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d now lying at our wharves, under instructions from her owner, to-day hoisted the Palmetto flag and fired a salute of 15 guns. New Orleans, Nov. 8. --Placards are posted about the city calling a convention of those favorable to the formation of corps of Minute Men. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 8. --The Speaker of the House of Delegates last night received a dispatch from Virginia, tendering the services of a volunteer corps in the event of South Carolina seceding. Edmund Ruffin, of Virginia, spoke here last night. He said Southern independence had been a life-long study with him, and he thought it could only be secured by the secession of South Carolina. His speech was rapturously applauded. Other stirring addresses were made. Night before last Hon. Mr. Bonham was persuaded, and made a speech in favor of arming the State. He said: "Let the State be armed. The amount of money is a matter of no consequence on such as occasion. Let the State be
25 bushels; Hail $4.50; Smiths' Coal 12 to 14 Per bushel. Dried fruit.--no arrivals. We quote nominally $1 to 1.25 per bushel. Flour.--the Stock of country is still very light, and Sales are confined altogether to the home consumption, at prices above the views of shippers, and the Market very dull. We quote these Sales at $6.75 to $7 for Superfine, $7.25 to $7.50 for Extra; Family $8 Feathers--in demand at 46 cts. Stock small; better supply. Fertilizers.--we quote Peruvian $58; Ruffin's Phosphor Peruvian $50 per ton; Aa Mexican $25; Elide Island $48; Patagonian $25; Sombrero $30: Navasota. Or Brown Columbian $30; Reese's Manipulated guano, $50; Rhodes' Super Phosphate of Lime $46.50 ton; Robinson's Manipulated guano $50 per ton; Hartman's (Richmond) Anointed Super Phosphate Lime $40 per ton; do. Manipulated guano $50 per ton; do. Bone Dust $38 per ton. Fish.--New Nova Scotia Herrings, gross, $2.75 to $3; no. 1 Halifax Cut Herrings $3.25 to $3.50 from store. No North