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The New Orleans Courier, noticing the fact that
gold and silver dollars of the United States coinage
are legal tender to any amount, says:
The silver dollar has disappeared mysteriousl v.
and few could tell how what had become of it
The mystery is now solved To give place to the
gold dollar, the silver one has been melted up and
coined into half dollars; and thus the government
has imposed upon immense quantity of money
which is only legal tender to a small amount We
are completely flooded with silver of this denomina-
tion. The banks will only receive ten dollars on
deposit, and thus it is that our merchants have to
sell this specie, called money, at per cent. dis
count.
Our mint, we believe, has not cast any silver
pieces above the denomination of fifty cents for two
years.
The custom-house will not receive anything but
gold for its dues and still the coners of our mint
kept at work turning out $500, 900 or $500 900
per week of this uncurrent commodity. Ii we had
our old genuine currency, this would not be the
case. The custom-house would be compelled to take
it for the amount due her, and silver would be
worth its intrinsic value.
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FIRES.

About ten o'clock on Monday night last an at
tempt was made by some daring incendary to burn
a small unoccupied brick house, Amity street,
near Ramsay. An entrance effected from the
rear, and the fire kindled beneath the stairway on
the first floor. Officers Dennis and Brazier, in
going their rounds, discovered the smoke issuing
from the house, and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames without raising an alarm, or doing material
damage to the building.
The alarm at three o'clock yesterday morning,
proceeded from the burning of a small two-story
brick house, situated at the intersection of Chats
worth and Cove Streets owned by Mr.. j. W. Viii
son. The house unoccupied at the time, which
leaves no doubt of its having been the work of an
incendiary. The building uninsured; loss sup
posed to be about $500,
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

John Cunningham arrested yesterday evening
by officer Dunning the charge of stealing ring the
property of Mrs Hltzelberger He awaits the decision
the magistrate
arrested Monday night by officers Morgan, Cos
nell and Burnham charged with assaultng and cutting
Constant Hess, and with resisting the officers in the dis
charge of their duty Justice Mearis committed them t
Jail to answer the charge at court
William Weise arrested yesterday afternoon by
Captain Morris, of the Eastern district charged with
sauting and beating a named Hagan, cutting h
hand severely with large bottle Justice Audoun com
mtted him to Jail to answer the charge at court.
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Con,ecticut state Fair.

HARTFORD, Oct. H. The Fifth Annual Fair OF
the Connecticut Agricultural Society opens to-mor-
row on the grounds occupied by the Society in
1850. 1t is now certain that with good weather it
will be very successful and surpass all its predeces-
The Fair grounds 35 in extent
There 275 entries of horses IT'S entries of sheep
and swine numbering upward of 400 head. There
is also large show of agricultural implements,
machines and dairy produce. Already the entries
double the number of any previous year at this
time. The Society was not prepared for such a
rush. 81 200 in premiums are offered. The city is
full of strangers and the trains are crowded with
comers. The annual address will be delivered
by Solon Robinson of New York, and the report OF
the judges will be given on Friday.
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BosToN, Oct. 1.-THE Democracy of this city
held mass meeting at Fanueil Hall this evening,
filling it to overfowing. VIM. S. McGowan, pre-
sided. Resolutions were passed sustaining the pol
icy of the Democratic party. Addresses were made
by the Hon. E. d. Beach, the Hon. Caleb Cushing,
the Hon. Isaac Davis of Massachusetts, and the
Hon. Jefferson Davis Of Mississippi. The meeting
was of the most enthusiastic character, and the
ratification of the State nominations was carried
unanimously
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new competitor with Cuba for the houors and
benefits of annexation to the United States NAV
later present itself in the person of the fair
territory of Uruguay, in South America, which, so
long rent by revolutions and civil war, yearns for
the blessings of order, law and progress under the
flag of some stable Government We have seen a
claim put in for her as incomparativey superior to
Central America for colonization by white men;
not only rich in SOIL but unsurpassed in climate
and salubrity, and containing ninety thousand
square miles OF territory, with only one hundred
and thirty thousand inhabitants. Thirty millions
OF dollars all that she is said to ask for herself
bargain, il ever there was one in the way of terri
tory, entailing no wars, no heartburnings between
North and South, and nothing but advantages to
the buyers and the bought. If she should ever
acceptance.-N Y Cor. Nnt Int
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The Suffolk Bank. &c.

BoSroN, Oct 1.-THE President of the Suffolk
Bank has issued circular to the effect that the
Suffolk Bank longer holds itself responsible for
the maintenance, as heretofore, of the system of
redeemng bills country banks, but that any bank
wishing to continue its business with the Suffolk
Bank can do.
The famous horses Ploughbov, of Brooklyn, n.
Y, lirem Drew, Ethan Allen and Columbus, Jr.,
entered for the grand Trotting Exhibition to
take place on Wednesday and Friday at the Fair
Grounds in this cty
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THE VINTAGE IN FRANCE.-The London NeoGs has
the following account of the vintage prospects in
the south of France, from a private and perfectly
reliable source:
"Atter a series of bad years caused by the raw
ages of the oidium, may consider that the dis
ease has nearly disappeared. The dryness of the
temperature during the summer, which has proved
injurious to cereals and other produce, has been IA
vorable to the vine The fruit is abundant and per
fccty developed by the heat, that in spite of our
having been obliged to destroy many old vines in
consequence of their having been attacked by the
disease, anticipate vintage equalling the aver
age years of the old times. Picking for red wine
has begun generally, and we have every reason to
believe that the red wines of 1858, will be excellent
in quality, possessing flavor, body and color in a
high degree. As to white wines, the vintage is la
ter than in the case of red, and will not begin be-
fore the end of this month, and will continue
throughout October. Should the weather remain
favorable, We have the same expectations as to the
white wines have been mentioned with respect to
the red. For our sweet wines we require few
days of rain to soften and swell the skin of the
grapes, and thereby produce that quality of juice
which gives them their oily luscious flavor. Should
our anticipations be realized there must be a con-
siderable fall in prices regards new wines; but
stocks of old very low that no fall can be ex-
pected in them
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct l2-The State election to-
day passed otquietly in this city, There was dis
turbance of any moment.
The general impression seems to be that the Peo-
pies city ticket is elected.
The returns come in slowly and it will be late be-
fore anything defn te is known of the result in the
city.
The following returns have been received from
the counties:
MoNToUR CoUNrY.-Two wards give Scrauter,
OF $50.
LUzERNE CoUNry.-Five burroughs give Scrauter
majorities amounting to 592.
NORTHUMBERLAND CoUNTY.-Campbell, the oppo-
stion candidate for Congress, has so majority in
Milton, over both candidates.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-Hollidaysbur one ward gives
81 majority for Blair for Congress.
Bucks COUNTY.-New Hope gives Roberts, Dem
for Congress, 8 maority-a loss of so.
CHESTER CoUNTY.-Phunix will give Hickman,
anti Lecompton, for Congress, 40 majority, gain
of 100. Schuylkill township gives Hickman a ma
jority of ll6.
SECOND DEsPATCH.1
r. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. u, 10 o'cock.-In the Fifth
Congressional District Wood (opposition) gains
$50 votes over the vote of 1856. Conshohocken
gives him los majority.
In the Eleventh District Campbell the present
member, has 193 majority.
In the Ninth District, Columbia Borough gives
Stevens, Ant-Lecompton, 81 majority.
In the Twelfth District, Centre township, Scran-
ton, the opposition candidate has majority of l50
In the Seventh District, Doylestown gives
Roberts, Dem, 90 majority.
In the Sixth District, Hickman, Anti Lecompton,
has 74l majority in twelve districts and is believed
to be elected.
THIRD DESPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. -, IL o'clock, P. Mt is
now believed here from the partial returns received
from the wards that the whole Peoples City Ticket
is elected. They claim a victory at all events and
are now marching in procession through the
streets.
Montour county will give Democratic majority
on the State ticket of about 100.
For Congress- Scranton, opposition, received
about 300 majority.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 12.-The entire "People's'
ticket has been elected here by large majority,
showing Democratic loss of $40.
LANCASTER, Oct. l2.-Midnigh Stevens
is elected to Congress from the 9Th District. The
majority in the county for the Peoples ticket, is
about 1000.
SPECIAL DESPATCH. t.-.
YORK, Oct. l2-The Peoples ticket has been
elected in this borouol by a ma iority of 2Ah
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ALLEGANY CoUNTY.-The Cumberland CiUilidn
says: We are sorry to say this week, that owing
to the long continued drought, the supply of water
in the river at this city has failed and boats are
tied up until there shall come rise. The officers
of the canal knowing that the water in the dam
would become too low, and that the water in the
canal was also falling, gave notice to all boatmen
to load, and on Friday they would draw the
river, and send all the loaded boats through the
Cumberland level, which done; large fleet
was passed in this manner, but it drew the water
from the river dam to a level with the canal, and
now all boating has ceased, save the Cumberland
Coal and Iron Company, whose wharf is alongside
of the canal, are still loading few boats. But at
the river wharf all has stopped and the usual noise
and hustle of that place has settled into Sabbath
like stiffness.
The October term of the Allegany County Cir
cult Court commenced on yesterday, and from the
amount of business upon the docket, the session
promises to be long one.
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Steam Eirc Engine Trial

HARRrsBURG, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE steam fire engine
Citizen, built by Blake 4 Button of Waterford. n.
Y, had a trial here this evening. 1t threw five
streams through fve-eghth inch nozzle l2l feet;
two streams through seven-eighths inch nozzle
l65 feet-both horizontally-and a single stream
through one-and an eighth inch nozzle POI feet high
the greatest height ever attained here
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line, which had been moored in the neighborhood
of the New York Dry Dock, for the purpose of get
ting some repairs made to her bottom, was cut
adrift about o'clock on Sunday morning, and
in collision with several vessels and caused damage
to the amount of nearly 81 900. The crew. on dis
covering what had occurred, dropped anchor Eff
forts are being made to discover the scoundrel who
cut her adrift.
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The Philadelphia Bulletin, speaking of the Centu-
ry Plant relates the following strange and interest

The PhlladeIphla BWeTth, Speaking OF the CenIu-
ry Plant relates the following strange and interest
ing facts
''But there is a still more curious circumstance
connected with this plant, though of historical
and not of botanical nature, and one very little
known to the great multitude even of scholars. 1t
is the great link and the surest guarantee in exist
turv A. D.. there was intercourse between Asia and
America. 1t is not many years since Charles New
mann, celebrated German Orientalist, discovered,
while in China, among the ancient but perfectly
authentic Year Books or annals of the Empire, re-
cords of embassies sent to countries in the East,
which from the descriptions most evidently
California and Mexico. What established the fact,
was the description of the great Towering aloe, by
Buddhist monks sent from time to time on missions
to Mexico. They called the plant Fusang, and
named the country after it. Its appearance and va
rious uses were too accurately set forth to leave
room for doubt that the mission in question took
place"
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SAVANNAH, Oct. 12.-The nterments during the
past ten days number eleven, of which six were
from fever. The deaths for the week number 80,
including Is tevercases.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 1.-THE deaths in this city
during the past week, from yellow fever, number
forty-fve.
SAVANNAH, Oct. 1l.-There were five deaths to-
day, including three from yellow fever
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B1 TELEGKAPH,
Through WM. FISHER < SON. Stock and Bill Brokers'
M
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

TUESDAY October H.
COFFEE.-There continues to be a good inquiry and a
firm market Sales to-day of 500 bags Rio at IL cents
quote medium Rio at 10dl0A cents; fair at II cents;
good IL 4(d11% cents and prime 114(d12 cents The
stock 900 bags of other descriptions
merely nominal. We quote Laguayra at 12G12& cents,
and Java 15dl6% cents.
LOUR-There rather more inquiry today at pre-
vious rates with sales of 400 bbs City Mills Super at
20 oD% loo bbi Fxt do at s - We onote Western
Super generally at S537h5 So Howard Street Extra at
S66 25 City Mills do. at S625d650, Baltimore ground
Family at s775, and Extra at S675 Rye Flour is quiet
at 81 % al So and Extra at S4 81 y ld450.
GRAIN.-There was much better supply of Grain to-
day and the market inactive Wheat heavy,
with offerings of 10000 bushels White sold at 105I115
for to medium 12OG125 cents for fair 13O
d35 cents for good, and l0142 for prime family
flour samples Of red 500 bushels, all that offered,
sold at 5d1S cents for fair to good and 120l22 cents
for prime the latter figure for choice Zimmerman There
We're 500 bushels Corn at market. White was heavy,
and light sales reported at 70 cents 1000 bushels
yellow, all that offered, brought S2asS cents for in
eror to prime and 50 cents by weight Oats were steady,
with offerings of 900 bushels which sold at 40G42 cents
for inferior fair and 43 good quote
syvana at 44G4 cents The receipts of Rye were
light and sales reported. We quote Maryland
72a75 cents and Pennsylvania at s. cents,
MOLASSES-Continues very dull and unchanged.
PROVlSIoNS.-The market retains its irmness with
out beiug all active Sales of Bacon making by
obbing trade at and cents for Shoulders and Sides
for Shoulders and cents for Sides and Hams Western
Mess Pork at sl7 Prime at sl45o Baltimore Mess Beef
SIS, and No at S12 Lard is held IL cents for West
and 104 cents nomnally for City
RICEThe market continues dull at 81 GI34 cents for
SUGAR.-There has been a little inquiry to day
and had reported sales of 70 hhds Porto Rico the
Grocery trade on private terms and 10 hhds. Cuba
81 25 We quote refining grades of Cuba English Island
and Porto Rico at Sc 57 25 fair to good Cuba at 81 SOFA
S775 prime do SS 25 fair to good Porto Rico 775dS
and p ime to choice do SS.75G925.
SALT.-There is fair trade demand at IS cents for
Ground Alum 125 cents sack for Marshalls fine, and
140 cents for Ashtons de- Turks Island is selling 2O
% cents per bushel.
sEEDs-The market again very dull to-day. We
still quote Cloverseed at $5.50G5.75 for old and prime
new, Timothy at S. and Flaxseed at 81 GOAL Go nomi-
naly.
WIISKEY-The market is dull and dropping, sales of
$50 bbls Ohio at % cents quote City nemnay at the
figure.
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN STEAMERS

AMERICAN SHIPPING AT PENANG, Aug. 6-Ship
Ladoga, Pearce of Boston, arrived June 20, leak
ing.
Ship Golden State, Hepburn, New-York, bound
to China.
Ship Judge Shaw, Parker, of Boston, sailed from
Penang, Aug l, for Macao, with rice.
The ship Golden State was delayed in port in con-
sequence of the trial of the mutneers of that ship
who had murdered the first officer, Nathan Viii
liams, of Maine, few days before. On the 4th Sir
Benson Maxwell, the Recorder, had convicted Chas.
Maxwell and Philip Carter, Irish, and Joseph Bruet,
French-Canadian, seamen of that vessel of murder
in the first degree. They were to be sentenced to
death on the 9Th, which day fifteen other seamen
were put on trial charged with assault upon the
second mate with intent to kill
At Point de Gale, Ceylon, the only American
ship was the Shepherd Knapp, York, MASTER ar
rived April g. and seeking.
The telegraph connecting Point de Gale with
Continental India is to be commenced immediately
That between Gale and Colombo was opened in
January last. The railway between Colombo and
Kanady is in progress. Cholera had appeared in
Ceylon. The coffee crop will be an average one.
At Alden, Arabia Felix, Aug. Is, were ships
Imaum, Captain Perkins, and n Cogswell, Captain
Hawkins. The former arrived from Zanzibar and
was to leave next day for Muscat The latter ar
rived June 10, from Zanzibar, and would return
there about the middle of September
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BoSToN, October 12.-The Suffolk Bank ha.
agreed to send to the ''Bank of Mutual Redemp
tom the bills of such Banks as are redeemed by
that institution, and to redeem for the "Mutual,
the bills of Banks keeping accounts with the Suf
folk Bank. This it is believed will end the Bank
cOntroyersy
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From Utah

ST. LOUIS, Oct. l1.-LeavenwOrth advices of the
9th state that Colonel Chapman and Lieutenant
Burns, of the Fifth Infantry, Captain Newton and
Lieutenant Began, of the Engineers, and Lieuten-
ant Villespogel Of the Dragons, had arrived from
Utah.
The weather was pleasant on the plains and the
contractors trains get along we'll
The Pike Peak excitement was abating, although
Numbers of cmigrants continued to arrive at IIeav-
enworth and Kansas city.
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Florida Election

WASHINGTON, October l2.-The returns of the re-
cent election in Florida give Hawkins, Dem, for
Congress 1000 majority. Walker, Dem, for State
Register was unopposed. The Legislature largely
Democratic.
NoTE-The above comprise all the kilograms received
by the agent of the associated Press in this city The
rollnMinr from Now naners of resterdav
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The New York Herald speaks thus of the New


Nicaraguan constitutions:
BY the sixth article the religion of the republic
is declared to be the Roman Catholic Apostolic and
worship in its forms will be protected by the gov
ernment. In the ninth article the citizens are de-
cared Ineligible to public office if they do not pro-
fess the religion of the republic. But the gist of
the constitution is contained in the hfty-siXth art
Gle, which reads as folio ws:
When public order is menaced the government
may issue orders of arrest Imprisonment against
those it may presume to be guilty, and nterrogate
them placing them within the term of fifteen days
at liberty at the disposition of their respective
Judges. But if, in the judgment of the President,
it should be necessary to contine in the interior
to Danish from the republic those suspected of con-
spiracy treason. he shall associate with him
Senators, either possessOry alternates, from diff
terent departments, whom he shall convOke to de-
termne by the majority of votes the proper course
Those who vote in favor of the sentence shall be re-
sponsible therefor. When public order is subver-
ted, the President may use this power alone.
Here we have the whole power of the cOnstitu-
ton overturned, and the President made absolute
over the liberty of the citizen at all times when
disturbance is apprehended. timid, tyranni-
cal, or an unpopular government may always ap-
prehend disturbance There is another concise stipu-
lation, which is fruitful of disorder and popular
sistance. The l02d article is as follows:
For the present, the ecclesiastical and military
class privileges shall stand subject to the laws that
NAV be enacted in the matter.
Thus it will be seen that this new constitution
sustains the three great principles which all Span
ish-America is struggling to overthrow-a State
religion absolute executive, and the class priv
ileges of the non-working classes of society. We
cannot believe that such political code will main
tain peace in Nicaragua for the future any more
than it has in the past. 1t is the political creed of
Granada-that of Leon is antagonistic to it in every
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Mr.. ANDERSON, THE Observation-Disclosures has
been received here from Mr.. Charles Anderson
lthe author of ~Lake N'gami'') who has undertaken
to explore the Campo country in the direction of
the RIVER Cunene. 1t appears that after success
fully prosecuting several hundred miles of his Jour-
ney, he was compelled to return, owing to the
scarcity OF water and the dupcity of his guides
Anderson, however, is man of indomitable en-
ergy and IS still sangune of ultimate success. Ac-
cordng to the last advices, he was preparing for
third attempt to force his passage inland by diff
Argus, Aug. II.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l2.-Secretary Cass having
recovered from his recent sickness, to-day at
the State Department, where he was to have had
an interview with General Jerez by appointment,
but the latter sent apology for not meeting his
engagement. One of the conditions on which he
received as a special minister from Nicaragua
was that he should deliver the Cass-Y Yrsarri treaty
originally framed This he has denied to various
gentlemen, but the State Department is in posses
sion of the names of those to whom he made the
declaration, and there is no doubt that he will be
dismissed should he much longer delay to comply
with this condition.
The object of the instructions recently issued to
our naval forces, was specifically to protect the
rights and property Of the Canal Company, in con-
nectiOn with the transit
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KENT CoUNry.-Geo. Vickers, Esq, trustee for
the sale of the real estate of the late Thos II. Hor
sey sold at Mington, on Wednesday last, the fol-
lowing property, viz: The late residence OF Mr.
II. brought S2.7OO, purchased by DR.. E. F. Rasn;
Yellow House $3.50, purchased by r. S. Roph; the
store house $500, purchased by same; small store
house SS3, purchased by John F. Taylor; Cum
meadow lot $3.50, purchased by Thos A. Cook
The directors and officers of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank have erected monument to the
memory of Robert A. STAN, teller of the bank,
lately deceased
The October term of the Circuit Court of Kent
County will commence Monday next, the 18th
instant
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TRINITY BAY, Oct. 11.-PETER COOPER, Esq,
New York: Nothing done with Yalentia,
either Saturday or Yesterday. De SANITY.
Sr. JOHN's, n. F., Oct. lie. W. FIELD, New
York: Have arrived here, and leave instantly for
Trinity Bay.
G. w. LUNDY Operator from Valentia.