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COLUMBUS: Monday Morning, July a** IHS* LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. Council Proceedings. From the published report of the last meet ing of the Board of Aldermen, we learn that they have received and adopted the report of the Wharf Committee recommending two new wharves, ono of rock and one of wood, to be built upon plans submitted by Col. Bates. The rock wharf is to be 400 feet long, to com mence at the lower end of the present wharf and extend in a lino with the old wharf. The Committee also recommend a wooden wharf “to the full extent of the present wharf”— nothing said about its location. Council has adopted thefollowingrcsolution offered by Aldermau Barden : That the Clerk of tho Market, be required, as soon as practicable, to go through the city and examine and seal all woightsand measures used by tho Merchants and Traders, according to the Ordinances of said city. Adopted. Tho official return of the vote on the Bridge question was ordered to be recorded—tho only vestige of tho bridge left, said structure hav ing been swept off by tho current of conflict ing opinion, as we are informed by a lady friend, a frequent contributor to the Sun— Madame Rumor. About Hoops. We notice that our City Fathers are down on hoops—when of a fragmentary character however, only. Witness the following resolu tion adopted at tho last meeting : By Aid. Jones : Rosolved, That the Depu ty Marshal bo required to cause the Carts to remove the trash, &c., accumulating on Broad street, at least three times a week, and that he bo particular to have har o all pieces of plank, twopi, &c., containing nails, and all broken bottles removed. ♦ Kail Bond Murders. Home of our contemporaries are preaching eloquent discourses upon this topic, taking their texts from recent occurrences. Wo have done the same thing in times gone by, before we cut our wisdom teeth, (if we have any); but we have learned at last that the subject is one upon which it is idle to waste breath. Legislation can alone remody tho evil ; and we have abandoned all hope that any thing so practically and universally important, can command the attention of legislators during the present century. They have other fish to fry—hooks of their own to bait, and watch, and jerk. Till after A. D, 1900, people who travel behind engines may make their wills beforo getting aboard. Not till thon or about then, will double tracks be required by law, beforo charters are granted. Speaking of subjects which it is useless to speak of, there are several other matters of great public concern, that might be mentioned. But what is the use of addressing empty benches, and getting into a perspiration this hot weather, when nobody listens to you, and not a soul is present even to see you wipo your forehead 1 We have on hand a list of a dozeu topics over which we have written verbum sat —freely translated “nus (hna been) sed.”— Among them, tho “Wrongs of tho South,” “ Mail Derangements,” and “Political Consis tency.” .Leap Year’s Soiree. A Leap Year’s Soiree will be given on the 13th of August next, at Varner’s Dancing Sa loon, Indian Springs, nv the Ladies. We return to the Committee of Invitation our cor dial thanks for a polite invite to he present on the occasion, regretting however, that busi ness engagements will in all probability, deuy us that pleasure. A Soireo under such aus pices, cannot fail in any of the requisites nc cessary to enjoyment, and we trust that all gentlemen invited, who can possibly attend, will not fail to do so. Tho City Council of Savannah have before i them an ordinance which proposes to iiuposo a tax of two hundred dollars each on all slaves or free persons of color, brought or sent to Savannah to bo transported to Liberia, or oth er foreign country. Tho object is to break up emigration from that port, which is found to be an evil and a nuisance. Railroads make wonderful revolutions.— Atlanta Intelligencer. So do wheel barrows make revolutions. Rut as ikey have but one wheel, their revolutions are not quite so wonderful.— Sav. News. Can’t see tho point Mr. News. A few revo lutions of the grindstone might sharpen your comment into discernibility. Tho earth is u one-wheel concern, and are not its revolutions wonderful ? The Columbus Sun is in error in ascribing to Col. A. C. Walker the authorship of the let ters published in the Constitutionalist, signed “An Old Lino Whig.” It is not in error, however, in saying that “ Mr. Walker is a man of considerable ability.”— Aug. Constitu tionalist. We stand corrected ; but are quite sure that Col. Walker has the credit of those let ters with a great many others besides our selves. Even after this correction, we cannot forbear asking if the Colonel never used this nomme deplume while writing for the press ? Mr. Americus Moss of Norfolk was drowned the other day while out fishing. His policy of life insurance reached Norfolk the day before the occurrence, which was on Saturday, and it was his intention to have paid the premium of S3O Monday. He leaves a wife and child, who are deprived of $5,000 by his procrasti nation in tho matter. We need hardly draw the moral, which is apparent. Jonco Hooper, of tV>e Montgomery Mail, and lion. Thos. H. Watts, were serenaded tho other night, by a band of Fillmore Minstrels. This don’t often happen to sn editor, and while congratulating Jonco, we also warn him not to get ‘‘too big for his pantaloons.” The generosity of the French Emperor to the ladies of Louis Phillipe’s family, is ac counted for by the fact that there arc numer ous lawsuits pending in reference to the con fiscation of the property of the Orleans fami v> whioh gtT# great annoyance to the govern ment. Tho Culture of Cotton in Mexico. The United States Consul at Tampico has kindly furnished the following interesting in formation in relation to the varieties, culture, and manufacture of Cotton in Mexico, in an swer to a circular issued by the Commissioner of Patents in February last: “ The greater production in this country of this article is on the coast of Vera Cruz, and southward from the capitol of the State of that name towards Flacotalpan and its neighbor hood. “ A little over seventy-five pounds of seed cotton yields, when ginned, twenty-five pounds of cotton wool. The quality is good, und the whole is sent up the country for consumption in the factories of Jalapn, Orizaba, and Puebla. “From Vera Cruz to Matamoras, notwith standing tho territory being so extensive, and so admirably adapted for the growth of cotton, | none is produced beyond a little in the neigh borhood of Papantla, in which the Indians cul tivate for their own use, and spin in the same primitive manner aH their ancestors did at the time of the conquest, viz: by means of a spe cies of wooden spindle, the point of which is put in a common wooden bowl, and its gyra tions given by the fingers. “ From the yarn thus spun they manufac ture a narrow cloth, and this is still the cus tom in many parts of the country. “lu the neighborhood of Matamoras cotton is raised but in limited quantities ; and it is also cultivated in Monclova. One hundred younds of seed are required to produce twen ty-five pounds of clean cotton. All that is produced in these places is consumed in the factories of Saltillo. “On the west coast mention may be made of Hantago, a place situated between Tepic and Mazatlan, where a considerable quantity is raised, which is disposed of by tho factories in Tepic. “ Further south, and between the towns of Autlan and Colima, and downwards towards the sea, a very rich cotton country is to be seen, and where immense quantities could be raised were'there more hands to attend to its cultiva tion, us it Is, however, sufficient is gathered for the supply of tho factories of Colima, and some of it oven finds its way to Guadalajara, the capitol of the State of Jalisco. “ From Colma, a stretch must be made to the neighborhood of Acapulco, where cotton is raised, but by no means in abundance; but all that is gathered in that section of the country is sent to the market at the city of Mexico.— That part of the country is called the “ Costa Grande,” and is separated from the “Costa Cliica” by the river Papagayo. On the latter, and in the neighborhood of Ayutla, cotton is raised but in limited quantities, und sent to Puebla for sale. The cotton on the whole of this coast only requires seventy-five pounds of seed to produce twenty-five pounds of cotton wool when ginned. “The whole of the east as well as that of the west coast, for about forty leagues inland is admirably adapted for the growth of cotton. The country is, however, entirely unpopulated, and considerable difficulty is experience in get ting in the harvest in consequence thereof. “ There are very few landed proprietors who dedicate their attention to the cultivation of cotton, except on the coast of Vera Cruz. All the rest is raised by small farmers, (Itancheros,) who are content to get about one-lmlf the amount of its value. Such payments are made in a few goods and groceries, in anticipation for which they are charged exorbitant prices. “An experiment has been made to raise cot ton on a farm about twelve leagues from San Luis Potosi, between six and seven thousand feet above the level of the, sea, and the result has been favorable. “An enterprising Spaniard is now raising cotton five leagues from Tula, with every pros pect of a satisfactory return. His farm is about four thousand and five hundred or five thoueiaud /VeC uLuvc ihv level of CllC SCft. “No care is bestowed on the plant. The seed is put into the ground, and no further no tice is taken of it until it is quite ripe and rea dy for picking. Consequence is that the staple is not so long nor the cotton very fine, although quite good enough for the manufactories of this country, “Tho growth of cotton throughout Mexico is perennial.” Tue American Bonapartes. A letter dated Paris, June 30th, to the ln d‘*pcudence Beige, says that the question of determining tho position of the son and grand son of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, by the first wife, Miss Patterson, is now under discussion. All such questions, it appears, have to be sub mitted to family council, consisting of a num ber of high imperial functionaries. The de mand for the settlement is said to have been mado by Prince Jerome himself, aud the ex pectation is, that it will forbid the Americans taking the name of Bonaparte, and will re quire them to be known by the name of Pat terson. They obtained letters of naturaliza tion ten years ago, in which they were desig nated as members of the imperial family.— Now it is feared that this may be treated as a base on which to found certain pretensions not consistent with the previously declared il legitimacy. Prince Jerome contends that his marriage with Miss Elizabeth Patterson, was null and void frem tho beginning, as it was contracted between a youth of 19 and a woman of 23, without the consent of his parents and the for mality of publication. It was further declar ed to be null by the decree of 1805, which dis solved the civil niarraige while the proper au thorities of Paris severed tho ties of the reli gious murriage, so that such an union might | have no civil etl'ect. On the other hand the j Baltimore Bonapartes dispute the legality of the decree of 1805, and they adduce various arguments in favor of their legitimacy. They refer to tho good faith of the parties in mak ing the coutract of marriage, but this is quostioued, because it is stated that the contract contained a clause by which, as if foreseeing the possible dissolution of the mar riage on the demand of the husband or his pa rents, ho stipulated, in Buch a case, for the payment to her of 00,000 francs a year, which j sum has been regularly paid to Madame Bon i aparte, (called by the French writer “Eliza | beth Patterson") ever since the separation. The matter has been debated with much in terest, Mr. Allou representing Prince Jerome aud M. Beryer his son and grandson. Some remarkable letters of the great Emperor, of Pope Pius VII, of the Emperor of Russia aud the King of Wurtemburg have been read by the counsel, and have excited great interest. The i counsel is said to consitt of M. Abbatucci, the | Keeper of the Seals, as President, by delega tion of the Emperor, and Messrs. Fould, Trep i long, Do Morny, Baroche and d’Ornado. There is no pomp or parade in council, which sits in a simple furnished room, containing arm-chairs and a large table with a green cov er. The decision is not. expected to be made for about a month, and it is impossible to say what will be the result. But the French wri ter says that the members contemplate an admission of tho legitimacy of the Ameri cans, but without any interest in the succession to tho throne. The Boston Bee says—a mau can get along without advertising ; so can a wagon without I greasing, but it goes hard. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. From Washington. July 24.—Tho Senate has passed the bill to protect American discoverers of Guano islands. The House has amended the Army Appro priation bill so as to provide that the money be not expended until the Kansas laws are re pealed. Burlingame returned to night, and it is un derstood that his seconds will soon publish a card in reply to Brooks. No further difficulty is apprehended between the parties. From New York July 21.—The bark Ellen Griffith arrived at quarantine to day from Cienfuegos, having lost the captain, mate and two seamen from yellow fever. Tho bark George Leslie also arrived from the same place, every one on board, except the captain, having been down with the fever during the passage. One only died. July 24.—The steamship Philadelphia has arrived at this port, with Havana dates to the IGtli inst. Captain General Concha’s health is very pre carious. Massachusetts Know JM othing Convention. Boston, July 24.—The Know Nothing Mas sachusetts Convention met here to-day. The Convention is still unorganized, on account ot the desperate efforts of the Fillmore wing to get the control. An all-night session *s ex pected, and there is great excitement. The Extra Vice President. Pittsburg, July 19. —Ex-Governor John ston stated at the late ratification meeting in Alleghany city, that he had been chosen as the standard bearer of the North Americans, he had accepted their unanimous nomination and would recognize such nomination until the same convention abrogated it. His friends, therefore, may rely upon it that he will not decline. The Arrison Trial. Cincinnati, July 21—William Arrison was to day convicted of manslaughter on the third trial for causing the death of Mr. Allison, by an infernal machine about two years since.- - Great dissatisfaction is expressed with this strange verdict. Sentence will be deferred and he will be put on trial for the murder of Mrs. Allison. Application will be made for changing tho venue to another county. From tlio Macon Republican, list inst. Census of Tuskegee. White males 4UO White Females 400 Black males 380 Black females- 500 Students at Mr. Johns’, 80 Students at Mrs. Wright’s 36 Students at Methodist College 112 Students at Baptist College 171 Number of Teachers 23 Total population 2,142 White males over 21 180 White females, over 15: 250 Highway Robbery. Mr. I. M. Kenny, a merchant of this place, was knocked down and robbed of a box, be tween his store and residence, last Saturday night about nine o’clock. The box contained about forty dollars in money, and a number of valuable papers. Mr. Kenny desires to caution the public against trading for any notes payable to Ken ney & Sledge, Kenney & Lee or I. M. Kenney, and two land warrants—one purchased from Dr. 11. Graham and the other from J. W. Ham ilton; as these were in the box taken from him. He was left on the ground in an unconscious state, and found by some passers-by. We are pleased to hear that liis life is not considered in danger. —Athens ( Ga.) Banner. The Pacific Railroad. The following is an abstract of a bill agreed upon by the Special Pacific Railroad Commit tee: “Three roads are to be provided lor —one to be built north of the forty-fourth degree of north latitude, by the North Atlantic tmd Pa cific Railroad Company, of which Alexander Ramsay is President; one between the thirty eigth and forty-fourth parallels, to be con structed by an association of the roads now chartered and running westward through lowa and Missouri, the junction to be formed near Fort Kearney, and the single trunk to run to the navigable waters of the Pacific Ocean in California; and the Southern road is awarded to the Southern Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, of California, the Texas Western Railroad Company, and the Vicksburg and Shreveport Company. This line runs from the Mississippi, at some point South of thirty-eighth degree, and runs to Snu Francisco, with a branch to San Diego, aim with a grant of forty sections of land to the milo west of Texas to tho California line, and then ten sections per mile to San Francis co. No grant is made for that portion of the road east of the west boundary of Texas. The Northern road receives forty sections from point to point, seventeen hundred miles. The middle road receives thirty sections until it reaches California, then ten sections to its terminus. The provision for mail pay are lib eral. Telegraphic lines are provided for on each road. The Mormon Delusion. The Fort Desmoines (Iowa) papers give some details of tho passage of a baud of Mor mon emigrants through that place a few days since. In the broiling sun these poor creat ures, the majority of whom are women, moved along slowly in Indian file, dragging behind them in little carts the necessaries for the journey, sometimes two women dragging the cart, at other times a man and woman together. The company was from Europe, and mostly consisted of Euglish people, who had left their comfortable homes, their early associations and all the attachments which render the English such unwilling emigauts, and here, with a journey of more than a thousand miles before them, of which two hundred would be through a perfect desert, without shade or water, these miserable deluded people were treading for ward. The Hammer. The hammer is the universal emblem of me chanics. With it are alike forged the sword of contention and plough-share of peaceful agri culture. In ancient warefare the hammer was a powerful weapon, in dependent of the place which is formed. The hammer the is wealth of nations. By it are forged the ponderous en gine and the ueodlo. It is an instrument of the savage and the civilized. Its merry clink points out the abode of industry: it is a do mestic deity, presiding over the grandeur of tho most wealthy and ambitious as well as the humble and impoverished. Not a stick is shapped, nor a house is raised, a ship floats, or a carriage rolls, a wheel spins, an engine moves, a press speaks, a viol sings, a spado delves, or a flag waves, without the hammer. Without the hammer civilization would be un known, and the human species only as de fenceless brutes; but in skilful hands, direct ed by wisdom, it is an instrument of power, or greatness, and of true glory GENERAL ITEMS. There were five hundred and thirty-one deaths in N. V. city, during the week ending July 21st. The old line Whigs in Dauphin county, Pa., have endorsed the Republican platform and its candidates, Fremont and Dayton. The case of Passmore Williamson against Judge Kane is put down for trial at August term in Delaware county. It may be post- j poued until November. A l)r. Kinahan, who has recently returned from Peru, attempts to prove that guano is produced from fetid seals, which died on the island, and not from the droppings of birds. A boy about sixteen years of age, in St. Louis shot his mother, with a pistol, wound ing her severely, because she attempted to cor rect him. Robert 11. Crocket, of Memphis, is prepar ing for the press a history of the life and ad ventures of his father, the renowned Colonel Croekett. Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, in a re cent speech in Congress, said, “God never made a meaner man than a mean Yankee.” Many persons believe Senator Wilson painted his own portrait. The violences and crimes of northern cities increase fully in proportion with their popula tion. The whole number of arrests in Brook ly for the quarter ending July Ist, were 2,502, being an increase of 786. Tho Albany Argus says that a horrible curi osity was on exhibition in that city on Thurs day—a man with one of his arms terminating in a snake’s head, the other a dog’s head and the tail of a snake. A fire occurred in New York, on the 21st instant, and destroyed the Turtle Bay Brewe ry, the largest lager beer brewery in the Uni nited States. Also, several other breweries, stores, saloons, and dwellings in the neighbor hood. Loss about SBO,OOO. A recent letter from Havana says that the difficulty between Spain and Mexico is under stood to Lave been arrauged. Mexico claimed certain deductions against the debt due to Spain, which the Minister of the latter having allowed, Mexico agrees to pay the balance. A young man named Garrison was recently killed at Kingston, Ga., by falling across the railroad track between two cars, the train passing over him. He was standing upon one of the “bumpers,” ready to “couple” the cars together, and losing his foothold, fell. A Washington letter says that tho House will take up the Senate Kansas bill, and ap pend to it the Dunn proviso, which reinstates the Missouri Compromise line, and stand upon that as the Black Republican issue in the com ing Presidential contest. The value of foreign goods imported at the port of Boston during the week ending 18th instant, amounted to $1,083,679. The impor tations for the quarter ending June 30 amount ed to $11,644,329. The value of goods enter ed for Canada amounted to $3,232,396. The large sawing and planing establishment of Messrs. Naylor & Cos., situated on Board, below Wallace street, Philadelphia, was de stroyed by fire on the 31st inst. All the floors were occupied by different tenants. The loss is estimated at $15,000, which is mostly in sured. Three full-blooded dandified “gents” ap plied to a stable, before the railway era, for the hire of a horse to take them to Brighton and back in one day. “What? ” exclaimed the groom, “you surely would not drive a beast a hundred miles in a day?” “Vy not?” said one of them; “ve’ve all gotvips!” The libraries now connected with Harvard College, Mass., contains more than 100,000 volumes. Os the number, 70,000 volumes are in the general library in Gore Hall. The oth ers are contained in the Divinity, Law and Medical Schools, and in Libraries of Societies of under graduates. John Green, who recovered the safe from the Atlantic, has been engaged to descend to the steamboat Lexington, which was burned on the Sound in the winter of 1837, with the view of recovering the SIB,OOO which sunk with the wreck. The vessel lies in ninety feet water; the treasure is said to be]in an accessi ble placo. W. 11. Osborn, of Perry Pont House, Staf fordshire, England, has at the present time a perfectly green rose in flower in his rose house. The rose, called rosa verdiflora, is of full, rich green and is, perhaps, more interesting on ac count of its novelty than its beauty. The tree was procured from a French nurseyman. Popular rumor has recently been busy with the name of the Smithsonian lnstute at Wash ington much to its disadvantage. This has led to a resolution of inquiry soon to be of fered by Mr. Edwards, in Congress. It is said that an attempt ‘to dissuade him from the measure, by the Regents, has failed of suc cess. The Army Bill recently passed by ths Sen ate appropriates $500,000 for powder in which the United States government is greatly defi cient. Twelve hundred thousand dollars are for altering the U. States muskets into Minie rifles, by rifling the barrels, adding the Minie cartridge and tho percussion lock, and the Maynard primer. In the Municipal Court, Boston, on Friday, a hack driver was condemned for four months’ imprisonment for running over a foot passeng er. The Court stated the rule of the law in such cases to be that carriages had no para mount rights of way in the streets, and that drivers were bound at all times to heed tho rights of those on foot aud to exercise due care for their safety. A California news agent at San Francisco, Mr. J. W. Sullivan, has presented a petition to Congress asking to be indemnified for losses sustained by him by repeated failures of the Great Southern Mail between New Orleans and that city. He states that owing to the irregu larity in the receipt of papers by this route, lie sustained a loss of papers amounting to $12,351.75. A dispatch from Washington says tho Secro tary of Stato has addressed a letter to the Go vernor of California, informing him that the Federal Uovefnment cannot interfere against the Vigilance Committee until requested by the Legislature of California, or until that body shall be unable to act in consequence of the insurrection. This is understood to bo in accordance with an opinion given by the At torney General. Charles Young, the great tragedian, died at Brighton, England, on the 22d ult., at an ad vanced age. For many years be shared with John Kemble, Edmund Kean and Macready, the honor of being ranked as ono of the finest delineators of Shnkspeure’s heroes. As Ham let, Coriolamus, lago, and Brutus, he remain ed without a rival after John Kemble’s death. Mr. Y'oung retired from the stage in 1832, with an ample fortune. The last original character in which he appeared was Rienzi, in Miss Milford's tragedy of that name. The Grass—Caterpillar—The Cr^ f “ We were informed on yesterday that a K L fl has appeared among the crops in vln ‘* , district and elsewhere in this countv ,■ completely destroying every thing before * 5 They first appear on the grass, which ! J short time is completely consumed tl’ M next attack either corn, cotton, cane,’ - vines, or any thing green within tlieir . l and and serious fears are entertained tW ,1 ■ - ton crop and the late corn, if the “Jm 1 not soon disappear, will be entirely des °* !l in some portions of the county. The ht fj \ seems to be their favorite food, and older j is injured by their stripping eTerv *1 the stalk. The worm is called the S.® , caterpillar” from their first appearance b ® grass, but their true name no one H know. Unlike the “army worm” tLv® spread over an entire field, but are not ® i destructive. —Bainbridge Argus. nl A Village of Women. The following account appears in the .\® burg Gazette: Tho village of Madana, which is about ® English miles from Rutschued, in \y u i] a 1 offers at the present inoAent a curious eth® raphioal singularity, having been women only for the last thirty years. At ■ period, this female population amounted® two hundred. The ladies did not live as w® riors, like the Amazons of old ; but avoided® intercourse with men, and drove away from tfl territories all who appeared with matrinio’ >1 intentions. The anti-social settlement is ® supposed to be on the decline; at least non® recruits are made from the disappointed || the love crossed, and the members of the r® ulation are rapidly decreasing. H Small Pox in Oglethorpe. A friend in Lexington, Oglethorpe ceuutß writes us as follows, under date of July •> fl “ The small pox broke out last week * Judge Hawkins’ family, in this county, about six miles southeast of this place. Theß are now three cases. No cause for the diseaj can be assigned, unless it be that .Judge H,J kins had the small pox in his house five y e J ago. A few months ago, he married his’ H -fl ond wife, and the disease first made its apptaij ance on her. Our Inferior Court and ciliztrl are taking all proper precautionary steps tfl prevent the spreading of the disease. As Hawfl kins lives some distance from the railroad, til traveling public need be under no apprehiJ sion in visiting either Penfield or Athens. I\| have had the monster among us before, an| know how to deal with him. There is no doull about its being the genuine article; Dr J Glenn and Willingham have both so decideil and they have both been “ through the pits | — Sav. Republican. The Favorite Name. Mary surpasses all other names in universal ! ity; it belongs not only to women throughout! all Christendom, but even to men who bear it as a second name. Thus, for instance, the Queen of Spain’s name is Mary, her husbands name is Mary, her mother’s name is Mary; and even her sister’s name is Mary ; her uncle and all her cousins are Marys, and lier cousins children are Marys, in fact all tho royal family of Spain, males and females, are Marys, with scarcely an exception. This arises from the great devotion of the Bourbon race to the Virg in, a devotion which lias gone to such an excess of fanaticism as even to confound the sex of the name by applying it to males and females indiscriminately. An Eastern Nabob. The King of Oude is to visit London. Hi; object is to claim from Queen Victoria a res toration of the throne, of which he affirms, lie has been ruthlessly robbed. It is said that it order to present himself in a manner becoming his position, he will be accompanied by a do zen of his wives, and a retinue of five or sis hundred persons. In fact, says the European Times, so extensive is the dethroned mon arch’s establishment, that he and his suit? will exclusively occupy one of the magnificnet steamers belonging to the Peninsular and Or iental Company which runs between Calcutta and Suez, and a similar vessel will be required to convey them from Alexandria to Southamp ton. His Majesty, it is said, has brought with him a quarter of a million of money, in the hope of buying justice in this country, for all Indian nabobs believe that that commodity is to be had here by the highest bidder. It is, perhaps, fortunate for the King of Oude that his folly in thus acting will not forfeit the handsome pension of <£120,000 which the East India Company have engaged to pay him for life: but it is more than probable, consid ering the extent of his engagements, that this pension, large as it is, will be mortgaged be fore he crosses the Red Sea again. Love Stories. The imperishable, inexhaustible, unap proachable nature of love is shown in this— that all the millions of love stories that have been written have not one whit abated the im mortal interest that there is in the rudest and stupidest love story. All the rest of the wretched thing may be the most dismal twad die, but you can’t help feeling a little interest, when you have once taken up the book, as to whether Arabella will relent in favor of Au gustus; and whether that wicked creature man or woman, who is keeping them apart, will not soou be disposed of, somehow —Sydney Smith. A Great Race. The celebrated race horse “Sacramento, recently undertook the great feat of trotting one hundred miles in ten hours, which has only been accomplished by four horses, lhe race was commenced under saddle to be chang ed to harness. While performing the seventy ninth mile, the horse broke down and expire i in forty minutes afterwards. The four horses which performed this task were Fanny Jeuks, Fanny Murray, Kate and Conqueror —two on ly of which survived the effort. Buchanan in New York. Saudford Harrison, Esq., a prominent Deni ocratof New York, lias issued an address to his fellow Democrats, in which he states that he has just returned from a tour of the central counties, aud finds that the leaders of the De mocracy have all gone over to Fremont, an 1 that there is no hope of carrying the State toi Buchanan. In this condition of affairs, be political friends to vote for Fillmore, and save the State from Fremont.. Ibis, he thinks, will throw the election into the House of Representatives, when he is_ confi dent Buchanan will bo elected, or it not. Breckenridge will be the President. Stealing a Scarf. A lady connected with one of our most respectable families in town, says the Albany Knickerbocker, was detected in the act of stea ing a velvet scarf, worth S2O, from one of our dry goods stores the other day. The husbaii 1 was made acquainted with the facts, - nsettled the mater nnd hushed it up. It she ha’ been a poor mechanic’s wife she would ha' 1 been handed over to John O. Cole. Mr. Win, C. Curren, one of the Congression al reporters of the Globe, died in Washington city, on Friday last