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COLUMBUS: VVrtliie*day Morning, July !43, 1850. LARUB4T CITY CIttCULATION. Injunction Diseolved. C Myoatt Ot. al. l injunction in Muscogee VB ‘ 1 Superior Court. It. It. Uoktchiuh. ) At the request of many of our readers, wo shall publish to-morrow, a synopsis of the Bill and Answer in the above case, which will con tain ail the particulars necessary to a thorough appreciation ot its merits. Kxtra copies, should any be wanted, must be ordered by nine o’clock this morning. The Meeting at Salem. A largo number of our citizens, we learn, will be present at the political discussion at Salem to-day. • Marly on the morning of the 10th iust. the bank of L. G. Berry & Cos., Adrian, Michigan, was entered by burglars through asecond story window, and $8!*,000 were stolen from the safe, the key of which was taken by the bur glars from the pocket of a clerk who slept on the premises. Three thousand dollars of tho sum were in gold, the rest in bills. - ♦ It is said that in their concert tour of the last ten months, Md’lle. Parodi and Strakosch have netted $50,000. They have given togeth er two hundred concerts in various cities of'hc United Whites, closing their tour at Toronto, C. \V., by a concert last week, and they are now at Lake George. The report that Mrs. Lydia Maria Child, the anther ess, had died in Europe, is contra dicted. It is said sho is now living near Bos ton, and has never been in Europe. The Wavannah Morning News lias recently donned u now and handsome dress—a good in dication of its prosperity. The Madison Family Visitor complains that the Georgia Bail Road Company does not provide a sufficiency of first class cars to moot the wants of purchasers of first-class tickets. Tho editor was stowed away ft few nights since, in tho baggage ear, and wedged in with trunks, oil cans, watermelons, &c. We learn by a letter to the Columbia South Carolinian, that the IJon. Preston S. Brooks, does not intend leaving Washington until after the adjournment of Congress. As soon as liis election is had, he will promptly re sume his soat, as a representative from South Carolina. Thomas W. Thomas, Esq., of Elbert, Demo cratic Presidential elector for tho Bth District, declines the office, for the want of time to ful fill its duties. Alexander C. Walker, Esq., of Richmond, his alternate, will take Mr. Thom as’ place in the field. Mr. Walker is a man of considerable übilty, and has made himself somo reputation by his letters in the Augusta Constitutionalist signed ‘An Old Line Whig.’ The Crops. 4ho last Macon (Ga.) Teiegraph, and Eu faula (Ala.) Spirit of the South, complain loudly of protracted drought, which is serious ly injuring tho cotton crop, and has very nearly made a finish of tho corn. In this sec tion we are also suffering for want of rain, but the sky gives no promise of it. Rot for the Soason. ’ The following advertisement, signed by tho pastor, appoared in a Worcester (Mass.) paper last week: Notice. —By particular request, there will boa meeting at the Wesleyan Church in Lei cester, ou l’leasaut street, at 5 o’clock, P. M., Sunduy, July 18th. Subject Hell-Fire and Politics! A Pacific Republic. The Philadelphia Penasylvauian publishes the following letters from California by the last steamer, and written by men of high standing and character: Sacramento, Juue 4. 1850.—After giving the particulars which have appeared in the pa pers, the writer adds: l ho truth is, tho leaders are Know Nothings and secret Abolitionists, who nre determined to establish a government hero independent of the United States. Tho old idea of an iude pendeut Pacific Republic is revived. You will see ull the plans laid haro in the Sun of the 3d inst. Gov. Johnson was unwilling to re sist at first, but now, three weoks after the lcbellion broke out, lie lias this morning call ed out the military of San Francisco, Sacra mento, Nevada, &c. A company is already organized here, and others will soon be ready. San Francisco, Juno 3, 1856.—Disunion is openly talked of nnd advocated by the press; so you need not be astonished to hear of the entire State Government being revolutionized by tho mob, which is not confined to San Fran cisco, but extends over the Slate. If, how ever, the Governor will act promptly aud effi ciently, the mobocrats may be quelled. It is a Know Nothing revolution, aimed at tho State Government. You can understand something of tlio way in which the cat is jumping, when 1 inform you that every Demo cratic paper in the State, except tho Globe of this city is opposed to the Vigilance Commit tee. Tho rest, Know Nothings, Republican and neutral, nro howling for the mob, and de nouncing nil who do not obey their behetts. Our last news from California stated that the Vigilnuce Committee had disbanded, and were no louger in attitude of resistance to the State authorities. New Seal for tho City of Macon. The following Ordinance was passed at the recent meeting of the City Council of Macon : Be it ordained by the City Council of the city of Macon, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that from and after the passage of this Ordinance, the Corporate Seal of the city of Macon, shall boas follow*: A round seal with a device codtaining a full boiled Cotton Plant in bold relief and a train of Railroad Cars in the rear surrounded by the inscription “-lidos Mores Legesque Custo dial,” ami under the device the words “Cor pus Politician.” Surveys of Utah. W e learn at the General Laud Office that, in consequence of the recent hostilities of tho Indians in l tab Territory, it was considered unsafe for the surveyors to go on with their work, unless accompanied by an escort to pro tect them in case of an attack being made upon them.— Washington Star. Fillmore and Donelson. From tho Enquirer of yesterday, we take the following resolution, adopted at the Fill more ratification meeting on Saturday night. Resolved, That the American party of Mus cogee county, and other friends of Fillmore and Donelson, assembled here to-riight, ap prove of and heartily ratify the action of the late State Convention at Macon. Wo accept both its platform and nominees, and pledge ourselves to our friends in other sections to uphold the principles of tho one, as tho con stitutional and true policy of the Government, and to support the latter as men best fitted to carry out those principles. Wo point with sat isfaction and confidence to the past Administra tion of Milliard Fillmore—with his emphatic declaration that it shall be “the exponent of the future”—as a gratifying assurance that by his election, wo will secure a Chief Magistrate in whom all sections of the Confederacy may confide as a conservator of their constitutional rights, as a faithful and impartial administra tor of the laws, and a determined enemy of sectional agitation and faction. Repudiating any responsibility for the Squatter Sovereign ty and Alien Suffrage heresies tliat have re ceived the sanction of the present Administra tion, and been approved by the candidates and tho platform of our opponents, we adhere to the principles of the Utali and New Mexico Territorial bills, approved by Presi dent Fillmore, as establishing and embodying tho true Territorial policy of the Government. By those acts, the principles of the Missouri Compromise was first repudiated, tho odious Wilmot Proviso defeated, and tho Government returned to the constitutional doctrine of non intervention—leaving to the new States, when they becomo sovereign members of the Con federacy, the decision of the question whether slavery shall be admitted or excluded. We depreoato further sectional agitation, whether by attacks upon the Compromise acts of 1850 at the South, or by a crusade at the North for the admission of Kansas with the Bogus To peka Constitution or for the restoration of the Missouri Compromise line. And hailing with delight tho unanimity und enthusiasm with which the conservative men of the nation are everywhere rallying around Millard Fillmore as the exponent of these principles, we enlist under his banner in this contest, and assure our friends of this and other States that wc unite heartily with them in the support of men and principles so worthy of the approval of every patriot in the land. The meeting was a very large and enthusii astic one and was addressed by Judge G. E- - Thomas, a delegate to Macon, Hon. T. 11. Watts of Montgomery, and Hon. B. 11. Hill, one of the Stato Electors. Tho meeting did not adjourn until near midnight, and was spirited to its close. Col. John Woolfolk presided, and Mr. 8. J. Howard acted as Secretary. Herbert at Home. The San Francisco Buletin gives tho following of Mr. Herbert, the Representative in Congress from California; “His previous history is very much like most of our public characters—one of infamy and shame. He is well known under the title of the ‘Mariposa gambler.’ He is a gambler by profession, and W3 are told formerly dealt ‘monte’ somewhere in Mariposa county, and is without tho slightest qualification for the res ponsible position he now occupies.” The True Californian of the 20th ult., has the following article: Hon. P. T. Herbert. —The murder recently committed in Washington City, by the above mentioned noted blackleg, was not the first act of the kind in which lie was a |jloody partici pant. A low years ago, this same Mr. Her bert resided iu Texas, a few miles from the town of Richmond, on tlio Brasos lliver. A quarrel occurred between two gentlemen named C’oliu Cocke, ami Jonathan I>. Waters. Waters resolved to murder Cocke, aud lor that pur pose, started over to his house, accompanied by John Waters nnd the honorable member of Congress. They were all armed with double barreled shot guns ami revolvers. After reach ing the house, it was agreed that Herbert und John Waters should rush in and sieze Cocke and prevent him from using his arms, as he was noted for being a brave man and a most desperate one. They accordingly knocked at the door, and when it was opened they rushed iu, seized their victim und held him securely until Waters could take aim. They then re leased him and Watei-3 fired. Rocke was not killed the first discharge, hut leaped over the bed and was about seizing his weapons, when lie was shot down by the contents of the other barrel. In the agonies of death lie exclaimed, “give me some water,” when his murderer drew his re volver aud deliberately shot four balls into his dead body. These are facts, and vouched for by a gentleman now in San Francisco, who heard tlie testimony iu tlio case. Such was the prelude to the last tragedy at Washington. May God shake the lofty mountains of Cali fornia into the sea, if she can send such anoth er Representative to Congress! We are not disposed to credit the above im putations upon Mr. Herbert’s character. Gen tlemen who have conversed witli gentlemen of Alabama, who knew Mr. Herbert before he went to California, tell us that he is a clever young man, according to the statement of his Alabama acquaintances—a self-made man, and always a strong Southern man in his feelings. These attacks upon him are believed to havo originated in that same malignant, abolition spirit, which has perpetrated so many false hoods against tho South and Southern men. A Duel Prevented A dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune, dated Washington, July 10, says: An affair of honor was nipped in tho bud last night between Mr. Burlingame, of Massa chusetts, and Mr. Brooks, of South Carolina, by a meeting of tho friends of the parties— Messrs. Banks and Ashrauu, of Massachusetts, for Mr. Burlingame, und Messrs. Boeock, of Virginia, and Boyce, of South Carolina, for Mr. Brooks. The fatter demanded retraction of language uttered by Mr. Bulingame in his speech, which that gentleman declined, de claring himself responsible for every word in his speech, lie distiugished between the act and the actor. Aud tnis was satisfactory and the matter was thus amicably settled. In the Griswold divorce case, the Court of Common I’leas, Philadelphia, has decided against the application of the libellant, Rev. Rufus W. Griswold, D. D., to complete the re cord by the substitution of alleged copies. Mr. Griswold is well known in literary cir cles, as tho nuthor of “Poets and Poetry of America,” a largo and valuoblo, though not his only work Tho Secretary of the Treasury has asked Congress to amend tho act of 1842 so ns in ad dition to the prevention of the importation of indecent prints, paintings, transparencies, &c., to embrace statues and figures of a simi lar tendency. A Visit to Santa Anna. A correspondent of the New Orleans Delta in New Granada, thus notice.’ ft visit paid by him to the ex-Dictator of Mexico: “ A two hours’ charming ride led us te Tur baco, where our friends, who were to pnrt from us, had ordered a sumptuous farewell breakfast. This village, situated at a distance of about four leages from Carthagena, is the present residence of Gen. .Santa Anna, the ex- Dictator of Mexico. “After having done full justice to the deli cious viands spread before us by our friends, with an ardor and gusto which our morning jaunt sufficiently explains, a dozen of us light ed our cigars, and set out to visit the man, who, at ono time, exercised so considerable an influence over the affairs of Mexico. His house is a large, strong, stone building, iuthc old Spanish style of architecture, with a col onnade, a large court, anil garden. Its ap pearance is very beautiful, and forms a strik ing contrast with the humble cottages inhabi ted by the wretched population among whom Santa Anna resides. “ We were introduced in a large parlor, running through the whole front of the house, whilst the General was being apprised of our arrival. The walls of this apartment are pa pered in elegant French style, and decorated with some line engravings. The parlor has two doors fronting on the street, and two oth ers leading to a yard smiling with verdure. Around the room may he seen two or three sofas, a dozen of mahogany chairs, with side tabic and lounges ; in the middle is a. marble centre table, with exquisitely-wrought flower vases. The ensemble of this furniture has an appearance of calm simplicity, and breathes a perfume of tropical comforts which strikes and pleases at the same time. “ The ex-Dictator appeared almost imme diately. I had known him ten years ago at Havana, and expected to see him, of course, much altered; but if he is, it is decidedly to his advantage. He has all the appearance of a man in his prime, and is about five feet ten or eleven inchs high, and rather corpulently iuclined. Ilis eyes borrow from their shaggy brows an aspect of concavity which causes them to change color with the varying hues of light. His complexion is of an olive brown ; his face is shorn of whiskers and moustaches, and is indented by no corrugation, except, perhaps, some slight wrinkles near the angle of his eye. His hair is a beautiful iron gray, but 1 understand that he is in the habit of dye ing it. “Ho entered the parlor slowly, walking with some embarrassment, and slightly limping, resting upon a cane. His dress was extreme ly simple, being that of a Southern farmer, viz: broadlinen pantaloons and an ample white sackcoat. The only attractive object which he wore was a magnificent diamond breast pin.” Grain Crops. A two weeks’ tour through the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, lowa and Illinois, has given us an opportunity to observe the grow ing crops and to judge for ourselvos. In Michigan, the corn is backward, but the rains and sun are bringing it forward fast, nnd an average crop is looked fer. The winter wheat is good. In Illinios, (the northern part,) wheat, both spring and winter, is rank. Corn is breast high, stands well, and promises a heavy yield. There is, too, in this State, an immense breadth of land sown. Farmers are getting more independent, have more facilities, and can take care of more grain than heretofore. The trouble has been with them that they could sow more than they could reap, help in harvest being scarce. But now, machinery plows, sows, reaps, rakes, threshes and cleans their grains, and but lit tle is left for man to do except to market his crop. There is no old wheat in the country, but plenty of corn. Every farmer, almost, has half or two-thirds of his last year’s crop on hand lying in heaps about liis barns. In lowa and Wisconsin there will be an im mense yield of wheat, oats and corn; there is no fly or rust yet visible, and this week the wheat harvest will generally commence. Look out for low prices.— Cleveland Plaindealer. Pressure of Steam iu Boilers. A pamphle has been published in England by Mr. Anderson the well known machinist, on the management of steam boilers, in which he says that the pressure within a boiler is great er than is generally supposed. With a pres sure of fifty pounds per square inch, it amounts to 7200 pounds on every part of the surface exposed to the steam, amounting frequently to many thousands of tons in the boiler, thus ac counting for the enormouse havoc made by ex plosions. The joints are weaker than the sol id parts; good solid plate will withstand from 50,000 pounds to 00,000 pounds pcrsquureincli of sectional area—the joints will give way at about 34,000 pounds, which shows the impor tance of seeing that the rivets and other fas teuiugs arc always in sound condition. Mr. Anderson divides explosions into four classes, namely, from want of strength, deficiency of water, heating of plates, nnd the variety of other circumstances. killed. A man named Buggs was killed in George town, Randolph co., Geo., on Thursday even ing last by Mr. S. D. Betton. The deceased was engaged in n dispute witli another person iu a grocery, when Mr. Betton interfered for the purpose of putting a stop to it. Some words passed between them, when Betton struck the deceased a blow on the head with an axe helve fracturing his skull and producing deatli in a few hours.— Eufaula Spirit ‘22nd. New Trials. The Supremo Court on Wednesday last re versed the case of Bob, tire slave of Mr. Nat. Roach, who was convicted of the murder of Mr. Vining's little daughter at the last Spring term of the Circuit Court for this county.— They had previously reversed the case of An thony, tho slave of Mr. Elias G, Hodges, who was convicted of an attempt to poison liis mas ter and mistress. Both the negroes were to have been hanged at Clayton on the Gth of Au gust. The decision of the Supreme Court se cures them both anew trial.— Eufaula Spirit 2 2nd. Ohio Oongregationalists on Slavery. The Ohio Conference of the Cougregational ist Church, held recently at Dayton, adopted resolutions, declaring, “ That as fellowship with slaveholders sanc tions in the estimation of many, the practice of slavery, the existence of the relation should be taken as prima facie evidence of unworthi new for Christian fellowship ; and if their be exceptions, those exceptions should be made manifest by individuals who mar be implica ted.” “Resolutions, denouncing the attack on Sumner, and “the aggressions of slavery in Kansas,” were also adopted. Fresh Shad havo again made their appear ance in New York market. They are brought from Nova Scotia, side by side with the salmon of those waters, on a flooring of iee, in the fishing schooners. An Act Granting Public Lands, In alternate sections, to the Btate ot Alabama to aid in the construction of certain rail roads in said State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ameri ca m Congress assembled, That there be and is hereby granted to the State of Alabama, for the purpose of aiding iu the construction of railroads, from the Tennessee river, at or near Gunter’s landing, to Gadsden, on the CoOsa river ; from Gadsden, to connect with the Georgia and Tennessee line ot railroads, through Chattooga, Wills, and Lookout valleys; and from Elytou to tho Tennessee river at or near Beard’s bluff, Alabama, every alternate section of land designated by odd numbers tor six sections in width on each side of eacli of said roads. But in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the lines or routes of said roads are definitely fixed, sold any sections or any parts thereof granted as aforesaid, or that the right of pre-emption has attached to the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent or agents, to be appointed by the Governor of said State, to select, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interi or, from the lands of the United States nearest to the tiers of sections above specified, so much land, in alternate sectious or parts of sections, as shall be equal to such lands as the United States havo sold or otherwise appropriated, or to which the rights of pre-emption have at tached us aforesaid, which lands (thus selected in lieu of those sold and to which pre-emption rights have attached as aforesaid, together with the sections and parts of sections desig nated by odd numbers as aforesaid and appro priated as aforesaid) shall be held by the State of Alabama for the use and purpose afore said : Provided, That the laud to be so loca ted shall in no case be further than fifteen miles from the lines of said roads, and selected for and on account of each of said roads : Pro vided further, That the lands hereby granted for and on account of said roads severally shall be exclusively applied in the construction of that road for and on account of which such lands are hereby granted, and shall be dis posed of only as the work progresses, and the same shall be applied to no other purpose what soever : And provided further, That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States by any act of Congress, or in any other manner by competent authority, for the pur pose of aiding in any object of internal im provement, or for any other purpose whatso ever, be and the same are hereby reserved to the United States from the operation of this act, except so far as it may be found necessa ry to locate the routes of said railroads through such reserved lauds, in which case the right of way only shall be granted, subject to the approval of the President of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sections and parts of sections of land which by such grant shall remain to the United States, within six miles on each side of said roads, shall not be sold for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold nor shall any of the said lands become subject to private entry until the same have been first offered at public sale at the increas ed price. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said lands hereby granted to the said State shall be subject to the disposal of the Legisla ture thereof for the purposes aforesaid and no other ; and the said railroads shall be and re main public highways for the use oftheGov ernmeut of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the lands hereby granted to said State shall be dis posed of by said State only in manner follow ing, that is to say : That a quantity of land, not exceeding one hundred and twenty sec tions for each of said roads, and included with in a continuous length of twenty miles of each of said roads, may be sold ; and when the Governor of said State shall certify to the Se cretary of the Interior that any twenty con tinuous miles of any of said roads is complet ed, then another quantity of land hereby granted, not to exceed one hundred and twen ty sections for each of said roads having twenty continuous miles completed as aforesaid, and included within a continuous length of twenty miles of each of such roads, may be sold ; and so from time to time until said roads are com pleted : and if any of said roads is not com pleted within ten years no further sale shall be made, and the lands unsold shall revert to the United States. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the United States mail shall be transported over said roads, under the direction of the Post Office Department, at such price as Congress may by law direct: Provided, That until such price is fixed by law the Postmaster General shall have the power to determine the same. Sec. 6. xVnd be it further enacted, That a grant of land shall be made to said State to aid in the construction of the following roads iu said State, to-wit: the Memphis and Charleston railroad, extending from Memphis, on the Mississippi river, in Tennessee, to Ste venson, on the Nashville and Chattanooga rail road, in Alabama ; the Girard and Mobile railroad, from Girard to Mobile, Alabama ; the Northeast and Southwestern railroad, from near Gadsden to some point on the Ala bama and Mississippi State line, in tho direc tion to the Mobile and Ohio railroad ; the Coosa and Alabama railroad, from Selma to Gadsden; the Central railroad, from Mont gomery to some point on the Alabama and Tennessee State line, in the direction to Nash ville, Tennessee ; and that alternate sections of the public lands to the same extent, and in the same manner, and upon the same limita tions and restrictions in every respect, shall be and is hereby made to aid in the construc tion of the roads in said State mentioned in this act : Provided, That the lands hereby granted to said State for the purpose of con structing a railroad from the northeast to the southwestern portion of said State, lying northwest of Elyton, shall be assigned to Buch road as may be designated by the Legislature of said State. Approved, June 9, 1850. Coming Round. The Northern papers are modifying their tone towards Mr. Brooks. The Boston Pilot says: The speech of Senator Butler, to whom Sen ator Sumner’s studied phillippic was a reply, has been published. It is particularly distin guished for its high gentlemanly tone and ex pression and completely annihilates the pre tence that Senator Butler had provoked the gross personalities indulged in by Mr. Sum ner. Last week Mr. Butler replied to Mr. Sumner s speech in as gentlemanly a manner ns was possible for a party personally injured to deal with such a virulent attack. It is quite evident that Brooks missed a figure in interposing with his cane between his aged relative nnd his ill advised and ill judgina: as sailant. s There are many complaints from Western New I ork of the ravages of the weevil in that quarter, to an extent that warrants the saddest fursebodiugs relative to the growing whoat. Some predict that this insect will de stroy full two-thirds of that favorite crop. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. T Settlement of the American d1 New York, July 17.—8 y the V u steam ship Fulton, arrived at this tmr , ‘“I 1 day from Havre, with advices to the .mportant intelligence lias been receive T substantial settlement of the difficult* W T Great Britain arid the United Stated e “T out of the misunderstanding upon the™. * I tion of tin of U.hS’tfScT i ton-Bulwer convention. A treaty h-is l 1 I gotiated between Great Britain aud llemri! “ I by which the Bay Islands are t last named Power, upon such condition. 1 acceptible to our Minister, Mr. Dallas t l 1 accordance with the policy of our gove’rnme.l The Steamer Indiana. New York, July 19.— The Steamer 1n.1i,, J which was burnt on Lake Erie, on the ]- jf stant, is a total wreck, but all the passemrU and crew were landed in safety. ‘ The Philadelphia Railroad Disaster ‘ Philadelphia, July, P.L-Sixty young and old, are already known to have I* killed by this sad disaster. Others are in , /f ing condition. Much sympathy is f e l t f or ,:g unlortunate victims of the accident. , Governor Gardner of Massachusetts Boston, July 19. Governor Gardner of th, State has published a reply to the recent eon! mumcation of Governor Winston, of Alaban 1 returning the Kansas resolutions of the Mas chusetts Legislature, and is very severe ,1 what he terms the assumptions of the latte 1 and valorously asserts that he will continue J send resolutions to Alabama as lonir a. h.. 1 mains Governor. “ ‘1 Markets. New York, July 19.— Cotton i s stiff ail , 1000 bales were sold to-day. Flour hasV,i vanced and Ohio is worthy $0.20 per bbl Wheat is higher and Southern Red is quoted a $1.70 per bushel. Corn is irregular and South ern mixed commands 01 cents per bushel - Other articles are unchanged. Freights unsettled. Professor Lovering, in an interesting es sni upon the subject of atmospherical electricity mentions some of the means which human ii t ! genuity or science has adopted in seeking pro tection against the dangers of the lightning, stroke. Cages of glass have been made foi very timid persons ; but glass does not exclude the lightning—a case being recorded of a con servatory which was struck, and eight hundred panes of glass destroyed, without injury to the frames in which they were set. Metal about the person or house modifies the effect of the lightning; and although sometimes it ntay provoke a stroke, it may at times, by takiii-’ the eharge, save the individual or building from injury. Rydone recommends that ladies should carry small chains, or fine wires, which they may suspend from their bonnets, or other outworks, in time of danger. There is less danger from lightning in a city, where there are many spires to disarm and neutralize the cloud, than in the country, and a person is safer above than among a crowd of people, It is also well known that all persons are not equally good conductors of electricity and that some few, if made portionsfof the line of dis charge, arrest it. Storm at Mobile. The storm that paid so angry a visit to our city on Wednesday afternoon spent a large portion of its wrath in the neighborhood around Spring Hill. In many of the places there it both uprooted and broke in twain large oak trees — unroofed some outhouses, and entirely knocked down the high tower lately built by Mr. Stein at the Water Works. This tower was not less than 70 feet high; but it now lies prostrate on the ground and is considera bly scattered about in detailed portions.—Rea iiler. California. California is rapidly increasing in popula tion and resources. According to Senator Weller, the total value of exports from that State during last year was over $4,600,000. Among these was the item of flour to the ex tent of $70,000. The change in this particu lar is indeed remarkable. California, itwould thus appear, is not only able to raise bread stutts sufficient for her own consumption, hut a handsome surplus. This too, in her infancy. \\ hat she will be able to do when she becomes older and stronger, the reader may imagine. It should be remembered moreover, that the price of labor in Californiais very heavy, when compared with the rates in the eastern cities. Senator Weller states that the amount from all grain raised to the acre is much larger there than in any other State of the Union. In the number of horses and mules sho is exceeded by only fifteen other States ; whilst in cattle she is only surpassed by seven States. In wheat there were only nine States which pro duced more in 1855 ; while New York alone produced a larger amount of barley-. Sixteen States of the Union piroduced smaller quanti ties of potatoes, and no State yielded so many gallons of wine. In the aggregate of live stock only fourteen States surpass it. In 1853 there was imported into San Francisco, merchan dise to the value of $100,000,000 ; or more than the whole amount of goods imported into the United States fourteen years ago. “In point of commerce San Francisco is ranked third or fourth in the Union, while the city, although five times destroyed by fire, will now compare favorably with any other city of this Republic. In her schools, her churches, her public institutions, in all that dignifies and ennobles human nature, she has made more rapid advances during the last five years than any other city in the world. An Important Decree. We have seen, says the Washington Star, a eopy of the Hat-Houmagoun, or Sublime Wri ting. by which tlio Sultan of Turkey lias grant ed entire religious liberty and equal rights tu all the Christian subjects of his Empire, it I s a document of tho highest interest and value, j and ono which has never been equalled, either in importance or sublimity. For the first time, the principles of civil nnd religious lib erty have been enunciated in the East. The 1 documents is considered by Chriotians as the Magna Charta of the Turkish Empire. Discovery at the Mammoth Cave. Last Tuesday, the 11th inst., Stephen Bish op, the guide, and three students, Robert Tay lor, Clnrenco Bate, and Wm. L. Stouc, while rambling iu the cave, discovered on entirely unknown passage of some two miles in length By this important discovery, the cave, already the largest in the world, is found to extend eleven miles instead of nine miles, ns lias hith erto been supposed. This passage was lound by the party to lead to chambers far surpass ing all those formerly known, botli in extent and magnificence. It is supposed that this discovery will lead to others of still greater importance.— Louisville Journal. The Cunurd steamer Canada, which sailed from Boston on Wednesday, took out 01 > e hundred and eighteen passengers for Liverpoc.. and twenty-seven for Halifax. She has also on freight $788,035.44 in speeie and one hun lrc and twelve packages of merchandise.