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, 1859-07-27
Tic Harm nnfous U~1nncrncy-Bl0od
shed vt Charleston Predicted.

shed vt Charleston Predicted.
The New York correspondent Of tue Buffalo
Ep~l';;<, the leading Douglas organ Of Western
New York; after stating the grounds for his np.
prehensious, thus indicates Whit be thinks will
be the result of the Charleston Convention:
Now, how can Douglas mcn 90 TO city,
when. IN advance, public sentiment has been 50
uncourtcous1y expressed towards their chief:
.sprat" to catch 4 herring" but the herring
won't be caught, won't be cven directly cirii.
II the CONVENTION meet in Charleston and its
members express Douglas sentiments they will
be insu.ted, Shot down aud overawea. l do not
think that tue lives Of Douglas members would
he saEe. not on account Of yellow teser, but on
account of q inaddrned. excited population,
The Vtrrwy on The assembling Of the 1conven-
tion would stig1natize the Douglas Delegates a
.d5uIitio"1lx. This would be en"ugh to draw
down upon such men the vengeance VI the mob.
and all mcn who voted for Douglas or talked
Douglas troa|d tt nxr34red, aud lhls ~ the mure
probable w tarrc is no law in South Caroliua to
punish tic murderer Of Abo1itionists-
II Douglus Delegates 70 10 tie Convention At
Charleston, their lrielJls must 70 with them for
protection 10 the extent Of 10000 Dougsas men,
armed aud ready to resis: tho assaults uf q
Charleston Mob, melted to their deadly work BY
such papers ;as the Mercury aud 1fetes, located
in Chaxleston, aud aucl speakers as l}onhatn
aud Khe't, allo wuutd look upoa tic killing oi
f'r,y or ffiy Douglas men witt. rs ,nt.ct. cotnpo-
sure, anu feel u little reuorse about the matter
- il sorsy or City mad dogs we're shot II such
ta,Euage is used ten months before the Couren.
tian meets. ! ask sou what sl,ow Du~glas mcu
vii. hare when The Convention meetar 1t will
bc ozerawed, Douglas members will be sho,
down III the street, and any thing will be done te
c&e his frcuds, ,oS him oG tue uunlipation, ant
give il TO some Southern Fire Eater, and "hcr
This il accomplished, then these mud men south
! will laugh and chucEIe over their victory.
, 1859-07-27

The Report oil thu State Engineer Of New
York, for the yea, ending Sept: 3oth, 1858, has
been just giFcn to the public: We learn tromit
.aoue important facts in regard to the railroad
interest in Int grant STATE. The actual length
ofroads now in operation, without counsipgoDe
mile Of doubletrack as t~o miles Of road. is
1901 miles, built At IN asersse cost Of &5o01G
per mile. or totst Of sle7, ,oooo 900 in round
numbers. This Investment, earned in the year
cudiog ~ ADORE, &, ,ssy ,s.s from the passenger,
aud s1o, IA from Ftbe freight tratic which.
lesa &C., ,s4o, ,dso, was ssallowed up in operating
expenses and repairs. This last sum apportion-
Cd on the stock gives ! uiyidead Of little more
than fire per cent on the capital invested. but
eight roads, however, appear to hare earned
| dividends ut nj -----
This, when the deprcsaed state Of the country,
particularly Of the railroad interest, is taken
into the nccount, i mot bad showing. The
average dividend il IS large az could hare been
expected; il is largcrprobably ,bnn that earned
by the steamboat lipea Of The East or West
larger than that paid by Western vessels on the
lakes, Or by the ocean marine. Those owning
or operating railroad property will ind much te
encourage them. in these figures. vi
think thsy 50 FIR towards demon
s,raaing the dividend paying capac't,
| Of most of our Asi4ficans lines. Certainty vi
may hope TINT with tbe .esonomy Of manage
| nens learned in period Of unexampled dspres
sion, dividends nd55 he doubled when the sea
son Of prosperity returns.
Ne hare no nerfhct1y refiAhlc data tn refer to
, 1859-07-27
4 IsOltA IN STITUT T E


Erected aae t4tu . 4 st 4 ssef s,y ,aensana 4 81.
Tie Institution o. The ant OF the Fex River ovetoots
the city and vast nlke .; discfs!sct country ~ is
in Is Fli- T. Inne IT da eneloa ard In The lest
s1yle Of ~osku.al>h;p aid in DE AZ "fettuta t1Ate
Provisions llit+ te1e e4tcaet ~ - anid
complete division U. lrlt. aud tnAute tic kt4 s3ellsa
ey n khe <t4rtE.etts u Instruction. aud tie gFeatess er,l
~ 10 the pnu;il 1t has esx1y desirable Convenience In
kitchen. lau,d =, H.sL-fsoon% Rtatang: Rs,n. La.t
torr Kavss fr l:ect1.s faintihE, AnsI tTn.nEatzt*
LtxrarY &c Every ar1al.tntht tE1' hiiei
experiences Ind rEaun in the best a-tera 1h-s1tusGns
could rusxea 4nt ealf1a tataai 7ta ertfspss psoye
has maa fur tie psorss health 1nd tofo1t o1 St-
de1ta. -.
.,ts4tian- Nas.lls ~: Allowed 10 sutxsse,s ht2,
TNu GEArCArtso G0r<s.e, Or Scientific and Classical.
Ase prevfcl f4r tth lal3rs AID EtnGeAsn There y
EJlixe< PtIfARA1oEr CnCA-k, {Pure'Y AcadenHel aim
lag Ut secial ku1uushnsss IN Lain. GfeeE ant Sathe,
n:Gcs. TIC aonAE CuEA~E !. y. t1ten-ssc &C.,
Thorough that IT tx7t AtFas:e Colleges. d~4 al
yr+At,y r~{pn-f +..f-. N fai"r.
Practical ihs.tetaR ard kurEFt1, Ahner HAM a. U
vii give weekly ectun. Illustrated wh ske1taa, o.
Anstvny, fL..;oteSr a,d Hygiene Lectures % A!nsu
tnsal Chemistry. Cs.tuxy, Iot!ny. 8e ~ &. u HEbet
L. H. SuteEnteGtcat Of the ll,too:s str. ac survey.
TIE Nook4x LASGEA6LA ARE tAnEht " PERSONS Wbs
sl.k and write uiea a4e1tiy-she teInAn p naatys
full ani thorough rtufee assan9 70 the ChaTks oI u
zae lEhftssus Ge~sne 10 suaify pupil. for s*aeao.
pxAw'xG. PA1xruso and u3HA AFs IN Tic hafd
Of tklIful aEti.t*.
Ia every urrrment It Is purp7e 10 futsh thorough
instruction. ed Il fo@ usfot< s'sa A< ststA y N
pat.~-rr.
Tie term onamenees september Isl lsss. r. G'aul,.
eoeHto' f: f;.s. H.. hESJauiS HACKNEY. rte,aeas
Rev. LEVI jIxk4 Secretary. jsle .n-sa'S
, 1859-07-27

Eesr Lima, On Thursday last, u desperate
character named Mason stoker, sLot Robert
brooks through the body, and Jesse Workman
through the leg. II is stated that Brooks czan-
not live. The cause OF the oct appears to be IN
old grulge. Stoker for some cause was bound
over to Keep tue peace, and in default Of bail
was conveyed to the Quincy Jail by Brooks and
Workman. Stokrr made tile threat t!lat when
ercr he was released. he would kill them, and ~
Thursday last, finding Brooks ond Workman III
,is harvest field stacsiug grain. proceeded te
carry out his threas, which Terminated stated
above. He immediately fled, mud uIticers are
nov in pursuit Of him, aud it is hoped he may
soon be brought to iust,ee.
He lad on black lasting cost, aud gray
pants, and drab straw hat; light complexion
sandy hair aud whiskers, and about 81 years G.
age. lie Was last seen with q doublc-b11e
gun, aud leadiaga hound dos near Lear Csees
bridge.
, 1859-07-27

Senator 1vcrson Of GeorgiA has been making
one Of his pleasant disuuion specchea at Gs;a;n,
ca The following passages from synopsis Of
ths Aon.l Senator's speech; which We find in
Tie Colansbss ga Ssa give sufficiently clear
and comprehensive idca Of the production:
n The proud and euyiabIe condition; Of the
poor whiie tnan IN tho South. compared to tire
degraded Write siase Of the Sorth, in uwing to
the existence Of African Slarcry ia the south.
If the ,question Of emancipaling tue negroes
was to-day submitted u the people of Georgia,
nine out If ten who own no siasex would roto
in the aeEztise. Slavery must b. sussained-in
the Upion It possible-out of it il ncces.aty--
pe4eesby il We may-fascibls il ne must lie
wus opee au advocate Of the hcresy Of Squa..er
Sovereignty, but had reported snd recanicd the
error. Subsequent Investigation had convinced
him that the t11c theory 10 re1a&i"n to the Ter.
ritori4i Governments of the Union, Is that it is
both TIA power and the duty Of Congress 10
pass laws tor tue projection Of slascsr. where.
ever it NAV exist upon thu common soil. ,,
, 1859-07-27
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=. -c4at 1xssS. u,sa, ~ =. tsts.;
!: u 9aht3es NJ Aats sstAiax nsw, ~ 1osnens
m what taey neFa when ia troops afse ea3s
tsto IL vsHs3s-1ad worst: Of I'll, ths Admin.
fsarstion Il nos -enliEhteued eow than It
was sae4.: CuM1ia8s i NOW III declared cham
paon Of noseaonieA. On IL assh q ~ mo1tn
Eve sho1sena NoF1ons Went-to Salt lake City
for the purpose II preventing the troops fton,
entering it, although not one company Lad lett
Camp Floyd. Cummings not only d'd not Of"
der Them 70 disAsus nod dispefse, - waa hfs
duty, but Is hc should ha7e doae t he Wished
to DO. consistent. lhe having pubaahed fe1 {
wsskA ago .A pEoc@auatiop ordering ~ afmeo
n,en to disband, but be il even reported 10 hnve
said that be would see that tie utlttia o. the
Territory wins called, It the first attempt Of the
troops to more towards Salt Luke City: lhe
reason Why Kirk Anderson retired from ths
rall<y Tan il this: Secretary: Hartneta i,Anea
hiu money to bcy his press, hoplug thsrEo5 70 70
obtain m influence in its c0luinns- ae, OF
course, dis8pproved Of the course Of Anderson
in the matter OF the Parish snd Mountain slsad.
ow murders, snd eaEe him to understand thst
he would have 10 drop the subject or 20 " the
besrd. OF course Anderson refused TO make
bis paper the mouth. piece Of the Governor. u
was seized and soil at auction, bought by the
Secre1ary, and transferred thereby 70 the sior:
mon interest The Gentes, in I body, refused
to have anything to do with the paper, ana re-
fused to receive it any more. The Horsnons
could not II forced to support it in the SAME
manner they are obliged to support the Dfs<Ff'
Ito4, as it would have uamusked the Gosernor
The consequence was, tba. iartpet1 ilad IL Sc!
to sure himself feosn pecuniary loss, to whie'
be is quite sensible! The paper was bought ,,
| Mr. Adams, a friend Of k,Tk Anderson. whs
probably wli be a81in its chief editor, IN fact
II uat in nanae.- As. Cummings will catch i
uowt
If Johnston vas little more energetic II
could rery well bring tue question TO AZ issue
and make for himself position a. Ia Geners
Iackson." If he Was fined, be would hare ''no
ouly tbs ladies Of New Orleans to pay the 1ue,
but every honest man in the United States froi
| Maine to Calisormn, and. like Old Hickory, h
might aspire to Presidential hooors: wish "
bad Hsrnsy here! he would soon 1.-THE gord'a
Tue troops were paid Inst week; when sa
the troops, USE tsuratire lahgtiase bowese,
should hate sud the suffers Tie pa, uausts
retained two months pay from every man, bt
be raid the sutlee::s iu full, aud rs Almost ever
..,:: -::. ueed erer half bis ps5, mopey.is just
scarce now In ~carup as it was month uso.
Your friend, etc, L.
, 1859-07-27

tm b. s@}}-ssahle f~. the- haeo4 !: tint ~
raIni.M k1{to" will not fall to shea, far ths
r.,inous In r. in which tho passsc<s will eo
pukted ht ths conflscationa thsk ,1hey will
ausisr,. sij: - nd }ar The l.ng and csaF 6sison${
h,ents that Fthe5 will endure. -Austraa appe.'
tite, whe,sef for revenge, Y4 g1ut ihsa with
tho tpo'1 Of thas province. We trass that the
contest xai not prccipitated before tho treaty
of pesce: u ina proclaimed; hut there is no
answering !or the impaieuce Of brave and
loyal people who sec Independence within
their graa.. henco VIC shan not b. astouished
to learn By &he next steatner tiat The revqin.
tion-now intellectual mud futile-is in pro
<x-.vx71~~Fs ! :.r-.-r ~ -,
gress, and Tint it will be abated only ut the
cost Of thousands Of liEes.< :"'. -.
, 1859-07-27
The National Convention Of ChFtstiAn
AS4ueiAtaonS IN New York.

On the third day Of the Contention tue ques-
tiou WAS where the next Conseutiun should he
held The New York Erpre>s had n cores
pondent prc=cn. from whosc report We quite:
The question deciding where the mex. Con-
vcntion should he held being nsade the special
order, q must amusing debate enkued- lnvita-
{ious had been received from tcw 0rlcaus,
Louisville, ST. Louis and chicago, and il was
evident tha& the ciuice lay between them. The
committee imported in favor Of Louisville, as BE-
ipg the most central aud appropriate, but it bad
oaly u ,f*x advocates. Tue delegate from st.
Loii. said that it Lou>vi1Ie) was u most excel
lent place To insuiSraie from, aud that the best
way 10 do Louisville good WINS 10 mect in St.
Lunis. The brother tiunl Chicago argued tlat
h.s city WIS the n,t.st convenient, Tor uil thHt
oue would have 10 do, would he 10 get upon any
railroad and tell them to drive ahead, and they
would be sure to coans out at Chicago.
New Orleans had the most ablu advocatea
who plead eurnestiy fur The Convention to meet
there. They said their President urged lhcm to
come, and assured them that be had daughter
which be would sisc 10 any ono Of the delegates
il they would only colne u New Orleans; he.
| S,hes, he tbought New Orleans much more full
OF wickeduess slIun Chicago, aud therefore ueed-
| ed much more the Convention 10 meet there
and resisNy the p!4ce- so nany were the asl-
| recatcs for Neu Orleans that the previous ques-
ton was O, derrsl, uute>s some had place to I'd.
| vocate not ses spoken Of 4 member for New
Orleans 1hcu goi up and adrocl&ed In a very il.
| genions aud amusing SPEECH tic caaltna Of Car.
| Fulsou, Ia, which il q suburb Ut Acw Orleans.
His nj ueeuuity in Illus beating afOund the stump
aud ! ct keeping in order wss exceedingly Rmus.
| ing, and decided the question.
!. Scyr f}r}cans Wis decided uppp,
, 1859-07-27


1esterday we passed over the Gaiena and
Chicago Railroad IN o,,r return from Frecport
.n,, PocIfor, nj which r,,,ce. vc .nant . d.v
~ '', ~" ~ 49, "A1 800 ~ efe"
eaen' we nave no'es OF tne falf ufoanos' ana
Of the business and improvements Of Rockford,
which ne shall eoou give IN airing, No winter
.hs,, .ror,h ro.;a.. o.. .orn .,en. III. -o,.,
"ue@' "os1n no4ne was 7o"n A'ons 'n's 1oAu.
The early so"n spring wheat looks very well
and is nearly ready for the sickle. but in thia
-. 80. ..,.,. 80 .:..'x -,.,. -. =. a..
We sec LOO "uen oasa 10 e"aeF p'ease "a or 'ne
rnillcrs, "ho will Of course pay less price for
it, to make amends for tue damuge TINT the
.h.r, hull of The o,tx liza. T., th.;e tipo .;ten
.',' ~ ,nr ~ 49, ~ ~ '1 ~. - -. a"~.
oo"s-mose oe''c@.e 'nan inc s''ss maj noa'
around The hoops Of our fair friends. The late
wheat is more thin and less PROMISING, both on
.,,,1,,, ~ ,ho H.. ,~..,h.. ~ ~. ,'9;n,h h,o
ae.'un' ~. ~ soe a'5 "e*'ueF no" .ne e''ae" 'as'
When OUT farmers learn to SOW this grain carly
on ground we'll prepared in the autumn. md
vosh ,ho;- ,sad ;n s,rono ,,-;na ~ ,.ta ~, ,ha
"A'a SAs1 ees' ~ o.'o"s '''1' :" 'aAe Wv w..
, 1859-07-27

]. w. Ballard, an old citizen Of Drury Town
ship, Rock Island county, ILL.,, residing about
eight miles from this CITY, was murdered last
evening by an freshman named John Farrell,
who crept steashily behind him and broke his
skull with stick Of cord wood. It appeurs
that Ballard, who WIS the owner nf an extensive
coalbed. had leased shaft to Farrell, and i dis-
pute originated about the rent. Ballard levied
on coal got out byFarrell for his pay, which
highly ineensed him and he Threatened to take
NalIard's life. Accordingly yesterday evening
Farrell cane up behind Da[lar.t, who ,sas ttaut-
INK near tue coal mine, and deatt him deadly
blow oyer the head with y billet Of wood Far
reli fed before any attempt was made to arrest
hin. and though di'igent search has since been
made he has not Jet been found. The wounded
NAL survived only about seren hours lie was
upwards Of 50 years Of age and leases u wife
and four or Eve children.
Mrs. Ballard offers reward Of 800 for The
apprehension Of the murderer. lie Is described
as Low, heary built, walks little stuop-s,laul-
dered. has black, straight hair, is about 1t feet
high. talks some broken, supposed to he about
So or IS years Of age. dark complication, and has
guilty, suspicious look.
, 1859-07-27
A1z1x1n, kAakakne Co, H..
1ulY Is, lsa2.


%SA3 4ls A94ts,
Edlte.s Pfasa a0d Tribune:
The sna aaaount Of Winter Wheh that ~lthztooa tit
~seeznk out asa up1!ng. u p.umpn ths htrTr. Spring
TleatlM fir be IN asesasa crop until three ueetA
s1ee The ehln lug veg 10 work uporA We have had
60 Esln dace sAeY commenced ttelr devszaiona- They
bare Increased to sach extent that the earth Is literally
covered with thc- And what with The drought the e.
ese Of Feck bcfore Last he whel then IN the milky
they hare pta Destroyed The ezop-sasesovn sstorher.
Af,~ Pieces Of ealy&o~n are to+rably fa1r-
The chlnch bug has now abaudoned ste xhc. and aEo
tans tho ~fsblood~ out Of md II TIT drought
continues tea tevs days longer must hare light
crap Of co asi:h sotrssuk foa The want of to ~
alarming e1s<nt Never has it suffered a:nee have been
In the St7to-soe 1eas, Potloes sns. md few II
The hI and vthal spruuns ba1y. Timothy and u
land prairie k1ass vcsJ Light.
Fa1m=ss wc7r long faces. aaausr Jpa. Tho wells HI
dry1az up. ind stock su1etin@ for vusxr.
=: Youss truly, r. L. AERR1cK.
, 1859-07-27

The editor Of the tseutou, {oLio@ R<yt*tss
saJn:
We were 1T Cczcdo last week, for the hrst
time aimee the first sale Of lots in that placc, in
November. 1857. We found firBt rate hotel. I
large three story brick building, well teos hy
D. r. Browne moss e3eellenttue-b tehle
and bed. The steam mill was in fsn operation,
containing ! saw for losa, circular .sx. pl.a.
ins machine, l.th machine: 4c:, beside. grast
MIL 4 shop for 1aaling friction nnstsass % -
shoe shop, ear1iago shop, and some other ne-
chine sbors; also stotea. aud N excellent print"
in~ o6ir. Tho aumbsr Of houses ERECTED II
aheas Gny; nd thu population about 4oc-
probably little I'm. =.
, 1859-07-27

N4UII1s III a91J 1T 4Is19s
Edaoa Press and Irthnne:
We a1e eutnk tevere1Y from drought hiring bad ntlt
rain for the lat kx wecks During ut*te residenes IL
this st. have never befae kno~n dry II thls sasot
Il the yxzs The crop o{ Hay and Oats viii be Unusually
lxht a. also Spring Wheat much arxer than asua
vaa p.ntcd VII CON- and should re hare 1aln sooa vi
hope for au abundant hs1ves As It H. wc DO MT sune
tom tear Of fnIue but shpud tha dry weaher coa1u.
ve shAl layu little to expeet.
foa1s rsspeet1u.lT,
E&rAfE
, 1859-07-27
8ur1tinx, OF 4 Kc*ervofr aud loss OF
A.38o. In FF1Aeo. -

(Fl0an the Ta13s eI!Ers]xnttt1 q tut U7Ay NtVt.}
News Of Terrible accident kus been Fcceised
frun, Bordeaux. On "Wednesday erenins, the
censral reservoir. oc tic ctr, which was rery
full Of water ~ the tin,c, burst with such t1s-
iaendous noise, that tho inhabitants Of the quar-
Ter believed At first that The st. Medard Powder
Mills had Llo~n up. Their dclusion was soon
d:-prllcd. In feG seconds the torrent Of va
tcrs rushed with fury in The direction Of the
With it the ruins Of many houses, furniture,
leds. nlcn, women and Children. Tho tocsin
was aoou sounded, and tie tirrmen aud The
troops Of The garrison hastcncd 10 the tcenc Of
The Catastrophe. The Prcfcct Of the Giroude.
the ProcureuE Imperial, the Mayor Of bordeaux.
ahd o.esr s honr
night, three or four dtad bodies had been
Euund, and about dn1eu people, Daors or less
seriously Injured, were ia the hoapitata Of st.
Audre and The hotels.
, 1859-07-27

SH3ENCe4 102N3s3
Shops. ke.
The Lawrence {M4ss.) nschinc shops, foun'
drr, With water p"wer On tue Eerrimacl, 6lty
brick dwelling houses, boarding house, agents
house, 6c+, we're sold On the o3d inst for *1s3,'
$50. Gen. James Danu, Mayor Of Charleston.
purchased tue machine shops, foundry aud
watrr power for 3les $40. The dwelling houses
were sold to diftre.4t iu.liyiduals Al less than
half their costs Of the improvements.
Tue entire property disposed Of is sud to hase
cost oyer &l,UoJ,o00; aud although il only
brought $163,9:o. tie sellers were evidently
quite we'll satisfied with the result.
Work in the ulxchine shup has been suspend
ID for several years past. II is not known with
certainty What business wifi be transacted there
hereafter; but II IS suggested that ths Unsset
States Government designs securing ths proper
t., to be used Us IN a1nlory.
, 1859-07-27

6.ex1,1cAxr DAx.-1t u = remarkable incl
dent that The 18Th Of Aueuat, the d.y on which
ths srsistiec just concluded il to terminate, las
aa~ays been kept = 4, holiday 10 France, it be.
fnCthe day upon which kae Creat Napoleon was
tosu.... u: r..
, 1859-07-27

~ The Office Of c. D. White. lumber dealer
and agent Of the U. S. Express Co.. at VIII
mington, was broken into last Friday night.
The door oil tbs safe uas blown Of, but the
robbers found only two or three dollars in
ehauge 10 pay them FOR their risk md labor.
, 1859-07-27
Brodefick Declines = ChallenEe--Cali.
Eurl4aA Politics.

Brodefick Declines q CAallense.-Calis
lOrAlA Politics.
The San Francisco correspondent Of the Mis-
souri, Dtmaerdt writes that paper under date Of
July 1st as follows:
The topic most talked of recently is a person-
ai difficulty between non. David G. Broderlck
and u. " Perley. an Englishman and lawyer
CRITIC Convention Judge Terry made speech,
in which he pitched iuto Broderiek severely.
LxtterIv Ut the break ftst- tabla of the lutesna-
tional Hotel, Broderick spoke his opinion freely
Of Terry aud characterized him rs blackguard.
Per1cy happcueI to hear him aud kaid shat Ter
~ YVES friend Of his aud be would hot allow
such language concerning him to pass unl,o-
tictd Bloderick asked Inn il lie endorsed what
Terry sud; l'erley evaded tue question aud said
that lis friend mist not he abused; 10 which
Broderlck replied, that PeFley was no better
than Terry, and moreover, ii it were not for
a.e Tue presence Il Of ladies' be would ''"ri0g bis
After several days delay, Per7ey persuaded
S. II. Brooks fun r. F. " to carry clallauge
| 10 Uroderick but btfure time was allowed for
| u response, 4. J. G. kewen arrived aud espous-
I'd the causs Of periey, mud Brooks accordingly
/ Withdrew. Droderick wrote reply declining to
light, especially as be could nut recognize Kew
Moreover, he insisted ttat Is be had announced
his intention 10 take no notice Of personal a.
sa.1lts during the political campaign, he would
not 4isllt-if he did. othtrx might follow him
up, and seek difficulties which JIG would gladly
a1oid. The stand taken BY Broderick meets tue
hearty appreciation Of luis friends. The tir'
giuia ofIcehuldcrs would lake pleasure in Kill
ling him. md risk dozen duels, II necessary
to accomplish their purpose. Droderick is able
md willing to defend himself from personal At,
,ack, aud il will be well to let hlni nlone.,
The anti-Lecomptoniscs haying failed Of fa
~, i'll $t,fI n1+r&
, 1859-07-27


To TIE E.ttos Of the Morning Chronicle:
StR:-A number Of miscellaneous statements
having been put in circulation with tue object
Of injuring this undertaking by creating an I'M
preston that the AtlaniicAC Cnbie. when SUCCESS
fully laid in August last, was incapable Of trans-
nistsng messages between Ireland AuI New
fouudland, I should feel greatly Obliged if you
will do me the favor to record In your Journal
my solemn assurance tlat The following ia 4
correct and truthful statement Of the number ol
messages, wosds aud letters tlsut passed Through
the conducting wire Of the Atuutic Cable from
shore 10 shore, between the 10Th Of august and
1st af September, Inclusive, IN 1868.
That there were not great many more is
owing to the fact that the largest portion ofeven
that Interval wa4 consumed III the necessary
arrangements for adjusting aud regulating the
novel apparatus By which thu signals we're
transmitted.
The messages actually recorded, omt.tins
conversations BY telegraph between the clerks
Ut the respective termtni, were as follows:
From Valeutia to Newfoundland, " messages,
containing Ito. words, containing .476 letters.
From Newfoundland to Tnleptia, $50 messages
containing 5,4SQ words, containing 1918 let.
tiers. Total. 357 messages, 3.s4. words. 20 ,21s
letter..
Among these were the message announcing
the safsfy Of the Eulopas passengers, after lie,
collision will. tue Arabiu, and two ttee saEes fot
Her Mujesiy's War Office 10 uuiisnx uud Non.
treal respectively. by which latter n large sun
was saved to the revenue Of the country.
! an, dc., GEORGE SAwA4p, Sec'y.
| Atlantic Telegraph Co., No. =. Old Broad street
LONDON, Tuesday, July S.