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% :*V. . V ^ rfwii^fe ? j ' ^ ^ t " \jf "J! , DEVOTBB TO MTIRATOHI, THE AHTS,. SCI1K3S, AGRICW2.TUHM, ffjBWS, POLITICS &C., &C? TERMS??TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it be Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Pross is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Junius. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ====r~^ ~~7 * 1 " ~ 1 1 11 1 ~~ . -= BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON, JR. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 18G0. VOLUME YIM.-N0.16 BHY GGGBSc KEAIV & CLARK, At No. 258, Broad Street, Augusta, Gra.. Are now receiving an entire New Stock of SPPTirn tvb v nnnnc MA AUXiil V JUXH & V* VfV/i/U) of every description, and nre selling at prices tliat defy competition. Call and see tho Goods, nnd learn the prices before purchasing elsewhere. Don't forget the plaaa, 358 Brood Street, two doors above Globe Hotel Corner, at the old stnnd of Hnviland <fc Chichester. [March 23, 18G0, Cm Or. M. CALHOUN, WAREHOUSE AND GENERAL COMMISSION ,MERCHANT,! ' i Re3'nol(l'8 St., between Jnekeon and Mcintosh A-ugrusta, G-n,.} will attend strictly to the pale of COTTON * /ON, CRAIN, And nil other produce consigned to him. Per ' sonal attention trivinir to the filliuir of nil or- I ders for Bagging, Rope and Famiiy Supplies. Liberal Cash advances luade on produce in Store. .Tune 24, 1860, 8 tf THE GBEAT ENGLISH REMEDY SIR JAMES CLARKE'S Celebrated Female Pills. , PROTECTED LETTERS BY ROYAL PATENT. This invaluable medicine is ui.failing in tlie cure of nil tho?c painful and dangerous dis- ' eases incident to the female constilution. It moderates ail excesses and removes all ohatructione, from whatever cause, and a speedy cure may he ' lied on. TO HIARKIED LADSKS it is peculiarly suited. It. will, in a short time ' tiring on the monthly period with regularity 1 CAUTION?These l'ills should not be taken by females that are pregnant, during tlic first tlirefniont.li?, as tliev ure sure to bring on Mis- ! carringe ; l>ut nt every other time, and in every other cnse thev tire perfectly safe. In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections | Pain in the Back and Limbs, Heaviness Fa- < tigue on slight exertion, Palpitation of the Heart, Lowness of Spirits, Hysterics, Sick | ( Headache, Whites and all the painful diseases , nni>nc;nn/i/l l.v n .ll.nr,!..,.,..! ?..?l?? .1 11.11. will effect a cure when all oilier mean? have fail cd. Full directions in the pamphlet around each ' package, which should lie carefully preserved. A bottle containing fiO pills, nnd encircled with the Government Stamp of Groat Britain, ' can be sent post free for$l nnd <i postuir' slnmps General aj;ent. for U. S., Job Moses.Koehester bold in Abbeville by Donald McLauchlin. J)r. I. Branch, and C. II. Allen, nnd all Drug- I ] gists everywhere. Van Sclim.k ?fc Griersnn, | Charleston, Wholesale Agents. 7, IJJt I | HOWARD ASSOCIATION. PHILADELPHIA. A Benevolent in*litutiuu tala(tlirh"d bi/ special endoiemenl, for the relief of (fir sick- and l)i*trctK'd. afflicted irith Virulent and JSpidfinlc Hitrate*. MEDICAL Advice given gratis by 1 he Art- ( ing Surgeon t<> nil who apply by letter with b description ??f iheir condition, (nge, occupation, habits of life, Ac..) and in eases of extreme poverty.Medicine furnished fe.-e <>f ehn.-ge Valuable lie-ports on the New Hem?lies cm- I III UIC 1/I.-|K-(IS(I|> , Pt-lltlU till- ujillUiC'J II] neulfd leiter envelopes, free of charge. Two or three Stamp* for pnstsc* will he ueceptihlp. Address, Dil, J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON. Acting Surgeon, Howard Afcfteintion, No. 2 South Ninth Street, I'liiladclpciu, l'u. By order of the Directors. I EZRA D. HEART WELL, President Guo. FAinciiiLD, Se-ret8ry. [J?n. 20,12m mmrn cox, -A-To To ovUle* T S. O., WOULD respectfully inform the public tliflt he li na OPENED A SIIOP FOB TUB Making and Repairing: of mwm & mm, It is opposite (hutnot oppoted) to Mr.Taj'lor'a Establishment. He hopes that by doing good work, and making reasonable charges, to receive % share of publicjiatronnge. SEVERAL NEW AND NEAT BUGGIES, AXjSO, Second-Hand Buggies, w men ne vrin sen very low and on the most reasonable terms. Nov. 4.1869. 21 tf. JAMBS ?. CHAT.TffF.na. - \ V AUJtSJbi V XIjIjJB C. H., S. C.,j DEAXEE IH AU KINDS OF URaPEAN Art AMERICAS * Wfc * HAS Jnst received three bund rod new pjece* together with the old, making .one of the largaat Stocks tb th4$t*t?'?whjeh Will be sold m low aa caa be bought io any other place. fe&RBLE S?AiB, Utt by >, frofla , to ?40 head stottca ' fr*m $8 to $20. MOaSFE^ME^J^. And Fancy Head 8 ton ?f alitavftJpn n?qd ,4o Kether wlthW*fg* o*n b?*m?dew> order *t?hort bomSZW, ' - < J?.?. lwffiotf "55 / . *V % 4 % ' THE IXDEPEXDEXT PRESS, BY LEE & WILSON. ABBEVILLE S. C. Two Dollars in Advance, or Two Dollars and Fifty, Cents at the Expiration of the YearAll subscriptions not limited at tlis /iin? of Biiliscrihim?, will l>e considered n indefinite. nn<l will l?e continued until arrearages arc paid, or at tlio option of tlie Proprietors. Orders from otherStates must invariably be accompanied with the Ca?ili._^F]J CANDIDATE 8. For the Legislature. The friends of W. JAMKS I-OMAX nn nounce mm a candidate lor me legislature at the ensiling election. The friends of "\VM. C. DAVIS nnnouiice him a candidate for the Legislature at the ensuing eWtion. The friends of Col. II. II. HARPER rea peet fully nominate him as a candidate for reelection to the next Legislature. The friends of Capt.. J. N. COCI1RAX respectfully announce liim as a candidate for reelection to the next Legislature. D The friends of THOMAS THOMSON, Esq., r nnnouDce him a candidate for re-elcction to the Legislature at the ensuing election. The friends of Gen. SAMUEL McGOWAN " innounee him a candidate for re-election to 11 the Legislature at the ensuing election. n For State Senate. n L The friends of Hon. J. FOSTER MARSHALL. feeling satisfied with liis pa?t services S1 in the State Senate, again nominate him as a ca> dklnte fur re-election. d For Tax Collecter. u Mr. KniTon.?Please Announce W. 11. Hilton d op a candidate for tlie office of Tax collector r: us the ensuing election und oldiee. MANY VOTERS. 8 The friend* of Cnpt. G. M. MATTISON re- '' <poct fully announce him n? a candidate for fax Collector at the next election. .< The friends of .TAMES A. McCORD rcep^ct.- \ fully announce liiin ns a Candidate for Tax Collector at tho next election. li The friends of Dr. J. F. MeCOMB respeetfullv announce him an 4-Candidate for Tux Collector ut the next election g Wc are authorized to announce M +AH(?I>GES n? a Candidate for Tax Collector,7j?t s llie ensuing election. ' J 1ST Tlie friends ni?f C:.pt.. W. S. IIARIUS V popped fully niinoiiiice him as a Candidate for r he uillce of Tax. Collector of Abbeville District it the n^xt elect ion V * ?5?" The numerous friend* of WESLEY A. BLACK Esq., respectfully aiinounce liiin ns n 0 Dnndidatc for Tax Collector at tlie next elcclion. *' ,p The friciula pf HUNftY S. CA$ON respect.' J; ally nniinounce liim as a Candidate for Tax . L'o!lector, nt.lie ensuing election. * c For Ordinary. ^ The friends of JOIIN A. HUNTER re J pjU'Ctfiilly nnnoutftee him a-candidate for the office of Ordinary, at the next election. c . fi rsr Thf. friotwla of Pol -T n T54WIV Bpecif'illy anlittuhce hiiu a candidate for the ' office of Ordinary, at the next election t The friends ot JOHN W. LESLEY r?-p|?-ct- 1 fully announce him a* a candidate for Ordiua , ry at i!te rnsuing election. We nro author izeil to announce NATHAN' I ML MeCAKTS, E?q. n candidate for Ordi- * nary at I lie enpuiiifr election. f For Sneriff. c Tlie fricuda ?if ROBERT JONES respectfully 1 announce liim as a candidate for&heriff at tlia enduing election. . ^ ,j W. N. MERIWETHER, | Wholesale and Retail Draggiat, t NINETY-SIX, S. 0>: I HAVING enlarged l)is <?jtock of Prijgs ! and Medicines, \roqM.r>opectfolly call ] liie nttenlion^ofifffe friend?%)03?e public gen erally to his fine'stock of ttorsjuffe, and solicit a continuance of tfieiK&fnd patronage anil lib- j erality. v lie proposes selling Drugipslow as any first class Drug Store in the up country. His stock is complete, and everything sold bv him is warranted to he fresh and genuine. At his ' atom may be found ~ DYE STUFFS, PAItfTS, OILS Varnishes, Varnish and PaiDt Brashes, Spices, Mnce, Cloves, Pepper, Teas of all kinds, Buggy and Carriage Grease, Also, ft fine lot "of CHEWING TOBACCO, and 8EGAK3 of the beet brands. A large and varied stock of excellent " PERFUMERY. He also offers Confeetionnrien. Pure Old Port, Madeira and Msliaga mmr m i*arw*zmB At exceedingly low figures. Also, a good article of Apple Vinegar, Kerosene, Oils and Fluids. Lamps' of all kinds. Wicks for anv kind of Lamp*, and everything initially Wept fij a first olau Drag Store. t Prompt attention will be given to ath May 26, 1860-1-tf D. MALONl^ BBIOK X. -A- ~xr SB. AtfD ROCK MASON, . jr?M<y Slz,*8. C. ^"^FFkBS to theptibVJp ?i Brie* W/ *n<? confident Mti?fecUo|>, aa A SONG. BY MRS. L. L. JtEMINO. I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting, The day lias come and gone, And the dreamy phndej of twilight Are stealing alowlv on ; The moon hath bit lied the billow In a flood of goldcu light, But I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting, For yon said you'd come to uiglit. I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting, In the arbor by the sea, And the perfumed breath of evening Is stealing o'er the lea; The gentle flower? are sleeping Beneath the moon's pale light While here I'm fondly waiting. For you euid you'd coma to night I'm wailing, love, I'm waiting, Thr night in growing drear; Molliinks you could not thus forgot Our promised meeting here. But hurl;! I hoar u footstep Come tripping through the light, Ah! bless you. darling, biessyou, I knew you'd come to night. From the Unionuif'V Tmtet. GEN. ANDREW PICKENS. Mr. Editor ;?liiituor says tliat there is ow in progress, busts of our distinguished evolutionary characters, &o., South Caroli-. tans, vvtweii are to be placed in niches in lb el ew State House, of course from some rc90ition of the Legislature, although I have ot been able to find it. This expense I do ot object to, for it is a mere drop in the ucket of the tens of thousands that are pent annually on that splendid edifice. Historians have never done justice to our istinguished patriots of the up-country? nil tkey who rule the affairs of the Stateo it now ?Gen. Sumter and Gen. Maion should' have a place in the Capitol, bo hould Gen. Pickens, an up country man, ave one assigned him also. I am told a Ine nortmil in tniliforrr g , ... j vvJiuiuc, U? UOU. Indrcw Pickens i* in the house of Col. F. V. Tickens, of EdgeGe'.d, which no doubt an bo obtained for the purpose of casti: g lis bust. I beg leave to brine to tho view of tha ;ood people of South Carolina, Gen. Anlre?v Pickens, and some of his military erviees during our Revolutionary struggle. Io was of Irish descent, born in Pennsylania, and eaygjj^at?t!\to S. C. with his paen Ls, wben a boy, and settled first iu the -Vaxhiiws In 17C0, before lie was twenty-one years fage, ho Volunteered in Grants expedition gainst the Cherokee Indians, wbere he ocetved 1ms first lesson in military discipine, with Lawrence,.Sf^rion, Moultriat.And Iuger. He, early in the revolutionary onteet took sides with the Whigs, and bfcame a leader of the patriots. In ltV9 Col. 'icttns, who then commanded a regiment ?f about tliree hundred aud sixty men.purUfld Col. Boyd, who had under him eight mndred torics. Ho ov^tcfokW^gi at Kotle Creek, wliere a severe - battl^ensned. Joyd was mortally woupt}j>is m.-ii mhu'.i, mm Hiioui *e^pmy-nvo made irisoners, tha remainder scattered *ttf !She ' vinds. This was tlie-first great retires rw" ortune whirfi the tones met with; atld of :otirpe proved to be of great service iri^*?tlie ause of the patriots. Gen. Pickens, with his men, stood irst onset of the Biitish in the famous feat- r lo of the Cowpens. He ordered his men. lotAo fire until they could see the grille of ,heir enemy's eyeiftOThis order was executed with great firmness. Gen. Pickens, in person, received the surrendered sword of Major MuArthur on tins memorable day. Congress on the 9ili of Febuary, 1781, passed a vutc of thanks to the officers and men who fought in the battle of the Cow pons, and voted Gen. Andrew Pickens a aword. He was elected a Brigadier General in 3?orth Carolina, to succeed General Davidson?who was killed at Gowan's Ford on Catawba river?and thus actually had the honor to command a brigade in both -? ?t -* - " " v^^nuna til mo saint) nmc. lie CUl <Jol. Piles'men to pieces one night, on river,-in North Cnrolina. He capturea Augusta from the British after tj^oy bad held it two years, as LMemoirs of the Southern Campaign will prove. lie was engaged in the seige of Ninety-six, find there lost two brothers. Gen. Piekens was dan- ! gerously wounded in the breast by a musket ball, which knocked bim off bis horse while gallantly leading on lite men in tbe battle of Eutaw Springs. The eff#?ta of tbis wonnd be oarried witb bim to hia gravels .1617. . ? In fourteen days be conquered tbe great Cherokee nation wiiboofSti^-Jgil of man, and made?lbe celebrated of Hope*"4 well, in Pendleton, $ wbich Anderson. Pickens, and Greenville, wore obtained. He alto roughtdhe-great rfftg flght wbida perfectly subdoed thjr Icjjlbo# erer jitter^rds. GenrTioke# Is one of the lew officers, wWtfver drew e cent of p*y for bis Reygf h?t1dRry aem0ev^K4b^roil ofCotop^rollor* offitfe wHl After the Pickens held tbe ttjti C^My underlie new la w^ Irtm at tile old Block Hovm, iMi'ltWm ikm Prtkeot, 'then *' boy of 5 years old, drew tlio first jury. lie was appointed by President Washington, with Ctcmi. lliivne, to conquer tho great north-western tribes of Indians, but declined tho honor, lie ran the lino between Noith Carolina and Tennessee, by an appointment frotn President Jefferson, lie was also appointed a Commissioner to hold tue Treaty uf Milledgeville, likewise at Natchez, and indeed almost all the treaties held wun me southern Indians, and was constantly in service until 1704, when lie was elected to Congress, which then sr.. in Philadelphia. At that time there were neither railroads nor stage coaches?all travellings was on horse-back. Picture, then, to yourselves, a man who is approaching his three score years, of martial figure and dignified demeanor, mounted on?6j?iri ted rpilk white 6teed, of pure Andelusian breed, whip in hand and holsters filled with a brace of pistols, the Eilver mounting of which glittered in the sunlight. A three cocked hat, from beneath which grows the Bilver groy-hair, put f>mootbly back and tied in a ytMre, and undress military coat, ruffled shirt, small clothes and fair top boots, with ... . A- ? -- mashive sliver spurs. Following a little distance, on a 6lout draught horse, is bis African atteudant Pompey, in livery and blue, with scarlet facings carrying a ponderous portmanteau, with a consequential and dignified air, showing in every movement tbo pride of a boJy servant in hia revered master. Paint this in yourraind's eye and 1 t. - jvu linvc ueiore you a gentleman of the , eighteenth century, with his servant, on his way to Congress. Such was Gen. Andrew Pickens as ho passed through our v llagc , in 1794. The Legislature of Soutb Carolina, in , 1810, unanimously ofFered:faini the Gubernatorial chair, which be respectfully declined from age and infirmities. Up-Country. THE BENCH AND THE BAB,. 1 Judson T. Mills, of Soutb Carolina, was a Judge of the Dis'.rict Court inJNortbern < Texas", fond of b joke, but very decided in his discharge of duty. Thomas Fannin i Smith was a practicing lawyer at the bar, and having shamefully misstated the law in his address to the jury, turned to the Court and asked tbe'Judge to charge the jury accordingly. The Judge was indignant, and replied : 'Does the counsel take the Court to be a fool V Smith was not abashed by the reproof, but instantly responded : 'I trust your Honor will not insist on an nnswerthat question, aB I might, in-answering it, truly be considered eruiltv of coft&mDt of' Court.* 'Fine the counscl4en dollars. Mr. Clerk! ' said the Judge. ^ * Smith imme.liatelyypaid the moneynyid ietnarked tlmt it waB ten dollars more than . the Court could show. 'Fine the counsel fifty dollars!' &aid the Judge. The fine was entered by the Clerk, and Smith not being ready to respond in that sum, sat down. The next morning, on the opening of the Court, Smith rose, and with much deference addressed the Judge: 'May if'please your Honor, the Clerk took that littlo joke of yours, yesterday, as serious, as I perceive from the reading of the minute*. Will your Honor be pleased to inform bim of bis error, and have it ..prated V .. *? The coolness of the request, and the implied apology pleased the Judge, and be remitted the due. _ i * * Judge Williamson or three-legged Willie as be was familiarly'called, was one of 'the early Judges of Texas. In hi* Court &la w i .I ? - * * - - ' ver uy mo name 01 tjuariton stated a point of law, and the Court refused to admit the counsel's BtateAent as sufficient proof. 'Your law, sir,* said the Judge; 'give us the book and page sir. 'This is my law, sir,' said Ch arlton pulling out a pistol; 'and that is the page,' pointing the pistol toward the Court. * 'Your lap is not good', sir,' *aid the unruffled JUoge, 'the proper .authority is 'Colt on jteyolver*,' and be brought a six shooter instantly to bear on the bead of the counsel who dodged the point of the argument and turned to the jury. On Another occasion the Judge concluded the trial^>f a man for murder by sentencing him to be Jmngthat very day* A.petition 2#aa immediately signed, by the bar, jury and people, prsying,tfcat longer time, (night be Ranted tlia'poor prisoner. 'fbe Judge replied to the petition that .'the roan had bq?n found.gqilty^the jail waa^eryunsafe, and besides, It va? so very ^^|^ortal)^h?^id4 not thtnk *$x iMftongMio be required to ty ^ Ij ??ny %a waa $p?uarj? TWMafrgaa buns. 9 - -?**** ^ m*n inib? often * ter folio* tb?ta tanker4f**d . to -? x THE FAVORITE. A mother had two daughters, And very fair were they, Ao&she had no commandment But what they did obey. But she like many mothers, made The j'ounger one her choice, Because she had a lovelier face, And such a winning voice. And Sweet, the one who had become The mother's darling pot, Received all the affections That her own heart would let, The elder saw with a sad eye inai she was not beloved ; Although a mother's love she wished, That heart was still not moved. But suddenly the mother fell Upon a bed of pain; Twos then this daughter did her best Her mother'* love to gain, Once did the mother hear a tap, And ask'd 'ift Sweet could be?" A sad yet plaintivo voice repliod, "Not Sweet, but Only Me." The mother's heart began to smile ; All, now that heart is moved ; And "Only Me"' ie liappy, too, For ahe knows that she is lored. You mothers, now. no ?;ftereqaf?-*ftow, Bui let your childreff be ' ? As happy, pleasant, and as good As ' Sweet" and "Only Me." From the Scientific American. THE GBEAT EASTERN. This "leviathan" steamship arrived at this port on the 28th of June, and her apDeRrflnf.fi in our wntftre hr.a <>rnnt?fl # mn^b I I " * """ ?? w. " "***" greater national excitement than the pow pow got up for the reception of "John Japan" and his boy ' Tommy." To this steamer we may well apply the old sayiDg, 'Long looked for has come at last,' for assuredly no enterprise, excepting it may be tho laying of the Atlantic^cable, bas ilJJS heaved the public mind on Both Bides of the Atlanim with cn mano linnoa An/1 fao?*o A?*. ? .j ?v. ring the past four years, .^^it after many disappointments, the GreafeEastern has at last safely aod slowly breasted the frfllows of the Atlantic and is now moored in Manhattan waters. We will "-therefore give a succinct history of her construction, previous adventures and late voyage. There are three leading features connects with the Great Eastern which natu-'* rallv excite attention. These are. first, lier great magnitude?she being 602 feet in extreme length, 83 feet beam,'&nd 27,000 tons actual capacity ; second, her peculiarity of construction?being of iron, and double cased to about three feet above the water line, and built on the cellular principle; third, she is propelled by the combination of paddle wheels at the sides aR&a sore^ at the stern. With regard to her ra*?ni' luue, some contend exceeds JNoah's ^rk ; but be thai as it mpy, we know that tt(e clipper ship Great Republio, the frigate Niagara, and the sWhmor Adriafic-all fully J[oaded?would make about a fair cargo if taken within her capacious side*. She can carry about 4,?00 passengers, with good and-full accommodations; or an army of 10-000 mfin in ft Diinprinr monnor #/\ onu ! - > 1 ? ? "" ?v troop ship. This great ship was planned by tbe late diqtinguiaha&gpgincor, Mr. I. K. Brunei, upon the n^osf'rational grouuds of success. In the great and increasing trade between KnctlAnil an/1 AnofroKo i* - AftuUMUl O) lb ITIW IUUI1U tunv common steaqpjbips were incapable of carrying cargo or competiog with sailing vessels, owing to tbe great amount of coal rerequired for such a long voyage. Brunei^ calculated that a large ship could be built, to carry sufficient coal for tbe entire round trip, and at tbe same time make quick passages, take a great number qf passengers, and a good paying cargo ;|b^8ides. Jfa therefore designed tbe Qrea(*1|g&ern (ribout 1853) with these oty'ects in v'?vL? am* a company of wealthy merchants TtPLaojJon wu formed .to famish the capital to b&nplate the project. To J. Sebtt Russell was given tbe contact to oomplete the bull *, ia 1855, the first plate vyj?laid nt bis; works in Millwall, txmdon; and in November, 1857, she was ready, to be launched.? Great mortification was experienced, on No. 2, wbwi?mid aOfewd potentates, eavans, and agreat 'array of .wealth aud fashion tbat bad apaatnbled to ^Hnew the mighty event of tfee^Meviathan' ship raabiog like r mountahrtr^m its fastenings into the obedient watera of-the Thames the iron mam motb, like a baolkly borse, refused Uf obey therein* of the driver; and it cost no.lees than $400,000, apd constant labor from that.dav'till JaD.r 81 ft in'the subsequent year, before aha wm fljktedin the river. When liwacbed, haft entire ooet wm-$3,831,520, which e*ceeded the orig1 itul estimate by $1,500,000, ?nd .yet she war totally qn0t foj- w. feigtft toot forlhe padtfle t?bee^g^ tbe tune o*n bo.e nnd 4 feet stroke. Tho foru.or wcro built by J. Scott Russell; the hitler by J. Watt <fe Co., of Sobo. The workmanship is excellent, but they are not up to the latest improvements. It takes 250 tons of coal per diem to supply them, and if this great ship were to be built over again, totally different engines and boilers would be ptttin. With all her machinery, her weight is 12,000 tons?8,000 being the weight ol the 30,000 plates of iron abtl rivets in the hull. un August 8, 1859, the Great Eastern was pronounced completed for her trial trip, and on that day n grand banquet was given on board by the directors of tbo company, She did not however, final I v dennrt until - I the 7th of September last, when she made n Vvfry successful coasting trip of two days, but she met with the unfortunate accident of having her water feep jacket burst, whereby five firemen were killed and several others soverely wounded. This evont was the result of blundering carelessness and caused considerable damage'to the main saloon, besides the deaths of ihe work raeD. Just about this period her groat designer, Brunei, was breathing his last in London, and despondency seemed to settle down upon the publio mind,. Disagreements now arose among the directors; and Scott Russell was charged with impropei workmanship in fullGlling his contract, The directors however wora mi>n _. 6.incapacity ; their motto was .'never say fail so tbey raised more money, and on went the alterations and repairs, with a tenacity of purpose and determination of will ftbiub does infinite credit to Uncle John Bull. A ?1 r- . ? - aiiu now since llie Ureat Eastern has actually arrived, she represents a snug little ;capital of about $4000,000, which has heed expended upon her; and if ar?y;pereon ev'ei expects her to be a 'paying institution,' we Bay, with the Moslem,'Great is thy faith, O son of th? wilderness!' Her present commander ia Cajjt. J. Vine Hall; her former commander?the esteemM^*plain Harrison?having been drow?ne<T'*on the 21 ol January last, at SqgUhaifiDlon. Although we cannot b&tegard the Oreai Eastern as failure in payability, yet she is not so in ^scientific sense-She is a grand exp?rjmeflftj^and the knowledge which has beea^j}uired^in her construction, we dc UV/Ult *\U85Cll DOw vessel of like dimension! at nea^' one half the cost. Some persons have said that she would be the last big ship that wou^d be built, and that vessels of from two td three tbdnsand tons are th< moat suitable?all thipgs considered/ W< entertain however, .different opinions. Th< Great Eastern is worth going a long jour ney to see. Her promenade deck is ftear ly one eight of a mite, in fenglh, and hei other great dimensions are not appreciatec until a spectator stands at the stern ant looks forward OFer the w&4f.p*n?n?o I by this floRtirfgrStoam city. Napjer's Estimate of Military Glo ry.?Nineteen long letters from Lord Ellenborough ! He has made me Governor o Suinde, with additional pay ; and bo ha ordered tb<l captured guns to be ca9t into : triumphal column, with our name. I wisl be would let me go frfeck to my wife am girls, it would be mor&to me than pay, glo ry, find honors. This is glory ! is it? Yet Nine princes havo surrendered their sword to me on the field of battle, and their king *doms have been conquered by me, and at tached to nay own country. Well, all thi glory that can be desired is mine, and i:4.i_ e? ?i--? ? t-aio ou uuiio iur iv, iuui, in6 moment 1 car all shall be resigned, to live quietly with mi wife and girls: no honor or riches repay me for stbsence from them. Other-wise this sort of- life- is agreoa^le^ts it-may ena bie me to do good to these poor people Oh I if I can do any good thing to JL. 1 - AdMttMLt iW" kuem wuure so iauourviQOa DAt DMD 8be< in accursed w?r, LsbaH-'be happy. Mr; I never see another sbotflred ! Horrid, hor rid war], Yet, bow ifcjjitiji.jg?ta and Jiaf dens qm when in #0 yonnf man can resist tbetenjjjfitions, I deff h^n but thirty and sixty are diferenk^-TA* and Opiniofit of <General Sit Char lei 'Jobum TTnvAnr. ? .? ?'M JLtlo Alio^r dressed and prepared for i I was skipping up and down tbe pass ;*?*?*? iting^bgr mother to get ready t< gtrW. fieir little oousiii said hffifra go Ing oat, too.?'No// answered Alice ; 'yoi can't go?you are not dressed well enough, Her unfle laughingly rertjarlted, 4tipt tb( prideitocft out auite earJ?A?-?Vn <bb mmn< Alice, 'It i?o'?*irtiy pride, it's my new fill frock that sticks out to.' . ^ It.it wiser and tt> bold the torch ? truth to, th? mind &*n tiaa b^rot of perMon UoB tbtfw body. T^ " faflfcfrt mflfi bito thftfi rf M# mi wwRry* HOW SHOULD LADIES DRESS. We find in All the Year Round tho following views in regard to ladies' dress, which we would recommend to the attention of om1 readers : ( As you look from your windows in Pari9, observe the first fifty women who pass ; forty have noses depressed in the middle, , a small quantity of dark hair, and a swarp thy complexion ; but, then, what a toilet 1 Not only suitable for the season, but tho ago and complexion of tho wearer. How neat the feet and hands I How well the cloths are put on. and mora than nil lm? well tliey suit each other! Before English women can dress pccfcctly, they most Ijhvo tho taste of the French, ^ especially in color. One ileason why wa sue colors ill-arranged in England is, that tho different articles are purchased each r for its own imagined virtues, an<* without any thought of what is 10 be '"o?u with it. Women, while shoppingl buy what pleases * the eye on the counter, fnrtypttinr* wlmt , --.0 s ' they have got at home. That parasol is pretty, but it will kill," by its color, one dress in the buyer's wardrobe, and bo unsuitable for the others. To be magniGcenti ly dressed coets tffoticy ; but to bo dressed with taste, is not expensive. It requires ! good taste, knowledge, and refinement. Never buy an article unless it is suitable lo your age, habits, Btyle, aod to the rest of your wardrobe. Nothing is more vulga^.t , than lo wear costly dresses* with a confrtofe;!*,' .1.1..! -1 ? * ' - uuiuuie, or cueap inces wiiu expensive Wocades. What colors, we may be a;>ked, go boap> / together? Green with violet; cold with da{-k crimson or lilac ; pale-blue with acar1 let; pink withPhlaefc or white; and gray 1 with seal-let or pink.' A cold color geiieFaK ' Jy*; reqiHres a warm tint .to give life to it.?Gray and pale blue, for iffstafl^e, do .not comBic^well, both beiogf'-eold '-.colors.?^ 1 White knd black are safe but {be fitter moot favorable to dark or pale gompleiions. Pink, is, to some skins, tbe most becoming?not, however, if tbere is much color in tbe cbeeks and lips, and if there be even a suspicion of red in either hair or ' complexion. Peach colojr is, psrhaps, one 1 of the moat elegant colors'worn. Mnizo is ' very becoming, particijlarly to persons with 1 dark hair and eyes. But whatever the ool' ora or materials of the entire dress, tho details are all in all; the laco round the bo$ som and sleeves, the flowers?in fact, all * that furnishes the dress. The ornaments > in (bo head must harmonize with the dress. 1 If trimmed with black .lace; some of. the ' Barae should be worn in the Head, and the ' tfowere that are worn in the hair should 5 decorate the dress. Meteorological. It is a popular superstition that there is j more moisture in the aif on a fogg-yitday thanon a scorching hot day in July ; while the truth is quite the reverse. In hot weather, a vast quantity of water is evaporated from the earths surface, and exists in the . air as an invisiblo vapouf but if we could suddenly lower the temperature of the air f to a certuin point, all (his moisture would 9 be condensed into thick fog. A body of a air can absorb, at 32 dj^g. JEahrenheit, the 3 100th pari of*it? own water va^ pour; at 50 d6g. Fahrenheit, the 80th part . of its own weight oftljkatery vapour; at 86 i. deg. Fahrenheit, tho 40th-part of ita own B weight of watery vapour; at 113 deg.. . Fahrenheit, the 20th part of its own freight - of watery vapour. , 8 Hygrometers are instruments bl?whioh?.?; j the humidity of the atmosphere is deter-"1*** , mined. A simple one can be ba<fe by. ta7 king a polished silver or tin.cup, in wbrch a we are to place a toleraSle thermometer.? j We observe the tqpfperatjure of the iilr; - then put some itowater in.tothe cup, and (>J soon as the bends of- Bois^qref^lect on the ouUide of the cop. obseryo the thwj mometer^ It .fill,,of course, have fallen ? and the di^gg|j^t^>)fc^he^yner.aftd ' tbe present tbe due would be necessa^-^i^lhe' air fo cauao [ tb4 teposit of daw. SpNjJwng of the tber; tb$rif$ftrs wo boy At tbe ehops, Prof. Sllli' m^n sRid tbey-wera generally ?g?^oreli*. ' blp, A good thermometer MlKtWbioh corftRinB good Aercury, ^icfi%te a pet-Hflfc I fectly unifoMfrbure ibrongb the tube, and which is We may teat t^em thus: To get the boiling part, of c&nrae wa ? nUt the bulb into foiling water, and tee n v tfie iner<j*#?'rifw to 212 deg. To set the I frwrin* print, pat it Hi to ft roiitw^f i& ? and w*?er, and see- if it-?t?ruL*l v A& to,gel tie Mro poiuu rolyiffita&y ' a^PKid pack them nbcrut- "tee bnrei^?^-"5 fo?(M?oining to tb?4? tore^h<^bobgH 1 ther^geten, an? thowtfd u?^t they , ueg, O* aepjDp a eg. I Md 06 deg. A thermometershould never f be bang against the wftjtof a house, for the . radiated heat make* the inerorty n?e ofteii, M muou M four 4 deg. It should bophiced on A. post in the yard. It baa betp proved * ' m iWSm