The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
Decline in Cotton.


Decline in Cotton,
New YoRK, April 9.-The Royal mai
stea mshp America. from Liverpool on the
afternoon of the 9th ult., arrived at Halifax
en- route for Boston.
The Anglo-Saxon, from Portland, arrived
out at Liverpool on the 25th.
. Commercial
LIVERPOOL, March 27th.-The sales o.
Cotton for the week amount to 65 900 bales
of which spectators took $500 bales, and
exports $500 bales. f'fT 49,
The market opened at an advance OF / to
3D., but the news from the United States by
the Anglo Saxon. which arrived as above, re-
ported on the 25th, caused a decline.
Midd!ing show decline of 3D., while low
er qualities are 3D., on the quotations which
we received by the Persia.
The sales on Friday. Goth, amounted to
1000 bales, spectators and exporters each
taking 1000 bales.
F. Tn. market closed quiet
The following are our quotations: Orleans
Fair, Il; Mobile Fair, Il ; Upland Fair, =
Orleans Middling, 7; Mobile Middling, 81
Upland Middling, 6 ll-l6.
The whole stock in port amounts to 4O2,
900 bales, of which 299, 900 are American
Our advces from Manchester are unfavor-
able, their being little inquiry with weak
prices.
Our quotations from Havre Of Orleans
tres Ordinaire are l04 IF.
In our own market we quote Breadstufs
generally dull.
Congressional.
HousE.-The vote on the Deficiency bill
was reconsdered. A molten was made &c
recommit the bill to the Committee of Ways
and Means, and negatived. The bill finally
passed-yeas Ill, nays 81.
Mr.. Morris announced to the House the
death of Col. Benton. and the House imme-
diately adjourned.
The announcement was premature, Col
Benton still lives.-Delta 10th inst.
A Story OF JACK-KNlFE.-There is a
moral in the following story, taken from the
Boston Ledger. How rarely does it happen
does it ever happen--that any amount Of
wealth man may have acquired might not
be measured by the amount of virtuous etfor,
that he expended in acquiring it? Was a
sudden fortune ever good fortune!
"In 1886, youth, then residing in Maine
owned jack-knife, which he, being of a
somewhat trading disposition, sold for a Gal.
lon of West India rum. This ne retaied
and with the proceeds purchased two gallons
and eventually a barrel, which was followed
in due time with large stock, In a word he
got rich, and became the Squire of the dis
,rict through the possession and sale Of the
Jack: knife and an indomiable trading indus
try. lie died worth property in real estate
! and money value for $4,000. This was di
vided by testament among four children, three
boys ana girl. Luck, which seemed te
have been the guardian angel of the father,
deserted the children; for every folly and
extravaganza they could engage in seemed
to occupy their exclusive attention and cult
vaton The daughter married unfortunate
ly, and her patrimony was soon thrown ava;
by her spend,hrift of husband. The son,
were no more fortunate, and two of them
died of dissipation and in poverty. Tht
daughter also died. The last of the family
for MANY years past, has lived on the kind
ness of those who knew him in the days O
prosperity, as pride would not allow him te
90 to the poor-farm. A few days ago h.
died, suddenly and unattended in 4 bar,
where he had laid himself down to take
drunken sleep. On his pockets being exam
ined, all that was found in them was a smal
piece of string and jock-knte! 50 tn,
fortune that began with the implement o
that kind left its simple duplicate w,
leave the moral to be drawn in whatevc
fashion it may suggest itself to the reader
simply stating that the story is true one
and all the facts we'll known to many whom
this relation will doubtless reach.'
! A SHARK SToRY.-The Norfolk Southeyl
Argus tells the following story of shall
running off with negro:
Some time ago gentleman and one of hi
servants, a staiwart negro, went fishing 70
rock on the bay Shore about ten miles from
this city. They cast their hooks and line
and waited for bite. The big darky. afte
wading out some feet from the shore, tied tn
line around his body. His master told hin
there was danger in doing so; but the sabl
fisherman suspected no difficulty or accident
Soon an old shark, real old sea dog, cam
along and swallowed the bait with gooc
relish, and Sambo held the line with firm
grasp. The powerful fish. however. drew