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COLUMBUS: Friday Morning, Sept. 547, 185 f t -. LARGEST CITY’ CIHCVIiATiOV, The Weather at Uavannah. The Republican of Thursday, says the weather continued chilly throughout yester day, and at one o’clock, this morning, the mercury stood at of>°. Fire at Atlanta. The Atlanta Examiner of Friday morning, says “the firo at the Georgia Rail Road De pot, which took place on yesterday morning did considerable damage. Besides destroying the Engine House, it has rendered unfit for present use some seven or eight locomotives that were in it at the time, and it is more than probable that several of them will never again he fit for use. The loss to the compauy may be estima ted at from twenty to twenty-five thousand dol lars. And but for the extraordinary exertions of the Fire Company of our city, who succeed ed in saving the adjoiuing building, used as a deposit for oil and other inflammable materials’ I here is no telling to what extent the fire would have raged. Weather in Charleston. The Courier of the 24th inst., says: “The weather ‘took a turn’ soon after three o’clock, I*. M., yesterday. The thermometer at our office, at that hour, marked 75°, and at ten, P. M., had fallen to Fever in Charleston. The Board of Health report eight deaths in Charleston from yellow fever for the IK hours ending It) o’clock Tuesday night. The Yellow Fever Excitement. The New York Daily News of the 2!hl inst., says the alarm on the subject of litis dreaded epidemic, which has been kept up by the course of some of our journals, is now over. The News admits that there was a necessity for all the precautions that were taken to ex clude the disease, bntit did not extend bejyond the limits of the district in tins immediate vi cinity of the Quarantine, and ti very few spo radic cases of those who had been exposed to the infection. It says New York never passed through a summer season in which the mor tality was less ; and the fever never gained u lodgment although a perfect fleet of vessels from sickly ports, were lying at the Quaran tine. Columbus and her Business. We find the following truthful and compli mentary notice of our city, in the Inst Auburn Gazette: Tnose of us who stay at home and do Iho gin-house work of doaiesiio tile hate no idea how our inland cities are growing up to bo marts of trade, particularly the city of Colum bus. She outstrips them all in her race for fame, wealth find morals. The uniformity of Iter markets as to price and quality, and facili ties to export-points on the Gulf and Atlantic have attracted the trade of all Fast Alabama and no inconsiderable portion of Middle Ala bama. Her machinery interests of great vari ety have tended in connection with the above tacts to build up for her a heavy trade. Tho Friends of Fillmore and Fremont. Quite ft contest is going on in New York be tween the respective friends of Fillmore and Fremont, ns to which is best entitled to the votes of the anti-slavery extension party. The New York Commercial Advertiser, an admirer and supporter of Mr. Fillmore, holds forth thus: “As between Mr. Fillmore and Fremont, in the matter of prerequisites for the. Prosiden ry, no comparisons are admissible. Even on this very slavery question, which the Courier in present regards as the main and only issue, it is unwise of the Republicans to provoke a companion. The only vote or public aet of Mr. Fillmore that can be perverted into an apparent favoring of slavery was the signing of the fugitive slave law, which was signed because constitutionally passed by the Repre sentatives of the people in Oongressed assem bled. It was an integval part of a grand com promise measure which the Courier & Enqui rer has often endorsed heartily and unequivo cally. Is our contemporary prepared to say tlm: Mr. Fremont ever expressed his disap proval of that compromise, fugitive slave law included ? Or that he would not huve signed it. under the same circumstances ? We imagine it is not prepared to make any such stand upon equal ground. The reader has only to look at the votes of each gentleman when re spectively in public life, to find that Mr. Fill more is immeasurably a better anti-slavery extension man than John C, Fremont. 4 ’ The New York Express, another supporter of Fillmore, whose editor is the American nominee for Governor of New York, says: Why ask this question? What reason af fords Mr. Fillmore's life for the asking? Look at. his votes in Congress, when repre senting the Erie District, New York. Con trast them with Fremont’s when only seven teen wockiug days in the United States Sen ate. Mr. Fillmore is the only President, un der whose administration free territory has been annexed to the Union. Louisiana, Tex as, and Florida were slave territory—but Cali fornia, under Fillmore, came into the Union •free.’ Why doubt?” A Pleasant Fact. It is ever an agreeable duty to a journalist to ckronclc acts of liberality, for it is a double good—it does justice to a good man for a good deed, and stimulates others to follow his ex ample. One of these kind acts, liberal in it self, and pleasant in its manner lias been nar rated to ns by the party who has the pleasure of carrying into effect the wishes of his gener ous client. Mr. John 11. Prince, an oppnlent and liber al planter in Marengo County, has been for many years among the very first to get a por tion of the crop to early market; and, for four seasons past, his regular order to his factor has been to present the proceeds of the first bale ao a donation to the Protestant Orphan Asylum. We wish this announcement conld reach the eye of every one of our equally capable plan ters, and convey with it to insure an obedi ence that divine suggestion—“ Go thou and do likewise.” —Mobile llnjtstcr. An Aged Tree. One of the oldest trees in Europe was struck by lightning in the month of .Inly lt. This tree, an oak, lmd been planted nenr Chatillon sur-Seine in 1070, by a Count of t bambagne. Tho oak, which had therefore existed 78U y uirs, measured seven and a half metres in cir- ainference, and had produced acorns up to libs* dt the Ocean Home. ThefeMwlngdispatch brought by the Asia, gives the particulars of the recent disaster to the American ship Ocean Home, by which a large number of human beings found a wate ry grave: Plymouth, Friday evening. The pilot sloop Perseverance brought in here this afternoon the master, mule, and Id of the crew, with 10 passengers, being all who are supposed to be saved from the ship Ocean Home, which left Rotterdam on the Ist instant with 106 souls. The Ocean Home be longed to Brunswick, State of Maine, G4@ tons, Caps. A. H. Merryman, and was laden with a general cargo of madder, gin, wine, block tin, &c., and bound to New York ; crew including officers, 17 ; passengers (men, wo men and children,) BH. This morning she was going down the Channel under all sails, &c., wind S. E. by S. on the port quarters; and at 20 minutes past 2 o’clock, when the Lizard bore north, distant about 25 miles, was run into on the north bow by the ship Cheru bim, of 2,000 tons, from New York for Lon don. The foremast of the Ocean Home was car ried over the off side, and she went, down in about 20 minutes. Seven of the seaman jumped instantly into the rigging of the Cherubim. Most of the passengers were asleep in their berths, but 10 contrived, with three of the crew, to get into a quarter-boat, and in a sinking state to join the Cherubim, which was then at some dis tance. By the concussion the windlass was driven on the forchatcli, which prevented the seamen below front coming on deck. Captain Merryman ran to the after hatch to call the passengers, and was taken down with the ship, after being entangled with the rig ging ; he came to the surface, caught hold of a piece of wood and then of a cabin-door, which supported him four hours, when he, with the mate, who was saved in a similar manner, was rcscured by the Cherubim’s boat. The second mate and two hands left the Ocean Home in one of the boats, but it is sup posed that they perished. The Cherubim, Captain Smith, of Rich mond, United States, lias a general cargo and n number of passengers, among whom are the widow and five children of the late British 4’onsul at New York, who died very suddenly 14 days after sailing. The cutwater of this ship is knocked a wav nnd some of tlie trenails and butts started, but. she has proceeded up the Channel. Death from Yollow Fever in Warrenton, Georgia. We copy the following card from the Au gusta Constitutionalist: W’akkenton, (la., Sept. ‘23, 1856. Mr. Editor: The quiet of our village was yesterday disturbed by the announcement of n death from Yellow Fever, and we doom it our duty to the public to report the case with all the facts accompanying it. On Wednesday last, a man by the name of Frederick Smith (a German), arrived from Savannah, and was employed as a cook by a gentleman of this place. Very soon he complained, and took his bed, and supposing his case was one of Dillious Fever, he was treated for it by Dr. Johnson. On Monday afternoon he died, black vomit having ensued on the morning be fore his deatii. After death, upon a full con sultation, it was agreed that it was a ease of Yellow Fever—which opinion was concurred in by the attending physician. The young man before his death gave the following account Os himself: Was a native of Wurtembprg, twenty-three years of age, and first left the steamship Keystone State, a Phil adelphia and Savannah packet, and was a cook on board the ship on the last trip. On arriv ing at Philadelphia the ship was put under quarantine for five days, the fever having made its appearance on board. He returned to Savannah, and the sickness on board was reported to be Billions Fever —on his arrival he left for this place. To the citizens of the County and others in clined to visit us, we are constrained to sa} r that- we do not apprehend the spread of the disease from this case. The town was never more healthy, there being no case of lever of any description within our knowledge. E. V. CctvEß, M. D. Strklio Gibson, M. 1). Further by the Canada, Livbupool, Sept. 13.—The Cotton market is firm, and exhibits no new feature. The quo tations are sternly and the demand fiair. Fair Orleans 7)d. Middling Orleans Cjjd. Fair Mo bile CJd. Fair Upland CJd. Speculators and exporters took 13,000 bales. Imports since the departure of last steamer 14,000 bales. A fair business is doing in Flour. The mar ket lias declined (id. Indian Corn declined 1( 2s. Consols declined L and closed at 011 ■J li Political. The political news is interesting, though of tto great importance. The coronation of the Czar will be a most gorgeous afiair. It is estimated to cost one million pounds. England has stationed two cruisers off the Isle of Serpents. A World's Fair is to be held in Roland next June. The re-organization of the Spanish Judicia ry is contemplated. The Ministry, it is also believed, will soon be chunged. The Cashier of the North of France Railway has absconded with ,£f>o,ooo. It is reported that Prussia concocted the re cent revolution in Switzerland. The Tobacco Crop. The Louisville Courier of the 17th instant, says: “The weather since August set in Ims been propitious lbr the growth of tobacco, which has wonderfully improved, with strong hopes of realizing half a crop. This is far better than was anticipated at t lie first of last month, and unless early frosts intervene the result will prove as here Indicated. There can be no hope of an average crop this season through out Kentucky, as but a limited district was planted, and the drouth destroyed a vast num ber of plauts. “ I’riees. though somewhat easier, rule re markably high, and common lugs range from s(’>.so to $7. Not a hogshead of tobacco that reaches the market sells for loss thau SIOO. In former times S3O to SSO were considered good prices for tobacco. The receipts by tho land route chiefly are increasing.” Cold Weather and Slight Frost. On Tin* day afternoon the temperature of tlio atmosphere indicated the approach of win ter, and at night counterpanes and blankets were iu very general request. Early risers on Wednesday morning noticed white frost, in low places, and on bridges,-and tender vege tables were killed. The temperature of tho atmosphere was sev eyal degrees lower at 2 o'clock, p. m. to-day, than on Tuesday. It seems that we are rap idly verging to a killing frost, —Augusta Cvn stitutioH/ilift. Correspondence of the Detroit Daily Advertiser. Review and Speech of Gen. Lane. Lawkkni i - :, Sept. 8. 185 G. At 12 m. to-day our forces now in town were drawn up for review. There is no more dan ger of insubordination among them than there was among Napoleon's Old Guard, but there is a good chance for work before them: and by way of variety the General made the an nexed appeal. He was dressed in a slouched Kossntli liat, white bosomed shirt, the collar and bosom thrown open, a blue woolen oven shirt, and coarse tweed trowsers, tucked in side his boots. 1 describe his dress, not be cause it is particularly unique or beautiful, but it is all the go in Kansas now, always ex cepting the white shirt, and often substituting - the red for the blue. Ido not care to describe - the General’s personal appearance too min- i utely, but a change of dress metamorphoses him completely ; nnd if the Ruffians catch him they will catch a weasel asleep. But here is his little talk : “ Commissioned Officers of the First Divi sion : We cannot whip Missouri without strict obedience to all orders, and if there is an offi cer who has not. mad’ - up his mind to die rath er than yield an inch, and who has not deter mined to obey every order, when 1 give the word march, I wish that, officer to disobey that order! At the word every officer obeyed. “ Soldiers of the First Division : We cannot conquer these fiends who surround us without obedience to all commands. If there is a man in the ranks who is not prepared to die for Free Kansas, who is not willing to obey all or ders; if there is a man who will leave liis company without a written order from his cap tain, countersigned at head quarters, 1 desire, I demand that man to disobey the order to march. In a few hours (I think he nr ant days, &c.,) we .'hall be surrounded by tl.-.w> fiends, who are thirsting for our heart’s blood, and strict discipline is necessary to conquer t hem. ‘t Attention—Division. Forward—March !’’ It is needless to say that every man obeyed j t lie command. ! “ Boys, we will drive these fiends to burn ing hell before we get through with them.” Hearty cheers were given and the Division dismissed. You may look out for some stir here within a week. And every moment t lie question comes up, “ What is the North doing?” We all hope for the best; but some of our boys, who have no j coat or blanket, and whose shoes are nearly worn out, who have spent, or have been rob bed of all their money, wish that the cakes might be hurried up. The funds are running ■ low, but there are more coming. - I Our men do not talk much about losing | their property now: the great question is, ” ltovv shall we save the greatest number of lives.” 0. €. H. from the Smith Western Baptist. Dignified Silence. Our readers remember that some time past we published a card from the 4th Congrega tional Church, Hartford, Conn., offering “one hundred dollars for the best essay on Slavery suitable to be published by the American Tract Society according to the first article of its constitution;'’ and made some strictures upon it. A worthy correspondent afterwards sent ns the first article of the Constitution, the letter of the President, Judge Williams, arid some remarks ; all of which we published.— At our correspondent s suggestion, we sent a copy ol our paper containing these documents to llev. W. A. Halloek, Corresponding Secre tary of the American Tract Society, request ing him or the Society in Some form, to dis avow their connection with the Hartford move ment, or own it. H e have waited with patience for an an swer, and what have we received? A copy of the American Messenger, and the Thirty-first Annual Report of the American Tract Society, held in May last! These documents are as dumb as deatii on the subject, of inquiry.— Now we wish it distinctly understood that we are not the kind ot material to be silenced and pacified by dumb documents oil a subject of categorical inquiry. Frank and open our self, we require it. in others, especially when nothing but frankness will meet the case. We want u distinct disavowal of the Hartford movement. We wish to know whether the Society intended to become a tool for Aboli tionists and “Freedom Nhriekers.” Gentle men, we must have distinct definition. You may treat our correspondent, a Lite member of your Society, and this paper with disrespect—ignore the appeal—but if you do, you may feel it, lightly as you may esteem us. We pen this not as n threat, but “to indicate our course in the future. If men will not treat us on iuir terms, we will go ms far as possible to conquer respect. The columns of the South Western baptist are open to you; speak through it, and defend yourselves, l'ou are charged in our paper ; and we give you a chance to plead guilty or not guilty. What say you? Since writing the above, we have received a letter front Rev. W. A. Halloek, (’or. See., of said Society. ‘Tis wholly unsatisfactory. It bogs and pleads to pass over the matter will not say anything to stir up the vexed question—refers us to the Report mentioned above, fie, lii examining the portion- of the Report to which he referred us, we became satisfied that the Hartford men had grounds upon which to base their action. At t!<e time, we thought range that such men as Dr. Hawes, Dr. I’urnbull and others of equal eminence should append their names to an instrument of the kind without they had some encouragement. After-looking into the matter, weave satisfied that the American Tract Society is fast going over (o Abolitionism, and we warn our read ers, and Baptists particularly, against contri buting their funds to that establishment.— Give your money to your own institutions, and to your own South. He have not written the above in has to, nor in auger ; but from a conviction that the in stitution is corrupting fast, If called upon for the proof, it shall bo produced from their own Report. Wosleyaa Methodism. By the rc}>;: presented tho recent Con ference of the Wesleyan Methodists in Eng land. it appears that the net increase of mem bership during the year was from four to five thousand on-probation. When the ministers left their circuits for the Conference, revivals were in progress in several parts of Great Britain. In Bcotliuul—especially in Glasgow, Berth, and Dundee—the religious interest was so intense that for the last ten weeks, special services have been held in those places, and large additions have been made weekly to the Wesleyan Church. Tho contributions for various benevolent purpose during the year were as follows : Foreign M fusions $600,000 Home Missions 60.000 Chapel Debts and New Chapels 500.000 Theological Training of Students 11,000 Education of Ministers’ CliiMren 15,000 Day Schools for the Boor 22,000 Sabbath Schools 40.0(H) Tract * ci*ty lS,ot)o TELEG RA Pi ITC. Expressly for the Daily Sun. . —-*■ —i From Charleston. Charleston, Sept. 25. The cotton market was much excited to-day in consequence of the Frost advices received, nnd sixteen hundred hales changed hands at a deckled advance— Good Middling to Mid dling Fair 12 to 12,\c. Sales of the week 2GOO bales. From New York. New York, Sept. 20. The cotton market active to-day and two thousand bales changed hands at an advance ofje. Middling Orleans 12jjc. Stock light. Union of the New York Americans. New York. Sept. 24.—The two wings of the American party of New 1 ork have united, and nominated Erastus Brooks for Governor. The nomination of .Mr. Fillmore was enthu siastically endorsed. There is great enthusiasm among the Amer icans on the Union of the two divisions of the party. New York is now regarded ascertain for Fillmore. New York Market. New York, Sept. 24. —Cotton is firm, with sales to-day of 1,000 bales. Another Praia Fight. A steamboat called the C. T. Clark, left Brooklyn at an early hour Thursday morning, lotuled with vagabonds and ruffians of every grade, hound for Fort Washington, about ten miles ni> the North River for the purpose of having another prize fight. The names of the boxers are Lynch and Kelley. The contest : Fisted two- hours and fifteen minutes, and at the end of eighty-four rounds Lynch was de clared the victor, Kelley having slipt and fell so heavily as to be unable to como up to time. The contest is described by a party who wit nessed it as one of the severest that has ever taken place in the American ring. Lynch was shockingly bruised about the lace, and had his eyes closed on the sixth round. lie also re ceived several iuternal injuries, and last night there were rumors of his death. The light was for ijSJOO. Kelley died at Bellevue Hospital, New York City, on the 10th inst., from injuries received in the brutal encounter. One-Tenth of a Second from Death. It will be remembered that, the Rev. Mr. So 11 wood, of the Episcopal Church, missiona ry to Oregon, was in the Panama massacre, and reported among the dead. In a letter just received from him he says that he received four wounds, and is disfigured for life. His narrow escape front death is thus described : “ After 1 liad recovered, and previous to leaving the hospital, one of my medical atten dants said to me: • I look upon your escape as a miracle; the ball passed so near the heart, that it must have passed at the instant of its contraction, for had it passed at its ex pansion, you must have been killed. Just the one-tentli of a second made all the difference in your case between life and death. ” Gin House and Cotton Burnt. We regret to hear of the destruction by lire of the Gin House of Thomas A. Wilson, of Brazos county, on the night of the 2d Septem ber. Sixty-five thousand pounds of seed cot ton, equal to about forty bales, was also con sumed. Sixteen bales of baled cotton were saved. The loss will probably reach $2,500. The fire is supposed to be the work of an in cendiary. Mr. Wilson was absent in Eastern Texas at the time.— Houston ( Texas ) Tot. • ■ ♦ A Rhymester in Limbo. A practical genius wars hauled up before one of the Police Magistrates for kissing a hand some gii’l, and kicking up a dust—and the foi lwing examination took place. Mag.—ls your name John Ray? Pi'is.—Yes, your honor, so the people say. Mag.—Was it you that kissed the girl and raised the alarm ? Pris.—yes, your honor, but 1 thought it ‘was no harm, Mag.-—You rascal, did you come here to make rhymes ? Pris.—No, your honor, but it will hap pen sometimes. Mag-—Be off you scamp, get out of my sight, Pris.—Thank’ec, your honor, then I’ll bid you good night,— Exchange. Fearful Rumor. The editor of tho Baton Rouge Sugar Plan ter is responsible for the following. We copy from his paper of the 30th ult: It is rumored, and we are inclined to believe with some show of truth, that a certain Plaquemine editor while on a recent visit to Indian Village, was kidnap ped and held in “durance vile” for some two Lours, by the inhabitants of that romantic spot. The reason assigned for this strange freak was that it had been so long since they had seen a Buchanan man in that vicinity, that when they got hold of one they were deter mined to have a good look at him! Frost. The Columbia (S. C.j Times of the 23d inst. says : “Yesterday morninga slight lioarv frost was discovered on the low grounds in and about Columbia. Yesterday as well as the day before was cold and fives were regarded necessary for comfort. Frost. This (Wednesday) morning we see the hoary bead of Jack Frost reclining upon the fence rows and pieces of wood, in low damp places, no doubt, last night, vegetation felt the effects of its deadly fangs.— Cassville Standard. - -♦ There arrived at New York ia.it week 3,315 emigrants; total for the year 1)5,305; to the same period last year the number was 1)9,027. There wore in Ward's Island and in the Ma rine Hospital, last week, 1,407 persons. At this time last year the number was 1,952. The Richmond Dispatch, alluding to tho tact ihat hitherto there was no monument to mark the v<“* = -place of the illustrious Madison, expresses its gratification upon seeing at an establishment in Richmond, n beautiful plan for an appropriate monument to be placed over the grave of James Madison, which is being executed at the expense of sonic liberal and patriotic gentlemen of that city and State. Curious Freak in Silkworms. A singular circumstance is said to have oc curred in the silk factory of .M. Garibaldi, at Cremona. It is gositivoly stated that, in that factory, a quantity of silk worms, instead of forming tlie cocoon, as usual, actually wove a kind of silk ribbon, of the breadth of an inch, and the length of upwards of 12 feet. In the course of the inquires made in this matter, it has been elicited that a similar phenomenon, only on a much huger scale, took place at Alessandria in 18:1(1, in the silk factory of Mr. Grille, where the silk worms wove a ribbon t vvo inches broad and upwards of sixty feet in length, part of which is now preserved in the .Musewin of Natural History of Turin. GENERAL ITEMS. The Memphis and Charleston Rail roa now open to Cliawalla Station, eighty t miles from Memphis. Captain John Lipscombe, an old and „ thy citizen of Edgefield, C. H., S. (\ ,!' N there on the 22d instant. The fall trade in hogs is fairly openi, , Cincinnati and other Western ports, qf’ are quoted at Cincinnati, on the 17th, at s;, ‘.'- (ay>. 40 per hundred, gross. The American party of Delaware have no . inated Mr. Cullen for re-election to CotimG and John Whitby, James P. Wild, and n Gum, for Presidential electors. Gypsum or Plaster of Paris, is among n, treasures opening up to Virginia through!’ Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. The x, ’’ folk Herald notices its receipt in that ,'’ through this channel. • Samuel K. Wiley sent to Miss H. p p )]f liamville a valentine, and she lias recover, i SGOO damages from him, before the conn , Chenango county, New York. The board for the Students attending 4, University of Virginsa, lias been reducedVi” one hundred and thirty dollars to one IniiiUv, ‘. and twenty dollars per session. It, is stated that Col. Fremont’s bills f l( supplies while he was in California, amount,.,; t o upwards of twenty dollars per day for emd’ man under his command ! It is stated that rich gold diggings, e qu a ; if not superior to those of California, h,,, been recently discovered in the Republic Honduras, contiguous to the coast,An- a*p :lv ” ty of practical American miners. The Bulletin says that the action of the late Baltimore Whig Convention “has given in - ,, qualified satisfaction to the old lino Whig., New Orleans, and inspired them with renew,; hope and confidence.” The editor of a paper out West, who has just failed, says it died with all the honors, war, and retired from the field with colors flying —the Sheriff’s flag fluttered from tw windows and the door. Some idea of the great Knoxville Fillmore gathering may be formed from the followin extract from the speech of Parson Brownlox. delivered on the occasion: “If you have made your peace with your Maker, now is as good a time as any for the general judgement, for everybody is here.” Late advices from Santa Fe, New Mexico, state that gold in large quantities is found in a section of country about 450 miles from Santa Fe. A prrty of GO men left that city about the first of August to explore the net; El Dorado. A writer in the Progressive Age, aFrcmom paper in Belfast, Me., says: “I affirm, (ana I do so with honest convictions of the truth; that the North will not submit, if they are defeated.” The Savannah Republican is requested by the Treasurer of the Kansas Relief Association of that city to acknowledge the receipt of $227.25, the liberal contribution of tlie citi zens of St. Marys for the relief of suffering Georgians in Kansas. The citizens of the parish of St, Bernard, as we learn through tire Plaquemines Nation al, have already sent s(>so to the assistance of the pro-slavery men in Kansas, and thirty young men of the Terre-aux-Bceufs are noiv in New Orleans ready to go to Kansas t> “ fight.” A hew feature has been introduced into po litical meetings at Wheeling, Va. At the con clusion of a discussion which recently took place near that city, “a number of beautiful young ladies went upon the speaker's stand, and sung two songs in favor of Buchanan. - ’ Wm. Carry Jones, son-in-law of Col. Ben ton, and consequently brother-in-law of Fre mont, publishes a letter in the Pennsylvanian, of 19th inst., which shows that he considers his country’s interests paramount to family ties or personal friendship. Mr. Jones is an ardent supporter of James Buchanan. The Cuba sugar crop is represented to be in a promising condition, and should no unexpect ed mishap occur, the Havana papers are con gratulating their readers on the brilliant pros pects for the planters under the present high range of prices. In some districts, however, the Indian corn, yams and plantains have been almost destroyed by the heavy gale of the 27th ult. The Railroad Convention in session lust week, at Cincinnati, have resolved that die fare from New York to common points in die West, should in no case exceed 2.] cents per mile through. The advance of about 0 pet cent, was agreed on to continue from Novem ber Ist to April Ist, and a slight advance itt freights from the Ist of October until the adoption of the winter rates. The convention then adjourned to meet at Cleveland, on the first Wednesday of October. On the night of Saturday, the 18th instant, a party of negroes, numbering from fifteen I” twenty, made their escape from the townot Leesburg, Ya., and neighborhood. The plot’ of escape must have been carefully arranged, as the Washingtonian learns that a common point of meeting was agreed upon. Large rewards have been offered, and it is hoped that the fugitives may be speedily apprehen ded. Frost at Selma on the 24th September!!’ This morning from almost every direction iu this.vicinity we have the news of a frost. Some say it was a protty smart one, especially in the low- places. At the brick-yard, ice was seen in almost infinitesimal quantities. He can hardly think that much damage is doin’ l>y this frost, though it is doubtless very sur prising to much vegetati on. Sweet Potato and Pea vines “smelt it.”- —Selma Reporter. Bleeding Kansas Again. The Broaeway Tabernacle was last nigl' l the sconce of one of those remarkable fandan gos, which of late, Ward Beecher Cos. have served up to astonish the natives. Kansas k still the theme, said Ward ; and fifty gentle men to shell out one hundred dollars each trdl make five thousand dollars for bleeding Kan srs. was the echo l'roiu E. -T. Records, Esq-. which number he would be otic. Sensi'd'’ view of the main question, Records. H"* meeting was full, but the vein of the pocket closed rather too close for the meeting t” bleed much lbr bleeding Kansas. Try again. .Master Beecher.—A'. X. Dag Booh. Surgery. Hysterotomy, or the Caesarian Section- 1' 11 ’ success fully performed OB the lflth inst.. bj Dr. N. N. Smith, assisted by Dr. J. M. Hate' 1 ’ ett. The subject was a negro woman, mr property of Andrew Haling, of Harris coun ty'. The offspring was removed alive. bve l,! ed a short while and expired. The mou 1 reacted promptly and kindly from the of in antes! hetic remedy used—was left . fort able, and doing well when last heat 1 from. Lag range Reporter.