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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspond
NEW YoRx. August n. lsl0.

NEw YoRx. August -. l8le
Tho Taylor papers here protesting vehementy that
the from Gen. Taylor published In tho Charlesou
Evening News Is forgery 10 certainly absurd and
ridiculous enough favor such supposon and ~ 1t
has ear-maks of genuneness, which DO msta-
KEN II would have been better for tho Taylor wings IL
they could have proved from the beginning al Of the Cen
erals letters torgeriesmuoh better Nos, il IL late
begin.
Rumor is busy in Canada with the resignation Of Lord
Egin. There be doubt that under fair and quiet
exterior elements of trouble brewing In the provs
Disaocon Great Britain has been general
70 deepseated there since l8S8-it then.
The whig young had their first grand orally" Of the
season, in Washington Square last evening There
quite crowd present. though nothing like the Exprssss
ridiculous story of $4,000 but what proportion Of
drawn together by the of Senator Cor,Win Mr..
Choate Mr.. P. w. Tompkns. and other notabiitss WHO
did come, and by the fireworks artillery Chinese Ian
terms and Dodworth's bahd which very attractive
act.-does appear The principal speakers wsse Nj
Tallmadge whose appearance the signal for Chi!
i" from the 'bhoys," with whom Freds" little social
pecuarites have always made him favorte Mr. Brooks
Of the Express who made he usually does good or
hand telling harangue Mr. Raymond of tho Courier, who
was pronounced by "b1oys slow :; and Mr. Barrett
of Indiana, and Dr. White of Virginia, Of whom nobody
appeared to know anything remarkable, except that
they strangers.
The great New York Agricultural Fair takes place
Buffalo the 9Th, 9Th, and 7h days Of next month
The fair always object of great interest In this State
but from the place choseneasy Of access from all points
and from the preparations which the Buffalo folks
king this will probably be the moa held
Mr. Van Buren, will be visitor. having taken
time since the Mansion House.
There quito large sale of this moming, at
which advance of from cents per pound OBJ
tanned for Young Hyson of tho lower grades and cent
blacks
Aid to Albany appears to como In very slowy. In this
city. it is extremely difficult to get dozen persons
gether meeting Luckily, the loss sustained
very far less than first calcsdstednot
than million and half of dollars. 49,
Among the arrivals in town Col Haskell Of Ten
nessee this morning just in time bc late
gegated Tayorsm the parade ground last evening"
rounded by all the young masters and misses with their
nurses of that aristocratic quarter. q.
The weather continues cool and sleep IL no longer
stranger the couch of the Gothamte. Broadway 10 still
deserted and indicates ood-tde of beauty and fashion
at Saratoga or Newport. FED
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Charleston.


lhe Charleston Mercury of Monday which we re.
.c'Ved by Yesterdays mail, is uncommony interesting
ine editorial article is long, abe and candid We have
read with great attention. with some sympathy, and
mach respect The Mercury is struggling with the diff
cues which hover the South but we are happv 10
nhu That comes at last to the best and wises concl
S'oh' 1t declares that ave see nothing, then, in the
recent developments the slavery question to Justify anv
"uern democrat in abandoning his party and frater-
win the wings in the presidential election" 1t is
w sce TO the Mercury TO republish the last paragraph
ahce and is but justice to ourselves to say that
We nave never entertained the slightest hesitation about
supporting Gen. Cass with all our heart and all our ener
s'' FROM the moment Of his nomination, we should
@ 0een ashamed OF the slightest neutrality We have
AA'n our stand, and to maintain it with all the
WI vi winch we are susceptible:
' mere are grave objections Gen. Cas- we do no,
Ahe proper time set forth and insisted upon those
cSh as conclusive reasons why tho people of South
should refuse to take any decided part in the pres
eec''on' We had desired, unless the developments
49, m umes should make it plain duty for us to adopt a
,,, a'o OF our own, that, unembanassed and unds
n oy popular agitation The legislature of South G..
So might be left free to- decide upon the vote of the
ns influenced only by of what was due to her
h pes ana her honor. 1t is the position which, from
Nh, we insisted on the for the State and
ba e closing events of the late session of Congress
win most npressvey shown to he the only consistent
sn nof principles, and with the exefton of any inau
witt favorable to tho adjustment Of questions identified
nef own and the common safety of the South. We
vst ~ par-we should be deeply mortified If we though
b..r,. aooed any one with pretext to charge wub
any pert--of the responsibility of the movement
v.S nave induced perhaps majority of our friends To
s position of neutrality The necessity has bee
oSon them by tho nomination of General Taylor in
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These prices for land for those regularly ID.
sued There Is speculation in thess papers, and mnoh
abuse The soldiers many ehsm, needy and he
prey of sharpers who buy of them their dseAae ss from
$40 to $40 ench causing hom assignment Of
the warrant, to which they entitled alp If yar~.
This being sent to Washington for the warrant, then
pasted the back of the discharge and SOLO,
lar document. to innocent third parties, who 10 sese
The law requires that the assignment should DO on the
discharge, stuck" As the soldiers being nseced
very great extent it would DO well for the department
take cognzance of ths matter and issue notice rea-
ton to it. rftfafN
Yours. PRENTICE
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KENTUCKY ELEcrIoNs.-The returns, far as we have
them give Crittendens majority 1869 The counties
not included Hickman Fulton, Hancock, Cumberland
Carter, Lawrence, Clay, Perry Letcher, Whitley, Pike,
da:lan, and Johnson These counties gave Owsley
jory of 3D. They will probably give less for Crienden,
they mostly from the sixth district.
Louisville Democrat, August 49,
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From our Baltimore CorrcsPonAsnt.

BALTIMORE. Aug I'D, p. nj.
The expected foreign ~ewsMaryamd free soil co~ve~s.o~.
The markets, &c. F
We are yet without any further news from Ireland,
neither ofhe due having arrived They arc,
however, momenarly expected and looked for with an
that has boon oxcelled Tho Philadelphia
Times this morning contains number of letters received
by the Cambria all containing ruors of fights and prepar-
The free soil convention Of Maryland s assemble in
this city Monday least is called assemble
that day; but great doubts are entertained whsheF
Quorum will be present The conjunction Of abolioninn
with that party this city already csused il dis
solution of those who have tsken the lead In
ganzaon noted aboltonss.
The discharge Of tho voltigsurs at Fort McIenry vas
to-day and will be completed in tho Of
three days. M
The mail from the North, this afternoon. brings nohiar
Of special interest
The MARxErs.-In the Baltimore market this MosnnS.
there has been considerable inquiry for hour and eoe OF
900 barrels Howard street made ~ - which
price generally asked Sales, aiso OF few hundred bar
res City Mills IS l2i, and holders willing
than IS rs Nothing doing in rye hsur corn
meal The receipts Of all kinds OF grain moderate.
Sales of good to prime rod wheat 100 los c ofdi-
nary good 90 100 cs white wheat good to prms los
lOS cts and family -four, white, ITO lis cts Germ 10
in fair request at 45 50 for white aud IS Is tr
yellow Oats 80 IS cts. Rye 70 q ~ cu. Whiskey 10
selling at 28i a "a cts 4r
At New York. this morning, the oostou market firm.
and sales of 300 bales at previous rates.
Flour is in good demand, hut active. Saes
king Of Genesee al IS Is % 81 per barrel.
Wheat is in good request Sales of Ohio rod At 100 e;
Genesec do. lis 100 cts Corn is in good Demand with
sales Of mixed SO IS cs and Of yellow II % cts Oats
80 10 cts. Rye facts.
The market for provisions and groceries EXHIBITS NO
change fair business doing in rice Il ~ - PR loO lbs
Whskey Is selling at 24i Is cts. per gallon
AtPhiladepha. this morning. tho receipts OF hoar being
light the market temporarily hrmer 6alss to-day OF
500 barrel, Of brands e 81 shoce brands
rs 60 Rive -four and meal unchanged. slSs
Wheat is in request, with sales Of prime rcd los
lO7 cents white do, 100 ll6. Corn h Axznsf, but no
change prices from yesterday; yellow, . - cent?
Oats % a 30 cents RyS, ~ cents.
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Flour was active at the close of last week, before the
arrival oithe Cambria On Saturday and Monday however,
was dull but within few days Liverpool orders
rave been doveoped and, with light receipts and fair
home demand. prices 81 higher than Friday
sales closing very firm IS % s. 37 for round hoop
Ohio common State and mixed western IS Is IS 3l4
pure old Cenesee IS 50 IS 62A; do, &5 rs; straight
western, IS 43 IS So Some 1000 barrels have been
aiken for export s. lsl IS rs In southern but little
$ doing. Sales Georgetown. IS Tl; new Richmond,
try, IS Si Rye -four isdul at 81 8406l Corn meal is
scarce, owing to the drought sales New jersey 81 25
rood State, 50 la old Michigan 80 The export of -four
August to "a IS Gil barrels against 1856 56S same
last year. 5etff a4NNff
Wheat is in fair demand for home use Sales new white
senesee l2o l25 cents good to prime Ohio l0S liz cs
new Maryland l0S cts Northern rye is and rose
cls; sales n "a delivered Barley 10 refused al
q cts Northern oats hgher-3S 40 cts; Old Jersey
81 cts. Corn, which active before the news, mas
allen under Its influence eta round yellow ana
20 cts. ON low quaes 100000 bushels have been
old. closing southern yellow 90 81 cts; common mixed
Sc 81 cts; high mixed 81 81 cts backeycd
peas ri q per bushe The OK port thus ax in Au-
gust has bee A97A9S6 bushels against So0 bushels same
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Gen. Wool had handsome reception at Troy Satur-
day The Citizens's Corps, with committee of tho
mon Council and another the part Of the citizens pro-
ceeded TO New York on Friday evening, and conducted
General from the Astor House the steamboat Hendck
Hudson Al dinner board, fitting speeches and oasts
were inerchanged and the arrival Troy the Gene
was escorted to his residence There be public re-
cePton on Wednesday, accompanied by the
of an elegant sword to General Wool
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QLACK snd White smithinE.-The subscriber contn.
~ ues at his old stand street. 10th and It'll
Streets the beck and white smith business all its various
branches He hopes his long experiences in the business
WI be suiic,sat guaranty that all orders received in hi
line will be faithful " and promptly attended to.
Fancy balcony and hand railing ornamental lamp posts
and railing Tor funeral sites, m AIDE order.
Iron pumps and pipes furnished for water gas or any
other purpose, and laid down the very best manner
Iron pumps repaired at the shortest notice. .l
All orders from the surrounding country, both OF
and Virginia, VIII be punctualy attended 70
Aug. 25-law3w pr - c. BUCKINGHAM.
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CINCINNATI, August %.
The democratic convention Of Hamilton county have
nominated Mr. Dxney for Congress They passed resolu.
tons pedgng themselves adhere the Baltimore nomi.
nation for President and Vice President Dr. Duncan
withdrew from the nomination, after being strongly op-
posed by large majority of the banburners of the
ton.
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TISS M. J. TAYLORS School, In street, bstvwe on
Vl 81 and Al streets, will reopen Monday September
when she will be happy again to receive her former pm
pills, with any others committed to her The
English branches together with Latin, French music
drawing will be taught and her pupils receive her faith
full rsona attention, both in studies and pne
The tuition will vary in each department accord
ing to the age and attachments Of the pupil.
References aud all further information with regard to her
school will be supplied at her residence Gas above) by
prospectus personal interview.
Aug 25-eo2w
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We publish with great deal of pleasure the follow
ing correspondence, handed to by the Hon Mr. Rhett
between the citizens of Charleston and Col Fremont
relative to the splendid sword lately presented by the for
mer to the latter, memorial Of the high appreciation
OF his public services The people of Charleston in thus
honorng their gallant and scientific fellow CITIZEN have
done honor to themselves; and. by bestowing that en-
couragsment and applause which is due to merit they
give It at once its highest and nobest reward and stimu
late to new exertons in the path of duty patriotism and
honor
Col Fremont's Acknowledgements are justly due to the
ladies' of Charleston, who paid him the compliment Of
contributing the beautiful belt to grace the sword
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hy-FYrst Ward Cass and Butler Club, attention.
regular stated meeting of the club will held in the
house of the Saven Buildings, Friday evening
25th inst, O'Clock. Members requested to be
punctual in their attendance.
Each every democrat in the ward is requested to
ro themselves as members Of the club
JOHN T. MICKUM,
Aug24 Secretary
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T,yn0RAvER WANTED, s1seu1s Mav uunpuvSsw
r. the Office of the Coast Survey In washington Only
we'll skilled in the need apply. Specimens w0s
duly aested be forwarded s subsrffbsr, under cover
the Treasury Department Tbs spsoiens win b. sab
mted to judges OF work. and the pguGDrsnce
given accordingly. A. D. BAO9E.
Aug r. SUPP U. 9. CsaN ensvsy.
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BY A. GREEN; .ascttonee,

4 MARRIAGES AND HARNESS, REVOLVING PISTOL,
" WHlSkkY, FURNITURE, Sc, ATAUCTION.--On
Saturday the 26 Instant shall sell in front OF the Centre
Market at O'CLOCK good family carriage suta-
BILE for one two horses and two set. of harness.
Also, one fine revolving pistol
barrels old rye whiskey
With large lot of furniture, watches. &c.
Terms cenh A. GREEN
Aug. 26-A Auctioneer
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DtCTthbe
The loans due the bank last fall have been paid and the
pressure was to get money pay them The payers
tended with the railroads Tor the money! and many the
railroads caused the high price The fact u.s. that
railroads require much they did then but no one else
wants it, The calls for several months this year and
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Sc, ,3l5 S4.444.o39 1914 466

Gut OF State, $6,30S3l5 $4,444,039 $57A466
The balances due the county banks are nearly closed
but the sums sent here for employment from neighbong
cities have increased lately yet the line discounts has
fallen from GA in November, $72 38 at the
end of June The prospect being Of exports
81 produce at improving rates. there is disposition
oan The fall business opens rather slowly. There
many southern and buyers in town. but they
do not evince much avdity in making purchases The
supply of domestic goods Is very considerable the
sortents varied and desirable but the supply of foreign
goods is not abundant-the importation being not so
large in proportion to the business expected 1t
be- that the present tariff high to act bene
hcaly either for the the welfare of trade The
exports oil domestic goods from this port August are
30S7 packages against 1863 last year The auction sales
well attended, and country buyers take freely OF
desirable goods One of the dry goods sales
Of the season, for years. is being made day by
aaggery, Draper Jones' The produce markets rather
drm than otherwise. Wool has been in demand for
manufacturing and the prospect is, that, Notwithstanding
the free supply Of German cloths, the decrease which has
taken place in domestic 800 of cards.
that usually produced 900 yards per month, having
stoPped-here will be improvement in low style of WOOL
The low ofthe material therefore induce
take hold, and 900 lbs has been sold at 80
for Meno and n "a for mixed Ohio There have
LOSSES however, and lot bought in Michigan
Is offered in Utica for % and refused
in this city Cotton has been gradually becoming
firm during the week. and Saturday probably
higher than on the previous Tuesday The arrival OF
ater news by the Cambria has affected the ma rket
which remains firm at follows;
Inferior Ord to good Mid to good Mid fair Fully fair
w ss. am: and no. e; 81 I:si S:s S:a ri
The cotton has nearly reached its close and
the state of the crop is nearly follows:
To orr.. France MOI Other Total
1873 ss s sssss s sss sss ssa Ss
- ----- -------- --- ---
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NTIss CARROLL, daughter Of ex-Govorner Carroll,
wi from Maryland, will open seminary for the educa
ton young ladies' the part of The city of Wash
ngton, the first Monday in September Location
&c, made known by subsequent notice.
Aug. 2J-3t
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0J-Latter-tlay saints.-CHARLEs r. DANA, one OF the
Elders OF the Latter-day Saints, God willing. will deliver
lecture in Temperance Hail, street, Sabbath next mt
O'clock the subject OF the authenticity of the Book
OF Morm
Am
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COMMERCIAL.
From our Com ...re,.l Correspondent.

New Yosx. August 23-Wednesday, g p. m. .
Money gradually becoming per in the city, well
from falling rates. of exchange and returning con ence
paper connected with the foreign trade from reduction
of outstanding obligations The foreign
down to the 4th inst from Liverpool are, upon the whole
favorable The apparent passing Of the Irish crisis
serious difficulties impaired confidence fnan-
cial affairs in England. aided by the continued quiet
Paris, Notwithstanding the I'd of the Danish
position in relation to Germany, and of the Italy Mo
in London very cheap and could be obtained on
the proper securities, better than perhaps ever
beore--say per cent per annnm. This fact in connex-
ion with the continued large expenditure of the railroads
is indicative OF the very low Of the demands
for commercial purposes On the 9th OF October,
the its highest and money London
was scarcely TO be had at all. The Bank minimum rate
was per cent the latest dates. any quantity could be
had per The leading features of the Bank were
follows:
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CORRESPONDENTS.

CHARLESTON, March 1, ls47
DEAR MADAM: 1t has been made our pleasant duty to
communicate TO you the enclosed resolutions OF public
meeting OF the citizens Of Charleston, brought together
express their Of the distinguished services rendered
to his country and to science by Lieut. Col Fremont
and to devise token OF their gratitude as men and
citizens, to so great general benefactor
AS the committee desrous at the earliest opportl-
nifty possible, to present the sword indicated in one of
the resolutions TO Col Fremont person, we would be
greatly obliged 70 you, madam, if you could state when
Col, Fremont will be at home, or whether it is at all
probable that we may have the happiness of seeing him
in Charleston.
We cannot madam feel that we have fully discharged
our whole duty. without adding that feel honored in
being made the medium of any honor done one who,
by his civil worth, sagacous enterprise, and modest
herolsm has SO early pure fame and express
ing the ervent wish that he may long be spared 10 the
chief object Of his affections to the country he has so
noby served, and the service he so much adorns
we nave the honor to be-, with the most respectful
consideration, your friends and fellow citizens,
H. w. CONNER,
JNO f. CAREW
H. GOURDlN,
w. c. GATEWOOD,
f. H. PRESCOTT,
GEO. H. BRYAN,
s. Y. UPPER,
Committee.
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By n. GREEN; .a.sctsoneer.

ny IA &KEEvV, .4sCt1ONeEr.
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE AT
II AUCTlON.-On Monday, the 18th instant, shall sci
residence of Mrs Preston, 18th, between and
streets, nearly opposite Kings Painting Gallery at 10
o'clock, M, good lot of furniture We enunerae in
part
Mahogany sofas paror chairs, rockers, Nc
Do sideboard, bureaus, 8day clock, &c.
DO dining, breakfast and card tables
Cane-seat and other chairs and Wristbands
Feather beds, bedding, bedstead, and mattress
China, glass. and crockery
Grandoies SOLAR hall, and other lamps
Firstrate cooking stove and fixtures complete
Radiators and other stoves
Parlor, step and chamber carpets, hearth rugs mat
ting, NC.
Also, good lot OF kitchen requisites.
Terms All sums of and under $40, cash over $40,
credit OF 90 and 80 days. for satisfactorily endorsed
bearing interest A. GREEN
Aug 2-3t Auctioneer
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VXyM. n. STEUARr, late - ~ Hsaaea o1DseS s1hes
w hi. services agent. x procuring bounty lands.
scrr, and pensions. t
Office Adoors Of Wizards Aossl wasAinsssn. D. O.
July 2i-eodn m ~
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WASHINGTON CITY, August IS, 164S.
To Messrs. Conner, Bryan Gourdin, CareD Prescott
| Gate,cood, and Iuppsr-a committee, &C.:
GENTLEMEN; have had the pleasure to receive the
sword and belt with which you have conveyed to me
the part of my feowczens of Charleston the express
sion Of their appreciation Of my conduct during some
recent years of my life; and the further qualification
receive them from the hands of representative, the
| Hon. Mr.. Rheu.
1 cannot imagine any honor which would consider
greater than that you have conferred upon me, any
circumstances in which that honor would have been
more valuable. Arriving frontier after long
absence, and IN circumstances most humliating and
notifying, first learned that you had hOnOred with
public expression OF your approval my geographical
abors in remote western territories, and my subse.
quent conduct in aid of American citizens during the
revolutionary movements in California From the coun-
which had been the of the oRe, and the
region which had been the subject of the other, had
been brought degraded prisoner My situation had
I could be exposed, and my whole journey homeward
was one continued ndignity.
In these circumstances and at the first frontier village.
received your letter accompanying the resolutions OF the
meeting in Charleston In the sudden revulson OF feel
ing felt indebted to you for the moment OF highest gra-
hcaiion have experienced in which the distress
and pain of unmerited disgrace were entirely forgotten in
the awakened feelings of gratitude and devotion to my
country.
With all the strength OF feeling so created Ioer to
you my thanks, and through you to the citizens Of
among them, and grown up together with many OF them
Some the associates and friends OF my early youth
L will probably be long before can have the pleasure to
acknowledgements beg therefore, through you to ex-
press to them my grateful sense of their kind
bance. and my great pleasure having been able to do
they can think worthy public expression of their APP
probation.
To my friends the ladies' of Charest on, beg you to
make acceptable my and most respectful thanks
to assure them that feel highly honored by their gift
and deeply grateful to them for the sympathy which
prompted them to make it. With great pleasure found