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About The weekly sun. (Columbus, Ga.) 1857-1873 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1859)
The Taw nml Order Meeting in Bal timore. Baltimorl, Sept. B.—The town meet ing called by (he two thousand mer chants, mechanics, business and profes sional men of Baltimore, assembled this afternoon at 4 o’clock in Monument Square to deliberate cn and devise the means of rescuing the city from its pres ent condition and restoring the supremacy of law and order. The vast Square was densely packed, and all the avenues lead ing thereto thronged by masses of most orderly, respectable and influential citi zens. The meeting organized, on motion of Charles D. Ilinks, by calling to the chair William Woodward, of the well known firm of Woodward & Cos. A preamble and resolutions were read, setting forth in clear and emphatic lan guage our social and political evils, con demning club rule, and proposing effec tive measures to insure a fair expression of the sentiments of the public at the en suing election by protecting the purity of the ballot box, and placing in nomination honest, capable and fearless men in oppo sition to the nominees of the political clubs. The resolutions provide for a commit tee to call on the Mayor and demand the appointment of reliable men as Judges at the next election, and the appointment of a special police force to keep the polls clear emphatically disavow party, and empower a special committee tonom nate, irrespective of party, the most re spectable and reliable men for the offices shortly to be elected. The meeting was addressed by Mr. George Brown, a dis tinguished member of the bar, James Hodges, merchant, of the firm of Ilodges Brothers, and Geo. M. Gill, Esq. The speeches were received with shouts of approval. During their progress seve ral efforts to interrupt the speaker by rowdy gangs were promptly suppressed. After the adjournment of the meeting a body of rowdies, calling themselves “ Regulators,” rushed upon the stand, and attempted to harangue, but the po lice promptly arrested the ringleaders, and carried some fifteen to the lock-up, amid the loud plaudits of the people, and waving of handkerchiefs by the ladies crowding the windows of the hotels and private residences in tho vicinity. Thus law and order have been fully vindica ted, and a most determined opposition to rowdyism and lawlessness been estab lished, which already has over-awed a majority of the most turbulent disturbers of the peace. ———— From tho Hartford Press, Sept. G. Death of tile Oldest Printer ilk tlie Villon. Wo regret to announce to-day the death of Col. Samuel Green, in the 92d year of his age. lie had tor some time been ex tremely feeble, and bis death was not un expected, either by himself or his friends. He died at the residence of his son, Dr. . G. S. Green, in this city, at 12 o’clock this noon. Col. Green was the oldest printer in this .State—possibly in the United States— and was long actively connected with the newspaper press in Connecticut. He was born in New London, where, bis father carried on the printing business, but in early life went to New York as a clerk in a large mercantile house, where he earned the reputation of being an unusually act ive businoss man. Yielding to his fath er’s wishes, however, lie gave up tempt ing offers for mercantile life, and entered the printing office in New London. Sub sequently lie was in partnership with his father, and, upon the death of the latter, in 1790, succeeded to the entire business. Tho paper established by his father— •‘the New London Gazette”—was contin ued by him until 1808, when, the labor being too much for his advancing years, he disposed of it to John Jay Hyde. Mr. Green was a vigorous writer, and made an able paper, one which had a large pa tronage. During a portion of the time ho was publisher of the paper, he owned and carried on a paper mill, designed primarily to obviate liis own inconven cnces in procuring elsewhere the neces sary supply. The Register, which for many years was known as Green’s Register, was com menced by his father, Timothy Green, in 1785. In 1790 his son was associated with him, and it was published by “T. Green & Son.” Upon the death of his father, he continued its publication, and his first number, issued in 179 G, was a great improvement upon former issues. The last number of the Register was pub lished in 1848. At one time it was very popular, and several thousands were an nually sold. Soon after disposing of his paper, &c., in New Loudon, Col. Green purchased a residence in South Windsor, in this coun ty, but for several years past he has re sided with his son in this city. A few years since lie had a paralytic shock, which somewhat enfeebled his body, but his intellect was unimpaired, and occa sionally, even at his advanced age, he furnished well written articles tor the press in this city. Col. Green was a connecting link be tween the printers of the present day and the earliest printers in New England. By his death the chain is broken, as none of his descendants continue the business. A “Wife’s Prayer. If there is anything that comes nearer to tho imploration of Naomi than the sub joined, we have not seen it: Lord! bless and preserve that dear per son whom Thou hast chosen to be my husband ; let his life be long and blessed, comfortable and holy ; and let me, also, become a great blessing and a comfort unto him, a sharer in all his sorrows, a meet helper in all the accidents and chan ges in the world: make me amiable for ever in his eyes, and forever dear to him. I nite his heart to me in tho dearest love and holiness, and mine to him in all sweetness, charity and compliance. Keep mo from all ungentleness, all discontent edness and unreasonableness of passion and humor: and make me humble and obedient, useful and observant, that we may delight in each other according to Thy blessed Word, and both of 11s may rejoice in Thee, having our portion iu the love and service of God forever. Amen. Land Graduation Law in Louisiana. The Baton llougo Comet and Gazette, of the 10th inst., calls attention to the laud graduating act, under which the rare opportunity is now oil'ered to the citizens of Louisiana to become landholders at a nominal price: The graduation acts of 1537 aud 18-59 allow any one person, man or woman, to enter 320 acres of State laud, in either of the following parishes, at the low figure of 75 cents per acre: Livingston. Sabine, Calcasieu, Claiborne, Bienville, Jackson, Union, Winn, Washington, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Dossier, DeSoto, Natchi toches, Rapides and Caddo. All necessary to obtain it, is to make affidavit before any Justice of the Peace that, together with what is applied for, tho individual applying has not entered more than 320 acres. The land which comes under the law is the richest land of tho State, the alluvial bottoms or low land, donated to the State in 1549, under the act of Con gress to drain and reclaim the same. If this fact was generally known to the peo ple, and the people generally instructed how to fiud out on the map, where they j live, a larger number of them would be engaged in agricultural pursuits. Sugar in Louisiana. The stock now in this State is various ly estimated at from 5,000 to 10,000 hhds. of all kinds, about one half beig n kettle sugar. Ido not think there are 5 000 hhds. sugar now in lirst hands in the State. The growing crop was generally planted late, and the planting was suc ceeded by a drought that continued up to the beginning of June, since which time we have had seasonable weather. The plant cane and first year’s rattoons now promise an average yield, although they are short and three to four weeks later th*a la#*eason. The stubble, however is an entire failure, and under the most j&vorable from this date to the tie rolling season, the entire \.v, State must fall considerably s product. The estf -1 iavurablc figures are 310 TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. Cincinnati, Sept. 8 —Mr. Douglas ar rived at Dayton at 1” o’clock to day, and was escorted to the Phillips House. It was expected that be would make a recep tion speech, but he was too ill to do so, suffering from a bad cold. He was sub : sequenily taken to the residence of Dr. Edwin Marsh where lie went to bed, and at 8 o’clock in the evening wa3 up shak ing hands with visitors. He leaves Day ton at 4 o’clock to morrow afternoon for this city. , Extensile arrangements were made to receive him here to-night, and much dis appointment is felt at his detention. The Democracy from all parts of the State are here in large numbers, and also from Kentucky and Indiana. The Democratic Executive Committee of this county made great exertions through the telegraph to get Mr. Douglas to fulfill his appoint ment : but liis friends replied be was too ill to come. He speaks here to-morrow night. Washington, Sept. B.—The Postmas ter General has received additional assur ances from the parties under the John son Pacific Mail contract, that they will be prepared to execute the service.— United States vessels will render any pro tection which may be necessary in con nection with the Nicaragua route. About 1,100 muskets and rifles have been sold by order of the Government at public auction —the former from §1 to $2 50 a piece, and the latter’at from $1 to $4. The larger part of them were purchased by a New Yorker, *ogether with fifteen heavy cannon. Leslie, the swindler, was taken to Phil adelphia this afternoon by a police officer of that city. Washington, Sept. 9.—Several cases of appeal having been brought before the Treasury Department, the Secretary has decided that worsted button etuff, not being suitable for the manufacture of shoes or buttons exclusively, but may be used for other purposes, is liable to a duty of twenty, and plate glass of twenty four per centum, the one coming under the classification of manufactures of glass, and the other under that of worsted man ufactures not others provided for in the tariff act of 1857. It is understood that the Cabinet to-day had the San Juan Island question under consideration. A number of members of Congress have already engaged residences for the next session. St. Louis, 10. — A fire broke out this morning in the store No. 101 Fourth street, occupied by J. J. Shore as an ar tist emporium, and Boggs & Leathers, picture frame manufacturers, almost to tally destroying it, with the stock it con tained. The china and glass warehouse of Gay & Cos., ou North street, was also seriously damaged. The clothing estab lishment of Seligruan Brothers, oil South street, was also considerably injured. The losses, so far ascertained, are as fol lows : J. J. Shore, $13,000; Boggs & Leathers, $27,000; Gay & Cos., SIO,OOO to $15,000. The amount of insurance is not yet. ascertained. St. Louis, Sept. 11.—The fire yester day was more disastrous than was at first reported. The loss of Gay & Cos. will probably reach $50,000, upon which there is $40,000 insurance. The total loss by the fire is upwards of SBO,OOO. Boston, Sept. 9. —Tho English papers, received by the Europa, report that Mr. Horsey Sewell, jr., of the firm of Slocum, Sewell & Cos., of New York, committed suicide at Manchester Aug. 22, by hang ing himself. The following is the monthly statement of the value of Imports and Exports of Goods, Wares and Merchandise, entered at Boston during the month of August, 1859: Species of Goods, Wares and Merchandise. IMPORTS. Value. Dutiable, entered for consumption $2,572,833 Dutiable, warehoused 916,030 Free (exclusive of specie and bu11i0n)..... 1,265,687 Specie and 8u11i0n...., 8,783 Total Imports $1,763,338 EXPORTS. Domestic Merchandise $1,303,833 Foreign Merchandise, dutiable 58,445 Foreign Merchandise, free 24,890 Specie and Bullion 500,000 Total Exports $1,687,663 St. Louis, Sept. B.—A special dispatch to the Bulletin says the Denver City Ex press of the 2d instant, had reached Leav enworth. At a large meeting at the for mer city a committee was appointed to prepare a memorial to Congress, embrac ing a detailed description of the gold re gions, and wants of tho inhabitants, and praying for an Indian agency, a military post, and a wagon road from Denver City to Salt Lake City. The steamer St. Mary sunk in the Mis souri river above St. Joseph, yesterday, and, with her cargo, is a total loss. The boat was valued at $20,000 and was in sured at $13,000. Philadelphia, Sept. 10.—The new iron steamship Champion, built at Wil mington for Mr. Vanderbilt, arrived here | this afternoon, remained in the stream a j few hours, aud was greatly admired.— | She left for New York this evening. She is two hundred and forty feet long, and the largest iron steamer ever built in this i vicinity. Boston, Sept. 10.—Captain Hamilton of the bark Armenia, this port, from j Constantinople, reports that while passing ! out of the Straits of Gibralta, August 6, the Spanish fort at Tarifa Point fired twice on the Armenia; the first was a blank cartridge, the second a round shot, which passed through the lower maintop sail and port topmast studding sail. Newark. N. J., Sept. 11.—This even ing Edward Holder, aged 23 years, walked off tho turnpike bridge as the draw was closing, fell a distance of fifteen feet aud was drowned in the presence of hundreds of people. New Orleans, Sept. 7.—Advices from Jamaica to the 18th ult., state that rein forcements'will be asked from England for the better protection of the northern part of the island against negro riots. There is a prospect of saving the Eng lish mail steamer Paramatta ashore near St, Thomas. North Bridgewater, Sept. 9. Mr. H. Yolney French, of the firm of French & Howard of this town, was killed this morning by jumping from a rail road train while in motion. Mr. Volney was shockingly mutilated. lie leaves a wife and child, now absent. Baltimore, Sept. 9. —Miltou Whitney, our State Attorney, has brought a suit for libel against Messrs Dobbin & Ful ton, publishers of The American newspa per, for charging him with complicity with outlaws. The damages are laid at SIO,OOO. New Orleans, Sept. B.—The Picayune says that it has authentic information that Mr. McLaue has made no treaty with Mexico, on account of the American citi zen protection clause in it. Albanv, Sept. B. —Mr. La Mountain lauded his balloon at Hortle, White Creek, Washington county, at 51 P. M. He left Watertown to day. + Cliarncter of Liberian Emigrants. The President of Liberia, Benson, does net seem to have a very favorable opinion of the emigrants arriving in that repub lic from America. He says : My fears and anxieties, for the last five or six years, have been that the moral, intellectual and industrial training of a majority of the immigrants who may ar rive here from the L T nited States, as well as that of our posterity, bred and born in this country, will not keep pace with the advancement of the aborigines in these elements of individual aud national greatness. In order to show that these fears and anxieties are not unfounded, I have only to state what is pretty general ly known in Liberia, that there are thous ands of natives living within the jurisdic tion of this republic who are intellectu ally in advance of at least one-half the immigrants that arrive here annually from the United States. V e learn from the Montgomery papers that Capt. Dossey, of that city, was killed ‘ on the 15th, by the accidental discharge of a pistol he was carrying in his panta loons pocket. His horse falling caused the explosion of the pistol, a ball from which entered bis left side. Additional by the Anglo Saxon. There had been an earthquake in Sor gia, Italy, by which two hundred persons were killed and several injured. The ship Nimrod, from Savannah, ar rived at Liverpool on the 13th of August and the ship Kalco sailed from Liverpool, on the 27th of August. In England a Cabinet Council had been unexpectedly called for, the 29th ult. It was supposed that the call had reference to the new phase of Italian affairs. In France, Forny delivered a speech which was supposed to enunciate the Em peror’s views, and attracted public atten tion. He endeavored to show that the apprehensions of England, in regard to a French invasion, were groundless. Garibaldi had resolved to maintain a strict discipline in the army of Central Italy. The Neapolitan Government had order ed the purchase of a large quantity of corn abroad. The latest intelligence from the Zurich Conference was to Wednesday. The pri vate conference continued. The Paris correspondent of the London Times says that things go on badly. The dissolution of the Conference will take place in a few days, and will probably re sult in the assembling of tbe Congress, or iu a resumption of the war which seem to be the only alternatives. Late dispatches from Berne report the Zurich Conference as contradictory; and that there is every reason to believe that the Sardinian Plenipotentiary will not af fix his signature and protocol, in favor of tbe return of the deposed Dukes. Lever’s (the ageut of the Galway line of steamships,) proposition to run the Great Eastern the first trip from Galway to New York, has been declined. The ship will leave the Thames in a day or two. Leigh Hunt, the journalist and poet, is dead. The Constitutionnel’s leader says that the Emperor will fulfill his Villa Franca agreement, and restore the reigning Prin cess; but if a re-union of tbe Princes and people is impossible, will not force either. Tli people of Naples are very excited, owing to the high price of corn. Additional by tbe Ocean (tueen. Liverpool General Markets. —Richardson, Spence & Co’s, circular states that the weather has been unfavorable for crops. Flour very dull; quotations were easier but unchanged. Wheat very dull. Corn firm. Provisions unchanged. Rice quiet. Sugar steady. Coffee quiet. The London markets were generally unchanged. General News. —The steamship Bor ings’ with forty thousand dollars in specie, had arrived out. The American ship Ben Bolt, from Ha vana, bound to Falmouth, was wrecked on the 25th. The whole of the twelve million Rus sian loan, has been subscribed at the ex change in Petersburg, at three centums lower. Advices from Athens report the disso lution of the Greek chambers. The Bavarian military loan has been issued at ninety-eight and a half. Later from Havana ami Mexico. New Orleans, Sept. 12.—The steam ship Granada arrived below to-day. She brings Havana dates to tlie 9th, and Mexican dates to the Ist inst. At Havana there was an improved de mand for sugar. Exchange on London quoted at 14d. to 15d. The steamship left Havana ou the 9th inst. The Brownsville Flag, of tbe Ist inst., says that it is rumored that Miramon with three thousand men bad marched in San Louis Potosi. Gen. Marquezza was at Zacatecas. General Orlega was killed iu battle. Arrival of tlie Star of tlie West. New Y'ork, Sept. 12.—Tlie steamship Star of the West has arrived from Aspin wall. She brings upwardsof three millions in specie, and five hundred passengers. At Gayaquil (Republic of Ecuador,) on tbe 19th, the Peruvian fleet was pre paring to bombard the city. The inhabi tants who remained were preparing for a desperate resistance. Post Office Robbery. Brooklyn, Sept. 11.—The post office at this place was robbed on Friday night last of three thousand dollars. All of the letters were broken open and the drafts and money orders mutilated and rendered valueless. Arrival of Minister McJLane. Washington, Sept. 11.—Minister Mc- Lane has arrived here; he thinks that notwithstanding his recent failure, that he will conclude a treaty with Mexico at no distant day. Tle Steamship Tennessee. Washington, Sept. 11.—The steamship Tennessee will resume he trips between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, with the mails, on the 15th of October. 4. Crops in the South. • Tbe New Orleans Bulletin says: “In the South the great staple has already begun to come in, and the accounts from all quarters represent it as magnificent. In this State there is not probably a par ish in which it will not be more than an average while in many of them it will be greater than it ever was before. As to the sugar crop, we are sorry that we can not also speak in the same strain. But the facts will not justify it. If it shall turn out an average crop it will do fully as much as can be expected or more. The cane is some two or three weeks behind hand, and some of it looks sickly aud dwarfted. The Lafourche Union of yes terday says in that parish hardly a half crop will be made. The result will of course depend, to a considerable extent, upon an early or a late frost. - THe Fire Alarm Telegraph. The commendable enterprise, though nothing has been said of it lately, for the performance of which tbe city authorities have contracted, is well under way.— The Messrs. Gamewell, the contractors, have gone North to superintend the con struction of the material and send it out here as soon as possible. Mr. Hebert, a gentleman well known and respected in this community, has been engaged and is still busy in the surveying of the city for the location of the network of wire.— X. O. Bulletin. Frost 111 Western New York. It was predicted early in the season by somo person who professed to be weather-wise, that iu Buffalo and vicini ty there would be frost “every month in the year 1859.’’ Thus far the clerk of the weather has kept up to the schedule, although the month of August had like to have got by without a “nip.” On the 29th, however, there was just enough frost in several localities thereaway to save the distance of the prophet. ♦ From Ltali, St. Louis, Sept. 12.—The Utah corres pondence of the Democrat says the Quar ter Master General has received orders from the Secretary of war to receive Mr. Halliday’s notes as cash for mules. The auctioneer received instructions to knock down the mules to Halliday, whereupon Halliday purchased upwards of one thou sand mules at a little more than one half what others would have paid cash for. Halliday has a contract to supply the Government at Fort Dallas and Oregon with one thousand mules at his own price. Tlie Steamer Alvarata. We learn from the Rome Courier, that the new steamer Alvarata, recently built near that place to run on the Coosa River, made her first trip to Greensport and back to Rome last week. She bad made no trial trip, but the first time she left the wharf it was with a large cargo of mer chandize. The Courier says she is a snug, trim built boat of good appear ance, 158 feet long by 23 wide, and draws nine inches water. There are now three boats running on tbe Coosa River, and one on the Oostanaula. The Alvarata was built by the Coosa River Steamboat Company, and will run in connection with the Pennington. Front Harper's Magazine. A Political Anecdote. Old New Jersey turns up again with the following very entertaining incidents, which will be relished by tlie parties as well as the reader: They tell a capital story here about the present Governor of this state, Dr. Newell, and Colonel James W. Wall, who ran for Congress in 1858 iu the Second District. In order to initiate your rea l ers into the humor of the story, they must be reminded that Governor Newell, who was then before the people as the American and Republican candidate, was a very industrious operator in bis owu behalf, attending to all places where op portunities of meeting the people were afforded, and making himself agreeable to the sovereigns. On one occasion Col onel Wall addressed a field-meeting of the Democracy in the county of Monmouth where he claimed exclusive domain, hav ing there his staunchest supporters. After explaining his own position and his views upon the political questions of the day, and why he ought to be sent to Con gress for the good of the country, the Colonel turned his attention to the Oppo sition, and especially pitched into Dr. Newell, “the hermaphrodite candidate for Governor, as he called him ; spoke of his attempt to ride two horses, and that the time would not be long before he would come to the forks of the political road where public opinion branched off into two distinct paths, and then he thought, if each horse took a seperate road, the Doctor would find himself in trouble; and, in a word, gave the Doctor a most severe lashing. After he had taken his seat, otie of the Colonel’s friends approached him and inquired, “who do you think, Colonel, has been listening to the last part of your speech ?” “Really, sir, I do not know of any one particular, not being able to recognize faces in so vast a crowd.’ “I tlioughtyou hadn’t, said the friend. “Allow me to say that the man sitting in a buggy yonder is Dr. Newell, the Oppo sition candidate for Governor.’ “The Colonel looked up quietly, and recognizing the Doctor, exclaimed, “Why really !so it is. Well, he only il lustrates the old adage, that listeners never hear any good of themselves.’ Well, I am in for it, and must face it out, so I will give the Doctor a call.” Ac cordingly the Colonel left the stand, and pushing his tall, athletic person through the crowd, approached the Doctor’s car riage. The Doctor saw him coming, and smiled. When they met, the most aston ishing courtesy marked the interview. “Why, Doctor,” said the Colonel, “it seems to me you are far beyond the line of your professional visiting I bis morning, or else your practice lias enlarged great ly.” ‘ “No,” responded the Doctor; “I heard there were many sick and afflicted here in this neighborhood, and I havecorne down to see what I can do for them; but, Col onel, listening to your speech, and I was delighted to find that you handled me so gentlemanly—no attack upon my private character, simply ar raigning me for my political proclivities, which belong to the public.” “The Doctor bowed as he said this; and the Colonel, not to be outdone in po liteness, bowed in return, and said: “Certainly, Doctor, I never indulge in personalities against the private reputa tion of any gentleman.” “Just at this moment one of the fisher men along shore, who had been listening to the interview, stepped up, and, to the great amusement of the crowd and the parties most interested, said, with great humor: “Well, gentlemen, you both are so po lite that it reminds me of a story I once heard of an Irishman, who was going along the road when an angry bull rushed down upon him, and with his horns tossed him over a fence. The Irishman recov ering from his fall, upon looking up saw the bull pawing and tearing up the ground (as is the custom of the animal when ir ritated,) whereupon Pat, smiling at him, said, ‘lf it was not for your bowing and scraping, and your humble apologies, you brute, faix 1 should think that you had thrown me over this fence on pur pose !’ ” Thereupon there was a great roar, and the crowd quietly dispersed. Linseed Oil Trade of Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Journal of the Ist, contains the following: The flax seed trade of Indianapolis is becoming a feature in the city’s business. One house has bought already over 3,000 bushels of this years product for the Louisville market. Louisville and Rich mond purchase all the flax seed crop of Central Indiana. In those places, mills are in successful operation for the manu facture of linseed oil. Why can we not have a mill in operation here ? The man ufacture of the oil from flax seed is one of the most certain businesses in which money can be invested. Arrest Him. The steamer Alice Vivian passed down on Sunday last loaded to the guards with cotton. She carries as fine a Calliope as we have ever heard on the “Father of Waters,” but we understand that the re ligious portion of our community take ex ception to the concord of sweet sounds emanating from it and have ordered the Mayor to arrest the Captain of the said Alice Vivian for allowing such sonl-stir ring music to be played on board of her, so as to set all the women and children to dancing during church time. We are told that the music had such a salutary effect upon some of the preachers, that they stopped in the midst of their sermon to listen to the notes of the Calliope.— Vicksburg Sun. Growth of BritisL Steam Shipping;, In proof of the growing extent of Brit ish steam shipping, it is only necessary to compare the entrances and clearances of British steam tonnage within the past few years. In 1849 the entries were 734,763 tons; in 1858 they were 1,750,664 tons. In the same years, respectively, the clear ances were 694,044 tons and 1,727,727 tons; showing a ratio of increase on en tries in the period of nine years of 139 per cent., and on clearances an increase of 149 per cent., being an aggregate ton nage movement of Dearly two millions of steam shipping. —Steam Shipping Journal Death of E. 11. Dickerson. We learn this morning, that Mr. E. 11. Dickerson, for more than thirty years a citizen and business man of this place, departed this life j r esrerday afternooD, at 4 o’clock, after a lingering illness. Mr. D. was in the furniture line, and probably no house in tbe place was older than that of his brother, L. li.,and himself. He leaves a family, consisting of his widow and several children. The deceased was one of the passen gers who were blown up, on the steamer Franklin, at a wharf in Mobile, many years since. He never entirely recovered from the injury to his lungs caused by inhaling the steam. — Mont. Mail, 15th. The Latest Style. “LoNec” Mary Jane, a city servant girl, thus describes the latest style of dress to Martha Anne, her country cousin: As fur the lo necs the loer it is the mere fashunabil yu air, and the less cloz yu ware the fashunbil yu air drest. Miss Goolra give me a blu silk or hern an i cut its nec ors an Suzin Simmons cut off hem, and we attrax a great deel of atten shun toour necs,promonadynin the streets lyke uther ladys a\j holdin up our cloz. Nobody isut nothing now whitch dusnt hole up her cloz, an the hier yu holds them the more you are thort ov. An Afflicted Family. We are grieved to learn that Hon. Hen ry G. Lamar and family, have sustained another sore affliction in the death of An derson Lamar, Esq., of Baker county, a young gentleman of worth and promise, whose corpse has just been brought up to Macon for interment. This is the fourth grown child deceased within the space of two years ! Our whole commu nity deeply sympathize with the surviv ing family, under these repeated and heavy strokes of an afflictive Providence. —Georgia Telegraph, 13 th. From the Leavenworth Herald, Aug. 26. Tire “Mountain Meadows” Children. Arrival ov Fifteen cf the Number at Fort Leavenworth. Yesterday morning a train of fourteen wagons :ir rived at Fort Leavenworth troin l tah. It left salt Lake City on the 20th of June. Mnj. Eastman and Lieut. Elwood, of the sth Infantry ; Major Whiting, ot the • th Infantry; Lieut Carroll, ot the lOtli In fantry, and Lieut. Tyler, of the 2d Dra goons, came in with the train. Accompanying the train are also 15 of the children who escaped the terrible massacre at Mountain Meadows, in Utah, some two years since. The particulars of that unparalleled outrage, perpetrated by Mormons under the guise of Indians, startled our whole country when the in telligence reached the States. We have not the details before us, but it’ we re member aright, a company’ numbering 145 persons started from the State ot Arkansas, in the spring of 1857, for Cali fornia. They were supplied with an ex cellent outfit—wagons, moles and an am ple stock of provisions, &e. They got along well enough until they reached what is known as the “Mountain Meadows, in the south western part of the Territo ry of Utah. Here whilst encamped they were surrounded by a party', the larger portion of whom were Mormons disguised as balance Indians—and the whole party brutally butchered, except seventeen children, who were taken pos session of by the Indians. The object of the assailants was evidently plunder. Early last spring through the vigilance of Dr. Fortiey, the Indian agent for Utah, the children were all obtained and prop erly cared for. Although most of them are very young, they were enabled to de i tail with considerable intelligence nearly all of the particulars of the terrible mas ! saere they had witnessed. The government has furnished the chil dren with transportation to Fort Leaven worth, and male and female attendants. We saw the children at the Fort yesterday morning when they arrived—ten girls and five boys. The oldest little girl did not appear to be over ten years of age, and the majority are much younger. All were comfortably clothed—in good health and i fine spirits. We saw a little rosy cheeked j girl, not over, we should think, four years of age, whose right arm was entirely helpless. At. the time of the massacre the child was in its mother’s arms, and the bullet that sent its protector to an untimely grave, passed through the little one’s right arm, just below the elbow. We saw the scars made by the bullet, but received only a smile from the little girl, when we inquired if she could use her hand. An agent from Arkansas —said to be a relative of some of the children, most of whom are supposed to belong to Johnson county, in that State—is expected here to take charge of the children, and conduct them to their friends. Two of the little girls—the oldest of the seventeea —are retained iu Utah to give testimony in the Courts in relation to the massacre. They will be kindly cared for and sent to Arkansas as soon as the bloody murderers—several of whom have been detected and apprehended— are disposed of. There also came in with the train, un der the especial care of Sergent Black, the three Foster children, of whom ranch has been said in the papers. The father and mother lived in Connecticut. The ’ father espoused the Mormon faith sev eral years ago, and left for Salt Lake City, carrying with him his three little girls. The mother remained behind, and all efforts to retain her children were abortive. About a year ago the father died, and n ;w, through the efforts of the Secretary of War, her children have been reclaimed, arid will soon be where they can receive a mother’s love and de votion. The children will remain either at the Fort or in the city for a few days, and those who desire to see them can doubt less have their wishes gratified. Branch’s Paper. The notorious Stephen H. Branch alias “Alligator” Branch liavingbeen released from “ durance vile,” which was impos ed on him for an infamous libel on a worthy official of New York, has com menced the publication of a daily sheet in that city. A special correspondent of the Mobile Register, from New York says : Stephen 11. Branch has started a daily paper called the Daily Hand. It has reached three numbers, and the sales have been very large. It publishes articles that the regular dailies dare not publish. It makes exposes of matters that should be kept secret. It pretends to reveal the private relations that existed between Buchanan and the mother-in-law and wife of Sickles, and the hold Sickles has upon the President. These scandals have long been flying about, but Branch puts them in type. The most nasty part of Branch’s paper is the bona fide republishing of Bennett’s editorials in the Herald 25 years ago! Even Bennett must blush at re perusing what he once wrote. There are stories current that Branch is crazy. He is as sane as any man I know ; somewhat indiscreet from over earnestness. A large portion of what he has published in his three numbers is true to the letter. Corruption in our high places has never before reached such a pitch. Rakes and harlots govern the nation, and in this city the most frightful state of things exists. The step to greatness is placed in the stew's, the gambling dens and the. thieves’ resort. Our most prominent politicians have been started in life, educated, placed on the road to fortune by keepers of baw dy houses. I think the honest publica tion of these facts calculated to do good— to promote public morals—make the tone more healthy. But the man who attempts it is likely to he assassinated, or immured in the cells of a prison. Branch was at tacked on Friday evening by Bagioli, (Sickles’ father in-law,) but the attacker, it seems came off second best. THe Fall Trade of Ncw-Voik. The Herald says, “ that the coming business season is to be a prosperous one, in a financial point of view, is to be seen in the number of stores and mercantile builaiugs of evei*y kind which are spring ing up in our city. Some six or seven years.ago the wholesale dry goods trade was in a great measure confined to that portion of the city lying below Barclay street. Suddenly it made an up-town stride, and we find it taking possession of the neighborhood included between Barclay and Chambers streets and Broad way and the North River. All the old shauties and tumble-down dwellings which formerly characterized that locali ty, were levelled to the ground, and splending palaces now occupy their places. One can hardly believe that the Church street of to-day is the Church street of five or six years ago. This fall busineas seems to manifest a disposition to take another up-town leap. Many of the old buildings and tenements located between Chambers and Canal, and West i of Broadway, some of them nearly a cen tury old, are now in course of rapid de molition to make way for beautiful stores. This fact is but a sign of the increasing prosperity of our affairs, and merchants aud tradesmen may look forward to a pecuniary harvest this autumn.” Crops In South-Western Mississippi, A letter in the Mobile Mercury of the 9th, dated Baldwin county, Alabama, Sept. 7, says of the crops in Western and Middle Mississippi: I have just returned from a trip through Middle and Western Mississippi, and took special pains to examine the crops in the region through which I passed. The corn crops are tolerably good, generally, but in some neighborhoods they are bad. But the cotton—the great Southern staple— is positively bad, owing to the dry weath er in the growing season. Iu some places they will not make more than half a crop, and some of the best planters in Western Mississippi, with whom I am personally acquainted, will not make more than < ne third of a crop, or more than a third as much as they did last year. I gained this information from personal observa tion, not from newspaper or other ac counts. Great Conflict in Fayette Parlsli— TUe Vigilance Committee Defied. The Outlaws Defeated, and Seventy of Them Captured.' —A friend, who has just arrived from Ld’ayene parish, in forms us that on Saturday morning last, the Vigilance Committee <d that, parish, were summoned to assemble and proceed to a place called Bayou Tortue, about fifteen miles west us Vermillionville, where a;i encampment ot outlaws had been formed, the ringleaders ot which ha I challenged them to battle. Accordingly, the law and order men of the parish, who had long suffered from these depredators, who had robbed, plundered, passed coun terfeit money and murdered with impu nity, quickly gathered, and taking a ! piece of artillery with them from the vil lage of Vermillionville, started for the rendezvous of the outlaws. At 9, a. tn., on Saturday about five hundred well equipp ed and mounted men suddenly appeared before the entrenched camp of the boast ful defiers of the laws, where they found j them in full force, with the Bayou well guarded, and a house in the centre of their position, loop-holed, and otherwise thoroughly prepared for enduring a siege or resisting a storming party, iite flag of their fraternity also floated defiantly in the breeze, and until the “\ igilants had | formed their order of battle, and un masked their cannon, all looked as if the defense would be obstinate and sanguina ry. The sight of the big gun, however, struck terror into the hardened hearts ot the outlaws, and sauve qui peut suddenly appeared to animate the warriors. Their number was about one hundred and fifty, many of whom having horses, managed to make their escape, but seventy of their force fell into the hands of the Vigilants. , Immediately a court martial was formed, consisting of two igilants trom each ; company, io whom the question was sub mitted whether the prisoners, notorious evil doers, should suffer death or be pad died. By a majority of two, it was deci ded to inflict the padclle punishment, and thirty-six hundred blows were equally administered. One fellow committed sui cide, by shooting himself, to avoid the paddle. Subsequently, five others of the gang were found dead, from gun shot wounds. Our informant, says that the news of j this affair caused the greatest pleasure | among all the honest and decent inhabi tants of the parish where it occurred, and the adjacent Attakapas parishes, which have long suffered from the depredations of the poweiful and dangerous gang.— A r . 0. Delta, 10th. Salt Lake. A Utah letter gives the following con cerning this remarkable body of water : That this lake should be salt is no anomaly. All bodies of water into which streams discharge themselves, while they have severally no outlet, are or should be salt. If one such is fresh, that is an anomaly indeed. Lake Utah probably receives as much saline matter as Salt Lake; but she discharges it through the Jordan, and remains herself fresh ; while Salt Lake, having no issue save by evap- i oration, is probably the saltest body of j water on earth. The ocean is compara tively fresh ; even the Mediterranean, at j Leghorn, is not half so salt. I am told that three barrels of this water yield a barrel of salt; that seems rather strong, yet its intense saltuess, no one who has not had it in his eyes, his mouth, his nostrils, can realize You can no more sink in it than in a clay bank, but a very little in your luDgs would suffice to strangle you. You May make your way in from a hot, rocky beach, over a chaos of volcanic basalt that is trying to the feet, but at a depth of a yard or more you have a fine sandy bottom, and here the bathing is delightful. The water is of a light green color for ten or twenty rods; then “deeply, dark ly, beautifully biue.” No fish can live in it; no frog abides in it. The rugged mountains in and about it—just such scraped and seamed and gullied preci pices as I have been describing ever since I reached Denver—have a little of fir and j cotton wood, or quaking asp, in their deeper ravines or behind their taller cliffs, but look bare and desolate to the casual observer; and these cut the lakes into sections and hide most of it from view. Probably less than a third of it is visible from any single point. But this suffices. An American Eagle for tlie Empe ror of Austria. A Richmond correspondent of the Pe tersburg Express says: The Virginia Central brought down on its train of yesterday afternoon, a rare bird of the eagle species. At the invito, tion of a friend I visited this natural cu riosity to day. It is of enormous size, resembles the common grey eagle so fre quently caught in Virginia, but is bicipi tous, or double-headed—and in this its peculiarity consists. The two heads are clearly defined, and seem to be perfect in all respects. It receives its food with the same facility in either beak, and appa rently hears and sees alike through all its ears and eyes. It was captured when a mere fledgling, near Luray, Page county, by Mr. Joannes Schwartzberger, and has been carefully nurtured and fed by him self and family ever since. Mr. S. has disposed of this curious bird to the Aus trian Consul at New York, who intends to present it to the Emperor, Francis Jo seph. A more appropriate present could not be made his Royal Highness, and he will, doubtless, prize it highly. The na tional emblem of his vast empire—you will recollect—is a double-headed eagle, but we will venture the assertion that this is the first live specimen ever seen. It goes to New York this afternoon by the Adams Express, and will b% sent out thence by one of the early out going steamers. Tlie Potato Crop in Ireland. The potato crop of 1859 promises to turn out the finest grown in Ireland since the good old times, when the market value of that article of food ruled from Is. 6d. the cwt. It will be recollected that for -several seasons after the terrible disaster of 1840, the potatoes grown had hardly the appearance of those of other times, and, as an article of food, they were very inferior. Considerable improvements were gradually brought about by close atten tion to th.e preparation of the soil, choice of seed, and after-care of the plants in their different stages of growth. These had produced a desirable change in the quality of the potato, but it was not until the present season that the perfection to which the culture had been brought be fore the advent of tbe famine year was apparent. Some attempts have been made to get up the old cry of disease, but the sound of discontent was too weak to make way beyond the first wail or two ; and, at present, even the worthy people of the “beautiful city,” usually the first to take up the song of sorrow, have not a word to say on the subject. Turn to what quarter we may, the sturdy stem and broad leaf, which completely cover the soil in potato lands, tell of a healthiness of the Celtic families, and of the ample store of cheap and abundant food for the mass which a few weeks’ fine weather will fully mature. —Belfast Whig.. Boston and New Orleans Steamers. The last Boston Commercial Bulletin say s : v We regret to learn that the New Orleans Steamship Company’s enterprise has re ceived a temporary check, owing to the fact that a party interested could not bring the committee to meet his views, and for this reason has withdrawn his countenance and support. We regret that any parties should de sire to control an enterprise of tills kind for their own aggrandizement, and to car ry out their own purposes. We have faith to believe that, within a year, a line of steamers will be in full operation to New Orleans, and the agency entrusted to a merchant whose long standing and varied experience eminently fit him for the responsibilities of the office, and whose general reputation, both here and in New Orleans, will impart confidence to the enterprise. The Selma Sentinel says the Alabama River, at that point, is gradually falling, and getting very low. The Sentinel sees, in the uncertain prospect of the River, the necessity of building the Selma and Gulf Rail Road. Deaths of English Kings. William the Conqueror died trom the enormous fat, from drink, aud Horn ih> violence of hi- p i-s'.oos. William Huf'us died the death of the poor stags that iu* hunted. Henry the Fr.-t lied of gluttony. Ilenry U-r S- <■ n.-J died of a broken heai ! m-easii-He i t> ■ tin* bad conduct of his childn u. Richard iVeur de Lb>n died like the animal fr< in which his heart was named, by an arrow fro u an archer. .Lditi died, nobody knows how, but it is said of chagrin. Which, we suppose, is another term fur a dose of hellebore. Henry the Third is said to have died a natural death. Edward the First is likewise sail to have died of a “natural sickness,” a sick ness which it would puzzle all the college of physicians to denominate. Edward the Second-was most barba rously and indecently murdered by ruffi ans employed by his own mother and hei paramour. Edward the Third died of dotage, and Richard the Second of starvation, the very reverse of George the Fourth. Henry she Fourth is said to have died “of fits caused by uneasiness,” and un easiness in places in those times was a very common complaint. Henry the F’ifth is said to have died of “a painful iniffiction, prematurely!” This is a courtly phrase for getting rid of a King. Henry the Sixth died in prison, by means known then only to his jailor, and kuowu now only to Heaven. Edward the Fifth was strangled in the tower by his uncle, Richard the Third. Richard the Third was killed in battle. Henry the Seventh wasted away as a miser ought to do, and Henry the Eighth died of carbuncles, fat. and fury, while Edward the Sixth died of a decline. Queen Mary is said to have died of “a broken heart.’.’ whereas she died ofasur feit, from eating too much of black pud dings. Old Queen Bess is said to have died of melancholy, from having sacrificed Essex to his enemies. Jamss the F’irst died of drinking” and of the effects of a nameless vice, j Charles the First died on the scaffold, | and Charles the Second suddenly, it is said, of apoplexy, William the Third died from consump five habits of body, and from the stumb ling of his horse. Queen Ann died from the attachment to “strong water,” or, in ether words, from drunkenness, which the physicians polite ly called tne dropsy. George the First died of drunkenness, which his physicians as politely called am apoplectic fit. George the Second died of a rupture of the heart, which the periodicals of that day termed a visitation of God It is the only instance in which God ever touched his heart. George the Third died as he had lived, a madman. Throughout life, he was at least a consistent monarch. George the Fourth died of glutton)’ aud drunkenness. William the Fourth died amidst the sympathies of his subjects. English Volunteer Force, The London correspondent of the Na tional Intelligencer writes: la the year 1803, when Napoleon the First, in the plenitude of his power, threatened England with invasion, and it was generally believed that he would at least make the attempt, there was an al most general enrolment of the adult males of the kingdom into volunteer corps. The abstract printed by order of the House of Commons of that period, shows that the effective power of these volunteer corps was as follows: Cavalry; 024 troops men 33,832 Infantry, 3,890 companies.... “ 313.927 Artillery, 102 companies.- tl 8,817 350,076 Os these the cities of London and West minister furnished 28,715, and the three surrounding counties of Middlesex, Kent and Surry, 27,557 —making a total of 50,272 men. If a similar arming from a similar cause should take place at this time, a volunteer force of from 500,000 to 000,000 men would easily be organized. Crisp in Nashville. The Nashville Union aDd American, of the 11 tli, speaking of Ihe performances of Mr. Crisp’s Company, at the Gaiety Thea tre in that city, says: The first week at the Gaiety has closed, and the performances have given pretty general satisfaction, and public opinion is very decided that this is the best Com panygManager Crisp has had. Other en gagements have so interfered that we have seen but little^of the performances, but gentlemen, in whose judgment we can confide, assure us that the leading mem bers of the Company have acquitted them selves in a manner highly creditable. This is gratifying news to the theatre goers of our city, who may look forward for amusements of a high order during the season. Manager Crisp lias commenced the sea son in a commendable spirit of enterprise and liberality, and we trust the friends of the drama in Nashville will extend to him'R patronage commensurate with this spirit. Restoration of Bishop Onderdonk. A movement is in progress for the re mission of the sentence of suspension by the House of Bishops, passed upon Bishop Onderdonk, formerly bishop of this dio cese, a number of years since. A petition to the House of Bishops is in circulation in the diocese. To a memorial prepared in accordance with the terms of the peti tion, Bishop Onderdonk has affixed his signature. After acquitting his brethren of improper motives in his conviction, acknowledging the justice of their act of dis cipline, and professing his sincere sorrow and repentance, he asks thatliis sentence may be remitted. This petition and me morial will doubtless be presented at the next general Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, which assembles at Richmond, A a., on the sth of next month. We understand that names representing all shades of opinion in the church are at tached to this petition.— N. Y. Com. Later from San .Tuan. \ obk, Sept. 13.—We have re ceived Victoria dates to the 13th of Aug. Gen. Harney and Governor Douglass are both concentrating all of the forces at their disposal on the island of San Juan. It was reported that the British were de termined not to permit any more of our troops to land. No British troops have landed on the island, nor has any steps been taken towards the joint occupancy. All the British troops in the colony are proceeding in haste to the spot. Gen. Harney has ordered all his avail able troops in the Territory to concentrate at San Juan. At the Primary Medical School, inthi3 city, we learn that a skillful and entirely successiul operation was performed on Wednesday last, by Dr. J. J. Knott, Jr., in the amputation of the leg of a gentle man 45 or 50 years of age. The limb being incurably diseased in consequence of a severe burn, affecting the bone from the knee to the ankle. The patient, under the influence of chloriform, was insensible to pain, while knife and saw’, in skillful hands rapidly performed the dismemberment—which occu pied, as we are informed by a spectator, but about a minute of time from the first incision to the legation of the arteries. flriffu i Empire State. Tall Rice. The Savannah News says: A friend of the manager of Mr. Robert Habersham’s Causton Bluff and Deptford plantation, left at our office, yesterday, one of the finest specimens of rice on the stalk we have ever seen. The stalks are not so tall as some we have heard of this season, as they measure but six feet, but the heads are large and well filled, and we are informed that a large portion of the crop on that place this year, w’ill average as tall and well headed as the sample which may be seen at our counting room. The largest portion of the rice on this plantation is already cut and stacked. Professor Maury’s First Marriage. Mr Willis, iu the Home Journal for this week, relates a curious incident in the life of Lieutenant Maury. Happen that the lieutenant in his earlier vvi-.i;; had visited the Pacific Island -and in: tered some of the uiaL-cts i,-i the native On one occasion a young princess, who-e attire consisted principally nl her ionj. tresses, came to the ship, and declar she was sent on a mission by her father and his tribe to oiler her hand to the young lieutenant. In order to pay due respect to tois friendly oliei, the com mander of the vessel ordered young Maury to proceed with the dusky damsel in a boat to shore, to make every assur ance of amity between the United States aud Europe, get rid ol espousing ihe princess if he could, but on no account to make any such rejection of the proposed honor asVould lead to a misunderstand ing. Maury, with the princess, proceed ed to land iii a small boat, the lady leap ing out before they the island and swimming to the shore. After some hesitation, Maury, on landing, left the boat and proceeded to the chief’s bungi low. “It was some little distance inland, and, on arriviug, he found he was con siderably expected. There was every ap pearauee of preparation lor a festivity, the tables spread for a royal banquet, and tlie fruits and drinks in abundant prodi gality. The chiefs were already in a state of excitement, - which precluded ali explanation or modification ot plans. There was nothing to do but to yield to circumstances. He must marry (ala Owhyhee and she,) to keep the peace and protect the commerce of the natiou. “The delays were apparently inconsid erable. In a very short time, the runa way bride appeared, dressed in ail man ner of Pacific ornaments, and attended by her mother and a bevy .of sister island resses. The Commodore was either not expected, or not missed ; the ceremony was performed (what there was of it,) with only native witnesses, and ‘things proceeded as usual.’ “For the remaining winter mouths, the sloop was anchored at the same island, and Prince Maury, of course, had a nice opportunity to become acquainted with the manners and customs. His copper colored papa proved very gentlemanly, and, as long as he stayed, he was most affectionately treated.” A “Healing” ATediiSi in Trouble—The Spirits Unable to Cure a Case of Neu ralgia. A singular case was brought before Esquire Horne for adjudication this morn ing, the particulars of which are substan I tially as follows: Some weeks ago a Mr. Loving, residing in the southern part of the city, called upon a soi disant disciple of .Esculapius named Richmond, who keeps a little confectionery on Main st., and pretends to work miraculous cures through the agency of spirits with which he avers he is in daily intercourse, to as certain if lie could through supernatural or any other causes cure his wife of neu ralgia, a disease that lias troubled her for some time past. The “Doctor” said he could, and undertook the case, with the understanding that if he effected a per manent cure, he was to receive a fee of I fifty dollars; if not he was to get noth ing. Accordingly the Doctor commenced his visits to Mrs. Loving, who imagined, after the lapse of some weeks, that she was much improved, and her husband, on the strength of his wite’s faith in her new attendant, paid the “medium” ten dollars on the contract. Shortly afterward, how ever, the disease returned with all its former violence, when the husband sus pected the Doctor to be a humbug, and demanded that his ten dollars should be refunded. This the Doctor refused to do, alleging that he had information from heaven that a radical cure had been made, but that his patient, by a violation of some natural law, had brought it back again. Mr. Loving then brought suit for the recovery of the ten dollars. After bearing the facts in tlie case, the magistrate decided that the “medium” should disgorge.— Memphis Argus. Washing Morses’ Legs. It is quite a common custom for carmen and hostlers to “founder” noble horses, by the erroneous practice of dashing cold water on their legs when they are dirty. In regard to this practice Sir Geo. Steph ens, the eminent veterinary surgeon, says: “Whenever it is necessary to wash horses’ legs, do it in the morning. Most grooms, acting on a different principle, wash them aa soon as the animal comes in. lam convinced this is a bad prac tice. When the roads are dirty, and the weather wet, and the legs already soaked, washing can do no harm; but to deluge the legs with water the moment a horse enters the yard, heated with exercise, is, to my mind, as unnatural and absurd as to jump into a shower bath after playing an hour at cricket. My plan is, rubbing down with straw and a dry brush, and the next morning wash as clean as soap and water can make them. Pi<?k and wash the soles as soon as the horse comes in.” -’lie Sons of Malta,. There is no secret charitable organiza tion in this community which accom plishes more good than the Sons of M dta. the expenses tor charitable purposes last year exceeded §l*o,ooo. We are informed that its members have now under discus sion a project for the accomplishment of a slid greater good. It is that of founding anew hospital for the relief of indigent persons. They purpose erecting a large building in the city, and furnishing it throughout with bedding, &c., in a man ner equal to that of any similar institu tion in the country. A number of pro fessional gentlemen attached to one of our Colleges have generously tendered their services to the association, without charge.— Philadelphia Inquirer. Kail Hoads in tlie United States. According to the Railway Annual, the average cost of railways in the United estates, per mile has been $30,328. In the Middle States, $40,918 ; in tbe South ern States, $22,900; and in the Western States, 36,333. The list of dividend pay ing roads comprises 78 ; among which two pay an annual dividend of twelve per cent. ; nine, ten per cent. ; two, nine per cent. ; ten, eight per cent. ; six, seven pe: cent. ; thirty, six per c&nt. ; five, five per cent. ; one four percent. ; one, two and a half per cent.; and one, two per cent. Ice list of delinquent companies, on stock or bonds, amounts to thirty-three. Tlie total bonded debt of the American rail ways, all of which mature between 1859 and 1874, amount to $411,199,702. “Bobert Wickliffc who recently died in Kentucky, was probably the wealthiest man in Kentucky, being worth seven millions of dollars, owning five thousand acres of land in Fayette County alone, and several hundred negroes. He was a great lawyer, growing smarter as he grew older, and he lived to be eighty-five. He made a speech in Court a few days before his death. He was soon seized with a congestive chill, of which he died. The deceased was remarkable for the ex ceeding bitterness of his prejudices, of which his hostility to Henry Clay and’tbe Rev. Dr. R. J Breckinridge furnished a strong illustration.” He was during the Administration of l’resident Tyler a mem ber of his Cabinet. ♦ Brandy vs. Bourbon, Au animated discussion, involving the relative Ilygeniac properties of these liquors,- was held on one of the porticos cf the Burnet a day or two since. Final ly, as a clincher, the Bourbon man cited Col. , of Lexington, who had drank pure Bourbon since he was fifteen, and drank it steadily ; he was now sixty years old, hale and harty. But the champion of Cognac retorts: “What do I care for that—if he’d had good brandy he’d been eighty by this time.”— Cincinnati Com. New York Democratic State Con vention. . Syracuse, Sept. 15.—The Soft divi sion of the Democratic Convention which assembled in Syracuse to-day, reported resolutions asserting that Congress has no power to legislate slavery iuto, or en act a code for the Tciritories, or prohibit the South from having her just share in the benefits of the territories.
