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Suit. I’. DeWOLF R. J. Y A!tl N0 T0X....T. QI 1.8 EUT. THOS. GILBERT & CO., clitoris and. J’roprietors. SUBSCRIPTIONS/ F irono year, puyabliin advance $2 00 For Ox months, payable in adrauce 1 25 ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisement* will be inserted in the Weekly Sun at one dollar per square (ten lines or less in mnpireil typo,) for the tirst insertion, and lifty cents for each subsequent insertion ot the fame. Professional ami other cards, not txc< ediug five linos, inserted six months for eight dollars, or for twelve months at fourteen dollar*. Announcementsof candidates for a time not ex ceeding three months, five dollars; for all time over three months, at the rate of two dollars per month—pay required In advance. Tuesday November 8, 1850. Tbe following Post Offices in Alabama Lave been discontinued: Honey Cut Baldwin county ; Jamestown, Conecuh county ; Fort Decatur, Macon county, and Molino, Randolph county. The rem .ins of the late Minister Ma son arrived at Ne\V York Mond iy even ing last, on the steamer Ocean Queen, j from Havre. The body will be forward ed by the family to Virginia, on the steamer Yorktown. ; The Secretary of the Interior lias di- i rected tbe Land Office at Helena, Arltwu I sas, to be closed, in consequence of the i fact that the unsold lauds ia the district i heretofore subject to sale, do not amount to 100,000 acres. This was in accordance with the requirements of the law. _ lioni Havana. The steamship Grenada arrived at New Orleans on the 31st ult., from Havana, 1 with dates to the 2Gth. She reports tbe landing of two cargoes of negroes near j Havana during the week. They sum- | berod one hundred. The Treasury receipts at Washington for the week ending Monday were nearly $1,100,000; drafts paid, $1,213,000; j drafts issued, $1,275,000; the amount subject to draft is $1,508,000, being a reduction from the amount on hand the preceding week of SIOO,OOO. ♦— Frost, Generally. A dispatch from New Orleans the 30th, states that heavy frosts have occurred in various portions of Louisiana and Missis sippi. Heavy frosts have visited Augusta, Eu- ! faula, the vicinity af Montgomery, as we j learn from the press of those places. Telegraph Extension. The Quincy (Fla.) Republican states that the wires will be up aud ready for transmitting intelligence in fifteen or twenty days. This connection will place Quincy in communication with Columbus, New York, New Orleans and other places. Fires In New Oilcans. A portion of three squares in the third district, in New Orleans, was destroyed by fire the night of the 29th. Seventy poor families were burned out, and the loss is estimated at SIOO,OOO. There was another fire on Poydras and Levoe streets, at noon the 30th, which destroyed two valuable stores. Loss es- | timated at $85,000. Tbe Harper’s Ferry Aflfctlr. A dispatch Lom Carlisle, Pa , the 31st ult., states that in the examination on Saturday of the Habeas Corpus case, it was not proven that the prisoner was llazlitt, as named in the requisition; but it was established that he participated in the Harper’s Ferry invasion. lie was recommitted to await another requisition from Gov. Wise. Senator Hale denies any complicity with the outlaws’ movement. Across tlie River. We learn from the Nashville Union of j the 29th ult., that the locomotives of the Louisville and Nashville Rail Road crossed : the Cumberland, for the first time, on | the previous day. There were three i heavy locomotives on the draw of the bridge at one time. Last Monday the trains commeuced running across the river regularly. Stock Driving. The Athens (Tenn.) Post of the 28th, 1 says : “It is estimated that over ten thou- j sand head of stock—mules and horses — have passed through this place, for the South, within the past ton weeks. Much the greater portion were raised in Ken tucky, are large and fine, and will readily j command S2OO per head in market.— I Think of that! And nearly the same ! number pass every year. Our Southern , neighbors must be death on quadrupeds.” j Rev. A. Van Hoosc. We learn from the Christian Index that j this gentleman has accepted a call ex- I tended to him by the Baptist Church, at Griffin Mr. Van lloose is a fine speaker, and a close reasoner, and will acquit himself well iu his new field. We agree with the Index, in the opinion that the Griffin church has made a capital selec tion of a pastor. New Tobacco. The Louisville Journal says: That great tobageo county, “Old Davies,” through one of her citizens, Col. Jack J Hardin, has the honor of sending the first ■ hogshead of the new crop to this market. | It was wilting loaf. It was sold at the Pickett warehouse on Saturday for $8 25, j and purchased by our friend Daniel Spal- j ding, Jr., of this city. Tile Florida Rail Road. The Charleston Courier learns from a ! late letter that a large force is engaged J I on the Florida Rail Road. The contrac -1 tor is confident he will be able to com | plete the work before the Ist of March, I 18G9. The road will connect St Augus l tine with the St. Johns river, at Toeoi. —o Real Estate in Montgomery. H From tbe Montgomery Mail we learn that the residence of William Knox, Esq , on Perry street, iu that city, has been sol i to Dr. R. J Ware for forty thousand dollars. Some three years ago, the same property sold for about $25,000. Alabama Medical College. From the Mobile Register we learn I that the regular course of lectores of the I Alabama Med;cal College, will commence | ou the 14th of this month. This is the |, institution for which Dr. J. C. Nolt can vassed the Continent of Europe for mate I rials for a Cabinet, Museum, <ke. Heavy Sales ot Oil. The New Bedford Mercury notes large K sales of oils. The amount of the sales | for the week ending the 24th, was $436,- f 455. .and of this amount $354,908 will be I paid in cash iu twenty days from date of | sale. i- , Deatli of Lient. Solomon. The Atlanta Intelligencer announces the death of Lieut. O. F. Solomou, of tbe U. S. Avmy, which occurred on the 27th ult., at Fort Laramie. lie was 30 years of age, had entered the West Point Acad emy in 1848, aud graduated with dis tinction in 1852. His parents reside in Atlanta. VOLUME III.} Columbus and her R. R. Interests. It is generally conceded that Columbus should inaugurate a change in the policy she has hitherto pursued towards the cities east of her, and Savannah in par ticular, which could be done without a material interruption of tbe relations ex isting between that city and curs. En tertaining no hostility towards Savannah, we shall not oppose her enterprises, ’ except when they may clash with ours; ] then it is natural and right that we should claim the privileges of the law of self . preservation. i The advantages of concentrating tbe I iuterest of some other city than Savan nah here, are apparent, in the fact, among others, that it would give us the benefits j of two different markets and routes to tbe ; seaboard, and also secure the co-op> ration i of one or the other in other Rail Itoad I enterpri-es, in which it may be our in . terest to engage hereafter. Instance the i Opelika and Childersburg Rail Road. If j Columbus desires and expects to assist in building this read, there can bo no doubt that it would be better enabled to do so after securing, or even reducing to a cer tainty, a connection with Charleston. How shall this connection be accom plished ? There are two routes projected, both presenting its peculiar advantages, either of which would place Columbus in the desired line of communication, viz: the Road from LaOrauge to Columbus, and the Road from Thomaston intersect ing the Muscogee Rail Road. Which of these two routes should be adopted by Columbus, or should encouragement be given to both ? must be decided. The friends of the LaGrange connection urge that it would bring to Columbus the trade of Harris, and a portion at least, of Troup and the country adjacent, and also the valuable trade of Chambers, Ran dolp and other counties of Alabama, and also remove the disadvantages under which we labor by the present detention of seven hours at Opelika, which is a source of universal complaint in the traveling community. It is also urged in favor of this route, that it would ena ble the Mobile and Girard Rail Road to compete for through freights to Mont gomery, when the Union Springs Road shall be completed to that city. Those favorable to the connection with Thomaston, urge that it would open a direct communication to upper Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky, and benefit the Muscogee Road by the great increase of freight now lost through want of the necessary communication. It would also enable the Mobile and Girard Road to compete for through freight to Montgom ery ; and, in a great measure, remove the disabilities arising from the delay of travel from the East at Opelika. The friends of both routes believe that the Muscogee Rail Road would be benefitted by their favorite connections. We do not believe that tbe prosperity of Columbus should be subordinated to that of the Muscogee Rail Road, but we are entirely opposed to any scheme which would embarrass and injure that Road. We cannot perceive that such would be the result if either or both the LaGrange and Thomaston Roads should be built, and hope that both enterprises may be even tually completed. At the opposite ends of both we perceive that great interest is manifested for a connection with our city. In Thomaston, a meeting to consider the subject, has been called to assemble the sth day of this month, while a general desire has been expressed in LaGrange and along the proposed line of the Road to that places for its early completion. There can be no doubt that the Road to LaGrange would secure a great portion of trade to Columbus which could not other wise be secured. The same, perhaps, may be said of the Thomaston Iload. We are not prepared to say whether Colum bus, ia its capacity as a city, should en gage iu either enterprise, but we unhesi tatingly say that our citizens generally would be amply remunerated by investing in either. We sincerely In pe that if it is the desire and interest of our city that only one should now be built, a decision will be immediately made, and steps taken to contribute our quota towards completing it. Or if it is proper that both should be built, which should be completed first. The occasion is one of emergency, and requires all the prompt ness due to it. There is another enter prise in which Columbus is vitally inter ested, and that is the Opelika and Chib dersburg Road. Tbe projected line of this route runs directly through the rich mineral region of North Alabama, and would afford us all the advantages arising from their future aud necessary develop ment. It would bring us that indispen sable article, coal, so useful in our manu factories, and for private use, several dollars cheaper by the ton that it can uow be procured with present facilities i for transportation. It would also open 1 to our market at least 40,000 bales of I cotton —if not more—and secure every department ot business the advantages of that valuable trade. It is useless and | unnecessary to discant upon tbe benefits ! that would arise from this projected Road. I The late circular of tbe President of the 1 Company betrays great interest in the 1 matter, and shows the existence of great I enthusiasm among tbe people in its favor. The assistance of Columbus is expected 1 to tbe extent of at least SIOO,OOO, which would reduce the completion of the Road Ito a certainty. If necessary to secure to I us the benefits that must arise from it. I we do not hesitate to say that the city 1 should cheerfully subscribe at least to I that extent. Taxes of Pike County, Alabama. The Troy (Ala.) Advertiser snys: “Geo. 1 Williams, Esq.. Assessor, has favored us With an abstract of the assessment for Pike county tbe present year. The total I tax on real estate is Gil 11 : ou per -1 sonal property, $9,352 43 ; making to gether the sum of $14,9G3 54. Seventy five per cent, upon this amount (assessed by the Commissioner’s Court for county purposes) makes the aggregate State and county tax of Pike, for the year iSS9, $26,186 16.” California Cabbage. At the last State Fair of California a cabbage was exhibited that weighed fifty three pounds. That was beateu, how ever, by a beet which was exhibited last year, at forty-two pounds weight, and I then replanted, and grew to one hundred i and fifteen pounds. i Tbe gin-house of Mr J. Packer, a few miles below Bell’s Landing on the Alabama , river, was destroyed by fire recently.— There were about sixty bales of cotton iu 1 the house at the time, none of which was saved. THE WEEKLY SUN. The Thomaston Rail Road Mr. Alexander. We were favored yesterday, with a call 1 from Mr. Alexander, of Upson, and for- I merly of tbe Savannah Republican, whose visit to our city at this time is prompted by his interest, and that of the people he represents, in the connection of Thomaston with tho Muscogee Rail Road. A3 our citizens are well aware, there are two routes projected,—one leading to La Grange, and the otiier to Thomaston. Each has its particular ad vocates, and there are some who favor the building of both. But before any thing can be done, it is necessary that a decision should be made, whether one or both should be built, or iu either event which should be completed first. W’e 1 are informed by Mr. Alexander that the people of Upson and along the projected route, are deeply enlisted in the enter prise, aud so far as work and money is concerned will contribute liberally to tbe enterprise. They are willing that the control of tbe Road and its management, shall be given to Columbus. More than this we could not ask. They regard ours as a good cotton market, and would con- 1 siderably swell our receipts of the sta ple during the season. But the advan- ! tages of this Road are already familiar to'j all, and it is unnecessary to reiterate them at present. All that remains to be ; done, is to arrive at the decision above ! mentioned, which should be done as early as practicable. Mr. Alexander leaves us to-day, but will return to Cos \ lumbus again in December, when he hopes to be able to learn definitely our determination. In the meantime, let steps be taken to ascertain the sense of our citizens on the question. We will recur to this subject again. From Milledgevilic. From a dispatch in the Times of this morning, we are advised of the election of the following gentlemen as officers of the Legislature: President of the Senate —lion, T. L. Guer ry, of Quitman. Speaker of the House —Hon. T. J. Irwin, of Wilkes. ■ Secretary of the Senate —Fred. H. West, of Lee. Clerk of the House— Mr. Diamond, of DeKalb. Messenger —Jesse Oslin. The Governor’s Message wa* probably road yesterday. New English Grammar. Messrs. Chaffin & Johnson h vo placed upon our table a copy of Lamar’s English Grammar. The principles upon which it is gotten up differ widely from the old system, which is based upon the struc ture of the learned languages. The au thor has based his upon the principles and structure of our own vernacular We have not hadau opportunity to examine it thoroughly, but believe that it deserves an impartial trial before it is condemned. Although the principles of Murray, are believed by a majority, to be beyond criti cism, yet there are many who coincide with Mr. Lamar in tbe opinion, that it is, in some respects, materially at variance with tbe genius of the English Language. “Strike but hear,’’ is all the author claims in advance. Tire Case Argued. Yv r e learn that the motion to dismiss the bill of injunction, recently filed against the building of tbe new marke', was argued bofore his Iloner, Judge Wor retl, at a Special Court held at Geneva, Ga., yesterday. The Judge reserved until Tuesday, the 9th inst., to give Lis deci sion. Chewaela Lime Works. At the late State Fair at Atlanta, as we learn from the Montgomery Mail, a hand some silver goblet was awarded as a pre mium to the Chewacla Lime Company. The works are in Russell county, three miles from the Opelika Rail Road. Health of Houston and Galveston. . The number of deaths at Galveston on the 25th aud 2Gth ult. were nine—eight being from Yellow Fever. At Houston, “ there were twenty-three deaths from the 24th to the 2Gth inclusive. The fever has disappeared from Hempstead and Cypress City. The Tuskegee Military Company per fected its organization on the Ist instant, by electing officers. Cullen A. Battle, Esq., was chosen Captain, and IV. G. Swanson and R. L. Mayes, First and Second Lieutenants. Britlsli National Finances. The London papers published tho offi cial returns of the British Revenue for the quarter which ended on the first ot this month. They show a falling off of £513,014 a3 compared with the corres ponding quarter of 1858. The Times thus analyzes the accounts : In the Customs there is an increase of nearly £400,000, attributable chiefly to tea, currants, wine spirits and tobacco. Under the head of surgar there is an ap parent decrease, caused by payments made iu June last uuder tire impression of a probable addition to the duty. The Excise shows an increase of upwards of $450,000, derived principally from spir- ! its and malt, and, indeed, from every ( article excepting hops. The stamps are t increased to the extent of more than £IOO,OOO from Legacy aud Succession Duties. A slight increase has taken place uuder the head of Land and Assess ed Taxes, owing to the growth of the ] House Duties. In the income tax there ! is a decrease of about $580,000, owing to the decline in the rate of duty, the addi- j tiouai rate having not yet, of course, affected “the revenue. The Postoffice ! income continues to increase. The aug mentation this quarter is £35,000. The Grown lands, as usual, are almost sta tionary. The miscellaneous items pre sent a falling off of nearly £191,000, the result of diminished receipts from the safe of old stores, and the cessation of other merely accidental source of reve nue. The Nashville Patriot, of the 25th, says: A bill passed the Senate yesterday au thorizing the Memphis, Clarkesville aud Louisville Rail Road Company to draw the money appropriated to it lor the con struction of a bridge over the Tennessee River. The object of this is to give the company means to go on with the bridge i immediately, and have it completed by 1 the time the track is laid. Under the old 1 law. we believe, they could not draw the State aid until the road should bo graded to tbe river. The bill has yet to pass the j House. * The Rome Courier of the 2d inet., re cords the death of Judge Gabriel Jones, a prominent citizen, who died last Mon day night. He came from Columbia, where he had held the office of Clerk of the Superior Court for twenty years. Merchants’ Shipping Receipts. Anew supply, jnst from the binder’s bands neatly ruled and well bound.for sale at tbe SUN OFFICE. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER S, 1859. Size of tire Counties. At the present session of the Circuit Court of Tallapoosa Cos., Ala., the Grand Jury presented the present large size of the counties as a public inconvenience, and requested the Legislature, soou to 1 assemble, to adopt some measure that would cause a change in that particular. It is couoeded that the evils of counties too large are almost as great as those resulting from the other extreme. One ! of the greatest is the crowded aud over burdened state of the Court Dockets, which delays justice, aud is especially I oppressive to. the poor man who may be | so unfortunate as to be ou the upper or i lower side of the versus. In one or two instances a reconstruction of the Judicial j Circuits might effectually remedy this, but generally it would be only temporary, so long as the counties maintain the pre sent extraordinary size. The Legislature before the last author ized an amendment to the Constitution, proposing a reduction of the counties, to be submitted to the people, but it was rejected by an overwhelming majority, they no doubt acting upon the principle that it was “better to bear the ills we , have than fly to others we know not of.” Under the provisions of the amendment | proposed, we think they were correct in their refusal to ratify it. The danger j they apprehended was that the change | would be abused and perverted to person al and political ends, as iu Georgia, where the counties are reduced in size constantly, and bid fair to be reduced to comparatively infinitessimal extent. Since the people rejected the amendment in question, it is apparent that there has been a revolution in public opinion. It , demands an alteration, and if the Legis lature which soon convenes at Montgome ry will frame an amendment to the Con- in which a minimum as well as maximum limit is fixed, and above or be low which the limits of the counties shall not be extended or reduced, and author ized it to be submitted to the people, there is great probability of its certain ratification. This course, in our opinion, would prevent the evils that were appre hended, and which doubtless caused its rejection in the first instance. Tlie Selma anti Gulf Rail Road. A convention of the stockholders of the Selma and Gulf Rail Road was held at Allenton, Wilcox county, Alabama, on the 20th ult. It was ascertained that a majority of the stock was represented, aud the Convention proceeded to busi ness. Col. W. T. Mintcr, the President, submitted his report and ordered it to be filed. He expressed the opinion, that the stock list would probably amount to $700,000, and that the Road would be completed in two or two and a half years from the commencement of the grading. An additional subscription of $30,000 was made up forthwith. Cotton Burnt. Tlie Greenville Messenger slates that one of the freight cars .with its burthen of some thirty or forty bales of cotton, was burned on Friday last, about three miles south of Montgomery. A day or two since we recorded the burning of a gin house. Here is another. The Mail says Mr. Thomas Bunting’s gin house, two miles from town, was burned the afternoon of tho 2d, with twenty-five bales of cotton. In connec tion with tbe Harper’s Ferry demonstra tion, the frequency of gin bouse burning is not a little strange. County Bridges. Eds. Sun : A good deal has been said recently in regard to the condition of the Bridges on the Upatoie and other creeks in this county. This city is daily losing large sums in the way of trade on ac count of the present condition of the Bridges referred to—one instance that occurred in my oicn experience I will state. A gentleman, who makes from 50 to 60 bales of cotton, came to town this morning on horse back? with money in his pocket to pay a debt he owed me; the original understanding was that he should send me his cotton this Fall to sell, on which I should have got a com mission. lie says that he cannot atford to run the risk of his negro’s life, and his slock, too, simply for the privilege of trading in Columbus, and must carry bis cotton to Americus. I must lose my commission, and the merchant his profit on the goods he would have bought. Be sides this individual, I learn from him, that bis whole neighborhood will yo the same icay , all of which has heretofore come to Columbus ; say to the extent of 1,000 bales of cotton, which will pay the people of Columbus, directly and indi rectly, SSOO to S7OO. I propose, if the Inferior Court will not discharge Asa Bates from his contract, to petition the City Council to levy a tax of one-fifth of one per cent, on the real estate owners of the city, to build tbe Bridges of the county. We had better pay it and let Air. Bale3 pocket what he has already made. TAX PAYER. Police Officer Shot. Wo learn from the Augusta papers that Mr. Joseph B. Ramsey, one of tbe City Marshals, was shot the night of the Ist, while engaged in arresting a pick pocket, who gave liis name as John John son, but was registered at the hotel as Charles Thompson. He was conveyed by other officers to jail. Ramsey is not in a dangerous condition. Ice and Frost. A lettev from Oglethorpe to the Savan nah Republican, states that the frost j there Saturday morning killed the leaves of cotton petals, vines, &c. Sunday and I Monday mornings it was much more se vere. Ice was fouud to the thickness .of one-fourth of an inch. The cotton plant is killed, and green cotton so frozen that few boils will open. Death of Kx-Governor Jones. The Hon. James C. Jones, aged fifty years, died at his residence near Mem phis, Teon., on the 29th uIL Mr. Jones was twice Governor of his native and represented it one term in tbe Senate of the United States. . The Charlestown Trials. A telegraphic dispatch states iliat Brown complaining of want of confidence in his counsel, they abandoned Lis case, and Samuel Chilton, of Washington City, and Henry Griswold, of Cleveland, Ohio, acted in their stead. Imports of Foreign Dry Goods. The imports of foreign dry goods at New York for the week ending October 29th, were $402,704; thrown on tbe “market, $383,497. The total imports for the month of October, entered for con sumption and warehousing, amount to $4,712,793 ; thrown on the market, I $4,521,027. Treason iu the Pulpit. To the ranting, Reverend “freedom ’ shrickera” at the North, the late Harper’s Ferry tragedy is a perfect Godsend. It has furnished them with a fruitful theme, and served to rekindle anew their fanati cal zeal iu denouncing slavery. Among others who have held forth to a mixed auditory of whites and odoriferous 1 “woolly heads” on the subject, is the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, pastor of a ,! Church iu New York. It is one of the j most blasphemous tirades with which a blatant abolition preacher ever desecrated the sacred desk. Not only is “old Brown” , justified in his recent outrageous attempt, I but he is exalted to the dignity of a mar tyr to the fury of the “slayocracy”—all because be aud a few ethers “iu search of freedom,” had “struck for the liberty . of the captive.” He does not stop here, but) Plutarch like, draws a parallel be tween “old Brown” aud Washington, which, in his estimation, would be com plete, had Washington failed like Brown. In the effort made at Harper's Ferry, he foresees the “final doom of slavery”—the dawning of the abolition miilenium. The Reverend declaimer concludes his harangue by urging bis congregation to “think right about it,” and exhortiug parents to “train up their children in the love of liberty”—which, in the anti slavery vocabulary, , means to hold up “old Browu” and his example as worthy of imitation. It is to be regretted that this fanatical preacher and others of that ilk, cannot be held to account for their sentiments. If not legally, they are morally responsible here and hereafter. But what care they for moral responsi bility, who thus prostitute their sacred j vocation to the unholiest of purposes ! Auburn Male College—Faculty. 1 The following is the list of the Faculty ! of the East Alabama Male College, at Au- j burn, which has recently opened its first 1 session under most auspicious circum stances : “llev. Wm. J. Sasnett, D. D., Presi dent, and Professor of Moral Science. John T. Dunklin, Professor of Lan- j gfiages. John W. Glenn, . Professor of Pure I Mathematics, Wm. F. Slaton, Professor of Applied I Mathematics. John Darby, Professor of Natural j Sciences. Professor Ilarrrson will not enter upon ‘ his duties until his return from a Euro- j pean tour. The other members of th'e ! Faculty a v e all at tbeir posts.” Tlie Georgia Press. A correspondent of the Augusta Dis patch, writing from the Fair at Atlanta, ! Georgia, says: But the thing which of all others is j honorable to the inventor and to Georgia, 1 is the Printing Press invented by Mr. Reynolds of this city. Simple and com pact, it does its work with great rapidity and precision. It is probably tbe first Printing Press ever invented or built at the South, and needs but equal puffing to be the equal if not superior to Hoe’s best. The Charleston Courier says: Mr. Reynolds visited this city in order to have made some parts of this press. We are pleased to learn that his invention has succeeded, and trust it will be exhib ited at our Institute Fair. Finances of Tennessee. Tho Report of the Comptroller of Ten nessee for the fiscal year ending October Ist, 1859, shows the receipts in the State i Treasury to be $1,178,935; the dis- | burßements for the same period were $953,523. The aggregate value of prop- ; erty is $320,398,012; average value of land per acre, $7 04; average value of slaves, $792 23. Tho State tax on SIOO 1 worth of property is 13 1-16; polls, 50. The Savannah Republican says that Thomas Dougherty, master machinist at | the Macon and Western Railroad, Macon, \ has invented a switch that will prevent ; any possible chance of a run off, in con- j sequence of a misplacement. It nas had | a practical test, and works to a charm. ! Child Burned to Death. The Constitutionalist states that a ! little child of Mr. Michael Huffernan was I burned to death iu Augusta Tuesday, ! during the temporary absence of its 1 mother. The little sufferer was almost a year old. Rev. Dr. Manly. Dr. Manley, .of Charleston, uow of Alabama, has been elected President and Professor of Theology of the University at Mount Lebanon, Louisiana, in place of the Rev. Dr. Hartwell, deceased, and hopes are entertained that he will accept. Death of Eugene V. Humph. The Fort Valley Nineteenth Century, comes to us in mourning for the death of Eugene Vastine Rumph, a young mau of great promise, and gifted with extraordi nary power of intellect. The Largest Load Yet. The Tribune of the 30th ult., says the steamer Waverly arrived in Mobile the night of the 29th, with 2,195 bales of cottou, being the largest load cariied down tbe Alabama this season. - ■■ --- - > The Pensacola Observer states that the stock is all taken for constructing a line of telegraph between that city and Mobile. The longest time in which it is to be completed is ninety days. Tlie Irish Revival. The subjoined extract from the Dublin Evening Mail supplies a piece of infor mation which will stagger the staunchest revivalist, namely, that since the com mencement of the movement in Belfast, crime has rapidly increased : “ BelTast Criminal Statistics.—A return of the criminal cases disposed of at tbe Belfast petty sessions for the eight months of 1858 and 1859, ending on the last of August in each year, shows the following result: In the months of Jan uary, February, March and April, iBSB, the number of persons brought before the magistrates amounted t 02,890, while in the same four months of the present year —those immediately precedent to the revival —amounted to 2,701 cases, being a fallen off of 129 cases in the first four months of the present year. In May commenced the revivals. In the four months of May to August, 1858, the number of prisoners brought before the ■ magistrates of Belfast amounted to 3,457, while in the same four months of this year the number of persons, male and female, sentenced to punishment for being 4 drunk and disorderly’ ran up to tbe sum total of 3,930, being an increase of no fewer than 482 offenders. Dreadful Rail Road Accidant. Chicago, Nov. I. — A train on the Chi cago and Northwestern Bail Road, filled with excursionists from Fond du Lac, ran off the track near Watertown, Wisconsin, killing eight persons and wounding seve ral—all the sufferers belonging to the North-west. The Senatorial Election. The Legislature lias convened, and one of the most important duties devolving upon it, is the election of a successor to the Hon. Alfred Iverson. The result i looked to with unusual interest by all j parties, from the fact that as a represent ative of a Southern State in Congress, he was one of the earliest to record his un qualified hostility to the principles pro claimed by Judge Douglas. By doing j this he discharged tbe plain duty of de manding for the South the simple rights guarantied by the Constitution, and affirmed by the Supreme Court. Does he deserve condemnation for this? We think the voice of the country says not. We believe that the Legislature will respect the demands of the public, and if Senator i Iverson should not be rc-elected, 110 will be succeeded by another with opinions precisely similar on tlie Territorial question. But if bis course deserves endorsement, it is evident that the way to express it most emphatically is to return him to the Senate with the im primatur of the sovereign State of Georgia. To approve the course of Senator Iverson and then elect another with identical sentiments, would certainly be a very singular way of endorsing'Senatcr Iver son. The enemies of the South, and of Georgia, whether Black Republicans or under the guise of squatter sovereignty, regard the contest ith intense interest, and should he be defeated, the Black Re publican organs will chronicle it with all the gusto of the most ultra Douglas paper. But if he he re-elected, it would adminis ter a more effectual rebuke to them than the resolutinns of all the political co j ventions that could assemble in Georgia. ! • ♦ A Nut to be Cracked. It is stated on reliable authority that ’ the slaves of a widow lady in Shennan doah county, Va., were furnished with arms by the abolitionists, and a night appointed for them to start for Harper’s Ferry. Instead of doing so, however, when the time came, they held a consul tation, and, taking those very arms, kept guard from dark till dawn around tbei** mistress’ house. In the morning, they showed her the arms, told her what they had done, and went to work as usual. Comptroller and Treasurer of Ten nessee. -. For Comptroller of Tennessee, the pre sent incumbent, James T. Dunlap, has been re elected. The Opposition voted for Gen. Zollicoffer. For Treasurer, Mr. W. F. McGregor re ceived a majority of votes, and was there fore elected. Kansas Conference. From the Religious Intelligencer, Mor ristown, Tenn., we learn that the session of the Kansas Conference closed on the 2Gth ult., Bishop Paine presiding. The increase in the membership was 2G5, and during the year just begun about thirty preachers will be employed. Dr. Taylor reports that Southern Methodism is gaining ground in Kansas. An Editor in Luck. Among the premiums given at the At lanta Agricultural Fair, we observe that one has been awarded to our cotemporary of the American for ten pounds of the best Soft Soap. We congratulate him upon his success, and hope he will attain the same excellence in “putting it on” that he has in manufacturing the article. Tbe Southern Cultivator. This excellent periodical for November has reached us. Wherever it circulates, it is appreciated and valued. The ensu ing, number will close the volume for 1859, when the new year will commence. Subscribers who intend to renew their subscriptions, or any who desiro to be added to the list, would find the present a suitable time to do cither. It is pub lished by William S. Jones, Augusta, Ga., at $1 per annum. The good people of Montgomery seem to be determined to satisfy themselves that if the Central Rail Road is not built, it shall not be due to any wantof interest or exertion on their part. We perceive that the original committee, to procure subscriptions has been reinforced, and in creased to one hundred. Thisistlieway we like to see things done. Go it, Mont gomery, while you’re young'. Still Another. The Covington Times says the gin house of Judge Strong, about five miles from that place, with fopr bales of cotton, was destroyed by fire Saturday night last. It is believed to be the work of an incendiary. There seems to prevail an epidemic for burning gin houses. An exchange 6tates that Mrs. I’. Ruth erford, of Georgia, recently gave birth to a baby of 15 pounds weight, and Mrs. Lyman, of tbe same State, presented her lord with “three fine babies, weighing well,” a few weeks since. Truly, the mothers of Georgia have heavy “respon sibilities !” Sight Drafts, &c., on New York. From the New Y'ork letter of the 29th, in the Savannah Republican, we learn that tbe rate of discount on sight drafts on New Y’ork at Columbbs is ex change he. premium. Wheat. The Athens (Tenn.) Post says: We understand Wheat —a fair article, is sel ling at $1 per bushel at Sweetwater and other points on the rail road. A fugitive slave. John Tyler by name, who escaped from Campbell county, Ken tucky, in 1854, was arrested on the 28th inst., in Columbus, Ohio, and remanded to his owner, who took him to Covington. In Mecklenburg county, Va., Goode’s majority over Pryor is BG7, which will not change the general result, as we learn from the Richmond Dispatch. The following are tbe quotations for land warrants in New York : IGO's, G 2 to G 5 ; 120’s, GO to G 2; 80’s. 63 to 65 and 49’s 75c. to $1 per acre. The U. S. M steamship Augusta, the schooner Frogan, from New lork, and the brig G. L. Buckman, from Boston, ar rived at Savannah on the Ist. A bill has been introduced ia the Ten nessee Legislature, fixing the salaries of Secretary of State and State Treasurer at $2,500. t An abolition newspaper, the “Free South Republican,” was mobbed the night of the 28th, in Newport, Kentucky, and the forms, &e, scattered in the streets. The receipts of cotton at New Orleans, the 31st ult., amounted to 21,591 bales. {NUMBER 30. TELEGBAPHIG. TELEGRAPHED TO THE DAILY SUX. ARRIVAL OFTIIK 3TBASIER AME_RIGA. Middling Cottons advanced lBd. New Yoek, Nov. 4, 1859. Tbe steamship America arrived at Hal ifax this morning, with advices from Liv erpool to the 22d ult., being three days later than the Arago’s accounts. Liverpool Colton Market. —Sales of the week 57,000 bales, of which speculators took 1,800 bales. Middling Cottons had advanced one-eighth of a penny. The market closed at an advancing teudency for clean descriptions. London Money Market Consols had slightly declined, and were quoted at. 90 to 9GJ. Liverpool General Markets. —Brendstuffs dull. Provisions quiet. 3Jew Orleans Cotton Market. New Orleans, Nov. 4, 1859. Sales of Cotton to-day 18,000 bales. Middlings 10J ccuts. The market closed firm. Mobile Cotton Market. Mobile, Nov. 4, 1859. Cotton market active to-day, with sales of 5,500 bales, at an advance of cent. . Proceedings of tlie City Council. The Council met Monday evening pur suant adjournment. Aid. Thompson moved the adoption of the police ordinance of the present year in connection with the changes thereof, which was agreed to. Aid. Hogan moved that the salary of the overseer of the hands be fixed at SSOO per year. Aid. McKendree moved that it be fixed at $lO per month, which, being first in order, was taken up and lost. There was a tie, when his Honor the Mayor cast his vote iu the negative. Aid. Hogan’s motion was agreed to. Aid. McKendree offered a resolution requiring the Deputy Marshal to furnish to the Council at its next meeting the number of negroes placed in the Guard House from the beginning of his term to the present time, and the amounts col lected by him from the owners of said negroes. A resolution offered by Aid- Thompson was adopted, which empowered the Street Committee to construct a plank road upon a portion of Bridge street between Front street and the Bridge, obstructed in the Winter season by the accumulation of sand. Aid. Thompson introduced the follow ing resolution : Resolved , That the application of sun dry parties, residing in New York, to as sign the contract granted to Mr. Win. F. Serrell and associates for the construct ion of Water works in the city, be refer red to a special committee of three, whose duty it shall be to report upon the said application at the next meeting of Coun cil. Adopted. By Aid. Hogan: Resolved, That a special committee be appointed to confer with the Plauk Road Company, in refer ence to the same, and to have it put in good order. Adopted. o County Bridges. We invite attention to the communi cation of “Tax Payer,” in another column of this morning’s paper. The facts there in set forth are startling, and should arouse the latent energies of every busi ness man and tax payer in the city and county. The subject is now a plain, sim ple and practical one. It has resolved itself into whether wo shall lose a portion of our trade for the want of bridges, or shall we, as citizens, take the matter in our own hands and have the bridges built. We sincerely trust that our Inferior Court will at once Release Col, Bates from his contract, and without delay, obtain plans and specifications for new bridges. It is sheer folly to hold on to Col. Bates. Year after year, ever since he has had charge of the bridges, have complaints come up from every quarter of his ineffi ciency for the contract. Experience and prudence dictates to the court, to amend the contract with him. Chattahoochee county stands ready to do her part in re gard to the bridges, so soon as they are out of the hands of Col. Bates, but will do nothing so long as he has any connec tion with the contract. The time has come for action, prompt and decisive, and if the Inferior Court will do nothing, let our City Council take the matter in hand, as “Tax Payer” sug gests, and have good and safe bridges erected. ♦ —7 Growth of tbe United States. At tbe takiDg of the first census un der the Federal Constitution, in 1790, the population of the United States amounted to 3,929,827. At intervals of ten years the census has been taken regu larly, and tbe result at each period is as i fullows: Census of 1790 3,929,827 Census of 1800 5,305,925 Census of 1810 7,2391814 Census of 1820 9,038,131 Census of 1830 12,806,020 Census of 1840 17,069,453 Census of 1850 23,191,870 The census will again be taken in 1860, and will show a population within the limits of the United States of more than 32,000,000. Legislature of Tennessee. A bill was introduced, which provided that for a single act of drunkenness, a man, if he commit no other offence against the law, shall not be indicted, was rejected on its third reading. It seems that drunkenness per se is an in dictable offence in that State. A bill was introduced in tbe Senate to reduce the State tax on property to five* cents on the one hnndred dollars, and on polls to twenty five cents. Arnold Acquitted. In the Federal Court at Frankfort, Ky., on the 20th ult., the jury in the case of Benjamin Arnold, formerly Postmaster at Elkhcrn, Franklin county, Kentucky, in dicted for robbing the mail, after having the case under consideration for several days, brought iu a verdict of acquittal. Thi3 is the fourth trial tftat he has had, the juries heretefore not being able to ; agree. ♦ The steamship Commerce, from Balti more, and the ship Charles Hill and schoouer l’landome, from New York, ar rived at Savannah the 2d inst. A dispatch from Boston on the 31st ult., states'that the sugar-house of Seth Adams is burned. The loss is $130,000; insurance for $72,000. Theater. ; Monday evening. Mr. Fleming’s Star Company gave their first entertainment for the soason, at Temperance Hall. We did not have the opportunity to attend in the eus'ly portion of the evening, and consequently canuot speak as to the first put. There was a large audience in attendance, who gave sufficient evidence of the entire satisfaction afforded them by the manner in which the play was rendered. Me witnessed the amusing comedy of “Lola Montez,” which was received with rapturous applause. Miss Menken well sustained the flattering reputation which preceded her, and she, as well as others whom we are not yet sufficiently familiar with to mention, will undoubtedly become established favorites upon our boards. ‘Vo arc well pleased with the style of plays presented, which require mere than ordinary talent to render them effectively. The hogining augurs a successful season. This evening the Manager presents an attractive bill in Bourcicault’s brilliant comedy, “London Assurance.” Those who have, or have not witnessed it, will be well repaid by attending. Tuesday night, .that splendid Drama, the “ French Spy,” was given by Mr. Fleming's Company to an apprecia tive audience. Miss MeDken. in the characters of Mathilde DeMeric, Henri St. Alme, and Hamet satisfied the expec tations of all, —in fact, her personations Tuesday evening, we hesitate not to say, wer e faultless. She is an actress of supe rior talent, and has won the just mode of commendation, being beautiful in person, as she is accomplished in dra matic excellencies. Mrs. Scott and Miss Wilford, Messrs “'right, Fuller, Donald son, Lewis and others, in their respective roles, sustained themselves creditably, and seemed to be “at home” in their several parts. We must not forget to mention approvingly the Comedy of “ Perfection, or the Maid of Munster,” the principal parts of which, were sus tainad by Miss Menken, and Mr. Wright. The Atlanta lutelligencer, of the 30th, speaking of Mr. Fleming’s Company, says, “We sincerely hope our Columbus friends will give this Company a univer sal patronage; for, as regards either their social qualities or professional taleat, they in every way deserve it.” To-night, will bo performed Bulwer’s “ Lady of Lyons,” and the amusing Com edy of—“An acquaintance from In fancy,” in whieh the whole Company will appear. A large audience, with a fair proportion of ladies, assembled at Temperanco Hall, Wednesday evening, to witness the per formances of Mr. Fleming’s Company.— The piece presented was the favorite Comedy by Dion Bourcicault—“London Assurance.” The whole Company, near ly, was brought into requisition, and the cast of characters was very judicious. The expectations of tbe audience were raised to a high pitch, and it is generally conceded they were answered. Mr. Fleming personated Sir Harcourt Courtly ; Miss Menken the dashing, rol licking Lady Gay Spanker; Mr. Wright, Charles Courtly; Mr. Donaldson, Dazzle; Mr. Fuller, the London Attorney—Mark Meddle, and Mr. Cunningham, Max Ilarkaway. For the first time, Miss Emmons appeared on our boards, in the character of Grace Harkaway. She is a lady of very prepossessing appearance and manners, and was enrolled Wednes day evening on the list of Columbus fa vorites. We hope to have the pleasure of seeing her frequently during the season. Her dramatic talent is of a high order. “London Assurance” is a favorite and difficult piece, and according to our judg ment, the author’s conceptions were, in each character, truthfully portrayed. To night will be given the Soldier’s Daughter and Jack Sheppard, a beautiful Comedy and thrilling Drama. Thursday evening Mr. Fleming’s Com pany presented the thrilling drama, the “Lady of Lyons,” to quite a large audi ence, which seemed to enter fully into its spirit, and gave close attention, inter rupted occasionally with demonstrations of applause. Mr. Fleming as Claude Melnotte, acquitted himself well. His conception of the character is good, and its rendition was equally so. Miss Men ken, whose rare personal beauty always elicits admiration, was no less “up” in the character of l’auline. Mrs. Grattan, Mrs. Scott, and Messrs. Fuller, Donald son, Wright and Cunningham, rendered their several personations in appropriate style. If we were a little critical, we might say that Mr. Donaldson as Beau seant, did not come fully up to bis excel lent personation of the difficult char acter of Dazzle, in London Assurance, on Wednesday evening. We thought that, at times, not quite force enough was thrown into it, though others differ from us. The afterpiece, “An Acquaintance from Infancy,” kept the house in a roar of laughter. To-night, by special request, the “Stranger” will be given, together with the comedy of the “Little Devil.” The press have been unsparing of eulogies of the principal piece in this programme. Concert of the St. Cecilia Society. The members of this Society announce that on next Friday evening, the 4th, they will give their first Concert at Con cert Hall. Their New Organ Melodeon, which was purchased by the Society exclusively for such occasions, will be used, and the proceeds devoted partially to defraying the expense of the pur chase. • The St. Cecilia Society was organized with the laudable design of developing and fostering a correct taste for Sacred Music, and supplies a desideratum needed in most communities. So far, we are gratified to learn it has proved decidedly successful* May success continue to attend it. On the occasion the style of music rendered will be entirely sacred. It will surely receive a degree of encour agement, commensurate with its merit. Letter from 9lr. W. H. Crisp. We have received a letter from Manager Crisp, dated the 28th ult., informing us Os his intention to open another dramatic > engagement in Columbus, at an early date, with that general favorite, Miss Eliza Logan, as the star. She is now playiDg her farewell engagement in Bos ton, and will terminate her professional career after conciuding-her performances | in Columbus and Montgomery. After the I close of her engagement here, Mr. Crisp 1 promises his friends another by Edwin Booth. Mr. Crisp will be with us in person, during his next season in Columbus. Fatal Shooting. Baltimore, Oct. 31.—The acting may ! or, Mr. McPhail, was shot yesterday at the fire telegraph office, and seriously wounded in the femoral artery, perhapa fatally injured. It occurred in an alter cation between Hanna, tbe reporter of the Baltimore Sun, and the operator, named Harcourt. McPhail says the pis tol wounding him went off in the hand* l of Harcourt. He exonerates Hanna from direct blame.