Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 01, 1855, Image 2
Scraps & jfaris.
A lot of hogs from Arkansas was sold in
Memphis, Tenn., ou the 16th, at 5} cents.
Col. Nathan Boone, the oldest and only
surviving son of the glorious old pioneer of
Kentucky, is still living in Greene county,
M nsjuri. lie is seventy six years of age.
A barrister observed to a learned brother
in Court, that the wearing of whiskers was
unprof. --sional. "Right," responded his friend,
a lawyer cannot be too bare-faced."
The Augusta Chronicle says there are
now six engines lying along the line of the
Georgia Central Ruilroad, unable to travel, in
consequence of recent collisions.
When a man is always sittiug by the
fire he mny be looked upon as a grate man ;
and he ought likewise to be regarded as a clever
musician, from the fact of his constantly
poring over the bars.
A Mr. Brooks recently made an ascension
in a balloon, from Rockford, Illinois. Upon
his descent being asked what he saw beneath
during his elevation, he replied, "nothing
! nothing but corn."
It is calculated that the free State party
have polled three thousand votes for Ex-Governor
lteeder as a candidate for delegate tc
Congress from Kansas. They are preparing
the documents to contest the seat of Whitfield.
Dates from St. Thomas to the 6th iust,
have been received. Santa Anna and hit
daughter with a numerous suite were there
and had recently been visited by the Governor,
the American Consul and all the dignitaries
on the Island.
There are five hundred millions more
of heathens than of christians in the world.?
For this mighty mass, it was recently stated
at an anniversary in Berliu, only fifteen hundred
missionary statious exist, and only thirtyseven
societies have been farmed to promote
their conversion.
'Barney, where have you been.' 'To
widow Muboney's ball, and an illegant time
vrc had of it?four fights in fifteen minutes,
and knockdowns with the watchmen that left
but one whole nose in the house, and that belonged
to the tea kettle. Bedad, the likes
were never to be seen since we waked ould
Donnally.'
During the late agricultural fair at
Haverhill a place was wanted for the trial of
horses, and a man named Lee offered the committee
and spectators free admission to his
grounds for that purpose. The c;owed rushed
in, but when the sport was over, it cost
them a "quarter each" to get out!
The Tennessee Conference of the Me.
thodist Episcopal Church South, met at Nashville,
on the 10th. Tn addressing the candidates
for the ministry, the Rev. Joshua Soule,
the senior Bishop, said that he had been fiftysix
years in the ministry. The Bishop still enjoys
hi9 usual health. The only disease of
which he complains is the asthma, which has
troubled him for many years.
^^^teamcr A. L. Shotwell from Loumule
s ' . The fcTOCtSu'TjciTiV nore
yfi.-fr-'- . i V H 1 ' 11 iCUIUS
it there's any of yo\
to get sU-iiinoil jpct.
^^: 'i-Set I'M AVA-evrrmo the mule, it
ever raised in Kentucky :?
an-' 'Courier.
?' The ruins of Ancient Carthage are to
l.? commemorated in the Washington Monument,
for it appears that a beautiful block of
marble from the ruins of Carthage, for the
Washington Monument, has been presented
bv Mr. Davul P. Heap, sou of the late consul.
The block is of variegated red aud white marble,
and n*OS cut from one of the columns of
the temple of Esculapius.
A letter from Port au Prince to the
Now York Sun, announces the seizure of the
American bark Amelia, of New York, by order
of the United States Commercial Agent,
which vessel arrived there from St. Josephs,
Flu., with a cargo of arni3 and ammunition.?
The Amelia, it will be remembered, made her
escape fraiu the Florida coast at the time the
Magnolia, another alleged ''filibuster" vessel,
was seized and taken into Mobile.
The Albany Argus tells a story of a
man buying oats, a few days since, who gave
a fifty dollar bill in mistake for a five. On
discovering the blunder, and hastening to have
it rectified, he found trie recipient of it deliberately
rubbing out the cipher on the bill in
order to make his cash account square with his
funds. An exchange of a "five for a fifty"
saved the latter from further defacement, and
fully satisfied both parties.
Mrs. Bodisco, widow of the late Russian
Minister, has, with her brother, eutcrcd a
bond in the Orphans Court, in Washington,
of one hundred thousand dollars, as administratrix
of the will of Mr. Bodisco, so far as
relates to his personal estate. The judge has
decided that the will bearing only his signature,
and not having been witnessed according
to the statue, was not sufficient to pass the real
estate, which however, goes by descent to his
widow and children. All his property in this
Cuuntry is supposed to amount to $300,000.
The Great Comet of 1850, which was
expected in 1S4S, and on accouut of whose
nou-appeamnec Sir John Ilcrsehel put a crape
ou his telescope, M. Bom me, a distinguished
German astrouomcr, finds not to be due till
1858. With immense labor he has goue over
all the intricate calculations, and estimates that
the comet would be retarded to that extent by
the influence of the planets. The periods of
its return have ranged from 289 to 293 years,
an d if it shall not return before 1858, its proscot
period will be longer by nine years than
ever before.
There is a family within eight miles of
West Killiogly (Conn.) who are to all appearance
in the full cniovmeut of an uncivilized
existence. The family consists of a man and
wife, with four or five small children; and the
habitation where they "stop" (for they cauuui
be said to live) is a mud and stone hovel, without
a window, and containing no furniture.?
Tne iumates sit on the bare earth, lie on the
b1* earth, eat on the bare earth with their
u i - i s; nor do they seem aware of the existence
ol' the slightest article of domestic comfort
in a civilized life.
L' iJi-o tfc Italia, published by the editor
of t no New York Crusader, contains a very
important proclamation, issued by the people
of Sicily. It advocates an immediate rev.
oluiioti and uuity with the Sardinian Govern,
meut. It will be remembered that the Sicilians
were foremost in the European revolution
of 1818, and, judging from their past conduct,
: ? probable that the next steamer will
tews of an Italian insurrection. Gajs
to the Crusader that Italy is on
of a popular revolutioa.
??We notice in the Louisville Journal of 1
the Gth, that in obedience to an order of the >
Criminal Court of that city, the celebrated j
Dr. llines, alias Col. Hamilton, alias Gen. |
Gentry, has been released from the workhouse. 1
lie was sent to the workhouse in April last
for the term of twelve mwths, but the Journal
says, in consideration of his good conduct
j since his sojourn there, and the promise of
j reformation made to the Judge, his term was
shortened. He is a rare chap.
Gen. McMahon, under whose command
the French troops captured the Malakoff at Sebostopol,
is of the Orleans stook, his ancestor
having followed James II into exile. Mis immediate
ancestor?father or grandfather?the
Marquis McMahon, was Diplomatic Agent, or
Commissioner to the first Congress of the United
States. He was one of the original mem;
bors admitted into Washington's order of the
i "Cincinnati," and is mentioned in Hood's
"Friendly Sons of St. Patrick," as being present
at the memorable celebration of the Irish
anniversary at Philadelphia, in 1782, with
I Washington, Lafayette, Count Dillon, Generals
Hand, Moylan, &c. It was on that occasion
that Washington was- adopted as a "Son
of St. Patrick."
The brig J. S. Ilcthiugs from Xew < )rleans
was quarantined for seven days on her
arrival at Campcachy under the pretence that
1 cholera prevailed here. On the night of the
; 3d instant, during the existence of the quaran
| tine, Col. Zelinn, a passenger on the brig was
removed by force of arms from the vessel by
the orders of General Ulloaduring the absence
5 of the Captain, conveyed on board the Mexi.
can war steamer Oajaca, and takeu to Sisal,
j Thence he made his way to Merida where he
i was received with great joy by the populace.
[ This extraordinary conduct of the Mexicans
j demands an explanation.
C|e ftrMIe (inquirer.
! _
e01te1) by
j SAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER.
YORKVILLE, S. C.
THTTRSSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1855.
i FROM CHARLESTON.
Mills IIovse, Oct. ilO, 18">.
It so often falls to my lot, dear reader, to be absent
from the sanction and its nleasin<i associations,
? that, verily, my letter-writing proclivity has, from
an over indulgence, become sadly sluggish : and the
performance of the duty, as common-place, I fear,
in your esteem, as it is irksome and wearying to me.
Nevertheless, at home or abroad, I must occupy a
certain number of inches in the editorial columns
of the Ekqi'irer, and as the draught-horse to the
harness, I set about the task,
j If the duty had to he performed at some out-of!
the-way place?among the mountains for example?
; notwithstanding the utter want of topics for discussion,
it would he agreeable; but here, tho' a volume
of thoughts and facts is open to me, the service is
! performed most reluctantly. The truth is. and here
1 rrm find (tip rMcnn ton T nm litornllr tVd fn dp-ill. !
j and, you know, a satiated appetite and a dull brain ,
I are contemporaneous. NtcKrnso.v. the man of the j
J "Mills House," gives ine breakfast at nine; I man- j
?pe to pet a ticket to "lunch" at eleven; a dinner. |
e^tpting to aggravation, at three: tea, at seven : ovs- j
l 6ra?.vand coffee for mul supper, at el^cveri".
Added to this, a simple lica^|j3stdoi'flblc.
man can uot refraiu from bananas an<?fc the I
apples, and all manner of nuts and sweet things-;
and, thou, he will most probably vary the process by
sundry indulgences in the best of Havannas, and (if
one doesn't belong to the temperance society,) in all
j the varied luxuries coutrahand in the State of Maine,
i After suffering martyrdom thus, one must undertake
j the enjoyment of the pleasures incident to the always
agreeable society of Charleston, and the diverI
sified amusements which a life in the "Queen City"
j affords?in fact, he must submit, after dissolution,
! to be embalmed in and with delights more fragrant
j than the
"Salsan odors, from the spicy shores
Of Araby, the blest."
j In conclusion, be kind enough, reader, to considj
me, for the time-being, in the category of mummies
I like poor Bowbell, "buried alive;" and taking my
| sayings in the light of "spiritual manifestations,"
! make allowances, accordingly, for the vagaries of a
; creature "absent from the body."
To begin?on my way to Charleston, I passed
through Columbia, of course; and just as much a
' matter of course, I delayed by the way several days,
j and expended a portion of the good cheer which
that delightful "one-horse" town always has in store.
"Thereby bangs" several tales, which I shall unfold.
My journey to Columbia was made with a view to
the procuring of the materials and making the necessary
arrangements for the publication of our
King's Mountain pamphlet. The rush upon our joboffice
has been such that, to fulfill the engagements
already made, the publication of this pamphlet would
necessarily be delayed much too long. We therefore
concluded to have it printed abroad, and thus far the
. t. i! r.oflrtftfn.i T* ?;n
, purpose nas oceu sausiativni^ tllVvim. ?, ?v
; a handsorao book, printed on the best paper and in
the finest style of the art; and will be made up of
over oue huudrcd pages, containing a full report of
i the various preliminary meeting?, an account of the
Celebration, Mr. Preston's and Mr. Bancroft's
speeches, the Correspondence, uud, by way of Appendix,
all the documents aud scraps relating to the
Battle, which either have not hitherto found their
way to the light, or, if published, arc now beyond
the reach of the mass of readers. I have contracted
, for fifteen hundred copies?one thousand for general
(distribution, and the remaining five bunded at a i
price which will, partly at least, defray the expen- j
I ses of publication. The idea of selling such a book I
j does not strike mc favorably : and at first I thought
j it best to limit the publication to one thousand copI
ies for gratuitous distribution. I have been assured,
j however, that by the extra copies n demand will be
supplied, aud at the same time a measure of the bur|
den be taken off the shoulders of those who "bear the
| brunt."'
| It may be that, from my own zeal in the matter,
I over-estimate the value of the book ; I think, however,
that it will at le*st be worth the reading, if it
should not deserve a place in every man's library.
As a contribution to Southern Historj', all who feel
an interest in the memory of King's^ Mountain, will
value it. A new flood of glory will be thrown over j
tho old hnttlc field, bring to life and light all the ;
scenes of that stirring drama upon which the cur- !
. - , *,? _ ?;n I
tain nas nuup iur long yv?r?j uuu us nu> t
serve to infix firmly in the public minil those inipres- j
sions which are the most valued results of our recent
commemoration at the Mountain. Let the consequencoe
of that battle bo understood, and it will
take its place. Our poople will have done their duty,
and they will receivo their reward.
Speaking of the results of the commemoration,
it runs in my head to mention one, merely incidental,
which I have learned during my travels. Being a
native, and for the most part a resident, of York, I
have been not a little chagrined, in former times, by
suob talk as this?" where in the'd?1 is Yorkvillc ? ;
? in this State ??much of a village??how farfrom j
Charlotte ??ah ! my dear follow, why don't you come
out of the woods, and live within the pale of civilization
?" Our flourishing District was looked upon
?birds-eye fashion?as the fog-end of North CaroI
Una, and placed very complacently alongside of "old
Horry !" JVW, my modesty ([ have an abundance
of it) is actually put to the test, and the profusions
of compliments, covering mo with blushes, has verily
heightened my complexion to a charm. "Quite en ini
telligcnt, thriving District, that of yours??I was
[ utteily surprised?really you have a flourishing town
i ?rapidly improving, eh ?-dccido Uy the handsomest
: in the State?fine, elegant buildings?a capital railroad?Col.
Wright must be a tramp, eh??do a good
deal of business in York??your military school and
college, admirable institution??I really think 1 never
saw in one garden of a place such acharmingbevy
of pretty girls!?a church-going people, too V?and
so on and so on, until I have become wearied even of
a good thing ! Thus it is. The mine may be never
so rich in rarest gems, but until the jewels are
brought into day. they nor the world are the better
| for it. Suppose we learn a lesson from the incidcnI
tnl, but not the less welcome, result of our efforts :
| and, for the future, profit by the pure good-luck
: which has unexpectedly befallen us. for the devclop!
mcnt of our home-intcrcsts. Above all, learn tiiis
i by heart?"if one lias a horn, one has a right to
! blow it."
, While in Columbia, I was entrusted with the
I guardianship of a beautiful silver-cup, a tribute pre1
pared by order of the Artillery Company for ptesen;
tation to our friend, J.v.tf.it Stowe, Esq. I notice
that a description of this beautiful compliment has
! already been published in the Exyrinnu, and therei
i'ore I must not repeat it. I was truly glad that
! such a handsome testimonial was to be paid to the
j disinterested kindtmss of Mr. Stowk, and on inj rc:
turn I shall be more than pleased to give my little
j contribution to an award so justly and truthfully deserved.
The Artillery have done themselves credit.
Their unfortunate comrade, r. Smxur Clifton,
our readers will l.c pleased to learn, is in n fair way
of recovery. His face was badly burned, but the
j skill of Dr. Powell, whose devotion to the patient is
! loudly applauded, lms availed in healing t lie wounds
... i.:..
J llllll'-l I'UUIt'lJ. IMIIIil^ IIIV." J I ' III. .111:1 .1 V'
rious one truly?lie will probably suffer no pcrmaj
ncnt injury. Even this wn? more than at the outset
we could hope for, an<l we mint he thankful that
the consequences of the accident are no worse.
I Columbia is improving rapidly. The prediction*
i of its utter destruction, indulged upon thecomple,
tion of the several up-country Railroads, have failed
. to be accomplished: and the fact is established that
. the cotton-trade of our inland towns is not the true
j or the most reliable source of their prosperity. The
' fine society of Columbia, its educational advantages,
j the beauty of the town and its location, and the fact
i of its being the capital-town, will all contribute to
j keep up the place in a most prosperous oaro-r. The
1 square opposite the Congarce House, which w'.iburned
down last winter, lias been f??r the most
; filled up with handsome buildings, which are ainom.
! the nrnatn tits of the town : a few no-re such lio kv
!
i fires will finish the place?that is to say. make it
complete. The busincs* in the dry-pond* line i* h-t'
ter. perhaps, than over, and eertaitily larper than
when cotton-town was at it* zenith : and, besides. 1
j notice that several commission house* have opened
i lately, and are doinp, I am told, a thrivinp bu*iness.
The State-House contract pee- on slowly. IJy the
I approach inp session of the Legislature. the futndat
tion structure will have been laid. and. next year. ,
j the erection of the buildinp-proper will he common- j
i ced in earnest. It will he an almost interminable I
! job. but when complete I. promises to excel in mm/- j
! nifo>i>rcr> tlo> inoet ivowiiifi.-otif Cub Cur<\rr \v?i* in
tlio town during my sojourn. attending tlio meeting
<-f the C mmission appointed nt the la*t js??--ion to
examine into the account* of the defalcating contractors.
The panie is between the contractor*. Pw.v.
McCcr.Toron tu ?1 i.'Iut*-. whoeo work fnil.d to n-!
s wer, and the Aivhitret, Mr. II.\M3Wnn?rnMn. It'.
IIammf.ksciioi.p win*. the coutractoi * >utf? rte? --',"-trti
?*t0 .;
The Commission adjourned without determining the j
Mev.hut will meet again before the session. I ,hould
"ot * >nder if we nvc to have W'T nq'sy wrangle
?>n the nh\ect The people r.ve. '^c.njrht to be. wil15njr
to eilMtvjV.ute enough to lniih n handsome State
hou.-e : 1. t t^ieV nve, or ought t"^f. tn;ivil1irpr. to he
swindled o. ( the money. nn-1 .eprived ..fth-credit
of a creiiit;in>,)0 Ijou e. into tig
I have heard tm..? -U in ve'.mn to the election <>f a
President of tlio Collep?yto supply the place of 1 ?r.
Tiior.vwkll. Pnhlic opinion, however, is far from
being settled, and all the gentlemen put in nomina- '
tinn? nt least twenty?have their advocates. Out of
this number, the most prominent are I)r. Lintr.it,
the learned Professor of Political Economy: Dr. j
Mania*, formerly of the Alabama University, hut j
now pastor of the Went worth-street Paptist Church. ;
in this city: Dr. Dickson, of the Charleston Medical j
College: Prof. Bache. Gov. Means. &c. 1 am told j
that a correspondent in the Charleston papers has
nominated Wm.Gh.moke Simms L L. D. The nominator
concludes, so I am told, by saying to the effect
tlmt the Legislature should take Mr. Simms' claims into
consideration. How refreshing! M:ywe not hope
that the nearest approach to the Piosidoncy will be
made in the direction of the LeyisUiturc ? Can it be
possible that the writer is a good judge of Presidential
qualifications, who docs not know that the Legislature
has nothing to do with this election ? It's funny, to
say the least of it; and for the effect of the thing,
the nomination ought by all means to be made over
again.
I am n believer in the adage that every one should
magnify his office: but the truth ought to bo told,
that the newspapers have even less to do with the
election of the College President than the Legislature,
and I have been more than once surprised at seeing
our journals exhibiting a zeal for their favoriti s
which is as imprudent as it is out of taste. I think
you may i*est assured that none of those whose names
have been so industriously paraded in the public
priuts, will be the fortunate, or rathef the unfortunate,
successor of Dr. TuonxwF.r.t.. In your car,
let me whisper that the chances are now decidedly
in favor of Mr. McC.w, Professor of Mathematics.
, whose short residence in the College has been long
J enough to impress the authorities with a high apprcI
oiatjon of his ability. I cannot relish the idea of
j losing hiiu from his Professorship, the duties of
which are incompatible with the onerous burden of
the Presidency, and I much less relish the idea of a
mathematical President. But for fear my objections
ment.s of their classes, ami published at home. The fj
1 South needs such effort?, which, well performed, p
would he the beginning of the end?a n-'hle endca- a
vor by Southern minds in behalf of Southern Liter- w
ture. The feeling in favor of home-education is ^
now thoroughly aroused, and let no cffoit he spared .
to render our home-institutions and limno-advanta- e
ges o.|uul to the cmcrgf-r y.
Of course, I went ptrn'ght to the Bookstore and ! u
purchased a copy of Dr. J.abobde's new "Introduc 1 p
tion to Physiology,-' to which the reader will rcmem- j si
. ber, I alluded during my summer travels. Cpon a
I cursory examination I am gratified to find it all I had
anticipated. It is published in good 9tyle, and contains
about 400 duodecimo pages, replete with sound n
! practical lessons and a fund of useful hints upon this
{ important branch of learning. While it is not too r(
i popular in i?-< -tvle and contents, it is yet entirely o
free from the ?evori'P solum'..In tone which has heretofore
ren lerel thi* study irksome to the College
1 student and a so d'.'d bonk'' to the general reader, b
; It supplies a v.ant, a:,d must servo both in the Col- o
lege and Acad am. and in the library, a most valua- jl
Me nurnose. T: I Jr. r -ur.soeils in arousine ~
, the public intention to the vital importance of atho- | tl
' rough acquaintance with the laws of health, he will fl
! , n
have (lone our little world an essential service.
It is not the dm*. and I am not prepared, to do h
| ample justice to lh:? jtvrh. A friend, who bear* j
; the reputation of one of the best physicians in (' - j ''
I luribia, and who speaks well of the merit ; of Dr. ' j
j Lahokiik's hook, has promised to give us a full ne. i n
count of it. Sueh a ?riticisni will be more reliable. \"
j as it will pr< cecd from a source more' fully c ,mpc- i
tent to tl:c.tn?d;, and beyond the influonc* s. which ! n
! play stvd hnvdu; v ofiny own ju !g- , F
' , ( ' o
nier.t. I must quit the subject now, after having ex
pressed the hope that our friend Mr. Axnrnso::. will p
, give the task a thorough examination, and -oe if it !l
he not in every respect the best that rait be proctii*- ,!
1 od for the use of his classes. As s*?on as they can ; ,
! he supplied, copies may le ha I at Mc?rs. Ai>i?"KE> i i
' iC WlTIIKBS' Store. !
I Since I came to t'i.arleston, I have learned tlie
' particulars of an affair of honor, which was enacted f
' n-mr Reaufort town, ! -t week. The panic- were f
' Mr. rn.iri.iN. of IbMiifort, and Dr. Kikk, of Savan
n
' nah, the brother-in-law of Chapi.iv. The difficulty :i
: arose out of a family fond. Kikk challenged firvp- f
; l is, and, upon meeting, two rounds were fired, the ?
i ! ntter each time fifine in tlio air. Mr. Chai i.in re- ij
! fusH to lire at Km:k. the url of hi- lister, until i
I
| tlic latter leiijrui'i.'I tV; t!.ir?l fiie, when the farmer 11
; -li.-t liim tlir*''i''li the hear'. kill'inp him in-tntit!v.?
! . i
I It in a ?a<l r.fla.r. certainly. if nr.;.* etcitse ran p
' palliate tii.' crime "ft' < ln- lli-t. n?? le.inie -limiM at- u
' tne'i t" the Ul)f"itill, lie o? till .* ?nt who naive-. 1
1 liavo tlatetl tiiv !< '. (. r.t ('!i iilc-f..!!, ami to lie ^
1 eon-intent I ouplit ,v . w.rl :ii...tjt tin* city. It y
> i-* too luiij now. 11 iv*.* *. an 1 tnv ili-i|nNiti..nn upon f
tnatiet - atel tliinpn !e r^i.ai.?? In* reserve-1. Charles- ~
r
ton In- I'ocn retivr1 ' !y healthy all tlir-oicrli the p
numer. an-l in-t at t!.'- time, though tin* nmiihcrnf
visitor.- i- unusually -nnll. a sojourn in very plea.-- <
ant. The market ha- been <1 nil?merchants hnvitijr (
alnu?t invariably gone \..rth for their supplies. ( in
account of ?lie uiiccrn.-uty as to the health ofthecity. e
however, the i{?>aler> h .\en ?f ralenlafr 1 upon : larpe '
t'M'le, att 1 ri.nne.jii";,' v Mill -nflcr l?nt little or no
: h
I at I iteliitia to teli v u ..f ire \fi*|n Hot--"?hut '
tie ?u';.. t t- o n h jt <r nu. n: ! It it-t a-k y<i: ]'
k'trl lea hr. to ail' * ttitti p. vlv.iate it. .1
I -hall clone l>y n.:l.;...* an e*;ti.nt from the last
w.leti r of ait ( ut J., wiiich was it-i.lveriei.tH
left i ttt the n a:', at 1 on my arrival, piveil
i vi r into inv t * n : ? - J
V ."III I
I' ogM I "'it^c, ,,( **- . ri a | * iy;
he. io mr: !..>ar hti-1 l^nn cotta)V u have v
\ijly be h?4 \:*n.n. a re 1 at pre .eat fu ptice*
? ? lULii'Uel i- I
' : pay ixe.-viin^ >
\i, .'.....,n Kl.oi-rii.^l Mills v'.!'l.e *r?cto?l here, ^
which will still imp: iv} the h-uritrl for wheat.? n
The eitv has heretoM^". n entirely ilepetvl itit on 'I
It'ehmon I. Baltimore at. 1 the X rthern citii-n for 'J
tlrir nnpply of Hour. M"i'" r-eently. however,
fj.-orpin. Tenne-ncp. * : -it: 1 Smith Carolina hare ?
b a-u shipping a -ii!!?ei. at supply for thin market. '
m.l snir.e for exm-it. ;a''.aiiies are now finning
may have n little weight in his favor, I shall not enlarge
upon them. The suggestion is gaining favor
that there ought to be an entire reformation of the
Faculty, and there are several strong reasons fortius
measure. It is not probable that a President will
1 I ~~~,.yryt aryt try , 1 i col 11 1-CrP f lift rllltl'ftO ft f PrA.
UC UUU9CU VUlUJiWiVu* vv
sident, Chaplain, and Professor of the "Evidences,"
as now by Dr. Thornwell ; and, indeed, it would
be dpsirable to separate the office of President from
that of Professor. At any rate, a Chaplain and Professor
must be also elected, and while the affairs ot
the College are in this state of confusion, it would
nofbe bad policy to take measures to bring about a
thorough re-organization. This course would undoubtedly
serve, also, to relieve the College of the
burden of ono or two of its professors, whose incompetency
is now beyond nil question. It is best perhaps,
to speak plainly. The salaries of the Professors
are more liberal than in any other institution
with which I am acquainted; nnd " a sound price
ought to command sound property."
I am pleased to see that our Faculty is disposed to be
employed in the promotion of the cause of Southern
literature. Dr. Lieder has published already a
whole library of works, all of which are of inestimable
value: Dr. Tiiornwell's book, the extraordinary
merits of which have been made known to our
readers, has run through several editions; and, following
up the good work, the press has just issued 1
Dr. Laborde's admirable little book on Physiology.
It would be a point well gained, if every Professor '
would supply his department with text-books of his ,
own?written with a full knowledge of the require- 1
f?r the )?r.rp..*o of making lb ur in tin* city, ami the ,
wheat will l.e pnreha?t 1 f>?r the States of South and i
Ni-rth Carol in:'. f? up : and T<-r.ne.--eo. Ymkat.d 1
t'lie.-o-r District* are a- -nvci:iont to thi* market j"
as any part of the r marry that i* well adapted to y
the growth of wheat: i. -1 you can nnke as pood }'
wheat :;* auv other ?ec: n in the Southern ("Vuntrv, '
t?
am! very little in!< r:< r to nnv in tho world. All t'
that i- necessary i.- t<. ake as much care as is usu- h
ally given to the cultuie of cotton.
"The election of May .r comes off in the city early j
in November, and is ores ting some excitement among i I
those who feel an inter-<t in sustaining the princi- j
pics of thp American pa ty. and coy rr'r.w. I hear '
very little said about fi e candidates: hut n pood f,
'lonl about the success-...nd defeat of the different parties
I do not know which is likely to be the *j
successful party, and expect to be perfectly satisfi-1 p
ed with the result." h
Au vv.ir?that is to jay, expect another potion : !'
at my hands next we**;. Yours truly,
s. w. M. | a
MO**- ? Hon.
A- P. Butler and tho Presidency in 1850. 1 'J1
Simkins, of the Edgefield Advertiser, after indulp- j
inp in some handsome speculations with regard to
the next Presidency, quotes the following paragraph '
from the letter of a distinguished and devoted Caro- ^
linian, on a visit to Ntr?York :
"Sagacious men in this quarter of the I'nion toll ,
me th03' can really unite on a .Southern man much . J1
I easier than on nnv Northern man, for his politics are j
what they have a -,o expect, and he lias heen |
compelled to resort to no tricks, no deception or dc- '
sertion of local party, while at the North all have f
heen affected hy the sudden turns and furious ultra- '
ism of political organizations. Concert of action and
wisdom in the South, might possibly command the -u
confederacy and its destiny. But we must be omi- j
uently true to ourselves. 1 hear many men of talent ;
say that if the South were to present some high-ton- j
ed man for the Presidency, they would go for him ,
sooner than for any oue North. It has been but a ! t'1
few moments since .Miking with several intel- i l?
ligent gentlemen of this Stw'e, (New York,) and one ;
from Boston, who said distinctly that if such a man i cn
as they believed Senator Butler to ho. were present- , '!l
ed, lie would undoubtly carry New York and Massa- :
chusetts. The gentleman from Boston said lie had > 1;'
hoard an opeu freesoiler say that lie would vastly I *
prefer Butler to any dough-faced man North. I had , ur
no idea of these things until I had been amongst 1 '1()
them." ex
I Cfl
Senator Bntler is precisely that wise and ironner-! ] t
ved man of the South, w ho would be acceptable to all j trj
portions of the a candidate for the Presi- i vo
dency in 1856: nad the views of Northern men as ex- I a!,
pressed in the above paiagrapb, is nothing more than 1
we expected. Mr. Butler is a gentleman of venera- ! tn
hie years, varied learning, strong and vigorous intel- ! p|
loot, and large experience; and it thrills us to the : tj,|
heart to hear him spoken of in connection with the cn
Presidency. None Would wear the executive robes 0f
more gracefully; none could fill the White House i ^
more courteously, au l none discharge executive du- s. .
ties with more ability and promptness. Senator But- j
ler has trod the Senate Chamber with the step of a j cjc
giant, and left bis impress upon the legislation of the |
nation, and then again he is immensely popular in !
all sections of the Union?his popularity, too. has
been won, not alone by his powerful intellectual ef- f '
forts, but also by his polished bearing and generous I the
social qualities. mo
We are proud of Butler, for there flows not to- ! stit
day better blood in the heart of any man upon this Tb
continent than that which tbrob3 in the heart of soq
Senator Butler. His ancestors were republicans of j blithe
right stamp, and they sealed their devotion to : pnr
the Declaration of Independence with blood. Their j col
descendants have followed their patriotic example, j hat
and none more exactly than Andrew Pickens Butler, j us j
The record of his life 13 unstained, and he stands in I
before the great Anerican people to-day, ths firm try
and consistent advocate of the Constitution and equal 'J
rights. He is the etrong man of the South for the hut
n<Txt Presidency, and we trust that he may attain it_. cie
The very thought fills 11s with delight, for we know 1 tior
that if presented he will be elected, and if elected,-f-fff I
lie will purge the country of corruption, of fanati- tba
cismand agitation, and recall the goldon h?C of our ban
republic. With his name 011 the Demotviitic banner met
for President, and Pickin*jn, Dillae, ur Duotaun nex
)r Vice President, the Democratic party would sweep | o
:ic nation. Every patriot would rally to their sup- , p
ort; the country would be quickened and changed i b
5 if by the resurrection trump; and opposition ! t<
'ould go down as chaff before the storm. it
Butler is the strong man. the man of promise, the :
inn of hope, and we conclude, with Simkins; tl
"'flic prospect is enough to enkindle new ardor ' 1?
ven 111 the bosoms of those of South Carolina's ai
ins, who, disheartened by miserable management S
nd most submissive policy, have been ready to give b
p all for lost. In view of the chances, it would ci
crhaps be well for us to await events, without the ni
lightest tendency to ultraism, one way or the other. [ m
Anderiton Guzettc. ! ei
The Cause of Kansas the Cause of the South. s<
Among the list of letters, which we publish this cl
lorning, in relation to the recent brilliant celebra- d
on at King's Mountain, will be found one from the p
fon. D. R. Atchinson, of Missouri, which will be : w
cad with peculiar interest. It rings in every line
f the fierce battle which has, for almost a year past, |
een waging between "fanatical hirelings," and no- j T
le champions of the South. It speaks of trials met, j
ml trials still to come, in which, though, ever}' nerve I
e tcsteJ, there will be no yielding; fur "the cause | s(
f Kansas is the cause of the South." What an ex- !
mple to tho whole South have these "border ruf- tr
ans"' given of the true and only spirit in which ag- ; !.i
cession is to be met and mastered ? And verily do ! ni
ley stand forth in withering contrast with that piti- ei
il brood of meek meen, who have so long cursed H
nd dishonored the South. st
But there is, in Mr. Atchison's letter, a tone of fi
ittcr, but just rebuke of the indifference with which , ::
lie South has looked on this critical content i;i Kmi
:. We s?y ju-'t. Ibr what realiv Lave v : iL-nc,
. ire than to toast ami applaud the Mis-uiirinn- ? '
l ive we -ent tiieni any organized aid Have v.v .
loved in t!?i- nniiiera- though it were, as it r? ally i'o
the great* f an! ;n??st piaetica! <|Ucstioii of the in
ay to u- ? Have we not left brave A:clU?9g.ai. i hi.- ii;
*011 t ? contend single-handed ami alono with the u!
uited iiov.es uf" Aliolition at the North, find B ntoi: t -f
'n'(--";li m in hi.- own Stab-? While Abolition has
rg.Jiv/. I -"defies, lndd conventions, raised tin i;s- w
in!- of d-d; iiaroim-i 'l public sentiment :>m!s?c <
ii ted ambition, and -cut forth it-- "trained bat/V >.v
i do it- "b'd liog iu the fair fields of K ?n-a . we liave ?
ecu passive?lainely. indifferently pas-ive. Our [ m;
::? :: Is. the.Irion ' ? f the South, have been ? * ;?:j -1- i:
! t.,.i'.- wiili :i : ? 'ved fro!.i desnail* oul\ by 'n
lie a-suiaiici'? (<f tlti'ir ' H CoUragC'ltS lii arts, I! J li , -
lit* -till inereusiii? rax:I;? < ?* the ajrcrcs.-oj-s, v.hile i
heir own -tiTfgth was '>i:t casually lecruiicd. ' til
Vet we fear net for the result: ami ^o<>t: the ijtt"s- j a<
ion will lie removed f.oin Kan.--..- to Co: gre-.-, there : nl
n -taii'I orfull. with tin. representative- of the South. ' ie
'lie House of Ueprcscntativts w ill lntve to ?!eci?I?- ! in
etwecri Hceder ami Whitfield?lm-i .recti slavery tli
ml Abolition ; ami, upon its decision, the future |
ite of Kansas is nearly -tispemk"!. Tints, in spite ' il
t' compromises. ami repeals, ami party platforms, K
iiti-s!avery still invades the couii<d!r of the ifhtioii. j Si
'he struggle will he fierce, ami with immense odd- tc
irainst us. N'otliiu;: will avail the South, iu her ik
ii..oritv posii'e it, hut concert ami the most deter- tl
reel spirit, Let Southern Heprescnlativo.s hear i
lii- in tniml. Let thetu vmemher Imw mttch of tin : T
attle is a'ivnd\ won. ami what u.ay l>c lo-t Lv their : :
i:worthiness. But. ah >w ail, let tl.cm remember ; :n
ha' the eye- of the whi le j#c >pieaic upon tht in.ea- I*
. rly v.i'i-himr how they hear tli'tu-clvi s in the light. '1
l.-uiiwhim, I? l tiie p.'.ple of tin? Smith pre s , t|
rai 1 in aid of t!.- Niivo.u.ians. ami evince-, hv acts. ' r.<
heir -\i.jpathy and ii.lero t in the cause. We are | re
hi 1 to h" ah!e t" late, that Charleston has recent- if
r set.t f rth two y-uimj and erit?*ipri.-iiifr son-for 'o
he patii uic work.?' '... / / / // .1 /./ < ' r>/. fu
? ? ?! ... ! Cf
Revolutionary Incidents in South Carolina. ui
A ei.rresp >r. leu: \ the Columbia Ct/ohui'iii semi sc
hi- following from 'I'iea-aiit Mount," Mi>s:
SeeitiiT fi-i in your excellent paper tli.it voii are | '}
oi'..ictiiiir llevolutii nary Iiic'dents. I have a few that ,
uve tieV'-r been reeordeil that 1 know .f. ami if they W
r- acceptable. tley ale at \ our service. n
The !ir-t is one of th.e hloodest tragedies that 1 i fi<
:\e ever In-'id It took place in Newberry IX- t
i let. S nth C ifo'.ii.a. on Indlati Crci k. on tlie road
idiiI. til C 'f.ii.hia hy Mount Bethel, ahout sis
,i'i h >ve that I..- . The land he'..; j:'s to Willir in
. Taylor. w. 1 i olieve. in.tmd:: !y .vwr tin i-<.i.'
oft' w; -. ii.ive lu.ot'ur-. W:;!:.m. .1 .?
heir l?u?:.!'. v.itii tie -r t.i -JT"':'i i. Mr. ! id. \
: :o-d home to tlie I'. iee ..h.ovi mentioned. Aft'.; ,
; \\ Wi'diutn Bngan -aid he would not .- < -p in r!.<- w
\ a- tlie Tories might ho after then, if '.u 1, ?
y'.'i . V ' 1 ,rtnie- ;uJ "ch-~i t it co li,e :'lr! fi
; t liio woods: hut they woti'd not < >, !.<:? -my- ?
i the house, with the child of Williams. a daiiffli j i.t
- . ..T.I? f'f I'ti-.n-.i. M... \lui'i(ir ft! Iti .'.Di' I
li1 i v, r>unc<'Ril o county. No t!i (*nii;>i. tVom whom d
I*- : narrative is obtained. Jbmit mid-night tii'-\ t 'ii
re:c aroused l>v a knocking it tin* door. Jame- ;
ti l ilobci-t Dugan g>it up ftU'j, M?izo>l thoi; pun-.? j in
'!u y were told to surrender and they -hmi d have J it
< ! quarter.-. James was willing. l?ut Robeit want- u
I to light, n> there were hut live Tories. Ho . Ro- :n
erl >ai 1 they tfi.siM kill two at the first shot, an-! | fit
hen load before they ootiM net in. and -hoot again. j
'.at James said no. They had a -otiflle about open- ! to
i the iloor. Jan.es threw tip the bar. and the door j at
iv |" ;t. The 'i*. ru | re.?i ntcd their j i.-tols. and : >n
i.'ii tlii'tu t surrender, wnieh tiiey did. They tied wi
loir hands behind their barks then .-cu relied the al
u-e. The\ i'ottnd n swotd. and asked where they wi
t it. .Tames told them he got it at the battle ! j u.
'< wpeits, t'feiit a Briti-h oflieer th it ho killt 1. That wl
ra enough. They took them out to a tree in the ! ro
aid. and hung t'a ni until they were tuar'y dead. | -it
heii chopped tl their heads on a root of the tree, j in
u irtered them up. "and piled the piece.- again.-t the | ?/.
ree.ainl left. They wont to Ford's, nod shot him a? :
e attempted to e.-cape. The report of tlie nun a j
tinted Win. Dugan. He ran to the house, llislit- j 1/
l?? daughter-aw liitn coining, and ran to meet him. j mi
[e a-kod bo* his brothers. She took him to the tree, j i*<
[is only exclamation was ureal G?<1! He caught his i R,
r.rse and fled to ('apt. Casey's, afterwards Gen. Cn- j or
ev. The neighborhood was aroused: they met a' i ,.,i
lie Dupin's, and buried tlu-ni. Casey preached theii I hi;
moral; they then knelt down around the grave ami ! -i
wore to revenge their deaths. Ten started in pur- j <ir
nit. They killed two and caught two. One had | ov
ie same sword, all bloody with the butchery of the j oil
lupins. They brought tlicni back to the same tree. I ailing
them, quartered them in the same manner, and , ?n
iled them up at the root of tree as food for the birds if
f tbe air. The other Tory escaped. 1 know hi- ?p
amc, but as his descendants are now living, and as of
veil ha- been thrown over the deed, let it rest. of
Win. Ditgnn was the lather of Col. Thomas Dupnn, i
f Sumter District, and represented them as Senator j a 1
r several year-. The sword is in the possession o' i T1
ie Murray?, of Buncombe county, North Carolina. mr
Mrs. Murray was an eye-witness to the whole afdr.
and pave the names ot'all: hut I have forgot- an
ii them. She is dead now; but as a duty, I thoupht m
?rhaps, you might perpetuate this to show what n fie
jsperate struggle it took to obtain our liberty, and rei
tw little we appreciate it. va
If this is worthy of your notice. I have others, as tin
i Who were Sumter's scouts before the battle ut Co
Inckstocks, ami how they brought Tarleton into va
oublc"?names unknown anil unsung, yet true Tli
hig<; who shall record their deeds? I will give .pi
>u their names, and you can record theui. pb
?> ?? Co
Magazine under the Kedan.
Au extract of a letter from Sebastopol, professes
show how the lledan escaped being blown up by | roi
e Russians, like other forts : ''A sapper, who wn* '
ploring the batteries of the Redan just as the R11-ms
were evacuating the town, discovered a larg< big
ble. which he cut in two by a blow of an axe, and \n
on called the attention of the officers to it. Ot. ^
rther examination, it was found to be a thick mellic
wire, covered with a coating of gutta perclin. ; *,n
lis wire led to a very large powder magazine, dug j pel
ider the Redan, the discovery of which made the Los
Idest tremble, when they thought of the frightful !
plosion from which th'-y had escaped. The wire | 1
me from across the town as far as the sea, which i no
crossed to the other shore, from whence the elec- ' the
ic spark was to be despatched to set fire to that j
lcano. It was discovered just at the nick of time.
the last soldiers had not evacuated the town when j l'10
e forts blew up 0110 after the other, filling the i pot
niches with the ruins. The Careening Fort, tin ; efts
figstnff Battery, the Central Bastion, the forts 01 !
c bay, the arsenals, and all the principal edifices. ; c
cmib'ed to the prom! beneath the combined action ! pro
shells, fire, and : :ines. The Redan and Malnkofl ; suc
ine remained upstanding, the former saved by the ! ,
iper, as just mentioned, and the latter saved by a I
ill, which, directed by Providence, had cut the i ^ie
ctric wire in two." I Wc
?? ! i i)en
Monetary Affairs. j ijs}.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury on ! ma,
t condition of the banks throughout the Union, is
re favorable to the credit and safety of those in- |
:utions than was anticipated a year or two ago.? > out
e great expansion of the paper currency in con- I sed
[iience of the influx of gold had caused some am,
and the drain of our gold to pay for large im tations
was, as many thought, likely to lend to a t
lapse of tlio banks. But from this calamity we al I
e escaped, and the banks generally nve as sound j i( i
itanv former time, while tbey yet greatly assist ;
: he conduct of the business concerns of the coun- i nun
| is li
'he reported bank capital is now about three ; lM.u]
idrcd and thirty-three millions, while their spe- j
amounts to fifty-three millions, and their circula- j
i fo. one hundred and eighty-six millions. In some | T'10
rtie States a few banks fell into pitch discredit j trid;
t their notes were worthless, but generally the i
k paper has served the purpose of a circulating
Hum. It would be well if the Secretary, in his tu,c
t report, would give us a statement of the amount ever
f the loss to the community through broken bank
nper. The sum will be found very considerable;
ut this is an evil that is inseparable from the sys- 1
jiu, which we must continue to endure, even should j
be attended with occasional inconveniences. |
A New York paper expresses the apprehension that 1
ic pressure for gold will become so great in Engmd
that a suspension of specie payments will follow,
s in the war growing out of the French revolution,
hould this occur its effect will not be to increase,
ut much to diminish, the drain of gold from this '
jitntry. Importations are swelling up to the maxilum
of the flush times of 1853, in consequence of
ur having become again able to pay for them. Evry
thing wears an appearance of remarkable pros- j
eritt'. The revenue for the next year will be, as
)me estimate, not less than eighty-five millions, inuding
ten from the lands. Congress must be illustrious,
and ingenious also, to find ways to exend
all this money. They will be assisted by nulerous
outside advisers in their arduous task.
Correspondence of the JJaltimore Sun.
he Last of the Itandolphs?A Nephew of John i
Randolph.
i Csvutiwtvn nnvKAcnntwlcnt nf the ITouie Journal
suds it the following interesting sketch: ,
' During the summer of 1K5J, I had some business !
ansactions which called ine to the county of Char- ;
tie, in lower Virginia. A mild and lovely Sabbath j
turning found mc seated in one of the comfortably '
i-hioucd pews of the village church at the Court j
ou-:e. As it wanted a few minutes to the hour of i
srvice, my eye wandered over the large and respect I
iMook'ng audience n?-einbled. an 1 was finally atiWted
iy a very eccentric individual, who was just 1
.ti l ing?.1 rather ng-ui man, tall, of dark complex- j
m J< ng wlii'" h.,,:r waving plentifully over hi- :
udders, and an equally venerable beard flowing <
bis breast. Jli-: ten was active and graceful, his j
irm erect and manly Rut his pcculiamotions were j
i -trifcing c.-iiii-.isi :<i hi- dignified appearance. At |
:-t I thought him tilyecc.Uiti-ic,hut a few moments j
limber observation proved to me that he was irimc*.
liiuiicdiabdy on ent' iing the pew be knelt to.in!.
the wall, ci .--'-1 bin:.*''if. and apparently, re- i
atedii prayer. Ili> then s.-;t down, drew out a
hit" cambric, delicately perfumed, wiped his brow, i
nn ved j.;,-. g!< vt-.- trukc i his hair and beard, took
[ bi- Dibit, kissed it and read, examined bis cane, i
! hi- Iiandkeichiefagain?and all the time kocpg
himself in m >ti'?n. I ?ny all tl.c time, but, occaonr.lly,
he was ja.sivc Jura lew minutes?lil.s :iti
ti ai, apparently aroused by some truths from the '
iiiistcr?bur these times were rare. Hi-' c-utntcn- j
ice a>-timed all kind? of expressions. Contempt, :
". in, j len.-nre. carne? tnc.-s, sorrow and anger, Hit- j
-I ae.-u.-s it in rapid succession. It reminded me i
ore of what children call 'making faces' than any- j
ling else.
" Alter the services were over, I ascertained that !
lis gentleman was no other than the nephew of John |
andolph. of Roanoke. lie calls himself Sir J?.lin
t. Ceorge Randolph, and is sole heir to his celebra- ,
d uncle. Randolph, himself remarked with bitter- i
ss, during his I:;?tdays, that their blood flowed in i
io veins of but one single scion, and be was d>,ift
nnand inntiic. So much for human greatness.?
he subject of "this sketch?although physically, i
id now n i-ntallv. defective?had a mind cultivated
i tli'.1 highc.-t degree. In hi- youth ho was sent to
aris. where, under tlio protection of n celebrated
?1 ot ho received a thorough education. Having
K-oapacity to receive, and the wealth to command,
. ) aim- w?-ro .-pared in the improvement of his inlloctual
faculties. But it wa? labor lost: for, Oil
'turning to hi- home in Virginia, lie met with, and
ved a young lady, whom he addressed, but was vets
ed, on account of his physical defects. On bcnning
aware of the truth lie was plunged in the
0-t profound grief, from which lie was at lastavou- ,
I. but?insane.
' He has con -iderable wealth, which is managed
1- his friends; and. being harmless, he comes and j
es as be pleases, and is gratified in all his wliims.
recked as his mind is. he still commands re-pect: !
id his peculiar manners do not attract the attenDii
of his acquaintances, or excite merriment, as j
le would suppose."
Fit Conclusion.
i ice natural at: 1 entirely harmonious phrase of the
prt 1.. 11-ilde i.abv show bit-Inc:-?. instituted at the
rrorlcun Mu-ottni. Iia-jnt l.^cn exhibited, says the
Ibany Kvi.ing.T it mil. in Buffalo. That city wa:
..ved with one of the unnatural speculations ln?t
o<k. The-li >w was large?the receipt was huge
-a large assemblage sat expectant of the di?tribu- 1
!> of the mon-'V prize-?time wore, and the anx;
b iking for of Mr. Gordon, the accomplished ba,
showman. became shame and rage when it was
mounccd that that gentleman had "sloped'" with
! the funds. Hie Republic describes the effects of ' J
o intelligence thu-:
Women reversed their babies and spanked them !
their despair?twins were furiously knocked about !
id had their ears vindictively pulled and their hair j 1
;.?ettled?meek mothers and nurses became furious I
their complaints, and virago isli in their desire for
11. complete and immediate vengeance. Aspirants
r prizes grew hotter?more frequent came the cry ;1
r ial-e and deceitful Gordon, and white teeth met
id gnashed in frenzy, and briny fruitless tears fell 1
showers, ond lamentations were resonant. But vain
are the cuffs, and pulls, and spanks?vain was the
iratioiis of the teeth, and in vain the inquiry and
Doping on account of the children, for Gordon was
t. In the midst of th.> excitement, the Mayor,
lio was present, gave a earte blanche to a gentlemen
Pike the entire police force, with carriages, cabs,
id drays, and all other vehicles, and seize, arrest,
carcerate, or impound, the base deceiver of so many
'(IIIvs.
Can A linnavay Slave llold Property? Are Slave
drriayes Valid??A curious and interesting law
so is uow before the District Court for the City and
unity of Philadelphia. A slave by tlio name of j
abort Thompson ran awav from Virginia about 1883 !
18dG. and came to Philadelphia, where, in the
urse of a few years, he purchased a lot of land and (
lilt a hou?e. In the meantime he had sent to Virnia
for his Wife, a free woman of color, by whom
had had ten children. Before her arrival, howor,
Thompson contracted a marriage with a colorwoman
in Philadelphia. The Virginia wife, on ]
riving ami finding how things were, also married
other man. Thompson and his first wife both
ed. and tbe house and property were left in posses
ill iii UH- svcoiih Win:. .imv, However, .1 (IHllglKCr I
tlio first, or Virginia wife. 1ms brought an action ' '
ejectment to recover the property of her father.
The first question raised by this action was: Could
runaway slave hold property in Pennsylvania ??
ic Court decided that he could, except that the '
wfov might come and reclaim him and take pos??iou
of his property. Hut untill proved a fugitive
d reclaimed, the colored man was to he reputed i
d treated as a free man. The next, and more dif- |
nit question was : Whether the cohibitation and '
pntation of the pavtics in Virginia constituted a ; .]
lid marriage, and made the plnntiff in this case I
b legitimate child and heir of her father? The
urt was rather inclined to believe the marriage i lid.
and the child legitimate in the eve of the law. |
ic jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. The ;
estion whether, upon the whole evidence, the :
intilf is entitled to recover, was reserved for the ,
urt in Bane.
. ? ?
Attempt to Brits* as Americas Fl.\?.?The Bos- | I
1 Bee of Wednesday says : J s
" A most outrageous attempt was made last even- i
r, about 7 o'clock, to bum the large and beautiful ' t
terican flag suspended in front of the "Bee" of- o
\ attache 1 to which arc the honored names of | f
rdner and Bench] ey. This diabolical act was perrated
by a set of Sag Nicht scoundrels in the pro- j
sion gotten up to do honorto the liquor movement, j
c flag was burnt in two places, and the intention :
doubt was to consume it entire. Fireworks were i ?
it against it in the most deliberate and dastardly v
uner. An attempt was also made to fire it by ^
se holding the torch-lights, and had not the lower p
tion been made of duck canvas*, a substance not ?
ily ignited i .. would have been enveloped in flames,
do not envy the infernal spirit which could
nipt to such an act: and the party which numbers J
h iu its rank is welcome to them, although it would v
much better for the community were they within
walls of a certain institution at Charlestown.? ,s
care nothing for the insulting groans and vulgar j
st-imitating noises with which the "Uee" cstnb- \ a
uucnt was saluted : but when au attempt is thus ! j
le to burn the revered flag of our country, and tt
t attempt by foreigners and the very dregs of w
casts, it assumes an aspect which cannot bo pas- :
by in silence." ai
The immense wear and tear upon themateri- ! ct
Tor canon at Sehastopol ha? brought out many ' 1"
ject- of improvemeiit in these weapons. The i
iber <>i limes firing which an iron gun will sustain j
mited. At the siege many canon have beeu lit- j
ly worn out. The allies were upon their fourth ~
e train when the Russians let them in the city. ]
London Morning Chronicle says: "Messrs. Shot- 0(
ge. Howell & Jessop, of the Hartford steel works N
y street. Sheffield, are engaged in the manufac- *a
of a cast-steel gun for the government, with
y probability of aucceee."
The papers state that a convention of hus
bands is to be called shortly at Syracuse, New York,
to adopt some measures in regard to fashion. They
say that since they have to support the expenses of
fashion they have the right to regulate its caprices.
It is also said that a proposition to raise boys only,
in future, is to come before the convention. TI.o
I members are to resolve themselves into a husbands'
rights party.
Two sailors, belonging to the schooner J. T.
Grice, lying at Powder-Horn, near Indianoln, Texas,
went over to Sand Point recently, on a gunning excursion.
They landed and proceeded to hunt, ?ut on
returning to the beach soon after, they founa their
boat had been blown off. One of the turs immediately
swam off to overtake the boat, but finding he
could neither do that, nor return to the bench, boldly
struck out for the opposite shore, which he reached
at Stephens' Bayou, a distance of ton miles from liii
starting place.
Six years ago not a stenmbon.* plied on the
Oi.nmn \<-,Tv there are eleven. Two run
l.ITCl O Hi Vl'^vu.
oil tbo Columbia from Astoria, one from Fort ^ ancouver,
and one from the Cascades to Portland, two
to Oregon City. Three plv on the Conor Wilhnwttc*
'o Camlles, <head of steamboat navigation.) urn! two
between Cascade City and the Dalles.
"Old liob," a negro, who had '-con an inmate
of tlie Maryland Penitentiary since 1810, ui< | \u ihat
institution on Wednesday, being mere than a in:.id;;d
years of age. fie had committed a murder, and his
sentence wa? commuted to imprisonment . iif.\
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BQW, The reported capital of bonk- in the i'lbtcd
.States is now about three hundred and tidi ly- three
millions, while their specie amount* to liitv-thrcc
millions and tln-ir circulation to one hundred :.nd
eighty-six millions.
?J)c Ulniiifts.
Ycrkvillc Markets.?Wholesale Prices.
IKI'OilTEU BV LOMUV4 AVERV. (.UofKK.S AXI) J BolM ( K
MEHCII YNTS.
XOVF.MREK I.
Cxt'on.?Owing to the low price, planters are Induing
their .Cotton from sale, consequently we have a
languid market, with occasionally a kw sales at
from 7 to 7{.
Flour continues in g.-.d request at the following price-:
Sacks, from $d.g.? to So.11': U.iirols from tr7
to S7.1'">?estra brands, S7.oU.
drain is in good demand at the following rates:
< 'orii. shelled. } > eeuts; in ears, o0 cents. . Wheat,
Sl.ii'i to sl.:j7; Oats, HO cents per busbei.
Meat is scarce, and would command CO eents per
bushel of ">0 f muds.
Bacon.?None in market.
Columbia Market.
October 29.
Cotton.?Our cotton market during the early portion
of the week was brisk and buyers were anxious
m operate, and the market advanced at least J on
acc nntof the favorable accounts from Charleston.
<?n Thursday morning. October 25th, the news
brought by the steamer Africa came to hand bringing
one week's later news fr?>m Liverpool, quoting a decline
in cotton ?.f } to j{d chiefly on fair Uplands and
lower grades. JniU-ol' the week 51.000 bales, including
.->,() Ill bales to speculators and exporters.?
The news did not have as much effect upon our market
as we anticipated. Our market only declined
in Je, and buyers still anxious to operate. The sales
i.f the week comprise some 90o ba!e?. We n- w
quote prices from 7.1 to 8^. A fine lot might command
a fraction higher.
Lit con.?Our Bacon market is at a stand, prices
ranging as follow-: Sides 11.1 (a. 15c, Hams 14 (>
10.
Flour.?The supply el* Flour is light with a good
ileimind. \V e now oiii.to hags, 100 lbs j 1 (J7 $4},
Ijbls $8 (?< 8.1. A fine hi and No. 1, would commaud
liiglier prices.
Corn.?The supply is light with a moderate demand,
price> unchanged. We still quote 70 (in 75.
I'>\is.?The supply of Peas is good with a light demand.
We quote Go (5 7Ue.
On'*.?There arc a few in the market with some
demand. We quote 45 (5 50c.
Foihtcr.?Tlie supply lias been good with a Fair
demand. We quote SI (5 1.12.1 V 1 CM) H>.
Charleston Markets.
li'j'urltil r * pre mily for the ' l'orki'illt Fnquirer," l.i/
II. $. Lmcton .j* Co., Factor*, Forwarding and
Com hi itsio n Merc hunt*.
Charleston, October 00,1855.
Cot tun.?T America's advices, promuigated yusterday
morning, brought the market almost to a perfect
stand?only 140 bales havingebanged hands, at
from 8.1(5 8^?prices which could indicate merely an
unsettled stute of the market.
Mice.?Clean, 4J (5 5c "jA lb.
Grain.?Wheat, S1.80 (5 $1.871c. for Red, and
W liite. 15 (a 18c higher; Corn, 95 (a, $1 per bushel;
Peas, $1.05 (ii $1.10 and over; Oats, 45 cts.
O l .>- s A A r/\ ? , . . . ? .
c-*.-o t?, c*.w f uunared ; Barrels $8J
? SO.
" Bacon.? Hog round, 14 (?; 14J cents V fl}>.
Tobacco.?North Carolina and Virginia, 13 (7 43
:ents lb. We have sixty boxes for ?alc.
llV/i'**.?Lnngworth's Premium, Sparkling and
Dry. $8 (a $15 per dozen.
SM.?$1.25 (7 $1.33 sack.
Bagging.?Gunny Cloth. 10 0 171c 'j* yard.
Rope.?10 (a 18 cents *f> lb.
Printing Paper.?$2.75 (a, $4 ream. We have
100 reams for sale.
Cofee.?U] (? 121c >>11).
Sugar.?8 (/? 10c lb.
|)mncnc;il.
Married?On Tuesday, the 30th instant, by Ja>."
'efferys, Esq. JOSEPH W. AIKEN and MARY Al-|
(EN, all of this District.
Special Hoticrs.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.
On Sunday, the 18th instant, The lit. Rev. Bishop
>AVIS, will (D. V.) consecrate to the worship ai d
ervicc of Almighty God, the new Episcopal Church
i this village ; under the name of '-The Church of
lie .Good Shepherd.'' On the Friday evening previus
and Saturday, there will be services in the
'hurch.
Yorkville, November 1, 1853.
PUBLIC MEETING.
The citizens of York District are requested to
leet at the Court House, on Monday, the 5th of Noember
next, for the purpose of forming a King's
Iountain Monument Association. Meeting to take
lace at 11 o'clock, a. m.
sow* im? soa sill.
|\ESIllOl'S of making other investments, thesubLr
scriber ofTeis for sale ids real estate in Yorkille.
consixtinrr !<f !> ? ' *
...... ... me iu lowing Lots :
Lot No. 7, situate on Jofl'erson-street. .Said Lot
; well improve d,
A \CW IIOISE WITH H ROOMS.
good kitchen, smoke-house, and a Well of pr jno'
ater. The Lot contains ] of nil acre. Oue other
of an acre Lot adjoining the above, ami desi^na d
as Lot No. 3. Lot No. 9 contains i{ of an acre,
ith
A GOOD TWO-STORY llOLSE,
ad a good Well of Water. These Lots are nearly
jposite the Female College.
Also, about five acres on Church-Street, which
in be made into three good sized lots. The above
roperty, if not disposed of before the 1st Monday
i December next, will be sold at the Court House
, public out-cry. The sale will he positive.
J NO. S. SADLER.
Nov 1 43 6t
3ISS0IAT10Y.?The Firm of MAINLY,
POWELL & Co., was dissolved on the 24th day
' September last, by mutual consent, and V. MAl"LY,
authorized to settle up the business of the
rue. J. C. BARNHARDT.
VALENTINE MAUNEY,
JAMES M. POWELL.
Nov 1 46 4t
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