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COLUMBUS: Tueaday Morning, Augut <6, 1H56. LA.RUEST CITY CIRCULATION. Broke Jail. Yesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock, our oitzens were much excited by a report that the prisoners in the County Jail had killed the Jailor and made their escape. The report was but partially true. Throe of the inmates, who occupied the upper story, drew the staples from the doors of the cell, and repaired to the lower story to await the usual opening of the lower door by the Jailor, at supper time. But it happened that the door was opened sooner than was expected. Mr. lluckaky, of the City Police, started up stairs to shift the bed ding of the prisoners, and as he opened the door was seized by two of the party who shov ed him in to the passage way, and closed the door. They then made their way into the open air and on getting out upon the commons, one seized a horse belonging to Mr. V R. Tommey, (in charge of Mr. T’s negro boy at the time) mounted him, and made off. The two others, less fortunate, had to trust to their heels. Af ter some little necessary delay, the Police, with a pack of dogs, got upon track, and thus the matter rests for the present. The names and description of tho parties are as follows: L. It. Parker, charged with negro stealing. Weighs from 165 to 170 pounds ; fair skin, full face, light hair; about five feet nine or ten inches high. Edward Wullnce, charged with burglary in Montgomery aud Columbus: about five feet, seven inches high, fair skin, yet rather swar thy—complexion p ocular ; 28 or JUyears old, thin beard, dark Lair, shaved clean yesterday —an Englishman by birth. Joseph Bonbon, charged same as Wallace, five feet teu or eleven inches high, twenty-five or six years of ago ; dnrk sallow skin ; dark, but not black hair ; heavy beard ; Ims the pic ture of a nude woman on ono of his legs, and of a parrot and coat of arms, on his arms, to gether with othor emblems—all indelible, and indicative of a fancy man, and probably once a sailor. Since the above was writtnn we learn that two of the parties escaped on the horse men tioned—probably tho burglars. Alauy per sons are in pursuit. Cotton Market. The new crop is beginning to arrive in small ots, and meets with ready sale at prices from 10£ to 11 Jc. for qualities ranging from Strict Middling to fully Good Middling. “Mac.’* Our new correspondent, we see very plainly, belongs to the class of non-conformists, who make trouble for themselves. We give him a place to-day, but he must not look to us for help in the hour of need ; neither must the reader suppose that an editor necessarily approves or endorses all he publishes. A drovo of unusually fine-looking mules arrived in our city yesterday, and took lodings at Pitts & Hatcher’s Stables. Drug. An old gentleman from the rural districts, came to town Saturday, with a load of peach es, but they were a drug iu the market, that day, and after vainly trying to sell, he made several vigorous attempts to give them away, not liking to carry them back home. Not suc ceeding in ridding himself of more than a peck, he turned his horses homeward, and shook the dust from his feet, exclaiming that ho never had seen such a town, nor such a people. Thoy would not buy his peaches, nor take them gratis—to him a mystery inexplicable. One night last week, a worthy butcher of this city lost eighteen fine sheep, killed by dogs. We have an indistinct recollection of an attempt, within the past few years, to pass an anti dog-bill in the Georgia Legislature, which signally failed and excited much silly in dignation. In new countries, dogs are a neces sity ; but in old States like Georgia, a costly superfluity, and abominable nuisance. There are many counties in Georgia, where sheep raising would be immensely profitable, but is not embarked in for the reason that the country is infested with this nuisance. They consume an immense quantity of food also, and not one iu an hundred earns his salt. As long ago as the Bible days, dogs were despised—“ls thy servant a dog that he should do this thing ? ’* Wo need a law which shall either rid the State of dogs by a heavy tax upon them, or make their owners responsible for their ravages, in damages. This seems to us common sense And common justice. But there is an infatuation among legislators in favor of tho puppy race, which makes the day of reform distant. Wo have known some men who would fight for their dogs twice as quickly ns for thomselves ; but we could nover understand it. The law will not let a man injure his neighbor with bis ditches, his houses, or his fences ; but ho may keep as many dogs as he pleases to kill up his neighbor’s sheep. Lovely consistency ! The Marietta Georgian comes to us iu anew and handsome dress—an evidence of prosperity and enterprise which we are gratified to notice. The Tuseutnbia Alabamian deuies that Hon. Luke Pryor has taken the stump for Buchan an. Wo copied tho statement from the Ala bama Journal. Will the Alabamian tells us whether or not Mr. Pryor is for Mr. Buchan an ?—which he might be, without going on the stump. Since the above was put in type, we notice that the Huntsville Independent answers the | above question in the negative. Mr. Pryor is not for Mr. Buchanan. lhe Mobile Daily Register—Newspaper and Job Office—is offered for snle, by Forsyth & Harris, proprietors. It is probably oue of the best paying establishments in the South. It is said Fanny Fern has written a five act drama, entitled “ The Student and the De mon,” which will be produced at the National Theatre, Boston. The Bun Shines in our Face! Our beaming friend across the Chattahoo chee, forces us out, in the rnutt.r of that chal lenge. While tho rest of our cotemporaries rained and blew upon us. about it, we suffered, as the man in the fable, silently ; but the warmth of the Sun compels us to uncloak and seek the shade. Now, whether tho Sun can write as “long, as prosy and as dull editorials” as the Mail, we cannot say—though our modesty does not forbid our saying that wo are hard to beat at ; times, iu that way. Practice, however, makes | perfect, and if our neighbor will resume the | subject of “ Ladies’ Hoops,” he will be likely to beat us off while he eviscerates the subject. I Our advice, nevertheless, to our neighbor, is to continue to run his lead—if he have any —into drop shot; it is more saleable than the same article iu pigs.— Mont. Mail. ilav'nt any lead. If our neighbor will sup ply us, we will make some drop shot, and whenever his food needs seasoning, he may confidently ask us for “pepper.” As to evis cerating Hoops, it cannot be done. Our neigh bor must turn to Webster for tho meaning of the word he uses so confidently. He will then see that to talk of eviscerating a hoop, is as in correct as to speak of emptying a vacuum.— Moreover, drop shot are not made in moulds, us the Mail implies ; we refer him to his En cyclopedia for an account of tho real process. Jonce don’t seem to like our “Hoop” piece, lie is not the only Hoop-er, that thought poor ly of it. At a recant shooting festival iu Switzerland, tho first prize was awarded to a young lady, a beauty of the county, daughter of a Bernese councilm' , n. The Viceroy of Egypt recently gave a series of entertainments at the palace, which cost upwards of £IOO,OOO. Among the bequests of the late Dr. Tread well, of Salem, Mass., is a farm of 70 acres, to the Essex Agricultural Society, for an experi mental farm. For the Daily Sun. VAGABUNDIA-No. 11. “ From Ri Rve to gay—from lively to seveee.” Blessed. Blessed is the woman that never had her ears pierced; she’ll never bo in want of a “ drop” of “first water.” Blessed is the woman that has no beaux; she’ll never know how silly a man can be when he tries. Blessed is the woman that loves to scold ; she’ll never be in want of a subject. Blessed is she that has no beauty ; it’s noth ing to her when the looking glass gets smash ed. Blessed is she that talketh scandal; she’ll never be in want of hearers. Blessed is she that had rather walk than ride ; nobody wonders why she don’t keep a carriage. Blessed is she that hath abundance of freck les ; like the eagle she may defy the sun, nor care how small the bonnets get. Blessed is she that wcareth hoops; her starch box shall always be full. Blessed is the woman that can not be suited; every body will “ break their neck” to please her. Blessed is she that cannot sing ; she’ll never be troubled with “a very bad cold, indeed.” Blessed is she that knows when to faint; there’ll always be somebody to catch her. Blessed is she that inspires no tender emo tions ; she’ll get no letters from a fool through the columns of a newspaper. Blessed is she who hates the men ; she may thank her stars she is “ not like other” wo men. Blessed is she that has not a “pretty skin;” her dress never trembles on the confines of propriety, nor descends to the “ lowest edge of decoruin.” Blessed is she that loves a quiet chat in a corner; when tired of listening, she may nod. Blessed is she that despises diamonds ; she may say of herself “I am one in ten millions.” Blessed is the woman who never was court ed ; she never was reduced to plain “Yes” or “No.” Blessed is the woman that contemns thedance; no fool shoots another fool because of an error in her “engagement” list. Blessed is she that don’t play chess or whist; she has tho more time for talking. Blessed is she that reads nothing but novels and the Lady’s Book ; she nover finds out what a world this is. Blessed is she that can’t wear No. 3 Gai ters; her “footing” in society is never doubt ful. Blessed is she that has a “heap o’ sisters ;” the chances are she was not spoilt in raising. Blessed is she that can’t manipulate the piano; she iuay be just as “stoop shouldered” as she pleases. Blessed is Bhe that “will have thelast word;” people will be cautious how they take the “ first.” Blessed is she that won’t “listen to reason;” reason has always something impleosaut to say. Blessed is she that has two strings to her bow ; she can set them by the ears aud bo rid | of them both. Blessed is she that can cry at short notice ; the “sceptre of Judah” departs not from her. Blessed is the woman who apes the men ; little study gives perfection. Blessed is the coquette that pretends jeal ousy of her lovers; some people never suspect that she is envious of other women. Blessed is she that idolizes her child; she is the only graceful or pardonable egotist. Blessed is the man that writ this piece—pro vided he is forgiven for telling the truth. He says it himself and what he says is “ so.” MAG. The New York Tribune has a letter from the I Hon. Senator Sumner, to say that he is at last convalescent. His recovery is singularly simul- , taneous with the adjournment of Congress. 1 he Fillmore State Convention of Ma-sachu- { setts have nominated Amos A. Lawrence for Governor, and Homer for Lieut. Governor. A gentlemen once asked a lady of his ac quaintance— “What are you making, Miss Knapp ? “Knapp-sacks,” was the reply. President’s Message. On the 21st iust., Thursday last, in obedience to the President’s Proclamation the U. S. Sen ate convened in their chamber, thirty-eight Senators being present. After the usual pre liminaries, the President’s Message was re ceived and read. It is os follows : Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: In consequence of the failure of Congress at its recent session to make provision for the support of the army, it became imperatively incumbent on me to exercise the power which the Constitution confers on the Executive for extraordinary occasions, aud promptly to con vene the two Houses, in order to afford them an opportunity of re-considering a subject of such vital interest to the peace and welfare of the Union. With the exception of a partial authority vested by law in the Secretary of War to contract for a supply of clothing and subsistence, the army is wholly dependent on the appropriations annually]made by Congress. The omission of Congress to act in this res pect beiore the termination of the fiscal year had already caused embarrassments to the ser vice, which were overcome only in expectation of appropriations before the close of the pres ent month. If the requisite funds be not speedily provided, the Executive will no longer be able to furnish for transportation the equip ments and munitions which are essential to the effectiveness of a military force in the field.— With no provision for the pay of the troops, the contracts of enlistment would be broken, and the army must in effect be disbanded; the consequences of which would be so disastrous as to demand all possible efforts to avert the calamity. It is not merely that the officers and enlisted men of the army are to be thus deprived of the pay and emoluments to which they arc entitled by standing laws, but that the construction of arms at the public armories, the repair and construction of ordinance at the arsenals, and the manufacture of military clothing and camp equipage must be discontinued, and the per sons connected with this branch of the public service thus be deprived, suddenly, of the em ployment essential to their subsistence; nor is it merely the waste consequent on the forced abandonment of the seaboard fortifications, and of the interior military posts aud other es tablishments. and the enormous expense of re cruiting aud re-organizing the army, and again distributing it over the vast regions which it now occupies. These are evils which may, it is true, be re paid hereafter by taxes imposed on the country, but other evils are involved which no expendi tures, however lavish, could remedy, in com parison with which, local and personal injuries or interests sink into insignificance. A great part of the army is situated on the remote frontier, or in tfte deserts and mountains of the iterior. To discharge large bodies of men in such places without the means of regaining their homes, and where few, if any, could ob tain subsistence by honest industry, would be to subject them to suffering and temptation, with disregard of justice and right, most derogato ry to the Government. In the Territories of Washington and Oregon, numerous bands of Indians are in arms, aud are waging a war of extermination against the white inhabitants, and although our troops are actively carrying on the campaign, we have no intelligence as yet of a successful result. On the Western Plains, notwithstanding tne impos ing display of military force recently made there, aud the chastisement inflicted on the re bellious tribes, others far from being dismayed, have manifested hostile intentions and been guilty of outrages which, if not designed to provoke a conflict, serve to show that the ap prehesion of it is insufficient wholly to restrain their vicious propensities. A strong force in tho State of Texas has produced the temporary suspension of hostili ties there; but in New Mexico incessant vigi lance on the part of the troops is required to keep in check the marauding tribes which in fest that Territory. The hostile Indians have not been removed from The State of Florida, aud the withdrawal of the troops therefrom’ leaving that object unaccomplished, would be most injurious to the inhabitants and a breach of the positive engagement of the General Government. To refuse supplies to the army, therefore, is to compel the complete cessation of all its operations, and practical disband ment, and thus to invite hordes of predatory savages from the Western plains and Rocky Mountains, to spread devastation along a fron tier of more than four thousand miles in ex tent, and to deliver up the sparse population of a vast tract of country to rapine and murder. Such, in substance, would be the direct and immediate effects of the refusal of Congress, for the first time in the history of the Govern ment, to grant supplies—the inevitable waste of millions of public treasure—the iufliction of extreme wrong upon all persons connected with tho military establishment by service, employ ment or contracts—the call of our forces from the field— the fearful sacrifice of life and in calculable destruction of property on the re mote frontiers—the striking of our National Flags on the battlements of the fortresses which defend our maritime cities against for eign invasion—the violation of the public hon or and good faith—and the discredit of the United States in the eyes of the civilized world. I confidently trust those considerations and others appertaining to the domestic peace of the country, which cannot fail to suggest them selves to every patriotic mind, will on reflection be duly appreciated by both Houses of Con gress and induce the enactment of tho requisite provisions of law for the support of the United States. FRANKLIN PIERCE. Washington, Aug. 21, 185(1. McMullen and Grander. Many enquiries have been made of us as to tho origin of the difficulty at Washington on Monday last between the Hon. Fayette Mc- Mullen, of Virginia and one Amos P. Granger, an extreme Negro Worshipping member from the twenty-foiyth congressional district of New York. An eye witness states that the two were proceeding to the Cupitol in an omnibus. ! Granger who is an Abolitionist of tho deepest dye, soon commenced his vulgar tirade against the South, her institutions, and all connected with them, and stated that if the “Republi cans” succeeded in electing Fremont they i would force measures upou tho South that would compel her to relinquish her present i system of servitude, and if they could not do j it in any other way, it should bo brought about ‘ (shaking his finger in McMullen’s face) by the j force of arms, and concluded by calling him a puppy. Os course this was enough to raise the ire of any man; but McMullen, not forget ting his position as a Southern member of Con gress, restrained himself more than it seems possible for human nature to do, and informed tho Negro Worshipper in cool, but decided tones, that his age atone prevented him from putting him out of the stage. “ I’ll waive my age, sir, 111 waive, my age, you dirty puppy,” responded Granger. Thereupon, a fracas en- ! suod as a matter of course, and justly Granger was punished.— Petersburg/! ( Va.) Express. The Richmond Despatch interprets the “LL. | D,, recently eonfurred upon Senator Sumner, j to mean “Lammed Like the D— l,” TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. Later from Kansas. Sr. Louis, Aug. 19.—The steamer Lucas arrived here to day, and brings the intelligence that a party cl’ Southerners who left here two weeks ago for Kansas, were attacked while on their way from Kansas City to Lecompton, by a large body of Free Soilers, when a desperate conflict ensued. Many were killed and wound- j ed on both sides. The Southerners were final ly compelled to yield, and were driven from the field. Chicago, Aug. 20.—The St. Louis Demo crat of yesterday contains a letter dated Kan sas the 14th inst., concerning the affair of Franklin. It appears that a large company of Missourians and Carolinians, encamped at Washington Creek, had been committing dep redations upon the farms of the free State set tlers in the vicinity, when they sent for assis tance to Lawrence. The people from there sent Mr. lloyt, for merly o# Massachusetts, to the camp of the Miss;uriaus and Carolinians, to ascertain the reason of their depredations. Mr. Iloyt went to their camp unarmed, and on the next day, the 12th inst., was taken prisoner by them aud shot. The Lawrence men, immediately on hearing of this horrible and murderous out rage upou a peaceable and unarmed man, pro ceeded to attack the fortification of Franklin for the purpose of securing arms to drive the force out of the Territory: but sus taining considerable loss in killed and wound ed, in the attack on the fort, they were obliged to return to Lawrence without attacking the camp of the Missourians and Carolinians. St. Louis, Aug. 21.—The Leavenworth City (Kansas) Journal of thel7th inst., contains an account of another outbreak which occurred in Kansas. Mr. Brown, at the head of 300 Free Soilers, attacked and drove into Missouri a colony of Georgians, who were near Osawato mie burning houses and destroying property. On the 15th, the Treadwell settlement, in Douglas couuty, numbering 30 men, were at tacked by 400 Free Soilers, armed and mount ed, under Messrs. Brown and Walker. The Treadwell party were on foot, and they sent to Gov. Shannon for aid. He called the U. S. troops to go to their assistance, but thoy re fused to do so. The anti slavery men are driving as fast as they can, all the pro slavery men out of Dou glas county. A fight occurred on the 14th, near Ossawato mie, between two hundred Free Soilers and twelve pro slavery men—thelattor were in the fort. Fourteen Free Soilers were killed and six wounded. On the morning of the 16th, Lecompton was attacked and taken by eight hundred of Gen. Lane’s men. The United States troops having in charge Messrs. Robinson, Brown and oth ers, surrendered without firing a gun. Col. Titus was absent at the time, having gone to the assistance of the pro slavery party in Treadwell. His house, about a mile from Le compton, was burned. Mr. Clowes, the editor of the Southern Advocate, and Mr. Systavre, were killed. A large body of men were organizing in the border counties of Missouri for the purpose of entering Kansas. It is reported that it is the purpose of the pro slavery party to burn Lawrence on the 20th, for which place a large force had left Leavenworth. St. Louis, Aug. 22—The latest advices from Kansas say that Lecompton is not taken, but is defended by the citizens and troops. Sev eral companies of volunteers marched for the place on the 19th, as there is great excitement all along the border of Missouri. Interesting from Washington. Aug. 21—According to the communication of the Secretary of War, sent to Congress to day, the standing army, in regiments, is over thirteen thousand men. More than twelve thousand are engaged in protecting the fron tier against the depredations of hostile Indians. Mr. Arny, the agent of tho Central Kansas Committee, arrived here to night to lay before the President, to morrow, certified documents showing the critical position of the settlers of Kansas, and asking his interposition to protect them from the threatened invasion of Missou rians. Many telegraphic despatches were received by Western and Northern members to day, en couraging them to stand firm by the Kansas restriction to the Army bill. The Washington Sentinel died of the neglect of the Democratic National Committee, by whose funds it lias recently been partially sus tained. All tho Democrats in the House voted against the army bill. Mr. Davis, of Maryland, was tho only Southerner voting in the affirmative. The events of to day have dissipated previ ous calculations relative to the probable length of the extra session. The tripartite treaty between the United States and the Creeks and Seminoles, residing west ot the Mississippi, is considered oue of the most important ever concluded with the aboriginal tribes. Tho Senate recently ratified it, with the amendments, to which the dele gation in this city have assented. It appro priates $899,000, for which a bill Ims passed the Senate, and awaits the action of the llousa. These Creeks and Seminoles surrender lands to such Seminoles in Florida as many remove west, while the treaty secures to the last on that condition, certain pecuniary and civil ad vantages and permits them to enjoy their own (a Seminole) government, independently of as sociation with any other tribes ; a failule to obtain which has been a prominent objection beret : fore, to their immigraation. This, it is supposed, will have a tendency to forever quiet Indian disturbances in Florida, an important consideration, in view of the millions of money i expended on account of Indian hostilities in ; that State. Aug. 23.—The Senate having adhered to its amendments to the army bill, and the House having determined that the Kansas pro viso shall bo attached, the question on the pas sage of this bill is at an end. Anew bill will be introduced on Monday, and may run the same fruitless course. The Hon. James Meacham, representative iu Congress from Vermont died to-day. The Nautilus Positively Lost. New Ouleans, Aug. 23.—The steamer Nau tilus, the Galveston steam packet, is positively lost, and nearly every one drowned. Great Storm at Albany. Albany, Aug. 21. — A damaging rainstorm prevailed here for thirty-six hours, ceasing this morning. It lias done great damage to I tho crops, bridges, roads, mills, &c. The ! lower islnnds arc overflowed. The garden j crops are destroyed. The docks and piers here are all under wa ter aud goods are being rapidly removed from i the warehouses, as the water is rapidly rising. It has risen eight feet since seven o’clock last evening. Laying of a Submarine Cable. Boston, Aug. 20.—Tho submarine telegraph cable irom the great point of Nantucket to i Monomy Point, Cape Cod—a distance of 14 j miles—was successfully laid yesterday by the steamer Telegraph, under the superintendence of S. C. Bishop, Esq., of New York. It will be in working order in two or three days. Execution. The negro Bob, sentenced at their last ten of our Superior Court to be hung for the m ui ’ der of Judge, a slave, suffered the extrt®. penalty of the law yesterday afternoon. I'j, time appointed for the execution was 3 o’clock •*! but long before that time the square ie tii- ‘ rear of the jail, where the gallows was erectes was tilled with a miscellaneous crowd, amot,- which we were sorry to observe a large nil®, ber of women. At ten minutes before three Bob was brought out of the jail and couducte to the gallows. He ascended the ladder with t I firm step, and after the fatal noose was place -i* round his neck, he stood there with great com. posure, during the performance of tho religion,® services. After the singing of a hyum bytj preachers of the colored Baptist congregate B Rev. Mr. Neal read the appointed service I Two of the colored preachers then ascendt J the scaffold and stood there, while Boboii 1 dressed the psoplc. lie said that he had looked forward to thl day with desire, for during his long imprison j meut he had been led to reflect upon his pa, ’ life, and had repented of his course, audVj. j now ready to die. lie warned all who heart I him to beware of giving way to their passiot, : as it was this which had brought him to anuc- * timely end. He concluded by saying that t ; though he had led a wicked life, yet he indulr od a hope that his many sins had been forgiv en through the merits of Jesus Christ, who l trusted would receive his spirit. Rev. John Cox, one of the colored preact M ers, then addressed a few remarks to the a : J semblage, enforcing what Bob had said, an; ’ stating that lie had been baptized, and astl J thief on the cross was forgiven at the la hour, so he trusted it would be with him, wk I was so soon to leave this world. lie close 1 witli a brief and very appropriate prayer. Deputy Sheriff Buckner then put theca; i over Bob’s face, and adjusted the rope. Tht clergyman, the officers, and his friends thei I took leave of him ; Sheriff Cole asked him if 1 him if he was ready, to which he replied ie ;.l firm voice,—“Yes sir, all ready, good-bye. I The Sheriff cut. the cord, the trap fell, and 80l had suffered the penalty of his crime. This ] was the most quiet and orderly public execti- 1 tion we ever witnessed.— Savannah Mews. Suicide. We regret to state that yesterday morning,* Mr. George Shegog, who it appears had pre B meditated suicide, some two or three days pre *1 vious, deliberately placed his neck upon tkß Rail of the Greenville Road when a train ofH cars was about passing the spot where he had H selected, and notwithstanding the Engineeiß promptly reversed his valve, the Engine passed ■ over the unfortunate man entirely severing hi-1 head from the body. A letter found at his re- 1 idence, written by him on Monday last, dis- 1 closed the fact that he intended a rash aci|| which has been very deliberately carried out ; —Columbia (S. C.) Times. Excitement at Wheeling. A few persons, calling themselves “Repub J licans,” held a meeting at AVheeliug, Va., oe A Friday night. A large number of person- 1 attended through edriosity, and much excite- 1 ment prevailed. A man named Smith made 1 a speech. At its conclusion he attempted t- i leave, and was followed by a large crovi £ when a general skirmish ensued, during w hid: fl two men named Harding and Ward were wound-1 ed, the latter seriously. This had the t-ffe:: J to increase the excitement; and to prevent the T indignant populace from lynching Smith on the U spot the Wheeling Argus says he had to M conveyed to jail. Fall of the ‘ Charter Oak.” Hartford, Aug. 21.— The “Charter Oak’ 1 fell this morning at a quarter before 1 o’clock i with a tremendous crash, and but six feeto: j the stump now remains. The famous tree win far past its prime when the Charter was con- - cealcd in it on the 9th of May, 1689, anclm probably an old tree when Columbus discover-j ed the New Wolrd. It stood then upon theolilfj Wyllis Estate, and now owned by the Hou. J \ W. Stuart. Crowds of citizens are visiting 1 the ruins, and each one bears away a porlii® 3 of the venerable tree. Tho Connecticut river lias risen here tec j feet since G o’clock last night, and it is still 1 rising rapidly. It is now raining hard. More Incendiarism. An incendiary abolitionist named R. J. Lu- i cas was discovered* iu Elbax, county, in tlii- 1 State, on the election day. He was treated t | a free ride on a rail, an application of tar an- j a coat of feathers, and invited to leave, wbicrj lie did at once. Four others, named Ilutt- | two were arrested and two fled. The people, a of the South should watch tlie spread of F>’- U montism.— Huntsville {Ala.) Advocate. An heir to the great Jennings’ estate in Bug ; land has turned up at Fulton, New Y'ork. kH order to raise funds to prosecute the claim In J has sold stock in it. One dollar in cash buy- 1 one thousand in scrip. About $10,009 ban I been thus raised among the cities of Oswe? I and Fulton. The Emperor Napoleon has sent the Ke v f| Mr. Stewart, chaplain in the Army, who (b y tended him when his conduct whilst an exile i-H New York was brought into controversy a h’ T ;H months sinco, a magnificent diamond snuJflJ box; and to Mr. Francis, tho inventor of the j wagon pontoon for crossing rivers, which wa lately exhibited before him, be lias also sent - similar mark of approbation. The report published in tho Baltimore Se-B by a correspondent from Staunton about o f*; breaking into tho Blue Ridge Tunnel ot H large stream of water, and the washing out the earth, is inoorrect. Nothing of the kfejl has occurred. It was started by some p er!ol || merely for the purpose of “selling” that enter-1| prising paper, and the joker’s success has bee:f| complete. Tho Albany Transcript states that one d*.'B last week, the patent agency firm of Low, H- S. kell & Cos., New York, made sale of halfthfl patent right for the process of tanning leatl-)1 | er, for three hundred thousand dollars ca.-b il j This is a bonafide transaction, and the large- 1 1j j cash sale, we believe, ever made of a pater: H right. Fivo hundred ounces of strychnine wet’ I withdrawn a few (lays ago from the New V r: I custom house and shipped to California. F**’ H hundred ounces of strychnine for oue State 1 What is on hand ? ■ ♦ 1.-.- I Dr. R. I. Cowper, of Murfreesboro, N- G- K-l ! has recovered $25,000 damages from the | | clou and Wilmington Railroad Company. t ; j J ! injuries sustained iu a collision on that road i j j February 1855. Rev. J. C. Sullivan, of the Choctaw, Pre- f-| , byterian Mission, died recently in Texa-. - r j his way home from the station. He had bee-j ■ ordained but in October last. His disease v-j ! consumption. Rev. T. Dewitt Talmauge, pastor of tin-I formed Dutch church, Bellville, was re-.’- ‘• • J married, and on his return from his we-i'|-- | tour, found his parsonage completely fu>’ ed, awaiting occupation.