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'- directed to the itThaHs*
ajnafter well worthy of earnest atten7'
ti<?s^Cai It rektcsOo the position and attitude of
;. Great'Britaiiil JJa t it.should QOt.be permitted fo.,
f,5: tart) tfsftxyayfrom other facts telatingithe.tqhom3^
^ardmer,f.v \Ye allude tothc^maimer in which
ianarntn 1
& bUjii iy \%kjLi urgauitcvi,.? awj/w ? *
' - ^?V^ment' aU(I fi~Xml ,'10 iiiaits^of their juriip
After been withdrawn
fice, a^ommaiiding^ if not the absulp'te^QptrpCof
the not ion of the to*tv autbori-r
tiw. ".T^,e gQvernriient/^as not framed by the
t pe^copp,)^their refu-eseutatives. It was mo
^dAi^j^jtifotisik^oeP, submitted to the peothe
time and in the man ;
awoflfchhis ?lieged right to the town was the'
- pretext by which Great Britain sought to. hide
fcwfjrthe work! the. true character of the spolia
tjopwaieh ^he had commuted on the estate of
Nicaragoa?the .disbonest plea by which the
people of Sao Juan sought to justify themselves
for refusing to acknowledge the jurisdiction of
. In this?the first plan ot government?the
ja^Wof San Tn'ao. were not defined; but it was
V- declared that the now government and the officers
elected cruder itj should have jurisdiction
Over Such a district-as should afterwards be
^^Wuffi^^^9^^d;deterroined. Before this was
doge, the authorities at San Juan undertook.to
. : eaereisejurisdiotion teyond the limits of the
town and.beyond the limits of the territory
. plaimed for the Mosquito Indians.- They cros"
' ^ver t&e, Sao Juan river and laid bands on
Point Arenas- iu Nicaragua, which was then oc9opied'by
,-tio Transit Company. This unlaw
r- foniirtetferenee led to difficulties with that company
; and the composition of the town govern
raeptrr-.theJJritish consul being all powerful?
ipdtb the outrage on. the Prometheus. ''His
Majesty of Mo8quiton.-w*s not consulted in
these transactions, and perhaps has never heard
them this day. He js an ignorant savage?
bad specimen evon of the Indian race?who
nevhr tbonght of laying claim to any part ol the
BarrJuan river, even if hfs geographical ac.
quire^ente w-ere sufficient to inform him that
* thfere was such a river on the faee of the earth.
jHjjk / j&liairyear 1652, the people of San Juan
?HfM)difibd their government In this modified
document or act of self incorporation, they undettook-46
fix the limits of the town of San
3u4n by extending its bounds southward across
-- tha^San Juan "river, even to the Colorado;
y northward to the Indian river, and westward
- 'to the Marhuca territory?a part of which was
never claimed for the Musquito Indians?was
made without consulting Nicaragua or " His
v. .^ajesty ot Mosquito." Like the original ap
propriation of San Juan, it was a naked and
Spoliation. In the first instance, a
Eggggg Vas wrongfu 11 y appropriated by an illeIn
the second, a large district
flfr-eoqntry was added. to the town without
. -consulting any of those who claimed to be the
"iM^gJftfiri-owners. It was a pare, unmixed, an
adulterated case of land piracy, by a self constituted
and illegal association, which did not
^eonsplt the authority under whose sanction
tl?ey pretend to justify their lawless conduct.
u-'.-^His Majesty of the Mosquito'' was not ooneither.In
forming the dssdciatiori or in
' making the bounds over which that association
should' exercise jurisdiction.
* |t is wfin to attempt io compare tliis proceejdhrg
wHh the ordinary-' adtion-of town corpojy,..*S|ope^MUere
is no similarity whatever.?
ify.wi Bm^yiiiMy'ia nucu Hi^jr act HUl
in subordination to some higher authority; and
tbejr do trot takd upon themselves the attributes'of
'sovereignty. The San Juan govern^-ftjiant
did not' act iii subordination to any legitinaatoauthority,
and it undertook to vest in itae&'tbe
very highest attributes;of sovereignty.
w Their apologists and sympathisers say that the
^Tjfeople'of San Juan acted with all duet and duVnhmigsioti
to "His Majesty ofMusquito,"
j.. aad tha(Xhoy lived auder tho protection of his
a Bag. * As we h^ve said before, they never con'
.r aulted the Sambo chief at all As to his flag,
tbtd is y>JtBbeer nonsense. Ho never had a
and* never had a ritrht, fn I??va n flutr?no
than Majesty Billy Bowlegs, of
* Florida, King of the Seminole Indians." The
? >l people of San Juan got possession of a British
Union Jack and sewed a piece of striped cloth
-to. Vfc,<ai>d christened it the ''Flag of Mosquiorder
to conceal their attempt.to form
f- a new 8tate based on land piracy, under proof
Great Britain.
"or tbifl/outrageous conduct they had the
Ctioo ofjthe-British consul. That, was all
ifwranted, for tbey knew that the Mosquito
tectofate was a mere pretence to cover up
aud. And here we would call attention to
g fact,,tha^JEngbnd has acted.from the beRiming
of that preteiicled Protectorate, not as
tbi projector, but as the oibner of the Mosquito
awl! her own instigation and without inshe
seized on San Juan. She ratified
Chiton Bulwer treaty,without, consulting
T^Wfeia-Majesty of Mosquito." Her consul took
, charge; of tbe place?aided in erecting a government
there, and consented to its seizure of
ajVge district of country?without consulting
if SSift Kajesty ofT?bsquifco.M; Her minister to
tJhU country consented to a treaty by which
?an Ja?n' ehcnld b& I^icaragaa^witkxity
without consulting His Majesty of
And now, when' British influences
arescain in the ascendant, by means oflarge
immigration of Jamaica negroes, again insists
on the MosqUKb-Protectorate. These circum
stances, and indeed all the eircirmstanoes connected
with the case, prove that the Protector?
ate is a mere pretense?a mere sham, cunning-;
ly devised to conceal an net of British aggression,
and to screen an acU#f B#tish spoliation,
baying for its object the establishment of a British
colony in Central America on one of the
routes to Crfn??ffii& Under the protended
r Protectorate, GreatBritamJias acted as an. unfettered
sovereign: so that any seiUementin
the name itf M^qnito is- nothing iivpre that?e
. Krhiah settlement, ai.d is,a$ nucha Briiishcoi ,
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" The loss by fire in the U. States during the
N month of Aug?at j? estimated a "14,277,000.
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^giUYe !a\re^^^ylihiIrigranJfor their
propertyV^E^JgOvenimeTit.-hav^ right to
de6ne vhat; shall' constitute' property, and to
provide ior the Vedress of ail. injuries to it.?
Tin&w': rtifiSB ormcroles* the United
States bate re cogn ised and, ,.
fromibeir masters. Great
Britain has made corap^mfsupn for slaves stolen
FCT:trdo|>it ^m American citizens, at
the requisition of the Federal-Government?
Upon the principle-recognized-4n this-demand,
and the .concession to it try .Great Britain,'the
South ought to insist upon tbev formation of a
treaty with Great Britain by the Federal Government
for the* surrender of Fugitive Slaves.
The Uriited States'have'already formed a treaty
with England for the surrender of rogues,
thieves, robh^s^n^rderers. and all other criminals,
the object of which is to protect the lives
arid property of her citizen's; and not the smallest
depredation is ever committed op.on any
other property, except slaves, that is not followed
by antnstantaneous demand fcr redress.
Upon what principle of justice is a difference
made by the Federal Government in the property
t>f tbe North and the property of the South?
None that we can see. Yet thousands of slaves
are annually spirited across the Canada Fron
tt<*r, and protected by Bhtish subjects and laws
against the pursuit of their masters.
This subject fe-'tbo more important to the
South, as withouftrSheh a treaty the provision
of the'constitution providing for the surrender
of Gfgitivelslaves, and the laws made ^pursuance
thereof, are a dead letter,' and cannot be
effectually enforced. If-all the fugitive slaves
stolen from the South were stopped in the
Northern States; they would very soon become
a nuisance, and the identical men who are now
the most fanatical abolitionists would become
the most efficient "slave Gathers.'' It is well
known that the Yankee has, in general, a mortal
dislike for the African; he will not allow
him to ride in the same carriage, sit at the
same table or worship God in the same church
with him. His abolitionism does not spring
from love of the slave, but hatred of his master.
As long, therefore, as he can annoy the
South, without personal inconvenience; he will
trade in negrophobia, but once the Canadas are
closed against the African and Cuffee is forced
either to become his neighbor, or be Sent back
to slavery, all New England would rise as one
man 10 pui nira in irons.
As the matter now stands the fugitive slave
law is a positive injury to the South. It drives
the African into Canada, and allows the Yankee
to indulge his sympathy for the fugitive"
without any personal inconvenience to himself,
or injury to the purity of his Saxcn blood.?
But lot England deliver the fugitive slave to
his master, and force the abolitionists either to
colonise New England with runaway slaves or
send them back tb the South, and we could afford
to repeal the fugitive slave law. The
loss that the South annually sustains, by. the
running of slaves into Canada, is of sufficient
importance to justify her public men in insisting
bpon some action of the Government of
the United States in the premises. And we
confess our surprise that Southern statesmen
here submitted with so much patience to the
annual robbery of thousands of dollars worth
of property to which she has as good right as
to the land.they cultivate. The time is propi
tious for the acquisition of all disputed rights
from European powers. They cannot afford
to break just now with the United States. Let
our public men move in the matter, and we
question not but that the President and the
American Minister at St. James will give the
movement a cordial support. Besides, this is
a golden moment which may never return.?
Before we get another sound man in the Presi
dential chair, peace may he made in Europe,
and the European powers become less inclined
to look with favor upon the demands of Amer
ica.? Columbus Times.
Increase in Population.?Iowa is said to
be growing in population most surprisingly, and
this advance is not merely visible in the eastern
section of tho State, but all through the interior,
and away out to the western border, set
ilements have grown up, and hardy-pioneers
have invaded the stillness of the vast wilderness.
The popular vote cast at the election
last fcnrimr. showed a errcat advance bevond
that polled in August, 1853, and now, in the
short space of time which has elapsed since,
there Is again the evidence of a large increase,
the vote cast at the recent August election being
much larger than that of the Spring. This
is remnrkable, when we consider the nttrnc
tions of California, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska,
and other sections to which emigration is
pouring in unfailing streams. But the fact is
that it is only within a year or two that the
real fertility of the soil of Iowa and the healthfulness
of its climate have come to be rightly
appreciated. Hence the rush of emigrants.
It is curious to remark, however-, that all
parts of our country appear to be flourishing
and prosperous in the same degree, and this in
a ratio far beyond anything known in the previous
history of the United States. Our readers
will have seen this by the numerous paragraphs
we have published from time to time,
showjng the population ot various towns and
cities jiccordiug, to Jocal enumerations. Of
course,,it is likely that the changes which may
oceur between the present time and the period
of tbe taking of the next. United States census
may materially affect the prosperity of some
nP tlinao of hpocnnf flni?riaViin#r Jonoo ktif tKn
Vi IUVOV ?V |/ivovii? uvuiigfiiiig jJiqyvOy uub luu
increase lias been so general and so great that
we cannot help indulging in glowing anticipations
of what an exhibit that next enumeration
will produce. The chief cities, at least in the
Northern States, and we think, perhaps, also
in the Southern"States, will be found to have
attained a most surprising growth. So far as
our own city is concerned, we may speak con- r
fidentlyvas we are sure that in no previous period
of our career has it made such astonishing
progress. Ai)d from our own observation we
can say the same of New York and Baltimore.
In- fact^ these three great metropolitan cities
appear to be the truest indications of the na
tjcmAl pulse at all tinjes; and from their proximity,
and the fntlrftnte connection which sub
aists between their industrial and commercial
interests they cannot help beiijg alike prosperous
or the reverse.? XI. S. Gazette.
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It is said that in the vicinity of the.burning
forests in Maine quite a number of persons, '
chiefly females,-have become insane, in qpnseqpence
of excitement, the result of. a ."belief that
the general,conflagration in the woods: there is
g sign of the ipeedy ending of ij&wortd, In ao- [
cord an ce with the prediction of Millerites.-?
Some of them have been taken to the asylum.
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' India*' TbaobdV!?fAit&Iow', May 23r?~A>*
mournful tragedy was briaOted'in the- mohotta'
of MaKariagger, on if e opposite "side of this ifoii
bridge, ander-circumstances truly" distressing.'
I was apprised of.the incidrat some days ago*
butMie'repdrt hot being corroborated by others?
I deemed it almost incredible, and e'ohSequenUy-refrained
from writing.to you about it,
but it hss -now been confirmed on undoubted
testimohy by many respectable persons. A
milkman beinigJndebted to a, certain Lalla, his
neighbor", in tne*a mount of 60 or 70 rupees,
was incessantly troubled by his creditor toj-efund
hiyi just due, but which the illfated milkman
was-riot in a position to perform. From
harrassing importqpitiefi the Lalia ruthlessly
threatened to have his house sold or razed to
the ground and himself thrown Into prison; this
decided the unfortunate man in his deed of desperation.
Forthwith he resolved to destroy
himself and family rather than suffer the indignity
of having his domestic privacy invaded,
and after winning his wife over to his sad determination,
he. proceeded, in order to preclude
the possibility of escape, to bind her together
with his children fir.nly down to the ground,
and locked the door of the apartment, and, after
having placed plenty of combustible matter,
snch as straw, shavings 'fend.bamboos about
the house, lh<? poor wretch ,with stoical firmness
wrapped his body well round with cotton,
and, barricading the doors, set the house on
fire, which being rapidly enveloped in flames
was soon consumed together with the unfortunate
suicides. Thus did he immolate himself
and unfortunate family on a funeral pyre which
he had lighted himself.? Calcutta Englishman.
A Chinese Wonder.?Europeans and Americans
are very apt to consider the Chinese as
barbarians, when compared with our own arid
other Christian nations. Yet we are constantly
meeting with facts in relation to that singu-*
lar people, which put to the blush all qurwain?
glorious boastingi What are our great canals
when compared with that extraordinary work
of art, the Imperial Canal of China, which ym
built by the Mongol Emperor, Kublai Khan^
and extends a distance of more than 600 miles?
Great heights are tunnelled, lakes bridged, and
stupendous embankments thrown over marshes
and low ground to afford it a passage. Unlike
our canals, its capacity as not limited to small
boats, but large ships sail upon its waters,
which are filed by mighty rivers, and serve
not only the purpQso of a commercial highway
; but are used for the two-fold objects of
irrigation and drainage, thus rendering available
for cultivation much land which would otherwi6e
bo useless. . This canal has been pronounced
by Europeans a gigantic work, and
one displaying sound practical engineering
skill, and even genius in its construction. Yet
it is only one among many achievements of
art to be found on a larger scale in China than
in any other country in the world. And- yet
the race which produced these wonders is pronounced
useless in California. Doubtless, they
may be, for electioneering or warlike purposes,
bnt in many other respects they will prove of
quite as much utility to the Eureka Stale as
their self-sufficient traducers.
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Deepest Artesian Well in the World.?
We were fortunate enough to direct our steps
towards Belcher's immense Sugar Refinery on
e> Ik?*.. _ a1 e 1
octi-uruuj' lur wie purpose 01 liiuitirig souiu
observations of. the artesian well, which is now
being bored at that place. Fortunate, we say,
for we never spent an hour more to our interest
and profit than the one employed in^witnossing
the operation of the digging antl In
learning the history and progress of the work.
This well was commenced about six years
ago by Mr. Belcher, his object being to secure
for the purposes of his large Refinery a supply
of pure wuter. For six months the operations
were continued by hand, and readied a depth
of some two hundred feet below the surface,
when it was found necessary to employ the
agency of steam with suitable machinery.
Since the application of steam the work has
progressed steadily and perseveringly until the
present time, when the incredible depth of
twenty-two hundred feet has been reached??
This is said to be the deepest artesian well in
the world. One of the most important that
we now remember of, is that of Grenelle, near
Paris, in which operations were continued for
eighty years, ami which was sunk to a depth
of nineteen hundred and sixty one feet below
the ground. And we believe there i6 another
somewhere in France which numbers about
A. 4.. i ' i i i c.r. . l
iweniy-uiie nuiiuifu aiiu uiijr itsei, uuu h?
have yet readied the distance into the Lowes
of the cartli that this of Mr. Belcher's has.
St. Louis Democrat.
New Mexico, in consequence of the pocalinr
laws of the republic of Mexico, from which it
has been detached, came into the United States
with no recognized Protestant population in all
its sixty thousand inhabitants, and not one Protestant
church. But no sooner did its annexation
open the field to Protestant labor, than
the missionaries of various Evnngelicnl sects
made their appearance there, and have continued
to struggle for a foothood ever since.?
What success they have met with we do.not
know, but from the following paragraph which
we olio from an exchange there would soem
to he schools established by the missionaries
and pupils gatered into thenv:
"A Convention of Baptists Missionaries, now
in New Mexico, was recently held at Laguna.
The exercises were peculiarly interesting, and
among business transactions, was the passage
of a resolution recommending to the American
Baptist Home Mission Society to solicit aid
froir the people and the United'States governmenl
for the erection of suitable missionary
buildings, and also for the salaries of teachers
in the schools, and for the support ofindignent
pupils. !___
Cure j-or Yellow Fkver.?Dr. Wildman,
of Savannah, has published a statement in the
Georgian of his having cured one hundred and
fifty cases of yellow fever, and of having not
lost a single case by administering muriated
tincture of iron, bv civinsr the tincture in_doses
varying from 20 to 70 drops every two-hours
in a table spoonful of water for adults, and
smaller doses for children; provided it is given
before the* appearance of black vomit. Dr.
Wildman says the cure 19 generally effected in
three days. This preparation of .iron acts by
medicating the blood and exertinj^its styptio
qualities upon the coats of the stomach. ,
Charles Bannister, being 'reprimanded for
Swearing, replied he did not, kno>^ there was
any barm in it. A person present said: 1 Why 1
do you not know the commandment, 4Swear
not at all./ -'Why, I,do not-tweara/ off/ replied
he; T only swear at those who offend me/
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.',;. Tuesday, September 12, 1854.
TBO. J. WARREN, Editor.
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Rail Road Accident "
On^Jhursday mojning below Claremont the engine
ran over a cow, and produced of coarse a considerable
smash up. '.-Thb cars could neither go to Columbia orform
the connection nt the "Junction?so an extra engine
had to be obtained, which brought the mail
through on Thursday night .by'nine o'clock.-^11 is
right again and we hope for better luck next time.?
No one was injured,, we are happy to say. The
Governor's Review
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On Tuesday last passed off as well as could be expected
under the circumstances; the weather being excessively
and oppressively warm one migbftreasonably
entertain apprehensions of somQ casualty in the ,
way of sun strokes, Ac., but fortunately, so for as we,
are able to learn/ nothing of the kind has occurred.?
The Regiment went through.the motions, and the Go^
vornor complimented the men afterwards for their obedience
and devotion to the law, and 'spoke in fovor of
continuing the military syBtem, Brig. General Chandler
followed in a short speech. The Governor with
some six or seven of his aids, and the Brigadier General
with several of his staff, formed one of the handsomest
turn outs we have seen for many a'long-day?
besides, the ladies made a pretty good tarn oat too,
which fact alono shows a host in itself Three cheers
for the military pride of old Carolina. General Durio-.
vant was also on the held, and among the lookers on
we saw Brigadier Goneral Aiken, of Fairfield, General
rilinn/ll^^a /?nmrvnf Jf/M? Cnf tViA Ifninr flonnrolaliIn
vuauuivi a WIU^/VVIKVI .VI WUC IUMJVI vtwuviuioui|/.
There were also several otlior military gentlemen, as
spectators, among whom was Captain W. G. Stewart,
commanding the Lancaster Rifles. We
wish we could
Say something for the amusement or edification of
our readers, but the. truth is, the small stock of ideas
on'hand?never very extensive at best?have been
literally and emphatically ''knocked into a cocked
hat," and we are left without a thought to point a paragraph,
or adorn a leader. Since tho excessive heat
of Tuesday last we have been doing our best to get
under way, and hope by our next number to be able
to make a better showing
Tax Collector.
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It will be remembered that the polls for Tax ColleC-'
tor will be opened only for one day?Monday the 9th
of October.
Bon. L. M. Keitt.
A private letter from Orangeburgh states that Mr.
TTpitt; Vina rot.nrnnd home in pood health and spirits.?
We understand tliat it is his intention to address the
citizens of Barnwell at the Court House, on the first
Mondaj in October. The citizens of Beaufort, the first
day of Court, at Gillonsville, and the citizens of Colle
ton the first day of Court, at Walterboro.
Another Editor has Gone ,'
Where all must go?to that last, long, silent home
appointed for all the living, and soon it may be our
lot to "join that innumerable caravan,and like our
.esteemed friend and cotemporary take our "chamber
in the silent halls of death." We woro pained to hear
of the death of Joseph W. Ross, Esq., tho talented
and courteous editor of the PickeDS Keowee CourierThe
announcement was as unexpected and startling,
as itisfaiuful to our Toolings, for when we saw him
laBt, a few weeks ago at Williamston, the bloom of
vigor and youth was upon his manly brow, and every
apparent and outward circumstance gave promise of a
..bright and happy future, with a. useful and honorable
career just before him. At the time of his death Mr.
Ross was a candidate foir tbe-BijgiBlaturo with every
reasonable prospect of being elected; he had held tho
offico of Commissioner in Equity for sometime, and
was a prominent member of tho bar at Pickens. The
following paragraph we copy from tho Southern Rights
Advocate of the 6th inst.:
" No young man of his ago could boast of a larger
number of true, warni-hearted friends than Mr. Ross.
Suavity of manner, and a pleasant address, together
with frankness of heart, and openness of disposition,
'were admirably blended in his character, hence his
success in attaching friends to himself! Possessing an
uncommonly high sense of honor, ho was governed in
his conduct as a public officer, an Editor, a candidate
.and a citizen, by tho strict rules of virtue and morality.
Ilis death, from the position ho occupied, will be a
source of sorrow and regret to every citizen of Pendlctou
District, will cast a gloom over the Legislative
canvass, should allay all political biokeringsand heartburnings,
and quell all excitement Let tho remainder
of the canvass be conducted as a funeral march in iron
or of tho talented, noble, and accomplished Rossi
Truly tho decrees of Providence are inscrutable, and
his ways past finding out Lot us seo to. it that we
make a wholcsomo application to oursolves of the dispensations
of Providence which are daily falling out
around us upon those whom wo respect and love.
Wants a Penitentiary.
The Editor of the Southern Enterprise, published at
Greenville, says that the Newberry Sentinel proposes,
should tho Lunatic Asylum beNremoved from Columbia,
thabit be located in Greenvillo. To which he objects,
unless the unhealtbincss of its present location
be urged, stating that thero.is not mnch use in having
that institution in Greenville, but should the State dosiro
tho erection of a Public Building in Greenville, by
all means lot it be & Penitentiary. We know a num- .
ber who are "in" lor that 1 .
Johx Y. Moonc, esq, has retired from tho Ander.
son Gazette. Major Earle is now solo editor. Success
to both.
Fubjian UKiifEHsmr?A new Phofessob.?Mr. F.
G. Gumraings, late of Cumberland college, (Ky.) who
was electod to the chair of Experimental Philosophy,
by the board of trustees in July last, has arrived in
Greenville for the purpose of entering on the performance
of the daties of his appointment.
"We copy the following from tho Colombia Carolina
Times of "Wednesday morning:
"7b the Public.?The withdrawal of Messrs. Greneker
and Lamotte renders a temporary suspension of
the publication of the Times necessary. Arrangements
will be made to resume its publication at the earliest
moment possible."
Female College.?The Marion Star learns that the
sum of 20,300 dollars has been subscribed for the purpose
oi founding in that place a female college.
The Yellow f%ver.
The City Register of Charleston reports 18 deaths
for the week ending atlOp. m., on Sunday last
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It was stated by Professor Ma pes, at a recent meeting
of the Farmers' Clubat Louisville, that " the value
of live stook of the United States at this time is not
imo than 4fifto oon nno. and this will bo increased bv
an incroaao of the grass and. ptrein crops. More than
120,000,000 bushels of wheat are annually grown, 14,000,000
bnshdlaof rye, 150,000,000 bushels of oats,
5,000,000; bmliels , of barley, 0,000.000 bushels of
buckwheat, 20,000,000 pounds of. butter are made, <
105,000,000 poundft of cheese, and 14,000.000 tons or i
toy." .These estimates do sot Include Indian corn; <
potatoes beans*fruity tobacco, and various otbor4 pro- <
ductSj'^qdalling HTyalffe thOse named. * i
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Severe Storms, ,
- "W^jbia^ a say ere biow, nccorapanl..
season of ITeavy disa^
In Charleston, we o^rvo'by the papery tb'e'stonn
Vm awtanf . nnormaliw) Ktr
uuiu^DU bU uu UillflGgCUQUIiVU ?4VVU^ huv^wmvw
any sinoe the n^mdrable one of 1804?precisely SO
years-to the very dajr. , The Ipesaoatained in Charleston
this year can imfdly be estimated. Wc copy from
the'Morcury of Saturday, the following particulars o*
tho'damagesidone by theslojm:?
Much injury has been done to th'e wharves
and i mprovements, both on Cstogwr. and,Ashley
Rivers. For-a considerable portion of the
time, the Sea nfade~a complete- breach .over
the Rattery, the. spray being Bometimes' tyown'
clear over the roofe pf;the adjacent buildings,.
The water on. E^st-Bay street,was in many
places four feet deep, odd backed op -through
Atlantic and Water-Greets into MPellng-'atreet,
a large portion of vKhicb .wj^ cpvpred'
depth of two or three feet, ' All the cellar*
and yards contiguous ore of course submerged,
and' many beautiful gardens are completely
destroyed for the present./season,.; The Ba t be-,
ry itself has been greatly damaged, tlie woodwork
being washed awny, and the flagging undermined
on the Eastern front, while a considerably
portion of the concrete'and stony, facing
on the Southern front -has been destroyed.
All the wharves, On both rivers,.havo bepn.
more or less injured, tfceir bulkheads being
damaged, and planking ripped ugjby the yio:
lence of the waves; while bales of cottQorfirewood,
lumber, and sedge from the .marshes,,
were carried by the flood, Id many cases, near
ly to GastrBay street. The Mopnt Pleasant
Ferry House was nearly, destroyed, and' the
boat-building shop of .Mr. Burk removed from
its foundations. In many cases, .the. water
flowed into the cellars and basements of a tores,
damaging goods and fixtures to a considerable
extent. In this way upwards of fourteen hundred
sacks of .salt were destroyedJn.#-store on
Brown's wbarf.
Considerable injury has also respited to,many
buildings in the .city, by stripping thorn of
their roofs, and in sornp places the thoroughfares
were dangerous from the continual felling
of. slates apd tiles. . A J at go portion of the tin
roof of the Charleston .Hotel was ripped ofl^
and considerable damage done to the beauti-*
ful Chrystal Palace in the centre of the establisment.
A similar mishap befel the tin roof
of the large store of Messis: Townsend. Crane
& Co. which was rolled up and b|owm into
Meeting Strpet. . The heavy rains must neces-"
sarily occasion considerable, damageto'tbpse.
establishments in their exposed condition. A
frame building in Kiug-street above. John, be-.;
longing to the estate of C. Dann, was blown*
down. .. .. ' v.J,
The damage to the shipping has beep considerable,
though not so great as was for a
time anticipated. At Union wharf the barks
St. Lawrence and Aquatic tore up the wharf
,posts to which their lines were attached. ^ The
former was promptly secured without injury,
tliA lo 1 Inn innq mnnK oKofoit .Qirninul t
uub wig kiiioi nao iiiuvu vmu?u 'mg?uv
wharfj Both the floating docks escaped withr
out injury. At Central wharf the schr. Lucy
Whetham, of Wilmington, parted her bow-,
fasts, and fell over on the schr. J, N. Muir,.
both vessels receiving soiue injury. At Atlantic
wharves, Mr.-James Chapman's schr. Isa?bella,
Captain Gage, capsized and sunk about
lO.o'cJock last evening. She was bust from
Havana, and had fifteen or. twenty, thousand
Segars on bqprd. The steamer Dekalb had
the roof of her cabin blown off and other slight
injuries. The Dredgeboat belonging to the"
wharves was.sunk. At Vanderhorst's Wharf,
the ship Lydia parted her fasts, and drifted
against Adger's Sooth Wharf, but was again
secured without material damage. The schooners
Parker and Charleston, both from George,
town, with shi'ngles, were sunk, the former at
Commercial Wharves, and the latter at tho
foot of Market Street. The brig Eureka, which,
was lying at Southern Wharf, parted hi r fasts;
and drifted against the stone-work of East Bay
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DHiiury, ui wiuuii puuu me uruw joiu ucr, tuv
being in a dangerous position, and unmanagea
ble. After striking heavily along the entire
East front of the Battery, she passed intQ Ash*
ley River, and having considerably damaged:
the Bathing House, she fell over 04 her side,
and drifted across the River and sunk. Several
coasting Schooners and small vessels were
driven ashore on the Laurens Street.Flat, but,
received no serious injury. The Spanish bark.{
Tacio, bark.Tonquin, brig George L. Abbott,,
and steamer Carolina, rode out'the storm at.
anchor off the Battery in safety.
At Castle Pinckney thesentinei's honee, and.|
the bridge attached to it, were' carried away?,
and drifted up to the dock at the foot of Queen
street. '
Much anxiety ha^been, and continues to be
felt as to the condition of things.on Sdllivan'a
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18IBI1U. me viuieuue ui wit: aiunii |/icuuucu
any communication by the ferry boats, and
the thickness of the atmosphere obstructed the
view by telest ope from the Excbnnge., A boot,
two o'clock yesterday afternoon,-Captain Paine,
of the steam tug Aid, in view of the solicitude,
of .raany who had friends on the Island, got up
steam, and with a picked crew and. a number
of passengers, gallantly breasted the tumoltUH
ous waves. Upon necwing.the-Island, howeyerj
the gale was so violent and the sea so heavy,
that it was found impossible to , communicate
with it. The Aid, therefore,'..put about, and
made a comfortable harbor inAshleywver.? :
Several others of pur city steamers made a safe
anchorage in the Ashley. ,
That portion of* the Northeastern Railroad
in process of construction-in the marsh, in the
neighborhood of Payne's Farm^soffered. considerable
damage. Thetloss: will fall onj the
contractor,.Mr. Hunter. '
From the violence and long continuance^of
the storm, immense damage must necessarily
have been inflicted on the Rfce'and Cotton'
crops, both in this arid the adjacent States, It
being the season when of all others they were
most susceptible to injury from such a cause, j
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Post of this city says that Alvarez is fitting oat the
steamer Benj. Franklin at New York to act against
Santa Anna. She has ten 32-ponndera on board, with
the ammunition necessary for a naval engagementsHe
intends to capture the war steamer wluch Saute
Anna is fitting out at Now York to take home 'the
money paidTmder the Mexican treaty." A' shTp, .???
and schooner are also being fitted out. Tho crows of
both steamers ace. Americans.
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Baltimore; September G, 1854.?The Grand,Lodge
of Odd Fellows mot to-day, and eleotoji William Iflhwn,
of Massachusetts, Grand Sire; George "W. Race,
af Louisiana, Deputy Grand Sire; James L. Rldgely,
of Maryland, Secretary; and Joshua Vansant, of Maryland,
Treasurer,
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r The CbariSjgjion papere of yesterday; bring ue further
^urticularso^the storra, for whfch we'b&ve no.room
this moraiagy NeniOy all the wbarvls are more f*5?F' :
less Ifijured ind a oonsiaejable number orvceeeia are.
reported as sunk Or-damaged, in addition to tha nam- v
ber given tnh preceding artldo." Ware glad to **
ceive however; that;? fer as had been aecrrtaIoed,T>^
lives have beenloet> * '
Considerable daaagwwae doneonSailmuHnMart;
and the northern part of
southern gtatefr the-aft vfeefr are- ^
there is no"cause for alarm, nor i9 tbctev^nMch
The above'
from Minft6sota, and he says- ih&opprfa-thatState
never- looked better any-yeac aijwe ho
has lived thera In the northe^fMRft?^4pbrtibnt?
of Ohio andwestefia Penngytyanri'there ill'nd
doubt that the drought has-, proved, di^trtroue
to corn and potatoes,- Md - i?, ^h^'ijectjontf
there will doubtless be a scarcity. t
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yNotrrn CABOiJ^A^I^^J^leigli^hdard
rains have been general an^^eqpiMl^^Siewheat
crop of-NortfiXJaroli^ did fiot fcniijpot