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Disrupt ionists in thisenii of the District arc
quiet, concerning their representation in
Congress, since Billy Wofford has out Generated
them. It is a bitter pill for them to swallow,
and they really make many ugly grimaces; bnt
t hey are obliged to gulp it, and we advise them
;todo so with as good a grace as possible. The
(general has been 100 long accustomed to l:Dim
mikratick youzidge” to suffer so good an oppor
tunity of getting into “Kongriss” to escape him.—
Athens Herald, 3d inst.
Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, has vetod
f ®", rt dry bills chartering Banks which lately pass
/" ed the Legislature. His reasons for withholding
his approval of them are, that he is opposed to
special legislation; .that the banks are not wanted
by the people; that the system of banking is not
safe under all circumstances, &c. It requires only
a majority vote of both Houses to pass the bills
L over the Governor's veto, which it seems likely
will be done.
/ ’Wr-CSjw-.-Xrorn the Qkronicle of Thursday, the
| following comnTunlcation. which is highly com
■Y plimentary to the young gentleman to whom
allusion is made. He is a resident of this coun-
I ty, and the son of Gen. J. D. Thomas.
HH Princeton, June 26, 1851.
Ilw Mr. Editor ;—Enclosed I send a Programme
of jt.be Commencement Exercises of the College
H atJPrinceton, which, perhaps, may he interesting
f tcjwour readers. Among the number of Repre
sjltatives from the Graduating Class, you will
the name of one ol Georgia's sons, of whom
may be proud, for he bore oil' the palm of
Bißßnnr and a beautiful bouquet, which was thrown
nun. I have learned, by a parly of the Princeton
Belles, who had determined upon awarding it to
Mbß. the speaker whom they supposed mostly de
served it. Their selection was a good one, for
Ik he certainly possesses more of the qualifications
II of the orator than any other one that appeared
that ciay on the stage.
II ills speech was well written, and delivered in
graceful and dignified manner. Most ot the
\ Orators acquitted themselves with credit, and
reflected honor upon the institution. The Grad
uating Ciyss numbers yearly from seventy to
eighty-five. Mr. Venable, M. C. from North-
Carolina. delivered a chaste, able, and eloquent
address before the society.
, • '‘ i By giving this a place in your paper, you will g
"“""'•oßffg. An Or.o Subscriber.
Choice Hams.
We were presented yesterday by Messrs.
Thayer & Butt, with one of Schooley •& Hough’s
p.uii-n City Hams. We followed the di
icctions for boiling, and a finer flavored ham
we do not wish to eat. We understand they
hare a few of the same sort left, and those who
wish something good had better call early.
The Niagara sailed from New-York on Wed
nesday last for Liverpool, with 91 passengers
and .6959,328 in specie, which includes 6300,000
of the Mexican Indemnity.
M.;j. Calhoun. —The following extract, (says
the Columbia Telegraph) which we clip from
the Washington Correspondence of a New York
paper,is full of moaning. We publish it without
comment:
Major Patrick Calhoun, of the army, has been
here lately, having been called up from South
IfP*"Cai Vltflji, by the Secretary of Wur, to be soundei
on the secessioAqiiestion,as is supposed. Tin
administration, in the event of a split, desire to
be safe against an}* secessions from the army or
navy.
Mr. Cobb in the Field.
Under this head, the Macon Journal & Mes
senger announces Mr. Cobh’s intention to can
vass the State, and makes sixteen appointment!
for the month of July, commencing at Iliuvk
insville on tlie Ist inst., and ending at Vienne
on the 26th inst. Mr. Cobb was travelling lasi
Sabbath, and passed through Griffin on his piout
pilgrimage.
Go it, Mr. Cobb, shucking time will come in
October, —we will find use for the corn—the
cobb Messrs. Fillmore and Webster can have by
sending lor it.
The Dry Goods Trade.—The Journal oi
Commerce presents the subjoined statistics ii
relation to the imports of Dry Goods at that port
for the month.
"Last year the heavy receipts of Dry Goods
did not commence until July, when the)
amounted to §BOO,OOO tor the first week, ani
averaged over §2,500,000 for each succeeding
week during the month. This year they com
menced about two weeks earlier: the receipts foi
the last week in June being about §15,000,000
Last year they amounted in July to about sll
500,000. Notwithstanding the earlier date at
which they are now arriving, it is hardly proba
ble that they will reach the same amount in tin
k next tour weeks. The increase shown in the
past month includes all descriptions of goods.
_iJcmJngthatlhc receipts embrace the assort
the opening of our regular tali
(communicated.)
Educational Meeting in Newton.
. A very large and respectable portion of the
citizens of Newton county assembled in the
Court House, in Covington, on the Ist day of Ju
ly, for the purpose of appointing delegates to rep
resent the county in the Educational Convention,
which is to assemble in Marietta, on the Bth ol
the present month. Judge Permetus Reynold:
was called to the Chair, and W. W. Thomas was
1 requested to act as Secretary.
The Chairman explained the object of the
Jr • meeting.
On mo ion of W. Clark, Esq., a committee o
ten was appointed to report the names of suite
hie persons to represent the county in the pre
posed Coni ention.
The committee was composed of W. W. Clark
A. W. Lee, T. F. Jones, F. Hardeman, G. W
Daniel, D Crawford. Dr. Wm. Brown, A. W
Evans, W. P. Anderson, and Dr. W. Graves.
The committee having retired fora tew mo
ments, returned and reported the names of th.
following persons: Dr. G. F. Pierce, John Hai
ris, Esq., Col. T. F. Jones, and Dr. William D
Conyers. On motion, the report was unanimous
/ ly adopted.
Dr. Pierce being present, was called upon, an<
J addressed the meeting at some length, in a speed
of remarkable power and eloquence, interrupts
by repeated out-bursts of applause from the au
dience. Any synopsis of the speech is omittei
from two considerations : Ist. We should do in
justice to the speaker. 2d. It is presumed tha
views which he set forth, and which are si
important, as regards the great interests of educa
fion, will be laid before the Convention.
hi reply to some remarks of Dr. Pierce, ex
pressing his fears that the Legislature would In
backward in aiding any plan that might be pro
posed for the promotion of common school educa
tion, the chairman, in a few very appropriate re
marks. (having been, as a mnv ber of the Legisla
Lire, personally cognizant of 'the facts) explains!
Jhe nature of the embarrassments which ha
hung the Legislature of Georgia for severa
years past, in regard to the W-'ject of education
This embarrassment grew out; ot the nro
jitless expenditure of large amounts of money ii i
A ’ he tV Lem -a
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.IgA, -.M.Mt .>: r ct "1 l
,übi it el ill will b*:T*
IRumwhich would meet all t-1
■Kic.. of the case, and yet be free fromtjj,
■defected and evils of former plans^.^“jjfljigav.
■it as Ins opinion, that iLiih'ii* a plan should hi
ffiU^Bpr.posed by the contemplated Convention, i
meet with the cordial approbation of tin
Legislature, and receive at their hands all pro
per and laudable encouragement and aid.
On motion of G. H. Daniel —
■ Resolved, That if any Delegate should be pie
vented by any casualty from attending the Con
■ention, the remaining Delegates Ire authorize!
io fill his place.
BBBu I On motion of A. W. Lee, the Secretary wa:
■ directed to forward, for publication, the proceed
■ mgs of tliis meeting to such papers in the Stati
ImKiyh he mpy deem proper, with a request that al
(Sajn-rs throughout the State, feeling an in
in the causeof education, will copy.
PERMETUS REYNOLDS, Chairman.
■|l W. W. Thomas, Secretary.
■ Examination of the Mutes at Cave Spring.
■P—We were iiiglily gratified with an attendano
■ upon the annual examination at the Georgii
I Deaf and Dumb Asylum last Friday. The pu
■ pits display] an unusual promptness and l'acili
■ t v in by the language of signs, th.
to t!i< mi. and tlieir
■BJL'ir. Fitim-ii tin-o.iglioni the wlin!.
■kgave evince of
■fteni of skill, patieii'-e amt tac
essential to any con.-i it.-gre
• in this <tiHit-nil department o! into!
lining We think the Stati idiml
■ not only in the beautiful, healthy an
■'i-.ilion ol lu-r Institution, tint inhatii.
■lead ' : it so urbane and dignified a gen
; ;s thorough h scholar and so imlelatige
- Mr. Fannin, ilia mode of instrui •
- ' • V In < •i.uiim- I and its kind.red .-ti.
4 Kkte original and inis proved thi.
Ijßksiiceeaslnl. Lwe had a regmiei,
• -smg Ugfca! and indt s'ry 1
Veil lent, the
(communicated.)
AUGUSTA, July 6th, 1851.
Mr. Editor .—I see in your issue of this morn
ing. some comments on the celebration of the
fourth inst., in which you very justly, as I think
condemn the taste of the Orator of the day in
making a ■political speech to a particular party.
when he should have delivered an Oration to his
audience, as a part of the American people , upon
the subject which he had been called on to dis
cuss, and which was the only proper one for the
occasion, to wit: the birth of American Inde
pendence. Allow me, through your columns, to
notice, more at length than you have done, cer
tain portions of his (by courtesy) “ Oration.”
Knowing as I did, the undoubted ability of the
gentleman. I was much pleased when I heard
that he had been selected as the Orator for the
fourth, and 1 went with the expectation of en
joying an intellectual treat. In this, by making
dueullowance for his somewhat too llowing style,
particularly in the opening part of his speech, I
was not altogether though somewhat disappointed.
However,
“ Aliquamlo dormitat Homerus ,’
And as the Orator would perhaps himself say, if
speaking of a similar kind of composition from
the pen of a third person, there were occasional
bright and vivifying scintillations issuing from
the dark cloud of politics, in which he had en
veloped his Oration, which showed that the elec
trical bat tery of talent and of genius was behind
it.
My object, however, is neither to criticise his
style of composition (however broad the ground
for such criticism) nor his taste in the selection
of his subject; but mainly to allude to one or two
of the arguments (perhaps I ought rather to say
assertions) made use of in the course of his re
marks. After a five minutes' allusion to the bat
tles of the revolution, the Orator gave us a rapid
review of the political history of the country,
from the Declaration of Independence to the pre
sent tiijjfi:. By the way, in tiiis five minutes al
lusion./the Orator, in speaking of the British re
gimen/1' °“at over at that time to subdue the re
kNlQMcolonies. calls the*: regime, nts ‘ be
fore yhom the ‘ old guard’ itself had melted a
way* —a slight piece of anachronism hardly al
lowable in extemporaneous speaking—certainly
unpardonable in an Oration deliberately written
in the closet. The Orator was more happy in
the dates of his political review. At first I was
at a loss to conjecture what was the object of
this descent from the period of time, within
which I thought he ought properly to have con
lined himself. When, however, he got to the
" glorious Union.'" I began “to see, as through a
glass, dimly.” Political distinction has tempted
many men, and will doubtless tempt many more
—nor do I blame the ambition, which seeks it,
if it is sought at the proper time and place. The
gentleman has unquestionably the talents to rise
to distinction with his party, if he will only hide
his time, and not seek inappropriate occasions to
display his capacity of being a leader in Israel.
When the Orator got as far down as ’32 in his
review, he indulged in some pleasantry at the
jxpense of our sister State over the liver. Among
other matters, with reference to the “ bill of
abominations,” saying, as near as I can recollect
(the Orator must make tine allowance for the
inaccuracy of memory, if I am incorrect,) that
upon the passage of that law, " thirty thousand
swords leaped from their scabbards, and the
Hearts of thirty thousand heroes beat with war
like patriotism, backed by a reserve corps ot their
wives and children.” Admit what the gentle
man meant for ridicule to ba true, he is certainly
dassicalenough in his reading to remember, that
when the women of Carthage cut off their hair
to make bow-strings for their husbands in the
third Punic war, it required a second Scipio,
'• backed by a reserve corps” of traitors within
the walls, to lay that magnificent city in ruins.
iVithout pretending to compare South Carolina
with this ancient empress of the seas, 1 think a
lue regard for the sensitive State pride (would
,vc had a little of it) of the people of that State
would have spared them this, among other pieces
>f attempted ridicule, particularly as it is but rea
.onable to suppose that some of them were pre
<ent.
But to the most important part of the Oration,
he denial of the right of secession. Though I
enow that Cobb, the leader of the Orator's party,
s supposed to deny this right, (yet even he lias !
lot dared to make the statement openly,) I con
fess I was somewhat startled to hear that doc
rine openly pronounced from the rostrum, by
me from among the mass of his supporters—for
1 presume Mr. Collier cannot yet. be considered
one of the wire-workers. In the course of that
part of his speech upon the Constitution, the Ora
tor. as I understood hin», advocated a strict con
struction of that instrument, using the legal
a maxim. “ expressio unius, exclusio est alterius.”
Apply this maxim in considering the right of se
■ession. What article of the Constitution is it,
n which the States either expressly or implied
y, surrender their sovereignly ? As the States
iave nowhere in the Constitution surrendered
heir sovereignty by express words, and as no
on sol idation ist has yet been able to point out
nv particular article, which can be reasonably
mstrued into such surrender, i. e. which can
iow that it was the intention of the framers, and
ie Orator knows that this must govern, what
iver be the words of the instrument—to make
he surrender, I thiijk that by applying the Ora
or's own maxim, the right of secession is de
nonstrated. But perhaps the Orator thinks that
he surrender of sovereignty follows as a legal
onsequenee from what is surrendered in express
irnis. Out of the innumerable attributes of sov
•reignty the States have surrendered to Congress
ertainly not over the one-hundredth part : but
id mi t, for the sake of the argument, that they
iave given up one-half. Now apply the gentle
nan's principle of strict construction; here are
wo powers claiming to be the sovereign. One,
iy the supposition, derives all its authority from
• he other; again, by the supposition, it possesses
mt one-half the attributes of sovereignty.—
Moreover, that over which they both claim con
rol, is the right of the original sovereign to with
traw front a partnership or confederation for the
nanagement of which, and only for such manage
nent, one moiety of her sovereign rights had
ieen surrendered; lastly, in the articles of part
nership. or confederation, i. e. the Constitution—
under which the derivatio sovereign claims, not a
A'ord is said about the surrender of sovereignty 1
■o nomine. I ask, according to the principle of
triet construction, to whom does the sovereign
lower, particularly with reference to this subject,
lelohg ? undoubtly to the original sovereign.
But, perhaps, the gentleman argues after this
' The power is expressly given to Congress
L £H§fmit new States to accede to the Union—tkere
■ i upon the principle, that the expression of
i- , , »'mg is the exclusion of another, she cannot
iHow \hem to secede. To illustrate, A. &B. are
1 lartners’by the articles of partnership, they are
lermitted to allow C. to enter the firm. C. en
ers. and by entering he is forever debarred from
lissolving! The illustration shows the utter
alacy of the argument. But the gentleman says
we have the “ inestimable right 1 ’ of revolution,
md that it makes no difference by what name
,'ou call resistance. Here I take issue with the
gentleman, and insist, that it makes all the dif
ference in the world. If I take up arms for the
state of Georgia, in the event of secession, and
.im taken prisoner by the armies of the General
Jovernment, 1 am liable to be hanged as a traitor
iccording to the doctrine of the gentleman—it
he right of secession is admitted, I am only a
irisoner of war. This, it strikes me, is somewhat
if a difference.
With regard to the late Compromise, the Ora
tor expressed the opinion, that it is not al
ogether just to the South, but that it was
:onstitutional, and so long as Congress passed
•onstitutional laws, we might to submit. The
Constitution provides for its own amendment.—
' Suppose (as is not at all improbable) the free
itates acquire such a majority as to enable them
;o constitutionally amend the Constitution so as to
;ivc them complete control over our “ peculiar
institution,” and they were so to amend it—
vould the gentleman submit ? If I understood
ns,speech correctly, for consistency's sake, he
mould have to.
In conclusion, I would remark, that when I
peak of resistance, Ido not mean secession. I
lelieve if a decided stand is now taken by the
iouth, that the remedy for any violation of the
Compromise, is within the Union. lam willing
o let that past Compromise stand. But for the
uture, I shall vote with that party which I be
ieve is devoted to the interests of the South.
I don’t know, Mr. Editor, that the Oration of
[ .he 4th inst. required the extended notice I have
given it, but I think that this doctrine of seces
sion,- and the position of both parties upon it
should be clearly placed before the people oi
Georgia, during the approaching canvass, as we
may possibly have ultimately to try the right
Auditor.
Southern Rights Meeting in Warren.
According to previous notice, a portion of the
Southern Rights Party of Warren county, met
in the Court House in Warrenton—when, on
motion. Ezra McCrary was called to the Chair,
and John J. Pilcher, requested to act as Secre
tary.
By request of the Chairman, Wm. Gibson,
Esq., briefly stated the object of the meeting to
be, to select Delegates to the Congressional Con
vention to be held in Augusta on the 12th inst.,
when, on motion, the Chair appointed a
Committee of Nine to select Delegates, which
Committee consisted of Wm. Gibson, Georga
W. Hardaway, Rev. Wm. Abbott, John L. Burk
halter, Thomas Joy, Sr., John English, Rev.
Peter Usry, Hiram Robert, and Jas G. Swain,
who, after retiring for a short time, returned and
reported the names of the following persons as
suitable Delegates to said Convention: M. JtL
Hubert. Col. A. Beall, Wm. Gibson, and Ezra
McCrary—which Committee reported resolu
tions that were unanimously passed by the mee
ting, recognizing the sovereignty of the States,
and heartily approving the nomination of Charles
J. McDonald as our candidate for Governor.
On motion— Resolved. That these proceedings
he signed and forwarded to the Augusta Repub
lic and Constitutionalist , for publication.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
EZRA McCRARY, Chairman.
John J. Pilcher, Secretary.
July Ist, 1851.
(Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce)
San Francisco, May 31. 1851.
Since the departure of the last mail steamer,
business of all kinds has been feartully depressed,
amounting to a perfect stagnation in trade gen
erally, and prices have fallen off to a point, even
below those current before the lire. The auction
rooms arrfitted with th> choicest goods. At
Middleton’s large room, on Monday last, there
was on the catalogue nearly 800 “lots" of assort
ed merchandize. The sale commenced at 10
o’clock, A. M., and was continued without any
intermission until 20 minutes after i 1 o'clock at
night. The average prices obtained for boots and
clothing was fully 20 per cent, below New Pork
cost prices. The goods offered were generally
seasonable, and in perfect condition. .Most of
them were specially adapted to the present
wants and prevailing tastes of the people. Slill
jobbers have no money, no confidence, no dispo
sition to purchase goods at any price. The fact is,
that our merchants as a body are used up, and
what little cash means they have left, is all be
ing absorbed in paying heavy monthly rents,and
still heavier freight bills on the enormous stocks
of goods arriving by the clipper ships from New
Pork.
We have had no failures among the trading
community; but such a feeling of despondency
and general depression among all classes was pro
bably never before witnessed in any city on the
Pacific coast; and where it will end none can
tell. That goods must advance eventually, is
evident to any observing mind, bnt when that
time will arrive, none can predict.—There are a
vast many ships yet to arive here. The lleet of
merchantmen which sailed irom the Atlantic
ports in December, Jan. and Feb. are yet to
come in. All are filled to their utmost capacity
with good goods, at high rates of freight, to con
sume the life blood which yet remains to our
merchants; —all to be sent home by the return
steamers in gold dust, which is now and has
been almost a drug in our market for the fort
night past, at sl6 per ounce, for pure clean dust.
Exchange has fallen to par on the principal At
lantic cities, while gold of California coinage is a
drug at 7to 10 per cent discount, owing to the
fact of the destruction by fire, and necessary tem
porary suspension, of the United States Assay
Office.
The amount of building going on in this city is
truly enormous. I’ll venture the assertion that
there are to-day more buildings now erected and
tenantable in the City of San Francisco, than
there were on the 3d of May last, prior to the
great conflagration, It is true that the burnt dis
trict is not all built upon, but new sites and new
localities have been occupied, and the work of
erecting more "fire brands” goes bravely on. A
great number of vacant stores “to let,” are to be
seen in all parts ol‘ the city, and not a few eligi
bly located gaping for occupants, to the asking
tune of $250 to .*SOO per mouth rent—a sum
which few are able to pay. The average cost of
the stores and tenements erecting, will not ex
ceed $2,000 each, and it is expected that they
will pay for themselves in less than a year, if not
burned down in the interim.
Our carpenters and mechanics generally are
reaping a rich harvest, realizing as they do their
88 per day; day laborers 85 per day, while their
board is but sio to sl2 per week; leaving the
former a clear $lO per week, for remittance home
to their families, which is sure io go,as things are
now constituted. At least two-thirds of the
money received for labor is remitted by the first
steamer alter earned, and that is estimated at
about one hundred thousand dollars per day.
So that between the mechanics and ship
owners, we are made to disgorge some 'Two mil
lions of dollars once every fortnight, to say lioth
ingof the drain for goods consumed and sold at
auction; and few are sold otherwise at present.
It is well for us that our Golden Hills are capa
ble of yielding a sufficiency of their goldpn sand
to supply this enormous and constantly increas
ing drain. Read the following as specimens of
the many similar mines:
Murphy’s New Digisings. —A corresponden
dent of the Samara Herald gives a most flatter
ing account ol the mines of Murphy’s Diggings.
He says that some time in January last, Joshua
Talbott, of Mississippi, discovered, about hall’ a
mile south of that place, a rich placer, upon a hill
about 200 feet above the level of that Hat, that
has almost universally well paid the miner lor
his labor. The original discoverer was paid
from the top to the bottom of his claim (HO feet
square) in coarse gold (from 3 to 12 feet deep)
form $6 to 100 the cart load. Extending in a
N. E. direction, the diggings grew deeper and
richer, and men are still sinking holes every day
from 60 to 70 feet deep The belief is now uni
versal, that the diggings extend some three miles.
The yield to the panful of dirt from the bottom
of these holes, is enormous, in most instances ap
proaching an ounce. There are now some 300
miners at work on the hill, which is in Calaveras j
county.
Tiie Potato Crop. —The Potato crop in Cali
fornia the present year promises to be a very ex
tensive one. In the County of Santa Cruz alone,
it is calculated that half a million dollars worth
ol j iota toes will be raised, supposing them to
bring four cents a pound.
It is truly a melancholy sight to walk through
the burnt district, and witness the Hodge Podge
collection of jumbled up matter, articles of mer
chandise and the like, which have been thrown
by the fire and are now lying in such rich con
fusion in our streets and along the wharf sides.—
On the side of Long Wharf, iron posts with their
legs peeping out of the mud, potatoes and onions
throughly roasted and like the Dead Sea's fruit
which " falls to ashes on the lips"—grindstones
getting soaked through, tin kettles, sardine boxes,
lobster cans, barrels, and almost every variety of
articles imaginable, lie knocked together and rest
ing in the mud. from which most of them will
probably he fished up one of these days. What
a fine harvest-field San Francisco’ offers at the
present time to those industrious Germans who
preambulate the streets of the city of New York
with a basket in one hand and a broomstick with
a nail on it in the other, fighting the bogs and dogs
for the half-picked bones in the gutters.
On the night of the 17th May, and during the
Sabbath following we had a very considerable
fall of rain, which coming entirely unexpected to
all, (being out of season.) caught multitudes of
our citizens with rootless houses and stores, in
process of erection upon the burnt district. Not
a few of the buildings were well filled with new
goods, all of which were more or less injured by
the torrents of rain which came pouring in up
on the truly unfortunate occupants. The Herald
holds the following language :
Late Rains. —AVe have since the fire expe
rienced unusually severe winds, that setting in
from the ocean came sweeping over the hills,
carrying clouds of sand and dust down aur
streets. On Saturday night it blew almost a
gale—all day long the sand had been Hying before
the wind, inducing some to suppose that we
should have rain. About midnight the rain did
commence to fall and continued to do so all day
yesterc\ay. This is as unusual at this season of
of the year as it is agreeable. The dry season or
dinarily sets in long before this, during which
rain is unknown. Last year it ceased raining to
wards the end of March, and by this time the
grass had begun to look dry and crisp. Now ve
getation. “ rejoicing in the latter rains,” is as
green and luxuriant as the agriculturist could
wish. The Mexicans have really begun to be
lieve that the inroads of the Americans have
changed the climate. They say that it was the
same way whilst our army was In Mexico —the
season being materially modified. So in Califor
nia, such a dry winter—so wet a spring—rain as
late as the 18th of May, they declare was never
known before. Whatever the cause however,
the effect is certainly to be rejoiced at. With us
laying the intolerable dust—in the country, re
freshing and newmg vegetation, giving promise
of a glorious yield to the labors of these who
have undertaken to cultivate the soil in Califor
nia. The experience of this year will satisfy those
who have engaged in agriculture, and will here
after induce thousands of others to apply them
selves in the developement of the great resources
of our tertile plains and valleys.
Quite a number of very solid substantial brick
buildings are now in process of erection upon
Montgomery street The most prominent is
that belonging to the express establishment of
Messrs. Adams & Co., upon their old site oppo
site the former custom-house The walls are at
least two feet in thickness, of brick, and ii is in
tended that no wood work shall be exposed. We
fancy that Messrs Adams & Co., may (eel per-
fectiy safe from fire when their new building
is completed.
Mr. Davidson, agent of the Rothchilds, is put
ting up a Banking-house, the walls of which are
to be of solid brick masonry. The same is also
being done by Burgoyne & Co., and others, with
the confident expectation of their being perfect
ly fire-proof, and v’hich would no doubt be the
case, were they us. ng lime in their mortar; but
this cannot be had, and they are obliged to use
cement in lieu thereof, which is not at all suited
to the purpose, and must prove abortive in the
day of trial.
A most pharasaica! farce was enacted in our
city three days since, by Thomas Butler King,
the collector of the port, in the removal of the
sub-treasury from the vault under the old Cus
tom-house ruins. The Alta describes it as fol
lows :
Military Movements Extraordinary —Re-
moval of the Deposits. —Yesterday morning,
about eleven o’clock, an extraordinary scene, for
these peaceful times, was presented upon Mont
gomery street. Since the fire, the custom-house
funds have remained in the vault of the old cus
tom-house. at the corner of California street,
wnerc they have been watched by a strong body
of custom-house inspectors. The new custon
house, at the comer of Washington and Kearny
streets, being ready for occupation, the specie re
maining in the vaults was removed there. A
force of about theirty men.armed with carbines
and short swords, was arrayed in front of the oid
ruins, while the specie was being loaded in the
cart, while the Collector, mounted upon a pile of
' bricks, with a drawn revolver in hand, and de
termination depicted upon his countenance! stood
ready to resist to the death any attack that should
be made upon him or the funds. When the specie j
was loaded, the carts moved off, guarded on both
sides by the carbineers, who looked exceedingly I
ferocious, most of them being gentlemeu of the
marine profession, with very large and black
whiskers. The train, as it moved up Montgom
ery street, with the Collector at its head, resem- j
bled the entrance into a city of a victorious army, :
laden with the spoils of war, ora quarter mas-!
ter's wagon, just returned from a foraging expo- :
dition into the country. What the fear was
which caused this military exhibition, we could "
not learn. Either it was supposed that some
squatter intended to settle upon the vault, or else i
that a grand onslaught was to be made in broad j
daylight upon the funds. In this manner six !
loads, and about a million and a quarter of dollars i
were transported from the old custom-house to i
the new one.
It is a little strange that the idea of having two
or three pieces of artillery to add to the protec
tion of the specie did not strike Mr. King. A
couple of six pounders would have stricken grea
ter terror to the hearts ot the awed multitude !
who witnessed this singular proceeding than did ]
even the appearance of Mr. King himself with
his large-sized loaded revolver by his side.
San Francisco, May 31st.—Three weeks ago
a large portion of the city lay in ruins. Ten
thousand people had been burned out of their
houses or places of business. Fifteen hundred
or two thousand buildings were in ashes; five
thousand people were in the streets, houseless,
homeless. Since then there has been nothing
but activity and life. Such a serenade of plane
and sSw, clattering hammer and ringing trowel,
rattling timber and rumbling drays has not been
heard on the continent. Some of our streets have
already their lines of houses complete, and many ,
a new comer can scarcely believe, as you tell hini
how that less than three weeks ago half of a
square mile of the city was nothing but blacken
ed desolation.
The Stockton papers give very encouraging
accounts of the rebuilding of Stockton, where it
was burned down recently. The Journal says:
So far has the recuperative spirit of oar citizens ■
already driven the work, that to a stranger it
would be impossible to tell the extent of the con- j
Hagration, save as it was marked here and there
ori the outskirts, with its heaps of ashes. Stock
ton lias risen Phcenix like from its ruins, and it
has been accomplished by a perserveranee and
energy which is indomitable and worthy of a
belter late in the future.
Real Estate. —The recent public sale held at
the California Exchange, would indicate an irn- 1
proved state of feeling in regard to the value of
Real Estate. In certain portion;, of the city,
especially those approaching the bay, lots are
held even higher than they were two mouths
since. For the purpose of giving our readers
some idea.upon this matter, we have taken an
extract from the sales of Mr. Kendigof Saturday
last:
1 Lot corner of Front and Central wharf. 20
by 00 feet, $5,37-3.
1 Lot on Central wharf, 20 by 00 feet, $3,375.
1 Lot on Central w liar!, 20 by 00 feet, $3,350.
1 Lot on Sacramento wharl, 20 by 00 feet,
SI,OOO.
1 Lot on Sacramento wharf. 20 by 00 ft, SI,OOO.
1 Lot on Sacramento wharf, 20 by 00 ft, $4,000.
3 Lots on Pine sf,\vith improvements, $2,700.
The bidding during the sale alluded to was
spirited. I
The Herald gives very encouraging accounts
from the different placers in the vicinity of (he
city of Sonora.
Arrival of the Falmouth. —The U. S. sloop
of-war Falmouth, Thos. Petigru, cammauder, ar
rived yesterday from the Fejee Islands. She has
been absent upward of eight months, during
which time she has visited the Sandwich Islands,
the Marquesas group, the Society Islands, and the
Navigator..
Staple for Mr. Cobb’s Speeches.
As Mr. Cobb is on his winding way among
the people of South-Western Georgia, trying to
enlighten them on the subject of Federal all'aits,
and drumming for votes, we hope that he wiil
give tneni some information concerning the
wire-working' in which he has been engaged at
Washington; something about the coalition; the
Washington nomination, and that suppressed let
ter. Is it a lact that Mr. Stephens is to be made
Senator in place of Mr. Berrien? is Mr. Toombs
to be the next spsakei of the House ofßepre re n
tatives? if so will Mr. Cobb and his friends help
to do it? Was there any understanding between
Mr. Cobb and the Free-Soilers when he formed ,
the committees of the House of Represntatives.
by which he ‘’sold himself for a mess ol pottage/’
as charged by the Savannah Republican? The
people are interested in knowing something
about these things.
It would also be interesting to know why he
has joined hands with the Federalists, against
the Democratic Republican Party and the triends
of the rights of the States. Will he attempt to (
gull the people with the stale cry that there is
now danger of disunion? Such a resort will not
satisfy the people? They will require reasons in
which there is common sense and plausibility.—
Albany (Ga..) Patriot , 4 th inst.
Extract from a letter of one of the passengers
on board the Florida, on her last trip to New
York, dated
Nf.w-Yoiik, July 1.
The steamship Florida has outshone herself.
This is the best run made yet. We were at
quarantine at 4 o’clock this morning. The voy
age was very pleasant, something of a rolling
sea, moderate winds but fair and clear weather.
We passed the Marion last night at 9 1-4
o’clock. Having started two hours after her,
this may be called a tremendous beat, unless
something happened to her machinery. We
were about 59 1-2 hours including a half hour’s
difference in time, and about an hour's stop at
quarantine, yet were about four hours shorter
time from wharf to wharf, than the Marion, and
yei her captain reported f>4 hours.
[As the difference in distance from Savannah j
to New York, and from Charleston to New York, i
is equal to seven hours run; if the Marion had 1
sailed from Savannah with the Florida, the beat
would have been derm hours. — Eds. Savannah
Republican.]
Sailino of tiif. Arctic.— The U. S. Mail ■
Steamship Arctic, Capt. Luce, for LiverpooLsail
edat noon to-day with IKS passengers and $987.- 1
890 in specie, of which $400,000 is on account !
of the Mexican indemnity.—A T . Y. Journal Com- I
merer. sth inst.
Money Market.—Saturday, July sth.—The
market is not very active, many of our business
men having provided for the week on Thursday,
and lelt town to return on next Monday. There
was no meeting of the Stock Board to-day, but
we notice on the street some sales of Erie at
84 1-4, and Norwich and Wor. at 54c a 53 1-2,
the latter for seller GO days.
Foreign Exchange closed at 110 1-1 a 110 1-2 1
for most sales of Sterling bills on London; and ;
5,08 3-4 a 5,10 for 60 days bills on Paris. The j
Artie which sailed to-day took out $987,890 in
specie, of which $300,000 was on account of the
Mexican Indemnity in specie. The following
will show the shipments since the Ist inst. and
for the year.
Steamship Niagara—Liverpool—
American gold $916,000
British gold and silver, 10,105 1
Bark Fortune—Bahia —Spanish dollars. 2,000
Bark Thaetus—Buenos Ayres—
Patriot Doubloons 921 |
Steamship Arctic—Liverpool—
American gold .JfIO.OOO
British gold and silver... 8,890
I
Total since July Ist $1,956,216
Previously reported—
January. 1.260,291
February .1,007,689
March 2,368,86 1
April . • • • • • .3,482,182
May 4,506,135
June. . . 6,462,367 19,093,525
TotaLsince June Ist $21,049,741
We; understand that $300,000 more of the
Mexican Indemnity will go from Boston an
Wednesday.
Tm: Cnors.—After the long drought which
we suffered, and which threatened to ruin the
oats entirely, we have had some heavy rains, by
which this crop will probably turn out much bet
ter than was anticipated. The wheat has been
uncommonly line. Corn is very promising, and
indicates an abundant crop. The cotton in the
. lower part of the district, where it is cultivated,
also promises well. On the whole, throughout
I our district, so lar as we can learn, the crop will
be a “bragone.” —Qreenville (S. C.) Mountain
eer, 3 d inst.
T«e Crops.—From all the information we
can gather, the crop of this country are doing
finely and there will be more made than was
anticipated a very short time since. —Abbeville
(4/a,,) Banner : 3d inst.
|)i) itlagiiftif Cficgrop!/.
Reported for the Constitutionalist.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
♦ ■
ARRIVAL
OF THE STEAMER
CANADA.
COTTON DECLINED 1-8 a l-4d.
Charleston, July 8, p. m.
The steamer Canada arrived at Halifax yester
day (Monday) with advices from Liverpool to
the 08th ult.’
Cotton Market. —Cotton has declined one-eighth
lo one farthing. Fair Orleans quoted at 0 l-2d;
Middling 5 I—lei. The sales of the week reacu
34,000 baies. The market closed dull.
The sales of Cot ton at Havre during the week
leached 17,000 bales.
Breadstuffs had declined.
New York, July 7, P. M.
: Cqr^pN.—■The market is dull, and has declined
1-8 ffn” Sales 700 bales.
Charleston; J uly 8. P. M.
Cotton.—Sales to-day 2.300 bales, at 5 1-2 to
! 8 1-8, 1400 bales of the above were sold at 9
! cents, being strictly Middling fair of high class,
j Holders are free sellers at yesterday’s rates.
j (Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.)
Later from California.
Baltimore, July 3.
>- The Prometheus from Nicaragua has arrived
ft New York with 250 passengers. She brings
; California dates to the 31st May.
I , The Tennessee had arrived at Panama with
| two and a half million of gold dust on board. On
( file 3d of June the Northerner and New Orleans
I arrived at Panama; the form'’’- freighted with six
i hundred tl ousand dollars worth of the precious
metal, and the latter with four hundred thousand
| dollars worth. The burnt districts in Sun Fran
| cisco and Stockton have been nearly built up.
1 The people are not disheartened. Business is
j lively. Mining is very successful. Theagrieul
, tural prospects aie encouraging. The rumors re
lative to the existence of difficulties in the nor
thern part of the State of California continue, but
the Commissioners are reported to have been
very successful in pacifying the Indians. The
recent fires have had but little effect on the mar
! ket. The auction houses were doing the best bu
siness. Shoes and Clothing had declined ten per
cent.
Baltimore, July 5.9.19 P. M.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
. ARRIVAL OF STEAMER BALTIC.
| COTTON DECLINED.
The Baltic arrived at New-York to-day (Sat
urday.) from Liverpool, which port she left on
Ihe 25 h ult.
Cotton in the Liverpool market was very dull,
and ha declined an eighth of a penny. The
sales on the 25th amounted to five thousand
bales, and those effected since the departure of
the Africa to twenty thousand, of which export
ers took four thousand. F ir Orleans quoted at
! 0 3-Bd. Middling FairS 1-Id.
Flour had advanced 6d. Wheat was active
at from Id. to 2d. advance. Corn was steady.
Carolina Rice was worth lbs. fid. Coffee .was
dull. Consols were quoted it from 96 5-S a
90 3-4. Trade in Manchester was active.
The frigate St. Lawrence had arriv ed at Lis
bon. The British Parliamentary Commission-
ers had reported against the British trans-Atlan
tic mail steamers sailing from the W est of Ire
land. instead of Liverpool, for America. The
receipts from the great Exhibition at London on
the 21th of June, amounted to thiee thousand
two hundred pounds. The Preamble to the Ec
clesiastical Titles Bill had passed the British
House of Commons. A great contlagration had
occurred at Arahangel, the principal city and
Port of Trade in the North of Russia destroying
one hundred and lil’ty houses.
The Political intelligence is unimportant.
Baltimore, July (i, h. 1 5 p. rn.
Additional per Baltic. —A great fire occurred in
London on the 2-lth of June, the loss by which
is estimated at two hundred thousand pounds.—
<•>- •‘••-houses were
•nsumed.
In France the movement fora revision of the
Constitution is gaining strength. Ledru Rollin
has been sentenced to two years imprisonment,
and to pay a fine of two thousand francs for pub
lishing certain pamphlets.
Advices ironi Spain state that a great fire had
occurred in Madrid, which had destroyed the
Church of San Lorenzo and many other buildings.
The Cortez will not adjourn until the question
of the National debt is finally settled.
Portugal is tranquil.
Northern Items. —The New-York Cotton
market was steady on Saturday, and eight hund
red bales were sold. In Baltimore, Alfred Craw
ford, agent of the Philadelphia and Baltimore
Rail Road died to-day (Sunday.) The fourth of
July passed off’quietly in Baltimore, and no ac
cident occured in that vicinity.
A New Variety of Siiee. —The Providence
Journal notices a new variety ot' sheep, a ram
and a ewe, just imported from Africa, and intend
ed to be conveyed to the fine sheep larm of M.
15. Ives. Esq., at Potowomut.
They came from the mountains about 300
miles in the interior, from the East coast of
Africa, and were a present from H. B. M. Con
sul in Zanzibar to a gentleman in Salem. The
variety is entirely new and quite unknown to
naturalists. It is distinguished by the enormous
fatness of the tail, and a singular dewlap, resemb
ling that of cattle, and the absence of horns in the
ram.
The wool is very coarse, more resembling
liair than the article which is beginning to from
so important a staple in the productions of our
State; hut in recompense of this, the mutton is
said to be unrivalled in flavor and tenderness; and
it is probable that by judicious crossing with our
native breeds, a very important variety may be
produced, sustaining, or perhaps improving, the
well-known reputation of Rhode Island mutton,
and not depreciating its fitness for wool.
Sheriff’s Election. —We give below the
number of votes cast at the election for Sheriff
of this District, held yesterday:
Ward No. 1 343
Ward No. 2 334
Ward No. 3 480
Ward No. 4 C 32—1.789
Upper Poll 318
Lower Poll 313 031
Total 2,420
[Charleston Courier. Sth inst.
Southern Rights Convention.
According to previous notice, a portion of the
Southern Rights Party, from the sth congres
sional District, met in Convention at Kingston,
on Wednesday the 3d inst.. for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Congress to be run
by said party.
The Convention was organized by calling Wes
ley Stropshire of Chattanooga, to the chair, and
requesting Thos. T. Christian, f Murray to act
as Secretary.
The chairman arose and explained the object
of the meeting, after which the delegates from
each county were requested to come forward and
enroll ther names.
On motion of Col. Thomas, o' - Murray, a com
mittee of five was appointed to report business
: for the action of the convention. The chairman
appointed the following gentlemen as that com-
I mittee, to wit: Messrs. Thomas ox Murray, Bruce
| of. Chattanooga, Barry of Walker, Patton, of
Fleyd, aud Mosley, of Gordon.
The committee, after having retired for a few
minutes, reported the name of the Hon. William
11. Stiles, of Cuss, to the convention as the most
suitable candidate to be run by the Southern
Rights Party of the 3rd congressional district, and
upon motion he was nominated, by acclamation,
as the candidate of the Southern Rights Party of
this district.
On motion, a committee of three, to wit; John
Thomas. Dr. Bruce, and J. A. L. Mostly, was
appointed to inform Col. Stiles of his nomination
and request his acceptance of the same.
On motion,
Resolved, that the thanks of this convention
are due the chairman and secretary for the very
attentive manner in which they have discharged
their duty.
Resolved, that the proceedings of this conven
iou be published in the Dalton Times, the Rome
touth erner, and the Augusta Republic.
Wesley Shropshire, Clim’n.
Thos. T. Christian, Sec’ry.
There are ninety-four apothecaries in Boston
and only sixty-seven bakers. No wondor the
town is unhealthy.
Mademoizelle Jagello, the Hungarian heroine,
is earning her livelihood as a clerk in the Depart
ment of the Interior,
T DOTII BRUSHES.—Fine English Tooth Brush
os, iinportod expressly for us.
june 29 r t). B. PLUMB A CO.
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, JU L_Y 9, 18 51.
ARTICLES. ] PER WHOLESALE. I’CTV. I
BAGGING—Gunny |777. @l6 20 cent.
Kentucky.,.l.... ®® ®®
BALK ROPE-Jute |.lb. f ®, 2o f ) ’cent.|
Kentucky.. .... ,
BACOX-naiUS;;;;..;;; . 13 )
Shoulders 9® ® ®I !' i
BUTTER—Goshen, primed lb. @ p® "P cent.
BEESWAX ... (ffi 00 i
CANDLES—Spermacetti f? f> \ J
Georgian made .... ] j - ’. if 1® j, cent.
Northern !••••! ** I{ go p ct. !
CHEESE—Northern !.... ®4 1 * I
COFFEE—Cuba i BO P cent -
Rio 11
Ja™ •••• , X i J,’ ; r free.
Laguavra
. f SHIRTINGS, bro., 3-4: yd. j «® 00 | I
■» “ 7-8; i 00 l
§ brown, vd. wide ....! 8 (<<; f)
«S SHEETINGS, br0..5-4|. ••• “ @ |
•3- bleached. 5-4 .. ..j 13 ®lB !
~ I CHECKS 11 ® I*’ :
s BED TICK “J V"- J*
o 03NABURGS, 80z... 10 (('. 11 I
I YARN, (assorted) .... ’-lb - * l-J. ®2O
FlSH—Mackerel. No. 1... j bW.: fji j
Do No. 2.. .1 ! 11 Hi )
Do. No. 3...!.... Tf® 8J 20 pet. I
FLOUR—Canal '■...> ®i® ® \
Augusta Canal , Jji® ~ / , 1
Georgia, good.B ® «i if 2o F ct -
FEATHERS—Live Geese.'. lb • ®® ®33 • J
GRAIN—Corn, loose bus.! 80 ® “"h. }2O ]? ct.!
Do. sack 1 25 ® 0 00- J
Wheat —Good White. .... 1 00 (g 0 00
Do. Red on ®OO 1„ 0 r> ct
GUNPOWDER keg 5®5 2o j j,
HIDES—Dry ••• •! 8 ® }go p ct.
Drv. salted 1 0 (a) 10 f it
IRON—Pig '. .100 o® 00 30 p cent.
Swedes, assorted.. .ton 0 i/J 41 30 p cent.
Hoop .100 0 ® 0 lon 1-y ot
Sheet -lb-1 10}® U l V Ct "
Nail Rods 1 5 @ 0
LEAD—Bar .100 0 ® 7 jlgo p ct.
White Lead ijc*! 8 j)
LARD I-lb • | H® 12 j
MOLASSES— Cuba gall. 25 ®2O j
New-Orleans .... 37 a] 40 I ( .... ... ,
NAILS—Cut, 4d. to20(1 350 (a" 4 00") 1 "'1
EXPORTS OP COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE PORTS, COMMENCING IST SEPTEMBER, 1850.
‘ ! SAVANNAH! ~CHARLESTON. MOBILE. NEW-ORLEANS KEW-YORK; I OTHER PORTS. _ TOTAL.
WHITHER EXPORTED. IBSTTTBSO. 1851. 1850. 1851. 1850. 1851.1850. 1851.; 1850. 1851.; 1850. 1851,; 1850.
8 — 133,053;j 210,3G.>j 121J142 “OOLISo "312,829 104,007 140,122 53.033; 88,874 ;
Glasgow "anil" Greenock."."."..*.". !!!!!"!!■'" *7,508 ***lo.B99' “*7*.352 4,453 !"" ’ s'.olsj"" 10,502 12,858 "* 10.857 *4,527j 5.038 j |
r Total to Great Britain ~Y:i2.372 T2L4!iO 101,577 ~Tfo.SC):t i ~221.722:~1:12404 j;~52L72i jTjd.333 : _1ti5.02 : t __1~5L345 OO.c'jTl | l MOO 016,667
ILtvre ..... 11,236 14,110 23,285 ” 81,071 ! I/,.’ • 39,988 120.023 101,235 «7,Sp 85.921 8,40
Xaiiu^^.l.i".".'.'.’.iiii dim . ...... ;*""*2*.233: 577., 0Ci2'!!!!!!!! jKM 573 70’ | j 4
Amsterdam W.-FgJj 7.,’5.4.| lYij . 2.068!| 800 77.777"!!! L 957 672 1.731 2,580 j | I
Antwerp™.".*.’.*.'.*.*.*.*. ;!!!!!!!! i i!! iii i! 3JII ij" ’ V.ioo "" *1.203 ; ’ lYiis '"" Yin:; 9.942 6,643; '' VjiaoJ" *6,198 | jfl
Brenien".*.'i i !!!!!!! j . * ’Yioo.’iii!’!!:. «i 617 9.704 6.233 1,355 j..!i ...*jH
Ve."i" V.G7Y" LS4Bj 2*2,505} "lYi.vi 3.196***2.298 42.537 31.596 0.41 S HI7 2,176 i
Total to other Foreign Ports “ 4,678 Ts-fs,. 35.175 t>i7oY~» ~iYr>4s _ ji.hYs 1i'.'.042 -G-asi ai.i:,i I'.ioo tf.lli "aalyTgi; ~ io; ,Q3*>
New York IffieMTiAMl 93,580 * 90,484 ~«L 702 :;7.:U0 46.270 su.<i4o 32,848 '#0,6891| ..... ~ ... ....
Boston 21.337 20,830 15.595 22.630 26.202 25,573 76,943 105.353 10,0.2 23.631
Providence 1.633 2.32411 2.453 4.187 5.918 11.815 3.911 S.S7B 1
Philadelphia 10.018 12.069; 9.704 15,2/4 2.000 2.330 14,843 14.9<8, 519 1,644
BalHmoreJ 8 643 1,9.36 6,857 B>S7 1.630 3.190 2 412 0,903 1.9/7 3,186 |
Other Ports !| 3.689 _ 10,684]| ....... 152 j 23,874 17,972 j 1 23®j S.SCO| 8.507j| I
Total Coastwise I~TKoTgi 167,016
Grand Total Y;0L264 ~305,464[j 880,549 ~340,871l! 875,603 ~280,585|i 912,377 736,008 i; 285,349 239,431 1:’,4.n20; 12V474 ‘fYsYoOS oYi/Yfs
MAR KIED,
In Savannah, on the afternoon of tho 4th July,
by the Rov. Rufus M. White, Mr. J. L. Blount,
to Mrs. Joanna Lloyd.
At Dorchester, on the -‘!(l inst., by the Rev. Thos.
L. Winn, Mr. John 13. Holland, of Savannah, to
Miss Sarah W. May, of Liberty county.
DIED,
On the 29th June, at the residence of her son, Mr.
John A. Miller, in Ureensboro, Greene county, Ga.,
Mrs. Isabella Miller, in tho 72d year of her
ago.
At Summerville, on Friday evening, July 4th,
Eliza Moore, only daughter of William A. and
Elizabeth A. Walton, aged 11 months and 5 days.
In this city, on tho 4th inst,, of Convulsions, Jno,
Frederick Louis, youngest son of F. A. and Ma
ry Virginio Brahe, aged 2 years and 7 months.
At the residence of his son. isl Columbia county,
on the Ist of July, Aaron Dodd, in the 07th year
of his age. _
Tho subject of this notice was born in »» arren
county. (Ga.) and lived in this Stato until 18139,
when he emigrated to Texas, and there remained
i -ltil tho 22d of Juno last, when ho returned to
Columbia, and breathed his last in the presence of
his only child, after an abscnco of 14 years, llis
friends mourn their loss, but not as those who have
no hope. He professed religion and joined the M.
E. Church some three years since; and was per
fectly resigned to his death. He conversed fre
quently of his c ange.
Office Alig. Ins. & Rank'", t o. |
July 7, 1851. )
[£7” The Board of Directors have this day
declared a Dividend of Five Dollars per Share
for the past six months, which will be paid to the
Stockholders on demand,
jnly 8 3 ROBERT WALTON, Cashier.
Office Iron Steam Boat Company, )
Augusta, July 7, 1851. j
Dividend No. 19.—The Directors linvo this 1
day declared a Dividend of FIVE PEIt CENT.out
of the profits of tho last six months, payable on the
21st inst. G. McLAUGHLIN, Sec. A Tr.
_july_B ;J
MERCER UNIVERSITY.
[jvp- The Examination of the Students in this
University, will commence on TUESDAY MORN
ING, July 22d, and continue through the week.
On Sabbath Morning, July 27th, the Commence
ment Sermon will be preached, in the College Cha
pel, by Rev. John E. Dawson.
On Monday, Declamation by the Sophomore
Class.
On Tuesday, the Junior Exhibition.
==And on Wednesday, 30th, the Commencement
Exercises, beginning at 10 A. M., and continuing
through the eay.
Dv order of the Faculty,
july f> dlcl J. E. WILLET, R. Rec y.
The Annual Oration before the two Lito
rary Societies of Mercer University, Penfield, Ga.,
will be pronounced in the College Chapel, on tho
evening of the 30th JULY, by the Hon. James L.
Orr, of South Carolina, an Honorary Member of
the Ciceronian Society. c 4 june 26
We are authorize to announce the name
of Brigadier General STEPHEN DRANE, as a can
didate for Major General to command tho Second
Division of Georgia Militia. june 11
(Sommercial,
Augusta Market, July 9.
REMARKS.—Our Commercial Season is drawing to a
close, and from the tables published by us this morning
our readers will be able to form a pretty accurate idea
of what will bo the increased reeoipts this year over
last. Os the growing crop, we can speak with no cer
tainty. as between this and frost tho plant is liable to
many mishaps, which may cut it short. From present
appearances, however, the recent favorable weather has
been very beneficial to both Corn and Cotton in this
section, and there is promise of a fair yield of both.—
The prospects of a good Cotton crop has materially im
proved. and unless wo are visited by an early frost, from
the increased quantity planted the yield this year must
be larger than that of last.
The Receipts at the all the ports up to the latest dates
received, it will be seen are 2,236,895 bales against 1,992,-
624 last year, being an increase of 294.271 bales. The
Stock remaining on hand is 08.530 bales less than the
amount held at the same time last year.
The Shipments to Foreign Ports show an increase to
Great Britain of 375.342 bales; to France of 30.313; and
to other Foreign Ports of 82,089 bales, while the falling
oil to Coastwise ports is 127.593 bales. The total in
crease to all ports is 360.150 bales.
The consumption of Cotton at the South is daily in
creasing, and although there is a falling off iif the ship
ments to the North, if our annual tables are correctly
made up, and the amount consumed at the South cor
rectly stated, wc think no falling off in consumption in
the United States will be exhibited.
We would be much obliged to our friends in this
State, South Carolina and Alabama, connected With
manufacturing establishments, if they would furnish us
before the first of August, or at tho latest by the mid
dle of September, with the amount of Cotton consumed
in their establishments.
COTTON.—Our market opened on Wednesday last
with a good demand, which continued during Thursday,
Friday and Saturday—on the latter day holders, gene
rally. realized a slight advance on the parcels sold, hut
not sufficient to alter previous quotations. On Sunday
the Baltic's advices came to hand, noticing a decline in
the Liverpool market of )d. These advices had an un
favorable intluence on our market, and transactions
were, in a measure, suspended, on Monday neither bu
yers or sellers showing much disposition to operate.
The few sales made, however, wero at a slight re
duction from the prices paid on Saturday. On yester
day, (Tuesday.) the same feeling was manifested, aud
our market closed with so little business doing, that it is
Impossible to give quotations with any accuracy, and
wo therefore omit them. Os the stock of Cotton at
present on hand, the greater portion is held by’ plan
ers, who are reluctant sellers at present prices.
RECEIPTS OF COTTON,
From Ist September, 1850. to latest dates received.
1851. 1850.
Savannah, July 3 238.365 315.441
Charleston, July 3 378,552 313,310
Mobile. June 27 426.100 327.034
• New-Orloans. Juno 27 935,175 779,775
Florida. Juno 13 178.020 174.049
Texas, June 21 39,301 29,130
Virginia. June 1 19,041 8,088
North-Caroliua, June 21 12,269 0,879
Total Receipts 2,250,895 1,902.624
1,902,024
Increase of Receipts this year, 294,271
STOCK OF COTTON
Remaining on hand at the latest dates received.
Savannnli, July 3 6.701 21,250
Charleston, J uly 3 25,202 35,772
Mobile, June 27 65,072 51,985
New-Orloans, June 27 82,382 92.517
Florida, Juno 18 14.448 15.200
Texas, Juno 21 2,345 1,033
Augusta and Hamburg, July 1... 39,397 45,420
Macon. July 1 10,590 0,813
Virginia, June 1 1,900 750
North-Carolina, June 21 350 350
New-York, July 1 53,785 93,012
Total 302.172 370,703
302,172
Decrease in stocks. 68,530
J ARTICLES. PER WHOLESALE.I DUTY. 1
J OlLS—Sperm, W. Strained . ... 100ib 1 i O free.
Full Strained 1 30 @ 1 40
.Summer do 1 00 (a} 1 I*2!
Linseed bbl. 0 00 (aj 1 00 20 lucent.'
Tanners, 0 GO (a} 0 00,
Lard 1 00 (o) 1 12
! POTATOES bbl.io 00 (t£ 0 00 :
PIPES ....|0 62 (t$ 1 001
I PORTER doz 2 25 (u> 3 60
i PEPPER .11,. 0 10 (a) 12]
| PIMENTO ! |0 16 (a} 000
j RAlSlNS—Malaga,bunch.! box|o 00 (a) 2 75, )ja t-v n i
Muscate | ;0 00 Ca, 0 00; J 4O ct *
RlCE—Oordinary 1 100 5 75 4 00
Fair !. .. .i 4 00 (tr 4 50
Good and Prime.;o 00 aj 0 00j
French Brandies gall 1 50 («j 2 00 100 p' ct.
Leger Frores 2 75 ;</. 3 00
os Holland Gin ... 125 («j 150 100 s>’ ct. ji
American Gin !0 38 4#; 0 40,
I p* Jamaica Rum 150 (o> 200 100 p ct.
2 N.E. Rum. lilids & bids ....u 34 (a 037
vz WhiskeA .Phila. & Balt !0 28 032
Do. New-Orleans 0 2*l (oj 0 32
Peach Brand j* ! .... 100 ( a) 125 100 ■]■>' ct.
SUGAR—Cuba Muscovado .Jb | (> d(i s 60 I
P. R. (c St. Croix l . ... 0 7 (a} 81 j
Havana, white..!.... .0 00 000 [
New--Orleans .0 7 (a} 7J j3O ct.
Clarified 8r0wn.!.... j 0 81 (#/> o 0
White., bus. 0 0 (a> 0 01 I
Lump .|]j. 0 10 (ct/ 0 11 .
i SALT—Liverpool 1 10 ® 1 25 ) ~ u * ct "j
Loose 00 ifi 0 40
I SOAP—American, yellow. stick 0 5 n 0 630 |> cent.
SHOT—AII sizes 162@175 20 |> cent.
SEGARS—Spanish M. 20 00«30 0040 p cent.
! TALLOW—American 0 9 ® 0 10 10 [> cent.
TOBACCO—Georgia Ib.l® 00 ® 0 00; 1 or, w
Cavendish........ 022 ® 050 ) ' 1
TWlNE—Bagging 0 20 ® 0 25 U 0 „ .
Seine 030®0 50 ) Ict
TF/AS—Pouchong 0 50 a> 0 75 I
Gunpowder & 1mp. 1 .... 0 75 (a, 1 00 [ .
Hyson 070® 0 80 11
Young Hyson 0 70 (in 0 75 j
WlNES—Madeira gall. 2 00 ® 2 25 30 F cent.
Claret.MarseillesjcaskjO 25 ® 0 60 40 t> cent.:
Do. Bordeaux doz 3 00 (a 3 50 40 j> cent.
Champagne !. ... 9 00 ((7 15 0040 fV cent.
[ Malaga 0 50 ® 0 62 40 (>' cent.
GROCERIES.—The past has been a dull weak in the
Grocery line, and we have little or no change to notice
from last week. The stocks of our merchants are good
and well assorted, and every day is adding to the Stocks
on hand.
BAGGING. — There is less demand for Ragging than
has hecn experienced in the market for a number of
years past at t lie same period of the year. Sales have
been reported to us this week, by the quantity at 111
cents. By retail it is selling at 15} to 10 cents.
BACON.— Prices have a downward tendencyj and
Sides have been sold this week at prices ranging
from 10} to 101 cents—the latter price for a good arti
cle. Shoulders are worth from 9} to 9} cents.
FLOUR.—We have on hand a fair supply of Northern
which is dull of sale. Augusta Canal sells readily at
s7} to S per bid. for new Wheat, and SO to 7 \ for old.
RALE ROPE.—There is a good stock of Kentucky on
hand, and sales are making at 81. to 91 cents, by the
small quantity.
LARI).—Good is scarce, and sells readily at 11 cents
by wholesale, and 12} at retail.
WHEAT.—Prime White is wortli $1,23 per bush
el; good new Red sl. Our Cherokee friends would
do well, by sending their Wheat early to market.
They will find ready sale and good prices in the Augus
ta market.
COFFEE.—There is a fair stock on hand, and prices
still tend downwards. We quote Rio at 10} to 11 cents,
the latter price by the small quantity.
CORN.—The market is well supplied w ith Maryland
and North-Carolina,and sales are making by the small
quantity at prices ranging from 85 to 05 cents—tin* lat
ter price for a beautiful article of Maryland and North-
Carolina White.
MOLASSES —Fair stock of Cuba on hand, which is
selling by the lihd. at 25 a 26 cents. New-Orleans is
still scarce, and is worth 37 a 40 cents per gallon.
FEATHERS.—Large stock on hand, with but a lim
ited demand. Holders are asking 33 cents.
SUGARS.—We have no material change to notice in
prices, although the stock.is light. If any thing, prices
are looking up. ,
SALT.—By wholes-. 1 . salt is held at #1.12 a $1.15
Retailing from .lures at $1 25 per sack.
DOMESTIC SPIRITS.—Market well supplied—de
mand limited. We quote Whisky at 23 a32 cents.
EXCHANGE. —We have no change to notice in the
rates for Northern Exchange, which continue at I per
cent, prom- for Sight Checks on New-York and other
Northern cities. On Charleston and Savannah our
Banks are drawing at par.
STOCKS.—We have heard of no transactions this
week. Little or none offering.
FREIGHTS.—Our River is getting low, and none but
light draft steamers can roach the wharves. We have no
change to notice in rates, which continue at 50 cents per
bale to Savannah and Charleston.
GROCERIES, IRON, NAILS, &.C.
1 } A/ A IIIIDS. Porto Rieo, Muscovado, and X.
i \JU 0. SUGARS,
100 packages Loaf, Crushed, Powdered, and
Clarified SUGARS,
400 bags Rio, Java, and Maracaibo COFFEE,
170 hhds. choice MOLASSES,
500 pieces Gunny a-rnl Kentucky BAGGING,
500 coils prime llemp ROPE,
2000 lbs. Throe Ply TWINE,
40 tons Sweed liar IRON,
5 tons lloop and Band IRON,
2 tons best German and Blister STEEL,
1250 kegs NAILS and BRADS,
300 boxes SOAP and CANDLES,
500 bags SHOT, 5000 lbs. Bar LEAD,
Dupont’s and Kentucky Ritie POWDER,
100 boxes manufactured TOBACCO,
3000 Sacks SALT,
A stock of LIQUORS,
100,000 Spanish and American SEGARS.
For sale bv BAKER A WILCOX.
July 9 ‘
NOTICE.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned not to credit
my wife on my account, and will not pay any
contract by her made, having put her aside for
adultery. Alexander, Burke Co. Ga.
july 9 Lc A.C. COONERNAN.
CHEAP GROCERIES.
INTENDING to close our business, wo offer our
stock of GROCERIES for cash, or notes on
short time, at the very lowest prices. Merchants
and others will do well to call before buying else
where. Our stock consists of every thing usually
kept by Wholesale Dealers,
july'B ts FRENCH & BUTLER.
AUGUSTA SEED STORE.
FRESH and Genuine TURNIP SEED, warrant
ed new crop of 1851.
Ruta Baga, large Globe, Flat Dutch, Red Top,
largo English Norfolk Turnip, Ac., Ac., Fall and
Winter Cabbage Seed, Ac. Just received and fur
sale by J. H. SERVICE,
july 8 dAelmo
CHEAP I) HA GOODS.
WILLIAM IL CRANE
Wishing to dispose of his Summer Goods be
&»»o putukouag lvia JtVU > +HcTTI
at greatly reduced prices. Among them nro in any
Rich Dross Goods, Ac., such as
Silks, Bareges, Grenadines, Hurnanas,
French Jackoncts, white and colored Muslins,
Swiss Muslins, black Lawns,
A largo assortment of Ginghams and Prints,
Irish Linens, Dimity Alpacas, black Drop d’Ete,
Bombasin, Gloves and Hosiery, of all kinds,
Linen Drillings, L. C. Handkerchiefs, and Shirt
ings.
Together with a large stock of all kinds of
Goods, which will bo sold very low.
july 9 d2Ae2
G W INN i :TT SHISKIFFS^SAUiS.
Will be sold, before the Court House door in tho
town of Lawreucovillo, on tho fust Tuesday in
AUGUST noxt. tho following property, to wit:
Ono bay roan Ilorso, about eight years old, and
one yoke of Oxen; levied on us tho property of
John T. L. Cain, to satisfy a ft fa issued from Gwin
nett Superior Court in favor of John P. Benson.
Also—at tho same time and place,two Negroes, to
wit: Joshua, a boy about 8 years old, George, a boy
about six years old; levied on as tho property of
Paten Tiller to satisfy a fi fa issued from a Justice's
Court of said county in favor of Charles 11. Smith
and sundry others vs. said Tiller.
july U G. T. RAKESTRAW, Sheriff.
GUARDIAN’S SALE.
Agreeable to an order of tho honorable Inferior
Court of Walton county, when sitting as a Court
of Ordinary, will bo sold, on the first Tuesday in
SEPTEMBER noxt,
Five-elevonths (5-llths) of ono hundred acres of
Land in Walton county* No. 05 in tho 3d district.
Sold to perfect titles.
july i> 11. G, lIEALD, Guardian.
COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
THE undorsigned has This Day associated with
himself his brother, JNO. BOXES MOORE.
The business of the firm will be conduelod under
tho name and style of IL A J. MOORE—and will
be continued at tho Old Stand, whore will be found
a largo and extensive assortment of HARDWARE
and CUTLERY, IRON, STEEL, GUNS, PIS
TOLS, Ac. HENRY MOORE.
Augusta, July 1,1851. d7cß july 2
THE firm of BAKER, WILCOX A CO., having
boon dissolved on Ist inst., by the withdrawal
of Mr. Thos. S. Baker, tho business will be contin
ued by Chas Bakor 4 J. S. Wjloox, under the
firm of BAKER 4 WILCOX. Tho name of tho late
firm to bo used by either of its partners only iu liqui
dation.
THOMAS S. BAKER,
J. 8. WILCQX.
CH4S- BAKER,
Augusta, July 3d, 1851. 6 july 4,
Itnuk Note Tabic.
! Augusta Insurance & Banking Company pur.
Bank of Augusta «
i' Branch State of Georgia, Augusta t;
Bank of Brunswick <-•
Georgia Rail-Road “
Mechanics’ Bank «
Bank of St. Mary a “
Bank of Millodgcvillc <•
Bank of the State of Georgia, at Savannah “
Branches of ditto “
Marine A Fire Insurance Bank, Savannah lm
; Branch of ditto, at Macon “
Plant era*’ Bank, Savannah **
' Central Bank of Georgia “
Central It. R. & Banking Company, Savannah “
j! Charleston Banks «•
Bank of Camden “
; Bank of Georgetown * 4
, Commercial, at Columbia K
Merchants’, at Cheraw “
Bank of Hamburg. {i
Alabama Notes 2 (fj, 3 dis.
Tennessee 2 (t£t & dto.
NOT BANKABLE.
Merchants’ Bank, at Macon.*
exchange.
On New-York } prem
Philadelphia . *'
Bo iton
Charleston and Savannah par.
Lexington, Kentucky
Nashville, Tennessee 4t
STOCKS.
Georgia, 0 per cents • -pw*.
* Not taken by our Banks, but redeemable at the Plant
ers’ Bank, Savannah, at par.
mai -,i io— r <^vMfc-waai-anacw»aß&.-v. , a.qa..jy3»aHrxß
Savniniali CUamßler ai Commerce.
ROBERT HABERSHAM, President.
C. GREEN. Ist Vice-President.
EDM"I). PA DEI.FORD, 2d Vice-President.
OCTAVES COIJEN, Secretary and Treasurer.
FANCY SPRING DRY GOODS.
T. lln'iiivila .v CO.
ARE now receiving, among other GOODS, the
following, to which they invito tho attention
of tho public.
Chene, Brocade, and other fashionable styles of
colored Silks, suitable for the season;
Plain and Figured Foulard Silks and Tissues,
Alborines Grenadines, and Baregb Do Laines,
Glace, Exhibition and Parodi Lustres;
Watered Brocade, Figured and Plain Black
Silks;
Lnrintin, Gros Do Rhine and Poult Do Soie,
Plain Figured Chene and Floral Bl'k and Col d
Ba regex;
Brocade, Dotted and Printed Swiss Muslins;
Printed Jaconets and Lawns, of every style;
Chene, Plaid and Striped French Ginghams;
Binek Silk and Lace Mantillas and Parodist
Embroidered and Dotted Swiss Mantillas and
Parodi's;
Embroidered and Damask White and Colored
Crape Shawls;
I,ace Capes add Undorsloeves;
Embroidery, Neodie-work Primming, Ac.;
American, French and English Calieoos, 4to 25
cents;
Froncli, Scotch and English Ginghams;
A complete assortment of Domestics;
Irish Linens. Table Damasks and Diapers, Nap
kins, Doyles, Bird's Eyo Diaper, Towelling, Pfl.
low-case Linens, and a largo assortment of Goods,
suitable for Gentlemen and Boy’s Spring and Sum
mer wear:
, Fine Welsh Flannels.
—A LSO —
Parasols, Fans, Pic Nio Mitts:
Plain, Hemstitched, Corded, Bordered and Em
broidered Linen, Cambric Handkerchiefs;
Hosiery, Gloves. Ribbons, Artificial Flowers,
Shell and Buffalo Side, and Tuck Combs;
Colored, Murcclino amlTarlton Muslins;
Swiss, Jaconet, Mull, Nnnsook, Book and Plaid
Muslins;
A large supply of Drees Trimmings, newest style;
Lisle, Linen, hand-made, and Wove Thread
Laeo, Ac., Ac. d 4 c mar 25
STAPLE DRY GOODS. 7. _
s.vntvob.v <v s;ti.,ia
HAVE now in store, a largo supply of STAPLE
DRY GOODS, suitable for Family and Plan
tution use.
AMONG WHICH ARE
Superior 12-4 Linen Shootings, and Pillow Case
Linens,
Superior 4-1 Irish Linens and Long Lawns,
Superior 8-4 and 10-i Table and Damask Dia
pers,
8-4, 10-4 12-4, 10-4, and 20-1 Damask Tablo
Cloths and Damask Napkins,
Superior Bird s Eye and Scotch Diapers,
Heavy Huckabacks, and Plain Crequlllas, for
Towels,
Plain White and Fancy Colored Furniture ]>hnl.
ties, and Cotton. Fringes,
Plain Linen Ginghams, Toil Do Inde, and Pop
lins, for Ladies Travelling Dresses,
Ladies and Gentlemen s Hosiery, of superior stylo
and quality,
t Superior Water-Twist, N. York Mills, and Frame
Yarn Bleached Shirtings,
12-4 Bleached and Brown Sheetings, of the best
quality,
Superior Pawtucket, Merrimack, and Atlantia
Mills Brown Sheetings,
Augusta, and Gramtevillo Brown Sheetings and
Shirtings,
Heavy Cotton Osnaburgs. Georgia Stripes and
Negro Kerseys,
Apron Checks, and superior Amoikcag A. C. A.
Tickings,
Superior White Gauze and Welch Flannel:,
IVinto Marseilles Quilte, of superior stylus and
qualities,
A largo supply of Ingrain, Thrco Ply, Brussels,
and Tapestry Carpets,
With n great variety of other to which
they respectfully invite the attention q? the public
june 21 dtAc
PIANO FORTE?, ~
rpIIE SUBSCRIBERS would res- ~
A pectfully call the attention of
their friends and the public, to their u J sr \J \I
assortment of Rosewood and Mahogany PIANO
FORTES, from the well known and justlv eelobrat
cd Manufactories of Bacon Sr kavr.it , A. 11. Ga!,;
I; Co., and Jhtbms 4 Scab my. New York, which
are warranted in overy respect, to tie ai least fully
equal to any instruments manufactured in this coun
try or Europe.
Tho subscribers would also state that tho instru
ments now on hand are of the latest patents and
fashion, and fresh from the manufacturers. For
salo at very low prices for cash or city acceptance
at GEO. A. OATES & CO.’S
Piano, Book A Music Depot, Broad-st.
may 10
WE W GOODS. ’ ~
IJECKIYEDpcr last steamer from Nov .York
L Plain, low priced and fine linen oajp’nrio
kerc lief-; hom-stitehed Riviere and .i ,i 0 a,,"
Super French Furniture PrR, s for Laid work
and Borders; tine and super twisted silk Mitts.
IJ.aoksilk Mitts, (long.',
Sapor Garment Dim it
]• rench cL.ored bordered plain linen TowoU.
. °' do. do. Jluekabnck do.
12-4 Ilobinct Laeo for Pavillions.
9-4 Pavilliou Gauz.o.
Blue and green worsted Barege.
Lace and Muslin Unde vs! coves.
Lace Capos, and a variety of other GOODS.
All ot which will bo sold low, by
• itmc 13 JNO. P. SETZE.
LALLERSTEDT a WIMHERLY have rccoivod
this day per steamer from New York a very
choice lot of
New Style Laeo CAPES,
Hamilton Lace Under SLEEVES,
Extra Rich Neodloworked COLLARS,
Superior Jaconet and Swiss trimings,
Thread and Lisle Edging,
Jaconet and Swiss Muslin, Figured and Plain
To which thoy invite attention. j nno g
LOOKING-GLASS WAREHOUSE.
Ihr Oldest and most Extensive the U States
R l gg£* 1 » KINGSLAND.'Ko. 38 Courtlandt
XY Stioet, New York, 4Vb,,[(, sa i o Dealer in and
Manufacturer ot Locking. Glasses, and Importor of
Looking-Glass 1 lates, anil Plate Glass for House and
ln i* o<vs ’ respectfully invites the attention of
ooutnorn Buyo.-s and Dealers to his oxtensivo Stock
ombrnenig all kinds of Mahogany Toilet Boxes,
Mahogany and Gilt, and Gilt Glasses, suit
able tor tho Trade. Also, constantly on hand, a
laige assortment of all kinds and sizes of Ornamen
tal, I lain, Pier and Mantel Glasses, Portrait and
i-ieturo I rarnes, got up in tho richest and most gor
geous styles, from tho latest Parisian and Foreign
designs.
Any inquiries, made by letter, relative to tho pri
ces ot Goods, will be cheerfully answered by return
mail.
~ B.—All ordors promptly attended to, and
Goods packed with tho greatest care, jttue 19-3 m
NEW YORK AND SAVANNAH _ STEAM
SHIP LINE.
Florida. .. IKI a .T.
—AND—
ALABAMA. Capt. Ludlow.
Belonging to tho Now York 4 Savannah Steam
Navigation Company.
On and after tho 11th Jan., will leave Savannah
and Now York every SATURDAY until further
notice. These ships are 1,300 tons register, and un
surpassed iu comfort, safely and speed. Cabin Pas
sage s26—payable in advauee.
Agents P.VDELFORD, FAY 4 CO„
Savannah.
SAMUEE L. MITCHELL,
W IH Front »trwt, Now Yqjlj,