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chronicle & sentinel. Iby j. w. & w. S. JONES. DAILI, TUI WEEKLY <fc WEEKLY OFFICE IN HAIL HOAD BANK BUILDING TERMS —Daily Paper, perannum,in advance**# 10 Tri-Weekly Paper, “ “ “ *' " " Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) “ ('ASH SYSTEM.—In no case paper be attended to, unless accompanie .. . money, and in every instancewhon thetime ) the subscription may be paid, expires >e - .jj, ceipt of funds to renew ‘be same, the paper will he discontinued. Depreciatedfundsrece.ved at value.n this citv. ———— M*cou Sunday Schools. The following account of a very interesting scene we copy from the Journal Sf Messenger: “ \Ve know not when we have heard a more universal expression of gratification than was indulged in by our citizens on Saturday last, uponVitnessing the Union Celebration of the various Sunday Schools in Macon and the vi cinity. It was really and truly a Union Cele bration —all the different denominations having cordially co-operated in the ceremonies. The following Schools were in attendance, viz : The Methodist School 140 Pupils, Presbyterian do J3O do. Pineville do 79 do. Baptist do* 76 do. East Macon do 75 do. Episcopal do 64 do. Making an aggregate of. 564 do. “This estimate of the number, which has been furnished by request, corresponds with our own estimate of the procession, as it pas sed the Floyd House corner, when we counted 565. exclusive of teachers. “ The reader need not be told that this num ber of neatly dressed children, with their ban ners and badges, made a most interesting dis play. Macon certainly has cause for congratu lation in regard to the flourishing condition of her Schools, and she owes no ordinary debt of gratitude to those benevolent and enterprising ladies and gentlemen who are devoting their energies to this noble cause. “ The procession was organized at the Acade my and proceeded to the Methodist Church, according to programme published in our last paper. At the Church, addresses appropriate to the occasion were delivered, by representa tives of the respective Schools. These ad dresses, which we had not the pleasure of hear ing, we are informed were highly creditable to the youthful speakers, who manifested a most laudable ambition to excel. Auer the ceremo nies at the Church had been concluded, the sev eral Schools returned to their respective places of meeting, where the refreshments had been prepared through the kindness of the ladies of the various Societies. “The whole celebration passed off without the occurrence of any event to mar the happi ness of the youth, who seemed greatly to enjoy the festivities of the occasion.” Napoleon’s Tomb at the “Invalides,” Paris. —A French paper gives the following details relating to works at the tomb of the Em peror Napoleon. An immense circular crypt has been dug beneath the dome within which, on three shafts of green marble, the sarcophagus containing the emperor’s coffin will repose. The block of porphyry which the curious are now flocking to see on the Q,uil d’Orsay is destined to cover the sarcophagus. A lower gallery, paved in mosaics and lined with mar ble bas-reliefs representing the principal events in the Emperor’s life, will admit the pulic to circulate about the sarcophagus. Twelve co lossal statues in white marble, of which six are already placed, will sustain an upper gallery whence it may be looked down on and its d~ tails examined from a above. These allegori cal statues from the chisel of Pradier, repr' sent the principal branches of human activity— Science, Legislation, War, Arts. &c. A mag nificent altar of black marble veined with white rises in front of the tomb. Four large and beautiful columns, also of black and white marble, support the canopy of carved and gilt wood. Ten b -oad steps, each cut from a sin gle block of Carrara marble, lead up to the funeral altar. Beneath this altar is the passage to the lower gallery above spoken of; whose entrance is guarded on either side by the tombs, in back marble, of Bertrand and Duroc —dead marshals keeping wait at the door of the imperial dead. The marble employed in the construction of this tomb cost not less than a million and a half (60,000/.) in the rough : the sculptures and bas-reliefs executed by Simart cost six hundred thousand francs, (24,- 000/ ) The block of porphyry for the cover ing of the sarcophagus weighs 45,000 kilogram mes:—its extraction and carriage to Paris, cost one hundred and forty thousand francs (5,- 6001.) It comes from the shore of Lake Onega —Between the tombs of Bertrand and JDuroc a shrine will be erected to receive the sword of Austerlitz, the Imperial Crown, and eighty standards captured under the Empire. The Kremlin Restored at Moscow'.— “ The New Kremlin will shortly be finished. The gilded cupola sparkles already in the sun, and recalls to mind the palaces with their gol den summits of the ancient Grand Dukes of Russia. In the St. George’s Hall, that Saint is to be seen on horseback fighting the vviuged dragon. Eighteen statues, representing the submission of as many provinces now belong ing to Russia, are sheathed in complete armour, Vuh shields which bear the date of the period. The Andrew’s Hall, or throne room, is orna mented with magnificent golden reliefs; the Alexander Hall is of red marble, and astonishes the beholder bv its beautiful achitectural orna ments. It is difficult to describe, so as to give a correct idea, the extraordinary grandeur of these hads and the exquisite style of the work manship.” The Frigate Bird.—The following is the account given by the Bishop of Norwich at the late meeting of the Ipswich Museum of Natural History ; He had sent to the museum thatday a specimen oflhe frigate bird—which was liter ally a tenant of the air ; it lived in the air, slept in the air, and never came to the shore except in the breeding season. The explanation of this extraordinary phenomenon was as simple as possible. It was admirably constructed for the purpose of its existence. It had an enormous pouch beneath its throat, its skin was loose, its bones and arteries were alike air-vessels; and with an expansion of tail and wings, it could, by imbibing a quantity of air, and rarifying it within its body, become, in fact, an air balloon. In this manner it floated in the air even during sleep. Stark Arrester.—Capt, J. P. Brooks, one ol the owners of the line of steamers between Savannah and Charleston, has suggested a new arrangement for arresting sparks, of which the Charleston Courier of Monday speaks thus:— Several fires having recently occurred on Frazer s and the adjacent wharves, from sparks issuing from the chimneys, as is alledged of one or more ofthe steamboats running between this place and bavannah, the enterprising agent of the line determined, if possible, to obviate the difficulty, by calling into requisition the a bilities of one of our engineers, who, we are pleased to add, has succeeded in accomplishing the desired object. Au additional uamper was made and placed in the stock pipe of the Gen. Clinch on Saturday evening last, and a trial made of its efficacy in the presence of a number of gentlemen, who had been invited to judge of its practicability. The trial was made, and we understand that they were highly pleas ed with the result. During the progrees of getting up steam onboard the boat the Damper was placed in the chimney, and not a spark escaped. When it was removed, however, the current of air forced them out in great quantities thus testing its usefulness; Chronicle anO Sentinel. AIT GMT ST A, GrA : FRIDAY MORNINO, MAY 11, 1849. Arrival of the Hibernia. The arrival of the steamer Hibernia at Hali fax, with one week’s later European accounts, was announced last evening by Telegraph, soon I after which the wires of the Northern line (a common occurrence of late) broke. We may receive her news to-day. N, York State Cabinet of Natural History. A correspondent of the Newark Advertiser thus notices this most complete collection in the United States; “I was exceedingly pleased with the State Cabinet of Natural History. It was a new thought to me. I felt as I passed from apartment to apartment, that a scheme worthy of a great State had been put into successful operation. Here were gathered together and classified all the different kinds of birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, trees, &c. in the State. I had just time to learn a few statist’ s, all of which was new to me. There are 307 different birds in the State ; 70 different species of mammalia, and 300 different spe cies of fish in the waters of the State: 34 kinds of rep tiles,and not less than 1600 different species of the indi- , genous botanic kingdom. In one niche was the plough of the age of Cincinnatus ; in another that of the Nor man invasion ; in a third that of the age of the Puri tans, and the settlers of New Netherlands. Over and above these, there were whole generations of ploughs, and other agricultural implements. Near by this antiquated family of implements were the modern ploughs, the fruits of improved skill and science. In the upper room of the large building there were arranged in long glass cases along the wall, cabinets of minerals from every county in the State; every county cabinet being labelled with the name of the county. Sketches too, of waterfalls, landscapes, and the lakes all over the State, were suspended in appro priate locations over the building. The State cannot fail to be a vast gainer by such a Museum as this. Every farmer who visits Albany has only to go in and spend a few hours, and acquire in that brief time knowledge enough to increase his re ceipts 20 percent the following year. It ought to be designated the Farmer’s College. There knowledge is speedily obtained through the eye, and not by the tedious proces of abstract reasoning.” It is in truth a Farmer’s College. In the basement is the Analytical Laboratory of Pro fessor Emmons, where he, Mr. Salisbury and others, have labored faithfully for years in ma king critical analyses of rocks, minerals, soils, the ash and organized matter in cereal plants, tubers, fruits, &c.; the results of which with field and geological explorations, meteorologi cal researches, and other kindred investigations, fill two quarto volumes. Over the rooms devoted to chemistry, are those ofthe State Agricultural Society, which possesses an interesting Museum of its own. Its indefatigable Secretary, B. P. Johnson, Esq. permits nothing to escape him which he can collect from any quarter of the world, to in struct or interest either the practical or scien tific farmer. On the 16th instant, the Commissioners of the State Agricultural College meet in Albany to arrange the details and locate the institution; from which we confidently expect great bene fits, not merely to that commonwealth, but as a model establishment worthy of imitation else where, to the whole Union. The professional education of young farmers will mark the commencement of a new era in American ag riculture. It is to be raised from a laborious empirical art, to the dignity of a popular and important science. What the Steam Engine Does. — It propels, it rows, it sculls, it screws, it warps, it tows, it elevates, it lowers, it lifts, it pumps, it drains, it irrigates, it draws, it pulls, it drives, it pushes, it carries, it brings, it scatters, it co ects, it condenses, it extracts, it splits, it breaks, it confines, it opens, it shuts, it digs, it shovels, it excavates, it plows, it threshes, it sepa rates, it winnows, it washes, it grinds, it crushes, it sifts, it bolts, it mix s, it kneads, it moulds, it stamps, it punches, it beats, it presses, it picks, it hews, it cuts, it shaves, it splits, it saws, it planes, it turns, it bores, it mortices, it drills, it heads, it blows, it forges, it rolls, it hammers, it rasps, it files, it pol ishes, it rivets, it sweeps, it brushes, it scutches, it cards, it spins, it winds, it twists, it throws, it weaves, it sheaia, it coins, it prints. The author of the above has named most of the labor which steam performs at this time, but the sphere of its usefulness is rapidly ex tending. For instance, it sows grain in fields, and makes coals, vests, pants, shirts, dresses, bags and towels. It dries meal, flour, cheese, and meat so effectually that they may be kept a century without injury. Immigrants. The Albany Argus says; “Hundreds ofimmi granls are passing on to the far West every day. They appear to be generally forehanded. For several days past we have observed an un usual number of Scotch and English, well clad and healthy looking. ” The number of Europeans to arrive in the United States this year will exceed all prece dent. not only in number, but in the amount of money which they will bring with them. Over seven thousand landed at the port of N. York lately in a single day. Cotton Crop. —The Southron of a late date, published at Jackson, Mississippi, has the fol lowing remarks on this topic ; “ In the course of this week, we heard three very intelligent Planters, who had given the subject much thought and attention, give it as their opinion that the next cotton crop of the United Statas would fall short at least 500,000 bales, in consequence of the un timely and destructive fronts of April, and the extra ordinary and prolonged overflows of the Mississippi. 1 hey thought the frost would destroy at least 300,00 b, and the overflows 200,000 bales. This state of things, (without making any allowance for an unpropitious Fall,) cannot fail to have a very sensible influence on the price of our staple as soon as it is generally known and understc >d. Cotton p’anted late is always more or less liable to injury in the Fall from the worm and frost. Hence, although we might approximate in our es imate of the immediate injury already done to the crop, time alone can develope the remote consequen ces of these two drawbacks. We should, however, hope for the best,” Protracted dry weather has done no small in jury to this and other crops in Georgia. At last the tables are turned, and we are receiving copious rains, with indications of an excess. An Important Invention. —Mr. Wm. Froech linch, engineer in the navy-yard at Washington, has invented an apparatus, which is radically self-acting , to prevent railroad collisions. He has executed an operative model, which demonstrates that even in the event of two trains meeting at full speed it will operate without the help of engineer and fireman, and prevent a dangerous collision. Such a machine might operate very satisfac torily when tested by models, which are of very little weight—but fail entirely in illustra ting its capacity in arresting the effects of a collision between two immense engines of fif teen or twenty tons weight with extended trains attached. The Hon. H. VV. Hilliard, of Alabama, has been unanimously nominated by a Con vention of his district for re-election to Con gross. Richmond County. The communication of Mr. Grenville will be read with pride and pleasure by every citi zen of Augusta and Richmond county. [For the Chronicle 8? Sentinel.'] Messrs. Editors :—ln making up some statistical tables for my next year’s almanac, from data obtained at the Comptroller Gener al’s Office, I noticed several important facts, which will doubtless be new to the most of your readers, and particularly interesting to our own citizens. Among the different items re turned in the Tax Digest, for 1848, I find that, under the head “ Money at Interest ” Richmond returns, 81,409,593 Wilkes,. 398,579 Muscogee,. 328,472 Putnam, 325,920 Burke, 295,999 Chatham, 231,720 Thus shewing that Richmond returns more money at interest than any other four counties in the State, and over one million of dollars more than the next highest.* The item “Value of Stock in Trade." Richmond returns, -81,095,505 Chatham, 763,458 Bibb, 519,152 M uscogee, 487,990 which shews $330,000 more than Chatham, and also more than any other two counties in the State united. The item “Value of Town Lots ” stands, Chatham 83,136,016 Richmond, 1,562,213 Muscogee, 1,125,700 Bibb, 716,180 The Banking Capital in the State is divided principally as follows : Richmond has $2,500,000 Chatham has 1,840,900 Macon has 250,000 Columbus has*. 250,000 Mllledgeville and other places nominal amounts. Os pleasure carriages returned— Richmond has 359 Troup has 293 Muscogee has 268 Talbot has 253 Chatham has 159 Os the amount of Taxes paid by each coun ty in the Stale— Chatham pays $24,715 Richmond pays 16,661 Muscogee pays 11,517 Bibb pays 9,742 I hope to have all these returns in type in a few days, when I will furnish you with a copy. They contain much other matter which you will find of interest. From the important items here mentioned, we have reason to be proud of Old Richmond. Yours, respectfully, Chas. E. Grenville. ♦This does not include Banking Capital. The Economist. —We have received the first number of the Economist, a new weekly newspaper, published at Cannelton, Indiana. It is printed in a neat quarto form and is edited by Charles H. Mason, Esq. who will undoubt edly cause the Economist to take high rank among the papers of the country. The Econ omist has for its motto that celebrated sentence of Jefferson —“ To be independent for the comforts of life, we must fabricate them our selves. We must now place the manufacturer by the side of the agriculturist.” Cannelton takes its name from the character of the Coal found in its vicinity, which it is thought will serve to build up a manufacturing town. The Economist is neutral in politics, so far as a jour nal can be that advocates the sound economy of fostering mechanical and manufacturing in dustry, in opposition to the free trade fallacies of the times. We are happy to see unmistaka ble evidence, alike in the west, east, north and so uth ,that all branches of productive industry are regarded as deserving of protection and encou ragement. The creation of wealth by skillful labor at home, rather than the hope of gaining it by excessive importations from abroad, con stitutes the essential difference in the public policy of the Whig and Democratic parties. The one seeks by Free Trade, to encourage the digging of coal and the manufacture ofiron in England; the other seeks by protective du ties to foster and enlarge the digging of coal and the raanufactu-e ofiron in the United States. The Democrats would give half the profits that accrue by an exchange of the products of agri cultural for those of mechanical industry, to the subjects of the British crown ; the Whigs would make similar exchanges with American mechanics, and secure not the half but the whole profit to our own country and its free citizens. Without a protective tariff, we should now be importing both lead and nails from England; but with this encouragement to home industry, we gel American nails at less than a third of the sum we formerly paid for imported ones ; and we export millions of pounds of lead to Lon don, China and other nations. Protection will soon enable us to export thousands of tons of American copper. American Review. —The May number of this able and excellent Magazine, is embellish ed by a Portrait of Judge Benjamin F. Porter of Alabama, and has its usual quantity of good political and literary matter. The several ar ticles are entitled as follows :—Political Pros cription ;Benj. F. Porter; Passion ; the Travel ing Tutor ; Remarks on my Favorite Authors; the Republic; the Shadow ; the Pupils of the Guard ; Macaulay’s Essays; Washington Hunt; the Death of Shelly ; Congressional Summary; Foreign Miscellany ; Editorial and Critical No tices. The Scientific American. —The subjoined notice of this valuable Journal is not more complimentary than just. It is from tho Balti more American : “This is one of the most valuable and use ful publications in the country, and should be in the hands, especially, of every practical man. To the man of science, who feels a general interest in the progress of the useful arts the American can never fail to be entertaining ; but to the practical man, who seeks to inform him self of all that is going on in the mechanical world at home and abroad, and who feels a live ly personal interest in the improvements and inventions of the day,such a journal, abounding as it does with valuable information on every variety of s nbjecLmust be of incalculable value. The low price ofsl a year at which it is pub lished, notwithstanding the expensive engra vings with which its contents are often illustra ted, places the Scientific American within the reach of all. The present is a favorable lime to subscribe, as the Essay on the Patent Laws, for which a prize of SIOO was awarded to the author, Edmund Maher, Esq., of Washington i city, was commenced in last number.” The State of Maine.—A correspondent of the National Intelligencer of the 3d April, who signs himself “P.,” says;—“ The people south of Mason and Dixon’s line, and many else where, know very little of the present State of Maine, and still less of its rapidily growing importance. Its position, in a commercial point of view, at this hour, is most extraordinary and commanding. We beg the attention of the reader for a moment to a few statistics de rived from the annual report on commerce and navigation just published, which will sur prise every one, even those who are familiar with these subjects, and place in a striking light the remarkable relation which Maine bears to the commerce and navigation of the country. “It will be seen that Maine is taking the lead in the gigantic strides of this nation to commercial su premacy. That she is in truth the commercial Stata of this Confederacy, and is at this moment furnishing those additions to our mercantile navy which are swelling it beyond all former example, and rapidly extending it to a point where it will know no rival, as it now fears no competitor. It is owing to Maine , in a most remarkable degree, as the facts we are about to state will show, that the increase of our ton nage stands out in such bold relief before the world, and that our ships lie at the door of every nation and people, all over the globe, ready to fetch and carry every commodity. It is owing to Maine, in an espe cial manner, that our commercial career bids fair to eclipse that of every nation that has ever existed, and makes us now amongst the cheapest and swiftest car riers on the ocean. Maine, by so many supposed to be buried one-half of the year in snow and the other half in fog, does to-day occupy a position more re markable in a commercial point of view than that of any other State in this Union. And such are her re sources that this position must be maintained, and be come more striking and conspicuous at each succes sive year fora long period yet to come. She is des tined to reach a commercial pre-eminence hitherto unexampled. And until in the lapse of ages, some great unforeseen revolution in commerce shall per haps occur, she will maintain it. She leans her bi oid bosom against the Atlantic, and through a thousand channels sends down her clear granite waters te meet and embrace its eternal surges. Their com mingled flow eddy in a thousand inviting harbors un surpassed in rugged beauty, in capacity, and securi ty. These constitute her unchangeable characteris tics, and point out her inevitable destiny. Her natu ral position and advantages are such as to make her defy competition, and enable her to maintain against the world the appellation of the great commer cial State. “The report of the Register of the Treasury, to which we have alluded, shows that the amount of tonnage built in the year ending June 30, 1848, was 318,075 tons. An inspection of tables leads to the conclusion that upwards of a hundred thousand tons were river craft , such as steamers, sloops, flatboats, &c. ; leaving not much over 200,000 tons added to the external commerce of the country within the year. Os this, Maine alone furnished 90,000 tons, or almost one-half. Massachusetts furnished forty thousand tons, and New York about as much, after deducting her contributions to the interior navigation of that State. But a more striking fact is, that the whole number of ships, barques, and brigs built is 428, of which Maine furnished 248, while all the other States together furnished but 180. Now, it will be remembered that these three classes of vessels are alone engaged in our foreign trade. Thus the impor tant fact is disclosed that Maine contributes almost three-Jifths of the entire annual additions to our shipping engaged in foreign commerce , and nearly one-half of all the additions to the whole external commerce of the country. We need add nothing to this statement to show that we have not unduly magnified the commanding position of Maine in her relations to the navigation interest ofthe country. “ The tabular statements of this document also show that the tonnage’of the country now amounts to 3,154,041 tons. Os this, New York owns 845,784 tons, (of which, however, a considerable portion is engaged in her interior navigation,) Massachusetts 622,579 tons, and Maine, which in 1830 owned less than 150,000 tons, owns now 452,321 tons. These three States owning about one-half of all the tonnage of the country. “ They also show that one single county in Maine, (Lincoln,) composing not the whole of one Congres sional District, owns 190,000 tons of shipping; which is, with the exception of Boston, more than is owned by any Congressional District in the Union; New Bedford, Philadelphia, and Baltimore not excepted. New Orleans has a greater show of tonnage, but a very large proportion of it is river craft; and New York herself not owning so much to each representa tive district, when divided among her four representa tives, as this one county in the State of Maine. “ The cause of the extraordinary pre-eminence of Maine to which w r e have now alluded is to be found, first, in her immense line of sea coast, which mea suring its indentations, is upwards of a thousand miles in extent, and penetrated throughout its whole length with a continuous succession of the very best har bors in the world. A greater number indeed than can be found in our whole Atlantic coast beside. Second ly, in the abundant supply of various kinds of limber adapted to i ship building, and in the vigilant enter prise of her citizens engaged in that pursuit. They have already secured by purchase large tracts of the best timber lands of Virginia and other Southern States, and annually make their forests echo to the sound of the northern woodman’s axe. They cut and convey to Maine the oak and pine of these distant States, and there convert them into ships. The ship builders of Maine have, it has been seen, in the extent to which they have prosecuted their business, far out stripped those of Massachusetts and every other Stale, while some of their specimens of naval architecture are equal to any of which the world can boast. Again, this pre-eminence is to be found in a sea coast popu lation, bred under a rigorous climate, whose natural home is the ocean, and who court its invigorating gales and face its tempest blasts on every sea from Hudson Bay to the frigid circle of the Antartic, and from the Gulfof Mexico to the waters which wash the coasts of Oregon and China. The sea coast popula tion of Maine are competent to the highest demands of the most ambitious nation the world ever saw.—- Brave, adventurous, hardy, intelligent, and indomita ble, they need but scope to achieve the highest repu tation. They have their ops irtunity in their com manding position, and they are already found more than equal to their position. The State is the nurs ing mother of a people who are destined to figure in history as the ship builders, the navigators, and ma riners of the world. The little sandy promontory called Cape Cod has a world-wide reputation. It deserves its honois. But the great coast of Maine is to furnish a peaple who shall eclipse its highest glory. The maritime renown of Cape Cod is but an index to that which shall yet attach to Maine. Already the footsteps of her children are on every beach, and her ships on every sea. She is destined to swell our com mercial marine till it shall dot the ocean with white ness, and make the stars and stripes the most fami liar flag which floats at the mast head in the most distant regions of the earth. We hail, then, the ris ing Star in the East ! The great commercial State !” The Crevasse above Carrollton. —The New Orleans Delta of the sth inst. says: A good deal of uneasiness was evinced by the community, yesterday afternoon, owing to the reports that the break in the levee, about six miles above Carrollton, was to such an ex tent as to threaten the rear of the city with an overflow. At five o'clock, yesterday evening, the space in the levee through which the water was rushing, was about fifty feet wide, and six feet deep. Should prompt measures be adopt ed by the authorities of this city, and by those planters in the vicinity of the crevasse immedi ately interested, the breach in the levee may soon be repaired. From what we saw last evening, however, we should think that no effi cient action will be had in the matter, until seri ous damage accrue. This is the same crevasse, a notice of which we published yesterday from the Picayune of the 4th inst. The Bee of the sth has the following notice of it: Dangerous Crevasse.— On Thursday last, the river broke into the grounds of Mr. P. Sauve, in the Parish of Jefferson, about fifteen miles above New Orleans, on the left bank of the Mississippi. The authorities of our citv have despatched efficient aid to Mr. Sauve, and it is hoped the breach will soon be closed. Should it continue much longer, the back part of New Orleans would probably be inundated. At noon yesterday the crevasse had extend ed to the width of 150 feet. Unless speedily checked, the consequences must be disastrous, since, from the situation of the breach and the declivity of the land, the water will be ultimate ly thrown upon the rear of our city. 1 Small Pox.—lt is rumored that the Small Pox has reached Augusta, Georgia.— Montgomery Ad vertiser. The Advertiser has been made the dupe of a very silly rumor, which has no foundation in truth. The readiness of some journals to give publicity to such rumors n»l unfrequenlly ren ders them obnoxious to the suspicion of being willing dupes. John S. Pendleton. —Great injustice (says the Richmond Times) is done to this gentleman by the Democratic papers of this and other Southern States. For the purpose of exag gerating as much as possible the extent of the Democratic victory in the late election, special care is taken to vouchsafe some congratulations at Mr. Pendleton’s defeat, because it is alleged that he Is “unsound” on the slavery question, whilst Mr. Morton, his successful competitor, is perfectly orthodox. It is but just to Mr. Pen dleton to say, that he is greatly misrepresented in the references so frequently made to his opinions on the slavery question. During the canvass, he publicly declared that he was utter ly opposed to the Wilmol Proviso, had always voted against it, and would go as jar as the farthest in resisting its application; but in re gard to the constitutional power of Congress to pass it he said that he could not reject the weight of authority in its favor. For every practical purpose, therefore, it is undeniable hat Mr. Pendleton look the very strongest Southern ground. In Mr. Morton’s election, the Democrats have no manner of occasion for comforting themselves He agrees with Mr. Pendleton as to the injustice and odiousness of the Wllmot Proviso, and goes a step farther to deny its constitutionality ; so do the large majority of Southern men, whether Whigs or Democrats, and no man is less a Whig, because his opin ions on this subject are of the strongest charac ter. Mr. Morton rivals (no man could exceed) Mr. Pendleton, in the cordiality of his admira tion. If this be comfort to the opposition, they may “make the most of it.” Milledgeville and Gordon Rail Road. — A meeting of the Stockholders of the Company was held in this place on Saturday last.—Are port was made by the President of the Board of Directors, giving a full and accurate account of its condition There are at present about eight miles graded. There has been $18,715 97 cts, expended on the work. There was shown, according to the estimate of the Engi neer, a sufficient amount of stock subscribed to complete the grading, bridging, masonry and superstructure of the road. The work is going ahead, but not with that expedition we could desire. This arises from the general scarcity of money, which makes it difficult for the Stockholders to meet their instalments as called in. There is an effort making to increase the capital stock and as it is obviously to the interest of all persons in this section to see the work speedily completed, it is hoped they will be prompt in subscribing to it. It is cer tainly their interest to do so. — South. Rec. Important Disclosures. —During the in vestigation yesterday by the Commissioners of Cross Roads, of the young men who had been arrested under suspicious circumstances, con nected with the recent fires on the Neck, very important disclosures were elicited from one of the company. His testimony, taken down by G W. Egleston, Esq,, implicates several of his companions in wickedness, in setting fire to the premises of Houston, on King-street, which caused the fire of the morning of the 2d inst. Two of them we understand have been turned over to the. Attorney General; and means have been adopted by the Board to se cure others who are at large, and without the limits of the city, and we have no doubt, from the energy displayed by the Commissioners, that their efforts will be crowned with success. —Charleston Courier. The Steamship Washington. —This steam ship arrived at Southampton on the 16th ult., from Bremen, with upward of one hundred passengers, en route to New York. She left Bremerhaven on the 14th, and at the mouth of the Weser saw two large Danish frigates cruis ing to blockade the entrances of the river. Five Danish frigates were employed in main taining a close blockade of the Elbe and We ser. Mail steamers only under neutral flags are to be permitted to pass. At Bremen, busi ness was at a stand still, in consequence of the stoppage of the foreign trade. The buoys and light-ships have been removed. The Danes had captured two Bremen brigs and a ship. The French steamer Nord has arrived from Havre, laden with merchandize for tranship ment in the Washington.— Herald. Death of Col. Whistler.— it is our pain ful duty to record the death of Col. George W. Whistler, Chief Engineer of the Petersburgh and Moscow Railroad, and for many years past a resident of St. Petersburgh.—Few persons have done more to illustrate the American character for talent, skill and integrity, in a distant land, than Col. Whistler; and from all that we have learned, from very many sources, it has been the lot of but few, dying among strangers, and away from their homes, to leave behind them so many sorrowing friends.— -Balt- American. Gold Dollars. —The Washington Union states that the Gold Dollar will shortly be is sued, that the delay has been occasioned by time necessary to prepare the dies, and that SIOO,OOO are in readiness for stamping and milling. Foreign Immigration. —At a recent meet ing in Boston, Rev. Mr. Day showed that the foreign population of New York and Boston constitute nearly one-fourth of the entire in habitants ; and that the children of foreign pa rentage, now in the primary schools of Boston, constitute nearly 44 per cent, of the whole number; while the number of births among the foreign population, last year, very nearly equal ed the number among the native inhabitants. Also, that of the 900,000 added to the popula tion of the United States in 1848, more than 300,000 were by immigration from Europe. But, he said, we need not be alarmed at this vast immigration, on the score of its increasing our pauper taxes, for it was, on the contrary, a vast increase of our national wealth, amount ing, since 1820. to more than $100,000,000; that, during this period, Massachusetts had ad ded to her own wealth, from this source, about $7,500,000. He also showed that this was do ing agreat work in aid of the common interests of humanity. While our Irish population have been thus adding to the resources of the States, they have also, with their characteristic benevo lence, contributed immense sums for the relief of their people at home. Dnring the last two years, they had sent home, through one Express Office alone, $1,045,048. Enterprising. —An old man and his wife, each 70 years of age, have started from Illinois to California, by land, with one yoke of oxen, a horse, and a rickety wagon. They talk of the riches which they intend to leave to their chil dren, and other enjoyments after their return, as if in the first blush ofyouth ! •‘This is agreat country.” torTsalel ' A , GOOD Family HORSE, with a light Carriage and Harness. Inquire at Mr. SIMPSON’S Stable, on Ellis-st, mylO-dlw ALVARADO COTTON SEED. A FEW bACKS of the above seed, for sale by ap24 GRENVILLE <fc BATTEV. Bj) tljc magnetic ®tlcgrapl) Transmitted for file C tironlcle <fe Sentinel. Appointments. Baltimore, May 10, P. M. Wra. B. Lewis has been appointed Collector at Philadelphia; S. C. Ellmaker, Naval Officer; and J. H. White, Postmaster. Thos. Ewbanks, Commisioner of Patents, vice Edmund Burke. John S. Lynch, Marshal for the Southern district of Florida. Robt. N. Floyd, Surveyor of Lands, Louisi ana. Abduction of Slaves. A man named Smith, of Richmond, Va., at tempted to abduct two slaves, by Adams &. Co’s Express, having secreted them in a box. They were discovered, however, before start ing. Smith was arrested at Fredericksburg, by means of the telegraph, and has been lodged in jail at Richmond, New York Market. Thursday, 5 P. M. —Stocks firm. Flour and Grain. —Large receipts, and prices drooping. Western flour $4.50; Southern 84.81 a $5 per bbl. Cotton —Quiet. Operations light. Parties are waiting the steamer’s news. An advance is expect ed. There has been no change in prices during the last few days. Savannah Market. Savannah, May 10, p. m. — Cotton —Sales to-day 600 bales at 6£ a 74c. No change in prices. Charleston Market. Charleston, May 10, P. M. — Cotton. — Sales to-day of 1300 bales. Sales of the week 800 bales. The market closes firm with full prices. From the Balt. American—By Tel. Boston, May 7.—A vessel has arrived at this port from Valparaiso, making the run in sixty days. She has on board $200,000 worth of gold from California. Pittsburgh, May 7. —The Alleghany river rose very suddenly last night, and the waters, overflowing the embankments, carried off a large amount of property. The damage has been very heavy, and worse results are appre hended. The water is still rising. Cincinnati, May 7. —Mrs. Howard, who was tried here for the murder of a mistress of her husband, has been acquitted by the jury. New York, May 7, 6 P. M. —John Schaeffer, who robbed the Merchants Exchange Bank, has been arrested, brought back, and $3,000 of the stolen money recovered. Philadelphia, May 7, P. M. —Judge Jones, President of the Girard College, has resigned his office. Latest News. By Telegraph and Express to the N. Y. Tribune. Liverpool, Saturday, April 21, 10 A. M. Ireland. —Our correspondence from all parts of Ireland, dated yesterday, has been received, but itcontains little political or otherintelligence of an important character. Now that Mr. Duffy has been liberated and the public in this country as well as Ireland, en tirely satiated and disgusted with the Slate pro secutions, a movement which promises to be no less important than influential and success ful, is about to be commenced for the purpose of obtaining the release of all the State convicts. With regard to the gentlemen found guilty at Clonmel, nothing can properly be done until the House of Lords has decided on the writ of error. The Irishman is beginning to assume a very determined tone of opposition to the Govern ment. The articles which appear in this day’s issue are exceedingly strong. Mr. Joseph Brenan has assumed, to a certain extent, the management of that paper, and from the speci men which his writings this week present, Mr Attorney-General Monaghan will no doubt have a very fatherly eye upon him. The doc trines so effectively taught by John Mitchell on the People's Right to the Soil are broached. Once more does Mr. Brenan reiterate the ob noxious principle, that “the Land belongs alone to the People of Ireland. It is their own fault if they do not hold it; they have neither to blame fortune or the Landlords; they have only themselves to blame.” An article headed The Prisoners, is equally strong, and foreshadows that the Government are not yet done with “Coercion bills,” “ Ha beas Corpus suspension acts,” and “ State trials.” France. — Paris , April 20. —No confirmation of the news of the successful return of the Grand Duke of Tuscany has reached Paris. The Socialists. —The Red Republicans and Socialists are taking every means in their pow er to intimidate and overawe respecting the coming elections. Italy Later advices have been received from Florence to the 12th. They confirm the substance of the intelligence of the reaction in favor of the Grand Duke. There has been some fighting between the Leghorn Volunteers as they termed themselves, and the people ; in which the former were driven out of the city, taking the road to Leghorn, and committing several murders and thefts on the way. Ac counts from Leghorn state that a part of them who arrived threatened to massacre the whole of the Royalists. After having driven the Volunteers from Flo- J rence, the people cut down and burnt the trees of Liberty they had so lately planted, and cried “ Long live Leopold !” Giuerazzi has not fled as was reported. Markets. Liverpool Colton Market, April 21.—The stea mer leaves too early this morning to admit of giving any detail of the day’s business. It opens steady, and the day’s business will extend to about 5,000 bales at yesterday’s currency. Liverpool Corn Market, April 21.—-The Corn market this morning possesses no particular feature worthy of remark. Prices are at yesterday’s curren cy, and buyers continue to act with great caution, looking for further decline in prices. * London , Saturday Morning. —There is less in quiry for American securities. Havre, April 19.—The Cotton Market continues rather lively, but the business done yesterday and to-day is at the previous quotations. Special Notices. TURTLE SOUP. A Fine fat Turtle will be served up by the subscribers THIS DAY (Fri day) between the hours of 11 A. M. and J| 2 P.M. my 11 HOGREFE & SCHNEIDER. TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE. O’ I will attend at the following times and places: At the Scale House on Monday the 7th, 14th, 2lst and 28th of May. At the Eagle & Phoenix Ho»el on Tuesday’s the Bth, 15th, 22nd and 29iho May. At the United States Hotel on Wednesday 5 the 9th, 16th, 23d and 30th of May—and at the office of John C. Green, Esq. on Thursday’s the 10th, 17th, 24th and 3lstof May, between 9 o’clock, A. M. and 1 P. M., for the purpose of Receiving Tax Returns for the year 1849, of which all P el>or interested will take due notice. ALEX. PHILIP, r. t. R., h- c * my7-twimy3l TO THE PATRIOTIC. inrSuch persons as feel disposed to form PLAIN UNIFORM VOLUNTEER CORPS, are requested to meet at the Globe Hotel, on SATI B DAY Evening next, 12th inst., at half past 7 > cl#c MylO-3
