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fflerfilg §utt. T. DeWOLV H. .1. YA HI NOTON ....T. GI USEKT. THOS. GILBERT & CO., Kditors and. Proprietors. SUBSCRIPTIONS. K.r one year, payable in advance...— $2 00 Fornix months, payable in advance 1 25 ADVERTISEMENTS. Advertisements will be inserted in the Weekly Sun at onedoll.tr per square (ten lines or less in nonpareil type,) for the first insertion, and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion of the same. Professional and other cards, not ixc< eding five lines, inserted six months for eight dollars, or for twelve months at fourteen dollars. Anuouncementsof candidates for a time not ex ceeding three months, five dollars; fer all timo ovor three months, at the rate of two dollars per month —pay required in advance. 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. >*• 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. ♦ 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. * . 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. ♦ 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.— -*■ “ 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.