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Msulpbis Abbertisen}ents. GREAT INVENTION! IluPR0VED (DI''I'QV GIu.
 MANUFACTURED BY WILSON & PAYNE, POPLAR STREET,
 lIEMpHIS, TENN.
MEMPHIS, TENN.

A COTTON GIN which would remove the hulls, leaf, limbs and other hard sub stances from the Cotton before it gets to the roll, has long been desired. Cotton is much detoriated in price on account of the foreign substances mixed with it, and which the best Gins cannot remove. The Eclipse Gin almost entirely obviates this difficulty. Its cleansing qualities add from onefourth to one cent per pound to the market value of the cotton ginned by it. Another ad- vantage, two hands will gather as much cot ton for this Gin as three can for any other in use. It is very simple in construction, so much so that any ginner can feed it; it runs light and is in no way liable to get out of order.
 LETTERS PATENT were obtained from the United States Patent Office on the 21th day of April, 1858, and the proprietors are now prepared to supply Planters the BEST GIN ever brought into use. For further particulars refer to the undersigned.
 WILSON & PAYNE.
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DOUGLAS AND BRECKINRIDGE.-f

DOUGLAS AND BRECKENRIDGE As an evidence of the earnest desire of prominent Democrats through the country to see Judge Douglas elected, although they saw fit to differ from him on the Lecompton question, we learn from a gentleman just from Kentucky, that the leaders of the Democracy of that State express themselves as ex- ceedingly anxious that he may triumph over Lincoln and Black Republican ism at the approaching election in IlIi- nois. Among the distinguished Ad- ministration Democrats in Kentucky, who sympathise with Mir. Douglas in his present contest, we would mention that Vice President Breckenridge, as we understand, not only declares open ly that he desires the Judges election, but says he is ready to go to Illinois to assist him in his canvas if his ser vices are needed. We predict that will not be found a prominent Demo- crat in the Union who will not admit that the interest of the Union and the Democratic party demanded the re-
 election of Stephen A. Douglas to the Senate. -.H. Louis RepubHcan.
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LATER FROM HAVANA.
Awful Casualty.

NEW ORLEANS, October 6.-The steamer Black warrior has arrived with Havana ad- vices of the 2d. On the 29th ultimo the naval magazine of Havana filled with pow der, shells and rockets, exploded. Twenty eight were killed outright and one hundred and five wounded. Many more are doubt less under the ruins. Ninety-nine new su- gar houses were destroyed and a great many buildings damaged. The whole city re- ceived an intense shock. The gas works were rendered useless, leaving the city at night in total darkness. The police and troops were guarding property. Governor General Concha and all the first officials were on the ground, aiding the unfortu- nate. The cause of the explosion is un- known, but is supposed to have been acci- dental.
 Markets. Sugar had slightly declined.
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Yellow Fever Items,

VICKsBURG.-Th True Southron, of the 2d inst, says:
 The yellow fever continues to make steady progress. There were four burials yester- day from the city, three from the City Hos pltal, and one from the United States Ma rine Hospital. The prospect looks dark and gloomy.
 The same paper of the Sd inst. says:
 At the close of another week it is our sad duty to announce, contrary to our hopes and expectations, the steady progress of yellow fever in our city. In addition to the deaths already reported, we learned of three yesterday in the city, and one at the Hospi- tai. There are number of cases under treatment, and we can no longer look for Its disappearance until frost. Itis scarcely necessary to repeat the caution to the ''run- aways" to keep away.
 NATcHEz.-Ths Natchez Courier of the Both ult. says:
 From what We can learn, the yellow fever IS making slow, but we fear steady, progress Tn our city. About fourteen cases were re- ported "under the hill 5 yesterday, and al- ready many are spoken of ':on the hill .''- Tn all, there are probably twenty five cases now aeveiooped. The greater part of the eases " on the hill" are in the neighborhood r Pine, Monroe, and High streets, imme- 0iately west of the State Hospital, from ;.d aalcn place the disease probably developed ,'se1 Tn that vicinity. B6 one death had UOoufred up to last night, since our last re- POf'' ana that on Tuesday evening.
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 IL SEPTEMBER IS GoNE.-September of 1858, ne ouilest, sickliest, most unhappy, and a.oS' unprofltable month New Orleans has .o0n since 1893, IS gone and it does us good chronicle the fact, though our feeling is ;;O"ereu py the thought of whatit took with numbers of the brave. the beautiful. the couhg' oog' and the good: who, ere September nnn, e' looked perhaps as hopefully as we do w;nto ror the advent of the busy and joyous ;n rinIer' The dark shadow of death lincers nnn nany once happy household, and many roll IIon'n' o' to others happy and joyous. must
 tr TS away ere that sorrowful shadow denarts. aoarn ,He evidences are that the fever is on the tbo beoilne; and already the citv tbrobs with tie of ou roro VI the coming winter. The bus for the r~m anna ana the activity of preparation gaietv os approaching rush of business and ton of ",v ovr chheerlngy manifest in every DOT and note tban broad city. As we walk around of life. and 'dVss r~: things we feel new throb our gloomy. sa,Is sad GO GO think that September, with fhe sadnos saa September, is numbered
 '''' 'H0 Saanesses of the past '' nu"'erou
 ~ooo~>oll IN. Q. Crescent, lst.
 Key. John Strat, aged adeI~s~ one M
 preached.at Galliopoiis. Jud;ana v hundred years, Vlt He was a soldier of I'ai1a, tba on the 3lst
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Marbets.-Sugar had slightly declined.
New York Crystal Palace De-
 StPOVeG by Fire.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The great Crystal Palace in this city, and almost all its con- tents, was destroyed by fire yesterday after noon. The loss on the Crystal Palace was about a quarter of million, and on the goods on exhibition half million. It is sup posed to have been the work of an incendi- ary. A very trifing amount of goods was saved from the building. The Palace was insured for only $60,000.
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THE AMERICAN PARTY IN MISSOURI.

THE AMERICAN PARTY IN MIssoURI. Although the American party in Missouri did not calculate upon suc- cess at the recent election in that State, yet the encouragement extended to- wards it surpassed all expectations.
 Breckenridge is defeated, but he is more formidable now than before the battle. The election proved to show his strength. Let him be kept for a future trial.
 There can be no doubt, whatever, that the American party in St. Louis and St. Louis district-indeed we might say throughout the entire State -is composed of a truly conservative, high-toned independent body of men. With scarcely anything to expect but certain defeat, they marched forth to the contest, fully determined to do their duty, to vote conscientiously in maintenance of principles held sa- cred. In the person of Mir. Brecken- ridge they had a gallant supporter.- Defeat, under such circumstances, be- ing arrayed against destructive poli- cy, was more glorious than victory Baltimore Patriot.
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 MoRMONDoM.-.We rather think, says the Trinity Journal, that Brig ham Young has Danated the Presi- dent. The army will be withdrawn, millions have been lost, and Brigham and his apostate rebels will be as sau- cy as ever, and will not hesitate to send Mir. Buchanan (metaphorically) ) ito hell, across lots." Since the time Cain clubbed Abel, there has never been such an inglorious war. Ten millions, and for what? To freeze and starve several hundred mules, and drive as many sallow-faced concu- pines from their "dobies," while Brig ham and his fellow traitors were ges- ticulating at the military.
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 CORN CROP IN OHIo.-The Shelby county (Ohio) Democrat says the Ohio crop will be an abundant one, and thinks that the farmers who anticipated contrary result were more scared than hurt.
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INK! LNK!!

ARNOLD'S SUPERIOR WRITING FLUID-Quart, Pint, and Half pint Bottles. Arnold's Superior Copying Ink-quart, pint and half-pint bottles.
 Buffers Superior Writing Fluid--quart, pint and half-pint bottles four and two- ounce do.
 Buffers Closing Ink-quart, pint and half-pint bottles.
 Buffers Superior Record Ink-quart, pint and half-pint bottles.
 Maynard < Noyes' superior Ink-quart, pint and half pint bottles.
 Bassier's Black Writing Ink-quart, pint and half-pint bottles-four and two-ounce do.
 David's celebrated Carmine, ground glass stoppers, large size.
 Magnus' celebrated Carmine, ground glass stoppers, large size.
 Guyot's celebrated Carmine.
 Arnold's celebrated Carmine.
 W. R. STRANGE & CO.,, 2l6 Main Street, under Odd Fellows Halls May p, 1858.
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LOOK SHARP!

NOTICE is hereby given, to all persons knowing themselves to be indebted to RICH ARD MOORE, either by note or account, to come forward and make immediate set clement. Money want and money must have. And in view of hard times and the scarcity of money throughout the country, am compelled to adopt the cash system ex- clusively. May s, 1858.
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 TCATHoLIClsM OPPOSED TO THE DRIED SCoTT DDEcIsIoN.-Th following is the language of Prof. o. A. Bronson, one of the ablest expounders of Catholicism in the United States It is taken from an article in ''Bron- sons Review," condemning the Dred Scott decision:
 ''We regret, that in giving the opinion of the Court, the learned Judge Fancy did not recolect what he is taught by his religion, namely, the unity of the race, that all men by the natural law equal. that negroes are men and therefore as to their rights must be regarded as standing on the same foot ing with white men, where there is no posi- tive or municipal law that degrades them." In his last (July) number, it is also said - ''The reviewer did not complain of the Chief Justice that he did not follow the Council of Trent against the Constitution. but that he did not remember, in interpreting the language, or more properly the silence of the Constitution touching negro citizenship, what his religion teaches him, and what as a Catholic he holds, and must hold, name- 1 ly, that negroes are men, and that all men are equal before the laws of nature; and therefore as men, negroes and whites stand on the some footing of equality. The legal presumption, then, must be in favor of ne- gro citizenship. If negroes are men, and all men are equal as men, then free negroes and whites are equal as citizens, unless the contrary is expressly ordained by the Con- ' stitution."
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4 Cotton Gl3a Feeder

which would dispense with this close atten- dant upon the Gin is certainly therefore de- sirable.
 have obtained LETTERS PATENT, bearing date October Is, 1857, for an i'm proved COTTON GIN FEEDER, which is the desideratatna for the Cotton Planter.- By attaching my Feeder to Cotton Gin, the labor of one hand is saved, as with 1t one hand can as easily attend single Gun as two can without it. And if planters s crop requires two Gins, by attaching one ot my Feeders to each of them, one hand can attend to both Gins. In addition to saving labor, the Eclipse Feeder will remove large portion of the dust, dirt, hulls and trash from the cotton, previous to its entering the gin, thereby improving its quality and enhancing it's value, by G making a better samples This alone is an important con- sideration and worthy of attention.
 am willing to put up one of my Feeders in any neighborhood, that planters may see and judge for themselves.
 shall be prepared to furnish Planters with Feeders in time for the growing crop For further particulars call on or address J. P. Prescott & Co.,, Lard Oil, Soap and Candle Manufacturers, in front of the Com mercial Hotel, in this city, at whose Factory one of the Feeders will be exhibited to anc put in operation for any and all who may de- sire to see 1t.
 Planters visiting Memphis are earnestly requested to call as above directed and ex- anime into its merits.
 JEDEDIAH PRESCOTT,
 PGtentee.
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Slave Abduction,

CHATHAM, c. w., Oct. 6.-At Chatham, Canada West, ten or twelve negroes have been arrested for forcibly taking slave of Mir. Merlin, of St. Louis, from the cars of the Great Western Railway.
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ErOHs Salt Lake.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.-News has been receiv- ed from Salt Lake to the 11th ut.
 The California mail was robbed in Carson Valley. News unimportant.
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Markets by TeEegPaD.a

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 6.-Sales of cotton to-day $500 bales. Flour dull with an ad- vancing tendency sales 520. Corn has a declining tendency.
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A. J. WALT & CO.,, Memphis, are the only authorised Agents for the sale or tn, genuine 'RobertSop county Wh'$ky' which is clear of all drugs and impurlue,S as it has been analysed and found to p9 wholly free of all deleterious and polsonoo 2 ingredients which now are used so exte'- siyelv in the manufacture of every descFiP- tion of liquors. Price only $l 25 pc. 2"
 lon ~ June 26, 1858.
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Having sold my stock of Clothing and Fixtures to Messrs. Keller and Shmalzried, on the 29th January, 1858, take pleasure in recommending the new firm to the pat rons and travelling public of that stand Myself and J. c. Ward can be found at the old corner of Union and Shelby streets, where we will be pleased to see those in debted to us, and wait on those wishing to purchase in our line.
 J. WILDBERGER, E'frm." Eeh 0n l3h2
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NEW FIRM.

THE subscribers having purchased the stock of Clothing and Fixtures, at No. 255 Main street, of John Wildberger and J. c. Ward would most respectfully announce to their friends and the travelling community that they have formed co-partnership pn.' der the firm and style of JOS. KELLER S CO.,, for the purpose of carrying on Cloth ing and Furnishing business, where they will be pleased to see their old customers and nnrchnsers rnnerallv.
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Yellow Fever.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 6.-Deaths in this city yesterday of yellow fever, 60.
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NlsmpBIs 9Obertisements. W0aSEAM HOUSE. Fall and Winter Season.
WORSA7M HOUSE, HEeErRnElis. SeptermDer Isf. EShS

THIS being the first day of Autumn, the beginning of the new cotton year, and the commencement of a new business season, the Proprietor of the Worsham House avaiIs himself of the occasion to return his ac- Acknowledgements to his friends and the pub lie generally, for their liberal patronage in the past, and to solicit continuance of their support for the future.
 He assures them that he his fully prepar- ed for the Through Travel, and the Fall and Winter trade, and offers as much comfort and prompt attention as are to be found in any Hotel in the Southwest.
 He has abandoned, for the present, if not forever, the idea of changing his business; and, having made every preparation to keep, as heretofore, a real, FIRST-CLASS H6- TEL, in all its departments, he will continue to devote his undivided attention to the management of his House. Respectfully,
 J. J. W0RSHAM,
 Proprietor of Worsham House.
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yyANTED-A first rate Cook, NaSo. and Troner, for which the highest wages be paid, by JAS. D. Mii1A'N' August 2l, 1858,
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Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury. Sharks Feeding on COOlies.

HAVANA, Sept. 9. 1858. The institution of abolition philanthropy is fourishing in our island with results which must be very gratifying to the benevolent souls who have advocated Indian and Asiatic Coolie emi- grafton, under contracts for Cuban servi- tudes-eight years, renewable at the pleas ure of contracting parties-if the subject lives. On the 29th ut, arrived the Dutch ship Admiral Van Heinskirk, Korning mas ter. 14S days from Swatow, with 4S7 coolies, having lost during the voyage 127 from dis ease and casualties on the 31st ultimo, by the Ouch ship Cornelius Zoon Hoof, Koens master, 15l days voyage, same port, receiv- ed alive 360 coolies, 210 having perished during the passage. The deaths from the cargo of this vessel, since arrived, by dis ease contracted on ship board, have varied from ten to eighteen per day up to yester- day. so that there will be but remnant left for toll.
 The coolies are put in an old hulk which is kept in the quarantine anchorage as an hospital, and have as good medical treat ment and care as can be procured, but they perished-uncounted for but for fees and sleep in the bottom of the bay near the hulks-not unmolested, for it has become the favorite feeding ground of shoals of sharks, which, in consequence, now infest the upper arm of the bay, and must of ne- cesitv, more or less, infect the air, from the putrid remains which are scattered every where by these voracious monsters preying upon the bodies of the relieved Asiatics.- There is no danger of natural increase, as but few females are brought here; but the trade seems to be carried on by the specula- tors with such avidity that the number of matured subjects may become too large for the public safety. The per centage of mor- talitv with this class of our laborers far ex- ceeds any other, which of course. defers the period only when the danger will have to be encountered.
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w o R S H A M H O U s II
 Memphis. Tenn.

THE subscriber would respectfully inform his friends and the travelling public that he has, at heavy outlay, built and furnished this House in a neat and handsome style, and assures the public it shall be kept as frst-class Hotel, Feeling grateful for the liberal patronage extended to him, will en- deavor to merit a continuance of the same.
 J. J. WORSHAM,
 Proprietor.
 II. M. WORSHAM, April 10. 1858. Assistant.
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Stationery t 8Ianh 8oohs.
W. R. STRANGE $ O.,
Successors to Alexander $ White,) 216 Main Street.
 Under Odd Fellows Hall

Under Odd Fellows Hall.
 MEMPHIS, TENN,
 WOULD invite the attention of merchants to their assortment of
 Stationery and Blank Books, which they have now on hand, and are con- stantly receiving. Our aim will be primer pally to supply the city trade with every thIng pertaining to the counting-room, and at such prices as to defy competition. We take orders for Check Books, and war rant satisfaction to those who favor us. We have Bapbers' Cases, in every variety. Engraved Promissory Notes on the Branches of the Union and Planters Banks. En- graved Drafts and Bills of Exchange.
 We have Letter-Copying Books, and Bank and Collection Books; also, Magnus' Fine Carmine Ink.
 Cy Just received, a lot of Dawson, War ren & Hyde's inimitable Gold Barrel Pens. May 9, 1858.
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COTTON PLANTERS /!
 AttSntlons Eclipse Cotton Gin Feeder

THE feeding of the Cotton Gin by hand has ever been regarded as tedious. opera ton, besides being very injurious to the one who discharges this duty, (from inhaling the dust that arises from the cotton,) gen. orally requiring a change of Gin Feeders frequently during the ginning season.
 G.Anaa I,aa LnnIna.
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R. c. WINTERSMIIE,
 FORMERLY OF KY.) Commission & Forwarding MI NEE-E2- -CEE AIN TT
 Memphis, Tenm.

CYParticular attention given to sales of Bagging and Rope, Jeans and Linsey, Bacon, Lard, and the Produce of the country.
 Plantation supplies on hand, and orr CTS from my friends promptly attended to.
 June 19. 1858.
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CoAHoNA COUNTY. Miss, January 3. 1857,
IttsPtVIIUIIyr YUUT UU stINHIJ,
 N. K. LEAVELL.

During the time Messrs Wilson & Payne's i1n- proved Eclipse Cotton Gin has been running ay Mir. \. K. Leavell's; hayeat different times wit messed the performance of said Gin, and do full9 concur with the above certificate
 Given under my hand this 9th of January, lS57
 J. G. BRUOION
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JOS. KELLER
NOTFCE.

GEORGE SHMALZRIED. {. Memphis, Jan. 29, 1858.
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Is P R I IN C. GOODS?
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The following letter to the patentees of the Eclipse Cotton Gin from one of the largest Plan ters in Mississippi, is high testimonial of it's yalUe:
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Feb. 20, 1858.
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 rg1Frost was perceptible on the house. tops, fences, &c.,, early yesterday morning. and the air was decidedly cool until near
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Seeding Matter on Every Page

CorroN.-A lot of about 20 bales Of tnlS
 vear,s crop was sold on Tuesday last' ln tbis nlace. for 12 cents. It was bought oy Mossrs. ". F. & J. T. Moore, and classeo
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CORN CROP IN OHIo.-The Shelby county (Ohio) Democrat says the Ohio crop will be an abundant one, and thinks that the farmers who anticipated contrary result were more scared than hurt.
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BoGUs GOLD DoLLARs.-Look out for a we'll gotten up gold dollar, of the bogus kind," the result of the labors of an in- genious crew of rascally counterfeiters in Massachusetts. Nothing but strong acid will show the deceit.
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DESPICABLE. E.- We understood that yoke of steers were drowned above thls place last week, and that two men, some time after, dragged them ashore, skinned and quarter ed them, and brought the meat to this city and sold it. The grand jury should look into this despicable outrage upon our citi- zens.-Dem0crdt.
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