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OOLUMBXJSi Wcdneiilay Morning, Aujgunt 6, 1H56. LAROIIT CITY CIUCtLAI'ION. , Another Old Citizen Gone. We regret to huvo to record the death of another old citizen of Columbus, and one of her most worthy—Judge Ephraim C. Bandy— which took place at Geneva, Monday last. ! Judge Bandy had been in feeble health for some time, and was on his way to the Springs, when arrested at Geneva, by the hand of death. He was one of the first settlers of our city—its first Marshal —and during his long residence here, held several offices of honor and trust, lie will be long remembered for his kindness to the poor, his friendly assist ance of the distressed and struggling, made at large sacrifices to himself, and for his upright ness and high character as a peaceable, order loving c.tizen and gentleman. His remains were carried to their Inst resting place yester day afternoon. Railroad Meeting. A large preliminary railroad meeting was held at Georgetown opposite Eufaula, on Sat urday last, with a view to a railroad connec tion of that section of country with Cuthbert, Ga. Several speeches were made, ami a Com mittco appointed to confer with tho parties at Cuthbert. Tho Eufaula Spirit strenuously op poses the policy advocated by Judge Kiddoo, one of (he speakers, viz : that the people west of Cuthbert, should assist in bringing tho road to Cuthbert, and depend upon its being extended to Eufaula. The Spirit wishes the western interest to raise all the funds they can to coutinuo the Road from Cuthbert, and thus secures its extension, and be able to offer in ducements to parties now building, or about to build to that place. The Georgia Plaindeuler. Thisisthc title of anew, independent, week ly journal published at Lumpkin, Ga., by E. G. W. M’Knight, Editor and Proprietor, the first number of which is upon our table, pre senting a neat appearance, and well filled.— The Proprietor has hud many and arduous dif ficulties to contend with and deserves much credit for his energy and perseverance. We wish him every success. The price of the Plaindeuler is $12.00 per annum ; and it will be a good advertising medium for those desir ous of reaching the people of Stewart. Expected Editorial Duel. A duel is anticipated betwoen Roger A. Pryor of the Richmond Enquirer, and Mr. Ridgway of tho Richmond Whig, growing out of some severe strictures on the latter paper, if we remember rightly, with regard to the manner in which it was edited. The Enquirer intimated that the Whig was a paper of no ability, and offered tc furnish it with editori als superior to those which it was in the habit of publishing. Wo write from memory, and while sure that we lmvo stated substantially tho origin of the quarrel, we may have made the wrong pa. ty the aggressor. We cannot at the moment find the exchange paper in which we read the combustive article. Mea sures have been taken to arrest the parties, but up to 10 o’clock Friday, they had not been seen or heard of. It is to be regretted that the editorial corps are not more of a fraterni ty than they are. - ♦ Blackwood’s Magazine. The July number of this popular periodical has been received. The following is its table ot contents: I. The Crimoan Report, and Chelsea Inquiry; 2. The Snow Storm; 3. The Athelings, or the Throe Gifts.—Part II ; 4. Travels in Circassia.—Part II; &. Met amorphoses ; A Talo. —I’nrt III; 6. Greece and Italy; 7. The Scot Abroad.—The Man of Council. 8. A Special Embassy in 1G98; 9. The Dipute with America. Tho now volumes of all tho British Reviews, (except the North British) and Blackwood, began in July. The present is therefore a Favorable time for subscribing, and we know of no investment bettor, for thoso who are lound of the host standard literature of the age. For terms &c. see first page and last column of to-day's paper. Leases by the Creek Indians. Among the bills before the Senate on Fri day, was a Senate bill to compensate citizens of Georgin and Alabama for losses sustained by the destruction of their property by tho Creek Indians. A long discussion was had upon it, but with what result, we do not yet know. ♦ Gen. Eli W. Lawler, of Talladega county, Ala., nn old and distinguished Clay Whig, is out iu a letter in the Talladega Reporter, in favor of the election of Buchanan. We give a short extract from tho letter : “I* ‘ s no “ evident, that outsideof the State of New York, tho American party of the Northern States is no longer, if it ever was, conservative andju-t on tho subject of slave ry ; and that the principle contained in the lkth section of the platform adopted in June, 1800, has few supporters in flint part of the luion. And although Mr. Fillmore has some friends in all of the States, they have not strength to carry a single Northern State, un ri S 11 t.* Ncw Vork - nnd oven that is doubt- Vv'.J “e Americans liavo affiliated with the Abolitionists nnd in many States have been almost entirely absorbed by them. From Washington. Our latest dates from Washington are by mail, to Friday last. The Senate passed several private bills, dis cussed the notion of the recent naval board and adjourned to Monday. In the House, Mr. Boyce presented the credentials of Hr.n. Preston S. Brooks, who qualified and took his seat. The Kansas contested election case was re sumed. The Clerk finished the reading 0 f Reeder’s statement. Mr. Whitfield argued his ||claim to the contested seat; and the vote was then taken upon the resolution rejecting Whit field. Adopted by 110 to 92. A resolution was then offered, giving the seat to Reeder, and voted down by 113 to 88. Private bills were then considered and the House adjourn ed. If Elected. If, contrary to present indications, to the wishes of all Southern ‘men, and the hopes nnd prayers of Northern conservatives and patriots, Col. Fremont should be elected to the Presidency, he will bavo to contend in tbe outset of liis administration, with a difficulty more perplexing and impracticable than has ever presented itself for adjustment. Array ed as lie is against the interests and rights of tbe South where ho was corn and reared, we cannot see how any Southern man could, in justice to himself, his self-respect, and his na tive land, accept, or continue to hold office un t der him. We believe we speak the honest sen ; timents of Southern incumhents of govern ment berths, when we say, that they would I scorn with indignation not only a gift from ; such a hand, but the hand itself. How then are the Southern custom houses, post offices, etc., to be filled by the Black Republican President? From the North? We opine not. Northern incumbents would certainly not cross Mason and Dixon’s line in the “ wild hunt;” and wo should have presented us for the first ; time in the history of the Republic, the ano i melons spectacle, office going begging, and none poor enough to do it reverence! What then would Col. Fremont do ? Turn traitor to the party that placed him in this predicament, as he has forgotten those but for whom he would never have emerged from his obscurity ? What man lias done, man may do; what a given mail has done onco, he may do twice.— But with two treacheries blazoned upon his front, liow would his acceptability be heigh tened in the eyes of Southern office holders or seekers ? Would he then resign ? Would he mount his woolly horse and scud for the moun tains? Would he throw upon the ground the bauble that tempted biin, and resort to mor phine, or the Hudson river? Wh-t would he do ? While we do not believe Col. Fremont’s election to be within the limits of probability, it must be remembered that possibility is a realm whose boundaries are limitless as space. He may be elected. It behooves him, and his party, and all Northern men to ponder on this gigantic dilemma, already beetling over them with frowning brow, and from which, in the event of his success, there is no hope of es cape. There is one hope yet for Fremont—there is escape from obloquy, shame, and invincible difficulty. Curtius, to save Home, gave up his life, and dashed liis steed into a fathomless abyss. No such sacrifice is demanded from the Pathfinder. Let him strike his sixteen starred flag—own like a man, that he was tempted, tempted sorely, and fell. Let him retire from a field in which, though his flag should triumph for the moment, it must soon trail in the dust. Let him, in a word, repent and be forgiven. AVo do not implore this of him ; we do not ask it as a favor. AVe sug gest it to him as the only practicable and hon orable course left him ; for we tell him now, that the South, unless we grievously mistake her, will never, never submit to his rule. Let it be considerered thnt by this course he gains all and loses nothing. His chance for election is slim; his election secured, would guarantee him the Presidency without power, and noth ing else. By retiring from the field in time, he may save his reputation, and add to it a laurel, brighter than any that now adorns it —sacrifice of his ambition rather than the dis memberment of the American Union. Fremont Stock Declining. Recent indications shew that Col. Fremont will not sweep the North so triumphantly as was at first predicted. The conservatives— the solid men—the large proDerty-Uoldovo, niiu something to lose by his election, are couuting up its cost. And ns the figures indi cate a rather gloomy result, they are daily becoming less infatuated, and before election day will be prepared not only to refuse him their votes, but to give them to one of the other candidates. Whatever of patriotism too, is at the North, will be brought out actively in the coining struggle, and we need hardly say, in opposition to Fremont. The Colonel went up like a rocket at first, and he will probably play a rocket's part till ho comes down a stick. Aside from his sectionalism, the election of a man of no more calibre or experience than Col. Fremont, to fill the chair once held by Washington, Madison, Jefferson, and Jackson, would urgue a degeneracy in the American people, foreboding the most disas trous results to our future welfare as a na tion. The times call loudly for an able Presi dent—one who can not only refrain from wrong doing, but from bungling; one capable of wise right-doing—an active and positive, not a neg ative President. Col. Fremont’s election though daily be coming more doubtful, is within the limits of possibility. In such an event, speculation is rife as to whut course the South should pursue. It is hold by some that the South should sub mit to his government, if constitutionally elec ted, until some unconstitutional act in his ca pacity as President, prompts her to resistance. Mr Toombs, in a recent letter, (published in yesterday's Sun) says, “The election of Fre mont would be the end of the Union, and ought to be. The object of Fremont’s friends is the conquest of the South.” Mr. Toombs, it seems, views the success of Fremont, as a practical declaration of war upon the South. It is our own opinion that Fremont’s policy, should he be elected, would soon enable the South to determine upon her position. He • must do this, or prove a traitor to the party j electing him. But sufficient for the day is its ; evil. Late telegraphic dispatches represent Gen. j Persifor Smith as saying that if Gen. Lane forced his way with armed men into Kansas, he (Smith) would arrest him, though at a cost I of five hundred dollars! The magnitude of the sum will astound the ordinary reader; | those accustomed to large sums, however, can appreciate the remark. Wecannot help think- ! ing that the telegraph must have dropped some ot the figures in bringing them through. 1 lie (. incinnati Times affirms there is an old lady in that city so thoroughly anti-Catholic in her tendencies, that she won’t read Pope’s poetry. r j TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. The Hurricane—Additional. Boston, July 30. Letters from Capt. Hen ry Cork, of theSarnhLouisa, of Provincetown, state that the hurricane at Green Island, wis one of the most severe and destructive ever experienced—the loss of life aud property be- j ing very great. The Sarah Louisa aud Samuel Cook, two ot the vessels wrecked, were insured at the At lantic Mutual Office, Provincetown, for eight thousand dollars. It was thought a vessel would be seut to the shipwrecked men, who, it was feared, would suffer severely from exposure and the want of proper food. The Disaster on the Mississippi. St. Louis, July 30.—The burning of tbe H. Larkin, occurred on Monday morning, when ; nearing Chester. The flames spread with much rapidity, nnd soon leveled the vessel to the water’s edge. Fortunately all the passen gers and crew were taken off and saved. The private papers and books, belonging to the steamer, were also got out safely, but it was found impossible to save the baggage of the passengers, all of which was lost. Marine Disaster. Plymouth, July 31—A letter from Captain Howland, of the schooner Congress, of Ply mouth, dated Plaster Cove, Gut of Canso, 21st July, states that his vessel was totally lost on Green Island, in a gale, on the 31st of June. The captain and crew remained on the island fourteen days, nnd were then taken off by tho schooner Romp, of Tremont. He reports that thirty one vessels were ashore out of thirty two in the fleet. Internal Improvements in the Berate. In the Senate on Monday, the true construc tion of the Democratic platform just prepared at Cincinnati was demanded by Mr. Mason, in order that the people lie represented and the minority in the South might have a full tin- j derstanding of the meaning hereafter to be attached to that portion relating to a general j system of internal improvement. AA r e once had, he said, a Constitution which was rever enced and respected as a safeguard for minori ties ; but now all its barriers were overleaped, and tbe will of a majority was to be ruthlessly exercised, without regard to equality or jus tice. The estimates of the proper departments were scouted, and anew system of expendi ture was inaugurated to give money for har bors wherever it was asked, aud this without such information as could satisfy any one of tbe propriety of the appropriation. Mr. Toombs also was unsparing in his denunciation of the system thus about to be built up by piecemeal. He warned the leaders of the De mocracy, who were now departing from the faith of the Fathers of tho Republic, that they were treading on dangerous ground. He de picted in strong colors the inequalities of the distribution, even in reference to such portions of the South as had, through their Senators, yielded to the corrupting influences always at work to get hold of the public money. Gen tlemen from the North and West had only to strike the rock of the Treasury, and the the living stream gushed forth in abundance. Mr. Toombs said he should continue to de nounce the system as demoralizing and unjust as long as he had a place in the Senate. Orangemen and Ribbonmen’s Feud. We learn by the Arabia that a fearful riot had taken place at Newcastle upon Tyne, be tween the societies called Orangemen and Rib bonmen. The Orangemen had been commemo rating the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne by a dinner, and afterwards had a pro cession, when they were brutally attacked by the Ribbonmen, who were armed with swords, knives, pistols, bludgeons, &c. Several Orange men were seriously wounded. It was estima ted that from sixteen to twenty men had been more or less greatly injured. Fatal Casualties in Stewart. During the heavy thunder storm which vis ited our town on Wednesday last, Mr. George Palmer was killed by lightning, about two miles from this place. The deceased leaves a wife and two children. On Monday evening last, a yoke of oxen ran off with a cart in which wore an old negro woman and a little negro boy. The wo man was thrown out and instantly killed.— She was the property of Mr. Daniel Rich ardson, of this county. A negro man belonging to Mr. Charles Hum ber of this county, was also killed, in a sim ilar manner, on Tuesday afternoon, on the road leading to Florence. —Lnmplein ( Ga.) Plaindealer. Excitement in Scriveu County. We learn from a member of the Bar of this city that Hardy C. Parker, of Scriven county, was required to give bail in the sum of $3,000 at Sylvania, on Thursday last, to appear at the next term of Scriven Superior Court to answer to an indictment for committing a rape on a little girl fourteen years of age, who was the sister of his wife, and of whom he was the guardian at law. Parker is said to have borne, previously, a good character. There is much excitement in the county against him.— Sav. Rep. 4 th. Cloth Folder. Mr. J. D. Elliot of Leicester, Mass., has pat i ented a machine for folding cloth. It has been ! in operation for a year past at the Otis Mills, i Ware, Mass., chiefly on heavy goods. It folds 20,000 yards per day, of ten hours, and is at tended by a single boy. A Vigilance Committee in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Enquirer states that on Wednesday night last there assembled at a Hall on Walnut street, three hundred men to organize themselves into a Vigilance Commit tee. The most desperate plans were discuss ed. The movement was unknown to the po lice, but the entreaties of two or three men among them was all that kept the bomb from exploding in their midst. By a vote of 109 to 112 they agreed to await a certain contingen cy. This mystic contingency it supposes to be the decision in the coming trial of Arrison, for the murder of Catharine Alison. Such are the evils that maladministration of the law of the land is daily begetting. The Dark Hours of Politicians. A few years before the election of General j Harrison, he wrote gloomily enough of ],i s po- > litical prospects, as thus: “My hopes of bettering my condition in a political way are utterly extinct. Although 1 I am confident that I possess the regard of the mass of the people, l have no friends among the political leaders of any party. However they may differ upon other points, they all unite to keep me down. To attempt to concil iate their favor bjw any of the compliances : which are generally employed on such occa sions, is entirely out of the question. The in dependence of my character is the last posses- ! sion 1 will part from. Every sheep and pig upon my farm shall be first sold by the sheriff, and 1 will then apply for the berth of mate to i a New Orleans steamer, will solicit the favor of any of the great men of the day of any party.” Latest from Mr. Fillmore. Mr. Fillmore has written recently, the fol lowing letter which will explain itself:— Bi ffalo, N. Y., July 29, 1856. Gentlemen: —I have the honor to acknow ledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th in-t., informing me that at a Convention ot the Executive Committees of the several Chapters of the Order of United Americans in this State, convened in tbe city of New York on tlio 21st inst., it was unanimously resolved to adopt my nomination as your candidate for President of the United States, of which you were instruct ed to give me official notice. My position before the country is well known admitting neither of disguise nor equivocation. I am the candidate of the American party, but 1 see nothing inconsistent with that position, or dishonorable, either to myselt or those who may support me, in receiving the votes of all those who, knowing my position, prefer to cast them forme: and I feel peculiarly flattered where it is done as in your case, on the ground of ipy past official acts. I therefore accept the nomination so generously tendered by the Or der of United Americans, and hope they may never have have reason to regret this signal proof of confidence. T have the honor to be, gentlemen. Your friend and fellow-citizen, Mili.ard Fillmore Messrs. Simeon Baldwin, Erastus Brooks, etc. Excess of Receipts and Exports of Cotton. From the Savannah News Die Keceipts of Cotton at all the ports from Ist Sept, to the latest dates, give the following result as compared with the same time last year : Increase at New Orleans 181,771 “ Mobile .190,828 “ “ Florida 5,819 •• Savannah 19,589 “ “ Charleston 8.073 Decrease (it North Carolina 2.802 “ “ Virginia... 5,671 Total increase 733.043 The Exports to Foreign Forts, as compared with the corresponding period last year, show flic following re sult : Increase at New Orleans 515,632 “ “ Mobile 158,750 “ ■ ‘ Texas 10,047 “ “ Savannah 7,526 “ “ Charleston 58.382 •• North Cavolina 37 “ “ Virginia 70 “ New York 3.848 “ • Other Ports 8,067 768,959 Decrease at Florida 620 Total increase 768,339 The exports from all the ports, as compared with last year, showing the following result : Increase to 0 real Britain 451,561 “ <i France 75,289 “ “ Other Foreign Forts 241,489 Total increase to Foreign Forts 768,339 The shipments to Northern ports show an increase over last year of 46,024 bales, making a total net increase of exports since Ist September, of 814,363 bales over the corresponding period of 1854- The stock on hand at all tho ports is 124.433 bales less tiian at the game time last year. Beware of the Gipsies. A correspondent of tbe Lynchbui-g Virgin ian says : A small company of Gipsies composed of three indifferent looking men, two horribly ugly women, and seven or eight children, late ly camped near Appomattox Court House to give organ grinding concerts and tell negro fortunes, as is supposed, in payment for all kinds of stolen commodities, corn, oats, and other provender for their four horses, and other provisions for themselves. The fortune of all the slaves, they say, is the same. They say to them, “Be of good cheer ; you wil soon bo better off than your masters ; in two years you will be free.” Their concerts are held at night, and great gatherings of the slave popu lation are held, when and where the whisky jug is handed around freely. They were driven off from Appomattox at short notice; in quick time pass them on.- They are supposed to be rogues and abolition ists. Look out for them camped near Lynch burg. We know not whether they came hon estly by their four horses, but feel certain they fed them on Tibbs’ oats stolen from the stack. V. .—We would like to know how they got the four horses. A Friend. Independence of Dominica. A vessel at Grand Turk, from Port nu Platt, reports that the Emperor Soulouque was about to acknowledge the independence of the Dominican republic, and that a treaty of peace will shortly be concluded between the two parties who inhabit the island of’ St. Domingo. Commissioners are to be appointed by both governments for the purpose of fixing the boundaries, and the English and French consuls are to act as umpires in any dispute which may arise. Hopes are entertained that the peace may be lasting, and that much good will result therefrom to the parties concered. Tom Thumb’s Jewels Returned. The jewels which so mysteriously disappear ed from the Melodeon on Monday, to Tom Thumb s severe loss, as mysteriously came back tko next day; the box and contents were discovered beneath the stage. We are inform ed that a well dressed man with a stick in his hand, entered the room during the exhibition on Monday evening, walked up to the place where the box stood, and passed with it, as if he belonged to the company, down the stairs in the rear of the stage. Finding his position a dangerous one, he came back by the way he went, and restored the property, to Tom Thumb’s great delight. —Cincinnati Columbian. Instances of poisoning from the use of brine in the place of salt having occurred among the poorer classes in Germany, and among animals, Mr. lleynal, the well known physicist and chemist, instituted a series of experiments, de ducing the following conclusions; That three or four months after its preparation, it acquires poisonous properties, and that the employ ment of it even in small quantities, mixed with the food and continued for a certain time, may be fatal. Prolific Corn. Capt. Andrew Daly has presented us a line ear of corn of the celebrated Canada Prolific, introduced into this State by Col. Hadley.— This ear is from one of 15 stalks, the product of a single grain, each stalk bearing from two to three ears. Capt. D. thinks 100 bushels of this corn can be ns easily grown from an acre of ground as fifty of any other kind.— The ear is large, well filled, of a beautiful white color indicating that it is just the thing for ineal. —Houston (Texas) Telegraph. The celebrated Dr. Casper, of Berlin, esti mates the mortality among bachelors, be tween the ages of thirty and forty-five, at twenty-seven per cent, while the mortality among married men between the same ages is only eighteen per cent. As life advances the difference becomes even more striking; where forty-one bachelors attain the nge of 40, there are seventy-eight married men, a difference of nearly two to one in favor of the latter. A the ago of (>0 there are forty-eight married men to twenty-one bachelors; at 70, eleven bachelors to twenty-seven married men; and at 80, ni.ie married men to three bachelors. No bachelors, it is said, ever lived to be a hundred. GENERAL ITEMS. A New Translation of Facilis descensus Averni.—The road to ruin is down liill. Among the Hottentots, if a widow marries again, she is obliged to cut oft the joint of a finger for every husband she marries after the first: this she presents to her new husband on her wedding day, beginning at one of the little fingers first. A large number of English laborers have recently arrived in New A r ork from the Crimea. They formed a part of the army work corps, which, at the time of their discharge, num bered 3,800. The Boston Traveller states that ex-Presi dent Roberts, of Liberia, who is now in that city, hns been unanimously elected President of Liberia College by the trustees of donations. Mr. Roberts has accepted the appointment, and will probably return next week, by way of England, prepared to commence the con struction of the necessary building for the college. The Democratic Convention of Delaware county, N. Y., has re-nominated Hon. John Hickman for Congress, by a nearly unani mous vote. The California Stage Company recently pur chased seventy tons of new barley at three nnd a half cents per pound. The Chinese emigration, which had been ar rested for some time, has revived, and the Ce lestial emigrants are arriving quite numerouslj in California. Judge Davies has rendered a decision in the Supreme Court, at Poughkeepsie, that Com missioners of highways are liable for accidents on the highways, when it can be proved that such accidents occurred iu consequence of the the roads not being kept in proper order. It is said that the personnel of the Russian embassy in Berlin is soon to be increased b} the addition of a member well versed in the mechanical arts, whose office it shall be to make himself familiar with every invention, improvemotit and discovery, in mechanism and the useful arts, as fast as it appears, and report upon it to his government. Punch says: The day after the apparition of the Yankee at her Majesty’s levee, in a black cravat, the English funds actually de dined. A correspondent draws from the fact, the following moral: The ‘ties’of the two na tions must he extremely loose, when ‘cravats’ can thus affect the ‘stocks,’ The police Court of Louisville has recently imposed fines upon about one hundred coffee house-keepers of that city, amounting to twelve thousand dollars, for violations of the ordinances of the city. Lord Brownlow Cecil, second son of the Marquis of Exeter, has been cast in £1,376 damages, for bl otting out the date of a prom isory note given by him. The Toronto Colonist of the 22d says that serious riots have taken place in the parishes of St. Agnis Malbaie, St. Irene, and St. Fi dels, Lower Canada, the inhabitants having risen in crowds and attacked the Municipal Councils, beating them and turning them out of their rooms, upsetting the tables, and seiz ing and carrying off all the archives and pa pers. The cause is imposition of direct taxes for roads. * The Senate has passed a bill providing for the compulsory pre-payment of all transient printed matter. It does not propose any change of the existing law with regard to pub lications sent to regular subscribers ; but only to make the pre-payment of rates compulsory, which the existing law prescribes for transient printed matter when prepaid. The quantity of printed business circulars put into the mails unpaid, and on which scarcely any pos tage is collected, is said to be enormous. Monsieur Godard made a second balloon as cension from the Agricultural grounds, near Boston, on Monday last. He was accompanied by his wife, Mr. J. H. Sleeper, the junior edi tor of the Portfolio, and two other gentlemen The ascension was very successful, George Smith, the lad who rescued a child from drowning on a late excursion down Newlork bay, has been presented by the Life-saving Benevolent Association of New ork, with a silver medal and $25 in gold. The Army appropriation bill, as amended by the House, contains an item of three thousand dollars, in order to enable Mr. Barlow to con struct a rifle cannon, according to the metal lic model which is now exhibited in the ro tundo of the Capitol; the government loot mg to its adoption, in the event of its practi cability and success. , Bible Times,” a religious publication issued in Baltimore, by the Rev. Thomas II Stockton, nominates, upon its own respond biliiy, Judge McLean for the Presidency, and Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen for the Tice Presidency. A trotting match for SIOOO, mile heats, best three in five, in harness, came off on Thursday over the Union Course, between Lady Moscow and Jake Oakley, which was won by the Lady in three straight heats. Time, 2:35 2:81- 2:34. A letter from Callao, dated July 4th, say the steamer Santiago, while running down tie coast, struck a rock which knocked her whole bow in. Had it not been for her water tight bulkheads she would have gone down with all hands. As it was, she returned safely to Cal lao. 1 welve bales of Sea Island Cotton, says the Savannah Republican, were received in tbi city, Saturday last, by the Savannah, Albany Gulf Railroad, from the plantation of Mi W. H. Miller on the Ogeechce. This, we be lieve, is the first freight that has passed ovei the road. Ihe State ot Maine says that arrangement! aro so far perfected as to ensure the line o! steamers from Liverpool to St. John’s, New foundland, and Halitax ; and if sufficient en couragement is offered, the steamers are t run to Portland. The lending firms and bus! ness men of the latter city have subscribe! heavily to the stock to aid in the enterprise. Tho Edgefield Informer has hoisted the nan)’ of Hon. F. TV. Tickens for next Governor of < South Carolina. The Barnwell (S. C.) Sentinel has beet shown a cotton stalk which was taken from tbe plantation of Mr. Joseph Stallings, of tbs’ District, containing thirteen forms and boll” This stalk from where the first boll shoots not more than eight inches in length. The first railway in the Roman States, which goes from Rome to Frascati, was open ed on the 7th ult. A letter dated Callao, June 27, says that the American ships at the Chinchos intended giving a grand ball on tho evening of the Fourth and : July. There wore about twenty American ~ ladies in the fleet. M 5 C HAKICB UK I o Jf. \N adjourned meeting of the Mechanics’ Union “ c be held at tho Grand Jury Room, on Thursday >"■’ . ninir. August 7th. Rusiness of importance will be ft’ sented for the consideration of the members. August fi. r, t. SIMON’S- Sec'ry