The southern press., 1851-08-05

has zoo maj. IN Louisville, 81 IN Portland, Jot-
ferson county, liz at ShelbyviIle. Marshall
runs ahead Of his ticket Two Wings elected
to the legislature, and one doubtful, from Lou
isvil'e.
ID the 9Th district Coombs. Wing, for Con-
gree, hss the following msjorties In Lexing-
ton 200, Frankfort SO, Versailles 46, Paris 81.
Msysville, in 10th dist, gives Stanton, Dem,
for Congress, ~ maj.
e GEsx QuIrMAx AND FoorE AT SLEDcEvILLE.
"A correspondent in the Memphis Appeal OF
The a2d uik, dates
Holly SPRINGS, Miss., July 10, 1851.
Eds Appeal: GEHTLEMEN--On yesterday, ut
Sledgsvilie, Panola county, Gen. Quitman and
H. 8. Foote had rencountre, that ends their de-
bates together. A new act of appointments will
hass to be made for each of which you will be
duly notified Gen. Foote had, from Yazoo City
up. been apologizing for Fillmore in the affair
of Quitnan's arrest, by saying that thu re re
grounds upon which to base an indictment, and
that he Foote) had the proofs in his possession.
Quitman Indignantly denied the implication, and
desired Foote to produce them. AT Panola,
Foote atated that the President we'll knew that
Lopez had supped with Quitman, and that the
State nrms were found in the expedition, and
upon that he based his action. Notwithstanding
Gen. Qnitman's solemn reservations of his inno-
cence, Foote reproduced the charge at Sledge-
vile. Quitman arose and said that this charge,
/" whether brought openly or by insinuation, was
false and cowardly, indecent and ungeDtlemanly."
Foote ran up and asked if he meant to cay that
he had made such charge, either openly or by
implication. Gen. Quitman, being desirous of
having no indecorous scenes before ladies', told
Gen. Foote not to interrupt him, (they had but
two days before, at Foote's instance, agreed not
TO interrupt each other, ,)-Foote repeated the
question. Quitman told him that he would an
swer him elsewhere. Foote again, in an angry
tone, demanded the came; when Quitman said ):
Then, sir, If you insist upon an answer here, ]
say that do" Gen. Foote then called Quitman
q liar, and struck him in the face-not even
scratching him, though--Gen. Quitman returned
the blow, skinning or bruising Foote'S forehead.
Mutual friends separated the parties.
MEMPHIS.
ExcITEMENT.--The New Orleans Delta Of the
9bth ult., says: "1'he excitement produced by
the late intelligence from Cuba is rapidly cx-
tending throughout the Southwest. Al the
news ficw along the sea-coast where thousands
of our citizens, and those of Mississippi, are
spending the summer, it was taken up and
echoed far and near, with an enthusiasm we
never saw equalled At Pass Christian, the sim
gle star and stripes was thrown out, and was
greeted with loud huzzas. At Biloxi the cleo
trio spark fell upon the most combustible ma
tArial, and kindled bright fame of patriotic
feeling. Scat all the other resorts But one
feeling, one voice, one hope prevailed among all
classes-and that was for the success of the
glorious struggle. Were it practicable, a 1.-THE
of our fighting population would rush to the
aid of the patriots. The wealthy planters of the
South are among the most eager friends of
Cuba. Our sugar planters, whose interests, it
has been falsely alleged, would be jeoparded by
the independence of Cuba, are too sensible to
be deceived by such arguments, or too patriotic
to be restrained by them. Our people are near
" unit on this subject. The patriots of Cuba
have only to maintain themselves for a short
time, before they will be aided by large acees-
sions from the United States"
FIrrY-FoRrY FoRTY.-The people of Oregon
still maintain that their northern boundary is no.
thing short of 544O and good many are found
of the same opinion in other parts of our glori-
ous Union Late developments in the region
above the line of49, have proved the existence
OF rich gold deposits the shore OF the Straits,
and the news by the last Oregon mail is to the
effect that hundreds Of northern neighbors are
about to take up their quarters in what have
been deemed by certain credulous people part
of her majesty's ominions II appears, how
ever, that the royal power of England has deter
mined to de end these mines from intrusion, by
calling the entire force upon the Pacific coast to
rendezvous at this point; and if the attempt is
made To oust the occupants, we may find some
rev elements ia the presidential campaign for
1859, which the politician wots not Of at pre-
sent. The Sandwich, Islands and 54.4O may be
pssi6e responses to Cuba and all the Canadas.-
Whtci Of the candidates for the White House
viii BE- frat TO show their hands , Sacramento
Tmss.
AHOTHER GOVERNOR OF CuAA-The Ciamor
Publice, journal published at Madrid. states
that Don Jose de Ia Concl,a (who, it will be re
membered, assumed the reins Of government
about year ago in the Island of Cuba) has
been recalled, and that General Cordova is to
be appo' nted captain-general of that island in
hio stead. The Madrid corre pondent of the
London 9y,nes notes, in this connexion, an an
nouncement by the Hsraldo that the Marquis
dei Douro, brother Of the present captnin-
general, had resigned the government of Cata-
iouia with view to join the opposition against
the ministry. This may explain movement
which, 90 far an the preservation Of the island
from revelation is concerned, seems exceedingly
inopportune. ne.-Repnbiic-
Su,cupE ~ FRANcE.--Tbe number Of suicides
in Frnnce from the year 1895 to 1916 amounted
to ~, ,032 During the year 1885 the number was
a,306 and from that time it regularly increases to
1,l00, with the exception Of the year 1874, which
fell Oh ~ from the year l643. The proportion be-
svsen men and women was l ,785 TO 500 in 1895,
- slsniisr in the other years. Suicide was much
lsss frequent in the mountain regions than IN the
lsvsl country The number was decidedly inAu-
Al IL Thora he