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The Lamhag is the Crimea.—Oa the 13th,
the formidable squadron 01 the allies came in
sight of the spot selected for fbeir lanmng ol the
main body ol the army. All the ships were
*rawn up in 1 ties, and extended a front of nine
miles. All eyes and teiesc<q>es were turned to
wards the beach, but not a hostile uniform was
visi' > Fbe signal to commence the cusetn
barkation was to be a gun from the Agamemnon
andevery ship and boat's crew knew precisely
the place t ley wotild have to occupy. No gun.
however was tired, but a brief conversation by
signal took place between the Admiralsand Gen
eral's and towards S o'clock in the evening, boats
nut off from the Agamemnon to the steamers
and transports, " ith the following order to the
♦Juartermaater-Seneral on the division :
ORDER FOR SAILING.
Wednesday Night.— The light Division to be l
actually underway at 1 o'clock to-morrow moin
in» The 4th division to sail ut 2A. M I'he j
last' division to sail at 3A. M. The 3d division
and thesth division to sail at <A. M.
"SteerS. S. E. for S miles. Rendezvous in
lat 45* deg. Do not go nearer to the shore than S
fathoms."’ , .
According to these orders the snips of the vari
ous divisions proceeded to the locality indicated.
The place .-described as a low strip of beach
and shingle cast up by the violence of the surf,
and loaming a sort of causeway and remarkable
depo-its of biakish water so frequent a.ong the
shore ot Crimea. The lake is about a time and i
half broad, and when the fleet arrived was cbv- ;
ered with wild fowl. Another similar sheet of ;
water lay* to the south, and another to the north ,
towards Eupatoria. , I
The causeway is not more than two hundred
yards broad, and leads to the southern extremi
ty of the lake, by a gentle ascent, toau irregu
lar table-laud or plateau of trifling elevation,
which is dotted with mounds or tumuli, and ex
tends to the base ot the very remarkable chain
of hills, called from their shape, the Tent Moun- !
tains. Towards the sea this plateau presents a
a precipitous face ot red clay and sandstone,
varying in height from 100 to 150 feet, and it I
terminates by a descent—almost to the sea ie
vel—at the distance of nearly* two hundred miles \
from the s. ores ot tlie-lake. 1 hence towards
the south, the: .* is alow sandy beach, w-itb u
fn*n»e o. suingle. rais.*., by* the action of tiie
waves, above the level ol tiie land, which it
thus saves from inundation. I'he low coast runs I
as far as the eye .pan reach, till it is lost benea*h .
the base of the mountain ranges above Sevasto
pol. From the ships the invaders could see
homesteads and villages lying perfectly in the
rays of the autumn sunjand the inhabitants quiet-
Jy pursuing* their ordinary occupations. Hundreds ,
of cattle covered the fields, and the farm houses I
were surrounded by the evidences ot an abun- .
dant harvest, in shape of stacks of grain, lhe
inhabitants, in dress and aspect, bore a resem-i
blance to the better class ot Bulgarian for-
mers.
At 7 o'clock on the morriingof the 14th, most
of the fleet were in their assigned positions, and I
without any very great deviation from the pre
scribed order, the ships drew up line parallel to
the beach, the French running close in shore \
below the clifl's ot the plateau.
Landing of the French. —A little after 7, |
a French boat containing 15 or 15 men, pulled I
quietly to the beach and landed her crew, wb> .
advanced a short distance and commenced dig
ging a hole. Presently the anxious spectators .
from the ships, saw the tricolor rim up. Imme- ,
diately, the French Admiral fired a gun.—boats
dashed out from every one of the French ships .
and in twenty minutes they had Sanded GOOD ■
men ! The French were thus the first to take
possession of the Crimea. The instant the
French had landed a regiment, a company was
pushed on to reconnoitre, and skirmishers or pick
were sent out in front. As each regiment lol
to'.ved in column, its predecessors deployed—ex
tended front—and advanced in light marching
order en tirailleur, spreading out like a fan, over
the plains, it was interesting to observe their
progress, and to note the rapid manner in which
they appropriated the soil. la one hour after
their first detachment had landed, 9000 troops of
all arms, were on shore and their advanced posts
were faintly discernible between three and four
miles from the beach. The French had in all
24,000 men.
Landing of the British.—The British, whose
.ate it seems to be to do every thing clumsily,
although, in the end, effectually, proceededmuch
less skillfully in their debarkation, and nearly
had General Sir George Brown captured before
their eyes, by a piquet of Cossacks The work
of the day was under the immediate order of
Admiral Lyons; for Admiral Dundas, although
present in his flagship, took no part in the pro
ceedings, it being, probably, infra dig. in the
Admiral-in-Chief, to attend to such small mat
ters as landing cargo.
At nine o’clock in the morning,one black ball
.vas run up to tne masthead of the Agamemnon,
and a gun fired. Tnis signal meant—'‘attend to
the following orders.’ “Divisions of boats as
semble round snips to disembark infantry and
artillery.”
The disembarkation was effected without any
incident worthy of notice. Each officer carried
in his ha- ersack, four and a half pounds of salt
meat and four and a half pounds of biscuit, as his
rations for three days. Besides this, he carried
his greatcoat, strapped around his body, a wood
en keg for water, a small ration of spirits, a
changfl or two of linen, forage cap. and, in most
distances, a Colt’s revolver. Each private man
carried the same as the officers, and, in addition,
a portion of the mess cooking apparatus, firelock
and bayonet, cartouch box, and fifty rounds of
ball cartridge. Both officers and men were in
capital spirits. *
Rejoicing over the Victory.—When the
ews reached Constantinople, it was ordered that
the city should be illuminated for ten successive
days. Marseilles was illuminated when the news
was brought to that port. On reaching Boulogne
the dispatch was conveyed at once to the Em
peror, who was engaged in reviewing the troops.
He hastily perused the cypher, and turning to
t.is Generals, said quietly, “ Sebastopol espnse!”
The announcement was received with cheers
and was briefly communicated Emperor
to the army. He said— ’The news is probable.
1 have now the happiness to announce to you
myself and at the moment I speak, I have little
doubt that the flags ot the allied armies are float
ing on the walls of Sebastopol.”
At Liverpool, Manchester, and other cities,
the news was welcomed by the ringing of the
laurcb b Ils, and by the display of flags. At
London, the Lord Mayor and civic authorities,
shortly before 10 o’clock on the evening of Satur
day. September 30th, proceeded to the Royal
Exchange to proclaim the victory of Alma,
laving called together the citizens by note of
trumpet, the Mayor addressed them, and an
.eunced the news from the Ciimea amid repeat
ed rounds of cheering. ,
New Element in the Negotiations.—lt is
-fated on the authority of the German Journal,
of Frankfort, that the English Cabinet has
brought forward an overture to revise the pro
focol of London, relative to the Danish succes
sion, and that the new element will form an im
portant part in the future negotiations for peace.
Russia and Austria—The St. Petersburg
Journal publishes a decree, forbidding the expoit
of corn to Austria.
The Austrian Ambassador at Paris, called on
M. Drouyn de L’Huys, to express the satisfac
tion of his Government at the successes of the
Allied armies. It is thought Austria will now
:ome out openly against Russia.
‘ The Paris correspondent of the Morning
Chronicle says: “I may state that it has been
asserted here to-day, that the cause of the un
expected fail of was the fact the Fort
!u Nord was garrisoned by 10,000 Polish troops,
who laid down their arms, and surrendered the
fort without firing a shot.”
France and England demand Explanation
prom the United States.—The Paris corres
pondent of the usually well informed Indepen
dence Beige, under date September 28th, says:—
There is an dil here respecting a joint note sent
uy France and England to the Cabinetat Wash
ington, requiring explanation ol the engagements
entered into between the United States and
Russia, especially with respect to the nature and
, ' conditions of an acquisition said to be made, by
the Government ol the United States, of Russian
possessions situate at Hie most northern extremi
; ty ol America.
Terrible Ravages of Cholera in Sicily.—
The I’tiiladelphia Inquirer translates the follow-
I Ing letter from the Italian journal, Opinioiw, pub-
I lished at Genoa.
I Messina, Sept. 2.—This city has been afilict
led in the most awful manner. 5068 persons died
from the 23d to 2Sth of August. On the 29th
there was a complete slaughter; tiie general ter-
I ror increased the number of victims. Os the
i 5000 soldiers composing the gariison, 2000 per
ished, and almost all tiie police. It is impossible
i to describe the desolate appearance ot the city.
| Entire families have been destroyed. Ol the
, family of Mr. Ruggieri. Sardinian Consul, cotn
j posed of twelve persons, not one survives. The
' shops are all closed, and their occupants have
I either fled, or shut themselves up.
There were not vehicles enough to carry the
dead to the cemeteries, and the police were obli
ged to seek ox-wagons in the country. In a j
few days 13.000 persons have died. The sick
were left without food, medical aid, or the solace
of clerical attendance in their dying moments.
The physicians, as well as the druggists and
priests, all shamefully took to flight. Large
numbers of galley prisoners, condemned to chains
tor lite, lor capital crimes, were pardoned, on con
: dition ol burying the dead. Such a spectacle has
i not been seen in any Italian city since the
I plagues of the “ Middle Ages.”
From a subsequent letter of September 10. we I
see that the government had sent a steamboat I
with physicians, druggists and priests, provisions.
&c., and that the disease had begun to decline. ■
Judge John H. Lumpkin.—lt being perhaps I
the last time, that Judge Lumpkin will preside
' in this circuit, (says the North Ga. Times, 19th
inst.J we cannot retrain from expressing our I
feelings of regret, in taking leave of him. He ;
j has presided with dignity and ability; adnnnis- ,
I tered justice without respect of persons, done
'equal lights io the poor »nd to the rich, faithfully i
and impartially discharged, the duties incumbent '
upon him as judge, according to the best of bis
ability and understanding. He has given gen
eral satisfaction to the people of the Cherokee
, Circuit,and especially, to-the people of Whitfield
i county. May he live long, and die happy.
Yellow Fever in St. Mary’s.
The Savannah Republican says: We yester
; day receiver! the following communication from
, a correspondent at St. Marys, giving a most
! gloomy and distressing account of the condition |
; of the health ot that place. We had hoped that ■
' our neighbors would be exempt from the scourge I
I but it has been decreed otherwise, for one mail '
scarce reaches us bringing us the painful news of
j distress that bears down our friends of Beaufort
! and Darien, when it is followed by another wail
• from those of St. Marys.
St. Mary s; Geo., Oct 17, 1854.
Messrs. Editors :—While the angel of death,
| in the form of Yellow Fever, has hovered over I
many of the cities of our laud, we too have felt i
the scourge of his hand.
Up to this time since the epidemic commenced i
- we have had 18 deaths, perhaps not all however
from Yellow Fever. There are now perhaps from ]
50 to 100 cases intown that are or should be un- :
der medical treatment; there is scarcely a house ■
without some sick in it. Physicians cannot do !
the woik imposed upon them ; for out of the ■
four we had, our beloved Valentine appears al
most in the arms of death, Dr. DeLyon also is
sick, and Dr. Bacon after having gone day and I
night from the beginning is prostrate, and I
bis little son was said be dying at our last ad- I
vices. Many of our citizens, (our Intendant
among them) have fled the place. Nurses are
scarcely to be obtained, and provisions are scarce.
Lambda.
[From the Savannah Republican, 19th in-sz.]
Interments for the Week.
It will'be seen by the following tables that the
number of interments are ste-dily decreasing..
We hope that next week we may be able to
present a still more favorable report, of which we
have no doubt if absentees and strangers can only
be induced to remain away from the city.
Interments. Yellow lever
Wednesday 5 **
Thursday 3.... 3
Friday 5 3
Saturday 3 3
Sunday ~ 1 ®
Monday 5 3
Tuesday 3 2
Total for the week.... 26 IS
The interments for the week at the different
cemeteries were as follows:
Interments. Yellow Fever.
Laurel Grove Cemetery.22ls
Cathedral Cemetery 4 3
Total 26 18
RECAPITULATION.
The interments for the past nine weeks have
been as follows: —
Interments. Yellow Fever.
Week ending Aug. 23d, 67 42
.. 29th 92 60
.. Kept Sth 123 74
12th 210 129
2«th 121 85
~ .. Oct 3rd 55 27
17th 26 18,
Total for nine weeks, 916 578
Nor Correct. —The statement mad, re'*>*r.t
ly that the large engine shipped from Badim .re
for Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, had fallen
overboard and sunk near Richmond, Va., is
without foundation.
White Frost.—Every one is anxious for frost
nowadays, and many would manufacture it if
the secret could only be ascertained how that can
be done. We yesterday were amused at the con
tradict, ry reports to be heard throughout the
city. Whether the real intention was to show
f j how lark-ish our early risers are, or to manifest a
- disposition to accommodate the wishes of the
• mass by dishing up cool after the fever,
we will not pretend to say. Vegetables, how-
s ever, we learn, a short distance from the city,
5 such as tomatoes, beans, &c., present a sorry ap-
- pearance, and give some evidence that somc
' thing has happened to them in the last twenty-
four hours. Perhaps the epidemic has taken root
g in their kingdom, or is thus about to disappear
t from us byway of the under ground route. That
the weather has been cold enough for the pre
sence of Jack Frost, whether in white or black
e garb, does not occur to us as probable, but we
v give the story as ’twas told to us—that “white
frost was seen yesterday morning about a mile
’ from town.” The thermometer, however, at
. the time the frost was said to have been seen,
t showed a temperature in the open air in this
'■ vicinity of 50 degs. lahrenheit. Singular times
e these, and marvellous occurrences withall.— Sav
„ Republican, 20th inst.
Robbery.—Last night while Mr. Boifuellet,
- watch maker on Drayton street, was at tea, a
1 pane of glass was remove! from the* window of
' his shop, and about twelve watches stolen there
j from by some person unknown. We hope that
1 t e thief may be discovered and Mr. Boifuellet
will have his goods returned. Thieves among
us, in times like these, are little better than
hyenas, and should be fei reted out that punish
ment may be the reward of their pains takingat
dishonesty.—J6.
The Weather.—The C'assvill Standard of
the aotb inst., says—There was a heavy frost on
Thursday morning, sufficient to kill the cotton
and other vegetation. The weather continues
clear and dry, however, and farmers are fast get
ting in their cotton and preparing for the winter.
I Jack Frost.—The North Ga. (Dalton) Times,
of tiie 19th inst., says:—Early riseis in this sec
tion have for the last few days, had an interview
with this ancient individual. Though the ac
quaintance is but partial now, from the signs, we
will all soon become very intimate with him.
Lilies on the Death of Alexander S.,
lufrmt Son of Mr. and Hrs. David R. Wright.
Grief o'er thy heart
A shadowy veil has flung,
And in it’s deepest recess
Death’sfvoic: has wrung.
I know there is a void
Within tby circle now.
For the baby boy sloepoth
With death’s dew on his brow.
Earth has lost a pearl,
Heaven has gained a flower ;
And ’tis the fairest one
That decks his holy bower.
There pealed through heaven
A glorious song:
“ Wo waited thy coining.
We waited, how long ?”
“ Come, take ye this harp,
For thy mother she weeps
And quick o’er tho string
His tiny hand sweeps-
“Bow down, do&rest mother,
Taste the cup that’s given;
And thou, dear father,
Let thy trust be in heaven.”
October 18, 1854.
Fifty years ago a celebrated mode in Massachu- '
setts ot curing the insane, was to whip therfi I
severely and then immerse them in water until
they were insensible. It was claimed that they
would recover their consciousness and sanity at
the same thne.
, 'A Word of Caution I —Most earnestly do
i we hope (says the Savannah Republican of the
> 17th inst.,) that the passengers, who arrived on
I Sunday, have not remained but passed up the I
road, beyond the influence of pestilence. If
they* have not, we would state for their infer- !
mation that we have learned that upwards of!
twenty new* cases of lever, and some deaths,
have occurred within the last ten days, among
persons who have imprudently come among us
lin that time. If thre are any tarrying, leave !
|we beg you—for your own sakes as ours. Our 1
I people have suffered beyond endurance—we are |
| worn out with fatigue by attentions upon the in- I
cautious, which have been added to their duty of i
j ministering to the unfortunate of our own peo- |
! pie who were met by its pestilence at the out
let. New cases of fever are occurring every
i day, though our bills of mortality show a falling
: off each week. They will, without doubt again
I increase if the same spirit of heedlessness is
[ kept up, in the face of warnings to keep away,
I by persons cbm ing amongst us while the epi
demic exists.
Darien, Oct. 11, 1854.
Editors Daily Morning News :
Gentlemen :—As most if not all the absentees
from Darien and vicinity are subscribers to your
city papers, and no doubt in their various sojour
nings seek news from home through your col
umns, may 1 beg you to give them this notice.
• Absentees from Darien and Vicinity.—As
I stand in the relation to many of you as-family
physician, and to all of you as friend and neigh
bor, I advise that none of you will return until
informed by friends at home of a frost and settled
cool weather. I regret to inform you that we
have been deeply afflicted; many familiar faces
gone, and new cases of the dread disease have
demanded my attention to-day. The poor of
our town have been sorely visited, but the slen
der resources of our City Council have been (
strengthened by the liberality of her citizens at
home, and by yourselves through me as request
ed; and while we have had sickness and death,
we have known ho want.
Our Savannah friends will not think hardly
of our silence in their distress when they know
ol our own—“as charity begins at home”—but I
well know that no community has felt a deeper
interest than our own in the sorrows that have
encompassed them. James Holmes, M. D.
Savannah News, ITlh inst.
The Army.—Six officers and three hundred
and forty five men were to leave New York on the
20th inst., for Corpus Cbristi, whence they are
to be distributed among different military posts,
’ to fill vacancies occasioned by expired terms of
j services, desertion, &c.
i Hugh A. Garland, Esq., thfe author of the
| “ Lile of John Randolph,” died at St. Louis on
: the 15th inst. He was formerly a leading
! member of the Legislature of Virginia, of which
i State he was a native. At one time he was a
I professor in the University of Virginia; in 1838
' he was elected to the clerkship of the United
State House of Representatives, and in 1845 re
moved to St. Louis, and soon attained a high
posi’ion at the bar in that city. He was about
50 years of age.
Carried Away by Enthusiasm.—So great
was the feeling manifested on the airival at
Yonkers of Captain Luce, that it was with the
greatest difficulty that the gallant captain was
) enabled to reach his home. Some persons even
| carried their enthusiasm so far as to attempt to
cut the buttons off his coat!
■, Frost.—The Yorkville Remedy, of Wednes-
■ day, says that on that morning they were visit
, ed with an uncommonly heavy frost, notwith-
• standing the excessive dry weather. Vegetation
■ appears to be pretty well “ cooked.”
■ In the direction of Greenville there have been
t several frosts.
r The Weather.—Jack Frost made his first
‘ appearance in our town on Tuesday night last.
• Morning and evenings cool, rending fires com
c sortable. We would not object to a little rain,
, as w*e believe it has been seven or eight weeks
' since we had any.— Sumter (Ga.) Rep., 12th
; inst.
' The Outrage on a Catholic Priest in
1 Maine.—The Bangor Mercury confirms the des
’ patch announcing that the Rev. Mr. Bapst, a
’ German Catholic priest, had been tarred and
feathered and rode on a rail, at Ellsworth, Me
He is stationed at Bangor, but was on a visit at
the time to Ellsworth, where he was formerly
, pastor, and where he had been engaged in a con
i troversy about the public schools. The Mercury
f says the outrage was committed by a few of the
• most notorious rowdies of the city, and that all
t the respectable citizens indignantly denounce
t the authors of it.
BY THLEGRAPII.
I
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL
OF THE STEAMER
A FJR 1 C A .
Extraordinary News !11 —Great Sensation
throughout Europe—Sevastopol NOT ta
ken—Destruction Russian Fleet, &c , a
Fiction —Commercial Intelligence, &c.
New York, Oct. 20.—The British and North
American Royal Mail steam ship Africa, Capt.
William Harrison, has arrived at her wharf in
Jersey City, from Liverpool, which port she left
on the 7th inst.
The U. S. Mail steam ship St. Louis, Capt*
Asa Eliridge, had arrived at Southampton from
Ne w York.
General Intelligence.
The news by this arrival is of a most extraor
dinary character, and has created a great sensa
tion throughout Europe, it being no more nor
less than Sevastopol has not been taken, nor was
it in flames —that the destruction of the Russian
fleet is a fiction—the destruction of Fort Con-
stantine false—Menscbikoff’s surrender a pure
invention—and lastly, Omar Pacha’s dispatch a
forgery.”
The allies, however, had formally invested
Sevastopol, and fighting was going on without
any interruption.
Menchikoff occupies the field outside the walls
of Sevastopol, with 20,000 men.
The Russian garrison had burnt the fortifica
tions of Anapa, and marched to the scene of ac
tion.
The struggle recommenced on the 25th ult.,
Ltd continued when the courier left on the 27th j
i ult.. at which date the Allies were within ten I
J miles of Sevastopol.
j The Allies occupy Balaklava, are in com- |
, munication with the fleet, and command the .
! approaches of Sevastopol.
It is doubtfully rumored that the second line I
offlefer.ee of the Russians bad been carried.
The latest dispatches say that the Russians
were completely shut up in Sevastopol, and con
firm the lumor mentioned above that their se
cond line of defence had been carried.
! The allied army and fleets completely invest
i edSevastopol, and Menschikoff had been driven
: wilhin its walls with the wreck of his army.
It is rumored that Austria will consider the
Czir’s prolonged refusal of the four conditions of
thoV-enna Conference as a Casus Belli.
Messrs. Allen & Anderson, the largestAmflri
! cats Grain dealers, have failed. The extent of
I thar liabilities is .£300,000 Sterling.
Commercial Intelligence.
■ The Liverpool Cotton Market.— Phe Cir
\ culi(- of Messrs. Dennistoun & Co., of the 6th
| inst, reports Cotton less active since the sailing
of &e Baltic, but nominally a sixteenth so an
eigvh of a penny higher on the week. The
saT4 during the week were 60,000 bales, of
whkh speculators took 7000 and exporters 8000,
leavin" 45,000 bales of all descriptions to the
trace. Fair Orleans was quoted at 6fld.; Mid
dling Orleans, sfd.; Fair Uplands. 6d., and Mid
dlin-i Uplands, s®d. per lb.
The Liverpool Breadstuffs Market.—
Fltfir had advanced from lsa2s per b'jl. Th
den and was, also, good, and fair qualities Jhrd
improved most. Western Canal was quoted at i
335. Wheat was in fair demand at 10s 6d tor j
WHte, and 9s 6d for Red per 70 lbs. For Corn j
the flemand was moderate at 40s per 480 lbs. for
Yell»w and White.
Tar: Liverpool Provision Market.—Pork
Was dull and Bacon unchanged in value.
Freights. There was little variation in
American Freights in Liverpool.
The London Money Market. Consols
closed at 951. United States 6’s, Bonds, of 1868
were quoted at from 107a109. All American
Stocks were a shade higher.
Southern Military Academy Lottery.
Montgomery, olla., October 20. *
The following are the principal numbers drawn
to-day in the Southern Military Academy Lot
tery Class F :
No. 524..57500
No. 4838. 5000
No. 8892 3000
No. 6583 1500
No. 8346 500
Mo. 2587 500
No. 500
No. 3976 500
No. 4346 500
New Yop-k, Oct 19—A duel took place at
Hoboken yesterday, between Peter Thompson
of South Carolina, and Norton, of New York.
They fought with pistols at fifteen paces.—
’ Thompson was shot in the arm at the second
fire. ' *. •
The Teller of the Ocean Bank in this city is
a defaulter to the amount of $150,000.
1 Cotton was firm to-day and moderately active
' Middling Orleans ruled at 10 cents per pound.
1 Boston, Oct. 19.—The “Know Nothings’
1 have nominated Henry J. Gardiner for Governor
( of Massachusetts.
1 Nf:w York, Oct. 20.—Cotton was firm to-day.
* Good Ohio Flour mled at from $8 43Ja$8 75 per
1 bbl. Rio Coffee was sold at auction at from B|a
1 11 J cents per lb. Spirits of Turpentine wal
qouted at from 51Ja52 cents per gallon. There
* was a limited demand for Rice at previous rates,
f —A
; Harrison Hotel, Columbia.
r D. Thompson Sims, late of this city, has ta
i taken charge of the above established in Colurri
> bifl, So. Ca. From his well known energy of
character, and his pleasing manners, the Harrison
Hotel, under his control, will no doubt become a
popular house.
Dividend. —The Savannah Republican
t siys—Taking into consideration the pestilential
season through which we are just passing, and
, which caused a general suspension of business
in oflr community, the dividend just declared
by the Board of Directors of the Bank of the
1 State of Georgia—five per cent from the profits
for the last six months, equal to twelve per cent
, per Annum —speaks well of the efficient manage
-6 ment of that institution. The dividend will be
I payable to Stockholders, on and after Monday
next the 23d inst., as will be seen by the adver-
II tisement in another column’.
a White Frost. —The Charleston Courier, of
j the 20th inst., says : “ There was a white frost,
, we are gratified to learn, in the upper wards
t early yesterday mqrning, and it was so cool last
y .night, as to induce us to believe that in a day
or two we shall be enabled to announce the ad
y vent of Jack Frost himself.
e “At Summerville,-yesterday morning, white
|| frost was also visible—the thermometer indica
e ting, at six o’clock, 38 deg. At noon, the mer
curp stood at 60 deg.”
I The Cotton Chop.— It is beginning to be
I credited that the incoming crop of cotton will be
much less than that of last season. The New
i Orleans Picayune says that a correspond -nt, on
I whose judgment and means of information the
1 highest confidence may be placed, assures us that
I the cotton crop of the present season will fall
short, and most probably greatly shoit, of that of
last year.
The Little Rock True Democrat, of the 4th
instant, says the incessant rains are working
i very injuriously upon the cottorf crop—prevent
ing its being gathered and destroying much that
is ready for the picker. We notice, too, in many
of the fields we have seen, that a rank luxuriant
second growth hath commenced in the weed.
From Mississippi the accounts are not very
encouraging,and, so far as we have observed, we
are inclined to believe that the crop will be pro
bably deficient when compared with that of last
year.
From Mr. Geo. Yonge, Superintendent of the
Georgia Railroad, we learn, that yesterday, 20th
inst., the down night Passenger Train, Engine
Troup, owing to the switch being placed wrong,
took the sideling at Bel Air, and ran into the
Engine Industry; which, with her Train of
Freight Cars, lay on that Track, (the side Track.)
No personal injury sustained, and damage to the
engines trifling. Five freight, one baggage, and
one passenger car sl'ghtly damaged. The loss
sustained by the road will be under one thousand
dollars.
On the 7th of November the States of New
Fork, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and Wis
consin aie to elect fifty four Representatives to
Congress. In New York and Michigan State
officers are to be chosen : In Illinois State Trea
surer and county officers, and Legislature in all
the States except Illinois. The annual election
in Massachusetts will take place on the 13th
November, when eleven Representatives in
Congress will be chosen, together with a Gov
ernor and State Legislature.
A Dollar eor the Printer.—A Kentucky
paper says that it is becoming quite fashionable
in that quarter to enclose a dollar with marriage
notices, when sending them to the printer. W
think the custom a good one. The example is
worthy of imitation, and ought to be followed up
everywhere, instead of sending them minus of
any fee and the postage not paid at that, as some
people have done in Georgia.
Six dollars to a printer and a priest,
No sensible man can refuse ;
Five dollars to render him blest,
And one to publish the news.
Two more murderers have been committed
in New York city, both on Thursday night.—
In one case a brakeman on one of the Harlem
Rai! Road cars was attacked on the rear plat
form of a car by a ruffian, who struck trim a vio
lent Uiow on the head with his fist, knocking >
him down heavily on the pavement, so that he
died of the injury. The murderer ran off and
escaped. He is supposed a person who the
brakeman had, on a previous occasion, driven
from the platform. In the other case, a man
named. John Gilfrogs, while going home through
Ninth avenue, was shot by an unknown Ger
man, who stole up behind him, mortally wound
ing him in the back, and escaped.
The New York Express of Friday says :
‘•Yesterday afternoon, a’female, who, for
months past, has been attending the theatres,
dining at first class hotels, and circulating gen
erally through the city under the garb of a gen
tleman of wealth and fashion, assuming differ
ent names as occasion required, was arrested as
a vagrant on the complaint of officer Dowling
of the Lower Police Court—she having no home,
or vissible means to support, but constantly
wandering about the city in the company of
men. She gave the name of Annie Linden,
under which she was taken before Justice Welsh,
and sent to the penitentiary for GO- days. She
was born in New Orleans, and is not yet 18
years of age.
A merchant in New York, named Bonco, has
i been bound over in New York in the sum of
$20,000, to answer the charge of fitting out a
slaver for the eoast of Africa.
Snow —Thore was a snow storm on Sunday
last on the Mountains west of Cumberland, Md.
It fell thick and last but soon melted. On the
same day snow fell to depth of five inches in
Lancaster, N. H., and nearly two inches in Con
cord. The White Mountains were covered, and
so were the Green Mountains beyond Montpe
ier, Vt. It is rather early for snow in those
regions, but by now means extraordinary.
Trade in China.—A letter from Canton says:
The “ Kathany” for New York is loading, but it
is impossible to say when another ship will sail
for the same destination. Imports unsaleable.
Silk piece goods, remnants of stock mostly, are
being disposed of at from 10 to 15 per cent, lower
than have been known for some time, but no
Chinese will undertake a contract to make any.
Probable Prize Fight.—Tom Hyer is in
. Cincinnati, it is said, on “ professional business”
, —that is. he has entered into a wager with a
I man named McGowan, of St. Louis, for a prize
. fight, the sum staked being three thousand dol
lars. The parties are to meet about halt way
between the cities of New York and St. Louis,
and the encounter is to take place about the last
■ of this month.
Fine Cattle. —At the Wythe county (Vq.)
Agricultural Show last week, Mr. Stephen Mc-
Gavock exhibited five three year old cattle which
weighed respectively 1840, 1847 J-, 1900, 1920’
and 2005, averaging 1903 pounds. Mr. James
. T. Crockett exhibited a yearling steer that weigh
ed 1225 pounds.
I .
. U. S. Troops.—A body of U. S. troops, Hum-
I bering one hundred and forty-five men, in com
. mand of Col. Lee, from Fort Snelling, arrived at
; Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on the 15th instant, by
; the Shenandoah. There were also on board
. Captain Frost and Lieutenants Wilson and Pe
, terson, of the U. S. A.
Death of Rev. C. M. Taggart.—We ar-
• nounce with regret the death of Rev. C. M. Tag
gart, Associate Pastor of the Unitarian Church.
In his brief residence in our city he had secured
f the reputation of brilliant talents, and most es
timable character. He died of consumption.
’ [Charleston Mercury, 21st inst.
t New York, Oct 20. Sir John Franklin’s re
/ mains discovered. — A dispatch has been received
at Montreal (Canada,) horn Sir George Siptnon,
Governor of the Hudsons Bay Territory, giving
a full, and melancholy narration of the particu
-5 lais relative to the discovery of the remains ol
. Sii John Franklin, and the company under his
command, who, from the facts ascertained, were
starved to death, in the SpringW 1850, near Fox
river, in the vicinity of the North Pole.
Samaritan Society—Further Contribute ins.
Judge William I Mrs M A B-, 5
Schley, 20 | Miss SC. 2
Alexander Jr Wright, 10 j W D W Weaver, for
BFllall, 5 I Citizens of Greens-
F GannorA Atlanta, 5 I boro. . _ 102
PAV Printup, 10 | Anonymous, Birds- «
Azariah Graves, 10 ■ ville,
G A Sitnmous, 10 |
Further Contributions.
Through Messrs. J. F. Sivanson ('.'rid C Campbell.
FROM MADISON.
Dr. Wuf Johnston, S3OO | Mrs Mary Mitehell, 5
MrsM C Jessup, 20 i Dr. J G Howard, 10
Miss Susan Johnston, 10 |
Augustus Parker, 5 1 Quin <fc Rigby, 10
In addition to the above, the Society requests
us to acknowledge a further subscription from
Social Circle, in produce and money, of $14.35
cents. We have not the force to give the names
of the different donors, but thev may rest assured _
that they have the thanks of the Society for the
liberal donations from Social Circle, and that
their names are recorded on the books of the
Society and will be kept in remembrance. Theif
liberal contributions will go far in alleviating the
present-suffering in our city.
(Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun ) _
Louisville, Oct. IS.— Fire.—Bank Failure.
Ifc. — A fire occured here last night, which oiigi
nated in tbeextei.sive bookstore of M C. Morton,
on Maine street near Third. The flames com
municated to the tin store ol Messrs. McDermott
Cliftord & Co. and to the queensware store of
Messrs. Cassidy & Hopkins, which were slightly
damaged. All of Mr. Morton’s stock was
destroyed, but Messrs. McDermott & Co. saved
a small portion of their goods. The loss is esti
mated at $45,000 mostly covered by insurance.
Maj. J. L. Martin, one of the oldest and wealth
iest citizens of Louisville, died yesterday.
The Bonnersville Bank suspended payment
to-day.
New Y’ork, Oct. 19.— Large Bank Defalca
tion.— It is rumored that the-lirst. teller ol the
Ocean Bank ol this city is a defaulter to the
amount of $150,000.
SECOND DESPATCH.
New Y’ork. Oct. 19.—A letter from the
cashier of the Ocean Ban}; indignantly denies the
rumored defalcation of the first teller to the
amount of sl-50,000, and says that bis defalcation
will not exceed $75,000. He further adds that
there will be no interruption in the business of
the bank.
Cincinnati, Oct. 19.— More Bank Failures. §c.
—Messrs. Outcall & Co. private bankers, failed
to-day. Theie had been np run on them. The
' run to-day was confined to the banking house of
Messrs. Ellis & Sturges, tire Citizen’s Bank, and
the Central Bank, all priva'e banking establish
ments. They paid every demand, and towards
lhe close the. excitement began to subside. No
urther'failures aie apprehended.
Boston, Oct. 19 — Know-Nothingisni in Mas
sachusetts. — The Know-Nothing State Conven
tion assembled here yesterday, there being 2,000
delegates present. Their session was secret, but
it is said to have been very stormy. It is ru
mored that they have nominated lor Governor
Henry J. Gardiner, a merchant of Boston, and
foi Lieutenant Governor, Simeon Brown, olCon
cord. '
i New Y’ork, Oct. 19. Seizure of a suspected
Slaver.— The biig Sierra Leone cleared on
Wednesday for the Coast of Africa, and the
United States Marshal having leason to suspect
that she was intended for a slaver, seized her to
day. The examination will take place to-mor
row. ,
Poughkeepsie, Oct. 19. Congressional No
's ruination. — Professor Morse, the inventor of the
I Magnetic Telegraph, has been nominated by the
j democrats of this district to serve out the unex-
I pired term of Judge Dean in the present Con
: gress, and Hugh W. McLellan for the 34th Con- _
gress.
Boston, Oct. 19.— Declines the Nomination. —
General Wilson declines the Knqw-Nothing no
mination for Governor of Massachusetts. It is
supposed that Gardiner Brown will be nominated
in his stead.
Boston, Oct. 19. Vermont Senatorial Election.
—Mr. Collamer's majority lor the U. S. Seriate
tor the tail term is 10 in the Senate and 14 in
the House. The liee-soil vote was cast lor Mr.
Shafter.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 19.— Emigrants for
Kansas— A paity of about 300 emigrants, bound
for Kansas, passed through this city yesterday.
Western and Atlantic Railroad.—The
Federal Union says:—ln accordance with the
requirements of the Law, we publish to-day the
| Reports of the Superintendent, and Treasurer of
. the Western and Atlantic Railroad, for the year
ending the 30th ult. The exhibit made in these
I reports, of the operations of the Road for the past
I year, its present condition and future prospects,
will strengthen the confidence of the public,
mind in the ability of this great State enterprise
to fufill the expectations of the statesman whose
sagacity and industry gave it a beginning. Un
der the administration of Major Cooper, we are
pleased to know, that genera], if not universal,
satisfaction is given. If any are found, who dis
agree With the high opinion here expressed of
: this officer, we fear that personal disappoint
: ments have more to do with their opinions than
I they are willing to admit.
, Excelsior.—Among the ladies who have
achieved the ascension of Mont Blanc the past
r season, was a French woman, who after reach-
> ing the summit, caused herself to be lifted upon
the shoulders of her guides so that she might
be able to boast of having been higher than any
> man in Europe.
>*■
Street Preaching.—The New York Ex
press of Monday last says:—Yesterday afternoon
the “ Angel Gabriel” appeared bofore the City
Hall, as advertised. He w T as immediately re
' ceived by the attentive police in that vicinity
and politely escorted out of the Paik. He was
treated with similar courtesy in other quarters
of the city, and no doubt made fully aware that
i public sentiment at present demands that he
- should make his visits as “few and far between”
r as possible.
[Ttlegraphcd far the Charleston Courier.)
Additional per Africa.
New York, Oct. 21. It was rumored that
Gen. Leders, with forty battalions and the garri
son of Odessa, had entered the Crimea to relieve
- Sevastopol:
Constantinople was illuminated in honor of
the battle of Alma.
‘ Cotton is firm. Good Ohio Flour is worth
t from $8 50a$8.S7J per bbl.
1 Montgomery, Oct. 21.— The Yellow Fever in
_ Montgomery, Jlla.— The yellow fever in this city
is very malignant, and there are 120 cases under
treatment. There were 10 deaths to-day. The
weather iS cool, but produces no abatement in
the virulence of the epidemic.
~ New Orleans, Oct. 21.— Later from Texas.—
j Advices fiorn Galveston to the 1 sth inst. state
. that the yellow fever was subsiding in that city.
Advices from Brownsville confirm the repo’rt
of the defeat of the Revolutionists, who had been
driven from Mexico across the Bravo river.
The Yellow Fkverjn New Orleans.
:1 The weather is cool and the sickness is abating,
i, The steamship Empire City, has sailed to-day
g for New York via' Havana.
New Orleans Markets.—ln the Cotton
4 market to-day. prices declined under the inllu
s er.ee of the Africa's advices from an eighth to a
e quarter of a cent per lb., and Middling is quoted
x at 8] cents. Freights of Cotton to Liverpool,
rule at seven-sixteenths of penny per lb.