The New York Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1850, Page 1

a qreeilnessees NO, 5906. — TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. — WEWS FROM WASHINGTON CITY. OONGRESS AND THE SOUTHERY CAUCUS. THE CABINET APPOIN | MENTS. THE CANADIAN PAR! .....: &e., we., & ENT. The Latest from THE SOUTHERN CATICUS COMM, EE—THE CABINET— NAVY PROMOTION’. ETC., BTC. OUR SPECIAL TELEGKAL il | CORRESPONDENCE, Wasnivoron, August 10, 1850, The committee of fifteen, »ppointed at the Southern caucus on Thursday night last, will report to the caucus on Monday night Mr. Toombs is chairman. One object which they bave in view, is to determine how to resist California, avd another is, what to do if she is admitted with her present boundary, ‘The Intel- ligencer says the question ir settled ; but this isa mis- take ; the worst is yet to come. Mr, Morehead bes been appointed on the committee, «shington. in place of Air. McLean, of Kentucky, (not Maryland) | declined. ‘The cabinet appointments are uot yet sentin. The President is waiting to hear from Mr. MeKennan, Nevertheless, the Washingion papers of this morning confirm the appofutment et Mr. McKennon to the Interior, and Mr. Conrad to the War Department ‘The result of the North Carolina election is, thirty- six hundred majority of Reed, the democratic eandi- date for Governor. The democrats will have fourteen majority ia the Legislature ov joint ballot, ‘The following is a list of navy promotions, confirmed by the Senate on the twenty-third of last month :— Commender Hugh N. Page to be @ captain in the navy, vice RK, P. Stockton, resigned. Commander William Inman to be captain, vice Benj. Cooper. deceased. Lieutenant Francis B. Riison to bes commander, vice Page, promoted. Lieutenant Edward B, Boutwell to be « commander, vice Inman, promoted. Lieutenant 8. 8. Lee to be a commander, vice John Dubier, resigned. Mr. Van Allen, as Chargé to Eouader, has been con- firmed; also Mr. Fowler, District Attorney tor Missis- sippi, and Mr. Sherman, Vostinaster at Utica, N ¢. The excitement caured by the attempt to abduct some slaves, « few days since, is still great ‘The Republic states that General Chaplin, editor of Chaplin's Portfolio, at Albany, was # principal actor in abducting Messrs. Toombs end Stephen's slaves, TRMIRYY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Senate. BY MORSK’S MAGNETIC TELEGRAPM. . Wasurxcrom, August 10, 1350. APPROPRIATION BILLS, On motion of Mr. Dickinson, the Senate took up the llowse bills on revolutionary pensions, and navy pen- sions, Both were passed without opposition. MAIL STEAMYAS BETWEENSN AW ORLEANS AND VERA CRUZ. Mr. Sovir called up bill for mail steamers trom New Urieans to Vera raz, to sail with immediate des patch, ashe had just learore that the British steamers had ceased to ca:ry our m THE CALIFORNIA MILT. After the consideration ot edditiousl m orning basi- jiforpia bill was taken up. general slavery question, his amendment was rejected —yeas 12, pays do 1. Foorr moved several new sections, establishing a judiciary system for Califor; ‘SM r. Davror said & judiciary question would excite debate, and be hoped it would be brought up in a se- parate bill Mr. Foote withdrew the amendment, and submitted angth«r, offeriog large graute of Inod to Oslifornia, that she should fix the line 3630 a8 her sodthern boundal th of thet line tobe erected » t ~uend. ment, aye 20, Mr. Tumser moved the amendment to the southera Doundary of California proposed by Mr. Soule to the Compromise Mr. Borur ex ed his desire te speak upon the vmendment bill was postponed till Monday upon Dovetans taken ‘ The Senate then went into exeoutirve session, and soon after adjourned. Rouse of Representatives, BY BAIN’S ELECERO-CHEMICAL TELEGRAPH. Wasuiscron, Aug. 10, 1860, 7Mm La Mr, Rocawacc, (whig) of Mase., introduced a resola- tiom providing for the payment of the balance of money due to Mr. King, of Massachusetts, late member of the House, deceasrd. Passed. MeKeAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, ETC A message was received from the Senate, announsing the passage of the Texas boundary bill, Mr, Neison made @ motion to proceed to the consid. oration of the private calendar, which was ineffectual, The House then went into Committers of the Whole om the State of the Union, and took ‘THE CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. Heuston, (whig) of Delaware, resamed his re- cnarke from yesterday, and expressed his concurrence the opinions of the President. xpressed im his ith regard to the T boundary. He that the Texan boundary ud hoped it would receive of couse. ig) of Peansylvania, jastified the duty to state what posi- cave Texas attempted to execution, Nineteen- twentieths of the people will not only sustein the " bat will nrsiet im carrrying out the positions sremmmeal Ot etec De ft necessary, The demand of Texas war sudacious and baseless He would yote @ reasonable «um for the settlement. bat Lot one dollar aa & remuneration because he believed that in the annexation of that State we assumed equi- t , the ae ° ably, but mot legally, the debts dus by Texas at time. He bed no its to ake, but if Texas ingle overt act cainet thir ona, the ec getietion of the boundary question shail nee Hanarson, (dem ) of Georgin. nid that the re- cont act of the Benate had deprived bim of all b of settling the slavery question He would not be derstood a ct le aeeemt te the O ise reported by ©) ‘ommittee of Thirteen, but thought that in the progress of lngisiation it been fo amended aoe commend ‘taelf to his pport. He took southern ground, contending for the equality fof that reetion in the territories, He maintained that the boundary of Texas, as claimed Dy her, would be supported by Georgia, in weal or wor, aad i for justiee befere it was too late. Mr. Prascer (dem) of Ham pebire, notioe of an amendment to the bil rm ‘copwoern (dem) of South Cerolion, argued ry of slaveholders in the cerritories, and | tained Texas in th: boundar: ed by her. The committes rore © ‘a resolution came up te stop debs» il and Diplomatic +i om Taesdey ina, whieh, the fuse sdjourned. Kentucky Election Bacrewony, Ang. 10, 1850. The whigs bare carried Loulsville by « small majort- Jy. and the d+moerate have carried Jefferron county, ne Canadian Parliaw ent. Proragetion Tonowre, August 10, 1850, ‘This day. at 12 o'rloek, bie Excellency, theGovernor General, prorogved the Provincial Parliament. Th* Legislative Counet! Chambers were crowded. The Buf- talo vielters were present. Joel in the Queen's name, sesen'ed to 107 ills, among which were, an Act forthe tranater and wanegement of the Provincial Post Office; acts to cquniiee easersmemts; to establish free banking; toim- pose 2 per cent on foreign reprints of Raglis: copy- rights; incorporating & company for the set‘lement and moral improvement of the colored popuie\ion; to of jurists by ballot; giving 5 “ipauties acer te tnste ot withhold tavern ligeness Excellency said he would um Joto effect without annenssary de- lay. ef ye the A Fare ie eee ateet us the incttelions of te Pree thee; aed ax, rested confidence that the sentiments us the madsees are these Of the grent body of the peo * having concluded his remarks upon the | he hoped the final vote would be | | ple. He congratulates P. ment of the revenue He with bis visit tothe Welland Canal, and gratification at the courtesy of the citizens of Buffalo on that oo- caslon. He recommends the members, when they re. turn home, to promote measures of practical utility. Suicide in Wilmington, Del. Wirsuncres, Aug. 10, 1850, A colored man, named A. Kinsman, cut his throat to-day in the market house, with a razor, The wound | was promptly eewed up by Dr. Baker, but no hopes were entertained of the recovery of the suicide. Fierce Contest with Runaway Slaves, (Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.) Wasiinerox, August 9.—For several weeks past the police of this city have had reason to believe tbat @ person by the name of Wm. L. Chaplin, (to- gether with some others in this ciiy, who it is not now deemed preper to mention,) has been the prin- cipal agent in running off all, or nearly all, the run away slaves from this District. The plan seemed to be for him to have a two-horse carryall or car- riage, and start early in the mght. He would take two or three, and proceed through Maryland by the way of Sandy Spring to Pennsylvania, they paying him $20 or $5 apiece. A few days since a particularly constructed two horse carriage arrived inthis city, and put up, about J2 o'clock at night, at Smithey & Sheckell’s livery | stable, Suspicion immediately attached itself to the affair; and the officers were intent on watching every movement. 1t was ascertained that Chaplia contemplated moving on Tuesday night, the 6th instant; accordingly he paid his bill, and his car- riage Was driven away by a free yellow man,by the name of Warner Harris, of the Ist ward. Harris played arouad the city, going at a number of places, until 10 o’clock, When he took in, in the neigbor- hood ef 44 and C streets, two runaway slaves, be- longing to the Lon. Mr. Toombs and the Hap. Mr. Stephens, bothot Georgia In the meantime a party had left the city and proceeded to a suitable place up the roud leading to Montgomery county, for the purpose of intercepting Cheplin and his stolen pro- peity. After waiting until one o'clock, they coa- cluded that something had happened, and they re- turned to the city. lt appeared that the negro Har- Tis, aller taking m the two slaves referred to, drove off at such @ furious rate that he ran his horse into a Chee in the rear of Brown’s Hotel, and instantly killed hium—the slaves jumped out and cleared the peste, Which stopped the expedition for that night. On the 8th, Chaplin bought another horse, and | settled his bill ebout ten o'clock in the morning, and Harris drove off again. After going round the | city a good deal, he brought up at his own house d took out the horses, which area very fleet par, end put them in his stable, or one close to the house, They wined there until near night, when Harris hitched up again and began to drive eround the city. At this ume the party of poliee, and other citizens, consisting of Captain Goddard, cflicers Handy, Cox, Wollard, Davis, Wiliam Smithey, Jobu Cook, and Richard Batt, of the county, repaired to the District line leading to Montgomery, and there awaited the arrival of Chapho, who arrived at that place about half past eleven o'clock. The police being posted in proper manner, atthe eppoiated moment a fence rail was rua through the bind wheel of the carriege by Captain Goddard, which brought it up, and at the same time two pe ‘mithey and Cox, caught the horses by the eons, S | head, the balance of the party being at the sides of | | the cattiage. Chaplin, who wasdriving, whipped the horses and fired « pistol at Smithey, who had hold of the near horse, which bullet went through hia hat. At that ume Davie and Handy pulled him off the seaton to the ground, and a fierce contest took place to secure him. The sleves inside (who were | furnished with revolvers,) were, duriog this time, | Raving. a quick game in firing at Goddard, Batt, | Wolleid and Cook, who were on each side and in | front, endeavoring to prevent their escape. It was almoet pitch dark, and great caution had to be ob- served to keep them from shootng each other. | r. Toombs’ servant rade his escape, supposed to be bediy wounded, fron the fact of his leaving his coat some distance on in the road, with much biood on it. tin the back and a builet went through his watch in his fob, and | ledged under the face,which no doubt saved h fe. | He fired five of bis barrels, and ‘Coombs’ man fired his whole six. Chaplin fired but once. The wonder is, that jhey did no more ae than they did to | the offiéers, which consisted of Mr. Butts receiving \ a bullet in the arm; Smithey one poe his kat; Capt, Goddard’s eyebrow scorched with the tire of bo aaa man; Cox a slight wound ia the right cheek. The white man and Mr. Stephens’ slave were brought to the city, and committed by Capt. God- _ dard before daylight. The free man, Harris, was | arrested, and committed for farther examination. Coxsveat. Invipgprry—Crven Rascauiry.—A mat med 08 Hobbs, of Bellville, Canada, | about two years ago, forsook his wife th | ceildren, and came to live in Syracuse wi | women. For the past year he has been wines to bis wife, from time to time, penitent letters, filled with assurances of affection for her, and earnest entreaties to her to come with their children, and egain hve with him in peace. After the receipt of ecverel such letters, she came to this city to see for ' ] | herself if his circumstances and conduct were such | that she could return to him. Hobbs received her with great kindness, showed her a house that he was buniding for his family, and reiterated his per- suasions that she would again become his com- panion. She yielded, went immediately back to Canada, and soon returned with two of their chil- dren—the one, Willinm Henry, about 7 years old, and the other, John James, b years old, Mra. Hobbs found ber husband in his new house ; but with him was the wretched woman, Alice Sim- mons, for whose sake he had violated his marriage vows, and abandoned his family. He promised, however, that he would send Alice away, forever, as socn as he could raise sufficient money to pa! ber oapenee 8. In this state of distressing had 4 rs. jobbs was kept until the morning of the 10th of July, when Alice Siromons left, avowedly for Canada. A few hours after her departu; Hobbs came to his wife, and persue drese up the littl boys, that he might take them to ween of animals then in the cit! her husband und childrea, she comp then has seen neither of them. There is reason to believe thet Hobbs took his boys, and, ia company with Alice Summons, started for Wisconsin or Lili- nois. They were heard of together, and followed es far ne Buffalo. To make her condition more intolerable, and to aggravate bis own wickedaras, it was found that Hobbs had sold the house in which he left his wife, and had taken the money off with him. The agony of Mra Hobbs when she Jeornt that she had been so betrayed and robbed of her children, cannot be deseri Her sufferi stillare terribly severe jerthan can be endured, unless seme of the recovery of her children shall soon Le awaked in her desolated bosom. She is thrown helpless upon the charity of the city— sick and well distracted. She cin make no exertions for herself, but only weeps for her chil- dren, and retoses to be comforted because they are not. If any person, to whom this come, shall know Eaos Hobbs, and will mation of his retreat to Mr. D. S. Geer, the je master of Syracuse, the children of Mra. Hobbs shall be sent for without delay.: Enos Hobbs is about 7. ie age, is short built, and hos dark hair. is a shoemaker. Alice Sim- mone is a emall sized, rather delicately formed fe- tale, about thirty years of ofc bas a fair com- i and i bair. The boys gr .g weed, bright, pleasing children.— Albany Kaicker- to Se Merpen ann Svicrog.—A shock ase of mur- derand snicide lately transpired a Becaiees coun ty,in hic Stee, A man named Benjamin Wileox, upwards of fitty yeers of hed with end reparated from Uy es often returping to , Epon promises ofamendment and reform. But bis habits of intem- perance continued, if possible, to increase, until at length ehe was forted, ia consequences of his brutabty, to abandon his house altogether, and went to reside with ughter in the ne. thbor- | hood. Here Wileox followed her, requiring the performance of some service in regard \o his clothes, which she declined to perf: when he became suddenly enraged, ng tows ber, and raathed ber tothe heen wih ekeite, billing het instantly. Me was i ly arrested and com- | mitted to the jail at Towanda. In the course of the first evening after he was confined, he attempted bis own life with a small knife whieh he had man- aged to paennandn oe Ka nat wpe ke the wounds were wot caongh, to rpose of self-destroction “On the Wedoesday following, | however, the wretched criminal was found dead in hie cell, suspended to the wall, thus anticipal the of the Jaw, and cheating the hangman of his victim.—Philadi Aug. 10. a} j Sreamnoat Lexixoton Sevx.—The Rocheste exington was run | the propeller Alleghany, «1 her | Conennt Harber, where ober voon after suk. livee were lot, The Lextogion is an old vessel — The lowe tw plight. Aye that Cg To gratify aan te, | rance by the New England Mutual (lice, at Con- } file cutters and grinders, which, together with the | hail neetly as it could have been by the most com- | Mesers. Lewis, Wood, Ballard, Ale | finitesimal fragments. TI ting | Cubs.— New Orleans ing Correspondence. Sina Sine, Angust 9—2 P.M, Sing Sing Prison on Fire. At about twenty minutes past twelve o’olock, P. M., « fire was discovered in the earpet department of Sing Sing Prison. At this moment the large North building, used asa tile and carpet factory, is in flames, and there is but little hope of saving it. The four fire companies are on the ground, with their machines, assisted by some fifty of the prisoners. At the time the fire broke ou, all of the prironers were in their ceils taking dianer. Itis impossible to form any estimate of the loss; the fire is rapidly inereasixg. be Sine Sina, August 9, 1350. The Fire at Sing Sing State Prison. A fire broke out at the State Prison at this place, about half past 12 o’clock, P. M., this day, in the carpet and weave shop of Meesrs. Sheppard de Co, The fire soon communicated to the shop of James Horner & Co., of 22 Cliff street, New York, carpet shop were totally destroyed. The firemen of the village were quickly on the spot and did all in their power to subdue the fiery element. From the place in which the fire originated, together with the fact that there was no one working near the place, | have no doubt but that it was the work of a convict. Great praise is due to the officers of the Prison for furnishing the firemen with refresh- ments, and to the citizens ia general for lending their aid in checking the flames. The convicts were let out to work the enzines, end seemed to enjey the fun, especially Donaldson, the clown, and Ashley, the counterfeiter, The shop had been newly roofed and refitted since the fire of Februrary 4th, so the State will be the greatest losers. Ter Cuotera at liarver’s Penny —A corres: pondent of the Baltimore Sun, writwg under date of the 9th instant, remarks :—** According to ex- pectation, | left Harper's Ferry this morning, and arrived bere, all safe and sound. 1 remained ia at gloomy place all yesterdey, and gloomy in- dit was. ‘There Were no more deaths yester- ‘ diy y, after sunrise, but @ number of reports were in circulation, end T believe that there were aeveral new cases. But the alarm created by the deaths of Ue “day before was truly awrul. Yesterday morning the dey was ushered in by the news of Carreil’s death. The next circuiastance which cust @ still greater gloomrover every slow, solemn march of those conveying the re- rains of the esteemed Dr. Hays to the ears. He | was taken to his farm, at N Market, Md. At every turn, fom street to street, w seen curis and Wagons, loading and conveying parts of the etlects o irom the town. Messrs. Kurtz, Young hers, prominent merchants of the place, had cloved their stores, ead were leaving tor the country. Tere and there were seen compinies of men and women in melancholy conversatioa— not a single smile to lighten the gloom was seen on any countenance—al! looked sad, and gad indeed it was. There were but few at work yesterday ia the armory ; the excitement being too great for any one to attend to business. To allay the fright of the travelling public, | learned from Captain Brown, (conductor,) that the trains for the present would | not stop at the ferry for dinner, but keep on to artineburg. When I left, this morning, a better feeling seemed to be gaming ground, and unless there 1s anot ad demonstration of death's power by means«l cholera, things will soon assume a better aspe ‘Two cholera cases, of which | wos parucularly informed by those who knew thera, were getting better, and, it was believed, would recover, though the disease acts very quick, aad is very fatal.”” Discovery or a ® AT Stuanon, N. Y.--A cor- respondent of the Sprmgtield, Maas., Repub/icun, of the Sih inst., writing from Sharon, says: — Quite a sepeation wes produced here last urday, by the #pnouncement that a large cave had been dis covered within a balf mile of the Springs. [ went to the spot in company with several others, bat, os the entrance was very email and difficult, we did not attempt an exploration, The men who made the Lay ay! o represented that they were digging a hole for the purpose of letting off the woter Which accumulated in the neig sborhood whenever there was a storm; th # large fiseure between the ri the where they were digging; that ‘hey en- tered the opening, and soon reached an offset of 1 or 2 feet, which they descended, aod after proceeding a short distence, came to ano. .*r off- set similer to the first, which they descended i» bke manner, at once found themseives in a Tcom some 20 feet square end 6) fvet high with # tapnel-eheped roof; thata little further hey discovered snother room of about the ame (i- mensions as the first; that they found « suce sion of such roems of different sizes: and thai they thus went on for the space of thee hours, travel! least a mile underground. They also stated, they found the cave hung on «very side with large and brilliant stalactites. Ip one place | they observed a waterfall which, so fare» the sound and the light of their torches would ena le them to udge, must have been 60 feet high. Destaverive Fine ix Faruivetox, Mr.—About half part 12 o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke cutin Farmington village, which befor: it was sub- dued, laid the greatest part of the business portion of the place in ashes, It originated in he store of T. J, Whitier. We are indedted to Mr. Bedee for the names of the firme and individuals who were the principal euflerers, ai estunate of their loss es reepectively:— T, ts Whitier, store and goods, lose $2,000; Mes. M $500; ‘D.Tea, store and Mods $5,007 ie Hinsec do $1,800; G. R. Si 0005, iscoc! ; G. KR. Stan- fey, jeweller, G00; ‘Keeth & Feld, 91,000; Jao. sore, unocen- Titeomb, store, $700; Boardman Nad Wm. box, harness maker, 81,000; J. E. Ham, tailor, B. Ry Elliot wattiumaker, a Franklin House and stable, by H. Jounson, ; EB. C. Maxwell, Francis Knowiton, 8900; H. B. & J. A. Stoval, ap These, inctud og several emaller losees, meke an aggregate of over twenty- two thousand dollars, on which there was insu- cord, N. H., of $2,200; Atlantic Offi N. H., $4,995; Monmouth Offier, €1,100; other offices, $1,000; 5 -_ Me.) iavertivr, Aug 8. Han. Sromm ar Grosse Isun.—Crosse Isle, at the mouth of the Detroit river, was visited on ‘Thursday laet_ by the most terrific hail storm that ever occurred in this vicinity. The storm com- menced about four o'clock, im the afternoon, and nued about twenty minutes, The theatre of Ty limited one, only some land having been injured; bat . ruction in that locality was complete. The crope on the ferme of tion. Thos. Lewis, and on thoee belonging to Messrs. Campbell, Alexander, Wood «nd Ballard, are totally destroyed. The wheat, not yet harvested, was thrashed out by the plicated patent in existence. Fruit trees were en- tirely stripped of leaves and branches, garden ve- getablee rooted up, barnyard fowls killed, and eve- rything exposed to the fary of the sterm annihi- lated. On the northeast side of the on ag | jer, | Campbell, every pane of glees was broken into in freee feathered tribe suffered severely, and onder one tree in the gurden of Mr. Wood, more than two hundred dead blackbirds were picked efter the storm paseed over, At Malden, its ¢ je were also felt —etrott ( Mich.) Piece Prem, 6. Tar Stave Trak in Oona —On the very night preceding the lending of the late Ouban expedi ion at Cardenas, a lenge vessel came quietly p A the wherf, and landed six hundred negroes the hold, or rowerable, half-dead shadows of men, who had been torn from their homes in A/ti- ca, and introouced into the isiand by the consent to the great profit of the Captain General of uba. after thie occurrence, a con. about $20,000 was found at the doer of the General's room, wh ch—as there appears no ac! for the same in the pubhshed reports of the ae treasary— we presume, went to swell ready large pile of savings of Condé during bis very econo {nem highly iacligent.eitien iaely from Cae, reomn ly inte! el ‘a who wne le the vieiaity of the 1 when they cecurred, and they have been vantially confirmed by the statements of others. are facts notorious to all Americans and foreigners in Delta, Awgust 2. Tne Rerorten Date or Yanaxe Suitivan.— From a private letter, dated Micdie Fork, June 16, 196), we learn cove the Jersey Soy pe the prize fighter, Yankee Sullivan, has met an were. end at Seoramento City. writer nner lind» ” wih bie fist, whe evelled ot the buily by the pase alted at | | thos hartying hum imrorterany bor | Ute WE Canp | FOUch, o8 IL eons « SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1850. ies he his body shove the left hip, and the al ther waa hie ob’ ©.) and waneatracted The Crops. The Lockport (N. Y.) Courier, of the 9th inst., says :— We ure pleased to learn that in this county the abundant wheat crop is nearly all secured ia ood order, but very little being damaged, The & cases of injury have resulted more from its being shocked in an unskilfal manner, than any other cause. Onthe whole, the crop has never been excelled in quantity or soatty, Niagara may safely challenge any county in this State or the Union, to compete with her in preductiveness of soil. From our information on this subject, we think it safe to put the wheat crop at one million of bush- els, which, considering its extent, being one of the smallest counties in the State, has scarcely a parallel in this country. The Mount Morris (N. Y.) Union, of the 8th inst., says:—Farmers in this region talk of serious injury to the wheat crop. Since a week ago last Saturday, we have had_ frequent showers, with warm, sultry weather. The entire wheat crop has been cutand shocked in the field, while but a small part has been secured from the weather, and the consequence is that a large portion of the crop is injured more or less by growing. Some farmers have gathered their wheat too hastily, aud have been cbhiged to unstack it and thrash it immedi- ately, to save it from entire loss. So bad a time has not been known for mony years, and it is fear- ed that but little of the large crop in this county is free from grown wheat, which will, of course, greatly reduce its,value, Last Sunday afternoon, we hed a heavy shower. On Monday, the weather was favorable, and yesterday noon there wasevery appearance of rain. The Rochester (N. Y.) Amerwan, of the 7th inst, say: ‘or twe or three days past the wea- ther bas been more favorable to the securing of the Wheat crop, than it was during the lust week, al- thovgh there have been some shi since Satar- day. Thot that portion of the wheat crop which Wus cut and in the shock when the rains com- menced, has been considerably injured, there can be no doubt. There has been no cons: and long continued rain, but scarcely a day has passed since a Week ego last Saturday, without one or more showers; some of them heavy, soakiag showers, Which saturated the bundles so thoroughly that it required very favorable weather to dey them before the grain ‘commenced growing. “These rains have extended over the greater part of the western portion of the State. e trust they are over now, end that the damage done is less thin was apprehended. We fear that some injury has been done by injudicious baste in housing the grain before it became dry after the rain. In some places large quantit have been drawn in ina damp state, and there is danger of its moulding ia the barn. The weather for corn and other grow- ing crops has been exceedingly favorable, and we muy anticipate a large yield of corn, oats, and po- tatoes. The La Gronge (Texas) Monument, of the 20th ult., seys:—An onusually cold and wet spring had cesta gloom over our country generally. Many Ss were compelled to plant both cora and ton late. The heavy rains in April, May, and Jone, have seriously injured both crops, where the lond Was not in good order, in some instances crowning both corn and cotton on the wet lands, The favorable change im the weather, in this coun- ty, for the lust four weeks, has acted almost iike Inegic, and com end eotton | permeate promise a fair yield. The bud worm has partially destroyed the corn which vas planted in the Jatter part of » a this county. Apprehensions ie fora whide that the crab grass ich ism coterpillar resembling the cet- ) would destroy the cotion. Dat it seems. worm (wl ton wor that this worm is net fond of cuttoa. In some fields, they ote all the leaves of the crab grass, and rome of tie er blades of the corn, The cotton Worm sometines appears early in August, and if such a ecalomty should befall us this season, the eflect would be very disastrous, as cotton is gene- relly late, He is the urch-enemy of cotton in ‘Texas; bat our season is so long, that, if we do not sufier from his ravages, a good crop will yet mature. The Corpus Christi Valley, of the 20th ult ,says: “ Never have the people in this viciaity realized such crops es during the present season. The corn is now matured and ready for harvesting. If we judge from appearances, we should pronounce it equal to any Com We have seen grown in the South. Several persons who have planted the Irish potato this yer have sneceeded beyond the ost distant expectations. Capt. Dix planted on place. seven miles above rus Christi, less than one barrel of potatoes, as an experiment, bel gn lded vixt eye go Ay a very le votato, and will compare with an, raised atthe ‘North. Besides the potator, we have oll other kiods of vegetables grown here, not sur- passed in #uy country. The Georgetown, S. C., Observer, of the 3ist ult., says :-~Sinee our last issue, por of our district have been visited by refreshing rains. The yains, however, have been very partial. We are heppy to be able to state that the rice crop con- ‘inves to improve, and we are inclined to think a fair average crop will be made, although such was not our impression early in the season. The long continuance of very warm weather has contributed to make the rice grow very rapidly. We learn from various quarters that the rice is shooting out. We saw some cars fully shot out, which were icked on Frederick W. Ford's plantation on South faised, on the 20th of this month. 3. T. Atkinson, on Winyah Bay, has rice also shooting out, which, for the size of the ears, bids fair to yield an abun- dant harvest. The rain came too late for the corn; it having suffered so much trom the drought, the rain Was of no service to it, The crop is very in- ferior, The Savannah Republican, of the Lat inst., says: —We have just conversed with an intelligent plan- ter residing in Wilkinsou, He intorms us that in his county, in Laurens, Twiggs, Baldwin, &e., the —— od for a fair crop of cotton. The corn as suffered materially. ithin the last three weeks the cotton has made immense progress. af Serrencotens of the Charleston ee t oy Writi from Augusta, Ga., wader date of the 4 last tagns--We have, for the past three days, been receiving (he most discouraging aceounts from the int nor respecting the growing crop; the drought, in connection with the intense heat, en’ the forms and smal! bolls to shed ex- ) tensively. Letters were reevived here, this mora- ing, from Washington, Wilkes county, and from Oglethorpe, directing their crops that were on the market te be withdrawn; that unless there great improvement, shortly, in the cotton crop, it must command higher prices. Rowneay ov Puntac Trwnen—Serrvee ov Por- | ty Vessets —The government, for the past few days, a done a“ land office —— = region. Forty-six veseels, io the lomber trede betwete Milwaukie, ak and other | = upen this and the other side of the lake, ave been seized by the United States most of which have been boaded are now here awaiting the arrival of the balance of the fleet. Itis supposed the vessels cogeged j wm pe carrying trade will be released; bat | such as are ov proprietors of mitts lo- cated on, of eve cl Lom land belonging to the governmen’, will be forfeited to it. o thousand Of the eow-loge seized * short time at Craud River, were sold last week .t auction, bnaging, oa | ar average, one shilling each. This sum oets the | government an amount equal to the price for which the land can be entered The most efficient steps have been taken to protec! the Cry jands | from lations of this natnre, and, we think, with a very fair prospect of success.—Chieag? cily |, August Greenat Tayton's Estarn —Messrs. Maunsell White & Co., of New Orie ho etate they have been agents for General Taylor for past twenty-five years, letier to the Pirayune, al- nding to the etatements made by various corres | Jondenga, vat he had die | somewhat embarrassed in his pecuntery affairs, cay they are full of errors ond misstatements, and edd :—Some of them are celeuluted to give pain to many who loved him in life and revere his .nemory, from the apprehensions | KF. — express that ue has left anembarronsed entate and a family insufficiently provided for. representations, we are happy to be able to say, are | unt din every particular, As bis agents for more than twenty-five years, we can say with some certainty that he leaves to his family, in bank | and other valuable property, the amount of two hundred thousand dollars. te never, to our Mito ubligetion | to ony cae, e «2 bever cern ion in the shape ofa note. He died without owing a dollar Arremrt at Munpsx.—An attempt to shoot the — tween Saal Pe Was made last night, hee | tyeen 7 o'clock, as he was passing am | Moyamensing road,above Carpenter sireet. ne ball | ie ourypeed to have hit hitn, as he ran away lino | . Two other bails hit a lad about twelve years named Charles Armitage, who was stand: of hia father’s house, One ball | wae feared leat » the phesicinn he. th il ta ’ live . THE NEW YORK HERALD. TWO CENTS. mE hss Electro-Magnetism ss a Motive Power, ., (Krom the National Lateiligencer, Aug. 7.) The philosophers of Europe have generally con- cluded that the employmeut of electro-magnetic power, a8 @ mechanical agent, is entirel race ticable, on account of its great expense. hey have estimated it variously frero thirty to one hundred and fifty times the ‘cost of steam. Qirsted, the diseoverer of electro-mognetism, in @ recent com- umunication before the British Association, pro- nounced decidedly against its use, ius conclusions having been based upon careful experiments. Lie- big asserted its impracticabitity several years since, though spon hypothetical grounds. @ @ssumed that Ure heat generated by the galvanic current was the true measure of its mechameal force; and asthe heat thus generated was proved to be insignificant, when compared with the heat obtained by an equal expenditure in ordinary combustion, this new power was utterly out of the question. Prof. Philips, Prof. Grove, Mr. Joule, Mr. Robert Hunt, ail distinguished for their scientific attainments, and, indeed, nearly all writers upon the subject for seve- ral years past, have discouraged all idea of electro- motive power, in the present state of our know- ledge. The most recent paper on the subject is one frém Mr. Hunt, communicated to the Society of Arts, in Loudon, last month, and published in se- veral scientific journals. He had paid great atten- tion to the subject, and found that, under the most favorable eonditions, electro-magnetic power was fifty times more expensive than steam power. He states Ubut, at one-fiftieth of an inch distance, four- fitths of the power of an eleetro-magnet was lost; and that the attractive force of a magnet being one bundred and fifty pounds, when free of disturb- ance, fell to one-half, by causing a magnet to re- volve near its poles. This is very discouraging, for we had hoped betterthings of électro-magnet- ismin these days, when steam is making such sad havoe of human life and property. We shall soon, however, see whether the Luropean savants are right in their deductions or not. Professor Page will, in @ few days, make public the results of his investigations; and, althoagh we have been per- mitted to see some of them, we cannot anticipate more than to state, that he a beautiful electro- magnetic engine of tive horse power, worked by a battery conteined within three cubie feet, which he will exhibit, and the economy of which we shall doubtless know from him. Among the startling wonders he has produced, is an electro-magnet which raises three bundied pounds through ten inches—at least a thousand times the most power- ful magnet ever made. He has, also, discovered a pew explosive force in the galvanie carrent, by which he produces, at pleasure, a rapid succession of explosions, as loud as a pistol, or so faint as scarcely to be heard Deatu py Liaursing.—Miss Catherine Paillips, daughter of Richard Phillips, aged fitty-tive years, was struck dead by lightning, on Wednesday ever- ing, about seven o'clock, at her residence in Car- penter street. Miss Phillips resided in a small house, with her futher, who, at the same time she received her death shock, received a slight one. The lightning appeared to have entered by a nail on the end of the building, near the roof, then passing through, knocked off the plastering, and, crossing the brass trimmings of a truak tha: stood in the corner of the room, shivered a post as it wesed to the lower room, and, on its passage, Knocked a clock down, after which it entered the plastering, and scaled it otf on the side of the room, and passed over a tin waiter; it could not be traced any farther. ¢ in the room at the time Miss P. reeeived the shock. It is supposed she was just entering the room from the bed room Iler father was sitting in the entry near the door. She was raised from the floor, where she had follen on her face, but hfe was extiact.—Provi- dence Journal, Aug. 9. There was no Drratcation or a Cuerx ov ‘tan Western Rait- noap.— The Springtield Republican says, that some time since it was ascertained that thei asa dis creptiney ip the accounts of the late chief clerk of the corporation, which it was hoped would be reconciled on further exemination, but that there is no longer 4 question that he is a defaulter toa large amount. This was stated, on Wednesday, to be at least seventy thousand dollars, The rail road company hold Mr. Ware's real estate, which wes made over to them on the occasion of the tirst discovery or su jon of a deficiency, and which, itis estimated, will net about $20,000. Mr. Ware himself left town erly in the week, and, it is pre- sumed, will not return. Bat the reports that he had carried away one or mere of the ks of the corporation, and that en officer was in pursuit of him, which were current on Wednesday, are not, we have reason to beli e Tue Arremrtep Anvver rev’s Crne' A peered i Our paper, some two w sin which we alleged an understanding that rome one of the company of Robinson & Eldred’s circus had attempted the ab- duction of two young girls, the danghters of a widow Clark, living on Beebe: Island. From pee ot of the girls in question, it appears that the individual who desired them to accompany him, and who refused, until severely threatened, to give them up, turns out tc be the keeper of a side show merely, and that he had no connection with Rob- inson & Eldred’s cirens. The whole facts in the case are as then represented by us, with the excep- tion thet the persen who attempted the offence was not of the civens, although he r. presented ae such to the girls — Watertown CN. ¥.) tc Union, Avg. 7 Larr prow Porto Rico.—We learn from Capt. i of the brig Fashion, at this port yesterday we, P. Ro, whence she sailed on the 234 ® number of ant vessels in in ballast, ae wlith, French and Duteh port, Who would be obliged to leay the erop of sugar had nearly all shipped Produce was scarce and in good demand. Sugar wae selling at $375 to $4 25, and invlanses at lic, There had been an abundance of rain, and the young crops were represented as looking very ising. Accounts from the Windward Islands d deen received at Ponce, stating that upwards of forty veesels were driven’ ashore and wrecked during the hurricane of the 11th and 12th of July. iw fa Iw —Balt. American, August WO. Gen. Isaac Lowman, one of the carly settlers in the Wyoming Valley, died in Wilkesbarre, on Thoreday of last week, aged 77. He was a man of geet energy of character, and universally re- Political Intelligence. Wasuimoron, August 2, 1850, have received your letter ot the 20th tract from the Kepublic of Baffaio, im- the author of the political maxim nds “taking care of the rich, and the rich will take care of the poor.” You are entirely correct in your impression, 1 am not the author #f that raying por of any euch doctrine orexpresmon; on the contrary, I trust that the political labors of my life show thet my object has been. steadily and always, laboring portion «f the com: hich weually aff. ot those el to place them in thie country ritwation of comfort and of tedepen tence Very reapeetfully yours, ” DAN WraosTwR. m the Dom ¥. The Roard of Henlth of &t. Louis, acting bs ve or. ater causes cholera. De rast, five barns near Vair- , Obie, were strock by lightoing ant conew Bishep 0 Connor was fined $2) and costs Mayor of Pittsburg, on Tuesday. for permittiog a vewer keading from the Merey Hospital to create @ nuisance. The pumber of inbabita the corporation of the village of Geneseo ia } 200. the total popula town ie 2067, showing an inerears, eines ince “45, 0f S64. The ation of ‘279 lewe thao in 1840. ‘eh po population of the vilinge io was about S60, Oty Lotetiigence, ohn ©. Smith gave bis decision ted the accused: battery with in- ire broke cut on Friday morning in the up- pert of house Nasrau street, corner of Adems, which burnt the roof, and the floor of the bird story. The howe was occupied H Radford ap etebam, with their families The firemen were promptly onthe spot No 6 hadéhe honor of get~ ting the first etream on The damage by fire and wa- ter, will not exceed $600. The cause of the fire was the ignition of some loeofoco matches by the children playing in the garret. Law Before George W Morten, Ning, he gave it incharge of the privoner, with aireetions to keep it rafe, he afterwards saw it in the steward’: room, with other who said they were sit safe On the arrival of the vessel at Lendon, the prisoner left the vessel. locking ap et state roome, and took the key mm rm im the venwel. re Bat Friscos was ccromitted to answer. Common Council, BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman Morgans, President, in the chair. THE MINETEENTH WAKD AND THE RE-APPORTIONMENT OF THE POLICE. Ava, 8.—A resolution to refer it to ® committee to inquire into and reporten a suitable number of poliee- men for the Nineteenth ward, anda reapportionment of the present fellce force of the city among the several wards, Referred WARREN STREET Pr A resolution to bave the slip at the south side of the pier, at the foot of Warren street, dug out to the depth of nine feet at low water mark. Adopted. PROPLE'S BATHING AND WASHING ESTABLISHMENT Report in favor of leasing the piece of groid bounded by Anthony, Cross, and Little Water streets, to the People’s Bathing and Washing Association, for the suin of $100 per annum. Adopted. KPPALEING AND PAINTING THE CITY MALL A report adopted by the Board of Assistant Alder- men, in favor of repairing and painting the City dali, and appropriating $15,000 for the purpose was coa- curred in OvTER’® FLELD. Report of the Health Comumict ue eae oumictee in favor of Concur red in, 1 ving O00 tor work done in Potter's Field. THE LATE JACOB Have Resolution to puy the widow of the late Jagob IL the balance of the quarter's sulary that would been due bim had he lived to the ead of the quarver, was concurred in THE CROTON WATER A resolution to lay Croton water pipes in Forty-third atzeet, between Seventh and Highth avenues, unte the direction of the Croton Aqueduct Department. wa referred to the Committee om the Croton Aquedue Deparunent, GOUVENRUR MARKET The resolution approved by the Mayor, July 12th, 1850, on the subject of letting Gouveneur market, was amended by inserting after first of May, the year 1850." THE DRAINAGE OF PRARY STREET, The fellowing preemble wud resolution came from the Board of Assistants :— rivate drain, built in Perry strevt, many Guy Richards, to carry olf from his distillery, at the head of said «cr North river, bas, with his consent, had several eon nections made with it, by individuals, ia tue line of the etreet Aud whereas the esid drain bas burst, between Wasbington and West streets, throwing out to the surface of the street its insutterably teuid comtents, rendering it mecestary to take imimediute steps to abate the nuisance Therelore, be it resolved, (if the Board of Aldermen ecncur.) that the said drain, being allogetker « private ailair, the city government is not required to repair or clean it, and that the Croion Aqueduct Department be. and it is hereby dirreted. to eut off, and cle every connection made with that drain from any house, yard, er building, om the line of Perry, or any intersecting street. ‘the resolution was referred to the Committee om the Croton Aqueduet Departinent. LEVYING OF FENKS FOR NUISANCHA, Alderman Miciex called up a communication, sent fome time ago to the Common Council, urging the necessity of changing the ordinances, 60 as to levy fines for Duisanees, and violation of the health laws, on the property itself, instead of upon the proprietor, who might be absent from the couutry " miitee to whom the document was referred not having ceported, nothi done in the matter. rhe Rapes Alderman Haws pres memorial trom the Congress of Trades (the sw ot waich appeared in our report of the last meeting of that body) A’ thing coming from so respectable a body dese their attention. He would therefore move that i referred to the Committee on Law Department, as it Propoted some important changes in the organic of the eity Alderman Garrery suggested th be re vo the Committee oa Ordinances Alderman Suaw thought t rmitting themselves too far to such a ¢ tha:, they should kuow something of its © Alderman Haws—It is very long section of it. The document was then referred ‘The Board then adjourned to the Gret Monday im September. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. 8.—This board met at hall past five o'clock sy afiernoon, Presa’, te President in the aud a quorum of members in their places The minutes of the last meeting wore read aud ap- proved. i on Thoms. A petition was presented, asking to have Seventeenth street, between Seventh and Kighth avenues, lighted with gas, Ket r r DOF ALDERMEN, owers reported ia favor of baild- y-seveath street, betweea Filth Concurred Keport of t Jommittes on Streets in favor of fag- ing tho sidewalk on the westerly eideof Avenue D Lween Second and Tenth streets Keterred. Resolution to pay Dr. Traphagan $209 for services rendered, and expenses incurred. {a affording retiof te the Hague street eufferers, on the oocasion of the ex- ch took place im that stroct last winter. weur. tion of the Comptroller, awarding the ‘act for 1.000 tons of coal to Dennis Breansa. z = ed by the Board of Aldermen, and concurred im yt Bow: ‘Keport in tavor of itiag the petition of to Bare the Joste od the Fire Department, ing & new engine to company No 26, vitation accepted tor the members oi the - mon Connol to pase ower the Hudson River im care drawn by the dumb engiae, om the 29th last. Concurnd in Kerslusion granting the exolasive use of pier No. 4 to the Pacific US mail ships, and the Havre steam company Concurred in oF COMMIT ER RS. Us reported in favor of adop- nance to Ail lots ia nd Thirty-thied street aud way reports in fa orkbouse ow Ih of caleing ool telaad, Coneutred in Keport cf the Committee on Roads in f lating and grading Vitty-firet street fr: thavenues Coneurred in, Keport emmittes on Streets in favor of fing- ging sidewnik et kide of Kutger s slip, betwoom South and Water strects. Concurred ip. Keport of Committee on Wharves, Piers and Slips, ta favor of excavating mud from alongside of pier at the fovt of Bench&atreet, North river, Coneurred in. Kerolution m tavor of paying to the widow of $ Thomas Berk late Deputy Clerk of the Board of Alderman, the amount +f his salary from the lst of Occasion of the late Prevideat's is $285 1u-luy Adjourned for the term Marine Affairs. Canimpnas July At a mgoting of the passengers on board this ship, held this day, Mr. i. P. raat, of New York, was called to the chair aod Mr nj J Kellam acted as seoretery. when the chair st@ted the object of the merting. It being to express our th to RM. Pearson his officers and crew for rendered thi ‘sla to vote a me- “When Sit. John D vert ir. ow, following preamble and resolu mourly adopted Preamble. — Thi which this sbip wengers, beg leny: titude to Mr of Brooklyn. offered the tion, which was anani- at in view of the late gale through bas . offer a Therrfore be it resolved, That » Committee ot three be appointed by the chair, to roliett s sabscription from the pasrengers, for the mentioned in the Preambie, ®ud (hat the committer be charged with the duty of purchasing rome apy * memento and presenting frame to him. The chair appointed the following gentlemen said committee — Mr Al- aw peon, of Jersey; Jobn § Calwell, of New aod bert; Jobn Do motion, the M of Tur N contract . The locomotive made Eo'Malune’s few days since, and another went out op the eest end as faras village on Wed- neaday. ly + By eo at Cha- tit wil Septem- ter. 'There is. now no doubt that the ears will ran onthe h from Rouse's Pout whrou cm Rowve to Ogdensburgh Sars ano Lowsss, Ratenoan.—The railroad ber is com- +n the cities of Salem and fronday leet Oy am exoUraam tp (pen Ube Bew roe