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COLTJMBTJS: Tuesday Horning, Sept. 10, 1H56. I,AItGKST CITY CIRCULATION. We call the the attention of our citizens to a com inimical i mi. in this morning’s issue, signed “A Citizen,” calling upon the people of Columbus and vicinity for S3,O<H) to equip and provision a company for Kansas. Will someone whose interest is prominent, make a move in the matter. Favor in Charleston. The Hoard of Health report three deaths from yellow lever for the last 21 hours end ing 10 o’clock Friday night. The Savannah River has five and half feet water at, Augusta, and Navigation is going on. Suicide. We learn from the Atlanta papers that Mr. Joseph Morris, a carpenter by trade, commit ted suicide lit the Lafayette House, in that place, on Friday last, by cutting his throat with a razor. No cause is assigned for the rash act, further than that the deceased hod been drinking very freely for some time past. Morris was a native of Ireland. Fatal Affray. We understand that an affray occurred in Auburn, Alabama, on Thursday last, between John Bates, an Englishman and silver smith, formerly of Montgomery, and Robert Lamp kin, in which Bates received e pistol shot from which lie died on Saturday. Moro Recruits for Walker. We learn from the Houston (Texas) Tel egraph. that (apt. S. A. Look ridge, Agent for Nicaragua, has departed for homo with 160 recruits, in the shape of emigrants to Ni caragua. One Day’s Jlecoipts The receipts of cotton in New Orleans on the I lth far exceeds that of any day this season, as will be seen from the following arri vals: Eclipse, 11,402 bales; Music, 1.10 l ; Belfast, 312; Illinois, 401; Linda, 100; Or leans, 681; Natchez, 1,080 —making a total of 8,047 bales. The celebrated race borse Lexington, has been purchased by Mr. Alexander, of Wood ford, Ky. Hemet Mr. Tenbroeck in England, and the purchase was made there. The price paid was $16,000. This, we believe, is the highest price that was ever paid for any horse in the United States. ♦ —— Fire in Augusta. We learn from tl iv . Constitutionalist that about 4 o’clock Saturday morning quite a dar ing ntteiupt was made to set fire to (lie small wooden store and residence occupied by Mr. Henry Datum, on the North side of Ellis street, nearly opposite McConnell & Kent’s stables. The entrance was effected into the store through a window in the yard. It is not stated whether any robbery was commit ted. The fire progressed to such an extent, be fore it was discovered, that Mr. Damm and family had to escape through the flames to save their lives. Buckets of water were promptly brought from the stable opposite, which kept the fire some ~at subdued, until l’latt’s long hose was brought down, supplied with water by his steam fire apparatus, and the flames was controlled in a few minutes. More men for Kansas We learn from the Tribune, that a company of sixty men, all native Alabamians, lias been raised in Mobile, under the auspices, and to go out in command of Capt. James Ingraham. They have announced their organization, and appeal to the citizens of Mobile for $2,800 to equip and carry them to Kansas and pro vision them for three months after they ar rive in the territory. The Tribune says each recruit before being enlisted, was required to produce proper certificates of bis birth place, and standing in the community, and to take an oath “faithfully to support and uphold the southern cause in Kansas.” The Tribune makes a strong appeal to the poople in behalf of the company, which we doubt not will bo promptly responded to. lit hough the equipment of this company include a Sharpe's rifle and Bowie knife to each member, and they are expected to form part of Doniphan’s command, and do good service in the field if necessary, yet they are going to Kansas ns bona fide settlers, with the intention of making it their permanent homes. — Important Arrest. The Mobile Tribune of Saturday, says Don Vicente Hernandez de Ayala, Minister Pleni potentiary and Envoy Extraordinary from tlie Republics of Venezuela and Granada, Ac., Ac., was arrested in Mobile on Friday, by by Marshal Maury and Deputy Marshal Seol lick, on the charge of forgery and swindling. After this arrest he made an attempt to swal low forged drafts to tlie amount of six thous and uoil'M's, but was prevented by a prompt squeeze on the throat by the Marshal, while Mr. Seolliek drew the papers from his mouth. He is a Spaniard, well educated, and a most accomplished swindler, and many sufferers in New Orleans will rejoice at his incarceration. His detection and arrest, on a very slight clue, were most artistically planned and skil fully executed. Bees and Quails. The Rev. W. H. Milburn, in a lecture on the west, says: Two remarkable facts are to be noted in respect to the advancement of the whites. The first is that tlie quail, unknown to the Indian, makes it? first appearance—from whence no man kn ws—when the white man ploughs and plants, his fields affording an abundance of delicious food to these pioneers. The second fact is, the honey bee is not found in the country while in possession of the Indians. It keeps just in advance of the wave of civilization. When the Indians see swarms of these new visitors, their wise men sadly acknowledge that it is time for them to abandon their present hunting grounds and the graves of their fathers, aud seek thern jtelves new homes. A Cargo of Intermeddlers. We learn from the Charleston Courier that the citizens of Cheraw held a public meeting on Wednesday, the 10th instant, at which Dr. Thomas E. Powe was chairman. The meeting decided to pack up and ship oft lor a Northern market two peripatetic individuals, who had been engaged in mischievous at tempts against tlie peace of that neighbor hood. As these individauts will no doubt fi gure largely In (Ireeley’s list of martyrs, wc append the descriptions from the Gazette: James Calwcll alias Connell, alias Dempsey, is an Irishman, with o liberal share of the brogue. He says he is 22 years of age, is about 6 feet 10 inches high, black hair and eyes, sallow complexion, and of a medium size. His occupation while here was the sel ling of window shades. Packages to him were always addressed to James Dempsey. “John Malone is also an Irishman, with jet black hair, beard and eyes, dark complexion, he is but little over five feet in height, quite stoop shouldered, and very glib with the tongue. Last, though not least, he is a thor ough going Black Republican, free speech, free soil, free negro Fremont Democrat, llis occupation was a window shade pedlar.” Communicated. Mr. Dt. Wot/: 1 have for some time noticed in your paper, and also in others, the great amount of suffering the people of Georgia, who have emigrated to Kansas, are now un dergoing. and every intelligence from there, asks tlie people of Georgia to assist, them.— Are we all asleep—or are our ears stopped against their implorings. God forbid that such should be the case. We must no longer hear their pleadings in vain, but go immedi ately to their rescue. If the citizens of Col umbus will raise $3,000 in money, 1 will raise a company of young men in this place to the number of 30 or more, and will start so soon as the funds are in hand, to assist our broth ers in Kansas. We will also want the citizens to arm and equip us, so that we may be pre pared to defend ourselvs. Never in my life has tlie spirit of vengeance burned in me so high as now, and for my part 1 would freely spill the last drop of blood that runs‘through my veins in defence of the South and her rights. Respectfully, yours, &c., A CITIZEN. Further by Cambria. Gotten circulars generally not ice an advance of Jd, in Fair Orleans and Mobile cottons. The following are the quotations; Fair Orleans to 7jd. Middling Orleans <1 5-1 (id. Fair Upland 6fd. Middling Upland 0 3-1 fid. Fair Mobile . 6|d. Middling Mobile 6 3-1 fid. Stock on band, 702,000 bales. Receipts light. Sales on Friday 16,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 10,000. There has been very unfavorale weather in England, and also on the Continent, and har vest operations so much affected by it as to stiffen prices of breadstuff’s. During the past week Flour has advanced Is.; Wheat improved 2d. to 3d.; Indian Corn advanced front Is. to Is. Od. Trade generally throughout England is pros perous. Money easy at former rates reported. Con sols Unchanged. The steamship Atlantic hud arrived out. The tory party in England are endeavoring to overthrow the Palmerston administration. Terrible earthquakes had occurred in Algeria and several villages were destroyed. SECOND DISPATCH. Private letters, dated on the day the steam er sailed, and telegraphed from Halifax, re port. that sales since the last steamer reach 40,000 bales, of which speculators have ta ken 7.000, and exporters 4,000 bales. The quotations given are Middling Mobiles, 6} ; Middling Uplands, Oj. The latest reports of Consols were 94J. No political intelligence of much importance. There is discontent spread ing throughout Daily. Late from Kansas. We find the following letter from Col. Ilos scr, to the editor of the Petersburg (Va.) Ex press. lIEADyi AUTEUS, AKMV OF LAW AND OItDKH, | Di li. Creek Camp, K. T. I August 31st 1850. j Dear Express:—A messenger, is this mo ment, about to leave for Little Saute Fe, and 1 embrace this opportunity of saying a word to you that our people at home may be in pos session of t lie facts of a battle which came off yesterday morning at Ossawattoniie. The de tachment of our army was headed by our Brigadier (len’l. lleed, aided by Col. Brown, of the Ist Regiment. The fight was a hot one, which lasted, however, but a short time, and resulted in the overthrow of our lawless ene my, killing some 25 of their men and wounding quite a large number, but how litany it is not at this moment known. Our party had not a man killed and only four slightly wounded. The enemy were secreted in a thick chapparcl. but the cowardly wretches were soon routed. Ossawotttunic was reduced to ashes. The enemy presented themselves near our camp yesterday afternoon, in a force of about 300, all moun’ed, and gave evidence of a wil lingness to engage our forces. Our men were promptly brought up in line of battle, and were ready for tight, but our enemies soon withdrew, to the great disappoitment of our boys. You may look out for important events in a few days. In great haste, yours truly, Tuos. 11. Rosser. The Gentleman from Georgia The North and the South.— As an inci dent. not mat apropos at the present time, re lated to us a few evenings since by the good and fair compagnon du voyage of a whole souled and impetuous friend of ours, just returned from his summer's “grand tour” in the North, we give the following: Ho entered the ears for Philadelphia one morning with a lady upon his arm, when every seat seemed to be occu pied. Looking around for a moment and see ing no signs that tho spirit of gallantry was moving any one, he loudly exclaimed. “Is there not a gentleman here to offer a lady a seat? 1 don’t care for myself.” Ilis appeal brought one gentleman promptly to the rescue, aud while our friend was making his acknowl edgments, he says t “ k Sir. 1 presume you are a Southerner: give me your hand.” “Yes, I am from Georgia."—A". O. True Delta. A Good Day’s Work. The receipts of the Mobile and Ohio Kail Road ou Wednesday last, for freight alone, were over twelve hundred dollars. Make an average of this during the winter, and the road will go ahead independent of the sale of bonds.— .Vacon (Mus.) Star. Spontaneous Combustion in the Town of Bedford. Yroni the London Times, Aug. 1. During the last few days public curiosity has been excited to a very unusual pitch by a series of occurrences that would be by no means out of place in one of Mrs. liadclift'e’s romances, but which will read strangely in the matter of fact columns of the Titues. The several theories of spontaneous combustion have often been revived, and, in the opinion of most wise men. have been successively and repeatedly exploded. But just as late years have witnessed a revival of ghost stories, spir it communications, and direct demoniacal agency, it seems not a little likely that the old theories of spontaneous combustion are coming in for another day in their turn, if wc ar<‘ to judge from the extraordinary revela tions which have been not only retailed in gos sip, but most gravely and fully inquired into under a coroner’s warrant, and before 18 men honest and true, and, we may add, picked men, of this highly educated borough. On Tuesday night, llie 12th inst., an alarm of fire was raised, and on proceeding to the scene of danger, a house ."butting on the large store-yard belonging to Messrs. Howard, im plement makers, and tenanted by one of their servants, it. appeared that, the family hail tak en the opportunity of the master’s absence from home to have a good cleaning down witli a certain pest better known to Londoners than the happy dwellers in the country. In fur therance of the latter part of this design, re course was had to fumigation. A vessel con taining broken roll sulphur was placed in what was deemed safe position, viz., in a bas inette, which was removed from its usual place and set in the middle of the room. The sulphur was duly ignited, and the room of course vacated by all except the obnoxious vermin. in the space of two hours it was discovered that the sulphurous fluid had escaped into the basinettc, had burned through the bottom, fired the former, and eaten its way through the bottom, fired the floor, and eaten its way through the planks. Timely observation and alarm availed to arrest the progress of the fire. All was deemed safe. But on Saturday evening the head of the family returned, and on retiring to rest, and having innocently thrown his damp stockings on the carpet, what was his astonishment at seeing them ig nite ! Something like a panic seized the house hold, but at length their fears were pa cified and they went to rest. On Sunday morning, while the master was attending di vine service at the Methodist chapel, fire was again discovered in the house. Considerable consternation was occasioned to the assembly by tlie calling out of a fireman during service, and also by the master’s disappearance from his pew. These fires were suppressed ; but in tlie course of the day no less than thirty fires broke out in different parts of the house —in the presence of visitors, most respectable and intelligent men. Every part of the furniture in every room oi the house appeared to be charged with some mysterious self-igniting gas. Smoke issued suddenly from cupboards, large and small, from almost every drawer, and even from boxes of linen and woolen materials which liad not been opened for some legntli of time prior to the Tuesday’s tire. Some of the state ments made before the Coroner are so start ling as to be nearly incredible, fine gentle man laid his handkerchief down upon tlie so la, when it iorthwith ignited. Another gen tleman, while discussing the marvels of the day and washing his hands discovered that the damp towels on the horse in the bed room were on tire. A lady, anxious to prevent fur ther mischief, had a short time previously ex amined a box containing articles appertaining to feminine apparel, and pronouncing it safe, liad shut it up, but on going to remove it felt that it was hot, and on re-opening it dis covered the contents in a blaze; but it is im possible to enumerate all the strange fantasies played by this subtle and mysterious fire.— (it course suspicion was soon awake, but the closest investigation afforded no ground on which to rest the surmise of foul play. On the Monday morning the phenomena, somewhat abatted, reappeared, and it was found that the greater part of the property in the house was charred or burnt to tinder.— Two medical gentlemen—Dr. Barker and Mr. Blower—visited tlie scene of the fiery myste ry, and at. noon made an application to tlie sitting magistrate (in the absence of the may or,) for sanction to their proposal of submit ting the matter to tlie coroner. The coroner lost no time in summoning a jury, which con sisted oi tlie most respectable tradesmen of the town, and which proceeded to business at the George Inn. The inquest commenced at 3.30 r. m. on Monday afternoon, and at seven o’clock was adjourned to Tuesday morning at 10. On Tuesday it was resumed and conclud ed by 0 l*. m. hi the course of the prolonged inquiry the whole of the incidents (some of which we have mentioned above by way of specimens,) were deposed to, and every effort made to account for the singular occurrences. One time there was some slight hope of establishing a connex ion between the tire of Tuesday night and tlie numerous outbreaks of tlie following Sunday, but (his idea was abandoned perforce—so far at least, as any ordinary connexion between the two sets of events was concerned. l’he medical testimony of the two gentlemen named above was by far the most important inasmuch as it most distinctly demolished all preconceived explanations, and also because it indicated a most remarkable and important class of truths iu practical chemistry. ‘ With out venturing to give a formal solution of the phenomena, these gentlemen were of opinion that the sulphurous fumes in connexion with the gas of the charred wood, had charged the entire house with inflammable gas, which in cases of friction, in others by electricity, had been from time to time ignited. No suspicion of any person survived the first few hours of the inquiry, although the jury felt’that tkere was not ground for a dis tinct opinion on the matter. The depositions will doubtless be submitted to some eminent manipulators in chemical science, and it is to be hoped that they will be able to give a more precise solution to the mystery which lias fill ed many a wise head with misgivings as to the spiritual geography of the somewhat lonely house. The verdict of the jury was according to the evidence, so far as the first fire (Tuesday) was concerned, “Accidental,” and with re gard to the other fires the verdict was an open one. Tunnel Finished. The llrooksville Tunnel, 800 l'cet In length, we learn from the Charlottsville Jeffersonian, has been entirely arched with brick, and the work completed and ready for the iron rails. The cars on the Central Road will cease to be run over a port ion of the “ temporary track,” as soon as the rails are laid in this tunnel, and it will not be lung before the main track will be ready for the ears as tar as “ Robin son s Hollow Tunnel, discontinuing another portion of the “ temporary track,” after which time no other portion of that track will be con tinue 1 til! the completion of the main tunnel through t lie Blue Ridge. —Petersburg Express. Landing of the Queen of Oude at South ampton. The London Times has an interesting ac count of the arrival and landing of the Queen Dowager of Oude, and the brother and son of tho ex-King, with 1(M) followers, from the steamboat Indite, at Southampton. England. The Queen Dowager is a good looking wo man of dark complexion, fifty-five years of age and very intelligent. She is very san guine as to the suceessof Iter mission to this country for the restoration of her son to the throne of Oude. She has SBO,OOO for current expenses. She lost on her voyage jewelry worth £60.000. Some portion of it was in tended for presnts to the Queen of England. The brother of the ex-lving is a tall man, and is a general in the Oude army. The son of the ex-King is a very handsome youth. They dress in the most magnificent style, their head-dress being covered with dia monds and emeralds. Many of the iollowers are ‘■mall poor looking men, and exceedingly dark. They are shoemakers, tailors, cooks, and of other trades. The cooking apparently never ceased. The Queen of Oude and suit occupied the whole of the fore part of the ship where a cooking gallery was fitted up. The party lived on rice curry, sheep and lambs, between Alexandria and Southampton. The dishes were unusually served up of cur ries and pillaus. The Queen of Oude occa sionally sent into the saloon for the English passengers a curry or pillau, and such dish es were found to be delicious. An eunuch is with the party; he is a very extraordinary looking personage. He has long hair and a feminine bust and voice. There are six maids of honor in attendance on the Queen. A screen was erected on dock, the inclosed part was carpeted, and the Queen and ladies were escorted up behind the screen, and guarded by the eunuch who behaved with remarkable severity in keeping all persons from gazing on the ladies, lie is a general of infantry in the Oude army. One of the party, a moonshee, or writer, died on the voyage. He lived for a long time entirely on opium. The ex-King of Oude is expected to leave Calcutta shortly for England with 160 followers. The treasures which the Queen has on board consists chiefly of tlie most costly cash mere shawls and jewelry. The landing of the Queen is thus described: At three o’clock unusual excitement was observed at the gangway of the Indus. The landing stage from the ship to the dock was covered with carpet. Surrounding the gang way were eunuchs and tlie chief officers of Stato belonging to tlie Oude, dressed in mag nificient robes and holding the insignia of their offices. A snow white screen was held up before the gangway. It was now whispered that preparations were making for the Queen leaving the ship, and voices were heard behind the screen. Presently two figures, dressed like Egyptian mummies, appeared walking across to the stage, their little naked feet in guady slippers, turned up the toes. They were assisted into the Queen’s carriage,Jnot a vest age of any part of them being seen but their feet ancl legs. These were the chosen maids of honor to the Queen. Soon after they were seated tlie screen was thrown down and the palanquin was brought out. It consisted of a chair enclosed in a slen der frame, which was covered with a splendid blue and silver robe. In it. was the Queen, whom few persons in the world have ever seen. A splendid scarlet umbrella was held over the palanquin. Mace bearers attended her. The pressure of tlie crowd to get a glimpse of her was immense, and the gigan tic eunuchs were in agony. The difficulty of getting Her Majesty into the carriage without ( being seen, was immense. At length a screen was placed against the body of the carriage, and Her Majesty was just in the act of stepping in, when, horror of horrors, two men were detected on the coach-man’s box, looking de liberately into the carriage, and about to stare Her Majesty in the face. A shout of indigna tion drove them from their post, to the infin ite relief of their courtiers. As soon as Iler Majesty was seated the carriage started for Royal York Hotel, where the Queen is to re side during her stay at Southampton. Discipline of the Mind. It is not by mere study, by mere accumula tion of knowledge, that you cau hope for em inence. Mental dicipline, the exercise of the faculties of the mind, the quickening of your apprehension, the strengthening of your mem ory, the forming of a sound, rapid and dis criminating judgment, are of even more im portance than the store of learning. Practice the economy of time. Consider time like the faculties of your mind, a precise estate; that every moment of it well applied is put to an exorbitant interest. The zeal of amusement itself, and the successful result of application, depend in a great measure, upon the economy ot time. Estimate also the force of habit. Exercise a constant and unremitting vigilance of acquirement of habit, in matters that are apparently of indifference, that perhaps are really so, independent of the habits that they engender. It is by the neglect of such trifles that bad habits are acquired, and that the mind by total negligence and procrastination in matters of small account, but of frequent oc currence—matters of which the world takes no notice—becomes accustomed to the same defects in matters of high importance. By motives yet more urgent, by higher and purer aspirations, by the duty of obedience to the will of God. by the awful account you will have to render, not merely of moral actions, but of faculties entrusted to you for improve ment—by till these high arguments do 1 con jure you “so to number your (leys that you may apply your heart unto wisdom”—unto that wisdom which, directing your ambition to the noble end of benctitting mankind, and teaching humble reliance on the merits and on tlie mercy of your Redeemer, may support you in the “time of your health;” and in “the hour of your death, and in the day of judgment,” may comfort you with the hope of deliveranee. —Sir Robert Peel. —♦ Railroad Statistics. Mr. Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, has prepared a set of “Interrogatories” which are to lie addressed “to the Presidents of Rail Road Companies,” with a view to the compi lation of Rail Road Statistics of the United States. The questions embrace all points con nected with the history and operation of each road—its length, cost, termini, branches, amount of double track, capital, bonds issued floating debt, operating expenses, amount of freight and number of passengers carried, dividends, average speed of trains, miles run, casualties, Ac., Ac. The Secretary requests that the answers to these interrogatories may be given from the last annual report of each company, with the date of the report; that they may be inserted in the blank left oppo site to each interrogatory; and that the inter rogatories so answered may be returned to the department at the earliest period practica ble. W lien tlie compilation is completed and printed, it is the Secretary’s intention to send a copy to each president, partly to requite the tavor solicited, and partly to disseminate the information collected and combined. telegraphic; FIVE DAY’S LATER FROM EURopjT’ ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. Telegraphed for the Daily Sun. New York, Sept. 14 The steamship Arabia has arrived tit fax with intelligence from Liverpool t 0 4th instant, five days later than tlie Cautl,/ The cotton market since the sailing of tj Cambria, lias been active without any eha n in prices, us is shown by the sales, n],,’ reached 55,000 bales for the four busines days, 12,000 of which was taken on specuh tion, and 7,000 for export. Quotations—p.,;. Uplands Ojjd., Middling Orleans lijd.. \p (! tiling Uplands 6Jd. Market closing tirm The trade of Manchester was rather r in j e| but not unsatisfactory. Consols quiet and quoted at 04g to !)4| Dr. Chalmers. Studious persons are sometimes surprisin'- ly ignorant how to act on ordinary occasion. Dr. Chalmers came home one evening on hor back, and as neither the man who had char of his horse, nor the key of the stable, could be found, he was for some time puzzled'win.,’ to find a temporary residence for the anium At last he fixed on the garden as the finest place lie could think of for tlie purpose; iu having led the horse thither he place: l it on tin. garden walk. When his sister who liad ala, been from home, returned, and was told thin the key of the stable could not be found, she inquired what had been done with the horse “I took it to the garden,” said the Doctor “To the garden!” she eagerly exclaimed “then our flower and vegetable beds will be destroyed.” “Don’t be afraid of that,” said the Doctor, “for £ took good care to place the horse on the garden walk.” “And did you really imagine,” rejoined the sister, “that he would remain there?” “1 have no doubt of it, said the Doctor; “ for so sagacious an an imul as the horse could not but be aware of the propriety of refraining from injuring the produce of the garden.” “1 am afraid,” said Miss C., “that you will think less favorably of the discretion of the horse when you have seen the garden.” To decide the controversy by an appeal m facts, they went to the garden, and found from the ruthless devastation which the ti-aiuj. ling and rolling of tlie animal had spread over part, of it, that the natural philosophy of the horse was a subject with which the lady win far more accurately acquainted than her learn ed brother. “I never could have imagined,” said tho Doctor, “that horses were such sense less animals!” The articles (additional to those of March 1851) between the Postoflice Department of the United States and the Postoffice Department of Canada, for the exchange of registered letters between the countries, will go into operation on the Ist of October next. The first article provides “letters alleged to be valuable, posted at any postoffice in the United States or its Ter ritories, and addressed to Canada, or posted iu Canada, and addressed to the United Strtes and deliverable at any of the respective offices of exchange to be thence conveyed to their des tination shall be registered at the office of mailing, on the application of the person post ing the same, provided that the full postage chargeable thereon to destination, to together with a registration fee of five cents on each letter, be prepaid at such mailing office: and providing also, that such registration shall not be compulsory, and shall not tender the res pective Postoffice Departments of the United States or Canada, or their arveuues, liable for the loss of such letters or packets, or the contents thereof.” The fee is to accrue to the United States Postoffice Department upon all registered letters sent from the United States to Canada, and to the Canada Postoffice Department upon all registered letters from Canada to the United States. Mormonism in Germany. The “Latter Day Saints” evince u most extraordinary activity in making proselytes. In Great Britain and the Scandinavian coun tries their missionaries found a fruitful soil, ami gain thousands of converts, mainly among the agricultural classes. From Denmark some of these Apostles to the Gentiles journey ed to Hamburg, where they firmly established themselves, and have already issued a Ger man translation of the Book of Mormon. They also penetrated to Saxony, and have succeeded in forming a society of adherents in t lie city of Dresden carefully avoiding any collision with the police, who are ever on the alert for new religious sects, suspecting every new- doctrine to be a mere cloak for some po litical plot. The apostles seem to have plen ty of funds at their command, apparently de rived among their proselytes. Several “fami lies have recently left Dresden for Liverpool, w here they will meet, other converts, and con tinue their journey to “ the New- Jerusalem in the interior salt basin of America.” On the Ist instant, the,Mormon community in the city- of Dresden numbered sixty members males and females belonging to various grades of society, some of them persons of high in tellectual endowments. The greater part ol these new born “Saints are making prepara tions to “forsake the thraldom of the heath ens,” and journey to the holy city of Nauvoo. The New Orleans Delta learns that lied River has dammed up its own mouth, and notv makes its way to the Gulf through Atchafalia Bayou. There is no doupt that this was the former course of the stream, and that at on? time it never touched the Mississippi, but pur sued the course which it has now resumed, emptying iuto the Gulf far to the west of the Mississippi. The Red river is now low and it remains to be seen whether, when lull, h will not re-open the outlet to the Mississippi and again mingle wiith the “Father of Wat - ers. A late writer on kissing very properly re marks, that the abominable fashion of Indies kissing each other is a piece of wanton and un provoked cruelty ; a sheer waste of Heaven * good gift—a miserable frittering awayof what was designed for Letter purposes. It is also lutely wicked, and, ninety-nine cases in a hundred, it is done for no other purpose titan to annoy and make wretched the poor thing* who stand with their hats in their hands, tutu dare not so much as open their watering mouths for fear of sobbing their bosoms. A Mnn Fired for Cheating Himself. At the Sheriff's Court of Alloa, England, lately, Mr. John Bonar, of Kennet. was charged with using a steelyard which was found to be incorrect. It turned out that the inaccuracy of the steelyard, which was the one used for weighing the coals from the Plts defrauded Mr. Bonar himself, and the Shti ill said it was rather hard to impose a fincin such circumstances, but while he had the power of modifying the penalty, he could n u remit it altogether, and therefore, Mr. Bonfr was fined 2s. lid. with 19s. expenses.