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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1857)
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KCDMONrt, Editors. :y . ;iith Volume will commence in January, 31?57 i • . tnt of re a-ling matter than any Agri . s , Mth—Pmhraring. in addition to vvl ; r.V. oiwcival contributions r : , ‘ : . i /„•. ,g, nt an-l practical I'ianteni, . . , .-vei ection oftbe&oatb pt “ ( i'ju ; | • ‘ U H- A ill , b BUI# of *i! speeto^ftjrfaßf i . dollars ‘f 8 ct m Agent -wA A laln flab* < lib ratPH ■ K \Vb, ,<• • Ml, ■ ‘L of jo ‘lan”— l'<;3mill, ‘you noed not ’ *<>• or I • ngMMll to cl . yon right. ’ Uh< >. * POMONA HALL ’DJWJJRY, II -a lurgs collection of .*<•• -o or Veil atoelc ; flit Id ... .i ,| or Malta lift); PLUMB and APJU l! , - valuable v/ } .':r iX ths Sd tli n In,ling the I ,( APPLES and PKACIfEH, ; • last few years, meat of’ t g thcr with nt frt e of and t , and can be if®. Cl •, (.a., Oct 15, 1.-57. oct24 wGt onoa TO TEACHERS. • ■ H ; i a A m.v'; nil necetMsry arrange* and |Q i t D.mbl up a Scholar , . aleulated to take ‘i let- a . roily and town nr.. ufficlently popo loti* to ! , lu, S •!,.-<• I nuuilM’riug from one ‘ undred k ■ Eor furthor piftiCß* B and THOM ASSON, W.M. J. V. MEADOII, S. W. J M HED WINE, J. W. rprlttEE nONTHt o will bo t the B ectively, by wb : . ! ivoi.ie, by J>s Camak, Oe . ■ ad B f tgncd by J. Milligan, i.i rfn Oa ‘ )m| K J JOHNSON. a FARM, I ‘* Said Farm i# i. i . • a on the road leading from ) cleaned . , M good Peach, Apgle mp nta. I nai I not n ave not ■ lln tit ■ • .‘ m ell the beat bas> •v , : thavto* .1 ,i IHO. ‘% w WILLIAM VV CLARK, Au y. * ■ 0 P : of *'d>ry u ‘ .’ i uu- .• -rul iu the treat 11 <5 can be seen ve loath >n Point, or addressed • e te can M #ent auy r taking it or I will attend |.erouaUy. if nM|uo ; u*.a. ruid i>atd for my I V* : Dr"', V. or cure them, as l have ucver to return when enred by my remedy. MILES G BROOXB. FOR SALeT and v-onma of leaving the fttata, RE RBTA l K m aid Lot ©f aheot dee mni k a*, t L't/1 -ols.Ma lane, >v k. together witbelt hia finished f ’“and dollars worth of , v*d of, at gbod pritma at thi# P. . wut sar lx’, 1 to ant*, the par olm r. * GEORGE L BOS HER. •vv. y I>w , , ataming even rrom*. with fonr ate thaWr , 11 gvMMi water . a tine rang. .* i v'ar . Push a::vi Oyster* convenient ‘•m.s . A :'.-e healthy pleasant location at Savsi rr V WOOLLEY COLEMAN HOUSE ‘l'li • taken charpjof thb !rp® ” *• • H r<>*pctfaUv solicit and 1 ‘ a a * t . r* It !’ • • a;sJ in the \ toe Montv&ie tl market *"'’ r ’ .** - * •'* T j ruu :• r fjfti c •• ‘ ‘ \A#PSOX LAKIKJI, k . : * V. m p fKAMUi'Q. BEARDEN & FRANCISCO, I lUtim ‘ : IMM 0.l ON MERCHANT*. 1 \ . r. Ga .wj<.;l oa Couu:...-. n. Ha.hmi, Lard, V . . Osus Feiulwrs, and Te*anr*'*e Produce M - ~5. iCV rew; Xu'i ?!o : Sergsa J^tV, J K *.w xrvi- >*?.■ c. Li::. iU Ccm| wil . K i mCa rll r.e* Chan-Itr aW. J A M. i . ; T. J. fimpb* 0, Cleveland: R.C. Ja*-K ■ ;* rahacteoi cJ. * Tem.**s<* generady. WANTED. \ V */ ’ v H ch arge'<if tie Weaving - **<'■ -f. Gi A lia* w;t! • • • - 4 N ’uetniaw y sal** offc-vod if > v ’* A > A 14,000 TV AgMt J It'. HrCKET§ i- * * * I F •J 5 1 ‘• ‘by KOLB A PHINKT, . _ a a I OU v I > AND SYiU'f\— DANIEL ti WILCOS G^^£^ HliBJ i 01N EK - ‘ f* VWSON a kK INNKR atfg) ‘ ii and, 1.1 AMS A GRAVES. No. S, Warren Block 200'*™.-W : .^ Ftr aaie by [aui?J DAWSON A SKINNER Chronicle & Scnliitfl. Origin of Ilon.ni In America. From Frat'k For roster’ $ Horne and Horseman f.hij> ‘>f the United St&tea and of the Dritisli Provin ces of North America: At a very remote period in tbe* hietory of America ihn moat valuable of all the animaia nahject to man bag&n U> be imported from Europe by the carlieet aettler,*, it being <*>uee<l ed tha*. although the horse had at rae former time exited on tiiia continent. m ip. proved by his foaeil reinaina, he had become extinct previous to its colonization by the white na tions It is generally believed that the horses which are , found in a feral -date over the pampas of South and prairies of North America, so tar east as to the Mis - -sippi. are the progeny of the parents released by the Spaniards at the abandonment of liuenos Ayres but it seems to me that thic date is too re cent to f>e compatible with the vast numerical in / and the great hordes of these animals now existing in a state of natare and lebouldbein '• imed to ascribe their origin to animals escaped or v u'itarily liberated in the earlier expeditions and wars of the Spanish invaders, the cavalry of that nation onektiug entirely of perfect horses or marea. It must have been the case in the bloody wars of Mexico and Peru, where the battles more than once wont dinastroualy for the Spaniards, that war horses, their riders being slain, would recover their freedom and propegntc their species rapidly in thji w ide, luxuriant, and well watered plains, where tp* , abundance of food, the genial climate, and the Ab* ?en< eof beaets of prey capable of copiDg with so powerful an animal as the horse, woula favor them 118 ranid increase. Vv e know that De Soto had a heavy force of cav- in that expedition, in which he discovered the Mi-iainsippi. and found a grave in its waters, and, when the warriors of his party returned home by water, in the barques which they built on the banks of the g eat river, it is nearly certain that they !Q uet have abandoned their chargers, as it is little probable that the frail vessels built by inexperienc ed hands merely for the purpose of escaping with life, should have been capable of containing the horses of the fugitives. The first horses imported to America for the pur- P Wr of creating a stock, were brought by Colum bus, in 1 -1113, in his second voyage to the islands. III*- first landed in the United States were intro duct'd into Fir rida in 1627, by Cabeca de Yaca, 12 in number but these all perished or were killed The next importation was that of De Soto, alluded to above, of which many doubtless survived, and to which I attribute the origin of the wdfd horses of Texas arid the prairies, strongly marked to this day by the characteristics of Spanish blood. In I *-01 M. 1 Escarbot, a French lawyer, brought horses, with other domestic animals, into Acadia, and iii 1 008 the French, extending their eolonizatien into Canada, introduced horses into that country, where the present race, though it was somewhat <h generated in size, owing probably to the incle meney of the climate, still shows the blood, sufli dently distinct, of the Norman and Dreten breeds. in 1 000 the English ships, landing at Jamestown, orou lit, besides swine, sheep, and cattle, six mares and a horse; and in IG.>7 the importance of increas w g the stock of this valuable animal was so largely recognised that an act was r assed prohibiting its exhortation from the province. In lb-*J horses and mares were b.ought into the plantations of Massachusetts Day by Francis Hig giriHon, formerly of Leicestershire, from which coun ty many of the animals were imported. New York received its first horses in lti26, imported from llol i’ ini bv the Dutch West India Company, probably <>f the Flanders breed, of which, however, few tra eem to exist, unless it be in the Conestoga which, I think, shows some ufmiity to that breed, either directly or through the English dray-horse, which is understood to be origi nally of Flemish origin. in I7oW the kreiich of Illinois possessed coneide r :ble numbers of French horses, and, since that liir.c, iui the science of agriculture has improved and advanced, pure animals of many distinct bre ds nay.- been conslftntly imported into this country. Winch have created in different sections and districts tun t families, easily recognised as the horses of •dr, diuaetts and Vermont, admirable for their qinoihes a• draught horses, both powerful and ac five, and capable of quick as well as heavy work ; i Iu; ( i Dies togas, excellent for pondurous, slowei i ts in teaming and the like; and the active wiry JkoiH- of the West, well adapted for riding, and af tording mounts to most of the American cavalry. All hough, however, these horses are readily known apart, and recognised by the eye of a judge, it is not always easy or possible to assign the origin >t each breed, or to trace out the foreign family from which it is derived; as, until recently, a la meptable carelessness has existed as to preserving t r>c pedigrees of animals, which have produced irre trfvable confusion, while now, since the value ot blood and hereditary qualities is every where ad mi tied, a much worse evil is beginning to show it ’ * *l f ,I kriie manufacture of spurious pedigrees, which m becoming unfortunately too common, and, owing to the want of pioperly kept and authenticated stud books, is nearly impossible of detection. The pedigree of American Eclipse cannot be absolutely proved—that is to say, there is a doubt m i is pedigree, but no proof of a stain inhis blood— yet no one in his senses, looking to his own per formances ami the performances of his get, can doubt his being as thorough bred as his English namesake, to whom he is supposed to have been connected on the mother s side. It is evident, then, in the first place, that the original stock of the unimproved American horse is the result of a mixture of breeds, the French, the Spanish, the Flemish, and the English homes having all pent their representativt sto some portion or otbei of the United Slates and British Provinces, and probably still prevailing to a considerable de gree in some locations, though nowhere wholly un mixed, w hile in others they have been so thorougly mixed and amalgamated t hat their identity is no longer discoverable. In New York it appears that the early importa tions of thorough blood, and the constant support of horse-racing, have so changed the org.n&f Dutch or Flemish stock that the characteristic of her hones is that of the English race, with a strong cross of good blood. In Massachusetts, Vermont, and the Eastern States generally, the Cleveland bay and ft cross between that and the English dray ! orse blood, with some small admixture of a tho rough strain, predominates. In Pennsylvania the most distinct breed appears to be of Flemish aud English dray-horse origin. In Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina English thorough blood prevails to ft great extent; so much so as to render the iu ferior classes of working horses weedy and under sized. In Louisiana and many of the Western States French and Spanish blood is prevalent in part, though with a mixture of an English strain. But generally it may be assumed that, with the ex. option of the thoroughbreds, there is scarcely any breed in any part jot America entirely pure and umnixed, and that there are very few animals any \v;.< r- which have not some mixture, greater or less, of the hot blood ot the desert, transmitted f hrough the English racehorse. In t act, with the exception of the Conestoga horse, there is iu the United States no purely bred draught or cart horse, nor any breed which is kept entirely for field or road labor, without a view to oeing used at times for quicker woik and for purposes of pleas ure or travel. The same horses which ploughs or harrow s to-day, is harnessed to-morrow to the sulky or Jersey wagon, or the old-fashioned New England chaise, or is used under saddle, and expected to make tolerable time by the owner. Nor, although Cleveland bays and Sutlolk punches of the im proved breed have been imported into Massachu setts and left their mark on the horses of the Eas tern Slates, are any horses bred there without the ambition to produce something beyond a mere cart horse. aspiring to draw a heavy load at a foot’s pace: the use of oxen, which is almost entierly abanaoned in England, supplying the place iu the United States of mere weight haulers ; so that every horse so. the most part bred in America is, or is intended to be, in some sense, a roadster , and it is but fair to siy that for docility, temper, soundness of constitution, endurance of fatigue, hardiness, Burefooteduesß,and speed, the American roadster is not to be excelled, it equalled, by any horse in the known world not purely thorough-bred. Os ri adsters, two or three families have obtained iu different localities decided and probably merited reputations for different peculiar qualities ; such as the Narragansett pacers, the families known as the Morgan and Black Hawk, the Canadians, and gen erally what may be called trotters. No one of these, however, it may be asserted, w ith the single exception of the Narragansetts, ap pears to have any real claim to be held a distinctive tarn ly. or to be regarded as capable of transmitting its qualities inline of hereditary descent, by breed ing w ithin itself, without further crosses with higher and hotter blood. Os the Narragansetts, it is extremely difficult to speak . for there is reason to believe that as a dis tiuct variety, with natural powers of pacing, t&ey are extincN and their origiu is, iu some sort, mythi cal and uncertain. The other families, it is dear, owe their merits to a remote strain ot thorough blood, perhaps amount ing to one-fourth or one third part, some three or fur generations back. A Clan of Thieves in Autauga County. —We have heard verbal reports of the detection and breaking up of what appears to have been a regu arly-organized and succesefnHy-working? elan of thieveeaud swindlers, in the upper part of Autauga ’ i ounty It is reported that one Shelby, of that neighborhood, had decoyed a negro woman from her master as early as February last, and kept her harbored and concealed about his house until a few we ks since, when, apprehending detection, he ran her off and sold her in Augusta. The owner and tther persons of the neighborhood were on the watch, satisfied that Shelby and other? knew some thing of the whereabouts of the negro, and finally traced up the whole proceedings connected with her o-iiv. talmeut, abduction and sale. Shelby was ar : c -''.ed. and was at first admitted to bail in the sum of S,V>W ; but, the proof of his guilt strengthening, he was again arrested on another charge connected with - he same offence, was required to find bail in the sum of $5.01K) for his appearance, and failing, was committed to jail. At least six other persona, residents of Autauga and Bibb counties, are strong v suspected of complicity with Shelby in this v rime . two of them, named Fierce and Jones, have also b<-en arrested and lodged in iail. and one or two of the others have fled the country. Itisun cerrtood that both Fierce and Jones have made confession admitting the charge and revealing the Lit i that they were connected with a regular or _?u.ixauon of robbers audit is said that one of them has intimated that the stealing and running of the negro was a light crime compared with others of which the party have been guilty. Shelby bad o’ - ■ stolen ana concealed a fine mare oelonging to a i t ghber, and when he found that he could no lon ;cr conceal her, he took her into the wood? near bis •umse, secured her head firmly between two sap br.gs grew near together, and then cut her The affair creates considerable interest in the Kciafcborbood, aud ft is believed tkat on the trial it ”. .. be tWwn t*:al an extensive and dangerous dan if thieves, ami perhaps of murders, bound together by horrid oaths and mutual fear, had been effected b some fear, however, that the clan at large are yet sufficiently strong and reckless to break into the jah and effect the release of their comrades [M >uttromery Aim'. , E.M -ration VkLU#G Off.—The ship Baltic. Cap?. Zerega. of packets, arrived yesterday, with ‘JU all udd. The ships of this fine generally come fall, and ibe Baltic is a tavorite ship, bringing generally mo re than any other. She auled October '*th. al ter the intelligence of hard times began to reach the other <ide, which bad no doubt had the effect to c .-courage emigration. Several ships arrived during the month ot October, which brought large numbers. The Ocean Monarch, which sailed from Liverpool Jo, brcogiit *M3 ; the ship Cam bridge- arrived on the 31st, with 441 i the Patrick Henry, from Louden, arrived on the Jbth, brought 1-j i ‘the D vouskiro. same day, had I .!he M c ary. front Havre,arrived On theojoih, bringuy 140 . the Lucy Thompson, 01tn,519, and the Webeter, *-3#d. landed The return of large cumbers to the *.ud country, with stories of prospective distress for the iaboruig poor here, and letters from this side to frit-nds on the other, with discouraging news of the times will act as a powerful check to emigration. It vui be remembered that the an ip Di eadnought, os. Lr Met outward trip, carried nearly 4UH paesen gtrs.—.N >. Dai if Tmuu, iSmurduy ■ -4 Nfw l)oi>r.E.— One of the novtltiee of late, is I i „ru li e Ladies cf .** upperfceodem,” New j 4 **fk. informing tln-ui. cunfidrniuiUyT where they can pledge their jewelry aad vaiuabks in the uree j etit Lard tiuitw. it they want to raise the needful Report on the Bnnk*. Washington, November 7. Among the last acts of Mr. Guthrie was to com municate to Congress the Annual Report on the condition of tbe Banks of the United States. It has iuat been printed aßd contains many inlerMUng tacte. According to returns received nearest to January I. l>Co, the number of Hanks in all the States and Territories was 1.416, showing an increase of IS daring the year 1856. There were beside a few banks from which no returns were received. The increase of Hank capital during the year was s"<v 960.414. The amount at near the date of the report waa $370,8114,686. The amount of loans and dis. counts was $684,456,887, being an increase of $50.- 273.607. The circulation was $214,778,822, au in crease of 812,036,872. The specie basis for this vast amount of paper circulation was $58,349,838, showing a decrease of $964,225. The capital of uuchartered Hanks is estimated at $125,006,000, showing an increase of $6,936,000 over the preceding year. The aggregate ascer* tained capital of the chartered and unchartered banks is $495,834,000, though the returns of the Banks do not distinguish the gold from the silver in their specie tables, but the Secretary estimates that silver does not constitute over one seventh of the whole. A comparison of the Bank Returns at different periods for the last twenty years, present interest ing results. In 1837 the expansion of the banking system, owing to liie pet bans ftnd deposit schemes of the Jntkson Administration,, had reached its greatest height. There were things Banks and branches, whose circulation was |l# 185,890 : spe cie |37,!115,310; deposits $127,397,661; loans and discounts $525,115,704. Coming down to our time, the number of chartered and private Banks iu i *57 is eiaotly doubled since 1847. #B&)erically, there fore, the Banks have just kep* pace with the popu latioa, which twenty years since was 15,000,000, and is now 30,000,000. But in other respects the hanking business was vastly more inflated and un sound than now. For example, the circulation was then within a fraction of ten dollars per head of population, it is now but seven dollars per head. In 1837 the specie of the Banks was as one dollar to four of their circulation—it is now as 3.60 to one. The loans and and scounts of 1837 were as thirty-five to one of population—they are now as twenty three to one. Bank capital in ’37 was about S2O per head—it is now but $12.33. The public stocks held by the Banks in 1837 amounted to twelve and a half millions ; in 1857 to nearly sixty millions. The period of greatest depression in Banking since the destruction of the Bank of the United States, was in 1813, when the anti-bank and free trade furor had reached its culmination, and pro duced its most disastrous effects. Though the popu lation of the country had increased fully twenty five per cent, since 1837, the number of banks had de clined from 788 to 691, their capital had fallen sixty two millions, or more than twenty per cent., their circulation had decreased to fifty-eight millions, or over sixty per cent., and their loans and discounts $270,000,000, or more than fifty per cent. The inttux of California gold marked the begin ning of a period of great activity in Banking. In 1851 there were 879 Banks ; in 1854,1,208, in 1857, 1.414. Their business increased correspondingly, the seven years from 1851 to 1857 exhibiting an ex pansion in loans and discounts of $271,000,000, not tar from 60 per cent., while population increased less than 2.5 per cent. But it must also be observed that the business of “private Banking has arisen chiefly since 1851, and is now said to employ one hundred and twenty-five millions of capital, which, added to the capital of the chartered banks, pro duces a much larger extension of business than in dicated by the ratio just above given. It would be of little profit to revive partisan dis cussions upon our Banking system ; but justice re quires the statement, since an effort is now making to array tire Democratic party against the Hanks, that a very great majority of these institutions crea ted since 1843, when the revival of business gave occasion for them, were chartered by Legislatures under absolute Democratic control. They are the creatures, therefore, of Democratic policy. The truth, however, is that they were demanded by con siderations of public utility and convenience. The Whig policy of 1842 restored business, and gave life and vigor to the elements of national prosper ity. The Banks were but the artificial ageutd and adjuncts of that prosperity. Now, when the coun try is prostrated in the full fruition of a policy the reverse of that of 1812, the Banks of course share in the general disaster. It is lamentable that the demagogues and quacks of the party dominant now, as when the Anti-Bank Crusade of 1834 began, should advise a resort to exactly the same measure which produced the losses and sufferings that were experienced during and after the revulsion and crash of 1837. It is to be hoped aud expected that the statesmen of their own party will take an en tirely different view of the necessities of our posi tion, and by studoig the experience of the past, pre vent a recurrence of its calamities. —Correspondent of N. Y. Courier <5- Enquirer. Another Novel Steamship—Great Increase of Speed.— There is now in course of construction, at the South wark Iron Works, a small steamship, built of iron upon anew principle, which the bun ders believe will accomplish an average speed of from 25 to 30 miles au hour. The invention, for which a patent has been obtained, is intended to be a i plied to special transit vessels only, and is not suitable to river steamers, or other vessels intend ed to ue used where the water is shallow or the channels uncertain. Should the expectations of the builders be realiz. and, a vessel built and fitted in the manner proposed can make the voyage from Liver pool to New York iu five days, or from Liverpool to Melbourne in forty days. The novelty of the intention consists for the most paitin constructing the vessel so that the centre of gravity is placed be low the water line. This is effected by construct ing a chamber called a “well” all along the bottom of the vessel, in which the machinery, .'coals and stores can be deposited. As it is not proposed that the vessel shall carry cargo, the centre of gravity will thus become a suspended instead of a support ed body ; and it is believed that this peculiar forma tion will materially decrease the area of resistance to the water. The sides of the vessel rise perpendi cularly from the well; and although the appearance of the vessel at present is any tiling but graceful, the patentee is of opinion that her form is construct ed so as to secure the greatest amount of speed com patible with safety. The improvements proposed to be carried out may be shortly described as follows: 1. Vessels built according to tit's plan show a decrease in the area of resistance to the water full : 5 per cent when measured against any other vessel of the same breadth of beam and draught of water, thus insu ring greater speed. 2. They have a better disposi tion of the centre of gravity, a consequent increase in stability, and a decrease in the amount of oscilla tion, enabling them when required to carry a larger quantity of canvass than other vessels of the same size. 3. The engines are so constructed as to effect economy in space and weight, causing also a saving of coal equal to a sixth of the consumption of other marine engines. 4. The screw propeller possesses greater power of propulsion than any other propel ler yet introduced, by at least 30 per cent. 5. At tached to the engines Is a powerful Bteam signal whistle, so constructed as to give out a code of sig nals, by which captains of ships may communicate witli each other by sounds perfectly intelligible at a distance of three or four miles apart. The object of this portion of the invention is to prevent collisions at sea during dark nights or foggy weather. The novelty in the steam propeller is confined to the manner of fixing the fans, so that each blade when revolving will clear the other of backwater. This adaptation seems extremely Bimple. The introduc tion of a buoyant drum or boss, in which tae root of the fan is fixed, also reduces the weight of the shaft about two-thirds. The trial vessel, which will be ready for launching in a few days, is of CO tons burthen, and when fitted with her engines and stores will weigh only 14 tons. She is formed of plate iron one eighth of an inch thick, with angle irons an inch and a half thick, and ribs fifteen ioches apart. The inventor proposes to take her to New York when finished. There can be no doubt that light iron steamers, without cargo, and driven by high-pressure engines, can attain very great speed in passing through the water, but it would be pre mature to assert that the vessel now building will realize all the anticipations which the builders have formed of her powers. If she does she will be the precursor of great reforms in steam navigation.— London Post. The Steamship Great Eastern.— The editor of the Utica Herald, who is now in England, thus describe® tnis leviathan of the deep. He says: ‘*l have seen the Great Eastern. I assure you that no description can convey a just idea of her gigantic magnitude. Standing upon the bank of the Thames, high and dry, her immense hulk entire -1 y visible, and presenting her broadside to the riv er, she seems more like some monster of fairy tale than a living prosy product of human bra n. Every other object, even the river, is dwarfed beside her. Standing at her keel (if she had one) and looking up to her bulwarks, is very much like looking up to the dome of St. Paul’s. The people walking the deck are dwindled to mere pigmies, while the sa loon windows appear mere black specks. You as cend to her upper deck by a series of stairways which tires vour mettle somewhat, and as you gain the top and look down, your head reels over the diz zy distance. “Stand at one extreme o( the ship aud looking to ward the other is like looking over a large field of iron deck. If you commence at one extreme and walk until you have performed the circumference of the deck, you will nnd that you have traversed one quarter of a mile. I will not trouble you with, details of her size fuither than to remark that while the tonnage of a first class merchant packet is from 1,000 to 1.000, here is 22,000 ! that her length is 680 reel and her breadth 83 feet; that 10,000 tons of plates of iron and three millions of rivets have been used in her construction ; that she ha® four decks, aud 400 feet length ofsoloons ; that the diameter of her cylinders is six feet; that she has ten anchors, weighing an aggregate of 583 tons , that she has ten boilers and one hundred and twelve furnaces ; that her paddle-wheels will b? propelled by four engines with cylinders of fourteen reet stroke : that eLe has moreover a screw propelier of twenty-four feet in diameter, with a shaft of 160 feet in length; that her passenger accommodation is 800 first class, 2,000 second class, and 1,200 third class ; that her crew will consist of tour hundred men; that her sails are to be hoisted and her anchor heaved and weighed by steam engines ; that she is to have six masts that she is to manufacture her own gas on board. She has no keel and will have no bowsprit. V*So far from looking awkward and unwieldly. she is one of the finest models I have ever seen. If she is only launched safely I have little doubt of her success as a sailer. It is not possible that she can be launched for several weeks yet, the aver ment of the Times to the to contrary notwithstand ing-'’ The Late Forgery of Hatties Bask Bills— Captain Mayo Sent to Port-ac Prince for Tri al. —It will be remembered that Cupt. Mayo, of the American bright. W. Packer, sai.ing between Boston and Cape Haytien, was arrested a month or two since at Cape Haytien, together with the stew ard of the vessel (a native of New Hampshire, and Mr Laroche, a merchant of the Cape, to whom the Packer was consigned, on a charge of having and passing counterfeit Haytien government paper The continued imprisonment, without trial, of the two Ameriane. was reported to the authorities at Washington, and it was announced from thence that a vassal of war from the United States would touch at the Cape to inquire into the matter. This announcement has reached Hayti. and as we learn by the schooner Geo. Millard, arrived at this port, ha® induced the Emperor to order the accused to Port au Prince for trial. The Navy Department having been notified of this fact, the Cvane will probably be ordered to Port an Prince instead of Haytien, as at first intended. There is indisputable evidence in the hands of the friends of Capt. M.. that the forgery was actu ally comviitted by a Haytien named Hibbard, who was a passenger on board the K W Packer, and wbo had me counterfeits printed in Boston be lore Waving :• r the Cape. There is not the slight <st evideuc* til Lpt Myo, Mr. Laroche, or the ; teward. were ra any way connected with the irane aetioo. Hlfcbard la now m prison in Port au Prime By the Uaydenjaw. the penalty for the crime l* death— Boston Traveler. “A Mistake.”— Mr McGowan, a clever eon of Erin, from Cnambera. sought the office of Doorkeep er of the House, at the hands of his brother Demo ensts. The good old soul, however, didn t know “the wiree,” and neglected to have ius name put in nomination before the House. When, therefore, Mr. Speaker announced the result of the election, and requested the Doorkeeper elect to advance and be qnaiiued for hie office, friend Mac was utterly in digi,ant at the method of proceeding, and called out “Mr Speaker, there is a mistake—l was a candidate myself?’ Mao was rated “out of order,” however, and the succeeeful candidate sworn In Better luck next time, Mac! — Motto. Mat! AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1857. Otltrial Von- for Itoveruor. 1857. I- 2 ■i COUNTIES. : ; Jackson 530 722 Jasper 422 399 Jefferson.. ..297 351 Jones 285 369 Laurens 519 6o Lee 248 262 Liberty 15S 230 Liuooln 201 217 Lowndes 113 456 Lumpkin.. -.567 732 Macon 428 271 Mclntosh 66 162 Madison 261 436 Marion 529 510 Meriwether ..711 687 i Miller 41 1451 Monroe 697 56U9 Montgomery. 342 4S | Morgan 382 -JjH Murray 313 Muscogee 925 6ma Newton 851 685 I Oglethorpe.-. 384 495 j Paulding 304 7tt54 Pickens 228 3MB Pike 498 Polk 424 ©■ Pulaski 218 Putnam 317 Rabun 62 Randolph 563 BIV Richmond. ..1092 8251 Scriven 234 230 1 Spaltjiug 481 478 Stewart 626 581 Sumter .832 613 Talbot 640 486 Taliaferro.. ..167 254 Tattnall 229 247 Taylor 327 3H Terrell 354 252 Telfair 174 144 Thomas 435 463 Towns 21 307 Troup ...979 333 Twiggs 248 363 Union 124 501 Upson ..652 318 Walker 511 674 Walton 554 721 Ware 84 280 Warren 315 655 Washington. .691 606 Wayne 48 191 -Webster.. ..303 226 Wilkes 914 401 Wilkinson.. .407 594 Whitfield.... 476 777 Worth 116 252 1857. z * £ c i 2 COUNTIES. ; ; Appling 143 278 Bak-r ...214 529 Baldwin 397 364 lterrien 207 283 Bibb 840 868 Bryan 138 1511 Bulloch 27 485 Burke 321 571 Butts 336 390 Calhoun 162 228 Camden 35 186 Campbe11....502 663 Carroll 627 1023 Cass 793 1050 Catoosa 325 419 Chatham 894 1093 Chattahocbee.29o 369 Chattooga.-. 439 504 Cherokee 768 1099 Charlton 37 163 Clark 577 398 Clay* 222 275 Clinch 234 221 Cobb 716 1180 Coffee 134 164 Columbia.. .-435 372 Colquitt 76 124 Coweta 678 834 Crawford....32o 388 Dade 218 239 Decatur 524 -156 DeKalb 457 664 Dooly 280 486 Dougherty ...245 325 Early 123 216 Effingham.. .224 184 Elbert 382 518 Emanuel 331 408 Fannin 119 026 Fayette 537 678 Floyd 770 892 Forsyth 588 759 Frank1in.....205 1045 Fuiton 893 1064 Gilmer 142 902 Glynn 93 179 Greene 612 268 Gordon 497 816 Gwinnett 877 811 Habersham.. 290 1078 Hall 57 1 690 Hart 213 608 Hancock-. ..461 308 Haralson 71 357 Harris 730 518 Heard 422 459 Henry 798 648 Houston 563 557 Irwin 70 263 Brown 57,067 llill 46,295 Brown’s majority 10,772 •The official vote of Clay and Webster have not been received. A Two Hundred Tlioiisiiikl Dollar Defalcation In Philadelphia. Although the desperate condition of the Bauk of Penusylvania has been a matter of public notoriety for some weeks past, tbe community was not quite prepared for the developements of to day. On Satur day moriug, in the Court of Common Pleas of Phila delphia, an attachment was asked for against the property of certain well known brokers iu this city, who, it is alleged, have been concerned with Mr. AUibone, the late President of the Bank of Penn sylvania, iu using the funds of that broken down in stitution. The affidavit upon which the application for the attachment was based, was signed by the new Presi dent of the Bank, Col. Wm. G. Patterson, aud by the majority of the Directors. Some of the latter having been charged with being the speoial pets and accomplices of Mr. AUibone. Rumor says that some of them have grown rich upon the spoils of the bank, obtained through the ageucy of the late President. The affidavit does not mince matters, but it plaiuly charges Mr. AUibone, with absconding to a foreign country, witli over $200,000 of the funds, which the deponents believe he intended defrauding the iusti tution of. Some of the signers of the affidavit are relatives of the late President, and their course, excites no little astonishment in the business community, es pecially when the fact of their previous conduct in respect to Mr. AUibone is taken into consideration. When Mr. A. was about setting out for Europe in a most prodigious hurry, the following correspondence took place between him and the Board of Directors of ttie bank: “Philadelphia, Oct. 17,1857. “To the Directors of the bank of Pennsylvania. .- “Gents: — My health continues so infirm that I find it to be impossible for me to perform the duties ot President of your bank. My physician has ur • gently pressed on me the necessity of resigning, and to endeavor, by travel aud absence from excite ment, to restore my shattered health. “My large interest in the bank as a stockholder would induce me to remain and work with you, was my state of health such a> te render it possible for me to do so. Incessaut labor and the excitement of the past few months have so prostrated me, that 1 am constrained to leave you. For all of you 1 en tertain the most affectionate regard. “You will please receive tais my resignation as President of the Bank. Yours, very truly, “Thos. Allibone.” “Whereas, Thos. AUibone, Esq, having been compelled by serious illness, under the advice of his physician, to tender his resignation aa President of this bank. “Resolved, The Board of Directors, in accepting the resignation, express their feeling of deep regret at parting witli Mr. Allibone, and sympathise with him that the necessity exists ; and trust with a kind Providence may speedily restore him to his usual health, and to the enjoyment of a long life of happi ness and usefulness. “Extract from the minutes. “October 17, ’57. Jno. D. Taylor, Sec’y.” Three weeks only have passed away since the above correspondence took place ; but even that short period has been amply sufficient to bring about a wonderful change of sentiment. It is shrewdly susp seted that if some of the directors had it to do over again they would leave their resolu tions of sympathy as it has been pretty clearly settled that Mr. Allibone’s sick ness was all a sham. I strongly suspect that the decided action of to day has been instigated by Col. Patterson, the new President of tho bank. Col. P. is a thoroughgoing business man, who never trifleß over what he undertakes. It is probable, too, that a carefully concealed application for an injunction, against the Board of Directors may have had something to do with the denouement. The effect of this supposed injunction, if urged, would be to hold the directors liable for losses sustained by the stockholders through any improper use of the funds of the bank. This injunction lias not yet been regularly filed, aud great care has been taken to keep it from the knowledge of the public. Tbe stock of the bank was sold at eight dollars to day, an increase on the sales yesterday. Natal Intelligence —Dispatches from the Sia para and Susquehanna. —The Navy Department has dates of the 14th ultimo from Capt. Sands, in command of the Susquehanna : Capt. Sands left Plymouth on the 3l)th of Septem ber, and, on passing the Straits of Gibraltar, shaped hia course along that portion of the coast of Barbary known as the “Riff Coast,” for the purpose of show ing his flag, as the inhabitants were with good rea son suspected of being piratieally disposed. On nearing Cape Aqua, a body of men, with horses and a few canoes, were observed on the bluffs above. The ship was charged for action, and Capt. Sands landed and brought four Arabs on board, from whom he endeavored to gain some information as to what these demonstrationslmeant. Capt. Sands then made a drawing of the American flag, which he showed to the Arabs, telling them that all attacks upon vessels carrying that nag would be severely punished. The visitors were also shown the ship’s battoriesa nd engines, and appeared to be deeply im pressed with what they had seen and heard. The Susquehanna then sailed for Algiers, after re maining there a day, left for Spezzia, fronr which place Capt. Sands’ despatches are dated. The ves sel was to leave Spezzia as Boon as the necessary preparations could be made. Despatches, dated Plymouth, Oct. 22, have also been received from Capt. Hudson, in which he states that, at that date, the Niagara was still in Keybam Basin, that all hands were engaged day and right in getting the telegraphic cable out of the hold into a large wooden tank, 161 feet in length and 4(1 wide, prepared on shore for that purpose. Six hundred miles of the cable from the Niagara had already been landed—the rest has, no doubt, been taken out by this time. None of the cable had yet been landed from the Agamemnon. The directors had informed Capt. Hudson that they were making arrangements to manufacture not only cable euouglr to replace what was lost, but suf ficient to increase the length to 3,000 miles. The engineer of the company was, at the date of the writing, engaged in attempting to recover that ‘portion of the wire which had been run out previous to the parting of the cable. Captain Hudson ex pected to sail from Plymouth for the United States by the sth or Bth of this month.— Washington States. Beau Hickman is a New York Court. —The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Mer cury has the following in regaad to that distinguish ed financier, Beau Hickman, Esq., who visiledNew York lately to regulate monetary affairs in that quarter: A rich scene came off the other day in the Marine Court. Your readers will all remember the cele brated Beau Hickman. Bean has been staying here for some weeks past, at the Florence Hotel, where his bills are paid by his friends in the gamb ling and sporting lines. On Thursday Beau was subpoenaed as a witness in the above court. The attorney on the opposite side was a regular tartar. He prides himself upon hie skill in examining wit nesses, and claims that he can confuse a witness more successfully than any other member of the bar. fne of his methods of doing this is, when the wit ness hesitates, to snap at him like an angry terrier, worry and abuse him -for his hesitation, and then seek to confound and embarrass him. Before this man Beau was brought up for cross examination. Beau then took the stand, and, after giving hie testimony in a very mild and timid man ner. was handed over for cross-questioning to this keen set lawyer. He had, in his direct testimony, affirmed that the sharp lawyer's client had “ no mo Dey whatever.” The counsellor, with a look at Beau such as a hungry dog gr, es at a bone, asked : “ How do you know Mr. Hickman, that my client’ had no money ? Are you the keeper of his pocket book?” “ He told me so, sir.” “ When did he tell you so ?'’ “ This morning.” “ Where, air TANARUS” “ In this very room.” “ What did he say. sir ? Come, give us his very words—none of your inferences, sir.” “ I don't like to answer that question ‘ “ Ho, ho! So you're afraid to answer that ques tion, are you ? I knew I should drive you into a close corner. Come, out with it, and none of your shirking here. “ I should rather be excused. [ “ Then I shall appeal to the court to commit you for contempt.’ “ Weil. sir. if I must answer, he toid me this morn ing that he had do money.” “ Well, sir, what language did he use “ Why, I staked him to loan me a half dollar, and he told me he couldn’t, for you had robbed him of every cent of his money, and if he didn t get out of your clutches very soon, his children would starve. The lawyer had no further questions to ask. A roar of laughter arose in the court which required some trouble to check, and by the time the lawyer had collected his thoughts again, the case was de cided against him. Lisch Law in E.kglasd —A fine, buxom-look ing girt of IK years, was married at 6t. Getwge’s Church. Manchester. England, recently, to a cripple, aged 28 years, who propels himself along the pave ment with hie hands, his lege and body being carried by a stage on four wheats. As soon as tbe marriage ceremony was performed, and the parties had left the church in a cab, a mob of several hnndred people followed, who dragged out tbe bride and her maid, who was very roughly handled Defaulting Dank Officers. A few days before the general suspension of the New York banks, tlieGrorers’ Bank was aimouuced as suspended, aud a receiver was accordingly ap pointed to take charge of its affairs. When the gen-jal suspension took place, by some means the Grocers’ Bank was, among otic-is, permitted to re sume its operations at the Clearing House, aud continued to meet its payments for several days. This, however, did not continue long, and, as was believed at the time, the hard times had broken up tbe business of the bank, so the Receiver resumed his duties. Whether as the cause or the consequence of the appointment of the Receiver, since he has entered upon his duties the tact has been disclosed that Mr. George A. Clark, the assistant Cashier aud Paying Teller, is a defaulter to the amount of about SOS,IH)O. At the of the suspension, tho Direc tors from the state of affairs :: some other cause besides the hari ; 480 positive ohie. At the stated menu y cx .urination the balance sheet of the assistant Cit-ii ier has been repeatedly made to correspond wi:t the deposit account, tbe eritriee being properly for facility. A} present he appears to have oeen carry - | the eame ptan since his firet connection with the bank in I*sl_, more than six years since. About ten days singe, Mr. Clark obtained leave of absence in the counttjf, on the plea of needing rest from the exciting labdrof the past few weeks,mUt was not until after ha departure that the defalcation was made known. It is said that he ha* gone to New placdam the han&of the District Attorneyfor his 1 Mr. Claikjffpe son pf ex Mayor Aaron Clark, and a young mah—not over 37 years of age. He was formerly aelerk in the North River Bank, . left there at the formation of the Grocers Hank, being offered aYnore Wmunerafive position. He was always considered an exceedingly smart, ener fetic business man, and his accounts have always efore been found coirect. He left a note to the Directors, stating that he bad been deceived by a friend ; aud it is stated about $50,1)00 worth of notes and checks of a personal friend of his, which proved to be worthless, were also left. If the latter state ment is true, it may account in a measure for the disposition of the money, as it is not supposed that he has a largo amount with him. The amount of property standing in his name is not ascertained, though doubtless there is not enough to save the bank from loss. His bondsmen are sureties for $lO, 000, which is considered good. Mr. Clark had a rather showy wife and three or four children, and has within a year moved from a small house iu Pacific street, Brooklyn, to a large and splendid brown stone house, which lie has built, in Clinton street, near Pacific. His living was con sidered rather fast, and many of his acquaintances wondered how he could live so extravagantly on a salary not varying far from $2,000 per annum. Yet his expenses have been estimated at, at least, $lO,- 000 per annum. He had a tine stable and fast horses, and was seen often on the road, sometimes betting. Ilis bouse was furnished iu tine style, in cluding an expensive billiard table. Himself aud family always dressed well, and spent considerable money. This was explained bv a current rumor that his father, who is reputed to be wealthy, had loaued him money. lie was not deeply in debt, so far as can be ascertained. One of his creditors said he esteemed him hie safest customer, aud he had gener ally the reputation of being a prompt paymaster.— The report that he was deeply in debt to Sir. Gur ney is untrue, as he only owed him a few hundred dollars. The defalcation must hasten the closing up of the business of the bank.— New York Herald, of Saturday. First Newspaper Printed In America. We find in the Historical Magazine, of Boston, a valuable periodical devoted to the antiquities, his tory, aud biography of America, the subjoined copy of a newspaper, the first published in the New World, and which, it appears, was found in the Colonial State Paper Office at London. Iu reproducing it, we may add, says the Nation al Intelligencer, that we have deemed it prudent to omit one or two sentences which in the progress of modern refinement, have been banished from the vocabulary of “good society,” though in what a re cent writer in our language calls “the healthy ages of English literature’ they were deemed quite polite and proper. This paper (which is printed only on the first three sides of a folded sheet, with two columns to the page, and each page about seven inches by eleven in size) was discovered by the Rev. J. B. Felt, L. L. D., the author of a work on the history of the town of Salem Massachusetts, iu the second volume of which he makes the following allusion to this ancient relio of American journalism : “It was immediately noticed by the legislative authorities. Four days after it was edited they spoke of it as a pamphlet, stated that it came out contrary to law, and contained ‘reflections of a very high nature.’ They strictly forbade ‘anything in print without license first obtained from those ap poinfed by the Government to grant the same.’— Thus terinmated the effort to establish a print, be cause not duly authorized, aud opposed to the prev alent politics of the Colony ” For the benefit of the readers of the Courier, we add the grogramme or prospectus of this enterprise, and have only to express one regret that the “spirit of lying” had not been fully exercised. Numb. 1. pudlick OCCURRENCES, Both FOREIGN aud DOMESTICK. Boston, Thursday, Sept. 25th, 1690. It is designed that the Countrey shall be furnish ed once a moneth, (or if any Glet of Occurrences happen ofteuer) with an Account of such considera ble things as have arrived unto our notice. In order here unto, tho Publisher will take what pains he can to obtain a Faithful Relation of all Buch things ; and will particularly make himself beholden to such persons In Boston, whom lie knows to have been for their own use the diligent Ob servers of such matters. That which is herein proposed, is, First, That Me morable Occurrences of Divine Providence may not be neglected or forgotten, as they too oft en are. Seondly, that people everywhere may betterunder. stand the Circumstances of Publique Affairs, both abroad and at home; which may not only direc their Thoughts at all times, but at some times also t assist their business aud Negotiations. o “Thirdly, That some thing may be done towards the CuriDg, or at least the Charming of the Spirit of Lying, which prevails among us, wherefore nothing shall be entered, but what we have reason to be lieve is true, repairing to the best fountains for our Information. And when there appears any material mistake in any thing that is collected, it shall be cor rected in the next, “ Moreover, the Publisher of these Occurrences is willing to engage, that whereas, there are many False Reports, maliciously made, and spread among us, If any well minded parson will be at the pains to trace any such False Reports, as far as to find out and Convict the First Raiser of it, he will in this Paper (unless just Advice be given to the contrary) expose the Name of such person, as A malicious Raiser of a False Report. It is supposed that none will dislike this Proposal, but such as intend to be guilty of bo villainous a Crime. We lake tho occasion to commend the “ Histori cal Magazine,” (Boston,) as eminently deserving the attention, support and assistance of all students and enquirers interested in its range of topics.— Char. Courier. Cauoht the Panic.— A tall, lank, Jerusalem sort of a fellow, pretty well under the influence of Mr. Alcohol, was observed swinging to a lamp post on Fifth street last night. He was talking quite loudly to the aforesaid post, when a guardian of the night approaohed him, “Come, sir, you are making too much noise,” said the watchman. “Noise ? who’s that said noise V asked the post holder, aa he skewed his head and endeavored in vain to give the intruder a sober look. “It was me,” replied the watchman, as he ex posed his silvered numbers to full view. “You? and who in the d—l are you? It taint me that’s a making of the noise. No, sir. It’s the banks that’s a making all the noise. They are a breakin', a crushin’, and a f-maskin’ of things to an incredible amount. Noise ? It’s the bankers that are a makin’ of the noise. They are a cussin , a rippin’, and a stavin’ all ’round. It’s the brokers that are a makin’ of the noise. They are a hollorin’, an’ a yelpin, and a screechin’, like wild injuns, over the times, that worsers everybody but themselves. No, sir, lt aiut me that’s a matin’ of the noise. ” “You are tight as a brick in anew wall,’ said the officer, amused at the good nature of the individual. “Me tight ? Who said lam tight ? No, sir, you are mistaken. It’s not me that ’s tight. It’s money that’s tight. Go down on Third street, an’ they’ll tell you there that money is tight. Go into the workshops, an’you find money is tight. Reid the newspapers an’ you’ll find out that it’s money [that’s tight. Me tight ? Iv'e got nary a red, but Kanhawa and the d—l couldn't get tight on that. No, Bir, I’m not tight” “Then you are drunk.” “Drunk ? Stranger yer out qf it again. The world’s drunk. The hull community is a staggerin ‘round, buttin’ their heads agin’ stone walls and skinuin’ of their nosea on tbe curbstone of adversi ty. Yes, sir, we re all drunk—that is, everybody’s drunk but me. I’m sober, sober as a police judge ou a rainy day. I ain't druuk; no sir, stranger I ain't drunk.” “What are you making such a fool of yourself for, then ?” “Fool? Sir, I’m no fool. I'm distressed. I’ve catched the contagion. I’m afficted ? “Are you sick ?” “Exactly.” “What’s the matter with you t” “I've got the panics.” “The what?” ‘ ‘The panics, sir; it’s a going to carry off this town. I tried toescape by hard drink, but it s no use. The panics have got me sure. The watchman, more amused than ever, tendered his sympathy, and, what was better, his aid, to tbe panic-stricken individual. In the course of half an hour he had tbe pleasure of patting him into the door of his boarding house, and pointing out to him the best iemedy—a soft bed and long slumber Cincinnati Timet. Death or the American Horse Pryor.—The last steamer brought the intelligence of the death of the American horse “Pryor, ’ one of the trio with which Mr. Ten llroeck first intended doing battle with England for the supremacy of ‘he turf. Pryor was a chestnut horse, with white fore legs, aod stood about fifteen hands high. He was sired by the renowned “Glencoe,’ a stallion that during hri lifetime produced more first class race horses than any other sire in the United Btates, and was ont of “Gipsey,” with whose racing career most of our American turfites must be familiar. He was five years old when he died, and had been a sojourner on British soil for some twelve or fourteen months. Pryor was considered one of the greatest racing celebrities of America. Mr. Ten Broeck's loss by the death of both horses, then, may be safely put down at $20,000, which, with the long string of forfeits he has had to pay daring the year, and his losses at the various meetings at which his horses have run, will make a considerable “hole” in his Casarewiteh winnings Oeeicial Vote of Ohio. —The following is an aggregate statement of the votes cast for Governor in the State of Ohio at the late election : Salmon P. Chase -• 160,5*8 Hentry B. Payne 159,065 Philadelphus Van Trump 9,263 Peter Van Trump 823 T B. McCormick 185 Philadelphus ..142 Scattering 109 Total vote 330,134 Governor Chase's plurality... 1,503 On comparing the votes tor the several Constitu tional amendments with the whole number cast, it appears that all are defeated though the vote against them is light. Quick Work —At a late fire in Cincinnati, an individual who happened to be at tbe door of the steam fire engine house, thus deecribs the effect: “ Tbe firemen who were sitting near the stove, sprang instantly to t heir differen’ posts ; one applied a lighted match to the prepared fuel underneath the boiler another lit the lamps ; others got the excited and impatient horses ready, who started from their 1 stall* at the first peal of the bell. and in p-ecisely one unnute and twenty-six seconds the steam fire engine started from tbe house into the street ” The Woudinnti Cnee In New York—A Tale of Romance. Fur some time the good people of New Y ork have been exercised with the case of Mrs. Carrie Woodman, before the Superior Court of that city.— It seems tb&t Mrs. W. in consequence of her infidel ity to Iter husbaud, a wealthy merchant of New Orleans, had been consigned by him to a private Insane Asylum, at Flushing, trorn which her para mour, Gardiner Furniss, of New York, was en deavoring to release her by means a Writ of habeas corpus, served upon the keeper. Mrs. W. was placed in the institution by her husband, because of her being under the influence of Furniss to an ex traordinary degree, and tire affidavit ot Mrs. Wood man, which was read in Court on Thursday, when the case was brought to a close, confirms this fact by the development of perhaps the most singular state of affairs ever made public in a court of law. The following are some extracts from the affidavit: j 4 ‘‘-a- married to Oliver O. Woodman about ten I years since. In July, 1851, my husband took me to IJBufope on account ot my health. I had been suf- I ferng a long time from a disease of the nervous sys | tem.j On the 2d of November he left me in Paris, und* tithe charge of a family of a mutual friend, that I uright have the benefit of the most skillful medical fPi§)|B*l For the first two months I was well I enough to go out. During this time I formed the acquaintance of Mr. Gardiner Furniss, whose moth er and brother 1 had known in America. From early inHßhary to July, when my husband return | ed to Pens, I was confined to my rooms a large part of the time by severe illness. My attending were Dr. De L’Eua, Sir Joseph Oliver, aud others. During April and May my 1 life “was despaired of, aud my friends so wrote to Mr. Woodman. I have often since wished I could have died at that time. During my illness Mr. Furniss was extremely hind and attentive to me, and gained my perfect confi dence—his influence over me was like a strange infatuation. I loaned him money freely when I had it, some of which he me back. I have no knowledge of the amount. But about the time 1 returned to America he informed me that he owed me about sixteen hundred dollars, aud told me to say nothing about it—that he expected to be rich and would pay me back double tire amount. At that time I thought nothing of it, anti did not care what he had had. About November. 1855, I left New York for the South, and went for a time to the house of my fa tlier in Mississippi. While there I corresponded with said Gardiner Furniss at his urgent request. By means of my letters aud otherwise, he had it then in his power to ruin my reputation, and, as he supposed, cause me to be discarded by my husband. In January, 1856, after I had returned to New Or leans and settled there for the winter, said Furniss arrived in New Orleans. The next day after his arrival he asked me for some money. I had then only SSO, which I gave him. He was not satisfied with that. The next day I obtained and gave him $l5O more. He urged me to get a divorce from my husband and then marry him. Stated that he had had a lawyer to examine the laws of Louisiana, and that if I could obtain a divorce I would be en titled to one-half of my husband’s estate in Louisi ana, and thus I could obtain by that means from fifty to seventj-five thousand dollars; that if I did not create tome dilliculty and obtain a divorce, be would expose my letters to my husband, and that there were expressions iu them that would induce my husband to apply for a divorce, which would disgrace me. He afterwards called on me repeat edly for more money, and upon my refusing to give it him, he threatened to show Mr. Woodman the let ters which I had written him, and also a portrait of me which Ue had. He told me the letters which I had written him would cause Mr. Woodman to dis card me, and that he, Mr. Furniss, would disgrace aud ruin me, unless 1 let him have all the money I could get. I had, during that period, an allowance, from my husband, of SIOO per month, all of which I gave Mr. Furniss ; with that he got along until the latter part of April. About thi 25th of April, he called on me for money to pay his board-bill, which he said was about S2BO. I had no money, and told him so, upon which, he not only threatened me. but actually beat me with violence—broke open my wardrobe, and took away my jewelry, tyid some valuable laces, some of which he dropped in the en try as he was carrying them away, and again threat ened to disgrace me, and to send my letters to Mr. Woodman. At one time, while in New York, he took from me a valuable diamond cross worth SSOO or S6OO, and told me he had lost it. He put au advertise ment in the Herald for it; this ho atterwaids return ed. During the same autumn, 1856, at the New York Hotel, I had SBS, which I laid a part to pay a bill of Mrs. Diedeo, dressmaker, for SB2. This money was in a trunk which was standing open. No one was in the room but Mr. Furuissand myself. When my girl Jane came in directly, I told her to take this money aud go and pay Mrs. Dieden’s bill. She looked for the money, but it was gone, and could not be found. Furniss afterwards acknowledged to me that he took $5 of it, and laughed. About the same time Mr. Woodman gave me the money to pay for some small articles of furniture which I had ordered. Furniss took away most of this money—all but s2s—and I was obliged to make some excuse for not taking the articles to the peo ple from whom I had bought them. Last winter said Furniss went to New Orleans aga and. A few days after his arrival ho came to me and asked me to give him SIOO, which I did, and afterwards I gave him all my allowance, say SIOO a mouth. During that winter lie persecuted me con stantly with threats and exactions. When I was going to a ball in the evening, he would come into the room and take my jewelry and put it into his pocket, and refuse to let me have it to wear unless I gave him money, telling me that if I went with out it Mr. Woodman would insist upon knowing where it was gone—so I would make every effort to raise money for him—and sell every tiling in my power—my dresses, rich embroideries—one piece of embroidery which I sold to Miss cost over two hundred dollars; most of the articles I sold to ladies of my acquaintance; made excuses about my health —about going back to Paris, &c. Isold most of my very handsome handkerchiefs; some of them cost $25 or S3O apiec6—my velvet mantilla—my lace flounces—a great deal of expensive lace, some two vards wide, some three yards—two very pretty lace bonnets which I brought from Paris. In short, I could not keep any jewelry or any thing valuable in my room. I gave my jewelry box to Mr. Wood man, and requested him to place the same in bank, pretending to him that I was afraid it might be stolen, but in fact, to keep it from Mr. Furniss, to whom I told that Mr. Woodman, had taken my jewelry from me. All the most valuable jewelry that I have left, still remains in bank at New Or leans. On Saturday, 15th August, I arrived in New York from Boston, by the Fall River boat, with my nephew, a son of Mrs. Hazard s ; the boat having ruu into a propeller, we arrived very late. I was greatly fatigued, nervous and excited. Mr. Pike gave me a room. Oily and I took breakfast in the room ; Mr. Fur niss called, but soon left. I sent my nephew down to Mr. Merrick, to see if he had any news of Mr. Woodman, as I had not heard from him for some time, and I did not know that he had arrived iu New York. I had been expectiug him to come North for several weeks, and was very desirous to know where he was. It afterwards appeared that Mr. Woodman had arrived at New York on Thursday evening pre vious, and sent my brother to Boston for me, but he missed me. Mr. Woodman having discovered, just before leaving New Orleans, something of my affair with Mr. Furniss, had refrained from writing to me. After Oily had gone, someone knocked at the door. I had partly undressed—thought it was Oily come back; found it was Mr.furniss ; he pushed in, said now he wanted to have an understanding with me; said that I must give him $2,500; that if I would do so, and would contradict whatever Mrs. Hazard might say, &c., he would leave me alone, and never trouble me any more. I told him I could not; that I had no means of getting it. Then he be gan to abuse me, knocked me across the room; said he would kill me; choked me so hard as to make me black in the face; threw me on the bed and up against the wall so violently as almost to make me senseless, and so that he himself was alarmed, and threw a pitcher of water on me to bring me to. — Then he pulled off his clothes, and I screamed, and just then someone knocked at the door. I went to the door, and found it was Mr. Woodman, who had come up. During the above interview Furniss urged me to get the money by making out false bills, and get ting the money from Mr. Woodman, or by taking jewelry. Also, he insisted that he knew my father had given me $2,500 to buy diamonds or silver, and he was determined to have it. When he found he could not get the money, he used violence as I have stated. He said, “your husband and your brother are coming here; there’ll be a fuss ; and I mean to ruin you first, and put you in the gutter, where I shall be. I hate you, and I hate all your family, because you won’t behave to me as you should.” Mr3. W., in her statement relates many other similar scenes between Furniss and herself, and says he attempted to make her forge her husband’s name to drafts. A number of notes which passed between the parties, are published, and among them this one from Furniss to Mrs. W.: “Madame: Mr. Q. hoe not only sent a bill, but a request to be paid, otherwise I should not have dis turbed your l&dyehip's slumbers. “I now renounce all acquaintance with you, and insist upon a return of everything. I knew all along that your selfishness and fondness for dress more than counterbalanced any feelings for me, but I did not know that any one could, professing to even like another, to act as you have. “ Damn you—curse you—may you never be but unhappy ! Send me my thing3—everything, or I will come and make you open your bed- room door. I have depended upon you for what you promised, and unless you send it to me, or allow me to obtain it immediately, now that I must have it, and have no time to go and borrow it, look out! If you are too ill to do what I ask, I will assist you. If well enough to be up to insult me, you are well enough to walk a step or two to keep a promise. Look out; for I hate you, and am foaming with rage.— Send your answer immediately, or I will kick your bedroom door down if you do not see me alone.” G. F. The following is her reply to the above = “ May God forgive you, I cannot. My heart is broken. Whatever may have been my faults, I* have loved you most devotedly; it is impossible for me to please you. I have made every effort, sub mitted to the most shameful abuse merely to be with you ; for I well knew that I could not live without the hope of being with you. Hut never un til last night could I think it possible for you to at tempt to disgrace me. Have you no feeling ? Can not you pity a weak woman ! Oh ! Ido not regret to die. You have the pleasure of feeling that I have Buffered as much as you ceuld wish. The small portrait you have destroyed—the other you shall never see. My papa will now take care of me. “I cannot eee you; I hope you are contented; you have succeeded in making’ me rery sick. Do as you think best; but you must believe in your heart that I have always loved you. If I could sit up I would like to see you. Grant me one favor—keep something I have given you. lam very misearble; write one kind word, it is not muck.” This is the answer sent by Fumisa to that note : “Send my portrait—you may then go to the devil. I detest liars, and you are the greatest One I ever knew. It is unnecessary for you to tell me again that you cannot forgive me. Ido not intend you shall see me agam, or care whetner you forgive me or not. I wish nothing that will remind me of one so false. The recollection of your deceit will be quite sufficient. Do not bother me any more ; send my portrait, or I will write to Mr. W. for it. Ido not care for it, but hate one that is so deceitful, un truthful, to be in possession of it. Thank you for nothing.” Daring the progress of the case on Thursday, Mr. Thomas, of Mississippi, the brother of Mrs. W., ap peared in Court, and the fact was announced, that be had released his sister from confinement, for the purpose of taking her to her parents in Mississippi, whereupon the case terminated. The Tribune says Mrs.W. was oveijoyed to meet her brother, and in consequence of the nervous excitement incident to the reunion she was quite unwell, but was enabled to come to the city during the afternoon of Wednesday. She Is a lady quite petite in form, with a dark, brilliant eye, and dark brown hair, and has a face of more than ordinary intelligence. She has evidently been a woman of great beauty, but owing to continued sicknees, she has loet much of her attractiveness. She has al ways exhibited great taste in dress, and at the watering places. Saratoga and Newport, has been npted for the number aud richness of her robes. At Saratoga, when last there, she was (known as the lady with seventy-five dresses. Her age is about twenty-eight; ehe has been married nearly ten years. After the close of the proceedings, Mr. Thomas weut to a hotel in Jersey City where Mrs. Wood man. had been conveyed, and at 5 o’clock they took the train for Philadelphia. Mr. Furniss, it is said, left the city early yester day morning, having learned of the arrival of Mr. Thomas. The case is one occurring in what is called “high life,” Mr. Woodman being a merchant of high standing in New Orleans, and Furniss the sou of an honorable werchaut of New York. What a “high iite , that must te, from which but a flimsy veil is torn, to reveal scenes at which tho humblest cot tager must shudder. Demonstrations of the Unemployed In New York. Tho unemployed in New York continued their demonstrations on Friday, for the purpose of in creasing the exciteineut of making the movement more general, aud of creating a sympathy for their wretched condition among those whom they suppose are able, and whom they claim are under anobliga tion to furnish them employment and assistance.— The Courier says: They assembled in the morning in large numbers m Tompkins square, aud were harangued for some time by Mr. Bowles, who is one of the leading spirits : Mr. McGuire and Mr. Schmidt. The latter urged the crowd to abstain from any further pro eeedings until the decision of the common council, which cannot come off before Monday. Y'et if they wished to demonstrate quietly and march down town in a becoming manner to show their destitu tion, he was willing to march down town with them, and to address them at the Merchants’ Exchange ; but he recommended them to beware of resorting to violence or bloodshed. When the speaking was over a portion of tho crow and formed in procession, and proceeded by a banner on which was inscribed “We Want Work,” inarched down to Wall street, halting in front of Merchants’ Exchange. The appearance created much astonishment, aud their proceedings were viewed with interest bv the merchants from win dows and stoops, and tnose who were passing at the time. Mr. Bowles mounted the steps of the Ex change and said in substance : “We want work, aud must have it. [Applause.] We want work, and must have it, or we must die, or do worse, for we will never consent to starve to death iu a country like this. We ask for nothing but what is right, and we mean to submit to noth ing that is wrong. You owe us a living and we mean to have it. [ Loud applause.] We have come here among you, to show you, our fellow-creatures, w hat we are, and to demand of you what we must have—work, work, work—wherewith to earn bread and meat for ourselves, our wives, our little ones. We must aud will have w r ork or bread. [ Tremend ous applause.] We will keep the peace, but wc will show to the merchants and wealthy classes here before us, that we are starving, with our wives and children, and that we must have relief. All we •want is work. You wealthy men here in this street and hereabouts, you have the power to relieve us, and you must do it. [Applause.] There are twenty millions of dollars here iu your street idle, doing nothing, not circulating among the people, and you must circulate it among the people.so tfiat we can get some of it to buy bread. [Tremendous ap plause.] We suppose, however, that we will have to starve; but no, no, we will not starve. [Great bursts of applause.] There are some who say wc are the ignorant classes, who don’t know how to keep the peace here ; even here, in this place, with millions of money about us, starving here though, and yet we keep the peace. We will increase in numbers every day—mark that—in numbers irresis tible in strength, and we will march through the streets with these increased numbers day after day. You, my friends, boys, you will keep the peace, will you not ? [Cries of “yes.”] What we want is work ; is it not boys ? It is all on that banner. Is it not there ? [Cries of ‘ yes,’ ‘ yes.’ ”] The crowd then formed in procession and march ed to the Park, where Mr. Bowles again ad dressed them. Charles Smith, a bills-postcrs. spoke next, and offered a resolution requesting to be as easy as poscible with their tenants while the 1 hard times lasted, which was adopted by ac. clamation. A committee, of whicli Mr. Bowles was chairman, then waited upon the mayor, and shortly after reappeared, reporting that the mayor assured them that the documents would be ready ro as tq give 1,000 men employment on the public works. This announcement was received with cheers, and the crowd then dispersed. On Saturday another gathering took place in Washington square, where several addresses were made. A Mr. Bowles was among the speakers. He said he stood not as a warrior to shed blood. He would not crush a fly or a muaketoi; but, if bread could not be got by work or charity, what were they to do! The door was shut against them! Should they open it? [Voices —We will] He trusted they would wait till Tuesday, however, and then they would see what would be dona for them. Generally, however, the speakers counseled peace. After the speaking the meeting proceeded in pro cession to the mayor’s office, with a banner having the motto. “We want work or bread.” Arrived at the mayor’s office, a committee waited on that functionary. On their behalf, Mr. Burke stated that the committee represented a body of hungry men, who had assembled in a peaceful community, for the purpose of realizing work. They had’ their families iu a poor state of subsistence at home—tne landlord calling for his rent, and they had none to give him. The Mayor replied that he had spoken to the com mon council for the poor of the city, and that the works of tliO'Centrai Park were contracted for, and he further said that all that was in his power he would do ; that he expected to see the common coun cil on Monday night, and by Tuesday morning, or certainly by Wednesday, he would be able to say that the work would be gone on with. Mr. Burke asked if that would appease the hun gry multitude waiting for them outside ? The mayor desired the committee to go and re store peace as well as they could, that there was plenty of work through the city, and he would do his utmost to get it for the poor. The assemblage then gave three cheers for the mayor and then left. Rencounter—Man Killed. —Yesterday even ing, about four o’clock, a rencounter occurred on board the Kate Friabee, a few minutes before she left the wharf, between Major Thomas Mull arid W. R. Hunt, in whioh the former gentleman lost his life, having been shot through the heart with a pia tol in the hands of the latter. Major Mull is said to have fired two or three times belore Hunt shot him, one of the balls from his pistol passing through Hunt’s clothes and grazing the skin. Mull expired a few moments after receiving the shot, and Hunt gave himself up to the officers of the law, and awaits a hearing this morning. Both of the parlies to this unfortunate affair are highly respectable. Major Mull formerly resided in Marshall county, Mississip pi, and several times represented that county in the State Legislature. He had recently removed with his family to this city. Mr. Hunt is one of the Ex ecutors of the Driver estate, and a gentleman of large means. He is one of the most quiet, unob trusive, courteous and gentlemanly of our citizens. The affair has excited a feeling of the most profound regret among the acquaintances of the parties. There were some half dozen shots fired during the affray, endangering the lives of the passengers and others on the boat. Dr. Peyton, of this city, receiv ed a painful wound in the hand from a stray ball, fired by one of the parties. Until the affair under goes investigation, we forbear comment.— Memphis Bulletin , 107 X. Whirlwind and Loss of Life.— The following letter is from the Memphis Eagle Enquirer : Harijerts, Tunica Cos., Miss., Nov. B.—At about 4 o’clock P. M., on yesterday evening, a whirlwind or tornado visited the Mississippi shore opposite the mouth of St. Francis river, taking in range the dwelling of J. and E. O'Neal, utterly demolishing the dwellings, with kitchen, smoke house’and about one-half of the negro cabins. At this point, the whirlwind was confined to about ten acres of land. In the dwelling there were about twenty five per sons, including movers; all more or less bruised. On searching about one hour, the mangled body of Mrs. Z. A. O’Neal, wife of Emerson O'Neal, and daughter of H McGowan, of Shelby county, Tenn., was discovered and removed from the rubbish of a fallen brick chimney. Her corpse is now awaiting the arrival of the Ka*e Frisbee to be removed to the burial ground at her father’s, accompanied by her husband and brother, Dr. J. G. McGowan. The rest of the family are well provided for under the kind roof of Mr. J.Harberta and Mr. J. Houck. The wind also visited the plantation of Major A. Miller, destroying several outbuildings and wound ing seriously three negroes. Mr3. Powell, the mother of Mrs. O’Neal, is more seriously injured than was thought at first. Her recovery is exceedingly doubtful. Fugitive Slave Case in Boston. — Boston, No vember 9.—Mr. Lewis Sweet and family, accompa nied by a slave girl named Betty, have been spend ing several months travelling North. Their last stopping place was Lawrence, where a writ of ha beas corpus was obtained, on the ground that Betty was restrained of her liberty. The parties were brought to this city today, and a hearing was had before Chief Justice Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. Sweet, who were present, stated that they would cheerfully abide by Betty’s own choice in the matter. After the case had been stated by the respective counsel, J. A. Andrews, Esq., for the petitioners in the writ, and Mr. Watson, of Lawrence, for the claimants. Judge Siiaw retired with the woman to an adjoin ing room, for the purpose of ascertaining her wish es, without bias from the presence of those around her. On returning, the Judge Btated that it was Betty’s voluntary decision to return with her mas ter to Tennessee, and the Court thereupon passed the following order : ‘ That Betty is at liberty to remain in Massachu setts, or to return with her master to Tennessee, as she may see fit.’ The ease was then dismissed, Betty retiring with her master and mistress, apparently content ed. The rumor that a fugitive slave case was pending caused considerable excitement, and attracted a crowd in and about the court t ouse, and several colored persons made strong though unavailing appeals to Betty to accept the freedom offered to her. Death by Suicide. —An American, named Ed ward D—-, some time ago arrived in Pariß. and took up his residence in an hotel in the Rue Neuve St. Augustin. He embaiked in Bourse speculations, and was, he acknowledged, unsuccessful During the last few days he was observed to be in a state of profound despondency. Nothing having been seen or heard of liim during the whole of yesterday, the proprietor of the hotel experienced alarm, and broke open She door of his room, which was found locked. Mr. D was found seated in an arm chair, with his brains blown out. No report of any firearm had been beard, and it appeared that he had made use of an air pistol, which was found lying by his side. The above is from a late number of Galignani’s (Paris) Messenger, and the fact has been confirmed by letters receiyed in this city. Mr. D. was not an American, however, but was by birth a French man. He resided in Charleston some years ago. and dedlt largely in cotton in connection with a house in France. He went from Charleston to New Orleans. About a year ago be left that city for Paris, where the suicide above recorded took place. — Ch. Cour. Another American Sea Captain in Prison.— Captain James A. Leet, of the American bark A. G. Washburn, belonging to Bristol, R. 1., has been thrown into prison at Port au Prince for driving s local trooper of foreign seamen from off his vessel when engaged in tampering with ta or * w - Iwas verv barsbiey dealt with, ap peals to the minister in hie behalf met with no con- Mderation. Tne Emperor refused to see the acting consul of the United .States on the subjeet, which has produced great excitement More Iron for the East Tens. A. Va Rail- KOA ,,, Dr Cunningham, the President of this road, passed home from New York last week, and we learn iron enough to lay the track to Greenville has been landed at City Point, and will be immediately laid down, so that the staging will certainly be re duced to 18 miles before Christmas Bristol A 'era. VOL. LXX.—NEW SERIES VOL. XXI. NO. 46. I,O 'V Su Return. UY SAMUKI. l oYK. llow sweet ’tis t > return, Where once we’ve happy been, Though iialer now life’s Ump may burn And years have rolled between. * And if those eyes beam welcome yet, That wept our parting then, O, lu the smiles of friends thus met, We live whole years again ! They tell us of a fount that flow’d lu happier days of yore, Whose \\ aters bright fresh youth bestowed; A las, the fount’s no more! But smiling memory still appears, Presents her cup, and when We sip the sweets of vanished years, We live those years again. ?k 8 * THE —A traveller on horse- K nt, ‘.l? K r*r C< ! n i ral Mis3ouri > portion of Sl/uf 68 Tennessee, North Mississippi, and ferenofi glv / 8 ua Buch information in ro nather ‘ a ““P 8 ’ > R9 llis tri P enabled him to f ! rin A n S this whole route, with the exception ft e wesfto t C ft ed ‘ Ug thlrty mileaiu breadth from the west to cast, the corn crops appear to be uuusu ally fine. This slight exception is in a portion of in terior Missouri, of which Warsaw is near the oontre m parts of tins regton, owing to the long drouth, much of the corn had to be cut down for the fodder mere ly. The lowest current price for corn along this route was given iu Obion county, Tenn., where it could be purchased at 75 cents per barrel! Fanners everywhere, appeared to be sowing fully as much wheat tliis fall as they did last year. In West Ten nessee aud North Mississippi, the ootton plant at tained a large and vigorous growth, but the bolls were unusually backward, and it was impossible to obtain near an average yield. Through this region frosts had killed the cotton of the low lauds, but in some higher localities the leaves were still green much more cotton in this section will be cut off tmmaturely in the boll, than in any late previous year; but clear aud warm weather during the early part of this month would probably cause more cot ton to ©pen than had been picked previous to the Ist rnst. In Alabama the weed did not attain so rank a growth generally, (this applies to the eoun ties of Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Bibb and Autauga,) but a small proportion of the bolls would be des troyed or materially injured by frosts. Killing frosts, on the low lands, reached down to a latitude only a few miles north of this city. Even with the most favorable weather possible fo* the opening of tho bolls, an average crop cannot be gathered iu the portions of the State traversed. Extraordinary prices for horse3, mules and pork were counted on by the Tennesseeans. A number of drovers bad gone on from that State to Missouri, for the purpose of buying up mules and horses, and tho most extravagant prices were demanded in 1 ennessee. The farmers of both Kentucky and Tennessee complain of the death of large numbers of their hogs, and are confident that the prices of pork this winter will be very high. —Montgomery The Decay ok the Atlantic Races—The h riend of India, by far the ablest of the papers in India, some.months since had a very able and elo quent examination of the hitherto dominant races thoughout the whole continent of Asia. It showed that all were sinking away fr m inherent and cir cumstantial reasons. Biuce then the Bengal mutiny, which must end in giving British India completely into the hands of its conquerors, serves to confirm the following conclusions of the article referred to : “All history shows that indigenous Asiatic races require the direction of a dominant class. Industri ous, hardy, and with many of the qualities essen tial in the development of civilization, they seem to lack social force. India was iu the days of Anrungzebe what she was in the days of Ram. China is now what she was a thousand years ago. The Greek rayahs of Turkey are what the Greek peasant was in the days of Cantacnzene. Their numbers even do not materially change. They do not advance, and need tho directing force of a pro gressive race. It remains but to speculate on the races to whom this high function must be assigned. They must be Europeans, for Europeans uloue have acquired the necessary superiority in arms. Os Europeans the English and Russians alone dis play capacity for the permanent administration to subject peoples. It is to their hands that we be lieve Asia to be intrusted. The advance of Russia will be checked by no humanity and few scruples. That ot England may, but she obeys the irresistible impulse the more thoroughly for her occasional recoil. Year by year the two powers close in toward each other ; and ifthe future may bo pro dieted from the experience of the past, another century will see this quarter of the globe governed from London, Washington and St. Petersburg.” Slavery in L’alieoknia.—We oopy the follow ing from a California letter to the New Orleans Delta, from which it would appear that the people in that State are discussing the question of a Consti tutional Convention and the establishment of sla very in that State: In case a convention is called, there will doubtless be a spirited agitation of the slavery question in California. I expect to see a proposition to divide the State into at least two States, and then there will be an attempt to convert the Southern into a slave State. The climate, soil and productions of the lower counties of California are admirable adapted toslave lober, cotton, sugar, wine and olive oil could all be produced to a large profit by slaveowners. The sun is too powerful, it seems, for whit* men, who prefer tho less profitable but more temperate valleys in middle and northern parts of our St ate for f heir farms. Whether or not they will allow a slave Slate to be made orlt (rifLs newalmost unused territory is ques tion of doufft Its notation will produce untold excite ment, for^-H6t!#Jfi Winding tho’ small Republican voteatourelecti®|Jlie “fresoil” element is all pow erful in onoearousedas most ol'ihe population is tnfm Northern States. They are strong bo-ievers in the Nebraska doctrine of letting people alone to do as they please, however, having themselves set the*.first example of putting this principle into practical effect. And if the people in the southern counties are alone consulted, they would doubtless decide in favor of slavery. Perhaps it may eventually be settled in that manner. Notes oe the Weather for October.—Ber muda and Si’AßTA.—Mean of Thermometer. 59d. 29m. 611d.2()m. Maximum Thermomet’r 77d- on 3d- Kid. 3d Minimum “ 38d. on Ist. 41d. 22d Rain in inches .07. on 2d .01. Bth “ “ .30. on 24 . 02. ,12th .01. 22d . 42. 24th .02. 31 Bt Total rain In indies .37. .48. It is remarkable that on the 3d at 2 I’. M. the thermometer should have stood 6 degrees higher at Sparta than at Bermuda, only 15 miles farther North, and equally strange that on Ihe Ist it should have been 6 degrees lower at Bermuda t ban at Sparta. The mean for the month shows a difference between the two places of 9-10th of a degree. Notes ok the Weather—For the month of September, kept at Bermuda, 15 miles north of Sparta, by H. D. Smith, Esq. Thermometer Mo. Mean 73.80 deg. “ Max. 92.00 “ Min. 46.00 Rain In inches . 95 Which fell on the 4th . 18 “ “ 20th. 12 “ “ 22d -55 “ “ 28th. 10 .95. ‘ ‘ [Sandersvilic Oeorgtan. Assize of Bread—The Special Committee ap pointed by the Board of Councilmen to report on the subject of selling bread by weight , held a meet ing yesterday. The Committee did not assume that they had the right to fix the price of bread, or to determine of what materials It should be com*- posed ; but only to decide upon the size of the loaves. Mr. McFedden, a baker, suggested that loaves should be made of one, two, and four pounds weight, aud that six rolls Bhould go to the pound. 11 flour were $6 a barrel, one pound loaves would be worth 3 cents each. Bread should be branded witli the maker's name, and with a figure indicating the weight of it. Alum is used in small quantities to make bread white. Potatoes wete sometimes used, but they are dearer than flour. If a system of weights were established, the baker who made the best bread and sold it cheapest, would secure the most patronage. -The Committee finally decided to report an ordin ance requiring bakers to make their bread of one, two, anu four pounds weight, and to Btamp the same with the initials of the maker’s i:ame, and figures representing the weight. Also, directing the City Inspector or his subordinates to seize all bread not conforming with the requirements of the law, and confiscate it for the use of the Alms House Depart ment. The dishonest baker is also to be fined.— This is a good ordinance, and ought to have long ago been passed.— N. Y- Jour. Com. Hog Trade.—We have been kindly allowed to make the following extracts from two letters re ceived by one of our largest houses in the commis sion business here from reliable and responsible parties in Tennessee, gentlemen who have every facility to ascertain, as near as possible, the quanti ty and the probable price.— Atlanta Intelligencer 4* Examiner. Gallatin, Tenn., Nov. 5, 1857. Gents. : I have looked into the hog market, and my opinion is, a man would not be safe in buying hogs at more than three cents gross. Our farmers’ views are considerably above that price. There have been offered here from 4J to 5 cents gross for hogs weighing from two hundred and twenty-five to two hundred and fifty pounds, and some sales made at the above figure. My opinion is a man had bet ter hold off and see how things go. I think there will be more bacon put up by the producers this sea sen than ever before. Shelbyville, Tenn., Nov. 5. Gentlemen : As you requested, I promise to keep you posted up in regard to the movement of our pork market. Th’s is to inform you lliat there was a sale of fifteen hundred hogs this week at five eta nett or four cts gross, on sixty days’ time. The hogs are to drive to Aberdeen, Miss. The offering price in Nashville, is four and a half cents. As yet, the farmers are not disposed to take that price, though I think they wifi do so soon. From Mor ganton, East Tennessee, there will be considerably more bacon put up in this section this season than last. Death of Cardinal de Medici.— A letter from Koine, of the 19th of October, announces that Ca - dinal Francisco de Medici was struck with apoplexy the preceding evening, while paying a vis.t to Mon seignor Guiseppe Stolla, private carneriss of his Holiness Notwithstanding medical aid was speedi ly afforded him, lie died at 8 o'clock in the evening, having previously received the last sacrament. The Cardinal was born at Naples on the 28th of Novem ber, 1808, and received the purple on the 16th of June, 1856. More Kescmi-tion of Work.— The Union Man ufacturing Company, of Forwalk, Conn., and Lounsbury, Bissed &Cos whose work Lave been suspended several weeks, have recommenced operation? They employ a great number of hands. The tool factory in Greenfield, Mass., which has been closed for some weeks, has again been opened and commenced word. One of the large manufacturing establishments in New Haven is about to increase its business one third. Couldn’t Obet the Scriptures.— Two boys were fighting a few days ago, when a gentleman seeing the larger one pummelling the other rather severely, seized him and pulled him m his Btorc. The boy in a blubbering tone said, ‘** given me a black eye,’ and started to re-attack him “Stop,” said the gentleman detaining him, “ don’t you kuow we are commanded by the Scrip tures when smitten on one cheek to turn the other ? ’ Yes (replied the boy, still blubbering,) ‘ that would } >( , a ’ j, J o f a note; then id have two black eyes.” Bachel. —Late foreign papers say that M ile Ra obel remains alarmingly ill at Cannes. She recalled to her medical attendants the other day an incident of the period of her greatest triumphs. She was playing Phedre, and the Bey of Tunis critically said of her, at the end of the piece : “She has a sou! of fire in a body of gauze.’’ It was with a me lancholy sigh that she remarked to her doctor: “Alas ! he was right; and now you see that the fire has destroyed the gauze.” Resources or Great Britain. —When Great Britain went into the long wars of the Napoleonic era, she took the field with a force of 45,410 men in 1799, raised upon a population of about 15,000,- 000. She then waged for twenty years the most tremendous confiict of modem times. Between 1799 and 1815 her population may be taken at an average of 16,000,000 or 17,000,000. Her military force, which rose in 1815 to 211,276, was inaiutaiu edduriug these protracted hoaliiitities at an average of 189,500. From the N. Y. Herald of Tuesday. The Hunger Movement. The police soon partially dispersed the crowd, which at once formed into squads about the front of the Hall, and proceeded to discuss t lie various topics most intimately connected with their inter cats at the present time. Mayor Wood later in the day sent a message to Broome street, for Deputy Superintendent Carpen ter, who at once proceeded to the Hall ami had a private interview with the Mayor, with reference to the proposed steps to be taken for preserving the public peace. Meanwhile the police force at the Hall had beeu increased to about fifty men under charge ot Sergeant-Major Waterbury, with instruc tions to arrest the first man or men who by act or word attempted to make ary riotous demonstration whatever. Six men wei e placed on guard at a time at the front gate of the City Hall, and four men at tli© rear entrance of the same, with instructions to allow no rush of the crowd, of whom there wens from three to five hundred lounging about through out the afternoon inside,of the Hall. About 2 o’clock word was received by the po lice that the crowd from Tompkins square contem plated marching down iu a body, taking posses siou of the Hall about 1 o’clock, and coercing the Mayor and Common Council into passing measures for their relief. This added to the excitement al ready existing, and caused some apprehension for a short time that the crowd might attempt to carry the threat into execution. This tear was, however, soou dispelled by another messenger stating that it was intended only for a deputation of the working men to visit the hall, and being present at the Board of Councilmeu and Aldermen, for the pur pose of seeing and reporting the action of thoso bodies to the meeting to be held on Tuesday morn ing. Toward evening a general rush was made by the crowd to effect an entrance into the Hall, but the police requested them to make room and keep in order. Immediately following this a rush was made for some mau at the bottom of the steps, who it seems, had ventured to ask some of the headmen of the gathering their Lames. For his presumption he was pulled and hauled about in a most violent manner, and finally run through the Park, as far as the Beekman street gate, where he turned and after remoustratuig with and explaining to the crowd his motives for so doing, was suffered to return to the Hall. This rush was regarded by the police as a ruse to draw them from their poets, aud hence not. noticed by them. General Superintendent Tallmadgo and Gen. Hall were About the Hall during most of (he latter part of the day, watching the progress of t hings ; but, happily, their services were not further lequir ed, as, with the exception of the abovo incidents, no disturbance was attempted, and by seven o'clock most of the crowd, hearing of the action taken by the Common Council, had dispersed. A considerable number of unemployed workmen met yesterday morning in Tompkins Square, and discussed in groups the prospect of obtaining work from the city authorities. Some attempts were made on the part of a few persons to organize a meeting, but they did not succeed; and after remaining a few hours longer the crowd dispersed peaceably to their several homes. A portion of these afterwards proceeded to the City Hall, and remained in front of that building from 2 to 4 or 5 o’clock, waiting to hear the action of the committee. No action, how ever, was taken by them, as they expect that some thing definite will be done to day towards furnish ing them with employment. The General ana Deputy Superintendents held a long private consultation with the captains and ser geants of police yesterday, and adopted effective measures for preserving the peace to-day, should any breach thereof be attempted. The police of the lower wards are to be so distributed as to cover the beats iu the vicinity of Wall and similar streets lit large forces; also to guard the various flour mills and warehouses throughout the city. In addition to the police torce the Seventy-First Regiment, very opportunely, are to be iu the Park, armed and equipped, this afternoon, for review’ and preeenta tion, and if requisite will be called upon to aid the authorities. PI’ECAUTIONS OF TilK GENERAL GOVERNMENT.— Washington, Nov. 9— P. M. — The government, here, receiving iutimation this afternoon by tele graph that therd might possibly be trouble in New York to-morrow, took immediate steps to guard the puplic property, which will be protected, we are authorized to say at all hazards. Major Harris, of the Marines, was despatched by the afternoon train to make all necessary prepara t ions. Immediately on receiving the above we despatch ed one of our reporters to ascertain whether there were any symptoms of an approaching riot in any of the down town wards last evening, or not. Tin* reporter accordingly proceeded to make iuquiries, and learned that a body of about one hundred and fifty United States marines had passed up Fulton street about eight o’clock in the evening, aud sub sequently passed down Broadway to the vicinity of Wall, Broad or Beaver streets, about ten o’clock, where it was said an attack had been threatened during the day. He accordingly at once directed his steps to those localities, where he went through moot of the streets of the First w ard and inquired of every private watchman, policeman and citizen lie could find, without ascertaining any other par ticulara than the fact that it had beeu rumored in the early part of the evening that an attack was to be made on some of thestoies in that locality, ami they, as officers, had been cautioned to keep a good look out. No one could tell anything about any United States troops, or unusual erowd of people in that locality, as they said they had seen nor heard of none, although they (the officers) had been on duty since early in the evening. There cau, however, be but little question that a force was sent to the city from the Navy Yard last, evening, under cove- of night, and concealed in some of the United States warehouses or buildings in the lower, wards of the city, for the purpose of being on hand to-day in case of an attempted out break, in accordance with the language of the above despatch from Washington, as it is known that Marshal Rynders sent a despatch to the Presi dent early in the afternoon, detailing the proba bility of an attempted attack by the mob on the United States warehouses or treasury in this city, and the answerreceived by him Tuesday evening call on the force at Governor's Island and the Navy Yard, if necessary, for the protection of United States property in this city from mob violence. The Washington Star ot Tuesday evening says : The Anticipated Riot in New York.—-The telegraphic despatch received in Washington last evening, saying that an application had been made to the Government here by Assistant Treasurer Cisco and Marshal Rynders, for United States mili tary means of protecting the public property in that city in case it should be in danger in the course of a riot that was looked for to occur to-day, is probably correct. Certain it is that Adjutant General Cooper, and Colonel Harris of the Marine Corps—the latter be ing in attendance on the Naval Courts in this city as a witness—were yeste. day despatched to New York by the afternoon train. It is understood that they were charged with the duty of having every thing in readiness to protect the property of the United States there of every description, including, of course, the specie iu the Sub Treasury. They are discreet, experienced and efficient officers, and will, we kuow, be careful in all the arrangements they may feel called on to make to meet uuy possi ble emergency. The New York Courier, of Tuesday morning, says : Both Boards of the Common Council have acted on the Mayor’s Message n reference to the unem ployed pour. The Alderi ion resolved not to adopt the suggestions contained in the Message, relative to the issue of stock to procure large supplies of food, to be furnished at cot price to the laborers on the pub ic works. They, however, passed resolu tions, having for their object the employment of the poor. The Councilmen also reported that they had not the power to provide the relief necessary, in the direct manner pointed out by the Mayor. They, however, passed resolutions, urging on the different Boards having charge of the Public Works, to ein ploy laborers, and also recommend the Governors of the Alms House to purchase and store provisions in anticipation of destitution among the laboring classes. California. —The export of gold from California in a direct channel to England has increased steadi ly within the past three or four years, while that to New York has slightly diminished. The import trade from Europe to California has also increased, thereby saving time, freight, commissions, insu ranee, &c., both in the conveyance of gold and goods. The exports of treasure from San Francisco during the fiscal quarter ending 30th September, were as follow: July. AuKiMt. Sept. Total. To New York. $2,694,891 $2,792,7**9 $2,652,563 $8,146,250 To England... 805.510 767,!*08 CM.-105 2,239 913 To China 393.879 336,924 231,462 962,265 To Panama... 20,880 03,127 20,000 104,007 To Sundw’h Is. 37,408 28,810 60’21.'i To Australia.. 7,000 7 t innt Tot’l 3 month* $3,915,168 $4,005,101 $3,599,830 sll 519,054 Previous 0 months (Jan. to June inclusive ) 23,742,589 Total 9 months, 1857 $35,262,243 Total 9 months, 1856 *37,285,863 This decline in exports does not indicate any ac tual decrease of productionbut only the ability of the people to retain larger sums at home for their own use—or a lessening indebtedness to the Eastern Statue, and to foreign countries.— N. Y. Courier <s• Enquirer, Miss Flora MuFlimsey in England. —ln a let ter from the daughter of a noble Lord lu England to a friend in this city, she says: “Is Miss Flora McFlimsey meant to represent a person in the highesi. class of life ? For, you know, in England the subject of dress is one that is quite ignored in good society. We remark that such a person may dress well, or the .* contrary, but any lady who talked a great deal, or even showed tLii, she thought a great deal about dress, would be set down as a bore ; and, as we express it, would be sent to Coventry. “We take it for granted that the art of dross comes naturally to a lady-like mind, and requires no thought or effort ; consequently any one too smart is generally set down as a pereou with bad taste and vulgar. That is how we settle things here, and we should not stand Miss Flora for an hour. Our papers have of late written a great, deal against ladies'areas, and very rightly, too, for the present fashion is absurd and unnatural.” What do our Miss Floras say to that l—Nine York Post. A Duel — Probably Fatal Result. —We are in formed that a hostile meeting yesterday took place between two gentlemen of mis city—Gen. Casimir Lacoste and Mr. Garcia, a son of Manuel Garcia, Esq. The weapons used were small swords, and the result ho far is a wound which will probably prove fatal to the life of Gen. Lacoste, who received a thrust in the side from his adversary’s weapon, which penetrated some six inches and is believed to have entered the liver The cause which led to this lamentable occur rence was a remark said to have been made by Gen. Lacoste, prejudicial to the courage of the Fortier family—to the effect that they are none too fond of cold steel, or gunpowder, which was repor ted by Mr. Garcia. On hearing that this had been done Gen. Lacoste denied the truth of the report of his language which had been made. For this Mr. Garcia challenged the General, and the belligerents met on the Gentilly road, in the outskirts of the city.— TV. O. Della, of Monday. .Silver Mine in Hancock. —We learn that an old silver mine has been re-discovered In Hancock 00-inty in this State, near the .Morgan and W alker lines. It is outlie lands of a man named Blake, and a party of Georgians are now at work at it.— It was walled up with solid masonry, which had to be broken up with powder, and then the mine was opened again. It must have been worked hundred? of years ago, as trees are now growing over and around it. The ore is said to be rich. A gentle man of intelligence has promised to visit it and give the readers of the Advocate an account of the mine—its value, appearance, history, Sec., which we shall look for with much Interest.— Hunlsvtlte (Ala.) Advocate ,| Marrow Escape from a Panther.—A citizen of Thomas connty was riding near Barnetts creek a few day since, when he heard something like a cry of dittresß in the swamp. lie replied to it re peatedly, and it approached rapidly towards him. Judge of his supprlse, when he saw a large panther creep from the low bushes that skirted the swamp, i'he Deast saw him and made at him, but being well mounted he made his escape. This statement was made to us as a fact. — IViregrass Reporter. Remarkable Drouth. — The aqjount of rain fall ing during the mouth of September at this place was only .06. of an inch, during the month of October it was .48. being .64 a fraction over half an inch for the two months. We do not remember ever to have known such a remarkable drought. The small wa ter courses have generally dried up, the mills and factories stopped, and farmers are complaining of hard land and inability to sow barley, rye and early wheat. — Sandersville Georgian.
