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Tuesday July IT, 1360.
Democratic Sentiment In Virginia.
The Richmond Examiner of the 3d
gives a list of twenfy-two Democratic
papers in that State that support Breck
inridge and Lane, and five that support
Douglas and Johnson.
High Price for a Colt.
Mr. A. K. Richards, of Scott county,
Ky., a few days since, sold a colt ten
days old, by his imported horse “Knight
of St. Georgia,” out of the dam of Colos
sus, to Judge Hunter, of Alabama, for
$1,200. _
The Montgomery Post.
Daniel Sayre, Esq., formerly of Tus
kegee and editor of the Republican, has
assumed the editorial charge of the
Montgomery Daily Post, which has re
cently endorsed Bell and Everett. Mr.
Sayre is a vigorous writer.
New Flour.
TheCheraw (S. C.) Gazette says the
first load of new flour of the new crop
of wheat was sold in that market on
Tuesday, the 3d inst., at $8 30 per bar
rel—a prico that it would not have
brought in any other market on the
American Continent.
Bishop Pierce—Emory College.
By a note from a student of Emory
College, Oxford, Ga., we learn that
Bishop Pierce having on account of his
bad health, declined to deliver the ad
dress before the Literary Societies of that
institution at the approaching commence
ment exercises. The Rev. C. W. Howard
has been elected in his stead.
Brunswick Advocate.
We acknowledge the receipt of the
“ Southern Advocate,” anew paper start
ed at Brunswick, Ga., which we cheer
fully place on our list of exchanges. It
is edited and conducted by T. N. Gard
ner at $2 00 per year, and will be inde
pendent in politics.
During the session of the Court at Ty
ler, Smith county, Texas, recently, a free
man of color—in other words a free ne
gro, at his own request was made the
slave of John L. Archer, according to the
Statute in such cases made and provided.
On the Wednesday succeeding a free
negro woman with her two children also
applied to the Court to be made the
slave of auother person.
Stage Accident.
Yesterday, the stage and the six horses
on the line of this place, says the Mont
gornero Post of Saturday, went through
the flat boat at Selma into the river and
v/ere drowned. It seems that the horses
became unmanageable and continued to
the end of the boat into the water. The
mail was recovered in the course of an
hour. Fortunately no lives beyond those
of tho horses were lost.
New Disease iu Cattle.
A correspondent of the Tyler (Texas)
Herald calls attention to the existence in
that county, of a disease among the cattle:
the sore eyes. When first takeu the eyes
run a watery juice, which as the disease
advances, turns to a white and harder
substance—the eyes become swollen as a
horse’s with the hooks—the ball becomes
white and finally blind. It does not seem
to affect them otherwise.
N. E. and S. W. Alabama Railroad.
The Secretary of this company has
called a meeting of tho stockholders to
be held at Eutaw on the 25th inst., for
the purpose of accepting the loan from
the State of $218,000 voted by the last
Legislature. The bulk of this loan is in
tended to be used in the purchase of iron
for the track. The N. E. terminus of this
road is Chattanooga.
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Dead.
We regret, says the Hayneville (Ala.)
Chronicle, to have to announce the death
of Mr. William McCaw, which occurred cn
Friday evening last about 2 o’clock. Mr.
McCaw, (of whom we spoke in our last
as having been fatally stabbed by Thomas
D. Matchett,) was a young man about 34
years old, unmarried, generally liked by
his acquaintances, and leaves a father
and several brothers and sisters to mourn
his premature death.
Mr. Matchett has not yet been arrest
ed.
Macon and Brumwick Hoad.
The Brunswick Advocate says the
work on this road is progressing rap
idly. On that end the contractor is push
ing forward the work with unexampled
rapidity, and will have the road ready
for the iron and ties by the Ist of Octo
ber next. The work on the Macon end
is also progressing finely, and the iron
will soon be on the grouud to lay the
track,
Health of Havana.
The Governor of Louisiana Las issued
his’ proclamation on the advice of the
Board of Health of New Orleans, who
have received information of the preva
lence of yellow fever in Havana, declar
ing that city to be an infected place;
and directing detention at the quarantine
stations on the Mississippi and Atcba
falaya rivers, for ten days, of ail vessels
eoming from that port, or any other
ascertained by the Board to be infected.
Carroll of Memphis Removed—Gal
loway Appointed.
Memphis, July 5.—M. C. Galloway,
editor of the Memphis Avalanche, has
been appointed Posimaster for this city
vice Wn. H Carroll removed.
Mr. Carroll was cne of the delegation
from Tennessee to the Baltimore Conven
tion and refused to secede from that body
with the South. Since his return home,
he has issued an qjjdress to the people of
his State for the purpose of vindicating
his course and the claims of Judge Dou
gias. _
Arrival of a Slaver at Mobile.
Mobile, July 10.—The schooner Clo
tilda, with one hundred and twenty-four
Africans on board, arrived in the hay to
day. A steamboat immediately took the
negroes up the river.
Hon. Alex. McKiDStry, for many years
past Judge of the City Court of Mobile,
has resigned that office. Judge Henry
Chamberlain and Robert B. Armistead,
Esq., have been spoken of as his succes
sors.
VOLUME IV.!
Drouth in Louisiana.
i A Methodist clergyman, in writing to
his brother in this city, thus epeaks.of
the drouth in Sabine Parish, La. The
’ letter from which we make the following
I extract, is dated
Anacoco, La., June 20th, 1800.
“The drouth in this section is very
severe and extensive. e have had no
rain of any consequence since February
last, and corn is dying in the fields, and
most of the grass is burnt or dried up. 1
There is no corn for sale in the country,
and when bought in the city it costs the
purchaser from $1 50 to $2 per bushel.
I paid $1 50 per bushel for tea bushels, I
which was all I could get, some time ago,
and though my horses arc closely fed— !
only three or four ears twice a day— ,
their supply is nearly gone, and what
they will then do I know not. To fill
eighteen appointments I have to ride
from three hundred to five hundred miles
each month, and sometimes have to feed
on grass or the corn that is ready to die
in the field. How far this state of things
exists towards the east I know not; but
westwardly some ways into Texas.”
P. S. June 24th.—No rain yet, and no
prospect of any. It is truly distressing
to witness the sufferings of the smaller
farmers as I pass along, for many far
mers are out of bread.
The United States Senate.
The Senators whose terms expire in
1861, and whose places are to be filled
by the next Legislatures of their States,
are Messrs. Fitzpatrick, of Alabama;
Johnson, of Arkansas ; Gwin, of Califor
nia ; Foster, of Connecticut ; Yulee, of
Florida; Iverson, of Georgia ; Trumbull,
of Illinois; Fitch, of Indiana ; Harlan,of
Iowa; Crittenden, of Kentucky ; Slidell,
of Louisiana ; Pearce, of Maryland ;
Greene, of Missouri ; Clark, of New
Hampshire ; Seward, of New York ;
Clingman, of South Carolina ; Pugh, of
Ohio ; Lane, of Oregon ; Bigler, of Penn
sylvania ; Hammond, of South Carolina;
Collatner, of Vermont, and Durkee, of
Wisconsin—l 4 Democrats, 7 Republicans,
and 1 American.
Tile New Envelope.
The new self-ruling stamped envelope
which was placed on sale during the last
year by way of experiment, has been
permanently adopted by the Post Office
Department. It will hereafter be sup
plied to Postmasters on request, and will
be sold at the following rates; for a sin-..
gle package, the same price as the old;
when more than one package is takeu an
average advance of two cents jier hun
dred envelopes upon the rates-of the old.
The second edition will be a decided im
provement upon the first, and will be
the most substantial as well as one of
the most beautiful letter envelopes in the
market.
Our Army.
The total strength of the United States
Army on the Ist of July was as follows :
16,667 —apportioned thus—two regiments
of cavalry, ten companies each; two of
dragoons, ten companies each ; one regi
ment of mounted riflemen, ten companies
each ; four regiments of artillery, twelve
companies each, and ten regiments of
infantry, ten companies each ; besides
180 cavalry dragoons, 214 artillery, 360
infantry, and 330 other officers, averag
ing one officer to every thirteen men.
Fatal Affairs.
The San Antonio (Texas) Ledger says
that L. P. Walker, Chief Justice of Lav
aca county, was shot on the 28th ult., at
Halletsville, by Robert Kelly, a store
keeper in that place, and wounded so
severely that he expired shortly after
wards. Ed. Cornet, who assassinated
Major Neighbors some time since, was
himself killed by the sheriff’s possee, at
Belknap, Texas, on the 25thult. Heat
tempted to kill Dennis Murphy, and when
an effort was made to arrest him, he re
sisted and was shot.
THe Crops.
The Waresboro Forester of the sth
says :
The crops, everywhere iu this section,
under the influence of heat and rain, are
growing luxuriantly, and a glorious yield
is promised, both of corn and cotton.
The guano used by our neighbors is doing
its work, and so far as we have been able
|o observe, will tell a tale that will insure
a much more extensive application of it
next year.
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State Fairs for 1860.
Alabama, at Montgomery, October 29,
30, 81, November 1 and 2 ; Georgia, at
Atlanta, October 23, 24, 25 and 26; Fair j
of the Georgia Cotton Planters’ Conven
tion, at Macon, December 3d to 29th, in- i
elusive; Kentucky, at Bowling Green,
September 18-22; Mississippi, at Jack
son. November 6-9; South Carolina, at
Columbia, November 13-16 ; Missouri, at
St. Louis, October 24-27.
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The Savannah News says that about !
the 16th of last month an Italian by the
name of Sophietta, a butcher in tho Sa
vannah market, left the city to attend the
sale of some cattle at the late residence
of John Codj’, about twelve miles distant
on theOgcchee Hoad. The sale occurred
on the day above mentioned, and Sophi
etta was present, but has not been seen
or heard of since. He had on his person
when he left about SIOO.
Hung in Elligy.
At Haverhill, (Mass.,) a few days ago,
two effigies were found early iu the
! morning hanging across Merrimac street.
One of them was labelled “Caleb Cushing,
a traitor to bis country and his God.”
The other was characterized thus :
“George Johnson, false to his constitu
ents, his country, and his God.”
The Macon Telegraph of the 9th, learns
I that a man named Benjamin Cawley, was
killed yesterday at Echeconuee creek on
the South Western Railroad, by being
run over the 10 25 a. m. train to Albany.
The deceased was walking the trestle
work, approaching the train, when he
received the injuries which resulted in 1
his death. He lived but a few moments.
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The State Road.
The Milledgeville Recorder says: We
I understand that the State Road has paid
into the Treasury $40,000 for the month j
of June,’ We have no objections to such
solid arguments as to the present faithful ;
management of the road.
Mayor Wood and Douglas.
A dispatch from New York, the 7th
inst., states that Mayor Wood, by letter
endorses Douglas, and advises a Douglas
ticket in the Northern and Western and
a Breckinridge ticket in the Southern j
1 States.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
The Great Eastern.
A correspondent of the Charleston
Courier from New York says :
Bhrnum tried to get the Great Eastern
for a short season, but the Directors were
either afraid he would damage the repu
j tation of the vessel by identifying her
with his humbug, or else he could not
give them responsible security. The
Great Showman has lost none of his en
ergy nor tact in his late commercial re
! vulsion, but seems to have risen to life
with renewed vigor, and is now driving
I the Old Museum to the very finale of
prosperity. It never offered so great at-
I tractions as now ; and consequently was
never enjoying such a full tide of patron
age. O’Grady, of the Stevens House,
who h is the energy of a locomotive, has
j obtained the privilege of having a saloon
aboard the Great Eastern, and of furn
ishing refreshments. There are Ladies’
and Gentlcmeu’s saloon. Iu the former,
ice creams, lemonades, porter, light bev
erages are to be obtained. In the latter
there is a bar, and something stronger to
be had. O’Grady bad to pay a thunder
ing price for the privilege.
♦
Ratification Meetings.
Seventy-nine Democrats of Fultou co.,
have issued a call through the Atlanta
Intelligencer, far a meeting to be held in
that city on the 14th instant, for the
purpose of ratifying the nominations of
Breckinridge andLane.
A ratification meeting for the same
purpose was held in Savannah on Mon
day night. The call for it was signed by
one hundred and nine Democrats. The
News of the 10th says: The Breckin
ridge and LaDe ratification meeting, at
Masonic Hall, is in session as our outside
goes to press. Notwithstanding the in
tense heat, the hall is crowded, and the
greatest enthusiasm prevails.
Gov. Moore, of Alabama.
The Montgomery Advertiser has re
ceived a note from a friend, which says :
Col. J. R. Powell who was in company
with Gov. Moore, a few days since, at
the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs,
Va., informs us that the report which has
obtained circulation that his condition is
very precarious, and that he has lost the
use of his limbs, is erroneous. He found
him in company with his friends divert
ing himself, and in about the same con
dition as to health that he has been in for
‘■a year past. The Governor informed
Col. P. that he expected to return to Ala
bama in about ten days.
Henry Clay on Slavery in the Ter
ritories.
In 1837 Henry Clay, then Senator of
the United States, introduced the follow
ing resolution in the Senate:
l ‘Resolved, That any attempt of Con
gress to prohibit slavery in the Territo
ries of the United States would create a
serious alarm and just apprehensions,
would be a violation of good faith toward
the inhabitants of such Territory who
have removed thereto with their slaves,
and because, when such Territory shall
be admitted into the Union as a State, the
people thereof shall be ent tied to decide
that question exclusively for themselves.
The Augusta Chronicle says that the
law of the Legislature of the State, ap
proved December 28, 1847, requires that
to be elected, the ticket must receive a
majority of all the votes cast. If a ma
jority of the ticket , say six or more, have
received a majority of all the votes cast,
then these six or more shall elect the re
mainder of the ticket. If at least six do
not receive a majority of all the votes,
then it becomes necessary for the Legis
lature to elect the whole ticket.
Rumored Negro Insurrection.
The Memphis Enquirer, of the Bth
inst, says : Private advices received in
this city a day or two since, state that an
insurrection had broken out in the vicin
ity of Osceola, Arkansas, arnoDg the slave
population. Our informant learned that
the disturbances were quelled, but not
until several slaves were severely wound
ed. The negroes, it is thought, were in
stigated by worthless white men.
Douglas iu the Sotith.
But three journals support Douglas in
Alabama and two in Georgia. As yet,
not one In South Carolina, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Florida,
has declared for him. There are two in
Tennessee, and one in Kentucky.
A movement is on foot to start anew
daily in Baltimore, devoted to the Dou
glas cause, as also one in Petersburg,
Virginia.
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The Rome Courier states that on the
morning of the 4th, a negro boy belong
ing to Mrs. Rawls, had two or three fin
gers blown off his right hand, his thumb
and one or two fiDgers off his left, his
face and body burnt, and otherwise in
jured, by the accidental discharge of a
cannon which he was in the act of load
ing.
A Breckinridge Man “Wishes to Bet!
The following is the way n which a
partisan of Mr. Breckinridge is willing to
bet his men :
A Good Chance ! From $5,000 to $lO,-
000 that the Breckinridge and Lane tick
et will carry Louisiana against the Dou
glas and Johnson ticket. Apply at the
office of NEW 10RK HOTEL.
Rail Road Meeting.
The Beuton (Ala.) Herald says a meet
ing will be called at that place on Satur
day, the 14th inst., for the purpose of
considering the importance of the “South
Western Rail Iload” from Montgomery
via Benton, &c., to Selma. A meeting
will be held in Lowndesboro to day, the
13th, for the same purpose.
The Raleigh Standard, of the 7th inst.,
says tnat “the Rev. John F. Speight, of ;
Edgecombe county, died at his residence I
on Thursday last, after a few days ill- |
ness, of congestion of the lungs, aged
about fifty years. His death will be
deeply felt by his church and his county
He was chairman of the County Court of
Edgecombe.”
Sun Stroke.
The Mobile Mercury states that on Sat
urday and Friday last, three men died
from the effects so sun stroke, in the
streets, and within a few days several.
1 horses fell from the excessive heat.
Ex-President Tyler.
It is stated that Ex-President Tyler has
declared through the press that he is in
favor of a dissolution ofAhe Lnion in the
event of the election of Lincoln.
The city of Memphis has voted 1,741
to 1,055 in favor of paying the Aldermen
j of the city a salary of $250 per annum
I each. There are sixteen Aldermen in the
1 Council.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, JULY 17. 1860.
The Crops.
The Tallahassee (Fla ,) Floridian of
the 7th says: We are sorry to be compell
ed to say that not within the memory of
the oldest inhabitant has there been, in
this particular section, so gloomy a pros
pect, so far as relates to the corn crop,
as now exists. Riano exaggeration to
say that on an average no more than a
third of a crop will be made. In some in
stances fields have been literally burned
up, while in others the corn made will
scarcely be worth gathering. This has
been caused by a protracted drouth, ac
companied with excessive heat. So great
a scarcity of this important crop as that
with which we are threatened will, we
fear, produce much suffering among the
I poorer classes.
Cotton is still very promising, though
that is beginning to show the effects of
the dry weather. W’ith good seasons,
however, at least an average if not more
will be made.
Suspicion of Foul Play.
We learn from a gentleman in this city
that on Tuesday last, (the 3d inst.) about
41 o’clock in the afternoon, a citizen of
Savannah stopped at a dwelling on the
Thunderbolt road, when he saw and talk
ed with a young lady, who at the time
appeared to be in good health. About
an hour afterwards, on his return from
Thunderbolt, he stopped again. In the
road he saw a shoe belonging to the
young lady, and on entering the house
found her in a state of nudity, lying dead,
her brother and one other man being in
the house at the time. There were sev
eral cuts upon her person. She was
brought to the city the same evening and
buried the next morning.
We clip the above from the Savannah
News, which states in a later edition that
the impression prevailed at the inquest
that the deceased fell upon some sharp
instrument while in a state of derange
ment, produced by a sun-stroke of several
days previous.
The Rio Grande and the K. G. C.
A correspondent of the Mobile Mercury
from Saa Antonio, Texas, the 24th ult.,
says :
The disturbances on the Rio Grande
continues. Every mail brings fresh ac
counts of murder and outrage. Cortina
is known to be in Matamoras from which
place he directs the movements of his
horde scattered along the Rio Grande
valley.
The K. G. C. are said to be congregat
ing in considerable numbers at Browns
ville ; and better still, we are assured
that leading men throughout the several
Southern States are actually engaged in
maturing a plan for quieting the troubles
now existing in Mexico and opening the
country to American enterprise.
Mammoth Cotton 8011.
The New York Journal of Commerce
has been shown a sample of cotton grown
by Mr. Wm. E. Ely, Lake Washington,
Mississippi, from a seed brought from
Cuba last year. Mrs. Shrieves, of Ken
tucky, collected the seed as a curiosity,
it being rare to see cotton growing in
Cuba ; but it is found that by a change
of latitude from 20° to 33° the size of the
boll was doubled, being so large as to
break down the stalks. The opinion of
planters is, that when the plant has got
acclimated the stalk andboll will be better
proportioned and be a valuable contribu
tion to Southern agriculture.
The seed is being carefully preserved
for experiment on a large scale.
Vote of the Northern and Southeern
States.-
It may be interesting at this time,
when so many calculations are made, and
so much figuring is done as to the proba
ble result of the Northern and Southern
vote next Fall, to look back a few years
and see how those sections have voted
heretofore. The following table gives
the Democratic Electoral vote at the last
eight Presidential elections:
North. South.
1828 Jackson 73 105
1832 Jackson 132 87
1836 Van Buren 109 61
1840 Van Buren 12 48
1844 Polk 103 07
IS4B Cass 72 57
1852 Pierce 158 96
1856 Buchanan 58 116
Total 717 625
Terrific Storm.
On Monday last, (says the Tarboro’
Southerner, of the 7th inst.,) a tremen
dous storm of wiud, rain and hail, accom
panied by vivid flashes of lightning,
swept through the upper part of this
couuty, doing immense damage to crops,
buildings, &c. It ranged about half a
mile in width, taking in its destructive
course the farms of Dr. John R. Mercer,
Mr. F. H. Knight, Mr. John J. Battle,
Turner W. Battle, Esq., and others. The
farms are all more or less injured. The
iightning struck Mr. Knight’s barn, kill
ing two mules and one horse, burning up
about 100 barrels corn, some fodder, &c.
The smoke house and a couple of out
buildings belonging to Mr. John J. Bat
tle were blown dowu and the fragments
scattered in every direction.
Stabbed. ,
The Bowling Green (Ky.) Standard
says : On Wednesday night last Scarlet
Gaultney, of this place, was stabbed by
a man named Latham. It is thought
Gaultney will die as he received several
cuts in his side and abdomen that pene
trated to the hollow. Latham has been
arrested and is under guard awaiting the
result before an examining trial takes
place. Although Gaultney’s wounds are
severe they were inflicted, as we learn,
with a barlow knife.
Death of Hon. John H. Lumpkin.
The Atlanta Intelligencer records the
death of this distinguished Georgian,
j which occurred at the Choice House, in
| Rome, Ga., on Tuesday morning, about
I daylight. The evening previous he was
apparently in good health, holding a
conversation with Judge Crooke. His j
speech thickened and he was evidently
about to fail, when Judge C. caught him
in his arms, and he never spoke again.
His attack was apoplexy.
The Ruling Passion.
Sydney Smith related a pleasant anec
dote, which represented Peel, when in
the Ministry, and on a visit to the
Brighton Pavilion, as called out of bed in
the middle of the night to attend hi£
Majesty in what—his dinner having dis
agreed with him in a very alarming man
ner—the King supposed to be his last
moments. Peel was much affected, and
the King, after a few words, which he
could scarcely utter, said, “Go, my dear
Peel—God bless you! I shall never see
you again and, as Peel turned to leave
the room, he added faintly, “ Who made
that dressing gown, my dear Peel ? It
sits very badlj behind. God bless you,
my dear fellow I Never employ that tai
lor again!”— Leslie's Memoirs.
Douglas in the South.
But three journals support Douglas in
Alabama and two in Georgia. As yet,
not one in South Carolina, Mississippi,
! Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Florida,
has declared for him. There are two in
Tennessee and one in Kentucky.
The above paragraph was cut from the
Sun of the 11th, and republished iu the
Enquirer of yesterday with comments “to
correct statements which so greatly un
derrate the strength” of the Douglasites.
It was taken by us from an exchange of
this State but the usual acknowledgement
was inadvertently omitted. Taking the
Enquirer’s corrections to be true, as they
most probably are, the Douglas journals
are still “few and far between.”
But why is the Enquirer so suddenly
seized with a sympathy for Douglas ?
Why does it volunteer the part of an ex
tempore organ, and undertake the task of
“ setting his party right ?” It iB difficult
to reconcile its former notorious and un
relenting hostility to the “ Little Giant”
with its present expressions of sympa
thy. They come with a poor grace at
this late hour, from that paper.
But the veil it has assumed is too thin
to conceal its purpose and deceive either
the Douglasites or friends of Breckin
ridge ; and while it bears in mind that
“ fair play is a jewel,” it evidently has
not forgotten the maxim, “divide and
conquer.”
In all probability before the 4th of
March next, all parties in the South will,
in self defense, be compelled to unite in
opposition to a common enemy. We
hope our cotemporary will not forget that
either, and make haste to heal the divi
sions it is trying to produce. Its new
born zeal now for the persecuted Dou
glasites is decidedly the richest joke of
the season.
Mayor Wood’s Position.
A few days since, we published a state
ment to the effect, that Fernando Wood
had proposed that Douglas electoral tick
ets should be run in the Northern and
Western States and Breckinridge electo
ral tickets in the South. It has been
stated authoritatively that he has written
a letter endorsing Douglas.
It seems that the position and advice
of the Mayor is prompted solely by mo
tives of policy, and not from real sympa
thy with the doctrines of the “Little
Giant.”
As matters now stand “Honest Old
Abe” has a very fair chance of receiving
a sufficiency of votes of the electoral col
lege to mako him the next President.—
The Democracy hitherto regarded as the
only barrier to the success of the Black
Republicans in getting control of the
government, are as “a house divided
against itself.” The “Constitutional
Union party” in many of the Southern
States—if not all, have Bell and Everett
electoral tickets. Among these and the
two Democratic candidates the vote of
the South will be divided ; while the
Black Republicans are united almost to a
man, and their candidates will sweep
the North.
Under these circumstances, the only
chance for the South in the opinion of
many, is to throw the election for Presi
dent, if possible, into the House of Repre
sentatives when the Black Republicans
will doubtless be defeated, and Breckin
ridge and Lane in all probability elected.
Mayor Wood’s suggestion is regarded by
many Democrats as a capital one and
merely as initiating a movement to defeat
the Black Republicans. The question is,
whether the friends of Douglas will sec
ond the movement.
The Grand Jury vs. the Recorders.
The Grand Jury of New Orleans ap
pear to be after the Recorders of that city
“ with a sharp stick.” They charge a
great deal of the lawlessness and crime
in that city to the bungling officiation of
the Recorders. They also complain of
the usurpation of powers by the Recor
ders, who hold municipal courts in that
city ; and in short they present the Re
corders’ Courts as a nuisance, and re
commend that the Recorders be indicted,
if they don’t mend their ways.
Breckinridge and the “John Brown
Raid.”
A report having been circulated by
some of the press, that Breckinridge sign
ed a petition to Gov. Wise asking the par
don of one of the Harper’s Ferry conspir
ators, the following dispatch has been
received by the Montgomery Advertiser
office disproving it:
Richmond, July 10, 1860.
To Geo. 11. Shorter: The charge against
Mr. Breckinridge is utterly false. lam
officially informed upon this matter at
the office of the Secretary for the Com
monwealth. O. JENNINGS WISE.
Death of Dr. Thos. Eastln.
The Pensacola Tribune records the
death of this gentleman, port physician
for that harbor. While attempting to
cross the bay in a sail boat, on his return
from the Quarantine Station, on Friday
afternoon, was caught in the severe squall
which came up, upsetting his boat, and
in attempting to Bwim ashore was
drowned. It is supposed he was taken
under water by a shark, as he was very
near the shore at the time of his disap
pearance, which was very sudden.
Augusta Dispatcii for Bale.
Mr. S. A. Atkinson, proprietor of the
Augusta Dispatch, believing that the
time has come when every public journal
should identify itself with the issues of
the coming political contest, offers an in
terest in the Dispatch for sale. The pur
chaser may take charge of the business
or editorial department.
Ferocious Female.
The Iron Valley (Ohio) Express con
tains the following advertisement:
Notice is hereby given to all gentle
men, (and those who are not) not to in
sult me, by word, look or action, in the
street or elsewhere. If they do, I will
kill them, as I always go armed.
Mrs. A. C. Tilton.
Damage by Hail.
The Rome Courier says the crops in
that county on the Etowah river were
much damaged by bail on last Saturday,
corn and cotton were beaten down and
stripped of their blades and leaver. The
extent of the damage is not known, tboagh
on some plantations it was very consider
able.
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Later from Oregon.
A dispatch to the New Orleans Pica
yune from St. Louis, the 6th, says: The
overland mail at Fayetteville yesterday,
states that the election in Oregon for
Representatives in Congress is eloee and
doubtful, but Lane and Smith will be de
feated as Senators in the Legislature.
For the Daily Sun.
A New Rail Road.
Eds. Sun : As our people are becoming
awakened to their interests and growth
in commerce, I have thought it might not
be out of place to suggest another rail
way enterprise for their consideration, ’
which although not of huge proportions,
will add vastly to the commerce and
trade of our city if built. I allude to a
road from Florence, Ga., to some point
on the Mobile and Girard Rail Road, say
Silver Run or Colbert. This road has, I
think, been once agitated, and perhaps
surveyed, and prospective subscriptions
taken. The parties most interested are
Columbus, the Mobile and Girard Rail
Road, Glennville and Florence, which
four interested parties, it seems to me,
could easily build and equip a road of
the leDgth this would be. I am not pre
pared to state exactly the distance from
Florence to Silver Run or Colbert, but
do not think it would exceed twenty
miles, and which I presume, could be
built and put in operation for at least
$500,000. This sum, it seems to me,
can be readily raised in Columbus, Glenn
ville, Florence and along the line of road.
RAIL ROAD.
For the Daily Bun.
Florence Road. *
A careful investigation of the proposed
road from Florence, connecting with tho
Mobile aad Girard road, will satisfy the
most captious that it is a road much to
be desired by Columbus. The section of
country through which it would run is
amongst the best of Alabama, and al
though running a distance of only twenty
miles, would draw to it a large and pro
fitable trade, a large portion of which
now seeks another market. Beginning
at Florence, it secures more than half of
the cotton of Stewart county, which will
otherwise go to the South-western road,
either at Cuthdert, Georgetown, or Eu
faula; and running, as~it would, just
along the northern boundary line of Bar -
bour county, would attract to it trade for
ten miles on its south side, and all on its
north side which does not now come to us.
I am not prepared to estimate positively
how much cotton we should secure by
this roa J, but think I am within bounds
when I put down thirty thousand bales.
This, with the amount of down freighr.
which would be delivered to this wealthy
and populous section, with the travel,
would make the road a good one. Flor
ence, Georgia, is deeply interested in its
building, as well as Glennville, and every
planter within ten miles of the ronte.
The building of the road is not of such
huge proportions that it need be delayed.
The parties interested can build and
equip it in twelve months, at the utter
most, and never feel it. Columbus, Flor
ence and Glennville can raise $250,000
easily, while the other $250,000 can he
raised on the line of the road, in cash
and grading, in a month’s time. I trust,
gentlemen, we shall hear from citizens of
Florence and Glennville in regard to the
matter, and if ttiey are in for the road,
they will take the initiatory steps to put
the ball in motion, obtain all the inform
ation possible connected with its cost, get
all the subscriptions they can, and call
upon Columbus to assist liberally, which
I have no doubt she will do.
RAIL ROAD.
Woman’s Home Book of Health.
The New York Journal of Commerce
makes the following mention of the above
named work by Dr. John S. Wilson of
this vicinity :
“ Two medical works will justly attract
attention. One is a plain and practical
treaties by Dr. Garrat, on the best meth
ods for the Medical uses of Electricity.—
A portion of the volume is devoted to the
discussion of the phenomena of Electro
physiology, Electro-biology and the ner
vo-electric batteries of human life, nerv
ous affections, diminished nervous action
and paralytic affections. This work is
illustrated with outs of apparatus and
anatomical illustrations of the nerves and
muscles. The Woman’s Home Book of
Health is from the pen of a Georgia phys
ician who writes in a very frank and
straightforward manner, and with no at
tempt at scientific technicality. The book
is full of good sense, and points out the
errors in living among American woman
with blunt truthfulness.”
The Fourth in Boston.
Boston, July s.—The weather was de
lightful yesterday, and the programme
for the celebration of independence was
carried out with complete success. Ed
ward Everett’s oration was among the
very best of his many patriotic and bril
liant addresses.
The first prize at the city regatta, six
oared boats, was won by “Harvard,”
three miles in 18 minutes 53£ seconds;
second prize was won by Sophomore class
boat in 19 minutes 2 seconds. M. T.
Smith took the first prize for single sculls,
two miles in 14 minutes 2£ seconds.
There were three successful balloon
ascensions, and in the evening there was
a brilliant display of fire-works.
Arrival of the Golden Fleece at St.
Johns.
St. Johns, N. F., July 4.—The steam
ship Golden Fleece, from Galway June
23d, arrived at this port at 3 o’clock this
afternoon, and will sail this evening for
New York. Mr. Varley, the electrician
of the Atlantic telegraph company, came
passenger in her.
His errand is to raise the end of the
Atlantic cable, and remove its landing
place; as also to remedy any defect
found in the cable itself.
New Hampshire Legislature.
Concord, N. H. July 4.—The New
Hamshire Legislature adjourned sine die
this forenoon. The Democrats in the
Senate voted for the national resolutions
offered by the Republicans.
From St. Joseph.
St. Joseph, July 7.—Nave, McCord &
Co’s, new store fell to-day, killing nine
occupants of the adjoining building. It
afterwards caught fire, destroying the
contiguous buildings. Loss $200,000.
The Denver Express of the 28th has
arrived.
A meeting of the citizens was held to
arrest the Indian depredations.
Business was dull, money scarce.
Breckinridge and Lane Ratification
Meeting.
Washington, July 9.—There was a
large and enthusiastic Breckinridge and
Lane meeting here to-day. There were
six speakers. Mr. Meek, of Alabama,
and Gov. Stevens, of Washington Terri
tory, condemned squatter sovereignty,
as characterised by the proceedings of
the Douglas convention, as intolerant and
anti-Democratic They also claimed that
the Breckinridge wing was the true Na
tional Democrats, as they advocated .
equal rights in the Territories.
President Buchanan was serenaded,
and he responded in a speech endorsing
the nominees.
Shipment of Floor for Bn rope.
For a’ long period the shipments of
breadstuffs from this country to Europe
have been qnite small, but the tide ap- .
pears to have at last turned, and if the
foreign advices hereafter are similar to ;
those received the past few weeks, the j
amount forwarded the present season will
doubtless present a large increase upon
former years. We understand that daring
tbe last fortnight about thirty thousand
barrels of flour, of common grades, have
been taken out of store in this city, and
shipped for European ports. —Boston
Traveller, 2d,
[NUMBER 14.
Harden Dies Hard- TUe Confession*
As stated in Saturday’s Express, the
Rev. Jacob S. Harden was executed at
Belvidere, New Jersey, on Friday last.—
His last moments are thus described :
The Sheriff then put a white handker
chief into the prisoner’s right hand, in
structing him to throw it on the ground
when be was ready to go. The officer
then stood ready at the drop weight, and
for a single second the convict groaned
aloud, as though in terrible mental ago
ny At precisely thirty one minutes past
1 o’clock he threw the handkerchief on
the ground, and down went the drop, a
loud cry, as of suddan pain, arising from
the crowd, as it fell.
HARO DEATH OF THE CULPRIT.
Harden fell with a heavy jerk, but his
neck being a very thick one, it was not
broken. For five seconds the body hung
motionless, then the legs were suddenly
drawn up to the stomach, the arms were
violently jerked, as though endeavoring
to escape from their pinions, the chest
heaved, the hauds clenched, and the body
swayed to aud fro, with its terrible agony.
These convulsions grew worse, and in one
minute became so terrible, that many
shrieked, and several rushed from the
Court yard, in an almost fainting condi
tion. It was quite two minutes before
these terrible struggles ended, and then
life gradually departed. At 8 minutes,
the pulse beat 50; at 9 minutes, 54; at
10 minutes, 46; and at precisely fourteen
minutes of two, life was pronounced ex
tine. This was in exactly sixteen minutes
from the time the drop fell to the time
pulsation stopped.
THE CONFESSION.
Although it is positively known that
Harden has made a full confession of his
guilt, yet there is considerable doubt as
to whether it has been put to paper. —
Many parties have offered large sums for
the exclusive privilege of publishing it;
but one fact prevented an acceptance of
any oft'er. This was, that by telling the
truth, many respectable families would be
compromised, and the fair names of nu
merous ladies in Warren county, be taint
ed. So far as cau be learned (and we
speak from excellent authority) the un
fortunate culprit began his career of
crime by seducing a member of hisschool.
He was then quite young, but being very
plausible, weak and silly girls were
caught iu his trap, as flies are caught iD
the spider’s web. He admits having se
duced several girls under promise of mar
riage, among them his wife; and also
states that he had had illicit intercourse
with married women. How many victims
of lust there are it is impossible to tell,
but the number must be very large.
Thus the public will see how necessary
it was that no confession, containing all
these particulars, should be published.
Harden also tells how he murdered his
wife. When he married her it was his
determ nation not to live with her any
louger than could be avoided. He hoped
that ill-treatment might drive her to the
home of her parents; but the worse he
treated her, the more loving and affec
tionate she became. The poison was
then administered in various ways.; in
tea, in cake and apples, but always in
such small quantities that death was
quite slow, though nevertheless sure. At
last she died, and then suddenly becom
ing alarmed, he ran away to Virginia,
but was apprehended, and as above rela
ted, convicted. Were the confession to
be published in full, the public would
probably hear a story told, which for
hypocrisy, sin of all kinds, and deliber
ate murder, has no parallel in the history
of crime in America.
Capture of a Murderer.
Deputy United State Marshal D. W.
Austin, of Pensacola, Florida, is now in
this city on his way back from Btazos
county, Texas, where he captured a mur
derer and notorious Floridian desperado,
named Ferdinand McCaskell, whom he
has been tracking ever since the murder
of George Young in WarriDgton, Florida,
by McCaskill, on the 16th of Febuary,
*IBSB. McCaskell had but a few angry
words with Young, and three days after
walked into a hotel there with a double
barreled gun, and was about to shoot an
other by mistake. YouDg unfortunately
stepped in at that moment, and McCas
kell leveled upon him and shot him dead.
He immediately fled into the swamp,
where he staid a couple of months, and
then made his way on foot to Texas
through the States of Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana Mr.
Austin traced him through this devious
way, and made two unsuccessful trips to
Texas to find him. On the third he met
him by accident in the village of Milli
ken’s, and seized him on the steps of the
tavern. McCaskell escaped from Aus
tin’s grasp, and was running off, when
the Marshal shot him with a Deringer,
the ball entering his back on the left
side. He was thought to be mortally
wounded, but survived the desperate in
jury, on the principle, perhaps, that “a
man born to be hung, etc.”— A. 0. Bulle
tin, 7 th,
SIOO,OOO Well Distributed.
The SIOO,OOO prize of the last drawing
of the Royal Lettery of Cuba was drawn
by seven or eight parties in Matanzas
The Aurora del Yumuri, published in
that city, says that one quarter of t(ie
ticket (.$25,000) was drawn by a com
mercial house, where there are several
honest and laborious young men, who
came in for shares of $2500 each ; a mer
chant drew $25,000, a broker $25,000,
and the fourth was divided iu three or
four portions ; one of them ($6250) was
held by a foreign servant girl, who is now
likely to change her sphere , $6250 by a
negro cook, who immediately informed
his master that he wanted his free papers
made ready for him, and finished by mar
ryiug his colored lady love, and set up a
fruit and vegitable stall. The other SI2OO,
it is not yet known to whose lot they fell.
This is a yery good distribution of the
large prize.— Cuban Messenger.
New York Society.
A ticket to the Japanese ball, in New
York, sold for SSO. It was afterwards
raffled off for $75. Some 3,000 spurious
tickets were out, and the holders were a
bard looking “set,” but enjoyed every
thing amazingly—the soap fat men and
rag pickers, among them particularly.
The Express says the scrambling at the
supper table was awful, and the waiters
were uot only impertinent but extortion
ate “, for instance, a man asked for an ice
eream for his lady—the reply was “1
don’t care a for you or your lady, give
me a quarter, sar.” The quarter was
paid and the article was sometimes forth- ;
coming and sometimes not.” “Bring me
a bottle of wiDe,” said another The
“Sambo” whom he addressed had several i
bottles in his band. “Half a dollar, sar !” j
was the response, and unless that half j
dollar was paid there was no wine. New ;
York city, it will he seen, preserved its
reputation.
A Philosopher Studying the Phe
nomena of his own Death.
M- ltetzius, whose decease we men*
tioned a fortnight since, continued to
make scientifiic observations upon his
own case almost to the moment that his
heart ceased to beat. His la3t words
were: “The struggle of death is hard,
but it is of the highest interest to note
! this wrestle between life and death. Now
I the legs are dead; now the muscles of
! the bo’wels cease their functions; the last
; struggle must be heavy, but for all that
it is highly interesting.”
Flora Temple Beats Patchen t
New York, July s.—Another race
came off yesterday between Flora Tem
i pie and Patchen, on the Suffolk Park
Course, which was won by Flora. Time
2:225, 2:215, 2:375.
The Ben Ltwli Disaster Again—The
Cause Explained.
Messrs. Alexander Houston, connected
with the house of Mitchell & Allen, New
York, and M. B. Robinson, of the house
of Jules Ilauel & Cos., Philadelphia, re
ported among the lost, have arrived at
Nashville, and furnished the Union news
paper with the following:
On the 23d June we made our exit from
Memphis, Tenn., and took passage on
board of the Ben Lewis, quickest of the
Mississippi boats, and carried the horns;
Capt. Hanson being but recently appoint
ed to command her. At the time of our
departure we had sixty five cabiu and
twenty deck passengers. A short period
only elapsed, when I went below, and
whut was my astonishment to find all in
the greatest confusion, from the escape of
steam, caused by an over presure forcing
its way through the weak portion of ma
chinery; this after great difficulty, was
mastered. The night of Saturday she
run on her usual time with caution, but
as soon as day-light shone on us she sped
through the water at a dangerous speed.
One hundred miles below Cairo we took
on board two planters with slaves; they
soon became alarmed, and asked the
cause of such high pressure and speed of
the boat, when the clerk replied it was
her trial trip, and that she had to this
point made one hour over her usual time.
At every landing the slaves were taken to
the stern of the steamer, as they would
uot slacken at such time. Between tnis
point aud Hickman the gauge-cocks of
the four boilers marked a great variance,
when they should always be kept equal.
At Hickman I had an opportunity of
counting the deck hands, being thirty six
iu number marching from the store-house
with boxes of apples; at this point a bet
was made between the pilot and engineer
to make the landing at Columbus m one
hour and three minutes, a distance of
twenty miles, against the strong current
of the Mississippi; it was lost by one-half
minute, the quickest run on record at
that particular stage of the river. Aa
soon as we touched at Columbus the en
gineer of the Cheney, in the vicinity of
Ben Lewis, became alarmed at the state
of the boat, said she was under a dan
gerous head of steam, and advised all to
leave immediately or 6he would blow up;
he watched her with agony until she dis
appeared.
From this point to Cairo she was like
ly to explode at any moment, as she
trembled like an aspen leaf shaken by
the wind We were so cognizant of her
danger that we took our position on the
extreme end of the boat, and left her im
mediately on her touching at Cairo. A
few minutes only elapsed after her leav
;ng when she collapsed with a report
that was distinguishable five miles dis
tant. Mr. Williams, who had only taken
a parting farewell of his family, consist
ing of his wife,’ a son aged 22, two beauti
ful young ladies, and equally a9 intelli
gent and accomplished, the admiration
of all the passengers from their affable
manners, and one little girl and a boy
about seven years of age. When he
beheld their fate, no language could de
pict his feelings.
Ball at Pine K.uot Springs, Ac.
Dear Sun: A few words in regard to
the delightful watering place bearing the
above name may not be uninteresting to
the readers of the Sun. It was the good
fortune of your correspondent to be one
of many others who received cards of in
vitation to attend the first hop of the
season, and which occurred on Tuesday
evening, the 10th inst. A short ride over
the Muscogee Road in care of Mr. Hantz,
as conductor, and who by the way fills
his position very satisfactory to both
employees and the great traveling pub
lic, brought us to No. 3 or Box Spring,
where I, in common with others of the
coarser part of humanity, took seats with
Dock Haygood for Pine Knot, a distance of
eight miles. Considering the very hot
weather we all had a very pleasant eight
miles hack drive. Just at dusk we drove
up in front of the hotel at the Springs,
and were met and cordially welcomed by
Mr. John W. Howard, the gentlemanly
proprietor, and one who perfectly under
stands how to keep hotel. I had the
pleasure of taking by the hand a largo
number of friends and greeting familiar
faces. In little less than no time my
kind friend, Calhoun, sounded the note
for a bathe in the creek — the proposition
met with general approval, and we were
soon immersed in a bath of the most de
licious kind. The stream is clear and
deep, and the water soft and buoyant.
Ah! that bath was a luxury indeed, and
fully repaid us for our 28 miles journey.
After our bathe we repaired to the supper
table, and found that Howard knew as
well how to get up good eating as he did
to make one feel comfortable.
Soon the sable minstrels gave notice
by the ring of cat gut, that they were
ready to entertain “de white folks,” and
soon young men and maidens fair to look
on, began to fill up the neat and cosey
ball room. Old men and elderly matrons
took their places to eDjoy the festivities
of the occasion. All went as merry as
a marriage bell, every one seemed to bo
in possession of a full supply of happi
ness.
At one o'clock the dining room doors
were opened, aud the visitors invited to
the supper table. Two large tables filled
the room, both of which fairly groaned
with the weight of substantials and luxu
ries which they bore. A better prepared
supper than this I have never seen—with
out any attempt at fulsome show or extra
display, bu.t a neat, appropriate and
tastefully arranged supper for an honest,
sober and straight forward people. The
fruit and cake table was under the direc
tion of Mr. C. Creighton, whose known
character in such matters is sufficient
eulogism upon its worth and merits.
At a seasonable hour the guests all re
tired to their respective apartments, and
quietness once more reigned. I would
like to speak of the water and general
arrangements of these springs, but I fear
it would weary your readers. The past
history of these waters speak for them
selves, and the general arrangements are
on the most comfortable and accommoda
ting scale. *
A. Good Miller Wanted.
He must be an honest man; not a pro
fane swearer, not a drunkard, not a Sab
bath breaker. If he is a Christian, whose
religion is in the heart, and not in the
head, nor in the water; nor a man “ hav
ing a form of godliness but denying the
power thereof.” St. Paul says, “from
such turn away.” ge must also be a
man who can dress Burr Stonea ao as to
make the best of Flour, and keep the
mill in good order. He must, also, be a
man who can file a Shingling Saw and
keep it in good order—or soon learn to
i do it—and run the machine; asVbe mill
i will not be grinding more than half the
time. John Rabb.
Fayette Cos., May 10, 1860
Drowned.
We are informed, as we go to press,
that Mr. H Mupp, a shoemaker of this
place, and a man of steady habits, was
drowned at the ferry .on the evening of
the sth. It appears that he and others
i went down to bathe, and his comrades
i leaving him near the river’s edge, swam
| out in the stream. Upon returning, they
found him missing, and all search has so
j far proved unavailing His clothes were
j found where be left them at the time of
qDdressing, and were brought up to town
i by his companions. —Bainbridge Argus.
Nebraska Advices.
: St. Louis, July 6. —Advices received
at this point from Nebraska report that
! two hundred Cheyenne, Arrapahoe and
I Sioux Indians bad attacked a Pawnee
i village in sight of the agency.
They threaten to exterminate the Paw
nee Indians.
Col. May, a Fort Kearney, has applied
to protect the Pawnees under the new
treaty.
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Mutiny among; Coolies.
Boston, June 28.— The ship Kitty
Simpson, from Macao, for Havana, with
three hundred and fifty Coolies, put into
Table Bay, May 3d. Five Coolies at
tempted to take the ship, but were driven
below, one being killed and several
wounded. The ringleaders subsequently
received from fifty to an hundred lashes
each, and were secured in irons.