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SAVANNAH MORNING NE WS..... .S ATUR t> AY, AUGUST 01, 1850. THE MORNING NEWS. BV JOHN M. COOPER. WILLIAM T. THOMPSON, EDITOR Him: Daily Paper, <M,00:::::Tri-weekly $2,00 All new Advertisements appear In both papers. Shnraux O’Brien in America. How many remember with pleasure the touching recitation! of Samuel borer, while in this country I Wo always thought them decidedly the best of the rarled entertainments he gave us. Among the rest, he UBed to recite the story of Sham us O'Brien's hang ing, with great gusto. This pnom hat been published in the July number of the Dublin University Maga zine, whence wo extract it, witli a sequel to the story of poor Shamus, supplied to us by an old correspon dent, who has kept up the spirit and humor of the original with great fidelity BHAMUB O'BRIEN—A BALLAD—(begun in Ireland, and finished elsewhere.) Jilt afther the war, in the year '38, As soon as the boys wor all scattered and bate, 'Twas the custom, whenever a pisaut was got, To hang him by thrial—barrin’ sicli as was shot There was trial by jury guin’ on by day light, And the martial law bangin' the lavins by night, it’s them was hard times for un honest gossoon ; If he missed in the judges—he'd meet a dragoon ; An whether the soger, or Judges gev sentence. An’ because they loved Erin, on' scorned to sell it, A prey for the bloodhound, a mark tor the bullet Unsheltered by night, and unrusted by duy. With the heath for their burrack, revenge for their pay, An’ the braveitan’ hardiest boy i v them all Wat Sbamus O'Brien, from the town iv Glingall. HIb limbs were well set, an’ his body was light, An’ the keen-fauged hound had not teeth half so white. But his face was as pale as the face of the dead, And his choek never warmed with the blush of the red; An' for all that ho wasn't an ugly young bye. For the divll himself couldn’t blaze with bis eyes, ^fio droll on’ so wicked, so dark and so bright, Like a lire Hash that crosses the depth of the night; An' ho was the best mower that ever baa been, - An' the illiganteat hurler that ever was seen. In fluffin' he gave Patrick Mooney a cut. An’ in jumpin’ he bate Tom Malownoy a fut; For lightness iv fut there wus not bis peer, For, by gorra, he'd almost outrun the red deer : An’ his dancin' was sicb that the men used to stare, An’ the women turn crazy, he done it so quare ; An’ by gorra, the whole world gev it into him there. An’ it’s be was the boy that wim hard to be caught, An’ it’s often he run an' it’s often he fought, An’ it's many the one can remember right well The quare things he done, an' it’s often 1 hoerd tell How he ('reckoned the magiathrates in Cahirbally. An’ escaped through tho sudgers in Aherloe Valley • An’ leathered the yeoman, himself agin four, ' An' stretched the two strongest on old Galtimore, But the fox must sleep sometimes, the wild deer must rest, Au’ treachery pray on the blood iv the best, Afther many a brave action of power and pride, An’ many u hard night on tho mountains bleak side, An' a thousand great dangers and toils overpast, In the darkness of'night ho was taken at last. Now, Shamus look hack on the beautiful moon For the door of the prison must close on you soon, An’ take your last look at her dim lovely light That tails ou the mountain and valley this night— Guo look at the village, one look at the flood, An’ one at the sholthering far-distant wood. Farewell to the forest, farewell to the hill, An’ farewell to tho friends that will thiuk of you still; Farewell to the pathem, the hurlin,’ an’ wake. And farewell to the girl that would die for your sake. And twelvcsodgcrs brought him toMaryborouh deal. An’ the turnkey resaved him, refusin’ ull bail. The licet limbs wor chained, an’ the athrong hunds wor bound, An’ he laid down his length on the could prisin ground, An’ the dreams ot hia childhood kem over him there, As gentle, ary 1 Bott as tho ewoot summer air : An’nappy.remembrunccs crowding on ever, As fast as tho ioam ilukes drift down on tho river, Bringing fresh to his heart merry days long gone’ by " ill the tears gathered heavy and thick in hiseye But the tear didn’t fall, for the pride at his heart Would not suiter one dropdown his pule check to start; An’ he sprang to his feet In tho dark prison cave, An’ ho swore with tho fierceness that misery gave, lly the hopes of the good, on’ the cause of the brave That when ho was mouldering in tho cold gravo His enemies should never have it to boast His scorn of thoir veugenee one moment was lost ■ His bosom might bleed, but hia cheek should bedhry, For undaunted he lived, and undanted he’d die. Well, as soon as a fow weeks was over and none. The terrible day iv trial kem on ; There was aich a crowd there was scarce room to stand, An’ sogers on guard, an’ dhragoons sword-in hand ; An’the court house so full that the people were bo thered, An’ uttorncys an’ criers on the pint iv bein’ smother ed; An’ counsellors almost gev over for dead, Au’ tlie jury sittin’ up in their box overhead ; An’ the judge settled out so determined an’ big, With his gown on his back ; am) an iiligantnew wig; All’ silence was called, an’ the rainuto it was said The court was as still os the heart of the dead, An’ they heard but the openin’ of one prison lock An’ Sliamus O’Brien kem into the dock. ’ For one minute ho turned his eye round on the throng An’ he looked at the burs, so hnn and so strong, An’ he saw that he had not a hope nor a triend, ’ A chance to escape, nor a word to defend; An’ ho folded hia arms as he stood there ulono, As calm and as cold as a statue of stone; , And they rend a. big ritten’, a yard long at least, An’ Jim didn’t understand it, nor mind it a t«sto, Au’the Judge took a big pinch ivsnufl', an’ ho says, “Are you guilty or not, Jim O’Brien, av you plase ?” An’ all held theirbreath in the silence of dhread An’ Slinmus O’Brieii made answer and said ’ •’My lord, if you ask me, if in my life time Itliougbtany treason, or dirt any crime ■^at should call to my check, as Island alone here, a hot blush ot shame, or the coldnoss of fear Ibfow “ t0 ° d by th ° Brav;!to receive my death lire God and the world I would answer you, no • FTlut it y«<u would ask me as! think it like If in the rebellion 1 carried a pike ’ An ’ fought for ould Ireland from the first to the close, An’ shed the lienrt’a blood of her bitterest foes I answer you, yes, an’ I tell you again, Though 1 stand here to perish, it’s my glory that then In the cause I was willing my veins should run dry, An tqat now lor her sake I am ready to die.” Then tile silence was great, and the jury smiled bright, Ail’the judge wasn’t sorry the job was made light • By my sowd, its himself was the crabbed ould chap In a twinklin’ ho pulled ou his ugly bluck cap, ’ Then Shamus’ mother in the crowd staudiu’by. Colled out to the judge with a pitiful cry, 4t Oh, judge dul lin', don't, oh, don’t soy the word. The cratliur is young, have merey, my lord : Ho w-as foolish, he didn’t kimw what he was doin’— You non f know him, my lord, oh, don't give hiui to He’s the kindliest crathur, tbe tendherest-lienrtcd— Don’t part ns lor ever, we tlmt s so long parted. Judge, muvoumecu, forgive him, forgive him rov lord, J An’ God will forgive you, oh, don't say the word I” That was the first minute that O'lirieu was shaken. When he saw that be was not quite forgot or forsa ken, An’ down his pale cheeks at the word of his mother, The big tears wor runuin’ fust, one afther th'othcr, An' two or throe times he endeavored to spake. But the athrong manly voice used to fulthur and break; But at ^liut by the strength of his high mounting lie conquered and masthoi-ed his griefs swelling tide, •’An,” says he, “mother, dullin’, don’t break your The momin’ was bright, an’ tho mists rose on high, An’ the lark wiiistled merrily in the clear sky— But why are the raeu standin' idle so late ? An’ why do the crowds gather fast in tiio street f What come they to talk of t what come tliojr to see 1 An' why does the )ong rope hang from tho cross tree! Oh ! Shamus O’Brien pray fervent nnd fast, May the saints take your soul, for this day la your lost; v Pray fast an'pray athrong, for the moment is nigh, When athrong, propd an’ great as jrou are, you must die. An' fasthnr an' faather tho crowd gathered there, Boys, horses nnd gingerbread, just like a fair j Au’ whiskey was selling, an’ cussamuck too, An ould men and young women enjoying the view. An ou'd Tim Mulvany, lie mod the remark. Th> re wasn't eich a sight since the time of Noah's ark; An', be gorry^’twns tliruc for him, for divil such a scrugc. “ Sich divarshin and crowds was khown since the de luge- For thousands were gathered there, if there was one, Waitin’ till such time as the bangin’ 'id come on ; At last they threw open the big prison gate, An' out came the aheritfs and sudgers in stute, An’ a cart in the middle, an Shamua wus in it; Not paler, buOiroudcr than ever, that minute. An' us soon Ac people saw Shamus O’Brien, Wid prayin' nnu blousin', and all the girls cryin'; A wild wailin’ aouud kem ou by degrees. Like the sound of tho lonesome wind blowln' tliro' trees. Oh; on to the gallows, the sheriffs are gone, An' the cart an' the sodgers go steadily on; An’ ut every sidetswelliu’ around of the cart, A wild sorrowful sound that id open your heart; Now under the gallows, the cart takes its stand, An' the hangman gets up with the rope in his hand . An’ the priest bavin.’ blest him, goes down on the ground, An’ Shamus O'Brien throws one last look around. Then the hangman dhrew near, an' the people grew still, Young faces turned sickly, and warm hearts turned chill; An’ the rope bein' ready, his neck was made bare, For tliegnpe iv tho life-strangling cord to prepare ; An' the good priest lias left him, havin’ said his last prayer. But the good priest done more, for his hands he un bound, And with one daring spring Jim, has leaped on the ground ; Bang, bang I goes the carbines, and clash goes tho sabres, He’s not down I he's alive still i now stand to him neighbours, Through the smoke and the horses he's into the crowd, By tho heaven he’s free! than thunder more loud. By one shout from the people tho heaven's wore sha ken— One shout that the dead of the world might awaken, Your swords they may glitter, your carbines go bang. But il you want bangin', its yourself you must hang. To night he'll be Bleepin' in Aherloe Glin, Au' tho divil’s in the dice if you (fi$ch him agin ; Tho sodgers ran tills way the sheriffs ran that, Ar.’ iatlier Malone lost his new Sunday hat; An' the sheriffs wor both of them punished severely, An' lined like the divil, because Jim done them fairly. A week after dis time—widout firing a cannon— A sharpyankee schooner sailed out of the Shannon, And the Captain left word he was goin’ to Cork; But the divil a bit—ho was bound to N ew York ; And that very night she ran so near the land, That some thought she would strike upon Galtimore strand ; But oefore the day-light,, like a winged sea mew, \s swift and as fleet to the westward she flew. Bad luck," said the police—“bad luck" said the so gers, “We tot-dat we had him,”—but “Jim” proved a dod ger. Tbe very next Spring—a bright morning in May— Just six months alter the “ great bunging day” A letter was brought to the town of Kildare, And on the outside wus written out fair “ To ould Mrs. O'Brien in Ireland or elsewhere," And tho inside began—” My dear good ould mother, I’m safe und am happy—and not wishing to bother You in the-radio’—(with tbe help of the priest)— 1 send you inclosed in this letter at laist Enuf—to pay him and to fetch you away To this “LAND OF THE FllEE AND BBAVE”—AmER- IKA— Here you’ll be happy, and neverNADE cryin’ So long as you’re mother of Shamus O’Bbikn ; Give my love to aw ate Biddy, uud tell her beware Of tiiut apalpeecn—who calls himself “Lord of Kil dare; 1 ’ And juBtsay to the Judge—1 don’t now care a rap For him orhis wig, or liis dirty black cap. And as for dragoons—(them paid men of slaughter)— Say 1 love them, as the devil loves holy water. And now my good mother one word of advice, Kill your bag with pertutees, and whisky and rice, And when yc start from ould Ireland take pussage at Cork, And come strate over to the town of New York, And there ax the Mayor the beat way to go To the State of Sinsnaty—in the town of Ohio, For 'tin dare you will find me, without much tryin, At " The IIahp and the Eagle,"—kept by Sha- Mua O’Bbien. poor For, sooner or later, the dearest must part; And God knows it’s belther than wondering in fear On the bleak, trackless mountain, among the wild deer, To lie in tbe grave, where the head, heart and breast From thought, labor and sorrow, forever shall rest, Then, mother, my dariin’, don’t cry any more. Don’t make uie eeera broken, in this, my lost hour, For I wish when my head’s lyin' uudher the raven, No to rue man can suv that 1 died like a craven I 'J lien towards the judge Shamus bent down bis heed; An’ that minute the solemn death stniince was said. Bloody Affray in a Court of Justice. Yestcrdny the room of the Third District Court was the scene of a bloody uffrny, between three of our citizens. The facta of tlie case, as fur as we con learn them from many valient uccounts, are as folio (vs. Dr. Dupas nnd Mr. D. Veau have been partners in a saw mill ill tlie Third Municipality, nnd huving lately dissolved partnership, some legal proceeding have tuken place betweeu them. Dr. Dupas, in settling tlie accounts of the partnership, was assisted i,y Mr. Se vere Wiltz, Alderman of the Third Municipality. Yesterday the parties met in the Third District Court to try a rule arising from these legal disputes. The rule hud been tried, and Judge Stiawbnge had left his seat and the room, when au altercation arose be tween Dr. Dupas nnd Mr. Veau, the former charging the luttcr with not accounting for money he bad col lected, and the latter pronouncing it a falsehood and CRlumny. Mr. Wiltz, sceeiug tlie dispute was ap proaching a serious issue, interfered, and stood be tween the parties, when Veau addressed him some very abusive language, calling him a liar and a ca- lumuiatur, with reference to Mr. Wiltz’s endorse ment of Dr. Dupas’ charges. Thereupon Mr. Wiltz, who is a gentleman of poweriul frame and strength, struck Veau, knocking him down on bis knees. Before he arose. Mr. Veau drew a knife and stabbed Wiltz in the breast. Wiltz turned to leap over the railing separating the Clerk’s stand from tlie portion of the court room allotted to the Bar, and as he did so, Veuu gave him another so" vere cut iu tlie thigh, but at the same time foil liimselt suddenly ou tlie tioor as if lie were dead. It appeared afterwards that ho had beet; stabbed in the back by Dr. Dupns, who avowed the act as one done in defence of his friend. Tlie knile, which was a very sharp one struck tlie spinal column, and immediately paralyzed his lower limbs. In the meantime, Mr. Wiltz had leaped into the Judge's stand and drew a pistol, when he cried out, "gentlemen, I am badly hurt;" and fell in the staud. The parties were then tuken up by their fneuds, and physicians sen t tor. in n little while they arrived, and examined their wounds. Mr. Wiltz was able, with the assis tance of liis friends, to go down tlie steps, and was put into a cab and curried home, liis wounds are se vere and puiulul, but uot dungerous. Mr. Veau was entirely prostrated by his injury, and it is feared that it will prove mortal. The gentlemen engaged in this unhappy affair, arc all highly respectable Creoles, and menu! families. A momentary dispute about un att'uir of dollars and cell is produced tbe quarrel which led to h scene, the iike of which, for tlie credit of our city, we trust will never be enacted in a Court of Justice again.—-V. U. Vclta, Bats.—Tlie San Antonia Texan complains ofthe immense number of rata which infest thut neighbor hood and destroy tlie crops in the fields. The editor has been informed by several planters iu the vicinity that their fields are completely overrun by field ruts, who destroy corn, watermelons, pumpkins, squashes and various other vegetables. On sume fields not a melon is loft: on one plantation they destroyed in one night over halt an acre of com. One gentleman, who lias been troubled by them for some time, after try ing various ways to rid himself of them, determined to try to poison them by strychnine, and in one night, killed upwards of twenty, and cn another oc- easion he destroyed twenty five in about two hours. This is tbe first time rata have been known to be nu merous and troublesome In that neighborhoed. Matin-day Morning;, August HI, ,18.10. Largest Circulation in the City!! Our thanks are due to Hon. Kobkbt Toombs and Hon. C.IL Pkablee, for interesting public docu ments. Scarcity of tiouaes in Bavaunali. As an evidence of tho demand for bouses, (and in cidentally as in proof of tho advantage ot advertising in the News) we may stato that we hive had no less than eizty applications at this office, in reference to the house andatoresultable fornoity orcountry busi ness, advertised during the past week. We hear of the scarcity of houses on all hands, und more thiin one case has come to our knowledge, in which par ties from abroad desirous of establishing themselves in business bore,have been compelled to go elsewhere fur warn of suitable stores. Only a few days since we were iuformed that a merchant of our city being unable to obtain a store for the coming year, contem plates removing to Charleston solely on that account Rents have advanced 25 and 30 per cent, and in some instances as high as 50 per cent, since last year. This being the caso, we are at a loss to understand why our capitalists do not build to meet the demand. There lias been a considerable amount of building during the past year, but the increaao of houses has home no proportion to the demand. Why is this ? Lumber is plenty and cheap, witli building sites in abundunce, while there is every evidence that the growth and prosperity of our city is destined to be continuous und permanent. We feel assured that capital could not find a better investment in the State, than that offered in the erection of stores and dwellings of every clads in this city. The Ohio. The U. S. Mail steamshfp Ohio, Capt. Schenck, from New York for Chagres, via this port, touched oil' our bnr on Thursday afternoon at 4 j o'clock—hovo too and remained there until nearly sundown. The steamer J. Stone, Cap*. Fbkeland, left our city early in the morning with the mails for tbe Ohio, and remained below all night, but in conse quence of a very high sea, and a strong easterly wind, was unable to communicate with her. The Ohio was boarded by tbe pilut-boat Pett, Capt. King, and brought from her 16 passengers for this city. Another Locomotive. The brig Thomas Wal ter, Capt. Marsiiman, arrived yesterday morning from Philadelphia, making the passage in five'days." She has on board another locomotive tor the Georgia Rgil Road, from the manufactory of Mr. W. M Baldwin, which is a very superior engine. From Saint Domingo—Captain Parker of tbe schooner Navarro, arrived at New York on Sunday states that the Emperor Faustin 1st, was fitting up an expedition against the Windward Islands, both by sea and by land. It was said the naval force would consist of two large square rigged vessels and a pro peller ; the latter was in preparation in some part of Europe, supposed in England. Some two or three weeks previous to Capt. P.’s sailing, three white inhabitants, of influence, had been beheaded, for what the authorities considered a too free expression of political opinions. Congressional.—In the Senate on Monday, no thing of interest transpired. In tlie House the civil and diplomatic bills received* some further amend ments in committee of the whole, and was reported to the House with the understanding that it would be the first thing in order ou Tuesday, when it was ex pected it would be passed. Difficulties in the Cabinet,—Secretary Mc- Kennan of tbe Interior, has gone home. It is said thut he will not return. Some accounts stnte that he has had n disagreement with Mr. Webser. Others say that ids retirement is on account of ill health. Army Dress.—By an official order from the War Department, tho regulation respecting tlie dress of the army, puulished in ‘ General Orders,'No. 2, of Feb. niary 13, to tsko effect the 1st ot October, is sus pended until further orders. Such officers as have provided themselves with the new dress are per mitted to wear it for tlie present The storm.—Tho Columbus Times, of Tuesday, speaking of the storm, suys : % 1 he storm was no doubt general, as we have heard irom Meriwether up, and Cuthbort, down the coun try. rlie rapid rise ot tho river to fifteen feet, indi- cates that it has extended still higher up the country. In this city, not leas than 200 trees huvo been prostru- ted. We hear of no loss of life. A letter iu the same paper, dated, Cuthbrrt, Aug. 24 th, says: Tho planters have Buffered beyond anv misfortune that lias ever heretofore befallen them. 'I learn from tlie country that the cotton fields have been literally ruined, every boll the size of a partridge egg has been beaten oil'as successfully as though a flail had been used lor that purpose. Cotton ot good size hns been torn to pieces, the limbs broken off—nnd broken to pieces in a maimer that precludes tbe possibility of any recovery. Cotton fields that promised oil yesterday a yield of one thousand pounds per acre, to day fall short iu their promise of five hundred pounds. Houses have been blown down, trees torn up by the roots, and the fencing around tlie plantations prostrated all over the country. How extensive the storm may have been, I um unable to say. but if it has visited other sections with the same serverity as it 1ms Randolph you may rely upon it that the injury will ho felt, and sadly felt—by the planters. Another letter, irom Lumpkin, gives a similar ac count of the ravages of the storm in that neighbor hood. The writei states thut seven trees were blown down in his yard, and that the loads were blocked up with fallen trees in every direction. He adds— Young corn with the fodder on, looks ns if a log had been rolled over it—stacks of fodder are blown down and uny amount of fencing. Tbe whole coun try is covered with the leaves and the brandies of trees. My wagon shelter went, and also the covering ot my screw and part of the roof of my mule shelter 1 suppose from what I can sec, that at least every twentieth tree in the forest (on mv lund) is down und in some pluces mure. Murder in Texas. The Galveston News of the 17tli inst, contains tho following account of a horri ble case of killing in the adjoining county : Mr.Daniel Williams, a very respectable and much esteemed planter living on Oyster Creek, in tlie lower parted fort Bend cuunty, was killed on Saturday morning ast, bv a young fellow whose name we have not heard, but who whs employed,’ ns we hear by Mrs. Boone, to take care of stock on a small place Which she had leased to Mr. Williams, The report states that this young fellow had often behaved with overhearing insolence towards Mr. Williams and his taiinly, mid threats had mutually passed between them, an t that Mr. Williams had requested Mrs Booue to send him away, which she would not con sent to do. On Saturday last, Mr. Williams and Ids wile rode over to the Boone place, (which it appears Was near by their own) when a quarrel took place between Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Booue, and the young telluw referred to. In the course ofthe altercation, this young fellow very abruptly called Mrs. Boone a bur. whereupon Mr. Williams raised a chan as if to strike tile youngster, hut Mrs. Boone, standing behind Mr. Williams, caught the chair while the fellow drew u bowie-knife mid stabbed Mr! ^ in tlle buck "ad abdomen so badly that he died ot the wounds the same night, nnd was burned cn {■Minday morning. np f” IfTOtor if this horrid deed was forthwith Sf Mr d w!ili P " Ced u,lder « uartl - During the funeral oi Mr. Wilhums, some one was heard to inquire- where is thut fellow Bill," meaning tlie prisoner, and tlie next moment a pistol was discharged front the cro wd, ami tlie contents lodged mi the prisoner’s .irm, whieh was shattered to pieces, # but no other in- jury done. -Such is probably nearly the. true account ot tins transaction. us gathered from tevertiLsources ! r " l V m k “4 * M >'. Williams is oft highly respectable family oi Mississippi, nnd a nephew of ex Governor, Jobusuu of Louiam.* 1 \ aptfutti ixoaTesT Correspondence of the Daily Morning Hews. Marietta, Aug. 24th, 1850. Friend Thompson : A couple of days after the date of my Inst letter, I set out on a jaunt to the up per country to see the scenery that is becoming more celebrated each senson, ns it is lauded by the numer ous visitors who now crowd the curs of our rail roudB, and in little more t" luuta, “that bourne — ...„„ v -v. turn” who truvel in Northern Georgia, nnd which they try to quit us soon as practicable. There was tlie shouting and the squeezing, the swearing and entreaty which characterize a change of baggage in Atlanta, SAVANNAH V O —SO-O'- — —- Proposals will be received for supp| v ; r „ (where this operation is attended witli more difficulty pan y one year with good, clean Shell 11 ““ C ««- than any other place 1 have ever visited) varied by the bushels. For f urther purtieular ’ 9 ”*=’ witticisms of tlie man who handed out the trunks nnd 1 Kr f , at 'Voifi who made execrable puns on tlie names of the pas- (l 11 sengers, anything but gratifying to them. After much contusion, we were ott'ou tlie Augustu road and stop ped for supper ut a place where we really had a very fine table ; then started again and were landed ut about eleven o’clock at Union Point, where they have FELLOW CITIZenh, I am a Candidate for tlie office of I than an hour tound myself in At- Returns, at the election in January next * of T «t e to which alt travellers must ro. fully solicit your votes. ’ and resp^ I BUg3(K5t W.n EVe about eleven o’clock at Union Point, where they have E *** f* 6 *0**1 td in Darien, on the ! i young fellow to take care ot the baggage whose tul- , * P cm er ’ a ° c oe , A. M., to express th e j, . snts would be better employed stirring up the varmiut* ,° nS ° n * e great , l uestious now before Congret.?! with u lraw.r m.u n At Li . he country. . ^ niiuoc btu- ents would be better employed stirring up the varmiut* with a long pole, in a menagerie, than iu his present t office, by which he is brought in contact with ludies and gentlemen. As tlie cars for Athens did not start until 2 o’clock, i sat in the moonlight and smoked ; but do not re member anything worthy of note,except overbearing - some one ask ot u gentleman, if South Carolina real ly intended to bust up the Union I To which ho answered with u curious tremor of tlie voice that “that Stute was now debuting tbe expediency of tak ing sucli a step.” We urrived at Athens early in the morning ufter u most fatiguing journey; shortly ufterwords set out for Clarkesville. . The driver of tlie mail stage between Athena and Clarkesville is quite au original character. Ho ussured mo of the number of rattle-snakes in tho vicinity, and remarked that the rattles tied in one’s hat wus a certain preventive of headache, in proof of which he pulled oifhis beuvoraud showed me the interior taste lully decorated with the spoils of bis serpent victo ries—like a tower hung around with trophies of rus ty armor, i wish you would ascertain if this is one of the preventives laid down iu the Materia Medics. There wus also iu company a young countryman, a most extraordinary character, in us much us he knew every pretty girl within the boundaries of the four neighboring counties, and seemed tu be iu love with ail of them. He informed me of the places of their residence und descauted with much ardor and feeling ou their churms. We arrived at Clarkesville at ten o'clock ut night, tired uud hungry ; two complaints that tlie good hotels of the placejspeedily remedied- 1 shull not attempt to give you a description of Tallulah, Yonab, or Noucooche; others have attempt ed to do so, and have failed to excite a proper appre-, 1 ciutiou of their beauties iu the minds of those who have never seen them. Tallulah to be appreciated, must be seen and seen not only once but several tini 1 s. The most insensible visiter could experience nothing but awe, us he sees suddenly at lus feet the huge mountain rent from top to bottom. A chasm of fifteen hundred feet perpendicular height, und away down, the cataract gleaming* white, like a bride, uud trying, as it were, to hide tlie dark bleak rucks with a silver veil. Then descend to the fall, and you feel tlie firm-seated rock actually vibrate and tremble beneath your feet as the fierce cataract plunges down, down witli its never ceasing thunders into the angry abyss. Leaving the guide, 1 succeed ed i“ reselling the base of “Tempesta,” and felt the spray driven past me as if before the fury of a whirlwind, while tlie impetuous stream leapt mad ly on, as if eager to take the leap over “Oceana.” Between Clarksville and the Falls, there is a view from tho top of the ridge called ‘Ocean-view,’ whieh ij beautiful iu the highest degree. Looking to the right you survey u vast extent of forest country, hill and valley, so far below you as to appear level, and of that peculiur shade ot green which belongs to the sen. So perfect was the illusion,that I could not divest my mind of the idea thut I was in reality guzing upon tho oceau. Light mists hung here and there over tlie scene, giv ing it an indescribable air of culin^ss and sun shine, and away ofi in (he distance Currame mountain stood out sharp and clear against tbe deep blue sky ; while upon the left, mountain upon mountain and ridge up on ridge, until my vision rested upon the lofty chain ofthe Bluo Ridge, shutting out. all others from the view. Mr. Beale, the guide, and proprietor of the house at the falls, gave me a very edifyjng discourse on the beauties of Tallulah, while engaged in show ing the way. He informed me that ho intends to di vert the course of tho river so as to force it over the bl ow of a precipice some twelve hundred feet high; heulso thinks of enlarging his house, building a ball room, and opening next summer witli a blind of mu- suc, and large library and reading room, for the amuse ment and entertainment oi his visitors. We returned to Stone Mountain by tho way of Gainesville, and foundit a much better route than the other; there is not so much fatigue, and the fare is better. I would recommend it to travellers in prefer ence to the other, although at Gainesville we had to follow the example of “ Margpry Daw, aud lav upon straw,” jhe mattrasses being stuffed with that material. Stone mountain is so well known, that it needs no description, but I should very much like to know how it came whore it is ; an. immense block of uran- ite, (seven miles in circumference) seated in a valley > and tho only granite found in De Kalb, Someone with an intense degree of bad taste, has stuck an ugly tower on the summit, as if the mountnin was not high onimgh naturally, and as if nature intended it merely bh a foundation for au ugly pokerish looking edilice. Were it removed, tho view of the mountain would be infinitely improved. There is one of tho best houses in the up-country, kept here by Mr. Fletcher. But my paper is all filled up and therefore 1 cannot, in conscience, transgress further on your columns. If I have time I ivill write you again. In tho interim, adieu. Yours truly, l. [We see it stated that the tower alluded to by our correspondent, was blown down by tlie hurricane' on Saturday last.]—Ed. News. Cotton Fever in Jamaica. A oi tlie N. Y. Express, writing from Kingston, Jamai cn, under date of 15th instant, says: Some staple export is necessary for the protection and eaWatum of this island, und as sugar has dwin dled away, and cotfee gone to insignificance, then cot ton must and will he the article for export, as no mund which we reported to have taken p clime or latitude is better suited for its growth than Wednesday, was followed by a more nctive < ... yesterday, und a corresponding advance ot confilfciit^mm l ' le is ! an “’4"'°P 10 are porary loans will not command m nt . , t-owuig m ot capital, and thousands and ill some cases negotiations are mada ot American pluntcrs, one oi whom, with 500 slaves .m -ic n-i,,,., (treed of course, on cqndition of a lew years’ annreii tlceship to him,) has already purchased two estates Cotton can be steadily picked for g months, that' lrom December 1st to August following, and but fe ,, inner J 8 * t0 August following, ami but few mnterial change. Sales 200 caseB bleached si , ke :r‘ , ,V; „ Pr0, U( i? Btleus f r,UU lb8 - »»<! Alrtiugs. 1 W export, at 01 for 31 inch, e m 11 ® 1 nnd , lb®.samples now are worth duck, fine goods. A good inquiry for low I ,u ‘ lUB-t UUU 108. oi Clei marketable Cotton, and tbe samples now are wor l'-dperlb. 1 he general voice is that the success Jamaica is tlie success of the Cotton crops. CF" Mrs. Mowatt, the talented author and char ming actress, it appears by a letter from London, ex- Tramthu 1 ! '7 l T friC,,d ; tl,e editor "Olio Hoston 30. Sales of Linaeys at 17'a 171c. «' uc . a0 1 ruii3cript, .s fast recovering her heiiltn, under tho from'50 to (iff cts, are scarce. All good naakei cure ot tlie celebrated Dr. WiUon, at hid Wutel* Cure reduced in stock. Heavy Tweeds at 35 a 45r. 1 uiufifu r PK« lirte freely. Ciisaimeres brisk at former pr ,c< There in a slackness in the foreien go™™ 1 • "‘ ,suu , ms vv uter Cure establishment, at Malvern. The editor goes ou to say .... ■ , , , , , . “You would bp fuirnriseri 3 1 here is a slackness in the toreien goons s . “ r . . UHOii’d mode treatment is admirably adapted to the capacities patients ; aud lie l;as wrought in this, case quite liiiuvukms euro. I can recommend him strongly Ainorfi-aii invalids.” - 3 Aug 28 GE »-W. ADAMS, PUBLIC MEETING The citizens of M’intosh county, irresn,. "' parties, are requested to meet in Darien, on <! . Ctl,l, * I he country. ' ““Kill Departure of tlie Atlantic Stea^^ 53 irom Europe. Hew York**!!' Asia, (Br.) July 13.... ’ Conada, (Br.) July 20....Aug u"" Au Sl. Hermann,(Am.)...July 20....Aiur or.' Cambria, (Br.)....July 27.... 8 Pacific, (Am.) ....July 31....Aug qj'" A,1 8'2l Niagara, (Br.) Aug. 3....Aug!28 Europa, (Br.) Aug. 10.... 8 „ America, (Br.)....Aug. 17....Sept ri , e f l < Atlantic, (Ain.)....Aug. 20....Sent 7 Hibernia, (Br.)....Aug. 24.... P " Asia, (Br.). Aug. 31....Sept. 2»!._ W LATEST DATES. . Liverpool, Aug. 10 | Havre, Aug. 3 | Havana, Aug 1 Savannah Market, AugustlilT^' COTTON. Arrived since the.24th inst oam v. Uplands, and 5do. Sea Islands,viz : 235bafeswi Road, and 2,668 do. from Augusta. The exnort the same period have been 2,274 bales Unluuli s To New-York 1,542 bales Uplands, to fiostun riBt'u! Uplands ; to Baltimore 115 bales Uplands- Jh Philadelphia 233 bales Uplands, leaving on hand m on shipboard not cleared last evening, astock sumT ed to be 5,016 bales Uplanda.and 35 do. Sea against 10,600 bales Uplands, mid 700 do. Sea l.i.J 1st of September, 1849. The limited stock of Cotton on sale this week kept our market quiet. On Saturday last the > were only 62 bales; on Monday and Tuesdat transactions took place; on Wednesday thusales? 264 bales; on Thursday 746 bales, and yestert (Friday) only 39 bales, at 121 cents. We notice i advance on last week’s prices of j to t cent, hi there is little or no Cotton for sale in the city. ' Pfbm information received in this city fromthei —rior, we learn that the growing crop generally in a very precarious state, and that the recent siw lias done considerable damage both to the Cottons Corn crops. From the districts of Abbeville u Anderson, in South Carolina, the reports are alsou favorable. We quote: Ordinary to good Ordinary Ill ® ]o Middling to good Middling 12J ® lj] Middling Fair pjj @ Fair to Fully Fair 13 ® uj The sates of the week amount to 1,111 boles aid following prices, viz : 20 bales at H|; 155 at 12- at 12f; 99at 12f; 20 atl2i; 65at 121; 74at 12F at 12J; 157 at 13; 29 at 131, and 392 at 131 cents.' SEA ISLANDS. We have heard of no trann tioiiH this week. RICK. We have heard of the sale of 200 tierc at S'H ^>' lOObbls. Exports past week 767 tiercess 149 bags, FLOL'R. There have been t no large sales Ibis wa The sales wljich have .taken place are at 6J a $6[ barrel. CORN. There were some arrivals of Baltinloi Corn yesterday, among which there was a cargo 2,500 bushels sold to arrive some time since, but tl price has not been made public. A cargo of bushels of Baltimore White sold at82cents. It is i tailing from store at 95 cents bushel. OAT3. There is a moderate supniy of this nrtii in the market it is retailing nt 45 @ 50c. bushc SALT. We have heard of no sales during i week. It is held at $1 10. BACON. We quote Shoulders 51 @ 51c., byti lihd., and Sides at 61 © 7 cents. GROCERIES. Our market is well supplied with descriptions of Groceries, and during the past we our Merchants have done a good business Savsnm now offers inducements to interior merchantswhii must greatly increase this branch of our trade. V quote New Orleuns Sugur at 6 70 7jc.; Porto Rico ® 71; Rio Coffee 11 'w Hie. y ID.; Java 14 ® 15c MOLA.SSES. One of the cargoes arrived lartwe irom Havana has been stored. Cargo of the Span schr. has keen sold, hut tho price not made pub] We lieurd of the sale 150 bbls. Cuba from store at cents Iff gal., and 50 hhds. oil' the wharf at 19 and cents IP gal. We quote New Orleans Molnsseial ® 32., ami Cuba do nt 20 ® 22 cents jp gallon. ' HAY. This article is scarce. Northern retail* $1 25, and Eastern at $1 371 ■I v 100 lbs. BAGGING. We quote Gunny at 151 ® 1*> C -I Ug Dundee at 12 © 14c.; Ileuvy do. 22 ® 25; and K( tucky at 15 cents. BALE ROPE. Bale Rope is held at8 7h 9 cent*. LIME. The market is well supplied, and uot mand except for the retail trade. Retails froraitu at S11. LUMBER, This article continues to command high price, and is scarce. The exports for the we are 80,000 feet Lumber. NAVAL STORES. We quote Yellow Dip nt $1 bbl.; Spirits 28 @ 30c. ■$> gal.; Tar 2 ® $211? I The exports have been very light. EXCHANGE.—Sterling is quoted at 9 y ct Pre The Banks are selling Sight Checks on the Nor ern cities nt 1 ip c. l’rel.j., und are purchasing “ighl five days drafts nt pur ; thirty days, f ® ct. du sixty days, 1 ® 11 Ip ct. disc.; ninety days, 111® y cent didfcnunt. FREIGHTS. There is uo vessel in'port up , Liverpool, hut a full freight for one to arrive« been mnde at Jd. Coastwise: To New-York 20c jp hundred for square and 25 for round ; and 50 c ■iff cask for Rice; to Baltimore25cts. for equnre.a 5-16 for round; to Boston 5-16 for square and i round ; tu Philadelphia 25 cts. for square and 5-lk round. Snvammli Exports, August 30. Per schr Mary D Scull, for Boston—384 bale ton, 4 boxes and l bale Mdze. Per Spanish schr Seis Manuelns, for Havana whole, 94 half cusks and 149 bags Rice. CHARLESTON, August 29,—The Upland N e buoyant nnd the demand i yesterday was more buoyant aim me ueo.m.. correspondent than for some time past; prices, however, re: , . without any material change. The sales am ngston. Jamal- to 1250 bales, at the following particulars: 121, 20 nt 12, 102 nt 12 1-16, 229 nt 121. 369 at ut 121 330 at 12 9-16, 93 ut 121, 19 at 13 cents. C HARI.ESTON, Aug. 30.— Cotton.—The be mand which we reported to have taken pi „ . yesterday, and n corit’-uiwuiuK l "‘ - England is searching the whole world over f..r principally on the. middling and middling fab cotton, and cannot firm enough. Let us go to work ties, was realized by holders ; the sales oi lb nnd supply her with some for a few years, then she having amouuted to 200g bales, from 11-i.to 12; will help us with labor nod means to supply. Since the sailing of the Philadelphia the: cotton fe- in the cotton fe* NEW-YORK, Aug. 26.—At present money fo d the people are porary loans will not command more than -w cszitA lit UHNtJg Ilfj'OllUUOIia MIC lii«»***' i on demand u! ,ih per cent. Prime paper from» 6 months, does not command more thmi 5 « cent., and longer dates in proportion. Tlie market for Domestic Dry Goods. w mnterial change. Salew 200 casea blenched^* 11 aim Hiiimuge, lor export, at n* lor oi iulm. tu duck, tine goods. A good inquiry for low of ticks, ut 6^- to 12 ctn. Cotton flannels are slowly at 134c., for bleached 27. Ashburton Price® of Moussolln de Lainea are firm at 16| for Hnmiltons, and 17 a 19c for Manchester?, steady nt'114c for Amoskeng, and 11 ^ tor IIb * MI Hales of Linaeys at 17 a 174c. Blue -»* miljHIJ'J IUITU 18 H IllNpUHJlIVI* .T ** ••• » in price. Home staples, indeed, (stud s .0 are already 0 lie red ht prices held'* cost oi t»on.‘