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THE WIltE-GIMSS KEPHHTEji. V Wi:DNI.^AyTbKITKMmiIt I, 18T>8. nrriM Wmc-ORAsa RaroKrea la the Official OrKn for publinhinu tU Sheriff*’ Salvi of tlio coun lie* of Telfair, Berrien, Ware, Colquitt, Pierce nml Thomas ; alao, for publisliin the Advertisement* Os the Ordintrica of Clinch, Colquitt, and Ware. , OUB ACCOUHtT Tbs firat year of thin paper will expite*on the 15th September. We commence with this paper to forward our accounts, and shall continue them, from week to week, till all are served. Woliope ourpaljj-ons will give them their The moat of them arts of small size, and can easily be paid, while in the aggregate they ore of vast inxportahce to ns, and the very bone and sinew of the establishment. We tender onr acknowledge ments to stick of our patrons as have paid us in advance. This they should all do.. It would enable ns to do many things for the improvement of the establishment. To those who have not yet paid any thing, we may be permitted to aay, that as we have credited them one year, it ia now bnt reasonable they should credit us one, and send four dollars instead of two, all Os which will be duly cred ited. 1 * p . t ■ * There may he errors in some of the ac counts sent. We presume there ore, for it is very difficujf „nnd requires much care in a printing office to avoid them. We request, wherever they have been made, that wo may be jfrooptly informed of tbo same, that thoy may bo Corrected on our books. ADVEBTIfIING.* The first week In September Is usunlly considered the opening of tbe business season, and although neither buyer fir seller may bo fully prepared by that time, It Is always well lor ovary in ere haul to let his customers know what he has “on hand “ sod what may ho “ Super tod in a few dny.” It takes ■e paper to be printed and get to its tton in the country. Then too it er time to consider, particularly by one realty needs, and then it re opportunity to come to town. All occssity of early advertising. And icon more need for it than the pre and derangement in money matters of last fail, brought every one up square, buyer and seller. Purchasing Was In a great measure auspend d. Shelves were suffered to become empty. Con fidence Is now being restored, business is resuming its wonted channels, but who can tell whether tbe shelves sre replenished or not, or what with, unless they art* so informed through an advertisementt ty For want of room we ore obligod to postpone the Railroad meeting at Hahira Academy til! onr next publication. LARGE XAX OP COER. Hr. T. T. Stephens brought to our office, on Saturday last, an ear of corn, or rather a aeries of ears connected, fourteen In num ber, twelve inches in circumference and ten incite# in length. It was grown on the plan tation of Mrs. Stephens, in this county, four teenth district, raised on the first year’s new ground, pine land. It may bo seen at our office. BAHT! BAIN ! BAIN ! The Tains in this portion of tho State nre still quite abundant, and rather on flic in crease than diminishing. We have had rains ahont Thomasville at least four days out of the seven for the last six weeks. We do not mean to say that it rains all day, but for some portion oi the timo of the twenty-*four hours. It tins learned to rain with all ima ginable ease—from practice we suppose, as it is said “ practice makes perfect.” THE BURIAL GROUND ‘• Nothing so well indicates the refinement of a community, as tbe condition of its buri al ground.” Thus writes a chaste and beau tiful writer in the last Enterprise. Do you hear it, municipal authority of Thomasvillo? With your beautiftil new conrt-house, your secure and comfortable jail, bow can you suf fer tho grounds to lie open and desolate where repose the ashes of your friends and relatives, and where you may expect sooner or later to make your own last resting place ? Barely a genteel fauco about it is most loud ly called for. LONDON QUARTERLY. We are in receipt, tins week, of the New York republication of the London Quarterly for July, To show its merits we need only state that this number contains a review of The History of Civilisation in England,” ‘tXivo of Wycliffo,” “ The British Muse um “ and “ British India,” besides other pa pers of much information. It is one of the fonr reviews published singly for three dollars per annum, but in connection with Black wood’s Magaaine, the whole may he obtained for ten dollars. Leonard Scott & Cos., New York. “V;. V s” ” THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. * Wij have received the September number of this favorite Agricultural publication. It contains its usual variety of valuable read ing matter for the Planter and House keeper. No Planter should be without it. Published monthly at Augusta, by William S. Jones. _ . LOWNDES COUNTY DIVISION QUESTION. The last Troupvtlle Watchman hat an excellent communication, signed “Public,” on this subject, and tho suggestion contained in it is Wfijthy of con sideration. We have heard from other sources be sides this cinumanlcatlon, that the meeting held in pursuance of tba recommendation of tbe Grand Ju ry was a perfect farce, and although we honcstlj thought at one time that tbs plan was a good one, jet, if it has failed, let the otter be tried. That some definite and satisfactory action ought to be had before the meeting of the Legislature, is evident to every body* We have much mistaken tbe charac ter of tbe majority of the people es Lowndes, if they will jump out of tbe way at the “blow ing ” ol spy tedpV “ whistle.” They are a people who trill think for themselves; and tbe same privilege which they take tbemseKes, they are vrijlipg to accord to others. DOUGLAS AND LINCOLN. We believer that we must aihnit that tho members of the American party have been i watching the signs of the times rather clo- c ser than the Democrats. They have been i iropliesying that it would not be long before Southern Democrats would turn and espouse tho cause of Douglas again, notwithstanding their angry denunciation of him, and we be lieve their prophesying is about to become I trno. If the Democrats bnd known Vis well, or paid &s much attention to his opponent, this would all have been plain enough to them, a# far as any question might arise be tween Douglas and Lincoln. Mr. Douglas, until hit aberrations on the *Lecompton Kansas constitution, Ims always been a firm and staunch - #upporter of the principles of the Democratic party, and has ever boon true to the constitutional rights of the South. Mr. Lincoln, on the contrary, has ever been a bitter, ultra and uncompromising abolitiofi ist. It would require ho ghost from the grave to inform ns that when men of such different political characters cptne In con tact with each other, which one Southern Democrats would espouse and wish success , whatever follies or faults he may* have com mitted in times past. Lincoln, as we hnvl ■aid, is an open, rabid abolitionist. Mr. Doug las still professes to be a Democrat, and is still Bottling manfully against the abolition ists. Nay further, if ho docs not admit his error pn the Kansas constitution, he argues that the people of that territory hare de termined the question, that it is no longer ppen, and he sees no reason why it should longer separate him from the administration. Hero him ia a recent speech of his in Illi nois, which we copy from the Augnsta Con ililutionalist: I never could consider Hint the terms of Hint proposition nnd the mode of submission were fair, but I was willing to abido by tho expression of tho people npon that election. That election was held last. Monday, and the general result ia known, the returns being mostly in, and it has been rejected by move thuu ten to one. A great many friends come to me ond ask me,— “Are you willing to acquiesce in that Knglish bill? 1 ’ I nlways told them I would acquiesce in the decision of the people under it. They have rejected it, and I now want to know if thev will acquiesce in its death; I am certain that I will. By the death of tbe Leeompton constitution there is a termination forever of the I.ecompton contro versy. It is at an end, and there will he no excuse for the controversy to arise auxin,unless it is brought up in an improper and mischievous manner, for mis chievous and iuipiopcr purposes. I say the controversy can never arise again, for this reason i tbe President of the United States, in his annual message, declared that he icgrettcd that the Lecomptua Constitution had not been submitted to the people of Kuusas. I joined him in Hint regret. Thus far we agreed. He then declared that it was a sound policy to require the submission tis every Constitution to the people I agreed with him on that. He then declared, in his opinion, that hereafter tho example set in the Min nesota ease, where Congress required such a submis sion, should be forever (oliowed as a rule of action. I agreed w ith him on that. Then what did we dif fer about f Ho added, that while it was a sound principle tbat-a Constitution should be submitted to tho people, and that he hoped hereafter Congress would always require that to be done, yet there were such circumstances with regard to Kansas that rendered it expedient to admit her at once. I differed with him as to that. Tbe poin,t is now de cided. The people of Kansas have decided it forev er. I trust Hint he is satisfied with that decision ns well as I. “ That being the esse, why should not he and I go together in the future, eaeb standing firmly by his Minnesota recommendation, that hereafter u Con stitution shall be required by Congress to be submit ted to the people in all eases 1 If we only do that —stand by that principle in the future —then the Lecnmpton can never again arise ; the friends of self-government will all be united. led us then rally upon a common plank and platform, upon which all national men may stand, and upon which all the frienda of popular sovereigidy may stand shoulder to shoulder.” Now, wo ask, is not that the amende hon orable on tho part of Mr. Douglas, and as much as Buchanan Democrats ought to ask of liitn, provided his future actions square up to it? We think it is. We do not forget that Mr. Douglas, in the stand ho took’ on the Kansas constitution, opposed the views and policy of the party of which he professed to boa member and was recognised to be a leader and defeated j the constitution as originally drawn, and for this wo do .not hesitate to say he deserved censure and punishment. He has received tho one pretty liberally, but the Democrats iu Illinois would be biting off their nose to spite if they aided the abolition ists to elect Lincoln in the plnco of Douglas. This would boa punishment that would ro coil upon their and be most effect ually aiding and comforting the Black Re publicans. We ask, has the hostility of the American party at the South to Mr. Douglas so blinded their eyes that they would wish such a result? We think not. We have more confidence in the bone and siuew of that party than, to believe any such thing.— We do not know what the leaders might bo willing to do, after seeing the Rvowals of the Richmond Whig, which we published in our last, but the honest yeomanry, who have no lust for office and power and expect none of tbe “ loaves and fishes,” would spurn the idea. JUDGE ALLEN DECLINES. It will be seen from the following note addressed to the editor of the liuitibridge Argus, that Judge Allen decline* to be a candid at • for re-election in tho South-Western CfrcuitiT j Rai*uuu>uf, Auaost 23, IfISS. Mr. Editor:—l take occasion, iu reply to jour article of last week (apeakiug of me aa a candidate) to aDnouuce to you —ami through you to tho public— that I shall rut be a candidate for reflection to the office of Judge of the Superior Court* of the South- Western Circuit. Recent development* show very clearly that this contest will be of a very unusual character. I would not hold the office, iff could be re-elected, after a heated contest, and shall, there fore, retire when my successor is elected and quali fied. I shall return to Bar with a consciousness of having discharged (lie duties of this very delioate and responsible trust to the Best of my ability. Very respectfully, ‘ Ai.EXANDr.it A. Allen. City Life.—A girl was arrested on Green wich street, M. Y., one evening last week for promenading with, rather unusual for the Street, a very scanty covering, ‘consisting of a pair of high heeled boots, leghorn hat anil feathers, and a skeleton skirt. THE 8, B.WAWiT 1 Wear® sorry, tbat our neighbor was ‘‘at, any loss in regard to tbe intended application j of the funeral anecdote,” and aa tho Colonel is a man of undoubted clear bead, we think we ‘ must bavo told it badly. Nor did vre mean, in tbe slightest degree, to insinuate tbnt our neighbor, in saying a good word for us, infringed the “ eleventh commandment,” but 1 Iwe roally felt tbe obligation expressed. Tbe Colonel says, however, that he canuot “re ciprocate bis obligation for a kind word vol unteered in behalf of TroupviHo.” Now, we have never failed to say at all timqg, and all places, Ofheuever it became necessary, *at the citizens of Troupville were kind, intelligent and in every way as worthy as any people in any town ia tbo State of Georgia, and we take great ploas nre in repeating the statement; but outside of (be worthiness of your citizens and Smith’s Hotol. what else have you that wecould brag on Colonel? That the town is -and always has been fai’ below what it should have been, is too plain a truth to talk about. We regret the bit terness which “sticks out” so plainly in the Watchman’s editorials Rgaiiist Thomasville, tbe effect, if not the object of which, is tocreate prejudice against this place. Why is t liis? Wbat have we done ? We believe that we can Basely say that the people of Thomasville would rejoice at tho improvement nnd pros perity of every sister town in Southern Geor gia, and we say in all kindness to our neigh bor that lie would be much more profitably and creditably employed in building np lps own town than in ridiculing ours. In regnrd tlKlie lino of tho Railroad, wc have advocated-the upper line, because we believe that the beqj interests of tho whole country, and the spirit and intention of the charter, required that it should go there, but we would infinitely prefer the Troupville line, if it be at all practicable,to the line below. But we do not propose to answer tho Colonel’s arti cle in detail upon the subject of the location of the road, as we have already at other times snid perhaps enough on tho subject, but we will say a word, and only a word on one point. The Colonel says: “ It is tbe opinion of eminent jurists, tfe have been iuformed, that tho Brunswick Company have never parted with the control over their located line, and that the Main Trunk Company, in using any portion of it, would incur the risk of being stopped by an injunction ; or that they would be permitted to complete the road upon it to the Alapa *lia, when the Brunswick Company could im mediately claim that tho condition, upon which certain notes, in Mr. Wheeler’s pos session, arc made redeemable, jiad betm-/'per formed.” It is’ barely possible that such rascality might be attempted, but the Judge who, af ter being fully informed as to the facts, would grant such an injunction, or suffer a recovery on those notes, ought to be impeached. It is, pcrhnps, presumption in -us to speak so harshly, especially ns “ eminent jurists” have given a contrary opinion on the subject, but to our mind, knowing tbe facts as well as we do, the proposition appears monstrous and preposterous. This, however, may be used, as an excuse for keeping off that line, and a poor excuse, it is said, is. better than none.— This is probably the last word we may ever have to say ondhese subjects, as by the time this is published and sent off to our patrons, we shall be absent thiukiug of other things and attending to other business. If any one should striko at us in any capacity, tho force of the blow will be half lost* as wo perhaps shall never know it. In all that we have ever said, our object was to enforce and defend what we believed to be tbe truth, and we shall not hesitate steadfastly to abide the consequences of our position. That the i Main Trunk Railroad may be speedily built j in accordance with the true spirit and inten tion of its charter is our sincere and earnest ! wish. Cy There is n ordinance, in the city of London, requiring a five-eighths inch tube to be inserted near tho ceiling in everj- room, for the purpose of letting off the gas in case of accident or carelessness. A tube of this description might {drawer a valuable purpose in our court-houses and other places of pub lic declamation, to be used in the same way. But they would have to be more than five eighths of an inch caliber in this country. GEN. HEIWINGSEN TURNED AUTHOR. Wo see an article hearing the above cap tion going tho rounds of tbe. newspapers.— Gen. Ileuningson has been a literary writer ; for many years, is a gentleman of highly classical education, nud we think has pub lished a book. So thcro is no necessity of his turning author, ns he is one already, and has been for a long time. It is said be will write for anew New Yorkjinper, to be call ed the Golden Prize. Dr. lfiram Cox, a chemist, of Ohio, states that during two years he has made 579 in spections of various kinds of liquors, and haa found nine tenths of them poisonous concoc tions. Os brandy, ho found one gallon in one hundred pure; of wino, not a gallon in a thousand, but generally made of whiskey as a basis, with poisonous articles for condi ments., Not •:*?p of Madeira wine has j been mndo in that island since 1851. The whiskey he inspected, some of it contained sulphuric acid enough in a quart to eat a hole through a man’s stomach. There is a man in Thornssvillo who thinks he has made that u\any inspections himself, within the last two years, and he found nine tenths of the liquors pretty good. He has, Como to ■ the conclusion that the liquor is much bettor in Southern Georgia than in Ohio, owing perhaps to the salebriou* sea breetc which daily conics up upon Hfrorn the I OuTf. THROUGH IN M DAY, Mayor TIEMAN, of New York, ou the 85th ult., i received a menage from the Mayor of London, ia ’ answer to oils from him of the day previous. Thi ;i a rapid movement towards annihilating apace. Aa we are three or four boora later in time on thia con tinent than In Europe, we have no doubt we shall often verify the phrase here, and receive messages j“ in less than no time.” That is, a message started i from Londou at 12 o'clock meridian, will arrive at I New York at an earlier hour New York time; and from Valencia, in Ireland, the terminus of the ocean cable in Europe, it will be ahead of the time there, when it arrives at Trinity Bay, the terminus on this continent, between, two and three hours. TBX MAIN TRUNK MEETING. We regret to state that the contemplated meeting of the Directors of the Atlantic and jGulf Railroad Company, which was appoint ed to bo hold in Thomasville last Thursday, ! did not take place, owing to the absence* of seteral at the Directors and the want of a quorum to do business. Dr. Screven, the President of the company, and Mr, Roberts, one of the Directors, were present from Sa vannah: The last Enterprite makes the following statement of all that was accom plished by those present. Main Trunk Railroad. —There was to have been a meeting of the Atlantic &. Gulf Railroad Company in Thomasville on Thurs day last, for the purpose of harmonizing, if possible, the conflicting views of the people along the line* ns to the location of the road, and for the consideration of the proposition made by the stockholders of the county of Decatur, to grade thirty miles of the road in the direction of Thomasville from Bai’ubridge, upon the condition of their sub scribing an additional rum of $50,000. Dr. Screven, the President of the road, and Mr.’ Roberts were here from Savannah, but there being no quorum of Directors present, there was no meeting, and consequently nothing definitely done. The proposition of the citizens of Decatur was favorably entertain ed by the President and wc have no doubt but that the contract they seek will be grant ed them at an early day. Dr. Screven ex presses willingness also to let out similar con tracts to the citizens of Thomas and Lowndes. We trust they may at once avail themselves of tire opportunity and begin the work. In regard to the settlement of the question of location, which now divides the people along the different lines, Dr. Screven expresses his determination to be governed by the charter of the Main Trunk in every respect, and that the difficulties shall be settled by fairand impartial surveys, to be determined by a competent Engineer or Engineers, as may be desired, of character and standing. This seems to him fair and honorable, in accordance with the charter, and we hope may put an end to fends arid harmonize all parties. There lias been enough talking, meetings, speeches, wrangling and fighting over this Road to build every Railroad in the South. Will they never end ? What good can any sensi ble man expect from such work? Must the minds of the people he always poisoned with these feuds, aud their stolid indifforcuce perpetuated ? # We arc requested to state, at the instance of Dr. Screven, that a phrtize occurs in the above statement which may be misconstrued. He does not intend to resurvey the routes, ns may be inferred, but will submit the whole matter to a competent Engineer or Board of Engineers, and then determine, fiom their report, the proper line to be adopted. Correspondence of the Wire-Grass Reporter. Messrs. Editors: —As ue nil have some inter est in the choice of a Solicitor General for the Sou thern Citftiit, it iimportant that we should hare some concert of action. It is now evident that Vornon McLendon will control votes enough to elect him, if Messrs. Harris, Lowry and Sheftull all remain in the field. Mr. McLendon is no mean op ! ponent. A good lawyer of his age, springing from “the masses, and having risen to hie present position by his own efforts, from an huuihle orphan boy, fcis claims appeal strongly to the popular heart. The pretensions of Such an oijpnjrent must always be respected, and may be feared. His friends are wide nWnke, and are rallying With an increasing strength, until it is a fixed issue that he is the strong man we have to contend with. Shall we remain divided and be defeated, or shall wo unite and conquer. — What say our friends 1 Telfair. Our correspondent will* see, by the following Card, that our friends have already been at work, and Mr. Lowry, with much magnanimity, self-denial and devotion to party, has waved his pretensions in favor of one of the other candidates: A Card. The Mutual friends of J. .7. Lowry and Charles J. Harris,Esqrs., considering the propriety of avoid ing any conflict in the election for Solicitor General, 8. C., and upon conference with them, Mr. Lowry withdraws for the purpose of harmonizing the Dem ocratic party, aud declines in faror of Charles J. Harris, Esq. Arthur P. Wright, Chairman of the Commit tee of Friends. Thomasvillc, Ga., Aug. 30,1858. CLINCH MEETING. At a meeting of the citizens of Clinch county at Magnolia, on the 21st Aug., 1858, David John -1 son was called to the Chair, and L. C. Mattox re | quested to act as Secretary. j The following resolutions were unanimously adopt ! ed. Whereas, there being a project now set on foot to form anew county out of the counties of Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes, making Mill Town the county site of said new county, which will badly disfigure our county,and cutoff a large number of our most valuable citizens, which will reduce the tax of*our county to a considerable extent, render ing us more unable to discharge the iudebtedness of our county, which the torch of an incendiary has heaped upon us by burning our court house. Therefore he it resolved, That we oppose, with : manly firmness, the granting ot any portion of j Clinch for the object contemplated in the foregoing j preamble. ■’ Aud he it further motived, That a committee of five be appointed from each district to secure as large a number of petitions as possible (opposing said pro ! ject) to be sent up to the next Legislature. | And he it further resolved. That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to wait on our Sen ! atbr and Kepresentative.jcquesting them to meet the citizens of the comity to be assembled at Mag-, nolia, on the third Saturday in September next, to make known their views on the new county que#! tion. And in the ergut it should not be convenient to be present, that they be requested to express themselves by letter, to be laid before the said Con vention in September next The committee appointed to act in each district wena as follows: r 7 Laatinger Dltrict->-G. Lastinger. Dane Burkhtl ter, Newsom.C'ui Bit, Jas. Mullis. EH. Burhbalter ; North's District —Jan Vliter*, Jas. North, Jobfl North, ja. Cqxe, John Cyrbit. Troublesome District—T. L. Geo. Car ter, Harris fomilsou, Wui. S. IJoberdl Matthew Moore. Magnolia District—J. 1,. Morgan, T. Alderman, Jas. C. Smith, Jonathan Knight, Jesse Smith, Kirtland District—Geo. W. Newborn, J. C. Kirt land, Manning Sipitb, L. C- Mattox, Charles Griffis. LighUey's District—Cornelius Lightsey,’ Jacob Lightsey, E. J. Simian, Sauiuel Staten, Shiniuol Tiuiuienmn. Thirteenth District-H. A. Mattox, Hughey Ted der, T. J. Paggett, Wra. Crews, John Crews. The committee to wait on our Senator and Rep resentative were, Djkvid Sirman, Shimuel Tirnuie mauaud.Jas. Whitehurst. ; *r’ • ‘ Httohtd, That the proceedings of this meeting “be published in the Georgia Watchman and Wire- Grass. Reporter. The meeting then adjourned. DAVID JOHNSON, Chairman. L. C. Mattox, Secretary. Correspondence of the Wye-Grass Reporter. Dry Lake, August 28,1858. Messrs. Editors:— No event that ever did, or perhaps will happen in this neighborhoml, can cuuso me more unfeigned pleasure, than in giving publici ty to the public manifestation of the “Holy Spirit” in this land of religious liberties. During the past week, with untiring energy and indefatigable zeal, God's ministers have been dis pensing gospel truths in our midst. We were visited by several ministers from ThmnasTille of the Methodist denomination, amll feel that their sound , logic and beautiful teaebiuge have sent the arrows of conviction to every sinner's heart. We feel that their divine precepts have furnished us w ith a key ’ to unlock the door of our hearts that, have been so long inaccessible to the treasures of div Tue frufhs. . “ O, how sublime is such a dispensation.” During the tirst few days of the meeting there were many callous hearts that hoard the word of God with cold indifference; but ere the meeting had pi ogressed mnny days, their hearts, tied with the adamantine chains of sin, were burst asunder. The arrows <>T odfivictfdh, sciifhy “ Udd” from the bow of the “ Holy Spirit,” sunk deep into thefr hearts who are now made the legitimate children of God. Many were the mourners that went up to the'al tar to seek religion, and several became members of the church. May the effulgence of divine glory ever rest upon their hearts and conduct them in the true faith that leads to eternal salvation. But a few Sabbaths ago it was my good fortune to listen to a sermon delivered by Rev. Mr. T- , of the Qnptist denomination, aud in his discourse he had occasion to allude to a friend who met him one day in the road and said that so far as the dispensa tion of divine truths was concerned, Thomas coun ty was the most cursed of nil lands, r must con fess J differ with that friend. I wish that lie could make it convenient to come in our midst at the pre sent time and behold the Visible influence of the di vine w ill over the peopie. I feel that the arrow of conviction vwiilifbe sent fn his own heart, ami lie be compelled (may be) reluctantly to acknowledge that he most egregiously erred in his opinions of Thomas countv in a religious point of view. X. Y. Z. COTTON PROSPECTS. • Extracts from a letter to the Savannah Republi can, dated Columbus, Aug. 23. Complaints of damage from rust are becomin? very general. In some instances entire plantations have been overrun by it, and it is on them all more or less. Wherever it goes, it. is equal to a killing frost. I hear some talk about boll worm. Ou some plantations they are reported in great numbers and very destructive. I think it too late for them to do much damage. lam stlTNtf the opinion that the up j land crop of Carolina, Georgia and Alnh iffit will be a full . ne. Whether it turns out a very targe one or not, depend* upon the season ami spread of the rust. A letter to the New Orleans Crescent, dated Pick ens, Mi*r,'Aug.itf>; says. In regard to the cotton crop in this section of the couutry up to a few days hack, it looked well. The crops generally have had better prospects for a large yield than for several years past, but, within the last few days, I learu that tbo boll worm has com menced its ravages : also, the army or cotton worm has. aiade its appearance on many plantations, and” already destroyed fifty acres on one plantation. Up to this time, the boll worm has been the most de structive. One of my neighbors informed me yester day that they had destroyed half the crop in many ’places, and are doing very great damage tu'hia own cotton, hs w ell as the army worm. I Lave just been over my place, and find that one’field of one hundred acres is cut short one fourth, and the worm still at work, boring through full grown bolls, a thing I have never known before. In the same field the army worm has made its appearance. Corn crops are generally good in this county It rains about enough here for the grow ing crops. The Cotton Croi’.— Within the last week or teu days, wc have made consiiff-rablo inquiry as to the condition and prospect* of the cotton crop in this section. From several neighborhoods in the black lands we have beard complaints of the boll worm. In ,the Walker Prairie, fUuiontown and Newbern neighborhoods, the crops have already been seriously injured. ’And should the cloudy aud show ery weather, which wo had here for several days past, have been experienced in the black lands, we shall expect to hear much more general complaints of the boll ivorui, and complaints also of the cater pillar. _ _ Froia the sandy lands, there is eonsideruble.com plaiutof the rust. -* „ F. 8 Since the foregoing was in type, we have received most unfavorable reports from both the black and sandy lauds. — (Jretnsliuro’ (Ala ) Beacon, IC tkintC. % Cotton Planter’s Convention. An adjourned meeting of this body will be held in the city of Macon, on the.second Tuesday in September. TJie Cotton-grow ing counties of the State nro earnestly re quested to send Delegates to said Conven tion. The Officers of the Convention and the Chairmen of Committees are respectful ly requested to meet at the Lanier Houso in Macon, at four o’clock of the day previous to the meeting of the Convention, on busi ness of importance. Howell Colib, President. Look out for Counterfeit*. Tho Augusta Dispatch of a few days ago says: Wc were shown this morning, a one dob lar h.ll of the Bank of Savannah, raised to n five. It is well executed and calculated to deceive any one not in the habit of handling money. It can he easily detected, however, as the left hand has a full length of Liberty with the cap and shield, and on the right edge a small vignette, while the genuine fives have no viguette- on the right hand edge of the bill. Treasury Receipt*. . The receipts of the -Treasury for the week ending the 21st ult. were nearly nine million six hundred and fourteen thousand dollars, making the entire amount on deposit fourteen and a half millions, ten and a third of which is in New York. Tho receipts, apart from the payment on account of the ten million loan, Were over a million—an in crease of three hundred thousand over those of tho previous week. RAILROAD TO TAMPA. The Wakulla Time* of the 25th ult. says: We are greatly* pleased to learn that Mr. Yulee, has lately closed a contract for the lgrading and cross-ties of forty miles of roatC from Bellamy Station, on the Florida Rail read, in tho direction of Tampa. The work is to bo commenced by tho 15th November: uext ; , . rmimi : r m We understand tlttt a survey, of the vari- l ous routes .which have been suggested, will bo made in season to permit a final location j to be determined upon, before the date fixed ‘ , fer fbc beginning of the work. f The slujkSu tan vjas recently struck by lightning while lying in % stream, which shattered her fore top gallant mast. A few days sincere was hauled alongside of (he damaged, and in such a rnguner as it would be fair to presume-was caused by the light, ning, which, after„ striking the mast, n, us j have passed down the conductor, alone tin* chain, out of the hawser-hole, thence 9bwn to the anchor, upon which it spent its 6 pite scoring deeply into the shank and taking i piece off’ the crown A-Key Wett Key of tk. Gulf, 7 th. ’ y J ** Later New* from Utah—Hostile # ~ Hormone. - The New York papers of yesterday con tain one week’s later news fromtab. Tho news is not hopeful of peace prospects. q’| l 0 temper of the Mormons continues hostile the old grudge against the Gehtileg j s bat imperfectly covered by the existing armistice and there is reason to apprehend a fresh out break at any moment; tire probabilities of a new difficulty, previously hinted at, being rendered stronger by recent advices. Brig, ham Young is reported to be in a tross and sullen humor, lie remains all the time with in his walled enclosure, evidently fearings*- sassiaation ; his followers refuso the com monest courtesies .to Gentile visitors • the Peace Commissioners have retired disgusted, and none of the Federal officials are regard ed with favor except Governor Gumming, whose course t is singular, The Mormons were returning to Salt Lake City, hritigiug their wives and children with them, and the place was resuming its wonted aspect.—-Bal timore Clipper, lOM inti. , , Another Telegraphic Project. It is proposed to establish a line of sub marine telegraph from Key West (Fla.) to Ilavannn, thence to Yucatan across the Te huantepec, and down to Panama, and ulti mately to San Francisco. Mr. Tibbets, of this.city, is tbfe principal mover of the enter prise. Ho has been to Florida to procure a charter from the Legislature of that State, and is now in Madrid for the purpose of ob taining the same right in relation to Cuba.— He w ill return in September next, when the Company will he formed and go to work.— The distance from Key West to Havana is only seventy miles, and the cost of laying the cable, it is said, will be about SSOO a mile. ’Plie cable will ho of the “ tbrpe threaded” pattern—that is, with the insulated conduc tors. The magnetic telegraph company havo agreed to build a branch from Savannah, Ga., to Key West, so that at no distant day New York can. ho put in telegraphic connection with Havana. The advantages of such a line to shippers and traders in New Yarkand elsewhere are too obvious to need pointing out. The project had been postponed to await the termination’ of the Atlantic telegraphic experiment.— Sac. flew*. t Destruction of Oyster*. According to the New Orleans True Delta, the recent floodsproved destructive to the oys sters. Itappears, says that paper, that owing to the extraordinary quantities of fresh water which have been discharged during this sum mer from the overflowing banks and crevasses of the river into the sea along the Golf shore, be tween the mouth of the Mississippi and tho coast of Texas, all the oysters in this great nursery of tho delicious fish have been de stroyed ! All dead! At first, as we learn, the unusually large admixture of fresh with salt water, had tho effect of making the oysters unnaturally large and fat, hut insipid, if not disagreeable to the taste. Continuing to grow under the same influences, they at length became too large for tho shells, and pressed them open. Mud aud sand being thus admitted, they died; and separating from the shells, came to the surface. We learn that millions of oysters are floating in this way on the surface of the waters along tho seacoast. But for the myriads of gulls that have collected and are revelling in the unex pected feast, tho quantity of oysters thus destroyed would have been sufficiently great to poison the atmosphere of an extensive region, and might have created a pestilence. • India. m ... A letter of one of the East India officials, May s{oth, say's that, as for the insurrection being at an end, it is no more so at this moment than it was twelve months ago. If any thing, further from it.” He maintains that it was not a mere nylitary mutiny, but a universal rebellion of the people against oppression and misrule. “For years and years,” he says, “ ever since that abominable Afghanistan campaign, our course has been all down hill,; and we have been acting as if we were under jio moral responsibility what ever—ns if India were a tiling made expressly for our mere worldly advantage, and for northing else—the natives of the soil no bet ter than the wild beasts of the jungle, or be ing more helpless, only fit to be made hewers of wood aud drawers of water, the slave of the white man—that any pretense on their part to a share of the inherit a nee-'God had assigned them, was rank treason —that opin ions, customs aiul usages as old as those hills, and as fondly cherished ns aa English man’s liberty, were to be given up and east aside, with as much ease as you would throw aside an old bonnet, if they did not square with John Bull’s notions, or stood in the way of his selfishness and cupidity. This is exactly what, we have been doing for the last twenty years—we hAve attempted many things whictr even the boldest and more dar ing of their own native princes would never have had the madnes%tO venture on.” The evidences,that tlm writer is right, and that this is popular rebellion, thicken as time passes. It is 1 said that foundcrics for the east ing of cannon and powder in abundance, are found in the captured forts, that splendid cavalry is more numerous than ever among the insurgents, and the women are seen in embfasures assisting to work the guns. — Added to this is the awful heat the weath er, which the English feel the more because, not only their constitution, but their very clothing is not adapted to the monel JJttpatch. Melancholy Occurrence. We learn from the Pensacola Observer, that Ghent,-who was arrested sonfe time since for robbing the mail, ami confined in prison in Pensacola, awaiting his trial before the U. S. District Court, now in session, leaped from the window of his celHlta tho morning of the 15th irist., and so Injured his spine that lie died about four hours aftci ward. Jt is supposed, his object tftß l® Capci