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MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN M. COOPER. THOMPSON. EDITOR TERMSt DAILY TAPER $1 00 | TRI-WEEKLY $2 00 All New Advertisements appear in both papers. A person shipping pil, lime, powder, fee. most moke known the character of (tie ireight, under the penalty <of $1000 to the United States. These sections do not apply to Canal boats, or to lighters employed io loading or unloading vessels. Miss Bremer and an American Legisi.a- tor.—A Boston correspondent of the Salem Register communicates the following amusing unecdole: Ffcderikn Brener, the distinguished Swed ish authoress (of Home,’ ‘The Neighbors,’) de serted by Ralph Waldo E merson, her latV' heau —who is now drawing crowded houses in New York—has found no attentive cicerone in the great scholar and champion of the Free Soil party, Charles Summei. Day before yesterday lie escorted her into the Massachusetts Senate Chamber, and introduced her to most of the members. One of the Representatives, who wits not posted up, nod did not catch the parti cular accent of her name, on being introduced to her,, took her to he Mrs. Brimmer, widow of tin? late Hon. Martin Brimmer, formerly Mayor of Boston; and considering the cere mony ns a delicate tribute to tho departed worth of a municipal • functionary, talked with her some timo ubout the inferiority of the present street pavement, drains and public improve ments; then astonished the dunib-foundered authoress by a dissertation upon the fulling oil' of the oil trade, in which her Inte husband had neoumuluted his wealth! It required all Mr. Summer’s address to extricate her from this Worthy member; hut ho succeeded. From the Empire of Hayti.—By the ar rival of the brigs Silenns, Frederick, and schr- Martliu Washington, nt tins port, we have ac counts from l’ort uu I’rincoand Jeremie to the 6th inst. According to these accounts, the reactionary party, headed by the Emperor and Ids court of nribles, aro in the full line of suc cessful experiment. Business, however, was not particularly active, and confidence in the stability of the present Government is not en couraging enough to rulso the curren-y of the count y, which isyrt in the ratio of twelve or fourteen paper dollars for one silver. The crop of coffee is said to be unusually lurge. hut owing to tho monopoly law, does not come in freely. This law, it is said, will, under the new regulations, be practically done away. At Jcremio all was quiet. The naval en gagement between the Haydens, and Domin icans, of which so much hns been suid, was merely a discharge of broadsides by the hos tile squadrons, when both parties ran away. Many of the Hayden coasting vessels nre cuptur ed by the Dominican licet, and several small towns have booh burnt, hut no bloodshed of consequence has taken place. Circumstantial Evidence.—I ltaVe heard some very extraordinary eases of murder tried. I remember, in one whore I was counsel; for o long time the evidence did not seam to touch the prisoner ui all, iiml he looked ulmut him with the must perfect unconcern, seeming to think himself quite safe. At last tho surgeon was called who stated tlmt the deceased had boon killed by a shot, a gun shot, in the bend, and he produced the matted hair and stuff cut from and taken out of tho wound. It was all hardened with blood. A basin of warm water wus brought into court, and a* tho bluod was gradu ally softened, a piece of printed paper appeared —the wadding of the gun, which proved to be half of u ballad. Tho other half had been found in the man’s pocket when he was taken. He was hanged.—Lord Eldon's Note Book. As Good as if it were Esop.—A mouse rang ing about a brewery, happened to fall into u vnt ofheer, was in imminent danger of being drowned, and appeuled to u cut to help him out. —The cat replied ; ‘‘It is a foolish request; for as soon as I get you out I shall eat you,” ’ The mouse replied, that fate would he bettor than to be drowned in beer. The cat lifted him out; hut the fume of the beer caused puss to sneeze, and tho mouse took refugo in his hole. The cat called on tilt mouse to come out: “Yon, sir, did you not promise that I should eat you 7” “Alt,” replied the mouse, “but you know I was in liquor n' the time.” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1850. It is our painful duty to inform the public (says the editor of the Edgefield Advertiser of 80th ult.,) that Mr. Allen Gaskins, n young gen tleman of highly respee.tablo pnrontage, and formerly of Newberry District, has been ar rested and imprisoned in the jail at this place, under tho chnrgoof robbing the mail at Winter Seat, in the upper part of this District, l ie wns discovered by tho United States mail agent, who dropped in the mail, at this village, a let ter containing money, and found tho money mjssing after the mail hud passed Winter Sent. Mr. Gaskins has confessed to tho taking of sev eral hundrod dollars out of the mail at differ ent times. Cutting the Wires.—Anderson, who was caught ift the act of breaking the telegraph wires at St. Johns, bus been discharged from arrest by the court, there being no law in the province making felony of such an act. Specu lators now have tho whole field to themselves. We should suppose that tho common luw which protects the property of persons would protect the property of tho Telegraphic Com panies from depredators. Villainy that can sail close on the wind is, not easily taken a back. tlP Shot by a Female#—The Newborn (N. C.) Spectator states that a slave named Lewis, belonging to Mrs. Vail, was shot dead by Mrs. Aliph Riggs, of Newborn, a few dnys since.— Lewis was discovered in Mrs. Riggs’ yard, near her smoke house, ftnH on being ordered off refused to go, when M rs. Riggs sent for her pistols and shot him. It is asserted that he ap proached her in a threatening manner. Culture oe Cotton in Africa.—A treaty lias been concluded by which the Danish set- ifialemenls in Africa, on the gold coast, have been Hmcded to Great Britain. It is stuted tlmt there IHPh reason to believe that, with suituhle enc-tur- agement, a supply of cotton of very good quali ty might be obtained from that part of Africn, where it is now produced in some quantity and of very good quality, by the natives, for their own use.—Boston Journal. Oueechee Canal.—Weobsorvc the passage of a bill by the legislature to incorporate the Hydraulic Compuny of Savannah. Wo pre sume this has some reference to the creation of a water power at the termination of the Ogee- clteo Canal. | Our citizens have ut hand, for a very small investment, some inestimable ad vantages, and we trust the Canal Company will soon make a movement for their dcvelopement. It is generally conceded now that the Canal ns it is, is not well enough supplied with water for permanent and advantageous navigation.— To remedy this a survey has been made for constructing a feeder, and its cost estimated. For a sum of $50,000 wo understand navigable feeder can he built from a point on the Ogeechee, 16 miles above the present termi nus of the Canal on that river, which will give tho following advantages: 1. A perpetual and superabundant supply of water for purposes of navigation. 2. Extending the benefit of canal transpor tation to a higher point on the Ogeechee. 3. Affording a hegd of water sufficient to cre ate an immense and valuable water power on the first level at the Little Ogeechee. 4. Giving waste water .enough to flow n thousand acres or more of rice land below the Littlo Ogeechee dam. 5. Creating from the second use of the water, or second level led, to Savannah, an inexhaus tible water power within one mile of the Ex change and adjacent to the tide-waters of the Savannah River. 6. Affording the opportunity of supplying tho city with pure, wholesome water, equal to Schuylkill or Croton, with one hundredth part of the proportionate cost, of those enter prizes. Tho advantage of surlt a supply of water for protection against fire, to a city des tined to hocomo so la go a depot for the pro duce of our own und other countries, would alone more than compensate the expense Such are so no of the advantages which the Ogeechee Cunnl Company can secure to the city of Savannah, by the extension of its capital and operations—independent of the increased busi ness it will secure to itself by increasing its nav ignhle capacity. -The very planting interest on the Ogeechee River, would, if this connection with Savannah could be availed of, contribute by ils tolls, enough to pay legal interest on the investment. Beyond this, is tho timber and lumber, as w< 11 as the turpentine, and oven the cotton, which would avail of this new uvenue to our market. We would also call attention to tho impor tance of deepening and cleaning tho basin, at theci'y so as to admit sjoops and schooners, flats and lighters. The time is hurrying on when the Rail Road Company by its increased trade in Western ptoduce, will be forced to bring its track down to the Canal, and then nl heavy bulky articles could he taken directly from the vessel to the cars, and so vice versa. The increasing commerce of our city makes it a serious question as to whhre we shall find wharf accommodations!. We should answer it by suggesting an arrangement between the Canal Company and lot holders on the eastern side of it,to have an understanding ns to its mu- tun! improvement and adaptation to this pur pose, that it might be available for some other trade besides “cord-wood,” It was with this view that the lock next the river was built of an extra capacity, we are told, and we should like to see some steps taking to carry out the project. A New Subterfuge.—-Tho Washington cor espondent of the Baltimore Sun under date of 31st ult. says:— I notice that, in the correspondent and in structions submitted by the President to-day, the ground is taken that, under the treuty of peace with Mexico, California and N$w Mexi co have a right to demand admission into the Union. This is a new point. It dispenses with nil tho forms heretofore deemed necessary and indibjiensible for the promotion of State gov ernments and the admission of States into the Union. The ground taken by the Secretary of War, in his letter of Nov. 19th, 1349, to Lieut Me Call, is that the admission of New Mexico is guarantied by the treaty, subject only to the judgement of Congress. He suys—“Should the people of New Mexico wish to take any steps towards this object so itflpo' tant and ac cessary to themselves, it will he your duty, and the duty of others with whom you are associat ed, not to thwart, but advance their wishes, It is their right to 1 appear before Congress, and ask for admission into the Union.” That the treaty of cession contemplated the admission of these territories in due time is very certain; but that it was desiglled to exonerate the people who inhabit them from any of the obligations and conditions required of other ter- tories, und to “dispense with all forms hereto fore deemed necessary und indigpensible,” will hardly be seriously contei.ded by any one. The people of any and every territory belonging to the United Stutes, undoubtedly have “a right top apear before Congress and ask for admission into the Union,” but it remains with Congress to determine whether they nre in a condition to entitle them to be admitted. Important to Ship oicncrs.—The following 01-- the provisions ol a bit: to limit the liability of Ship Owners now under consideration in Congress. Owners not to be liable for injury or loss of goods in case of fire, unless such fire be caused by design of owners. ‘ Not to be liable for the loss of sold, silver, btillion. &c., unless notified that such is the na ture of the freight, in writing, when it shall be their duty to enter it on the bill of lading. Th -y shall not be liable bevond the amount spe cified in said writtten statement. The individqql liability shpll not exceed the value of the property of each ow ner or part owner, and in case of loss, a conveyance of in terest to jjiq persons suffering, or for their bene fit,. shu,!}be considered a full discharge of all claims. Ti^e charterer of h ye?se! i« . to he costs der ed artjjwtMf for the |£no being. J-jp 1 See first page. Later from the Cape atr Good Hope.— The Colonists Almost in Rebellion.— By an ar rival atJlustnn, from tho Cape of Good Hope, we have dates to Nov. 511. The convict ques tion still continued to convulse the colony. The convicts sent front Bermuda, (including Mitchel, the Irishman,) in the Neptune, were still in port, awaiting the result of tho contest. The people have determined to starve the gov ernment into measures, and to refuse all sup plies of provision until the authorities send the convict away. A scene somewhat resembling that of throw ing the chests of tea overboard in Boston Har bor, bus been acted at the Cape. The inhabit ants having determined to place the Govern ment in a “stae of seige” until they had given up-the pifirit, on a certain day, when the con tractors for government were to furnish provis ions for the soldiers, all the stores in tho place were by previous agreement closed, business wns suspended, and n general air of gloom pre vail-d the- town. One of tin chief objections urged against the acquisition of New Mexico and California by those political transcendentalists who so bit terly opposed the war.with Mexico, and who even endeavored to reject the indemnity after was secured, was that the inhabitants of those egions, composed of mixed and semi-bnrba- ous races, were unfit to become their equals as citizens of the United States. Admitting that the character of tho population is some what improved by the infusion of u few thou sand adventurers and speculators from tile free States, we see no reason why the people of these n wly conquere l territories should be ex empted from tho probationary political nonage which has been im'posed on our own people, be inhabitants of toiritorius, before they were admitted into the Union. All remember the long period of political minority which Florida was compelled to endure, and all remember how .the repeated overtures of Texas were re jected, until she was . early driven to t r. w herself into the arms of England. Who were the men that stickled so much then for the dis cretionary prerogative of Congress, and who opposed so stoutly the admission of the slave States of Florida and Texas? The journals of Congress wi.l show them to e the same men who now ure welcoming ell California and N w Mexico and Oregon, with open arms. Th'» are the mon who now insist upon the admis sion of States, without permanent inhabitants and almost without, boundaries. And why?— Becuuse they desire to foreclose the South from nn equal participation in the public domain. Will any one doubt that if' the admission of these new territories was calculated to militate in the slightest against the interests of the Northern States, that we would have a very different construction of the terms of the treaty front that given above ? For our own part we regard the whole scheme of California admission, ns an imposi tion upon the South; a scheme concocted per haps in the editorial sanctum of the New York Tribune, for the purpose of giving to the free- soilers of the North a premption right, as it were, to our vast Pacific domain, to the exclu sion oT the South from all participation in the henefils arising from its acquisition. We care not whether there would ever a slave set foot in California; but we are opposed to any thing that has the appearance of overreaching in this matter; and if it depended on our vote we would never consent to the ratification of this unjust scheme. In no event would we sanctipn the assumption of n few agents and emissaries of ambitiftus politicians wtio are seeking to ap propriate to the free States the whole Pacific coast, and to prescribe laws and institutions for unexplored wildernesses of territory of even the boundaries of which they have no definite conception. We would say, give to California and New Mexico territorial governments adapted to the circumstances and condition of the people in habiting them, with no odious, discriminating restrictions. VY itilo they remain the territories of the United States, guarantee to the people of all the States, equal rights and equal security in the occupancy of them with their property Permit the tide of emigration to take its natu ral course; and when the time comes for divid ing this vast tjomnin into Slates, and for admit ting them into the great political family of the Union, the people will adopt such institutions as in their better judgement their interests de mand. With their decision, whatever it might be, all should, and all would be content. Coroner's Inquest.—An inquest was held on Monday, on the body of u man named John Brown, who was found under the Bind at the foot of East Broad street. The deceased had his pollurbone und two or three of his ribs bro ken, and the Jury was of opinion thut he had come to his death by being run over by nn omni bus or some other vehicle, while lying on the ground in a statu of intoxication. He left his boarding house between 7 and 8 o clock, on Sunday night. The Weather.—We have experienced a very marked change in the temperature of the weather during the last forty-eight hours. The thermometer thut stood at; 7-8 on Sunday before last, and ranged between that point and 40 since that time, took u sudden inclination to wards zero, day hefoie yesterday, and cloaks and overcoats were in universal requisition. Yesterday morning the mercury was down to 36, the freezing point, and (ce formed in the pitchers and tumblers in the house, From the ghastly paleness and painful indis tinctness of our Southern exchanges, we are led to infer thut the cold weather has been pretty genera' throughout tliisTcgion. Col. Benton’s Hobby Horse. — T. M. Crane, the individual who has been hound over by the Washington authorities for exhib iting what he calls Col. Fremont’s “Woolly Horse,” is out in a card in which ho denies that he was forced to close his exhibition, in conse quence of the prosecution of Col. Benton. He says he was unjustly held to bail, and nil that, hut that lie wusn’t backed out by the Col. and that, he remained as long in Washington a9 Ilo should have done if nothing of the kind had happened, He’s spunky, and would not have closed his show perhaps, had he not discovere d i hat nondescripts are,in these days, no marvel in Washington. Col. Benton probably think 8 that one in a family is enough, and that the soup-fat man’s horse,as he persists in denomina ting it, should be withdrawn from the' arena while he is figuring in Washington. The Bostoh Atlas of Tuesday saves—•'•pj sloop-of-war Marion received her sailing order, yesterday, and will proceed to the East Indie, ns soon.as two junior lieutenants have joined " Buying Honors.—An office for the sale of ‘1 German titles ofhonor, is now open at. p aris A knightship may be had for 5,000 francs, a countship for 20,000, and a marquisate for 40 000 francs. tlP 3 A Telegraphic dispatch dated Toronto Feb 1, says,—It is known that Lord Elgin ha received a dispatch from Earl Gray urginglu m in the strongest terms to use every means inhj, power to suppress the annexation movement. He also thanks him for what has already hem done ; and by way cf encouragmont, declare, that so long as any portion of the Canadian people are desirous of maintaining their pre sent connection with the mother country, they will be supported by the whole power, bluod and treasure of England. Sunday Rail Road Traveling.—The Le gislature of Massachusetts has pissed a law prohibiting the running of Rail Road trains be tween sun so and sunset on the Sub! uth dav, except in cases of charity and necessity, and xcepting trains carrying people to and from places of public worship, trains cariying the mails and those connecting with the steam boats which leave Netv York on Saturduy even ing. Extension of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.—A movement is on foot to extend tho Railroad west of the Ohio River, from a point opposite Wheeling, Vu. to Zanesville, Ohio. A meeting of citizens Bnd delegates wus held at F irview, Ohio, on the 2 lilt ult. at which resolutions " were passed favoring the project, and urging the Legislature of Ohio, ut its present session, to authorize the vote of the people of Belmont mid Guernsey to be taken upon a subscription of $150,000 by the former and $100,000 by the latter county, in aid of making such a road. The Baltimore and Ohio Road it is expected will be finished to the Ohio River in three years from the first of June next, when by the proposed extension, the trade of a lurge and and wealthy p Ttio 1 of Ohio will find nn outlet to the Atlantic through the port of Baltimore. The Baltimore Patriot is sanguine of the suc cess of this great scheme und anticipates great advantages from its accomplishment. The ed itor says— * What a world of trade and travel will it net pour in upon our city then ! The valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi will through this chantiel, find the shortest, cheapest, safest, anil in all respects best route for sending their inex haustible productions to the Atlantic, and thence to the markets, of the old world. By thut time, too, we may expect a line of railroads to be completed far into Ohio, and in a few years extending Oven to the Missippi river, and thence to the Pacific ocean. This idea is much more natural than even n railroad to the Ohio was twenty years ago, and the child is now born who will live to see the day when the journey from the Ailnntic to the Pacific, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic will be made with the same ease and comfort as now me may travel from Washington to Maiue by railroad. Work on Royalty by Louts Phillii>pe.-. The politicians of Europe, it is stated, are look ing with some anxiety for the appearance ora work in four volumes, from tho pea of Louis Phillippe. It is to be entitled, “Eighteen Years of Royalty,” and will doubtless contain many new views of persons who hare figured prominently on the political stage in the last generation. K3 1 ' Tho steamship Republic hus been ad vertised in Baltimore to take passengers for the round trip, to Cliaslcston and back for $2j. From Mexico.—Accounts from Vera Cruz to the 14th ult. have been received at New Orleans. El Sight says thut of 4,000 adventurers from So- r ■ nora, who, during the past year had emigrated L to California, the half had returned to their ’ 1 homes with $1,000,000, principally in gold. This circumstance had fed the spirit of enter- \ prise among the inhabitants, and a company of 100 men hud been formed about the end of No- vember, to set out for Arsiona, or the silver de- i posits, for the purpose of working them, and - particularly the mine Ceniceros. Numerous other companies were forming in K the <"> itnl ui.d elsewhere. A 1 tier 1’i' tn Europe announces that aeon- siderahle "migration may he ex' e led from tho Did World to M xien, a d hat ninety Poles had embarke l for New Orleans, intending to settle in the neighboring Republic. Captain K Lutowski would proceed to the cnpital 10 so licit a grant of land from the President Her rera for himself and countrymen. 1 A valuable train, consisting of twenty eight wagons and 11 number of pack mules, loaded with contraband goons, had been captured near Comnrgo. It is staled, in a paper of that city that iminen-e l 'ss is sustoi ed by the revenue from smiigglh g goods i to J'umtiulipas. It is also snid tout tli plnn of the annexationists o sists in establishing dep.itsof arm- ond mu nitions along the left hank of the Rio G andr, to enlist volunteers (foreigners) to act as anvil- ia i s of 'he native Mexii ans, "ltd to prihect ihe 1 itter when they raise ihe cry of Independence. Thus, the inhahi ants of the other side of the river will riot npp' ur the invaders, but the do- fenders of a people struggling lar liberty. The cholera, according to advices Irom the capital of the 8th, hud disappeared from Mi.- zatlan, and had broken out in a town in Jnliscn. The inhabitants of the capital of that State were in great terror from the fear of its ap proach. Elective Judiciary in Pennsylvania.— The amendment to the constitution of Pennsyl vania, providing for nn elective Judiciary has passed the Senate, by almost a unanimous vote It is expected that it will pass the House, when it will be ratified by the votes of tho peo ple. Tho Kingston, (Canada,) Argus says that the only Government steamer on Lake Ontario, the Cherokee, is to be laid up. The officers and crew are to be paid oft', and order ed to return to England. Means of Arresting the Fatal Effects of Chloroform.—An eminent surgeon of France relates two cases in which the inhalation of chloroform proved nearly fatal. He,(however, succeeded in reviving his patients, after nil or dinary means had failed, by lacing his mouth upon theirs, and forcibly Insufflating the lungs liv rapid respirations anil expirations. A med ical practitioner in Paris states thut in two in stances of approaching dissolution by the in halation of chloroform, he recalled life by thrusting two fingers deep into the throat, down to the lnrynx and oesophagus ; a sudden move ment of expiration followed, and recovery took place. U. S. Mint.—The report of the Director of the Mint contains a statement of the entire coinage of the United states to the close of tho year 1849: No. of pieces. Value. Philadelphia ...317,440,558 $128,813,553 New Orleans... 37,103,725 27,i>5a,243 Charlotte 560.437 2,381 6G9 Duhlonegu 542,159 3,727,910 E3T In the Alabama Senate, on Monday, the Committee to whom was referred the Gover nor's message upon the Connecticut resolu tions, made areport recommending the passage of » resolution authorizing the return of tho re solutions to their authors. The President de cided that the rules of the Senate required the resolution to be rend three several days in the Senate, whereupon the rules werfe suspended by unanimous consent, and the resloutiuu rend three limes and t-assed unanimously. The Boston Custom-House, after being in progress about fifteen years, hits at length been completed. The entire cost is stated at $l,d73,- 371 43, leaving an unexpended balance of the appropriation of $1,102 53. When was ever such a thing known before ? . We know not which is the most to bo won dered at—the enormous appropriation of such a sum for such a purpose, or the fact that a moiety of it has been 'eft unappropriated. Fifty Girls Married in One House.— There have been toil operatives married every year from a single boarding house in Lowell, Mass ", during the last five years. Mr. Hannegan. late Minister to Berlin, was to leavDoa the 8th ultimo lot England and[ the United States. He had heeu cof fined by rheumatism for nearly tltrce months.’ Total value $162,182,400 There have been received at the mints, of California gold, $6,941,693. The deposite of the gold nt Philadelphia was, in the year 1847, $13,670,898, ard at New Orleans, $6,253,288. These were princi pally foreign coins. The coinage has been smnll during the year 1848; because the California gold contains .-o large a portion of silver as to require thnt tho metals be separated. . The necessary charges in the laboratory have been made, and prompt payments will hereafter be made to depositors. The deposits at the four mints during th® year 1849 wore $141,609,403; of which $12,- 243,175 were in gold, and $2,366,260 in silver. Whole coinage, $11,164,695. Composed in gold, $9,907,761, and $2, 114,450, in silver. The Revenue at California.—Collector Collier writes to the Secretary of the Treasury that he is “astounded” at the amount of busi ness at Sun Francisco. The amount of ton nage on the Uth of Nov. in port wns 120,117 tons. The clerks nre receiving from $1300 to $3000 per annum, und that there is not a suf ficient number to transact the business. More must be employed with like salaries. The in spectors are receiving $5 per day, and u large number are employed. The necessity for the payment of such sularies arises from the fact that the expenses of living justify the payment- lie says a Custom House of iron ought to bo immediately contracted for and sent round. Great inconvenience is fell and no littlo risk incurred, from having to store goodh and ware house them on board vessels, Which opens a broad door for smuggling. He thinks an tub (litionnl cutter to prevent the latter practice i* indispensable. G p..Bem hjis.been made.Lieut(ipar.t Gener al in lie Turkish army. . . . .•