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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1855.
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Panorama of the New Testament.
There is on exhibition at Temperance Hall a painting
of the most striking scenes of the life of Christ, from
the Annunciation to the Resurrection. The Christian
public cannot fail to be pleased, instructed, and edified,
by the Exhibition. We were particularly pleased with
the painting illustrative of that touching scene in the
life of the Saviour when he took little children in his
arms and blessed them. There are also several other
paintingsjof tare excellence, among which are the Flight
into Egypt, the Baptism by John, slightly defaced by the
constrained position of the Saviour, and onq,or two oth
ers. The Temptation in the Wilderness, the Murder of
the Innocents, and the Resurrection, are too horrible to
be pleasing. The effect of the Panorama will be de
stroyed by a too near approach : get far back in the
Ilall if you wish to enjoy It.
The lecture of the Rev. Mr. Campbell is quite in
structive and, in the main, in good taste.
Without pretending that the Panorama is perfect, we
are free to commend the exhibition to the public pa
tronage.
Theatre m Columbus.
On Monday evening, 12th inst., Mr. Crisp’s talented
theatrical eompany will commence a series of Theatrical
entertainments in Concert Hall. We are gratified to
add that the lovely and fascinating Mrs. Charles How
ard will make her first appearance before a Columbus
audience upon that occasion. The Savannah News
says of this charming lady :
“To night Mrs. Charles Howard, the talented actress,
distinguished vocalist, and amiable and accomplished
lady, takes her first and farewell benefit in Savannah.
“Mrs. Howard has visited our city for the first time
at a time of great depression, and has, therefore, made
the acquaintance of our theatrical public under very
unfavorable circumstances, notwithstanding which she
has attracted nightly to the Athenmum highly appre
ciative and fashionable audiences, who have been de
lighted with her pleasing and finished style of acting
and her exquisite vocalization. During her brief stay
among us, she has won warm personal friends and
numerous admirers, who will gladly welcome her return
to our boards.”
The Columbus Races.
On the 6th inst., the Races commence over the Co
lumbus course. The prospects of the Club are very
bright. Already a large number of gentlemen are iu
the city, in anticipation of the sport, and large accessions
are looked for next week.
The following stables are already on the ground :
Col. Cambell’s (of Kentucky,) Mary Taylor and
several others.
Capt. Moore’s (of Louisiana,) Little Henry, Maid of
Orleans and others.
Col. Cheatham’s (of Tennessee,) Highlander, Little
Arthur and others.
Capt. Harrison’s (of South Carolina,) Griff Edmond
son, Mary Blueskin and Rough and Ready.
The Southern Business Directory.
We are indebted to Rev. John P. Campbell for a
oopy of this valuable work. It is designed to baa genera!
directory of the various branches of business pursued in
Kentucky, Tenuessee, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas and Arkansas. It is the first attempt, we learn,
of the k : nd ever undertaken at the South. It is,
therefore, necessarily imperfect and occasionally inac
curate ; but embodies a mass of information as interest
ing as it is valuable to the man of business.
The indefatigable author is now in town and would
be pleased to extend his acquaintance among the business
imn of the place. Those who desire a copy of the
work can procure it at the Book Store of J. L. Howell.
Public Schools in Georgia.—Rev. J. P. Tus
tin.
In the Savannah papers of the 26th ult., will be
found an account of the dedication of anew public
school, which cost about SIO,OOO, and is capable of
accommodating 250 pupils. On the occasion, a very
able and interesting address was delivered by Rev. J.
P. Tustin, if we may be allowed to form an opin'on
from the abstract which has been published, in which
he gives “the result of several years of reflection and
observation upon the subject” of popular education at
the South. After stating his objections to the endow
ment, by the State, of Colleges, Academies, and all se
lect schools, whioh ho regards as “a malversation and
misdirection of the public money,” and pointing out
the difficulties in the way of a general system, embra -
cing the whole State, and every part of it, growing out
of t..e sparseness of population and the irregular dis
tribution of wealth aud population, he asks :
“What system then is available ‘! Plainly, we say the
municipal and county system, as distinguished from the
State system. A common law can be enacted as ex
cellent in all its details, as can be found in any New
England State, or in Scotland or Saxony. It can be
laid before the people iu their primary oounty elections
—and oounties acceding, or counties rejecting, can be
taxed or not, according to their votes. Such a system
was introduced into Pennsylvania with great succsss ;
if that State had followed the example of New York in
borrowing from New England, there would have been
no success in the Keystone State for a generation to
come. But Philadelphia did, and under any events,
would have done what Savannoh may do, whatever ba
the policy of the State at large. This city is a circle
by itself. It holds vitally important relations with the
interior, add theee relations should be cultivated more
assiduously than ever —but in her own legislation for
schools,, this city should act as independently as Venice
did when she was a city republic, or as the free cities
of Germany do at the present day.”
It strikes us that there is merit iu these suggestions.
There is in some parts of the State so deadly a hostility
to taxation, conjoined with 60 total it disregard to pop
ular education, that there is very little probability that
any general system of public schools, for the educa
tion of the gre:t mass of the ptople, will be adopted
during the present century ; and as the plan suggest
ted by Mr. Tustin is feasible, and will be efficient as
far as it goes, we hope the friends of education, every
whore in the State, will take his proposition under con
sideration aud press it upon the attention of our next
Legislature. It may be used, at least, 3s an entering
wedge to sometbir.g"better, and, if driven home by
heavy and continued effort, will in the end, cover
the State with that noblest and surest evidence of civili
zation—the school bouse.
It is due, however, to ourselves and the spartan band
of school teachers, who have been laboring soefficient
ly and disinterestedly, for some years past, for a gene
ral system of education, to say, that we would greatly
prefer a general system, covering the whole field of ed
ucation, to the partial and imperfect plan recommended
by Mr, Tustin ; nor do we believe that his objections,
founded upon sparseness of population and the irregu
lar distribution of wealth, are unanswerable. But as
no practical good can come, at present, by refuting
them, we will not attempt to do so. We, however, avail
ourselves of this opportunity to extract a paragraph from
the Statesmanlike speech of Henry A. Wise, recently
delivered at Alexandria, in which this subject is hand
led with his ussal ability. W r hile it overwhelmingly
refutes Mr. Tustin’s objections to a general system of
popular education, which begins with the Common school
and reaches, through all the graduations of instruction,
up to the University, it enforces the duty of the rich to
the poor with so much eloquence and power that we are
constrained tOjbelieve that even a miser, after reading it,
would voluntarily be taxed for so holy and grand a pro
ject, even if Mr. Tustin’s arguments were unanswer
able.
AIR. WISE ON POPULAR EDUCATION.
I do not mean to recommend to you, or to any people
within the limits of Virginia, any iittle day school, night
school, common school, a b c, single rule of three, or Peter
Parley, Yankee system of instruction. (Laughter.) 1 wan
Mr. Jefferson’s policy, that he originally recommended to
theState.to be consummated —an enlarged system ol science,
of literature, of learning, to be given to all classes of our
people, to leaven the whole lump. (Applause.) I care not
how blue a federalist that man may be who curses his red
waistcoat, but Thomas Jefferson has three things recorded
upon his tomb—that he was tho writer of the Declaration
of the Independence ol our country, the founder of the Uni
versity of Virginia, and the author of the act ci religious
freedom. (Cheers.) For these three good works alone,
every man—democrat or federalist—may kneel—patrioti
cally kneel—at his grave. (Cheers.) The great apostle of
democracy never intended that the University of Virginia
should be like Michael Angelo’s dome in the heavens, with
; out scaffolding or support —never. He intended that it
should be a dome over roof and cornice, and walla ol col
leges and academies, and of common schools; that it
should be a dome, indeed, but the dome of a grand struc
ture for the whole people. He intended that the University
should superintend the colleges, and that there should be a
college for every centre ; that the colleges should superin
tend the academies, and that there should be an academy
for every centre ; that the academies should superintend the
common schools, and that there should be a common
school for every centre. He knew what equality was. He
knew what democracy was. He knew that the republican
institutions of this land were based upon no other —no 6urer
foundation than intelligence and virtue. His democracy
did not drag men down from their elevation into the mire ;
but his democracy levelled upwards. He knew that if this
man’s son had all the means of education of common
school, ofacademy, of college and of university, and then
might travel abroad for his learning, he could not be the
equal of the son of the father, who had to work for his daily
;ood. He knew that if it was inhuman for the parent to
starve the body of u child, it was much more inhuman to
starve the mind of a child. (Cheers.) He knew that it
you could afford to raise taxes for alms houses and puaper
houses, to feed the bodies of the poor, it was much more
the duty of the State mother to furnish mental food to her
children. His democracy was like the principle of Chris
tian charity—like the great virtue of Christian chirity—it
elevated men to the highest platform of elevation—high as
kings’ heads, made them sovereigns indeed, to stand equal
foot, equal head —uncontradicted, except by the laws of God
—with equal opportunities for all; it reached down, to raise
men up to the common level of the highest. He knew that
property—property which must be taxed for instruction —
had no other muniment, no other defence, no other safe
reliance for its protection, but intelligence among the people.
(Applause.) Is there a rich man, then, in this assembly that
loves a dollar better than the intelligence of the people ?
Is there any old bachelor among you, who has no child of
his own, who is too mean to support some poor man’s
daughter as wife, or to be rich in having some rich man’s
daughter to support him ? (Laughter.) Is there a man in
the State who has already educated his sons, who is not
willing to be taxed in order that his poor neighbors’ chil
dren may be educated not only in the common school, but
in the academy, the college, the university ? Ifthcre be, let
him remember that before he dies his title to his property
may have to be tried by a jury to say whether that property
he his own or not, and if God shall let him live till he dies
(laughter,) and he can keep what property he has, let him
remember that there is such a thing as what lawyers call
devisabit vel non that a jury may have to decide whether
or not he had sense enough to make his will when he died.
An ad valorem tax upon property is the appropriate tax for
the education of the children of the people. Property owes
its defence to the virtue and intelligence of the people, and
property ought, therefore, to be taxed for the education of
the people. (Cheers.) We ovant one school for this State
that will revive our agriculture. We want a school like
the Mechlin Institute of Prussia—an institute of applied sci
ence —an institute not to teach political economy and send
young gentlemen to the Legislature befoie they nave hard
ly picked in their tuition ; but an institute tnat will teach
them domestic economy, the proper relation between float
ing and fixed capital at home—how much money a man
must have to buy—how much land, and how much slock,
and how many implements he must have; an institute that
will teach the physiology of animals and plants; an insti
tute that will teach natural philosophy and the diseases of
animals and plants. Then, gentlemen, the father who has
spent his life in acquiring real estate, in spreading out his
broad acres, in adding family to family of slaves, may die
with a son instructed how to manage the estate. You will
then have, or it will be your opportunity to have the same
privilege that the German baron has, of sending your son
for his two, or three, or four, or five years apprenticeship to
an institute of that kind that will teach him agricultural
chemistry and every other science neeessary to enable him
to manage an estate of lands and negroes. The present
condition of things has existed too long in Virginia. The
landlord has skinned the tenant and the tenant has skinned
the land until all have grown poor together. (Laughter )
We may own land, we may own slaves, we may own road
steads and mines, we rnay have all the elements of wealth,
but unless we apply intelligence, unless we adopt a thorough
system of instruction, it is utterly impossible that we can
develope, as we ought to develope, ana as Virginia is pre
pared now to do, and to take the line of march towards
the very eminence of prosperity. She is in the anomalous
condition of an old State that has all the capacities of anew
one—of anew State that has all the capacities of an old
one. Unite with me, then, 1 implore you ; unite with each
other ; let us as Virginians resolve that there shall be a long
pull, a strong’pull and a pull altogether, without distinction
of party, without prejudice of party—that there shall be a
united brotherhood of Virginians to rear the head of the old
mother commonwealth out of the dust. (Cheers.) If lam
elected Governor ofthe State of Virginia, it shall be my de
votion, my earnest endeavor, in season and out of season,
to promote her public credit, her internal improvements, her
commerce, her agriculture, her mining and manufacturing,
and her popular instruction.
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Death’s Doings.—Mr. James Herring, of Trcup
county, died very suddenly at LaGrange, on the 24th
ult., a few hours after he reached home from a visit to
Macon.
Col. J. W. DeLyon, of the Thomasville Watchman,
died at Savannah, Ga., on the 2Sth ult. Col. DeLyon
wielded a ready and graceful pen. lie was a graduate
of the Military Academy at West Point, New Y T ork.
Col. William Dußoae, Ex-Lieutenant Governor of
South Carolina, died at his residence near Pineville,
South Carolina, on the 24th ult. He was a high toned
gentleman and patriotic citizen.
Inez, A Tale ofthe Alamo. New York: Harper *Sr
Bros. For sale by Cushings & Bailey.
We are somewhat surprised that such a book ap
pears without an avowed author. It is a most interest
ing work, and one that will be read with pleasure.—
Baltimore Patriot.
George Laic ahead in Jersey. — Trenton, N. J.,
Feb. 24, 1855. —A letter from a considerable number
of the members of our Legislature has been addressed
to George Law, of New York, urging upon him the
acceptance of the Presidency as the Know Nothing
| candidate.
j Insurrection in India. —New York, March I.
; The India mail, with Bombay dates to January 16th,
I had arrived. An insurrection had broken out at Ca
but, and 12,000 Persians were besieging Benti*bebasi.
A murderous conflict bad taken place, in which the
besiegers offered fierce resistance.
For the Times &. Sentinel.
Columbus, March 3. j
Messrs. Editors Let me trespass on your columns !
to answer the questions of Justice , in the Enquirer of j
this morning. Although I feel very reluctant in answer
ing any anonymous communication, yet as the present
gives an opportunity for removing wrong impressions
from the minds of many eitizeuß, I reply :
The original contract with Garnmel and Lrinsfield
has not been confirmed, because while the reference of
the subject to the other Railroad mterests was pending,
said G. & B. offered, as a compromise of their claims,
that they would do the service at five cents per 100 lbs.
(which is one dollar per ton,) and one cent per cubic
foot , but if this offer was rejected, they would prosecute
their claim and decline bidding at the contemplated j
letting. With the full concurrence of the other Rail
road interest, I closed the contract on these terms,
without seeking anyTurther reduction from competition.
If Justice wishes to test the aocuracy of my figures
in a former explanation, he is referred to those who
were associated with me in adjusting them.
Those who desire to employ other drays can do so, j
by shipping to parlies in Columbus, without loss, the ;
through rates being the same as the local rates from i
here to Savannah, but in doing so they take their own
risks. DANIEL GRIFFIN.
President M. R. R.
Office Mobile & Girard R. R. Cos. )
Girard, March 1, 1855. >
Pursuant to previous general notioe to the Stock
holders of this Company, a convention was held at their
Depot, in Girard.
The meeting was organized by the selection of Dr.
Thos. 11. Dawson, as Chairman, and Walton B. Harris,
Esq., as Secretary.
Judge Iverson, late President of tho Company,
gave a full exposition of the affairs of the Company
during the time he was acting as President, which was
satisfactorily received by the convention of Stock
holders.*
Maj. John 11. Howard, being present, was called
upon, and, in reply, gave an able and lucid exposition of
the future prospects of the Company. He declared
his intention of accepting the Presidenoy of the Com
pany, to which he had been elected, so soon as an
amount sufficient, not only to pay the debts of the Com
pany, but to complete the Road to Union Springs,
should be subscribed. He argued that the debt due
by the Company was a small matter compared with
the interests involved in its construction ; that the Road,
if built at all, must be built by those who are in debt;
and therefore that the plea of indebtedness was not
good ; and, if it prevailed,fthe Road would never be
built : That a large amount had already recently been
subscribed, and that a sufficient amount in addition
thereto would be subscribed by the people of Georgia
and Alabama to complete the Road to Union Springs,
rather than that the enterprise should fail. This sum
had not as yet been subscribed, but he had ardent
hopes and did believe it would be subscribed as soon as
the exigencies of the Company were made known to the
people interested in the work,
Maj. Williams, Mayor of the city of Columbus, made
a short and spirited address to the meeting. His re
marks were concluded by a proposition which moved
many to increase, and others to begin, an interest in
the work.
The work is indebted also to James R. Jones, Esq.,
for a proposition to the meeting, which resulted in a
large additional subscription to the Road.
Judge Iverson submitted the following resolutions,
wbioh were unanimously adopted, viz. :
Resolved, That in order to pay the debts of the Compa
ny, and provide for the completion of the road to Union
Springs, the Stockholders and all persons feeling any inter
est in the Road be earnestly requested to make subscriptions
to the Capital Stock, payable on the first of February, 1856
Such subscriptions to be madejupon condition that the
debts ofthe Company are thereby or shall be otherwise
provided for, and a sufficient amount raised to tinish the
road to Union Springs.
Resolved, That it the directors shall deem it necessary
or expedient, they be authorized and requested to borrow
from the city of Columbus, or other persons, such amount
of Muscogee Rail road Stock as may be practicable and
as may be made available in paying the debts of the Com
pany or any portion thereof; giving in payment or as se
curity for said loan, the bonds of this Company at par.
Resolved, That the Directors be authorized and request
ed to ask for and obtain an extension of the debts due to
the Slate Bank ‘of Georgia, Bank of Savannah, Marine
Bank of Savannah, and Union Bank of Augusta.
Resolved, That the creditors be and they are hereby re
quested and urged to suspend any proceedings against the
Road for six months, in order to enable the Directors to
make arrangements for the settlement of their claims.
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint such Committee
as he may deem proper to solicit subscriptions, and assign
the field ot labor to each committee.
And be it further resolved, That said Committee be re
quested to use the most prompt and energetic efforts to ob
tain the necessary amount of subscriptions, and all the sub
scribers to-day be added to the committes.
The following committees were appointed under the last
resolution:
Oswichee—R. O. Howard, chairman, S. C. Benton,
W. H. Chambers, Smith Owens, Wm. Alexander, and
James N. Owens.
Glennville —W. 11. Owens,chairman, John M. Raiford,
I A. M. Sanford, A C. Mitchell, Wm. Freeman, E. R.
I Flewellen, and John F. Rivers.
! Uchee P. O.—John B. Tate, chairman, N. W. Long,
1 and Clement Walker.
Olivet—Joel Hurt, chairman, Benj. S. Tarver, Thomp
son Earle, Wrn. Marshall, and B. F. Borum.
Enon— Harvey King,chairman, R. Allison, Dr. Holland,
James E. Gaehet, and R. Hancock.
Hardaway—B Rogers, chairman, B. H.Hughes, George
Stewart, Jos. H. Cunningham.
Chunnenuggee— R. H. Powell, chairman, 11. Hicks, S.
R. Vann, and H. 11. Randle.
Aberfoil —Joel Wilson, chairman, John Allums, and
Warren Herring.
Warrior Stand—N. O. Guerry, chaiman, John C. Hen
derson, and Abner Buekhannon.
Cotton Valley—A. Seale, chairman, and Homer Black
mon.
Union Springs—W. 11. Waugh, chairman, Jas. F. Fos
ter, E. W. Tonv, and James A. Jones^
Bug Hall—U. Paulk, chairman, P. Youngblood, Robert
Calhoun, and Martin Day.
Perote—John R. Tullis, chairman, U. B. Thompson,
John Carter, Wm. Stark, and Dr. Bryan.
Pine Grove —Hillary Hooks, chairman, George Meni
fee, Dr. Harrison, and Col. Rhodes.
Prairies—W. C. jThompson, chairman, A. G. Wray,
Benjamin Thompson, B. Fitzpatrick, and J. H. Perry.
Columbus —J. R. Jones, chairman, W. A. Redd, J. P.
lllges, L. T. Downing, H. T. Hall, J. C. Ruse.B. A Sors
by, Herveyllall, W. A.Bedell, J. Ennis,T. Threwitts.Ben.
Coleman, J. J. McKendreo, John McGough, Wm. Daniel,
H. W. Nance, S. R. Andrews, S. T. Austin, Hines Holt,
A G. Redd, E. S. Greenwood, and Richard Patten.
On motion of Judge Iverson —
Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee consist
ing of two competent persons to examine the Treasurer’s
Books and Vouchers, and that they make an account cur
rent, showing the amount of cash received, and the amount
of Stock issued for work, labor and materials; and aLo,
the amount ot expenditure for the v arious general items of
salaries, construction, equipments, &c., since the first day
of March, 1851.
The resolution was adopted, and the Chair appointed
Sterling F. Grimes and E. Id. Musgrove as that committee.
Ou motion, ordered, that the proceedings es this meeting
be published in the city papers of Columbus.
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine die .
THOS. H. DAWSON, Ch’n.
Walton B. Harris, Sec’y.
Pennsylvania for George Law. — Harrisburg, Pa,
Feb. 24, 1855 —The Speaker ofthe House of Repre
sentatives and a large number of members of the two
houses of this Legislature have addressed a letter to
George Law, of New York, sounding him upon national
affairs, and asking him to take the field as the chara- ;
pion of the new American party.
For the Times & Sentinel.
THE FARMER’S SONG.
BY MRS. C. A. L. —COLUMBUS.
As hlythe as the lark who soars upward to heaven,
My labors and hopes to my homestead are given ;
There are cares which can trouble a King on his throne
While love, peace and comfort encircles my home.
With a heart light and free, I rise with the sun,
And speed on the plow ’til the day light is done;
’Neath the bright summer’s sun how my eden will bloom
And wont prove a stranger to home, sweet homo.
When twilight comes creeping o’er valley and tree,
At nature’s fair shrine I’ll a worshipper be,
‘Midst the works I’ve created, how sweet to recline,
As the night shadows darken my fig tree and vine.
God prosper the Farmer, so honest and true,
May his fields never lack the warm sun shine or dew r ,
May no blight ’ere molest him or storms ever come,
To chill the warm.hearth ofthe husbandman’s home.
Dickinson Movement at Washington—Very Curious and
Interesting.
Washington, Feb. 24, 1855.
Several of the more prominent democratic Southern
Senators and the House have decided upon
a plan of operation, essentially sectional in its purposes,
for holding a political convention in July, cd have se
lected Virginia as the State to bold it in. An address,
already written, to the South will be issued tu the early
part of March. It is determined upon that no South
erner shall be presented for the office of President or
Vice President, and that the convention will insist upon
Daniel S. Dickinson, of New York, for the first of
these offices ; and in tho bestowal of their suffrages for
the Vice Presidency they stand ready to support the
nominee of the Baltimore Convention, providing that
lie is not a Sonthern mau, and is known to be a friend
of the South and a supporter of Nebraska.
Congressional.
Washington, Feb. 28.
The nomination of General Scott as Brevet Lieutenant
General, under the late act reviving that rank in the army
has been confirmed by the Senate in Executive session.
The Senate has passed the Ocean Mail Steam Ship
Bill, with the clause continuing the Collins contract until
1800.
The consideration of the Tariff Bill was made the spe
cial order of the day for to* morrow.
The House has passed the Old Soldiers Bounty Land
Bill, which includes those who have served at sea as well
as those on shore.
Washington, March 1.
The Senate to-day adopted the resolution securing
freedom of worship to Americans abroad. The Civil
and Diplomatic Bill coming up, an attempt was made to
push it throigh with the House amendment, modifying
the tariff’. Its passage was resisted by Messers Clayton,
Cooper and others, who expressed their determination
to add the French Spoliation bill as amendments, if the
modification was insisted on.
In the House, no business of importance was trans
acted.
The National Agricultural Society met and elected
officers to-day.
Later from California.
New Orleans, Feb. 28.
The Steamship Daniel Webster, has arrived from San
Juan, with advices from San Francisco to the 9th ult.
The Steamer Cortes broughfrdown $500,000 in specie.
The California Senatorial election was undecided.
Fire in Vicksburg, Miss.
Vicksburg, Feb. 27.
A fire occurred in this city last night, involving a loss
of $30,000. No business houses, however, were des
troyed.
Heavy Failure.
New Orleans, Feb. 27.
Messrs. S. O. Wilson & Cos., Cotton Factors in this
city, have failed. Their liabilities amount to $600,000,
but their assets probably will exceed that amount.
Departure of the Asia.
Boston, February 28.
Tue Royal Mail Steam ShipJAsia'sailed to-day for Liv
erpool, with $500,000 in specie.
Steamboat Explosion.
New Orleans, February,27. j
The boiler of the tow boat Thomas McDaniel ex- |
ploded yesterday, killing several persons and injuring j
others. * Two vessels in tow at the time, were, also, dam- i
aged.
Heavy Literary Loss.
Washington, Feb. 28.
By the’destruction of Mr. Benton’s house by fire yes
terday, the notes and m inuscripts for the 3d volume of
Thirty years in Senate which were in the library, have
been lost —the flames having paid no respect to the labor
of yea r s.
Later from South America.
New Orleans, February 28. i
By the arrival yesterday of the steamship Crescent j
City from Havana, which port she left on the 24th ult., i
we are enabled to send you some items of South America !
intelligence brought to that port by the British steamer
frutn Vera Cruz. The Cuoa news has been anticipated, of
course, by the arrival of the Isabel at your port.
The insurrection iu South Americi is progressing, and
many Government troops have gone over to the insur
gents.
The General’s palace in Chilpancingo was beseiged by
Alvarez’s troops, and the occupants were reduced nearly i
to starvation.
The Commissioners have agreed upon 30 deg. latitude
and 47 deg. longitudes as the initial point of the Boundary
L ne.
INTERESTING FROM CUBA.
Sentence of Political Prisoners—Port of Havana Block
aded—British fleet in the Harbor.
Charleston, Feb. 2S.
The steamship Isabel, arrived from Havana, at this
port, at one o’clock this morning, with dates from Havana
and Key-M est to the 25'h.
The port of Havana had been declared in a state of
blockade against armed vessels. Merchant ships will be
permitted to pass. Several Creoles connected with late
political disturbances iu the Island have been banished to
Spain.
Eitampes lias been sentenced to begarroted. Felit has
been to ten years in the chain gangs in Africa.
Garcia Mulos, chief of the Police, has been appointed
Military Governor of Havana, and Conde Decanengo has
been made Civil Governor. ‘1 he latter is respected,while
the former is feared and hated.
Felit and Estampes were not allowed to be present at
their trials, and were not advised even ofthe day on which
they took place.
The British ships of war Meda, Buzzard and Huzzar
were in the port of Havana.
Every thing in the city was gloomy. The carnival balls
were thinly The Opera performances had
ceased. The weather was cold, and trade dull. The
market, generally, remained unchanged.
The U. S. frigate San Jacinto, arrived at Key West
on tho 19th —all well. She was to sail for Havana.
The marine news from Havana is unimportant.
Further by the St. Louis.
Columbia, S. C., March I—B 1-4 p. m.
A company of Frenchmen have offered to raise, in
France, 35,000 men for service in the Crimea ; and the
English Government, is to raise half that number, all
;o be done in fifteen days.
The English Government, however, is disposed [to
entertain propositions for peace.
It is reported that the Czar issued his proclamation
on the 12th February, calling out the entire male pop
ulation, to be placed under arms. An additional Rus-
Rian force of 300,000 men, is to be sent to the Crimea.
Weather at Sebastopol is growing milder.
English Parliament was to re-assemble on tho 16th.
Mr. Soule considers the scheme for the purchase of
Cuba by the United Stales , completely upset !
THREE DAYS LATER.
Arrival cf the Steamship Canada.
New York, March 1. —10 p. m.
The steamship Canada has arrived at Halifax, with
Liverpool dates to the 17th.
Milligan quotes Cotton easier, but not quotably low
er. Sales of the week, 35,000 bales, market closing
dull.
Fair Orleans, 5 5-8d Middling, 5 l*Bd. Fair Upland,
5 l-2d. Middling, sd.
Breadstuff’s quiet and a shade lower ; Canal Flour,
425. 6J.; Ohio, 45s ; Corn declimd 6d. Trade at
Manchester, weak.
Consols declined to 90 3-4 to 90 7-8.
Lord John Russell has left for the \ ienna Conference,
which meets on the 26th.
Naples has joined the Western Alliance.
Affairs at Sebastopol unchanged.
FURTHER BY THE CANADA.
The Weather —Canrobert Superceded—Lcrd Kaglan
Going Home, &c., &c., &c.
New York, March 2.
The winter las been very severe throughout Eu
rope.
The firm of Kirk and Tarness, of Liverpool, has
failed.
Frederick Peel has been appointed (British) Under
Secretary of Wai.
Accounts from Sebastopol to the Ist ol February,
state that the Czar’s sons had been making a reconnoi
sance of the positions of the French and English ar
mies. The Allies were daily expecting an attack. The
pickets have orders to be constantly on the alert. The
cavalry are kept under arms all night. The Russians
continued to make tremendous sorties, which areas vig
orously repulsed. The Russians have been largely re
inforced. The weather was warm.
Menschikoff telegraphed on the Bth that the position
of affairs between the opposing armies was unchanged.
Canrobert has been virtually superseded by Pellissier
Bosquel.
It is rumored that Lord Raglan and Earl Lncan will
shortly return to England. Omar Pacha bad embark
ed on the 6th for the Crimea.
Naples, Tuscany, Parma, and Modena have joined
the Western Powers. It is rumored that Spain and
Portugal have also joined the allies. Switzerland re
mains neutral and continues to forbid foreign enlistment
for foreign service.
Tho Peace Congress was to meet at Vienna cn the
26th February.
The bullion in the Bank of England has slightly de
creased.
The stock of cotton in Liverpool is stated at 370,000
bales, including 150,000 bales of American.
The opinion prevails in political circles that] no ar
rangement can be effected between Prussia and the
Western Powers. Prussia will be left to occupy a neu
tral position in the present war.
It is said that the Vienna Congress will simply receive
a categorical answer, yes or no, from Gortschakcfl’.
Challenge to the South. —The owner of the famous
race horse Wild Irishman lias challenged Leccmte, or
any other Soutlurn horse, to run three races on Long Is
land the coming season, one mile, two mile, and three
mile heats, for $3,060 each race.
COMMERCIAL^
COTTON STATEMENTS.
[§ 2i =r*j rl w ! £ ’srS/S w g
! o-:. ® n> f S ? er .£•>-: 1 ou
! E?w ! s % o’ 2. “ < o'S 5 £ hand
ip-g! is : iie-'ig. is *
o- -e c- . • •< £ day.
1854. 43 561 61005 61609^129 .48427 50556 11005
1855. *12771 1167,54169 58107 3583 39073 42656 15451
Columbus, March 3.
COTTON—AII that is offered readily finds purchasers
at full with no noticeable decline upon die unfa
vorable advices of the St. L nis and Canada. We quote
extremes 6 a 7f, Principal snKs 6J a 7§. Several crop
lots have been sold during the past few days ot 7 2 a
cents.
New York, March 1.
The cotton market is firm. Flour remains unchanged.
New Orleans, Feb. 28.
The receipts at this port since Ist September (exclusive
of the arrivals from Mobile, Florida and Texas,) are 8-9,-
358 bales, against 824,549 bales to same date last year ;
and the decrease in the reeepts at all the ports, up to tho
latest dates as compared with last year, is 221,661 bales.
Low Middling “i a
Middling 7„ a 8§
Good Middling 8J a 9
Middling Fair 94 a—
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On the Ist March, bv Rev. Wm. D. Shea, Waiter S.
Clark, Esq., and Mrs. Sareptha A. Wood, all of this city.
On the 30th ultimo, at the residence of Maj. Jame3
Phillips, by the Rev. Lewis F. Dowdell, Col. Wiley J.
Harris, of Uchee, Ala ,and Miss Virginia Z. Phillips.
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Nor pure heart’s love—the bliss of earth,
That we’ll not wish for thee.”
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