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(From the Savannah Republican.')
Lines suggested by the Death of the Her*
Dr- Neufville
uOr ever the silver chord be loosed, or the gol
den bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at
the iountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
then shall the dust return to the earth, as it was,
and the spirit shall return unto G>d who gave it.
< Ecclesiastes, xii. 6,7.
Life's throbbing pulse has ceased to beat,
Life's fever now is o’er;
No more shall we thy coming greet,
As we were wont of yore ;
The voice that told of joys above,
That did ** glad tidings" bear,
No more will whisper peace and love
BtaAa Unto our ravish'd ear.
No more the widow’s heart will sing
||W With joy, to see thee nigh ;
BLs#more wilt thou the blessing bring,
Hr To dry the orphan's eye :
Wf. The sutterer on his couch of pain,
im; The household of the poor,
piß Will long for thee—but long in vain,
wWM For thou wilt come no more!
But nobly bast thou run thy race,
Oh brother, brave and true !
Arm’d with the power of sovereign grace ,
v Thou didst thy foes subdue !
H_„ The world-—the flesh—-the devil’s snare,
Thou trampledst underneath!
And thine shall be the bliss to wear
The Victor’s fadeless wreath!
Alas, for those whom thou hast left,
In this their deep distress !
For when of friend like thee bereft,
> ■ Earth hath no charm to bless ;
Oh, may they from the tempter free
R Remain, till life be o’er,
So shall they then commune with thee,
In joy, forevermore! R. M. C.
Patent Deviltry. —A new thing has lately
presented itself to public favor, which is as
complete a specimen of patent deviltry as
human ingenuity can devise—an. infernal ma-
K chine, compared with which, in its capacity
for dealing destruction and death, the device
of a Fieschi, is but a play thing. It consists of
a small capsule composed of gum and sugar,
enclosing about a fourth of a tea-spoonful of
brandy, just about enough, with the excited
saliva, to make a small toddy in the mouth,
adapted to the ambition and capacity of the
rising generation.—These things, it appears,
are sold at the confectioneries in the large cities
north and east, and five cents worth of them
contain about a table-spoonful of brandy,
enough to give a boy, as an initial operation
at least, quite an experimental notion of “a
drunken spree.” Who claims the honor of
this invention we do not know, but the article
- seems first to have attracted the attention of
a Dr. Jewett, of Rhode Island, who has warn
ed parents and the public at large against
them.
The introduction of such an insidious enemy
to the peace and welfare of society, at a time
like the present, when the prevailing influence
of temperance principles is exerting a health
ful effect throughout the land, required, cer
tainly, an unusual share ot - effrontery, and
might well have challenged summary efforts
for its exclusion as an article of public sale.
But it is hardly to be expected that legislators
should violate their consistency, and exclude
the article of brandy from public sale in this
homeopathic form, while using it themselves
on “regular” principles. Hence, those who
would protect their boys, and their girls too,
against this sugar-coated invader, may find it
necessary to rely, mainly, upon personal in
fluence in expelling it from the field of trade,
! wherever it may be introduced; and this can
only be effectually brought to bear upon it by
fKwithholding custiom, in other things, from
establishments as may choose to deal in
this. We have not heard that the article has
made its appearance in Baltimore, and hope
that it may not; but if it does, there is scarce
ly any thing that can require a more deter
mined uniformity of action for its suppression.
The consequences that would inevitably attend
upon the general introduction and habitual
use of such confections as these by the youth
of our community, may be readily imagined,
but are too disastrous to portray. — Baltimore
Sun, 3d inst.
Scarcity or SiLVER.—Our readers have re
( marked the great complaints made in the for
s eign journals, recently, of the great and grow
-9 ing scarcity of silver coin. Much inconveni
-4 ence, we understand, is beginning likewise to
be experienced on this side of the water, owing
to the same scarcity of this kind of currency.
The Bank, the Post Office and the Custom
House, it is said, have to purchase all the
small change they use for ordinary business
purposes. Even old worn-out Spanish shil
lings and sixpences may be disposed of in
quantities at a premium. To show how ra
pidly silver is disappearing in England, we
copy the following statement, showing the
amount of gold and silver in the Bank of Eng
land at the dates specified:—
Silver, on the first of January, 1847, sll,-
977,026; January 1, 1848, $6,533,236; January
1,1849, $2,463,358; January 1,1850, $1,343,-
828; November 16,1850, only $221,484. Gold,
on the first January, 1849, $57,193,819, and
on the first of January 1850, $77,411,980.
Thus showing that in three years and a half
the silver was reduced $11,755,542, and the
gold increased $20,218,161.
The Duties at Havana. —lnformation has
been received at the Department of State at
Washington, from John Morland, Esq., United
States Acting Consul at Havana, that a royal
order, dated at Madrid on the 3d of Novem
ber last, has been addressed to the Superinten
dent of the Island of Cuba, by which for the
next two years there will be an increase of
duties on imports and exports, as follows:
One and a half per centum on the valuation
of all foreign imports. One seventh of the
present duties to be charged over and above
what Spanish imports have heretofore paid.
Fifty cents over and above the duty hereto
fore charged on a box of sugar exported; and,
in the same manner, twenty-five cents per one
hundred pounds cf tobacco and per thousand
cigars. The increased rates will commence to
be laid on the Ist of February next, upon 1
goods imported from ports of America, ex
cepting Rio de la Plata, Rio de Janeiro, and
other ports of South America, which will be
from the Ist of April, and on goods from Eu
rope the Ist of March. The increase on the
exports will commence on the Ist of January.
The Late Swindling Operations by Tele
graph. —The Hartford Times makes the fol
lowing statement in regard to some financial i
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operations which recently took place in Bos
ton by the aid of the telegraph .
We are informed that one Towner , who
forged the paper to the amount of $15,000,
lately found in the Phoenix Bank of this city,
has recently made some operations in Boston.
He forged a note of SBOO on Ives, Hooker &
Co., Hartford, and endorsed it in the name of
D. F. Robinson, (as good as gold had it been
true paper,} and deposited it in the New Eng
land Bank, Boston. He then procured a tele
graphic envelop and accompanying blank let
ter sheet, and wrote a “ dispatch” from Ne.v
York to Matthew Boiles, a broker of Boston,
signing the dispatch Spear, (Boiles* New York
correspondent.) It was in substance as fol
lows :
“ Matthew Bolles.— Take up the note of
SBOO in New England Bank, signed Ives,
Hooker & Co., and endorsed by D. F. Robin
son. Spear.”
Mr. Boiles, on receiving this dispatch, at
once sent to the Bank and took up the note;
the money was placed to Towner’s credit.
Towner.then called on Boiles, and by a well
told story, succeeded in borrowing S2OO more;
making $1,300 transferred from Boiles' pocket
to his own in the course of a few hours. Tow
ner then forged another note of S6OO, and by
repeating the telegraph operation got E. W.
Clarke, Dodge & Co. to taken it up, he pock
eting the cash. It was not long, of course,
before he was missing, with $1,900 in cash,
procured by forgery, impudence, and adroit
management.
THE i'OXSTITtTIOmiST.
Slugnsta, ©eorgia.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN- 8-
We received no papers by last evening’s
mail from offices North of Charleston.
The Western mail, due yesterdey morning,
did not come to hand until 3 p. m. The cause
of the detention, we understand, was the run
ning off of the upper train between Stone
Mountain and Atlanta. No person injured.
The New-York Day Book.
As an act of courtesy to a gentlemanly
stranger, we publish the communication of
the Editor of the New-York Day Book. It is
at least an interesting biography of his flour
ishing young paper. Whether it contains an
accurate sketch of Northern sentiment on the
slavery question, though meant to be such,
our readers must judge from ail the lights
before them. The reasons given for Mr. Sew
ard’s success in the Empire State, if correct,
shows a lamentable demoralization of her poli
ticians and people, and is even more discred
itable than if it were the result of anti-slave
ry fanaticism. Fanaticism—honest, sincere
fanaticism, has some of the elements of re
spectability about it. It may spring from ele
vated though mistaken sentiments.
We should be sorry to see the South con
fiding her rights and the protection of her in
terests to the guardianship of sueh people, or
even place any value on their forbearance.
Neither a sense of constitutional obligation
or of common justice would influence their
action. But it will require an enormous
amount of credulity in the Southern people
to believe, at this late day, that Wm. H. Sew
ard is not potent, and all controlling in the
State of New-Fork, and that abolitionism is
not completely in the ascendent. The events
of recent occurrence are too fresh in their re
collections. They do not very clearly indi
cate that Seward is “ laid upon the shelf.”
The triumph of Seward in the compliment
ary vote passed at the Whig Convention at
Syracuse, which thus fully indorsed his senti
ments and course in Congress, is not forgot
ten. The farce of the withdrawal of “the
Silver Greys,” under the lead of Granger and
Duer, a powerless and humbled minority, and
their subsequent Convention at Utica, when
they humbly and penitentially accepted the
Seward candidates as their candidates, nomi
nated them, and helped to elect them, are also
a part of the history of the last few months.
The election of Washington Hunt as Govern
or, with his denunciations of the fugitive
slave law still warm on his lips, was the
crowning triumph of Sewardism and the
spirit of inverate hostility to Southern insti
tutions. The fact that Seward has influence
enough to obtain and to retain office for hun
dreds of his followers at the hands of a Presi
dent known to be hostile to him, and who
would make war upon him and his friends if
he dared, prove the power of anti-slavery in
New-York. Let not the South waste her time
and thoughts and money in the vain hope of
propitiating such a people. She would hu
miliate herself by asking any favor or forbear
ance from that quarter. Let her rely upon
herself alone, and bid defiance to her foes.
The pocket nerve makes friends for the
South and Unionists at the North, and is the
true moving cause of their patriotic Union
meetings. After appropriating to its own use
the whole of the golden acquisitions of the
Pacific, bought by Southern as well as North
ern blood and treasure, the North pays the
South off in Union speeches and resolutions,
and professions of justice. Union speeches
and resolutions are cheap pay in exchange for
Southern dollars. But Mr. George Wood,
who presided over the great New-York Union
meeting, voted for Washington Hunt,the Sew
ard candidate for Governor. And if the Union
men of the Northern cities friendly to South
ern rights, were polled, it would probably be
found that the bond of Union between then?
and us is not a desire to do us justice, but a
love of Southern trade. How large a portion
of these are readers of the Day Book, we can
only conjecture. The profits from Southern
trade recorded on their day books and ledgers,
will furnish a guage to the interest most of
them feel for Southern rights and the bonds
of Union.
The following is the best conundrum we
have seen in a long time. The author is en
titled to the premium:
Why is a clock the most humble thing in
existence ?
Because it always holds its hands before its
face, and however good its works may be, it is
always running itself down. — New Haven Reg.
Portrait Painting. —We would call atten
tion to the Card of Mr. Beurfe, in this day’s
paper. He has taken a room at the Masonic
Hall, where those who desire his services,
can find him.
Election of County Officers •
Below will be fonud the full returns of the
election in this County on Monday last for
Receiver of Tax Returns. Tax Collector, and
Clerk of the Superior & Inferior Courts. For
the latter, the election was to fill the unex
pired term of the late Clerk, James McLaws,
Esq., deceased.
keciitvis C. 11. 1 Bdair, I Tarver's. i ßridge. \P.H.\Tot.
A Phil ip 612 37 27 37 43 756
COLLECTOR
E C Tinsley 601 34 37 36 43 741
CLERK
A H McLaws 355 16 96 34 48 479
J C Green... 277 13 4 294
Roath 22 22
Lecture of W. Gilmore Sima.
A crowded and highly encelligent auditory
greeted this distinguished gentleman on Mon
day evening on the occasion of the delivery of
his Lecture before the Young Men’s Library
Association. High as their expectations were
raised, they were more than realized in the
rich intellectual repast served up to them.
The Lecture was truly a magnificent one, and
was delivered in a style of impressiveness and
oratorical power not often equalled. It was
profoundly philosophical-brilliant—beauti
ful. It enchained the attention of the large
assembly for two hours and a half, who lis
tened with unflagging interest from the be
ginning to its close. The theme of the Lec
ture was “ PoBTRT AND THE PRACTICAL.” He
triumphantly demonstrated that the mission
of Poets on earth was both noble and pre emi
nently useful, and that poetry exercised of
fices of the highest practical utility.
Loomis' Panorama op Cuba.— This splendid
Painting will be exhibited in this city for the
first time, this evening, at the Masonic Hall.
Executors, Administrators and Guar
dians. —Under an act of the last legislature,
executors, administrators and guardians are
allowed till the first Monday of July in each
year, to make their returns for the /preceding
year. When from providential came the re
turns are not made within the time specified,
the Court of Ordinary may, by special order on
their minutes, save them from forfeiting com
missions. In case of a failure to make re
turns within the time prescribed by law, the
commissions on returns duly made are not for
feited.
A Grand Display. —The Norfolk Herald
says there were at the Naval anchorage on
Saturday afternoon, the U. S. steamer Sara
nac, of the class of our smaller frigates; the U.
S. steamship Susquehanna, the largest of ou r
war steamers; and the mail steamers Ohio, of
the largest class of steamers in the packet ser
vice now afloat. All together they made a
grand display, and the sight was worth seeing.
Government Finances.— The U. States Trea
surer’s statement shows the net amount to his
credit in the different depositories, &c„ De
cember 23d, to have been $12,338,190 53. Os
this-there was at Washington, $216,327 28;
Boston, $1,910,190 03; New York; $2,426,237
80; Philadelphia, $147,691 43; Charleston,
$2i4,262 62; New Orleans, $221,143 93; St.
Louis, $221,968 95; at Baltimore, $13,833 31;
Richmond, $7,888 48; Norfolk, $12,120 80
Mint of Philadelphia. $4,841,150; Branch Mint
New Orleans, $620,000; Transfers ordered to
New York, $750,000; to New Orleans, $475,-
000.
The Savannah Georgian 6th inst. says:
“The Funeral of the Rev. Dr. Neufville took
place yesterday, and was attended by the
largest concourse of citizens that has ever been
witnessed in Savannah. The funeral services
were performed in Christ Church, of which he
had bem Pastor for twenty-three years, by
Rev. Pishop Ediott, and his remains were de
posited in the Savannah Cemetery. His em
inent Christian at'ainments, and his long and
faithful services, had greatly endeared him to
his congregation and our citizens generally.
He has received the plaudit of*‘well done good
and faithful servant.”
Macon City Election. — We learn from
Macon, (says the Savannah Georgian,) jthat at
an election which took place on Saturday last,
for Mayor and Aldermen, the following was
the result: J. t H. R. Washington, Mayor, by
69 majority. Camming principal Marshal,
by 112 majority. Wood and. Shaw, Deputies.
The whole Union ticket for Aldermen is
elected. Messrs. C. B. Cole, T. G. Holt,
John L. Jones, L. N. Whittle, Samuel F.
Gove, Z. T. Conner, Charles A. Ells, Charles
P. Levy.
Eajlroads in the United States. —The to
tal number of miles of railroad in operation in
the United States, at the beginning of the
present year, wa58,797, which cost to build
them $286,455,078. In New York the num
ber of miles of railroad in operation is 1,402 at
a cost of $55,292,060. Pennsylvania 917
miles, at a cost of $35,401,033. New Jersey
259 miles, costing $8,225,000. In all the
New England States there were 2,044 miles,
costing $96,943,450.
Great Masonic Display in New York.—
St. John’s day was celebrated in New York
on Friday of last week by the Free Mason?,
with great pomp. The procession presented
one of the grandest displays ever witnessed,
and after marching through several streets,
halted at Tripler Hall, where a dinner was
served up. The occasion was of more than
ordinary interest to the Masonic fraternity, as
will be inferred from the fact that it was im
proved for the settlement of an old strife.
Thirteen years ago, a misunderstanding oc
curred between some officers of lodges in New
York, and the result was the establishment of
a new lodge, under the title of the “St. John's
Grand Lodge,” which has been in existence
from that time until Friday, when it was for
mally dissolved, and a‘l the lodges under its
jurisdiction, (some twenty-five in number,)
took new charters from the “Grand Lodge of
the State of New York.”
Mechanics’ BANx.—The following gen
tlemen were on Monday elected Directors:
Thomas S. Metcalf, Artemas Gould, James
B. Bishop, James B. Walker, Josiah Sibley,
Foster Blodget, Alfred Baker, William S.
Roberts, Jacob Danforth.
And at a Meeting of the Board, Thomas S.
Metcalf was re-elected Pres ident.
ARTICLES. J
BAGGING —Gunny,
Kentucky.. .
BALE ROPE Jute.,
Kentucky.. ,
BACON— Hams
Sides
Shoulders
B UTTER— Goshen, prime
Country
BEESWAX.. 1
CANDLES —Spermacetti.
Georgia made
Northern “.. j
CHEESE —Northern |
COFFEE—Cuba [
Rio.
Java
Lagyura
f Shirtings, brown, 3-4.
4 “ 7-B.'
“ yd. wide 1
© | Sheetings, brown, 5-4.
„ 4 bleached, 5-4
‘■g Checks
« Bed Tick
I Osnaaurgs Boz
[Yarn (assorted)
FISH —Mackerel, No. 1...
Do. No. 2...
Do. No. 3....
FL 0 UR —Canal,
Augusta Canal.
Georgia, good..
FEA THERS, live geese.. j
GRAIN—' Corn, loose
Do. sack.....
GUNPOWDER—
HIDES— Dry
Dry, salted
fROJV-Pig
.Swedes, assorted.
Hoop ....
Sheet
Nail R0d5........
LEAD—Vie, and Bar
White Lead
LIME—
LARD
MOLASSES —Cuba
N. Orleans.
NAILS —Cut, 4d to 20d...
EXPORTS OP COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE PORTS, COMMENCING IST SE PTEMBER ■
| j
WHITHER EXPORTED.
Liverpool !
Hull I
Glasgow and Greenock
Cork and a Market |
Total to Great Britain
Havre
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Nantz
Total to France
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Barcelona
Havana, &c....
Genoa, Triesta, &c
Ghent, &c
Other Ports i
Total to other Foreign Ports. , 3 .!
New York
Boston
Providence
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Other Ports
Total Coastwise
Grand Total. ,
United States Hotel, >
Augusta, January 7, 1850.
To the Editor of the Constitutionalist:
Sir : Please accept my thanks tor the kind
notice you gave me in this morning's paper :
but permit me to correct a misapprehension
you seem to have fallen into, in reference to
the state of public feeling at the North. You
say that
*• A paper at the North that takes the South
ern side will sooner or later cease to have
Northern readers, and will be left for support
to rely upon the South.”
It would be enough perhaps for my pur
pose to refer to the fact that some of the most
widely circulated papers in the North have
constantly and daily thrust unpopular and
offensive sentiments before their readers. I
allude to the Tribune and its Fourierism. Its
doctrines are tolerated, not liked by at least
nine tenths of its readers. It is the news in
the Tribune and Herald, and hot their poli
tics or sentiments which give them the lar
gest circulation of any other papers in New
York.
The Day Book was started three years ago
this month, as • daily penny, commercial and
lively paper, without capital, without friends
and without influence. From the first it
spoke of business, of news and things in the
same bold, independent and conversational
manner that it now does. When Freesoilism
ieared its head and mounted the Van Buren
Buffalo platform, the Day Book pronounced
the whole thing, as far as Van Buren was con
cerned, a cheat and a humbug. As a principle
it pronounced it unjust to the South, and dan
gerous to the Union. Through all that fight
there was no paper North or South which
dealt more effectual blows upon Freesoilism
than the Day Book. So severe was it upon
the demaguogues and tools of that faction,
that it was called byway of reproach the
«Little Bull Terrier.” During the debates
last winter in Congress it took the same
ground, and created for itself a name and po
pularity among Southern men in Congress,
which it never had aspired to. Mr. Downs
from Louisiana, Senators Davis and Foote,
from Miss., Mr. Conrad, and many others, took
occasion on the floor of Congress to call at
tention to many of its articles upon the slave
ry question which they read, and which were
printed in their speeches. It was also noticed
by Mr. Webster and Mr. Berrien as expressing
just and national sentiments,and even Mr. Sew- |
ard attempted to refute its arguments by deny
ing its statements, that the ‘‘lower strata” of la-?
borers in New York were worse off then South
ern slaves—a faot so well known that his
denial only made him appear the more ridi
culous. Os course the old and long estab
lished New York papers never mentioned the
Day Book ; to have done so, would have been
letting their « thirty year readers” know that
there were some other papers in the city be
sides those in existence when they were boys.
Notwithstanding this studious care to keep it
out of sight, it has steadily increased in cir
culation both in the city and country—North,
from the day it started until the present time.
As for Northern people refusing to take a
paper which takes the Southern side ; such is
not the fact in the experience of the Day
Book. Not one in forty but prefer its inde
pendence to abolitionism, and not one in ten
but prefer its sentiments to abolitionism. The
people of the North are not abolitionists, nor is
“ public sentiment inveterate against South
ern institutions.” This is a mistake many peo- I
pie of the South make because of things in 1
the North which appear qn their face to im " ,
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ARTICLES.
OlLS —Sperm,W. Strained
Fall strained......
Summer do
Linseed
Tanners
Lard
POTATOES.
PIPES
PORTER
PEPPER
PIMENTO. -•••
RAISINS —Malaga, '•ch
Muscate...
RlCE— Ordinary
Fair.
Good and Prime..
fFrencp Brandies.....
Leger Freres • •••
Holland Gin
En American Gin.
5 Jamaica Rum
? N.E.Rum, hds. & brls.
3 Whiskey,Phil. & Balt.
Do. New Orleans.
Peach Brandy
Muscovado
PR.& St. Croix
Havana, white..
New Orleans....
Loaf.
Lump
SAL T— Liverpool
Loose
SOAP— American, yellow
SHOT— All sizes
SE GAR S —Spanish ~
American
TALL O W— American....
TO BA CCO— Georgia
Cavendish..
TWINE —Bagging
Seine
TEAS —Pouchong
Gunp’der 6c. Imp.
Hyson
Young Hyson....
WlNES —Madeira........
Claret, Mars’lles
Do. Bordeaux
Champagne....
Malaga
himiimi i ■■iimiMie— ■■■■llllllirrTTMft—i
CHARLESTON.:
1849.
) 36,366
*1*,327; j
j 37,693 !
2^307
! |
■ 77777777; j"
j
........ 1
*****644
644 |
477926 j
13,594 !
800 ]
3,918 i
957; j
3,367 H
_ '
111,206
1849
53,515 j
2,0*10
4,357
' 59,882|
17~093
17,1441;
519;
"*3^i6ij
3*,i47j
~ 7,704;
42,185’
10,915
923|
8,556 !
5,258:
1511
677988;
152,718!
1850.
53,841
*1,654
I 60,293
137192
16,454
| 407
*" 5,075
*2*183
8,298 '
44,476
7,178
1,216
! 3,378
4,068
........
~~60,316
~145,361
piy the existence of such sentiments. The
position held by Wm. H. Seward indicates that
the State of New York agree with him in
sentiment; so far from such being the fact
not one fourth of the people would vote for
him for any office in the country. For seven
years he has been, as it is termed “ laid upon
the shelf,” and he never would have been
thought of again but for the fact that every
member of the Legislature knew that Wm.
H. Seward, if sent to Washington would
work for those who sent him there, and a ma
jority of them believed that he would have
influence enough with the Taylor administra
tion to secure lucrative appointments for them*
their sons and their brothers. They judged
rightly. They voted for him, and he obtain
ed for them and their relations some hundreds
of offices in the State. Had Mr. Fillmore,
then Vice President and John A. Collier, his
friend and candidate for Senator promised half
as much, Mr. Collier would have been elected*
The Day Book has often exposed the tricks
of Seward and his fellow demagogues, and
continue to do so, but it does not injure its
prosperity m the North ; on the contrary it is
more taken and more read on account of its
boldness and independence, and I have no rea
sons to think that, with the exception of a few
abolitionists, its course has not been accepta
ble and gratififying to a large majority of the
Northern people. Qne of its objects is to
publish Southern argument and Southern
statements of facts regarding the institutions
of the South. I believe that the Northern
people will read them and much of the pre
judice now existing will be removed. That
such statements and arguments should be pub
lished in the North there is no doubt: that
they are not very generally is equally true.
that they will do great good is the sincere be
belief of your
Much obliged and obe’t. se'vt.,
N. R. STIMSON,
Editor of the New York Day Book,
Gubernatorial Marriage. —The Hon.
David S. Reid, (says the Charleston Sun,) the
Governor elect of North-Carolina, has signal
ized the commencement of his official career,
by an act of patriotism that reflects the high
est credit on his character. We see the an
nouncement in the Wilmington papers that he
has abandoned the unprofitable state of sing’e
blessedness and taken unto himself a wife,
in|the person of Miss Henrietta W. Settle.
We know not whether this a settle meant to
be included in the “compromise,” but we
presume by adhesion to it tha the
may henceforth be considered as a warm ad
vocate for un ion.
Conflict with Fugitive Slaves.— We learn
from the Philadelphia Ledger that, on Friday
week, a gentleman from Maryland,in search of
a fugitive slave, accompanied by a Deputy
United States Marshal and Constable John
Agen, proceeded in a vehicle to the vicinity
of Coatesville.on the Columbia railroad, where
it was? understood the fugitive was secreted.
That paper adds;
They arrived in the neighborhood of the
house in question about 2 o'clock in the morn
ing, and roused the inmates by asking for a
light to mend the traces of their vehicle,
which they pretended were broken. A col
ored woman came to the door, when the offi
cers rushed into the house and commenced
the search. The o*'ner recognised his slave,
but the other colored persons in the house in
terfered, and, arming themselves with axes
and fire arms, succeeded in enabling the fu
gitive to escape. They also assaulted the of
ficers, who were, in self-defeuce, forced to
use their pistols* and it is believed several of
the colored persons were wounded. The
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11 N. ORLEANS.
MOBILE. j
1849.
j 22,798,
j*" 4,099
26,897
127413
”*1*927
**‘*l*2sß
3,185
4,'016
4*471 j
1,416;
200;
1,819
_ 9,413 j
~ 15,335
■ —-• I
57,830
1850.|
26,416
27,788
127148:
~j2~448
V,203
”*5,840
1*667
97087
47*37
3,271
860
14
****3*76*l
11,943
61,266
j 1850.
j 89,149
2,265
400
I 91,814
! 53,118
191
2,923
56,232;
5,296
it>i
”*9,304
15,118
~29£79
~ 13,441
26,552
1* 370
447
41,810
219,735
|| V.BANK NOTE TABLE.
Augusta Insurance and Banking Company, par
Bank of Augusta, u
Bntnch State of Georgia, Augusta, •••••••»••••*».«. **
Bank of Brunswick, <»
Georgia Rail Road,
Mechanics’ Bank, “
Bank of St. Mary’s, “
Bank of “
Bank of the State of Georgia, at Savannah, “
Branches of ditto, “
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, Savannah, “
Branch of ditto, at Macon, “
Planters’ Bank, Savannah, “
Central Bank of Georgia “
Central R. R. and Banking Company, Savannah,.... “
Charleston Banks, *•
Bank of Camden,....
Bank of Georgetown, “
Commercial, Columbia. “
Merchants’, at Cheraw,... “
Bank of Hamburg, “
Alabama Notes, 2 <3) 3 dia
Tennesee .....2 (do 5 “
NOT BANKABLE.
Merchants’ Bonk of Macon.*
EXCHANGE.
On New York, par.
Philadelphia,..
Boston,
Charleston and Savannah, par
Lexington, Kentucky,
Nashville, Tennessee...... “
STOCKS.
Georgia, 6 per cents par
♦Not taken by our banks, but redeemable at the Plant
ers’Bank, Savannah atpar.
Savannah Chamber of Commerce.
ROB’T. HABERSHAM, President.
C. GREEN, Ist Vice President.
EDW’D. PADELFORD, 2nd Vico President
OCTAVUS COHEN. Secretary and Treasurer
i Duty.
free
)
l
)20 pr ct.
>
>
1
>
| 40 pr. ct.
100 pr. ct.
100 pr. ct,
100 pr. ct.
100 pr. ct.
►3O pr. ct.
| 20 pr. ct.
30 pr. ct.
20 pr. ct.
40 pr. ct
10 pr ct.
i 30 pr ct
130 pr. ct.
j free.
30 pr. ct.
40 pr. ct.
40 pr. ct.
40 pr. ct.
40 pr. ct.
~~ NEW YORK.
i 1849. j
3 46,731
3 1,333
185
5 48,249
3 ~~28,924
l 153
1,042
547:
r 30,666
( 1,948
: 1,104
! 1,566
; 1,791
. 219
35711
2,757
9,820
””*”; j
~ 88,735
1350
1 42,148
! 1........
708
;j! 42,856
! : =
i 36,906
71
j 36,977
633
1*232
5,322
2,366
1,555
fi *
! ”*2,05*1
134
j 15,705
95,538
11849
)j 81,459
):'*’* *1*,044
I; 82,503
i 31,930
104
[ 1,258
ij 33,292
106
i 4,161
1.702
l 15,590
i 10,049
.y.y.'.y. ;
1 31,794!j
~227935
! 31,386
1 " * *2,424
1,378
37
58,160 j i
2C5/749
slave owner recognised among the men in
the house several that he knew to be slaves
that have recently escaped from plantations
' in the neighborhood of his own.
The Cotton Trade of the United States
— Exports . —The following table gives the ex
ports of Cotton from the United States for a
number of years ; also the average price per
pound :
cotton. Average
Total Price per lb.
Pounds. Value. Cents.
1821....
1822...«
1823..
1824
1825..
1826..
1827..
1828..
1829
1830..
1831
1832..
1833..
1834..
1835..
1836
1837..
1838
1839..
1840..
1841..
1842
1843..
1844
1845..
1846..
1847
1848..
1849 l
1860..
Acquittal op J ous L. Griffith.— Curious
Tnal.— The Harford (Md.) Republican gives
th e finale of the so-called “Harford Murder
Case,” as follows. The witness, Stump, it
must be borne in mind, had just previously
been acquitted of the murder himself. The
affair seems unique enough; though accord
ing to law, of course.
“Harford County Court adjourned on Tues
day of last week, after the disposition of the
case of the State vs. John. L. Griffith. He
was indicted for murder in the second degree
—with being present, aiding and abetting
John Stump in the murder of Henry Ham
mond. The first and only witness called to
the stand was John Stump. On being asked
by the Attorney General, if he knew any
thing of thedeath of Hammond,he replied that
he did; and was then asked whether he knew
who killed him, when he replied, “I did it
sir.” The inquiry was then made as to
whether Griffith was present, when he re
plied in the negative, whereupon tbs jury was
directed by the Court to render a verdict of
not gui ty. Gelloway and Richardson for
for the State, Bond and Scott for the traver
ser.”
( Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier .)
• , Baltimore J an . 6 .
Arrival of the Steamer Georgia.—A Fortnight
Later from California.—The steamor Georgia
from Chagres, arrived at New York to-dav
with 550 passengers, and a fortnight’s later
advices from California; she also brings 200,000
dollars m gold. b ’
The steamer Oregon, from San
had arrived at Panama, with 2,100,000 dollars
mgold. The Republic, had also arrived at
Panama, with 200,000 dollars. a at
sailed. WaS UiCt at Panama wh «>n the Georgia
tagin S in California,
’ SaCramento> '“ ad d « d of
Pilfn* 810 had .® 0 *&menced.
i lour and Merchandise of all r\a* ■ *•
were abundant and price. *
were declining. P 1 taost articl3 »
to-dav °*^ ar y* and i was inaugurated
stitmlon Ld h ‘the dd » S> “ e *®‘ uina the Con :
advocates State refofm Com > )tolmse - and
affairs in Baltimore are orosper-
OTHER PORTS.
1849
[ 1,849
rrrrirrn
439
2 * 288
••• •••*i
1
V. 902
!*.!!!*.!*.;
2,303
1
1,768 '
3,462
1,340
8,644;
13,235
!:
j! 1850.
i 781
,1 j
'i" 781
i|===:
I * * * *l**767
1
| * * * **647
j 2,414
27577
735
1,562/
! 356
I 5,224!
* 8,419
124,893,405
144,675,095
173,723,270
142,369,663
176,449,007
204,535,415
294,310,115
210,590,463
264,837,186
298,459,102
276,979,784
322,215,122
324.698.604
384,717,907
387,358,992
423,631,307
444,211,537
595,952,267
413,624,212
743,941,061
530,204,100
584,717,017
792,297.106
663,633.455
"872,905,996
547,558,055
527,219,958
814,274.431
L,036,602,269
635.381.604
$20,157,484
24,035,058
20,445,220
21.947.401
36 846,649
25,025,214
29.359,545
22,487,229
26,575,311
29,674,883
25,289,492
31,724,682
36,191,105
49.448.402
64,961,302
71,284,925
63,240,102
61,556,811
61,238,982
63,870,307
54.330.341
47,593,464
49,119,806
54,063,501
51,739,648
42.767.341
53,415,848
61,998.294
66,896,967
71,984,616
j | TOTAL.
1850.
p
157,859
~127,963
r;;;;;;
~ 67^772
I*;;;;;;;
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I 179,946
I 1
1 633,540
. 1849
J.*
I *
j::::;:;;
> 257,512
! 95,840
55^450
220,689
~629^491
16.2
16.6
11.8
15.4
20.9
12.2
10
10.7
10
9.9
9.1
9.8
11.1
12 &
le.s
16.8
14.2
10.3
14.8
8.5
10.2
<5.1
6.2
8.1
5.92
7.6
10 34
7-713
6.4
11.3