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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, THURg RAY, AUGUST 2§. i850.
T1IE MORNING NEWS.
BY .iftllN M..COOl*Kit.
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[From the New York Tribune.]
';.i J •'[ . Ijifo'Jn Now York.
CURIOUS CASE OF CONSPIRACY.
A cuse of conspiracy wliicli, If true, exhibit* a
degree of villainous daring on one aide and the most
imbecile weakness on tlie other, almost unparal
leled, was brought before the notice of Justice
Hlcakley, at the Jefferson Market Court houao oil
Thursday last, and attracted conalderable attention.
Un that day Mr. Ira Topping, a gentleman residing
■at Tammany Hotel, appeared before the magistrate
and entered a complaint lor conspiracy aguinst two
perrons, otic of them a most genteel looking fe
male, named Mary Jane Livingston, alias Stnrr, and
this other an elderly man named James T. Boyd,
one of the clerks in the Supremo Court in this City,
under the following circumstancesAbout the Int-
torpartof 1847, opthe beginning of 1848. the accused
female came to his residence, then at 67 Jane-st. and
inquired for him. She was immediately shown into
the parlor, where an interview took place, in which
she prol'essod to bo familiarly acquainted with every
action of life, and knowing him to lie the owner of con
siderable property, demanded a portion of it, threat
ening at the same time if he refused, to go into Court
and prefer a charge against him that would ruin his
quiet and happy family. It was in vain that the
cpmplalhant remonstrated and entreated his torment-
orjiot to pursue such a course. Hhefeontinucdto visit
his place,and even in the presence of his wife, threat
ened to have him sent to the State's Prison unless her
demandswere acceded to. By these means she acquired
such an influence over his mind that at vniious times
ho gave her largo suras of money which werecoerc-
ed out ol him by fear of exposure.
Mr. Boyd, who acted as legal adviser of the woman
Starr, was also charged with conspiring with her in
accomplishing the ruin of Mr. Topping, by getting pos-
sessiou'of his property in order to show eomo of the
meaus resorted to by the accused for the occomplish-
rnfrut of their ends. The complainnnt states that on
'* one occasion tb y induced hitn to go to a house in
South 8ccond<st, Williamsburg!), where the woman
procured a quantify of arsenic, which she said
she was going to take, and then send a letter, nlrcndv
written, to the Chief of Police, charging him with
poisoning her, so aH to have him indicted for murder.
At last the unfortunate mull felt himself so dreadfully
persecuted and drlven almost to despair that ha con
veyed his house and lot, No. 07 Jane-st. also a hand-
some establishment in Fourth-st. valued altogether at
*30,000, through one Appleby, to the woman Liv
ingston alias Starr. '
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Thnradny Morning, Angnst 182,1850.
£ ^ J For steamboat advertisements see first page.
Health or Savannah.—The Sexton reports five
interments of white persons for tlio week ending 21st
Inst.—Only one of whom was an adult, and whose
death was caused by a fall from the Custom House.
One of the interments was a child who died in Bos
ton, and Was brought to this city. Four colored per
sons died—two from old age.
Salk of Nf.w Cotton. Yesterday Messrs. Frank-
lin A Brantly sold a bale of new cotton, which
was received some days ago. This is the first new
cotton sold in our market this Beason, and brought
13 cents per pound. The quality was strict good
middling, and Mr. G. 8. FBiEnsoN, was thepurchas-
Wabm Weather. The weather yesterday was
exceedingly warm. At one o’clock the thermome
ter stood at 92°. iti the shade.
Sudden Death. A seaman named Christopher
Si’KNCEB, aged 22 years, one of the crew of tile
sclir. Sea Gull, died yesterday noon on board of that
vessel, after a short illness. He was a native of Nova
Scotia. An inquest wus held on his body. Verdic,
visitation of God.
Anotiieb Death. Last evening Thos. Eden, Esq.
Coroner, was called upon to hold an inquest on the
body of a young man, an Englishman by birth,(whose
name we could not learn,) late in the employ of Mr.
A. N. Miller. We learn that he was out yesterday
forenoon, and was taken ill in the street, and died in
the afternoon.
Another. Lato last evening the coroner was call
ed upon to hold an inquest on the body of a woman
who died suddenly. The particulars of her death,
we could not aacertai n.
Disease amonci Cows. A fatal disease has ap
peared among tho milch cows belonging to the larm-
rs and dairy men of Oneidu County. There is at
lirst ^failure of milk decreasing in some cases, in a
single duy lrom a pailfull to a quart or a pint. A
weakness and trembling then seizes the animal und
she soon dies. In Borne instances the attack is first
noticed at night, and the cow dies before morning.
Mr. Luther Hail of YVhitcsboro 1 , lost four tine cows
last week, hi this way, and a number more are af-
tectud.
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sold tho properly to them. By these false represen
tations they obtained her ^signature, and thus render
ed the deed perfect. Mr. Topping was thus turned
oat of. house und home, but tbo successful villains,
us if not satisfied with tlicir ill-gotten goods, made
him also build a house in Hullivun County for the
» residence of the parents of Livingston alias Starr.
Justice Hlcakley,'on hearing tho complaint, issued
liis warrant for the arrest of the accused who were
shortly afterwards taken into custody by officers Da
vie and Wyman, of the Second District Police Court.
Boyd was yesterday held to bail in the sum of $5,-
000, which was procured, and the female prisoner
was locked up In default of tho same amount. The
preaiufci so feloniously obtained, wero levied upon
by Deputy Sheriff Cunningham, and Mr. Topping
and family had tho pleasure of being reinstated in
thoir old hoine._ ■
The Dry tioods Market.
New York, Aug. 17.
There are a large number of buyers in the city, and
- -the Fall trade has commenced with spirit. Thu im-
>' jpOrtatious.of the present week have been very large
Mid tho market gives indications of full supplies.
There has been a light shade iu Sheetings and Shir
tilings. The markets are well supplied iu these arti
cles! the quantity of blenched goods on hand is smaller
than usual. Printing Cloths huve been quiet during
the’-week, holders being firm in price, and some ubove
the views pt. buyers. Wo qote—40x44, 34; 42x41, 4 -,
. 40x48, 4; 44x48, 4| ; 48x52, i|; 52x52 4[ ; 52x58, 5*;
t *x04,'5j 80x68, 54 ; 84x64, 54 ; 64x68,
bi; 64x72, SJr 68x72, 54 In Prints, prices for de
li able goods are maintained. In Moub de Laines a
•air business is doing in American, and prices are
. MTVW SUppurtbdi TherMfindhest'er trade have brought
■ , W T .ci;alnewktylel;. One a Tumid variegated ligure on
mi open ground, at 20c, and others ut the average
4“ f°, 1 '* , U !r prices,, 17}I8c; ‘ High colors are selling ut
JE 4 ho Hamilton are selling ut 10nl7Jc. chietly at
17ul7ic. Lmseys sell at 17al8c In Cloths there is
as yet little improvement in demand. The jobbing
trade has purehused freely but that inquiry from cloth
iers continues dull. Better grades uro comparative]
quiet, in Cassiuieres und Satinets, tile goods allu..
pd to last weeks were opened yesterday, and some
considerable sides .wore made at $1. They are heavy
ribs, in alternate and varied colors, somewhat after a
fashion in vogue ten or twelve years ago, and will no
doubt be found attractive, Tho large plaids, former
ly noticed, ,huvo been brought out with double and
twist centres; of grey and mottled grounds, with nar
row bars; the lower grades of goods, at 75 a 80c are
in demand for all good styles. ■ Satinets soli steadily
without change in price. Dark mixtures and blacks
S 40C, particularly tho former, are scarce an.i wanted,
ues ut 45ii5l)c are also in request. Kerseys of the
ist grades are selling on arrival, and there is no stock
of goods worth 18s20c in market. Plain J Cloths in
sheep’s grey and kindred mixtures uro iu demand
■ Tweeds and Jeans of good qualities of cotton warp
twoedefsell at 374a50c, arefreely selling at paying rates;
also all-wool goods lrom 50 a 62 are in request. The
lov/cy grades below 35 are plenty and dull. Ken
tucky ^otuis are in abundant stock and are selling
slowly, but very low. *
In Flannels und Blankets there is less demand than
two .weeks ago, though prices aru supported. The
selling rates average ubout2 cents per ynrd above
prices for corresponding period of last year. There
is more movement in Blankets; heavy greys at $1,
50112,00 per pair, are tuheu for the negro trade; ami
family Blankets from » 4 to 15 4 at from *1,25 to *11
pgr pair are selling to the reguinr jobbing trndo. The
mod active demand in white is for qualities from $ I
lo $5. In Shawls, Ihp Long sell at from $1 to 7,00, and
are most in demand. Drills have been very quiet,
with no movement to homo trude or export. In Os-
uaburgs. some eousideruble sales have been made to
South and West; price's are very linn, and stock on
hand quite smidi. In Denims, there is no .change to
note iu pricoB. In Stripes & Ticks, prices are main
tained. Cotton Flannels are quiet, and tho demand
ctuilined to small bills.
A Murderess—The Mcadville Democrat of the 1,3th
fast. relates tho following .-
Harriet Clark, the wile of Ira Clark, at Blooming
Valley, iu Woodcock township, was arrested ou the
Ufa, (lilt fasti tor an assault wita intent to kill, upon the
H| wife of Nicholas Koudhbush. ltseems that Mr. Clark.
■V a short time since, traded his farm iii that vicinity
Wr with Jonathan Collon. for another place in Vernon
“ township, and Mr. Uoudebush had purchased a por.
lion ol Clark’* old farm, from Collom. Mrs Clark
afterwards became, dissatisfied with the trade, and
as the time approached for leaving their farm, she
evinced a great depression of spirits. Ou the mor
ning of the 6th fast she.look her husband’s razor and
proeeqded to, Uoudcbuah’s house. Mr Roudebusli
was absent fa the fields when she arrived, and going
in directly to the bed where Mrs Roudebusli lay u
sleep, she, drew the razor across her throat, indict
mg a severe wuund. Mrs R!s screams awakened i
. young man gleqpingin another part of tlie room, who
sprmig out of.bqd, mid Mrs C. ran out of the house.
9 he young man started off at once for assistance,
‘when Mrs C. returned and renewed her assault upon
hoc victim,' giving her another wound along tier
shoulder mid breast. Mrs R.. succeeded, however,
, • ini keeping, .her assailant nt buy until succor arrived.
Hrs Ciafk was lj$tiught to town and committed
to jail, bat.on ..Thursday was bailed out by her hus-
, ; %j baud] - M rs Uoudebush, we are happy to learn, is
doing quite well and it is hoped will survive her in
juries. The parties had always been upon the best
terms, and itis thought the excitement incident, to
lUe trade alluded to, nud worked upon the mind of
» the unfortunate prisoner until she had becomederang
ed,
tdP Late accounts from Mexico state the cholera
was rapidly disappearing in the city of Mexico. Du
ring, the few dayuprevious to the 24th the deaths per
day of ail diseases amounted to between thirty and
forty. At Puebla the disease had broken out with
great virulehco. The Legislature had authorized the
Ubvcrior to borrow $100,000, to be employed du
ring ilie 'epidemic. The deaths per day reached
njorp thau a hundred, many distinguished per-
Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption in the
Moluccas.—Private advices from Amboyua, receiv
ed in England, anuounce the occurrence there of a
severe eurthquuke, after which un epidemic broke
out, which curried off ncurly ull the European popu
lation. Governor Cleerens and most of the civilians
had died, aud the garrison was reduced to seventeen
men. From Ternate, it is also stated taat there hud
been some eruptions of the volcanoes just before
midnight on the 28th February, preceded by a rum
bling sound like thunder, and u concussion like gun
shots. A Bhowcr of ushes were thrown out and fell
into tlie sea. A few days before, and also ou the day
ot the eruption, it had rained heavily.
The U. S. steam frigate Missouri, which was
burnt in the bay of Gibraltar, is to be raised by a com
pany. A notification of the arrangement was sent to
Washington by the last steamer.
OP A Philadelphia paper says, that Mr. Clav
who is at present recruiting himself at the fashiona
ble watering places at the North, does not, ns on
former occasions, kiss tho ladies who crowd to see
him, from which fact tho editor lifters that the Old
Hal is tired of omni-bussing.
Correspondence of the Daily Morning News.
New York, August 16.
A most delightful change has taken place fa the
weather, which is now clear, bracing, healthful—par
ticularly mornings and evenings—there is little to
trouble gothamites now but musquitoes. The fall
business has commenced very promisingly; already
a largo number of purchasers from the West are
here, and although dealers are by no meaus over-run,
still the indications are cheering. All apprehensions of
the cholera are over, and families are returning to the
city in great numbers. Tho Fancy Dress Ball at Sa
ratoga, will be tho sigDal of departure from that scene
oftashioD ami frivolity; and managers of theatres, pro
prietors of assembly rooms, Ac., ore busy preparing
for the upproarhing season, which everybody seems
to think will be lar moro than usually brilliant Eve
rything seems out of joint in this city, during the hot
months—ull is sleepy, dull, listless—places of law and
places of business are silout and deserted , and places
of amusement too, often look like anything else. But
September sets everything to rights—it gives life and
activity to tho sluggish tide ol commerce ; and gaiety
makes a sudden bound into our midst, like that ol n
clown into the ring, bringing a smile upon every face.
This year our theatrical managers commence the cam
paign earlier thou usual, aud on Monday next, there
will bo open, the Broadway, Niblo’s Bowery, Aster
Place, National, Burton’s, Castle Garden and Ameri
can Museum, besides several other exhibitions of mi
nor importance ; so that there will be no lack of
amusements at least
Forrest bus made the preliminary move in his suit
for divorce in Philadelphia, by entering his declara
tion or complaint, in the Court of Common Pleas. In
this, he distinctly charges his wife with having com
mitted adultery with George Jnmieson, N. P. Willis,
Richard Willis, Samuel Marsden Raymond, John B.'
Rich, Henry Wyckoff, and Wm. H. Howard, anil di
vers other parsons unknown. The subpiena has of
course been issued to Mrs. Forrest, made returnable
on tho third Monday of September, and George M.
Dallas, is the attorney for the libellant. I am not dis
posed to comment on this document now. Forrest
swears that he believes the charge to be true, and I
think him mad enough to do so; the result of the
trial, will I think, convince him of the injustice he has
committed, and relieve his miud of tho demon by
which it has been haunted.
1 pbrccive that Senator Houston denies having re
ceived tho statement relative to a Southern Confede
racy from Gen. Lopez, though ho admits having re-
• eeivedlt. Well, I will not retract ray thunder, tho'
innocent of this, ho is guilty of sufficient^) deserve
all my dcnunciatiqns. ^
There was a large arrival of emigrants at this port
yesterday—the number exceeds probably three thou
sand. Eightsliips brought 2121 from London, Liver
pool and Havre, and other vessels arrived from Bre
men, Ac., all bringing passengers.
A very popular vocalist of this city, Julia Northall,
was married to a German on Wednesday, named Ba-
derstein. Julia is a U'tle body and sings like a bird.
How delicious her lullaby will be.
The missing California mail for this city, which
did not arrive fa the Georgia, to the infinite disap
pointment of hundreds, lias come to hand, I learn, to -
day, having been forwarded from New Orleans.—
How it got there 1 cannot say, but it must have been
put ou board the wrong vessel, ut Ohagres. There
was gross carelessness somewhere
The steamship Niagara arrived here this furenoon,
with the mail from Europe.
The cream of the news has been already received
and devoured.
There wus never such a time for accident* from
falling houses and. walls; another one occurred at
Williamsburgh, opposite this city on Wednesday—
they were raising the building for the purpose of ad
ding another story, when down it came. The family
were in it at the time, and strange to say no one was
hurt.
Nows is scarce to-duj. C HARLEM AC,
The Republican and the Mexican Boundary
Bill.
The Republican of yesterday has an article In reply
to our paragraph of Friday, in which we exp ressed
our surprise at the gratuiations of our cotemporary
on the supposed paftage of the Mexican Boundary
Bill by the House, The editor, after quoting a por
tion of our article, proceeds to remark :
We have not noticed the many spiteful flings at
e Republican which the Morning News has indul
ged in ot late, for the reason tliut we desired to a-
void controversy upon the questions which now so
deeply agitate the country. The union of the south
ern people cannot be subserved and promoted by
heated party discussions, and we had desired to ab
stain. as far aa we could in justice to ourselreB, from
engaging in controversies which, beside being fruit
less in themselves, would necessarily widen, und not
heal, the divisions now unhappily existing umong our
people. But the News seems determined that we
shall not pursue this prudent course any longer, and
compels us to turn and defend ourselves against the
gueTrilla attacks which it makes lrom its covert of as
sumed neutrality.
Our worthy cotemporary entirely misconstrues
us, if he supposes that wo huve at uny time indulged
in "spiteful flings" at tho Republican. Though we
have differed with the editor in our views of the mo
mentous question now agitating tlie country, we have
nevor sought to enter into a discussion with him un
the merits ot our respective opinions, nor do we
know that we have made any allusions to his paper
in connection with the subject, suve in the article
commented on by him, and, Incidentally, in another
paragraph, in which we felt constrained to correct his
error in regard to the Clurke County.meeting. We
agree with him that the present is no time for angry
discussions at the South, by whicli the "divisions un
happily now existing among our people” would be
wideaed and not healed, and most sincerely do we
deplore the absence ot that unanimity and harmony
on this subject, iu which the South should find her
best protection against the aggressions of her ene
mies. But while we earnestly deplore these divisions,
we equally deprecate the causes which have produc
ed them, chief among which is tho pur-blind bigotry
ol political partizans, who refuse, to regard this or
any other question, save through the lenses of their
political faith, and who can contemplate no evil or
advantage to the South independently of its bearings
on party. It is by tho aid of such optics that our
neighbor is enabled, as he thinks, to see through our
“ assumed neutrality," and we fear that it is to the
bigotry of party that ho owes hi. present indefen-
sible position on the great sectional question of the
day.
We will not now consume space to defend our " as-
sutaed neutrality.” We will merely remark, that so
iur as the question of Southern Rights is concerned
we know no party, and our course has been and will
Continue to be, independent of all party consider-
ations. We regard the interests of the South ns para
mount to those of any party, and we consider thut
any attempt to connect party with the issue now be-
iore the country, woulu be disloyalty to the South,
lhe importance ot tho question has over-ridden par
ty and will annihilate those who attempt to make it
subservient to parly interests, be they of what nartv
tney may. 1 •*
We regret that we have not space fully to reply to
the editor’s defence of tee Texan Boundary Bill H e
says the boundary is a disputed boundary, that the
passage ot the bill would avert impending ealam
ity, and that “tt is enough for us (him) to know
thut U receives the approbation of the Texan Sena
tors.” He chooses not only to waive the merits of
the question, but also to overlook the fact that the
passage of the bill is opposed by almost, if not quite
the entire Southern delegation in the House, who, in
view ot the wanton aggressions contemplated by the
series of bills of which this is one, have resolved upon
extreme measures of resistance, unless the majority
shall muka some show of concession of right to the
South. In regard to the merits of the bill, as an equi
table and just measure, we trust the editor will re
ceive the opinions of tlie New York Express, aleacifae
Whig journal. The Washington correspondent of
that paper, whom we take to be Air. Brooks, the edi-
tor, himself, says—
The Texan Boundary Bill, 1 regret to say, can hard
ly pass tho House ot Representatives, as it is. or
with any such amendments us are likely to secure
a majority ot tlie Senators, and the support of the
1 extol delegation.
AlUiling to the crisis, the writer continues :
It is the duty of you Editors just now to intern)-
gate, and to expose lo the people the real matter at
stake in tins 1 exas Boundary line, l'earce’s Bounda
ry Bill, you will find gives to New Mexico every
inch ot territory New Mexico ever exercised fa-
risdiction over on tlie East, and takes from Texas
all North oi 36 30 which has ever as much belonged
to ’Lexus, us does tlie Colorado or the Trinity ltiv-
er. New Mexico Eust of the Rio Grande alone-is se
cured as much Territory by this BUI as New York
has now. Her laws, her institutions will be secured
in thejerritorial Bill that is to follow. Texas in%jint
ot tact makes large surrenders, even beyond her pa
per claim upon the Rio Grande ; for this Territory,
which lies between the 100 degrees of longitude, nnd
degrees, (the contemplated Boundary of New
1 * tlco >) ** undoubtedly, unquestionably, irrefutably,
property of Teens. Texas has nothing secured to her
ill her Northern line that does not as much belonir to
her as the North Riser does to New York.
We must repeat that we can see nothing in such
measure upon which to congratulate the South I
The editor cannot be serious fa declaring that the
South has an adequate guarantee for her institutions
in that portion of the territory surrendered, over
which tlie jurisdiction of Texas has extended. Is he
not aware that the noninterveutionists contend for
tlie existence in full force of the local laws of Mexico
by which tt\e institution of slavery is prohibited, and
that this point hus been conceded by Mr. Stephen
and other Southern gentlemen? Whatever are his
views in regard to the validity of tlie lex loci, he knows
tljat by it the South hus been virtually excluded train
the territory, and that sieves who hud been taken to
California have been set free under the operation of
the same law. Where then is the guaranty of the
South ? He tells us that in that portion of the territory
which has been under the jurisdiction of Texas, sla
very will continue to exist. This would indeed be
novelty, but one of short duration! If it was possi.
ble for slavery to exist in one portion of a territory
while it was prohibited iu another, the anomaly
would soon disappear under the operation of a State
Constitution already manufactured for the purpose.
The supposition of the editor strikes us as utterly pre
posteroue, und we trust he will excuse our obtuse
ness when we confess thut we cannot see, in the bill
as it stands, anything but a total surrender of the ter
ritory in question to free soil. He is right in suppo-
sing that we do not hold to the vulidity ot the local
law of Mexico excluding slavery, which we consid
er no more of force against that institution than ie
the local law whicli makes the Catholic religion the
national religion of New Mexico of force against
Protestantism. But we have seen fa the history
this controversy that it matters little what the iaw
Constitution guarantees or prohibits. The practi
cal effects of the policy pursued are whnt|we are tc
look to; and when the public domain lias all been
usurped, and is in the absolute possession of the en
emies of Suuthem institutions, we may preacli about
law and the constitution till doom’s day, only to be
laughed at by those to whom we address our argu
ments.
We have already made this article much longe
than we intended. One word in regard to our own
course, and we have done. The editor of the Repub
lican charges us with having changed our position
in regard to the Compromise measure of the Senate
Committee. In this our cotemporary is mistaken.
The aspect of the measure has changed. Believing as
we. did at the time, that the 'political divisions of the
South hud defeated the Nashville Convention, which
we had favored as a means of harmonizing and con
eenttating public opinion among us, aud whicli we
hoped would adopt some fair, just and liberal basis
settlement, we looked to the Senate Committee as the
iMHa
oniy hope of such an adjustment We were in favor
of stMe compromise, and when Mr. Clat’s measure
wr.s pat forth, We expressed the hope that it would
be so amohded afiil perfected” in tho process of
legislation as " to fsndet it acceptable, and satisfactory
the South." In till* hope wo wutched its progress.
But when from daj to day we saw amendment af
ter amendment from the Sduth rejected, and as u?lho
course of its discussion, the character of the plan be
came more fully developed, we Were forced to the
conviction that from It the South had nothing toex ;
pect, but Injustice and wrong,
We had determined not to oppose it while there was
hope that it would with eottle reasonable sacrifice,
give peace to the coumry, aud security to tlie South.
We had trusted to tiS wisdom and patriotism ot our
Southern statesmen in Congress, to see that those
ends were secured. But when these men despaired
of obtaining a recognition ot the rights of the South
by the Committee Bill, and with a few exceptions
abandoned it to its fate, we, in common With thou,
sands of our fellow citizens of all parties, turned to
‘theMissouri Compromise, or its equivalent," as|the on
ly alternative left to the friends of Union at the South.
In reply to the charge that we have “no fixed prin
ciples,” we answer, that if fixedness of principles con
sists in pinning one’s faith to the skirts of this or that
great political leader, and following him through all
his tergiversations, however much his course may
militate against the rights and interests of the South ;
then wp plead guilty to the charge. But if, on the
contrary, disinterested devotion to those rights and
interests, and to a sound and equitable national policy,
of equal justice to all sections and wrong to none,
is principle, then we hare no fear to compare our
principles with those of tlie editor of the Republican.
Correspondence of the Daily Morning News.
Sand-Hills, Richmond Co., Geo, Aug. 19.
Dear T.; Can you tell me why it is, .that the travel
ling public are so much aversd to steamboat trans.
portation, and so much disposed to rail-roading at
this season 1 Contrary to the ad vice of all my friendsi
took steamboat for Augusta instead of rail road,
and the consequence was that instead of being suffo
cated with dust and smoke, -and crowded into all sorts
of uncomfortable positions, 1 have enjoyed a pleas
ant, and sufficently expeditious trip.
What a difference is there between the Packet
Boats now, and those we had ten or twelve years ago!
Then, if you went on board one of the company’s
boats to enquire for a passage, the Captain surveyed
you minutely, and if you looked like one who was
accustomed to hard usage, would admit you to share
in his beefsteak and onions for breakfast, and other
meals in the same style ; but if you looked a little
rosy about the gills or in any way showed a p ropen
sity for good living, or even ordinary comfort, you
were generally assured tbnt there was “no prepara
tion for passengers,” and that “some other boat would
be ready next day” in which it was much better for
you to embark your luxurious carcase. How differ'
ent now 1 When I arrived, at the appointed hour, on
board the Hancock, and looked through her spacious
cabins, I was satisfied with the first glance, that there
was comfort to be had. And then when 1 inquired
further into the capacity of the boat for passengers I
was more fully convinced that I had not made a fatal
erro’r in my selection of a route.
'I knew by the smoke that soj racefully curled
Around the cook's chimney, -'that dinnei was near;
And I said if there's feed as ts feed in the world,
The man that is hungry may look for it here."
I could not help noticing one predominant quality
about the master of this boat—Captain Murray.-
With a pleasant, sociable manner, that made every
passenger feel at home, and a jocular disposition that
seems never to be disturbed by trifles, he seemed
nevertheless to be always on the watch ; and I judge
by his manner and conversation, that he regarded
caution as the chief requisite for his business. And
he is right; for the history oi river navigation in the
United States, calls for a serious inquiry into the hab
its and dispositions of those having charge of Packet
Boats, and the master who con establish for himself
a reputation for caution,establishes a greater claim on
the travelling public than ho whose excellence lies iu
any other quality. .
The Hancock is a fine boat of 152 tons, well ealeu
lated for the trade of this river. Light—she draws
twenty inches—and may approach the wharf at An
gusta when ever any other boat can. Th£ Captain
claims to have made.the quickest trips that have been
run since he lias been on tho route ; twenty five hours
going up and seventeen coming down. He has state
room accommodations of the most roomy and comfort
able character for forty passengers, and temporary
portable accommodations for as many moro,maklngal
together, room for eighty jiassengers ; besiifps which,
he can carry twelve hundred bales of cotton, as he
uys, withuutinterfering with the comfort of his pas
sengers.
Tho river is very low now; and thin made ns late
in getting to the wharf, besides furnishing some little
incidents to clianae the monotony ot tho trip. One of
these occurred about ten or fifteen miles below Au
gusta. One of the company’s steamboats had been
stopped by the low river, and had detached a flat to
proceed by poling to the city. Th s fiat had just
reached the channel, when we came up behind it,
and were endeavoring to pass round it, an attempt in
which we stuck on the sand-bar. The cut rent be
ing two strong for the men, endeavoring to propel the
fiat with their poles, it turned a little so as to expose
one side to tho power of tho stream, and then came
with a violent blow against the sideDf the Hancock,
breaking one of the heavy guards in9°> 1,8 if it were
a reed, but doing little other damage. Now it hap
pened that there was a young lady in the after cabin,
—a way passenger, whose blue eyes nnd pink dress
had fascinated me, and to whom i had been making
my self as agreeable as I knew how; and it occurred
to me that she might be alarmed, and that a little con
solation would not be misplaced. So I made my way
eft, nud found her standing outside the cabin, with
the moonlight beaming full upon her features, dis
playing the anxiety she lelt, and heightening the beau
ty that shone from the recesses of tboso deep blue
eyes, and the folds of the aforesaid pink dress. “ I
hope you have not suffered this little accident to dis
turb you,” said 1. “ It has frightened me," she re
plied. “ Is it all over ? I never was on the water be
fore, and if 1 had known how dangerous it was,—
there 1" she exclaimed again, as the boat movetl in
the struggle to get off the bank,—“ there I dont you
think we are going to upset ?" “ no no I” said I. half
laughing at this preposterous notion, " compose
yourself, we are aground here, that is all.” But just
then, the boat.got loose, and she saw it move, and
with a look of one who had been deceived, she ex
claimed " I knew it|! we will, we will upset I” Find
ing that she was determined to be “upset,” I ap
proached her, “ allow me to assist you,—you arc un
necessarily alarmed,—if you will lean on me,”—and
1 extended my arm to take iu the pink dress. But at
this interesting junctures the boat freed herself en
tirely from the sand-bar, which the lady observed,
when she became more calm, and whs even amused
at her own fears ; so that the pink dress was not al
lowed, as we say sometimes, to go to press. r
There are more improvements in progress in and
about Augusta now, than 1 have ever known before,
and I have known the city, off and on, for some fif
teen years. 1 intend making an examination of the
various new establishments, and will give you a letter
on the subject. Yours R,
The Mormons in EncILand. Mr.
written for the London Morning Chronic I J k**
and interesting account of the Mormons, a l ar '' ^
berof Whom are constantly emigrating f rom v a “®'
to this country. He says that tlie Mormons h* 8 '*'" 1
hnvirior fin nmit/raHnU filnd r»f 4hroa
having an emigration fund of three and a
California gold. Dr. Mackay saw and mlxeii 01
with those enthusiasts in Liverpool. H 0 wj,!” 11 ' 11
duced to one of their priests, who evinced most f ■ ' 1
ly feeling, finding that he was the author of aoi' 1011 '
poetry which is in high favor amongst tho plec ® °f
seems that during the last ten years, th e em , ect ' It
of Mormons from England has been nearly i?'"'"'
and that during the last year it amounted to
chiefly farmers and mechanics of superior*"
from Lancashire,‘Yorkshire, Wales and th B , 0 I
parts of Scotland. “The growth of Mohamedu' '* I
Dr. Mackay says, "rspld as It was, is non/
compared with the rise and growth of Mormonho/
Rail Roads in Enqland.—Tb e annusl I
of the railway board just Issued furnishes >r .„ r!!:)(l, l
tistics that will be of interest fa the United «7 < l ^
The total number of miles of railway '
the United Kingdom is 5,447, the number of ^
employed upon them is 55,968, and the total e 051
diture (including the outlay upon 1504
milcspiow in course of construction) has beeneS 1
000. The gross receipts for the past vear Bn,**®' 1
to £11,306,000, or £6,729,420, alter deductin/n" 4
cent for working expenses, leaving a net »»nii ??
profit at the rate of about 340 per cent. AccmA*
to the last statement the total number of inll». „r .?
way in the United States was 7,254, so thai I
show an excess of 1807 miles. All tlie lines in p* 8
land however, are laid down with double rails
Board of Health.
Savannah, August 21,
Sexton's Report of Interments for the lPeek
August 20, 1850,
16th. Joseph H Horn, 11 months, Morasmm I
nah. Resident. ' "“-I
18th, Margaret Hinley, 6 mo., Water*on Brain 1.1
vannah, Non-Resident ’ * I
18th. 'Michael Reilly, 21 years, Casualty Ireland
Resident. 1 ™l
18th. tWm. Gordon Ward, 4 yrs. s #T (, n , |
19th. Dennis Courtney, 2 years, Convulsions I
York, Non-Resident. Total 5. u " 8 .«c»-|
‘Death from falling from the Custom House
tBrought dead from Boston.
Black and Colored.—Infant, 4 days, Infantine - Lt-I
cinda, 15 years, Infiamation Brain ; Prince, 75 i
Old Age; Andrew, 78 years, Old Age. Tatgl i. '■
B. Lathhop, Sexton.
E. J. HARDEN, Chairman Pro Tem, B E
3. A. T. Lawrence, See.
Special Notices.
The lefativesand friends of Mr. and Mrs. U. VI
Smith and of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Godfrey sre nl
spectfully invited to attend the funeral services g|
SEAGROVE MOREL, the youngest son of the f 0I |
mer, at their residence, Montgomery- st, Curry to »>[
at 5 o'clock This Afternoon. ■
*ug22
NOTICE.
Passengers per ship Marion will please be onb
at 7 o’clock this morning. . pug22
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that neither the Captain u I
Consignees ofschr. TRITON, will pay any debts c»|
tracted by the crew.
aug 21 BRIGHAM, KELLY, Si CO.
COFFEE AND PIES IN THE MARKET, I
The subscriber begs to inform the public that bcl
will again commence selling Coffee and Pit in to 1
^Market, at the Old Stand, on Friday MoeninoiIi; I
and solicits the patronage of his old friends and lit |
public.
Pruens fob Sale. He has also for sale a quasi-1
ty of German Pruens, just brought over by him«H |
which he will sell at 15 cents a pound.
Aug 21 ' 4t* HENRY WEIGAND.
Departure of the Atlantic Steamer*.
From Europe. New York. Bourn.
Asia, (Be.) July 13.:.. Aug 7.
Canada, (Br.) July 20....Aug. 14
• Hermnnn,(AmO.j.Juiy 20....Aug.20
Cambria, (Br.).-^July 27.... ....Aug.21
Pacific, (Ain.) ..wuly 31....Aug.24
Niagara, (Br.) Aug. 3....Aug. 28
Europa, (Br.) Aug. 10..., .i..8ept.l
America, (Br.)....Aug. 17....Sept. 11
Atlantic, (Am.)....Aug. 20....Sept. 7
Hibernia, (Br.)... .Aug. 24.... ... .Sept 18
Asia, (Br.) Aug. 31....Sept25
PASSENGERS.
Per steamer St Matthews, from Palatka—S G Hot-1
loway, Sureopley, C Summers, W T Carpenter. WI
W Chaplin, Mrs McKinley and children, J Magill, G I
Lang, J Lang, E T Williams, S Speissegger, Misi Boon, |
A A D'Loome, and 10 on deck. L
Per steamer Gen Clinch from Charleston—8 M 9
Manning, Thos J Cater, Bergmon, Gregory, Caeea- [
toy, W Neva, T J Brown, and one on deck,
Rjp The receipts and payments at the offiee of the
Assistant Treasurer iti Philadelphia for the week end
ing 16lh, were as follows :
Receipts, $82,604 16
Payments, 268,399 46
Balance, _ $1,211,12193
The receipts of California gold at the mint of the
! nited States from tlie 1st to the 16th, are estimated
at • *2,500,000
Previously received to July 31. $18,350,000
Total, $20,850,000
Estimated rce'ts at Branch Mint, N. Orleans, 3,000,000
$23,850,000
CONSIGNEES.
Per Steamer St Matthews, from Palatka—Cohessll
Hertz, I W Morrell .& Co, C Summers, ChsrleiM I
Steamers, J Cunningham. I
Per steamer Gen Clinch lrom Charleston—Bow-1
land & Washburn, CRB, Florida Boat.E Reed, Ver-I
stille Luiburrow & Butler, O Johnson A. Co, J J<®0|
& Son, Stratton Si Dobson, Harper & Stuart, A MAI
Besler, U Cranston, Cohens & Hertz, S A H Hoyts|
Co, Jos Felt
Shipping 3ntelligen«.
PORT OF SAVANNAH. - - - AUGUST 22-
V OItT CAE* END AH.
MOON'S PHASES.
Last qr. Id. Oh. 9m., m. I Fll Mn, 22d., 4h. ’ ra ' I
New Mn. 7. 4h.25m., a. | Lst qr. 30th, 9h.l0m-,»f
First qr. 14. Oh.38m.,
August.
1 8 3 0.
H.
M.
H.
M.
22 Thursday,...
5
28
6
37
23 Friday,
5
28
6
36
24 Saturday,. ..
5
29
6
35
25 Sunday
5
30
6
34
26 Monday...’...
5
30
6
33
27 1 uesduy,....
5
31
6
31
28 Wednesday..
5
32
6
30
ARRIVED. „ -,1
Schv Geo E Prescott, Gilkcy, Camden, Me,I
cargo of Lime, to Wm P Clark. ’ _ J
Steamer St Matthews, King, Palatka, to Con j
Hertz. . p.iuiil
Steamer Gen. Clinch, Dixon, Charleston, to u j
A Hertz.
CLEARED.
Ship Marion, Johnson, New-York—Brigham,
Btig Veraailes, Pendleton, Now-York-Cqb®* S l
Hp,
DEPARTED,
loro, Barden, Charleston.
JEMORANDA.
7.—Cld schrR M Price, CWJ
, at New-York on the W*’jj|
t at that port, Prince de
.- California.
ons, was seen " t8 ,i!i
pst. All her masts were «
U Her name could n» l
brig Gulnare.
The <ollof mg * 1
Tobacco, 6 do m
1 coils Rope, 7 M