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Constitutionalist and Repubic.
BY JAMES (GARDNER. JR
HOMEWARD BOUND .av ctßTis guild.
Uurrab. my lads, the lively breeze,
Now bloweth fresh and free,
And through the rattling cordage all,
It pipes right merrily,
l p with the heavy anchor then,
And let the air resound
With a merry song and chorus. lads.
For we are homeward bound.
Like to a courser swift and strong.
From thong and bridle free.
Our gallant bark with spreading sail,
Now dashes o'er the sea.
Andownward through the swelling surge,
We bound upon our way.
All gaily on in swift career
Amid the glooming spray.
Swift upon the heaving waves
Our stout ship now doth ride.
Triumphant o'er each billow's crest.
Upon the ocean wide.
About her prow the blue waves curl
And Kft their heada of foam,
The lively breeze still follows on.
Hurrah ' we re bound for
- onward, o'er the ta^CL.^ n
. - •*"*•**■ bow,
Our broad sails swelling to the breeze,
In plunging pride we go.
And music meet, upon the sea,
In the hoarse tongued tempests sound.
Before which bends each quivering mast,
Hurrah' were homeward hound.
Far, far behind the distant shero
Has faded from the view,
As forth upon our homeward course
We plough the billows blue.
So spread tbe canvass in the breeze
1 And let tho air resound,
With a merry song and chorus. lads, —
J Hurrah we re Homeward Bui xa.
M [Boston Transcript.
Kathleen's Farewell.
Tho following pretty little lyric was written by Ca
tharine Hayes, the "Swan of Krin "
Dear F.rin, ere I leave thy shore,
Reoeivo my sad. sincero adieu;
Should Kathleen never scothco more,
Her heart's best love to theo is due.
Breen o'er thy waters, native Isle,
How heautiful thou art to me;
Proud, through my parting tears I smile, i
To claim, old land, my birth from thee. i
i
The shamrock wreath, thy flattering hands
Have kindly placed upon my brow,
.'hall o'er the wreaths of other lands
Bloom fresh, and fair, and loved ns now.
Ob ’ over in this heart shall stay
Thy gen T ons welcome, warm as true, *
Twill guard thy Kathleen, fur away ; |
Eriu ! my own loved land, adieu ! i
- ■ ■ - t
When the “ devil" was going from tl e office
ofMr. Punch to the printer’s, the little rascal t
stopped to play marbles and dropped some stall- ,
zas out of his old greasy cap. As they contain a i
compliment to the meritorious young man who ;
built the Anurica, which heats all England, per- t
haps they ought to be published in some Home \
Journal. They proved to be as follows : \
Yankee Doodlo did not know, s
When he went a sailing, t
What the Dickens he would do. i
If it proved a failing. t
"If Johnny Ball should beat me now,
As I am going to yot him, '
I II try it over any how, *
Another time —dod rot him.'" - -
So Doodlo filled his mainsail full, £
And bade good bye to fear, i
And fairly beat the British Bull, ;
With one good Yankee “ Steer ." ,
Now, never mind, dear Uncle Bull,
Although you are done “ Brown,'’
You'll only take the longer pull,
Because you are pulled down.
Note. —Steer, the contractor; Brdwn, the builder, t
Matrimony
A lecture on this subject was delivered last *
week at Newark X. .1.. by Fark Benjamin, ,
Fsq The Daily Advertiser has some notes ol j
it. which are subjoined : I
Many portions of his lecture approached the |
soberness of a sermon—it was when he felt the (
sacred importance of Matrimony. At times he
was logical, earnest, conviciiig, and at others, sar- [
eastic, and then the under-current of his life had .
full scope. His paraphrases and epigrammatic
points were as abrupt in their constructions and j
endings, as the best of Victor Hugo s. (
‘"lfa man marries." said he, “from a mere (
impulse, of his highest mind, while he is in ha- .
bitual subjection to the lower, the impulse will i
pass away, while the habit stands fast, and the
man will find that he has introduced a discord
into his life, or rather that he has composed it in
the wrong key.”
This is truth—apparent asliis simile. Again :
" Those who resolve to marry on small means,
against the wishes of their relatives and friends,
should always consi<ler that they are settingup
a claim to an extrordii.ary share of excellent
virtues ; and they should not expect their claim .
to be readily acknowledged unless it be founded,
not merely on good intentions, but on actual
savings, on ascertained facts of fruguality and
habit of self-sacrifice.” And this advice is worth
more than all the sophisms of the schools, or ora
cles of Delphos." On early marriage: “It de- |
pends, like many other things in this world, up- i
on circumstances. I have strong doubts whether
early marriages are at all advisable, notwith
standing Dr. Franklin s opinion to the contrary.
M’e believe there's more philosophy and sound
ness in the doubts than in the Doctor. Hear his
suinming up ol the requisites for connubial bliss.
▼ Look upon amiability of disposition, as the
first of characteristics in one's partner for life—
second, good principles; third, good sense; fourth,
good breeding: fifth, good education. Amia
bility includes good temper and a good heart;
goods principles includes decision of character
and religious and moral worth; good sense com
prehends talents and taste; good breeding takes
in politeness, demeanor, manners; good educa
tion, all other good things that are needlul to
nuke up a perfect woman.” F.arnest and pow
orlul was his reference to the value of virtue in
both saves, “ that religious regard to duty, constant
rejection of wrong, and that nice sense of mo
desty and honor which distinguish the pure
minded and right-minded.” In a word, the men
tal and moral attributes of a Christian.
He believes that there never was a marriage
w ithout disappointment, but, notwithstanding
his convictions, “ that the most singularly feli
citieus unions are marred by some disappoint
ments,” asserts “that most marriages are atten
ded by more sunshine than storms.” Con
solatory this, to the clouded bachelor looking
forward for matrimonial sun rays. Divorces he
was very severe with, and deprecated any laws
which made them easily procured. The male
sex came in for more than their share of satire.
Praise the wife and admire the daughters, abuse
the men and ridicule their pretensions, are tricks
that English Parliament seekers well understand.
Mr. B. followed the cue with consummate abili
ty, and secure with the fair sex, is sure that the
“ lords” will knock under. How well he hits
off “ Young America.”
“ Talk ol the vanity of woman ! Is there no
vanity in man ? Show me one girl with her
pretty head stuffed lull of conceit of her own
beauty and consequence, and I will show you
fifty youths, upon whose lips the small down, by
much coaxing, has ventured to appear, and a
hundred hirsute dandies,exulting in a facial crop
of spontaneous growth, who are more perfectly
pos-sessed with a self-satisfied estimation o', their
own irresistible charms than any miss in her
teens. Each of these apologies of men fancies
every woman whom he happens to encounter,
desperately enamored of him. and is fully per
suaded. in his own mind, that he bears to the fair
sex the same relation whish the late Capt. Mar
tin Scott did to the raccoon— ‘ Don't fire,’ said a
coon to the Captain, as the latter was about rais
ing his unerring ride, 1 1 will come down.'—
'Don’t pop the question,’ says some fascinated
damsel to any one of these exquisite lady-killers.
I will marry you. All that these conquerors
ol these lairs, these Civsars in their own esteem.
am V- 1 * s comc > an, t see. and conquer." —
aW this is in the lecturer's richest vein of satire
—it is good, very—but the exact, “ fifty youths”
anil “ hundred hirsute dandies," is as arithmetical
as the rule ol three; and the comparison of the
“ coon.” certainly is not favorable to the bud
ding. though “ fascinated" damsel.
“To Adam. Paradise was home. To the good
among his descendants, home is Paradise.” With
his pithy apothegm, Mr. Benjamin concluded his
lecture. That it was well received by the au
dience, the frequent bursts of laughter and ap
plause are sufficient proofs. Popular, it will be, —
the subject itself is attractive—and, on such a
subject, all was written and said that was, per
haps, desirable.
[From the Farm Jounuil.]
The Cultivation of the Fear on the Quince Stock.
The cultivation of the pear on the quince stock
is now attracting more attention than at any for
mer period. and large importations are annually
made from Europe. Our own nurserymen are
preparing to supply the demand, and give us the
advantage of growing our native varieties, which
are unequalled in [Hunt of hardihood, flavor and
productiveness.
Presuming that many of your readers arc in
terested in the growing of choice fruits, 1 wish
to call tiieir attention to advantages possessed by
this stock under proper management. It has been
asserted that the pear on the quince is short-lived.
Fortunately, this is a mere assertion, not sustain
ed by facts. The prominent objection to the
quince stock is, that it is liable to be attacked by
tli* “borer" in common with apples. It is well
known, that the quince propagates by cuttings
with the greatest facility, producing from the !
pail inserted, numerous fibres, and the older the !
wood, the more readily it roots. Advantage lias
been taken of this, to plant the sloth some live or
six inches below the surface of the earth. Thus •
planted, it is exempt from attack, and the quince
roots to the junction with the pear, giving ad
ditional thrift and supjiortto the tree. 1
The nuiiice grows well in most any soil, but
thrives best in a damp situation; and to be sue- ,
cessfully grown, requires an annual application of .
well-rotted manure two or three inches in depth,
and in quantity proportionate to the size of the 1
tree. It may be applied in the month of No- '
veiuber, on the surface of the earth, and by s| ring, ,
what remains can be turned under with the
spade. The application of manure directly to ! 1
tile roots of trees, especially to those just planted, j i
is a most pernicious practice, and very often fatal ; j
tb the tree. j (
Tbe merits of this stock are— First. It comes 1
very early into bearing, producing a fair crop of 1
fruit tbe third year from the bud. <
JF* * * 0 "‘’j 1 4 "' ' ■ —-1 .ty
the fruit. Indeed, the contrast between the fruit .
grown on the pear stock, and that grown on the
quince, is almost incredible, as regards both size
and flavor, and many of your readers if shown a
Seckel pear, a Bartlett or a Buerre du roi (the
deteriorated Virgalieu) grown on this stock,
would scarcely recognise them.
Third. The limited space required to grow the
trees; which seldom attain an altitude beyond
twenty feet, thereby giving facility lor collecting
the fruit without injury.
Fourth. It transplants with certainty, without
checking the fruiting qualities of the tree. As ' (
an instance, in March 1 transplanted a Buerre ,
Diel pear tree on the quince stock; it was then
showing flower-buds—the following September 1
I sent the fruit to the Horticultural Society's Ex- j
hibition, where it received a premium. The
trees were about six feet high nearly en r/uenou
itlc or cone shaped.
It has also been asserted that the pear or quince j
is not adapted to orchard purposes. 1 think time
and experience will prove the assertion ail error.
It is certain, the French and Belgians have used j
it, and are noWusing it most extensively for or
chards, and find their profit in it. We do not
claim for this stock that it will produce the quan- j
tity of fruit that the pear stock will, but we- do !
claim, that from a given number of square yards
undei cultivation, it will produce a greater weight ;
of fruit and of better quality. The French fruit
growers have almost invariably adopted the coni
cal or quenouille style of training, and plant the
trees in rows eight or ten feet apart.
Fortunes have been realized from the cultiva
tion of the peach; at best a very uncertain crop,
and under the most favorable circumstances, a
fruit which decays within a week after ripening.
The tree itself is of short duration, not existing
beyond a period often years under the best man
agement, and thousands of peach trees in the or
chards of New Jersey are exhausted in half that j
time: whereas, we can point to pears on the
quince stock twenty years of age, producing re- I
| gularly. heavy crops of fruit, and yet they do not
exhibit the first symptoms of decay. Added to
which, the superior keeping qualities, and the
immense variety of this delicious fruit, succeed
ing each other from July to April, renders it
worthy the attention of every cultivator of the
soil. !
Our climate is every way adapted to the cul
ture of the pear on this stock, and we hope to see ,
the day when orchards not “few and far be- 1
tween," will amply repay, in a pecuniary point
of view, the enterprising husbandman.
James D. Fulton.
Philadelphia. April. 1851.
Presidential Caucusing. —lt is stated in
the New York papers, that the leading members
of the Cabinet of the late President Polk are
assembled in that city at this time, and engaged
in concocting a scheme to defeat the movement j
in favor of Judge Douglas, of Illinois, for the
Presidency, and to secure the nomination of Mr.
Buchanan, of Pennsylvania.
We are informed by a gentleman who has
just returned from Baker county, that on Friday
morning last, there was a severe frost throughout .
the Southwestern counties, which killed the cot
ton crop.— Sav. Rep. 2'Jth inst.
Movements of Father Mathew.— lt is now j
; announced, New fork Commercial,that j
i the Rev. Theobald Mathew will postpone his
i departure to the Bth of November, Mr. Collins
i having kindly offered to transfer his passage
. ticket from the steamship Atlantic to the Pacific.
: It is said that this change has been occasioned in
5 consequence of great numbers of persons crowd
. ing into the city to receive the pledge from the
- hands of the great preacher of total abstinence.
; Since Sunday last, ten thousand persons have
s taken the pledge. Mr. Collins was not the only
gentleman who tendered Mr. Mathew a free
3 passage. We learn that Mr. Grinnell and Mr.
r Kermit each made a similar offer of a berth in
a one of their packet ships.
AVGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1851
AUGUSTA, GA.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30.
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE.
Auction Sale of Coons imported direct.—
The Charleston Courier says: “A reference to
the auction advertisement of M. C. Mordecai, in
this day’s paper, will show that on Tuesday, the
11th of next month, he will ofl’er at public sale, a
large quantity of Sugar and other Merchandize,
of direct importation. Dealers will do well to
lay in stock. The papers in other places, direct
ed to copy the advertisements, will please note
the attention of the sale from the sth to the 11th
November, which has been made to give distant
merchants an opportunity to forward their or
ders.”
In addition to the sales of German and Mus
covado Sugars published by us yesterday, and re
published this morning, it will be seen that Mr.
Mordecai, on the same day. will sell a cargo of
Rio Coffee of direct importation. It always af
fords us pleasure to call the attention of our read
ers to sales like those noticed above, and we
hope such merchants as import direct to our
Southern cities will me t with encouragement
ami support from merchants in the interior. By
building up and supporting direct importations,
much money will lie saved at home that row
finds its way to Northern cities.
Cotton Destroyed. —We learn from the
Dallas (Ala.) Gazette, that a disastrous fire oc
curred at Cahawba, Alabama, on the night of
the 22d instant, which destroyed property to the
amount ot 8100,000. Amongst this was a cot
ton house, containing 2,360 bales of Cotton, all
ol which was burned. The business portion of
the community suffer greatly.
General Worth and Cuba. —The New-Or
leans Picayune, of Wednesday last, publishes a
letter from J. T. Sprague, Captain and Brevet-
Major, 11. S. A., dated Fort Croghan, Texas, on
the 10th inst., which corrects an impression that
has long been prevalent, that the late and much
lamented Brevet Major Gen. Worth, U. S. army,
was willing to lend his name and personal aid
to an invasion of Cuba. ‘The statement tur
ltished is clear and indisputable, and the Captain
states, that, although importuned frequently,
botli by influential Cubans, as well as by his
own fellow-citizens, to lend his aid and his name
to the Cuban expeditions, the General never for
a moment enterta'ned the idea of resigning his
commission, which he had held forty years, or
of participating in what was then a popular
movement; but he came to the frontier of Texas
in the discharge of his duty, and died there. “It
is just and proper,” says Major Sprague, in con
clusion, “that the truth should be known, and the
public mind disbused upon this subject. It is
due to his name—to his services—to his country,
should not he connected with a cause having so
little to commmend it, and which has terminated
so fatally.”
Sailing of thi: Daniel Webster fob Cali
fornia. —The Daniel Webster has just sailed
from New York, crowded with passengers, hav
ing in tow the “Central America,” a steamer of
350 tons burthen, intended to navigate Lake
Nicaragua. Thu Central America was contract
ed for on the Ist of September. Since that pe
riod she lias been built, and completed in every
part,—steaming, in tow of the D. W. with lines
attached, thus presenting a novel appearance.
Mr. Vanderbilt, who lias gone out with them,
lias built, we are told, during the last twelve
months, six ocean steamers, and (our river steam
ers. The “Northern Light” a vessel of 2,300
tons burthen, will be launched - on Saturday,
which will, together with the Daniel Webster,
take her place on the Atlantic side.
The Louisville Courier, of the 17th instant,
says—
It is a singular fact, that while all the impor
tant provision markets of the world are declining
daily, great excitement and high prices prevail
in the hog market; and it is very evident that
hogs are too high, or provisions are too low. And
it may be well for all parties to remember, that
high prices for hogs do not always result in high
prices for their product. In the last sixty days
pork has declined in New York and New Or
leans about 82 per barrel, and bacon sides have
just giveir way 2 cents per pound in Cincinnati.
The American Commissioner, to the Great
Fair (Mr. Riddle) has written home a letter to
Mr. Secretary Kennedy, in which he says, that
as the show drew to a close the interest increas
ed, that the American department attracted '
more and more attention, that “our countrymen
will not only reap a rich reward in medals, -but.
in sales; our agricultural implements are all sold,
and orders given for more; the greater part of our
j machinery sold, as well as a large number of i
: patent rights; the principal part of the carriages |
| disposed of, and many sales of other property j
made. Mr. Riddle says he is busy in adopting a j
J system for repacking of the goods "which are to !
go back, and for the delivery of those which are
, sold.
The Census in the United States and
1 Great Britain. —Mr..Kennedy, who sometime
! since visited England for the purpose of making i
j inquiries relative tp ibaking up the census' sta
tisticsof that country, states, says the Baltimore
1 American, that there is hut little analogy be
! tween the census returns of the two countries.
1 The census in Great Britain, as has been stated
| heretofore, was taken in one day. The returns
include none of the agricultural and statistical
tables which fill as great a space in the
i returns as they are prominent in relation to' the
i interests of the country, and a knowledge of
! their advance or decline necessary to an under
standing of our condition and progress. The
j British census agents confine their attention to
jan enumeration of the living population, and
j take no statistics relating to mortality, and omit
[! a great variety of facts of much interest and
| importance. Mr. Kennedy states that 44,000
persons were employed in taking these limited
details, while in this country the taking of the
entire census, statistical information included,
employed only 3144 marshals and assistants.
Considering the relative extent of England and
Scotland with our own country, it will be an
easy matter to ascertain how disproportionate
was the duty to be performed, and how much
more satisfactory are the census returns of the
United States than those of Great Britain, al
though the former occupied the time ol’ 3,144
persons and the latter that of 44.000. It would
seem from the above facts that John Bull can
take many usclul lessons of Brother Jonathan,
and it is more than likely that before another
census is taken, he will ask the question, “How
is it done in the United States'”
Charley May, the hero of the dragoon charge
at Ivesaea de la Palma, is in New Orleans, on his
way to Fort Mason, on the frontier of Texas, to
take command of a squadron of dragoons. The
Delta says he created a great sensation in Ha
vana. His stalwart figure, manly carriage, and
gallant manner, impressed the Spaniards with a
great awe and respect for American prowess and 1
character.
I he Weather and the Crops. —On Friday
morning last (says the Milledgeville Federal
Union.,) there was a large frost in our vicinity.
The weather continues to be lair and dry, af
fording the planter a beautiful season for Cotton
picking and harvesting. We see no abatement
in the price of com. Our neighbors of Ten
nessee are not quite so had oft—they would do a
good business by shipping several thousand
bushels to points in this section of the State.
There is one thing certain, they need not drive
their hogs down, while the prospect for the corn
crop continues'so unpromising. Cut them up
and Salt them, and send them down, that will be
better.
Hi i.ledc eville Railroad. —The Recorder of
the 28th inst. says; “The Cars for the accom
modation of the public travel, will commence
running daily on our Railroad to-morrow, leaving
ties vicinity each morning at 7 o'clock and re
turning in the afternoon. Passage through to
Macon during the Fair, eighty cents.
\ irginia Election Returns.— The returns of
the Congressional elections in this State come in
slew, and in a very confused state. The results
in several ot the districts, however, may be sum
med lip thus:
hirst District. —Gen. John S. Mi 1 Ison, deuio
crat, re-elected over Cowper, whig.
Second District.— R. Kidder Meade, democrat,
re-elected without opposition.
Third District. —No returns. Thos. H. Avery,
democrat, late member, and 'l'. S. Flournoy,
whig, are llie candidates.
fourth District. —Thos. S. Bocock, democrat,
re-elected over Bolling, whig.
Fifth District. —The contest is close between
Fatilus Powell, democrat, and Goggiu, whig.
Siilh..lßsirwt.— John S ,r'i>i.Lj ( . Democrat, is
Seventh District. —Judge Bayley, democHt, rev- -
elected without opposition.
Eighth District. —A. R. Holliday, democrat,
re-elected Withput opposition.
Ninth District. —Jas. F. Strother, whig, elected
over Morton, whig, late member.
Tenth District. —Charles J. Faulkner, whig, is
elected over Beitinger, dem. This is a whig gain. ■
Faulkner’s majority in Frederick county is 251,
in Carkeley 370, in Jetlerson 175, and in Mor
gan 175. and three precincts not heard from,
while Bedinger has 5 majority in Clarke, anil
75 ill Warren, leaving Faulkner a clear majori
ty of 804, and Page ami Hampshire counties to
be heard from.
Eleventh District. —John Letcher, dem., elected
without oppositon.
Twelfth District. —If. Edmondson, democrat,
re-elected, without opposition.
Thirteenth District. —Fayette B McMullen, de
mocrat, re-elected, withoutopjiosition.
Fourteenth District. —No returns. .1. M. H.
Beale, late member, and Samuel L. Hayes, liotli
democrats, and Gen. Smith, whig, are the candi
dates.
Fifteenth District. —Geo. W. Thompson, dem.,
elected over Haymond, whig. A democratic
gain.
A very heavy vole has been thrown in favor
of the new Constitution.
The Legislature elect, we presume, will be
composed of a majority of democrats, hut by the
adoption of the constitution their election is ren
dered null and void. Another election for mem
bers of the legislature, and other State officers,
takes place on the Bth of December next.
Another YaNkek Triumph. —The London
Morning Chronicle, of the 24 th of September, has
the following notice of specimens of Brussels,
carpets, woven upon power looms in the manu
factory of Mr. Bigelow, the inventor, at Clinton,
Mass., which were recently sent to the Great
Exhibition:—
“The American department lias again receiv
ed an important accession of strength in the shape
of some specimens of Brussels carpet, woven upon
power looms. Although various attempts have
been made to adapt the poYver loom to carpet
weaving in England, there is not, we believe, at
this moment, any machinery pefected for that
object. Our American brethren have therefore
gained another step ahead of us, and have won
another laurel on this well-contested field of the
industrial arts.”
A Potato gathering Machine is in operation in
New Hampshire. It is attached to a wagon. The
wagon is placed atone end of the potato field*
with oxen or horses attached, and as it passes
down the rows, digsJhe potatoes, separates them
from the dirt, and loads them into the wagon !
The Cincinnati Commercial ol'tlie 18th inst.
says:—
The “killing season” threatens a later com
mencement than for several years past, on ac
count of the drouth. Thousands of hogs which
should now be here, are detained in the interior
of Kentucky in cousequence of the country
through which they afe tt> be driven being en
tirely destitute of water. -Should the drouth con
tinuejof course there will be 8-delay in operations,
and our butchers must necessarily hold back.
The Hungarians at tub West.— The Chi
cago Advertiser, of the 16th inst. says, the Hun
garian exiles, who have arrived in that city, des
tined for New Buda, find it impossible to proceed,
and at the same time provide the means of sub
sistence during the approaching winter. Some
of them find employment on the railroad. The
funds at present in their possession are less than
four dollars to each person, on an average. Why
don't the Chicago people give them a lift?
Pork and Beef.— We copy the following
from the St. Louis Intelligencerofthe 14th inst.:
Our packers are now prepared to commence
business, their houses have been put in order, and
every thing made ready for the opening of the
: approaching season. By the close of the present
I month, operations will have fully commenced, if
we are to take former years as a criterion. As
yet we have heard of hut two or three important
contracts for future delivery. A few days since,
we mentioned the sale of 1500 head, stall fed, at
>1,30. On Saturday last we were informed of
additional contracts, viz: 200 No. 1 corn fed, from
St. Charles county, delivered next month, at 84
25 ; part ol the purchase money paid now, ad
vance equal to 81 30 per head. One thousand
head of Illinois corn fed, to net 210 lbs., deliver
able in December at 84 50: and 1 00 head, to net
210 lbs., deliverable from the 15th to the 20th of
November at 81 50. The market cannot be
considered fully under way as yet, but from all
we can learn wo believe tnat the opening price
lor No. 1 hogs will range from 81 10 to 81 50.
Cattle. —Some few beef cattle have been
purchased for packing at S 3 50. But no consid
erable number of good cattle can be had at this
price. About 260 head have been secured by
one packer, and this embraces about all we have
heard in this line up to the present writing. It
is generally supposed that the number of hogs
to lie packed in this city this season will he equal
to that ol last, and in weight full 10 per cent,
heavier. The total number last season fell short
of 00,000.
[Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun ]
Further by the Steamer Pacific.
New-York, Oct. 26.
Ihe steamer Pacific has arrived, having made
the rim from Liverpool in 11 days. Her passage
has been rough, with head winds and a heavy
sea. She brings 160 passengers, among whom
are Mr. Seward Randall, bearer of despatches
from France; Mr. Robt. Bowyer, also bearer
of despotches, and Mr. F. Hesse, the Russian
Charge d’Allaires to Central America.
Markets. —Cotton has declined id. on lower
qualities. The sales on Monday and Tuesday
were 12,000 bales, of which exporters took 5,000
bales.
Breadstufts were not so brisk and prices were
easier. Sales of Western flour at 18 a IDs,;
Philadelphia and Baltimore 18s. Gd. a IDs.—-
Mixed corn 25si 6d. a 265., white 27 a 28s.- yel
low 26 a 265. 6d.
Pile produce markets, generally, had opened
more steadily. Trade in Manchester was dull
and declining.
London Money Market. —Money was easier—
Consuls closed at 96j a 96{, being a slight de
cline. Railway shares were depressed. Foreign
stocks unchanged. Mexican stocks dull. There
had been large sales of American stocks on for- 1
eign account.
England. —The Europa arrived on the even- '
ing el the 11th.
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Spen
cer, Aslilin & Co . that linn made an offer of 3s.
6d. on the pound, which was refused.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert,
visited the Great Exhibition on the 13th.
Kossuth had not yet arrived at Southampton, j
but most active preparations were making for
his reception.
i’he Great Exhibition closed to the public on i
the 11th, and would close finally oil the 15th, ,
when the juries would report.
France.— The Paris iiappm*-" - '-’" " 1
persons arresVciY wr .
"Nothing definite would be known of the ru
mored ministerial changes until a meeting of the
Cabinet on Tuesday.
The Bourse closed dull—fives 90f. 60c. for the
end of the week; threes 55f. 50c.
Spain. —Ministerial changes weie spoken ot
at Madrid.
The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from
Madrid, w’liich states that at a cabinet meeting
held on the Bth, a proposition was made by Mil- j
nillo to sell Cuba and Puerto Principe to England j
for $150,000,000, which sum, he said, represent
ed the capital of the revenue Spain received trom ]
these islands.
Letters from Madrid announce that Gen. Ar
meiro had resigned his office of Minister of
Marine, and would probably be succeeded by M.
Danal.
Austria.—The failure of the Austrian loan
is confirmed.
Letters from Vienna state that the ministerial
crisis so far as the minister of {the] home depart
ment is concerned is over—the members of the
cabinet having taken oaths of fealty to the Em
peror. *
Where will they go.
There are but three parties in Congress. The
Democratic, the Whig and Free Soil party, and
Messrs. Chastain, Murphy, and Hillyer will
have to-join one of these parties or remain in a
gang by themselves. The representative from
the 2d Congressional district will have no diffi
culty in finding his Company, he will find in
Congress several who entertain sentiments pre
cisely similar to those which he professed before
ho was nominated for Congress, he will find
plenty of Congenial Spirits. But what will the
Representatives from the 4th, sth and 6th dis
tricts do? (there is no Constitutional Union party
in Congress.) —ls they follow the lead of Toombs
and Stephens and join the whig party, their
democratic constituents will find out that they
have been betrayed, and repudiate them forever.
If they go with Messrs. Jackson and Bailey into
the Democratic fold, the whigs that helped to
elect them will see that they have been sold and
will make a fuss in the Union family. This in
teresting Union family, has been kept together
in Georgia by the hope of office. In Congress
they will have to join one or the .other of the
great national parties, or be no where.— Federal
Union. 28 th inst.
New Mode of Locomotion.— We have
heard of a new style of carriage to be used oil
common roads and in the streets of the city, te
be propelled by the weight of a single man.
The structure is firm, with driving wheels four
feet two inches in diameter, with an elegant
wire frame work body, with seats for two per
sons over the front wheels, which are four feet
in diameter. A speed equal to fifteen miles per
hour can he easily attained, although it is design
ed to run but about ten miles per hour. This
new carriage is the invention of a well known
city mechanic, who proposes to make a public
exhibition in the streets sometime next week,
when the utility of this novel mode of locomo
tion will he fully tested.— N. Y. Tribune.
Beatii of Capt. James D. Knight. —We re
gret to learn through the medium of a private
letter received here yesterday, from an officer of
the U. S. Ship Germantown, that her comman
der, Capt. James D. Knight, of this City, died
on board her at Cape Palmas, on Saturday, July
the 17th,after an illnessof only thirty minutes.
—His body was buried on the 20th July, Yvith
military honors, but in such a manner that it
can be removed at any time, should his friends
desire it to rest in his native soil.— Charleston
Courier , 29 th inst.
Frost. —We had a sharp frost in this vicinity
on the 22d, 23d and 24th inst., which killed the
cotton pretty effectually in the low lands. Hail
the earth been moist, it would have proved an
extinguisher to all vegetation, both upon the
high and low lands .—Montgomery Adv.,2 sth inst. I
NEW SERIES—VOL. VI. .NO. 180
: ®i[ ?Hngrietfr C'rlEgrnpJj.
k -
I Reported for tlie Constitutionalist & Republic.
j. Charleston, Oct. 29, P. M.
j Cotton. —This market has declined one-eighth
L all ‘* > s drooping. The sales reach ICG4 bales at
, 6} to 8j cents.
' New York, Oet. 29, P. M.
Cotton.—The market has declined }c. The
sales are 1300 bales.
Rice unchanged; Floursfeady.
At auction, 2500 bags Coffee were sold at 71
to 91 cents.
Sterling Exchange, 10 per centprmium.
The Buffalo steamer Empire, which was sup
posed to be lost, arrived safely at Detroit on Sun
day. She was wind hound four days.
The steamship America sailed from Boston to
day with 15 passengers.
(Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.)
Further per Steamer Europa.
Baltimore, Oct. 28—9.41 P. Jf.
The British mail steamship Europa lias ar
rived at Halifax, from Liverpool, which port she
lelt on the 18th inst.
1 he Markets. —ln the-Liverpool market the
demand for Cotton had been moderate, prices
had declined an eighth of a penny, and holders
were pressing on the market. The sales of the
week comprised thirty thousand hales, of which
speculators had taken 1000, and exporters GOOO
bales. Fair New-Orleahs was quoted at 5 Jd. *
Fair Uplands at o|d.; and Middling Upland at
•l|d.
Trade in the manufacturing districts had Jight
,ly declined since the sailing of the Niagara.
Bread stuffs were less active, and Flour was quiet
witli a steady consumption, and a large export
demand—Western Canal was worth 16s. to 19s.
and Baltimore 17s. Gd. to 19. Corn was in mod
erate request—Yellow was unchanged and White
was scarce and dearer. White Wheat was quot
ed at lrom ss. 7d. to 11s. Provisions were quiet,
and Beef, Pork, Hams, and Shoulders were unsa
leable. Lard had declined during the week from
Is. to 2s. Cheese was brisk. Tallow was un
changed. The Bacon market was bare. Sugar
was in moderate demand, and had declined six
pence. Molasses was quiet. No sales of Rice
had been effected. Spirits of Turpentine com
manded from 325. fid. to33s. Money was abun
dant, and Consols had advanced to 97 j.
England.—The political news is unimpor
tant.
France.— The entire ministry had resigned
on account of the determination of the Presi
dent to restore universal suffrage. Paris was
quiet.
Baltimore, Oct. 27,7.35 P. M.
Cotton was dull in the New-York market on
Monday, and prices were unchanged. Eight
hundred bales changed hands. White Wheat
was worth from 95 a97 cents. Prime mixed
Corn commanded 57c. Sales of yellow Havana
Sugar were effected at from 43 a sjc. Rio Cof
fee was quoted at 8 to.
Baltimore, Oct. 28. 6:37 P. M.
On Monday night the schooner Charles D.
Ellis, ol Wilmington N. C. was sunk. The crew
Mere saved,but her valuable cargo of dry goods
Yift** vHil/gicssumai uciegaiioii oi Virginia.
Nf.w-Dki.eans, 0ct.25,12 M.
The Niagara's advices have had no effect upon
this market, and on Saturday three thousand
bales of Colton were disposed of at steady prices.
'I lie Empire City has sailed for New-York via
Havana.
Catalogue of the Great Exhibition.—
Some curious statistics connected with the pre
paration of the catalogue of the World’s Fair, are
given in Dickens's best vein, in the Household
Word-. The article is entitled “The Cata
logue's account of itself.” Denuded of the adorn
ments with which the author has embellished
his account, the following are some of the prin
cipal facts he communicates. Fifteen thousand
persons had to be written to for their modicum
of “ copy " for the catalogue, or a description of
what each was about to send to the Exhibition.
Fifty thousand printed circulars were sent out.
The catalogue, the labor upon which was com
menced in January, 185). was classified, made
up, printed and bound in four days. The first
perfect impression was only produced at 10
o’clock on the night preceding the opening of
the Exhibition, yet 10,000 bound copies were
punctually delivered at the Chrystal Palace on
the following morning. The two copies pre
sented to the Queen and Prince Albert, on that
morning, bound in morocco, lined with silk, and
gilt-edged, were bound, lined and gilded in six
hours. Os the “Official” catalogue, 250,000
copies have been printed, consuming 105 tons of
paper, the duly upon which was one thousand
lour hundred and seventy pounds sterling. Be
sides these, 5010 pages of lists, other catalogues,
reports, &c., were printed. The weight of type
thus employed was 52,000 pounds.
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