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COLIJMB ITS: Holiday MornlnKi Sept. 8, 1856. LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. Burglars at Work. On Friday night last, the store of Mr. J. 11. Vandenburg, in this city, was entered by burg lars, and about five hundred dollars worth of jewelly taken. They entered by boring holes through the Shutter of a buck window by which they were enabled to lose the bolts on the inside. It may be that Col. Lilly is in town. The Chattahoochee Murder. We learned yesterday from Mr. Sharpe, one of the guard who accompanied John Coleman, the apprehended murderer, to the Juil of Chatta hoochee county, that the name of the murder ed man was Elbert Thomasson, and was from Marion county, (ia. lie sayß that Amos and Benj. llently, said to have been present at the killing, had been released from prison on ha beas corpus, and had turned States’ evidence against Coleman. They Hay Coleman knocked Thomasson in the bead. Thomasson, it appears, was on liis way from Marion county to this city or vicinity, in search of an overseer’s birth. He is said to have left home with about $176 in money, and had had paid to him in Chattahoochee county, S6B 10, making $233 10 cents he was known to have about his person. He stayed the night previous to his death, at or near a place called Pine Knot, and was killed a short distance from that place while preceding on his journey. When foun 1, he had on his person only $1 86 in money. One of the Bentley’s is said to have already served a term of six years in the Penitentiary for murder. - -♦ Snow at Goldsboro, N. C. The Petersburg Express of Tuesday last, says, that on Sunday afternoon, about 4 p. in o’clock, when the Wilmington and Weldon cars passed through Goldsboro, tho snow was fall ing quite ns thickly and as prettily as it ever fell in those parts during winter. Our friends in Goldsboro must have been taken slightly by surprise, as the almunac gave them no mauuer of notice of tho phenomenon. ■ ■ - Kansas Lands to bo Sold. The President of the United States, says the Petersburg Express, has issued a procla mation ordering a sale of public lands in Kan sas Territory, the sale to take place at Fort Leavenworth, commencing on Monday, the 20th of Octobor. These lands have been clas sified and appraised, and will not be sold for less than the appraised value. The towns and cities laid out on these lands will be sold in lots and blocks. The number of acres to be offered for sale is about two hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, and the quality of land unsurpassed, perhaps, by any otlior equal body of land in the United States; and tho location of the tract, lying and being around Fort Leavenworth, is very eligible, and most desirable for a residence. The Gale on the Gulf. We coudensc, from an extra of tho Apalachi cola Commercial Advertiser, dated Sept. Ist, a statement of the effects of the gale in that city on tho 2'.ltli and 30th ult. Many of our citizens are acquainted with the localities, and will feel an interest in knowing the extent of damage: The water was betweou 6 and 41 feet deep in the stores on Water street, and was driven back into tho city nearly up to Mansion House side walk. The stores of S. M. Nickerson and N. Baker aro unroofed. The Apalachicola Exchange, and the building occupied by Mc- Kenzie & Elton, have their roofs partially off and in a damaged condition. All tho stores on Water street from J. B. Hill & Go’s., dowu, have their roofs torn up and lying in a con tused mass—doors, sash, Ike., on the lower floors are unhinged and scattered about the city. The floors of Mitchell’s Press Building and Waro Houses were torn up. Pctry’s Iron House is a wreck.” “ Some 7 or 8 small houses at the extreme foot of Water street are destroyed, whilst sev eral of them have changed their location en tirely. Austin’s ways aro destroyed. Sloop Sarah, on the ways at the time of tho gale, is now high and dry in Irish Town. “ In consequence of the barometer, \c., the loss of merchandize on Water st. is compara tively small. The drug stores of H. F. Abell and J. I. Griffin, are much injured, but the stock generally was saved by moving. ‘‘ The P. 1). Ware House has its roof slight ly damaged, floors torn up, and doors general ly much injured. Union W. H., sustained but little iujury. Bueknam’s Press and Ware House slightly. Steamer Harriet was lying at tin’ whart, making some change in her ma chinery, on the afternoon of the 29th, and could toot get up; Capt. Markham, however, succeeded in hauling her along side of ehr. Allie lhiy, lying in thestreaiu, and the steamer was towed up to mouth of Sauls’ creek, where she weathered it out. “ Steamer Harriet arrived this morning all ; sate. Schr. Allie Day is ashore in the neigh- ! borhood ot Sauls’ creek, about 200ynrds from ! the river, iu the woods, and cau only be got ! off with great labor and expense.” Sehr. W, R. Potties, from N. Orleans, drag ged three aclmrs, and was driven ashore, “into the woods, about 2(H) rods from where she will float.” The cargo of the Petties was uninjur ed, and the vessel had made no water. “ Pilot boats went up the river, and are safe.” “ Fears are entertained for the safety of the people at the light houses.” “We have just heard from St. Vincent s 1 Island—one family consisting of man and wife \ aud four ehildreu are drowned. We have no i particulars.” The New Minister from Nicaragua Hon. Appleton Oaksmith, the new Ambassa- ! Wir from Gen. Walker to this Government is F;. 0 yoUng seatlciuon who carried out a earin, i muskets, which was seized byone ofT tiona! ships m Port-au-Prince, is a son of Mrs : E. 0. Smith, tho poetress and lecturer. ‘j Post Office Augusta Ga. ( Sept. 6th 1856. / Musses. Lane & DeWolk. Kiliton of tho Daily Bus, Columbus Ga. Beak Sirs: —In your issue of the 3d inst., you say ; “For several dayis past, Charleston papers got on the wroug route when leaving Augusta, and were thus a day behind. Papers north of that city get to us however, which is I strange.” I can account in this way for the j fact you refer to in part. The northern mail duo on Monday morning previous to the 3d, was not received until 11 o’clock P. M. instead of four o’clock A. M. In consequence of that delay and the arrival of the regular afternoon mail at 3 P. M., the distribution was larger than usual, and some of the papers had to lie over until the next departure of the mail. It is probable some of the Charleston papers were among those detained. I cannot account for delays on other days. As you state they got on the “ wrong route,” it is possible that the Columbus bag may have been delayed on the road. It was certainly sent from this of fice. Nothing shall be left undone, on our part, to distribute promptly all mails at this office. Very Respectfully, yours, JAMES M. SMYTIIE, P. M. In reply we will state that it is not an unfre queut occurrence for the Charleston papers to fail to arrive at tlie regular time. On the mor ning of the receipt, of the above note they fail ed to come through, while other papers east, reached us promptly. Yesterday, (Sunday,) Friday and Saturday’s papers came to hand. These postal derangements are a great nuis ance to daily publishers, and were they to com plain whenever failures occur which tiiey have reason to believe is within iu the power of postmasters to prevent, their readers would become worried with tho rehearsal. At least such has been our experience since the establish ment of the Sun. We hope friend Smyth will keep an eye to his distributing deputies, as in future we shall note failures from that quarter, and occasionally report. Tiie Sumter (S. C.) Watchman learns, that on Monday morning last, about 3 o’clock, the train from Wilmington, when near Florence, ran into a wash, from the heavy rain of the night before, causing a complete wreck of the mail and baggage cars. Some twenty-five yards of the road was entirely washed away. We are happy to learn that no lives were lost. Mr. Sherwood, the mail agent, received inju ries, though not, it is thought, of a very se rious character. His escape was miraculous. The conductor was also slightly injured. Aid to Kansas. The sum of $1,114 has been raised In Sa vannah, to aid the suffering Georgians in Kan sas, in response to the recent call. THE GALE IN FLORIDA. Wo were visited on Saturday and Sunday List, with a repetition of the storm of August 23d, 1850. Trees, ontbouses and fences were swept down and our beautiful town made al most a eompleto wreck. Majestic oaks and strongly implanted mulberry trees—which had, for years, stood as ornaments to our vil lage, ami which had braved all former gales, were either rent assunder or uplifted by the roots. Two of the chimneys of tho Court House, and others about town, some of them newly built, were blown down ; but we are glad to say none of our dwelling houses were materially injured, and fortunately no lives lost. The surrounding country, we are afraid, suffer red severely. We have heard that Gen. Milton, Messrs. Wynn, Battle, arid James L. Robinson, had their Gin Houses blown down, aud Mr. E. R. Ely lost his Sugar house and a number of other houses, and had two yoke of oxen killed. Dr. R."A, Sanders had two mules killed. The roaus are impassable, from the quantity of logs across them. We understand that tho new Methodist Church at Greenwood was blown down during the gale, and that the Chipola River has risen very rapidly since, from the immense quantity of water fallen. The crops aro completely ruined in this county. Cotton and corn have been blown down and beaten in the ground. One gentle man had only one boll of open cotton left, standing on his plantation, and another had one-third of his corn buried in the sand.— Marianna (Fla.) Fa trial. 2d. A Wife Murdered by her Husband. On the 27th August, a horrible murder was committed near Preatou, Webster comity, Ga., by J nines I’ines, on the body of his wife, Ba rah Ann. An esteemed correspondent, It. O. Huttox, M. 1)., gives us the following account of the diabolical outrage. About 8 o’clock on the 27th ult., an alarm was given in the neighborhood that Mrs. Sa rah Aim Pines had fallen into the well and was drowned. The neighbors immediately collect ed and rescued the body of the unfortunate woman, and, upon examination, discovered that she had been awfully beaten about the head and face, and that her scull and both jaws were broken. Suspicion immediately tell upon the husband, James Fines, who was arrested and lodged iu jail. A jury of inquest was innnadiately summoned, whose Verdict was that she was murdered by her husband. Af tei Ills arrest, Pines confessed that he had committed the murder; that ho inflicted the blows which killed bei with a “battling stick.” while she was learning over tho well endeavor ing to dislodge the bucket which bad accident ly fallen into the well. All the circum stances, however, go to show that he first kill ed her aud then threw her into the well. —Times of Saturday event ny. A Sorious Allray in Arkansas. We learn, says tho Memphis Enquirer of the 22d ult., from a gentleman direct from Linden, Arkansas, on the St. Francis, river that a diffi culty occurred between a number of gentle men, residents of of that place, which result ed in the death of six of the party. The dis turbance grew out of a political dispute. We j are unable to learn any of the particulars, or ! the names ol any of tho parties conuocted with this melancholy affair. The Result in Arkansas. $ The whole vote cast at the recent flection in Arkansas was a little short of 44,000, aud in I this vote—Mississippi couuty, democratic, j “° t ,heard from—Conway has a majority of I 12,091. Warren, for Congress, lias a majori- j ty in the southern district of 3,121. over Fow- I ler > ““'I in the northern district, Greenwood’s I majority over Thomasson is over 9,000. Out i htty-tour counties in the State tho American j party carried only six—Pulaski, Philips, Se- 1 has tain, Scott, Columbus and Lafayette. “ Trustee,” the celehrated race horse, died ! at South Westchester, Now York, on Tuesday ! Letter from Hon. Charles J. Jenkins. Lexington, Ga., Aug. 12th, 1860. Iton. Charles J. Jenkins : Dear Sir : Haviug for many years been as sociated with you politically, and always en tertaining a high respect for your opinion upon all subjects of public policy, you will pardon ine, I hope, for taking the liberty ol’ asking you to give me your opinion in writing upon the claims of the candidates now before the country for the Presidency, with the priv ilege of using it as I may wish. As an Old Line Whig, 1 feel that duty aud patriotism re quire that I support James Buchanan in the present contest. Very respectfully, Willis Willingham. Augusta, Ga., 28tb, 1866. Lear Sir: Your letter requesting my “opin- I ion in writing upon the claims of the candid ’ ates now before the country for the Presiden j cy, with the privilege of using it as you may ! wish,” is before me, and although withdrawn ; from the political arena, I cannot decline com ; pliance with your request. These claims must be considered relatively, j iu reference to the state of the country, and the political circumstances surrounding the can | didates severally. It is proper to begin with a survey of tho ! field of American politics, ns at this moment | presented. There is but a single exciting I question now before the American people, viz: | a proposition to repeal that feature of tho act I organizing the Territories of Kansas and Ne | braska, which expressly abrogates the Missou j ri restriction. This is thepending issue, though i there oan be no doubt tin t success in it, would encourage its authors to introduce other mens sures of repeal until all advantage resulting to the South from the Compromise of 1850 shall have been swept away. The absence from the contest of other questions, makes it distinctly sectional, aud fearfully perilous to the Union. Now for the array of parties, and 1 remark, j that you are invited to make this survey from a point entirely without the lines of any and all of them ; certainly not, for that reason, in eligible. First, then, w o see a party prostituting the time honored name -‘Republican,” banded to gether in one section of the country, for the avowed purpose of crusading against the rights aud institutions of another section, hold the affirmative of the above stated issue ; a party equally sectional iu its aims, and its organization; employing for the purpose of agitation, the combined agencies of the hust ings, tiie press, aud the pulpit, aud sustained by the corrupting influence of money, drawn without stint, from the well filled and open coffers of tributary millionaires. It presents as its candidate Mr. Fremont, famous only for bold adventures in exploration of cur Western wilds and snowy mountains—a fit instrument in the hands of the desperate faction who have committed their black banner to his firm grasp. I cannot enlarge upon the merits of this party or of their candidate, nor indeed, ia this latitude can it be necessary. I will only add that it is formidable, as well in its strength, as iu its desperate daring. All men here pro perly estimate its character—few', very few, rightly appreciate its power. The southern man who thinks it contemptibly weak, and upon that opinion predicates his course in this con test, will find, when too late, that he has hugged to his bosom a fatal delusion. If not the first, it will undoubtedly prove itself the second power in the struggle; whether it shall be first, or second, will depend mainly upon tho South. Wo turn now to an array in another part of the field. The American party somewhat the senior of the Republican, lias been avowedly organized for tho purpose of reforming our naturalization laws, so as to secure effectually to Americans the power to rule America.— The object is a good one, and when pursued by legitimate means, without being made pri mary to others more important and more exi gent, will I trust, claim the favorable consid eration of the whole people. Now, however, that question is scarcely named in the canvass, and it were well to let this measure of reform rest, until the escape of tiie Republic from its present peril is effected. This party, although not sectional, is certainly of doubtful nation ality, for the purpose of resisting the present aggressions upon the rights and interests of the South. The doubt is predicated upon the express repeal by their national council, iu February, 1855, of the twelfth section of the platform or declaration of principles, made in June, 1865, and which gave to the South an ample guaranty of their co-operation. It is sometimes said that paper guaranties are ut terly valueless. They have certainly proven so iu some instances, and for the argument, we grant them always so; still it must be con ceded that the formal and distinct withdrawal of one previously giveu is significant. This party then with a full knowledge that their national council (whose authority is recogniz ed) had made this withdrawal, proceeded, in convention, on the next day, in the same city, to nominate their candidate for the Presiden cy, and gave them no position whatever on this momentuous question. In view of all this, to say that the party is of doubtful nationali ty for defence of the Soutli in this ruthless ag gression upon her constitutional rights, is to use mild terms. Os the patriotism and genu ine national feeling of the Southern wing, no doubt is meant to be insinuated—they are above suspicion. Their mistake, I think, lies in reposing unmerited confidence in their northern confederates, upon whose faithful co-operation depends tho claim of the party to nationality. Their candidate is Mr. Fillmore, a most worthy man—an able statesman, who in the legislative and executive departments has done the country good service and made ids name honorable. Wo are pointed by southern adherents to his administration, anti we aro told that, bv his nomination, the party has given the Soutli a higher and better guaranty than their repu diated 12th section. To a great extent this guaranty is good and is cordially accepted, but does it go far enough ? Os Mr. Fillmore’s loyalty to the Constitution, and the rights of all poople overshadowed by it, as he interprets them, there can be uo doubt—none at all. But since he went into retirement, there lias been further legislation on the slavery ques tion ; the Kansas and Nebraska net. repealing in express terms the Missouri restriction, j which had been virtualy abrogated by the territorial acts of 1860, has been passed. This is tho alleged cause of the present agitation in the uon-slaveholdiug States. Woof the South ! maintain that this repealing clause is in strict accordance with the Compnomise of 1850, and >ve then claimed the removal of the Missouri restriction, as one of the benefits derived under ! it. Yet, since his nomination, Mr. Fillmoro has publicly denounced this repeal. Now, we caunot afford in kindness to any man, or set i of mou, to blink this question, so full of peril to the South aud to the Union. Whatever may be said of squatter sovereignty, or of sane- ! tiouing alien voting, or of other provisions of this Kansas Nebraska act—we cannot surren der the clause which repeals the Missouri re- i striction. \ield that, and you yield much that is valuable in the Compromise of 1850, j whie i arc all solemnly pledged to maintain. Yet ug-. n, it is precisely this clause of the act I which Mr. Fillmore has denounced. It is quite possible that, notwithstanding this de nunciation upon tho ground of expediency, he may, upon higher considerations, oppose him self to tho restoration of the Missouri restric tion. I have once been told, when presenting this view, that his nomination by the American party of Georgia and their platform, in which high ground is taken on this point, had been together laid before him, and that in the ac ceptance of the nomination, he must aud would declare his assent to the platform. But lias ke done so? You will search for it vain there. He alludes to bis candidacy under the Phila delphia nomination, expresses himself gratified that the Georgia Americans have concurred in it, and for his principles refers to his past ad ministration. I will say in candor that I have been told also, that there is in existence satis factory evidence of his concurrence with our views on this point, but I have not seen it.— Why not give it to the public, why not let ev ery man read and judge for himself? No pub lic man, no candidate for high office, can right fully ask tho suffrages of the people, save upon the faith of liis public acts and declara tions, nor lias Mr. Fillmore asked them, oth erwise. In the absence then of any publish ed evidence on this point, I close the discus sion of it with three simple questions, the an swers to which may furnish to southern men a rule of acceptance iu this emergency. First, does or does not the emphatic condemnation of a legislative act justify the expectation that he who so condemns, will concur in and approve its repeal. Secondly, lias or lias not Mr. Fill more publicly and emphatically condemned the abrogation by an act of Congress of the Missouri restriction? Thirdly, if he be con tent to stand there, before Southern voters, where uught they to stand in tiie ides of No vember. But there is a third contestant in the field, the ancient iron ribbed Democracy. There it stands, armed and equipped cap a pie with im posing mien, but with unnumbered sins upon its hoary head. Prominent among these, in my humble opinion, is that of having brought our present troubles upon us, by inordinate indulgence of its lust for territorial acquisition, glazed over by the fallacious pretension of “ex tending the area of freedom”—the demagogue’s hobby and the filibuster’s apology. That will be a dark day for the country, when conserva tive old line Whigs identify themselves with this party. In their palmiest days they could only partially check, hot arrest the downward tendency of its misrule. Their mission is still and ever to combat its errors and counteract its objectionable policy. But with all its faults, that party now stands forth, alone in its reliable nationality—alone in its unqualified pledge to maintain the pres ent status of congressional legislation on the slavery question. For the redemption of this pledge their orators at the hustings and their editors through the press are now faithfully laboring. Exceptions there may be, but iu general, even on freesoil, they come up man fully to the work. The party is planted on this policy, their committal is complete—with it they must sink or swim. Their candidate, as broadly pledged, as deeply committed as themselves, is Mr. Buchanan, the wisest, most conservative, most reliable Democratic aspi rant to the Presidency. They call him an old fogy. I have an instinctive leaning to old fo gyism, when put in competition with young Americanism. I would take him in preference to the most promising sprig of young America that Democracy can boast. This is no time to struggle for party ascen dency. Now, we must look to the country — its continuing prosperity and greatness in the Union, or its utter ruin out of it. We must have a President who will uphold the Constitu tion now, as we interpret it, or all is lost. Let our inquiry then be, first, who of the candi dates will stand firmly by us; aud secondly, wiio of those that will, has the fairest prospect ot success. Sell preservation demands, that in this crisis, we vote with reference to the great issue, and to the availability of the can didates in the election. Let us save the Union now, through the instrumentality of the De mocracy, if need be, and oppose to them here after, when occasion shall require, the same indomitable spirit they have encountered in us, heretofore. They who admit the peril and then refuse this sacrifice to avert it, are in danger of merging the patriot in the parti san. Now, the better to estimate the peril aud the chances of averting it, let us consider the prospects ol the several candidates. Be lieving, as I conscientiously do, that should Mr. Fremont succeed, the Union will not sur vive his administration, I assume that it is a cardinal object to secure the election of a safe man by the people. Heaven forfend that the destinies of this great country should be com mitted to the Ilouseof Representatives, as now constituted. Does any southern man feel difier ently, let him cast his eyes upon the speaker’s chair—let him contemplate the attitude of that body at this moment, and be warned. Does he with all the lights before him, desire to send the election to that body in tho forlorn hope of thus securing the election of his party’s candidate, for him, I have no argument. “He is joined unto liis idols.” To return then. That Mr. Fremont will re ceive an immense majority of the votes iu the non slaveholding States, is beyond ail question —precisely how many no man can foresee.— He might lose twenty seven votes and still be eioctid. iho entire vote of the South concen trated upon one candidate would be inade quate to elect him. No reasonable man will deny that, should the voto of the South be di vided, Mr. Fremont will receive a sufficient number of northern votes to defeat an eleotion by the peopie. i lie practical question for us is, which ot the two, Mr. Buchanan or Mr. Filluioio, has the Jairest chance of obtaining, in the won slaveholding States, such a number of votes as, united with the entire vote of the South, will secure his election by the people. Mr. Fillmore’s Lopes, north of Mason aud Dix on’s line, rest upou New York. He not de ceived by the assertions oi the partisan press, lie has no foothold elsewhere in that section. On what louudation do liis hopes rest iu New \ ork . Looking to the numerous factions into which tiie people of that State have of late beeu divided and sub divided, the notorious loosening ot aneientparty ties, and their known proclivity to Freesoilism, I submit to every candid mind the question,|is it safe, in an issue so important aud so doubtful, to base a calcu lation upon her vote? There is, then, no relia ble expectation that the South could obtain help enough from the North to elect Mr. Fill more. W hat are Mr, Buchanan’s prospects ? it is as tar removed from doubt, as such an event can well he, that the noble old Keystone State will stand by the Union and by her illus trious son in this contest. There is good rea son to hope that New Jersey will do likewise. These two, with the unanimous vote of the South, would elect Mr. Buchanan. lli s pros pects in those two States are far brighter, I I think, than Mr. Fillmore’s in New York. but again, to borrow a phrase, Mr. Buchanan lias, in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Con necticut, a margin, which Mr. Fillmore has no where. Should the former lose New Jersey, there is a hope that out of those four States, the loss would be made good. I do not men tion them in any other connection, because I fear more than I hope from them. In one word, then, were this contest betv Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Buchanan, and iv,, i| assured that Mr. Fillmore would opp ofie p i self to the restoration of the Missouri ( v. I tion, 1 would vote for him with unspenk V pleasure. But, being satisfied beyond'■■ doubt, that it is iu fact a contest between V Buchannn and Mr. Fremont ; that Mr. lh tl '’ nan, as President, will interpose all the p,,, of his administration to preserve, unimjiai'i,’ f the Constitutional rights of tho South aiij J 1 perpetuity of the Union, whilst liis real 1 petitor would unscrupulously trample <„ ) former, with full knowledge that he tl„.,’ imperiled the latter, I say let every soutli ‘, electoral vote be cast for tho Democratic n „’” iiieo. Let Georgia do so, laying ail pmu judices and affinities, as an offering, 01, altar of our common country. To aid i i; result, no man need sever any existing i ]; , tie. I have, my dear sir, been unwilling ton | trudeiny opinions upon public attention: l I | Ido not see that I can, with propriety, re I | to place iu your hands this hasty and h,,, I j feet expression of their., leaving to your sour, \ | discretion the use to be made of them. j Respectfully, &c., CHARLES J. JENKIMs ! Dr. W. Willingham. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. Arrival of the Persia. New York, Sept. 4.— The British am] N 0 n American mail steamship Persia, Capt. t. q E. Judkins, has arrived at this port with ~. week’s later news from Liverpool, from wl,i’ place she sailed on Saturday, 23d Aug. ult An abstract of the advices brought by •(,, arrival is subjoined. Commercial Intelligence. Liverpool, Aug. 23. —1n the cotton marks a decline of l-10d. on lower grades has lieu manifested since the reports made up for t 1,,. Niagara, of the 16th, but holders aro not to meet purchasers on the new rates. The quotations given are:—Middling I',, lands, 6 3-16 ; Fair Uplands 6-jj; Fair Mobil 61; Middling Orleans 6 5-16 ; Fair Orleans; The stock at Liverpool is 775,000 bales, in cluding 636,000 American. The sales of the week have been 47,000 bales, of which 9,0.00 were for exprt, and 2,UI)U on speculation, leaving 86,000 for the trade. Liverpool Breadstuff's. Reports and indications of the potato rot have caused an advance on leading articles, that ad vance being on Flour 1 a 2s.—in Wheat 2 a Bd., and in Corn 25., or according to the Broker’s circular 3s. The quotations hen given are Canal Flour 30s. a 325. 6<1., Ohio Flour 335. a 345., Corn, yellow, 335. Gd. The advance in breadstuff's is attributed part ly to reports of the potato rot in Ireland, and to a change in the weather, which at previous accounts had been for some weeks highly fa vorable, but had latterly become unsettled and threatening. Rice— An increased activity has displayed itself in Rice, and Carolina lias advanced';’* a 3s. Gd. The State of Trade at Manchester continue: as good as before. London Money Market.— There is no quo table change in the money market. CousoL closed at 95J a 95j. Havre Markets —The sales of cotton fcr the week, reported in later advices from Havre, are only 4000 bales—Ordinaire Orleans being quoted at 98f. General Intelligence. The Persia reports haviug passed the Arabs on Sunday, 24th, distant about three hundred miles from Liverpool. Parliament has beeu prorogued by a further order until the 18th November. The leadership of D’lsrarli is becoming op pressive to his party and followers. The Loudoti Times approves and endorses the argument of Secretary Marcy in reply to the allied proposals on the subject of privateer ing. The latest reports from Paris state that the French Emperor is urging tiie claims of Ir relative, Prince Pierre Bonaparte, to the throw of a Dunubian Kingdom. The Dutch Government has refused to assent to the conditions of arbitrament of war pro posed by the Allies of the Parisian Congrcw It is also reported, although with some mi certainty, that England and France have mi dressed a joint note, stating an ultimatum.! the King of Naples, and that the latter hid made some concessions, but not to a satisfac tory extent. It is now believed that Russia will, in faith, surrender Kars, Ismael, Reni and lulls within the stipulated time. A desperate engagement has occurred I-.- tween a Prussian man of war and an Algerine pirate. Os the Prussians, eight were killed and twenty wounded, including Prince Arim fert. r Vermont Elections. New York, Sept. 3.—The Vermont election; held yesterday have resulted in favor ot tin Fremonters by large majorities. Ib° officers elected were Governor, Lieuten ant Governor, Treasurer, and three mcml'i'C of Congress, in addition to a special elect!'-” to supply the residue of term of Mr. Meaehaw deceased. New York Markets. New koitK, Sept. 2.—Cotton is firmer than at our last report, with sales of GOO bales, Sept. B.—Cotton dull; sales 600 bales. Tk steamer’s news had no effect. Melancholy Occurrence. Much excitement was caused in tiie city abua - - , six o’clock last evening by a gentleman nainei J. W. Blount, who had arrived at the States Hotel the previous day, throwing him self from a third story window of that building He fell with fearful violence on the pavement in Broad street and on being rased from tb ground wasfound to be bleeding profusely ti - the lungs, besides having sustained external in juries. His condition at a late hour last nigh'- was such however, as to hold out hopes of bn final recovery. Mr. Blount is a gent!®' 1 under thirty years of age and is believed to “ a \ ifgiiiian, though of late he has been n |r ’ ideut in New Orleans. Wliat urged him 1 take the rash leap is unknown, —Augusta S tinel. Gold and Sulphur in Mexico- Mexican papers state that within a dm ll time immense placers of pure gold have been discovered in the southern portion of the State of Guerrero. Attention is called to tbc >u phur beds which exist at and around the v ’ enno of Popocatepetl, nnd which are said to inexhaustible. The United States pay 000.000 annual v lhr the sulphuric acid l ‘ mechanical uses, and it is said that if MB'-’ can energy cou’. I be stirred by some Americ* 11 capital to work these mines, wo could lm fe ’ much better article of sulphur at a less than what wo now get from Italy. James B. Gilmer, of Louisiana, died at C”' 1 to E-piritu, Cuba, on the Bth ult. His bod’ was followed to the giavo by the Governor* 11 other authorities. Men are like bugles—the more brass contain, the farther you can hear them- 1 men are like tulips, the more modest and tired they appear, the better you love then-