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%tpkk. bv james Gardner, jr. OFFICE ON MoINTOSH-STREET, THIRD DOOR FtO it THR NORTH-WEST CORNER OF BROAD-STREET. 'TER M S * Daiiypaper (if paid in advance) per annum. .$8 00 in-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 tveekly (it paid in advance) per annum.. 2 00 | From the Soil of the South.] Work for the Season. The game is rapidly drawing to a close, and soon the operations of the crop-making for an other year, will have ended. We may see much to regret in the eriors and omission of the past; these may not be cured, but if properly noted and remembered, may have in them lessons of instruction and warning, for the future. Ex perience is often our best teacher, and its in structions ought not to be lost to ourselves, or to the world. The (otton crop is now in its full tide, moving on to its destiny. What may be result no one can foretell. Its season of calamities is yet to be passed. There are, however, some things which remain to be done, about which we may appropriately offer a few thoughts. Shallow plowings are now to be kept up, and we think may be continued to advantage, almost as long as there is space between the row's for the pass ing of the mule and the plow'. Our convictions are decidedly in favor of late workings to this crop. As the plow only operates in the middle of the row, the hoes must keep all clean in the drill, by carefully removing all remaining grass or weeds, and "keeping up a proper supply of soft earth about the root of the plant. The heap ing of earth upon the roots should not to be car ried to an extreme. The laws of nature and its indications are to be regarded, and should not be violated, by covering the roots too deep. Saving .Fodder. —Bes ore the issue of our next, this portion of the harvest may have arrived with some. It is a question of importance, and one often settled to the injury of the com, to know' when the fodder is ripe, or rather, when the corn will bear the stripping of the blades.— This should never be done until the milk has disappeared, and the shrinking of the grain has well commenced. The exposure of the stalk and the ear is very sudden, and very great, and if the grain is not well prepared by its maturity, lor the change, it must suffer loss, and one which is often greater, than the value of the whole fodder crop. The blades when pulled may be spread to dry in the middle of the rows, or be hung in small bunches upon the stalk. When dry these are to be made into larger bundles and stacked immediately. This is done late in the evening or in the morning, before the dew has dried off. In an emergency, fodder may be stacked when partially cured, and as soon as it becomes hot in 6tack, pulled down again, slight ly aired, and then re-stacked. This is greatly preferable to having it wet by rain, as it is much more acceptable as an article of food. Wnen well cured, the double or treble stack is better than the single, as so much less surface is ex posed to the weather. It would be better and we suppose generally good economy, to provide houses for all such crops. But necessity has not yet forced upon us the importance of much care, in this department. Hay. —We have given our advice about sa ving fodder, because it has been the long estab lished reliance of the Southern planter for this kind of food, and because we are not ready for its total abandonment. Yet all are prepared to admit that it is hard, disagreeable work, badly laid out. We have been hinting very strongly for a change, and as a we think it practicable and desirable that it should be made, we, in good time, urge upon our readers to try and see what may be done this summer, in hay-making. Ours is put down as no grass country : all this has been assigned to higher latitudes, and it is true, that the hay which we buy is made from grasses which seem to flourish best in them ; but w r e have our peculiar grasses, a generous Providence has not withheld from us her gifts, in thi3 re gard. Our error, we think, has been in discard ing and refusing those gifts, and failing properly to appreciate them. It is not longer a question of doubt or debate, as to what may be done with the crabgrass, crow'foot and peavine. These are all peculiarly and confidently ours. We get from our corn two hundred and fifty or three hundred pounds of fodder to the acre, when w'e often have upon our stubble lands, without the trouble of sowing or culture, many acres of luxuriant grass which would yield five or ten times as much in hay.— This we leave to bleach and dry as a thing of no account. As we have remarked, necessity has not been l?id upon us ; hence we have been content. Yet if there is a better way let it be adopted. Many of the little experiments which have been made, have faded, because improperly conduceed—the grass has been left too long. It should be cut when in bloom, exposed to the sun until about half cured, then thrown into small heaps or ricks, and allowed to cure in that way—after which it is to be stacked or carried to the barn. The common error has been to wait until the grass was in seed, and when cut, to allow it to be exposed to the sun until it was fully dry, thus allowing much of its nutritious juice to escape before cutting, and the balance to be lost in dry ing. The crowfoot grass might he raised to great advantage by saving the seed, to be sowed upcn rich well prepared lots. We shall at another time, say something about the practicability of raising the red clover this lar South, and many of our readers, we doubt not, will be surprised at the abundant testimony which may be produced in its favor. But our present purpose is to urge the use of the means which we already have, without wasting our time in regrets, or unre quited efforts, to introduce the products which belong by nature to others. These efforts are laudable and patriotic, but while we axe waiting for their consummation, there is no need that we refuse the gifts already bestowed. Ditching and Draining.— have devoted a much of our space in iormer volumes, to the r subject of ditching, and have endeavored to im press the value of proper draining to all our cul tivated lands, for useful cropping. This subject has lost none of its importance with us, and we are gratified to know that as the question of im proved culture is being agitated, the necessity for freeing the soil from all stagnant water, is being better understood, and more extensively practised. There are many flat, low basin spots on almost all farms, which show no pond or standing water upon the surface, yet upon exam ination, it would be found at the distance of one, two or three leet below, standing all through the spring, sending up from these stagnant pools poisonous influences, defeating all efforts to start a crop. The extra work expended each spring, (all of which olten ends in failure at last,) would be quite sufficient to afford relief, and make a permanent cure, by cutting a ditch to bear off the water. For such places as we have describ ed, a covered drain would answer the purpose, and leave no ugly scar to mar the beauty of the farm. But we do not now propose a treaties on this subject, but to suggest this, as one of the employments which might properly and profitably engage the attention of planters, in the leisure soon to ensue, when the crop is made. Some places covered with water in the winter and spring are now dry, and a few' strong men constantly enployed with good spades and shovels, will soon accomplish a large amount of ditching. Miscellaneous. —When the season for field work shall have slacked off, there are many lit tle jobs to claim attention. Put your roads all in good order, clean the fence corners inside and out—this adds to the neat appearance of the farm, and preserves the fence from rotting; look to little repairs about the houses, especially the cribs, barns and gin houses, clean up the yeartls, removing all decaying vegetable matter, or filth, which might generate fever, and whitewash all the negro houses inside and out with lime.— much more will be saved in the health of ne groes, than all these little precautionary meas ures will cost. A good plantation barbacue about this time puts a bright face upon the clos ing scene, and its benefits will be seen in renew ing obligations to cheerful obedience. Fear is a servile passion; some suppose the negro knows no other; this we know to be an error, but that there are higher, nobler impulses to be found in their hearts, to which successful appeals may be made l their government. To marry a woman for her beauty is like eat ing a bird for its singing. A Physician living on the margin of the Western Railroad, advertises to sellout. To a person who wishes to acquire a knowledge of surgery, the location, he says, is superior to any in the country, Flattering notice that. Judge Johnson and Mr. Jenkins at Cast, vine. On Friday last, by previous appointment, the Gubernatorial'candidates addressed a large and very attentive audience at this place. Judge Johnson commenced the debate by reviewing the history of parties in Georgia for the last two years, and conclusively established the fact that both the Southern Rights and Constitutional i Union organizations were dissolved; that the 1 Southern Rights party had been disbanded by 1 the formal resolutions of its members, and the Union party by the desertion of most of the Union Whigs; that in the late Presidential election the Union Democrats, to a man, sup , ported the Democratic nominee, upon the ground that he w’as safe on the rights of the South and the preservation of the Union; | and the Union Whigs, although they viewed I him in the same light, most of*them refused to , vote for him merely because he was a Democrat. He placed Mr. Jenkins in close quarters about his efforts to dissolve the Union party last year —now he was claiming Union Democratic votes 1 because he was a Union man, and warned them not to let Mr. Jenkins deceive them again. Mr. ; Jenkins made a very pleasant and interesting speech ; but owing, we suppose, to his awk ward and cramped position at present, his ef forts here and at Rome, were not in that lofty, eloquent strain, which is usual with him. He spoke much of his opponent’s recent political course, and read a great number of newspaper extracts about Mr. Pierce’s appoint ments—that in this respect the President had deserted the principles upon which he was elected, and showed an untrustworthy desire to conciliate the freesoil wing of the Democratic party. In answer to Judge Johnson’s enquiries as to his political views, Mr. Jenkins fiankly admitted that he was not, never had been, and never expected to be a national Democrat. We were pleased to hear Mr. Jenkins make the above avowal; it will tell with those truly national Democrats who are lukewarm in the support of Judge Johnson; for now, let it be distinctly understood, Mr. Jenkins, is not a nat ional Democrat, nor never expects to be, and how can Union Democrats who have alw'ays looked upon their Northern brethren as true to the constitutional rights of the South, sup port him ? In doing so they would desert the principles which divided them from the South ern Rights party. In the concluding half hour, Judge Johnson made appeals to the Democracy not to be decived, but to stand by their old and long cherished principles that will ever be re membered by old Jackson and Polk Democrts. The discussion will have a good influence in this county ; in fact it is what we need ; let us but awaken the people to the true issue, and victory is ours. We were pleased to see the , kindest feeling between Judge Johnson and . Mr. Jenkins ; they are exceedingly social— , travelling, eating and rooming together.—Cass . ville Standard , Is/ inst. \ Decidedly Autumnal.—The last few nights with us have been quite cool, the mercury hav -1 ing (alien to about 60 degrees, Fahrenheit. We 1 had a fire kindled in our chamber yesterday mor r ning at day-break, and found it entirely com j sortable. The ringing of the axe at the woodpile sounded clear enough in the fresh morning air. ; The changing temperature seemed to remaind ’ our neighbors that it was time to call in their » fattening hogs, it we might judge from tha long drawn " pee-goos” which echoed from every quarter. In fact the appearances are decidedly ' autumnal. We hope the heat of the season is ’ past, and that we shall have a bracing Fall.— Edgefield Advertiser , 31 st ult. r Another Application.— Attention is direct r ed to the notice published by U3tb s week, of I application to be made for a charter of a Plank I Road Company from this place to Richardsons ville. It is gratifying to see that a spirit of en \ terprise is being enkindled in the bosoms of our ! fellow-citizens in place of the apathy which has for some time characterised them. Notwithstan l ding the wrong inferences of the “ Hamburg j Republican” and “ John Progress,” we are a j friend to improvement in all branches of indus ' trj\ We only advocate the exercise of circum spection in all efforts having that end in view. , This Charter will, we trust, be secured and the Road be eventually built.— lb. , The JGold Diggings op Edgefield— Are , still promising great results. Dorn’s is more r properly in Abbeville; but various others, with i the richest indications, are about to be worked 5 in this District also. That of Capt. James Dorn, ! Dr. Landrum & Co., is already progressing finely, r We understand that one of the owners reluses i fifty thousand dollars for his fourth of it. Some . ten or a dozen locations are thought to present ) highly favorable marks of a golden abundance. We shall have Nabobs a plenty in Edgeld yet. i The day for usurers is past and gone. Money is t plenty (ail gold coin too.) at 7 per cent. The r fact is we can get it now almost upon our own terms. They’ll beg us to take it after a while. ? Bye the bye, we see it stated that a French t Chemist ha? discovered a bona fide process of t making gold. If so, the long sought for Philoso r pher’s Stone is found, and the Golden Age is r here. We would like to get Frenchy’s recipe . before the value of the article becomes too much ; depreciated.— lb. [Correspondence of tlx Savannah Georgian] Washington, August 27th, 1303. Messrs. Editors: —l have been tempted to write you for the purpose of informing you of matters and things here, but we have nothing of importance, however, to communicate, save the first step towards re-oiganizing the “ Old Whig Party,” under the new sobriquet of “American Party.” This new move has been commenced in Baltimore, and is nothing more nor less than a gigantic effort on the part of the leaden and under-workers of the “ Old Whig” and “ Old Native American” parties, to blend them together in battle array againt the Old Democracy of ’76 and ’53. It is well enough for the Democratic party to look to these movements and allow nothing to entangle them in any one of these new-fangled Whig nets— whether it be a “Georgia Republican” or a “ Ba'timore American” party, as both have in view the same object. There is all kinds of underhand work being carried on here by certain men, having in view the success of the Whig, alias Ame: ican, party. These movements are closely watched by some of us here, and as they proceed we will give no tice to the Invincible Democracy, both North and Smith. The new Democratic paper under the editori al charge of Beverly Tucker, Esq., will com mence its career in about two weeks. It prom ises to be a valuable addition to the already sur passing strength of the Democratic press. Let it have all the help of the Georgian. Lewis Cass, Jr., is now in Washington, and stopping at the “Irving Hotel.” He will, in the course of a day or two, start for Rome, as our Charge d’Affaiies. He had his final interview with Secretary Marcy, on Tuesday. The President has nearly finished the nume rous appointments which come under his hands and although man] were disappointed, as a nat ural consequence, yet there is not as much dis satisfaction as might be expected. We believe the President has been as careful in bis selec tions as he possibly could Le under the circum stances, and has looked exclusively to the public good. We know that the work in the several departments is progressing at the rate of about twenty knots an hour, although they found busi ness in some of the departments in rather a knotty condition, when the present administra tion entered. Messrs. Guthrie and P. G. Wash- ! ington have surpassed all expectation in bring- ' ing up the business of the Treasury, and you and I the country will gee my prediction fulfilled, that i at the end of this administration the Treasury of the United Statei will be in a better and more healthy condition than it has ever been before it is in the right hands. Our citizens have acted very promptly in sending their mite io aid the sufferers by the pestilence, which appears to have taken posses sion of New Orleans. It is thought here that it will spread rapidly in the entire South. \ours, &c., Potomac. Another Inquest. —Coroner Eden was call ed at an early hour yesterday morning, to hold an inquest over tbe body of Martin Roche, u laboring man, aged about forty-five years. At a late hour the evening previous the deceased was 1 found lying in the market house under the influ- i ence of liquor, when he was taken to the Guard ! House, where he died in a few hours. Verdict of the jury died of intemperance.— Sav. Geor gian, Is/ inst. There is a young man in town who has eat en so much mutton, of late, and conceived such a distate to it, that he is afraid he will not be able to wear woolen socks this winter. Further News by the Europa, Halifax, Aug. 30.—The political news by the steamer Europa, which arriveu here *ast evening, at o’clock, does not materially change the complexion of afiairs as to the peace of Eu rope. The news being to the 20fch inst,, is one week later. The city of Manchester, with the Atlantic arrived out about noon on the 17th. The steamship Hermann sailed from South ampton for New York on the 17th, with two hundred passengers and a full cargo. A rumored circulated in London on Friday evening (19th) that new complications had sprung up, and that Parliament would be pro rogued till they assnmed a more favorable as pect. The story was, however, destitute of foundation. News from Servia mentions that Kincain was appointed Commander-in-chief, and the chiefs of the various district* were placed under his or ders. England. —No change has occurred in East ern affairs since the announcement that the Porte had accepted without modification the note prepared by the four powers, which had already been acceded to by the Czar. Everything looks quiet in that quarter. The long promised debate in Parliament on Eastern affairs had taken place, and was gene rally regarded as unsatisfactory. The funds opened the next day with a further depression, but subsequently revived. Lord John Russell stated that negotiations with the United States respecting the Mosquito territory were still pending, but that he hoped it would reach a satisfactory termination before the next session of Parliament. Lieut. Maury has lectured before a large com pany of merchants at Lloyds, at which resolu tions, complimentary to Lieut. Maury and the United States Government, were passed. The farce of assembling a convention of the churches were duly gone through with on the 18th, and immediately adjourned to November 10th. The Parliamefltaty report on the decimal cur rency strongly recommentis its adoptiorntnaking the sovereign the uniLof.one thousanu millions —retaining of ’the present coins the half sov ereigns, crown, floria, shilling, sixpence—calling in the penny, three pence four pence, and issuing new silver coin of ten millions and twenty millions, and new coppers of five, two and one millions. The only difficulty of adjust ment is in the value of the present penny postage, four millions postage, entailing a loss of .£IOO,- 000 revenue, while five millions the public will not submit to. The Select Committee had published their re port on the slave trade treaty. It is a very long and important document. Its substance is, that Britain possessed, in 1850, 24 treaties with civ ilized powers to suppress the trade; of these, tea give Britain a right of search and mixed courts ; twelve give the right of search and national tri bunals ; and two—the United States and France —refuse the right of search, but agree to main tain a squadron off the African coast. Britain had also 42 treaties with African Chiefs and Princes. Since the above dates she had termi nated two more with civilized Governments, and 23 with Africans, making an aggregate of 89 treaties to suppress the trade. The committee report that the trade would soon be extinguished if the Cuban market was closed and think the present time favorable for the joint efforts of Britain, France and the United States, to stop it on the Cuban coast. Brazil is exonerated from blame. Portugal is charged with conniving at the traffick on the Mozambique coast, and the committee say that history does not record a more decided breach of national honor, than is established against Spain.and it is a matter of great surpise, while Spain is at this time in debted toEngland and France for their efforts to forma tripartite Convention with the United States to protect Cuba from piratical attacks, the Government of Spain should not take warn ing from the fact that one oftne reasons alltged by the United States for not joining that Con vention is the continuance of the slave trade in the Island. The report does not say what is to be done, but adds fiom the abuse of the American flag trading to Havana, a more cordial co-operation on the part of the United States i would materially assist the efforts to abolish the trade in that quaiter. The Royal Agricultural Society’s trial of reaping machines was terminated in Berkshire on the 17th. Five competed, viz: Bell’s, Mc- Cormick’s Hussey’s improved, McCormick’s im proved, and Crosskili’s. Prizes were awarded to Crosskill’s and Bell’s. William Richards, (colored,) boatswain of the American ship Squantum, has been transported for seven years tor stabbing Robert Mcßae, the mate, at Liverpool. The celebrated Lady Sale had died at Cape Town. Large arrivals of gold from Australia were ex pected during September. Reynard, tbe Frenchmen, charged with offer ing to assassinate Louis Napoleon, had been f ried and acquitted, the jury considering it mere at tempt to extort money from the Prince de Join ville. France. —The frenchman arrested on a charrge of offering To assassinate the Emperor Napo ! eon, has been tried and acquitted. A number of Ribbon men have been arrested in France. The French news is entirely concentrated on reports of the grand fete of the 15th. A review of thousands of men, tournaments, a passage at arms between French and Englishknihts on the I field of the Cloth of Gold, balloon ascents, pro cessions, boat races, &c., took place. High mass celebrated, and the proceeding wound up with a brilliant display of fireworks, and an unlimi ted supply of bread and vin ordinaire to the poor at a total expenditure of three-fourth a million francs. The weather was very favorable for f his joint festival of Napolean and the Assump tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mr. Sanford appeared at the Emperor’s soiree in citizens dress. The duties on bitumen are abolished. Propo sals to grant 8,000,000 francs to pay the legacies ! ofNapoieon I. will probably be carried. The Government inclines to the purchase of i the Parrie newspaper. Trade in Paris was active, owing to the visi ters to the fete, and to orders Irorn Australia. Reliable accounts say that it will be necessa ry to import only one month’s consumption, say ten million hectr. of wheat. Russia and Turkey.—A despatch from Ja<- sy, dated the 3d instant, says that the Divan was convoked, and the Hospodars solicited to remain. The Czar gave them permission to go to Con stantinople or to remain unmolested in the Pro vinces. Austria. —Redschid Pacha has notified Aus ! tria that any occupation of Servia by the Aus trian troops would be regarded as a declaration jot war. In the meantime the Porte undertakes | to preserve order in the Province. The Official Journal, Austria, of the 17th, con ! tains a decree discontinuing the state of seige of | Vienna and Prague. j Austria has addressed a memorandum to all i the European governments showing that the recent aflair at Smyrna is America’s first step toward the realization of the Monroe doctrine. A telegraphic despatch from Trieste of the 13th announces a considerable decline in the price of grain in that market. Spain. Ihe Spanish General Prune w'as at Constantinople, authorized to enter the Turkish service if war should ensue. Trade is seriously affected from the interrup tion of business with Norway and Sweden by j the cholera. y Switzerland.— Letters state that Tescino | having resolved not to make further concessions |to Austria,the Federal Council will not take j the initiative in renewing negotiations with the Austrian Government. Italy. —The Duke of Modena abolishes the government monopoly of saltpetre from Sept. 1. Africa. —Cape of Good Hope dates are to the 7th of July. All was progressing quietly. The Cafires were peaceable, and were trading with the frontier settlors. Germany.— Nothing of general interest. All was quiet. Washington, Aug. 30, p. m.— A duel was fought at 4 o’clock this afternoon, near Biadens bu»g. between Mr. Ridgway, editor, and Mr. Davis, of Lynchburg, Va. It appears that Mr. Rideway was the challenger. He fired and Mr. Davis returned his fire. At this stage of the combat Mr. Ridgway’s friends came forward and expressed themselves satisfied, to which Mr. u < ?Y ls fr‘ en ds assented,and the matter was ami cably adjusted. Mr. Davis is said to have acted nobly, and occupies high grounds The difficulty, it in conse quence of the pub,cation of a private letter to Mr. Davis by Mr. Ridgway in his paper. Upon this Mr. Davis posted Ridgway, and hence the hostile meeting. AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. H. V. JOHNSON, Os Baldwin County. FOR CONGRESS —BTH DISTRICT. J. J. JONES, of Burke county. See first page of Daily this morning. The Telegraph. We had no telegraphic despatches last evening !as the line was down North and South. From j the state of the weather here yesterday, we should not be surprised to hear ol a severe gale on the coast, and should the rain continue, many are fearful we will have a freshet in the river. The Meeting Thursday Night, Was just'such a one as to rouse up the friends ot Pierce and Johnson. It was well attended, and able speeches were made by Messrs. J. Phinizy, Jr.,J. Milledge,W. R. Fleming, and J. T. Shew ir.ake, Esqrs.. In another column will be found the proceedings in full. We have placed at the head ol our paperthe name of J. J. Jones' Esq., of Burke County, as the Administration and Johnson candidate for Congress, to repre sent the Bth District. He is a young man ol fine talents, and we think will be able to cope, successfully, with the Hon. A. H. Stephens, in argument, on the stumpjor in the Halls of Con gress. As the time is too limited to hold a Con vention, we hope the citizens of the Bth, who support the present»administration, and Hon. H. V. Johnson for Governor, will give to Mr. Jones their cordial support, and that he will take the field.., The Edgefield Advertiser. We wou d call the attention of our merchants to the advertisement in this day’s paper of the of the Edgefield Advertiser, offering his paper as an advertising medium. The Ad vertiser has a good circulation in Edgefield, Barn well and the upper districts of South Carolina, and is one among the best weekly country pa pers received by us. We are gratified to learn, that Edward Dow dle, the man stabbed by Wallace, a week or two ago, and who ha 3 been under the charge of Dr. J. M. Hill, has recovered from his wounds, and has been discharged from the Doctor’s hands. Madame Adolph. This celebrated lady, who has a reputation of seeing further into futurity than any other living person, it will be seen, wlil arrive in our city on Tuesday next, and hold her levees at the Globe Hotel. The Southern Eclectic. The September number of this interesting monthly is on our desk. From its table of con tents we should say it is an interesting number. Edited by J. H. Fitten, and D. K. Whitaker. Terms $3 per annum. Yellow Fever in New-Orleans. We regret to learn that information was re ceived yesterday, by telegraph, of the death, by yellow fever, of Mr. T. S. Titcomb, one of the operators in the Telegraph office at New-Or leans; and that Mr. H. F. Watkins, another op erator, who lately resided in this city', was down with the same fatal disease. An Immense Peach Orchard. —A gentleman named Davis, residing in Clermont county, Ohio, has a peach orchard of 1000 acres, containing 17,000 trees. Mr. Davis, it appears, left Phila delphia a few years ago arid purchased his pre sent farm—then considered the poorest one in the neighborhood—and set it out with peach trees of twenty different varieties from New Jersey. As the farmers in that vicinity had tried for several years previous to raise peaches for market, and had uniformly failed, they con sidered the exprement of Dr. Davis a foolish one, and even went so far as to appoint a com mittee to wait on him aud advise him to aban don it, as it would certainly ruin him. He per severed, however, notwithstanding 5,000 of the trees died soon after being planted. This was six years ago. In 1850 he gathered his first crop, from which he realized sufficient to pay for his farm and trees, and leave him SSOO on j hand. This season about 5,000 of the trees are bearing, and already 7,500 baskets have been sold at over $1 per basket. His net profits this season are estimated at $25,000. The idea his been suggested of requiring all railroad companies to insure the lives of their passengers at a reasonable rate. On the London and Liverpool railway passengers can insure their lives for £1,500 sterling, at three pence, for £I,OOO at two pence, and at £SOO at one pen ny. This plan secures the greatest caution on the part of the directors and conductors of the road, by the necessity of guarding against pe cuniary loss. It also affords some provision for distressed families in case of unavoidable acci dents. | The following are the receipts of the Virginia Central Railroad for the month of July: From | freight $12,521.99 ; passengers and express sll,- : 586.33. lota' $24,308.32. This is an enor | mous business for the Central. The Richmond , Mail states that the depot there i 3 completely | packed with wheat waiting for the millers to take it away—while a large quantity is on the line awaiting transportation. The Crystal Palace. —The number of visi tors on Saturday was 6,347. Steam was let on to the machinery on Saturday, and worked ad mirably. Ihe splendid Mosiac eopy of Guerci no’s picture of “ Sfc. John,” exhibited at the London Lxhibition, was opened last week, and found to be safe. This rare work of art is the contribution of the Pope, and was executed at the Mosaic manufactory at the Vatican, and sent on in charge of M. Bedini, Apostolic Nun cio to the Brazils. The picture is invoiced at £12,000 sterling. Curious Appearance of the Schuylkill River.— l he Reading Gazette says the water in the Schuylkill appears to have changed color within the last ten days. Its usual greenish hue is turned to blue, for some cause as yet unex plained. Some attribute it to the dregs of the* coal mines which are emptied into the river in Schuylkill county, and others to the sinking of two boats loaded with lime. C anal 1 olls. — Ihe tolls collected on all the canals ofthe State of New York, for the third week in August amount to $105,394, making for the season thus far a total of $1,662,562, against $1,607,790 to same period last year. In crease $54,802. New Orleans Relief Fund.— The Savan nah Georgian of the Ist inst. says: The Mayor reports the receipt of $2,377 08, through the several Ward Committees appointed at a recent meeting of citizens, to collect funds for the relief of New Orleans, which, with the SI,OOO previ ously transmitted from the City Treasury, makes $3,377 08 contributed by Savannah. The health of our city and surrounding coun trjr (says the Savannah News) has never within our recollection been better at this season. The total number of deaths last week as will be seen by the official report is only 14. The Rice Harvest. —We are now at the first day of autumn, and it is with much pleasure that we state that the harvesting of the rice crops which with us takes place during the last days of August, is now nearly finished, that the weather has been most propitious, and the crops will yield well. The weather has now turned cooler, with a clear sky and healthy atmosphere.— Sav. News Ist inst. Speaking at Canton. —We have been in formed (says the Marietta Advocate, of Ist inst.) that Judge Johnson’s prospects in Cherokee are even better than before the speaking of Satur day last, and that his address on that occasion has strengthened him and rendered the people more united. The democrats now talk confi dently of five or six hundred majority for John son in that county'. Mass Meeting at Jonesboro. —The Atlan ta Intelligencer says : There will be a mass meeting of the Democratic party of the 4th Con gressional District, at Jonesboro, on Thursday the 29th September. H. V. Johnson, Gov. Cobb, and a number of other distinguished Dem ocratic speakers have promised to be present on the occasion, and address the people on the po litical questions of the day. We learn (says the Madison Visitor) with pleasure that Hon. Francis H. Cone, has been appointed Judge of the Ocmulgee Circuit in the place of Judge Johnson, resigned. Judge Cone will hold his first Court in this county, commencing on Monday next. The appoint ment of Judge Cone will give universal satisfac tion, for as a jurist he has very few equals in the United States and we think no superiors. Relief for New Orleans. —At Louisville $5,000 have been subscribed in aid of the New Orleans sufferers. S. F. J. Trabue, Esq., of Louisville, gave, SSOO. The Campbell Minstrels, at Cincinnati, have contributed $lB3 60, and the Masonic fraternity in the same city S7OO. The Bateman children performed in Boston on Saturday night in aid of the sufferers. Anothbr Mistake of a Bank Teller.— On Saturday morning the paying teller of one of the Banks in Philadelphia gave a gentleman two thousand six hundred and thirty dollars in payment of a check for two hundred and sixty three dollars and thirty cents. The holder of the check discovered the blunder, and handed back the surplus funds. Newspapi !!. Celebration. —The New York “ Bun” is to celebrate its twentieth anniversary on the 3d of September, by re-printing the first number of that sheet, by illuminating the buil ding and giving a collation to the employees and their ladies, to the number of 300, more or less. Suicide of a Printer. —Win. J. Weir, a compositor on the New York Commercial Ad vertiser, committed suicide on Friday night, by hanging hitnself to his bed post. Over $5,000 in money and a gold watch were found in his possession. Most of the money was held in trust for a lady. The Baroness de Berg, the pianist, who has been exiled from Austria on political grounds, gave her first concert in New York on Srturday evening, to a fashionable audience, and, it is sai:!,acquitted herself in a most admirable man ner. She was assisted by Paul Jullen. An article recently published in the Tenth Legion of Virginia, says, that in consequence of the agitation on the subject of slavery, in the last General Assembly of the New School Pres byterian Church, which met at Buffalo, a num ber of ministers of the persusion, in the Synod ol Virginia, have signed the following resolutions and proposed them to the other Southern Synods for adoption : Resolved , 1. That the Presbyteries in the slaveholding States decline making any response to the inquiries proposed by the late General As sembly. Resolved , 2. That said Presbyterians be fully represented in the next Assembly. Resolved , 3. That said Presbyteries instruct their delegates to the next Assembly, in the event of the subject of slavery being introduced, to propose resolutions expressing in the strongest terms the opionion of the Assembly, that all further agitation of the subject in that body is most unwise and improper, and should not be permitted. And should the Assembly refuse to sanction such resolutions, that the Delegates from said Presbyteries be instructed immediately to withdraw and unite with those from other por tions of the church opposed to the further agita tion of the subject in the assembly, either in a new organization, or in such other measures as in their judgment will be most expedient. The same paper says that some of the South ern members of this church are in favor of im mediate secession, and that, poss’bly, some will take that course, but that the plan indica ted in the above resolutions seems generally pre ferable. The President and the Pacific Railroad. It is stated that the President has deterermin ed not to adopt, father or recommend the Pacific railroad measure in any manner whatever as a policy of the administration, and in this deter mination he is said to be warmly and decidedly backed and supported by both the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. I Telegraphed for the Charleston Cornier.] Baltimore, Sept, 1 .—Additicnxl European In telligence.—The U. S. Mail Steamship Hermann Capt. Higgins, arrived at New York on Wednes day night from Bremen via Cowes. She only brings intelligence to the 17th ult., not so late by three days as that brought by the Europa, which arrived at Boston on Wednesday morning from Liverpool via Halifax. We extract from our English files the following items : The London News announces that Austria has addressed a long memorandum to all the govern ments of Europe representing the Smyrna affair in the light of its being a first step towards the realization of the Monroe doctrine in the United States. The scaffolding ofthe Crystal Palace at Syden ham had fallen, killing eleven men, and wound ing twenty. A warehouse had been consumed by fire at Dover, Kent., entailing a loss of £50,000 sterl ing. The intense heat caused a portion of the cliff to give way, whereby several firemen were killed. Savannah, Ga., Sept. I.— The receipts of Up land Cotton at Savannah, during the commercial year ending the 31st ult., comprised 332.392 bales, and of Sea Island 12.971. The slock of Upland Cotton on hand consists of 5,000, andol Sea Island 150 bales. Sept. Ist, 10.42 a. m.— The stock of Cotton on hand in Mobile, amounts to 7564 bales. The receipts lor the year 1852- J 53, have comprised 546,616 bales. MARRIED. Oa the evonirg of the 10th of August, by the Rev. Allc i Pinson, Mr. Zephaniah Abernathy. to Miss Susannah Atkinson, all of Cass county, On Sunday morning, the 29th ult., near Etowah! by Willis Little, Esq., Mr. Elisha Suggs to Miss Lucy Atkinson— and Mr. Jno. Tucker, of Tuck er’s Hollow, to Miss Elizabeth Suggs, all of Cass. In Qreonsbo-o, Ga., on the 251 h inst., at the house of the Hon. Wm. C. Dawson, ly Rev Dr Hoyt, Mr. John J. Thomas, of Athens, to Miss Claudie Fisk McKinley, ofthe former place At Palatka, August 25th, by the Rev T W Cooper, Mr. Spencer Brooks, to Miss Mary Hamilton Hopiuns, daughter of Gen. B. Hopkins In Morgan county on the 28th ult. at the rest! dence of Judge by Rev. J. W. Still weH, Mr. J. A. 0. Radford, of Clarke county, and Miss Mary A. Prior, #f this county. On the 24th ult, at Wavorly Hall, Harris coun- i ty, by Rev J. P Duncan, Dr. J.M. Noell, of La- Grango,to Miss Fannie D. Sanders, of the former < place. Demooratio Meeting in ElchraQa^. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Ad* ! ministration party was held in the City Hail, on ! Thursday evening, the first day ot September, ! 1853. James M. Smythe, Esq., was called to the chair, and Edward J. Walker, Esq., request ed to act as secretary. The object.of the meeting having been ex plained by the chair, John Phinizy, jr., Esq. offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted by the meet ing. Whereas, the Democratic party of the fifth Congressional district have proposed the holding of a Mass Meeting, of the friends of the present administration, at Kingston, on the ninth day of September, to reconcile the conflicting claims of our friends who desire to represent that district in Congress ; and the Democratic party of Rich mond, like their political brethren, feeling a pat riotic necessity of harmony, and a concert of ac tion among our friends there, as essential to the triumphant success of the great cause in which we are engaged, and hence we cordially accept their invitation, and urge upon the Democratic party elsewhere in our state, to unite with us in our views, and send delegates to said Conven tion, to express the heartfelt desire and wishes of their political brethren in other sections of our state, that we she aid present, in the approaching Gubernatorial contest, an unbroken and undivi ded phalanx, by the cordial re-union of the De mocracy. Therefore, Resolved , That in response to the invitation of our friends of the fifth Congressional district, that the chair be authorised to appoint a delega tion of thirty and such other of our polit ical friends be considered as delegates, who can cenveniently attend said Mass Meeting. Resffived , That the Democratic party, of Rich mondffcounty. look with an anxious eye to see the old fifth , occupy the envious position she once occupied, as the banner District of our State ; and that she will yet roll up her accustomed ma jority for our noble and gallant standard bearer, the Hon. Herschel V. Johnson. Resolved , That the Democratic party of Rich mond, deeming it unnecessary to hold a conven tion, present to the people of the Bth Congres sional District,as one well worthy to wear Con gressional honors, the name of our worthy, es teemed and talented young friend of the county ot Burke, J. J. Jones, Esq , and from the Demo cratic party ot this county, he will receive our warm and cordial support. Resolved , That the Chairman of this meeting, appoint a committee to invite the Hon. Herschel V. Johnson, and John J-. Jones, Esq., to address the people of Richmond county, at such time as will suit their convenience. Committee appointed—S. M. Goodman, W. R. Fleming and J. T. Shewmake. John Phinizy, Jr., Esq., havingjpeen loudly called for, addressed the meeting in his usual im pressive and eloquent style, concluding by in troducing to the meeting Col. John Milledge, the independent candidate for the State Legisla ture . Col. Milledge, arose amid the applause of the audience, and in a brief but eloquent address, an nounced himself to be again a candidate before the people, which announcement was received with enthusiatic applause. William R. Fleming Esq., having been call ed on, addressed the meeting in a manner which convinced his audience, that he not only under stood the great principles of Democracy; but that he possessed, in an eminent degree, the power of expounding, and communicating those princi ples to his fellow-citizens. At the conclusion of Mr. Fleming’s remarks John T. Shewmake, Esq., was called on, who briefly and eloquently alluded to the good moral character, and distinguished talents of Jno. J, Jones, Esq., the nominee for Congress.which in formation. coming from the source which it did, j- made many warm friends for that gentleman in this community. On motion of Dr. Garvin, it was ordered that these proceedings be published. The meeting then adjourned. JAMES M. SMYTHE, Chm’n. i Edward J. Walk hr, Secretary. . DELEGATES APPOINTED TO KINGSTON. ■ X. C. Towbridge, John Phinizy, Jr. Tames Gardner, Floyd Thomas, Wm. R. Fleming, W/D. Davidson, John D. Butt, Dr. J. M. Hill, T. J. Jennings, B. Bignion, F. W. Schley, Theo. Bridges, i L. Delaigle, E H. Rogers, , John B. McKinnie, Robert Philip, D. B. Thompson, J. Garragan, I Thos. Wise, B F. Harris, » f. Welleaur, M. Murray, ! Wm. Allen, Henry Johnson i T. Dunbar, E. H. Goff, W. S. Nnott, J. Livingston, i William Johnston, J. R. Butt. Louisville, August 29. — The mail from Selt i Lake arrived yesterday at Independence. Al > most all the trains ot overland emigrants had passed Fort Laramie. At the latest dates from Santa Fe the troops were approaching El Paso, intending to keep possession of the Mesila val ley. The Maxicans flag was waving there, and would continue till our troops arrived. The Mexican troops at El Paso were, howev er. rapidly deserting ; and one thing was certain, should hostilities break out, a majority of the in habitants of New Mdxico, would be found to lean towards the United States Government. FUNERAL NOTICE. ttP*’ The Friends aud Acquaintance of Mr. JAMES H. SMITH and Wm. S. Smith, of Ham burg are respectfully requested to attend the Fu neral of the former from the Baptist Church in that place this morning, at 11 o’clock. (Commercial. Augusta, Sept. 2—6 P. M. The River. —The river is in good boating order, 3 foot 6 inches in the Channel and rising. It has been raining hoavily up the river all day, and a rise of 8 to 10 feet may bo expected. This will give us a full river tor a month bonce. SAVANNAH, Sept. 1, P. M.— Cotton. —Sales j yesterday 48bales, as follow: 4 aßjf, 35 at 10, 9at j 10 i and 1 bale Sea Island at 35c. SAVANNAH EXPORTS—Aug. 31. Steam ship Alabama, New York—274 bales Cotton, 27 casks Rice, 91 bales Domestics, 1 bale Wool, and sundry pkgs Mdse. Brig Excel—2ls casks Rice, 525 bales Cotton, 33 empty Bbls., 2 Cotton Gins, 50 bundles Papor, 16 empty Pipes, 1 and 1 Box Schr Chas. Mills—ll 6 casks Rice, ! 249 bales Cotton, 8 bales Sweeping, 16 bales Rope Cuttings, 4 bales Cotton Waste, 4 Crates, 82 empty ! Bbls , 9 bales Domestics, and 34 pkgs Butter. ATLANTA, August IS.— Cotton.— do- ’ ing in this article. Bacon —We quote hog round at 8J to 10 conts Hams are plenty at 11 to 12£ conts. Lard. —Scarce at 12£ cts. per pound, Iron. Sweeds 5£ to English sto 51 cents; Nails have advanced to 6 a 6|c. Corn.— ls selling at 45 to)50 cents. Corn Meal. — 50.to 60 cents. Pork. Hog round, 6 to 8 cents, Pickelod, 10 cents. Beef.— By the quarter, sto 7* cents. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Schr Julia, Corson, at Philadelphia. CHARLESTON, September 2.—Arrived, schrs 1 Henry Leo, Erickson, Philadelphia; Enchantress, ■ Jayne, New York; Dolphin, , Newbern, N.C. ] Cleared, schr Susan Cannon, Edwards, TVilming ton,N. C. \ Went to sea, brig Atlantic, King; Philadelphia; j schrs B D. Warner, Dazey, New York; Heyward, | j McDougal, Baltimore; Pauline, Stiles, New York I J.A. Campbell, Dowdy, New York. SAVANNAH, September I.—Arrived, schr Wm. f Hone, Bolles, Now York. t Cleared, brig Excel, Talman, New York; schr i Chas Mills, O’Neal, New York. c Sailed, ateam ship Alabama, Schenck, N. York. ; Sprrmt Itakr* ' Transportation Sept. 2, 1853.— A spoe’iaflr leave for Bearing on Sunday Morning win • « ■ , at Edgefield. C. 11., S.C., by AY. F T)Pushed , speetfully offered the business publi' S 4 OE > as an excellent advertising medium Th fff has an extensive circulation in a- Edgefield and AbbcviHe-districts tW of i tr ade in Augusta and the AVarehou o p ,nvari abl v . and other Merchants would doubtWf.n ; interest to acquaint the planters anl °^ ir r generally of their whereabouts 110 People Ths terms of advertising are as moderate other Journal in the State, ard we ti, . a? *n» : s P° ak for the Advertiser, a liberal share be " • patronage. _ l m ‘ 10 of public • AUGUSTA STEAM PLANING iwttt? 3 (Head of Mclntosh street , near th u? ILLS ’ Railroad Depot)' Wa * tu *>* 1 DOORS. BLINDS, SASHES ; DOOR AND WINDOW FRAmW MOULDINGS, PANELINGS, MANTbrc ORNAMENTAL SCROLL Wo?? LS ' : TURNMG BKAC^ s i o boxes, ; Os every size and of the newest designs ™ , r order at short notice. ° ’ to • Also—Worked FLOORING CFTT rvn i WEATHER BOARDING. ILIJsQ and Orders punctually attended to. sep 2 , „ : d&eGm Hoof laud’s German Bitter. —- > and sold by Dr. Jackson, man Medical Store, 120 Arch street Philad l daily increase in their well deserved’ eelebrit? r ’ the cure el all diseases arising from <i tor of the liver. These Bitters have, indeed blessing to the afflicted, who show there’-Lm , by tho most flattering testimonials. Thk",nla-• , has established for itself a name that eomw'f 118 however wily the schcmes.or seductive their mS? ! ses, cannot reach, it gained the public confiE by the immense benefits that have been ? > from it, and will ever maintain its position aug 31 d6cl existing between, 0. P. McC/ r t , the undersigned, in the interest of the U.S How is hereby dissolved. The business of the Hotel will be conducted by the Proprietor and La^ e * ' aug 28 ___ Jx°. W. Spear, No. 2— Augusta. South Wesff _ Plank Road Office, August 2btk 1853.—An instalment of ten per cent is required , to be paid on tho 14th September next, agreeablv l to the By-Laws of said Corporation. Bv order n's i tho Board. S. 11. Oliver, Treasurer i _aug 25 office corner Mclntosh & Renyold-sts iced S»da Water—This delightfui drink, togethor with a great variety of c hoice Syrups, of the best quality, may be found at tho Druggist and Apothecaries Store "of f aug 12 W.w. Haines, Broadstreet. ' l r- F f rreU ’ s Ge »nine Arabia S*-—Liniment is a most extraordinary me the truth of which is placed beyond doubt > of tho vast sales of the article and the m a r.y cures being daily performed by it, which previously had resisted all other medicines and the skill of the best physicians in the world. It is : composed of balsams, extracts and gums peculiar - to Arabia—possessing, in a concentrated form, ail , their stimulating, anodyne, penetrating, unctuous ' and revulsive properties, and the same which, ' ago, were used by the “ Sons of the Desert,” with such miraculous success, in curing the diseases of both man and beast. Bead the following remarkable cure, which l should of itself place 11. G. FARRELL'S ARA BIAN LINIMENT far beyond any similar reme dy. Mr. H. G.Farrell—Dear Sir: Actuated by t t sense of gratefulness. I submit the following as an f instance of the utility ot your great medicine. My child, three years old, was suddenly attacked with a terrible disease, which in less than six hours prostrated it to total helplessness. The limbs became s so rigid that not a joint could bo bent: the flesh turned black and,cold and entirely deprived of 3 feeling; the eyes fixed, partially closed and alto l gethcr blind, following this was deafness to all sounds; the spine became contracted and so curved - that when lying on his back the head and the heels only touched. Indeed, the child presented every appearance ot being- dead. Immediately on the ’ | attack, the family physician was called in, and for l three weeks he labored to restore it to feeling, but all in rain, although it was blistered a dozen times j. and various rubefacient Liniments applied. A J consultation of physicians was then held, but to no purpose, the case was then brought before the Medi cal Society, but nothing could be suggested which had not already been done, and ti e doctor thou told me he could do nothing more. AY e then commen ced applying your Liniment freely over the entire length of tho spine, and you may' imagine a pa rent's joy, when, after a few applications, returning animation was apparent, and it rapidly recovered withthe exception of the sight, which did not be come perfect for near a month. The child is now healthy and robust as can be. Five other cases of same kind oceurrod previously in my neighborhood, all of which died, when there is no doubt if your Liniment had been they would used have recovered. HEIN BY G. CLELAND. Peoria, March Ist, 1851. Look out for Coitiitrrfeits. —The public are cau. tioned against another counterfeit, which has late ly made its appearance, called AY. B. Farrell’s An bian Liniment, the most dangerous of all the coun terfeits. because his having the name of Farrel’, many will buy it iu good faith, without the knov ledge that a counterfeit exists, and they will, per haps, only discover their error when the spurious mixture has wrought its evil effects. The genuine article js manufactured only by H. t G. Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, and whole; ' sale druggist, No. 17 Main street, Peoria, Illinois' j | to whom ail applications for Agencies must bead ; drossed. Be sure you get it with the letters 11. G. : before Farrell’s, thus—H. G. FARRELL’S—and '» j his siguature on the wrapper, and all others ata ■ ! counterfeits. Sold by 1 HAVILAND, RISLEY & GO., Augusta, (la.. - and by regularly authorized agents throughout the j United States. [CP* Price 25 and 50 cents, and $1 per bottle, j j Agents AA’anied in every town, village and ! hamlet in the United States, in which one is not i already established. Address H. G. Farrell as : above, accompanied with good reference as t" character, responsibility, &c. died aug IS • LSi'" No Family should be without them.— - i AA T e speak of M’Lane’s Liver Pi! . i which have become an indispensable Family Medi cine. The frightful symptoms which arise from a 1 diseased Liver manifest themselves, more or less, m every family ; dyspepsia, sick headache, obstruo > tion of tho menses, ague and fever, pairs in tho side, with dry, and hacking cough, arc all the re sults of h; patic derangement—and for these, R M’Lane’s Pills me a sovereign remedy. J“ c >’ - have never been known to fail, and they should kept at all times by families. Directions.—Take two or three going to bed. | every second or third night. If they do not purge ' j two or three times by next morning, take one of « ; two more. A slight bcakfast should invariably i follow their use. The Liver Pill may also bo used where purging lis simply necessary'. As an anti-bilious purga tive they are inferior t» none. And in of two or three, they give astonishing relief to sick headache; also in slight derangements of the sto mach. „ Sold by Haviland, Bislev & Co., and Mm l I Tutt, Augusta, Ga.; P. M. Cohen & Co., Charles ! ton, S. C.; Hill & Smith, Athens, Ga ; E. C.<h® 8 ’: 1 Madison; A. A. Solomons; Savannah; and by a i Druggists and Dealers in Modicino throughout t 1 South. aug 23 12 “ Bring hither Ilie poor, the «*•**”! the halt, and tho blined,”ify<f a WO yy“ • have them healed of their many infirmities boldly and fearlessly assert that theJMustang inent wi'l positively cure Rheumatism. Let - who are afflicted with that most paini'nl comp o try it thoroughly according to tho directions, : if they are not cured, we will give them j money back. AVliatmoro tan wo say jt ■ | also euro the Piles. Thousands have tried it - all were cured. Bruises, Sprains, Sores, or ■ tions fade away as if touched by the mag« wand. Its application to a Burn or Scab! ‘oil upon the troubled waters.’ Tho tempest o p and agony is soon stilled and tho patient is “ ! jY] lu to quiet and peaceful slumbers. ‘There is » | or every wound,’ and that bairn is the Mu? Liniment. Every body that sells medicines a it for sale. ‘Hold your Horses !’ and if crippled, galled or sprained, use tho Mustang iment. 12 Aleilieal Testimony cannot I>«> trover ted, —One of the most s p r cases narrated of Dr. M’Lane’s Vermvuge . John Butler, of Lowell, Trumbull county The case was that of a young lady who h® _ very sick for eight years, and had consults her of physicians, who had treated it as Prolapsus Uteri. Dr. Butler was then ca and for a time, believed wRh his predecease - it was a case of Prolapsus. Hewas, b°wc\ > forced to the conclusion that his patient ' - o8) sering from worms, and afthor much F e * 3. p r , prevailed upon her to take two dose-. | M’Lane’s Vermifuge. This medicine a:U < er 0 f feet of removing from her a countless n the largest size. After she passed them, aß j immediatly returned. She is sinco mart i continues to eiyoy excellent health, aug 16 •