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The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Three Wide Awake,( Eineolnl companies OF
clubs have been formed at Wheeling, Va.
During the year ending April 80 1860
there were exported from China to the United
States 81 .661, 1926 pounds Of tea The export
to Great Britain for the same period amounted
to 78,4l6,o52 pounds.
By the middle of next year, when the
vessels now constructing for the British navy
shall be finished, they will count 735 vessels ;
with IL ,099 guns, and a steam power of 132,-
7S6 horses. In guns the French navy is only
about half as strong as the English.
The artesian we'll is one of the greatest Gu
riosities Of Louisville, Ky. This is TIE deep
est we'll that has ever been successfully bored.
1t was commenced in 1856 by the Messrs. Du
Pont; is 2OS6 feet in depth, discharges 330-
900 gallons every "a hours, and carries flow
to the height Of 17o feet above the surface.
Portions of two meteoric stones, which fell
at different times, one in Mexico and the other
in Brazil, have recently been analyzed in
German. laboratory. The structure of both
was found to be essentially the same, being
composed of more than one-half iron, and the
rest being made up of nickel, cobalt and
phosphorus.
A letter from Lima says tailor, who said
in Court that he thought he could recognize
the assassin Of Gen. Castro, was waylaid in
the street at night by four men, who told him,
" We will not kill you, but we shall make
you harmless" They then rubbed his ewes
with vitriol, which completely blinded him.
The unhappy man has received a pension
from the President.
WATER GAS. Philadelphia papers say water
gas has been burnt SO successfully at the Girard
House in that city during the past three
months, that arrangements are now on foot for
he erection Of numerous works for the manu-
acture of gas, according to the process of DR.
sanders, in New England, New York, New
Jersey, and several of the Western States.
ARMS FROM ENSLAND-The commissioners
ppointed under law Of the Virginia Leeis.
ature, to procure arms for the better defense
# the State, have been in correspondence with
he manufacture rof the Enfield rifle, in Eng.
and, and been offered 5000 of that arm At n
rice near sixty five shillings, British, or about
ZIG for each They have written to saw that
hey will take 25o0 at that price
WHAT SHALL We Do FOR CorFEE?-It
ppears from statistics recently published, that
he consumption of coffee is increasing much
nore rapidly than the production. Last year
he total consumption of Europe and the
Jnited States alone was $4,000 tons, whilst
he production Of all countries was but 3l2,-
20 tons. The probable consumption Of the
resent year is estimated at 33T 900 tons, and |
he probable production at 2T40o0, and of |
ext year the former at $4,000 tons, the |
liter at 3l5,000.--Nele York Erening Posi-.
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The Louisville Courier says the gentlemen
who comprised the committee that invited
Stephen A. Douglas to speak in Tennessee
was composed entirely of Bell men, all o.
whom expect to vote for Mr. Bell.
This reminds us of the fact that when Mr.
Soule, Of Louisiana, was announced to speak
recently at Canton, it was proposed to invite
him to speak in Jackson. A self-appointed
committee proceeded out to the railroad depot
the day be was expected to pass up, for that
purpose. Just before the cars arrived, they
e.,nsulted. and found that the whole number
was composed of Bell men. Concluding that
it would not look well for the distinguished
Douglas leader to be invited TO speak by Bell
Eyerett men, they allowed him to pass up
unrnolested. That is the reason the eloquent
soule was not invited to address the good peo-
pie Of the capital of Mississippi.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
Hon. jefferson Davis.

In addition to the announcements hereto
fare made we are requested to state this
gentleman has accepted invita'io ions to speak
as follows:
Benton. Yazoo CO., Tuesday, Oct. SOth
Hazlehurst, Copiah CO., Thursday, Nov. LIST
Yicksburg. Warren CO., Saturday, Nov. 3rd
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Public Discussion.

A joint discussion, upon the political issues
of the canvas, will take place in the House Of
Representatives, on Thursday night next, the
25th inst, between VIM. L. Sarkey. jr., Gep-
s,esensing the cause of Bell and Eyeret) and
R. II. Purdom, who will represent the claims
of Breckinridge and Lane.
The public generally and the ladies espically
are invited the to attend.
Jackson. Oct 23d. 1860.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

WAITING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI TO Run BY.
A family of emigrants, westward bound and
hailing from Scott county, in this State, have
been "canped out" in what is known as the
"bottom," in the lower part of the city, for
several days. A day or two ago one of the
family approached lady living near by, and
very innocently inquired how long it would
be before the river would run by, so that they
could drive their teams over. The lady OF
course, replied that while leaves were in the
torest or foam on the ocean, there was a
probability of the Mississippi still vending its
way towards the gulf which surprised the
family very much, and they concluded it would
be best to pack up and pay their way over on
the ferry boat At Big Black they said they
waited two days for that stream to run dry,
but at the end of that time they found it
contained as much water rs ever, and con-
cluded to cross on the ferry, thinking the
roads would be in bad condition to travel if
they remained there much longer Kcksblpg
Wing.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

Or The price OF negro property, we hear
has fallen twenty to thirty per cent. since The
Seeeders bolted from the National democratic
Convention aud nominated Breckinrdgeo and
thus rendered the election Of Lincoln probable.
All other kinds of property viii depreciate Of
oonrse-and we have our kind friends the
sboIters," the friends Of BreeAinridge, the
s.necnliar friends Of thCe South" to thank for
it / FeksJuyy Citiseh
Were there any trutElorthe foundation of
the above assertion it would perhaps be well
to viniicate the Democracy from the foul
charge of being the cause of the reduction of
the price of negroes; as it is, however, we
can only advise the writer to purchase D few
likely hands, that he msy be convinced Of his
error.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

THE BARBECUE AT WINoNA.-Ye Yesterday
week was glorious day for the Democracy
at Wlnona. Very much to our regret. we
were prevented from attending but are in
formed that there were IN attendance about
three thousand people, who were addressed
tor nsar three hours in that able, clear and
Convincing COZ pe manner which is so eminenty the
stvle of The distinguished guest and speaker
Hon. jeff Davis.
The citizens Of Winona, in that liberal and
thoroush.going spirit which they highly pos,
sess, made ample provision for the entertain,
fnent of the company, IN the preparation ol
a mooniiceut barbecue on that extensive scale
rb;e6 cbaracterized the days proceedings.
The The speech was able and effective, the din
nor f,ne and the cause glorious one, and we
do not wonder that the demonstration was SO
Three cheers for Constitutional Union
Democracy in old Carroll !!-Demoe'at.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
A Noble Tribute from an Opponent


The Vicksburg Citizen is the Douglas organ
in this State, and its editor Col. j. P. Pryor
is gentleman and a scholar, though he is
as we have before told him, ranged under the
wrong banner, il, as he says, he intends tc
stand with the South when the struggle
which is gathering thick and dark around us
shall come. We find, in late issue OF his
paper, the following noble tribute to the
warrior statesman of Mississippi
Col. JEFF. DAvIs.-We observe that our
distinguished Senator, the Hon. jefferson
Davis, is advertised to speak in this city on
the Sd proximo. Although differing widely
with Col. Davis in regard to the political issues
of the day, we yet recognize in him one Of
the greatest minds, if not the greatest, in the
South, and should war come, as come full
well it may, between the sections, Jefferson
Davis will prove tower of strength to the
Southern cause. Not only is he one of the
greatest statesman Of the country, but as a
military man he is justly regarded as without
an equal in the Republic. He mill, doubtless,
be the qeneralissimo of the Southern army.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

CRoPs IN ARKANsAs.-Our Arkansas ex-
changes bring the most melancholy and dis
tressine accounts of the effects of the drouth
on the crops in this State. The Little Rock
Gazette, in speaking of the corn crop, which,
three or four weeks ago, was the most prom
ising that had been seen for many years, says
at is now cut short, without the least hope
Of making enough to feed the people. Moth
ing but starvation stares many poor farmer
in the face, many Of whom will not raise corn
enough to feed their families till Christmas.
Most farmers are cutting their corn down, and
many field will not produce one ear of corn.
The prospects in this region are shocking
enough."-Fbrt Smith DIRK paper.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

fsr Senator Wigfall, of Texas, delivered
speech in Huntsville, Ala, on Monday 1Otl
inst, from which we make the following ex
tract, as reported in the Democrat
He said, the miserable, tory, submission
Bell and Douglas papers had said, there had
been nothing of Abolition confagraton and
distribution of strychnine in Texas, and they
had only been got up to beat Sam Houston.
Men do not resort to such means, burning
their own property and poisoning wells, to
carry elections. He had gone home from
Washington, for peace and quiet rest, but
found his State, in time of peace military
camp. and had himself to stand on guard.
night after nght-that IA towns had been
burnt, and large quantities of strychnine
found in the hands of negroes to put in the
wells-and the consequence was that Belism
and Douglasism had entirely died out in Tex
as. Are you, citizens of Alabama, to be like
box scooters (terrapins) that nothing but fire
will move If so, it will, doubtless, come
along after awhile and move you to defence
of your home against the incendaries' torch,
and yourselves and families against poison.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
FOR MAYOR.

We are authorized to announce R. G. KERR
"a candidate for reel eetion to the Office Of
Mayor Election first Monday in January.
We are authorized to announce E. P. RUSSELL
as candidate for Mayor.
A. MORGAN, is a candidate for Mayor of the
City of jackson.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

WILL STAND BY THE SoUTH-Col. r. c
Breckenridge, jr., cousin Of John G. Breck
inridge made an able and eloquent speech in
Lexington, Kentucky, on the 10th inst. He
is assistant elector for the State at large, and
is doing efficient service for the cause of the
Constitution and the eqaagity of the States.
He spoke of Mr.. DougTsss answers to the
Norfolk questions, and said khey-were never
propounded to John c. Brdekinridge. The
Observer and Reporter, an OPPOSITION paper,
reports Col. BIS speech, from which we take
the following pertinent extract:
Mr. Breckenridge declared that he regarded
the response Of Mr.. Douglas to the second of
those questions as the most Infamous senti-
ment that ever emanated from public man.
lie took bold and decided ground in favor of
the right Of secession by any of the States,
whenever it suited their purposes to do so, and
declared that, if the Southern States deter
mined upon secession, and an effort was made
by the Federal Government to prevent it or
coerce them into submission to its authority,
he himself was ready to take up his musket in
defence of such States.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

END oFTHE TRoUBLE IN WINSTON .-What
we stated last week in regard to the couspi.
racy among the negroes in Winston. has beer
confirmed by later intelligence, except that
harrington was not hung as We presumed he
would be. The evidence of negroes which
was all that could be advanced against him,
was not legal, of course. His shackles were
then taken off and he was permitted to 90
free, but for long time he would not venture
from his prison walls, and when he did, he
took bee line for the woods. How far he
proceeded upon his journey is not generally
known.-Macon Beacon.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
Who are Disunionists ?

This grave question is very appropriately
propounded and answered in tho claims of the
Catholic Standard in our columns to-day.
Members of all parties, and without regard to
religious predictions can read this article with
profit, as its logic is clear and its conclusions
correct
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

that the Breckinridge platform is the only
platform that meets the issues presented by
the Black Republican party. And we have
shown from the opinions Of the Presidential
candidates themselves, that Mr.. Breckenridge
is the only candidate before the people who
condemns the position Of Mr.. Lincoln, and
stands upon the decision of the Supreme Court
in the Dred Scott case, which guarantees to
the South all her constitutional rights.
Then we say to Southern men, if they wish
to battle against the dangerous heresies an
nounced by the Black Republican creed; il
they wish to ally themselves to party which
does not ignore these questions, but boldly
meets Black Republicanism upon the issues
they have presented, and stands ready to NEE
them upon any other issues they may present,
we say let them rally under the standard OIL
| Breckenridge and Lane.
But it is said the whole South united can
not defeat Mr. Lincoln, and we have but little
hope of carrying enough Northern electoral
votes to secure his overthrow. We will not
now stop to argue that question. five can
not defeat him, we at least can, by rallying un-
der the Breckenridge banner take our stand
| upon platform that makes war upon his OBJ
noxious doctrines; we can at least present a
united front to him and his coho.ts; we at
least can take our position upon that high emf
nence of Southern rights, where we have all
planted ourselves in the past, upon which
brightly shines flood Of light, which, if all
else be lost will lead us on to future safety and
renown. Shall We desert the ship because we
have felt the lightning's stroke that sped from
the dark cloud that overspread the North
Shall We, because the returns of the recent
elections in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania
bear the victorious shouts of our enemies, de-
sert the banner of our fathers, the banner o
the Constitution, and the equality of the States
Shall we like miserable, recreant hirelings, de
sert that banner, because the tide of battle i
pressing hardest and thckest? We say t.
Southern men, if your aims be "your coun
try's, your Gods and truths" answer No
in tones that will strike terror to the heart
ofyour foes! Then let all Southern men, VIII,
wish to battle against Black Republicanism
gather under that banner which proclaim
principles antagonistic to their damnable doc
trines. We again repeat, the Breckinridg
and Lane party is the only party in the lam
that makes war upon Black Republicanism.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

THE EFFECTS OF SOUTHERN UNIoNIsM.-
The Salem Gazette, a strong Lincoln paper,
says: a. We shall hail with especial satisfaction
every indication Of increased strength of Union
candidates in the Southern States. Although,
perhaps, not so intended by those who lead in
advocating the ticket to which we have
alluded, these indications are clearly for the
ultimate benefit Of the Republican organiza-
ton
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

Az APPEAL TO THE BELL Men OF THE
SorxHs-The New York Day-Book. of a
recent date, publishes an appeal to the better
judgment of the friends Of Mr. Bell in the
Southern States, and although we cannot
fully subscribe to its figures in the calculation
of probabilities, yet we reproduce it with
pleasure, as a candid and sensible argument
in the right direction, sand we suspect that ere
a twelve month passes over their heads nearly
every Bell man in the sovereign State o.
Mississippi viii appreciate the many truths
set forth in this well timed production.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

The American Bible Union has resolved to
raise fund of one hundred thousand dollars
for the purpose of gratuitousIy circulating the
revised English Scriptures, when they shall
have passed the final committee.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

PosT OFF1cE lSTELLIGEScE.-New post
offices have been established at Gum Spring.
St Landry parish, La; Holly Retreat VIII
kinson county, Miss; and Hico. Hamilton
county, Sexton, Sabine county, Union Bridge,
Titus county, and Bowery, Leon county,
Texas
The Office at Cross Roads, Jackson county,
Miss, has been discontinued,
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

The Louisville Journal praises Douglass
Louisville speech. That Is proof enough that
Douglas is no longer Democrat; for when
was ever the Journal known to praise any
man that it believed to be true to the Demo-
cratic paftyt
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

GoLD PEss.-Book-ksepers will do we'll tc
supply themselves with pens at Morey's, be,
fore they purchase elsewhere, as we can tes
tify to the superior quality of his stock of pens
from practical experience.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

It has been estimated that the taxable
wealth of Mississippi, in land and negroes, for
the year 1860 will amount to the handsome
sum Of s653 100000.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

TRa KEY WEST AFRIcANs-Captain La
throp. of the ship South Shore, with cargo
of the Key West Africans, arrived at Monro-
via, August 30, after passage of forty y-six
days. One hundred and eight negroes died
on their passage from disease contracted be-
fore and during their stay at Key West.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
Public Speaking.

R0N. JEFF. DAVIS, viii address the peo-
pie at the following times and places -.,
Maen.l. Noxubee, c'u Sotn'
Scoota, kemper, Or
Marion Station Lauderiale, ''n
poSFsCRIPT.-The foregoing appoint
,nents have been made in lieu OF others mere
tofore announced in handbills
October IS, 1860
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Col. Bennett at steen's Greek.

Last Saturday the Democracy of Rankin
county were addressed by Hon. Joseph Ben
nett, and We regret that owing to the late
hour it was received, our inability to publish
s synopsis of his remarks as furnished by an
esteemed and able correspondent.
The Colonel is doing good work in his
county.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

In. Partridge, Of the vicksburg Waig, hai
been elected Major General of the second di
vision Mississippi Militia.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

TYPE MErAL.-Ths attention of printers
and publishers is called to the advertisement Of
Jas. Conner & Sons in another column. Their
type has widespread reputation.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

The United States Marshal for Iowa has IN
e,.n,ad The Keokuk Journal that the popula-
ton of that State is about 6oo,ooo, gain Of
over $4,000 since last year.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

| The WAsHINGToN QUEsTIoN.--The Bell
Eyeritt orators always grow eloquent in
speaking of Mr.. Everett's efforts to redeem
the grave and home Of Washington. They
are generally so carried away by their feelings
that they forget to say anything about Mr..
Everett's record on the slavery question. We
have never attempted to defame the we'll
earned reputation of Mr.. Everett in assisting
the ladies to purchase Mt. Vernon. We freely
admit that Mr. Everett is sound on that ques-
ton, but he is very unsound on the "water
iowl,' question. But what will Mt. Vernon
Everett and the nation which calls Washing
ton ''father'' say of the following delicious bit
of John Bells record, when in the face of the
world he denies to Washington statue in
the Capitol of the nation.
On the 18th day Of February, 1881, the
House of Representatives of the United States
resolved:
HThat the President of the United States
be authorized to employ Horatio Greenough,
of Massachusetts,, to execute in marble full
length pedestrian statue of Washington, to be
placed in the rotunda of the Capitol the head
TO be copy of Hudson's Washington and the
accessories to be left to the Judgment of the
artist"
Men Of all parties and sections, John Q.
Adams, Rufus Choate, G. G. Clay, Edward
Everett, R. N. johnson. Cave johnson and
others voted aye. Tom Corwin, the infamous
Tom Gorwin, and John Bell, the Honorable
{ p John Bell voted No.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

SUsPIcIous CHARAcTERs.-We learn that
several of our citizens on Sunday night last
detected three white men in private CONVEX
sation with slaves. One of these men was
aroused at an early hour from his slumbers,
at his hotel, and left, in preference to being
more Hospitality dealt with, on the IL O'Clock
train. The other two were then waited Oh,
and left town-in summary manner.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24

Three Cuban families are said to own one
sixteenth of the entire real and personal prop
erty of the island, and 25,00o slaves,
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
- Iobn M Bolts made a speech at Rich

(T John NJ. Bolts made speech at Rich.
mond. Va, recently, four hours long He
took the same grounds as H.'Winter Davis,
declaring for Bell ana Everett, but opposition
at all hazards, to the Democracy. He de-
uounces secession, declares that, should it be
attempted, 100000 volunteers would rush to
the rescue, without calling upon single free
State. Bolts will evidently stick in the maws
Of the Disunonists, North and South. He
has returned to his old motto He'd 'em or
die. John Minor is Major, in brave words
and his own estimation.
The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-24
How the Milk Got into the Cocoa Nut

The Hon. John C. Mason, one Of the Doug.
las electors for the State at large, made an eff.
fectiye speech few days ago at Catlettsburg
He spoke earnestly for Dougla 1t made nc
concealment of his opinion, that, if it were
clearly shown that Lincoln could be most
successfully opposed by Bell, it would be the
duty Of all lovers OF the Union to support the
latter-L0uisUiHe Journal.
Up to the disruption Of the Baltimore Con-
vention, Mr.. Mason had been Democrat, and
it was supposed by those who sent him there,
that he was also Southern man, and would
sustain the resolutions Of the Kentucky Le-
gislature and Of the Democratic party of that
State-all of which are strongly Southern
and especially denunciatory of the doctrine Of
squatter- sovereignty. He had attended a
meeting of the Democracy in his Congressional
District, and advocated and voted for resolu-
tions of that character 1t was reasonable to
suppose that he was still of the same opinion.
But in 1859 he was candidate for the United
States Senate, and tcas beaten By Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, and we presume that his pride, ambition
and his envious nature, all rebelled against the
idea of Breckenridge being Vice President,
Senator and President, all of which he will be
on the 7th of November next; and as he could
not, dare not go for Bell, he takes the next
best way of defeating the man he hates, by
supporting Douglas. This is the whole mat
ter, and the Journal and its co-worker in hos
tility to the South, the Advertiser, may make
the most of it. They are entirely welcome to
all such men as can, from personal spite, sacri-
fee their political opinions Mercury.
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and his own estimation

A STRAw.-Some enterprising Bell student
took a vote at the University the other day,
which resulted thus !: one hundred for Breck-
mridge, sixty-five for Bell. and four for Doug
las The vote of Mississippi in November
will be about ten for Breckenridge to seven for
Bell and Douglas, which will give Beckin-
ridge about nine thousand majority over both
the others Oxford Lntelligencer, 17M inst.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-23
Paint and varmish Brushes.

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