passage of the Nebraska bill, some of the Northern
Abolition and Freesoil politicians and journals, in
their fanatical seal, have becu led into the indis
cretion of charging that the slave States did not
bear their portion of the burthens of that great
struggle tor national liberty, the Revolutionary
War. Os course, it has no legitimate connection
with the question that forms the issae, and none
but a mind distempered by fanaticism would at
tempt to introduce it in this connection. The
Sonth, however, has nothing to fear from such a
comparison ; snd to show how utterly untrue such
s charge is, we introduce the following extracts
from a pamphlet publiehed by Mr. Gabnxr, of
Virginia, on tbe North and South:
“We shall not dwell upon the revolutionary
struggle, though it might easily be shown that the
■South bore moro lhau her proportional share both
in its expenses and its battles. The white male
population over sixteen years of age in ITSo was
about the same in Pennsylvania and Virginia, tbe
iormer being 110,788 and the latter 110,884 , yet
aocorniug to Gen rul Knox’s official estimate pre
sented to the First Congress, Virginia furnished
58,721 soldier- to the Kevolut.ou and Pennsylvania
only 84 965. Now Hampshire had amuitary popu
lation SXB larger than bouth Carolina, yet she
contributed only 14,906 soldi >rs to Sonth Caroli
na’s 31,181: not halt. The latter quota iu fact is
nearly equal to Pennsylvania’s, who had tuple the
miii'ary population, and twioe the whole popnls
tion, tree and slave. It exceeded New York’s
29,986, though New York had much more than
double the military population and forty per cent,
more of total population. Connecticut and Mas*
sachusetts did mere than auy of the free States in
that war ; yet wo find that while S. Carolina sent to
iu armies thirty-seven outof every forty-two citi
zens capable of bearing arms, Massachusetts sent
butt hirty two, Connecticut thirty, and New Hamp
shire not eighteen! And it must be remembered
that, as Gen. Knox Bays, ‘in soma years of the
greatest exertions of the Southern Statos, there
are no returns whatever of their militia,’ while at
the North every man was entered on Ihe
rolls, as tbe pension list too plainly shows ; that
while the war assumed a regular character there,
it was here bronght homo to every fireside, and
and there wua scarcely a man who did not shoul
der his mnskot, even tfaongh not regnlarly in tbe
field. The slave States not only fonght their own
bstrlr? near! ' - t uu.norone troops
" d cr.-i when weoon
! -.icier "-talc? had the protection o'
: almost' iu w ho!.-, c u<r ;>■ .ay and the benefit of
j its large disbursement whileth** nthwasleltto
v ; -eared by ce. en-y. aru -hat tbe almost
' and privato fortunes of
• ttf-t'.a ia- «» wd-;d any amount of taxation
j ever ievied, w-. cannot J< -’btthat ntrsufferings in
I ibo oO were fsr heavier tran those of the
f “ .k . iiat we win n.’’ya to. uiderany ine
- - revolutionary i-nrd. i If the South
j bore more than bei ... intary—a free
‘ will offering tne altar cf it. .op. ndeuce. W«
j will pass at once to consider the action of the
l-r-isr. O’ ■ .o.uant, and its >alu« to the North
when 'in - . was no longer own mistress.”
! “The ; - --‘u. throws u strong light on
ho freo States to
'm-aives >u M. ; .onera Government,
ue that it ■ i the usual progres
sive luequamy oi uapenuilures between the two
sections. A calculation, founded on on data in Bu7
donate Document, 183S—’89, shows that from 1791
to 1888, inclusive, $85,598,964 hud been paid for
revolutionary pensions, ot which the North re
coiled $28,262,597 or $127 29 for every soldier she
had in the war, and tbe south $7,836,867, boing
only $-19 8* for each of her soldiers. The number
of soldiers ia here estimated aocording to Knox’s
report, whioh confessedly doesnotshow, by a groat
deal, the lull exertions ot tbe Sonth in raising
troops. Let ns then compare the amounts receiv
ed with the whito population of each section in
1790, and wo find tho free States in 1888 had re
ceived sl4 85 of revolutionary pensions for ovory
soul in their limits in the former year, while the
South had reoeived only $5 61 for every white.—
But tbe military efforts of tho slaveholding States
were fully in proportion to thoir whole population,
for the labor cf tho slaves on tho plantations lefts
much larger proportion of their masters free to
take up urma. On this supposition, tbe Southern
soldier reoeived only $3 74 lor iho same revolu
tionary services which brought the Northern
sl4 35. Til'S gross inequality r,mains tbo seme
by whatever test it is triod. For example:
The seven free Stutes contributed to the
exponsos of the war $61,971,170
And had received in pensions in 1888. 28,262,597
Balance in their favor $38,708,578
The six stave Staten contributed $52,438,123
And had received in 1338 7,886,867
Balance in their favor $45 101,756
Now, let us seo how it stands with single States:
Virginia contributed $19,085,952 ratio as SIOO
And rec’d i i pensions to 1838.. 1,969 084 to 10 8
Massachusetts cantiibated 17.964,618 ratio as 100
And rec’d in same time 4,(‘55,081 to 23 8
South Carolina contributed... 11,028,299 ratio as 100
And resdved in same time.... 481141 to 8 5
New York 'mtributed 7,179,988 ratio as 100
And received in same time.... 7,850,054 ratio to 109 8
“To appreciate this injustice fully wo must re
member that tho South not only paid into the
Federal Treasury all she ever received back in
pensions, but also $16,668,088 of the pensions
given to the North, The inequality of the ap
portionment of these revolutionary pensions has
frown with the Northern majority in Congress,
u the first docennial period 1791—1800, the tree
States received annually $53,000 more than tho
South. In the next period this yearly excess was
diminished to $48,000, bnt it rose to $889,000 in
the third period. From 1821 to 1880 it averaged
$799,000 and from 1881 to 1888 $856,000. In like
manner grew the burdeu upon the South in pay
ing tho pensioners at the North, besides those at
home. In the firet period it was $4;7,449, in the
second $370,000; in the third, SB,OOO, 0U0; in the
fourth, $7,500,000; and in the last period, (of only
eight years,) $9,760,000.
According to Gen. Knox’s report, the North sent
to the army one hundred men for every two hun
dred and twenty-seven ol military age in 1790, and
the South ono hundred for every two hundred
and nine. But in 1848 one out of every sixty-two
of the men of military ago in 1790 was a revolu
tionary pensioner in tno North, aud only one out
of <ne hundred and ten in the South. New Eng
land "lone then had three thousand one hundred
and forty six ol these pensioners more than there
were in all th» slave States; aid New York two
third as many, though she contributed not one
seventh as much to the war.
“ The results are equally remarkable ii we have
regard to the whole number oi pensions, revolu
tionary and other. The expenses under this head
for the tour years ending in 1887 were $8,010,051
in the free States, and $2,588,101 in the slave
States, who not only paid their own shares, but
6,800,000 to the North. New England ulono re
ceived $3,924,911, rather more than two dcllars a
head for every man, woman, and child in h<r lim
its. During the same four years she paid in taxes
to tho Federal Treasury according to our tables,
$1.72 per head, so that Bhe actually received more
in pensions than she paid in taxes ! In 1840 there
were not qcito two and a half times as many pen-
Biouera at the North as at the South, but in 184 S
there were more than threo times as many. New
England had more revolutionary pensioners than
tho five old plantation States had pensioners of
all kinds.”
Tax Recent Railroad Calamity—The Coro
ners’ Juries’ Verdicts. —The Baltimore Amerioan
says : The two Coroners’ inquests hold in the eity
over the bodies of the unfortunate victims of the
catastrophe on tho Susquehanna Railroad on the
Fourth of July, in making np their verdicts, it is
now universally admitted, have erred in throwing
the burthen of responsibility on William Scott,
the conduotor of the accommodation train. In
stead of having oocupied a few hours in the in
vestigation they sbonld have consumed as many
days, so as to have probed the whole matter to the
bottom, and not, as is usually tbe case in Railroad
accidents, have taken a mere superficial view of
the question, wholly neglecting the primary cause,
in their haste for a verdict.
A thorough examination of tho whole order*
and arrangements of the day would, we confi
dently assert, have brought them to quite a differ
ent corolusion, and prevented the injustice which
has been done Mr. Scott, in holding him before
the community as the perpetrator, through reck
lessness or negligence of orders, of the terrible
catastrophe. The whole examination has been «e
part*, and not such as the circumstances impera
tively demanded at their hands.
The entire press of the eity, and wo believe ail
of them bad representatives in one or the other
of tbe trains, have with the most marked una
nimity (entirely disagreed with the verdict of tbe
Coroners’juries. The same conclusion has been
arrived at by tho press of the north, and we may
add that there are few persons aa well acquainted
with the details of Railroad management as the
members of the press generally.
Burnins Steamshop Seen atSea. —Tbe Savannah
RepulUoan of yesterday morning says:—We learn
from Capt. Watchtendorf of the Oldenburg bark
Anna, which arrived here yesterday from New
York, that he saw a large steamship, supposed to
have a double engine, in flames, on Monday night
last, between Cepe Henry and Cape Hstterae. He
we it near enough to see that there was no person
on board, though he was unable to make ort her
name. Several small vessels were plying around
the burning steamer at the time.
The burning vessel was probable the steamboat
D. L. Adams, from Savannah to New York. The
Charleston Mercury of yesterday says, Capt. Plum
mer, of the schr. “Virginia Griffin,” which arrived
at that port Wednesday evening from Baltimore,
reports that on Monday night last, off Cape Hatte
ras, he saw a steamer on fire, supposed to be load
ed with cotton. From the description of the ves
sel, tho Mercury thinks “there is strong probabil
ity that it was the steamer D. L. Adans,which pnt
into Charleston on her voyage from Savannah to N.
York, and left on Thursday, the 6lh instant, laden
with naval stores.” The D. L. A. is a river boat,
and formerly run between Savannah and Augusta,
she left Savannah the early part of this month for
New York, to be sold.
Tubned up Again.— The Paulding (Miss) Clarion
Bays, the Mississippi overflowed ice banks recently
in the rich alluvial oouutry of Bolivar, causing a
destruction ntterly ruinous the present season
upon many plantations. Splendid tracts of fertile
lands, ripe in promise for tbe harvest have been
submerged; and where all was verdure and vernal
beauty a few days previous, the scene at the period
of the inundation presented a vast sheet of deso
lating waters, an “inland aea," upon many planta
tions. The loss is estimated at $250,000.
The Worcester Spy announces that Mr. Paine,
of water ga* memory, has overcome the difficulty
arising from electrical explosions, and that he haa
perfected his invention for producing light, heat,
and motive power from the decomposition of
water.
The Newark (N. J.) Advertiser mentions two
deaths by cholera, and one of dysentery, on Sun
day, in that place.
A writer in the Richmond (Va.) Enquirer, who
signs himself 1 A Physician,*' sajs he has seen
three persons who have died in that city of real
Asiatic cholera. The disease does not exist in the
form of an epidemic.
Unitxbsitt of Louisville. —The annual an
nouncement of the Medical Department of tha
University es Louisville will i e found in onr paper
to-day. This medical sehool, we believe, haa held,
for a number of years past, a prominent rank
among tbe institutions in America devoted to the
advancement aud diffusion cf Medical knowledge.
It is said to be a well furnished, well endowed
i natitntion, and the city of Louisville possesses
many advantages for tbe creation and support of
an excellent Medical school.
Columbia snd Rnmbnrg Railroad.
Jakes G. Gubes, Engineer, has completed the
preliminary surveys of this road, and has submit
ted his report to the authorities of Columbia, by
whom he was appointed.
Two routes were surveyed, the on* whioh he
designates the “lower or direct line,” runs withiu
two and a half miles of Aiken, (why not unite with
the Charleston Road at Aiken, and thus save four
teen miles of road,) and is 68% miles long—an air
line being 63 % milee. The other which hedesig
nates the “upper or Ridge line,” passes from Ham
burg near the Cherokee Pond, Edgefield C. H., Ao.,
and intereecls the “lower route” about 8 miles from
Columbia, making the distance 74 % milee.
His estimates for the oost of construction of the
two lines are as follows :
Direct Line, Ridge Line,
68* milee. T«* milee.
Graduation and clearing $8(5,000 $210,000
Iron, 60 pounds par yard 4(6,000 492,800
Superstructure and track-laying 86,626 92,125
Maaonrv ar d trestle-bridging,... 60,000 85,000
Congaree Bridge 60,000 00,0u0
Depots, wood and water stations 80,000 80.000
Side tracks and turn outs 80,u00 80,000
Englueerlng and superintendence 80,0*0 80,000
$1,106,62; $1,040,925
Being $16,149.61 per mile lor the direct, and
$13,972.14 for the Ridge line. The equipment of
the road wonld depend en irely on its business,
but I consider that the following estimate would be
sufficient for the opersti n of the road for the first
two or ihree years :
Six first-class locomotives $64,000
t'iKl.tfirst-elass passengercars 90,000
Four second-class passenger, or baggago cars 6,000
Sixty freignt cara 80,000
SIIO,OOO
This wonld make the estimate for the road, in
cluding equipments, $1,215,625 for the direct and
$1,150,925 for the Ridge line; 0r517,746.81 per
mile fur one, and $16,448.65 for the other.—
It will besocn that I have msden. estimate for the
right of way ; this I believe will be given with
out an exception, by all tbe proprietors on both
lines.
Grades of 52,8 10 feet per mile will be required
on both lines; though iu no place for s greater
dis’anoe than 2 miles, except in leaving Hamburg
with the ridge line; but when we consider that
the road will be principally a passenger road, with
little heavy freight. Ido not consider’his grade
as very objectionable. An engine of 18 tons will
puli auy commos passenger train over it without
diffionlty. The curvature will be comparatively
light; there need be no curve lees than 8 deg. or
1910 feet radius. The estimate* of oost have been
based on a liberal calculation for a first class road
in every respect—with s rail of 60 lbs. per yard, or
95 tons per mile; the present cost of Iron would
bo S7O per ton delivered. If the duty is taken off
by. Congress, (as there ia a probability) of it will
make a difference of about $l,lOO per mile in the
oost.
If it were not for the inoroased length of the
ridge over the direct line, I should unhesitatingly
recommend its adoption; bnt as it is, it is a ques
tion that should be seriously considered before
either bo adopted. In estimating the value ot dis
tance saved, it is strictly proper to estimate the
per mile coat —the interest on that, and also the
amount of capital that the annual cost and repair
of the road is the internet oi. For example, a road
costing $15,000 per milo could afford to expend, in
order to save one mile, $15,000 —its first oost, sl,-
050 the interest on that, and (if we a»umo the
annual expense of the road at $1,500 per mile,)
$21,480, the capital that $1,500 is the interest on,
or a total of $37,480. In round numbers a mile
of distance saved is usually estimated at $50,000
—and though this may seem very high, it isetriot
ly correct, if capital is only oounted at its true
value. Local causes often very properly influence
the adoption of a longer in preference to a shorter
line—but this should never be done without a
careful investigation, not only of the anticipated
business of the road, bnt of the ohanees of com
petition from rival roads that may spring up. Iu
the case of this road, the questiou of routes is one
whioh I think ahonld be kept open. Subscrip
tions should be got on both lines, oontingent on
their adoption. An examination of a map of the
United Slates will show conclusively tbe important
link that this road will make in the main highway
of travel between the North and South. The only
break of connection alter tbs North Carolina Cen
tral Road is completed is s distance of fifty miles
between Greensboro’ and Danville. The construc
tion of a road here has only been delayed by tbe
contracted course of the eastern part of North
Carolina, whioh has endeavored to keep the mo
nopoly ol business that it bas always had. There
is certainly no plaoo in the United States whets a
rosd is more needed than here, or where the effects
of the construction of a short line would bo more
distinctly foit. If North Carolina persist in re
fusing a charter lo this road, it will be built with
out one; on a road of its length thero wonld be no
difficulty in doing so. That road oompleted, the
lino of travel wonld be through Richmond down
the Danville road to Greensboro’, then by the
North Carolina Central Road to Charlotte, then to
Columbia. The Columbia and Hamburg Road
wonld the - make the connection with Augusta in
two hours and a half instead of in eight, as now
by tho South Carolina Road. If tho ridge line bo
adopted, it wonld oross the conteumlaled road
from Ninety-Six to Aiken at Lott’B. The distance
from Columbia to Ninety-Bix would be but 74
miles, 47 to Lott’s, and 27 thenoe to Ninety-Six by
tho Greenville road is 75 miles. It will thus be
seen that this road would oompete for some of the
business now engaged by that road.
The report was submitted to a meeting of the
oitizens of Columbia, on Monday last, by whom the
following action was had, as we learn from the
Carolinian , of Tuesday:
A large meeting of the citizens of Columbia was
held yesterday, at the Town Hall, to reoeive the
report of tho engineer, \l r. Gibbes, who had made
the preliminary survey by order of the Town
Couuoil.
The report was read, received and ordered to be
printed. Dr. B. W. Gibbes then offered a series
of resolutions, setting forth the advantages of the
oontompiated road, and directing the Town Coun
oil to subscribe sßuo,ooo to the enterprise. A long
and animated discussion eusued, in which Messrs.
Caldwell, Ve. G*egg, McCord, Dr. Gibbes. Col.
John Bauskett, John Bryce, Henry Davis, Giles,
and others participated. Dr. Wm. Reynolds then
offered a resolution to the effeot that it was for the
interest of Colombia that the contemplated' road
should ba constructed. After farther discussion
this resolution was adopted by a very Urge major
ity.
A resolution was then adopted that a oommittee
consisting of twenty-one citizens and the Town
Council be appointea, to whom the report and all
resolutions should be referred, to report at a future
meeting.
The indications at this large meeting were very
decidedly in favor of the town subscription to tbe
road. The heaviest batteries of the opposition
were brought to bear on the enterprise, and Messrs.
Caldwell and Bryce left no argument untried on
their Bide of the question. Attheolose, however,
it was evident that an immense majority of those
present were in favor of the enterprise, and of the
proposed subscription by the Town Council.
The following citizens, with the Council, com
pose the Committeo, who will doubtless report
witliou delay:
Dr. R. W. Gibbes, John Bryoe, John A. Moore,
Henry Davis, John A. Crawford, John Caldwell,
R. 11. Goodwyn, Sr., J. B. Ewart, J. C. Janney,
A. M. Hunt, John Meigban, J.S. Boatwright, J.
I. Graeey, William Reynolds, Jamas Cathoart, C.
A. Bedell, Charles Book, W. W. Walker, A. R.
Taylor, John 8. Scott, John H. Pearson.
'{own Council.— Hon. Wm. Maybin, Robert
Cathcart, W. D. DeSaessure, Wm. Glaze, Eli Kil
lian, G. Monteith, T. W. Rudcliffe.
The Baltic’s Loo.—The steamship Baltio on her
late extraordinary trip from Liverpool to New
York, sailed 8,088 miles. The following is her
Log:
Jane 29, Lab by obi. 55° 86' Lon. by chro. 9“ 49' 295
“ 80 “ aco. 55° 08’ “ ace. 19° 08 820
July 1 “ “ 58° 45' « “ 28° OS' 828
“ 2 “ obi. 62° 00- “ obi, 86° 89' 824
« 8 “ “ 50° 80' “ “ 45° 00' 828
« 4 « acc. 4S° 00' “ aco. 69° 00' 818
•• D “ “ 45° 40' “ •• 68° 00' 890
« 6 “ obi. 42“ 20' « obi. 64° OC 815
“ T “ “ 40° 45' •• •• 71° 0C 889
Distance to Canal itreet Dock 169
Mflei 8,088
The firstday’s aocount. includes only twenty three
honrs, and tho last only thirteen hours,—thus
erery day’s work largely exoeeds three hundred
miles. Tho mean time for the whole voyage was
9 days, 16 hours and 62 minutes.
Pirates in tux M eoiterraneai:.—ln consequenee
of the increasing number of pirates in the Levant,
the United States Consul at Malta recommends all
merchant vessels coming to the Mediterranean to
have tbe crew enpplied with Colt revolvers, and
during the voyage to practice the orew in their
nse; also, a few of the long Amerioan rifles, so
that they can fire at any suspicious boat previous
to her getting too close; and if this oarried out,
each merchant vessel will be enab'ed to protect
herself from pirates, which, in most oases, arises
Irom want of doe caution and want of proper
guards.
Central America.—The news from the Isthmus
shows the New Grsusdian revolutionists to be
gaining ground, and tbe oity of Panama was threat
ened. Aspinwall was in a state of great disorder,
and tbe foreign residents hsd taken matters into
their own hands. It is supposed that the lODg
contemplated movement for the separation from
the New Granadian Government, of the four pro
vinces comprising the Isthmus of Darien, (or Pa
nama) ia likely to he mad* in the oourss of a few
weeks from the present time. The people on the
Isthmus, and especially those of Aspinwall and
Panama, have long been dissatisfied with the Go
vernment at Bogota.
Wonderfcl Saoacitt of a Newfoundland Dos.
—The Cincinnati Gazette says, one of the dog
poisoners related to us an inoidsnt yesterday,
which occurred on the evening previous, near the
corner of Sixth and Plum streets. The poisoner
threw down a piece of meat, the dog smelt, turn
ing it over and over with his paw, and shakiDg
his bead, walked sway and left it. In a lew min
utes after a small “bow-wow” cams along, and
took it in his mouth. The large dog ran towards
him, and barked, and made a terrible fuss, bnt
the little cur swallowed the meat and in a sow
minutes he lay dead in the street.
A Balloon Rack.— The Hartford Times states
that a prominent feature in the order of exercises
in that city on the 4th, was a raoe between two
balloons which took flight together in the presence
of some 20,000 people, at abont four o’clock in
the afternoon. One of them wea occupied by Mr.
Brooks, and the other by Mr. Famine. Brooks
started first, but was speedily overtaken and
passed by Pauline. Brooks then threw oat ballast
and passed his competitor. Pauline, however,
finally arose above Broeks, and the two, after a
pleasant sail of about au hour, lauded ssfeiy neer
each other in Manchester, nine milee from the
starting point.
The Richmond Enquirer stye thet counterfeit
|2O notes on the Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington,
N. C., are in circulation, marked A, No. 188, pay
able to G. Davis, aud dated 15th Decomber, 1868,
with the figure 20 on each comer and on eeoh side
of the vignette. On the right end the medallion
image is quits indistinct and somewhat blurred.
The vignette is a half clad female iu a sitting pos
ture, fondling a goat and kid. The signatures
are tolerably well executed, but the lathe work is
decidedly ooarae, whioh added to tbe pale aud din
gy appearance of the note renders it quite easy
of detection.
Fra*.—The village of Coxiaokie, New York ,was
nearly destroyed by fire on the llth inet. Three
hotels, the post offlee, seven obnrofaee and other
buildings were consumed. Th* loaa ia estimated
at 76 to SIOO,OO0 —partly insured.
P. T. Barnom has resigned the Presidency Os
th* Chryatal Palace.
Th* Seven Million*, Mexican Draft, was paid
in New York on Tneedsy tbe UUt inet.
Cholera Record.
The Nashville Union the 11th inst., says:—For
the two days ending at three o’clcok yesterday,
there were fifteen bnrials at the oity oemetory, of
which five were of cholera eubjeote, a portion of
the interments being from the country.
Health or Fayetteville.— We are glad to learn
from the Fayetteville (Tenn.) “Journal, Extra,” of
the 7th inst., that the cholera has entirely abated
in that place and vicinity. The Journal reports
84 deaths of cholera in the town—ls whites and
19 blacks, and IS deaths in the country—6 whites
and 6 blacks, and says:
It affords us much gratification to be able to say
to our readers, that tneoholera which has raged so
violently for the past month has abated—that no
new cases have been reported for eight or ten days
—the citisens are returning to their homes— the
hotels and business houses are all opened and the
people are returning to their several vooalions with
as much cbeeriulness as could be expeoted atlor
the sad scenes so lately passed through.
Health or Bowling Gbebn. —We are also re
joiced to learn that the cholera has entirely subsid
ed at Bowling Green, Ky. The Standard of the
Bth say:
We can assure th • people that there is now no
cholera in Bowling Green, and that there has been
none for eight days. Persons will be perfectly safe
in comiog in.
At Toledo, Ohio, on the 4th, there were twen -
ty-three oases of cholera. On the proviouß day
there were twenty-one deaths, in a village of 800
people, opposite Toledo. At Oberlin, there were
lour cases and two deaths. At Brooklyn, on the
Bd, there were nine cases and five deaths.
'The Sohooner Virginia which left Toledo on
Sunday afternoon, and between there and C.eve
land, had four deaths among the orew, the bodies
of whom wero hurried at Cleveland on the 4th.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the sth,says: “A
private dispatoh, reoeived yesterday from a gen
tleman in St. Louis, of ontire reliability, stateß
that in the city the cholera was raging as an epi
demio, the deaths reaohing as high as eighty per
day."
Health o* Nashville.— The Union of Satur
day the 16thinst., says: The city is now entirely
free from cholera. There has been no case in
Nashville or its vioinity sinco last Sunday. Wo
therefore d’soontinue onr daily reports of inter
monts at the oity oemetory. Wo have no fears
that there will be any ocoasion for resuming these
reports. But our readers may be satisfied that
should any epidemio appear here they will get the
earliest and the most oorreot reports of it in this
paper.
Cholera in Montreal.— The Montreal Herald
of Tuesday, sayß:—Yesterday was a delightful
fresh 000 l day, and we may hope will havo bad a
favorable effect on the health of tho oity, which on
Saturday and Sunday suffored vory eeveroly in
deed from the prevailing epidemio. For the 24
hours previous ti our goiug to press we have good
authority for saying that there is a considerable
decrease in tho mortality.
Cholera.— Tho St. Louis Intolligonoef of the
11th inst., says this disease is prevailing with
alarming fatality in tne square adjoining the Park
Mill, neur Market and Centro streets. It began
on Sunday and by noon yesterday fourteen dealhs
oocurred. The total number of deaths in the city
for the week ending on the 10th inst., is reported
te be 606, of which number 216 died of oholeraj
23 died of sun-stroke.
The Boston Journal, of Thursday, says during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday,
six fatal oases of cholera were reported.
Cholera Beoord. —The Cincinnati Commercial
says the cholera has made its appearanoe in the
Lunatio Asylum of that oounty, and lour deaths
from it have ooourred.
The same papersays a private despatch, reoeived
on Wednesday, from a gentleman of St. Louis,
of entire reliability, states that in that oity the
cholera was raging as an epidomio, the deaths
reaching as high as eighty per day.
In Newark, N. J., a gentleman named Wm. L.
Barnet, died Thursday after a few honrs sick
ness, in Brunswick Btreet, from a dißeuso which
had the symptoms of cholera.
The Boston Transcript, of Friday evening, says
five additional deaths in the oity wore roportod on
that day.
In Koxbury, Mass,, there have been five oases of
cholera within a day or two, whioh havo termina
ted fatally.
State Temperance Convention. —Tho following
are the officers elected for the ensuing year:
Col. L. D. Lallerstedt, President.
W. King, Esq., Vioe President, Ist. District.
Rev. A. Moans, Vioe President, 21 Dist.
E. C. Cabiness, Esq., Vice President, 8d Dist.
J. Norcroas, Vioe President, 4th Dist.
A. H. Shuford, Vice President, 6th Diet.
E. L. Newton, Vice President, Bth Diet.
Col. N. C. Barnelt, Vioe President, 7th Dist.
T. S. Metoalf, Esq., Vioe President, Bth Diet.
J. L. Brown, Recording Secretary.
J. M. Kinney, Assistant Secretary.
J.S. Peterson, Corresponding Secretary.
Benj. Brantly, Treasurer.
The next annual Convention will be hold in
Marietta, on the Second Wednesday in July next.
Monet Matters. —The total amount of speoie
shipped from the port of Now York up to June
80, amounted to $17,178,884.76.
The total receipts of the United States for tho
fiscal year ending June 80, 1854 aro $74,766,264.
In 1868 they were $61,000 giving us an increase of
$13,766,264 in favor of 1854. The balance in the
Treasury last year, Ist July, was $21,642,862. We
may estimate it at the same date this year at $82,-
000,000. There haß been paid on the public debt
about $20,000,000 this year, thus leaving the reve
nue oolleoted about $80,000,000 more than the cur
rent wants of the Government.
The present tariff has produced 168,000,000, and
public land sales $7,000,000. There is na nation in
the world as prosperous as we are in onr national
finanoes.
Pines of Sllveb —'The Directors of the Mint at
Philadelphia hare issued a circular announcing
that from and after the first of July the prico to
be paid for silver purchased at the Mint, will be
per ounce of standard fineness (nine
tenths) as determined by assay at the Mint. The
price heretofore paid has been $1.21 per ounce.
According to the above rate of purohose, the yield
per ounco gross of the various desses of silver
ooin unusually in the market, will be about as
follows:
Five Franoa, whole Dollars (exoept » ham
mered,”) and United Btates Coins ispued
since 1887, and prior to April, 1858, except
three cent pieces ~51.22^
United States Coins of mixed dates, and the
Spanish and Mexican parte of a Dollar,
excluding pistareens
German Crowns }•*»
Gorman Thalers 1-02
The prices fixed by a former Ciroular of Decem
ber 21,1858, will be continued as to the Branch
Mints until fbrther notice.
Depositors of silver, on tho assay being deter*
mined, will be paid In gold or silver at their op
tion.
Some idea of the importance of the porfnmory
made in France may be formed from the foot, that
one manufacturer employs eaoh year 5,000 kilo
grammes of orange peel, 87,000 kilogrammes acacia
flowers, 27,000 kilogrammes violots, 8, 00 kilo
grammes lilac flowers, and about a similar quanti
ty mint, thyme, lavender, and other odoriferous
plants.
A Temperance Biwn.— lt is said that several
stills in Carroll oounty, Md., and Fork and Adams
oounties, Pa., have lately been broken np and sold
for old oopper.
Mbs. PaamraToN’s Soap-PoeE.—A perfumed
toilet soap manufacturer in Boston, has secured
by the donoeur of a cake of what he calls “Mrs.
Partington’s Soap,” and by the didloation of the
artiolo to the dame, the following autograph ac
knowledgment from the venerable lady :
Gentlemen—The education of your beautiful
and flagrant soap to me, as a mark of a steam is
very pleasant. From my experience in roots end
heros in forty years that I made soap, I mast say
that I never made any half as good, and I will re
oommend it to my young friends all over the
world for their twilight tables. her
Ruth X Pabtjnston.
mark.
Death or Hoqsxboh the Meat. —About seven
ty-five hogs, which were brought to Boston in
oars on the Boston and Worcester Railroad, died,
as is supposed, from the intense heat of Tuesday.
Jibe Clemens has addressed a letter to Mr.
Letcher of Vs., the chairman of the investigating
committee, saying be is the attorney for Samuel
Colt, and that he deeirea to appear as witness be
fore the Committee of the House, and that the ex
amination should be thorough into the influences
employed to carry through measures of legislation.
But he hopes the inquiries will be oonflned to Col.
Colt’s application for the extension of his patent,
for if they should be made into the influences used
to carry the Nebraska bill, it would cause great
delay, whioh might effect Col. Colt’s ifloeet.
We find the above paragraph in the telegraphic
intelligence of the New York press from Wash
ington. Poor Jebe, he deeirea to acquire a little
notoriety.
Abbist or aSouthiuheb.— The N. Y. Tribune
m;s that a Mr. Merrill, of Louaiana, was arrested
near Gloversville, in New York, Friday last, un
der a charge of having kidnapped Solomon North
rnp, a negro, several years ago, in that State, and
sold him in Loneiana. Northrnp is now at large
in New York, and swears to the idenity of Mer
rill. HU trUl had not taken place.
The Charleston Mercury understands that
several counterfeit Oold Dollars have been passed
off recently. They can be detected by the weight,
as the connterfeit dollar U lighter than the gen
nine, and the edges having a light or silveiish ap
pearance.
A South raw Church. —ln the proceedings of the
Presbyterian General Assembly (0. S.) we find
the following:
“The Bev. Mr. Painter mentioned the oase of
the ohnrch at Vicksbnrg, Mississippi. It has bnt
244 communicants, and yet it gives from $12,000
to $20,000 per annom to benevolent objects. Last
year they gave to Foreign missions $1,400 to do
mestic missions $2,000, to Board of Education
SI,OOO and to Board of Publication $2,000. The
pastor preaches on one of the boards once a quar
ter, and endeavors to enforce upon hU people to
give one-tenth of their Income annually. Through
out the Southwest this Churoh was regarded as
the noblest oburch in all that region. There wee
another, of 128 oommunioanta, of whom 100 were
colored, and they gave from SI,OOO to SI,BOO per
annum to the Boards. The oolored mombers al
ways contributed as well as the wbikn, though of
course, in a smaller measure.”— frubyOnan Wtb-
MM,
The Boston Journal says on Wednesday last In
the foreign money department of the Suffolk Bank,
tbs sum of $1,T00,000, mostly in small bills, wee
received, counted, eorted and re-counted. The
clerks were busily employed from eight o olooh
in the morning until quarter of twelve la the ev*a
inff.
Later Tram Jamaica— Awlai Ravacea of the
('Dolera.
Tho Star of the West arrived at New York,
brings files of the Kingston “ Morning Journal,”
and tho “Colonial Standard," of the latest dates.
Tho Cholera continues its ravages on the planta
tions, and the newspapers aro filled with the de
tails. At Mount Diablo there had been sixty-eight
deaths. At Sturgetowii (Parishof Bt. Ann) there
hed been thirty dealhs. At Salem there had been
20 deaths. At Murteaguotho public reboots had <
been closod in consequence of the epidemio and
all the children sent home to their parents. The
T elawny says :
We aro informed that on Thursday last s Master
Stoors was first attacked with the disease, whioh
resulted fatally; and on the Friday or Saturday,
Mrs. Myers, the wife of the Hoad Master, tho
Bov. Mr. Myers, fell a viotim to the disease, whilst
a third porson Mrs. Stoors, was tsken off suddenly
on Sunday, by the samo malady. Indeed, it ie
most painful to witness the downbeorted e peer
anco of all classes of persons throughout those
districts whero cholera ptovaila—old and young
weak or strong—rich or poor all, all alike ere
mowed down by the fell destroyor.
In the district of Manohionioal there were ton
deaths within a few hours. Tho roport from that
district affords a most doplorublo picture of the "
state ot things there. It says :
“Not a solitary oa?o has rocovored; although
they wore trot ted according to tho circular of the
Board of Health. There hod been some ton or
fourteen eases, all of which terminated fatally,
some within s few hours. Wears without a medi
cal man. aud in this awful state God only knows
what will become of us. No provision for the
poor, no coffins, no ono to superintend the burial
of tho dead, no grave diggers, thus bodies have
been compelled to reumiu above ground."
Iu tho lowor part ot St, Ann’s Pariah the Jour
nal thinks the deaths have beau quite equal in num.
ber to those which ooourred on its last visitation.
It has also appeared in St. Thomas iu the East
whero it lies boon fatal to several persona in tbs
neighborhood ot ■. orsnt Bay.
Kev. David Korr, Minister of the Wosleyen
Missionary Sooiety, was among tho victims at St.
Ann’s. Mr. Kurr was one of the oldest Woeleyan
Missionaries iu Jamaioa Island.
The disease seems to bafle axd sot at naught all
the wisdom uud experience of the medical fnonlty. )
Remedies that were efficacious iu forj.er cases are
represented as impotent now.
The cholera Is said to prevail to a groat extent in
many of tho agricultural parishes, but most virn
tontly in St. Ann’s aud St. Thomas in the Vale.
Theacoounts from the former parish sposk in dis
couraging terms of the prospects of the pimento
crop, which it is anticipated will bo seriously af
footod by the scarcity of labor ocossionod by the
greet mortality among the laboring population,
and by the circumstances that those of them who
have not Buccuuibed to the pestilouco are quitting
tho parish in .argo numbers.
The Choi ra at Barbadoea.
Wo have already stated, briefly, the fact that
the Asiatic Cholera was alarmingly prevalent at
the Island of Barbadoes,—on the authority of
shipmasters recently arriving from there,—the
deaths amounting, as we wero told, to upwards of
one hundred per day. Wo aro now in reoeipt of
intelligence fully confirming the melancholy tidiags
and proving further that the mortality has been on
theinorease, till the nnmboi of deathi b) that
fell disease in tho now (City) Burial ground of
Bridgetown, amounted in ono day to the frightful
number of 244 nutnan beings I The total number
of deaths in tho Oity hud readied on the 18th to
2,107. in the Garrison of St. Anno there had been
64 deaths, viz: 44 Military laborers, Bof the Ist
and 1 of tho West lndiu Rcg’ls., 8 of tho 36th
and l of tho 67th Reg., and 2 of tho Royal artillery.
in tho suburbs of Bridgetown there had boon 14
deaths.
J nst beyond Black Rook, In a little village called
Panes buy, there hud been 68 deaths—thoio were
7 death* in other parts of the Parish, making in
all 66 for tho whole Perish.
In St. Joaepli’s tho only dist,riot attacked is that
of Bstoahobaaud Crab Hole where tho disease bed
seized with great violence upon tho class of poor
whitOß. many of whom reside in the vioinity.
There had been 106 eases up to the morniugcf the
18th at 6 o'clock, and 66 deaths, of whioh 24 were
whites.
In St. Andrews, in the neighborhood of the
Perish Church, 16 deaths were reported.
In St. Phillip’s seine cases havo occurred at the
Chapel Estate, but there was uo acourrte report
of the number ol deaths.
Abel Olinkott, Esq., the proprietor and (for
thirty-two yearr) Solo Editor of “ The Barbadian"
has died ot the disease. Mr. Drinun, the Editor
of tho Globo was barely oouvulosoont. Tho Sub-
Editor of tho “Liberal" wus down with the dis
easo. A naif shoot only of tho Liberal weu io-ued
on tho 14th. Iu alluding to tho diaeuse sud the
oircnmstance of the reducod sixo ot hie paper, the
editor Bays, “ under these circumstance* wo know
not how soon wo may he obliged to suspend our
iesuo altogether. Tnoro is but a ainglo hand in
our office besido tho foreman.”
Os the 160 prisoners oonfiued in the goal, 18 sur
vived, whence the Governor very humanely order
ed their release.
The shipping at Barbadoos was hraltky. A
largo vessel had loft I hero for Detnarara, but re
turned to port in a few days, the cholera having
appeared on board and two or three deaths ensusd.
Pacific Railroad.—' Xho St. Louis Republican
understands that contracts have been signed with
Gen.Thos. L. Prioo of Jotferson City, and James
Kirkwood & Co', of Now York, for the construo
tion of the woatern division of tbo Pacific Railroad,
from Jofiforaon City to the boundary of the State,
at Kansas. Work upon this division of the road
will be commenced on the first of Ootobor.
Capt. Pkabhon.— The Asia brings intelligence
that Capt. Pearson of the burk Koao Blandish, has
died of his wound*. Capt. Pearson, it will bo re
membered, wu* woundod during the fight botwoen
the English and Americans on the one side and
tho Imperialists on the other, at Shanghae, in
April last. He was a native of Newburyport, and
has for a long time sailed from Boston as a ship
master. He was, says tho Boston Traveller, a
most estimable man and was held in high estima
tion by tho inoreantile community. At the last
previous accounts he hod not been able to speak
to any one since he reoeived the wound, which waa
In the jaws.
Canada an Indkpendint Kinsdom.— The New
York Journal of Commerce is inclined to attach
credit to a rumor from England, of its being in
eontomplation to send a Viooroy instead of a Gov
ernor-General to Canada—a Viceroy, who shod be
a membor of the Royal Family cf England,—the
Duko of Cambridge, the cousin of the Queen,
being named as tho first. There may bean ulte
rior objeot in view. It may be intended to make
it a separate kingdom, as a settlement for one of
her Britannio Majesty’s numerous progeny.—
Such a t idea has already been whispered. But
it is for the people of Canada to settle that guee
tion.
Tho JSronauts who went up at Hartford on the
Fourth, say that, as they reauked a greet height
over tho river, the water beoamo perfectly pelloeld,
and they could seo any object in It, evei to the
bottom, aa distinctly as thoy oouhf look through
dear water in a glass.
The Natioiia; Intelligencer suggests that inso
much aa it ia tbo Constitution of United States
which gives practical value to the doetrfnse of
the Declaration of Independence, we ought ,to
make the adoption of that inatrmment a national
jubilee—and henceforth celebrate the lfth of
Soptembor as well as the 4th of July.
Captain Lawless of the steamship Moxioo, arriv
ed at Now York from New Orleans, reports seeing
on the 10th inst., in lat. 86 40, lon. 75 44, a vessel
on tiro. Capt. 1. passed around her, but she had
r burn'd to the wator’s edge. Hor name could not,
i therefore, be ascertained. Sho was first seen at 5
• P. M., and at 11 o’olook she sunk. Tue orew had
i probably beon taken off before Capt. L. saw her.
The Kioaeasuan steamer brings advices from
! Leon, tho capital of Nicaragua, up to tho 18th of
1 Juno. It appears that the revolution has been
entirely successful. The lato Diclor, Chamorro
with four hundred mon, was closely invested in the
plaza of Granada. Tho besieging force was repor
ted at two thousand men, including a company of
Americans, numbering forty rifles. It is believed
that the obstinate resistance of Chamorro will lead
to a general sack and massucr upon the taking of
the plaaa, which event has probably occurred before
the present date. Don Franoisoo Castillon, called
to assume the dutios of Provisional President, has
aooepted the call, and took the oath of office on the
11th of Juno. His discourso on tho oocaßion wee
moderate in exprestion, but significant in sub
stance. Ha advooated the widest tolerance inall
that the concerns opinion, and maintained the
doctrine that executive should always reflect fairly
and fully the popular will.
Extbaoroinabt Rattle Snake. — A subscriber
informs ns that a Rattle-Snake was killed nsar
Cernesville, Franklin county, on the 7th Inst., by
Isaac Adebboldt, Esq., which measured e'ght feet
six inohos long, and seventeen inches round the
body, and had nineteen rattles.
Tux Death or Muss a Pasha.— The Journal de
Constantinople gives tho following del* Is relative
to the death of Musea Pasha, whioh took plaoe at .
Bilistriaonthe 2d inst.:
“On the 2d inst. the Ottoman troops obtained
the most brilliant success. Unfortunately, this
success has been d arly puroheaed by the death of
the heroio commandor of that place, one of the
most distinguished officers in the Ottoman army,
Musks Pasha, who was killed on the 2d. MUEM
Paeba, died nobly, as he had always lived, Tor hie
oonntry and for his sovereign ; end furkey de
plores in him the lose of one of her most devoted
sons end most ardentdef mders. He died intrepid
end calm in the midst of bis triumph, after having
again ropulaed an enemy so superior in numbers.
He was a noble heart, who, in the different poets
whioh Imperial confidence had celled on him to
fill, had always performed his duty, end endeared
himself to elf who were pieced under his orders ;
as was a skilful, bold, loyal, and ploua soldier.
He received his deathblow at the very moment
when he was offering np e prayerof tbecksg
to God for tbe Ireeh victory which had been given
to the Ottoman aims. About the middle> ol he
day, when the fight was »t ;its height’ P«t of *
shell struck Musas Psshsm the loft He only
lived a few minutes alter; but, before
he was able to oonvince himaelf that, “*l n * „
eioellent arrangementaand the valor of his troop*,
the attack would bo uns. coesaful.
Boston.— Three additional cases of oholera war*
reported on Wednesday. The Transoript has th*
following: . .
Mr. Reuben Willey, one of the ronduotora of the
Woburn Branoh train over the Lowell Railroad,
was prostrated with cholera. Mr. BheffleM, e re
cently engaged brakeraen on the seme trains, wi*
seized at a late boor last night with very »* r ° *
symptoms, and wee this morning brought
b °M P r. t Ham, Deputy Chief of Polios, •* 1,1
to-day In conaeqaence of hi* eiertion# y
The seme paper has the following!
Sidney B. Williams of ‘ h * * r “j' ol Tbt7jtuxn
ksr dt Co., died of cholera- * * lu( j wived *t
from s basin** tonr WM ,ttaok*d
Hontrea f(W hoan . He was a
with oboler* end o‘ aiM(r^ (ind #nt<)r p r jie, w ,jj
SdflSvS“ own inb “ in ®“ oirol “ *“•
city, a
AwAjss with BvAtN—The Washington corrau
pondent of the New York Tribune aayes
• Advioee have been reoeived from Mr. Soul* np
to tbe 88d ult. At that time not the slightest evi
dence bad been shown by tho Spanish Government
of a disposition to oome to an a- raugement on tho
Caban difficnlty. No overtures whatever have
been made whioh oould bo acnq tod by th« United
States Government. If th* Admln’ttrmtion bad
porsiatod in the design of appointing two opt oial
commissioners to visit Madrid to settle th* diffi
culty, I »m able to state positively th* Mr. Sonio
»onUl have reeigned immediately upon their m-