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COLTTMUTJS: LARUKtT I’ITY CIRCULATION. Friday Horning) October 11, 1850. Mr. Addison B. Brown lias presented the editor of the Lumpkin l'laindealer with seven Kweet Potatoes, weighing, ia the aggregate, forty-three pounds. Accounts received at New York to the 30th nit., state that there has bcon an election riot at Panama, in whioh thirteen person* wore hilled. The Rome (Oa.) Courier, of the 30th ult„ says Corn finds a ready sale in that market at •0 eent.s and Wheat at a dollar. Dr. Stewart, one of the American Electors, in Lauderdale eounty, Alabama, in a letter, states that if he did not believe Fillmore would be for restoring the Missouri Compromise he Wouid not support him. The Doctor differs from the Americans iu Georgia, who are try ing to prove that Fillmore ie opposed to its restoration. Mr. Hilliard, one of the American Electors tor the State at large in Alabama, is reported by the Florence Gazette, to have stated in a speech in Lauderdale eounty, that “if Kre umut is elected, he will not submit to if, and as mnch as lie lores this Union, he would be for splitting it into fragments.’’ The Kroit at Montgomery. The Advertiser of Thursday morning, says: “We were visited by a heavy frost yesterday morning. Absentees are pouring in from eve ry direction, our street* are thronged with cotton wagons, business of every kind is brisk, and there is a smile upon every countenance. The eity is perfectly free from aiekness of ev ery kind—the physicians have aofhing to do, but whittlo Sticks and review their musty hooks. A Railroad to Pensacola, and wouldn’t wo be aome f fn answer to a letter of inquiry, Millard Fillmore has written to the Macon Journal and Messenger, declaring himself opposed to the restoration of the Missouri Compromise.— Lumpkin Plaindtaler. Will the editor of the l'laindealer please en close us a copy of that letter. W are desi rous for the reader* of the Sun to *oo all Mr. Fillmore has to say against the restoration of the Missouri Compromise. Th Two Collect* at Tuakf(r. The South Western Baptist. of yesterday, •peaking of the opening of the two Female •alleges in Tuskegee, saya: East Alabama Fetnalo College (Baptist,) I't'of. 11. H. Bacon, President, commences with CIO or 140, and students are constantly arri ving. Tuskegee Female College (Methodist) Dr. lupsoomb, President, Ims about IHO, ami a good prospect for a largo school. ‘l'iio Negro Phenomena Investigated. The paragraph published in our paper some time ago that a negro woman of Mr. Hundley, in Limestone county, Alabama, hail giren birth t three children, two blnek and ono white— at the same time, coming to the notice of Pe ter A. Browne, Es<]., of Philadelphia, a seien tifio gentlenmn, who has been making many researches and investigations into the different •haracteristics of hair and wool, he addrossed a noto to the owner of tho slarea with a Tiew •f obtaining a specimen of the pilous eovering •f the heads of tho children. Mr. If. politely ••implied with his wish, and sent him speci eienß of the father’s and mother’s hair, of the two black children, and also a specimen • f that of tho white child. Tho result of Mr. Browne’s investigation established the cu rious fact that the white ohild is a black Albi nos, its pile being just as much wool—the •haracteristio of the negro—ns that of the two black children, who ore pure negroes from a pure father and mother. We hare here (lie •elution of a phenomenon which has some times confounded the physician, and which he has been disposed to explain by the presump tion of intercourse with both whitonnd black mi.tkopnrtof the mother. In some instances, this presumption may be correct, but the prac tical utility of Mr. Browne's investigations is, that doubt in such cases may bo settled deter minedly by an examination of tho pile. Wool and hair are certainly distiuct characteristics of different species of tho human race, and interchange between such species goneratively is as permanently and distinctly marked in the pile as any other characteristic feature in the crossing of breeds. The woman who is the mother of the chil dren has given birth to fourteen ohildron, five •f which are white, all we supposo Albinos, and nine blacks. She had twins onco beforo, both of wlionx wero black. Tho woman and Lcr husband are bot h the same color, which is dark. They tiro both pure Africans.— Son,. ,if the children are blacker than the pa rents, but the W’hito ones are as perfectly white as uny of tho Caucasian race. The phenoino *on of an Albinos, wo believe, is referred by physiologists to a diseased condition of the in dividual, by which the person is deprived of the coloring matter of the skin and hair. The Loss of a Wife. In comparison with the loss of a wife all other bereavements sro trifling. The wife! she who fills so large a space in the domestic heaven; she who busied herself so uuwcarily tor the precious ones around her ; bitter, bit ter is the tear that falls upon her cold clay ! l-u stand beside her coffin and think of the pa. It seems an amber colored pathway, where the sun shone ou beautiful Hewers, and the stars bung glittering overhead. Fain would the soul linger there —no thorns are re membered save those your baud* may unwil lingly have planted. Her noble, tender heart lies open to your inmost sight. You think of Lor now ae all gentleness, all beauty, all pu rity. But she is doad. Tho dear head that has lain upon your bosom rests in the still rfarknws upon a pillow of clay. The hands that have ministered so untiringly are folded, white and cold, beneath the gloomy portals. The heart whose every boat measured an eter nity of love, lies under vour feet. The flow ers she bent over in swues. bsnd now above her in tears, shaking the dew from their petals, ♦hat the verdure around her may be kept green and boautifnl. Heal til of M ontffomery. The Advertiser of Thursday, says Mont gomery continues exceedingly healthy. If. says if the Sexton’s report be the criterion, we can safely claim the healthiest city in the Union, lfy reference to it, we find that there wero only nine interments for September,—of i these three died elsewhere—one (Mr. IMhoh) came to the city a few days ago in a dying con dition from shattered log*—two were still-born negro children—two died in the suburbs— leaving only one for the city proper, Mr. Lope. Just think of it, only one death iu a month among a population of eight thousand. We have compiled the following interesting facts: There were fewer iuterments during the month of September, 1866, than for the same 1 month for ten years past: September, 1847 10 “ 1848 18 “ 184!) 16 “ 1850 21 • 1851 22 •• 1852 25 1853 : 36 “ 1854 22 “ 1855 20 “ 1856 0 There were fewer in September, 1856, than in any month sinco March, 1352, and with that exception since January, 1850, when only 8 were intorred. j There were fewer iu September, 1856, than during any other month of this year: January, 1856 18 February, “ 14 March, “ 10 April, “ 17 May, “ 22 June, “ 24 July, “ 18 August, “ 1!) September, “ 0 ANNUM. INTHKMBNTS. Whites. Colored. In 1847 86 68 In 1818 86 78 Iu 184!) 67 84 In 1850 87 101 In 1851 120 114 In 1852 136 109 In 1853 156 99 In 1854 182 139 In 1855 141 90 To date in 1850 79 72 Mr. Ephraim Marsh, of New Jersey, the President of tho Philadelphia Convention, which nominated Fillmore and Donelson, has published a letter in which he says: “ In a contest which is to determine whether slavery or freedom is to he the governing prin ciple of this Republic, l choose to cast my vote where it will tell for freedom. These considerations lead me to the support of the Republican nominees for President and Vice President, not because I am less an American than when our National Convention assembled, but because those by whom Mr. Fillmore was nominated, from Southern States, have aban doned him for a candidate openly and avowed ly arrayed against tho American party, thus sacrificing for slavery both their candidate and their Americanism; and because, fur thermore, by voting for Mr. Fillmore, while the contest is between Buchanan and Fremont, 1 should indirectly aid tho former, w’hose principles, as an anti-American and slavery extensionist, are obnoxious to all uiy convic tions of duty.” ♦ How Fremont is to be Beaten. The Washington correspondent of tho New Y'ork Tribune, in a letter dated September 14, says : Thers Is a magnificent scheme of pipelaying or log-rolling going on in Pennsylvania and New Y’ork. The plan is this: if the Pennsyl vania Stato election goes unfavorably for the Buchaneers, then the State of New York is to be made the battle-ground, and a capture is to be attempted by a grand coup de. main. All the fragments of the disorganized Know Noth ing party are to bo bought up—that is, the leaders—aud thus throw the Fillmore strength into the Uuchnnan camp. 1 have this from an undoubted Bource. You seo, here at Wash ington among the officeholders, they know not who to trust, and their secrets leak out. Y’es terday, a “Democratic” office-holder ottered to bet a friend of mine a large sum that pro vided the Pennsylvania State election went against the Democrat*, the Stato of New Y’ork would go for Buchauan by a largo majority. Other beta of tho same nature have been offered, and on the same (the Pennsylvania) contingency. YVhethor Hast. Brooks is to be made Secretary of State, or Fillmore sent Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Cannibal Islands by this ma noeuvre, has not yet transpired. New York City. The New Y'ork Journal of Commerce of Sept. 27th says: At the election last November, tho two branches of the Democratic party in this city polled twenty-nine thousand and twelve votes for Stato officers, which was ouo thousand nino hundred and seventy-seven moro than were given for all othor candidates. They then la bored under disadvantage—each branch know ing that it had no rcasonablo prospect of car rying tho State. Now they are united and confident, and will have tho support of a great number of citizens not calling themselves De mocrats, but who will cheerfully, gladly, nay, enthusiastically, rally to the support of the only man who has any chance of beating the Black Republican, sectional candidate for tho Presidency. Having no candidate of their own. they will now. without reference to par ty, bestow their suffrages where they think they will do most good for tho country. We are surprised at the number of such men We meet with thorn continually —new hands at tho bellows, but decided, resolute, and ready to show their hands to friend or foe. With the help of these men, wo here record our opinion that the Buchanan ticket will re ceive in this city thirty-five thousand votes; and if it should be forty thousand we shall not ho much surprised. Hovr a Huron Thief got Clear. A man somewhere out West, being indicted for stealing bacon, went to a lawyer, and told him hi.s case. The lawyer, strange to say, ad vised him to settle; but the man said no, ho had a right to be tried by a jury and a lawyer to defend him. The case came up, and the witness swore up to the hub against the man. It was a clear case to all; even to tho attor ney who argued for the bacon stealer. The jury weut “out,” and soon returned with a verdiel “not guilty.” The man thrust his thumbs in his vest pockets, and weut out of tho Court House whistling Y'nnkee Doodle.— The next day his lawyer met him, and asked him how under heavens he got that ease. “Now. squire,” said the client, “I'll tell you how the thiug was done, but yon needn't gay anything about it—eleven of Hie jury had some of the bacon Vkunon County, Mo., Sept. 11, 1856, I Twelve miles from Fort Scott, K. T. t Ma. Editor: i addressyou from this point, having, in common with nearly all the settlors in the territory, fled with most of my family, to escape the dutches of a ruthless enemy. From my arrival in the territory last April, to within a few weeks past, we have sat “under our own vine ami tig tree,” and there wove “none to make us afraid.” It is true, how ever, that ever since the arrival of the cele brated “Investigating Committee,” sent here by Congress, and the unprecedented and ex traordinary course pursued by a majority of that Committee, we have hail apprehensions and misgivings. But we hoped for the best, and our people were pursuing their laudable occupations, with the prospect, from the lat ter rains, that the earth would yield a fair in crease, and that we all, through a kind IV ri detice, would be provided for another year. But a gloom has come over us, and our “mois ture has been turned to the drouth of sum mer.” Our fair territory has been invaded by an armed and worse than savage foe; our friends murdered; our properry stolen and plundered; our dwellings burned, and our fields laid waste. I bear witness, Mr. Editor, that since my ar rival in the territory the pro-slavery party, almost without an exception, have conducted themselves peaceably ; and. with two excep tions only, have 1 heard of any sets of insub ordination to law and good order by persons professing to bo pro-slavery men. It was the universal feeling among us to rely on the bal lot box to decide the complexion of the terri tory—all agreeing to remain, or remove from the territory according to the result. We were anxious that the bill, introduced and passed by the Senate, should find favor in the House, preferring, with all the chances against us by the provisions of that bill, to meet and decide the question at once, rather than to have delay and suspense. But our opponents in Congress and out, chose another course, and about tho period of rejecting the biil by the House, our territory is invaded by an armed force, provided with all the necessaries for an aggressive campaign, and without any declaration or manifesto of grievances, any statement of injuries to be re paired, or any great principle in government to bo established—the work of murder and plunder is commenced—“we are the advance of the northern army,” and “ a pro-slavery man shall not remain in the territory,” were all that our citizens could learn in regard to objects or aims. And, Mr. Editor, this army, too, from per fectly reliable sources, I am justified in say ing, is composed, about one half, of the refuse of foreign countries, picked up in the purlieus of Chicago and other non hern cities, and the other half of men of the “baser sort,” from the work-house and penitentiaries of the north ern States—all hirelings, to do tho dirty work of fanatics and fools. i beg you, Mr. Editor, and also all the other Editors, not only in the .South but in all parts of our injured country, to re-publish the ad dress signed by Atchison, Doniphan, String fellow, and others, ns containing a true histo ry of the events that have occurred in our un fortunate territory. A ystem of lying has been gotten up by Abolitionists, lying is relied upon to keep up the excitement and sustain the lawless acts of our enemies. But I want the truth published from one end of our land to the other, and the document referred to above should find a place in every honest pa per. But, sir, the work oi’ retribution has been commenced. Ossnwattamie, one of the strong holds of the enemy, has boon laid waste; and unless I am totally at fault, Lawrence, (the stronghold), in less than a week from this date, will be among tiie tilings that were. A spirit is aroused among our people, that the enemy will rue. Freesoilers, or Abolitionists and pro-slavery men, cannot both occupy this territory in future. The events, of this territory have pained me to the heart. Y r ou, Mr. Editor, have some knowledge of my love to my country—for the whole United (States and territories. There is one consoling thought concerning the depreda tor* upon our pence and homes—l do not acknowledge our present invaders, as my coun trymen—they are refuse of society from other lands as well as our own. I cannot believe that the people of the North w ill countenance, aid or abet the movement. But I have not time to write moro. One of my sons is now in the tented field—two have been, and made a narrow escape. You will hear of important events by or before the re ception of this hasty article. BKNJ. BKANTLY. The Cotton Crop in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. Correspondence of the Daily Delta. Palestine. Adams County, Sept. 20. Ed*. Delta: I have just returned from a Hy ing trip to Nashville, Tennessee. 1 went by way of Memphis, and through West- and Mid dle Tennessee, aud returned to Memphis b.v way of Florence,*Ala. I made especial inqui ries about the cotton crop nmy whole route. From my own observations and what others told me, there will be a half crop made through the sections I passed. In West Ten nessee and North Alabama, I saw hundreds of acres that will not make two hundred pounds seed-cotton to the acre, and very often not a boll on an acre, and cotton not three incites high. Tliis is me effect of the. drought, whit.lt, from particular inquiries, I learn, has had the same effect on the cotton throughout Ten nessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and North Georgia. I examined the fields of cotton as l came down the river—they certainly will be very short. One planter said he would not make over one third of a crop: others, not over a half. Tho great storm in August completely checked tho growth of cotton iu the country around Natchez, and seem* to have hail tho RRine effect wherever it reached. No one can deny what is stated above, and they are facts that every planter ought to look to in deciding to sell his crop in the early market. There is no doubt but that the crop will be short, and that the prico of cotton will range much high er before the middle of next February. Wlnit crop is made is being rapidly picked out nml pushed into market, but the great portion of it will be picked out before the middle of Oc tober. If the market kept firm with the large crop of last year, there is but little tlouW it will go up to 15 cents with the shortness of the pres ent crop. Respectfully yours, X. A Witty Retort. On the day of the baptism of the imperial in fant in Paris, a number of Indies wero stand ing behind tho rnnks of tlu 1 National Guard, near the railing of the park of the Caronssel, on the line of tho procession to the church of Notre Dame, when the Guards, getting tired of the long delay, lit their cigars, and soon the whole lint* was iu a smoke. Some of the ladies began to complain of the smoke. An oi l sol dier, turning around, said with a smile: “Then they don’t smoke iu your regiment ?” A charming little Parisiesne wittily replied: “In our regiment I —Sometimes: but never iu my co-op to if!” r VK LEGK A.Pi-110. ■ From New Orleans. New Orlkanh, Oct. 1. A brisk demand prevailed to-day at stiff prices, and six thousand bales of Cotton changed hands, without any quotablo change in rates. Groceries —Mess Pork §2l 50 per barrel. Frost at Vicksburg and in this city last night. New Orleans, Oct 2. There was a good demand for cotton to-day, and five thousand bales changed hands at a further advance of }c. Middling 11J to 12c. Tobacco has advanced. Other articles un changed. Alabama Pledged to Fillmore. At the American Convention assembled at Rochester, New r York, on the 23d of Septem ber, Mr. W. G. Clark, the editor of the Mobile Advertiser, was present and made a speech, lie is reported to have pledged the electoral vote of Alabama for Mr. Fillmore. The Whiskey Trade. In the Cincinnati Prices-Ourrent review, for the last year, the following particulars are giv en in relation to the whiskey trade: “ The increase in the manufacture, or dis tillation of this article, in this city and vicin ity, has increased during the past year beyond all previous precedent; and notwithstanding this enormous increase, the demand has been fully equal to the supply, and prices have ruled higher during the year than was antici pated. _ The scarcity of foreign liquors conse quent upon the failure of the vintage in South ern Europe the last three years, the high price of sugar the last two years, greatly increasing the cost of rum, and the large foreign demand which has existed tho last two years for Amer ican spirits, chiefly from France, owing to the decree issued by that government last year prohibiting the distillation of grain, have all contributed to this great increased demand for whiskey. This is by far the most extensive market for this article on the American conti nent, and the quantity of Indian corn consum ed iii manufacturing it this year, without no ticing the rye and ship-stuff's also used, ex ceeds the annual exportations of this article from the United States to Europe, which is about all that is exported to foreign countries during the last nine years. The total expor tations of corn from the United States to Great Britain aud Ireland during that time, and which constitutes nearly all the exports to for eign countries, was 57,471,270 bushels, and by dividing this by the number of years (nine) we find the annual average exportation to be 5,274,585 bushels. Nineteen million two hun dred and sixty thousand and forty-five gallons, proof whiskey, were distilled in’this city and vicinity during the year ending August 31, 1856, consuming six millions four hundred and twenty thousand bushels of Indian corn, al lowing one bushel corn to three gallons proof whiskey. “The comparison stands as follows : Consumed in the distillation of whiskey in this city and vicinity last year 6,420,015 Average annual shipments from the United States to foreign countries 5,274,585 1,145,430 “ Thus it will be seen wo consumed more corn here, ior the purpose under considera tion, last year, by 1,145,430 bushels, than the annual average shipments of Hie article to for eign countries, from the United States, during the last nine years. Immediataly growing out of this business, and intimately connected witli it, is the manufacture of alcohol and of neutralized spirits, and what is called domes tic liquors, made to imitate French brandies and Holland gin. Both these departments of trade have swelled to an enormous magnitude during the last two or three years, and consti tute some of the most profitable departments of our trade. For the year ending August 31, 1853, the total exports of alcohol were 9769 barrels, whilst during the last year they have swelled to 31,679 barrels, being an increase of 225 per cent, during the three years.” Alississippi Southern Railroad. The Jackson Mississippi.™ has the following notice of this great enterprise : There is no public work of the present day more interesting to our citizens, whether we regard it in a commercial, social or political point of view. By a reference to our adver tising columns it will be seen that bids for grading and superstructure are invited, either for the whole or a part of the road. Such bids as may be made will bo opened ou the Ist day of November next. The recent grant of land by Congress to Mississippi will give the (Southern Railroad nearly two hundred thou sand acres of land, of which sixty or seventy thousand will be within six mile's of the road. W. C. Swedes, Esq., the newly elected Presi dent, is a gentleman of large means, good judg ment aud great energy—and will leave no ef fort untried to accomplish the great work lie has undertaken. ——— A -of Texas Cotton. The Galveston News, of the 20th, says : We v the other day shown into the cot ton sample rooms of Me-rs. It. St D. G. Mills wnere wo were shown tho samples of several hundred idles of new cotton, and on one table some samples of last year's crop. The great contrast iu quality struck us with some sur prise. Nearly every sample of this year’s cotton wouid rank as Middling Fair, while all the s<imp!< sos last year's crop were of the lewest quality. There never has been a season when tho Texas cotton has been as good as it is this year. Messrs. Mills have made sales at ir on 11J to 12A cents per pound, equal to the highest New Orleans quotations. Should too crop prove as m. jri iu the other .States as it certainly will be in this, the price must still advance much higher, before the season closes; and as our latest accounts in dicate a short crop generally, we think the prospect is that our planters tuny yet make up in price what they have lost in the deficiency of the crop. A bqually Concert. A director ol one ot the Garden Concerts in Berlin was so disgusted with the long continu ance of the rainy weather, that he at length got up the following programme: Grand Fete of It ai n : Programme of the Concert; Over ture, The Tempest; Cavatina, The Snow : Fi nale from tho Lightning; Coutrudunso, Thun der: Gulope. an Avalanche, Mazurka, The flail, etc., etc. At the bottom of the poster might be road in large capitals: “ The honor able public are requested to provide them selves with umbrellas, overshoes, great coats and mufllers.” *■ A statement was made in ilu, Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, recently, that within a circuit of some sixty or .-evl nty miles in Ohio, I.oUO.IHM) pounds of leaf -tobacco was raise 1 annually, and of this 2,300 tons were sent to Louisville last year, while about 1,200 tons eame to Cincinnati. geineral itemsT^^H The London Morning Post, ; , u ,.. B have the confidence of Lord Ildi * V speaks confidently of the ‘• mutual 1 , ‘? 1 B cial continuance of the happy alliance: France and England.” ■ A charter election was held in Wnsha,,. K Davies county, Indiana, lately, which’ I in the success of the entire Democrat’ I In 1854 it gave the Black Republ'ica u ? :i 'l two hundred majority. B A gentleman having been asked, oil I turn from a party the other evening, i ■ er lie had seen Miss A—a young l a q v for her decollate style of dress—replii?;'?!? 1 had seen a good deal of her. B “Good morning!” said a gentleman I round twinkling-eyed son of Erin w i, B met riding on the road ; “ your nag isi','!'"® order.” “ indade ye may say that, and | ’tis makes he so, ’tis ineself doesn't i tn , m ,1 she has nothing in this blissed world t’ B but wheat straw, and that nj voi- „ 7® thrashed !” a * I|, | The Mobile Register recommends that i r • I event of Fremont’s election, the 8out!! I | members of Congress, instead of H Washington, should repair to their rw! State Capitols, and take counsel with the ? I Executives and Legislatures us to whath I to be done. B A young Miss accepted the offer of a ~M I man to gallant her home, and afterwards ing that jokes might be cracked at hVj'l pense, should the fact become known, di MI ,7 I ed him about half way home, enjoinin’- I sy. “ Don’t be afraid,” said he,’ “„l n u . I ing anything about it, for 1 fed as in’ I ashamed of it as you do.” Small boy, eye bunged up, hand handset- I sitting on a door step, interrogated hv aclluhl “Say, Jce, d'y’av a good time fourth of. h ; I ly ?” “Didn’t I! You’d better believe it! J had a pound of powder and six Roman . I dies, and I blowed off two of my finger? I burnt one o’in’eyes, so the doctor ?cs i . never will recover the use of it. You'll Wt ter believe I had a good time! 1 wish u? had bee#there!” Vesico-Taginal Fistula—With an occowi> of a New Mode of Suture; Jit/ A’. Bozeman. M. J)., Mon/.gomen/, Ah The Journal de. Medicine de Bordeax, forJti!- 1856, in a commendatory Review of this j per, justly congratulates The. Louimlleh view of Practical Medicine and Si; -yen/, up* its inauguration by a memoir of so much worth in practical surgery. It is not necessary, nor is it intended to v? view Dr. Bozeman’s paper on this occasion, although copious extracts will be given ilhm trative of its general import, omitting, how ever, the description of the Button Sithm. with its applications, which is, indeed, ft? fundamental peculiarity of It!-. Bozeman’sp. cedi ire. The description without the illustn tive cuts (which are not obtainable) would not convey information sufficiently precise and clear to be useful to the operator. Drs. Sims and Bozeman, both citizens of the town of Montgomery, Ala., (the former bt-in now resident in New York,) stand, with D? Mattaucr of Virginia, at the head of their profession in so far as the surgery of Vesico Vaginal-Fistula is concerned, a difficult bra: of surgery, which, until recently, was viewed with dismay and despair by the most eminent operators. Within a few months past, ill probable that these gentlemen have performed, if net a greater number, yet more successful operations for this deplorable malady, thanaii the other surgeons iu the great capitals of Eu rope and America. Henceforth, Montgomery Alabama, will be known as a bright spot on the surgical map.— M. O. Med. and Sur. Jour. A New Routs to California. The great scheme of the Honduras Rail road Company, with a capital of $10,000,000, under a British charter, is about to be brought out under the most favorable auspices. The Directors are divided between England an. the United States, and some of the most influ ential firms giS-e countenance to the project, and appear in the directory as agents to pni cure subscriptions. The difference of dis tance between New York and San Franeise. as compared with the Panama route, is 1,10-". miles, and the difference from Liverpool t San Francisco, touching at Kingston, Jamai ca, is 831 miles. It is estimated that, at the present rates of speed by steam aud rail, the time between New York and San Franclcr can be accomplished in thirteen days and four hours, and that steamers can be built, and with increased railway speed, the time can be reduced to eight days and sixteen hours. The accomplishment of this work will bring Sim Francisco within speaking distance of New York. Use of Cypress Bark. Wo have received from C. K. Marshall, Es.; of Vicksburg, Miss., a small package of lie inner bark of the cypress tree, with a descrip tion of its uses, and he directs our attention t other purposes to which it may be applied. The bark is very fibrous, of a dark tan col or, anil thousands of tons of it can be l'mnisl - cd at the southern saw mills every year. He believes, and, we think, justly, that it would make excellent wrapping paper, it is era ployed in small quantities by some boatmen for caulking boats, and it possesses the qiifth ty oi’ repelling the attacks of all water worm? It makes very good rope, aud some of the rnltsmen twist its fibres, and use it fur tiff* purpose. If any paper manufacturer desire* toumkesomo experiments witli it, or any of om ship caulkers for caulking tho scams of ves sels, he will w illingly furnish them with -pec mens. We are convinced that the inner bark of tho cypress tree—which is tho common growth “1 the low lands in the South—might be used o a cheap material for making mats, course ropes, and a hundred other things. The natui al resources of our country are not hall de velopwl. We send abroad for cocoa fibre I" 1 making coarse mats and rugs, while we hav< a superior article, thousands of tons of wiiiGi is annually thrown away at p.ll our soufhein saw mills — Scientific American. The Iron Discovery. The New York Register, alluding to *l ,f wonderful discovery of Mr. Bessemer, <l'’ The Magnetic Iron Company, Molt Haven, are manufacturing from the ore with the-it" 1 ’ facility that the English arc working from tie’ pig, thus virtually beginning where the odier leave off. We learn that their discovery j' ;i ‘ been made with , it any idea of others beDV in existence, and that they have been ing upon the system for three years. <>r bei'ore the others began. Specimens of ‘ and fine iron are on exhibition at the V” 1 oik depot of tho company. 38 Broadwm which scientific men say cannot he elscv.’l 1 ’ ■ equalled in any good quality. It is a uro” of some national pride and interest n> - invention over which the English ran 1:111 thus quietly anticipated and beaten by - American company. We shall recur to tH ‘ subject again.