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Arrival of tlie Steamship Persia. New York, Sept. 19.—Tlio Steamship Persia arrived here to day. She broke her crank pin on her fifth day out, and she laid in repairing. The Persia passed the steamship Ara bia and City of Manchester bonnd in. Luerpoc l Cotton Marie!. —Speculators took during the week, 4,000 bales,.and exporters 7,500 bales. The market clos ed with an advancing tendency. Fair and Middling qualities had improved the most. Most circulars say those qualities had partially advanced. Some quote an ad vance of 1-1 Gd. It was scarcely higher. Sales on Friday 7,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 1,000 bales. The market was steady, at the following quotations: Pair Orleans Bd. I Mid. Orleans. 7 1-lCd Mobiles T'^d-1 •• Mobiles tila-llid. “ Uplands 74 K d. | “ Uplands 6%d. Some circulars quote an advance of |d ; others sav that {'rices were not quotably higher. Latest — Liverpool Saturday noon.—Cot ton firm ; sales of 8,000 bales. Liverpool General Markets. —Flour very dull; prices nominal; there was a decline of od. per sack ; it was quoted at 9s. Gd. to 12s. Wheat had declined 3d., and holders were pressing on the market. Corn dull, but steady. Beef dull, and holders pressing on the market. Pork dull, and quotations nominal. Bacon heavy ; holders were pressing sales ; all qualities had slightly declined, Coffee firm. Rice steady. Rosin firm, with an advanca on inferior qualities; quoted at 3s. lOd. to 3s. lid. Turpentine steady, 345. Gd. London General Markets. —Baring Bro thers, in their circulars, quote Breadstuffs very dull, American securities were un changed. Consols were quoted at9G| for account. General News. —The latest advices from Italy state that the advance of the Pontifical troops into the legations ap peared imminent, although the Bologua Moniteur contradicts the rumored aggres sion. The Roman government rejects all reforms. The sailing of the Leviathan steamship the Great Eastern, was postponed until the 29th of September. The ZUriah Conference was expected to conic shortly to an abrupt close. The Pontifical troops were threatening the legations. Latest Liverpool Saturday noon. Breadstuff's very dull. Provisions very dull; sales unimportant. The stock of American cotton at Liver pool was five hundred aud fifty-six thou sand bales. The ship Golden Star, from Orleans, had reached Liverpool. The Persia’s mail will start South on the early morning trains. The Persia encountered a terrific storm on Monday, tho sth inst., in which sho broke a crank pin, and had to put back one hundred miles, when she was repaired and again started westward. On reaching the latitude of the first storm she encountered another more terrific ; but sho plowed safely through it. She brings the heaviest freight ever had by a steamer. Arrived at Gravesend the ship Ceres, from Wilmington; at Liverpool, ship R. 11. Tucker, from Charleston ; sailed from Liverpool, ship Kalos, for Savannah. The following vessels were loading : Lizzie Harwood, at Liverpool: and C. A. Morrison, at London; both for Charles ton, and tho Consul at Liverpool, for Sa vannah. , The following vessels had cleaved: from Liverpool, the Eliza Bonsall, for Charleston. The steamship Fulton had arrived at Liverpool. There was a large meeting of the Plen ipotentiaries on the Ist, to regulate the limits of the Lombardian frontiers. The separation of the civil and Ecclesiastical jurisdiction, was considered at the meet ing of tho Plenipotentiaries of the three powers. It was reported that Austria intends to discount a portion of the Austrian debt, which will be transferred to Lombardy, and will sell her public domains. It was intimated in France that the Porte would open the Suez canal for com mercial purposes. Itentes have advanced a quarter. Taxes have been levied on all foreigners doing business in Smyrna. The foreign news was generally unim portant, We have only received Sun day’s papers by the Borussia. In them there is no allusion made to the sailing of the Persia. The Emperor of Morocco is dead. There was a serious conflict on the Is land of Ceuta, between the Spanish resi dents and tho Moors. The troops were called out, and several thousand Moors had collected ; and the latest account of the combat, says that it raged all of the night of the 2Gth ult., and several were killed on both sides. The mail steamer Indus was fired on twice from a Spanish fort. There was a terrific cyclon which pass ed over Calcutta on the 2Gth of July. Forty-six vessels, including two steamers, were lost in the river Hoogly. There was immense damage done by it on shore; be sides a great many lives were lost. Thore was great uneasiness felt at Paris on account of the Zurich Conference, and rentes have declined. It was reported that Spain intends to demand satisfaction for the outrages at Ceuta. Three corps of the Russian army have been ordered to a peace footing. The Italians are becoming impatient at the delay at Zurich. It was stated that Piedmont demands the cession of Mantua and Peschiera. The opinion was growing stronger that a peace Congress was inevitable. The builders’ strike in England was ap proaching adjustment. Loss of n XI. S> War Steamer. New Orleans, Sept 10.—The United States War steamer Fulton went ashore on St. Rosa’s Island, in the gale of the 113th inst. She w T as high and dry, and was goiug to pieces. The crew and stores wore all saved. Large Fire in Portland. Portland, Sept. 18.—Lewiston, Bag ging company’s store house, containing live hundred bales cotton, was partially destroyed by lire. Loss twenty thousand dollars. Later from Havana. New York, Sept. 18.—The steamship De Soto arrived here to-day. She brings Havana dates to the 13th inst. A Royal decree has just been issued which gives the Cubans a nearer ap proach to popular representation. The weather has been cool; and the health of the city has improved—there has been scarcely any sickness. Sugar was stagnant. Freights unim proved. Exchanges dull. The Late Frosts. The St. Louis Republican has the an nexed despatches, regarding the frost of last week : Freeport, Sept. 10. — Late frost killed corn, and potatoes except in this vicinity. Galena, Sept. 10.—Damage to crops in this section very slight. Corn in the low land only affected. Nearly all on the up lands untouched ; the damage is confined principally to the leaf and stalks. Burlington, Sept. 10—Frost has been very light’ as yet in this regon; have heard of but few cases where it has dam aged crops at all. Dixon, Sept. 10 — By the late frosts, buck wheat was entirely destroyed, and it is estimated that the corn will fall short of half a crop, the latter suffering most on low grounds. With reference to the effect in Missouri, the same paper : —The despatches which we have published from different pai’ts of the State, settle the matter that there has been no frost to destroy the corn, tobac co, potato or any other crop. All is right. From adjoining States the news is not so good, but favorable weather may yet bring out the main crops. Sew Invention. We learn from the Boston Commercial Bulletin that Mr. Jordan, of East Bridg water, Mass., has invented a machine for ditching the rice fields of the South by steam power, which will soon be tried in the presence of rice growers. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. New Orleans, Sept. 20.—We have re ceived Vera Cruz dates to the 3d inst. Genera! Degollado is at San Luis Po tosi, re organising hi* aimy, which was badly disorganised. General Zuagua has resigned. St. Louis, Sept. 20—We have received bv the overland mail dates frem the is land of San Juan to the 20th ult. The affairs of the island were generally uncWfinged. The Americans stiil have possession, and their forces are increasing. New Orleans, Sept. 20—There was a shooting affair here last night between Dr. Robert M. Graham and Ernest Tole dano. Dr. Graham has since died of his wounds. The difficulty originating in politics. St. Louis, Sept. 20.—The overland mail arrived here to-day, with San Fran cisco dates to the 25th ult. It was reported in Oregon that Capt. Waters and his command, numbering 140 men, were massacred by the Snake In dians at Warm Springs. St. Louis, Sept. 16.—The river is sta- j tionary with scant oh feet water to Cairo, j St. Loli3, Sept. 17.—The river has | fallen one inch in the last 24 hours. ; There is scant 51 feet water to Cairo, j It is raining hard. Independence, Sept. 16.—The mail of the 29tb has arrived. The political ex citement is intense. The Army and Americans are in favor of Galligos. Chicago, Sept. 16.—The trotting match between Flora Temple and Princess was won by Flora Temple in three straight heats. Balaria, Aug. 31. —There has been a violent gale doing great damage to the shipping. Business will be suspended three or four days. A Prussian ship went ashore and was totally lost. New York, Sopt. 17—Port Au Prince advices of the sth, say the daughter of President Geffrard was shot dead in her father’s chair at the Palace Gardens, on the 3d. It is supposed the assassin meant to kill Geffrard. Washington, Sept. 17.—Gen. Scott leaves immediately for the Pacific with reference to the San Joan difficulty. St. Louis, Sept. 17.—The Denver city Aurora gives the returns of the election on the fifth, as 933 majority against the State Constitution, and favoring a Terri torial organization. Numerous miners are leaving the moun tains on account of rain and snow storms. Chicago, Sept. 17. —Ike Cook the Chi cago horse took the Citizens Purse of slooo.—Time 2:281, Flora Temple and Princess were not entered. The billiard match between Phelan and Tieman for 500 points resulted in favor of Phelan. New York, Sept. 17.—There was a violent sterm to-day. Tho bark Mercy j Ellen from Buenos Ayres run ashore at ; Govenors Island. A five story ware house being erected on Duane street was blown down demol ishing the house adjoining and burying i the tenants in the ruins. The workmen at Bergin New Jersey on , the New York aud Erie Tunnel are on a j strike. They are blockading the road and stopping the trains. The through mails were sent back to New York to be i sent over the Hudson River Railway. Two regiments of New Jersey militia have been ordered to the scene. Postmaster Fowler of New York also read a requisition from the Government troops. In the United States Circuit Court Elias Howe has obtained in junctions on the Sewing Machine patent of 1846 against Charles H. Muller and James W. Dutton. Boston, Sept. 15.—Tne Utah corres pondent of the Traveller, under the date of Camp Floyd, August 18th, describes the assassination of First Lieutenant Ralph Pike, of the Tenth Infantry, who was shot dead in front of the Salt Lake Hotel, by a Mormon, named Spencer. The murderer escaped. Pike was a na tive of Bedford, New Hampshire. His funeral was attended by three Regiments of Infantry, a squadron of dragoons, a battery of Light Infantry, and a detach ment of Sappers and Miners. The offi cers of each Regiment, in full uniform, followed in the rear of their respective corps ; Gen. Johnston and his Staff fol lowing in the rear of the whole. Several other assassinations are charged upon the Mormons, and great excitement existed. Buffalo, Sept. 17. —A Convention of self styled reformers has been sitting in this city for two days past, comprising the leading Abolitionists, free lovers, in fidels, fanatics and women’s rights men and women of the country. They have been assiduously searching for the evil and its cure, while their speeches for the most part have been disgusting and blasphemous. The Couvention closes its session to-morrow (Sunday,) and the public generally will experience a feeling of relief when the city is rid of these re formers. Boston, Sept. 17—Shortly afternoon to day a difficulty occurred between Dr J. C. Ayer of Lowell and H. S. Fay, at the of fice of the Middlesex Company, in Pearl street, during which the former stabbed the latter in the abdomen with a pocket knife. Ayer was arrested. Fay was con veyed/to his residence in the care of two physicians. His case is considered criti cal. The difficulty originated at the late meeting of the Middlesex Mills Corpora ; tion, in which Ayer was left off as one of the directors. The affair caused a great deal of excitement St. Louis, Sept. 17—Denver city ad vices of the Bth instant reached Leaven worth yesterday. The returns from Den ver City and Auroria of the election on the sth give a majority of 933 against the State Constitution, and in favor of the Territorial organization. The returns from the mountain districts are not re received. Large numbers of miners were leaving the mountains for the valleys in consequence of the prevalence of snow storms. Boston, Sept. 17—The lady killed last night on the Worcester Rail Road, at Natick, was Mrs. Cheeseman of this city, aged about fifty years. Mr. Davis, who was iujnred at the same time, isexpected to recover. Ira Kincaid, twenty-two years old, and a daughter of Cyrus Shaw, were drowned at Wiscasset, Me., on Thursday by the upsetting of a boat. Boston, Sept. 17. —Iu consequence of the severe northeast rainstorm, the cere mony of inaugurating the Webster statue took place thus afternoon in Music Hall. Addresses appropriate to the occasion were made by Governor Banks, Mayor Lincoln and Professor Felton. The Hon. Edward Everett delivered the oration. Leavenworth, K. TANARUS., Sept. 15. Counter-proclamations have been issued touching the reception of the returns of votes on the acceptance or rejection of the Constitution, On one side the Board of Stale Canvassers, authorized by the late Constitutional Convention, contend that the authority of the Convention is Supreme; while on the other, Walsh, .the Territorial Secretary, denounces their proceedings as illegal under the Lecomp ton Constitution. The returns were di rected to John Calhoun. Newark, N. J., Sept. 15.—A large three-story building, on the corner of Mc- Whorter and East Hamilton streets, occu pied by scroll sawers, wood moulders, and manufacturers of mouldings, was totally destroyed by fire at about three o’clock this afternocn. Two or three firemen sustained some injuries from falling walls. The loss is about §30,000 to $40,000; in sured for §20,000, principally in New York offices. Boston, Sept. 12.—There is something like a panic prevailing in the shoe and leather trade in this city at the present time. Three of the principal houses sus pended payment on Saturday. There are reports that in consequence of this some of the small manufacturers have failed to meet their engagements, which will probably result in a panic in business and trade generally. Boston, Sept. 18—Mr. Fay, who was stabbed yesterday by Dr Ayer, will prob ably recover, provided mortification does not supervene. Another Sam Patch —Shield* the Klagara Juniper Drowned. From the following paragraph it would seem that the Niagara jumper has shared the fate of Sam Patch. His suicidal ex ploit affords another proof that some things cannot be dona as well as others. — N. Y. Evening l y os(. We have a private dispatch from Niag ara Falls just as we go to pres 9 this af ternoon, announcing that Shields, the man announced to jump from White s Pleasure Grounds into Niagara river is drowned. We have no particulars, hut presume the man has fallen a victim to his exDefiments in jumping, which he was doubtless making. This individual has relations in this city, his real name being, we believe, O’Connor, but of this we are not certain. He called upon us the other day to take exceptions to our notice of his intended feat, and that is the only time we ever saw him. We thought he acted like one laboring under slight mental derange ment. He had never made any jumps in pub lic, although he announced himself “the renowned jumper,” and all we know of him in this way was what he told of his experiments. And he was not disposed to talk much or boast of what he could do in this line. We know nothing of his antecedents, and from his uncommunica tive disposition, we should not expect to gather much had he lived forever. P. S.—We are told that the real name of this man was P. S. O’Connor, and that he resided on Vought-street, in this city. —Rochester Union, September, 13. Arrival of the Overland Mall Two Day* Later from California. Ss. Louis, Sept. 14.—The Overland mail arrived here this evening, bringing San Francisco dates es the 22d ult. Cal ifornia advices unimportant. Business at San Francisco continued dull and unaltered, the only material change being in adamantine candles, which had advanced from 19to 20c. Favor able reports continued to be received from the mining districts, especially from Car son and Washer Valleys, aud Walker Riv er. Emigrants, by the Overland route, continued to arrive in large numbers and good health. Horace Greely had addressed a letter to his political friends, urging them to vote for McKibben, the Anti Lecompton Democratic candidate for Congress, and advocating a fusion of all the opposition elements by combining on the best candi dates, without regard to political antece dents. This course, he believed, would render it practicable for the Opposition to carry the election, to the total discomfi ture of the Adininislration Democracy. The Los Angelos Vineyard says, the Mohave Indians show signs of submis sion, but are lurking arouud the Fort with hostile intentions. There is no pros, pect of a permanent peace until this tribe are severely chastised. Fifteen Ships to the Mile. Since the completion of the Great East ern, inquiries have been rife as to the di mensions of all the large ships in the world. We append a list of fifteen mons ters of the deep, that, without bowsprit, would cover a space one mile in length, were they placed in line: Vessels. Leugth. Tonnage Great Eastern 680 19,000 Adriatic 390 5,000 Niagara.. 375 4 SSO Himalaya 360 5,000 Duke of Wellington 240 2,400 General Admiral 325 6,000 Orlando* 337 3,727 Persia 376 3.300 Atrato 336 3.470 Itoyal Charter)- 306 2 720 Great Republic 302 3,366 Pennsylvania 300 3.241 Arabia 300 2,402 Great Britain 274 3,500 Asia.. 280 2,226 Total 5,181 68,428 * Recently launched for the British Navy. f Runs “inside 60 days’’ from Liverpool to Mel bourne. Western News. St. Louis, Sept. 16, —The Evening Bul letin contains a special dispatch from Leavenworth City. It announces the ar rival of the express with Denver City ad vices to the Bth inst. The weather was wet and cold, and a largo number of mi ners were in consequence leaving the mountains for the valleys. The return emigration was increasing. At the elections held on the sth in the towns of Denver and Auraria, Denver gave a majority of 490 for a territorial organization. The total number of votes cast was.63o. Auraria 259 for a teritorial organization, and against a State Govern ment. The total numberof votes cast was 487. Tho majority for the two places was for petitioning. The result of the election in the mountain district has not yet transpired. New Telegraph Lilies. The Western Union Missouri River, and Missouri, Kansas and Utah Telegraph Companies, have entered into an agree ment, (we see by a dispatch of the9tb, from New York,) by which the former Compauy assumes the control of all the telegraph lines west of St. Louis ; and ar rangements are making to extend the tel egraph wires from St. Louis to Fort Smith, Ark., on the line of the Butterfield Over land Route, and also from St. Louis to Atchison and Utah. The latter line is now in operation f>r four hundred miles west of St. Louis ; and that from St. Louis via. Fort Smith is in good working order about three hundred miles west of St. Louis. Another section of two hundred miles is soon to be opened on this route. Injury to tine Cotton Crop. The destructive storm of Thursday last, added to the submerging rain of yester day has played the wild with the cotton crop of middle Alabama. A ride of twen ty-five miles on Monday, through the cotton growing region convinced us that the injury to the crop is very heavy. It was absolutely distressing to look upon the stricken fields, that only a few days since were rejoicing in the abundance of their harvests. Many thousand bales of cotton have been lost to Alabama planters by the disasters of the last week.— Mont, gomery Confederation 21 st. Masonic. The general grand encampment of the Knights Templars of tho United States to day elected the following officers for the ensuing three years: B. B. French of Washington, Grand Master ; David Goodnow, of Kentucky, Deputy Grand Master; Winslow Lewis, of Boston, Gen eralissimo ; J. Y. B. Blaney, of Chicago, Capt. General ; Charles Marsh, of Cali fornia, Senior Warden ; A. J. Pierson, of Minnesota, Junior Warden; Edward A. Raymond, of Boston, Treasurer; L, G. Risk, of Louisiana, Recorder. Stage Accident. The Macon Citizen of the 19th says ; As the Edgefield stage was on its way to this city, says the Augusta Constitu tionalist of the 17th, on Thursday night last, when about seven miles from here, the horses became frightened and ran down a hill. The brakes becoming un manageable, in turning a curve in the road, the stage upset, killing one of the horses, and wounding some of the pas sengers—none of whom, however, were seriously injured. Lnele Tomlsm Head in England. The literary Gazette: “Who will be lieve that Mrs. Stowe is now in England ? that the American authoress, who, but a short time ago, created such a sensation, is actually among us without receiving any public notice at all? The lady, however, is in this country, and engaged upon her new tale.” How fearfully per sonal all that is! Mrs. Stowe —Harriet Beecher Stowe—the manufacturer of Un cle Tom’s Cabin, the sister of our Beech er—she in London and Cockneydom is not in ecstacies! Trial of Lewis Bis Lap. Mr. Lewis Bishop of this county, in dicted for the killing of Mr. J. G. Max well, sometime since, was tried last week at Ashville in St. Clear county (the ve nue having been changed) and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. The sentence was twelve months imprison ment in the county jail and five hundred dollars fine. We learn that a petition has been'gotton up, signed by a portion of the Jury and a large number of those who attended the trial, requesting the Governor to remit tho imprisonment.— Talladega Reporter. No More Fear. We have reached the 18th of Septern her, and the summer season may be prop erly said to be over, and we have beeu spared the ruinous and sad visitation of an epidemic. Never has the health of the city been so continually good as du ring the past season, and now, at the beginning of the fall, when absentees are looking anxiously to return, aud mer chants calculating how soon trade will open, we can rejoice at the prospects be fore us, and safely say there is nothing more to be feared. The experience of the past enables us to say that all dangers of yellow fever are now passed. By referring back to past years, we see something systemati cal in the maich of the epidemic, which presents the same features every year, differing only in the number of deaths according to the more or less violence of the disease, but preserving always the same ratio. We will take a few exam pies at random : in 1846, the fever began late and the number of deaths were very small; we find the first case in the Board of Health’s report for the week ending on the 6th September; the next week there were 3 oases, then 5, then 21, after which the number of deaths de creased weekly. In 1847, (a very bad season,) on the lOtli of July 5 cases are reported, then 6, 16, 47, 96, and so on, nearly doubling every week, until it reached 427, and then decreasing. In 1855, there was 1 case on the 3d of June; then no deaths occurred during tho en suing two weeks; on the fourth week there were 5 deaths, then 6, 31, 43, 119, and so on. We do not find an instance where a month has intervened between the first case of yellow fever and the next; we may safely presume, theu, that even if the two cases reported in July and subsequently contradicted, were ad mitted to have been really yellow fever, they were isolated cases, presenting un usual features and without the charac teristics of the epidemic. Another point is that so far as we can remember, the lat|Bt date at which the fever ever made its appearance here, was on the Nth of of September, in 1856, we believe, and then it was imported from Havana, ‘and did but little ravage. With the present strict enforce neut of the quarantine reg ulations, it is impossible to introduce the epidemic here from abroad, aud tho cold weather which will, to all appearance, begin early this year, will do away with the remotest possibility of the disease. We can, therefore, look thankfully upon the past and confidently upon the coming season; New Orleans will make another gigantic stride before the year 1859 is over.—JV. 0. Picayune. Senator Douglas at Wooster. Wooster, Sept. 10.— Senator Douglas had an enthusiastic reception here to-day. Thousands of people welcomed him at the depot. He spoke for about two hours, and was patiently listened to throughout. His speech was by no means enthusiasti cally received. It was in the main but a rehearsal of his Harper's article. He claimed that the Repulicans held doc trines in regard to the Territories identi cal with those of King George the Fourth and the Tories of the Revolution, regard ing the colonies. He also attacked the At torney General Black's review of his Harper article with great bitterness—charged him with falsifying and seeking to destroy the Demo cratic party —doing it anonymously, and with the purpose of striking down , not only him [Douglas), but all the leaders of the Demo cratic party in the free States. He denied that he (Douglas) held to doctrines in op position to the Dred Scott decision, but claimed that decision sustained his doc trines of popular sovereignty. He ex horted the Democrats to redeem Ohio and take position alongside of Illinois. He was very bitter in some portions of his speech. He was succeeded by Ramsey and Pugh, who each spoke for about an hour. From four to six thousand people in were atten danceduring the speech of Senator Doug las. More than half the crowd had left the ground before Mr. Pugh closed his re marks. Senator Douglas has by no means increased his reputation by his speech or his manner of delivery. Death of Dr. McWhorter. We hear with profound sorrow, this morning, of the death, last night, of Dr. A. B. McWhortor, who for probably forty years has been a prominent and highly respected citizen of Montgomery. His age could not have been far from seventy. In all the relations which man is bound to his fellow and this earth, Dr. McW. was a model. Indeed, ■he was no com mon man, and his loss is a loss to the cause of Religion and Morality. He was a pillar of the Baptist Cburch.— Mont. Mail 20th. Heavy Transactions in Coffee. It will be seen by our review of the market that upwards of 20,000 bags of coffee have been sold this week—l2,ooo of which were for the New Orleans mar ket. This would greatly have reduced the stock, but for the heavy receipts. Several arrivals and three or four vessels now being below from Rio, with about 16,000 bags aboard, make the arrivals this week nearly 30,000 bags from Rio, which affords a good stock, notwithstand ing the heavy sales.— Balt. Patriot 16 th. —♦ Eagle Shot. Mr. John L. Akins, of this county, showed us a few days ago, the claw of an Eagle, which he shot on Little River, a few miles from this place. It measured from tip to tip, with the wings extended six feet and four inches, and weighed seven and a half pounds. The shooting of an eagle? is quite a rare in sporting achievements of this part of the country, The claw may be seen at our office.—Mad ison Visitor. Trade of Western Texas. Ou the 10th inst. there were thirty-nine vessels in port at the flourishing little town of Inilianola, in Matagorda Bay ; the arrivals from the 3d to the 9th inst., were 51 vessels, of which six were from New Orleans, seven from New York and one from Mobile ; the clearances were in the same time, forty-two in number, of which six to New Orleans. The rest of the arrivals and clearances were for Texas coast ports, Man killed. Mr N, S. Bell, a citizen of Carters ville, was killed by the cars, on the 7th inst., near that place. The Express learns that he was under the influence of liquor, and, becomingfatigued, laid down on the railroad track and fell asleep. His skull was mashed in a horrible manner, causing immediate death. He was mar shal of that town last year, and when so ber was much esteemed and respected.— Cassville Standard. The Baltimore Dispatch, of the 10th inst., says that Mrs. Matt Peel has organ ized a troupe of Ethiopian artists, and will soon leave for the West and South, Mr. J. T. Huntley is manager, and every thing promises well. The same paper contains the announcement that Rumsey & Newcomb’s Ethiopian Minstrels would open in Baltimore, positively for one week only, on the 12th iDSt. —* -♦ — _ Death of a Veteran. The Kentucky papers notice the death, on Rock Castle River, in that State, of Uriah Gresham, a Dative of King William county, Virginia. He was for many years a member of the Kentucky Legislature, and fought under General St. Clair, in 1792, and was one of “Mad Anthony W'ayne’s” soldiers in 1794. Arrival of the Overland Mall, St. Louis, Sept. 21. — The Overland Mail has arrived. sine companies of American artillery had landed ou the island of San Juan The Assembly of British Columbia urged Gov. Douglass to appeal to England to demand the withdrawal of the American troops from the Island, and to maintain her rights to the whole archipelago. -* ♦ The amount of money paid by the City of New York from January to September of this year, for expenses in conducting its government, is $14,000,000, being one million more than the expenditures of the Federal Government under President J. Quincy Adams. * Baron Gerolt, Russian Minister and family, have returned to Washington, From the European Times. East India and American Loans. Whatever may he said about the mis management of Indian affairs, it is evi dent the mouey-leaders of the present day have a much better opinion ot the solvency of the Indian Government than was generally entertained on the Slock Exchange at the beginning of the present century. From a recent Parliamentary return we learu that a loan ot £3,<30,- 539 was contracted by the East India Company in 1800, and that the ratof interest at that period ran from £6 to §l - cent. During the last few years the rale of interest on Indian loans had ranged from £3 15s. to £G per cent., the average would be about £5 per cent., showing a very great improvement, when compared with the curreut rates in 1800. It may be said that mouey is more plen tiful now than it was at the former peri od, but that is not the only cause of the reduction. The general belief in the stability and good l'aith of the Govern ment has more io do with the reduction of the rate of interest than the mere state of the money market If any evidence were needed to prove this, it might be found in the state of American credit, which is as much inferior to that of Great Britain in the year 1859, in spite of our enormous national debt, as it was before the French revolution of 1789. The fol lowing comparison of English and Atner ican national credit occurs in a letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, dated Paris, May 3, 1788: “Although I am an enemy to the using our credit but under absolute necessity, yet the possessing a good credit 1 consid er as indispensable in carrying on the war. The existence of a nation having no credit is always precarious. The cred it of England is the best. Their paper sells at par on the Exchange at Amsterdam the moment any of it is offered, and they cau command there any sum they please. The reason is that they never borrow without establishing taxes for the pay ment of the interest, and they never yet failed one day in that payment. * * This country [France] cannot borrow at all there [Amsterdam] ; for though they always pay their interest within the year, yet it is often some months belaud. It is difficult to assign to our credit its exact station in this scale. They consider us as the most certain nation on earth for the principal, but they see that we bor row of themselves to pay the interest, so that this is only a conversion of their in terest into principal.” In 1800, Mr. Jefferson, in another let ter on the same topic, expressed his be lief that the American Government, whiob could not borrow money then at less than six per cent., would be able in a few years to raise any amount required at four per cent, Were he alive to the present day he would find that his sanguine expecta tions on that head arc as far from reali zation as ever. An American loan, if offered on the London Stock Fxchange at the present day, would be much less successful than even a Russian loan, notwithstanding the immense extent of our commerce with the United States, as compared with that which we carry on with the subject of the Czar. To those fi nancial reformers who seek to improveour national credit by republicanising the British Constitution, tho consideration of this simple fact might suggest some wholesome reflections. * Correspondence of the N. 0. I'icajuue. Tli Sugar Crop. St. James, Sept. 12, 1859. Messrs. Editors : —On my return, after i an absence of nearly three months, 1 was very much disappointed at the appearance j of our sugar crops. Coming up from the 1 city on our popular packet the D. F. Ken ner, 1 metplanters from diiferent sections of the State, and with one accord they agreed that the sugar crop was “mean, mean. - ’ I was the more astonished at their avowal, because from the informa tion •ontained in the country correspond ence of the New Orleans papers during ] the summer, I had concluded that our su- | gar crop was of average quality. My own j cane when I left home was not much in- j ferior to that of last year; now it is fully a month behind, and in my humble esti mate a fair crop—say 300,000 hhds.— can only be realized hy an extraordinari ly favorable fall. I hardly conceive a motive that can induce a planter to give incorrect information respecting his crop. I regard it to be the interest of producer and consumer that the truth be publish ed. As for that go-between, the specu lator, “ o’ est uue autre affaire .” At this season his emissaries are busy knocking down prices. Our grinding season will not begin till late in October. No one seems in a hurry as there is plenty of time for preparation. Our corn crops are very good, and the health of the community satisfactory. - Yours, Colonel. s*- A Comparison. September Ist is the period when the new crops generally commence coming to market, and when the old ones are pretty well exhausted. Such has been the case the present season, but last year was rather an exception to this rule, the farm ers having adopted the “hoarding pro cess” to a considerable extent, and at the close of harvest they had still a large amount of the productions of 1857 on hand, which had not all come to market for some time after the first of September. The following comparison, therefore, of the receipts of grain for the past two years, ending on August 31st, though in dicating the effect of the crop failure of ’SB upon our trade and commerce at this point, does not show the extent of the dis aster to the State at large: ISSB-9. 1857-8. Flour, bbla 152.43S 166,534 Wheat, bus 2,837,447 2,949,816 Oats, bus 378,688 628,063 Corn, bus 173,816 65,008 Barley, bus 107,918 104,632 Rye, bus 18,<U2 9,427 Total in bushels 4,278,701 5,589 616 4 278,701 Decrease in receipts of ’SB-9 1,310,915 The deficit in shipment was about the j same as in receipts. —Miltvaukie Sentinel. Bast Tennessee and Ga. Railroad. The earnings of the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad for the year ending 30th June, 1859, are as follows: Freights $122,242 25. Passengers 174,475 81 Mails 22,000 00 Total $318,718 00 Expenses chargeable to same, 131,151 75 Nett earnings, $187,56G 30 The gross earnings for the preceding year were $264,959 38; showing an in crease of $54,158 67, and a nett increase of $31,371 27—a result that speaks well for the business and management of the Road. Fair of tbe U.S. Agricultural Socie ty.—Four Days. Chicago, Sept. 15.—The weather has been rather cloudy but not unpleasant to day, and the rush to-day was greater than ever. Two hundred and thirty cars arriv ed over the different roads, bringing not less than 15,000 visitors, and tbe traius to arrive this evening will probably bring as many more. The receipts up to last evening were SIB,OOO. tfhe military drill and the exhibition of steam plows are the principal attractions this after noon. The press is well represented, members being present from all parts of the North-west. The banks are all closed this afternoon, for the purpose of giving* their employees an opportunity to visit the fair. Dr. L. F. W. Andrews on Mr. Botts. Dr. Andrews, of the Georgia Citizen, alluding to tbe late complimentary visit of some of the Black Republican leaders to John Minor Botts, says: But we do not ‘bink John Minor Botts is just the man to lead the Opposition party in the next Presidential race. The simple fact, that the Black Republicans of the North have approached him with an offer of leadership, ought to be suffi cient to show that he is not a sound poli tician for the South. Stephen A. Doug las, infamous as he is, is infinitely to be preferred. No siree ! we don’t care to take any such pestilence Vs the Botts, either by the natural way, or by innocu lation. ARRIVAL OF TICE STKAMKh A. R AJ3 I A.. Halifax, Sept. 21. —The British and North Americau Royal mail steamship Arabia, Captain J. Stone, arrived here to day witb'Ltverpool dates to the 10th inst. ‘Liverpool Colton Market —Ibo sales ot cotton for the pa*-t week foot up 57,000 bales. The market closed quiet; quota tions were easier, but unchanged. lair Orleans Bd. : Middling Orleans i 1 lGd. Liverpool General Market. —Breadstuff's closed dull. Provisions were declining. London Money Market. — Consols lor money and account were quoted at 95] f o to 95§. SECOND DISPATCH. Liverpool Cotton Market. —The market opened active and closed quiet. Specu lators took during the week 9,000 bales, and exporters 11,500 bales. Sales on Friday, 7.000 bales, of which exporters took 2,000 bales. The market closed quiet but steady. The following were the quotations: Fair Orleans 8 and Mid. Orleans U-1M Mobiles ’t'/A. “ Mobile 610-lbd. 4 * Uplands “ Uplands.... State of Trade. —Manchester advices were favorable. Yarns were active, and closed with an advancing tendency. Havre Market. —New Orleans Trcs Or dinaire 113f. Market steady. Sales of the week G,500 bales. London Money Market. —Money was abundant. The bullion in tbe Bank of England had increased £95,000. Con sols were quoted at 95] for account. Liverpool General Market. Flour quiet. Wheat steady. American Flour and Wheat was very inferior in quality, and unsaleable. Corn dull at ss. Bd. to Gs. Beef steady ; the fair qualities had im proved the most. Fork heavy ; all quali ties had slightly declined. Bacon heavy ; declined 2d Sugar heavy. Coffee firm. Rice steady. Tea was slow of sales and prices unaltered. Rosin steady. Turpen tine firm at 355. London General Markets. —Wheat dull; all qualities of English had slightly de clined. Turpentine dull at 345. fid. to 355. General News. —The Great Eastern is at sea ; her performance was satisfac tory. The Zurich Conference has suspended its sessions. The assemblies of Parma and Romagna have resolved upon the annexation of Piedmont. Tbe London Times is enthusiastic at the success of the steamship Great East ern. She left the Thames-on the Bth, un der as easy command as if she were a riv er boat. Her performance proved to be the fastest steamer in the world. The Times has an editorial in regard to Gen. Harney’s occupation at the Island of San Juan. It says that England will not tamely submit to such an exercise of power. The Assemblies of Bologna, Romagna and Parma had declared in favor of the annexation of those States to Sardinia. The Pope had been seriously ill, but was recovering. England had presented a note to France, enquiring in regard to the concentrating of French troops in Algeria. It was reported that the Zurich Confer ence had determined upon the boundaries of Lombardy. Another meeting between the Emperor of France and Austria was expected to take place soon in Switzerland. The following vessels had arrived : At Genos the Maritana, from New Orleans ; at Liverpool, the N. Biddle, from Savan nah ; at Barcelona, tbe Vergenness, from Charleston. Lat er from California and San Juan. New Orleans. Sept. 21. —The steam ship Ilabana arrived here to-day with San Francisco dates to the sth inst. The steamship Washington was libeled ! before the American consul at Brazil. At the island of San Juan there were ; 500 American soldiers, who have thrown j up earth works; and the harbor ofVicto j ria was commanded by field pieces. The island is now in a comple e state of defence. General Harney says that lie will call for volunteers from the Territories if he is attacked. Gen. Harney had written to Governor Douglas, stating that he occupied the is land to protect the Americans from in sults from the British authorities of Van couver and the Hudson Bay Company’s officials. The British Admiral has refused to obey : Gov. Douglass, to bring on a colision; and he also refuses to order the British I North Pacific fleet near the Island. It is the Admiral’s intention to await orders from the Home Government. The American and British officers are on friendly footing. In the ship news from San Francisco j we find the following: Phantom, at Hon olula, from Boston, Alice Thornton, at Victoria, from Melbourne. The reported massacre of United .States | troops by tbe Indiaus in Oregon, is un | confirmed and discredited. Later from Mexico New Orleans, Sept. 21—The dates from Manatitlan are to the 16th inst.— The Picaqune’s correspondent states that i Miramon was at the Capital in consulta tion with his Generals in reference to the expedition to Vera Cruz. The commercial house of Deßarron had loaned Miramon large sums of money on bonds. Otway, tbe British Minister, remains in Mexico until October. New Orleans, Sept. 21.—We have Vera Cruz dates to the 3d inst. Dego lado was at San Louis Potosi re-organiz ing an army. Later from Havana. New Orleans, Sept. 21.—The steam ship Cahawba has arrived with Havana j dates to the 18th instant. Money was tight. The Bank of Ha vana was preparing to issue new bills to facilitate business. Sugar was dull, and quotations nomi nal. Planters were shipping on their | own account. Stock, 200,000 boxes, Freights dull. Sterling Exchange 13J to 151. Exchange on New York 3to SJ. English Commerce. The London Times, of the 25th ultimo, says : The Board of Trade for the past month show an augmentation in our com merce, although to a less extern than most of the preceding returns of the pres ent year. In the declared value of our exportation there was an excess of £291,- 454, compared with July, 1858. Com pared, howev r, with the corresponding month of 1853, when the reckless opera tions which led to the panic in the autumn of that year were at their height, they present a falling off of £916,631. Still, the entire returns thus far for the present year—viz: for the seven months from January to July—exhibit an increase even over the same months of 1857, when the export trade of the country reached a height never before attained. Owing to the demand for the East, cotton goods continue to figure for the heaviest in crease, but the shipments of linens have also been unusually large. A strong section of the democratic par ty in the state of New York is in favor of the nomination of Daniel S. Dickinson for the Presidency. He has, as far as we can see, taken no part in the move ment. What Mr. D.’s opinions are at present iu relation to the political sub jects which provoke so much discussion we have no means of knowing. Ten years ago he was considered well fitted tor the presidency by our extreme south ern politicians. But the impression be comes stronger that the candidate ought to be from the South. —Mobile Mercury. The South has no better friend, we think, in the Democratic party North, than Mr. Dickinson, and his opinions now relating to the question of vital interest to us, are as favorable and reliable as formerly. Merchants’ Shipping Receipts. Anew supply, just from the binder’s hands neatly ruled and wel 1 bound, for sale at the SUN OFFICE. Cotton seed Oil Cake. The New Orleans Picayune says : At a recent meeting of the “ Philadelphia So ciety for Promoting Agriculture,” an in quiry was made why it was that cotton seed oil cake sold so largely in England as food for cattle, and is so little used at the North Plie reply was, that tbs oil cake is i iigfly ;;i tn* :.i in- .-Ruth, ud is thence shipped i > England : its price is §39 per ton : and lie ng dearer than corn mea! or tiax -er I cake, it i-- not brought to tbe Northern markets, especially to Philadelphia. Another member asserted this oil cake be.ng mere refuse matter, the only cost attending it must be the cost of shipment, and if John Bull found it to his advantage to import it, the Pennsylvanians certainly could. In rela tion to the use of cotton seed oil cake by the English farmers, Dr. Elwyn, a mem ber, said: The English understand to perfection tbe art of fattening cattle. They did’nt feed the oil cake pure, as that would affect the taste of tbe beef. They mixed it with turnips and with meal. To show how carefully they contrived this, he quoted an anecdote told by Dr. Rozet. Dr. ftozet gave a dinner, tbe beef for which he ordered from a certain well known cattle feeder. The beef was dis cussed and praised by all the guests with one exception, a gentleman who asked where the beef was bought. The reply was, of “Cleaver, the butcher.” That gen tleman said that it might be the case, but he would bet twenty guineas that Cleaver did'ut raise the anmal from which it was cut As Cleaver was known to fatten all his own beef, the money was promptly covered. Cleaver # was now sent fir, informed as to the nature of the bet, and requested to decide it. Cleaver did decide it by saying that on this occa sion lie forgot the order until it was too late to do otherwise, and purchased else where some beef said to be tbe finest in all London. The company now wonder ingly turned to the doubter, and asked how he could bet with so much confi dence. The reply was, “ I knew the beef by the taste. Cleaver mixes car rots with his oil cakes.” Tlic Daily Prayer Meetings of Mew York—A Revival Anticipated. We give from the New York Christian Intelligencer (Reformed Dutch) of last week, a few passages from its journal of incidents at the daily prayer meeting in that city. The Intelligencer says that another great revival is anticipated : The daily prayer meetings in New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, and sur roundings are well sustained. Those of deepest interest are the tent meetings in Jersey City, which are held every night at 8 p. m., and those held in Fulton street, New York. There is of late a great advance in the interest of this meeting. Two lecture rooms are now crowded from day to daj-. Many are awakened and anxious among the impeni tent who attend ; and from time to time there arc hopeful conversions taking place, chiefly among the young. The night prayer meetings held at these rooms are crowded ; and the manifest presence and power of the Holy Spirit is felt, especially among those in early life. A Daily Prayer Meeting among the Fishermen. —Th? accomplished wife of Commodore Shubrick has, with a praise worthy zeal and Christian liberality, been the means of the establishment and tuain tainanee of a daily prayer meeting among the fishermen at Perth Amboy. She has hired and sited up a hall, at her own ex pense, for tflis purpose. It is neatly and conveniently furnished. The meeting is well attended, and has been useful and successful. The meetings are held every night from eight to nine p. m. This good lady has had no little trouble to get persons to interest themselves in this movement who are earnest Christians, and ciyt appreciate the importance of the effort. Application by letter had been made to the Fulton street meeting; but it never reached us, so all help came short from this quarter. Assistance also failed in other directions : but still the meetings have gone forward, and good has been done. We should pray for such an object as this. Death of ‘‘ Madge Wildfire.” The Border (Scotland) Advertiser no tices the death of Elizabeth Graham, the “ Madge Wildfire” of the “ Heart of Mid Lothian.” She was a pauper and was found in a dying state in the public road. It says : “Fifty years ago Elizabeth Graham was the rustic beauty, belle and toase of Metrose and its neighborhood, respect ably brought up, with health mantling on her cheek aud guileless innocence in her heart. Returning home one evening, she was set upon in the gloomy solitude of the Bogle Burn, and there ruined. She re turned home, or she immediately forsook the ordinary haunts of man, hav ing become a raving maniac, and hence forth she dwelt apart, living alone among, but not a responsible portion of, humani ty. The outward form of what had once been a gay and happy girl took up its dwelling place in a rude cave in the old Quarry Hill of Melrose. Here she slept at night, in summer and winter, wrapped up in a blanket, save when for some wild aud woeful weeks after the birth of her dear child, when she followed it to the churchyard, and would not be driven away, but slept among the tombstones to watch its grave. It was from the unfor tunate waif that Sir Walter Scott drew the character of Madge Wildfire, in the “ Heart of Mid. Lothian.” The particu lars of the sad case were quite well known to him residing in the neighbor hood, and the reader will observe that there is a striking coincidence between the real facts as we have briefly detailed them, .and the incidents in the novel as depicted by the pen of the author of Waverly. Slander. \ es, you pass it along, whether you believe it or not; and that one sided whisper against the charcter of a virtu ous female. You don’t believe it but you will use your influence to bear up the ialse report and pass i: on the current. Strange creatures are mankind. How many reputations have been lost by sur mise. How many hearts have been nade to bleed by whispers. How many be nevolent deeds have been c dlled by the shrug of a shoulder. How many indi viduals have been shunned by a gentle, mysterious hint. How many chaste bo soms have been rung with grief with a single nod. How many graves have been dug by false report. Yet you will pass the slander along. lou will keep itabove tbe water by a wag of your tongue,when you might sink it forever. Destroy the passion for t ie-telling we pray. Lisp not a word that may injure the cbarac ter of another. Be determined to listen to no story that is repeated to the injury of another, and, as far as you are con cerned, the slander will die. But tell it at once, and it may go, as on the wings of the wind, increasing with each breath, till it has gone through the State, and have brought to the grave one who might have been a blessing to the world.— Ben ton Herald. Cheap Postage and a TarifTou Iron. Ex-United States Senator James Coop er, of Pennsylvania, has recently ad dressed a letter to his friends and the public on the question of cheap postage and protection for the iron interest. He is in favor of reducing our rate of pos tage to correspond with that of Great Britain, and the establishment of a na tional factory for tbe more economical supply of stamps and stamped envelopes. As regards the iron interest, he is of opinion that should Congress afford it adequate protection against foreign com petition, it will outstrip in magnitude every other interest in the country. Injury from Gunpowder. A lad residing on Hunt street, sajs the Mercury of yesterday evening, was severe ly injured a few days ago by gunpowder. He had made a “ spitting devil,” which being too wet to ignite, he took his flask to pour some powder upon it, but by mis take poured it upon a coal of fire, when the flask exploded burning him iu the face and elsewhere, and shockingly man gling his hand and arm, —Mobile Register. The Revenue. New York, Sept. 15. —The New York Time’s Washington correspondent sends ! to day some very interesting as well as new and authentic figures in tiie current and prospective finances of the Federal Government. It appears that the Secre tary of the Treasury, on a revision of hi 3 estimates of revenue tor the fiscal year , of 1860, ending June 80th next, claims that his customs will yield at least $62,- 400.000, instead of $58,000,000, as he before estimated, and that with other re sources he will he able to reimburse or purchase the public debt to the extent of $7,751,000, without reducing his work ing balance below $0,000,000 at the et and of the year. lie has already determined that no Treasury bills falling due after 30th of June last will be received, or in any way renewed. The amount then subject to renewal was less than s£,ooo, 000. Since then the* Sub-Treasurer in New York, and other parties for the Government, have disposed of about $2,- 000,000. His revised budget for 1800 i thus presented to provide for all wants of the year—593,321,000—with a cash balance June 30th, 1859, $4,339,050; Treasury bills, $4,953,000 ; loan of Jan uary 24th, $138,000; together,slo,672,- 000; customs of the year, $62,400,000; lands and miscellaneous, $4,000,000; . leaving a surplus June 30th, 1860, of $13,751,000. A Second Rnniel Lambert, We yesterday saw iu this city a negro hoy named Charley, belonging to R. B. Bone, of Fayette county, Tcnn., who bids fair to become a greater man, physi cally speaking, than even Daniel La in sert. Charley was born in Ilickman | county, Ky., and will be nine years old on the 22d of this month. At his birth he weighed sixteen pounds, was always a healthy child, and has increased in strength, size and weight steadily ami rapidly from the hour of his birth up to tlie present time. His weight now is three hundred and ten pounds, and his height five feet six inches; he measures ten inches around the smallest part of his wrist, twenty-four inches around the arm above the elbow, and sixty-four inches around the shoulders. He is sprightly aud intelligent in conversation, and, considering his ordinary size, is re markably active. The most wonderful attribute of this wonderful being is the great strength he possesses, being able to carry on his shoulders, with apparent ease, three hundred pounds dead weight, and raising from the earth, with scarcely an effort, four hundred pounds. Charley is intelligent and sprightly for a child of his age, and is a most amiably disposed lad. Memphis Avalanche. A Black Member of a Pony Club. Last Saturday, Marshal McGibbony arrested a negre iu this city, who had with him a small brown mare, and two mules. One of the mules is a magniti cient animal, 10 hands high, and of about 1,200 pounds weight. The negro was in company with a chicken dealer from up the country, named Wilkie, and who offered to sell the mare to Mr. Hiram Edmonds, saying that he had raised her : &c. Under the whip the negro disclosed the facts that he was the fellow who broke out of Hamilton (Ga.) jail a short time since, with Joshua Blackmau. He aud Blackman stole the mare in Georgia, just before crossing the Chattahoochee River, 4 miles above Columbus. Blackman had also stolen two other horses, with which he ran off at or near Cross Keys, (as it is supposed from the negro’s discretion;) the two being alarmed while stealing corn for their animals. The negro came on down with Wilkie, with whom he fell iu company. The mules were stolen, proba bly, in Russell county. They are in the Marshal’s possession.— Mont. Mail 22 d. The Mormons. It is said that, the M rmons have fixed tipuu Papua, New Guinea, as their future residence, and are collecting ships to transport them thither. Papua, is an ex tensive land on the Eastern Archipelago, separated from Australia by Torres Straits. It has been but little explored by Europeans. The inhabitants, who are supposed to number 500,000, are partly Malay and partly negro. Its area is esti mated at 200,000 square miles. Its sur face is of a very varied character, a lofty mountain range, containing some remark able elevations extending throug its whole length. The valleys and level land are believed to b>‘ very productive, and tim ber of large size abounds. It is also said that gold has been found by the natives. Mr. O. Jennings Wise, editor of the Richmond Enquirer, and son of Gover nor Wise, whose duels of late have been as frequent as if.he delighted in the pis tol and not in the pen, is one of the most quiet and peaceable looking men in the Union ; and those who know him esteem him for his manly and upright character. He does not seem to be more than twenty-two years of age. Mr. W. was educated at Indiaua University, Bloom ington, and is well known to many of this State. Gov. Wise sent him and another son to that institution on account of the warm friendship he entertained for Rev. Ur. Wylie, at that time the President. —ln diem a paper. Growtli of British Shipping. In proof of the growing extent of Brit ish steam shipping, it is only necessary to compare the entrances and clearances of the British steam tonnage within the P a st Jew years* In 1849 the entries were 784,703 tons, in 1858 they were 1,750,- GG4 tons ; in the same years, respective l)b were 094,044 tons and 1,727,727 tons—showing a ratio of in crease on entries in the period of nine years ot 139 per cent, and on clearances an increase of 149 per cent., being an aggregate tonnage movement of nearly two millions of steam shipping.— Steam Shipping Journal. Drowned. * • A young man named Christopher Slock liolm, was drowned in the river opposite the upper part of the city on Sunday last, by the accidental upsetting of a boat in which were two others besides himself. He could not swim. A reward of twenty five dollars is offered for the recoverv of his body. The deceased was much respected by all who knew him. and in addition to the bereavement felt by a circle of friends, a young wife mourns his loss—at a time, too, when ill health adds to the poignan cy of her grief.— Mobile Register 20th. ♦ American Locomotives in Chili. Recently there was a trial of strength and speedy between four rail road locomotives, two British and two American, construe* ted for the Great Southern (Chilian) Railway. Ihe result was a great triumph of the American locomotives, whose time was at the rate of sixty miles an hour, with a train weighing two hundred tons, with gradients fifty-six feet to the mil<\ rite Euglish performance was never over thirty miles an hour with the same train. To Cure a Felon. Boil in an iron vessel of sufficient ca pacity, say four or six quarts, enough yellow dock root to make a strong liquor; when sufficiently boiled, and when the liquor is hot as can be borne by the hand, cover the kettle with a flannel cloth to keep in the he t, and iu five minutes the pain will cease. If it should return after a time heat the same liquor and do as be fore. Iu a euro performed in this way, the joints will always be preserved. The receipt has been abundantly verified liere. —Scientific American, In addition to the news which we pub lish this m.irning from Pensacola, we learn that great damage was done by the storm on Thursday night, to the U. S. barracks at Warrington. The roof was carried off clear and the building was so much injured as to amount almost to total de truction. We learn also—by rumor — that there wa3 other considerable damage done at the Navy Yard.— Mobile Tribune, 18tA inst. Tennessee. The Jackson (West Tennessee) Whig, of the 9th inst., says: “From present indications, there will be the largest crop of cotton made in Madison county this year, that has ever been made since it was a county.”