Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 13, Ed. 1, Tuesday, July 5, 1859 Page: 1 of 2
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but one death in this city since -" tb nst
and Brat-was 6-cHia1 or only fcf months old.
a-WeWe no boat from Iloaslon this
....' :..- shr Island City iSilng a trip.
bv the breaking of her rudder when -she WM
UiTieghereoB Tuesday and which detained
bcr-until yesterday.
fc-There are fine brick engine houses in j
" . j tt- i. .l n tmnrftnri
tbeTiTsl-andsecona n " - v -
utirtn'was lately mado oi .tw m . - - -t?Z&&a
4 A.l Ward wijh
H.- -. -ipI of Hi ratv dually
Sneal. othcrWril.es
sgaissture.
rr-The Steamer JJelfe Sulphur. Capt Quick
from Houston arrived hero Sept 13 with ..-
bales of rolton; 233 fW'ia and-
L thafomnjmsngi. V ...
kS5lT'n1on;S?o..J5tors u. mc -...
Jttn.K.ngsley"rHaiu
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-I. " Tho follnwine dis-
TnK Rrcxsmp ju-.r --" 5dte
patch.iasbeen Wrftt. i O I
by the sigent oi o .- ...---. -. -.
SSsfAiRiKa'.
few pasensera.
ZT- The .teawt'Septimo which nit
. u. :i : rtir.in Havon toxlmguish
tue?u.eruu .u rr-- -. . o fin
.i -i". Ir.V. .. . iv damace JS Bui
ijeraffliged tt we i"Te not yet learned
e acaonnt oi tos-
BT Thorn is no WUbg ta Lottport tew
VcftTaVeaber which intended to M
trip to Tc She is tonsure forty feet n
The cosines will le about eight oree povrer
Md the ntiro cost about S0O.
rr5-The DalU Eeraldlearai kUt General
John J. Good Of that pUce.ia been appomV
v 1 . . - ' i :f k Uf-T. Grand Iiodre
Fi;" e.w.. rTnt. to fill the
Liief o-ccasione'dSy ihe.death or & Her-
Hian tow-
rres Wcirc reanes'tcd'by Miss Eloise Bridge;.
. -' L w "A. will be in thia city in the
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ortureeoi uvir '.- !.
The press generally tate-poUeea the lady in
inepi fa r.-1. manner end 5UCU
JrnUcrald
i. -n.;m T-nnisTille Countr. and the I
Jress or Sew Orleans" apeak f hr as fine
l58.?.! i0!.wl!lk-roon-u.iitbandflex
WolifaVfaef.Siid'.'graccH Ison. ebc'
el:'foT tl.e"ady 4 cordial reception
TWi'no later reports from Houston goto
rfmw thai tne two or iuro v. " w -
.-j .i.. v. tint unread. !o new
r.ji.. wir.ians nnd others doubt
whether there has been a we at aiL Tbts we
. ... . . .-. . .! the ease when the dis-
" . . -.t ma become epidemic.
ease aoes u"fc " . - .i
Hoover all the people care to know the
"0WT. ... ... i.iiVA noTdlow fever iff
f cl tt-61 mere tu -3 - . .
' .... n-i ..ni.rv!i1irm. woarc Rlao
" -"i .i .cpmt clear coal iall
rS'iaraTbelhforW-aUh and an
active boswess season.
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The floustoa Telegraph of Wednesdaj
has the following:
. for four jetki ' $ oSee haa bem
Vif-i;h-inirr- a '-bcliu2Char-
..i. n -.n fcr.oor S10" frnm the typos
..'-- ;. 4tiailii!i-"fa!titian cannot
oiuieiicns"""!" - -
.... .u-i. -l .nnJ.nrr-p.t)7ftnf0M'nrfmf
of "straight" (neWapaper) matter in one day
un hours) ) and ir.be can they will wager a
.ri.i'.--v. ftnt in. can be btaten by at
ElU.Ub ttiuwu. -.-- --
fcait lrn'Um in our oEce-uot lo racntion j
Beveraf apprenticea.
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racr-In -another column ire copy from the
LidEmsnd-Reporter td artiee on the "Prairie
?Anuaof Texas" 'wh'ich' we commend to tbe
carerplEnrisiderationofourreadsrs. Probably
fully ihW-foarthi r the lands bordering on
tLecoast.fl.f- Teras and etenaing lv-l miles in.
te'rior are prairie' lands whicli as a general
rule are not cultivated except farther interior
owin" pirtlr perhaps to the fact that mosfot
thoeprsir.e lanas ore wuam.c i c -b
i h.: .wWw. .tiff claT predemraates
wauuM t .. - - - .
making them rather difficult to caltlrate Ttlule
the timbered bottom lands are generally or a
m-ore" meilotf and Joomy character and probably
produce bottrr as well as require less labor.
But these prairie lands hayc genei-ally as'rong
and durable toil -and' their cultivation mnst
. . 'miw commenced in conse
W-3..J sl ". .... . . mr
T . . .1. SSMa .t.n Kntt . TTjT
In manyjparn oi inc ' " "ywi iauus
arc now'commanding ?20 and $304 wchave
Tieard of even $10 being jcIujk! while giod
prairie lands csnbs had ajgjjt any -Bhcrefar
one-tenth part of theJirices; And We thin2
these cheap laniKoitcn answer nearly or rmite
as well wilt good cultivation
JIiseet Lovrs CoiiPisr. The Tclcgrapb ol
Vednesdayperpctrates the following :
fht Civilian of Monday tajt tint Qalreston has
na yelloir fevey. The case"&f ijr.llnuglns.-iiho Bleu
there last Friday la supposed lo have been J ellow
fever. PrivateaccotmutromGalTestonbaTeaeooie-
whal different tenor and we bee the Civilian lo put
the Hospital I'hTilclaa nn Inquisition aud report
JUa name has Ueea ced here In connecUsa with re-
port! Thich require public affirmation or denial.
Whjivhat on " unbelieving Peter " lias Ibis
Telegfsph man become! The first physicians
in -ouston pronouueed yellow fever to be in
ihftcity and yet he doubted their judgment
ad without having seen a single case pro-
ouocyd i ' ivfiijky fever." Our physicians
rfrwithoat.a'"disscnTin'g voice declared -on Mon-
day that there tras no ylaie ftttr In this city ;
ana wncn ne civilian expresses iui uuiuipu
the Telegraph-intimates a doubtof its veracity
and aski; fr itf. Jludgins was not caao of yel-
low feveri Yes ; he came Trom Houston with
the disease in his system and died here on Fri-
day; and-that is the only case that we hareyct
heard of.' in. this place this season betray-
ing even V?hadowtir tbe disease. It is a "bad
rule thafwoa't work both ways ; " but ir our
brother desires a' UUwjlh the knights of the
lancet and quill why let him ''pitch in" and
tre daub' not' he cap. be accommodated. It
mw.t4 Iih t4nrrfififf! fhnf f?ilmiT urnni hnalll-i.
fulness prompted this perrcrsion of TisiOn brit
that is too aiuch of a good joke and we won't
believe iL AVe know that it is provoking to
some minds for Galveston to be healthy .and
our neighbor the opposite; bnt we can't help
it and should not be suspected of tmy thing
sinister in sd" expressing ourselves.
Setter rroia New York.
lirw toat Sept. is lss.
The unusual acttrity -of badness 'at this early
eason make ocr virtaons city rampant tilth all the
extravagances of excitement. The trade and csm-
tztree ef such a city Inflated with a bit of a byeese
urairs into Its aarelllng- curlehl theatres operar
cliorches and Presidential aspbranta; of tbe tatter
we behuld ambitlonj and aspiring men traveling In
circuits as-MelhoJUt nutdsters and addressing
crowds as -camp meetings for their own special
benefit and behoof. EiOovernor Seymour of this
Hlalels on thestBCiplnillnnetotai Jadge Douglas
is on y ctrgolt with a copy of his copyrighted
article on fejuatter Sovereignty; Gov. Chase Gov.
Banks and anndry others are all going round and
round. It fairly makes our bead iwlsi and with the
excitements nf the city we can scarcely tell whether
"we are In the body .or oat of the body" of real
believers -gulcldes are the prevailing mania just
now so less than two or three a day transplreln oar
mIdtto give the coroner employmeatandaddltlonal
fee; crlmea come I eyelesyas will as casualties. "It
never rains hot It poara." Oor Central Park pre-
sents alresAy a rough but beautlral outllpe ef
vast Held of idleness for fast young .men and mla-
raided women16afenTagabondsand pick-pocket
with a brigade tf policemen to keep tbem In order.
Had we a nobility to drive oat and air themselves
this Park woald be desirable butfor theSarsaparllla
Aristocracy merely In competition with Idlers
rogues and plck-pockeu we doubt the utility ot
tbji enormous outlay and this Jarge tract of land
for the laadlew loafers of a large city
Horace Greeley baa arrived Id San franclsco and
UatsraoUng a great deal otruiioaUr.
WehaimntwpaperXeTCedii:a by tbe Wartyr
Stephen H. Branch called the "Dally Hand." It
Is filled with exposures of poUtlcal municipal and
official rascality and Is libel npon many of cur
prominent saen tbe Mayor Included. Onr Political
State Conventions hare made their nominations and
Si. eamnalim wiQ soon open. Should the Black Ke-
pablleana elect their ticket IVm. Il-bewara win M
Somlnated tor Jresldentln 10. TheDemncraiiare
anguine ot sueeew In securing the Charlotton rroml.
LnatS for elUier Dickinson or Seymour of this Stale
ite. ... . .... in u. In IK Aiilnlfln ci
Miner Ol Wliouimn w? wr-r -
soui ivs-
ap5MW0v
Bushels
Talae.
Corn
750O0eO00
.SS.000000
t-150000
SCO.O00.
Hay (ions)
itheit. .SBuuu.wy
Cotton (bales) SR'SK
l'otatecs.. W.M'
190110000
W.OW.OOO
ct.wjo.wa
aoooooo
SO.OOO.OW
IM00003
(JU ..1WW"
BgarKIt) .i
Tobacco
OAtrprodocts
Jt16J500W
... J.i... .iAA thecoaland sold crops. bo;h of
uhlch ieem to be chased among unmanufactured pro-
Swu Sire woWJrve" a'"1 sertntcen hunjred
37l dbUarf orUrlj Wy doUars fortaeh
lohablt.otof the whole country? ccmlnr fans jear-
lr from the bounty of mother earth.
The Courier rpeaHng of the grain crop "marks;
"If aLanhadcommeucea to measure gralnfWeen
hundre.1 years hefor itha majlng of Adam 'and had
worked constantly until this Ume m.aiuruig a
bmhela olnnte and working ten hoars a day he
would bnly have measaredihe Oram prodncUon of
"his country for the present-year. on the othir
banuUbVpJoduetof grain In this country for te
years were piled Into a column of cable reel. It woald
fetch Tto the moon. Again if we subdlridl onr
grata product ot one year-Into grains we wooJd
have S0000000o00W-a number too great for the
mind comprehend tat Betmlncly Only aOlelent
Sroarfwell-tea pehple. ? njpcli lor the Stumo
onVelrirB yroduet V .
;
Iloausut Case or SELr-MuriLArio. One of the
raoiUiorrtble cases of self-mutilation we have ever
beard or read of occurred at a. rolling mill In Cen-
tre county Pa. hut week. The particulars of the
case which wc do not think hat a parallel on record
.are as follows: ...
a tnni. min named Aaron Irely. who had recently
been pardoted out of the penitentiary where ht
waaconliaeu lor aorsc-sieauK "" w uiub
around the rolung mlU for aevcral days. .Nothing
ooujnalwasobserteu in ma aemeanor. uo iieu-
nrsdaylaornlng soon after the worts were.etarted
he deliberately walked to the large Iron shears and
before any odb waa aware of his design placed his
a-ms lt"ctn the blades bsth of which were com-
pletely severed about midway between tbe hands and
elbows v The horrible act was performed so coaly
aid deliberately that no susplciou was entertained
of his design. When questioned as to his motive for
the self-tcutllatlon he replied that " Ua hands had
been the means of sending him to the penitentiary
ojceanu he was determined tbey-shonld never get
iilm lototrouble again." Ilo Was taken te a neigh
boring Boose and a physician sent ior wni
....... .ii. i.nii. ii!. nrtni. an ooeratlon which
said to have borne with a atolelsm and lndlffen
"2 ("-' ..- -- ----- !-.
i&gle exception are Ml three score years land trj
a. ilia alaiii aaniiaTia in mp iinnii. niui
muiomioi uim qonsiutraoiy uj-.-t.
SBiiiiiiikiiiiiiiiBaiesWiBSBSMHBIPHiisiRaTTsrB
g.. in i .a-... d in n .inr..imrn vrar m r at
im
TEXAS ITBHE.
BEXAU.Tl-ltoft!d 8ta6S that the long
Tjendiwru'.ui irui.u.-ui.-Muu .a. lu u..y
-jau Antonio has been decided in favor of
'thb plaintiff; verdict S1000 damages... Jt.ap.-
Jiears that Itr. J. sued tha city someyears agef-'
for Ihp Talue of a jtock of fine blooded bogs
.Imported by htm front Kentucky- and which
lhc then officers of the city caused to he sold
nndcr the impounding fbaturo Arthe city laws
Mr. Robert J. Teel has purchased a third
terest in the Ledgcrnnd the name of the firm
'trill In future be iladeod.'Taylor & Teel. They
propose issning-a daily paper shortlr arid Mr.
Taylor lias gona to New Orleans after' new type
i and other necessary materials.
The Ledger says that-good marcs have been
I selling thero lately at on average of $18 ; and
mules at from $15 to 75. Sales wcro brisk.
The ledger learns that souio rascals hare
been maiming and catting tho cows about that
town.
The Ledger says that several large sales of
property at excellent prices have been made
lately iu and near that city. Also that a great
many buildings are now in the course of crec
tion ; So many indeed that their builders havo
their hands fall and arc frequently obliged to
stop work ounccount of the want of material
not being able to procure stono in sufficient-
quantities from the quarries near town.
Acsnx.- -The Hempstead Courier speaks of
-arga quantities freight arririn;; :thcro by
the cars every day.
Tbe Cornier says that there is a fine pros
pect for-atOH crop or cotton. lr the frost keeps
I'oiT long enough. The late rains have started
it-ton fresh growth. t ?
The Couticr mentions a wagon-maker there
named John Wiley who in ono day made a
complete set of buggy wheels hubs spokes
felloes snd all. Thoy wereironcdand(paintcd
in the same 54'liours. ' ' " "
Victoeu. Tho County Treasurer furnishes
tho following stats of tho finances of that coun-
ty on tho IQth August 1S53 : Amount of funds
in the Treasory 60472.72; received from dif-
ferent sources durinsr the previo.us year 'JD-
320.07; disbursed $371G.T1; total amount in
the Treasury $G07G.0S.
Jlr. Vi . C. Lillard of that County informs
the Advocate that 'on'a pumpkin vine grOWinc
upon his place there were seven.tj-.juia pump-
kins all of which ora ff a medium size mn-r
turcn an reaqy tor use.
The Adrocate states lliat a few days since
CapL J. C Scott three miles below that town
raised a cotton press complete wjb; he levere
and all the necessary prts and. parcels in tho
short sftuu; p.f iro lmurs and fifteen minutes.
HcLjESAir. The "Waco .Southerner aonoun.
ccs a railroad meeting for tne Dth mat. at
that place to take initiatory steps for tho con-
struction of the Tap Itoad from tho Central
Road to Unco.
Th Southerner says that the Fakir of Ava
now traveling through tho country is a hum-
bug especially ts regards those benefits inaid
of the ML A eroon Fund.
Matagorda. After a rest of six weeks the
Gazette has rc-appeared looking fresher'atid
brighter than ever ''
ThcJuaieltosaji:
The steamboat LizzI&XalEc; OanC Cole is notr at
the landlxur. on the Oolorado river. It li Uielnlcc.'
tlon ofCapL Oolelo run'np the river as soon Us th'crej
la Euiacieni waier in tue oanai -nnicn ire unuer
ttiDd grouadi a boat "Irawinj luo inches. Tiro or
three steamboats conld una pramable employment
on this river If the canal tra In readiness to pass
them through.
The Gazette calls Harper's "a sensation
I Magazine with all kinds of sickly nonsense
and naming wood cuts. Tell it not in Gath
publish it not in Iscw tort lest the readers of
Godcy rejoice lest the devourers of the Ledger'
triumph 1 .'
BiiAzottiA. Tho Democrat iayu ;
TTe do notrccoKoltto hive hcard'ot so many losses
by mall fuV years as hare hecn reported recently
' IVe can cite a dosen Instances whero persons la this
county ulihln the la:t few months have lost letters
contalnlcj; money. The depredation seems to have
been committed between this place and New Orleans
most of the letters bclnc for Galveston and Net? Or-
leans. Iasomeinstanccs-lh; parties to whom the
litters srere aent have written back to the wrttern
that their letters cam'a Ikrough but that they had
been opened the money extracted and the letter
sealed up again. The parties here itho have been
the losers seem la DC pretty wen agreed as to nhat
oihce u at laoii. ii newer iney nave piaceu tne
blame In the right place we da cot rctendtOiil
We believe such high-hnued -vaitllify cannot Ion;:
pa on -vilhcct dteellon. '
Tho Democrat learnsthal SJ miles or tbe
BVazorii"Boad Uro. now corapleted from Hous-
ton and that the same will be conlinuedjra to-
wards Tjolumhia if tics can: bo obtained-which
is now tho only drawback as the iron spikes
chains 4c are all rcsuvr l
Mr. uarac B. Wilkes formerly one of the
proprietors of the Texas Planter died in Bra-
L 4U.. Uld US I
iuat a lew days since
atherford Steam Mills in that county a
named Gnibb was caught np in thoband
be largo wheel and crashed to death
itantly. There were three aceiejenle! deaths
that county daring the samp week.
Tho Herald says a Mr. Mozier ayery respec
table and worthy gentleman of that county
was accidentally tilled a forr days ago while
engaged in attending to tbe running works of
his sugar mill. Uis head was caught between
two pieces of tho wood wort crushing it
Instantly and scattering the brains in every
direction. Mr. Mozier was an old man a rety
worthy citizen and left a large family.
During a storm recently "at Dallas a Miss
Martin was struck and instantly killed by
lightning.
Hays. A correspondent of tho'Intelligcnccr
writing to that paper from Hays county says :
We have raised plenty of corn and our Cotton is
turning oat from 1000 to 1M0 pounds per acre." Corn
Is worth 0 c'.s. perbushe) and land from one to
twenty dollars an acre Willi only a few who wish to
sell.
HAuKisos. The Marshall Republican has en-
tered upon its 11th volume.
The flcpublican of the 10th states that fires
and overcoats hare lately been in demand
there and parlies and other social entertain-
ments have commenced in earnest.
Cass. Tho Jefferson Garelta of the 48th
says:
We were visited with heavy rains during the early
part of the present week which is a fair indication
that we will have earlier navigation than usual '
Most or our cotton planters are looking rorward with
great interest to a second crop which presented very
nattering prospects before the late rains. What ef-
fect these rains may have upon It Is very uncertain.
Mr.'Becce naghes of this county who-made about
six hundred bales last year. Informs us that he has
already picked seven hundred pounds to the acre
trom the first growth and that the second growth
provided the late rains do not injure It wilt make
over seven hundred additional pounds to the acre.
If this Is general we now have a fair prospect for a
ranch heavier crop than has ever before been made
la this portion of the State.
A correspondent of the Gazette says that the
saleortbo Southern Pacific Pjailroad. at Mar-
shall Jatcly was Q dull -afiair. Tt was knocked
off to Gen. Bichardson & Co. at $10200; hav-
ing in the course of the year since the lost salo
depreciated in value to the amount of $29800.
-If was sold by virtue or twelve executions irom
the District Court or Harrison county. Four
other executions were levied.but ror some cause
they were suspended.
CALnomf. The Herald states that Mr. Phil-
lip's dwelling house at Lavaca was destroyed
by fireon theiTlh.
The Herald accuse the Indianola .Courier or
perverting facts in publishing all vessels
cleared at JTew York for'Port Lavaca as cleared
for-Indianola and all tho merchandise impor
ted from tbe Iiorth by Lavaca as imported at
Powderhorn orlndianola and -furnishes facts
in support of its assertion.-
Tho Herald likewise says that the table Of
Imports and exports from "Indianola" for the
year ending September 1859 as published in
the COurier or the 10th should read from
"Matagorda and Lavaca IJaysj" also that of
200995 barrels freight shipped to Matagorda
Bay 170415 wore brought to Lavaca.
The Herald states that a Chihuahua train at
about 40 or 50 wagons arrived there on tue
lGtb with copper wool &c. and will return
home with merchandise.
Tho Courier says that it is expected that the
grade or the Indianola Railroad will be com-
pleted to the junction or the Mexican Gulf and
San Antonio Road in thenext forty jdujs... The
Courier understands that tho Directory hay.e
assurances from the town proprietors who are
men or msans and ample credit that the mo-
ment il is ascertained that the Mexican Gulr &
San Antonio Railroad havo secured tho iron
Tor completion eveu na far as Victoria they
will step forward and if necessary pledge
their private fortunes to buy the.iron to com-
tdele the Indianola road to the junction.
Tho Uouncrsiaics mat me scuouner x-oss-
irt made three 'successive' trios' from -IfeW;
J-iVew;
J n to-
' to Indianola iu.li ls'and 19 days
talor54davs;.thQ.jrustanEhaamadetharun
Trom New Vork lo that port in less than four-
lecu days and several of their packets hare
made it in fifteen.
Kajines. The Goliad Mcssengcr.says :
IVe understand tome thieves lately broke Into Col.
W. ILSiajfleld's stable lnjielena and stolo three
horses tiro of them belonging to tbe'Rer. Mr. Stock-
ton ir&vellnr Treacher n. the IleJena mlsslon.iand
.tbe other Col" Majfield'a fine ereymare for nhlch he
bad rerused IXU. uiher hones were missing from
the neighborhood. A company of fifteen men were
IgYJJ
in-3'them.
in pursuit othe thlcvej. Ihey.hcaril of-Uicmiat
-.soDllierunas cpnntj ana were in
I were hi two' Hoars ride of
Goliad. The Messenger of the 17th says
-that applications for dwelling houses in that
place for the past two weeks have been fre-
quent but the houses were not to bo had there
not being a single unoccupied dwelling in the
place. '
The Messenger states that their stock mar-
ket is full and prices unchanged.
Akdkeson-. Mr. jasper. Starr of Palestine
a cripplo from childhood proposes to publish
a monthly.perio'dical of Hi pages; entitled "The
Student s Inend the hrst number to bo is-
sued in January-next. Terms: il.-a.year.
The Advocate states that ;twq stores wcro
robbctl in one day in that town lately
The Adrocate speaks of the steady advances:
in prosperity in that county. la '5G 9S7 votes
were polled in 59 lloS. The Assessor" states
that the amount of taxable property in that
county as assessed by him this year is about
$305000 more than has evor beibio been as
sessed in that county. The following is an ab-
stractor Ihoamouutot'propcrty (in thecounty)
BsseSseJ"15y "hTni viz : . ' -jj
4X2it acres of land valued at $1079501
3.15C slaves valued nt 1923050
27f0 head of horses valued m 217035
2202 head or cattle " ' 125213
Monev at interest ' .' 50.SSG
Town lots valued at .' 115331
Miscellaneous property 153851
Total value...-.-.- ...$3871527
According to the Advocate Palestine has
a population or from l200'tO"loW tbhabSl.nls
between 35 and 40 shops and stores 3 botols.
no drunken men nor fighting" to bo &son in
tho streets but all hard at work thriving and
peaceful.
The Adroe'j announqes Jbe. death in that
connty af another old Tcxian Iter. Eli A.
Bawen.rjftheO.S. Baptist Church who has
been a citizen or Te&as fur more than 25 years
and participated in tho early struggles o-
the Republic rorliljertv.
RU55s.--Thls rich and fertile county of East
ern Taxas appears to be rapidly improving.
Wchavc before us the roturns.of the Assessor
and find that it has increased in taxable pro-
perty upwards or two millions -or properly in
the )ast two years. There are 1494 polls in
1859 tol213 in 1857 showing a gain or 271.
Tho county has considerably increased in negro
population. Thero are now 5612 slaves when
in 1857 there were only 412. The average
value or land in Rusk is $3 90 per acre. ;
Colorado.- The Columbus Citizen learns
that Mrs. Bodeker in attempting to destroy an
ant bed iu bcryardMn thst town vras seriously
injured by Ba rnerppoted explosionof powder.
Pieces c a b.ottU were blown into her fnco and
hw dress c.ap.ght Ire. . .; . ' ."-
Cass. The Jefferson Herald states that Hie
cotton crorfor'that count? Ivill'bc' more" than
ainavcragoooe and that tho shipments br cot
ton from that port will exceed those of the '
past season at least 15000 bales.
LuipASAS. .The Chronicle of thelOlh reports
several depredations by the Indians on that
Frontier. From .the--appearance "of'thfr tra.il
and Other signs they seemed id bo traveling
down the country qri ttxe d about S0. mitea
above that totvr they pijrced" vrhi'teboy with
(tiancc wuencarqisiiomc.
Lauau. The Paris Visitor publishes the
card or Mr. Wra. Martin who offers $100 re-
ward for tho arrest ofone E. &lK Miller who
having two other wives living lharrjed bis
Martin's daughter and theb deserted her .car-
rying off with him a-jaok and three fine b'orsc.
Said Miller s about 85 yearsof age; '5 foeUlO
inches high; dark? complexion ; lark"atraighlhatr;
had on when he left quite a heavy beard ; is a little
Inclined lo be hump-ehouldered ; has palo blae'eyes
with a scar over the-right eye; and weighs about
150 pounds. "
FvEESiQHE. Jlr. J. J. Mathews publishes
through tho columns or the (Fairficld Pioneer
one John Waters alias Franklin who married
M.'s daochter on the 23d or June' aaileft her
igh tbejotter part ofJuly tist. Thej'iObject of
the latucr-s lo save somo poor- Qtri iron.-.ue
ate;of his daughter. Vuters.i?)ifcpilt34.or23
'years cMr"dai!t complexion dark hair high.
forebpa low sunken place on each side or
hierforchcad ; about 5 lect 10 or 11 Inches-
high and will weigh about 115 pounds
Tlit lijcr.isoiiU Railbqaij Bridge Entibc-
ly Goke. As was to be apprehended from the
letters we published Tuesday the railroad
bridgeat Richmond is now totally swept-qwayj
not a vjstige of irrcmainiugt as will bp seen
Tram tljo 'f61(owing letter freyn the same gentle-
man : "
R. K. BrldEO 0110 Airnlii .
HlcnMOSD SepLlflfTO. '
res. Nswsi On the morning of the'llth Inst. the
river at ltlchmond commenced riling. By the morn-
log otthelSth-It had risen about nine feet. .Small
drift woon poramcuccu uuuuijt ciu-iy -ou ine lstn
Ily noon the drift wood had collected so as lo cn-Ja-rnp'-t'ie
safety of the Bridge. The draws had
been all-iembvedla good time and durln? the dav
hands rtjent at Work with ntlrp. rnn. ntwlr.r1.
I lasteudeavoibjg Jo open a channel.
-"S". vu.o . uu wc uuitBiiuDUarii cauie
aown much sloWr tian usual rUhsucb. arise and
wasmadeupofsjualLtlmbirtoa great ' extent had
accumalatedtasaaitt degleVa's teYender the loss of
the Brtageeertaln iinlfsa-tS.e ilief should ceaSeim.
mediately to rise.' e
This m.orcJpg ;ge rirer appears to hare risen du-
ring the night seme tva feet and the Bridge was
round (that portion left after removing the draws) to
be forced from its position Jt is now (9- o'clock--r
ilI so far out of place as to "render' lis farther use
Impracticable without being re-constructed to a great
extent. TheilrerlssUHrlsuig slowly nndUie.drlft
still accumulates so lht tliers la but Uttle.doubt the
man will soon forcells way through Carrying' away
the Bridge to about the' same extent aslp MaylasL
This Is a most serious disaster to the Oimpauy and
to the county
- Bat a little work remains ta be done on the west
to connect the road-with the Colorado tlmbeV.
This being done. It opens communication with
a large extent of productive country that now
seeks an outlet via Port Lavaca. This small amoant
of work can hardly be completed tilihoa'.a Bridge
here-as the iron andothct rqaterlal (o do It tilth
ball or mostly al p.aitof the' Braj'os River.
It ifould haveieen exceedingly fo;ii;u&io'lf the
Bridge conld hare bpeh'usea until the work coald
have been completed on the road to the Colorado
river and unm the worx on your canal had been
far completed as to admit ot steamers passin
through iL
Usually we do not expect much hleh water In
the Brazos earlier than December had it hot come
before that time both the above works would have
been in acoDdlUon to render" tbe" loss ot the Bridge
much less disastrous. I am yours truly
J.-S.S.
r:;cmjoxcBepL20'59.
Ess. tftws ; At de:k last evening.' i(:e piling on'
wmcuiac uriuge waaumu seomea sii teuesiana-
lngtn some portion! of tbe River
These piles had caught the drift wood and a large
mass had accumulated. If -the river- had fallen sud
denly there would have been left a large mass" of
logs mat wouia nave Dcen uiui;ut.io remove.
This morning however-It was found that'the river
had risen some two feet daring the night and. all
resistance had been ojercemf The lifer 'tlowi past
the plaoe wbercfU hours ago the Bridge stood as
smoothly as if there csver bidbeen any .obstruction
there.
It seems that the river la rising fasternow than' at.
any time since It commenced lo rise. The water Is
highly colored from which fact It is supposed tho rise
-comes from far np the country Would It not be
singular If we should have tome seasons now of good
navigation after so lopg continued low water'!
" . . Xo"utsJnhaili. r-J.S B
- - ''
The Isdiajts AqAjrt. It will .he' seen" from
the following communications that tha Indians
on tbe Rio Grande frontier are renewing their
depredations iu numbers and strength that will
enable them to overrun all that part of the
.country unless some protection shall be speed-
ily Sent there. But the question is who will
afford that protection 1 Our Executive has ex-
hausted all the resources placed within his
power and his repeated applications tg the
Federal GoTcrnmentfiavc jailed thus far to se-
cure us tho protection asked font -
Coarcs Ciiristt Texas I
SepL.19nS53A f
Ec3.Uiw3: I'have Just received 'the enclosed slip
from the Postmaster at Laredo and on questioning"
the mail-rider I find that the Indians have swept an
immense number of horses from pur.exposedfrontler
near Xaredo ahd beloV It along the Rlo'Grande
and from the outlying; etocJc farms lately estab-
lished. The wholly defensejeas condition of that part of
our frontier since the withdrawal of the TJ. States
troops from the posts below Eagle Pais (Fort Dun
can) on the Rio Grande has been most inviting to
the nucurons bands of Indians that range the Mexi-
can country In front (on the west bank of the Klo
Grande.) without Intermission : and there Is co ob
stacle to the savages swooping down even npon the.'
lMoeces vauey as it nas no troops to oerena it. .It
Is reported that already the Indians have succeeded
In' driving off 8000 head of.itock "at one fell
swoop." You ought-to call the attention of "the
proper authorities" (I) to this order bf things so
ruinous and scandalous.
We talk magnificently about " taking Mexico" and
"annexing Cuba" "against the world In anas" and
can't tifford a few Companies ot troops to protect
our Ttto Grande frontier below aclei Pais -to-'Fort
Brown against marauding bands of cowardly Mail-
-.! I...1.-.J Tkll.4. ' --'- '
eaus uruaie-u.uim iuuuiu-
Yours c GEO ROBERTSON
Postma'ter.
LiBErjo rosraisTxa's soir.
LiniDO SepL 15 1SS3.
From thirty to forty Indians have comedown npon
1. niiUnrni of stock and killing people with 1m-
nnitir. a nartir or nineteen citizens went last Eun-
day 11th Inst.; In pursuit' and have not returned np
to uaie. ji- "" "- -"
' " 9 -
"Tiix-Pooa CLtnav;ir 'The Bishop of-J)urhimy!
England' lately deceajeddea-wlll'dljpoilng t'jijri '( .'"-;""
properly tforthnearlyJl.OOp.OOO.-a f-.r ;''?rkMlj5-
JjiTISHT MiOill MW OIUiKiWS
ARRltAbfJFTnilSrEiMSUIP QESERAL RUSK.
.
Tbe IT. S Moil Stoamhjp Generat B'uk
U .Dennison commander arrived- hero .front
Broslie.ar rja-Angnstft Sabine Tuesday even-'
mg-Sept. 20thwith thoU.S.Mailnildllferor-
lowing'pasSengcrst ' --.-
H Dunning Dr"J'WTaIuol' George Doiise Salai
mon and 1 negro.
Pao SasiKz. B IfraderaanCol SaddlerMrs Chap
man andservant lilmilton. -r .- -
The purser ha3 our thanks for.late papers. '
j 1. 1 i us t I
ARRIVAL 'OP TUlVSmMSIIIP MATAGORDA.
The Steamship Matagorda Capl. A. S. Gard-
ner arrived here this (Thursday) morning
SepL 22d from li'ew Orleans with tbd TJ. S.
Mail and tho following passengers:
Mr nail and lady Hunter Weems and lady and
servant MIS3 Weems Watson and lady Mr Azan
and lady Mr Wilkinson and nephew Mr Monroe and
son MIsaBrown Mr Monroe Jfr Clow Mr Illnton
Kahen Price lleldlck Redwood Wood Shields
Sharp .Frank Beran Uanroe Prank Wins Cat-'
rell. Montgomery L'ghtIlniiter Baiton Xange-
bury.Cnminlngs ltobb Near' Brooks Sims Dlllard
Xumps Kastrup 10 on ileck.
ie-
rota D1VS L1TES FB03I "EtUOPE."
ARRIVAL OF THE STAa3UIP BORUSSIA
' "y
lunula Elections in- Ttaltt Immtjue faiaritu
Ayainst iht AjtJ)taM'd tin Emperor of
?TlHn.. P-. .-J . --. Tl.- a Y..i.. . f ft.JT
.uvivuv juurutNtu uuiiiiu lumua aiutjiw
dtlcraXo JSreu:i ofLle J'crtia idcana in
Cotton. a . -
Nw -Yoar Sept. U. The- steamship Borussla
Capt. Troatmacn uf the Hamburg line has arrived
at this port. She left llamburg on the t'd and touch-
ed at Southampton; leaving the latter port on Sunday
the 4th Inst. Her advices are therefore four days
later than those received by the Anglo Saxon and
Ocean Queen. .
r . C0MME2CIAI MtSIXICeXCS.
LivanrooL- Sept. -1. Tne sales of cotton during
the weelt 'ending on Friday evening the 2d Inst.
amounted to Q7uOQ bales of which 40O9 were taken
by speculators and 2SU0 bales were (eld lor exports.
tiop. All the better qualities a? Cotton had ad ant-
ed from J-1G to !.'J. The laid of cotton on Friday
were oU00'haIei the sales on fatarday amounted tu
10000 bales. ThcTriarket onlriday generally closed
steady avl-lG to jradvance oi the quotations of last
week.- The stock-of cotton atLtverpool amounts to
G52C00 bales. The total Imports of Cotton at Liver-
pool and other ports of ogland during the year
ending on the 1st of SeplemUet amount to 20231X10
bales. The total sale; daring the year amount lo
1572000 bales.
Losbos Sept. 3. The fundshave generally main-
tained the steadiness which chiractertzed the trans-
actions -of last week. Consols' for mouey closed this
LivEarooL Sept. S. The aiylces from JIanchester
and other manufacturing dlatacts are very favora-
ble. The demand for goods' wa3 Improving and
prices of nearly all descripticii of toodj and yarns
had slightly advane-eL. - '
OESZttiX AS FOUnSAtlSTELUGXSCI.
Advices from Italy'sfate.lliatthe popular elsotlonj
in the Papal States had passed off quietly and that
they had resulted in an Immerse: majority ogalnst
Ihere-establlsbmeht'Of the temporal power of the
Pope. - "
Advices from Afrla announca the death of the
Emperor bf Morocco.
A seriouj affray Is reporledlo have occurred at
Ceuta botweeo tha Spaniards and jiloors... ' ' -
The KirgUsh-IndUIImateamerlndus was fired Into
from Tarifa the cause of which is not stated! ' '
The Umperor.Napolcoa in reply to a communica-.
tion from the Porte upon the subject of the Suea Ca-
nal haalntlmated that he will support the project for
commercial purposes.
The Paris Bourse closed buoyant. Tlie Three Per'
Cent Rentea had advanced H ; .
Taxes have been levied by the Turkish Govern-
ment upon foreigners doing business atSmyrna.
The'Australlan inaU'steamer'5orth America was
IcstpntheSOlhcf August Iu tha Bed Sea. TScmails.
and passengers were saved.
"The Spanish Government has vdrawn her Con
But from Taugtu-i (T) and lateaiii to' demand satisfac-
tion frara the Gove;jiaent of 1'ezaadMoroccoforthe
outrages committed ot Ceuta.
Nottilc of an ofScial characttt had transpired
respecting the. proceedings of the Zurich conference.
It Is reported however that the Important matter
of tbe division of the Lombardo-Aastrlan debt has
eaused some spirited dticusslons detween the pleni-
potentiaries. Austria Insists upon Sardinia's taking the whole
of the Lomharko provisional debt (273000000 of
Hers) aswell-as A large portion of lhe.n.ltonardebt
of Austria. . v. ;
Il Is' reported that Sardinia was' willing-to con-
sent to this on condition that the fortresses of Man-
tua andPesch!cra were given to her which Austria
declines to do..
It Is said that Austria intends to discount a portion
of the debt apportioned to Lombard and sell the.
public domains. ' ' ' '
Sardinia however" Insists upocthC csssioa of Man-
tua and Peschiera.
. The London jyiprs of. Saturday- contain no an-
'nouncemcat ot -the sailing or the Canard steamship
Persia and net notice oi the Arabia or "any other
boat taking her place and nothing waa received f
telegraph at Soathamnton resneetlutf her frnm wMi-h
'is inferred that she sailed from Liverpool as adver-
iiseo on oauirugytnei3insi.
The steamship lulton from New York arrived out
on the 2d.
la'ItBjJXlsWS.KKOH J3P0PJE.
f ABRIVAr 'SSTHTI STBAMSIHl VTlliSTAf
I & . . . K
. -rr. ' -.
Abrupt Close of the Zurich Conferenci Z'jpict-
tdPmlificaf Troops Tftrfauiiing thtxtfa-t
tfpCoijimercittllntelUence.
' fEwYoaxSepL19.-The Ca"afof8teamshIpPer-
ala CspL Judkins has arrived at thi3 port. Sho left
Liverpool on Saturday the 3d insL and brings items
not reported by the .Borussla although the latter
steamer brought one daytaler dates than the Persia.
nvas cottOx JuaxsT. u
Havaa Sept. a The Havre Cotton market opened
in. the early part of the week at a sllghfdecllne but
closed firm at the quotations of latt wee-.
The sales of thyiweek amount toSOOO hales. Or-
leans Trcs Ordlaarlo closed at US francs. Orleans
BasjlOJSf. -- -
CESER1L IKIcfLIGEXCE.
Owing to the dimcuities which had arisen In the
settlement of the Italian Confederation and Improb-
ability of the plenipotentiaries beis&able to-gree
itpoo: the Imnortantmestlons at Issue. It eras axnect.
fed that the Zurich Conference would soaube brought.
iu du auiup. ciosc wunoutnavingacciirapususu any
thing tbwards asettlemenl of tho Italliiu question. "
Advices from Romestate that thir Pontl!?cal ii-oora
were threnlen!ng'.lhc'eg&tfo'$ ' " .
' The directors of tlrHitf!mshIn'llr..t V.tr K.va
ruriher postponed her dayjiLsaillng for America to
the 23th ot-Septeuiber. .. '
. . . ' c-'
"Farther by ;ilio Pemla aud Korussla.
-...-
Zl!titl Moiemcnti ? Italy Spaniih Exptdi-
ition aqaimt tht Moors The Great Tjmioh-
Huilderd S(rUe- 0-
-'New Yoax SepL.19. The Perata mails" ooptaln
some further 'de'tallsf interest.'
-The National Assembly of theSltoraaula compris-
ing the Northern ntutlon of the Papal States was
.llll'.n .Ut-..'.'Tlnn' ' . '
O.lt. .U OtUIULI JV.VgU4.
The Governor General of the lUmisfti. In an if:
lreas to the Assembly stated that CBd provided
for the (left-nan nf lh-ri.nininr r.m.rT'VJi... i. in
formation of & league with the aertTiAflDE 'States of
i'Modena and Paraa.'
'The election In BoToirnn rrv.tf.i i. an tmn..A
majority in favor pfj tha. Hheral.Hcket whleh entire
ly repudiates the temporal nowerof th Pn-
The aristocracy of the country are at the head of.
The finances of the Ilomanla. ar fmimi in k tn.n
tfxceljent condlilonanrl the proTlslonal government
ftiuu..i-nuc.icKu to get aionjKivitnout fa
loan now u.at tiie'OTerUirotrof the temporal power
.- - i.v kvts d oulhjUUjf ttccumniisiieain
Vint essflt Im .
The bandits an Jsmturclers" whs ! - i. in.
..-i.i....-.-i - . . . ..":. .ii IH
iraiMuu w7i riavTnuray.drsap-
Pe. aarerfeijtecqritKpvfi t;ir6ughot the
H-ltftU sa EHll es
iltotaaoli
The Italians aro beglaning.'la exhldltmuch Impa-
tience at thelnactlvity and want of nrorrp.. r is.
Zurich Confcrcnee and the opinion generally pre-"
yails thala general Congress of all the great PoJera
must be held as the only mcanj'orsettllng the' great
questions at issue. 6 vS
Tue government of the Popa reJecU aU reforms
and is using Its Influence and thre2tecl" force-to
prevent Ui estabushrjen'j (J tb-j nrorse"d In the"
1.1
xcsaiA.
JTheJtussiaa exiiedltlon Into Daghestaif.'ln Asia
'had'proved completely Snccetsfdl and a company
had been formed'at Su Petersburg for tho construc-
tion of a commercial port there upon a large scale.
The govemmenthad ordered tlje three corps d'arra'ee
under prince G.oiUchakoff to be placed on 'a peace
luuiiug
. - -EA-X
-The Queen of Spain has Bent a nrotnt tn 11.. ...
uus .truivu UU411; usuiito espunioa of 1.
r.:J. ... .i... li.' c- - -m --i?y
hlUim4'U-l -iu.- .- - V-S . .
The Spanish Government as determined upon
sending an expedition agalu&nihe Aloors and has
appointed General Prine tbe r.ommander-in.ch!ef of
theexpedltion. "
nuxcr.
CplrCharras and Col. Barbes have formally rt-
fusedto avail themselves of the benefits of the-amnesty-granted
by Napoleon and "CoL Cbarras .has-
written a letter filled with the nost furious Invective-
Itgalnst the Emperorj - - ' ' "
i The'faU triumph of the'Frescb sdmlrallty over the'
EogUsh in relatioh to the Newfoundland fisheries Is"
announced In the'Parii Moalteur. - -' -
TD IWLDIIIS' STBIKK.
".-The.lfullderj'.strlkela Loudon still continued but
there was some' disposition manifested on both sides
to compromise the matter and a satisfactory adjust-
ment of the matter seemed tb be approaching!
ran BBTExr'on or -rns' rxasiA.'
The cams of detention ot the Persia so 'much be
yond her usual time was the br'eaktnir ot a crank
t. ui.t- ..... 1 n....k.u ..:. 1..1. 1 .. ..'
uiu Huibii uiauo 1. ui-cssaij iur ucr to lay to ior re.
palrsr ' "' '"'
Al.aiTAL Or rite -ASQiEoo.
Nxw Yo-!r.Sept. l5. The ateamshlp Kangeroo
which left Liverpool on the 8Itl nit. ami was obliged
to'putinto Halifax for Msl has arrived at this port;
sew vonc eono-t AIAaXtTS.1
NiwYont.'Sept 19. The Cotton' market closed-
quiet. 1 he sales to-day were limited to 800 bales.--j
' D03I13TIC I.VTELLICE.VCE.
"'e.-i .' --'
.
iStr Days Eaten froU Calffarriia.i-4ifital"tJ
the Indians The Sah.lTuahIilahi'i)tfmltt
Americans St ill in Eosscssion Excitement
. pi Victoria. u
iisViLoBisSept.50. Tbeorlad Calirornl mail
has arrived In this 61ty'Arbiglrig advices from. San
Francisco to the 20th' ufi: sbc.ays later than were'
received by the jtearoerUabana yia Tehauntepeo- "
; CALIfOaS'A SVAT noxhs.
s"ix Vnucisco. Aur. 26. The bonds' of the State
fhavebeen taken up by te Treasurer to the amount
of .23uou at ix per jjii?Deiow par .
nssraucTivx tike.
A destructive fire'bccurred'jn lite lorfnofMarphey; I
which destroyed nearly .-the whole town comnosed
mostly of small buUdlagav. The lots la estimated at' I
teinnnnn I
( .'IIABISC PISJTEttS.
irora pnitalphiloand-feii.l
il Ii.
'.sl
Ban Francisco foundered at sea off Molakal on' tlie-i
luuioiuiy ine yessei ana cargo are atotaiioss.
The crew were all saved. Tlie American whaleahlp
Twilight it-New Bedford was wrefie'd In a severe
galenearlUrqaeason-th10lh of Jand The res-
su ana cargo are a total loir an.i were valued at
$45000. The oQsers and crew were saved..
ijtDUSigjiqaz . -St
Advices recelve'4 at San PrancLico from Oregon re-
port that Captaln'Wsllln's command had been sur-
prised by a lanre nodv of Kliltft Indians at th ir.nn
' Springs and 140 if their number massacred.
1 ' sax ftriij iSlasd ArraiB.
The latest adrlces from San Juau Island stale that
the American troops still held possession of tbcls-
land. Oen Harney had teat a re-lnforcement of
troops to the-Island and tho American force now on
the island numbera 400 men.
The-paprafrora Victoria state that aye-companies
of Lnlted States Infantry four batteries of anillery
and eight thirly-tivo pounders Jiad been landed ou
the Island from the United States war steamer Mas-
sachusetts. The Colonial House of Assembly on the 12lh of
August adopted an address lo Governor Douglass
requesting him to require the home government ta
demand of the United States the withdrawal of oar
troops from the Island of San Juan.and to urge upon
the English government the Importance of maintain-
ing their right not only to the islands of San Juan
but to all other Islands to the same Archipelago
whichare now clandestinely dishonorably and dis-
honestly claimed and Invaded h thn Knit! .rnud
A motion was also adonted hv th.AiumM.n.!..
Gov. Douglass to commence ibeformauon of volun-
.ccruiuuary companies ror tne purpose of protect-.
?ffi Brii!h Interu against encroachments or the
United States.
The Bhiptnenls of gold from Victoria during the
previous two weeks amounted to $141000.
LATtR ntOJC KSW 1IEXIC0.
Sr. Loch Sept. 20. The New .Mexican mall has
arrived at lndep; ndenee with dates from Santa Fe
to thr Stb Inst. Tfterer Is nothing important lo re-
port. There hadbeco an abundaneoof rain.
Thereturu of tha eler-Hnn tnr i4-li..r. I. i-r.n.r..
tftrllrrtfu lfn. C.n.. 11... TL .1 I. I. ..-....
---- . ..-. wawubciu Hsu ve-;u.'Gii;vi'.A
-IHO AI.CilBO.- f
Cairo. Ils-. 5e-3L.?d A artrcMnirfd fi-rtht. rlt
this morning which destroyed the Taylor House and
fourteen otner buildings on Commercial street. The
loss Is estimated at $40009.
OCE LATH IHCUSUStlAX IIMISTER.
WAsmsoTOK.Sept. 20. Gen. Mlr.ibeau B. Lamar
late U. S. Minister ta Central America left this city
last evening for his home in TexaJ.
n sis juair I3LASD nirnccirr.
WjisnisorOx ept 20. The Administration Is
somewhat apprehensive that a collision may occur
between the American and Biitlsh troops' on the Is-
land of San Joan before Gen. Scott can reach tne
Pacific and every peulble precaution has been taken
to prevent IL The difficulty does not call fot-an In-
crease of the naval force on the Paclflcas the Pucluc
squadron Is unBsaally strong at this (lcie.
a xbw roLmcAL L-accr.
Nw Yoar Sept. 20. Ex-Senator Cooper has pub-
lisher! a mauifesto In favor or cheap postage and a '
protective tariff and recommends the- formation of
an "Itoa Men's League"for the purpose of conlroll-.
Injf political parties through the balance of power
they may posse. Thlj"n.3nlfesta has caused great
uneasiness among someof"the old. political leadei-.-
SflRJXE D13JSTZE.
Tbe schooner Sallla from Jacksonville Fia. came
Into the lower bay yesterday with a zignal of dis-
tress at her masthead. She was boarded and found
to be lo. a disabled condition with five feet of water
In htr hold and her crew almost starved and too
weak to Work the vessel. Tne crew were taken
ashore and provided for. Jhe captain had aban-
doned the vessel some. hours. previous W 'her being
boarded. -' ' '
IHE UTX STOajf.
BiLTiaoaa Sept. 20. The late severe storm has
seriously damaged the corn crop In this Slate as
well as la Virginia. . '
UXmtD ST1IE3 LODOC c-r ODD FELLOWS.
The United States Lodge of the Independent Or-
der of Odd Fellows commenced'their annual session
In. this city last evening.
STKAIIBOAT DiSlSTEB. '
Eosros Sept. 20. The steamer Chesapeake from
Portland Me. bound for New York- encountered a
hurricane pn the 18th; sprung aleak lhrwJover-
board sixty tons of her cargo ami put Into Province-
Jown in a damajed condition. The passengers were
'All saved
Lirsa raou nivaxa.
Naw Yoar Sept IS. The steamship DeSoto from
New Orleans via Havana; has arrived at this port
with dates from Havana to the 18th Inst.
A royal decree has been issued which considerably!
enlarges the popular representation.
The weather was cool and there was-scarcely any
sickness oajba Island. ".-...j- -ay
The sugar .market was stagnant and freights and
exchanges were doll.
watcK or- in. r. s. shames ib'jijx.
.QcABASiisB.'Sept. 19. Tho steamship Atlantlcar-
rivedhere this morning and brings the Intelligence
that the United States revenue steamer Fulton Cant
wnhamson went Ashore an St- Rosa's Island about
thirty miles from Pcnsacola In the heavy -tale which
oecurrtd on thelG.h Inst
The Fulton went ushore In the night at forty min-
utes past one o'clock on tbe morning of thelttb and
now lays high aad dry with the hull broken up a
complete wreck. .
The crew together with the stores-and eveiythlnn
valuable-.were saved.
The steamer Fwing has been chartered to runup
St.; Rosa s Sound opposite the wreck -and take the
property which has been seved to the Navy Yard at
Pensacola. -
scnoosza w w. itAnxxiss ashore. -. '.
QcA-xxrise; Sept. 19. ThesclioonerW. H. Hark-
ness Capt. PetersOD Is badly aground at the head of
thenasscs. j '
" The tawbbit Si. Charles fc employed in attempt-
ttaz at ATTLenoeo mass.
Bostox Sept 8. A fire occurred at Attleboro'ln
this State Vesterdarl which rlc-Ttrn-c-nrl th w.n.la
Jewelry manuCactcring establishment at!hat flieeti
...IV-.1U au-iuivv --;rauus'ou. oi employment and
almost suspending tbe business of the placeT '
- The lossijestlmated'at $75000.
ijjt sad ACctBaToiffoiaiAss riorum
-Bposros Sept IS. AfsAdfaccideat occurred yes-
tetday.'at the Worceater;.ra!b-6ad crossing at the
south end of the city. Mr Davis and his wife of
New Orleans while crossing the tracfcjln atcarrlage
were overtaken by a locomotlveuwhlch struck" the
carriage breaking It In plecesfand-jdning Mrs.
liavls. Mr. Davis was severely Injured --batlt'lj be-
lleved he will recover.
Tn!fcnop3. T
We are indebted to the Tele
graph of i'nday for tho following succinct ac
count oi tue present crops of cotton and sugar
iiftbU State:
From the interior our accounts rary. There has
ripen .1 rrpnprn) ilpmifll c.11 nv.. II.. c... i-i.i. i ..
-.- - --... ......u u win 11 b -i.ttic. nuicu last-
ed most of the month of August and seriously affect-
cuiue giwinii Ul fcUJ cottou piAUt CUttlOgiOU tb
cent. A close observation of the' newspapers and a
careful attention to our correspondence as well as
thatof others enables'ns to form a tole'rabJv correct
uiuuiibuuu in suuic maces irum tninir tn hrtw n..
Jdea of.therextent of the injury. The great cotton- 1
scqiuu uiiaiKicrii Acxa-s tail wnicn ttttt a market
vitt hch uivcr uuu tne caoine nas suffered' most.
While lu some parts ol that region the crop has been'
tut on a quarter: In others Ithas beeu tally a half.
Probably Jt will fall from thirty .0 fatty thousand
unia hhii. ic i"ii crop jor tnat region ia all
middle rexaslncludlng almost the whols region
oeadlug Its crop ta Houston the draught thougu se-
riously felt has been far lessserere. urtdVM!. m ran
hear of but few places making a fall crdp a bale
w uic acre auu ten uaiea to trie naqd we are In-
clined lo think the crop will be a tolerably average
one in araouat and that the ansrecate w'iil erea go
beyond-.thtit of lajt year. 'We have heard in some
parts. 0 this region of the drought being mare se-
ver'e than we are Inclined to publish accounts of and
people 1 talir of making but half a crop who -Ul.
mase lau naif jv bale or more .to tne acre? This
would be considered good cropping audusVany where
ViThesagar-cano Is verypromlslotr. aad will turn
uu. I i.ige uuwuer 01 uogsueaus or teat ctanie.
.'nEESTOxn. The Fairfield Pidneer of the
2nd. says: t
We venture the assertion that the "bl'lest coiton
planter lu the South has seen nothing l& what now
appears on our cotton fields.- Upon the up-Iauds
(unless there Is a late top cron made which Ii riot
probable) nearly all tho cotton Is open and ready
for picking. Upon many farms three-fourths ofthe-
entire cotton was open'mature and might hare been
.gathered'la' August Many "planters have already
.Jived halt theh- crops and by the" 1st of October
wU'be'doae gathering. JJy tho time. we arerusually
-weU engaged In picking- this' year we Will b'e'doae.
OidlnarUy an early opening betokens a good crop;'
this year howereritls.aihcrwlse and In this Imme-
diate locality Cot much' over half a -crop will be.
made; at least such are the present Indications..
. Uoxob to-Who m nosoit IS Dcr. A correspondent
ofthe National Intelligencer corrects an error of
Mr. GeorirB. Sdism'er. of Boston. In his Fourth of
4uly cratlonwho ascribes the "armed neutrality" of
tne manume ppwers 01 turope aunng me jtrnggte 01
luls couatry.ior tnuepenaeuce ana wnicn uoaotiess
onerated nowerfaily In the achievement of that great
object to Spain.. The Idea did not originate as Mr
summer supposeswiui uiu cpiuusuiiuis-er a lonua
'. BlaneaV but with Sir. Wra. LecV The "gr.eat power
.wiuch originated action upon it was .itussio. auis
thn oorresoondent proves bv extracts from letters of
Dr Franklin written while he was In France and In'
coustani communication witu an tue aiinisiers 01 tne
maritime powers aDd. during -the very period whtn".
that treat measure was taken. Russia according- to
-St Franklin took the" lead la tlds great measure;
'Sweden Nray Denmark and Holland followed
without delay j and France and Spain were the last
to aaopt it. r
t otitIicrnl"acilIc ltnllrontl.
The Southern Pacific. Raltroad was sold ou Tuu
day last under execution and purchased ov Gen. I:.
V. Richardson and associates. This sals and pur-
chase rldi the enterprise of the clous and disabilities
I to its success which existed and which hive suspend
ed the progress oi tbe worn. Tne enterpnze u ireea
from alt contracts and mrj weight and every
i1i-iiihiirt "
Thes adjustment of the difficulties bc'-won what Is
known as "the Old Company"" represented by Dr.
Fowlkes as President and the ''He Company"
represented by U. P. Grant as President are pro-'
greasing satisfactorily to all parties entire unani
mity oi leeuoc-anauaaerstanains exists anuin zoou
r faith the whole arrangements will be consummated
witnin tne next dav or so.
Dr. Fowlkes has made his payment as called for
under the compromise of the Gtn or Apm last and
nas aepositea soriiclsni means to cover and extin-
guish the entire Indebtedness of the old company In
Texas. He Is actlrelr en c a -red in settlinz all and
every transaction open anllqaldated or due not
oniy unaer tne compromise ouz oinxute of i. jie
seeks to free the company and has abuadant means
to do bo j and our people the creditors and claim-
ants Ire giving him every assistance and facility In
their power.
The State suit will be dismissed and the fullest
sanction given to the efforts of Dr. Fowlkes for the
freedom of the enterpiize and the protection of
stoc-noiaera ol tne road wmen tan Do imparted by
the laws of the State. Stockholders therefore who i
have contributed their means to aid. In theTreedem
or tbe enterprise may rely upoaiull protection.
A final settlement of matters. In Texas aecomollsh-
cd. to the satisfaction of all patties. A union between
this company and the Memphis and El Paso compa
ny win maae. ane interests oi an parties demand
such a union and therefore ensure the result.
It Is intended under a re-organlzatloa following a
iiaai setueuieni to siect j. r.agar Anompson .'resi-
dent before Dr. Fowlkes leaves Texas : bnt he does
not accept until the settlements are finally eomplet-
eu. aris can 09 speeuuy aone. ur. trowlces be
lieves tnatwitnin thirty davs from the time he can
leave texar ne can meet tne leru required iy Mr.
umpson ana secure nis acceptance or thn Vttii-
uey. this will press-' w-ra. "rw KlT-i-ll
1 'ii Hi 1 it the reputation ni -t-J
trie first rauroad ina-a In Uie union. lie briDs---nklb--tt
company an enlarged experience. Integrity Tfl
lance and the confidence of financial m-A- Teriir
will present to'hlnx a hearty and cordial' welcom
ana laciuaie nun oy an reasonaoie ana prope
legislation. If possible Mr. Thompson will vii
Texas and present to the ensnlug lezUlalare sac:
sug.estions of what modifications he deems csentt.
Iff 1 ma ranroau lmprorement.
Dr. Fowlkes; before be leaves here will resurr
the work npon the road and complete at so earl
nay uie oet section 01 iweuij-UTe muss vi.eiear
that he has already purchased he Iron locomotive
ac ior yuis p-iivivu 01 uie wora-
Wlth the dead We'lht cat Off. tha Oomnaor Ire
front debt aod its properly at a fair cash vain;
Hon crestcr than the amount "of stack Ii.art
it will present afield for capita and enterorlze. sue
as cannot be. found la any other railroad eoterprii
111 111c Kuiiii uiu iur iu. iea.ua luai. loersiiaoeuK
public work possessed of such -.munificent franchh
anu lair prospects lor lutore endowments.
Dr". Fvwlkes will shortlr issue tv e understand i-
addrcss'to the stockholders tad the public present
ing in aeiaii tne racts connected wita tne canmtie:
of the enterprise. Its prospects and what he dole
10 accompnsn. jiarvMu jitpuoucaa losvi ttttt
As Abscoxdi-co Scoiwdeel. We leant from
thq Cincinnati Enquirer that no smal excite-
ment was pruduced ou 'Cbaoge there on the
Kth ult. by tho report or the assignment of
tho welt known liquor house of Holmes it Coo-
well Ii'os. G5 and 07 West Front street and the
uijrutoi tne junior partner Air. j.ai. uooweil
to parts unknown' caused it is said by various
dishonest transactions on his part daring the
past ten or twelve months perbap a lunger
period.
The whole affair is involved in mystery and j
at present mere is notbmg but conjecture con-
ceruint: tbe case. lie. U belief ed. however to I
haVev carried off or used up at least $75000 to I
$100000 in money. .
The Cincinnati Gazette says :
Mr. Couwell stood favorably as a business nun. A
few months since the stockholders of ' the Southern
Pacific Railroad appointed him tiielr agent to carry
some fifteen or twenty thousand doUars to Texas to
ba paid over there to Dr. Fowlkes In a certain con-
tlogency. Finding that matterawerenotsatlsfacury
he brought tbe money back and returned it to the
suojcnoerj. At a meeting saoieqientiy lield la Ibis
city Fowlkes denounced Conwelt as j. rascal and
charged that he had made dishonorable propositions-
to him in Texas. This was not credited at tha time.
but the doctor was probably correct. Tbe credit of
Holmes Conwell has not been good In bank of late
owing lo the fact that their paper has" been oBVred
freely through street brokers snd bankers generally
rcgaiu wu au cuucucb oi wcuness ii notoi rotten-
ness! It was ascertained yesterday that Mr. Conwell hid
not visited his familr as he proposed and nothine;
was known up to last evening as to the direction he
iook- ennercouiu anytmeg be ascertained as to
the liabilities of the firm owid to the unreliable
condition of the books but It Is supposed there U
out uuie ii auyiaiug icit ior creuitoia.
On theio facta the Marshall Republican com-
ments as follows t t
Thus has ended the career of a scoundrel to whom
the stockholders of the" Soataern Pscific Railroad
Company In Cincinnati gave "credence and refused
to at Air. somite s in esiriraung me uompany from
its difficulties and who: br lhelrown eon-tact. an. in
air probablhy now "cut off from the benefits or a
compromise htch will make this stock is Is gene
rally belleVeiT 'toe most vamanis of any In the
Uaioi. Conwell' course hlr rtrrr ' "Trp
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