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European Intelligence per Arabia.
The Royal mail steam ship Arabia, Capt. Jud
kins, arrived at New-York at about hail-past 12
o’clock on Tuesday from Liverpool, w hich port
she lett on Saturday, the 21st of May, at about
half-past nine in the morning, accomplishing
the voyage in ten days and three hours. The
Arabia has now established her reputation, as
beyond all comparison, the crack ship of the Cu
nard line. Her last trip from New-York to Liv
erpool, is said to have been accomplished in ten
days and seven hours. Nothing like this, if we
remember correctly, has ever been done by the
Africa. Europa or America, —the three next best
steamers of the Cunard line. These slow coach
es must look out for their laurels. The Africa
has made several quick passages, but he greatest
speed falls something short ot the time made by
the Arabia, on her last two trips across the At
lantic. We repeat it, the Arabia has won the
championship of the—Cunard line.
The Humboldt. Capt. Lines, arrived off Cowes
on Wednesday night 18th, and having landed
her mails and passengers, proceeded on her voy
age to Havre.
The news by the Arabia extends from wed
nesday evening 1 Sth, to the opening of business
on Saturday morning 21st. The news is not ot
much importance either commercially or politi
cally. ~ ~
Cotton showed an advance ot 1-lod on mid
dling and better qualities. Bread-stuffs kept up.
without much change- ,
(Srkat Britain —The lower house ot Parlia
ment re-assembled on Thursday night 19th, at'-
ter the Whitsuntide recess. Lord John Russell
stated hat. on 3d June, the government would
state their views with respect to the future ad
ministration of India. Mr. Milner Gibson ask
ed a question in reference to Jewish disabilities,
to which Lord John Russell replied that he did
not think it desirable to introduce a measure
upon tiie subject, that he intended to deal gene
rally with the oaths taken by members of the
House. He added that there was a bill before
the House of Lords which might meet the case.
Op Friday night the Income Tax bill was
read a second time, the opposition reserving
their force until the third reading. Mr. Cobden
asked by whose a-thority the Province ot Pegu
was annexed to British India, and contended
that the people ought to have had a voice in the
matter.
Sir C. Hood replied that the annexation had
been made by the Governor General, under the
authority of the Home Government as compen
sation for the expenses of the war. There was
reason to expect the Province would pay its
own exponses, and no authorization had yet
been given for any further annexation.
In reply to Lord Joceyln, Lord John Russell
stated that the Emperor of China had applied to
Great Breat for assistance, but no orders had
been given to interfere in the war in any way
except for protection of British property and
subjects. The House then adjourned till Thurs
day. - , I
On the notice book is a motion by Lord Dud- j
lev Stuart, to enquire whethw any’ information
had been received by Government respecting
the recent expulsion of political refugees from
Turkey, at the dictation of Austria and Russia.
The draft of a bill, directed against nunneries,
had been printed—"An act to enable the Lord
Chancellor to appoint Commissioners to visit
houses where it is supposed women are improp
erly detained.and to issue writs o(habeas corpus.”
A verdict of manslaughter bad been returned
against the Directors ot the York and North
Midland Rail YVay, for causing the death ot
Thompson, engineer, and Sykes, brakeman, of a
train which Thompson was guiding, and which
run off the track, owing to the imperfect condi
tion of the rails.
A letter from London states, that Capt. Robt.
Gordon, of the Albert. American liner, died very
suddenly at his lodgings, the 17th. The deceas
ed had been to a party in the morning, returned
home apparently in good health, but soon after
wards expired.
A Crystal Palace is to be built at Glasgow,
on the plan of the new palace at Sydenham.
Ireland's Great Exhibition is succeeding even
beyond hopes. All the arrangements are not yet
completed. They are however progressing rap
idly. anti in another fortnight the building and
its contents will fully justify public expectation.
On 17th, 5804 persons visited the building; ot
these 5.4.85 were holders of season tickets, and
the remainder paid five shillings each on en
trance. Next day 4.549. A national (Irish tes
timonial is to be presented to Mr. Dargan for his
munificence.
London. May 20.—The English Funds have
been improving.and with an increased business.
The intelligence that the renewed difficulty be
tween Turkey and Russia has been adjusted ex
ercises a favorable influenc", but the easier state
of the money market, and the large arn -als of
specie from America are more potent. Consols
are quoted 100} to } for Transfer, and 1001 } for
Account.
Destruction or the North Shore Cotton
Mill—On Tuesday night, the North Shore
Mill, on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal, near Vauxhall-road, the only cotton fac
tory Liverpool possessed, was totally destroyed
by fire. Some idea of the extent of the place
may be formed probably from the fact that
there were 365 windows in it. The mill, which
was formerly the property of Mr. R. F. North,
changed hands, we believe, about two years
ago. and is now the property of Messrs. John
and Alexander Brogden. Attached to the"
building, a long, low cotton shed stretches to the
southward, and in this was stored a very heavy
stock of cotton, valued roughly at from £ 12,000
to £20.000. Parallel with this shed were a se
ries of terraced cottage houses, four stories in
height, erected by the late proprietor for the use
of the work-people.
The fire can only be said to have really lasted
two hours, but at its climax, about half past ten
o'clock, the sight was one of the most astound
ing grandeur. For an hour betoie. the heavens
had been illuminated, and an immense concourse
of people assembled at the scene of the disaster.
The unfortunate factory, with the exception of
the dark outline of walls not yet fallen, seemed
one ma's of burnished gold.
-’■The mill, including stock, machinery, &c., the
latter being of the best and most approved con
struction. was valued at about £102.000. The
sheds adjoining the mill, containing a large
amount of property, were preserved through the
almost reckless intrepidity <»i the men compos
ing the two fire brigades, many nf whose lives
were considered several times to be in imminent
peril.
The sheds and the property which they cou
tained are valued at £2O 000. The insurances
effected at the various offices amounted to £32.-
000. leaving property to the amount of £50.000
uncovered. The following is a list of the offices
in which the premises were insured, and the
amount in each:
Ptienix 1 £B.OOO
Atlas 4,000
North British 3,500
Alliance 3,000
Li yerpool 3.000
Royal Exchange 2,500
Royal 1,500
Sun , 1,500
County 1,500
London Union 1,500
Imperial 1,000
London Assurance 1,000
Total £32,000
The Season and the Ckoes. —The present is
one of the most backward seasons ever known.
YVe have reached the 19th of May without hav
ing experienced any warmth, except in the sou
at midday; nor are we likely to have any change
until the wind gets out of the east. Raid is be
ginning to be very much wanted for the grass
land and the spring corn. As far as getting in
the seed is concerned, nothing can be more fa
vorable than the weather we have had ; but we
must have a great change, if it is to grow and,
ripen at the usuai time. There is every pros
pect of a late harvest.— Liverpool Times.
The Cunard Fleet.—The Cunard line of 1
steameis now comprises 27 first-class vessels,
the most recent additions, the Melita and Tene
riffe, for the Egyptian and Turkish trades, hav
ing arrived in ’he river last week.
France—The proceedings in the Corps Le
gisla'il began to assume an aspect unfavorable to
ths Government, so much so that there were
surmises of a dissolution. In the Civil Pensions
Bill the Government commanded a majority of
only 32. no fewer than 98 members of the Le
gislature having had the courage to*ote against
it.
The demand for a sum equal to. 560.000 for
indemnity to the widbw of Marshal Ney, for
lossof her pension from 1813 to 1830, had also
proved exceedinglyjinpopular, being regarded as
an ill-disguised attempt to pay off the debts ot
the Prince de Moscowa, and it was expected that
the Committee to whom it was referred, would
make no report. Further, the bill to revive
the penalty of death for attempts against the
Government, was received with strong disfavor.
The Patrie contradicts a statement that has
appeared in “ American journals” that French
ships-of-war are on their way. with hostile in
tent against the Sandwich Islands. I*, further
denies that the French have purchased any tract
of territory along the Red Sea, nor do they in
tend to take possession of an island there, as had
also been reported
The Indieateur of Bordeaux states that a wa
ge.' of 40.000 francs has just been laid between
some ship owners of that city and some gentle
men oi th<- United States. The" President Fill
more" an American vessel that has just taken
in her co.'KO at Bordeaux, is on the point of sail
ing, and the owners of the “ Benjamin,” a new
dipper lately ux’it by M. Arman, of Bordeaux,
have made the au‘-v« bet that the Benjamin will
whip the Fillmore )H * - oyage to New York.—
This wager excites g.-eat interest at Bordeaux.
An address from the inhabitants of Reunion
(formerly the Isle Bourbon) had been sent to
the Emperor, praying that the island may be
called the Isle Bonaparte.
Paris.—ln a despatch, dated Paris, Friday.
12 30 p. m., the Morning Post eorrMpondeut
states, that he has just ascertained that the news
ot the Porte’s acceptance of M.emchikoff’s ulti
matum is unfounded. The Russian legation in
Paris has received no news from Constantino
ple of later date than the 7th. The Porte's an
swer to Menschikoff was to be senton the 10th.
News is anxiously expected in Pans, but none
has arrived.
The Bourse opened firm, and threes first called
at 81 to 85, then rose to 81 86. Some alarming
rumors subsequently were circulated relative to
the progress of negotiations at Constantinople,
which produced uneasiness amongst speculators
It is added that the British fleet had sailed from
Malta for the Dardandelles. Threes then fell
quickly to 81 5, and closed at 81 15 for the end
otthe month, Four-and hall per cents closed
at 103 75..
Gen. de Tholose, Governor of the Polytechnic
school under Louis Philippe, died at Paris on
the 15th.
A pension of 6000 francs is granted, by unani
mous vote ot ths Assembly to the two heirs of
Philipe de Gerard, inventor of th- flax sini'iii'w
machine,
At Castelsarrasin, in the Tam <-t-G..r.»m
there had been great inundations: the i<•.
property was enormous, the crops bei»u ti-t.ihv
destroyed. From Foix, in the Aviege. we have
similar disastrous accounts of the oveiflowingot ,
the river Ilers At Perpignan. Millas, Hie, :
Cevet and Prades, great destruction had been
caused.
Spain.—The Diario Espanol continues to
write against the reception of Senator Soule. |
The Heraldo considers that it would be more j
dignified for Spain to take no notice of Mr. I
Soule's proceedings when in an unofficial capaci- i
ty.
The Marquis de Vilutna has been appointed to j
the vacant Ambassadorship of Paris.
The Queen Mother has lost 12,000.000 reals,
within a short time, by mining speculations.
A new frigate, named the Princessa de Astu
rias is to be built at the Caracca arsenal.
The Minister ot Finance, on 12th, submitted
his budget to the Council of State, under the
presider cv of the Queen. Ifadopted, the imme- >
diate deficit would be 800,000 reals, but the ;
Minister was of opinion that the increase of Cos- j
toms, arising from the reduced scale of duties,
would more than compensate for the loss
Austria.—The King of the Belgians, and his I
son the Duke of Brabant, are still the guests of ,
the Emperor ot Austria. The marriage of the
Duke with an Austrian Archduchess seems more ,
likely, and there are surmises that the Emperor !
would not object to wed a Belgian princess. As ;
yet these tales are but gossip.
Italy.— Rumored Preparation for another Rc- >
volt. — Mazzini in ended to publish a book at i
Genoa, but no sooner had the specimen of it been <
lodged at the Governor’s office, than the police i
visited the publishers and seized the entile edi- ,
tion.
The Corneil of War in session at Mantua had
condemned nine school-boys of Ostiglia to im- ,
prisonment in irons for uttering “subversive lan- i
guage." Eight of them, from 13 to 15 years of:
age, were afterwards pardoned on account of I
their youth and pievious good conduct.
The French are rendering Cassale a place of j
great strength. Its fort already mounts 81 pieces
of cannon.
By a singular coincidence the Trieste Zeitung j
and the Augsburg Gazette states that a belief
was very current that another "dagger instir- |
rection,” would breakout at Milan, on Tuesday
May Sth. The same rumor was prevalent .at-
Sardinia, and the Austrian troops were on the
alert, but the day passed over quietly. The ex
amination ot the insurgents arrested at Milan,
on February 6th, is now nearly over. It is giv
en out that documents are in possession of the
Austrians to prove that the daggers were sup
plied by Mazzini and Kossuth, as were also the
muskets, all of which were ot English and
American manufacture.
Naples had established a Consulate-General at
Calcutta, and appointed M. Sanford to the post.
Greece.—A telegraph despatch from Athens I
of 13th says; "The French fleet is performing I
its evolutions in the gulf. A commission has :
been named to investigate the differences rela- j
ting to the frontiers. The vine disease is iu
i creasing ”
j Miscellaneous.—Mr. Ernest Schwendler, '
U. S. Consul at Frankfort on the Main, died I
6th instant, in his 80th year.
No bills are, in future, to be placarded in :
Paris, without a vise from the police.
The Dutch elections are unfavorable to the ;
: Roman Catholic patty, as far as heard from
' It is said the reigning Duke of Atenburg in- |
j tends abdicating in favor of his sou.
Rigorous measures are to De adopted in Prussia
| against the Mormons.
I The Belgian marriages are thus arranged by
: gossip:—The Emperor of Austria to marry the !
■ Princess Charlotte, of Belgium; King Leopold
! of Belgium to marry the Austrian Princess of
I Modena; and the Duke of Brabant, his son, to i
I espouse one of the other Archduchesses.
’ The Morning Post of 20th, publishes a second ,
I edition, declaring positively that the Russian |
I legislation at Paris had received an intimation ;
j from Constantinople later than the 17th. tint |
I the reply of the Porte was to be given on the |
| 10th, and that there was no truth in the state- I
ment that the Porte had already acceded to l.is
' demands.
: Copenhagen, May 12.—The “ moving table” j
phenomena are attracting great attention here as
; every where else. One circumstance it is will
1 to mention, as it may lead to other very impor- ;
i tant observations. The Elsinore Airs informs
! us that a lady in that town who had taken a
: part in a “ moving table” sitting was suddenly
seized with a violent headache. Two other la
dies who had also assisted at the table, put their
i hands to her head, when she immediately fell
into a deep magnetic sleep, from which no one
■ could wake her. While in this state she an- ;
! swered all questions put to her, even as to absent ,
persons and their employments, and announced
how she was to be recovered—namely, by the
i use of vinegar. When this was applied, after a
sleep of half an ho’b from her first attack, she
suddenly awoke, but remembered nothing of
what had taken place during her magnetic
■ trance.
: High Priced Pictures. —At a recent sale in
i London of the Spanish collection ot pictures
owned by the late Louis Phillippe. ex-king of I
the French, many of the works brought the
, highest prices. The portrait, by Velasquez, of
’ the Minister Olivarez, was sold lor $1,550. A
l portrait of Philip IV of Spain, also said to be
by Velasquez, copied from the celebrated origi- I
I nal cf the Madrid Museum, in the third or vague I
manner of the painter, sold for $1,250. The
I finest Murillo in the collection was the much in- '
I jured canvass which once represented, in. all the ;
I splendor al color and expression, “St. Joseph
! and the Infant Christ.” but damaged-as it was, i
i it sold for $2,200. The “Conception,” in life ;
; size, though deprived in many places of its gla
; zings, brought $4,050. It is a composition in the
■ second manner of Murillo. A smaller “Con
ception,” by Murillo, in which the characteris
tics ofthe master were also distinguishaole, was
knocked down for $1,350. The “ Virgin and
Child” brought $7,750. Another, “ St. Joseph ;
and Infant Christ,” though not a favorable spe
cimen of the master, brought 1.500. A picture of
“ Jesus and St. John” on the banks of Jordan,
brought $3,31)0.
The “Conception,” by Murillo, sold in Paris;
last year, brought over SIOO,OOO. It was pur
chased by the French government in the face of I
a strong competition.— N. Y. Ev. Post.
■ Production or Cotton.—A late number of
Deßow’s Review says:—The cotton crop of the
old world cannot be accurately estimated for
want of correct accounts of the quantity con-
: sunned in India and exported thence to China.—
We may by approximation, however, arrive at
a conclusion sufficient to illustrate our view-:.
The quantity imported into the whole ol Europe,
i from all parts of the world, during the years
i 1846, 1847, 1848 and 1840, reached 11,502,000 ;
bags of3oo pounds, which, at the average price
for these years, 8| cents, was worth $293,401,- j
000. The production of cotton in the United ■
States commenced in 1790. and in the next jear
only 81 bales were exported, and yet i 1,202.000, j
above stated, 8.922,000 went from the Soutb-in i
States of America, which, at the same price—8}
cents-.-was worth $227,511,000. So that in
quantity ttie production of the South is as ss,- i
925.000 to 11.502.000, and the value is as $226,-
511,000 to $292,301,009, a.id thus we see that '
I produce more than three-fourths in Quantity !
I and value of this great staple. If the imascei-
I tained quantity consumed in England, and ex- '
i porfed thence to Chiua. which is inferior in sta- I
i pie to ours, is set off against the quantity of our j
| Cotton consumed in the United States, (which I l
j have not added to the computation) the result,
j it is believed, will not be varied.
■ Well Done Savannah !—lt is with no ordi- I
! nary pleasure that we record the prompt and I
! efficient action of our citizens yesterday, on the
question of building a railroad in a South-west
wardly direction from this city towards Talla
hassee and Pensacola. We consider it now, be- :
yond all cavil, a “ fixed fact,” that we are to 1
have a direct railroad connection with the rich I
cotton counties of Southern Georgia and Middle
Florida. Os the advantages of this road to Sa
, vannah and the section of the country it will pen-
I etrate, we will not now speculate. The liberal :
j subscription of $1,000,000, authorized by our cit- I
! izens yesterday, to be subscribed by Council, to-
I gether with the private subscriptions transferred
I from the Albany and Savannah list, in many
I cases largely increased, as well as the spirit of
: our people enlisted in this great enterprise, all
; go to prove that the benefits aoil advantage*
I likely to accrue to our commerce and add t»» our
wealth, from this source, have been duly consid
ered and properly appreciated.
It will be seen that the meeting appointed j
two delegates to attend the Florida railroad con- ;
vention. to be held at Tallahassee on the 6th.— 1
Going to that convention as our delegates are, !
with the sirbs*antial evidence furnished by our |
proceedings to-day to back them, we have no i
doubt that the citizens of Florida will properly
value their mission, and that, in view of the im
portance ot this great enterprise to them as well
as ourselves, arrangerneiits will be consummated
which will secure their hearty co-operation.
Much may be said, and said truly, of the ad
vantages which Savannah possesses over any
other place on the Atlantic, accessible to Mid
dle Florida as au outlet for her, but we forbear,
lest, after what w« have heretofore said, our
friends should think us vain. These advanta
ges will not lie overlooked by our able delega
tion to the Tallahassee convention, and in such
faithful hands,we are content to leave the claims
of this enterprise, to be illustrated and enforced
upon the consideration of the people of Florida.
—Hat.aniuth Ist inst.
Persevekahs.4. Rewarded.—ln February,
1852, Mr. John Thorn U-fl of Oglethorpe county’
had a valuable negro girl an« r.;:e of his most
valuable horses stolen from him ny John A.
Woods, a carpenter then is his employ. A rr
ward of 500, was then offered for their appre
hension. They were traced to Tennessee, where
further track ol th.etu »’as lost. Some months
since th<- girl had the to have a let
ter written borne enquiring how ' tite old man
and ftaijly came on ?” This letter although
dated at a different place from that where the
parties resided, still bail on it the Post Office
stamp, showing where tlsay were. Soon alter
its reception. Mr. Thornton, regardless of ex
pense, dispatched a party of gentlemen so. their
arrest. Upon »«aching the point in Illinois
where the letter was mailed, Woods, the negro I
and horse were each identified. Woods and the i
girl wens thereupon arrested and the former war . [
last week, wa are happy to learn, lodged in Leg- I
ington Jail. Tli» girl, after one day’s travel
homeward, made her escape iit pight, but it is
expected she has been recaptured by “r> e of the
party who went in pursuit of her. Mr. Haynie,
the sheriff of Oglethorpe, we learn takes pleas- <
ure in stating that the people in Illinois, unlike
those ot the North, gave him all desired aid in
the arrest of the fugitives, desiring no such popu- ,
lation.— MUMgeville Jlecvrder, 31st ult. ,
\Pmmthe Savannah Georgian.]
Letter from Col. Tift.
Savannah, May 27, 1853.
Tli" remarks of the Savannah Republican of
yc ■» r lav. and the Savannah Georgian of Fri
day. together with other circumstances which
are calculated to place me in a false position,
have deter mined me to given brief history of
my course, in connection with the Savannah
ami Albany Railroad charter and organization.
I obtained the charter in 1817. It was amend
ed in 1849, and again in 1851, making it one of
the most perfect and liberal charters ever grant
ed by the State. The charter fixes the main
trunk line from Savannah to Albany, but it al
lows one or more extensions across the Chatta
hoochee river and branches from any part of the
line, to anv pattof the State of Georgia. This
charter was assigned to myself and Gen. Bris
bane with the purpose, if possible of p ocuring
the construction of a road in accordance with its
provisions. In August last, a reasonable pros
i pect was presented of procuring the aid of foreign
capital, and having been authorized to act tor
Gen. Brisbane, my associate assignee, I selected
a majority of the Board of Directors, who were
1 citi/m sos Savannah—men who are among her
most intelligent.responsible and respectable citi
i zens—men deeply interested in the prosperity
i of the city, ami having the entire confidence ot
! the public. The provisional organization of the
! company w *s adopted with the unanimous con
| currence of the Board of Directors, and if 1 may
I judge from the expression of the city papers, ot
’ the time in which the organization was publish
' ed, and the opinions of those with whom I con-
I versed, the action ot the Directors weie general
; IV approved. I refused the Presidency of the
I Company, which was tendered to me by the
Savannah Directors,and upon iny•suggestion,
: Dr. Screven was unanimously chosen President.
1 state these particulars to show, that I acted in
good faith towards Sivannah. and that I did not
■ desire to have any undue control in the Com-
I panv.
The condition in the organization, that two
i millions should be subscribed, and twenty per
j cent, paid to the Board ot Directors before the
Company should be absolutely organized, was
■ intended to secure the completion of the Road
to Albany, according to the expressed intentions
I of the charter, and to secure to the subscribers a
profitable work beyond contingency. These
conditions were plainly expressed, well utider
i stood, and if not unanimously approved by the
people ot the city ot Savannah, we heard no word
of dissent. The Citv Council of Savannah ap
proved the organization of the Savannah and
Albany Railroad Company, and subscribed five
hundred thousand dollars under that organization,
subject to the ratification of a meeting of citizens
to be called forthat purpose, as appears from a
resolution of Council which was offered in that
body by R. R. Cuvier. Esq.
A meeting of citizens was held in Savannah
in November last, to which the Council subscrip
; tion was referred for ratification or rejection. ’
, attended that meeting, with th- purpose of giv-
I ing any explanation that might be desired, rela
. five to the prospects and purposes«>fthe Compa-
I ny. and the intentions of the persons who form
ed the organization, as well as to assure the
, citizens of Savannah, of the interest which
j would be manifested in Albany and the
! surrounding country, when they were convinced
; that the road was to be constructed in good
j faith, according to the charter.
At that meeting Mr. Cuyler introduced and
warmly advocated resolutions, the object of
which was make the city subscription condi-
I tional upon a change of the route, fixed by the
i charter, to a more southern line. This was op
posed by Dr. Screven, and other gentlemen of
Savannah. I was called upon by the meeting,
j as one whose assent would be necessary as an
assignee of the charter, to any change of the ex
' isting provisional organization. I stated frank-
I ly to the meeting that no person should be de
ceived with regard to the organization of the
; company, or the intentions of the parties—that
the charter was obtained for the benefit of Al
i bany and south-western Georgia as well as for
| Savannah—that the condition of two millions of
■ subscription, was intended to secure the comple
| tion of the road to Albany, beyond a contingency
■ —that this line was fixed by the Legislature in
the charter—that it was in the air line to Mo
bile and nearly an air line to Pensacola—that I
could not consent to any change in the route or
organization which would deprive Albany and
: the surrounding section of the benefits required
by the charter, that the construction of railroads
was a matter of business in which parties are
not expected to spend their money contrary to
their interests, and I stated distinctly that if the
i people of Savannah did not believe it to be for
their interest to construct a road in good faith
according to the Savannah and Albany charter
' and existing organization, it would be better to
: ay so frankly and withhold the city subscription,
l I stated that we desired a connection with
Brunswick, but we preferred a direct connection
with Savannah—that if the Brunswick and the
Savannah and Albany roads were both made
they would be some fifty miles apart, would
i both secure a good local trade, would open to a
! market and render productive, a large section of
Georgia, and when the Gnlf was reached, each
would have all the business it could do. Similar
views were expressed in Mr. Bartow’s able
speech on that occasion in which he opposeffthe
resolutions of Mr. Cuylerjand advocated the rat
ification of the city subscription.
The subscription of the City Council was rati
fied by a large majority, and then I considered
the question of the route, and the objects set
. forth in the organization, settled, if the compa
i ny, of which Savannah had, by her subscription,
; became a part, could raise the means to con
struct the. road ; if this could not be dope the c.£
; ganization would cease by its ottrn llrnitatioff,
and no one would be injured. But the Republi
! can placed a construct on upon one of the resolu-
■ tions passed by the meeting, which caused
; doubts in the minds of the people of the South?
west, asto the real intention of Savannah in
making her subscription. The Brunswick
Company’ had recently commenced operations,
and it was believed by many that the Savannah
I movement was intended, not to make a road in
' good faith under the Savanna!, and Albany
charter, but to frighten off. or break down the
Brunswick Company. This will account for
' the fact, that no efforts were made in or about
; Albany for subscriptions. I knew there Was a
| party in Savannah who opposed the construc
i tion of a road to Albany, through fear that it
I might conflict with the business of the Central
! and South-western Railroads; but my opinion
I was, that they were still in a minority, and this
I would be demonstrated at the stockholders’
meeting on the 25th of May, when I hoped that
J measures might be agreed upon to perfect the
organization and commence the road.
| With these views I came to Savannah to at
| tend the Stockholders’ meeting I arrived here
1 on the 23d ult., and soon found that the party
who were in a minority in the November meet
ing, were now in a majority, and that there was
little prospect of making the Savannah and Al
bany road. 1 have been shown a written opin
: ion of some of the most distinguished lawyers in
; the city, giving a legal construction to the pro
j visional organization of the company which au
j thorized the subscribers for stock to take contio!
‘ of the Charter, contrary to the express condi
j tions of the organization, and the intentions of
: the parties. I stated my objections to th s opin
: ion, and it was subsequently reviewed and con
i firmed. The board of Directors, acting under
| this opinion, and hoping doubtless to obtain my
! consent to the change, prepared a new organiza
; tion of the company to be submitted for the
j adoption of the stockholders on the 25th inst.—
j Mr. Cuyler had prepared resolutions tobesub-
I mitted to the meeting proposing to change the
| route fixed by the charter, and existing organi-
■ zation.
i All these facts came to my knowledge before
j the meeting of the 2flth. an I I state them to ac
! count for the course which I conceived it to be
I my duty to adopt in the stockholders’ meeting,
j It should be remembered that I was acting not
; for myself alone, but as an assignee of a charter
i which was intended to benefit my own section
i as well as others, and which I was morally
j bound not to abandon as long as there was a
prospect of having a road made in compliance
' with its provisions. The recent provisional or
: ganization of the Company was made inconse-
I quence of the efforts of Gen. Brisbane and other
I parties to raise the money, by the sale of their
ands. for the construction of this road ; and the
day before the meeting I saw a letter from Mr.
Keely, their agent in London,giving very strong
assurance that £500,000, (two and a half millions
of dollars) would soon be secured to be applied
to the construction of the Savannah and Albany
road.
I Under these circumstances 1 determined to
leave nothing to contingency which should affect
the true intentions expressed in the charter and
the organization. I prepared a preamble and re
| solution to obtain the sense of the meeting with
I reference to their right to change the organiz.a-
I tion and control the charter; and to guard against
I the effect of the legal construction which had
been given to the articles of provisional organi
zation. I subscribed to the Albany list 60,000
shares of stock, with a determination to adhere
to it in good faith, and sink or swim with it, if
the meeting adhered to the organization rather
than lose, by a legal construction which violated
the intentions of the parties, the rightsand in
terests with which I had been entrusted.
At the meeting of the 25th 1 asked, and ob
tained leave to withhold the Albany subscription
list, until a preliminary question should be deci
ded by the meeting, which would determine my
action. I introduced the preamble and resolu
tions referred to above, which were laid on the
table by a vote of the meeting. I then handed
to the Secretary the Albany list, which gave me
simply the legal right as well as the moral right
which I had, to control the charter, unless its
provisions, and the conditions of the organiza
tion were cornp ied with.
Having thus secured what I believe to be the
rights with which I have been entrusted, I
madcpvery concession which I deemed compati
ble with uiy rj'ity, to secure the construction of
a road. I was willing that the charter should
be used to go to the Alafarrialifc, Reserving the
right to carry it direct to Albany whenever the
money could be obtained for that purpose. The
eom.’Oittee to whom the subject was referred
were unwilling to assent to this, or to do more
than to allow a branch to Albany, from such
point west of the Alatamaha an the stockholder
might select, or as an equivalent for abandoning
the rightjto make a road under the chaiterdirect
I to Aibspy, they were willing to use their exer
tions to have South-western Road extended
to that glace. Although this yrould have served
rny personal interest, I could not <’onse;ittP jt in
good faith to Gen. Brisbane, or to the country, ns
long as thene was a reasonable prospect that he
or his agent might obtain the money by means
of his lands, to made the flijcpt raid contemplated
bij the charley.
Finding that our respective views of our du
ties, and the interests which we represented,
could not be harmonized, the committee and the
meeting agreed unanimously to dissolve the or-
ganization, and to return the charter, and we
separated, as 1 supposed, without any ill will or
unkind feeling. •
It is proper here to remark that the resolution
of Mr. Gaulding, which was offered as a substi
tute for the report of the committee, not
understood, and would not have been a-ceptable.
1 supposed, at the time it was read in the meet
ing. that the “ main trunk” which he mentioned
was from the Alatamaha direct to
I have stated such facts as I b'e
necessary to place my conduct and nntives.
which have been the subject ol comment: fairly
before the people of S ivannah and the public. I
regret that the great work in which I think we
should have been united, is for the present aban
doned, though, I trust, it will not be long delay-,
ed.
Democratic Candidate for Congress.
The Democratic Convention, assembled at
this place on the Ist' inst. was well attended, by
delegates from the several counties comprising
the 4th Congressional District. After sorrtelo
or 10 balloting*, the Convention nominated Col.
Win. B. W. Dent. <1 this county, u.j the candi
date ol the Democratic Party lor fttefigress.—
The selection is a good one, and will, we doubt
not result in the complete triumph of the cause
of Democracy at the next Octobei election. —
Col. Dent, a Virginian, we believe, >y birth and
education, of the Old Jeffersonian llchnol, catne
to this State while a young man, wi'hoqt friends
or fortune to recommend him to the Rutice or fa*
■ vor of strangers. Unaided he lias Worked his
way. aud by his own exertions he \as secured
to himself a position deserving of thefciighest
commendation. Os the people, and emphatical
ly a sell made man, he understands Me wants of
liis fellow-citizens —and in him they kvill ever
find an able, faithful, and conqietent Represen
tative! He has al ways been a Deffliicrat, un
compromising in his devotion to the principles
of the Democratic Party, though liberal towards
his opponents, and never entertaining feelirtgs
of personal ill will or animosity agaifet a friend
on account of his position in polite*!. Nor is
he without legislative experience. While i it
izen of an adjoining comity, he was htiflorediby
tin election lor one or two years to the House o
Reprentatives. and, pi rhaps. once to’he Senate^»
and was known and distinguished at* ibie, in
dustrious and efficient Representatii
Though we might have prefff he-»fe-.
nomination of Mr. MurNiey, once ■" at least,
for various |x>litiC®consitejjjte qgsam,-
to mention. We fiSHFat eaii >' E>ve
the present nominee of the Demoeiabc Party,
our humble support, believing that in his hands
the intriests of his constituents and the coun
try at large, will be committed to one well
deserving our most unbounded confidence. —
It is true, that in the splitting up of old
party lines in 1850, we. as a Democrat, hon
estly differed with Colonel Dent, and the
great body ot the Southern Rights Party,
who, under this new name, embraced in
J their organization both whigs and democrats—
■ yet we have long since resolved to forget the
past, or, in the language of the day, “ to let by
gones be bygones.” The only difference in our j
relationships to the reorganized Democratic Par- !
ty, is, that the present nominee for Congress |
and our former Southern Rights friends got j
i snugly back to their old Democratic organiza- :
! tion, a bttle ahead of the Union De.nocrats —and |
that’s all—and nothing more. And while it |
shall be our desire to promote, as far as our hum
ble ability goes, the interest and harmony of the j
j Democratic party, we would urge upon all to do I
likewise, and, laying aside the animosities of the
pa.t, the recollections of the causes which have
heretofore distracted our ranks, press forward to
the accomplishment ot those great objects in
view of the founders ol Ihe Party, in its organi
zation. With this feeling, and wiln > firm re
liance in the justice of our cause, wn, this morn
ing. unfurl our ban.ler to the breeze, believing
tlin: the iinterrifled Democracy of the 4th Con
gressional District, will rally around it, and plant
it in triumph where the enemy may be found.
On the fifteenth ballot, the vote stood, Mur
phey 29; Dent 152; Gaskill 23— Newnan ban
, ncr, 3rd inst.
Hon. Mr Murphey.—Though this gentle
mar; was deieated in the nomination of the Con
vention of Wednesday last, against the wishes ’
of many warm personal and political friends, '
; we feel that wecannat take leave of hitn with- !
out a cordial shake of the hand, wishing him the
enjoyment of more pleasure in his retirement,]
than falls to the lot of men in public stations.
He has been a faithfnl Representative, and du- !
ring his term of office, he has laid us under last- 1
ing obligations forjnunj- kindnesses and favors
bestowed, ilis friends, it will be seen from the
■ proceedings of the Convention in ar’other col- I
umn, stood by him to the last or un «£they saw j
then-was no chance for bis nominii. on.' This
feeling was not confined merely to those who ;
may be termed Union Democrats, but many |
Southern Rights Democrats warmly urged his
! nomination, but they failed to
! es, and they submit, like true, noble, whole soul-
I ed Democrats to the decision of the Convention.
Os Mr. M., it may be truly said in conclusion,
that mere party ties never influenced him in
an}’ course he believed contrary to the true in
terests of his country.— lb.
[Krom the National Intelligen er.]
The Chinese Revolt.
From a file of Hong Kong papers to the 24th
of March we copy the annexed articles respect
ing the formidable revolt now spreading through
the Chinese Empire. The first is a summary '
account (from the China Mail) of the rise and j
progress of the ” "S.
the subject of the revolt.
from the china mail of march 24.
The present rebellious movement we can even ■
now, from our limited knowledge, form no just
. estimate of: and until lately most people con
sider'd it a disturbance originating with a mere
band of marauders, having no object in view be
yond plunder and license of a day. Until very
| recently, the sum cl what authentic information
we possessed did not warrant us in coming to
any other conclusion. Such bands had, since
the days of the great Coxinga, been of frequent
appearance in one part or other of the Empe
ror's vast dominions, and of late years they had
been remarkably troublesome in the province of
Kwang-tnng, [Canton,| directing their energies
chiefly to pawnbrokers’shops, (often the bank
ing-houses of China.) and even to the Govern- ■
; ment treasui ies. We can call to mind several ;
gang robberies of this nature in which the pri
vate residencs and public treasuries o. manda
rins were most effectually emptied Hardly
less frequent were the instances of .rNna; ious
mandarins receiving retributions at the hands of
freebooters : who thus gave to their main object
of plunder a sort of meretricious popularity that
served them in good stead. Other cases there
w» r • too of large bodies of men, become formid
able by the spoils of the sea. landing on the coast,
taking possession of walled towns, and holding
them to ransom : and so completely, at one sea
son. from these disorders, was native commerce
paralyzed, that in the fertile island of Hainan
the crops of grain and sugar lav rotting In the
fields.the customary vessels fortheir transport
I having been captured by pirates, or remaining
idle through fear of capture.
From such low’ beginnings it is not unlikely
that the present movement may have arisep ; the
transition is easy from a robber to a rebel, and
from a rebel to a hero, and perhaps a patriot.
Many or most were members of the Triad So
ciety ; and in this association asuccesslL-itetl r
might find the machinery of a political revolu
; tion ready to h’s hand. Tire professed objector
this society is to unseat the Tartar usurper and
place a Chinese monarch on the throne: let
I here be added to this an infusion of religious en
thusiasm, and we have then the two grand re
quirements of a successful opposition to consti
tutional authority, which nothing but the radi
cal soundness and healthiness of the establrshed
order of things is likely to withstand. And this
so ndness and healthiness are wanting.
For a long time the rebels seem to have con
fined themselves to a comparativrly remote part
of the province of Kwang-si, and to have con
tented themselves with levying contributions in
| money from the towns and villages through
I which they passed; but two or three victories ,
| over the wretched levies sent to oppose them
] infused new life and vigor into their move
] merits; and, having passed the natural raP"ir- ,
tainous harrier which separates Kwang-si and ■
the two adjoining provinces from the rest of
China Proper, we find them passing with great
rapidity through the provinces on the other side
of this barrier towards the ancient capital of the
empire, and exhibiting a unity of design and a
tenacity of purpose that betoken the presence
among them of a master spirit. A fid the "»•>
novel feature of their progreis-»4WRIHf
an inconoclastic zeal in strange contrast iu\uv“
usual Chinese indifference on such subjects; not j
to be accounted for by any supposed design to i
re-establish the monotheism, which China, in
common with all other nations, in the earlier
and purer days of its national existence no
doubt possessed ; nor by any idolatrous associe
tion that attaches to the present dynasty; for
the image worship of China was prevalent long
before its votaries were compelled to wear tails.
The only way in which it can be explained is.
by supposing the chief himself to have attained
some knowledge of the religion of the West,
either from books or personal instruction, or that
he has among his followers and advisers some
professors of that religion.
Our latest accounts from Shanghai, mention
it as probable that before another packet can be
dispatched Nankin may be no longer garrisoned
by the Emperor’s troops; the greatest exitemeqt
prevails among the Chinese officials; and the'
most urgent requisitions aro made for troops,
ships, and military stores. To men who have
so lately traversed about seven hundred miles of
country, presenting many natural obstructions,
the distance of some 100 to 150 more from Nan
kin to Shanghai, arid that if they please on the
fair stream of a broad navigable river, is liutp
Step. So formidable a force was never in our
neighborhood before, and though it is probably
not their design, as it cannot be their true poli
cy, tomolest foreigners, it certainly behoves us to j
observe passing events with a very wathful eye,
and to fail in no reasonable precaution.
[The city of Wu-chnng foo,capital oftjie pro
vince of Ilu-pih, mentioned in the following
Imperial Edict, is situated in lat. 30 deg. 40 min.
north, and long. ILj deg. east, on the banks of
the great river Yang-tsz-Kiang, jp the centre of
China proper, and the place from which It is the
easiest to keep open a communication with the
rest of the provinces. This city, in conjunction
with llang-yang-foo, lying on the opposite side
ol the river, forms the most populous and fre
quented portion of China ; and,in addition to the
shipping before them, one of the largest assem
blages ofhouses and vessels, inhabitants, sailors
and skippers, to be found any where in the
world. London and Yedo alone cnn compete
with it. The number of vessels of the largest I
size in 1845, according to the statement ot a i
Catholic Missionary residing there, exceeded
J 0.090, while the innltitu-le of small craft mov
in about was much greater. The river is here
nearly five hundred miles from the sea, vet it is
three miles broad, and deep enough for ships of
the largest size.— Eds. Nat Intel.
EDICT OK TUB I- UI’F.ROR.
To-day (29th January) a memorial was re
ceived from Commis ioiier So. stating that the
Rebelshad captured the provincial city Wu
chang. [the capital of Hu-pih province.| We
cannot express our indignation. Heangyung,
the General, fought with the Rebels on the east
ward of the city, and was victorious; but Hie
westward of the city is level with Hie lake, and
the Wang-chang and other gates are near the
mighty river, (i ang-fsz-kiting ) I'he Rebels
(took advantage of t his,) and dug a mine, and
on the sth day of this moon (12th January) some
under-ground explosion took place, and thus the
garrison was scattered and the provincial city,
Wu-chatig was taken by the Rebels.
According to a former memorial of Su, it was
stated that Wu-cb uig was able to withstand a
sieg ; and only a tew days afterwards le' has to
report that Wu-chang has been taken by the
Rebels. Does lie not know that in military
affairs there is adifference between matters that
may be postponed and those which demand in
stant action ? His memorial is as the thoughts
of a man in a dream. Between Chang-sha and
Hu-pih Su tarried on his way. Hiang-ying, who
is the Commander-in-chief, though he arrived in
time to obtain a victory, yet he could not at Hie
same time attack tiie strong position of the Re
bels, and so utterly rout them. He also is slow
in the business, and there is no excuse for either
of them. This is the time to extirpate the Re
bels, and if the Commissioner Su and General
Hiang-ying were heavily punished, it would
only deliver them out of their difficulties ; there
fore the Governor-Generalship of the Two
Kwang and the honor of double-eyed peacock
feather ure to be taken away from Su. but he is
to retain the title of High Commissioner, and of
Acting Governor General of Hu-Kwang. Gen
eral Hiang-ying is degraded, but he is to contin
ue in the performance of his duties until his fu
ture merits are manifested.
, The provincial city Wu-cliang is the residence
of the Governor and other .high officers; how
suddenly was it taken by the Rebels, and how
grtat is our sympathy for the distress it endures I
We repent that we did not employ the right
-persons, and that our people have not been de
fromeibia wicked norde. The trouble of
the South gives us no rest by night, and deprives
ns of appetite. We ha-’e already appointed
Luh Kien-ying (Governor General of the Two
Kiang) and Ke-shen to be High Commissioners,
each to lead a strong army lor the extirpation of
the Rebels; and also commanded Shuhjngah,the
Governor-General of Shen si and Kafc-suh, and
Yu-sui, the General of Sz’chuen, to ptoceed to
Hu-pih and Hu-nan and extirpate the Rebels
with their united forces. ’We rely on their act
ing with one heart, and allowing no territory to
be destroyed by the Rebels, and so restore peace
to theacountry. Let them not be slow in what
; they do so as to bring themselves into trouble.
I As to the officers of the provincial city of
! Wu-chang, we direct Su to present u true ac
| count of them. Obey this.
The loss of life at Wu-chang-foo is said to
; have been very great, and the captors were es-
I pecially bent on demolishing official residences.
Temples with their idols are also said to have
j been generally destroyed.
[From the N. O. Picayune. Ist inst.)
Later from Texas.
By the arrival of the steamship Louisiana, we
have Galvest m papers to the 27th ult, and a
large number of papers from the interior of Tex
as.
There is no news from the gold diggings to
justify any one in going thither. The Galveston
Journal, of the 26th, says a mercantile firm of
that city addressed a letter, a short time since,
to a gentlemen at Fort Croghan, making inqui
ries regarding the gold diggings, and have re
ceived the following reply, dated Austin, May
17, which may be considered entirely reliable.
| The writer had just arrived at Austin from Fort
Croghan :
In reply to your questions, I have to say that
I I believe there is gold in the region of the State
I “ that report speaks of.” but that it is in such
i small quantities that a man might dig until the
infernal regions were frozen sufficiently for good
I skating, and still be without enough to get a
: drink. The mines will not pay for working. I
; have seen men from the diggings, perfectly re
i liable, who do not speak favorably of Hie pros-
I pects. I have seen specimens, but’twas through
a glass, not “darkly,” but a magnifier. The
i comparison with California gold is, if the papers
I give a correct aceoiKit of imports, in quantity
' about ns oto 100.000,000. We have had noop
i portunity to.test the gold.
I The editor of the Southwestern American
gives the following as the report of a gentleman
who had just come in from the gold region, and
who had much experience in the mines of Cali
fornia :
Stratified formation, three miles wide and
about sixty in length, running south-east and
north-west, containing non-gold-benring quartz.
Prospected, found gold, but not enough to pay—
say, a ton of earth would not average twenty
cents. Should there have been twenty dollars
per ton the scarcity ot water, or rather the diffi
culty of bringing it into use, wou d prevent the
defraying of expenses in working. The beds ot
the creeks are sand. The particles of gold are
very minute and could not be gathered without
i an amalgamation with mercury, say by the Jen
; ny Lind or Centrifugal Amalgamator.
I The Galveston News, in noticing Hie arrival
fuY a isimf-' of adventurers from This port, on
| their way to the gold digg ngs, predicts " a tre
i mendous disappointment.”
Later from St. Helena.
Salem, (Mass.,) May 30.
The barque Arthur Pickering, Capt. Jackson,
has arrived at this port, with advices from Zan
zibar to the 9th of March, and St. Helena to
April 22d.
Letters from Zanzibar mention that the Ame
rican brig Camargo, fiom Rio Janeiro, previous
ly reported as having left the Cape of Good
Hope, for Zanzibar, had not arrived there, but a
slaver of that name had bee» on the coast, and
succeeded in running off two cargoes of slaves
The English cruisers had staited in pursuit of
her.
H. M. steamer Harlequin, at St. Helena, from
St. Paul De Leando, and Benguela, April 9th,
reports several cruisers as South ot the coast,
though there had been no recent captures.
Capt. Wilmot, of the Harlequin, had succeeded
in concluding treaties with several of the chiefs
for the further suppression of the slave trade; the
king of Kahenda Vjas the most obstinate, but fi
nally signed the treaty.
The Harlequin was to leave for England in
about six weeks. The Admiral was at Ascen
sion.
The U. S. brig Perry, Capt. Page, sailed from
St. Helena, for Monrovia, Africa, on the 22d of
April. Henry Williams, one of the crew, aged
20 years, died on the 10th. Three of the sailors
had attempted to make their escape, but were
recaptured.
The Portuguese brig Elizabeth, formerly a
slaver, reached this port on Saturday, from Para :
also, the Heywood, from Sierra Leone, April
22d. The latter reports leaving in port brig Mo
nica, for New York, to sail on the 26th.
The schooner Elizabeth had arrived at Sierra
Leone after a run of 37 days from New York.--
She arrived on the 14th, with her mainmast
sprung
The barque A. J. Harvey, ot Philadelphia,
sailed on the 15th for Monrovia.
[Telegraphed to the Baltimore Sun.]
Boston, June 3.
Later from Montevideo—Murder of the Captain,
Males and Two Passengers of the ship Reindeer,
tfc. — By a late arrival here, letters have been
received from Montevideo, which report that
the captain, both mates, the steward, and two
passengers of the well known ship Reindeer,
bound for Valparaiso from Boston, were murder
ed by the crew, who subsequently scuttled the
vessel off Cape Antonio. She w:s afterwards
discovered, the cargo thrown out. and towed to
Montevideo The Reindeer had a large amount
of bullion on board, which the murderers secured
and placed in a small boat, in which they made
their way to Montevideo. On their arrival there,
one of the murderers, it seems, became con
science stricken at seeing the Reindeer in the
harbor, which he supposed had been sunk. The
panic was so great and unexpected,that he made
a full confession of the terrible crime. The mur
derers were finally all arrested,and will be sent
to England for trial.
Con< oki>. N. H., June 2.
■ _ GqintwcA-Mc-icj-c Lie Legislature of Neto
— Gov. Mat tin'delivered his message
j to-day to the Legislature. After reviewing
I the various local interests, he recommends the
i appointment of a Life Protection Commission,to
guard against and inquire into railroad accidents.
He makes a feeling allusion to the death of the
Vice President, and concludes by announcing
that he will not be a candidate for re-election.
New York, June 3.
Arrival of tie Empire City—Later from Ha
vana.—The steamer Empire City arrived here
this morning, bringing Havana dates to the 29th
ult. All was quiet on the Island. Business was
quiet, and prices exhibit but little change.
New York, June 3.
Destructive Fire. — The barley and grist mill of
Messrs. Mills & Peck, at Yonkers, as also the
planing mill of L. P. Rose, adjoining, were con
sumed by fire last evening, total loss slfi,ooo ; '
insured for $5,000.
Hartford, June 2.
Bible Convention. — The Convention called by
certain persons, to make a thorough investiga
tion of the origin, authority and influence of the ;
Holy Scriptures, met here to-dav, and organized I
by electing Joseph Barker, of Ohio, President;
J. R. Ingliss and Dorrance, Vice Presidents;
and Augustus D. Moore, of Hartford, Secretary. 1
.About 200 persons were present. 1
Washington, June 3.
Delegation of Marylanders.— A large delega- (
tion of influential citizens of Maryland has ar
rived here to exp-ess their wishes with regard to 1
the appointment of Parton Rey, Esq . as <
United States Attorney for the District of Co
lumbia.
Baltimore, Jung 2.
Later from Buenos eJyrcs.—Lafe advices from c
Buenos Ayres state that such had been the effect s
of recent disturbances that business was entirely [
deranged ; and that English, French and Ger-* .
man houses would sell outstanding claims lor 40 *
percent discount.
The blockade was still continued with great
rigor, and it was thought that the city would
soon surrender. ‘
Baltimore, June 5. n
Thou Sealed Orders. — It is confidently stated t
in New York that the U. S. steamer Vixen, ( ]
which recently leltthat pnrt under sealed orders,
hA« been sent to Vera Cruz to watch the move- S
mbnts of Santa Anna
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s the necessary remittance. We dislike to par*
• with subscribers able and willing to pay for our
paper, but it is imporfatit that we should approx
imate our business to the cash system.
•
, Bank of St. Mary’s.
' The bills ofthe Bank of St. Mary’s under five
dollars, and the change bills of J. G. Winter, are
j still taken at par at this office.
|- W. H. McDonald, 102 Nassau streeti
; New York, is our authorised agent for that city,
I and any advertisement sent through his agency
1 will meet with prompt attention.
f Death of William Dearing.
■ The Savannah Republican of the 4th inst. sayss
i —We announce with much regret, the dealh,
1 yesterday morning, in this city, of William
Dearing, Esq., in t'isixty-eighth year of, his
> age. The deceased has been in feeble health
’ for some time, having been attacked with pa
ralysis, and had removed to Savannah the past
i winter, with the view of trying a more genial
• climate. He was a prominent man in upper
Georgia some years ago. while engaged in busi
ness, and was well known and highly esteemed
, in Athens and Augusta, and also in Charleston.
’ Starting life dependent upon his own exertions
solely, he managed by industry an d integrity to
accumulate a large fortune, and to win the re
spect ot all who came in contact with him. He
> was among the first, if not the first man in the
1 State to start a Cotton Factory. He was also an
early friend of internal improvements, and en
, gaged in many enterprises, to all of which he
1 brought great energy and high character. He
f leaves a wife and several children, among the
the latter the Hon. Wm. E. Dearing, Mayor of
. Augusta.
His remains will be taken to Athens, Ga., for
interment.
Abolition Ignorance.
We would find it an endless task,did we under
take to notice the frequent instances of gross ig
norance exhibited by leading abolitionists of the
I condition of affairs at the South. Their plans
for the abolition of slavery are chimerical and
ridiculous, and provoke only a smile at the ex
pense of their common sense. Not the least ab
, surd of these is the idea of accomplishing their
■ end through the competition of free labor with
’ slave labor in the production of Cotton. That
point is sufficiently set at rest in the minds of
all who really know any thing about Cotton
1 planting at the South.
1 As to the capita' necessary to embark in Cot
ton planting—the Lumber of slaves necessary
for that business on each plantation or farm,one
I would suppose so intelligent a man as Professor
1 Stowe, husband of the famed authoress of Uncle
Tom’s Cabin, would scarcely be as ignorant as
the following extract shows him. It is taken
1 from his speech at Exeter Hall, on the 16th
] Mlfy, at the annual Anti-Slavery Society meet
-1 ing-
i It was made before a crowded audience, among
them many distinguished people. One ot the
speakers of the occasion was the Earl of Shafts-
1 bury:
“The price of cotton regulated the price ofthe
slave. At present they average from SBOO to
SI,OOO, and to stock a cotton plantation took from
two hundred to four hundred: so that an immense
outlay had to be made before slave labor could be
brought into competition with free labor. The
, Chinese were now flocking into America, and
would work at the rate of 6d. a 1 ay, and the
> people of Great Britain now had an opportunity j
of making the slaveholders feel that they werfr I
in earnest, and determined to do something to- 1
wards the abolition of the system. If they would |
abolish slavery by making speeches in that hall, ]
or by legislation in Parliament, he should be 1
most happy for them to do so. But they could ]
not. The only way was by making them com- ,
pete with free labor, and, if the English could
not make as much profit by using free cotton as
slave cotton, they must be content with prac
ticing a little of the denial they so properly
preached to the slaveholder.”
The Liquor Traffic.
YVe give the friends of the Atlanta move
ment who read our paper, the benefit of a time
ly caution furnished by a correspondent of the
Chronicle &■ Sentinel, and which will be found in
our columns. The Legislature cannot, as the
writer properly shows, abdicate its authority and
transfer any portion of its legislative power to
communities of citizens in their respective
counties and militia districts.
There is another thing it is equally powerless
to do. It cannot enact laws placing particular
prohibitions and restrictions upon the people of
one county, and exempt the people of another
county from them. It cannot pass a law ma
king it a penal offence for the citizens of Rich
mond county to buy or sell liquor, and another
allowing the citizens of Columbia or of Burke
to do so without let or hindrance. It cannot so
legislate as to make an act a crime in one coun
ty which just across the line in another county
becomes innocent and entitled to favor and pro
tection. This would be practically having as
many systems of government in the State as
there are counties. It would be at war with the
principle of equal rights and privileges to all
citizens. The framers of our State Constitu
tion never dreamed of forming any such govern
ment. Nor has it ever entered into the con
ceptions of the freemen of this State to submit
to any such capricious and anamalous despotism.
The liquor reformers in their zeal have over
shot all discretion in supposing that they can
get such a system indorsed through the ballot
box. It will never reach the maturity requisite
to have its constitutional merits pronounced up
on bv our judicial tribunals. If itshould, its fate
would be a summary one.
In conclusion, we borrow the language of
“ E Pluribus Unum,” and apply it to the plan of
a separate liquor law for each county.
“It would, if carried out in practice to any
extent, create as many distinct municipalities or
independent democracies as there are dift'erent
counties in the State, all goveynec] by conflicting
laws. This never designed by the framers
of our State and Federal Constitutions.”
Admitting this, we do not see how E Pluribus
Unum can maintain the constitutionality of the
legislation sought for. In fact, the concluding ,
sentences of his article more than impjy a 1
doubt on this point. 1
The Moultrie House.
We invite attention to the announcement in 1
our advertising columns, that this extensive and (
delightful Hotel, on Sullivan’s Island, will soon |
be opened for the reception of visitors. Mr.
Nickerson, the Lessee, is experienced in the
business and fully understands how to make his
guests comfortable. With the advantages the
location presents, we do not doubt that the
Moultrie House will be made, this summer, one
of the most agreeable places open to the travel
ling public.
How tantalizing in warm weather, it is to
think of the delightful bathing in the surf—the
invigorating sea breez.es, and those charming
drives along the white and firm beach.
New County Proposed.
The citizens of Athens are moving in favor
of a new county being formed, of which Athens
shall be the judicial yejjt.e. A meeting was
held on the 2Qth ult., and steps taken to bring
the subject before the next Legislature.
Reduction of Fare.
The fare from Philadelphia to Charleston, by
the steamer Osprey, has been reduced to sls,
meals included, said to be SIQ cheaper than by
the steamers from New york. This is done in or
der to induce travellers and Southern merchants
generally to visit Philadelphia on their summey
ours to the North I.
A I’-.Timix- ibuiisinL!.- Yok
papers often cont tin curious and lunuy adver
tisements. The following, of a political char
acter, taken from the Herald, will amuse our
readers. It seems that the patriotic YVheelan
lias changed his plans, and that we will not have
the benefit of bis firs t intention of “serving the
country.”
No. 1 Nassau Street, New York, May
20, 1853.—T0 my Hardshell Friends:—l desire
Io thus publicly say to vou that the report that
I am an applicant for office in the Custom House
is totally false. At the time when we 'all
thought our friend Schell would dispose of the
patronage of this port I did think ot serving
the country. Then the skies looked bright. But
now all in this region looks as gloomy as the
cheek of Douglass. Under these circumstances,
I shall con'ent myself, for the present, in repre
sentniglHie good old ’invincible’ Fourteenth ward
in the Board of Assistant Aldemen, and entire
ly abjureall connection with government pap.
Tiios. Wheelan.
I. O. O. F.
I he annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of
toe State of Georgia ofthe Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, commenced its sitting in Ma
con on the Ist inst., and adjourned on the even
i: ! <.l the 2d. Below are the elective and ap
pointed officers for the ensuing year :
Elective Officers.
M. W. Grand Master,John D. Butt,ofßi’mond.
R. VV. Dep. Grand Master, B. F. Dense, of Bibb.
R. YV. Grand Warden, E. Lawsiie, of DeKalb.
R. YV. Grand Secretary. Geo. Patten, of Bibb.
R. W. Grand Treasurer, E. C. Grannis, of Bibb.
R. YV. Grand Repre.’tive, L. J. Glen, of Henry.
“ “ M. Woodruff, of Muscogee.
Appointed Officers.
W. Grand Marshall, J. M. Bivins, of Bibb.
W. Grand Chaplain, Rev. C. W. Key, of Wilkes.
W. Grand Conductor, E. Platt, of Oglethorpe.
YV. Grand Guardian. E. C. Sherwood, of Bibb.
Professor Anderson and the Spirit Rappers.
For some time past, Prof. Anderson has kept
before the public, a standing reward of SI,OOO,
to be paid any “spiritual medium” who would
produce Hie “Raps,” on his, (Anderson’s) table.
The N. Y. Times of Saturday says :
“Last evening, Mr. Partridge and a number of
his co-spiritualists, attended Professor Ander
son’s soiree mystericuse, for the purpose of taking
up the Professor’s challenge regarding his ex
position of the ‘Spiritual Manifestations.” Pre
vious to commencing the experiment, the Pro
fessor read a communication from a Mrs. H .
Brown, of Twenty-sixth-street, accepting the
, challenge to produce the bona fide raps on his
table, the seance to *be conducted by a private
Committee of seven. The Professor entirely
objected to making the experiment “a hole and
corner” affair—the only Committee he would
have, should be “a Committee of the Whole
House.”
“Mr. Partridge, of the Spiritual Telegraph,
then got upon the stage,and a piquant conver
sation ensued between him and the Wizard, the
audience keeping up a running accompaniment
iof a groans, hisses and cheers. The Spiritualists
were in a decided minority. After much con
fusion, Mr. Patridge retired amid a storm of
hisses, and the performances were proceeded
with. The Professor then stated that the sub
juct would be resumed at the Benefit lor the
New York Y’olunteers, to be given at the same
place this evening.”
Departure of Dr. Kane’s Arctic Expe
dition.—The brig Advance, with Dr. Kane
and his party,on their expedition to the Arctic
regions, sailed from New York on the 30th ult.,
and wa accompanied down the Bay by a large
number of friends. The following is a list of
I the officers of the Advance :
Commander, E. K. Kane; Sailing-master, J.
YVall Wilson ; Ist officer, James Brooks; 2d do.
James McGeary ;3d do. Amos Boudsall ; Sur
geon, Dr. J. J. Hays ; carpenter. Christian
Olser, and one or two others.
A meeting ofthe .'-lasonic Fraternity of New
j York was- held on Monday evening, at the Med
| real College, Crosby street, for the purpose of
bidding a formal farewell to their brother, Dr.
I Kane, commander of the expedition. Jos. D.
| Evans, deputy grand-marshal, delivered an ap
i ptopriate address, to which Dr. Kane r»spond
j ed, speaking in high terms of the liberality of
I the projector of the expedition Mr. Grinnell,
j who was present. A large number of his Ma
| sonic brethren resolved to accompany the Dr.
j down the Bav. in a steamboat chartered for the
I occasion, to bid him God-speed <t’i his perilous
i voyage in search ofthe long-lost Frankjin.
! Accident to the Special Train.—The Sa
! vannah Republican of the 2d inst. says: The
l special train of cars from Columbus, with our
I guests, did not arrive at our depot yesterday eve
! ning at the appointed time, in consequence of
j an accident. The engine ran off the track and
> was so much injured as to be rendered unser
| viceable. We are glad to learn that no person
,on board tlft cars sustained any injury. The
I train reached Macon at twenty-five minutes af
ter three o’clock, P. M., and arrived at Savan
nah at five o’clock this morning.
Tire new Government stamped letter envel
opes, which will shortly be ready for delivery,
are cut out by an instrument worked by steam,
to the number of five hundred at a single opera
tion. The image of Washington is stamped on
them in white bas-relief and Hie rates of postage
printed in red ink. After applying the gluten
they are counted in bundles ot twenty-five and
s-nt to YVashington. whence they will find their
way through the postmasters to every part of
the country. They are of white and bull' pa-
per, and water-lined with the initials of the
Postoffice Department of the United States.
About one hundred and fifty operatives, chi"fly
females, have been employed in the work.
Special precautions are taken against forgery
and the abstraction of envelopes from the man
ufactory, for which offences Hie new postoffice
.lawshove imposed a fineY>f not less than five
hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding
five years, or both such fine and imprisonment.
The Weather and the Crops.
The Cheraw Gazette of the Ist inst, says:
The showers mentioned in our last, were very
brief in duration and evanescent in their effects.
Indeed in twenty-four hours after they fell,
scarcely a trace of their effects coulj he d’scern
ed. On the afternoon of YVednesd-.ty last, a north
westerly wind sprang up and rose almost to a
gale, which produced a marked change in the
temperature. On Thursday morning a slight
frost was seen in some parts of the District.
Since then the nights and mornings have been
cool, though the sun during the day was quite
warm. Vegetation experienced little if any
benefit from the slight rains, and the crops gene
rally look worse than we ever saw them at this
season of the year. On the stiff lands fxizn will
be to plant over again when it fains, in conse
quence of the devastations of the bud worm.
On light lands where a stand of cotton was se
cured, that crop will yet do well; but the oat
crop will be almost entirely a failure. Upon the
whole, we have never seen a more gloomy pros
pect for our planters.
The Georgetown, 8. C., Pee Dee Times of the
Ist inst., says:
In our last we noticed that we had on the day
before our issue, a most refreshing and seasonable
rain. We regret to learn that the rain was very
partial, and did not much benefit our friends in
the upper parts of the District and in YViiliams
burgh. On the seaboard and lower part of San
tee they were visited with a very heavy had
storm, which did considerable damage, Qn Mr.
Frederick YV. Ford’s plantation the bad fell t wo
inches thick, completely destroying his corn
crop, and doing some damans to his rice and
oats. YVhile we are writing it is raining.
The Andersop, 8. C., Southern Rights, Advo
cate of the Ist inst., says:
Frost was seen in different parts of our district
on last Wednesday morning. We have not
heard that vegetation has been killed, but it is
greatly injured Ly the extreme cool nights we
have had.
The Columbia South Carolinian of the Ist
inst., says:
In our notice of yesterday touching the weath
er, we mentioned that we had a shower—unfor
tunately it scarcely did more t han lay the dust,
and hardly that. About two yesterday, howev
er, a thunder storm swept over us. and was fol
lowed by quite a pleasant rain. Several of the
electrical explosions were terrific, and one bolt
took effect upon a China berry tree fronting the
Methodist District parsonage, now in the occu
pancy ot Mr. Daniel Johnson. The tree was
blazed from crown to tap-root. A niece of Mr. :
J.’s, lying sick in bed, was sensibly affected by ,
the shock, though she sustained no serious injury.
We understand also that Daniel T. Rqd jilte,
pump tender, was killed at the depot of she South
Carolina Railroad by lightning. A slight ex
plosion also took place at the telegraph office.
Crystal Palace. —The New York papers of
Wednesday publish the Official Announcement
of the opening of the “ Exhibition of the Indus
try of all Nations,” in that city, The Iflth of
J uly is the day named. The Directors state that
they belic.a the Building and the Exhibition
will I'uily meet the just expectations of the pub
lic. In older to give ample scope for inventive
skill in machinery, they have materially enlayg. i
ed the area of the Palace, by adding wings to the
extent of nearly a fourth of the ground room of
the main edifice. They hud hoped to open the
Exhibition much earlier, and allege as the chief
cause oi delay the novelty and intricacy of the
style of construction and the high standard of
architectural beauty at which they have aimed.
Th® WcMern Circuit.
The Hon. James Jackson, Judge of the West
ern Circuit, announces in the last Southern Ban-
W,timt he is a qaiididate (or
[communicatld j
To the Voters of Fianl'.lin County, Ga.
Ff.llow-Citizens :—1 notice in the Constitu
tionalist, of the 25th inst., over the signature of
E. VV. Morris, an address to the People of
Franklin county, in which he attempts to con
vince you that notwitstanding th" large and in
convenient size of your county, it cannot be so
divided as not to discommode more of the citi
zens than it will benefit. Now, we, the movers
of the new county measure, had fondly hoped
that the agitation of this question would have
been confined to this county alone ; to lave been
fairly decided at the ballot box by the voters of
Franklin county, on the Ist Monday in October
next, and that the next Legislature would have
been permitted to stand unbiased on the subject,
ready to carry out the will of a major ty of the
voters of the county. But it appears that Gen.
Morris is not content to confine his operations
to the county, and patiently submit to the will
of a majority of the voters thereof, but
prefers to write out his argument and have it
published in a paper having the largest c,r^ u a “
tion of any political journal in the State : there
by endeavoring to forestall the action of the next
Legislature in the premises. This course leaves
to the advocates ol the measure but one alterna
tive. That is to meet Gen Morris in his own
way and advocate our rights before the jieop e
ofthe State of Georgia, through the medium of
the public press. This we can do without fear
of successful contradiction. Gen. Morris In
quires of the movers of this measure, 1 1 they
have examined a map of the county to see if his
can be done so as to make it mo e convenien
and to accommodate more of the people "' the
county than as it now stands? We answer bat
we have. And the results have been very dif
ferent from the conclusions arrived at by himself.
Take Mr. Bonner’s Mapof the State, which is
generally admitted to be correct: begin at the
point designated bv Gen. Morris, commencing
at the junction of the North, Mi l die and South
Prongs of Broad River, running near Carnesville
to the head of Stephens’ Creek : thence taking
the dividing Ridge between the North and Mid
dle River to the Habersham line. Now take
the centre ofthe new county, vhich he surmizes
will fall about A. N. Mayes’s. This he says
will throw the people in the fork of Hudson and
Middle Rivers, twenty miles from the Court
House over the roughest kind of a country. The
other extreme. Flintsville Distiict. he says will
be near the same distance over a rough and hilly
country, with rivers and creeks to cross. Admit
ting for the sake of argument the General’s own
proposition, I ask the people of Franklin county
if the same rough and hill country so much com
plained of, the same creeks and riveis are not
traversed annually by citizensot Franklin coun
ty who have to travel from twenty to twenty
six miles to Carnesville to discharge their pub
lie duties. But if he will take any correct map
of the county, apply his dividers to the scale,
and measure carefully, he will find that he has
been mistaken and not us. I’he two extremes
referred to in his lettei, he will find to fall far
short of the distance designated by him, the
one extreme being 17. the other 14 miles, pro
vided a citizen should live on each extreme
corner. YVe invite the citizens to testthe truth of
our assertion. Then he says, the lower county
will be in an equally awkward situation. B».
, cause Manley’s and the lower end ol Carnesvil’.e
District will be a long ways off trom rhe Co'jrt
House, (he does not tel! us how fai) and Yhat
North River will be to cross.
We would respectfully remind the General,
: that the same river is now to cross, and the
■ ime country to traverse by many citizens of
the county to reach Carnesville. And we are
at a loss to conceive, by what parity of reason
ing. he arrives at the conclusion, that North Riv
er is so much more difficult to cross in one di
rection than another. Vie request the citizens
of Franklin county to apply the dividers to the
map, and they will find the result to ce that the
farthest citizen from either ot the new Court
Houses, will not be witbin seven miles as far
from their Court House, as many of our citizens
are at this time from Carnesville, while about
three-quarters of the citizens will be greatly
benefitted.
Again he says : The public buildings will cost
six or seven thousand dollars, and estimates the
sale of town lots at 2,0C0 or $2,500. It is'true
that we cannot divine what the town lots will
sell for; but we may reasonably infer from the
sale of town lots at the county sites of the new
counties that have been recently created in differ
ent parts of the State, that they will sell for
double the estimate placed upon them by Gen .
Morris, arid there are many citizens in the ugr
per’half ot the county, that are willing to tz.ke
100 acres of land, the locality of the county site,
and guarantee double the estimate of Gen Mor
ris. And here he makes an eloquent appeal to
the cupidity of the citizens of Franklin county,
and descants largely on the ruinous conse
quences to the pecuniary interests of the citi
zens. that will result by creating two counties
out of the territory of Franklin county. He then
pauses, and as il rebuked by the known spirit of
liberality which has ever characterized him as
a mar, lie magnanimously proposes to acquiesce
in a division of the county ot Franklin into three
counties, (as much as to say, who cares for ex
penses.) Now wewould like for the Gen tosolve
this problem. If the creation of two counties out
of the Territory of Franklin county be a ruin
ous business to the pecuniary interest of the cit
izens what will the creation of three be. Now
thaGen. proposes this plan as a false issue,,
knowing that if the people take bold ot it. t^e ’
project will be defeated. YVe have no to
lay hold of the territory of any of the rj ( ij 0 ; n ing
counties to carry out oim purposes, jj e a ]
reminds the people that they w ,il have new
roads to open, and bridges to ke-This is
precisely in keeping with 'he ha | anC p of h i s ar
gun.ent on the subject. A-, l( ] when he sbai | gllc .
ceed in satisfying the m , n(ls of the c jti ZPnß . that
gootl roads and safe bridges, are a corse to the
country, then we will admit the potency of his
argument. At present, he informs us that about
two hundred dollars are paid annually to keep
up bridges in the county. This I suppose is
true, and this small pittance is expended on the
bridges immediately in the vicinity of Carnes
ville ; while the bridges in the extreme por
tions of the county, are left to be kept up by the
individual exertions cf the citizens Then, fel
low-citizens, if we are to be taxed, let us put
ourselves in a position to reap the benefits of
taxation
I now come to notice the last point of his ar-
gument, which we believe contains the mov
ing cause of his opposition to a division of the
count). He teljs you that it will he doing great
injustice to the citizens of Carnesville ; they have
purchased property and improved it. &c Admit
theHact that real estate will depreciate in value
in Carnesville, no injustice will be done to any
one. Is it not a law of commerce, that those
who purchase property, take it subject to all cas- .
ualties ? Ifthe real estate of Carnesville should
increase tenfold in value, by the constructing ot
a Railroad to that place, or from any other cause,
would not the good fortune be theirs, and would
any other citizens of the county reap any por
tion ol the benefit ? By the same rule,if it should
depreciate in value, and if in purchasing their
town lots, they have been deceived in the per
manence of the location, they must sustain the
loss But we confidently believe that the val
ue of CarnesviUe property will not be dimin
ished, for the following good reasons: 1. That
after the formation of the new counties. Carnes-
Ville will stand equi-distant between the two.
new county sites. The formation of the new
villages will concentrate the business of the:
country merchants to the two new villages, re—
lieving Carnesville from the competition of coun
try stores. All the principal roads thiough tb®
county, will still pass through Carnesville H_ r
churches and schools will still be there Per 1
not a single regular customer to any of » ‘’j P *
good stores will be withdrawn ; all tha* will
have lost, will be her transient busin' ea ' n nub.
he days: her crow’ds of jurymen, w' . P □
suiters that are compelled to at-
public business. These all b»r e there on
trade nearer home, unless toe v L ™ P ] r f
in the Vicinity of the Co . lr t H L.e“l' ! to 'T
merchants that have e v ’ a u
county site, know ■ (h at fn," io “V
■ na nis 18 o* very little ad
limmrg«hn™b j" 7 K<x ’ ds merchant. ’ The retail
eriallv I *l? tels ’ are a " ,hatare ma ‘
teriany by these crowds ot transient
cus '°.ners It is true that some of the smaller
a.iid more disorderly retailers of liquor in Carnes
ville, may have to abandon their occupations :
but I fancy they will fie able to find some in
vestment for their capital, equally profi’able, and
much less detrimental to their neighbors : and I
cannot see the least good reason for compelling
the people, from the extremes of the county, to
travel from fifteen to twenty-six miles, contrary
to their own will, to patronize the citizens of
Carnesville—thus compelling one portion of the
Citizens of the county, to expend their time and,
money to prevent a depreciation ir. value of e
property of another portion, when an arra M e
meat may be made whereby none will be matel
rially injured, and the great mass of the r>eoole
benefitted Let us adhere to the P.-nXat *
maxim, “ The greatest good to the greatest num-
This much fellow-citizens. I, as chairman of
the committee which reported the resolutions
of the new county meetmg at Wilmot’s, referred
to by Gen. Morns, have thought it. my duty to
say to you in answer to bis remarks ? °
Hoping that you will duly consider the matter
and answer at the ballot box in October
whether you will submit for the balance of time’
to the great under which many of
you have labored during the last forty years Y for
the emolument ol a few pampered cit z'ens
whose lot may chance to have fallen near the
was tr t?h r r arg<! and unwield| y county, which
* <?’ a sparse| y scaled territory"
W ith great respect, y
p k m e citizens, yours &c
Rushville, Mav 28, >53 n / J" ate »
Candler.
[Correspondence of'the Mobil, 'tribune 1
Letter from Mis s f asl p pi .
Cooksville, Miss., May 21 1853.
at i TP
W The consequence ol thii low deg ee X
< he thermometer is doubtlpc« ot
ice th be > h T‘ ‘‘ Will Soon recover though
ice the almost certain followers of this state
mu er ’ I W, “ most P rob " ble appear. ° 1
Ihe wheat is rather thin . i„„. a
remarkably fine ami healthy. Corn ’
poor stands; m general thi,r hut not vJ ’ h ? r
it is rather small but healthy looking b ’ d ;
weather is enabling planters to put Vh ■ be dry
in very good order early. P thelr crops
We have had fine showe- *r~- ...
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