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COLUMBUS: Tuesday Morning, Oct. 18, 1830. The Lawrence Kepublican records the death of John O. Wattles, a prominent citizen of Kansas. On Wednesday, the 19th instant, the Fair commences at Decatur, Alabama. On the first day Lieut. Maury will deliver his address. The Greensboro (Ala.) Beacon is in formed that the Southern University at that place opened with an attendance of forty ov fifty students. The steamboat Golden Ago arrived at New Orleans on the 13th, bringing down nine hogsheads of new sugar and twenty eight barrels of new molasses. The Democratic Convention of New Hampshire which was held at Concord the 11th inst., nominated Asa B. Cate of Northfield, as a candidate for Governor. +. The steamship Huntsville, the ship Medallion, and schooner Target from New York, and tho schooner Martha Moore, from Philadelphia, arrived at Savannah the 15th. Three hands of W. E. Mizell, in Ilussell county, Alabama, picked 1,552 pounds of cotton Thursday, the 6th inst., as appears by a communication from him through the Southern Era. The City Inspector reports the number of deaths in New York City from the Ist to the 9th of October, at 500. Os these, 331 were natives of the United States, the balance being foreigners. During tho week ending Saturday, the Bth, 10,903 bales of cotton were shipped from Memphis. Os these, 7,528 were taken to New Orleans, 2,093 for the Ohio river, and 1,387 for St. Louis. Capt. Joseph It. Dakes, a prominent citizen of Cass county, died on the 7th inst. He was 60 years of age, and had been a member of tho Methodist Church 27 years. It is announced by the Tennessee pa pers that Samuel Smith, of that State, has accepted the appointment of Com missioner of the General Land Office, tendered him by the President. Florida Flection. The returns so far from the elections in Florida indicate that 571 votes have been cast in favor of annexation, and 2,480 against it. Texas Cotton. Tho receipts at Houston, Texas, for the week ending Oct. stb, reached 4,852 bales. The largest receipts ever before noted were 4,300 bales in the last week of October, 1858. Large Sale of Mules. Six hundred and fifty-seven mules were sold at public sale in Paris, Ky., on Mon day last. Tho stock sales of one auc tioneer, S. M. Ilibler, amounted to $56,- 034 05. _ It is stated that Blondin has purchased a house completely furnished at Niagara Falls for $4,000, about half the profits of his rope walking at that resort the past summer. We suppose he has determined to locate permanently for the practice of his profession. According to the returns of the Penn sylvania election, the Legislature will stand as follows: Senate—Opposition 22; Democrats 11. House—Opposition 63; Democrats 37. In Ohio the Republican majority is es timated at 15,000. Chattanooga Market. The Chattanooga Advertiser, of the 13th, says the market is inactive and little doing. Wheat, however, a good article, would command one dollar per bushel. Flour is advancing—other arti cles of produce are inactive and we hear of no sales. Sentence of Jones. Gabriel Jones, recently found guilty as an accomplice in tho murder of Landrum, at Atlanta, has been sentenced by Judge Bull to confinement and hard labor in the Penitentiary during the term of his nat ural life. Rail Road Accident. The Enterprise (Miss.) News says one of the tender axles on the down freight train of the Mobile and Ohio Rail Road, broke on the sth inst., by which twelve or fourteen cars were thrown off the track and smashed up. No person was killed, but several, including tho conduc tor, were injured. The Marietta Advocate learns that Major J. F. Cooper, now engaged in a survey for the Marietta, Ellijay and Ducktown Rail Road, has found the route thus far most favorable. As far as they have gone the greatest excavation will not exceed fifteen feet; the highest em bankment, twelve feet. The Delta of the 14th says 19,128 bales of cotton were cleared at the New Orleans Custom House the previous day. Os these, 18,300 were destined to Liverpool, 660 to Spain, and 168 to New York. The receipts the same evening were 13,810 bales. The Quincy (Fla.) Republic of the 15th inst., says the contractors for the build ing of the Tallahassee and Quincy Rail Road are prosecuting the work with great vigor. Four miles have been cleared and the grading commenced. The Republic also advocates the continuing of the Road from that place to Chattahoochee. Death of Hon. John If. Mason. The only item of general news of im portance by the steamship North Briton, is the death, from apoplexy, of the Hon. John Y. Mason, American Minister to France. He has long served his country in that capacity, having received the appointment from Gen. Pierce. Texas Official Vote. The official returns of the elections in Texas lor members of Congress, give Reagan, elected from the First District, i 20,513 over Ochiltree, of Harrison; ! Hamilton, from the Second District, 1,257 majority over Waul. White was elected Land Commissioner by 4,742 majority over Crosby. The official returns for Governor are not yet published. Russell Circuit Court. The Opelika Era says, Will, a slave, belonging to Mr. B. Ingram, was tried at the recent term of the Circuit Court for Russell, for the murder of Isaac M. Por ter and wife, and acquitted. In the case of the State vs. Wiley Segers for bigamy, the defendant was found guilty, and sen tenced to two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The Commissioners of Emigration met *t New York on the 12th. The usual weekly statement was submitted, from which it appears that the number of emi grants arrived to October sth, are 60,- 697; the number arrived since, to Octo ber 12th, 1,832 i total, 62,529. In 1858 4he arrivals to the same date were 64,206. Mayor Stltk's Message. The Mayor of New Orleans in accord ance with the city charter, has sent in his message to the Common Council. It appears the financial condition of the 1 city is as follows: The clear balance out July, 1859, is $214,503 64. The amount of liabilities $11,659,136 25. On the Ist October the total outstanding debt of the city was $7,785,136 25. All the indebt edness maturing in 1859 has been paid. The aggregate value of real estate pos sessed exclusively by New Orleans will exceed $5,000,000. The increase in the value of untaxable property is $2,368,700, making in the aggregate $33,836,900. The abstract of reports of the Chief of Police show the number of arrests during fifteen months ending Sept. 21st, 1859, for various offences, to be 34,941. The cost of maintaining public education in New Or : leans for the year ending 30ih June, 1860, will be $259,906. Wheat Product of Virginia. A comparative statement of the wheat inspections in the State of Virginia, during th : last quarter ending September 30th, and same period of three preceding years, shows that the crop of 1859 is the largest ever grown in the State. The inspection for 1859 exhibits the following result, in barrels: ! Richmond 197,155 i Petersburg 23,637 Alexandria 11,578 Lynchburg 18,580 Fredericksburg 7,804 Falmouth 12,659 i Norfolk . 6,836 Total number barrels 278,249 A Cowardly Outrage. The Charleston Courier gives an ac count of the arrest of a man named Haley for shooting a negro under the ! following circumstances : The negro was I loading or unloading his dray, and the ! omnibus driven by Ilaley was driven against the dray with violence throwing | off a bale of cotton which rolled under the horses attached to the omnibus. Haley discharged a volley of oaths at the negro, who begged for moderation and care in driving, when Haley drew a pis tol and fired deliberately. lie was found : to have another loaded pistol on his per son besides the one he wantonly and with out sufficient provocation discharged at the negro. Stone Mountain Granite. Anew source of Georgia wealth has been discovered in the granite of Stone Mountain. The Constitutionalist says Mr. Ptignay, of Augusta, first introduced it in that city, where it is extensively used for Hie improvement of houses. No granite is superior to it, and it will even tually supersede stone of any color or quality as a building material. The source of this useful article is easily ac cessible, inexhaustible in quantity, and can be easily transported to any city or town in the State by rail road. The Con stitutionalist notices that almost every week some store is receiving a granite front. A Chinese Story. The New York Journal of Commerce says a rumor has reached Boston, through a letter of an American gentle man residing at Hong Kong, to the effect that the Emperor of China repudiates the Peiho affair, and has ordered the decapi tation of the Mandarins, alleged to be solely responsible for the firing from the forts. Also, that the American Minister has proceeded to Pekin, and that the British Minister has taken up his tempo rary residence at Japan. The letter speaks of the rumor, so far as it relates to the Emperor, “as a Chinese story.” + Union of Telegrapli Coifipanies. A New York paper says that negotia tions have been under consideration for some months past, having in view the union of the several telegraph lines be tween New Orleans and Sackvillo, in New Brunswick, and for the permanent con nection, for all business purposes, of the seaboard lines with the North and West. It is understood that such arrangements have been concluded between the several cempanies interested. New Orleans Cotton Receipts. The receipts of cotton at New Orleans since the 7th inst., comprise 32,644 bales, against 23,996 during the corresponding period last year. The number exported was 15,902 bales, leaving on hand a stock of 172,898 bales, against 134,260 same time last year. The receipts since the Ist September to the 12th instant, were 57,705 more than during the same time last year, and the net increase at all the ports up to the latest dates, is 48,563 bales. Tlie Broderick and Terry Duel. A dispatch to the Nashville Union from Jefferson City, Missouri, on the Bth inst., states that the overland mail from Cali fornia, to the lGtli ult., had arrived at that place. The intelligence brought by this mail states that in the reported duel between Broderick and Terry, Broderick fell at the first fire, pierced through the lungs. He lingered until the morning of the 16th, when he died. Terry was un hurt. Col. W. S. Cothran, President of the Rome and Jacksonville (Ala.) Rail Road Company, has called a meeting of the citizens of the former place, to obtain an expression, as to whether this route should be adopted or the projected one from Rome down to the Coosa river in the direction of Gadsden. The prosecu tion of the former enterprise was sus pended for a while on account of failure of crops and scarcity of money, and during the interim the latter movement was made. - -+ Rail Road Meeting. A meeting was held at Dallas, Paulding county, on the 4th instant, to take into consideration the importance of running a rail road from Atlanta to Marietta via Dallas, san Wert and Cedartown, to Jacksonville, Ala. Resolutions approv ing the project were passed, and twenty delegates were appointed to attend the meeting in Polk county on the 12th. Commodore Vanderbilt has purchased the interest of C. K Garrison in the ships Orizaba, Cortes, Uncle Sam and Sierra Nevada, on the Pacific side, for $456,000. These ships were jointly owned by Gar rison and Vanderbilt, and formed the Opposition Line on the Pacific, and gives the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Com pany lately formed, seventeen steamers to carry on the opposition to the Pacific Mail. The Louisville Journal says that money island has been scarce in that region, caused by the low prices and want of de mand for the farm products—corn, wheat, bacon, &c. In the last six months the Kentucky banks have reduced their circulation five millions of dollars. An election for delegate to Congress was held in the unorganized Territory of Dacotab, the 13th ult. J. P. Kidder re ceived a unanimous vote. It is expected that he will find some difficulty in ob taining bis seat. City Marshal—Flection by the People. We have always felt a jealosy of any restriction upon the rights ami libei ties of the people, and advocate their main tainance UDder all circumstances. — Though chaDge is not always reform, yet when experience demonstrates a course of action to be deleterious, and indicates the proper remedy, the dictates of com tnon sense teach us to apply it. We do not desire our city to be too much gov erned, but we prefer to have it well gov erned, and in what follows we disclaim any iutention to reflect upon any one upon whom devolves the duty of adminis tering the city ordinances. Is it desira ; ble to have them faithfully executed ? If so (and there cau be doubt of this proposition) we design to call the atten tion of our citizens to the mode of elect the City Marshal and his subordinate. It is known that the election of this officer was originally given to the Board of Aldermen. At a later date, by an amendment of the city charter, it was given directly to the people. Experience has shown that this change was not for the better, and Legislature soon convenes, we desire to canvass the mat ter, with the hope that the people may instruct their representatives to introduce a bill restoring the section of the city charter giving the election of Marshal to the Board of Aldermen. As it remains at present, the City Council have no au thority to hold the Marshal to accounta bility for the faithful discharge of his duties; they are prescribed, and the only remedy for neglect is in the ballot-box. I 1 is unquestionably better to entrust the government of the city to the collective wisdom aud responsibility of twelve men constituting the Board of Aldermen, than to the individual responsibility of a sin gle ouc. The Marshal is the ministerial officer of the law ; it devolves upon him to execute the ordinances of the Council; he is thrown into immediate contact, by this means, with the people, and if he depends upon the people for his position, from the emoluments and perquisites of which he derives his support, it is evi dent that unless he be endowed with more independence than is usual with public officers, the laws will not be prop erly enforced. Let the Marshal and his subordinate be responsible to the City Couucil, and let the City Council bo held responsible to the people, and the change would inaugurate a better state of affairs. The feeling of dependence which influ ences more or less every man holding an office in the immediate gift of the people, would be removed, and the executive officer of the law could then be held to a strict accountability for the enforcement of the laws. Several instances of not very recent occurrence could be cited, which show a practical illustration of the evils of the present system, but it is unnecessary to particularize. The Coun cil, it is true, can issue instructions, but there their power is at an end. The laws may be, and Lave been, disregarded and violated with impunity, and the Council have been appealed to, but further they were powerless to go, without an unwar rantable stretch of authority. Let the laws be few, but comprehensive and wholesome in their provisions; let the present clever Marshal and his subordi nate, if they should be re-elected, be di rectly responsible for their execution to the City Council, and the government of the city would be more efficiently admin istered than it can be under the present law regulating the mode of electing the City Marshal. A young gentleman named Waters, says the AtlantaAAmerican a recording clerk in the State Road Depot, had his hand so much shattered by the premature discharge of a cannon in firing a salute in honor of Gov. Brown on the night of the 12th, that amputation of the arm below, the elbow was necessary. A Liberal Bequest. Tho Savannah Republican says that Mrs. Mary Stafford, w 7 ho died in that city a few days ago, bequeathed a handsome residence, valued at SB,OOO, and seven teen negroes to the Methodist Church in that city, of which she was a member. Key West Flection. At Key West, C. H. DuPont received 100 majority over his competitors for Chief Justice of Florida. For Associate. Walker, 133; Forward, 128 ; Yonge, 56; Hogue, 36. For annexation, 3 ; no an nexation, 220. Bishops to he Consecrated. The Episcopal Convention in session at Richmond, yesterday consecrated as Bish ops the following reverend gentlemen ; Rev. Dr. Odenheimer, for New Jersey: Rev. Dr. Whipple, for Minnesota; Rev. Mr. Gregg, for Texas ; and Rev. Mr. Be dell, Assistant for Ohio. Funny Frror. A paper published somewhere in the United States says: “ In our report of the Cattle Show and Fair at Athol, in yesterday’s issue, some inconceivable accident makes us say of Stiles Hale, Esq., of South Royalstou, ‘Mr. llale teas the original Green Mountain Stallion,’ &c., which it is hardly necessary to say should have read, was the original owner of that celebrated horse. Fremont and the Presidency. The New York Tribune says it is not true that Fremont has written a letter declaring that he is not and will not be a candidate for the Presidency. It s very confidently that he would not de cline the nomination until it shall have been offered him, and Las good reason to believe that be would accept, if offered. +- Akin, who murdered Mike Ilibbets, in Lowndes county, Ala., in the summer of 1858, was found guilty at the recent term of the Autauga Circuit Court, of murder in the first degree, nd the penalty of j death assessed by the Jury. He has, however, appealed to the Supreme Court. Vigilants Increasing in Louisiana. The Opelousas Courier of the Bth, says that since the visit of the Governor to that parish, three Vigilant Committees have been organized, and two more are in a fair way of organization. There will be then eight in number in St. Landiy, Health of New Orleans. The report of the Board of Health in New Orleans for the week ending the 9th of October, show 156 deaths during that period. Os these nine were from yellow fever. + The schooners John Forsyth, from New York, and Maria Pickup and M. Y. Davis, from Boston, arrived at Savannah the 14th instant. The repairing of the New York City Hall, which was damaged by fire at the cable celebration in 1858, was begun on Saturday last. The Brownsville Flag of the 22d ult., says the sickness in that place is sensibly diminishing. But few cases exist, and these are convalescent. The Selma Sentinel of the lltb, says that frost was seen in low places in the outskirts of that city on the morning of the 10th. Consolidation of Telegraph Com panies. In our last issue we nunouuced the exi-tence of negotiations for the consoli dation of the telegraph lines between New Orleans and Sackville, New Bruns wick Sincejhen the telegraph announces that the union was effected in New York city, the loth instant, under the name of the New Jersey Telegraph Com'pany, and a temporary organization effected by the election of Abram S. Hewitt, President; Zenus Barnum, Vice-President; Francis Morris, Treasurer ; and R. W. Russell, Secretary. The other Directors are Amos Kendall, Wm. M. Swain, Cyrus W. Field, H. 0. Aldeu, and J. 11. Purdy. The an nual election for Directors will take place in New York in January next, when the present telegraph companies will be dis solved. Permanent business connections have been made between the newly con solidated compauies and each one of the several Western, Southern, California, and Canadian lines. For all practical purposes, the whole telegraphing interest of the country is permanently united. North and South Alabama Road. The Montgomery papers contain the proceedings of a meeting of the friends of the North and South Alabama Rail Road at the Fair Grounds in that city the 15th inst. The ceremonies of a for mal breaking of the ground were appro priately gone through with, after the com pany had partaken of a repast prepared for the refection of the company present. Among the toasts the following was given by Mr. Yancey: “Decatur—the vis-a-vis of Montgomery. We will chassez to our partner.” At an adjourned meeting held by the company at Commercial Hall, at night, a committee was appointed to aid the board of Directors in obtaining sub scriptions. The meeting then adjourned to meet Saturday evening, the 29th inst., to hear the report of the committee on subscriptions. The Fall Flections. I” In Pennsylvania there was no election j this year except for members of the Legislature, and Auditor aud Surveyor General. The Opposition have elected both of their candidates for these offices. The indications are that the Opposition will have three majority in the Senate, and fourteen in the House. Iu lowa, thus far, the Republican ma jority is about the same as at the last election, when Lowe was elected Governor by 2,000 majority. In Ohio the Republican majority in the Senate will probably be 9; in the House 12 to 16. The few returns from Indiana show slight gains for the Republicans. The Homestead Clause. The Homestead clause in the Constitu tion recently voted upon in Kansas, was submitted separately to the people. It was ratified by a largo majority. The clause gives to each settler a certain quantity of land, and secures its exemp tion from legal process for debt. As this provision was made a collateral issue by the Black Republicans, the ratification is not surprising. Their intention was to make Kansas a free State, and the Home stead clause was designed to give perma nency to its institutions, by presenting inducements for a permanent location to the advocates of “freedom.” Baltimore Municipal Flection. The municipal elections in Baltimore came off on the 12th inst. The demon strations as usual were riotous, and natu ralized citizens were almost entirely ex cluded from the polls, but notwithstand ing this the Reformers carried seven Wards. W'ith two or three exceptions tie most objectionable candidates were de feated, and the Reformers hope to achieve a triumph in the State election. Leaving out the Twentieth Ward, the Americans have 387 majority. At the last Mayor’s election they had 19,000 majority. But little more than half of the vote of the city was polled. Tlie S. W. Rail Road Depot at Fu fanla. The Enfaula Express of the 13th inst., says : Mr. Cuyler. President of the South Westeru Rail Road, visited our place a few days since, in company with a corps of engineers, to consult with our citizens as to the location of the depot in Eufnula. We learn that it is now definitely settled that the bridge will be built across the river about half a mile below the old ; bridge and that the road will come up I what is known as the Tan l'ard Branch, and the depot be located in tbs South Eastern part of the city, near the resi dence of J. M. Buford, Esq. • ♦ Tennessee Legislature. On the 6th inst. a bill was introduced j in the House to repeal the act estab -1 lishing foreign bank agencies in the ! State. A bill to suppress the circulation of j small notes of banks of other States passed to a second reading, and was re ferred to the Committee on Banks. On the 7th a bill was introduced in the House providing that free negroes, above 18 and under 50 years of age, shall go into slavery or leave the State. —— New York. Judicial Nominations. The Daily News gives the proceedings of the Judicial Convention, which assem j bled at Tammany Hall the evening of the ’ 12th inst. The first ballot exhibited 99 for Wm. H. Leonard; 11 for Judge Roosevelt. A 1 resolution approving the judicial course j of Judge Roosevelt was then adopted, i James Moncrief was nominated for Judge lof the Supreme Court; Chas. P. Daly for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; I A. 0. Robertson as another Judge of the I Supreme Court; E. R. Olcott for Judge i of the Marine Court. Pacific Rail Road. | The telegraph announces the arrival of President Fowlkes at New Orleans, the I 15th, from Texas. A meeting of the j stockholders was held the 2d inst., and < the Company ro-organized and consoli- i dated, and J. E. Thompson, of Philadel i phia, chosen President. Texas has sub scribed half a million for the employment of a thousand laborers for the work, and j the town of Marshal a hundred thousand. The road is progressing, and the stock is at par, and old bona-fide stockholders are fully protected by tho new arrangement. Receipts of Grain at Chicago. The amount of flour received at Chicago during the month of September, was 129,738 barrels, and of wheat, 2,404,839 j bushels, together equal to 3,053,529 bushels, being an excess of about half a million bushels of the receipts of the same month in any previous year since the settlement of Chicago. The ship ments of the month were 127,195 barrels of flour, and 2,054,686 bushels of wheat, together equal to 2,690,661 bushels. The assessment of the taxes of the city and county of San Francisco for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1860, show the value of real estate to be $17,996,123; j the improvements thereon $6,457,950; personal property $9,322,002, making the total assessments for the present year $33,777,075. The increase on the pres ent over the previous year, is $3,051,125. Tlie President and John W. Forney. We published on Friday morniug a dis patch, which announced that Mr. J. W. Forney, editor of the Philadelphia Press, had been notified by Mr. Buchanan ot his intention to institute proceedings against him for libel, on account of an article waich appeared in the Press of Monday, 11th inst., relative to Senator Broderick’s death. The following are extracts from that article, which contain imputations upon the living as undeserved as their praises of the unfortunate dead : * * * “Mr. Broderick was in every respect a representative man ; not simply a representative of his class, but of the great principle involved in the struggle between the people and the Federal Administration. Few men have attracted to themselves more, devoted friends than David C. Broderick, and the news that he has fallen in the very prime of life a victim to the insatiate and insa tiable malevolence of the Federal Admin istration, will be received by these gallant men with sad and heavy hearts. * * “Jonathan Cilley fell for an Administration, and in a personal dif ficulty—David C. Broderick has yielded up his life for a sacred principle. If he had surrendered to the blandishments of the Administration, he might to-day be living among his numerous friends. It was only because he refused to compro mise the truth, and to abandon his solemn pledges, that we are now called upou to mourn his untimely death. Thus has closed a pure, beautiful, and stainless life! Thus has fallen the first great martyr to the political principles of the campaign of 1850! We ask the arch traitor to those principles if, in his old age, and in the sunset of his life, he can feel that his hands are clear of the heart’s blood of David C. Broderick ? Sandy Cotton. The following we clip from Wright & Co.’B New York Cotton Circular, of Oct. 12th. Planters who have not packed will derive encouragement from the induce ments presented in the market to those who clean tbeir cotton crops. We com mend it to tbeir attention: “The complaints are increasing. We learn from New Orleans that a large quantity of the more recent receipts at that port is more or less impregnated with sand and dust; clean cottons are relatively scarce, and bring a higher price in proportion, and iro doubt the dif ference will widen as the season ad vances. We hear that instructions have very generally been sent to the Southern markets from England, France, and this city, to avoid purchasing or advanc ing upon shipments of this description of cotton. Planters, apparently, are de termined upou quantity rather than quality, and as it would seem that they intend to persevere in their careless way of preparing cottou for market, it be hooves buyers of every class steadily to refuse purchasing dusty or sandy cotton. As soon as it becomes the interest of the Planter to clean his cotton properly and with care, we shall hear no more of sand or dust. The remedy is with the buy ers, and we venture to predict, that it will be applied, and with success, during even the present season.” The Hog Market. In the early part of the week about. 2,500 bead hogs sold at $6 net, to be de livered the first ten days of November. A portion of them were taken to fill con tracts. The last day or two the offerings at this rate were quite large, and 1,000 head, to average 225 lbs., and to be de livered between the 10th and 15th No vember, were on the market the last two or three days of the week, at SG, without finding a purchaser. 1,500 bead, we un derstand, were contracted to be delivered before the 30th of November, at $5 75; but for all November, $5 50 is the outside rate offered. In Iveutncky, hogs are forward and fat, and it is probable they will be in earlier from that State than is expected. The feeling on the part of regular dealers is quite subdued, and none of that reckless speculative spirit so prevalent at this time last season is observable ; and it is quite probable that the opening prices will be the highest paid during the season. Pack ers will undoubtedly profit by the experi ence of lrst year, and there must be the strongest kind of inducement, we think to tempt them to pay even moderately high prices. Cincinnati Price Current, Oc tober 12. Excessive Wheat Produce and Low Prices. The Napa Reporter remarks that the quantity of wheat in store in its quarter is immense, while the demand is but nominal. The price appears never to have been so low in that market; it ranges from 1} to l|c. a pound, though the latter rate can only be obtained for a first-rate article. Similar remarks can be made of the quantity of wheat and its low price in our own market. The re ceipts of this grain at San Francisco from the Ist day of July to Sept, 3d, amount to the enormous quantity of 189,912 sacks, 46,308 of which were received during last week alone. The quantity that has come in this season, and particu larly that received during last week, is far in excess of any previous years’ ex perience. A much larger crop will un doubtedly be harvested than will suffice for the consumption of the State, and an export demand becomes necessary to re lieve the farmers of the surplus. The value of wheat in this market may be quoted at 1£ to lfc. per pound.— San Francisco Bulletin. Tlie McDonald-Stewart Cane In New York. “Pink,” writing to the Charleston Mer cury on the 3d inst., says : The case of McDonald, of Mobile, who shot Virginia Stewart on Broadway, came up to-day in one of our criminal courts. He looked very much worn and wan. His confinement and different mode of life have entirely changed his appearance. James T. Brady appeared as his counsel, which is a guarantee that he will be ably defended. Upon application of his coun sel, Mr. McDonald’s trial has been post poned until December. In the meautime a commission will be issued to various parts of the Union, including California, for the examination of witnesses in the defendant’s defence. The longer the trial is postponed the better it will be for McDonald. He will have a fair trial here, but if he escapes with his life he will be fortunate. Tlie Coalfields. A company has been organized who have in operation at the Coalfields, on Deep River, in North Carolina, an estab lishment for the manufacture of Kero sene Oil. The ore yields about 50 gal lons to the ton. This at 50 cents per gallon, would be $25 per ton for the iron ore, which can be laid upon the surface at $2 per ton. The profits, therefore, of this manufacture must be large, as the value of the ore for iron is not diminished by the extraction of the oil.— Cheraic Ga zette. Cotton. The amount of cotton received at the Claiborne warehouse this season, to Octo ber G, is 1,615 bales against 2,100 for the same time last year. Whether the defi ciency is owing to a late season or short crop, we are unable to learn ; but the re ceipts are upwards of 400 short. Last season, to this time, the quotations stood at about 12c. for Middlings, against 11c. as the highest for the present. Claiborne Champion, 7 th inst. Committed. Mr. Morrison, who killed Chisholm at Cedar Town, in this State, was examined and committed to jail on Saturday at Rome, Floyd county, to await his trial at the next term of the Superior Court of Polk county. The Courier says frost made its ap pearance at Rome on Monday morning last. ♦ ■ The University of Alabama, says the Tuscaloosa Monitor, begins with over one hundred students. Comptroller’* Report. From the report of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, just made up for the next Legislature, we gather some inter esting statistics, which show a remarka ble degree of prosperity that has atteiu.ed, the enterprising spirit of the people of Alabama, as well as showing what re sults can be made to follow diversified pursuits, when directed in the proper channel by the right kind of energy and perseverance. We take the Comptroller s figures, from the returns made to his office, for the last three years, from which it appears that the total taxes as sessed for 185 G, amounted to the sum of $701,564.19 —for 1857 to $756,802.13, and for 1858 to $774,740.30. The value of lands and town property returned for 1856 amounts to $110,922.067—f0r 1857 to 5122,295,722, and for 1858 to $126,- 949,626. The number of slaves for 1856 amounts to 361,088—f0r 1857 to 365,667 and for 1858 to 373,816. The amount of moneys at interest and hoarded for 18i>t>, is $i0,079,060—f0r 1857 $18,507,363, and for 185S $19,620,140. The amount of moneys invested in stocks in corpo rations created in this State, for 1856, is $2,565,221—f0r 1857 $3,816,220, and for 1858 $4,G9G,372. The amount of sales of merchandise for 1856 is $22.738,962 — for 1857 $26,386,254, and for 1858 $26,- 447,506. All oilier property has in creased in about the same proportion. The number of acres of land returned as taxable for 1858 is 17,962,932. — Mont. Advertiser. B. Donnelly Speaking for Himself. The following letter was brought to our office by Governor Wise’s correspon dent, B. Donnelly, 3 William street, him self, who insists that the ingenious argu ment against his existence which we pub lished yesterday is good for nothing. Ha states that the gin he advertises is the same that was used by Peter Cagger in managing the Democratic Convention at Syracuse:— N. I'. Post. ‘ ‘Pd. Evening Post: Tlie skeptical cor respondent of the Mobile Register, whose last effusion you have printed, is laboring under the impression that ‘B. Donnelly & Cos , No. 3 William street, New York,’ is a myth. Such is not the case, we are happy to inform you. Our business has been in successful operation since last May, and is daily increasing. “We are importing an article of gin (being in the liquor business) to be called the ‘Regency Gin.’ “Details will be given in a few days, by advertisement, in every paper in the United States; and we only desire to say at this time, that it will be of a superior quality, intended for the use of politi cians at conventions. One bottle will carry a primary election, two will suffice for a county convention, and ten, it is guaranteed, will control a State conven tion. “B. DONNELLY & CO.. “No. 3 William street, N. Y.” Tribute to Broderick. A writer in the San Francisco Herald, undoubtedly an ardent admirer, pays the following tribute to Senator Broderick : “The bell is tolling for a murdered Senator. One by one the mournful (ones come quivering on the burdened air, and the gentle breeze that lloated ever inland from the smooth Pacific bears them echo ing to the silent hills beyond the bay. Broderick is dead, but he is not speech less—even now they bear his cold form to the silent tomb aud leave it there, but not to be forgotten—constantly as the ceaseless winds that pile the drifting sands above him shall the thoughts of men recur to all his former nobleness: and when along this western shore the waves shall cease to murmur low bis re quiem, then, and not till then, shall men forget the cause for which he struggled, aud for which he fell. Let Brutus mur der Caesar—his cold clay that bears no malice shall find those to do it honor, and resting fitly now in death upon this shore you gazed so proudly on in life— sleep—here—sleep where theflowersshall bloom forever on thee, Hero of the West.” Squirrels In Abundance. About ten days ago, says the St. Louis Express, a tremendous drove of grey squirrels, numbering hundreds of thou sands, suddenly made their appearance on the Merrimac, covering the trees and waters like a pall. Thousands of them were afterwards found dead in the river and on the ground. They crossed the Mississippi at that point, and worked their way down the river, until on Wednes day they reached Cape Girardeau, cross ing the river at that point in countless myriads. The citizens turned out en masse, and killed them by hundreds. Every tree and bush in that vicinity swarmed with them until night, when they all disappeared, and have not been heard of since. Their rout was marked as by a devastating storm. Trees were girdled and fields destroyed. Old French settlers predict a very severe winter, as it was noticed in 1834 and ’52 that im mense droves of squirrels suddenly made their appearance, followed by intensely severe weather. , Successor to Broderick. The special California correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune, says: Previous to the meeting of the Legisla ture Gov. Weller has the power to ap point a Senator in ihe place of Mr. Broderick. Who will be decided upon cannot be known. Mr. Weller himself is a candidate iu the Legislative election, which will take place next wiuter. Mr. Broderick, who held the long term, had four years yet to serve. The new Gov ernor elect (Latham) takes his seat on the meeting of the Legislature, January Ist, when Weller will be at liberty. Broderick was in mental anguish at the late efections here. The defeat added to his pangs and hastened his end. The party of the opposition is now all abroad without a leader, and completely dis tracted. There are many who considered the late Senator a most powerful man for a Compromise candidate at the Charleston Couveution. A Reminiscence. The fatal end of Mr. Broderick’s last duel, (say the New York Evening Post) brings to mind his remarkable escape from a duel which he fought on the 17th of March, 1852, at Contra Costa, Califor nia. His antagonist, Judge J Caleb Smith, son of Extra Billy Smith, of Vir ginia, was uninjured : but Broderick re ceived a bullet at one of the side pockets of his waistcoat, where, for the first aud only time in hits life, he carried his watch. He started to the field with anew waist coat, and on the way stopped at the jew eller’s for his watch, which had been un dergoing repairs. He then discovered for the first time, that he had no watch pocket, and he therefore placed his time piece in the side pocket, where in break ing the force of Smith’s bullet, it saved the owner’s life. • Colored Militia. A correspondent of the Newburg Tele graph, from Harrisburg, Pa , says : We have a negro military company in our place. Their evolutions are novel, unique and entirely unknown to military men. Instead of thirteen inches between breast and back they take about twenty six inches, for the reason that they are not able to face about in time, on account of their very large feet. They paraded a few days ago, carrying their muskets in a manner which would have made a Sabbatarian tremble for his life. In wheeling to the left they flew off from their guides, causing their Captain, (Bennett,) to speak sharply to them, tell iug them to turn short and quick, and not “like de book and ladder macheen.” They carried the American flag at tbeir head, with the stars down, which offend ed some of our patriotic young men, who would have taken it from them ; but they being informed of their mistake, righted it and mollified the patriots. On Friday last a freight car on the Il linois Central Rail Road took fire, and while all ablaze was subjected to a pour bath, which soon extinguished the flames. A portion of the car and a large amount of freight was burned. Among the lat ter was a box marked “codfish” which was so badly charred that on attempting to remove it, it fell to pieces, and was found to contain two kegs of gunpowder. TELEGRAPH IO- — telegraphed to the daily sis arrival. Os Tilt: 4TBAMKI’. NORTH BRITON. Cotton Unchanged! New Youk, Oct. 16, 1859. Tlie steamship North Btiton, with Liverpool dates to Wednesday, Oct. sth, has arrived. Her advices are three busi ness days later than the Africa’s. The North Briton reports the sales of Cotton for three days at. 28,000 bales. Middling Orleans quoted at 6|d., and Middling Uplands at 6|d. The market closing quiet, but steady. Consols had slightly advanced, and j were quoted at 95| to 95^-. ♦ Mobile Cotton Market. Mobile, Oct. 18, 1859. ; The Cotton market was active to-day. Sales of 3,000 bales, at an advance of one eighth cent. New Orleans Cotton Market. New Orleans, Oct. 18, 1859. The sales of Cotton to-day reached 12,500 bales, at firmer rates. Further by the North Briton—Death of the American Minister at Paris. The sales of cotton in Liverpool for three days amounted to 28,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken on speculation. The market was quiet and steady ; hold ers offered freely, but showed no disposi tion to press sales. Middling Orleans 6|4.; Middling Uplands 6|d. Manchester. —Advices from the manufac turers unfavorable. There was but little enquiry, and prices were weak. General Markets.— Breadstuff's were de clining, and some circulars say slow of sale. Flour quiet and declined 6d. to Is. per sack and barrel. Wheat declined 2d. Corn quiet and steady, no quotations, j Beef steady. Pork dull and steady. Ba- i con quiet. Lard steady and better de- j mand. Sugar steady. Rice dull. Coffee j quiet. | London Market. —Breadstuff’s dull and j steady. Corn firm, and considerable busi ness in floating curgoes. Sugar heavy. Coffee dull. Tea slow of sale and unal tered. Rice firm. Liverpool, Wednesday, p. m. —Cottou steady; sales 8,000 bales, of which spec ulators and exporters took 1,600. Bread stuffs and provisions quiet. London, Wednesday noon. —Consols 95:} to 95| for money aud account. General Intelligence —The general News by the North Briton is unimportant. The Hon. John Y. Mason, American Minister to France, is dead, from an at tack of Appoplexy. The Great Eastern is announced to leave Portland for Holyhead the Bth Oc tober. There were vague rumors of a strike among the iron workers of England. Sir John Franklin. Sir John Frankjin was born at Spilsby, Lincolnshire, April 16, 1786. He was destined by his father for the ministry, by nature for the sea. While at the Grammar School at Lowth, he walked twelve miles to see the ocean for the first time. He was sent on a trading voyage to Lisbon to cure him of this bent; the voyage confirmed it. His father yielded to nature, aud procured him a midship man’s warrant in 1800. He served on the Polyphemus at the battle of Copen hagen, April 2, 1801. In the Investiga tor, commanded by his cousin; Capt. Flin ders, he spent two years exploring the coasts of Australia; she proved unsea worthy, and he sailed for home in the Porpoise in 1803, which was wrecked on a reef 200 miles from Australia, where he and his companions remained for fifty days on a sand-bank. They were carried to Canton, whence he sailed for England in the China fleet of Indiamen. Iu the Strait of Malacca they were attacked by a French squadron, without success. At home he joined the Bellerophon, and of forty persons who stood about him at Trafalgar, but seven escaped unhurt.— For six years afterwards he served on the Bedford, capturing an American gun boat at New Orleans iu the war of 1812. Here he was wounded, and made lieuten ant. In 1818 he commanded the Trent, the smaller of two vessels which attemp ted the North-East Passage to India.— The larger was disabled, and Captain Buchan, who commanded the expedition, refused to allow him to proceed alone. In 1819 he commanded an overland ex ploration from \"ork Factory. In the three years of this expedition heperform ed a foot journey of 856 miles while the mercury was frozen, another foot journey of 500 miles, a long sea voyage iu canoes, and was then obliged to return without having explored what he went for—the Coast of the Arctic Ocean. He returned and was promoted in 1822. In 1823 he published an account of his voyage and married Eleanor Porden, the daughter of an eminent architect. In 1825, he was placed at the head of an other overland Arctic expedition. His wife, then at the point of death, insisted that he should go, and gave him as a part ing g'R a silk flag, to be hoisted when he reached the Polar Sea. She died the day after he sailed. On this journey he reached the ocean, and traveled westward from the mouth of the Mackenzie 374 miles along the coast to 149’ 37 // west longitude. He wintered at Great Bear Lake, where he instituted a series of mag netic observations. He went back to England by way of New York in 1827, aud, in 1828, be married Jane Griffin, the present Lady Franklin, and published an account of his second expedition. In 1829 he was knighted, received the de gree of D. C. L. from Oxford, and the gold medal of the Geographical Society of Paris. In 1830, he did service in the Greek revolution as commander of the Rainbow. He was Governor of Tasma nia from 1836 to 1843, founded a college, and endowed it largely, established the Scientific Association of Ilobarton, was very popular, and on his departure re ceived an enthusiastic ovation. In 1845 he sailed in command of the Erebus and Terror on his last expedition. On the 6th of July of that j’car it was seen for the last time by white men from a whale ship about the center of Baffin’s Bay. He was to push on through Lancaster Sound and Barrow’s Strait to Melville Sound, and thence westward as far as possible. In 3 848, three expeditions were sent by the British Government in search of him. j In 1850 three more were sent out by the Government, beside two by Lady Frank lin, two by public subscription, and one by Henry Grinnell, of New York. ! Franklin’s first winter quarters were found, but nothing more In 1852 Sir Edward Belcher sailed from England in search of him with five vessels, and Com- ; mander Daylefield with a screw steamer. In 1853 Dr. Kane went out as commander of the second Grinnoll expedition : Lady Franklin sent a steamer and sailing ves sel ; Dr. llae started for a second explora tion of Boothia, and two vessels were sent in aid of Sir Edward Belcher. In 1854 Dr. Rae heard from Esquimaux a story of forty white men sledging toward the south, near King William’s Land, in the spring of 1850, and later, of thirty white corpses and some grav.es on tlie continent, and five corpses considerably eaten, on an island a few miles to the northwest of the mouth of Back’s river. Dr. Rae found telescopes, guns, and watches among the natives; he has ex hibited them iu New York. Mr. Ander- 1 son visited the island in 1855, and found many articles, but no bodies. He was unable to reach the principal scene of disaster. The tate ot Sir John remained a mystery until the discovery of M’Clin- ii took, which is the news of to-day. N. Y. Tribune. J The steamer Tiger carried down 1,780 ; 1 bales of cotton to Mobile the 14tb. It is 1 said to be the largest load of the season. _ It is now said that the Southern litera- i ry lady who is about to make her debut \ on the stage is MiBS Lizzy Pettit. , ARRIVAL OP THE AFRICA. Lower Grades Declined l-Bd. to l-4d. New York, Get. 14, 1859. The steamship Africa, with Liverpool dates to the Ist inst., has arrived. Her advices are two days laier lhan the ( :iy of Manchester’s. The Africa reports sales of the week at 50,000 bales. Inferior qualities had de clined |d. to Jd. Middlings ea-ier, but unchanged. Consuls continue unchanged, and were 1 quoted at 95|. General News. —The Political news is generally unimportant. The London Times says that the seizure of San Juan originated in audacity, and the assumption that England would be afraid to avenge it; and it is time that we I should put a stop to 3uch notions, I The Dictator of Medona has ordered fifty thousand Minie rifles. The King of Naples has left for Rome, to have an interview with the Pope. Prince Napoleon arrived at Zurich on ! Wednesday. On Thursday, a separate conference was immediately held between the French and Sardinian and the French j and Austrian plenipotentiaries. Furtlier by tlie Africa. Liverpool Cotton Market. —Sales of tho week 50,000 bales, of which speculators took 3.500 and exporters 11,000 bales. Sales on Friday 10,000 bales. The mar ket closed firm, with a better tone. The following are the authorised quotations: Fair Mobiles 7%>). | Mid. Mobiles o) 4 d. •- Uplands 1 “ Uplands b%,l Orleans 7>v 4 d. j “ Orleans 6%<1. The stock of cotton at Liverpool is 600,000, of which 475,000 bales were American. Latest — Liverpool, Saturday noon. —The sales of cottou this forenoon foot up 8,000 bales. The market was steady. Some of the brokers’ circulars say that the market is influenced by the favorable prospects of the American crop. Spin ners are buying cautiously. There is a decline of £d. to Jd. on common sandy grades. ; ~ Hewitt reports an improved demand, j without averting to the declining tenden j cy ; market i r regular and quotations | nominal, though no positive decline iti ! better qualities. The imports of the i week were 52,000 bales; sit sea, 41,000, old crop, against 26,000 bales last year. Richardson, Spence & Cos. quo e Mid dling Orleans at 7 1-10 J. Swaiuson quotes useful Uplauds as having declined l-16d. Middlings and lover grades declined Mariott quotes the decliue at 1-IGJ. to £d. Stolterfoht quotes a decline of }J. on qualities below Middlings. lAverpool General Markets. —Fiour was advancing. Wheat advanced 2d. to 3d. for French. Corn steady but Unil. Pork heavy. Bacon dull. Sugar heavy.— Coffee steady. Rice firm. Slate of Trade. —Manchester advices were unfavorable, and yarns were dull. London General Markets. —Breadstutfs very dull. Sugar heavy, and declined 6d. to Is. Coffee steady. Rice firm- Spirits of Turpentine dull at 355. Gd. London Money Market. —Bullion iu the Bank ofEnglandhas increased £349,000. There was an increasing demand for money. American securities unchanged. Havre Market. —Orleans Tres Ordinaire declined 2 to of., aud quoted at 100 to 109f. Sales of the week 5,000 bales; Stock 75,000 bales. General News. —ltalian affairs look threatening. Louis Napoleon repudiates the imputed desire on his part of placing Prince Napoleon on the Italian throne. The latest intelligence from China con firms the rumor of the nominal imprison ment of the American Minister at Pe in. Prince Napoleon left Zurich without having an interview with the Plenipoten tiaries. The conference still continued, but nothing of interest had transpired. The visit of the King of Belgium to the Emperor Napoleon had reference only to the National debt which Belgium owes to France. Italian rumors are conflicting. One is, that the Dukes of Modena and Tuscany had organized a large force for the pur pose of attacking the army of Central Italy. Spain declines the mediation of Eng land in the Morocco affair. The Paris Pays says that Minister Ward was detained in Pekin, awaiting an interview with the Emperor. He was confined in his house only to prevent him from making external observations, aud that he will returu to a port immediately after the interview with the Emperor. Later from Texas. New Orleans, Oct. 14. — We have re ceived accounts from San Antonio, which state that Gen. Twiggs in response to the call for aid from Brownsville, says that he has not enough men at his disposal to drive the Indians from the frontier, and that he can do nothing. The ranches on the Texas side of the Rio Grande have all been abandoned on accouut of the Indian depredations. The citizens of San Anto nio are raising two companies of Rangers and in other places they are raising volunteers, on account of Gen. Twiggs’ inability to protect the country. Later from Havana. i Savannah, Oct. 13.—The steamship Catawba, from Havana the 10th, and Key \\ est the Bth, has arrived at our wharf, having put in here for coal. She biings the passengers by the steamer Star of the West, which vessel broke her shaft one hundred and fifty miles from Key West. At Ilavama, sugar was dull; business being limited, at previous rates. Mo lasses firmer. Sterling Exchange is quo ted at loi to 17 ; Exchang on N. York 4. Prosecution for Libel. New 5 ork, Oct. 13.—1 tis stated, upon good authority, that J. W. Forney has been notified by President Bucbanan of his intention to prosecute him for libel, on account of an article that appeared on Monday in his paper, the Philadelphia Press. r Episcopal Convention. Richmond, Va., Oct. 15.—1 t was ru mored, on the streets, to-day. that the House of Bishop’s refused to restore Bishop Onderdonk. by a vote of twenty one to six, without discussion. There was nothing certain known by (he publie in reference to the subject. Another Vigilance Committee. New Orleans, Oct. 14.—A Vigilance Committee is be ng formed at Marksville, La., to aid the police in arresting danger ous characters. Arrival of Steamers. Savannah, Oct. 14.—Tho steamships Alabaun, from New York, and City of Norfolk, from U&ltimorc, arrived here to-day. The Quaker City. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 13—The steam ship Quaker City was towed in here by the steamer t cate of Georgia. The pas sengers Quaker City were all well. Remarkable Suicide. A boy named John Durk hanged him a* ln Louis, on Friday, it is sup posed, because he was not allowed to serve at mass. It appears that after the ojs iad di essed in the room adjoining ie chapel, for the purpose of serving at m ‘ l3S ; A was found that he would not be required. The others repaired to the chapel and left him (here. When they returned, to their horror they found him aaging dead. He had, in the interim, banged himself by means of a rope fast ened to a step-ladder. Too Bad. Mis. Antoinette L. Brown Blackwell preached to Theodore Parker’s congrega tion, Boston, recently. There was nearly a “ titter manufactured by the young people when she read her text asTollows: “ M hen I was a child, I spake as a child, understood as a child, 1 thought as a child ; but when I became a man, I pat away childish things.” New York~Tea Market. New York, Oct. 14.—There was an active demand in the tea market to-day, and some few sales were made at uu~ changed prices.