, 1853-09-24

unmpOrtant. Mr.. W. Parker hing, IN a
letter to the Melbourne Argus, of April ii,
announces his intention ofstarting at the end
of that month in search Of Sir John Frank
lin. in a small vessel, fitted out at his own
expense, and calls upon the public for $500,
TO enable him TO complete his arrangements.
The price of gold had fallen from IT'S. to
75s.; few, however, would part with it at
that price, and the traffic in the article was
at standstill. The mines continued 10 yield
abundanily. y
A duel was fought near Charleston on
Tuesday morning, between John DunoyanI
and J. Davidson Legare, in which the lat
ter was killed at the first fire.
At New Orleans the yellow fever wa,
raging beyond all precedent. There were
five hundred deaths during the week ending
23d ult.
Private letters received from New Or
leans represent the epidemic to be NOR,
general and fatal than has been known fol
the last twelve years, at least seventy pei
cent of those attacked having died. Al
usual the victims of this disease are chiefly
unacclimated and often friendless strangers
and people Of the poorer class.
YELLOW FEVER AT New ORLrANs-Il
is estimated that the victims Of yellow fever
in New Orleans, for the last week, amoun-
ted to the frightful aggregate Of five hun.
dred. The same ratio upon the whole pop
ulaiion would amount in New York city lc
twenty-five hundred or, perhaps, even tc
three thousand per week, This eclipSes the
cholera at its maximum mortality in 1892
Brsyet Lieut.. Col. Bliss died at New
Orleans on the 4th ult., a victim 10 the yel
low fever.
Elections for members of Congress were
held in several Of the southern States OF
Monday last They excite but little gen,
eral interest. From the latest returns re-
ceived it is probable that the following mem
berS Of Congress are elected from Kentucky
First Districl-Linn Boyd, Democrat
Third District-Presley Ewing, Whig.-
Seventh William Preston, Wing
Eighth District-John c. Breckenridge
Democrat. Tenth Dislrict--Richard H
Stanton, Democrat. From the Second
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Districts
nothing definite has been received. The
returns received, indicate no change in The
political character of the delegation. III,
contest in the Eighth District was an ami
mated one, Breckenridge, the Democratic
candidate, being opposed by Ex-Governor
Letcher, Wing. The election Of Brecken.
ridge is claimed by from three 10 FIVE hund.
red majority. From the other States WI
baVe no definite returns.
PEAcE OR War ?-Our readers will see
by the Washington's news, that the impies.
sion Il strengthening in Paris and London
among the money changers, that the Turk
ish question will be settled amicably. Al
the same time the Russian army is in daily
process Of consolidation inside the Turkish
boundaries while the Auslrians are indus.
triously throwing out detaehmenls of troop
to the Turkish provinces, on their side. Il
this means peace, we presume it means thai
England will prevail upon France peaeea.
bly, 10 permit the spoliation Of Turkey be.
tween Russia and Austria.
The accounts of the crops in ireland are
very conflicting. The potato disease had
made its appearance again, in a mild form
and only 10 a limited extent.
The brig Elizabeth FELTON,, from BOsior
for San Francisco, was abandoned al Sc:
June 2s, leaking badly. The captain ant
crew reached Surinam, after four days suf'
fering, in the boais.
VIM. Linnen, post office clerk, has beer
arrested at Fayetteville, N. c., charged
with robbing the mail.
The report that the President is about tc
leave Washington for New Hampshire is in,
correct. He has no such intention.
Mr.. BOrland, Minister 10 Central Ameri
ca, and Gen. Gsddsen, Minister TO Mexico
have departed for their destinations.
The governor Of Arkansas has appointsl
Robert w. johnson U. S. Senator, in plac,
Of Solon Borland.
We have to record another railroad caias
trophe. On Tuesday afternoon, a train O
ten cars on tho Belvidere and Delawar,
railroad, containing two hundred workmer
returning from the repairs on the Dclawar.
Canal, ran off the track about nine milei
from Lambertville, N. j., killing ten men
and wounding twelve or fifteen others.
A. Clinton Mclean, ESQ, has been res.
tored to the office Of mail agent on the Pa
cine route, by Postmaster General Camp.
oeN.-a Judiclous movemenl on his part
Mt: Nc Lean leaves 10 day 4the mail steam.
er for Navy Bay.
The whig convention at Bladensburg Il
day nominated Augustus II. Sollers, of Cal.
vert county, for Congress.
There is no truth in the statement iele.
grsPhed to the evening papers in New Yorl
last week, that Walter Fcarnlhad been ap
pointed Minister TO Belgium. DNo npnoint.