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SATURD A AUGUST 1. State of the Weather. Wednesday, July 29—7, A. M. At Savannah, clear and vrarm, “ Macon, “ “ “ Columbus, “ “ “ Montgomery, “ “ " Lower Peach Tree, clear and warm. “ Mobile, cloudy. “ Gainesville, “ “ New Orleans, clear. “ Augusta, clear and hot. Thursday, July 30 —7 A. M. At Savannah, warm and cloudy. “ Macon, clear and hot. ■' Columbus, clear and warm. “ Montgomery, cloudy. «< Lower Peach Tree, clear. “ Mobile, clear and hot. '• Gainesville, clear. “ New Orleans, “ “ Augusta, clear and hot. Friday, July 31—7 A. M. At Savannah, warm and cloudy. •< Macon, clear and warm. “ Columbus, cloudy. “ Montgomery, “ and warm. “ Lower Peach Tree, clear. Mobile, “ and hot. “ Gainesville, “ “ pleasant. “ New Orleans, “ “ Augusta, cloudy and warm. Watermelons. We believe it is generally conceded that the finest watermelons raised in the United States are Cultivated in the neighborhood of Augusla. In seasons favorable to tlic growth of the melon, they attain here a very large size and are of exquisite flavor. The present summer lias not been favorable for raising melons, neither as to quantity or quality. Although the crop is very delieient, yet there is a fair demand fur melons in the upper portion of the .State, as well as in the severul villages on the line of the Georgia railroad. Over seven thousand laelous, the past week, were forwarded to Atlanta; and fully as many, wo presume, to other towns and Cities in thu interior. Statistics of Itichinond County. We are indebted to Mr. John Bom. kb, the Re ceiver of Tux Returns, for the following state ment : Polls 2,275 Prolcssions 89 Free persi ins of color 1 24 Children between 8 and 16 years 1,891 Road Hands 1,‘276 Acres lirst quality Land 1,085 “ 2d “ “ 18,818 “ 3d « “ 75,658}$ “ I’iue “ 802,820 Humber of Slaves *7,445 Value of Land f 1,541,068 “ “ City or town lots and houses.. 4,070,100 “ “ Slaves 8,828,205 Money nnd Solvent debts of all kinds.. 6,064,824 Merchandise 1,489,550 Invested in shipping nr tonnage 9,000 “ “ manufactories, Ac 536,620 Furniture over |3OO 280,050 Property not otherwise enumerated.... 876,442 Aggregate value of whole property 18,^73,969 “ “ 11 “ “ after deducting S2OO 17,907,217 Amount of Tux on Polls, Professors, Free Persons, Ac 1,623 75 Meriwether County. W e urc indebted to the politeness of Mr. John T. Owens, Receiver of Tax Returns for Meriweth er county, for tlio following statement of the num ber of polls, professions, Ac., Ac., iu that county, in 1857: “ There are 1,265 polls, 84 professions, 1 dentist, 8 free persons of color• 2,251 acres Ist quality land, *40,987 “ 2d “ 64,217 “ Sd “ “ 65,014 “ l’ine “ Aggregate vatuc of land $2,582,218 f>o Ag value of city or town property .. 85,005 00 8,885 slaves, valued at 5,016,782 00 Ain’t, of monoy and solvent debts... 1,280,079 00 Merchandise 98,747 00 Ilousoh’d A kit’ll furniture over S3OO 18,887 00 Ag. value of all other property 572,929 00 Ag. value of whole property $9,889,177 00 Joun T. Owens, K. T. R. Meriwether county. Large Sale of CoHee. The Charleston Couritr of Wednesday states that the cargo of Rio Coffee, four thousand sacks, sold in that city, on Tuesday last, attracted a large at tendance of merchants, and the biddiug was ac tive. Trices ruled from 11 to 12 cents, but the hulk went off within the rauge of 11)* and 11% Bents. CfT A lively correspondent, writing from Now York, about the temperature of the weather and the business of tho city, says: “We are having a little warm weather here just now, and the ther mometer alternates between Cherry Cobblers and Brandy Smashes, which shows sovcral degrees above Lemonades, business of all kinds is as dull as a brick, but the prospects for an active fall trade are os promising and lively as a young colt.” rsr Mr. John J. Walt Kit, a worthy and estima ble citizen and and merchant of Columbia, S. C., died iu that placo on Tuesday afternoon last. B3T Mr. Henry MuccKNruss, a worthy and aged citizen of Charleston, died in that city, on the 26th instant. The projected railroad from Puerto Cabello I to Sau Felipe, in Venezuela, in South America, is about being abandoned, in consequence of the sickness which prevails among all European, ag Well as North American operatives, engaged on the work. Almost as great fatality prevailed among the workmen employed in building the Panama railroad, although by persevering efforts the work was completed. The New York Journal of Commerce of the 27th ijuly, says: “ We have conferred with a gentleman recently arrived from Puerto Cabello, who gives a very gloomy account of the progress of the survey of the Honduras mteroceanic railway. The climate, he says, is extremely sickly, and there are frequent cases of small-pox and cholera. The principal As sistant Engineer, Mr. Baldwin, and some six assis tants, had left the work, and the probability now is, that the obstacles to its successful comple tion are so great that it will be abaudoned. The cost of tho work is estimated at from twenty to twenty.five millions of dollars.” Good Pates.—Wm. Okr, of Brackden county, Ky., has sold his entire last year's crop of natire wine to a gentleman in New York for two dollars and fifty cents per gallon, which is said to be the highest price erer obtained for native wine in this country. Tub Trouble nr Minnesota.— ln Minnesota the Republican majority of the constitutional Conven tion still continues in permanent session, day and night, to keop possession of the Legislative' Hall. It has gone regularly to work, appointed officers, committees and cut out tho plan of procedure, while the Democratic minority meet daily'but do nothing. Syrian Wheat. —A gentleman from Alabama received from the Patent Office some spring wheat from the Holy Land, which he sowed last spring. It came to maturity ia seven weeks, producing a large, full head, with a berry in every respect equal to the original. This wheat is reputed to ripen in Syria in sixty days from sowing. It will thus be seen that our climate hastened its period of maturity eleven dars. The Opening ot the Canvass. : The Gubernatorial canvass was opened at New nan on Tuesday last, by a discussion of the issues involved, between the Hon. Joseph E. Brown, the Democratic nominee for the office of Governor, and B. H. Hill, Esq., his opponent. They spoke again at Carrolton, on Wednesday, and at Frank lin, Heard County, on Thursday. We have a letter (not designed for publication) from a gentleman who was present, giving us an account of the discussion at Ncwnan; and we have conversed with another gentlemen who was also present, and both assure us that our nominee bore himself gallantly in this, his first tilt with his op ponent, and that the Democrats present were per fectly satisfied with Judge Brown— the positions which he occupied and the result of the discussion. Such, too, is the account which is given by the ed itor of the Atlanta Intelligencer, to which, in an other column, we would invite the attention of our readers. items from our Kansas Exchanges. The Lawrence Republican, of the 16th July, fur nishes the following account of the proceedings in that town, iu the organization of a municipal government, which led to the proclamation of Gov. Walker: The necessity of a municipal government has at length become so apparent that our citizens have completed an organization and elected their offi cers. The matter was at first discussed in pre liminary meetings, and a committee appointed to draw up a charter; the several provisions of the charter rejiorted by them were discussed in another meeting, some of them amended; and, liuallv, the whole was submitted to a vote of the people for adoption or rejection last Saturday; it was adopted by the decisive vote of one hundred and twenty-eight to twenty-nine. The vote would, probably, have been larger, had it not been for the intense excitement in regard to the election of delegates to the State Convention at Topeka. Ac cording to the provisions of the charter, an elec tion tor officers was held last Monday. In the morning n meeting of the citizens was held in front ot the Morrow House, to nominate candi dates. The following is an official report of the proceedings: A meeting having been called in front of the Morrow House to nominate candidates for the va rious municipal offices of the City of Lawrence, on motion, Col. S. W. Eldridge was called to the Chair, and C. W. Babcock was appointed Secreta ry. On motion, the chairmun appointed A. D. Searl, C. Stearns, S. Tappan, Rev. E. W. Hutch inson, and Edmoud Clark, a committee to report candidates for the several offices. During the ab sence of the committee, John Hutchinson, Esq., being culled upon, came forward and made a pow erful argument in favor of the people, one and all, going into the election. The committee then re ported the following names: For Mayor- -James Blood. F>r AUJermm —Win. Hutchinson, Wm. A. Phil lips, George Ford, P. K. Brooks, B. W. Woodward, Gains Jenkins, George W. Hutchison. For Afnrslial-S. W. Eldridge. For A/i.wsors —A. D. Searl, It. Morrow, J. Wil der. For ehntice —Edward Clark. For Treasurer —Columbus Hornsby. It haring been suggested that Col. Blood would not accept the nomination, on motion, he was unanimously nominated, and a committee of three, N. Wood chairman, was appointed to notify him of his nomination. The committee reported that Mr. Blood did not wish the nomination, as he had promised his support to another man, but that ho would probably serve if elected. The meeting re affirmed his nomination unanimously. On mo tion of O. W. Babcock, the whole ticket reported bv the committee was unanimously adopted. Mr. Morrow and Mr. Wilder declining to accept, Mr. T. Sampson and Mr. John Mack were nomina ted in their places. On motion the whole meeting was constituted a committee to rally the votes to the polls this afternoon. On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet at the polls. Col. S. W. Eldridge, Chm’n. C. W, Babcock, Sec’y. At the election held on Monday afternoon, the whole of the above ticket, as nominated, was elec ted, except A. 1). Searl and John Mack, in whose steud, J. Boyer, and T. L. WhiUiey were elected. The vote upon most of the candidates w'ns well nigh unanimous. These gentlemen arc all among our most promi nent, popular and reliable citizens, and are well qualified for the various offices. Tnoy will no doubt, in the discharge of ihetr otlicial 'duties, re ceive the bmmtenance and cheerful support of all good citizens. The same paper contains the proceedings of u meeting held at Lawrence, ou the 10th inst., to appoint delegates to the free State Convention at Topeka, held to norhinate candidates for Territo rial delegate to Congress, and for other offices. Robinson, Governor of the State of Kansas, under the Topeka Constitution, M. J. Pauuot, the nomi nee of the Convention for Congress, Miles Moorb, and Wm. A. Phillips, Esq., w r crc the speakers. We extract the following report of the remarks ol the last speaker, from which it will be seen that he is “of the New York Tribune ,” and was one of the persons appointed by Gov. Robi.vson to take the recent Black Republican census of the people of Kansas: Wm. A. Phillips, Esq.,of the New York Tribune, next took tlie stand and made a thrilling and ef fective speech. He alluded to the importance of the position of the free State men, and to the mag nitude of the interests entrusted to their hands, lie spoke of the efforts of Gov. Walker to divide and distract the free State men ; of his efforts to destroy the Topeka Constitution. He was suspi cious of the endeavors of ostensible free State men to induce the people to übandon the State organi zation. A fact had come to his knowledge while taking the census, which might serve to snow how things were being managed, and whence this op position to the Topeka Constitution was being fed. It was a fact of importance, and the people should kuow it. lie had learned, from the gentleman to whom the proposition was made, that a certain editor of a paper in this place (Lawrence! had pro posed to another editor to abandon the State organ ization, and go in with his paper aud support Gov. Walker, saying that there was to be a Walker party in the Territory, and that party was bound tosucceed. (Great sensation and cries of “who is the man?” “Name him,” “ Name him.”) Mr. Phillips replied, “the man who made the proposition isG. W. Brown, of the Herald of Freedom ; the man to whom it was made is S. S. Pronty, of the Freemen's Cham pion.” (Renewed sensation and almost universal hissing throughout the assembly.) Mr. Phillips proceeded some time in a masterly strain, showing the utter folly and ruin of an abandonment of our position. He was frequently interrupted by the enthusiastic applause of his hearers. The Doniphan (Kansas) Oonstitutieoialist , whose editor has been elected a delegate to the Constitu tional Convention to be held in that Territory in September, in speaking of Gov. Walker's plan for the submission ol the action of that Convention to a vote of all the people, says: “Gov. Walker had no authority to make any such assertion—he has net a thing to do with the Convention—he has no say-so in the matter. If he wishes to make a total’failure in his mission to Kansas, let him pander to the foolish whims of the Abolitionists. “As one of the delegates, we state that the Con stitution will not be submitted to every man who may accidentally or intentionally be in Kansas on the’ day of its adoption, Gov. Walker to the con trary, notwithstanding. But we do not believe that he ever made the statement attributed to him. If lie did, he said that a thing should be done, over which he had no control, and if he should at tempt to interfere or induce the convention to throw the Constitution before every straggler that may be here,|he would be attempting to play the tyrant, and be giving aid and comfort to the avow ed enemies of the country, and the defiers of the law.” The Freemen's Champion, published in southern Kansas, thus closes a review of the state of parties in Kansas: “ The Democratic party, after insulting us, after do ing their utmost to crush us, failing in their object, are now anxious to obtain the honor of making Kansas a free State. They have sent out a cuu mng fox, laden with gold, to purchase our princi ples. and to decoy us into the ranks of our ene mies. To distract the free State organization and build up a party under their supervision, is’now iheir aim. To hire acknowledged free Slate jour nals to abuse and villify the character of those no ble men, who, by their severe struggles through many hard-fought battles, secured freedom for Kansas, and to cal! them horse thieves, * moon struck politicians,’ Ac., U a part of their pro gramme.” The Third Resolution, r- In the ConstitutiorioUst of the 23d inst., we see s it announced that we are opposed to the third re solution of the Georgia Convention. We do not e know how our contemporary made that discovery, '» for we do not recollect ever having published that e fact. The above are the two opening sentences of an article in the Federal Union of the 2Sth inst. We ) had been compelled reluctantly to conclude from i its editorials that the Federal Union was opposed 5 to the third resolution of the recent Democratic ► State Convention, and said so, in our issue of the 1 22 d inst. Our contemporary, it would seem, objects to the position we have assigned it, and we there fore permit it to speak for itself by re-publishing the remainder of the article of which the above is an extract, as follows: We have published several facts which, perhaps, he may think go to show that the resolution was unnecnapary, but we have never made an issue with thosevoted for it, or those whe voted against it. There were manv things connected with that resolution very peculiar in themselves, and which, when known, will at the same time account for its passage, and exonerate those who voted lor it, and those who voted against it, from all blame. When the Convention met, neither Gov. Walker’s In • augural, nor his Topeka speech had been publish ed, so far as we know, in any Georgia paj)t*r Not one member in twenty, and perhaps not one in for ty, of the Convention’had ever read either. Vague ! reports were in circulation that Gov. Walker had joined the Freesoilers, and was using his influence ■ to make Kansas a free State. Several of the mem* 1 bers of the Committee on resolutions bad never : read the speech, and of course were not prepared i to act on it; they asked time to inform themselves, » but it was not tfcpught necessary, and was not i granted. The resolution was introduced before a 1 nomination was made; and the friends of the dif ferent candidates were afraid of opposing the rcs i olution, for fear of injuring their favorite candidate; [ under these circumstances the resolution passed. We know that manv who voted for it, regretted it ■ before they left Milledgeville, for they told us so themselves. Upon the merits of the resolution, • men may very innocently did'er in opinion. No one, perhaps, approves of ail that Gov. Walker • has said and done. We have good reason for be* : lieving that the Administration does not. But if he was recalled, and twenty others sent in suc i cession, we should not expect to find one whom ■ all would approve. Our friends in Kansas ap i pear to be satisfied with Walker, and that, it seems, should go far to satisfy fts. At any rate, we see ■ no reason why we should quafrel among ourselves, aud quarrel with the Administration oi our choice, • a majority of whom are southern inen, merely upon the propriety or impropriety of the third res • olution. We have the most profound respect for the Convention. We like the candidates uoniina-' ted, and shall give them our hearty support. If , any of our contanporarics differ with us about the ■ third resolution , wo ahull not quarrel with them about that difference; we are willing they should enjoy their opinion, and we claim the same privi* leg e/or ourselves. We .-übmit now that it has “published the fact,” that it is opposed to the third resolution of the Democratic State Convention, and we may add, we regret that it has. The Right Policy. In the discussion at Newnan, on Tuesday last, between Judge Drown aud B. 11. Hill, Esq., the Kansas question seems to have occupied a large portion of the time ulotted to each speaker. It is the question of the canvass—one which cannot, ought not, to be shirked by the Democratic party; and we arc glad to know that its nominee for Gu bernatorial honors has not shirked it, but has given us a plain and explicit declaration of his position upon it. The following paragraph is from the re port of his remarks at Newnan, published by us on yesterday: u Du the subject of Walker’s policy in Kansas, Judge Brown took bold and unequivocal ground. He condemned, in unmeasured terms, his officious intervention—his impertinent threats and fulse ar gument in favor of Kansas becoming a free State. He approved of the third resolution of the Demo cratic Convention, and said that he had confidence in the President, and was willing to wait until he had still time to investigate, officially, Walker's course—and when he did, and it became evident to every body that Buchanan participated in, and approved of the obnoxious policy of Walker, he should no longer sustain him.” . . . . This U tbo right position. It is the position oIT the Democratic estate Convention, and of an over whelming majority of the Democratic party of this State. The Convention denounced Walker, and expressed its confidence that Mr. Buchanan would recall him—the Democratic nominee denounces Walker— approves of the action of the Conven tion, but does not think it necessary, in order fully to sustain that action, that he should denounce the Administration. We repeat, that this is the right position. Lot us rally upon it, and reserving our censure of the Administration until its com plicity with Walker is ascertained, turn our bat teries upon the American party, end preserve the ascendency of Democratic principles in this State, by electing a Democratic Governor and a Democratic Legislature. This is the first duty of every true Democrat in the State. The conclusion of the American [.arty that wc must incontinently denounce the Administration and sever our connection with the National De mocracy, in order to sustain the action of our State Convention, is simply designed to distract and divide the Democratic party, and give to its opponents a short lease of power in the State. He is exceedingly simple who does not understand this policy of the enemy and appreciate, at its proper value, the new born zeal of the American party for southern rights, and its loud-mouthed indigna* tion against any affiliation with an unsouud na tional organization. That party judged impar tially by its record, has no right to assail Walshr— no remedy to propose for the wrong which he has done. It has attempted nothing in behalf of the South in Kansas, and yet arrogates for itself, its policy and its principles, the protec tion of southern rights in that Territory. It has denounced the Kansas-Nebraska act, and yet de nounces Walker for a violation of the principles of that act. It condemns him, yet condemns the principles he has violated, and pursues a policy, the effect of which is indirectly to sustain him. Our tear is with this party and icith Walker. When that has been crowned with victory, and the ascendency of Democratic principles in this State has been secured, we shall have more leisure and more light, deliberately to consider and wisely to determine, our relations to the Administration, and to the National Democracv. Gen*. Concha’s Wealth. —Gen. Concha, it is stated, remitted last year a surplus from the reve nues of Cuba of four millions of dollars, and the present one promises to yield a still larger return. It is also stated that he sent home a million of dol lars on his own private account, realized iu success ful stock speculations. A National Disunion Convention.— A call has been issued by Garrison and his party for a “na tional disunion Convention.” Os course, the body will be composed of those frothy elements which are perceptible in the anti-slavery convocations of Massachusetts. Galusha A. Grow, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, has just returned home from a buf *falo hunt beyond the Dig Sioux river, in Dacotah territory. The Congressional Library at the Capitol now comprises no less than sixty-five thousand volumes, many of them rare and valuable. Oliver well known law booksel ler, died on the 21st instant, at Morristown New Jersey. The wife of Hon. W. P. Fessenden, one of the Maine Senators in Congress, died on Thursdav. L. M. Gotschalk, the renowned pianist, is in Carraccas, South America, giving concerts with unbounded suecess. Judge Brown’s Appointments. The Savannah Georgian announces that Judge Brown, the Democratic candidate for Governor, will address the people at the times and places designated below: Savannah, Monday loth August. Hinesville, Liberty co., Tuesday.. 11th “ Springfield, Effingham co 13th “ Station No. C. R. R 14th « Statesboro’, Bulloch co 15th “ &T President Buchanan left Washington City for Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, on Wednes day last. He expected to be absent about ten days. Gov. Andrew Johnson will speak on Mon day, the 3rd inst., at Chattanooga, upon the politi cal questions of the day. The election in Tennes see takes place on Thursday, the 6th inst. Judge Mason has positively resigned his office of Commissioner of Patents. XFFT Mr. A. B. Brown, the Receiver of Tax Re turns in Coweta county, furnishes the Rome Ban ner and Sentinel with the following statement: Polls 1,321 Men, over sixty years of age 80 Defaulters 81 Total 1,48£ Children, between the age of 8 and 16, 1,318 Slaves 6,458 worth $8,474,797; increase over last year $320,443. There were only seven deaths reported in Savannah during the week ending July 28th—five children and two adults. The Republican, referring to the health of the city, says : “ When we say that Savannah was never healthier than at present, and that in this respect she may challenge comparison with any dty of equal size in the Union, we have only to refer to the reports of our Board of Health during the present season, for the proofs. The mortality has been very light from the beginning of summer until now, and it will be seen, from the report in our columns this morning, that the interments for the week ending with yesterday amounted to but *even. Os this number, two were white® and five bh c : and colored. There were but two adults, (both black, who died of scrofula and convulsions,; , the remainder being children under thirteen years j of age.” Indigo and the Revolt. —It seems possible that the revolt in India may have some temporary ef fect oh our indigo supplies. A private letter from Agra, of the 22d of May, after slating that tho forts were being armed and provisioned, and that there was a prospect of the British residents being shut up and beseiged, if the outbreak should become general, adds: “The indigo factories in this dictrict, and, indeed, throughout the Doab, arc at a stand still. Contracts and business of every kiud are suspended, and Europeans arc flocking in from all quarters for refuge.” A Locomotive Convention.— A Convention of American locomotive builders was held on the 15th inst., in the city of New York, in which were represented twelve of the largest works in the Laitcd States. The result of a discussion of com mon interest was the adoption of a resolution to discountenance the making of contracts for loco motive engines hereafter, for railroad securities or for longer paper than is usually taken by merchants for the sale of merchandise. New Cotton. —We received yesterday, says the Greensburg (St. Helena Parish) Imperial , of the 25th ult., from Mr. J. L. . Saunders, of this Parish, aboil of cotton of this year’s growth, plucked from his field during the week. This boll is fully de veloped and opened, and were his whole field in tho same state of forwardness, he would be able to commence picking in about ten or fourteen days. Wc think St. Helena is ahead. MPfc Ukleins.- The export and nents from New Orleans I ®* jmMiucts during the last quarter were twenty-three million five hundred and eighty-seven thousand thirty-six dollars, and for the year niuety-one million five hundred and fourteen thousand two hundred and eighty-six dollars. The total value of all exports, domestic and foreign was one hundred and eleven million two hundred and twenty-two thousand six , hundred and fifteen dollars, being an increase of nine millions over last year. Candidates fob tbb Legislators. —ffe arc in debted to a friend, says the Savannah Georgian, for the following nominations for the Legislature in the counties of Appling and Charlton: Appling County. —John Bblnett, Senate ; Mid dleton Graham, House. Charlton County. —T. W. W. Maddox, Senate; Owen K. Mezell, House. Mr. Preston's Mission. —The Hon. William B. Preston, of Virginia, sailed for Europe on Satur day, the Ist inst., on his mission to secure the establishment of a line of steamers from England to the waters of the Chesapeake. It is stated that all the railroad companies in Virginia, and some in Kentucky and Tennessee, have joined the move ment, and that the patties now pledged to the en terprise represent a capital of #50,000,000. The Cotton Crop of 57- 38.—The Mobile Reg ister says: “We sincerely believe, from a careful examination of the reports from all the cotton growing sections, that the present growing crop will not exceed 3,000,000 or 3,100,000 bales.’’ Homicide in Lee Cotnty. —We learn from the Cuthbert Reporter, that a Mr. Johns, of Lee coun ty, was shot and instantly killed by Dr. Heard, of the same county, on the 16th ult. The difficulty occurred in consequence of Johns attempting to use water from Heard’s well after he had forbidden him to do so. It is said that Johxs was advancing on Heard with a stick when he was shot by him. Hoe s “Last Fast.’’ — Hoe’s new patent ten inch cylinder press is made up of fourteen thousand seven hundred and thirty pieces, and twenty thou sand yards of tape and blanket arc used. The presses weigh twenty tons three quarters and four teen pounds, and cost thirty thousand dollars. At the late commencement of the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, the honorary de gree of L.L. D., was conferred upon Hon. A. V. Brou n, Postmaster General, who is a graduate of the institution. Extraordinarx Prices for Tobacco.— J. A. Hamxer sold lately at Friend's Warehouse, a lot of tobacco raised by Wa. B. Bowe, of North Car olina, for the unprecedented price of three hundred and ten dollars per hundred. The lot contains one hundred and twenty pounds, and was purchas ed by Wm. Crouton-. Mr. H. also sold for the same gentleman one lot for one hundred and fifty dollars per hundred weight, which was purchased by T. Love & Sons. These, we believe, are the highest prices ever paid for tobacco in the Lynch burg market, and we presume, the highest ever paid in the State, even in the United States. The Galveston Civilian, in noticing the arrival of Dr. Koyal in that city, after wandering some three or four thousand miles during the last six months, in the country West of the Brazos, says: “We regret to find that his impressions of the crops are mainly unfavorable, though some sections have been much more fortunate than others. He mentioas an instance of sixty bushels of corn to the acre grown on one plantation on the Brazos— bnt this is an exceptionable case. The Chinese sugar cane has every where proven its superior |abUi ty to corn in withstanding drought.” Crops in Louisiana. The Homer ( Claiborne Parish) Advocate, of the I4th inst., says ; “ from some of oar most reliable plant ers that the prospects for a good vield of cotton are becoming daily less flattering. This, we pre sume, is owing to the unprecedentedly cool weather for a number of days last week, the nights, espe cially, proving unusually cool for the season. “ The corn, we are glad to say. as a general thing, promises an ample yield, although some particular neighborhoods, South of Homer, have suffered for want of rain.” The Clinton ( East Feliciana) Democrat , of the 25th ( Saturday) reports steady rains the last few days, and says that if they continue they will do some injury to the growing crops. The Greensburg (St. Helena) Imperial, of the 2oth July, says: “We have had a shower nearly everv day during the past week, and yesterday and the 'dav before quite heavy rains, which have tended greatly to cool the atmosphere; but we fear there has been entirely too much ram for the good of the planters many of whom are already ‘ over head and ears in grass.’ There will be a third more corn raised in this parish than ever before.” The office of the Casaville Standard , has been purchased by John H. Rice, who succeeds Milton A. Candler, as editor and proprietor of that paper. With the change of editors, the posi tion of the paper upon the resolutions of the Con vention of the Democratic party has been changed. The new editor in an article upon the subject says: “We have quoted these resolutions for the pur pose of showing that in that large convent;on, composed of one hundred and seven counties re presented, there was not one single delegate who did not unite in declaring the course pursued bv Governor Walker in Kansas as being in the high est degree reprehensible. That far we most cor dially indorse the action of the convention, but we have not been able so far. to get our consent to make the failure of the President to recall Gov Walker a casus Ulli. “If it shall turn out that Governor Walker has no other justification for his course in Kansas than what we are advised of, and the same shall be fullv endorsed by the President and Cabinet, we shati theu lose no time in denouncing them for their treachery. But for the present, let us wait patient ly, hoping to be spared the necessity of a denun ciation of the President, that if made now vre might hereafter regret.” “ Pro-Slavery” Paper in England.— The Day B'jol: publishes the prospectus of an English news paper, to be called the Manchester Cotton Press , the fir.it number of which will make its appearance in November next. It is intended to represent the cotton interest, of which Great Britain is the cen tre, and is. established by gentlemen connected with the various branches of the cotton trade. It will also discuss the negro question and “ the na ture of the negro, and investigate the laws of his wise and humane government, without relation to the abstract theories of Mr. Wilbrrforck, and of Exeter Hall on the one hand, or to the extreme and brutal ideas of the Cuban planters on the other.” Kentucky. —The American nominations for Con gress in Kentucky are as follows: Districts. I—Owen Grimes. ft—John A. Moore. ‘2—James L. Johnson. 7—Humphey Marshall. s—Warner5 —Warner L. Underwood. B—Roger W. Hanson. 4-Wni. C. Anderson. _ .)—Leander M. Cox. How Marct Composed ms State Paper*. —The editor of the New York E*< ning Post, speaking as if from personal knowledge, says; “ Mr. Marcy, in Washington, commonlv com posed his important dispatches not in his office, but in his library at home. When thus engaged, he would at once, after breakfast, begin his work, and write till nearly noon, when he would go to the Department, receive calls and attend to the regu lar routine duties of his position. During the hours of composition, he was so completely en grossed wiih his subject that persons might enter and go out, or talk in the same room, without in the least obtaining his notice. He wore spectacles —usually sat in his dressing gown, with an old red handkerchief on the table before him, and one could judge of the relative activity of his mind by the frequency of hm application to the scoff-box. & cWdmt.uT^/?hrf’rr ,^fc“ injuriously a fleeted his voice. “ He wrote deliberately, with few erasures or changes, and his thoughts generally in the first draft assumed the form of expression in which he was willing to publish them. He almost always used a pencil, and left the second draft to be penned dv a e’e k. This, however, he rarely aiter •d. Ills handwriting was legible and handsome, -without being clerklv. Shall Beginning or Greatness.— The little old house in rue Victorie, Paris, occupied by Bona farte, when still but General of the army of Italy, has just been torn down. A writer thus describes its internal economy: On the ground floor, tut projecting somewhat from the house proper, was a little tent shaped dining room, built under the direction of Jose phine, who herself planned it. From the dining room you entered a plain saloon which conducted 1 to another more ornate, in the rear of the building, that served as a sort of council chamber. The ground color of this last was green, the frieze or namented with allegorical figures in tho style of David, designed, indeed, by that great artist. In these two saloons the illustrious Generals of the army of Italy, afterwards to become Princes, Mar shals, Kings and ingrates, were accustomed to meet, either in formal council or for private con versation. On the first story, you entered first a plain sa loon, which separated the chamber of Napohon from that of Josephine. The latter was adorned with much taste and elegance aDd contrasted strongly with the former, which exhibited a Spar tan simplicity, the bare walls being relieved only by figures of Etruscan vases, and an eagle with a thunderbolt. The chamber, like that of Josephine, was in the form of a semi-circle. It was here that Bonaparte decided upon the coup d'etat of the 18th of Bntmaire. In the second story were several smaller rooms, in one of which Napoleon had a little studv. It was to this he was accustomed to retreat when he would pursue his thoughts or labors alone and un disturbed. Tiie Poisoning Case in Cincinnati.— The man ner in which the twenty German children in Cin cinnati were poisoned is thus explained bv the Gazette, of that city: A drunken, half vagabond German, who has re ceived the sobriquet of “Rat Peter,” from his mak ing rat poison, and who is in the habit of selling this poison in the shape of small cakes or wafers to stable keepers, bucthers and others, was in a coffee house near Buckeye street day before yester day afternoon, where he became so much intoxica ted that he was ejected from the premises. He had with him, as usual, a small box containing these wafers, and as he went staggering along he drop ped a number of them upon the pavement, which the children thereabouts picked up and ate and gave to others. This correct version of the pois oning affair relieves it of all its mvstery and hor ror, and, to a great extent, mars what might have been called a thrilling item. It appears that only one child died, and that the rest are recovering. Previous to the discovery of the way in which they were poisoned, two bovs were arrested on suspicion, and came near beiD°- hung by a mob of excited persons. It was with the greatest difficulty that the police saved them from.the violence of the misguided populace. Uniform Time.—, The Common Council sometime ago appropriated three thousand dollars for the manufacture and putting up of thirty clocks in the Utv Hall, Hall of Records, new City Hall Courts and the Rotunda, to be regulated by electricity for the purpose of giving a uniform time. The Messrs. Chestar, who contracted for the job, will begin to-day to place eleven of the clocks in the City Hall. The regnlatmg clock will be put up in the Mayor s outer office, and the telegraph clock in his private office. The localities selected for the others are the rooms of the Board of Aldermen Board Councilmen, Clerk of Common Council' Uerk of Board of Councilmen, Clerk of Common Pleas, Sheriff, County Clerk, Keeper, and City Li branan. The clocks are eighteen inches wide on the backs, and fifteen inches on the dials. All of the thirty clocks will be connected by insulated wires communicating throngh the telegraph clock with a galvanic battery in the basement of the Hall. Tree tune will be given Messrs. Sperry, clock dealers. A". Y. Jar*. Com. July 27. [communicated, j The Georgia Democracy fs. The Admm ist ration. Mr. Editor : The issue made by the Georgia De mocracy with the Administration, touching Wait er's Kansas policy, must be met fearless of cowe quences. In making and meeting the issue, how ever, it is indispensable tha: we exercise prudence as well as boldness and firmness. It cannot be disputed by any supporter of Mr. Buchanan, who is both honest and sane, that the princpiies of the Kansas Bill hare been most wan tonly and outrageously violated by his Governor in Kansas. Neither can it he denied, that to bis support of these principles Mr. Buchanan entirely owes his election. That we emphatically condemned Walker and his policy, is already a 1“ fixed fact.” How this shall effect our relations to Mr. Buchanan remains to be determined. The recent Democratic Convention went as far as the then state of facts would permit, and foreshadowed a future policy, by haring confidence that the President * wonld manifest his fidelity to the principles which carried him into office,” by recalling Walker. The ooia lon is thereby expressed that nothing less loan a recall would exonerate the Administration. Con siderable time has elapsed, and there are not even symptoms of a recall. The question then arise*, what policy shall we now adopt? I answer, sus pend ail opposition to the Administration until w# hear what the President has to say in his defence. This delay can work no harm, and may be prodie tive of much good. We may undertake to show that \V alker has both exceeded and violated his instructions. He may admit that he has violated the principles of the Kansas Bill, and yet he r.\a/y be able to show from facts not in our knoiptedge some defence for not recalling him. It mar be that to recall him at this period would not cure tbe evils complained of but produce others of cqnol magnitude. It is also possible that the result in Kansas may be averse to Walker’s dictation—barp ly possible, it is true, still it is among the possibili ties ; and, therefore, if the President and people of Kansas condemn Walker, the necessity loc aa issue with the Administration mag not exist. We cannot come to a final determination legiti mately until tbe President can be heard, and we cannot expect to hear his defence until he aenda to Congress his message in December next, or an til be asks the Senate to confirm Walker's ap pointment, or until he shall be called on bv either house of Congress to furnish Walker’s instruc tions. If time and his explanations do not fur nish something in his justification more than wo now have, he will stand convicted of treachery not only to the Democracy, but to the whole Soutk. His appointment o! Walker will mark the time when a Democratic administration first used the power of the Federal Government, and bv uewy* tion, to crush the life out ot' the South. We mav safely concmde that in the language of Mr. Web ster, “it is written over the dour of the Capitol, n* nv re glair States." Whenever any Territory of the United States is in the least danger of ad - *pfc> tng a Constitution tolerating slavery, what other expedients may fail to accomplish, will be left to a Government Agent, armed with its powers and its patronage, and he will see that it is admitted a free State. This will be done, and the Kacsaa-Ke braska bill still in force upon the statute books, but without any utility whatever, only as a mon ument of northern infidelity. When once settled that the Federal Government has placed uh under the ban, one violation of oar rights after the other will be made, until slavery will have no existence or protection, save in lie States where it exists, and there dependent entire ly upon the local law. The Federal Government will be no shield, but a sword for it, both at homa and abroad. With the rapidity of admitting new States, the power against us will coutinue to in crease. We will be crippled by legislation to every possible shape, and at a time not verj - for distant. Our enemies will hare the numbers to change the Constitution itself, if indeed it ahafl need any changing, to enable them the better to carry ont their designs. In view of such infidelity to the most sacred pledges, and of the consequences of the exercise of such power by any administration, when necewto ry, the southern Democracy must abandon Mr. Dto chunan and his administration, let that abandte ment lead to here it may. In this way wc hold ourselves for independent action, and will be prepared in 1860, to make any fight that the emergency may require, untrammel led by any hateful party associations. If no mor% we can exercise the privilege of giving the admin istration the benefit of our righteous resentnaeat. We can show to the people of tha Sorrttr rhatr k— im nav-%?rribrgotteß, and still regard the assurances made them during the Presidential campaign. We can maintain our self-respect by uot kissing the hand that has so “ungraciously* smitten as. Wc can show to the world that dm political sentiments have their foundation in pa triotism, and not m federal patronage. Nevertheless, there is yet a possibility of justifi cation, and we may be spared the adoption of sosfc a policy, and the experience of such humiliation. It is true the prospect seems dim, vet there is a chance, and as prudent men, it is better to await that chance. In the meantime, we make no war on Mr. Buchanan ; we cannot bring ourselves fully to believe he can be guilty of such treachery. We stand firm to our principles; we unite upon - all onr candidates without regard to shades of difference upon this question, and go through the campaign successfully. Ax Old Line Democrat. [communicated.] . A Picayune Affair* Mr. Editor: It has been said, “that all the world s a stage. I think it will soon be a railroad. Cars have their entrances and their exits. Yesterday the long and sorely tried friends nf the Picayune train were called upon to say fare well to the “low Mack car,” in which they hare taken many a pleasant jaunt, and around whi-oh so many pleasing recollections of the past am* clustering still. Having run her race, I hope they will let her rest in peace. In consideration of the high price of piaoy woods land, the great increase of travel over thto line, and what its friends have suffered in days tied are past, the Georgia Railroad Company with a liberality that reflects credit upon themselves, and all the rest of mankind, have added a splendid new car, from the factory of Pendennis, Fidlers k Co., with celeit cushions and shagreen glasses. She made her trial trip last evening, and I am pletwed to say, acquitted herself very handsomely. Persons wishing to visit the springs during tbe present summer, will find this a very aecanmod+te iny line. _ Frank. Yice President Breckinridge.—The correspond ent of the New York Observer, “Iremeus,” wh# has been making a tour in the South and West, was lately present en a hymeneal occasion at Lex ington, Ky., where he met with the Vice President, and thus describes his person, manners and domes tic relations; “John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States, was one of the guests at the wed ding. The rough portraits of him that stared every body in the face last fall give but a poor hkenes6 of this extraordinary'man, who, at a youthful pe riod of life unexampled, has been called to preside oyer the most august body of men in this country. His form is tall, erect ana commanding, his coun tenance grave and thoughtful, his manners smooth and graceful, and his conversation indicates a so ber, intelligent and thinking man. With a lovely and accomplished wife and sweet children, he re sides in a modeet cottage, but one story high, shaded deeply with old trees, a little way out of town. I could not but admire the simplicity of our republican institutions, when I saw that ’this great people have come to this embowered cot to find a man to preside over its Senate, and perhaps to fill its chair of State.” The Atlanta Intelligencer of the 23th yist., in noticing the exercises at the recent commence ment of Oglethorpe University, says: We were particularly pleased with the manner of Mr. W. W. W. Clay, of Galesburg, Illinois, who delivered the valedictory to the truestees. There is a ripeness about his intellectual powers which made a profouud impression on the auditory pre sent. This young gentleman, we understand, was compelled to leavejan Abolition college in Illinois, on account of the pro-siavery notions which he en tertained. He determined to obtain his education at the South, and selected Oglethorpe University as the place. We hope that he may soon became useful in his old home in disseminating more cor rect ideas about southern society, than seem here tofore to have been entertained. ’ Thalbkrg, D'Angsi, Boignoll and Dempswh are a* Saratoga, preparing to give concerto.