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Island of Cuba.?It is evident that the po litica! fortunes of this Island have nearly reach ed their point of culmination. The exertions o Spain to maintain her supremacy there are spas modic. Her empire over that beautiful Island is virtually at an end. She may maintain an armed police a little longer, to repress the spi rit of disaffection, but it will soon break througl all artificial impediments. It is impossible tt combine into social quiet such discordant ele ments as now exist in the Island of Cuba. The European Spaniard and the Creole present at: antagonism, that no human policy can reconcile. The former is ti c embodiment of selfishness, ii not rapacity. He makes his appearance on the scene to extract all the wealth he can by the monoply of office and exclusive privilege. Tin latter is the victim of grinding exactions, and exclusion from the honors and emoluments ol office. It is impossible to reconcile such hostile constituents in the social body. Colonial revolution almost always has it? source in the advancement of the myrmidons of a court?the members of a needy aristocrat-} ?over the heads of the native population, more gifted and more capable. The burthen of tax ation will be more readily borne than distinctions drawn between the two classesas regards official employment. This was the leading cause thai severed from the sovereignty of old Spain her and South American colonies. In the case of (Juki it is this circumstance of alienation that is silently operating, aggrivated by even more grinding exactions and corrupt monopolies. Looking therefore at the independence of Cuba as a fuii accompli, her future political condition naturally presents to the American statesman subjects ol great anxiety. It is in all its aspects a matter of extraordi nary complexity. It would not be difficult for the Government of the United States to adopt that line of policy which would be conformable to their permauent interests, whilst it would be coincident with what ought to be preserved by the great maritime powers of Europe. The independence of Cuba, under the guarantee ol England, France and the United States, leaving her to choose her own form of government and the maintenance of her own internal relations, wou'd be the dictate, perhaps of well considered public policy. The wishes or efforts of Spain would or ought not to be an element in the question, if she is unable to maintain her sovereignty. For her to transfer her dominion for any consideration, pecuniary or otherwise, accompanied by conditions inimical to the safety of any portion of the United States, could not of course be permitted by them. If there was acquiescence by or concert between her and the other maritime powers of Europe in any such arrangement, of necessity, we would proceed to anyhostile length to break up or defeat such a combination. "We have no misgivings on this subject of a concert between those powers and Spain, to effect any such atrocious purpose as has been indicated. We feel assured Cuba if is permitted to work out her own deliverance, by her own unassisted energies, that her independence would be protected by the three powers roost interns lea in lis maintenance. nut me uiniouiiy is here, and this very much complicates the question, that our Government will not lie permitted by our own people to follow the supinations o( a forbearing policy. There is a party in the United States which looks to ascendancy by urging interference in the affairs of Cuba. This party, of which some of our Western statesmen in Congress are the exponents, do not recommend intervention in the affairs of Cuha as a part of our origonal policy, with a view, the Cubans being willing, to annexation. It is this party and their influence over popular opinion and in the public councils, which will give, we are apprehensive, more trouble to our Government, as the case becomes one for national determination than the conduct of the Europeans. Charleston Evening. News. The New York Democracy.?Some of the democratic party of the city of New York arc again at logger-heads, and on Friday night, or rather Saturday morning, a disgraceful scene occurred at Tammany Hall. It appears the Gcucral Committee was in session until a late hour, endeavoring to compromise a difficulty in relation to the appointment of Inspectors of Elections, when they wore not only overawed and dispersed by a gang of rowdies, who broke into the room at half-past two o'clock in the morning, but some of the members barely escaped with their lives. One gentleman, -Mr. Quiun, ol the nineteenth ward, was severely injured, and Mr. Daniel Sickles had to rMc his life by throwing himself out of a back window. The rowdies were in the iutercst of the barnburner fac. tion, and bore down tlie majority of the committee. Two Sabbaths.?At Wavcrly, R. I., is roprosented the very singular feature of two Sabbath* every week. Almost one-half of the inhabi* tants are Seventh Day Baptists, who keep Saturday with great sacredncss, and on no account will do any work. TJio remainder observe Sunday as a holy day, arid as studiously avoid all labor. The result is that on Saturday a portion may be seen going to church, a part of the stores are closed, and some of the factories are shorthanded or closed entirely. On Sunday thu same thing is to be observed. A part are engaged in public worship and acts of devotion, while their neighbors are busily at work and public worship i... ?r... .1;,. i.?c;nne^ ....,1 ?i?. bustle of the crowd. Both parties appear strictly conscientious and live peaceably together. . The Prune Lands.? The defeat of Mr. Ilah's motion to take up the fre.> farm bill in the IT. S. Senate, on Friday, by the decisive vote of 2b nays to 1G yeas, is pretty good evidence that tin sound sense of the majority of our Senators will keep them aloof from this illegal and unjust measure during the present session. Mr. Uah is very desirous of gaining strength for the eo ming presidential campaign by advocating (hi. - abominable scheme to defraud the governmetii of the public lands?it being one of the hetcro geneous ingredients composing the platform of the free-soil party. A Washington lettei writer thinks that it is possible the Renat< may ta!:c up and push through, before the clost of the session, the House bill tor the distributioi ? of a portion of the public lauds among all tin States. Chiitmcys. In building flue chimneys, in brick walls, the inside should be plastered as carefully and smoothly as the finishing coat of a parlor. Masons do not do this; they put on the common lime used bv them for jointing, and the interior surface is covered without a proper regard being paid to the functions of the chimney. The reasons for laying on the lime coat of a chimney smooth, are obvious, if we take into consideration that the rough edges of the lime, when dry, serve as points of attraction and adhesion for soot, be j cause they resist the passage of the smoke. A f smooth chimney has a better druvyht, to use a ; common term, than one with a rough interior; the reason ot this is also obvious, because rough ! ! I surfaces retard the passage of smoke, as well as i 1 water or any other substance in motion is retard-1 f cd by tliein. In the building of houses, masons ; arc too careless about the-c things; indeed, the I majority of them do not appear to have any j > knowledge of natural philosophy, yet there is : ; no man living, be he mason, plasterer, or hod" carrier, but stands high as a workman according i as he is well informed. Were it not for the general form of the walls ; of builJings, it would be much better to have I the chimneys built of a round or oval shape , like the funnel of a steamboat. The flues in . brick bouses should be built circular inside ibis t would be a little more troublesome, but the flues ' would be all the better for it; yet, if they were : only plastered smooth, no one would have to : complain of a square or rectangular form. ! Some chimneys are built with tremendous : gaping tire-places, ot hers are built wide at the !' base, and taper towards the top : both plans are ; erroneous. A moderate width of fire place is all i that is required (we have wonderfully improved j our forefathers in this respect,) and it would be far better, if a chimney is built tapering, to have the widest part at the tup, where the smoke is to make its exit. A reason fur this is. that when the smoke is confined below, and suddenly allowed to expand at the top, it forms a partial vacuum, which draws up the smoke. It is upon this principle that 1'rof. K-py\s Ventilator is constructed. It may be said I lie open expanse above the chimney, allows the smoke to expand, there fore it is of no use to widen the top of the chimney inside ; this is very true. The rules which should bo followed in the building of n chimney, is to build it of a uniform diameter fYbm bottom to t??p, not too wide, and smoothly covered with planter inside. The object of writing this article was to direct ! attention to making the interior of chimneys smooth and well covered with lime. In many cases there are chimneys built for small houses, of a diameter which would enable them to carry smoke away from one of Collins' steam>!iij?3. Masons do not appear to take into consideration, when they build a chimney, what it lias to do, namely, to carry oT the smoke from one or two tires. The narrower tiie chimney the better will it draw, consequently a wide chimney for a small tire?a very common error?embraces ascicntitic principle, as erroneous as it would be to array Tom Thumb in a suit belonging to Giant Hale, I for the purpose of refrigeration in the dog-days. We have u-cd the term draw, in respect to the current in the chimney, us it is generally underj st od ; the principle of draught in a chimney has nothing to do with pulling or drawing the smoke : pressure, expansion, and absorption are the governing causes of aerial eu'Tents. C1 ' I * SaoftttJic American. Eartiiquak;:.?The shock of an earthquake was felt in our city yesterday morning about twenty minutes before three o'clock. The vibrations were sensibly felt, and several persons in the city were so startled :us to run out of their houses into the open air. We were. ntioilrAitAil iivifta ?i w.kiin.l w 1. 11 1 it* flirt r-iftliiiii* < if* 1 ,v-" "V"J ; the windows of our dwelling, and by a faint, dull, rumbling noise as of distant thunder. \\ e awoke with the impression that some one was beating at the back door of the story below f->r admission, but almost instantly became satisfied that it was an earthquake. After the noise and vibrations, which lasted about six seconds, ceased, we arose and looked first at the .Southern portion of tlie heavens. The stars were shining . i brightly and tranquilly, the air was still, and ! the sky in that direction, was suffused with a ! delicate roseate tint. We went to the adjoining , I room and looked to the Northern sky. It wore . | the ordinary appearance of a cloudless heaven, j As we. referred to our watch a very few min*; utes afterwards, we speak with certainty as to [ | the time. The Foreman of our ofiice, however, ' is verv positive that he f It vibrations which he . ! savs seemed to be from South to North, and . : heard the rumbling noise of an earthquake about J half after one "o'clock. He Fit the printing ! rooms at ten minutes after one. and had retired ! to his room and to bed, on the opposite side of j the street, but a few minutes, and before be ,1 went to sleep the shock occurred. If so, there j were certainly two shocks at. least, which is highly probable. Wo believe it is the uniform cus| torn of earthquakes to notify their existence by [j repeated shocks. I j We await with much interest, details from ! | other and distant portions of the country. A ur/its la Count it n tionulist. , Modification of tjik Katks of Post a ok.? II The House bill for the modilication of the rates ! of postage, passed by the Senate on Friday, in '; its passage through that body, received an important amendment to the section relating to the transportation of newspapers. The following is the section as passed by the Senate: > "Newspapers, periodicals and all printed matter not exceeding three ounces in weight shall > I be sent to any part of the United States for one ' j cent, and for any additional ounce or fraction of I an ounce oik! Ci-nt : and where the postage is paid ijuarlerly or regularly in ail v.men ?"il lior at : the office where the said ncws-pa|>ers or pcriodi cal is mailed or delivered, one-halt' of said rates ; only shall be charged. News-papers not wcight ingoveran ounce and ;i hall'u hen circulated in the - State where published shall be charged one-half i of the rates before named: Provided. That r small newspapers, published monthly or oflener, 3 when sent in packages to rone address, prepaid 1 hv affixing stamps theto, shall be charged at half i a cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce.? 1 The postage on all transient matter shall lie prepaid or charged doubio the foregoing rates." ??M?IWHIMMB?illl 11 I'll? lllll II* "the semlweekly journal." TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 31, 1852. THO. J. WARREN, Editor. | Erratum. An orror occurred in the communication of Col. Kerj siiaw, published on Friday, which we are requested I to correct. In the lirst paragraph, iburth line from the bottom, for any accommodation, read monicd accommodation. Heavy Freshet. We are exceedingly sorry to state that a very heavy freshet has occurred in our river. On Friday last, a I tremendous storm passed over, carrying with it limbs of trees, leaves, Ac., accompanied with heavy rains. The | result of this storm and the rains above, have caused the largest freshet in our river, which has taken place 1 tbr over twenty years. The Freshet of 1831, when tho Bridge was destroyed, was the largest on record, and this is considered equal to, if not higher than that.? The destruction of crops is universal and immense. Many of our largest plantations are total wrecks, and we are afraid that nothing will be saved. Thus in a few hours have the toil and labor of hundreds been cut s\(V ??/! I?, /?r nlinri/limf nnrn nml nnftnn*r>rnnc <JU, .11IU 111 JJIUUV v. W. .1 ..14-.. V.^'w, ruia and devastation aro seen. Truly we cannot tell what a day may bring forth; and the labor of man and his mightiest works are but as vanity, and lighter than the dust of the ballance, compared to that power which i points the course of the storm, and directs the whirl, wind on its way. Wo arc afraid that the trestle work over the Waterec Swamp will he destroyed, and fears are entertained in regard to the safety of the Rail Road bridge over tho | river. We must, however, hope for the best, for as disheartening as every thing is, still things might be a great deal worse. We understand the freshets in Big and Little Lnches Creeks have also been very heavy and destructive. Camden Bridge Safe. There was a rumor this morning, that our Bridge had been swept otr during the night, which we are glad to say is incorrect, and the Bridge is still standing. As the water is falling, very little^ apprehension is now felt as to its safety. Freshet in the Congaree. A Telegraphic despatch received yesterday evening from Columbia, says, ' there is the largest freshet ever known in our river." Congaree Rail Road Bridge Gone. ^ Wo learn from passengers by the Cars last evening, that the Railroad Bridge across the Con.aree river has been swept oil'. Wo understand the disaster will cause no interruption in travel, as the Company are provided with boats to convey the mails and passengers across the rirer, and the well known energy of tho President warrants us in saying that the damage will be repaired in the shortest time possible after the waters subside. ; Change of Mail Routes. The people of tho North western portion of our District, (says the Darlington Flag) who have for some months past, sullVred such inconvenience tor want of proper mail facilities, we are happy to learn will heroafter bo bettor accommodated. The route from Bishopville to S'.vill crook will evto:i<l to Darlington C. 11., and tlio one from Mt. Elon to Tillers Ferry will commence at Swift crock. Also a second weekly trip will be performed to llartsvillc and back. This change will be made on the 1st ol" September. North Carolina. The last North Caroline Standard contains complete returns of the election held on the 5th instant, from which it appears that the Democrats have a majority of two on joint ballot. This will secure a Democratic U. S. Senator in place of Mr. Maugmn, Whig. Congress. The intelligence from this body, whoso deliberations will close to day, is not very interesting. Reports &c. from the chiefs of tho several Departments make up the largest amount of business, and personal debates and Presidential squabbles, characterize the closing scenes of the first Session of the thirty-second Congress. Wo perceive that a highly offensive and personal debate in tho 1 louse has recently taken place between Messrs. Pome and Cci.i.om, of Tonn. These discussions are unworthy of gentlemen occupying the position which member* of Congress oujld to have. We are not, however, much surprised at any thing now a days, and the simple fact of a man being a member of Congress, does not always imply that lie is a gentleman. These things ought not so to be, but such is nevertheless the case, and wc have little or 110 hope of things getting better. Tobacco. This plant was found in use among the Indians when this country was discovered. The smoking of tobacco is, among them, a token of peace; and well it may be, for its use in this way has a powerful ellectiu tranquilizing the mind. Sir Waltku Kai.kicii, on his return I from Virginia introduced this weed into that country. | It is said of him that, one day while his servant was absent from bis room, he indulged in the luxury of his ! pipe; 011 the return of the servant, with a vessel of I1 water, and seeing the smoke issuing from the pipe, in his surprise ho threw the water upon his master, sup( posing him to be on lire. This nauseous weed has now ! become an article of necessity, to tne civilized, as wen as uncivilized portion of the world. It is raised more extensively in Virginia than in any of the Southern States, and hence has received the appellation of "Virginia Weed.*' It is also cultivated in North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, and was formerly produced in i large quantities in South Carolina and Georgia. Cotton in those States has now almost entirely superseded it, so that but little is now grown there. * * Nhw Vottiv ItF.x rs.?The New York papers mention n great increase of rents in that city. Thu New York i Kx press says it has been informed that $21,000 per j year lias been offered for the store now about to be j creeled at the corner of Liberty-street and Broadway, : tliiriv feet front and one hundred feet deep, and refused, the price asked hoing twenty-live thousand dollars. Tho basement and sub-cellar of the store now building ; at the corner of Nassau and Liberty streets is $12,000. ' "r Von i n Carolina.?Thu last WilrnhiL' I Hr<imr<n I.' o | toll Commercial says: "We an* gratified in bcingablc to state, that tlm ! inimber of I hose in this region who will vote the Websi or aii'l Graham ticket is mucli larger than was at lirst J anticipated. We trust that steps will bo immediately ! taken to held ft meeting for a proper organifcition ol tho Webster aud Graham Whigs. iii ill jmil, -ii.ii TELEGEAPIilC INTELLIGENCE. Great Freshet at Augusta.?The "Western mail failed on Saturday beyond Augusta, and yesterday the ears from Augusta did not arrive at all, in consequence, we presume, of a freshet having occurred at Hamburg, as we learn from the subjoined telegraphic despatch published in the Savannah Courier of yesterday, that a most destructive freshet had taken place, at Augusta, as well as at Columbia:? "Augusta, Aug. 2S, 10 P. M.?There has bcc-n an immense tall ot rain above. 1 he river has risen very rapidly, and we have another great freshet. The water is now nearly as high as in 1840. A part of the upper bridge has already been swept away; and it is generally anticipated that the lower bridge will be carried off before ; morning, as the water is now rising at the rate of j ten inches per hour. Both the telegraph wires at i the lower bridge are broken, and ail thecommuj nication with the North cut off. The damage ! to property in Hamburg and to the crops on the lowlands along the river will doubtless be very great." Columbia, Aug. 29. There is a heavy freshet in the Congaree, and the Columbia Bridge is in imminent danger, the water at this moment being three feet above i the highest point ever known, which was in | 1840. The Broad River Bridge has been swept away, i and a section of it came with great force against the Columbia Bridge damaging the latter to a | considerable extent. It is, however, considered ; that the Columbia Bridge will not be floated : off, as the water is now eighteen inches below the flooring. 1 The crops above this town have been materinllv i11iiirr-< 1 but to wlint nvtunf it is iivmnssihle. at present, to ascertain. An unprecedented tresLct lias occurred at Broad River Bridge, two miles above Columbia. Bruxter's trestle work has been destroyed to the extent of six hundred feet. It belonged to the Greenville Rail Road Company. The Bridge at Frost's mills has boon washed away with the exception of one span.? Charleston Courier. The Jail in tliis place, says the Marion Star, of the 21th inst.. was broken on Saturday nijrht last, the 21st inst., and two white prisoners, Freeman and Daniels, ' escaped through a hole in the wall, made l>y removing the bricks that underlay the window sill. Freeman was in prison under a Peace warrant, and Daniels under sentence for manslaughter. They let themselves down from the third story by blankets tied together. ! One of tlicm must have had a fall, as the blanket rope was found broken on tiic following morning. They ; have not yet been captured. Another Convention.?'The Southern Rights Com- j { mittee have called another State Convention to moetin ' Montgomery (Ala.) on the 2d Monday in September, for the purpose of discussing the Presidential question, Gen. Pierce having failed to answer the interrogatories propounded to him. and Gen. Scott, as heretofore men! tioned, having declined to reply thereto. | Early Corn.?Col. II. It. Price, of Lancaster C. II., ! states in the last Ledger,' that he has been using this i year's Corn Moal, since the 15th inst., corn well ma! tured, and makes good meal. Col. Price adds, ' Ne eessity being the motlier of invention, when corn was scarce and hard to procure, I planted several acres of early corn, such as will make two crops in one year." Ttov. Robert Rylaud, President of Richmond College, Ya., has declined the honorary 1). D. which was conferred on him by Shuttle!!' College, 111., for which lie ' gives two reasons: first that such titles do not seem to accord with the simplicity of the Gospel; and secondly, that if they do, he is not sufficiently learned to deserve them. The Supreme Court of Mississippi have decided that when the trustees of a corporation which has forfeited its charter have collected enough ot its assets to pay ' the debts of the incorporation, their power ceases, and ; no suits can bo maintained to collect the remainder. Tin; Crops. The following intelligence, which we select ; front our neighboring exchanges in relation to i the state of the crops, may not prove unintercstj ing to many of our readers. We regret, how j ever, to hear of the continued ravages ot the | caterpillar, which. in some parts ot' the country, bid lair to depreciate materially the value of the ! crops. It docs not appear limited to the scc' lions from which wo have previously heard, as ! may reasonably have been anticipated, but, as we learn from a correspondence of the Savannah (ioorgian, dated Liberty county. *2do instant, has made its appearance siinultancondv overall that ; portion of the country. The following conveys | rather sad anticipations with regard to the result : of their presence: "Already the fell work of destruction is but I too obvious. On tlie 2oth instant, the subscriber with several gentlemen visited the laid <>f a neighbor whose coitnti was by no means very luxuriant, and discovered a> manv as five of the worms on a single leaf, i he riddled and threadbare aspect of the field too, gate evidence that the insect had Ih-uii at work ior many days preI vious. We hear in other portions of the countrv of whole lidds already denuded of their ! foliage. Serious injury to the crop, however, ! will not ensue until the next generation is hatchi e?l out, which will remain about ten days longer ! in the chrysalis state. We may then expect a I rapid and complete destruction of the top crop ! together with all the half grown and partially ! matured bolls elsewhere to be found. The curtailment to the crop in such an event cannot be less than a third, while many from past experience estimate it at one half. "Nous \erons." The crops in the neighborhood are good, and we learn the Kice harvest will commence on some plantations on lllach liivcrand Santecon Saturday next. The Corn crops are very good; but i the difficulty of curing fodder, in consequence of I the continued rains is a matter of general eoin| plaint. The health of our town continues good. . i*/1,: fit a'a 7? i 'ii ii 1 illi'a n The Cotton Woiim.?We understand that the cotton worms continue their ravages upon the sea coast ofSoutli-( 'aroiina. In the vicinity of Beaufort., St. Helena, and in the forks of the Congareo, several crops have heen almost, entirely deslrov! cd. Wo al-o hear that they have made their ap pearance upon Wilmington and St. Simon's islands. though not in sufficient uutubers to create 9 apprehensions of heavy losses. In Liberty, Man-HN9 tosh, U-Iynn, and uamden, we hear of them in^HH different and distant localities. We still hope^^H that our friends of the 'long staple' maybesgsforjM^S tunatc as to escape a general visitation. T Their^HH fate the past few years has leen a hard one.r-;WH May them future be more prosperous. J Savannah Courier. The Rice Crop.?We are informed by the 1^9 principal Rice merchants in this city planters generally have commenced harvroqg^^Hf their Rice. The crop is universally a good^jne.|H^fl The exceptions to this general rule are owing most entirely to some defect or mistake culture. The weatheFthus far has not beedprb*^HB pitious for saving the crop; nor does it prcmj^^Hfl much better for the future. If, however the sga-^^H son should be even ordinarily good, and the p&-~^HH ent prices he maintained, the planters will retire BH| a handsome reward for their toil.?Ibid. ?r baiiiniv, uuk,. ?t \j iia>u iiau the hardest, and most incessant showers it hasfl^H been our lot to experience for many years, Co* mencing on Friday last, and hardly over to-da^||^HB though well mixed with sunshine. Great da^Hflfl mage has been done to mills, dams, and bottoni^H^fl hundreds of acres of corn having bean under water in our district, besides several bridges and BHfl mills being washed away.' We had hoped 'thb HH hardest of the rain was immediately in our .yjr.flH cinity, but we find such is not the case, as cori ^Kj plaints keep comingin from all quarters. When IRfi everything was so promising it comes quite hard for us to think it " all for the best." We regret to learn that an interesting little ^Hj daughter of Mr. Hamilton Stinson, about 8 years old, was drowned in attempting to cross on a log over Turkey Creek, in company with a younger brother. The little fellow escaped, but he is tooi ! young to give particulars. It is presumed kis,~'H| sister's clothes prevented her struggling out. f fllfl Yorkvillc Remedy 25th inst. _ _ < The New Ckoi\?Two bales of Cotton of the. N new crop, were receive d on Saturday by Messrs.'. Scaifo, Ilill and Co. This is the first in our mar?\ hot. and was received from Oglethorpe, Ga. viaSarA MB vannah. It classed as Good Middling, and was- H| sold a few minutes after its arrival at 12 cents? Charleston Mercury of Monday. > l^fl Incidents Connected with the Collision on' 9| Lake Erie.?Capt l\lty, of the Atlantic, while 9| lowering a lifeboat, fell into it, a distance of 11 feet . 9fl striking his head and cutting it badly. lie was -^9 precipitated into the water and supposed to be ^9 lost, but was picked lip by a boat from the prod poller, after clinging for fifteen minutes to float- 9 ; ing pieces of timber. He is much injured, and 9 now lies in Erie, in a precarious state. |H Dr. Dana, who was lost, was very efficient in H saving the lives of passengers, and exhorted them 9 to cling to the life-preservers when in the water. When the boat went down, he took a settee and plunged overboard, but at the same moment ^9 some twenty or thirty emigrants leaped over on ! to him, and he went under. I The last persons taken from the boat were Mr. 9 Givau, clerk of the boat, and Mr. Bnell first en- .9 gineer. The steamer had then sunk all but her :9 stern, and they, with some Illinois passengers, 9 were clinging to a rope, attached to a floating j9 inast and the wreck, being up to their shoulders in water. . . As soon as the shrieks of the drowning pas- . | sengers were hushed, the voice of a little boy was hoard, and it was then first discovered that a child about 8 years old, was also clinging to a rope a short distance off. The little fellow, tal- ? | king to himself, was saying, "Oh! I can't hold on i much louger. If papa was here, he would hold me up." The man from Illnois, a fine, powerful fellow, immediately moved a long rope, and seized the boy as he was about to sink. He held him for some time, and called out to Givan to come to his relief, as he was nearly exhausted by the* weight. Givan made an attempt to reach him, but in vain. At that moment the boat of the ' propeller, loaded to the water's edge with rcseu- 7 oil passengers passed, and Givan hailed them, < * and entreated them to save the boy. Mr. Blod g.-tt lust mate of tne Atlantic, wno was on ooara, . .: jumped out, and swam to the rope, took theboyjfc oft'and returned to the boat with him. lie was thus saved. New Cotton.?Mr. James Robinson, lias sent us a boll of new Cotton. This is the first opened Cotton we have heard of in the District. There : has been so much rain of late, we fear it has re- ^ tanled the growth and development of the Cot- - ] ton crop very much. Corn is now made, and a harvest will bo realized, that will bring cheer to old men's hearts, and stir young farmers to great- 1 j or and renewed energy.?Lancaster Ledger, 24tk I ">SL * . . \ ' Remarkable Case of Longevity.?Died m \ j this District, on the 17th inst., Mrs., Rebecca ' Cent, aged one hundred and ten years, a native | ! of Lancaster District. She enjoyed good health | until about two years past, and supported hepi self by her industry up to that time.' Four I months after her marriage, her husband enlisted ,y I and joiued the Indian war, and served five years; I lie then returned to his wife and lived with her ^ tlirt I'um-iinilnr nf l,!a /Invc o?irl rrmiviil a lar<Tfl family, of whom three of their children are alive f j ; at this time, the oldest persons known in this I j District perhaps.?lb. Painful Rumor.?Rumor has it, that a ren- ? ! contre occurred at Wadesboro, on Sunday morn! ing, between M. J. Picket, Esq., and a Mr. Boyd, in which the former received two pistol shots in ' the abdomen, which, it is thought, will prove ; fatal. We have not the particulars, which wo suppose can only be elicited by a judicial investigation. Mr. Boyd surrendered himself up to ? the officers of the law, and is, wc understand, in 'jail.? Chcraw Gazette 24 thinst. j i Piano Association.?A project for provi| ding everybody with a piano 011 easj terms, has j been started in New York. The plan is on the .U* tin Kmlilmiv Icaell , ^ 1 V'l'~ ? ^ member pays three dollars per month, or five it" a "3j| ' piano is desired immediately, till the whole? l amount is paid?less monthly than the tenth of a j piano would he?and at the end of four years it is expected all the members will be supplied, out ! of the funds so created, with pianos ranging^Bf | from $250 to $500. JHeM nral