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New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

The correspo ndeDce Of The London Tunes fur
nishes the details If the operation, Of the Anglo
French Chinese expedition do wn to the 4h Juus.
Tire sdvarce up the PeIho River from ts mouth to
tie City Of Ten.tsin occupied six days, not, how
ever, by iess7n Of ary opposition on the part Of
tie Chneie, or ary difficulties presented by the
navigation Of the river. Between tie sea and
Tier.tsip, eist.nt thirty miles the crow fes bat
twice as far by the wiidipss Of the river, the Peho
vas found to preserve uniform breadth Of about
two hundred yards, sith depth at half tide Of
from leu to forty feet. 1t WAS very crooked and
the tmns very acute, pssirg through fiat auu.
vial country well cultivated aud the banks o:ca-
sioraly wccded. The bar ks are extremely well kept
aid a towing psth extends on both sids the whole
distance. TIE river is frsqueLted by an immense
number Of junks f. ON Canton and Shnghae, which
wtre found loading and unloading the whole dis
tsnce. TIE villages were not numerous, and con-
sted mosily of wretched hu,s male OF suu-dried
brick, or else Of worthless waites Of reed or mllet
stsikr plssiered over with mud These are the only
buleir mate Ials within the reach of tie inhabi.
tsnt., 40 TO stone is to he seep and timber exists
in very small quantities.
Even the City of Tien.tsin itself which greatly
disappointed tie txsec'a,iOn Of tie visitors, is
pin pslly composed Of bu ldDss Of th' chsrac!er.
TIE city wslls, which were in ruinous condition,
irelosed only square OF abOu. mile on each a:e,
si,u,te in The ge between the canal and the rver
Al containing collection ofmesB one-s.ory houses,
inteIsected at right angles By two good streets.
The tubuts cover s great e1ten. Of ground, but
tie houses are generally mere mud hut', surround.
| ID by mud walls between which wind MARIO Y,
diIty lspes Beyond the suburbs are kitchen-s,r
1eus 81 fruit tIees, sni then swiie plain, wa.ered
BY four ueard.rirg rivers, friDsed BY groves o!
| trees; the whole district as far ~ the eye can
reach. leirs q vs,. field OF wheat undivided by
feree or hedGe-row.
The ne. CATTLE importance Of Tee tsiu is said +,
tsre greatly diminished Of late, in consequence Oi
tie obstruction Of large part Of the imperial cana
BY ore of those charges OF its course to which the
Yellow River is liable. 1t would spiesr that q,
prssrt Pesin is largely supplied with food BY
cos,trg iur Ks from the southern provinces, which
enter and ascend the Peiho. That river above
Tien t,in WAS found to .hoL rapidly, nor were the
Tshtess gun boats able to ascend moro than about
eight miles.
! A temple opposite the city, commanding
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

The Emperor Alexander III. has taken a1 ion
portsn. step in the area. work of ancPatlng tbs
Russian serfs. By ukase dated July ?, he nas
set free the hi lions of serfs Belonging 10 the
sppar ages, or estates forming the private property
Of the Car and tie imperial family These pess-
ants, who must not be confoundel with those OF the
Crown domains, have hitherto been subjected ID
very cruel disabilities AID strctons. Tney have not
been allowed to appear in Courts0f law, whether as
parties or witnesses; to make will; to hold aay
property Of their o@D; to change their place of
abb de; to cut wood Ou the land they occupied;
to ergsge in any branch Of manufacturing industry;
to purchase and occupy a piece ofland; or 10 marry
out of Il cir own commune without first obtaining
a sp;cial permission from public officer pi,ced IN
charge of each commune. II oue (f these unhappy
cre.tuIes wished to p.ss from the condition Of a
seIf into that Of freeman, to become Inscribed ia
the Toll Of mal citizens, to enter the guild Of
merchants, be was compelled to show that he pos
esstd a sufficient cspital and pay TO the treasury
Of the 81 pansg,s, ON becoming citizen, 500 rubles,
CT about $40, on becoming member of he msr.
chants guild, l,J00 lubles, or about $1,000, for
tiusef aud each Of bis male children.
The uksse Of July puts "a end to these bur
dens and restiictots The sppsnsse ser's are nov
endowed with all the civil rights of fresnen.
Lands whc sty Of th'm may have purchased sith
their own money, but q the name Of the appansgos,
are TO be conveyed to them in full and without any
charge; they have the power to appear before
tie courts; to charge their sbOdss a, pleasure,
without asking leave of the authoritie.; to enter
Il guilds ard become citizens, On paying feom 10
to 40 rubles fer themselves, and the half Of ths.
sum for each of their children; to marry az they
may peae; to purchase lands, contract debts,
make wills, &c.
AS the NOrd justly remarks, this uiaso co'cerns
merely the seIfs Of the Car aud the imperial fam
ily; but it indicates the firm resolution Of the NON
arch to pu. an end to seiidom throughout the en-
pire and its example cannot fail - stimulate the
Committees Of MOBILES who have been appointed to
prepa-e the methods Of m,ncip.ton in the various
provinces These Cou mittees will, it is expected,
haze concluded their abors BY the end OF the pref
ent Autumn, so that the Imperial Government my
be able to act upou their reports by the nett
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

TIRE HUGHEs PRIS1IsG TELEGRAPH MAcHIsLs n
ENGLASD.-A private letter from London, l7.h iss
BY the City Of Baltimore states that the Hughes Pint
irg Telegraph machines were plscei upon the lice OF
the Electc Telegraph Compsny between Lordoa aai
Liverpool on toe ith rs and hal greatly s.onishsd
q telegraph managers, Operators &c By theI wo'.
d.riul performances kin2 with the most psfiec
regularity at the rate OF 50 - 20 xoIds per minute os
tween te two citIes, not vi ihstsndiog hesyy ram,
which had lasted for tso days, and disabling al osas'
instruments. The ffst messsSe over the Ansalo
Cable from Thrifty Bay was flashed through 20 Loo-
con BY the hughes mschioss. The spsed OF toe
Hughes machines is about 90 per cent gres,sf
ttsn tie Ergish machines. which do not record the
messages trsL smitted hile the Hug hes rnsehioes
print every wo 10 plain clcar, cspt.l Letters. We
ale slso gra'ifed from tne sane source ths
n.gct!st!oIs have been opsnsd by the Atlsn,c Con-
psny, lcckiog to puTchsss OF the ptent ot tis
Iugbts invention, with the view 10 toe inmetls Us
the maeeiles upOc the Atsl,ic Csbis-ths sgeut 0
Profsssor hughes berg wiiog 20 gu.rs tse tns: tle
macbLes will trsnsui: .a,tl iysDce 200 per cent
f.ster ard vi more accuracy tosa Cs1 bs ne BY
any ,tber syftsIn In fact Professor isughss ,nf.
Gently expects 10 bs sbo % write through the caSls
st the rate Of from i've 20 ten wcris psr minute Pro-
fefsor Wb.tetouse, sbo i. working the cable claims
10 be able to work AZ tie rsts of about ons word PEI
Minute bu, the great fiicul OF cDItro lrg hu
peculiarly ccDsy lc'ed magnets &C ssons she loss of
great oFtcp tf each day in sdj ising Toe Hdghn
MACHINES will probably be put soon the cable ir'
esrly 10 81 SEPTEMBER.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

view Of tie f,rer al Il. junction witt tie Grad
Canal and suuouLt.d By q ,psci,ui girfeo, "a'
appropriated fer the soc nmod,to2 OF tue tfeoca
ard EosE.t Eubs.ssd -, wh) reached tue CT! 90
TIE Goth OF M.s. Chiaes- servants weie Ia s,ena'
snce, ard at the a,Tis.i Of The Enbs'itor' s7e
work Of prep,lios nd fIrbishuy up wn 81 gN's
N. Baron Gro, std Lord Egin we're qur'eTed
10 two siy p.7iiobs cn the summit Of a msaoa'
,sc,tded by apsihway Of ornamental ro:kSors'
Tie respective .toff- were scattered 10 the Other
bui1iras of the tempe, which, beside the go's a1f
scddes.es, hsd, however, but htt'e fura.ure to
beast of. A guard Of Fren,t a9d Eoelsh soldiers
occupied the outtuilt- &c, and lice o. yun-soa's
wss moortd 10 the liver olose by.
Two or three days after two new Imperial Com
missioner, arrived from Pesir. Th were s:com'
panied by a large mounted retIus, were folio Fef
By tain Of niue cats carrying their bagg.g., ani
made their entrance with much ceremony. They
were sad 10 be na1danIs Of the highest rank, and
snnouDeed themselves q, folly authorized to treat
by virtue of an Imperial de:rse similar to that oJ
which Keyirg Vas sutho:izfd to conclude the
treaty Of NMkir. A preliminary meeting tIok
pace 90 tie 4th OF Jure, ard it WAS doubles
with these Commissioners tina. the treaty WAS con-
euded of which we have received iaform,t.on VIA
S.. Petersburg aud the Atlantic Telegraph.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
us c.p tns>, esry ihA. acme p,ov.oa Of t6'''o''
=. ,s,r .,bls q. tee m ute, in had.

We rr;ct herewith LITER from VIZ. Alire~
Jackson Davis cOuuSs,to,Y OF the Pr),osef
Couyeution Il Reiormer, 81 Urcs. t. a'ssuele on
The 10th Of September. We d.clse to print the
AL Of .sid Convection only bsc,ass We osSe
printed tbe substance Of Il TIVE. or thrice al1esfy.
s. flee il tat the scpis prOPossi fJr eon,ds'slo'
=. ,hi. CoayeItisn 10 Tne Cause and Care u
Evil" and that theories which prefe; Prevention
10 Repression will have able advocates OF toe h))r.
Amors those who s.ynd pledged TO speak st tl'
Conyeation are Parker Pd!s>ury, St'phsn 5. FO'-
t,rudA.E Next0n of B'st)n, A j DAVIS ard
wife. DR. r 7. Hal OK, Ms Z. ". Fsrnhau,
r. p. Wilson, DR.. J. K. Or.on, Ira DAVIS DR..
e 7. Sm.llsy. T.. X. STsckbsuer and I. Ia
deihlll Of this city, Rev. J. +, Walker OF Glen
Falls. II. B. Stover of New Haven, c., Giles b.
S,eSbi1s Of Rochester, Ira S Hitchcock o. Oied'
and Charles 81 Plumb Of Orleans. Ineee Vii
eyidt pty be no lack of talkers; ant, though M's.
Julia Brsrch does not promise to shine oa this oc'
cssiop, the abhorient doctrine of Free Love
will have it's sdso,stes amoeg them, though we
presume they will be less out.poken than St Rut'
lart. IfMesr,. S. s Foster and Z. Pt!souTy c>n'
sieer their sverage style Of discussing Whatever
they do not ike ,aupls of :" Overcoming evil WITH
"eoed." then we must consider beiog dressed
down with a sledstake far gentler ani milder DIS
cipline
We approve the fullest aud f;eest discussion OF
all topics of human irttrest bu! when the speakers
deny to the Ptthe RS ht Of freely reporting snd eri-
tcl sing their speeches must regard their boosted
love Of free discussion partial acd f,Ilaciou' IhN
fee speech wb'ch slows 70 each SIDE OF great
question fair snd candid hearing, we like; out
fee platform "-th,t is, one on which ignorance,
imrudence, immortality, and indecency, have qsai
opportunities with knowledge, motesty, purity aud
gt nuine pbilsntbropy-we cannot abide Inc ony
1aHp free platform il one which any one may
claim, but which can only BE- awarded by the aihrm'
stive vote of msjorty Of the hearers. Let the
bearers have some voice in the disposal of their
ow time, and do not lot it be monoPo ized BY those
in love with the sound Of their Sn voices. With
these qualifications, we wish success to the Utica
ConyentOn.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

The steamer Propeller at st. johns, from
Galway on TIE 2lst biirgs three days later intel
gepce from Europe. The Propeller reached ST.
Johns on SUI day, and the news would have been
te'egraphtd in time for yesterday morning
TRIBUNE had the hoe been open. The mos. i'm.
poriaDt lem of rews ,y this arrival is the bom-
bardmert Of Jiddsh (Arabia) BY the British man
of war Cy clops. 1. seems that in consequence of
The tsI6iness n action of the Turkish authorities,
en- the dcmsnd fer redress growing out of the
recent massacre Of the British Consul and o.her
Brti,h subjects at Jd'ab, the commander r
Of the Cyclops commenced bombM3ipg tha,
town before the arrival Of I,mail PashA, the
Commissioner appointed to negotiate the matter on
the part of Turkey. After sseliDg the place for
FIVE dsyr, the Commissioner arrived and promised
repsralior, whtD the fIipg cesed and subsequently,
eleven of the ssssssIs were executed sad fourmors
were sent TO ConstaLtuople whose cases will be
disposed Of by the Sultin. Whs! way the immsdi-
ate proyocstion for asssu.ipg the town before the
arrival Of the ex. ect,d Commissioner dee, not ap.
pear, sid cur diipstch is ilent as TO the dsstruc.
ton Of life ard property which must have attend u
a FIVE Days bombsrd nept A protest is said to be
on foot for estab i.hng telegraph, communication
between Europe and Chins. II is reported that
the King Of Prussi. will sbdcste the throne on the
lst of October next. Cotton is down an eighth Of
perry. Bread.tutf. aud provisions itsady. Con.
SOS c'csed Il 96i TO 96s.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
The Slave Democracy Of the State of Delaware
have reno minated W ,lsm G.Whtely for Congress.
(,cyarror
GOyerLor.

INTtLLICTScE FROM LX-PREsIDEST PIERCE.-We
tave been favored With the subjJired extract Of le.
tel iICm es6en Piece, received IN this city yes
,eIesy moIbir2 by fsnd TO this d.s.n2uIshe1 gen.
emsn. II is dated August 10, st Hotel Byron, near
Vil,Ituye, Svitzslsnc. Ii communicates most graft.
yhg Intelligence 10 the msry friends Of Gen. Pierce
AID LADY in this city:
You vii be er,t.fsd 70 learn that Mrs. Pierce.
testh SIS npro,ed decidedly since We If. tae Uni.
ted States NottIg could have been mJrs sgree-
stle then orr siI molths in Maieirs The cim..e 10
Winter il, / believe, univslsd-.he atmosphere a..
cree bland ara bfsoirg, and the scsLery extremely
ersno and beautiful. That especially refresh
ID by the complete reIcse which IL wss our privilege
there 10 eIjoy, you Vill readily unders.sn1 We
left FuIchsl on the 18th Of Jule, bu. fingered By
the way, visiting Lisbou, Cadz, Seville, Gibraltar,
fas illes, Lyops, ard Gerevs, ard s1iyed hero
onyswttk ego. With constant care TO avoid oysr-
eIsit.or ard exposure Mrs p. hes been able 70 JOY
coed deal and COW ve ind this plaza of res. quits
charming. The hotel, which is st the rorthern ex-
iIeuity of Lemsr, is spacious, clean Grd airy, and
oouusIes msgnt .en. viess @. t2s lake aad me uot-
sus. Ire Caste Of Cnillon Is close by ClArens
sueet Clsrers within tire range Of p,esen. walk
Yevay, CsussuIs, Ber, Sc, in the rsighbor
We sy remain here duIiLg tbe remainder of August
ard then perhaps proceed 20 Inteisken by the way o
Berre lite wtsttr = is favorable We msy cross tb.
Siuplon CT Splus.n and psss into I;aly 10 Sc ptsn
as',' Washington Cnor OF Saturday,
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

Dispatches have been forwarded t. the U. s..
Marshal at Cha. lesion to remove the recently
captured slaves to Fort Sumpter, about i've m les
from Ch.Ileiton. Arrangements, it is sail, will
soon be msde by Goseroment to send the unfo!tu-
nate. b.ck to Aics. They are in deplorabs
cotdition nsDy Of item sofleritg from dysenterS,
ard twelve have sready died since the capture
of ihs Putnsm. The Charleston Courier says the
nfsrCes aIe mostly youpg, apparently not more tb'o
fifteen yesrs Of age.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

{" The Hour and the Man." the rev Gerris Smith
p,psr st Albany, is before Us. 1t is conducted by
M Geo. W. Clark, and will be is,uei daily td
Ee c,ion for 70 cent?. As tie Slave Democracy
have doDe their utuo.t 10 encourage aud magoBy
Nr Smiths c,nva.s, evidently bopiog to secure
thereby a lsIge diversion Of votes from she RepIb-
icsn csI didates 10 their own profit, they may Pc
lsps Be Induced to circuls.e few thousand pies
e th. jour- 81 as a campaign document. We can
assure them that Trey have Distributed far worse
document. that were not calculated to do them b,f
20 much coed.
We have looked through this sheet wi h some
sttentlop in search Of some answer to ths Obvious
question:" What 60 ycu propose to do with that
. decision Of our Court Of Appeals which de-
"moli.hsd the Prohbinry Ac: Of 1851 We
have probably quite as little respect for the bases
Of the doctrines Of that judgment as Nj. Smith
or Mr.. Clark can have; yet we cannot ignore the
fact, that there is such decision, as they seem
determined to Dc. How Prohibitory Governor,
even if backed by Pfohibtory Legislature, caa
practically evsde or override that decision, We do
not perceive; ard they who ought TO know will
ub IEul VI tbc su'Ft' VIC tiioo
last ytsr TO Gus. Judge DEMO and elect Temper
ance man in his stead but we ara not aware that
Gerrit Smith lent any aid to that effort. The
Court of Appeal to the best Of cur knowledge
stands with regard to Prohibition just where it did
VIXEN it nUlfed the Pfobibitory Act and We per-
ceve 70 Ieason fer believing it would do any bet
ter row than it did thep. /. s idle to dlate on
the mere poiLt decided, siGce tie dnimus of the
decision is unmistakable. To pass new Prohib-
itoIy Act early in 1859, have os!sntatousy defed
throughout that year, aud judiciay nulIl6ed early
in ls6O, seems to US not the way to prom the
cau'e of Temperance. Itseems TO us better to do
all that TIE Courts will sustain, and hope in time
TO have Courts that will sustain much more. We
prete1d TO no infallIbhty on this point; but why
do not Msssrs. Smith end Clark meet our view Of
tie case ard show wherein il is mistaken
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

P.RAcUY-THE CAPTURED sLtyE& -PyWsc
REyENUE-TTE INDIAN VAR.
SPECIAL p.spArcs TO rHE y. 7. raBuI
Prsn Orr SPECIAL ccrsB0ndesi
WASHINGTON, Mondsy, AQg. 30. Ixa
Th,ush Con- Stewart is upon tie E.sreaLr 6
SITTER more than sixty yesrs' service in tie Nav
hi. advice bss been requi'sd by the Adm.;,ts.so.
10 respect to tia Paraguay expedition. lie ur:vsl
here this orGicg aud looks 10 6ae condition.
A telegraph, dispatch reached the Pss.ia.c, 10.
dsy from Ch,re,top, representing thy the c,,.ursi
negroes were in sres, distress. Toe Uli,eA s.ssss
Marshal there has orders 70 take them in charge
As the Custe ms rece pts last week st New Yort
were but St50 900. the belief is g.niOs sr,uad u
the Treasury Department that The rates Of dasx
must be increased. The De6ceuJ bill vii 10
De city ,lapghteripg ii tue Iooi,a war uhM
pro,ecuted in Wa,hicgtcn Territory, and trNesbe
yord the fur thousand wsgoos already seat b
Utah are to Re coGttued.
The Indian Burcsu has received nothing on h
see nts in o iegon and wasbiug'on Territory BY ,ss
last steamer Tbs is quite sssgserng sincs
il hes been before CONCLUDED that they wers anon,
the Indisus, .eekiog t. remove the causes Of ho.
tily.
The wsr Department has ja't cosei contrast
with Soy der Of Philadelphia to fsrnisa siKts,a
thousand felt bats fer the ArUy, 81 - IS each.
Fsyette McMuIen, Governor Of W,shicgDa
Territory, arrived here to-nish'.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
State Politics.

IIuDsos, n. Y, Saturday, Aug q, 1859
In the lat Asse nbly District, Theodore Miller hss
been elected Delegate to the Democratic State Goa
ytntiCn.
Delos De Wolf Hsro) has bsen chosen delsgsss 70
the Democratic sts.e Convention from the Let Dig
trict of Osvego.
Il. +. McNitt Of Washington acts with the Hxd
sciion OF the party. The ii,rcs TO day declare Their
determination to contest all the Albany distr,aoa
the ground Of illegal voting at the primary elecioa.
Ttis determination has co 70 10 conss Ilsnss Of
Re action c the Soits ia cop.estng the lNth District
where Abraham Nerlsm idardl vas scted b. Ii
yotes out of %
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

The Hon Calvin Wiley died a, S'stf,rd, Aug. .,
aged -. He had been L. 5. Senator from Coz.
neoticut, beside holding many minor offices He was
bofn in East Hsddsp in l776. studied law with judge
Pe,sn of this city commenced practice a. Chsth AN
and removed 10 stafford 10 1900, and to Tjllsnd in
1893. He was the Tolard Post nsster for eight years
and Was Judge Of Probate 10 the Stafford dtIic! for
seven years; be wss Presidential elector in 1921;
town representative from Tolland 10 the C'noscicu
L.gislature eeven tines; twice member OF the Sa.e
Ssnate, and Elk years msmeer Of the L. Sensts,
bis term expiring March, 1887. Since that time hs
bss been engaged in professional business as lawyer
HAr.fora lCoaa Clai,nt.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

IMPoRTAsT rR9h VENUE ~ Capt Patterson Of
the tcoooner Peerless, arrived a. Baltimore fon
Porto Csbello in thuteen eays, makes the following
IspOrt:
"Oa the l2aa inst. the British steam fdg.tss BsI.
zsd snd IsitsD, ST d Ffsrch wsr stesns nsns Hy
known uIdsr command Of Cspt. Pee the Blzr9',
blccksded me rot Of LSsusyrs, taking csP;yss
laJge lumber Of email sossog y.sses anc
feet blsekaded Porto Csbello likewise c.pinnss
Iumtsr d coating vessels A, the later port ,,s.,
were thirteen ss, tsksn On the aoprOsch Of tAs ss.
steamers TIE shipping vas deserssd oy theI on ii
and crews. meet OF them lunpLg ove,c1A .. rare
sv mirp 10 ire store flom their vessels tSS ~.
oyert apled IN the port. CAPT Pst.srsoA sta'S
the blotkaie vas csusej by tie Govesnmea' 's~~
! TO give up the psr.oa Of Geo. hcnass"
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

Although Oregon bas no. yet been admitted into
the Union the Legislature elected under the State
Constitution, apparently assuming admission as
matter Of couue, assembled at Salem on the 6:h of
July, swore in their Govern)r els:t and organized
the State Government. The inaugural message ia
rather an odd sort Of document. The 6rst para
grsph Of it 10 devoted to parallel and contrast BE-
tween the political history 30 far n relates to the
orasr za.icn Of State Governments, of Kansas and
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
Nebraska NeWs-The California
Mail Contract.
ST. Louis, Monday, Au

ST. Louis, Monday, Aug. 80, lsJS
Leayepworih ds'ee Of the 27tn inst., sls received
Governor Richardson Of Nsbrssks, has called spsciL
iession Of the Legislature, TO convene on tbs 2s. Of
Sept, for the purpose of romodeog the laws OF tas
Territory, many Of which he alleges 10 be 10 corfit
with eat other, and not off,Eiog ample securtyo to
lifs and property.
Mr.. Butterfeld, Of the o verlsrd CsIiforns Nal
Contractors, has arrived in this city. HIS purpose
to compete the apspss for putting the conlrses
IN opers,ion by the lJ.h of September.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
To the Associatet Press.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Aug. 20, 1853

WAsHISGToS, Monday, Aug. 20, lSS
Commodore Shubuck md Comnsndef Page we're
At the Navy DEPARTMENT TO day on batness csrssctsi
with the Psrsgusy expedition The letter VII se
rected with il ard iervs under the former s Fleet
Captain.
The Govern ept, having beeo Officially advised d
the landing At Chsrles'Cn OF the cspuIed sisves t,on
tire brig Echo, telegrspted 'odsy through tue War
Department to the UGitsd Sstes Mirsssl TO remove
I'm 10 Fcrt Sumpter, about five niles foom Casries
tor. Arrangements will be made to restore then to
their rstivs iaud Twelve slaves have eied soce .
cspture ci the vessel which Was in sn extremely
filthy and unsafe condition.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
TIE TRIBUNE MERCANTILE ADVERTISER.

The publishers OF The TRIBUNE propose to
is.ue, on the 81 day Of September and monthly
thereafter q sheet devoted xolusively to the in-
terests ard uxs Of the Mercantile Public, on the
following plan
l.Itwil contain f1n reports Of the Markets,
with such OTHER Commercial and Monetary intelli-
renee a. shall be deemed Of special interest "
Merchants
2. II viii be sent withou. charge to so 900
Country Merchants who buy goods in New-York,
Phil,d.lphis, Baltimore or Boston. The names
will be selected by Messrs. McKtlop & Wood from
tbo,e RI co, ded on the books Of their Commercial
Agency, and they guarantee that not le" than
$4,000 shall be sent, this being the faD number Of
CountJ Merchants that they consider it desirable
thus to address.
g. The total e1pep Sc will be betrayed by Mercan-
tile Adveitsiug for which One Dollar per hne will
be charged. Those who require their a1ve,tse
mens to be displayed, will make special bargains
therefor.
1t is believed that no equal opportunity for ed
dressing Country Merchants was ever offered 10 the
United States even at double treble the cost Of
this. This sheet ia intended for Merchants alone,
aud will coutsin no other matter than such a. IL
adopted 10 their wants. Advertisements received
at The TRIBUNE Office hencsfortn uftll the 3lst
inst. If by letter, address
HORACE GREELEY 4 Co,
Eetc. YorL Aog. II, 1853. No. l5f kssssI-s st
New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31

A Republican Convention was held in M.ripon
{. .unty, Cal, on the oath ult-the frst ever held
in the County--to .eLd delegates to the approach
leg STATE Convention. The MarPoSa Gasstte-
witch is ac:ustoued oily to Democratic Conven-
tiOns-recOrds with evidtrt surprise th,. all the
tbnty Delegates present were unarmed. Col
JoHN c. FREMONT Was unanimously suggested as
the Republican candidate for President in 1900.