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TnE Kent1eky pfsss. following up the
lead Of Prentice, take great delight in ridi-
.culing everything faTorabloito disnniOns--
Here goes the ~FrnnkfOrt tEy.J cOmnso1-
StssditG: -
A poetass, Of Alabama has written some
st1ff.ia short metre, which she callsFtAIa-
-bana 3, Battle Cry.Y We have. room for
I only one Iines which IS as follows:
''!HtTnlymaot ths 0dVanciug fOe!s
Perhaps that is al good a way as any to
meet the foe, bat My net 'secedS Ike Ia
rllats and not .lfkb i, ,efab9
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tn EoRITTRNDlS .oo1PRoM1sE.

A comPaFtsonR Hsliveen At and, the
Ds'H"nds De, .s e osthe sleeaeFs at'Charles-
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I soldiers or states.
lQdels for imitation
I the Sonth.- =.
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Saddles, HarneSs. .TrI1kS sc.

--.f ~ - WIIULkSALa REIAIIE.----
B. SHEPPARD, No. 13I Main street, corner o
~ Union, viii GOntiuue TO keep on hand al6E 6dhd
complete assortment Of all RFticIeRn his line eonslst-
t9gOf Ladios and entlemen'S saddles RIne Coafss
HAtnaa9 Trunks, Yalsos, Carpet Bass sStehols Col.
lars, unines, Whips, &c.
would respectfully cal attention 70 my t6s aud
trust by strict attention and prUmptness 10 merit
eontinuHnee Of the public patronage fs279aJ
All kinds Of repairing promptly dono, and in Q pfo
PSE 1sPSass asessr = 2, si1EPRARR; q PIo.5
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EAtS1 AMI NtANufAT1ON
RtskS accepted At terms eoRslStent with iolYehey aud
H-I -Fss.ss-s.f. e fair proht, t5.--F>s !
itve1t to5asuTa,ies DTVgEEEyGsS
AID Copte1tsJ JortAl f0SS To- Rec JeGfS. !
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nTssnrI.11mrnhrI-

De. 18th. 1860. a n ETJs,TSSS.
gaOhl aOC6uit Of iIlhsaIth T6ays fhI- dSFSI5 nv
intEetSt lP the firm Of Rhodes 4 EEothsr 10 Nm s
M@fH9id, and tcheeftdliy rtSonnCnd the nfG drfn
fh9dS2 4 EGEaSld . my CID EFitnas 4hd pltrOIs
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j sss ~ NEW RIRM.
-NNFE, HAVE THIS DAY FORMED a Co-PART.
'nefShipunder the name d RAuDtS Z " TiIfirIp.
ana VIII coqtinpe the HEhol ssAls GrOeape pFrtlaep
and CommiIaion business In the housS ii itnsfiy q.
= Dec 12, 1SG0-Sm
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Chilly gatftlige11tpt,,
! TRRMs OF ApYERTisINa. !.

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The INCOME Of this conipany-tS DouBIEi tb,, =,
ai- any other PirS Insuranea Corporation n the -
United States. - : = l7I7iS -
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lion PettifogglsrsI, Ia 81
men, are poMwsa,dsysss N
among the Hotspurs;e G
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have fallen back to Benton, eight miles from the river,
four pound cannon I'D several six and twe"
are four thousand strong, and under tie command Of
Colonel Ritche Ny informant states Lat the rebels are
engaged In building skins and t.aIl Ostboats but for
purpose Of forayng mo nlinoisI TIC gunboat Tyler
now ies az commerce. and win We sufficient to protect
'hs mscreants from making sland at chat place.
-, AUGUST, 25-2 A. NJ
Sion. En- rson Etherfdge, Of Tennessee, arrived
mere t oy Tram swo hours ago He informs me that he
~. ao"" here some ten days. Quite mber Of Ten
nehseeuns here and their jubaton Mr.. ELS ar
rWu' unmis,akeable. He informs that he learned
" ~ Nelson's release from confinement and arrest at
4rcinnat this morning. Mr.. E. credits the report.
General Pillow is reported to be at Sykeston, thirty
miles from Birds Point, to-day, rather yesterday His
force there is six Thousand men.
No news from the South.
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Port OF New York, August IS, 1851.
CLEARED.

ClEARED.
Ship Bunker iiill, Lant San Fraacsco--G Comstock.
Ship Augustus, Bradburn, Antwerp--W Frost.
Bark CT aries (Brem}, Deike, Csilso-Chas LulIng.
Bark Essex, Ray, Narseiiles--Moore Henry.
Brig Audress (Swet, Lindstron oueenstowu--Funch
Mencke I. Wendt
Brig Dunning, varrey Buenoe Ayres-Mies Houghton
Brig w Kibby (Br), Smith, Ma,smoras-J 4 Smith &
Co.
Brig Naiad, Richards Cenfuegos-Tucker Igtborn
Big Empire, Gibbs, Boston-Thoppson Hunter
Schr Haze, Booth LoudonderrySturgcs, Chairman Co.
Schr Johnson tBr), Dcveault, Turks Islands-D De-
wolf
schr q Sawyer, Dobbin. ST Johns NF-Smpson Clapp
Schr Volga tBr) Kennedy, 81 Johu MID Dcwolf.
Schr Lewts,ille (Br) Taylor, 81 John Mp Nevius
Sons
schr Albert Edward tBr) Towse, ssckvnle Mp Ne.
Wins 4 Sous
sclrJ II Gator, Cetl.u Baltimore Master
, schr Van Ciesf, Simon, Phiadelrhia--r q Benton
Sons
schr W W Branard Bowdch, phiadclphia--L Kenny
Schr Electric Lord, Philadelphia Kenny
Schr j Parsons Shaw, Observation-Disclosures
Sohr Arieias, Chase pbiladclphia-Baker Dayton.
Schr Miller, Camp, Cape May-Mas;er.
Sclr Liberty, Johnson Indian Rivcy-Nassy
Schr Eastern Belle, Turner, Bancor--R Buck & Co.
Schr Bengal Hix, Gards1er--G Hatch.
Schr Brewer Wood rortlrnd--G L Hatch
Scbr ToEaah Anderson, PoGtland-Brett Son h Co.
schr Il Bullwinke French Portsmouth--W Brown Co.
schr II Knapp, Grsrd. Bssion--Maser.
schr ManHn Beers Boston-Dayton Co.
sclr A Eldridge, Conkiin Edpsrtown-Nastcr
Schr VITA. Ryder, Lynu-hsster.
s hr Pavinn. Baker, Eau Riyer--Master
ScGi Elizabeth Segar, Nivkeis Provts ence--NAster.
Schr Acser, Peck, Stsmford-R Sanford
Ecsr Daniels, smith, Observation-Disclosures.
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schr seraph. AIe. Norwich-Master.
soop roin soraen, coi5nn Fan Riyew Borden
s ssss os sS y x; sss Tss Ss
Steamer Steamer s s.s A ssssr fsaaspSHS.
ARRIVED.
Aar csms 10 ts po, commander Hewew Hssx
SsoT nGw s on sas 'a0 The ana Ia
sd sss%ssp am, Tsuos Hamburg Aug H. ana
S We 81 ss:.ss
Kendall At snchor 2h 10 mites Of Cape Race np pass
sde wheel steamers 2ct lat A. lon passed Steamship ss.
passed Bremen bark No a5s time passed Oidenbs
ship Glesnes 'sf y % Lqa csas May 4 Viz
E. GehS a G Of ssaon . sS i,
sHsks brig Chattanooga from Baltimore 70;
snip haIsals sp sslss Ivioa a. day. with SALT wine.
Bark hoIaaras Marshall, Belize Hon. Aug with mnhos
a 20 I've ~ sI Hs 0s e ssw Y6
ed Ass sGr ss srsna f rs
70 sr ;ap fauIeasr 4'A' '''A 'A % ~ '''
ss s"sS A Sssf Hail. %sss4s s.. will. Vol
Rais nhoderic Dhu t~), Butler New Haven days. IN bal
scsr Planet orr, Kenny Kingston, Ja 80 days. with log
schy Hs ma rj Martin uillsboro 10 days, with plaster
sch Clifton sBr Bcyca S, John, NIB, days. with lashs
obey Frye Co.
schr Sarah Elizabeth, INy, E'lsbethport for Boston.
Sclr Watened caswe Elijah thpoSt for NariaeansetL
Schr Charger Nahan EMlabrthrnr Tor Bridge ort.
Shr Siias Wright 50 irnen iaabshpor Tor Now Haven.
Schr X Dean, Cook, Elyahethport for Taunton
Sehr G Chew, Bugbee II, abehport for T. uuion.
schr Hul, Scranton, Sizabethpert or CLINTON.
Sehr Roanoke, Paul Eiizabethpsrt for Taunson.
schr Connecticut Deal, ELIJAH ithpor, for Boston.
sehr Hampton, HART, Ei2atethpot for Boston
Sclr Harris, SAWYER, Addison, 2 days
Sehr Anvil, Wnaen, PASSPORT days
Schr Ralph Hewitt Puckst0N, NtuahaveA, bdAya
Schr Hannah ID, Nlcksrson, Marbic',eai, days.
Scbr w w Brainerd, owlitch Portland, 2 days
IA. for
Soop Mediator Bosiwick Gli,abe bporI BrdgedeyA
Soop Gold Leaf, james Eiyaeehpor. for Norwich.
Soop Blackstone, Afsn, Providence. 3 daya
Steamer Schriver. Christopher Baltimore
Steamer Thompson, Chance, Baltimore 90
Steamer Boston. Crooker Pi isdelphia
Steamer Sarah. jones. Phiis.eiphn
Steamer Pelican, Jones, Providence.
SAILED
Steamship Persia Br), Liverpool tand passed the BaisyZ
at II IS AND ships Sandnsky do; S.kto Genoa: bark
Snare lDan) Rio Jansiro; brig Argyle tIr) Deparara
From qunrant Ec-Br steamship khersOnesP, Londcn.
27th-Ships American CONGRESS-. London; CsnHdense,
Havre bark Nonexuna, Barbados; Sp schr Neuvo IA 81
Domingo CITY,
Wind at sunset g.
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RROWNLOW'S KNOXVILLE WHIG-THE
EREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

prom The MemPhs Appeal, August III
gentleman Of great intelligence, residing in this city
recently had conversation with President Davis, in
which accidental allnsion made 10 the rnercd m
tenon OF the government 10 suppress tho Knoxville Wig
owing to it's advocacy OF Unienism He assured by
the President that such order had been issued from
any department at Richmond and TINT they would
sect the freedom OF tbs press 10 Che utmost extcat COM
nal should be prescribed Cor opinion sake unless for the
utterance Of open and avowed reasonable Sentiments
tending to sedition and nssrrection by force OF
against the regular constitutional authorities. But 20
trape upon the inalienbe preosetive OF The press TO
indulge in criticism however severe, upon the admins
tration and those IN authority, the government could
never do with his appreciation or consent.
Such is the very conmeadable policy OF the Confederate
government in its scrupulous regard For every ccnsttu
tiona restraint upon its exercise Of vested powers
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THE SOUTHERN pRIyATEEPS.

THE BRIG GRACE WORTnINGToN BOARDED AT SEA.
Captain Tuthy, of the brig Grace wortsngton a, Belize
Honduras August reports that hs passage out he was
boardea by full rugged brig, the captain OF which stated
that II was pfvateer belonging 20 The Sontheiners
After examining her papers the captain OF the pvatecr
permitted the Grace Worhngton 70 proceed her wav
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OUR BEDFORD (rENN.) CORRESPONDENCE

BEDFORD, August %, 1851.
Excitement at Cumberland Union Netting Dstrted-Ar.
resi- Of Secession Member Of tie Legislc,re Great En-
ertions to Force Maryland out Of the onion DC
Hostilties have ut length broken out in Gu bertrand
The Union men OF Allegheny county held meeting In
Cumberland on Friday evening last which addressed
by Ex-Governor Thomas Some attempts made
disturb and break up the meeting, which ended in the
meeting adjoprnng 10 The office OF the AUegaatan,
which completely disnantled and its contents demo
ished The Revere House whose proprietor Is
u his views also attacked and considerable damage
done
son OF T. j McKaig member OF Assembly from Allie
ghany county, badly beaten, but succeeded In making
his ESCAPE, but has since been retaken.
his in the Legislature, also obliged to fly,
but captured by the troops aud kept in camp
until Saturday morning It having been telegra n
cd TO Cumberland from New Creek that rebel troops
TO the number Of several hundred on their way TO
Cumberland Tin answer to communications from rebels
there), to give counenanoe to sympathgers with
rebellion and assist in putting down the friends az the
government, the Union party have collected ther
the military, patroiling the streets day and night
Great excitement prevails. Up to this morning at which
time my informant left, some twenty arrests r promi.
nent rebels h1d been made, and were sttl continuing
to be ma lncre has been much communication with
the enemy over tnc border and steady purpose crush
doubt o. every exer,ion beng mace to force Maryland
out of the Union will give you tuli particulars early
as possible.
Governor Curtin is still here and quite unwer
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S HIP PIN G NE w S i.

ALMANAC ron yoRE--rafs DAY
IuN RIsss........... % MOON II IS
BUN SITS. s. HIGH "a
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GENERAL BANKS ARMY.
OUR HYATTsTowN CORRESPONDENCE.


HYArrsrowS, Md, August "a, 1901.
Trouble IN the Connecticut Fosnth-Te Enemy Rc10T'eo
be Sixteen TAo~sond Strong at Lesst~g-A Seces0o" ET
tes,ninator, &C., dc.
In addition TO the New York Nineteenth there has been
little trouble in the Connecticut Fourth relative 70
the three months enlistment number refused 10 obey
orders and placed under arrest the Connecticut
Fifth taking charge Of the prisoners. general court
martial session, and this among several other cases.
will soon be disposed Of
The Indiana sixteenth paid three months dues TO-
day In golden eagles.
We have reports that the enemy "a sixteen thousand
strong Ieesburg sixteen miles distant and that there
IL no material force Of the rebels except Colonel Hender
son Home Guard above that point the Potomac The
work Of concentrating their forces at and nenr eespg
has been going on for some time.
Captain Gillespie, OF the Indiana Sixteenth, Is out ON
picket duty again to-day His seizure OF rebel arms az
Newmarket few days since has obtained Tor HIM very
favorable reputation in high quarters Captain " or-
merry resided in St. Marys parish, Louisiana ana was
inhumany treated by the rebels-his family broken ap
his property destroyed aud he himself escaped death by
miracle, but with the toss Of OF his eyes lie mas
invented breach loading rifle which he calls the "seces
sion Extern nator and with whish he determined "
avengS the wrongs inflicted upon him by the rebels
Colonel Gordons Second Massachusetts regiment reach
ed this vicinity this morning.
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REPORTED REACTION IN EAST TENNESSEE


Col Wm. II. Carroll arrived on yesterday from East
Tennessee. where lac has been soorrning ros several
weeks raising troops under special for the
the Confederate service. He conf repre-
sentaons Of the great reaction now TRANSFERRING among
the people and designatos II as perfect stampede
from Unonsm TO the advocacy Of the Southern cause
NJ T. 4. r. Nelson had reached home, and il Under
stood that he would issue address to the people of
Tennessee, through the columns OF the Knoxville Wig,
advising til m desst from further opposition to the
STATE Authorities and cspouse the cause Of the Cnfede
rate government
The Hon. George ". Bridges who has been intense
Congress IN The late election, advised Colon Carroll OF
his n'eAron TO raise reg tneut Of volunteers iron
among the unonsls Of his district and enter the active
service OF the Confederate Satcs.
Colonel Carroll issued address o. the people, calling
upon them to rally to the support OF their against
the vulgar despotsm OF Lincoln Informs that the
Knoxville Wing will publish W II few Gays, aprrov.
ing of its spirit and counsc Hog patriot response IT,
He thinks that be least four Thousand men
among the Unonsts Of East Tennessee ~ less than thirty
days.
We have scarcely known OF 40 sudden a.d f,yor.
able revuson in popular sntimon during the pro sent
revolution has taken place the eastern section of
this State in the last ten days.
GOVERNMENT STORES FOR WASHINGTON.
The steamers City Of New York and = 5 Tafry no,s
lying at er No North river, are loading government
stores for Washington.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-29
THE CASE OF COMMANDER PORTER,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

WASHNGroS ID. G., August 20, 1851.
As have placed myself right before tho department.,
and pledged myself the public place myself right
before them, may ask you the favor to publish in your
paper tho enclosed letter. is not likely that will
again trouble you with any more on this subject The
people have right to know who and who are not
faithful 10 them. Yours with respect,
NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-29

Breckenridge Magon school yielding themselves AZ viii
this plan IS being developed and the day is not far dis
tant when The journalist will have chronicle "A Bloody
Battle in kentucky" The question Of neutrality' must
soon b. settled aud THE State be made 10 show its colors
Iwrote you in my last Of the Of the Evansville
packet NJ H. Terry, by the gmboat Lexington; and
have now 70 inform you Of high handed Of rctaia
ton. perpetrated by the citizens OF Paducah in the
seizure VI the Evansville and Faiucah packet samuel
orr, yesterday The officers and crew together wiki the
passengers, arrived here this mornng, from whom get
the facts.
just at twelve O'Clock yesterday the Orr reached tie
evee at iaducah aud was Immediately boarded by abou.
hundred men, the class of the denzens Of our
rive towns armed by Capt Johnson Of the prize
steamer Terry. Immediately the crowd comm srced rps
ndl-cri intimately at the people board but happily
without nuIlng any except # their own mum.
bel who was shot through the hand johnson ana two
or three others took possession OF the Office while N
boats crew probably that of the Terry, mined ntey US
sumed positions at The different posts, and work to
"run the concern" as they termed It. And it they
dill, the Tennessee river, without allowing the officers
passengers to take garment ashore side from
such as they were wearing upon Their persons The
clerk Nr. Thomas Dusouchet kicked from the Office
by the robbers, with oas and explosives more explicit
than religious. Toe mail agen, no, allowed to go on
shore until after the boat had eit the town, being
promised an IMPRISONMENT AT Nashville, or to be
taken on exhibition through the south
Of "Old Abc's mail carriers" Passengers were
pushed Of the boa, minus baggage and vauables,
and free coiorcd boys. Who wero employed
on board were not permitted to and at all, but were
taken with the boat, and this have probably found
owners in the Confederate States army The Orr was
b III at Evansville ast winter, owned by her cap
tain, VIM. H. McCuus and valued at about eighteen
thousand dollars Her freight, which was stolen with
her. valued at lin thousand dollars exclusive Of the
personal property OF The passengers The passengers and
crew, twenty i've In number, down here in yaw
boat, arr vhg here al O'Clock
Now what action government will take is looked for
wh great interest The Paducahans sent yesterday TO
Union City for artillery and troops boastcd to-day
that before Sunday they would have such force hand
as would make 1t dangerous for any Union gunboat or
force TO make lis appearance
have Jus, conversed with gentleman who left
Commerce, No, this morning He says that the rebels
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-16

COMMERCIAL MATTERS The news of Satur-
oay mad the effect of suspending business of
all kinds in New York, and grave serious
ness was noticeable throughout financial cir
cles. The sales of Virginia State skies, on
Saturday, were s., 900 at 90, -, 900 at 6S, and
$1,000 at 6s4. OF Tennessee State SKIES. 100
so, 600 sold at TO- The Journal of Commerce
of that afternoon, says:
Foreign Exchange is dull for bankers hut
there Is fair business doing in commercial
oils, without any improvement in rates
lhere was very little pressure to sell at the
opening OF the stock market, and therefore
although prices declined materially, there was
not much sensation, and but little panic
The New York Post of SATURDAY. evening
says
The war news at hand this morning was the
slgnal Tor general stampede among the cur
rehcy brokers of Wall street, Sou thern money
~ once undergoing an important depreciation
Inc notes OF the banks of South Carolina
georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, are now
quoted at a discount of % per cent and rates
OF all southern currency are very fuctuating
ana unreliable. Virginia and N Carolina notes
are selling, in moderate amounts at SaIO per
cent tennessee at and per cent, Missouri
at Sa10 per cent.
The great Gistrust Of Southern notes affects.
IN turn, the currency of the West the basis of
the circulation being Southern State STOCKS
The exchange at Chicago on New York, we
learn by telegraph, has risen to per cent.
ana The same rate is asked at St. Louis
Inc money market is undisturbed in its no.
sltlon of ease. The supply is excessive AT 4Ia
per cent. on call
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vol. XIX.---NO. SO.

be retained. and the proceedings would be pub
hshed to the world after the injunc tion was
removed. Were IT otherwise, he should on
pose u. He wished To harnouizp and u,ite
Virginia. He was tired of trying moral pow yer
on Abraham Lincoln. lie regarded his uroE
clamation as a declaration Of war and subiu-
CATION. III that be so, IL would be the extreme,
OF folly TO discuss that proclamation in ope .
session, for ia that case, Lincoln would be
speedily Informed Of 1t.
Mr. " 1873 rose TO make n motion which he
thought ne had never made more than three
times IN his life. The open discussion that
was now gong on, would do much more to
disturb the harmony of the Convention than
anything which gentlemen seemed TO apnre-
hend in secret session. He appealed 10 mem
oers TO quit talking-he had "A right to say this
Tor he had worn out his already lacerated
lungs in discussing UtiHldtdSbut the time
Tor action had now come . ssMr .saSW.rsk pro-
ceededeto discuss Lincoln's TolicyS oThpre
STas no doubt about the authPnticity.of tho
proclamation, but ateall eventsTthere was
enough OF s'an otiiciaio chardc ter0 before the
convention to require harmonious and speedy
S,Iaoii aIaaon, one therefore moved the previous
.! q T, lesion; "@a
."Ihe call was seconded, and the question be-
ing .Shall the main question be now put2''-
MT: EARLY ayaiied himself OF the ten minutes
TO give his views. He expressed great
'doubt OF the authenticity OF the proclamation
lie. could not conceive THAT "A man Of such
s!nre |dhees as the Secretary of state lSeeWard)
ebe:suiity ofSthe bg9ders therein con-
pIFStlt ne opposed 10 q
sc1et session. lie rnOved the COnyention now
adlion; Voted odoSn by a large majority.
; Mr.. BALDWIN still urged his objections TO the
IN otioh for s..eeret session at this time. He
:wa9ted !niofnatIon officially, and was OPP
.poEed Is impof ftai't'ac ZION upon the basis of
3unduthentIcated Geographic dispatches. He
was aware sot the great influences that had
been brought to 0sar upon the Convention,
'anJ II they. were: TO be forged TO a change OF
,Eosl ton, ne claimedstha Z ESfything should be
presented in a.light as clear as the sunlight of
heaven II. Il war of subiugaton was to be
'wagcd against the South, there was no doubt
IN lIlss miGd of the 'course which Ought to be
,pursued.'
Nj GILIEsPIE had voted for the motion
heretotore.to make common cause with the
South'in. the event of coercion and meant 70
stand up to'it. Butshe had been SO often de-
celyed by telegramstha he desired to wait for
.hicia.l information He was not prepared to
act. us circumstances stoods lat present. He
ih2ye1 that the Conaventlon now adjourn.
The 'motion'gas'agr ..to-ayes SO, noes ~,
and.!he Convention"ad adjourned: to meet again
on Tuesday at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-16

ABSURD WAsTE.-A writer in a London M :
per calls attention to a proHigate and scanda =
ious waste and destruction of property, while
there are 50 many poor persons who SO much
stand In need OF assistance, which is thus no.
tlced in late number of the Churchman's q
monthly Penny Magazine, occurring in the
London Docks: ear the northeast corner of
the Queen warehouse Henry Mahew tells
us, "a guide post inscribed TO the kiln, di
reefs you TO the Queens Pipe, or chimney of the
furnace; on the doors of the latter end of the
room are painted the Crown Royal and V r.
In this Kiln are burnt all such goods as do NOT
fetch the amount of their duty and customs
charges; tea, having once set the chimney of
the kiln on fire, is rarely burnt and the wine
and spirits are emptied into the docks The
huge mass of fire in furnace is fed day and
night with condemned goods. On one occa-
sion 900 Australian mutton hams were burnt
on another 10 900 pairs of French gloves: and
silks and satns, tobacco and cigars are here
consumed In vast q quantities, the ashes being
sold by the ton as manure for killing insects
and to soap-boilers and chemical manufac-
turers. Nails and other pieces of iron sifted
from the ashes are priced tor their toughness
IN making gun barrels gold and silver. the
remains of plate, watches and jewelry thrown
nto the furnace, are also found in the ashes (,