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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS... t ..WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1850
THE HOMING NEWS.
BY JOHN Bl. COOPBft.
With 1AM T. THOMPSON,.EDITOR
terms:
i>nl • Paper, * *4,00:::::Tri-weekly 92.00
All v.cm Advertisement* appear in both papers.
l'-fj We Hro disposed tn question the sincerlfy ot
the feeling* expressed by poets who bring to the
public gaze the privntn griefs under whioli they suffer,
tint witii the sincerity ot the author we have nothing
fo i!i> ir. admiring his poetry: else that beautiful piece
commencing
'Room entitle (lowers, my child would pass to licav-
written by the gifted Willis would have fallen dead
irotn hi., pen.
The poet's mission is not to feel, but to malte others
feel; and he is a poet indeed, ordy when ho can, by'
inspiration, find tlio chord which will thrill in anoth
er's bosom. That this has been done, in the follow
ing deeply touching lines, every sensitive heart will
admit, and in perusing them many a tear will fall, a
tribute to the poet's mysterious power.
fFrom Graham's Magazine.]
In Memory of (>«o> Iieulmm Prentice.
My child ! my dear, lost child ! a Father's heart,
Touche d by the holy wand of memory.
Would in this hour of loneliness and gloom,
When not a sound is borne upon the nir,
And not a star is visible in heaven,
Hold sweet communion with thy si/ul.
My hoy !
Thou rvast mort beautiful. I never looked
On thru but with a heart ofpride. Thy curls
Fell o'er a brow of angel-loveliness,
And thy dark eyes, dark r.s the midnight cloud,
And soli as twilight waters,flushed and glowed
In strange, wild beauty, yet thy tears wore fur '
Morn In quent than thy smiles—thy wail of pain
Came oftuer on our hearts than thy dear cry
Ot infant joyousnoss. Tby tew brief months
Were months of suffering; aye, the cup of life
Was bitter, bitter, hut tliuu want not doomed
To drain it, for a God ot mercy soon
1/Ct it puss from thee.
Oh ! how well, my child,
Do I remember that nil mournful day,
When tby young mother bore thy warning f. rm,
With breaking heart and streaming eyes, afar,
lit the vain hope to save thy deaf young life
To .which the tendrils of tier ov.’n were b uind,
With one wild pressure of thy litttln form •
To my sad bosom, with a frantic kiss
Upon tliy pailid lips, and a hot tear
Wrung from a burning brain, 1 said farewell—
Alas I'my child, 1 never saw thee more.
In a strange land, far from thy own dear home,
liut with the holy ministries of love
Around tby couch, thy little being passed.
Like the sweet perfume of a bright young rose,
To mingle witii tho skies from whence it came.
Uh ! in that hour, my child, thy Inst of earth,
Hid not a thought of thy poor Father’s love
.Soften tho nnguisli of thy parting soul,
Aud were not thy iloar-little arms outstretched
To meot Ins fond caress I
Thou sleepest, child,
Where the Missouri rolls it’s wild, dark waves,
Ann 1 have never gazed upon thy grave.
No tears of deep affection ever blend
With tho soft dews and gentle rains that fall
Upon tho turf that lies ebuve thy brenst;
hut oh! the spot is hallowed. There the spring,
The briglitspi'mg, yearly throws her loveliest wreaths
Of buds and blossoms—there, al morn ami eve,
Tho viewless spirit of the zephy r breathes
Its holiest whispers in the springing grass,
As if communing with thee—there the birds
Glance through too nlrliko winged souls, unil pour
Their sweet, unearthly melodies— and there
Atthesoft twilight bouryoung angels come
To hover o’er the spot on silver wings,
And marl: it with their shining foot prints.
Thou
Art gone, my child—a sweet end holy hud
la shaken from the rose-tree of our hopes ;
ifiVt yet wo slim.id not mourn. ’Tis joy to know
That thou bust :.mc in thy young innocence
And purity and beauty from a dark,
Uugunlle world, where many snares beset
TSo path of nut, .hood. Ay, ’tis joy to know
'in at the jfhilmu lyre of thy young soul
Gives out its music in the Eden clime,
Utivisitodby earth's cold, bitter winds,
it's poison dews, its lops, its winter rains,
Its tempests ili,1 its lightnings.
My sweet child,
Thou artno moro. blossom of the earth,
Rut,,oh I the thought of thee is yet a spell
On our snd spiriU. ’Tie a lovely flower
On memory’s lonely stream, a holy star,
In retrospection's sky, a rainbow gleam
Upon the tempest clouds of life. Our hearts.
Our stricken hearts, lean to thee, love, ami thus
They lean to Heaven, for thou art there. Yes, thou
And thy young sister are in heaven, while we
•Vvo lingering on the earth's cold desert. Come,
VYo two sweet.cherubs of God's Paradise,
Who wander siii.t by side aud band in band
Auipuf; the Arntnantnino flowers that bloom
Reside .. • Uviir: waters—come, oh oome,
Soinetisupon your bl ight and snowy wings,
i» the Oc-p • etches of the aiknt night,
And bvc. ‘be to our souls the holy words ,
ThT- go iiavo hoard tho angels speak in heaven
G D. P.
Biers Wicked nnd Diabolical Outrage upon
* Two Young Girls.
' The Now-Ybrk correspondent of tho Philadelphia
Enquire- ays ;
A most wicked r.nd diabolical outrape upon two
young all'll; has been brought to the notice of our po-
1 .;;ui Util ities within a day or two, and is now made
public. The scoundrel who thus destroyed the earth
ly happiness, aud perhaps thefuture welfare of two lu
ll ./ci ru and bfinutilulyouna girls, is a married man. and
■die ‘.ithcrof several children. He represented him-
oil as single,ami after taking his first victim to sever
al places of nmuscitaent, atTength inveigled her into
n hi"i“e of disrepute, where he stud Ini Runt lived.
The old ftag. whoahtifd as his mint, ushered them in-
te a bed room,-where, after dosing his victim .with
sprituou* liquor', be attempted to accomplish liis pur-
• peso t>y persuasion, but tailing in that, he resorted to
force, and succeeded.
Tho girl’s* ruin having been accomplished, they
met often afterwards, and on several occasions she
yielded to his wblahes on the promise of marriage.
.She became enciente by tile ruffian, and to conceal
tlie evidence of guilt, sheconsented to his suggestions.
The usual results followed. The unfortunate girl
loft her health, and she is now on a bed of sickness,
Grim which, in nil probability, she will never arise.
Would it be believed that during this time, he was
feting towards the sister of his victim in precisely
he same way, nnd that the scoundrel etfeeted her ru-
itnot Such is tho fact. The age of the younger vic
tim is only fourteen, and of the otiier seventeen. Can
suon a fiend believe that while a God of justice rules
ibo world, ho will go unwhipt of juBtico either here
or hi another existence 1
Stock on hand 1st September, 1849, bales 15,480
Received during tlio previous 12 months, 837,72.'!
Miide from waste, damaged and samples, 2,000
Total, exports (luring 12 months 838,591
Stock on hand 1st Sept.. 1850. 10*012
Tho receipts of new cotton to date nro only 07
hales, the first received on the llfh, against 540 to
mime period in 1849.
For the eleven months ending JulyJOlst, there wns
received at. the New Orlenns Mint of Gold 92,829,823,
of which 92,720,992 was from California, mid of Sil
ver 91.208,518. Hie coinage in the same time has
been, Gold 91,804,000—Silver 91,060.000.
The arrivals for the year hnve been—shins 004.
barques 303, brigs 302, schooners 060,steamships 147,
steamboats 2784, and ilatbouts924, making a total of
the various craft 5,900.
Galveston Cotton Statement, August 24,1850
Stock on hand 1st Sept., 1849, 452
Rec’d at tills port since the 1st Sept. Inst, 25.984
Ruc'd at tlie Texan ports. •• 5,279—31,263
Total to date.
Exported to New Orleans,
“ “ New York,
“ “ Rostral,
“ “ Liverpool,
Stock on hand and on shipboard,
Total Receipts in 1849 to date,
Do do 1850 to date,
31,715
5,171
24,043
1,126
013—31 450
265
38,827
31,203
Decrease,
Wednesday Morning, .September 11, 18,50.
Largest Circulation in the City!!
To E. G., St. Marts.—Your favor of 4th inst. will
be placed In the Editors bands on his return to the
oliice, when lie will take occasion to thnuk you for the
approbation and tho friendly sentiments you express
in behalf ofyourself and your community; nnd to con.
grntulnte them upon tile firmness and unanimity of
feeling with which they hnvo assumed their position
on the great questions now agitating the country.
^Direct Isu-ortations. Tho Norwegian brig
Ncpluncs, Capt. Fredrickson, arrived on Saturday
last from Stockholm, with a cargo of 12,229 bars
Iron, consigned to Messrs. N. B. &, JJ Weed.
Tlio Swedish brig Brave. Capt. I.ytiie, also arrived
on Thursday last, from Stockholm, nnd brought a full
cargo of Iron, consisting of 0074 burs, and 30 bun
dles.
1 here is now a fine stock of every description of
hardware on hand in our city, and every arrival
brings an additional supply. This branch of business
lias rapidly increased within a few yenrs, and our
city can boast of as extensive handwaro stol es ns any
in tlio country. Great inducements are held out
to country merchants to make their purchases in
Savannah, where we feel confident they will find
prices as low as in any other city. This fact has been
mlly tested by merchants from Alabama and Tonnes,
see, who have made their purchases in tills city, and
who iiavo nssured us that our market is as low us
tlioso ui Northern cities.
rue Weather.—For the last two or three days
tho weather lias been showery, the showers coming
on in the morning, nnd alnrge body of water failin''
The wind prevails from the North and east, nnd this'
in fact, has been tho case all summer. These are not
healthy winds, ami, we have no doubt, hnve produc
ed that rheumntic fever, or “broken bone," ns it is
called, which has prevailed to such n fearful ex
tent in Charleston, and of which sumo eases have oc-
currcd in Savannah.
• Chatham Fusilieiis. The editor of the Xews
Will never forgive us,—nay he will set it down nmoim
the most glaring of our detects and short comings in
our temporary administration of his department of
tlie p»pcr, ii we neglect to inform him. through its
columns, of the pnrnde yesterday afternoon, of his
pets, tlie Chatham Fusiliers, Capb Law. They
marched by our office in fine style, tramping through
the mud with heads up, chest thrown out and pieces
erect, spattering all their pretty, white panful-ions
nnd never caring n bit.
1 'Tis then, tlio ladies fair,
In dispnir. tear their hair,
But, 'the divil a one, I earn.’
Says tlio buwld sodger hoy I"
We would like to know who has drilled this com
pany into its present condition ; f or there is no doubt
(and we pretend to be a judge of these things, ns far
as Volunteer militia i B concerned) that they march
and manoeuvre with a steadiness and precision that
would do credit to some who are much their senior'
And we predict that, by and by, when they are men
and become attached to volunteer companies,
these little fellows will be among the best in their re
spective corps. Yes, tin y will all be officers in time.
CsTAVe would call tlie attention of the readers
of this paper to aSnle of Furniture, thisday, by Phil-
brick & Bell, upon Theatre Square, corner of Hull
and Perry-streets, at 11 o’clock.
Commerce of New Orleans.
Tlie Price Current of Monday contains an elaborate
•Mid interesting review of the vast commercial move-
" ei ts of New Orleans for the year ended 51st Au
nt, i860. The estimated value of the entire receipts
i m the interior, is put down at $'.10,897,873, being
. u i E-ess over the previous year of 94.908,181. We
enumerate a tew of the leading articles as follows;
--"014011, 9Ui88li.ir.ft; sugar, $12,396,150; molasses,
~-.VtT.UHKI: bacnn.4j2,992,787; beef, 9735,120 ; lard
9 f,024,340; pork, $0,473,151; Imaging and rope, $1.,
505.373; com and corn meal. $1,013,500; flour, $3,-
■l >.i,!i:9; lead. $1,2111.200; tobacco, 96.208,620 ; whis
key, 91:059,7 ii. T. c value of tlio exports of domes
tic products Cor the year ended 30th Jnne last accord
ing to flic ctistoin-iimisp record, wns $71,049,550,
agii’in 1905,292,574, lad year.
The total receipts of cotton for the year from ail
sources, amount m 40,336 bulcs from Mobile, Florida
and Texas, w hich being deducted, leave the receipts
proper (including 17,501 bales from the Alabama riv
er, at 797,367 bales. The receipts proper fur die pre
vious }\mr exceeded those of the year just closed, by
U9 bales. The total exports have been 838.591
bales, of which 397,589 were shipped to (Men; Britain,
i i 113 to Fiance, 110,140, to other European ports,
Mexico, &u and 213,8-13 to United Aretes ports.
'I hese figure.- -how u decrease on Inst year's .iliin-
meets, of 2 ! .-:X) bales to Great Britain, 37,234 to
France, ana hi,081 to other foreign ports, while to the
culled that's ports there is an increase at 8.032 bales.
The cotton statement of the 31st ult. stood as fol
ia** : TFr.:f,t,
A letter has been received at Norfolk from
a gentleman on the Roanoke River, which says that
the corn crop from Halifax dow n to Willinmstou, has
been cut off at least two-thirds by ihe recent freshet
in that river.
_ nr The steamship “Balticthe third vessel op
Collins’s line, is now rapidly being completed at New
York, nnd it is said she will bo ready to make her
first trip to Liverpool in lesstlian a month.
Destructive Gale .on Lake Erie.—“A severe
gale occurred upon the Lake on Sunday evening Inst
which caused great damage both to the shipping and
the piem, a number of tlie latter having been swept
away.
Spain and CvnA. In his letter of the 8th Au
gust, tlie London correspondent ot tlie National Intel
ligencer announces that General Manuel deia Concha
has accepted the command of the Island of Cuba, and
says ;
It appears that tlie general discontent of the inhab
itants of Cuba, kept down so long by the rule of its
pro-consuls, has at length been expressed in a docu
ment lately communicated to tlie Spanish Govern
ment. This manifesto is signed by a great number of
the most influential and wealthy persons ui the Is
land. Nothing, however, hns yet transpired as to the
nature of tlie complaints or wrongs which form the
subject of the document. It is nevertheless thought
probable, that one oflliu principal subjets uf tho cum-
plnintis the impolie and unjust custom of making the
Island serve as a sort of reserved fund, from which fo
enrich the favorites and minions of the Court.
I’m fessor Webster’s Family Ionorant of'
the time fixed for ms Execution —One eircmii-
stance occurred at flic close of tlie interview of i'rof.
Webster with his wife and ilauchtets. on Thursday
evening, that fixes it beyond a doubt, that t e family
when tliey left the Doctor that evening, anticipated
seeing him ngiiin, for. witen thev were" notified tln.t
the coach was in waiting for them, one of tlio diundi-
ters expressed u desire to remain a little longer.
They were very politely and kunlly informed 'battue
hour lot closiug the prison had arrived, whereupon
Mrs. Webster asked Mr. Andrews—" Will this be
your hour tor closing in future t" M r. Andrews said
ho wiis conftleed for .nti answer at first, hut fiuully
answered iter that it would.
Slerrry in California.—A late number of tlie Fed-
end Union contains the following facts in regad to the
employment and profitableness of slave labor in Cali
fornia:—A liiend from Newtoti'county informs us
that lie lias just received a letter from liis brother,
now m California, formerly a captain of a company
of Texas Rangel s, which statch time the writer inis
now with him on the Bacrnniento. river, thirty-two
slaves engaged in,digging gold, who made for him
each on an average lrom $15 to $20 per dav, sure
the lUtn ot March last. The negroes are t'nuii 4'i to
50 years old. They aivo him no trouble, nor does
iny one interfere with them.—TAR.
The Present IttMlnm of Savannah—Im-
/ pro Yemeni/* in the City.
To a stranger entering Savannah for the first time,
it would be a matter of wonder that the capitalists of
of. this city had expended millions of dollars, and ho
would only understand the jiotntedncss of the joke,
when totd that it bad been expended for the improve
ment of tlio city | for liis first exelnmntion would
naturnlly'be: Where are tlie evidences of it t where
are tlie Factories, the enormous workshops that have
swallowed up that large sum t or where are the
splendid buildings, the granite ranges, and lofty edifi
ces upon which this sum has been expended. In
vain would lie cast his eyes around for such eviden'
ces as these. They are not to be seen at a glance.—
Yetit is no jest, but a serious and substantial fact that
these millions h»vo been expended,—judiciously
Invested, and for tho improvement of the city.
And here is the difference between our investments
and those of other cities in tho State. In all those
communities in Georgia, which— aroused from that
lethargy, and indifference that have, hitherto,
brought their business name into disrepute—have
turned their heads, hands and capital to the improve
ment of their immense nntuyui advantages, the invest
ments have been made at home, upon their own
ground, and within tlie reacli of their vision. They
have built up Cotton Factories, l’aper Mills, Iron
Works, and other houses of industr); ar.il their ope
ratives, mechanics nnd officers may be seen daily in
the discharge of their duties, giving life to tlie scene,
and to a casual observer, establishing for the place a
superior reputation tor business energy, aud liberal
expenditure. -
But he who would understand nnd appreciate tlie
immense efforts made by this community must take
a wider range than this, mid extend iiis observation
over mi infinitely larger field. Investments have been
made tar uwuy from Home, and in objects that could
bring no immediate return, but which all lookcuto
the future lor their results. In a desultory article,
yesterday, we gave .some account of tlie number of
Kuil Ronds of which Pavamiali was the seaboard
terminus. Hundreds of miles of these Roads are the
fruits of Savannah capita!, nnd .enterprise,—in propor"
tion to its population, perhaps tlio greatest outlay lor
this purpose, made by any city in the country. These
tilings liavenot been without their effect upon the pros
perity of the city, though yet far from their completion;
and consequently far from yielding a remunerating re
turn upon the amounts invested. That portion ot tile
expected effect of this display of energy is known only
to business men, and is seen only in tlie comparison
of the amount of business how done,"with that done
before these efforts were made.
lint it will not always he thus : when the chain is
completed that is to link our interests with those of
tlie sections we have been penetrating, then will an im
mense tide ol' business set iu this direction ; and it
will bn like a stream that knows no ebb, hut flows
ever onward, enlarging and deepening ns it approach
es its point of attraction. Thovolume of this stream
no man cun now fore-measure. A country fertile
mid generous, and {grateful in the abundance of its
returns ; communities animated by an energy of
character which ten years ugo would not have been
ndmitted or advanced, all will seek tlie mart to which
these artificial avenues lend, nnd tlie foresight nnu
wisdom of those who now lie out of their meims will
be recognised, and amply recompensed by tile influx
of trade nnd consequently ot wenlth. Energy and
faith have been the requisites for those who would
contribute to the attainment of these results, aud now
patience must ho tlie virtue exercised to beur us on to
this successful accomplishment.
Then will it be our turn to build up in ami ahnut
tlio city, to ornament and improve ; for then the
wpnlth will be no longer drained away in preparations,
but will lie coming back upon us with enormous in
terest. The present business of Buvumltdi, greatly
superior as it is to tltnt known to the city before the
commencement of these undertakings, will increase
in a ratio which cannot be estimated. Every indus
try will prosper alike ; and we will have our whole
sale ranges, and our retail streets, our massive blocks
of stores anil warehouses doubled and quadrupled.
Trades, mechanics, commerce, all will feel the influ
ence of this prosperity, which will come and is now
coming to Savannah, in surely as the waters shall
come to tho sea.
[correction.]
St. Mary's, Sept. 4th, 1850.
Editor Morning Xcws :
Dear Sir.—1 observe in your paper of Auguet 30,
my solution of the Seward Enigma. In the hurry of
writing, an error was committed, which may lead
some to suppose tlie solution incorrect. The sixth
line reads. •• The soldier’s duty,” &c.
Tile answer should read—
Venur—because “ in love with Mars," &c.
She was wedded to Vulcan—but was in lave or had
an amour witii Mars.
I take it to be a soldier’s duty to love his profession
or the God of War.
Yours, &c„ ST. MARY’S.
[COM MUNI CAT ED. |
Mr. Editor.—There appears to he an impression
abroad, that gas is n more expensive light than any
other in use, nnd that in* only advantages are greater
brilliancy, cleanliness aud safety. However worthy
attention these may be, cheapness is alto one of its
advantages, and one that can be evinced, provided
attention he paid to its economy. To this end, 1 offer
two directions.
1. At all times of lighting, turn off the stop-cock
next the burner, until the volume of flame begins to
diminish.
2. When but a portion oftbe burners on the prem
ises are needed, turn otfthe stop cock next the gasom
eter, until tiie volume of flame in the lighting burners
begins to diminish.
1 o the scientific, the laws on which these directions
are founded, are evident: To the consumers of gas,
" comparison of the remits of the common practice’
with those of their modification, to bo found on the
lace of tlie gasometer, will give proof positive. *
E^'l'he Pacific N«ws estimates the resources of
Guhtorni;r, l 01 ’ the purposes of government, at 91.
525,009; her expenses at $700,000; leaving a surnlus
of *825,000.
Besides this, over $1,000,000 lias been collected
at tlio various custom house* by the military officers
ol tiie Lniteu btates. 1 ids tin- News coutuuds, right
fully belongs to the people of California.
.Down with Napoleon!" Paris. Thurs-’an
Evening 1 ue progress of the President is-bvuimi-
i"! )cv> fluttering Hum was expected, even |, v those
who do net wish him well. The ill-feeling was nn.ni-
lesrcil mote at Tunnere than at Dijuhn, where the
utj ot ’ A has Nupol/ain” was repeatedly given.
t "Bister, lire you happy f"
s “ v,,f ’ Deacon, 1 feel as tliuugh I was iu Beelzebub's
bosom.”
“Not in Beelzebub's!”
“Weil, some of the Patriarch-., I don’t cate which.”
£ f ’ .“ ‘"-’’T “ th e winter Italian opera
season,at .Madrid, tor .224,000. 1 * 3
By Last Night’s Western
Till N.O. ricaynne. has a letter from Texas com
plaining of the depredations committed by the Cu-
manchez, Apaches and other Indians: nnd of the su-
piuenosB ot the government in its action for the pre
vention of these incursions.
Jjg^Tiie Yazoo Dcmocrik hns a letter from tiie in
terior of Mississippi, giving a discou raging account of
tlie cotton crop.
Arkansas Election.—The Arkansas legislature
stands as follows: Semite sixteen democrats nnd four
lvhigs; House of Representative.-!, fifty democrats and
thirty-two whlgs. Democratic majority on joint bal
lot, forty.
13 s " We received tiles of northern evening pa
pers by lust night's western mail.
or The Raleigh Jlegister has tlie official vote for
Governor, us follows:
David S. Reid, (Dem.) 44,844
Gov. Charles Manly, (Whig,) 42,071
Reid's Mujority,
2,773.
["iff The late floods in Pennsylvania have been
frightfully destructive of human life and property.—
The latest accounts from Pottsvillc, report the Iosh
over fifty lives. We trust the statement will prove
somewhat exaggerated, but that a very large number
of lives have been lost there non be no doubt. The
destruct'on of property is immense.
Washington, Sept, 8.
The bill for the admission of California as a State,
with the Bill organizing the Territory of Utah attach
ed, passed tlie House yesterday by'ti majority of20.
Tickets for Jenny Lind's first Concert sold
in New York ut from $10 to $225 for single seats.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4—P. M.
The Freshet in the Schuylkill.—The flood iu tlie
Schuylkill bus entirely subsided, the waters disap
pearing almost as suddenly as they rose.
The scene this morning from Fairmountjto Gray’s
Ferry, was lamentable to behold. The lumber, wood,
coal and lime whnrves have been swept brre. On
the flats, canal boats and masted vessels were lying
high and dry.
,-;A Romance in Indian Life.—A correspondent of
the Picayune, writing from Mndisonville, La., relates
the following incident in Indian life:
A large number of Choctaw Indians still reside in
the neighborhood, and ns I gazed on a group of young
squaws, several of whom had really beuutifulfeatures,
and seemed to pride themselves on the display of their
Indian dresses and ornaments, 1 could not help think
ing that if they were educated and dressed .fur a bull
room, they would vie with many a pale-faced beauty.
.Mndisonville was the terminus of tlie military road
ordered to he cut from Tennessee by Gen. Jackson,
daring tiie lust war with England. This road was
afterwards used by flat-boatmen, wiio having descend
ed the Ohio and Mississippi, unil sold their bouts and
produce, would cross tho luke on a sloop or schoon
er to this place, and then travel home on foot, in
those times, ^frequently took a vessel between two
and throe days to make the trip, when it is now made
in nearly as many hours. Tlie continuation of parts
of this road through Mississippi still exists, nnd is
known by the name of the “ old Natchez trace.
There lias been many n story told of the romuntic ad
ventures of the flat-boatmen in their travels through
the “wilderness,” ns it was then called. On tlie dis
banding of the volunteers after the battle of New Or
lenns, this road beeutne infested with robbers, who
sought the flat-boatmen ns their prey, and the road
became very dangerous to travel, except in large par
ties. A young boatmen, who hnd realized a large
profit on his pruduce, was returning home on one oc
casion by this road, when ho was severely wounded
by a rifle ball, robbed of all his money, nnd left for
dead. He wns found by a young Indian girl of ex
quisite beauty, tiie daughter of a chief who owned a
largo tract of land in Mississippi. The girl perceiving
some signs ot life, ran to fetch some water, which she
gave him to drink, and then dragging him into a thick
et, went to the camp and obtained two of her trioo to
bring iu tlie wounded man. His wound was dressed,
nnd the Indian girl attended him, and watched over
him from day today, until he recovered.
During liis illness, the young boatman observed
that the indinn girl watehcu him with deep interest,
and his gratitude soou deepened into love. He made
her Ids bride, and the old chief gave to him his daugh
ter’s share ot the land, which he soou turned into a
plantation, and civilized -his wife. 'Enough tho old
chief refused to live with them, lie frequently came
to see them and their children, and as tlie country
gradually became settled, the Indian wife of the
white man was long acknowledged to be the most
beautiful and dignified lady in tliat section of the
State.
ire in A,'to loci- Beebe it Co.'s Hat Store in
Btoadway was partially destroyed by fire on the 5th I
Hist. It broke out ill rear oftbe store, nnd futirelv i
Ui stroycil the lour story building in the rear, used l,v I
lliehrm u» a baUactoiy. Tiie steam shop j« J- j
toV/o'oUJ ' * tl<! OSS18 ' fctu,mc '' ,i ut from $15,000 ;
,1 ‘-wv! 15 ii i8,0 ", to ‘•"Stfrdefiil Ulan, who dots
tiie Mobile Herald:
Conan ss will in ult probability appropriate the mu
m cent run, o, $00,00-.) to build.. Cnslom.ll,.use, Uni j
L ' tilf ^ .P^OH-t Court Room, Offices, Marshal's
Office and Pest Office-^.,II under one roof-1;,. y-Sfi*
We exp,At to have two hotels prwemiy , aeh 'of i
which w»ll ejat iu ore .than Lhat.
77ic Choctaw Indians.—The tribe of the Choctaw
Indians is diminishing very fast. Their hunting
grounds are now west of the Mississippi, near Fort
Smith, beyond the boundary line of the .State of Ar
kansas, up to the source of the Canadian Fork, and
as tar South as Red River, on the Arkansas line.—
Many of this tribe have become citizens ot the Unit ed
States,and one of the Into chiefs by tlie name yf Leflore
some years ago was n representative in the Missis
sippi Legislature. By tlie treaty made at Dancing
Rabbit Creek, with these Indians in 1830, 40 of the
Choctaw youths were to be educuted ut tlie expense
of tit. government for twenty yenrs. This number
were to be kept at school, nnd as they finished their
education, others were to take their places until tlie
period expired. Under this treaty they have been
supplied with schools, anil $2,500 annually has been
given for the support of three teachers. The term
however expires on theQ7tn of this month. What
progress they hnve made in their education, 1 have
been unable to learn, but it is stated that many of
them have been well educated, made acquainted with
all the arts of husbandry, and have become good far-
luers, 3 he tribe receives from our government
90000 annually, which by the treaty they are to re
ceive as long as they exist. Notwithstanding these
provisions,many of them prefer to wander off in small
parties, aud occasionally visit the cities and towns iu
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, tradin'/ with the
people.
From the Wytheville Republican.
iinilrouil Convention.
At a meeting of a portion of the citizens of Wytlie
county, utthe Court House, on Monday the 12th dav
ot August, 1850, oil the subject ot the proposition of a
general Convention of thefriends of the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad, to he held at Wytheville, on tlie
11th day ot September,
Un motion, Mr. Lime J. I.eftwich wns called to the
Chair, mid Mr. Harold rfmyth appointed Secretary
The object, oi the meeting whs explained by Mr. P
S. Buckingham, and on liis motion tho followin'/ res
olution.-, wen: unanimously adopted:
1st. Resolved, That we cordially approve of tlie
tin: proposition ol “Several Lynchburg Stockholders"
ot the Virginia and lenuesseo Railroad Company
ninde mini article published in the Lynchburg Virgin
un. ot the 8th in-4., to hold a Railroad Conventiot. ut
Wytheville, on Wednesday, the 11th of September
next, tnr the purposeot adopting measures to inerensn
tlie i-uhi-i'i'iplinu to the stock bt said company, with u
view to the speedy completion of their road.
2nd. Resolved, That we recommends lull meeting
ot the people ot this county, at tho court hou«e on
Monday the Ptli of September, that being the day of
our county court, fortlie purpose of appointing lie!-
egatrs tor ttiiacounty, to said convention.
;jni. Itusulved. That the peoiiU* ot all the counties
ot South-western Virginia mnl Kust Tennessee the
citizens ot Nortolk, Petertsbun?. .Richmond, Lynch-
Damille, AU xandrni, nnd such other portions
ol tlie »Stute ns feel interested in tin* improvement
he. and are, hereby eainojtiy requested to send
delegates to said convention.
„ 4fti. N''to'' v ' d, That the President and other Ofli-
(.eis ot the different Rail Road companies between
toe Virginia line and Memphis, and any other compa
nies in Georgia, Alabama. South Carolina and Ten-
nt 88ci*, and fiiHO ot any Rmlroml coinpimieM in Vir-
gnna, who tixd imeriested iu the Virginia ami Ton-
m * huih mid, he, mid are hereby invited to attend
5 it “Sled T WT| t, ’ iu ltfl O'ffiffi’Fations.
Tt.ie l.m ,' , „ l, "u hl ' hd ‘ tiu ' th " Wytheville
V^n',''T h ‘T " U "ttlhr papers of
\ I, i.m and J i imr.'ee Railroad, he requested to
publish tlie proceed mgs oltnis meeting
ll G , LD.SMYTH,8ec’rV. 1J ' “^^H, Cb'n.
l-'ilLm,,.''r/ l |V ,:! ' 8r ' ‘{’•"•'.'•'"•M'H.oa that President
Wiidiiu'/vu' J l “'-’ Luitariiiu Church in
Non-Interconrse,
This retaliatory policy, suggested « difr I
by the presses and meetings throughout ^ f >i
seems to operate somewhat upon the n ***
Northern friends. They do not profe,”'? 0 ^
to be very much frightened, yet it i, ev ’i W,
the numerous notices of it, that they g 0 *'K
possible event A correspondent ofth? ^ «■
Tribune, writing from Baltimore, toys- ‘ Ne * '»t
“Letters from Georgia and Aiaham
league among many of the merchants
purchase goods at tlie North—the r"t.i? r ?’ “Hi
fact of a regular non-intercourse Thi. '
say that purchases to a large extent wiiiT” 1 * ,r *
Baltimore, in the place,of Philadelphia ana » ®
as formerly. The slave controversy |!J,v Kew
this move, which cannot, however
any great extent lu conversation »i,k 1 ^mt
our Baltimore wholesalcmen, 1 w.„J7, w ”ri|
prospects ofafal) trade are dying aw. '’"'i
they expect to mnke unusually large
merchants, who have either arrived nr ° Hu
way here. This looks, I must confcL ?
like a lortnidable non-intercourse whlrt^'W
mously curried out, might temporarily emG
large importers. Some Southerners ma-, !^!*;-
determination not to deal in nny way
but such a determination cannot hold j
era manufactures and importations inusn H
if the present merchants oftbe ehivulric u l *1
nil to combine together not to purrW /
North, they would soon find formidable a. .’"‘t
the field mid reap golden harvests Then.'
deal of bluster mid braggadocio in Southern!!
tm», for which very large allowances muVi k
There is not so much as this writer^r.m • "lei
especially in reference to this alienation
with regard to commercial intercourse
North. It requires not much more goadin., >
the Southern people to this measure and ti v 1
had better not undertake to ascertaia how f
be driven ere we adopt this or disunion a?*
iormidoble rivals mentioned, we are rati
opinion that this policy, once adopted thl'l 01
lie lew mid tar between. They would nrii H
ship for nnother market, and -U'eC’?
that it would tequire a large cupital, and
and bravery than would ho deemed safe or
ent, for Northern rivals to come and start a h
with such a state of things existing. Th e « ■l-
South" can hear a great deal, but one of it*™
nent and elementary purta is scoruefor uteani, ' 11
this writer may rely upon it these formidable r
would bo reached m sotno way.—,S\ Carolinim
Buffalo, Sepu tavt I
Destructire Gale on Lake Erie. There'wu, '
gale on ttie Lake on Sunday night ns.ti' 1
with 1200 bushels wheat, went ashore. TlienL J
Maid, from Chicago harbor, lost several oftenF
overboard. Tlie piers were wafehed away
mense damage done. 1 ""
From the Charleston Mercury of <kki m
„„ New Orleans, Sept. 6 Ml
1 he cotton market ia dull—tlie sules amount-,
only 2(H) bales. Quotations are nominally fn,.
dling qualities 12$ a 13. * ®
Ni.*wa from Texas has been received Thetol
Committee oftbe two Houses have reported mb, I
ot raising 30(H) troops, to march forthwith formal
Fe. Reports of the passage of Tierce's biiul
reached Austin. In reference to this, it was siiftJ
the Legislature possesses no power to dispose of tl
territory of the State, thntthe subject must berfensl
to the decision of the people. Gen. Ruskw M .|
elected Senator by 50 to 8 votss. 1
A Volume in a Line. At a temperance celebnsj
in Tennessee, a little lad appeared in the prociuil
bearing a Hag on which was inscribed : 1
“All's light when Daddy's sober!"
PASSENGERS*
Per steamer Gen Clinch, from Charleston-lIi
Morris, lady and son, J L Dunham, It Boyd, Mrtte
ison, child and servant, and one on deck.’
CONSIGNEES.
Per steamer Gen Clinch, from Charleston—CE*|
".a Boats and Steamer DeKnib.
QiommiJrcial.
LATEST DATES'.
Liverpool, Aug. 20 | Havre, Aug. 9 | Havana, An;.Ill
Saviintmii market, September 11.
COTTON.—There was a good demnne 1 for C'ot
yesterday, and the sales amounted to 253 bales, at
following prices r 1 hales at 12V ; *22 at 12f; 19all
37 at 12} ; J37 at 12'} ; 28 at 12}; 9 at 13 cento,
notice nn advance outlie lower qualities of Cot
within the past three days of } of a cent.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 9—Cotton.—The marketfll
Saturday, with a moderate detnend. had an upvrril
tendency, and holders, iu some instuucefijhavere^l
ed prices which previously they could not obt*i|
Tim sales readied 556 bales at 12V ® 12i—the bulki
12} ^ 12§.
Macon Cotton Statement for 1849-50* I
The following statement exhibits the total rectijfll
of Cotton in this city for the commercial year erdiid
1st September.—The quantity forwarded from litfll
Sept. 1849 to ]?t Sept. 1850, together with the stockil
Macon on the let inst. Receipts in warehouses fir 1
Sept. 1st, 1849, to Sept. 1st, 1850 $
(349 bales of the above were rec’d in Augusta.)
Stock in warehouses (included in the above)
2.791 bales.
Receipts by Macon & Western Rail Rond, for
warded direct to Savannah
Making the*totrd receipts oftbe season. 13#|
Receipts by Macon & Western Hsil Rood in
gueta, 206 bales, of which 17 were sent to the w *
houses.
Shipments by Central Rail Road, 1,863 bnle?.
6Slipping Jntdligcnce.
pout of savannah. - • septembeki
1* O 41 T C A I.KN D Alt.
MOON’S PHASES.
New Mn. 6d. lOh. 53m., m I Fit Mn,2Jd.. f>b.
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Airauat.
Rises.
Sots.
, 1 Si 0 .
H. IU.
H. M.
11 Wednesday..
5 41
6 10
12 Thursday,. ..
5 4L
0 10
13 i’riday
5 42
6 09
14 Saturday,. ..
5 43
0 08
15 Sunday
5 43
0 00
lh Monday
5 44
0 05
17 Tuesday,....
5 45
0 04
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10 09
10 52
11 37
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^ ARRIVED. _
Steamer Gan Clinch, Dixon. Charleston, to«*l
&. Hertz.
DEPARTED.
Ptenmer Gen Clinch, Dixon. Charleston.
Strainer II I, Cook, Peck, Augusta.
Steamer Ivmihoe. McNulty, Piiintku.
1 So tl VII. SI 1' A 45 SI I IP III' 1
FOR HAVANA, NEW ORLEANS, anil CD-'
To learn Saturday, the 14th (wu!*
Tho superior tdeauiFliip
Porter, U. S. N., Coiun
wil1 leuve here on Hnturduy.»
a inet. For pa.sHmre iqiply to
Hcpt u coiiKNd & l J2;:
CUaOTJU, POTATOES, (Ve.—50 Iwrrr
fl- Genebsen Flour; 40 half bids do do;
Hiram .Smith’s Extra do; .59 do Potatoes;
Crashed and Powdered sugar; .40 do Tre® 1
Butter. Sugar and Hoda Crackers I 20 boxes d<
Biscuits; 59 kegs prime Leaf Lard; 30 bbls
3 Mackerel; 29 lings old government J* iva
Lamliiiff and fur mU? by
eept J1 SGRANT-ON, JONIISTON_&
I > UTTER ifc CI1KK8E7-20 kegs select
^ shen Butler; 59 boxes Kuglish Dmry L
Landing and for sale by w .
eept U .SCRANTON. JOHNSTON^
^REAM ALIi.—25 barrels Summer Si
C tREAlH ALE.—25 barrels Summer
1 lauding from burk Texas nnd tor sale by
sept li W. M. DAVID
B ottle ii ai,e imki po’ktkit.-®
Bottled Ale, and 5 do Porter, in pints.
and for sale,by
_scpt n W. M. DAVID''
H
AMS, sugar mred. For jalfi by „
tsi’ttt 5 0* J 101,1.IE ,V. LAYVriON, BuB 11 -