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Wee in mth* New Orlwu * Picayune <>f %
Wedce iay afternoon the following iuteilgence m
. rU f M)nte the overflow of the Mississippi:
The River —We are informed by V* of
.•* ,'* • .< r Duke. wl h arrived tti* morning from
lid River that the c uutry above and befow
additl | P h’ r ’ rise ofß feet is reported at kI and.
Crevasse.—Mr Stewart reports tlmt a crevasse
t k ‘■* yt-h‘*‘ o y Mr. McH&ttoa * plantation
bei R.■ Ru • * r * m ? b’-* ripple made in the
rivei v • /: <1; “ ‘ Vftt ~ r was ttot running
\ fflin seu e Bend if bag fallen
ii. lit * Levee a* American Bend, the levee at
1 ■ lj i ‘ * n i:na,^ar:diD
_lul' r 'r.UV,t u .,„’ .
and nee, lately carted oa between ?b* British .Min;*. I
al/.i; and cu.vi - t l •-/ m the venerable See j
rotary, addr*./ . ‘•* L .Napier, reviewing the I
on nt. A <vrr*-: - it of the New York Times
r e • - A •*- •’-.nil if -uiedontfce roast
th** -r, • L'.-f it *-:'<■ ■ lit id to if i r <•;• ■•*e the Afri
;i er v! in.;*’ <*i enee, if **♦ satisfy, Vjrd Napier
; u ,Vv avoid* giving offence to England, though be
♦ • . Withgre.v i* de rved up--n
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emp oye ;.. . and r to pieveut it. Jle furtuer re
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r r e ••- •'Lin/at which the Blit mb gov
! iblyUko .• i >u* upibrage. it man
7if Ye Li-■< tv Lever at Rio Janeiro—The fob
twin: - nil tA- u tot a private letter, dated Rio
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run.’ rms sh Bay ones every day, with the sick
Win i, a nwio - si., k on board a vessel, the flog i
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take- bun out I! is a Had bight to Bee from 30to 40
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fc, , !~m -: liu.i.ir •■! Ml k ni-Ji in the h'-.-pila! taken
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rit.ia.-ii of Hiwtiin Dd l<*iv! Oil. following reply
Ut.rAKT.Mt NT ot Styi k, Wabimiton, April 9.
T ■ ‘A. 11-., Urn, ft M//..■•. Senate Chamber ■
Mu I |„ivA ini ip In,in.i to receive your note
f'u “-ply M “eve to iul.iuii you tlmt it in not the
prn li mil 1t,.-11 pm linen! to letueauy other paper
t ha dim i . reorw going abroad from >t
tneof.! • eii grant'-d to perrons ot color. No change
J"„ ■.. no! Ilio Uml Scott caje KeturniiiK
f|. m ,-tt, r, 1 have the honor to be,
- r . ‘ an', Lewis Cas.
ItHHACIt I IV.. :: i-- Fin Seneca (S. Y.) OB
; erv, r ,h> i that at the present term of the Circuit
Court..! !;• -Wi 1 pro ididg, in that village, the
io, .i-< tn.it (■* to tie tried, to that of Priscilla
I. , , of j. on, The plaintifl is forty font and
a .ip comm i !, II t, lady was eighteen years
old, mei the ferniant ha,* lie. n married Lwiiie.” He
•re i„h l,i-l .'.i-:\ 1” d’ teudaot renewed his
addressee J.iejury rendered a verdii l'for the
Monukskt to Da Kao - A number of Free
MaimiMisve form-M an n * udation in Phi adelphia
for the *porpoee ot eraetiag a itioimment to the
me eoiy of 1), Is .in o < oe public ground in that
city It is to b. “f ii arble and one hundred feet ill
, !. . , 1,, l.d :lia* the work will be eom
p', •i, land ienT-d ss i: Ii Masonic houora in about
tbrat Prank ,th i widow of Sivdahs
Kraiihlm. >• * • a letter ofleringPi eontiihale
Hakthißii C'itv Ki.ki tion. At Hie election on
Mond . i'iiiio'l'v .1 Ally ii , Krpnblicnu, wauehoseti
M syoi by o niaj uity of tHtt over John A Taintor,
Deinenni. The I) uu erat.i elect a collector and
, W,I Sheriffs, olid carry throe Wards The Kepab
i,, s.ii j 1,, j, .Mayor, City Chile, Auditor and
Wa r Commie.mi r, andoairy line Wards. This
g,s. it. n: i,i ,ij >. .ii, (lien t to Ihe ltepublieaus.
Last year the Democrats carried the city by ma
in Hies rangil g Irorn one to tivo hundred. •
Vihuima K> l VYmsrp v.—We are indebted to
M* * Hr IT, WMKHT & Cos , fur a bottle of ‘‘pure
AV IP ule in (he O <i Dominion wbicb
is < Miniitii .. =1 in very Untie ring teimn, to our favor
able tmi It r<t! it ’ii. VS : Lit.k it a good article, and
The Ki.aon. A d*fpat< h frdiu S . Louis dated
Wniih ttiiiy, 1 Jib. . ay* that frightful tousequeocea
arc appic t*mi u tw lower MiHt*u?Hippi, by the co|n
■ i:. and g w coming from the upper rivers. The
Mi •. ij.pi mi h si St. Paul; down. ’Pee
VI it. • -ui; and lIUnOH are both high and rising. Al
Imi- ti, i?n - ivm- at lloed height, occasioned
lorn and i.oith w . ‘em et-uufry. Should the unu&!
tn.ing ni.iuntn.it’ i ■'<*. now ooeiu , immeabM dovaata
I,\k* i 11'>> Ml KitKiitHs. Anderßou aiiJ
Rician!*, th* iwrto iuuril*rcr\ were• execute'll *t
l. ; . K . ,m Ki iilej, fur 111. niunfer of Mr*.
mirvM h Ii in) IVj made no epeechee
■it the ri i m Vml. s ~n inn) made a lull.coufes-
Hi.iu, whit'll i* t.l bt! pnl) ialieil. He ooufeaeee that
they nimil.r.'.l Mr- (Server and Mia. Ketun tor
wvlve and n had n i je, with which they wanted to
i m> ■ a pint win key, and that both were drunk
when they . oumdfed the deed.
Kn - utr is |mi a: i The tim'd in the Waliank )i
at*ati f ,it. t ! i th. i untiy all round Vinoeunea ie
iiiun lated. and >• umieiiae dainage to tjie l.iriue
A (|K, I’ Ui o Ao*.—The ‘ stuyveaaut l‘eai
prt ■ w etaiitlr ■ the corner of Third *vmo
a id thiite-'iiih alleel. New York, i* attain in bud
It W! plaine l l ml.it?, two hundred ewfVeven
Uonn l,im' Itooa.—We haveieceived the
Ma tun'd- > t thi ;.<e ul nud agreeable monthly
I y.ie, ■ M V'.. a b.-anlltnl eryraving, ap
i. .nr e o’. < Tie ueiial variety of fashion
at-H, ■ -fer ■- r” A . aio given, a*! of
which wiil be duly appreciated by the ladie.n
Wh at i Kaii i; ti> w :11 ns —The Virginia and
.about f? 000,Ik id In 1$ n>. die taxable value ot the
Ki.a to ih, untie, through which U p***. as ta
ke u n.u\ • ,-ns:! mm- &n -j J.U7—and in 1*56
the S'at h? ■ hr*:it makes it $53,917,229? or an
•uk..- 5- ;\36s.'mS Thw sudden
S i'v iAhv \i> ‘ N M OrltfUl# Picayune an
$\ >u ■’ y *... •• forfeit, lour mile beats, bat
IK* it t.M.i • wve;i t;ei Hi’- J Well’s oh. c.
st-uk'*. by WaftMT* . *.u bt HfK nn!M 1> K
K i,,,t isi .. . \ . ..toy. (..h r toother to Voucher.’*
oy Wagner. Ml >t i-.sport vi Britannia, to be run
and übthe i. • fjrt-v -■ rtmg event of Dcxtyear,
T UN u VMNi. TANARUS: K. > .H IHK BLrK UlOuK
r i r > iu n. ran ilncugh the Blue Ridge
l. mic. lucMitiv, Kiikl herea.'? r the drains ou the
l,i, 1* K. M. PAn J 0 t'KNMt NT W F “CoSORE Si.—
1 ;u H i-uk have agreed to adjourn ,
tii • ,-i • : t;., drvti:"! of June, but the corres
pondent v*ti • %.* p,.- *; i.ks t’ at unless the Appro-
S liate rc*ui:-.t c t tv* e m er and amend th^ui
. s .. . day will be put&-
HrMiKh.M’ i Bk*ht- Tne Journal states that
mg w>m id- •. -it -r was passing
Nv.u-k yes.f.-riay u:onu:;g. a ba : o; lightning as
louo a \ ..v ; . i*- i*e waj <’ ‘tstimed. and
Wodui M■: bu.br.- >tt N>W York for Ea- |
The Far • v - - New York Com {
day* ‘ •• i'-rt* Mr la ::oun. of S. C-. the j
sectetarv ot t-be Ant*r;oan l<egath>u in mis city, and !
Mr Brevort fN w \oik They exchanged shot* j
?• e M' l • ii;vis f'vf'pt-d ,iif ngb: foi explanations. No
EASTkH W EEir—k be Episcopal Bishop cf New !
Yo*k cv drtned bve bundled and fifteen persons in
#
v tali iiow open, aad boats passing upon it at
aa pod t - betwee i fitantmgdon and C-olumbia. —
In a tew and.,. -.he entire cucsl to Pitteburg will he
Wai'.er Savage Uuid„r cads Lamartine, in a iate
Utter, ‘‘first rale in ebatt* sts -nd rate id litera
ture. aiiO Uuru rate ic public confidence “
.toother Lift Swindle LxiK>ed.
Jhe City cf N*w-York is certainly very prolific
1 devising ecLemea for bwindliiig and rcbb'ag the
- ary. Not a wttk paaeea scarcely, that some
• h usaods of inata nc .ee of “sharp practice,” iouiy
a ther name for e a indiicg.) that are never reported.
The laj-t case ie a “ fr\ft *vindle” wbith is new be
• : tc- a very common system of victimierng thaee
who ar.* so eager to obta-n Kimethiijg for nothing
iu this fast age. We .u; jin tb*; account:
N r v’ York, April 15. 1 Sergeant Berney
ye vr-l iy wnt to the • ftice the Golden Priae. a
w* k v literary journa!, bearii u the uarnea cf Bock
et Cos., publiah**.-i, and 6l Sa*ter. i/roprie
j , and arrowed Saiter. Dean 6l Beeke’ The
pc -r wae puhiii-uea oa the “ Gift” principle. Ac
...igr to the printed prospect ms, “a gut worth
from •>’ cer.te to|soo ia gold will be presented to
fca h •.r ber immediately on the receipt of the
‘ • is money. This U presen'ed at a Memen
to cf t rsend-bip, and not as an to ob
tain -Mb- nbers.” Thisdißinteresteduess was cot
w - reward, for the frubscriptioßs laterally !
P* -red in. Os course co valuable presenbj were 1
although watches, lockets, bracelets, :
cr .-v. drops, breastpins, elesve buttons, j
-cuds, dtc.. were promised in profusion. A gift w&d
promised to each subscriber.
* • • •*oeratorb, when brought before the Mayor,
*t >. **<i that ti.ey Lad no systematic way of dietr bu- j
■-* m prizes, but that tiiey gave their prizes to i
<m..oever tneypleased. The gifts were of the j
*:apet brass and galvanized jewelry, and were
utterly worthless. Dean, Salter, Becket A Cos., |
firomise to give np the gitt part of their business, !
R'liigtliat they Lave a b~na fide circulation of
> ’ - n?i. arid can therefore afford t j publish their pa- J
r as a legitimate enterprise.
Bouquet of Ro-es —A-. a specimen of the quali
ty. beauty, and variety of the Roses grown on
•p, :i .rm4 I'm m Me*** re. Redmond Sc Berck
■*i a ‘ ent ua a most beautiful Bouquet of Ko
embracing alniCHf every hue and shade of col
liclubiMga bright, rich yeliow. We learn they
have several hundred of the choicest varieties of
K -n < u.'.'■vation, all of which they find eucceed
well when grown on their own roots.
Treatin', the Press.—The editors of Augusta
ia\ t.M sent to them each, “ a bottle of Rye
Wr -k > ‘ too, to’ be good judges of
article, for they all pronounce it excellent
i it’s d.'iug thing* by halves, tl>e ftivanuaii
f .an> present the with a box at a time,
i • (.ink it a discourtesy to annex the condition
:t at it ahall bee'ent for!— Sar. Rep,
‘I t > Savaunaii merchants no doubt appreciate the
l'** ar *;i4*teß of the Savacuah editor*.
Smoked out a.t Laht. —The Charleston Mercury
•*ag Southern Rights Democratic paper,) allu
d - Z 1( j the-conjecture of the Montgomery Mad s*
* ?:• iiarxie?* of the “<hree prominent political
• from Georgia and one from Mississippi,”
rged by the correspondent of the
*V / Carountan (also Democratic) with having
Calhoun to make Lis decision giving the
L'-giA-.a-ure o Kansas to the Kreesoilers without
e.vh the evidence which Gov. Denver wa* to
have sent Urn from Kansas, says .
We had information to the game eject, but not
Leif j authorized to use names we fore bore laying
betore the public. Now, if su b things are uone
by Southern men in Washington—Cabinet Minie
ers. Seiiafore and Representatives—with a view of
i 4 -irg the Kansas bill, what may they not do here
■it >r to accomplish thb same end ? As we have re
p*atedly said, Ike rrorst enemies to the South arc in
//. South The people of the South must be the
guardians of tlieir own intereets and honor/*
The men-thus implicated are—
II ell Core, Secretary of the Treasury ,
Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior;
RobKKr Toombs, Senator from Georgia .
Ai.ex. H. Stephens, Rep. from Georgia.
A;.d the programme for making Kansas a free
vate wasthi- Calhoun having elected a strong
t- 1 ■ State Legislature, the Northern Democracy
M - aid be quite ready to admit Kansas with the Be
compton constitution, but with th Green amend
incut disclaiming any intent by Congress to sanc
t:"ii that provision of the instrument which prohi
b amendment prior to 18b I. Os course the Free
Stale Legislature, thus licensed, would have made
!it haste to call another Convention to do the “dirty
work” to which it was distinctly invited, and to
make sure o* a popular majority to back it, it would
li .v - extended the elective franchise, in the vote
pen tiii.s question, to ut i*rocs and alien* !-—Colum
hug Enquirer.
L - cf the Ship John Gilpin of Boston
TL-- brig Iluriimne Bhd, which arrived at Balti
li- <'n Wednepday, from Bolivia, brought a per
t ob of the pa-kengers of the whip John Gilpin,
Wrecked at sea by an iceberg. She was aii A 1
EM p • I l,<BB tons, and owned by Messrs. Honey
w. 1 \ Brewer, of Boston. John F. Ropes, late
CV ain-of the John Gilpin, has furnished the fol
lowing account of her loefe :
I‘e diip John Gilpin, Captain John F. Ropes,
- k m U l” . Honolulu, Sandwich islands, tor New
lb .'or f, December Ist, with a cargo of oil, whale
i ,A. c , and having ou board 45 persons, all
No;king occurred worth of note until Jan.
♦ ii, m night, lat. <1 58 / south, long. 50° west,
th io being strong gales accompanied with heavy
the ship under eloee reefed topsails and reefed
•.*. I'iie vessel experienced a severe shock
Hirward, when w* immediately tried the pumps,
bii’ lound liitleor no water, which we continued to
-i. short intervals ot time, with the same result,
mM 10 A M., when we found five feet of water
ii *• hold ; both pumps were then started, and on
in king over the now, when the ship rose to the
waves, *aw that the cut-water aud forefoot were
g"i •. as far down as could be seen ; being unable
do anything to stop the leak outside, we went
l> w n the forepeak aud cut away the skin as far
down a-* weoouid get.
‘•‘ v ♦ could lu;ar the waier rushing in forward, but
w< i<• unable to get at the leak to stop it. Shortly
m! i wards passed a large field of ice, aud have rea
i ♦ believe that the vessel had been struck either
oy ;l field of ice or by a sunken iceberg. It could
l ivc Oet-u iiotliiiig very high out of water, as it
u ‘u; and have carried away some of the ship’s bend
U *r, or tiie bowsprit, and there was a good lookout
k , up day and night. During the day the pumps
\ ic t mstantiy kept going, the water all the time
ii ■ ong on us rapidly, and the weather continu
i’ ihreareiimg. At 5 I*. Al. passed another iceberg.
. i.< p>t. . 4 ugers were then made acquainted with
the circumstances, our boats were got in readiness,
ami .vnter, provisions, A.i\ placed m them, m oase
‘ . should require them during the night. Early in
the sounded the pumps aud lound 8 feet of
“'.*• and at 4P. M., Jan. Soth, found 13 feet wa
i-1. Yvith the pumps going all the time. The casks
t i oil in the hold beg uto lift from their beds and
u *li about, and the ship begau to labor heavily
and open about the stem and plankshear. Finding
the water gaining rapidly, aud the ship settling, held
a consultation with the officers and passengers, and
came to the concluiiou, in the event of falling in
with any vessel, to abandon the ship, .as there was
no hope of saving her.
daylight on the morning of January 30th saw
u ul to the northwest; made a signal of distress,
which was answered, aud the ship bore down and
proved to be the British ship Herefordshire, Cap
tain Thomas S. Soott, from Callao, bound to Cork,
w cut two life-boats and took off all hands aud
plan and us on boaid his ship without accident, al
i hoMgh tiiere m.-is & heavy sea running at the time
! ’ Mg the .-hip with fifteen feet water in the hold,
at -t seftli g. With deep regret, 1 left a fine
•-hit- amia valuable cargo. Before losing sight ol
h- aw i-moke and fiames issuing from her—sup
;• 110 have generated either from the caboose,
or t lanijts u-ed ih getting the baggage aud pro
VR-..1.S out ol the hold, and at 2 o clock, P. M.,
Jar iry JOtb, lost sight of her. Great praise is due
in, ..ns Soot-t and ins officers fo r the kindness and
at if i'>fi shown to all while on board his ship, aud
sou thing more than thanks is due him. We ar
i% ■ n; Bahia on the 2d ot March. Part of the
pa.- ugers and crew proceeded to England iu the
Hsu lord-hire, and the rest arrived in Baltimore iu
*• brig Hurricane Bird. (See passengers per Hur
ra -iu Bird, from Bahia, in Marina list ) The names
of i he passengers who preceded on to England are:
M Sarah \V. Wood, and two children, of Sand
u Island Mrs Sarah Kivetts, and two ohil-
Jrc* mot England, Edwin B Ford, of New York,
and V\ alter Sherwood, alsoot New York.
Hi unit ank -We learn, says the Cuthbert Ke
p.'i i that a destructive hurricane passed over the
Western portion of this oounty (Randolph) on last
Sunday, doing considerable damage to houses,
fern r . trees, Ac In some instances houses were
unrooted, and fences completed pfoetrated.
iiu Wfa rHEK.—On Tuesday even in Y last, says
ti. O ihh nega (Lumpkin County) Sternol, we were
v • and with a severe rain storm accompanied with
iuu had Since then the atmosphere has been re
iit'i’ kiiWy cool, and on Thursday morning last, as if
” of reuiitiding us of oW winter, quite a geu
-t made is appearance; but, we hope with
tie injury to the guidons and orchards
1 Savannah Republican learns, from a factor
i it i ity, that a lot of cotton, of about five hun
d:t-d ) Yes, sent him from Augusta, lost in weight
six thousand pounds, or an average of twelve
pounds to the bale. He thinks it was stolen after
the 1 t ton reached Savannah.
T.m k Coffee Sivinbi f— Louis Phillips and John
Phi . the parties ounce rued in the great “ Coffee
Swiuu e ‘under the title of “Olipbant, Bartlett dt
(. .■* have toeu arrested iu lioeton, and would be
. unt'.. a requisit on wa* made for th ui. No
e-s ian one hundred persons have complained at
Mayor's Office, Nevr York, of their victimiza
tion by this •enterprising’ firm.
Tt.e growing wheat crop throughout the mighty
w is described as beina: very promising. A large
breadth of wuid was sown, aud if no disaster occurs
t ore harvest time, the crop will be immense.
A our Tennessee exchanges represent the grow
ing wheat crops in their respect ve countie# as be
ii g exceedingly promising.
Mh. Everett's Lecture at Columbia. — she
S : Cari*tiniau of bunday says :—We learn from
:he Chairman of the Executive Committee that he
r< to the order of Mr Everett, by last eve
n-: g s mail, a draft for fol 2. the net proceeds of
‘he re- i ipta of tickets to his address on Friday eve
i _ Tne gross receipts were $64-1, and the ex
| pen sea $32. _
T ikftlk Crueltt —The YorkviUe, S. C . En
quirer says tuAt in Cleveland county. N. C.. last
v. (r Geo Soates and Mary Soates were arrested
\ i; e murder of an infant 18 months old. The
nr,;, r was c mmitted with a hammer. Before they
k vi he ohi'ui tliey placed it. naked, on the hearth i
n -the fire, and upon it a stick of wood heavy J
e; ..a,a to parent its esi'ape. Iu this condition.
” m; excruciating torment, it was found by the J
•t v n her return. Although terribly burned, it
survived two or three weeks until murdered by its j
; unr.:. unal parent aud bis mother.
h.* Fisheries—The catch of fish on the Poto- I
ii. j inci-ea* ng. On Saturday, a cargo of 10,000 !
j hrr • g and shad, arrived at the Pith wharf, at
Alt x.’ i dria. from White Point, and 11,000 herring
and 6or S> si ad from Stony Point. Besides these,
t: t. .■ were several other arrivals of thad and her
j ring, though cot in such large quantittee from the
! other landings.
The coetof lig-tiag the City of Boston ior the ;
com ruing year wiil be $146 300 ;of which the gas 1
tamisi-ed will cost s64.i'mu—the fluid oil and wick
y $•-*♦;.!Ha), and the pay of lamplighters $17,000.
f tto> Mills—The cotton mills ar Newbury i
i p ’it. Mas* . are still motionless, on account of a
din agreement between the employers and ths eni
p-. e J The latter prjp*.*soto go to work at are
d<‘ u often per ceut. from last years priaee.
wh'... would ue &n increase from pr*sent rates of 1
? about"twelve per cent.
L Reahard, a clerk in the poatoffice at 1
B< wnsvihe. Pa., nas been aiTestsd. cuarged with ;
j taking money from letter*
SPEECH OF JION. H. I. TRII PB,
OF GEORGIA.
In the House of Representatives, on the admission
of Kansas. March 34, 185^.
The Houm beint- in the Committee otihe Whole
on the et&te of the’ t'nion—
Mtt.Twprt paid:
Mr. Chairman : It we have grateful hear!?, we
ought all to be willing to render our thanks to the
Gr er of all good for the promise before u?. that
th s “harp of a thousand strings,” which haseo
kmggiveiNfat such discordant music, may tilaet
be broken forever. It has been tuned so long by
demagogue.-* and fanatic* to harsh and factious
strain*, er almost cause us to forget these nobler
anthem o , which in former times swelled the n ition
al heait and gkddeudd the patriot's boeoin. And
Wi/uld, eir, k were vouchsafed to us, before ttbia vile
in* ruroent is cast away forever, to be used, if poc
eible, for viler purpose* than those to which it La*
hitherto been appropriated, that some mighty hand,
nerved by truth and virtue, might sweep across its
strings and perchance strike from ito snapping
cords trine melody which t ey have not hitherto
known, though it should serve no other end than to
revive the memory of the harmonies of the past,
and to remind us that we were once brethren, and
coal i politically worship together, acknowiecging
“one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.” But, sir,
I fear that the hand of that minstrel lies cold for-
i ever; and, in looking over this broad land, wnere
ever I cast my eyes. I see nothing but his tomb.
Mr. Chairman, this Kansa* question, this slavery
question, bas been the foot ball of party and faction
long enough—used by Cordelier end Jatobin until
: -nr country has been erected into one vast revoiu
i ti nary tribunal, before which every demagogue
and fanatic is dragging, as a proceeding Fouqaier
iinville, every conservative; and, with hia “moral
proofs of guilt/'is dismissing him thence to th*
Conner gene hud the guillotine, to be counted as an
! other in the great holocaust of victims that have al
ready failen under its murderous axe. It ia time for
peace. It H time that the voice of patriotism wae
once more heeded in the land ; and it is time, sir,
that the fanatics and demagogues upon this great
question should die, and die the death that knows
no resurrection. Would that I possessed the power
of aclii g the executioner upon the great culprits!
Mr. Chairman, my colleague [Mr. Hillj upon the
IJoor ot the House tne other day, expressed a senti
meo’ which I have privately and publicly express
ed on all occasion* ; I have done it before my own
o* uslitueLcy at home: I have done it in private
conversation to those with w hom Fknow I differ as
far as from pole to pole ; and it is this : that slave
ry is not a question for discussion here. If it is
right, tlier one portion of the country Las the right;
if it is wrong, then one portion suffers that wrong;
and he who stands upon this floor, in the face of his
countrymen and the world, and al uses and slanders
the people of one section b cause they have an in
stitution which be does not approve, and to which
they have a clear constitutional right, is unworthy
his seat here, unworthy of his constituency, and un
worthy of the country thar protects him. The ques
iton of elaveiy, I repeat, Mr. Chairman, is not a de
ferable question proper for these Halls, and I will
not enter upon it. When the effort is made, I plead
to the jurisdictfon, and will come up to all the re
quisites of such a plea by showing where the true
juriiiditrtioii is, to wit : in the people to be effected
by it; and if you would still claim to pronounce
judgment, I, for one, would pronounce that judg
ment as coram non judice anti void, and a tyran
nous assumption ot power over the rights of those
who have both the right and the power to determine
for themselves.
Mr. Chairman, in dismissing this point, and com
mg to the great one now absorbing all others, I beg
leave to say, that when any man declares that one
portion of this Confederacy could, would, or ought
to be subjugated by another portion, aud held as a
subject province or colony, and.that, too, because
it refuses to be deprived of its most sacred rights,
he utters a sentiment which involves a libel upon
American history and Anglo-Saxon blood, and is as
credulous as he who is spoken of in Holy Writ,
who “believed a lie that he might be damned ”
Mr. Chairman, I shall vote ior the admission of
Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. The
question is put with a great deal of ingenuity and
force : will you vote for the admission of a State
with a constitution when a majority of the people
of that State are opposed to that constitution ? Sir
if that were the sole point in this question, or if it
constituted the real gi-t of the matter, 1 answer
emphatically that I would not, and I would con
temn the man, as much as any one, who would
avow the naked principle that he would be willing
to force any constitution or any government upon
an unwilling people. But I repudiate that as being
the test of my action or my vote, and think I can
plainly demonstrate that there are controlling cir
cumstances surrounding this question, which mate
rially modify the aspect iu which the opponents pre
seut it, and comes as near as the point can be
reached of estopping this great cry, that the will of
the majority is about being violated, and that a con
stitution odious to that majority is about being
forced upon them.
Sir, 1 am unwilling to meet this matter and argue
it on the basis ou which the opponents of the ad
mission of Kansas put it, to wit: that there is a
majority of the people ot Kansas opposed to this
constitution. There may be some difference of
opinion on that point, but 1 believe that the gene
ral current is, that there is, in all probability, such
a majority. I will go yet further, and concede, for
the sake of argument, the very largest majority that
has ever been claimed. Some geutlemeu on this
llocr have said that majority w’as ten thousand.—
That, sir, was the full vote agai: st the constitution
on the 4th of Jauuary, without deducting any that
were cast iu its favor on the 21st. of December. I
see, sir, by the dissent indicated by several gentle
men ou that side, that they do not claim this ma
jority. V’ery well; how, then, stand the numbers,
according to their estimates ? Six thousand on the
21st of December in favor of the constitution ; of
this they allege, as fraudulent, twenty-seven hun
dred leaving thirty-three hundred legitimate
friends. For the sake of the argument which I
make, grant it. On the 4th of January the oppo
nents of this constitution they say polled ten thou
sand votes, making six thousand seven hundred
majority against it. Yes, sir, these are the figures
according to their own showing—that out of an ag
gregate vote of the two elections together, of thir
teen thousand three hundred, they have a majority
of six thousand seven hundred, or more than three
to one. And it has neen pretty strongly asserted
that the proportion is still greater. But certainly,
sir, the above is sufficient to satisfy the most inor
diuate ambition on the other side in the way of
figures.
Here, then, Mr. Chairman, according to the laim
of gentlemen of the other side, is a question which
not only presents a state of matters that on its face
would be totally inexplicable, but which, in rea ity,
presents strange and suggestive portents, the true
solution of which would not be favorable to this
great maj jrity in this distant Territory; andjwhicb,
it fully explained, might reduce their loud cry about
fraud and violated rights, into a puny whine, and
that, too, affected, because they did not get what,
in reality, they did not want—a final settlement of
this vexed question.
What, sir, is this case l A history may be writ
ten upon it to give its full details, but 1 will state it
briefly. Four years ago by the legislation of Con
gress, by the construction given to that legislation,
and by the excitement produced by it, the peace
of the couh ry, if not the existence of the Union it
self, seemed to rest upon the result of a struggle
that was gotten up, whether slavery should or
should not be established in a certain Territory of
this Union, when it formed a State Constitution. It
was a matter that should have been determined
peaceably and quietly, had patriotism governed,
but the fanatic and taclionist did not so intend.
Every means was resorted to, and the very policy
adopted that produoed furor and excitement
amongst the peoplo. Parties were overthrown ; a
new’ and great one, great in its strength and num
bers has sprung up, which has about taken posses
sion of one half the country. The armies of Gog and
Magog seemed to be turned loose. The world
htood on tiptoe to watch the contest whether Kan
sas should be a free or a slave State So high and
turious waxed the struggle that it threatened civil
war, and caused the patriot to ask the question,
where will all this end ? and made the stoutest to
fear that his own loved Union might be involved in
the result.
Mr Chairman, in the midst of this confusion and
dauger, the very identical question that had gotten
it all up, was in June last to be determined by the
people of that Territory. An election was then to
be held for delegates to a convention, which body
could frame the oigauic law of anew and sovereign
State, and which had sole jurisdiction over the mat
ter and could forever settle it. A judgment that
should have been final, at least until that very peo
pie would have wished to open it as they might
have done when a State was sought to be (ro
nouuced. All parties were summoned to the trial
Ample security and fairness were guarantied, and
the prayers of all true patriots were rendered, that a
settlement might be secured whioh would give
peace to a distracted country.
But what is the result ? After the trial has gone
through, and the verdict pronounced, one party is
loudly protesting, and claims that an overwhelming
majority, a majority of more than six thousand, is
against that verdict. Asa judge who is to deter
mine outhis impeachment of tins verdict, I demand
to know how it is, if there is the great majority you
claim, that such a verdict was rendered.
The answer, Mr. Chairman,, to this question is
two-fvld. First, they say an unfair registry was
made; that a large number of legal voters in
several oounties were refused a registry, and hence
could not vote. I will not stop here to go fully into
the merits of this reply as to the facts, but will say
tbat the evidence is clear and satisfactory that a
large number of those who were not registered re
fused to be registered, and that some of the dis
franchised counties expelled the officers who were
stnt to make a registry. But take the fact as claim
ed, and you cannot make out by the gi eatest count
that you can in reason reach, more than some thou
sand votes in those disfranchised counties. Grant
ing, then, that these thousand voters were illegally de
prived of a hearing, aud there would still have been
five thousand seven hundred majority, according to
the opposition. Why did these not vote? Why
did they not, when power was iu their reach legally,
stretch forth their hands and grasp it ? Why did
they not at once determine this vexed question ac
cording to the will of such a huge majority, and
give peace to the country ?
Sir, upon my view of the auswer to this I rest my
action, and am content that it should determine the
the character of that action, whether it is just or un
just to those who make the plea. It is said by that
peop e, and by their strongest advocates there, that
they knew they could not pel justice , and therelore
would not come to trial ; that they knew fraud
would be practiced, and right denied.
Mr. Chairman, it is but a poor plea that the sui
tor forjUßtice would *et up as a reason against a
trial, that hekwnct wrong will be done him and jus
tice denied. It would not avail ; n any court in
Christendom. He would be told to defend hi e rights
and trust to the law and the revisory power of the
court or other tribunals to set aside iraud, or to
vacate a corrupt verdict. Is the apprehension of
fraud or violence sufficient to vitiate any election,
from a constable’s to the President's ? It is not pre
tended that this belief or fear was founded on any
threats or concerted arrangements, or that there
were any signs thereof, and the only pretense set
up was, that at the first election for a Territorial
Legislature, there were fraud and violence. It is
simply contemptible to say tha* that was sufficient in
advance to vitiate any and all future elections.
But. sir, there was a corrective power; there was
a power to have prevented the consummation of
any fraud or any violence. That power was the
Congress of the United States, which have full au
thority to determine the final question of admisaou.
Had there been an honest effort on the part of all
the legal voters t© have been heard, and bv any
means that were imjuet and unfair the rights of the
majority were denied, no man will pretend that
Congress could not have intervened, and even if it
could not give at once full force and effect to the
will of that majority, it at least oouid prevent the con
summation of the wrong. It would have been within
the clear, legal, and constitutional competency of
Congrt-sa to have listened to such an appeai. and to
dete*mined such a question: and it would
i have been its duty to have decided according to the
facts.
Sir, that was the course that shou and have been
pursued. It was the only course, to wit; to have
tried to •'form their domestic institutions accor
ding to thtir own will; and if unjustly prevented,
to have then appealed to Congress to set aside a
fraudulent verdict—to grant anew trial.
Mr Chairman, will it be replied in answer to this,
that Congress was cot to be trusted —that faith was
not to be placed in the Seuateand House of Repre
sentative . and the President of the United States ?
Who would set up this answer 1 Woo alone is en
j titled to make it f Counsel cannot do it without
the autority and in the name of the client. Gentle
i men cannot do it here except in the name of. and
speaking for that part of the people of Kansas who
protest against the judgment. If they make it.
i what spectacle do they present f First, they im
peach the authorities of the Territory, as intending
:o be guilty of fraud, and then impeach Congreee as
being willing to become particeps in that fraud
r They ouL&w the territona. authorities as unworthy
of frith, and then pass a general judgment of out
j iawry against the constituted authorities of the
whole country, and challenge one and aii as unfit to i
preside in the case. Sir, I will not listen to such a ]
; pita I would strike it from the record as insulting ;
Lid scandalous. I would not pronounce ‘
upon that which distinctly chargee infamy on my j
self, on my associates, oo the Senate, and the Pre
sident, and on ihe whole legislative and executive
departatenu of my country. And yet. sir, the*
! people to meet this jpoitif mad*-, they
ebouid at least have struck for their rights when
i the chance was afforded them, are compe.led to as
, sums this strangs, insulting, and slanderous poei
1 000 ’ .
I repeat, sir, that the true oourse for that people
j to have taken, and for not doing which they cannot
complain of their self-imposed disability,
this question was before them in the election of
/el- gates last June—baa they been patriot o . a*id
desired the peace of their couctrv . had they been
true to the causa they proc’aiinea, had they wished
the whoL matter settled “ia their own wav,* -ami
jiist as they wanted it—to have made a; least the
’effort, as freemen, -to proclaim their will. and. bad
they fallen by the wrong and injustice, to haveen
tsred their eareat. ana appealed to the proper tri
bunal against the fraud. Theta would have been
nothing nnmarly hi this ; and suck aboflld hate
been the course of patriots, who, knowing their
rights, wiil dare to try to secure them.
Mr. Chairman, some time before this election in
June. Gov. Walker and Secretary Stanton were in
Kansas, pledging and guarantying the people a fair
and boueatatocti _n, and begging—ay,-sir, imploring
—them to vote, and let their voice be heard ia de
termining the controversy. In my opinion, sir. in
attempting this, he wen went so far as to commit
a great outrage against theii rights, and to make
threats that called for condign punishment. yet
they would not vote. Deaf to entreaty, to promises,
to the true interests of their own cause, to the calls
of duty, they took refuge is mere stubbornness;
atid, conceding their great strength, they, like the
giant, either Went to sleep, or took the “sulks,” until
he was bound with cords, and .hen aroused with a
oud cry that his rights were about being violated.
Let that giant break those cords a° best he may -, I
do not think he has any strong claim on me to help
unbind him.
But. wr, in three months after the election in June
—within three months after that election at which
was chosen the tody who had power to decide this
exciting question—a change came over the spirits
of this recusant people, and without any additional
legislation, they went to the polls and voted, aud
that, too, at an election of by no means the impor
tance of the first. They not only voted, but suc
ceeded, elected their Delegate to Congreea, and the
Territorial Legislature. That Delegate ia now oc
copying his seat, and that Legislature has been
more than once in cession
Mr. Chairman what does ail this mean? How
would the calm and unprejudiced observer be com
pelled to read this history Take it altogether, and j
I confess I see no other solution than this : that that j
people, either from some outside influence, or from I
some unhallowed motives of their own, did not de
sire an adjustment of this question ; that thev did
not desire peace; and that the whole matter must
be kept open for the benefit ot those who<*e capital
was excitement, and whose aim was to build up par
ty by the aid of that excitement. Sir, I would not
unjustly charge any person or people; but, fearing
this, I will say, that Kansas has been a disturber of
the public peace long enough; and if it oan be
done, good bonds to keep that peace ought to be
put upon her At least, i would so act that when
she feels disposed to get up any further difficulty,
she may not only have the right to settle “her own
domestic institutions in her own way,” but that that
“difficulty’ may become, if she will have it, one
of theme “domestic institutions” which she shall
have the same “organic” right to settle in the same
way.
Mr. Chairman, if Kansas is admitted under this
constitution, aud there be this great overwhelming
majority of three to one, what great harm can
practically ensue? More especially is this question
pertinent when that majority has the whole ma
chinery of the State government. I know’ the reply
is made to this that the Lecompton constitution dots
not provide for any change until !Bt>l, and that it is
only a revolutionary right which the people have to
change that constitution before that time. 1 wil!
net, Mr. Chairman, assume any formal position now
on that question as the brief time I have does not
allow me either fully to state it or to fortify it. I
cannot concur in what the President ha° said on
this point but practically as applicable to this case,
1 will say that there is nothing iu the Lecompton
constitution that in terms prohibit any change be
fore 1804. And if the majority in Kansas in favor
of a change is so great being ten thousand out of
thirteen thousand three hundred, aud that majority
has now the whole government, no one can doubt
w’hat the result will be. With all official power, aud
that power willing, with such numerical power,
and that power anxious . no government on earth
ever did or could stand six, or five, or four years
against it. If it be revolutionary it would of course
be a peaceable revolution, for one government
woula simply abdicate in favor of the other, and
that other sustained by tbr4H’ to one of the people.—
What 1 mean is, that it would, all thin being true,
obey the great law ot human nature, and change
itsrlf. I speak of what iu ail probability, would be
the practical end of this whole mat er, aud not of
constitutional right, nor do l believe it to be com
petent for Congress iu this bill t* pass upon that
question.
An amendment has been put ou the’ bill for the
admission of Kansas, in relation to this point, about
which I desire to submit a few remarks. It is in
these words:
“And that nothing in th s act shall be construed
to abridge or infringe any right of the people asser
ted in the constitution cf Kansas at all times to al
ter, reform, or abolish their form of government, iu
such manner as they may think pioper, Congress
hereby disclaiming any authority to intervene or
declare the construction of the constitution of any
State, except to see that is republican in form and
not in conflict with the Constitution of the United
States.’’
These words, sir, seem fair and plausible; but 1
do not like them. They say “nothing iu this act
shall be construed to abridge or infringe any
right of the people,** Ac. Does this special repu
diation of such a construction being put upon this
act imply that Congress could pass any act upon
which such a construction could be legally put ?
Or that Congress could have put anything in this
act which should legally admit of such a construc
tion 1 If that be their meaning, 1 repudiate them
altogether. Do they mean to set up, as a special
con . ressional declaration, the wild radical doctrine
of D nism? If so, I repudiate them. Why put all
that n this bill at all? Is it a bait for gudgeons or a
tub > i rie whale ? Into whose brain did the faint
est idea ever enter, that the act admitting a State
into the Union could, by possibility, have any con
trol over the meaning ot its constitution as to the
right of the peopfe to change that constitution ?
Where are there any words in that bill that, by any
construction or distortion, can have any possible
connection, directly or indirectly with the matter of
the right of a people to alter or change their con
stitution? Uuless, then, this declaration is utterly
impotent and meaningless, 1 fear that there is a “cat
under the meal.” If they are intended to have any
practical efficiency, I here enter my protest. I
trust they wiil be stricken out, aud that we wili not
again run the risk ol a double construction of fair
seeming and high-sounding speeches introduced in
to the body of this bill, as we did in the celebrated
declaration in the old Kansas Nebraska bill.
There is another fact in this Kansas history, Mr.
Chairman, to which I wish to refer, as in my opin
ion it has tended no little to complicate the ques
tion, and has furnished almost the whole capital to
the opponents ot the admission of Kansas. The or
ganic act declaied, “the people perfectly free to
form and regulate their domestic institutions in
their own way, subject to the Constitution of the
United States.” Gov. Walker, in last May, went
to Kansas, and as the agent of the Administration
in his very first act, to-wit, his inaugural address
demanded that the people of Kansas should “form
their domestic institutions,” or frame their consti
tution after a certain m de specified by him. This
he repeated in his Topeka and other speeches, and
backed them up by threats of preventing their ad
mission into the Union unless they complied ; and
further declared, that in this he represented the
president of the United States. One of those modes
specified by him, was that auy constitution that
might be made should be submitted back to a vote
for ratification or rejectiox. Did the Constitution
of the United States require this as a prerequisite
for admission ? It would have been perfectly right
and proper for the people so to have done had they
seen fit; but the attempt to coerce them was an
outrage that has never been redressed.
I have stated that in this, Governor Walker said
he was representing the President of the United
States. And how turns out the case ? The only
difference between the President and Governor
Walker is, that the President sayß he meant that
the slavery question was the question that the
people of Kansas, in framing their constitution,
must submit back to a vote. Walker was for the
whole being submitted, aud so was the President,
and says so in his message ; and further, takes the
position, again and again, that would have com
pelled him to resist the admission of Kansas had
not the slavery question been so submitted. He
says :
“ In the Kanaas-Nebraaka act, however, this re
quirement is applicable to the whole constitution
had not been inserted, aud the convention were not
bound by its terms to submit any other portion 0 f
the instrument to an election except that which re
lates to the * domestic institution of slavery.’”
Here the President broadly asserts that the Kan
sas-Nebraska act, “by its terms’’ bound the con
vention to submit the question of slavery back to
an “ election. 7 ’ Os course the inference is not only
legitimate, but irresistible, that if the convention
had not thus submitted the question of slavery, he
would have redeemed the pledge of Vfalker, and op
posed the admission.
Sir, with all due respect to the President, I beg
leave to say, that no man, woman or child in all this
broad land ever heard of such a construction to the
Kansas-Nebraska act, until they read it in the mes
sage. That act had been read by everybi dy, dis
cussed and scrutinized and canvassed aa no act of
Congress had ever been before. The very words
the President quotes to sustain his construction,
had become as familiar as household words to every
body. All had them by heart, and countless in
quirers were asking and quarreling about their
meaning—but no one hinted or suggested, the idea
never found a lodgment in print, or was whispered
on the air, that that act meant what the President
says it means, and yet, as to its meaning this, he
says he “ had never entertained a serious doubt.”
Very well,sir, I will not dispute whht the President’s
oonvictions were, but I will eay, that he was not
only the first who ever promulgated the idea, but
that down to the present day I have never heard
that he has found a single indorser.
If the President is right in saying that the Kan
sas Nebraska act required the constitutional con
vention to submit the question of slavery back to
an “election,” then are Walker. Douglas, and
Stanton right in holding that the whole constitution
was required to be submitted. But either the one
holding or the other is a forced construction; and
when any Federal agent or authority raised such a
question on that people, a great wrong was done :
and when the demand was made, an outrage was
attempted.
I have said that this demaud, or this position on
the part of the President and Gov. Walker, tended
no little to complicate the whole Kansas imbroglio,
and has furnished iu its results the groundwork for
the most of the arguments of the enemies of admis
sion. llow 1 The convention, overa wed by these
threats, or seduced by the powerful influences
brought to bear upon them, did submit back to an
“election” the question as to the future importation
of slaves. From the history of the preceding elec
tion no reasonable man could believe that but one
side would vote, and we had the spectacle of anoth
er “election,” with very few voting but the friends
of the measure. It was not to be expected that
when there was no opposition the full strength of
the friends of that measure would be exhibited.—
Moreover, with the wild construction that had been
claimed for this great doctrine of “popular sover
eignty,” the free-State Legislature, which had just
come into power, concluded they would take the
strength of their side, when they knew they would
have no opposition. They appointed another, and
a subsequent day, to take the vete again. They
had seen the hands of their opponents, and they
knew precisely what they had to overcome. The
calf had been taught exactly how high he had to
jump, and he jumped it. There were no obstacles
m the way, and clear over everything the leap was
made by thousands, and now comes up the hue and
cry that the plan of the President has been adopted,
and upon the high principle ot ‘‘popular sovereignty”
the Lecompton constitution must be rejected. I here
put the question if this demand of a submission
back to an “election” had not been made and en
forced, and the convention had framed tke constitu
tion and applied for admission, where would have
been the inch of ground upon which the opponents
of admission could stand 1 None whatever, except
that voters were not registered who refused to be
registered, and that certain counties were disfran
chised. which refused to comply with the law that
would have secured their rights.
Let then, sir, the responsibility for this distracting
state of the question rest upon all who have aided in
bringing it upon us.
Mr. Chairman, I have remarked that this Kansas
question has been the instrument with which parties
and factions have worked kng enough. For years
it has absorbed everything else but tne Democratic *
party , and it really does seem as if, at last, it was
about making its final bait of that powerful organi
zation. Under the excitement it has produced, the
Republican party had its birth, and has grown up
to coloesal proportions, more terrible than an “army
with banners.’ It has given that party its wa, ciy. •
ana is the life-blood of its existence. By & sort of .
econverse principle, produced by the same cause,
the Democratic party had pretty nigh taken cap
tive another portion of the country. Between these :
two great parties, thus strengthened, the American
party, with its noble aims, and with its graat lead- 1
iog principle,, to day deeply rooted in the hearts ot •
three-fourths of the American people, hae almost
fallen, like the good man overcome by a multitude
I of sinners.
Where then, air, is the patriot who ioea not wish
to relieve his country from this pressure, and to en
able the people to come up to the cooside* ation of ;
1 other great principles intimately connected with
■ their preeent interests ana future prosperity ?
, Happy would be the lot of that man who could
remove the Aohan’s wedge, and bring back once
more the blessings of Heaven upon our poiiticai
j Israel
I may be mistaken, Mr. Chairman, in one great
j object I hope to aid in securing by my vote lam
for peace—an\i:ono: jbltLand lasting peace—heart
and soul, and short of a eacrificeof principle, I dare
not sacrifice , e?v>rt <fs surrender of rig hts, which
would be degra^uion—l would be wilflng to adopt
any honorable course to give and secure that peaoe
to a distracted country. I shall taka this step, and
give this vote, hoping, if it succeed, that peace may
come. As it is, I kuow full well we have it Rot
The oM vessel is cabled fast to the shore, as if to a
“body of-death,” striking heavily on the rocks that
surround her. She cannot p§rt that cable, and go
out to seek deeper a\dra er waters. There eh* is.
bound by this Gordian knot Asa pilot or mariner
on board, it is on me to join in deciding what shall
be don§. it may be a Jacgerous attempt, for se
nous threats are maJe ; but. risking ail, I would
cut thal Gordian knot, turp loose the ship, hoist
sail and strike out for sore quie’ waters, where the
winds of heaven may fill her sails, and send heron
her way rejoicing.
Let tiie deed be done. and give the patriot’s
prayer—God speed her, and send her safe delive
iaucel
New York Money Market.
Wednesday, Apri 14, 6 P. M.—The stock mar
ket was irregular this morning, aod as a geueral
thing lower prices ruled at the board. The amount
of business transacted was unusually light, and the
board adjourned at an early hour, after a full se
cond call of stocks. Considerable anxiety was
manifested during the session regarding the pro
gress of the Railroad Toll bill at Albany, and that
had a depressing influence upon the market gene
raCy. At the board Missouri State sixes declined
per-cent., Illinois Central bonds [, Pennsylva
nia Coal Company New York Central Railroad
If?. Michigan Southern, preferred, [, Panama I.
Cleveland Toledo 1-2, Milwaukee and Mississippi 3.
Delaware and Hudson advanced $ per cent.. Pa
eifle Steamship Company 1 4, La Crosse and Mil
waukie 1-2. Ti*rq was a sale this morning of Cali
fornia State sevens, new bond, at 81 per cent.—
These bonds do not commence drawing interest un
til January 1,1859. After the board a telegraphic
despatch was received from Albany announcing the
fact that the Toll bill had been defeated in the Sen
ate. As soon as this was generally known active
bidding for New Y’ork Central and Erie commenced,
and prices advanced rapidly. New York Central
sold at 88 1-2 and Erie 54 1-2 per cent. At these
prices of the largest operators iu the street
were buyers, and a large outs de business were
transacted.
There is now no obstacle to a rapid recovery in
New York Central Railroad sfock, and holders look
for higher prices than have yet ruled. The compa
ny will, in a few days, make an exhibit of its traffic
business for the first six months of the present fiscal
year—from October 1 to April I—and we learn that
a net ineome will be shown amounting to upwards
of half a million of dollars more than that for the
corresponding period last year. This increase in
net earnings has been realized in the face of a large
reduction of gross receipts, by the introduction of
reform and economy iu all the operating depart
uieuis to an extent never before dreamed ot. A
stricter system of management has been practised,
aud the fact has been demonstrated that, witli pro
per supervision, our railroad 0 can make more money
upon less business. Heretofore the object has been
to do a lirge traffic, without the slightest regard to
the expense. The result was that the road and ma
chinery were soon worn out, without haviug earned
enough to keep the line iu proper working order.
At uie second board the marker was steady and a
l ttle active Cumberland a4ivanced i per cent;
Pennsylvania Coal Company, New Y'ork Central
Railroad, 1 ; Erie, |; Hudson River Railroad, [;
Harlem, \ ; Chicago aud Rock Island was a shade
or two better. Milwausie and Mississippi was 1
per cent lower; Readi g and Cleveland and Toledo
closed weak. Most of the t ransactions in Reading
were ou seller’s option.
Toe Assistant. Treasurer reports to day as fol
lows :
Total receipts $72,654 20
“ payments * 1,072,735 04
“ balance 3,888,065 56
The receipts to-day included $67,000 from cus
toms, aud the payments include $“3,000 on Califor
nia drafts.
The transactions at the Clearing House to-day
were as follows :
Total exchanges $16,536,893 26
Total balances *. 809,398 84
The I Hindis Central Railroad Company give no
tice of their readiness to pay an instalment of twen
ty per cent on their outstanding notes and
tanceß. — Herald.
The Massacre in Honduras. —Kingston, (Ja
inaica) papers to the 7lb of April inclusive have
been received. The Morning Journal of that place
is still advocating the settlement or colonization in
Jamaica of “the free black aud colored natives of
America/’
The same paper contains the following details of
a tragedy, imperfect accounts of which have pre
viously reached uj:
Intelligence has been received of a horrible mas
sacre by the Indians iu British Honduras, in which
there w ere no less than one hundred and four vic
tims and forty others taken prisoners, whose fate up
to the date of the intelligence was uncertain. The
particulars as related by one who was present,go to
show that Bacular, a town about a day’s journey
from Corosal, was t .ken by the Indians on theL'tth
ultimo, w en a hundred aud four persons were kill
ed iu the assault and forty taken prisoners As
soon as the news reached Corosal, three or four
gentlemen started for the i lace, and one of them, a
Mr. Blake, returned almost immediately, stating
that, the Indiaus would ransom their prisoners for
s4yooo. Considerable exertion was immediately
put forward, and in two days the amount was rais
ed, $2,500 in cash aud the balance in goods, such as
are required by the Indians, ihe stipulation was
placed iu the hands of the Indian commandant, who
promised that he would treat further on the follow
mg day ; but at midnight on the 31st, the whole In
dian force was called out to consult their oracle—
the cross—when it was determined that $4,000 must
be paid down for the female prisoners alone, and
$3,000 more for the males, or they must be led forth
to execution. Thirty women who had been viola
ted by almost all the soldiers, aud eleven men, were
then led forth, and their screams ringing in the ears
of the English, who wished if possible to save them,
were inhumauly kijled—literally hacked to pieces.
The superintendent sent Captain Anderson and
another gentleman with a letter to the Indian com
mandant, supplicating mercy for the unfortunates,
but his messengers and letter were treated with
contempt
This disgusting pieoo of Sepoyism, practised
within our immediate neighborhood, we are happy
to say, is not likely to go unpunished, the Major-
General commanding on this station has ordered
two companies of the 2nd West India Regiment
to the scenfe of outrage. H M. steamer Leopard
came up the harbor on Sunday, when the neces
sary baggage and provisions were put ou board.
Washington Items. —The aggregate amount
proposed to be appropriated in the various river
and harbor bills, heretofore referred to the House
Committee on Coibmlroe, is over four millions of
dollars. The bill reported by- Hon. John Cochrane
appropriates nearly, a million and a half of dollars
The committee, with the exception of two hundred
thousand dollars for harbors of refuge, confine their
items to the completion of improvements already
projected and begun, for they say, without some
assistance now, the millions expended along our
sea, lake and river borders, must become a total
sacrifice. The Senate Committee of Commerce
have decided that it would be unwise to prosecute
the improvement of rivers and harbors by borrow
ing the money, and, as the treasury was not in con
dition to furnish the means, it was inexpedient to
report in favor of such improvements. The report
was unanimous.
The Conference Committee of the two Houses
have held an informal meeting, Messrs. Green, Huu
ter and Sewatd on the part of Senate, and Messrs.
English, Howard and Stephens on the part of the
House. They merely exchanged views in conver
sation, but took no vote. No report will be looked
for until Monday. Mr. English insists upon the
submission of the Lecompton Constitution to a fair
vote of the people of Kansas and declares that he
will consent to nolhifig leas. Messrs. Seward and
Howard go with him fully and will assent to no
compromise whatever that does not provide for such
submission. Thus far Messrs. Green, Hunter and
Stephens will not concede the point; and a final
disagreement of the Committee is regarded as near
ly certain.
It appears from the report of Hon. H. M. Rice,
made to the War Department, that the several hun
dred claimants to the-Fort Crawford reservation,
west of the Mississippi, had-possession given them
by the Court nearly two yeais ago, and that five
hundred and seven acres of the government re
serve opposite Fort Crawford were sold at a dollar
and a quarter per acre, and twenty-five cents per
acre additional to cover the expenses, which are
heavy.
Major Mcßae has been ordered to rendezvous at
Cincinnati, and there hold himself in readiness to
muster two regiments of volunteers into service.—
This is an indication that the President expects to
call out volunteers soon.
Letters received from an official source at Bogo
ta, New Grenada, confirm the statement published
that the Cass Herran Convention, had. upon re
consideration. passed the Senate of the New Grana
dian Congress by a majority of two. The same
letters express a doubt of its passing the other
branch of Congress. The English and French re
presentasives at Bogota had expressed the wish that
the treaty should be adopted.
It is said ihat Secretary Cobb will before Congress
adjourne, ask for a twenty million loan, or Treasury
notes to that amount.
Treasury balance (12th April) $5,710,463.76
Amount of receipts 849,864.36
Drafts returned paid 1,544,422 95
Drafts issued : 1,289,238 82
Reduction 439,364 46
From Texas. —The New Orleans Picayune o f the
16th has later advices from Western Texas to the
7 th iust:
The prisoners in Brownsville jail, fifteen in num
ber, made their escape a few nights ago.
Great consternation was caused in Brownsville,
on the night of the Ist instant, by the receipt of in
telligence that a party of nine Indians had attacked
a party of herdsmen that day on Palo Alto prairie,
and killed one of them named Gaspar Glaevecke, a
citizen of Brownsville. Paio Alto prairie is some
twelve miles from that city. The Indians, after
committing the murder, took a number of horses,
mounted, and crossed over into Mexico. They
were pursued, and, we are informed by the purser
of the Gen. Rusk, were overtaked ana five of them
killed and the stolen horses all recovered. The
pursuers were Mexicans from the American side,
aided by the Mexican authorities.
The Browneville Flag publishes a translation of
the late decree declaring the Rio Grande frontier
of Mexico open for the free introduction of goods
of all kinds intended for consumption in the fron
tier towns. The decree embraces all the villiages
and towns on the river, as high up as the settle
ments extend, and also includes the important in
terior city of Monterey. The Flag remarks that the
document, though signed only by the present actiDg
Governor of Tamaulipas, is understood to have
been also approved by Gen. Vidauiri, the Governor
of the State of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila.
Baptism in Hoops. —At Chicago, last week, a
rather amusing scene took place during the baptism
of a young iady by the pastor of the Tabernacle.
The Union says : ‘"The minister requested her to
assume the dress peculiar to such an occasion, but
she declined to take off her hooped skirt ; the minis
ter told her of the inconvience that must result from
her obstinacy, but she persisted. When ®he came
to descend into the bath, the inflated skirt touched
the water and rose up around her like a balloon.
Her head was lost to the congregation, she was
swallowed up in the swelling skirt, the minister
tried to force her down into the bath, but she was
kept above the surface by the floating properties of
the crinoline, and was buoyed up so successfully
that it was not until after muon difficulty and many
forcible attempts to submerge the lady, the minister
succeeded in b-prizing the fair one. Finally it was
effected, to the relief of the minister and the
j serious y inclined audience, who could not keep
; from laughing in their po ket kerchiefs.
From Bermuda and Turks Island —We have
Bermuda dates to the 64b iust. There is said to be
considerable injury to the potato crop in exposed
parts ©f the island from a recent haavy southerly
gale. The quantity of ihat esculent planted this
year does not equal that of last year. Turks Island
advices of March 24th state that provisions were
plenty, and that an abundant supply of salt was on
hand.
A DUkt.—Two New York gentlemen of color,
Cjueen Decker and William Robinson, rivals in the
aJfectious of a lady, met Tuesday morning, to settle
the difficulty as prescribed by the code duello.—
Every rule was strictly observed
Decker s shot took effect in his adversary ‘s leg, and
amputation will probably be necessary.
| The extortion of Chicago hac kmen has become so
notorious that forty-three of the hundred and twelve
I hackmen of that city have formed themselves into
an association, with a view of pottiDg a stop to
uverchargisg and other abuses.
A young gentleman who had io*t married a iitfie
beauty, says, “she would have been made taller,
i but ibe is made of such pirecious materials that Na
ture couldn't afford it.”
The small pox is prevailing in Newark. N. J. In
the seventh ward alone there are said to be two hun
; dred cases.
u Sir, said a woman to a loafer, “if you do not
send home my husband's ciotnesl will expoeeyou.’
i “ If I do I shall expose myself,” was the 000 l reply j
The Crops.
The Wheat Cp.op is ihe West.—A counts
fro:■! every section of the westi-ra c■; ntry,’ ithout
exception, repreeent that the wheat crop looks more
promising than in any spriug l\.r the last ten years
It is well up. covers the ground well, is well set.
good color, and lh“ mnni'er of acres of if, is prodi
gious.
_ The Crops at Sr. Hart's Parish, La. —The
Franklin 3’ >‘e-,' 'i the ‘‘ i iust., says :—‘"l'iie plen
tiful reins *ita which we . were visited during the
••aily part at the week, have provfed very beneficial
to the crops, especially to the y.iung com. which
was greatly in need of it. The crops throughout the
parish look remarkably wg’l, a, il so far as we can
learn, the prospects of our planters are very bright
and flattering.”
Tre Crops —Our advices from all parts of the !
eoun ry, and especially throughout Maryland, are,
llius far, exceedingly favorable to the spring crops.
Vegetal ou is farther advene. (1 than usual. The
what crop uas enccuQtercd no injury from the past
winter. 7t is tbickiy set and very promising. There
are.also e:reefful indications of a plentiful supply of i
fruit. Ti e trees have, up to this time, escaped in- i
jury from the frost. It is rather early to make cer- 1
tain calculations, but from ail We can learu, pros- I
pects of in abundant harvest are unusual!’.- hope
ful.— Ball Pat. ‘ V \
Wheat Crop is Virginia.— The Fincastle (Va.)
Whig says : “The present wheat crop promises an
abundant yield. We hear the most flittering re
ports of its fine and promising appearance trom
every part of the country. We have been over the
country some, and we have never before seen the
crop look more promising. There is more than the
usual quantity of laud sown. It is thick and well
set upon the ground, and if no disaster befalls it,
largely over an average yield may be expected.
Tae Austin (Texas) Intelligencer of the thlth ult.,
speak'joyously of crop prospects. It stye. “We
receive the most ercoui aging accounts of the wheat
crop everywhere. The fields ail along the road
from Aust in to Ked River are indescribably beauti
ful. So far as the rains go the wheat is now safe,
the grouud being so thoroughly wet. They only
danger is from frost. The corn id coming forward
iientifully, and the peach trees are loaded with
fruit. No country ever looked more inviting than
Texas at present’’
The Wheat Crop is North Carolina —We
are glad to hear good accounts of the growing
Wheat. The fanners from all the Wheat-growing
counties trading at this place, report the growing
Wheat as never equalled in quality aud greatly in
creased in quantity. —Faytteville (,V. C.) Observer,
lath inst.
The Hannibal (Mo.) Messenger of the Bth inst ,
says the prospect for au abundant yield of Wheat at
the harvest of 1858, is now very encouraging all
through this portion of Missouri. The growing crop
now covers the. ground well, aud is of a fine, luxu
riant color. The prospect for a large yield was
never better.
A Limns Naiurje.
To the Editors of the Louisville Journal :
Henderson, April 5, 1858.
Gentlemen: 1 have just returned from a visit
to one of the most extraordinary curiosities ever
known in the history of the human race. A uegro
woman, belonging to Mr. Samuel Stites, ol this
place, gave birth, eight days ago, to four living
children joined together by pairs in a still more pe
culiar manner than the Siamese Twins. The two
boys are connected at the shoulder, and from the
hip to the knee joint, leaving tile lower joint of the
legs and the feet of each perfectly Iree The girls
are joined at the shoulder with this difference from
the boys ; that they bas s bu one arm issuing from
the injunction of their shoulders. T>. y are joined
from the hip down to the foot—the two legs Hiding
in one foot.
1 u regard to the color of the children, nature seems
to have been quite as eccentric qs in their forma*
tion.one of the boys being black and the other as
white as the child of a white woman , and so with
the girls. They all seem to he perfectly healthy,
and the mother is doing uncommonly well.
Mr. Stites, who is a man of wealth, takes great
pleasure in showing the twins to his friends, and
their “levees” have been greatly crowded for the
last day or two
Respectfully, N. 1). fiRRy.
The Great Steamer Leviathan. — From an
article in the London Times we learn the progress
that is making in fitting the Leviathan for sea
The cost of completing her fittings is estimated at
$500,00(1, and the time four montus, or to the end
of J uly. No less than ten anchors are now required
to hold the monster vessel at her present moorings
—five at the stem md five at the stern, and each
with lengths of cable attached varying from 40 to
160 fathoms. There are to be six masts in all, three
square rigged and three rigged with fore and aft
sails. Ail these mauls will be composed of plates
of wrought iron one inch in thickness, and riveted
together in the same manner as the sides of the
slop, or a steam-boiler of the strongest description.
This will vary in height from 130 to 170 feet from
the keel to the truck ; each will be three feet four
inches in diameter at the deck, and each will weigh
from 30 to 40 tons, exclusive of yards or rigging.
Each mast rests in a square column of plate-iron,
which reaches direct trom the keel to the upper
deck, and is riveted aud built into all of the suc
cessive decks through which it passes. In case of
its ever becoming necessary to cut away the masts,
at the base of them all, at about three feet above
the deck, will be fixed a peculiar apparatus, which,
working by menus ot a powerful screw, is made to
compress two sides of the mast together in such
a manner as to completely crush them in, and let
the masts fall over the sides immediately. All the
main and topmast yards of tire square-rigged masts
will be also of iron plates. The main yard will be
131) feet long, or about 40 feet longer than the main
yard of the largest li ,e of-battle ships, about four
times t lie strength o any main-yaid yet construct
ed, aud several tons lighter than if it was made of
wood, as is usually the case.
An Outrage on the American Flag.— We
have been favored by our friends of the commer
cial house of Messrs. J. A. Barelli & Cos. with two
letters addressed to them from Tampico, of the date
of Ist April, one from the United States Consul at
that port, Franklin Chase, Esq , and the other from
Captain Joseph Sbisa, master of the schooner Vir
ginia Antoinette, a regular trader between this aud
Tampico. From those letters, corresponding as
they do in substance, we gather the following par
ticulars:
The schooner, after having been legally cleared
from the custom house at Tampico, got under weigh
on the 18th ult., for New Orleans; but when sailing
past one of Garza's forts, about a mile below the
city, she was brought to by a couple of shots fired
from the guns of the tort, although she had her na
tional colors flying from both her fore aud main top
mast heads. The schooner then retraced *htr step3
and reached her former anchorage off the oity, and
on receiving the captain’s report the consul des
patched a courier to Garza, with a copy of the cap
tain’s protest, against the insult to the American
flag, accompanied with an official letter addressed
to that revolutionary chief. The events that follow
ed can be best understood from the following ex
tract which we make from Consul Chase’s letter:
“ Hiß answer was Vague and unsatisfactory, but
he distinctly stated that the American vessels in
port mighfproceed to sea without molestation. Ac
cordingly, Capt. Sbisa proceeded to tiie bar, which
is now in the hands of Garza where a demand was
made of him for double duties, both import and ex
port, and also for double port charges, which was
properly refused on the part of Capt. Sbisa; and
hence the vessel is detained by an armed force un
der orders from Garza. By this conveyance I have
written for a vessel of war. I trust you will use
your influence with our government to send us one
here with the least possible delay.—iV. O. Bulletin,
Yith inst.
Russians in China — The Paris Patrie depicts
in the following terms the position of (he Russians in
China:—
“Some ten years ago the Russians crossed the
Siberian Alps and penetrated as far as the bauks of
the river Amoor, thus conquering, without a strug
gle, halt of Mantchouria. Since the treaty of Paris
they have increased their establishments ; steamers
now asoend the Amoor above four hundred leagues.
The sensation produced amongst the uncivilized
population of Mantchouria by this occupation was
great, and it extended to the Court ot Pekin, which
demanded explanations from the authorities of that
province. The mandarins replied that some misera
ble barbarians from Siberia had asked their per
mission to feed their flocks on the past ure lands of
Mantchouria, and they had given this permission
out of pare humanity. Orders were then given to
the mandarins to withdraw this permission, and to
expel the barbarians without loss of time. The
mandarins, thus called upon to act, raised troops
and opened hoetilitiee. They drove beck the Cos
sack outposts without ditfl ulty; but, according to
the latest intelligence, the Govertlcrof Eastern Si
beria had withdrawn all posts which were unable
to offer serious resistance, ai> ] was concentrating
his troops with the view of marching on the capital
ot Mantchouria, and imposing peace within Us wails.
Were an Anglo-French expedition to advance on
Pekin at the same time as this Russian expedition
to the northern provinces, favorable prospects of
forcing the courts of Pekin to acknowledge the
superiority of European civilization would then
present themselves.”
Texas Rail Roads. — The present condition of
the principal railroads in Texas is about as follows.
The total length of grade, as well as the amount of
iron laid on each road, is embracsd in the following
statement •
Miles graded Iron laid.
Houston and Texas Central-. 60 43
B. B , B. and Colorade 60 352
Houston Tap 7 7
Houston and Brazoria 30 None.
Southern Pacitfic 25 20
S. A. and ‘to. Gulf. 25 5
G. H. andH :.. 40 25
All others, about HI None.
Total 256 Y.n
Within one year the amount of road grading has
been 103 miles and the amount of iron laid 60 miles.
The actual cost of all the railroad work yet done
in the State has been about two and a halt millions
of dollars, of which there has been expended in the
last year about $1,100,000. These railroads are do
ing wonders for the State.—iV. Y. Herahl.
The Weathek and the Chops. —We learn that
frost was observed in a number of localities
thiougbout this regiu of country on Tuuretlay morn
ing ; but it must have been very slight, as there is
no complaint of serious injury by it—even the ten
derest garden vegetables scarcely indicating its
hurtful touch. At preeent the weather is much
warmer, with indications of rain.
Some of our farming friends of Russell county,
Ala., and on this side of the river, complain of a
very small black bug, which perforates and sucks
the young and tender corn stalks, causing the leaves
to bleach as ii bitten by frost. Tnese insects are so
small that they can probably do but very little da
mage after the corn gets further advanced.
The wheat and oat crops in this region are said to
be promising much better than usual, and we are
glad to leam that a considerable quantity has been
sown—more than ordinarily. Corn has come up re
markably well, and the stand is generally very
good. Cotton, also, appears to be coming up well.
The young fruit is very abundint. —Columbus
Enquirer.
Culture of Violets. — The cultivation of the
violet is very simple. It may easily be increased
by dividing the roots in the spring or fall, and also
by layers and pipings. To obtain new varieties,
the seeds from the best sorts should be gathered as
they become ripe, and sown- directly. The plants
will appear in about fourteen days. Those of the
spring sowing will bloom in autumn, and autumn
plants in the spring ; and if they are protected from
the summer’s sun after 10 o’clock in the forenoon,
they will continue to bloom unt-1 the frost becomes
severe. Indeed, this lovely little flower possesses
the quality of blooming while the coming frosts of
later autumn have put most other plants to sieep
for the winter, and it is sometimes seen, in a mode
rate winter, partially covered with enow, with its
buds ready formed to usher in youog vpna% —Buf
falo Republic.
Tee Rasbit Trade in Belgium — lt is almost
incredible to what a degree of importance this
branch of trade has attained in Flanders within the
last six or seven years. There are ilfty thousand
skinned carcasses of these an,mais exported weekly
to England—more tha” two and a halt millions an
nually—where they find a ready market as articles
of food, while it is difficult to sell them in Fiaudsrs
at twenry-five cents apiece. The preparation and
coloring of the skins giver employment, in Ghent
alone, to more than wo thoueand woikmen.
A Sroßg.—On last Sunday evening we were
visited with a very considerable storm, which did
a good deal of damage in this vltinity. It seems,
however, that we wars uoi in the worst of it, as we
leam tha: hut a short distance east of us it created
dreadroi havoc, unroofing houses, blowing down
trees, fences, &e. Mr. W. Reid and Sir. F. Ken
drick, we leam, are the worst sunerers in this im
mediate vicinity. — rVett faint Citizen.
The deposits in the New York banks are aoou;
two nrillious larger than ever b fore known. The
amount of specie is $31,530,000
A man in Chicago, worth $20,000, who also owns
five houses on Milwaukee avenue, has seven or eight
girie in bis employ, begging and stealing.
The young lady who fled on hearing It announced
that a naked fact would be disclosed, returned on
receiving poeitive assurance that it would be cloth
ed in becoming language
BY TELEGRAPH.
LATER PROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF TUK STEAMER
A BAtiiK
New Yoke, April -o.—The United State* Mail
Steamship Arago, Captain D. Lines, arrived very
early this mording, with advices four days later
than that brought by the Africa The Arago is
from Havre aud Southampton, and sailed on the 7th
of April.
Liverpool Cotton Market.— The sales for two
days are 21,000 bales, of which speculators took
5,000 aud exporters 4,000 bales. The market had
advanced sto 3-1 6d. aud closed active anu firm.—
The Steamship Canada, from Boston, March 24th,
; reached Liverpool on the 4th of April, and her ad
-1 vices from the United States caused the advance
reported above.
State of Trade.— Advices from Manchester
are more favorable, and alt qualities had‘slightly
advanced.
Liverpool Breadstuffs Market —Breadstufls
generally reported dull. Flour aud Com were dull,
and Wheat quiet.
Naval Storks.— Rosin reported steady at 4s. 3d.
London Money Market. —There is no change
announced in the former plethoric condition of th
Money Market—nor any ehange reported in the
rates of discount by the Bank of England. Con
sols quoted at 96$ $965, and money dull.
General News.
The mammoth Iron Steamship, the Leviathan,
had got adrift from her moorings, but had been se
cured without being in the slightest degree in
jured.
The totai wreok of the American bark Petrea has
been announced. The passengers and crew were
saved.
DTsraeli-will bring out his budget pn the 16th
instaut.
New-OrlemiN and Hi*mi..*ippi Rail Read.
New Orleans, April 20. —Some considerable ex
citement has prevailed here among those Directors
in the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company, who are opposed to any exten
sion ot the Road beyond Canton, and those who
are iu favor of extending the Road to Aberdeen
Mississippi. The question was determined yester
day by the election of a Board of Directors, a ma
jority of whom are in favor ot the extension. Gov.
Me Willie, of Mississippi, Mayor Waterman of this
city, and others were warmly in favor of the exten
sion.
YVnahiiiKtoti News.
1\ \sh ington, April 19.—1n the Senafie to-day the
deficiency bili was discussed, to the House the
Washington Police bill was under oonpideration.
No action was taken in either branch.
The House committee ou foreign affairs will re
port in favor of the abrogation of the Clayton-Bul
wer treaty.
The Kansas conference, oommittee failed to agree
at their meeting this morning. It is understood at
the next meeting a substitute for the Leeompton
bill will be presented in the form of an ordinance,
which will be referred to the vote of the people of
Kansas, and if they approve of it, then that Territo
ry will be admitted into the Union by the procla
mation of the President, but if rejected by the
people, then anew Constitution will bo required to
be formed, and the Territory admitted when it is
known by census returns that Kansas lias a suffi.
cient representative population.
It is understood that the original policy of the ad
ministration has undergone no change in respect to
Utah. Messrs. Powell and McCulloch are not sent
as Peace Commissioners, but as agents for counsel
and advice during the progress of the army. Col.
.Johnston has not been ordered to await their arrival.
Col. Harney lias received his final instruotioi s,
and leaves to morrow.
Yellow Fever nr Greytown.
New Orleans, April lll.— Advices received here
from Kingston, Jamaica, announce that one hun
dred and fifty-five cases of yellow fever had occur
red among the crew and marines on board tl e
frigate Susquehanna at Greytowu.
1 ellow Fever on Bonril the Snsijii (■ him nil.
New York, April 17. —The United steam frigate
Susquehanna, Joshua R. Sands, commander, ar
rived at quarantine, lower Bay, yesterday, from
San Juau. She has one hundred and fifty-five cases
of yellow fever on board, and there were seventeen
deaths on the passage here. Kighty-five patients
were left at Kingston, Jamaica, including six of her
officers. Marine officer Ist Lieut. Henry W. Queen,
a native of Maryland, but appointed to the service
from the District of Columbia on the 14th March,
1841, is the only officer of the frigate whose death is
announced.
ColliHion at Sen.
Baltimore, April 16.— Advices received here
announce that on Tuesday night last, the British
brigantine Victoria, from New Providence, (one of
the Bahama Islands) came in collision at sea with
the schooner Eaton, of Calais, Me. Both vessels
sunk in seven fathoms watfr. Mr. We. G. Mar
riatt, of Nassau, N. P., a passenger on the Victoria
was lost—all the rest, twenty-five in number, were
saved. The Victoria had a cargo of Sugar, and
SSOOO in specie on board, all of which was insured
in New York.
Peace Commissioners to Utah.
S'r. Louis, April 17.—1 tis reported here that a
messenger passed through this city about two weeks
ago with instructions to Col. Johnson not to com
mence offensive operations aga nst the Mormons
who are in a State of rebellion, before the arrival
of the Peace Commissioners.
Clot. Johnston’s Utnh Army.
Washinoton, April 47—A gentleman has just
reached this city from Camp Scott, who expresses
the opiniou that Col. Johnson is perfectly able to
cope with any Mormon force which he may meet,
and thafthe offleers and men are all anxious to com
mence active operations.
Steamship Augusta Arrived.
Savannah, April Sh). —The steamship Augusta,
from (New York, has a: rived.
Markets, .
New York, April 19.—Sales of Cotton 200 bales
and the market very dull. Flour firm, with sales of
14,500 bales, at an advance of 5 cents per barrel on
Ohio grades. Wheat heavy, sales of 8000 barrels,
Red $1.12®51.20 and White $1.27j a>sl.4s. Corn
firm, sales 42,000 bushels, White 70J and Yellow
76 cents. Rosin steady at $152. Rice steady at
3J® 4 cents.
New Orleans, April 17.—Sales of Cotton to-day
3200 bales, with a firm market. Molasses has im
proved one cent per gallon. Flour is stiller. Ster
ling 106$® 107 i.
New Orleans, April 20.—Sales of Cotton yes
terday 5,500 bales, at unchanged prices. Sugar
firm, and Flour active.
Moeile, April 20.—Sales of Cotton yesterday,
1,200 hales, at rather stiffer prices, but quotations
are unchanged. The receipts since Saturday mom
ing are 2,370 ba’es.
Savannah, April 19.—Sales of Cotton 2150 belts.
The market is firm at full prices, and witii a good
demand. Good Middling Ihf cents.
Savannah, April 20.— Sales of Cotton to-day
1,450 bales. The market is firm ai an advance of i
oent. Middling fair 12j®12J cents.
Charleston, April 19.—Sales of Cotton to-day.
1700 bales, at advancing prices. Middling Fair ]2J
oents.
Charleston, April 20.—Sales of Cotton 2,000
bales, at an advance of 4 to 1 cent on last Friday’s
quotations.
Harrisburg, April 17 —The bill for the sale of
the State Canalß to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad,
passed the Sehate at I o’clock this morning, and it
only wants the Governor’s signature to become a
law.
Detroit, April 17.—The steam saw mill in this
city, owned by Hughes Moffat, was destroyed by
fire this morning. The loss is estimated at $20,000,
on which there is no insurance. The fire was prob
ably the work of an incendiary.
A oilliard match between Messrs. Christian, of
New York city, and Seerciter, of Detroit, last even
ing, for slOllO, resulted in the victory of Seerciter by
137 points in a game of 1000 points.
New London, April 19th —The Griswold House
in Groton was destroyed by fire this morning with
most ot its contents. Loss $16,000; partially in
sured.
Oswego, April 16.—There are now afloat from
Lake Michigan for this port 250,006 bushels of
wheat and 50,000 bushels corn. The receipts this
morning were 50,1X10 bushels wheat, mostly from
Chicago.
Cincinnati, April Hi.— The river at this point
now measures 2*2 feet, and is rapidly rising At
Louisville it measures 64 feet, and also rising.
Louis, April 16.—Governor Powell and Mai.
McCullough, the Utah Peace Commissioners, and
Capt. Simpson a Topographical Engineers, arrived
here yesterday.
Boston, April 16.— United States Marshal Ryn
ders, Os New York, and bis assistant, arrived inthis
city this morning in pursuit of Capt. Green, of the
ship A /., of New York, who is charged with man
slaughter in killing James Kelley, one of his crew
at sea. He waß found at the New England House
and taker, back to New York for trial.
MARRIED
In Rome, Ga., on the loth inst., by the Rev J G
S.mm ins Mr THOMAS H HOLLKYMAN and Mb,
MARY A. CRLMfrEY, daughter of the Rev. Win. M
Crumley.
!TW” A Remedy for Dyspepsia.—The OXYGE
RATED BITTERS have been tested by scientific men
and proved to combine the most valuable tonic proper
ties. Being free from Alcohol, no reaction is suffered by
he most delicate constitutions. ap2ldtw&wlt
GP” Dividend No.33—Geo. Railroad tfc Bk’
Cos., Augusta, 14th April, 1858.--The Board has
declsred a Dividend of THREE DOLLARS per share,
payable on and after Convention Day—namely, lltb
May next. J. MILLIGAN, Cashier.
aplß-d6&twtmyll
TOH.'H SALE.—WiII be sold on SATU'R
-1 DAY, April 24th, 1858, at the late residence of
Peter F. BEclair, deceased, three miles from Augusta,
on the southwestern Plank Road, all the Psrunable Pro
perty ‘'negroes excepted, ) belonging t* the estate of the
sad deceased. MICHAEL F. BOISCLAIR, Exr.
Augusta. April Id, l&5o. dtd
“VTOTJUE.—AII persons indebted to the estate
Js 4 of liezekiah *l. B yd, late of viiuiobia coimty
deceased, are requested to make immediate payment;
and those having demons against said estate will pre
sent them duly authenticated within thetime prescribed
fa y 1W- JOHN BOYD i ™ ,
April 9,1858. R. j. BOYD, ] Ex r 8
1’ WO MONTHS after date application Will be made
to the CoTTtcJOrdinary of Oglethorpe county for
leave tc iel*the Real Estate beiongingto the estate oi
o*Jy Jackson, late of said county, deceased
FRANCIS R. BELL, Adm r
Apr l 9. le.jc. de bo&L non with will annexed.
.HO*T li.S after date application will be made
A •*- tae Court of Ordinary of Oglethorpe county
for leave to sel ail the Negro Property \a\uaging to
the estate of J Britain, late deceased.
. ‘A lgfo WILLIAM EDWARDS, Adm’r.
1 Emfon D Hudson, late of Warren county, deceased,
are requested to make immediate payment, and those
having demands against said estate, will present them
n terms of the law.
April 11, 1858 SOPHIA W. HUDSON, Ex r
‘VTOTICIf.-All persons indebted to the estate of
.lv Peter F B-.sc-lair, late of Richmond county.de
ceased, are re- ‘- -ted to make immediate payment, and
those having dem tads against said estate are notified
to pre sent ts em terma of the law.
MICHAEL F BOISCLAIR, Exr.
April 15, )r <
COMMERCIAL.
Beware of Wild Cats.
In the present monetary*crisis, it behooves the
people to watch carefully, aud avoid all contact
with the Wild Cat Bank3-and their issues. Be espe
cially careful to give them neither countenance or
circulation; avoid them as you would a highwav
dqru, atfd the contents of your purses will be much
more secure and valuable. To enable the people to
protect themselves, as much as possible, against
these institution, we subjoin a list of them ; all of
which we regard totally unworthy of confidence or
credit:
Merchants*Bank, of Maoon.
Interior Bank, Griffin.
LaGrange Bank, LaGrange.
Southern Bank, Bainbridge.
Cherokee Insurance A Banking Com* y, Dalton.
Planters’ & Mechanics’ Bank, Dalton.
North-Western Bank, Ringold, Ga.
Bank of Greensboro’, Greensboro’.
Exchange Bank, Griffin.
broke.
Manufacturers’ & Mechanics’ Bank, Columbus
AUGUSTA MARKET.
W*klvßeport Tuasda7, P M.
COTTON.—The market has been pretty steady
throughout the past week, and sales are reported of
3soo halos, which must be considered a large business in
view of the increasing difficulty of negotiating Exchange
on all points. The operations would have been much
more extensive had the Money market been easy. Con
fidence in Cotton increases, and the Arago’a accounts to
hand to-day, showing the turn upwards in prices in
England, confirms the opinion of parties who think fa
vorably of the future. An advance of sc. has been re
alized, and the market closes very firm with light offer-
ing stock, as follows :
Inferior and Ordinary 9 B*ll
Middling * llfd—
Good Middling 12 1b —
Middling Fair DUS’—
Fair 12$ ®—
The sales to day reach 1,725 bales, at the following
figures : 5 at 9s, 1 at 10, 33 at 10$, 34 at 10$, 9at 11, 3 at
11$, 8 atllL 20 at 111, 207 at 11$, 69 at 11$, 329 at lit,
106 at 11$, 414 at 12; 14 at 12$, 353 at 12$, 118 at 12$, aud
2 at 12$c. Receipts to-day 323 bales.
The receipts for the week sum up 3.032 bales.
RECEIPTS TO LATEST DATES.
1856. 1857
New Orleans, April 13 ...... 1,389, f 35 1,373,391
Mobile, April 16 465,835 464,691
Florida, April 9 85,814 108,532
Texas, April 10 100,924 72,328
Savannah, April 15 .........242,267 308 610
Charleston, April 17 ..308,944 355 721
N Carolina, April 10 15 470 21,460
Virginia, March!...... 8,979 10,876
Total Receipts 2,617.868 2,715 609
Decrease 97,741
STOCKS IN SOCTHBKN PORTS
New Orleans, April 13 386,575 196,173
Mobile, April 16 9*440 57,894
Florida, Apr! 9 16,913 21,747
Texas, April 10 17,569 5,139
bavt-nuah, April 15 51,736 30,658
Charleston, April 17..... 41,558 45,912
N. Carolina, April 10....... 575 475
Virginia, March 1. 1,150 620
Total Stocks 614,516* 358,61$
New York, April 13 57,061 77,592
EXPORTS TO FOREIGN PORTS.
To ixreat Britain 1,205.996 1,128 327
“ France............. ... ....... 305,357 341,264
“ other Foreign Ports.... 237,554 329,211
Total Foreign Exports.. 1,748,907 1,798 802
To Northern U. S. Porta 345,868 697.412
BACON —There is 4 fair demand for Bacon lor con
sumption, but there is little if any taken on speculation
or for export. A considerable quantity of ba-tly cured
and meat has come to market within the last week
or ten days, which has tended slightly to depress prices.
We hear of sales to the amount of about 40,000 pounds
within the last three days, on the basis ol 101 to 104 c
! for hog round, 9c. for Shoulders, 10c. for Hams. Clear
Sides are in demand—none offering.
GRAIN.—The demand for Wheat is limited to millers’
wants for immediate consumption. Accounts from all
sections of the country represent the season as highly
favorable to the growing crop; and as a very large
quantity has been plauted, it is presumed that prices
will materially decline when the new crop comes In,
should the yield prove as large as present prospects leaf
us to expect. We hear of a few sales of small lots du
ring the week, at 90c. to $1 for Red, and $1 to $1.15 lor
White Corn is firm, but not much in demaud We
hear of sales at 70c per bushel by the car load Peas
are somewhat in demand, at 90c. asl per bushel. Other
Grains nominal.
FLOITk. —There is a continued dullness in this article
without any eba ge in prices. The demand is limited
principally to the city trade for consumption. The stock
on the market is ample, and prices are unchanged.
We quote Tennessee Extra Family $5.50 to $0; do.
Extra $5.25 to $5 50; do. Supeafine $4.75 to $5 25.
Par.gon Mills Extra Family, in bags, $6.75; in bbls. $7;
do. Superfine in bags $5.25; in bbls. $5.75. Carmichael
Mills Extra Family in bags $6.75, in bbls. $7 ; do. Extra
in bags $6 ; do. Superfine $5.25. Granite Mills Extra
Family $7 ; do. Extra $6.50; do. Superfine $5.25
LARD. —We have nothing new to report in Lard. —
Prices continue as last quoted—lls'B>l2c.
GROCERIES. —We have no material change to note
in the Grocery market. Sugar and Coffee have slightly
declined in tlie larger markets, &Bd a corresponding
effect, is felt here. The demand is moderate aud the
stock ample. Great inducements are held out to cash
purchasers in consequence of the scarcity of money at
prevent.
EXCHANGE.—The Banka are selling Sight Ex
change on New York at $ per cent. prem.
FREIGHTS.—The River continues in good navigable
coudition. Rates for Cotton to Savannah, 25 cen’s per
bale ; Flour 15 cents per bbl.; Salt 15c. per sack. By
Railroad to Savannah 60 cents, and to Charleston 80
cents per bale for Cotton.
Stock of Cotton in Charleston.—The Standard
cf Sunday says:—Our Tabular Statements show a stock
of 34,348 bales at this port, of which 13,000 bales are on
shipboard, and about 14,000 bales are held by Factors—-
of this quantity, however, not much over one-third is
directly on the market.
Domestic Markets.
NEW ORLEANS, Wednesdey, April 14. — Cotton —
Our last report closed upon a firm but quiet market.—
The Amer ca’s advices on Saturday morning, reported
a decline of an i-"dMd. at Liverpool, in the Middling and
lower grades. In our own market no mat ked effect was
produced on Saturday, though but few buyers came for
ward, and the sales were confined to some 4060 bales, at
about previous figures. On Monday, also, there was but
a meagre attendance of buyers, and only soin£3Coo bales
were disposed of, mostly in small lots, and at irregu ar
aud somewhat easier prices. Yesterday passed under
similar circumstances, and with sales of only about 2.-
500 bales; making a total for the three days of 9500
bales.
Late yesterday later European adviceß were received
by the City of Washington, reporting a further decline
of au 4®*d. at Liverpool. The effect of these advices
upon our own market remains to be developed.
The receiptß at this port since Ist September, (exclu
siveof the arrivals from Mobile, Florida and Texas) are
1,389,635 baies, against 1,373,39*. bales to same date last
year; and the decrease in the receipts at all the ports,
up to the latest dates a * compared with last year is 118,-
525 b les. In the exports from the United States to
foreign countries, as compared with the same dates last
year, there is an increase to Qreat Britain of 55,967 bales
and a decrease of 41,373 bales to France, and of 91,176 to
Other Foreign ports.
NEW ORLEANS CLASBIFICaTIOn!
(ASSIMULATJNG TO THAT OF LIVERPOOL.)
Inferior 5. ® 7 I Good Middling 12 a>\lk
Ordinary Ha 9 | Middling Fair 124®—
Good Ordinary.-. 10 ®lO4 I Fair ®—
Low Middling... 10i|@11 | Quod Fair nominal.
Middling 11l ®1 11 | Good and Fine nominal.
NOTE. —It should be borne in mind that the classifica
tion to which our quotat ions are interned to apply is an
as imilation to that of of Liverpool. The dassitinations
of France, the Continental Ports, Spain, the North
&c., call for higher grades, and these command prices
an p® 1 cent above our outside figures.
Svgar — Louisiana —The demand has been moderate
since our last report, but with reduced ic eipts there
has been no lurtber marked change in prices, and our
qnotations are as follows ;
Common to Good Common 44 ask
Fair to Fully Fair 61 a 7
Prime 74® 7*
Choice 7f®B*
Centrifugal to Clarified 6 ®9*
Refined 10 ®ll
Molasses —With moderate receipts and a somewhat
improved demand prices have taken a rather higher
range since our last report, the better qualities being
comparatively scarce, and we now quote for Inferior
Fermenting to Good 24®264, Prime to Choice 27®29, in
bbls; half barrels3l ®34 cents V gallon Cleared since
the9th instant for Apalachicola2so, Key West 10, St.
Marks 22 . together 282 bbls.
Bacon—The tendency of prices has been decidedly up
ward since our last, the ruling rates on Saturday being
9|®9* cents for Ribbed Sides, th.rngh since that time the
few holders have been asking 10 cents ip 2b for the best
Western. Clear Sides are scarce and held at 114® IIJc.
per lb. Shoulders have been in more request, and some
200 casks have been disposed ot at 7®71 cents per lb ,
aod a further advance is now claimed.
Lard— Owing to favorable account* from the West
and from the East a i well as to tho light receipts, prices
have improved, and sales have been effected chiefly at
9*®9} cents for No. 1 and 10 cents for prime, though
some small parcels of the latter have brought 10*®10Jc.
j>er lb., which are now the usual asking rate 4.
Caffes —There is no alteration to notice in the market
for Rio Coffee, the demand having been limited and the
sales since our last confined to about 3000 bags, at a
range of 10® Ilf cents for the various qualities, though
chiefly at 104®iIf cents per !b. There have been no
further arrivals from Rio, but about 4616 bags have fueeu
received since our last.
Star Candies —;n Monday some 500 boxe*. were sold
at 20 cents for full weight, out yesterday, owing to fa
vorable accounts from Cincinnati, holders generally ad
vanced the rates to 21 cents for full wei ht and 19 cents
per Ip. for light.
L///tc—Eastern and Alabama are retailing at’ $1.75®
1.85 per bbl. from second hands, and Western at $1.50,
Spirits of Turpentine —We notice further sales, amount
ing to 150 bbls , and nearly all at .50 cents per gallon
cash.
Hides —Wet salted, heavy, 5c ; Dry Country 10® J 2;
Kip and Calf 51®6c. per lb.
Ejlekuuge— Prices have given way { per cent, tac
ceded to yesterday) the market closing in a very quiet
state at the following quotations : Clear bills, according
to classification, 64® 6* and 7® 71 per csnt. premium.—
Drafts on France are by no means brink oi sale, ‘the
market tanges from 5.25® 5.40 according to signatures.—
fcixty days’ sigtt drafts Q£ the North continue in good
request. Ibe range from I*®2 and 2f per ct. disc
according to elassificat.on. Sight funds have improved
The Banks hold at i per cent, and banker* draw at ij per
cent, discount.
Freiglu*— The freight ta&iket has been very dull since
our last report. The *hij meats of Cotton for a few days
pad have been to o limited an extent tLat quotation
are little better than nominal. The last engagement*
fjr cons gnment were at 9 16d for Liverpool- leds to
fill up have been taken at 4d, and for Havre 1 cent can
now barely be obtained.
SAVANNAH, April 19, 4p. m.— Cotton —We have an
active 4eflftas4 to report to-day, and sales of 2149 bales
at better prices than could have been obtained last
week. # The letters per Africa wnich were receive! this
morning are more favorable than the newspaper reports
and have induced the demand which ha existed, while
the acccunts from the Gulf porta have cau -ed holders to
ask fuller prices. For some time pa*t we have omitted
quotations for grades below Middling; this ha* been
rendered necessary from tberiact that they are unsalea
ble, and no reliable quotations can be given. Our market
is abundantly supplied with low qualities and they are re
latively much lower than the better grades, even whun a
purchaser is found Our market closes with an upward
tendency The following are the particular* of the day s
transactions : 45 at 10i; 74 at 11; 95 at 11*, 127 at 114;
67 at 11 546; 62 at ill 122 at 11 ii-16. 164 at 111; 87 at
1U; 357 at 12. 329 at 12 1-J6; 220 at 12*; 302 at li; and
100 bales at 124 We offer the following quotations,
which are ic advance over those of Saturday :
Middling 11*®—
Strict Middling 11*® 12
Good Middling 12*® 12*
Middling Fair 12|® —
MONTGOMERY, April 17.— Cotton- We had an ac
tive market to-day, the Africa's accounts having no ef
fect. About 500 bales were sold—Middling 10*c.; Strict
Middling 11, and Good Middling 11*.
SHELBYVILLE, April 16.— Baoom— Market lively.
A few choice ext?a lots were sold on Thursday at B*c.
The ruling figures are 7*®Bc.
Lard —9 cent*.
Wheat —The demand ‘s increasing at former quota
tions—Wh te 60 70c . Red 50®60c.
FLour —$2.25 ® 2JW.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, April 1 —The imports, Ac., of Cotton
into Great Britain during the last 3 months were—
Import. Home Deliveries.
Amer Total Amer. Total
1858 527 642 m. b 358 533 m. b.
Itss7 505 721 m. b. 351 491 m b
Export. stock March 1.
Amer Total Amer Total.
I*6B 7 35 m. b. 385 527 m. b.
1857.. 5 65 m b 328 497 m. b.
and the comparative weekly deliveries were
Amer. Brazil W E Egyp Total.
lodia India tian bales.
1858.. 27 507 3041 385 8361 1669 40,966
1857.. 26.970 3323 Ml .‘>235 2129 37,788
The average weekly consumpt on of 1857 was
Amer. Brazil W. India. L India. Egyptian. Total.
baies.
20,015 2975 136 $963 1614 37,7a?
These comp arative tables an increased import .
ept io Surat, increased stocks and deliveries, mt a dV
o'eased export.
The Cr tton market opened as dull as it bad closed, the,
busine 6 done during the first few days was chiefly done
by exporters. There was a great desire toteli, pe.r
ticularly tae Common qualities of American Cotter
which a e abundant, and the consequence was great ir
regularity in prices result ing iu a further decline, making
a difference of s<t per lb. within the last fortnight otlii r
descriptions are Id per !t>. lower except the bettiv Nra
Orleans vi hick are becoming sc ire 3. Yesterday’s tie-,
mand was large, amounting to 12,000 bales, but it was
freely met, which, considering that tho iinpjrt during
the month exceeds 460,000 bales, is hardly a matter of
surprise Brazils and Egyptians are without cha *gc.—
Surat have met with less attention than heretofoit, the
decline in the price of tho inferior qualities of American
Cotton is likely to effect the value of Surats.
We quote Orleans fair 7sd, middling 6sd; Mobile fab
-7sd, middiing6|d ; Uplands fair osd, middling 6sd ; 01
dinar, to good ordinary of all (aew) 53>5$d. The sabs
of the week were 47,040 bales. To-day's sales amount
to 8000 ba'es, of which 2,500 bales are for export* l on
speculation. The market < lcses unsatisfactorily.
Manchester.— The Itt'e improvement intone no
ticed last Week did not hridloug; the market is again
irregular and dull. Yams have bad some attention at a
decline of id per ft. It is believed that if the Cotton
market becomes steady many orders on hand here would
be acted upon. Meanwhile there are rather iLor<. mil’s
standing still.
The weather has become very genial and within ths
last two days refreshing rains have been experienced
they began to De very desirable, as many parts c th’*
Country Lave suffered severoly from the long continue./.
All the country markets are dull and lower.
m vLr a< * a atle &dauce at Tuesday’s market; there
will none to-morrow, being Good Friday, yet tbe dtr
luaud was less than usual, and man v of tnetrrde re
turned without purchasing French Wneat was 2d
lower; prices of American are nominal, so little be.ug
done iu that dascriptiou. French aud English floiu v u
Is lower, done in American ; if salas had been pi eased
would have given wav Indian corn was 3d2)6, ower
Ihe stocks ol American ilour have become very hi go
iu consequence of the heavy imports and the abae'ice
demand beyond a local consumption within our ln.m . di
ate vicinity, the only description at all called for is extra
Western, which will sell at 22s per bbl.— Stour/ fa,
Frost Cos.
AUGUSTA PRICK* CURRENT
WHOLESALE PRICES.
BAGGING.—Gunny yard 14$ 0 10$
Kentucky yard 001
Dundee .. yard rune
BACON.—Hams so 10 3 11$
Shoulders 9 ® 1
Baltimore Sides tb 10$ ft
Clear Sides, Tennessee Ifc 11$ T* 12
Hog round V *os 10$
BUTTER—Goshen. * m 22 it 30
Country ® 20
BRICKS V 1000 00 8 50
CANDLES. —Adamantine & lb 20 25
Chemical Sperm 4P lb 35 and 3 1
Puie do Vtb 45 ® 50
CHEESE.—Northern ftb 11$ d> 12$
English Dairy
COFFEE—Rio Vlb 11$ It Ism
L&guira ftb 13$ (b 15
Java ?lb it 20
DOMESTIC GOODS—Yarns to 100
$ Shirting yard 7 8
| Shirting yard 8 ‘tb 10
1 Shirting yard 8$ ® 10$
5- Shirting 4* yard 12 14
6- Shirting .%* yard 14 tb 16$
Osnaburgs V yard 10$ tb 11
FEATHERS.... -p th 35 ® 37$
FlSH.—Mackerel, No. 1 p bbl 14 00 ‘8)17 00
No. 2 p bbl 12 0 914 1/
Largo No. 1 p bbl 18 00 -20 00
“ No. 2 P bbl 14 00 ‘S'lb 00
“ No. 3 p bbl 1100 912 00
Harriugs P box ® 1 00
FliOUß.—Tennessee Extra... P bbl 550 1b 600
Extra Superfine P bll 525 8> 550
Tennessee Superfine P bbl 475 a5 25
Granite Mills, Ex. Family.P bbl 700
“ “ Extra P bbl 600
“ “ Supe. fine . P bbl 525
Carmichael Mills,Ex.Fam'yp bbl 675 lb 700
“ *’ Extra p bbl 600
“ “ Superfine P bbl 525
Paragon Mills Extra Fam’yp bbl 675 1b 700
“ “ Superfine...P bbl 525 3> 575
GRAIN.—Corn, with sacks . . .pbush 70 1b 75
Wheat, wh.te, P bush 100 1b 115
Wheat, red P hush 90 9 1 00
Oats p bush 40 tb 50
Rye P bush 50 a> 60
Peas ...-P bush 90 ‘tb 1 00
Corn Meal P busk 75 lb 80
GUNPOWDER.—Dupont’s...P keg 650 <r 700
Hazard *.p keg 650 ®7 00
Blasting P keg 550 1b 600
IRON. —Swedes Ptb ss-® 51
English ...pm 3$ ® 4$
LARD 0. Pfc 11$ ® 12
LEAD.—Bar P 15 6 1b 9
LlME.—Country P box 125 ®1 50
Northern P bbl 150 ®l 75
LUMBER .P 1000 10 00 ®l4 00
MOLASSES. —Cuba P gal 28 d> 30
Golden Syrup p gal 45 ® 55
New Orleans Syrup P gal 42 ® 45
NAILS Ptt 4 ® 4$
OlLS.—Sperm, prime P gal 200 ®2 25
Lamp P gal 1 10 ® l 25
Train P gal 75 ® 1 00
Linseed P gal 110 ®1 15
Castor P gal 200 ®2 25
RICE p m 4$ ® 5
ROPE. —llandspun --P m 8 ® 10
Machine P m 9 ® 9$
RAISINS P box 350 ®4 00
SPlßlTS.—Northern Gin p gal 45 ® 50
Rum P gal 50 ® 55
N. O. Whiskey P gal 30 ® 35
Peach Brandy P gal tb 2 50
Pure Cider Brandy p gal lb 1 75
Holland Gin P gal 150 f!> 175
Cognac Brandy P gal ‘3 00 ®6 00
SUGARS—New Orleans P 15 7$ ® 9
Porto fyco Ptb none
Muscovado P tt 7$ tb 8
Loaf Pth 13 it 14
Crushed Ptb 12$ ® 13
Powdered Plb 12$ ® 13
Refined Coffee A Ptb II ® 12$
Do. do. B Ptb 11 ® 11$
Do do. C P m 10 tb 11
SALT ----P Kack 1 00 ® 1 10
SOAP.—Yellow P tb 6 ® 8$
SHOT P bag 200 ®2 25
TWINE.—Hemp Bagging Ptb 22 ® 25
Cotton Wrapping Ptt 23 ® 37
iy It is proper to remark that these are the current
rates at wholesale, from Btore—of course, at retail, prices
are a shade higher, and from the Wharf or Depots, lu
arge quantities a shade lower.
IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS.
THE RICHMOND FACTORY,
RICHMOND COUNTY, GA.,
(CONTINUES to manufacture Woolen Cloth at 12$
J cents per yard—finding every material, except the
Wool. The extensive and constantly incr. asiug patron
age the Factory has enjoyed for years past, assure tbe
proprietors that the article of WINTER CLOTHING
for Negroes, made by them, has not been surpassed by
any Cloth made North or South.
Recent extensive improvements aud additions, not
only enable them to keep up the standard of the Goods,
but to secure au early delivery of the same.
Planters, or oiliers, who desire to avail themselves of
this opportunity, and secure a first-rate article at a mode
rate cost, have only t j send us the Wool washed clean
in cold water—(if sent dirty, one half cent per yard extra
is charged for washing. Burry Wool is not objectiona
ble—the burrs ate removed by machinery.
The name of the owner should be marked on all pack*
ages sent us. Wool sent by any of tho Railroads in
Georgia, Alabama, or South Carolina, to the Augusta
Depot, marked Richmond Factory, (and owner’s name,
also,) will be regularly and promptly received ; and the
Clo'th, when made, returned-to the points directed. Each
parcel is made up in the turn received, hence an early
delivery is always desirable. AU instructions to
WM. SCHLEY, Pres’t,
apls w3m Augusta, Ga.
MILL STONE MANUFACTORY
AUGUSTA, GA.
UliljilAll IIItENNEIt, Proprietor.—Theu $
T Y fiersigned would respectfully inform his fried
and Millers in general, that he has now on hand, &”d
constantly receiving, the best French BURK 8 TONt S
from tbe most celebrated quarries of France, and is
pared to fill all ordersTn his line, at short notice, andr ea
sonable prices.
From his long experience in tbe business, as a pit c G
cal workman, iu getting up mill stones, he can sale ;
warrant his work equal to tfce best manufactured 11 t$
Union.
Having supplied some of the largest mills in this ai. t
the adjoiuing Btates, he will take pleasure in producing
cort ficat.es from the proprietors of the same, as to tl 3
satisfaction his mill stones have given. Below plea. 3
find one among many certificates.
He has also ESOPUB AND COLOGNE MILL
STONES, constantly on hand.
Orders solicited and punctually attended to.
WM. BRENNER,
Broad-street, above the Upper Market, Augusta. Ga.
CERTIFICATE.
Paragon Mills, Augusta, Qa , jan.2l, 1858.
We, the undersigned, proprietors of the Paragon Mbit*,
take pleasure m recommending Mr. Win. Brennei *
French Bu r Mill Stones to the tavorab'e consideration
of the public, llaviui; purchased of him four pairs ■ ...
our Mil!, we cau safely they cannot be surpassed 1. ✓
any in the country. Being a practical workman, at. I
giving his whole attention to his business, sye feel as
sured he will give entire satisfaction to all who favor
him with their patronage. UakeH ic UsHEh.
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IK YOU HAVE DYSPEPSIA,
I sc the Columbian Bitters.
If you have HEADACHE.
Use the Columbian Bitters.
If you have GIDDINESS OF THE HEAD,
Use the Columbian Bitters.
If you have DEPRESSED SPIRITS,
Ise the Coiumbiau Bitters.
If you have PILES,
Use the Columbian Bitters.
If you have NO APPETITE,
Ise the Columbian Bitters,
If you have PAIN in SIDE aud BACK,
Use the Coiumbiau Bitters.
If you have SICK STOMACH,
Cse the Columbian Bitters.
If you have JAUNDICE,
Ise the Columbian Bitters.
If your LIVER IS DISEABED,
Cse the Columbian Bitters.
If you are subject to COSTIVENESS,
Cse the Columbian Bitters.
Sold at FIFTY CENTS a Bottle, by Merchants
generally, and by
UAVILAND, CHICHESTER A. CO..
WM H TUTT,
PLUMB A LEITNER,
apltxd&wam Augusta, Geo.
1858. NEW 1868-
sprim imi ran; it
CKJOIJS.
WM* ll* 41KANE is now opening the most beuti
and cheapest atock of GOODS he has ever offer
ed In thin market. They have boon selected and pur
chased during the last 20 days from the atest Importa
tions in New York. Many of the Dress Goods are en
tirely new deigns and patterns, and they will be sold
as low as any other house caa sell them in this city for
cash.
Rich Bayadere Obena Stipe SILKS;
Plain, Small Check and Plaid SILKS, very cheap;
Superior Hiar-k Gro Deßhine, Gro DeAfric and Gro
Grain SILKS ;
Rich Hide Stripe HERNUNA ROBES, new design..
Rich Bayadere Berege ROBES, new designs ;
Fine Printed Berege DRESSES, new desiguti;
Fine Primed Organdie MUSLINS and ROBES ;
French CAMBRICS and MUSLINS, very cheap ;
Printed MUSLINS of every descr ption, 61 to 50 cts.;
New f-tyles Bayadere GINGHAMS and PRINTS ;
Chiotilla and French LACE MANTILLAS aud
POINTS;
Printed and White BRIL I ANTES, from 24 to 25 cts.;
Rich Embroidered COLLORS and SLEEVES ;
Fine Embroidered TISSUES or BROGATELLS;
A large assortment of-PARASOLS and UMBREL
LAS;
Double Extension Steel Spring and other HOOP
SKIRTS:
Fine Silk Warp Black ALPACA ; Black BEREGE;
Black Mohair COATING, and all kinds of Goods for
Gents’and Youth’s wear, and a great variety of other
Goods. apll-d6dtw3t
MISS C. E. STEWART,
DEALER IN
MILLINERY AND FANCY HOODS.
WOULD particularly invite the attention of Ladies
wishing such GOODS, to her new and elegant
stock, selected with care.
PAriicular attention paid to MILLINERY, CAP
MAKING and DRESS MAKING
Wc feel confident of our ability to please the most
fastidious who may favor us with a call at my stand,
UNDER PLANTERS’ HOTEL, AUGUSTA.
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VIRGINIA RYE WHISKEY
I’HK underrigned, having been appointed by J. H
Brown, of Staunton, Va. a his Agents for the sa e
of his WHISKEY, announce that they are prepared to
fu rrUht bo bo who desfr. 11. We orni.hlttodeal.
ere at the distiller'., price. It is Warranted a pure art.ole
Dea'ers who desire to left It, can procure one bane), and
,f d i; . ausfied with it, can return*
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• SIBLEY & BOGGS,
HAVE this day .-ecated Witbthet” Mr E DW. A.
SIBLEY, in the grn-ral V v oLESALE AND
RETAIL GROCEIi. J4UHN The name aid
styleofthe firm will beBLBL y BOUGK A <4O
Augusta, April Ist, 1858, apfrdAw 1m