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-hL r? j VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA NOVEMBER 19, 1852. NUMBER 93. " THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. ' PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY BY THOMAS J. WARREN. TEK.TIS. The Semi-Weekly Jo urn* a l is published nt Tlirec Dollars and Fifty Cents, if paid in advance, or Four Dollars if pay meat is delayed three months. Tiie Weekly Journal is published at Two Dollars . If paid in advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if pay^hient be delayed three months, and Three Dollars if not oaiu mi me expiration 01 me year. ADVERTISEMENTS will bo inserted at the follow* ring terms: For one Square (fourteen lines or less) in the semi-weekly, one dollar for the first, and twenty-five cents for each subsequent insertion. In the weekly, seventy-five cents per square for the first and thirty-seven and a half cents for each subsequent insertion. Single insertions one dollar. Semi-monthly, monthly and quarterly advertisements charged the same as for a single insertion. J3p~The number of insertions desired, and the edition to bo published in must be noted on the margin-of ill advertisements, or they will bo published semi-week| y until ordered discontinued and charged accordingly NEW CASH-STORE. AFTER returning my thanks to my friends, acquainccs and the public generally, for their former liberal patronage, I offer to them a variety of Groceries, Dry-Goods, Crockery and Hardware, At wholesale and retail, consisting in part as follows r GROCERIES. <zn/2 a ftK.?\rn??ov;ido. Jvew Orleans. St. Croix. Loaf. } Crushed aud Powdered COFFEES?Java and Rio MOLASSES?N. Orleans, Muscovado and West India SALT?Constantly on hand TOBACCO?Yellow Bank, Ellis, and a variety of common, at prices from 12 to 75a per pound TEAS?Gunpowder, Green, Hyson and Black SEGARS??l\q Hondo, Gold Leaf Sylva, Palmetto, and a variety of common, prices from 6 to $40 per M. CANDLES?Sperm. Adamantiue and Tallow CHEESE?Goshen and English BA COM?Sides, Shoulders and Hams ~~LARD?Constantly on hand FISH? Salmon, Herring and all numbers of Mackarel FB UITS? Figs, Raisins, Almonds, Currants, English r Walnuts, Aa SPICES?Allspice, Xutmegs, Cloves, Cinnamon, Ginger, Mustard and Pepper . PICKLES? English and American, a variety KETCHUPS?Musbroon, Walnut and Tomato PRESER PES?Citron, Orange, Lemon. Pine Apple and-Gingcr BRAND Y-FRUITS?Peaches, Cherries and Limes \ JELLIES and JAMS?A variety k L OBSTERS and SARDINES?Hermetically Sealed BLCANDIES?Of all kinds f " CRA CKERS? Pic Xic, Soda, Buiter, Wine, Water and jjt" Sugar CROCKERY Assorted, SADDLES?Riding and Wagon A WHIPS?Carriage, Buggy, Driver's and Wagon CARDS?Cotton and Wool U* POWDER and SHOT F" ALSO ' > A new and complete stock of DRY-GOODS, consis In nnrt an follows: 200 pieces Prints, at prices from 5 to 15c. per paid 75 do Long Cloths from C to 18c. r300 do Brown Homespun, from 5 to 12c. 250 pair Negro Blankets from $1.50 to $2 25 per pair 100 pieces Kerseys, from 12 to 18c. Oznaburgs?DeKulb always on baud ALSO?A VARIETY OK Muslins, Alpaccas. Irish Linens, Tickings, Apron Checks, Shirtings, Drillings, Ginghams, Linseys, flannels, Salieia, Serge, Cashmeres, Pocket Handkerchiefs, Cravats, Suspenders, Hosiery, of all kinds; Gloves of , all kinds; Linen Shirts, Merino Shirts, Cloths, Cassimeres, Satinets, Tweeds, &c. Together with a large assortment of Ready-3Ia<le Clothing. ALSO Violins, Double-barrel Shot Guns, from $11 to $15, Rifles, flint and Pcrcussiou locks $9 to $12 rAnd a great variety of articles, both in GROCERIES and DRY-GOODS, too tedious to mention, eari will attend to the Receiving and Forwarding Business as heretofore, and I am prepared to make liberal advances on Cotton shipped to Messrs Chambers, Jeffers & Co., Charleston. I intend selling Occlwively for Cash, and most respectfully invite any who wish Bargains, to give me a call, and they will find the cash system decidedly proferable. r^TCall at his Old Stand on the corner. B. W. CHAMBERS. Camden, Oct 5. 80 tf PAII KILLER.?One Gross Peny Davis <fc ) X Son's unrivalled PAIN KILLER, in bottles from 12 1 2c. to $1. Received yesterday, at Oct. 12. Z. J. DkIIAY'S. DR. UPIIAM'S Vegetable Pile Electuary. A CERTAIN cure for Piles, either External or Internal, Bleeding or Blind. Also for all Inflammatory Diseases. Affections of the Skin, and Impurities of the Blood, arising from any sourco. For sale by June 22._ THOMAS J. WORKMAN. Just Received. 1 KCi Ps- SHIRTINGS and SHEETINGS A0U 100 pair Blankets 5000 yds Gunny Bagging 25 coils Rope. 100 kegs Nails. I&flept. 3. W. C. MOORE. ,TTOLDEM'S CORDIAL A fresh supply XI of this invaluable remedy for Dysentery and Diarrhoea. Received yesterday at I October 12. Z. J. DeIIAY'S. . T)AGGI.HG, Rope and Twine. For sale by ^ D JAMES McEWEN. FRESH Solar Oil?Received yesterday by Nov. 2. T. J. WORKMAN. SPERM and Lard Oil?For salo by Nov. 2. T.J. WORKMAN. Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient. REC1S1V fjV ro-aay oy Nov. 2. T. T. WORKMAN. Mexican MiiNtung Liniment, " TN bottles at 25, 50c. and $100. Received to day by X Nov. 2: ' T. J. WORKMAN, LBS. of the handsomest Candies ever offered OUU in this market. W. C MOORK. Mexican Mustang Liniment, IN Bottles at Fifty Cents and Ono Dollar. For sale at Z. J._DeHA Y'S^ Ready-Made Clothing. A HANDSOME stock of 00 A TS, VESTS AND PANTS. Also, Coats and Vests for Boys. With a largo assortment of HA TS. Just rocei ved at Oct. 15. A. M. & R. KENNEDY'S. AUTUMN MUSINGS. | The Autumn lime! the autumn time! How softly steals its footsteps on ! How gently fades the Summer's prime, And duns her glories one by one. i The days are bright, and calm, and clear, It seems yet summer time to me; But ah! a change is round me here, In faded flower and crimsoned tree. The autumn leaves! the autumn leaves! How gorgeous in their golden sheen! And yet it is but death that gives Their glowing hues for simple green. Oh! spirit of the frozen North! Oh! mocker of our summer dreams! Why com'st thou thus to blight our earth, And hush the music of our streams! The autumn winds! the autumn winds! Ye com' once more with plaintive song; Ye breathe a dirge to saddened minds, As softly low ye sweep along. Ye're sighing for the faded blooin Of dying Summer's beauty fled, I Like mourners wailing o'er the tomb Of young and loved ones early dead. The autumn rain ! the autumn rain! I Its sound falls sadly on our ears; i And coursing down the window pane, ] The pearly drops seem gushing i?.ars. Each pale sad flower hath caught a gem, Which trembles in its loving eye; Then fallen from the withered stem! It lays it cheek down low to die. And jet I love thee.autumn time! < I love the bleeping* thou dost bring ; Though thou hast not the merry chime That thrills the soul in joyous Spring. 'Tis sweetly pad! 'tis sweetly sad! To gaze upon this solemn scene, Nor would I, it" I could, retreat, Where naught but venial bloom is seen. Wealth.?Tlio error of life into which man most readily falls, is the pursuit of wealth as th highest good of existence. While riches command respect, win. position, and secure comfort, it is ex- 1 peeled that they will be regarded by all classes on- j ly with a strong and unsatisfied desire. But the j reverence which is every where manifested for ! wealth, the rank which is conceded it, the homage which is paid it, the perpetual worship which is offered it, all tend to magnify its desirableness and awaken longings for its possession in the minds of those born without inheritance. In | society as at ['resent observed, the acquisition of j money would seem to be the height of human i aim?the great object of living, to which all other purpoces are made subordinate. Money, ? which exalts the lowly, and sheds honor upon 1 the exalted?money, which makes siu appear N goodness, and gives to viciousness the seeming v ..c -i? ?i.^. ?..:i \ UI UilHMilJk ? IJIUIJUJ J UlUIMJO OllUllt CI II I Cj'Willy I and opens wide the month of praise?money,. J 4 which constitutes its possessor an oraelo, to whom i' men listen with deference?money, which makes j deformity beautiful, and sacrifices crime?money, jc which lets the guilty go unpunished, and wins |1 forgiveness fur wrong?money, which manhood 11 and age respect, and its commendation surety, and good name for the young? how shall it be * gained? by what schemes gathered in ? by what * sacrifice secured' These are the questions which ' absorb the mind, the practical answerings of 4 which engross the life of men. The schemes are ' too often those of fraud, and out rage upon the 4 sacred obligations of being; sacrifice, loss of the ' highest moral sense, the neglect of internal life and development, the utter and sad perversion of the true purposes of existence. Money is valued beyond its worth?it has gained a power i vastly above its deserving. i Wealth is courted so obsequiously, is flattered i so servilely, is so influential in moulding opin- t ions and judgment, has such a weight in the es- j timafiou of character, that men reward its acqui- ( sition as the most prudent aim of their enden- s vors, and its possession as absolute enjoyment ; and honor, rather than the means of honorable, r useful, and happy life. While riches are thus \ over estimated, and hold such power iu coinmu- i nitics, men will forego case and.cndure toil, sacri- \ fice social pleasures and abandon principle, for j the sj>eedy and unlimited acquirement of property. Money will not be regarded as the means of , living, but as the ohjeet of life. All nobler ends j will be neglected in the eager haste to be rich. ,, No higher pursuit will bo recognized than the . pursuits of gold?no attainment deemed so de- | sirable as the attainment of wealth. While the , <-rw>nt man nf pvorv oirolo is tlio rieTi man. in the ....... ~.~.J - , common mind wealth becomes the synonyme of greases?. No condition is discernnblc snj>erior to that which money confers : no loftier idea of manhood is entertained than that which cmbraces the extent of one's possessions. There is a wealth of heart better than gold, and an interior decoration fairer than outward ornament. There is a splendor in upright life, beside which gems are lustreless; and a firmness of spirit whose beauty outvies the glitter of diamonds. Man's true lichcs are hidden in his nature, and in their development and increase wiil 1 find his surest happiness. Presence of Himl. Very much has been written in regard to this important trait of character, yet adults, as well as children, are continually, in every dangerous emergency, found lamentably deficient. Accidents causing death and destruction of property will ever occur ; therefore, in calm and tranquil moments, we should fortify ourselves for the ; hour of danger. The story of "John Raynor," j impressed on the mind, possibly might have have j restored to life many children apparently drown-1 ed. It was in the infancy of this periodical that the account wjis given, and a host of our present J' readers were not then its patrons; therefore, I ] hope to bo pardoned for giving a transcript for publication, especially as it cannot fail to inter- : est our juvenile friends. "It was during the summer holiday of 1800," ' said Mr. Bowers, "I had a young friend staying with mc and my younger brother Edward. His j name was John liaynor; and how he came by so much information as lie seemed to have, I do not remember that we troubled ourselves to inquire ; but my father, who liked John exceedingly, said it was from his constant habit of observation. He was then only fourteen, only two years older than myself. One evening, during the absence of my parents, we occupied ourselves with assisting our old gardener. The garden sloped down to a broad river, which joined the sea at a few miles distant. I was not so busy but I looked up every now and then to watch the. beautiful sunset that sparkled on the water, or the passage boats and country barges that glided by at intervals. Suddenly 1 observed, at a small distance, something floating 011 the wa" 'It is the body of a toy!' said John, and in a moment flung off his jacket and throw himself into the water. Fortunately he was a good swimmer, and his courage never left him. He swam with all his strength towards the floating body, and seizing with one hand the hair, with the other directed his course to the shore. We watched eagerly, and the moment he came within reach, assisted him in laying the body on the Trass-plot. My brother Edward recognized him is the son of a washerwoman, exclaiming, jis lie burst into tears, "Toor woman, she will never see her boy igain.' John replied, in a hurried tone, " 'She may, if we lose 110 time, and use the right means to recover him. Edward run quickly for a doctor, and as you pass the kitchen, tell Susan to have a bed warmed." '"We had better hold him up by the heels,' said the gardener, 'to let the water run out of :iis mouth.' " 'No, 110,' exclaimed John ; 'by so doing we shall kill him, if he is not already dead; we must landle him as gently as possible.' "When the body had been carried into the louse, the gardener urged John to place the : x>dy near the kitchen fire; but after a little per suasion they yielded to John's entreaty, and the : xnly was rubbed dry, and placed 011 his right side between hot blankets, on a mattnss. The 1 lead was bound with flannel, and placed high ! in pillows; lour bottles were filled with hot waer, wrapped in flannels, and placed at the arm- | sits and feet, while the body was constantly rubied with hot flannels. John then took the bel- 1 ows, and having blown out all the dust, directed ' ne to close the mouth and one nostril, while he, [ >y blowing in at the other, filled the chest with ] tir; he then laid aside the bellows, and pressed ' he chest upwards to force the air out; this was J lone from twenty to thirty times in a minute, to 1 mitate natural breathing. All this time the viudows and doors were left wide open. Edvard at length returned without the doctor; he vas absent from home. The use of friction with varm flannel, and artificial breathing, was eon liiucd fur one hour and a halt", and iio signs of i'fe appeared. John continued his efforts. An- j >ther half hour passed, 'ami, to the inexpressible j < lelight of 11s all, the boy opened his eyes, and J ittered a faint sigh." 1 What .'i good tliintr it was for the mother of his poor, boy that John l'aynor once read, on i framed printed paper, "Rules of the Iluniane Society for recovering persons apparently drown d." Better still, that lie had taken pains to re- ; lumber them. Every item that we gloat, caluilated to benefit the distressed, should be treaiured in memory's garner for the hour of nu?d. ? Mother's Journal und Family Vis tout. Quarrels.?One of the easy, and most comnon, most perfectly foolish things in the world s to quarrel, no matter with whom, man, woman >r child, or upon what pretence, provocation or iccasion whatever. There is no kind of necessity n it, no manner of use in it, and no species or logree of benefit to bo gained by it; and yet, oe thrt ftw.t m*?t* Km f 11 ii, .1, uri-l ti< L"."gv "i. V..V J md politicians,lawyers, doctors and princes quar ol: the Church quarrels, and the State quarrels, , tations and tribes, and corporations, men, wonen, and children, dogs and cats, birds and leasts, quarrel about all manner of things and on ill manner of occasions. If there is any thing in the world that will ' nake a man feel bad,except pinching his fingers n a crack of a door, it is unquestionably aquarel. No man ever fails to .think less of himself ifter than he did before one; it degrades him in lis own eyes, and in the eyes of others, and, vhat is worse, blunts his sensibility to disgrace i m one hand, and increases the power of passion- i ite irritability on the other. The truth is, the i nore quietly and peaceably we get on the bet- < or; the by Iter for ourselves; the better for our < leighbors. In nine cases out of ten, the wisest :ourse is, if a man cheats you, quit dealing with lim; if he is abusive, quit his company; if lie danders, take care to live so that no man will . jclieve him. No matter who ho is, or how he nisuses you, the wisest way is just to lot him , done, for there is nothing bettor than this cool, sum, quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we neet with. 1 Nii.e Discoveuy.? Bayard Taylor writes to die New York Tribune that "a Mr. Hollo, who arly in last winter had gained a point on the \\ liite Nile, within four and a half degrees of theequa or, lias sctit back an account oi ins discoveries, with a map, which lias reached the French Geographical Society. It appears, from his account dint the upper part of the Nile channel is sur rounded by great mountains, which extend eastward ly from the Southern Abyssinian range, far towards the centre of the continuont. in a line 1 curving to the south. In these mountains are nourished the many streams whose reservoirs supply the inundations of the Nile, continuing as they do for months. Mr. Hollo finds in that country the tradition of a white people who formerly brought merchandise from the south; lie supposes that these traders were Portugese, and that they crossed the mountains by some pass which is yet to l>c discovered. At about the same date with this communication, a missionary named Don Angelo Vico, was at a place which lie eallc-d Bellcnin, on an eastern branch of the White Nile, between four and five degrees north lattitude. With these travellers, and with others who are scattered over that continent, it must soon be thoroughly ex plorcd. Mr. liolle speaks of the practice of the Egyptain Turks, who kidnap and enslave the natives of those remote regions, as hindering greatly the progress of both scientific investigation and of commerce. From the Winnsluro1 Keg inter. morning, Noon aud Evening, Compared to Eife. [BY MISS S. I.Al'OIILJX.] It was a bright and glorious mom, fresh before me lay the landscape ; geii'ly ihe zephyr's breath touched the myriads of flowers that were bending beneath their coronets of dew ; the first faint rays of light were gilding the eastern horizon, and dispersing the clouds that appeared in the blue vault the night before, and outshining the stars in brightness so as to shut them entirely from our view, but nothing was seen, save a few straggling beams dancing and playing upon the sparkling UfcW? Just like some little Elfin sprite, That visits earth at morning light; Again when day has gone away, They dance forth in the morning ray. Thus I gazed and mused 011 the beanty and freshness of the scene, and thought it a fit emblem of childhood's joyous hours; 110 cloud dimmed the horizon there?all was beautiful, all was lovely?the smile of wild joyous glee dances from the eye, and plays over their happy dimpled faces, like the sun's first rays playing over the spangled lawn. In the morning of life, we appear very weak, and have very little power;?but mark how our strength increases!?The sun arose very slowly, and I watched how by degrees it increased in brilliancy?more and more intense became the rays?still, advancing slowly, and slowly, increa sing every hour in brightness, until it arrived at the meridian of its glory, dispensing light and heat to all.?It stood as the great emblem of Man?Man in the prime of life; and as I saw many driven to seek the shade, from the power fill lays that poured from the zenith?I thought af our own lamented Calhoun?when he stood in the height of his power, and forced the rcsreants of their country to hide from the fire of [lis eye, and cower beneath the brilliancy of his intellect, Oh, son of Carolina would that I Could touch the lyric page, with pen divine, A halo,?bright will ever round thee shine. Again did I watch the sun, in its decline, it had touched the western horizon, and in a li.d i'f golden clouds, it sunk from my view, on the western horizon,?that point from whence it had started in tin* morn, was made brilliant by the lingering light. Here is a picture of the great and good man, he has advanced steadily, year after year, in pursuit of the business of this life, becoming by degrees older and older, his friends fonr Lcf lin <lmilL1 In) ttiL'Aii nft* ciirlrlonlr Kiifr Ko I lives on to Ji glorious old age. But oh ! how swiftly time passes on, his steps become more feeble, and he is compelled to lean heavily on his staff?his appointed time is almost finished in this world, and the destroyer disease seizes his frail and tottering frame?day after day?long and wearied nights, dear friends watch around his dying bed, giving every attendance that is necessary, but still the disease is increasing, ar d medical aid is of no assistance, his course is almost run, they have all assembled to receive the last parting blessing?all hope is lost, a smile lights up his face, he then Calmly as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun, He sinks to rest, his days are finished. And how have they been spent? view him as lie sloops in death, he is free from all the trouble of this world. Although his tongue is hushed, that he can converse with us no more, yet like the hist lingering reflection of the sun, his actions me left for an example, and his influence will be felt for many ages to come. Bui, still death is terrible; the tear, The grave the knell, the pall, the bier, And all wo know, or dream, or fear; ni* ? ...... VI ?I?1?1IV UIC* MIIIIU Yet, it is beautiful and instructive to witness the Ia.*t hours of those whB have spent long years in the discharge of every Christian duiy?even more glorious is the halo that lingers around the lying of the Christian, than ever lit up tho western sky; or of the far famed Italian sun-set. Street Dialogue.?By M. A. C.?Pouipey ?Ilallo, Sambo ! where goin'?jest hoi' on a bit ?dare's an idee in dis chile's lied. Sambo. ? Well, let's hear it?hurry up now, coz I'sc goin' to get de doctor for massa Jones' chile, lie's got de hoopin' cotf. Pompo.y, (scratching his head)- Well, den! Oh, here it is ! Well, when 1'se layin' 011 my bed dis mornin', I gan konsiJerin' wat was de reason w'y a nigga's nose was Hat an' heels long, wen all of a suddent an idee cums into my lied, an' 'twas dis?de fus nigga as eber wos went playin' mumble de peg wid a while feller an' los de game, den of course he had to pull out de peg out of dc groun' wid him teef. Well, he was so long 'bout it dat he flatten his nose on his face. Sambo.?Yah, yah, yah ! Wat an idee dat was. Hut. Pomp, you didn't tell us de reason of de heels b'in' long'" lYunpc\.? I'ni's a fac\ Wcll.de reason of ilat was, ouz his toes bein' nox' to de groun' dey couldn't grow any finder dat way, so as dey inus' grow some way, do heel den grew out issef. The Api'lk Trade.-?One town in Massachusetts raised 14,000 barrels this year, which sold for an average of ?2, making the snug little sum of ?28,000 to a few persons, who have learned that such small business as growing and selling apples will produce a sure income, * Another College.?The Carolina Spartan^ published at Spartanburg Court House, S. says: "That publication will be made to the n xfc Legislature, for an act to incorporate another' College in the town of Spartanburg, to be called "St. John's College." The Rev. Mr. MIcCollough, the Episcopal Minister of the Advent at this piece, is its projector and director. We made a short visit to the grounds, which is to form, we itust, the b"autiful Campus of St. John's College; and were sur] rised to tind, already, the ma^omy of the two first stories, of a large and el- gant 1 uilding, between 70 ana SO feet long were finhhed* The third we were informed, would be up a two or three weeks We learn, that the present .. i is designed as a centre eaince, to wnicn suitable additions may be made whenever required." Education of Boys.?We know not who is the author of the following paragraph but itcontains sound sentiments which ought to be tfeas-< ured up by every parent and guardian in the land: "Even* boy should have his head his heart and his hand educated. Let this truth never be for-' gotton. By the proper education of the heady he will be taught what is good and what is evil what is wise and what is foolish, what is right, a id what is wrong. By the proper education of the heart, he will be taught to love what is good wise and right, and to hate all evil foolish and wrong. And by the proper education of . hand, he will be enabled to supply his wants, to add to Ins comforts, and to assist those around him. The highest objects of a good education are to reverence and obey God, and to love and serve mankind. Everything that helps us in attaining these objects is of great value, and everything that hinders us is compartively worthlese. When wisdom reigns in the headland love in heart, the man is ever ready to do good} order and peace smile around and sin and sorrow1 are almost unknown." Dr. David T. Hines.?" This somewhat note rious individual," says the Savannah Republican of Friday, " was arraigned yesterday before the U. S. Circuit Court, now in session in this city, and plead guilty to the charge of embezzlement from the Post Office. As the amount abstracted was quite small, he was let off with the light sentence of six months imprisonment in the County Jail, and a fine of one hundred dollar?. We understand that other indictments will probably be found against him, at the next term of the State Superior Court." New York Money Market.?The Journal of n n rn 1 .a . commerce 01 tuesaay aiiernoon sajs: There is a continued ease in the money market wliioli will be further promoted by a largo arrival of specie from California. We learn by special correspondence from San Francisco under date of October 14, that the steamer Oregon would leave the. day after the Pacific, with two and a quarter million of gold dust on freight, which amount may be expected daily. This will give increased buoyancy in the market;vwith such arrivals and a limited export of coin, we do not see how any stringency can he apprehended. The advance noticed yesterday in Sterling Exchange was mostly nominal, a few sales were effected at 110 1-4, and towards the close prime signatures on London were offered at 110 1-8. The Stock market was better, at the opening, for Cumberland and one or two other speculative Stocks, but lower for Erie and Canton. The Maysville Eagle says, Kentucky sends annually to market thirty thousand mules worth from 83,000,000 to 4,000,000. " A Patron."?Some individuals think them-selves " patrons" of a paper, because they receive it from wec-k to week, even if they seldom or never pay for it, or the amount due from then is nearly lost by the exj>ense of collecting it. To1 such, we would commend the example of T. K.,. of O., New York, who "knowing that publishers very frequently suffer through the neglect of patrons," has paid three years in advance for his paper. We wish we had a thousand more of such subscribers. We should be glad to 100K upon their honest faces. "Patrons'.' of this sort are "patrons" indeed. They keep the needful machinery well oiled, and to serve thera, is acheerfal work.?Ex. Paper. Horrible Dcel.?By the Santa Clara Regis' ter we are informed of the following particulars, of a duel which came off in Santa Clara county,, near Gilroy's ranch, and which, in ferocity and, desperation, we find no parallel for in the State. It occurred, says the Register, between a Mexican and a native California!), about a game of monte, and Colt's navy revolvers were the weapons used in combat. Nine shots were fired, and four of the balls took effect in each of the combatants. Both parties expired immediately, and they were each ushered into the presence of their Maker to answer for the murder of the other. After the second or third shot, the Califbrnian crawled on his hands and knees nearer his antagonist and fired, in order to make sure of his victim. This shot took effect in the abdomen of the Mexican. Tub Columbia and Ciiarlotte Railroad.? We find in the Carolinian, the annual report of ? Col. Palmer, President of the Charlotte Road, from which we loarr. that the receipts and ex- * penditurcs of the Road for the year have been as follows: From passengers, freights, and mails, $115,917,72 And the expenses, 50,972,28 Leavings for earings, $8 #,945,56 * The whole cost of the road has been about a "'* million and a half. Allowing then for the diminution of its receipts, in oonsequonce of the interruptions of the freshet, we find the result quite promising.?Southern Standard,