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COLUMBUS:
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 15, 1859.
John Wjnn, Esq., formerly Solicitor
of the Southern Circuit, (lied at Mil
ledgevile on Saturday morning.
At a meeting of the stockholders, in
Gadsgen county, of the Tallapoosa and
and Marianna Telegraph Company, Mr.
F. Howe, of Eufaula, was recommend
ed as a suitable person for President.
The Richmond Dispatch announces the
death of Col. Joseph Martin, of Henry
county, Virginia, on the 3d inst. He was
a member of the Convention of 1829-30,
and for several years represented his
county in the Legislature.
From the Advertiser of yesterday, we
learn that a dispatch was received by
Hon. Wm. L. Yancey, from Atlanta, sta
ting that his aged mother was very ill
aDd not expected to live over twenty-four
hours. He took the Sunday evening
train for Atlanta.
Hon. £l. C. Bullock.
Me were pleased to meet with this gen
tleman, yesterday, in our city. He was
en route to Montgomery to take his seat
in the Legislature—which convenes Mon
day—as Senator from Barbour.
The Georgia Citizen is informed by a
contractor for cne of the gin manufactur
ing establishments of the State that there
have been no less than thirty gin houses
burnt in Talbot, and other counties of
Georgia, within a few weeks.
Death of one of Randolph’s Slaves.
The Petersburg Express states that one
of the slaves manumitted by John Ran
dolph, died at Piqua, Ohio, on the Ist
inst., aged about 80 years. His name
was Sampson Rial.
Compliment to Roger A. Pryor.
Fifty-four of the personal and political
friends of Roger A. Pryor, at Richmond,
have tendered him the compliment of a
public dinner, to come off on the 30th of
this month. Mr. Pryor has accepted the
invitation, and the day designated.
Found Guilty.
The Petersburg Express says Charles
Gachet, tried in the Albemarle (Virginia)
Circuit Court, has been found guilty of
unlawful but not malicious shooting, and
sentenced to a day’s imprisonment and a
fino of S3OO.
The receipts of cotton at New Orleans
from tho Ist tp the Bth inst., were 73,556
bales. The receipts the Bth were 3,917.
The number Exported the Bth inst., were
3,352 bales which with those previously
exported makes 263,401. The stock on
hand and on shipboard the 9th, amounted
to 293,394 bales.
The Mississippi Legislature.
The Legislature of Mississippi was or
ganized on the Bth inst. Mr. Drone was
elected President of the Senate, and Mr.
Campbell, Speaker of the House. The
Governor will be inaugurated on the
2ist. _
An Election Contested.
It is stated that Mr. Jarrett, tho Demo
cratic candidate for Comptroller of the
Treasury of Maryland, lias determined to
contest the seat of W. 11. Purnell, on the
assembling of the Legislature. The
ground is that the latter’s election was
effected through fraud and violence in
Baltimore.
Brown Convicted by Non-Slave-
Uolders.
The Charlestown (Virginia) Democrat,
states that Brown and his confederates,
have been tried by Juries composed prin
cipally of “non-slaveholders.” They
have had, therefore, all the advantages
in this, as well as in all othor respects,
which could have been accorded to them
wndcr any circumstances.
Tlie Camden Register.
This is the title of anew paper just
commenced in Camden, Ala., by Messrs.
Marshall, Gilbert & Marshall—all three
being typos, proprietors and editors. Ono
of thorn, Captain Gilbert, we have known
Bince days “lang syne.” He is eminently
worthy of success, as are his associates,
doubtless. The first number, editorially
and typographically, is very creditable.
Hogs.
The Chattanooga Advertiser of the
10th, says: We have observed but one
drove of hogs this season passing through
our town for the Southern markets, and
that a small one—whereas at this season
last year, droves after droves were con
tinually passing through our streets for
shipment South. A small lot of one hun
dred head, were sold last week in Look
out Valley, at $4 80 per hundred—gross.
Compliment to a Cotton Editor.
The editors of the Montgomery Mail,
Messrs. Hociper & Coyne, as a testi
monial of their regard for the valuable
services of their Cotton Editor—M. A.
Chisholm, Esq., have presented him with
a handsome and unique cane of Florida
growth. On the periphery of the head is
the inscription, “Hooper and Coyne to
M. A. Chisholm, Sept. Ist, 1859.” In
the centre is a neatly engraved cotton
bale.
Illinois.
The following from the Richmond (Ya.)
Dispatch, gives the result of the Con
gressional election in Illinois:
Chicago, Nov. 9.—The Springfield cor
respondent of the Times telegraphs that
Sangamon county gives McClernaud,
Douglas Democrat, five hundred majority
for the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Harris. Other returns indicate McCler
naud elected to Congress by four thou
sand or five thousand majority.
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Dr. Hayes and the Polar Sea.
Dr. Hayes, who accompanied the la
mented Kaue to the Arctic regions in
1853, proposes to undertake another ex
pedition in the same direction, through
Baffin’s Bay and Smith’s Sound, for the
purpose, if possible, of navigating the
open Polar Sea which Dr. Kane discover
ed lying north of the highest latitude
reached by him in 1855. The discovery
and navigation of a north-west passage
was simply a geographical problem, the
solution of which will never be of prac
tical benefit, and Dr. Hayes, like the ad
venturous Franklin and Kane, will fall a
victim to the spirit of adventure.
The Gin House Burning In Talbot.
The Upson Pilot says that the gin house
and screw of Mrs. IVomble was burned
on the oOth ult., with some ten or twelve
bales of cotton—loss about SI,BOO. On
the Wednesday morning after, Mr. Allen
Womble’s gin house, containing about
seventeen bales, was burnt—loss about
SI,BOO. On Friday morning John Mil
ieu’s gin house was burnt, with about
twenty-five bales—loss about $2,200.
On Thursday night last another gin house
belonging to Mr. Fallen, was burnt.
A Georgia Muse.
The Charleston Courier acknowledges
the receipt of “ the Ladye Lillian and
other poems by Edward Young,” prin
ted and published in Lexington, Georgia,
for the author.
Annntl Elections.
If such an inference can be drawn from
a bill introduced to amend the third and
seventh sections of the first article of the
Constitution, a disposition exists in the
Legislature to establish annual elections
for the members thereof. Against such
a change we desire to enter our humble
but earnest protest. There are many
reasons why the elections for members of
the General Assembly should not be
auuual, and not one valid reason why
they should. The choice of a represent
alive implies the requisite ability, and
the expectation that he will represent his
constituency with all possible efficiency.
Asa general rule, applied to new mem
bers, it requires, we may safely say. at
least one session to become familiarized
with parliamentary rules and usages in
their application to the transaction of
the business of the Legislature. No
matter how familiar aud clear the theory
may be, practice, as in all things else, is
necessary to make perfect in them. At
the close of the session, he may be fully
accomplished in the rules of proceedings,
but if the election for an incumbent of
his office be held every year, the tide of
popular favor may have turned, in the
meantime, against him, and though
“yesterday,” like Caesar, “his word may
have stood against the world,” there are
none to day “so poor as to do him
reverence.” No one can claim, in this
era of popular elections, a life-time lease
upon office ; and what is the consequence
of this fickleness of popular opiuion ?
He is turned out, probably just having
fully qualified himself to represent his
county with credit and usefulness, and is
superseded by another who may have to
go through the same routine to acquire
the information requisite for an able and
efficient representative, as did his prede
cessor. Allowing for exceptional cases,
which never fail to be apparent, the
tenure of office of a member of the Gen
eral Assembly should never be under two
years at least.
The evils of frequent elections are seen
in their tendency to foster demagoguism
and develope a spirit of selfish ambition.
The aspirant, actuated by these princi
pies, does not consider the good of his
constituency so much as his own aggran
dizement. Ilis motives are not patriotic,
and whether the interests of the county
be efficiently represented or not, he re
gards only Lis own promotion, and the
removal of the obstructions in his path to
it. Discontent and dissatisfaction are
excited among the people, and a worthy
representative may be victimized to make
way for another far less competent. The
extent and intensity of the contests for
place and power will be in due proportion
to their frequency. It is the conceded
privilege of every freeman to seek of
fice, from the lowest to the highest, but
this consideration should be secondary
to the interests of the country.
The evils of frequent elections are
manifest again, in their pernicious influ
ences upon the people. Look at the
rioting, strife and bloodshed around the
ballot-box iu our larger cities, and even
in the rural districts of the country.
They have become their inseparable con
comitants now-a-days. Why is it that
good citizens frequently forego the exer
cise of the highest privilege of a freeman,
rather than jeopardize life in the hazard
ous venture ! Let the advocates of the
bill in question, who would unwittingly
have such scenes enacted every successive
year, answer. The inestimable right of
suffrage is appreciated by some only be
cause they revel in the consciousness of
a temporary importance ; in enjoying the
attentions of the sycophantic (?) candi
date for promotion, and finally in selling
his vote to the highest bidder. The passage
of the bill would please this class particu
larly well. It would be difficult to make
the intervals between elections too short
for them.
Evening Kipress.
This is the title of anew paper to be
issued in Savannah, every afternoon
during the week, and on Sunday morning.
The first number has been received, and
is creditable alike to editor and publisher.
It is published by J. H. Estill, and edited
by Ambrose Spencer, who makes his de
but in an able and well written saluta
tory. We wish the new candidate for
popular favor success, and cheerfully
place it on our list of exchanges.
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High Rates.
The Memphis Avalanche states that the
steamboats are demanding two dollars
per bale on cotton shipped to New Or
leans. The rate is higher than it has
been for several years, and its effects
upon the market are represented to be
very depressing. The amount of cot
ton which has accumulated on the bluff
and in the sheds awaiting a rise in the
river is immense.
Official Vote of Ohio.
The following is the aggregate vote of
Ohio, for the first two officers of the
State: For Governor—Wm. Dennison,
jr, 184,502; Rufus P Ranney, 171,206 ;
Dennison’s majority, 13,230. Lieutenant-
Governor— Robert C. Kirk, 185,334;
Wm. H. Safford, 170,587; Kirk’s major
ity, 14,747.
The New York Daily News says shrewd
business men are seeking to make the
most out of the balloon excitement, by
advertising themselves in every possible
way, either by making donations to the
experimentalists or showing in prominent
places their business cards with a balloon
vignette upon them.
It is reported that Wendell Phillips, ou
receiving one hundred dollars for his re
cent lecture at Plymouth Church, upon
the Harper’s Ferry invasion, immediately
paid over the whole sum as a contribution
to John Brown, to procure for him such
comforts as he may need in the few re
maining days of his life.
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Tlie Result in New York.
A special dispatch to the Charleston
Courier, from Washington the 9th inst.,
states that the advices received by the
President indicate that the Black Repub
licans have swept the State of New York.
The nomination of Seward- by his party
is thus rendered certain.
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Tlie Massachusetts Legislature.
The political complexion of the Massa
chusetts Legislature is as follows: Senate
—34 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 2 doubt
ful. The House—lß2 Republicans, 50
Democrats. The entire Republican State
ticket is elected.
Chattanooga Market.
From the Advertiser we learn that in
activity controls in all the marketable
Commodities. Bacon —Shoulders same as
last week; Ribbed Sides and Hams 11J
cents; Clear Sides 12 cents, packed and
delivered in depot.
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New Jersey Legislature.
The Legislature of New Jersey stands
as follows: Senate—l 2 Democrats, 8 Re
publicans, 1 American. House—29 De
mocrats, 3 Americans.
The President has commuted the sen
tence of Capt. Holmes, of Maine.
Amendment of the City Charter.
Some time since, we published an arti
cle relating to what we consider a neces
sary and important amendment of the
City Charter. The change desired is in
the mode of electing the City Marshal.
At present that officer h elected by the
people, and therefore he is dependent
upon them, and is directly responsible to
them for any malfeasance or misfeasance
in office. The City Council have no con
trol over him beyond the power to in
struct him. There their authority ends,
aud they have no power to transcend it.
If the Marshal sees proper to neglect the
enforcement of the city Ordinances, he
can do so with impunity, and rowdyism
may rule and order be trampled under
foot, and there is no remedy except to
supersede him at the next election with a
more efficient officer, if possible. Taking
it for granted that the Ordinances of the
city should be enforced, is it net better
and safer to make the tenure of bis office
dependent upon the Board of Aldermen,
who can hold him and his subordinate to
a direct responsibility for the manner in
which his duties are performed, aud
relieve him from his relations to the
people at large with whom he is brought
directly in contact, and which is well
calculated to embarrass most men—es
pecially dependent oues —in the fearless
enforcement of the laws? We think the
change, for reasons already given, would
be a wholesome and beneficial one, and
would be sanctioned by every lover of
law and order. We have broached the
subject again, with the hope that steps
will be taken immediately by those favor
able to the proposed change, to carry it
into practical effect.
Political Meeting in Huntsville
The Democracy of Madison county,
Ala , convened at Huntsville, on the 7th
inst. A committee of twenty-one, con
sisting of Hon. L. P. Walker and others,
was appointed to report resolutions for
the consideration of the meeting. Reso
lutions were reported endorsing and re
affirming the Cincinnati platform of
185 G, as the Democratic creed, and deny
ing the power of the people of a Terri
tory, before they meet in convention to
form a constitution for admission into
the Union as a State, to exclude slavery.
“The Dred Scott” decision was en
dorsed as the true construction of the
power of Congress over slavery in
the Territories, and those who refused
obedience to that doctrine were de
nounced as’ unworthy of confidence.
Nineteen delegates, including the Sena
tor and Representatives from the county
in the Legislature, were appointed dele
gates to the convention at Montgomery.
Rail Road. Collision.
Two freight trains on the Mobile and
Girard Kail lload came in collision yes
terday, between Suspension and Chunne
nuggee depots. The engines were se
verely injured, but no other damage of
much consequence done, save the delay
of the trains. This accident will prove
a very serious drawback to the business
of the lload, which is heavy and pressing
just at this time, depriving it of the use
of two engines, when they have barely
sufficient to do the work.
A Solicitor Sueing for Slander.
From the Southern (Ala.) Diamond we
learn that the case of I. I. Woodward vs.
John Bostock. was continued at the last
term of the Tallapoosa Court. Wood
ward sued Bostock for charging him with
bribery in his office of Solicitor. Messrs.
Parsons, Barnes, Faulkner, Vaughan,
McCraw, Oliver and Stokes represented
the Plaintiff, and Messrs. Gunn, Strange
& Goss, Allison & Andrews and Grisham,
the defense.
No Power.
A telegraphic dispatch from Richmond,
as we learn from the Richmond Dispatch,
says that under the laws of Virginia, the
Governor cannot pardon a person con
victed of treason to the Commonwealth,
except with the consent of the General
Assembly, declared by joint resolution.
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The London Times on Com. Tatnall.
The London Times published and eulo
gized Commodore Tatnall’s dispatch rela
tive to the affair at the mouth of the
Pei-ho, and says if any defense were
needed for the acts of the British Minis
ter and Admiral, it would be found in the
dispatch which it has had the pleasure of
printing.
Builders’ Strike In London.
Advices from England state that the
strike of the London builders still con
tinued, and was telling seriously against
the men, who have resolved to appeal to
the public for support. The recent re
turns show an excessive mortality among
families of the operatives, and there is
reason to fear that scores are perishing
of want.
The Liverpool correspondent of the
Savannah Republican says that a move
ment is on foot to finish the Atlantic
Telegrap’h Cable. <£300,000 are asked,
and £150,000 have already been sub
scribed in Liverpool.
The Maryland. Legislature.
A dispatch from Baltimore, the 6th,
states that the Maryland Senate stands :
Democrats, 12; Americans, 10; and the
House, Democrats, 47; Americans, 28.
Slavers Captured.
Advices received at Boston from St.
Helena, the 7th instant, state that two
slavers have been captured on the coast
of Africa, anil condemned there. One
was commanded by Capt. S. T. Townsend,
of New Orleans.
The Savannah Republican notices that
a line of hacks will soon be placed be
tween the terminus of the Main Trunk
Ro.ad to Monticeilo, on the Florida Rail
Road, and thence by ruil to Tallahassee.
This will shorten the time considerably
between Savannah and the latter place.
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The Great Eastern.
Advices from Europe favor the impres
sion that the mammoth ship isnot coming
to this side of the Atlantic this year.
The authorities of Bristol were making
efforts to induce her coming to that port,
after her projected trip to the Mediterra
nean.
Central (Ala.) Kail Hoad.
From the Mail of yesterday, we learn
that the people of North Alabama have
obtained two hundred and ten negroes
to build their end of the Central Rail
Road. In auy event, they intend to
build the Road down to Shelby.
Distressing Shipwreck.
The steamer Royal Charter was lost on
the 6th inst., in Muffa Red Bay, Great
Britain, in a terrific storm. She had
about half a million of gold on board at
the time of the disaster. Os upwards of
four hundred persons who were on board,
only ten are said to have been saved.
Egg Plant*
Wash the plant with cold water; boil
well; take out the inside, mash and sea
son with butter, pepper and salt; beat
up three eggs, take crumbles of stale loaf
bread, saucepan with hot lard for frying.
Send hot to the table.
Written Charges to .Inrles.
Among the bills introduced during the !
present session of the Georgia Legisla
is the following one by Mr. Lester :
To require the Jud.es of the Superior
Court to write out their charges to the
jury when requested by the counsel of
either party, to be used in bills of ex
ception.
When it is considered that Juries gen
erally, are by no means composed from
the class of men distinguished for com
mon sense or intelligence, the propriety
of amending Mr. Lester’s resolution so
as require Judges to deliver ‘a copy of
their written charges to the Jury when
they retire, to consider of their verdict,
j will be apparent.
If it would not remove the necessity
for appeals to a higher tribunal, it
would, at least, supersede to a great ex
tent that, for the sitting aside of ver
dicts, aud obtaining new trials, in civil
and criminal cases.
State Electious.
In New Jersey the Republican candi
date for Governor, is elected by about
majority.
In Wisconsin returns from various
parts of the State show Republican gains
over 1857, and indicate the election of
, Randal, (Republican,) for Governor.
In Chicago, the Republicans have a
j majority of 615.
The election in New York City indi
cates a Republican gain. The vote
polled was 55.000, being 46,000 less than
registered. For Comptro!l?r, the city
gave a Democratic majority of 12,777 ;
for Secretary of State, 15,091.
One Republican Senator was also
elected from the city, being a Democratic
loss. The Tribune says the Senate and
Assembly are undoubtedly Republican.
Political Meeting at Livingston, Ala.
The Democracy of Sumpter county,
Alabama, as we learn from the corres
pondence of the Mobile Register, assem
bled at Livingston on the 7th, and ap
pointed fifteen delegates to the State :
Convention, to assemble at Montgomery, !
Hon.’s John A. Winston and A. A. Cole- ‘
man among them. The following reso- |
lulion was adopted :
Resolved, That we re-announce as the
basis of party action the platform of j
principles laid down by the Democratic
party in the National Convention of 1856;
and bold that the doctrine of non-inter
ference with slavery in the States, Ter
ritories and District of Columbia does
not, nor was it intended o conflict with
the assertion of the power and duty of
the General Government to protect the
property of the citizens of the several
States, who may choose to settle in Ter
ritories which are the common property
of all the States.
Messrs. PngH and Hilliard.
We find the following jeu-d'esprit in
the Virginia ludex : Mr. J. L. Pugh, who
is the member of Congress elect from the
Barbour district in Alabama, was a can
didate some ten years since for the place-’
to which he has now been chosen—Mr.
11. W. Hilliard being his competitor.
Mr. Hilliard, as the reader will recollect,
is a distinguished preacher as well as a
politician. Just before the election,
some of the friends of Mr. Hilliard gave
out that he was in extreme danger of
defeat at the hands of his talented young
competitor; upon which some wag about
Montgomery perpetrated the following:
’Tis strangest of al! the apprehension
That ever I heard of or knew.
To see one so used to a pulpit
Alarmed at the sight of a Pew (Pugh.)
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TJ. S. Troops for Brownsville.
The following is a copy of the dispatch
forwarded to the President by the Collec
tor of the Port of New Orleans, imme
diately on the last arrival of the Arizona,
from Brownsville:
Custom House, New Orleans, 1
Collector's Office, November 8, 1869.)
To the President of the United States, Washington:
Sir: I have learned from the Collec
tor at. Point Isabel, and from Lieut. Fry,
U. S. N., direct from Brownsville, that
life and property are in imminent peril
from the lawless bands of Cortinas. who
threatens the destruction of both places.,.
Brownsville is completely invested, and
all communications cut off. I suggest
the dispatch of troops at Baton Rouge by
the Arizona, which vessel will sail for
this purpose at the pleasure of the Gov
ernment. F. H. HATCH, Collector.
We publish below a letter from Mr.
Jonathan M. Miller, of Beach Island, S. C.,
relative to the result of his experiment
with Peruvian Guano arid Hoyt’s Super-
Phosphate, which we consider well worthy
the attention of planters :
Beach Island, S. C., Oct. 4, ’59.
Messrs. Thomas P. Stovall Co. — Dear
Sirs: At your request, I send you the
result of my experiment with Peruvian
Guano and Hoyt’s Super-Phosphate, ap
plied in equal proportions, at the rate of
three hundred pounds per acre, row by
row, cultivation and preparation being
the same with each Manure.
On the Btb of September last., I counted
the number of open bolls in three rows of
each kind, side by side. At the same
time, I counted the open boils on three
rows of unmanured cotton, treated simi
larly. The results were as follows :
Hoyt’s Super-Phosphate, open 329 bolls.
Peruvian Guano.... 228 “
Unmanured 20 “
My opinion is that Hoyt’s Super-Phos
phate is superior to Guano for cotton,
from the fact that the cotton manured
with tlie Super-Phosphate grew off better
and matured more rapidly.
At the date of this communication,
which is a month since, I find rather
more young fruit in the Guanoed cotton,
but ray opinion as to the two manures is
unaltered. Very respectfully,
JONATHAN M. MILLER.
Recuperatlvcness of Gentility.
In a review of a receut work on “Vi
cissitudes of Families,” an English critic
says: “It is worth notice how few of our
decayed houses have managed to restore
themselves by industry. A ruined good
family is far more likely to shine in war,
or statesmanship, or letters, or art. Is
Mr. Mill’s remark right that the old no
blesse were a squandering class ? and does
that account for their not getting on in
trade: We never hear of Talbot & Cos.,
the great cotton spinners, or Hastings
and Yere, the mighty brewers; and the
cases of the Gurneys and Drummonds
just exist as if to be the necessary ex
ceptions. On the other hand, the farni
lies of mercantile origin do not last as
one would expect. They flourish for a
generation or two, and fall again ; and in
some counties a great part of the land
changes hands twice or thrice in every
centurv,”
G jod for the lir&kesman.
A Lancaster (Pa.) paper tells a good
story of the President on his travels:
It seems that Mr. Buchanan, on the
train which lately bore him from Lancas
ter to Columbia, on his way to Washing
ton, became interested in a brakesman,
who was something of a wag, and made
up his mind to “ do something'’ for him.
On the arrival of the train at Columbia,
Mr. Buchanan accosted the brakesman,
when the following dialogue took place :
Mr. Buchanan—“ Young man, are you
employed on this train ?”
Brakesman—“ Yes, sir.'”
Mr. Buchanan, (patronisingly)—llow
would you like to have a situation at the
White House ?”
Brakesman, (mischievously) —“Old
man, your time is too short l”
Mr. Buchanan made tracks for the
bridge.
A man’s own conscience is his sole tri
bunal, and he should care no more for
that phantom, “opinion,” than he should
fear meeting a ghost, if he cross the
churchyard in the dark.— Sir Edw. B.
Lytion.
TELE <3- KAPHIO.
TELEGRAPHED TO* THE DAILY SPX.
ARRIVAL
OF TIIE STEAMER
ASI A .
New York, Nov. 13, 1850.
The steamship Asia, with Liverpool
dates to the 20th nit , has arrived Her
news has mostly been anticipated by the
Hungarian’s advices
Liverpool Colton Market. — Sales of the
week 88,000 bales, of which Speculators,
took 10,500 anl Exporters 0,500 bales.
‘Fair and Middling qualities improved Jd.
to jd. All qualities had slightly ad
vanced, and the market closed firm.
State of Trade. —Manchester advices
were favorable.
Alabama Legislature.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 14, 1850.
The Legislature was organized to-day.
The following gentlemen are elected
officers:
President of the Senate —John D. Rather,
of Morgan.
Secretary of the Senate —M. Taul, of
Talladega.
Speaker of the House —A. B. Meek, of
Mobile.
Clerk of the House —Albert Elmore, of
Montgomery.
Kcw Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, Nov. 12, 1850.
Sales of Cotton to-day 3,000 bales.
Prices easier, but quotations unchanged
Freights on Cotton to Liverpool 0-IG.
Mobile Cotton Market.
Mobile, Nov. 12, 1850
There was an improved demand for
Gotten to-day, and (he sales reached
4,000 bales. Middlings 10] cents. The
market closed firm.
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from Mexico.
New Orleans, Nov. 11.—The steam
ship Tennessee has arrived from Vera
Cruz, which port she left on the Bth ins*.
She brings $36,000 in specie.
The bark Rapid from New York, had
arrived at Vera Cruz. A severe Norther
of ten days duration, had detained the
vessels in port.
The expedition of the Liberals against.
Tehuacan, Orizaba, and Cordova, proved
a disastrous failure Gen. Mijion, with
out firing a gun, retreated, losing six
hundred men as prisoners of war, one
thousand muskets, and twelve cannon.
Gen. Doblado had defeated Alfaro, cap
tured bis artillery, and entered Guana
juata with five thousand men.
Gen. Woll was at Legros. Doblado was
pursuing him.
Gen. Marquezas had pronounced for
Santa Anna, after seizing a couducta
with two million eight hundred thousand
dollars iu specie, which he undertook to
escort to Tepic ; he appropriated six hun
dred thousand dollars to himself, and de
tained the rest at Guanajuato.
The British and French Ministers en
ergetically protested against this act.
Mi ramon, against the wishes of his Cabi
net, and with only four aids, had left the
Capital, ostensibly for the purpose of col
lecting troops to pursue Marquezas, who
has been declared a traitor; but it was
feared that the former was leagued with
the latter, and the Liberals were greatly
encouraged thereby.
New Orleans, Nov. 12.—The Delta
publishes a letter this morning, dated
Corpus Christi, Nov. 7th, which says that
it is almost certain that Brownsville has
fallen into the hands of Cortinas.
The Mexican flag was flying four miles
above the town, and all communication
had been cut off. The entire Mexican
population, on both sides the Rio Grande,
were in arms, and it was tbeir intention
to exterminate the Americans and re
conquer the country to the Colorado
river.
The news was confirmed by the affida
vits of citizens of Cameron county, who
had escaped.
Another affidavit says that the frontier
of the Rio Grande was in a state of war.
Cortinas was sustained by the Mexican
population.
Earnest appeals front Brownsville for
aid have been responded to by eighty
men, who are advancing to the relief of
that place, bnt they will have to en
counter 700 of Cortinas’ men.
Col. Robert E. Lee succeeds General
Twiggs in command of the South western
military department.
Wasliingtou News.
Washington, Nov. 11.—Captain Paine,
of the Navy, who died here on the night
of the oth inst., was interred in the Con
gressional Cemetery to-day. The fune
ral was attended by a large number of
persons—the officers of the Army and
Navy attended in citizens’ dress—Captain
Paine having requested, previous to his
death, that there should be no demon
stration for him.
lion. S. A. Douglas, who has been seri
ously ill here with an attack of billious
fever, is now convalescent.
Washington, Nov. 11.—8:30 P. M.—
Judge Douglas’ disease has taken a sud
den turn, and be is now dangerously ill.
Washington, Nov. 12.—Senator Doug
las is better to-day. llis physicians be
lieve that the crisis is past. •
A man calling himself McDonald was
arrested here to day, on suspicion of be
ing one of the Harper’s Ferry conspira
tors. He admits that he was there with
Brown. He has been sent to jail to await
identification.
The Postmaster General has postponed
his decision on the guaranteed mail be
tween Portland and New Orleans until
Congress indicates its course in regard to
appropriations for the Post Office De
partment.
Tire Outlaws in Texas.
New Orleans, Nov. 11. —Rio Grande
city had been attacked by a portion of
Cortenas’ band, who pillaged nearly eve
ry house in the place. It was reported
that Cortenas had two bands, numbering
.seven hundred men. The people of
Brownsville are very much disturbed,
and all the mails are interrupted. Ccr
tenas has threatened the destruction of
the town and the murder of all reinforce
ments.
The Harper's Ferry Troubles—
_ Trial of Cook.
Charlestown, Ya., Wednesday, Nov.
9. 1859.
The trial of Cook commenced yester
day, and the court room was crowded.
Gov. Willard and Mr. Crowley, brothers
in-law of the prisoner, were seated beside
him. He pleaded guilty to all the counts
in the indictment, except that of treason.
The prisoner w r as well dressed, firm, and
dignified.
The demurrer to the treason count was
argued and overruled by the Court.
The Jury were then sworn, and the
same questions put to them as in Brown’s
case.
Mr. Green, for the prisoner, admitted
the fact of a conspiracy with the slaves
to rebel, which was punishable with
death or imprisonment for life.
Mr. Hunter then rose and read the
confession of Cook as written by himfelf.
There were 25 foolscap pages of it. Noth
ing new was decided by it, except that
he implicates Fred. Douglass, and Dr.
Howe of Boston.
The confession will be published in
pamphlet form for the benefit of ~amuel
C. Young, who was wouuded at Harp
er’s Ferry.
To-day was spent in taking testimony
and opening the argument for the
State.
The public feeling against Cook is
stronger than against any of the other
prisoners. He is regarded as having
been a spy for the insurrectionists.
Strong efforts will be made by Gov. Wil
lard to save his life.
.Reported Bequisition for Gerrit Smith
Contradicted.
Richmond, Wednesday, Nov. 9,1859.
It is stated on the very bighost authority
‘hat no requisition has been made by
Governor Wise on Governor Morgan of
New York, for Gerrit Smith.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
On the 11th, the Senate by a majority
of 16, refused to concur iu the resolution
which proposed to bring on the election
of U. S. Senator on Friday, 3 p. m.
On motion of Mr. Billups, of Clark,
liis resolution instructing the committee
on the Judiciary, to inquire into the pro
priety of reporting some bill for the
better protection of fruit growers against
depredation an! theft was taken up
and adopted.
A bill to repeal the act increasing the
Salary of Governor and Judges of the Su
preme Court. Reported against by the
committee on Finance, and report con
curred in by the Senate.
reading of bills third time.
A bill to make valid ail letters of ad
ministration where written notice on such
application has not been given at the
Court House door. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
A bill to authorize and require the Or
dinary to administer on estates in eertaiu
cases without giving bonds. Referred.
A bill to regulate the fees of Attorneys
and Solicitor Generals. Passed.
A bill to alter and amend the tax laws
of the State, so as to exempt free white
males above 45 years of age lrbm the
payment of poll tax ; which was indefi
nitely postponed.
A bill to compensate the grand and
petit jurors of Dougherty county. —
Amended by Mr. Ilolt, of Muscogee, who
introduced a general bill to grant to the
Inferior Courts of the several counties
powar to rix the. rates of compensation
for grand and petit jurors. Referred.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr. Gibson, of Warren —To amend
the first section of the 3d Article ot the
Constitution authorising the Supreme
Court, and to repeal the act'of December
10, 1845, establishing that tribunal, and
all other acts amendatory thereto, so as
to abolish the Supreme Court of Georgia.
By Mr. Cook —To amend the 14ih Di
vision of the I’enal Code, so as to allow
all forgers of land titles to be presented
within twenty years next after the com
mission of the offense.
By Mr. Strickland—To repeal the act
of December 11. 1858, providing a fund
for public education, and in iit u thereof
to set apart certain moneys for the poor
schools.
By Mr. Coleman —To compel the Clerks,
Sheriff and Ordinary, of Randolph coun
ty, to advertise in the “Cuthbert Re
porter.”
By Mr. Holden, of Taliaferro —To
regulate the granting of marriage license,
so as to require, an oath from the appli
cant to be married, that he is at least
eighteen years of age, and that the wo
man he is to marry is at least fifteen
years'of age. [lf persons marry under
thaLage, their offspring is declared ille
gitimate and shall not inherit from their
parents.]
By Mr- Ector, of Meriwether—To
amend the act exempting certain articles
from levy and sale for the benefit of fam
ilies in this State.
Also, to donate the bodies of all ne
gro slaves executed in this State for
capital offences to the nearest medical
college.
By Mr. Gibson, of Richmond—To
amend the Judiciary act of February 16,
1769, so as to require the Clerks of the
Superior Court, to enter all appeal cases
in a separate book, and not on the min
utes of the Court.
By Mr. Prescott—To compel trustees
to make annual returns to the Ordinary
as in cases of guardianship.
By Mr. Green, of Cobb—To provide
for the probate of wills by interrogato
ries.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend the Penal Code by punishing
obstructions to public roads.
To add another Section to the 12th Di
vision of the Penal Code, respecting the
felling of timber in the water courses
and obstructing navigation.
SENATE.
On the 12th convened, and among
others the following new bills were intro
duced :
Mr. Hall, of Meriwether: A bill to in
crease the amount of articles exempt from
levy and sale.
Mr. Allred : A bill to give a lien to
stone-cutters and marble-cutters on their
labor.
Also, A bill to provide for the volun
tary enslavement of free persons of color
at certain ages.
Mr. Miller, of Richmond : A bill to
regulate the testimony of Attorneys at
Law, so as to prevent their disclosing
confidential communications.
Mr. Hill, of Troup: A bill to regulate
the issuing of marriage licenses, so as to
require the ordinary to have the consent
of parents or guardians before issuing
licenses for marriage to minors.
On motion 150 copies of Mr. Hill’s
bill were ordered to be printed.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Riley, of Lumpkin, instructing our Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress,
to use their influence to continue the
Dahlonega Branch Mint, and procure the
usual appropriations therefor.
HOUSE—BILLS PASSED.
To authorize Judges of the Superior
Courts to order refreshments to special
and petit juries, in certain eases, and
to draw his warrant on th county
treasury for the payment of the same.
To give to endorsers the control of
judgments paid by them to indemnify
themselves out of the property of their
principals.
To admit in evidence certified copies
of plats and grants, without accounting
for the loss of the originals, in actions
of ejectment.
The Judiciary Committee reported
back the bill prescribing the fees 6f
Attorney and Solicitor Generals, and
advised its passage. On a motion of
indefinite postponement the bill was
lost.
The bill to allow Attorney and Solic
tor Generals $2,000 and dispose of fines
and forfeitures, was taken up on the
third rending, and after the offering of
several amendments, was lost on the
question of indefinite postponement.
John Mitcliel.
John Mitchel, who is now in Paris, has
commenced a series of letters in a Dublin
paper, called The Irishman (similar in its
politics and desigus to The Nation), in
which his object is to suggest to the Irish
peasantry that France will soon be at war
with England in the Mediterranean, and
that the opportunity will then have arriv
ed for inducing the Emperor Napoleon to
invade Ireland “But,” exclaims Mr.
Mitchel, “who will make the Emperor
sure that the Irish people wait for him,
and pray for him ? How is lie to know
that. 252,000 fighting men would be found
to follow his eagles from Bantry Bay to
Dublin, and from thence, if he chose it,
across to Liverpool? llow, above al)|
are the people—the people of all classes
and creeds—to be brought to book steadi
ly toward this as an event not only possi
ble, but probable, and which may to each
of them bring joy or sorrow just as they
demean themselves in it ?”
THe Kemble Vase.
This splendid work of art, presented to
Charles Kemble by his friends in London,
on his retirement from the stage in 1839,
has recently been brought to this country
by his daughter, Fanny Kemble, and
placed in the store of Messrs. Slnieve,
Brown & Cos., for safe-keeping and in
spection. It is a massive and imposing
work, standing thirty eight inches iu
height, of pure, solid silver, costing up
wards of 82,000. The base is square,
bearing the presentation inscription.—
The body gives in alto relievo the “Seven
Ages,” finished in frost work ; on the
cover stands a statuette of Mr. Kemble
as Hamlet. —Boston Transcript.
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Tennessee Bonds.
In New York, on the 2d inst., Tennes
see six per cent, bonds, due in 1860, were
quoted at 90|.
Cotton Shippers Application Books,
handsomely ruled and bound, for sale at the
Oct. 29. SUN OFFICE.
Dr. Mil burn’* Reply < Mr * Morse.
Eds. Charleston Courier— Sirs: My at
tention has been called to an extract
from a letter of the Hon. l-nac L. Morse,
formerly member of Congress from Lou
isiana. “ Mr. Morse (if this letter be gen
nine) takes me to task for a statement in
Harper’s Monthly, with regard to a trans
action occurring/or/ years ago, in con
neetion with my name. What the state
ment iu the Mainii y may be 1 do not
know ; but the same transaction is narra
ted in the pages of my recent book, Ten
Years of Preacher Lite. For every point
there stated I bold myself fully responsi
ble and hereby re-affirm the accuracy
ami veracity of the account in all its par
ticulars 1 beg to assure Mr. Morse,
however, that 1 decline to be responsible
for words which his neglectful baste or
vehement temper attributes to me, but
which 1 never used. I never said that Mr.
Morse, Mr. Crittenden, or any other
Congressmen on board the boat, was a
“ drunkard,” or a “gambler Mr.
Morse’s denial on this point, therefore,
may be adroit, but it is net to the pur
pose. I hold myself second to no man in
this pation, iu respect aud esteem tor
Mr Crittenden, whose public character
has been the object of my h ghest admi
ration from my boyhood to this day.
As to .Mr. Morse, 1 have always held
his acts of kindness to me in grateful re
memberauce, and do sti.l, in spite of his
public recital of them in bis unfortunate
letter; albeit, 1 confess, 1 never knew,
uu ii bis publication, tiiatl was so vastly
indebted to him as he makes out. too
much for Mr. Morse A few words more
are due to the public and myself. The
statement in my book (p. 110) is, that
“the boat was very much crowded,” and
among the passengers was a considerable
number ot “ Congressmen,” that “not a
few of these representatives swore out
rageously, played cards day and night,
and drank villainous whiskey to an ex
cess.” This is the whole account as far
as relates to the misconduct of members
on board. No name is mentioned, and
the fault is ascribed, not to the whole
number, but only to a portion ot them.
If Mr. Morse denies that this statement is
true, and demands that names shall be
furnished, I am quite ready to give one
name at least. But the indiscretion of
fixing a general statement upon individ
ual men, i9 only equal to its indecency ;
and, certainly, this fault is not mine.—
The public wilt thus preceive that 1 stake
both my veracity and my memory in sup
port of the accuracy of the account of
this transaction given in my book.
My truthfulness is perhaps as highly
estimated by the American public as Mr.
Morse’s, and my memory, thanks to the
discipline of my almost lifelong infirmity
of vision, is to say the least, more than
ordinarily reliable. In this particular
case, the transaction was merely an inci
dent of one of Mr. Morse’s numerous trips
on the Ohio River ; for one, however, it
was the turning point of my whole career
in life. Which of us, therefore, would be
most likely to remember its details accu
rately, I leave for the public to decide.
I told the story in my book simply, and
naturally, without exaggeration and
without malice; naming no man, harm
ing no man, unless, perchance. Mr.
Morse’s unfortunate interference should
educe evil of what was wholly meant for
good. Retaining my feelings of gratitude
and kindness, not only toward the mem
| bers of Congress, with whom I made
; that famous trip on the Ohio, but also
j toward all their fellow-members in Wash
ington, from whom I received many acts
j of kindness and good will, of which they
! have never reminded me,
I am, dear Sirs, very truly,
W. H. MILBURN.,
Free Hove Exodus to Central Amer
ica.
The San Francisco National of October
ITths ays: “Several months ago, at a
meeting of those of our citizens who be
lieve in spiritual manifestations, the pro
ceedings were considerably disturbed by
a faction in the ranks of spiritualism,
who also believed iu socialism and Free
Lowe. Lectures were given at the
time by Dr. Tyler in our city, and the
split between tlie Free Love Spiritualists
and those opposed to Free Love was in
creased. Since that time we understand
the Free Lovers have iieldfrequent meet
ings, and they decided upon emigrating
from California, and seeking some coun
try where they can follow their own in
clinations without bringing upon them
the unrelenting opprobrium which would
attach - to their names if they remained
here. Accordingly an agent was dis
patched to San Salvador, in Central
America, to buy the society a large tract
whereon they could settle undisturbed.
That agent purchased from the San Sal
vador Government a tract of some 50,0'J0
acres of good arable land, at 12f cents
per acre, for $6,250. We are not aware
how many Free Lovers there are in this
society, but we learn abort twenty of
them, together with Dr. Tyler, will sail
for San Salvador to-day, iu the schooner
San Diego. We are also informed that
one of their number is the same gentle
man who recently sold a fine homestead
in Alameda county to Governor Weller,
at a very low price. He is said to be
worth SIO,OO0 —all of which sum he has
thrown into the common fund, for the
equal benefit of those belonging to the
association.”
In the Central depot, yesterday, we
saw a model of a sleeping car, which
eclipses everything in that line we ever
saw. E. C. Knight, of Philadelphia, is
the patentee, and the patent bears date
of June 28th, 1859. Mr. W. A. Brown,
agent for the patentee, kindly showed us
its workings. In the space of half a min
ute each, two seats can be changed into
berths for five persons, and in the same
space of time it can he transformed into a
perfect day car. Each seat is double
cushioned, and when these are spread out
it forms a double berth, as luxurious as
a sofa. Folded up against the ceiling of
the car is another double berth, which
can be inßtantly lowered and adjusted,
while above, hooked up, and seemingly
forming a part of the ceiling, is a single
berth. The occupants of the several
berths can ventilate them independent of
each other. We have never before seen
a car that can be used as a day car, fur
nished more luxuriously than ordinary,
and also as a most complete and comfort
able sleeping car. This took the prize
at the late Pennsylvania Fair, over all
others. The rail road officials speak in
highest praise of it, and we predict for it
a complete success. —Chicago Herald , 27.
The Marion Commonwealth says: We
were shown the other day a kind of seed
from a plant which grows in California,
which is said to make first rate beer. It
is said that by pouring water upon the
smallest quantity of these seeds, that
they will increase a<l infintium. A gen
tleman in this place received two weeks
since, about a table spoonful of these
seed, and by adding water to them the
quantity has been increased to several
quarts. Water sweetened with sugar or
molasses is poured upon them, and after
remaining for a short while, beer of the
best quality is produced.
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I’ rotn the Chattanooga Advertiser we
learn that the Nashville & Chattanooga,
Memphis & Charleston, and East Tonnes
see & Georgia Kail Roads have purchased
a tract of land upon the tract known as
the heirs of Boyce, aud will shortly pro
ceed to the erection of Freight Depots
for those three roads. The Companies
are at this time running a road across
from the Nashville & Chattanooga track
to the East Tennessee and Georgia track.
A golden eagle was killed last week on
the Liower St. Lawrence, and brought to
Quebec, which was shot while endeavor
ing to carry off a child about three years
of age. This is the only bird in America
that will attack the human species. They
breed in the North, following at this sea
son the birds and animals that seek a
milder climate.
Fifteen hunured houses, have been
built in Memphis, Tennessee, during the
present season, costing $3,000,000. The
city is about two miles long, and one
mile wide. The value of real estate in
the city limits is $18,000,000. In 1821
the population of Memphis was 53, in
1825, 308: in 1832, 90G ; in 1830, 1239:
in 1840, 1700; in 1846, 3500; in 1850,
6427 ; in 1854, 12,687; in 1859, 25,000.
illgii mid Low Water Years.
Ia 1812 the water was very high, but
tin .highest, water ever known was in
1815, a id the lowest iu 1816, 1817, 1818
1819, 1820, 1821, and 1822. In 1823 the
water was very high, but his recollection
is that it fell in May in time to make u
crop. In 1824, 1825, 1826, and 1827, the
water was low ; in 1827 it was pretty
high, but not high enough to do much
damage. The year 1828 was the highest
water he has ever seen—it came over the
banks in January, and uid not tall till
.June, la 1829 was the lowest he recol
lects—it did not come nearer the top of
the bank than 8 feet during the whole
season. In 1830 and 1831 the water was
low; iu 1832 it was very high, but dil
no damage. In 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836,
1837, 1838, 1839, 1840. the water was low.
In 1841, 1842 and 1843 we Lad low water,
and in 1844 the water was very high, and
it did n t fail until August—Arkansas
and the upper part oi’ the State of Mis
sissippi suffered- very much. In 1845,
1846, 1847 and 1818 the wa.er was low.
In 1840 and 1850 the water was high,
and did not vary two inches from the
water of 1844 —much damage was done
in both Louisiana aud Mississippi. ]„
1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, lgoo, 1856 and
1857, we also had low water. While 1858
aud 1859 are high water years—and will,
no doubt, be distinctly recollected by the
river planters. Judging from the past,
our friend is of the opinion that we will
have iow water for five or six years.
The foregoing exhibit shows that in the
past forty-seven years we have had ten
freshet yen’s, or a fraction more than one
freshet year to five low water years—and
it is worthy of‘e-peciai observation, that
iu no recorded instance have more than
two freshet years’ come together in the
last half century. It would seem that
the river Mississippi, like the ocean, is
subject to certain fixed laws, which are
surprisingly uniform in their results,
when we consider the vast area which it
drains [ind the great diversity of climates
through which it passes. All meteoro
logical observations show that these na
tural laws are in their effects uniform,
even when applied to a subject so pro
verbially fickle as the weather, aud the
amount of rain which, even in one place
falls annua'ly approximates a fixed
amount, and doubtless if we could ex
tend our observations over many places,
we should fiud that as the number of
places increased we should more nearly
approximate a given average. I observe
from tables kept at Marietta, Ohio, from
1819 to 1843 inclusive, (except the years
1824 and 1825, which I cannot find) the
average amount of raiu which fell then
was 41:10-100 inches. 1819,36:33; 1820,
40:00; 1821, 43-00; 1822, 43:50-100;
1823, 40:10—freshet; 1826,41:60; 1827,
41:48: 1828, 49,50 freshet; 1829,
89:52; 1830, 37:54; 1831, 53:54—12
inches fell in July; 1832, 48:33—10:25
inches fell in February; 1833, 40:37;
1834, 34:36; 1835, 42:46; 1836, 36,75;
1837, 43:86; 1838, 35 48; 1839, 33:32;
1840,.30:19; 1841, 42:82; 2842. 42:17;
1843, 41:76.
It will be observed that in the freshet
year, 1828, 49:56 inches of vain fell, and
in 1832, 48,33 inches fell; of which 10:25
inches fell in February alone; hence the
fre-het. The only year which seems to
be entirely exceptional is 1831, when
53:54 inches fell, of which 12 inches fell
in the month of July alone. This was
evidently a mere local excess, and as all
the rivers were low at the time these ex
cessive local rains did not produce any
freshet ia the Mississippi river.— N. O.
Bulletin.
Talk. and Action.
Wendell Phillips, Henry Ward Beecher,
and other leading abolition orators, are
delivering sublime panegyrics upon Old
Brown, the “grand old man,” as they
call him, whom they liken uuto General
Washington, and who, Phillips says, “has
as much right to hang Gov. Wise as Gov.
Wise has to hang him.” Why don’t some
of the saints and heroes come on and
emulate the renown of Brown? If the
crown of martyrdom, in such a career, is
so magnificent and glorious, why don’t
they come on and clap it on their own
swelling temples? It is an easy thing to
stand up before a congregation in Brook
lyn, New York, far off from the scene of
and inger, and abuse Virginia, blackguard
its Governor, and speak great, swelling
words of vanity and” wrath. Neither
Minnie rifles nor Dalglnen guns wi 1
carry balls, Norfolk to New York.
In the twenty-five years that abolitionism
lias existed in this country, Brown is the
first of the pack that has
attempted loSgmtanything but bark; the
first who JhaSp&fne out of his kennel,
cro.-sed tiijj > ts>nfhjgtt'4jne, and under
taken to Lite. may call the
hanging of lhisSntruder martyrdom, and
call the blood of the martyrs the seed of
the church ; but let them come and sow
rs little more seed. The more seed, the
more church; and if Beecher & Cos. wilt
only supply us with seed, it will not be
owing to Virginia’s neglect in putting it.
into the ground, if there is not a good
crop. If they will come on even now,
and offer to suffer in Brown’s place, we
think it very probable they could have at
once bis crown of martyrdom. —Richmond
Dispatch.
Comparative Extent of. Teiritor y
When we read of the wealth and power
of England, it is not easy to conceive that
her territory—i. e., the territory of Eng
land proper—is less than that of several
of our .individual States; and that the
area of the United Kingdom, including
England, Scotland and Ireland, is less
than half the area of Texas, and less than
that of California. The following figures
will show these things to be true :
UNITED KINGDOM.
Square miles-
England 50,922
Scotland 31,324
Ireland 32,509
Total 114,755
UNITED STATES.
Square miles.
Texas 237,594
California .'..155,980
Missouri 67,380
Virginia 61.352
Florida 59,268
Georgia 58,000
Illinois 65,405
Oregon, about 90,000
Area of whole United States 2,G3G, 1 b'- 1
Os all Europe 3.811,594
Sir John Bowring expresses the opin
ion that China is able to solve the great
cotton problem which now disturbs the
manufacturers of Great Britain. R*
looks with doubt upon the probability of
getting a large supply from Africa, as be
perceives that the blacks are not suffi
ciently industrious to produce largely-
The fact that a very large pronortion of
the Chinese are clad with garments maue
of cotton produced in China, is one t°
which he attaches much significance, as
bearing upon the matter. A few years
ago the silk harvest was in peril, and one
of the most important of British uianulac’
tures was believed to be in danger;
in two years China was enabled to sen i
ten millions sleriing of silk, fitted and
prepared for the English market. T ; e
Chinese are very sagacious, and when
taught to sow a better seed, and the arts
of cleaning and preparing sor # market-
China will be entitled to be reckoned
more than she has been reckoned here
tofore, as an important source of cotton
supply.
Can any one tell us why railway hag
gage m isters and their assistants shorn
not handle the baggage of piisseDg' 1- -
witli as much care as is exerci-ed A
porters and draymen on the street ?
should really like to know by what - 1 '•
or right, or dispensation, these stio'i
artned “helps” of the railway depot,
quire a patent for smashing up the tra ”
elir.g trunk of some unoffending passe- ,
ger, and spillingits contents on the grouo
or floor, without they or the compa'd
being held responsible for the
We do not believe iu the immunity w■ _
which these gentlemen solace thenist'tw
for this kind of accidents; and wesho’■ •
very much like to have a case props- v
tried before the Courts, and should h“
no objection to being called as a
to give evidence upon the prevaot -
s mashing custom, and should not m -
object to being a juror to help renuo 1 ■
verdict of damages, —American a
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