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LOCAL A FLAIRS,
American Parly Nominations.
According lo previous appointment,
the de’egateg of the American party of
the diderent beats of this county, assem
bled in convention in this city, Saturday,
the 3d inst. The following nominations
were made : For the Senate, Col. Hines
Holt; for tho House, N. L. Howard
and It. L. Mott.
Omission.
In our notice a day or two re
gard to our warehouse room, we omitted
to mention the fact that tlje Fontaine
warehouse was being rebuilt, upon apian
which would make it much safer for the
storage of cotton than heretofore. It will
be ready to receive cotton in a very short
lime.
Alarm Uc-11.
Mr. William Smith, 81 Broad street,
authorizes us to say that if ten dollars
constitutes anything towards raising an
alarm bell, he is ready and willing to be
called on for that amount. How many
more of Hie same sort are there? Let
the ball roll ; we have no doubt that
the necessary amount could easily be rais
ed by our public spirited citizens.
♦—
Tike Rlgazlne Robbery Excitement.
A thousand and one” conflicting re- \
ports are in circulation concerning the
robbery of the Powder Magazine. These
reports have, naturally, excited the fears
of many of the fairer portion of the deni
zens of the city, and for their special 1
benefit we would say that these rumors
are altogether manufactured—by many
who are fond of exciting the timid, and 1
by others who rely too much ou hearsay.
There is no occasion, whatever, to in- |
dulge apprehensions of danger or mis
chief, and we hope that henceforth they
will banish their fears as There is no
real foundation for them.
We understand that a company of fif
teen young gentlemen, of the city, have
volunteered their services us a special
police, so long as circumstances may seem
to require them. They have consented to
be governed by the regular police discip
line, and the Mayor has accepted their
proposition. With this addition to the
police force, and the falsity of the differ- ‘
ent reports In circulation, the fairer por
tion of our population may enjoy their
slumbers in perfect security.
Unring Rubbery. i ,
We learn that betweeu 8 and 9 o’clock | 1
on Wednesday evening, some person en- i
tcred the room of a gentleman boarding |
with Mrs. White, adjoining OJd Fellows’ ! 1
Hall, and decamped with a trunk of
clothes and about forty dollars in money.
A negro man was seen with a trunk, go
ing down Oglethorpe street, about the
same time. The police are on tho look 1
out for the rogue, and we trust may over
haul him. We sincerely trust this chap ‘
may be arrested and brought to justice.
Enlarging. I
W'e are pleased to observe a large and 1
efficient force of hands employed in en
larging the Planters Ware House, owned
by Messrs. Dillard, Powell & Cos. They
recently purchased the large lot kuown
as the Harrow property, and are erecting
thereon a large addition to their already
capacious house. It will be as the other,
a fire proof building, and afford storage
room under cover for a large number of I
cotton bales.
In addition to this, Messrs. Greenwood
& Gray are constructing a large fire
proof ware house near the general rail
road depot, and will be able to house
safely a largo quantity of cotton. With
these additions to the already spacious
buildings of the Planters, Greenwood &
Gray’s, and the Lowell, by Hughes, Dan
iel & Cos., planters need entertain no
fears in sending their cotton to this mar- j
ket. W'e are assured by these gentle- I
men that all cotton will be properly under j
cover and freed from damage by fire or j
otherwise.
Where liaa lhat Powder Clone f
It has become a subject of much specu
lation in tho minds of many of our citi
zen-, as to the whereabouts of the powder
recently stolen from the Magazine. It
was believed by some that it had gone
into a distant part of the State, south of
us. This looks reasonable. But if we
consider the bulkiness of 77 quarter kegs,
we see that a very large wagon body j
would be required to hide it in securely; |
and it it hardly possible it could travel a i
very long distance before some person's ;
attention would bo attracted to it, consid- .
ering that it is a very unusual article to ;
transport over the country by wagons, in
such quantity and loose. But, why should
a rogue select quarter kegs, when he j
could have done better business by taking :
wholes, and better have concealed it? It
may be very possible that it has not de- j
parted from the limits of our city ; at i
least such is our opinion, and we would
advise every citizen to rub up tho old fire
locks about their premises. There may j
be no danger brewing, still “prudence is j
the better part of valor.”
Operations Commenced.
We observe that hands arc at work ex
cavating for the foundation of the new
market and City Ilall, in Oglethorpe
street, east of the court house square.
It is too late now for us to urge a success
ful objection to this building. When the
market ordinances promised to bo en
forced, we did see a propriety in enlarg
ing and fitting the old one, but no earthly
use for expending ten thousand dollars
to accomplish what one thousand would
have done. But it is too late, and we do
not arrogate to ourselves the feeling that
we could have changed the course of the
council if we had objected. But this we
do say, that the council will find, wh.-n
past remedy, that they have made another
mistake. The building, we are informed,
is to be fitted up in good style, and af
ford comfortable accommodations for all
who desire to do their trade therein,
while in the second story there will be a
large and spacious hall, sufficiently large
to seat from GOO to SOO persons comforta
bly. As the thing is settled and deter
mined on, we are glad they are going to
have it done decently, aud trust they
will lend a listening ear to our appeal for
a sewer at the junction of Broad and
Crawford streets, and also do something
for the ugly place near Mr. Kivlin’s resi
dence. At present it is a standing dis
grace to the city.
Fire Alarm.
About dark Thursday the alarm of fire
was given. It was fouud iu the cellar of
the -Lore occupied by Messrs. Jefferson
& Hamilton, as a Furniture Ware Room,
ou Broad street. Upon opening the cel
lar doors to admit the hose from No. 5, a
dense volume of smoke issued out, but
notwithstanding this the gallant firemen
pressed their way through to search for
the fire, which was iu the back part of
the cellar, among a quantity of buckets,
tubs, &c., and was soon extinguished.
We have not laarned the extent of the
damage, but suppose a few hundred dol
lars would cover tbe loss.
A Fine Gun.
We visited the establishment of Mr. J.
P. Murray Tuesday evening, for the pur
pose of inspecting a gun of his own man
ufacture. It is a double-barrelled shot
gun, which can be used for any kind of
shooting, and was made expressly for Dr.
W. J. Jordan. The barrels are manufac
tured of fine laminated steel, and the
stock of English walnut. The latter,
judging from this specimen, is capable of
the highest polish. The locks are admi
rable, and the whole is executed in a
style of superior workmanship. The or
namental and other engraving was execu
ted in elegant style, by Mr. Ingmire, a
Jeweller of this city.
—,—
Mr. Thomas Morris, an old citizen of
Columbus, and a minister of the Gospel,
died a few days since, out West.— Times.
•Mineral* of Alnltama.
The Talladega Watchman lias published
an interesting article on the above sub
ject. The rapidly developing Il iil Road
; system of Alabama is revealing the fact
that untold mineral wealth lies embed
ded in the northern portion of that State.
: Sinco completion of the Ala and
I etm. Rad Road to Montevallo, two com
panies have been pursuing the coal busi
ness in a moat scientific manner. Last
year 5,829 tons were transported over the
road As the coalmines of Pennsylvania
yield over $30,000,000 per annum, some
faint idea may be formed of the future of
that portion of Alabama.
ef beautiful marble have been
for many years known to exist in Talla
dega and adjacent counties. The pioneer
in the business in that region, was Mr.
George Heard, now deceased. He lead- j
ing the van. induced others, as Prof.
Lieber says, to follow. The marble ex
tracted from these quarries has been used
hitherto, for tombstones and monuments,
but, when enterprise and capital shall
engage extensively in developing the
inexhaustible quantities of this useful
material, it will become cheaper in price,
and rendered available for the purposes
of architecture, as in Tennessee and
other States.
Aurora Borealis Again.
This singular phenomenon re-appeared j.
ou Thursday night, but with a brilliancy
aud magnificence seldom witnessed in this
latitude. It was more generally diffused
than on Sunday night, and its rapidly
shifting and varied corruscations, were
well calculated to excite mingled emotions ;
of awe and admiration. It first appeared ;
alittleafter 11 o’clock, and continued until
eclipsed by the light of approaching dawn.
So great was the’ brilliancy of its mani
festations Sunday night, in Philadelphia,
that several vigilant Fire Companies mis
took it for a conflagration, and turned :
out.
In another place will be found descrip- ;
tions furnished by two friends, at differ- ;
ent stand-points Thursday night.
The Celestial Phenomenon Again.
Eds. Sun: The singular phenomenon
noticed in your paper the 30th ult., and
which we witnessed together, was seen
again this morning ou a grand scale. At
one o'clock I was aroused by a servant,
and looking out, the Heavens were arched ;
by a fiery belt extending from North
West to South East. This belt was occa
sionally fringed, not with a “dark
cloud,” but with a lambent silvery light
that presented a most remarkable and
beautiful appearance. The redness va- ‘
ried in intensity, but though it was
cloudy, and tho stars shone dimly, the
light was sufficient at all times to make | ‘
white folks as well as “niggers” believe i
that it was “ broad day.” I watched this
interesting phenomenon for an hour, ,
during which time the fiery arch grad- j
ually extended northward, and remains of
it were still seen about daylight. In ex- !
planation, leaving out of consideration
all signs and portents dire, lam disposed ‘
to think that the phenomenon is an elec
trical one, something like the Aurora Bo
realis. This, I think, is confirmed by ‘
the lambent streaks, and is certainly
more satisfactory than the refractory
theory, when we take into consideration
the fact that the sun was so far below
the horizon. J. S. W.
Sept. 2, 1859. ‘
For tho Daily Sun.
Messrs. Editors —During Thursday night i
there was a re-appearance of the pheno- i
menon, which was seen in our sky on i
last Sabbath night. At what hour it be- <
came visible is not known, but attentiou 1
was directed to it at 2:30 a. m.; after j
which time it was distinctly seen until
after dawn. The sky was entirely free i
from clouds during the whole of this in
terval. The light, which was a deep and
brilliant pink, was ditFused over the , :
whole expanse of the heavens, reaching !
from the zenith quite to the horizon in all !
directions. The brightest points were in ’
the extreme East and West, the latter be- j
ing the more brilliant of the two. Be
tween these points the light constantly ‘
varied in intensity, sometimes almost fad- j
ing away, and then gradually increasing,
until the stars were dimmed, and a pink 1
hue imparted to the ground, houses and
other objects. !
At times patches of white light, which
were emitted from the brilliant points in
the East and West, moved like fleecy j 1
clouds or volumes of white smoke, across ! 1
the sky. At one time a crown of these
patches was formed a little to the South
of tho zenith, from which streams of pale
white light radiated towards the East, I
North and West.
This phenomenon as exhibited Thurs
day night, was exceedingly beautiful, and ;
as there is every probability of its re ap- j
pearance, it would be well for our citizens j
to be on the watch. Its increase in bril
liancy and extent has been very rapid
since its first appearance four days ago.
The determination of its course will be a i
matter of much interest. * * *
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Wheat aiul other Crops of Virginia.
The Richmond Morning News gives
I very discouraging accounts of the pros- j
; pect of the wheat and tobacco crops of !
| Virginia. It says:
The corn ergp is admitted everywhere !
to be the most unpromising that we have !
had for years, not only in this State, but !
in all of the Western corn growing
States. This fact will have an irnpor- :
taut bearing upon the price of wheat, j
We have endeavored faithfully to keep
our readers posted upou this subject, :
i and if our farmers continue to send their
wheat to market at the reduced prices
that it is now Ui iugiDg, aud the future
! should prove more favorable, we hope :
that the justice will be accorded - to us of I
having truthfully warned our agrieultu
: ral friends of the “better time coming.”
A Clvaiu of Cities.
The chain of cities extending along our ,
Atlantic seaboard, it is expected, will
show a great increase in the census. In
1850 it was:
Bangor, 15,000; Portland, 20,000;
Portsmouth, N. 11., 10,000; Boston, 131,-
000 ; Providence 42,000 ; New Haven 20,-
000; Brooklyn 128,000; New York 515,-
000; Newark 38,000: Philadelphia 409,- ]
0U0; Wilmington, Del., 14,000; Balti
more 169,000; Washington 50,000 : Alex
andria 8,800; Richmond 27,570; Peters
burg 14,010; Norfolk 20,700; Wilmiug
ten, N. C., 8,000; Charleston 43,000;
Savannah 16,000; Mobile 20,000, New
Orleans 150,000; Galveston 4,200.
Kail Roatl Speed.
The following is said to be a correct
calculation of the speed in a given time
on the rail roads of different countries:
England —Main speed, 35; express,
60; maximum, 82.
Germany —Main speed, 36 : express,
60 ; maximum, 76.
United States— Main speed, 40; ex- ■
press 86 ; maximum, 100.
France— Main speed, 40 ; express, 72 ; j
maximum, 86.
The U. S. railways run the fastest
trains in the world.
A Bridge Cracking.
On the Cincinnati and Dayton Rail
Road, the other day, a lady and gentle
man were seated together, and facing
them on the opposite seat sat two gentle
men, editors of two German papers;—
W hen near Dayton, the train passed
through a long, dark bridge. # Amid the
thundering and rattling of the cars, a
very suspicious*concussion was heard by
those nearest the lady and gentleman al
luded to. As they emerged into the day
light, one of the German editors slowly
drew his spectacles down over his nose,
and exclaimed, “Veil, I tink dat ish a
tan bad bridge. I hear him crack one, two,
three, four limes !”
Henry Winter Davis, of Baltimore, has
been nominated by the Opposition party
of that city for re-election to Congress.
From Uie Walhalla Banner.
The Ring Fight at Tamoiia,
A TRADITION.
L will describe the locality and after
wards (lie conflict. The Chattooga Ridge
is the first formation of mountains in the
western portion of Pickens District. Oco
nee Station is immediately at the base of
this ridge; troops-were stationed there
previous to, and immediately after the
Revolutionary war, for the protection of
th*e western portion of South Carolina.
A portion of those troops made the fight.
Tamossa mountain and valley are at the
base of the same ridge, three miles north
of the station. The beauty, fertility and
; extent of this valley would require the
pen of a Washington Irving to describe.
Its various attractions induced Gen.
Pickens to make it his home; and he
I there ended a long, eventful and useful
life, in the service of bis country and
1 South Carolina. Asa Christian, a civilian
and soldier, he stood second to no man.
What a pleasant contrast!—the shrill
whistle of the engine is now heard in the
valley, where once tho terrific yell of the
Indian savage saluted the ear of Pickens
I and his men. I once owned this valley,
and was often importuned for information
respecting this Ring Fight.
Mr. Pendleton, from Charleston, who
was about to publish a monthly journal,
sought an introduction to me, asking the
points and details of the fight. I in
formed him that I had had many des
criptions concerning it, but they being
uncertain and contradictory, I could not
give him any. He requested if I should
acquire any reliable facts, I should give
them to him. Time rolled au apace, and
I had forgotten Mr. P. and the Ring
Fight. I met with Mrs. S. I had the
pleasure of her acquaintance in Pendle
ton village, where she spent the larger
portion of a long life, and left a name
that her posterity will ever be proud to
wear. She possessed fine conversational
powers, and great accuracy of description.
I knew that she and her husband had
been tho intimate friends of Gen. Pickens
and his family.
I approached her by saying that I had
often- been solicited for facts relative to
that fight. She informed me that her
self and husband had spent a week with j
General Pickens at Tamossa, in the latter
days of his life. She described bis per
son, his features and his habits. “He
was taciturn, but communicative to his
personal friends.” During that week,
Mr. S. and myself were sitting in the |
western piazza of his house. Mr. S. in
cidentally remarked about the RiDg Fight.
The General arose to his feet, and point- j
ing to a little ravine about three hundred
yards from his house, and that runs east
into Little River, remarked: “ There is
the spot, and in all the engagements that
I had during the Revolutionary struggle,
for the number of men, and time we were
fighting, none were more hazardous or
critical. I was out looking at the valley,
and to ascertain the mountain passes,
with a detachment of men. Very sud
denly the Indians showed themselves
from an immense cane-brake. My know
ledge of Indian character convinced me 1
that they were determined to fight, and
that they had surrounded us. I informed
my men that we would have to act with
coolness and circumspection; that we i
had but little ammunition, and that no
man should fire until he came within !
point blank shot. They made the onset. |
Our fire was so destructive they recoiled; j
after a few minutes of manoeuvring, they |
made the second attack; our fire was j
more destructive than the first; they I
manoeuvred for a few seconds aud again !
recoiled. Several of my men understood j
‘the Indian dialect well; they heard the ;
word of command from different points,
that the attack should be renewed with
tho tomahawks. While they were mak
ing arrangements for the onslaught, the ;
troops at Oconee Station heard the firing, j
and troopers coming up in the rear, with j
considerable noise, the Indians fled, and
by good luck, we were out of the Ring I
Fight.”
Mr, (James A. Doyle, a number of years
afterwards, in having timber felled on j
that branch, found quantities of bullets !
in the timber, and identified the place, as
previously indicated by Mrs. S.
I have simply discharged a duty that I
thought incumbent upon me, and that
Pickens District is entitled to. If General
Pickens was a judge of a battle field and
a fight, how much ahead of the Ring
Fight is that of Musgrove’s Mills, and
why should we not celebrate it?
I am respectfully,
J. OVERTON LEWIS.
|Fiom Washington The African
Squadron.
Washington, Aug. 29. —As several re
spectable journals have denied the truth
of the statement of the Washington re
porter of the Associated Press, that he
Vincennes aud the Marion are included
in the African Squadron, “as arranged
by the Secretary of the Navy,” it may be
proper to say that Flag Officer Inman,
who succeeds Capt. Donover, was lately
so informed by the Navy Department,
where the names of these two vessels ap
pear in the same list with the others which
have recently been designated for that
service. The Vincennes has been out
twenty-two months and the Marion six
teen—not twenty-three and twenty-one,
as some of tho newspapers have errone
ously stated.
The Secretary of the Navy has issued
the following “general order,” namely :
“No order will be given to medical offi
cers of the Navy to render professional
aid to any person who is not attached to
the naval service, or on board a ship of
war. The Department will confide in
their humanity to any appeal for their
assistance, whenever the requisite aid
cannot be obtained elsewhere. An excep
tion may be made in favor of vessels in
distress, when, if necessary to secure the
requisite medical aid, the authority of the
commander may be interposed.
Secretary Thompsou lias returned to
Washington,
All the members of the Cabinet are
now here, with the exception of Secretary
Floyd.
lowa Crops—Prospects for the Fu
ture.
Accounts from all portions of the State
assure us that there has never before been
such an abundant wheat harvest gathered
in from tbe rich fields of lowa, as has
been reaped the present season. This is
cheering intelligence, and this heavy crop
will do much toward the return of good
times among us. The reports from the
corn crop are also of the most favorable
description. In the Southern counties it
is said that cereal is already so far ma
tured that it is even now beyond the dan
ger of injury from frost. In the central
and Northern counties, however, it is not
so far advanced, and in the latter it will
scarcely be out of danger for a month to
come. But the reports from every quar
ter give the same glowing accounts of a
most magnificent crop in prospect. — Du
buque Herald.
Singular Religious Movement in
Ireland.
The latest arrivals from Europe bring
accounts of one of the most remarkable re
ligious excitements the world has ever
known, lu five of the northern counties
. of Ireland, the stronghold of the Pro
-1 testants, and where Presbyterianism is
the prevalent ecclesiastical element
among the dissidents from the Catholic
; church, there lias broken out a strong,
but, as it would seem, not enthusiastic
or fanatical excitement among the people
which evinces itself in the usual way of
religious revivals, in large gatherings, in
protracted meetings, for prayer and
preaching. Belfast, Colerain and Lon
donderry from the centre of the move
ment, and the small towns and villages
for miles around, are under its power.
The Canton (Miss.) American Citizen,
says:
The weather hasagain become very dry.
and here in town the dust is disagreeable
to the last degree. In regard to the
crops—the corn crop is made, the fodder
pulled and stacked, and there is an abun
dance. All eyes are now tarned to the
cotton. In some parts of the country,
there has been too much rain, and the
rot and the worm are damaging the pros
pects of the planters; while in other parts
the drought has cut the crop short.
Arrival of (lie Steamship Africa.
New York, Sept. I.—The steamship
Africa arrived otf Sandy Hook, at noon,
tc-day. Her mails will leave for the
South on tlie evening train. The com
mercial intelligence by this arrival is an
ticipated.
The Africa brings intelligence from
Liverpool to the 20th of August.
It was rumored in Paris that Marshals
Canrobert and Neill had fought a duel,
and that the latter was killed.
The loss by the late fire in Liverpool
in cotton aud grain, was thirty thousand
pounds sterling, which was mostly cov
ered by insurance. The builders’strike
in London continued.
Napoleon has ordered two steamers to
Algeria and Guiana, to bring home the
political exiles recently pardoned by the
Emperor’s general amnesty.
The projected fortifications at Ant
werp were exciting some uneasiness in
Paris.
The municipality of Tarma had issued
a proclamation, expressing the unani
mous desire for Parini as Dictator. The
population evinced great enthusiasm.
The G .vernment had purchased four
thousand rifles, and invited into its ser
vice the disbanded corps of riflemen of
the Alps.
It was reported from Vienna that the
Emperor of Austria was becoming impa
tient at the delay in restoring the grand
Dukes; also, that the Austrian corps
d'armee was to be concentrated near Ro
vico, on the road to Modena.
A decree has been issued at Bologna,
declaring all the citizens of the Romagna,
without distinction of religion, equal in
law, and in the exercise of their political
rights.
Burning of the Steamer Messenger.
New Orleans, Sept. I.—,The steamer
Messenger, bound from this porttoMem
phis, was discovered to be on fire. She
was ran ashore, and scuttled near Bayou
| Sara. Her passengers and cotton were
saved.
Another Eire.
New Orleans, Sept. I.— There were
I five stores burned this afternoon on
Tchoupitoulas street, The stores were
) filled with whisky, produce, &c. Loss
I small.
House of John Eraser &, Cos.
It appears from the following card in
the Charleston Mercury, of the Ist inst.,
I that the old Carolina firm of John Fraser
& Cos., have resumed business. The Mer
cury says the singular embarrassment in
I which they were recently involved at
New l'crk, drew forth a general feeling
of sympathy, and a (Jesire to sustain them
to the utmost extent showed that the sus
pension was not a necessity:
Charleston, Ist September, 1859.
Dear Sir: We are pleased to be able
to announce, that the difficulties in
which the branch of our house in New
York lately became involved, having been
overcome, our business will, hencefor
ward, be continued as before. Yours
respectfully. JOHN FRASER & CO.
John Fraser & Cos., Charleston.
Fraser, Trenholm & Cos., Liverpool.
Treniiolm, Bros. & Cos., New York.
Methodist Statistics.
The Richmond Advocate gives the fol
lowing statistics of Methodism in the
! United States:
“M. E. Church, North, nine hundred
and fifty-three thousand four hundred and
seventy-two members; M. E. Church,
South, six hundred and neinety-nine
thousand one hundred and seventy five;
Canada Conference, forty-two thousand
and eighty-six; East British American
Conference, thirteen thousand flvo hun
dred and fifty-five; Methodist E. Church
in Canada, thirteen thousand three hun
dred and fifty-two; Methodist Protestant
Church, seventy thousand and eighteen ;
Wesleyan Methodist Connection, twenty
thousand ; African Methodist E Church,
twenty-nine thousand; African M. E. Zi
on Church, -six thousand two hundred
and three; Evangelical Association, or
Albright Methodists, twenty-one thou
sand and seventy-six, Total, one mil- j
lion eight hundred and sixty-seven thou
sand nine hundred and thirty-seven.”
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Charles Hackay oil Niagara.
Charles Mackay has written a book on
America. Here is what he says of Niag- j
ara Falls:
For many days I lingered in the per
ilous of Niagara. I often walked from
the suspension Bridge along the Cana
dian shore, getting at every turn anew
glimpse of loveliness; and on other occa
sions have sat for hours on Prospect
Tower, with no companions but a favor
ite book and the eternal music of the falls.
In storm, in sunshine, in moonlight, and in
mist—in all weathers and all hours—l
have feasted on the beauty and tranquili
ty of the scene; for, as soon as the ear
becomes accustomed to the roar of the
waters, they descend with a lulling and
soothing sound. And when I was com
pelled to take my farewell look, and travel
to new regions, I repeated to myself,
neither for the first nor the last time, “I
have lived, and loved, and seen Niagara.”
Crops in Louisiana.
The Caddo Gazette, published at
Shreveport, La., says:
The rains have been more general east
; of Shreveport, and the crops on tho hills
are very good. West of this place the
| drouth lias been very severe in many lo
| calities, and tbe cotton crop is indiffer
ent. The crops on Red River above this
place are inferior to those of last year.
From Shreveport to Loggy Bayou they
! are good, witji few exceptions. The plan
j ters are engaged in picking, and the cot
ton is opening rapidly.
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Tlie Business of Cliavleston.
With the opening of autumn, we no
tice an early commencement of fall trade,
for which our leading jobbers f.re fully
| prepared. Perhaps no previous season
; has found so large, fresh importations
I ready for the examination qf merchants
from the interior on the first of Septem
j ber. The arrival of purchasers have al
ready commenced, and the numerous
bales and boxes ready for transportation
every morning upon the sidewalks attest
the briskness of the opening trade. Nor
is this confined to a single street. Meet
ing, llayne aud East Bay are equally
busy and prosperous, while the throng
upon King street during business hours
shows that the retail trade is sharing in
the revival. The early period of its
commencement is the theme elsewhere.
Charleston is obtaining, this season, the
enviable position which her location, and
the high character of her business men,
entitle her to. Charleston Mercury, Ist.
Labels not tbe Subject of Copyright.
The Commissioner of Patents has, iu a
: circular just issued, decided, when the
production is one of art to which a label
is attached it properly comes within the
provisions of the copyright law, if bav
j ing a value in itself, and entered for sale
as such, but when it is designed to be
j affixed in the manner of a label to a man
ufactured article, it then plainly falls
; under the act rel ting to patents for de
signs, and consequently cannot be pro
tected by copyright.
♦-
Accident to our Editor.
Yesterday evening Mr. Fulton. Editor
of tbe Journal, got the two middle fingers
of his right hand badly mutilated, by ac
cidently placing his hand in a dangerous
position about the Engine, which drives
our Presses. We hope he will not be
prevented from attending to bis editorial
duties but for a few days. During which
time our readers will please make proper
allowance for any want of editorial mat
ter. The Associate will, in the mean
time, do the best he can under the cir
: cumstanceV— Wilmington Journal.
The Boston Transcript learns that the
project of a burial lot for printers, which
has just been initiated by the Franklin
Typographical Socity and the Boston
Printers’ Union, tpeets with great favor
among tbe publishing and printing houses
; of that city, and that many of them have
evinced their hearty approval of the
movement, by placing liberal eontribu
i tions for the establishment of the lot in
I the hands of the Joint Committee of the
two Societies having the subject in charge.
('life Sugar Crop.
The Franklin (La.) Banner says:
Predictions are already going forth in
relation to the sugar crop of tlie present
year. In a late number of the Crescent,
thc’Uhangc writer for that paper estimates
the crop at 440,000 hogsheads, provided
the season should prove favorable from
this time forward.
Upon what the writer bases these pro
ductions we are unable to say. Certain
ly his conclusions are not drawn from the
present condition of the cine crop
throughout the sugar parishes. St.
Mary will certainly fall a long wa} - short
of her last year’s crop. And so will the”
other parishes generally. We have trav
eled over many of these parishes in the
last two months, and tbe general com
plaint has been that the caue is a month
later than usual, anti that anything like
a full crop is impossible, unless the cane
should happen to be uncommonly sweet,
which does not often occur.
If one will travel from St. Martinsville
to Algiers, a distance of about one hun
dred aud forty miles, he will find the cane
almost uniformly poor on the entire route.
If he will then take a trip up the Missis
sippi he will hear geueral complaints of
late cane and poor crops. Some, indeed,
Lave good crops, and a few of the par
ishes will make a3 much sugar as they
did last year. But even in the parishes
that were overflooded last year, the dif
ference between the last and the coming
crop will be smaller ti an most persons
might suppose. Last year they made
more sugar in those overflooded parishes
than it was supposed they would make,
‘he land that was not overtlooded produ
cing abundantly ; and this year the over
flooded lands of last year are doing but
little, nor is tbe other land between the
Lafourche and the Mississippi. Besides,
tbe Ewing crevasse, the Lobdell crevasse,
of West Baton Rouge, etc., have destroyed
considerable cane this season, and many
of the crops along the coast have suffered
extensively by seapage.
The cane throughout the sugar regions
was planted in bad order last spriug7 and
the continued rains, which extended from
November to April or May, and conside
rable bad seed, prevented planters from
putting as much seed in tbe ground as
they expected tg. The crops cultivated
badly on account of the continued and
heavy rains, tbe cano has generally been
a month later than usual in former years,
and how, with these facts before us, any
one can predict 4-10,000 hhds. of sugar
for the growing crop, we are unable to
say Unless the cano proves uncom
monly sweet, and this we cannot know
any thing about at present, we believe
that there will not be 300,000 hhds. of
sugar made in the State this year. Nor
have we heard any intelligent planter
predict more than that amount. Still,
the best of these predictions, so early as
this, are mere random guess-work which
should have but little weight with the
public.
Governor Troup.
Eds. Sun: I am no politician, but have
a vivid recollection of Governor Troup’s
war message of 1825, and think you are
not exactly accurate in some of your re
marks touching the same, in your paper
of Thursday morning.
The gist of King’s resolution was to
appropriate a portion of the proceeds of
the Public Domain, to colonise in Africa,
such persons of color as the Slave holding
Slates might see proper to emancipate. He
offered the resolution and moved to lay it
upon the table for the consideration cf
the members of the Senate during the j
approaching recess. My recollection is,
that he did'not live so call it up. His ‘
proposition was to take the funds belong- |
ingtotke Free States, as well as the Slave
States, to carry off that portion of our
black population which we would be glad
to getrid of. I thought it was the reverse
of offensive to the interest or feelings of
the South.
Following (in his message) the asser
tion that a very offensive resolution
had been offered in the United States
Senate, touching the slavery question,
(without giving a copy of the resolution,
or its context) he, (Troup) states that
certain very offensive sentiments had been
expressed in the Court, by Attorney Gen
eral Wirt, as be was informed by a cer
tain distinguished gentleman, who, it
afterwards appeared, was McPherson
Berrien. Upon this, I thought inof
fensive resolution of Rufus King, and
what he said he was told by Berrien
what a lawyer had said in the courtroom,
he made the celebrated remark, “after
having exhausted the argument, we will
stand by our arms.” In a few days Ber
rien, who was named as the person that
had communicated to our fiery Governor,
what lawyer Wirt had said to the Court,
(and may be to the jury,) came out with
a card, stating that Governor Troup had
misunderstood him—that Wirt’s remarks
were quite different from what Troup had
stated, and he gave them as Wirt had ut
tered them, and there appeared to be
nothing in them calculated to excite the
irate Governor. Troup found he had
laid a bad egg and dropped the subject, and
I dropped Troup. I never could endure
him afterwards. He was a man of deci
ded ability, and in opposition to Gov
ernor Clark. I had supported him in my
humble way, very zealously. Ilis War
Message was predicated upon a misstate
ment of what Rufus King (had done, and
a misstatement of what Attorney Wirt
had said. I think I am strictly accurate
in my statement of facts, although I have
not looked at a document in relation to
the transaction for over thirty years. I was
so intensely disgusted with what I viewed
the reckless and unprincipled demagogue
ism of the man, that it impressed itself
upon my memory so deeply that nothing
but death will obliterate it.
If you will examine the newspaper
files of that day, I doubt not you will say
that “I have nothing extenuated, nor
aught set down in malice.” God forbid
that I should ; he is dead and gone, and
peace be to his ashes.
PHILO UNION.
Mississippi Politics.
The following is the platform of the
Democracy of Mississippi, unanimously
adopted in convention, July 5, 1859 :
Resolved, That we reannounce, as the
basis of party action, the platform of
principles laid down by the Democratic
party in the National Convention of
185 G, and hold that the doctrine of “non
interference with the institution of sla
very in the States, Territories or District
of Columbia,” does not or was not intend
ed to conflict with the assertion of the
power of Congress to protect the property
of the citizens of the several States, who
may choose to settle in the Territories
which are the common property of all
the States.
Resolved, That in the language of the
Supreme Court of the United States “ the
right of property in the slave is distinct
ly expressed, and expressly affirmed by
the constitution”—and “ the power over
it conferred upon Congress is the power
coupled with the duty of guarding and
protecting the owners in their rights,”
as thus declared.
Resolved, That Mississippi will stand
by her sister slave holuiug States in in
sisting upon the enforcement, by all the
departments of the Federal Government,
of their constitutional rights as thus ex
pounded by the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Resolved, That in the event of the elec
tion of a Black “ Republican” candidate
to the Presidency, by the suffrages of
one portion of the union only, to rule
over the whole United States, upon the
avowed purposes of that organization,
Mississippi will regard it as a declaration
of hostility, and will hold herself in
readiness lo co-operate with her sister
States of the South in whatever measures
they may deem necessary for the main
tainance of their rights as coequal mem
bers of the Confederacy.
Resolved, That we feel it incumbent on
the Democracy of Mississippi again to
declare, that the acquisition of Cuba by
the United States is a commercial and
political necessity, and that we will hail
with pleasure every proper measure that
looks to its accomplishment; and further,
we can never consent to its appropria
tion by any foreign power.
Merchants’ Shipping Receipts.
Anew supply, just from the binder’s bauds
neatly ruled and well bound, for sale at the
SUN OFFICE.
Aitßl VALi
•F TIIE STEAMER
A If V GO.
Farther PorST, Sept 3.—The steam
ship Arago, from Southampton, August
24th. was boarded off Cape Race to day
by the yachts of the Associated Press.
Liverpool Cotton Market. —Cotton was
dull, aud the market generally unchanged.
Sales fojr three days 17,000 bales. Some
circulars say that there was a decline
principally on inferior qualities. Prices
were easier, but quotations unchanged.
Liverpool General Market,”. —Dreadstulfs
had a declining tendency. Provisions also
were declining.
State ol Trail\ Manchester advices
were reported Unfavorable.
Additional ly tlie Arago.
Liverpool Cotton Market , Aug. 24.—The
salts of Cotton for three past business
days foot up 17,000 bales, of which spec
ulators took 1,000 and exporters 1.400
bales. The market closed dull; some
circulars say that inferior grades were
easier but quotations unchanged. Mid
dling Orleans 7d. ‘Middling Uplands G
13-10.
Liverpool General Market. —Beef heavy,
quotation barely maintained. Flour de
clining, American 10s. Bd. to 12s. Wheat
declined 2d. Corn firm, holders demand
an advance; advanced Gd.
Arrival of tlie JVortli Briton.
* Farther Point, Sept. s—The steam
ship North Briton has arrived, with Liv
erpool dates to the afternoon of the 24th
of August.*
At Liverpool, on the 24th, the-cotton
market was dull, with sales of 0,000 bales.
Breadstuffs and provisions were very
dull, and .sales unimportant.
At London Consols were quoted at 954
to 95§.
The news is generally unimportant.
Nothing reliable from the Zurich Con
ference.
The assemblies at Modena and Tuscany
have adopted resolutions abolishing dy
nasties and annexing dukedoms to Pied
mont.
• “
Tlie Island San Juan.
Washington, Sept. 4.—lt is understood
here that our Government will make no
compromise in regard to the Island of
San Juan, believing it unequivocally the
property of the United States.
Humored Independence of Sonora.
St. Louis, Sept. 4.—Advices from Ari
zona have been received here, that state,
that Sonora aud Chihuahua, are about to
declare their independence, General Re
quired at their head. There has been a
large amount of ammunition and arms
lately received, and .the army has been
increased to three thousand.
Arrival of tlie Overiand Mail.
Sr. Louis, Sept. 3.—The Overland Mail
reached here to day ; it brings dates to
the 12th nit., from San Francisco.
Gov. Douglass protests against the
American occupancy of the Island Juan,
iu the straits of Tuca; and be has sent
men and vessels to take joint occuphbcy
of the Island, until the representative of
the government is heard from.
Post Office Affairs. ,
Washington, Sept. 3.—The Postmas
ter General has decided that members of
Congress cannot authorize other persons
to use their franks.
Several'cart loads of Black Republican
documents were refused transmission
through the post office to-day.
Tlie Aurora Borealis.
Washington, Sept. 2.—A splendid Au
rora Borealis was observed here last night.
This forenoon the telegraphic operators
report that the line from Philadelphia to
to Pittsburg was worked solely by the
agency of atmospheric electricity.
Arrival of tlie Quaker City.
New York, Sept. 2.—The steamship
Quaker City has arrived from Havana,
with dates to the 29th of August.
A royal decree had been issued, impos
ing great restrictions on commerce, and
causing trouble to American shippers and
captains.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.
Washington, Aug. 30.—The Treasury
Department is now preparing some in
teresting statistical tables relative to the
trade between France and the L T nited
States, exhibiting, by comparison, the
amount of duties paid by each on the
imported products of the other. These
tables, it is understood, are designed to
facilitate the negotiation of a treaty be
tween the two countries, by which our
commercial interests will be expected.
The Navy has been informed that the
steamship Wyoming, which recently start
ed on a trial trip, has arrived at Charles
ton, S. C., where she will remain a few
days, and then return to Philadelphia.
.The Hon. T. B. Florence has been con
fined to bis house the past week by a
painful bodily affliction.
St. Louis, Aug. 30.—The Overland
Mail of the Bth August arrived last night
in this city. The news is unimportant.—
There was a healthy demand for goods
at San Francisco, but prices were un
changed.
Horace Greely had gone on a visit to
Col. Fremont.
A duel between Senators Gwin and
Broderick was expected to take place
immediately after the election.
The Fort Smith Times says the Coman
ches bad made an attack on the Washita,
Caddo, and Delaware Indians, while they
were on route to tlieir new homes, under
charge of Indian Agent Blain.
Ships Sea Witch, from Montevideo,
and Mastiff, from Hong Kong, had ar
rived at San Francisco.
Boston, Aug. 30—The following are
the footings of our Bank statement for
the week past:
Capital stock ....? £05,125,400
Loans aud Discounts 58,98 ( .).0G0
Specie 5.094,700
Amount duo from ether banks 5,750,000
Amount due to other banks. <5,892,810
Dei .its 17,509,000
Circulation 0.259,400
St. Louis, Aug. 30.—Lieut. Beale and
party reached Kansas City on the 24th
inst., from the second exploration of the
thirty-fifth parallel. Lieut. Beale has
been absent ten months, and has
opened fourteen hundred miles of wagon
road and traveled about three thousand
miles. He reports an abundance of wood
and water west of Albuquerque.
Boston, Aug. 30.—Information derived
from the Missionary House in this city, is
contradictory of the statements published
in the N. Y. Independent, to the effect
that the Sandwich Islands were backslid
ing into barbarism ; on the contrary, it is
asserted that the churches are in good
condition, and civilization rapidly pro
gressing.
Manchester, N. H., August 30.—The
Amoskeag Veterans and other citizens, at
a public meeting to-day, appointed a com
mittee to tender the hospitalities of the
city ta Ex-President Pierce. The Vete
rans also voted to escort him to Concord,
where arrangements are being made to
give him a public reception.
Philadelphia, Aug. 30.—1 tis still im
possible to trace the rumor of the sink
ing of the frigate Congress, and the story
is now looked upon as a canard.
Tlie 801 l Worm.
We hove been furnished with a small
, lot of cotton bolls, fourteen in number,
gathered from the farm of J. G. Smith,
Esq., which, if we may take as a sample
of the ravages of the boll worm, will cer
tainly preclude the possibility of a half
crop being made in this section of coun
try. The bolls vary in size from very
small to nearly full grown, all of which
were totally ruined. Mr. Smith informs
us that the bolls were gathered from one
row in a distance of not more than 12 or
; 15 feet, without taking any pains to
gather all theiajured ones, and that they
were not gathered from a select spot,
but considers it a fair specimen of the
ravages of the worm generally over a
. field of about sixty acres.
We have enquired of several persons
since receiving these bolls, none of whom
have examined their crops. We hope
they will do so, and inform us of the re
sult of their examination. —Talapoosa
(.■l/tf.) Time*. Sept. 1.
OOMMEBCIAL.
DAtLi 81 N QFFH r. 1
Columbus, • A.. Soptenilier 1,1550.)
COTTON—We commence this morning our
regular daily reports of the Cotton trade in our
: city for tlie forthcoming business season. An
nexed will be found a statement of the total
receipts and shipments for tlie year past, and
ihe balance of stock actually oil hand this
morning. From this statement it will be seen
tlie business in this particular article has lioen
far in advance, of any previous year, and the
stock remaining on hand considerably in ex
cess. The excess m our receipts is easily ae.
counted for. on the ground of increased facili
ties for getting to our market by means of the
various rail roads now radiating front the
city into rich and heavy cotton growing regions.
In some portions of the country where, a lew
years past, a six ox team was required to carry
three or four I tales of cotton to market, now a
whole crop is transported in a day.
•During the entire year past, prices in our city
have maintained a very remunerative position,
and the facilities afforded by our hanks have .
been on a very liberal scale, and furnished deal
ers with facilities for transactions which few
cities possessed in a greater degree. This, in
connection with our facilities for shipping, lias
placed us in a position to command a large
Cotton trade. The large stock remaining on
lumil is no sign of deficient shipping facilities,
hut is the effect of private enterprise, in holding :
back for better prices.
The prophecies in regard to flic new crop
has been on a much liiofc limited scale than
last year. Then we scarcely opened a paper !
that did not contain an article prophesying de
struction. and in many instances that ruin and i
devastation had actually occurred. In tlie face
of aH these paragraphs however wo have a crop
of near 3,800.000 bales, when 3.000,000 was con
sidered a fair estimate. Newspapers and plan
ters seem to have concluded it better to await j
results this year, and wehear but comparatively
little said of tlie condition of the growing crop, j
or any prophecies as to what its extent will be. ;
In many localities we find the crop fully two !
weeks later than last year, but in a fine grow
ing aud fruiting state, and nearly free from all \
dangerous attacks,except the usual frost. This j
is the only calamity which the plant has to fear,
and which we think will do it no material harm. :
New Cotton conies in very slowly, there hav- ;
ing been but 50 bales received from the 19th
August to this date. While there is but little ;
interest manifested by buyers. The recent ad- j
vices are exceedingly unfavorable to high
prices, and we expect a low rate to rule proba
bly for the whole season, at least less than last
year.
Our facilities for shipping have been some
what increased during the past summer by
additional ears on the Muscogee and South
Westeln Rail Roads, and two steamers which
run at low stages of water, so that our dealers j
will be relieved of the expense of holding, for a
longer period than is actually necessary, and i
lienee enable them to pay prices fully equal to j
those of larger and more distant markets. !
Everything conspires to make our city what j
she should be, a great Central Cotton Mart. i
COTTON STATEMENT TOR YEAR ENDING AUG. 31. 1859.
Total receipts 113,885
” shipments 111,334
Stock on hand . 2.551
PROVISIONS—The season opens with a very
dull market for those staple commodities of
consumption. The stocks on hand are not ex
cessive, but fully equal to tho demand. It has
been rather remarkable that the demand for
Bacon has been on a very limited .scale during
the summer, and may be accounted for, possi
bly, from tlie fact that our planters were more
successful in corn crops and saving meat
slaughtered last year than heretofore. The
market is fluctuating and without any stability.
We annex the following quotations only as a
basis of prices in merchants’ hands: Clear
Sides, per cask, 12%c.; Clear Ribbed Sides, 12c.;
Bone Sides, 11c.; Shoulders, 9%c.; Hams, 14 to
15 cents.
The Grain trade is confined principally to our
Flouring Mills, of which we have four in suc
cessful operation, consuming on an average 1500
bushels daily of corn and wheat, and thus turn
ing out a large quantity of most excellent Meal
and Flour. For sealc of prices the reader is
referred to tlieir advertisements.
The Manufacturing interest has experi- !
enced a very flattering result during the year. !
Asa general thing the orders for goods of tlieir I
manufacture have been much in advance of j
their ability to supply. But with the increased |
demand for tlieir fabrics they are, with com- j
mendable energy and zeal, increasing tlieir I
ability to meet tlie wants of the entire South- |
We commend them warmly to the patronage of
Southern merchants and planters.
A survey of the ground for another season’s
successful and remunerative business presents
ample material for enthusiasm in the breasts of
all our citizens, and should inspire us with re
newed energy and zeal in commencing the
harvest which is ripening for the sickle.
Columbus, Ga., September C>, 1859. j
COTTON —Our market presented no new lea- |
ture yesterday. There is still a very great un- j
willingness to operate. If there is auy change j
it is of a declining tendency. The sales yes
terday were 16 bales at lie., and receipts 87 <
bales.
COTTON STATEMENT, SEPT. 5, 1559.
Stock offhand Sept. 1, 1859 2,551
Received since Sept. 1 211
Total 2,762
Shipped since Sept. 1 205 j
Stock on hand 2,557 j
We have nothing of importance to notice in
our market for the three business days of this ;
month. As compared with the same date last
year, we find considerable difference both in
receipts and general feeling in the market. For j
the first four days in September, 1858, tlie re- j
ceipts were COO bales, while for the first three i
days this year they are only 211 bales. Prices, i
however, have been nearly upon the same j
basis, 11 to The general feeling in the
market is not so good, there being but little j
interest manifested to purchase. Our latest i
foreign advices ar6 by the steamer Arago, up !
to 27th August. She reported Cotton market j
dull, with sales for three days of 17,000 bales, |
and a decline on inferior qualities.
From tlie New Orleans Picayune of tlie 2d, :
we extract as follows in regard to the opera
tions in that market the past year:
The general anticipation of a large Cotton I
crop, which prevailed in the early part of the ;
year, has been fully realized, the production of
that great staple having considerably exceeded
that of any previous season, while we have hud
occasion to notice the most encouraging fact
that tlie demand lias fully kept pace with the
increased supplies. Wc estimate the total crop
in round numbers at 3.800,000 bales against j
3,113,962 last year, 2,939,519 in 1856-57, and 3,527,- ;
545 in 1855-56. The receipts at this port during
the year amount to 1.774.739 bales, of which
101,213 were from Mobile, Florida and Texas by ;
sea. Last year tho total receipts were 1,678,775 j
bales, and the year before 1,517,496. The ex- !
ports of the year embrace 1,777,168 bales, dis
tributed among the various foreign and domes
tic ports as shown by the following table, in
which we give a comparison of the exports of
the last two years:
United States. 1858-1859. 1857-58.
Boston 155,206 126,018
New York 25,415 33,521
Philadelphia.... 5,608 1,982
Baltimore 1,129 670
Providence 7,112 2,238
Other ports 1.714
Great Britain.
Li verpool 951,443 075,381
Glasgow, &c 8,9513 12,208
London
Falmouth, 1ie.... 14.615 6.484
Queenstown,&c 12,568 11,513
—: 994,611 1.017.586 i
I'Yance.
Havre 247,129 226,103
Marseilles 1,193 1,021
Bordeaux 3,075 3,229
•Other ports 4.519 5,934
North of Europe.
Gottcnburg 5,902 2.416
Rotterdam, &e.. 9.9351 1,815
Bremen 66,788 47,986
Antwerp 17,314 10,804
Amsterdam 4,825 3,921
Hamburg 9,440 3.464
Other ports 68,518 45,488
South of Europe.
Genoa, Ac 39,128 33.853
Trieste, &<; 16,004 11,5514
Spain 75.98.3 57.298
Mexico- 16,108 22,38.)
Ot her ports
1 92,091 79,693
Total bales 1,777,168 1,660,220
In our last annual review we had occasion to
notice some remarkable fluctuations m the
Cotton market, the extreme range lor Middling
having been 16% to 16% in September, to
w> c . per lb. in January, the closing rates for
the year being 11% to ll%c. per lb. for old and
new crop, with an upward tendency. The year
just closed has exhibited none of these violent
changes; on the contrary, our market has: been
rather remarkable for the regularity of prices.
The extreme fluctuation for Middling Cotton
daring the year has lieen 1% to 1%c.. tlie lowest
quotation for that grade being 10% to 11c. in
February, May, and June,aud 12*4 to 12%c. per
lb. in October and April. The market opened
in September with a buoyant appearance, hold
ers realizing an advance of %c. the first week,
at the close of which we quoted Middling at
11% to 12c., and in the second week at 12 to
12%c. per lb. The opening rates in October
were 12% to 12%c- but % to %e. of the advance
: was lost during the month, which closed at 11%
I to 11%C, and during November the prices fell
off to 11 @ll %c. In December they advanced
j to 11% fMl%c., and ranged mostly at 11% to
1 ll%c. during January. In February, however.
with a threatening appearance in the politics of
i Europe and a declining market at Liverpool,
our quotations were reduced to 10% (a, 11c.,
but the market soon rallied, and the rates stea
dily advanced until the middle of April, when
: they reached 12% to 12%e. per lb. Early in May
advices were received of the commencement of
1 actual hostilities lietwecn Austria, France, and
Sardinia, and prices with us gave way to 10% <p
Uc. for Middling, but alrout tite middle of June
they advanced to 11% (q 11 %e., which was our
quotation until the latter part ot July, when a .
further improvement of %e. was realized, and
tlie rates continued firm m 11% to ll%c_ during
the greater portion of AugtJst. Within the lost
two or three days, however, prides have tended
in favor of buyers, and (lie year closes at tin
following quotations for old aud new crop.
Inferior (old crop) 6 (a 7
Ordinary (old crop) 8 <a 9
Good Ordinary (old crop) siJ,s@b>
I.ow Middling (new crop) 11 *@ll%
Middling (new crop). 11%@11%
Good Middling (new crop) 12 *@l2%
Middling Fair (new crop; 12’%®!-%
I/ 1 * I '. ■■■■■■ Nominal.
1 1 pod r air Nominal.
Good and line Nominal.
The first bales of tho new crop last year were
received on the 25th of July, from Texas, and
this year the first arrival was two Riles, also
from’Texas, on the 27th of July, two days later.
The first receipt by way of the river was on the
31 si of July, from'Tensas Parish, in this State,
being five days earlier than the first arrival last
year, tine of the first bales from Texas, class
ing Middling, was sold at 13%e., and the first
bale by the river classed as Strict Middling and
brought !:•>%,,. per pound —I>oth fancy prices.
The total receipts of now crop up to fast eve
ning were 9756 bales. against 5235 to the close
01 last year. The sales of new have amounted
t'i about Sooo bales, at a range of 11 to 13%e..
the prevailing rates until the last dnv or two
being 12 to 12%c. for Middling to Good .Mid
dling. Toward tho close, however, prices have
fallen off about %e., and we now quote Mid
dling to Good Middling at 11% to 12%c. per lb.
The stock remaining on hand this day, inclu
ding all in tlie presses and on shipboard not
eleared, is 28.445 bales, as shown by the follow
ing statement of Cotton for the year ISSS-59:
Stock on hand Ist Sept., 1858......’. 30,374
Arrived during the year 1,774,739
Made from waste, damaged. Ac 10,009
1,815,113
Exported during the year 1.777..10S
Burnt .. 11,500-1.788,608
•
Stock on hand, not el'd, Ist Sept- 1859... 26.445
SAVANNAH, Sept. I.—There was no sales of
cotton reported to-day. Receipts for the past
month foot tip 6,340 Riles. Total receipts ot the
year 476.780 bales; receipts ahead of last war
177.000 bales: receipts at all ports ahead el* last
year 633.460 bales. Stock 9.320 hales.
MEMl’ll IS. Tenn- Sept. I.—The receipts of
cotton at this port for the past commercial year,
to date, foot up 325,000 against 243.000 bales the
year'previous. Stock, 13,500 bales.
LOUISA IRIE, Ky., Sept. I.—The number of
hogs, assessed during the past year, to date, in
the State, is 1.310.000. The amount of tobacco
inspected is 17,500 hogsheads.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2.—Sales of Cotton to
day 1,000 bales, market easier; quotations un
changed. New Middlings 11% to 11%0. Sales
of the week 8.250 bales. Receipts since Wed
nesday noon 10,000 bales, against 5,500 same
lime last year. Stock 33,500. against 31,500 same
time last year. Exchange on New York 1 to 1%
discount; Sight % premium.
NEW YORK, Sept” 2.—Sales of Cotton to-day
600 bales; market depressed: Middling Up
lands ll%e. Flour declining; sales of 12.000
barrels; Southern S4 90 to $5 25. Sugar heavy;
declined %e. on tlie week. Coffee tiraff at 11%
to 11 %<•. Molasses 39 to 42c.
NEW YORK. Sept. 3.—Sales of cotton to-day
500 bales; market heavy. Flour declined sto
15c. per barrel; sales of 8,000 barrels; Southern
$4 90 to $515.
MONTGOMERY, Sept. I.—The priees of Cot
tsn in our market yesterday were, for Middling
1f1%e.. Strict do. 10%e., Good do. lie.
\Ve have received 356 bales of the new crop
in August. The following is a statement of the
receipts and shipment the last year:
Stock on hand Ist September 568
Received since 113,931
Total 114,491
Shipped since Ist September ;..113,397
Stock on hand September 1,1859 1,102
MACON, Aug.3l.—Ed. Sav. Republican : \Vith
this you will please find my monthly statement
of stock and receipts of Cotton compared with
last year, same date:
Receipts to August, 1858 645
“ •• •• 1859 332
Decrease 313
Stock September 1, 1850 2121
Increase 1469
Total receipts at Macon this year 96,895
•- “ •• •• last year 60,685
m Increase 36,210
Receipts of new crop in August. 1858 403
*• •• 1859 24
Decrease 379
Yours truly, COTTON.
Prices of Breadstuffs.
CORRECT ED WEEKLY BY PA LACE MILLS.
Per Bbl. Ualßbl. gr. Bbl
Double Extra $9 00 4 50 2 25
Extra Family 7 50 3 75 1 90
Superfine 6 50 3 25 1 65
Extra Fine 6 00 3 00 1 50
Fine 5 00 2 50 1 25
Bolted Meal and Hominy $1 per bushel.
Unbolted Meal, retail 00 per bushel.
“ “ wholesale 80 per bushel.
Bran and Shorts, mixed 80 per 100 lbp.
Rich Shorts $1 per 100 lfip.
4®-Five per cent, discount on Flour will be
made to merchants.
From the Selma (Ala.) Reporter.
OBITUARY.
Died, at Shelby Springs, Ala., on Sunday morn
ing, the 28th inst., Benjamin Screws, a native of
North Carolina, aged 48 years.
The writer had nut slight acquaintance with
the deceased, previous to visiting the Springs
—some weeks after they were opened for the
season —and we then learned that ho was
stricken down on the first week of his arrival
here, amid toil and labor preparatory to the
approaching season. Three weeks of suffering
from the malady which ended with his death,
I had wasted his body and so chastened his
spirit, that all business and worldly matters
seemed shut out from his view—and he thought
only of his sorrowing family—and to have him
self resigned to his Father’s will.
In the death of Mr. S., .Shelby Springs and
the public have sustained a great loss; and his
interesting family, who knew the wealth of his
character, have ‘in this sad event only one
source of consolation.
Os Mr. Screws as a husband, father and friend,
it becomes us not to speak—knowing him only
■ while suffering on the sick bed. His worth
j was well known to those to whom he bore such
i relations. The earnest sympathy of friends
j and a generous public must be to them a gen
! tie bairn, but the bright ray to scatter their
j sorrows is the confidence that the Omniscient
will reward in the world to come, the true be
liever and the doer of good in this.
Shelby Springs, Aug. 29,1859. J. M.
wT
Ail experienced Nurse and Female Physician, pro
seats to the attention of mothers, her
SOOTHING SYRUP,
For Children Teething,
which greatly facilitates the process of teething,
j by softening the gums, reducing all inflammation
—will allay all pain and spasmodic action,and Is
Sure to Regulate the Bowels.
Depend upon it mothers, it will give rest to
I yourselves and
Relief and Health to your Infants.
TT7"E have put up • and sold this article
for over ten Qj years, and can say,
in confidence and truth of it, what we
have never been able i~~t to say of any other
medicine— NEVEK HAS IT FAIL
ED, IN A SIN- GLE instance, to
Effect a CUKE, when timely used.—
Never did we know an instance of dissatis
faction by any one ‘r who used it. On the
contrary, all are do- TT\ lighted with its opera
tions, and speak in term* of highest com
mendation of its magi- cal effects and medical
virtues. We speak in this matter “what
we do know,” at- rW tor ten years’ experi
ence, and pledge our reputation for
the fulfilment of hr what we here de
clare. In almostev- ery instance where
the infant is suffering (—4 from pain and exhaus
tion, relief will be found in fifteen or
twenty minutes after the Syrup is adminis
i tered. -
This valuable prepa- ration is the prescrip
tion of one of the most experienced and
skillful Nurses in Q New Kngland.and has
been used with never failing success
in
THOUSANDS 71 OF CASES.
It not only relieves the child from pain,
hut invigorates the stomach and bowels,
corrects acidity, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. it will almost iustant
’ ly relieve r.
Griping in the £> Bowels, and
WIND COLIC,
and overcome convulsions, which il not
speedily remedied end in death. We believe
it the best and sur- J est remedy in the
world, in all cases of Dysentery and
Diarrhoea in Chil- Xfl dren, whet her it
arises from teething, or from any other
caus-. We would say t 0 ever y ,l,otller ‘ v “o
has a child suffering from any of the fore
gcingcomplaints—do not let your pre
judices, nor the prejudices of oth
ers stand between your suffering child
and the relief thnt will ~ ue SUHE— yes, ab
solutely SURE — to follow the use of
this medicine, if time- t ly used. Full direc
tions for using will accompany each bot
tle. None genuine tin- less the sac-simile of
.f CURTIS & Cd PERKINS, New
York, is on the out- side wrapper.
Sold by Druggists t-H throughout tho world.
Principal Office, m 13 Cedar st, N. Y.
Price only 25 cents per Bottle.
August 13, 1859. Iy2dp
FINE PLANTATION
FOR SALE.
r pilE subscriber offers for sale
X a fine Plantation contain
ing 1,100 acres; between 600 fflßYj t Vv
and 700 of which are clearcd.fta 1 t lUjii jjL
Most of the cleared land is
and in a good state of cultivation. The balance is
well timbered. This tract of land is mostly oak
and hickory—2oo acres being the best bottom
land. It is situated on Pea Iliver, 2% miles from
Mt. Andrew, Barbour county, Ala., and is conve
nient to churches and good schools. The location
is healthy and well-watered; there being on the
premises two good wells and several springs ot
the purest water —in fact there is not a had spring
on the place.
I will also sell with the land 150 head of Hogs;
40 or 50 head of Cattle; Corn, Fodder, Ac. Dur
ing the last year seven bales of cotton to the hand
were made on this land, and plenty of corn to
sell. A bargain may be had by early application
to the subscriber in person, or by letter at Clay
ton, Alabama. U OLI\ ER. hr.
August 12.1859. d3Uwtt
CHEESE I CHEESE !
ENGLISH Dairy Cheese just received and for
gale by HOWELL & JOHNSON.
Planters, Just the thing you Want!
rjiUE Cotton Plantation Record and Account
. 1 Book, by Thomas A Aleck. For sale at
Aug. 4. J. W. PEASE’S COOK STOKE.