The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, April 02, 1857, Image 2
Spartan.
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THURSDAY, APRIL t, 1857.
. ' C=:==r AGENCY.
Mr. A. II. Smith is our nulhorisol agent at C
Iambus, North Curvhna.
temperaJcb "lecture.
There will be n temperance Lecture deliver*
by Hon. J. B. O'Neall, in the College Cliap?
on FRIDAY EVENING, April 3, at 7* o'oloc
Tho pubtio are respectfully invited.
TI5IT0BS.
Among the riaitore in attendance upon coutt
Col. J. L. Orr, in the enjoyment of good lienlt
At the close of the Ladies' Entertainment at tl
Walker House, on Tuceday night, the young urn
complimented our Representative with a avrenm
and called hint out. lie inado a short apecc
gracefully acknowledging the courtesy, and ?e?in<
highly pleased at the presence of so many ladies
his audience. We nro proud of our Congresainn
and hope many years of usefulness and honor n
before him.
TUB CUCRUpP^RFY.
The Ladies of tlio Presbyterian Clinrch, to
iquidato a debt for repairs, held a splendid supp
party, at Wnahington Hull, on Tuesday night. Tl
attendance was large, and the affair highly suceee
ful, judging by what we saw nud heard, as well
from the satisfied looks of tlio ladies who project
and carried out the |>tan. They deserve mat
praise for their successful exertious.
SPkTSG* COL' UT
Ths Spring Term of our Court began on M?>
dAy, III the new Court House, which was suf
oiently far advnueed to allow Judgo O'Neal' tl
proper honor of holding in it tlio first oourt.
are well pleased lo seo his honor so halo lookin
and so well attempered for the despatch of tl
ti ry full dockets before him.
His charge to the Grand Jury was compr
hensive and pointed, embracing roads, public buil
iogs, public cilices and officers, retailing, gam
ling, carrying concealed weapons, trading wi
slaves, the peuitrutiary system, codifying and r
vising the statutes and condensing tlio reports, ai
the too great number of magistrates in lite sc*
ral districts. These subjects were indicated
ooming within the sphere of the crand inquisitio
ns well as the duty of finding bills cf indictmc
for such offences us might bo brought to their r.
tico by the Solicitor.
The following gentlemen compose the Grand ai
Petit Juries;
Grand Jubt.?Foreman, Govan Mills, P
Caldwell, J. P. Martin, Wilson Alexander, Ai
brow Watson, Jos. Collins, John N. Miller, D.t*
II. Smith,Saul A. Camp. Isaac Pennington. Joel \
Ballunger, Jeremiah Glenn, Samuel G. Smit
Klish i Wvatt, llirnin Lock hart, Lenoir Liuder,
N. McDowell, John liammvtt.
Jurt No. i. ? W. C.C.mip, Owen White, Bci
Chirk. Wm. T. Kirbv,Martin Otts, Wnt. Pearsr
Alx. Wakefield, Kobt. McCailev, Wm. T. Btiai
IDJlltnnd Cooler, (ittirnr T .I.mi.s l.?>
Tonr No. 2.? -J. II. Wilkin?, Robt. Rnkcatra
Jas. R Jackson. \Vm. F. Ray, Wm. Chapman,
H. L. Wood, Thos. Harris, Jas. Cannon, R. \
Foster, Gto. Chumncr, Robt. Clark, Daniel M
Hail).
0R RKtiVlON.
By referring to the communication in our n
ti:nn? from a Charleston Commissioner, it will
seen that there is n eery serious error in the leg
lutiro synopsis, page 387, from which we ma
oar comparison some few weeks ago of the Fr
Schools In Spartanburg and Charleston. Tho f
lowing is the ccrieeled statement:
In Spartanburg, for the year 1856, there we
I,813 scholars, attei ding in nil 28,170 school da]
at n cost of $3,673.58, equal to about 13 cents p
day Melt.
In Charleston there were 1,182 scholars, attin
ing in all about 237,000 days, nt a cost of $14,3(
rqual to about 6 ocuts per day each.
The blunder belongs to the Legislature, and i
cheerfully correct our statement to correspo
with tho facts.
B0FKR\(I88UTP*0F KA.1SA8.
Tho Washington St r saya that Hon. Robert
Wrlker luw ace-pied this |>oaitien. Of the fact i
hare no longer a doubt. The enemies of tlio A din*
'(Stratum at the North had hoped that Kansas wot
he n thorn in President Buchanan's side. Their n
ticipntions have soon been ditS'pated by Mr. \A
-patriotic course in undertaking this arduous nn<l i
sponsible position. Ho lint thus relieved tho Dm
emtio inatM s of the country, by this noble ami u
6elfiali net, of n weight of anxiety easier imngin
than described, and will be duly remembered for
doing.
We have also every reason to believe that t
poet of the Territorial Seorctnry of State has be
tendered to lion. F. P. Stanton, of Tennessee.
NEW PAPER.
Wo aeo that .1. Forrest Gowan, Esq , Into of t!
city, and A. D'G. Tumbro, hnvo bought the <
fico of tito Western Eagle, n paper lately publish
at Rutherford, N. C., and have associated the:
st'lvts in t!tc publication of a weekly paper at t!
p'aee, to be called the Rutherford Democrat. V
h.tvo often seen and admired Mr. Guwuii'i produ
lions, and know him to bo a yong min of fine ? i
t iij powers. Wc wish them abundant success
their new and arduous enterprise, and cordial
extend to them the right hand of fellowship.
[ Charleston Evening Ntu>?.
Queen ?Judge Fleming arrived nt Statesbcr
Bu loch county, G i., recently, for tho purpose
holding court. 8i*on after his arrival, lie was wail
on by a delegation of citherns, wlt.> informed In
tint tho Com t lioute It id been nailed up; ??> li
Judge, remarking that it would tttfjrd him i
pleasure to hold a court there, l?>k hie d.p.r'.a
fr.rna the town
CuPttr or Reconciliation.?It is alnted that
b II ha* been introduced in tlata English pjrliamc
by L>rd Brougham to prevent litigation by proa
ding4'conru of reconciliation." Tl.e judge of tl
oourt will hear the parties at stuff, nit J givo his m
vies and opinion on tho matter. If tho parti
nbtde thereby, the agreoment will be final and bhu
'ng.
Leavenworth Citt.?Tho Kansas Herald say
''Leavenworth is still advancing with rap
strides t.? a ereat cay. John Gist sold a few da
'nee hi* olaim, two utiles (rortt town, consisting
130 nor as, for $114,000 cash, or $l2a per acre. \\
uriw this only as a specimen of numbers of other
Kivo hundred buddings will be put up iia this pl.n
th ? summer. Every boat brings crowds of etr
grants to this jt'nec."
MtJ4isrv.il to Russia.? A correspondent of tl
Baltimore Pntrlot, from Washington, says;
Mr. Aiken, of South Carolna.t, will probably I
appointed minister to Russia. The important fn
iigii missions, Vowtvcr, w ll probably be deferrt
tor Miis lint* pt
T.to now treaty between our government si
p. rsin begins in Ins way:
"In tho name olOod, tho element and tho mo1
el fail, tho PrcsadenVof the United States, nod h
MIjestiva* cxnltol u the |4iaiu t Hntam?the so'
re'gn whom the S?i serves as .a standard, whr<
?;.lehdr r ftt l msg" fViaee r re eqo'il to that of tl
CUUUSSR SU8AR CAJIB.
It may b? ibat the experiments of last year ex
hibit resulla loo faverablene to the productive quali- Toil
tie* of this new plant, and thuee who are now A
entering upon its culture wilt tiud thcmsclveo to your
tome extent disappointed in relying upon it for their taubu
3 supplies of sugar and molasses. It would be by *?d
no mean* remarkable should this provu to bo the yr?r
9" case, for all are aware how difficult it is in a single> oxpot
or even in aevcrn), seasons fully to develop ony nr*< new
vegetablo product?not only from ignorance of 265.
^ j the kind of ground and quality of manure adapted As
to its growth, but from want of confidence in a fa- Char
vornble result. All nre more or less prejudiced yfar?
against new-fangled notions. Kven cotton had to take,
rely upon steady experiment and demonstrated ro- have
suits before its eulturo became general. It has l'10 'l
i? been so with almost every plant of modern Intro- "one
h. duoiion. Perhaps slowness of belief is well in ng- some
lie riculturists. It is not a speculative profession? from
rn that characteristic belongs to merchants, whose ven- a' re'
do tures necessarily develop it. The husbandman l',u c
h, cannot afford to Iritter away the productive energies 6wt
ed of his soil, and his own labors, upon untried and ecbo<
In perhaps woithless plants. These are left to the 8IX
n, model farmer, whose capital in not invested with ^e 80
re a design to make money or even a living. Hnv- there
ing amassed a fortune in mercantile pursuits, he 111
thinks liealtli and enjoyment nro best secured by phiri
j. removing to n small extent of land within easy rosul
roach of large cities, and spending the remainder of w'
, of hi* d tvs amid the green meadows and free winds 8C'1"'
ne
of the country. JIo can there embellish his houses ,;"sl0
and grounds to bnrto?fill hi* stock yards with (an 0,''CI
ns * cy
breeds?and indulge experiment to his heart's l,,cn'
. content, lie thus renders a real service to agricul
turc, however little lie may Imj doing (or himself. !',e
Everything really vnlunble is made known, while P"1"*
the worthless is discarded, and the publio guarded whio
n- gninnt ',s nttcmptod introduction. ?vho<
jj. Many of just such farmers have tried the sugar ,'10 ^
|,c I cane, ami I"."* fcoeb very successful in it* culture. Jrcn
!'e But experiments have gone much beyond litem. ^ ''"1
? Our own planters?men of substanco and large n*
i,,, landed estate*, who deli&ht not in new notions uii- ',um'
less they promise large pecuniary result*?haro so "u-rc
c. far prosecuted their experience whli this plant as
j. to be fully satisfied that it is destined to become one
j,. of our most important crops. This year many of ',nr
thctn will plant largely of it, and establish its value e 'iuv
t. beyond question. l'ie f
1(j We have urged upon our district farmers a ratioi
c- general trial of the Chinese sugar cane, a id we are co"''
as glad to know that many have procured seed lor
n> trial. W c hope each one will give the crop a fair
nt chance, so that future operations shall be free from
all doubt. If it prove as good and productive ns ,j.j
claimed, molasses will no longer rule so high in ..
** * Iloni
our mountain country, neither will our wagons be , w
n-J i 1 r .k. j: k i * "
,VU lU ?..U, ...O MM?.. Du... b||o|)
(? heavy anil treacherous It may be difficult
ii- nt first to grind out the c.iue and express all itn fear
juices, tiu'. Ih's will soon be got over. Ingenuity i* the (
Ij" everywhere, and necessity will prrfiel inventions, ^' j,'
j' cheap and efficient, lor these purposes. Let evety
la mrr plant seed ? no matter how little. If noth- from
"J* ing more is done, enough will be attained the first harsl
year by securing a supply of cheap seed for another ,n* '
season. The price is too high just now, and will
tv, como down if every farmer will follow this plan. posit
J' To show what they nre doing at the West?ill the i
[0* Illinois?we give the following from the Washing- j,Je'u
ton Union, merely rsmnrking, that it would he |1(T|.lt
shameful to let the Northern States surpass the ted n
sunny South in growing sugar ennc: othei
"Tiie PaosrecrivE Suoar Cnor in Ili.inios? *''? '
he Mr. E S. Bker, of Rochester Mills, Wabash R:l,n
'i. county, in Illinois, writes to the Belleville Advocate Pr' !*'
tje that he shall plant twenty-five acres Willi the Chi- nct,:i
nese sugar-cane the present season. 'I am con- 1 10 '
co vinoed,' lie says, 'that the Suite of Illinois will in J
ol- five years make her own sugar; nnd il I have luck v.?
I shall make this season enough sugar, and certain- ^1*'
ly enough mol.isscs, to supply my httle town. At ,
re all events. 1 shall try.' Mr. Kroh, of Wabash "
county, who aome months ugo made a statement of J '
>cr tho result of his experiment with the sugar cane ,ur'.
hut year, offers to bet the skeptical editor of the ' "
j J Charleston Courier $500 that he will manufacture
I from one sere, planted with the Chinese ioeed, live '
' >, J hundred gallons of molasses, a superior nrticio to
j any manufactured in the South, and sold by the
,ve merchants in Coles county in 1856 for 75 cents per | " '
, j gallon; and, further, that lie will manufacture il nt , J?
II the cost of tsu cents per gallon." '***
[Comuiuiiicated.J j
j TO IFICOGXITA. ! on.,
ve However surprised I may have been at receiving ' ,ow
\our communication of February 10, 1S57. the sen- \[} '
n- , _ u h
t'unents expressed are too partial to be offinsive, and ce, ,
tlie purpose too solemn for levity. Bat such things tv ?t
.,^ have been, nnd may occur again. I prehrtocon- Clin
elder your communication as rari.est and ie*t, and
pc- own
await the solution with somo inlerrtt. Without ,IIW1
( discovering any '^fetling" at present, and without rr, r
, s.i ploying the gift of "Milton, Shnkspt-nre, or Bv- ^e;ir
C<1 i. i i i * wha
w ron," I pray you execute the purpose avowed in .
your concluding lines, and nil may "go merry r.? a b|,K.
j marriage bell." I invite you to the discovery you ing
have promised. Ttuly, A MO. t>:1' 1
en nttci
The FtstiERiEs.?The good people of Newfoundland,
when last heard from, were almost entirely
engrossed with the reported fishery convention be- .p
114 tweeii Kngl.md and France. So seriously alarmed ^y ,((
are the people on this subject, that two intluentinl ( ||jo
et^ members of the legiiJature have been sent to Eng- n|(,r
n" land to remonstrate against tho measure, nnd two j j
,rlt others have been deputed to visit tho other Br.tibh j( |y)
^ c colonics for the purpose of explaining the ruinous tf- # )
htJt of the conventiou thus made. All tho docu- -jrl"
mcnts on the subject havo been laid before the leg- r,,u,
10 isl.tture. It appeals that tho concessions made are pers
subj cct to the sanction of the imperial Psrliament I "J^'1
and of ths Newfoundland legislature. As the latter
cannot ho obtained, there appears to bo no dan- j tin,',
ger of the loss of the fisheries to the British. to ei
O. B s
? ^ ?i? here
of Antiquities in Bath, England.?An English nnd
paper says: 'JP "
III "Within the last few weeks, in excavating the , B
bo fim-r of tho building formerly known as the Killing j m((J)
r,o School, tieiir Christ Church, severs! interesting te- vvjU|
mains linvt-ben di-coV?red. Among tho many ((
obiecta were coins of Julia Mamas i. Gullienus, Vicio- i ..
riuua, To'ricus, 01au<iiu*t Guineas, Diocletian, Con- lc j
a stnnlinus, MagiiUN, Crispus. Coiisinntinu* junior, 1j|'or
Coiiatntf,CiMiM uiiMitM II, Mngneiitlns, Valentinian .(HI1I
1, VmIoiib, Graiinn. In n'lilihiii to them- there win who
ri- a perfect hand m il, fourteen incites iu diameter, tor Jl|
lie grinding cor"." mt?m en<l>
J. , . , one
Cuitr Justice Tanev.?A exchange say a: rjt J
Cltief Justice Taney lias administered the oath of
' office to Presidents Van Ituren, Hanison, TyKr, P
P<Jk, Taylor, Fillmore, Puree and Buehnnnn.
. l??o
r: * Justice Taney di<l not administer tl?e ontn ?o |?
id | Mr. Tyler Mnoting President. It wns done by Hon nt S
>' Wm. Crunch, Pi esidrnt J itdgc of the Circuit Cout t I hit
of lite United States for tlto District of Columbia | * *'*
e f.-r'c
.a We question also whether the statement is true ns I <, j (i
ce to Mr. Fillmore. j lb*.,
n- , ? nllov
John h eshhigtoft, yielding to the important- >||g
ty of public opinion in Virginia, bus consented to Dist
'0 part with Mount Vernon to that State, on the terms sonu
proposed to Gov. Johneon in 1655. The nrrangcr
ment must be perfected before the expiration of the ,
L.j next seseion of the Assembly, or his consent is to c\e ,
bo considered withdrawn. 1
' Nor So ?Several of our Virginia exchanges All
have copied a stitcmont from a Charlottesville pa- suhj
r- pi r, that the Holt. W. C. Preston win about to re- will
,;a move hia residence to that city. We nre please I woul
r. to etiitu on the highert nnthonty that tine item of over
ta news wits ns mueh news to our respected fsllow- dred
10 citi'-cn nt to h's friends here. will
[fol'imbii 8?vf\ Crtroliniin ( ?*ee
PRJ5B SCHOOL RETURNS. I
Chiiilotun, March 20, 1657.
ie Editoro of the Spartant
few ilay? ngo 1 saw a statement copied from I
paper, comparing tho Free School* of Sparirg
with those ol Charleston as to expense
lumbers. It gave to Spartanburg for the last i
1,613 scholars, 28,170 days of schooling, at an
ise of $3,673; unJ to Charleston 1,16* schol*
>,370 days of schooling,at uu expense of $14,>
this statement woul I allow to each scholar at
Icston only two days of schooling for the whole
1 saw clearly thut there was a very great misand
referring to the synopsis from which you
taken it, I find that from a memorandum ut
Kit of the synopsis, published with tho llesoluof
the Legislature, the original was lost
way or other, und that this has been made up
memory. By referring, however, tothooriginurn
of tho Commissioners of Free Schools for
ity or Charleston, it appears that there were in
1,182 scholars, 'bout 800 of whom wero st
jl for the eutiro year, and tho remainder for
lonths; so that the daysol schooling ought to
t down ill upwards of 200,000. It is probable,
fore, that the nu i ber of days' schooling, which
ur statement is set down at 2,370, wants two cii,
and should be sot dowu as 237,000, and the
t would be that, at Spartanburg, 28,170 days
liooling costs $3,673.58, which is 13 cents per
ar. At Charleston, 237,000 days of schooling
$14,265.00, which is 6 cents per scholar-, or, in
- word*, the cost per day at Charleston is has
i one half of that ut Spartanburg,
tend you this correction, not because I deem
i(Terence of expense a proper subject of com<>n,
bot merely to remove nny prrjudioe to
h it might give rise against the Churles'on
Is. The true question is, which plan gives
-st education. One dozen well educated chilwould
return to the Stae the whole difference.
it money can estimate the value of such men
tlhoun ami O'Neall; and, e?cn in the
[?1er walks of life, an intelligent mechanic or
hunt, like l'ultun or Whitney, would return |
Id advantage to his country. The cornrn' n
>1 system which Ins been commenced in
h'kton is intended to raise the grade o( public
:ition. If it can succeed at doublo the cost of
ircscut system, no one who ha? seen it in opoll
will doubt that it is n gain to tho State. We
ally invito our country friends to call in when
are in our city, and look at it tor themselves.
A CitAst.esroN Com mission en.
Tilli WAR IN CHINA.
ic following extract from a private letter,dated
g Kong, January 14th, received in London,
h that apprehension existed lest the liritisli
Id be over|Kiwered by tho Chinese:
alters nre growing worse and worse, and will, 1
eontuiuu to do so, until w e have 11 force to give
Chinamen such n thrashing as they linve never
1 ud. I fear we must do something that will
shock the propriety of the people at homo hewe
can bring them to reason. You will judge
my Singr.|iore letter, that I am op|xiftd to any
li measure h.i long n* there is a elutnee of gamaur
point in any other way; but I fear it is now
lain that nothing else but the most extreme of
h mommies will bring Yeh t" reason. The
ion at present is this?he, and lie alone, of a'I
treat Governors General in the empire, has efally
put down the rebellion in Ins provinces.
uiJ many of the people look on us in a similar
to what they do the rebels; lie has oxtermina
me, nnd lie has said ho will exterminate the
r, and thus far, if you put aside the taking of
'oris, which were mostly undefended, lie has
iil the advantage in every instance, ntid at the
.-nt moment our forces are utleily paralysed and
iff only on the defensive, while the Chinese take
tTeiisive, nnd 1 lint with considerable success, in I
glit in which they view such affairs Tliev ]
lltirilt tliivvn tlie* Uflnn.H tin.l ilriran 11a
in fifty feet of tl>o river. They are making ;
impoa so unsafe that the admiral in abandoning j
They have t'lkrn one river alrnmcr (tln? Tliinmurdered
all the foreigner*on board, and bui nt
They have attacked another, and nearly taller.
They came down in force on one of their
held by um, and attacked at the name time Il?-r
. *ly'* ship* Cosmos and Hornet, nation,,I at
Mrriera, some two m;!es below the fort, nnd
i with great difficulty and aome lou of life drivaek.
They nearly took a large river steamer.
Kie Ma, she escaping only by her *|?ecd. Tin y
liiLrti no A nii-ric.in mltrr oil lo r w.iv to
g Kong, and wink* I nm now writing tears arc (
rlainci) for the safety of three river steamers
left this place live days ago for \VThnmp<ia, one 1
em with forty Ynnlteo mariners on board, to
down a lot of chops (or hulk*,) and have not
trrived here. It they are safe they are at
ampo.i, tad dare not attempt to move tdl they
the convoy of Home men of unr. This i* n prelate
of thing'* for foreigners, and t.o wonder the
rose think they are gaining the advantage over
I do trust the Admiral will be able to hold li * |
at Canton. Ho has two large steamers nfTiho j
t, a steamer and a br g and sloop at the Barri- (
ind two frigates nt the Bogue. Tliero i? no i
??( any regular attnek proving sneeessful, but
t wo have to apprehend is the Chinese hurn- i
the ships, an I also?and this is the great oin ? 1
king up tin- river, an I thus preventing us s mlprovisions
or an monition. It wiil be an awful ,
inity if they do this, and they are making the .
npt. When the gun boats arrive I bono wo 1
be able to take I ho offensive, and chase and
roy every junk we fin I in theriv?r.
ne Tsotisi.es in Utah.? A despatch from
hington to the Baltimore Patriot gives the
wing extract from a letter received in the for
city from Hon. W. W. Drummond, U. S.
go in Utah. It iss.id that the administration 1
i given serious attention to the matter, an J wdl
i appoint another Governor,
he leading men of the church are more traini
than ever. Only a few days since nil the pa,
records, dockets, and nine liundied volumes
0 laws, Wore taken out of the Supremo (Joint
k's office, and liurned. And this is not the
instance of tho kind. I say to you ngn n, and
ugh you to the President, it is imjKuuublo for us
ulorce tho laws in this territory. livery man
1 Imlds Ins l.fc at the will of Brigliam Young,
hero we are without protection. I am firmly of
ion that Babbit was murdered by Mormons un
direction of Brighani Young, and not by Indi- 1
Murder is a common thing here; and Mors
cannot bo punished with a Mormon jury, 1
ii sses, officers nod Governor to pardon. It is
M iicl niu) must not he endured. A man, not a
nber of tiiochurch, is murdered, robbed, castra- !
and imprisoned, solely for questioning tho nu
ity of the church Persons are now in tho
(miliary, convicted before the Probate .lodge, |
arc wliollj innocent of any crime. Is there
other country where this abuse is or would be
iredf Let nil, then, take bold and crush out .
of the most treasonable organizations iu Atnorvozzf-s
Cntkrcd ? Wo learn by tho last
iber of Bell's lyifs in London that Pryoress, J
tliteo year <jl?i filly of Mr. Ten BroecU, now in
land, low been entered for the Stewards' Plato I
tookbrnlge, to coinuofTon tho 2">th .Juno nevt. i
i is h plate ol l(H> sovereigns, ori/iOlt, added to j
cepstakes of 10 sovereigns, or $i() each, half j
it; and the conditions are, three years old eany j
its : lour vcar olds. I 10 I s -. five vmr olils. 1 'j.I -
x mid aged, I2ti l!>*. Mares ami geldings
red 3 lb*.j M li'lci) ill no years olds allowed 4
The winner to pay $.">0 low aril* cxpenru*.
ance single davli of two milt*. So wo have
rilling 'o fi* the ?yewpnn nl luat.
| Porter'? Spirit of tht Timet.
Hint to Pi-antcr*.?The Mississippi Chronirery
pertinently remark*:
Hie pl.mior who ranc* nn abundance of corn
blessed year of '.r?7 will ni iltu money largely.
I ho Agricultural world is perfectly wild on the |
>ct of oollon, and the largest crop ever known
bo plants I. If the season* prove favorable, it
Id not astonish us il tliu next crop was greatly
four million*?perhaps four million five hunilimiH.ui,I
bales The prices will fall?money
be tight?provisions senrc*. nnd big corncr bs
edioply vAlimbJ*.
I" I
C0RRHSP0ND8NC8 OP CAROLINA SPARTAN. HO
Millt*?wm, Alabama, March 5, 1857. 1
Editors o< jCa rtam: I luko tin* inctliuil to re- Jiv
late to you two recent occurrences in tine eountry. ent
Iu Randolph County, Alabama, near ine,n rock wli
270 feet long, 90 feet wide, by 5 feet thick, was in- or
tlantly torn asunder from a missive re 'k, and one low
end thrown some 3 feet high and lodged upon the ret]
edge of the one fi?ni which it was torn off H ^
iiiadu n moot tremendous rc|H?rt, to be heard 5 -,(J
miles, and shook the houses n mile or two in the for
vicinity. It occurred Ml a mill. The miller says that I
there was no sign of smoke or any gaseous emaua- j,'
lion. It miule two loud reports,and then,us it were>
mudo this wonderfal explosion. Wlint the cause was |^>
no one litis been able to tell, as no visible causes could ><-?
be traced. The piece blown off, it is presumed, will
weigh 1,000 tons or more. This Messrs. Editors, (w
I turn over to your sage philosophers to solve, and 20
give us the cause of such tremendous Convulsions 4d4
of nature. I want to know, as I urn really not satis- 4 '
lied of its nature. ^
Skcomd Cask.?On last Saturday morning Mr. o ?i
W ill. Welch and Mr. Win J) Ulster left my house lKH
to finish off a well at a new place I have, and after 7''
. . , ' ; ,, Ia
being gone some three quarters of an hour, Mr. |^,.
Welch returned in haste, and stated that Dauster bill
was in the well dead. We got there as soon ns we w'
could. I found him, from his stertorous hrcnihing,
? m<
in articular mortis. We made preparation as fast jr
as we could, and Mr. Welch descended the well Ee
with a rope uruund hhn, mid tied a rope around the J."1
then dead body ol Douslvr, and stated that ho him- n|i
self was nearly dead, but ascended the well half its
way?say 20 or 27 feet?and gave up the ghost, tin
and swung off on the rope. We drew him up as
soon as we could, immersed him pretty well with jn
cold water, am) eventually resuscitated him. Wt fat
then drew out Daustvr, but all cff.rts tailed to re- ? *'
store him from hit state of apnva. We found tin* J1"
back of liis head much cut, apparently from a fall
The skin was torn up, Ills skull was nut broken as oc|
wd could perceive; hut post mortem operation not "u
bein ' allowed, we really can't tell to what extent !'!"
... , hu
the wound participated in exterminating life. (]u
Now, here is the question. Was it gas, or was it ha
from tl'O displacement of the oxygen iu the well.
On the day before we put a match in if, uml pit!
shavings in, for the purpose of firing the match. It
did not tako fire, but the shavings burned briefly
till we put in a second supply, when it put out tire
blaze. Twice nfter it was put out. It puffed up
with tremendous quantities ol smoke, and then went
entirely out, either fioni smothering or some other ^ '
cause, ,hi
Now, was it carbonic acid gas or was it displace- , tin
menl of t lie ux\gen by I lie combustion? The last "u
idea is one that I Iiavc advanced, from the fact that I
' its
alter we y.>t Punster out ire put down n torch, 1 w|
and :t burned briefly, and Into in the evening a dog th<
was let down, an I alter being in th to live minutes j a"
we took hint out, and lie was not at all injured. ,tl
P. S. Oil Monday following the occurrence a Mr. 1 id<
WndUuis went down into the well, and staid there ,
some half hour with cnt-re impunity.
I
Tint Koi'tk to tiik Pacific?The press of New | ?h
Orleans is endeavoring to arouse the city to the ad. | l**
vantages that it possesses in having the shortest "j
passage to the P.icifii, by way of the Tcliuautejioc ' |lt
route. Hitherto,a poison travelling (roin the Mis to
sissippi valley to San Francisco had to go to New r|*
York, and then travel by the Panama route 6,218 f)
miles, when it is just as pas* bio, with sufficient en- pu
terprise on the part of the citizens of New Orleans, an
to make that city tin* starting |xiint for nil the south- J*"'
em s< etion of the I'uioti, an-1 the great point of
distribution of the Pacific commerce The following n;]
is a comparison of distances between New Orleans , ol
and San Francisco on the shortest route: To the
mouth of the Coatzaooaleos is *'20 miles; the tran- ! (1|
in 23G { * ? *? Vniilo* . I.. ** iu pKillfinTii J t.
3,260 miles. The distance foin New York, by G;
the shortest route, T< liuuntepec, is J,8ir> tiuhs; hy ! Vl
' I w
Panama, it is 6,218 niih a. New Orleans, therefore, |_.
by establishing a line of stesineis ftoni that port pr
sufficient to accommodate the wants of travel and
trade, and regular in their trips*, wou'd become a J'1
formidable rival to New York in the Pacific Uajp ^
Judok I.-iRisu.?Tiie lollowiug answer lias been "
presented by Judge Kdward G. L ning to the pray
ir ot the petitioners, that he may be removed Ironi ('1
the olliee ol Judge of Probate, for the reason that
lie continues to net also as a Commissioner of the
IT. !>. Supreme Court; 'Ml
To the Honorable the Joint Committee of the Sen- Ul
lite mil House of Representatives on Federal; ht
Relations. j hi
I, Edward O L >i iig. Judge of Probate for the '
county of Suffolk, respectfully submit, hi ainw.i to j
lit- pi liliou .it Francs Jacks.ui and oilier*, asking j
f>>r my removal Iroin kind office of Ju Igu of 1'ro- i
bale:
Tti.it I have lo l l the oflioe of Commissioner of
pa
the Circuit Court of the Utried States, and also C'
the s lid ulKec ol Judge ol !*i .bite, Sillee the enact- j
mom ol llie statute ol M uisnclitl-i-It*, A. I) 1655, ; j-j
chapter 4^.1, a* the petilioiiel * nl 'ego.
That 1 considered the mil statute to he unconsti- '
lulKMi.il, ill the provision* to which the petitioners
refer; ill it it li.ttl been held lobe unconstitutional by (j,
1114 Excellency tile Governor of the Cnimiloliivr itill,
op.Mi the opinion of the Attorney General of the
Common wealth.
That the |Hs>pt? of Ma>s.ichiisetts have in n! the N*
Constitution the tub'mid nieaMire ot eveiy in m'a j,
nglii* and duties under it; and that every man, by j
claiming Us i ights o! cilix-nship, and more < specially
every lilngistr.ilc, by taking hi* oatli id ortice, pledged
lis full "lo support I lie Constitution," mid G
lhuini.ikeNtli.it duly u solemn obligtii<>n to tliu
people of Massachusetts. .
Tb.if, it eit /.ena tiro bound nil I magistrate* are I '*
swum "to support the C ?imnotion" aga list any ^1
thing, it in against unconstitutional laws, and the ; J,
magistrate who fuithers by obeillenee or otherwise, 1
directly or indirectly, . lid in any degree, an un
constitutional law, violates his duty, and is guilty ot
perjury. II
And I respectfully claim, that >n withhold ng all
furtherance Irom the statute, on wh oh the petition (
crs found tlo ir prayer, I din. ctly til'tilled my duty, |
as a citizen and a magistrate, to the constitution and u
people ol Massac has. Us.
In submitting tins answer to the committee I respcclfully
protest, that l u the meaning mid purpose ^
of the constitution that the ottiei.ll acts ofjll lie al otlicers
shall be inquired into guly on imp. aclimehi,
before tllO ftpjHMiltcd tribunal and iwcor.l ng lo the ' ni
due forms ol law; and tin I c .* no other pi uleelinti buttle
judicial) riginnil |mpular excilemciits, the domi- ^
nance of party and thelegislnt on it fashions; and tli-it
I have appeared be'or.- tho committee only bi cause I ' '
would llot avoid any tlibuuill formed w1tli.il* the J In
letter of til- constitution, an I hcenuscof my ouufto
lion that the comm tti c, in the perform meo ol it*
own duties, would ussuie exact justice to all pi r ,
sons, according to tho constitution and constitutional
laws. II
All ol which is respectfully submitted, p
(Signed) Euwako G. Losing,
Judge uI lb abate.
Boston, March 9, 1857. w
?? ; $
Politicai. I'heaciiino.?One sentence in tho
fast proclamation of Gov. Gardner, id Massaehu- u
setts, reads as follows: o'
"And in.iv those called lo minister at God's altar, u
iiniirn.s.i.l If. lis (I.AS trulls lls.it II il .sit il tr
"" - .?
a on* can only bo corrected by removing individual
am!), abstain from political diacaMiioii* and secular tl
considerations, t ntlrisr the *ti ritual wauls of '.be ui
individual hcail." tl
Port* or .Japan Opkn. ? It i? ilntiil in a foreign f.i
journal tliat the Km |>?r or of Japan haa I evolved iliat ! n
two poi u i>f the empire, those of Nungnaukl and j T
llakoda.li, shall tic open to the Vessels .dull nation*. | )l
Tlirrc tin y might repair, take <ii provi*.oii*, ratal)- i tl
ball depot* of coal, dfct'. The iKllrr ports of tile cm I ll
p.re, moreover, are to be Accessible to vessel* in I
distrcaa, which may take ri fuge in tlirm, but which I
wilt have to put to aea the moment the .anger la v
over. No foreigner is to ho allowed In penetrate I'
into the interior of the country without n special ' ti
i permission frum the chief of tho 8tatc. ' ti
V
J ... -W
THK DOTY ON COTTON WIS RKDUCEP.
I'he folloMritijf letter, copied from the 1'rovidcDCO
urnnl of the ISlh ul.imo, nud Mid lo bo from an la
irely authentic source, explain* tho blunder by fr
ich tho duly on C"tt???" "?m to bo reduced low- io
tlinti had been provided by eitlter House, un I Ix
rer than any inlereat demanded or than any body W
[ttired:
Waxiiinutos, Marcii 5, 1857. tli
I noiA?? a moinent to explain hoie the amendment 1J
relation to olloii* came to assume its present ei
pi. el
Mr. Letoher, of Virginia, refuted peremptorily tli
sign the report of the committee of conference, ci
tiiisylvauia, Ohio, and other intcrists were >n et
. n i>|'|xrsition, and, with the op|x*>ition of Mr. fo
teller, backed by Mr. Houston, of Alabama, it ni
ante doubtlul whether the llouso would |>:wsthe tu
I. Hence t? secure tho support of Mr. Letcher *t
arne indispensable. Mr. Letcher then stipulated tii
o things: First, to put blanket* at 15 ill lieu of g<
; second, coarse cottons to be put ot I'J in lieu of
11 s stipulations were agreed to. When ask- ?;
lo put tiie cotton amendment in writing Mr. w
teller declined lo do ho, and said they might fa
ruse it ns tliev pleased so that hi* object wu* no- li
nplished. Then Mr. Campbell drew Irom bis tl
jket a written memorandum; that amendment u|
rlmtim (with one exception! was copied by Mr. le
teher. Willi that memorandum in hi* band Mr. w
telu-r wrote the amendment on the margin of the in
I, where, in the handwriting ?f Mr. Letcher, it lx
|l now be found. Mr Campbell suggistcd that ei
word "prinfrii" should be put into the amend- rr
nt. This Mr. Letcher agreed to and interlined >
the interlineation i* now to be seen. Mr. gi
'teller's only and solo object was to lighten the pi
rden on the u:iprint< d course cottons, and there- ta
e told your friends on the commitUe that they in
glit write the amendment, and they did furnish <>l
exact phraseology. 1 make this statement upon pi
authority of Mr. Lctoher, to whom I have read i
?. r?
It will thus be seen that the error, ifnny there i?, b!
relation to fine cotton*, occurred without any pi
ill of any Ixwly. The blunder win made by your gi
n friend* upon the committee and by hitti who w
nislied the inemornndum to Mr. Campbell. Mr. j w
teber says that lie doubts whether a single mem- , n
r of the committee even read tho.amendment tx- |
it Mr. Campbell and himself. All supposed the j S
mot nudum had suitably protected interests other i si
in the one lie sought lo reduce. It did occur to I si
n. however, as so n as lie read the mcmorati- ei
m, that they had granted to hiin more than lie ri
d ventured to demand. tl
SPAIN AND MEXICO. ?
1 he following m trio t -xt o( the note Addressed >y
> Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs to the cm- j,
leaders of tint country abroad, relative to the af- ?.
im of Mexico:
Having been informed ?f robberies nnd assnxnioa- ''
lis committed in the Mexican republic on the perl
and property of Spanish subject*, by the I- l'
isol General Alvnrcz, tlio chief of th.vt republic, 'V
.* impression which such nn odious attack has pro- '.
ced on the government of her Majesty is the
>?t profound, as it had man tested a desire to lend ?
elf to a pacifto solution ol previous differencm !
lieh prevent the nceoinplislimcnl of the treaty ol \ 1
f l'Jili November 185H, concluded between Spain j ,
d tlio said republic, and relative to the payment ;
the debt admitted by the Mex ean government ?
due to Spanish subjects. Without having any .
ra ol wishing to render the Mexican people or its
ivcrtunctil jointly ropoiia.ble, wc remain in the
peo ntioti that Mexico would use its greatest of- 1
rts to wash out the stain winch would sully the r
ex can republic ill tile eyes of civil,zed nations il V
c allowed such crimes to pass unpunislied, either
cause the Mexican government could not or would *
it chnst'se the guilty parties. !t is, however, the
prescriplibtc duty of the government of her Catho
: Majesty to go to the defence of her subjects, and '
exact a just reparation, in order to prevent ibe '
eorrenco of similar outrages. Tlio Legation ol r
e Queen at Mexico has received the tno>t prcc.se
dors to demand from the government of the re- c
iblic the iinuiediutu chastisement of the criminals 1
id an indemnity for the injury caused to its sub
i ts, with a formal injunction to quit the Mexican
iritory in case prompt justice were not done. It
til Iw readily seen that the dignity of the Spanish
one coul I never consent that the represent at vc
the Queen should sancliou by lu* presence the as- i
ssiiiiition and robbery ol Ins Countrymen In an:ipntion
ol the eventuality of the Mexican govern- ,
cut not being able to assure an effietuivl protec
i., U,i,ni>li subjects, the government of her
V.holic Majesty li.is ordered the depai ;ure of some
si U o! war from Havana w.tli troops on hood,
itli a view to give the necessary protect on to the
nation, and, at the same time, to the lives and j
ipeily ill ilie Spaniards, sluiuld they be* menneed
rdeis were also given Inr five vessels of war to
oceed from Spam to rem foree a squadr. n at Ou
i with a further body of troop* In tb s manner
mui will then have thirty vessels of war, and a
nneioiis nnd d.scipliuctl army to watch over, il
oi ssnry, the defence of the honor ?nd uiteres s of
e nation. The g wrnnient ??f lo-r Majesty w. uld |
plore that such things should happen, piincipally
cause it i*oiiecriis a imhoii with which Spun is
tiled bv l oud* ol origin, language* and red gion;
it no one, un le- similar eircuntsianct s, couid ntis , (
tdciManl either the* justice of ear cause, or the
ci s> ly under U'liieh Spain is placed to avenge
r dignity and her rights <
JiEWs'lTEMS.
G'-n. Wool hat U'tnonlereil to assume tlic Dpitment
of llio Iv ul; G.neral llie Detriment
of Tnn l Brevet Hi igrtdo-r General
larko the !) p.irtmenl ol the P.u- fie.
Gen. J. II. lltmniDnd, Cu'. A. G. Summer and
en A. ('. G irlingtoii, decline running (or Cones*
in the Uro >k? district.
Dr. \Vil!i.ini Yates, wit i first intr.O need vaccina>n
int-> the United States, died it Mortis, N. Y.,
i tho ?th ultimo, at the etlrcme age of 00 year*.
It i* Staled ill it 23.*? ofii -ere of the 1*11 ted Stalls
ttvy have resigned their commissions within the
1st tell year*, to seek private employ ill t-nt.
llott I. M Kvitt will d< liver the annual address'
is year, before the >o.avties of the lT,iivrr?ity of i
eorgia.
John J. S-vtring. K*?] , ol Newark, New Jersey,
is bei -ti nppi nti-J C an il ssimier of Deeds for t 'te
ito of South Carol n i in New York .nil New
i-rsyy.
The ( ? worn ?r*'iip of Kansas has been tendered
Hon Uob. rt J Walker, an i that ot L'lnli to
oil. Fayette McMulliti.
John High-r, ol Cahl irnia, is to be Envoy Katrailinary
ami Monster PUni|M>ietiliary to the Krpub;
of Chili, in the place of David A. Starkweather.
Lirgo number* ol hog* that havo died of the
loh-ra, at the West, have been silled down for
e Eistcrn markets. Is not tins a tiiek of specu*
tois, to enliauoc the price of bacon in the Atlantic
no ki ts.
Colin and Wagner, of Philadelphia, have invent1
a new surveying instrument, for delineating see- |
>ns of surveys for railroads, ite , nnJ for enmpul?g
the solid contents of cuttings and fillings.
<i.. a... o,;,i. ,i?. i?, .v..!..,., i ..,,,,t ,.t ,t.? A?uth .a
phew m I^nnc-'i>t< i, l*!i.
riu- lil.i-k P.iriv have nominated the notorious
>.ivid Wilmct w their candidate lor Govcriiur of
t niis\ lvonin.
W ier ?fe Co.'s Cotton Factory, r?t St. Louis, Mo.,
as destroyed by fire on llio 21st ultimo. [.<>89 ]
100,000?insoiance ittl.('00.
Col. Vcadon, of the Charleston Courier, in urging
|M>ii iliui community (lie budding of a nioiiumt tit
rcr the grave of ilugli Swinlon Legure, now lying
nmarked in Mount Auburn Cemetery, I he ton
] > n r i > Scott?who 19 remanded to sin very by
ie recent Supreme Couit decision?19 the slave ol
no of the Massnclinattts M. C.'s, Dr. Chaffee,
trough hut wile. l)r. C. represents tlie Springeld
distriel, the Argus of which place statin the
ict how Scott became Chaffee's slave by Chaffee, j
tarrying the widow ol Dr. Kmers <n, of Missouri 1
'lie decision ol the bench thai Dr. d Scott was not
citizen of the United States and couhl not sue in
ie United States Court has remanded liiin and |
: family to the chnttelliood o( Mis. Chaffee.
A Monumknt to I.utiirh.?The King of Unarm,
who is u Roman Catholic, has authorized the
'rotcstnnt pastors in his Kingdom to raise sobscripons
tor n monument which is about to !>? srecled
>the memory of Msrtiu Lather at Worms
BoiiWmiiieM.
Perhaps we could n? do a greater service to our
dy renders than bv transferring to our columns,
oni the Charleston IVfcrcury's New York Fash* je
liable correspondence, ibo following sketch of l tie ^
ill nets exhibited at Itu "opening of th? Spring
lilincry," which too'* place on the Itfili wit.
Among the moat striking of the Spring styles, nre *'
10 Lrglwra, the A'twcati, and the tiue KngUli w
'uustsblu nnd Frstlcl vplil straw, which Inst nrs np
tccedlngly fashionable in I'mi* and I>?odou. Hie
inpesar* exquisite, rather larger in the crown jn
inn hut year, and extremely sloping, willi fl mall m
ittagu front, which arrives ulinoat to a point at the
ntro, mid project* considerably mora over the ?
re head than forou-ily. The trimming i? costly fa
id pronounce, and disposed in sueli n manner na
i give the siih-s the appearance ol the (Jipey; this qj
yle in said to be tlut in which the Kinpress par ulnrly
Jclighu, nod Is, therefore, called tliu "Ku- **
rule.' ?
One of the finest I/cghorns was ornamented witfr V
ill, lull, fancy ostrith plumes, slightly drooping to- n(
unit the shoulder, while on the oilier side, rich
lis of bloude were disposed in the form of drapery,
wide, a loose band of ribbon was disposed aeioss hi
le fon-he.nl in novel style, mid the aides were filled
(> with very full blonde ruchet mid purple velvet m
aves and balls A very fine French split straw j
as separated into three distinct parts by small puff- _
Igs of white imperial *'lk pl.ieed between. A full i "
?w of white taffetas rbboii, with a narrow green i 1-*
Ige, ornamented one side, and theotOer wosdeco- al
ited with a rare mid beaulilul novelty,in lhcslia|>e
a small white bird on a green brunch, formed of
rucii crape leaves. The bud is uhdcist<iod to be t
eking at a spray of wlute blossoms, whieli are al- . fi'
cited to the branch The effect is the prettiest W
aagin ible. The curtain corresponds with the rest ; Q
F tlie bonnet?the lower part being composed of the i
raw, and the upp< r part of three small putting* of j p
Ik. A very modest spring bonnet was com|h>scd of *"
uleaur of white imperial silk, edged with narrow ! Jt
ndt?these were about ns large round ns tlieta ! of
i-r end of .a lady's finger, and placed very nenr to- !
i-tPer, nun foundation ol I.tee. The only ornaments ' p
ere it bow and ends, of broad white ribbon, which j .
. '< placed at tlie li.ick over the curtain, mid nelus- I
a of biuc forget-me-nots in the full hlonde cap.
Tlio bonnets in->st p??|iulnr aud generally worn for j cl
prr.g.nre nil kinds of mixed nnd dark fancy : |(1
raws. Some of these nre fine as hair, and exqui- ! ,,
tely beautiful; but the more eostiy ones enn be so
wily imitated in cheap materials, that tltey do not
ink as highly, and ate not as much sought after hy
te ele^nnlee as their artistic beauty would lead
ne to suppose. The niitst oetly of these have ..
ruwns composed of various kinds of c- i flu res, some ' "
( which terininate in a kind ol hair lace barhe, J fr
Inch descends to the shoulder; the (lowers on these |
fnttlifiil t>h itti'.'iliv :trn iiiiM>rI) mnl tlm !rittttninnr iu I it
' * ' ? * - * " , v
metitnes mixed will) chains ul wliilo and black . iaw
h-iids, which are nlso fnrmcd into tassels, pro
uclng qilito n novel effect. I <1"
Tlic Milliliter bonnet, tll? finest we have seen, is K
aliei) tin- "Alexandrine." It is imperial in shape,
ii I is composed of the finest white cliip, in section*
I |ini t?, separated by line pu flings ol tissue and ' '
lunde. The sides are ornamented with large dark
reen leaves, and clusters of bright green enamel- 5
:?l balls, noout the size of worth-berries. This denied
contrast, together with the shape so imposing
nd recherche, proiiuces tbe most striking effect,
v charm ng imported '"pattern" hat was composed
f very small roulraux ol white sdk, alternating w
mIi tiny partings ol white crape, upon a founda- i?
ion of lace. The shape was a |wrfect G'psv, and |n
lie inside was ornamented with a wtenth of oust n
use buds, while upon the outride were large mot* t,,
a s, mingled with heliotrope, tuignion tie, and hi
rild grasses. j(
One of the novelties was a round hat, with a i,,
lightly drooping crown, and made ol fine English p,
>unstab!e straw. It was bordered with real Chan- ic
illy lace, nnd ornamented with long, full, green
iluines, nnd bow and floating ends of w.dc green ||
diban. It is intend* d for watering places, and ss a v
uling bat lor the carriage as well us or, horseback, '[
ltd lor these pur,? jcs '? perfectly adapted an*i quite M
harming. An entirely new riding lint is n low * n
row nod black felt, drooping in fiont, with rolling f,
titles. A deep binding id Velvet is placed on the
dge, ami a narrow baud of velvet round the crown. ?
\ tu'.l tl it bow without ends, and r*?setles and aliings
*f wide bl.ick satin ribbon, con?pi?-te lii? becoming ^
idd'tioti to the costume ol the lady equestrian The |
irico is $'? af>.
Wild Cat Hanks.?For the ii.formation of ^
he public, and to protect our citizens ag nvtlrand p
Hid hem, (us there w at present much Georgia
lion?y ill circulation in one a?vtinn,) we pulil sh ii
ist ol the V ild Cat Hanks in Georgia, takin Irum
lie Augusta Chronicle nud Sentinel, " nut one of ,
vbieli,* mvs that paper, we deem worthy of omtidelice
or cird t Let th- people, iht rcfore, beware
of the bill* of tluse Hanks :
Merchants' Hank, of Macon. I
In crior Hank, Griffin.
1,-iGian go Hank, LaGrangc.
Hank of Greensh' r >\ Cicensboro*.
Southern Hank, Ralubriflge A
Cherokee In uratiee and Banking Co? piny, p
Rattan. ii
Planters' nnd Mechanics' Bank, I").?l:on.
Nottb w est? m 15 oik, Ringgold. Georg a. a
I5?i Kit.? Manufacturers'and Mcvhani*s' Rank, j I
"wliinibus. d
Fiat.?On Tuesday night, ITtb inat., nlxuit 3 i
Clock in the ni'ii iiiii ?, a baggage ear on tbe r
Greenville and Colombia Radro-id was burr; down t
tppositc the east door I our J tcpol, and wiibin (
twenty fc? t of it. Against the door upon the in j,
ile were three hundred kegs of powder, winch in , j,
i few moments more must have exploited but for ' ?
ilie timely erv of "lire," which raised a force suf- |
[icieiilly I. rge to propel th?* car along the trick, far
rnougb off to save the l>ei*it. Tbe div.r opposite ,
[he car was Miffr'irnilv charrH In lir.*r taken no ; ?
lire in .1 v. i v filiiirt time. No assistance would j
jiiolialtly |.arc !>??. ii rendered if all parties li.nl been >
onu-i. u i < ! their danger, and the good people of
our ?ill tge would have been nr<>u*ed from their ,
.lumbers by an ctplosoo terrific indeed. It pro i |
!vil.ly originated from a stove which was ill the ,
ear.?.Iwienon (iazelle
Tor. Wild IIuht after Office.?South O.aro |
lina i* the ino-t l>vmocr?tic Siute in the ITnion.
Tlie i).'inoe?'t in j lily ;s ?" overwhelm no (hat : j
there his not been a contest in the Stale for Gov (
rrnor, nu-intier <-f Cmigres-*, or any other pro' i- I ,
nenl pos tioii |.,r in my years, on party giounda
One wiMild i .iturallv suppose, iheie'oro. thai of all , ;
people in the world the South Caroline,UR w<>u'd be |
the most r.'venous for lli*?p>lsof tliee?-il thrro , ,
were any i nth in the charges .>( Know Nothingi?nt
against the I>em,icr*ey. Sacli, however, is
not the ease ii is nnied that there were hut four
office seekers in Washington from South Carolina,
among the thousand* who had gono lliilher on pd- !
gritnige-tili Mmeh last. Tins laet is honorable to i
the Stale ot South Carolina and to the Democracy |
of the South?Columbus Sun
A Nicaragua* Rumor?It i* r*jor:ed from
Washington that the Government has receive,i
lengthy ile>j>au ln?from Nicaragua, wInch will lend
to an early recognition of the Minuter and Governineiit
of Walker, and the speedy re-eslnb)ii>hmcnt
I the N iear <11 llaute. Hie exae; pur^ni 01
these despav-hee It lit m?i tranapired, hoi i( is understood
iU.it I't t'K .lciii Much .nan hold* the opinion
il< >t <i i? tli<- duty ?.f tin* Governmcnt to nta main
tin- communication l?y 11??- S.m Juan route a
III* Fin-lie. 'I he aid xvhiell the British htwt furmalted
tlio Contii Ku.aim in oi-win-; the Xicnraguaii
Run to >a (xmlrxry tit their treaty ?-nj{itsfemeDta -with j
tli s country, and Mr Buchanan won't atom! it.
Tiik Jot.irr* Cask.?Tha Court of Appeals {
granted n new trial hi the ease ftgamat the Kxeeu- I
tolaol Joliffe, who left Itia property to colored per- i
* --.'.- I ? ? I. 4?". eattirtkl ulllltll
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The new trial liaajust taken place nt TJ.irnwcll
Court, an.] tlie will bus been austained by tire notion
of the jury, thin reversing I Ik* furin.r decision. Mr.
Il.iiiskett ami Mr. Bellinger linvt* gained the cn.sc
miller tin* most onfumrablo circumstance*, and
against long o l.U ?South Carolinian.
Th* Sthomo-Mindvo Wosi*.?Tbe Carolina
Spartan lately noticed n tira.le, called u lecture,
by Mr*. KmeiM.ii, which was delivered at Spartanburg.
It apjiears troni tl.e Smut* r Watchman,
tltnt the individual repeated it in Sumter, and
?>??? suspicions being entertained that alio win not
a lady, u committee ?ra t.d upon her, and alter nn
esannnatiou ol Iter baggage, ifeo., discovered that
there wna good reason for their su?picn?u?. At .
the last accouuti she was still in Sutn'.er under st ,
porv.siun.?South Carolinian.
The New Tariff is considered as benefiting greatly
the New Kngl.md mills, winch largely use wo I
ol the coarser qualities, and the stuck of some of
them linn adtsnecd fire per cent. It is not, howceer,
considered fatrirabhi to the cotton nulls, especially
thoM lor the manufacture ol the finer qualitiea.
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LITER FROX EUUPB. !
The Cunard steamship Europa, which
ft Liverpool on ?he HUi ttllitSO, sT.iiw *
Halifax on the 201k,
The LiverjKX)! cotton market wu
id prices unchanged. Tli? sates of the 1
eek niiiouiiUd to 48,000 bales, of wbldl
leculators took 2,800 bales, mid exporters '
500. On Friday sales were made amount- *?
g to 0,000 bales?to speculators 4,000. }
air Orleans was quoted at 8 3 8, middling
18-10; fair upland 7 7-8, middling 7 9 16;
ir Mobile 8kl., middling 7 1 2d. The
ock on hand is 334,000, including 232,- i f
DO American. The Manchester market *
as steady. Provisions unchanged. Breed* , " 1
tiffs were very dull, end Hour nominal.
f*heat 3d. lower. Com declined Gd. Beef
:tive.
The weather had continued quite jtvorse
for the crops.
Iii England a notice was given in Parlie-' J
ent that motion of inquiry would be made 1
i reference to the relations with the United' ' ?
tales. The treaty regarding the Bound
ues is said to give general satisfaction to
I the powers interested.
'I lie government of Spain are preparing
> invade Mexico on a large seals, but it is
laterally thought that the first movements
ill bo couftued to an attack on Vera
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rllfte
The Sultan of 'Airkey has presented
ranee with the Church of the Nativity, at
;ru>alcm, and the Palace of tho Knights
'St. John. |
The Circassians have again defeated the ' ,
ussians, taking 400 prisoners, and a condernble
amount of cannon, baggage, dec.
In China, the affairs remain without any
innge from the last advices. Lord Elgin '
as accepted tho appointment of Special '
nvoy to China. ,
LATER FROM NICARAGUA.
New Yokk, March 28.?The steamship
linois arrived to day, with later advices
oni Nicaragua.
One bundled and thirty deserters from
kaiKers nrmy nave taken passage lor lite
nited Status. Walker's case is considered
operate, as three thousand more ConUi
icans have been sent to Nicaragua.
There is no chance for the settlement of
fairs between Granada and the United
tales.
COMMERCIAL.
Columbia Market, March 5:8,1857.
Cotton ?In reviewing the rotten nmiketfur tW 4i
eck just terminated, wc h.-.re but few reins, ks to
take. Tlte daily trsnsictioua have only been on m
anted scale; this state at the market, however, lira
(K been caused (r ni any telling ..tr m the demand
>r "the article, lor that still continues active and good,
ut simply from the tact that it.c supply or safe be.j?
light as scarcely to be worth the attention of
ujers. Th< re lias not been the least change US
rices since nor last w ? Uly report.and we are ll.cra>ro
compelhst to continue our former quotation#,
? wc rind, after the m??i careful exnntktati' n into
ie state of the market, they arc as near the true
slue ol the article u< >t is poaaible to have thent.
'lie sales of the week loot up about ? >'' 1 iea, '.Su
re aidl quote: Inferior 1 I A 11 }; "rdiii..- < I - a 124;
riddling li'ja 10J; g'?od m d.tUng UJa 13; and
lir 134 a 134 ceuia.
I.ACoa ?The b:\cor nnrk< t ci.niiiiuea without *
ny mntcriitl or qimt ibu- ? ! itigc. and <*r therefor*
ontiuue to quutr it4 a In l'?r o!J ?.*-* ?.lcrs; e'ear
ales II a I I j: new bog round 11 a 11}, muo ha.na
2-t 12 J according to quality.
Cor.i?The Hock ot ?orn is celling low, and
rice# arc very linn at $1 per bushel.
1'kas.?There is n good demand (or peas, nnd as
lie stock o 1 sale s moderate, pi ices are full and
rut, nt 80 a '.ta e? nts per bushel.
KlcOt.?TIhiv a. n tnir stock ->f this article on
lie 'market, wuh a fair nnd sternly demand, and
lilt..nit nny ntcUrial change in prices. We still
..Ie C? a d* X I.si* nnHilSutn l<> rr...wt l.t nn.la bh _
? ' ? * * * ?" K ??
erfim- $7J, nita extra (.imily flour $8 a $SJ per
ar. t l.
OBITUARY.
John I.oriv, uiluut wui of Mr. and Mr*. Hiram
ditched, departed tlx* life, at itie residence of hi*
ait-it;*, on Wrdiimliy, tlie 'Jotit ult., aged 13
v mllis .*ii4.1 bHtt ii Jay*,
l'nf d ith ih.? Hulo innocent .*a* the result of
du;dc.ty of tli ease whb-h h itll -.l uil medical skill,
n pas* tig through thai ?l. ?t-r.ius period <>l infancy,
'tahtiju, ho was mtm-kril Jttli acarlet ftrer, and
? the j.w.t actum .4 the two full a victim.
Ho* -.range in un?aiK?iiied mlure appear the
ut iijs ot lit it ['rirtiJeiiw wh >siu on the circle of
lie Heavens, ami works hi* oil! among Hie iuhnbi*
ant* of the earth. T? *cc ohl og.-, with posted
mbs, tlropinto the grave, appears natural,however
iraw the bereavement to heart* allied by the tic*
>4 cutis mguinity. Bat to see an infant, w.th clear
iistion* i j'rn, ni.issve forehead, an.I all the physical
ii'|ic.ition? o a budding intclU-et, of a large mould,
u.h!riilv lorn from it* parent stem, like some fragrant
tl.?\v. r in op.-uing bhxim, is a mystery, which
h<- (i H vm h art ean n-i r solve in tin* rule of tear*.
thing m stir* the licai t of the lather, inured to
ill .lie severe lea! ties < ! life; nothing *o melt* the
ediitgs of the mother, as the lisp-tigs ol art-cuatmg
infancy. To her l?ov, the tide of her nffVc
>n turns in nil it- volume and liuve. In thia ca*a
t wa* espes i tUy true J oil.s I.oniN was the bright
ihjeet nrunnd which the a floe lions of In p.treui*,
.kc so many tendril*, clung wiih the tenacity of
vy. He sin h-d. an I their hear* dan- cd s ilh joy;
!tc prattled, and their tire-side rang with the p-al*
?f ineriinent. B it that boy of beauty,of Inrehne**,
\nd of piomise, his been auiniiioned to Him who
give*, mi I h is a right to t iko away. A huk iu the
i innly circle hna be-n removed. Heart* before
light with joy me now craped with mourning; ?
Iroin the dome-To hor.a ?n n bright star has paled
siol died oat;?n house id' g'adiiiss i* turned into ,
;i home of ? .rrow and (1 .-sol.ition. None can *vmpath
re with the bereaved but those who hnve enJuml
the pain of losing a child. A father in Israel
once wrote to a friend, alter the death of hi* *on,
wlnio h.s head w.ts hireli ng and Iccling llie jagging*
of the hirb of d<-ath: "May yon never ser-ive
your children." The expression is the natural oatpouring
of a heart lashed almosi lodrspair. Griere
not then for your boy. Here, he met with arn ica
and en rem**; but ill In* cap were iiifu*ed the dreg*
#?f*in. Be of good comfort, ye mourner*, rememueiiiig
that dons Lorin is not drad, but tleepeth:
)!? just to?ted of lift's bitter cup,
Refused tn drink the portion op;
Then turned Ins little head aS'de,
Disgusted with the last*-, and?died.
'.\T?R MTINO TO T1IOBR SOrrCRINO f Roll HKADACMS.
A ORRYAIN* ItKMKDT FOUND IN
DR. M'LANB S CELEBRATED LIVER
FILLS.
ritcrarco bt n.cmino Bitot, or nttmp?->n.
t^TThc fu'lnwtng is a sample of o*rtifioates received
daily front our men eitiaa**:
Nrw Yota, August 1,183].
This is to certify that 1 have been subject At tiiie*
to severe headache} sonu-timcM the pain would be
so severe I could rest neither dsy or night Hearing
ot Dr. M 1st ne'e Celebrated Liter Pitts, prepared
by Hein ng Bros , I sent and got a box, of
which I t-mk two pdls on going to bed for two
nights. They relieved me entirely. Some time
tins now elapsed, and I have had no more trouble
from sick Itendiioho.
M. .IOIINSTON, 118 Iycw'is street.
Parchnsers will be careful to w?k DR. M'LANK'S
CBLBBRATED LIVKK PILLS,
manufactured by FLEMING BROS of Pittbbirch.
Pa. There other Pills purporting to be Liver
Pills now before the public. I)r. M Lxnt'i
genuine Liver Pille, nlso his celebrated Vermifuge,
can now be had At oil respectable drug store*.
Sent genuine without the tig native of
FLEMING BROS.
(491 AprllS 6 It ;
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