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Levi' than. * •
8.-osi T-’n .ru ■ •;•■ auk*,
dam by imp fceviatban
PdtfM* it W»T*,' i.aj it Chan tun, by
Sorer eijm. 6am Mj wood
Davit) McDxmu ‘ r »•>*
dA,m H«t 9ffr
Oftbeseewh- tu» an 1 *• > Aea
the mb':: fi\ i‘ v f'jrffc**
Charleston w« • <•-* • --- f > Uat
Ada had few ?f SB.y-i.jiT r V 1 ok®#* -e./ied
to hope, if the Wp- t* * «... ha »*W»* v-ram
piish eoii:' tk»iiK Tits it. rwf -r, minified in*
rwi fldenc* of the b.io * ■ < »( <*♦<•,!., woo won
m two straight h< J . !■•»« ->« fti •i«ho t both, after
the first quarter ha? h- ‘ p : '■*• • r ‘ i* j ,,(, pat »
add however. rj t: ■■■ nfii : ;f i .< eioi.t boat,
Adam™-. < *#ret*h "• » aWWofifH
which aetonMied eve: body '«U Chq4*<oi». wUu.
they pawed mwh i uu , vv»* . ak-edfronrth*
throat-latch for wm Time- in It- find In# l l ** 1 -
S*v»N'*n h«)is,—ll< . i . > hit fit F' Ko
—Gtpifot lla = !.ip.< .k *ot bvj*tv tlif -hip
Middleton at. f> .' ■ kit'od oil Saturday
last, hv a brutal be l .ihcted on him by Ihe
second mate. Jo-so nl. Tier, ho hat la eu alien!
ci and lodged mi
Rnußkfcf.—Ail hUv . was itw. ! by a party of
robber* hcacTsd t»y I'nbin II ••,.,•«. a ry.l.itiotu
bursar, on a reside in • rfb-Ut tw»wtf»« from Sav
annah, on Wedneaday t. /ht M- The rtiiain. were
armed with pi-.t‘»'r sort kiat»«, '.rtth ♦rbidh Jh*:y in
timidated the inic'it. rjljJ ancon;..itflhwd thrirptrr
poae, matrinc off air t. n,i t n.i.m-e that r -old be
found in the hnu'.e
StSAtiao .Srt'ti •- Tt.< tband Jury . fthe City
tii.m't o! Mavannah b»v- lonud true bills against
li .1 Ui.ArK arid Jv Kr.rt v r ei.a ! «d with «tcal
ir»K aailur*from!!;• **«!• "it
A:. Actok I a , - -W u.-d , -.a..d, -«vh the
Savannah M»> ■" • •» r AV. **#*4 < « S • .is day » v«u»»ix
la“t a number of yrntr-f' i> of * Ay pro
tented a haedeome gold hen :-tl rauetr- Mr Thee.
Kemble, Stage Manat'." ot Mt. Alien*" dramatic
company, a« aAiigh* t ,k' ,» n* tie aptwer iatem of
u h talent. f c >in actor, r-tth -het reeperd t .r l,»m » a
man. Oid Torn ought t ; . t.av - c-1 aeo
tor the same eon*ideratinn
Nrw P .sT Or; rc t T-. Po. nailer ti -in ral
baa changed the mone and "te of > ! -e j>< 1 "( Tire
heretofore sailed Ci... lton-< m the oounly of
Chattooga, t» ' nc 1 - ..I appoint ‘d John
McUaaiel p. Mn.rodi.
Outrt rtoaT to .nr Httrteo Tin cry—The
Waaliington i '.r r»ep«ndciit 'it t'■ l Journal oi (cm
mgree,speaking tl.<- vit •iim. <teieat of the ilaila. -
Clareudou-Troaty. r-iy
One of t|j<- chii-l nbi"Tiuiu to the Treaty, anil an
inaeperahle on-, was da recognition of -lie sove
reignly of Ihe Musqiiit" Indian This gov lament
ha , herelotoro. denied tin it over, ii.n.y, ai,d that
ol any other Indian luce. It ajow Ihe.u only anen-
Iruclitry title to Territory, but on ■ -ov-i --ignty ov.-r
it. It may br argued, pci 'ti if the I oiled
Slat- recognized the aovi. igrpy ol the Mosquito
run-, they would In- obliged to admit tl in ri gunl to
other rm-en
Jt id-objected thnt. under ibe Tr< aty, (Jure* t Di i
ta.ni may HH-utpi te the «ny extout «d
Territory that ihe i/i ty j»b :i3<*
CoTTdbt it Ai'k i r luh Mb i <>a friend iu
tbip conn try, VresWc-ut Ib-n-'or., ol lab ■ jH, HRyn
“ PeVl,ft|M it Uifi *»« a !».* MUioU l *•« * VOU
know tl.Hi (It S. .Seymour fumi davft u troiu Mi#
IVkwu eoUiitiy it* the t it of Ibu : tun*. HiiAt-n eoiiit
ty in Noveiid)f*Lj’«el, n * t.nvmiol two l;i«*nli€>d and
fifty perHoiM, J.oleii wi:.t\ lu»f»>!«•<»to#ho • He end
bin fumtiy tmd *oUi' »tr< f*- t%n.'Ueldiy h aidin'.;'
in that enmfry. lit Mifonue tn-* IhtrJ. it » afiner*of
tou producing’ of- nr f ry. I fmiii«lied him
with h cos toil ; (-#. Vi ua ut l*.-»|irrty4 *i few
monthii with ib i i " i f -a f b# t*d Muit if will
ho#tii be pu* iif ••\f#*»i»i v«- r yi.m.
Thf I'*:Aimft> Donah.*' Tic New York C> '
ri.w, in speaking of Mi PciiW' ■ ■ fnnfliint gift |
to the people ol BmHmimh >y.-;
** t leorge IVabod ha-, in’ll'- (1 wui-,: l.uilfc foi
Inmwll « inoijeiiiri.t which "iU ? Dilu.r h- long ns
civ li/Htinn tirwlß n I n|tuii t'.i- Mc.-t.-iji conti
nent Tin imuie will U" m>"'M _(r>*m (?* natation to
jfcncriili.nl > nshrii.* >1 in !li * iricii utiou. and n#nei
dtf.it w.ilf nil Mint i» nol.te-it in irt. i. entile < luvraote
Wccnn.M.tM. ll iiiuit.lie 1. grander nchii J cinci ;
tli.iii ttir culling into In-tug n new ncciicy ! . K- - Ihis
for the improvcinc.il -t n niy. it ntw-nre.) by
their |ienniitici.t inlliuwic upoitfV pirn,.. i t the
race, of noi.qiii n.i are iinigiilfu-ii.it in
comparison
Com Ml 111 I'm.Mf Co! 3. Franklin
tieigart, ot l.die-dcl.. Pi . hue hem r < mmoi-mled,
at a meeting of invi n'ina in New York, for tlie
office of Ooninmiai'ilici ol Put i nto nu ll r Al r. Bu
chanan
AKm im.i tit. in..n o. VVele.ou by tl.e Modi- |
w.n IFlornldi Mi-. senger, Uml Capt YViliinTh. Cot- i
ton Factory Ws-. l-.troy*. i'T fin-on t ie evening
ot the ..tii him. , I lie diractei' wan Hie lece't ot no*
ei.l.-ill Tin* trie . afmitited at s Ml,ooo.
An In. iiiyur or . ill. KfT.i. Kiuiar in Cim *>•".
- The Cniimito IbmmoraUe Pre-rU-l’x tip loilnwutg
•lory, and vouches lor its Irutn
" riien won a n-oveil in I tie oftiee i.i 1 lit' City Mar
shal yuctorday. where tlnal gnort-inilnretl yiiHc ial was
selling wotid to tlie poo. ‘ scal'd bank, all of you,
and let tlie woman with tliu tc.liv have a . nance ’
Tl.e crowd complied, and again tu.J ;. ,ain. 'Vo... in
after Woman, each wit!, a cal’ - >u a.-r arm*. llept
pressing toward in the dg. k. l''-e Yin .1 d took it
i-oolly so. a W hile, lint tSnal'i. U-e intuit begun to
awHiioie a taiidli.n loot,, and i.'i examination min
had, when it turned util that tin- mother w . lenifiiip
her hnhy fi> her nn/iinutti /.-.«, *o s.-gnie lor them
thriunumUies wliK'li rlie i..-i ’! nfo'e' Them
was a laugh nil round and u ... , ~ .l.a.Jai r-,
that tlie last liiurow.-I of lie b,.h> pint!.» lit to
to make it excite additional ay mouthy.
Chjmii.no Nil's tin-IcaiuU aud li. ads of I'ami-
In. will lie delighted in lead toe tollowing fr.ua tile
correspondence ot Urn N*-w link Tribune .
I have to eliroi.iiiie an e\ edt of lh.- vp y high, -t
iinportaueo which n-e >oM\ apj .-eed at tin h reneti
Court, mid which cannot fait to interest .deeply so
eiety in America, aa w.-ll as in Europe I■ .- Km
pieat* EiUfonic ruiidc ru r ftppemama- a» K w>ni
out any rrinulitir or U< ».}».-*. and U*»k< J liie b«*u«rfc>r
it Kt-mminn <iipUn»uii ih! p eon Iu w a epewfly lall
ot thn r» it-ii ot lirnqift, tlmiutfli ft • * «»t yet « *>rtai 11
whether » von a Kivitdi Kii'pn'"- onty bo able b*
90**et*etl with Mioh.a <H»up rlVtai. util to 0\ e*riiio an
taakion by tn*r wv4imi"ii " ’•
Kloodl>a»’a.,.i i\li i i\i v M. flora* e(u« «
toy, who is ou a "WcUtrc U»ui iiimui'h till»*«*U?
writer under tint* 1 ot tih a t
Ttu* ft od would « to have w.-pt this Sfat.-
almost clpjui of - r*» tmms run tnr, and
no telenrajib in operation. 1 i iiv.> f now eay how
extensive o* tlu* dt»va>i«t i<ui , bat tl;» •rid•,'#*.< nearest
ti&is point on all the ro*«h* h’U'Uin. * ot thi** p see
are tfono. including thota* o\ «‘r ‘'l'roi d*l Creek., ou
the Quiucy Komi, Sp on K»ver ou the P»*ori«.
‘‘South 11* fcd o*on, u tn K olin d both the
“Buivau nmi "K«»\ ' 041 tt C.on: • Hoad. It
tak«* at least a wo<k t » t ’ tho Uflokeiu ord* i r again.
Altd haolly a r*ilnm*l ;u IHitu • wittbo toil r**ntnr* *t
for a mouth vet. K port t .r to«j h«k Mwml
K »nd is oven ■*■ u» v*. o.1;• .n • »*• Um;iui:t*>.>. j
tu some d«*«*p outs, thr bank ho\ ** oi\v«*d ami washed ,
m over the tr?uk. *•« u !*• • depth of two
teet or more, whioh tho oohl ot the .n»t thoty sjx
hours has frozen hai 1 a a rook Vbr *lmoac:o Ui j
the railroads otthit* State t yuttHml tv» millions. |
Nothing h« ar*l hero from lowa y< t.
Tm Pork Tuvor or mV > i- v -TUou h the i
hoa: reason has now c osed IhivukT >utt! »• H *-Bt.oiir |
Western exch*i*jre> are not >ot turf otninu n j
complete exhibit of the Ti* Pi n e ( uit* r j
of Ciucmnatti promises «uoh a tntvment al>> ut t :
hint proximo, ami in thCUoMUiUme saya
The thllhnr ofTiu mindn rb» wo flunk twenty «•'?? j
p«rcout. asoomp»rc*l v* ti bu> nee. A^
inwards the compaiuUvo u. jH,w< ,*uo not pic ,
pared tOtfivo any * stimai' Out
ever, b that it will be !.« -u *.o* >on - -t' eros?.-.
Wo noti* ** anunusnai jumumou*y m ’he p’ - oi \
the Hivft pmlnot at nil j in tl.e V . wind >
i 8 quite uun.sual. pr.o« >.* *w nihinr a? J- •*» :
nppoi Mi>>issipp, and 1 *• t ' kre, •
nearly, in this mark- : t• S ni . pr.* • • uve j
about the same a -they are d •' 1' -.uit e clear •
that the graat bolk t>t .h* lbx procb;»*t iu tlm osl .
is uow tn the hau*' : * •* '.-.it i.illoau
to jrreat dueluotions nut nypnr >. t;, v::n- o. ilxible )
ohaonoe iu the market throi; >«» ■» s“a<ou. I'he j
auiouut going forward Fin* o fl.t ■ pei-.p^-ot i i |
tiou 18 quite ami pi«* are ah « ;i.ay dcoliinrj; •
under the inHMtUH*e of receipts Ml N t Vi** tv •- The
rtn-eipts at New York uav .. . « '«v* re*a!t i
bttl it it OOt pn'bable tlie dr* *n* wl be or 1
peiuiauenl
The skipiueitu irom lh- 1 u u»d
cotuitnet fioui Nov lot to Vety. Ist. C t*t ad*‘ii ami ,
laot a matior of »rre**' intci* ’ »*>"'. we j
have prepare! the following 6u» ! fwm «*nr |
isv« r. i d '
bbk- . .. 11 ,t>*. ■**>*• »l*ti *
jKU.n. ijhds ... T9>vS
jird. 54,-ie*.* j
jSlifhipwwßi of KiM va* ». .in. .-U t«» Uq|p«head9 '
Jx lot Lard to kejp »»* u .tkinf «p the nbov. table,
ny ik**iuciHir tbe9t* s ?- pn«««H. the re*»u»t j
stamv. ae folftw**
ft-
W*mK.. ■St.STk-A-a. |
Showmgan mciea. ear. tL ahipiTj fits,fl'V- eoas.vo.
lor •<» ftw of 5,271,100 pOßidk- T s m np** -
tan« e. as the impje*fs!»%u prevaimi*! was
that the quantity Qta iirvsiaav •♦s'-tcai:
it was last.
Evfmfi *k> h M-HHiNf —A It me dfu Jin
vana. CuW. i eiab s rive u»howhiL* Mo r? :
There is uow a man hy |tu n:.moof fVeaaiWi l*’
iu»i tried for liavii u* 1 pdi ! a ye t n t%i tUrco vit . lie
to the eyes ot a yt>uus; Spa-* u*. Hi ol»ey
ed his msUwetious so *»u ftuit lh* fM,*qi idKJV has
entirely 1 <•*» the uee ot h.s hm-s Ue ts J * yeai’s **i«l ■
He was in love with thi* k*Vo*»rv;*<ist* us % or- '
vaut. an*l bought her utsHlou* of ba>'i»|4i*r fur ihe
euniot fTtnt The u« nv for a* j
obh|re<i to itai Kgaiu't Sts-VW. dob nnin d
to Haver« veuge on hi# v- on Tt><»onward It lado |
the deed himself. >»e paid n W*l aoma&ut. Tho I
owcamatiintial evidt iu « w * . krep- i
unda that lit- ha* Wa, ot«* ‘iejon* d * ta»r«‘x year s
hard labor in Hie* elia»u.tnu»ff. ud *«• ai'V o\>pu H»e
Spaniard ap< -ji * hudu.-vlH
in real eetate. This Uiu ♦'» s -Treat <!• -.’u-i ja
riiwity, as the accused p«r r hrid* »n on -«e
iHotv. aud. moreorai cmr»?iu«M«ts lo_{- \hi*w it
i*» pretiv gem-raliy that rt.ie aaaie* c* will
be continued by ihe NupL* wV , *n :t. Frt saoda ha»
long been celebrated fur , tuh ucu*t*s4i «Cts W*«
though aevtral limed tried, irtt ur verth* m
aged to escape the codof Txk*hiiesii'.od
muiat ic-e- hn< nursed. h«r io n*rtu»taie proteoiui
with tender devotion and conaiancy.
A Hii if of thv Fui —Mr Kk uard WacUm,
idHur of the Charleston Cuuriv , ba*r *u hfs pot-ics
eion the original oommi-sirm «*t the famous warrior
Marion as Lieut. Qfd. ot tl*» l S A my. i bears
the eiifnature of John (V m Prt.-ideuc at
Congresa, and a rhnui .r of th> Us*.ugn’s«h»<i Ma
ryhuid family of that nam«
PirTT.—^“Sally, cried a.giri j*Miking * in of the
tipper story window of a »i»< grocery.and .ddie.-s
--kug another gijfl Wic v*a U \ i«y to enter at the
front door, “we’ve all. bee it «•' -verted. when you
want milk ou Sohdays you will have to come In the
hackway'
| Th« American Oper.mwu** ai f uuton.
A ctxi e«j>omiei»t »»f'tLe New Vovk Tim**, writing
irtmron board the United State* *ioopH>‘ w&i P«rt*
• Ua-iuu*, iiuut;! date of SHturd ay, l)~c. fi, give* some
i inter eel dctaUt of the Aiuei kan uptia,UoiiM at
! Cuntok, which have not been embodied in the newfc
i t«iper aa'voUkutt* :
! Tue piar. adopted by Can tain BeH in damolißhior
i tlie barrier loiU# wai to utiaerwbie the wail betwcei
j ov. jy tw#» emtirio-urwi. aud toex« avate to the i rw
j ~-t Itvr of tic- trngy lituofc* of eraAiKc which formed
■ Ul* toundaljon*. I'wtt t»,> flm>r was placed the
powder, tvitty pounds ol which were used for eac-c
; l Ateo-ion ,i the heavy gSM of the furt. aud otbrr
! we.gbta. were theu placed over the mouth of the
mine and a train <'f powder introduced hrmigh
- ho ow bjmooo* . This plan wa» entirely successful
• !n a-cz’orty of iostanqetthe expiosioue resulted in
J -. e ect :e ar.d ; ormediate overthrow of tha’ part of
■ the walls which they were intended to affect—and
! ir. the remaining instance*, they so -haltered it from
its foundation, that an hour or two of work with
i crowbar; would complete the demolition The ag
gregate number of the mines exploded was one bun
dreri and twenty-five. Too much credit can hardly
I be awarded to Captain Bel’., and to the officers and
1 men under him, for the energy and skill with which
' their difficult work has been undertaken and car
j ried tin ougb to its conclusion.
•Just wh«n the party had nearly finished their
worK and when the nines in the last fort were r ‘, r
! ! it readv to tie exploded, a mort fatai and dr-tre- ng
acrident occurred, by which three men weu in
ataut’.v killed and oth’er3 wounded more or less se
verely A mine had been prepared,—the powder
1 deposited and the train laid. Lieutenant Belknap,
| who was superintending it. had gone away for a mo
- i irc-nt in order to direct the remov. 1 of a heavy gun
' upon the mouth of the mine when one of the m .x
--nu-n careiemty struck the steel pointed end of his
l crowbar agejust a stone, upon whieh the train was
■ ! iid. A-e ight have been expected it struck fire
an I a spa. u communicated to the powder The
, i man who was usiug the crowbar, fa aeumau from
■ the Portsmouth., and another seaman from the same
j ship were blown to pieces, aud their arms and legs
i and mangicd bodies scattered in all directions. A
; boatswain s mate from the San Jacinto was also iu
! stantiy killed. Two men from the Portsmouth and
i , v-eji from the Levant were wounded, —most of
I them severely, though it is believed they will ail re
* j cover Lieutenant Belknap a escape was air ‘ row
' one lie was returning ana was within a few feet
J of the mine when the explosion took place,
i There i« not now a single embrassure in any one
I of the tom forts from which a gun could be safely
I tired They must be entirely re-built to be of cny
I u-e in future. It should be remembered that ('ey
' ! wen very strongly const! .tided, • at their natural
' pisitlon wa - most admirable, and their destruction
!,a- l,ecu acoowip'iished—not by scientific engine- . ,
hut by officers aud men to whom the work was en
’iwa‘Surprised to see the terrible effect of the
shot and “hell from the two ships, Which a visit to
, the fort* exhibited. The massive gramte walls ol
ILc first l >rt. which was. within a range of 481) yards
„■ Ihc Portamouthon the loth ultimo, were shatter
cd overthrown, and, in some instances, pulverized
loa powder as fine as dour. The accuracy of the
tinno osi. was most admirable. The embrasures
" U,e lints are provided with doors luted with iron,
w'hirh are closed while the guns are run in and be
.v loaded one of these doors I noticed penetrated
hv shot in three place The shell burst very per
1. Ctly, arid into very small pieces. A“ the fidls were
t rowdtd witb Cliiiieae, they must have puffered a
l. nrful lop ' All the buildings inside of the walls
we re unroofed and torn to piecea by the explosions.
The enemy could stand with comparative ease the
solid shot of the Levant, but the “rotten shot’’ of
lilt) blank devil,” as they have styled the Poits
jii#)uth, aud also the shell and shrapnel from the effi
■lent howitzers were altogether intolerable. Had
the Portsmouth been equipped with a less efficient
battery than the one which she now carries, she cou’d
hardly have sustained the rapid and accurate tire
of the four forts as she did on .Sunday, the 16th. She
tired on that day alone no less than lw T o hunered and
thirty sheila; and the total weight of the iron and
powder which she tnrew during the several engage
meutfl was about eighteen tons.
A fact has come to light, since my last letter was
mailed, which accounts for the unprecedented skill
and accuracy with which the guns of the Chinese
were handled. The French frigate Sybille, when
he arrived on this station three years ago, had lost
;i large number of her crew by some very fatal epi
demic. und in order to supply their place she slap
ped a hundred and twenty Chinese, who remained
•with her till about two months ago, when she was
ordered home and they were discharged. These
men. with all the advantages of a strict and pro
f»-acted French discipline and training, were in the
forts employing their superior skill and courage iu
working their powerful guns, aud the fact of their
presence mupt have emboldened their count)ymen
t<» a resistance more pertinacious and effective than
they would otherwise have dared to offer.
The excellent and soldierlike behavior of the com
panies of marines f.om the San Jacinto, Portsmouth
:md Levant, was such as to call for special commen
dation Their perfect drill aud discipline and their
i 00l bravery did much t ovards insuring the storm
tog parties such eohip'et#* success. It could not but
ivsnlt m the increased efficiency of our ships-of-war,
. specially on stations like this—where shore expedi
tion- are s#» likely to be needed—if there were a
greater number of marine.! attached to them. I
mar that the value and importance of this corps is
popularly uiklcj estimated aud is too little apprecia
t #hi by Gr<ivermnent.
.Since I lasi wroteoiie of the men reported wound
c<l ha died of his injuries. The list of killed and
wounded is now srven killed and twenty two wound
• #l. This do# not include the men injured by the
explosion of the mine, which, if added, would make
' a total of ten killed and thirty one wounded. Os
course also, it does not include the sickness and
dci.t , » which has occurred aud may yet occur from
i he hardship, tin* exposure and the excitement which
ihe officers and men have endured for three weeks
incessantly. The reacti m from that excitement and
t in; results of that exposure are already being felt ,
three or four deaths from disease thus contracted
h ive alre.uly occurred, and the Portsmouth and Le
% nut have eaoh a sick list of more than 40. The San
dm nito has about the same number.
On Monday last, by order ol the Commodore, ti e
following “General Order” was read on board all
the ships of the squadron.
To the (-omwodores. Officer Seamen and Marin
of tit, f r . S. ship f’orfxmoutk, San Jacinto and
l jtt ant:
In the midet o r peace you have been called upon
to redress the flag of your c.ouutiy. The necessity
«»f such a hiep 18 much to be regretted by us all, even
tli .iightljc manner in which your stern duty has
been per formed is so honorable to yourselves.
1 should omit an act. «»f .justice to you, to those
who have bravely fallen in the performance of their
duty, and to the service to which you belong, if I hes
ituted to make this official acknowledgment of the
faithful aud honorable manner in which all have
borne their part.
The embarrassment Ims been to check tlie earn
est y.enl with which both officers and m* n have
sought to plane themselves in the most, daring and
im/zardous positions, and to keep tliemat any duty,
however necessary, which did not bring them in
c ontact, with the enemy.
Among the satisfactory results of the conflict in
which you have been engaged is the proof it pre
ids of the intelligent subordination so generally
exhibited in this emergency, and also of the mag
nanimity which lias enabled you, under aggravating
nets, to respect the rights of the people whose au
thorities Imd forced you into hostility, and thus ti
d** th* highest honor to the flag you represent.
\ our best reward is the eonseiousness of having
well done your duty, but 1 should be wanting tu
mine unless, in tlie public nmi *er, I conveyed to
you my earnest thanks, with tl e hope that you will
receive, as you have merited, the high honor of your
country’s approbation.
Oiven under my hand, on board of the United
Spates flag ship San Jacinto, ht Whampoa, China,
on this (*t h day of December, 1856,
James Aum trono,
Coimnander-in-Chief of the U. S, Naval Forces
m the Lust India and Ciena Seas.
Cotton He* icipts.—We subjoin the total and
weekly receipts of Cotton, during the past year, up
to the date ot August 30 They will be found (ex
, ellent for reference bv all our factors and business
mull.- Cli. Covr
Weekly
Total. Receipts.
IVb. 21, IS.m ‘J,i»o6,(b*l 115,530
Feb. - 1k362,tk?3 150,002
M< h. «» 2,482,1-41 119,518
IU, i;t 2,612,658 130,517
Mch 20 • 2,718,870 100.J12
vl, h 27 2,814,461 95,591
Vp| 3 2,903,165 88,704
V ,1 lit 2,992,433 89,268
vj>! 17 3,063,009 70,576
Vul H 3,139.130 76,121
Mav 1 3,188,569 49,430
Mav s 3,*239,77*6 51,187
Vi a v 15 3,283,854 44.098
May 22 3,326,241 42,387
hi 3,357,379 31,138
tunc 5 3,383,860 26,481
June I- 3.404,357 • -!O,.VJJ
Hi 3,11 I.JiW
Ju..e-V. 3,420.17 M 14.511
.|„N J 3.445,(134 15,S.ni
i ,| n ll 10 3.441',1'.M1 4.151)
An V 17 3,451,980 2.799
| InlV-l 3,466(032 14,943
I ,I„N 3| 3,469,673 3.646
Vue 7 3.480,371 111,696
! Aue 14. .. 3.463,932 3,558
1 \uc 21 3,433,12)3 4,426
I vu*. 30 3,439.210 1,158
L vteb 1 ROM Svnt a Fe.—We have received our
Tiles of tlie Santa Ke Gazette to the 87th of Deeem
| bar last.
t'apt llodjfe, 1 S. Indian Agent, was sti'l in the
! hands of th. Mogoyan liiriimis. who had raptured
j him some thirty miles south of Koiii.
\ ooi respondeat of the Gazette.-, from the Mesil
i V.iUey. states that Ihe e. mmanding oflicers and
! r .iisiaul quartetaiasters are proseeuted for smug
-ling, by the Treasury Department, for purchasing
suit bringing corn from Mexico, for flic qnartermas
[ ti-r sor Armv department
| The Oascitc hopes that the military force of the
I'. Hit'.:' will lie increased, as the large extent of
lil ..-T.i ..lory, andthe numbers and 'vide range of
! (q. -avuge Indians it contains, spread over it from
„ne end to the other, render more evident the fact
; (bat more troops are wanted in the country Every
.-■tie of its settlement* is within striking distance of
. ..esc savages, and. where not protected by the pre
-1 ..mice of troops, is constantly subject to their tuiii
lous raids. .
The com crop was producing a much hear icr
>IJ than lor some years before, aud although the
1 1 jnsumption will he much increased, the supply
Iwil! be amply sufficient to meet t) tig demand.
Tin* g t ueral cor-t mania! for the trial of Captain
Mt'Lane has deiet mined that lie should be private
,. reprimanded by the commander of department
A party of the eight Capote Etalis visited the post
■ »>! h..rt Alassai-h'.setts on the 2d of December. —
IXey i-re the ritst of their baud who have visiteu
!hat post since its establishment. They sai i they
one in by direction of the p. ncipa i chief to ascer
: rain how they would be received, and that the chief
intended to "visit the post iu the coarse ofa few
i .iavs, Mexican trailers from the Arkansas state
iiat the riiowas had asked a peace with the
I Arapahoe.-., but that (tie latter refused to treat with
; them.
From tlie Santa Fe Gaxette, of December 87th.
. Us twain that the officers of the American army,
' ei they look possession of the city of Mexico, iu
I 1*4.. found themselves at a loss for a place of gene
, ral resort, where they could meet and spend the
■ evenings without being crowded by strangers, as
lu-as the c:tse tn all the saloons in the city, agreed o
r. ut a house and fit it up for their own use and coil
v etiicnoe A house was procured—one of the finest
and most commodious m the city—and fitted up
" lu taste and elegance, having the convenience of
j . siattrauts. and every necessary airnngeni ut to
make the place at once an interesting anil desirable
: -OH This gave rise to the Aztec Club —A. O.
4-i’frwr‘i »*■
t (Stints Trade —A correspondent of the New
■ York Commercial Advertiser, gives from official
I sources a summary of the customs revenue of Cana
3* tor the vear 1656, which foots up a total of *4-,
j ~ri ttyt being an increase of about $10,900 over tb-
I ; evenue of 1555. This is the result of the new Ca.
;i. iffian tcriff, which abolish** the thtiiy per cent
duty and increased the specific duty on article- of
aio-v The revenue from the public works ml vs
. wr« *484.322. being an increase of $85,192 over the
i pirvmns year. Tn. value of the goods impor-ed
■ o Canada, iu 19;4l. was $30,tiJ3.338. being au m
. of $6,141,73; over the previous year. Ihe
'■ va'ueot thelmpotts at the lendtug porta mav be
1 -lated thus I Montreal.sU.,2so,ooo Toronto,, ,«00.-
; "0” Uauiiltnu. $.>,400,000 . Quebec, $3,490,000 ;
| Kingston. $8,890,000 . Windsor, $630,000.
-a a. An.—The 11. S. sieanaer Princeton, which has
f.n some time past been lying at Norfolk, has been
t orm-red to Philadelphia, to be used as a receiving
I siiip. tn place ol the Cnion, recently sold by order of
. the Department. Thr engines auc mai-hinety will
1 Ik taken out after her arrival there, and the hull
1 o\ -rliauled and completely refitted. The I S.
i si--op eg-war Treble, used as the receiving ship,
. ».-Kie the sinking of the Union, will be thoroughly
I repaired aud fitted for sea. when relieved of her
- present duty by the Princeton.
The Savannah Bepufeiiean announces that twen
: Iy bushels of bea Island Cotton seed were sold in
i Uat city, at thirtv-tive doiiars per bushel, to John
Stoddard, idee*-, Ot Dawluskie. The seed was from
l the plantation of Mr. Beckett, ot Edisto, a portion
~f wtu.se crop of Cotton sold, recently,in this city,
at ninety-five cauls per pound, aud was pronounced,
by competent, judg. -. the flneet specimen of Cotton
| ever brought to thi* market — Ch*rtettOH Mercury
i I'onsrr.sioiial Corruption—Hvitort of Inv*»«i
intiioc Conimitiee.
1 s***«,!, a} £ ience Aea» m'
Hath t o*. Kdaari* nnd IkWeA
Ti.i- Report of the Congressional Investigating ,
■ Couini.fee t«i charges of torraplioti brought agmost
i member* of the House- of Rcpre.-euiatives make an
1 exeuejingly volu.i.'moua document. »e have re- •
■ otived tiie annexci summary of the evidence au
j fiu. cd againsi the parties imnlicated, and the gene
[ ral coiicmsions of the committee.
STM A MARY OF TEBTIXOKY.
Tiit i lowing |b an abstract of the testimony ta- j
, ken before the Committee :
.Jame.e ii. tSweeuey, of Watertown. Ntv V *>rk, an
ex-mefleeeger of the House of Representative*#, was <
asked by Mr. Orr (in the committee) whether he |
knew, of b:3 awia knowledge, of “aj” attempt of ;
any member of Congress to obtain compecsat’on
! for votes given or to be given upon an* measure
; now r' odmg or that has been pending during the
j piesent Congress
The witness said he knew of a case in which a
member agreed to get a bill or project through the
j House for a certain amount of money—a book rela
: ting to the pension and bounty land laws, by C apt.
j Triplett, of Washington.
• When he was asked the name of the member, he
, said he preferred that the committee should re
i iieve him from answering the question, presuming
i that they could get the name from some other wit
! neß “ , . - Vfr
In stating the circumstances oi tins case, *»ir
! Sweeney produced the folioving paper ;
The Clerk of the House of Representatives win
pav to J R. Sweeney, out of tne appropriation m
oeiialfot me, for certain copies of my work on j
pension bounty land and other_ laws passed a >
soiaion of Congress, the sum of fourteen thousand
five hundred dollars, '?l4,sn>i ffir wh.ch , b
be his receipt r
‘•August, IS5£.“
affinding Ld «he
iia\e we 4 U ”J*J not the writ.en
ons buMthe^ontraci! was entered into, m lus pre
2fnr'e betAeenthe author of that work and the
member ol Congress. At the time no writing w*‘
made figuring wei done. At a subsequent day
ItoUitn »w«*. request i to p roc are that w.i.mg.
He wns a-ked to get it from Mr 1 nplett.
jj v . Mr. Orr—By which party 7
w;., - ,h—By the member. , . _ r
Bv Mr i trr —Then you applied to Mr. Triplett for
f Witness—Yea air, lie gave it tome. I wan re
quested to take it in my own name I repeat that
in making these statements, I do not disclaim hav
ing any pecuniary interest in that paper.
Bv Mr On—Who was the member with w hom
this contract we* tt'ired into in your presence ?
\Vitness--Am I bound to answer the question di
rectly? . , . . ,
By Mr. Orr—lt is the opinion of every member
of the committee that you Bre required to answer
the question ; aud ii the decision of the Supreme
Court worth is anything, we are fol.ified by that
vVe require you to nnswer the question.
Witness —Hon. Wm. A. Gilbert.
The witness subsequently stated that he did not
know that he was instructed, in so many words to
pay the money to any body.
By Mr. Orr—Then that it was the understanding
that it was to be paid to Mr. Gilbert by you.
Witness —That was the understanding at the
inteiyiew to which I have referred. As I have
stated, I was not callled on afterwards to pay it to
anybody.
And ut another stage of the examination he said
he had no distinct recollection, at this time, of heal
ing any other member, or of hearing Mr. Gilbert,
in the presence of any other member, say that they
were interested in the bargain to which ne had re
ferred.
By Mr. Davis—Have you any information ■ .
ing to show that any member of Congress has : 3-
ceived money or land", or othe; valuable considera
tion, for the vote given by him on any measuie
pending, or that has been pending before the pres
ent Congress ?
Witness—l ask the committee as gentlemen and
as lawyers, whether I am bound to answer that
queslion 1
By the Chairman—The committee are unanimous
ly of the opinion that you are. i
Witness—Then I answer that I have been told by
n member of Congress that he r ceived a cei tain i
amount for his vote and influence ill the passage of
the lowa railroad bill. 1
By Mr.Orr—Who wasthe member?
Witness —Hon. Win. A.Gilbert.
In reply to the interrogatory, What was the I
amount' the witness rep.i< d, “I do not know
whether he received this or not. He said to me that
lie received seven square miles of land aud some
little stock." The negotiation, according to his tin j
pression, was made by Mr. Chase, an ex-member of ,
Congress from New York. The witness wished to ,
state under oath that there was no arrangement lie |
tween Mr. Gilbert and himself by which lie was to ,
lie involved in the matter. Whatever connection (
he “Imd with the matter was entered into in confi- ■
lienee, ns a matter of accommodation for the other ,
parties." In no other wav than that had he any j
interest, except what was between the author and j
himself. t
Mr. Sweeney, ttie dav after the above testimony j
was given, said “ there wns a claim involving a ,
small amount of money pending before one ot the ,
committees of the House, which 1 desired to have .
favorably reported, and so stated to the member to j
whom the papers were referred for examination." .
He said to me that he had no doubt himself that it j
w.is a meritorious claim, but some of tlit? committee (
se’*utini/.ed sueli matters closely—or words to that .
effect—and that he would have to wait a favorable ;
opportunity; or that, perhaps, it might become ne- j
cessary to use n little money, fifty d> .liars or so, t) ,
roake all right, This is all 1 remember to have ,
been said between us relative to the subject. No .
money was paid or demanded, unless that be eon (
rue it into a demand. !
By Mr. Warner—What was the nature ot the |
claim ? . i
The witness refused t> answer any question ns to
the nature of the claim or the name of the member, ]
unless the committee construed sueli refusal as (
contempt of the House. The committee decided (
that they should so hold such refusal to be a eon- j
' empt of the House.
Witness—lt was an invalid pension claim. ,
By Mr. Warner—Who was ihe claimant ?
Witness—A widow woman. ]
By Mr. Warner—State her name. ,
Witness — Ro .ana Kimball.
By Mr. Warner—What was the name of the
member I
Witness—William W. Welch, of Connecticut..
By Mr Warner —Has that, claim been reported ?
Witness—lt was reported up in its merits, without
any other consideration, as 1 understand.
By Mr. Warner—What was your reply when Mr.
Welch stated that it might become necessary to nss
SSO.
Witness —I really do not know that 1 made any
reply, or that, we even alluded to the subject be
tween ourselves afterwards.
By Mr. Warner —There was no money paid for
reporting the claim, as far as you know 1
Witness—There lias never been a cent paid as fur
as 1 know nnd believe.
By Mr. Orr—Did you communicate this to the
claimant or to any other person !
Witness—l believe I never told it to but two in
dividuals—one was a member of Congress, and the
other a gentleman outside.
hVih C. Triplett, being sworn,said he had “never
approached any member upon any subject with an
improper proposition.’’
By Mr. Orr—Have you been brought iu fonts -t,
with any member in that connection ?
Witness—l have. 1 suppose there is nobody who
knows the organization of Congress, who expect
to carry anything through it merely from the love of
justice.
By Mr. Orr—ls that the general reputation ol
Congress ?
Witness—That is the general reputation of Con
gress. . .
During the examination of t hie witness in relation
to his order on the Clerk for $14,500, in the event ol
the passage of a resolution for ttie purchase of
his book, he said he received a message from a
member of Congress, that lie desired to lie intro
duced to him, and to see him in reference to this
book project.
Mr. Orr—Was it your impression, when Mr.
Sweeney made application to you for the writing,
thnt it was made m consequence of anything that
had passed between him aud the member; in other
words, thnt his application was based upon an inter
view with the member ?
Witness—Thnt was my impression, though the
member never told me so. Ido not know that lie
and I ever had a conversation about that at all
The truth is that Mr Sweeney came to me original
ly upon the subject. He knew all about the mat
ter trom the first. I supposed that he was a friend
of this party, and that if 1 paid him it would be sat
isfactory to the party.
The witness hesitated to give the name of the
member, but the committee unanimously decided
that he was bound to answer the interrogatory.
The witness then named Wil’iam A. Gilbert, of
New York—say ing, “of course I had conversations
with other members of the House, but this was the
only thing that seemed like a definite understanding
with a member.’
The witness further stated that another member
of ( ongress had conversed with him about the book
“ tlie tenor of which was based upon the idea of re
ceiving a part" of the contract; and he recollected
that on one occasion the member asked him, in the
event of their having to distribute more money
than they had contemplated, whether he (Triplett)
would not do what was right, or something ot that
sort. ,
Question by Mr. Orr—what was the name ot that
member ?
Witness—Dr. Welch, of Connecticut.
On Tuesday, February 3,1857, the Hon. W. A.
Gilbert appeared before the committee, wto inform
ed him that they had adapted the rule of allowing
any gentleman who might be implicated to make
such statements as he might desire to make, either
under oath or without oath, at his option, but the
committee would not regard him as a witness.
Mr. Gilbert replied, that for his own vindication
he should prefer to make his statements under oath.
Hon. SY. W. Welch was present during the fore
going conversation with Air. Gilbert, and was in
formed that the committee would take the same
course in respect to him.
Mr. Welch, on the 4th of February, addressed a
statement to the committee, in which he says he re
ported the bill for the relief of- Roxana Kimball,
upon its merits only. “ 1 utterly deny,’’ he con
tinues, “ that I ever stated to the witness Sweeney,
or to any other person, that it might be necessary to
use auy sunt of money whatever for the procuring
of such r fort." As" to Triplett's testimony, he
says that “ I never understood from Triplett or any
other person, that myself or any other member of
Congress would receive any pecuniary benefit from
it whatever. No language "used by me to Mr. Trip
left, could have justly implied such a thing, what
ever construction he might put upon it; for, I rc -
peat, no such thing was in my mind ; 1 had sev
eral conversations »ith him upon the subject of his
bifok. and no doubt expressed what I felt, a desi.-e
that lie might be remunerated for his labor, and that
his book might be purchased for distribution , but
nothing was further from my mind than any corrupt
bargain or understanding with respect to it. ’
Tne Ilou. Wm. A. Gilbert also appeared oefore
the committee on the same day, ami submitted a
statement under oath, iu ihe coume of which he
says. “no agreement was made with me by Mr.
Triplett, Sweenev. or any other person, whereby I
was to have, or did expect to have, auy benefit
n the passage of the [book] resolution. 1 never
kn-w of. or had the remotest idea of the existence
of the writing or order, until after it was produced
before the committee.”
In regard to the conversation alleged to have oc
curred between Mr. Sweeney and mvaelf in refe
renre to my vote on t iie lowa Land bill, I have to
sav that 1 have not the slightest reco.lection of ever
having had a conversation with him upon that sub
ject, aud I know that I never told bun that I was to
have seven square miles, or any other quautity of
'.and. for my vote.
“ 1 never stipulated for any quantity of land, or
any pecuniary consideration, for my vote on that
or any other bill. I have vo.ed upon all measures
before Congress, since I have been a member, ac
cording to the dictates of my judgment, aud not
from motives of personal gain.
" Soon after the organization of the present
House of Representatives, to wit: the forepart of
February. 1 left the city, and returned home to Jef
ferson county. New-York : that while at home I
was informed that Sweeney was a eoinmunieative
aud mischief-making man. and that I would find
him so; that after this.l had no connuenoe What
ever in him, and that my reserveduess in his pre
sence was noticed aud spoken of by more than one
who boarded at the same house with me, aud were
occasionally in my room. 1 can prove that 1 was
not in the habit of talking with hint freely, and cau
tioned others not to do so." Ac.
Hon. Kobt.T Paine sworn—Said in answer to
an interrogatory, that he did not know of an effort
to procure a vote for the passage ot a bill pending
before the House, by holding out a consideration
lor the support ot the bill. Such a consideration
was held out by the Hon. Francis S. Edward*, are
preeentative from the Stateof New York, to him,
and the consideration named was $ 1,50 b. He then
proceeds to detail them, and that the answers to the
mteirogaforiee were inferences which he drew.—
i From the conversation, they were such as were im
i pressed upon his mind.
i The Hon. W. Yalk sworn—Said that perhaps ten
i days from the commencement cf the present session
of Congress, Judge Edwards asked him how he felt
towards the Minnesota Land bill. To which Mr.
i j Yalk replied that he felt tostne to the principle of
| the bill As near as be could recollect. Judge Ed
I warda then said he or hlTl - Hher (he coaid not *ay
vote. ™£*j* d w jp
•bat he would look into the merits of tne bib. but
:
|
«£d « Hr^^X
! gebwouM be mat.nallve^n.^n
value if this bill passed : tW.be in ite pas °
in that Temlory who felt a P , be su biect:
1 ”^if§‘Xu^e
s*s?E
iag, any sum Oi money, eitke in f avo r 0 f any
other person or persons, for „ ver solicited him to
.bill whatever. >0 dependent upon
: before An
: S. Pike.ewo^Sai^^was^neofJhe
Orr. propounded the follow
W WUniL^T?come dbectl/to the point the only
ds£:KiES£ &
BisttX&jrT&Sg
lows must have a section of land. " e», 1 rauier
smiled at this suggestion,and made no reply. WH
said he. “some of these sections are pretty ' amiote
—worth as much as ten dollars an acre. 88
done ilia iauntimt manner, and the thing passed by
Ihad occasion, very soon afterwards, to comment
on these bills,and expressed my opinion, winch wa
that they were plundering schemes, and ought not.
to pass. Ido not know of anything that comes
nearer to the point than that. .
In reply to a question, whether it was the impres
sion that it was an offer, which, if accepted, would
have led to a transaction, the witnes said his un
! pression was it meant something. ,
l The committee unanimously decided that Mr.
Pike must tell the name of the member, and he
named Orsamus B. Matteson.
He thought this was about the time of the passage
of the Wisconsin bill, but he did not know whether
Mr. Matteson had any interest in that bill. Mr.
Matteson did not name any particular bill or loca-
Tiie testimony is so voluminous that the reporter
can only glance at it.]
William C. Johnson, ofLtica, New xork, sworn
—Said he was the President of the Des Moines
Navigation and Railroad Company of the State of
: lowa. He gave a long account of the history ot the
company, and replied that he bad heard rumors,
but bad no knowledge that any agreement or ar
rangement had been entered into by himseli or any
other member of the company, with any membets
of Congress, or with any o.ber person, directly or
indirectly, for the benefit of any member of Con
gress, by which such members of Congress. were to
receive any valuable consideration for their a.d in
carrying through a bill for the benefit of the com
by Mr. Orr—Have you received any
communication from any member or members ot
Congress,'or any communication written as they
allege bv the authoriry or sanction of any member
or members of Congress, with reference to the pas
sage of this bill?
The witness replied—One only, from Orsamus
B. Matteson. It was signed—'“o. B. M. It was
the handwriting of Mr Matteson, and not denied by
him It was franked by Mr. Matteson to the witness.
After the existence of the letter became public, the
witness says he avoided as mnch as possible, having
an interview with him.
Henry A Daniels, sworn—Says that he resides
in Utica, New York, and p oiuced the following
copy of the paper referred to :
[Private.] Washington, July. 15.1856.
Dear Sir :—The Committee in our House have
agreed to report your resolution in Minesota to 272,000
acres, or as you wished it; but there is much trouble
in the way. Some outsiders make mischief. Are
you willing to let your one-quarter of the factory be
cut up and used to carry it through, in addition to
what Stryker arranged. I can have some agent to
promise outsiders stock in a new fnctory. Let me
know without fail by return mail.
Truly, O Bei.l.
W. C. Johnson, Esq.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, (who is counsel for the
Des Moines navigation and Railroad Company of
the State of loth,) having been sworn, testified,
among other tilings, that, some eight or ten days be
fore the adjournment of the first session of the pres
ent Coagress, while l happened to be in the House
of Representatives, Mr. O. B. Matteson, of New
York, and a member from that State, asked me
where the President of the Des Moines Company,
Mr \V. C. Johnson was. I told him 1 thought lie
had left the city. That I had not seen linn for
several days. lie then expressed very great sur
prise at his having left the city, and said he must
come back; that he was sorry to tell me, but so
was the fact, that there were from twenty to tliixty
—I am not sure as to numbers, but I am sure that
it was either twenty or thirty members of the House
—who had associated themselves together, and
pledged each to the other, not to vote for any law
or resolution, granting money or lands, unless they
were paid for it. I told him I could hardly believe
it. I think the expression I used, for I was indig
nant, was that i was a “d—d outrage.” He agreed
with me, and was, as far as words aud manner were
concerned, as warm in denouncing it as I was. He
said they were a set of d—d scoundrels, but there
they were, and nobody could get anything of this
sort through without them; that Johnson must have
here one hundred thousand dollars to carry this bill,
etc.
John Stryker, of Rome,N. Y., a director and mem
ber of the executive committee of the company, tes
tified that he made a draft in favor of Horace Greely
for $1 ,QOO, it was a retainer for counsel and advice
in aid of procuring the passage of the bill for the
benefit of the company. It was to be used entirely
at his discretion. The witness three weeks ago,
met with Greely in New York, and he told him that
he had received the money, but that he bad no per
sonal interest in it. The witnesss underwent along
examination, saying, in reply to a question by Mr.
Davis, “If the bill had passed the House, Mr. Gree
ly had power to make whatever disposition ot it he
saw proper. There was no limitation whatever up
on him. I had confidence in him that he would use
it properly.” It became necessary, he farther said,
that the bill should have the attention of some one,
as there was none here to attend to it ; Reverdy *
Johnson being absent on account of professional
engagements, or for some cause, the witness wish
ed to provide that some one should be here as agent.
MISCELLANEOUS TESTIMONY.
Hon. Henry J. Raymond, editor of the New York
Daily Times, testified he had no personal know
ledge of his own “that a corrupt organization of
members of Co gress and certain lobby agents at
Washington, has existed since early in the session
of last year.”
The knowledge there asserted was derived from
information obtained from other parties. It was not
any personal knowledge of his own ; he had no per
sonal knowledge of any fact or circumstance which
would warrant the assertion; lie had only such in
formation at second hand, as left on his mind no
doubt of the facts asserted. It was derived in part
from the regular correspondent of the Times, Mr.
Simonton ; he had frequent talk with individuals,
other than Mr. Simonton about such matter, and had
received from them at different times, statements of
things. .
To Mr. Raymond testimony, the committee affix
the following:
Note. —The answer of the wit ness to the last four
questions, rendered it unnecessary in the opinion of
the committee to enforce answers to preceding ques
tions, which the witness was reluctant to answer, on
the ground that in doing so he would violate the
confidence whiv h the persons of whom he professed
to have information reposed in him. His answers
show, that he could not, even if he violated the al
leged confidence, state anything himself or give the
name of eny witness who had any personal know
ledge of facts that would be material to the investi
gation.
James W. Simonton, correspondent of the New
York Times, sworn, testified that he did not know
of his own knowledge, by legal evidence, of the ex
istence of any such organization. He had heard that
there was such an organization, and from evidence
conclusive to his own judgment he had been satisfied
that it did exist. In the course of the examination,
lie spoke about the activity of Mr. Chase (ex-mem
ber of Congress) iu controlling members. He had
seen him call them out, and whisper confidentially
in the ear of twenty or thirty of them ; sent them
; back to their seats, and they had voted the reverse
, of their previous vote. This afforded strong con vie
tion to his mind, without enabling him to give legal
evidence. Chase professed outside to have control
of votes inside.
Mr. Simonton was asked the question, you have
stated certain members approached you, and de
sired to know, through you, if they could not procure
money for their vote upon certain bills. \\ ho
were they ?
The wituess replied that he could not answer
without a violation of confidence; than do which he
would rather suffer anything.
| He, in reference to another interrogatory, said he
was not, nor had been interested in the Minnesota
Land bill. But he was offered an interest in the
Michigan Land bill not by a member ot the House,
but by Mr. G. W. Chase, but declined it for the rea
! son that it was one with which he could honorably
* have no connection.
G. W. Chase, ex-member of Congress from New
York, testified that he could say nothing about cor
ruption, for he knew nothing about any.
It was asked whether he had any interest, direct
or indirect, to result from the passage or defeat of
any bill during the present Congress ? To which
question he replied that he had no interest in the de
feat of any bill. He was further asked if he was
interested in the Minnesota bill, and replied he had
taken an interest in bills and urged their passage.
Being questioned closely on thissubjec t, he denied the
right of the committee (as he was advised by coun
sel) to inquire into his private dealings with persons
other than members of Congress. He did not know*
of corrupt contaminations, nor did he ever pretend
to have control over the votes of members of Con
gress. There were some things he could not recol
lect, when questioned relative to them.
Eliab Kingman, a correspondent of newspapers,
kuewofno corrupt combinations. He had only
seen it charged, and this had been the case for twen
ty years.
Daniel Breed, Assistant Examiner in the Patent
Office, testified that the clerks therein were assessed
two and a half per cent., but not for any member ot
Congress. Capt. James Henry applied for the as
sessment. It was said to be in payment for an agent
i to explain the matter as an attorney to members of
Congr s, in order to secure additional compensa
tion, by a section incorporated in a bill at the last
session of Congrea.
H. B. Babcock, superintendent of the House fold
iug-room, testified that he knew nothing about cor
ruption.
Hamilton, Green, of Buffalo. New-York, iu c harge
of what is known as the New-York Erie bill, said he
anew nothing of a corrupt combination of members
of Congress in that connection.
George Harrington, having been connected with
the New-York Fire bill, did not know of any mem
ber, directly or indirectly, interested in it. He bad
made no arrangement with any body.
Rev. George W. Sampson, designated George
Wood as the correspondent of “The New York Re
corder and Examiner,' or “New York Baptist, in
which appeared a letter, speaking of a of
bribes on thirty members of Congress/’
Mr Wood testified that he had received his in
formation from Gen. Tench Tilghman. of Maryland.
Gen. lilghman was summoned, but it appears
that this gentleman oou?d not come to Washing
ton, owing to sickness, as certified by his deposi
tion.
.Alexander H. Evans, one of the correspondents
of the New York Herald, on being inte said
he knew nothing about corrupt combinations among
member*.
Joseph L. Cheater was alike ignorant of atu-n or
gan! xationa.
Hugh Tyler, John W. Boyce and Cornelius Wen
dell were severally interrogated as to whether cor
r apt meaus had been used to influence votes to pro
;:r.e the public printing ; but they knew of no im
r >per influences having been resorted to, and thh
last mentioned said he had had no complicity wite
members on that subject.
lion. J. B. Cook, of lowa, was interrogated about
his knowledge of any corrupt combinations with a
view to procure the passage of land bills ; but .he
i*ad no information upon that subject.
Robert McCabe, of lowa, was alike ignorant and
knew of no member of Congress who could be pur
chased by any amount of money whatever.
L. M. Closa. of Nebraska, knew nothing upon the
subject.
Charles St. John Chubb, banker, of Washington,
testified that he was the agent or representative of
a large interest in the California War bonds ; but
that no members of Congress were concerned with
him in this business, or something to that eftect.
Hon. William A. Gilbert, summoned at the re
quest of the Hon. Mr Welsh, testified that Mr
Welsh never said to him under any circumstances
that he (Gilbert) should receive any pecuniary con
sideration, or other benefit, if the resolution for the
purchase of Triplett’s book should be adopted.
It will be remembered that Mr. James W Simon
ten was. by the action of the House, ordered into
close confinement of an alleged contempt of its au
t iority ; but"atier the passage of the bill more effec
? uaily*to uumsh contempt, he was again produced
before the committee, when the following question
was propounded to him :
*• Has any member of the present Congress saui
to you that certain measur es pending before
giVss ought to pay, aud that parties interested in
tifem had the to pay: that this individual
needed money, aud desired you to arrange the mat
ter iu such way that if the meastu« passed be should
receive pecuniary compensation 1,1
* Mr. Simonton recognized this question as the one
heretofore put to him, but iu different language, and
proceeded from a paper, in reply to it. He
said he had used phraseology which conveyed a
meaning which he did not design to convey.
Mr Davie of the committee, said the paper thus
prepared in advance, was irregular.
Mr. Simonton wanted to present it as a protest,
but the committee declined to receive it as such.
After many questions and answers, which were of
a conversational character, the committee desired a
direct answer to the interrogatory as first put.
. Mr. Simonton replied, as far as he could judge ,he
could not answer the question without explanation,
and without criminating himself. He. therefore,
respectfully asked leave to consult his counsel, who
was at hand, in regard to what was due to himself
to do under the circumstances.
. Mr. Orr—Y'ou have seen the recent law passed by
Congress ?
Witness—l have
Mi. Orr—ln view of that law do you swear that
you apprehend that you cannot answer that ques
tion without criminating yourself ?
Witness—l do apprehend, notwithstanding the
law ; if I answer the question without explanation.
I may criminate myself.
Mr. Orr —You can qualify in any way you
please.
- The witness made a statement and answered ihe
question in the negative.
* By Mr Davis—Has any member of the present
Congress stated to you that any body was interest
ed in any measure before Congress had the means
to pay '
Answer—l cannot state, and have not intended
to say heretofore, that any member has ever inti
mated to me any individual who had the means to
pay under the circumstances related.
The examination continued during two hou»*s
and a half; in consequence of illness, the wituess
retired.
On a subsequent day he appeared, when the fol
lowing interrogatory was propounded :
By the Committee—Have you been solicited by
any membei of the present Congress, directly or
indirectly, to make any arrangement by which the
member was t receive any valuable consideration
for his support of any measure during the present
Congress?
Witness—l cannot say, under oath, that I have,
and never have been intended to be understood so
to mean.
Hon. O. B. Matteson —On the 6th of February,
this gentleman addressed a communication (dated
National Hotel) to the committee, saying that he
had been confined to his room for the most part of
the last two days by the prevailing epidemic, but
during that time occasional rumors reached him
that the committee had been engaged in a secret
inquiry, calculated to affect his personal honor and
character as a representative, whose rights and re
putation are as dear to him as they can possibly be
to his peers. The inquiry, he says, was prompted
against him by bitter enemies in* bis district, wnwse
malignity has been sharpened by successive de
feat. Anonymous, unprincipled informers had com
bined to blast his character ; and he further says that
the meanest offender has a show ofjustice in a crim
inal court, while the case with regard to the accus
ed before the committee is different. He protests
against the course pursued towards him.
Mr. Gilbert summoned the following witnesses in
relation to Mr. Sweeney 's character : From Wash
ington—S. Cole, Bernard Hooe, Nathan Darling,
and O. B. Marsh. From Jefferson county, New
York—Charles E. Clark, Judah Lord, A. W. Clara.
Alonzo Mason, and Levi H. Brown.
Mr. Sweeney summoned the following witnesses
to sustain his character From Washington—Rob
ert Morris, Sinixon Smith, F. J. Seabolt. and Peter
Laramond. From Jefferson county, New Y'ork—
C. B. Hoard, Howell Cooper, Willard Ives, andLy
sander H. Brown.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.
All the committee join in n general report, in
which they say thet the delay in making the report
was beyond their control. They did not feel at lib
erty to'notice in any manner the numerons anony
mous communications received by them, and no
proceeding or inquiry has been instituted upon any
such communications; but in every case where a
respectable person has lequestcd an inquiry, or
pointed to a witness who could probably prove a
material fact, the investigation has been made as
full and thorough as it was in the power of the com
mittee to make it. They say that no such general
combinations as have been charged are proved to
exist. Four cases came to their knowledge in which
individual members are implicated. The committee
give the questions and answers in the examntion of
James W. Simouton, at different times, and state
that his last answer was directly coutradictionary of
his prey oils testimony.
It appears, they remark, from Ids testimony,that,
while occupying a seat as a reporter on the tloor of
the II >use, he personally aided in the passage of the
Wisconsin Land bill, under the promise of receiving
certain compensation if the bill passed, lie also
aided an old friend of his in passing a private bill
through the Senate, for which serv,ce he accepted
a small compensation. They say that from the tes
timony taken, it appears that the general charges
of corrupt combinations in Congress originate from
men who expect to make money by creating the
belief that such combinations exist. It they can
cause it to be generally believed that it is necessa
ry to use large sums of money to carry measures
through Congress, it follows that somebody must
be employed to apply it, and the man who knows
most about the corrupt combinations would be the
one naturally sought for, and employed as broker
to buy up the votes of members who had entered
into suen combinations The broker in Congres
sional corruption would receive the money to buy
up the combination, and whether he puts the money
in his own pocket or pays it to somebody else, can
never be known by the parties who furnish the
money. They are all engaged in a criminal trans
action, In which the kroner has a decided advan
tage. His employers mast be satisfied without any
account or with any account of his agency that he
may choose to render, and the probability is that,
in addition to his own stipulated compensation, lie
will pocket the whole corrupt ion fund. They proceed
to attribute much of this evil to the avidity with
which newspaper correspondents catch up every
flying report and send it to their respective fournals
to appear in print,
Tue report in the ease of Mr. Welqfi Y'ouehides
with the following resolutions t
Resolved , That William W. Welch did corruptly
combine with William A. Gilbert, a member of this
House from New York, to procure the passage of a
resolution or bill through this House for the purchase
of certain copies of the work of F. F. C. Triplett on
the pension and bounty land laws, for money to be
paid to the said William A. Gilbert on its passage.
Resolved, That William W. Welch did attempt
to procure money from James K. Sweeney for re
porting favorably ou the claim of Roxana Kimball
from the Committee on Invalid Pensions at this
Congress.
Resolved, That William W. Welch, a member of
this House from Connecticut , be forthwith expelled
from this House.
The report in the case of Mr. Edwards is accom
panied by the following resolution :
Resolved , That Francis S. Edwards, a member of
this House from the State of New-York, did on the
•23d day of December last, attempt to entice Robert
T. Paine, a member of this House from the State of
North Carolina, to vote contrary to the dictates of
his judgment and conscience on a bill making a
grant of lands to aid in the construction of a railroad
in the Terri Lory of Minnesota, by holding out pecu
niary cons .deration to the said Paine for his support
of the sa d bill.
Resoced, That the said Francis S. Edwards be
and ho is hereby expelled from this House-:
The report in the case of Mr. Matteson concludes
with the followiug resolutions :
Resolved, That Orsamus B. Matteson, a member
of this House from the State of New-York, did incite
parties deeply interested in the passage of a joint
resolution for construing the Des Moines grant to
have here and to use a large sum of money and
other valuable considerations corruptly, for the pur
pose of procuring the passage of said joint resolu
tion through this House.
Resolved, That Orsamus B. Matteson, in declar
ing that a large number of the members of this
House had associated themselves together and
i fledged themselves each to the other not to vote
lor any law or resolution granting money or lands
unless they were paid for it, has falsely and wilfully
defamed the character of this House, and has proved
himself unworthy to be a member thereof.
Resolved, That'Orsamus B. Matteson, a member
of this House, from the State of New York, be and
is hereby expelled therefrom.
The general and final report is accompanied by a
resolution to expel James W. Simouton from the
floor of the House as a reporter, and concludes as
follows :
“To meet and remedy, or at least to investigate
these evils, the committee have unanimously order
ed the following bill to be reported, with a request
that it be printed und referred to the Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union. They do not
ask its consideration as matterof privilege, because
of the advanced period of the session ; but they are
unwilling to close their investigations without sub
mining to the consideration of the House and the
country a measure which the next Congress may be
enabled to perfect and enact into a law, which, with
the law of 1833 and the law touching recusant wit
nesses of this session, throws all the guards around
the Government against corruption that can be af
forded by any legislation :
« a bill to protect the people against corrupt ami
secret influence in matters of legislation.
“ Be it enacted, cj-e., That no person shall, direct
ly or indirectly, offer or agree to give any money or
other valuable thing, or security for any money or
other valuable thing, to any person for the service
of such person, or of any other person, in aiding or
advocating or procuring the passage or deteat ot
any measure before either House of Congress or
any committee of either House, to be paid or de
livered on the contingency of the passage or defeat
of any measure before either House of Congress or
before any committee of either House ; and that no
person shall agree to accept or receive or shall ac
cept or receive any money or other valuable thing
for aiding or advocating or procuring the passage
or defeat of any measure before eitner House of
Congress or before any committee of either House ;
and that every bargain, contract, or security for
any such compensation or any such contingency,
and all shifts and contrivances to cover or conceal
such bargains are hereby declared nul and void
and the parties to any such bargain, contract or
agreement, or understanding, as well the party to
pay as the party to receive the money or other val
uable thing, or security therefor, on any such con
tingency as is above indicated, are hereby declared
guilty of a misdemeanor, and. on conviction thereof
before any Court of the United States having juris
diction of the said offence, shall sufler imprisonment
in the common jail for not les than six months nor
more than one year, and be subject to a tine of not
less than one hundred dollars nor more than one
" d , be tlfurther enacted. That no per
son having any interest in the passage or defeat of
anv measure before either House of Congress, and
no ageut or person acting for or representing any
other person as agent or; torney m law or in fact
procuring, aiding, or ail locating the passage or de
feat of ail V measure before either House of Congress,
or before anv committee of either House, shall ap
proach converee with, or explain to or in anyraan
ner attempt to influence any member of either
House relative to su-b measure wishout firs, dis
tinctly disclosing to such member whether he h in
terested personally in bis own right or agent for any
Other nelson in the passage or defeat ot snch mea
gre ‘and any persons who t hall violate the provi
sions of this section are hereby declared guilty of a
misdemeanor and. on conviction thereof before any
cow oi the United States, shall be punished by im
misonment for not less than one month nor more
tbSX year, and by a fine of not less than one
himdred dollars no; more than one thousand dol-
Mr Kelsev made a minority report, to which he
savs he dissents firoi i the several report? of his collea
™l lloTof opinion that. according fotl.e rules
of the House, and parliamentary laws, the commit
tee have no power to institute procee .mgs against
£y member of this body, umfer : he resotabon by
which the committee was appointed The cow
mittee having ascei .ained that certain members
“e fovolvedfit is their duty, in his judgment, to
reDor'tbe fit to the House, with the evidence by
whfoh the fact is disclosed, together with the recom-
ZzEuJSL thar the said member be tned upon
detinite'charges and to submit the subject to. the
Housed then direction, or such other proceedings
thev mav see proper to adopt. He quotes the
?ulf from tL manualon the subject, and adds that
the majority of the Committee have departed from
taodbavmg presented resolutio. s tor the expulsion
of the memfo-rs involved, instep of presenting he
fact that thev were so invo ved and asking the
direction of the House, he dissents from an<T pro
test* against these resolutions.
New Fruits, Ctc.-At a late meeting of the Lon
don Pomologcal Society. Mr Rivers a
Raspberry, produced from a plant which had been
raised bv'erosesing the raspberry and blackberry,
or bramble. The plan' had all the habit ot growth
of the common bramble, dose not throw up suckers,
and produces fruit most adundantly. but it is the
size and texture of the raspberry, and the flavor
though like the latter, is much more lively and
piquant the fruit is of a dark purple color. It will
> oe not only a curiosity, but useful for the dessert al
a late period ot the season .—Horticulturist.
I.ate from Mexico.
The Mexican war steamer Gunrero arrived at
Mobile on theSist iust., bringing late Mexican intel
ligence. Col. Butterfield, of Mexico, anaved in
the Guerrero, the bearer of important treaty nego
tiations between our Minister, Mr. Forsyth, and
the Mexican Government. We copy the following
letter, and other Mexican news, from the Mobile
Register :
Vera Caw.,Mexico, Feb. 12th, 1857.
By the Mexican war steamer Guerrero, which
leaves this port to morrow for Mobile, 1 have an op
portunity of sending you a few lines. The Guerre
ro has been placed specially at the disposal of Carlos
Butterfield. Esq., of Mexico, who has been appoint
ed conjointly by tne Mexican government and the
American legation at Mexico, to bear to and lay be
fore the government of the United States important
treaty negotiations now pending between the two
governments The special provisions of this treaty
nave not yet been made known, but we have been
apprisdd horn private sources of enough to convince
us that if entered into by our government it will
give American commerce a commanding influence
in Mexico, a thing it by no means now enjoys. The
greatest credit is due to cur worthy and talented
Minister. Mr. Forsyth, who during his short resi
dence near that government has been able to effect
so much, and we trust that the government of the
United States will meet the overtures of Mexico in
a becoming spirit. Mexico needs our sympathy,
and if we would do aught to counteract the influ
ence which the nations of Europe are daily seeking
to gain iu this country, it oehooves us to act
promptly.
Colonel Carlos Butterfield, to whom the treaty in
all its details has been intrusted, is an American
citizen reaident for some years in Mexico, lie is
well known to our citizens, and enjoys the unbound
ed confidence of the Mexican government, and no
better evidence could have been given of the en
tire reliance plaoed by that government upon his
zeal and discretion than his present mission. We
wish him God speed. We shall look anxiously for
the details of the treaty in the American papers.
The “ Guerrero" briugs also Don Gregorio Bar
andurand, second Secretary of the Mexican Lega
tion at Washington, Captio Demmiuo and Dr. S.
Wylie Crawford, U. S. A , bearer of despatches.
Dr. Crawford, during his short stay in Mexico, has
greatly distinguished himself by some daring a3
cension of the volcano of Popocatepelt and tne Is
tachihuatl, and the reports us his operation;', have
been regarded with peculiar interest. He is the
only man who ever descended the lstacihuatl.—
The doctor carries with him specimens of sulphur
from the volcanoes to accompany and illustrate his
reports. From the interior the news is most en
couraging ; the revolutionary party have met with
a most decided reverse at San Luis, and Arsollos
has been taken in spite of the exertions of the
Church party Their influence as well as numbers
is daily lessening. The country is becoming more
settled, and everything betokens that a brighter day
for Mexico is upproaohing. Great preparations
are making in Mexico for the coming c&mav&L
Miles.
From our latest Mexican files, which bring dates
to the 10th instant, we learn that the treaty recent
ly concluded between the Mexican government and
Mr. Forsyth, our Minister, was sent to Vera Cruz
by the British Extraordinary—to prevent suspicion
of its character and contents and thus escape cap
tuie by the robbers, who are supposed to be iu the
service of the enemies of the present regime.
President Comonfort's administration is every
day growing stronger, its enemies are fast disap
pearing and the revolutionary leadeis, at one time
numerous, influential and formidable have dwindled
to a handfull of men, adventurers without means or
character. Senor Valdomar, of Tampico, has aban
doned his pretensions since the appointment of Gen
eral Moreno to the Governorship of Tamaulipas vice
Gov. Garza. Osollos has been overthrown at Quer
tero, and the whole reactionary movement now is
confined to Guadalajara, near which place General
Blancarte is now encamped, and although profess
ing submission there is doubt of his loyalty. Presi
dent Comonfort is also exerting himself in every
way to build up the commerce and improve the in
ternal condition of Mexico. His administration al
together has been a most successful one, and bids
fair to triumph over all its enemies.
A conspiracy had been discovered among the
forces stationed at Puebla, implicating a large num
ber of officers, principally seijeants.
On the 2d December fourteen robbers were cap
tured and shot at Incbitan, Chiapas.
Plutarch Gonzales, the chief ot a noted band of
highwaymen, with Ignacia and thirty-five of his
companions were arrested at Ixlahuaca a few days
before and will soon be tried.
On the Bth ult., the Reactionists (those opposed
to Comonfort) were defeated in four successive en
gagements by Gen. Parrodi, commanding the go
vernment forces, at Ajuchitlan, leaving in posses
sion of the latter twelve pieces of artillery, all their
baggage wagons and forty sumpter mules, laden
with provisions of various kinds.
Lieut. Col. Oropeza and Col. Osollos (who lost hiH
right arm during the battle by a cannon ball) were
takeu prisoners.
The new Constitution has been completed and
will soon be adopted, and simultaneously with it a
general amnesty for all who are not found in arms at
the time of its adoption.
The following further items we clip from the
Mexican Extraordinary of the 10th :
Sacrelige and Robbery.— Last Sunday morn
ing, during the celebration of mass some thieves
entered tlie Church of Santa Catarina Martir and
carried off a cloth of gold and silver and two la* ge
gilt chandeliers. It appears that the thieves have
not been discovered.
Santa Anna —From our Havana letter it will be
seeu that Santa Anna has offered his sword to Spain,
against Mexico. After his protest, this is rather a
clincher on his professions of patriotism. It. will also
be seen tbatVnlivacencia Nunes has also turned his
patriotic hand against Mexico.
New Leon. —The result of the votes taken for in
oor joratiug the two States of Goahuila and New
Leon was—4,os6 in the affirmative and 259 against
the measure. Os course the two States become
one.
Political Prisoners.— Fifty prisoners taken at
Aoambero, by the troops of the Supreme Govern
ment, left Morelia on the Ist instant, for the State of
Guanajuato. They belonged to the band of Val
dez.
Spanish Relations.— On the 20th ult, the Su
preme Government gave notice to the Departments,
of the fact of the suspension of diplomatic relations
between Spain and Mexico.
Tlie Riot nt Hudson City—Further Par
ticulars.
It was mentioned by telegraph yesterday that
about four hundred of the laborers employed by the
Long Dock Company in constructing the tunnel for
the use of the New Y'ork and Erie Railroad, through
Bergen Hill, iu the city of Hudson, New Jersey,
were engaged in a terrible riot on Saturday after
noon and Sunday, and that it was necessary to call
out the firemen and military of Jersey City and
Hoboken to quell the disturbance. They New
York Tribune has the following additional particu
lars :
A large number were bruised and cut in the fight,
some eight or ten were badly hurt, and two or three
may not survive their injuiies. Mr. Mallory, the
contractor, has had nearly 1200 men employed upon
t his work, but desiring to push it forward, he has
lately considerably increased his force. Some of the
men employed are from Munster and others from
Cannaught district, in Ireland. These laborers have
colonized, aud built their shanties iu groups. The
“patch’’ on which the Munster men had squatted is
adjacent to that on which the Connaught men had
erected their shanties. Some of the late comers
who had joined the Munster settlement lwuLtrans
gressed up n the domain of the Connaught men in
erecting their dwellings, which was the principal
cause that excited the old sued between the two
clans, and led to the riot.
The reason of the outbreak occurring on Satur
day was the fact that they received their wages
that day, aud more whisky than usual was imbibed.
The figuring commenced by an assault, upon the
Munster men about 1 o’clock on Saturday after
noon, and continued until night, the numbers enga
ged in it continually increasing. The weapons used
were clubs, stones and fists, and some of the women
who joined in put stones in their stockings and used
them with considerable effect.
At night the tight grew worse and some four or
five hundred men and women engaged in it. Four
shanties were at this time set on fire. The citizens
of Hoboken becoming alarmed, audit being im
possible for Sheriff Beaty to procure men enough to
make a descent upon the rioters with safety he sent
to Jersey City and Hoboken for aid. Four fire com
panies in Jersey City turned out, aud, by permission
of chief engineer French, went, to the scene of dis
turbance.
Arriving in the vicinity of the scene of the fire,
the firemen formed in line with No. > in advance,
and, led off by assistant engineer Hay beck, they
charged, yelling loudly, upon the rioters, who fled
at their approach. They caught one man in the act
of setting nre to another shanty and arrested him.
There was no more fighting on Saturday night after
this occurrence.
The military companies arrived immediately af
terward. They thoroughly scoured the settlement
of the Munster men and of the Connaught men, and
arrested fifteen persons, who showed by their ap-.
pearance that they had been engaged in the riot, and
lodged them in jail. The militury continued on duty
until 4 o’clock on Sunday morning. All was peacea
ble during the night.
The men employed upon this work are divided
into day and night hands, and one-half were at work
in the shafts at the time the disturbance broke* out.
The ladders were drawn up out of the shafts to
keep them there, so that they should not mingle in
the affray.
The fighting was renewed on Sunday to some ex
tent, but was quieted. The Washington Volunteers,
Captain Spear, of Bergen, were on duty on Mon
day, and Sheriff* Beatty made further arrests of
thirty-five persons. The prisoners, fifty in number,
are lodged in Bergen jail.
The New York Times says :
In viewing the shanties after the riot, Dr. Mul
ford found a large number who had been injured in
various ways. In one shanty, where there were
four men and three women—most of whom from tne
free use of whisky, were unconscious of passing
events, a woman was found giving the name of Mrs.
Mulligan, who had barely escaped with her life fiom
the flames of her burning sfcar*y. She had sustain
ed severe injuries from the clubs of the maddened
rioters. Her head showed two terrible scalp wounds
and her left shoulder blade waa fractured.
In the next shanty visited was found a man named
Kelly, who hau been stabbed in the cheat in two
places. The doctor probed the one under the right
arm, and immediately pronounced it fatal, the knife
having entered the lung, causing internal hemor
rhage. His wife stated that a descent was made
upon their dwelling by a party of five or six of the
rioters, and her husband received hi* injuries while
defending the door.
A little girl, whose father was among those arrest
ed on Saturday, was injured sc seriously in the me
lee that she died on Sunday.
John Quinn was shot in the eye. ne was not a
participator in the-riot. He arrived from Baltimore
on Saterday afternoon, and was getting out of the
Bergen stage when he was shot.
Almost all of those arrested were injured in some
way—for every man who was found by the mifita
ry with bead mashed, fingers cut, or having sus
tained injuries of any character, waa sewed upon as
a participant in the fight, and at once assigned a
position in the ranks between two soldiers and
marched to prison.
When the news of the riot had become known the
greatest consternation prevailed throughout the
city. Every man hurried to his home to proteet his
family, and adopted and brought into action all the
means for security and defence at his command.
Doors were barred and barricaded, windows dark
ened, and firearms, clubs, &c., were prepared to
use if the emergency made them necessaiy. The
families generally quartered themselves in the base
ments of their houses as the safest places in the
case of an attack. All the stores and many of the
public ouildings were closed at an early hour, and,
excepting the tramp of the soldiery and the police
authorities, Hudson appeared like a deserted city. [
Happily the night passed, and the disturbances were I
not renewed.
Many of those in custody had in their possession
at the time of their arrest, firearms, bludgeons,
slungshots, and other dangerous instruments, all of
which were seized by the überiff, and will be kept as
evidence against the parties.
A Poor Kit.e that wos't Work both Waits.
—A countryman once went into an Ordinary’s office
and enquired if that was “the place whe*e people
git licenses to git married.” Upon being answered
in the affirmative, he said he’d ‘take one." After
“taking one,” he enquired the price. The obliging
official said : “Well, the legal fee is one dollar
and fifty six cents, but gentleman generally rive
whatever they pleane." ** Wal," says the coumrymau
that kind ov you,’ at the same time throwing
down a quater.' That ordinary was “ told
Oxygenated Bitters.— This pleasant and high
ly efficacious medicine has been fairly tested by our
citizens, who do not hesitate to pronouuce it supe
nor to all other tonics for any weakness of the di
gestive organs.— Advertisement.
The Growing Wheat.—We are informed, by
farmers, that the growing wheat in this county
looks badly. In some parts of Eastern Virginia it
waa greatly injured by the recent severe weather,
i A gentleman informs us that a friend in Missouri
l writes to him that the wheat in that region never
t before was so unpromising at this season —Staun
ton ( Va.j) Spectator.
. _ 15V TELEGRAPH.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF TUB STEAMER
ASIA.
New-Yokk, Feb. 22.— The 4i«mer Asia lias ar
rived with Liverpool dates of the 7th.
Liverpool .Market.
Cotton was easier upon the better grades, but
without quotable change. Lower qualities were
firm. Sales of the week 44,f>00 bales, including 9000
to speculators and 8000 to exporters. Fair Orleans
Bsd . Upland 7jd., Mobile 7 jd. . Middling Orleans
7 11-lfid., Upland 7Jd.. Mobile 7jd
Corn bad advanced Od Flour and Wheat dull.
Provisions quiet.
Prices at Manchester were easier.
Consols 935.
The English had penetrated into Persia, and were
repairing and garrisoning the forts at Bushire.
The Queen in her speech before Parliament states
that negotiations are pending with the United
States and Honduras in regard to Central American
affairs, and she expresses the hope that all difficul
ties will soon be settled.
At Liverpool Sea Islands had advanced sd. Sales
at 15 Sl6d.
The Asia brings nearly § 100,000 in specie.
Russia demands the occupation of a Persian pro
vince before advancing into the interior.
The French and English troops had been ordered
to evacuate Greece.
The English Parliament was debating the Chinese
and Persian wars and the question of annexing the
Hudson's Bay territory to Canada.
The terms of the Sound Dues Treaty are that all
the States signing it shall pay Denmark 30,000,000
of ri\ dollars.
The ship Warsuta, from Savannah for Liverpool,
was abandoned at sea on the 21st of January Her
crew had arrived at Queenstown
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
INDIAN.
Portland, Feb. 24.—The steamer Indian has ar
rived with Liverpool dates to the 11th.
Liverpool Market.
Liverpool, Feb. 11.—Cotton was generally
quoted unchanged, but the quotations show about
1-16 d. decline. Sales of the three days 38,000 bales.
Middling Orleans 7jd . Middling Mobile 7 91fid. ;
Middling Upland 7sd.
Flour had declined (id. d Is. Wheat dull.
Trade at Manchester quiet.
Consols 93 @93s.
The America arrived out on the 11th.
The income of Great Britain for the year was
j£77,000,000, aud the expenditures £88,000,000.
Further by the Indian.
Unexpected difficulties had arisen between Prus
sia and Switzerland.
The Emperor of Austria had granted a general
amnesty to all political offenders. It was rumored
that the Czar would do the same.
The relations between Russia and Austria, and
Austria and France are unpromising.
In the House of Commons the Ministry stated
that negotiations were progressing with the Persian
Ambassador at Paris, which there was reason to
hope would result satisfactorily.
Lord Palmerston denied that France had made a
treaty guaranteeing to Austria her Italian posses
sions, but he admitted that France, during the Rus
sian war, agreed to assist Austria in case of insurrec
tions iu Italy.
Money was active and business dull in France.'
General uneasiness prevails among Cotton Manu
facturers, owing to the depressed state of the trade.
Dentil of Dr. Kane.
New Olleans, Feb. 23—The steamer Cahawba
has arrived with Havana dates of the 20th. Dr.
Kane died on the 16th, nnd his remains were
brought over in the Cahaw ba. The highest honors
were paid to his memory by the officials at Havana.
His remains were escorted by the Continental
Guard to the City Hotel, where they will lie instate
till to-morrow, when they will be escorted to the
learner Louisville en route for Philadelphia.
Further from Walker.
New York, Feb. 24.—A letter from San Juan o 1
February 12th, received here, states that Walker
had received two important defeats. Col. Lock
ridge’s expedition bed been abandoned, aud his
troops were escaping down the river on logs and
rafts.
Congressional.
Washington, Feb. 21.—The House to-day passed
the Postoflice Appropriation bill and tabled a reso
lution depriving Whitfield of his seal.
The Senate passed the bill authorizing Minne
sota to form a State Constitution, with the proviso
that none but United States citizens should vote.
Washington, Feb. 23.—The House passed the
deficiency bill and the bill to pay the S. C. Volun
teers for services rendered in the War of 1812. The
appropriation for the Legislature of Kansas was
stricken out from the Legislative Bill.
The Senate passed the Tariff bill. A message
was received from the President asking $17,000 to
send an envoy extraordinary to Persia.
Washington, Feb. 24.—The Senate debated the
bill for the admission of Mineßota upon n motion to
reconsider.
The House passed the Legislative Bi'l, aud the
bill to refund the duties on goods destroyed by fire
in New York.
The Biirdell Case.
New-York. Feb. 21.—The Grand Jury have in
dieted Eckels aud Mrs. Cunningham ns principals in
Iho murder, aud have held Snodgrass to ba ; ' as an
important witness.
New York Market.
Saturday, Feb. 21st.—Cotton has advanced se.
Sales of 2000 bales, at'l3sc.for Middling Orleans and
13|o. for Upland.
Flour firm. Corn 75c. Freights heavy.
Monday, Feb. 23.—Cotton is unchanged. Sales
of 2000 bales. Flour is lower. State $6 30@56.40.
S utliern $6.75-@s7. Red Wheat $.58. Spirits of
Turpentine 525.
Tuesday, Feb. 24.—Cotton is buoyant Sales of
2,500 bales at 14c. for Middling, and 13|e. for Up
land ; Fair Upland 14$e.
Flour lower. Southern $6.75 it $6.90 Wheat ir.
regular. Mixed Corn 73 cents.
New Orleans Market.
Saturday, Feb. 21.—Sales to-day of 3000 bales
Cotton at steady rates Parties are awaiting the
Asia's news.
Charleston Mnrket.
Monday, Feb. 23.—Sales to-day of 1240 bales
Cotton at 11$ @l3s cents.
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1 P. M— Cotton.—There are
scarcely any buyers—and the market rather sick
ish. Sales to-day 240 bales at 12$ to 13$c.
Correspondence of the Nfw York Herald.
The French Steamer Le Lyonnais.
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 1,1857.—The barque Essex,
Captain S. Ray, which sailed from Boston, Novem
ber 5, arrived in this port 26th of December, hav
ing on board a sailor and blacksmith picked up on
the high sea on the Bth of November, floating on
some hoards lashed to two barrels, in latitude 40de
grees36 min. North, longitude 66 deg. 45 min. West.
They are survivors of the French steamer Lyonnais,
which was in collision with the American barque
Adriatic.
Captain Ray informs me that he learned from
them that a large ralt was made and fastened by a
line or rope to the crippled steamer, on which a large
number of people got. A small raft was made to
take provisions ; but night came on and the large
raft with her load of human beings, was either cut
or broke adrift in the night, and what has become of
the people these men have no knowledge, ns they,
with three others, launched out into the ocean witli
the small raft. They were five in all, three of whom
died before Captain Ray’s discovery, and these two
were also nearly dead.
Fortunately Capt. K.’s wife accompanied her hus
band on this trip to Rio, and her watchful care and
Captain’s Ray’s attentive kindness to the wants of
these unfortunate men, succeeded iu restoring them
to health, and they were safely landed on these
shores, and are in the hands of their countrymen in
this city, who received them with open arms.—
Captain Kay has received through the press of this
city handsome compliments from the French resij
dents. •
I have seen Cspt. Ray ami asked him the follow
ing questions :
How many souls were on the large raft? His an
swer was, that the two passengers or seamen in
formed him forty-nine.
Had they any provisions on the raft '! Answer-
Enough for fifteen days.
Was there any evidence that the raft with her
load of human beings was stove in, broke adrift, or
was the rope cut ? Answer —About eleven o'clock
in the nigiit they heard screams, after which all was
still. In the morning, or as soon as they could see,
they found the raft was gone, but the lines were
still fastened to the steamer, and the timber on the
end extending into the ocean, that formed a part o
the raft, from which circumstances they concluded
that the raft was either store in or broke away.
Did the steamer sink ? The ari-wer of the two
saved was yes. ....
Did the long boat leave before the rafts were
launched. Answer —The Captain of the steamer
sent the long boat toward what appeared to be a
sail, and if they made no sa'l vessels, to steer for
New York. Tnere were nautical instruments m the
boat.
Louisville, Feb. 18—The liver is still falling
with 7$ feet water iu the canal.
It rained last night and this morning and is now
some colder. Thermometer 57.
Buffalo, Feb 17.—The express train from the
east, on the Lake Shore Railroad, was thrown off
the track yesterday near Dunkirk, and two of the
cars precipitated down a high embankment, killing
a young lady named Braiuard, instantly, and also
one Irishman, and badly injuring several other pas
sengers, but none fatally. Miss Braiuard was from
Attica.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The friends of General
Cass state that he, to-day, received the appointment
of Secretary of State Hon. J. Glancey Jones, ot
Pa , declines a Cabinet appointment.
Ntu York. Feb. 23.—The testimony before the
Grand Jury Lathe Burdell ease was unusually'in
teresting to day. A new and startling theory of the
murder has been developed ; and the police are on
the track of a new party suspected of being the per
petrator of the deed.
Chicago, Feb. 19.—A bill so. the appouionment
of representative* iu the Legislature was passed
Tuesday. An exciting scene occurred by an at
tempt of the Democrats to expunge the protest of
the Republican members against the mariner of
passing theaact Governor Bissell yesterday ve
toed it , .. , .
The Illinois Legislature adiourned this morning.
St Lolls. Feb 19.—Accounts from South East
ein Missouri show great destruction of property
had been occasioned by the recent unprece
dented rise of rivers. That part of the State loss
on the iron Mountain Railroad is estimated at
$200,000.
Cincinnati, Feb. 20. -Flour unchanged, dull at
$5 211 Whisky dull at 235. Clover Seed $7.15 a
$7 25 Provisions firm. Groceries unchanged. The
river is slowly rising. Weather rainy.
Washington, Feb. 20 The Hon. J. Glancy
Jones has written a letter to Mr. Buchanan, Presi
dent elect, requesting him not to place him in biß
cabinet. He did so in consequence of the opposi
tion to him in certain quarters in Pennsylvania, aud
in order to relieve the President elect from any em
barrassment upon the subject.
The Senate have called upon the President for
all letters, if any, which may be in possession of
the Government, .om Judge Lecompte, in vindi
cation of his judicial conduct in Kansas. This is
preliminary to the consideration of the nomination
of Mr. Harrison, which is set apart for Monday
next.
i It is stated here, among Mr. Cass’s friends, that
r , he to day r ceived a letter from Mr. Buclmuan,
President elect, torinally tendering-him the appoint-
I ment of Secretary of State.
COMMERCIAL.
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Weekly Report Tueeday, p. M.
t COTTON.—The market has been characterized by
groat firmness on the part of Factors, and prices have
ruled steady, with a daily good demand for all good lot?,
while low grades have not been se readily sold.
The Asia s accounts to hand ou Sunday being as fa
vorable as expected, have caused uo change in prices.-
I he sales arc 5000 bales—prices during the progress of
the week aud at the close, as follows :
, Inferior and Ordinary 11*©12*
i Low to Strict Middling 12* 2* 12 j
Good Middling \3*2
Middling Fair 13*213*
Fair nominal.
RECEIPTS TO LATEST DATES
v-r ~ , 1857. 1856.
New Orleans, Feb 17 1,127,207 LUI 250
Mobile, Feb. 20 418.312 444,051
Florida, Feb. 13 87,222 83,580
Texas, Feb. 14 53,467 52’ 287
Savannah. Feb. 19 251.824 274,179
Charleston, Feb. 19 284,102 311,278
N. Carolina, Feb. 11 12,859 9,725
Virginia. Feb. 1 8,651 5,889
STOCKS IN SOUTHERN PORTS.
New Orleans, Feb. 17 331,888 230,477
Mobile, Feb. 20 167 078 165,565
Florida, Feb. 13 31.505 31,527
Texas, Feb 14 1,109 6,766
Savannah, Feb. 19 51.519 57.359
Charleston, Feb. 19 66,970 53,760
N. Carolina, Feb. 11 825 850
Virginia, Feb. 1 450 430
Total Stocks 657,344 546,734
New York. Feb. 17 83.285 40,626
EXPORTS TO FOREIGN PORTS.
To Great Britain 675,455 894,678
“ France 259,262 317,369
“ other Foreign Ports 19,3,506 271,692
Total Foreign Exports 1,128,223 1,483,739
To Northern U. S. Ports 561,102 461,570
TRADE AND BUSINESS.—We note with much
pleasure the presence of a number of merchants in the
city making their Spring purchases, and that the Spring
trade is opening with very flattering prospects for a fair
and full business.
GROCERIES.—The demand for Groceries has been
very good during the past week, and an active business
has engaged dealers. We note a great scarcity of Sugar
and Molasses, with great firmness and a Constant up
ward tendency in prices. Our quotations indicate no
change in other leading articles. Salt from the wharf
95-3 SIOO.
PROVISIONS.—Bacon continues firm. Flour is also
very firm and in active demand. We note an advance
In Lard and Fish.
GRAIN.—We have no change to report in the Grain
trade. Com is only in limited demand at our quotation#,
aud Wheat readily commands our quoted rates.
EXCHANGE —Sight Checks on New York * per cent
premium.
FREIGHTS. —The late rains have given us a fine
River, and all classes of boats now navigate without
difficulty. The rates for freight to Savannah, by river,
30 cents, and by Railroad 60 cents.
AUGUSTA PRICES CUUKENT.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
BAGGING.—Gunny V yard 17 9 18
Kentucky ¥ yard none
Dundee 4* yard none.
BACON —Hams fft 12 9 14
Shoulders 4* ft 10 © 10*
Western Sides ft 12 © 13
Clear Sides, Tennessee ft 12 9 ]3
Ribbed Sides fft 18 © 12*
Hog Round .......-4* ft 11 ® 12
BUTTER—Goshen Vft 25 -9 35
Country ft 22 9 28
BRICKS V 1000 6 00 9 8 50
CHEESE —Northern 4> ft 14 9 15
English Dairy .f ft 14 ® 16
COFFEE —Rio * ft 11* 9 12*
Laguira fft 12* 9 13
Java Vft 16* 9 17*
DOMESTIC GOODS.—Yams 9 1 00
J Shirting ♦'yard 5 0 7
| Shirting ** yard 7 9 7*
1 Shirting - 4 yard 8* 9 9*
5- Shirting V yard 12 9 14
6- Shirting V yard 14 9 16
Osnaburgs 4 yard 10 9 12*
FEATHERS ft 46 9 50
FlSH—Mackerel, No. 1 V bbl 20 00 ©22 00
N 0.2 V bbl 12 00 ©l4 00
No.'3 f bbl 950 ©l2 00
No. 4 bbl © none.
Herrings box 9 1 00
FLOUR.—Country ** bbl 750 ©6 0J
Tennessee ............bbl 7 25 © 7 50
Tennessee Family 4* bbl 850 ©9 00
Canal ? bbl 750 ©9 00
Baltimore 4 bbl 800 99 00
Hiram Smith’s... ...*p bbl 14 00
City Mills ** bbl 850 ©lO 50
Denmead’s V bbl 8 .50 ©lO 50
Extra Family .-4* bbl 10 00 ©ll 00
GRAIN.—Corn, with sacks 4P bush 80 © 85
Wheat, white 4* bush 1 50 © 1 60
Wheat, rod bush 130 ©135
Oats V bubh 70 © 75
Rye * bush 90 ©1 00
Peas 4* bush 80 ©1 00
Com Meal bush 9 95
GUNPOWDER.—Dupont’s ** keg 650 97 00
Hazard 4 keg 650 ©7 00
Blasting 4P keg 577 ©6 00
IRON.—Swedes ** ft 5* ©
English V ft 4 9 5*
LARD ** ft 12* 9 13]
LEAD—Bar ft 8 9 8]
LIME. —Country 4* box 125 ©1 50
Northern ** bbl 200 ©2 25
LUMBER 4* 1000 10 00 ©l4 00
MOLASSES.—Cuba 4P gal 50 © 55
Orleans, old crop gal 9 none.
Orleans, new crop 4* gal d> none.
NAILS 4* ft 4* © 4*
OlLS.—Sperm, prime..... 4* 1 gal 200 ©2 50
Lamp V gal 110 ©1 25
Train gal 75 © 100
Linseed V gal 110 ©1 15
Castor gal 200 ©2 25
RICE 4> ft 4* 9 5*
ROPE.—Kentucky 4* ft 12* © 13
Manilla 4* » 17 4* 18
RAISINS 4* box 500 ©6 00
SPlßlTS.—Northern Gin 4* gal 50 © 55
Rum gal 55 9 60
NO. Whiskey gal 35 9 40
Peach Brandy f gal none
Apple Brandy 4* gal none.
Holland Gin 4* g*l 150 ©1 75
Cognac Brandy -4* gal 300 ©6 00
SUGARS —New Orleans ft 11 © 12*
Porto Rico *ft 11*© 12*
Muscovado *ft 11* © 12*
Loaf *ft 16 © 16*
Crushed *ft 15* © 16
Powdered 4ft 15* © 16
Stuart's Refined A 4ft 15 ©
Stuart’s Refined B 4ft H* © 15
Stuart’s Refined O * 111 14 © 14*
SALT •’sack 100 ©llO
SOAP—Yellow 4 ft 6 © 8
SHOT * bag 225 ©2 37
TWINE —Hemp Bagging If ft 22 © 25
Cotton Wrapping 4* ft 15 © 25
ly* It is proper to remark that these are the current
rates a wholesale, from store—of course, at retail, prices
are a shade higher, and from the Wharf or Depots, in
large quantities a shade lower
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Ami lichee Acndemy, Chattooga County,
Cin.,Feb.lß, 1857. the common leveler,
has visited our happy School, and stricken down our be
loved fellow-student, WILLIAM D. HUDSON. But a
few days ago he walked iu our midst in the full strength
•fhealth and manhood, rejoicing “as a streng man to
run a race.” In the buoyancy and elasticity of youth
with a mind burning with a laudable ambition, he was
applying himself diligently to the acquisition of know
ledge. Possessed of a brilliant talent and an indomita
ble energy, he bid fair to become an ornament to society
and an honor to his State.
Manly and dignified in deportment, generous in heart
and noble in principle, he had won the esteem and confi
dence of all who knew him, and those who knew him
best loved him mest.
Humme in birth and poor in worldly riches, he had
nothing to recommend him, but the many virtues end
excellencies of his mind and heart: these had endeared
him to his School-mates and acquaintances in the strong
est ties of friendship and love. But “Hewho doeth all
things well” hath seen fit, in his wisdom, to take him
from our midst; and it becomes us to bow in humble
submission to this dispensation of Divine Providence.
For we have reason to hope that our loss has been his
gain. Yet, we cannot repress the emotions of grief
which we feel in the premature death of our beloved
companion. Therefore,
Resolaed, That with heart-felt sorrow we announce
the death of W. D. HUDSON, of Floyd county, Georgia, a
student of Armuchee Academy.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the friends
and relatives of the deceased.
Resolved, That as a token of respect to the memory of
the deceased, the Students of Armuchee Academy erect
a Marble Tomb over his grave.
Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and those reso
lutions be transmitted to the Father of the deceased, and
also published in the Chronicle A Sentinel.
L. B. MILLICAN, 1
W. D. Anderson, I
J D. Pope, > Committee,
j. A Selman, I
J. Y. Wood, )
feb24-wlt
MARRIED
Qn the 12th inst., by the Rev. James B. Hanson, Mr.
WILSON W. DOZIER, of Columbia county, and Miss
CORNELIA E. CAUTHEN, only daughter of James
and Cynthia Cautben, of Pike county, Ga.
OBITUARY.
Died in Newnan, on Monday, I6th inst., Mrs. ELIZA
EMILY BERRY, consort of the Hon. Andrew J. Berry,
in the 49th year of her age.
She was a devoted wife, a fond and faithful mother,
and a kind and affectionate neighbor. Many friends
clustered around her in her sickness, who had rejoiced
with her in health, and sympathized w s tb her in sorrow,
whose melancholy pleasure it was to smooth her dying
pillow, and who now weep over her grave
Died at his residence in Taliaferro county, after an
illness of thirty-six hours, WILLIAM L. MORGAN.
Again are we forcibly reminded of the words of the
good man of old, that “ man cometb forth as a flower and
is cut down ; he fleetb also as a shadow and continneth
not. llow sadly trne is this saving realized in the pre
mature death of our friend. But yesterday he was
among us in the bloom of manhood and the buoyancy of
hope, to-day the storm of death has swept o’er and con
signed him to his long resting place. What a sad stroke
of affliction upon the hearts of a distressed wife, hi® rela
tives and friends. But it becomes us to recollect that
“the Lord gave and the Lordtakethaway.”
A Friend.
Died on the sth inst , at his residence near Jackson
ville, Florida, Mr. JAMES WINTER, SR., formerly of
Richmond county, Ga.
“ Thee loved I ever. Still love 1 thee ;
And thee will I love through eternity
LET THE LADIES BEAD THIS.
THERE is no single article so much sought for, and
X heretofore so very difficult to obtain, as a GOOD
NEEDLE, all the Ladies will rejoice*hat at last there
is an article introduced, which they can buy, with the
full assurance, that they are periect in every respect,
and uniformly so, Dot as is the case with most other
Needles now iu use, will a small portion of a paper
orove good, but every Needle is warranted.
Be sure aud buy C. J. LAWRENCE S GOOVELESS
PERFECT EYED NEEDLES, to be found at all the
Stores. jan3l-w6mo
LAND WARRANTS WANTED.
r V* If E highest price paid for BOUNTY LAND WAR
1 RANTS by
JACKSONS, MILLER 6c VERDERY.
febl3-dlQ*w3t
A SHOEMAKER WANTED.
LIBERAL wages will be paid for a first-rate
SHOEMAKER. Apply to
FLOYD A. FINCH.
Marion, Twiggs county, Ga., Feb. 16, 1857.
feb!9 w4t
HORSE STOLEN.
ON the night of the 11th instant, from the residence of
H. O Jones, in Columbia county, a dark chestnut
sorrel MARE, about 7or 8 years old, blind in the right
eve. and has a star in her forehead ; she is slightly hipped-
A reward of Sit) will be paid for the recovery ot the
mare, and SSO for proof to convict the thief,
H. O. JONES,
febl9-wlm* Appling, Columbia county. Ga.
SSO DOLLARS REWARD.
A M 4 N calling himself WM. HOLERDAY, saying
he was from the neighborhood of Wilmington, N. C.,
hired of me, on 7th inst., a large Sorrel HOUSE, ID or 11
years old, paces slow and works well in harness, to go to
one Mr Robertson's, 8 or 10 miles above Woodstock; was
to return with the Hoi se Monday cveningfollowing. Said
Holerday is about 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, weighing
about 160 or 170 pounds ; rather dark complexion, with
dark whiskers; wore off a Kossuth hat. I will give S2O
for the delivery of t e Horse, or any information so that
I get him, and S3O for the apprehension of the thief, with
sufficient proof to convict him. W. B. MOORE.
Crawfordville, Feb. 36, 1857. feb2l-w3t
LAND WARRANTS WANTEU
T'HE highest market price paid for LAND WAR
RANTS.
UNCURRENT MONEY oulobaaed
A premium paid for SPANISH and MEXICAN DOL
LARS, and ULD AMERICAN HALF DOLLARS, by
F C. BARBER, Exchange Broker.
feb!4-d2&w3t
TWO lIONTHM after date application will be made
Yo the Court of Ordinary of Elbert county, for leave
to sell the Land and Negroes helonging to the estate of
D^r£?«r er ’ JOBEPHT Un s y MXXH;A^'r
ADVERT IS LAI KNTSj
UNITED STATES HOTEL. ' 1
THJI undersigned takes pleasure in
r -I- friends and the public gent-rally, that ho has
, the well known UNITED .STATES HOTEL, «|H|
prepared to serve his patron* with e very
•z. DWF.LLK,
J. V (’BARK, Sup’t. f|H
_ Augnrta, Feb. 19, 1 857. teb2() ,\:\& tw& wlm^H
SIOO REWARD. MS
f from the subscriber, near Aiken,
Carolina, about the 18th of January, a
VVOMAN AND HER CHlLD—Rose—about two
old The Woman, named Celly, is a bright
about 28 years of age She has a very bushy
hair: the backs cf both hand? are marked black
naedle and thread : one of her ear has been torn
an ear-ring, and on her right arm. near the elbow, Is H
scar of a bum. Shs is very talkative and qu : ck spokH
The Child is very white, with fiaxon hair and blue ejH
She Is said to have passed through Augusta 'n compaH
with a white xnan named George Stalling.-, going to iH
lower part of Georgia.
A reward of Fifty Dollars will be paid for ihe
tlon of the Woman and Chill, nnd their confinement H
jail so that I gbt them and Fifty Dollars reward for tH
detection and proof to conviction of the thief.
feb2s-w4t* JOSHUA HOLLEyM
SADDLERY HARNESS; TRUNKS, &c. I
SPRING TRADE 1857 jl
SHERMAN, JESSt’P A CO., No 341 Broad-sB
two doors above the Bank of Augusta, have now <fl
hand their usual large and well selected
SADDLES, BRIDLES, HARNESS, WHIPS, CAM
PET-BAGS, TRUNKS, YALICES, and every doscrl]B
tion of Goods adapted to tho trade, manufactured bfl
themselves expresslv for this market.
ALSO, ■
A heavy stock of SADDLERY HARDWARE!
COACH MATERIALS, SPRINGS, AXLES, MAll
LEABLE CASTINGS and BANDS, including a vet!
full assortment of Goods in the line, which are offered t!
Manufacturers aud Dealers at low prices.
febl9 d&tw2m
LEATHER, SHOE FINDINGS, AND TAN
NER3’ TOOLS.
OW receiving, Oak and Hemlock Sole LEATHER
1Y Picker Lace and Roller “
Harness, Bridle, Skirting and Band LEATHER;
Patent Skirtiug Collar, Dash aud Enameled LEA
THER ;
Russet aud Black Upper LEATHER ;
“ “ KIP SKINS ;
French, German and American CALF SKINS ;
French Patent Calf, Kid Calf, and Opera SKINS ,
Goat and Kid Morocco SKINS ;
Lining, Topping and Binding SKINS ;
Buck, Chamois and Sheep “
ALSO,
Shoe Pegs, Lasts, Sole-Cutters, Heel Cutters, Rolling
Mills, Peg Jacks, Peg Breaks, Peg Cutters, Boot Tree®,
Crimps, Clamps, Hammers, Shoe Knives, Splitting
Knives, Rub Stones. Bristles, Eyelets and Punches, Awl
Blade®, Iron and Wood patent Peg Awl Haft 9, Copper
Rivets and Burrs, 1 ace Tacks, Iron Zinc and Copper
Sparables, Size Sticks, Measuring Tapes, Shoe Thread,
Fitting Thread, Silk Galloon, Boot Cord, Silk Twi®t,
Boot Web, Sec.
ALSO,
Currying Knive®, Fleshers, Finger Steels, Beam Faces,
Slickers, Brushes, Rub Stones, Clearing Stones, See.
For sale low by
SHERMAN, JESSUP & CO.,
No. 341 Broad street,
febl9-d&tw2m Second door above Augusta Bank.
PALACE STABLES.
HORSES AND MULES.
JUST arrived, a Drove of HORSES and MULES.
ALSO,
For sale, a number of fine Northern HORSES, in pair®
or for Single Harness. fobll-d&w
ESTABLISHED IN 1823.
HAVILAND, RISLEY & CO.,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, AUGUSTA, GEO ,
WOULD call the attention of Merchants visit ng
this city, this Spring, to their large stock of
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
PAINTS,
OILS,
WINDOW GLASS,
BRUSHES,
FANCY GOODS,
SOAPS.
Having had long experience, and beiug possessed of
every facility for buying Goods low, we are determined
to sell low, and would ask all to come and price our
Goods before buying elsewhere.
Augusta, Ga., Feb 12, 1857. decl4-dtw&w
HOOPS AND CORDED SKIRTS.
WRIGHT, ALEXANDER A CO. have just
received Steel Spring IIOOP SKIRTS, a new
and superior article
ALSO,
A great variety of Corded SKIRTS, in new style®.
ALSO,
WHALEBONE for Skirts, three yards long ; GUT
TA PERCHA CORD, for Skirts, a new thing and very
desirable. febls-daw
NOTICE.
T>ERBONS indebted to tho late firm of BELCHER &
A HOLLINGSWORTH, arc hereby notified that tho
notes and accounts due to that firm, are now in thehauda
of the undersigned, wbo are authorized to settle the same
and give receipts. MILLERS A- JACKSON,
Augusta, Feb. 20,1857. Attorneys at Law.
feb2l-d«kt w 1 w t A w 1 m
LEATHER MACHINE BELTING AND
FACTORY FINDINGS.
I)ATENT Riveted, Stretched and Cemented Leather
BELTING, Single, and Double, all widths, I to 24
inches, curried and stretched by ourselves. Quality
guaranteed. A large stock always on hand.
ALSO,
Copper RIVETS and BURRS, WASHERS, RING
TRAVELLERS, PICKERS, ROLLER BRUSHES,
ROLLER CLOTH, STRIPPER CARDS, LAG
SCREWS, LAG LEATHER, and a variety of FAC
TORY FINDINGS. For sale on accommodating term®,
by SHERMAN, JESSUP A CO.,
No. 341 Broad street,
febl9-dA tw2m Second door above Augusta Bank
NEW-YORK ADVERTISEMENT.
1 8 5 7.
UNRIVALLED STOCK
OF
RICH SILK GOODS,
ADAPTED TO THE WANTS OK THF
ENTIRE UNION.
EDWARD LAMBERT & CO.,
ARE NOW PREPARED TO OFFER THEIR
SPRING IMPORTATION
OF
FOREIGN FANCY DRY GOODS,
EMBRACING #
VARIETY,
STYLE,
AND EXTENT,
That will be found to be unsurpassed, if equalled, iu thin
or any other market.
The attention of cash or approved credit buyer# for
Bank paper, also package buyers, is renpectfully in
vited. fel>3 flw
TO THE LADIES.
Use C. J. Lawrence’s Needles.
Use G. J. Lawrence’s Needles.
Use C. J. Lawrence’s Needles.
Use C. J. Lawrence’s Needles.
The best Made.
The Best Made.
The Best Made.
The Best Made.
Sold at all the Stores.
Sold at all the Stokes.
Sold at all the Stores.
Sold at all the Stores.
Buy them and try them.
Buy them and Try them,
buy them and try them.
BUY THEM AND TltY THEM
N. B.—None, genuine unless labelled “grooveless per •
feet eyed Needles, every Needle warranted .”
jau3l-lmo
CYRUS J. LAWRENCE,
IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE DEALER IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
FANCY GOODS,
COMBS, BRUSHES, BUTTONS, THREADS
NEEDLES, FANS, STATIONERY,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PORTEMONATLo,
NO. 29 CHAMBERS STREET,
jan3l-6mo NEW YORK
CLAYTON & KENNADY,
(STORE UNDER AUGUSTA HOTEL,)
KEEP all kinds of READY-MADE CLOTHING,
HATS, CAPS, THUNKS, CARPET BAGS,
SHIRTS, COLLARS, CRAVATS,
DRAWERS, HALF HOSE,
STOCKS, GLOVES, Jt(.
ALSO,
A large stock of BOYS AND CHILDREN’S CLOTII
ING. They are now receiving their Spring aud Sum
mer GOODS, and hope to merit tho patronage of their
friends, heretofore so liberally bestowed.
Augusta, Feb. 19, 1857. feb2o
THE PULASKI STABLES ARE NOW OPEN.
HECKLE A WILSON would inform then
friends and the public, that their Fire-proof STA
ALES are nearly completed, aud that they are prepared
to accommodate all their former customers and as many
more as may be pleased to call on them To our Hiring
customers, we would say that w-e have as good stock as
any in the city, with new Buggies rnd equipments. Wo
have purchased the finest Can . iges that could be pro
cured in the city, which will be kept expressly for fami
lies, with fine gentle pairs of Horses.
Any number of Carriages furnished for Funeral occa
sions.
Give us a trial, we pledge ourselves to use every exer
tion to please. fob2o
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
partnership heretofore existing in this city, be
X tween the undersigned in the General Grocery Bu
siness, under the name and style of BELCHER Sc HOL
LINGSWORTH, is this day dissolved by mutual con-
J- M BELCHER,
J H. HOLLINGSWORTH.
Augusta, 19th Feb., 1857. 1**620
STELLA SHAWLS.
WHITE, Black and Colored Stella SHAWLS, just
received by
febls-d&w WRIGHT, ALEXANDER Sc CO.
ALEXANDRA’S- KID GLOVES^
A FULL assortment of Alexandre’s Ladies’ Kid
GLOVES in all colors and sizes Just received by
febls d&w WRIGHT, ALEXANDER St CO.
JEFFERHON COUNTY, GA.—Whereas. James
W. Clark and Ebenezer Brown rpplies to me for
Letters of Administration on the estate of Dr. John
W. Clark, deceased:
These are therefore to cite aud admonish all and sin
lar, the kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and ap
peer at my office within the t ime prescribed by law, to
show cause, if any they have, why said letters bhould
not be granted.
Given urdermy hand at office in Louisville.
Feb. 19, 1857. NICHOLAS DIEHL, Qrd’y.
EFFEKBGN COUNTY, GA.—Whereas, Wil
liam J. Rodge s, administrator on the estate of Ben
jamin D. Ward, late of said county, deceased, applies to
me for Letters of Dismission :
These arc therefore to cite and admonish, all and sin
gular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to ba
and appear at iny office, w .tain the time prescribed by
law to show cause, if any they have, why said Letter#
should not be granted.
Given under my hand at office in Louisville.
Feb. 19. mi. NICHOLAS DIEHL, Ord’y.
EPPERSON COUNTY, GA.—Whereas, John
Wren, Administrator on the estate of Nancy Purvis,
deceased, applies to me for Letters of Dismission :
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and sin
gular, the kindred and those Interested, to be and appear
at my office within the time prescribed by law, to show
cause, if any they have, w-hy said Letters should not be
granted.
Given under my hand at office in Louisville.
Feb. 19, 1856. NICHOLAS DIEHL, Ordinary.
DJI I nTstTi ATO It ’> SALE.—WiII be sold on
the first Tuesday in APRIL next, in the town of
Thoraasville, Thomas county, under an order of the
Court of Ordinary of Coihmbia county, lot of Laud No.
in the Bth district of originally Irwin. Sold as the pro
petty of Thomas Crosby, deceased, for the benefit of tbc
heirs and creditors. A. M. CRAWFORD, Adm 1.
February 20, 1857.
I A AAA LBB. City Smoked BACON ;
10,000 fts. Hoar Round
7 150 sacks Superfine FLOI If
150 “ Extra Family “
1000 bushels White CORN ;
500 “ Mixed “
500 “ SEED OATS ;
SCO fts. Frsh Tennessee BL 1 TER ;
300 “ FEATHEPS.
For sale by <*• L. ANDERSON
feb2o
L. D. LALLERSTEDT,
ATTOKNbY AT LAW, Augusta, Ga. Office iu
the City Bank. feb JO
- FOR SALE,
ONE of the mobt accomplished Cooks, Wash<r and
Fancy Ironers in the country—-without children—
about 28 years old, very intelligent, aud of good disposi
tion. Price $llOO. Apply to
feb2o-lw GIKARDEY, WHYTE Si CO.
ORANGEB 9 bbls. HAVANA ORANGES Just
received and for sale by
feb2o W H HOWARD. Com. Merchant
rEMONB, LEMONS. -10 Boxes fine Sicily
j LEMONS, received on consignment .and furwdeby
feb2o WM. H. HOWARD. Com. Merch t.
OTATOKM, POTATOES -50 bWa POTATOES
—coTveK. —loo sulks prime aud medium
• Rio COFFEE, OB cousigumeul and for sale by
rL2SS“ y K HOWARD. Com. Merch’t.
J- . , n .v BACON.—S,OOO lbs. Hor Round new Ten-
All ess ee BACON, just received and for sale by
fcb3o W H. HOWARD. Com Merrl. t.
„KE OATS. —500 bushels Georgia raised (Seed
OATS now receiving on consignment, and for sale
u M. W. WOODRUFF,
Dy febSU Corner Reynold & Melntiwh Streets.
MOKE NEW BACON—I»ui this day receiving
on consignment and for sale a few hhds. beautiful
'Tennessee BACON. Give me a call.
foSS) M W WOODRUFF
AIA " 1000 kegs Old Dominion NAILS ;
500 “ Wyoming
In store and for sale low by
febi HAND, WILCOX A C<X