Volume XIX:
THE
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WILLIAM W. HOLD EN,
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RALEIGH, SATURDAY, OCT. 15, 1853.
GEORGIA. -There
is no longer any doubt of the election of
Johnson, Democrat, as Governor ; of Georgia, by a
majority of eight hundred .or one thousand. The
gentlemen who seem to bo elected to Congress are
Seward, Colquitt, Bailey, Dent, Chastain and Hill
yer, six Democrats; and Stephens and Reese, two
Whigs. The Democrats have also a majority in both
branches of the State Legislature. ; :
The gallant Democracy of Georgia (says the "Wash
ington Union,) has done its work nobly. By a tele
graphic despatch received yesterday afternoon we
learn that ninety-two counties have been heard from,
and the ascertained result is that the Democrats have
elected their governor, a majority in the legislature,
and the majority ' of the congressional delegation.
Five Democrats Seward, Colquitt, Dent, Chastain,
and Hillyer are certainly elected' to Congress.
Bailey is regarded as doubtful ; and the only "Whigs
known to be elected are Stephens and Reese.
Such is the response which the Empire State of
the South makes to the avowed principles and poli
cy of the administration of President Pierce. Such
an approval by the people of the South shown, is
it is, by the whole series - of southern elections clos
ing in this great Democratic victory in Georgia is
the fit reception of a policy which looks to the inter
position of the whole power of the united democracy
to shield the country from the evils and perils of a
renewed sectional agitation. ;
We also copy, the following well-timed remarks
from the Washington Union : ' "
'Thk Prkib5ts Policy. Thb Voice of the
People. Before the mails can bring us the full de
tails of the glorious triumph by which the united
democracy of Georgia have just sanctioned the pol
icy of the President, the telegraph will convoy to us
the thunder-tones in which the united democracy of
Pennsylvania and Ohio are this day speaking to the
same effect. " Jit is the : acclamation of the people
the people of all the sections and all the States giv
ing solemn sanction and support, after trial, and up
on deliberate consideration, to. the only plan of states
manship which is adequate to. the wants of the coun
try, because it is the only , plan which can hope to
array the whole force of the democratic party against
a renewal of the- sectional ' agitation. The recent
manifestation of this sense of the people, as made
out in the result of the whole unbroken series of
elections which have taken place in the South; and
as now spoken forth most : loudly and -most trium
phantly in Georgia, is undoubtedly the capital polit
ical indication of -the time. ' The only question be
fore the people of the South in these elections has
been the question of sustaining ' the administration
in its recognition of aft democrats as eligible to office
who in good faith rallied upon the national platform
in the presidential contest : Everywhere in the South
the whies raised the. same' cry which the whigs in
New York are rafsine now',"' that this policy of the
President was in effect fraternization 'with the free
soiler. Everywhere the same answer was made by
the united democracy-of the South, that ho demo
crat is a free-soiler who' honestly '' and in good faith
accepts the Baltimore "platform as bis political creed.
And everywhere in the South! the people at the ballot-box
have triumphantly sustained that answer as
sound and sufficient, and have vindicated the policy
predicted upon it as not only a policy of good taith,
but also as the only policy by : which domestic tran
quility can be secured to. the : country. - To accom
plish that great object, the democratic party united
at Baltimore. ,f . lo consummate its accomplishment
the President has recognised and, maintained that
union. ; And now the people have pronounced upon
his course, and have pronounced it good. -.-.
Nowhere, bvv reason of obvious : facts, : has this
creat issue been made so prominently and so precise
ly as in Georgia Eminent whig leaders there refus
ed to support General Scott through just fears of the
ree-soil tendencies of the men whom, if elected, he
would bring into power. These same leaders, clear
ly perceiving the vantage , ground , upon which this
course placed them before the South, rallied to a man
in a desperate effort to break down President Pierce,
under the charge that he, too, was, giving office to
frecsoilers. Had there been any truth in their accu
sation, these men, of all others, stood in the position
to command for it the popular belief. '' But they were
met by a united - democracy--a , democracy led by
men who but a short time before had stood opposed
to each other as Union democrats and State rights
democTt but who now stood shoulder to shoulder ,
at the head of. one national democratic party and
before this grand and powerful array the whigs and
their accusations have mnanwn tmrrthAr , Snr.K
is the verdict of -the Empire State of the South. Be.'
wre tne sun ot this day shall set, Pennsylvania and,
Ohio the populous and potent centre of the Union :
will have given to that verdict, by an immense
majority, their conclusive confirmation." y .' v
A Noble Wom ax - Miss Dix,. the jhilahthropist
offers to give 1,500 towards a lunatic asylum in
Newfoundland, provided the citizens of St Johns and
vicinity subscribe offer has been;
promptly responded to, and-a subscription paper
opened, on which the governornd two' leading
merchants subscribed 100 each. rL
State Fair. The accommodations at fie Fair
Ground" are complete, and ample provisions ' have ;
been made for the comfort of all who may atted. "
A Georgia paper gleans from the, census returns
some curious facts respecting the relative increase of
the white and free negro population in this country.
The average decennial increase ". of .white persons in
the United States has been 35.67 per cent, nearly
one third part of which has arisen from the immi-,
gratioc of foreigners into the country. - This will
make the natural increase of the ..white population
average 25 per cent, in every ten years since 1790.
Very different are the statistics of the increase of
the free colored population. . : Up to 1840 there was
a very large increase ; of free negroes, arising from
the manumission of slaves by - kind-hearted masters
at the south. . Since 1840 manumission has almost
entirely ceased, except in a few of the border States.
We must therefore look to the decade between 1840
and 1850 to ascertain the rate of increase among the
free colored population. In the free States, the in
crease has amounted during this time to 12.94 per
cent; and 10.11 per cent in the shareholding States
averaging 11.23 per cent in the United States.
There is no means of ascertaining accurately the ac
cession to the free colored population .from the ranks
of the slaves.- The estimated loss to the slave States
for the decade between 1840 and 1850 by manumis
sion and escapes, exceeds the increase of the free col
ored in the slaveholding States by nearly three thou
sand, and their increase in the free States 2,675, and
reduces the increase of free negroes in the United
States to less than 5 per cent
. Here is developed the astonishing fact that while
the white race increases naturally , at the rate of
twenty-Jke per cent, in every ten years, the free col
ored population increases only at the rate of Jit e per
cent during the same time.
Upon these facts, the paper from which we quote
remarks as follows : .
"When white laborers become more abundant and
the pressure is increased by ' competition, there can
be no doubt but that the increase of the free colored
population will continue to decrease until the. num
ber of births will be less than the number of deaths
among them, and that free negroes will disappear
from the United btates.
This is a very singular state of things, but is very
easily explained. It is well known that free negroes
are generally mongrel, and that mongrel races are
not as prolific as pure blooded people. But the chief
cause of their decline is the vicious habits in which
they indulge, their extreme destitution, and lamen
table ignorance. It is generally conceded by the
Northern press that the free blacks are the most de
praved, corrupt and abandoned class in all their cities.
And there is no fact better established than that vice
is inconsistent with increase of population.
This then is the end of Abolition the total exter
mination of the colored race. "Well may these odi
ous fanatics be called the fiends of politics. They
indulge in fiendish hate to the human master, they
endeavor to develope nndish passions in the breasts
of the slave towards their best and only friends, and
the boon they tender them in exchange is annihila
tion as a people. Contrast with this picture the con
dition of the slave. From 1800 to 1810 the increase
of slaves in the United States was 35.79 per cent.
During the last forty years the decennial increase
has been 33.42 per cent. The discrepancy in the two
periods is explained by the existence of the slave
trade up to 1808. For the last forty years the in
crease has been by births alone : and shows an ex
cess of 8 per cent, over their masters. As far, there
fore, as the physical condition of a race may be gath
ered from an increase of population, and there is no
surer test, the slaves are'better on than their masters.
News from W asuisgtox. We copy the following
from the Star :
Threatened Conflict '.letveen the Creel; Indians and
the United States Marshal. Arkansas. It seems that
under the laws of Congress, it becomes the duty of
the Marshal of the "Western District of Arkansas to
arrest persons who have introduced spirituous liqu
ors into the Indian country. Ihis omcer having re
cently so arrested Indians who had been punished
under the Indian law for the offence in the same cases.
The Indian authorities are very indignant, and there
is fear of armed collision to grow out of the anair.
The Secretary of the Interior is said to have directed
the Marshal to make no more arrests of Indians for
this offence who may have been held amenable un
der the Indian law, until he (the Secretary) shall
have received further information to enable him to
give him further instructions 'on the subject
Acting Midshipmen. Among those recently ap
pointed by the Secretary of the Navy, and have been
found qualified (on their preliminary examination) to
enter into the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Aid.,
are Clarence Hunter. California : Joseph W. Alexan
der. 7th district of North Carolina: Frederick V.
McNeir. 5th district of Pennsylvania: Wm.McCand-
less. 19th district of Pennsylvania; Jason B. Orton,
5th district of Ohio ; Francis W. Bond, 1st district of
North Carolina, and Henry J. lseman. 3d district
of Pennsylvania.
The following is the reply to Marshal "Wyn-
koop, of Eastern Pennsylvania, who sent word to
Washington that his deputies had been resisted in
the attempt to arrest a fugitive-slave. Mr. McCel-
land does not appear to be much of a " freesoiler ":
- Department of the Interior,)
Washington, Oct 4, 1853. (
Sir : Yours of the 3d instant has been received,
and I have telegraphed you to consult the district at
torney, employ counsel, if necessary, and use all
reasonable means for the enforcement of the law.
This department is determined that the fugitive-slave
law shall, so far as depends upon it, be executed m
good faith, and that the officers legitimately employed
in carrying it into enect shall be sustained, iney
need not fear any difficulty here so long as they dis
charge their duties efficiently and taithtuiiy.
I am, Sir, &c., -R.
McCLELLAND, Secretary.
Col. Francis M. Wynkoop. Marshal Eastern District
- Pennsylvania.
Mr. Wood, late governor of Ohio, on his way to
Valparaiso, touched at Jamaica, and formed rather
an unfavorable opinion of the effects of the abolition
of slavery on that island. He says1
" We saw many plantations, the buildings dilapida
ted : fields of sugar-cane half-worked, and apparently
poor, and nothing but that which will grow without
f. . . . 11 . l a 1
the labor OI man, appearea luxuriant anu uourisuiug.
The island itself is of great fertility, and one of the
best of the Antilles ; but all the large estates upon it
are fast going to ruin. In the harbor were not a doz
en ships af all nations: no business was doing, and
everything You heard spoken was in the language of
. . -. , .-?. i i . 1:1 i-A
complaint. . oince tne oiacics nave uecu uuwu,
they have become indolent, insolent, . degraded and
dishonest They-are a rude, beastly set oi vagaoonas,
lying naked about the streets, as filthy as the Hot-
iTHE Escape ? of Mitchell and Martin." thk Irish
Patriots. The Escape of John , Mitchell and J ohn
3tfaHintwoiniore Of-jthq' Irish. exiles, is a ceriainty.
ne Hiaiior ot me iuw .;urii iuui uh jjciubcu r
Wo'ftvm Anamli in hoTr Tmrtieulw friends in New
Yor&t whicsoto
escapef ? te -!
country wowaf$)$oip&auei py;.puuuciwou xn r
ticulara the : Editor lha beehrtquested tV ; refroln;
iiviu giTiug uicui yuwiiwij tut buy yiywuhf ;
Breadstuff ih EcROPE. .i By reference to the late
foreign "arrivals it wilT be noticed that the advices
are of the most .favorable character as regards the
European market for flour , and grain. The high
prices ruling at the date of sailing of the previous
steamers had been fully maintained, if not slightly
increased. This news will' be hailed with satisfac
tion by the agricultural portion of our population,
as, in co jsequence of it, their production will meet
with ready sale at high figures. The recent great
advances which have taken 'place in the English
market for breadstuff's, is undoubtedly owing, in a
great degree, to a deficiency in the crops of the south
of Europe in France particularly. In England, also,
the wheat crop has been much smaller than for a
number of years past the deficiency being estima
ted by the Liverpool Courier as equal to 25 per cent
The same paper states that, between England and
France, there is less wheat by 13,500,000 quarters
than there was last year. In Italy, the King of Na
ples has prohibited the exportation of breadstuff's,
and taken off the heavy duty on importation ; and
the Pope has suspended such exports for the pres
ent from the ports on the Mediterranean and the
Adriatic. Altogether, the prospect of a large Euro
pean demand for American produce was never better
than the present The extreme rates now paid in
Liverpool may be attributable, in some degree, to the
prevalence . of a speculative feeling. Still, even if
this be the case, and this feeling should shortly ex
perience a subsidence, it is generally thought that
comparatively high figures will be obtainable through
out the entire fall. This may not prove to be the case,
but it is unquestionably the most probable view that
can be taken of the subject
Horrible Tkagkdv. On Saturday evening, the 3d
ultimo., there happened, at a place called the "Four
mile Spring," about four miles from Shrevcport, a
terrible affair, in which two men lost their lives. The
parties were Sydney Kcrley, who resided at the
Springs, and Thomas Givcns, a drover from Texas.
The circumstances, as wo gather from the testimony
given on the occasion, were as follows: Mr. Kerley
kept a house of entertainment, and Mr. Givcns reach
ed there a few days previous with a drove of cattle
consisting of about twenty head. On Saturday they
had a settlement and Uivens was about to leave, but,
being intoxicated, abruptly inquired of Kcrley if he
would swear that he had been there five days. Kcr
ley told him to leave the house, and take his cattle
with him, and he would make him a present of the
bill, if he were not satisfied. Givcns swore that he
would not stand such an insult Kerley took down
his shot gun and informed Givens that if he repeated
what he said he would shoot him. Givcns placed his
hand on his revolver and deliberately repeated the of
fence. Kerley discharged his gun instantly, the con
tents entering the chest, wounding the stomach, liv
er, and heart But, notwithstanding the dreadful
character of the wounds, he advanced two steps and
discharged his revolver three times at Kerley, two
shot only taking effect, one in the arm and the other
in the abdomen, three inches below the naval. Both
parties fell. Givcns lived about twenty minutes and
Kcrley about two hours and a half.
iShrcteport Democrat..
H rAW Robbert. "Wo regret to learn that the Ex
change Bank has just sustained a loss of $14,000 or
thereabouts. The circumstances, as we arc informed,
are substantially these. On Monday evening Mr.
Henry Davis, of this city, was requested by the Bank
here to take charge of a valise or carpet-bag, con
taining the money, and deliver it to the Bank in
Richmond, as he was going over there, lie agreed
to do so, and the valise or bag was placed in his hands.
Mr. Davis, having some ladies under his escort, pro
ceeded to the depot in Pocahontas, with the valise in
his hand. Upon his arrival at the cars, he put it in
the hands of a negro boy, who offered to hold it for
him until he could seat the lathes. Having seated
them, he returned for the valise, and to his astonish
ment could see or hear nothing of the boy, nor has
he, as far as we know, been seen or heard of up to
this time. The money, we understand, was not tho
property of the Bank of this city, but was in transi
tu from the Clarksville to tho Richmond Bank.
Pet Intelligencer.
A Word About the Fair. Persons going to tho
State Fair can obtain, at any of the Stations on the
Railroad, return tickets, but if they fail to get tickets,
they will have to pay the full price.
All goods intended for exhibition at tho rair will
be carried over the Railroad free. A special Train
will pass upPfrom Wcldon to Raleigh, to take up
such stock and other articles as may be ready at the
different Stations, on Saturday next e are not
advised at what hour it will pass Warrenton, but pre
sume, by or before 10 o'clock.
Persons carrying live stock to the ran win do at
no expense for feed, as the Committee will make pre
paration for feeding all that may come.
f IliailJTy 1CV UXJKAJ CS M. ..
sibly make it convenient, and even if it is a little in
convenient, stretch a point and go anyhow.
Warrenton Ac
iCVi.
Democratic Triumph in California. Each sue-
n. v it ii.
ccssive State whose verdict is renacrea swens me
list of democratic triumphs. We had scarcely re
corded the brilliant victory in Georgia when the ar
rival from California announced a similar result there.
It is thus that State alter State expresses its adher
ence to the united democratic cause, and responds
in terms of unmistakcable approval of the wise poli
cy of the administration. We gladly congratulate
our friends in the Pacific State upon their unshaken
devotion to democracy. Washington Union.
We saw the other dav the plan of Carolina City.
the embyro town on Beaufort Harbor. It is beauti
fully and regularly laid on, with due regard to heaitn,
comfort and convenience. The width of the streets
is to be 60 feet, and the blocks are each to be 320
feet square. Public squares are to be reserved, and
planted with ornamental shade trees, &c The whole
fronts on Beaufort Harbor with a water margin of
about two miles. On the other side of the City runs
Calico Creek, a stream well adapted to Steam navi
gation. See advertisement of sale of Lots on the
31st instant Fay. Carolinian
. The Wilmington . Herald gives quite a glowing
description of the improvement going on in Wilming
ton this Fall. " In the busy portion of the town,"
says the Herald, " rents have advanced in some in-
I I 1 .7 7 rVV.a s
stances as uiguas vno nunurvu, ja c. o w
remarkable, and exhibits a . degree of prosperity in
our sister town which is highly gratifying. Our own
town of Fayetteville is also rapidly improving. In
deed the whole country exhibits the unmistakcable
marks of a progress rapid and unprecedented in the
history of the world., : r-'. Fay. Carolinian.
v . . ... : ;
Florida Indians.. Gen. Hopkins, in a recent let
ter to the Editor of the Jacksonville Republican,
computes the number of Indians in Florida to be'
1,000, and he estimates the warriors ' at ' about -247
strong. : In 1847. according to an estimate made by
Capt Casey, of '. the" army, there were 147 warriors in
the country. VIndian 'boys of ;12' years of f age are
i w ;1.yrrT
;- The Horse Show at Springfield. Extensive prep-
.'ExfJmsh
aratioris are progress fbrthe great National Horse
gWdv em-
i bracing .22 acres or 4evel land, ..arof enclosed witn a
fence ten feet higher On one side-fare stalls for 800
horses, on the other 8eat9 for 4.000 persons.
r
Will it. Pay? Intemperance,' if persisted in its
effects, in every aspect, in which man can be viewed,
is without any offset of good results. Probably there
are but few men wilfully intemperate, yet there are ,
many who, blindly follow the desires of a bad habit,
without stopping to count the cost in any one of its
aspects. . . . . . , . .. . V.
Not? one man in. ten thousand could be 'induced
to spend so much time, property and health and re
ceive in return, misery, disease, poverty, and ruin of
self and family, for the purpose of doing good to oth
ers ; yet many cheerfully ruin themselves and fami
ly, for no good to any one, merely to gratify morbid
appetite.
Many young men fail to make a fortune, because
they spend the foundations of their fortunes, health,
talent, and self-respect, to gratify intemperate appe
tite. . - .
Let us examine some of the expenses attendent up
on intemperate habits. One glass a day at 5 cents
would cost the consumer in a year $18 50 ; three
glasses a day for a year would cost $54.75 : six a
day for ten years would cost $1,095 ; ten a day for
ten years would cost $1,825.50.
The time spent in drinking ten glasses a day for
ten years would consume not less than 6,100 hours
which, at the low estimate of ten cents per hour,'
would be $610; total cost of liquor and time $2,435.50
To say nothing of the derangement of the nervous
system, the time lost in sickness, the doctor's bills,
the bad bargains made while intoxicated, the loss of
property arising from carelessness .and want of at
tention to business, the time and costs of lawsuits
connected with such a course of life, the money lost
in betting, and gambling, when thus mentally de--ranged,
and the time, strength, and money lost in li
centious habits and physical suffering, the loss of
character and position in society, the ruin and degra
dation brought on the family, the horrors of a guilty
conscience, and the foreboding of the future ; to say
nothing of the eternal consequences of such a course
of life but regarding these vices in a pecuniary
sense, " will it pay" to practice them ? But when
we roll up the accumulated moral, physical, and so
cial consequences, what a fearful sum total 1 "Touch
not, taste not, handle not" Southern Organ.
Sharp Shooting. A rifle-shooting came off near
Troy last week, between a Mr. Williamson, of New
York, and N. Lewis, of Troy. The match was $400,
offered by Mr. Williamson, the challenger, and won
by Mr. Lewis. The distance was 40 rods, each hav
ing 20 shots. Plain globe sights were used. Mr.
Lewis' string (reckoning the distance of each ball
from the centre) measured 36 inches, and Mr. Wil
liamson's 61. Mr. Lewis's shots averaged only 1
and li inches from the centre point, and Mr. Wil
liamsons 8 inches. Mr. Williamson was considered
the best marksman in the State prior to shooting
with Mr. Lewis. But few bets were made before the
shooting commenced, but after Mr. Lewis's fourth
shot, otters of five to one were made on him, but
none taken. Mr. Lewis has won several " matches"
within the last three years, amounting in all to over
$1,000. Mr. Williamson used a rifle made in New
Haven, Connecticut, and Mr. Lewis one of his own
manufacture. Altogether the shooting was consid
ered the best ever done in these parts. Six hundred
and sixty feet is a long shot X. T. Tribune.
A Dutchman's Advertisement. The following is
a correct copy bf a public sale, which was posted up
at various public places in Adams county, Pa., which
was handed us for publication. It is said the sale
was largely attended, and that the land brought a
very high price. Penn. paper.
pub Lick Sal for Lant
Koontaining 140 Acres of Lant that Lant Laso be
tween Wites town and holly Nox at ges es burger
roate that laxii lacq in turn Der lauc uointy in
Dickenson town Ship that Lant Chines Jacob rich
wines Lant and Chines William rages Lant and
Chines Woatcs Lant that Lant Lace ner at Myers
saw Mill good Water on that place 8 Good Springs
on that place Good Mctto that Lant 25 Acres of Good
Mctto crown on that Lant Good orgct on that Lant
Good Summer Aples on that Lant and Good Winter
Aples on that Lant Good Cheres Good Peches Good
saw mill scet on that place i sink that place will be
selt in 2 pieces one hathaway Cuikcn btovc to sale
2 worgen oxscn to sale
John .Live baugha
nins September Lant
We have not encountered any thing better than
the following vindication of a friend from a western
editor, since the eulogy pronounced upon Mr. Thom
as Higgins and Gen. Washington, by a member of
the legislature of Florida. The friend in question
had been arrested for stealing sheep: "We have
known Mr. Thomas for twelve years. Our acquain
tance commenced with the great storm which blew
down our grandfather's barn. At that time he was
a young man in the prime of life, and we think rais
ed the best marrow-fat peas we ever cat Ho was a
good mothematician, kind to the peor, and troubled
with fits. In all the relations of a husband, father,
uncle, and trustee of common lands, he has follow
ed the direct standard of duty. Mr. Thomas is at
this time forty-three years of age, slightly marked
with the small-pox, an estimable citizen, a church
member, and a man of known integrity, for ten
years. As to sheep-stealing, that he would have
done it if he could get an opportunity, is without
foundation in point of fact Mr. Thomas could have
stolen our lead-pencil several times, but he did n't do
it" Knich.
Eastern Survey. Mr. James C. Turner, the En
gineer in charge of the work on the Second Division
of the North Carolina Railroad, has been appointed
by Maj. Gwynn to conduct the survoy for the exten
sion of the Road from Goldsborough . to Beaufort
Mr. Turner left this place for Goldsborough on Wed
nesday of last week, to enter upon the work. He is
a gentleman of great practical skill in his profession,
and has the energy requisite to push the survey for
ward to a speedy completion. ' We believe the ap
pointment to be an excellent one ; and if a faithful
execution of the work will give satisfaction to all in
terested, we have the utmost confidence that there
will bo no room for complaint
Hillsborough Hecorder.
Legislative Wisdom. A member of the last Con
necticut legislature, from one of the rural districts
not a hundred miles from New London, who was less
remarkable for the profundity of his knowledge than
for the overweening confidence with which he ad
vanced his opinions upon any and all subjects, was
once asked by a fellow member of a somewhat quiz
zical turn of mind, what he deeaied the proper pun
ishment for arson. " Well," said he, with an air of
profound deliberation, " I have thought on that sub
ject a good deal, and have come to the conclusion
that he should pay a fincofc hundred dollars and
marry the girl " . :
. Commander Ligrahain, whoso conduct at Smyrna
has attracted so much attention, it is said entered the
Navy, as a .midshipman, during the war of 1812,
when onlynine years of age. Ili3 father was a vol
unteer jwder.Paul Jones; his uncle, a captain in the
navyf was lost at sea in the U. S. ship Pickering ;
and his cousin, a lieutenant, was killed when 20
yeara of age. Com. Ingraham commanded the ill-
fated isomers in the blockade of YcraUruz, and, pre
vious to sailing to the Mediterranean, had charge of
the Philadelphia Navy Yard. His eldest son is now
a midshipman at the Annapolis Naval School.
Later raox Havana. The steamer Geo. Law ar
rived at New York on Saturday, with Havana dates
to the 3d inst The Island was quiet and healthy.
The trade of Havana was brisk, and freight vessels
were in demand-: .Sugar was in steady demand, and
the stock decreased, not much remaining in the
country. Whites,' ordinary to middling, 6r to 1 ri
ale; yellows 6 to 61; brown 5 to 5; molasses 2
to 2 riala. Coffee scarce at 8fc to 9J. y
. ARRIVAL OF .THE STAR. OF THE WEST. ; .
Further from California flOQfiQO in Gold Ar-.
fired Indian Btttle in'Raguo Eit4r - TaUey
i"; Itortits&ei-"". --"';? ":' ' 'i-
"' New York, Oct 9th. The Star of the'West from '
San Juan, has arrived, bringing California dates of
bept. 15th, brought by the steamer Cortes. On the
18th the Cortes passed the Uncle Sam, - bound up.
The Star of the West brings 600 passengers, $800,--000
in gold on freight, and $300,000 in the hands of
passengers. V
An express box of Messrs. Adams & Co., contain
ing $25,000 in specie, was stolen from the stage be
tween Sonora and Stockton.
An attempt was made at San Francisco on the 12th,'
sell the State's interest in the water lots in contempt
of the injunction from the Superior court
At the sale of water lots, one was knocked down
to Mr. Solover, auctioneer, when the whole board of
Commissioners were arrested.
The majority for Bigler, democrat, for Governor,
is only 1,000, while the remainder of the democratic
ticket is elected by 4 to 10,000. Garrison, democrat,
has been elected Mayor of San Francisco, and the
whole democratic city and county ticket was chosen.
Both branches of the Legislature are largely demo
cratic. The people of San Francisco had adopted the
revised charter. .
Gov. Bigler s majority in San Francisco was only,
nine votes.
Dr. G. M. Du vail, of Maryland, had been shot
dead in a street fight with S. J. Downs, of Sacramen
to. Dr. H. C. Gillis had been seriously injured in a
street fight with C R. Dron, of San Francisco. John
Potter alias Baltimore Jack, had been killed at Down
isville, by a man named Mcmtz. In an attempt made
by the citizens to lynch the latter, Thaddeus Purdy,
District Attorney, had been shot dead.
Oregon. The hostilities with the Indians, in which
Gen. Lane and CoL. Alden were wounded, took place
in Rogue river valley on the 27th of August . There'
was DO whites and 270 Indians engaged, and the
skirmish lasted four hours, when the Indian Chief
Sam proposed an armistice, which was granted. Ten
Indians were killed, and 30 wounded, the whites had
30 killed and 8 wounded. Among tlit killed was
Captain Armstrong. The Indians have continued
their outrages at other points.
Gov. Lane, of Oregon, and Lieut Alden, of the ar
my, had been both wounded in an engagement with
the Indians on Rogue river, the latter severely
wounded.
Sandwich Islands. Advices from Honolula of the
18th state that the small pox was raging thtre terri
bly.
Further intelligence from Honolulu states that a
strong political movement had been commenced, to
compel the King to discharge his Ministers, Judd
and Armstrong. A memorial signed by 13,000 per
sons, to that effect had been presented to his Majes
ty. Ibc indications were decidedly revolutionary.
Markets. San Francisco, Sept. 16. A fair busi
ness has been done during the past week, though the
elections have somewhat interfered with trade. The
demand for the interior has improved, and the local
consumption is considerable. The heaviest transac
tions have been in Provisions. Flour has declined to
$15 for Gallcgo. At the close, it was nominal at $18.
Sales of outside brands at $7 50 a $9 ; Richmond and
City Mills $10. Corn Meal declined to 3 75 a $4.
Hoes The Crops Prices. We clip the follow
ing remarks from the Cincinnati Gazette of the 8th:
44 We have, in accordance with our custom, en
deavored to obtain from the various parts of the
Western States reliable information with reference
to the crops and other matters connected with the
Agricultural interests of the country. From the ad
vices so far received, we draw tho following conclu
sions : Wheat has proved a fair average crop, both
as regards quantity and quality ; and the stocks now
in the country, including the surplus from the pre
vious years, are large, and will prove equal to any
demand that is at all likely to be expected. Oats in
a a a a
tnts section were ugnc, wnue in other places, espe
cially farther west, the crops were heavy. Taking
the whole Yt est, the yield may be set down at two
thirds of an average crop. The yield of Barley was
heavy. Potatoes two thirds of a crop. Hay light
in Uhio, Kentucky, and a great portion of Indiana,
and the surplus for export will be smaller than usual.
Corn looks exceedingly well, and with a favorable
fall the yield will be from a full average to one-fourth
excess. In some places the yield per acre will be
below an average, but in almost every section there
was an increased breadth of land planted. Of Hogs
the supply is fully one-fourth greater than last year.
The quality is, in some places better, and in others
not so good as at this time last season, but taken al
together it may be regarded as a fair average. Beef
Cattle are everywhere scarce, dear, and in demand
and there cannot, in any event be an average sup
ply, farmers are increasing their stock as last as
possible, but it will be three years before we may
expect tho usual supply or Beeves.
Weather and Crops. From the Montgomery
(Ala.) Journal of the 2Gth ult:
" ine crops nave sunercd materially in this sec
tion early in the season by drought and rain, and
within the last few weeks the bottom and middle
crop, which was mainly relied on, has been damaged
extensively by the worm and the rot, produced by
the continued wet weather.
From the Claiborne (Ala.) Southerner, of the 24th
ult:
44 Another heavy rain descended on Monday after
noon. Worse and worse for planters. " We shall
soon have a full river, but little cotton to freight the
steamers with. - -
- One fact is worthy of notice with regard to . the
short crop : the planters of this county are, the ma
jority of them, out of debt, and it makes little differ
ence in their appearance whether the crop is a short
or full one.
From the insufficient crop this season, good prices
will be realized; if not early in the-winter, we may
expect them in tho spring."
From the Camden (Ala.) Republic, of the 24th ult:
44 It has been for several days past remarkably dry
and cool. Our planters are making hay while the sun
I shines, being actively "engaged in gathering their
crops ; but trom all we hear, we suppose the worm
and caterpiller are equally active." -
From the Clayton (Ala.) Banner, of the 24th nit : -
Tho weather at this time is delightfully bracing
and evidently making a start for falL We have had
a good deal of rain lately, and some of our planters
complain about the cotton sprouting and. rotting;
yet many will gay, when you press down on them,
that they will make good crops."- -. .
. Ashland. We see it stated that this 'beautiful
Property belonged i.i an earlr dav to Daniel Boone.
whose lame is intimately associated with the history
'of KerituelcYYaiMfr wboaeliame is coupled with the
m . CJ j J " 1
many thrilling and fearful legends of western adven
ture. CoL Nathaniel Hart, who fell at the battle of
the river Raisin, afterwards purchased it, and subse
quently it descended to Mrs. Clay, whose maiden
T VT
name was Aiucreua naru
Receptiox or the Hos. D. 1L BABanfGER. On
ft. a a . m w a a
foacuraay evening tne uoans in iew lork held a
meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration
the acts of the Hon. D. M. Barringcr, late Minister of
the United autcs at Madrid in favor of the Cuban
prisoners, it was resolved to proacnt him and his
lady with a suitable testimonial.
- The Deep River Copper Mine of North Carolina
is becomine productive. Alreadr 40 barrels eonner-
it is said, have been sent forward, and more is on the
way. The lode now working continues to look well.
and to produce a large quantity of copper.
Tot Risi is Flour. Flour which Last year in
Boston could bo bought for five, and five and a half
and six .dollars, now sells for eight and eight and a
half dollars per bbL The stock is said to be unusu
ally light in that city. .' '
OIA 171W.--' -i .
'. . -Away! awmyf Mr parent land;: .; r -y
" Is linking on our lee,T -"- -T"-" v- A--''lfo
more by gentle tepbjA &nnedr $ i
. Our ship bounds over the sea.- - - a V - ' - -;
J'K Awsvl swst! she botrodsth fiit, r .' "-.'
' Wild wind around her rsTe;--".: - . ; : w ?
- - . i C?l - . L L 4L. LI ' - . .
?u Kvrui 4 ww uciurv tn wft k v-t
' oat spurns the onnung wave;
. Caoacs Thabere s
to those we leave, aad -tove -
r- .--- Dear let Ihv memoir be.
--.What though in other dimes we rota.
- " - -rt tm iDHaw Deans saau pv. , -,
.av mtaHV iiru au wvmw - . - . 4
' -And boldly leare their satire brake--? V r ''.
' ' To soar alone and free.". .
Then why should hardy spirits ear. V.V - - .-; . .
i o leave Dome s summer cowers, . - - .
Tr ' Tbey would pot be so dear, if there -.';.'. '"
' T Vie spent all fife's dull hours. -V-'
- ";-. - -.-;. Then here's. As.
. Away away ! the sailor's path .
'. is orer cnanging seas, .. ... ; - . .
- 'Alike to us the tempest's wrath.;'. v,oJ
- The music of the breete, -y - ,. ; '
- For what heed we, though howls th; gale,
" Along the frowning sky, . - r.
Id bast we reef each shiveriag tail. . " .
r'1'.
1 hen on again we ny.
-Then here's, ' AeVJ "i
Awsvl away! if we hvre not :
' Soh f-ase. rich bana nets here.- '
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Strong hands and freedom bless our lot,
And hearts that fcnew no tear.
Oh dear is this our ocean borne,'
Long may we ride the ware, ...
Glad if at last beneath its ioain.
e find a sailor s grave. -.
';- ..-- - 'Then here's, t4v
. ' s Georgia Flection. '.--f:;;.: .
Charleston-, Oct .8.'- Ninety-two counties heard! .
from. Johnson, democrat,' is said to be certainly elec-!- ;
ted Governor. Messrs. SewanlT i(lquitt,l)ent, Chas- '
ten, Hillyer, (democrats,) are elected to- Congresg. :
Bailey, doubtful. Stevens ana tteese (.whigsji are atao 1
elected. . Legislature democratic- , ,- j' 7-1-
''- Wisconsin Whig Slate Contentions. '
MawAutra, Oct 8. The Whig State Convention'
have nominated L. G. Farewell for Governor,' E..D4 ;
Ilolton for Lt. Governor, J. A Hadley Secretary of
IState, and J. S. JJaKer comprrouer-. ait.., r areweur,-.
accepts as the Maine Liquor Law cancUdatet"exclu-
sively. .. . -:y:y ::-:i,y
'v..:--
Arrival if the lUinois.Mor. GUXaU froiii i
v " v ' Valparaiso.' 'y z.
New Yokk. Oct 10. The steamer Illinois arrived'
here this morning 'with-the. California mails and fl",
226,000 in gold. Her advices - from San Francisco '
are to the 16th, no later tlian those .by the Star of , '
the West, here, and Eldorado, at New Orleans. TBy."
her we have accounts from alparaiso to the iBtisep'.
tember. A bill was btfore ,Congress; proposTng to:
reduce the duty on silk, and the impression prevail-- -
cd that it would probably: pass. -The market wa;
dull Flour selling at $8. Freight were advancing
and vessels scarce. . I..,'..? . - " - -
It is now known that Chili, offers to mediate be
tween Peru and Bolivia, and bring about aa arnica-
ble adjustment. . . ; " A. ' 1 y ; " - t .
It was rumored that Uen. i lores wag about prepar- -ing
for another expedition against Ecuador..: Affiaira
were in an unsettled condition.-; 7. '. . "
Fire and Fatal Fire Biof
T..1
PEOvrorxcif, B-I- Oct 10. -Arnold'r "block oa '
Maine street was burnt this morning." The principal
sufferers were T. Whitaker & Co.f crockery establish
ment ; E. D. Serick, confectionary; Enoch Steerpa-.
ncr-haneinxs, and J. A. Cardy, merchant tailor. Ah .
loss is heavy, and insurance partial.'-' YV; V- ' ''' ""v
A disturbance occurred afterwards among tie fire- ;
men, and several lights ' took - placed .At Irishman
named Dougherty, of Jungme 2io. y,strucKamemtcr
of No. 2 with a wrench, inflicting an" awful wound,
when Dougherty was immediately attacked and eav-
agely beaten to death, tie leaves a wue . ana hve
children. ', ; ' -r'V" fK:r V 'Z
. . - , , s, r. 4 iy -
Political Excitement: y
PiriLADBLPniA, Oct. 10. " The! Democrats - held: a
large meeting to-night in Independence Square; pre
paratory to tho election .on' .Tutsday next There
has been no general amaJ gamauof between the it lugs
and Natives, but the hig candidate for -Uonnty Uom-'
missioner, and the IvaUve. candiclate "for.Attorncy
General, have withdrawn, so that Shetidine and IUed
will probably be re-elected.-- s'K 'A
-.'Appointmenlly,yyy'':
Wabhwgtox, Oct.-, 1 0., - .The foQowine tippoint-"
mcnts will be officially announced to-jnoriow :, '
lion. John-1. Alason, -or.ViTEimar. Minister to
France, Jchn IUggins, of New Yorkconsol at Cork,
Ireland.- r . .. ;. --. - . -k
"New Orlhass, Oct 9. The total nnmberAf deaths c
for the week are IS 3, of which T-only -42 Verefrom
fever. - Port XJibson has been nearly deserted.' . Thei' ,
fever is raging on the plantations with great fatality' '
Uostos, Ucu 1U. -. A tcrnble eaienas prevailed at
a place called .Schediac, and; eevcral' vescls,: .with"
their crews, are reported to have, been lost, -y:
'FermsyltaniaElionj'jiyXy'
Philadelphia, Oct. 12. 5 .The Pennsylvania -elee-'
tions have resulted in favor of the Democrats by a'
ii6o uisjuiu;, - . . 'iirii.-?'i-:si-t!
v.'--
New O M.EA3TS,- Oct." 12.V-AiK)thcT,TCToJuubn la
reported to have taken place in YutatanA .Mexi
can war steamer JhsA left Vera Cruzfor -Yuca
wit i three hundred men.--- ; -
Th ! weather now is fine and cool, and feaa of th '
fe7er have ceased. ; Thousand 'absentet-aare retur-
Mobile Oct. 12. Tbe Jevcr has now ncariy dia- '
appeared and excites little atfiri. .
New Yobk,' OeL 12.-A i
nassemrer bv the Arabia. .
reports that a despatch was received at Liverpool '
just before the steamer sailed, stating that a portion .
of the allied heels had gone to Constantinople to,
protect Europeans from the fury of the MtossuhneB. ' -
fa-Hed yesterday. It is reported that others are &hak ;
Hour is easier.. Soathern 1 as declined 12 centa. . .
Iales of white wheat at $1.56. Yellow corn 6d eta, "
Baltimoee, Oct. 12. Sales 1100 bbls. "' flour it
$6.62. Red wheat $1.34 to 17: whKe L40 to 146",
Yellow Cora 86 cts. , . .
BosToir, Oo-. 11. The Hon. IlUriiabea Batee. '
-(.-.
distinguished as the author of cheap postage system,- '
died last evening of a protracted illness.
Mrs. ebster. wife of Professor Webster, who
ki Jed Dr. Parkman, died recently. K
it was rnmored ou Mondar that beavr foreeriea
have been detected on the house of Iaban S. fieev
cher, Grant, Daniel & Con and others. '
1 ' MARRIED, t ..... . r
At Chritt OhuTch. in th t Citv. on the Tuesdav
(he 11th instant, by the Sev. Aldert Bmedes, Uou. Eobzxt
BrsAXOt to Mrs. Makoabr Kelsox. of this Citv.'
"TtTOU CAKT GET GOOD BARGAINS KOW t
JL in Go; ds. 1 hare just rceetred and am reoemnr or
Fall and Winter Stock of NEW GOODS, which will be sold
at a small sdrance upon New York cost. I baT a good
stock of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Cape, Guns, Tifttols,
and some Beady Made Cloth hi a good lot of Boy's Cloth
ing, and everv article usuallr kept in a Dry Good Store
This stock of Goods must be eutd at some price, for I intend
to quit merchandizing after this-winter, for two or more
years. If aoj one would nke to go into a business of this kind.
wey can ouy a c&eap btocK of Goods and rent a 5e. 1 Store
House which the Goods are in as good a stand aa there is
in the City, oo Fajeticville Street, second door below Mess
rs. Williams A Haywood's Drug Store. ,
BeXSer. 18M. - - - Jo '
CHOCOLATE AlfD COCOA OF . SUTEBIOlt
quality in store and for sale by ' .
WILLIAMS UATUQVQ. 1
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