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CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. B Y J- W. & W. S. JOISTES JAMES M. SMYTHE, Associate Editor DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY & WEEKLY. OFFICE IN RAIL ROAD BARK BUILDING. TERMS Daily Paper, per annum, in advance • •$!() Tri-Weekly Paper, “ “ “ " -5 Weekly, (a mammoth shed) “ • • 2 i ASH SY STEM.—In no case will an order for the 1 i per be attended to, unless accompanied with the money, and in every instancewhen the time for w r hich any subscription may be paid, expires before flie re ceipt of funds to renew the same, the paper will 1 e discontinued. Depreciated funds received at value in this city. Tile Course of Time —a Spanish poem. O ! let the soul its slumber break, Arouse its senses and awake, To see how soon Life, with its glories, glides away, And the stern footsteps of decay Come stealing on. How pleasure, like the passing wind, Blows by, and leaves us nought behind But grief at last; How still our present happiness Seems, to the wayward fancy, less Than what has past. And while we eye the rolling tide, Down which your flying minutes glide Away so fast ; Let us the present hour employ, And deem each dream of future joy Already past. Let no vain hope deceive the mind— No happier let us hope to find To-morrow than to-day. Our golden dreams of yore were bright, Like them the present shall delight— Like them decay. Our lives like hastening streams must be That into one engulfing sea Are doomed to fall; The Sea of Death, whose waves roll on, O’er king and kingdom, crown and throne. And swallow all. Alike the river’s lordly tide, Alike the humble riv’lets glide To that sad wave ; Death levels poverty and pride, And nch and poor sleep side by side Within the grave. Our birth is but a starting place, Life is the running of the race, And death the goal; There all our steps at last are brought ; That path of all unsougut, Is found of all. Long ere the damps of earth can blight, The cheek’s pure glow of red and white Hath passed away; I outh smiled, and all was heav’nly fair ; Age came, and laid his finger there, Anti where are they ? Where are the strength that mocked decay The step that rose so light and gay, The heart’s blithe to.:e 7 The strength is gone, the step is slow, And joy grows weariness and woe When age comes on. Say, then, how poor and little worth Are those glittering toys of earth That lure us here ; Dreams of a sleep that death must break. Alas ! before it bids us wake, Ye disappear. From the N. O. Picayune 10 tk hist. Yellow Fever in Scav Orleans. Report of the Board of Heath.—The daily reports from the cemeteries having been published during the past week the Board of Health have to announce that the total amount of deaths from the epidemic, which was 47 for the weekending on Monday, the 2d. has been 133 lor the same period terminating this day,. August 9. John J. Ker, Chairman. A Hester, Secretary. By the above it will be seen that the fever i* on the increase. We learn that the suffering j and mortality by the disease are greatly aggrt* i \ated by the destitution of the classes among which it finds the most ol’its victims. Sad at> ! counts are given us of deaths from want of at tendance. It may be unnecessary, but cannot / be improper, to call upon the young men of the city who are iamihar with the disease, to re vive tuuse ohm itiiolc associations which in form er years have saved so many lives and mitigated so much anguish. By dividing the city into districts, and appointing committees for the vis itation of the poor of each, there is no estima ting the good which may be effected. A little seasonable advice, moderate aid, or personal at tendance, may often save a valuable life, or at least smooth the pillow of the dying sufferer. ‘ VV e doubt not that much has already been done b> young men in this good cause; they need bat to be reminded of the inestimable value of their services to redouble their exertions. 4he Council of the first Municipality last evening adopted a wise and humane resolution which will tend greatly to the relief ofthe poor m that part ofthe city. The Aldermen ofeacli ward are authorized to appoint a physician and apothecary to serve the poor with advice and with medicines at the expense ofthe muni cipality. This is much to be commended. *- harily Hospital. Report for the forty-eight hours ending last evening at 6 o’clock. Admissions of all diseases fQO Deaths from Yellow Fever 29 Deaths from other diseases 4 Battalion of Mounted Men.—The follow ing Companies have been reported as complete, or nearly so, and have been accepted by the Governor, as constituting the new Battalion of mounted men, lately called for from this State. VV e may look, in a lew days, for the arrival of the companies at this rendezvous, preparatory to organization as a Battalion, and taking up their line of march for the seat of War: Capt. Kendall, “Upatoi Rangers,” Muscogee Co. 11 Goulding, “Calhoun Guards,” «* “ Hamilton, Cass “ “ Wolford, « .. I* niton, Chattooga “ We understand that Capt. J. S. Calhoun, in compliance with the suggestion of the War De partment will receive the appointment of Lieut. Colonel of the Battalion, from Governor Crawford. This is but a just tribute to the gal autry mid patriotism ol the gentleman thus honored, and will give general satisfaction to the several companies placed under his com mand. May the Battalion win many laurels, to the credit of the State which sends it forth and to the honor of each individual member of the noble baud, who have so promptly respon ‘*®d.toJl, 16 . 0 * 1 1 1 of Ike country, in its hour of UeecL—- 'L'Ulumbus Democrat. From the Rio Grande.— We have received the Matamoros Flag of the 31st ult., but find little news in it. 1 lie 4 lag mentions that the following offi cers and commands arrived at the Brazos, on the 28th ult. on the steamship Telegraph, and passed up the river to Mier on the 30th, on board the steamer J. E. Roberts : Bri<*. Gen. Lane, of Indiana Volunteers ; Col,°R JVf" Echols, commanding 13th U. S. Infantry ; Capt. J. W. Rice and Lieut. Hall, company e| I hh Infantry ; Lieut. Davis, with a detachineiu ol company F., 13th Infantry ; Capt. Wallace witha detachmentoflndiana volunteers, officers and men not recollected. These troops were all in fine health and Spirits, aiyJ eager for the conflict. h u ba . ltal, ! 0n ° C . the 3d dragoons, under Lol. Bmler Irom this State, was completed by the arrival of one company on the 28th ult.— The lUg speaks m wann terms of the disci pline of the dragoons.— Pic. Ihthinst. Buffalo and Mississippi Railroad —Thia is the name ofa railroad chartered by the Leg islatures of Ohio and Indiana, and which, when completed, will form a connecting link between ioledo, at the western extremity of Lake Erie and Chicago, on the southwestern point of 1 Lake Michigan. The whole length of the road, according to a survey, will be 232 miles, and it will run in nearly a straight course . through the whole northern tier of counties in Ohio and Indiana, across the neck of the penin • sula formed by Lakes Huron and Michigan.— According to the report of the engineer who I surveyed the route, the whole cost of the road , is estimated at $5,215,000. The grades, we ; believe, present no formidable obstacles and the road, when completed, must do an immense business. — Balt. Amer. iHljromcle (mb Sentinel. AITGrXJSTA, GEO; MONDAY MORNING, AUG. 16, 184 T. FOR GOVERNOR: DUNCAN L. CLINCH, Os Camden. Elections. Since our last we have received additional eturns from the late elections, the result of which we subjoin : Tennessee.—There is no doubt of the elec tion of the Whig candidate for Governor by a majority of 1500 to 2500 votes. As far as heard from there is no change in the Congressional delegation. North Carolina. —The Congressional del egation stands 6 Whigs to 3 Democrats —Whig gain 3. Kentucky and Indiana. —From these two Slates we annext he report of the Baltimore American, remarking that the returns from Kentucky are very contradictory, and that some papers claim the election of eight Whig mem bers to Congress. So also in Indiana where four Whig Congressmen are claimed. These doubts will all be removed in a day or two. Kentucky.—Election held on the 2d, 3d and 4th of August for ten members of Congress and members of the State Legislature. Ist Congressional District, Lynn Boyd, L. F.; 2nd, Dr. Samuel Peyton. L. F. gain ; 3rd, B. L. Clark, L. F., gain ; 4th, Aylett Buckner, Whig; sth, J. B. Thompson, Whig; Gth, Green Adams, Whig, gain; 7th, G. Duncan, Whig ; Bth, C. S. Alorehead, Whig; 9th, Richard French, L. F. gain; 10th, Major J. P.Gaines, Whig, gain. Locofoco gain of one member. Indiana.—Election held on the 2d August, for ten members of Congress and members of the State Legislature. Ist Congressional District, Elisha Embree, (Whig) gain; 2d. Thos. J. Henley, (L. F.); 3d, J. L. Robinson (L. F.); 4th, C. B. Smith, (Whig); sth, Wra. W. Wick, (L. F.); Gth, D. M. Dobson, (L. F.); 7th, R. VV. Thompson, (Whig); Bth, John Petit, (L. F.); 9th, C. W. Cathcart, (L. F.); 10th, Doubtful. Whig gain of one member. Gen. Jackson and tlie Tariff. It is universally acknowledged that General Jackson was. while living, the Jupiter Tonans of the Democratic party. He was followed with a blind devotion, right or wrong, when conforming to the constitution or making holes through the parchment with the iron heels of his assumed and almost miraculous infallibility ! We lay the following letter before our readers and the jiublic, that our Democratic friends may see what strange views of the protection of American industry Genera! Jackson entertain- j ed, even while President of the United States. We know that the Democrats idolized him when living; they must revere his memory too much to class him with federal heretics merely because he favored the doctrine of protection. He has been gathered to his fathers, and we would pay a respectful regard to his character. But was he not a federal heretic for advocating protection, if the Whigs were? How can the support of that doctrine by Whigs (even those who go for protection for protection’s sake) he brought up against them to prove that they are enemies to the constitution and justice between section and section, unless it be also equally applicable to General Jackson ? What will honest Democrats think and say of the letter bel ow'7 Will the Democratic press publish it, j or is it a relic that they would prefer to keep ! hack from their readers? The Whigs are every thing but good patriots —because they happen to favor a tariff for revenue with incidental pro tection! What was General Jacknon when he wrote this letter, advocating protection for itself? We have no desire to urge national topics upon the consideration of the public at present. While we have no objection to it, we believe that in a c anvass like the present, State matters very naturally occupy the most prominent con sideration. Our opponents continue, how ever, to force national topics upon us. They would make the public believe that they and all their leading politicians are, and have been, as innocent upon this tariff’ question as fancy is of stealing the wings of fact in its magic flight. But they must recollect that facts are stub born things, and old letters sometimes peer up from the almost oblivio us past to rebuke false pretentions, and expose hollow hypocrisy and inconsistency. How fondly do we preserve some relic of beloved friends, for whom the seasons pursue in vain -their varied rounds. It is a worthy an d grateful feeling to cultivate. With what in ournful pleasure do we some times find an u nexpected memorial of a de parted friend, a ring, or a book, a few beauti ful verses, or it may be even a brief letter. With what inter est, then, will the friends of General Jacksoj r read this letter, and prize it as a rich recover y from the depositories of the past. It was-pial dished in a New York paper a few weeks after it was written, and, but for the prying curiosity of some one, who takes an interest in Lookio g over old files of papers, it might not have been brought to light to cheer his devoted admirers and charm them, as a pre cious relic of departed greatness: “Washington, April 5, 1830. Gentlemen .* — I ha ve the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this morning, presenting me with an axe and hatchet from the manufactory of M essrs. Dunlop & Maderia, in the borough of Cham bc rsburg, which I accept with great pleasure. These examples of the skill employed in that establishment frilly illustrate the capacity of our citizens to contend successfully with the ingenuity anti enterprise erf other nations. They, in fact, refute the idea too prevalent in several portions ofthe Union, that the policy of prot ectiou is in every view' of its effects, unequal to the anticipations of its friends. “ Andrew Jackson.” Gc »v. Crawford in Tennessee.—The Chat tanooga Gazette of the 13lh iust. says: His Ex celler icy. Gov. Crawford, of Georgia, is now on a visit tto our town. We are pleased to learn from the that the prospect for the conipj* ?tiou ofthe Hoad to the river in the next two ye ‘ars, is very certain. A New York letter ill the Philadelphia In quirer says: “The new ocean steamship United States will be launched next week from the yard of Messrs. Brown & Bell. The second bed plate for her engine was cast yesterday, and weighs some twenty-seven tons. She will be commanded by Captain Wagstaff*, formerly of the Union line of packets to Havre. Whig Meeting at the City Hall. Pursuant to previous call, a meeting was held at the City Hall on Saturday last, 14th instant, which was organized by calling Michael F. Boisclair, Esq., to the Chair, and appointing J. Louis Kirkpatrick, Esq,, Secretary. Col. Wm. T. Gould then offered the following re solution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved , That the Whigs of the several districts of this county be requested to appoint three delegates each to meet at the City Hail on Tuesday, the seventh of September next, at 3 o’clock, P. M., to nominate suitable persons to represent this county in the next j Legislature. J. J. R. Flournoy, Esq,, offered the two following resolutions, which also were unanimously adopted : 1. Resolved , That this meeting approve of the proceedings of the Whig Convention held at Mil ledgeville on the first of July last, and especially of the nomination of General Duncan L. Clinch for Governor of this State, and the recommendation of General Zachary Taylor to the people of the United States for the Presidency. 2. Resolved, That this meeting adjourn to Tues day, the seventh of September next, at seven o’clock, P. M., to receive the nomination of the delegates un der the first resolution. Ort motion of Col. Win. T. Gould, it was directed that a copy of the proceedings of this meeting, sign ed by the Chairman and Secretary, be published in the Chronicle Sentinel. MICHAEL F. BOISCLAIR, Chairman. J. Louis Kirkpatrick, Secretary. From the Constitutionalism. Tl»e Magnetic Telegraph---Editorial Convention. The suggestion that a Convention of the Ed itors in Georgia interested in the Magnetic Telegraph, should take place at the Slone Mountain on the 11th inst., had the effect of bringing together several of the editors of the Savannah, Macon and Augusta papers. Mr. Chester. Agent of the Washington City and New Orleans Telegraph line, was also present. This was intended to he a meeting merely tor consultation, and preliminary to a more gene ral meeting at some future day, of editors and proprietors of papers along the entire lines of Telegraphic communication from Boston to New Orleans. The Convention therefore confined itself to the discussion of the following questions: Ist. Was such a general Convention desira ble and feasible ? ‘2nd. What were the objects to he attained by it ? 3rd. In what manlier could they lie attain ed ? 4th. When and where should this Conven tion assemble / Views were freely interchanged on all these points, and there was no diversity of opinion on the general questions. Details were left for future consideration. But the advantages to result from a general Convention were too manifest to provoke much discussion. It was at once agreed that our colemporaries of the press be invited to come together to make a combined and harmonious arrangement, by which would he secured to each press embraced in the arrangement, at the same time, the same information, commercial and political, along the whole line or lines of Telegraph. This can be accomplished at an expense to each, under an arrangement made in unison, so mo derate as to place it within the reach of papers in the smallest cities. It will thus be a desi deratum to them. It will also, by the same means, immensely reduce the heavy expendi ture to which the presses in our large cities are subjected by their present plan of obtaining se parately their telegraphic news. To accom plish this, a number of presses must combine. This will lessen the amount to each, while the aggregate will afford a compensation sufficient to remunerate the telegraphic companies, and make the arrangement an inducement to them. The arrangement contemplates the furnish ing to the associated presses, only those gene ral items of news from the chief commercial marts, in reference to markets, sales, prices, dec., as are of interest to all—and an epitome from day to day, during the sessions of Con gress, of the important occurrences at the great political centre —Washington City— together with summaries of foreign news made up on the arrivals of the steamers from Europe, at New York and Boston. Farther items and de tails may he still open '„o the competition of the most enterprising, and whose readers may re quire them—as may be the case in the larger cities. Such, the contemplated arrangement is not intended to restrict. But to such, to the extent it goes, the arrangement will be a great saving, and a manifest benefit. The second point—to wit; the objects to be attained by the convention, we consider is to some extent elucidated by the remarks we h:i% already made. These alford the outlines of the plan, which with the suggestions obviously springing therefrom, are quite sufficient.for pre sent purposes. As to the 3rd point—the manner in which to attain these objects, we cannot better present it, than by calling attention to the communication signed C.—which we copy below from the Ma con Journal and Messenger. [The communication referred to, was pub lished in the Chronicle some weeks ago, and we therefore omit it.] This has reference to a contract to be made with one Company—the Washington ami New Orleans Telegraph Company. But all the tel egraph companies can doubtless he induced to make a common arrangement, 1 so that it may apply to the whole extent of the telegraphic lines. The exact terms and conditions of the arrangement can be made known by these com panies to the editorial convention, or a commit tee of conference appointed by it, and the pro positions can be then and there agreed to and definitely acted upon. We suggest that the Telegraph Companies undertake the contract of furnishing to each Press coming into the arrangement the amount of telegraphic matter agreed upon—employing for the purpose agents and reporters responsible to the Com panies employing them. There will thus he a direct privity of contract between each Press individually, and the Telegraph Company or Companies. Each party to it will thus be di rectly and legally responsible to the other lor the faithful performance of its contract. The reputation of the Company is involved in the faithful, prompt and regular transmission of accurate reports, and will be interested to em ploy efficient and reliable reporters. The vi tal interests of each Press will impel it to the prompt payment of its quota, for the intelli genfce it thus secures on such favorable terms for its columns. The last point considered and agreed upon, resulted in the selection of Washington City as the place, and the 15th of December next as the time for the meeting of the Convention. We did not doubt that it would he both con venient and pleasant for a large number of the editorial corps interested in the business, to assemble at that time and place. Many will he • there at all events, and those who cannot con veniently be there in person will find no diffi culty in procuring friends on the spot to act for them. In a matter of so much importance, the mem bers of Congress, from the respective States of the absent editors could be selected, who would take pleasure in representing them i uthe Con vention. The meeting cannot well be postponed to a later date because it is expected that the tele graphic communication will he completed from Washington City to New Orleans by the last of January next, and it is desirable that our • contract should commence with the day of its I completion. As favorable terms might not be obtained after the line was put in operation. In the above views, which are submitted to 1 the editorial fraternity interested in this great 1 enterprise, we have endeavored to comply „ with the request made of us at Stone Mountain _ by the editors there assembled. This was to embody in an editorial the opinions, views and wishes there expressed and coincided with by them. We invoke forthem the grave consider : ation of our editorial brethren, and confidently I anticipate from them an affirmative response to our proposition to meet us next December j in Convention. | The Cotton Crop—The "Worms —Weath- er, &c. The following extracts, which we clip from our exchanges, show that the worms are com mitting their depredations in various sections of the cotton growing region. The first ex tract we copy from the Picayune: Fort Jesup, La., July 22, 1847. Editors of Picayune —l enclose some of the gen uine miller or butterfly, the eggs of which produce the “army worm,” which destroys the cotton crop, for your examination, and for those that are not acquaint ■ ed with them ;to see what small insects produce such vast destruction. I have not observed them until within the last two or three days on my plantation, hut they are now quite numerous in the cotton, depos iting their eggs, no doubt. They are remarkably wild, and fly very swift, and a person not acquainted with them, during the heat of the day, would hardly notice them ; but just after sun set and until dark they may be seen busily flying through the cotton, and buzzing about under the leaves near the tops of the stalks, for a short while, and then dart oil" to another place to continue the same opera tions. As they are occasionally seen ffying around the can dles on the supper table at night, I would respectfully suggest the plan of setting numerous small torches ot light ou the stumps, or on stakes, just elevated above the top of the cotton through the fields at sundown, and keep them burning until after dark sometime. It may he the means of destroying some of them. I have commenced the plan ; it is but little trouble, and can do no great harm, if no good. I have never known them show themselves so early in the season before. As onr crops of cotton are generally back ward, hut few bolls being full grown, if they com mence now in earnest they will make a clean sweep- Yours, with much respect, G. W. Thompson. Copy of a letter received by a gentleman near Co lumbia, dated Charleston P. O. Mississippi, July 29th. The Worms have again made their appearance in the Cotton here, and I fear very much that we shall make a worse failure than last year. Our cotton has not matured enough to make lOOlbs. to the acre, it is certain, if they do not cease their operations in a very few days, we shall not make seed to plant nex t year. It will create great distress in our country, if two failmes happen in succession, it will he impossible for the peo ple to meet their liabilities. Our corn crop promises an abundant yield, if the worms do not destroy it; they have commenced on it in some farms already—one week ago our prospect was never better, our crop is injured already, at least 50 bags, and God only knows how much is to be injured yet. It has rained with us for the last month, every day. lam certain we have not had three days fair weather out of thirty. I have never seen such floods of rain before, it really looks as though we should have a flood in place of fire. 'Fhe Cotton Worm. —We have a letter before us from Lafayette Co., Miss., which speaks of the ap pearance thereof the army worm. The writer is con fident it is of the same family that laid waste to the crops last year ; hut it does not confine itself to the cotton plant, but eats the crab grass, corn blades, &c., as well as cotton. They are exceedingly voracious, and the writer of the letter says that you can go into the fields where they may be and distinctly hear them at work eating, the sound being not unlike that of a multitude of workmen engaged upon a building.— He first observed them about the 20th of July. He augurs most unfavorably from present appearances for ffie coming crop.— Pic. 10 Lh inst. The Cotton Worm.-— The Lexington Advertiser (Holmes county, Miss.) says that several species of cotton worm have made their appearance, and are de stroying the cotton to an alarming extent in that coun ty. They are (it says) on almost every plantation we have heard from north of this place, and also on many in the southern part of the county. They embrace several species—the cotton caterpillar, ( noctua gos sypii,) the army worm, the boll worm, and twokinds of ground worm ; one a gray # cut worm, and the other a large yellow and black striped worm, which feeds both on leafand stem, and which at present, appears to be doing the greatest damage. “ A planter near this place tells us that of two ad joining fields in one a number of pigs and shoats have been running ; in the other none. That in the one where there are no hogs, the worm has already near ly ruined the prospect of a crop. In the one where there are hogs they have done no damage at all. He has determined to turn every hog on the place into the cotton fields.” 'File Army Worm.- -The last Holly Springs (Miss.) Gazette, speaking ofrfhe ravages of the army worm, says : “It is with feelings of the most painful foreboding that we are called upon to announce the appearance, in the counties of Lafayette and Panola, and in the Southern part of this county, of the most destructive enemy to the cotton plant whose ravages we have ever witnessed. It is the dread army worm, which made its appearance in Panola county some two weeks ago Since then it has been rapidly pro gressing in this direction, and has already readied the vicinity of Waterford. We have witnessed, per sonally, its fatal effects on the farm of a gentleman near Chulahoma, and were informed, by eye-witnes ses. that there were other plantations in the neighbor hood which had already suffered far more severely— in fllct, that the cotton crops on them were utterly hopeless. Unlike the caterpillar of last year, this worm avoids the foliage of the plant entirely, and perforates the stalk near the top and limbs, seeming to poison the whole plant, an 1 causing all the bolls and squares to drop oil. In some instances we observed where it had attacked the young bolls. This worm makes its appearance six weeks earlier than the caterpillar did last year, and unless its pro gress is arrested very soon, of which there appears to be no hope, the cotton crop in this region will be a to tal failure. Flic Crops. —Some dispute exists in the country as to whether the worm which has made its appear ance is the “army worm,” or not—some say it is, others say it is not. At any rate considerable dam age has been done to the crops, though the ‘ravages’ are confined to particular neighborhoods. The grass has been perfectly destroyed bv them in many corn fields, and some regard this a sign that they will not touch the cotton. How it will turn out, we can’t say —time will tell this, as v eil as many other things. Great alarm certainly exists among the planters ; and (hey have every reasonable ground for it, at least so it appears to us. — Journal. 'Fhe Worm. —This scourge of the planter, it is feared, is about to blight the prospects of the present cotton crop, if not entirely destroy it! We have heard of their appearance in various por tions of the country, and regret to learn that they have commenced upon the cotton. We were yester day (July 26) shown some taken from a field six miles east of Grenada, of various sizes, from 1 to 14 inches in length. The highly respectable planter, from whose field these worms were taken, expressed a belief, that they were the same species of worm, which so destructively preyed upon the cotton last season. He also assured us that his field, particular ly the poorer portions, was swarming with the insect. The grass was already destroyed, and the worm had made its way to the stock.— Grenada {Mi.) Press. Worms. —We are informed that the worm is doing considerable damage to the cotton crops in some parts of this county. It is thought, however, that it is not the army worm, but a species of cut-worm resem i bling the caterpillar.— F\iyctte[Mi.] Watch 'Power. ' Fhe Cotton Worm. —We hear almost daily com plaints from our planters, in regard to the appearance > of the cotton worm. On some of the plantations in i the lower part of this county, we understand that , these worms have attacked the cotton with great , energy, whilst on other places they are working upon the grass. We also learn that the worms have made their appearance on Silver creek, Issaquena county. Should these worms make a general and vigorous at tack upon the catton at the present time, it will prove ruinous to the planters. We sincerely hope that the \ accounts which we have heard may be exaggerated. 1 —Yazoo City Whig. [ Fhe Worm.— From every quarter of the compass we hear of the appearance of the worm, and of the alarm occasioned thereby. But, in most instances 1 after the matter is investigated, the alarm and mis chief occasioned and done is found to have been all 1 caused by th egrass worm, which, it is true, has been t somewhat destructive. We have conversed with old r and experienced planters on the subject, not longer ago than yesterday, and we find that not one of them i is absolutely certain that he has seen the real army | worm yet.— Natchez C ourier. Extract of a letter from a respectable Planter to his correspondents in Mobile, dated : Sparta, Conecuhco. Aug. 3 d, 1347.-- Gentlemen —-I am in receipt of your letter of the 27th ot July, and hasten to replytoso much ofit as asks information about the Caterpillar. I can now say to you they are here to my own knowledge, for I at this time have some in my house feeding them on the cotton leaf.- My neighbor, P. S. Vandiviere, Esq., brought me, a I few days since, a cotton leaf containing four worms, which I know to be the genuine Catlerpillar, so you may rest well assured the Catterpillars are here.— The progress they will make lam unable to say, but : 1 am satisfied in my own mind, if they make their usual progress there certainly cannot be more than a third ofa crop made in this county. I will write you again in a few days. Extract of a letter received in Charleston, dated “ Arcola, {Marengo Co ., Ala July 30. — “Gloomy us were our prospects fora cotton crop when I last wrote, they are vastly' worse now. As I have kept a diary of the weather since the beginning of the present month, I will copy' it for y'our informa tion —Rams, July Ist, 2d, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, ! 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th 28th 30th. This is a true account of the rains that have fallen on me and mine during the month. I I am somewhat inclined to the opinion that this vicinity has had more than its fair proportion of the passing rains, but of this lam not certain. Os one thing ! however, there can be no doubt, that ike crop with us is lost. The greater number of these rains have i been characterised by unusal violence — bridges, causeways and fences are broken in every direction ; the roads between this and Demopolis are both impassa ble to vehicles. The whole country' Hooded with water, the river very high and rising, and the rain still falling—the fodder ready for pulling and mould ering f»n the stalks. Ruin and desolation seem to per vade all this region ; how far it extends I am unable to say, but with us every thing is marked by gloom and dismay. To what extent the ravages up to the present moment may be repaired by a propitious August, September and October, if we should be so favored as to have it, I have not the necessary ex perience to determine. Rut I fear that under the most favorable auspices we cannot exceed the crop of last year, and I am not without apprehensions that we may not make seed enough to plant the next crop! Dont smile at this, we have left off laughing in '■'■these parts ” lor I assure you in a’l seriousness that in the whole of my life 1 have never contemplated a more cheerless and disheartening prospect. The crop is gone, that’s done ; but the amount of sickness, suffer ing and mortality that may follow in its wake is appal ling. We must bow in submission to our fate.” The Crops.—The weather is still unsettled, though we have had less rain the past, than for many previous weeks. Os the cotton crop we hear various accounts, all more or less discouraging. One of the best informed planters in this section gives it as his opinion, that in no case will the yield be greater than last year—and that even this result must depend upon a very' late frost and the absence of the catterpillar. There must be time for new fruit to form and mature, as he considers nearly all hitherto formed as lost. The plant is shedding ruinously— "FaHahasscc Sen tinel. New Cotton. —Two bales of new cotton ar rived here yesterday on the steamboat Rain bow, from the plantation of Gen, A. G. Carter, of East Feliciana. We have received a sample ofit which is bright, clean cotton with fine long staple.— Pic. 10th inst. Twenty-First Senatorial District. CORRESPONDENCE. Jefferson Co., July 14th, 1847. George Stapleton, Esq., Dear Sir —At a Con vention assembled this day at Hardwick’s, for the pur pose of nominating a Whig candidate to represent the 21st Senatorial District, in the next Legislature, the undersigned were appointed a Committee to ap prise yon of the fact, of your nomination, by said Con vention, and to request your acceptance of the same. ; With respect, we are y'ours, &c., WilliamS. Alexander, } William S. Lowry, > Committee. Samuel Denny, ) REPLY. Jefferson Co., July 22, 1847. Messrs. Win. S. Alexander , Samuel Denny, and Wm. S. Lowry: Gentlemen: —Yours of the 14th, communica ted to rne the proceedings of the Whig Convention as i sembled on that day, at Davisborough, has this day been received ; and the nomination to represent the 21st Senatorial District in the ensuing State Legisla ture, unanimously tendered by the convention, is hereby accepted; and feeling deeply sensible of this manifestation of confidence in me, although it im poses an additional weight of responsibility, yet, at the same time, it imposes on me the stronger obliga tions to my constituency who have honored me with an im|iortaat station of public trust. Please accept for yourselves, gentlemen, and through you, the Con vention, and constituency of the 21st Senatorial Dis trict, my best wishes for your prosperity and happi ness. George Stapleton. From the Baltimore American. Letters from Gen. Taylor. The following letter from the hero of Bue na Vista is in reply to one from Wm. Hall, Esq. I forwarding to him a set of resolutions adopted in May last, by a meeting of the Whigs in Noj j tiugham district in Prince George’s county, approving of his course in conducting the war wixhMexico, and at the same time nominating him for the Presidency in 1848 ; Headquarters Army of Occupation, / i Camp near Monterey, (Mexico) July 6, 1347. ) My Dear Sir: —The resolutions recently adopted by a meeting of the citizens of Prince George’s coun i ty, Md., ferwarded to me by you, have been, with I your accompanying letter, duly received. through you I would respectfully return to those kind friends my deep and sincere thanks for the very high honor and flattering testimonials of approval which they have thus conferred upon me. If the I go >d people of the nation should so greatly honor me , with elevation to the Chief-Magistracy, I shall, by all i zealous endeavors and to the best of my ability, strive to serve them, and maintain the best and highest inte rests of the whole country ; yet, though I feel impelled , to yield to the call of the people at large, I should hail with pleasure their determination to confer so great a i gift on some eminent statesman. j Be pleased to accept, with these acknowledgements, j for yourself and those whom you represent, the j warm good wishes and regard cf our most obliged ser j rant. Z. TAYLOR, Wm. Hall, Esq. Major Gen. U. S. Army. The annexed letter from Gen. T. is in reply to one addressed to him by Peter Sken Smith, j Esq., of Philadelphia, with the design of elicit ing his sentiments in reference to the political i opinions of the Native American party. It will be seen that the General refuses to be the can i didale of the Native American party : Hd. Q,rs. Army of Occupation, / Camp near Monterey, July 6, 1847. $ Sir:—The prospectus of a Native American paper, to be edited by yourself, forwarded tome with attach ed remarks from you, has been duly received. Upon the points alluded to in those remarks, and to which members of the Native American party re quire assent from those whom they favor for the Pre sidency, 1 can only say, with all candor, that if elect ed to that otiice it must be by the spontaneous will of the people at large, and without agency or pledge on my part in any particular. If ever I fill that high j office it must be untrammelled with party obligations i or interests of any kind, and under none but those | which the Constitution and the high interests of the i nation at large most seriously and solemnly de i maud. I do not desire the Presidency, and only y ield thus far my assent to be considered a can i didate, in the same proportion in which it is de sired by the people, irrespective of party. Your paper—the number which you were kind enough to promise—will be very accep table ; meanwhile I can only hope it will prove ; useful to the country. Very truly and sincerely, your ob’t serv’t. Z. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen. U. S. Army, j* Petek Sken Smith, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa. . Special Notices. A CARD. Dr. Banning respectfully gives notice that J with a view of bringing the benefits of his “ BODY BRACES” within the reach of all, he has reduced : the price to sls for the Plated and $lO for the Steel, j Also, that he will furnish Planters with a substantial | article for weak and inefficient servants for $7. aul6 ] 1.. O. O. F. fa* Washington Lodge,. No. j,... Regular Meeting of this Lodge will be held THIS (Monday) EVENING, at 8 o’clock, precisely. By order of the N. G. Aug. 16. AUG. PITCHER, Secretary. FOURTH WARD — 600TH DISTRICT U The Whigg of the Fourth Ward, or 600!! District, are requested to meet on SATURDAY EVENING, 21st ult., at the RICHMOND HOTEI for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Count Convention, to be held on the Ist Tuesday in Sep tembei. a ul6 13 s The Health Committee reports the City generally clean and the Streets and Lots in good or der, and believe the health of the City throughout t 0 be very good for the season of the year. JAMES B. BISHOP, ; G. F. PARISH, > Committee JAMES HARPER, [True extract of the minutes of the City Council of Augusta, of the 7th August, 1847. augl4-3 W. MILO OLIN, Clerk Council *• 13" Import ant Letter from North Carolina: Fayetteville, N. C., jffarch 1, 1847.—Dr. Seth W. Fowle, Dear Sir—For two years past 1 have beer, more or less troubled with a cough. During the p a <t year I was taken with a severe pain in the side aP . companied by u very bad cough, and a raising 0 f blood—probably a quart or more. In addition totlih I sweat profusely at night, which induced me toapply to a physician, but received no permanent benefit. j then procured a bottle of Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry, which seemed to have the desired effect. I I continued to use it, and my appetite, which had been : very poor, returned, and with it my strength was re stored. After taking four bottles, I was completely cured, and have enjoyed good health since. David R. Bell. The editor of the North Carolinian, albeit strongly opposed to puffing “quack medicines,” but believing that Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry ought not to be classed with that sort, cheerfully testifies to his know ledge of the truth of Mr. Bell’s statement, in regard to the efficacy' of the Balsam. None genuine unless signed I. Butts, on the wrap per. For sale, wholesale and retail, by' Haviland, Risley & Co., Thos. Barrett & Co., and Drug gists generally in Georgia. aul3-tw&w £3 “ Procrastination is tlie thief of time,” a truth as solemn as it is important, and vet how small the number who act with promptness and decision in eases of vital importance. When dis ease invades the physical frame, no time should be lost in procuring the right medicine at once, and get cured without delay. For chronic constitutional dis eases, such as Rheumatism, King’s Evil, Scrofula, Swelling of the Glands, obstinate Cutaneous Erup tions, Ulcers, White Swellings, Enlargement and I | Fain of the Bones, and other similar diseases, SANDS’ SARSAPARILLA has been found in numerous in stances to be an efficient remedy, operating mildly and t j pleasantly on the general system, purifying and cleansing the vital fluids, giving tone and energy to the nervous system, and imparting stamina to the de bilitated frame. Numbers who have taken it, mere ly with a view of alleviating their sufferings, have, 11 by using it a short time, to their infinite pleasure and I] delight, rapidly improved in health, until it has be- I j come fully established. §3* Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail by A. I B. <fe D. Sands, Druggists, !00 Pulton-street, New- York. Sold also by Ha viland, Risley & Co., and by Druggists generally throughout the United Slates. II Price $1 per bottle. Six bottles for five dollars. 11 au!3-d&w JTjr* Doctors EVE and CAMPBELL will a tend to my Professional Business during my absence for the summer from the State. U jyls-lm PAUL F. EVE. |3» Medical Card. DR. JOHN A. CLEVE- || LAND has returned to this city. Office No, 215 Broad-street. ' jelO JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT. I Railroad Bank Building;. Broud-st. JOB PRINTING. - OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, AND IN THE BEST STYLE OF THE ART, PLAIN OR FANCY, Neatly Rxecuted at this Office, embracing such as: Business Cards, Hand Bills, any size. Circulars, Posters ” ” i 1 Warehouse Reeijßs, Sliow Bills & Cards, Bill Heads, CJiecks, Pamphlets, Drafts, Bonds, Blanks of all kinds, I Notes of Hand, Certificates, Labels, &c. &c. &c. The Proprietors of the Chronicle & Senti nel respectfully inform their patrons and the public that they are prepared to execute their orders for any thing in the Job Printing line, and in a style, I I as they fiatte r themselves, not surpassed in the South- I eru States. All orders executed with despatch, and at prices as reasonable as at any other establishment. DIED. I In Lincoln count y, on the 28th ult., Susan Geob gi a Anna, youngest daughter of Matilda and Thomas Hardy, aged 12 months and 25 days. The deceased, an interesting child, in the bloom of health, died from I I an injury received by a full, after an illness of live I I days. “Os such is the kingdom of Heaven.” Commercial. From the Baltimore American. —By 'Felegraph. NEW YORK, August 12, 6 P. M.—The Flour market is somewhat firmer to-day, and there is a good f I demand for shipment, but the present asking prices cannot be obtained. The entire sales of the day do I m not exceed 5000 barrels, at $5.62f a $5.87* for Michigan and $5.87 h as 6 for prime brands of Gen- I ■ ncsee. I The demand for wheat is good, but sellers are too I I firm in their demands for active operations. New Southern is selling at 118 a 127 cts. Ohio mixed at 115 a 117 cents, and a lot of 2000 bushels prime Gen esee sold at 140 cts, per bushel. Rye is very firm at 80 cents per bushel, but with small sales. I ■ Corn maintains its advance and is very firm. The sales to-day are to the extent of 10,000 bushels at 72 f ■ a 75 cents. I I The Cotton market has lost its firmness, and d ,e ■ tendency of prices is downward. The transactions 9 to-day amount to near 2000 bales at a decline of [fl per lb. on the highest rates of last week. It is said that the last steamer brought out abo« l : $400,000 worth of Pennsylvania bonds for sale. ■ SAVANNAH, August 13. Cotton. —Arrived isl since August ">rh, 600 bales Upland (488 per Rail- >IS road, and 112 - des from Augusta). The exports H fl same period have been 18 bales Sea Island, and Si- Uplands, viz: 697 to New York and 182 to Chari? s ' fl ton, leaving a stock on hand and on shipboard if cleared, of 468 bales Sea Islands, and 5,639 bales I p lß| land, against 24 bales Sea Islands, and 6,912 bate Upland at same time last year. The sales of the week amount to 1107 bales as f«* B lows: 47 bales at 12J ; 225 at 12; 100 at 11}; -f at Ilf; 177 at Ilf ;55 at Ilf ;91 at Ilf; 92 at IB B 27 at 10j ; 7 at 10J, and 6 a lOf cents. B The market has advanced 1a f since the Steamer gj accounts. Ordinary, lOf all ; Middling, US a *’ Pair, Ilsa 12*; Good fair, 12* a 12*. STATEMENT OF COTToN. , ,/■ 1846-47 IS** Stock on hand, Sept. 1 5,456 2,0* Received since Aug. 5-*-- 600 „}'ooQ “ previously 225,325 Total receipts 231,381 175,260 Exported this week 879 cl’mu “ previously-••• 224,813 loM^ Total 225,692 e, PV2 Remaining on hand, Aug.l2 5,689 Rice. —The sales of the week are — 100 cask* a o per 100 pounds, 57 at s7|, 77 at $44, and S fl The market is firm and prime qualities will b r . H Flour. - We notice sales of 50 bbls. fl Corn. —The sales have only been in small q B ties at 60 a65 cts. The market is well stock* • « Hay. —Prime Northern is retailing at $L jjj | H Groceries. —The sales of the week are Cub* Bl hhds. Cuba Molasses at 22 a23 cents. 30 o*6 M Coffee at 8* cents, u^nsoU 81 I Bacon. —About 4,000 lbs. Hams have been » 8 ots. 4,000 lbs. Sides at 10 cts. fl Salt. —Is retailing at 138 cts, per sack- j a H Bagging. —is in brisk demand. ” e 1 sale of 80 pieces Kentucky at 16f cents. ||||