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SgAttTgAHOTBO.
THUBSB.tV. AUGUST 1856,
The Railroad. The
Committee appointed at Union C. It. r<
quvkt that all the Stockholder* in the Spnrtuubur
iSc Union Railroad Company meet them aiSpnrtiii
bingC. II., on SnluUav, nt H o'clock A. M.
U in ?cry desirable that nil the Stoekholdei
should be present promptly at the hour appointed.
? m
IIIB M'iitUA.X IIIJUaiNS?
The nnnoi ferment of James L. Orr as a cand
date for re-eU-ctioii to Con rwo ,
Tlio announcement of J. <*. GafTney as ? cand
date for a seat in tlio Legislature ;
The order for n municipal election in Spartnnbur
on the 8th September, and a Ticket for Intendei
and Wardens;
Mrs. Lcounrd's arrival and readiness to teach
t elans the accomplishment of Dancing, (for whic
alio is admirably qualified ;)
lb-sides a great many other things which th
reader will find out on a careful perusal.
TIIK FRUIT COMMITTER.
The proceedings of the Executive Committee <
the District Agricultural Society will be found i
this paper, and attention is invited thereto. Fru
specimen* may ho sent to any member of the Fi u
Committee, aud whatever is excellent will be careful
ly noted and credited to the exhibitor in the distr
bution of prizes at the annual meeting.
Those members who have not yet paid in thei
fees to the Treasurer will please attend to the mat
tcr without delay.
HEATH OF ALESIMR CARROLL.
Alexander Carroll, esq., assistant editor of th
Charleston Courier, died in that city on tho even
iug of the 22d instant, in the 38th year of his agt
Mr. Carroll was born iu England, eaine t
Charleston in 1818, and lias ever since been eon
neetcd with the press of the State either in* Coliim
hi a or Charleston. He leaves a wife, who is nm
on a visit to England.
GEN. ANTHONY FOSTER
Formerly of this District, has addressed a oircu
lar to the people of Panola county, Mississippi, pre
posing to head a company of fifty for Kansas, ifth
necessary fund* l?e raised to defray the expense <
transportation and sustenance for six mouths. Th
eourage and zeal of Gen. Foster are well known
guarantees that the South ean have no no' ler all
iu the Disputed TVrritoty.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.
It will be seen, from llio list < f Committees np
pointed by llie Executive Committee, ntnl wbiel
we publish in extonso in this issue, that our Agri
eultuml Society designs holding its Annual Fttirni
the Inst day of next month. At that time an n I
dress will bedelivorcd by his Honor J. 15. 0'N? nil
The reputation of this distinguished gentleman is
sufficient guarantee that it will lie filled with a vnrie
ty of practical thoughts ami suggestions conucctci
with agriculture, Resides this interesting feature
there will be an exhibition of domestic animals <
every description specimcnsof manual art,of horti
culture, and other |iroducts, too various and direr
sifted to mention. All know that tho object of tlii
Association is to inspire our formers with a zeal am
inspiration iu the science of agriculture?to amen
practical systems of farming now in existence, am
to elevate and improve the culture of our soil.
Will notour friends, then, av.entblo ou that day
and unite with tho society in lliejr laudable effort*
om?.
PERIODICALS.
From Leonard Scott A- Co., .11 Cold Street
New York, the American republishes, we are ii
receipt of the Edinburgh Review, the WestmiiMtei
Review, uud lilackwood's Magazine for July
These are standard works, and no well-read mat
desires to be without litem. We suggest this as t
good lime lor new subscribers to begin. The liev
volumes of ltl.uk wood aud the four liritish Review;
commence as follows: The North Rritish Review
May, 18o'?5 The Edinburgh, London (.Quarterly
AYcstmiustrr Reviews ;iu<l Blackwood's Magazine
July, ISLG.
SuMCRirvios Prices.?Blackwood or any oix
of lliu Reviews, $3 a year. Bltick wood and urn
Review?or any two Reviews?$5. The four Reviews,
$8. Blackwood and the four Reviews, $10
Tl.o following popular* publications have als?
reaclied us:
Harper's Magazine for September, full of riol
illusi rations an J valuable reading. Circulation 168,
000 copies. The three leading [Sipers are, IMio
togrnphy, as applied to Printing, the 1 tisnul Swamp
and Passages of leistern Travel.
The Lady's Book, L. A. Godey, Philadelphia
for Scptt mber. This Book stand* without a rival
Its circulation shows how it is appreciated, whih
the untiring industry of its popular editor iinpiovei
each issue. We club (Jodcy with the Spartan foi
$4.
The Untied Slates Magazine,,). M Eun r*on
New York. $2 per annum. The Augu.*t No
continues its illustrations of the Public Building*a
Washington, with full letter press; American Ornithology,
Biography, &c. The present issue givn
details of the life of Fremont, and a brief biography
of John Cabell Breckinridge?with portraits; ami
a variety of reading calculated to please miscellaneous
taste*. It * a good and cheap magazine.
In addition to the above, we aekn iwlodge the re
ceplion of the current Nos. of the Soil of the
Si'ith, the i'urmer and Planter, the South Carolina
Agriculturist, and tlie North Carolina Cut
?mi ui wiiiuii arc wormy ni<* support 01
Southern farmers and planters.
Agents rou the Sai.k ok l!o>tw Ah we h id
to rily u|M?n recollection, ami not u|h?n record, foi
the names of tho Agents for the sale of the bond*
of thu Spartanburg ami Union Railroad Company
in this District, of course it is not wonderful that
ue mode several errors. We now lake the name
frun the odicial notice of t lie Frcsidcnt of the road,
uhich are as follow*-:
Simpson |!obo, S. N. feivins, Govnn Mills, .1.11
Carson, O. W. II. Ijcgp, Foster ?Nt .ludd, O. K
Edwards, Jim. Farrow, O. Ferry Katie, J. C.
Zimmerman, R. A. Cates.
Tiik Electoral Vote ok tiik State,?The
Newberry liming Sun notes the fact that Gov
Adnms holds the power to defeat tb<> easting e?t
the Kleeloriil vote of South Carolina by failure t?
convene the Legislature.
Wo have long had out thought directed to iluu
point; but none who know Gov. Adams, and hit
coiisoientious discliargo of public doty, can lor n
moment seriously believe him capable of such liegh*l.
'
Muster.?Ws bad the pleasure of witnersuig
the muster at Zimmerman'-* on Saturday last, ('apt
Foster limy well Ik- proud of his eof?i|suiy, as it u
not only composed of fine-looking, hut men w in
take proper pride in the school of the soldier.
Fun Pocs ? We are and have been greatly inde-'tod
to lion. d.iUieu [? Ottf |U)d other M. (! *i
f . F I !'. Doe :ruof k '.tin-' 'he late ?c?i
.
Gov. A da ma.?Our Spartanburg exchanges cx- j
press tlio opinion tint* lliu polities of Gov. A Jams
will uot suit that latitude. We presume Gov.
"" A dame is the nusn t<? speak his mind, whether his
opinions ore rarli us will lieUe the fancy of the lo
cnlity or i.ut. States-rights to the oo.-o, ho advocated
strongly the eauso el Mccasmn, ami as u consistent
man he o??ald not <lo otherwise than oppose
3 tho Cincinnati Convention. IIcco theu lien the
reason hta polities are not salted to every loeuiity.
? Newberry Mrrrw.
j. We dislike carping crilieiatn upon chance pai agraphs
of eontempoturics, niul excuse allusion to
tho above from tho Mirror only because that jour^
mil is so prune (unintentionally, no douhl) to distort
arguments, and liud unworthy motives for
sentiments entertained or uttered by others.
Spartanburg found uo special objection to Gov.
i- Adams because his political views differed from
Iters. We are all as real simon-pure State rights
i- men ua his excellency or the Mirror, and equally
ready to provo the asset lion at the proper time.
rt Mut we do not choose to stilt ourselves before the
it world, and, plmrisco like, thank God that we are
nut as other men. ;
a We can easily he beatiii in getting up issues that
h never issue in anything. This game of cryittg wolf?
wolf, when no wolf is near, has been played out.
e The people and the world understand the trick, ami
cease to feel alarm at its repetition. Without issuing
a manifesto, or producing certificates in
empty boasts, we are ready to moot events as they (
.f arise, without Ualing the air like insane men.
ii lint Governor Adams' views did nut suit our
it (icoplc for other reasons; I Ce opposes those reforms
it in the administration of local goveruineut which the
|. puhlio judgment demands. The clcctiou of lileo- ,
i- tors, the r?duetion of extravagant largesses to the
South Carolina College, and kindred measures, arc
r Ik Id to be proper subjects of popular discussion. llr |
thinks not, nn<l assumes to school (tic people on ,
their opinion*. These are tin grounds on which
his views are said to lie uuMiitcd to the people ol i
S;>arianburg, ami not because of his State rights (
e principles. Our people did not offensively thrust ,
* their peculiar politicul notions upon his excellency. |
!* Tlicy extended him a cordial hospitality. Ho wax
? their Governor?he is n gentleman; anil the utmost
" effort was maile to manifest revpeel for the first ami
" esteem for the seeonJ. When, however, as a pubv
lie man, he interfered with the inalienable lights of
the (tropic to form their own opinions and to give
them efficacy, unt am el led by those iu authority,
as their exponent wo condemned the practice
'* which has grown up among reviewing officers of
lecturing the people on questions they arc quite
e com|K'te?t to decide for themselves.
'' In again reverting to this subject wc liavoample
e excuse, in the (ling .at the patriotism of our people
'? mode hy the Newberry Mirror, on whose should>
em (and a few others) one would be led to infer '
Southern honor and its vindication alone re|s?e. ,
i:lusk of the session.
" The I'latli Hi publican majority in Congress, by
'' insisting upon what is called the Kan.sas proviso,
(that is, a prov:so that tin part of the appropriations
" for Kuiuris shall ho disbursed till ibe prosecutions
for political offences arc quashed) iiually defeated
' the Army appropriation bill. The correspondent
!l of the Baltimore Sun thus notices the last hour of
' the filltiousand revolutionary Home:
' ''The session Uiminatul at 12 o'clock on the
', iSth, tiooordiug to previous order, ami a motion to
,f SUMDellll the rules >! the I l.illii.. vv ilti > >...? t
long the session fur a few hours, wuh lost for want
of a two-thirds vole, though it had a largo majority.
There was no object in prolonging the session,
s except to pass the army Appropriation bill, and it is '
j my opinion tl at the majority of the 1 loose wns pre- t
j (tared to yield their Kansas proviso to the bill. A t
few ultra men prevented the result.
^ "Three conferences were held upon the army
bill, and U' ilher could agree. The Senate Mood 1
linn up<>n their refusal to be coetved by the House !
, into a party ami sectional measure, which of itscll '
involved a gross violation ol tho Constitution, by x
aiming tbc President with power to<bclurc inuriiul *
law in Kansas and Missouri, 'lite President would 1
of Course refuse to exercise the power; but still, if J
the Semite should submit to Mieli Coercion, it would
leave all power iu the hands of the majority of the
r Homo?rendering that body similar to the "long
Parliament," or, us (Jen. Cass will have it, to a "
, Krem h Convention."
, In accordance with the proolaination of l'r? >if
deut Pierce, both Houses of Congress, on the 21st, ^
s arsenihUd at the Capitol in extra session. The \
( President sent a message to the two Houses, setting j
forth thu evils certain to r<suit from a refusal to ;
t vote supplies?among which would be tho cessation i r
of all army operations, nud the abandonment "I the 1
s frontiers to the inclusions of the India us.
L. The army lull, with the obnoxious Kansas provi.
so, was ri(mrttd iu the Hon e, and pas.-ed on the f
. same day?yeas Oil, nays So ?and sent to the Sell
, ale That body struck out the I Couac rider, passed ^
the bdl, and returned it ill that shape. The next j
, day the House restore<l the pioviso by two inajori- t
y, an I passed the bill as amended by four majority.
A motion to reconsider was tabled by one nta- (
jority. The Senate adjourned lu-fore voting on tin- ;
bill a. aim tided. Tile bill is undoubtedly killed b\
, the adherence of the House to the proviso.
"Qua Nxtuk.ii. Ai.liks."?Those Southern | ,
ultraists, w hose third Heaven of blessedness and I
exaltation consists in thu idea of cutting loose from '
lh? other Slates of the American I'nioti, and form
. 1 :|
i ing hi ailiauou with Circ.it Ihituu, will douhdess i ,
j find both edification and comfort in lliu following a
( extract from the llritish t^aarttrly oil State policy '
in A niericii: a
"Our hope is that the disciphs of Washington, j v
I'Vanklin and Jefferson in the North will soon s< |? 1
' j arato themselves from the cduoatcd lawlessness of ;
I | the South, and th.it Old F.uglnliii may thus find
. i thai she has a gonial allay in Young America for I
] ages to come. Nothing could so much lend to '
j |mik||miiiu< this rupture as a war with Kugland, and ''
lor this reason, cvt n more than any other, we
i would say, let war with America be avoided, ?/
pimgibU. It Jamaica is not to billow the fate ol k
| Cuba, war with the slave States of Amel ia will .1
! be sure to ci me some day; hut half our sorrow and u
I oense of shame will bo spared lis, if it should bo a I
I war w ilh lire si.ire States as disowned by the fjee." 1
I I*kfortko Kxnsxs Mu?u>?us.? A. M. Jewctt, ,
of Michigan, labored under sucb intense mental ex I
i oitemcnt, front reading the newspaper details of '
' the murder of Ins brother in Kansas, with its at- 1
tcnJant cruelties, as to induce death. A t the funeral I ^
a letter was read by the (x.Minasl? r from thesuppos 1 (
, ' ed murdered man, that hound family were all well, j ^
| and had never been molested by the Holder Rut ^
fians. What a commentary oil the morality of the ^
North touching Kansas ! e
Pxv ok mk.uur.Ks.?The bill fixing the compeii- , j'
j nation of members of Ckmgress, as |Mi*scd by the j I
iiuuw oil Prnluy tu>t, ?iv<? lliom (>UU annually, j 11
I cuts off nil appropriations for books for invniU rt, j p
and deduct* compensation for nlnrncc. 0
PoLITKNrss.? Wo arc glad l<? notice the iin- v
proving manners of Spori.mbari;, ;.s (lie following (,
k loll, just rvudorcd iigninst us, plainly proves: yj
1 I Gentleman llog (Cffnr.) ,,
I l?uly Hog and J cliililren pigs.
4 2'1-clioico boy on.I girl slionu.
? -* - ?
. Rain. ? At daylight, on Wednesday" morning,
, rain commenced fall.ng, and ail in* indications arc '
, favorable for a protracted wti spell
It is said by a Liverpool pap?-r that Sir Robert fi
la?we, recently arrived in this country, is clanged p
with the settlement of tin- Central American ijucg- ii
lion. We bad all along understood tbnt the eon- o
duct of tins qncslinn l.ad been intrusted to Mr c
| i.1 ! a .'lb- I . .* :ho,Ji .
THE milfKR.
This m a weekly paper, edited and published in
Columbia, by Win. IV Johnston, at $3 per aiinuiu
Tin; Examiner is now in its wound volume, and
enjoys a large and Increasing patronage. And
why should it not? Purely Southern in sentiment,
moral in its tendencies, ruliuing in its teachings, it
appeals to fireside s jpport. It is pre-eminently u
family piper?not that it is a mere hash of wishywashy
stories, replete with love and ronriiicc-*-sriiull
feet, small hands, |ieutiug lips like split cherries,
eyes ofii<|uid blue, and brows urshed like the rainbow;
bot narratives of stirring interest, drawn from
original avd other sources; |>octry, criticism, hislo
ry, seienoe, anecdote, and stern every-dny occurrencts.
These elements, with the judicious editorials
of the editor, render the Examiner one of the most
readable papers in the South
lie-ides the general and local interest now attaching
to this capital sheet, the prize stories nro in course
of publication. In the three last numbers we had
the commencement and completion of the $30 prize
story, written by l)r. O. 1$. Maykk, of Newberry.
This will bo Mlowed by others ol no less interest.
It is the purpose of the editor to use exertion to develop
home literature and illustrate home scenes
and incidents, and we commend The Examiner
to cordial siippo t.
It must be remembered that cheapness does not
always insure excellence. A Northern publication
may look better to the eye, and yet contain less
valuable mental food, if it bo not infected with
Northern virus to sap our social structure. It is
marvellous that the anti-Northern sentiment is so
strong, politically speaking, that wo arc ready for
a fighting issue whenever presented, and yet we
give vitality to the literature of that section, when it
levins with insidious or open as.-ctults upon that social
element which wo regard as inseparably interUMVi
n liMtli IIIIM nivillvufir.n > %?! ?*??..?? 1 ..I
peace aud liappiuvsa. Let South Carolina, nt least,
let a better example, an<l by a full-Itaiule<l support
of the Examiner, show that she will uot desert her
friends to give slid and comfort to her enemies.
FIXITFRL'I r ~
Wo are indebted to Mr. ,f. M. King, of Uieh
Hill, for Apples, Teaches and IVars, of several
varieties, viz:
Apples?Striped Limber Twig and Whitby.
Vmehes ?Sugar Tlum, Yellow English Tlum,
and Common Yellow.
Pears? Winter Hell, very large.
Mr. King has devoted much attention to the cultivation
of fruit, and the specimens lelt show de-e-idod
success. The apples are particularly line, and
encourage perseverance. They are equal to the best
Northern in s'ze, look, and flavor. We suppose
the pears will average otiu pound. The p- aches
ire n< t very large, but make up in sweetness what
ll.oy lack in sr/.e. The summer luis been too dry
tor the full development of this fruit.
Wo love to encourage the cultivation of fruits,
lowers, and vegetables by thus noticing what is
icnt us. Public mention stimulates emulation, and
idle-fits the general interests of tho District, and the
ndividunl interest of the grower. Some may supkjsc
that the mere "present" induces a pull. This
s not so. We care little for the thing itself. Our
tompciisnliou is in fostering improvements in all
iepartmeiils of industry. If we achieve this we
ire content.
STIRRING XHWS FROM KANSAS.
lb-cent accounts from Kansas represent col I is oiis
between the pro-slavery and abolitio isl par.
ies as frequent and bloody. The war bus begun
11 earnest, and tu one can tell where it is to end.
Tiic Missouiians are concentrating forces, and
browing up defensive works. Twelve block liouies
have been built at different point**, wt.ich are
;arrisoileal by Miss-iurinn* mid ure well supplo d
villi arms. A ineeling at Kansas city resolved to
iciol if,not) uicii into ill.! Territory, ami gr?-.it ? x
-itciiicnl prevails along the frontier. A general
nuster of M.ssouriiitis is demanded. < to the 11th
fl)0 frcesoilei s attacked tin- town <if Kr.-ink tin .11
aiding only twenty pro-sluvcry nun, uud loiigbt
ur several hours. One re|H>rt says (? Itecsuilcis
iiul 4 pro slavery men Were killed, whilo anothi i
jives the former 17 killed uud wounded. I S.
IT oops occupied the town next day
The I .eaveiiworth .l? urnal of (he l?(h slates that
500 fremuilcra, headed by Mr. Riown, drove a
Joloiiy of Georgians near Ossuw.itiotiiiu into the
tlissouri, destroying their property On the
15th the Treiulwell settlement was attacked by
?y 100 freesoilers. The scllhrK sent t? (i-ivcrnor
shannon for aid. The Governor culled upon the
roups io go to their aid and they rcfus* d.
A fight oce ur red on the 14th near < >.->aw atom.
e between ^00 frenoik is and two Ive |?l.? slave y
men, who were in a fortified pus lion, i'wenty
l eesoilers were killed and wounded.
On ihc IGlli, Iwcompton was attnekeil and taken
iy eight hundred of (Jell, 1,-iuo'h tu< n. The I Tiled
States trisips liaviiiu charge of Gov. Kob.tiM.ti,
il. lirowu, und other prisoners, surrciulcrcd with
tut firing a (tun.
A despatch from St. I .on is, of Align t stales
hat l.cconipton is not taki tl, hut defended hy the
ilixetisand troops; and severs! companies of voltuie-e-rs
were marching to tli.it place on the f'Jih.
The very latest we* find in our Columbia papers,
K follows;
Telegraphic) miners from St. 1/ u.s, of the 19th,
t poi t that the company ol emigrants w ho b It (' >utnbia
two weeks 1150 tor Kansas, were attacked
letweeit Kansas City 1 Missouri 1 and l.ecompton,
Kansas Territory,) by bands ol frcesoiU-rs, and that
1 desjM rate contlict ensued, resulting in much los.1I1
both sides. The Southerners Were ove rpowered,
nd compelled to withdraw.
We receive tin se state tn? tils with iiiucii d.sti list,
nd while wo believe there is same truth in tlo ni,
ve fear there is much exaggeration.
STATU TKMPBKAMK SOCIETY.
This body was reorganised at Greenville, ou
lie Ctii and 7t!i instant, by the election ..f the tedowing
officers :
I'leiidrnl lion. John Krltou M'Ntall
I'rrr I't ettdrntf - -A Wallace, |v?c| .of Rich
und; Hon. !. N Wliitm r, of Andeison; Rev. Mr.
I. lClelliiiait, of Charleston; Col. Wist Cnughlliull,
f Lexington; fed. W. C. Realty, of York, Kcv
r. k. Id. l'ressly, of Abbeville; Simpson IIiiIni,
Csq., of Spartnnhurg; Maj. R. 1). TownsciiJ, of
darlhoro; Col. R II Rrnwn, of Marnwel'.
Secretary ?Maj. Ilenry Sumnn r.of Newberry.
Cormponiiing Secretary. ? Simeon Corley,
5s?j , of la-xingtoii.
Treasurer Robert Rryce, of < oiiiudua,
It was recommended to rwrguiiie the old total
lvtinriic? societies (or thu discussion of temperance
it nil its bearing*, to hoi I a Statu lVni|>uratH>e
nceting hi Columbia on the v'otli November next;
n<l to lay the subject of prohibition before
lie public mind. Judge O'Ncall was appoint *
d to prepare an address to tlio pcoplu on the >ubifCt
of Temperance. llev. J..!. Homier, \V. I*
'rifle, and G. li Klford wero appo tiled n Commit
no to report upon tlio propriety of establishing a
aja r in Columbia as a ternpu atico organ. A
ununiltefl of one in caelt distrait was appointed to
roinote the cause, and .ils<> one to procure the ser
iocs of Gen. Carey to lecture throiijjh the Statu
roin the middle of October to tlicclose of the year,
impsoii Hobo, es<] , is the appointment for the first
uty. lie vs. E. E l'rcssly, Win. Martin and
lenry Summer for the bitter.
Ini-'rvish or Importations.?The increase of
ireign imports nl the port of New York alone, for
lie first seven months of 1856, over the corrcsondiiig
months of 1855, is, ir> round numbers,
fly of tinll'irt. The riiwrts of dotnesli*
rodueu from the samo po*'. during the last seven
lonths, exceed those of the corresponding month*,
f last year only fourteen millions, while the entire
xports surpass tlio satire exports of the first sevtu
it - s r !> :' , i -
|U:SESPO\DbNCE OF CAROLINA 8PARTIB
Columbia, Auuust25, 180C.
Loitwx*: The new* fruin Ram-as i
highly ttilcit-sll.'ig and important. The Frcc*oilci
i have overran a portion o( tlio Territory, and I
their superior number* have g rilled temporarily tli
ascendancy over til* pro-Slavery party. If tliete
egrnphio despatches be correct, the company <
emigrants from Clu*Lr uid Darlington, which lc
I our city a few week* ngo, under coininand of Mujc
Wilkva, ha* been attacked by a large force un
compelled to retreat, l'.l.ick Republicanism is tri
umphant in Kansas, mid traitors and rebels not
i boldly resist not only the South, but thu Gotten
Government. The issue is upon us. Let us n>e<
i it like men?like Carolinian*. The apirit whic
nniinnted our forefathers in the perilous days <
'7<? yet inspires their descendants. Those o( ou
brethren who now cont?ud against the Norther
hordte must be strengthened and sustained. An
if we be true to ourselves?to the State wit-we chi
drcn we be?to the South?and to the Consl'tutio
of tho Ilepublic, the traitors who are now triumpl
ant will meet their doom and Kunsas will bo a slav
Suite.
i In the halls ol Congress, too, Llnck Republican
ism has gained a victory. The extra session ealle
by Prcsidcut Pierce for the pur|??se of passing tli
Army approbation hill has been but a scene <
confusion and disordvr. The Rlack Republicans i
the House succeeded in pnssng said bills with tli
proviso that the IT. S. Army be not used in execu
ing those laws of the Territory, made by the l.-ri
fpio slavery) Legislature. The Senate defeate
the proviso, refused to concur, nnd here the rnntu
rests. Would that we had such a President .1
Jackson to quell these rebellions against the Got
eminent and the constitutional rights of the Soul I
The future is dark and gloomy, tin d we fear for tli
safety of the Union.
, The weather yet continue* warm, although tl
mornings and evenings arc eool and pleasant. W
would willingly exchange situations with you, :
wo hear that winter clothing is comfortable inSp.1i
tanking just now.
Tho election for Tax Collector on Monday la:
resulted in the choice of Captain I leriry, tho it
cuinherit, by a majority of lOd votes over K. i
Percival, Iv?q , the next highest candidate. Tw
other gentlemen ran, but were "distanced." Tli
i voic polled was rather large, and as usual the cit
box decided the result. Tho election for Repr?
seiitati ves iii October next may pos-css some intei
est, as six candidates are in the field, and only fur
are to be elected. Tito chief question before tli
people i.s whether the act puimlting the Il.-iilt o
bridge over tlio Coitgarce shall be rc|N-aled, so till
the bridge may not interfere with steamboat nnv
Ration us it now does. All the candidates favi
lite repeal of said act, or an alteration making it tli
duty of the llailroad Company to erect a draw
bridge, 'lint Steamboat Company is warmly mi|
ported by our merchant*, and oppliottiou w ill pr.
Imbly bo inade at the next session of the I.egisl;
lure for an appropriation sufficient to pay for r?
moving obstructions in the Congarce betwee
(Iranby and Columbia, so that steamboats may ru
up here.
Columbia is gradually improving in appearauet
and, always beautiful, w ill bo in a few years the love
lit at city in the fiiion. Sidney Park presents quit
a eoiitrast to Mailt street, v> hot and dusty; and
walk do* ii 1)1.Hiding street in t!ie evening is nail
refresh ng.
The new rcserv-ers to supply the city wn
water are progressing rapidly. When tlu-y ar
finished a sufii-- t lit quantity of the "aqueous tin i'
will he furnished to nur eiti*eiis, who, judginc f'or
the quantity of it they use, are remarkably cleanly
An engine on the < iret nv.ll.- |; i Iron I, on Thnn
dav, ran over and crushed the lu-aJ of Mr. Cieorg
Shogog. a nictdi.inic ot ih - city A letter !elt n
his b<? .flillg ImilM' iiiAiiinii'fd tin- lit t. i niin ititni i
the dvevast tl to eoiiim t sulfide lie according!'
Jfl.lreil hit lie id till the I.I I, .lid tltSi .'I eotlipl -I.e.
his pur|K*?c.
l/isl evt ii n:', tie I). r Mi (taiucwt.!i delivclii
an ad ln .-s in the Washington 8irret Method Ul
Church, In-lore tie Young Men's Chi -t an A ?mi
i' ei il'on It was, we hear, i plain pi icii- al do-v-tirst
wi ll suited to the occasion.
, We tire ilitjiQseti to " como down ' on yod
I Mes>is Ivlilors, lor your tqqiosilioii to the Colli gi
and the /urge if. State appropriation to It i>
' matter of surprise and astonishment to many tlui
; such a stiutig oppo-.il ..ii to that iiistuutaiu shoult
be found iii Spartanburg ?a distri t always .i -I 11
I .VHisllt.il l..r tl... It: t -> - -
li >t tully sut.Mi.d that all llic opjsiin uls uf tin ('< I
lege united ciuiiiiil defeat, <>r euu?-- lo ho damn sli
til hi the least, i lie mutual Stale appropriations, 1111
' that the agitation of Ilio quest mi will *o<.|i oca .
Iwe would give those editor.al knuckle* a rap for in
diling and reen|?yiii[? olio or txvo anti-College aiti
| eh *. Your*, truly, Ct>.N<i.\IIKE
agrici'ltTkaiT"SOl'ltTV.
A meeting of the Ksoeutive < 'onim-lP e of th
1 Spat Unhurt Agricultural Society was held 01
Moll.I.I) hut
A n solution was p:.**. d requiring that tlicinciu
I In I* ol the Society hi r< qucstcil to pay iit thci
tulmcr.ptioiis without delay.
The following gentlemen wire ap)*>iutcd Com
mitti'i.* to decide u|miii the merit* of and award pre
miiiitttt to the difliTciit annuals and art.elc* thai in.:
he iiflirnl at the Annual i-'air :
Kir.i.n (nor*?Maj Jno. Strobe', Itavid An
iler*ou, li<nry l>mld.
Catti.k ~S N. Kvin?, .Ino. C. Oeland, C. i1
W oodi utl, .1 11. TolleHoll.
IIohsi* ?duo I >. William*, Tlio.v O 1' \ ir
noil, .I \\ luninitll, I'l B. S -l inns
Mi'i.8*?II. II Fooler, I >aniel Strobe 1, I. <
Cannon, Covan Mill*.
Snn:r?,1 J. l?oyd,.I..I Vn non, Jns Ander
son, J no C. Zimmerman
Swjni: Win. Walker, w\ ii , S lioho, A. \\
I living*, J \\ . Miller.
I'oi i.tkv.? A. T. Cans, John P.iv.s, C. C
1! uggni*.
|)airv T S: .ho Fi?rrow, W. (' K.lof?r? , .1
I>. Wright
tiAHIIRM AND < irciiikii K M. Stoke*. C. 1)
1 File, II II Kcid, Kdward \\ Parker.
lidMi.iric MA.MKAcrtRK.it?Gabriel (Jniinnn
John ltomar, Jr , Jame* Hiving*, Sr. J. I, Mill
Ladies' I >krahtmknt -Rev Washington Ituird
I< 1111 F-arle liotnar, John II Kvnis, A S. Doug
. I.u>*, J. W CroAk, J S. Collin*, O. 1' Lirle
j Inasmuch .is (lit* ft uit season is rapidly pas?ui|
' away, anil wi I not last till the Annual Fair, Simp
wm Hobo, T. Stobo Farrow, T. <> P. Vernon, A
T Cav s, J R. Cleveland, and Jno. \V t'arhsli
| were appointed an ?</ inlrrim Committcoon fruiU
, melon*, Ac . whoso duty it ah.til he !> meet aiu
judge t>C nil specimen* of fruits, melons, iVc , ilia
may be oili-red f.?r prise*, and re|M>rt the best at tin
Yimuul Fail SIMPSON F<o|!o, President.
'I'. Stobo Farrow, Secretary
N OR 1 11 < 'AKOLI.S t KL?:i lillNv? I !lU Vote uf tin
is into fei Governor, at far a* heard from, stand
thus Bragg, .">0,088; < rilin r, oH.Jad -makui|
llrugg's ma jot it y thin far 1 1,7 . In the I #ogi*
Inline, the clenr I > tiiocr.ilic gain i* I .Senators am
I ? Comm. mors In the last I/Cgislaluro the Item
I oral had I majority in tin Senate and Ml m th
House, who It will make their majority on joint bal
lot in tho in xi V-'
^ ?
| The sugar eiop of l/ouiaiana lies mil n- cvtnna
ted .in low as 100,000,OOt) pounds In 1 S."#3 it wa
500,000,000. I hn ie. tnt dtsti in t.v Morm, wh 1
I swept the const and portions of the interior, niui
hi it r.j |,t r reduce I hi \
I. lUKKLSFUXUlvXCi; OF CAROLINA SPARTAN.
Htaititoh, Va., August 15, 1856.
is Mrmi. Kuitous: It is ao common (or persons
a wIumi owny troin homo to communicate back .o
y their journals respecting what they have **fi or
e douc, that I foci it rather int iutrusioo both on yoar
I- journal nn<l renders to have nie communicate in this
>f way. Neverlhcb ss, it is by such like mean* our
ft acquaintance of men :tn<l place* ia extended. I am
r induced to believe good "old Virginia" may call up
d in the uiiud* of many renders pleasant recollections.
Many of the first futilities of South Carolina look
v back on Virginiu iu> the home of their ancestors
il with a degree <>( veneration. This is my first visit
>t to the Valley of Virginia, and I confess 1 have felt
It emotions hero which, iu intensity, l.avo rarely, if
)f ever, been surpassed in my travels,
ir From Gordonsviile to this place, n distance of
n fifty-two miles, the traveller forgets his watch or
d that time is gl ding away. At the loot ol the Blue
I- Ridge, the large engine is displaced, the train
n ol itossrngcr cars divided, and attaohed to small
i- engines, or rather engines with low wheels. Up
e you go oil a grade rising about 400 feet to tho mile.
On ??mo of the heavier grades,you hear the cugim*
)- pulling and blowing, which reminds one very much
d of a faithful beast ol bun' i heaving to bring lii
c draft to the summit. When lueccssfal, a calm, as
>1 if to make ready lor a renewal of effort. I assure
n you the thought that I was goiug to sculu the
i* heights <>f the Blue Ridge in a steam car did excite
t- me. Nor were my expectations in excess. The
t scenery below?a valley extending as far as eye could
d view in length, and fifteen or twenty miles in widtlo
r vani-d by homesteads, fields spread wide, and
is woodland reserves, all conspired to make grander
r- still thescene. Alone moment your ore entombed
i. in tunnel-darkness, and again the light and sceneic
ry hurst upon you. The world, to you liken hook,
alternately opens and shuts. Scarcely a word is
ic spoken by a passenger. All seem astounded, and
c even those who have repeatedly passed that way,
is told me that each repetition seemed to bring new
r- scenes. Indeed it is ini|x?<isible for the mind to
comprehend, in analysis, all that pusses so rapidly
?t before it. The result is, admiration stands out in
i- sublime wonder. The first tunnel we unused
5. through \v:u? ipiite short, perhaps thr?>e to five
o liandred feel, nicely nod securely walled with
10 brick at caoli end. Tlio next ulmut twice a* long,
v Tlio track, in part, as now used, will be changed ill a
?- few months, to pass through the chief tunnel, which
> is seven-eighths of a mile long. About three hunir
drcd Irish laborers are now engaged in this tunnel,
,?< and arc about tlir?-e hundred feet divided in thcccnd
tre of the tunnel.* They commenced, as usual, at
it both sides of the mountain. Tlicy arc divided :ato
i- three parcels, one hundred in each, and labor in nl
>r ternation eight hoars. Hence, at all times in the
ic night or day the picks may be heard and the lights
seen. These Irish laborers have built ihnutie*, form?
ing a little village, on the side of the mountain,
?- which indeed presents a novel appearance. l?ach
i- proprietor lias his garden, well furnished with Irish
!- potatoes, dee. Fit the cuts, I^vvas told they have
n grades, two at each end. The first cut or through,
11 comes down from the top of the tunnel about hall
thedepth of the whole. The laborers who work in
?, this upper cut receive $1.2.*> cents per day. The
!- sec ml and lower cut, is often wet, and mure disae
grecahlo, and those who work there receive $1.50
a cents p. r day. They arc nil Catholics, and have
v their priest coiuo down Ironi Staunton, to minister
to them occasionally iu sj* ritual matters. With
h i some sii h system, an I perseverance with the la
c | borers oil our Blue Uidgc rood, may we u .t hope
" lor success? When on tho siimmii, I none.I me
ii (the ears being at rest I to take a summary view of
the w hole, r.n I must be permitted to say it vva?
i. | umgtttfieClitfy irmtid The cost per mHt of tliis
e I road is estiuiaU d, I believe, ah' Ut (illy thousand dolt
' |iim.
>( When I was lol l, tUit I sh -iill see, in a few
i* minutes, the homestead >f the honore I Thomas
d d. Ill i sou, my lo-art leajsal, I Isave ever telt a
venerable resjM*et for thai gr<at and g>??I man
il True, Ike w.-j, isit a Washington, neither ivut
Wa>h'ngtoii a .leff rsoii. i >n< h is jn-iij n marked,
that .I ell. i -on " ?v is the np ode of liberty both po,
litiealy and i ij.oiisly."
I iiM.i, my seat in a: a \v a low, so that I could get
I, I a plop. I lookout. li'-forc I C.llllc ill view of tll.il
, ' spot, so desirable to be s vii, the princely mansion
a of Thomas ! -ll r-ni K indolpli was point. d out by
fKor the Carolina Spartan.]
TU MASY Y0TKE8.
Kci.LuW-CiTizi.v*: Had 1 have consulted my
owii inclinations, you would not have been troubled
with this communication. Hut emeu it soeroa to
be the inclination of inauy of my friends that I
should have iny name put in iiotniofllioi) as a candidate
to represent you in the State Legislature, I
hare nt length concluded to waive all feelings of a
personal nature, and yield implicit obedience to the
inundates of my numerous friends and the voters
of tire District in genera). I do not think that any
nun ought to refuse to servo his district or State in
any capacity whatever that it may be the desire of
the people to assign him.
With the above rcmurks, I shall proceed at one*
to answer the several questions propounded by
Many Voters, through the columns of the Carolina
Spartan of the thirty-first ultimo. That you have
the un Iciiiablu right of demanding (of those who
ask your suffrage for publio office) a dispassionate
and unrquivocal avowal of the r opinions on all
questions of Slate policy that nro likely to be promulgated
I cheerfully accord to you, nnd lie who (eels
unwilling to admit this right is undescrviog of your
confidence.
The first questioa propounded is.
Arc V"U in favor of further appropriations
(should they be nuked) for the Blue Ridge Railroad?
1 answer that I am uot.
2. Are you in favor of giving the Election of
Presidential Electors to the people?
I am.
3. Are you in favor of increasing the .Jurisdiction
of Magistrates?
I am in favor of such nn increase, if the proper
restrictions nro tippled to it.
4. Arc you in favor of continuing the present
large annual appropriations to the South Carolina
College ?
I will lu re snr that I am not only opposed to
tho above appropriations, but to all others of n kindr?-d
nature, that have a tendency to increase the
State or District tax, when so little benefit is likely
to accrue to the majority of the tax-payers of the
State as the question at issue does
5. Are rmi in favor of any practicable reform of
the present Free School system ?
I .msAcr that 1 ain in favor of any beneficial reform
that may be introduced in the Free School
system.
The above are my views of the questions asked
by Many Voters, in ns few words as I could well
express tliem. Should they meet the approbation of
the community, and I should be fortunate enough
to be elected, I shall endeavor to net up to tlietn in
good faith.
1 remain, very respectfully, your obedient s? r
! vnni, J. G. G AKFNKY.
Dr vni op llus. John Wimjox.?We have received
(say* the Charleston Stamlinl of the 2'hli
inst.) the Mil intelligence of the death of J)r. John
Willaoti, State Senator from the Parish of St.
i Jnines' Goose Creek. lie <iio<l of county fever, oti
Moudny evening, at his pine land settlement in
that Parish. He was a useful eilivn, piommmt
and influential in his Parish, and aetivcly useful as
a Christian in connection- with the Methodist
Church,of which he was a member for many year*.
He served his Parish in the Slate Senate for eight
years, and retained m the last the confidence and
esteem cf hi* constituent* and follow-member* of
the le gislature, lie leaves a widow and several :
children, well prtnrided for as to property, hut hi* '
best legacy to tlieni is his well merited good n-p?|
tat ion.
The State Agricultural Society litis a Fruit CoinImitlvc
nd interim, which meet* weekly in Cohimhia.
At the meeting on the 31*' ult. Col. WuJc
I II.im|itoti exhibited a Menagery Apple uicusuriug
sixteen inches in eireumfcrt-ucc.
Tnr Curat Comet nv l65f> ?This long exp>-otol
conn i uns seen in the South Iri l.uul, on the 3l)th
ult. 'I lie llubiiik Observer says;
It li.nl theu iIk- ivpi-ainnov of a globe of tire ns
I largo as a good - r.-.-d orange, with n broad tail of :
light extending alnnit l.S inches from the body
the two' gvnl It men watetnd it for ail liolir, and >
I the wulcliiuvi on the Weir nlm-rttil it also, (hi
Thursday night tin y till saw it again. It r>?e a
i iv iiioiiii i.ts later, presenting llit- same .-ipjaeir- !
niit-i s. and ? j.i h gh in the heaven* at luil'-|Miet I I j
o'clock, ?h<ii tin y wt nt home. At that hour one :
of the gentlemen pointed it out to his sister. l-i>t j
night, Irom the same piace, the satno persons again |
saw it rise about twenty miuates before 11 o'clotk, |
and then it lir.-t occurred to one ol tln-m (our uifor
mailt) tint it might be a conict. He ceased to j
| watch it about midnight, but the watchmanob* rv- '
ol it up to li.ilf past I o'clock ties morning, it did
not seem so large as on the previous nights, hut far j
exceeded the ni>*t brilliant form in which the planet .
Jupiter lias ever been belu-ld.
("otto* ? its Vau'k ?The New York Herald
of last Saturday says: Nominally the stock of cotton
in this city is -J I ,U00 bales, or, coutiling the loin
contracted by spinners, about 35,000 or 40,000,
against 56,000 last year. \\ have already exported
to Kurupe between <{,900,000 an.I 3.000,000,
exceeding the entire cr<?p of l.ist year by ah.ait
100,000 bales. The export is the largi at ever before
made in the history of the country. Valued
at $15 |K-r hale, the 2,900,000 hales w.aild amount
to the enormous sum of $130,500,000?being a
single product exported by the 5* luthern Stales?
leaving 600,OOu hales, of the value ol $27,000,000,
in the country, and making the total value of the
3,5(10,000 bales supplied by the South the present
year $157,300,000."
Privateering, xc.?Mr Marty'* reply to the
Comniunient.Qn ol the French Government presenting
the propositions of the Treaty of Paris, relative
to Mar time Law, tor the Consideration of the United
States, proposes to add, after (he words "Priva
leering is and remains abolished," the following:
"And that the private property of the subjects or
J citi7(-ns of a belligerent on the high sous shall be
' exempted Irom seizure by public armed vessel* of j
the other belligerents, exoept it be contraband."
Thus amended, the United Stales will udopt it
with the other pr nciph-s contained in the '"declaration
" The President approves the second, third
: ft I Is 1 full l lift HHiinivuiliAiin iiirloru.n.loMll.- *
- ...... r.niv.mj in uiv ursi,
klioui.l tlu- antendim-nt be unacceptable.
American Sunday school Union.?During |hc
last year I Ins society ha* employed 303 Sand >y
School MisK.onari.-s, ot whom 179 were' student
in-?i?nurirs." They labor. .1 for various periods (
anil terms in 25 different States and Territories.
Tliev report that they have organised 2,529 new J
Sunday Schools, having 16,170 l.arliers, ami 104.532
scholars; i nd that ll.ey have visited aud sided
3,320 schools, having 26,002 tenchers sod 173,101
scholars. Ilic value of hooks gratuitously distributed
during the year is &19,550.55. During the
Inst tive years the Missionaries and Agents of the
Society report that they have organized 10,300 new
schools, en'isted 6.">,600 teachers,aud 400,000 scholars,
and that they have visited and aided 13,500 .
schools.
United States Military Academy.?The I
I Academic Staff* consists of forty two members, in- I
eluding Professors and Assistant lVofvw* rs, and I
the whole number of oa<h-t? is two hundred and ;
seven. Among them went serve the names of the
following Sooth Carolinians: S \V. Ferguson, now
of the tirst class; .fames A HalU.iiqu?>t and P. J. |
tjuatthhaum, of the second, and It. K Sloan and
W FI fiibbes, of the fourth. The number of
eln.vtes in tho institution is now five.
New .1 beset.'?The Camden Demoeral k^j*:
"Niggc-risni ik a 'bad egg' in New Jersey. It can't
be crammed down the throats of patrhgio Jersey men.
We predict that Fillmore will i*wt Fremont
in every county in the State, and that Old Buck '
will beat the combined vote of the two."
Far.mont and Dtst-NtoN.?The fditpr of the
Columbus (Ohio) Statesman, a tiew days ago, in
inquired of a zealous suppoiter of Ficmont the ,
reasons for bis ptsf.rsnac (or that candidate! Hie
t ply ws?: '"I am not an admirer of Frtmont, but :
I am m favor of disunion, which will be the inertia- j
ble result of his election to the Fresidency "
,i 111\ imciiu niioiiiirr. I .1 > .?ir. i,.'iuaoi|in id ;i
I gi.iiidsoii ?>f him whose name ho proudly bears, and
a of winw. rial estate lie notv enjoys. This
i i is a ni'ulel i.irin, bearing tliuUKiinli of bushels of
wheat and thcr grains. Ho in said to he a true
- 111intent of li in wlioin lie represents, n nohlv specii|
men V iiginia's >. 4i->
, I .<rr vrd here on Wedm sd-y, the loth, about
three o'clock, nail found the Cxnirentiun of Amcri
can T? aclu rs for deaf awl luiub ai sexsinu?it being
the day on which wc liud appointed to ni.at. I regritted
my delay on thecals preventing my presence
nt thu orgnu'&ilinii. I immedlately called a
0 servant, v\h<>, willi inys If, coiinu need to remove
II the dust which had covered mc iii my travel, and in
a short tune was introduced to the Convention. My
ntioipatioiis in favor of this Convention for pleasr
lire and ii ti-lkctual profit had liecii ra.sed to a high
<h or??- l>y the reports of forimr meetings. And i
am glad to say I have not been disappointed. The
Hon -I ones II Skinner, President of the Hoard
> of Visitors to tin* Virginia Institution lor Deaf,
I I >umb, and lilind, and son of (Jom nodoro Skinner,
1 was in the Chair, and proved himself competent to
, tin position. The d<'liberal! ais of this body were
conducted iii a dignified manner, ami very clearly
showed the influence of strong exercise of the
III lid
I'erhaps before the publication of this I shall be
hi the embraces of my family and charge. And
should you find nothing more profitable or interesting
to print, I propose to send you a few more
thoughts iii the form of remrmbianctt.
N. I* WALKER.
"Snee wi n ng the above, and during my stay iii
' Staunton, the laborers in this tunnel opened into a
' lake or resorvoir of water, which rushed out of the
! mountain with great force, carry ing away mules,
carts, and every thing before it, and continued to
' run during the night and part of the next day. It
. >s supposed that this ojh-ii ng may save thousands
of lioiiurs to tlie State in excavation. Judging
Iirom iiio oirccuon wmoh ilic water ennie, it >*
supposed tho opening extend* nearly lliivugh the
mountain.
Fohkiun Pkmano kor itrittmturn.?The
J New York Journal of Commerce o! Saturday
i, a)'*:
j "There in much anxiety felt here among grain i
and dour dealers in regard to the probable demand
' t for brcad>tulT? from France. lout year, when it [
i was kn wn that purchasers were nicking here on |
i French account, our market rapidly improved uu- i
I til trade una deranged, and prm>m in the interior j
, who Were placing great reliance u|*>n the upward 1
movement, met with severe losses. We should re- '
gret any similar course of prices this year, for ii
* could only had to a wot Be disappointment, with
a Mill more disastrous result lint there can he no
I question Ian Franco will want largely of otir breadI
Mull* I ler own crop is again deficient, while the
supply from the IJ lack Sea cannot be made Riaila- j
ble to any grc..i ext? nt, and Spain ran tarnish but
e hitle Already there are clearances hence for las
j bon, the old crop hi ing exhausted and the new mipromising.
Tit s French demand, howt vcr, should
I bo looked at calmly; it i? no reason why prices
should advance. Our harvest is so large that, but
for some outlet, wheat and flour must have gone
, down below a remunerating price As it is, wc
1 look for yet lower rates, but the export trade will
t prevent the bottom of the market from falling out
We st II think the early sales will be the best."
?p?r~
^. LL uBmsmafmmmmmm
Th? ytHcw fever is spreading oroat^ MwYmI
oil jr. It has entered King'* Owjoty. At Now
Utrecht over fifty persons bod Jiad. Hm citiasos
are panic strnek, and most ot them Have fled. It
hae nlao entered Brooklyn, and other plana, hat an
yet lux) canned hat low deaths. Wtitlenraharg wan
alarm**! by a diaeaae bearing a aioae rrsrmhlint i.
to the dreaded pestilence.
We are pinned to wxlce that the progress of thi
yellow (ever ia alow in ^hnrltataa The dentha,
aa reported by the CHy Regiater, da Ml average
true per day.
The Cincinnati IMeee Correal intfiaatoa the
whent crop of ilie pr??cnt year at U2^t6/000b?kela.
The quality ia excellent, and the ItHttaaa evef
last year folly 10 per cent.
There are via hundred mi lee of Railroad lotlyh
ted in Tenneeece, nnd in eueccaaful operation.
Ttie oonrt house of Cslhonn oonnty, Vs., is called
Brooksville. in honor of Preeton 8. Brooke.
W. Giltnore Simula, K ia reported, has accepted
invitations to lecture North daring the coming winter.
On the positive oath of a man named f ipiiniasli.
Thomas A. Linton waa indicted in the Ilmtmga
Court, Richmond, ns a woman ia male apparel.
Six medical gentlemen, after examination, testified
to his being a man, nnd he waa diseharged.
We learn from tlio Anderson True Carolinian
that James K. ling-ox! has been eleeted Clerk of
the Court, and Mr. Craig Sheriff, of I'tckcaa District.
On the 18th two members of Congress (Mr. McKollcn
nn?l Mr. Granger) were riding in an
minibus to the Capitol, Washington, when a dispute,
Icodin./ to blows, was gotten up. The Speaker,
on a point of order being ra?--d, decided that it
involved a question of privilege, and a committee
of investigation was appointed, to report next seesi
on.
The British Government are fitting out another
exploring expedition, to reoover the remains and
records of Sir John Franklin's party?the command
of which is tendered to Dr. Kane by the Admiralty.
It is thought the Doctor will accept.
Clinton, on the I^aurens Railroad, will apply to
the next Legislator* (or a charur.
Tile Laurensvilhs Herald annoanees that Cap.
Lingntun has been elected Major of the Upper
squadron S. C. Cavalry.
Revs. Richard Byrd and George Kokin, for half
a century Methodist ministers, died a few days ago
in North Carolina.
Ttv?. L. McBride, of Peodleton, has received
the degree of I). D. from Krskioe College.
A Northern stationery house in Mobile, who.
narc oocn setting noottuon nooks, hare been required
to close business nul Ware that city in conue-.
quencc of excited public opinion. Their name* are.
\Vm. Strickland and K. Upson.
An attempt to hold a I Hack Republican meeting
in Wheeling, Va., led to serious injury to two men,_
and one narrowly escaped lynching.
I?r A. U. l.ongKtrect has sent in hia resignation,
as President of the L* Diversity of Mississippi.
Mr. Corwin, who was sent to Panama to inquire
into the isdimas riots, lias returned, and rcoom-.
mends the exaction of immediate indemnity from,
wo k under review were 500 bales, but quotation*
re omitted, aa the Hock ia too limited to settle the
market, and aaiea are made under peculiar circurr.
stances.
Grain.?Corn.?N. C. in bulk, 75 a 76: in bags
60. Wheat had been dull, and a decline via submitted
to during the forepart of the week. Thia
led to some transactions at 1.30, but the market
closed dull, and pr eea tending downward.
Groceries?Sugars, coffee, nud molasses have
been quiet, and the few operations have been qonfiiied
to retail. Holders are firm, and considered
above the market. An active demand would cu^-,
rj' prices up.
Bacon ia atatiojytry. S <iea ?1$ a 11^. Shouldera
a 10; harts unchanged. Lard in barretaaud
kegs 13 a H 1/30. Bagging?Gunny?206
a 31. Rops 11.
CntUMStA Market, Aug 23.?In cotton Utcra
ia no change?quotations the aame as last week.
Bacon?hums 12 a 124; aides 111 a 12; shouldera
10 a li>4. Corn 70 ? 75. Oata 40 a 46
Peas 60 a 65. Flour ^',4 a h?4
' ?? ? ^ '
hon. james l. orr iaannouno< to tha
Citizens of the Fifth Congressional District ? a
Candidate for re election to Congress,.
that Government, and if not pnid henrgya a military
occupation of the Utbmuo.
Tlic Fair of the State Agricultural Society of(
South Carolina will commence on Tuesday, 1 lth4
November, nt Columbia, and c??ntitioe fv?r day*.
The ensuing urn k will be the (nir of the Snutla
Carolina Institute in Charleston.
The State <?f Iowa, the first victory of the Free
N'cjtro and Fremont party, l.y it* eonatitution ea
eludes tree U>-groes from the priviUgca of residence.
A dia'-nae resembling eUnU-ra liaa broken oat
i.rri'.ng live in Oluat Feeders. arc aeihug off
as fast |*?vhlo. HO oat o( eri-ry 10' attacked die
in 2 hours.
The Iud naola (Tvapa) Bulletin says the sugar
planters on Cam y will searcely save seed, owing
t<> drought having destroyed the cane crop. Sugars
are going up.
A new cent is about to take the | lace ol the
present clumsy unc. It will he hut half the *.*<??
72 gra , St? parts copper and 12 nickel. (. olor dark
nil.
lire Aiueri.au l*onapnrtes are recognised aa
part of the imperial family.
The 1 teuton Democracy of Missouri h/fve withdrawn
tlwir electoral ticket in favor of the AntiBent
unites.
TheSlrai ht Whig Convention of New York luis
adopted an address and rcsolu'ions in f.ivor of Fillmore
against Ituehanan and Fremont. They appointed
delegate* to li.-dticnore for the 17th of September.
'I he frigate lude|M-ndcMce, for whoac safety serious
fears were entertained by the public, has arriv- ^
ed at \ ulparatMi.
Thoa. II. Ward, I". S consul at Panama, is to.
be superaeeded by A. It. Corwine.
Prof. Mors*- ivho lno t* nmitMni wiit n... .1^ r -
the coimIruction of line* of telegraph throughout
(tie einpir?, has received an invitation to he present
at tlie coronation of the emperor.
An original portrait of John Hampden haa been ,
pnsetred to Congress by Mr. Buchanan in behalf
of John McGregor, of I/imion, and accepted, to,
be placed iu the President's House.
In Londonderry, (X. II..) on Monday last, hail
stone* fell "larger than the largest Baldwin ap
pies.'"?JN'eir Hampshire Patriot.
The late Commencement at Krskinc College was
the l?th,and seventeen wero iu the graduating
class.
As (ten. McQueen is a candidate for re-election
to Congress from tho First Congressional District
of South Carolina, Hon J no. Ixard Middlcton declines
running.
Soltiibkn Education*.?Bishop Polk, or
Louisiana, lias Addressed a letter to the
Editor of the New Orleans Delta, covering
a circular addressed by him to the Bishops
of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas,
Texas, Mississippi, Florida, and the Carolina*,
on the necessity of organizing a system
of Southern education, and building
up Southern religious institutions, as part
of a general system of defence of which the
South is daily growing in more need. ^
C 0 M M E R C I A L.
cflaalkston MaRKKT, Aog. 21. ? cotzom.
The t<>nd receipts at all the porte since 1st September,
ISj5, were 3,4^7,296 bale*. Increase over
last year 702,178. The entire transaction* of th*