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WIN of. wealthy Citizen.

Jonathan Duffinton, Esq, Of Roxbury, late
" deceased, at the advanced age of between
seventy and eighty years, turns out to have
been far wealihier than his acquaintances
supposed. He was generally rated at be-
wv. en- sl50, 900 and 100000, and il now
turns out that he was worth nearly half a
million. His executors and trustees are Sam
uel Weld, of Roxbury, and Henry Dawes, real
estate broker. The latter has made all his in
vestments for fifteen years Mr.. Buffinton
was with Mr.. |. Thorndike- at No. 9 India
wharf, as long ago as lSl6-1S, or perhaps
earlier. and during his business life accumu-
lated a fortune of several hundred thousand
dollars, which he has greatly increased by ju-
dicious investments. His will is drawn with
remarkable thoughtfulness. tending to secure
to every one of his six children an income of
over 81 900 a-year each during their lives.
The eldest daughter is of age; the youngest
child about live years. The homestead, worth
$40, 600, is given To the widow. with $4,000
in cash. and the executors may make her
liberal allowance for the care of the younger
children. The rest of the property is divided
among the six children, or about $4,000 to
each. On coming of age each child will re-
ceive one-iourth OF its share in cash, the re-
naming three-tourths TO remain in the hands
OF the trustees, and the income only to be
paid to the heirs during life. Each OF the six
heirs may decide by will, AFTER coming OF age,
to whom his or her share of the property shall
60 at his or her decease but il one OF the
children dies before coming OF age, the pro-
perry allotted to that child will be divided
among the rest. A proof OF the confidence
reposcd in the trustees is shown from the fact
that no bonds have been required OF them. 1t
IL very seldom, indeed, that after death,
man turns out To be worth several times as
much as he Is reported to be in life. In fact,
the truth is almost always the other way
Boston Trateiey.
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The value of Fortr.sses.

A great many persons are alarmed for
Sardinia and Lombardy, because Austria re-
tains her Quadrilateral. which it is asserted
dominates over Lombardy, and places that
rich province at the mercy of its late oppres-
s0r. People forget that in these days the
military strength of nation, after its men,
consists not in its fortified places. but in its
railroads-not in the impregnability of posi-
tions, but in the facilities provided for the
movement of men and material; not in hav-
ing garrisOns behine stone walls and earth
works, but in having troops drilled to jump
into trains and be whisked away by locOmO-
tives, and their movements regulated at the
distance of hundreds of miles by aid of tele-
graph wires. Sebastopol was strong, and
would have been made good forever by
Russia against the Allies, if her facilities Of
communication with it, had been as those Of
France and England with their camps. 1t
is not Verona and Mantua, Peschiera and Leg
nago, that menace Lombardy most, but the
great lines of railroad that connect those
places with the heart of the Austrian Empire.
And Peschiera and Mantua, fin the posses
sion of Lombardy, would furnish but poor
defence against the armies of Austria. If
Sardinia had her whole force coOped up in
those fortresses, Austria could station detach-
ments of troops equal to the garrisOns to
watch them, and move forward her masses
without interruption upon Milan and Turin.
Sardinia is of course unable to fight single
handed with Austria, and if she had forty
first class fortresses they would not raise her
from the second to the first rank as a military
power. Her railroad from Genoa 10 the
banks of the Mincio, maxes her whole force
available to meet an emergency on her iron
tier; and the swift and capacious steamers
that connect her ports with those of France,
are, so long as she is allied with that power,
her best assurance of protection, her most re-
liable reserve.
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Countrymon, yet strangers.

This is the true character of the relations
existing between those geographical divisions
of the Union denominated as North and
South" Bound together as these sections
are by the ties of country, and sharing in the
glories of a common history, having interests
and aspirations alike, enjoying the blessings
of the same institutions, and each pledged to
the defence OF those institutions whenever
they may be assailed from without, speaking
the same language, sharing the same COM
merce, and aiming at one destiny,-and yet,
in reality, each regarding the other as stran-
gers, rather than as friends and brothers. The
intercourse between the North and South is
chiefly of business character. The few
Southerners who with their families spend the
summers at the North, usually resort to the
watering places, and the class of people they
come in contact with there are put down as
the opponents of Northern society. Again
the few Northern people who visit the South
on business or in quest of health, usually con-
fine themselves to the cities, or obtain quar-
tiers in the small towns on the Bays or Gulf
Their estimates of Southern life, based upon
what they see and hear at those places, are as
liable to mislead as in the other case. And
thus it is that one section knows compare
lively so little of the other. Watering places
afford but indifferent facilities for acquiring a
correct knowledge of the dispositions and
sOSiat Va ny PcoPiSs
10 our judgment it would accomplish much
towards uniting in one brotherhood the North
aud South, and strengthen the bond of friend
ship, could the people be induced TO inter-
change visits more than they do. The North
knows comparatively little of the social and
moral worth of the Southern people, and the
South is equally ignorant, in this respect, of
the North.
Ii is possible that when the facilities for
travelling by rail between the two sections
shall become such as to bring the expense
within the means of ,he masses, that the door
will be opesed for the formation OF an acquain-
lance which can scarcely fail to surprise those
who have been INDUCING towards one an
other feelings which ought never to have had
a Judgment In an American bosom. Let US
cherish the hope, that the time may speedily
come when We shall have ceased 20 think i'll
OF our Southern brethren. and when their dis
tIust OF us sball be removed, aud We shall
feel that We are indeed the members of one
great family, having the same aims in view.
aud the same high mission TO accomplish.-N.
y ExpTezs
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The EcIfDse.
OBSERVATION AT MR.. RUTHERFOTD's OBSERVABLE
EXTRAORDINARILY OF THE sun.

OBSERVATION AT MIR. RUTHERFOTD'S OBSERVABLE
RY-PHoToGRAPH OF THE sun.
A number of scientific gentlemen assem-
bled at the observatory of Mr.. Lewis NJ.
Rutherford, corner of Eleventh street and
Second avenue, to observe the eclipse Owing
to distractions of buildings in the west the
large equatorial could not be used. Mr..
FitZ, the telescope maker of this city, brought
up the small telescope used by Lieutenant
ellis in South America. Through this in
strument the first contact was observed at
5h. 27m. 46s., and the lost at Oh. 26m. 40s-
making the entire duration 5Sm. 54s.
During the greatest observation good
photograph of the sun was obtained by
Messrs. Rintoul q lockwood, Photographic
artists, S39 and 84l Broadway. The spots
on the sun were faithfully delineated. The
picture may be seen at the gallery of the
artists.
A few seconds before the eclipse commenc-
ed the suns disc was obscured by a cloud,
and it was feared no observations could be
made; but fortunately the cloud dispersed in
three or four seconds before the time, and
there was no material obstruction while the
eclipse lasted, although a cloud gathered
over the sun few seconds after it was ended.
The view was highly interesting. The
most noticeable feature was the clear projec-
ton of the uneven surface of the moon, the
serrated edges ofits shadow being delineated
on the suns disc.--N. Y. EUaaung Post, July
80,
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Itisclear that Douglas considers theCharles-
ton Convention his meat. His bearing and
all his words and actions show it. It is, in
deed, as contemporary says, no longer
matter OF disguise on the part OF Douglas
and his friends that he expects to control the
Charleston Convention, and have himself
nominated for the Presidency. As bravado
and audacity have heretofore served his pur-
pose well, he places his sole reliance now
upon them TO bring about this result. His
organs having taken their cue, and we have
column after column in such papers as the
Chicago Times. the Cincinnati Enquirer and
other journals wearing his collar, designed to
create the impression that Douglas is not only
the most available man that the Democratic
party can put forward for the Presidency,
but that no other candidate would stand the
ghost of chance to be elected. The entire
groundwork of their argument is the assum-
ed popularity OF Douglas at the North. 1t
is conceded that the slayeholding States will
cast their electoral votes for the Democratic
nominee whoever he may be. If Mr.. Doug
las is the man, he will get them all with the
same certainty that jeff Davis, or Wise, or
Hunter would, were either of them the nomi-
nee. The free States, therefore, must deter
mine the result. Douglass friends say that
be can carry enough of those to secure
election, his but that nobody else can.
With this assumption they propose
to go into the Charleston Convention and de-
mand his nomination as the only thing that
can save the party from humiliation. These
are Douglas tactics all over. Upon a theater
OF contest where craftsmanship, ability and
the higher qualities of man have free scope
to make themselves felt, he dwiadles at once
into his actual proportions; it is only where
these are so restrained by circumstances as to
be forced to succumb to sheer presumption
and unblushing audacity that Douglas looms
up into proportions that at all justify his pet
cognomen of little giant Here he is supreme,
and without rival. Our private convic-
tons however are not at all favorable to the
success of these very characteristic tactics.
A little time and nothing else will settle the
point.-Lou. Jour.
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Congressional Districts.

LIST. johnson, Carter, Sullivan, Washington, Haw
,,ns, Greene, Cooke, Jefferson, Hancock and Sc
ier.-
I'd. Granger, Claiborne, Campbell, Scott. An
srson, Knox, Morgan, Fen,ress, overton, Union and
f:nam -HoRAcE MAYNARD, opp.
Sd. Biount, Monroe, Polk, McMinn, Mcigs, Rhea,
ledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton. Marion, Roane, cumber-
nd and Sequa'ehie.--R. u. BKAHsoS, OPP; gain.
4th- Jackson, Macon. smlh, DcKalb. White, War
N, Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, ard Puinam-w. b.
'oKIS, epP.; gain
SUI summer, Wilson, Rutherford, Cannon ard
lllIam.---Rosslu HArroS, arp.
eth. Franklin, Bedford, Marshall, Lncoln, and
sury.-JAxxs II. TBoxAs dens-
7th. Giles, Lawrence, Wayne, Hardin. aeSary,
}, Try, Decatur, Benton, Humphreys, Hickman and
.wis-JoHx v. wHIoHT, drns-
sth. Davidson. Robertson, Montgomery, Stewart,
lekson and Cheatham--JAxEs NJ. oUAEtEs, opp.
elh Henry, weakley, Dyer, obea, Iauderualer
. utan, ilbson, Carroll and Henderson,
10Th Nadlson, Haywood, HArdeman, fAyctte and
aeIby.-w. T. AvERY, dezs-
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The Election.

In another column We publish all the re-
turns which have come to hand. They indi-
cate that the Opposition have made noble
fight, bat have not gained victory. The
enemy's centre has been pierced, and broken,
but the two wings saved the day. To Con-
gress we have elected QuARIEs, HArroN,
MAYNARD, BRABsoN, STOKES and probably
NELSON whilst the reports from the 9th
leaves the resalt more in doubt. We fear
ETHERIDGE has been beaten. If so, it may be
that the railroad tax question in Carroll
where he lost l44 votes, when he should have
gained as mach, did the work. Gov. HARRIS
is reelected by reduced majority. At pres
ent we cannot say what his majority is likely
to be. The indications are that the demo-
cracy will have majority of from one to
three in the Senate and from four 10 six in
the House.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-08

KING CoTToN.-The sovereign of the Feejee
Islands finds that his finances are in an en-
barrassed condition, and that he must adopt
some means to avert "a crisis" He pro-
poses TO "assign, transfer, and set over" to
her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain all
Fright, title, property, claim, and demand"
which he possesses over the hundreds of
islets which form his dominions, provided
her Britannia Majesty will pay its debts,
(about sl0,0o0,) and undertake TO provide for
the government of his 100000 cannibal aud
his SO 600 non. cannibal subjects. The Got
ton Supply Association" OF London, are
most anxious that the British government
should accept the offer of his Majesty of the
Cannibal Islands, because they believe that
under British control the Feejee Islands could
be made to produce great quantities of cot
ton, and England might thus be partially re-
lieved from what the London Morning Hsraid
called "the intolerable duty imposed 10y the
American Republic"
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New CoTToN AT New ORLEANs.-The New
Orleans Pic0y,tne of the 29th July gives the
following report of the first arrival of new
Cotton for this season, which was communi-
Gated to the Courier by our attentive cores
pondent:
Ntto Coaon.-The steam ship Mexico, Cap
tain Talbot. from Galveston, brought up, on
Thursday night, 2Sth ult.. two bales of new
cotton, one bale of which was shipped by
Messrs. McIllheny, Willis & Bro, of Houston
through Miller, Montgomery & Co., of Gal
weston. TO Messrs. Jas. Connolly & Co.. of this
city. The other bale was shipped by Cabeen
X Jarmon, of Houston, through Messrs, Mil
Ter, Montgomery d CO., from The plantation
of VIM. Chapel, Ed, near Chapel Hill,
and is consigned to Messrs. +. j. Van Bibber
q Co., of this city.
The first Cotton of 1853 at New Orleans,
was received on the 25th July, three days
earlier than that above recorded.
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Tue JAPANESE EaBAssY.-Tbe delay In II .
departure of the ambassadors from China,
which we announced in this mornings paper,
Is accounted for by China correspondent of
the Journal Of Commerce in the following
paragraph:
Commodore Tatnall sent the Mississippi
up to Simodo some time in February 10 make
all arrangements IN connection With Mr..
Harris, our minister, for carrying the two
Japanese ministers to San Francisco. and
thence 70 Panama, on their way To Washing
ton Letters have just been received from
Mr.. Harris, in which he states that the govern.
ment and dignitaries are anxious 10 fulfil this
provision of the treaty; but the lower classes,
who are under the control Of the spiritual
Emperor, a sort Of Pope, are Opposed to all
innovations, and especially to the treaties
opening Japan 10 the commerce aud inter
course OF the world. They are especially
opposed 10 sending the two ministers abroad
or any minister. whether to America or else
where; and The fear OF the government I'd.
civil war and rebellion will ensue II they are
sent at present induces them 10 defer IL I'LL
next year, when IL is thought less opposition
and timidify will be felt, as the people will
become more familiarized TO foreigners and
the procers OF commercial operations"
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Stu- NuAsc, JdCkSOn anu M8cOQ--S. D ctautOQ
10th. Smith and Sumner-Thompson, den
11th. Wilson and DeKalb--Jordan Stokes opp
18th. Rutherford and WIamson-John W. Rich
ardsony opp.
18th. Bedford and Marshall u. N. johnson, dem.
18th Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, and
warren-E- J. Wood, dem.
18Th. Franklin and Iincoln-T- W. Newman, DEM
10th. Giles, Lawrence and Wayne Hunter, dem.
18th: Maury, Lewis, Hickman and DicksOn-Thos.
HcNeiTy, dem.
18th. Davidson--John Trimble, opp.
18th. Robertson, Montgomery and S:ewart-Jud-
son Horn, opp; gain.
goth. Benton. Humphreys, Perry, Decatur and
Henderson
21st. Hardin, llcNairy and Hardeman-
I'D Henry, Weakly and obion--
Esd. Gibson, Carroll and Dyer-v. S. Allen, opp.
Path. Madison ,Iauderdale Hay wood and Upton
18th. Fayeae and sheiby-R. C. Payne, dea-
House of Representatives.
Anderson and Campbell
Rhea, Bledsoe and Hamilton
Blount--
I. Bradley-R. r. Harris dem.
Carter and Johnson
Claiborne
Cooke
Grainger-
Greene--James Britton, dem.
Hawkms-Phn Critz, dem.
Hamilton-D. C. Trewhitt opp.
Greene, Hawkins, Hancock and Jenerson-Robert
johnson, dem.
Jefferson
Knox-John Williams, opp.
McAnn-Alfred Caldwell, opp
Polk Mcknn and Meigs-
Marion f--t
Monroe-A. J. Vaughn. dem
Scott, Morgan and Fentress-
Roane--Greene, opp.
Sewer and Knox-R. II. Armstrong, opp.
Sullivan-Trivitt, dem.
washington--W. NJ. BayIess, dem.
Bedford-W. II. Wisener, opp. .Ts
Cannon
Coffee, Grundy and Van Buren,. NJ. Shield, dens
Davidson. White, E. H. East, jr., opp.
sDeKalb-Ferd, dem. tt
Dickson-White, dem.
Frankn-Madison Williams, dem.
Giles-Beatie, dem.
Hardin
Hickman. ]. Williams, dem. 81
Benton and Humphrey
Jackson-W r. Kenner, opp.
Lawrence-J. NJ. Sowell, dem.
Maury, Lewis and Wilamson-W. C. Whitthorne,
Lincoln-H. v Hebb, dem.
Maury-Geo. CAN'T, dem.
Marshall-Cowden, DEM
Smith, Sumner and Macon-w. 81. Barksdale, dem.
Overflow
Robertson-John Woodward, opp.
Montgomery-N. B. Dudley, opp
Rutherford-John Woods, dem gain
Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery-Riehard B.
Cheatham, opp.
Smith-Joseph G. Pickett, opp.
Stewart
Sumner-Robert A. Bennett, dem.
Warren-Smith, DEM
wayne-J Morris, opp.
White-Russoll, opp.
Williamson-Wm. Ewing, opp
Wison-W. L. Martin, ]. r. Davis, opp
Rutherford and Bedford-W. r. Doak, dens- gain.
Lincoln, Marshall and Giles-T J. Kennedy dem.
Carroll
Perry and Decatur
Dyer and Lauderdale-
Fayette--R. NJ. Ingram, dem.
Gbson-J. L. Williamson, opp.
HaTdeman-
Henderson-A. G. Shrewsbury, opp
Henry
Haywood-Lea, dem.
McNary-J. L. MoEphis, OPP I; gain
Madison--Hurt opp.
Obion--
Shelby--Jno. P. Farrelly, W. T. Farley, dem.
Shelby, Fayette and Tpton-C. H W hitmore, dem.
Carroll, Madison, Gibson and Henry-Jas d. Por-
ter, opp.
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STREET RAILS
WOOD, MORRELL s. CO..
JoHNsTowN, CAMBRIA Co PENN,
Are prepared to furnish STREET RAILS at short no.
ice. aue3
Nashville Female Academy.
ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT.

NEARLY all Boarding Pupils aud more than
~ half of our Day Pupils interested in this de-
partment In painting, drawing, and music we have
endeavored to secure for patrons the very best
talent in the country In some large cities we sup
pose there may be found teachers better than ours
but such do not teach school girls. We will ext
year make additions 10 our faculty Of that class
Teachers who appear to be popular with our low
of music
For TIE Piano. Harp, Guitar, and Vocal Music,
shall have at the Academy ample supply OF Teach
ers, not only for our pupils, but also for those
Ladies IN the city (vho are not school-grls) who
may wish to take lessons here such must not
pect 30 pay Academy prices, but the prices they
would have TO pay such Teachers elsewhere
Il is very desirable 10 know how many from the
city wish to take lessons here before the time of our
Teachers Is fully occupied by pupils Of the Academy.
aug2-u G. ID. ELLIOTT.
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GREAT HAIL STORM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
NORTH SANBoRN, N. H., July 81, lS59.-We
had most terrific thunder storm, accom-
panied with hail stones, such as | trust l
shall never see again. You will imagine
something of its violence. when / tell you
that about eighty panes of glass were broken
in the front of the houSe--all the front rooms
were deluged; there were handsful of big
stones and glass flying everywhere Isup
pose it did not last more than FIVE minutes,
though it seemed an hour. The stones av-
eraged as large as a robins egg The con-
fusion indoors is nothing to the desolation
without. Everything of the vegetable kind
in our immediate neighborhood is killed.
The storm did not extend but a few miles.
Our wheat corn. potatoes, garden vegetables
and apples are all gone. The loss is beyond
our present power of computation. tits
enough TO make any one feel sick to look out
of the windOws-the trees are lifeless--the
grape vine all gone. and everything looks
sad and fall like. 1t is now the middle of
the afternoon and there has not been heat
enough in the sunshine to melt the hail stones
as yet.
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The Iron Bridge across Green River
on the Louisville and Nashville

Line. -.
Since our last notice of this beautiful struc-
ture, it has been thoroughly tested by heavy
locomotives moving over it at rapid rate
We regret that number of Cincinnati gen.
tlemen connected with railroads centering
here were unable to witness the tests, as they
had intended. 1t is, however, still in cOntem-
platiOn TO make up a party from this city,
and from indianapolis, to visit the road and
its structures The bridge is 984 feet long
from abutment TO abutment, and lis feet
Ligh above the low water mark. 1t is divided
into five spans, the two spans at the extremes
being $50 feet long. and the three Intervening
2OS feet each from center to center of piers.
The superstructure is entirely of cast iron,
composed of two cords and joists supported
by stone piers, and suspended between them
by wrought iron suspensions. The system
of suspension is under the bridge, and COM
posed of different sizes of iron. The main
suspension, going from pier to pier, is COM
posed of bars 4 inches by Al inches. The
second suspension, going from each pier to
the center post, is composed of bars A inches
by one inch. The third suspension. going
from the center post to halt way from the
pier and then to the pier. is composed Of bars
inches by inch /; and the fourth suspension
is composed of hars inches by inch. Above
the superstructure the floor beams are fixed
to receive the cross ties and rails. On each
side OF this track is small side walk.
We are informed that, with the exception
of the Victoria Bridge at Montreal, the Green
River Bridge is the largest of the kind in
America.-Cfn. CON-, dug. 3.
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senatorial districts.

Isl. Carter, johnson, Washington, sullivan--Ms-
Cisllap, dess-
81 Hawkins, Haneeek, Jefferson
Sd. 6reone, Cooke, SEWER, and sioant-s,okely,
sFp. gals.
&lh. Claiborne, er.ingers Anderson, and oanF.
boli-
ssh. Knox and Ro&ne-J- 3. Boyd, Up
sth. Morgan, scost, ossrton, and Fsnsrszs-
zth. nsigs. Achan, FOX, and nonree-
SIN. Hamasan. Mzrica, Bisdsos, Bradley. ats
Ihea-w. IL nbbs. 80. gam
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The curious effects Of sprain are related
by the Springfield RapsAaoaa, which says,
"a young domestic in family in this city
complained few nights since OF having
sprained her ankle and said the Injury had
struck to her stomach. An external appiica-
tiou TO the limb so Ear relieved her that she
went 20 bed: Ia the course OF The night, how
ever, she was 80 sick that q physician was
called, bat be could only give relief then,
after q pair Of little ankles bad appeared to
the asioalshed gaze Of the family ~ith whom
the girl lived
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-08

The Paris correspondent of the London
Times states that the treaty of peace contains
a stipulation that there shall be no interven-
ton in the future. either on the part of Aus
tria or France, in the Internal affairs OF Italy.
This is n very important TACT, II true. With
such stipulation, the restoration Of the Aus
trian Archdukes would be an absurdity too
ridiculous TO be entertained.