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* * m. ? {Tl)C SjMViart. Sff A?7? AMBITO? V THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1857. AUEXtT. Mr. A.. R. Snitu i* oar authorised agent at Oolumba*, North CuroliSa. January" bills. Our correspondent J. F. G. lias lmpptly hit off tho annoyance of tnoso dctcatiblo attendants of tho credit Bysteni? January bills. Tho moral is enforced by every man's experience, and we hope will produce a salutary effect. This jtu d* esprit proves that J. F. G. can da* ?, sotype in verso as well as by the aid of chemical*, v - ' ft."1 SEWING"MTCUWE. A day or two since we were permitted to examine tho operations of a Whoolcr A Wilson Sewing Machine, at tho houso of Mr. Judd, under the ekilful manipulation of Miss Altleton. This roachine is simpTo in construction, noiseless in motion, of great perfection of stitch, adopted to curvod or straight seaius, und to a variety of purposes and materials. HILTtauy. We learn tint Major C. McDowell hn* iWtgnrd hia command of the Upper Battalion, 36th Regiment, S. C. M. /V- A T n* ....... ?.J V/O Ul? Ull. V-HJU. n. U. rwvI ?ua VIWI^I to the Majority Ip the Lower Battalion of ilie 0G1I1 Regiment S. C. M., vice L'eut. A. II. Kirby, ros.guod. At nn electiou for Captain of the Iainr Paicli Beat Company, No. 2, at Cherokee Irou Woiks, two weeks binee, F. G. L it ham wan chosen Captain over L. Cook, the vote standing?Latham 80; Cook I. T CHANGES. John Cunningham, Em] , lias l?eo*Hi?e sole proprietor of the Charleston Ettning Newt, hy the retirement of S. li. Pelot. Jos. S. Rcid, K*q., has disp?)?ed of his interest in the Newberry Mirror to Mr. John C. MeLemore, who ia now sole editor of that journal, lie is n young gentleman of lino talent, and we welcome him to the cor pi editorial, John G. Bowman, Esq., formerly editor of the Palmetto State Banner, is announced as editor ol the Carolina Timet. Mr. Bowman is a well cdu cated gentleman, and vigorous writer and courio ous editor. Rtis*fM's Mngnzinc. The Charleston Erening Newt says; "It will he seen hy a notice that the nc?v magazine, of wluch Messrs. W. B. Carlisle and P. II Hnynvnre to be the editors, will appear on the 1st ol March next, will be published under th*. auspices ol thnt res|>ectable tirm, Riuacll & Jones, and will be called Russell's Magazine. With these favorable auguries, we have presages of such success a* will render it n permanent vehicle and faithful reoord of Southern genius, taste nud opinion." JL'DGL BITLiairTHE SENATE. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier, iu giving nn account ol the altitude nnd employment of the different Senators while Wilson,of Massachusetts, was delivering his Abolition "Medley," speaks thus of Judge Butler: ''The Senator froin South Carolina was lounging in his chair with closed eyes, and ccrtuin drowsy and somniferous symptoms led us to suppose the monotonous lone had lulled him into n doze; but an allusion to his State by the speaker entirely destroyed the ti uth of our supposition, for iu spile of the indications of drowsiness, the closed eye* suildcntly stared out from uudcr the lock of sit very linir with unusual wakefulness) and sagacity of expieasion, saying us plainly as eyes could speak, they were nut asleep, nnd bud not Leen asleep, and never intended to go to sleep, when Carolina was in danger of being traduced. As the attack uu his j Stele continued, the honorable Senator became fftcl las und a*.i!|u<1. iu-il.ilt.v^ r.t.iS'to.l nPiiC, 1 bhook himself, and, in a sharp, singing tone, nskcd j to bo heard in reply. With ready fluency lie placed the matter in us ptoper light, proved hi* State ! clear of the charge, and with an nir ol dignified i contempt, lie then left the chamber." NORTHERN SLAVBTR4BERS. On the 22J ultimo a bill from the House of Repicscntiflivee, providing for n b'eant revenue cutter nt the port of New York, canto up in ttie Senate nt ; Washington, -Mr. Seward advocated its passage,' And quoted a letter from .John McKeon, Distiict ] Attorney of that port, recommending the pasture j of the lull, among other reason*, "a* an additional safeguard against the fitting out of vessels to en- ! j BaBe *n th* ?'??><.' trade!" "Mr. Toombs thought that was n very ingulnr Argument. It was pmposcd to have ? steamer employed nt the port of New York?not ott lite const of Africa?to prevout these exceedingly conscientious people, who will nut be deterred by the laws Against piracy, from engaging in the African slave trade! [ laughter.'*] After amending the bill, so as to leave the vessel tinder control of iho Secretary of tits Treasury, it was n.lti('(1. A lid tlltltt Lilt lira.il lirrrlin :i which will expand itn>i nbxorb millions of money. Philadelphia and Portland have also petitioned for steam cutters, mid Mr Waller prefer* tit* claim of San Francisco. We alt ill very tdiortly hear of the Treasury revenue steam fleet. Q?li .adon.va.? In A late issue wu gave an item 1 t'.at belladonna, applied to the tongue, was a pre veiitivc of scarlet fever. Tiie following, from res* pectable authority, allows that llio drug has pvniiclona properties, which should lead to its iivoidau.ee: "The London Linnet stairs that the use of tindrug belladonna, ax practiced ill Oriental harems, to give brilliancy to the eye, is unblusltiiigly ndvei* ii*ed nild provided for hy the entrretH of fashion. The effect of this powerful uud deadly drug upon the rye is to contract the ins mid cuiargo the pupil, intensifying its brilliancy,aud rapidly dcsltoying the organ." Mr. Toombs's 1'uoiosition.?Tho Washington City Star, o( 19th instant, thus refers to this matter: "This letter of Senator Toombs, addressed to ; the Southern Convention, has for some dais past heen a theme of very genet ul conversation among I the puhlic tutu nl tills city. Its recommendation* I nre well received, indeed, hy those from the South, | with very Lw exceptions. 8ti general fnvor f?r t.ieni do tliey manifest, as that those from section* of the North, whose business enterprises are likely ! to bo affected i y the action of the Southern State | (iuwi jiuu'iitd by Mr. T . if < ?-- lyed to be carried out, nie much exclod on the suhji et, showing thai,w* think, that Mr. T. has hit lh? riulit tiai> on lite head. "They nrguc vehemently against th? (rtwibility nnj constitutionality ot the recommendations of Mr. Toombs with so mucli earnestness, Indeed, tin tiint their elT??rl" carry with I bent conviction contrary to their wishia." A Modern Nistvru.?A Milhrlto Jonah canned the following notice to be inserted in the New Y .ilk Toil's. Oar latest dates from that city nre January J, but wo hit** no doubt the c.tj wan destoyed. if the only saving condition *m repcntniii'o. New "Yorkers wtiold rather die than do that?it wouldn't pay in this world, and that's all in<?l ot them live for: "pRornacY ?I ntn oomtni*?oned to announce that New York isaboot in be destroyed hy an earthquake an-, tire, if tlto dreadful Wicked inhabitant* ol the City no I neighborhood do not ffpent b fore Tuesday night n xt, Confessing their s tia publicly on their knees in tlie ottcetn. ilcll is before tin in u" they du nottrpent. Albkrtus." I'rof. Brumby la about to return to Alabama to b*i?k af'tr hie planting interests. ' .^i \"h?. r* COKtiRESXlONAL NOfllMTIOM. Our pnpcr-this we?k bear* to tho people of the Fifth Coiigr*asiounl I) atilet of this State the uoiui- frt nation of two ciuzt im of rfporianburg for tti? posit;ou of Representative in the Congress of the Uni- tci ted States, should Col. Oas, tho present faithful dim) distinguished member, a* he haa already intimated, retire from his post at tho end of the Thirty-Filtli p Cong ret*. w th The names thus presented arc well-known to the "n peaplc. James Farrow, Esq., n gentleman of talents. and recen'ly returned a member of tho Legia K luture, is on? of tho nominees, and Th-'Mas O. P. Vkrnon, Esq , the other. % In saying that Mr. Vernon is perhaps best known to the people?being native and t?? the manor born, h? and closely idetfflicd with a leading District office p( for many years?We hope we shall not be thought invidious. consideration is for the people 1*1 of the District,indicates but a general prefe rence and ground for support. To us the appeal " comes with grtater emphas a ami weight, as a colaborer in the liarnc>a of the pleas, and now our As co sccura in 'he conduct of the Spartan. Mr. Vernoil, indeed, from the foundation ot a District paper, jj( has been withdrawn from its labors but at brief in- or tcrvnls, each of which interruptions was terminated by renewal of qontteclioa with the paper more or 10 less prominent. lFs services hnvo ever found oor dial approval from the pe<>plg, nnd Ins writings on have given high character to the paper so fortunate 8|' as to secure Ids editorial luculimtions. Mr. Vernon, in early life, liad the advantages j flowing from a liberal collegiate education, toniug nnd developing an intellect both acute and brilliant As a profession, ho devoted himself to tho on law; but was oompellcd to yield to the threats of disease, and abandon a career which must havo <iu given him a high rank at tho bar. I'" A8 a public speaker ho is effective and captiva ting. Commanding an easy flow of language. gushing forth spontaneously, a playful fancy, de- XI lightiug in graphic illustration, a manly tnuslca voice, hasiauds forth an orator to charm and wield Senates. In the comparatively secluded sphere in which Mr. Vernon has shut himself, his powers as on a speaker are almost unknown, except to his in>- j| mediate neighbors. Eat we trust that in the pro- (lll gross of the canvas* this will remain truo no Ion- an K<-,r- rii In politics Mr. Vernon is State Rights?occupy- ?f Ing e i>osition of conservatism identical with that f() which ruled the judgment of the Stato Convention of 1352. Those who read the Spartan while un an der his editorial Control will be at no loss to know where to look for him. To the Union ho will rc- ?' in main true, but it must be the Union of tho Consti- ,K. tution. Should reckless fanaticism shred that in- <>f strument, or by combination pervert tho Government from its original purposeu and legitimate objecta, he stands reudy to forsake and renounce all g obligations of loyalty. But not until then, lie II will over be found standing by the South, in whatever perils threaten or whatever daugers may as- "j sail. ,,, Such is one of tho men, imperfectly fketchod, c' now placed before the pcojtlo for high office, and should it please them to confer upon hiui their suf- 1' frages, certain ar? we that it will be confidence well- id, nutiled and honor well bestowed. w< lo the remark* above made we mean no dinpar r hi agemunt to those other nnim^^tjch will with oer- , .j tainty contest the position Already we noti?e the Sc nomination by the Grecitville Fat riot of Col. Thus, f"1 Dawkin*, of Unioo. W* h ive, therefore, three gentlemen in the field of whom any District might bepi<>ud;nnd let ibo standard ol success perch of where it tuuy, we shall ever stand ready to encourage and sustnin that man whom the people may an place ass sentinel up>n the Federal Watohtower. to T1JE DALLAS CLARLMJ03 TREATY. The trentjf negotiated by Mr. I> llus and Lord vv< Clarendon, lor the adjustment of difiicu'lics prow ' 1 ing out of the Clayton liulwcr treaty touching Central America, was published in the New York papers on the 21tn ult., notwithstanding Senatorial secrecy. ?' The Charleston Mercury remarks as follows up l!' on its provisions: 'It* provisions, na presented, en in to us a satis- '-v factory solution of a question that, for some time. In threatened to ^uprrupi the peaceful relations of two \J oountrien ti nt K&yc greater int? r< si in the preset va ow lion of iienes than nbtrOfhcr two in the world. The real d'fBculty n|s JBefi, from the first, to determine *" whether any one'country should neqmre an itseeii- na dant control over the transit of the American Isth fi-, inus. There are several |ut*sngra across this r? j(j gion, connecting the two great oceans; one of thein was secured to the citixt-ns of the ljnit< d Suites l>\ the consti uction of the Panama Railroad Another, r the Tchuantcpec route, has been just relieved troin 1:1 its multiplied difficulties, mid deli vi red into the pos Mi ssion of an American company. The only other r m o open for transportation, was through a region ? of winch the tovereignly was disputed. And it >s "" this, rs|M.-c'nlly, which the recent treaty, convoided by Mr. Dallas, emioei lis. Its provist^Ais seem to satisly all the questions which have h<*u raised be- ca tw?tu llii two Governments in rrfwpicc to On- "u t to I America. I'o a certain extent they acknowledge a joint Proteel<>rsts over these jfttaWn, hut the ci Prot?otorat<- does not go to the extent of mi inter- , fei cncc with tlm internal nrratigi invntsof the Stales, nor does it el till) for the contracting) powers exclu >< sive a 1 vantages over other natiopa, nor is it complete without the assent of t|RTBl:?ti s w hich are em of peoially interested. Tin- <|bjeol of the treaty h;is cq be n to accomplish n gjicnt aim of eomuu rcc, in wj which all tuitions who hnfe exchangeable o< rninodi- St ties are interested?a truhs.t between the Atlantic th n :d Pai-.fio open to till. Commerce has really an be. u the iiighiinare of litis whole Goiitrnl American ae question. It I as been c Oh-d political, but it has re du ally been nothing hut e^iOmeiend. Give the world nc freedom of transit across thr Isthmus, mid wesliu!! th hear no nv re of the difficulties about the Central ba American que-tinti or the Mosquito Protectorate. < an The Treaty is u irost sat:sf?ctory solution of the . i) difficulties ?li ch have so long surrounded the t \ question, and both the Fulled States and Great ! hi Jtrits'n have reason locoligrrttul.lte themselves UPoll ' pr l)te result.'' D Thb North and tiir South ?We h-arn from the New York OhAiescr lto?l l??v n? tt > ? V" and Hill linvo )>ocn succtpsiul,quite beyond their ox- 'lc pectatruna, in colK etin^ iii>>nry-jo lhat oily for the I" (O. S.) Prevhyteriirn Theological*" .Seminary nt *v Danville, Ky, Instead or $.'>,((00, which w?*iheir maximum of expectation, tlicy collected $8,hb(). Thu Observer remarks: 2 de "Danville Seminary it in n Southern State. 'l*lis wl enll line been made at the close of u contest that IfflP (o b? i ll vv. l' fitted to u'.il liaio North and South; I||||^| the cordiality with winch thine to. Incn li.iu. h.-i jP wM received, and the liberality of the contribution*, ?3 IliHV that lilt Ullintl II Mill strong belAia.il (hove RB u ho love their country and the truth.";' riii Tji* Atlantic Tn-Kiinxrit.?Tpt New York wi Journal of C'Oiiimeree hope* our (government will no pike a corresponding intereat wall England in tlie furtherance of this grand prfweit. We quote! ^ "W* understand thai it litis been resolved to em | (',j (>loy fuui steamer* ill laying it down, vix- Two |o carry the wire, which >?'ll bedivitl. d iriloequal |mr- j>r lions f J ,9'>0 niil> ? (leaving Something hke dull n, nilea for divergence. inequalities n' am lace, ,) | ^ and two others at lenders, so that in ease either of I the tw first mentioned aliould be disabled, or other accident ooim r. iinniediate relief wou!>l be at hand, tic i ll. English Government has promised two steam era for this purpose, and appl.i-ulion will be made to the Government of ihe United States for two II' more, which will, ol Conrve, bo planted. th< Meuera Hunt nnd Aldt n, of lhl? city, in the tli< American directory ol the company, hare just re fin turned from Washington, where tliry were rcoeir- *'?? cd by the President, beads of departments, hading if ' Senators and Representatives, with the folleet aasu- m? rauce that the project should receive the coneidera ro' i.ztl r-r.J 'cvot which ?f? importance demnnds," del j -'.at EUROPEAN NEWS. I.Ate European ucwo has arrived per (lie Fulton M >m lluvre, nuJ the Niagurn, from Liverpool. stoot Tue following are the chief items of general in* Conf real by the formers pre* The I/ondon Timee ho? pronounced the nicvaagv one i Pi evident Pierce to he of u conciliatory eharncter. rospi The re*?saotnbling of the Congress nt Paria whi J'vH] td for the 25th ot Dcocnilvw. It was believed nt the difficulty concerning the Isle ot Serpents d Holgnrd would be arranged before the Congress setnbled. The person who attempted to assassinate the ins of Naples has been hung. (\ The marriage ?l the Princess Hoyal of England . . announced to take place on the 21st of Novein* ,LS c r next. Mf 1 The Hermann hud put hack to Southampton, after ivlng broken her shaft. it be Hostilities are threatened between Spain and , us-ia, growing out of the Neufehatel question. " " The liiitish forces have taken possession of the upor land of Ormuz and Karek. that The Russians have retaken Senjouk Kaleh, after desperate resistance by the Circassians. ^ The money market remains unchanged. Ry the latter we learn that France proposes a rceci niproinise with Russia in tho iioljjnrd .ift'air, and long e latter accepts. fir-o England is sending rcinforcernt nts for the cxpelion against Persia, and eiglit regiments have Lien uni-'' dered thither. but Prussia is preparing for operations against Su it- nami Hand. There is trouble brewing in Hungary. Cotton Msiikkt.?The sales of the week closing villo the 20th, amounted to 55,8fi0 hales of which pera eculnter* took 9,500 and Exporters 3,4t>0. The (j Ics on the I 'Jth, the day preceding the sailing of . . e Niagara, unlimited to 12,000 laics, at the M ow ' U( IT rates: " Middling Orleans, 7d; Middling Uplands, fijd lion> Tin- market active and firm, with an advance of (' e-eigh h on :.P grades. Financial matters were ens'.er. The ltmkers' circular reports brcadstulTs very On>b ill. Wheat liad de< lined 2d; flour fid to I slid- of 'I e; and corn fid, with a very dull market. a ~e In Livrrpool. oil Saturday, the steamer's news used an advance of I lfi to Jd, w th sales of 25,10 bales, of which speculators look 15,000 bales, ic market closed with an active demand. STARTLING DISCLOSURES. The The trinl <>t Huntington, (or forgery, is at II going ' " i at New York, in tlie Court of General Sessions 1''c ' he prosecution finished tln ir portion of the case P'"r i Tuesday. Mr. Hryan opened for the defence, u,n id started nt ottae with the p'en of insanity. Du " ig Mr. Bryan's address to the jury he mode use ' "n route very strange language, and put forth the he *' llowing astounding developments: " "Charles Behloii knew lluutington's character renc id whole career It voia he who tempted linn T gton to these forg< i i? et petted him, and aoiiled j Rr< provnl u(>"it all Ira prodigality. Charles Heidin is lot a per od of only li\?? nuitilha cs'abhahcd an ' count nl the li oik of ti.u Republic ol five lltillio s ' he dollHra. hog "These forgeries thus loatered have amounted in t to $20,000,000, an n?to:md tig sum; Hidden in iced Huntington to lake into his employ otn ecsv inker, formerly an attache of the Hehiens and boys nrbecka, who wua to act as spy. w)ir "He alleges that Heldt it knew of all tln se forge / I s, and that die detection win purely accidental rhleii was known to be an accomplished gentle- !l""1 nn. and at the same tunc the no M avaricious. Cur asp tig usurer among us. He iMvume blinded n ? cupul ty, and the evil day eame belorc he hail j rfected Ins plans lor < aeape. "Ho was not >et through with limbeck. The '"'I1'1 a that he would take no more than legal interest to tli is an astound tig absuiditv. fu st "There was only a half million out of the twenty , ill-otts of forged paper yet revealed. Itnn?l<-rgiti the very chain w hich contained Roln i t W:,s huyler when he perpi trated his great mercenary Tne series. llUt , "The names oi high and low were forged, an 1 |, )ls i*re was no attempt at imitation. The nearest re inhlance in the whole mass was the poor imitation 1 l'lielps, Dodge and Co." hint Huntington was convicted by the jury, sit 1 was w.u, itlenced on the 31st December to four years and cvid< i months1 confinement in the State pi son. and Mr. Bcciianas'* Position ?Some weeks a.nee | vv > alluded ?"? a m>i i eh n.ade hv S. ii.-itm I'. -?1. i - - - ? ? - * ' 1 " mi- I fniiiyUntiiii, in wlrcli some Southern prcssc* it liV uuj'lit proper to 1 ?cognise a foreshadowing<?f Mr ichnnau's po?ition on the slavery question. \V( j aught then, us now, that Mr Iliglcronly express- ' hi* own opinion*, and in no way eoinpfoinbcd j ^ e President elect. Commenting on the fuaa made over his speech ' ' sundry Southern paper*, tlio l^inoa^ier (Pa.) * ' 'A t.-lhgenecr ndiles a temperate reply, begging tlist ft r. lluchanan *hnll have opportunity to develop Irs '' 10 View* in hia inaugural. .1 usticc require* tit ?. 1 the meantime the Intelligencer ha# Mr. Iiucl.a- ' u'? approval in saying tluit t!ic following extinct ! mi the Souihft.de (V?.j Democrat states eonwily a,j,j p. anion: 1 "A* for Kansas, Mr. Duchanan has never ex- ' ' eased an opinion cither one way ot the other, n 1 18 vor of li* coming in as a free or a * iveSt.itr He ' .? prudently conceited that it is a, mailer with liich he lias nothing t?> do, ami with which l.e nut mean to middle. It is h qucstk^ i ye.orely with the people ot the Territory, with whom } i is content to Icatu it for solution. He w ill #ee it that the principles of the Nebraska law are ^ rried out in letter and spirit, impartially,and w.tli- W; , it tear, favor, or affection " The editor of the Soutli#ide D -moer.it, who ri ntly vi*iiid Wheatland, ttiu* gives In#iinpri ft-iotis *nd the views ol Mr. lluchanan npon the Sqti.iilei ,u: .veiegoty question: '"The opinion lie entertains is thus the Territories I the Union arc the common property of ih - S ite>, i ualty open to seltleincnt by the oil reus of nil; that In n these TeiTitor.es nro ready for adm.avion n* ales,then, ami not until then, their people have ,? e ri^ht to meet hi convention and t-? define to id to determine, in their organic law*, the elun , ,ro tcr of their dome-tic institution*. Tli ? is the | siietictrille held by Mr. liuehauiifi now, and is not a >wly conceived, inasmuch as it is ulent eal with j. . at continued m h ? letter to Mr Sandford as tar ' okas 1 >SIS. It is the antne opnnon i t pr.Holly rj. .j nouiieed hy Ins confidential frielid, Mr. ,1. (jinn , Jones,on the flooi of the House of ltrprts uta- | . ,r] e*?a gentleman who, by the way, voted in com- r , ittt e hi Cincinnati to ineoi porate h distinct ex w-,. , em>ain m in ? view in the national plait, i in ot thu , ;|p)t1 emocralic party." ; (l,)n Polygamy in L'taii. ? A curious statement in rc- 1' P' ltd to Morinouism has found its way to the Allani States, proving conclusively that the moral as ^ cts of this pestiferous lu-rcsy are worse than had ! " cr been dreamed of. One of these statement* tiom ovvs the number of persons composing tin- Leg * of tl ivc Council and House of the Territory, with n t it IHMJI ffcnptiou oi tlifir |???rs?<>!iA nod llie nuinht r ol , Il|0 veaattached to each. 13 mcnibvis of f'ouncli Aii.i uly tvvn ol wlmm sue m to bo "proper men" the forn |m? lioinz ?' ?r *i*hted and c*r.|>|>K <l -a^nrt^-tw " |the highest having 57 an 1 tho Iow.m 2 the l*pua? llo-rc are 22 members, who g'ory in j lore ? possession of 157 >vm ran ? from 11 " t is officers of tho U^uir, 5 in number, have 22 ' ret; while Brrghsm Yavo,;, the Govern r, Ul fewer tha i Male ( a rw-stNr ton mr. ^oowajr a ?.?tt- msiul 1 kl>* nt llr. .Iiunos McKlhenoy. of Ohio, n*n Jfnvaru i " ' to Win atlani, aa ft now year's prwont to Mr, | * ?? n-tianan. a largo arm chair, ft walkfriy rano end J < man, nil carved fhun hickory in tho tn<i?| vlabo- ! fak to and ingenious htyle, by his own hand, and two 'com id lurkoya, " Wo had rather car\ B the turkeys than hnvt ar UOfl le? cauveo by thora. ht 7T ~ for I a Hiuvr Hiuvr.?It is testified to in tho trm) of Jiitington, by a buokkeej or of n lii m ? ho wo* in II v practice <if accommodating him w ih loins lor Tl purpose nf alwivinc notea, that to <>ntt of iIuko ' t>iucl ma lie paid met ntea, fur mint* of hire or t< n tas-t uaaitii dollars, one per cent, a i/oy. s*ying that it k| ivn? hall ?lint he mode It im no woodrr that ao lire-1' iny failures occur in New York. Men who bor torn n at audi rates certainly never intend to pay their tot bta. I teen Jr- --? ? r- ?? For (ue Carolina Spartan. SMB. Editors: As it U generally uuderl that ou' distinguished Representative in jress declines serviug any longer tlian the Mit^ongrc6s, it becomes us to tlx upon some to take his placo. Tho writer of this would XJtfully ask to reooiumend the n:?ino of Jamkk row, Ks<p, for that import.mt place. A VOTE It. For tho Carolina Spartan. NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS. >L James L. UtT having stated in speeches to ountilucnts the jmst fall that he should probafiot be n candidate for re-election to Congress the expiration of hi* present term ofelection, comes necessary that the people of llio Filth rrcssioual District should settle their minds i a gentleman to succeed him in the event his conditional withdrawal becomes absolute, t the present time it is thought tliat SpartanI has u strong claim njwn the position of Repatativc in Congress, from the fact that she has waived nil claim, and cheerfully supported the rites of other Districts. It is true tliat this was r different construction of Electoral Districts; tliat fact cannot weaken her pre -nt claim, innch us each decade may find her united to electoral neighbors. For long years Ureeuwas honorod with tlie Representative in the onofGen. Waddy Thomson, jr. Union had two ens. James Rogers und Daniel Wallace; while crson's favorite son, Col. Orr, has boon retaini his eminent position till satisfied with its >rs ami tired of its cares, nder this state of things we present to the i Congressional District a favorite son of Spar- I urg as a candidate for Congress, in the person j "iiomas o. IVVkhnos. Ks-'j.. who will receive nerous support in the IRON DISTRICT. CMTURS' CORRESPOXDESrE. CooreiiBTii.i.K, lire.','9, 1P37. ur corn crop this \ snr h.is been pretty pood. j field adjacent to the work* produced oDO bush I excellent corn. Therein, nay eight acres in ield. This would be at tlio rate ol 7-1J bushels icre. Thin field, u you may recollect, was in i|>? Inst year, and sheep fed off them. It recti vn further manure. It shown what South Carofields will produce under what in Kritain would nlled fair cultivation. 7e ki led some hogs here lately, and one fellow hod the respectable figure of f>80 gius*. here is nothing of importanec occurring here. I iti your last impression n notice of Mm. Susan ?hart's boy's death hy drowning at the l*'ord livvr wan running very full at the time, and i ot fixed on the Cinder Ham. We made every j tion to save him, hut unforluuately w thoutsuu J Quin and myself, along with two or three ' , alter a good deal of exertion, reached him u lie seemed about gone. After getting hold in we were unnhle to bring him into out boat, ' i the fact of his being entangled n s uik I* idle, baat fiiled almost instairly with water, and wo soma difficulty in getting ashore, also notice, under the head of 4"Chn lelige Acp.l," referent* made by Mr. I! ram I.o kliart iu "bribery or b id riding of tbe lu gro"' in tbe lace between Mr. Lipscomb and Mr. Marcus >y. The boy belongs to the '"Company," and I once a groom of t ?l. Wudc Hampton. 1st. j charge of bribery is ? mply an nss>rtion, with- j irool. As to the bnil riding, 21, Ml 1. psc-'inbV e Imtl never been pi.ckid ly ill" spur bcfoio arc?eoiiscpi- ntly it was Lid policy riding 1 with them. 3d. That Mr. I. jiseomli's Iiofie 1 il) nia.-uit on oil tt.c .lay <?f llie i u-o traa i nt to ant person acrii*it.iur<l to sec race hoist-*, ] wa? a subject of rei .*T. to me tlio .lay l? fort- | aoo by a li ml, Who ix.is lo blnuie f.ir 11 <.*.? j ul.l i lot liavc buthrc! ) u about tliU r.ic uj iit-M ?i re it in l f. i tli.- keen inter. ?t taki n in , tin- M.11 >un '.ii^ cut try. fully, V. t?. 1,. | ? ? -? (. ?? ? Mr. Cowan's Callcry. *0 fin l tint follow..1^ . ' .a. . .ti'.n in tin- j rousvillo Herald, front a ;r ; ; -:it vi. ! a visit t i the Photographic Gal] -rr ol Mr. I an IT. - who a. sk< j' nl-eii I tr .tit j h.t ii herein slato-1 can satisfy t'? r doubt.- ' -.? liny Mr. li - a herti- :i.cnt tut i \ii.ring l.i.s ; m: IIii. Stoki.s : A W eek or t o : . 1 \t paid a l*i Sj.art.i:-h irjr on l>u-.n an I w i. ,? ttlic "-M . Mil w - u. .. 1 v i rat lit-: i.ity tl.lining .. Ivi-it - -ii.f-it I., i i- i 5n<?tl V a.s 'atrotm of the Pino Arm." Curioeity Inflncn* ns t<* read what f. . -wed, \vh?\\ found tli >t "li ' > ! Ni-iii ' ' i : ' :.a : r -n to th< jil-.-t. in of Mr. .1. l oi -t lli'-v iii'- N iv l'i. toI ry a . 1 1' ? : !- i< curtail'> uvf. W< i una. it i av a visit to u .lli-rv, having tun-1 up ?r n . it >r< l.ati.l n l l.iu t with tinny- . inr. .. A< orniigly. Ity finish >1 oar d.n: . vv.- -I ir way to ra.i. V. a .... I : a:.-; ctir t " ^ .' - : : ' i.: m i t town onyOU^fir cn.nd hv tlm j* .hto ami gentlemanly ption ftt Mi *.- i all i*i. - .!. U'i- ni.h-shall ns-??-rt, ttf t h.s . . > is. ft .- lar. e-t in -t ta.-ty >1 . i \\ i\.- v.-r s, j.i j! ,. a i t.'-.vn. anduhat j lures arc as fine wliie'i tvr liavty u .: i. -.-.! "hih* w- w.-ro pi. nt Mr tlowan copied a . f TttJ-p ''a .il I i ami tin Ln-ityj was so pert > <1- \?-! , d that every could read With tin at*-st . -.-. II .i.-lit : . iunrabiy iclustcil. end ins ? '. k <! ... v- tin istially M?r 1I-- tv.v kind enou.lt i , --.v us s'WiO of hiS*4' .uto-r.ij.lis or Taper I'ns. whii-li certainly are th>< moat life-like miu :l,i a which our eyes ovt r beheld. s to h.s Tainted PliOt^gt nlis. tli.-v d- 'V mmn. ami stamp the nmk r nf t ..-in with t of Aitist I! s stock C' ea- - is fjuitt \ tiiiiil large many of which arc i i. than ben j. , and very low in price, W. were ph-as.-d to a that Mr. * fOw.ii. is a natiie t'a: m and a r'e-st iian l>y birth, tin lifter ot w . niiw'iit Ik-v i- ---si by h:scourteous i n. . . .rainl yi-n-:?11! v li.'-aring. Tin objedt of this, nitniitii ? is in rely to open t! eyceA'tas i my as \\: Ii ... thelTUK'lV' S a.S Othc-ri si-e them. DAlirKUUK." i'iiit tiik Atlantic T?i.r?.ntrii \vn l Ac . I I.II II ! .l-lllll lll-lt C. .11 ll ... graph across iho ocean i? ti . idled, the li.iii-.ie i ill Mock*, the cl> * ag prif. ill c iik i, Ili?- ;.ilc ic cotton market, will liinrnl from I ondon nn.l -rpool cvt rv day nl tl.rV' < "? ! k n tin- u ti r I, Mil.I U il iii Cull*V?pic||tc I.' till' ihtVorcllOe l.( ? solllc live hours?im received III the lea Jillg iiitie c lu ? ol lhf~T i:ind > .il.-* holme noon, ling tin' lian.n nl op^j ^ im lin e fur that day In r w.u.1*, the ilomsra t tli?* I ihI ii Kvchangc In- known lie i' lirf.iro W. ii.,'.' limn*. iiii.I w.H 'ilil shed in tin* paper* ..rUc same < *cii t?^ he lliey .ii>* laid belorethe Mritlsh pub c, Trans il* .ill tin* Par s Ih.urse will beS*.iit a the same ii r. The expense, however, will I., very \, us tin- telegraphic lull* will l>c i?h>>ut one duller w (>rd. iir IU:\ton I .verms* -The N. \ k Times ' In replj In an application lr.nn an n?->iciiilion . * < iv, I ?l. 1 Solium stated thai lie had never ivt d any jwy '<>r his lectures, and never w..uld; llie 11, ist.>11 pc?plu hud complimented linn by nig him a present of two liitn-Iri d dollar* fur a i c, .Hid tii.it a ?im Inr < .mplnnent wmild he fnetmy in him. Tlniewss a charming Heniii * inpln- ly in this ingenuous method id get over the awkwardness of ?< distinguished n Innaii'a receiving pay, Ike a comiiuii Ico'.urcr, us a.'i vice* " OW TO JH I K<T PlIOTiXlRAl'lUr IhVK lilt lit 10 sure method of detecting a photograph is to 11 it with a Holutioii con.|?* ri of cvadtdn poum in nn ounce of puie water Tin* solution . H)i.*i|i. It will remove the photographic im. lion nlmcst instant.iiie<?i:slv. i>ut it will not . h the carl roil ink <if the hank note plate prim It ran h? put up by any spothe. arv for oigb pepoo, HEWS ROUPS. Tho British arctic ship llesolutc, found adrift by American whalers, and which was refilled by order of Congress aud aent tioma to England aa a present to that Government by ours, arrived at Spitbend on tho 12lli ult. She was visited by the (Jueen and IVtnoo Albert,and tbe officers rooeived royal hoopitality. Mr. MaUory haa been re-elected to tho United States Senate Irom Kloridu. CxnyriM haa called out fiotn tho Departments the correspondence between the Secretary of M ar and General Scott, touching the puy of tho latter na Lieutenant General. The documents arc voluminous nnd particularly caustic and psraonal. Mr. Consul Gcucral Harris bus been sulciy landed at Simo.la, .Japan, and is comfortably housed. At 8 o'clock p. in., on tho 3d September, he unfurled the stars and stripes nt his consulate. SetJcii, Withers, A Co., private bankers of Washington, fadrd, having on deposit Government funds. The Government claimed priority ovtr other creditors, and the claim i* allowed by the circuit court. Tbe Columbia banks have declared semi-annual dividends of $1 per share. Commodore Dclany d.ed at Washington on the 26th u!l. The ''lirst shad'' has hcen ennght near Savannah, and sold for $.10 nnd sent to Columbus. The Georgian says, "times are so hard in Savannah, that nobody can afford to cat the first shad." .Mis. Sarah II. Soott, the iast surviving daughter of 1'atriek Henry, died cm the 10t.li ultimo, at "Seven Island," in Halifax county, Virginia. She was 77 years old. <'oucha has been removed from the GovertiorGenerulsliip of Cuba, and Gen. Urbislondo has probably received the appointment. The Woodward's l'laniug Machine I'atent expired on the 26th n't. by limitation, aad it is, therefore, public piopi-rtj. IIU.Y HE.\KY*W7MILLIARD. At tlic recent Atahama Conference of the McI'ukI st Episcopal Cliurch, lion II W. Ilillistd annotinced Kim intention of returning tu the ministry, lie had been alluded to in CuufervllCo as probable editor ui ?lie Melliodifct organ to be established in Montgomery, and the proposition meeting with m'iiiic <|io Mtioii, Mr. llill.aril arose, nnd turning to liisliii|i lheree, presiding, addnssed lent a* follow*: "I give you inv baud, my brother, in this great ! work! Henceforth nor |>alli? of life shall not di verse! I come, m the maturity of my manhood, deliberately to lay my heart, intellect, nnd whatever ot trophic* I may hare w on in other walks of life, 1 professional or political, hutnhly nl the foot of the t'ross, Willi motives winch befit the service of my Master. , ''I.etitbe dikt'nctly understood, that no rote , which lhat Conference may take upon the |h-tiding j propusit on can nllVct my resolution to give mysel to tli,s work. At home and abroad ? iu my solitary jnurneyings?or standing in the |?'noi8 of kings. , I have tievei foiguitoii my early vows. 1 lu?ve , Neeii the beginning and end of earthly greatnese. , "liit mntely associated with some of the first lir , ing statesmen of thin age and country, i hare seen them |> t** away from ttiis cnrtli! t?,r, 1 inotr thi vanity < f earthly things! I come humbly, but I < colli*- prcMiving lliat >elf re*(K-ct without which 1 1 should not b? meet tor th,- M inter's service. , "I a?k nothing from this Conference en my i*er onrtl account, lat the vote hare no reference to inc. No, n<>, ? i! I have never lowered my crest, when facing |Nihtieal parties iu tlic day of battle. ) pr- set vi* iny > If i < ?|x-ct. but I desire to aebiere *omewhat that will ctinblu me, when this world bunts u|>, to lie reenguiocd, by the (iri-at Head ol the (' lUrell, .,H a trietld ot Christ, and to hake my place, however humble, among uisrtyrs and ?a nts whoh tve loved and served him ?*n ?arili!" This is the substance of his remarks delivered to the p.-il-hoiind audience. It war a scene of irteiis ut iral sublimity. May he find grace equal i.. i. . ....i.t_- i... ..i i . , - ? ? ... ii - cnxiir pu?? ii. ui.iy lie lire 10 com the chui.h, and finally u u and w. nr iliu crm\ n ol ' ctidles- j< ?jr an.I glory ?Maran Telegraph. Tin: <'irtst>?: Si'isak Case.?Tho Louisville ; Journal. under tho impression that sugar can not ' If profitably extracted from tho juice oflhi* plant, but only ni' lac s. (which remains to ho proved,) ' l.i' t'..c loll ivit g specula tiotis upon tho effect an * \t--ti' i- ilt.vat >a wmild luri u|x>n the juice f sugar: To nit:' in o th - plant with tin- view of im.nuf.i.'Mring ii: ,!.i^.- i on a large h>mIc. instead of re- 1 1 icing tl pri o < t .-ugur, would must certainly enhance it. As inoLar?n i- a net. asary by-protin t -a in ;n in i '.M-turc o! sugar. and at it pays. ' at iry | a j- it.- n ! the profit to the ;>t I i r, il't:,. h inaii l for inola.'-iM was supplied ii r to-.- and tin price consequently ' nine t. u. i - : it.* mu.*t War a higher price to n.ak np the J, licn'tn v canned l?y the low price of ' tnolawo* True, spirits may bo made from it, and 1 t . ' i\ - a ]. r'.ioii i fgriun from that use, an that t ti. a. .:*Mctu:< inola.--ee in a large quantity froui ' ir t llet wr think, would tend more to reduce ' h pi... 'grain than that of sugar. ' Tint Mia?oi'Ri c'omriiomi.e?The '"Jfred" -j?- 1 .MKii. rt- aie fuiaihed ill the Supreme Court, and ' ih- W Isli ngton correspondents arc speculating up on tl in. The Tribune corrcs|Hiiident writes: ' n.e pMMi.nii of the Court oil the quesliou is qu.te g km Iv uii-a lea .1 to l?e thus Misxs Curtir, 1 u! \1 wiehusetts; NelM?n, I New York, on i Me- ; I., .hi, i>l ' >, are ii luvnr of tin (stiver. Messrs. Caiiiphi ',n' VVuic ?. Way ne,of ( it org a; I ana l, < < 1 Vir_| *t I, :i( . iiea unlit 1'llC Judges tvliose po- ! . .in i> lint n> well ih fined are understood to be llriii.of !' iiii-v Ivan i, I ' itri.n of Tennessee, and Chief ilu.-tioe I'atiey, of Mary hind." Rev 1 ?r I .iv.ngntone, the Celotrratod African trav. i i . has :iturned to Kiighmd, after seventeen i v<ar*' .1- II. cr .used the great African eon- I t in lit aim .?! in the II11from west to east, lias i h. i n w In 11 no e vil./.i-d In ing l.ad i trer hi t-n before, i ai d i - m i l inuiij n t ih'e d seovi ries of great i v.due lie had great difficulty in speaking a sen t. nc of Kngli-h. having disused it so long tvhde inning a Airic.v lie had with him a native frnni the iilU'l or of Afi ea. Tins man, when lie got to the Muur tius, was so excited with the steamir* and vatious wonders of civilization, that he went m.id, mid jumped into the s.\i and was di owned. \n important libel suit bus lately been determined in Kng and. 1 he I?nd >n Aeira,in commenl uj -it the conduct of l/orit Luc.ni, in the Crimea, *|Kike of him as having disgraced and dscrtdilcd i the name and fame >< K?gtan.l,and as ha vino been i obliged to n-s gu. I.old Lucnn instituted a suit for ! libel, and tin- case came on for tn tl upon the 1 1th i of December. The Chief K.iruii, in summing up, j ih,,.led lluil the M l lie rial uil.sl.ni was whether 1 the ai licit* w u? written in a malicious spirit; thai | i lunulfnililr Inliluilr wn? nlluurd In the pus* ol lh i' country, >i> commenting on public men; and if 1 ?' thnut m .lri-, it pre*-iited l?n sufficient ground (it actn.ii The jury returned in a lew minutes with a vtrd'ft fni the defendants Kri ition o? Yksiyips?A correspondent of lho Iiuh pen U nt Helge, writing lroin Naples on ' the 2'2d ult., tuva : ! ( Vi in is was Mazing away last night, nnd I w is evidently in groat fort e. Fur tho most part ono s m only the retlcction of the light, which id thrown up from the interior of tho crater, hut at time it rises up in nil its mnjoaty, and illumines tho entire city.'' Tnr KirtToitti. Vort or Wisconsin.?The first Wednesday of Dweinbrr was the day protided l>) the I * iiitni States law for the electors ! ol President and Vice President to meet at the capital* . ' the v.ir .us States nnd cast their eleoto- < ral v> to*. A snow storm on thedny previous hav- , ing shut ofl* all ?oniniunientioii with Madison, the electors for Wisconsin did n?t arrive thtrs, and ei>nsc<|uentiy the vote of Wisconsin was nut cast for I President. Loi'isuK* Si otaCaor.?A ei rresponJeni of the New Vor k Journal of Commerce, who predie'ed 1 that the crop of sugar made in Ixiuisinna for I8.r>5 ; ' would lie 230,0011 lihds , missed it by only 1,0( 0 ( Mills,, now prod i: that the crop of '56 will fall short of I Ott.OuO lihds. The crop ol 1852 reached 41)5,000 hhds. A hill has Won introduced into the Florida legislature, entitled "An act to exempt from levy 1 and sale in that State, by execution or attachment, , I or other process, one slave " j ( R * V 0 r I m + For tho Carolina Spartan. A JAitOABY BILU. r j. a. a. "Tlio melancholy daya havo come, 01 Tho aaddcat o( tho year," L When notea are due, and lengthy bitla P Come in from far add near:? ?! When "here'a a small account of yours," tl la whispered in your ear; > And "sront you please to acttle now,*' w Is all the talk you hear. I< You source can take a morning's walk, Witliont cro long you're met liy Mr. Snooks, who wants to kuow ^ If you can "settle" yet; And at tins hour of "dusky ere," Wlicu homeward yoa do hie, ^ U|*m the j?srlor table, l?! A pile of billa do lie. r \ Ye chaps, whose salary amounts ' To ten times ten a year, h Who sport your pa tent-leather boots ^ With such a "foreign air,"? Who wear your thirteen dollar "tights," ' And golden buttoned vest, a When Jai uary cornea around, I Ye seek in vain for rest. I ii Ye girls, with dumpy bonnets, stuck ? Upon your pretty heads, ^ With high-priced silks and satin things With flowers, hoops, and beads:? 1 wonder what "papa" will say When Mr. Sprigging calls r With just that "little bill" of his, For bonnets, hoops, and shawls! ^ And now, my stylish little chap, ^ And f.ishiouable maid, j I'll tell you what you'd better do, n Whan those long bills arc paid? tl .1 list spend as many dollars now Upon your addled brain, A* you have spent for costly clcthca, And see how much you'll .am. I.ibilSuit in England.?A suit for libel was recently brought by ly>rd Lucau against the 1am- ^ Ion 1 >aily News for criticizing his military conduct c n the t.'i men. Tho comments were severe, but lho censure was deemed disirved, and the jury ^ ivt \<ii]ict "1 neuuittal in nbout 20 mlssba fri. re were public interests involved in the subject >f the strictures, which in the minds of the jury were of considerably mare importance than tire pcr onal annoyance cauvd by them. Locibville, (Kt.) Doc. 31. The Medical Department of tho University of Kentucky, including the Library, laboratory and j MqIBUID, vm burned to-dav. The loss is cstinia- ' tod at $100,000. > ?a ? a Promotion or Gem. Smith ?Wamiingtos,!). - s Jembor 31. 1856.?The Sonnte, yesterday, uivaui n inety continued the nomination of General Pcrlifcr 1* Smith to I tie now Brig: diorship n the army, :rtatcd by act ot the Inst Congress. Tub isnepkn'nKXT I'ubss.?This weH conduct* ^ si papier coiie-- this week in an expanded farm Wo wish it cm rv success. COMMERCIAL. C/ol.lMKiA Market?.Ian. 3.?Cotton.-?Tin atceii ju?t bti ught to a chxM* has b<en rather n dull >nr; not ho*? ver, from the la> k of demand, or from my d< ci ne in prices, for the demand is good, ami (l irion arc steadily advancing. hut finm the tact til f he Christmas and New Year ho! days mterven ng. A'hicli caused the receipts In he light, and rouse ^ juently the transactions were limited On Satur lav morning the news from I. verpocl hy the Ni tgnra came to hand, reporting the cott ii market an idvance of Jd.on nil grades, w th sah-s for the Afielt of o.YSdb hi!*.*?speculators inking V,M10 Hid export' rs3,l"?i luilcs. Ti e trade at M.inches er wan good, ami the juice of manufactured g.<Ki' idvanc iig. .Those accounts w ill d. ubth ss have a ivorohle i IT el on the cotton mnikcl in this coort try; still we must wait the opt ning of the com ng w e?k, and n'ro more extensive op. rat "lie, licfore w r will be able to say with an* decree of accuracy t what extent the market will he afFcclid by them 1 he soles of the Week loot up bales, and wt utiW <pn.tr; Inferior Itij all; ordtuiry II n II J middling 1 I i it I 11; g.Mid middling I I { a 11 J; (a r I 1 a I'J; nd oh.aco I i cents. Bacon?\Vc have no material or quotabh ' hansel' ri .nee in the bacon mark'-', and wether, re ei ii. : ill Be t qti >ti : vhouldt I ? 84 .1 9; si.lcs ll 1 t |i'J, and hams 1 1 a I'd ceuls, accoid iu to oci.1. ly. * A Corn ?The corn market ha* also lieen w ithout iny material change, and consequently we eotit.iiu rl to quote 8<> a 85 vent* per bushel. I'eas.?The supply ol pen* on aale is fully ade- ^ |uate to the demand, and thereloro there >s n.> ? hange in prices. We till quote 65 a 70 cent* |>?t luslicl. I Oats.?The ilrinaml for oat* is limited, nud a.- s ihc stock .* (air there is no change in pr co*. We .continue to quote 60 cent* per busliuh Fi.OOR?The flour market ha* been quiet hut toady during the pa*t week, nmi we continue ui orniet qui'txtiou* of tjilj a $7 tor common to i ^ brands; *uper line j) a 7i; and extra (armly tlour per barrel. . j Charleston Market, Jan. 2,1857.?The re scipt* of cotton for the past week were I 4,070 hah*. . Nile* in same tim- 12,650. at extreme* fioni I 1 a 111 R.ce 3j n 4 J, corn 78 a 85; oats 50. Flour ij a 4 in sack*; in barrels $8 a 8J Groceries?Cuba Molnsas 40 a 41; Muscovado 53. Cnha Muscovado Sugars 9$ a 10. Cofl^o. A lot ' t?iat hajs Rio brought 10J a 1 1 J A Mile j ?f 1,600 bags, direct importation, was announced a| for the 6tli ni>t. Salt SO. liaeoii?side* have | id*anced a.id n< w command 9 J a 9 J for boned and Linl 13 s IS} MAMIIBIJ, On Tuesday evening, the 6ih instant, by Rrv. J I (I I.asdhi u. .IAS. M. BOWDKN. Ksq., to Mi?\l VIRGINIA, eldest daughter of John N. Nol- it l.r. of Madison Parish, Louisiana. \ ii Hi i' e same, on the 4lh instant, Mr. M A I ?lSON Ig w K >1)Y to Mi** KLIZA UKT11 BALLENGKR, I 'I ill of Spartanburg District. On Wednesday evening, the 3J of December t< la*t, by Rev. SiiirsoN Dkummond. Mr. C. S. tl I i RKKNI ,K A F to Mas M A R Y A. IlOJ<COMBK, tl all ol tins district. u On Thursday evening, the 4'h of December Inst, ? l?y liev. John L. Norman, Mr. GARLAND A1. I, LKN tu Mi*s MARY A. LA Y ION, all of Spar- j, lanhnrg 1 hslrict. ; b On Thursday evening, the 18th of December j la*t. by Rev John II. F.zki.l, Mr. Mil.MS II ?i FKRGl'SON to M'ss LI M A. KOGKRS, all of c Spin L'inbvirg District. On rimrsday evecing, the 18th of December last, j n by John II. Walker, Ksq., of this district, Mr. |, AMOS NIX to Mrs. NANCY SKALY, both of w Union District. On Sunday, the 2Dt ult., by .John II. \> ai.kkr. K??j., Mr. BENJAMIN WKL1.S to Mis* NANCY WALDRIP, all of Spartanburg District. On tli?! 21th ult., bv O P. RtciunneoN, Km., ' Mr K. 11. WIIITBto Mie FRANCES VV KATIt- ! KRFORD, nil of Spartanburg District. t >11 the UiJU uh. by the Her. ,1. G. I.isinttv, j 1 Mr W YI.IK BAGWELL. to Miss FRANCES ' l'< H.LAUI), all of Spartanburg District. I>lt. CLOPTON'fj INFIRMARY, jf DR. J AM K8 CLOPTON, who has visited South * i'arolina for several years, practicing his prides, sion. has now pormanc ntly established himself in r HUNTSVILLR, ALABAMA, where he ia prepared to treat successfully the following disease* di Asthma, Diseases of the Throat, Inflammation and ^ Enlargement of the Tonsils. Gland:!* r Swellings t( &lx>ul the N?vk and Throat, Scrofltla, Scald-Head, rumors that frequently come on the eye lids?and j nil other diseases of tho Skin. Testimonials of the highest character from your State will be forwarded to any that may wish ~ Lliem. Persona writing will enclose a 3 cent stamp to pay postage on return letter. Medicines forwarded by mail, in such cases as can be treated a ?t home. Dec 33, 1856 ly w? . < wmmrnmmmmmtmmmammmtmM? NOTiiKR CASE OF FEVER A BID AOUE CORED. tET A few days ago ws raMrdad ire of Ke*?r and Agwb)ftbw?rfDf. Iff !*? iver Pitta, prepared by Fleming Bra*., Pktabargr a. We bare now another to mention, vis: tint T Mr. Jams* Hliarpe, of Madfcoobnrg, wW ststea>at be had labored under n eery aevero oOtnefc off kgue and Fever, and waa aeon raalotad hy rib* nanf tbeee Fill*. Mr. Sharp* alao exprwpad an efia>n, loon Jed on observation, that Hie JJvar PiHnrr be beat f?r bdioua complaints ever offered in hi* eotioo of country. Although long known aa a sovereign randy >r chronic cases of llepstie derangement, or riU oa*ca of the Liver, the proprietors, Fleming Bras., f Dr. M'Laue's I 111*, were not prepared far the request, but gratifying evidences of ita general nUE y nnd ouralive capacity. In tbia reopect, this in* aluable medicine hoa ? needed tlieir mat aangnins xpec'aiiona, and induced them to bop* that it will e introduced into every family in the United ilatca. t. . \ lJf~ Puruhaacia will be careful te oak far DR. l'LANB'S CELEBRATED LIVER PrLLEtfr nanuhcturcd by FLEMING BROS., Prrraatrana, 'a. There are oilier Pill* purporting to bn Liver 'ilia, now before the public. Dr. M'Loan's geanno Liver lMla, aliwj Lin celebrated Vermifuge, ean iow ba bad at oil respeetabls drug s'orca. /fens vnui/o" without the uyualurt of [37] Jan. 8 4fi It FLEMING BROS. j Spartanburg Female Academy. Institution will be opened for the reception I, of pupil* on Monday, tbe I9tb mat., Rev. VA8II1NOTON BAIRD Principal. I 'Die uvual course of Literary and Scientific In* Iruetion will be kept up at the former rates. Me* "EM RLE nil! also give instruction in MU81C and "RENCII. Tlie Tfiniii* mli? ! *"*" (tending the Institution to public attention and paronage. W. W. IIAKRI8, Praa'L D. C. Jl'DO, Secretary Board of Traatrea. Jan. 8 -46 ft A CARD. \ \ School to eoixaunce 1st Monday in February. IMIK subarriber having located at JOHN H. WALKER'S. (2 milea caat of Ilobbyavitle,) ?r tin |iurpu*e of TEACHING, hopea,by aelf- 1 ult vjtioii and application to Ina proUaiaiod, to roarti nlron.ojjc froin tlioae who wiali to go or aend ta L'llOl'l. Tumi of Tuition: From ten to twenty dollare tr the term of ten month*. Board in the i.? :-iil>.rhud on rcaaonable term*. Jan. 1 40 4t If. N. Vt ALh?R. Near ilobby**iUe.S. C. TBK SIBSCRTBERS, HAVING thia dnv a?rot>i*ied with tlictn, in the WHOLESALE DRY GOODS BD6Ii ESS. Mr. JOHN < iEORGE, the annw will heraiter tie enri ied on under the firm of N A VI KB. WITH, <t Co. WM. NAYLKR, TIIOS. P. SMITH. CitAai.t?Titii, Jan. 1, 18r?7. VN intelligent I.AI), a* apprentice at the Photo* . genie Ait. J hurtling, Ac., will be formatted nt gratia by 1> a employer. For partieulara, call i Carolina Star Gallery, corner of Jail and Main tfrftl. Jan 8 46 St Notice. VLL prroona having demand* ngainct tin* Batata of DORCAS McDOWELL Will pieaae pro rut t'tlvui to the anbaci itirr, ns Agent, on or befora le l*t day of February n?-*t, duly authenticated, r aeftlemont; and all indebted to aoid Estate are <)u r<d to make paymcnta, aa h>wger indnlgenoo rill not be givi n. ii. F .MCDOWELL, Agent. ? Jan. 1 46 3t Ilcndciuartore, IRDER NO. 2 ] Cttari.kvror., January 1, 1857. ^ IS Rimlletiry the Governor and Commander' i l < "i I i. ?j- I.'< n I'luoiii to J R. i!.l>ToN. of C'li.iilisten, iukI A. J. GRKEN, I Columbia, f>(hvjl Ai.h-s-de Camp, with the ink ?'l L< uirnxni Colonel, w ho wilt be idreyed ami 'Prct'd nccuid'iiiily, mil rej-irt ihrnxtlvct, ii> ill uniform, to II'm KwelU-iiey ut c'hui lesten, ??? r before the fifth <lnv' February pros. Bt ordsr: J. JOHNSTON PETHGRKW, Jan. 1 46 )t Aiili-de-Camp. PTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA* Spartanburg District. IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY. C.iation for Letters of Administration. IT/" II KilEAS Dr. 15. E. WOFFORD has aye. v ? plied to me for la Iters of A Jin uistrutiou on II nu I singular tlu- ir>nds and chattels, right* and reditu, "I Mrs COMFf >RT IVOFTUKI), rwn ttanv nio annrro, late of the Stale and Lhstritt IKixihI, litvriai d: <tj)i These are then-fore In cite and a.'.motush all mu) n.'ular the kindred n?l creditors uf the saul deHWil, to l< and npp-ar at the Court ol Ordinary, r k.ml 1 lisir'CI. In tie In hi at ^paitxnburg Court louse, on th 'id I il.-ty < ' Jauuaty, to show cause, >f BV e?ii>t, why the ?.-u 1 letters should not be granted. Given un ler my U.iud and sr.-U <>l O.ik-c, the 5th I Jan., 1 11. lit HI iiEN .*?.?. n. Jan. 8 46 3 LETTER FROM HON JOHN MINORBuTTS, OF VIRGINIA. Richmond. July 'J, 1865. Me?*r?. Wm 8. 15* f.rs A Co.?Gintlement 'oii*i derations of duty to the afflicted ukinr prompt ie to send you tins voluntary testimonial to the real value "ol CARTERS SPANISH MIXT"RE, lor that almost incurable disease, Scroluia. Without being disposed, or dn mil.g it necessary, ? go into tlie particulars of the rse, 1 can any that lie anion slung results that h.ive been produced by lull m. d.cine, oti a memix-r ol my ut. 'uiiidy, and ndrr my own observation and superintend? new, her the skill ol the test physicians hud been ei..usUu, and d! the v a tl remedies had h.i!ed, !uHj ratify >ne in recommending its use to all who may e suffering trom that dteadl.l malady. I do not nu-uu to say that it is adapted to all coolitutie.es, or that it will afford the same relief in all uses; for, of course,! can know nothing about that -luit from w hat I have St en of the effects, I would * ot liesiUts lo use it in any and every ease of Scrofu i, with peraons (bt whom 1 (ell an intereat.or o*ei lioni 1 could eaercise mfiueiiee or control. Respt-clfuliy yours, J NO. M. BOTTB. Jan. 1 44 5l Announcement. We arc mquested lo nnnounee J. B. TOLLSON a candidate f?>r Clei k of the Court of CommoR Mens for S(Kirmnhutg I >wtrict, at the Election in ununrv west. Nov fi *' We are requited to announce Mai. JOHN lARLK ItOMAR a candidate for the Cleik of tba Jouri of Common Picas tor Spar tan burg, I>iatrict t the Election in January next. Nov 6 37 tf CEDAR STRING VIA OK MY. I^IIIIS School, for tnalca and female*, will recommence an the <tth MONDaT (the 3ith ny) of January in*t., under the care of C. II I IIITK and Sirs K P. V. H WHITE. R*'e? of Tuition, per Term of 10 montba, from $10 > S'-O, including Ixtin. Mu?io '"w.>n?on M<l.?deon $98 per echolar. Hoarding, Irom $7 to $8 per month. For further information addreaa C. II. WHITE, Jan I 4.S 3in Capaa Sratwo Awuia. To Hire, [ 7 ROM 1 at of January if it. Two N KGRO V IU1YS ..nd TWO WOMEN Th* wome* r* good plain Cook.. HRNN KIT A GO?*. Deo 1R 43 tl