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Tuesday Morning, October 1.4,1850.
LARGEST CITY CIRCUL/iTION.
Consuolo Do Borboun.
We publish to-day, the second, o4’ a series
of articles from the gifted pen of a fair cor
respondent, residing in the Southern part of
this State. The writer is a total stranger to
the except that he recognizes her name
printed in a Diploma of one of our Southern
Oolleges, a few years ago. She promises,
i hat should her contributions be'acceptable to
the Sun, we shall bear from her frequently.
It is with pleasure we yield her a place in
our columns.
We direct the attention of the numerous
readers of The Sun to the advertisement of
Atkinson, in to-day's issue. He is just from
the great Emporium with a largo stock of the
best selections. Atkinson understands the
great secret of success—keeping his business
before the public. He spends all of a hun
dred dollars a year with the printer, and the
result is, his clerks are never idle. Let no
one cry dull trade while the columns of the
Sun are open to all. The remedy is in their
own hands. We had a Merchant the other
day to actually withdraw his advertisement,
because he had become overrun with custom
ers. Advertising in the daily press is the ac
knowledged road to wealth.
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Accident on the Montgomery Road.
We learn that the train which left here
Sunday night, when about IS miles this side
of Montgomery yosterday morning, hnd the
Engine and Tender thrown from the track and
seriously damaged. The baggage car was
also much injured by being jammed against
the wreck. The Engineer, Mr. Parks, was
seriously hurt, and two negro firemen killed.
In consequence of the occupation of the track
by the wreck, the train due here yesterday at
12 o’clock, was unable to leave Montgomery.
A Big Bet.—sloo,ooo on Fillmore.
The Wctumpka Spectator contains an offer
io bet SIOO,OOO on Fillmore’s election. It
comes from a gentleman in that place, who is
worth ten times the amount, and has it in
cash. Rather than be nice nbout it, he is will
ing to double the bet.
The man can be found in half a minute,
and the money is ready. Let the bragging
democrats show their faith by their works.
Here is a chance for an investment.
The unkindest cut of all is, that the propo
ser of this bet is an old line democrat, and for
years a leader of that party. —Prattville States
man.
We arc very much disposed to take that
bet; all that prevents our covering it, and
going another bagger of a couple of a hundred
thousand better, is the want of the chink. If
the Colonel will take up a few links, however,
and be content with nbout ten thousand, we
will put up the Sun office and fixtures, worth
all of that amount, against it. Ten thousand
would make us extremely comfortable. The
tact is, we feel something better even at the
prospect of getting it.
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Mrs. Greene, wifo of Lemuel Greene, living
in the Coweta boarding house in this city, com
mitted suicide on Saturday night, by taking
laudnum. We understand she was induced
thus to put an end to her existence from ill
and brutal treatment at the hands of her hus
band. We would advise Mr. Greene to leave
this towu on the first convenient opportunity,
otherwise lie may fall into the hands of the
Vigilance Committee ?
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Delaware Flection.
We give below the result of the elections in
Delaware on the Bth instant ;
Counties. Dem. maj.
Newcastle 850
Kent ...450
Sussex 500
The New York Daily Nows suys Kent and
Sussex have always been against the Demo
crats, and Newcastle usually about 400 ma
jority for them.
Florida Election.
Duval. —Full returns from Duval county,
give majorities for the American candidates,
for Governor, Walker 214; for Congress, Ra
ker 218. Entire American ticket elected.
Columbia. —Returns from this county all in
bm three precincts, and it is thought they
will give American majorities. The vote
in, stands—for Governor—Perry, 403; Walk
er 405. For Congress—Hawkins 400; Raker
410. Columbia county is the residence of
Raker.
The correspondent of the Georgian says:
“It is thought Raker’s majority over Haw
kins will be some 70 votes: and Walker’s
over Perry about 40 votes.”
Nassau. —ln this county, all the returns in
tint two precincts—Nettle’s and Fernandina,
which the Jacksonville Republican thinks will
not change the result. As far as heard from
the Amcrioan candidates have a majority of
tl votes.
Putnam. —This county has given a Demo
cratic majority of 20 for Governor and Con
gress, and elected an American Representa
tive to the Legislature. This result, says a
correspondent of the Georgian, was caused by
two Democrats running against one American.
St. Johns.— The returns from this county
all in but one small precinct, which the cor
respondent of the Georgian says will not alter
the result. Perry’s majority over Walker is
37, and Hawkins’ over Raker 28. The gain
for tho Democrats in this county since the
election in 186*, is 102 votes.
Alachua —A private letter to a gentleman
in Savannah from Newnansvillc, says Dell,
democrat, is elected to the Senate by an in
creased majority.
Mauion. —A letter from Orange Springs
suys, as far heard from, the aggregate demo
cratic vote in Marion county is about ns was
expected. Perry is n few votes ahead of his
ticket and all tho Democratic candidates con
siderably ahead of the Americans.
Homicide.
The Apalachicola Advertiser leurns that a
row occurred at R. R. Evans’ precinct, in Cal
houn county, Florida, during the election on
Monday the 6th inst., when Willis Whaley
t was shot and instantly killed by W. V. Stone.
he particulars we have not learned.
Wvitten for the Daily Sun.
a Picture of life.
BY CONSUJSJ.O UK BOUJtBON.
Morning arose in the distant East, with a
loving smile on her brow, while she tipped
the hill-tops, trees and valleys, with a hue of
golden brightness, and caressed with a gentle
fondness, the flowing streams, scattering over
their rippling bosoms, her beams in gold and
diamond showers. With a gentle touch she
awoke the slumbering flowers from their
dream of fairy rest, —smoothing out their
folded petals, and opening their purple bells
to drink the pure, sweet tears that night had
wept. In gratitude for the drops, so precious
to them, the flowers sent out their sweets,
bathed in the dewy fragrance outlie goldcu
wings of morning, to nurse the drooping
hearts of liumun flowers —even ns they had
been refreshed and gladdened with nature’s
tears.
Rut morning smiled brightest on a lowly
cot, embowered in flowering vines and cling
ing ivy, and dotted over with green and yel
low dyed moss.
It was there that she lavished her gayest
gleams, for beneath that humble roof, a pair
of eyes, soft, sweet and blue, had opened for
the first time to the light of morning.
The mother was fair and young, and the
light of a happy life lit up her eyes so blue
and smiling, as they gazed in strange delight
on the tiny babe, that nestled on her bosom
like a folded bud on its blossoming stem. A
poor, weak, helpless thing it was, but for the
mother’s blissful love and sheltering bosom;
and were it not that a soul peeped through
the sweet blue eyes, it might have seemed but
a thing of wax, so soft and fair.
One form unseen by human eyes stood
meekly beside the mother and babe, and look
ed with loving pity on the twain. She had
flung by her heavenly radiance, for a time,
and stayed her songs upon the golden string
ed Harps in Paradise—and with her white
wings folded, descended to earth, to watch
with tender pity and wander unseen over the
earth by the side of the blue eyed babe. In
stead of the shining crown, her brow wore the
wreath of care; for sad would be that young
mortal’s lot, whom to her guardian watch was
given.
V ears passed, and the babe, a woman had
grown, not fair and beautiful, like her who
had clasped her with a mother’s fondness,
that, first morn of her life—but the soul that
looked forth with a burning light, through
the great blue eyes, made many a wayfarer
pause, and wonder whence came the charm
that made them linger ami gaze yet again on
a face, so pale and plain.
The shadows oflife loomed dark and thick
around tho maiden, pierced only now and
then with a tew shreds of sickly sunshine,
and many a frowning ill, strewed her path ;
for she was an orphan, and stood alone in the
greut wide world. Temptations came troop
ing like a swarm of stinging bees around the
desolate maiden; for though not beautiful,
she was fascinating. The world was full of
brothers and sisters who might have stretched
out a hand in pity to the forlorn one ; but ab,
no, she had no claims on them, and they were
all too busy in their own pursuits to heed a
wayside flower, whom no one claimed. Thus
friendless and forsaken, and alone, she wan
dered on through the world’s broad way, but
not unguided. Though unknown to her, the
white winged angel kept ever hovering near,
and watched with unfaltering care, her
footsteps, and in humble ministry, working
God’s love and care, for the friendless and
forsaken, that roam over the earth unheeded
by tlieir fellow men.
When worn with toil, the maiden sought for
a few brief hours rest and forgetfulness in
sleep. The angel stood beside her lowly
couch, and stole the burden from her breast,
while she fanned her fevered brow and soothed
her wearried sonses to rest, and supplied
blissful dreams.
The soul of the mniden was proud and
seaning in its aspirations, and panted to
break the trammels that held her in poverty
and obscurity. She strove with the might of
a strong will, until she broke the fettering
chains that would have held her bound in
servitude through lifo, among the lowly and
neglected ones, who, weary and dispirited,
drooped by the wayside, longing for the sleep
that ends heartaches and throbbings—the
sleep of the grave.
I liuided and unchcered, she began with
toiling steps to climb the high and rugged
steep, that leads to Fame's Altar. Thousands
had laid their offerings on that shrine before
her, and some were crowned with tile laurel
bough, while others stood by and watched
with sicked feelings while their offerings were
being laid in dust and ashes beneath the bro
ken alter-stone of oblivions grave. Some
again who began the tortuous ascent, and
seeing a path of thorns—
“ Grown*, when the locks they cover lmve grown grey
fume, when the heart it would rejoice ii clay.’
turned back saying, “ Vain, nil is vauity.”
Time passed on, and the maiden, grown old
in heart, with tho fierce contest she had held
with ambition, though still young in years,
stood on n mountain's peak, fame's loftiest
summit, with au unfading laurel wreath en
circling her brow.
Admiring crowds bent in homage to the
poetess, and sent up shouts of applause to her
whom but u little while since they hnd passed
by with scorn or indifference.
Pride gleamed from the maiden’s burning
eye, mantled her brow, and flushed her cheek.
She had bravely dared to climb the dizzy
heights, which even strong men's nerves had
quailed to view. Alone and unaided, she had
reached the topmost peak, and now she looked
proudly down on thp applauding herd, forgot
ing, for a time, that she had ever dwelt in the
lowly valley. But soon her brain grew giddy,
then whirliug, and sho sighed, from her be
wildering height, for the calm quietness of
her early home—the vine-embowered cot.
The white-winged watcher had never left
her side, and now with a softly pleading Toice
whispered in the maiden's ear, “Think, Mor
tal! think of the night of coming death. —
Think of the blight and mildew, that coming
years may bring, dimming the snow-melting
j laurels you have gathered w'ith the chilling
winds of forgetfulness, and the biting frosts
lof cold neglect. Think of the soul whose
ransom is yet to be won. Oh, mortal! thy
spirit’s lustre has grown dim from dallying
here.”
The maiden listened to the pleadings of the
warning voice, and soon her throbbing brow
ceased its achings, and the wild hot blood of
worldly ambition ceased its tumultuous flow
through her veins. She turned from the riotous
shouts that had once been so dear to her ear,
and bent her knee in humble devotion to the
Great I Am, whose love and mercy had guard
ed her unceasingly through the thorns and
briars that had filled her chosen path, while
she, all forgetful of Him, worshipped at an
earthly shrine.
Time whirled onward, onward ever, and
the babe and the maiden, was a feeble old
woman, bent and grey, with the weight of
many years. Death stood beside her, and
nought could bid him stay bis icy breath.
Hlie had loved, and served God well, butdeath
is a fearful thing when we remember that by
a breath from his sold lips, all earth-wrouglit
ties are riven forever, and back to dust our
dust is given.
She had trusted long, but now slic, shiver
ing, clung to life yet a little while longer; for
the soul that has long striven in sinful bond
age may well shrink to meet the King of
Kings. But it was vain to struggle; the
death pangs wrung the tired bosom, and the
frightened soul hung on the hushed lip, for a
moment, then lay folded close in the white
wings upon the Angel’s breast. Even so, a
life hath been given; even so, it passeth away,
back to the fold from whence it hath wander
ed.
Municipal Election in Savannah.
The Election for Mayor and Council of Sa
vannah, took place yesterday. The contest
ants for the Mayoralty, are Edmund C. An
derson, present incumbent., American, and
Dr. James P. Screven, Democrat.
The election last year for Mayor, resulted
in favor of Ed. C. Anderson, Know Nothing,
by a majority of twenty-four votes.
The present members of Council are ten
Democrats and two Know Nothings.
Lexington Blind.
Porter’s Spirit of the Times is informed
that Lexington, the celebrated conquerer of
Lecompte. lias gone blind. This is the inher
itance from Boston, and we fear that Lexing
ton will, to a greater or less extent, impart
the same defect to his issue. This, however,
is not a paramount defect, as the inheritance
of blindness does not usually come until a ra
cer’s best running years are over.
Presidential Elections Since 1820.
Since 1720, when Monroe was chosen for a
seeond term, with but one opposition elector
al vote, the Presidential elections have been
less decisive than is generally supposed. That
is to say, the popular majority for the success
ful candidate has never been excessive; and
often he lias actually wanted a majority, and
had only a plurality. This was the case, fox
example, in 1844 when the votes for Clay,
and those thrown away on Birney, exceeded,
in the aggregate, those polled for Polk, mak
ing the latter actually a minority President.
To go back to 1821. In that year, four
candidates were in the field, Jackson, Adams,
Crawford and Clay. The first received 1)9
electoral votes, the second 84, the third 41,
and the fourth 37. The election, under these
circumstances, devolving on the House, Ad
ams received the votes of 13 States, Jackson
of 7, and Crawford of 4. In 1828, Jackson
was chosen by the popular voice, obtaining
178 electoral votes out of the 201, which then
constituted the Electoral College. In 1832,
Jackson was again chosen by the popular
voice, and this time by au even greater, ma
jority receiving 170 electoral votes more than
his oppoment, Henry Clay.
This brings us up to 1830, or twenty years
ago. In that year Van Huron, though elected
President, beat Harrison in tlie popular vote
only about 14,000, though lie had 170 electo
ral votes out of 294. Fourjyears afterwards
Harrison seemed, at first sight, to have had
three times as many supporters as Van Burcn
for he obtained 234 electoral votes, while his
antagonist had but 00; yet he only beat the
latter, in the popular vote, about one hundred
and sixty thousand out of nearly,two millions
four hundred thousand. Another curious fea
ture of the election of 1840 was that the pop
ular vote exceeded by nearly two-thirds that
cast in 1836. Van Bureu, for instance dis
tanced as he was. received 204,000 votes in
1840 more than lie did four years before. In
1844, us we have said already, Polk was act
ually a minority President: and yet lie beat
Clay by a larger majority than Harrison had
beaten Van Buren; tlie vote being, for Polk
1,536,190, for Clay 1,297,212. The electoral
college stood, however, 170 for Polk to 105 for
Clay. In 1848 Taylor received 168 electoral
votes, and Cass 127. The great State of New
York in this election decided the contest, by
going for Taylor, in consequence of Democra
cy being divided; and thus Taylor was also a
minority President.
When we compare the elections with those
prior to 1820, we seo how much more closely
contested they have been. In 1804, for in
stance, Jefferson had 162 electoral votes, and
Pinckney, his opponent, 14 only. In 1808,
Madison hnd 122 and Pinckney 47. In 1812,
Madison had 128 and Clinton 89. In 1816,
Monroe had 183 and King 34. In 1820, as
we have already mentioned, Monroe had 231,
only a single electoral vote being cast in op
position.
These statistics show how nearly equally
divided the people in these United States are
on cardinal questions and federal policy. Un
der such circumstances, moderation in* victors
is clearly sound policy. Whore two parties ap
proach so closely to each other in numbers, it
is folly for either to urge extreme measures
and talk of using force to compel the minori
ty to submission. It was not in such a spirit
that the Uuion was formed, nor can it in such
a spirit be maintained.— Phil. Ledger.
♦
The Memphis & Charleston Rail Road will
, be completed to Corinth, tlie junction with
the Mobile & Ohio Road. 93 miles cast of
Memphis, says the Memphis Bulletin, in six
weeks from now. This will leave but a small
gap of twenty-five miles to complete the road
through.
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Among the patents issued at Washington
last week, is one to Wm. 0. George, of Rich
mond. Vs., for improvement in bumper ar
range nt >nt for uncoupling railroad ears.
Later from Mexico.
The Spanish mail steamship Mexico arrived
at Havana on the Ist instant iu five days from
Vera Cruz and Sisal. We find iu the Havnua
papers the following items of news:
A paragraph in the Heraldo states that the
Government, in view of the situation of the 1
treasury, had convoked a meeting of the
holders* of drafts upon the Vera Cruz Custom
house at the Treasury Department, and in
formed them that the payment of these drafts
would be for a time suspended, but that a re
gister of the sums accruing to the holders
would be kept, in order that they should be
paid hereafter, so that the holders of the pub
lic debt should not suffer loss. The creditors
heard the reasons for this course set forth by
the Minister, but gave no assent, as they are
merely agents for others in this matter.
The Siglo XIX. states that nothing certain
was known in regal’d to the Forbes and Bar
ron case. On one hand it was stated that the
Government had rejected the propositions of
the British Legation, while others state that a
delay of the discussion had been arranged in
order to allow the Minister of State time to
examine tlie whole subject. A rumor was
curi’ent that a special agent, would be sent to
London with all the documents proving the
culpability of Barron and Forbes in the Tepic
affair.
The Independiente, in noticing the closing
of the British Legation, says :
We are assured that Mr. Lettson has closed
the affairs at the British. Embassy. This is a
tine triumph. Within two months we expect
to see the reverse of the medallion.
The Pi-ogreso, of Vera Ci’uz, says that on
one of the last days of August a meeting of
the British subjects resident in the city of
Mexico took place, to consider the present
state of relations between England and Mexi
co ; and that it was agreed to record a protest,
against the evil consequences that might re
sult from a war between the two countries,
and the persons present disapprove highly of
the demands of the British Minister,
Conspiracies and attempts against the Go
ernment seem to be rife on every side. On
the night of the 14tli September an attempt
was made at the Convent of San Francisco, in
the city of Mexico, to surprise the battalion
stationed there, and to seize its arms. The
priests had admitted the conspirators to the
convent, but. the attempt was frustrated at the
moment of its execution, l.y the Colonel, who
resisted the first rush, and ordered the soldiers
to fall in at once to their ranks. Thus, says
the writer, ,an attempt that might have inun
dated the streets of tlie capital with blood, on
the very day of the anniversary of independ
ence, was strangled in its cradle. So great
was the alarm that the President, tlie Govern
or of the city, and many officers of the Na
tional Guard hastened to the scene on the first
shouts of the troops.
Two clergyman, three friars, six or seven
civilians, and the officers of the guard, who,
it is said, connived with the conspirators,
were arrested: and forty or fifty other per
sons, said to be thieves, were proceeded
against. In the course of t.lie day the con
vents of San Augusta and San Domingo, were
searched by the Govei’nment. And the papers
were not allowed to speak much of the affair.
Sevei’al ex-officers of the army were in the
affair, among them Baridon, aujaid-de-camp
of Haro, who, it is said, was seriously wound
ed in the fray.
A conspiracy against the life of President
Comonfort is reported to have been discovered
in Puebla. Capt. Pedro Lopez, an aid-de
camp of Gen. Traconis, had been denounced
by several suspected officers that had been ar
rested, as being engaged in it, and to have
been selected as the person to assassinate the
President. Lopez had the entire confidence
of Gen. Ti-aconis, the Governor of Puebla.
He had been arrested.
In consequence of the refusal of the friars
of El Carmen, and the Third Order of San
Francisco, in l’eubla, to pay the contingent
assigned to them in levying of the million of
dollars upon the church in that diocese, to
pay tlie expenses of the Haro rebellion, Gov.
Traconis has decreed au immediate sale of
town and country property belonging to those
convents sufficient to cover the amount.
A large number of sales of church proper
ty have been lately made in the capital under
the law of expropriation, and it is stated that
so great has been the change in the public opin
ion there in relation to the stability of these
transfers, that even those persons who were
formei'ly most fearful are now inspired with a
blind confidence.
A proposal to discuss the constitution of
1821 has been admitted to Congress by a vote
of 54 to 51. Scnor Arriaga declared after the
vote was announced, that two of the Minis
ters had voted in violation of the 136th arti
cle of the rules. The discussion was expect
ed to give room to a most heated debate.
The Government has suppressed the Siglo
XIX, and the Indepcdiente newspapers, the
most radical defenders of the democracy.
No reasons lor this measure are given in our
Havana exohages.
Bishop Munguia had caused to be read af
ter mass, in the churches of the diocese of
Guanajuato, his protest against, the Lei’do
law, and sentence of excommunication against
its originators and defenders.
It is stated that lie was subsequently ar
rested and sent to the capital. Col. Doblado,
who had left Queretaro for Morela, is said to
have discovered all his intrigues.
Don Jose Maria Aguirre, a former Minister
under Gen. Arista, arrived suddenly at San
Luis de l’otosi on the 9th of September, and
presented to Gov. Parada an order from the
Supreme Government to transfer to him the
Government, and command of the troops of
that State. Parada demurred at first, but af
terward resigned, and Senor Aguirre took pos
session with an address stating the danger
of invasion of the State by Vidaurri, but that
the result would prove whether he acted well
or ill.
Disturbances had taken place at Tantoyucu,
near the boundary of the States of Vera Cruz
and lamaulipas. The Government troops at
tacked the insurgents, and after a sharp con
flict occupied the town.
Similar movements had taken place in the
State ot Chiapas. Juan Ortega pronounced j
against the Government, but lie was captured i
with a portion ot his band. It is stated that 1
lie procured his arms from the neighboring j
frontier of Gautamala.
Advices from Tamaulipas state that General
\ idaurri was preparing to march on Cuidad j
Victoria.
Zayas, notwithstanding bis reported defeat,
was still nt Linares, making preparations to
co-operate with Vidaurri.
General Garza had asked the merchants of
the State of Tamaulipas to loan him half a
million of dollars, but he had not obtained it.
A proclamation by the Governor of the
State of Sonora, suvs that the [revolution in
that State is confined to the towns of Ures,
Hermossilla and Gtiaynias.
Oil the Bth Col. I’esqueira attacked and 1
took Ures, capturing many prisoners, five
pieces ot artillery, and u large quantity of I
arms and munitions of war. Gaudara had tied
to the interior. Pesqueira would march at
once upon Hermossilla.
T K LEGHAPHTc
Telegraphed to the Daily g Un
From New Orleans.
Nkw Oeleans, o C [ ].,
Sales of tho day 4500 bales—market 1
iug. Middling 12J to 12jjc ‘
Groceries—Flour dull; Sugar 9J C • ,
05c.; Whisky 84 to 36c.
From Charleston.
Charleston, Oct. p;
Sales of cotton to-day reached on] v ; u
bales. Market languid and prices , ‘
, ... . “CPU's.|
but no positive change in quotations
From New York.
New York, Oct, 11__k ~
The demand for cotton to-day was ■
and market, firm. Sales reached theT
amount of 4000 bales.
Political.
Mobile, Qetjj
Great and enthusiastic Democratic m t ,
here to-night. Largely attended, and ‘
enthusiasm prevails.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Counterfeit fifty dollar notes on th P
of Tennessee are in circulation.
Humboldt, celebrated the eighty-ninth
versary of his birth on the 14th September
Capt. E. H. Pegram was found dead i n u
at Petersburg, Virginia, on Sunday mornin.'’
The large cotton factory at Alisonia Ter
nessee, was destroyed by tire a few days
There’ was a disastrous freshet in Essex r.
New York, last week. Ten or fifteen lC
j were lost,
W. H. Bledsoe, Esq., of Louisville, waskilb
ed a few days ago by the upsetting of a
near Louisville.
David Thomas died in Kanawha county
Virginia, lately, aged 104 years. ]| e sm,'.|
in the wars of 1776 and 1812.
The Dooly Superior Court has been adjourn
ed in consequence of the indisposition of Judg,-
Powcvs.
Quite a laugh was raised in the Supreme
Court, not long since, by an official, who
when the Judge called out for a crier to open
the court, said, “ May it please your Honor
the crier can't cry to-day, because his wifei
dead !”
C. C. Dennis, long superintendent of the
Lake shore railroad, we see it stated, has been
appointed superintendent of the Mad Ri w
and Lake Erie railroad—salary SB,OOO per an
num.
in a case of sudden death, recently, in War
ren county, Miss., a coroner’s inquest wa<
held, and the verdict was, that “thedecease]
died by the will of God, or some other
unknown to tlie jury.”
Mr. Robert Constantine, one of the firm ot
Constantine & Cos., of tlie bonded warehouse,
foot of Broome street, New York, while on a
hunting excursion on Friday last, in Franklin
county, in the northern part of that State,
was instantly killed by the accidental dis
charge of his gun.
Fugitive Slave Law Carried Out.
It is yet fresh in the memories of all how
the slave boy belonging to F. C. Ewers was
carried off last year by the bark “Growler’
more than suspicious were the circumstances
in which she put to sea—how miraculous!\
the fellow was found in the hold—how roman
tic a story he trumplied up, which was so cre
dulously believed and so kindly published by
the Abolition presses of Boston. But it limy
not be so generally known that the slave was
sold, running, to Mr. R. Sheridan, who paid
a good price, $550, for a darky safely housed
in Canada. But his new owner kept a sharp
eye on the movements of the “Growler; ’
and on her recent arrival in New Orleans, he
pounced on her commander for tlie value of
the slave—and got it—tlie agent of the owner
here, Mr. Rives, having promptly paid the
Captain’s order in favor of Mr. Sheridan fur
$1,200. —Mobile Register.
Method of Putting in Wheat.
We heard an expression from several of our
best farmers in this city, at a meeting of the
Agricultural Society, on Tuesday lasi, rela
tive to the best method of putting wheat into
the ground.
They all agreed that tolerably deep plowing
—say, 6 inches—was advisable. First, scat
ter the manure over the soil, sow the best
winter wheats, and sow early, say by the loth
of October, soak your wheat in ley and roll
it in lime, to prevent smut, then plow the
wheat and manure all in together. Winter
wheat was recommended because it stands
cold weather best. Early sowing was recom
mended because the late frosts in the Spring,
to which early wheat is subjected, is not para
mount to the injury that late wheat is subject
ed from the rust. We place these opinions
before our readers fbr what they are worth.
It will hurt no one to test the method and he
their own judge as to the practicability ot tlie
method.
\\ e were proud to hear some of our best far
mers recommending the cultivation of wheat,
as being more profitable in Cherokee Geor
gia, than the raising of cotton. That they
intended to quit planting so much cotton, and
turn their attention more to raising wheat.—
Cassvillc Standard.
Melancholy Accident.
Last Monday morning, two lads, at the Lit
erary Institute in New Hampton, N. H., mim
ed Jones und Bean, were reciting a dialogue,
in the course of which a gun was required
When the time came, Jones raised the gun.
(which had been frequently used for the same
performance,) and pulled tlie trigger when
it exploded, instautlykilliug the other lad.
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Sale ot Horses.
W. 11. Gibbons, Esq., has sold his cb. g
Nicholas 1. for $3,000, and his ch. f. Mis-
Julia for SI,OOO. Both horses were winners
at the Fashion races in New York last wee*,
and are entered for the races here. They
were sold to a southern gentleman. — Richni" 11 ' 1
Dispatch,
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An Editor Flogged.
The editor ot’ the Democrat, published ’d
Union, Monroe county, Vn., congratulaty
himself upon taking the second degree ofeui
t-orinl life. lie says that W. R. Staples. L'l •
visited his office last week, and demanded ■
recantation of certain remarks concerning m
speech in Union, in August last. He u “ e ,
to retract, and thereupon Mr. Staples pitch®’ 1
into him “like a thousand of brick,” and sm.
another rencontre, he says, was never wi.
nessed before. His nose was caused to biee
a Utile, and with that exception the woun •
were slight. As to the wouuds of bis aumg
nist, Staples, he didn't feel much interest, a”' 1
therefore didn’t examine them closely.