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THE MORNING NEWS.
DV JOHN M. COOPER.
WILLIAM T. THOMPSON, EDITOR.
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IIow Mr, Pipkin Slowed Himself.
BY MAJOR JOSEPH JONES.
Bill Pipkin hadn’t been married very long, und
hadn't quite got out of the habit of takin little punch
drinkin frolicks with his old friends on perticler occa
sions. He was fust rate at making excuses for staying
out at nights now and then —he was terribly pressed
with bisness, and as he tuck monstrous good cure to
never cum home cross-legged, his wife never ,p 'cted
nothin, and all went on fust rate. One night bill got
rayther more’n he could carry straight, but he didn’t
find it out till he waa on his way home. He wouldn't
have Susan know he waa in sich a sitewation not for
all the world, and ho begun thlnkin, as well as he could
with his head spluuin round so, whut was beat to be
done to keep her from Hading him out.
"Hie—I—I’ve got it ’zactly,” sea he—Ilic, Su-su-Su
san knows I'm (hie) terrible f-f-fond of m-tn-railk
WelU’ll jest take a big (hie) swig of m-m milk, and
(hie) $at 11 hx it all right—so (hie) sh-she’U never sus-
cuspect nothin poor gall."
Home ho went, praetisin strait wnlkln all the wav
and studdyin over in hia mind how he would talk
strait, so Susan wouldn't find him out.
When he found the latch, which was on the wrong
side of the door, what opened the wrong way too, he
felt around in the dark lor moro doors thau was ever
in the house before, and got into so many curious
shaped rooms, till he found the pantry wliar he spet
ted to find some milk. He didn't hnve no vrrv clear
idee as to wliar it ought to be ; so, after feelhi about
in every place butthoriglitono, he cum to the conclu
sion to go up to his room and ax his wife whiir it was.
The stairs seemed to be turned up side down, and tlie
bedroom was changed places with the cellar-kitchen
but he made outatlurt to find the door.
Aftercleariughio throat and eayin over bis speech
so he wouldn’t make no mistake, he opened the door,
and tuck a lean agin the door-post and listened to hear
it his wile was wake. She was sound asleep.
“ Busan I Susan I” sea he, very low and plain.
“ Eh!" ses Susan, jest vvokin out of a dose ;
thal ypu come home, my deal, so late—I "
“Susan. Susan !”ses bill, not payln no attention to
what she said, hiahedbein full of the milk—“Susan !
“ What, my dear i"
“Is tlicruny m-i-l-k in the house ?"
“ Ves, dear—but what ill the world "
“Susan, Susan 1"
“ What dear 1"
“ Wharfs tlie milk 1"
“ Iu the pantry in the dinln rocm, dear. But vou
better come.to bed now, it’s so "
Bill didn't wait for her to say late, but without savin
a word tuck some terrible long steps in the dark. He
found the din.n room and tho pantry ngin, but lie
couldn’t find no milk any wbar. Afrer try in for n
Madison. Ind., May 9. |
Mrs. Svrlnsheti;i And Ike Tribune Again.
Joseph Howard, a police officer, whilst attempting I Our renders will recollect the article published in
serve a writ on Thomas Holtzclnw, for disturbing our paper of yesterday, from the Tribune’s Washing-
u religious meeting, wns set upon by two brothers
tite latter, and mortally wounded by a pistol shot in
tlie abdomen.
bout live minits, he goes up stairs ngin, and leanin n-
gainst tlie door to Bteady himself, ax’d his wife ugin;
“ S-n-s-a-n, 3-u-va-n |" ses he, very perticler.
“Eh—whnt 9" Fes she, wakiu upagin.
“ Is thernny milk iu the house }"
“ I* 0 !*!you thcr was some milk in the pantry, dear,
Down went Bill agin. This tirao he felt every whar
and upsot lota of tilings, makin a terrible racket n-
mnng tho crockery,, but drat the drap of milk could
he find.
“Cuss the milk 1" f js he; "whar could they put
it!’’ *
In about five minits more he was at tlie bed room
door agin.
“8u. an, Susan I” ses he.
Be-mi snuffled a snore short off in the middle.
“ What I" ses she, sorter cross this time.
“ Is ther any milk in the house!”
“ Yes, I told yell."
" Well, whar is it!” ses he.
“ 1 told you, ou the tlielf—in the pantry—in tho din-
in room 1" ses Busan, breakingit off into eliortmouth-
fuls of pretty loud italiek.
That sort o’ skeered Bill, and put him off his gnrd.
“ Well, Susan,” Ees he. "It it tied up in any thing or
is U lay in about loose t"
That was enough—-the ent was out of the hag, and
no help for it. Mrs. Pipkin was blight awake in a
nunit, uud the way Bill got a Cuudle that night was e-
uough to sober the drunkest husband in creation. He
never got corned agin—and was more’n year after
foreffle could drink milk in his coffee when Busan wse
at the table.
From the Charleston Mercury.
EjP” Wo have been furnished witli tho copy of a
letter which has been received by Ids Honor Mayor
Hutchinson, purporting to be written by a person who
was instrumental In firing tlie premises of Mr. But
ler, in King-street, about two years since. Tho mon
ey alluded to (®85) was receivod with tlie letter, and
handed over to Mr. Butler. The following is a literal
transcript of tho letter:
New Orleans, April 23tb. 18.
Mr. Mayer T give this to a man that cant reed nor
rite to put in- tho Charleston post office, bekose he is a
goin to Charleston and if he does it and if you get it
wmityou find out a man thnt keeped e mittra- s store
in kiug Street about 2 years ago bekause l got acquain
ted with 2 gentlemen in tlie new york steumbote mid i
told thrm i’wanted worke and they told me they wed
give me acme and good pa if i wod work for them so
they asked me it i ever had a hundred (killers and i
never had and 1 told them so and the y told me tlia cud
make 3 hundred und if i wod help them to do it i sliud
have o hundred and they give me fiftei uoiv if i wod
help them they sed itwodenthurt onely the rich
men and i wod getn hundred dollars and eo'i went out
along with them and wp got downe into the seller ami
made a hole up in the shop and thn took a lot of han
dles out of die shop and put them out over the fen- e
in a karrage aud i helped to do it god forgive me and
one gentleman went with the kunuge and with me to
the shop an shet tho dorc and then put all tlie beada
round tlie hole in the seller and now sea he all i want
you to do is to put the kar.dle underneath the bends
when i get nwa and thayd burn and he give me fiftii
dollers more and sed take cure of yourself and put
them so tha wood bum when he wisselled and konie
up out of tlie seller mid go homo liewvoddent let nnny
boddy burn up and if i told i stiud bPailled and he give
me some more monuey he got out of a draw in tl.o
shop and wunted me to koine here With him and i did
it and he told mo to go home i haddeiit got haf wo home
fcx afore tha hollered fire and i went back and the peple
■tfccome out of the wiudo and the man aed he wossent
Mliusurred and he looked so bad i newer felt godgodd
Hfsence that time so i want you to give the man back
r memonney its all i have got now left of it nnd i feel
better now tuid i hope youill give it i hope you wont tri
to catch me it cudaent beeny godd to hurt me cny
more for i woddeut do it again if youd give me all
youvegotif you find him give him the monuey imide
tlie geutleuiau told me it, cuddent hurt uo boddy but
rich men that dlddcnt care for me i hc-pe god ill forgive
me for it i put in 85 dollars i cud say a goddeln lilt i
cant l fell better now b.knise i think hell get it Iron
younud shall stop now nnd you ill give it to him.
Improvement by Congress in H'asbington City —
The deficiency hill, which finally pasted the lower
House of Congress on Friday last, with the Bella.c s
amendments, appropriates *1411,000 for public local
improvements in Wushinaton city. This will give em
ployment to many worthy mechanics, imd revive
things throughout that community. Tlie Washington
News says that tho work on Louisiana avenue, cue of
the most important improvements, will lie immediate
ly resunied, nnd resumption of others will duly follow.
lii' 1 following are the approrprintions referred to:
Completion of the east wiug of the Patent Office, *90,-
00ftf pavement of tlie avenue around the Capitol
grounds, «lfi,500; lighting rfce Capitol and Capitol
grqfiiids, Pennsylvania avenue, and the President's
house, *<(000; rerhovai of the public Green-house to
some other suitable site, *5,000; continuing the im
provement of the grounds south of the President’s
house, nnd construction of a culvert on Seventeenth
street, ft 10,000; convicting the improvement of India
na avenue, from the City Hall to the Capitol Hill, *7,-
C00» Improvement of the public grounds west of
Seventh street, *5,000; enclosing, grading, and plant
ing with trees, the low grounds on the canal between
Third aud Sixth streets, *2,500.
f’S' 5 ’ The Emperor of Chinn has forbidden any of
his subjects to go to Californio.
The ppeket ship Constitution nrrived Rt New
York on Saturday, from Eprope, with 000 steerage
Ipasscngf-Ts.
63 s * A vecsel bus arrived at New York with six
tons cf fragments of bombshells from Vein Crux,
thrown jy Grn. Svori during his opcracons thare.
Boston, May 13. V. M.
Later advices received here from Ilayti. fully, con-
firm the previous oecouiits relative to Mr. Wilson,
tlie American Consider Agent lie was released
through the interference of the French Consul, and
has gone to Port an Prince, where the matter is to un
dergo examination.
Buffalo, May IT.
We learn from the Michigan that the democrats have
elected one member In Genesee, o' 1 **.; 11 Lapeer,
three in St. Clidr, one in Saginaw, one inWiin Buren,
and one ill Ingham ; making in all, 60 delegates. I nc
Whigs have choice two in Genesee, and one in La-
peer; 14 in all.
General Conference of the Methodist
Church, South.
In this Conference, in seseion at St. Louis, on die
14th iustunt, Dr. Smith’s resolutions for the division
of future general Conferences into two branches, to
bo called on upper and lower house, were read. They
are as follows:
l-t The lower house shall be constituted as the
present general Conference now is, nnd invested with
the same authority, so far as may be judged necessa
ry to conform its relative powers to tuose oi tlie
other bnuieU of tlie Legislature. .
2d Tbe upper shall be constituted by not less than
one nor mole than two traveling elders lor each An
nual Conference, to be elected by those laymi n who
are of mature age, and in full connection with the
church. It chitii be invested with uuthoiuy to pass
upon all the acts of the lower house, and shall con-
outute a high court of appeals in tlie case ol the trial
und condemnation of a bishop, and to determine all
questions ol fccclesiusticui luw that may arise ill tne
uuministrutioii of discipline.
They were uiude the order of the day for 55 ednes*
day luai. „ , *
The tit. Louis Intelligencer gives a detailed synop
sis ol" the address of the bishops, lrom which we ex
tract tlie following relative to the Church North :
The separation in the church, whereby the Metho
dist Episcopal Church South lias been driven, in de
ls furence of its rights nnd leeliugs, to a separate or
ganization, was next alluded to. 'i lie plun ot sep
aration settled upon m Now Yol k hud not been car
ried out in good faith. The friendly ieeling on the
purt ol the North, which at first seemed to promise
Fairness, bad proved short-lived. The piun had been
violated, and the Church South had been infused any
share in the common property of the body. A del-
e 'ute sent by the Church South to the conterenco oi
tue Northern branch of the Church, held at Pittsburg,
to treut of these matters, hud beon rejected. And
tliut church, which hud, in its hatred to slavery, driv
en slaveholders from their connexion, are uovv to be
sei n encroaching on the territory of the Church
South, gathering m, wherever they can, our members
into their told. ~ They have even guue into tlie iudian
missionary fields ol me Church South ami endenvu •
ed to alienate the Indiana lrom us—thus doing great
injury to the cuuse of Christ, by distracting uud di
viding the counsels and work of his followers. The
inconsistency of this course, ou the part ot those who
claim to be servants ot the God of Peace, was deep
ly deplored.
Little iihody and her Legislature.- In tlie Legisla
ture ill session at Newport, Rhode Island, a resolution
was pasted on Tuesday, authorizing the payment by
tue Treasurer, to the Govenor, ot the sum ot *400
and to the Lieutenant Governor, ol 200 dollars,
in full for their services the past year. The Legisla
ture has but just met, and yet they hold afternoon ses
sions, have appointed a committee on unfinished
business, and are beginning totulknboutbreakingup.
S&^&KJES&SIo.
Saturday Morning;, May IS, 14800.
LARGEST CIRCULATION!
FT5P The Daily Morning News has now a circu
lation larger than that of BOTH THE OTHER DAI
LIES TOGETHER, mid consequently is the iiest
advehtibing medium. 5Ve state this fact in justice
to ourselves and for the benefit of the advertising
public.
See first page for our rates of advertising.
Tfgf* Advertisements should lie handed in at an
early hour, to insure their appearance in the paper of
tlie next morning.
ton correspondent, Mrs. Hwisshelm. 5Vc copied tlie
paragraph from the Charleston Courier, a respecta
ble Whig paper, in which it appeared witli the accom
panying remark* of the Buftolo Commercial Adverti
ser, another prominent mid highly respectable 55’hlg
Journal, the Editor of which, if we mistake not,
was not long since honored with n Foreign Mission
by President Tavloji. Tlie Advertiser introduces
the extract in question with the following remarks,
after which it proceeds to make its comments upon
the article, its author, and the editor of the Tribune :
New York Tribune and Mr. Il'ebstcr.—Some days
since tlie New York Tribune published a letter from a
5Vushington corroepondr nt, containing an obrccne
and most scurilous personal attack upon the private
and public character of Mr. Webater. For this com
munication, whie i was very like an emanation from
a stew, we hnve been looking for some apolo
gy to decency nnd the 5Vhig party; blit, instead
of this, we find the ottensjve article flouting about in
tlie lower strata of the opposition press, which stands
ready to copy with avidity anything in derogation of
the character of a 5Vhig state, man, especially if they
find it in papersprofesfe.lly 5Vi.i . That we .Lave not
characterized this attack too strongly, we art’inclined,
though much against good taste, we are aware, to pub,
lish a single extract
Having met with other articles from the Tribune
equally coarse and abusive, aimed against the charac
ters of public men, against the South nnd at one time
against General Taylor, aud seeing ihut. tlie para
graph alluded to had been published in a respectable
paper iu the Editor’s own State, we did not for n mo
ment suppose there could be any question about its
authenticity; and with a view to show our readers tlie
character of the persecution which Mr. Webster is
receiving for liis course on the compromise question
wc published the article, with the few words of in
dignant comment which accompanied it.
Yesterday morning we received from a gentleman
in this city, a copy of IbeTribune, with nn accompany
ing communication in which the writer refers us to
the paper for a flat denial from the Editor, that the
paragraph had rwer betu printed in his columns.
Mr. GnEELEYsnys :—
“ No fU ch paragraph ns they quote, nnd attribute to
ui ever nppeared in the Tribune either ns original
or selected.”
Upon this deniul our correspondent suggests that
justice to the Tribune require.-, that we should retract
our reproof.
55’e freely admit that if the Editor's denial is to
be relied cn, it is but just that lie should be exlion-
orated irom blnme. But, at the same time, caudor
compels us to say that we find it difficult to get rid
el the suspicion thnt there is some speciul pleading
in the matter. 55’e have not forgotten thnt heartless
imposition, the Slivennmoon letter, by which the
sensibilities of the Irish population of New York
were HO basely imposed upon;—nor hnve we forgotten
the innumerable misrepresentations against the
South, which we have seen from time to time pub
lished in the Tribune, mid while those things, and
the utterly unscrupulous character of the intui are
fresh in our memory, we find it difficult to give full
credit to liis statement. It is very strange that the
Advertiser would make such nn unqualified charge
without good ground for doing so. Mr. Greeley
does not deny.that ids chaste protege, Mrs. Swiss-
helm, wrote the obnoxious article, nor doei he deny
that it ever nppeared in an extra or in any other form
from his office. And notwithstanding liis contradic
tion of the Advertiser, we shall not be at all surprised
to learn that the lutter is sustained, in effect, by the
facts of tho case.
However, until thn matter Is more fully developed,
we have no objection to withdraw our reproof in
iu this special case, and transfer it to the general ac-
couiit of reprehension to which we think the editor's
course in reference to the South justly entitles him.
5Ve are perfectly willing to give even the Old Boy liis
due, and none the less to do justice to Hohace Gree
ley. If, therefore; lie did not publish the ofl'ensive
article against Mr. 5Vebsteb, tho blame rests en
tirely with his Mrs. Swisshclm, the author of it.
Our correspondent is mistaken in thinking that we
designed any “fling” at him as a patron of the Tri
bune. It wus farthest from our intentions to give
him, or any other subscriber to thnt paper, cause for
offence liy our paragraph. 5Ve have not printed liis
communication, because we were uncertain whether
lie designed it for publication. If he desires its ap
pearance, we will most cheerfully give it place.
Another Cotton Factory.
The Charleston Mercury, in speaking of the satis
factory results attending the working of the present
Charleston Cotton Mill, of which Gen. C. T. James
was the engineer, thus alludes to anew one in con
templation in that city :
“5Ve learn With much satisfaction that his highly
liberal offer to subscribe for half die stock of k$301),-
UUO Cotton Mill, will insure at an early day the erec
tion of a factory in our city ou an enlarged scale, and
which will compnre favorably in style, finish and pro
duct with uny ever built in this country or Groat Brit
ain.
Thus we go—for every northern factory that sus
pends a southern one springs into existence.
Superior Court.—In the Superior Court yester
day, Judge Jackson presiding, the Attorneys of Mr.
G. J. Bulloch, charged with robbing the Central Rail
Road und Bonking Company, objected to hia case go
ing before the Grand Jury, upon the ground that some
of the Jury were Stockholders iu the Bunk, and thnt
others, as citizens of Savannah, were interested in the
stock held by thp City, und, therefore, not competent
Jurors.
The case was ably argued on the part of the State,
by Messrs. Law &. Babtow, nnd 5V. B. Gaulding,
E-qs. And on tlie part of the Defendant, by Messrs.
’Ciiaklton & 5Vaed. mid L. S. De Lyon, Esqs.
After the argument wns concluded, the Court ad
journed. Judge Jackson will give his decision ou
the points raised, this morning.
The Steamship Georgia.—This steamship left
Now-York ou Monday lost, for Chagres, &c., to touch
nt Chnil stun nnd Savannah, anil we learn passed our
bar on Tuesday night nt 12 o’clock. She was spoken
out-iide the bar by a Pilot-boat, nnd a-ked if t he in
tended to commui.ieate. The reply was that she did
not. The steamer J. Stone, Capt. Freeland, went
down with the mails nnd ptisseugers from this city,
and returned yesterday morning, not having been nble
to fulfil her mis-ics. The Georgia had on board 010
passengers. These trequent failures to fulfil her con
tract, requires the attention of the proper authorities.
From Florida.—The Jacksonville News of the
Uth inst., has intelligence from Fort Gatlin, in Or
ange county, which states that the Indians are dr v.
ing off their cattle and retiring iu the direction of the
head-waters of the St. Johns. The settlers on the
frontier are evidently alarmed, and those on the out
side cf the Hitchepucksassa are moving in. Petitions
are in circulation to obtain protection from govern
ment.
{flfp* 5Vc understand that tlie Rev. John P. Dun
can will preach ill the Methodist Church this (Satur
day) evening, und, as will he seen by reference to our
church table, will officiate in that church to-morrow.
The Charleston Fiiie.—A despatch received in
this city yesterday afternoon Elutes that the Southern
Mutual Insurance Company of Georgia has sustained
no loss by the Charleston tire.
Oglethorpe University.—The sixty thousand
dollars, upon the scholarship plan, having been sub
scribed to furnish the endowment of this institution,
the Rev. R. Chamberlain, its fiscal agent, is now iu
our city for the purpose of collecting tlie subscrip
tions made in Savannah, and issuing the necessary
scrip.
It is very desirable thnt these subscriptions should
be promptly paid, to enable the Institution at once to
take the position which lias been marked out for it by
its untiring and devoted friends; a position which
will reflect honor on its distinguished name, and on
thnt of our rapidly advancing State.
Matrimonial Agency.—A Company has been for
med in Boston, with a capital of *15,000, called “The
N. E. Matrimonial Agency Co.” Gentlemen in want
of wives, and ladiesin want of husbands pay *3 and
hnve their names registered. This done, they are en-j lost year. Oil tills l oad, however, the only
titled for one year to receive introductions and other mode, was on file way passengers, tile price for
assistance from tlie Company. So says the N. Y. through passengers being continued nt$3 as before.
Evening Mirror. i The receipts were the same oil the road running
py U is now stated thafth^eitorin tlie Now Or- | Trentcj. ,u„l New Brunswick, upon which
nns Mint has nnw nn linnd in w,m. (kH) mmooH I the fare was rfcUced one-fourth,, thus ahflWmg an in
crease in the number of passengers. The State Gtt- j
zaire estimates ta.t. their l osiuesa will be increased this
A Chapter on Errors.
5Vc think it was Poiison, the celebrated linguist,
who proposed to write u • History of Human Errors,’
ill five volumes. He must have had very little print-
ing office experience, or lie would never have thought
of undertaking such a tusk—certainly not of perform
ing it within the limits of five volumes. Ho would
have known thnt five huudred quartos would have
been required, and that, even if they served the pur
pose, nnd he cuuld have lived to accomplish the work,
there still would have existed u necessity for some
score more of volumes of errata to correct the er
rors of his own work, which, ufter nil, would have
only served as a monument ot his own falibility.
In newspaper printing, even in tlie best regulated
establishments, errors will sometimes occur. They
belong to that class of misfortunes which may be set
down as incidental certainties. Tlie mails may
possibly, probably will, fail,—a hundred things may
linppen to annoy uud perplex—but errors will occur,
and if the thing was worse than hanging, so tlint there
wus uo possibility of getting used to it, there would
he no such a thing us effecting a policy of insurance
ou the lives of Editors or Printers, however valuable
they may be both to themselves aud the world at
largo.
5Ve have been tempted to these remarks by nn er
ror or two which stole their way into our paper yes
terday, despite the vigilance of our proof reader, who
had his head and hands full ill getting our paper into
its new rig. We will culy mention one of them. In
our paragraph prefuciug the scrap to newspaper bor
rowers, cur compositor made us say that we found
ti e article some eight years ago. 5Ve' wrote penned
instead of “found.” 5Ve correct the error, not so
much to assert our authorship of thnt remarkable di
alogue, us to explain our enption and introductory
remarks, which are rendered unmeaning by tile word
found."
The red action of t ares by the Camden and
Aiubty Railroad appears to have resulted in nn in-
creased revenue. The receipts upou their road run
ning through Camden and Amboy since this year com
menced, ure reported to have been at tlio rate of
$8000 a month greater than during tlie same period
'duotion
Correspondence of the Daily Morning A'cicj.
New York, May 13, 1850.
55’e have just recovered from the chilling influences
of a cold Mnyatann, which has depressed everybody
and every thing for several days past. But the sum
mer is at length upon us, and New York, to-day, seems
to expand its beauties beneath the warm rays of the
sun. There.is s cheerfulness, a gladness, a briskness,
ill all one meets ; nnd despite Hie elouds of dust that
almost blinds and chokes you, in every street, we see.
even in tlie tenring down of buildings, and the cn.
larging of others, a sign of increasing prosperity, and
u proof thnt New York is not destined to lose the dis
tinction of being the Empire City of tlie Union. It
would fill tlie unsophisticated with surprise to witness
the present condition of the city; there is scarcely a
street of any importance, in which bricklayers and
othre laborers arc not employed, either pulling down
or building up; and us ior Broadway, from one end
to thn other, are stacks of bricks, of such altitude tliot
one trembles to come in close proximity to them.
Indeed, there is great danger in walking the street, of
getting a brick on your lint, if not in it, at every step
you lake; uud tlie most hair-breadth escapes (excuse
the pun) are constantly witnessed. There is more
building going on in New York just now, probably,
tlmn was ever before known—the memory of the old
est inhabitant has been taxed upon this subject, but in
vain; mid not even tlie venerable Major Noah, who is
authority upon every doujjtlYil point, cun furnish a
parallel time.
The intelligence of the prevalence of Cliolcrn nt S
Louis created some alarm here, which will, doubtless,
increase as the heat increases. Already suites of
rooms are being secured in the hotels at 5Vntering
Places, and, at the first report, there will be a general
scampering of thone who can nttbrd it. The city,
however, is very houltby at present; the deaths last
week only numbering 240. For my own part, though
by no means foolhardy, I have little apprehension;
for even should tho destroyer appear, such sanitary
measures will be taken ns will render the visit less
terrible. That lie will leave sorrow and distress iu
his path must he expected; hut with nerves well
braced, strict carefulness as to diet nnd lmhits, nnd a
proper reliance in Providence, we may calmly nwuit
the result.
The death of thnt lovely woman nnd sweet poetess,
Mrs. Frances 3. Osgood, lias enst n gloom over a large
circle oi friends to whom she had* endeared herself
by her many virtues. She died yesterday, of eon-
sumption, which tor some time past lias been silently,
but surely, sapping the foundations of life. She has
left n husband. S. S. Osgood, the portrait painter, and
two beautiful girls. I have rarely seen a sweeter fuee
than Mrs. Osgood's, it wns not pretty mid iusiped. but
soulful mid i nil of expression—there was something
perfectly ellierlnl in her appearance, and youthful,
too. though her age is stated nt 37.
5Ve almost lind another abolition excitement to-day.
A colored man, it seems, wns convicted last week for
stealing, and iu order to avoid tlie State prison, stated
thnt he was a fugitive slave, and information was in
some way conveyed to his old master, who came on
here, nnd sued out a writ of habeas corpus to obtain
possession of him. He was taken before Judge Dar
by, on Saturday,- hut the case wns adjourned until
tli’s morning. At the hour when lie wns expected to
he brought up, a large collection of strapping negroes
had assembled near the door of the Judge’s Chnmber,
some cf them armed with largo sticks: and at the
rear of the City Hall, dark females of various shades
were collected in numerous groups. 5Vhether it wns
the r intention to prevent tlie darky from being given
up to the owner, I know not, but it in very probable
that that underground railroad would have been used,
nnd a mysterious disappearance hnve taken place.
Tlie owner of the slave wns discovered through some
remark lie made, nnd immediately surrounded by tlie
negroes, nnd experienced a good hustling before he
was rescued by the police. In tlie meantime, tlie
cause of all the excitement was quietly taken before
the Court of Sessions; pleaded guilty to grand Inr-
ceny. and wns sontPiice d to two years imprisonment
nt Sing Sing. As soon ns this wns kuown, the excited
ilnrkies expressed themselves satisfied, nnd dispersed.
Ashley, who is connected with tlie Drury affair, and
stands convicted of forgery, was brought up for trial
on nnother indictment this morning, hut took tlie
Court by surprise, by raising a point of law, und
claiming to he discharged from tlie other indictments.
He was used ns a witness for the people in the trial of
• One-eyed Thompson.” and contends thnt by the law
of the State, he is thereby entitled to liis discharge.
The case is being argued ; but such it appears is the
law, and he must succeed. Thompson’s acquittal
does not surprise uny one. He will not he tried again.
The testimony is too unreliable.
The Sun’s flaming announcement on Saturday, of
tho operation of tho Expedition again-t Cuba, is
viewed as a lionx generally; though some persons
think it may be true. The luminary is indignant this
morning, that its accuracy is doubted; but when we
remember tiin Moon lloux, nnd thn sudden disap
pearance of Niagara Falls, which that paper put forth,
a little scepticism may lie pardoned.
The Steamships Georgia aud Cherokee left, hero to
day, for Chagres, the former with six hundred pas
sengers, and the other with three hundred! So thnt
you may foim a very good idea of tlie prevalence of
the California fever, notwithstanding the failures that
have taken place there, and tlie general stagnation of
business.
Tlie amount of specie exported from this port
during the present year is 81,113,689. Last week
$119,110 were shipped here, for London, Liverpool,
and Curncon. CHAULEMAC.
It has been determined by the relatives of the
late President, James K. I’olk, to remove his remains
to a private vuult,recently erected near the family man
sion, on the 22d inst.
Icons Mint has now on hand ill ingots 350,1100 ounces i
of silver and 30.000 of gold, ready for coinage.
The first article in Blackwood’s Magazine for
April, is an examination of the Ministerial Measures
of the day, Free Trade, &c., in which the writer in
troduces a letter from Gen. Sir 5Vm. Napier, the elo
quent historian of tho Peninsular \5Tir, portraying
thedisastrom effects of Free Trade upon the futc of
the nation ill future times, in powerful and graphic
colors. The following is the concluding paragraph of
the letter:
“FreeTrade for Euglnndis, I think, well illustrated
by tile story of the view in Mitrryat’s Captain Violet,
Bruin being up u peach tree, was vigorously shaking
down the fruit for his own eating, hut n hog was below
very complacently rating the peaches, as they fell, and
expressing by grunts liis satisfaction ut the bear’s gen
erosity."
Sam, Gen. Napier thinks, will be the satisfaction of
tlie United States, nnd other nations, ut the course
pursued by the British Ministry.
From the Plain*.
An express, sent in from Fort Kearney, arrived at St.
Joseph's, Mo., bn the 29tli tilt., for the. purpose of ati-
nouucing to tho emigrants, at that and other starting
points for California, tlie great danger nnd risk to life
and property that must he incurred by leaving the
settlements just now to cross the plains. The St. Jo
seph's Gazette says:
The statementis, that there is no appearance of grass
on the plains—that some companies had passed the
Fort two weeks ago but thnt their stock must perish,
and themselves suffer unparalleled hardships, if they
should persevere in their onward course.
The town of St. Joseph’s is said to swarm with
strangers from every part oi tue Union, bound for
California. For miles aronnil the ground is literally
white with tents, the road# being blocked up with the
wagons of the emigrants, and the woods resounding
from uiornTull uighf witli the hum of humnu voices.
B ¥ T E L E G R A ¥
SEVEN DAYS LATKitJTtOM EC L
AUUIVAL OF THU HIBERB Ia ”
Another Advance c ot ,
« ”— -L 11 « B ! JI
_ Baltimore, Alov ift * » *
Urn royal mnil-steamer Uiiieruia, has ,1° ^ *'
Liverpool dates to the 4th inst. n od »#b
Cotton had advanced J to 1 of u penny.
The sales of the week amounted to 91 nook ,
which speculator* took 38,000.
Flour has advanced u chilling.
Destructive Fire in Chart,
6000 BALES COTTON AND 30oTaur??L
CONSUMED! Wc E
L hablkston, May 17 a i i,
A fire broke out in this city this moraine (A
cimty ot Adger’s wharf. About 6000 bolc.nf c ^
and some 300bnrrels Rice have been conMi,^..n '
The Hoard of ileuRh.
As a matter of public interest, we publish ■„ ■
officers nnd members of the Board of llnWnT ^
ensuing year, und tlie Address of tlie Chainnm. Blt
OFFICERS ELECTED
Jos. S. Fay, U„q, Chairman!
re 0t i m IIauden > Chuinnohftfo,
Dr. S. A. 1. Lawrence, Sec’rv *1’
His Honor the Mayor, appointed the following'
tleinen to compose tne Board of Health a!. s
ing year, to wit: ur Ule ««■
Anson VVard.. 5Vm. II. Kelly, Dr 5V r. n „
Brown 5Vurd. .John Stoddard, H D 'wLj*-
Columbia Ward..J. It. B. Jacksou, StunrtAuo
Crawford5Varil. .Jos. R. Johnson, Smart aS*
loCarpeaters’ Row.. Mathias Arndrores, Davidfffiu
Curry Town.. Emanuel Sheftall, Dr S AT i
rence, and Stephen A.Tatot, ' ’ ' “*•
Decker 5Vurd..Col. T. Verstille, Liznr Saw.
Darby 5Vsrd..VViu. 1\ Clark. SaWlp BeS '
Elbert Ward.. Samuel Solomons, It T
Old Franklin 5Vard. .A. liorchert, H 8*Borawi
New Franklin Ward.. Thus. Hoynes, SavedTum.
Green 5Vnrd..JamesP. Dent,5Vm. Neve
Feuthcote Ward..Chas. II. Knapp,Philip'M R n .
sell. y
Jackson Ward..Geo L Cope, Jr, John A. Stanley
Jasper 5Vard. .Jos. S. lay, Jas. Kcr. -
Lniayette Ward. .OctavusCohen, 1’hUUti J
Liberty Ward..Jno. J. Wnvor, James ML Butler
Monterey 4Vurd. .’i'lios. Holcombe, Cha«. E Teffl’
North Oglethorpe Ward..D. J. McKinzio E l
Jones.
Middle Oglethorpe 5Vurd..J. It. Fisher, \y, \y
Johnson, 5V\ M. Garland.
North Oglethorpe Ware.. Jos. O. Davis, Lunar S
Fulligniit.
PercivnlWard..Edward G. 55’ilsou, Jno.P.Cohen
l’lilaski 5Vard..U. Constantine) GeorgeK paimi.
Reynolds 5Vard.. William Duncan. E. J. Harden.
Sprmghill 5Vurd..H. Kuhlmnu,5Villiam lleilly.
5Varren Ward. .5Vyliy Woodbridge, Chas. A. L.
Lainur.
5Vtibhington Ward . .Elisha Hngar, Jos. A. Silvciro.
To tho Citizens of Savannah.
Thnt period having arrived in which a Board of
Health for tlie ensuing season has been organized, by
its rules it is made my duty as its Chairman to ad
dress yon.
There is little to he said, except to remind you of
the importance of a careful observance of the several
ordinances of tlie city relative to those matters pise
ed specially under cognizance of this Board. They
enjoin upon you to rid your premises of nil nuisances
of every kind, nnd to keep them free from every im
purity or cause of disease or discomfort. J ask of
you a co-operation with the Committees of your sev
eral 5Vards. nnd an interest with them in promo
ting the object of their appointment. It is for you
to make tlioir duties light or heavy, agreeable or the
re e sc, ai d I trust they will/eceive your courteoni
consideration.
To you, my associates, I would swy. that though
lnhors may oftentimes be thankless, yet they are im
posed by the public good and must yield the reward
of a consciousness of duty well performed. It ii
due to your own dignity to see thnt nil your requisi
tions ure complied with—and to you I look with con
fidence for support in the performance of the task wo
have jointly accepted.
In n growing city like ours, as population becomes
denser, more attention to cleanliness is necessary,
nncl the greater the care and labor roqusite to pro
mute it 5Vater is the great purifier, and public opin
ion will, I hope, more aud more strongly call for the
abundant supply whicU'is almost at our doora and
van be had at so small a cost Then with a fountain
in every square, a bath in every house, nnd a sewer
in every lane, a Bonrd of Health may be dispensed
with, nnd the officers off tho corporation will be fully
adequate to keep of disease by the performance of
their ordinary routine of street cleaning.
Having called your attention to an observance of
the City Ordinances and the great source of physical
health nnd purity, I would inform you that the week
ly visits of the 5Vard Committees will now com
mence mid continue until November. It will bo ow
ing much to your patriotism and their fidelity, under
God’* blessing, if we continue to enjoy that health
which may fairly be a subject of gratitude and rejoic
ing to us all.
Very respectfully, JDS. 8. FAY,
May 18 Chairman Hoard of Ik*,
HiiCHOOIi.—The subscriber begs the fur
ther indulgence of his patrons, on account
sickness, until Monday next, 20th inat., when tne _
crcisea of his School will he resumed, in tne
place, and under the suiuo arrangement*
‘ BERNARD MALLOh.
_mny 14 JL—
PO It TRAIT PAINTING, by
h-TW JACKSON, No. 121 Broughton st Nr. J.
also take Plaster Paris Casts of deceased pere™;
from which, (for bettor than from Daguerre typ ,
life-like likenesses mny he paiiitr(L___^|]jJ^--,
fScrvlee in the Churc-hcs. . ,^
Divine Service will be held at the Cburehe
city to-m u-row,Sunday, May 19th, as follows.
' INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHUK-«
South Broad street—Rev. 5V. Preston, D. D-
ing Morning and Afternoon. _
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
ton street—Rev. J. B. Ross, Morning und 1 rt ,
CHRISTCHURCH, (Episcopal) MwWW» t “J, 4 f,
—Rev. EdwardNeufvill*:, D. D. Morning
l< ST? JOHN’S CHURCH, (Episcopal,) South
.Row IIufus White. Morning auu ‘
fly All tlie States but two, have contributed; vent about $100,490, and say«, 5Ve dnu'ol not that our
blapijsa cf stone for tho Washington Mocutncn:, or | Southern roads would find It to their advantage to im-
gmuaretcente to do so itate Hn> ex unpg of the Caznder mod Amboy road.
To Polar TompRln* and TcIcmecUun.
When two yahoos lull out trod wrangle
About a trifle more light thau air,
Miijeein* 'tU folly either head to tnuDgle-*-
.V hit of wa* never there ! W.
ITIINITY CHURCH, (Methodist) 8t J^f’fKv'
street-
noon.
TSInity GtruKGH, qaieaiouisii ,
Rev. James E. Evans. Morning, Afternoon " m
niug. Tlie Rev. John 1>. Duncan will
tliis Church tc-morrow. ,
WE8TLEY CHAPEL, (Methodist) HOTta^
street—Tuere will be uo service in tin* Gnur
will remain closed until further notice. Itrcc t—
ANDREW CHAPEL, (Methodist) New
Rov. C. A. Fulwood. Morning, Alternoou
'‘"fiRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Chippowoy
Rev. Thomas Rambaut. Morning ami ,,p #oC |i."
Evening discourses on scripture characters--
Seats free. Services commence at 8 o no
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, Wright
Rev. J. P. Tustin. Morning and,Evening- „ cr y.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Wright square-
J. Kahn. Morning anil Afternoon. (Ro
CHURCH OF ST. JOHN 3 HE BA V o yen.,
mm Catholic) Drayton street—Roy- ,ft ’ 0 c-n.
and Rev. J. F. Kihby. Morning and Alt - \vright
UNITARIAN CHURCH, Armory ^ „o
Square—Rev. J. A. 1’ennimaN. rbero j
service in this Church in consequence o
of the Pastor. nav Strei 1 '-
PENFIELD MARINER’S CHTOCH. Ev c-
Itev. T. Hutchings. Morning, ARernaon
‘"kAAL KOA3H MICKVA I8R £*jS'^Thb M '
Whitaker street—Levi IiAnr, Rea
ISuturduy.J COLOaED CHURCHES. Jo bc
First African Church, (Baptist,) Grew * Bij) - ’
Cox, Preacher. Morning, Auernoon ■UV'’-'
Second African Church
Andrew Marshall, Preacher. Morning.
Ut Tlflra African Church, (Baptist.)
Preacher. Morning. Afternoon «n‘