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Tuesday’ September 2N, 1831).
On the loth, in New Orleans, 2,000
bales of cotton were sold, at irregular
prices, yet within range generally of
previous quotations.
The consumption of cotton in tlrs coun
try for the last year, as given by the New
York Commercial anil Shipping List, is
027,051 bales, which is largely in excess
of the consumption of any previous yeur.
The two leading members of the house
of Philips, Sampson & Cos., Boston, have
died within a few months past, which
placed the surviving member of the firm in
such embarrassing circumstances, that he
deemed it best to suspend.
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Lieut. M. F. Maury, the distinguished
Superintendent of the National Observa
tory, at Washington, has accepted an in
vitation to deliver the annual address be
fore the North Alabama Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, to beheld at De
catur on the l'Jth of October next.
Another candidate for the Speakership
of the Lower House in the Alabama
Legislature has been recommended by a
correspondent of the Montgomery Con
federation of the 20th. It is the Hon. N.
11. Browne, of Tuscaloosa, for several
years past a representative irom Tusca
loosa county.
lion. A. B- Meek, one of the delegates
from Mobile to the next Legislature of
Alabama, has contradicted, in a letter to
the N. Y. Daily News, the report that he
was a political friend of Douglas. He
says it is utterly without foundation, and
he has nover been an advocate of Mr.
Douglas for the Presidency.
The Montgomery Advertiser of the
20th, contains the announcement of the
withdrawal of Dr. N. B. Cloud from that
paper, he having disposed of his entire
interest to our friend Samuel G. Reid,
Esq., formerly of the Marion (Ala.) Com
monwealth. Mr. Reid will enter soon
upon the duties of associate Editor. We
congratulate him upon the attainment of
a position, so worthy of his talents.
Tiie Weather and Crops.
The Southern (Ala.) Champion, of the
lGtb, says the weather for the last four
weeks has been extremely dry, so much
so as to cause considerable damage to the
crops. We are informed by our planters
that the cotton crop will be cut off fully
one-fourth by the boll worm and rot. The
corn crop is very good.
Gov. Winston for I T . S. Senator.
A correspondent of the Mobile Regis
ter recommends ex-Governor Winston, of
Mobile, as the successor to Senator Fitz
patrick, in the Senate of the United
States. |
The sentiments of this correspondent
arc endorsed by “ State Rights,” a cor
respondent of the Demopolis (Ala.) Ga- ;
zette, who has requested their republi
cation in the latter paper.
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Legislative Nominations.
In Jefferson county, the Opposition
Lave nominated Judge A. E. Tarver for
the Senate, and J. W. Brinson for the
House.
In Lee county, the Opposition have
nominated Mason Tiller for the Senate, ;
and Willis A. Jones for the House.
In Webster, the Opposition have nomi
nated John M. Shepard for the Senate,
and L. B. Causey for the House.
The Opposition party of Washington
county, have nominated Thomas F. Wells
for tlio Senate, and Rufus A. Robinson
and J. R. Taylor for the House.
Col* Akin’s Letter.
The Ellijay committee, consisting of
Messrs. E. J. Spriggs, C. A. Ellington,
William Guess, Benj. Johnston, and L.
M. Greer, having requested the candi
dates for Governor to give, through the
Cassville Standard, their views relative to
supporting Douglas for President, in the
event of his nomination : and also their
views upon the vexed question of protec
tion to slavery in the Territories, have
received an answer from Col. Warren
Akin, the nominee of the Opposition. In
reply to the first query, he says :
I answer, emphatically, I will not! I
prefer an open enemy to a crafty, deceit
ful, treacherous friend. I think Mr.
Douglas’ “ Squatter Sovereignty” and
“ unfriendly legislation” by a territorial
legislature, “ is worse,” in the language
of the great statesman, JohnC. Calhoun,
“than the Wilmot Proviso.”
In reply to the second, he says :
1 therefore answer your second ques
tion, that, in my opinion, it is the duty
of Congress to legislate for the protection
of slavery in the territories whenever it
may be necessary; aud I do adopt this
as a part of my political creed, and pledge
my influence to maintain this doctrine.
The Discussion at Wliitesville.
On Wednesday, the 14th, Messrs. A.
M. Speer, P. II Colquitt and James M.
Mobley, addressed the people at Whites
ville, Harris county, on the political ques
tions of the day. A correspondent of the
State Press, of the 19th, alludes to the
speeches seriatim. IV e extract the an
nexed notice of the remarks made by Mr.
Colquitt.
After Col. Speer had concluded, lion.
Peyton H. Colquitt, being present, was
called out. He responded in a brief but
eloquent speech, in which he held up the
inconsistency of the Opposition : How,
in the Second District, Mr. Douglas was
willing to support Crittenden for the
Presidency, and so expressed the princi
ples of the party there. While, iD the
Fourth District, the Convention and Mr.
Wright both denounce Bell and Critten
deu. How the Gritiin Independent South
was now supporting Mr. Hardeman be
cause of his disuuion proclivities, and
the Opposition, in other parts of the dis
trict seeking converts on the plea that he
was a Union man. He closed in a forci
ble and cogent appeal to the Democracy,
exhorting them never to yield: but, if
they were doomed to fall, to fall iu the
breach, convincing those who heard him,
that, in the sanctum or on the “stump”
he is equally to be dreaded by the foes of
Democracy.
At the American Pharmaceutical Asso
ciation, which assembled at Boston the
13th, the following gentlemen from this
State were elected members : J. H. Zei
lon Macon Ga. ; W. 11. Warner, J. B. W.
Nowlin, M. D, of Rome Ga.; J. A.
Taylor, W. A. Lansdell, Robert J. Massey,
M. D., B. W. Smith of Atlanta Ga.; and
Fleming G. Grieve of Milledgeville Ga.
VOLUME III.!
Kdiiing a Newspaper.
In the “ Drawer” of that excellent pe
riodical the “ Southern Teacher,” we find
the following, in which is concentrated a
volume of truth.
‘•Editing a newspaper is a good deal like
making a tire. Every body supposes that
he can do :t a little better than any body
else. We have heard people doubt their
fitness for various employments: but in
all our experic Ci*, we have never met
with that individual who did not think
he could double the circulation of any
paper in two months.”
We might add that there are as many
and various opinions concerning the duties
and qualifications of the Editor, as there
; are men themselves, and perhaps no one
error is more prevalent than that with re
gard to original and selected matter.—
Some imagine that the columns of a paper
should be filled with articles of the
Editor’s own originating ; while few, a
very few, concur iu opinion that that pa
per is best conducted which constitutes a
faithful reflection, or panorama of the
world as it is each day. In either case,
the columns of a paper may reflect the
views of the Editor, upon “ matters and
things” as they oceur.
The experience of that Nestor of the
Press, the National Intelligencer, as well
as others that have had a successful ca
reer, is decidedly in favor of the latter of
the above methods. The secret which all
acknowledge, but few practise, is not in
knowing what to write, but in what not
to write. While many papers have prov
ed failures because of wbat has filled their
columns ; others have succeeded on ac
count of what has been excluded. The
secret of success then, lies more in jndi
ciousselections ; in ferreting out news; in
discovering what is rich and valuable in
the thoughts of others, than in the dis
tilled dulness of original articles, from
the jj/en of the mere political essayist who
presides over the fortunes of a “ Daily,”
or that less frequent hebdomadal a
‘'Weekly.” Os course, these views must
be modified according to the purpose for
which a paper may be established, or the
principles to which it may be devoted, in
which case it is better even then to exhibit
by a happy selection the concurrent and
corroborating opinions of others to fortify
a position, than to rely principally upon
the power and force of a single pen
Like any other profession, we confess
it is easier by far to theorize upon, the
duties of the Editor, than to carry the
conclusions of theory into practice.
New Orleans Markets.
The N. O. Bulletin of the 17th, reports
the tobacco market quiet, the sales since
its last review being 122 bbds. Heavy
Lugs and Leaf generally have command
ed full prices, in some cases above out
side figures. For the present, previous
quotations are repeated, they being, at
prices ranging from 3Jc up to 9]c.
The sales of Sugar for the week ending
the lGth being 1500 hbds. The week’s
receipts were 5G5 hlids. Prices were
ranging from 3| to sc. for inferior, up to
6to 7£c., for Clarified. The week’s sales
of Molasses amount to 1250 bbls. ; the
week’s receipts being 98 bbls. and 12
halt bbls. Prices 33 to 36c., for Ordina
ry, and 37 to 38c. for prime.
The supply of Coffee was light which
caused an advance of 4c., Imports for the
week none,
For Bacon retail dealers have realized
Bc. for Shoulders; lOj to 10£c. for
Ribbed Sides, and 12c. for Clear. Hams
sell in small lots at 10c. for Plain ; 11 to
12c. for Ordinary Sugar Cured, and 13
to 14£c. for Extra. The week’s receipts
amounted to 507 lihds. and 708 tierces.
Tlie Storm at Pensacola.
The Florida Tribune says the storm of
Thursday was very severely felt in Pen
sacola. The wharves and bath houses
along the shore were swept away, and
the small craft in the bay were thrown
high and dry upou the beach and broken
to pieces.
Nothing definite had been heard from
the Navy Yard, but rumors prevailed that
the Brooklyn was injured by the storm.
Fears were entertaiued that the Mobile
packet schooner Martha Wulff, which was
due in Pensacola Thursday, was lost, as
she has not been heard of. The Tribune
says:
The schooner Martha, Capt. Brown,
was driven ashore, and in a few minutes
was a complete wreck, her cargo being
rendered worthless.
The schooner Hornet, with her cargo,
was thrown ashore, and is now high and
dry.
More Goods for the South.
The Richmond Dispatch of the lGth
says:
Mr. S. S. Cottrell, saddle and harness
maker of this city, has just filled and
shipped three large orders for saddles
and harness, to Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi. Some of these goods have
gone to New York to be sent from that
place to Alabama and Mississippi, while
others have taken the railroads for their
destination. The mechanics and manu
facturers of Richmond can furnish the
South everything they need, on as good
terms aud of as good quality as New
York or Boston, audit is gratifying to
find that the farmers and planters of the
Southern States are awakening to the im
portance of strengthening the hands of
their own friends by withholding supplies
from their enemies.
Mr. Henry Stoweli, Jr., an American
merchant, of Manchester, England, com
mitted suicide on the 22d ult., by hang
ing himself.
The clerk to the deceased, stated, when
the inquest was held over the body, that
the last three mails from America had
brought intelligence of the over stocking
of the American markets, aud the over
shipment of specie to England, which
caused a tightness iu the money market
there. This intelligence distressed the
deceased very much, who said he would
cancel all the orders he could. Mr.
Stoweli was a partner of a house in
America.
Indiana Hog Crop.
The Cincinnati Price Current, of the
7th iust., publishes tables, from the As
sessor’s returns, of the hog crop iu fifty
one counties in Indiana, and showing an
increase, as compared with last year, of
101,000.
Tite Equinoctial Gale iu Sew York.
During the storm of Friday last, a four
story brick tenement in Duane street, N.
Y., was blown down. No person was kill
ed, but six inmates were taken out con
siderably injured.
John G. Saxe the Poet and humorist
has been defeated as the Democratic can
didate for Governor of Vermont.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Kali Road Movement.
We learn that the Opelika and Oxford
Rail Road Company are making constant
additions to the amount of stock subscrib
cd to their enterprise. Since the session
of Chambers Circuit Court Judge Rich
ards has obtained subscriptions to the
amount of thirty thousand dollars. There
is now one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars’ worth of stocktaken —all solvent
—and as soon as the amount can be rais
ed to one hundred and seventy five thous
and—which will probably be done be
fore Court adjourns —the Company will
commence letting out contracts for grad
ing. Our citizens will therefore perceive
that this enterprise is no longer a “ vis
ionary fabric,” but has become a literal
reality in the determined purpose of its
friends. Then a little encouragement and
aid from this locality, would certainly do
much towards forwarding this importaut
measure. Will not our capitalists, then,
lend a helping hand to *the good work,
and thus aid in giving a permanent growth
to our village, and a general increase to
all the business and agricultural iuterests
of the community. Opelika Era.
This road will bring cotton and other
produce to Montgomery. Mark the pre
diction. It will be cheaper to send cotton
from Opelika to Mobile and Pensacola via
Montgomery, than to ship it to Savannah
or Charleston. This, we think, is per
fectly plain ; for the distance to the Gnlf
ports will be but little over half that to
the Atlantic. We say, hurrah for the
Opelika and Oxford Rail Road!— Mont.
Mail.
Would the Mail be willing to render a
little more substantial assistance to help
along thr projected roads to Opelika, or
advise the good citizens of Montgomery to
contribute in that way ? If it has confi
dence in the prediction that the roads
would bring Cotton and other produce to
Montgomery, she ought to be glad of the
opportunity to contribute. We suspect
however, the Mail does not entertain the
same confidence iu the aid the roads to
Opelika would give to Montgomery, that it
basin the Central, or any other of the
rail road enterprises of that city.
Tle W lie at and Corn Crops of tlie
West.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the 15th
inst., publishes a letter from Mr. Charles
Cist, the well known statistician of that
city, who has just returned from a busi
ness tour through Illinois, Indiana, lowa
| and Missouri, passing along the routes of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy, and the Ohio and
Mississippi Railways, besides many minor
railway routes. lie has, therefore, had
| an opportunity of ascertaining the condi
i tion of the wheat crop, recently gathered
| in, and that of the corn crop, which is
still principally out in the fields ; and, as
there have been many conflicting state
j ments given to the public on these points,
| his statements will be very interesting.
I He says :
I On the subject of the wheat crop, there
j is a remarkable concurrence of testimony
| throughout Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.
I The grain is well ripened and plump, and
j of the usual weight, averaging generally,
| a one-half crop, in bushels, as judged at
! the period of cutting. A large share has
| since been threshed out, and the state
ment has uniformly been made to me that
what was supposed to be ten bushels to
j the acre threshed out but five bushels—
j eight bushels realized but four, and six
bushels, three.
The New York estimates of Western
: wheat surpluses will deceive every man
! who relies on them as a business basis.
In my opinion, the three States I have
alluded to will not furnish enough wheat
floor for the usual supplies at home.
Corn, with few exceptions, everywhere
looks well. But much of it was planted
| late, and is in danger from frost. By the
j best information I could obtain, and con
; firmed in its general tone by what I my
self saw, I judge that two-thirds of the
corn on the great routes I traveled, and
: of the adjacent regions, is out of danger,
and it is probable, in any event, that
three-fourths of the standing corn will be
housed ripe —if severe frost holds ofF two
week, a yet larger share.
I observe the papers report recent dam
aging frost. There has been no frost to
hurt the growing corn, south of a line
drawn from Lima, Ohio, to Burlington,
lowa.
From the line of the Ohio and Missis
sippi Rail Road, South, there is much
fruit, and of good quality. I bought fine
peaches at forty cents per bushel; and we
haven’t had any apples for five years, in
Ohio, comparable in quality with those of
Illinois.
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iFrost in tlie East and Nortli.
Papers from the East and North give
accounts of sudden changes in the weath
er—the temperature being very low. In
Hartford, on the 15th, it was as low as
38 degrees half an hour after sunrise.
The towns in Middle and Northern Con
necticut have been visited by a frost, in
some places freezing vegetables perfectly
stiff. The tobacco remaining uncut, the
Hrrtford Times says, was injured.
The towns in the vicinity of Boston
were visited by frost on the night of the
14th, and the Cleveland Plaindealer, of
the same date, is informed that corn
throughout Northern Illinois is complete
ly destroyed by the frosts of the preced
ing week.
New Book.
C. 11. Snead, at Marion, Ala., is en
gaged in the laudable enterprise of pre
paring a volume which shall contain a
history of all the Southern Colleges. Each
“history” will occupy a space in the book
of from three to ten pages. Each essay
will be written by someone directly in
terested in the’ College of which it treats.
Tiis book will be valuable as a work of
0 •
reference. It will contain an engraving
of every College in the South. If the en
terprise is successful, the work will ap
pear in March, 1860.
American Stocks in Europe.
The New York, Commercial Advertiser,
of the 10th inst., says :
The private letters received by the
Europa do not speak favorable of the
prospects for American stock in the Eu
ropean markets. Even the U. S. Gov
ernment stocks had been unfavorably
affected by the troubles of the Erie Rail
Road.
Illinois Central shares continue to fall
at the rate of about one per cent, per day,
and have again been quoted 41 discount.
New Corn in Indiana.
In Jasper county, Indiana, this year’s
corn has been already brought to market
—in solid, well matured grain, probably
the earliest growth and gathering of corn
ever noticed in Northern Indiana.
The navy contracts for beef and pork
have been awarded to parties in New York
at about sll 50 for the former, and $15,-
50 for the latter.
Coal Oil.
Two mills in Kanawa couuty Ya., are
turning out 1,200 gallons of coal oil
daily.
The schooners Enchantress and Man
hassett, from New York, arrived at Sav
annah the 21st.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1859.
Col. Potter** Speech.
Pursuant to appointment Col. Potter,
one of the independent candidates for
Congress from this District, addressed the
people Wednesday, at Temperance Hall.
A small crowd, comparatively, gave him
audience. We regret that it was not
larger—if for no other reason than that
of his being a stranger and a respectable
speaker. “Some things may be done as
well as others,” as Sam Slick's aphorism
goes; but one of the impossible things is
for a “no party” candidate to excite a
great deal of enthusiasm in the people.
Col. Potter’s positions were not decidedly
antagonistic to the Democracy—but lie is
evidently a Democrat in principle, but
dissatisfied with the course of that party
upon the Kausas and other questions af
fecting the rights of the South, and there
fore disaffected towards the support of its
nominees. He was equally as severe
upou what die termed the “Whigo-Know-
Nothing-Opposition party.” He believed
both of them inimical to and uufaithful to
the rights of the South.
There can be no doubt that Col. Pot
ter’s course and positions are prompted
by honesty, and, we believe, feelings of
patriotism, however others may differ
with him. As to his election, he does not
appear to be very sanguine, and next to
himself awards the preference to our mu
tual friend, Gen. Bethune. But the first
Monday in October will decide the ques
tion, when, as the Mexicans say, nosvere
mos, or, we shall see what we shall see.
A correspondent of the Confederation
signed “ South Alabama” recommends the
Hon. Thomas A. Walker, of Colhoun
county, for President of the Alabama
Senate. It is authoritatively stated—
noLby “South Alabama” however, that
Judge Walker is in favor of Senator Fitz
patrick’s re-election to the United States
Senate.
There are other members of the Legis
lature of that State who would make good
presiding officers, but they would do more
service and acquire more reputation on
the floor. Among them stand prominent
ly, the distinguished Senator from Bar
bour.
More of the Storm.
By a private letter received at Mobile,
the Register learns that the United States
steamship Fulton was driven ashore on
the coast about sixty miles east of
Pensacola, during the storm of Thursday,
and is a total loss. The entire crew were
saved.
The packet mail steamer Atlantic, has
arrived at Pensacola from Key West.
She rode the gale in safety, and reports
that no damage was done by the storm at
Apalachicola—with the exception of the
•wharves being overflowed by the water.
A Criminal Court for Montgomery.
The Mail of the 22d, reports that an
effort is being made in Montgomery to
procure an act of the next Legislature,
to establish a Criminal Court in that
city, the jurisdiction of which is to be
co-extensive with the county. The plan
is similar to the one in Mobile, and pro
poses to restrict it to the cognizance of
misdemeanors, and to make the judge
elective by the people, and give the office
of the clerical duties to the Circuit
Clerk.
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Escaped from Jail.
The Bainbridge Argus of the 21st re
ports that David P. Lock, charged with
the crime of murdering a negro boy, es
caped from the jail of that county on the
night of the 15th iust.
James Powell a Dutchman escaped also
at the same time. He was put in upon
the charge of horse-stealing. The Sheriff
offers a reward of SIOO for their appre
hension, or fifty dollars for either.
Calhoun and liis Cotemporaries.
We sec that B. A. Reynolds, Esq., a Mo
b'.lian, is preparing a work for the Press,
bearing the above title. Mr. Reynolds
was formerly a citizen of Charleston, and
a member of the Legislature of South Car
olina, and was personally acquainted
with Mr. Calhoun, as well as jfith the
different characters he delineates.
The New Y'ork Independent states that
the leading silk and fancy dry goods
auction house in that city sold last year,
on a credit of six months, the enormous
sum of $3,000,000 of foreign merchan
dize, consisting mostly of silks, ribbons
and printed goods. The total losses of
the house during that period were less
than $1,200. A safe and well managed
business that, apd a credit equally to
sellers and buyers.
As an evidence of the rapidly increas
ing commerce of Indianola, Texas, the
exports of cotton from Ist of September,
1858, to Ist of September, 1859, were 28,-
G 22 bales, being an increase of 21,398
bales over last year. There were also
exported 350 hhds. of Sugar, 838 bbls. of
Molasses, 1G,002 cattle, 33,100 hides, and
various other articles—the whole estima
ted at $2,500,000.
Supply of Coal.
It is stated that the coal consumed in
Manchester, England, and its environs,
for motive steam power, is 30,000 tons
per day, and is equal in power to 1,200,-
000 horses. The amount consumed by
the trans-atlantic steamers, per year, is
700,000 tons.
Daily Paper in Griffin.
The Independent South of the 22d,
finding and believing a Daily paper in
Griffiu to be a desideratum, will com
mence the publication of one there, so
soop as the desire for it is indicated by a
liberal subscription. Wc wish the enter
prise success.
Sew Rice.
The Savannah Republican of ths 21st.
says, the first receipt of new rice of this
year’s crop at that city was on yesterday.
1,050 bushels from Deptford the planta
tion of R. Habersham, Esq.
The Atlanta American announces that
W. J. Borden, Esq., has withdrawn from
the candidacy for Congress in the Fifth
District, as he is unable to canvass it,
owing to circumstances beyond his con
trol.
The cash transactions for the week, at
the New York Sub-Treasury, were as fol
lows: Total receipts, $141,297.99; total
payments, $128,237.05; leaving a balance
on hand of $5,001,074.05. The receipts
for duties were $01,031.44.
Jonn Ingersoll, Esq., son of Hon.
Charles J. Ingersoll, of Philadelphia,
died recently at Ingleside, Yazoo county,
Miss. He had lived nearly twenty-five
years in that State.
Columbus Suu ou tlie West Point
Hoad.
The Sun of yesterday has an article
complaining of the West Point Rail
Road, in reference to delay in the trans
portation of cotton ordered to Columbus.
Knowing nothing of the facts, we cannot
speak as to them: but the insinuation of
the Sun, that Superintendaut Cram may
have thrown obstacles in the way of sen
ding cotton to Columbus, in order to ben
efit Montgomery is, to say the least,
unsustained by any fact adduced. There
are many causes which may delay cotton
on a rail road; and any one of them is
more likely to have operated in the case
reported by the Sun, than Mr. Cram’s
partiality to Montgomery. We have no
idea, in fact, that Mr. Cram would act
from such a motive.— Mont. Mail 22 d.
We think the Mail is slightly mistaken
as to our insinuation that Superinten
dent Cram had thrown obstacles iu the
way of cotton consigned to Columbus by
the West Point Road, and if our lan
guage conveyed such an idea, it misrep
resented our intention. Uur article was
based upon such facts as these : A geu
tleman from near Auburn, Ala., left his
cotton there the 13th ; he came to Co
lumbus, to which place it was consigned,
on the 19th to sell it, but it had not ar
rived, and did not reach here u#til the
21st—eight days after he left it at Au
burn to be transported here. Other
cases of a similar character could be ad
duced, but the above will suffice. These
facts have, to some, very much the ap
pearance of a discrimination against Co
lumbus, but the same thing may be done
on the Montgomery end of the road.
Our object, principally, was to bring the
matter to the attention of Mr. Cram at
once, and we hope, and believe, that if
it lies in bis power, he will remove this
just cause of complaint.
We are well aware that other causes,
besides the dereliction of duty in officers,
may, and have operated to obstruct the
transportation of cotton to Columbus,
but we are unable to comprehend why
our city should be more unfortunate in
this particular than Montgomery. We
do not particularize any officer, but if
the matter is chargeable to such a source,
it is an outrage, and works gross injus
tice to this city. We will here say, that
so far as the agent iu Columbus is con
cerned, the discharge of his duties is
characterized by promptness, and is alto
gether unexceptionable. We reiterate,
that we do not impeach Mr. Cram, but
there is just cause of complaint against
some source. His attention, as wo sim
ply intended to do, has been called to it,
and if it is within his jurisdiction, and
is not removed, we shall at least, then
“ begin to think hard of him.”
The Eufaula Express of the 22d, an
nouncing the recent difficulty between
Messrs. Rivers and Upshaw on last Sat
urday, at the residence of the former,
says:
Since the above was in type, we learn
that more hopes are entertained of
Upshaw’s recovery. Rivers has given
bond in SSOOO to answer at Circuit Court.
This unfortunate difficulty, as we
learned day before yesterday from a citi
zen residing near Glennville, originated in
private affairs, which precludes the pro
priety perhaps of their publication.
We also gather from the Express the
following items of news:
Circuit Court for this county, will con
mence the 17th of next month. We learn
that there are fewer cases returned up to
this time, than at any term for several
years past. We learn that this is the
case, also, in Henry county.
Judge Hale, of Huntsville is presiding
on this circuit, having exchanged with
Hon. John Gill Shorter.
Speaking of the Glennville Military
Institute, it says:
We have been informed that the pres
ent session of the Military and Collegi
ate Institute opened with about eighty ca
dets, and that a hundred or more is ex
pected. The prospects of the Female
College are also said to be flattering.
Success to both!
Crops in tlie Canebrake,
There is a section of country in Ala
bama known as the Canebrake, one of
the richest cotton producing regions in
the South. A correspondent of the Ma
rion (Ala.) Commonwealth has been in a
portion of that section, and writes the
following discouraging letter concerning
the cotton crops :
I have spent several days in the Prairie
section of our country and have made it
my business to observe closely every field
of cotton that I have passed, have also
inquired of planters in regard to their
crops. So far as my observation goes I
have never seen a more complete failure,
and have never heard louder complaints,
nor seen longer visages than are worn by
that complaining set of individuals called
planter’s.
My candid opinion is that there will
not be half as much cotton made on all
the prairie lands, beginning immediately
south of Greensboro and running to De
mopolis, thence east to Selma, embracing
the country north known as the Walker
Prairie, Scott Prairie and Round Prairie,
&c., as was made last year.
We learned on yesterday that the de
tention of the mail between this place and
Montgomery was caused from the fact
that Soap Stone was knee deep on yester
day. There is certainly no stream in the
State more dangerous than is this little
stream when there has been rain enough
to cause a rise.
The above we clip from the Selma Sen
tinel of the 19th. We have often wonder
ed at the uncertainties of the mail from
Selma, but never have been able to ac
count for it. We suppose the above
gives the secret of it’s frequent failures.
The “Soap Stone” must get knee deep
often.
Burke County and tlie Taxes.
The Waynesboro’ News of the 20th re
ports great confusion in Burke county
about the taxes. The Inferior Court made
an assessment of 80 percent on the State
tax for county purposes, and 95 per cent
for school purposes. The people of the
county regard the rate per cent thus as
sessed as exorbitant, and have met in
mass meeting, and unanimously demand
ed that the order of the Court be rescind
ed and the tax reduced.
Mr. Patton A. Wise, a merchant of
Dudleyville, Tallapoosa county, Ala.,
committed suicide last week, by shooting
himself; the ball taking effect just behind
the left ear. It appears that a few days
previous he attempted to destroy himself
by taking arsenic, but having over-dosed
himself, he threw it up. The cause for
the rash act is not known.
The Union Springs Gazette of the 22d,
says the work on the Mobile and Girard
Road is progressing slowly, but surely.
The cars are now running within two
miles of that place, and it has every reason,
as it says, to believe that in a short time
we shall have them at our doors.
From the New York Shipping List.
Cotton Crop of the United States.
Statement and Total Amount for the year
ending 31 st August, 1859.
NEW ORLEANS. ) TOTAL.
Bales.
Export— 1809. ! 185S. I 1857.
To foreignports. .1580581
Coastwise 196090
Burnt at N. Oil’s 11330
Stock Sept. 1. ’SB. 26022;
1814523’
Deduct—
Kec’d fm Mobile 69703;
Montgomery &c, 13540 j
Kec'd fm Florida 0684
Rec’d fm Texas.. 35097
fctock Sept. 1, ’SB, 30230
145254
MOBILE.
Exp’l to for. pts.. 514935:
Coastwise 179854!
Consu’d in Mol >'e 1120 j
Stock Sept. 1, ’53, 20106
716015
Deduct—
Kec’d from N. 0.. 782
Kec’d fm Texas.. 154
Stock Sept. 1, ‘SB. 10673
11609:
l'.xp’t to tor. p'ts
including 2,000
to Mexico. 79534
Coastwise 111672
Malt’d in Galv’n. 100
Stock Sept. 1, ’59, 2655
193961
Deduct stock Ist.
Sept. 1858, 1899
FLORIDA.
Export—
To for. pts—Up’ds 49102 j
Sea Islands.. 750’
Coastwise —Up’ds 112873
Sea Islands.. 19003
Stock Sept. 1, ’59, 236;
173584
Deduct stock Ist
Sept. 1858 SO:
GEORGIA.
Export—
Tofor.pts—Up’ds 253743:
Sea Islands.. 8293:
Coastwise—Up’ds 197266
Sea Islands.. 8493
Stock in Savau’h
Sept. 1, 18£9 9320
Stock in Augusta,
&c., Sept. 1, ’59, 9063
486183
Deduct—
Kec’d fui Fla-S. I. 7346
Uplands.. 464;
Stock in Savau’h
Sept. 1, 1858 634;
Stock in Augusta,
4 c., Sept. 1, ’6B, 1901
10395
1 475783 £82973 322111
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Export fm Ch’ton
To for. pts—Up’d. 31C555
Sea Islands.. 23339
Coastwise —Up’nd 149713
Sea Islands.. 3680
Burnt at CU’ton .. 22
Stock in Ch’tou
Sept. 1, 1859... 17592
ExporWm George
town to coast
wise pts —Up'ds 1242
512173
Deduct —
Rec’d fm Fla-S. X. 8733
Uplands.. 754
R’d fm Sav’h-S I. 895
Uplands.. 8863
Rec’d fm Sav’h per
ste’r llunstvillo,
andre-sh’d—Up. 560
Stock in Cha’ton
Sept. 1, 1858 11715
31520
NORTH CAROLINA.
Export—Coastw’e 37482
VIRGINIA.
Export—
To Foreign Ports., none
Coastwise 21537:
Manufactured
(taken fm ports) 11699
Stock Sept. 1, ’59, 375 j
33611;
Deduct—
Stock Sept. 1, ’SB, 600
Rec’d at N. Y’k, overland
from Tennessee, Ac 47176 j 3363 2022
Rec’d at Philadelphia, do. 29463 : 3275 1236
“ at Baltimore, do. 8683 j 2986 1496
Total crop of U.States.. 3851481 3113952 2939519
Increase over crop of 1858 ba1e5..737519
Increase over crop of 1857 911962
Increase over crop of 1856 323636
COMPARATIVE CROP STATEMENT.
Crop of Bales. Crop of Bales.
1858-9 3,851,481 1840-1 1,634,945
1857-8 3,113,962 1839-40 2,177,835
1856- 2,939,619 1838-9 1,360,532
1855- 3,527,845 1837-8 1,801,497
1554-5 2,847,339 1836-7 1,422,930
1853- 2,930,027 1835-6 1,360,725
1852- 3.262.882 1834-5 1.254,328
1851- 3,015,029 1833-4 1,205.394
1850-1.... 2,355,257 1832-3 1,070,438
1849-50 2,096,706 1831-2..... 987,477
1848-9 2,728,596 1830-1 1,038,848
1847-8 2,347,634 1829-30 976,845
1846-7 1,778,651 1828-9 870,415
1845-6 2,100,537 1827-8 757,593
1844-5 2,394,603 1826-7 957,281
1843-5 2,030,409 1825-6 720,027
1842-3 2.378,875 1824-5 509,249
1841-2 1,683,574 1823-4 509,158
Crop of Sea Island Cotton. —The Crop
of this Staple the past year (included in
the General Statement) was as follows:
Florida, 20,353 bales; Georgia, 9,952;
and South Carolina, 18,734 —total, 49,-
039 bales, against 40,556 in 1857-8; 45,-
314 in 1856-7 ; 44,512 in 1855-6; 40,841
in 1854-5 ; and 39,686 in 1853 4.
Exports to foreign ports, from Sept. 1,
1858, to August 31, 1859 :
To Great To To N. Other
from Britain. France. Eu’pe. F’n P’s. Total.
N. Orl’ns 994,696 256,447 182,475 146,963 1,580,581
Mobile.... 135.381105,770 38,287 19,494 514,935
Texas 46,623 7,872 23,036 2,000 79,534
Florida... 40,801 51 40,852
Savan’h.. 233,402 7,815 11,274 4 560 262,041
Charl’t’n 218,047 42,234 40,580 39,003 339,924
N. Car’a..
Virginia..
Baltim’re 20 34 104
Philad’a.. 1,715 1,715
N. York.. 122.234 30.505 31.417 9,301 191,460
Boston... 5,330 2.892 35 8,257
Gr’d T0t..2,019,252 450,696 330,012 221,443 3,021,403
T0ta1,’68.1,809,966 384,002 215,145 181,342 2,590,455
Increase. 2C9.286 66,694 114,867 4\lol 430,948
CONSUMPTION.
Bales.
Total crop of the United States,
as before stated 3,851,481
Add-
Stocks on hand at the commence
ment of the year, Ist Septem
ber, 1858, in tbo Southern
ports 57,604
In the Northern ports 45,322
Makes a supply of. 3,054,407
Deduct therefrom —
Exports to foreign ports, 3,021,403
Less, foreign included... 884
Stock on hand, Sept. 1, ’69 :
In the Southern ports 85 369
“ Northern “ 63,868
Burnt at New Orleans, Philadel
phia and New York 11,492
Burnt and manufactured at
Mobile, Charleston, and
Galveston 1,242
Manufactured in Virginia..ll,e9o
Taken for home use North of Virginia 760,218
Taken for home use in Virginia and South
West of Virginia 167,433
Total consumed in the United States, (in
cluding burnt at the ports,) 1858-’9 927.651
TAKEN FOR HOME USE.
Year. Bales. Year. Bales.
1857- 595.562 1851- ’2... 699 603
1856- 819,936 1860- T 485X14
1855-’6 770,839 1849-’SO 613,498
1854- 706.412 1848- ’9 643.845
1853- 737.236 1847- ’B, 606,044
1852- 803,725
We give below our usual estimate of
of the amount of cotton consumed the
past year in the States South and West
of Virginia, and not included in the re
ceipts at the ports. Thus—
-1855. 1856. 1857. ISSS. 1859.
N. Car., bi5....18,500 22,000 25,000 26,000 29,000
S. Car01ina....10,500 15.000 17,000 18,000 20,000
Georgia 20,600 25,000 23.000 24,000 26,000
Alabama 5,500 6,600 5,000 8,000 10,000
Tennessee 4,000 7,000 9.000 10.000 13,000
On Ohio, Ac... 26,000 42,000 38,000 39,000 45,000
Tot. to Sept. 1-85,000 117,500 117,000 125,000 143,000
To which, if we add (for the past year)
the stocks in the interior towns, Ist inst.,
(say 8,600 bales,) the quantity now de
tained in the interior, (say 9,000 bales,)
and that lost on its way to market, to the
crop as given above, received at the ship
ping ports, the aggregate will show, as
near as may be, the amoußt raised in the
United States the past season—say, in
{NUMBER 24.
round numbers, 3,874,000 bales, (after
deducting 12,300 bales new crop received
this year to Ist inst.,) against—
Bales. I Bales.
tSSS 3.247,600 | 1862 3.100,000
1857 3,014.009 | 1851 2.450,000
1856 3,3;5.000 I ISSO 2,212,000
1355 3.1 56.000 | 1549 2,84'J,C00
1854 3,000,000 j IS4S. 2,357,000
1853 3,360,0C0 |
The quantity of new cotton received at
the shipping ports, to Ist September, was
—in
Bales. Bales.
1859 12.360 1545 7,500
ISSS 8,031 1544 7,500
1851 10U 1340 000
1856 1,800 1542 3,000
1865 26.079 1841 32.000
1554 1,890 1840 30,000
1853 6.713 1839._ no account.
1852 5.125 1838 no account.
1851., 3,200 1837 no account.
1850 250 1836 9,702
1849 575 1835 3,421
1848 3,000 1834 small.
1847 1,121 1833 large.
1846 200
The increased and growing importance
of Memphis and Nashville, Tcnn., as Cot
ton receiving and distributing points,
cannot have escaped the notice of all in
terested iu the Cotton Trade ; aud within
a few years past, the traffic in Cotton at
both these points, has assumed a magni
tude and consequenee too great to be
overlooked in making up au Anuual
Statement of the Crop of the United
States. It is well known that the Crop
as heretofore compiled by us, has inclu
ded only Cotton received at.the seaboard,
and was, therefore, emphatically the
Commercial Crop rather than a full State
ment of the Production of the Country. To
meet this apparent omissiou, however,
we have introduced for several years
past, a careful estimate of the amount
cousumed in the interior of the Country,
and have given the totals, both of this,
and the consumption of the seaboard. It
is now claimed, however, that Memphis,
and perhaps Nashville, and other impor
tant points at the West, (on the Missis
sippi River,) should be added to the Cot
ton Ports of the Country, aud the ship
ments from these places, whether to the
Atlantic Ports or to the Interior, added
to the Crop of the United States. On the
other hand, it is said that such a course
would be a novelty, aud an innovation
uncalled for by the interests of the Trade,
inasmuch as the Commercial Crop, as
heretofore made up, is aloue applicable
to the needs of Foreign and Coastwise
shipment, and that comparisons with for
mer years would be valueless and illu
sive. We have thus stated the case, and
wait further developments as to the nec
essity or propriety of any change here
after in our mode of ascertaining the
Crop of the Country. The following from
the Memphis Bulletin, of Ist iust., will
give an idea of the extent of the business
referred to. besides which it is stated
that 20,000 bales were shipped “ North”
from Nashville: “We append a State
ment of the amount of Cotton Receipts
during the past year, and also as com
pared with the past nine years as fol
lows : Crop of 1850-1, 163,000 bales;
1851-2, 72,000; 1852-3, 202,000; 1853-4,
188,000; 1854-5, 200,000: 1855-6, 295,-
000 ; 1856-7, 231,000 ; 1857-8, 243,000;
1858-9, 325,480.”
Os this year’s receipts, 241,546 bales
were shipped to New Orleans (and is of
course counted there,) and 83,561 “Up
the River”—a large portion of which we
include in Receipts at New York and
other Atlantic Ports, as has been our
custom for many years past.
It may be well to observe that the pre
ceding Statement of the Crop, is that of
the United States as a whole, and does
not purport to give the Crops of the
States, though the Shipments, Stocks,
&c., are necessarily arranged under the
different leading Shipping Ports or States,
as the case may be.—
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“ Not Dead, but Livetli.”
We have sometimes heard and read of
persons, supposed to be dead, reading
their own epitaphs, and learning what the
world really thought of them. The edi
tor of the Fort Valley “Nineteenth Cen
tury” has come very near that privilege.
A correspondent of the Georgia Tele
graph, writing from the “Green Moun
tain State,” says:
“ I regret very much to learn of the
sudden demise of Mr. Cherry, of the
4 Nineteenth Century,’ and the conse
quent discontinuance of that vigorous
weekly. When 4 self made’and original
men are taken away from us, we some
times look in vain for substitutes.”
The editor of the State Press an
nounces the pleasing fact, that Mr.
Cherry has not “ shuffled off this mortal
coil;” but has the evidence of the senses,
for saying he was in Macon on the 19th,
bale, hearty and life-like. Cherry need
not be ashamed of the opinion of his
friend in the “Green Mountain State.”
Kail Road Met ting at Grifliu.
The friends of the proposed rail road
connection of Griffin with North Alabama,
met in the Court House at Newnan the
15th to deliberate upon the subject. A
resolution was offered by Maj, Grace, that
when the amount of $700,000 shall have
been subscribed it shall be considered
binding, and that the work of construct
ing the road be immediately commenced,
which was adopted.
A resolution was offered by Col. E. W.
Beck and adopted, that at least $250,000
of the amount to be subscribed shall be
expended on the line between Newnan and
Carrollton.
A majority of the incorporators met at
Newnan the 15th, when it was ordered,
that books of subscription for stock, be
opened at Griffin, Newnan and Carrollton,
and elsewhere on the line of the road as
may be advisable. It was ordered on mo
tion, that the Stockholders of the Compa
ny meet in Newnan on Thursday after
the first Monday in October next, to elect
seven Directors for the Griffin and North
Alabama Bail Road.
Dear Luxury.
Alderman Douglass and Elder were
fined $1 each during the last sitting of
the Council, for smoking cigars in the
chamber. —Memphis Enquirer
The above reminds us that we observed
several puffing away in the Hall Monday
night, during the performances of the
Buckleys. In the interest of the ladies,
who are fond of amusements, we beg to
protest against the practice.
As an evidence of the rapid growth of
Texas, it is stated that the vote polled at
the late election for Governor, was about
sixty-three thousand. When she came
into the Union she polled only about
eight thousand. This shows an aston
ing emigration thither.
Dr. E. 11.■ Barton a well known physi
cian, and formerly a citizen of New Or
leans, died in Columbia, S. C., on the
evening of the 19th, from disease of the
heart.
The Montgomery papers record the
death of Mrs. Catherine R. Powell the
morning of the 21st , at the residence
of berson Col. J. R. Powell, near that
City. _____
The Grand Divisions, of T.—Sons of
Temperance we suppose—of the State,
says the Central Georgian, meets at Bay
Springs, Hancock county, on the 2d Wed
nesday in October next.
Tlie Buckleys’ Concert.
This popular Troupe made their debut
this season at Temperance Hall, on Mon
day evening. Although there “ were
neither moon nor slat in the langu t ;e
of the Charleston Cuuitei rpc iking of
their performances iu tha: a
very large audience turned out and seem
ed to enjoy the eutertaiument exceed
ingly.
We were not present at the beginning,
but witnessed euougli to convince us they
do all they promise. There were
several pieces that might be particu
larized, but all seemed to be entirely au
fait iu their several parts and characters.
Wo must uot omit to meutiou the violin
solos of F. Buckley. The “ Carnival of
Venice” was encored by the audience—in
fact Buckley is master of the violin and
discourses the sweetest music. We were
particularly amused at the side-splitting
performances of 44 Buckley’s favorite ele
phant ” It caps the climax in the way
of laughable burlesques, and will bear in
sertion iu the programme every evening.
Their entertainments are well gotten up,
and there is to “cars po
lite.” If you wish to enjoy a hearty aud
health imparting laugh, go to hear them.
Daily Sun of Tuesday.
Tuesday evening tho Buckley Troupe
gavo their second concert at Temperance
Hall. They had a change of programme,
and a very large audience, amoug which,
were interspersed mauy ladies who hon
ored them with their presence,
The travestie of Donnizetti’s Opera,
Lucrotia Borgia, was admirably rendered
—Miss Julia Gould making her first ap
pearance. She has a good voice, and sus
tains her part well. As the whole affair
was a burlesque, all the accessories were
in keeping. ‘
The Buckleys are excellent delinctors
of the negro character—in fact they repre
sent the ethiopiau ns he is. There are
many companies which profess to do the
same thing, whereas the only resem
blance consists in the blackness of the
face.— Daily Sun of Wednesday.
Buckley’s Serenaders closed their per
formances in this city at Temperance Hall
Wednesday night, on which occasion they
had an entire change of programme with
the exception of two or three pieces, de
manded by the audience on each occa
sion.
Miss Julia Gould made her second ap
pearance as Arsine in Buckley’s Traves
tie of that popular Opera, the Bohemian
girl.
Last night they had an engagement in
Montgomery, whither they departed yes
terday morning. Wherever they may go,
we recommend them to patronage, and as
individuals who bear themselves as gen
tlemen.—Daily Sun of Friday.
The Market Question.
We had determined not to refer to this
subject again, feeling that our Board of
Aldermen were satisfied that the enter
prise at present was highly impractica
ble and uncalled for. A free intercourse
however with citizens on the streets, has
revealed to us such an entire unanimity
of sentiment iu opposition to the building
under the existing circumstances, that we
feel justified in again bringing the matter
before tho public. Our object now is sim
ply to give the Board of Aldermen infor
mation that a withdrawal of the contract
will meet the approbation cf their con
stituents, and we believe that the gentle
men who have undertaken the building,
will show their public spirit, in yielding
to the desire. Therefore we have been
under the impression, derived from what
we considered reliable sources, that no
Committee was authorized to contract for
anew Market. A search of the records
by Mr. Straton, Clerk of Council, brings
to light however, a resolution fully au
thorising the Committee to contract for
tho romoval of the present market, and
the erection of anew one according to the
plan and specifications then before the
Council. What that plan and specifica
tions were, or the estimated cost of the
building would be, are matters upon
which the record throws no light. The
entire arrangements connected with this
matter have been conducted in a singular
ly looss and unbusiness like manner. We
are rather surprised, that no record
whatever is made of the matter, more
than simply the passage of a resolution
conveying the authority. Our object was
not however, to arraign the Council for
mal-practice in office, ora neglect of their
duties. It is. as before stated, simply to
convey the information to them that any
further action towards building the Mar
ket House, will be disapproved by the
people. W’e have no Market regulations
and it is not very probable we will have
soon. When such does occur it will then
be time enough to build a Market House.
Within a few weeks and before the
building can be completed the present
Board will have retired from office, sev
eral of them have thu3 far in advance de
clined another term of service. The
probability is, then, that almost an en
tire new Board will bo put in charge, and
it will be very unfair for this Board on
the eve of its retiracy to fasten a debt
upon the new one. It seems to us that
respect for their successors, if nothing
else, should cause them to withdraw the
contract, and let the new Board com
mence with a clean sheet. — Sun of Friday.
Council Meeting.
The honorable Hoard of Aldermen suc
ceeded in having a meeting on last Mon
day afternoon. Nothing of any very great
importance was transacted, if we except
that the Mayor was authorized to employ
such legal assistance as he should deem
advisable, in defense of himself from the
suit of James N. Bethune, who is prose
cuting the Mayor for false imprisonment.
The Committee on Contracts were in
structed to contract, forthwith, with
some suitable person for the building of
a sewer in front of the property of Mr.
Beach and others. This is one among
the sensible things the Council have done
during the year, and wo trust that the
committee will not long suffer the ditch
to remain open.
The Council agreed to hold its meet
ings hereafter on Monday evenings, com
mencing at 7 o’clock, instead of 4 in the
afternoon.
Alderman Hogan gave notice so that
none might be “ afeard and scoot,” that
he should not bring forward the market
house question until there was a full
Board. lie wished Aldermen to under
stand that he was no sectional man; he
knew no up town or down town—he was
the peoples,—the whole peoples’ man.
After some further conversational dis
cussion of unimportant matters, the Coun
cil adjourned until next Monday eve
ning at 7 o’clock.— Daily Sun of Tuesday.
The steamships Augusta and Parkers
burg, from New York; and steamship
Baltimore, from Baltimore, arrived at
Savannah on the 21st.
Chateaugay, N. k., Sept. 15.—The
frost of last night has done its work thor
oughly in this vicinity. Potatoes and all
the vines are cut to the ground. The de
gree of cold was so great as to form a
hard crust on the ground. There were
snow and hailstorms yesterday.