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. THE CONSTITUTION—ST ATE EI8HT8. KTCH^MOND^W flIG WSIHWBlV nOUM>G, ACOC8T IS, 1880. TO COKKKSFONDBMT*._ |D~ I tttn i ii■ mum t-*--r~— T'*^* «L TAW is a rale foae •Am*i‘w*7, cmyAi <c &< *»<>«*» <e ail, 4 •*! tei!i me mo <xm* Ix JgpurUd .Am Sm» «M ae, tvlorirm Aw «* ad»«rW««i wm. . _ MD~Tlf—-I wwdsr«a*s Is re—rw refetCn! awwMIm FOR PRESIDENT, (JOHN BELL. • OF TENNESSEE. FOE VICE PRESIDENT, EDWARD EVERETT. OF MASSACHUSETTS. ■LSCTOMS. I)i<T. 1«. L. H. CHANDLER, of Norfolk City. •* 2nd. TRAVIS H. EPES, of Nottoway, “ 3d. THOMAS BRUCE, of Halifax. • •* 4 th. JOHN T. THORNTON, of P. Edward. « -aih. JAMES F. JOHNSON, of Bedford. .. oth. MARMADUKK JOHNSON, of Richmond. * • « 7th. LEMUEL J. BOWDEN, of Williamsburg. “ sth. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN, of Middlesex. “ sth. B. H. SHACKELFORD, of Fauquier. „ « DKh. ANDREW K. KENNEDY, of Jefferson. « Ilth. FRANCIS T. ANDERSON, of Rockbridge. IP « 12th. W. R. STAPLES, of Montgomery. « 13th. WALTER PRESTON, of Washington, a 14th. J. J. JACKSON. Jr., of Wood. «• 13th. A. a CALDWELL, of Ohio. The Democratic CearrBliens at CMarloUea ellle and Staunton. To-morrow ia the day for the assembling of the Vir ginia Democratic Conventions. The Breckinridge fac tion meets in Charlottesville, and the Douglas faction meets in Staunton. So far as we have observed, about as many counties have appointed delegates to the one as the other, and both, it is likely, will he pretty largely attend ed. As we understand it, the principle object of the Breck inridge Convention and of the Dougla* Convention is to . form a joint hr a separate electoral ticks', as the secs* of doty and the feelings of the two bodies may suggest The Breckinridge men, in particular, although they se ceded at Baltimore and disrupted the Democratic party. Npoa a principle, appear to be exceedingly anxious to retracetbeir steps, and they are consequently willing to cu*loose from their Gulf State brethren, and surrender Ike principle, for the sake of coalition with the DougU inee, in support of a common electoral ticket. Men o' easr virtue, looking to the spoils and cari-g nothing loi principle, notwithstanding they boast and prate about principle day in and day out. these Virginia Breckinridg er* are down upon their knees to the Douglas men, so hciliog them to torgel and forgire their Secession tuovc ‘ ...i .r IL.lt i more and to unite with them in support of at unprincipled and odious''double-headed electoral ticket. Though denouncing Douglas as “the enemy of the South,’ * and his Territorial doctrine on the subject of slavery as .“were* than the doctrine of Seward," and though decoune iug the !i .ends of Douglas, in the language of Senator Ma •on, as "|he /rprom /armorewvw,*’ the Breckinridger* ar. willing aud anxious and solicitous to make Irieud* will the Douglas men, aud are constantly imploring and bc ssecliiiig them to consent to the formation of “a double •hotted" ticket,and to vote iu common fo« such ticket,upon the understanding that the electors -hall vote lor Doug in, if Douglas obtains more votes out side of Virginia l»ian Bre. kinri.lge, or for Breckinridge, if BreckiuriJgc citato* more votes outside of Virginia than Douglas' — This *• the proposition of compromise—a proposition which, ihadopted by the two wing* of the party, wii mole principle and ail thought of principle, and subject the vote of V irginia to the dictation and control of her sister States! Iu a word, Virginia is to be virtually mum, Una Missouri, or other outside States shall determine ' Apart from the base and disgusting ignoring of principle involved in this proposition, in what a miserably depen dent and humiliating position will it place the proud old C minionweallh of Virginia' Always, heretofore, a /<•«■/ t \ iolluentiul in the councils of parties and of State V rgioia it to be gagged, humbled, having no indepeu d ;it voice in the contest, and her vote voluntari.'v rm jen iered into the hands of other aud outside States, to be given to Tom, Dick or Harry, as those other outsidi States, in the exercise of an unlimited discretion, may de termine ! Was there ever a proposition, not only so des titute of political principle aud political lioueeiy, but so ilishonci.ng to our State'’ State pride,State character, Htate independence, State influence, are all, all to te sacrificed upon the altar of a foul aud accursed coali tion ticket, for the sake of a miserable and corrupt party triumph ’ >‘or one, we express the earnest hope that sueh a co alition ticket may be agreed upon by the two wings of the Virgiuia Democracy. With such a ticket against us, we aboul-1 feel no apprehensiou of the result, satisfied that it would drive thousands of the beet and most hono rable Democrats io the State into the positive and active support of Bell and Everett. Numbers of Douglas men and numbers of Breckinridge men, many of them well known and influential, have recently assured us, in the atrongrat and moat emphatic terms, that, in the event of a coalition ticket being agreed to by the two Court r_ t on*, thee would at once declare for Bell and Everett, an 1 exert themselves to the utmost to secure the electo rs vote of Virginia for them! We believe that, at a m oh rate calculation, there are not less than ten the v. ■« d Democrats in Virginia, aud perhaps a larger m m ber, who would scorn to support *’ a doubled-beac’ei” in.and Breckinridge electoral ticket. A ticket in voiviog so palpable and shameless a surrender of prin . c pie, and which Jelittrt otcr the vote of Virginia io O the hands of omttij* States, can never command the sympathy and support of the independent and higt ui.nded freemen] of the old Domiaioo. The Kuhmotd Km./mrtr, when under the editorial control of the eldc Ritchie, is full of the moat emphatic and terrific denun ciations against " J>jnkit-tknl!ni lickt'.t ;** and, in the •vent of a ‘•double-shotted" Democratic electoral ticket In Virginia in the present canvass, we shall re produce the Uni/nirtr t philippics, and throw them in the face oi the unprincipled Democracy without stint and without meicy. As a matter of policy, therefore, so far as Bell and Everett are concerned,we could desire nothing more, from the two Democratic Conventions to-morrow, than a co it promise upon “a double-shotted” electoral ticket. |a codduaion, wo defy these two Conventions to do thiir best or their worst, for, in any event, with proper organization and effort on the part of the friends of Bell and Everett, we shall carry the State by a triumphant mij >rity! We care not the toss of a copper, theiefore, whrtber there are two separate electoral tickets, or whither there is '* a double-shotted" electoral ticket— k'rom consideration ot policy, we prefer the latter, but we have little coucern about the matter, one way or the other. Let the two factions crack their horses—and go it! A iHggeotloa to the Charlottesville tonven tloa. • We desire to make a reasonable and patriotic sugges Voo to the members of the Breckinridge Convention, which assembles at Charlottesville to-morrow. And if ftie members of that body are reasonable and patriotic meo, that suggestion will be adopted without hesitation, and with pleasure, and amid the unbounded applause of the conservatives throughout the country. You are aware, gentlemen, that John <Breckinridge, as a candidate for the Presidency, is dead, shrouded, laid out. aud ready for Ike grave, if not already buried. The result of the recent elections in North Carolus, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and Alabama, ia the im * mediate cause of his sudden extinction—it was that that “slewed” him. While he was alive and kicking, though hw chances were always blue, there was nothing unnatu ral or unreasonable in your support of him. But now that ha has passed away, and while mourning friends are dropping tears .upon his grave, what’s the use ot your imagining him still alive, and incoherently talking about him as an actual candidate for the Presidency ? Though considerable of knaves, don’t, for Cod's sake, make in fernal fools of yourselves. There was a time when Breckinridge was a man of fiesh and blood, after a fash ion, as a candidate for the Presidency. But he sleeps quietly io his grave now, and don’t vex hi« spirit with your uonxeosa at Charlottesville. Name not his name' , • Me ia not ia the ring ! Breckinridge being dsad and gone, what ia your duty | dow • It !• to adopt a resolution at Charlottesville re .'.m men-ling to your wing of the patty to support Bell and Everett, as the only meant now left of defeating Lin coln and protecting the just rights of the South and the Union. We do no; ask you to aay that you prefer Bell to any other man In the nation. We don’t ask you to make aay sacrifices of your principle, (Oh! Jerusalem ;) all we ask of you is to hold your principles in abeyance, and defer a dissolution of the Union until a more convenient season ! In a word, what we desire you to do is, to an nounce your purpose, like men and patriots, to sustain the election of Bell and Everett, as a choice of evils, if you choose, but, at all hazards, to support Bell and Eve rett, as the best thing and the only|thiog you can do, un der the circumstances. You had a sort of a candidate, but you have uone now. W hy, then, not take ours ?— You prefer Bell to either Douglas or Lincoln, unless you are down-right disunionists aud traitors, which some of you are. and which we expect to see you swing for, long before Christmas. But, we implore you to save your characters and save your necks, by coming out boldly for Bell and Everett. We will allow you, as a matter of ac commodation and charity to.you, in your present melan choly aitualiou, to vote for Bell, and will promise you, in the bargain, not to wound vour feelings by mentioning the name of Breckimidge, or referring to the Kentucky election, during the entire canvass. We are generous and magnanimous men. aid, seeing you standing out, houseless and shivering in the pitiless storm, we would fain draw you beneath our broad and protecting wings, and give you shelter until after the much fiercer and wild er tempest in November! Come along—here’s our hand, the right and the left ; and here is your rock of refuge. Here are Bell and Everett—statesmen and patriots, schol ars, gentlemen, the poor man's friends, the hope of all political wanderers in a barren desert, like yourselves.— Rally around them—they will save you aud sa> e our com mon country! In conclusion, and seriously, we recommend to the Breckinridge Convention, at Charlottesville, to do the wiss and the patriotic thing, and declare for Belt aud Ev erett. No other ticket stands the ghost of a chance of defeating Lincoln! Why, Oh! why, by refusing to sup port it, will you play into the bands of the Black Repub licans T X Piece of Krleatlly and Patriotic advice to Hie Uoutflaa Cotticmiou at Stuuntou. You will assemble in Convention to-morrow, gentle men, and if you desire to prove to the world that you ire men of sense and patriotism, you will unquestiona bly abandon the aillv idea of supporting Douglas, and concentrate your entire strength upon Bell aud Everett! That is a moral and philosophical fact, which we com mend to your deliberate reflection, and which we charge you nothing for bringing to your notice. We are somewhat afraid that the unexpected exhibi tion of strength made by the Douglas men in the recent elections, especially in Kentucky and Missouri, will have ibe effect of misleading and deceiving you. Though Douglas' chances art better than Breckinridge’s, what of that? He still stands no chance of an election—not •ven the ghost of a chance' Though not exactly dead ind buried, like Breckinridge, he is still pale, weak, ca laveious, and looks as if he were not very long for this world. He may survive until the f-th of November, but hen he will be obliged to depart. Ho is not a nag, herefore, to put on the track iu a great race like the ire-eut. Possibly be may survive beyond the 6th of v*,-.-.,mt%A u.. nhiKsar think hn nrovided YOU _itc him off the track at ouce, and turu him iuto the pasture for the next four years. He can make no race uow, and if yon tnil run him, it will kill hint. Ue need* rest badly. Take him from the field, therefore, and in I $64 he may he the favorite of all attendants ou the turf. What you should undoubtedly do, under existing cir cumstances, is to spread yourselves in behalf of Bell and tlverett. Nagsot noble bottom and splendid speed, they a ill do for you to tie to, while the “Little Giant" refresh 's himself. Come out, then, at your Convention at Slauu on to-morrow, and say, that, in this canvass, you will support He 11 and Kverett, the ouly candidates in the field that stand the remotest chance of defeating Lincoln) tushing out the R- publicans, and opeuiug the way for conservative success in the future. There is no telling how Douglas might loom up for 1SC4, if his Iristids would tie wise and prudent now, holding out firmly against all ■•lie persuasions and solicitations aud suggestions of the Disunion Breckinridge re, repudiating all coalition with Diem, preserving their nationality and throwing their weight in the baiauee lor Bel!, wherever it can be made „ tell effectually tor him. Theto is no chance for Doug. Iss in the present contest—his chances are in the future 4id brill: nit chances they are, too, if his friends will play cvrnt' We sppeal fo you, Douglas meu, in Convention assent .!cd to morrow, to mind your points! We would have • ou come out straightly and boldly for Bell—for that is • our duty, and the duty of all patriotic men in the pros ut contest, which is a contest emphatically and csscu .ally between Itell and Lincoln But, at all events, if • ou would live as a putry, and have your candi date live, aud not only tive, but triumph, you must c -arly and decidedly, di-own and repudiate the thought of any compromise or affiliation with the Yancey Bis* union Breckinridgen»! ‘•Fan* lor the People.” Under this heading, the Bteckinridge organ in Petcts >urg, the Bull,tin, enumerates the following amoug its mdisputable facts: “It t* a Farr, That Srmirs A. Dorntas is in favor of 'i|uattor Sovereignty, a doctrine which, if endorsed by the American people by electing him to the Presidency, would forever exclude the Southern people with their property from the Territories, ami be as degrading to the South as the triumph of the principles of Black Re publicanism. Squatter Smrrei/nty is a short rut to all the suds of ilHtUltiOUisM." It will thus be seen that this Breckinridge organ main l tins that the enduisaliou of Douglas, by his election to the Presidency, woald “be *ia deijradiny to the South as thr triumph <-f the principles of Black Htpualicanitm" —'.hat Douglas “S</uattsr Sotertiynly is a short cut to all the ends of Abolitionism.” And yet, in the face of the emphatic opinion thus expressed in regard to the na ture and tendency of Douglas’ doctrines, many of the Breckinridge meu here in Virginia are not ouly willing, but anxious to form a coalition with the friends of Doug las, aud to unite with them in support of a common elec toral ticket, and thereby aid in carrying out a policy which they themselves declare is “a short cut to all ths ends of Abolitionism,”—and “the triumph of which wu!d be as degrading to the South as the triumph of the principles of Black Republicanism.” What unprinci pled hypocrites! Polity of the Hr< < Uiuridgrra. Speaking of the Chat lottesville Convention, which at scmliles to-morrow, the Dauville Appeal, a decided Breckinridge organ, says: “In our opinion more important results will follow its action than have ever been brought about by any State Convention assembled in Virginia for many years. Up on it depend the fortunes of the party iii the canvass which has already been commenced. More than that, we sincerely believe that it remains for the Convention to determine for all time, so far as the Virginia Democ raev are concerned, whether principle is paramount to reont. whether the principle of Stales' Rights consider ed in its relation to the South is to besu-taiued, by in d-ting upon the Constitutional right of Southern men to enter any territory of the United States with any •pedes of property they may own, and to hold such pro perty there during the territorial condition of such ter ritory, or whether it should be igtioiuiniously saciiiiced by adopting the dogma of “Squatter-Sovereignty” as the definite settlement of the policy of the party in regard to the slavery question. In other words, whether the Virginia Democracy will bupport Doculas or Brackin' kiiiuk. That tee cannot support both, ie too clear, we .hink, to be questioned. That soe cannot eupport the one without opposing the other is we think equally as clear. Ikeouhe possible condition upon which we think Doca i.AS and Brickirriim.i men of Virginia can form a t nrjn wilt be, that Docolas shall he ignored in the canvass and the electoral note of Virginia cart for Hrvckisriikji and Lari in any event, without excep tion.” Therejs, indeed, nothing clearer than that Brick ■ Riintii and Doiulas cannot both be supported, by means of a coalition electoral ticket, without an utter and base abandonment of principle on the part of both f.clioos. The Appeal is right. Douglaalaiu Iii Kenlaek) -He Terms with the Sleet-Mere! The Douglas Democratic Slate Couveotion of Kentuc ky met in Louisville, on Saturday, and eighty-seven counties, cut of the one hundred and four in the State, were represented, and 700 delegates were piesent, and a straight Douglas electoral ticket was put to vote!— ■tee the following dispatch : “Locisvillr, Aug. 12.—The Douglas Democratic State Convention met here yesterday. Kighty-scven counties were represented. Archy Dixon and John 0. Mason were nominated electors at large, and a full electoral Douglas ticket was formed. Resolutions repudiating any coali tion with the Breckinridge wiug, and re affirming the Cincinnati platform, were passed amidst immense ap plause.’' Stern and unyielding are the Douglas men of old Ken ucky 1 "Resolutions repudiating any coalition with the Breekinridge wing were passed amidst immense apt jlanse f* Wonder if the Virginia Douglas men at Staun on to morrow will exhibit the courage and devotion to irinciple of their alliee in Kentucky I TUe ••Blchmond Enquirer.*’ A change in the proprietorship of this journal was an nounced on yesterday. William F. Ritchie and William W. Dunnivant, so long connected with the /inquirer, have retired from the concern, having sold out their in terests therein to Messrs. Nat. Tyler and 0. J. Wise, by whom the paper will hereafter be owned and conducted. We part with Mr. Ritchie with great regret, and wish him happiness and prosperity in whatever vocation he may engage. The name of Ritchie—a talismanlc name with the Democracy of Virginia—has been associated with the Richmond Enquirer for nearly sixty years. Its disconnection with that paper will, no doubt, excite un pleasant regrets in the mind of every member of the Dem ocratic |>arty, not only in Virginia, but throughout the country. The new proprietors_have our best wishes for their pe cuniary success, but not for the triumph of their political principles. Bather Scared. Professor DcBow, the very able editor of the Review which bears his name, in his editorial notes, on a re cent visit to Nashville, refers to a Breckinridge ratifica tion meeting, which was addressed by some of the ablest men in Tennessee. He says of the speeches aud the speakers: "It seemed to us, however, that they did not meet the issues as boldly as they should at such a time, and were not free from apprehensions of the resnlt of the part they had recently taken in Baltimore. In brief, they were a little tcared." DeBow is an inveterate fire eater, and knows what he is talking about The Missouri Elections. The Constitutional Union party have gained one mem ber of Congress, Rollins, in the second District, and have polled a much larger vote for their candidate for Gov ernor, Sample Orr, than we anticipated. The Breckin ridge faction under the lead of Senator Green, supported the Douglas candidate for Governor, C. F. Jackson, and at this writing it is supposed, though not positively as certained that, he is elected. Tho vote, under the circumstances, leaves no room for doubt that the Union ticket will carry the State tri umphantly in November. Breckinridge Convention In Muryland. The Maryland Brcckiuridge Slate Democratic Couvcn vention assembled in Baltimore, on Thursday, appoint ed Breckiuridge electors in the two districts where the preseut electors are Douglas men, (tho ".rd and 4th dis tricts, ) ratified the nomination of Breckinridge, and look all other necessary steps for a regular Breckiuridge or ganization, and no fiuion with the friends of Douglas. And several of the Breckinridge speakers on the occa sion openly declared that they would m toon affiliate with the friends of Lincoln as with the friends of Douglas! Proceeding* or Ibr Democratic Conventions. Wo have despatched a special reporter to Staunton and another to Charlottesville, whoso business it will bo to sketch for our readers the proceedings of both the Douglas and the Breckinridge Conveutious. That these proceedings would be exceedingly piquant and racy, were both wings to assemble together, there can be no doubt, what tho character of them will be, with both wings apart, we Lave no means of determining in ad vance. Dull or spicy, however, our readers will soon have an opportunity of judging for themselves. A Good Mulls T'uo New Y ork Tribune Las turned the whole strength of its artillery upon Bell and Everett, and is pouring in broad side after broadside of its “ineffectual fires." For Breck. inridge and Lane it has oulv kiud and encouraging words. We regard this as an unmistakable sign of the growing strength of our ticket iu the North. Ode to Breckinridge “Aud when I think of what 1 are, And what I used to was, I thiuks I throwed inyself away, Without sutficieut coz.” “Thou Art The Wtn’' John C. Breckinridge is the man who took Kentucky awav from the Opposition. And he is the man who lias given her back to us. “do it, John, and make things pant, And skute around with a sort of slant." Belter mind. If the Bell and Everett men don’t want to get them selves into business, they bad better not mention the Kentucky election in the presence of a Breckiuridger. Uo might take it as a personal uwnlt» SPK1 SOS CORRESroN DEN CE. Varixty Shrinks, Aiocsta Corst-t 7c> the KJitor of the 11'Ah;: This is a most delightful place, and there is a very agtv ^ auu uMuir, iu« gcuneiateii |iymv auu attentive. Messrs. Burruss A Kelsoeare true Virginia gentlemen, of the old school, aud leave not n wish ot their guests migralified, while Mrs. B., our kind hostess, is everything you could wish or expect in n Virginia 1 idy. We have most excel lent mutton and veal fresh from the shambles, with hut ter fresh from the chum, and nice cream for coffee, not nkimmed milk, such as we get in town : these, with the advantage! ol the waters from the many medieiual springs with which we are surrounded, and the pure bracing air trom the mountains, will almost restore the dying to health: indeed, we have all the comforts without any of the luxuries of a city life. Our hotel Is situated oti a mountain, and we are surrounded by mountains. Imme diately in front ot us is a long chain of mountains, the highest point of which is culled "Ellen’s Knob" aud is said to be 8,755 feet above the level of the sea, which is much higher than the “Peaks of Otter." On the summit of this peak there art: about twenty acres of table land, so that parties who, either for pleasure or from curiosity, ascend this mountain, cau have a most unsurpassed and uninterrupted view of the surrounding counties for many, many miles. Within ouo hundred yards of the summit there is a very large freestone sptiug, which scuds out a stream of sufiicieul volume to turn a mill wheel. A short distance from its source this stream separates, one branch of which rushes dowu the mountain to form the waters of the broad Potomac, whilst the other branch pursues its singing course (a perfect Minnehaha) down the oppo site side ol the mountain to join the waters of our tic James. On the extreme summit of this “knob” is planted a flag-staff,from which lioats in the eveuing breeze the stars and stripes of our glorious country. Oh ! who can view these lolty mountains, or, these splendid forest arcades without saving "Our Father aud our Bod Is tho maker of allAbout one hundred and fifty vards from the hotel there is a s’rcam which furnishes d licious mountain trout; the woods are full of deer as well as hares and other game; and how ean 1 begin to describe to you the many and delightful birds which wc have up here?— all day long ‘ Boh White" is calling upon Robin red breast, whilst he, in turn, is calilug upon the Mocking bitd aud other eougsteis, which make the woods resound with their melody. In fact. 1 have seen birds here that I have uever seen or read ot iu any other place before. the place is derived—(Variety)—all of different grades of medicinal virtue. The waters of the Healing Spring have benelitted mv ryes, which were weak and inflamed when I came here; the Chalybeate has strengthened and invig orated my system very much. There are some invalids here who say they have derived great and lasting bene fits front the Alum, and it is thought to be very effi cacious in cist s of Dyspepsia. These Springs would long ere this have bet-n brought into public notice, but for the limited means of tbe worthy proprietor, w*<o has been crippled in his energies by great pecuniary losses, which be sustained in rally life. Would it not be delightful if some of the companies of the First Regiment would come up, accompanied by their baud, and, bringing all their canto equipage, pitch their tents on the broad green lawn at tbe back of the hotel. During the day they might be delightfully employed in hunting and fishing, and in the eveniug they might trip it on the “light fan tastic toe" with the many pretty girls from tbe surround ing counties, or the lovely ones from Staunton, of whom we have had fair specimens since wo have been here— and, you know, that place has been long famous lor its gallant gentlemen. If some of the beaux from our city would come up, they would enjoy mountain life excess ively, and, with their fine spirits aud elastic step, would soon be at tbe top of the highest mountains, gazing with rapture upon tbe expxudcd view. 1 think I have said enough of mountain life to induce you and your friends to come up. Yours, G. FURTHER BY THE CALIFORNIA STEAMER—OPE RATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA MINT—FALL ING OFF IN THE COAL TRADE—A NATIONAL ROAD—NEWLY DISCOVERED SILVER MINES, Ac. Among the Passengers by the North Star, at New York from California, are Captaiu Pleasants and Dr. Barnes, of the U. 8. Army. From our Sau Francisco files of the 21st ult. we copy the following: sax FRANCISCO BRANCH MINT. The statistics of tbe Branch Mint for the year ending June 30, I860, are published. Tbe total amount of gold deposits was 6,019, worth 11,347,362 66, averaging $1, 887 each in value. The amount ot deposits has varied greatly, having been lowest iu December and January.— Tbe gold coinage of the year amounted to $11,8X8,009, of which $1 l,5U9,6uo was in double eaglra, $100,000 in eagles, $83,500 in half eagles, $21,000 in three dollai pieces, $72,oOO in quarter eagles, and $13,000 in one dol lar pieces. TIIK COAL TRAIIR OF SAN FRANCISCO. The falling off in the receipts of anthracite coal during the year was equal to 14,000 tons. The Alta Califoruiau says: During the first half of 1859 the total receipts of coal at this port exceeded those of the first half of I860 by over 10,300 tons, yet prices of most descriptions ruled materially higher during the former than the latter peri od. Tbe falling off in tbe recrip a of anthracite this year his been nearly 14,1)00 tuns, yet one year ago it ruled at 17 60 to $18, and now may be said to be nominally quo table at 13 to $14. English coals hare fallen off more than 35 per cent. COL. LANDKR's WAOOX ROAD KXrKntTIOX. Tbe government expedition, uuder Col. Lander, had met with serious trouble from tbe Pahute Indiana iu Ho ney Lake Vsllev. Several whites bad been killed in tbe conflicts. Tbe expedition bad observed the Fourth of July as a holiday. A NATIONAL ROAD TR0COH TUB UNITED STATUS. The Alta aaya ;—Our need is a notional road through the oentre ol these United Statea, from ocean to octan. Leaving the ^tlantic at Norfolk, and striking the Pacific •t Ban Franciscos national foundry abonld be made near Richmond, to wlihh the coal fields of Virginia would be an liable, anotbernear Cairo, central to tbe valuable iron ores of Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois; and another, at none distant day, w»ere good iron ores may, in time, be found in tbe Great Byiin. National foundries, or armo ries, at or near these mints, would be capable of perfect defence. newlv discavebid silveb mines. Visalia, July 17.—Akexcitement about newly discov ered silver mines, near Oven's Lake, is on the Increase. Person* are arriving, and t/ter getting tbeir outfit here, depart daily for the mines ria Kern river. A party has just returned from an exploring expedition. There are about three hundred Ben at tbe mines, and about KXlon their wav there from Vaslia. Yesterday it was reported from a reliable source tbxt in addition to the silver leans there had been.dl-coveries of gold bearing quartz that will pav $1,000 to the ton. the oold mines at victoeia, v. i. A letter from Victoria, V. L, under date of July 8th, savs that gold mining at that place was attracting an im mense amouot of attention. Tbe miner* were highly successful, and new diggings were constantly being dis covered. The streeUof Victoria are crowded with CM namen, bound for the British Columbia mines, r rom China and Columbia they are pouring in nt tbe rale of 500 per week. TUB IIIWaIIAN ISLAM'S. From these islands, advices are up to the 2nd. Three hundred thousand acres of land on Hawaii, one-twelfth ot the whole area of the kiugdom, was eoW f°r ♦•',100. It coutains half a dozen good sized volcanoes, four or five large sheep farms, and an immense amount of pulu in ihe rough. The purchaser was C. C. Harris, Esq. THE AkJUTIOK PWr iS TEXAS. EXECUTION OF ABOLITIONISTS—l’OISON FURN ISHED THE NEGROES—NEGROES HUNG-PRK CAUTIONS FOR SAFETY, Ac , Ac. The Tezas paper* tontaiu accounts of the summary punishment which is being adminsistered to the conspi rators in tbe incendiary plots recently discovered in that State. In Grimes county a contemplated insurrection was discovered, in which two abolition preachers and about eighty negroes were concerned. The preachers, after making a lull confession, were hung, aud the ne groes were committed to jail We copy from the Austin Mate Gazette the following notice of the actiou ot the citizens of Dallas, in regard to tbe late conflagration : The excitement consequent upon the revelations made by negroes, uuder examination, coutinue* unabated.— Already nearly a hundred blacks have been arrested and examined separately before a vigilance committee, ap pointed for that purpose. This committee consists ot the most respectable and responsible geuilemenof ibis coun ty, whose proceedings have been characterized by the utmost prudence and moderation. Crowds of men are in Dallas, anxious and eager to lend their assistance, and ready to quell every disturbance that threatens the peace of the State. The deyelope ment* are of tbe most startling character, unfolding the most diabolical plot that the wickedness of man could invent, to dt stray this whole country. At the town oi Lancaster the same general plot was revealed—to burn tbe town; to poi-ou ihe inhabitants ; to assassinate the aged females, and to seize aud appro priate the young and handsome ones to their villaiuous purposes. Monday, July 28 —An immense concourse of people from all parts of tbe country is here awaiting the action of the Committee of Vigilance. The stage came in from Waxabachie yesterday, bringing news of the high slate of excitement in that town. The conspiracy and insurrectionary spirit extend to that place in all tbe horrid forms contemplated at this place. Throughout the country, so far as we can learn, the same thing ex ists. That town was destiueil to be burned, tbe people lo be poitoned aud slaughtered, and the remaining pro perty to be distributed umong the victorious blacks.— On Red Oak Creek the chief poisoner had been arrested 1 a_ J V--... tiBMliias l.ofi. t.Aasn <1**. reeled with the poisi* in tbeir poss -srion, and a runner iu town yesterday reports that there have been several executions at that place. We have not yet received the particulars. The Committee of Vigilance have been in sesalon all dixy, ar.d this evening they announced that three of the ringleaders ol the insurrection are to be bauged to morrow. TntiJai/, July 24.—This evening, at 4 o'clock, the three riuglcaders, Sam, Caio, and l'atrick, were escorted (torn the jail, under a strong guard, to the place of exe cution. An immense concourse of citizens and negroes assembled. As they passed through the town, they sur veyed with composure the ruins of the ouco nourishing town that uow lay a blackened mars before them. Patrick remained calm and collected during the whole day, and betrayed no remorse or leeling whatever, in view of his approaching doom. lie it was who fired the town, and the uight alter its destruction glorified himself for the died, and pronounced it 01 iy the commencement ol the good work. Sam Smith, so called from the name nf his master, was an old negro preacher, who had imbibed most of Ids villaiuoin principles from two abolition preachers, Blunt and McKinney, who lived in the coun try a year before, aud had much intercourse with him Oslo had always enjoyed a bad reputation. They met their fate with a composure worthy of a better cause.— Patrick, with uti|>arallelcd uvnchalnnct, died with a chew of tobacco in bis mouth, aud rclused to mike any state ment whatever. They were hung on the hank of the river, above town, and are buiied beneath the gallows. Investigations are going on throughout the country, all of which tend to confirm the facts elicited at this . The evidence obtained before the committee, *,!Lb*.fe‘. Ld iu due iime._ On the 17th ult., was found the body of a man by the name of Wm. 11. Crawford, suspended to a ocean tree, about three-quarters of a mile from town. A large num ber of persons visited the body during the day. At a meeting of the citizens (he same evening strong evidence was adduced, proving him to have been an Abolitionist. The meeting endorsed the action of the party who bung him. The Houston True Southerner, of 28th ult., has the fo 1 iwiug paragraph cn this sul j. ct: Just as we are goiug to press, nows has arrived here, from a reliable source, that twen'y-two negroes have been arrested aud are to be hung iu Waxxhachie to-day. A letter Irom Austin gives au account of a f larlul at tempt made about the 22d mat., to reduce our State cap itol to a heap of ashes. The daring experiment was made to set fire to some twenty-live of the principal edifices of the city; fortunately, however, the tl tinea were discover ed aud extinguished before toy serious damage had been sustained. 0:i the night previous, the Austin correspond ent had been keeping vigils over the sick bed of a friend when he observed a sheet cl Unite bursting from a neigh holing house, which, iu consequence of timely warning, the citizens were enabled to arrest, and save the building from iitipcuding ruin. At present, the whole population of the metropolis are under arms, and laboring under the most intense excite sent. A police force, consisting of from sixty to ninety men, are maintaining the strictest system ot vigilance, by night and by day. Iu all the counties visited lately by tires committees to investigate the subject have been appointed, and the most ellicient citizen patrols have been < stablished. In Grimes comity a meeting of citizens resolved : That there is among the negroes of the county a dia posiiiou to revolt aud ho insudordinste; that this feeling is produced by tho influence of certain white parsons in the county; that it is tiino steps be taken to rid the com munity ol these men; that preaching by thenrgroe- in the county he stopped, ut least for one year; that Northern ers coming into the county under pretence of being min isters, teachers, drummers, Ac., are to be regarded with suspicion . and received with caution; that a vigilance committee to appointed, patrols organized, and other measures for rate y^aken. THE PERILS OF SURF BATHING. TWO MEN DROWNED AT LONG BRANCH, AND TWO AT NEVER SINK HIGHLANDS. A sad casualty happened at Long Branch, Saturday, at the usual bathing hour. Among the bathers were Or. Edward 0. Hummer, of Jersey City, aud Mr. John Whit taker, ot Trenton, and a party ol ladies. From some cause the ladies became apprehensive of danger, and Ur. Hummer aud Mr. Whittaker proceeded to their relief, aud in their efforts became exhausted, aud before asaist aucc could reach them both were drowned. The Doctor was drawn into a boat as soon as ho could be reached by Mr. Green, a tisbeimxu, and taken ashore, aud as seve ral plivsiciaus were at hand, every available means and efforts were used to restore both of the geullcmco, but without success, they were passed beyond the power and skill of mau to bring back life. Mr. Whittaker was a large, stout man, who, it is said, a brother of Mr. Green swam ashore with. His wife and sou, about seventeen years of age, were with him at the time. He had been here about three weeks, and was about returning lor the rest of the family on Monday.— There are five or six other sons and daughters left to mourn the unexpected and sudden loss. It is said Dr. Hummer lost a mother and a sister in the steamship Lyonnaise, when she went down some years ago. The news of the catastrophe quickly spread from Long Brauch to the Ocean House and the Highlands. But twen ly-four hours afterward, and before the visitors at the place named had ceased to discuss the details, it was an nounced that two men had boon found in the surf oppo site Thompson’s Atlantic' ptvillioo; that these fresh vic tims were Gusiavus A. Katz, of New York, and Edward Gardiner, of Buffalo; and that the wife of the fornnr had uearly shared his lute. It appears that at 11 o’clock yes terday moniing,| Mr. *and Mrs. Raiz, who were staying at the Highlands, went to bathe on the outer beach, ac companied by the wife of Councilman Van Tine, and by Mr. Robert H. Evans and his sister, all ol New York. Mr. Gardiner belonged to auother party who went in at the same lime. The surf, under an easterly wind, was run ning very high, and Mr. Ralz, a strong swimmer, and fearless of danger, ventured out ton far, taking his wife with him. It was soon evident that they were carried off their feet by the undertow and were strug gling to regain the shore. Mr. John Welcher, of this city, was on the beach at the time, aud acized a rope, one cud of which he gave to Mr. Evans, who plunged in to the aid of Mrs. Rate, and succeeded iu lay ing hold of her. Mr. Evans then drew them both to shore. The lady was senseless. Placing her on the sand, the gentlemen then turned to rescue Mr. Ralz, but he had gone down, and was Been no more till half an hour afterwards, when the waves throw his corps far up on the beach. By continued efforts Mrs. Ratz was re suscitated, only lo gain tho dreadful knowledge of her husband's death. The deceased will probable be buried with military honors, as ho was a corporal in the First company of the National Guartls. It wus almost at the same moment that Mr. Gardner, a youug man of eighteen years, was swept away from bis fiieuJs who were bathing with him at a little distance from the first party, and lost his life in precisely the same manner—tho last of the four whose deaths have thus occurred. IIorrihli Mi-rdkr—A Son and Sister Killed.— George Aldrich, a convict, who had just served out a teim of five years in tbe Virginia penitentiary, for kil ling R man in Logan, left Richmond a few days since, tnd on arriving At Logan county, found that bU family ; Lad moved acioaa tlie river to Warfield, Lawrence coun ty, Ky. Tbe Kanawha Republican any*: He followed them. He murdered his sister In the most shocking manner, literally cutting her to pieces, uking out her heart and backing it to pieces, and then throwing the body into Sandy river. The body of his son, a lad of about thirteen years old, was found in a by-place, nearly eaten up by tbe hogs—but was readily identified by a remarkable scar, on one foot, which had been preserved by the shoe and stocking. The son was by a wife who bad obtained a divorce. After the per petration of these horrid deeds, the fiend, with bis gun in hand, fled to the woods, saying that he intended to kill his father and mother and two other persons—and then the people might take him, burn him at the stake, or do what they pleased with him. The excited people are af ter him. ___ POLITIC1AS RUN MAD. A DOUGLAS PRESS SEIZED UPON BY THE BRECK 1NR1DGKRS. FIGHT BETWEEN THE EDITOR AND THE POLI TICIAN. McConellbcro, Pa, Aug. 11—The Democracy held a County Meeting here last night, at which a regular skirmish was indulged in between the Douglas and Breckinridge parties. Much bitter feeling prevailed,and the meeting broke up in a row. During the absence of the editor of the Democrat, Mr. Sansom, atCresson, tbe Breckinridge party entered the office of that newspaper, mutilated the forms, run up the Breckinridge flag and issued an edition of the pa per under that banner. The affair has created considerable excitement. A personal recoutre also took place, last night, after the meeting, between Mr. Sansom, and G. A. Smith, a Breckinridge Attorney. Sansom give Smith the lie. when the latter collared him. The parties were then separated. KENTUCKY ELECTION. Louisville, Aug. 12.—Sixty out of the one hundred and four counties from which official returns of the re cent i lection have been recieved, give the following vote: Leslie Coombs, 4t.,806 Clinton McClarty, 26,507 R. U. Bolling, Hopkins, Kelly, J The vote last fall for Governor stood as follows: Democratic, 76,187. Opposition, 67,271. Louisville, Aug. 12.—Returns from 84 counties have been received. Coombs has 25,841 majority over McClarty, and 8,665 over all. DOUGLAS STATE CONVENTION IN KENTUCKY. Louisvills, Aug. 11.—The Douglas Democratic State Convention met here yesterday. Eighty-seven counties were represented, seven hundred delegates. W. P. White presided. Archy Dixon and J. C. Mason were nominated electors at large, and a lull electoral Douglas ticket was formed. Resolutions repudiating any coalition with the Breck inridge wing and renflirming the Cincinnati platform, were passed amidst immense applause. MISSOURI ELECTION. Si. Louis, Aug. 12.—The Republican says that John B. Henderson, Dem , lor Congress, in the 2d district, is defeated by J. A. Rollins, Opp., by 219 votes. Claiborne F. Jackson, Douglas Democrat, so tar as heard from, leads Sample Orr, Union, for Governor, by 6,290 votes._ An Eleniast StvumiBn Across tiib Onto River — Dan Rice’s elephant, “Lalla ltookh,” swam across the Ohio river last Thursday, opposite Cincinnati. The Com inercul says: At times nothing but the end of her trunk would be visible, then the top of her head, and again she would dive entirely out of sight, remaining under water until those on shore begun to think she was drowned, when of s sudden she would come to the surface with a surge that would throw her huge bulk half-way out of the wa ter. ____ Blair Klictiii for Both Tsrms,—The Missouri De mocrat (Republican)of the 9th, Buys: “We were premature, it appears, in conceding the election of Bsrrelt for the short term. By official count there are over two hundred Republican tickets which were polled for ‘ P. Blair, for Congress,’ which he has not received credit lor so far, and which gives him a ma jority over Bairett of fifty or sixty votes." DIED, JulyY'th, la Olsy County, WILLI* BULKY, lafanl iluaghlfr rf Win I. * M. F. Payne. a**-<I »ix month) ami four ilsy*. A few days of aeverc IUne»«. il*|>nTed those f ml parrots of their only chilli a sprightly, |o»ely hshe. Nat or cal'* lor liars and Krtrflu such altlictinn. May they remember alio It Is that call*, where she ig tale •, a .d strive to meet h**r agn'n. flF*Kxamlner will please copy _ RANGE OF THKK.YIOITIKTEK, AT J. W. RANDOLPH 8 BOOKSTORE AND BINDERY, Augiul 14.1*40. T o’clock. 19 o’clock. G o'clock. Is Doom: 47 47 47 Oct Doom: G4 Crt €• WrANTBBi IflOT - I CAMPAIGV MRDAL4 i‘ b? I Lencases of the candidates for President arc correct. The prlea of the Medal* I* $5 p-r hundred. Agent* are now gelling from 1<H> tofOOpir day. A gpOtlT.cn of either Medal will be gent (hr mail) upon receipt of the retail price. 1.5 cent*. Address JOHN MANTON, Stamp and Brand Cutter, 188 Filth street, Clnclnoatl, Oho. _ _a u 1ft—At* _ •s*-*' TO 1 Uttiv town. mkaalaSitimSlm An Rrcu *1 on Train of the Rlclunood and York River Railroad will laevr Richmond on 8 ATI’UD AY, the isih !u*t , at 11:30 A M , arrive at Weal Point at l:8»» P. M criinecting with the Lear, fait and commodious steamer 1VKST POINT, 0*pL J C. Hot* a. whir h will leave Wegt Point at 1:80 P. M., and arrive at Yorktown at 4 P M Re umlcg—The gte -no r will leave Yorktown at 6 P. M. and ar rive at Waal Point at 63V P. M. The train will Irate Wct( Point at 4 45 P. M, and arrive at HirKiuon 1 at 8.45 P M. The Vx. uralonb'g can dine at Heat Poln^ have afinrvlewof York hit er, and remain an hour at Yorktown. A BAND OP MUdlO will be 1*> attendance. Ka»*age far the HOUND TRIP $8 50. au 15-54 PtT. AXLE GREASE,—A large tupplv In kecs nul pound bosto, for tale by DOVE 4 CO., talS____Wholsale Druggists. 2GUOSS BAZIN’S IflKENPI N HALLS. 2 gross Miami's Tablet of Alai aiter 1 14 Ppanlsh Lilly Whit* o 44 A rvine's Velvet Balia For sale by DOVE A CO., *PiG___Wholesale Druggists | Ai Wl © A L LS. I* AUHIN B OIL - < *mmoo to prime A\/Uf\/ for sale by DOVER CO., au!5_Wholesale Druggists. Gvenuini; Turkish bxoiung tobacco, r for sale by DOVKftCO, _»*15_ Wh desale DruggUtl. University of Louisiana, LAW liKPiiiTiWUMT. rjlllK LKCTI HC* la this Depai tmeoi will commence on the re JL cotid Mo.ND.iV of November. IMO and con lime until the fu-st Monday of April, 1MH They wid embrace the various branches of lie V vh Law, ofihe Couimon Law, Mint of Kiui y ; Admiralty, Commercial, Internal onal, and Cougiituttoriil law. and the Juri* pilltlenceof (he United Ma eg. Toe Lectures wiu »•»* delivered ny four Profe »org: II n THEODORE u. McOALIB, LL 1)., Professor of Admiralty and cot riiatloual L<v. RAN HELL III'aT, Profc cor of Commercial and Criminal Law and the Law of l\ lienee. CIHt'fcTUN MOAKLlU*, LL. D.. Professor of Civil Law. Al.rKKl) HKNNksN, I rofetsorof Const .tut onal and Common Law, and K-iulty Jurisprudence No clt . :n tbs Unit d Slide* lias the advantagei which New Or leans possesaea for tac ready and perfect acqulrcm »nt of the Mod ern Lang a eg. Lord Itoa d can he ubtalhee as cheap here as In any o he.* large city in the Union. A 1 c .inmun cation* must be addresged to the Dean of the Facul ty, at Nee Or.ean*. KAN DELL HUNT, liU15—8m Dean nfth.s r.mi’.tv A GOOD HOI HK 8KIIVANT FOR 8ALK.-I have for ax e private') a like!/ BOY, about 17 years of ag« a good House Servant. *ul4 HECTOR DAVIS, Auet. HI SOLUTIONS* K THE I'KOPLK SOUTH. *• I Jl*CATION in Southern Schcols and Colleges. I i Patronage to bouli<m author* and edit rs. “J >e euplovment of Southern te.chtri an 1 the use of Southern Sch I tools'’ gr^TT. e.olutlon panel at the Southern Commercial Convention at it • aeftjdon in Savannah, Decern b» r, <*4 : /»V«o/rmf, T)i«t th** encouragement of the Southern public Is due and mould be given to those publUhe.s of School Books among os who have already Issued, or have In ecurse •: publication, scries of school books, adapted to the wants of cur youih SOUTHUR.V SCHOOL, BOOHS, FOR SOUTHERN SCHOOLS, A.-MORRIS, Publisher, KIClinONO, Vi. Has arranged with the authors for the lolut publication of ths fol lowing va uable SOUTHr. AN SCHOOL HOOKS, to which he would beg to IkiVtte Ute .attention of SjLTuERN TLAUIliks. when se lecling their books for the approaching a.*aalon: The her ea of School Header* prepared by Noble Butler, A. M., of Louisville, Kentucky, comprising— THE FIRST SOHoOL KLAOPU Til* hEOOMD SCHOOL HE t- KR. THE THIRD SCHOOL READER. THE FOURTH SCHOOL ME41)1 K. THE FIFTH SCHOOL KFADKR. TdE SIXTH SCHOOL READER. These Readers «uipxs* all others. THE WORKS OF COL. F H. SMITH, OF THE VIRGINIA MIL ITARY INSTITUTE Smith and Duke's American and Statistical Arithmetic for Acad emies and sc* oo a. Smith's Algeria—The fourth revised edition, with a large addi tion of promlaruoua Example*, by K. Crutchfield, adjunct professor of Mathematics in the Virginia Military Institute > uilth'a Biot a A lly tic. 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T 00 SmalljMap, In black, (sheets). 1 50 " colored 44 .‘2 00 44 44 on rollers, or In book form.. 8 fiO The targe map ha* n'ne sheet ; the smaller four. Apply in the Seen Ury of the Commonwealth, or to any of the Richmond Book««ilersanlft-dlQt Stocks and bonds fob salb. V rgiula 8 xe« Farmers B»nk Stock, Bank of Virginia, do, Orange and Alexandria Ra'lroad I per cents. MU- R. M. MAURY 4 CO, SOUTHERN' EXCURSIONISTS—NOT MUCH LIKE DISUNION. The arrival of the large party of Southern ladiea and i ;enUemen at Niagara Falls has been already noticed.— This party, numbering 260, were principally from the States of Louisiana and Miasimippi. The party arrived at Niagara on Tuesday, and the ca pacious accommodations of the Cataract, the Interna tional and the Clinton, were opened wide for their re ception. Yeaterday quite a Urge delegation of our citizens went down to make a friendly call upon our Southern vuitors, with the in'ention of making them more particularly the guests of Buffalo. A committee consisting of E. 0. Spaulding, P. Doraheimer, A. M. Clapp, E. R. Sewett, W. R. Barr and T. T. Bloomer, tendered an invitation to the excursionists to visit Buffalo at such time aa might suit their convenience. And a committee on the part of our Southern visitors, consisting of Col. Neil, of Mississippi, Dr. Jsckson, of Tennessee, and Judge Kennedy, of New Orleans, tendered their thanks, and accepted the invita tion. In pursuance of this action the party will arrive at Buffalo at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, and will be re ceived by the Mayor and committee Dinner will be served at the American Hotel at four o'clock to-morrow afternoon. After viewing the various beautiful points ol the tjuuecn City of the Lakes, the party will embark od the City of Buffalo for Cleveland, en route for Chicago, ut which place the party will probably separale for their respective homes.—buffalo Cum., Viurtday. HurvALO, August 10.—'The Southern Excursion party arrive 1, according to previous announcement, at ten o'clock. The depot was thronged with people, assem bled to witness the reception. The Mayor welcomed tbe visitor* in a brief speech. Judge Clayton, of Mississip pi, responded oo tbe part of his Southern friends at con siderable length, in which, after returning thanks fur tbe courtesy extended to them, he reviewed the relative position of the two sections of the country toward tach other, their mutual dependence, and expressed the hope that brotherly feelings should at all times characterize their intercourse. At 7J o’clock tbe greater portion of the company embarked ou tbe Western Metropolis for Cleveland, whence they will proceed to Chicago by rail road, and then home. MR BRECKINRIDGE’!! SECOND ACCEPTANCE. We tiud in tbe Alabama journals the subjoined com munication from Mr. Breckinridge, written, it will be -een. in reply to a letter addressed hint by Mr. Erwin, tbe President of tbe Richmond Convention. The letter of Mr. Erwin, to which Mr. Breckinridge was called to respond, is not given. Lxxixotox, July 26, I860. Dear Sir—In answer to your letter of the26tb ultimo, containing official information of my nomination for the Presidency of the United States by tbe Democratic Con vention assembled it Richmond, I have to say that I ac cept the nomination, aud shall strive to merit the confi dence implied by the action of the Convention. I trust that a full discussion of existing issues will result in establishing the Constitution aud L'uion of the States upon immovable foundations. With good wishes, I arn your friend, JOHN C. BRECK1XRIDGE1 lion. John Erwin, President of the Richmond Democrat ic Conven ion, Greeosborough, Ala. MR. SEWARD AND MR. YANCEY TO TAKE TIIF. STUMP—ACTING AUDITOR OF THE TREASURY — RESPITE GRANTED, Ac. Washikotom, August 12.—It has transpired here that Mr. Seward baa consented to take the slump in New Eng land, as well as in New York and the West. His per sonal friends consider that such a corn se only will en sure the election of Lincoln, in which event Mr. Seward will be the power behind tbe throne, aa well as the heir apparent for 1864. I hear io a well-informed quarter that Mr. Yancey is enminir North to eDeak at no distant dsv. and that a doc uraent is soon to be issued by the Breckinridge commit tee, to show that Disunion H'Otimetit* have been express ed by prominent supporter* of Judge Douglas. Iu tbe temporary absence of Major Smith, first auditor of tbe Treasury, D. W. Mttboneis acting auditor. The execution of McJttskin, convicted of murder in the U. 8. Court, at Pensacola, bas been extended for two mouth*. A question as to tbe jurisdiction bas arisen, which, with a similar case, will soon be decided by tbe A.toruey-Cenersl. * A. Akotui* Skcstsiosist.—Mr. Boyce, M. C. from South Caroliua, following the lead of Keitt and Orr, la out iu a letter iu favor of Southern secession. lie urges even if no otbe - State can bj prevailed on to leave the Union, that South Carolina, "aolitary aud alone,” ougbt to srcrde. (1AI TION.-Our letters were call d lor at the fo*t Office j an I it llvrred t > some unkntwn per ..o, oo Mno-liy ruvrntog the IStli 're' TbU, therefore, Ie to warn all poreocs from receiving an/ dr f a or chefs* tt a: iu t/ lie par ahlt to na, or to David McDaniel, or to K W Btaekkuru. an'B-'.»t _DICKIN8QV, BILL k 00. hEC05fD FDITIO* OF CODE OF UKiil.lli PROPOSAL# will be received by the Secretary of the Common wca'*h. un* I the if.Mh of the p e**»ct mouth, for publishing the 8-cond Kdition of the COOK OF VIRGINIA By go act of the last General A-iembly, the Secretary l« required to prepare ihla c li on, • f which lO.i-OO copies are t> be pi o ted It 2s ie qulred to he In all re«p.cti equal in paper, p lot ng and binding, t » the fir .t nl t on and the law requires bond and * curity t j l»e u* n for the Jatihfal execution « f the work. The coppyrighl isvo he •••cured f r the Comraoneu th Per* ns deal rig : 1t cot.tract for tlie publication will put In their bids at *o much o* t ie vo.uinr. The work wdl p’obah y be about If*) pages larger than the flr*t edition, hut, more or lea*, the bid must t»e y the \ olame roioplete, a* required by aw Tftebecrt t «r\ reserve* the r'ght to judge of th- competency of the pub lic tn/fti^t'.OfiU.the '»orH,j^ty«ttake the bid deemed bjrMotO delivery by tne first of December n*at- sooner, if p«w»iMe GKORGK U MU* FORD, tu 15—dtSa’lhAug. Sec'y of the CommonwwaHh. BINFORD & PORTER’S FURNITURE WAREROOMS, CORNER FR'NKUN AND lilTH 8T8., Kl< H.nOND, VA. HKO leave to call the attention of their friend* and ths puhile fo their Urge col lection of city made CABINET FURNITURE. listing an eiperlenc.' of ever thirl/ year., w. think Hint wv v in nod trill sell tin- very b-.t Cnl-lnet Furn lure, as chenp a. It ctnke bought either North or South (INOKMTAKINU. We are thoroughly prepared to nc•ninmodite all dr ■ nn n luaniMo this line Our -lock cf .TIelallr Caars, ni£*«l if .11 »l«ea andpntlem.,'1 rumplete. COFFINd of Ifahnran/and other wood# aittay. on hand. UINFORD k POuTK-f, aulB_ _ Corner of Fr.nklln ami 18th Mreete. KICIIUO.VD FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING MILLS, ROCKETTS, RICHMOND, VA. R. nARTNAN. - - Cca’I Afcat. MUd'KICTURI and offer for sale In loti to *u!t purrh**ers— Fine Ground B »ne«, with fheir organic matter. Hartman's Aiu non afed Soper Phoaphute of Isime, wad of bone* de«'om|HM ed by Sulphuric Acid. Also, Hartman’* Improved Manipulated (•na o, made of be* Ptroanhat’c Guano, one half, (de. "inposed with Fulphuric Acid.) and of best Peruvian Guano. Then* Fer III zerw have be*n used with the nio t »atlsfact*>ry result*. Also, offer b>r sal* Am-rij.n, C iunddan, and Nev«**a Guanos, at (lie lowest ui-rhet price. To . e had at th.- Ml) s, aim, of Messrs. WOMBLI k CLAIIlORNK, and Coiumiaslon Merchants generally. au 4—1y LBAKfIVILLK fOTTdA VAUNf>, fkVMla to fel KK8 A RIV C8, ati!5—8m MAX GOOD*. WK are In rece'pt, per ehlp Resolute, d.rect fro*n the Potters of Staffordshire, England, the l«r*est and mo»t elegant snort roeni of Dining, < hambr and To I It* l Ware we have ever h d the p'.tumre to offer to the public We call pan eu»sr attention to all tenon* to want of €'hlnai« GImm, Nllvcr IMntc4 G ode, 4c , to examine our -lock, which cannot be excelled. PT»bhINr. PULLEN 4 00., au 15 Corner 9th and Itroad streets. THE U WHITEST HAW Ever Offered in DRY GOODS, TO CLOhC I* THIRTY DAYS! PEKKISS k CO., Pfo. 141 Eagle Sqtinrr, HAVE this day opened thrir stocs of Fall and Winter Goeds, on hand and w II continue to sell off, at K#t ll, or In large quantltin, at unprecedented low prie s for* Thirty Days, wh-n they wi I close the balance at Auction We invite the a’ten lion of the 1 adits particularly to our stock of Rich Dr ss alike and bilk Robes PaiU l»e I mines Popl!ns and Va'.rntixs French Merinos and Black Atpacc’s Bombasines and Held verlnos Bltck Chail.cs and Pl.il 1 Do Lalnee Large Stock .of Black .and Colored Wool and Merino Shawls Kid Gloves, Laces, Silks and Emb* old* ry. ao!5_PERKINS 4 CO., 141 Eagle Square, PO WDKil.-Mining and Blast'tig. Hazed s. > let He, *) Amrr ca. In lan R lie, ! .» K.n ucky Rifle, Gucr“"r,l,r' S a S inf ting, j Duck Shooting, I In lcegt, half and quarter keg«, canisters and flasks. f< r sale by auglft—lOt_ _1^4 G. B. Ha YENPOST. BROAD BOCK”VIRGINIA RACKS. FALL 1800. FIRST DA Y—Tin ailay October 30. SWEEPSTAKE for three years old - two miles heats—$750 entrance— $10fl for feit Club to add |iV», If the race Is run — four or mors to fill stake « i 8KCWD RACK—Sam« IU,. 8WFKP8TAKE for all Sgos—one mile— $30 entrance— 995 for Ml. Proprietor to add $50, If the same is run-three or more to fill the stake. SECOND DAT—'Wkdswdat Oct. SI. Proprietor*! Purse $900- two rr lie bet s. SECOND R*CE-8amk Dat. Sweepstake for two yea- old—one mile-$200 entrance-9100 forfeit—three or more to fill the stake. THIRD DAY—Tiii’esdst Nov. L Post stake—four mile heats for four year olds—$230 entrance— $105 forfeit. Club and Proprietor to add $5,0, If the race Is run— three or more t* fill the stake FOURTH DAY—Fmiiiat Votbmbb* 1 Sweepstake fer three years rid - mile beau $100 entrance— $50 forfeit-throe cr more to All the stake. HICONI) RACK—Sams Dat Saddle Race, for Saddle H-rset that have not h»en trained this fall, for a purveof $50, or Saddle and Bridle worth the money. All the above stakes will close the lftth of September. Entries to be made to TU0S \J JON E4, Scc’y, Or CALVIN OKkKN, Prop’r, aulS—d5t Richmond, Vs. HOVE A CO., rJRXTOOXSTS, Main. Street, Itiehmond, Va., A0KNT8 FOR B (ITCHES’* PATENT INDIA RUBBER PAINTS. ■ NOR Painter* generally, ahlp* and bridge tlnb.ii; IU nan. 1; .lone la aufflclent to recommend It. Railroad Contractors, Fainter* and llulldcn would rave money by calling and examin ing thl* paint before purchatlr, eleewhere. GAY A BCIfOHIR, Proprietor*, JeSd-dic*®__Ad and AS No 19th Street. Pldlr, NOTICE. T HR AMELIA NPUINU* will be kept open for reception of flaltora during the reaaou a* ho. etnfore. THOti. C. W1LION A BONg. Peraona wl.ldng Information addreee N. F. WILSON, 1t90—dim«»"«*— T O VEKI.NO’R Beat lualltj.Cruabad and A White Sugar. JjMMl hntltb) L A 0. B. DAVINFOKT. AOTIfUA w»»rn iwtawt uuoui pbma 101 il Jl A. Mumrani Of this dtatreeMwg nmplalwl FENDT’I BRONCHIAL CIGARETTES, Mad# by C. B. IBTMOUB A 00.. 107 NASSAU BTRXKT, I. T. Price |1 per box; cent free by port. FOR SALE AT ALL DRDOOI8T8. mayS nUwlfta___ rHE 0RIH1RAL HAIR RE8T0RATIFR# HHMBTBnT’8 inimitable hajb oolobingi THE ONLY RELIABLE ARTICLE IN U8E. The attention of the public la called to thla article, which la MW tetng eitenet rely told In ell parts of Ui* eoontry. FIFTEEN YEARS’ EXPEBIBNC1 Proves It U be the best Preparation for Rostering Gray Hair to in Original Color, ( j Bringing Hair oat on Bald Heads, And Causing it to Grow 8trong and Healthy. If you wish to have the aaAL color tnAead of the doll, rough looks which hair dye imparts, ass liainarxxrr'i luma imx, which Invigorates the roote of the hair and maken It yonag again, no mat ter how mncfa U may ho faded. Those who desire an article which they can nee and at-wtra raa ommend, an Invited to rand the folio wing, from a wall-known Apothecary: fOUB y CABS' ixpkbiknoi with haib bbbtobatiybb. WtLnftn, Maaa, Jan. SO, 1880. It mam. W. B. Hiaaa A Oo.: I bnva been telling Hetmstntfa Inimitable Hair BeetoraUve for throe or four yean, with good eat •faction and ewcceea. I have tried variowa other articles tn the market, (Page’e, Packard's, Avery'a, Wood’*, Ac.,) hot yonra has the decided preference among them alL I have never hesitated in recommend it for all It dal me to do Several ladles of oar town who had been wearing false hair lor eeveral yean, hare laid It aalde, and now bar* a tall and luxuriant head of hair af original •hade and color, prodneed by using two or three houlee of yowr ar tide; and when by aome mean* they have bean Induced to try something elae, palmed upon them aa being euperlor, they hare al most Invariably returned to the nee of year Hair Ooloring again ae the only meritorlona and reliable article in uae,—flmilnf Hun toilette article u cheap u any of the Hair OUa or Waahaa with which the market In flooded. Town, truly, S. • EMMONS. Price SO Oent* and gl per Bottle. Bold at Wholesale by all Lug* Dealen In the United States. W. E. HAGAN A CO., ■ Proprietor*, Troy, New York. Who alee Manufacture BOTOX A omALT'S DENTIFBIQB AMD KNIGHTS INDKLI BLK INK. Sou at WaoumiLa tan Rnrta sr TIBQIB A 8HIP1IKBD, Richmond, Vn. ap86—d.cAw«a_ Nypr’i HIlraeHlonx Vermin Destroy er the oldest and best remedy knewn for Exterminating BATS and MICE, COCKROACHES, BUGS, ANTS, MU8QCITOE8, FLEAS, MOTHS, GRAIN-WORMS and GARDEN IN SECT A fW Principal depot, 618 BBOADWAT, N. T. Bold by all Druggists everywhere._mylS—dtaa_ SPECIAL. NOTICE.—78 cento to |160 will bay one of Graham’s email etencUe, for marking clothing with Ixdslabls 1st. Call and examine iped mens, or If yon live In the country, tend for a tarn pie, encloatng •tamo. Also, every variety of Brandi made to order. P ‘ A. K GRAHAM. Brand Out’er, ta II—tf Oor. l»th and Gary ate, under Tobacco Exchange SPECLAL NOTICE—LA DIES k. ^ CHEAP STORE.—The aubecrlbrn hav* on hand a rariro aaaortment of Ladlra Congrree Lace Gaiter*. Morroeco and Eld Boole and Botkina, which lh«y are letllng at much lea. than drat coet. AU In waut of cheap Oalien wUI pleaae call aoon, at Je86 _ALEX. HILL A CO , 181 Main it,_ NOTICE.—-The steemer VIRGINIA, Capt K.lley, asd the.learner CITY OF RICHMOND, Oapt Mi'chelLof Ihe Union Steamship lino to FM adelphla,»UI lento Philadelphia every WSDNESDAY and SATURDAY, at 8 o'clock A M , and Richmond, Vn , every TUESDAY and SAYURDAY un til farther notice. JySO— lm 0. F, CARDOZA, Agent. MRS DARI SHI. rHRGAKY Ar D’HBKVILLY,!’*! to nnnounee to thtlr frtendo end the public thet their (L ard* log non Dny School, lor young ladle*, will reopen at No*. 1,M7 end I ftti I pruct streeet, Plilladelphle, 8 ept «mb r l»th, l'.JU. aul . rvrom Editor of Norfolk Berald.1 ■AKEH'S PHBmilllll HITTKKS. TITIB U the season which thtee celebreled BlUers are mostly sought aft»r, and possessing, as they do, a wo Id wide fame. It Is hardly necessary to Impress upon the mind of the invalid their Insallmable virtues. We have. In our social Inlercoorve, hesnt hot ontespreesluu In thtlr favor, nnd that la, wheotver nsvd they act like a charm and prove more efficacious than any mcdl Ine that hae ever been offered to the public The maker of theae Bitter* usee no hlghlv wrought panegyr.es or flaming hand bills to father the sole ef his Hitters, but simply thn.wlng the article on iu own merit*, to be Judged accordingly. He does not, like all the quack •tuff now In use. »y thet It will cere ell the Ills common to hu manity; hut he stake* hi* reputation, that whenever taken accord ing to direction*, It will cure Ague and Fever, Dyspepsia, Bead Complaint. Cholera Morbua, Indlgeatlon, flour Stomach, I oaa of Appetite—nnd all dlteaaea arising from torpidity of the Liver sod Inactlou of the digestive organs Their equal Is vet to be had. - These Bluer, c tn be had ot Mesart. ADlk A OKAY, PI ECELL, LADD A CO., and by all prominent Druggists In the city of Bich at tad nnd elevwhere In Virginia and North Carolina Alao, by 0. STOTT A CO , Waahlntton City, D. ft; CANBY GILPIN A OOj Baltimore; B. A. FAHNESTOCK A 00., Fhlladnlphla, nnd BARNES k Orden Sll'v* by'addrertnf 1. BAXIE, Proprietor. Jane IS—dAc _ Richmond, Yn. BAHKY’N TUirOFHEHUtR Is the best and cheap eat article for dressing, beautifying, cleansing, curling, preserving and restoring lh* hair. Ladlso, try tt. Sold by all drurglata and perfumer*._mMS-HSm TO THOSE WHO DOUBT THE EFFICACY OF EZEKIEL’N INFALLIBLE VIRGINIA HAIR RESTORER. R*AD the following certificate of yoor own townamaa, a gen tleman well known to all; If this la not satisfactory, caU at the Proprietor's, Gu Main Street, and yon can ace certificate* from all section* of the Union: Riccmovd, July 10,1M0. Mr. N. EakiU—DMr Sir: I take great pleasure In Informing you that I hare uaed three Bottles of your Hair Restorer with great SAnarAcno* to ursaLr; my Hah i* Oaowiaa nasur , please •end me half a dosen bottle*. Respectfully, JOHN 0. 0HXL.ES. Battl* Hot**, I Mobil*, Ala., April Gth, i MU f N. DuJriel, W*q.% Richmond—Dear Sir: You were so kind as to present me, when a guest of our house, w.th a Bottle of your Hair Restorer, which has been exhausted for several days, and I have enquired In rain at roar agents in this city, day after day, to renew my aupply. The trial of yoor Restorer, as far as my limited supply permitted me to Judge, Is ■ ohly siTunc-roar. I wish to give it a fair trial, and will, therefore, thank yoa to send me half a doccn Bottles by Adam's Expreas; send bill with tha package, to bo collected or delivery. Your early compliance will very much oblige. Yours truly, E. R. PEAFE. MB”For sale by all Druggists In the United States. OT Price $1 per Bottle. Pf* All orders must be addressed to the Proprietor. R. EZEKIEL. W Main St, Jpl4— Rl-hraond. Vlrainla* PREFWENTW OFFICE. 1 ViauiaiA ari» Tskriom*! R ilsoaD Co . V I.ynrhtu'g, Va., Aug 7lh. ISM. I rf E Thirteenth Annua! Meeting of the 8t >ckhe|der* !fi the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, will be held In the II .11 of their Depot. In the City of Lynchburg, on Wednesday, the By order of the Board of Directors WN H. BCOHEt, Scc’y. . APPOINTMENT OF PROXY Kiov ALL Mss nr TUtBs pRssxsTB : -Tha we, t e subscribers, being btockholders la the Virginia and Trunesss Railroad C. mpa ny, do hereby coostltate and appoint , cur true sn 1 lawful attorney and proxy, to represent each of os In all gene al meetings of the mock holders of the said Company, when we are not personally present, wl h full power and authority at such general meetings, to give such vote or votes and do such other act or acts, as each of us could give or dn, If we were personally present. Witness our hand and seals, this day of, I6# . Wirxsaa, “Proxies to represent mock In their gentrsl meet lugs shall onl? he valid for the space of two years from the date thsrcof."— WA ffv bnn aulA-td W II. H. 1,10H TOBACCO* ISTS.-BO H*s Angela Bool, for sale 1 by auU_J«O. W. GORDON A B0«. 8 I L V E R W A R E. ESTABLISHED 1812. WJI. WILSON * SON. I. W. Comer Fifth and Cherry 8U., Phil*. MA SUP A Cl URERS OFSIVER WARE, OF EVEHY DESCRIPTIOH. VIOLIIHI AND RETAIL, . IMPORTER* AND DEAL CAS IN Enillah, French and American PLATED WARES. mhS—talf \|OS<tl ITO NKTR- I'erieed per .tnmer Turk town— If J. One cose Adosqulto Nets, for sa e by »■!«_KENT. PAIN* A CO. PORTLAND SYHUP.-lSOblle for »“'*L A U. B. DATBMPORT. I860. FALL TRADE. 1860. LANIER, BROTHERS A CO., IMPORTERS AND JORRERS OF DRY GOODS. Noe. 254 and 250 Hnlilmore Street, Baltimore. Ark now reralfinx ih.tr (apply of DBT OOODt, f.. tb. Poll Trad.. 1S», wli ch tmburn e >err larye and Tiriod uoort mrntof DOMtbTIC not STAPLE (lOODtt, of the l.m mak. lod brand, mad. in the country. In kor.lra (ioodu wt will be prepared to offer an unrivalled Slock of both BRITISH AND COSTISE.YTAL FABRICS, bootM In pereoo, by our Mr. U U Lanin, In thh different market. Of rurope To doae and reaponaible buyer, we are determined to me.t anr any market 1 N. K—Order, hare prompt attention, and the .am.ear. aa thouffk U>e bay oc waro poreonaUyjprceent._jy*S_ .odlm 8KRD WHEAT.-Dally expected, n*)bar. of "Rucker'." Blue Mem White Wb.al- like that acl.l hy“ bat lallwMdi (are uni ret. al aaUfa-lon. It b of (n. quail, r, and oan bi r- led 0|Min ■< pure, and b roue tea daye rariler than the New Tor. Whit, (tint Wheat Tbo-e In -an. .11 do well to « I and enwr Ue r name., a. we dull bare but a bmlud quantity for eale »ul4~tf___TARDY A WILUAMA ioo "'“"SSJff’.-ctsiarK: u’usf