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V ' ' v '"\ 11/* ' jl JK '- * -,... JfV < *;L- / A < *" -. ' # . ^ j.J V i|.^ t : /,'" "' DEVOTED TO LIT.Gil AT CHE, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, NEWS, POLITICS, &C., &C. TERMS?ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM,] "Let it be Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Junius. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE* VOLUME 2?NO. 41. ' ABBEVILLE C. 11., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1855. WHOLE NUMBER 93. i ? jfUJti'A'KY; The Sower to His Seed. Sink, little seed, in the earth's black mould, tiink in your gfnte so Tt'et nnd so cold? There must you lie; Earth I throw over you, Darkness must cover you, Light comes not nigh. \Vhat grief you'd tell me. if words yon could '"J ' What grief makes known for loss of the Jay; , - Sadly you'd apeak: "Lie here must T ever ? Wi 11 the sunlight nevef My dark grave seek ? " 3IrtV4" (Witfc, little seed | soon yet rtgrtin Thou'ltme ffoiif the grave where thou'st lain; Thou'lt be 8'.? fair. "With thy green stf And thy flowers so bright, )Vaving in n!r. So in list we i?ink in eartho black mould j JSink in the grave so wet nnJ 80 cold: There must we stay, Till ?--? t+\j ia^b WW Cllilll PCC Time turn to eternity, Darkness to da v. j _ I MISCELLANY. A Brief Discourse. I Tkxt.?"There's a way that seemetli right 1 unto man, but the end thereof," &c. 1 We hope it will not be deemed sacrile- < gious to quote here this sublime precaution from the oracles of Divine Truth, an a text j to discourse from in the manner that follows, 1 although in aid of subjects of a somewhat < secular nature, jmiwrfniniin* < > -1-1 o ? " morality. 1 ft may sccin right to a man to ncglcct j paying his debts for the sake of lending or 1 speculating upon his money, but the end 1 thereof is a bad paymaster. \ It may seem right to a man to attempt to s iive upon the fashions of the times, hut the f end thereof is disgusting to all sensible folks, n juid ruinous to health, reputation and prop- (I erty. _ - v It may seem right to a man to attempt ti to obtain a livelihood wiiliont industry and v economy, but the end thereof is hunger and o lugs. a It may seem riarht to a man to k<W? rnn- n stantly borrowing of his neighbors, but the R end thereof is very cross neighbors. li It may seem right to a nian to trouble v 1 himself about his neighbor's business, but <: the end thereof is neglect of his own. r It may seem right to a man to be always u trumpeting ins own fame, but the end there- 1' of is, his fame don't extend very far. v It may seem right to a man to be con- b sfcmtly slandering his neighbors, but the end p thereof is nobody believes anything he says. It may seem right to a man to indulge his children in eveything, but the end thereof is?his children will indulge themselves | f' iu dishonoring him. o It may seem right to a man to put off ev- a ery thing which ought to be done to day un- c til to-inorrow, but the end thereof is?such a things are not done at nil. s It may seem right to a man to attempt ^ to please everybody, but the end thereof is -?lie pleases nobody. c It may seem right to a man to excel his neighbors in extravagance and luxury, but l' the end thereof is?lie only excels them in v folly. r< It may seem right to a man not to take a 0 *1 Awcnnrwip l\t?f ,1 ^ 4 11 uuv 1.11^ lllCiVUl i??lliai ( " man nml his family arc totally ignorant of w the ordinary occurrence of the day. w It may seem right to a man to ^litain his a news by borrowing of [\\% neighbors, but 15 the end thereof \Z?fraud upon the printer. s< If- ITkay seem right to h man to worship f a creatrue rf,ore than the Creator, but the 11 CP.a tnereof is?an idolater. _ * ? It may seem right to a man to be inces Bniuiy occupied in noaruing up treasures ot j( this \VoHd, but the end thereof is?he has taono in the world to cortie. > It may seem right to us to further extend "Jj 1this discourse at tho expense of the reader, H>ut the end thereof is?here. A Maine Law Case.?If the court pleas- ^ *ea, tho matter to be passed upou is otfe" in ^relation to the unlawful salo. of nnp. IntV ? imported spirits. Wo Bliall prove that Steb- ? rA>ins the defendant, deals in liquor, that he -v 5sSb- sold liquor, and the money for that liqttor " how ib his possession. The first and Only r Svitncss I shall call i* James Dubioufc.-tDo M _ .'you know the defendant* Stebbintf? a ' W "Yes,^fT? . : ; 11 vi re*i&6l^ : c, . "On top of Main street^ r ?. "WhatVbis business?" v _ $?< , J ; - r capt tell exactly. . All Dcnoty*, (h?t -J >'I bought an articfebfgiri of lilm ^e^tordayi'?: ? . : :?%&**?*',': ' ."Hojif/much ?M .. $ V6 ""One hundred and .twenty-flve dollars.* | . V, ^That's enough sir. The witness is yours, ^ -y'^^^^accotdlogly cross ,exftmipesl3?r. j -Bayou*, "you Ray.you bowgnt that article of t \ ^What kind of gin. was itf^^ \ ] '"A edtfon gin for my tatfon 'i k Tho Origin of Lynch Law. The Washington Sentinel lias a lengthy and interesting article on the origin of lynch lnw. It says: "Lynch law originated in what is known as the Piedmont country of Virginia, which was at tho time the western frontier. The nearest court of criminal jurisdiction held its session at Williamsburg, which is but seven miles. from Jamestown, w' .c the j first settlement was made. \Yl .1 the condition of the enimfrv ?! ?? 5- ' __ ?~.j ??v n- uuiu 19 uuiy i considered, it will be seen that particularly the inhabitantsof the Piedmontcountry had j no law, and wore net Daily forced to be a law i unto themselves. Misdemeanors and cl imes I of every sort and of frequent occurrence.'1 and yet the apprehension and delivery of a ;1 criminal involved an arduous journey of.' hundreds of miles, mostly through a wilderness, which not only occupied weeks, but | ' liionths?a journey such as suggested the j ' propriety of making one's will before under- j' taking it. But even suppose the arrest to ! 1 be rtlade, and the criminal safelv delivered i i to-the officers of the law at "Williamsburg; 1 qVeil then his conviction was next to impossible. The prosecuting attorney was of 11 cotir.se entirely ignorJmt ot the fuels and of v the evidence whicfi might be adduced, lie ] could not spend weeks toiling on horseback ur 011 foot, amidst the spars of the mountains, through a sparsely settled eouutrv, to v liunt up witnesses, and ascertain what ( knowledge they had of the circumstances connected with the criminal transactions. " In every district there are men of sound r< udgement and high character, to whom con- " rover.sies are constant lvri-fi'iipd nurl ? >.?< ? f< iecisions were, regarded as final. Proini-1 d lent among those was a man named Lynch, i vhoso awards exhibited so much justice, j udgemcnt and impartiality, that he was j Imown throughout the country as Judge C >ynch. In the course of time criminals j verc brought before him, ami lie awarded ueh puiiishnient as he thought was just and >roper. lie cousidereil every ease calmly tnd dispassionately, and when he entertained louhts as to the course to be punished, he could consult with calm aud dispassionate !! nen before he pronounced the sentence from rliich there was no appeal. There were i ther persons in different districts who acted s arbitrators and who awarded punish- ct ncnts; but Judge Lynch was the most con- ' picuous, and consequently the system look l! lis name and was called Lynch law. This , .as a compliment to his integrity and high harac ter, but of late years it has been i Lgarded as a reproach, because violent and '111 npnucipled men, such men as he was wont er i) punish have set the laws at defiance, ami 111 .liilst inflamed with passion or maddened " y a thirst for revenge, have usurped the " rerogatives of the courts of justice." - c Exercise in the Countkv.?Walking ? good ; not stepping from shop to shop, or roin neighbor to neighbor, but stretching jo lit far into the country to the freshest fields, nd highest ridges, and quietest lanes. IIow- P' ver sullen the imagination mny_ have been 'y inong its griefs jit home, here it cheers and 'a miles. However listless the limbs may have ct ^nn U'llf." oliefnintnrt ? I.a-..? t * ' wii ouoiaiuiii^ <i lwu ncavy nt'iirif IHMC WJ liey are braced, and the lugging g;iit be- to omes buoyant ng;iin. However perverse f? lie memory may have been in presenting all;,n liat was agonizing, and insisting only on 1 fn dial cannot be retrieved, hero it is first discarded, and then it sleeps; and the sleep| f the memory is the day in Paradise to the' < ' nhappy. Tiio mere breathing of the cool(Sf1 ind on the face ill thg commonest high-1 h: ays is '. Cit and comfort, which must be felt i nr t such times to be believed. It is disbc- Si eved in the shortest intervals between its '? ?nsons of enjoyment; and every time tlie 0( ifforcr has resolutions to go fortli to meet ,, it penetrates to the very heart in glad nrprisc. sc ** * i HI Florida Indians.?The Tampa Herald iarns from Capt. Casey, late from Fort My- j0 rs. that the few remaining Savages, or a, ma- t !... ./ il ? 1 t . jriiy ui mum, inanncst an uivinciuic ueier- j OI it nation not to accede to the proposition ! C( >r tHfcir peaceable removal beyond the lim-1 jj, a of the State. A considerable number of J ra ie party, Averse to this step, were in attend- ()( nee at Fort' Myers, manifesting much ej xcitement and solioitute to know what the <j< oncentration of troops at that point meant. C( This party, in ibe most adroit manner, ai lanagcd to prevent hn interview or talk by !apt. Casey with that portion of the tribe rhich had, on previous occasions, evinced disposition to cpaip^rate. A portion oC-we y roops stationed at Fort Myere aro now pen- ;r trating tlie interiorof tlialf country, cutting o;uls and niakir^btbetdojndhfttratTon^l^a^ be war spirit is up, arkl that Uio kind ,oV/Br* j,( flres of our Government ar^no'longer tb C( >e treated with contemttt. r'*V i t_ VV- ' dgyfinriafc ^ Tributo of Respect. At .1 quarterly conference of the official members of the M. K. Church South for Laurens Circuit held at Lnurcus C. If., on Saturday, January 27th, 1855, after the ttsual business of the conference was disposed of, Dr. liaysor arose, and, in a few feeling and pertinent remarks, announced the death of one of our number, the Rev. J. W Me-' (Jail, and moved that the Chair appoint a j committee of three to draft suitable n solu- j lions expressive c/f (Fie sense of that body ; j which was adonted. The Chair then appointed the lie v. Dr. * Uavsor, lMIoyt ami Jamos M. Wright :is ' the committee, who, alter retiring a short I imo, reported the following preamble and j "^solutions, which were adopted unanimously. "Whereas. It has pleased an All-Wise m<l lllVsierintl* T'rnvidi-n/.n <*- I .v.ii .null unonjr us our esteemed ami beloved brother, ! lie Rev. J. W. MeCall, whose Godly de- i wrltnent, both in private and public, secured 1 or him the confidence of all who knctv J lini : Therefore, i lie if resolved, Thai in the death oftlic I lev. J. \V. MeCall, this bo?ly has lost a very j 1 vorthv member, the Church an iiif?*lliu?*nt,! > tions, and useful minister, and the District >? valuable citizen. j I 7> I---I '... jirsmocu, mm we ?h'0|)ly sympathize 1 >ith Iiis four ??rplian children, and pray t lod to protect and keep them. Iicsolnil, Tliat a hlank page of tlic jour- \ al he dedicated to his memory, and that we j ( ?qncstthc llev. I)r. Boyd, (1'residing Elder 11 f the District,) at the next quarterly ineclinc >. r > preach a sermon on the occasion of his li eath. c Jlesolrctl, Tliat we solicit the publication fj f this preamble and resolutions in the a aurensville 1I<.-raid and the Southern li 'hristian Advocate. p Respectfully submitted. t TITOS. RAYSOR, Chin'n, li J. P. 1IOYT, t JAMES M. WKIGIIT. v Fihk.?About seven o'clock yesterday a lorning our Town was alarmed l>v the startu& cry of fire; on repairing to the scone, S( c l??un?! <h?? kitchen and dwelling of Mr. i. W. Sale enveloped in flames, which soon nnmuuicutcd to the Hnptist Church, on ? ic west, and Mr. S. ] '. Bower's hou*e, on 44 io east, all of which was consumed in a tort titno. Mr. Sale was not insured, and s< is loss is about fiftceon hutrlred dollars: lie 1 ived the most of his house furniture, but p a mucit damaged condition. Mr. Bow- ci s, we understand, was insured to the a \\ ouiit of thirteen hundred dollars, which h ill nearly cover his low, as he saved all his a juseliold and kitchen furniture, but little s< imaged. ei The fire originated in the kitchen of Mr. de, and is supposed to have caught from tl spark. It was first discovered in an adining room or garret. J The Augusta Firo Companies were u omptly on the spot, and but for their time- b assistance and extraordinary exertions, a ]] rge portion of our Town would have been msumed hy the flames. AVo nre authorized p{ ? the sufferers and the citizens gererallv, fn tender the Fire Companies their thanks t,| r the ample assistance rendered in suhdu- fr g the flames and Raving the Town from v< rther destruction.? Valley Pioneer. a ? 0 V> /I r> V j i a hi' n oai' lio.vD.?it may noi ue gen- p, ally known that the entire amount ncccsrv to complete tliis work, ami indeed, \lf a million of dollars more than the nount necessary, has been secured. 'J'lic c< Lato of Tennessee contributes ?750,000, ci dividual* and counties in Tennessee, $340,- Jv )0. The State of South Carolina snb- hi ribes $ 1,000,000, and endorses bonds for tl 1,000,000. The city of Charleston sub- tc d>1 n?A AAA 1 ? * riut-s ti,uuu,uw, ?uu oiucr corporations a ul citizcns ot' South Carolina, $500,000. n esides which, the company is authorized ai mortgnge tho road for 81,500,000 more. p liis all makes $0,140,000.?The contract- w s have agreed to take 25 percent, of their n infracts in stock?say $1,875,000.?Thus t< icre will be $515,000 more than the esti- it ated cost of the road, which is $7,500,- tc JO.?The road will bo 100 miles long, will h [tend from Knoxville, Tennessee, to. An- ft jrson C. II., South Carolina, where it will >nnect with existing liailrotuU to Columbia id Charleaton. It will pass by Franklin, si Ashville (JV. C.) News. rr ? ? ' * ? C liiNLAROJ5MKNT OF TIIK llKART. -Tlie JNe\V S ork Knickerbocker says of a sudden death si i that city: ? . ir One day. last spring, Death, the inexorable a jmand his carcase, and it was found that h 3 had died, worth; a million. But the S lijae pf his'. death-'!. ./fVVhat could it have S was in .cvervbody's mouth. 'tAh," d ?r.isgono at last J * p tfo you astonish mo J What was the mat- g It.?" "Well, it isnard to toll. Itis.friown d iAnirhf- tlint Ha vMterdnv rnlpntp.il toward a tl had importuned him every 4ay . >r tWehty ; yenre,- gave - him sixpepce ana >olt melted immediately.Pr. C a ^ ^ c; ftailroad Depots. The Hon. I). Wallace the present and able President of the Spartanburg nnd Union liailroad was here at his post agreeable to former notice and let otit the contract tor building the Depot at this place. Its dimensions are to be 200 feet long and 60 feet wide, the competition was more than ex peeled and bidding rather exciting. Tho first bid was 5,000 and contrary to the general rule the bidding went lower and lower, till finally it was knocked down to i Maj. (i. W. II. I.?'gg at $8,780, seventy-five | I'<_i t-i-nr. 01 wnicli is to bo paid in Bonds on the l?oad with interest payable semi-annually, and the balance to be taken in notes of Stockholders. ( en. Wallace on the occasion made a few remarks relative to the finances of the Company and the progress of the work. He stated, that about ?200,000 of the stock subscribed was yet unpaid and would be thankfully received at any time,?that he had contracted for a large number of hands auu uiuugni lie wouki ire able to finish tlie road tip to tlio river, 20 miles from the juncion by tlie 4th of July next, tlio weather x-mg favorable,?that by issuing bonds to ;uch nn extent as will, together with the Stock subscribed, make one million of dol:irs. the Ibtad could be completed to Sparauburg Court House, and that the Dircciou Wutlld nrori'Pfl fr> <lr> With Gen. Wallace at the head of affairs ve may rest assured the interests of the Company will he properly looked after; he 1 las been tried and not found wanting in the 1 nany trusts that he has filled with honor to 1 limsdf and profit to his constituency : Cin- ( innatus-like he was once called from Ins 1 inn to serve his country in an eventful crisis nd when the danger was averted returned . tome contented to take up again his former itirsuits. Hut even the General can't build J he road without money, and we trust all de- . inquetits will come forward and pay up 1 lieir instalments and not detain this great fork. We loarn tliat the contract for the Depot tUnionville about half the dimensions of lie one here was let out to Mr. Scaife for the inn of $4,000.?Spartanburg Express. Brown low, of the Knoxville Whip, ives the following delectable definition of Town Fops." "We arc not now, nor have wc been, for cveial years, annoyed with many fops.? lie fop is a specimen of an outside philosolicr. When analysed, he is one-third shirt ollar, one-sixth patent leather, one-fourth alking cane, and the rest kid glovc-s and air, profusely cologned ! As to his remote I neestry, there can he but little doubt; it is 1 ittled that he is the grand-son of some un- ] .mcaicu uay-iai)orer, or lie is the son of a windier, ,>vho is not the lawful owner of any ? iin?r in his possession. 1 A town fop is always nervous, and to r ream of a store account gives liim the c. iglit mare. A call made upon him for his c oard, by his landlord throws him into fits! 0 [e becomes ecstatic at the mention of his n asher-wotnan's bill, which is of course unaid ! Nevertheless, such exquisites areuseil, and fill an important space in society. If y lerc were no tadpoles there would be no ^ o<js?They are not to blame for being de5ted to externals. Counterfeits must have splendid exterior to make them pass, nly it seems to be a waste of materials, to nt five or six dollars worth of beaver on j ill cculs worth of brains / We have heard a story related of an ex- 1 jeding anxious individual, who was "most v azy" to obtain some account of the Know a 'otliiners. IIo was told bv a wan- one dnv n ist week, that if he would como out to >at niglit at ten o'clock, and advanco fourten paces in the barn, he would there 6nd * party to initiate him in due form into the lystcrious order.?The proposition "took," ^ nd he accordingly went to the place np- -1 ointed ; he had scarcely entered, however, f non ne was saiuieu wun a most unceremoious "grip" in tlie rear which caused him 1 > vacate the promises in quick time, leav- a ig a part of his "hinder" garments in tho s' >eth of a careful watch-dog whose owner ? ad given him the euphonious title of "Know fothing." * c gc ? . ? * Awful ?The old North State iys, a most outrageous murder was com- $ utted last Tuesdiwi in the upper part of 'amclen coti * North Carolina. Wm.lt awyer, without provocation, deliberately I jot a man by the name of Henry Bray, kill- li >g htm almost instantly. I5ray had been v t the house'of Sawyer helping him to kill I ogs, and afar. tKe work was finished, at p awyer'B solicitation, he remained all night, v ome time during the night, Sawyer had a t ifficulty with his wife and commenced whip- n ingher. Btay hearing the noise started to * et up, when Sawyer took'up his gun and s elibcrately shot him down.; Sawyer has p rai ffcr eluded every effort to arrest him. o t~:i ' m I i ^ .n A funny story is told of a mail who (Stole o five dollar bill out in Indiana. Hie'cona-- jji il'tried to'prove tliai the note wife Vcirth" ^ ve dollars, it beifig &t a discount in order ? Boantifal Incident. A ConnEsroNDEHT of the Preston (England) Chronicle gires the following anecdote: A good while ago a hoy named Charlie had a large dog which was very fond of water, and in hot weather he used to swim across the river, near which the boy lived. One day the thought struck him that it would be fine fun to -make the dog carry him across the river, so lie tied a string to the dog's collar, and ran down with him to the water's edge, where he took oft' nil his ?i.? - ?? ? ?? IUV.II, i holding hard by the dog's neck and the bit of string, Ito went into the water, and the dog pulled hint ncross. After playing about on the other side for some time, they returned in the way they had come; but when Charlie looked for his clothes, he could find nothing but his shoes ! The wind had Mown all the rest into the water. The dog saw what had happened, and making his little master let go the string, by making believe to bite him, he dashed into the river, and brought out first his coat, and then all the 1 rest in succession. Charlie dressed and went home in his wet clothes, and told his mother what fun ho and the dog had. His mother told him he did very wrong in going across 1 the river as he had done, and that he should ' thank God for making the dog take him orer and back again safely ; for if the dog bad made him let go in the river he Would most likely have sunk and been drownded. | Little Charlie said : "Shall I thank God now, mamma and he kneeled down at his mother's knee and thanked God ; then, getting \ up again, lie threw his arms around his ^ .log's neck, saying "I thank you too, dear I doggie, for not letting go." "Little Charlie \ is now Admiral Sir Charles Napier. t Battle Fields ok South Carolina? SVe give below the principal battles, as they v occurred during the war of Independence. ? Hie scenes of American success are noted v n Italics: Fort Moultrie, June 28th, 1776 Port Royal, 1 "779 d St. Johns. -iTTn "J Monks Corner, April 14 th, 1780 t Charleston, May 12th, 1780 u Camden, August ICth, 1780 1 Broad River, October, 1780 p Kint/s Mountain, October, 7th, 1780 1 Tygcr River, October, 1780 s Cowpcns, Januury 17th, 1781 li Fort Watson, April 14th, 1781 Ilobkirk's Hill, April 25th, 1781 Ninety-Six, June 18th, 1781 ^ Jiulaw Springs, Sept. 8th, 1781 )' A Feat.?We hoard of a rare feat being ti h-i formed the other day by a certain M. D. t >f our District. It seems that a very large i; vil?i gobler alighted quite near him in the a voods; being without a gun, the idea of jiving him a chase before he had time to ecover and take to flight, occurred to him IS the onlv rMWirpfl ltl bis <1iLmm<? Tin C J v...? lid so, and through the assistance of his ? log succeedcd in capturing "the native bird ^ >f the American forest" after chasing him P bout one hundreU and fifty yards. " Winnsboro Register. From the Catholic Almanac for 1855 ^ ic learn that the Catholic Church in the tl Jnited States, at the present time, lias, within ' Is limits 7 Archbishops, 33 Bishops, 2 Vic- " rs Apostolic, 1704 I'riests, and 1824 Sl hurclies?showing the increase of the past c' ear to have beeu 2 Bishops, 129 Priests, and 12 Churches. There are also G98 Misionary stations, 28 Colleges, 117 Female Academies, and 37 Theological Seminaries, , ihich, (including thpse who are studying broad) are training up to the priesthood r,' early 700 young men. ^ The "Diamond Ltoht" is the name of i new article just patented in New York. a t is the manufacture of a new kind of oil, K a be burnt in a lamp made for the purpose, 'he Journal of Commerce says: "We have tried the lamp and oil and have rf sund it to be all that is promised. The ' ,.i.4 ik.i -.f ti,a ~si n c^u?i iv-f uiai/ ui tuu uuai/ o|rui IIJ un, nd being so much cheaper, we see no reaon why it should not bave a great run. The in il is made fro:u rosin and cannot explode, tc t is a real oil, and not water-looking like if amphcno and burning fluid. The cost at e< wholesale is only fifty cents .1 gallon, and the fa ijcnns of supply inexhaustible.'' y, Bkioiiam Youno'b "VYjfe.?One of the wenty or thirty wives of the great Mormon f1 'rophet has abandoned her husband, his re- ' igion and country, and pnblishes to the roria tnai sno intends to travel rii over tne Jnited States, and expose, in a series of " iublic lectures, the imposture, treason find illainy, of "the latter day saints." She ia d deliver her firat addrfess in Boston,Jher M lative city, and has with her a female friend re "ho will also assist. her in her lectures..: We trongly suspect there is ft goodtleal of im* & tisture in these lecf-urea. and tfiftt the great i,. bjeot ofBrigbaroVwJfe b monty. ; It is tri nore than probable that, after the has.played a ^/raqJwe lri<^ on people of-hi Itkntm S^ies.. sho taav return to W^htUh tl -TT' ' . * 'V '" LvvP1 "" : i.1: '. . >. >?: i^S&sStk An American gentleman who was atPetI ropaulski, on the northwest coast, when the allied fleets assaulted the place, and were driven off, says that the English war-steamer "Virago," entered the harbor for reconnoisance, tinder the American flag! At the time Capt. Robertson, of the American brig "Noble," who was in the inner harbor, remarked to the Russian offie^ in command of one of the forests that "the flng was American, but the steamer was not: thorn was nothing, Yankee about that." The officer replied?"So I think ; but my orders do not permit me to fire upon her. as long as she hns that flag." The writer concludes, by saying tliat the English and French suffered a terrible defect in that place. JYeio Haven Register. . Southern Manufactures.?An article in the Galveston Cominewinl Rlir>wa il>? creaso in Southern Manufactures. It appears that in the Southern States the consumption of cotton for the last four years, was as follows : 1851, G6,000 bales; 1852 75,000; 1853, 90,000; 1854, 105,000. flic facts must be gratifying to every friend to t.lift nrnRnurifw --1 ?1 - - _ ? ......i Luiiuiiciviai independence of the South. An exchange says that the last thing a nan does ft> to repfnt. This is a mistako ?the last thing done is to pay a printer,? jill. # > An Indian had gone to Albany one cold vintflr's rlnv oiul i?At ,1-?>- A- L! ??v? *vijf uiuiik. vyii U18 vay home, lie became completely overcome, ' ay down aud was frozen to death. His tribe vas at that time mnch disposed to imitato he luibits of white men, and accordingly icKl an inquest over the dead body. After i long pow-wow, they finally agreed to the erdict, that the deceased came to his death by mixing too much water in his whiskey, i liich had frozen in hira and killed hijn." "Sony do yon love mo any ?" "Ob ! lon't I though ?" "What for ? " "Because ou always bring mo candy \vhe?you come o see Sissy Jane. Give ine some more I w And what does Jane like me for?" "Oh, realise you take her to the theatre, and five her so many nice things. She says so ong as you are fool enongh to feteh her t 1- 1 1 ? * ' ' uawis ana Donneis, sno won't sack you no iow?now give me some candy 1" The convalescence of onr minister at 'aria, Mr. J. Y. Mason, ia established beond a doubt by the report of Mr. Walsh, lis private secretarj', concerning his condiion. His mind was not affected by the emporary paralysis of his armT and there > no reason to believe that he will immedi to I j resign his mission. Homicide.?We learn that in a fight beween Ilenry Nobles, slins Sntten, alias iunter, and Ilenry Ganey, the latter was eveiely stabbed. Sutten was arrested, and ianey, since the commitment of Sutten to rison, has died. This gives us again three oinicidcs for our nest court,?Marion Star. Upon coming into the office the other ay, we asked tlie "devil" hisrnle for punolation. Said he, I set up as long as I can lold my breath, then I put in a comma. ben I gape, I insert a semicolon; when I leeze, a colon: and when I want another liaw of tobacco, I make a paragraph." We nmst take great pains to shut onr eyes non truth. Them is Jl rnf1innf>?? nhiiiif if lat makes tlie outline of its form perceptile, even amongst tlie cloUdn of uuat and lbbish that are heaped upon it. 'Error uvo iiv/u OV VUCU ?I mu 1IVIJI Igliuruucu Ul uth as unwillingness to receive iC ? m " A Congressman from Tennessee twitted New England member of coming from a ;ction of country too poor to raise anyling but calves and jackassce. "True," said the New Englander, "we do lise calves and jackasses, but we don't 'nd them to Congress, as your State does. Mrs. Partington, on bein^ asked reapectig a pair of twins with which sbe was said > have been recently blessed, replied "that such was the factfit need not be wonderi r ~l.? ?i ?- :? * IUI QUO WIUIJ^CU l*U a VKIJ giuwillg itnily, nnd though none of thorn had twins, Eit several had come in one of it. - i?? ? ? Father Streeter, the venerable Univeriliat clergyman of Boston, has united one undred and ninety-six couples intho bonds, f wedlock during the past year. During ie twenty-eight years of Mr.StreeterVrointry in Boston, he has married three thaw ind seven huridred and ?ixty-three couples. An editdfin North Carolina re turns his ;knowledgements to a 'married pair, for their membmnco of hint^upotttbo occasion of leir redding, /*memb!w came in gje