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Advice—Gratis.
It will Ire'secit by liie caption that we
charge (milling fur this mince. The reason
why is because ii pertains 10 subjects agri
cultural, whereof it 's presumed that' wo nre
entirely ignorant. Argal, our ndvice may
be worthless'—and so w o price it. lint let
ns see. We think wo cm say something
that will beam striking resemblance, nl least,
In the truth; and if.we do, our farming friends
may make a clear profit out of this number
__oC-lhoJl’tit»nnc. And it sn, that will ho
more than the most of ihem w ill, do mil nf
I heir crops, the present year Capital! The
very thought that m o agricultural friend
may make moro.oiil of one number nl our
little'paper, than out of hi» whole crop, thrills,
electrifies us with delight. Lor us trv.
Our appeal is It. tfits Inrmers of Chamhe s.
We are mad enough with the whole brood,
almost to wish that the gripes ufltungor may
get hold of and jy lor wist thuir small bowels,
to a degree. And wo-.nro not angrv w ithout
reason. It it true, we have not many rea
sons; but the one or two wo have, are invin
cibly potent. Firstly, we can't got anything
to oat. Secondly, nobody ei.se about town,
can get anything lo cal. There mo two good
mid suffie’ent ronsons why wo should he at
“drawn daggers” with the farmers. Whose
business is it to sqe that ptoplo, who have
the.money to pay for provisions, (which by
the way we have not, but we’ll make a good
note at short time, for it.cnl, meat, chickens,
potatoes, butter and sn forth Igot provisions
plenty ? The farmers,’ indubitably. And
whose fault is it, then, that butter has become
•‘novel and difficult,-” and chicken pio an
“obsolete idea Thofunnors can't fudge
the responsibility. How comes it that this
blessed day, wo our editorial self, aro upon n
short allowance of Montgomery ground meal?
Lot the farmers tnko shame for ii. Who is
responsible for tho fact, that Montgomery
grocers ore selling “middling 1 bacon, to far
mers in lliiscounty, at 13 cents? Why llrc-tr-
snme identical, lenthciheaded, iow-fcnccd,
poor-horsed, halnfcd-nigghred, imnfudent far
mers themselves/ Wo record it against thorn,
that hero in Chambers, one of the best grain
counties in Hast Alabama, meal is worth from
80 to 100 cents n bushel; bacon 13 cents;
butter 15 cents; chickens of the (endcrest age
15 cents, nnd oggs about 25 cotilu; if you
count out the rotton ones!
Vie gods! Cnn human mturo he expected
to survive amid such q slate of things’ Is
it oxpec.led that wc, as an impartial journa
list, are to nlluw such tilings to he, w ithout
wotds of tho plainest reprehension! We
trow not.
Bat tho answ er to nf there grievances, is
a groaning nbnut the drouth ol the past sea
son, Wo lako it, that this is no answer at
nil. Tho Inst was u fino wheat season.—
Those who sowed grain, in litis, and all the
surrounding country, received it most abun
dant return. What is the reason, then, that
flour is not plentiful nnd cheap, hereabouts-.
Simply bocauso our unthrifty farmers will
insist on converting good grain lands into
poor cotton lands. They pitch their grain
crop for n niodorntG supply, if ilio season
should ben good one; and every drouth puts
the country on short allowance. This is
miserable policy; and in the long run the
farmer is injured by it, The little cotton for
which all the advantages of raising abundant
supplies aro sacrificed, does not compensate
in a series of years. And stiongo n« it may
appear, although every fun er' you talk to
will admit as much, not one in fifty but fol
lows thestnrvntion policy. This county will
bay, the coming winter, nearly all the pork
for next year’s consumption, at enormous
prices from Tennessee drovers—if indeod any
flogs fortunately should be driven hero for
sale. What a shumo ! We hope that every
man thot planted a stnnll crop of corn nod a
big one of cotton, this year may sullei in the
pork-market. All such richly deserve it.
Again: evory other man in this neighbor
hood is fixing to move tu Texas or Louisiana
this winter. They nre going to settle fresh
lands and wear them out—and then move
gain. There is the policy of our people —
They scorn tho idea of improving land; the
greatest agricultural idea of our ponple is to
reduce to hopeless sterility ns much of the
— — aurfaco ns possible, in one’s liletlme.
They care no more for pleasant mimes, fine
orchaids, fat herds, nnd the pleasure of pro
ducing at home wlmt is needed at home, linn
the Cuba Creoles do for the blessing of liber
ty. ft is cotton cotton cotton! Every man
who works a half dozen hands imagines him
self a great cotton planter, and would hu in
sulted if it was supposed that he raised his
own meat. He is a cotton plunter and buys
Tennessee pork. As for producing smaller
.matters in the provision line, for sale, he’d
iknosk.you down, if you hinted at such a
thing. All our people nre "hotter raised”
than that comes to, and we Imvc here on the
red hills of Chambers just as sorry horses and
mules, as few sheep and hogs, nnd are as guilt
less of selling heel, poultry, butter nnd the
like, as they are in Lowndes, Dallas,Greone,
Marengo. Wo are eniitoly resjto-uublo in
our ways. We are cotton planters.
We have an agricultural friend in the low-
- er part of this county who knows all about
these things; aud he has promised us to give
his brethren a rasping on the ■ mutters wc
have hinted at, and we hope ho will go to work
immediately. Pitch it into them without
mercy, and bo sure no’, to do it in an agricul
tural periodical, for our Planters” me loo
respectable to patronise publications which
might possibly enlighten them mi the econo
my of farming.— Chambers Tribune.
A House without H.mu !—An extra
ordinary phenomenon, in the way iiflimso-
flesh,” wnsbrought to town yesterday nf*
ternoon by tho stegmer.Gordon. It is a
mare, captured on the plains nf Vcnczooln
by a party of American hunters, beaded
by the Well known traveller, Juan I’buez.
aid Capt. IIam,. She is I5J minds high,
of great beauty and symmetry, and with
out one particle of hair on any part oftae
body ] The skin resembles Judin rubber,
and is as soft almost ns velvet.
The owner of this singular animal is
now on his way to Macon, wliuro lie in
tends to exhibit her at the approaching
Fair. From Manon lie will return to tins
place, when those of our people who are
cprioiis in sue!) things will nave nn op-
portunity to*ec her. She will spend the
winterutthcSouth-ns it will bo rather
dl to return to tho North, from whence
to lieiyin her present hairless coil-
award-ice is that , "ice” which
of danger
vay in
Odd Fellowship—An Fh quent Extract'
Gnuid bite Robeil P, Uniliu, of Georgia,
on retiring from office, delivered nis valedic
tory before the'Grand Lodge of tho United
States at its late session. THo following
glowing extract*, from it will ho read with
interest;
‘One generation ngo a prophet’s eye might
have pierced lire dark and heavy folds of the
curtain which separated the pioneers of the
Order from tho days in which we live; but a
prophet’s voice revealing in tho glow/of in
spiration, tho unaffected history of that inter
vening lime, would have fallen upon mock*
mg ears. Emm the pinnacles on which we
stand, lire retreating shadows of tho events
which prophecy would have predicted nre.
dimly Visible. The bubbling spring has ex
panded into the rushing river. The pigmy
company hns swollen into the giants nrmv.
The bending sapling lias flourished into the
anvluiicd oak. The rough foundation stone-
proudlv bonis up the towering marble Tho
inmihle instrumentality of man bus been used,
my brothers, to bring results upon which you
look with such admiring affection. Hot it
becomes us always, and mme especially' on
these occasions of solemn reunion, to lay the
mlmiuol our fervent gratitude at the font of
ilint throne, whoso 'Almighty occupant lias
nourished our weakness into strength, nnd
suffered us from such small hegining to in-
crea-c into so great a community. And with
our thanks olldring let us send optoour great
and good Father our carnc-t petitions gush
ing warm from tho heart, that his protecting
arm may never he withdrawn, hot that in his
nlwi.se councils it may lio ordained, that our
beloved Older shall go on, from good work,
to good work, pro-poling nnd to prosper.’
‘1 cannot lake lotWfi of you without n few
wotds of fraternal counsel. The timor in
u li oil w o act aro limes of roslle.s motion —
Tho age to which wo l.elortg is lire transition
age. I he foundation of stiffioly ard luuving
q pound Sricnco is peopling Ihe earth with
now creations. Art is disinterring her old
icnown. Grim antiquity is giving up , its
buried loro. Vhe fair features of the youth-
full present arc wrinkling with tho struggles
to bring hack all tho conquests of tho ancient
past, The old law of progres Inis liven reen
acted, anil is sweeping the world. Tho glo
rious contagion, you yourselves have caught,
my brothers. Tour honorable ambition stim
ulates you to ndvnacc, father nnd yet fullicr,
the stnnflnrd of our order. God speed you
in tl o good work! But 1'ho,ooch you, ‘ill ke
liuste slowly.’ Make your fires glow with
seven-fold treat, nnd submit oil'proffered gold
to the fierce trial of the crucible Hemem-
ber in your heart ot hearts, that all changes
are not reforms, nnd nil movements is not
progress. Chain down with adamant that
portion of your legacy which hns passed the
ordeal. Scatter to tho winds whatever your
judgement, dcliberaioly, yes even bninfully,
maimed spall report to you ns worthless.—
But in all. coming lime, gtinrd well those
gloat features of our time consecrated institu
tion, which have preserved their beauty nnd
integiiiy, through till mutations ol ci cum-
sinnccs and foiluno. And, as the parting
admonition of one, wlu.se counsels derives
importance, chiefly from the position which
you have assigned to their null.or, hut in the
solemn language of the inspired king, 1 charge
you‘remove not the ancient landmarks which
your I'ulheis have set.’
A Hideous Jlcnstcr.
?Thero exists in French society, remarks
the author of Monte Leone, nnd wc may add
that it is by no moans limited by French su-
ciety, a hideous monster known to nil, tho’
no one disturbs it, Its ravages are great,
almost incalculable. It saps reputations,
poisons, dishonors and defiles tho spl.endor
ol the most eslin.ah’e form.
This minotaurus, which devours so many
innocent persons, is especially I'eaiful, because
lhe blows are tcrrihlo. It presents itself un
der the mildest and gentlest loiius, and is
received everywhere in the city. .We find .1
in our rooms, in tho interior of our families,
hi the palaces of the'opulent, and tho garnet.-.
nf the poor It lias no-name, being n moro
figure of speech, a very wind. It is com
posed of hut one phrase, nnd is called—1 hey
SAY.
■‘Do you.know such none."' is often naked,
nnd I he person is poinled out.
"No; hut they say his morals arc very
bad. He has had strange ndvei.Ui.es, nnd
his family is very unhappy.”
“ Aro you sure:”
“No, I know nothing about it. But they
say so.”
“Dv> nut trust that gentleman who has such
credit, and is thought solicit. Be on your
rd—”
Bali! his fortune is immense. See what un
establishment he has,”
“Yes! But they say hu is very much in
volved.”
"Do you know that fact:”
“Not |. They say, though— ”
This they say is heard in every relaliuH of
life. It is deadly piorlal;and mil to be grasp
ed. ll goes hither and thill.cr, shine- and
lulls manly honor, feninlo virtue, without
either, sex being ever conscious id ihe injury
done. Eacli as he reads the-o lines w ill
remember cases illustrating the truth of what
we say.
IVii at tin Wanted —A fellow was
doubling whether ..r not lie should volun
teer to light till Mexicans. One of the flags,
waving pell, re Ins eyes',licit ring the iiisofjp-
tint).‘'Victory or ilenili,”somewhat tr->11!>-
■d him. . ‘'Y.iotury is it very good ihiti'g"
said he. "but why put it victory or ileiill) 1"
■'Just put." said he, ''victory or cripple,
id I'll go that
Goon.—A tutor in n college, lecturing ft
young man on his irregular habits, added
with great pathos, '‘Vjfflr conduct will
bring your father's grey hairs with sorrow
to the grave." “That is impossible,” re
plied the youth," my father wears a wig.”
^ lie! foil CAuronviA.-'The rush for
C.aliforiiii) seems to have l.eeii resumed
with redoubled vigor. The New York
Expr ss says Hint the steamer Illinois on
the 27ili ult.. find between 01)0 nnd 700
passengers', and the slegfiier off the 7lh
left with (juito'ns many. The Ohio last
Saturday carried over 000 Througlt
passages to Sail Francisco can now he
had in the stceiage (,.r 8150.
DCf-’TI'e Albanv Dutchman has met
with a tare liquor reeenily. Ho says, lot-
over mi lioui litter pm taking ol a glass h
Till COURIER.
ERIDAY MORNINGa OCT 31, 185i_
" J. K N GW LES, E D1TOK.
‘ Should Comjfc.-is at anq lime exhibit its
purpose tu war upon nur properly, or withhold
our just constitutional lights, u:e stand ready to
vindicate those rights, in the Union as long
as possible, and out of tlic Union when u<e are
left no other alternative.”
AUKN «'S POU T1IE (Oil III Ell.
DanVHix, Summerville,
Tudor Wooten, Dirt Town.
J. T. Finley, Chattnogaville.
E. R. Sasseen, LaFayelto
{jC£> Tho Obituary notice, of Jilrs. Word
in our Inst issue, should have been credited
to the Cassville Standard.
{jQJ- Our renders will find in our advertising
columns something of use to themselves
See notice of Veranda Housji by friend
Wells.
(j(5» We have received the two first Nos.
of tho.'-Georgin Homo Gazette,” published
nf Augusta, Ga., Iw Kubt. A. White, Esq.
It is n neatly printed nnd well filled sheet.
Success la the experiment.
It has been suggested that Tuosdny
next will he n suitable time for holding n
meeting ol the Constitutional Union party of
this county, for tho purpose ol organizing for
tho approaching election in January next.
It is high time that wu should ‘come to nn
understanding’ about this matter. Itemem-
bor that to “divide and then conquer” is tho
pulley of our opponents, nnd keep every
point well guarded. Let none who lecl nn
interest in keeping up the organization grow
cold and careless now that «o have achieved
one glorious victory, hut buckle on your ar
mor nnd battle fur another nnd still another
victory over (hose wlm abuse you and your
Government. Let there he no “fighting
among ourselves” or mitering in our ranks,
nor no nllini ces formed with the enemy, and
success will lie ccruin and complete—Fire-
eaters will he nmong “tho tilings that wore. 1 ’
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Macon, Ua., Oct. 27, 1851.
After a stay in Savannah of one week,
which was very ngreenbly spent in greeting
old and forming new acquaintances, I arrived
ill this city on Saturday Inst. Many visitors
to tho Stale Fair nrrivid even befi rente; aud
at this present writing, multitudes are pour
ing in from every direction, nod tho Hulels
aro rapidly filling up. On yosterday morning
we.had quite a refreshing rain, and now,
Ireed from heat und dust, with n cloudless
sky, and a cool and lirucing atmosphere, ev
ery thing wears n most pleasant and promis
ing aspect Tlie occasion is likely to form
on important epoch in tho history of opr
Stale, if not of ihe whole South. There are
already here representatives from ten or
twelve d.flercnt Stales, nnd delegates from
olhers arc expected. Every interest and
pursuit will he well represented, doubtless,
nnd proper measures devised to promote the
permanent prosperity nnd general welfare ol
our noble commonwealth.
, Florida has sent up a very full and able
delegation, comprising such men as Govcr
nor Brown, Kx-Goveindr Mosely, Col J*
G. Gamble, Mnj. G. T. Ward, Hon. James
Bioomo, Muj. II. Ilavwnrd K. Bemley, Ed.
Houston,and F. Epps, Esqrs., of Loon coun
ty, and Elijah Bryan, Esq. and Col. Robin,
son of Jackson county. There nre also a
largo number of delegates from Alabama, and
several more expected. A preliminary meet
ing ol the cotton planter’s convention will he
held this afternoon, nnd it is to he hoped
their deliberations will result in good.
But few visitors have yet arrived from
Cherokee Goorgin, hut it is to he hoped they
will tro hero in due time. Yours, K.
This body is very largely attended, nnd a
finer looking set of men 1 have never seen.
Its deliberations, 1 cannot doubt, will lead to
beneficial results. I shall endeavor to trans
mit to you suclt-of its doings as may be of
general interest,
1 am glad to see to-day a goodly number
of my Cherokee friends here.
In haste, yours, K.
the^amricaiTart onion.
In its promises and performances for 1861,
seem to he reaping the harvest ot its previ
ous successes, iu enlarged resources and con
sequent advantages to subscribers. Its Works
of Art for distribution next December, as ap
pears by the Bulletin, show a steady advance
in number in the collections of previous years,
nnd iu merit also, if we may judge by the
New York papers. Tho best Artists nre re.
pieseuted in it, and in Some of their best
wdlks. The list of 279 works, already
announced, includes new nnd favorite
productions of Durand, Leulze, Hinckley
Mrs. Spencer, Mount, Chapman, Woodville
Church, Rossiler, Gignoux, Kensett, Hicks,
Ranney, Audutmn, Peele, nnd olhers well
known to the country, nnd identified with its
reputation in the Arts. Other works to be
udded to the list w ill, doubtless, moke it ut
least rqual in number, nnd surpass in intetest
tho collections ol the mast prosperous years
ot the Institution.
The certain return to each member will be
a series of Six Line Engravings, in the high
csl style ol the nrt—all the subjectsofwhich,
it will he seen, are characteristic American
subjects, various, and apparently of great in
terest. Thesonre —1. A large I'ne engrav
ing by Jones, nfier Woodville’s celebrated
painting of Mexican News, reoresenting a
group listening to an account of one of the
battles of the lute Mexican war ; 2. Marion
Crossing the Pedoe, by Ranney; 3. Mount
Washington, from lire Valley of Conway, by
Kensett; 4. American Harvesting Scenery,
Cropse; 5. Old ’76 nnd Young ’4b, by Wood'
ville; 0. Bargaining for a Horse, by .Mount
Euoh member, nfier subscribing, receives
the Society’s Bulletin, a fine Art Journal of
original criticism, Biography, History, News,
&c , &c., relating to the Arts, illustrated by
engravings un steel, wood, nnd stone, etch
ings, &c. The Bulletin hns always taken a
high rank with the public nmong periodicals
on the Fine Arts. We hail it monthly ns
one ofour most interesting periodicals. No
other institution oi the kind publishes n jour
nal of equul resow,ces und claims
These valuable returns to members can he
cultured only hv the combination of n large
number of subscriber and efficient business
organization. Indeed, if we did not know
whnt the institution has done— whnt promises
it has made mid kept—we should think it in
credible that so small an investment could he
made to yield such extraordinary returns
Large as their list of subscribers is at the end
of the year, we wonder that it is not much
larger.
The Secretary for this place William T
Trammell, Esq. will soon send on. a list of
subscribers, und will give any information
w hich mny be desired in relation to the in
slitution.
~ GE0ROIA~
The following is an abstract of the Seventh
Census nl ihe Stale of Georgia, just publish,
cd by the Census Bureau at Washington :
Dwelling houses in the State,
Families,
91,011
92,471
White males,
White lemales,
206,063
255,342
-521,438
Free color’d males, 1.368
Free colored lemales, 1,512
2,880
Total free population,
Slaves,
524,318
381.Obi
KIN lie-had swallowed a. I ness, lhej>
Macon. Ga., Oct. 28. 1851.
At this moment lire streets nnd Hotels of
Macon are thronged by countless multitudes,
nnd he who hns a quiet moment, n place to
r pst his weary head, and somoihing gjod
wherewith to replenish the inner man, may
consider himself most fortunate. My on-
gagemanH have not \ c: permitted mo to ex
amine minutely the various'animals, fabrieks,
ice., which aro now being arranged lor cxhL
bition—1 hopo to do so to-morrow. There
is some very fmo stock here, and many use
ful implements of Agriculture.
On yesterday the Cotton Planters held
their first meeting. Ex-Govrenor M 0|i ely
was culled to the Chair, and Messrs’. Bass
uad Rutherford were appointed Secretaries.
Oa motion of Dr. Powell of Alabama, the
Chair appointed a Committee ol filieen, to
present to tho Convention one President,
thuteen Vice Presidents and three Secreta-
is, us officers ol the Convention.
To-day the Convention again met. and
(he Committee of thirteen reported tho fol
lowing :
For 1’r'csident— Ex-Gov. W. D. Moselv,
of Florida.
Fr.r Vice Presidents—B. S. Bibb, S. Mc-
Alpitie and N. B. Powell, of Alabama ; Win.
Terrell, James M. Chambers, and Thadeus
G. Hdl<, of Georgia; J. G. Gamble of Flor
ida; Joseph D- Biyaii of Louisiana ; M. W
1 hilips and Thomas Allleck ol Mississippi ;
L. B. Mercer and R. S. Archer Irom Virginia.
For Secretaries—\V, P. Gould of Ala.,
aud Nathan Bass, and J. Knowles of Geor-
gia.
Alter the appointment of n Committee of
twenty'-one, to prepare-and report business
for the uctiun. of the Convention, and the
| transaction of.somp othep unimportant busi-
Ijourned to meet to-
Total population, 905,999
Federal representative population, 753,326
Deaths during tire year, 9.920
Farms iu cultivation, 5) ,759
Manufacturing estnlrlishmen’s produ
cing $500 aud upwards annually. 1,407
ALABAMA-
The Washington Republic ol the 2d insl.
gives the full nnd official le’um of the cen
sus of Alabama for last year :
Dw elling houses in the State, 73,070
Families in the State, 73,786
while mules, 219,728
w bite females, 207,779
cing $500 nnd upwards annually, 2,798
Sinres, 239,461
Federal representative population, 906,840
The Present Cotton Crop.—-T.J. Stew
art’s New Yoik Circular says, “ An esteem
ed correspondent at. Mobile, from whose let
ters 1 have formerly freely extracted, alter
censuring me for my ideas about the yield as
expressed in my circular per Atlantic on 13lh
ult., adds :
“ You will remember that Inst fall I was
one ot the few, comparatively, large crop
men, and if you will turn to tire files of my
letters in September, October and Novem
ber, you will see that my views, so different
from yours at that period, came out very
nearly right in the finale. 'Now, as to this
crop, you may set it down os a pro.ty cer
tain thing, that no matter what may be the
character of the season from now until lha
1st of January, wo cannot reach a- crop of
2,500,000 bales, nnd there is every probabil
ity that we shall not do better than lust year,
and perhaps it may turn out 2,200,000. It
is useless to go over all the grounds that in
duced me tocumu to tlie.-e conclusions,, but
as one of the veritable body of cotton crop
soothsayers, I dbsiro you to place on record
my predictions.”
A New Cotton Plant—The editor of the
Orleanian hns seen a bull of cotton, that de
serves the attention of cultivators, on account
of its rapid growth nnd early maturity. On
the first ol June Inst, a Indy planted in her
garden, a few cotton seeds presented her by
a gentleman. On the 25th July a troll was
ready for picking ; and at tire end of sixty
dnys from the t rue of plai ting, thecolton had
airived at maturity,' being in less than one
half of the lime it takes the species now rais
ed by our planters to do. The lady, w as
totally unacquainted with the cultivation ot
the great Southern slnplo. The seeds weie
introduced by Mr. Haynms, Irom Yucutnn,
and nre styled the Alien.
To Measure an Acre of Ground — In
measuring land, 30J square yards make one
square rod, and 40square rood, four ol which,
or 160 rods, make one acre, it is evident,
theiefore, that 40 rods long by 4 rods wide
will make an -acre. Tho same result may
be arrived at by measuring 229 feoi in length
and 198 feel in width, or by measuring 73J
yards in length, by 66 yards in breadth. To
lay out an acre square, 209 feel on each side
is the nearest foot that will make an acre
being less than nn inch each w av over thecx
act distance, 43’560 superficial fee , or 208
100 feet on each side constitutes un urro
of ground.
The Texas Cotton Chop.—The crop np
pears likely to turn out much better than
was anticipated a few weeks ngo. On most
of the plantations on the Btnzos nnd Cnney
the cotton crop is reported to be much bet
ter than it was last year, and some are muk-
ing quite an average crop. If the pre-e’t
fine weather continues a little longer, we
shall confidently expect the total crop of Ihe
slate to he much larger than it was Inst
year.— GalveslanTfews, Oct. 3.
The Northern Stnndurd, published
Clarksville, Red River Co., speaking of the
crop, says ; “ Never w as the corn crop of
any country more abundant.”*
Texas Beef. —It is now some time since
the business of sending live stock, in the
shape of beeves from Texas to this cily
has become nn item of importance, not only
in’the trade of that State, but in lhe returns
of our own markets. Every steamer brings
its cm go of the article, nnd w e are glad to
see the trade steadily increasing. The cat
tle in Texas have as muny claims to our
patronage as those of the ttnkapas. 'they
are raised in the same nj.ni.ner, living in a
half savage stale on brand plains and wide
prairies, and attaining to great size nnd
strength w Irilst acquiring such quantities of
(hat fire-grained, tender flesh that feasts the
eye of the umuleur und enables us to dis
pense with stalls and stall-fed animuls. We
linve often seen, in tlie depth of winter, on
the beautiful prairies of western Texas,
droves of beeves, each of astonishing sizo and
jilendid proportions, in as fine condition, and
with as glossy hides ns any that ever asked
the Northern farmer’s im'es.nut care. Yet
the only nourishment our Texas live stock
Free colored males,
Free colored females,
Total free population,
Slaves,
Total population,
-426,507
1,047
1,225
-2,272
428,779
342,892
771,671
Deaths during the year, 9,084
Farms in cultivation, 41,964
Manufacturing establishments produ
cing annually $500 and upwards, 1,092
Federal representative population, 634,514
Tennessee.
The official statement of the population,,
ealth and other statistics of litis prosperous
Stale, are as follows :
Dw clling houses in tho State, 129,420
Families in the S'alo, 130,005
while males, 382,270
white females, 374,623
756,893
Free colored males, 3,072
Free col’ed females, 3,199
6,271
Total. 1 ' " 763,164
Deaths during the year,
Farms in cultivation,
11,759
phans, early left to Struggle with poverty,
and solely dependent upon the precarious
pittance of wages doled out by employers.—
Olhers are widows, depending upon the nees
die for tho support of helpless children, and
with the pittance of $2 or $2 50 per week,
trying to feed, clothe and pay the rent of a
family. We need not tell yon this cannot
be done. They hear, in silence, sufferings
and trials that would chill the stornest heart
to recount. The defenceless girl often Wres
tles with poverty, hunger, temptations, until
dire necessity forces sad and fearful alterna
tives upon her. Is this Christian ? Is It htfs
.nan ? .
Oh men, with sisters dear;
Oh t men, with mothers nnd wires?
It is not linen you’ie wearing out,
Its human creature’s lives ’
“ But we wiN not murmur ; we are ready
to make any personal sacrifices to sustain and
build up our Association. To this end we .
appeal to a generous public.’*
LATEFROM^CALIFORNIA.
The steamship Illinois, Cnpt. Hartstein,'
arrived at this port on Saturday morning
from Chngros, bringing tlie mails from Cali
fornia to Sept. 15, being nine days'litter than'
previous dales. We ore indebted to Thomas'-
& Hitchcock of Gregory’s Expiess, olio to
the Purser of the Illinois, and to Adams' -
& Co’s Express, for the enrly delivery of our :
correspondence and files.—JY. Y’ Sun.
She brings 374 passengers, $1,857,358 in’
dost on manifest nnd in hands of passengers,
ulso tho California mails of the 15lii ult.
The Brother Jonathan left Chagres with ve
ry few passengers, for San Juan, on tho even
ing of ihe 9lhv
The connection of the Panama Railroad to'
Guiun undoubtedly took place on Friday,’
October 10th, or Saturday, October 11th, as,‘
at the time of the sailing of the Illinois, there’
remained only 400 feet to be filled in, and
they wore making the distance daily. The
engineers confidently expect to haye the.
track laid nnd run the locomotive through to
Gntun on Sunday, the 12lh:instnnt. The ab-
souco of-the usual amount of rain hns enabled
them to push the rond through with dispatch.
Wo understand Ihiilthe whole of the force
will now he put on the lino above Gatun, in
o der to-finish to Gqrgouu as soon as possi
ble.
Among the passengers per the Illinois are-
seven persons who have made at the mines
$100,000.
Crime lias most sensibly diminished,
th ouglinut the State, and no execution has
taken place, cither here, or in the Ulterior,
since the sniling of the last sloamor. Tho
Indiaus in the Southern part ol the Stale are
quiet ; those in tire North, in Trinidad nnd
Kiumnlli Counties, nre becoming somewhat
troublesome.
The gold diggings continue to yield rich
returns to * ho labors of the miners. The
auriferous quartz veins toe being extensively
woiked, mid generally With great success.—
The amount shipped by the steamer Panama,,
which lea'-es to-day, $1,700,000, exhibits
no falling off in the production of gold in our
State. In the dry diggings, minors ore only
uniting for the rainy season, to lake out
large amounts of gold.
‘ Sun Fruiicisco has recovered from the two,
great conflagrations of Mny and Juno, 'and
h is been rebuilt in far belter style, than be
fore. Numerous fire-proof brick und stonor ;
buildings have been erected, nnd many others
have been commenced. Altogether, the •
condition of aflairs in our State is highly
satisfactory.— San Francisco Herald.
The great number of miners returning to-
their homes, a lair propoflion of.them foy.
their, families, shows most conclusively that,
suiisfuctory results have attended their labots
in tlie mountains. Nearly all of them carry
witli them evidences of the inexhaustible-
tren8iiies of California. The mines were
never yielding more abundantly. New dig*
g ags are being discovered daily ; in some
of which $25 per day is the nvoingo product.
I he rainy season is almost upon us, and’,
when once commenced.in earnest, the dry-
diggings will he resorted to, and tho yield'
will no doubt be satisfactory. Avery large-
number ol men have been engaged the most
of the summer in throwing up dirt, prepara
tory to the coming of wintor. A«i?- •
There is no cliango in tho market Avorthy
had before them for months nl a lime, was note. The falling off in the number of arri.
the short dry stems, nnd diminutive seeds of
thu winter blasted, musquito.—JV. O. Pica
yune.
Lajioii in New York—We alluded tlie
other day. snys the Mobile Tribune, to the
meeting held in New York -’n behalf of the
pour shirt sewers of that groat geheuna of
the poverty strrckei. Below wo make a
brief extract from the report made on the
occasion. It is a sad tiling to read. The
worst species of our slavery is not half so
had as the cruel destiny which it depicts l
“ Price of shirts made for large shu t ma .u-
luctorias range from 5 cents to 50 cents
while our lowest prices are 25 cents for cheap
shirts, and 75 cents for the treat made arti
cle. Our prices range thus for the same ar
ticle, only that outs is well made, which can
not he said of sa/«shirts :•
Cheap shirts, shop made 8 to 10 cts.
Best shirts, shop made, 31 to 50 “
Cheap shirts, Association made,25 to 38 “
Best shirts, Association made, 75
Collars, shop made, I, 2 and 3 “■
Collars, Association made, S to 10
“ The condition of the shirt sewers of our
city is lamentable, and calls for your kindest
and wannest synrpalies. ft is estimated that
72,710 their numbers at present exceed six thousand.
nls for the past two w;eeks, has induced' a
little more confidence iii'tho stability of pri
ces, with a slight advance.- As yetj jhWhV-
er, the stock is abundant ; sufficient to sup
ply the wants of trade for months to cortiq;!
State nnd city slock are firm.. The credit ofi
both is becoming heller, nnd should the ffrsf
instalment of interest, now ‘about due, be*' j
promptly paid, a material ndvnnce will be |
shown. '1 here is no belter paying stock''inrt
tho world than the stale bonds of CalifornittcJ
and the city trends of San Francisco,
MINING INTELLIGENCE-
The news from all the mining regions is of
lire most encouraging character, ns reg
the amount of gold which vvillbe lakon.out.
The dry diggings will bo most successiolit
worked duiing the Winter, nnd the rain! ’
Iro likely to prevent little obstacle to vvorkii
the quartz mines.
Many companies are .preparing to WorjA“
quartz mines with improved machinery, / are 0tl
we shull expect to hear of a heavy ylSffl*
from those mines. Supplies are being rapid,:
|y sent forward, and there seems to be
well founded reason to suppose that^
work will be done through the winter}
the past sumnier.
From Moquelumn’Hill there]
cheering intelligence.^