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NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1850.
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THE MORNING NEWS.
BY JOHN M. COOPER.
WILLIAM T. THOMPSOW, EDITOR
"7~"' t e a m s:
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All new Advertisements appear in both paqiers.
Water, set over it and ateam well, while there drink
a pint to a quart of aome hitter herb tea, jump into
bed, then put a poultice of corn meal and mustard on
your spine between your shoulders, bear it on there
a reasonable time, take it off, go to bleep and rest—
there is no danger of tho result; ot course cat and
drink moderate’?.
PROFESSOR JOHN W. WEBSTER
TO THE
REV. DR, FRANCIS PARKMAN,
THE
BROTHER OF DOCTOR QEORQK PARKMAN,
dtc. ic. Ac.
The following letter, written an the fitli ult.. by
Professor Webster to the Rev. Dr. Francis rnrkmati,
the,brother of Dr. George Parkman, was published
yesterday, in Boston, by authority. Wo had it tel
egraphed ih full for tile New York Herald.
ry house's feinting teleobaph.
Boston, August 31,1830.
The following letter was communicated to tho
Transcript of this evening, by the Rev. Dr. Putnam,
he having been authorized to make it public by the
late Professor Webster:—
raoPEssoB Webster to bev. dr. parkman.
Boston, August 6,1850.
Rev. Db. Parkman—
Deab Sir—
1 cannot leave this world in
tho peace of mind for which I pray, without address
ing you as tile bead of that family which I have so
deeply injured and utile ted, to make known to you
and thorn tho hitter anguish of soul, the sincere con
trition and penitence I have felt at having been the
cause of the uillictiun under which you anil they have
been called to ipourn.
1 can offer no excuse for my wicked and fatal ebuli-
tlon of passion, hut what you already know; nor
would I attempt to palliate it I had never, until the
two or three last interviews with your brother, felt
towurds him anything but gratitude for his many
acts of kindness and friendship. That I should have
allowed my feelings, excited on the occasion, to have
overpowered me su as to involve the lile ot your
brother and my own temporal and eternal welfare,
I can, ev n now, hardly realize. I may not from you
receive forgiveness in this world, yet 1 ceunot but hope
and believeyou will think of mo with coo passion,
and remember me in your prayers to Him that will
Dot turn away from the humble and repentant Had
I many lives, with what joy would I lay them all down
could l intjie least atone for tile injury I have done,
or alleviate the affliction I huve caused; but I can on
ly pray for forgiveness for myself, and for every
consolation and blessing upon every member of your
family.
In justice to those dearest to me, I bog to assure you,
und I entreat you to believe me, no one of my tami-
ly lind the slightest doubt of my entire iuuocence up
to the moment wheu the contrary was communicat
ed to them by Dr. Putnam. That they have your
sincere pity Hnd sympathy, I feol assured. There is
po family, towards every member of which I have
always tele a greater degree of respect and regard,
than that of which you are the head. From more than
one I have received repeated acts of friendship and
kindness, for which I have ever been, and am, most
truly grateful. Towards yourBelf, in particular, have
not only my own feelings been those of the most sin
cere regard and gratitude, but every individual of my
family has felt towards you that you were their pastor
and t.noir friend. Often has my wife recalled the in
terest you took in her, from her first becoming your
parishioner ; and often has she spoken, with feelings
of deep gratitude, of the Influence of your public
ministrations, and of your private instruction and
of your direction of her enquiries and reading, in
what related to her religious views. These she has
often recalled and referred to, as having firmly estab
lished the religious faith and trust which are now
euch sources of consolation and support to her and
our children.
As to myself, nothing that has oecurred has weak
ened those feelings ; and although those I leave be
hind we may not meet you without the keeneit an
guish, i trust you will exhoncrute them from any
participation in, or knowledge of, tho father’s sin, up
lotlie moment I have mentiom d ; and may you re
member them in your prayers to the " Father of the
fatherless, and the widows' God.” , ’
1 beg you, my deur sir, to consider this strictly a
private letter, and by no means t? give it publicity:
at tho same time, I will request yott to maku known
to the immediate members of your family the state
of my feelings, and my contrition.
That,every consolation and blessing may be vouch,
aal'cd to yourself and to every member of your tami-
ly, is the heartfelt prayer of
Yours. J. YV. WEBSTER.
Arrival of the Atlantic.
( FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of Jenny Lind—Denmark and Schleswig—
Speech of Louie Napoleon—Destructive Freshet in
Belgium—Decline in Cotton and Flour, tfc., (fC.
[Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun.)
New York, Sept. 1—P. M.
The American mail steamer Atlantic, arrived hero
to-day at, 18 o'clock. She brings Liverpool Autos to
tiie 31st and London to the 20th ult.
Jenny Lind, the distinguished vocalist, arrived in
the Atlantic. She enjoys good health and is in fian
spirits. There ore in all 133 passengers on board.
The weather in England and Ireland was good, and
the harvest promisee! abundantly.
Three failures, each to a largo amount, hRd taken
place in Hamburg, viz: E. C. Meyer, J. F. flinch,
and Hergert A flb.
Denmark and Schleswig. Aecounta from Schles
wig Holstein represent that the field operations of
both armies have been completely suspended, but the
.general impression is that this stillness will not be Of
long duration. Some of the newly recruited Ger
mans am said to be already murinurlii'g at the inactivi
ty, but they are compelled to submit.
Hamburg, August 16—The number of peasants
who were suspected of having fired from thgir houses
Upon the Danish troops and hud otherwise made
themselves conspicuous in their conduct, have boon
restored to liberty, with the exception of two of the
most prominent among them. Tho report which hud
been extensively published throughout Germany of
some oftlie inhubituntsufFriederickstadt, on the Eid
er, having been shot by martial law, has to he added
cquolly to the list of Holstein Inveutiona, as named in
tile reports from that place.
Another paragraph, from a Munich paper, of tho
I3th, states that the reports which hove found their
way into Southern papers, and been thence copied
into those of Northern Germany regarding Louis,
King of Bavaria, having, previous to his journey to
Ashaffenburg, sent to Col. Vanderlumeta the sum of
36,000 florins, for thG use oi the Schleswig Holstein
army, in addition to another sura of 1,000 for a con
cert, cannot bo traced to any source of positive truth.
francs. The speech of Louis Napoleon, at Lyons,
on the occasion of the great banquet hold there, has
produced muchsensation. Thegeneral feeling among
The Legitimists and Democrats is that of satisfac
tion. Louis Napoleon announces his determination
to remain at the head of affairs, if public opinion
should favor him, without regard to obstacles placed
in his way by tho framers of the administration.
Late advices represent that much rain had fallen
during the week, und that the wheat crop now cut
would be seriously injured, in consequence of which
prices were advancing.
Similar accounts hnd hern received from Belgi-
' um.
The Havre Cotton market was without special
movement or change in prices.
i Belgium. Accounts from Belgium slate that a large
tract of country has been overflowed. The inunda
tion extends over sixty miles ; nearly all (he low-
lands are floodod, and corn is floating about, present
ing a desolate ecenc. Thousands of acres are under
water on each side of the railway, and it might he
taken for a vast lake were it not for rows of tree-tops
that mark the margins of the submerged fields.
The Markets. Liverpool. August go. Tho cotton
market has ruled heavy, and a decline of Id. per tt.
has taken place within the past three days. The
sides in the same time amount to 9,500 bales.
Breadstuff's: In London there was a fair supply
of English wheat, ami prices were one shilling low
er. Indian corn quit t tmd dull. In l.iverpool there
was a good demand for flour, and prices maintained
former quotations. Red wheat had declined one to
two pence per bushel. Com quiet. Common Ameri
can tour had declined 6d per hid.
Nothing new or important in provisions or gro
ceries.
The money market, consols aod toreign stocks, re
main unchanged.
The news by this steamet is generally uninterest
ing, ak the above pretty clearly indicates
Kriilny Morning. September O, 1850.
Largest Circulation in the City!!
Iy We are indebted to Hon. J. McPiiebson
Bkuribn and Hon. Jos. W. Jackbon, for public docu
ments.
The papers by Inst night's Western Mall arc
barren of news. Most likely it hns been all washed
out, as they bear upon them evideuccs of having un
dergone the hydropathic process.
Sons of Temperance. A new division of this
order is to be instituted to-night, at the Lodge Room
of DeKai.b Lodge, I. O. O. F. VVc see that the other
Divisions of the order in this city, and all inem.
bers in good standing are invited to bo present on
this interesting occasion. That there will be a
good turn out, we cannot doubt; for in such 8
cause, there can be no other feeling among its votaries
than thnt of enthusiasm. No other purely philan
thropies! association has ever met with the decided
approbation and hearty good wishes which have
attended this order in their efforts,—^recompensed,
and almost unthanked—to regenerate their fallen
brethren, and to save the unsophisticated from des
truction. That the philanthropic gentlemen engaged
in this move, may succeed to the fullest extent of
their most sanguine hopes, will be the wish of every
good citizen; and all will welcome the Jasper
Spring Division Into the ranks of the benefactors
of their race.
O'* In another column will be found a letter
which we extract from the columns of the New York
Herald, from Professor Webster to the Rev, Dr.
Francis Parkman, brother of Dr. George Park-
man. These may be considered the last words ot
thut unlinppy man. In them, we find him still ndber
ing to the position assumed in his last confession, to
the effect that the homicide was the result of a sudden
ebulition of passion, and was not a premeditated Ret.
And now the grave must forever hide from the
world the real fact, whether the sentenced man spoke
truth or not. His wholo course hns been one of dc
ceptlon and hypocritical manifestation of—first inno
cence, und then penitence; and no one can believe that
while life and hopo lasted, the deep true secret of his
soul would find a confidant on eurtli.
Extract from a letter received by a commer
cial house in this city :
“Perry, Houston County, Ga., >
“August 31st, 1850. j
The injury the cotton crop has sustained is now
believed to be very considerable. The weed was fil et
thrown upon the ground and afterwards twisted
round, tonring and breaking many of the roots. The
opinion is general among planters that the crop which
has suffered from the storm cannot sustain late fruit
to much extent. There is a hole around nearly every
stalk in the soil, occasioned by the stem of the plant
in being twisted round many times by the wind.—
The soil is pushed away from the root for some dis
tance below tho surface. A large portion of the
crops of this county, and of those above, have done
badly the present month.
The prospect of my home crop is decidedly
worse than it was thirty days ago. That this county
will mnke less cotton this year than last, is not doubt
ed by any planter with whom I have conversed, let
the frost come soon or late.
We perceive by the the following prescrip-
tion copied Irorn the Chronicle, that our old en> rnv
lie Broken Bone Fever, has crossed the Savannah
and attacked our neighbors at Augusta.—Char Mcr.
Broken Bone Feter-^A. Prescription.—If you are ta-
Jt-tn with tiiia strange epidemic, (and you piohal ly
will he) on going to bed putyourfiet in a tub of lot
Book Notices.
Speech on the Slavertj Resolutions, delivered In the
General Assembly, which met in Detroit in M«y
•last. By Rev. Joseph C. Sth.es. New-York:
Mark II. Newman &. Co
We havo rend this pamphlet with much satisfac
tion. It is certainly one of the most logical, elo
quent and truly philosophical arguments in defunce
of the domestic institutions of the South that has ever
been given to the public. The distinguished author
not only successfully defends the morality of sluve-
holditig, but shows that the Christian churches of the
South have, through the medium of the institution
of slavery, done more for the salvation of the heathen
world than all the church militant beside. He shows
that, in the Southern Methodist and Baptist Churches
alone, there itro 264,000 colored members, being a
larger number tliuu is ombraced in all the heathen
churches in the world. Such facts speak truiiipet-
tongued against those Pharisaical Preachers of the
new school at the North, who denounce slaveholding
as a sin.
Ollendorff’s New Grammar for Germans to learn Eng
lish. By P. Gands. Ncw-York: D, Appleton &
Co.
This work is on the same plan ns Ollendorff's
French Grammar, which may he culled the inductive
plan, and will be found by Germans to be an easy,
simple and expeditious mode of acquiring a knowl
edge ot the English Language. Tho system of the
great linguist is very popular witli all who have
made themselves acquainted with it, and as applied
to tiie various lntiguuges in use.
Christian Thought on Life., in a Serins of Discourses.
By Henry Giles. Boston: Ticknob, Heed &
Fields.
This is a neat volume, containing some dozen es
says on Life, its moral relations and duties. Tile ob
ject of the cutlior has been to gather into compact
form, fragments of moral experience, und to give
some record, and some order to his desultory studies
of “man's interior life.” The aim of the writer lias
been most happily accomplished, and his book will
be read with interest and profit.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq , with Notes by
the Rev. H. H. Millman. New-York: Harper*
Brothers.
The foul th volume of the Harpers’ cheap edition
of this great standard History has made its appear
ance. Itis only necessary to say that the book is well
printed and bound, and sold tit the low price of 40
cents per volume.
A Treatise on Physical Geography, comprising Hy
drology, Geognomy, Geology, Meteorology, Botany,
Zoology, and Anthropology. By A. Barrington.
Edited by Ciias. Burdett. New-York: Mark
H. Newman * Co.
This is a truly valuable and comprehensive treatise
on the branches of Science which lie at the founda
tion of human knowledge. The arrangement of the
various subjects is most admirable, rendering the vast
amount of information contained in the work easily
accessible to the student. Tiie author adheres to the
orthodox opinion in regard to the unity of the human
race, Professor Agassis to the contrary notwithstand
ing, and in his survey of the various rnces and classes
of mankind, their relations and institutions,he takes en-
enlarged and liberal views, free from the narrow sec-
tlonul opinions, which too often mar the writings of
men of philosophical minds and eminent attainments.
The thoroughness of the work evidences great re
search. The best authorities on the various subjects
have been consulted by the author, who lias freely
availed himself of their labors, by which means he has
been enabled to bring his work up to the present state
of scientific knowledge.
The Origin and growth of Civil Liberty in Maryland.
A discourse delivered by George Wm. Brown,
before the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore,
April 12, 1850.
It is a learned and,eloquent production, displaying
great research, combined with strong natural powerB
of mind. Introducing liis subject with general re
marks on civil liberty, in which the lorce and origin
ality of his thoughts are only equalled by the purity
and gracefulness ot his style, Mr. Brown leads us
naturally and without effort to the body of his dis
course. Taking up the subject at the time when the
charter of Maryland was first given to Lord Balti
more, he gives a terse explanation of the government
embodied in it, as well as a short history of the life
and character of Cecilius, second Lord Baltimore,
who first colonized the territory. He then proceeds
to give the history, incidental mid political, of the
colony in a manner which shows the deepest research
[COMMUNICATED.]
Mr. MonNrNG News; It was recently made known
to the public, through your columns, that the city
had contracted to pay the Gas Company $33 per
lamp per annum for lighting tho city; and 1 would
therefore beg leave to enquire, why it is thut some
parts of the city, where gas lamps have been put up,
may bo found in darkness for hours before or after
moon-rise? On Wednesday night, for instance, was tho
lamp lighter asleep, or was he kept within doors by
the inclemency of the weather? On Monday night
last, about midnight, his presence in South Broad and
Congress-streets might have cast seme light on a
very dark subject. STREET-WALKER.
Accident to the Steamship Osprey. The
Charleston Mercury of yesterday says : The 1’hila- and most thorough knowledge of his subject, describ-
CongcesBlonnl Proceedlnge, K r ,
In the Senate, nothing of importance* -
In tho flouse, the only business of ,n 'ISl
transacted was the adoption of a
Mr-Boyd, to make the Tcxaa BoundHre
der of the day for Sept 3d, and vsen ^ “"I
clock, until it shall be disposed of. 1 11 Hi
ST We perceive by th7¥p”^h' rm . _
dad, published in New York, (and dovoraT ’ '*'1
dom of Cuba,) that the Cuban residents nra'N
Philadelphia und Boston, have presented' , *1
pez, a handsome sword and banner asa!° ( *' l |
of thoir feelings towards him. ’
ET The Charleston Courier of yente-s
of the Grand Fancy Ball at Sullivan I,i ' ,l '
29th ult. We extract the following osrJ. "
“Miss C R, of Savannah, was very h Pl
personation of a sea nymph. Her dress w *
muslin, trimmed with sea wpeds; she » *'*'
and necklace of shells. In her hand she
wreathed horn, such as might, with its nil?
cd by euch a nerciad, have won old Trite j
to worship our Island nymph.” '**1
From the Phil. Evo. Bulletin.
Amcricnn Prisoners in Japnn.
The first part Of the very voluminous correspond
ence relative to the visit of the U. 8. Ship Preble to
the port Nnngasackl, for the purpose of demanding
sixteen American seamen held in prison by ihe au
thorities of Japan. is published. In tho Washington
Union, tilling nearly two paces of that puper. We
condense tho leading facts of this most interesting
narrative. .
About, the beginning of june, lf*48, fifteen men,
from tiie American whaler I.ngoda, of New Bed-
ford, deserted the ship in boats, when oil the coast
of Japnn, and on tiie 15th June landed on an Island
near Melsmui. Their names were Robert McCoy,
of Philadelphia, aged 22; John Martin. Jacob Boyd.
Melclioir llnfar, John Hull and Ezra Qoldtliwait, all
Americans, and 9 Sandwich Islanders. Oil the sec
ond day, at the Island of Yesso, they were furnished
by tiie natives with water, hut refused food. After
some difficulty they got permission to sleep in a village
in tents of mats, which the natives erected for them.
On the third day a body of armed soldiers surround
ed them, and erected calico screens ubout them,
lliee and wood were also furnished them. They
were kept under strict guard, although promised
thnt they should have a boat to leave the country, in
twenty days. These promises being broken, about
the middle, of July, McCoy and Bell escaped through
the roof of their prison: but, being unable to find a
wlmle-ship on tiie const, they were re taken. On the
25th of.luly, McCoy again escaped, with Martin.
They were pursued into the sea, and were soon re-
taken.
The prisoners, after this, were then taken on board
a junk, and put into cages, five feet high, with wood
en bars in lrent und on top. Here they quarreled
among themselves. Martin was, oil one occasion, ta
ken out of the cage, und whipped unmercifully. The
junk sailed to Nungasncki, where it arrived about tiie
1st of September. Here a party of Japnnnes chiefs
and mi interpreter came oil hoard nnd questioned the
prisoners closely. They were taken nn shore in sep-
erute aegos (a sort of sedan chair.) They were con
ducted to tiie town house, where each one was made
to trutnple upon tiie crucifix. They were again ex
amined closely as to.where they came from,and wheth
er they were not spies. They were then removed to
a temple on a mountain near Nungneacki. and confin
ed. Here the Dutch superintendent visited them nnd ly the'engincs were taken out, withouTh ^
questioned them as to their country and business.— tainerl nnv dnmatri* nn,t it!« D,, ®l
He furnished them afterwards with coftee, sugar, giu,
wine nnd cotton cloth. Through him, a promise was
made that they should be permitted to sail in tiie
Dutch ship, which was to leave in 25 days. As the
commerce of Japan with other nations, is confined
to one Dutch ship per annum, this seetnud their only
chance of escape.
McCoy, who appears to have been the most active
nnd intelligent of the party, contrived to escape again
to the mountains,but was retaken, confined again,and
with his shipmates put into stocks. Afterwards lie
was confined separately for three weeks. Here ho
began to despair, as the Dutch ship hail suiled. At
length he was restored to the prison of Ilia former
shipmates. Here another fruitless attempt to escape
was made, and the prisoners were bound and put
again in stocks. They were again confined to two
cages, where they suffered immensely from vermin
and filth. One night One of their party, a Sandwich
Islander, hung himself in the cage. Toe weather was
severe, and snow and rain beat upon them. On tho
22d of December, Ezra Gyldthwait died from expo-
sure and neglect. Thus they continued until the mid-
die of April, 1849, when the Treble arrived. The
Dutch superintendent iiad notified Com. Geisingcr of
tiie prisoners'condition, and he had sent the Treble,
under Commander Gvvinn, to demand them. On the
26th of April they were delivered up and taken on
board the Treble, and taken to Macao, whence they
were sent home.
Mr. Levys-olm, the Dutch superintendent at De-
ciiiiu, is highly complimented by Com. Geisinger, for
his attention to the prisoners, and his exertions in
their beliulf.
Jenny on the Ocean.—-From the BccomsJ
lished, Jenny Lind seems to have made th ij
of the Atlantic very delightful to her felion J
gers. She Boon recovered from her se# • J
and thereafter, joined in the dance and other J
amusements with great zeet, occasionally tin |
the gratification of her friends. On \VoTj
last she proposed and gave a concert on bosJ
the benefit of the suilors, firemen und serving j
Atlantic, which renlized £70, sho herself c J
ting to the amount.
The Steamship Viceroy, which was wrecks J
ago oft Halifax, is likely to prove a nrofiUl
vestment tor those who purchased her »h *
was on the rocks. They paid about $2000 p
ly the'engincs were taken out, without h’,vif
tained any damage, and it is believed now th,!l
ponderous machinery is removed, that the h?il
be got off and repaired at no very great 1
The engines alone are worth $50,000. Itian***
ed, according to the Halifax Sun, if the hoBV,
ten oft' to employ Tier as a regular steam anJ
tween Hallux and Boston.—N. Y. Sun.
TW Bar t\u m fain search of a leg to the mats J
cation table— Boston Post.
Special Notices.
MILLINERY AND DRESS-MAKlXCi
TABLI.SHMENT. 1
MRS. REICH takes pleasure in informing ftj
dies of Savannah, and her friends generally, ft J
has removed to tiie store recently occupied b
Howell, engraver, Congress-street, where she*
happy to oxcuteall orders confided to her in th<3
satisfactory manner. 2t juT
Justice’s Office, 2d District!
Savannah, Sept. 4th, 1850.
My Return Day is on Saturday, 7th inR; (
Day, Tuesday, 17th.
Office at the corner of Jefferson end St. Julia.
Residence, No. 122, corner of State and YVhitabJ
Savannah, Geo. PH1L1T M. RUSSELL,!
sept 5 3 Justice of the Pea
delplria telegraph correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, under date Sept. 1, says “the steamship Osprey,
on her way to Charleston, wus run into last night by
the bark Delaware, off' Cape Henlopcn. She hod her
wheel house broken in, and otherwise considerably
injured. Shewasjtowcd back to the city this morning
for repairs, nnd will be delayed a week.”
We are pleased to learii by letter that the injury
sustained will cause but a few days detention.
. Philadelphia, Sept X, 1850.
Dear Sir: The Osprey started yesterday (Satur
day) morning at ten o'clock, and returned this (Sun
day) morning at half-past ten o’clock, having been run
into ten miles inside Cape Henlopcn, Delaware Bay,
by the barque Delaware. She broke stnrbonrd wheel
badly. The men orchard at work, nnd theship will sail
on 1 uesdny at twelve o’clock M. The ship has not
received the slightest damage in any part of her, ex
cept the wheel, und w ill positively sail on Tuesday,
and hope hy working at night she can be discharged
and sail again on Saturday from Charleston.
We had on hoard ninety eight passengers nnd very
till freight, and hope to have full as many passengera
on Tuesday next.
Charleaton Election.
The following is tho result of the election for Mayor
and Aldermen held in Charleston, on Monday last:
Mayor—John Schnierle.
Aldermen—Jas. Chapman, Alex. Gordon, John
Drummond, Philip J. Toucher, W. Alston Hayne,
Wm. H. Gilliland, Wm. Kirkwood, Wm. M. Mar
tin, Dr. John Bellinger, IIenj. F. Scott, Henry
Couia, T. G. Simons, Jr., John H. Honour, F. C.
Blum, J. M. Eason, Oswell Reeder.
Catholic Bishops. Rev. Mr. Schncller, o! Brook
lyn, has been appointed Bishop of Savannah; Rev.
Mr. Grace, of Memphis. Bishop of Caliiomia ; and
Rev. Mr. O’Reilly, of Buffalo, Bishop of Hartford.
IW John Imnnii, who for many years occupied
the post of editor of tho New York Commercial Ad
vertiser, died on Friday, in that city, in the 47th year
of his age. He was a brother of the'eminent artist,
Henry Iiiniun.
the difficulties and dangers encountered by the
inhabitants before and during the revolution. Wc
would fain place before our readers a slight analysis
of the discourse but space forbids us ; suffice it to
say that this pamphlet will prove a valuable addition
not only to the library of the Maryland Historical So
ciety, but to every other Historical collection in the
United States.
The above works are for sale by Mr. J. M. Cooper.
Day is Breaking. The Baltimore Sun seems in
extacies at the bright prospect of carrying through
Congress tho various measures for the degradation
of the South. “Tho skies are brightening," and tiie
day is breaking—when all the North at present aims
at will he accomplished. We think the day is break
ing too; but our gnze is turned, not to Washington,
but to Texas, where freemen hold council against
aggression, and from whence may come a storm
which will teach aggressors and usurper* that free"
born Americans can never become tho slaves of
federal power.
The Sun intimates that every ghost of a disunion-
ist will have vanished before the autumnal equinox.
VVe believe it; for, as day is breaking, these phan
toms will vanish, and tho term disunion will have
been supplanted hy that of patriotism; as that of
" rebels” was quickly lost in the nobler one of “ pa
triots," after our Revolutionary struggle.—5. Caroli
nian.
Steamships for the Vf.nezuklianNavy. Tho
Vcnezuelian Government, witli a view to the protec
tion ol its extensive cou-t, has, through Fortunate North Carolina, (Mr. Stanly) wiis en’tTtied"to" the
Contain, Esq., its special agent at Thiludeiphia coil- | door to make a closing speech.
Cougvesaloiml Proceediugn.
Washington. August 31st, 1850.
House of Representatives. Mr. Daniel made
a motion that the House resolve itself into committee
ofthe whole on the private calender. Not agreed to.
Mr. Carter moved that the House resolve itself into
committee of tiie whole to take up the California
question. Not agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Thompson, of Miss., the House
took up and passed the Indian appropriation bill.
The House resumed the consideration of the reso
lution of Mr. Stanly, to bring to the blip of the
lloute, Thomas Richie and C. T. Sang:,tack to an
swer fur a contempt of the House for refusing to
testify before the investigating committee.
The Speaker stated that tiie previous queston had
been moved and sustained; and tiie gentleman from
tracted for the building of a war steamer, of suituhle
size and proportions lor the service.
Jenny Lind. Mr. Bnrnnm lias sent the New
York Tost anote, in which he says that he has risked
his whole fortune upon the success of his enterp rise
in bringing Jenny Lind to America, hut he denies that
he has resorted, on any occasion, to claquers, con
ceiving thnt Miss Lind hns a reputation which will
enable him to dispense with any unusual method of
attracting public attention. This is in good taste, ami
we wish the newspaper* would follow Mr. llariium’H
example. Jenny Lind's abilities are so unqnestioua-
Mr. Stanly then occupied the floor an hour in re
ply to tile reinarka ot Mr. Fitch, of Thursday. He
argued that the investigation was not one oi a'trivial
character, ns asserted by that gentleman; for it
would he seen when the report was made that mo
ney had been collected from office holders in Wash
ington city, in the last Tiefidrntial contest to aid
the election in Teiuisylvnnln, und ulsoto send voters
to tiie polls on tiie Eastern shores of Maryland It
would hIso he found that tiie public officers left their
business here On that uccesiou and rambled through
the country to make stump speeches against the
Whig candidate; and that many ofthe clerks in office
weir now engaged in sending off' public documents,
lie express. <1 his total indifference to what might lie
tiie action of the 11. use ou the resolution.
bln, and her positiou us an artist so eminent, to say I
"" N
no need for any extraordinary means to invite enthu- I The question wnsthen taki h ou the aim raiment
sisn in in her beliulf. The Tost adds, Mr. Barnaul as- ; nnikin; the writ ofthe speaker returnable on the
•ures another that hi» arrangements will enable him ! second Monday of December next, and it was not
to accommodate a I, at satisfactory prices, and thut ""qqiof reiT"^'''' lS ‘ *' ,in Y e B -l-
Miss Lind wjll not leuve New York for other places,
until every person who is so disposed, shall have had
abundant opportunity of hearing her.
, ■ ... ' ,, . ■ . . . . . , i Mr. Inge moved to lay tiie whole subject en the
nothing oi her exc llent private repute, thnt there is | tuhl( . Neguiired-yeus 82. neys 96.
solution wns finally rejected hy a vote of
49 yeas to 132 nays.
The report of Mr. Stanly of tie faet.s in the ease
was then laid on the tub e. Adjourned.
Daring Jlobbcry in Paris—Escape of the Robber
to the United States. The most audacious rob
bery on record has recently been perpetrated in
Tiiris, by a lad only eighteen years of age.—
The Lcidon .Sun, of tiie I9th ult., gives the particulars.
It appeurs (li» r during the absence of the Count of
Cauinnnt from his hotel, in the Avenue ties Champs
Elysess, the son of the porter conceived the idea of
robbing the Hotel Cuumoutofits sumptuous furniture,
plate, and jewelry, worth Several hundred thousand
franca. In order to accomplish his object, the youth
persuaded his father and mother, who had charge of
tiie etablishmeut,to make an excursion to Dunkirk,he
furnished them with the means, and remaining him
self in charge ofthe Hotel. While they were away, he
caused the whule of the furniture to be transferred
in wagons to the Place dc la Bourse, where it was
sold by public nuction, as if ,by order ot the Count,
the during young robber pretending to receive the
money in tiie Count's name. The very audacity of
the act prevented ull suspicion, and the Count, who
was residing at the time in the Faubourg St Germain,
never head of the robbery until all the mischief hud
been done.
To make the affair more piquant, it appears that
the youthful hero of the adventure actually had the
auducity to present himself at the Count's residence,
in the Faubourg St. Germain, and present him with'
a huge bouquet of flowers, the produce of the gar
den in tiie Champs Elysees, and, as he expressed it,
“a small but innocent emblem of his nnection for
his good and confiding patroa.”
Tile plate, jewelry, und other portable valuables,
were not offered for sale. These the robber
packed up in fourteen chPBte, and despatched to Ha
vre, where, by his orders, they were pl icedou board
the packet ship St. Nicholas, hound to New York.
The thief, with his plunder, is now on his way hither
ill that vessol, ignorant, no doubt, that, hy a clause
iu our treaty with France, he is liable to be sent back
to that country to take his trial, and receive his de
serts. Of course, our police will be on the look-out
for the St. Nicholas, which is now fully due.—N. Y.
Star.
(Yyf Mr. Jenkins, will it suit you to settle that old
account of yours ?
• No, sir, you are mistaken in the man—I am not
one of the old settlers !’
Italian f Opera. Steffenonf.’s Benefit. Quite
the largest house of Ihe season—or any other season
—assembled last evening at Castle Garden nt tiie
benefit of Signorina Steffenone, delle belle braccie.
Inspired by ihe magnificent audience and the enthu-
siasm early manifested, for her. the gracious can-
tutrice surpassed herself, nnd sang the great scenas,
ot “ l’uritani" with a spirit nnd a power of which we
hud scarce deemed her cupubie.
Arrest for Mail Robbery and Escape. Gen. Hin
ton, the principal agent of the Ohio Stage Company,
was arrested on suspicion of having been concerned
in the extensive muil robberies which have occurred
for some time pust in the State of Ohio. The Gen
eral was put under guard, we are informed, at the
Weddell House, nnd while the guard was receiving a
visit from old Morpheus, he managed to step out and
turn the key on them, after which, he made his es
cape, und at tho last accounts had not been heard
from.
C'i? ' The Phi Ig'tu Kappa Society of Yule College
refraed to elect Hon. W.H, Seward as their next or
ator, because ot the objection of a Southerner, who
threatened to withdraw Southern patronage from the
college if such as iie werecountennneed.
The Death Penalty in the Case of Liberally Edu
cated Men. The question has been several t.mes
asked, in connection with the infliction of c ipital
punishment on l'rofessor Webster, whether any other
graduate of Harvard College has ever been executed.
We believe that hut one other instance lias occurred,
nnd that was the case of tiie Rev. George Burroughs
of the class of 1070, who suffered tho penalty of
deutli during the whitchcratt delusion in Salem. He
was hung in Salem on tiie lBtb Angust, (old style)
1692. By adding cloven days, ill accordance with tiie
new style, the date is August 30th, 1692. precisely one
hundred and fifty-eight years to a day previous to the
execution of Dr. Webster.—Rost. Trans.
A Thousand Singers in Concert. The lovers of
sacred song had u greut treat last evening in listening
to more than 1000 ringers in concert nt the Tremont
Temple, led by that vet- inn of music, Lowell Ma
son. The piece* song were choruses. Mr. Hnyter
presided at the organ The three pianos were play
ed hy Messrs. Went), Rundei. of New York, nnd Ban
croft, organist at the Mount Vernon Church in tills
< ity. The pem'er was like that of Niagara Falls.-
Bust. Trans.
Fine Launch. A beautiful steamship was launch
ed about noon on .Saturday , from the ship yard of
Messrs. John 8. Brown * Co., on tho South side of
the Burin. 81ie is called the “ Pampero," and was
built for Oapt. W. W. Hunter. TJ.-8. N„ Maj ,r J. P.
Heiss &. Co., nnd is intended to run between Panama
utnl San Francisco. The launch wasn lieahtlfulone.
und wns witnessed hy quite a large number of per
sons. She received her name from Co!. Bliss, U. S.
A. The “ Pampero" glided into her deatira d ele
ment with ull her dags in the breeze.— Unit. ( lip.
City Trenailrer>s Office, ll
Savannah, Sept 4,1850. ]
Agents of Insurance Companies ore requireT
mnke return to tills office of the amount of pren
received by them for the year ending 31st Aug. j
and pay the tnx thereon,
sept 6 2t JOSEPH FELT, City TrrufaJ
JASPER SPRING DIVISION NO. 312,!|
JaSper Spring Divison No. 312, Sons ef Ttrapenf
will be instituted in DeKnlb Lodge Hoorn,
Central Rail Road Bunk, THIS EVElilSd
8 o’clock, by D. G. W. P. George W. Adm !
Officers and Members of Toouahowl snd Ysi
Divisions, S. of T.. and all other Son of Tcmpul
of good standing in the order, are must respect!
invited to witness the interesting ceremonies.
Sept 5 W.HUNPHHE1
PASSENGERS.
Per steamer Jasper, from Charleston—MiiiS
atns, Mrs Lippman, Miss Burton, Miss HolmaJ
Jones. Mrs Weeks, Miss Situs, Mrs Thompson, J
Weeks, J Lippman. E W Rogers, L K Laftm,Jh
S Luftin, W II Tison, J 8 Spear, J YV Burnett, i
tns, T T Smith, R H Hutchings, F S Johnston,I
Sharp, YV YVood, H H Wooten, P Belzinger. L
run, W Hodges, Master Lippman, and 11 deck.
Per steamer Oregon, from Angustn—Mrs Clj
Miss Boston, E McDonald, G YV Boston, YY’Hotn
Mr. Clark, R YV Pelot, and 1 deck.
Per Steamer Mctamom, from Charleston—Sir
S Smith nnd ejaughter) Mrs Cuthbert end icki'di
Miss Jones, G Junes, H S Smith, B May, G BSliJ
C D Stewart, P H Loud, YV YVright, TGnrctal
D Ethoredy, H YV H.irye, E D Horye, C Beils,!
YVoy, J G Cooper, H F Liclite, J YV Mainer, tm|
deck.
CONSIGNEES.
Per steamer Jasper, from Charleston— 1 Coked
Hertz, E Estes, J Allen, C R R, Steamer Dehslk|
Telegraph Office. , f
Per steamer Oregon, from Augusta—*.* s
Cotton to G YV Gartnany & Co, Col N Crussj. i
Per steamer Lamar, from Augusta— iJ e«l«|
ton to T R Mills, Harper & Stuart.
Per Steamer T S Metcalf, from Augusta—w|
Cotton to 8 M Pond, E Molyneuux, W Dtiuci-|
order. r
Per steamer Metnmora, from Charlcston-w
Rail Rond, St' arra-r DeKalb Florida _
Hertz, YV Pendergnst, YV Barnett, P G inonsj
CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAIL M
Sept. 5. 90 bales Cotton and MJze to YYW
Wilder & Co. Belin & Foster, Rubiin &
& H YVecd, Boston & Gunby, Col Grwn,
* Hardemnn, Hardwick &. Cook, H ACrnn j
A YVelles & Co, C Uiirtridge. .
GEoutntercial.
LATEST DATES.
Liverpool, Aug. 20 | Havre. Aug- 9 I Havana. A»i|
snvnnnnli Market, September t
COTTON.—The sale, yesterday
wing prices : 140 bales ut l'-l, B j
the following
69 at 13$ cents
Savannah Import*, Sept-' ,
Per Swedish brig Brave, from Stockuu
bnrs, and 37 bundles Iron to order.
Savnnmth Exports, September I
Per sehr Virginin for YVilmiugton, De |
Steam Sawed Lumber.
CHARLESTON. Sept.. 4^The_lnilffirJ^
wnn confined to two or three buyers, w
629 bales ut former prices: 12i 'a*
CHARLESTON, Sept 5,-The niM^
continued without any material ci fe"
bulca ut prices ranging from 12 a l-t-
NF.YV ORLEANS, Sept. 3-r T1, °,ojStos *
day have amounted to 700 bales : Ml »
Brown, Shipley & Co’s t' ircB J
LlVKRfeOt, ^ M
The Asm arrived early on SaWrday
17th in-t. bilging rather "lore tavorai
the weather in too United States.mid jj f
in our cotton market with a dciriiue . w hiAL
ill the middling and lower deferip .j p|t|
some instances, sales have been nuu F
low our Inst quotations. Fair q ’ vnk f ri
tively senree, has better lna-awm' , jnuowl
sales could not be made to any
which are-Fair Orleans 8j '* S“; dailJ •
Mobiles Hid,; mid. 7J @ id, with avers,
of 2,500 bales. . i nrirr’
Our Corn market is very quiet, «"
any change, except for Indian ct) -
quarter lower.