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Cirastitutioitalist K lUjrahlic. BY JAMES GARDNER, JR. OFFICE ON Me IN TOSH-STREET, THIRD DOOR FROM TUB NORTH-WEST CORNER OF BROAD-STREET. TERMS: Dailypaper (if paid in advance) ....per annum. .$8 00 Tri-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 200 To an Absent Wife. by g . d. prentice. Tis Morn—the sea breeze seems to bring Joy, health and freshness on its wing; Bright flowers, to me all strange and new, Are glittering in the early dew, And periume rise from every grove, As incense to the clouds that move Like spirits o'er yon welkin clear; But I am sad—thou art not here! Tis Noon—a calm unbroken sleep Is on the blue wave of the deep ; A soft haze, like a fairy dream, Is floating over wood and stream, And many a broad magnolia flower, Within its shadowy woodland bower Is gleaming like a lonely star; But I am sad—thou art afar! ’Tis Eve—on earth the sunset skies Are printing their own Eden dies ; The stars come down, and trembling glows, Like blossoms on the wave below, And like an unseen spirit, the breeze Seems lingering ’mid the orange trees, Breathing its music rout'd the spot; But lam sad—l sec thee not! : Tis Midnight—with a soothing spell The far off tones of ocean swell— Soft as the mother's cadence mild, Low bending o’er her sleeping child; And on each wandering breeze are heard The rich notes of the mocking bird, In many a wild and wondrous lay; But I am sad —thou art away ! I sink in dreams —low, sweet, and clear, Thine own dear voice is in mine ear; Around my cheek thy tresses twine — Thiue own loved hand is clasped in mine, Thine own so’tfs lips to mine is pressed, Thy head is pollowed on my breast; Oh, I have all my heart holds dear, And I am happy—thou art here. I From the N. Y. Times . 1 Oth inst.\ Another Railrad Tragedy. We have again to chonicle another railroad tra gedy. The tidings of one catastophe has scarce ly time to die away, before the public mind is harrowed by the details of another. Yesterday afternoon, at 4i o’clock, a violent collision occurred on thej Camden and Amboy Railroad about eight miles beyond South Am boy, between the train which lelt Philadelphia at 2 o’clock, p. m., and the train which left Am boy at 4p. m. The collision took place at a spot called Old Bridge, on a single track, and was caused, as was reported last night, by the con ductor of the Amboy train being a few minntes ahead of his time, i here were six cars attached to the Philadelphia train, and five cars attached to that from Amboy. If the Philadelphia train had not been going at a very slow pace—only about five or six miles an hour—the loss of life must have been tearful. As it was, the locomo tives met each other with tremendous force. The engineers had just time to jump off. The loco motives were smashed, and the foremost cars were driven back upon those in the rear. So vio lent was the shock, that the first car upon each train was driven into the second car, and com pletely dovetailed. The collision occurred at a spot where there is a severe curve. The track near Old Biidge runs through a wood, and the Philadelphia train had just come out of the wood. The conductors could not see the op posing trains until they were within three hun dred yards of each other, although they distinct ly heard each other's whistle. Immediately upon the collision, one of the engineers alarmed for the consequences, made his escape into the woods. Os the passengers on board the train from Philadelphia, several were injured, but none were killed. Five of the passengers on the Am boy train were killed on the spot. Two of these were men—one a German, just arrived from California, and on his way home ; there were also two women and one child killed. The number of the wounded is variously sta ted. but from information derived this morning, from passengers who were on board at the time of the catastrophe, w’e learn that not less than 20 were hurt—and more than half that number were seriously injured. The scene after the collision was most fright ful. The cries of the wounded were drowned by the wailings of their friends. People were rushing about in a frantic manner, searching for ? relatives, while the friends of the dead rent the air with their shrieks. A meeting of the passengers was immediately 1 organized—a Chairman and Secretary appointed, and strong speeches made denouncing the care lessness of the Managers of the Road. We must testify to the kindness of Capt. John I Simpson, of the John Potter, who brought some ‘ of the wounded persons to this City in that steamboat. We are indebted to Mr. C. C. Fulton, of the Baltimore American, who was a passenger on { board the train from Philadelphia, for the loilow j ing full account of this sad accident: f The train of cars which left Amboy at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, for Philadelphia, W'hen at Old Bridge, eight miles from Amboy, came in contact with the 2 o’clock train from Philadelphia, causing a scene of horror almost J indescribable. The train from Amboy was out I of time, though tbe conductor declared his watch was wrong, which led him to the error. The train from Philadelphia checked up, and almost at a stop, when the opposing train came sweep ing along with great velocity, crushing the cars of both trains as if they had been made of straws. The train lrom New \ork was most seriously damaged—four ol the passengers in the second passenger car having been instantly killed, and a number of others seriously injured. The train from Philadelphia consisted of five passenger cars, the first of which were torn to j, pieces by the trucks breaking loose. The en* '' tire floois were torn out, and the seats broken into a thousand pieces, the passengers falling through on the track underneath, especially of the first car ; without material injury, however, to any of ihein, except scratches and bruises. There was also a great number, in both trains, , slightly scratched and bruised, and a great many j hair-breadth escapes were made. Mr. Charles C. Fulton feli through on the track, the floor being torn from under his feet, and escaped without injury. The accident undoubtedly originated in gross neglect on the part ot the conductor of the train from New York, who was twenty minutes be j hind his time. j The strongest indignation was felt by the pas j sengers m relation to the accident, and resolu- Itions of the strongest character were adonted, denouncing the road and the officers. Scientific Intelligence. j A variety oi interesting and useful papers j were read at the Scientific Convention,at Cleve land. Among others was a long communication by Professor Loomis, on the hail storm of the Ist July, in which thestoiies which fell in some sections of the country were from 2J to 3 inches long and 2 wide. After a long description, the professor gives the iollowing explanation : What teas the Cause of the Haiti —The hail was caused by a violent upward movement of the air, carrying along with it an unusual amount of vapor, which was suddenly condensed, and at so low a temperature that it was frozen in large, semi-crystalline masses. I hat three w’as violent upward movent of the air appears from the fol lowing considerations: Rev. G. W. McLane, of Williamsburg, was in the street, near his house, and noticed tbe coming up of the storm. He says the cloud was very dense and black moved rapidly lorward, and under the main sheet the clouds boiled up in a violent and an gry manner Others have testified to substan tially the same facts. Again, it appears impos sible that two currents in close juxtaposition should blow from nearly opposite quarters with such violence as to prostrate large trees unless there is opportunity for the air to escape upward. How was the Cold which formed the Hail Pro duced ?—The temperature of hail-stones when they fall is sometimes as low as 25 or even 20 deg. Fahrenheit. The temperature of the air diminishes as we ascend from the earth. At a height of 8,800 feet above New York it is esti mated at 32 degrees in summer: There was a hailstorm in * ranee on the 28th of July, 1835, which covered the ground at the foot of a mountain three inches deep with stones, some of which weighed eight ounces; while at a height of 4,800 feet up the mountion no hail fell. ’ It is thought, therefore, that the bail of July Ist, 1853, was not formed at an elevation of more than 5,000 ieet. The atmosphere derives its heat mainly Irom the eaith by radiation up wards. Clouds intercept this rising heat, and it therefore becomes unnaturally cold above. The wind in this case came from a higher latitude, as it blew from the northwest, it thesefore brought with it a lower temperature. Another source of cold is found in evaporation from the surface ol the hailstones. If we moisten the bulb of a thermometer its temperature sinks from evapor ation. As the hailstone is in rapid motion, it is cooled by evaporation to so low a temperature that the surrounding moisture is condensed upon it, and thus concentric lavers are formed. How do Hailstones remain suspended in the ait long enough to acquire a weight of half a pound, t —1 conceive that hailstones are formed with great rapidity. The vapor is condensed sudden sed and almost instantly. I think that very large hailstones may be formed in five min utes. In a vacuum a stone would fall from the height of 5,000 feet in less than twenty seconds —but drops of water and hailstones fall with only a moderate velocity; from my own observa tion, I should think forty feet per second in the July storm; at this rate a stone would be two minutes in failing 5,000 feet; and if we suppose it to start from rest, and its rate to increase uni formly to the ultimate velocity of forty feet, the time of fall would be in four minutes. The strong upward movement which is known to exist in the neighborhood where hail is formed, is quite sufficient to sustain hailstones of the largest kind, so long as they can be kept within the influence of the vortex. I see no reason, therefore, why hailstones cannot be sustained in the air five or ten minutes, or even longer. Why did the hail in the present case attain so large a size ?—Because the circumstances were unusually favorable to its formation. The at mosphere contained about as much vapor as it is ever known to hold in this latitude. This va por was suddenly lifted to a region of great cold, and rapidly condensed or frozen. The strong upward movement helped to sustain the crystals as they inc. eased, until the upward force was no longer equal to gravity, or until they escaped from the influence of the votex ; most of the stones would fall in five minutes, and be of mod erate size; others might be sustained ten or fif teen minutes, and obtain enormous dimensions. [From the Savannah Republican , Aug. 9.] The Lumber Trade of Georgia. The Lumber of this State is assuming an in creasing importance each year, in consequence of the decrease of White Pine in the forests of Maine and other Northern States; and also from the character of the Pitch Pine becoming better known. Formerly, its uses were partial, but now it is found equally valuable with Oak for the beams, planking, and many other parts of a ship; it is used instead of the White Pine for deck planks, and it is also taking the place of Spruce and Pme for the beams and sleepers of large brick buildings. Its firmness renders it particularly valuable for the latter purpose. We find by reference to our tables that the exports of Savanuah have increased w r ithin ten years, over five hundred per cent., and we hear no complaints about the decrease of the forests. About one half ot the State is covered with Pine, and the growth of ail trees is so rapid in this climate that there need be no fear about ex hausting the supply, unless the demand should far exceed that of previous years. Unlike the forests of the North, the same land will produce again the same growth. The lands of Maine, that produce the White Pine, are generally sterile, and after the pines are cut oft', the next growth is always different. * The Savannah exports of Lumber, to date lrotn Sept, i, 1852, are 30.350,000 feet, and by the end of the year (Sept, i,) will probably reach 31 millions. The exports from the AltarnahS' river, at Darien, lor the same time, are about 23 million ; and probably, the exports lrom the St. Mary’s aud Satilla rivers, and other places, will swell the total to near sixty millions of feet. This includes square timber as well as sawed lumber. We think the value at shipping ports would be nearly one million of dollars, an amount equal to the value of the Rice crop of the State. Almost the whole value of lum ber consists of the labor required to cut and manufacture it, and transport it to its place of destination; and the distribution of this labor is so varied that it seems to given greater amount of good to the working classes than any other business that can be followed. The Altamaha will afford a greater supply than any river in the whole Southern country, and we find that well directed efforts have been made to prepare mills near Darien, to manufac ture all that may be cut by the hardy Lumber men. We think about one half of the exports from Savannah are in square timber. For ten years previous to Sept. 1,1851, the expoits to Foreign ports were about equal to those coastwise, with one exception : of the 18 millions exported in 1846, over thirteen were to foreign ports, and moie than eleven to Great Britain. About two thirds of the exports of 1852 were to foreign ports, and the past year three fifths are to foreign ports. Great Britain is the best customer, taking usually about half the foreign exports to her ports direct, besides the large amounts that go to the provinces of New Bruns wick and Nova Scotia. Within the past year several cargoes have been shipped to Spain for the use of the government docks. We have no means of refering to the exports of previous years from any place except Savan nah, but below we annex a table of the totals for twelve years. Exports of Lumber and Timber from Savannah. Year ending September 1,1842,.. .8,390,400 feet. “ “ 5 3,... 7,519,550 “ “ “ “ ’4,.. .5.933.251 “ ** “ ’5,...8.270,582 “ “ “ “ ’6,. . 18,585.644 “ “ “ “ ’7,. .10,731,388 “ “ “ “ ; 8.. .16.449,558 “ “ ’9,. .15,380,200 “ “ “ 1850,..17,719.100 41 “ “ “ ’1,..17,764.300 “ “ “ “ ’2,. .25,508,500 “ From Sept.’s2 to Aug. 11, ’3,. .30,530,000 “ The Hermit of Chicago. —ls any trafficker in romance wishes a hero for a fashionable dish of literature, we can supply him. On Lake Chicago, there are a number of small and lovely islands, varying from ten to forty acres, lying high above the clear waters, and displaying a level surface, beautifully wooded with maples and lindens. Upon one of these smallest slauds, a young man has resided, so far as human com panionship is concerned,for several years. He has a neat cabin, and cultivates a few acres of ground with his own hands, sufficient to supply him with the necessaries of life. He is a gentleman of education and fine literary taste, and has quite a library of well-selected standard words. He seldom visits the settlements, but is always pleased to have people visit him, paying mark ed attention to his guests, and entertaing them in the best style liis domicil affords. Why he has chosen this seclued way of life, no one knows. He appears happy and contented— neither a misanthrope, blunted to tbe social en joyments of the world by misfortunes and dis appointments, nor a bigoted anchorite, nor yet a romantic fool. Twenty-three Years in the Water. —The Norristown, (Pa.,) Herald says that some twen ty-three years ago—in the year 1830—a man named Mr. McClay was missing from the neigh borhood of Mr. Hitner’s quarries, Marble Hall, about five miles below the borough, and, after a long search, it was found impossible to discover he body. Recently, the quarry being about to be used again, au effort was made to pump the water out in which they finally succeeded last week ; and towards the close of the week the skeleton ol this man was discovered. The wa ter is very cold all the year round, and it was thought petrification had taken place, but such was not the case However, about nine years after the accident, a large quantity of stone tell in, and that may have struck and mangled him He was found to be a complete skelton— noth ing but the bones left. The shoes were as per" feet as they were twenty-three years ago- the stringsby which they were tied were as°readi!y undone as though it had just happened. In the sh< es was a portion of flesh : the buttons of his '’ e f* were la *d as regularly where they had rot ten off as though they had been placed there. A very offensive effluvia erose, as if decomposi tion had just commenced. Banks in New York.— The whole number of bankmg institutions in active operation in the city of i\ew York is fifty-eight, twenty of which of are situated at Wah street. It will startle the reader some when we tell him that the capital employed by these banks amounts to about $50,000,000. Providence goes in lor banks in great shape. They have twenty-six— capital $8,857,687. Philadelphia has only fifteen banks—capital $10,643,600. Baltimore has 12 —capital 5,652,831. Boston comes next to New York as it has thirty-six banks, the total capi tal of which is $27,000,000. The amount of j capital of the banks in the five cities mentioned above is $100,174,118 —quite a pile.— Boston Bee. AUGUSTA, GA. SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 14. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. lIERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. Os Baldwin County. The Prospect. The Editor of the West Point Bacon, who has travelled through the greater portion of the Fourth District, says “ From the lights now before us, we confidently believe that Johnson and Dent will carry this District by from fifteen hundred to two thousand majority.” Democratic Meeting—Col. Seward’s Speech. The Savannah Georgian of the 12th inst. says : We have time for but a brief notice of the Democratic meeting and the speech of Col. Sew ard, last night. Though the evening was oppressively hot, the assemblage was one of the largest political gatherings which we have ever attended in Sa* vannah. The few remarks of Messrs. Lloyd and Griffin, and the longer addresses ol Messrs. Cohen, Charlton, and Jackson, were all in admi rable style and spirit. But the chief attraction of the occasion was, of course, the speech of Col. Seward. He com menced by saying that he had linked his for tunes, upon principle, with the Democratic par ty, and with that party he would stand or fall. He stood upon the Baltimore Democratic Plat form —upon which every true friend of the South and the Union should take position with him. In relation to Savannah he said, that he de fied any man to show that he had ever uttered a sentiment inimical to her interests. That in regard to the navigation of the Savannah river, he regarded it as a question concerning not alone this city, but the whole State of Georgia ; and that, if elected, he would exert all his abilities to obtain an appropriation for the removal of the wrecks, and for re-imbursingthe corporation for any expenditure which it might make towards the accomplishment of that object. At the same time he frankly stated his desire for the con struction of the Brunswick read, that an outlet to the Atlantic might thus be furnished to the section in which he lives : remarking that if he could thereby obtain for himself every vote in Savannah, that would not be an inducement strong enough to lead him to place himself in conflict with the interests of other portions of the District. These are hut a few points in the speech of Col. Seward, which, though he apologised for his embarasssment in its delivery, was listened to with a very high degree of satisfaction by every Democrat—satisfaction which was testified by frequent applause, as he proceeded, and more fully shown by three cheers for him, as the meet ing was adjourning. Another of the great India Rubber cases be tween Horace H. Day and the Goodyear party was to have been tried in the United States Circuit Court at Newport, Rhode Island on Monday last. It is a suit in equity to enjoin some of the parties connected with the rubber shoe manufacture in New England, including Nathaniel Howard and Dr. Hartshorn from any farther use of the machine used in grinding and forming India rubber into sheets, and spreading it on cloth; and to recover the profits on the same for the past three years. Mr. Day holds the title to the chief patent, but his right under it is denied : and it is claimed that the invention is not new and that, if it is, William Judson holds it in trust for the various manufactures. This case has excited great interest with the trade, as all who are connected with Goodyear have acknowledged the legality of the patent. Eminent counsel have pionounced Mr. Day’s title good. A large number of persons interest ed in the rubber trade, and lawyers, have been making preparations for the trial. The National Democrat says that the two old cannons used by General Jackson in the battle of New Orleans, which has been objects of curi osity in the navy yard at Brooklyn were sold under a general order made during the late ad ministration to sell all the old guns. These guns were highly prized in the navy-yard as relics of the memorable Bth of January 1815, and were objects of much curiosity on account of their sin gular construction. The officers of the yard ap pealed twuce to the government to spare those two old guns, but the order was irrevocable, and they were sold. New Cotton. —The Mobile Tribune of the 9th inst., says: The first bale of the new crop of cotton arrived on Sunday last per steamer Azile. It is from the plantation of G. Breitling, Esq., near Demopolis, and was consigned to W. W. Allen & Co. It is clean and well ginned, has a light creamy color and classes good mid dling. The first bale last year came from Montgomery'and was received here on the 19th of August. A Hungarian publishes a note in the London News, saying that Captain Kosta, the Hunga rian refugee who was recently taken prisoner at Smyrna, never gave, and as a subordinate officer could not give, the promise not to return to Tur key. It is true that, during the detention of the Hungarian refugees in Turkey, it was suggested to them that a promise never to return might fa cilitate their liberation, but the condition was not accepted by them; and Gen. Meszaros, late Min ister of War in Hungary, answered with charac teristic manliness, ‘‘No conditions but liberty !” That liberty was given to them without any con dition: and Capt. Kosta, well known in the army as a brave soldier, left Turkey with Gen # Meszaros, and arrived, with one hundred of his fellow countrymen, on the sth of June, 1851, at Southampton. Great Poultry Show in London. —The London Summer Poultry Show was to open about the first of this month. At the sailing of the steamer, 1,500 of bird’s pens had been en tered, exclusive ol the pigeon classes, which will give a show of upwards of 4,000 birds. The pigeon classes will consist of about 300 pens. The Columbia Carolinian is gratified to learn that the King’s Mountain Railroad is doing a prosperous business. It has now been in opera tion barely eightJmoaths,and has declared a divi dend of four per cent., besides leaving a hand some surplus. The superstructure of the road is excellent, and the Company have erected in Yorkville one of the finest depots in the State. It is glad also to learn that real estate and landed property hrve been greatly enhanced by the con struction of this road. The village has a large back country trade, and is now in the full tide of prosperity. , Th " Y t i . rginia Springs. —A late account from the Virginia Springs s t a tes that there aie about 850 at the White Sulphur, 590 at the Rockbridge Alums, and 80 to 100 each at the Sweet and Red Sweet. Love-Sick Potatoes. —Dr. Malfatti, of Aus tria, thinks he has found out at last the malady which has caused this esculent to be S 5 diseased and unprolific. It is nothing but love sickness — pining after that beautiful intercourse which is the source of joy and life to potatoes as well as men. Listen. The doctor.has presented this fanciful theory, and the remedy, to the savans of Vienna. It appears from the proceedings of the Royal Agricultural Society that this gentleman has planted pieces of potatoe in juxtaposition with roots of other nonallied plants, such as the Helianthus tuberosus, Cyclamen, and also Card vum Esculentum, which is not even tuberous.— He asserts that the potatoes grew vigorously, appearing to derive health frcpi the adjoining plant, and absorbing their very flavor, while the tubers produced were entirely healthy, though the stock planted was defective. In one in stance, he states that the potato was restored at the expense of the nurse plant, which became diseased. Religious Revivals. —Our county (says the Cassville Standard.) has been favored with re vival influence, during the past few weeks, to a very considerable extent. Rev. Mr. Strickland* Methodist, in the neighborhood of Kingston? took in, perhaps, between 70 and 80 members while Rev. iV; r. Tomlin, on the 17th, baptized be tween 40 and 50. In Cartersville, also, during -the past week, the Methodists have had 16 ac cessions. 1 he Columbia Carolinian says that Mr. Zim merman has sold out Glenn Springs to the Epis copal Church, for the purpose of eslablishing an Episcopal Female Seminary at that place. The price agreed upon is $15,000, with a reservation on the part of the seller of the use of water tor his ewn family and those who have heretofore purchased lots from him. The Comptroller of the New York State Fi nances has refused to pay the members of the Legislature of that State their per diem allow ance for the forty days of recess which inter vened between the regular and extra session, notwithstanding that twenty thousand dollars had been added to the appropriation bill for that purpose. A Second Crop. —The Delaware Gazette says that a field which Hon. John M. Clayton had in wheat the past season is now complete ly covered with a second crop, which looks as though it might choke out the young grass. It is growing finely, and will afford a rich pastur age this fall. This may be attributed to the great amount of grain which was lost in cutting and gathering, the quantity of straw being im mense. A Strong Team. —There are one hundred and forty-one locomotives now in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railrad Company. The Wheeling Gazette says that if hitched together they would form a train over a mile long, and present the most imposing spectacle of the age* Several of them are capacitated to run eighty miles per hour. Consuls Appointed.— lt is said the President has appointed George W. Fletcber, of Alabama, United States Consul at Aspinwall, and Max Stellheimer, of New York, Uuited States Con sul at Stuttgardt. Despatches in Relation in the Kosta Af fair.—lt is said that/lespatches from Constan tinople, relative to the Kosta affair, have beer? received at the State Department in Washing ton, and that they do not vary from the publish ed accounts materially. All letters received 1 both private and official, declare that the uni versal sentiment among the natives and the foreign consuls was enthusiastic in favor of Commander Ingraham’s conduct, on the grounds of humanity and hospitality. The only regret expressed is that he did not go a step further, and recover Kosta at all hazards. The cannon of the St. Louis were all loaded. The force ar rayed against her consisted of the Hussar frigate, a twelve gun brig, and four small steamers, each mounting ordinarily four guns. Four guns ad ditional to each were added during the night, but Commander Ingraham had no doubt of his ability to cope successfully with them all, by dropping astern a short distance. It is also said that had he known, what is believed in Wash ington, that President Pierce would have sus tained him, he would have made no compromise jhort of Kosta’s liberty. Virginia Debt and Resources. —An exhi bit ot the public debt and resources of the State of Virginia has just been prepared for the financial public by the bankers of the Commonwealth, Messrs. Selden, Withers & Co., of Washington city, the substance ot which we find in the Union, as follows: The existing debt, on the 25th of March last —although nominally nearly sixteen millions dollars—is reduced, by a representation of old and valuable, and uniformly dividend-paying bank stocks, to an internal improvement debt ol $10,553,615; and this sum, $6,134,645 is, proporly, a canal debt, incurred in the construc tion of the Great Kanawha and James River Canal—leaving of the debt— To productive railroad objects.. .$3,011,668 Miscellaneous and non-productive 1,387,302 The State, by recent act of the Legislature,de termined to extend and encourage a more gene ral and complete system of railroad improve ment, and to this end fixed upon three-filths, or sixty per cent., the aggregate cost of each trunk line to which she proposes to extend her ai<’, as the basis of a direct line, or contingent loan of credit and public faith. The aggregate cost to the State ot this system, in any possible or con tingent event, (the whole calculated to be com pleted in three years, and much of it rendered productive belore the expiration of, that period,) is $11,854,737 ; of which, on the 25th of March, $3,223,664 was known to be direct and certain, the remainder left to the claims which private or corporate enterprise may hereafter make on the Commonwealth for her three-fifths aid to certain trunk lines of railways contemplated by the acts ol the Legislature. Rum Drops.— The New York Times com ments in severe, but just terms of censure upon a new form of canfectionery, calculated to cheat the young and unsuspecting into acquiring a taste for intoxicating liquors : This disguised emissary of the fiend is a sugar preparation of alcohol in*the shape of drops or lozenges, and which might be more appropriate ly named ‘ Rum Pills.'' 7 They are manufactured by confectioners not as peppermint and other es sential oil drops are prepared by combination,but the brandy, rum, or gin is enclosed in the sweet globules. In this form the drops are sold at the most respectable saloons. Ladies and yonug girls, who would shrink from the touch of the intoxicating cup as they would from pollution, do not hesitate to swallow in this form the dis guised and sugar coated poison, which is made doubly dangerous by the form in which it is presented to the palate. Tjik Recent Duel in South Carolina.— The Charleston papers maintain a profound si lence in regard to the causes that led to the duel which took place near that city last week. The Washington Star, however,supplies the following particulars: We learn from a source in which we place confidence, that the very recent duel between Messrs. Dunovant and Davidson Legare, occur ring in the vicinity of Charleston, grew out of difficulty about a lady to whom the former is said to be engaged. Legare challenged and Du novant accepted the challenge, choosing pistols, three paces; the first fire to be determined by tossing up. Dunovant won it, and, of course, shot his antagonist through the heart, his pistol being within five or six feet of L.’s breast. A paper submitted to the Association for the Advancement of Science, by Prof. Blodget, of the Smithsonian Institute, states the following interesting facts : * Ihe portion of the Continent east of the Rocky Mountains differs essentially from the western portion, and from Europe, in regard to the dis tribution and amount of rain, its fall is sym metrical and general, not irregular and local. The actual amount annually falling is greater in low countries, and decreases with the eleva tion. It is greater in the Mississippi valley than on the Atlantic coast, in the same latitude, by about one-eighth. . It is less in the Alleganies than on the Atlan tic coast, in the same latitude, by about one eighth. The law of distribulion is deduced as one of regular decrease in amount with decrease in temperature, whether that decrease of tempera ture is due to increased elevation or higher lati tude. The sources of supply of moisture are consider ed as lying beyond the surface atmosphere. Freight on Wheat Reduced.— Our agricul tural friends will be gratified to learn that the Superintendent of the Western & Atlantic Rail road has given another manifestation of liberali ty in the shape of a very considerable reduction of freight on wheat, when shipped to depots 20 miles distant from Atlanta and Chattanooga.— The rates now chargeable are as follows : For 10 miles and under 3 cts. per bushel. “ 20 “ “ over 10 4 “ “ “ 44 40 “ “ 20 5 “ 4 ‘ “ 60 “ “ 40 6 “ “ “ “ 80 “ “ 60 6 “ “ “ “ 100 “ 41 SO 7 “ “ “ “ 140 “ “ 100 7 44 “ 41 The distances on the line of the road will be estimated according to the annexed schedule : Bolton, chargeable as 10 miles. Marietta, “ 44 20 44 Acworth, 1 Allatoona, > 44 14 40 “ Etawab, ) Cartersville, ) Cass, > “ 44 6 0 44 Kings f on, ) Adairsville, 1 Calhoun, > 44 “80 44 Rf-saca, ) Tilton, ) Dalton, [ “ 41 100 44 Tunnel Hill, ) Ringgold, 1 Opelika, ! tt «, ln ;; Chickamauga [ 1 u Chattanooga, J This reduction is directly advantageous to pro ducers and consumers, inasmuch as it is a dis tinction made in favor of wheat shipped to mer chant mills. Such as falls into the hands of spe culators, an seeks remoter channels of com merce, of w uich the State Road forms but one link, will be subject to old established rates.— Surely under the present efficient management, the day approaches, when the road will become what it was designed to be, a work of pecuniary interest to the people at large.— Dalton Times , Ilf A inst. Louisville, Aug. 9. —lndian Battle near Fort Kearney. —Late advices from independence state that a party had just come in lrom Fort Mackey who reported that a large party of Indians were awaiting Major Fitzpatrick’s movement, who was engaged in distributing goods as presents. The day after the party left Fort Mackey they encountered a number of Kioaws, who reported that a great battle had occurred near Fort Kear ney, and it was said that the Sioux and the Cheyennes tribes were almost extinguished, so great was the loss on either side. Philadelphia, Aug. 10.— Later from Porto Cabello.—' The barque Venezuela, which arrived to-day from Porto Cabello, states that communi cation with Cumana being cut off’, nothing is known as to the state of affairs, except what leaks out. It was reported that the insurgents had defeated the Goverment troops, and marched into Barcelona. The writer doubts the story, as well as that of the earthquake having caused so great a destruction of life. Business dull. Coffee crop promising; no old on hand. Hides Sll 75 a sl2. Tknnessee Congressional Delegation.— From the best information we can gather, the following gentlemen have been elected to Con gress for this state. Whigs. Democrats. 4. William Cullum,* 1. Brookins Campbell, 5. Chailes Ready, 2. W. M.Churchwell* 8. F. K. Zollicoffer, 3. Sam. A. Smith, 9. E. Etheredge, j 6. George W. Jones * 10. E.M.Yerger, |7 S. C. Pavatt. L Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.\ Baltimore, Aug. 12, a. m. — Additional by the AJfrica. —The U. S. Mail steamship Hermann, arrived at Southampton on the 29th ult. It was rumored at Constantinople that the French members had assured the Porte that France w’ould, single-handed, assist Turkey if England should evince any signs of hesitation in the matter. Advices from Odessa state that additional Rus sian troops are pouring into Bessarabia and the Crimea. Forty thousand men with one hun dred and forty-four pieces of artillery, are also said to be advancing towards the Danube. In the South of Germany there are strong in dications of revolutionary movements. It is reported that the Chinese rebels have taken Amory, and that Canton and Shanghai are threatened, Baltimore, Aug. 12. — The Gardiner Case. — The Grand Jury have found an indictment against John Chailes Gardiner for perjury, al leged to have been committed on the late trial. The bail has been fixed at $4,000. The motion for a continuance of the former case has been received, but the Counsel for the United States objected on the grounds that the return of the Commission from Mexico is soon expected. The consideration of the motion has been deferred until next week. Baltimore, Aug. 12 .—Troops for the Rio Grande —The steamer Louisiana is embarking troops at Fort Hamilton for the Rio Grande° She will, however, touch at New Orleans. Baltimore, Aug. 12.— Important from the Fishing Ground. —The U. S. steamer Fulton has arrived at Portsmouth, N. H., and Commander Paulding immediately left with important dis patches from the Fishing Grounds. An Ameri can fishing schooner had been captured by the British steamship of war Devastation,jand taken into port, but subsequently released. There is considerable feeling evinced in Portsmouth against the course pursued by the British Au thorities. Baltimore Aug. 12.—1 n New York on Fri day, 250 bales of Cotton were disposed of at steady rates. Fatal Casualty. —One day last week while, Messrs. J. and Russell Turner, sons of Mathias Turner, Esq., of Euharly Creek, Cass county, were out hunting, and while but a few steps distant Irom each other, the trigger of the gun in the hands ol thejformer become entangled in the brush wood, by which the gun was discharg ed, and dissressing to relate, the contents lodged in the heart of his brother; killing him, of course, instantly. The deceased has left a wife and one child. The agony of the surviving brother has almost driven him to insanity.— Cassville Standard, 1 lth inst. And Yet Another. —About 6 o’clock yes terday evening, a gentleman named Williamson, was shot dead in Chattanooga by a ball from a pistol in the hands of a drunken man. The shot, we understand, was accidental. It appears that the parties had no feeling of enmity against each other; but the drunken man was holding the pistol carelessly in his hand, when by some means or other, it was discharged, lodging its contents in the heart of Mr. Williamson, who was standing close by.— lb. The Algerines are counting on carrying the State for Jenkins by ten thousand majority. Did yon ever ! Ten thousand majority, ‘in a horn !’ Why, when the result of the election is known Jenkins will swear he was not a candidate, his vote in the State will be so very small ! West Point Beacon , 11th inst. Some fellow writing to the Griffin Union from this part of the State, says that it is the concur rent opinion ot all here that Judge Johnson can not be elected ! Indeed! This chap certainly lives off the road, and don’t take the papers.— lb. A ‘‘Nugget,” of gold weighing one hundred and thirty-five pounds, and worth thirty thous and dollars, is now exhibiting in London, How Low they Estimate Us !—lt is rather provoking to us Union Democrats, for the oppo nents of Gen’l. Pierce to ask and apparently ex pect us to abuse his administration, because they say he don't give us a fair shaie of the offices. Now, our motto is, and always has been, meas ures—not men, and principles— not spoils. When we voted for Gen’l. Pierce we were in fluenced by no motive , save the advocacy of the principles we believed best calculated to advance our country’s welfare. We never advocated any mat’s election with the hope of office or spoils. No motive so base or dishonorable ever for one moment influenced our political course. No personal abuse or unjust treatment can drive us from the support of our principles. No per secution can change our political opinions—they have been formed honestly and upon our delibe rate judgment; and those who think that we are influenced by the hope of reward or the fear ot punishment, are widely mistaken. In behalf of Union Democrats, we scorn such an insinua tion.—Cassville Standard , IliA inst. Our Trade with China. —According to De Bow’s Review the amount of our trade with China at the present time, in cotton and woolen goods, is as follows: Unbleached muslins, 90,523 pieces; bleached muslins, 6,398 pieces ; twilled cottons, 116,140 pieces ; calicoes or chintzes, 3,130 pieces ; cotton handkerchiefs, 250 dozen ; cotton yarn, 59,569 lbs. Woolen goods—broad cloths, 615 pieces ; cassimeres, 968 pieces; camlets, 3,958 pieces. While, on the other hand, the trade of England with China, in exports, is— Unbleached muslins, 1,782,321 pieces; bleach ed muslins, 645,356 pieces; twilled cottons; 113,591; calicoes or chintzes, 75,174 pieces: cot ton handkerchiefs, 61,480 dozen; cotton yarn, | 4,314.957 lbs. Woolen goods—broad cloths, 334,643 pieces ; cassimeres, 303,717 pieces ; cam lets, 381,673 pieces ; blankets, 6,335 pieces. TVV TELEGRAPH Reported for the Coustit it,onnlist & Ri-»ubi c . Yellow Fever. New Orleans, August 11. The deaths during the past twenty four hours reach 217, of which 200 were by Yellow Fever. MARRIED. On the 9th inst., by Rev. Geo. V. W. Stone, Mr. James E. McFail, of Liberty county, to MissVAL- AiUA E.Mell, ofOxford, Ga, Camuif rrittl. SAVANNAH, Aug. 12. Cotton. —Arrived since the 4th instant, 555 bales Upland i.all per Rail road,) and 12 do. Sea Islands (2 from Darien, and 10 by wagons.) The CAports for the same period amount to 361 bales Upland and 2 do. Sea Islands, viz : to New York, 351 bales Upland ; to Philadbl fhia, 10 do. Upland; and to Charleston, 2 do. Sea sland—leaving on band and on ship-board not } cleared, a stock of 4,977 baies Upland, and 149 i do. Sea Islands, against 1,796 bales Upland, and ' 34 do Sea Islands, at the same time last year. ! The foreign advices rec. ived this week are high | ly favorable, and are doubtless the result of the peaceable tenor of the news from the East. By I the Niagara wo had a report of an advance at | Liverpool. Fair Orleans being quoted at 7d., and J Fair Upland 6£d. The sales of the week were | 86,000, of which speculators took 13,500, exporters 1 : 6,300, leaving the large amount cf 65,200 lor the j trade. On Tuesday we had the telegraphic intelli | genee of the arrival of the Baltic, which brings a j confirmation of the favorable reports by the Niaga ] ra. The sales for three days 20,000 bales. 1,000 : i only to speculators, and 6,000 to exporters. The , Havre market had advanced one franc, Ti es. Ord. Orleans being quoted at 95, and Upland 90. Sales t of the week 14,000 bales. The Rice market at , Havse was firm. The little business done here this week docs not furnish data for any remarks. Thero have been no vessels to carry Cotton away, and there is but little >j on the market for sale. The weather continues i : favorable for the growing crop. The sales for the ! week amount to but 128 bales, viz : 15 at 8; 4at 9: ; 4 at 9£; 12 at 9R 41 at 10, 32 at 10H; and 20 at 11 , | cents. Several vessels arrived yesterday, and we j shall probably have a more active enquiry this | week. i Sea Islands. —There is nothing doing in Long j Cotton. Rice. —Since our last the demand has been mod j erate, and wo have sales of only 100 casks to report, 40 at S3J, and 60 at s3f. Com. —This articlo is retaling from store at 90 a95 cents. One cargo of Baltimore arrived yester day, but has uoi been disposed of. Flour —Continues scarce, there have boen no ar rivals for several weeks. Hay. —Northern is selling from store at $1 37 a 1 50 per 100 lbs. Two cargoes arrived yesterday, one of which wa3 sold to arrive at a price not made known. Bacon. —There has boon very little demand for this article. We have no large transactions to re port. Sides are worth 9a 91 cents. Salt. —We have no transactions to report. Liv erpool sacks are held at $1 20. Gin. —Small sales have been made at 30 cents. Coffee. —We hear of the sales of Rio at 9$ a 10 cents. ■ Molasses. —This articlo is very dull. There have been no transactions sin :e our last. We quote Cuba 22 a 23 cents. Bagging. —There have been some small sales made at Ilf alii cents. Demand moderate. Rope. —There have been no transactions of note this week. Wo quote 81 aSi cents. Freights. —To New York per steamship lc. for Cotton, and $1 per tierce for Rico. Sailing vessels ask $1 per bale for Cotton. Nothing up delphia or Baltlmoro. Exchange. —Sterling is quoted at 9| a 9} per ct. premium. Domestic.—The Banks are selling Sight Checks on all Northern cities at i per cent pre mium ; and purchasing Sight Bills at par ; 30 day Bills at| a J percent, discount; 60 day Bills 1| ali per cent, discount; 90 day Bills, 11 a 2 per cent, discount. jtolligenrf, ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON. BrigCliton, Walker, New York. Schr Emma A. Henning, Taylor, Wilmington,N. C, cleared for charleston. Schr Highlander, Gould, at Philadelphia. SAILED FOR CHARLESTON. Ship Columbia, Errickson, from New Ysrk. Barque Como, Smith, from Boston. Brig Palo Alto, Spencer, from Rockland, Me. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Barque Maria Morton, Bulkley, at New York. CHARLESTON, August 13. Arrived, ship Catharine, Andrews, New York; barques Jasper, Bennett, New York; Jeddo, Harding, New York; Girard M’Neil Boston; brigs Clement, Maye, Bos ton; Atlantic, King, New York; Carolina, Patton Camden, (Me.), sebrs D. B Warner, Dazey, New York; Heyward, McDonnall, Baltimore; Louisiana, Faxwell, Baltimore; Champion, Osborn, Baltimore. Cleared, Bp. pol. Jesefa, Roses, Barcelona; schr Col. Satterly, El word, Row York. Went to sea, brig Argus, Soubiates, Trinidad, (Cuba.) _ _ . SAVANNAH, August 12- Arrived, brig R. M. Charlton, Lightbourne, St. Johns, (N. B.); brig Queen Esther, Hopkins, Now York; sebrs Francis Satterly, Davis, New York; Virginia, Axworthy. New York; J. H. Holmes, Lodge, Philadelphia; Emma, Chivoral, Baltimore; steamer Fashion, Phiif ot, Augusta. SUGAR AND COFFEIL ~ ~ 1 /\l HHDS. Porto Rico, N. Orleans Clarified lUU SUGAR. 400 bags Rio, Laguira and Java COFFEE. SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO., au K 9 . No. 2 Warren Block. wool F wool !l I WILL pay the highest cash price for Wool de livered in Augusta, or at any station on the Ra Iroad or River; or will give a yard of negro clo-h, of my manufacture, for a pound of un washed Wool. GEORGE SCHLEY. ICE. | THE Public are informed that on and from this date the delivery of Ice will be from the Jack son street Ice House. i july 16 ts A. DEES, Agent. ; iceiiceT ~ , THE subscriber is daily receiving from Charles- , ton a supply of ICE. Tho citizens of Augusta and Hamburg cam be supplied by calling at the corner of Ellis and Washington stroet. 3 aug2 lm G. JOHNSON. j F*l\l \ COILS i and | mch Kentucky ROPE. OUU SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO., aug 9 No. 2 Warren Block. £\l \ HHDS. Cuba MOLASSES, sweet and in j fine order. For sale by 1 SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO., aug9 __ 2 Warren Block. I /T / jBALES Gunny BAGGING, wide and ( A O\J heavy. I SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO. 9 No. 2 Warren Block. Th ° Rev, Charles H. Haii T^ rs* ivrFrr I re-election to the Representative branch S te for Legislature. A Majority op v fthe «s aug 14 v °ier!s —The Shades slilW^T — pile. We cordially invit* ? f Hi fond of the good things of this life to H help themselves to Beef Stakes’ M,m° P !? HI Fish Balls and Soups of alljkinds and astv* /'St hospitality. Seven days in tho week P found at our post stulting the taste an/*,** 0 It our numerous customers. Plume W at ' 3 * Wanted —We are particularly * %***. YouDg Man who is pleasing in his m J? nt of » and honest, to attend at the Bar * nne ,?’ aug 14 ff ’ P-Ap. The Regular Clinch Rifles Loan AssnriJ' * s #,t * place at tho Company’s Roon on T™? 10 ®’ ning, 16th inst,, at 8 o’clock SDay Ev e . aug IS * J John P. KcK:,, t S?" Religious Notice.—ThcFT' B '*^ Porter, will Preach i a th«7‘ R ' S byteriaa Church, on next Sabbath w! Evening. 2 ’ ‘ Uornin ? atj Iced Soda YVater.—Thk drink, together with a oreat choice Syrups, of the best quality, nTav hVr ho Druggist and Apothecaries Store of ° Qai * -“■KB authorized to an Mon ; Hon. Edmond Palmer °“ Ce date for the Senate, to represent Burke n Caßl * ! ho next Legislature. N umbers ic We ure authorized to G. B. Powell, as a o aJd£S Legislature to represent Burks countv a Session “ Independent’C!* aug 11 urs *S” To tiie Voters of Circuit.—The friends of th e Garnett Andrews, respectfully r ° l a candidate for Judge of said Circuit p, •* first Monday in October. Ele % — ang U To the Voters of the Eighth ' sional Dis.riet —The friends If Hon. Henry B. Todd, of Jefferson count? 6 * spectfully present him to the Voters of the Wu Congressional District, as a candidate toreimS. them in tho Congress of the United States aug 11 « w aPC re<l annomnj jf t> H * Whitfield, as a candidate lor l House of Representatives, in Jasper county aug 11 “ ever suffer ‘“ug irom a Coujt At this age of the world, when you ',, get Ayer s Cherry Pectoral, it is a criminal m met, it you do not eure it. a y Th*> f itizens of Newton countpltjj, spective of old partv lines whom opposed to invoking legislative interference ota the subject of Temperance, are respectully invitedu meet at the Court House in the town oft'cviim™ on the Ist Tuesday in September next, for the® pose of nominating candidates for the Legislate The issue has been forced upon us—come cl come all, who are opposed to further lerislatios on the subject. Many Votes*/ aug 9 d&ctd Tfle of Warren and toia*, bia, and public generally, are ream fully invited to a public dinner to be given n Thompson, Columbia county, on the 18th inst. Distinguished speakers of both political parties are invited to address the citizens on the occasiot aug 9 ctd Mr. Editor /—You will please ~n nounce Major A. R. Weight, il Jefferson, as a candidate for Brigadier Generi! for 2d Brigade, Ist Division g. .m ~ at tho eleodoi in October next, and oblige Many Voters, aug 4 td l*iirk® County—Public Meetiu*- 1 Each district of Burke county is#! 1 quested to send their delegates, to meet at tkj 1 Court House in Waynesboro, on the first Tilt | DAY in September, to nominate candidates hi 1 the legislature, favorable to tho present aim®! I tration. __ td July 31 \ 1 t ‘ ar< ‘ nnthorized to announce Reta j] It. 11. Lawson, Esq , as a candidate it: 1 Brigadier General. 2nd Brigade, Ist Division,» the election to take place on the Ist Monday i M October next, july 22 td Education,-A single lady, ofexperiew -ill desires a situation as Teacher ma& jl minary or select School. She can teach aUisfji higher branches of English and Music, is afe I performer on tho Piano, and sings well; will ak j give iessons in French and on the Guitar. The best of reference given by addressng K« d| Box 117 t Angusta Post Office. fActf june 14' M " c are authorized to announce It -m name of Col. A. Delaperrierea of Jaci ■ son County, as a candidate for-Major General, command the Fourth Division. G. M. Wochw '» fully recommend the Col. to the voters of this divi .1 sion as a tried and experienced soldier, and ate getber qualified to the offico of Major Genera I june 30 8tl» Congressional District.—CuHßjjl W. Young, the Scott and Pierce car jaß lidate for Congress in the Bth Congressional IfcJjjM triet, will address the citizens of this District if'ijß their primary meetings at Waynesboro, onthefis j Tuesday in September, and at Angusta on the firs 11 Thursday in September, and on tho Saturday fc,-® owing at Crawfordsville. Cuylek W. Young. M Halcyondale, August 4, 1853. td ang : B Editor:—You will please >9 nounco John F. Lawson, Esq.. td® candidate to represent tho Burke Senatorial trict in the next General Assembly and oblige ® july 24 A Southern Bights Democrat llaicom D. Jones will be support J as a candidate for the House of Repre- 41 sentatives from Burke county in the next Legist M ture by [July 3] Many Voter*. ■ State of Georgia, Richmond court! I —Clerk's office Inferrior Court.— a a turn day for the Inferior Court of Richmond cot* jj ty, September Term, 1853, will be on Friday, ® X 19th August, 1853. 1 aug 9 std Oswell E. Cashin, Clerk M ® r * Hoofland’s Gorman Bitten. >? JL pared bj Dr. C. M. Jackson, ar° | reckoned amongst our most valuable medical | In cases of dyspepsia, it acts like magic, strengt- | ening the tone of the s'omach, stimulating they 1 gestive powers, and giving ruddy health to ® cheek and brightness to the eye. There arete - 1 sands in this community who can testify to the | virtues, and thousands will hereafter add their tes Jj timony. aogj j S**"''The Bel Air Train will comtMtfjj running on Monday, the 27th h> st ' 9 Loaves Augusta ht 6 p. m. june 25 ts . I Augusta, July 18th, 1853.—1 TON & BIGNON are from this «**■ offering their remaining stods of Summer J ing at very low prices. Persons in want will ►: | it to thoir interest to give them a call. juiy 39 _____ Im jj ! To any inquiring what they * iiali 1 for a cough and cold, we would 1 read tho following certificate, which has been _ed by on* hundred of the first Houses ofDru?- in this country, to lay before the public their f mate of a good medicine They are all men A l * ■ first class and of tho highest character, who*'*- | perienee and business leads them to know, and: is their opinion:— “We tho undersigned, Wholesale having been long acquainted with Ayers *9 Pectoral, hereby certify our belief that it I s ' J best and most effectual remedy for Puling Complaints over offered to the American P ft r 1 And we would from our knowledge of its coaf** 1 tion, and extensive usefulness, cordially corn®''" j it to the afflicted as worthy their best condd®-, j and with tho firm conviction that it will do| relief all that medicine can do.” j“!y 26 U s 0• Cn. Bailroal, Augusta, d* o- ’ ■ May, 1853.—0 n and after S 23d inst., a Passenger Train will lcav® ;; daily, (Tuesday and Sunday excepted) at B:3* and Hamburg at 5 p. m., until further notio® _ ma y 0. B. Lythgoe, Genj^ 1 J Office South Carolina Railro 1 pany, Augusta, July Mb* -ill m The Passenger and Mail Trains for Charleston- a leave this Company's Local Depot, Centre - ‘ j at A. M., on and after Sunday, 10th > £ , »j july 10 W. J. MagraTH, A8 C - B Paid for WOOLLEN. ll>£ ' | J COTTON .Dd SILK RAfl^b^ jan 20 ts Corner River and || FIRE ’ jSI AND MARINE INSURANCE. |9 The subscriber, as Agent of the C A sr inJ J (S. C.) INSURANCE CO . takes Fire ana Rieka on tho A „»t 1 lan 14 ly Mclntosh sir**