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w SAVANNAH MORNJNG NEWS......WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1850. ■ i m in—nm—iTTmHffHnm——HTtP——^— f" ' A d«n»n THE MORNING NEWS. IIV JOHN M. COOPIlit. WILLIAM T. THOMPSON, EDITOR teems: Daily Paper,. #4,00:::::Tri-weckly #2,00 All new Advertisements appear in both, paper*. Dreadful Tragedy at Troy, Ncw-York. wm evidently New Slbtiny, N., Y. The negro said the family had |)een there several weeks; nnd cuine direct ly alter his master had left. As there was not a lnm- lly in the heighhorliood, the persop having also gone whoih Mr. J. wished to see, the girl, who wns sick and exhausted was lolt with tile negro, who promised faithfully to attend her. Yet thorn were lint little hopes of her recovery. It has never been our mis fortune to hear a more horrible tale of reality than tins. —Evansville (/a.) Journal. On Monthly, the 19ih hist., about four o'clock in tha evening, a man and woman arrival at the fit. Charles Hotel, in Troy, N. Y„ and, took lodgings, where they remained in their room during Tuesduy nnd Tuesday night. On the following morning, about 10 o’clock, It. II. kfcDonald, the proprietor of the ho tel, thinking thore was something wrong in the non- appearance of a man and woman who had stopped as travellers, went up to their room nnd knocked at the door, but rccolving no answer he opened a small window over the door, when a horrid spectacle was presented,—both inau and woman were dead. The bodies, the clothes, and the bed, wero covered with blood, and the throats qf both wero cut and horribly mutilated, from the facts wiiich were brought out, It wosfouud that the mail’s name was Wm. A. Cald well, a resident of W.iiteliall, wliors ho has a father living. Ho wns froinUG to 30 years of age, and had returned from sea ubout 3 or 4 months since; lie was well-dressed and of respectable appearance. Toe wouian’s maiden mono wns Louisa P. Van Winkle, but it is bolleved she was of late known by the name ol Knupp, she was between 23 und 30 years old, and very beautiful. She was dressed in deep mourning, And is stuted to be from Brooklyn, N. Y. A Coroner's inquest was held, in tlie course of which the following testimony was elicited : One of the witnesses at the Coroner's inquest be ing sworn testified that ho had known Caldwell for 3 or G years, fiaw deceased on Monday and Tuesduy, and tlocenscd'told witness that lie wns on a spree, and the constables were after him. He said they had ar rested him at the Mansion House in Williauistown, Moss., but that ho had whipped them and escaped. He SH d lie had got a carriage at the livery stable and run awuy with it, und hud left his baggage there. If lie bud poison he would take it. Wanted witness to B awahsjaiiIq Wednesday Morning* August 2S, 1850. Largest Circulation iu the City!! J j^Thero was no inuil North ,of Charleston last night. Telegraphed for the Morning News. Flood in tlio 8nviuinii.li lliver— Damage to the Crops. Augusta, Aug.27-—9 P. M. Our river lias been up 24 feet, but has fallen Kb it is now in good boating order. Serious damage has been done to the cotton and corn crops on Beach Island and on the low grounds of Richmond County. Tlie Cotton fields in tile bottom lands have suffered immensely. A Georgia fiNAKE.—We saw last evening a rattle snake which was killed yesterday afternoon on the Thunderbolt roud, about six miles from the city, by Mr. Hederjon’s coloretl limn Isaac, which measur ed five teet ten inches iu length, and eleven and u half incites round the middle, it hud eleven ruttlcs and a button, und was the largest snake of its species we have soeu. poison get bin two bottles of Congress water und some luiiur caustic. Witness sent ibe Congress WHtcr but not tile caustic. Deceased said he iind another mini's wife with liiin from New York. Witness cume to see Caldwell uguiu, deceased asked him why tlie devil he did not send him that vial. Culdwell wanted witness to cull in the uveuing, hut witness had not time to do The Charleston papers announce the death of Hi AM Cohen, Ksq„ which took pluce oil Sullivan's Island, on Saturday lost. He hud served as a Lieutenant in a ltiile corps during the lust war with Great Britain, and was consequently Assistant Paymaster of the Regiment to which lie was uttuchcd. For tlie lust fif teen years ho wus cily Assessor of Charleston, und so conducted liiinself in tlie discharge of his duties us to win the confidence and regard of tlio entire community. Dr. Bonneou,- testified—that lie first examined the hodios, which were.both cold uhd exhibited the ,ih>- n ranee of having been dead several hours, ’i’lig y of the lady was reclining on tlie tu rn of die mun in an affectionate position; her hands crossed on bor chest und throat cut from ear to it,r ; and seemed to have died very easy, counlenuncc pleasant and position that of a poison sleeping by the side of one in whom she hud every confidence. The man exhibited signs of having struggled somewhat after the commission of the deed -, Ins hand lying on his cheat utter having laid the razor by lus side; his throat was out badly, severing tlio windpipe entire ly and causing a great amount of hemorrhage; his cloak wus on the bed outside of the clothes, und all were badly confused. The verdict of the jury was—"That tho woman came to her death by having hor throat cut from car t.) cur by tlie hands of Willium A. Caldwell, entile evening of Tuesday, und that Culdwell cuine to his death by his own hands.’' Several letters found on Caldwell's person plainly show’cd thut the suicide hud been preraediuted. The following is one of the letters referred to: My Brothor is VV. E. Caldwell, No. 19 Beaver street N. Y. The horse here belongs to tlie Mansion House, in Williumstown, Mass., where all my things are. 1 die by opium nnd chloroform—let oiir bodies remain quiet—unopened. • YV. A. CALDWELL. Our only request is, that wo be buried together, iu Greenwood Cemetery. W.A. C. Tho following found in Culdwell's lint would in dicate that they had contemplated suicide by drown ing: Whoever may find this hat—they can inform, that ill the stream rests tho bodies of two—W. A. Cald well, of N. Y., and Louisa C. Van Winkle, of Brook lyn—letters can bo found in ray trunk, at Mansion House, WllliumUliwu, Mass. Sunday , Aug. 18,1830, The appearahoe ot tho room showed thnt Cald well and his companion had attempted suicide as in dicated below. The following note explains the fact —it was found on tho table ; Our room shows that we failed in attempting to de prive us of our life by taking opiUta—but as that hiis failed we die by the sWord. Courage bold— W. A. C. I Letters In my trunk at YVilliamstowrt, Maes., Will explain all. W. A. C. It will be remembered that shortly ufter the negro row ut Capo May, an uttcinpt was made by one ot tbc discharged uegruca L, bum the Hotel. We learn by the Baltimore papers that three attempts have since been made to effect tho same purpi.se. The citizens of the place have offered a reward of $2,500 fur the deteetiou of the incendiary. gjp The Appropriation Bill now under considera tion in tlie House appropriates $11,000 to tho Mint at Duhlonegn. und $70,000 to tlie Mint at New Orleans. The Crowd in New York.—Tho Exp-css says : The town and tho roud are full to overflowing, ot travellers, tourists, und tarriers. Tho hotels und ve hicles of public conveyance, literally swarm. The atcuin propeller • Ironsides,' which plies us a regular pucket between New Y'ork and I’hiludel- phia, burst a boiler on Wednesday, when off fiouth Amboy, on her way to New Y'ork. Two persons were severely scalded, so badly that recovery is doubtful. f-gp Com. Ap Catcsby Jones, U. 8. N-, and several other officers of that branch of the service, lion. Geo. Abernethy, Ex-Governor of Oregon, and fumily. General I'urades und family, aud other notables, have arrived in New York, passengers by tlio Crescent City, from Chagres and Kingston. [3P Tlio St. Louis Republican ot the 17th Inst, says : “ In no event can the majority against the elec tion of Thomas II. Benton be less than 35 on joint ballot. Old Bullion's occupation's gone. Jgp The abolitionists it seems are still at work in Maryland. A dispatch states that thirty or forty slaves escaped from Prince GeorgiesCouuty, on Sun day night, of last week. Pursuit thus lar lias been unsuccessful. A Tale of Horror, DEATH OF A FAMILY, BY CIIOLEllA AND STARVATION. While travelling a couple of weeks since, we heard from the lips of a friend one of tho most heart-rend ing recitals we have listened to for n long time. 11c was put oil from a steamboat st or near Wolf Island, about 25 miles below the mouth of tho Ohio, for the purpose of collecting a debt from u man living about lire miles liack in the country, on the Missouri side, we think. With a carpet bug in his hand, ho had followeda narrow path about throe miles, when ho came across a small cabin. Yet “cabin" would not describe tlio place of habitation, for such it prov ed tube. It was a little dilapidated shed, with no boards on one side and great crevices on the other eidoa and in the roof. Ho would have passed it by, but moans hfoiu the inside told that it was occupied. Wish ing to inquire his road, htf stopped, and stood before tho open side of the shed, und gazed upon a specta cle, which, ns ho said, wiis present before his eves days afterward, and haunted his sleep. \Ve describe what he saw, ns lie told us, only saying that strange " " eli Tickets to the Hanging. The Boston Tran script states that Sheriff Evcleth has issued his invi tations to those designated to attend “ the execution ot John W. Webster, on Friday the thirtieth inst., at 8 o'clock, A. M., at tho jail, in Leverett street, hi Boston." The English Difficulty in Brazil.—Another account froftt Bratil states that tho commander ot the Engliali steamer Cormorant, after being fired upon by the tort ut Pnrnugua, instead of burning the four slavers lie hud in tow, returned the lire of the fort battered it down, and then sailed awqy with his prizes’ The Brazilians are greatly exasperated Rt these pro ceedings. nnd it is said that placards have been put up around the town, calling upon the inhabitants to‘ ex. terminate tlie English. » as the story may seem, full reliunco can be placed upon his Avords. There wns not a bed or chair in the slied, but stretched upon tho Imre ground lay tho body of a J outhful looking woman, who had evidently just ied. Hei form was almost a perfect skeleton; yet the face was that oi a refined and beautiful woman. On lierbreiist lay an itifaut of about six months old, with ita mouth to tho breast of its mother, and dead. And sitting up in a corner of the shed, and staring tlie traveller in the taco with glazeo eyes, was whut he thought another corpse, but life was yet in it. Tlie figure was that of a girl, apparently about ten years old. She could not rise to her teet, and yet she wns not sick. She was literally dying of star vation 1 By the side of the woman, and clasping hcT liand, lay a man covered with blood and ap parently in a dying state. Add to this the tilth of tlie room and tlie half naked condition of tlie sufferers, and wo wonder not that the 6Cene long haunted tlie '‘observer. He went in. The girl could npt.speak, But ■ 0® " Cablet, the seimiau, who lias been ’ in prison at Washington for some time, on tlio charge ot 1 Ihurder upon tlie high seas, 1ms been set at liberty by Judge Crunch, ou the ground that the Circuit Court had no jurisdiction in criminal eases, and having been tried once before tlie criminal court, Ilia life cannot again be put in jeopardy. J'jr’ The Massachusetts election 1ms terminated in the election of but one member—Eliot, whig, in the first district. Ill the other two, the second and fourth, there is no choice. This is tlie tenth unsuc cessful trial to elect n Congressman ill tlio fourth dis trict. the man cried‘‘wuter" in a feeble voice, .and point ed to the girl, as if to attract the stranger's atten tion to her. The traveller, Mr. J., of Cincinnati, hastened away, taking with him. a tin. pan, nnd says he never ran harder in his life than lie did about half a mile to a small strehm he had passed. On his. re turn, lie found the man still qlivc, and gave him wa ter,’which he eagerly drank. Ho could then speak in a whisper. lie pointed to the girl and said— “she’s starving.” Mr. J. gave the girl some water, which appeared to revive her, aud she tried to talk, hut could not With much difficulty lie learned from the men thnt there was a house about a mile distant, to which he hurried. On his arrival there he found only a negro. While getting some provisions, and hastening back with the man, the latter informed him tl. at the chol era had broken out in fnat neigborhood, and the fum- ily owping him hnd left tor the time being. Ho said Professor Webster, on Tuesday of last week, wns visited by sheriff Eveleth and E. D. Suliicr, Esq., one of his counsel, and found to be in his usual frame of mind, prolessing eutire resignation to liis fate, sub mission to tlie law. and good will towards all men. A gentleman, (says the Boston Journal,) late ly expressed liis opinion that a daoce at Bellevue Hall, Newport, was a humbug, as it had been announced as a “full dress” ball, whereas a number of the ladies present were according to his notion, but half dress ed' tfceiUtle girl of the shed had daily made her appear- Huce there for provisions until about three days back and before they took her away could talk. She said she had been sick heraeli, and couliYnot walk to tho house for food, aud that her moths- died the day pre vious, und the baby about the same time, and mot Iter father luid tried to kill himself when they died. It jvas horrid The child was taken to the house, and the rest of the unfortunate family buried. The ctlild af- terwards stated her name was Mary William:-, auij Mr J thought from what he could gather, the family Ud formerly lived in New Albany, but in what New Albany ho could uot ascertain, more than tui the child (/y A gentleman of New Y’ork, (we learn from the Tribune.) sojourning at Saratoga, lost ut play, the pretty little sum of $200,000, or thereabout. The poor plucked pigeon offered to settle by paying each of liis two fashionable compeers, who had won $5000 down, and giving liis notes for $50,000. This they refused, and alter some discussion it was finnlly agreed to leave the matter to the arbitration of a fourth party, who decided that $2000 was as much ns any gentleman had a right to lose at one sitting, and that the winners, therefore, wero each entitled to no more ‘.bon that sum. The victim immediately forked over tho amount. g'gp" The Portugal affair is not exactly settled in tlio manner stated in some ot the pupers, but it is iu a fair way of settlement. Mr. Webster by consent of the President, agrees, that the cases, which the Portuguese Government through Mr. Cluy, linve consented under protest to pay,—shall be paid, nftc r which the case of tlie Privateer Armstrong shall be referred to tlie King of Sweden for arbitration. The Portuguese Minister has submitted these propositions to his Government—and it is probable they will be accepted. At any rate, Portugal will not be pressed, from this country, until there is an answer given to these propositions. Another report says ,thnt Mr. ' “* LEON ~ Correspondence of tlie Daily Morning News. Band Hills, Richmond Co. GA. August, 23,1850. Dear jt.: Some threo or lour years ago, it seem- ed to be with Augusta, what is here culled “ the last of pea-time.” Tlie business of tlie place, once boast ing its hundred wagons a day for mouths together, had dwindled down to a mere trifle, compared with its former activity. Stores wero vacated in business parts of tlie city, und dwellings could be had in any part for one half that a similar house would bring in Savannah. it was in the midst of this depression, when business men left the place to seek their fortuoes in Savunnuli' Charleston, and other plucoa, that tlie proposition wua made to open n ciuial, und bring water power to tho city, for manufacturing purposes. As is usuu* in all sucli coses, it was proven to a demonstration, by croakers, thut the water never could be successfully brought into use for euch a purpose j that nobody would embark in it ufter the wuter was successfully hr Deduced; and that those who did embark in it wuuld be ruined. I will not go, here, into the particulars of the opposition' this enterprize met with, though you would be surprized at the obstinacy and bitter ness of it; und if wo hud room for it, we could not full to be instructed by contemplating it. Tlie caual was opened from u point on tlie Savan nah River just ubout a place called “ the Falls,"’ a n ume which, of course, mukes any remark as to tlie cause for selecting this point, altogether unnecessa ry. It is nine miies long, and wido aud deep enough to convey a suficient quantity of water for uny u- mouut of power that may be required of it; and is built, 1 ain told, iu the must solid and substantial man ner. Tho cunul was not yet finished when a compa ny was urgunized to build a factory lor the lnunufuc- ture of course cottons. The factory was built nnd is now in successful operation, paying satisfactory divi dends. Tho last dividend lias been withheld, how ever, in consequence of tlie stockholders having de termined to devote their earnings to the building ot another factory, precisely like the one now in opera tion. A beautiful commentary this on the Q. E. D. ol tlie croakers I I went through this factory the other day, into every story and every room, and 1 must be allowed to express the pleasure I felt in noticing tlio discip. line of the establishment, and the cheerful, henltliy appearance of the operators. The concern lias 8, LGO spindles and 312 looms, ull of which will be in opera tion in the tall;and ubuut300 operators, all femalesex- cept such as are required for superintendunts, and for mechanical employ men ts. These gil ls ure all southern ers, principally Geurgiuita and South Carolinians, and a henltliy, respectubleluoking class. I Vra? somewhut amused when the superintendent of the weaving rooms cumpluiued of tlie disposition manifested by tlie operators hero. “There is a great difference,” lie said to me, “between tho help here, aud that at the north.” “Yes I suppose so," 1 replied, ready to make an upology for the .Southern girls ; "but you know,” —"Yes, 1 know,” interrupting mo,- “ I know you cun’t expect the same from these ignorant individu. als that you may irora the educated females in tile northern Mills; now, there we can talk to them ubout tlie work, and if it don’t suit, just say you’ll discharge them and you can suy whut you please, and they dure not open their mouths.” “Well," said I, feeling some interest in this distinction. “Well cun t you talk to these about their work in the same wayf" “Not a bit ot it," he replied. “If you talk to one of these girls as they do every duy to the girls there, they get insulted and leave." I could make no reply to this ; tor 1 did not think it strictly according to my notiun of discipline, yet I felt a secret pleasure in knowing that, though they were willingto work hon estly for their subsistence, still they demand a re' spcctful deportment from their superiors, and scorned (ns your true Southern girl knows how to scorn,) the pecuniary inflaence sought to be exerted over her. Besides this factory in operation, and the one in course of construction, are n saw mill, machine shop and foundry, and two flouring mills. One of these flouring mills was working one set of stones the day I visited it, and I wus sorry to learn from Mr. Usher, the miller, that it was confined to that for want of inn. tcrial; though fitted with four sets of stones nnd ca pable ol'turning out 150 bills, of flour per day. ’i bis is one of tlie most perfect, and systematic establish ments I ever wns in. To one who (like myself,) bud never seen the process of cleaning and grinding wheat, it was interesting and amusing. Mr. Usher took mo through every part of the mill, (some four stories high) and while he was explaining every part of the process, I was impressed with tlie perfect neat, ness and accuracy with which everything was kept I am afraid that these two mills will prove a bad spec ulation, for there has never been work enough for one, yet, nor do I think there is any prospect near ut hand of their being profitably employed. The consequence of the building of all these estub. lisbments, is tile erection of a perfect village in the neighborhood; and now all is life and activity, where a lew years ago, all wus dreary waste. A large and increasing community hus been formed, who live in habits ol’ industry, and us far as we can learn, deport themselves with commendable morality and modesty. The city lias taken a step forward, and is advancing rapidly in wealth itiui the means of wealth. l am told there is not a store to be had in tlie business piirt of the city, and but few dwellings anywhere, anil all ure rented at prices equal to what we pay in Savannah. There cannot be a better indication than this scarcity of stores and houses, of the progress of a city. 1 have confined myself in this dry epistle, to the improvements on the canal. In my next I will give you some account of those I have observed in tlie city. I naturally turned my attention first to tlie ca nid, as that is the place where tlie largest investments have been made, und where millions of dollars, will in a few years be making handsome returns to the holders of slock und property in thut quarter. It. Important from Santa Fe. STATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED—PRACTI- CAL NON-INTERVENTION. Tiro THOUSAND STAND OE ARMS OR DERED. The St. Louis Republican has received intelligence ru in Santa Fe to tlie 16th lilt. The elections, under the state constitution of New Mexico, took place ou the 20th of June, and resulted iu the choice of Dr. Henry Connelly lor Governor, and Emuuuel .Alvarez for Lieutenant Governor. \Vin. 8. Messerdy was elected Representative to Congress by 500 majority over ilaqli N. Smith. Members of the Legislature were also elected, and this body convened ut the time appointed by tin: State constitution, when some curious scenes were enacted. The parties are divided—' no advocuting territorial nnd the other State government A mouth-r of the Scnute presented liis credentials and was admitted, hut, it being nfterwards found thut ho would not vote with the majority, he was excluded from taking his at, and his opponent admitted. Hereupon a num ber of the Senators aud Representatives withdrew, leaving the House without a quorum. Tlie remaining members took upon theinaelvcB tlie responsibility of filling tlio vacant streets with men enough to form u quorum, and proceeded with the business. Major R- H. Whiteman and Major F. A. Cunningham, both late uymasters in tho United States Army, were elected U. S. Scnutors. Tlie Indians wero continuing their depredations throughout ull parts of New Mexico. An express which left Santa Fe several days after this party, brought sealed dispatches and orders tor two thousand stand of arms. The crops iu New Mexico were very line and prom Francisco says—“ Fine large ships L ry day. all fitted and ready B for sea; for *3 hf C 0(10; The same iliips at home would la-in » *#4 ll $20,000. Proporty is sacrificed hero in. ’’W* ner, and those who have money enn uink ' rut Uu have seMl fine ships, company shins ,“**) i I just as they arrive liqre, wilt t’ulf ed articles. A man might make his torh, n 0f tag one of these ships nnd senainir ho. i “I b»t. I coast alter passengers. ® r Uown I terdny snys : On Saturday last wc had " I heaviest gales that we have ever experienced' ° f ,ke I pnnied by copious showers of rain, nearly ,c* Ce( *1 out tho entire day. Tho damage by this Vi'^ I no doubt, boon great, and wherever it prevail most probably be reckoned among the mom' • I disasters that has happened to the cotton I season, besides destroying and waating the^ I mount of cotton that wag open ed ; the w I bools have been much mutilated and damag ^ ** I Congrcwsioiml Proceedings. TIIE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL IN THE SENATE, The mail received on Monday night, brought us the proceedings of Congress on YVednesduy nnd Thurs day. Very little of interest has transpired since our last accounts. The Sennte lias been engaged in the discussion of the Fugitive Slave Bill. The Southern Sonntors aro striving to make it svch a measure as will give protection to Southern property, while the imti-slaveiy Seuators are endeavoring to destroy its efficiency for the purposes for which it is intended, openly declaring that a law that does not harmoniz with the public sentiment of the North, would necessa rily be inoperative. As tlie object of tlie measure is to restrain und correct public sentiment on this subject at tlie North, it is scarcely necessary to renin t that such a law would not meet the case. On ’ ,'hurs day, Mr. 1’batt’s amendment providing for the pay meut of tho vulue of slaves by the United States gov eminent, when withheld from their owners, and pro tected by Northern law, was rejected by the lollow tag vote: Yeas—Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Downs, Foote, Houston, Mangum, Mnsou, l’earee, I’rutt, Rusk—10 Nays—Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton, Berrien Bradbury Bright, Butler, Chase, Clurke, Davis, of Mass.; Davis, ot Miss.; Duwsou, Dayton, Green, Ham lin, Jones, King, Phelps, Smith, Sturgeon. Tunicy Underwood, Upham, Wales, Whitcomb, YVtathrop Yulee—27. It will be spen that not a single Northern vote was cast in lavor of the amendment, and thut a majority of tho Southern Senators very properly voted against it. There could be no policy in making the General Government,of which the Southern States are mem bers,respon sible for the Jthefts of the abolitionists of tlie States. It would be offering a bounty to kidnap pers. If the amendment hud required the State governments to pay for the slaves stolen by their peo ple, we apprehend the vote would have been very dip i’erent. The time of the House lias been chiefly consumed in the discussion and a djustment of the civil and di plomatic biH-. OP* The Sandersville CentraTaimiri M ,1 a . U 1 . Of y E3P Ion of tho Baltimore Sun, writing f rom ington under dute of 22d inst., alluding°t 0 fi ■ I ment of our sectional difficulties, says: I Thnt n chungo must be made in the course » I cm members or of Southern members her , '°' 4 1 consummation can bn reached, is very certai°^^I ctamge can only be effected by the influence M lar sentiment on the House, and by rcnderiiur I pie aware of tlie true state of things in tl,i tfM 1 f the public lire to be deluded with the erv, f to -1 we can expect nothing but war, war—as I portion tho Northern public, they have' nr I beard, through their usual and trusted cW? r , K I information, thnt there is uny serious disssri f M oil tho part of tho South, or thut there i> ■T*'’'* I ger that, tlie South will ever make a their rights, or honor, or interests. They ner ** I any account of Southern views, except from nr''? I ed sources. They find the South treated wijft I cule, and her advocates in Congress abused n n H I represented; aud, of course, they are indifl■ whatever the South may propose or do. At the™' 1 time, tlie Southern men have, no douht been**! sionuliy led to take untenable positions. Iivmhi.u?* I cause is weakened. * ” fi The Senate has furnished a platform on whirl, ik.I North und Son th can honorably stand. ThcS™?l did this on two occasions before, and the 11™, I terly repudiated it. Special Notices. SAVANNAH GAS-IilGHT COMPANY, I Proposals will be received for supplying this Coo j pany one year with good, clean, Shell Lime, say uJ bushels. For further particulars apply at thcWcriii GEO. YV. ADAMS, Aug 28 tf FUBL.IC MEETING IN M’lNTOSlll The citizens of M’Intosh county, irrespective i pnrties, are requested to meet in Darien, on tbe!d| September', at 9 o'clock, A. M„ to express their J ions Oil tlie great questions now before Congreim the country. Aug211 HOARD OF HEALTH. The Board of Health will convene This Id, I 12 o’clock. Members will examine their * wards und report accordingly Aug 28 • S. A. T. LAWRENCE, Set', I PASSENGERS. Per steamer Metamora from Charleston—Mnill Guerurd, Dr J 1) Guerard, B H Moore. A dispntc'.i to the Columbia, S. C. State Rights Re publican, dated 24th inat., says that in the Senate on Friday, the Fugitive Slave Bill wns ordered to be en grossed by a decided majority. Marshals are made responsible ior the safe custody otJ l ugiti vc slaves iu certuin cases GerretSmith’s Mixed Convention. ABOLITION FAN A TICISM WORKING ITS O WN CURE! “Black spirits nnd white, Blue spirits and gray; Mingle, mingle, mingle, You that mingle may.” A despatch to the N. Y'. Express, dated Cazcncvia, August 21, says : The no-party, no-religion, no-condition, no union, black and white convention, met in this place to-day, and to show their utter contempt for all white men, and white things, FREDERICK DOUGLASS was made tlie presiding officer of the Convention; he was, however, assisted by white officers. Two thousand persons were present; not many of whom, however, were members of the Convention. The Convention, being aguinst all churches and all corporations, met in one of nature’s fairest groves. Resolutions were adopted against the North, against the South, against Free Soil, aud against almost every thing and everybody. The Convention will adjourn to-morrow. Their ultrnism has disgusted even tlie extreme people of this ultru section of the State. CONSIGNEES. Per steamer Tennessee, from Augusta—GM bill Cotton, aud 22 do Domestics, to Padelford, Fay ill and S M Pond. 1 Per steumer Metamora, from Charleston—Cthtl &■ H 'rtz, YV B Ford, G \V YVylly, Agent C ii L,-i Bouts. Commercial. LAT EST DATES. Liverpool, Aug. 10 | Havre, Aug. 2 I Havana, Savannah Market, August 28. COTTON.—There were no sales reported ; day. AUGUSTA. August 27.—The stock offering i»lii] as most of the lots'in our wure houses belong topfal ers, who nre not disposed to sell at the price.™ current. Tlie sales of tho week nniount to ira 2000 bales. Extreme quotations 11 cl 12} cent!. The accounts from the principal cotton grora counties of this State are very gloomy, the standi bad, and the prospect of a yield equal to lust yorj notuow calculated upon by the most sanguine. Ii same state of tilings exists in the neighboring da triets in Curolina, and all our exchanges reportM state of things in Alabama, Mississippi and Arkamw to be any thing but promising, and from whst gather from passengers, we tear that the storm a Saturday has done “great destruction to tkecro[<i| cotton and corn. CHARLESTON, August 26— Cotton.--Yhesslal Saturday were limited to some 65(1 bules.nt 12} 9Kf Tho market continues to exhibit a good denlofdj pression. August 27.—The Cotton market w»b quiet yes day. The sules were limited to 350 bales, at estrn ranging from 11} to 125c., and 3 bales at 13c. For prices wero sustained. Faont California.—The steamer Philadelphia, at N. Y'ork, from Chagres, brings $1,000,000 in gold dust. She also brings 131 passengers. Business had improv ed at San Francisco, and the accounts from the mines were very encouraging. New diggings have been discovered lately on the The Storm in Columbia.—Tlio late storm was very severe iu Columbia, S. C. From five o’clock ill the afternoon, until twelve at night, (seven hours) there was a fall of four inches nnd } of water. The wind which blew witli great violence, prostrated a cotton warehouse, threw down several chimneys, re moved roofs of houses, and played sud Iryivuc with the trees with which that city abounds. The Repub lican says—“ It is calculated that nearly five hundred have fallen victims to its remorseless fury. Some of the dwelling houses received considerable dumiige, but we have not heard of any casualties.” Webster has indicated Louis Nato:. Bona- Upper waters of tlio Y’uba and Feather rivers, which promise to yield a rich harvest There were occasional murders and fights among the miners, and the Indians were b econitag trouble some. Tin; Lumber market had improved, prices are more in favor of the seller; some kinds becoming scarcer, nre sold at better rates, such as 1} to in. plank. Sales of Lumber from Sydney are making at trota 4 ® Gc. per foot, in a moderate way. and wanting. Jenny Lind sailedjfrom Liverpool on the 22d inst, in tlie steamship Atlantic, and if this steamer equals her lute exploits, she will arrive in New-Y'ork oil next, Sunday, the 1st of September. BsnNUM is making preparations on a most extensive scale for her recep- rABTE, rs the arbitrator. 11 only halt an arbi-fru/or , (j on . We see it stuted that bo intends to sell the scuta was needed, u better selection could not be made. [gV- YVe learn from tbo Montgomery A tips thnt 14 of die negroes, who lately re.u away from the Blank Road ou which they wore engaged, in the vicinity of Wetumpka, Ala., have been captured at a point some 20 miles above that place. for Jenny's couanrt at auction, that the tickets arc to be differently colored, each color to havq particular rows ot seat- designated by lamps colored like the tickets. Gentlemen ushers, with colored wands, arc to escort tlio fortunate and happy possessors of tick ets to their seats. Gas Apparatus for Private Dwclings.—A corres pondent of the Builder says: “I have an apparatus for lighting my own premises, constructed on a very small scale, consisting of furnace, retort, vessel for purifying and gasometer, the whole occupying a space of only five feet square. Tile material used for making gas is the refuse of the kitchen, such as grease- or fat of any description, it matters not liow dirty, as the whole is burnt off in the retort: it produces a bril liant white light, far surpassing any gas made from toal. I have hud. it constantly in use for eighteen mouths, and no bad results have occurred, although it is in a thickly populated neighborhood. The ap paratus is uot at all expensive: it consists of only three vessels, and cun be adapted to any number of bur ners. Sufficient gas can be made in one hour to sup ply one bufner for n sitting-room for twelve hours, ut u cost of threepence hidlponny.” I Kick 1 Seizure of Seventy Thousand Dollars’ WORTH OFGOODS BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT - By nn arrival from Vera Cruz, tlie N. York Sun is in receipt of advices from that place .up to July 26th. Quite an excitement was produced among the com mercial circles ut Vera Cruz, by the arrival there of Marshtpan, tor Savannau. i Aliil'"' 1 *' a hundred mules loaded with smuggled good*, the Now-York, August 21—CroVJ products of a government seizure. It appears flint an king-schooner American wrecking-schooner went over to the Mcx ican shore from Key West, withu cargo of dry goods, powder, &c., valued t>r $70,(XX). These were all suc cessfully landed nenr Ttispuu, and the mules star ted off towards tlie interior. In the meantime, the schooner -having accomplished her mission with succoss, ran down in ballast to Vera Cruz, where her appearance with a large eiew on board, and no cargo, excited suspicion at the custom house, hi»1 ollicrirs were immediately dispatched in different directions to intercept any rperolrandize train.— '1 he result was, the rich haul above mentioned. Tus pan is about onu hundred »<ilu» from-Vera Cruz, bc ‘.ween thut place und Tampico. NEW-YOKK, Au£. 21.—The first Tea sale old soHeon took place this morning. The attendance" large and tlie whole catalogue wns run off, «l* prices. Blucks were sold for full two to 8 > x b. ndvnnco over the prices obtained at the closes’! Spring sales. ■ Shipping Intelligence. • FORT OF SAVANNAH. - - - AUGUST-M 1* OUT C ALENDAIt Last qr. Id. Oh. 9m., M. New Mn. 7. 4h 25m., First qr. 14. Oh.38m., MOON’8 THASES. Fll Mn, 22d., 4k 1 Lst qr. 30th, 9k 1» SUN August. Rises. Sets. 1 8 3 0. 28 Wednesday.. 29 Thursday,... 30 Friday, 31 Saturday,. .. 1 Sunday 2 Monday...... 3 Tuesday,.... K. M. 5 32 5 32 5 33 5 34 5 34 5 35 5 36 H. M. 6 30 6 29 6 27 0 20 f. 26 6 24 6 22 ARRIVED. Steamer Jasper, Curry, Churleston, to l Hertz. 4 Steamer Tennessee, Hubbard, from -- u o | boats 4 and 8, to S M Pond. Steamer Metamora, Blankenship, Cohens & Hertz. Ciiarl cflAj DEPARTED. Steamer Jasper, Curry, Charleston. Steamer II1, Cook, Peck, Augusta. MEMORANDA. Baltimore August 22.—Cld schr Julia A ing, for Suvminuh. . . r,ilbur*-l Boston, August 21.—Arr bark Ortnna, , ^ J Savannah. Cld ship Eli Whitney BlwlaW’ W J Philadelphia, August 22.—Cld brig H>°" I Marshtpiin, for Savannah. ,. h| ixuw-iurii, nuuust . fall, for Savannah. Arr bark Savanna , days; ho date",Mat 3fi 3D, ion 75, '’ XL ' ..ilr brig 1 witli ship Hartford, hence for Bavnnn ■ ^14 are Gieely. Kelly, from Jacksonville. -c Ellen, Smith, from Darien, Geo; brig from Savannah. per europa: r .. tc r,(ro4] Arr at Liverpool, 4th inst, Helen,*’ I vannah. , , . . r eorj- j Ai r at Chatham, 8th inst, W akefiew, Savannah. • . , , _,,i n I,ta*c*n Advertised atl.iveipool, 10th inst. B P I lladley, for Savannah on 25uf. ■ O^rv-j Greenock, 8th, sailed ship Glasgo > Suvanriah.