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MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN IB. COOPER. w T. THOMPSON,' EDITOR TKHM3S : DAILY PAPER $4 00 I TRl-WEtKr,r 00 All New Advertisements appetir in both papers. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1830. 0^ See first page. The Northern Mail.—Tlie Steamer Win. Seabrook, Cupt. Blakenship, arrived last even ing a ftw moments before 10 o’clock. We are informed by Cupt. B. that the Northern mail had not reached Charleston, when ho left, and that ho awninted its arrival some time. nr a movement is on foot in New York to raise a fund for the widows and orphans and other snrVivers oftbose who perished by the late dreadful disaster in tliut city. Messrs. R. Hob & Oo. have headed the’ list with as subscrip tion of $100. Lots have been tendered by the Cypress Hill and New York Bay Cometries for the burial of the victims. [Correspondence of the Morning News.] MILLEDGEVILLE, Feb. 7. Macallister’s Benefit.—It will be seen by the advertisement in another column flint, this King of the Conjurers takesa benefit at the Athenseum thjs evening, on which occasion,he presents a bill of moro than ordinary attraction, It is unnecessary for us to say anything in praise of Macalmstsu’s performances. Every body, knows that.ho not only does wonderful things well, but that he docs things that arc impossible to be done, and so adroitly and gracefully ns £0 elicit tho admiration not less limn the wonder of his audiences. We need only remark that he performs to night several new nml surpris ing experiments, to induce the attendance of all who have witnessed his previous interesting ex hibitions. Thuso who hare not seen him should avail themselves of this oportunity. The Great Bridge Case.—Tho Charles ton Mercury publishes a private despatch from Mr. Shultz, received frorfi Washington, at 8 o’clock on Friday night, which says; “The bat tle is fought, and the victory is ours. Tho combat lasted five days, and lias just closed in tlie Bridge rase.” We prosumo licit we ure to infet 1 from this that Mr. S. hnsgnined his suit,hut there are many who will requite further confima- tion of thcr fact. We know nothing of tho merits of tho case, but wc have been accustom ed for years to hear it spoken of ns a hopeless contest on his part. If he lias indeed recovered Ins claim ut last, he will Itpve surprised his friends as well as his enemies. California Freights.—The New York Shipping and Commercial List says that freights for California have an upward tenden cy. To San Francisco coal is taken at $20, and meusuremnt goods at Go a 100 cents, lo Sacramento $l,25 a$l,50, and for lumber $90 n $100 per M. The new ship Saratoga, which left New-York on tho 5th inst., fur San Fran cisco, lias on' hoard one of the largest car goes that ever left that port, being between 2300 and 2400 tons'weight mil measurement. Since the 1st instant seven largo class ships have cleared ut New York for San Francisco, with full cargoes. nr a c mnjuiny is about being formed in Wilmington, N. C. to take tho whole of the un- inguged contracts on the Eastern portion of the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Rond, which will complete the contracts for the whole line. The Slavf.ry Question in Massachu setts.—The following resolution has .been in- introduced in the Massachusetts House of Representatives: Resolved, That Massachusetts is unalterably opposed to any compromise whatever with sla very ; and our Senators in tlw Congress of the United Slates are hereby instructed to oppose the compromise resolutions recently introduc ed into that body, for the adjustment of the sla very question, or any oilier propositions that give in any degree whatever, the sanction of the Federal government to human slavery, or make the people of the free States responsible for its existence. The Progress of Retrenchment.—The Collector of Buffalo has received instructions from tho Treasury Department to lay up the re venue boat and discharge the boatmen—a step made necessary by the limit assigned to the ex penditure. Tho Methodist College at Fittsficld, Mass., was destroyed by fire on tho 5th inst. } Firemanf.s Riots.—Fire Organisations of the Great Cities.—A riot occurred among the firemen of Philadelphia on the 4th instant, which resulted in the total destruction of the Engine House of the Weceacoc Company. Tho upper story of tho building was occupied as school room. This was also entered and all tho furniture destroyed, together with other valu able materials Not content with this out rage, the mob next set fire to the building, and burnt it to the ground. The loss estimated at $2,000, and only partially insured. A Philadelphia paper says it is feared that they will not stop their riotous proceedings un til they are taught an Astor House riot lesson, by the city authorities. The fire organizations of pome of the North ern cities are becoming most intolerable nuis ances, and will have to ho either reformed or entirely suppressed. Many of the companies are little bettor than organized bands of ruf fians, who set nil law at difintice and hold the authorities, the pfess and people in awe. To the stnnger the fire organizations of Phil adelphia arid Baltimore aro anomalies in the order of municipal government, impoessiblo to comprehend. It Is difficult for them to under stand the policy of tolerating organized hands of men to make buttle grounds of even scene of conflagration, when of all other times, men are expected to display the more generous and benevolent traits of their noble by generous co-operation and exertion in tho common cniise of mutual aid and protection. Such liasbecoipe the frequency of these out breaks that it is now a question of doubtful de termination which is really moist to bo dread ed by the citizen, the fire or the fuomen. It would seem that such an evil would not • he tolerated in any w ell regulated city; b it when.it is remembered that these firemen have a voice in the election of municipal arid State officers, and that they have been known to de feat the election of officers who have made themselves obnoxious to them by their efforts to suppress their riots, it will not be wondered that the law is powerless in the matter. We woulpl not he understood as represent ing all the firemen of these cities in the char acter above drawn. There arc mnnyfentire companies of gentlemen among them, and many worthy men belonging to all the com panies; hut they are greatly in tho minority, and are unable either to give character to the companies to which they belong or to restrain their riotous propensities. Hmv favorably do our Suuthern fire organi zations contrast with those of these cities. Ani- mated-by a spirit of manly emulation they are no less efficient; while they ure free ftum the reproach which so justly attaches to those who degrade the name of fireman and outrage the laws of tho country. The Case of tiif. Explosion.—The Cor oner of New York intends to investigate tho muse of tho explosion which produced such de plorable results in that city on Monday of last week. This is due to the community endanger ed by such accidents, for investigation may lead to facts which maybe of value hereafter; At present the immediate cause of tho ca tastrophe can only he conjectured. Those who had the management of the engine can never appear nt nn earthly bar. The supposition is a reasonable one however, that Sunday night be ing unusually cold, the feed pipe to the boil er becume frozen. The fire being started un der the boiler, evaporate^ all the water it con tained,and heated its plates to redness. The warmth then affected tho frozen pipe—a jet of water rushed in, and tho explosion followed in evitably. North Carolina.—Meetings have already been held in the counties of New Hanover and Duplin, without distinction of party, to take measures for the appointment of Delegates to tho Nashville Convention. “The . Hornet’s Nest,” published at Charlotte, contains a call for a meeting in “Old Mecklenburg,” for a similar purpose, signed by three hundred citizens of that county. IN SENATE. Bills Passed.—The Bill of Senate amended by tho House “to secure to the Rock islarid Factory Company of Muscogee county, certain privileges, and legalize tho building of a dam or dams across the Chattahoochee River, on their own land, was passed. The Bill to alter and ainond the 12thsection of tho 1st article of the Constitution, was lost. This Bill I believe propose to give each county a Senator. The following Bills of tho House w r ere pass ed ; A Bill to amend the first section of an act passed 7 th December, A Bill to authorize certain persons therein named to peddle without licence. • A Bill to incorporate the Columbus and Greenville 1’lunk, and Turnpike Road Company; Columbus and Lumpkin Flank and Turnpike Road Company, and tho Sparta Flank, and Turnpike Road Company. A Bill to alter and amend the Escheat laws so far as to allow bastards, unnatural horn chil dren to inherit from their mothers under certain circumstances. ABill to authorize the Stockholders of the Bunk of Milledgevillo, to increase its Capital to the amount of $500,000. A Bill to prevent the running of freight trains on all the Rail Roads of this Slate, on the Sabbath day. A Bill to complete and fiirnishthe Georgia Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, to appropriate money for the same, and for other purposes. A Bill to authorize tho Treasury to refund the purchase money with interest, to purchasers of fractions that had been previously drawn for. and afterwards sold by mistake, also the grant fee when paid. House of Representatives, Feb. 7. Bills Passed.—A Bill to direct the Board of Physicians authorized to examine persons de siring to practice Medicine under the law' pass ed Dec. 21, 1825, to hold their annual sessions nt Macon, instead of Milledgevillo. A Bill to appoint Masters in Equity for the counties of Muscogee, Tallint nnd Stewart. A Bill to compellall persons taking up runa way slaves to deliver the same to the jailor of the county, where taken up, and to prevent said persons from detaining in their custody such runaway slave or slaves for a longer time thnu four days, and for oilier purpose therein named. A Bill to incorporate the Stockholders of the Clarksville Rail orPkmkRoud Company. ABill to incorporate a Central Agricultural Association of Georgia. A Bill to incorporate tho Mulbciy G Manufacturing Company. A Bill lo amend thoaot organizing the Lunatic Asylum of tho State. A Bill to incorporate the Hydraulic Compa ny of Savnnah. A Bill to authorize certnin amendments in suits of civil cases. This Bill provides that all misnomers shall he corrected instanter. The General Assembly convened in the ltep resenlative Chamber at 11 o’clock A. M., pur suant to a Resolution and elected by acclama tion tho following gentlemen to represent Georgia in the Nashvillo convention, to wit: Charles J. McDonald, of Marietta; William Law, and Mathew II. McAlister, of Savannah ; and Charles Dougherty, of Athens. Y'ottrs C. afternoon. Tho brave little fellow behaved nobly under the appulling circumstances by w hich he was surrounded, for the fire was all round him, and in order to prevent his being burnt it was necessary to play upon the vain in hi@ immediate looulity. Some food was conveyed to him twice, nnd nt 6 o’clock this morning the hi3t obstruction was removed, and lie was lifted out amidst tho cheers of his gallant deliverers. But the poor little sufferer joined not in the general joy; his body nnd mind were shattered and his wretch ed mother hud only the consolation of pressing POSTSCRIPTS [Telegraphed for the Morning NeWs ) ARRIVAL OF THE ETJROPA. ADVANCE IN COTTON. Tt is said that a manufacturer in Wor cester, Mass., has made by tho sale of six bar rel pistols, in California, upwards of one hun dred and fifty thousand dollars. The Legislature'of Maryland has pass ed a law requiring masters of vessels bringing emigrants to the port of Baltimore, to give bonds in the sum of $320 to indemnify tho city mid county corporations of the State, for any cost which they may be put lo within five years for the support of any person brought by them Into the State. The law provides for the com mutation of the bonds by tho' owners or con signees of vessels, by tho payment of $1 50 for each passenger. Steamers lor California.—The Steam ers Fhiludelphiu, New-Orleans, Empire City, Cherokee and Ohio, nnd tho steamship (pro peller) Columbus, are all advertised to leave New York Cor California within the next week. [Correspondence of tlie Morning News.] MILLEDGEVILLE, February 8, lljJ A. M. Tho House of the Representatives, have keen engaged in arranging tho details of the General Tax Bill, a measure that all are inter ested in, and one that is sure to elicit the scru tiny of every Representative. Nothing of im portance has been acted on hv the Semite up to this hour. I see that in your issue of the 8th, you say that the Bill incorporating the Hydraulic Com pany of Savannah, lias passed. , This is true only in part. It passed ther House oil yester day, and has not as yet been reported to the Senate. I presume there will be no difficulty in the passage of the Bill. The Legislature will doubtless adjourn on the lGth inst. The weather has become mild and pleasant. In hast yours C. him to her bosom uml listening to the w ild mv- ing of dclerium. For twenty fearful hours ho had boon in that living tomb; a hot bur of iron had pressed upon his legs nnd burned through to the bone; he had ultimately been exposed to tho scorching embers and the scald ing water, that ns it qunched them fell upon his body; and was it any wonder that his mind and system sunk under these accumulated suffer ings. For two or three hours he experienced the kindest attentions, but he gradually grew weaker and weaker, and about seven o’clock died. Brave hoy! He should have lived, for he had exhibited qualities which augured well of his manhood. I could fill this letter with the painful occurrences of yesterday, hut you will find them fully reported in the newspapers and it is unnecessary. Tlie matter will ho fully in vestigated I understand, and if there Lo blame anywhere,'I trust that it may he exposed, und tlie guilty party purtiished. There has been too long a seemingly reckless disregard of human life in this country, and it is time that some body wns found to lie blamed for accidents, which ike this, have led to such nn awful sacrifice of human life. At the last accounts, twenty-two bodies had been taken from the ruins, a few of whom had been identified. Must of them appeared to lave had their shirt-sleeves turned up as though they had commenced their day’s work. The labor of removing tlie ruins is going on un remittingly, and as I write, I learn that more bodies are continually discovered. I fear that the victims will not fall far short of fifty nt least! Besides these, several are not expected to sur vive their injuries. The concert for the New Nork Volunteers w ns "attended by over two thousand persons at fifty cents each—the price should have been dollar. Mile. Jagillo promised to he there, and neither came nor sent a message. This was hut kept the carriage waiting for three hours told tho audience, when Capt. Uj- HAZY littempted to excuse her on the score of illness, hut was laughed down. ' The lady acted very, foolishly, und may discover this, to morrow night when she is announced to beat the Bowery Theatre It is unfortunate for the Volunteers, that the President .of the Fund Association is G'apt Morton Fairchild, a pet of Cupt. Rikders and C iptain of the Rinders Guards. An order has been received from Washington to pay the Inst month’s salaries to the officers of customs. A list of 25 moro victims has been foi warded to the Secretary, and an order for iheir decapitation will probably be received in a day or two, The Drurys have applied to he admitted to hail to day, and tho Supreme Court has fixed the amount at $300; which of course he will soon obtain, by paying somebody about $500, and placing ample security in his possession, lie wont go oil', however, I feel assured ; he is too fond of his money. We are looking for news from Californi daily as the Empire City, Ohio, and Cherokee are due with a month’s later dates. Yours truly, CHARLEMAC. New Y'ork, Feb. 9, 1850, The British mail Steam-ship Europa arrived at Halifax last night, bringing Liverpool date, to the 26th January". Cotton has advanced one fourth of a pen. Tho sales of the two weeks previous t<i the sailing of the steamer amounted to 83 01)0 bales. Rumored Treaty.—It is rumored at Wash- ington, that the Nicaragua difficulty has been satisfactorily adjusted &c., nnd that a treaty will be sent out by the next English steamer. According to its provisions, Tigre Islund is (0 bo given up to tho United States. It is also stated that Sir Ilerlry Bulwer, the English Min ister, has disavowed Mr. Chatiield’s proceed ings. It will he remembered that a rumor of an ar rangement very similar to this, \vas put in cir culation some three weeks since by the t^rres- pondent of tlie New York Herald. Charleston Races.—The Jockey Club Purse of $500—three mile heats—was won on Friday, by N. Green’s General Cas. Time, first heat, 3.45—second heat 3.47. Great Fire at Buffalo.—A fire occurred nt Buffalo N. Y r . on tlie morning of the 5tit lust., which consumed one drug store, threo dry goods stores, and one crockery store on Main street, together with several offices in the pper poition of the building. Insured for 55,000, which will cover the loss. [J* 5 A destructive fire occured in Troy New orkon the Its inst. by which property to tlie amount of $10,000 was destroyed. OntheSd inst. another fire occurred by which $ 17,000 worth of property was consumed. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, For January, 1850. [Prepared for the Daily Morning News.J Trial Trip of the New Wold.—This fine new ocean steamer, made a sea trip of 100 miles from New Y’ork, on Saturday the 2d inst., beating the Northerner, which started about thp same time for Charleston, four miles an hour. After going out about 100 miles, she put about and returned to the city—making an average speed out and in, ofI7 miles per hour. She loaves tor Sun Francisco in a few daw. tip Books are tlie leakage of the eternal mind of men preserved in vossels. Of course, they are always stale, and cannot be like the man present in his own person. Y'et there are some who can find companions ito books ; and this has had a tendency to promote democracy, as the thoughts of the greatest and proudest men become common to the weakest, through their writings which .are now so cheap. The art of printing has done more to promote equali ty than anything else, ry “ Down Bust,” so mew here, a pious old lady was summoned as a witness in an import ant case. Having lived in the backwoods nil her days, she was wholly unacquainted with the rules of a court of justifce. Being told tlm< she must ‘"swear, ’ tho poor woman wns filled with horror at the thought. After much pur- suasion she yielded, and beeing told to‘‘hold up her right hand,” she did so, exclaiming, “ Well, if / must, I must—Dam The court immediately adjourned. vr a new Life Insurance Company is about being incorporated in New York lobe cnllod the United States Life Insurance C.un- Capilol stock ($100,000. party. [Correspondence of the Morning News.] NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 1850. The nppulling occurrence of yesterday en grosses the attention of the community to the exclusion of all other matters, and. indeed, there appears to, he a general gloom which deepens in the pidic minds sas tlie melancholey detail ax-edeveloped; at two o’clock thismorning fourteen dead bodies bad been taken from the ruins, so disfigured that but few could be iden tified ; the lnbories, however, are still at work, and to-day probably we shall know pretty near ly the extent of the calamity from the most reliable account there must have been over one hundred persons in the building at the time of tbe explosion ; few could possibly have escap ed it is feared, so sudden was tlie effect, so that supposing sixty to be at present accounted for, a great number must still be missing w ho may probably have died a lingering death in the ruins; some bqried, others scalded, and oth ers frozen ; indeed it is the opinion of the phy sicians that some of those discovered died from the above 'causes, and not from the injuries they received. The last person almost rescued was a little hoy named .Tindall, whose voice was beard calling fer nssieluiu-o during the The Virginia Monument.—The follow ing out line of the design adopted by the Committee of the Virginia Legislature, for tlie Monument to Washington, shortly to ho erected by the citizens of that State, is furnished in an editorial on the subject, in the Richmond En- pricer. It is to be a monument of about sixty feet in height, surmounted by an equestrain statue cf Washington. On a low pedestal are to be sit statues; one representing Virginia, with a li raised in one hand und the other hand pointing to a broken crown at her feet. The ithcr hve statues arc to be distinguished Vir ginias, compeers of Washington, three of them civilians and two military. For the first three have been indicated fiemw, Jefferson, and Mn-shall, (embodying OratoPy, Statesmanship and Jurisprudence; or tho Legislative, Ex ecutive nnd Judical Departments.) For the two military figures, Morgan and Leo have been indicated.—Tlie whole groupe beautifully represents Virginia and her sohs doing bon- or to the great and good Washington. That the monument will he executed in the highest style of art, we have every reason to believe. We cannot doubt that the selection of the cone missioners, after much labor and responsibility, and with a singlo view to the credit of tlie State and glory of Washington, will be grati fied by the judgment and feelings of thereat- fill, enlightened and patriotic people of Vie BAROMETER, TH’tt. I’N WINDS. ]7 a]m. 2pm P M 1, i 7 ncli 7 a mi2 f m nt liau.n-j, 30.30 )0 30 32m'. 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There are four Distilleries in the immediate vicinity of this city, which consume: about 300,000, bushels of Corn and Rye yearly und produce 1,050,000 gallons of Whiskey, val ued at $275,000. The following are tho names ( of the proprietors: Alexander Young, Samuel j Smith, Powers and Weightman, and A. J- , Tyson. These works are all driven by steam, iqul consume 3,000 tons of coal annually. They employ from seventy to eighty workmen,and the amount of capital invested cannot bo less tlwc . half a million of dollurs. Besides this amount t there was received last year by the Columbia :; Railroad 562.825 gallons, nnd by the Delaware : Canal 1,432,815 gallons, which added to the . amount manufactured by the city distillepf* ‘ makes 3,045,640 gallons equal to about 101,521 harrels. To this we must add a considerable amount received annually by the Schuylkill ami Tidewater Cannl, nnd from. New York, rvhirh would swell the total amount to 125 a 130,00'* barrels.—Phil. Com List. ISote Icti'il iuches of Ruin, 4,4.30. There have been very few days perfectly clear durinc the month, hut the sun has shown upon more than half the days in the month. DIED, In this city, yesterday 10th inst., nt the to* deuce of tlie Rev. S. J. Cassels, Mrs. E. "• Marshall,in the28ih,year of her age. H fr remains will betaken to Columbia, S. C. ARRIVALS AT HOMEL. The Atlanta Intelligencer, of the 8th inst., says : • , 1 ho Rev. Theohold Mathew arrived in our city nn Wednesday evening lust, by the Maci nnd Western cars, and preached in the Catho lic church yesterday morning. Lust evening he delivered a temperance address at the same place, before a very large and respectable au dience. He intends to leave here to-morrow morning, for Columbus. The amount of cotton forwarded from this place during the month of January, on the Georgia Railroad was 3,267 bales. On the Macon and Western Rond, 1.137 hales were forwarded. Total amount forwarded on both Roads during the month’, 4,404 hales,—Atlanta Intelligencer, Feb. 8- CITY HOTEL. G. Mulligan, S. C.; YV. Morrill. Philadel phia; W. S. Ferry and Family, do; Mrs. Johnson, do; C. R. Council, N. C.; B. Oswald,'8- j 4 Dr. Moreock, do; A. Mc’N Cunningham, Beun- j j fort; C. Mulligan, do; J. W. Oliver, Shriven j County; D. Midorna, N. C. J. E. Dortch,doi ji 1 O. J. Johnson, Alabama; John Bedell, do; beg 1 ', v Milliard, Fort Pulaski; W. H. Robert, S C-‘ j i Joseph Fay nnd Lady, Atlnuta; J. YV. Cooky, .] S.C.; Joseph J. Ingram, do; B. F. Ingram,d 1 '- t J. Dunbar,do; C. F. Gray, do;J. Gray; do; Cant ^ R. Drinkwutpr, Augusta; II- Keller, Newman. J G. YV. Cammery, Washington; J. J. Pago. ^ II. J. Darmor, S. C. CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL ItAIL ROAR 1793 bales cotton and mdze, to Franklin At Brand) n Rabun & Fulton, Hardwick & Qook, N A Hajdee A Holt, Hamilton Si. Hatdeman, P Reiiy, P R ^ e11 • Jones&Sou, W Duncan, Alton, Ball &Co, H Ilahm , sham Ron, C Arnold, Williams & Hollis, YV 1 “5 * King, C Hurtridge, YVashbarn, - Wilder <fc Co,F r "“ * & Roland, T H Wilrnan, G N NeifiW II Smith, <•P ersouBoston &. Gundy, E Parsons Jt Co.G B Cunim'd' Can well Si. Sweat. Criener & Beull, J L SwinneJ