Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-10-04

reputation County Attorney which will make him .
the pride of his friends and terror to evil doers
Franklin Co., Sept 1854. Y.A.
The Telloc Fecer at the South-Ercitemeat and
Flight from 4Wgusta-4 Steamer Fired isto Iy
the Ftoridians, dc.
COLUMBIA, Is. Co. Sept 23-The yellow fever pam
ic is increasing and spreading throughout the South
though at Savannah and Charleston the disease ia
steadily the decrease. The telegraph Offices at
Augusta and Charleston are shut up, and the Office
at Savannah has been removed to the Railroad de-
pot in the suburbs of the city. At Charleston, the
principal operator, Mr. Carpenter, died, and his
sistant is down with the fever. At Augusta tho
operators became panic stricken with the people, and
+ have left the Office.
| The panic at Augusta, which has always hereto
! fore been exempt from the rarages of this awful
pcstence, was beyond description. / learn from
passengers direct from there that nearly the whole
of the white population have abandoned the city,
and the country Tor miles around is covered with
! tents. The fever is also represented as increasing
among those who remain. and the doctors have urg-
cd all to fly from it who possibly leave their
homes The post-oice is closed, and the mails all
delayed, there being no one to distribute them. No
! Southern papers have been received at Columbia
! since Monday.
The interments at Savannah on Thursday were
sixteen, including twelve of fever showing great
! decrease. The deaths of the past week were lss,
| including 100 of fever.
At Charleston there is no visible abatement Of the
disease though has not been violent there at
. Savannah.
Alexander Carroll, Esq of the Charleston Courier,
/ am happy to learn, is again in good health his
! aing having proved more manageable than the pes
thence. The deaths at Charleston on Thursday and
| Friday werc 81.
On the 18th instant, when the stcemcr Weloka
passed Jacksonville, Fla, from Savannah, on her
way up the river, the people were assembled on the
shore in great state of excitement, with cannon,
and the Weloka attempting to land she was fired
| into A ball passed through the cabin, wounding
| one of the walters, but doing other damage
The cause of this violent demonstration the fear
that she about 20 land number of the citizens
of Savannah, who, it was thought. would bring tho
yellow fever with them.
Columbia is still enjoying excellent health, and no
one fears the fever here.
| The Tellolo Ferer at the South.
COLUMBIA S. c. September 25.-There were five
deaths at Augusta, Saturday, from the fever not
withstandng the reduced population of the city.
CHARLESTON, Sept 25.-The deaths Saturday
from fever were IA, and on Sunday 49, Mr. Bing-
ham, the operator in the telegraph office is recover
ing, and will soon be at his post again.
New ORLEANS September 24.-The number Of
deaths in the Charity Hospital of yellow fever dur
| ing the past week was l50.
Later from California and Herieo-Arriral of tho
! Steamer United States.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-The steamer United
States with dates from San Francisco to the 4st in
Stant arrived TINS morning. Nothing OF special I'M
porance had occurred since the sailing Of the last
steamer. Business had somewhat improved, and
the news from the mining regions said to be vea
| ry encouraging.
The steamer George Law sailed for New York on
the 1Tth with nine hundred thousand dollars in gold
dust.
At San Francisco -four was improving. Sales of
Gallego at $12 so. Bacon was held at I8l cents
mess pork $13 so; lard I2 IA; and whiskcy had
declined 90 cents.
IMPORTANT MEXICO.
The United States brings dates from Acapulco to
the 5th instant Alvarez reported to have en-
tered the city of Uzutha, and was pushing forward
through Guerrcr intending to march for the city Of
Mexico, and attack Santa Anna in his strong hold
The insurgents had been successful in two en-
engagements, the Government troops retiring to-
wards Mexico.
The Unirersalist General Convention
PHILADELPHIA, September 81. The Uniyersalist
General Convention which met and adjourned yes
terday, proceeded to business this morning, and
adopted the new constitution reported by the Com
mttec after striking out the provision requiring its
approval by ten State Conventions before going into
effect instead of which it must be affirmed by the
next general convention.
The slavery question was introduced by resolution
from the business committee, renewing opposition
to the sin of American slavery, and deploring the
violation of the Missouri Compromise by Congress
in the passage Of the Nebraska bill.
Rev. Mr.. Flanders. of Baltimore, objected to the
first clause of the slavery resolutions, but because
nothing could be accomplished and therefore it
impoltic as interfering with the individual exertons
of UniversaIsts in the South, and preventing tho
spread of Universalists principles.
A spirited debate ensued, when the resolu tons
| were adopted