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Crnistitutumalwt K Republic. fc _. BY JAMES GARDNER. OFFICE OS MoIN TOSH-STREET, TIUO 0008 FRO* THB NORTH-WEST CORNER Or BROAD-STREET. T E R MsT Daily, in adTance per annum.... .$6 00 If notin advance per annum 7 00 Tri-Weekly, in ad vance. per annum 4 00 If not ia advance .por annum & 00 Weekly, in advance... .per annum 200 Discount for Clubs. . , {Ft om the Nero York Journal of Commerce ] r The Mad Stone. An article from a Virginia paper was iateJy published in the Journal of Commerce, giving some particulars of a stone held in that State, which is claimed to possess the property of curing the bite of a mad dog. The following, cut from the Richmond (Va ) Penny Post, of Aug. 12th, speaks of one owned in 1825 Humphrey Sale, of Caroline, which was then applied by him to my own hand, for the purpose of extracting the virus, supposed tf> have been received from the bite of a rabid dog.' The mat ter possesses sufficient interest for the curious, to induce me, since you well know the truth of the statement, to give a short history of the affair. I was at the time, Deputy Clerk of the County of Henrico, and when bitten, was in the act of pas sing through the gate leading to the County buildings which are situated in Richmond. The dog, a small fice, belonging to one of the keepers of the piison, snapped at me in passing, and gave a slight wound on the back ol the left be tween the thumb and lore-linger. It occurred in the afternoon. 1 thought it singular that he # should do so, as 1 knew him well, and immedi ately sucked the wound, taking care not to swal low any portion of what was withdrawn from it. This is a precaution which is ever taken in the South, and should never be omitted after the bite of a dog. No more thought was given to the matter. On reaching the office, the next morn ing, the guard who kept watch over the buil dings at night, said that there was a mad dog in the coal hole. After having bitten some tine hounds, owned by the Sheriff of the county, and a co v, he ran into this hole, and the door of it wa9 closed upon him. It turned out to be the little fice. I carefully placed water before him, and he exhibited clear signs ol hydrophobia. The kind-hearted man, who officiated as Clerk of the County, immediately sent for several of the most eminent physicians of the city. Among them were Dr. Dove, Dr. Trent, and Dr. M’Call, who advised that the wound should be cut out, and it was done by Dr. Dove. About eighteen hours had intervened when this was done. A consul tation was then held apart as to what further should be done; but I heard one of them advise that I should be sent to tbe Mad Stone. Dr. Trent said— 1 “1 have no faith in stones.” This was answered—"lt may, perhaps, have an effect on his youthful mind. 5 ’ The clerk, no doubt, on the strength of this consideration, the effect of which was wholly lost upon me, by hearing the conversation, advised me to go, and I was started off on horseback to old Humphrey Sale’s in Caro lina county, about 90 miles distant, consigned to one or two eminent Baptist clergymen on the way. The loads at that time were not good, and when near Mr. Sale’s plantation, 1 inquired of an old colored woman where he lived, des cribing him as the owner of tbe Mad Stone. The old woman immediately suspected my er rand, and addressing me as "young master,"’ said it would draw ai y poision from a wound, and told of her <ovvn experience in being cured by it, ofthebiteola rattlesnake. She said she was lying in tbe grass, and was bitten in the head, and, *‘Lordy, young master, it swelled big as a barrel, but-the stone tuck it all down.” Thus reinforced, I soon appeared before the old gentleman, Mr. Sale, and told my eriand. a —-Tbe stone was applied, my hand was fastened between Splints, and 1 was allowed to roatnover the farm lor a couple of days, when the wound was inspected. Tbe stom* was about an inch ' long, hall an inch wide, quarter of an inch thick, and was slightly porous. It had somewhat the appearance of the stone used for razor hones, with a streak of whittisb yei_low, and a dusky blue above. The spot on the (band to which it had been applied, was white and rough, as if a poul tice bad been used. The old Doctor—such he atesy, at least—immersed the ed from the wound in a glass r, having previously told me, been absorbed from the wound, ■phe stone in fine bubbles, ©the surface. It was some relief to he toid, tittle as was my faith in the operation, that no poison had remained lor ab sorption. The Doctor, finding that my funds amounted to $24, and that 1 knew’ friends with jßr whom I could stop on my way back, took all but about six shillings, lrom my lean exchequer. He offered to show me vaiious certificates from those who had been cured, but 1 did not care to enter into the question. 1 learned, however, that some had died in the neighborhood, but he saidthey had either arrived too late, or that the stone was and could not be applied to their great many people in the State have confideifte iu its capacity to cure. On re turning to Richmond, 1 learnt that the hounds Aand the cow had gone mad, which induce ! the -«^w4fej>hysician to apply caustic to the bite: but I have ever believed that my safety was owing to the precaution which I immediately took, to suck the vyound apd careful >y eject the contents from my mouth—a precaution which all piudentpeo ple will ever adopt, if they aie subjected to a the Pad stone again. I From the Richmon d (Va ) Penny Post, Jus; 12 } An article which we inserted in the Penny Post som* two months ago, has elicited remarks the press in every quarter. We knew lrom tacti ih our possession that we were u rectus in Jeuna.” Mr. W. Bradly, who resides some half mile from the city, has left at. our office the genuine Simon-Pure mad-stone, which can be examined by the curious. We understand from Mr. Bradly that this stone has been in the Bradly family for more than one hundred years—and we are informed by gentlemen of intelligence lrom tbe counties ol Orange, Green, Cuijiqpper, and Madison, that they are cognizant of more than fifty cures of mad clog, snake ami snider bites. This is a most valuable discovery and one which ought to be generally known. We mentioned iacts some time since with regard to Sale’s mad atone, located in Caroline county, which excited only a sneer from the piess—none are so blind as those who will not see. We who write this happen to know tacts connected with thi3 mat ter, and we have faithfully given them. This dstone is a rather curious looking affair; it is about as large as a piece of chalk, (?) perfectly porous, and, truth to say, almost indescribable When applied to the wound either of a snake or mad dog bite, it will draw until ail its pores are sa turated, then drop off, and is placed in warm water will soon disgorge, and then be ready for action again. We shall keepjhis stone iu our office for several days for the inspection of the curious, ought to be purchased by th« city for the use of the public. We understand Mr. Bradley will sell it for $5,000; if ft saves one valuable life, it will be cheap at double that price. Hjfc Mirage in the Gulf of Bothnia.—ln a let ter from an officer in Napier’s fleet, we find the following:— There is not an inch o’t the Gulf of Bothnia but we have crossed over—it is a strange place—the effect oi' the irregular refraction Is Vt very singular. The other morning we saw a I light-house up in the air, and, on looking at the chart, it was proved to he full fifty or sixty miles off* JStjips appear, when you are nearly a day’s frormthem, now With three hulls, now with out sails,,in a moment with a cloud of canvas, now turned upside down, and half a dozen ships are over the other, all as large as the biggest three decker; when you come up with her she is some insifinificant little coaster. We aie within a couple of degrees of the Arctic circle; the sun does not set until 10 P. M., and he rises about two —we have broad daylight all the time he is below the horizon. We are going on up to the head of the Gulf, and When w e do we shall see the sun at midnight. GfcNTEFi.TirPLi.Ni;. —The Philadelphia Even ing Mai! says: “It may surprise some of our rea tiers to be made aware of the fact, but a fact it is JL | notwithstanding, that the ladies in our large cities W have their fashionable drinking-houses as well as gentlemen. ‘Gardens,’ so called in deference to “ \ a border or two of grass, a gravel walk, a dwarf , * shrub; ‘confectionery establishments,' ‘saloons,’ and other like fashionable resorts, some of them rivalling in tinsel splendor the London ‘gin pala ces,’ furnish ladies with stimulants. ‘Sherry cobblers’ are now sipped through straws, even X jn this our said city , and ladies call for their wine, or‘correctives,’ after ice-cream. The ini tiative to intemperance for our daughters and sisters furnished in ‘brandy-balls,’ which are globules of sugar, with the ‘creature’ reposing within; and this description of Confectionery’ is furnished to whoever will call for it.” Lightning, Weather, &c. We have never before been visited by so many and such destructive thunder storms, accompani ed by high winds, as during this season. The intensity of the heat, we suppose will account for the electricity and the storms, but who will assign a reason why this summer should exceed all of its predecessors, so far as we know, for the duration and intensity of its heat? We have bad a long succession of schorching days and sweltering nights, mitigated now and then for a few hours, by some wrathful cloud sweep ing tempest driven over ourhead discharging vol umes of lightning and floods of rain, with an oc casional rattle of hail. Now after several days of drizzly weather (just such weather as makes the planter tremble lor his fodder and his cotton forms) it has dared off beautifully, and this mor ning (Monday) we have the promise of another day reminding us of some of its melting prede cessors. Within a circle of a few miles of our town we have been informed of an unprecedent num ber of instances in which lightning has discharg ed itself upon the earth, rendering trees, killing stock, and occasionally doing damage to houses. But one instance has occurred, however, in which human life has been destroyed in this way, and ihit has already been noticed. We heard the other day of a gentleman going out to look for missing cows, and lound them all dead under a tree, which had been manifestly struck by lightning. Recently we heard of a very singular freak of the electrict fluid, which killed on the spot, ten hogs for Capt. J. D. McFaddin under the fol lowing circumstances. They were passing along a small track, such as hogs make, at a considerable distance fiom each other, eight of the number being within thirty yards of the tree upon which the fluid descended, another was at about the distance of forty yards, and the last, at least seventy yards off and in a path mak ing from one in which the others had fallen.— This seems to have been done by one discharge, the fluid choosing to pursue the earth, rather than enter the ground, and to deflect lrom the original path which it had taken. We have often seen small -pots of growing crops killed by lightning, but we never before heard of half an acre destroyed, which we have been informed upon undoubted authority, is the fact upon the plantation of Mr. J. H. Mont gomery, a few miles below this place. A stream of electricity, a few days since fell upon one of his cotton fields and destroyed at least half an acre of the weed, as above stated. Another gentleman had a horse and mule killed in his stables, the lightning striking a tree first a lit tle distance off. In our town, we have been in formed, a chicken was killed by the fluid just be low the door of a house, the house itself being untouched and without conductors. We record these things as matters of interest to us all, and in order that facts may be laid be fore the public in regard to a subtle and often destructive fluid, whose habitudes (so to speak) are still in some respects involved in mystery.— Sumpter Banner. The Splitting Wedge. The London News, in an article on the inter minable and “inevitable Czar,” and his übiquit ous intrigues, remarks; “There are some curi ous tales to be told some day about what Russia has not only attempted, but done, to bring about a revolution in the United States, by driving home the splitting wedge of slavery. It may come out soon how the Czar gloats over the hope of making Cuba the cause of a quarrel which may help him at the eleventh hour.”— The News winds up with the hope that “the Americans will refuse to be the tools of the Czar” In this hope there is no doubt that the News will be gratified. Ameiicans will neither be the I tools of the Czar nor of the allied powers. But they will do Nicholas the justice not to hold him responsible for any quarrel which may grow out of Cuba, as the cause of such a quarrel is quite as independent of Nicholas as if he had never been born. No one can fail to be astounded at the cool assurance of the News, in insinuating that Russia has attempted to bring about a revolution in the United States by means of the slavery I question. If there is an empire on the face of the earth which has sedulously abstained from interference in our domestic institutions, it is Russia. If there is another which never ceases to agitate the question of American slavery, it is England. And why? The very expressions used by the News shows us why. “To bring about a revolution in the United States by driv ing home the splitting wedge of slavery.”— England regards slavery as the “splitting wedge” by which this Union is to be divided; and all her abolition demonstrations, her Manchester and Exeter Hall conventions, her feastings- of Mrs. Stowe and her patronage of runaway negroes are for the purpose of “driving home the splitting wedge.” Let our countrymen never forget that fact.— Let them bear in mind that slavery is believed in England to be the “splitting wedge” of the American Union, and let them be sure whenev er they read the abolition eloquence of her ora tors or of the deluded American agitators who are her tools in this country, that she is ‘driving home" the wedge which is to sunder forever the fairest fabric of free government upon \yhich mor tal eye ever looked. The simple knowledge of this fact should be enough to induce every man who loves the Union to frown down this slavery agitation, and to consign the .American instru ments of British artifice to the infamy, if not the punishment, of tories and traitors. There is no doubt that British intermeddling with our institutions, and its obvious purpose, are among the great reasons why Americans feel no sympathy with Great Britain in her present war, and, on the whole, would like to see her foiled by her Russian antagonist. It is natural that Americans should side with a kindred race, but the affection they have felt for the land of their fathers has always been repulsed by cold disdain, and worse than all, England while at peace, has pursued a policy towards the United States, which, if successful, would inflict more injury on Arheiica than if the war of the revolu tion had ended in the defeat of the colonies.— Richmond Dtspaich. Town Lot Speculation in the Pine Woods. Many good things are told of the sayings and do ngs of a number of the wags who went out, ou Thursday last, on the excursion trip to the State line, on the Jackson Railroad, among which is the following in relation to speculation in town lots. It appears, as the story goes, that at every stopping place in the pine legion, on the other side of Pas Manchac, the excursionists were surrounded by the settlers, as news boys besiege travellers on their entrance into a city with the invaiiable query of “ Want to buy a goou town lot, sir?” “Sell them cheap, gentle men, if you promise to build,” &e. To get clear of one lei low who seemed determined to drive a sa e, nolens txJens, our city wags consented to take twenty or thirty choice lots at five dollars a piece, heagreeing to furnish a good and clear hdfnftnt' H Pay J he Nota 3 s ' ee * bill of sale. He came to town with the crowd, treated liberally all hands, and ordered the acts of sale to be forthwith made out by one of oar most popular Notaries, the dashing Col. M who made one of the excursion party, and who’ of course, with an eye to business, readily com plied with the wishes of his pine- wood's ac quaintance. The purchaser, with a promptness highly creditable in these kite-flying times of speculation, deposited the purchase money with the Notary at an early hour yesterday morning and shortly afterwards our Pine-wood’s heio made his appearance, and signed the documents. He then familiarly slapped the Notary on the shoulder, saying, “ Come, old horse, shell out the rhino, and then let us take a drink.” The Colonel, with his characteristic blandness, politely in formed the man of many acres that he had placed the funds to his credit . ‘ The amount of the purchase money de i in nay hands,” said the notary, “is five dollars for each lot, and our regular charge for acts of this description is eight dollars. You owe me three dollars on each act, aud 1 will thank you to pay the balance. Here’s your bill, sir ” The countryman was astounded. He stamped and •swore like our army in Flanders,” denouncing the demzens of the Crescent City as a-set of land-sharks and swindlers. A few well-turned remarks from Colonel M , adding gracioas ly at the same time, that as the case was rather a had one, he would not press the payment ot the three do liars, due on each act, soon soothed his ire, and he left the notary’s office, thanking him lor his generous liberality in letting him off so easily, and promising to make him a present of tbe best corner lot in the town of . a* he passed out of the office, a sudden thought ap peared to strike him, for abruptly turning round, he sung out in his loudest key, “ Col. you’re a trump, you can have the best corner lot in towu without costing you a cent, but if I pay for the act of sale , P/l be n—d /”— N. O. True Delta. I From the Charleston Mercury , 232 ttwf.] The Copper Mines of Georgia. We have been favored with the following in teresting letter to a gentleman in this city, da ted. Dahlonega, Aug. 18, 1854. The mining prospects in this country are flat tering, both as regards gold and copper. People are seriously and steadily at work to dislodge the rich minerals of this country, and their efforts are being crowned with success in some cases, and prospects ot success flattering in others. I do not know of a single instance whire the search making for copper or gold has yet been abandoned. It is true that the wildness of spec ulation, and high prospective anticipations, have somewhat mellowed down, and sober calcula tion, and energetic effort, have succeeded. Men are now at work instead of talking ; and some of them have fully realised their former expec tations. R. H. Moore and Company have found, and are now operating upon, a rich vein of copper ore, and are preparing to send a quantity ot it to market. This ore has been analysed, end con tains upwards ol thirty per cent of copper, as I am informed. I suppose there is no doubt of it. In these veins, also, they have found a rich de posifeof malachite, or carbonate of copper, of what extent is not yet determined. This sub stance is of a beautiful green, and highly valua ble for decorative pnrposes in building, and for other ornamental purposes. It is more valuable than copper. The prospect for an abundance of copper ore is as good in other shafts, now being sunk, as it was some months ago in Mr. Moore’s. In the developments now being made, there is scarcely ajuseful or ornamental metal or substance but has been more or found positively, or by indication, to exist. This country, by these ex periments, is developing new facts iu mineral ogy. The indications of formation and out crops are contradicting many of the doctrines laid down in the books of mineralogy and geol ogy* And the theorist who has obtained his sci ence from books only, would be confounded by the actual demonstrations here made; in fact, a new book will have to be wri ten to describe the mineral indications of this region; otherwise scientific men will be at fault, as old theories will not apply. A great want of capital exists here in order fully to develope our rich mineral resources. Scientific men, heretofore, forming their opinions from books only, have not been favorable to the opinion of a rich copper reg on in this country, which, perhaps, has deterred capitalists from venturing the experiment. The same opinions apply equally to Ducktown, in Tennessee; but bold experimenters have proved the fallacy of these opinions, and have demon strated each place to abound with copper suffici ent to induce capitalists to take hold with fine prospects of realising immense profits. Former ly, I was doubtful myself, forming my opinions lrom books only; but now I have no skepticism on the subject. The facts are fully demonstrated, and I have no doubt, when fully developed, this is, the richest mineral region in the United States. Further per Steamer Asia. New York, August 24.—The Royal Mail Steamship Asia arrived here at 7 o’clock this morning, with Liverpool dates to 12th hist., be ing three days later advices. Political Affairs. —The political adviegs by this arrival are interesting, but without very special features of importance beyond what has been heretofore published. The Russians were evacuating Moldavia and Waliacha. Prince Gortschakoff had officially announced to the Austrian Government that both these Principalities would be speedily aban doned an the troops withdrawn from them. Exptditionaiy troops had arrived at Pereko, on the Isthmus adjoining Crimea. Three thousanu French troops had landed near Bumersund. The Russians abandoned eight cannons at one of the posts they occupied. The large ships of the fleet remained at Letsund, where a bombard ment was expected ou the Bth. The Austrian troops were on their way to Gallacio, Bocomia and Transylvania and then received orders to halt for the present. A formidable ezpedition was preparing at Varna against Sevastopol Affairs in Spain were somewhat unsettled but generally quiet under the new government. Queen Christina had been indicted before the Spanish Court, charged with treason. Arrange ments had been made in Madrid tor the depar ture of herself and family, but an armed force of the Papulue surrounded the Palace and preven ted her leaving. The people seemed determined that she should,.be punished, and that sue should not be allowed to leave without a trial by the Cortes. An arrival of 18,000 Russians was announced at Tifiis after three months march. The French government had refused an ar mistice to Emperor Nicholas, but at the same time announced that piece could be secured be tween the present beiiignerant powers ot Eu rope, upon the following terms : First—The to tal abolition of the protectorate over Wallachia, Servia and Moldavia. Second—the freedom of the mouth of the Danube. Third—The ar vision of the Treaty of 1141, with reference to the limits of Russia in the Black Sea. Fourth —No power to have protectorate over Turkish subjects. Austria and Prussia remain in the same atti tude towards the allied powers that they hereto fore maintained. The Austrain troops were positively to enter Wallacbiaon the Bch. The Russians were generally on the retreat but this is supposed to be for stratagestic purpo ses. Affairs along the Baltic were without inter est. There were reports of the bombardment of Bumersund and its capture. Austria has signed with England and France an agreement to insist upon guarantees of future peace. Affairs in England were tranquil. The wea ther fair and harvest promising. Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Embassador at Vienna, announces that Moldavia as well as Wallachia will be immediately evacuated, con sequently the advance ot the Austrians has been coun teimanded. Austria subsequently signed an engagement with England and France to insist on guarantees of future peace from Russia, and not to be satis fied with the siatu quo. The Russians continue to retreat and tbe Turks to advance, but no fi Jiting has taken place. Active preparations continue to be made for the invasion of Crimea, but the expedition has not yet sailed. Nothing new has been leeeived from the Bal tic excepting the report only of the barmbard ment ol and capture of Bomersurul. Two con vents and some buildings weie bombarded in the White Sea. The King of Saxony was thrown from his car riage, near Junspruck,on the 9th, was kicked by a horse, his skull fractured, and died in half an hour. Spain. —Madrid is pretty quiet. The people forcibly prevented Queen Christina from leav ing Spain, and demanded her trial by the Cortes, which the ministry have agreed to. The Markets. Liverpool, Aug. 12. —The demand for Bread stuffs is fair and holders firm, with moderate sales to the trade. White wheat was scarce at 11s, red 9s 9d, being an advance of 4d on red, and Gd to Is on white. Henistown quotes white wiieat 10s a 11s, red 9s 9d. Western-" Canal Flour 32s a 32s a GJ; Balti more and Philadelphia 32s Gd a 335, Ohio 32s Gd a 335. * Sales of white and yellow Corn 32a355. Cotton—Milligan reports the sales of the W’eek at 47,000 bales, of which speculator took 5,000 and exporters 4.003 bales at a deciine of ffd,com mon grades having declined most. The quota tions are, N. Orleans fair GJ; middling 51; Up land fair 61. middling sj. 1 Money Market—American Stocks are un changed. Sales of U. S, bonds. G’s. 18GS, and 1867-68, 108Jal09£. Maryland bonds, s’s, 92a 93; Massachusetts State bonds, s’s, 103. The London money market was somewhat easier and Consols advanced, quoted at 93ia931 closing' firm with an upward tendency. The ; bullion in the Bank of England has decreased £112,500. j Very favorable accounts have been received : from the agricultural districts. AUGUSTA, GA. SUNDAY MORNING, AUG. 27, 1854. Yellow Fever in Savannah. We learn from a despatch to the Chronicle Sf Sentinel , that there were twelve deaths from yel low fever and fifteen new cases reported on Fri day. Yellow Fever in New Orleans. There were 118 deaths from yellow fever in New Orleans, during the week ending on the 21st inst. Giulia Grisi The all-absorbing topic among the musical cir cles of New York at present, is the expected ap pearance of Madam Grisi, and her husband, Sig nor Mario, who arrived in New York, in the steamer Baltic, on Saturday last. An excursion had been projected to meet the steamer on Sun day, and welcome the distinguished artistes to America, but, unfortunately, the Baltic arrived some twenty hours before she was anticipated, consequently the citizens of New York were compelled to defer their demonstrations until Monday evening last, when they held a grand congratulatory and musical jollification in honor of Madam Grisi and Signor Mario at the St. Nicholas Hotel. The New York Herald says: “As our fair readers naturally look for some de scription of her attire, we may as well state that she was dressed in a robe of white silk, trimmed with flounces of broche flowers. She wore no ornaments on her head, her fine hair being ar ranged in those simple but becoming band aws, which give so much character to her face. Ma rio appears to be by many years her junior, and would by most people be set down at only six or seven and twenty. In figure he is lather under the middle hpight, but his features are finely moulded, and his eye is the softest and most ex pressive that we have ever seen with any artist. Divested of stage disguise, he would be taken rather for the son than the husband of the queen ly and voluptuous looking woman with whom his fortunes are linked. ,? As so much interest is felt throughout the country in relation to so celebrated a cantatrice and tragedienne as Madam Grisi, a slight sketch of her biography may not.prove unacceptable to our readers. Giulia,or Julia Grisi,was born at Milan, ISI G, and is consequently about thirty-eight yeais of age, At the age of 17 she made her debut, at the theatre of La Scala, in Milan, in the role of Adal gisa, in Belum s Opera of Aorma. The great Pasta, sustaining the character of Norma, Her success was so great, that on the termination of Pasta’s engagement, she was engaged to support the leading characters, and, in the following year made her appearance upon the Parisian boards, in the part of Elvira, in BellinPs Opera ol Puritani. In Paris, her efforts were crown ed with still greater success than she had hither to achieved, and we next hear of her, at the age of nineteen, oh the London stage, with an estab lished reputation as the greatest of living vocal ists. Madame Grisi earned her reputation as an op eratic performer, among rivals with whom it re quired no ordinary degree of genius to compete. Malibran, Pasta, and Sontag, Lablache, Rubini and Tamburini, were at the height of their fame, and held a proscriptive right to the English and French stage. Yet, since the of Madame Malibran, Grisi has met with but one rival, who threatened to surpass her. The “Swedish Night, ingale 1 captivated all who listened to her sweet and musical voice; but in attempting to perform such parts as Norma, and others, in whiph Grisi had achieved her greatest triumphs, she showed herself inferior, in tiagie delineations, to the es tablished favorite Western Europe. An enthusiastic French critic, in speaking of Madame Grisi, says: “ Norma is Giisi's tiiumph. No one who has not witnessed Is?*. jj} that character can pretend to know her powers: she there shows herself as great a tragedinne as she is a perfect singer. Vocal icsources, passion, beauty, she has ail ; smothered rage, c tblime fury, menaces, tears/ love and anger. Never before did woman so infuse her whole soul into the creation of a char cterV In private life, Madame Grisi has always sus tained an irreproachable character. She is kind, impulsive, and generous, like so many others who have attained eminence in her profession. In this country she will no doubt draw together crowded audiences to listen to one who has, for so long, held the f.rst place in the lyrical drama. The Boston Journal relates an authentic ac count of neglect received at the hands of certain American Consuls by Capt. Leach, master of the ship Strena ot Boston. This ship was cast away near Revel in the Gulf of Finland, the pilot run ning her on the rock?. After the ship was stripped the captain discharged his crew. The place being in a state of siege by the Russian Government, he was ordered to get his crew out of the way as soon as possible. Three of them went to Elsiner, there beiug no Consul at Lu bec; the Consul at the former place would have nothing to do with them. The mate went to Riga, but the Consul rtfii ed to advance him the funds to go thence. At Memel he fared no bet ter. They could get nothing from the Consuls because they we'e cast away in Russia and did not go to Cronstndt—but to Cr'onstadt they could not go because the Russian Government would not permit them. So these brave tars were left desolate, wrecked paupers in foreign lands where we have Consuls! The Administration at Washington should Utter provide for the con tingencies which our commerce has in the Eu ropean war. Cotton appears to have arrived at maturity some-what earlier than usual in Edgefield Dis trict this season. A negro of Mr. Job W. Crawford, of Cold Spring, picked fifty pounds on the 13th inst, Hr. C. had a bale of cotton ready for market some days ago. Potatoes are now selling in New York at j 53.50 and $4 per bar: 4. The cause of these high prices is owing to reports that drought has ' greatly injured the crop in different parts of New I Jersey, New York and elsewhere, whence large | supplies are usually derived. It is said the cholera made its appearance two weeks ago at Newport. U. 1., in an old j building containing sixteen rooms, and occupied I hy as many Irish families, comprising 104 per | sons - They lived in such filth that the authori | ties had to clear out the house and disperse the | inmates, a number of whom fell victims to the | cholera at the [daces to which they tied, having carried the seeds of the disease w ith them.— 1 here were four deaths from cholera at New port on the ISth inst. One woman died in 24 hours after eating green corn. A man named Lock was at work all the forenoon shingling the roof ol his house, in the afternoon was taken sick, and at 8 o clock was dead. The diarrhae t ; ; it is said, i 3 very prevalent, and a physician | stopping at one of the principal hotels has had , 40 or 50 cases to attend among persons who pay no regard to cleanliness. The Louisville Courier says, the excessive ! drought which prevails throughout the greater poition of Kentucky will exert much influence upon the hog market, as corn will be both sea/ce and high, and it is fair to presume that the ho«s will riot come to the hooks as large and as fat as heretofore. In fact, many persons in the inte rior havs turned their hogs oat, and abandoned all attempts to fatten them for slaughter. Kansas and Nebraska. —These territories ] but recenty organized, are already in the process of rapid settlement. The principal steam of emigration directed to them is from Ohio, Indi ana. Illinois, and the north-western parts of New York and New England. This renders it probable that both will come into the Union as free states, and that in less than two years, one or both of them will have the population requir ed for that purpose. Notwithstanding the recent heavy drafts on the Treasury, the money in the vaults does not appear to diminish. Nearly twenty-eight mil lions of dollars were in the charge of the vari ous Sub-treasuries last week. Since the increase of the wages of seamen by Congress, more men have offered to enlist at the Brooklyn Navy Yard than were required. We hear the same reports from the various other yards in the country. This shows that all that was wonted to man our vessels of war with as good seamen ss were engaged in the merchant service, was to place the two classes upon an equality so far as regarded wages. According to the official statement of the con dition of the New York City Banks, for the week ending last Saturday, we learn that there had again been a material decrease in three of the principal features, as compared with the re port of the previous week, viz : the total amount of loans and discounts, was $82.880,103 —being a decrease of $533,952 ; the amount of circula tion was 88,555,523 —decrease, $61,656; depos its, s73,B34,s6B—decrease, $691,821; specie, $14,- 353,972—increase, $731,949. Building Associations. The Charleston Standard says : A large num ber of our citizens having within a few years become interested in building associations,which hold out the prospect to industrials of moderate means of eventually securing homes of their own, we deem it proper to draw attention to the following summary of the condition of different societies: By the report of the Calhoun Loan and Building Association, for the year ending the 10th inst., we learn that the profit for four years has been 62£ per cent, or that each share upon which forty-eight dollars has been paid, is now worth $7*. 62, and that for $72,000 paid, the association is possessed of bonds, secured by stocks and real estate, to the amount of $ L 17,240. From the report of the South Carolina Building and Loan Association, we gather that the aver age premium for the four years ending on the 15th ult., amounted to 29£, and the net profits 69 18-100 per cent., including premium, interest and fines, tooted up $52,578.84. The net value of the stock, sixteen hundred shares, was $128,- 580.84, to which may be added $8,110.54., con sisting of advances and balances remairwhg un pail and standing to the credit of shareholders also, instalments, interest and fines unpaid, in cluding debt in suit—making a total of $136,- 691.38 The total loans, bonds received under foreclosure of mortgage, ballance [of cash, and dues of shareholders, including debt in suit, amount to $137,691.38. According to reliable accounts received from the West, an immense amount of goods and live stock is being conveyed across the plains this reason, probably four-fifths more than any pre vious year, notwithstanding the great losses sus tained in consequence of Indian depredations, &c. It is estimated that the corn crop of those great corn growing aud pork-making States, Ohio, In diana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and souri, will fall short one-fourth an average yield’ or about eighty millions of bushels. The aggre gate crop of those States last year was about three hundred and seventeen million bushels. .(communicated.! Mr. Editor :—A communication appeared in your paper about a week since, dated Monterey, S. C., in relation to the Savannah Valley Rail road, in which the writer seems to entertain the opinion, that Augusta is unwilling to extend the aid which her interest and duty requires. It is stated by those present, that at the Con vention of the Stockholders of the Valley road, held in Hamburg in March or April last, it was proposed in the Convention, that if Augusta would subscribe $400,000 to the stock of the Company, payable in bonds bearing 7 per cent, interest, the Company would locate their depot on the river bank, in Hamburg, nearly opposite the Masonic Hail, in this city, build a bridge from or near their depot to Augusta, for tiie trans portation of produce, merchandise, &c , by wa gons, drays, &c., which bridge was to be kept up perpetually by the Company, and remain free for all time. This arrangement would' make their depot as near, or nearer to the central and business part of Augusta, as either the Georgia, - South Carolina or Waynesboro’, whose depots are all within the city. j This arrangement would place Augusta in the | same relative position as Hamburg, the cost | of draying Cotton, Corn, Bacon, Flour, &c., be | ingthe same to any store or warehouse in either j Augusta or Hamburg. This arrangement : ap ■: pears to us to be fair and right, and ail that Au j gusta can reasonably demands This proposition j would probably have been acceded to at the time i of the meeting of the Convention, had it not | been for the unfortunate act of the Legislature | of South Carolina, depriving Augusta of its pio | perty, know n as the Augusta Bridge, after its ti | tie to that property had been again and again af firmed by the Courts of South Carolina, ami the Supreme Couit of the United States. We say j unfortunate , for we would not charge the Legis ; iature of South Carolina with the intention of j knowingly and wilfully depriving the City of Au j gusta of its property, aud giving the income of j that property to two men, who had never cor.- ■ tributed one dollar to its purchase, and have no moie moral or legal right to claim it, than the man in the moon. The press of South Carolina> with one solitary exception, has, we believe, de nounced the act their Legislature, as unworthy a legislative body, and the publication of the Charleston delegation, giving an expose of this unprecedented legislation, show clearly, that the act was passed hastily and irregularly, to say the least. The Legislature ol that State will again assemble in November, when we confidently look to them to undo an act, which We have the charity to belie ve was done without due reflec tion and examination. When they repeal that act, and show' to the world that justice still gov erns their deliberations, our friends in Carolina will find that Augusta will come forward with a helping hand in aid of this enterprise, of such vast importance to Augusta and Hamburg, and the entire section of country bordering on the Savannah liver, as well as North Carolina and Tennessee. _ Merchant. Army.— ihe New York Express states that not one fourth of the present rank and file of the United States Aj-my are Americans, while about three-fourths in the service are Ger mans and Irish. Among the recent enlistments in that city are two soldiers that served seven years in the French Army at Rome, in the Rus sian Army, and in various other governments of Europe. The American service is generally preferred to any other by those who have car ried muskets both in Europe and here. It is among the anomalies of races governments that ‘ two-thirds of those born and bred abroad should j be employed to do the flighting of the United s States. J (communicated.) 96 K. S. Association. The 96 K. S. Association of Augusta, hereby make known to the public the principles of their order, which are as follows: Whereas, certain persons have organized in our midst a secret political association, which proscribes every citizen who does not belong to their organization, or approve their principles, or who has not been born on American soil-. To ! these principles they have added an odious reli gious test, in utter violation of that religious tol eration which has ever been our proudest boast, i : nd without which no genuine libeity can exist; | and whereas, it is the purpose of this secret asso- ] ciation to swallow up both those time-honored political parties, under whose rule our country ! has grown and prospered, and to substitute there for a secret and irresponsible organization, at war with the rights of individuals, and the peace of the community. We, therefore, the friends of Equal Rights and Religious Liberty, have form ed ourseives into i n association, to be known as 96 K. S. A, with the following objects, viz - To defend the Constitution of the U. States maintain the rights of the States, protect civil and religious liberty, and to secure to every citi zen, without regard to the place of his birth, or his religious creed, the rights conferred on him by the Constitution, and the Laws of the Land. To the maintenance of these principles we here by bind ourselves, and pledge an unwavering op position to every one, without regard to party, who may ally himself to an association which proscribes citizens on account of their birth-place or religion, or any candidate for office, who» when called upon, shall refuse to declare his op position to such principles. Health. The citizens, one and all, are heieby notified to rake and sweep their yards and back lots ; clean out and disinfect their privys, and to use lime upon all damp or otherwise bad conditioned places upon their premises. —Merchants upon Bread and other streets, will be held responsible for damp and filthy sellers; and will be put upon trial for neglect ol duty in this respect, if they do not, in forty eight hours from this date, com ply with the requirements of this notice. The Health officers for the first and second di visions of the city, will be instructed to convey lime to every house holders’ door in the city,ar.d those that are not able to pay will be supplied at the expense of the city, and report all those who refuse to clean and disinfect their premises. Our city was never more healthy ; but who in our midst can tell the hour when the destroy ing angel may pay us a visit. Caution is the parent of safety, and the sooner we adopt the maxim, and set out upon the good work of pre paration, the sooner we may repose upon the easy seat of security. J. M. Hill. Chairman Board Health. I From the Savannah Republkan.\ Tiie Yellow Fever Panic—Letter from Mr. Cuyler. We hope the following timely publication by Mr. Cuyler, a native and an old resident of Sa vannah, will have the effect of quieting, some what at least the fears of the people. We may mention here, that the volunteer corps of the city have not had a single funeral since the fever appeared and they number about 600 men. Among the Republican Biues, numbering about 120 men, there is but on# member sick. Tire congregation of the Independent Presby ! terian Church is the largest in the city, and out of the whole number there are but two sick. Os j the Rev. Mr. Tustin’s congregation, there is no | one sick, and the sam? is true, we are informed, ! of many other Protestant congregations. Savannah, Aug. 24, 1804. P. W. Alexander, Esq. My dear Sir ;—it grieves me, as an old inhab itant of Savannah, to witne-s the pa,\ic which pervades tne city on account of the existence of yellow fever, it appears to me that there is not just cause for such excessive alarm as exists.— That the yellow fever is in our midst, we all know; that it is prudent for those to leave whose business will permit, and for those who are away not to return, will be readily admitted. But the panic should be quelled, as far as may be, by these who have the means of giving correct in formation. Placed, by the kindness of my fellow-citizens, in a situation of contiol over a very large body of men whose exposures and labors are severe and unremitting, it is in my power, and I feel it to be my duty, to inform the public ot the pres ent state of the health of the persons under my supei vision. There are at this day, in the service of the Central Road, belonging to the Savannah Depot, 362 white persons, including President, Super intendent, account clerks, mechanics, engine men and fiiemen, watchmen, warehouse men, cotton yard hands, train hands, laborers and depot track layers. Os this number 12 are only sick, and 11 are absent from causes unknown, making a total ot sick and absent 23 men. The block adjoining the Depot grounds at the south, though thickly inhabited, is free from sickness. Elbert Ward, separated from the grounds by West Broad street contains about 200 inhabitants, and there is not a case of sickness in it. But one death has oc curred in the company’s service in a month. The men in the service of the company lodge ja various parts of the city, but chiefly west ward of Barnard street. Many go out and come in, in the night, and very many are constantly exposed to the burning sun. Under such cir cumstances, can we not, truthfully, say that there is, at this day, noepidemfc raging general ly throughout the city ? I present the facts with e view of quieting the tears which exist, sin cerely hoping that the exposition may be ot ser vice. I hfiar it frequently said, in the streets,that the yellow /ever of this day is as great a pestilence as that of the year 1520. I was in Savannah throughout the great sickness of that year, and can say that the present sickness and mortality are far less than in 1820, according to the popu lation. In September, 1820, a census of the white inhabitants, of Savannah was taken by order of Council. The census exhibited the fact that there were then white males, 693; white females, 440; white children, 352. Total white inhabitants, 1,494. The number of houses and tenements'vaeant was 375. From July Ist to November 30th, the white population did not average 1-494; it was on the average less—so great was the number of absentees. There died of yellow fever in the live months 624 white persons. These are facts on record subject to public inspection. The whole number of deaths from Ist July to 30th Nov. 1820, was 695 Os diseases other than lever 71 624 Ot the whole number there were : Georgians 138 From other States 237 Foreigners 287 Unknown 33 At this day the population of Savannah is about 19,000 ; in midwinter past it was 23,000. How can it then be said that the disease is as great and alarming as it was in IS2O ? Then the city was in a most unwholesome condition. A very large burnt district, with its numer ous sinks filled by the heavy rains ot June and July, gave tbod to the fever. Now the city is, lor by far the greatest portion, clean both in streets and in the lots. We have never had so great and long continued heat, as since the middle of June last. The heat of night as well as day continues now greater than usual. This great heat is, I think, the prime cause of the present fever. If we avoid as much as our avocations will allow, the mid-day sffn, and the night air, the bill of mortality will be diminished. Very respectfully Your obedient servant, R. R. Cuyler. IW——— MARRIED. On the 15th inst., in Pond Town, by the Rev. J. BlakoJy Smith, Mr. Ab.ner Smith, of Jamestown, and Miss Antoinette R. o rekne, diu-'bter of , llr. A. B. Greene. i Health of Savannah--Official Report, Interments in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Thurs day, 11—6 of which were yellow fever. Catholic Cemetery, B—48 —4 of which were yel low fever. Hebrew Cemetery, I—yellow fever. Total interments 20, of which 11 were yellow fever cases. Eleven new reported for the day, en ding at 9 o’clock, P. M. From the foregoing official report of inter ments and new cases, it will be seen that up to Thursday night there was no abatement in the sickness which has been prevailing in our city during the last week. Friday’s report has not been received as this edition goes to press. Noth ir.g, however, has reached us during the day, upon which vve can base the opinion that there has been any change either for the better or the worse. Among the deaths of yesterday, it is with sincere pain that we announce that of Mr. Ber rien B. M. Burroughs, of the firm of J. H. Bur roughs & Son. The decased was a grandson of Judge Berrien. He had won for himself the sincere esteem of all his acquaintances by his high character and gentlemanly and amiable de portment. That of Mr. Burroughs is the first death from the epidemic which has occurred among the natives of Savannah. It should how ever, be remarked that his frame has for some time been frail. The intelligence of his death, coupled with the fact that his widow, (a daugh ter of Judge Law,) is expected to survive him but a few hours, will carry sad news to many a heart. —Savannah Georgian , 2 6th inst. Arrival cf Two California Steamers. New York, Aug. 24.—The steamer George Law arrived this morning with the California mails, 300 passengers, and over a million dollars in gold. The Prometheus with $300,000 in spe cie also arrived. The proceedings of the democratic Slate Con vention which met at Sacramento on the 18th, exceded anything that ever Lok place. Two chairmen were elected. The committee on cre dentials were appointed. Two tickets lor permanent officers were elec ted. and after remaining in session until nine o’- clock at night, without lights, both parties, aiter scenes of great violence, quitted the ebu.ch to gether. The factions known as “electionists” and 11 an thelectionists,” each made nominations. The tormer nominated lor Congress, McDougali and Latham, the present incumbents. The latter nominated P. T. Herbert and John W, Dan ver. s The Whig Convention nominated Calhoun Benham and George Bowie. The campaign will be the most exciting ever witnessed. The fire at Marysville occurred on the 2'7th, and in fifty minutes burnt over the entire dis trict bounded by Second, Filth, B and j). streets. The crops of breadstuff* in California are more than sufficient lor the next twelve moti i;s.- Large shipments to Australia have already com menced. The market at San Francisco dewessed. Several battles were tougfat among the Chi nese in California, afid a number killed. The quanel originated in consequence of an attempt to levy a tax to support iLe imperialists in Chi na against the rebels. The election in Oregon was very exciting and resulted in the triumph of the Democrats. The Convention party was beaten. It will therefore I be some time before Oregon applies for admission ; as a State into the Union. The steamship Sonora brought down one mil lion, four hundred thousand dollars in gold to Pa nama, New York. Aug 24.—There was nothing im portant from Greytown. The Jamaica Journals are cooling down in their denunications in re ference to its bombardment by Capt Hollins. Business in Kingston was dull. The cholera abating, but at Brighton and Barbadoes it was very fatal. At St. Philip—ln the country towns round about there had been 9000 deaths. At St. Nicholas 6000. The disease also appeared at St. Lucio and Grenada. New York, Aug. 24 —A fire recurred in Cole’s furnishing store, Brooklyn, last night, situate in Fulton street, which destroyed it. Loss about $6,000 only partly insured. A warrant has b :: en issued jjr the arrest of Judge Philips oi the Marine Court for assaulting a hack driver. There have been three cholera deal hs in the past 24 hours in the hospitals, and :0 cases re maining. Later from California. The steamship United States arrived at New' | Orleans Sunday night from Aspinwall, bringing ! dates from San Francisco to the Ist inst. There is nothing of importance from the fsth | mus. Many of the former residents at Orey town had returned, and were rebuilding their dwellings. The guard established on the line of transit had arrested a number of notorious viliians, sup posed to have been connected with the recent murders and robberies. The California papers are almost entirely bar ren of news. We give the followin items, which we extract from the San Francisco Union : *. The mining intelligence continues to be of the most favorable character. The fluming com panies are rapidly progressing with the enter prises, and most of them anticipate being at work in the bed of the streams by the 12th of August. The Chinese dwelling in the vicinity of Wea verville, Trinity county, have had a regular pitched battle, growing out of some feud ot long standing in their Oriental home. Twelve were killed and many wounded. The immigration of Celestials continues to jg/rbeoverland immigration comes in very slow', although considerable stack n.-m Sail Lake Val ley has a>rived. The van oi the immigration is at least three weeks later than Shat cl last year and the one preceding. On Friday, the 29th nit. Wm. B. Sheppard, convicted on two separate trials ot the murder of Henry C. Day, was hung in a lit-le valley ly ing to the south of Presidio. A large concourse of people assembled on the occasion. .Sheppard protested his innocence to the last. On the morning of the 29th uit., a difficulty occurred between Win. B. Atkins and Win. S. Way, who had formerly been partners in the commission business. Way attacked Atkins with a knife, a tussle ensued, when Way was stabbed in the left breast, tine wound penetrating to the heart, and died immediately. Atkins was arrested. A great bull and bear fight occurred on the 4th ult., at lowa Hill California. A fearful scene occurred. The bull was wild, and the bear, a grizzly of large, size, was caught a few weeks previously. The instant the animals beheld each other, they made a spring, the bear raising himself to Strike, and the bull lowering his head* for a plunge. The contest was tremendous, and in about twenty minutes the bull with one e»r bitten off, his nose torn and neck severely man gled, laid his furious adversary completely dead in the centre of the arena. I’he owner of tU* bull offers to let him fight any bear not exceed ing him in weight, that can h? producer! for a wager of any sum between SIOOO and SSOOO. COMBS & CO.'S EXPRESS. . Consigners prr Crmlis 1 Co.’s Express, Aug, 26, | J. N. Taliafero; Aldrich & Royal; Barrett & Car j ter, Frances & Clark; Rev. 11. A. Tupper; S. hford | linger; S. Mack; C. C. Norton; Wilkinson; Mr. j Green; F. Schwartz; Wm., Grieg; M.A. Mitchell; j A. B. Brumby; E. L. Parker; Chas. Bessar; J. 11. Washburn; Rev. Wm. Lenely; E. Benefield; Ingolsly, Halsted & Co.; L. Hopkins. Arrivals at the Stone Mountain Hotel, j Clark. <fc Hitchcock, Proprietors. August 23, 1854. Geo. 11. Hastings, Boston, Mass.; W. R. Gibbs and Son, Charleston, S. C ; Misses S. and R. Gib. bets, do.,* Miss Dessaussure, do.; Misses S. and 13. Holmes, do.; A. F. Williams. Calhoun; C, W.WiL m kinson, Tennesse; J.C. Watkins, do.; G.M. Height, 9 Savannah, S. Rump and two Ladle-, Houston; T. H. Landless, Lawrcnceville; J. Smith, do ; C. IV. Doughty, Lady, three Sons and servant. Augusta; C. Pemble, do.; J. R. Row, do; J. C. l£ave, do.; Misses lave, do. PAUL T VILLEFIGUE, Factor and commission and for- WARDING MERCHANT, Accommodation Wharf, Charleston, S. C-, sells Cotton, Grain, Flour, Bacon, and all other articles of Produce. Strict and prompt attention given to the For warding of Goods and Produce. Reference —Messrs. D’Antignac, Evans '& Co Augusta, Geo. 3m jo9 r — lost. 7 ~ ™ A SMALL POINTER SLUT, with brown head and brown spots on the back—answers to the name Juno. The finder will be rewarded by bring, jug her to this office. ts feblfi