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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS FRIDAY, JULY 26. 1850.
THE MORNING NEWS.
BY JOHN M. COOPER.
WILLIAM T. THOMPSOIf, ED I TOR
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DERAIOT’S DREAM.
"Then we are to part, Norah, sure ?
Must I travel the wide world alone 1
It’s hard such a fate to endure :
Are ye thinkin' my hearts made of atone '<
Ye say that yer promise ye'll lcape;
It’s methntam doubtin’ that same,
For last night not a wink eould 1 slope,
So I drlmt a most hard-hearted drame !
1 thought that right over the deck
The say wid the big tempest came;
And clurlg, for my life, to the wreck ;—
Don't sigh, now—it’s only a drame t
' I drifted and drown’d till, some how,
I was saved from the perilous tide :
Rut the fever was strong on my brow ;
And a stranger to watch by my aide !
I felt my hot eyes overflow,
As down on my two knees I knelt,
And pray'd that you niver might know
The anguish yer poor Derinot felt !
My nurso stood as you, Norah, stand—
The tears from her eyes quite a strarne ,
But why, Cuishlah, trembles yer hand I
Remember—it's only a drame !
"It proved Hint this kind girl had come.
(Wid her soft hair and eyes of deep blue)
From my own darlint swate island home:—
Uhl Norah! why wasn't it, pant
Her bright eyes so lovin’ly shone,
When I asked her the price of my life—
That what could I do but—och home 1—
Just drame. that I made her my wife f”
Then up Norali rose, witli a start,
And cried, twixt a sob and n scrame, t
“Och I Dermot, wo never will part.
For it's I'll he that nurse in yer drame 1”
Mrs. F.llis’ "Morning Call.'
Southern Cent ml Agricultural Association.
The Fifth Annuul Fair of the flouthorn t lentral Ag
ricultural Association, will bo held during the week
embracing Wednesday, the Nth day of Augustuext,
which is tile day of the fifth annual meeting.
Tho Committee charged with the duty of proscri
bing such general rules as they may deem necessary
to a proper management of the approaching Fair,
have adoptedRho following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
1st. The Fair Grounds and Buildings will he
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinuo open until Friday evening. It is therefore desira
ble that all persons having articles for exhibition,
shall lie on the ground as curly as Friday or .Satur
day, the 9th and 10th August, when a Committee will
be there ready to receive them.
2d. The Association lias an amide fund, and will,
in all cases, become responsible for the sate- keeping
of articles which may bo placed in thehands of its of
ficers and committees, (the owner taking a check lor
the same,) until the close of tho Fair, which will be
announced beforehand in ample time to give them
opportunity to recover their goods, and to prevent
thereby the leaving of any goods or articles unpro
tected utter the adjournment of the Association.
3d. Mark A. Cooper, Richard l’eters, David IV.
Lewis, Win. Ezzarcl, and James M. Calhoun, arc
appointed a committee whoso duty it shall be to see
Dint all articles entering the fair grounds for exhibi
tion,shal have lirst been entered in theriecretury'ahook
or registry—then labelled with tho owner’s name
and residence—and price, if for sale—giving to the
owner a corresponding card—and then classified and
arranged by departments, und in such order us tu fa
cilitate the labors of tho several committees on pre
miums; und also to employ such police and door-keep
ers and. clerks, us shall bo necessary for the pro
tcction of tho grounds and buildings, and such clerks
ns they may need in tho arrangement and labelling of
articles.
4th. There will positively he required, in all cases,
a minute and nccurato written statement illustrating
und explaining every article sent for exhibition—the
statement to bo delivered, to tho Secretary. For in
stance, if a Machine, a statement of its powers and
uses, cost, tim« of invention, and any other lacts
deemed valuable by the inventor or maker. If Hor
ticultural or Agricultural Products, mode of prepa
ration of land and Soil, manure and timeof planting,
mode of cultivation. If an Animal, the pedigree or
stock, age, mode of raising, &c. if Needle-work or
Pulntiug or any work of Art, tho longth of time be
stowed on it, or the amount of labor ; the age, it by
children or very old persons; the vnlue, uses, &<■:
Since this is tho most reliable mode of collecting
such information un may be worth publishing in tho
transactions of the Society, visitors, patrons und mem
bers, all will tako notice, that a premium toil! not be
awarded to any article, whatever its merit, unless ac
companied by illustrative and explanatory statements,
made out in legible haud, and in a style tit ut once for
the press.
501. The delegations of the several country Socie
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition of Ag
riculture in their several counties, of tho improve
ments in farming, tillage, draining and manuring,
which liuvo been or are in progress of being adop
ted. The leading products of their counties, tho inodes
of preparation, time of planting and inode of cul
tivation. The means and inensures of preserving
and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate Agrf
cultural memoirs from the several county societies
would make up an amount of valuable information
to be sent out in the published transactions oi the So
ciety.
6th. It ia desirable to make the Fair a Central
Southern Agricultural and Manufacturers Exchange.
We request individuals who huve surplus ol choice
articles, or who make them for sale—such as choice
seeds, machines stock, d,c.—to curry them there for
sale, and not alone for exhibition for a premium.
7th. Premiums.—it is impossible to name in a no
tice like this all the vurious articles to which, prem
iums will be granted. However comprehensive wo
might make any enumerated list, there would still bo
many articles of merit offered which would not be
embraced in it, and yet richly deserving premiums,
lest therefore the announcement, of premiums tor
particular articles might beconstrued by some iuto an
exclusion of all articles unannounced, the Committee
roquent the people generally to observe, that it is
intended to give the y action of the Association the
Very widest scope, embracing every thing that is in-
genius or useful in business or art. All then, with
whatever they have for sale or exhibition, are invited
to come.
The only regulation further necessary on this
point perhaps is, that on all articles of the highest
merit in the department of Stock. Mechanics, Agri
cultural Implements, and valuable improvements or
inventions in any of the departments, a premium ol
acup worth $10 will be given ; on tho second best
articles a cup worth §5 will be given ; on the third
best $2,50; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth $q will be given ; on the second
best $2,50; on the third an honor, on the fourth. 2d
honor. On minor aud miscellaneous articles premi
ums from one to three dollars—Ihese, however, are
general regulations, and in particular ease or cases of
peculiar merit the committees will bo permitted, in
deed are requested, to vary the rule.
8th. A hall will be prepared and assigned particu
larly to the ladies for their garden products, fruits,
flower paintings, needle work, &c. They are cordi
ally invited to attend. Their assistance in many de
partments of tho fair is absolutely necessary to a
proper management.
9th. The facilities of getting to this central point
induce u> to invite, aud to expect llio presence and
contributions of many of our fellow citizens of Caro -
lina, Alabama, Tennessee und Florida. \Ve hope they
will unite with us in making this iusitutiou indeed,
what It is in name, a Southern Central Agricultural
Association.
10th. The President, upon a consultation with
such members as he can cull to his aid, shall appoint
committees and asaigu them their respective depart
ments, and to these committees so appointed tee
committee of reception shall furnish lists ol thearti
clos classed and arranged in their respective depart
ments. In order to the perfection of this arrange
ment, the committee appointed to publish these re
gulations, will here repeat, aud enjoin upon all, lo
take notice that articles for exhibition must be re
ceived and arranged oil Friday aud Saturday the 9th
and 10th of August, so that when the President shall
appoint his committed Monday morning, the com
mittee of reception muy have jtheir lists oi articles
and the several committees proceed at once to the
examination of articles, and,thereby have ample tuno
to make their reports to the annual meeting on '\ ed-
nfesday. Thursday will he devoted to sale—Friday
jo general re-delivery of articles. The exhibition
continuing the whole time.
Utb. Any alterations of or additions to the fore
-
going rule* will bo published nt Atlanta early Mon
day morning of the Fair week.
i2th. The annual oration will be made on Wed
nesday, the (lay of tho Anniversary meeting* imme
diately preceding the reports of comimttoes, by Lol-
John Billups, ol Athens, Oeorgin.
13th. Tho Committee have the prospect of^ma-
king nrrnngpments with the Macon, Mare mid (inoi-
gin Flail Iloads, to run accommodation cars enrly
every morning mid Into in the nlternooii, to Grinin,
Marietta, Stone Mountain and Decatur, to give,* visi
tors the opportunity of the accommodations ot tlm
good Hotels at those places while in attendance upon
the Fair. , .. .
1-lth. The citizens of Atlanta have provided cotn-
fortable quarters for Conmiittws and Officers, and
Others engaged in the laborious business ol the Fuir.
loth. The .Secretary is directed to publish these
regulations in the Cultivator, and to procure ns
for iih practicable their publication,in tho weekly pa
pers of this and tho adjoining States. •
llv order of the Committee of Arrangements.
J DAVID W. LEWIS,
Srr’V Southern Central Agricultural Association.
Sparta, 25th Juno 1850.
S&VAKNiiL&ISI,
Friday iHoriling, July till, IN*>0.
PUBLIC MEETING.
All person.-, of whatever party, who are fuVorabl
to tin passage ol’ the Adjustment Bill reported in tli
Senate by the Committee of Thirtcc n, or of any other
plan that may settle the vital and important question
agitating the country, aro requested to meet at tho
Exchange Long Rocrp at 8 o’clock, on Monday Eve
ning next, for t!..; purpose of considering and giving
expression to their opinions upon the subject
Tlio lji*f of Lcttri'M.
Wo huve tlio satisfaction of announcing to our
readers und the public that the list of letters remain
ing in the Savannah Boat Office will in future appear
in the Daily Morning News. This disposition of the
Post Office advertising is made by our Postmaster in
accordance with the Law of 1845, which provides
that
“All advertisements made under tho orders of the
Postmaster General, in a newspaper or newspapers,
of letters uncalled for in any l*o-t Office, shall be in
serted in the paper or papers of the town or place
where tho office advert.sing may be situated, HAV
ING THE LARGEST CIRCULATION/’
For the greater accommodation of the public, the
Postmaster has determined to publish the list semi
monthly, instead of monthly, as heretofore. Our
readears will, therefore, find the list of letters remain
ing in our Post Office in the News, on the 1st and loth
of each month, commencing with August next.
We might say much in support of the wisdom and
equity of this law, which owes its origin to the ma
ture deliberations of one of the most patriotic and
enlightened Congresses thqt ever assembled ; but
we abstain, lest we might be suspected of interested
motives, and especially ns we doubt not that tlio prac
tical advantages of its operation will lie duly felt and
appreciated by tlioso for whose accommodation and
benefit it was intended
The Steamer .7. Stone communicated with
the Steamship Isabel, Capt. Rollins, from Havana,
via Key West, on Wednesday evening at 101 o’clock,
and received tho mails and passengers for this city.
The passengers for this city are: Maj. Ringgold. IJ.
S. A., Capt. W. II. I’owlek, U. S. A., und Mr. W.
Ferret.
Among the passengers of the Isabel for Charleston,
we notice Robert B. Campbell, the American Con
sul at Havana, and family.
Capture of a Alunftcc or Sea Cow!
By the arrival of the steamer Monmouth, Capt.
Freeborn, from Indian River yesterday, we learn
that Messrs. Clark and Burnham, succeeded in
capturing a Sea Cow cu the Uth inst., near Jupiter
Inlet, Florida. The animal was caught in a net, is
of the male species, and is nine teet three inches
in length. They succeeded in taking it alive, and
have shipped it to Charleston, in the setir. Charleston,
with the intention of exhibiting it at the North during
the ensuing summer, und of bringing it South next
winter. An individual who saw it describes it ns a
remarkably curious animal. Jt was very wild when
first captured, but soon became quite tame, and now
eats freely of grass, &c. Its tule is in the shape of a
fan. und is 2 feet 5 inches broad. It hasnoliiud feet ^
its fore feet are similar to those of a turtle ; has nails
like those on tho human hand, but no claws. Its
mouth and nose resemble those of the cow ; has teeth
on the lower jaw, but none on the upper.
Previous to tho capture of the one above describ
ed, they succeeded in taking a female, but itjjwas so
large und becoming entangled in the net made such
desperate exertions to escape, that the captors were
compelled to shoot it. They preserved the skin, how
ever, which is fifteen feet long.
The individuals who made the capture, were in
our city some weeks ago making the necessary ar
rangements for their enterprise, and expressed their
determination to make a capture. They have suc
ceeded, and will no doubt be amply rewarded by the
exhibition of their great natural curiosity. Barxum
of tho American Museum, is said to have ottered
them, if successful, $10,000 for their prize.
This is the second instance withiu our knowledge
that the Sea Cow has burn captured. Some years
ago during the For id a war. Col. Harney, shot two
of them in the Everglades. He preserved the hides,
aud they were exhibited in St. Augustine as a great
curiosity. Wo saw a rib of one of the uniiuals yes
terday,"in possession of a gentleman of this city, to
whom it was presented by. Col. Harney. He in
formed us that he had partaken of the flesh, and pro.
nouncod it remarkably tender and palatable—far su
perior to beef.
Mr. Clark, one ol the captors, is a resident of
Florida*.a highly respectable gentleman, and well
known in this city.
The Fasliionnble Bonnet.
Speaking of fashions, says the Boston Journal, we
cannot forbear congratulating the ladies on the pres
ent style of their bonnet, which are light, graceful and
becoming, favorable to social intercourse, yet modest
and unpretending in their appearance, forming a hap
py medium between the hideous “poke bonnets” of
undent days, and bold-looking “kiss-me-if-you-dare”
head coverings of more recent times. Homely fea
tures—if such things can be imagined in a woman—
become attractive beneath the influence of one of
these modern bonucts, which, like a fairy gift, will
also add a charm to a face already lovely. But our
customs are unlike those of Japan, and even while
we write, the fashion may change. The only wonder
is, that a fashion so becoming has lasted so long.
From Havana.
RELEASE OF ALL BUT TEN OF THE CON-
TOY PRISONERS.
Confiscation of the CJ corgi ana aiu) Sunmi
Loud !
THE CHOLERA ON~THE~PLANTATIONS!
By the Steamer Isabel, which arrived at this port
on Wednesday night, we ore in receipt of files of the
Faro Industrial to the 1st, mid our commercial and
other advices from Havana to the 22d inst
The papers contain no news of interest. The
death of Gen. Taylor, the news of which was token
over from New-Orleans by the Ohio, seems to have
excited a profound sensation among the people.
Our correspondent informs us that of the 52 -men
taken prisoners at Cop toy 41 have been pronounced
innocent by the Spanish Tribunal, on the ground that
they embarked on board the vessels under the belief
thut they were bound for Clmgres, and that when in
formed of tho real design of the expedition they re
fused to take part in it. One of the prisoners whose
name is A. Balleare, and who went out, with a full
knowledge of the objects of the enterprizn, was par
doned, ho having given testimony on the trial, under
a promise of exemption from punishment.
The men who were acquitted have been surrend
ered to the American authorities, und placed on board
the II. S. man-of-war, Congress.
There yet remain ten men in confinement, the offi
cers and crews of tlio Gcorgiana ami Susan Loud,
whose cases aro still to undergo investigation.
The two vcssqjs have been declared confiscated to
the Spanish Government.
The cholera has in a great degree subsided in the
city, but lias extended its ravages among the slaves
on the plantations, where it rages with uncommon
fatality, carrying otf as much us 30 or 40, and in
some instances, 50 per cent, of the population. It is
spreading in every direction in tlio agricultural dis
tricts, and great fears are entertained that it will huve
the effect materially to injure the planting interests
of the Island, as will bo seen by reference to our
commercial circular.
The weather at Havana is very similar to that ex
perienced here during the past two weeks—hot and
rainy.
Iler Br. Majesty's frigate, the Indefatigable, arriv
ed in Havana on tlio evening of the 18th instant from
Lisbon.
Accounts from tlio interior represent the tobacco
crop as being in a very promising condition. The
prospect is in favor of a large yield.
The Falcon, from Chagres, at Havana, brought
56 passengers for New Orleans und Now York, and
about $70,000 in gold dust, &c., of which $30,000
were in tho hands of passengers.
A private letter, received by a commercial friend,
says : “ The harbor of Havana is nearly bare of
American vessels, which is an unprecedented circum
stance. There is now very little rice on hand,—sup
plies to sumo extent have come in from Spain and
Brazil.
Arrival of the Kn-Jish Steamer nt Mobiles
The West India mail steamer Tuy, Capt. Chapman,
arrived at Mobile on the 21«t inst., from Vera Cruz
and Tampico, having made the run in three and a
half days. File brought twenty-seven passengers,
$720,000 and 571 reroons cochineal. Of the specie
$20,000 was for New Orleans and Mobile, and the bal
ance for England.
The Tribune is in receipt of Vera Cruz papers up
to the day of sailing.
The cholera was prevailing throughout Mexico to
an alarming extent, in Vera Cruz a number of cases
had occurred, and was extremely fatal. At Tampico,
on the 13th instant, fifteen deaths occurred in the
hospital. At San Louis l'otosi, out of a population
of 25,000, 300 persons had died, while some of the
smaller mining districts were almost depopulated.
Tho disease continued uiso with great fatality in tho
cupitul.
Capt. Tucker, of the brig J. M. Clayton, died at
Vera Cruz with cholera.
Professor Webster. •
The Boston Journal of Saturday’says that Dr. Web
ster first learned the decision of the Executive Coun
cil, in hisca«e. by/eadlng the report in an evening
paper. It is stated that he was but slightly agitated,
having, as we aro informed, prepared himself for the
worst. It is further stated upon roliuble authority,
that lie has expressed of late no desire to have his
sentence commuted, and that he appears to have a
more realizing sense of the awful situation in which
he is placed, and also, that he is evidently prepar
ing himself for the awful fate which surely awaits
him.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Webster and family visi
ted him in his cell. They had not then learned the
decision of the Governor and Council.
High Sheriff Evelcth visited the prisoner this morn
ing, and found him quite calm, exhibiting no observa
ble change in his general appearance.
His Excellency Gov. Briggs has affixed his signature
to the “ Death warrant,” which lias been duly transmit
ted to the High Sheriff.
J’he family of the prisoner, tor a long time past, have
studiously avoided rending any newspapers whatever,
and hence cannot have been advised from that source
bf the progress of any matter pertaining to the pain
ful case, in which they are so immediately interested.
The prisoner expressed the hope this morning that
his family would be kept in ignorance of the day fixed
for his execution
lit connection with this case it may he stated as a
somewhat singular coincidence that John W Webster
committed the murder on Friday—h n was arrested on
Friday-—the verdict of the corner’s (secret) inquest
was made public on Friday—one of the regular days
seclected for his family to visit him at the jail was on
Friday—the final decision of the Executive was given
on Friday, und his execution is to take place on Friday.
Lust Moments of Gcu. Taylor.
A very remarkable exclamation of General Tay
lor’s, on the day of his death, says the correspondent
of the N. Y. Express, .has not yet found its way into
the public prints. Opening his eyes, after having
been either dosing or deeply reflecting, and looking
at Colonel Davis, he said—
“ Apply the Constitution to the measure
regardless op consequences.” /
Whatever was the train of thought in the Patriot’s
breast, it was evidently concerning his country’s wel
fare, and the glorious Constitution was to be “ ap
plied” that all should be right.
The same writer says, ho was sensible to the last,
saying “yes,” “ no;” and even drinking, when asked
to do so by a physician a few minutes before his death’
which was without a struggle. The only persons
present were his family physician, Dr. Pyne, and
Major and Mrs. Hunter.
Summer Fashions in Paris. We have very
weathernow in Paris. Thermometer 92. Waistcoat
nta discount. While I write, ahonton the Seine j
passing. Initareaeet of young men and their *
settes, and there is not a pair ot trousers or a gowii
in the party. One pretty girl as she stands up f n j
bout would do for Melville’s Typee Faaway, justleafh '
ing the use of a very light cotton dress. If Paris 1>
tiie head of civilization, extremes touch.
If XT'* Millard Fillmore is the first President of the
Unitqd States born in the nineteenth century.
Oft'Montevideo, cm the 18th -May, a large
French squadron, under command of Rear Admiral
La Prcdour. was assembled, numbering in all, 14
vessels, and carrying 246 guns, and 1500 troops of
the line. The object appears to be to force Gov. Ro
sas to come to terms with the French Envoy and in
the event of refusal, to garrison Montevideo. .Admi
ral Le Prcdour bus been endeavoring to treat with
Rosas, but the latter has declined to enter into nego -
nations with the French Government until its troops
are on their way to France.
The Corn Crop zn% Tennessee.—The Knox*
villo.Register of tho 20th inst. says—The lute rains
in this section ot the country huve dissipated the
gloom which overspread the countenances of our
farmers in anticipation of the failure of the com
crop. The prospect now is that we shall have at
least an av t rage crop.
The Choi*?.—The Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate
of file loth iuat. * ays thut the cane in that vi ciuity
is doing finely. The planters are nnticipati ng good
crops aud high prices. The Advocate says that tho
supplie^of corn will be unprecedentedly large.
Stagnation of Law.—Official statements made to
the Ohio Constitutional Convention, show that there
are now pending in the Courts of that State 10,564
suits in chancery, and 15,251 at law. Only lmlf of
these are disposed of yearly, and tho remainder are
continued at a cost of $85,000 per annum. The new
cases average more than 1200 yearly over the cases
disposed of. This produces o constantly increasing
accumulation of business, which retards the progress
of justice seriously. There ia certainly great room
ior reform in such matters.
Treatment of President Taylor’s Case. A
writer in the Boston Transcript, expresses his aston
ishment that Gen. Taylor s attendants and his phyei
china shouid have Guttered him to cat ice in such quan
tities and fill his stomach with ice water until, as the
account says, it was rejected. On Friday, says the
writer,tiie discuse seems to have been checked: and the
symptoms were not considered dangerous until Sun
day,when he commenced eating ice. Now it is within
the experience of all ox us, that even when in health the
effects of cold water upon the stomach are often
painiul and unpleasant, requiring some hours for its
restoration ; and we doubt whether a strong man
eould take so much, with impunity, ns Gen. Taylor
is said to have taken : and we only wonder that his
stomach had vigor enough left to throw it off*. At
all events, we should suppose it would make a case
of cholera morbus difficult and doubtful. Impru.
deuce in eating, iu the first place, and what we
cannot but consider great imprudence in the treat
ment ot his case, in tue second, we must consider
as the immediate cause of the great loss the country
has sustained, ut this juncture, in the death of Gen.
Taylor.
Coming Home. Hon. John W. Davis, our Com
missioner to China, has asked for his recall.
Augusta Law School.
Col. AV. T. Gould's Law School, at Augusta, will
again be opened on tlu;2lst of October. This School
is no experiment,—and its reputation is generally
known througout the State. All who choose to pat
ronize it will find an able teacher, as many of our
most eminent jurists can testify, who have there re
ceived their legal education.
Explosion. A portion of the gas works connect
ed with Thurston’8 Fountain Inn, Light street, Bal
timore, exploded on Sunday njght last, and commu
nicated fire to til# building in which they are con
tained and several other buildings in the vicinity.
The Sun says:
The fire may be safely imputed to carelessness. It
appears that the man who attends to the aparatns
went into the building and neglected to supply the
water box with water. It consequently became heat
ed, and when in this condition a quantity of water
was let in which caused the explosion. The man
was terribly frightened, and the numerous lights in
the hotel were immediately extinguished.
We should add that the gas works here alluded to,
were not connected with the City gus works, but
were on h new plan which has recently been intro
duced in the Clipper office and Fountain Hotel, in
Baltimore, aud by which gas was made from turpen.
tine and oil. The chief recommendation of the in
vention has been thnt, by it every establishment was
enabled to produce its own gas. The explosion will
not have tho effect to recommend it to the public, as
it is very evident that the apuratus is dangerous when
not carefully munaged. v
Another Battle in I Mi i hide Iphia.
1 he correspondent ot the Baltimore Sun, writing
truin Philadelphia, under date of 20th instant, says.
A battle with fire-arms took place about 1 o’clock
this morning in the vicinity ol the Wharton market
Houthwark. It resulted from uu attempt, by certain
riotous characters from Moyamensing, to storm the
Huffier hose house and carry off their carriage.—
Thi- object was defeated and the assailants driven
oft. but, as bosh parties hid their kill* d und wounded
tiie amount of personal injury conseqm nt upon the
artuir is unknown.
Till It about the insecurity of life and property at
the South 1 The Northern cities will shortly have to
employ standing armies to keep their citizens in sub
jection to tlio laws. Those who are in the habit of
rolling up the white ot their eyes ut the thought of
file awful peri] of leaving tiie South to tuke cure op
herself,’would do well to turn their attention to their
own population, and set to work to devise some
means of promoting their own safety.
Bov Dkstkotkd by a Bkab. The St. John's
New Bruuswicker of tiie loth inst., says:
A most sincuhir und unfortunate event occurred in
the rear of the Catholic Clutpelin l‘ortland,(N. 11.) on
Tuesday lust. It appears lhat two young lads went
al'iout a mile into t.o- woods lor the purpose of pick
ing lu-rries, when a Bear deliberately walked from tiie
thicket und curried one oi them otf. The ill-fun died
was between 11 nod 12 years of age, the soil of ala-
boring miui named Coyle, who thus without a trio-
| meuts's notice wee deprived of a promising bov.—
j .v-nrch was atterwards made, and tho mutilated re
mains were discovered. The bear tvas accompanied
by sculi, aud w«s evidently its dam.
I if * Messrs Fisk: 7 : & Butin, by their Biological hum-
beggings, are doing more mischief than they can re
pair In Rochester and Chicago they huve occasioned
eases of insanity from such teachings. The first of
these gentlemen hns gained, heretofore, considerable
notoriety as a Universnlist minister, editor, politician,
etc., hut seems now to be in the zenith of his popular
ity in his aim to build up a new science, and adding
another to tho isms of the day. N. Y. Express.
Burnt is notorious in a small wny in the same line
ot business. He had n congregation at one time in
Philadelphia, was editor ol a new-light quarterly
called the Nineteenth Century, and was the toady of
the celebrated ia®ok-dntmutic, blood-and-thunder
! book-maker, GeoWe Lire,*itu, whom he attempted
j to baptize a born genius in a pamphlet of some sixty
I pages. The crazy humbugs practised by these men
I are calculated to delude the weak-minded, and, as it
I appears from tho above paragraph, have already
| wrought serious injury to society ; and yet, the lec-
j turers are puth tl into notoriety by the press for so
| much per square of leaded notices. This is wrong,
and the press should be held responsible to the public
ior the imposition thus practiced upon society.
ISP At Augusta. Me., the powder used in firing the
funeral salute in honorofthe late President, was Mexi
can powder, done up in the original Mexican bags,bouv’
part of a large quantity token by our troops at the
city ot Mexico, and sent to Augusta for deposit in the
U. S. Arsenal there.
Earthquake at Smyrna. A correspondent of the
Newark Advertiser, in a letter dated April 17 gives
the following interesting missionary lotto r. °
The lust fortnight has been a period of fear and
anxiety on occount of earthquakes. There have
been throe principal shacks, suliicient to crack' walls,
to stop clocks, and to throw down fragments from
ruined or unfinished buildings, beside ninny smaller
shocks. Great numbers of the people tied in terror
from tiie city, especially, a week ago yesterday, many
thousand wont out upon the neighboring hills and
spent tiie night, chieliy resorting '"to a church about
two miles from the city ; and thousands more did
not. cl, so their eyes that night, because certain monk
tmd predicted that on that day the city would lie des
troyed. It pleased God to prove him a false prophet,
as that night passed without any shock whatever.
During the week, however several others occurred,
one of which was nearly as strong as the first one.
•"Saturday, the lllth inst., whs a very gloomy day. The
sky Was lowering, the air seemed to be filled with the
halations, and shocks were occurring during ex-
whole day one in tiie morning being quite severe.
We ielt culled upon to come together, and to seek
Diving protection by special prayer.
1 lie mission lain: lies all met at 5 o’clock ami spent a
solemn hour in humbling ourselves before Qod and in
imploring His special protection. During that very
hour I suppose there were thousands ot people hasten
ing out of the city, and after our meeting we all remark-
cd that we had never seen so gloomy and portentous u
sky. fetill we ielt a comfortable assurance thut our
Heavenly rather was near and ready to listen to our
prayers; and it pleased him to do so. During the night
the weather became clear, and the next day was a
heautilul one; and from that hour to this, I have not
ielt a single shock, though others have felt slight
ones. We trust that the worst of it is over. May we
l** Hrn heavenly wisdom both from judgments and from
mercies!
I had a very pleasant mid profitable visit to Con
stantinople. Ir whs particularly pleasant to me to
preach to a company of Greeks who have lately been
stirred up to inquiry, and who meet for Evangelical
instruction and worship. No one ot our brethren
uoie preaches in Greek and they had written me be-
lore] went that it would be desirable thatl should
• d so. I did so during the Sabbaths thut I spent
there, (three) mid there were from 18 to 22
Greeks present each time, besides some Americans
who understood Greek. They seemed deeply inter
ested, ami 1 trust, ir may not be without some good
edect. home of my hearers expressed the wish that
would come and reside at Constantinople ami
reach to them ; and the missionary brethren
thought l ought to think seriously of it; but it seems
to be tuy duty at present to remain at Smyrna
Wo had a communion season with the Americans
wbile I was at Cui*tantinople; and a tender feelin"
seemed to prevail, though there was no special awak-
enmg. f ,, „
O II I T U A R Y .
Died, in Talbotton, Geo., on Wednesday July 17a
Mrs. ELIZABETH MAHGARETTA. WHITE, Wifi I
of the Rev. Rufus M. White, of this city. Shewl!
supported through n long und painful illness by nnut.
weavering faith in the Redeemer, and died in pert ( „
sereneness and peace, “having tiie testimony 0 f ,
good conscience; in the communion of the Catt
olic Church; in the confidence of a certain faith•
in the comfort of a reasonable religious, and holy h opo ;
in assurance of favor with her God through the iner’
its of her crucified Suviour, und in pertcct charitv
with the world.” ’ '
“Great is the peace which they have, O Lord, thq
1 ove thy law.”
PASSENGERS,
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U S A, Capt W II Fowler. USA, and Mr W Ferrott
Per steamship Isabel, for Charleston—R B Canto,
hell, U S Consul, and family, Mrs Townsend, M j,
Mora and family, J DBallahati nnd family, A J Tift, f j
Cohen, Col McCoomb, J N Regna. M Mesa, P Fernim. I
dez, ,1 L Valeres, Capt.I Stone. W F English, J YVhsl-
ton, Captain G Ilutton, E C Howe, J A Thourpa, AJ
l’nroso and servant, J Rounge, W Good, P Cebella.
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Cammack and lady, Mrs Kertz, Mrs Withhan, A J
Nickerson, A IV Turner, Win Kelly, A Mannhan, \v
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ty, J Marvin, and 40 on deck for California, via Phil,
pliia.
Per U S Steamer Monmouth, from Indian River-
Mr John Coy and John Barron.
Per steamer Gen Clinch, from Charleston -S 111
Pond, nnd 2 on deck.
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Commercial.
LATEST DATES.
Liverpool, July 6 j Havre, July 4 1 Havana, July221
Kfivtiniiali Market, July 2(it
COTTON.—The sales yesterday were 285 bales,at I
12i cents.
Savannah Exports, July 25.
Per schr Olivet, for Baltimore—30,Q0U feet Lum-1
her, 49 bales Yarn, lOObbls Bread.
AUGUSTA, July 24.—Freights.—Our River ia now I
in good navigable condition, with every* prospect of I
its contiuuuncc for some weeks to come. Thereto a i
fair amount of Cotton ottering for riavannah. Wei
continue to quote tiie rate to tiuvannuh and Charles-1
ton 50 cents per bale.
From our Havana Correspondent.
Havana, July 22.
.Since our report of the 6th inst., the demand for
Sugar has continued very steady, while the supplies
huve been restricted, although great facilities exist
for bringing the article to market, and the state of
prices affords good inducement for doing so. These
tacts, together with the information received from
ditferent parts of the country, render it certain that
only a small quantity of Sugar now remains. The
stock in the market is very much reduced, und it evi
dent that the yield of the crop will be considerably
less than was anticipated at the oeginning of the
season. Prices have advanced still more and itu
likely thut they will be uphe d, as planters have strung
reasons for remaining firm. Besides the fact oft
much smaller quantity existing for shipment, the
prospective wants of the United States, where Hu
ascertained that the stock is fully 30,000 tons short of
lust year, are an important feature although tiro
country lias received from this port and Matanw
alone, 60,000 boxes more than at same period in 1849.
Then it is also interesting to observe the division of
the exports to other places. To the Baltic about
50,000 boxes more have gone forward than last year,
being composed of white 8ugar. To Franco there
is an excess in the sbipin nts from the North side of
ubout the equivalent of 40,000 boxes ; and unexci
of nearly tiie same quantity has gone forward to
Italian ports, as compared with last year, lnthui
analysing the exports, it will be found that the other
markets ot the North Sea und those of Great Britain
taken collectively, huve received much less of i
Sugar than last year, and they are likely to find
tive competition from those of tbe U. States iu reganl
to tiie small quantity yet left tor* shipment, which
divided among the various consuming market!
abroad will tie comparatively trifling und of no im
portance. At this moment the shipments of Sugar
to the U. States are suspended us there are no ves«eli
in port that can be employed for that object.
These facts of wlncn planters arc generally well
informed, are likely to encourage them in m»<iiitaio-
ing a firm altitude. There is yet another considera
tion of a melancholy nature, the tendency of which
is the same. Mucli anxiety is felt and a great degree
ot uncertainty exists in regard to the progress of the
Cholera in the interior of tue Island, and as to its pro-8
bablo effects upon the next und subsequent crops.-r
li has not yet become general, but it continues to]
spread in various directions, and its ravages in many
cases have been appalling. On several estates the dc-
struction oi life among the negroes amount to 25
3U p3 ana in some cases even 40 aud 50 pg of tlit
whole number, and the most efficient are generally the
victims. Should the disease diff use itselt throughout
the Island, the loss of life among the slave operative,
would, in this ratio, probably not bo short of LUO to*
125,000. Even at the present average rate of mortal I
ity on the estates the estimates us to the ultimate def|
truction of life among the negroes, in the event of th<
Epidemic becoming general taroughout the interior,
are not less than 7o or or 80.000. The period of the
year, is unfortunately not favorable for checking th<?
malady. The laborers curried off’ are an irreparable!
lose, because there is no source available at preset;!
L'om which they can be replaced. The loss falls beaj
vily on the production of Sugar, because tin'
branch has already absorbed the available luborei _
previously employed in the culture of Coffee, tlieaj
yield of which article has been insignificant for sever "
al years. It appears therefore inevitable that the
gar crop oi next season will be seriously curtailed »
quantity, from the want of laborers, aud this lameuij
able iact must make itself felt before long.
We place our present quotations us follows
Whites, w 10 rials ; fine aud choice Whites,
11 rials ; Yellows. 5J Tv 7 rials; superior Yellows,*i
(V 73 rials; Browns, 5j w 5^ rials ; Cucuruchos. •,
W 5f rials.
There are no Muscovados for sale here, and thcni^
kets 011 the coast and 011 the South side are couiptf
utively exhausted.
The last sale of Molasses was at 2 rials, but tlictt
is very little doing owing to the scarcity of vowd 4 !
The badness in Coffee is extremely insignificant, g
Rice. No more Carolina rice has come in, bat
about 2500 bags arrived from Spain equal to 800 cad 1
There were sold 700 casks Carolina from store, ^
11 k rials, and 2300 bags Spanish at 8$ a 9 j rials, uccor
ding to quality. There now remuius unsold 160ca^-
Carolina. 200 hags Spanish, and a quantity oi Bruzi*
equal to 300 casks.
Lumber. A cargo of Bath Lumber sold nt $24 nn .
prices have an upward tendency owing to the bcbb9|
supplies for a long time past. A cargo of Mobile' j
P. was placed at $22, being badly' assorted. .j
Shoolts. Box rihooks continue in a very depress I
condition, and only meet witli chance purchft^ r ||
Some were sold at 5 rials on credit. Moluascs-Hb I
Shook sure in very limited demand, and Sugar Hbjl
Shooks quite dull. 'This is also the cuse with einpJ;
Casks and Hoops.
Freights. There are only two American vefcM
in poituud neither of them disenguged, which w L
circumstance worthy of notice, and such as has 1 *
before occurred during the last thirty years. Tn^v
are several vessels of other flags suited tocaffi
is limited, a-‘
last charter;
were
Sugar to Europe, but the enquiry
stock of Sugar is reduced. The lao*. . r .
at <g|,*17f6 for Spanish vessels to Cowes and » * Ia
kut and to Antwerp direct. The rute for dugaf
the U. S. is higher, $lj per box having been P a ‘
There are no vessels here that can be employe*.*,
tue shipment of Sugar to the U. States. Tuc 1
transactions for Molasses were lit $23 ‘W $3, V/ -'
rates are nominal owing to the want of vessels-
Etchange on London lOi © 11 p§ premium 1r r
York ami Boston pur. J. C. BARNUM & ' '