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COLUMBUS:
Wednesday Morning, Sept. 17, 1850.
LARGEST CITY circulation.
Fever in Charleston.
The Board of Health report four deaths
from yellow fever for the last 48 hours, end
ing 10 o’clock Sunday night.
The steps of the Baptist Church at Marion,
Ala., being in rather a decoyed condition,
suddenly fell about 10 feet on Sunday before
last, while the congregation were passing out.
Mr. David Houze had an arm fractured, and
Beveral others received slight bruises.
Persons parsing to and from our post office,
Will do Well to bear this in mind.
Health of Montgomery.
The Advertiser of yesterday morning says :
“ It. is indeed gratifying to us to he able to
chronicle the fact of the continued good health
of our city. By reference to the Sexton's Re
port in another column, it will be seen that
there has been only one death within the cor
porate limits of the city for the last week.
The weather is fine. The nights and morn
ings are rather cool, and the mid-day sun
rather oppressive, but on the whole, it is
pleasant and extremely healthy.
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Stolen Goods Recovered.
Through information derived from negroes,
a negro man named Lewis, the property of
Mrs. Nancy Herald, of Apalachicola, was ap
prehended in this city by Deputy Marshal
Robinson, on Monday evening, as one sup
posed to know something of the whereabouts
of the Jewelry taken front the store of Mr.
Vnnderburg on the night of the 29th nit. On
capturing him, lie was searched and a large
ring found in his pocket book, which he said
had been given him by Mr. James L. Willis.
He was taken to Jail and the ring recognized
by Air. Vnnderburg as his property. A war
rant was then taken out by Mr. Vnnderburg
> search the house of Mr. Willis. On going
into tlie house, a Miss Frances Brigmun was
found standing by the counter with a large
ring on her finger, which was recognized and
taken off by Marshal Robinson, who then
proceeded to tlie dr:: —er described by Lewis
as containing the stolen goods, and found
them. He arrested Willis and Miss Briginau
and took them before Justice Quin, by whom
they were committed to Jail to await a fur
ther hearing.
Being satisfied that Lewis had not told all
lie knew about the matter, preparations were
made for drawing the whole truth out of him,
which soon brought him to reveal that James
I’ilkington, on Broad street, had the balance
of the stolen jewelry. A warrant was then
taken out by Air. Vnndenburg, at a late hour
on Monday night, search made, and the pro
perty found in a trunk in Pilkington’s house.
Among the articles of Mr. Vandenburg, was
found a gold guard-chain, which Mrs. l’ilking
ton claimed to be luirs, but which turned out.
to be tiie property of Mr. Halle, a merchant
next door to i’ilkington, whose house was en
tered on the night of the late fire, and this
chain and two hundred dollars taken. Mr.
and Airs. I’ilkington were also committed for
a further heaving.
Uillis had a hearing yesterday before Jus
tices Quin and Walker, and was held to bail
in tiie sum of sl-00 for his appearance at the
next term of the Superior fourt, in default of
which, he went to jail.
Tlc other parties were to have hud a hear
ing yesterday evening. We had not heard
the result when our paper was closed.
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A Distinguished Visitor.
The Apalachcola Commercial Advertiser of
the 10th inst. says: “We ore pleased to record
the arrival in our city of Col. Winchester,
formerly of Winchester, Virginia, who so no
bly and gallantly perilled his own life in sa
ving that of Airs. Simmons, her two infant
children and servant, when wrecked on the
unfortunate steamship Florida, on the night
of the JOtli ult. The Col. leaves to-uay for
Tampa Bay. We know one whose grateful
prayers will ever follow him—f< >r ourselves,
we wish him a long and happy life.”
Hands Withdrawn.
The Acting Commissioner of the General
Land Office, lias given notice of the withdraw
al front sale, of the public lands on the roads
ot the different Rail Roads in Florida, until
the Rail Road companies, to which donations
were granted by Congress, shall have made
their selection of alternate sections. It is un
derstood that the location of rail roads in Flor
ida will bring into use large bodies of valua
ble pine timber.
About fifty members have been added to the
Churches in Cassville. (ia., during the recent
revival in that place.
Dr. Stephen Ropnlje, Fleet Surgeon of the
Home Squadron, died suddenly in New York,
on the 11th instant.
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Homicide in Auburn
Air. John Bales was shot by a man of the
name of Lampkin, last Thursday, at Auburn,
Macon county, and died on Friday night from
the effects of the wound. He was shot
through mistake for his brother. It appears
•hat Lumpkin had been apprehended for some
misdemeanor, and there being no secure place
in which to confine hint, Mr. George Bates,
brother of ilie deceased, was placed as a guard
oyer him. Somo time during the night, Laiup
kin turned on George, drew a pistol and
threatened his life it he intertered to prevent
Ids escape. George, in his turn, drew a pis
tol, when Lampkin backed down, but vowed
that he would lie revenged on George when
liberated. The next day he was bailed by
some of his frieuds, and, true to his word, lie
secreted himself liehind a door near tl •
shop occupied by the Messrs, Bates, and com
menced firing on George, the latter returning
the lire. The deceased, attracted by the firing,
s'epped out of his shop on the side-walk, when
he received the fatal shot, the ball entering
ihe lower part of the stomach and passing
out at the back, l’he murderer was arrested,
again succeeded in giving bail, and went his
bloody way. These are the circumstances, as
related to us.
Air. John Bates formerly of our city, was
an Englishman by birth, and was a kinilbeart
eu, inoffensive man. His many frieuds here
deplore his untimely end. — Montgomery Adv.
From Kansas.
The St. Louis Republican has the following
account of the late affair at Ossawattomie in
a letter dated, “Gamp at Indian Creek, .Sep
tember 2.”
On Saturday, the 23d of August, we left
our camp at Westport and took up our line of
march for New Santa Fc, at which place vve
arrived the same day. We found about 400
pro-slavery men encamped. On the 241 hwe
formed a regiment, and selected Col. I*. 11.
Rosser, of Virginia, as temporary command
er-in-chief. On tiie 24tli our forces had in
creased to I,IAO rank and file. We then went
into a permanent organization, and selected
Atchison as Afajor General. Reid as Brigadier
General, Brown as General of the Ist, and
Rosser of the 2d regiment, and gave the name
of our forces “the Army of Law and Order
of Kansas Territory.” On the 26th wo took
lip a line of inarch for Ossawattomie, and en
camped that night at Cedar Creek. On the
27th we resumed our march and encamped at
Bull Creek. On the evening of the 28th,
Gen. Reid selected 250 men and one piece of
artillery and moved on to attack Ossawutomie.
On the morning of the 20th he arrived near
that place and was attacked by 200 abolition
ists, under the command of the notorious
John Brown, who commenced tiring upon
Hied from a thick chappnrel four hundred
yards off. General Hied then formed his men
in an open prairie, and Major Bell fired upon
the abolitionists witli the artillery loaded with
grape. General ltcid then made a successful
eharge upon them, killingol and took 7 pris
oners. Amongst the killed was Frederick
Brown. The notorious John Brown was also
killed by a pro-slavery man named White.
smongthe prisoners taken is the son of O. C.
Brown, of Lawrence notoriety ; he will be hu
manely treated, and set at liberty when the
war is over. The other prisoners taken were
shipped on the l’olar Star, and a pledge ex
acted of them never to return again to Kan
sas.
The pro-slavery party had five wounded,
none believed to be dangerously. Captain
Boyce received a wound in the left wrist;
Frank Gordon in the left shoulder; Jackson
in the month; John Gordon in the thigh, and
Parker in the leg. The pro-slavery men con
trary to the orders of Gen. Ried, burnt near
ly all the houses in Ossawattomie. They
took some forty head of cattle, apart of them
being the same that Brown and liis parly had
stolen from Ihe Georgia Colony, six horses,
two wagons and one carriage. On the same
day Capt. Bays, with forty men attacked the
house of the notorious Ottawa Jones, burnt
his house and killed two abolitionists. Jones
lied to the corn field, was shot at by Hays ami
is believed to be dead.
About 6 I’. M., tiie 29th, the abolitionists,
numbering 250 men. came within about three
quarters <fa mile of our camp, and attempted
to surprise us, they no doubt thinking our
forces had so been much weakened by Reid’s
march on Ossawattomie, that he would retreat
and leave our baggage; but not. so; the
drum beat, and soon every man in the camp
was ready for battle. Seeing that we were
ready to meet them, they fled. The most of
the men were in favor of pursuing them, but
were prevented from doing so by Gen. Atchi
son.
On the morning of the 30th, a council com
posed of the field officers and captains of the
different companies was held, and by a large
majority of those in council it was decided to
fall back on Indian Creek until we would get
more provisions and ammunition, and to en
able the soldiers composing the army to be
come better drilled and disciplined.
On the 31st the army took up the line of
march and encamped at Cedar Greek for the
night. On the Ist September Gen. Atchison
resigned his commission, and Gen. Reid was
selected in his stead.
Our army, which had consisted of 1,200,
had now been reduced to half that amount,
are now stationed at Indian Creek, and from
tiie last information that 1 could get the pro
slavery party only number about 1,600 men
in the Territory, of which number six hun
dred are encaippeil at Indian Creek, and 1,000
on the north sido of Kansas river, near Le
compton.
The pro-slavery party have eight pieces of
artillery and plenty of horses for cavalry, but
they need an efficient regiment of infantry.
The abolition forces in the territory do not
exceed 1,200 men; they are well drilled, and
each of them is armed with a Beecher Bible
and Biddings Prayer Book. They have two
pieces of artillery—one they took at Frank
lin, and the other they got at Lecompton in
exchange for brave Titus, Donaldson and
others.
Kansas and the General Government-The
Disturbance to be Put Down.
The Washington Star states that positive
instructions have gone to Kansas which will,
it is believed, lead to such measures on the
part of the Government’s officers, military
and civil, as will promptly put down the civil
war there. It further adds:
“It is deeply to be regretted that General
permitted Lane to enter the Territory
at the head of an army of brigands, with
arms in hand, and thus to create the necessi
ty for the counter precipitation of an army
from Alissoui'i for their dispersion and pun
ishment.
“ The Government here have a duty to do
iu the premises which, we are satisfied, will
tie done at all hazards. The fact that Gen.
Smith failed to take the responsibility of driv
ing Lane and his men out of the Territory
ere they hud penetrated one of their hundreds
of recent murders, robberies, and arsons, can
form no legitimate reason why the General
Government should fail to prevent the Missou
rians from taking their revenge. We have
no doubt that Lane and every man of his
force who can be arrested will be duly arrest
ed by the troops of the United States, but
none lint troops called into service by the
General Government will be permitted to par
ticipate in arresting them. Any others found
in arms in the Territory, under whatever
pretence, will lie regarded ns participants
iu the existing civil war which it is the im
perative duty of the President of the United
States to put down at all hazards, and will be
dealt with accordingly. Such, in few words,
we believe to be the substance of tiie instruc
tions said to have been forwarded to General
Smith and Gov. Geary.
Tiie comparison between American and
Fast India Cotton shows a difference of one
hundred per cent, in favor of the former.
The cotton of the Eastjlndies contains twen
ty five per cent. Os waste, while that of the
United States contains only twelve and a-half
percent. The fibre also of the latter excels
that of the former.
The Nashville Patriot receives from a gen
tleman who has recently passed through much
of the interior of Kentucky, a very discour
aging account of the condition of the crops
in the regions through which lie lias passed.
In Aliddle Tennessee cotton and corn are re
presented as looking very well since the late
rains.
The Best Time on Record.
2:241 in Harness. —Flora Temple and Ta
cony met again on Tuesday last to contend tor
a purse of $’1000; mile heats, Flora in harness,
Tacony under the saddle. The odds being
from 4 to 6 to 1 on the mare, but littlo inter
est seemed to be felt by the mass of the lovers
of the trotting turf, as but four or live hundred
were present to witness this wonderful exhi
bition of speed. Both horses appeared re
markably well, on entering the course, but the
friends of Flora lost none of their confidence,
and made repeated offers of 100 to 3( on their
favorite.
Flora Temple won the inside position, and
at the second attempt went off with the lead.
fcjJie opened a gap of three or four lengths on
the upper turn, and went to the quarter pole
in thirty seven seconds, with all that advan
tage. On the back stretch Tacony gained on
her, and was closing very rapidly on her as
they reached the half mile post —time t:l3.
The mare now increased her speed, and car
ried Tacony to a break, from which lie did
not recover readily. Hiram, perceiving the
distance between himself and Tacony, now
tried to shut him out entirely, and the pace of
Flora became truly astonishing, she reaching
home from the half mile pole in one minute
and eleven and a half seconds, making the
heat.in 2:241 1 After Tacony recovered from
his first break, lie ina' a gallant aLtenipt to
catch t lie marc, which resulted in another bad
break on the home stretch, from which he
could not recover in time to save liis distance.
TuesiiaY, Sept. 2—Match for SIOOO, mile
heats. 11. Woodruff's b. in. Flora Temple (in
harness) 1
W. l’cabody’s ro. g. Tacony (under the
saddle) diet.
Time—lst quarter 0:37, half 1:13, mile
2:24], — Spirit of the Times.
A JNTew Use for Old Boots.
A correspondent of the Charleston Courier,
writing from Saratoga tells the following amus
ing anecdote:
At the great ball of the season, which came
off at the United States Hotel a few nights
since, a millionaire widow of Boston, with
Southern blood in her veins, and with several
responsibilities at home, figured with, some
say SIO,OOO, and others $25,000 worth of jew
elry on her richly attired person. Free
and easy in her manners, and accustomed to
accost any gentleman she pleases, whether
introduced or not, and seeing one of the mas
culine gender of very elegant appearance near
her, with looks expressive of admiration of
either herself or her costly apparal, she said
to him, “Don’t you admire this brooch?”
pointing to the rich jewel which adorned her
bust. “ Yes,” he replied, “ I admire it much,
and still more the wearer.” “Don’t you
think,” said she, “ that I am an adventurous
person, to travel, unattended as I am, with
$25,000 in jewels about my person, or in rny
possession ?” The gentleman assented, and
she added, “I’ll tell you how 1 manage it. When
Igo to bed, at night, I put dear old dead
D -n's boots outside of my chamber door,
and they protect me from robbery or intru
sion.”
What Will the South Do P
The following is an extract from a letter by
the Hon. John Slidell, of Louisiana, which
lately appeared in the Washington Union:
“Should Fremont be elected, I shall be sat
isfied that a majority of Ihe people of the free
States entertain towards us feelings that ren
der the idea ot living with them on terms of
equality hopeless. The issue presented by
his nomination, the antecedents of those who
brought him forward, tin* opinion ■ and pur
poses avowed by every speaker at every meet
ing of liis party, are such that no Southern
man would dare to incur the infamy and odi
um of accepting office tinder him. The whole
machiuey of government in the Southern
States must be stopped, unless Northern men
can be lound bold enough to come among us
and undertake the collection of the reven
ue, and the execution of the laws of gov
ernment from which we shall be practically
excluded. Each aggression on our rights, if
submitted to, will lead to new and more
aggravated attacks, and we shall, after a
protracted struggle, at last be obliged to
choose between the alternatives of unqual
ified vassalage or separation. But in such
a struggle, not only will the proud spirit
that now animates us have been impair
ed, but we will have lost allies that an earlier,
open resistance would have rallied to our sup
port. Ido not hesitate to declare that if Fre
mont be elected, the Union cannot and ought
not to he preserved. What particular course
should he pursued, I am not now prepared to
say. In so fearful a contingency, I should be
unwilling to act without some definite mani
festation of the will of my State. This can
only be given through the legislature, or, if
time allowed, by a convention of the people,
called by the legislature. Whatever be the
mandate of Louisiana, 1 shall be prepared to
carry it. out in letter and iu spirit.”
JOHN SLIDELL.
A Modest Bequest.
The abolitionists refuse to understand how
we believe in Southern society as the only
form of society which can exist in the form
of a republic; but perhaps if the principle is
out of their comprehension, they can make a
consideration of the dollars and cents. The
value of slave property at the South, then, is
about $2,00(1,000,000; Ihe estimated value of
all other taxable property $1,250,000,000;
the value of the annual products of slave la
bor $500,000,000; making a total of about
$4,2-)0,000,000. It is very modest of our
Northern friends to request us to give up all
our right and title to this amount of property,
but their veneration for the almighty dollars
ought to teach them that we shall hesitate to
comply with the request.— CharlestonStu.idard,
Effect of Politics ,u the Pulpit.
It is stated that the vestry of the Church of
the Epiphany, in. Philadelphia, of which the
Rev. Dudley Tyngis rector, held a meeting on
the evening of the 2d inst., and requested him
to resign the pastorship, which he refused to
do, at the same time expressing a wish to take
the vote of the congregation on the question,
believing that lie Would be sustained by a ma
jority. It is said that not more than fifty per
sons attended the church on Sunday lust, and
those lew were principally Indies. The Doc
tor, it will he recollected, lias recently indulg
ed himself in expressing liis political predilec
tions in the pulpit.
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Another Spy Caught.
The Lexington (Va.) Star of the 11th inst.
states that for some time one Daniel Price has
been hanging about that place, telling negroes
fortune, and giviug them incendiary advice.
On Tuesday night week, several young men of
the place treated liis face to a coat of varnish
and lain]) black, and packing up his posses
sions. ordered him to leave town, which he
did. The Star adds that lie was a resident ot’
Richmond Inst winter.
Air. and Mrs. Barney Williams are still
drawing full houses at the Adelphi. London.
Th ‘re was a severe frost in Rochester. New
York, mi the 9th instant.
Munchausania.l
During the period our town was isolated by
the freshets, &c., when no mails could arrive
or depart in any direction, which was the case
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week, some of our citizens spent their time in
diluting upon the “big rain,” and various ef
fects were traced to the same cause.
One of ouy citizens relates that lie saw a
wash pot, eighteen inches deep, which on Sun
day night was empty,’ and Monday morning
it was full and running <n*t, (after the rain
ceased.)
Another says that the same- oecuiied in an
other place’, and that there was a right good
string of sun perch in the pot in the morn
ing.
Some from the country say that they could
paddle a canoe up and down hill on the plank
road, (rather uphill work to believe this.)
One from Jones’ Creek affirms that after the
Creek went down, negroes in collecting stock,
had to climb trees and pick sheep and hogs
out of their forks, and in so doing found fish
in great numbers stuck bn thorns of bamboo
briars.
.Surely the age lias returned, where he says,
in liis second otic,
‘ ; L<wt Pyrrho should with plaintive cries,
lie hold the monsters of the deep arise,
When to the mountain summit Proteus drove
Ills sv.l-l>orn herd, on ’ where the woodland doiv
Late perched, Ids wonted sent, the portly brood
Untangled hung, upon the topmost wood,
And every timorous native of the plain,
High floating, swam amid the boundless main.”
We heard of one man mending his chimney
with “Coolers” which the high water left in
his yard; he had no bricks, therefore used
these.
An old temperance friend of ours told us
privately that, there was a barrel in his yard
which was perfectly empty before the rain,
but on Sunday night it rained in the bung
hole and filled the barrel, and that the spig
got was out all the while.
Someone told us that the Depot was over
flowed on Saturday evening, and the track
came near washing away, but we don’t believe
it.
Someone at dinner informed us there were
thirteen bridges washed away between here
and Wadesboro.’
All the bark is rained off the east-side of
the pine trees in this vicinity, and unheard of
things have happened since the rain, but we
have not room for more, but just give these
lew instances as specimens of the conversa
tional powers of some persons. One or two
of the above we do not believe, for ‘'plus val
et oculatus testis unus quam auriti decern.”—Pee
Dee Herald.
Melancholy Accident.
We regret to record the death of Dr. James
K. Gilder, of this district, who was acciden
tally shot on Saturday the 6th inst. The de
ceased was hunting on Saturday in company
Avith Mr. Noah Martin, Air. George Neel, and
perhaps others. Having treed a squirrel, in
the endeavor to find it, Mr. Martin was walk
ing around tiie tree, carrying liis gun upon
his shoulder, Avitli the muzzle in front, when
a limb, becoming entangled in the lock, caus
ed it to explode, discharging the contents in
Dr. Gilder’s side. The load entered above
the hip bone and lodged in the liver. He died
on Sunday.— Newberry Mirror.
Mr. Henry l’lunket, of New York, has be
come the lessee of the Savannah Theatre, and
promises to have a very efficient company.
“How shall I sell my horse?” said a cer
tain doctor to a horse jockey, “his tail came
off in less than six hours after I bought him.”
“Why sell him by wholesale,” replied the
other, “for sure uo honorable man will re tail
him.
Chinese Sugar Cane.
Experiments have been liad iu various parts
with this ncAvly introduced cane, and have in
all cases, we have observed, resulted encour
agingly. Alaj. W. S. Lyles, of Fairfield, re
ports to the Winnsboro’ Register, that his ex
periments prove the “ Chinese cane far supe
rior to the Dourali, or the common Millett.”
lie has preserved two bushels to distribute
among his friends and associates of the “Fair
field District Agricultural Society,” in order
to its general adoption.— C/tas. Courier.
From Cupa.
The steamship Empire City, which left Ha
vana on the 6th inst., arrived at New York on
Thursday afternoon. The Island of Cuba
was visited by a dreadful hurricane, ivliich
raged on the 27th and 28tii of August, doing
much damage. Six American and one Eng
lish vessels were totally wrecked at Sagua la
Grande. The Cardenas light-house ivas swept
away. All oi'cr the Island the crops were
damaged. One good resulted from the storm,
which was that yellow fever immediately
abated, and no new cases were reported after
the gale.
One of the Public Spirited.
“Jenkins asked me this morning to help
him in getting up contributions for the widows
of the United Grand Stovepipe Association,”
quoth Spoodlesticks very magnificently to his
friend Bunkles.
. “Did you give assent,” answered Bunkles,
immediately.
“Give a cent!” replied Spoodlestick, indig
nantly. “Sir—l givctivelve aud half of ’em.
Yes—sir-ree.”
And SpoodlesticK gathered up his coat tail
in a halo of fine cut glory, and went forth.
Lining War Vessels.
Lieut. Walton, of the British Navy, lias pre
pared a mixture of saw dust and caoutchouc,
under the name of kam-pluticon, as a lining
for the interior of war vessels. The inventor
claims that, from its elasticity, it will imme
diately collapse when penetrated by a ball,
and thus prevent the entrance of water. It
also ucadens cone sion, and by its buoyancy
Avill keep a vessel afloat though it should be
riddled with shot.
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Marriage iu the Cars.
A couple too much in a hurry to have the
hymeneal knot tied to wait for the cud of their
journey, were married iu the cars on the Con
necticut River Railroad, on Wednesday. We
did not learn the names of the parties. The
gentleman was from Keene, New Hampshire,
and the bride from our neighboring town of
Chicopee. The ceremony was performed by
a Methodist minister. This is starting on the
journey of life at railroad speed.— Springfield
Argus.
Constancy in Adversity.
A young British officer in India, who was
shockingly mutilated and disfigured iu battle,
after mature reflection requested a comrade to
write to his betrothed in England, ami release
her from the bridal engagement. Her noble
answer was worthy of a true woman:—“Tell
him if there is enough of liis body left to con
tain his soul. 1 shall hold him to his engage
ment.”
A country dentist advertises that “he spares
no pains” to render liis operations satisfacto
ry.
The next Georgia Fair will commence at At
lanta. on the 20th, and close on the 25th of
October.
TELEGRAPHIC
From New Orleans.
New Orleans, Sept. p;. I
Sixteen hundred bales of cotton chan , ■
hands, Middling to 11 Jc. Market steat
Lard 13.]c.
Freights dull.
Sterling exchange 9$ premium.
Later from California—Arrival of the
George Law.
New York, Sept. 14.—The United Stai
Mail Steamship Company’s steamer Geor’ i
Law, Capt. W. L. Herndon, has arrivedi r f j
Aspinwall, bringing the California mail* v,
Panama and Aspinwall, to dates of the 1:y
ult., and $1,600,000 in gold.
The authorities at Havana refused, at ti r ..
to let the mails for that place be landed, t
they were subsequently deposited.
Judge Terry had been released.
On tiie 18th ult. there was a grand review
at San Francisco of the troops aud forces sul”
jeet to the Committee of Vigilance, number]
from 4 to 5000.
Political Disturbance.
Baltimore, Sept. It— A riot occurred L,.
evening in consequence of political excitem®
in which John Hare and Wm. Jones were kill,
cd, and John Jones, Daniel Speddou, J. j
Caulk, F. Albright, and John Kelly
wounded fatally, as is believed. Many other,
were more or less injured, and pistols, sta\>
&c., were freely used.
[A sequel, we presume, to some disturbaa
ces that occurred at a Fremont meeting i tl
Baltimore on Thursday evening, of which w‘.
have an account by mail.] — Eds. Courier.
Kansas Dispatches.
Chicago, Sept. 12.—Private letters receive,]
here from Kansas state that Lane was medi
tating an attack on Westport, Kansas City an]
Independence, Mo.
Governor Geary has reached his field 0 |
duty.
St. Louis, Sept. 12. — Gen. Richardson, ot
the Kansas territorial militia, lias heen cap
lured by a free soil band, but was liberate]
by Lane. Great alarm was felt at Leaven,
worth City, in apprehension of an attack h
Lane, which was rumored as in contemplation.
Gen. P. F. Smith had ordered four companies
of the United States forces to protect the place
Lane was still at Lawrence, with no indict
tions of intention to leave that town.
Instructions to the Governor of Kansas.
Washington, Sept. 12.—A telegraphic di
patch to the following effect has been forward
ed to Gov. Geary, Kansas: That if the militia
which, by previous orders, sent by Col. Euo
- were made subject to the requisition o!
Gen. P. F. Smith, are not sufficient for ti r
exigency, Air. Marcy wishes to be notified
thereof by telegraph. The dispatch also re
marked that the insurrectionary invasion cl
Kansas via Nebraska, and the subsequent ho;-
tile attacks on the post office, and the dwell
ings of Col. Titus and Clark seem to have sim
ulated to unlawful acts of the same character
parties on the border of Missouri, and that
the President expects Gov. Geary to maintain
the public peace, and bring punishment upon
all acts of violence and disorder by wliomso
ever the same may be perpetrated. The gov
ernment thus relied on liis energy and discre
tion and on the approved capacity of decision
and coolness of character of Gen. Smith to
prevent or suppress all attempts to kindles
civil war in the territory.
A telegraphic dispatch from the War De
partment to Gen. Smith on the 9th inst., ac
quaints him of the purpose of the President i„
secure to him all the militia force necessary to
maintain order and to suppress the insurrec
tion, and that no military operations shall be
carried on in Kansas otherwise than underlie
instructions. Hence he is instructed not to
permit the employment of militia or. of an;
armed bodies unless they are regularly mus
tered in the service of the United States.
New Rice.
The first cargo of new Rice, amounting In
about 2200 bushels, reached Charleston on
Saturday last, from the plantation of Air. Geo.
Morris, on Pon Pon, and was consigned to
Alessrs. Robertson, Blacklock & Cos.
Two thousand bushels of Rough Rice, the
first of the new crop, was received at the Sa
vannah Upper Alills on Thursday, from the
plantation of Air. Robert Habersham.
Charleston Courier.
Stopthe Paper.
A country editor says lie has received the
following “stop my paper.”
“Dear Sir—l have looked carefully over
your paper for six months for the death ol
some individual that I was acquainted with,
but as yet not a single soul I care anythin*
about has dropped off, you will please have
my name erased.”
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The next expedition to Liberia will
from Baltimore early in November next, it
the Colonization Society’s new ship John Ste
vens, now being built in that city. It is'" ll
known exactly how many passengers she will
carry. The ship, it is supposed, will he able
to accomodate not less than three hundred,
and this number, it is thought, will be as many
as will be ready to embark at that time.
The people of New York begin to threaten
i that if the San Francisco Vigilance Commit
tee docs not stop sending all the rascals in
] that place to New York they will be compelled
in self-defence, to banish New York rascals
j to San Francisco.
We notice among the list of Patents issued
| from tiie U. S. Patent Office for the week end
-1 ing September 9tli, that Mr. John Kulinski.
of Charleston, S. C>, has secured a l’aten!
; Right for the improvement in a Collision Ay-
I patus for Railroad Cars.
A company of negro volunteers from Pro'-
idence, armed and uniformed, recently ptuj 1-
‘led the streets of Newport, R. I. 10
, sound of martial music from a white hand, m
commemoration of the insurrection ot tl"’
. blacks of St. Domingo.
The Government of New Granada has en
tered a protest against the recognition ol th*’
Goernment of Nicaragua by the United Sta ,ts -
The Illinois Buchanan State Convcnti" 11
met at Springfield on the 10th instar.t. ,ln ’
thousand delegates wore present.
The Old Line Whigs of New York city D- I '*
appointed 88 delegates to the Whig Nt' nilUi
Convention, being four from each ward.
The anniversary of Perry’s victory on D aK
Erie was celebrated at Pittsburg, I’enns.v ‘
nia, on the 10th instant.
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