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The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-06
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Natchez Free Trader recommends that the demo
cratic convention to fill the vavancy occasioncd by tho
death of Gen. Qutman meet at Monticello the 2Gth
of August. 1t says Col J. +. H. Claiborne and Henry
L. Elicit, ex-Congressmen, Hon w. S. Wilson, Dr. Luke
p Braceburn and Judge Stanhope Posey, spoken of
for the place.
Governor Runncs Of Texas has rendered the appoint
ment of State Geologist to Geo. g. Shumard whs has
lust arrived at Austin, and will shortly enter upon his
arduous duties Dr. Shunard has high reputation
geoosist. He was out in an exploring expedition with
Capt Marcy he was also with Capt Pope, in searching
for water on the Llano Hstacado,
Hon. A. q. Brown reached jackson, Miss ON tho cad
ult., route for his residence that city.
Gentlemen, when creditors troublesome will find it
to their advantage leave Newport out of their summer
tours The laws of Rhode Island allow the imprisonment
of strangers for debt and summer bird has been
caught and compelled to scourn two weeks in Newport
Jail.
Hon. Albert G. Jenkins, NJ c., from Virginia, was
married in st. Louis, on the 10th ut to daughter Of
Judge Bowling, of that city.
The accomplished daughter Of Theodore s. Fay. Esd
our former minister to Switzerland recently married
to DR. Abbot, American gentleman Of high social po
sition.
Mr.. Il. Dale Owen, the late minister resident at Ma.
Piles, is about to write book which cannot fail to in
terest hose who have taken interest in Neapolan
affairs.
The Richmond Enquirer says thai many Of the leading
democrats of Trans Aeghany have already declared in
favor Of Judge BrocenbTough for the next Governor Of
Virginia. The friends of Hon H A Edmundson are
also pressing his claims before the people for the
nation
Hon. a. II. stephens of Georgia. in Cincinnati
the Sd instant, on his way to the North.
The following promotions and appointments have been
made in the Sixth Auditors Office John Beck Of Viz
gnia promoted toa third class Isl GOO per annum clerk
ship, vice T. J Massie, deceased w. r. Nixon, of Lou
isiana promoted to second class ISL 400 per annun
olerkshp, vice Beuk promoted Il. i. Massie Of Viz
gnia appointed to first class (sl 200 per annum clerk
ship, vice Nixon promoted.
Ira I. Drew, Esq, has been nominated as the demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the LIST congressional dis
trict of Maine
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THE REplJBI1cAYs IN NEW YORK

The Herald speaks discourasingly of the prospects
Of the republicans in the Empire State. Abiding to
the opening canvass in Missouri the defeat of Mr..
Blair, the of the Complete Witness and the tri-
umph Of the democracy in Kentucky, naturally
enough looking at affairs at home the Herald of yes,
terday says:
''We answer that never was the Seward party in
this State in more broken-down and uupfomlsng
position Of decay and disruption than at this very
day and that the prospect OF fusion of the Seward
republicans, the Fillmore know-nothngs and the
Temperance and freedom men upon any ticket or
any platform is exceedingly bad In short from all
present appearances such the divisions and de-
moralizations among our opposition cliques and fac
tons that if the democrats do not majority
of the New York members to the next Congress the
failure will be altogether due to their folly and
stupidity"
We trust there will be intervening folly and
stupidity" to prevent the complete success of our
tickets at the fall elections in New York The Gle
ments are such in that State-the democracy so
nearly unanimous in support of the existing organi-
zaton--that to anticipate intestine qnarrels is to
anticipate treachery and rebellion. We desire to
make one suggestion at this point to democratic
down all attempts to bring forward at this stage of
affairs any candidate for the presidency in 1860 and
concentrate all efforts to the support of local nomi-
nations. II is hardly conceivable that there are
any silly people weak and wicked enough at the
present moment thus to throw rebrand into the
party but it must be remembered that folly is al
ways in advance in such matters.
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GOLD DISCO VERIES IN W-ESTERN KINSAS.
From The s.. Louis neInocrnt Aug. 2dl

from the ST Louis Democrat, Aug. ed
BY Mr.. T. +. Hicks, old companion OF Col Fremont
who arrived in this city yesterday from Empor, Kansas
learn important information respecting the newly dis
covered gold mines Green river, in the western part
of that Territory
On Thursday, the 22d, at Burlngame 100 miles west
of Kansas City the Santa Fe road he overlook com
papy of seventeen eighteen with teams who were
returning from the gold dggings Green river to Iea
enworth after provisions From Mr. Robert j. Wilson
who was in command Of the train. he learned that this
portion of party of over hundred -men women
and chdrenwho started from Little Rock Arkansas in
May last. They had considerable amount Of gold dust
with them which appeared to be Of pure quality In an
swer to question put by MIR. H. as to how they had
done, Mr.. Wilson replied that " they had to
complain. Their point Of operation was on a small
creek at the head of Green river which out the
Green Mountains and at distance Of about 400 miles
from Fort Riley, 70 miles southeast of Fort Brdger
At the time they left 400 persons teresomc
from Salt Lake released soldiers, and the balance
from Kansas and Nebraska.
The river beds seemed to contain the richest deposits
The stream they had been very high most Of tho
time which impeded their success but they were
constructing dam so to change the course of tho
stream and expose crevces in the bottom which they
supposed contained rich deposits of gold.
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LAYING OF THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

Ii would seem from the telegraphic announcement
in another column that The laying Of the Atlantic
bic has been successfully accomplished, and that the
greatest and boldest project of the age has been
finally achieved. girdle has been put upon the
ocean, and a constant stream OF intelligence, rapid
as lightning swift as thought itself, will soon con-
meet the two continents with each other Since the
discovery by Columbus there has been attempt of
man SO audacons project of science so bold, and
no event in history important as that which we
chronicle this morning. The mind can hardly real
lie the fact Of means of instantaneous communca-
ton having been established between two worlds
30 long unknown to each other separated by waters
so vast and by pers of transit prodgious and
proverbially formidable.
The presumption of Xerxes when he undertook to
chain the sea, and dashed it with thongs when it
fused to be bound by his shackles Of Canute,
when he forbade the tide to rise iii his presence,
does not seem more preposterous than this modern
attempt 10 span the ocean with cable and from
mono of its eats does science rise sublime
the presumption of ignorance than in confidently
projecting, in perseveringly prosecuting, and tr-
umphanty accomplishing this most stupendous of
its undertakings.
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plan upon ths subject, that conventional arrange
ment viii settle this point But for ourselves we
have very little confidence in such result If it
does not take place the parties will occupy their re-
spectiye positions under the law of nations that
neither OF them has the right TO enter by force the
vessels Of the other under any circumstances what
ever. H. after that, the immunity of vessel is yio-
lated it will be act of hespass for which the gov
ernment doing the injury viii be responsible, aud
for which the government injured may require such
redress il thinks just and this is all that can be
said in any case of national injury
One remark may not be misapplied. The present
eneed opponents, watching them aud seeking at all
times to convict them OF errors and to remove them
The clear surrender of long-cherished and long
enforced principle is fact in the history of the
foreign intercourse Of England. II provokes unfa-
vorabe animadversion and is offensive to the ma
tional pride. The British ministry have to defend
themselves in both houses of Parliament and desire
ofcouse, to make the best of the case Many things
said in the heat of debate which .Nre merely one
sided. and give very imperfect view Of the matter
They are TO be taken with many grains of allowance
The true position Of England is 10 be tested by other
aud better-consdered proceedings by the written
declarations of the cabinet An instance Illustrative Of
this is shown by Mr.. Dsraelis remark Ho says,
speaking of the action of the English and American
governments, that there had been some communion
ton between them respecting the alleged acts Of
British cruisers, and that the communications are
in allegiance (that is, under consideration await
ing Sroofs) to whether damages had been suffered
and TO what amount, and that during such abeyance
endeayors will be made 10 come to some agreement
to the visitation of vessels. All this is true but
it is far from being the whole truth. Tho remon-
STRANGE to the British government against this right
Of visitation contained in Gen Cass letter to Lord
Napier of April 10 is not noticed here at all That
letter calls for damages, but discusses a great
principle. The demands for damages and redress
contained in subsequent letters, written after
the forcble search Of our vessels had taken place
But the demand for the abandonment of the princi-
pie is not alleged TO be in allegiance, could it be-
for it had been conceded, as Mr. Disracli well knew
and had thus passed from the category of national
complaints, no longer in existence or allegiance.
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Charles Howard and Jas. Ryal have been committed
in New York for examination for councreting the coin
age of the United States Deputy Marshals Angels aud
Iynders had been the track of the prisoners for sew
eal weeks aud whom arrested Howard had in his posses
sion Ia and Ryal 100 hal dollars. which we'll made
and bore perfect IMPRESSIONS The officers searched an
apartment which had been occupied by the prisoners,
tenement house in the upper part of the Eighth ave
nue., and found large quantity Of dies Of all kinds DO
gus coin in various stages of manufacture base metal
&C. besides dark lantern and assortment Of burglar
tools
From statistics carefully collected in England it ap
pears that in that country three hundred and hfyeve
incorporate persons die for every hundred and ten
temperate habits At twenty years of age, an inteiS
rate man may expect to live fifteen and hall yea
longer, while temperate Of the age may eh
pect to live forty four years longer AT thirty an ~
temperate man will probably live fourteen years longer
temperate man thirty years longer. AT forty, an ~
temperate man will ordinarily live twelve years longer
while temperate will live twenty nine years longer
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4 RUNoRED SLA YER.

Several days since Geographic despatch reached from
Augusta Ga announcing that the bark E. A. Rawlins
had landed $50 Africans somewhere the coast The
Savannah Republican, of the I'd instant, notices tho
despatch and says "that it had heard number of r
the streetone that the Rawns had landed 100
slaves on the of have information as
To the correctness OF any of them The Rawlins is be-
low, in ballast, and, hear, without papers but We
have evidence OF her having landed slaves here
in Texas at any other point The r,nnor probably
has better foundation than her arrival in ballast and
without papers, her inst appearance since she held
up months ago by collector, under suspicion Of
fitting out SLAYER We heard additional rumor
yesterday to wit that the bark intended to surrender TO
the collector, pay the fine of 5000 for being without
papers and then take out new ones.
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ELECTION NEWS.

Only partial returns of the elections in Missouri and
Kentucky Monday last have yet reached us The
election Of j. r Barrett F. p Blair jr is confirmed
The figures yet incomplete, but foot up so far MS
follows Barrel, Dem, 6,7ls; Blair, r. 6l22 Brecl-
nridge, Amer, $3.50. The vote an exceedingly
large one and it is estimated that complete returns will
show majority for Barrett of 100 or over The whole
democratic ticket in ST. Louis is elected by 500 majority
At the last election the vote stood Blair OBS Ken
nett, Amer, 5549; Reynolds, dem, 2,1s1.
In the I'd Congressional district, in which Hon Ihos
L. Anderson candidate for reelectc, the follow
ing majorities reported for him Marion county FOG
Pike, l07; Rails, ZOO Galway, from 500 TO 900. Mr.
Anderson elected two years ago American but
was sustained generally for reelection by the democracy
of his district the ground of approval of his
in Congress during tho last session. especially the e
compton question The democrats had refused to make
party nomination, but late in the canvass democrat
appeared in the field independent candidate There
can be scarcely doubt Of Mr.. Anderson 10 election
In the fifth district Hon s. II. Woodson was running
on the same issue as Mr. Anderson in the second WITH
however, two competitors The only returns received
from Cooper county in which Woodson receives $50
majority both the other candidates. and from Cole
county, giving J. w Reid independent Lecompton dem
oerat) $50 majority Woodson.
Gardenhre has been defeated for the legislature from
Cole county by 257 majority He some time since
chosen mayor of jefferson City as an emancipatorst
and his election hailed by the abolition party gen
orally of the speedy abolition Of slavery
throughout the State Of Missouri The defeat of Blair
and Gardcnhre exposes the fallaoy of these hopes.
The partial returns from Kentucky admit Of doubt
of the of ev democratic candidate for clerk of
the court of appeals In Campbell county he has ma
iorty of 483, and majority in Kenton county In
Newport Hawkins ind. wing, elected mayor by 2s4
over two democrats but all the of the democratic
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-06

Professor Piazza Smith, the Astronomer Royal for Scot
land in his interesting account of recent scientific
petition made by him to the Peak of Tenee has set
rest the veNed question of the heat of the moonlight
He says that his thermomerica instruments sensi-
bly, affected by the moons rays at the lowest of
stations occupied by him at different elevations In trop-
ical climates, meat which is exposed TO the moonlight
rapidly becomes putrid and in the Indies the negroes
who win lie swcering aud uncovered beneath the full
glare of tropical sum- carefully mue their heads and
faces when exposed TO the moonbeals which they be.
leve will cause swelling and distortion Of the features
and sometimes even blindness. -Sc,entfo american.
Two agents Of tho underground railroad have been ar
rested in New Orleans endeavopg to ence negro away
to Canada
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The Kansas EIection
New York Politics. N Omination Of Gerrit SINH Ii
for Governor.

SYRACUSE, Aug. 4.-lhc Liberty party" convention
assembled this afternoon and nominated Gerrit Smith
for Governor
ALBANY, Aug. 4.---The Democratic State Central Com
mttee met at the Delayan House to-day and appointed
the 18th of September ut Syracuse for the State
ton the representation to be delegate from each As
sembly district
The judges of the Supreme Court of the State and the
County and Superior Courts of New York in session
at the Capitol to fix the rates of the courts for the two
ensuing years
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THE HARVEST IN ESGLAND.-A London letter under
date of July 20, says The harvest is commencing
in the south of England under tho most favorable ausp
ces and in the Of fortnight 1t win be general
all parts Of the country The prospect OF the yield is
very good and with the certainty of It's being secured
much before the average period there great confidence
that we shall enjoy another year of abundance The
consequence is that the slight rise which has been taking
place during the rather unsettled weather of the past
week two has been entirely lost reaction equal TO
cents bushel having yesterday been submitted in
the London Market. -
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tbs CoTToS CGop lS5s.-lu conversation last week
with gentleman who has very recently travelled over
nearly the whole growing section of the United
States he expressed the opinion that II present prospects
verified the crop viii bc beyond all precedent in
quantity The idea OF deficit OF 400 600 bales in the
Southwest resulting from high waters he considered al.
together delusive and maintained that he had been in
county of that section where present anticpaoI did
not fix the quantity of cotton grown above what could
be gathered. The crop everywhere was more than
abundant II Hacon Ca Telegraph.
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MarketR.

Ngw YonK, August Cotton is quiet sales of 600
bales. Breadstuifs dull Flour is buoyantsalcs of
500 bbls; State at 81 20 ST. 25; Ohio SIS 10 So 80
Southern SIS 05 s. 25 Wheat is frm-saes of AZ 900
bushels Corn Is unscted-s;ies of "a 900 bushels
white. 95c 81 yellow 81 81 05. Pork is quietmess
SIT 374 $l7 40 cents Whisey closed firm u cents
Sugar is frm-Muscovado, u az cents Naval stores
quietSp1ts turpentine A. IS cents Rosn 81 55,
Rice a 8 1916 cents Freights heavy,
BALTIMORE, Aug 5.--Four is dull and firm Howard
street, old, 81 81 81 rs new So; new City Mills So.
Wheat is firm and unchanged, red 81 20 81 rs; white
81 rs 81 40 Corn Is firm white 50 81 cents yell
low, "a cents. Whiskey is steady at 263 ~ cents.
Provisions firm and closed with advancing ten
dency; bulk shoulders, q cents Lard III IL cents
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Later from Utah

ST.. LOUIS Aug 5.Thc Utah mail contains but little
of importance. Order and quiet restored through
out Utah. The Mormons had the appearance of being
highly pleased with the Territorial officers The peace
commissioners their route for home The rivers
were still high, and the Indians all quiet
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| Commercial Affairs at New Orleans More New
Cotton Arrived

Nsw ORLEANS, Aug. 3.--Tte exports of cotton from
this port to Great Britain during the past week only
2 100 bales The stock hand is calculated at al 900
bales Total Increase in the receipts at all the ports to
date 1853 900 bales. The receipts of the crop thus
far amounts to five bales Freghts to Liverpool dull
at 1J-32d
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Later from the missouri Ele ction.

ST LOUIS Aug. 5.The following returns have been
received from the second congressional district Andsr
sons maorities st Charles county 267 Audrain, lSI
Montgomery county, 90 Boone, 500. Fifth district
Reid MISREPRESENTATION county, 3OO Moniteau, 40
Woodsons majorites Lafayette county, 642 Saline,
100; Pettis ZOO
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WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 0. 1865.


As IL Of the
will be conducted strictly cash basis, all
u.onea The UDcn
should be 10 Agents after this date
ttpt Ipcomb BE-, who authorized 10 make eoiccloa
10 Dels~are AIsfyiana Virginia
wAsniSoroS, Aiarcn 20, Isas--u
The foregoing ncc any agents ooec
tors employ heretofore
only performed such other
country. Ap 20-u
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NEW YORK Garlic MARKEr AGA lrH
The total receipts Of ali stock at all the yards fcs the
leek were as follows

There was a marked improvement in the market this
morning prices having advanced under moderately
active deniand) about half cent pound The inst
quality cattle bring 81 cents per pound and in few
Instances trifie above that mark obtained The
average quality of the offerings much the same as
last week. and the receipts being much lighter steady
fair demand prevailed from the opening. Cows and
calves not plenty and prices unchanged Veal
calves in good demand at last week prices Sheen
and lambs very plenty, and somewhat cheaper
Swine moderately active.
The current prices for the week at all the markets are
follows
Beef Cattle First quality, per ewt s. rs 50 or
binary quality, So 25 So 80 common quality 81 rs
~ inferior quality 81 81 so, Cows and CvesFirst
quality $50 sos ordinary, $40 S45; common, $50
S35 inferior, $40 s25, Veal Calves-First quality.
81 6l cents per Id. ordinary, 81 cts. common,
Al cents inferior, 80 cents Sheep and Lambs
Prime quality, IS IS 80 per head ordinary 81
81 so common SO So so inferior, So so So
SwneBest fed, 81 cents ordinary, 81 o. cents
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The zouave Again Arrested.

SAVANNAH Aug. 4.-Do Rivere has been arrested her,
at the instance of Colonel Blount and in default of bal
committed to jail 1t lis rumored that Mrs Blount and
daughter sustain Riviore.
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By last evenings southern mail we received New Or
leans papers of Sunday morning last Time between that
city and Washington four days and eight hours
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Cases Yello,o Rper--ls5o and 1858.

glad to add that the report contains the pleasing
announcement notwithstanding the increased number Of
of yellow fever this year the port has not suffered
from its spread has it been exercised BY any consid
cradle alarm in relation thereto.
The slight increase in the activity Of the demand for
money which noticed day or two ago, has, am sorry
to say completely disappeared, and have gone back
to our former condition of apathetic anguor Money
call and on prime paper is offered in abundance and at
very low rates but the borrowers not there and they
will not be tempted to accept the brilliant offers. Rates
are noininuy as follows.
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trihe active, but the whole the business was
light 1898 the highest rate for bankers sterling
and 100 1904 the current price of commercial drafts
Francs quoted at 50 l33 So III. The America
took out 1925 GAL ii inspecie.
The stock market flat at the first board, and the
business done small Reading the most active
stock the list but fell in price per cent compared
with Yesterday morning Pacific mail went up 3 per
cent and Panama declined to ia against l54 yeser
day In State stocks and railroad bonds very little
done At the md board the market continued very
heavy and prices fell still lower The absence Of outside
orders and the preparation for the government loan
are said to be the of tho depression The follow
ing closing prices will show the decline since yesterday
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The democratic State convention of New York will be
held at Syracuse on the 18th day of September next
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The Winsted Ct) Herald estimates that there are at
least 500 spirituaIiss in that town.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
successes Of the Atlantic CabIe---The Niaga-
ra at Trinity Bay---Letter from Cyrus w.
Field Excitement at Philadelphia--The
President receives the News.

ST. JOHNS, (N. FL Aug, 5.-The AtantIc cable IA
probably been successfully laid The Niagara arrived a
Trinity Bay yesterday The cable viii be landed to-day
Tic Rignnl6 were nerirct thronphOut.