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BY JAMES GARDNER. OFFICE ON MoINTOSH-STKEET, THIRD DOOR FROM THE SOUTH-WEST CORKER OF BROAD-STREET . ■<P ' ' TERMS: Dai’y, in advance per annum $6 00 If not in advance per annum ..... 7 00 Tri-Weekly, in advance .per annum 4 00 . Ts not in advance per annum 500 Weekly, in advance... .per annum 200 (E7=vNo Discount for Clubs. Genuin# Poetry. BY JVLIA PLEASANTS. W e have seen nothing out in ten years equal to the following touching poetical tribute to the me mory of Rqbt. A. W hyte. Who is Julia Pleas ants' We shouid like to see her, know her, shake hands with her, aDd be privileged to call her a triend. The Louisville Journal has spoken our sentiments in saying of her lovely and appropriate monody : “ One might almost wish to die if he knew that so beautiful a tribute would be written to hia memory. 1 ’ We ask those of our readers who admire pathos to read these verses with oare : Edgefield Advertiser. ROBERT A. WHYTE (late EDITOR OF THE GEORGIA HOME GAZET TF..] On the bosom of a river Where the sun unloosed bis quiver. Or the starlight streamed forever, Sailed a vessel light and free. Morning dew-drops hung, like manna, On the bright folds of her banner, While the zephyr rose to fan her Softly to the radiant sea, Ai her prow, a pilot beaming In the flush of youth stood dreaming, And he was in glorious seeming Like an angel from above. Through his hair the breezes sported, And as on the wave he floated Oft that pilot, angel-throated, Warbled lays of hope and love. Through those locks so brightly flowing, 1 Buds of laurel-bloom were blowing, And his hands anon were throwing Music from a lyre of gold. L Swiftly down the stream he glidod, I SS2 Soft the purple waves divided, p And a rainbow arch abided On his canvas, snowy fold. Anxious hearts, with fond devotion, Watched him sailing to th* ocean, Praying that no wild commotion, ’Midst the elements might rise. And he seomed some young Apollo Charming summer winds to follow, B While the water-flags’ corolla Trembled to his music sighs. [ But those purple waves enchanted Rolled beside a city haunted B By an awful spell, that daunted Hr' Every comer to her shore. If Night shades rank the air encumbered, jp And pale marble s.afues numbered Where the lotus-eaters slumbered B And awoke to life no more. Then there rushed, with lightning quickness, jfc O’er his face a mortal sickness? r. And the dews in fearful thickness Gather o’er his temples fair. gMk-And there swept a dying murmur *? Through the lovely Southern summer As the beauteous pilot comer V Perished by that city there. Isgj I Still rolls on that radiant river, And the sun unbinds his quiver, Or;thestar ligut streams forever - On its bosom as before. But. that vessel's rainbow banner Greets no more the gay savanna, " "'- And that pilot’s lute drops manna IfOn the purple waves no more. From the New York Journal of Commeter, 9lit inst. Later from China. We are under obligations to a passenger by the Star of the West lor the subjoined letter, and for a China paper of July Ist, containing highly interesting and impoitant intelligence, in ad vance of the Overland British Mail. * 0 Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce. Star of the West, ) Sept. Bth, 1854. J Just about the time I left ban Francisco, on the faEortes,” Aug. 16th, the clipper ship “Nortlfleef’ arrived from China ; also, the clip pi, per bask Mermaid and clipper brig -Lannck. Forty-four days was the shortest passage. I have a paper of Ist July. The rebels had suriounded Canton, and all the foreign merchants had lett lor Macao, leaiing S disastrous results. All was confusion. This news was an outside report by a passen ger, who is now on board the Panama steamer., and tfnay be expected hourly. » My paper reports the loss of ships Topaz and Hygeia, on Pratas Shoal, or Island. Passengers landed on the Shoal ; ships and caigo a total loss. Ship Archer arrived at, liong Kong 30th June. Niobe, sailed lrom Whampoa 28th June, lor New’York. U. S. brig Porpoise sailed for Pratas Shoal, supposed to rescue *the passengers from tf~-e wrecks of the Topaz and Hygeia. On coming out the harbor oi San Francisco I saw the Americrn dipper ship Starr King going in from Boston ; also a large French ship, and another still larger abe-j, which 1 could not From the Hons; Fong Friend of China of Ju!ij Ist have nothing authentic from the disturbed between the Bogue and Canton, beyond fact that the large town of Toonkoon is also Jj^ r>v |jrebel possession. Canton residents express a Spd deal of confidence in their position, and say jpe firm for an attack is not come yet. The General is more sanguinary than ever, arid has decapitated as many as three hundred within the last fortnight, we are told. This fear ful amount of blood shedding, though performed with a view to strike terror into the hearts oi those who threaten to sack the city, meets with no approval from the city residents. When the rebels do take the city, the massacre of govern mentolficers will be complete. The hund r eds — f~' °of thousands of Canton men, women, and chil dren, that were murdered by the Tartars in 1652, is not forgotten, and will be terribly avenged. From the China Mail , June 29. In reporting the wreck of the Topaze and another bark on the Pratas, we said two lorchas were to be dispatched to their assistance , but it would now appear that only one ventured on the perilous undertaking, and we are glad to say she has returned in safety, bringing with her not only the remainder of the crew and passengers ot the Topaze, but Mr. and Mrs. Malloy, passen gers by the Hygeia, which vessel and not the Sir Ed ward Ryan, as was at first supposed, prov ed to be the second bark seen on the shoal by the Cassiterides. Os the Hygeia’s crew and passengers, 110 had managed to reach the island, jpot 390 still remained on the hull of the vessel, stuck upon the reef fen miles distant. From the Friend of China, July 1. §K The Topaze’s Pinnace, with fourteen more of the Hygeia’s passengers, arrived on Thursday— four days from the Pratas. When they left, no vessel had arrived to their relief. They assert that the whole of the passengers have got of! the hull, and are on the island ; but from the short interval which has elapsed since the Victoria left, and the previous unwillingness to assist each other, the probabilities are that the present arrivals ran away with the pinnace, with which n however, the passengers might have been saved, If had Capt. Dibble done his duty as a man and a shipmaster. We hope our anticipations may prove ill-founded; and shall be rejoiced to learn that the poor wretches are leally sale on the is — - land, whence, belore we again go to press, we Hhope to report the return ot the fishing boat sent bv Messrs. Schaeffer and Berenhart on Sunday Hint. Summary of the News for the Fortnight ending August 16th. The news lrom the various paits ot 4he min- | MfeJy ing region is generally cheering. In the dry dil-unas a want of water is felt, but the miners there are waiting pahenly for the rainy season, bein® satisfied there to pay their expenses until thattime. In the parts of the mines where wa ter is conveyed by flumes the mines are doing well New diggings have recently been dis covered in different portions of the country and occasional “lucky striaes" are made as of old Kg The neople of California are pretty tolerably well itiefied, that there : s no fear of the mines giv inir out just at present. Tfa# tidings received from every portion ol the btate under cultivation are highly encouraging. With tnfling exceptions a bounteous yield has repaid the husbandman for his labor. Although farmers have been for some time engaged in har vesting their crops, the work can hardly be put down as half completed. In business there is little change to note. The harvest season and river mining, which are now at their height, have induced consiriesable trade, and a fair amount of goods of all ki» ds have been taken for consumption. Should the fall trade prove as good as is at present expected, rates will no doubt advance more or less. The limited number of vessels on the way, and the caution apparently exhibited in shipping, has induced a partial degree of confidence in the business com munity, w hich is gratifying to note. The arri val of several clipper ships since the sailing of the last steamer, and the consequent offering of portions of their cargoes on the market, has not been seriously felt; and, though rates were low, they have not been forced still lower. The claim of San Ramon, in Contra Costa county, has beeu confirmed. The claim tor the Rancho Canada de Guadaloupe, and for portions of the Pulgas Ranch, has been rejected. Among the rejected claims, were those lor the munici pal lands of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Immigrants were last arriving at Carson Val ley on the 20tb July. Live stock was arriving in large numbers, and looks better than at any former season. The immigrants report grass plenty and health good. The Hock Farm Digger tribe of Indians a few years ago numbered over live hundred; at pres ent there are but fifteen living. Two Frenchmen while sailing on the mill pond above Foster’s Bar, on Sunday morning, were drowned by the capsizing of the boat.— Their names were Henri Langle, aged 22 years, and Edenard, aged 19 years. Bidwell was burned down on the 2nd of Au gust. The fire broke out in Evan’s building, corner of Water and Turner streets, and swept everything with fearful velocity. Not a single building below the hill on this side of the river was saved. The whole town was consumed in one hour. Loss SIGO,OOO. Another boulder, worth about 400 dollars, was taken out of the Arcadia Tunnel, at Minnesota, a few days ago. There is a prospect that a fourth set of Con gressional nominations will be made in this State, by the Free Soil party, who will nominate men opposed to the Nebraska Bill, and in favor of its repeal. By the last accounts from Southern California we learn that there had been a skirmish between Melendres and Chaves. Salt has been discovered in Los Ange’es coun ty, in a lake about seventeen miles from Los Angeles. A company has been organized for the purpose of manufacturing it. The grape crop is very abundant. An American named Reed was brutally mur dered in the vicinity of Los Angeles. Excellent flour is being manufactured at tie Los Angeles Mills. Indians are leaving the Tejon; rather than be taken back, they show fight. Mr. Winner has digeovered a gold bearing quartz lead in the vicinity of San Bernardino. The pleasure party which left Nevada on Mon day week have returned. They picked up Mr. Deiavan, who was lost from Lola Montez’s par ty the week previous. He had been three days without food. Several companies of overland emigrants had arrived in Nevada during the week ending Au gust 6uh. hey repoited that the emigration this season will be larger than any previous one. The Sacramento Union, of August 6th says that Lieut, deck with with his surveying party, who had been engaged in surveying the region of the country along the proposed Central route for a Pacific Railroad, have returned. Lieut. Beckwith has been absent about lour months, and will leave here for Washington on the 16th of the present month, lor the purpose of making his report at headquarters. From his statement he considers the Central Route as highly prac ticable for a railroad. It is to be hoped that Congress will take some definite action upon this matter, of such importance to California, the United States and the world. Some individual at Mariposa profeses to have discovered by accident a subterraneous pass through the Sierra Nevada, which he thinks is practicable for a railroad. He also professes to have discovered a tribe of white Indians. [One is likely as the other.j Coal b a s been accidentally discovered near Bellingham Bay, Paget Sound. Messrs. Alexander Sr Norton have arrived at Sacramento from Western Missouri. During the whole journey across the Plains, the weath er was pleasant and healthy. The Indians gave no trouble. I here is a bridge across the North Platte, 300 feet in length. A large meeting ot the moderate men of the Democratic party, was held at Sacramento, in front ot the Orleans Hotel, on the evening of the sth instant. Its objects was to effect a union ot the party throughout the State, if possible. Mining work appears to be plenty and profit able, according to the Shasta Courier. A German by the name ot Hoffman, was shot on the evening ot August Ist, by a Mexican named Cruz, at Mariposa. There has been great excitement at Santa Barbara, in consequence of discoveries of gold at that place. Montgomery’s train from Salt Lake has ar rived at San Jose. Three men were drowned in Feather River, in consequence of their barge striking a snag and sinking. One of them was named John Ryan, from New York. Three Frenchman were drowned at Rocky Rapids, near Negro Bar, on the 29th July. The order of Know’ Nothings is gradually ex tending throughout the interior counties of the State. They are already quite formidable in Placerville, Downieville and Nevada. Senora Antonia Higuera and her two children have been brutally murdered near San Jose, and an Indian boy who was with her is also missing. From the Mobile Register. The Pat-Riot. A LOCAI, DRAMA JN OSS ACT. Ad first and last! Scene \st.—Fifth Ward Polls , 10 o'clock A. M. Bar-room. Enter Jemmy O' Rafferty Och ! Ballyragged ! tin o’clock an not a dtirop o’blood spilt yit! Wil inny gintlemon thread on me coat-tail ? Show me inny gintlemon that ses J immy O’Raf ferty cannot put in me vote! Jonathan. —Keep quiet, Jimmy. *1 don’t think you are entitled to a vote. Jimmy. —Howly Sint Pathrick did you hear the likes of that ! Not intitled to a vote 1 Mind that now yer bloothy American pagin ! Ist. French Bystander. —Vat ze deveel is ze mattair ? 2nd. French Bystander. —Je ne sais pas. Ze leetle man has one grand excitement with ze 1 whiskey. Some jierson tread on ze coat tail. Ist. Dutchman —Dunder and blixen ! Vat ish de drouble mit de bar-room. Mynheer O’Rafferty Jimmy. —Howld yer tongue yer spalpeen, be off wid yer, yer dhirty blackguard. 2 ml. Dutchman. —Hans don’t dr&uble yourseit mit Mynheer. Here Jimmy attempts to vote, but is challeng ed and refused. Jimmy —Howly Sint Pathrick mind that! Blood and nouns ! did I come to this counthry to be challenged and kilt entirely ! wasn’t my ould father in the ould country captain of the sogiers and didn’t ivery mother’s son fn Tipperary ac knowledge him as a lather, and faith he was too! and wasn’t his son as dacint a man as iver throd thestrate, an’ raised the devil at the wake of Biddy Minnigan ! and haven’t I been six houl months in the counthry, and not vote! Bedad there isn’t a man among yer that dare stand be lore Jimmy O'Kaderty. I’d nather hit ye, kick ye or strike ye, but if I had a good shillalah I’d skive the whole d—d lace off ye ! The bloothy Know-Nothings! Here a fist came in contact with Jimmy’s lace, like the shock of a six-pounder—a row en sued, and brick-bats fell around like hail-stones. Jimmy left —probably to get a shillalah. The departure was rather sudden, but we suppose it was ail right. The above unfinished drama was picked up in the neighborhood or the Guard House, and we transfer it to our columns, though perhaps inter fering witn the ycopy-right ol the author. We suppose that the rest will be written one of these days. Failures. —The South-Side Democrat learns from a gentleman from Lynchburg, Va., that sev eral iailures have occurred in that city among some of the largest houses, for consilerabie amounts. (Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun.) The Democratic Soft Convention. Syracuse, Sept. 6. —This afternoon the com mittee on organization reported for President, Wm. H. Ludlow; Vice Presidents, Wm. Minor, Henry Floyd Jones, John Van Buren and several oth u rs. The President was introduced amidst loud cheers, and made a brief, pertinent and con ciliating address. Mr. Wright moved the appointment of a com mittee of two from each judicial district to report resolutions. A resolution was adopted that the delegates from each jud cial district select two members to nominate a State committee. Mr. Guinness, of Chemung, moved a commit tee of five from each judicial district to nomi nate a ticket, with the understanding that they would withdraw one-half, if the “ hards” would do the same. Mr. Cochran, of Schenectady, said that no measure of accommodation should be proposed till the platform was adopted. He concured with the chairman that there is only one demo cratic party, and that is represented by this con vention. A recess was then taken until 7 o’clock. A motion was made to send a committee to wait upon the committee on resolutions.- Capt. Rynders said the committee were not likely to agree for several hours, and moved an adjournment—lost. The committee appointed returned and said there was no prospect of the resolutions being re ported to-night. Mr. Thomas moved to nominate Mr. Seymour as their candidate for Governor by acclamation. [Loud huzzas again and again repeated.] Mr. Cornell counselled awaiting the action of the committee off resolutions, and predicted that such a course would result harmoniously, and end in the triumphant election of Seymour. The President decided the motion to nominate Mr. Seymour now in order. Mr. Cornell moved to postpone the nomination and to adjourn. Carried. BECOND DESPATCH. Syracuss, Sept. 7.—The convention re-as sembled at 9 o’clock this morning. Mr. Wright from the committee on resolutions, stated that the action ol the committee on the general fea tures was unanimous except in one particular. Mr* Mann said that Mr. Wright had mista ken the committee—it was not unanimous. Mr. Wright then read the majority report which was recommendatory of comprising dif ferences on the Nebraska question, dead against the Know-Nothings, for free trade, internal im provements, &c. Mr. Wright’s resolutions were also highly complimentary to Gov. Seymour. They were adopted without opposition. Gov. Seymour was then nominated for re election. The vote was very faint, not more than 20 having voted. Mr. Mann was in favor of Gov. Seymour’s nomination, but he wanted to know his position on the Nebraska bill. [A violent attempt to choke him down failed.[ Mr. Mann offered three resolutions which were offered in committee—they were the Bal timore resolves of 1852. The ayes and nays were ordered, and amid great confusion the con vention adjourned till 3 o’clock. third despatch. Syracuse. Sept. 7.—The convention re-as sembled at 3 o’clock. Mr. Mann’s resolutions were read and in substance as follows: First —Asserts the power of Congress to make regulations for territories, and that it is its bound en duty to provide against the extension and es tablishment of slavery therein. Second—Disclaims interference with slavery as existing by national legislation. Third—Disserts from the creed that the sla very policy is moially or commercially benefi cial, or in conformity with the principles of Christian civilization. Fourth—We deem ourselves absolved from all obligations to admit more slave States. These resolutions were laid on the table by a vote of 220 ayes to 106 nays. A letter Vas read from S. E. Church, stating that he was not a candidate for Lieutenant Gov ernor. Governor Seymour was again nominated, and a committee was appointed to inform him of his nomination. A viva voce vote was ordered for a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and the President va cated the chair. When C. Dorsheimen’s name was called he arose and said that alter the resolutions which had been passed, he considered it a disgrace to have his name in this convention. The name of Abijah Mann was called, and he declined to vote, and left the convention amid cheers and hisses. Mr. Ludlow was then nominated for Lieuten ant Governor, and Jason Clark, of Jefferson, was nominated as Canal Commissioner. A motion was made to proceed to the election of State Prison Inspector, and the convention became thin, and, amid great confusion, William R. Andrews was nominated over Storms, the present incumbent. Mr. Luulow resumed the chair, and the com mittee eppointed to wait on Governor Seymour reported that he was not at Albany and could not be found. A motion to continue the powers of the com mittee was lost, and after the usual resolutions of thanks, &c., the convention adjourned sine die. Death of S. T. Chapman, Esq. The announcement of the death of Mr. Chap man, will be received with surprise by many of our citizens, and by feelings of regret by all, as also by his numerous personal and political friends throughout the State. He was taken down in the after part of the day on Monday last, and died between the hours ot lour and five, p. m., Saturday. Up to Friday night, we be lieve his case was not considered critical. We saw him on the morning of that day when he appeared to be laboring under considerable fe ver, but conveised tree and rationally. Believing him under good medical attention, and in the hands ot good nurses, we indulged the confident hope that a tew days only would be required to again see him about. In an nouncing his sickness in our issue of Friday morning, in connection with that ot the senior editor ot this paper, both ot whom lodged at the same house, we freely gave expression to this hope, but alas ! how vain and uncertain is hu man judgment. In consequence of the unprece dented storm that raged throughout the day of Friday we found it impossible to visit him again until between nine and ten o’clock, Saturday morning, when just as we were entering his room the fatal black vomit set in. After he was placed back upon his pillow, we spoke to him, I and he replied rationally. He looked at what j his stomach hail rejected, and after our inspect- ! ing it be said “that is not it, that is not?2”— I doubtless meaning it was not Alack vomit. To ! us the indications w ere unmistakable, and we turned away with a heavy heart. He seemed calm and composed, and willing to submit to the will of Him who doeth all things well. He lin- j gered until between four and five, P. M., when his spirit winged its way to the God who gave it. | This is not the time nor ours the"pen to at tempt a eulogy upon the deceased. We knew him to possess a vigorous mind and a generous heart—qualities which never fail to win valued and lasting friends! At the time of his decease he was the proprietor and editor oi the Savan nah Journal & Courier, (temporarily suspended) and State Printer. Peace to his ashes.— Sue. Georgian, 12th inst. Death of Mr, Wildman. Again does Death call upon us to record his triumphs! The reader every where will learn with pain of death by yellow fever, of Dr. P. H. Wildman, which took place at his residence in this city about six o’clock Sunday evening. This is a most sad event, for the deceased fell a noble sac rifice to his efforts to relieqe the sick. He went night and day, in sunshine and storm sleeping oftner in his carriage than in his bed, and paying eighty and one hundred visits during a single night. Several times he felt the invasion of yellow fever upon his system, but as he inform ed us, he succeeded in checking its progress by taking Muriated Tincture of Iron, the remedy which he has applied with so much success to others. Great, however, as his physical powers of en durance were, he over-tasked them, and the '■ specific which brought relief to so many others who now survive to mourn him, failed whenap- | plied to himself. Dr. Wildmun was about forty-five years of age and of Northern birth. He came to Colum bus, in this State several years ago, and from thence to Savannah, in 1852. He was one of the most skillfuljsurgeons and able physician in the South, and has already entered upon an eg tensive practice in this city. Os great intellec tual force, simple manners and social disposition, and of irreproachable character, his disappear ance at such a time as this, is like that of a ship at sea freighted with the hopes of hundreds.-Sat>. Republican , llthinst. Death of the Brothers Burroughs. It is with deep sorrow we announce, on the authority of a private letter from Augusta, that Mr. Joseph H. Burroughs, and the Rev. Mr. Ben jamin Burroughs, both brothers, of this city, died at Bath, near that city, the former on Saturday and the latter on Friday la t. Their disease was yellow fever, the seeds of which they carried with them from this place. Mr. Joseph H. Bur roughs married the eldest dauphter of Judge Ber rien, was about fifty years of age, in business a merchant, and one of the best and most respec table men in Savannah. His brother was some what younger, he was a man of high character, and esteemed by all who knew him. They were sons of the late Mr. Benjamin Burroughs, of the old firm of Sturgis &. Burroughs. Iruly, “ Misfortunes come not single handed.” Mr. William Burrougns, brother of the above, lost but a few days ago a promising daughter, and then a son. Next Mr. Berrien Burroughs, son of Mr. Joseph H. Burroughs, died; and now his father and uncle have gone to swell the list of the dead. May Heaven, of its infinite mer cy. bind up the bruised hearts of those who are left.— Savannah Republican , 1 \th inst. Further Particulars of the Hurricane on Friday. —On our first page will be found such particulars of the terrible hurricane that swept over the city on Friday, as we were ena bled to gather up to Saturday afternoon. The three negroes referred to on Hutchinson’s Island were saved. The enclosure around Laurel Grove Cemetery was very much injured. The roof of the Catholic Church, and of the house in which Bishop Gartland resides, was considerably damaged. Many of the houses from which the roofs were torn, must have sus tained more or less injury from the rain on Sat urday night. The brig Amelia, which had just finished dis charging, broke loose, and was blown ashore at the Dry Dock. She is a perfect wreck. The steamer J. Stone, became unmoored, and drifted up to McAlpin’s place, about three miles from the city. She is not much damaged. Partial accounts have been received from the Rice plantations on this side of the Ogeeehee ri ver, which lead us to believe they have not suf fered so badly as those on Savannah river. The plantations of the brothers Cheves, the Haber sham’s, and that of the estate of Heyward, suf fered very much. All these are laijge and valu able plantations. Thus far we have heard ol the loss of no life. The storm commenced to rage violently Thurs day night when people were housed.— Sav. Re publican, llth inst. The Effect of the Drought. —The long and severe drought is having a serious effect on cattle, which are suffering not only for fresh grass, but also for water. Many of the streams in this vicinity are nearly dry, and such is the case in almost every section of the State. Along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad wa ter is becoming exceedingly scarce, and many of the tanks from which the engines are supplied, have now to be filled with water brought from mill dams in the vicinity. Between Cumber land and Wheeling farmers are under the.neces sity of driving their cattle several miles to wa ter, obtained from the drippings from the moun tains, which they dam up for the purpose. The shower yesterday afternoon, will, of course, af ford some relief.— Baltimore Sun. ’ • U. S. Troops Ordered. —We hear that Com panies F, A and E, 2d Infantry, recently re-or ganized, have been ordered to Fort Kidgely, on Minnesota river, and Company K, 2d Infantry, to Fort Ripley, Minnesota. The Companies of the 6th Infantry, except those at Forts Kearny, (on the Platte, three%undred miles west of Fort Leavenworth.) and Laramie, ordered to concen trate at Jefferson Barracks, preparatory to em barkation ifor the Pacific Coast.— Washington Star. PRoviEEJ<CE,Sept. 7th.— Marine Disasters 1 he following vessels went ashore on the wes terly side of the Block Island on Tuesday night, bet ween 8 and 10 o’clock in a thick fog : Schooner Madonna, of Prospect, from Rich mond for Salem, with coal. Schooner Statesman, Emerson, Norfolk for Portsmouth, N. H., (stem stove in.) with corn flour, &c. Some of her corn and 25 bbls of flour were got out on Wednesday. Schooner Isabel, of Machias, with coal. Her crew and boats are missing. The crews of the other vessels will probably be lost. A hertr. brig was ashoie on Wednesday morning, ten miles west of Montaux Point. She lay bioad side to the beach, heading west, heel off shore, and the sea was making a complete breach over her. New York, Sept. B .—Grisi and Mario.—Cas tle Garden is crowded to overflow this evening to witness the performance of Grisi and Mario, and to see the famous Mrs. Cutts, who occupies a prominent seat every night. There is no doubt that she is there for the purpose ot helping to swell the audience. Louisville, Sept. 7.—The Hon. Ephraim H. Foster died at Nashville last night. He was formerly U. S. Senator from Tennessee. low fever is reported at Lake Providence, Indianapolis, Sept. S. — lndiana Democratic Convention. —The Democratic State Convention assembled at Indianapolis to-day. It was ad dressed by the Hun. Messrs. Douglas, Pue, and Joe Lane. Their speeches were well received. New Cotton. —The largest quantity of cotton yet introduced into the poit in one day since the commencement of the season, was received yes terday, and amounted to 3,500 bales. Ot these, the Frank Lyon, from Princeton, brought 1,756 bales; the Southern Belle, from Vicksburg, 1,294, the Bella Donna, from VVilliamsport, 371; and the Oceana, from St. Louis, 39 bales. j [ > Boston, Sept. 7.— Storms at the East. —From eight o’clock last night until three this morning, there has been incessant thunder and lightning,' with copious rain. The weather continues very warm. Bangor, Me. Sept. 7.— At noon yesterday the thermometer was 96 in the shade. Towards evening we had tremendous thunder showers, accompanied with hail and strong gales, which continued through the night. This is the first rain we have had for two months, and it will un doubtedly quench the fires as far as it reaches. ! Know-Nothing and American Crusader. : —Never, since our remembrance, has there been | such a furor crerted by the appearance of a week j ly newspaper. The publication is issued in j Boston, by Edward W. Hi n-ks Co., and the | City ot Notions may justly be proud of it and the marked power and ability exhibted in its editorial management. Its motto is “ God and j our Country! — Deeds, not Words!” It is I supposed to be the organ of the “ Knew-Noth ! ings,” and goes in for “ The repeal of all natu | ralization laws”—‘‘None but Native Americans j for office”—“ A pure American school system” —“War to the hilt on Poiitical Romanism”— | “American Institutions and Sentiments”—“the sending back of all foreign paupers landed upon our shores”—“ finally, American Laws and American Legislation, and death to all toreign | influence, whether in high places or low.” Terms, Two Dollars a Year. Clubs of Forty to one address SSO ; Thirty, $42 ; Twenty, S3O; Ten, $16.66; Six, $10.50. — Literary Budget Chicago , 111. Pennsylvania Coal Trade. —The anthra cite coal trade of Pennsylvania for the past week reached, by the three principal lines, 115,947 tons, making an aggregate tonnage lor the season of 2,712,195 tons. The Lehigh Navigation Com pany has shipped this season 704,087 tonsj the Schuylkill Navigation 594,834 tons, and the Reading Railroad Company 1,413,274 tons. The tonnage for the season is several hundred ahead of the shipments to the same time last year. The papers are everywhere urging the free use of copperas as a disinfectant agent. It is a cheap article, costing only a few cents per pound and can be found at the druggists and many of the large grocery stores. A couple of pounds may be dissolved in ten quarts ol hot water, and the solution poured into sinks, gutters,{cesspools and all other filthy places with good effect. “ AUGUSTA, GA._ WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 13. s Aid to Savannah. We are pleased to learn that the Committees appointed at the meeting of Saturday last, to so licit aid for onr suffering fellow-citizens in Savan nah, have received the sum of two thousand three hundred and seventy-one dollars and thir ty-five cents, which was transmitted by last nights mail by our Mayor to the Mayor of Sa vannah. Iu addition to this amount, collections taken up on Sunday last in the Methodist and Catholic Churches have also been forwarded. These several amounts, with the thousand dollars appropriated by our City Council, swell the con tribution fiom our citizens to about four thousand dollars. Some of our wealthiest citizens are ab sent or the subrcription would have been larger. Our friends in Savannah may be assured that the deepest sympathy is felt by our entire communi ty, for their misfortunes. It is due to the gentlemen who served as the Ward Committees, to state that their prompt ness and efficiency are worthy of all praise Mr. J. B. Hart being absent from the city, his place on the Committee of the Third Ward was filled by Mr. Wm. P. Carmichael. We are requested to state that either of the Committee will receive any donations from citi zflls, or fiom residents in the country, during the prevalence of the epidemic in Savannah, which donations will be promptly forwarded. , Railroad Accident. I he express train which left the city on Mon day afternoon tor Charleston, met with a serious accident just this side of Graniteville. In pass ing over a culvert, the embankment gave wayi the rails spread, and the engine, tender and two or three lreight cars were smashed to pieces.— The engineer, Mr. Wiihaxi Robertson, received considerable injury, and the fireman was also slightly bruised. Mr. Robertson was brought up to the city, and is doing well. The passen ger car was not injured. The passengers for the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad and for Charleston, who left in yesterday mornings train, proceeded on their journey. The northern mail was left behind and brought back to this city, there not being room on the cars to carry it on. In consequence of the above accident, the northern mail due at 4 o’clock, yesterday after noon, did not reach the Post Office until after 5 o’clock. Health of Charleston. The Board ot Health report one huudred and six teen deaths in that city during the week ending on tne 9th inst. Ninety two whites and twenty four blacks. Os the above deaths seventy four were whites by Yellow Fever and two blacks. The City Register reports seventeen deaths by Yellow Fever for the 24 hours ending at 10 P. M., on the llth inst. Ihe Charleston Courier announces the death ofMr.,r. Carpenter, the superintendent |and chie operator in the Charleston station of the Wash ington and New Orleans Telegraph iine. Health of Savannah. We are indebted to a passenger fora copy of the Savannah News of yesterday morning, from which we copy the following. The bill of mortality seems to be on the increase, and pri vate advices mention that the physicians of that city are down with the fever, or exhausted ftom their ardions labors. Health of the City—Official Report. Savannah, Monday Sept. 11. Laurel Grove (Jemetery. Jas. B. Waldhour, 25 years, yellow fever, Georgia: 7r r « ’ Wlldman ’ 41 years > yellow fever, Mass; 11. E. Rober, 18 years, yellow fever, Germany Sophia Fistgen, 23 years, yellow fover, Germany; Ihomas Low, 28 years, bilious fover, Virginia; F. M. SFarr,—years, yellow fever, Savannah- W* Krauss, 40 years, yellow fover, Germany; Ellen Howell, 26 years, yellow fever, So. Ca; Hover, 82 years, debility. So. Ca; Thos, Andereon 40 years, yellow fever, Ireland; Chas. W Parson* 6 years, whooping cough, Savannah; Edward Zur heUon, years, yellow fever, Germany; William Redleigh, years, yellow fever, Germany; George Oliereich, 31 years, yellow fewer, Germany; Thos. M. Ellis, 24 years, yellow fever, Macon; R. Fleming 30 years, yellow lover, Macon; F. Geiblehoase, 2 years, spasms, Savannah; Jacob Fathers, 45 years yellow fover, Germany; Mary Hays,—years yel low fever, Ireland; i Isaac Cohen, 30 years yellow fever, So. Ca.; *Sarah Boley, 24 years, yellow fever, Germany. 0 Blacks.—Dick, 30 years, casualty; Susan, 5 yours, tovorj Israel, 10 months, spasms. Total 25—17 by yellow fever. Catholic Cern tenj. Catharine Burke, 26 years, unknown, Ireland. L.iza Doyle, 33 years, yellow lever, Ireland. John Gromley, 2 weeks, yellow lever, Ireland. Ellen Magor, 28 years, puerperal fever, Ireland. Thomas Hyland, 24 years, yellow fever, Ireland. John Fleming, 4 years, yellow fever, Ireland. Julianna Harligan, 3 mos. whooping cough, Sav. Patrick McNamara, 23 years, yel. fever, Ireland, lotal 8— fever 5. Total interments 32—by yellow fever 22 *D»ed at the Hospital, f Laurel Grove Hebrew Cemetery. Campbell Minstrels. Our readers will remember that to-night this deservedly popular troupe make their lastappeai ance in Augusta, and no doubt will attract a crowded audience. Although the weather has been most unpropitious during the present visit of the Campbells, yet so great is their well earn ed reputation, that they have played to fair houses every night. Such talented peiformers as Mitchell, Keene, Rutnsey and the rest, could hardly fail to draw a lull house in any weather. To those who have not yet seen them, we would again remark, that their last opportunity' of wit nessing (heir performance, will be afforded to night. Matt Peel is a host in himself. The death of poor Luke West has imposed a double duty up on him, and those who listen to his brilliant sal lies, and witness his grotesque and laughable de- i ; lineatian.B of negro character will confess that I he is unequalled in the peculiar line of character : he adopts. We understand that one-third of the nett proceeds of the company is appropriated 1o ! the widow of poor Luke. The company will appear in Athens on Thurs day next. We commend them to the citizens of I that classic city, and almost envy them the en joyment which is in store for them. May th?y i soon return to Augusta and give us another op portunity to listen snd laugh at the jokes of Peel j and the nimble and graceful steps of Mike Mitchell in the dance. Long may the Camp bells live to enjoy their well earned popularity. Spain and the United States— A. cording to a London letter in the New -York General Espartero, the head of the new Spanish Government, has had several interviews with Mr. Scule, and has informed him that the Span ish Cabinet will do its best to settle all matters of difference having a pecuniary character, and as to questions of national honor and dignity, the United States cannot expect any greater <4tis faction than in the fact that the impeached gov ernmer.t, at whose hands Spanish subjects have also suffered injustice, has been driven out by a popular rising. As to Cuba, in particular, there is no Africanization in view, but no purchase is likely—the government being confident that, with an honest and liberal policy toward the colonists, they will become more use/ui and bet ter satisfied dependencies of the mother country than they have been hitherto. The Peabody Festival in London. —George Peabody, Esq , the American Banker in Lon don, has published a letter in reply to some ill natured strictures which recently appeared in the Boston Tost, and attributed to Mr. Sickles, Secretary of the American Legation, on the pro ceedings at the fourth of July festival given by him (Mr. Peabody) to the Americans in Lon don, on that day. The statement that several gentlemen did not rise when a toast in honor of tne President of the United States was proposed, he says, is untrue, as every one rose with the greatest enthusiasm, and all honor was given to our Chief Magistrate. Mr. Peabody further says it has always been customary for him to invite Englishmen to his festivals, and previous t- the fourth he informed'the American Legation as to who would be present. The portraits ot the Queen and Prince Albert were present through the courtesy of the Queen ; he managed to ob tain a small one of Washington, but could not procure one of the President in London. In re ply to the charge of toasting the Quern before the President, he says he did it with the sanction of Mr. Buchanan, and adds: ‘‘On occasions when I have as guests my own countrymen only, I give the ‘President,* or ‘ Our Country,’ and omit the Queen ; but if I have a party of Americans and English, I, inva riably, have given the Queen first, reeling satis fied that I therefore conform to the laws of cour tesy and etiquette; and I am, if possible, more conhrmed in this opinion, by recently observing that, at the loval demonstrations ot the allied troops, the French bands commence with ‘God save the Queen,’ followed by * Honor to the Em peror;’ while, on the other hand, the English bands reverse the order, and commence with ‘ Honor to the Emperor.’ “An absence of 18 years from my native land has e adicated that party and sectional leeling which hail some influence with me in early life, but has strengthened my interest in whatever aflects the welfare or honor of the whole coun try; and I never did, nor will I ever preside, or jsit, at a table and see or hear disrespect mani fested towards the Chief Magistrate of my coun try, without reproving the guiity party, and, in future avoiding him.” This feeling for the respect due the President, Mr. P. says, will also apply to the Queen; and had he noticed that the Secretary of Legation did not rise when the toast to the Queen was pro posed, he would not have refrained from instant reprool; and should any Englishman present have refused to honor a toast to the President, he would have requested him to leave the table. Richmond Flour Mills.— The Richmond (Va.) Enquirer says the various fkur mills in that city are now at work grinding the new wheat crop that is coming to market. About {if teen thousand bushels a day are required to keep them supplied. There are seven mills in all and at the present prices of wheat it requires $26,750 worth per day to keep them in motion. Col. Harney, of the U. S. Army, sailed from New York on Wednesday, in the steamer Asia, for Liverpool,en route for the theatre of the Eas tein war. It the gallant Colonel could be per mitted to take a hand in it, we have no doubt it would become a little more interesting than it has yet been. He intends, however, to,be a mere spectator. Tobacco in Virginia.— At the various to bacco houses in Virginia there have been inspec ted duiing the year ending the Ist instant, 44,- 465 hhds. of tobacco, against 47.421 last year. \ ikginia and East Tennessee Railroad. The Abingdon Virginian says: “The track is now laid to a point within thirteen miles of Wytheville, and is expected to be finished to that place, barring “Providential hindrances/’ by the 15th of October. The work has been re tarded by a heavy freshet which washed away a considerable embankment. The Lynchburg Virginian says that the busiuess of the road is increasing with astonishing rapidity, the freight lor several days last week having averaged one hundred and fifty-eight tons. Newark, N. J., has this year suffered so se- J verely from the cholera that the deaths of that j dlsease have, in proportion to the population, | doubled those in New-York, trebled those in I Boston ’ and quadrupled those in Philadelphia ' 1 his peculiar unhealthiness is attributed to the undrained marshy land lying about the place. The Debt of Great Britain.—The London Times sfatesdhat the present annua! charge for interest, &c., on the British national debt is £21,- 443,711, but that it will be reduced to £2£ 236 - 211 between the years 1855 and 1860. ’ The stock known as the 3j per cents, will in a few weeks, be converted into new three per cents, making an annual saving of £600,000. In Oc tober 1859, annuities will expire to the amount of £306.000. Ihe Newark Riot.— The investigation be fore the Coroner’s Jury in Newark, in relation to the death of Thomas McCarthy, during the riot which took place in that city on Tuesday of ; last week, was concluded on Thursday, and the | verdlct Is “he came to his death by two gun I or pistol shots, fired by a person to the jurors un known.” No opinion is expressed as to the ori gin of the riot. On the 12th ult. the day that the British Par liament was prorouged, the House of Commons received irom the foreign office a copy of a re port from Mr. Crawford, the British consul at Havana, stating that the trade in slaves to Cuba has been more active in 1853 than for eleven years before (1844 excepted.) This report con- I tamed a list of el ven or twelve ships that land- j ed between 9,ooo’and 10,000 slayes from the ! coast of Airica. These facts show hrw ineffec- ! tual all the exertions of the British government j to suppress the slave trade had been. For more than thirty years England has endeavored to I suppress the itraffic. 1 he New York Herald says that such was the ; peculiar state ot the atmosphere on Sunday ni -ht j last, produced, it is supposed, by the intense he°at ; that notwithstanding the application of the most inflammable materials the furnaces in the en gine room could not be got fairly under way un til after the sun rose. The same difficulty was experienced in another newspaper establishment. i D ?STBircTros OF THE R, CE Cuop.-We learn (says the Savannah Georgian) from gentlemen i whose opinions are worthy of entire credit, that trom two-thirds to three-lourths of the entire rice crop has been destroyed by the storm of • Friday. A heavy rain fell on Wednesday night, in the | I.eastern States, particularly Maine, where it accomplished the double good of relieving the parched vegetation and extinguishing the fires in the woods which had become so prevalent and alarming. Shameful Dishonesty.—As a proof of the extensive adulteration of liquors in this country the New York Sun says that more port wine is drank in the United States in one year than pass es through the Custom House in ten ; that more ehampagne is consumed in America alone than the whole champagne district produces- that cognac brandy costs four times as much in France, where it is made, as it is retailed for in our grog shops; and that the failure of the whole grape crop in Madeira produced no apparent di munition in quantity or increase in the price of WIH3, Grisi and Mario’s Second tie Gaiden, N. Y., on Wednesday evening, was not so well attended as on the first night, but still, considering the extreme heat of the weath er, there was a fine house, and the performances, it is said, were received with increased applause. “ Airs. Coutts” again occupied the choica seati and attracted no little attention. It is stated that she-was very elegantly dressed in a robe of white silk, with flowers in her hand, and a pro fusion ot ornaments. Her costume, in fact, re sembled rather that of a vestal attired for the last important ceremony of her maiden life than the evening dress suitable to a Theatre. The whole passage way to her seat was blocked up throughout the evening, by those whose curiosi ty had been excited to "have a look at hen She took refuge, however, behind an enormous fan, which served to conceal her in -ome degree from public gaze. | COMMUNICATED. | The stern, dark form of death Is walking up and down ; And in his icy arms he clasps Our fair devoted town. Her noble brow is pale with grief, Her eyes are dim d with Tars; Still, death is urging on each hour, The slumb’rors on the biers. Nor hoods the pestilential king, The weeping mother’s woe; His Huger points to his dread realm, lie names them, and they go. The fiends of the storm grow wild, His breath they can t withstand ; And in their madness they rush down, And devastate the land. 0, God! it makes the heart grow sick To contemplate the scene; To see the pale and prostrate term Os Georgia’s \>ride and queen. Is there no power on high can save, A greater than the storm ; Or pestilential terror, king, To help the poor forlorn ? 0, yes, there’s one—a Mighty One, That rules above them all; And Helias promised, in distress, To help us whon wo call. Let all the land bow down as one. And supplicate our God To hear us, answer, help and save. And stay the chast’ning rod. The voico of truth, of love, of pray’r, Ascending up to Iloav’n ; From Heav’n’s eternal court of love, The blessing will be giv’n. Georg a, Sept. 10, 1854. H. MARRIED. On the 7th inst., by B. D. Baker, Esq., El. E. B. B. Shaw, of Gwinnett county, Ga., and Miss Nancy, daughter of Isaiah ami Churity Brand, of Walton county, Ga. . In Walton county, Ga , on the 7th inst., by John Prior Edwards, Esq , of Monroe, Ga , Judge Job Rogers, of Rome, Ga., and Mrs. Mart Echols, widow of the late Gen. Robert M. Echols, of said county, deceased. In Savanneb # on the 7th inst., Capt. George Trefethen, late master of the brig Matanzas. The deceisod was about 42 years, a native of Ports mouth,. N. H., where his family reside. Cflmmrrrifll. Augusta Market, September 13. COTTON.—Tliero has been but a limited de mand during the past week for old Cotton, and our quotations below may be considered nominal New Cotton comes to market slowly, and is selling at prices ranging from 8 to 9± cents—principally at a 9 cents. The quality of that coming to hand ranges from Middling to Fair. We hear from the interior, that the recent blow and heavy rains did considerable injury to open Cotton. We continue the quotations of last week for old Cottons. Ordinary to Good Ordinary, stained,.. .6 to 6? Low Middling to Middling, 7 to 7 j Good Middiing to Si Middling Fair no sales no sales GROCERIES.—There is a fair amount of busi ness doing in the Grocery line, and the recent rise in the river will add materially to the stocks of our Merchants. BACON.—This article is getting very scarce, and prices havo further advanced this week. Go„d Ribbed is selling at 11 cents, and Clear Sides at 11 $ cents. BEEF AND PORK.—There is a moderate sup ply of grass fed Beef and it is soiling at 4 a 41. Shouts. —At the present time the market is well supplied with shoats, and they are selling at 4 a 5 cents, according to size and quality. LARD —Good still scarce, and is worth 10 cents in bbls., 11 cents in kegs, and 12 cents in cans. CORN—Is also very scarce, and iis selling from Stores at sl.lO per bushel. Corn Meal is worth $1.15. WHlSKY.—Scarce aud in demand, at 45 cents per gallon. SALT.—We have hoard of no largo sales the week. The last'wholesale transaction was at $1.50 per sack, delivered at So. Ca. Railroad Depot. We learn that this price has since been refused. Sell ing from stores at $1.65a1.75 per sack, FLOUR.—Holders are stiff, and we continue to I quote City Mills at $8 for superfine, and $lO for Family, by wholesale, and sßs a slos by retail. WHEAT.—Receipts light. A lot of good white ! would readily bring $1.50, and of Red $1.25 per bushel. j COFFEE.—Stock on hand fully equal to the de | mand. Retailing from stores at 12 a 12$e. for a 1 good article of Rio. j SU G A.RS.— light, and prices have advanc . ed, within the last two weeks, fully half cent on all j qualities. MOLASSES.— Demand limited, with a fair sup ply on hand. We quote Cuba at 25 a 26, and New | Orleans at 28 a 30 cents. NAlLS.—Holders are stiffening in their asking prices, and are selling 5| a 6 cents per lb. FEATHERS.—Not much demand at the present time. They are dull of sale at 38 a 40c.—the lat ter price in small parcels. BAGGING.—The demand is g«od, and holders are stiff in their asking prices. Selling from stores by the one or fivebolts at 15ja16 cents—most hold ers are asking the latter price. EXCHANGE. — We have no change to notice in rates. Our Banks continue to draw on New York and other Northern cities at $ per cent, prein. FREIGHTS.—-The River is in navigable order We quote the rate to Savannah 50 cents per bale— but little offering. To Charleston per Railroad, 75 cents per bale. S'hippißfl JntfUigLicr. ARRIVALS FROJf CHARLESTON, Barque Sophia, Cain, Boston, UP FOR CHARLESTON.' Ship New York, Edwards, New York. Brig Charlotte, Horton, New Yoik. Schr. Eoiily Kerr, Linden, Baltimore. CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Schr. James Rose, McDougal, Baltimore. Sept. 12.—Arrived, steamship btar oi the South, Marks, from New York for New Orleans; brig Q. L. Abbott,' Cole, New Orleans, schr. Aid, Adams, Havana. . In th « Offing, barque Lizzie Loud, of Boston, ~ an “> * >ort Albot, Wales. Also, brig Saurillia, Cook, Cape Haytien. At Quarantine, a Herm. brig in distre« Cleared, schrs Athos. Rice, New York'; Joseph H. Planner,'Chisola, Philadelphia. L)** Another supply ol that sup ■A. white i otash, just landed and for sale at the APOTHECARIES’ HALL,