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dusm DEATH O P MAJ. B R O W N . [Prom the NewOrleans Picayune.] C a v a k o o ,' Mexico, August 18, 1846.— I dp. not recollect having seep any detailed account ofthe wounding of Major Brown, at the bom bardment o fthe fort which now beaivhis name.\ I was very much interested the other evenjj while listening t<fa description of the sad*j ‘ given by a gentleman .Who was an eye-w; and whose siatemehi can be relied on aspe«( correct.. On the M pming of ihe 6 'h Mav, tbe fourth day of the bombardment about day break, the gallant commandin'of the |fr t took ntjvan ■ tage of a short cessatiorrof the enemy s nie to get a little rest.' having been constantly on the watch, the night before. H e rema.ned in ba lent about an hoar, when he left it and veiled the bastion commanded by Capt. M'*es- he found several young officers collected, who were conversing, and jocularly remarking on th e novelty of tbeir position, having never he- foie heard of enemy’s cannon. 1 he Major joined in the conversation, but m a short time left them, saying, as he turned aw a v ; ‘‘Young gentlemen, I hope yoii.may live to fight many battles; and as I know you all, 1 hope you may have an opportunity tp do yourselves justice.”— H e left this bastion to visit Capt. Lowd. and gave that officer orderi|to fire a certain number of guns at certain intervals, and to produce as great an effort as possible. This was done fora pur pose then only knowr. to himself. A few hours afterwards, as the Major was again going round the fort, accompanied by his adjutant, Lieut. Page, a gallant and vj:ry efficient young officer, now adjutant of.the ' 7 th infantry, he informed him that thejruns whjch he had ordered Capt. Lown to fir^ was the signal agreed upon be tween‘Ge* Taylor and himself to inform the General that he wa ,3 closely beseiged. H e had scarcity finished the sentence, when they heard the pfport of a mortar. At this insjpnt they weje passing between the traverse which runs ad'oss the fort aod the magazine. They knew not from what direction the shell was coming, ^ut both of them fell down to avoid it. 'M a jor Brown reclined against the traverse, and Adju tant Page against the magazine. They were within about eight feel of each other. As the Major vvas in the act of lying down, his leg vvas for an instant brought in-the same position as if be had been sitting in a chair—or bent nearly to a right angle, the foot resting on the ground Page was looking at him at that instant; and saw the shell strike him in its descent. It hit him on the knee, and crushed the whole leg downward to the foot, tearing his boot to pieces The blow threw him partly over, and resting on his hands and one foot, and turning pale from the intensity of the pain, he exclaimed,. “My G o d !” which, as far as I have heard, was the only exclamation of that Dature vvhich the brave man made from his fall until his death.— T h e instant young Page saw that his command ing officer was wounded, he sprang to his feel and looked for men to assist in taking him to the hospital. Quartermaster Sergeant Henry was close by, and was at the A d ju tan t side in an instant, and almost every man in sight, some ten or twelve in cumber, rushed up immediately The surgeon was immediately sent for, and the Major was instantly conveyed to the hospital tent. As soon as raised from the ground, he grasped his leg just above the knee with both hands, and held it firmly compressed until the tourniqneites were put on. By ihis time he was very, faint. Numbers of his men were gathered around to learn the fate ot their be loved commander, and seeing them, he said. “Go to your work men, I am but one among you ” T h e officers and men under Major Brown were warmly attached to him, and they, never allude to his name without an expression' of deep regret at his fall. In a conversation with Adjutant Page last evening, 1 referred to the death of his commander. He corroberated the foregoing statement, and in conclusion made the following impressive rem a rk :— “1 remained with him as long as my duty would permit, and left hi 3 s>de vvith deep and hearifelt sorrow that the service and my country had lost, in its defence, a spirit so noble— a man who, in his most intense agony, thought only of the proud trust confided lo him by his commanding gen eral.” W hen asked, after being informed that his life could not be saved, if he had any re quests to make of his friends, any arrangements to make before his death, he very quietly an swered, “ N o, my friends, I have made mft ar. rangements.” 1 have stated that when Lieut. Page and the men sprang to the side of Major Brown, the shell which had hit him was lying in their midst. They never stopped to see whether it would burst olrnot. Had itexploded, it would have killed nearly all of them For- ttinaiely the fuse, after burning awhile, failed to ignite the contents of the shell, and the noble fellows were saved. ' that there was only an ordinary quantity of steam just before tho explosion. - « T H E B I N G H A M T O N C 0 U 1 U E R . j . R» O R T O N , E d i t o r . * W E D N E S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R ' 16‘, 184G. Democratic Congressional Convention. •A Congressional Convention w ilFbe held on Thursday the 1st dxf.y of October next at 12 o’clock, M. at the “ Broome County House,” kept by J; Or utt, in the village of Binghamjpn; for the purpose of nominating a suitable person to be supported at the ’ ensuing eh ctfon, by tbe Democracy of the 22d con gressional district of this State, composed of the counties of-Chenango, Broome, and Tjoga, to* rep resent the said district in the 30th Congress of tne United States: and for the transaction of such oth er business as shall be necessary. v Each county will be represented inisaid conven tion according tothe following resolution, adopted by the last convention, held at Binghamton Octo ber 3, 1844. “Fesolved, That in the next convention, each county shall be entitled to one delegate lor every six thousand inhabitants, according to the next State census; ahd that afraction of one half'pf said num ber shall Dated Augu.st_26^l846. P> her shal be entitled to one additional delegate.”— O. T. BUNDY, Ch’n of jlast Cpnv. . f < I r a P. B a r n e s , E. P. H i g b b e , | g e c ,y s o f l a s t C o n v < Democratic County Convention. The delegatesVf thekeveral towns in the County of Broome are requested to meet at tbe/Phenix Ho tel, in the village of Binghamton, oil/Tuesday the 22d instant, at one o’clock in the afte/noon, for .the purpose of appointing delegates to »Ae State, Sena torial and Congressional Conventions, and for the transaction of such other business e s may be deem ed necessaiy. Sepc. 4,1846. - J. R- DICKINSON.') ■ B. NT. LOOM IS, ' | Central R. S' BARTLETT, j-Correspond ing N , S. D A V lS, Committee . - A. BIRDSALL. J DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. The p/moeratic Convention for the nomination of Governor, Lieut. Governor, and Canal Commission ers, i(/lo be held at Syracuse on Thursday the 1st of October. / | C f “ The Democratic Convention of this County, -jor the appointment of Delegates to the State, Sena torial, and Congressional Conventions, will be in this village on Tuesday the 22d inst. held FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. The papers abound with rumors from the seat of war, but little of any real importance, which can beJJBest 10 yards table linen, 2d best. STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. [From the Utica Gazette.] N ew -Y ork , Sept. 11—8 r. m * At 5 o’clock last evening,, as the steamboat Excelsior, Capt. Nelson, which plies between this,city and Coxsackie, mbs leaving the dock foot of Corriandt street, her boiler exploded with a terrific concussion, killing and scalding several of the passengers ahd crew. T h e boai immediately.taok-fire from the effects of the ex- plosion, drifting at, the will of the elements, and for a moment-it was feared that those on board her who hud escaped the original, calamity would be engnlphed in the flames. As the wreck- drifted down stream, great fears were entertained that she would run foul of several ships which lay at anchor in the river. This was prevented. She’ was .overtaken by the steamer John Fitch, and was conveyed to the Jersey shore. 1 The boat was burned entirely I q the water’s edge. The boat was new, and was put on the route in June last, but was not one of the first class. She was engaged principally in cheap passenger business between New York, Cats- kill and Coxsackie, and was owned by Hum Nelson & Sons, of the latter place. She was valued at $35,000, and was but partially insured The whole number of passengers on board, probably did not exceed 40. T h e explosion shook the large steamers Hendrick Hudson and Empire lying at Cortland St. piers. The timbers were thrown high into the air, and the body Of at least one person was seen falling with the timbers. The boiler was not seen af ter the explosion. . T h a t part ofit, not broken went immediately to the bottom. T h e sufferers were immediately carried to the hospi'al and taken care of Thei r names were, Daniel Slauson passenger, a»ed 78 father-in-law of Alderman Gilbert, first ward- •’ H e was badly scalded,.a'nd died in a few min utes after being taken to the hospital. W . H u ll passenger, live* at 77,Leed st. His face is Very much battered, and upper and lower jaws both broken in several pieces; has deep injury, on his thigh, and is burned on one knee, VV. Van W art, first engineer, has both arms badly bum eil and is bruised ..op the. back. * G, Van Wart, second engineer, bro'her of W,, -Jhas. his-arnw, legs, back and throat badly burned. ' Qne of the firemen is missing,-supposed to have been tl,e l*\fo\vninto the a i r at the time of cauw of the explosion is .as yet unascertained. The/first engineer' says relied on, has been received in the Ust week. lit is even as yet nol knoWn “w helher Parades is in prison, or at the head ol a large force and on his way to m e e t Gen. Taylor, some accounts, stating the one condi tion of tilings and some the other. The N. York Herald of Friday contains the following : “ We received late last evening, intelligence of tho highest importance from the Rio Grande and the Cabinet at Washington. A courier is now in this city despatched by Gen. Taylor from the head quarters of the American army, and we are informed on reliable authority that no proposals for peace whatever have been made eit!hetr by the Mexican or American Government, or by any of lheir accredited agents. This messenger left after Santa Anna arrived in Mexico, and after he liadihad sufficient time to make advances, if he had intended to do so, towards our Government. This news we , hardly expected, but it is all ex plained ‘by the fact, which the New-York Herald w a s th e first to proclaim, namely : th a t S a n ta A n n a had given assurances to his friends-that in returning to resume the command of the army he should most implicitly follow the public will and inclinations of the people of Mexico in regard to the war. H'e pi now waiting to learmlhe iMjpulajL/fcoling. This is one item. The second item of intelligence brought by thi3 source is, that the ministry of Eng. land, France and Spain in the capital of Mexico, have, given the gravest assurance lo Santa.Anua that neither he nor his government shall receive from them one dollar or the the slightest encouragement in pros ecuting this war. This arises evidently frutn the immenie damages which are flowing-to the commerce, and mining in teresls of those nations which are so seriously affected by existing hostilities. The third item is, that up to last Tuesday, no do. cision had even been come toby the Cabinet to attack the castle of San Juan de Ulloa. If these facts be so, and we have them on authority which wc cannot bnt credit, the future is all uncer tainty, but time, the great regulator, will decide it all.” * Tiie N. O. Delta of Aug. 30th, says:-^“ W e have been informed that one of the U. S. officers' who ar rived yesterday from Gen. Taylor’s camp on b o a r d the steamship Alabama, is bearer of important des patches to our Government. We learn, on what we believe to be reliablo authority, that a c c o u n t s had been received by Gen. Taylor, previous td i he sailing of ihe Alabama, informing him that Gen. Parades, at th e h e a d o f 15,000 m e n , w a s a p p r o a c h i n g S a lt il lo on th e 15th. It is s u p p o s e d th a t t h e s e d e s p a t c h e s r e l a te to this unexpected move of the Mexican forces. * ' R E V . JA C O B K N A P P . The death of John- C; Payne, at Ha milton, on the 7th of August, was made the occasion under lhe guise of an obituary notice, of an attack on the Rev. Jacob Knapp, tbe well known Evangelist, in the columns of the Hamilton Reflector. I h e implications there made were repelled with spirit by the Elder or some friend in fhe Albany Argus; and this has since called out a rejoinder and sub rejoinder on the part of the Reflector. Mr. John C. Payne was the father of Mrs. K n a p p : and the Reverend gentleman is. accused, while possessing abundant means, of having suffered his father-in-law to die in liis ncighborhoodin poverty and neglect, and be buried, unmourncd, a ttlie publiic expense. The facts of the case would seem to be as follows: Some 33 yearn ago, Mr. Payne and bis wife separated, Mr. P. having become dissipated and abusive. A bond of separation was executed between them ; and Mr. P. took to himself another female, and raised up another famjly of children- From tlie time qf the separation, so far as was consistent and practicable, all^ intercourse between the families ceased. For several years past, Mr. Payne having become old and infirm, (he was 71 at the period of his death,) has been occasionally aided by Elder Knapp and lhe other relatives ; and by the poor mas ters. During bis last sickness, Mrs. K . visited him ; and tho Elder bore «ome portion of the attending expenses? and »( his death, in conjunction with the poor masters, made arrangements tor fpOCFBil j but neither he, nor bis family, nor any of the other relatives, attended the funeral as mourners, though they were present. The other connections, aside from Elder K. and his family, are numerous; and among the most wealthy and respectable people in, Hamilton. They include generally the Payne# and Pierces of that place. John C. Payne was a nephew of the two late Judge Paynes: and Mrs. Payne was a daughter of the late Benjamin Pierce, Esq., and sister of the present Jonathan O. gier.ee of Hamilton. At the time of Mr. Payne’s death, one of his sons, at lea,t» was in the vicinity: and whether wisely or unwisely, all the relations seem to have been agreed **to tiie course proper to be pursu.ed—a course which they had followed for more than thirty years, a much longer period than Elder K- had been connected with the and which was, tbat while Mr. Payne's wants were to be looked after, the relalionsbip which had once existed, should oo longer be recognized. * ; Y zrhost R uction .—T here is noaJeetioa of G ot . eraor by tbe people. Both Homes erewhig, »* us m l. Broome Cownty Agricwlttsml Society. The annual Fair Of the- Society will be held jggt Binghamton qn^the 21st and22d days of October next, Tbere'will be a meeting oi the officers of tbe Society on Tuesday evening, the 6thdl Oeio ber, at the office o f the Secretary, for the purpose bf appointing committees to award premiums al the next Fair, and for the transaction o f such other business as may he necessary. List o f articles'for which premiums w ill be awarded. HORSES. Best stallion, 2d best. Best 2 years old stallion, 2d best. Best ge.ding over 3 years old, 2d tiest, Best pair o f matched horses, 2d best. Best pair matched colts, 3 years clA - - Best 2 years old coli, 2d best. ‘ • r Best yearling colt, 2d best. Best breeding mare and colt, 2d best, 3d best. ' _ NEAT CATTLE. Best cow, 2d best, 3d best. Best 2 years old heifer, 2d best, 3d best. Best heifer call’, 2d best. Best bull over 2 years old; 21 best, 3d best. Best yearling bull, 2d best, 3d best. Best Devon bull, of any age. Best yoke of working oxen, 2d best, 3d best. Best yoke of 3 years old steers, 2d best, 3d best. Best yoke o f 2 years old steers, 2d best.\ Best yoke of yearlin'g s sers, 2d best. SHEEP. Best fine wooled buck, 2d best. Best coarse wooled buck, 2d best. Best 5 fine wooled ewes, 2d bes'. 'Best 5 coarse wooled ewes, 2d best. ~ Best coarse wooled lambs, not less than five in num- „ ber; 2d t est. - f Best fine wooled lambs, not less than five in num ber: 2d best. SWINE. Best boar, 2d best. Best breeding sow, 2d best. ' * Best 3 spring pigs, 2d best. G R A IN . < ’ . ' Best acre of winter wheat, 2d best. Best 5 acres ol winter wheat, 2d best, 3d best. Best acre of spring wheat, 2d best, 3d best. Best 5 acres ot oats. Best acre ot corn, 2d best. Best 5 acres of corn, 2d best, 3d best. P roof wilt be required o f the exact measurement o f t h e land, and quantity ol grain grown, together wi h specimens oi the grain. B U T T E R . Best package, not less than 50 lbs; 2d best) 3d best. » CHEESE. Best lot o f cheese, not les» than 5 in njimber; 2d best, 3tl best. DOMESTICS. * Best ingrain carpet, 2d best. , Best striped carpet, 2d .best. ’ Best rag carpei, 2d best. Best piece o f lul.ecf cloth, 2d best. Best piece oi flannel, 2d best. Best 10 yards ol linan 2d best Other articles o f domestic manufacture w;ill re ceive premiums where the committee think them entitled to particular notice. Broome Couuty Teachers' Institute; , The annual seSfcion of the Brooqie County .Teach ers’ Institute will commence at the Bric'k~School House in Binghamton, on Tuesday, the 13lh of Octo ber ricxl, aud continue about ten days. The i'eaclicrs in this Couniy will, no doubt, look on tliis occasion as their own appropriate professional festival, and not permit any, exebpl very urgent rea sons, to prevent lheir attendance. The experience of the last two years has clearly shown, that much prac tical. wisdom is the -result of free and frank intcr- xihange of thought, among ihose-wlio are engaged in tiie effort to improve our methods of teaching, and to render efficient and useful our whole educational po! icy. ieactiers will bear in mind the grave responsi bilities that rest op .them, and be ready, not only to do vvlial they can to improve their own qualifications, but to im part, for the benefit of others, the wisdom that has resulted from their own studies and experi ence. It is expected that lhe daily scssibb will fnr_ nish. abundant time and opportunity loanyjone wlio may wish to bring forward and discuss any ’ subject- connected with ou/ educational enterprise? - ' Il is not known that any distinguished friends of education from other parts of the Slate will be in at tendance, though some have encouraged us to hope that they may be here, for a limited period, and par ticipate in our exercises. Lectures will be delivered daily to the class in session, and public exercises will be had several times during the meeting, in the Court House or in some of tlic churches.. We are pet milted to state, that the hospitalities of several families in Binghamton have beciHrecly prof fered lo the female members of the Institute, who re side at a distance ; and we expect that all young la- dies attending the Institute from abroad wili be invi ted to welcome homes in the village during lheir slay. Tiio first meeting of the class will'be at 2 o’clock P. M. on the 13th of October, when arrangements will be made to introduce to the families whose hos pitalities arc proffered, those who are willing to ac cept such invitations. Mr. Wise made his second balloon ascension at Utica on Friday last. It was equally successful with the first. He took with him in hia ascent, a kitten attached to a parachute, which was'discharged from a considerable height, and came to the ground uninjured. rCy\ The Telegraphic communication between N ew York and Buffalo, is now complete. This brings us within about 22 hours of those placss, to gether wilh the intermediate points, and ali others with which they connect, as Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Utica now receives the news from all those places in the .course of a few minutes: thence Rmghamlon is supplied by a daily mail, which comes through al the rate of from 4 to 5 oiilesan hour. It was said-some months since, that there was to be a telegraphic communication to this place, but we hear nothing of il recently. Doubtless sooner or later it will be effected. H3=* The attention of our readers, especially mer chants, is directed to tho advertisement of Charles B. H atch , in the Gentlemen’s Furnishing Line, New Ywrji. - M r, tl . has obtained-an en.viablarrepnlatiotit both as respects his prices, and the quality, style and finish- of his articles. . S amu £ l K irkuam . —The Hickman, (Ky.) Stand ard Says,—“Kirkham. ihe distinguished grammarian, was found in an old distillery, on the list snst. in the last-agonies of delirium tremens. He died about five minutes after he was discoverpd by the passers by.” This, is a mistake. Samuel Kirkham, the author of the Grainmer aud other popular works po education, died in the city of New-York in the spring of 1843. 5 3 ” Ex president Van. Buren; Secretary Buchan an, F . P. Blair, and wilier.distinguished individuals. we see announced as on their Way lo the A f ricultur- al Fair al Auburn. „ - 0 3 \ Secretary Bancroft has resigned his Secreta ryship,. aud been, appointed Minister lo England in place of Mr. McLane. His health'ia nearly reetured. N. Y. D emocrat .—This is the title of a new dem ocratic paper lo be published through the fall cam paign, by R. V. Wilson, Albany. It is of the size of the Rough-Hewer—25c pr copy: 5 copies for $ i . The Hoo. . F. G. McConnell, of Ala., com- milled suicide at the St. Charles hotel, in Washing ton, on Thursday evening last, by,slabbing himself .with a large clasp knife three.times in Ihe neck apd five times in the stomach- He had'been for the two days, previous laboring under the inftueace of “ Mania PoBi,” it . The 19th. annual .Fair of the American'Insti- .tute of the .city of New-York,;will open at Niblo’s Garden on the 5lh{October. HorticoHural ShwW on 6lh—Ploughing and spkiling'Matches on the Sth— Cattle-Show en the 14(h and 15th. ■ T omatoes .—Tho editors in Utica and Syracuse are luxuriating on. tomatoes. The Syracuse Star has had a present of one which measured seventeen inehes in Circumference; while the Utica Gazette has been permitted to look at one, a production of that cily, which measured twenty four inches in circumference, and weighed two pounds plucnp. , Windsor, Sept.' 7, 184.6,. D ear S ir — P lcaae insert the following In your pa- per. D R O W N E D . On the morning of the 3d inst. a dead body was found in the Susquehannah river, about 2 miles below the village of Windsor, and hear the residence of Elijah L. Smith Esqr. The deceased [probably a foreigner] was seme 35 or 40 years o f age, about 5 1-2 feet in height, of a robust constitution, and apparent ly inured to hard labor. There waa a prominent scar on the instejiof the left foot. No marks^of vio lence were discovered upon the body; which/ as was supposed, had been in the water a number of days ; and when found, had on a pair of rack cloth panta- loons; and a pair of coarse boots weretied together and fastened below the right knee. A s yet, no one has been able to ascertain either the place of resi dence or name of this stranger, nor by what attending circumstances he came by his untimely death, A few days previous however, some of the inhabitants observed an individual bearing liis description, who manifested indications either of idiocy or partial in sanity. The body-.was placed under the care of. the overseer of the poor, by whom it was decently buried in the afternoon of that day. IE3* Exchange papers please copy. ligence, the merchant waa about to remit live balance ofthe five thpus&nd.—JSt. Louis Daily News. Susquehannah, Sept. 9, 1846. M r. E d it o r :— Myself as well as several others of your subscribers are in a quandary relative to the powers, duties, and privileges of Editors of newspaf. pers generally : and td pul the matter at rest, I have thought bert lo stale the problem to you and ask you to give us a disquisition on it. Well here comes the yarn right from the reel in its raw slate: In May last past, we mustered up some cash, enclosed it in a letter directed to the Editor*of a city paper; staling that he might have it if he would send on his paper according to the terms of an advertisement wc had seen in another paper, (naming il). The paper was lo be sent to us monthly ; and actually did come on according to contract, for two pr three months. Then the Editor saw fit to change it into a weekly paper, and send us our news ail. at once. -. Airother case — wc agreed with the Editor personally ; and paid down the rino for a weekly pa per that came on well, until nearly two thirds of the subscription had run out, and it slop’d ! and here we are fiat on our sit down spots, without any ! (Proper bad, i8’nt it ?) But perhaps this last case, was owing to 3ickness, or sore shins: or, the printer’s Devil might have been at fault. In that case I think we should make some allowance, hoping fur the best, and that the papers will yet come, after they get well. Now we (sapheads as we are) had thought that no one man {loafers excepted) could make a whole bar gain, or change one that had been made in^good faith, beiween two. One more question— Whether wc had in future, better pay in advance or not.r If you (will comply, with the above request, and publish this, together'with your uaajjflbn on the sub jects above named, (whicluwe pre.-Wne you wili do cheerfully and graluilouslyjyou will nol only oblige many of yooj; readers, but particularly the « S on of a S amp P ounder . O * In reply tolhs.enquiries made above, we would recommend the agrieved individuals, in the first place, to patronize fully thoir home press ; where as a gener al rule, they will run-no risk by paying in advance— and, secondly, in case a city paper is wanted in ad dition. to subscribe fur those of established reputation, instead of the new sheets continually started as an experiment, and a large part of them failing through for lack of support. Subscribers who pay iu advanc Tor papers of this character, will be quite likely to lose their investment. ~ V a r i e t t e # . - . t , .- V ’ Goingi i t b a t h e r S t r o n g — Parker Pills- bury, editor of the Concord, (N . H.) H e r a ld , savs of a class of our fellow citizens of the Bay State: . ■ ■ ' “They talk of their holy religion : but their robes of righteousness ar^ woven at Lowell and Manchester; theii Paiadise is a. high percent uni on Factory stock; their psalms of tejoicing are triumphs over a rival party in -politics.on the question of Banks and tariffs : they would turn Heaven into a Birmingham, and[ make ev ery angel a weaver, and with the eternal din of looms, and spindles, drown all the anthems of the morning stars I” R i g h t to th k P o in t .— An over zealous W h ig ol our good city; [says the Nashville 17 nion) was. the other ifav annoying an industri ous mechanic with arguments- against the lute reductions ofthe Tariff. ‘Well, well,’ said the mechanic, ‘1 have met with many persons in my time who were complaining ofthe taxes be ing too high., but never before have I met one who was foolish enough lo complain that they were too-low.' E f f e c t s o f t H e T a r i f f . — A Lowell cor respondent writes that “the walls of a new fac tory, the largest in the city, are now nearly fin- isbvd, and in a short' time this company will- have in operation another mill, coniaining in its arrangement and machinery many improve ments on ihe mosi modern establishment of the kind, in this or any other country. The new mill is five stories high, and three hundred and •fifty feel long; it will require over three ffiind- red females, besides some males to tend the works. ‘ Mad dogs are said to be prevalent m Morris county, and the farmers have determined to kill every dog coining on their premises w ithout a master. The J&fheyman says that a man in Moriistown was bitten on Tuesday by a doo exhibi ing symptoms of hydrophobia, and that a number of dogs and hogs in that vicinny have likewise been wounded by strange dogs, but whether mad or not.it was impossible to tel!. The steamship Cambria, on her last trip from Bosion to Liverpool, lost sight of Cape Race, Newfoundland, at 7 A. M on the 4ili ult, and at 6 A M on the 11th she made Cape Clear, Lelarid— thus in 7 days after leaving land in Ameiiea she made land in Great Britain Maj Gen. Gaines, with his Aid. Maj. Cal houn, arrived in N ew York on Saturday Iasi, where he will establish his Head Quarters, as Commander of the Eastern Division of the U. S. Army. P r e t t y G o o d — The Charleston Mercury gives the following descriptive epithets to (he three highest military officers inihecountr N e w Y o r k a n d E r i e R a i l r o a d — The Jour, of Commerce of Monday evening which, is no doubt well irifoimed in the.matter, states that the Company have taken measures to put the vvhole line ofthe road from theShawangunk to Binghamton under contract. Now that the Delaware route has been decided upon, the Company are locating the road from the Shavv- aqgunk S.ummit to Port Jervis with the view of completing the road to thal point as soon as prac ticable. Port Jervis—a beautiful and romantic little village, which is situated near ihe junction ofthe Neversink and Delaware, at the extreme western limit of O r a o c e County, arid within .a stone’s throw of Pennsylvania nnd N ew Jersey, — is destined to become one*of the chief places of business on the line of the road. 'Rough and Ready,” for General Tavlor— •‘Rough and too Ready,\ for General Gaines— and \Not Ready Enough,” for Scott. Nearly 100,000 emigrants from foreign ports have landed in this citv since the 1 st of March last, being an average of about 550 per day.— [N Y. Tribune. The horse distemper, which has for a long time prevailed on Long Island, has appeared in .New York. I r i s h W i t — “Stop,.stop; the pole of the carriage behind has just come into the back of ours \ • T h e n be asy, yer honor, it’s all right again ; our pole has just gone through the back of the carriage before us.’’\ T h e b e s t y e t .— “My dear Polly, I am surprised al your taste iu wearing another wo man’s hair on your head,\ said Mr Smith lo * *s i wife. “My dear Joe, I am equally aston ished tbat you persist in wearing another sheep's wool on your back. There, now.\ Poor Smith sneaked. The Cincinnati Enquirer tells a pretty good story of a gentleman who became greatly en- amored of a lady with whom he danced al a late-ball at the Masonie Hall. On h-tnding her to a seat, he begged to know if he might wait upon her the next day. “ Why, no. sir, I think not on to-morrow, as I shall be engaged,” replied the bewitching creature: “but I ’ll tell Yon when you may.” “ W eli,” said the delighted lover. “Suppose von drop in on Wednesday even ing. for then mv husband andViyselt ,vill be a- lone, as the children will spend lhe evening at mv sisters. He vanished. ArroiNTMENTs a r th e P*m ibi»t.—G«o. Ban croft to be jMfinUur . to Greet Britain. John Y. M u m , of Virginia, to be Secretory; e f tb* Nevy. - • D e s p e r a t e A t t e m p t s — T h e Union gives us to understand that a grand ivhig organization has been made, with a capital of thousands, for the purpose of accomplishing the repeal of the tariff of 1846. About two hundred thousand ami lai iff documents are being prepared by the organization for “general circulation.” These documents, when printed, are sent to the folding room of the House of Represematives, where they are regularly enveloped by the fold ers app'ointed for the House, and with wrapping paper prepared and paid for by Congress; ihence rhey are carried to the room of the comminpe, where they are franked by one of its members. E xtensive F orgery .— A few days since one of our largest brokers was sw.indled out of $2,560. under the following circumsttinc.es A person of good tiddress. and very genteel ap pearance called upon and ..introduced himself by means of a letter of credit, purporting to have been written by a very respectable firm in the East to a meichnnt in this city. The letter^poke in very commendable terms of the bearer, and introduced him as a speculator of high standing, who had visited the West forthe^ purpose of put chasing wheat. Shortly after his appearance he informed tiis oew acquaint ance’that in order to make the purchases he in- iended it would be necessary to cash a certificate of depo.Mt which he held lor $5,060 against the Bank ttf Utica, N. Y . Tbe merchant proffered to assist him in making sale of the certificate, and for that purpose visited two or three brokers together; the discount-was without difficuhy effected at a small per cent off $2 500 of the money was paid, and the balance, at.the request of the supposed wheat buyer, Was placed to the credit ol his friend, the merchant,, to be drawn and sen^Rf him in convenient, remittances,, and to such points, up the upper rivers! as- fie migiJt. hereafter direct. Shortly after, the transaction,; the wheat dealer. disappeared, and it was not; long after that the Certificate was ascertained to; be ,a forgery. Steps w e re im m ediately, taken for his a r r e s t; constable M c D o n u g h ta s been sent to a point on ib e U p p e r M ississippi, lo w h e re - he directed t h e -money.) to! be forw a rded, a n d iiis m o re’ than probable that he , w ill o v e rhaul him upon his application at th e po « »»fficefor letter*. The byoker nqle«s he’u caught i f ^ t h e mooey , pi- found, lose $2500 ; and fortun«»lv for him 'iient? c«n be rcceifed and a«lply p»Uvi led for. that he ascertained the forgery so aNH^n as h e T f ie A e y fum is q u d e r the direction o i-D r. fctiu- did; for upon the very d a y he rec«iv 4 ^ t h e jntel- l h a # , C u r i o u s S t a t i s t i c s — It is stated in fhe La Reforme, a French publication, tiiat of 83,000.- 000 of people in France, 27,000 000 do not d<irik wine, 31.000 000 never Uis’p sugar, 20,- 000.000 never wear shoes, 31.000.000 never eat meat, 18,000,000 eat no when ten bread, and 4,000.000 are clothed in rags. T r a v e l t h r o u g h S y r a c u s e . — A corres pondent of the N. Y. 'I’imes gives in the follow ing paragraph some idea of that never ceasing volume of travel which pours through the cities of Western New Y o rk : “The fo eigner who visits our country is as tonished at the extent, of the uccommodations prepared for tiavelleis. At Syracuse one.thou sand persons’nightly arrive, remain to breakfast, and are ofFby half-past six o’clock ; an hour af ter, another meal is provided for another thou sand; $nd yet a third thousand take a later breakfast at the same place. Over three-thou sand persons tonk breakfast in one morning at the Syracuse Hotel, and probably as many more at the Em pire House, to say nothing of four or five other hotels, all of which seem to be'doing a ,g real business.” Gen. Taylors proclamation against the rum mies in Matamoras and other places on his route, forbidding the sale of intoxicating drinks, has made sad confusion among the rowdies, and carried death and destruction to, the grog shops „ Dr. Frank I in used to say that rich widows were the \only piece of second* handed goods tha sold-at p r i m e c o s t . . F i r e T i r e s p l e n d i d n e w tjt»ildin«- r e c e n t l y erected by Hildreth Co., for their glass F a c tory at Lockpor', was consumed last Thursday Sjreniog. lt had been in operation but three .days, aod was probably t b e , most extensive es ifbiishment of the kind in the S tate.\ , “^ T h e new L u n a tic A s y lum buildings in U tica, -are nearly c o m p leted. T h e y a r e th ree in num ber, tw o of them extend at rig h t angles from the rear of the m ain building, 240 feet, and (the third cun nee t s t h e ir extrem ities, being 300 feet in > rigtH .r ;W ith the front building fhey en- closeTa quart or^yard of 300 by 240 feet < !The whole building 13 adm irably arran g e d for it he* purpose to .w h ich it-i« dedieat«yl; and » onr- uf the noblest objipcta o f benevolenc'e th a t has ever h e e a erected by the S tate;, 'f h e num b e r o f in aLthjs tim e ts 28f>, W hich * is m o re - than J>ui|ding can; suitably accom m o d ate, until “ ew •p a rtm e n ts a r e opeiRKl, w b e n 60U pa-' ; G en . T avlor ih * E drove .—T be _ mood EnqiHrer publishes tbe following extract from a letter tp a gentleman in Richtnund: M a d r i d , July 22 d, 1846. - I ’aylor’s victories h’ave been felt more here in Europe, even than at home. F o r two weeks (between-the.sailingpf the steamers) our sus pense was great; but, when the news did come,* 3 each Atnerican strutted out as large as life. The papers which-had predicted Taylor’s capture as certain were sorely .used.up. Tay ioi’»despatch^. es have been greatly admired for their terseness, > dignity ppd modesty. T h e greatest compliment yet paid to Taylor I heard.of in London. W h e n the steamer of May I 6 ih brought to England the news of Tay*, ior’s difficult position, the Duke of/ W ellington - met M r. ,and the subject was introduced. “ W hy,” said the Duke; “does h* no’, do this and that?” (mentioning the steps Ye thought Tay-' lor ought.tQ take ) W hen tlfc steamer of J u n e : 1 st b’ought the news of h is^cm 'ies, Mr. — r— met the Dube again.. “Yc«r Grace,” said ht\. “must have been advising Gen.* T ay ior—*foryou see he has done exactly' \fnat you -said be ought to do.” “So he has,” said the Duke, as much gratified a s if he had \won the victories himself. At I get this* from Gen. .10 whom. Mr. related it, it is undoubtedly authentic; exact in substance, and, 1 thmk^also verbatim. In Bordeaux, L'met a vvhole sou led Ameri. ran, a “ live Yankee” ship owner, o f New-York, Mr.- Holmes. He is of the stuff vvhich. when abundant in a nation, makes il great. He was at Trieste when the news of Tayloi’s difficulties came. Americans were despondent, and the folks there teazed him with predictions, of T a y lor’s capture. He answeied by that decisive Anglo-Saxon argument, the offer of a bet ot $1,000 tnat Taylor would meet the Mexicans an i routjthem.\ He found no one to take it, for Austrian^ are not betting people. Soon after, the newslof Thornton’s capture came, and 'he folks congratulated him on his bet not having been taken up. “Gentlemen.” said he, “ here is the thousand, and another on it, that Taylor thrashes'ihe Mexicans.” They',almost doubted his sanity— but a w e e k 1 or two afterward came a single copy of Galig- nani’s Messenger, wilh accounts of the victmies. lts*-receiver carried it immeditvely to Holmes. Off he streaks it down to the eight or ten Am e r ican vessels in po't, and calls up the officers — \Hoist hII your colors, boys,” spid he. \and come, up with me to the Exchange,” Accordingly up went everv piece o f '‘burning,\ end off march ed Holmes with the captains and mates :o the Exchange, where they had of course a royal “crow” over the croakers. “ What the deuce is the matter with these Americans?” said every body, as they saw this 8 n<r hoisting and march ing. “But,” as Holmes said, with a knowing shake of his head, “they soon found out why.” Holme* wound up the ceremony by giving the Americans arid his friends a dinner in honor of “Palio Alto” and “ Resaca de la Palma.\ I re late this almost exactly as he related il to me j for i could not improve on his graphic account.. g j r TV> whom il may concern .— All persons being «f- flieied with C o n sum p tion, or C o u g h s, or any impure dis ease q f the blood, would find it to th e i r in tere s t to read 'h e advert isem ent in another colum n of this paper, beaded, CONSUM P T ION. M A R R I E D : In Conklin, Sept. 10th, by Rev. C. Darby, M r. W E L C OM E A. TH O M P S O N to Miss ANGE- LINE M. GRAVES, both o f that town. On the 9lh inst., al Montrose, Pa., by the Rev. Albert Post, M r. D A V ID RAY of Conklin, to Miss M ARY SC O T T , of the former place. D I E D : In thiS city, oii Friday the 28th ot August,.at the house of his grandfather, L. T . Pease, Esq., LOR- R A IN TR A C Y , aged 18 months, only -on ol Lieut. Johu^C. Robinson, U. S. A .—[Hartford Times. In Vestal, Aug. 22d, Mrs. LUCY, wife of W iglit- m an W illiam s Esq., aged 46. NEW FALL AND W INTER GOODS. Charles B. Hatch, 9 7 W i l l i a m s t . N e w - Y o r k . O O L I C I T S the attention of merchants to his fall O stock of goods in the Gentlemen’s F u rrishing L ine; Comprising a full and complete assortm ent of the latest and most desirable styles, consisting in part of R i c h Fancy Scarfs and Cravats. P l a i n Black “ “ - “ P lain and T ilm m e d Silk and Satin Stocks. “ “ Self-Adjusting “ Plain and Rich Fancy C ravat Ties. Shirts, Bosoms & Collars o fevery style and quality. Silk, Cotton, W oolen, M erino and Buck Skin Un der Garments Fall and W inter Gloves of all kinds. Suspendeis, Handkerchiefs, Dressing Gowns, H o s iery, Cravat Stiffners, &c., &c. AH' of, which will be sold at the very lowest mar ket prices. n26-8w O f f i c e ol t h e N e w - Y O R K a u d E k i e R a i l K o a d O o , 7 45 Wall-st. New-York, Aug.28, 1846. J TVT(5TICE is hereby given that proposals will be JL\ received until the 13th day ol October next, for the g rading, m asonry and bridging required to cornpleta that portion of the N e w -Y o rk and E rie Rail Road between a point three, miles east of Port Jervis, in O range county,-and the village of Bing hamton, in Broome county, a distance of about 133 miles. M aps and profiles, estimates and specifications Wil l be found after the lOih o f September, in the of fice o f the Company at New-York city, where every necessary information wiil be given. T h e Engi neers on the line of the road will also furnish all requisite facilities to contractors desi rous,of;^xam - ining the route. - T h e line will bedivided into sections ol conveUy ien: length for construction, and proposals in writ ing will be received at the New-York office for the whole or any part of the work. ^Bv order of the President and Directors. 'lE D d J T. S. BR O lV N , C h ief Engineer. O HERIFF’S SALE— By virtue o f one execution ^ issued out ofthe offi,ce o f the clerk-of the cotm? iy 0f Broome, and to me directed and delivered-a- gainft the goodsand chattels, lands and tenemgpfcp of A ugustus B. Brant, in my bailiwick, I have levi ed on and shall expose for sale at public auction as the law directs, at the Phenix Hotel now kept and occupied by Isaac B. Gere, in the village of-Bing hamton, county of Broome and state of New Y o rk, on Saturday tne 5th day of September next, in the year of p u r Lord* one thousand eight hundred and forty six, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of that day; all the right, title, claim interest or demand,of thfe said Augustus B. Brant* of in and to the following described premise* to wit: All that certain jtract piece or parcel of land, situate in the town t f rChe- haRgo, county of Broome and state o f NeUr Ynjlf, and being'a parcel of Lot No. 14 in Bingham’s Pat ent on the south side of the -9 Jsquehaunah River^ said parcel described as follows; Be^innitigln tfie w e s t l i n e ol s a i d lo t n o . l 4 i n th e c e i i t r e o f t h e p t M i c highway, thehee running south fifty minutes cart along the westline pf said Loi.No. 14 ,14 chains and fifty four links to a chestnut s(akein*lhe north corner of Severson’s land, thencenorth 89 degrees snail 10 minutes E. along the north lnieihereof, 8 26 links td a.chestnut post. ihence noith 50 minutf» west along a line o f marks 14 chains and fiftylifiks to the centre of said highway, thence westerly a- long the. centre thereof to the place d f beginning, containing 12 acre? of land be the'sanie mdre o'r less: Tcfeether With all and singular tbeheredita’- tnents and! appur enances thereunto belonging, pr in\ any wise appertaining. Dated at Bingham>on this 22nd Hay of July, in the year of ouy L ord,wit thousand eight hundred and forty slx. • I8tdsr' JOSEPH BARTLETT; Sheriff. ; PoatPONEMiNT.—T h e sale o f the ahoye premise* notice. . . , PcwrroMMemr;—T b e sale of the above premise* ii hereby further postponed for one week. to^aafar- |a y t b e qf f fptem b e r m s t.,tb«nto Wfceld at tbesam e r la e e and jK m rpf tbe day above-notice.' Dated B i n g h a m ^ , SepL ; ^ JOSEPH B A R T L E T T , SI z . r
