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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.^