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?1)* Spartan. " MMJMP AKgPR?. ~ " THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1857. WMECTtei Oar notice of the serious illxi<*sa of lion Daniel Wallace Iim<I scarcely btn rend in our town before the General appeared nt the Walker House in pro pria ptraotui, <>n Wednesday morning IhsI, and in reasonably good health. During the day we lutd a good langh together nt the rumor of his dnngerous condition, the origin of whleh was lully explained, lie lia.l been suffering mueli, hut it wna itidueed by i m 1 .L.i I.. I..II...1 .. I i% COIIIIO Ml nicuicilic Uliil m.u 7 i?i 111'VI ? euro. Xo 0110 wan more KintiRvd limn ourselves that our nt-iv9 was unfounded, though owning from inoat re<|?cetable authority. MRTT. XTOBOTAHROW. Our sense of justice will not permit us to respond favorably toyotir den and to publish in the Spartan your communication in the Express of the 21st instant, became it would involve tlic necessity of also inserting two prior communications, from prccod:ng issues of that paper, in justice to others. ADVERTISEMENTS. Wo direct attention to the ndvortis* inetit for proposals to erect new buildings at Cedar Springs for the Asylum. Also, to the sJe of negroes at the CoOrt House on sale day. SEGA RS. l*ee ?fc Briggs. with an interdict agonist pulling, ( hud on our table the other day a hunch of prime t>e- | Csrs. We rhould like to know what they sent them for if we ate not to puff ihcnif Scgars are ust hs.s as ornaments. Rome Grim. V?r. J. tJ. Vernon has left ut our office a rpecimcn ?>f his sneers* in growing Rescue Grass. It iritl do ii. it withstanding the condemnation of careless experimentalists. woppordcDllece. The Guminencoment ?l Wofford College is < specie 1 to take place on the 8lh July. l>ishop P.erce is under aptHiiutineut to preach tho (Jotitmcnc-nicnt Sermon. Should he not bo tiblcto at tend, his vetioruble father will be the alternate. It ta more than probable, however, thnt the Bishop himself will find it convenient to fill the np|K>intiinetit. We ler.m that tho Calhoun Literary Society have selected Hon. L. M. Kcitt to deliver their annua' oral'on. We indulge the hope that this dislinguish?ed g< nil.-man may necept tlie appointment. WAKRPIBLD "SPRINGS ACADEMY. Subscriber* to the above Academies arc referred to Mr. Reid's notice, requesting them to meet at > 'that 'o-ation, on titc 6ih June next, to attend to ': buviust-s connected with pushing furward that en ?t -rprise; As the olaiins of these academies have ( o-*en so recently arm luliy prrtvutra to tlie puiitio, ( And should he fresh in the memory of those who | Jnvo subecitbcd, we presume we ueid say no more , by way of incentive In full attendance. - ( TUB LTDTTBOUK. Tito .luno number of the Lady's Book Mill ?u?- ( x.iius Gudey's reputation. It is equally us attractive ai its predecessors. Terms $3 per annum, in advance. The Spartan and Lady's Book $1, iu | advance | WALHAuT* BANNER. i Wo have the first No. of a new paper called the ' Walk alia Banner, in Fiekens District, at the too- ' low price of %si per annum. The paper is too largo ' and good looking for the price. This paper is started by several gentlemen aas.tcl tied with K. N. Garvin, P*q , whom wo know to 1 he admirably qualified, f-om intelligence and influ ' ence, to make a first class paper. Mr. Garvin was ' formerly a member >f the Legislature, and his popularity is such that he can at nny time resume the position. His associate*, if not equally well known ' beyond the IVistriet, are none the less fitted to give sueeess to this enterprise. We hope the Wulhnll.a Banner inny be ns prosperous an the place from which it takes its name. Tiy-the way, the editor extracted an article from 1 he Spartan without the proper credit. We kti"w it wna unintentional, and merely mention it tn j>an. rant. JUDGE BUtTbVs HEALTH. i The CI'.Artcslun und Coiumhiu papers contain i fut tlx r accounts of the declining health of Judge ] Butler. The Carolinian of Saturday Mji: j 'MooaNruL Intei.mof.nce.?By a despatch re , reived last evening, we ft re pained to learn that the relatives of Uenalor LutTer regard liis ease as hopeless. J( is bated he will never rise from his bed." - Tha Charleston Courier of Saturday contains ; < ;jmi tieulars, but the date i.i not so late; ' , "it/uke-h of Sn\xtor Buti.kk - - We regret that | i tlw? serious illness i.f i ur en^i'inid and reiterated Wft?, tin- Ilmt. A. I*. Butler, is contirnn'il by ' iIn- Augusta CoMHituluinnli.il of Thursday. That Jeptr ir uUormrd by 11 g< nil.man who Itnd left 1 iCdgifield O. II. <at Tuesday, tlial 'Senator lint- jf li r was vei y 31 ill that village with tln> Jrt>|u?y, nnil | .It hough rffrit-d to b? somewhat !> 11? r. lnit little * hope w:u? onicrtu /mil of lii? n f?*rfy.' " 1 Ohi).FliliUJWS' CKLLBiUIIOX. On tin*'J-;.I 11,stunt Morgan la?lge, N<>. ID, I , sOi'O. P., eeli-bralcd us 8iii Anniversary by a |.ro | i es-tiitii, a.-idres*, and party. The display was eve- 1 ty vvi?y worthy tl.e rrowiug prosperity of this j J fevlge <tf iliar.iliii'M can bv expected to any , nothing, m ?>ur ceiiicr ed'l?r was the ornU>r. The I lodieuee. however, wu large, ami neaily onedialf ' n .iM c >iii|hi?i .1 t.f the her.Hiti'st mid accomplished In 1 dies ofottr village. The Court Mouse, in winch the service* t' i !( place, w.;.s lull. Il?v. ! f? J/indrum, i Chaplain to the Lodge, opened the c\eic'ac? with |i an appropriate prayer, which v.-av follow I by the ( >'tiyiii{of eti oh* written f??t' the occasion. After i the nddicau and singing of another the audi -s lies' tv.i? liiMiiiwil with a brtlrtbrt'oM We rancs t omit to to tice one lentoi e of the pro e t.a?n winch-attracted mack nttoclhsi. Wenllude ? |!ie 11 hi i'ellowV School, under the charge of j liev, W T. 1" itt'??w Mini Mr. J. K Coll.os. Kmty no u . 'I <h >: -til y. lulu-, w iih hiue > ixlr ?> and a neat it. mil. i , l<a'.v made a Jo-play worthy ol iwJiii'r.ito.n, .ind llo little fellow were as ptood of llo ir plaee in t!o picture uc tbeii adult associalir. In list cti-iiiuj multitudes of "lair women and hrave in -o" met at the large II ill of the I'ahiielli' Mouse, Ui enjoy a few hours of uncial iutefisiuisc aaJ il seuss the bountiful repast prepared by t|ie popular host and hunlcs* of tlint hue cslubhtfliiiieiit. i lit* < oiiijMHj very iiuiih i nu* ?;tii?l mm ro* hi trfi applies more e*pi ei.illy In the hwlim. We Ho iiiil rruieuilh i- miy similar entertainment, hwvto tore givt-n, *0 largely attended by our fair citixens. After lively chitchatting and promenading, in tiioii enjoyment scented complete, fit li.ill" put tin n'eloc!* supper iv.m announced. Tin' tables wite handnotm ly k< t off, nu I everything in prrnt profusion At a Into hour, from the number present, i he table* *< re dencrli d for the hull, where the revel* j ooiitiitAi il i,II near inionuht. 'J'lio wlnJo affair woe /rchtrrht, n -id imparted MUslaction lo all pariici anil \(i K ol\, wife lliahop Karly, *( llichmond, d -I m th.it ?n1\ on the I 7ll KANSAS?IIKR CONVENTION. Some of the Southern paper* liavo taken alarm a! words introduced by Hon. K. 1*. Stanton, Secretary of the Territory, into an nddreoa to the people of K >tn i", when lie assumed tho exercise of the fuuctiona of Governor ad interim. In that address lie announced that when the Convention had famed n Constitution for the nascent State, he entertained no doubt but it wouat provide for obtaining a fair expression of public opinion upou the instrument before presenting it to Congress for approval, and before the admission of Kansas as a State. On the I2tli instant, at a banquet givou to IIou. Id. 4. Walker, Governor of the Territory, at the Astor House, New York, then 011 the use o( departure for Kansas, sentiments almost identically tho Min?, but stronger ill olHoial and personal do termination, were expressed by h'.ni on that jvuut. He looks to a census of the inhabitants, before such Constitution, thus fram.nl, s' nil bo considered as the voice of the pe iple o! Kansas, and prior to tip plication to Congress for admission into the Confederacy. As this course would afford ainplo time to rush in free soil emigrants, to serve a special <>ccasiou, we nre at no loss to perceive how rcaddy the whole face of things might be changed in the political condition of Katis is. We have some knowledge of Mr. Walker's political anlcccd uts, and tho tenacity of his labors for the integrity of the country and the rights of the South. It wn* to him we were indebted, to a very considerable extent, for the in isterly parliamentary tactics by which the joint resolution for the acquisiion of Tex is whs passed through the Senate. To liiin utso do the South owe tho tariff of 18-1G and the able report on free trade, which was reprinted [lV (if ills' fIritiaili l^irliiimnnl n.t.l Iwouinn tlis* basis of her relaxation of the corn law restrictions, ami llio subsequent modifications of lu r revenue and navigation systems. Iii his statesmanship Mr. Walker has over shown a comprehensiveness of forecast, totally irrcconeiUable with the supposition that by nay ccecntiic operation of interest he can bo guilty of treason to that portion of the ITnion which has pointed to him as a champion and exj>onont, and of whom she has ever been proud, and in whom she has ever revised measureless confidence. lint suppose Mr. Walker should exert his official and personal influence to have the Constitution so formed submitted to a vote of the people, at n time stib-eijueut to its adoption by the Convention and after a census shall have been taken?that body is in nowise bound to respond to his wishes. Congress has solemnly declared (and the doctrine has been most cordially sanctioned lit the North! that, when tho people assemble in their sovereign capacity to frame a Constitution, then they may de termine fur thetnselres the nature of their institution?, and no Federal Governor has aright to constrain their freedom of action. For if tho whole federal authority is inhibited from such exercise of power, of course a mere governor, whose functions are about to expire, can show no color of right to interfere. Besides, this course of procedure would ho unu sua], The people are sovereign, and their sovereignty is embodied in the convention. Whatever constitution they digest becomes fundamental law by the net of the people thus represented. This principle is well undetstood, and was recognised ill ihe law of Congress admitting Aik/msas into tho Union, in lite preamble to the net: " Whereon the people of the Territory of Arkansas did, nil (lie 3<MIt day of January, in the present year, by a contention of delegate*," &o. The principle was recognised by tbo same authority in the case of Michigan, on a question of tiouudttry necessary of determination prior to complete admission. Her assent to the indicated boundary was demanded through a "convention of delegates, elected by the people"- -and that assent by the people, through a convention, being had, on proclamation of the President she was admitted. The same teas true of Iowa and Florida, and probably of nil the new States except Wisconsin, whose Constitution wna required to be submitted to a vote of the icople as a condition precedent to admission. For bis drparture from what was customary and unibrtn there must have been special reasons, connected with adjustment of boundaries with Michigan, Missouri, and [umii. There will be neither justice nor propriety in this (Tort to defeat the objects of the |K-oplu of Kansas ihould the pro slavery party duminatu in the Contention; and if Mr. Walker, or Mr. Any body-else, , itlenipts it, the administration will find itst-ll held responsible for the act. (Jen. Taylor, by clear dc- j volute from the proprieties of his |?isilioii, used ' lis high place as President to incuhuto California | nto jxilit.enl being,and was overwhelmed with the ! ndiguation ol h ? section aud the contempt of the ' North. Ixt Mr. Unvhaiian and his (Joveruor I muse before they fall Into the |M-rpetiation of a j limilar outrage. SUR OfTSroKS, if. We cl p the following account of sah-s at the > Cherokee Iron Works h-oin tho York District 'hroni. le, a? bring more coiidon*cd ill in the cstaoguc kindly furnished its hy Mr. T. J. EUord.wlio ,vas prist i .it the sale: "The sale of Negroes and stock ol these \\ orks, rame off on Wednesday last (22d iiist.) The liejrocs sol I ^tJtJ in number) separately, us follows . M m, woman an.I 3 children $2,139(1; do. ami 2 diildrxii $2,320; (!( ami 3 children l.8(M>; Ih'.i ii< ii ami one b<>y $3,150; man and lbrie children $2.(3<><); v\ iiiiitili mi l three children, $2,00(1; malt iml xviff, $(300; Ho ..$1,023; one girl. 14 years old, ?1.050; ami another, texine n >e, $1,125. The 35 it:lit i> Milil at mi iivt-rnire "f $1,134. There were I many speculator* pnxut, who bt<! ami bought exravag-unly, the gross amouiii ' ! Ilie 35 being $119,390. Many ol the best xvoikmeii were purchased | or a hke omieeru hi Ti'iincwxr; llie stock ??f mules m l horses sold low, an 1 nothing seemed en dcsiraile iu negroes; after tins sale, u (fill, 13 years ol<l, cas put up, ami bruuchl $ 1,005. The term* of ho Works' sale tins eight months' credt." J'iik South Carolina Collicob.? At th* late meeting el iln Heard of Trued i h of tin' South Carolina ('olh-ge, a* we learn Imni the editorial s aii s|M.mlenee of tl:r (Jrreiiville Patriot, two very nii|H>rtant meliorations have been efl'eelod, v /. The commissioner* <>f free sclion's are to n kot a y. iii>i? in n in eaeh .Imlicial I>stiiclof (ho State ful' gratuitous edoe.tioli in the Sou'li Catoliua t.'ol lege. This xx ill and about thiily nexv i.luileiits to the institution. We learn from the same sou re. that this ini|H>rtanl niovt-ini nt oii^inateil with Maj. Perry, who deserves mm h credit for it. Tiie other reform is ill dispensing with m iinieh tJnek a> a eoinlilioii In enter the Preshm hi el iss. l-'min 10 books cf llolller, the r-million his been minced tu two. Tilt He change* caiuint but e*erl a health ful influence upon the College. Thk CoMKT.-sAt Inst xve have s Mid tug deliIIitt' ahout that cornet. The editor ol the N'cwbu ryport (Miism.) Herald lias sun 0 with a teloseopx It is now receding from thce.iitli. When nearest, on the bih instant, it was distant from the earth 20,000,0(10 miles! The elements of tins comet are s.tul to rcHtmble those of tin comets of 1532 ami I CO I ? il no, every ten veins it h m revolved around the sun unseen by mortal iye till IS4(i, when it x\,is discovered by llrorscn. This is tin* count xx Inch ICuropt an* thought would destroy the earlli; but in this country il has liecn confounded with the comet of 15G6, which has not yet appeared. The Andcrsoii (hizctto pays a deserved tribute to our old frien I H <? Kinley, in conneetiun with a notice of h s hotel ill Anderson. \Vr arc tire no one will regret pulling up a! Ins house KIClLBftBCKC DECLARATION ANNIVERSARY. A correspondent of tho Columbia South Carolinian gives the following fucts connected with the celebration of tho anniversary of tho oo'ebrntcd Mecklenburg Ileclnration of Independence and the speech of He*. Dr. Iluwkee, ou the 20th inct., nt Charlotte, North Carolina: Tho morning of the ever memorable 20th of May dawned beautifully bright, but probably colder than it has ever been on that duy during nil the eightytwo years w hich have elapsed aince the brave band ol patriots appended titer unacs to wbat, tor all that they could tell, was like y to prove tluir own death-warrant. The rising sun w * welcomed by a saluo ol thirteen guns, in honor of too original States ol the Union. ^ Tho Weather throughout the day WM hy torn* bright and lowering, I kc the lot tunes of tlio |K-riod which it commemorated. At IOJ A. M.j tlio proceed on waa lortned ou tho pubho square, arranged under tho aupvrvision of Gcti. I onng. Having reached tlio spacious grove of the Presbyterian Church, bright with a huge eon course of lovely Indus, tlio procession approached ilie stand in inverted order, and after a b 'ml of inusio Iroin tlio baud, the exercises comuieiieed with mi eloquent prayer by the K?v. D. Lncey, D. D., LL. 1), Cell. Young then introduced the Hon. Mr. Ueborre Hvudo', who altera short but eloquent preface. read in a pecul.nrly happy style the "M<-ck* h-nburg I >eclaration of liidepcndeiioo ol the illilli May, 1775." The assembly was again regaled with soil music, and the President of the day, Hon. Frederick Nash, Chief Justice ol North Carolina, introduced tho Oraior of tlio Day, Rev. F. L. Hawkes, D. D., LL.D., of New York. Tlnsd stiuguished divine, iu an able and eloquent address of three hours and n halfs duration, lully sustained the reputation ho lias won for tulcnt and oratorical powers. In a few feeling remarks, he claimed North Carolina as his native Stale, and tho lifo lull r liotiit* ?if lift* nfY*?<*!i(iitM* Pfi'lrtiinifiif ill I lit* lint - gunge of the captive Isrne'iles, "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right linml forget her cunning." More than once lie moved a portion or his audiota e to tears. He then entered into u de?uil of the historical bearings of the subject; how his owu reseurelies hud traced the battle of Ix-xingtou every mile of the way from New Jersey to Charlotte; how J the lion-hearted sons of old Mecklenburg had ossein bit d at the Court House, on the reception of the : tidings, and scorning the taint and penalty of trru ( son, bohlly declared llicinselves independent of ; Great liiitain and of the worhl. Tin-, it will be remembered, was more than a year before Congress declared for freedom; and the paper here promulgated was undoubtedly the model on which Jefferson framed the Declaration of July 4, 1776. In an able and well sustained argument, the speaker then utterly falsified and refuted the trail seers who have, with n semhlnnce of truth, denied the existence of the Declaration. Those who heard the Oration, will ever remember Dr. llawkes, as an able and accomplished orator, and a piofuuud student of Ameriean history. Alter llie oration, the i meeting adjourned to the public square, where j some patriotic hand had liung ont the venerated emblem of old Mecklenburg, an immense "hornet's nest." tastefully decorated with ribbons. At 4 o'clock we all proceeded to the depot, where a most sumptuous dinner leu! been prepared, by Messrs. Young & Williams, of the Mansion House. There were threw immense tables, groaning beneath every delicacv which the most fastidious taste could desire, and wine and champagne was in abundance. It lias never been our fortune to sit nt n pubhc dinner where there was more order and decorum. We did not see a sing'e ease of i intoxication After dinner, the regular tousts were | read, and rcs|K>iidcd to by Messrs. liigg-, If rag g, Osborne, Sway no and Karringer, of North C-iroh na, and by Mr. W. Id. Wilson,of York, S. C. We left the dining risim uiiinl the thundering of artil- ! lory, for sun-set was tile signal fur a salute (pardon ! the nllitaration} of thirty-one guns, and thus closed the festivities of the day. Tine Pai.mkttom.?At the bnnquel attending the recent celebraliuu in Columbia Col. Keilt wan called out by a toast. During Ins remaiks lie related that Hon. Preston S. Brooks, at the time of his death, was having prepared a signet ting to commemorate an incident that happened to his younger brother at the battle of Churubusco, Mexico. It is us follows; "Wlo-n another regunetil fled, and ail the hor- j .....i -i 4 ? llie gallant I'.il i.cttncs, bathed in the blond of their comrades?when Shields said 'who will follow in?,' and llutlrr said '*? will'?Brooks, ye#, llio strip ling Brooks, cried out, 'yea, all will follow you to tho death'?and he did. The faiii? hall which pierced his body shivered his inu?ket?and a slnvered musket was to adorn the signet, with the motto gatts tneruuge. When thin brother left home, Brooks told hint his father said to his old body servant, 'go with him, and take cure of him ? 1 confide inv not) to you.' How did the good old negro act? when the baptism of blood was going on ?when perils were lingering around?when the hot ignition of stratagem was everywhere?with none to watch the wouuded boy but tins old servant, lie was at his labor of love, taking care of his charge. Crushed holies worked out from the wound?lie gathered them up und pi t served theni. The noble spirit passed out, and the corpse alone was left \V hat did the old and faithful slave? Tlo* regiment gave lorn a mule and carl?the soldiers helped him to make a rude coflin. With his own hands he placed tlte cattlily remains of his beloved young master in this li raise?!iv conveyed it ! > Mexico he carried it to Vera Cru*?lie bore it on shipboard ntol by railroad, to his ol<l master's home,and delivered the body and the bones of her child to Ins widowed and b? reared mother, at the lintel of Ins birth-place. I'b s is literally true. In classic story ?in I getidary annals?in aucient or modern tano ! ?wlicru is the eijual ol this touching story?" Tub IUlui Curkxuon Tkkatv.? Or. Barth it, formerly editor of the New York Alhion and How of the Anglo Saxon, says tit .t the Dallas- | Clarendon treaty was rejected solely because a con- | tingeiit treaty between Great Britain and Honduras (by which the former, on certain conditions, ceded Kuataii mid the Buy Islands to Honduras, and secured cci bun protection to the M-imjiiiIo Indians) was not ratified and exchanged. Wo do not believe olio word ol this statement. If the l.icts had btt n so, Mr. Dulls* would have been inform d on the subject. The re usal of the administration to renew negotiations alone h.i? uroughl out th - u plan alien, to mollify tie just indignation of tins . country , and render it more placable. law Admissions.? W e tind in llie Chester Standard the following catalogue of Minimis admitted; by tho Court ol Daw Appeals to practice ni this) State, viz: Tlios. \V. Allen, Abbeville; \V H. Culp, Cidumbi ; W. I,. Ih'IW, Cnillilell; 1*. C. l)ozer, \\ illianiktiurg; K. W I loadlcy, Columbia; ,1. II lludsun, (Marlborough; din I". lllar, I Irangeburg; S. W. Maurice, \V illiatnshurg; .loliC. McClt-ii.ighan, Million; K. M Mol vur, Chcruw; T. II. Muw, Itarnwill; iihs P. Oliver, Orangeburg; Henry .I. Small, (iiivnville; K. I*. Todd, Laurens; J. Wanes, Columbia; C. W. Wolfe, Orangeburg kkmark ab1.k l>lftcovkhv and yamjabli inporMation!?Howell, ill hi* work on Central Africa, speaking of diseases of lli.il climate, furnishes thefollowing remarkable information: "The menu* of preserving health in tin* cliiuale i should be carefully studied and constantly remcni- ' bercil. They consist. in general terms, in avoiding the cause* of.liwiiH. !" Tint Amkiiican IIorhk* in Kmilanii.?Tilt i three American raci rs taken by Mr. Ten Itrocek to Knglanl to tench John Hull a lesson in turf malti rs, : ure at Inst booked for a race. They have Iki-ii en- j Icred for the dondwood Clip, valued at $I,5U0. 'I lie terms ol the course will givu the following weights: I a conite, 1U4 pounds; I'ryor, 121; Prioress, Itty. This race has forty subscribe!? A full field, if all run. -s ?(jttottuu leAII.ROAII AMI 1'lANhlNS. CoMTAM ? The licit earnings of the (Inirgit Hail road and Hanking Company. many of whose ImIIh circulate among our people, are thus stated for the past year in 11io r< port recently inado to the Mock holders Gross earnings of 15.ink $204,881.73? expense* I $0 1,970 h7, in tt icv? nuo I oil ,'J 1n.8t> < ire** earn: ings of i i,id $1 ,l<t'.f,'>k*l 73 all ? *p< iice?, oidinaiy and ? timordin.i'y, :?7f>7,4"0 7K i he lull pi"his of the hank and i >ad pmo'int tr 1''I Southern Bxrnrr Convention.?Tlio biennial session of the Southern Baptist Convention met in Louisville, Kentucky, mi the 8th instant. Rev. Dr. Howell, or Virginia, was chosen President, and Rev. J. M. Jeter, of the same State, first Vice President, mid (lev. George B. Taylor, of Maryland, Secretary. All tlie Southern Sluice wore represented by about 150 delegates. The foreign iti'SNiona supported by this body are all in China and Africa. The amount collected for tliia object the poet year is $38,462 02. Present liabilities $4,800. A report was Made on the establishment of a Southern Theological Seminary, in connection with which it was staled that the Baptists of South Carolina hud offered nil endowment of $100,000; which was accepted,and it was determined that a like sum should be raised at large in thu Southern States, flic founding of litis institution will be a new era ill the history of this denomination, as the institution is designed to be of the highest grade, and will meet u long lelt want of tins denomination. The subscription in behalf of the Coliseum Church, in Now Orlsuns, was announced to amount to $3,UOO. A resolution was adopted instructing the ! Hoard of Domestic Missions to appoint agents to procure contributions sufficient for the liquidation of tiio entire debt of the church, which is about $15,000. 1'be whole amount of reoeiptsof the Convention, d jring the past year, fur the various objects in which it is engaged, vix: Domestic Missions, Foreign Missions, and Indian Missions, it $107,000. The Convention fixed on Richmond, Virginia, as the next place of meeting, and adjourned on thu 12th. Unknown Authors or Ckiur.?The nnuiber of murders, or presumed murders, in New York, has become so alarming, and the authorities are so supine or indilfcrcut to the duty of ferret ting out their perpetrators, that private citizens arc perforce compelled to come before the public with rewards for detection. Dr. Brandrcth offers to l?e one of thirty to give a rcwar 1 of $1,000 each for the discovery of the murderers of Dr. Harvey Hurdell. The Times and llcruhi oiler alike sum of $5,000 each for tho same pur|K>*e. The editor of the Herald then enumerates 11 murders, wluwe authors are unknown, for whose detection he offers $5,000 each; and adds $1,000 each fur iutormalioii of the whereabout* uf three other persona whoharediioppeant), and whose fate is unknown. The Ilerald offers a gratuity of :j7,at>0 to any country lawyer who will come to New York and clear the dockets of the criminal courts. Wo aru sorry to be constrained to believe that these offer* are nioro for |R-reonnl notoriety than public justice, but they serve to show a condition ol society shocking tu contemplate, and to uull lor thankfulness that we live m a land where deeds of violence nre rare, and whet c the laws arc administered with promptness an 1 efficiency. correspoxdknck of tius hkriirv. Washington, May 12.?Nothing is to lie done in regard to the extinct Dallas Treaty. The President declined the offer for a renewed negotiation in regard to the Kav Islands question, which was the sticking point with the British Government. There was iio correspondence between Mr. Dull.is and j Dud Clarendon ' s to tlie objections of the Kritish Government to the amended treaty, but merely a conversation, in which the latter str.ted, in general terms, that they could not assent to the amendment relative to the Kay Islands. It is well known, that neither the Senate nor the present Administration would have assented to the Treaty without the modification proposed by Mr. Jefferson Davis, which rendered the transfer ol the liny Islands to Honduras absolute nnd unconditional. Nothing short of an eiit re relinquishment ol those Inlands i>y Great Britain will satisfy this Government. Tin* Administration has not Ins tated upon this question, mi.I tti -y delerilMied at ouee, and j-calivo ly, to ills'ut U|isi the im.oIiuctioti of the I Dtytoa- ' Kulwcr Treat/ wtiich Uiis Government had heretofore assumed. It is not intruded to abrogate the Cloy ton-Bui wer Treaty, but to insi-t upon our interpretation <>f it, which will exclude Great Brit.mi from the Buy Islands. Before the commencement of the next session of Congress, ov. u:> and public opinion may indicate to t the (Executive Government n proper course on the subject; and then it hi iv Ik proposed either to annul the Clayton llulwer Treaty, or to enter into a supplementary convention in regard to it, in conformity with our views. The President stales, in conversation, that lie i* much pr-so?l by applications for Diplomatic and ' Consular oiTi,. ?v There are but twelve first class' mission*, nnd lor these, as lie states, there are two ' hundretl applications. South Carolina is to have 1 one first class ni.tonon. Col. Kicliaidson, of Illinois, i must have something, And will take nothing less than a first elites mission. OiIi?t Western and , nearly all the Southern States present candidate* j for these posts. Meanwhile, no one of the mcumb nt*, except Gov. Vroom,.-it Berlin, and Gol.Sey- I ui'jur, jii ni. i iii?? m^ii u?'?i a m to return home. Mr. Mumiii wishes l -remain auoliter year in l*?n*. Ii in nut intended to recall Mr. J Foraylit from Mexico, nor Mr. Dallas from Kng- j land, at present. It is surmised that, s.x month* j hence, Mr. Uobcrt .1. Walker may succeed Mr. Da'las at Lnnilnii, especially if anything; in t< he done in regard to a tn.-w treaty concerning Central ' A menca. Mr. Walker lm* left this city far Kansas, via New ; York. 11<* attcuded a Cabinet consultation on the subject ??f Kansas ill tilers hint week. He tliireaMV ] some Caufideltce ill Ilia ability to ki ttle the Kansas ditiieullies The net ng <iov? iiior, Mr. Stanton, also writes tint the prospect <>f establishing |h.u-o i? very encouraging. Ililnriliatinn his h ell rets veil at the I'ati-nl Of- i fico, that Mr Iesmard Wi.iy ha* commenced a plantation nt his African Sugar Millet, called the Ini phcc.on the estate ol (invi rtmr llninntond, n Smith Carolina. Ile if to cultivate a hundred acres this year on thin plantation, lor the pui|Hiscof raising > aae.l, and nl* for proJu-mg apecinn. n- of sugar, aleohol, wine and vinegar, from : 'The patent t ihIu,* proec-s of crystal iii(; the sac chinilie product'ntil lie sun p. rfccled, and, m-xt season, he i *|?-cts to he prc|iared to furnish planti rs with set d, and li.jeeiions tor the manufacture of mi gar an J other alleles fiom the plant -yr? - *s# V\ aliui.u*.?This place, witluii the I nuts, coll- | tains a |Ki|>ulaiiou ot tour hundred or more, ami is rapidly increasing A lew yiais hack it whs only a grove; anil if Uu-li ol.t had piedicted that somi there would be a flourishing town huilt here lie j would have been regarded is insane. lint so it i?, j and those wlio may doubt can have their doub'.s re- | moved by n vie.t u> our place. Houses go up and arc finished a* by magic, today >oil see a pile <>' lumber in tlie klri i ts, to inor- , row a house i? ricsed.un ler?- we know it isoccitpied. We have not had the op|sirtuiiity to aseerta u the exact number of stores, hut it is tiotsh- rl ol twelve, all of whom teem to have a g"-?d pato-nnge, and < have good St icks of goo Is 11 - .1 els an- well kept, of , which th re ares-veral, and olTireverv inducement lor summer in go-id fare, pure a r and cold wati r, j with ch'-ap b-mribng Two tl nirislurig schools are within the town, one ' under the charge of Mr Cramer?which we have Hot yet varO-d?the other tinder the ehnigo of the Iter Mr. Hnnnetlier, being a thorough c!;i-> eal academy, in which tint Kuglisli, dead and modern languages nr< taught. N\ would pursue our no? t ee further, but have been promised a history of j the rise and stmt of the place by one well posted sutler it I s i v. spend a lew <1.1 \ s at our town, and you will, like tlie l^U'.s n who visited Solomon, ex 1 clami, ' The h itf h ? not bet ii told rue." H.tlhtlln Unixrr * ?- ? T?x Staikmkst. Thrnuith the [> hteiuss < > | our etl'ieiciit Tax Collector, Mr Caivy, wi< are otia- | b'ed lo I ly !?? ( i ?* our nailer* tlx ixhibit I >!low nig i of tax statistic* foi the yt ar 1650: lie whole liinouut of tax eo'lccted w.l* $ 1,059.83; slave*. 1,146; free tieijroee, 31; notes laud, 750,565, to w it: lir?t ijit ility II.IIO, second 73,7<?5; third 67 1,850; value of Own lute, $37,000; profcfwoim, $1,695; wale* of ill, (imported article#) $79,730. I'hu Tax Collector'* commission* nmoutil to $383 60. The Diatiict lax (lor the |mor) amounts to only $309 22. liirtlm: wli ; males, 126; fctimlr*, 117; d< .illis, | 101; rnarria^i , 121 Mirths black mule*, 80; fc tri ile.H, 60, deaths, 2S. The return* tiitdt r these ' ||| U.tn ol colli ? el y i'tipel fell, ? the la .v, t? <|iiuiii2 th< oi to lm hi idr, wax only pa ia'd iii I >cc I S.'.l", A ' nrtr ( e lift, ,\f >iv III - 1 - - - ?-! Tub Acquisition or Cuba.?A Washington correspondent furnishes tlio New York Herald | with the following, which that p; per calle "curious, unique, original, yet consistent and credible newi." Hardly any one will doubt i s originality, but of its credibility there may bo n question: Jn thin view, the paramount movement upon tho Cabinet comprehends a most interesting and unique plun for the acquisition of Cubit?a plan embracing the active co operation of Kngland, France and Spain, upon the most moderate terms, without any fuss or trouble, and within the limit of Mr. Buchanan's term of four years. Purchase is this plan, and tho Ostcnd valuation of $120,000,000 is the ruin. Under Mr. Polk, Mr. Buchanan, aa Secretary of State, olT-red the sum of 100,000,000, and it is thought now that an advance of twenty per rent, will be a satirfa*loiy margin of Allowance for the increased valuo of the island. Next conn s the uiodut operandi, worthy the fltinncinl genius of the reigning house of Israel. The lluthchilds aro to bo intrusted with the practical business of this great arrangement; and their first requisition will be the appointment of a member of thiir tribe and their liuanciul family?Mr. August Belmont? as Minister to Spain. Co-ordinate with, or rather subordinate to, Belmont, a new minister will next be required at each ol the Courts of St. Cloud, St. James, St. Petersburg and St. Peter. \Ve say St. Peter, because the influence of Home over Madrid must not be overlooked. In the meantime, Mr. Belmont has been making the lour of Italy, and will come round, via Spain, to Paris and Londoti, to take the necessary soundings. Thirdly, it is sup|H>sed that the distribution of the money will embrace thirty millions u> the Rothschilds for the purjKise of their financial negotiations at Madrid and among the Spanish railroad stock jobbers ol I>ondoit, Ao., thirty millions to the Spanish treasury; thirty millions among the ?|>eiidthrirt royal Spanish family, including Queen Christina aud her dependeuts, Queen Isabella and her favorites nnd courtiers, nnd others whose iufluence over the S|umish Cabinet and Cortes is worth considering. The oilier thirty millions to be disbursed among the financiers and stock jobbers of the Court of Napo'eon tho Third, who aro always ready for ] '"tho n onish." The Britirh government, it is expected, in view | of tho payment of tier heavy claims upon Spain, will be satisfied with n chance at the thirty millions ! which are to go into tho Spanish treasury. The ! price f.?r Cuba, as thus proposed, is the same as that | fixed at Ostcnd by Messrs. Buchanan, Mason and i Sonic; but it is free from the Ostcnd alternative ol 1 "wresting the islniel from Spain because we have the , power." When the Cabinet shall have selected its I list of Kuropean diplomats, you will be enabled to per | ceive the practical bearings of this magnificent programme in reference to the Cabinet policy of Mr. Buchanan. His great ambition is the purchase of the island of Cuba, and if ha can buy it on reasonable terms he will buy it?that's certain. To this end. look out for the appointment of Mr. Belmont ! am.I .iM. BIJ..II xs ? -e ... kii ..... uituvii iu rraure,a ine OCglll ning. IIurricanr ?On Thursday evening last, (lie southern portion ol Anson County, with adjo-nmg port ion* <>( this District, were v mi ted by a viornt hurricane and ll'lil storm. In some places the hail covered the ground, destroying entirely the young crops. In many places, wttlHR the path ol the hurricane, the trees were either snapped off or torn up by the root*, mid the roads so blocked up an to prevent traveling. We have heard of Do l.ms of life, though of some miraeuloos escapes. One was a negro belonging to Uen. dames Gillespie, of Marlboro'. Upon llie approach of the tornado, he at tempted to get shelter with Ins mule ntid cart in a stable. .1 ust belore be reached the door, a large oak was torn up by the ruota and thrown directly upon the negro, mule and cart. To a spectator, the destruction of all was inevitable. The tree, however, was forked, and the negro and mule escaped with but little hurt, while the cart was a complete wreck. Since writing the above, we understand the hurricane mid hail storm were much more extensive than we then supposed. We have heard from js?rtions of l*ni< n County, N. C , the adjoining portions of Anson, und the western part of this District, in nil of which it was very destructive to the timber and crops.?Cherate Oatetle, May 20. Governor R.J. Walker arrived in t??wu on Tuesday, on his way to Kansas. He was present at a dinner party given to lum by his fr-end Mr Kohnstamm, at the Aster House, mid tm.k occasion to make s ch ar and t xphoi s.atement of the principles which would govern li s administration in the Territory, lie <U-elur>d hm fixed determination to do everything in Ins power to secure for the people of the Territory a full, fri*e and unbiased v?>lc upon the Constitution which might be offered tor their adoption. He believed tins to bo their light?tl right guaranteed t? them by the fundamental law of the Territory, and by the Constitution of the United States, and he should cotistd* r it not only a point of law and of official duty, hut n point of lionor a- a man and a gentleman, to ro everything iu hm power to secure them such 11 vote. AH the other questions winch hud created dissension in the Territory he considered merely preliminary to this? and if this wiT" properly adjusted, lie believed all dissension in the Territory would cease. TheGov- I ernor's rutnuiks were received with great favor I He remains in tliis city only a day or two, and will , depart immediately for Kansas. [A'ric York Time*. Tubxson i.n Mas-aciii stcrrs. ? Ntw Tors, May , 20.?The Herald of to-day i?a\s there is an extensive secret organ* itioli iu Massachusetts, win we or gin dut<* back to the ilurns affair, the purpose of which is to res st the execution ol the lugitive slave law. They mo said to be well urined and drilled, and of sufficient strength to defy the General Government. Colored men are excluded hr their organization. Tlio lni.il number of members arc kuown o IIIj to I he live who form the executive il rectory. Its strength can be judged,say*the Herald, from the f.ict that the r hitler* now ilely the General Governnnnl to capture slave* in the Hay State outside the range of cuttuou Irum the navy yard and federal forts. They have >11111, ammunition and two aehooncri. to convey I gitivvalo Canada, and a)lege ilia! .i iei.il depot* of Si ite .11 ms are within grasp, whenever they elinwe to se ze them. They have 1 li.d.ng place* for the r aims amongst the hill* and 1 i-lauds ol the State. Tuts Si-kskgh am* ('lkiiksiiii*?The Nov < Vork Tribune of l i>d.y lot* publudiis the annex- j e l editorial touching the** othces to be tilled on the I opeuing ol the next Cotigri s?; The Speak* r?hip ol the next Home being apparently conceded to Col. Oir, ol South Carohnu, the ("ierk "ill naturally tie chosen from some nt least it. mi 11.?Ily Free .State, ami already the following 1 names have heen suggested as those ol probable > caiitlidales lor the post: Gen. li loin Wuibridge (cx-M. C.) Now York City; .1.inns C. Allen (cx-M. C.) of lllimiii, John I. Itobinson (U.S. Marshal) of Indiana, Richard li. (Connolly (County Clerk.) New Vork C.ty; llarty IIdthard (cx-M . 0.) of New I 'ainpshire, In case a Northern Speaker should fc I'liisi'l), Mr. A. I). Hanks, of Virginia, ( Uditor of Southaide ! Democrat 1 stand* a good eli nice to be Clerk. Wat to Get a Skat. ? A few week* ago, nn old gentleman and In* lady were coming down from ; Iowa City to I )avt nport when the ears were croud i etl. A young man got up and gave the old lady a 1 seat, tvln e In* companion, another young gent, remained steadfast, and let the tdd gentleman stand. Thi* did not suit our old friend, so he coneludc.1 to gi 1 a seat in some way, and, quick as thought, turned to the young mail oil the scat beside Ins wife, ..lid soul, "Will you be so kind us to watch | in .i wumiiii winif? i i a m;ii ill l?? WlitT CJir She hns tils." This startled ihc ymnx K?nt. He could not Im 01 the idea .it Ink t? t; charge of* titty oM w oman, so ihc ?>) ! gentleman got it moil, and Ins i*ilo w.is never known lo take a fu Afterward*. Tmr l Ein iNTr.-F.c Road -Tin- company, whose 1'iiriilii'i Imvit Mhvcrilrd in completing tho Tchunn- j tepee road, announce tlinl they are now read) t<? j i?uu bond* and reewive subscription*. Tlic direr- j lors tlnlter ihcnisclvt* that, with lair support, they will he enabled In place singe* anil wagons on ihc road, nod to Intro steamers on the CoatzMcoulcos j rirer, so that in a period of about four weeks ihc enterprise may ho in full operation. Dispatches from Washington lead the director* to infer, that a Contract will be shortly closed with the Postmaster General for the conveyance n( mails front ties city to San Francisco via Teliuantepec. Tift is really a S uthrrn question, Irnnght with the most vital interests concerning our fuluro welfare, tind every one should atipjHii t it to the utmost of his nbthly Mi Raker allowed u* an < gg yesterday which was MVen inches in circumference Can anybody Im al this.'? Stjmrutr HcrrtlU. i'erlainly, bi eak ihc egg into a bo.vl.and bout it wilh a spoon /.v"?i Arte*. % # * % .i? J-Jgl NEWS SCRAPS. Good NtwinoM tiisHuuae Cavr.?ThsNew Orleans True Delta, of Sat ur Jay loot, hat a lengthy article on "Oar Sugar Prospects," in which it aaya: se "Within the I nut tan days reports from all portion* 1 < of the sugar growing sections of our Suit# have come pouring in, and all without exception convey the most cheering assurances of the pruapeeta of the growing crop." t?1 The wife of Prof. Ixi lWde, of the South Caro- ht lina Collage, died in Columbia, on the 16th instant. A painting by I'aul V crones, for three hundred '"I year* the property of the Pisani family of Venice, *d ha* been purchased by the British government for ha ?14,000. ?? The acarcily of provisions in the Weat and North- wl west is beginning to be severely felt. Much suffer- cm ing exists both with uuin and beast. <? ' The Kdgefield Advertiser says thr.". Lieut. Col. ?* 1 SIiaw was elected colonel and Capt Ix*vi I.ybrand was elected major of the 7th Regiment y. C. M., ah on the 16th instant. The same exchange states that the army worm had appeared at Beach Island, in Kdgefield Lis- jk trict. By the wnv, the samo destructive worm has sij nppeared in Georgia. C< W. C. Moragne und W. L. Hodge* ate up a* ',u candidate* for Brigadier General of the 2d division (i|( S. C. M., vice Gen. J. R. Wevr, r< signed tlx Our friends of the Rutherford Democrat ai e i cally ^ " ly making a very spicy paper, und seem to be getting ^ along bravely?aa they promise an enlarged sheet m, iu three weeks from the present time. Success to them. ye Prof. Francis Lieber, LL. D., has been unani- vii tnously choseu to the chair of History in the Colum- P" bia College, New York. Prof. J. L. Reynolds, D. D., delivered n lecture Uj, before the Young Men's Christian Association of fot Abbeville, on the 22d iust ^ Chesley Roatwright, of Kershnw, and James A. Prioe, of Union, convicted of murder on th* circuit, appealed for new trials. The Court of Appeals has j ^ refused both motions. Boat wright will be hanged ri. on the 26th June; Prioe, at Union, the same day. as Mr?. Hraggiotti,of Charleston, who shot Callia- r'a rine Welaer, the paramour of her husband, has beta tried and acquitted?the jury not leaving their seats. do Tho President -Judgc of the Court of A ppeals line cu deeigunted tho 4th Monday in November next for the cxuininalion of applicant* for admission to the bar, and named tba examining attorneys. As wc jj" know of no candidates in our District, we omit the jt committee, and stale that applications mutt be filed If prior to the 4th Monday in November. e'" The Synodiool College nt I at Grange, Tennessee, jj" is now organized and in operation. Two of the professors are South Carolinians?Msj. Hill and Mr, | Waddell. Maj. Hill is now in Davidson College, ?t, N.C. We beReve he is tho same gentleman to Tl whom our legislature voted a sword la>t winter for | ** gallant services iu Mexico. < au The True Carolinian says that some miscreant recently fired a ride at a passenger train on the jc Greeeville railroad in one of the lower districts. The j to bullet shattered the glass of both windows, cutting \ *c I bin the bonnet of a lady in passing out. Die editor of the Chester Standard says ill hie coj respond ruce that Mr. Brittoii.of the Carolina C< Times, is now negotiating, with good prospect of advantage, a sale of his paper, with a view to devote L. hitns If solely to the interests of the Southern (jnar- ; terly Review. | William lewis, of Anson co, N. C., blew In j ,\f brains out ou tbe 14th instant. I Complaints fiom the Cotton-growing regions ure i 'y very gt n< ml of damage to the crops by the late odd weather ntid rains. Theboltoinswillverygencr.il- q{ ly be re-planted with corn, as cotton seed is scarce and the * ason too far advanced to get a go.nI stand. \V Accounts from Suit latke Cny stale that during March the violence of the Mormon* compelled Judge StiU*s to close the United Slatra Court and suspend all business. It is ulso reported that Rrighain Voutig, from some cause, was compelled to tly from the Territory, and this report is believed Jj by the Washington Union on what it regards reliable authority. Rut other account# contradict lli s story. The amount contributed by Columbia, including I Bt the Bubscripiioli by studi-nts of the South Carolina ; ? College, lo lite cause of Kansas, growing out of llic late visit of Col. linker, is $777.53. Her Uoy.il Highness Mary Dtclnatol filaiuvstcr, llic last survivor ol the eti>Ulrr*it of George Third, diet] oh tlie 3Ulti o( April, ni tho ng* of 81. The Ale* can j>tj?~r? coutaiu accounts of llic HIlibuster ug expedition titled out in the Pacific Stale an of California against Sonora. They had captured w' tho village of Cahurca, which wu attacked by Mexican forces, and finally the whole band of lilli- ln hiistcros was captured, and subscquvut account* say th shot. m Ivlniand Bellinger, carp, has uow ready for the press a Digest of Ivju ty Reports of Smith Carolina. -p| Understanding that Jos. Conner, of Charleston, ki is preparing a Report of Kquity Cases, Mr. IWlliti- 0,1 gi-r lias determined to nbnltdoU lib purpose to print ! I" Sixteen inemborsof Dr. G. Il.Cheever's Church, 11 New York, disliking hut course ill reference to the I; Dred Scott ease, requested his resignation of his '1 pastorate over the Church of the Puritans. A in church meeting was called, and that worthy was tj, unanimously sustained?the jolly sutet n preserving In u discreet silence. Cl lion F. VV. Pickens was iu Coloinhia oil the to 23d instant, in good heahh. \\ Tho M iss.ich.isetIs Legislature has |ussml tlie address to the Governor to remove Judge I-oruig from his |x>si(ioii of |>robatc judge. At a Unitarian conference in Illinois it was re- rn solved that the Constitution of the United Stales St was a i nluro and the Supreme Court dcciaiou net m binding. The St l,ouis delegation withdrew. I till - It'lily would destroy earth an.I lieu veil?.f it could. Rev. Charles A. Paris, o( the Southern M 1?. w Church, has boeii appointed Chaplain in the Navy. 8 Lieut. Allston, First Regiment United Stales Itragoon*, has icsigned. B Steps are being taken in Chsrh-stou to celebrate I lie Untie of Cliuruliusco on the 20th August by aa many of the Palmetto boy a aa may be in tl.nl city. To save wollcn alothes front the moth, wrap them (j in two coverings of cotton cloth, ami you will have no use for camphor, Arc ( , .lodge Ifruiiunond,of Utah, has arrived in Waah> ^ ington, for the purpose of consulting with the n?l ( ministration on the affair* of the Territory. Passed Assistant Surgeon J. Heritor, of the Na- ^ ?y, has rcsiuncd. ^ The St I/?ttis Intelligencer notices tl.o arrival in j that city, via the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, ^ of 130 bull's of hay, winch was sold at a profit'. We ( saw a monthly statement of the earnings of this new ^ l ond (br its first month, and we think the clear prof i c its were some $39,000 over all c*p< m* . thus early j - ^ in its history. Query: l>id not the g'veti month ^ iiielude the juh.lee and its i xtrnordinnry r.'eeiptsf Trooiti for Utah Was hi no ton. Mav9I.-? A IsmIv of troopa, nutnliering 2,tKI0t is inuring to- n wards I tah. The adntinistration erinces n olapn- ' sitioti to net with prompt!)efts, and military force j ^ ] will Ih? umiI in ihe event that the course of the ' Federal 1 iws is obstructed. j " 'Hie Go* rnor has n>>l y.-? been npixsutcd, owing I s to the difficulty of s? looting n insn combining per- | j t soitni bravery with unquevtioosd discretion aud administrative talent. ' ? Ntw York, May 91. Tho steamer lllavU _ Warrior, from IhvtM, witli dates to the ll'iihinst., * lias arrived. Htigai w.is still tending upward. The ' crop is estimated short by ubout 20 per cent. 7 0 U^Va ?ilBmLD#jS?8S|CMKUIl 1 toko thin uwlheflp^csUnd notiaa to tfco rsk riber* to Ui? SchaXg? WskeMd Springs, that Jeaire them to mecr^ghe Springs, on "itirhf. e 6th of June, at 11 o'akwk, A. M. Tbahatoa?f nm ess that will be brought before yon are tw^a at?the choice of a Building CkmrnhiM, tba attorn of Trustee*, Ac. I hop* that we will have a foil and pwikaal Maig. Such ?ul? rprisoe should be pushed forward th promptneaa and energy. ( hope that all whe ve promised subscriptions, but has* not aaid baar uch, w ill any before or on that day; and that thabe to have neither subscribed nor promised, aril refally consider their luty in the premie en, and re ua a lift. ljrl as build up aohoola that wtH ha blessing to oar coinmuu ty, nu ornament to ant ( istrict, and au honor to na both at hoaaa and road. Very respectfully, yoa ra, Ac., May 20, 1857. R. H. RKID. Estatx 8ilH.-At the estate oalea of Col. ssc Mi l\inn?y and Jarnee McKiuoey, deceaaed, J : negroes were aold at an overage of $623 each. * >rn brought one dollar and fifty-one cento par *hel. It was n credit Kile with interest. The sole of corn, the "oldest inhabitant" anya, is ? moat extraordinary tliat has ever taken place In p district, but very properly causes ne excitement, ould it not be well, howerer, for people groeralundcr the circumstances, to husband their rearers? We know of no Eg)P?, except a raitrsad irkct.?Keoiree Courier, May 10. A Railroad Knoink Mmsiko.? We learned g btrrdny morning iluit the officers of tlia Greta- u t? Road were somewhat perplexed by the I'ieaptrance of one of their engines from the y.-wd. io only reasonable conelueion wae that noma pes a or persona concluded to take a free ride, fired during night, stufrwas "off at the break of day,** it ia not likely tligt the machinery could have en separated and removed without detection. The -* est information received was that au Kngiaeer is on the track of it.?Carolina Titmem The Slavery Aoitation.?New York, Mr, .?The American Tract Society this morning reircd tin- report of the In ventilating Committee, to the Society's refusal to publish tracts against very. It was read by Judge Jessup. The Rert asset is that while the |>olilicsl aspects of tiaroarc clearly beyond the Society'e province, those irals which grow out of the existence of slavery fall within their province, and ought to be diassed. The ri-jxirt was unanimously adopted. A Colored Man Elected to Office.?Tito#. N nwlaiid, a colored stevedore, has been elected warn In third ward of Providence, R. I. The result, appears, was brought about through a joke, bat turned out to be u reality, and a few dnys ago owland demanded to lie aworn into office. Ilia retiott, u|mn examination, was found to be legal, d he was thereupon sworn, and entered upon the charge of his duties. uunmmo the Comet into thr ground.?The duniapohs Journal advances a new and very -iking theory of the "Aurora Boreajia," via: tat a comet has at some time hit the earth at the urthern Pole, nnd run into Syme's llole, leaving tail sticking out, the flapping of which makes roral light. We regret to leum that his honor ChanerHor illusion is prevented by sickness from attending his professional duties. The illness, though sere, (an attack of asthma,) is passing away, ami we >pe ere long to greet hmi in his u ual health. [A'rxr terry Mirror. metgneee per S. A- V. R. R., f'fiteweid* Depot, May 18, 1867. Illootnberg & Bro ...1 box. cob MtUer I tox. A. Cvln 1 box. ism s. Iy>gnu 1 b:x. rs. Marv O. 1 >e*n. .......1 box. Dugbur- ?V Kvtns .1 boa. W. Baity ...I box. ^ ?Sc W. II. (Jantrrll .{*H> lbs. D. E. GLENX, Agent. . | tneigutr.s at Lament Depot, May 22. 1857. Iban lit G>s>dgion, A. .1. Warren. Toilueua d , l>. I. de I. Twitty, ]<ee A B , E. Fallings A ?. A II Kirby, hoiiM'tt dt 11., J. hi. Archer, v. W. rti? ? ?; d. A. Fwwtrt, Otrtdasii A W._ Married, on Tuesday, 19th inst., by llei, C. U. atoitn, Mr. JAMES KLLLS to Miss MART INK GKEKlt, all of Union District. WMWwsawawusea OBITUARTe Died, Tuesday morning, M >y I'Jtli, at 4 o'clock ,. ur *#iin:i crprtngs, ,vtr. t? SIOIU r ed 8? years. COMME BCIJtL Columbia Mai kel, Mug 22,l6?r7. Cotton?Our last weekly report of tWo oottou n ket closed on tcccipt ol the mliieea from Liverol. by tile Asia, to llic 20th IBM., uod ,n ? e iben tied, their > fleet on our nuirket was to depress it id turu |>riw? in favor of buyers. During the livle ol the week just brought to ariose, ike mat? t kiu be** 11 quiet but?tciuiy, und if tberv has been y change ill the general ruling rales, it has been tavor of seller-. On Wtdnrsduy the news by e Niagara, to th**6lh iiut.came to hand, reportcotton firm, at an advane of |d. on all quali- 1 a, nitli sales lor the week ol 60,004) bales, inclu- ' ng 7,<k)0 t>> ?|k-culatins and 6,a:H) to exporters, ticse tu-eoUuU had a favorable effect uo-'lhe mar* si, and prices fully recovered what they had hist, i receipt ol the news by the Asia, and up to tbn, *e of the week the demand was g<>od at the fol-. iving quotations, vri: Inferior 104 a II; ordinary | a 11^; middling 11| a 12; good middlng 144 ' . fair 12} a 13}; and choice 13] a 134 rents.lie sales of the week compr so 174 hales, litcoi.? We have no quotable change ro notios the bncoii market. The deniand is good, and e supply on sale fiiir. We still quote 13 s 13} lot>g round; s"(h*s 111]; nnd hams 134 a 13}, so irdin.t to quality. Corn.?The demand for corn eoulioes very acre, nnd pri c* ire lull nud firm, and looking up. i'c now quote $1 a $1 10 per bushel. Klouh.?Titers is a fair stock of common to good nnds on the market, but superfine nnd extra fumill .ur is scarce, nnd i-onscqutntly prices of those uds arc veiy lull. We quote $7] s $7} for eom.?ii to good; supsifine $74; And extra faintly flour * 5} u per barrel. UH Mi IITS BIBL8 SOCIKTT. A meeting of tho Young Mini's Bible Society II be held in the Baptist Church, Spartanburg, at o'clock, p. in , on the 22d day of June. An address may be expected from Res \V aird. W. T. Rl'SSBL, May 28 14 3t President. DISKASKS OK TDK UVKK. IW When the celebrated Dr. Rush dsekrrd at dtunkeiiness was a disease, ho enunciated: is j nth winch the experience ami utMcrvatmB of meih t) men is every day Outsftrniing. The many ap ireotly inaane eii esses <4 those who indulge in the c <>f spirit 11 .us liquors may hs Inn* accounted for. he true cause of couduel, winch is taksn lor inituAtion, is very frequently a diseased stale ie IJver. .Vo organ in the human system, when . rnng.-u. i?r- luces a nv.ee frightful onialosue ef f. \ leeaaes. Am) if, instead of applying utnediee to the vimlVftlatiun* of dwcaav, n? ia tito often the ca*e, pb emu Mould prescribe with a view to tlu original ?twc, fewer death* would result from dianaee indu. ihI ??y a deranged stale of (lie Liver. 1 liree-iinnrthn I the diaeiuwo enitinerated under the heed of Con* umpiion have their sent in a leotwvd i jrer. Dr. I'leiK'a wli'liriiH'ii Ijiver ptlto, prepared by Kl?m oni* Brae., are a certain euro. C,^fTurchnaet? will be uarefal to aeh (or DR. i'LANK'd CSLKRRAT&D LIVER PILLS, Miiufneiui'tvl by KLKMING BROS., of Pin* uroii, Pa. There are other Pille purporting to ho aver 1Mb now before the pnbhe. Dr. M'Lvne'li euaine L vcf Tilb, abn hi* celebrated Vermifuge, ait now be had at nil rrepccuble drug store* .Vowc M enmut without /ir *t?aatnrr of ^ FLEMING BROS ^4] May 38 14 It