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.jPacts atl 1utinflrutn. A PLoT.-The Washington correspon dent of the Charleston Courier, says: " The" Free Suilers propose to send ageots to California to impress on the pen ple the propriety of engrafting upon their State Constitution an inhibition of slavery. - . in order to create a question in Congress, and keep up the agitation in regard to it. Dr. Palfrey and Juhn Van Boren are spo, ken of as the commissioners of. mischief." An extensive Marble quarry has been discovered in Catawba county, North. Carolina. It is situiated on the Catawba River, near Shuford'sFerry; and the Mar ble Is said to be remarkably fine. General Guyon. an Irish soldier, is the last leader of the Hungarian forces who holds out in the open field. His force is nst large, but he is sworn not to surrender until free egress is granted to the foreign - auxiliaries of.Hungarian cause. A FLOWER FOR THE HEART.-A wife. full of truth, innocence, and love, is the prettiest flower a titan can wear next to his heart. THE GENDERs.-A precious ynungster being asked how many genders there were replied, "Three, sir, the masculine, the feminine, and the neutral." "Well done, my son ; now define them." ' "The mas culine is men, the feminine is women, and the neutral is old bachelors." LANGuAGEs.-There are three thnusand six hundred and sixty-four known lao guges now used in the world. Of 'hese. Nine hundred and thirty-seven are Asiatic; five hundred and eighty-seven European; two hundred and seventy-six African ; and one thousand six hundred and twenty four American dialects. An Irishman who lives with a Graha mite, tells a friend that if he wants to know what "illigant living" is, he must come to his house, where the breakfast consists of nothing, and the supper of what was left at breakfast. A stump orator who wished to gammon some Germans just previous to an election, in order to obtain their votes, observed, that though he was not a German him aself, yet he had a brother who was remar k lcably fond of German suasages. SACRIFICE OF HUAN LIFE.-The Par is Press, estimates the number of conscripts for the French army from 1761to 1813, at 4,500,000 men; of this number Napoleon levied 2.476.000. In twenty-two years, the Presse states the total number of per sons slain in war, or in butcheries, at 10, 000,000. A NOBLE SEtrTIMENT.--"The more I I am acquainted with agricultural affairs, . the better I am pleased with them; inso much that I .can nowhere find so great satisfaction as in those innocent and use ful pursuits. In indulging those feelings. I am led to reflect how much more delight ful to an undebauched mind is the task of making improvements on the earth, than all the vain glory which can be acquired from ravaging, it by the most uninterrupted career of conquests."-Washington's let ters to Arthur Young. WHOLESALE DxsEaTloN.-Upwards of fourteen thouiand British seamen are said to have deserted the Merchant service of that country the last year, eight thousand of whom left their vessels on the-American coast. Foua CHILDREN PolsoNED.-A hunidle containing cakes and candies, with other things, wvas found by a'. poor woman some days ago near Port Richmond, Staten Is land. Her four childreu ate of the cakes and candies, and were immediately seized with symptoms of cholera. Two dlied and two recovered. The conter.ts of the sto machs were analyzed, in one of which was found a sufficient quantity of arsenic to have killed twelve men. THE TALK wITH BILLT Bow LEGS. We learn from .Tallahasseo, Florida, says the Savannah Georgian. under date of 27th September, that information had been re ceived that the contemplated interview with Billy Bow-Legs could not be had by Gen. Twiggs, as appointed for the 18th. Billy has postponed the talk for the 18uth of this month. GREAT FtRE IN NEW YoRE.-A great fire occurred in New York on the 28th uIt. by which a number of stables and build ings were 'ourned, and two hundred cows, fifteen horses. and two human beings per ished in the flames. MiORE GoLD-The Little Rock, Ar kansas Democrat says, " that an experi enced mineralogist states he has ascertain ed that in the mineral locality of Mont gomery county, Ark. there is abundance of gold and] silver. -lHe found the surfuce of the earth at the 'Old WVorks' quite rich in gold, which is easily obtained by wash, ing." * ~DEATH OF "YARKlEF I1ILL."-A letter from Saratoga, received in New York, mentions the death, at that place, of Mr. G. H. Hill, the Comedian. Mr. H-ill ar . rived at the Springs on the 20th of August, .and gave an entertaitnment. HeI was at that time quite unwell, lie died on Fri day evening. READIG.-It will be found by obser. - vcation that persons who are fondl of read -ing, who have access to a small number of good books, are tmuch more intelligent than those who read everything and digest no . thing. The truth ts, we all read too many books. We should know more, if we confined our reading to a smaller number. * ~ FREE SoIL, JssT:TUTroNs.-.The Star (Lebanon Oht.) says we understatnd that the Bishop of the African Methodist Epis copal Church waes stabbed a few days since at the',Camp Ground, near Mason. He wsattempting to keep the peace. There was any amount of rioting; gem bling, and horse racing in the vicinity of ..the Camip Meeting. COSTLT H~oRsE.-We learn from the Albany Atlas that M. McArdel, of that place, has sold his fatmous trotting horse Mac, to a gentleman in Philadelphia, for . $,4,00,0. A merchant tn Boston has atuthorised an agent to ofier$100 a month each to twenty five seamen, to go to San Francisco to bring home a ship which hass been deserted4 by her crew. 4 *r - I-I EDGEFIELD C. H. VEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1849. J' Gen. Don Mariano Paredes, Ex-Presi dent of the Mexican Republic died in the cit of Mexico on 8th Sept. (E His excellency Gov. SIsAROOK has takes up his residence for the present atJoues' Hote on Sullivan's Island. Mr. Clifford, late Minister to Mexico, has re turned to this country. Beat TiEs. G. M. BLocxK , Esq., a highly respectably young planter in our District, infttrws us, that during the present year, on one acre of lat.d ii a twenty-eight acre field, he gathered 80 hush els of corn, and that from the twenty-eight acre he measured 1000 bushels. Why should ou citizens desire to emigrate, when, by prope culture, our lands can be made to yield so abun dantly ? Affecting Incident. On Friday last, a scene was witnessed in on Court room, of rare occurrence in the annal; of our criminal judicature. Two Fathers, witl two Sons each, were arraigned at the Bar immediately after other-all being charge< with capital Felonies. They will be tried du ring the present week. Other capital cases still remain upon the Ses lions Docket. Trial of Martin Posey. Martin Posey was put upon his trial on Wed nesday last for the murder of his wife MArtt.n H. Posay. The trial lasted two days, and con tinned till late in the night of the second day. The Jury during the recesseq of the Court anc at night were put in custody, and kept entirely separate from' the community. The Court House was crowded, and the excitement high The evidence on the part of the State was nu merous-consisting of a great number of cir cumstunces, and of tho lengthy disclosutcs of an accomplice, who was admitted to testify at States' evidence. The prisoner offered no eyi dence in his defence. After lengthened sid able arg'iment on the side of the proseen. tion and defence, and an admirable charge by his honor, Judge WITHERS, the Jury retired, and in a short time, returned a verdictof Guil. ty on the fifth and sixth counts of the indictment, which charged the Prisoner with being accesso ry to the murder-the slave App or Appling be ing the-actual perpetrator of tho deod. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Solic itor BoYHAr, and N. L. Galrrs, Esq., and the defence by Messrs. BAusavr, WARD.Aw and CARnoLr.. It is understood, that an appeal will be taken in behalf of the Prisoner on legal points raised during the progress of the trial. Memnphis Convention. The Governor of this State has appointed a large delegation, thme names of whom we puh. lished some months since, to attend this corn vention, which is to he held on thme 23rd Octo her. It is hoped that those appointed from this section of tho State will find it convyenienat to attend. Important interests will be discussed in the Convention. The main obj,-et, as our read era are, perhaps, aware, is to consult upon the mode and means of opening communicatiun with the far WVest. But it is probable, also, that some pohlical questions, deeply interesting to the Sout, will te agitated. The Memphis En qumirer, in alluding to the Convention uses the following language: " The Convention proposed to be held in tlii city on thne 23,t of October, it is believed will be very latcely uttended, and by men of the first order of talents from many of the States. The Committee of Arrangemuents should he on the alert, and hmasily engaged in the tiecessary pre parmatiotns for the proper reception of the distin gumishaed Delegates, and our fellow-citizens gen erally." Thne Judiciary. If any one wishes to judge propealy of the mportance of an independent Judiciary, let tim read ain account of the trial of the Astor L-ousc place rioters in New York. The Judges vere insulted, and brow-beaten-and were :ompletely at the mercy of counsel and the ex :ited multitude. This is the result, doubtless, if the late Judicial reform in New York. by which the Judges are made to hold their office luring the pleasure of the people, and are elec,. ed at stated periods. ,The worthlessness and mpoticy of this change are fully exemplified in hiese recent proceedings. A Baltimore paper nakes on the subject the following just temairks:. " In the trial of the Astor Place Rioters in New-York, the presidingjtudge was occasionally re~ated with such indignity by counsel for the irisoners, as to cauise tainm to t nreatemi thenm with he exercise of htis power. But his thieats had ittlo or nto effect; and the abuse continued. luere ? M ay not the conduct of counsel and he forbearance of the jndge, be attributed to he fact, that the latter, being elected by the pop thar vote, is measurably indebted to nmembers >f the bar for the station he holds ? If the alection of Judges will subject them to the cnn rot of lawyers, or prevent them from 'actmg vith proper independence, would it not1 be sa ~er to have them chosen in a different .mnode huau by popular vote? The people of Mary aind htave some interest in this subject, as the effort wvillfpo doubt be made to imitate the Now Y'orkc system, and to convert judges into politi :al brawlers and pot-house orators." We sincerely trust that the last political :hange that-may ever be made in onr own little State will be this. Once destroy the indepen hence of our judiciary, and one of the greatest >ulwarks of our civil and political liberties will me forever gone. When lana is administered uccording to the whims and wild excitement of arty or misled mnultitudes, liberty will be but ii emgty name. Justice will take its flight from mur Courts, and both person and property wvill From the Hamburg Republican OUR TOWN-ITS PROSPECT3. Mn. Entron:-It must be obvious.to the most superficial observer, that circum stances are transpiring calculated to divert a very large portion of the trade of. Ham burg to otlier points. This is caused by the citizens of other market towos.and ci ties improving the old and opening new - avenues with those sections of the country that have been accus;omed.to trade in this - market. makiug their markets more acces sible and less difficult to reach than.ours. In proof of this the Augusta Canal, by - avoiding difficult shoals and rapids in the river, has already diverted some ten thou sand bales of cotig from Hamburg. which formerly was brght down ihe river by boats. The city of A ugusta has, ons about to free Furey's Ferry to divert trade from our town to her market. The rail.roads I that are now being built in our State will, if completed divert a large amount of pro duce to other markets. The plank road from Edgefield to Graniteville which wiu be built, will divert a portion of the trade of Edgelield district to that place, leaving Hamburg but a smell section of -country that she can expect, or hope, to trade with. Under these circumstacnces, it behoves the citizens, property holders, and all others interested in our town, to arouse, them selves from their lethargy, and by united, s persevering and judicious efforts, evert r and counteract the efforts making by other r cities and towns to deprive us of our trade, depreciating the value of our real estate, and causing our town to again relapse into a swamp. To counteract these efforts, l :would re r commend in the 1st place, the opening of a new and direct Road from Hamburg to .the Forks of the Charleston and Cassa. awatchie roads near Downer's Reds House. This will make our town as accessible to e I large portion of the lower part of Edge. - field, and nearly all of Barnwell district, as Augusta now ia. In addition to this the road will not be liable to be overflowed, in any portion, hyhigh rivers, and will, at all times, offer a direct, safe, easy and certain, road to Hamburg for oar friends in Barn well, who are now compelled, by thegreat distance they have to travel to reach Ham burg, to trade in Augusta. Another matter of great importance to Hamburg is to improve the Roads lead. I ing to the Up Country. For twelve miles on the Edgefield, and five or six on the 3artin 1'own Road, the roads pass through not over, deep sand, and every year they become worse, As an evidence of the in jury resulting to the town from the had roads leading to it, one day last week thir teen wagons loaded at the South Carolina Rail Road Depot in Hamburg for the up country, to avoid the deep sand, they crossed the Bridge into Augusta, and would reucross the river at Furey's Ferry, thus crossing the S~avannah River twice, and paying two Ferriage,, because-the roads leading from our town are so much inferior to those leading from Augusta; the same cause induces some Carolina Planters to send their cotton by boats down the river, and others to wagon it across..the Savan nah at Furey's Ferry, in either case it goes to~Augusta as a, matter of cou'rse. To remedy this I would recommtd that .a Plank Road be made fromJas c' to 'EdrdrdwiTWt ira nc, dtver I i rom some convenient point near Hamburg, to. or near, the residence of Charles Hammend Esq., on the Martin Town road ; this would obviate the deep sand, and vastly imoprove the condition of the Martitn Town Road-. By taking these improvements, 1 be lieve the advantnges resulting from it would be sn clearly established, that thme citizens would not cease their efforts until they had built a plank road over the Mar tin Town- road. Whatever is done should be done quick ly, a delay of t welve months will be too late. It is in the power of those interested in Hamburg, not only to retain her present trade, but to increase it, to enhance the value of her real estate, to induce mer cbants to embark in busitness here, to offer inducements families to locate among us ; or by supineness and sloth, permit our trade to be diverted to other markets, the real estate to become of little valne, and the town to dwindle down to comparative ly nothing. HaarSBUae. PLANK ROADS.-We copy 'from the Hamburg Republican, the following com munication respecting the cost and divi dens of Plank Roads: Ma. EDITR:-As various opinions ex ist in the community respecting the cost and dividends of PlankhlRoads.Iand in order to express the opinion of at least one per son I propose to build a Plank Road from Hamburg to Edgefield Village over the most level route for two -thousand dollars per mile nod take half the stock of the Company. that is t' say, build the road for that sum. half in script of the Cotmpa ny, and half in cash payable as the road is cotmpleted. You are authorised to give my real name to say one desirous of knowing it.. BAt.ANCE WBEEL. Hamburg, Oct. 2, 1846. TaE FRENCh M:NtsTzn.--The Phila delphia Sun says: We yesterday afternoon saw Mona. Pous sin (late Minister of France to the Gov.. eronmnent of the United States) on his way down Chesnut street Io the New York boat, with his cloak thrown over his arm, his carpet bag held by one haud, and his sword in a green baize hag by the other. We never sawv such a change in a gentle man in so short a time ; he looked mourn fully dejected, the very reverse of what he was when we last saw him. The smile of fortune strangely metamorphoses. Count Monthbolon, the person who is ex pec ted t o succeed Mons. Poussin isFrench Minister, is the gentlemen who is so well known in Richmond and Washington. as the late consular agent for many years of thme French Government. He is a gentle man of talents and great respectability, and is married to a fair daughter of the Ulnited States, whose family now reside in Washington. EXTENSIVE BARN BURtNNG.-The Winchester Virginian says, that "some twetnty liarns must have been burnt in this and the adjoining counties since' harvest; and in almost every ease, arson in charg ed." This in s a.seiousa bsinesus. From the Columbia 'eegrapb 5th in.t. SEVEN DAYS LATER NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CANADA. The following Telegraphic Despatch announcing the arrival of the Steamship Canada at Halifax with one week later European news, was received at this of fice at a late hour last evening, bearing date. BALTIMORE, OCT. 4th, 1849, The Seamship Canada haijust 'ved at Halifax with news one week latW The Canada brings out seven y-four passengers. The Grape harvest in France will be email having sul'ered severely. Since the commencement of Cholera in London there had been thirteen thousand deaths. The Epidemic has permanently diminished in Paris. The Potato disease is prevailing seri ously in Ireland. CoMa3tERcIAL. LtvEapooi, Sept. 22. The Cotton market has not been so ac tive during the past week, and though there was some little 'interest manifested in the early part of the week, towards the close it subsided, and the Committee of Brokers gave the clusing quotations the same as at the close of the previous week. fThe following are the quotations brought by the last steamer: Upland 41-" a 5 7 8d. Mobile 5 a 5 3 4d. . Orleans 5 3 4d.J Sales of the week amount to 2S.000 bales of which 800 were taken by Specu lators, about 3000 by Exporters, and 18,000 by the trade. PoLITIcAL NEWs: With the exception of the siege of Comorn, military operations have ceased entirely throughout all Europe. The Turks have refused to surrender the Hungarian Cbefs who have taken .refuge in Turkey. The Pope's reception at Naples was magnificent-He evinced no disposition to return to Rome at present. There has been no progress made to. wards the settlement of the Italian ques tion. Some trouble in Spain, the Moors being expected to make on attack on alarilla having already cut off'the supplies. The Spanish Ministry were assembling at Madrid, but no notice taken of events relative to Cuba. Roman Desurates succeeds Le Pre tiour in command of the French naval fo~rees in La Platte-The 10th Oct.'6xed for opening the trial of the insurgents of June. The Sultan of Turkey refused to deliver up the Hungarian refugees, and the Rus sian Minister attempted to bully the Sultan into a compliance with the demand of the Austrians. A Council was held, and the Turkish Government positively refused to surrender the refugees either to the Rus sians or Austrians. .KossvTn and his, companions were fur nished with passports by the British Min ister. Peterwarden surrendered to the. Imper dn -e .tu.-Partef'ntMg yars decided still to hold out, but the ma jority overruled them. Preparations are making to besiege Comorn. The officers are said to htave held a meetingr, and agreed to surrender on the terms offeredI the lllaygard. The wvhole garrison are desirous of leaving the country. The bombardment is said to have already commenced. It is rumored that Bern was captured by te Russians at Wallachia, and matty Hungarian officers put to death by hang Insurrection still prrogressing at Copen hagen, andl martial law in full force. A numberof the insurgents sentenced to death. Correspondent of te Telegrapht. We received the followving letuter by the way mail last evening: SPAaTANDBUno, 2d Oct. 1849. The Fall Terrm of the Court of Sessions and Co~mmon Pleas for this District comn menced its session on yesterday, his Hon or Judge O'Neall presiding. The case ofiJ. hl. Harrett (as your rca diers are aware) is expected to be tried at this terma. The blii however has not as yet been laid before the Grand Jury, end consequenly it is impossible to determine now te day when the case will be taken I up. There ishby no tneans the degree of excitement that I expected to find existing in the public mind here. The peole I seem disposed to leave the matter to thee laws of thte land, and these laws are certain ly sufficient. I have been informed by several (who1 htave had some opportunities of forming a I probable conjecture at least) that the bill may be ignored (thrown out) by the Grand< Jury; but my own impression is that they I will find a bill, and his trial take place on r Thursday. The array of lawyers here is alarming- I there arc twventy at least assemblerd here. I have just reached here, jaded, tired and htungry, and find all the population inr tttetudanco on a temperance lecture which s Judge O'Neall is now delivering. This, ~ together with my recent arrivar prevents 6 my giving you more definite information st present. If the trial of Barrett does take place a l'hursday and .I can send yon the details I y express, it shall be done. C c HEALTH OF THE CEtv.-It will be-gra ifyng to notice, by the Report of the Board of Health, that there has been a :onsiderahle decrease in the mortaliy of the ' City during the past as compared with the previous week. The whole number of leaths is but 21, against 28 for the wveek mdittg on the 23d oIt. and the deaths by Stranger's Fever are but 10, against 14 iuring the preceeding week. Of these 4 vere natives of Germany, -4 of Ireland, I r r-om another State, atnd 1 colored man, g native of Charleston. We are also ;ratified to learn that the cases that do a eeur yield much more readily to medical p reatmeut, which is an indication as de, t isive as rte diminished number of deaths, r hat the disease is passing away.-Char. r Waercney. Oct. 3.1 From the Charleston Mercury. ORANGEBURG COURT HOUSE, THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 1849. . In compliance with orders from Head. quarters, 2d Division South Carolina Mili tio' a Board of oficers of 3d Brigade con vened at this place at 10 o'clock, this day, for the.purpose of consi:lering the follow ing questions propuunded by his Excellen, cy, the Commauder-in-Chief: "1st.' What are the defects of the mili tia system of this State? What their remedies " "2d. Is it expedient to re-establish Bri gage Encampments? If so, what reme dies are the beat adapted to prevent the supposed immoral eflects of such assem blages ? "3d. Vhy are Sheriffs generally un successful in the collection of militia fines? Do the laws on that subjects require amend ment? If so, state them. "4th. To meet promptly any cmergency that may arise, what steps ought to be ta, ken by the State? Would it not be ad visable to erect, in least euch military divi sion, a suitable building for the keeping of arms and fixed ammunition :' The Board .coosisted of the following officers: Brig. Gen. Paul Quattlebnm. President. 1lemer.-Colonels O. R. Faust, Ott, M. E. Caro. John Webb; Lient;Colonels W. J. Whaley, L. Wilson, James L. Da vis; Majors David L. Smith, L. J. Witsell, James D. Schider, D. F. Stirender; Cap tains Hay, Baxley, Nix, Easterton, Bre land, Darby, Maclehany ; T. B. Whaley, Secretary. - The President having organized and submitted to the Board the questions pro posed by [li Excellency, the following resolutions w e presented and adopted, the two last, unanimously 1. Resolved, That the chief defect in our militia system consists in the want of some School for the drill and education of offi cers; that Brigade Encampments answered that purpose whilst in existence, and, in the opinion of this Board, ought to be re established. 2. Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Board, the law should be so amended as to make it the duty of each Brigade and Regimental Judge Advocate, under a fixed penalty to be provided by law, to move at each Court of Common Pleas for rules against the Sheriff on all executions not returned by him as the law directs, and to move for process by attachment if the rules sare made absolute. 3. Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Board, the people have in their own hands ample means to meet any emergen cy that may arise; and that the establish ment of Military Depots for arms and am munition would be attended with a heavy 'expensie to the State, and is not called for by anything now apparent in the condition of the State. Sntocxio Evzr-r.-It has become our painful duty to record one of the most tra gic events which the annals of our State presents, the death of John A. Culclough, Jun., On Saturday evening last he was called on by Mrs. Marshall, the wife of one Richard Marshall, to make some ef feet to protect her from the wrongs which had:.been inflirted on her .b he husband. rompti efily the generosity o his'initiire he immediately went, accompanied by his brother and brother-in law, to the house occupiecd by Marshall, at a distance of some three or four hundlred yards froni his residence. Marshall being' called after some time came out to meet them in the yard-loearning who they were and what had brought them to-his house, he become furiously enraged, which was increased by tho remonstrance and reproof which hey addressed to him. Being held by one of the gentlemen by the collar, he den aired him to let him get his coat-was per nitted to a~nmer his house for the purpose -and as soon as he entered he seized his tun and firod at Mr. John A. Colr'longh. T'he load entered his head and he fell with >ut a word. The gun, we understand, was onded with duck-shot and a slug of lead. rhis occurred after night, but the tmoon was shining brightly. Marshall wais im nediately arrested and committed to Jail, *vhere he will remain for his trial. Of the criminal, stern justice, requires as to be silent; his ease must be judlged of ty his country and his Creator, Of* Mr. Jolclough, it is no lying epitaph to say, hat he was the favorite of all wvho knew tim.-Sumter Banner, Oct. 3. The Hambturg Republican, says :-We ave been gratified to) witness the zeal natnifested by our friends of Edgefield pillage in the Plank Road cause. But we ave been still more gratified to know that ur own citizens have tnot been wanting in eal on this important subject. Several of uor enterprising fellow citizens who have ravelled on Plank Roads in olter States, leing highly impressed with their utility, nd pjeculiar adaptation to our section of nuntry, have raised funds, and actually sid a plank structure on the Edgefield nad of about one hundred yards in length, o as to exemplify, practically, for the in armamion of the people, how the thing vorks. They intend also to place a see ion of Planak works on the Martintown ad wvithin a few days, so as to give per ans coming in on either of our main roads n opportunity of witnessing the inestima Ie benefits thtat will result to them from eo generi~l adoption of the system. We awe, for some time past, been devoting ttention to this description of public im rovement. All our informarion goes to onvince our minds that it is the cheapest nd best system of Roads that has yet been, r that probably can be introduced into or country for the genral welfare. We -ust the people of the country wvill reflect nd investigate s'> as to satisfy themselves, ad when by undloubted information they re convinced of the good they must derive om.Plank Roads, step forward and aid be cause both by word and deed. MARTLAD-The election in Maryland a Baults in the~ gain of a Member of Con ress, and will thus, in all probability, give te Democrats the choice of Speaker. We earcely rejoice more itn this than in the lorious majority with which Baltmore as honored her McLmne. He countst iore than one; a man of high ability, and no of the most effective debaters in the )nmoerntir ranks. By Last Niglat's Mail. From the South Carolinian. CHARLEsTON, Oct. S. The demand for Cotton was good to-day, sales footing 860 bales. Prices full, at 9 9-16. a to 7-8. -- GEORGIA ELECTIONs. AGUSTA, Oct. .8. All the counties ire in but three. The Senate will stand twenty-live Democrats to twenty-two Whigs ; the House, sixty-seven Democrats to sixty-three Whigs. Town's majority over Hill for Governor, will be about three thousand three hundred. Tu CASE Or J. A;. BARRETT.-We learn from the Telegraph that this case has, been continued until the Spring Term of the Court, and that Barrett is admitted to bsil in the sum of $1,000. The case came up on Thursday last. and was postponed at the instance of the Solicitor, who desired to procure important testimony, which could not be obtained before .nest term. Barrett may choose to forfeit his bail rather than risk a trial. A VERY DANGEROUS COUNTER FEIT.-S The Philadelphia Bulletin, of Thursday says: - "'We were shown this morning a coon- - terfeit half eagle, so skilfully made as to render it necessary for all to be on their guard. It was taken at one of our banks, where it escaped detection, and was paid out. Subsequently it was received at the Custom House, and was only detected by its trial upon the delicate scalee in'use there. The coin is on the surfase of pure gold. and the impressions are, in every respect perfect imitations of the genuine. Upon breaking it open,. however. it was ascertained.that the gold was only about the :hickness of ordinary writing paper, the inner part being of zinc, lead, or some, other base metal. 'The difference in the - weight of this and the the genuine half . eagle is scarcely appreciable upon ordinary -- scales, and the external appearannee is so exactly like those issued from the Mint as ' to prevent the detection~of the counterfeit by an ocular examination. Let all boon ' their guard against it." " DEATH OF P. C. Guicu.-It is our mel ancholy duty, this morning, to announce the death of P. C. GUIEU, the former edi tor of the Constitutionalist. He died Fria day evening, at the residence of hisbrother, in this city. Mr. GUIEU, was one of our oldestand most respectable citizens, and was well and favorably known to the people of Geor gia, having been connected with the Press of this State for the last thirty or forty years. lie was a native of St. Domingo, and come to this country when a young man. We have not time this morning to do justice to -his memory, and will leave that duly to more able hands. Suffice it;.' to say, he died as he lived, without an enemy-an honest an upright man.-.-the noblest work of God.-Constitutionalist, Oct. 3. " CotRosiTres or 'oL!Trcs.-At itheinte special election for Congress in Massachu setts, inwhicpthe noted.free soilerPalfrey" 'or'sate . a Idae;git-waseveyy vanti a:.'a contended that he. was not.so good an anti- - slavery man as his competitor, ihe Whig caudiudate, and had actually giveo some { pro-slavery voles in Coogress! - AABAMar.-The6 people at the late elee tion decided, by a very large majoritie, to alter the Constitution so escto give the election or Circuit and County Judges to the people. Herotofore they were elected by the Legislature. Fortune is like the market: if you can wait a little, the price will fall. OBITUA RY. DIED on the dth inst. after e short illness, MARTHA ANN'A. infant daughter of Col. John. and Elizabeth H ill, aged eight *months arid six, teen days. Only a few days had elapsed since We were called on to record the death of i's exemplary mother. whose wvhole coarse of life had been a shining light of vittne. The child frnm whom she han been rudely torn by the hand of death, has been restored to her bosom, arnd we trust, both mother and babe have been kindly receiv ed uinder the protection of the great parent of us all. This affliction of nn affectionate father, fol lowing as it does a sterner dispensation of prov. idence, is tempered by a consciousness, that his innocent harmless offspring has been surely translated into the paradise of God. One of the sublimest, most beautiful, and most touch ing sentiments in the whole scriptures is that which was tittered by the Saviour, when he said, " Suffer little children. to comne unto me, and forbid them not;' for of such, is the -king dom of Heaiven." From such an assurance then, whilst a parent is exhorted to become s his little child, he may rest in the firm belief that the deir and sinless innocent, has been ta, ken from his arms only to enjoy a larger and enrer portion of Heaven in the arms of its Maker. !Hagpy infant early blest! Rest in peaceful slumber, rest; No~ delights are worth thy stay, Smiling as they seem, and gay: . Lasting only, and divine, Is an innocence like thins." Dixa on Sunday the 30th September. Witr. L.:Ax JEFFER5OI HIARDT, oldest son of Richard and Julia Ann Hardy, aged eight years eight months and six days.? 0, the hi'pe, the glorious hope, The hope throngh Jesns given; The hopo when days and years have pst, - -We shall meet in heaven. - On Thursday evening-the 27th, nIt., by W. El. Atkinson, Esq.. Mr. Jour. D. HrIL., to Mrs. IAROARET P. Pow, all of this District. Bugtler Ledge No~. n'. *. o, e.gf. 0'Regular meeting of this Lodge. will e held on Monday evening next at 8 'chock, F. H. WA RDLAW, Sec. October10 * 1i 38 Masonic Notice. SRegular meeting of Concordia Lodge No. 50, will be held at their Hall on Satur ay the 211th inst. at 7 o'clock P. MW. A pune. wal attendance of all the members is requested. By order (If the W. M. . W. 11. A TKINSON,So'. Ont30 int 28