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VOL. XIV, " SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 25,1857. NO^jSf^"
THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
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CAROLINA SPA jam
AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS!
On my Inst visit to Mississippi, I Arrived
one pleasant autumn evening at the village
of Deepwoods, having cotno itt the staoe
that day from Moody Creek. I found the
inn well filled, and learned that the circuit j
court was in session there. At the supper
table I found the judge and some half dozen
lawyers, besides the county officers and nil
rouroua visitors who had come to attend
the trials. I had some business to irnnnact
with a merchant in the place, whoso namo
was Landor Wallace, nnd I made up my
tnind to call upon him during the evening.
I knew where his store was, and after l?yi
walked down to his place. The building
was all fast, however, nnd I turned my steps
toward his dwelling. 1 knocked at the
door, and my summons was answered by a
black woman. I asked her if Mr. Wallace
was at home. She looked into my
face a few moments, and then buist into |
tears.
'He's to hum, but he's dead,' sho sobbed, I
with much etfort.
I managed to learn from the nrgress that
Wallace had been murdered three days be ;
fore, and that his murderer would he tried
oil tho morrow. Under such eircumstam
cos, I could not disturb any other of the ;
family, and having learned particulars, !
left the door and returned to the inn.
There I learned some further particulars '
thouching the murder, hut those who un
deistood ^the subject fully were busy, and
I was forced to wait until the morrow for a .
dear ku owl edge of the case.
Though tho murder had b?en committed
so recently, the body having not yet been ,
buried, yet as the comt was in session, and
the accused and witnesses on hand, the trial
was to take place immediately.
On the following morning 1 entered the
Court r??oru with the crowd, and the first
case which Came was that of the murderer j
of lvuitlor Wallace. The accused was a 1
young man, not over fivo and twenty,
named Edward [jemarton. He had l?een :
employed for several years as Wallace's j
chief clerk, and was one of the mo>t capa- j
ble youths in the counliy. 1 had some '
dealings with him; and had learned to
love and respect him. lie was lightly
built, with a native pride, which, while !
it gavo him firmness and dignity, never
made his manner haughty or overbearing.
lie was an orphan, of French descent,
and had been born and reared in
New Oilcans. As lie sat in the prisoner's j
box I could see hi in plainly. Ho was veiy
pale, and seemed to sutler much; yet lie
did not look like a guilty man. I could
nut, oeueve uial lio lia>l ever cnninitl-l t
murder, lie was toe brave and honorable '
for that.
At length the trial commenced. The ,
witnesses came on and gave their testimony,
ami my heart sank within tno as I found
how strongly the lido of circumstances set
against him. It was proved that ho wished
to marry Landor Wallace's niece, a young
girl named Isabel Wallace, and that the
uncle had objected. From this a quarrel
h id ensued, ami tlie youth had left Wul
lace's service. It was proved, furthermore,
that Demarton had challeged Wallace to
light a duel, and that the merchant had re
refused, on the ground that he could not
consent to meet one whom lie still regarded
in '.lie light of a son. Then it was proved
that the youth was very wroth nt this, and
that he swore Mr. Wallace should 'either
fight or sutler the consequences.' llu was
determined to have satisfaction,
g On the evening of the murder, tho merchant
started on lioiseback for Oau'.onville,
and in half an hour afterwards the prisoner
mounted his horse and started after him,
saying, as lie leaped Into the saddle, that
ho 'would easily overtake Mr. Wallace.'
And then lie added, in presence of three ,
witnesses, who oworo to the words: *1 cm
sAttl.i <m? l? ? ? n - *'
? t.vui.iu ??: ? well l?ll 111(5 rotlil 10
Dantonville an anywhere?' This was nl six
in tl*o evening. At nino o'clock a lit m
named llarrold ? Dunk II irrold, lie was
m caled?was coining from D.inlouville. niul
in a sin ill piece of wood through which
the road ran, ho came upon the body of
Landor Wallace, and at the time he law
Edward Demarton gliding away from the
spot. The moon win shining bngiilly,
and he recognised the prisoner very plainly,
lie leaped from his saddle, and found tlio
merchant senseless, and bleeding freely
from several deep wounds. Closo by be
found a silver bandied bowie knife, which
had been proved to be the p'isoner's prop
erty. The knife wiyj covered with blood,
and the physicians had decided that tiie
wounds had been made with it. I lie miirdored
inan bad also received a blow upon
the head which was nearly sufficient to kill, i
This Dunk llarrold was a hard-looking
customer. He was a stout, broiukidioiildered
man. somewhere about forty years of
age, with dark, coarse, animal features,and
looked the perfect villain. In defence it
was proved that llarrold had some difficulty
with tho prisoner, and that ho had ,
sworn to have revenge; but this amounted
to hut little.
Surely tho caso seemed very clear against
the prisoner. IIo bad a difficulty with the
murdered man, challenged him to a mortal , I
combat?swore to hare revengo?followed 1
him on tho road to Dantonville with tho j
avowed purpose of settling tlio trouble? I
been seen to llee from the bleeding body,
his knife found all bloody by the murdered
man's aide?aad when he was app?ehended,
his own hands and clothes were bespattered
with blood. Woro not these circumstances
conclusive? At all events, so tlioy were
generally received.
At length I'M ward Demarton was permitted
to tell his story. He arose, and although
ho was palo and wan, yet his voice
was firm. He first called upon God to
witness that ho spoke the truth, and then
went on. He said, on the afternoon before
tho murder he had spent over two hours
with Mr. Wallace; and that all their dilliculty
had been settled, and that the merchant
bad explained to him that his only
objection to the mariiage of Isabel bad
been the fact that be bad promised her fa- I
tlier on his dying bed that she should not i
be married until she was twenty years of
age. . ;
'Wo made our ditferenco all up at that
time,' continued Demarton, 'and Mr. Wallace
asked me if I would come back into
bis service. He said if I bad been willing
to have asked the reason of bis refusal of
Isabel's band lie would have given it, hut 1
was iiol and impetuous, and he was a little
nettled by it, so lie resolved to tell me no
thing. He bad just asked me if I would |
come back into Ins service, when someone
entered the stoio and wished to see him.
I t<>ld him 1 li.ad planned to go to Dauton- |
v i I Its that evening, but would call on hint
when 1 returned, lie said lie had to go to
Danlouville too, and bade me call oti him
in that place, at the same time signifying
that we could arrange matters tlieie. At* :
ter that I went over by the lake, and when
I camo back I learned that Mr, Wallace ,
had lieon gone half an hour. I made the ,
remarks which have been sworn to; hut I
made them jokingly, in view of the friend
ly meeting wo were to have, little thinking
of what was to occur. I rode otl, and at ;
tho distance of some ten miles, in tlio iittie
I f **'?? si
woiki, i i?mii??i .Mr. \> nimce * in>r?<* >ijununi* i
by (lie * i?I*? of the road. A little further on
I found tho merchant weltering in hi* blood. <
I leaped from llie saddle, and knelt down 1
by llie side ol ibo body. I turned Ida faro I
up and en If I'd bis nnino several limes. The j t
tle*li was yet warm, but life seemed extinct. I
1 got my and clothes clothes '.fins be ) I
spattered with blood, hut I thought not of i
that. When 1 found that he wu? gone. I
and that I could not well handle tlie body '
alone, I remounted my horse and started t
back for help. ; I
'It has been urged that if I had really . i
sought help, 1 would havo ridden on to- <
ward* Iiaatonville, where ! could nave j
found it will-in li t'!'a mile, rather than to I
wards a point where there was no house \
for over six miles, lint I could not stop to ,
think the i. My lirst intent was towards j ,
home, and followed it. I had gone four
miles when my horse fell. He was too ! ]
lame to trot. Soon afterwards 1 was over- ,
taken by Dunk llarrold and another man, .
who arrested mo for the murder. \\ iill |
regard to the knife?the knifo found was |
mine, and it had been stolen from me that
day.'
The yomh sat down as he ceased speak- j
ing and the judge shook his head. i
"Any one can invent ? story like that.' (
ho said in his chargo to the jury,'hut no ,
ono could have invented the circumstances
which hear against the pi is ner.' I
In short, tlicie seemed to bo no hope for |
tlio youth. Though people pitied him, yet .
1 could see they shook their heads dubious,
ly when he pleaded his innocence.
The judge ha I summed the evidence all ;
up, tuakiug it alionger against the prisoner ,
than hefore, if possible, and the jury were j
on tlio point of retiring, when a sudden ,
commotion was pieceplihie at the dour, and j
in a moment more a young girl or maiden .
uulied into tlio court room, with her long j
cliesnut hair llovving wildly in the wind, her ,
bo-wan heaving deeplr, and her eyes faiily |
binning with intense eagerness. It was Isabel ,
Wallace. Slio was a beautiful girl; tali, '
straight,and nobly proportioned; with a face ,
of striking loveliness, and a form at once vo- .
Inptuous and queenly. She ca-l ono quick ,
glance at the prisoner, full of love, eager- ,
ness and hope, and thou turning to the ,
judge, she cried:
'Is ho tried yet, sir? Is he found guilty?' *
'Not yet?hut he soon will be,' ausweicd I
tbS judge, overcoming hi* astouishineut as |
quick as possible for the benefit of his dig- |
. . j <
'Oli! he's innocent. II??'a innocent" the ^
fair girl exclaimed. He's not the murder j
er, I lol ollicers, seize upon Dunk llarroh),
and seo that ho does not escape, t^oick! }i
quick!' i
Even as the maiden entere?l the renin |
ilairolil had moved neaier to tliu door,and |
as these last words were uttered, lie made a |
rush for tlio street, but a stout boat in hi in |
the doorway held liiin until the shenll* ,
came up. The fellow struggled hard, but a .
pair of tron culls were soon placed upon bis v
wlists, and ho was carried back. , (
'Now,' continued tho girl, turning to the ,
judge, 'will you send whom you please to f
lake my ui.cle's word, lie in alive! f
At these words Edward Deinarton start- \
ed to his feet and uttered a cry of joy. lint f
his feelings quickly overcame him, and lie \
sank fainting back. As soon as the first
outburst of astonishment consequent upon
this startling intelligence had passed, Isabel 1
explained what bad happened. She said i
two physicians were with her uncle, and t
that lie had revived from his lethargic > c
sleep, and that he had his senses perfectly, |
and that lie wished to give tho pioper per- I
sons an account of the Assault winch had I
been made upon liint.
The court then adjourned at once, and (
then the judge himself, accompanied by 1
three of the lawyers, and the foreman of the f
jury, went to the merchant's house. They t
found the wounded man very we ik;and the j
physicians said ho would not live very long, i
As soon as the new coiners were arranged
about bis bod; bo related to lliem as follows
: c
He said tint on tho day he started for t
Dantonvillo, ho t>aw young Demarton at
lis store, ami tliat all the dilTorence between
lien was there in ado tip, and also that ho
rronmed to meet him in L>anlonville. lie
darted alone on horseback, having fu-t
ackeil away iive thousand dollars, which
le was to carry with him. It was dark
ivhen lie started, and in half an hour it was
idly night, oulv thero was a bright moon, i
Wlien he reached the little wood he was
iverlaken by l>uiik Ilarrold. lie fell a
Hidden fear that ilarrold meant to roll him,
or lie (Ilarrold) had seen liiin packing the I
noney away in his pocket book. So die !
nude a move for hi? pistol, but before lie
:oiild reach it, Ilarrold gave him a blow on
he head with a shoit club, which knocked
lim from his horse, lie remembered well |
if the villain stabbing him several times, '
ind knew too when lie look the money |
rout his pocket. He could remember nolung
more until he'came to his senses on
lie morning of the then present day.
'lire physicians said that the sufferer had
jeon in a sort of cataleptic state, induced by
>ne of the slabs, and partly aided bv the
low on the bead. His account was taken
lown, word for word, by one of the lawyers,
rml duly witnessed; while the two pliysi
ians swore that the man was in possession
f full sense and sound mind. With these
it tested documents, the parly returned to
ho court room.
The court was quietly opened, and eie i
ong the jury relumed a verdict of acquit
al for lvJward Demartou, and thereupon
lie joy of the spectators burst forlb in a
iliout. which the court tried not to stop.
Mr. Dunk Ilarrold was soon put upon
rial for the murder, and duly convicted of
lie enure. When he found tliat all was
mown, lie made a full confession. He con- j
eased the deed, and that he did i*. for the
noney. He knew that young Demartou
ivas going on the same road, so lie contriv- j
?d to steal the youth's knife, men ring to
astcn the uilinler upon him, and but for the
vondeifnl interposition of the I'ower which
iad held the murdered man for a witness,
he scheme would have succeeded.
Mr. Wallace lived until noon tho next
lay, and before lie died, he placed the
iand of his lovely tioice within the hand of
hMwuid Demartou, ami bade thein to live
ogether upon his bounty. He lia.l no
'utility of his own, and to Isabel lie left all
lis property; but it was tbe understanding
hat Ivlw.ud should manage it for her, and
[?e her companion for life. Though there
was deep soi row in the h?ss of so kind and
generous an uncle, yet there was joy in
;hc thought that she hud a noble and loving
husband.
Washington's Farewell.
The following extract i' from a letter:
w rilteti l?y a tadv upwards of eighty \ ears !
>!d, residing in Philadelphia, to her grand- ;
mil in Washington:
W lien (Jeneral Washington delivered his t
Farewell Address, in dm room at the south
ja>l corner of Cliesunt ami Sixth streets, 1
<at immediately in front of him. It was in
he room tlie Congress ha<l occupied. The
iahle ??f the Speaker was between tlio two
windows on Sixth street. 1 he daughter of
Dr. , of Alexandria, the physician and
ntimato friend of Washington, Mrs. II ,
whose husband was the auditor, was a very
dear friend of mine. Her biothcr, Washington,
was one of the Secretaries of (leu.
Washington. Yourg I >.indiidge, a no
|ihew of Mrs. Washington, was tlio oilier.
1 was incltided in Mrs. II. 's party to
witness the august, thy solemn scene, j
N C declined g iug villi Mo.
li ? ?, who l.a l deleiiliiued to go so early
i> 10 secure tlie Ir->ut tench. ll was frrtu ;
ate for N O (afterwards Mm. I.)
lull she woul'l n<?t trust herself to l?o so
near her honored grandfather. My dear
alher stood very near her; she was teiribly
igitated. 1 hero was a narrow |> is-age
rom the door of entrance to the room,
which was on the east, dividing the rows of
tenches. (Jen. Washington stopped ;?> the
Mid l?> let Mr. Attains pa>s t t the chair,
i'lio latter always woica fall suit of blight
lrab, with slash, or ratliei loose cull's. lie
iNo wore wrist rutiles, lie had not ehang- ,
;d his fashions. Ho was a short man, Willi
i good head. Willi hi* family, he attended ,
>ur chuicii twice a day.
"lieiioral Washington's tlress was a f ill
lit of hlack. llis military hat had tin* |
lack cockade. Tli^e stood the Father of |
is Country, acknowledged by nations 'tlie j
ir.-l in war, lir-t in peace, first in the hearts j
>f his countrymen.' No marshals, with |
jold colored scarf-; no cheering. Tiio ino-t (
irofoiind stillness greeted hiin. as if that ,
jreat as-eiublv de-iied to hear him breathe j
iiid catch h - breath?the homage of il.?* ,
leait. Mr. Adams covered his face with ,
olli Ins hands. Tlio sleeve of his coAl and 1
lis hands were covered with tears. Kvery i
low mid then there was a suppressed sob.
cannot describe Washington's appeaiance
is 1 felt it ? pei feci I y composed and self
lossessed till the close of his address. '1'lien, ,
vlien strong men's sobs broke loose, when
ears covered their faces, then tlie or. it
nan whs shaken. I never took my e\cs
nun his face. Large drops came fioin hi ves.
He looked to the grateful children
vlio were parting with theii father, their
iiend; as if his heart wero with them, and
vould be to llio end."
A Si'ooxrri. of "Punch."?Art in tiie
)ark Ages.? The Messrs. Day announce a
?ew lithographic work, an important (enure
of which (and in our eyes a very ugly
me) is to bo that the stones, after Laving
irinled a cot lain number of copies, are to
?e broken up. Wo denounce this Vandaism
as being "a break of Day" only worthy
>f the first dawn of art. Print sellers seem
o imagine that there is uolhiiig like bro
ten plates and stones to pave their way to (
orttino. Such men, having first made
heir penny by them, would tear up liadiael's
cartoons anil make pipe lights of i
Item! I
I here are some faults so nearly allied to
ixcellencc, that wo can scarcely weed out ,
he vice without eradicating the virtue.
The Comet and Us Tail.
"On tli' i<lo
IneonsM witli indiffiialion, Siiom M< ssi
Untorrifnsl, and like a corn.a liurrie*1,
'l"li:?t firm the* length of OphuitUH huge
In tli' Arctic sky, und from '.is Iter rid hair
yiiiikes pestilence and war."
Tlio recent appearance "f tvr,, telescopic
comets adds new zest to iht prediction ot'a
millennium comet, which a distinguished
popular lectuier of Fiance has used, on the
authority of some obscuto Qermati dreamer,
to tickle the fancies of his wonder lorill
? country mon. It is curtain that no data
exist on which tlio predicted collision of a
comet with our earth can be founded, and
no intimation of such art event has appeared
in any responsible sen ntilic periodical.
Our scientific lecturers and popular waiters
see in ijuito as much given to the invention
of fables as llie older bards of mythic
stories, and lind tpiito as willing an oar in
the undying love of wonder of a credulous
people. Instead of summoning the gods to
light nun's battles and destroy cities, they
predict deluges ami judgment days, at the
hands of thoso Celestial will o'-the-wisps,
the comets.
Science makes strong compromises with
credulity, and popular lecturers dwell more
mi what is uncurtain or purely fabulous in
-ciencu than on well established fact?. We
hear a great deal from the lyceuin about
the nebulous oiigin of tlio solar system, the
existence of a central sun in the group of
Pleiades, and the malignant disposition o:
the comets. These vague and unfounded
speculations are set bv the side A the best
established certainties of science, in hor*
rowed light, and are thus accredited precisely
as the Homeric tales were thiough
the traditions of popular religions.
Hut have wo nothing to fear from the
V? iinueriHii corners ! utosi eeuatlitV we
have. "The thing in the world," said M >ntai
gne, "1 am most afraid uf, is fear;" and
this, wo think, is the direst calamity comets
Iwc ever brought in their trains. Men are
mightily given to the worship of occult
causes, ami when anything does appear
new utuler the Min, it i? invested with an
omnipotenco of evil patnf.l to contemplate.
The facts in regard to these wanderers
are few and simple?the conjectures marry
and miraculous. In tin* first place, comets
are much more numerous than angel's visits,
about live a year having been observed
inring the period when t1 a prize of a comet
medal, offered bv the king of P-unttrk,
stimulated lire Zeal of amateur astronomers.
It is probab'e that all ho comets visible
in tlio noithern himisph re, with lire optical
inean* of the amateurs, were seen during
this period, lor there w.i- scarcely a comet
which 11ad not several independent discovcreis.
Since to*, comet . leoa'- !.? - been
withdrawn, the nmiiial av rage of discoveries
have sensibly diminished, and it ma)
not be out of place hero to suggest to our
A rnoiicait princes, what indeed was urged
before the "American Association for the
Advancerneitt of >ciet?ce" la>t suiniuer, that
a renewal of these prize medals in litis
country might be of signal service to American
rrstrononrv.
The comets alrea ly discovered aro unquestionably
but a very small part of the
swnnn which are flitting, likoyrc.it celestial
ninsijuiloes, round the sun.
\\ iiiio modern observation* lmve ilius
cstublidied the giegaiious habits ? !" these
hoig-tailed in.tlio minutest obi?crvn
lions mi l iliti fX.tctost calculations have
failed Id il Ucl ilit* slightcftt disturbing el"
fett i'lon) llicm ia (lie motions of ;lio planets,
though the i "iiots themselves havoMtfIcioil
great <li-luiI- mcts.
1 lio reinai kabie case of Lexoll's conic',
dcfteives special mention. Tliis cmm-l pass
e.| in 1770 \<4,\ near lha earth, lifter h iv
iug in nit- a-inr.ir approach to Jupiter. Its
orbit a is ii ( i in it 1 ami it-return predictt)
I fiom olxot vations I i 11 11 til .nit-; tail it
lie ver t a'lin tin k, ami mibsc pient calcul i
lions showed i a it ,4s rot ii i u was pievciiled
l?V the noti< a t'. .1 i] iter dining a secoinl
mi I Still iH.i'.4i appr > uh of the comet, even
within the jo il t in of the ohl fellow's
ri'taiueis. 1 no ?ri eatire'v cli in god its
coarse lifter t- is intervieiv, ami was never
recognised again, \ iIil- iii innjtivi.il satellites
kepi stea li v in their oh! courses.
It is highly J- :>al !. that comets litak" a
great slnnv wi li ve4 v . :t e material, ami
the chance nl the moth's being hit bv tin*
little s >li I mailer there is in nnv of them,
is very sin all. The prediction of n collision
is beyond the power of niatliematics, lor
the position i f k t am i's orhil, ami the
fount's position at nnv time in its orb/.
Cannot be iletei mined with snllicienl precision;
and even if the I .it i w in sullieienlly
exact t<> pi edict a collision of the earth ami
L'oiact 111 their nil iislurbcd orliits, it worn.I
ho impossible to deteiininn with precision
llio hi it lily nig effect of their mutual action.
In all probability a comet, even coming
B?i-i.:- .? ?.. ? ? *
>? mi in iii' .; :u in air. lii II iii i.i' : tlio ?mi 111 >
;ittraction, u .ukl pass bv anil ho wlii-ked
oil into atiollu'i in lot. Tho eni th's Inuly is
a small mark tar a comet t aim at.
I liu comet's tail is, to bo sure, sometimes
of Very incoiivonicnl length, but it give* >o
many itiilicatioiis of a ghostly nature, is so
I r.nisji iii'iit ;iu< 1 unsubstantial, lliat our atmosphere
is ;i, ail miaul to it. \ ?t it is pussible,
hi a collision where u . actual contusion
may occur, that the muiignunl influences
ami ilitu calamities may suik in, ami so
lUero is iinforlun itely a clianco of convicting
these lien -II! v vagabonds ol tho ell Hi ges
w Im li superstition an i ignorance liavo in
past agos ma<le. against them.
Meleois, dark (lavs ami diseases aro sti.l
to ho accoiinteil lor, ami until they aro
trace I to their causes, inen will stand, as
Lord Konyon used to suv, super antiyuas
rms?on their old superstitions.
I lie largo number of the comets, their
aver varying appearance, ami tho great
perturbations of tlie.ir orbits, make the hlollliflcation
of am hut those of short periods
extremely difficult; and, as yet, little or nothing
is known about their nature and constitution.
Cometie astronomy is still in its
infancy. All that is unknown is common
ground, and so wo find tho physicians ami
rheinists storing away malad'ea anil stihli
j innted poisons in their pernicious tails,
eager apparently to he in at the judgment,
atiil have a hand with the astronomers and I .
preacheis in the destruction of ihu world, j ^**
Vaiious hypotheses have been advanced ^ | I
j about llio nature o.' the comets* tails. Some
have supposed that they are v*porous ex- I j
i halations from the nucleus driven oil* by , j .lr?
| heat, by their own elasticity, and by a sup- ^ p
[posed repellaut force of the sun. Those! |
| forces must be very vigorous to account for
; the rapid formation of the trains in some j/|
! recorded cases. Others suppose that the ^ j".
| apparent tails are only the lellectiotis of
light from a much more extended substance,!
j somewhat as a long line of the ruffled sur- ( ^ ,
l face of tho sea is illuininaled by the sun or
' I nunc
, moon. . I j
Others again resort to that prince of oc- JJ
j cult causes, electricity, and thus concentrate ( wj .
all their igooranco in a single word.? ^V. J .
j r. Jueniny lWit^ j ^
Major Hen. McCulloch. i J,?"*
The following brief sketch of tlic life of meat
Major McCulloch wo Copy front an interest- ; the |
, ing letter from Washington, under date of ous I
May '20th, to the New York Daily Times, it wi
As Major McCulloch lias been fic?pieiitly j have
mentioned in connection with the (inferior- , or w
ship of Utah, as the most proper man for to he
that important position, wo give it to our or in
readers that they may see what manner of or pi
man he is.? Columbus Sun. and
Major McCulloch Was born in Rutherford the i
county, Tcnnecssee, in 1814. llis father, tho 1
Alexander McCulloch, was aid-de-carup to ducti
(?on. Cotloe, and fought under tioii. Jack- may
son at the battles ot 1 alladega, Tallahassee, 1 but I
and Horseshoe, dining the Oteck war. His snial
failier emigrated t>? tieorgia while lien, was j>.?| c
verv young, ami lien, was kept at school in eonti
Tentn -see until he was f. uitcen years old. j hut t
After tlii> lien, was kept hunting until ho of a
was near twenty-one. At that time the wots
bears were so had in Tennessee that the t each
settler-. 1 >u!d not raise their hogs. Hunting t?> tli
bears in t!ie cane required much caution, instn
and if a man's gun snapped he lost his 1 may
I breakfast Young MeUnMoch frequently etfcc
killed as many as eighty bears a season, , part
and never less than twvntv in the course of com
a winter. This life gave him a taste for plait
wild adventure, and when he becamo of ago man
' ho determined to go 0:1 an expedition to I mtj<
j the Kooky Mountains, and left bin home for are
St. Louis, to join a company of trappers. ?u hi
11 ? arrived too late, however, and likewise 1 too ?
failed in joining a Company of San a To j palei
traders. * * who
He returned homo, ami soon after called intja
on Col. David thockelt, who was making coloi
! up an expedition to go to Texa?, to take part Iv I
in the tevolution. The whole Southwest at ' subs
i that time was alive with feelings of sympu- char
thy f tr the Texnns, m?i?I men wore daily . seen
(locking to their Man lard. Nacogdoches ; plex
was appointed the place of rendezvous, from strip
which the expedition was to stait, and on tl
Christmas <>f the year 18ho w is named for dav,
the day of meeting when, as 'Old .Davy' cam
expressed it, they were to make their christ- j and
utts dinner "tf ttie hump of butfilo! Mc- ion t
(Julloeh again ai rived loo la'o, ami finding i ?P
lite partv gone, In; proceeded on l?y himself
! to liio nvor llra/.us, wliero lie was taken Fi
-iek, niul lie did not recover until niter the A le
fall of the Alamo. McCulloeh's disappoint* weel
incut was very threat at not being able to llio
join the gallant hau l of patriot*, but it af- I this
terwards proved very I trliliiate t*??r liim, foi tour
Col. l'iavis, after having sustained a siege eouti
ot 13 day s, w il!i only 1 fc'1) Tevtns against bad
Santa Anna s annv, Ml with Ins brave lit- of tli
tie baud, after having kiiied U00 of the eric- oe.-J
my! it to
Major MeCtilloch, on joining the Texan mitt
army under < **ti. Sain. Houston, was as- sigh
signed to tire artillery, ami made captain of one
a gun. lie served gallantly ill the balile piast
of San .la into, where Santa Anna was ta , man
ken prisoner, and bis army of 1.300 inen the r
killed or t >L n prisoners. Md'ulloch af their
t? rwar11 s se t!. ! in (> mzales eountv, Fxa". long
an I w is empl ved oil the frontier ?urve\ and
i ^ and i.H . 111_j lands. 11 ? fru<piei>tlv le i alias
t.if v\ 1 border sc-uts against tlio Imiiaris then
ami Me\ioaii>, which service lie entered be. sneer
t'ire tb" c !. biated .lack I! us. He al? > the I
riistin^iiishe I himself at the b title >1 t'lttntb b 1
t'rer li mi a light with the In li ins, who at heinj
l!i it time binm I ami sack I the town of supe
Liiinville. I le joinuil the expedition against nmcl
Mier, but. not agreeing with the plans of ry, ii
the leaders, lie returned Inane be' >ro the' poin
light, and escaped lire cruel hardships ami pictu
impiisitiimeiil of that e>intn oi l. vvlocli had as al
Sill lemlcred to tile per lid ions Ainpiilia. ! C?vei
\V1 ten the w ur broke out with Merico, it eli,
lie rallie 1 a b in 1 ot t'evili warn us on the
banks of the (riia l iloupe. ami set out for tin; 1
seat of vvar on the Hi (Jraude. 1 lie coin *
psny arrive I 1 >ur davs alter the b ililes of "
l'alo Alto and tiie lievaca. His coiupinv " '
. iii' i i ii inoti
was accepted l>v t?en. I tvlor, and lie was
alierw oil employed in the daring scouting 11 j".
expedition toward M mterev, ill which bat- ^
tie, as well As that ol linen* Vista, he wou ' .
imperishable renown, lie afterwards join. V
ed lien. Scott's army, and continued with it
to the eoinpiest of the city of Merico. For ll 1 J
his gallant services (Jen. Fierce created J j ^
hiin Maishal of Texas, which ollice lie now , ,
hui.'.. ;d|!
M ijor Mc< 'ulloch is a tliin, snare man, of "I'"
. , , . .. , 1 . 111 r ii
J'lt-n IIIIIMII' : t | j activity, HIM IS HOW iilMtUl
t.'J years of age. llu has a pleasant face, . ,j
ami is tuild and courteous in his manners, ^ J
with an air of dilU lence. Hu is voiv c 10I, '
and <>l determine! biaverv,is \''l a bicho
l??r, an 1 is the very m an for (inventor of
Utah, which il is hoped hu will become. ( ,
' tit at
? i> i. i. teleg
A I oft t.Aii Ukusion.? It is nit error I
to suppose that a at ill belongs to himself. ^ ^ ^
N\i in in does. Ho belongs to his wife, or
. Ill f I
his creditors, or to society in some form or
other. It is for their especial go >d and be j |
half that he lives and works, and they kind- ^ (
Iv allow him to retain a certain per contain ^
of his gains to administer to his own pleas. ^ ^
uies or wants, Ho has his body, and that
is all, and even for that ho is answerable to
society. In short, sr?cicty is the master and ^
m m is the servant; and it is entirely accord- 4in,,
ing as society prores a good or bid master wjt|,
whether tho man turns out a good or bad J j? ^
: want 1 soon
Harmony of Color in Dress.
le optical effect of dark ami black! <
>eH is to make I lie li;Mir? appear, smaller, wh
o it is a suitable color for stout persons; an
c shoes diminish the apparent size of imi
eet. On the contrary, white and light- qui
ed drosses make persons appear larger. By
e patterns make the figure look short- hoc
uigitudinal sliijies, if not too wide, add : wo
0 height of the figure; horizontal stripes j of
a contrary effect, and are very uugrace- ' rv,
Incongruity may be frequently observ- we
1 the adoption of colors without refer- wo
to their accordance with the complex- By
?f the wearer, as a light blue bonnet ilia
(lowers surrounding a sallow corn:to { the
e, or a pink opposed to glowing red; a cip
complexion associated with a cunarv the
rnon yellow, or one of delicate red and , mo
e, rendered almost colorless by the vi- j jug
y of a deep red. If the lady with the ing
w complexion were to wear a transpa- Un
white bonnet; or if the lady with the ]
trig red complexion should lower it by tigi
is of a bonnet of deeper red color; if arc
rale lady were to improve tiie cadaver- mit
uieof her countenance by surrounding &elt
ill pale green, which, by contrast, would roc
suffused it with a delicate pink hue; pui
ero the face of delicate red and white am.
s arrayed in a light blue, or light green, cal
a transparent white bonnet, with blue bo;
nk llow'ers on llie inside?bow different i din
how mil h more agreeable would be \va
mpression of the spectator. In general ted
rroken and seini neutral colors are pro- j ]
ivo of an excellent eifcrt in dress. They ten
be enlivened by a little positive color, \ wh
he contrasting color should bear but a me
I proportion to the tna*s of the princi- bar
olur. A blue bonnet and dress may be i
raited with an orange colored shawl, knt
he blue to contra-t the orange tnu-l ho : per
very deep tone; a pink hotniel may be j the
i with a green dress, but the hue of tna
should be carefully assorted according i oxj
icir exact contrast. Colored shawls are , fro
noes in which a great variety of colors dis
bo arranged with harmonious and rich | qui
t. It is always necessary that if ono ! the
of the die** he highly ornamented, or voi
i>t of various colors, a portion should ho i bo
I to r?MWlS? li? llii? ncn 'I tin li'ratmti
n " ' ~ I ? ~J "" """ * - |
ulaclurers pay great attention to this j //<f
jet, and tins good effects of this study me
visible ill the textile fabrics which are t|ei
ighlv valued. Fair persons cannot ho siv
utreful to correct, by liglit colors, the the
ness of their complexions; and those qu;
roe darker, by strong colors. Another j.ee
ir'.ant consideration is, the change of I h
rs by light. Thus, crimson is extreme- the
landsonie by night, when it may be
tiluted for rose color, which loses it*
in by candle light; but this crimson, th<
by day spoils the most beautiful coin- cm
ion?no color whatever so completely ten
s it of all its attractions. Pule yellow, Sti
lie contrary, is oficn very handsome hy t;si
and is suited to tin?-?e who have a tine cos
atioo; but at night it appears dingy, of
detracts from Uielustre of thecomplex;o
which it is designed to add brilliancy. J
1orlers Spin I. . ih?
IVt ill NUIIKD GkRKK MASUSCRIl'TS.? | j,r,
tier from Duirut, Syria, say*; A few j,rt
cs since, llev. 1 ?r. Clark, Librarian of j j,,
llodieian Library, spent a few days in 0f
city, on bis return to Kngland, from Hj
i in Kgvpt, Palestine, and some oilier he
itiies, in search of old manuscripts. 11 ? es?
heard of some in Greek, in a convent ! ,.-x
ie Copts, in lv/vpt, and fortunately sue- J ,.f
ing in getting upon the track, followed ?Ii
the convent's g ilo, and obtained ad- In:,
mice, by wary diplomacy, gained a 1 .J*.,
I of the precious treasures, and then, hy
sudden coup ?/*? /??/ of backshish and !
res, carried oil" live hundred Greek j
usciipts, wliiih hid been concealed in V,M
onreiil for ages. I ant not apprized i f .
nature or value, except that they be
to the iloni lin of ecclesiastical history
theology, and that the learn, d Doctor 1,1
lies to 111fin a Ingii value, an 1 wears
ni i t a conqueror. Not such was lb* "
. r i.>. ts i ? . e l
.?<. iii?* v 'ii? i"?i u ?' i ou?:i, ("Uvpcii *
' a I Sea and JoiU-lhn). l>r. CI irk s!'r
heard of valnuble Greek manuscript*
Z concealed in this solemn <? fyt'ihi of '' "
ivition, and li j??*?! to cariy aw :v .? ;'r
i plunder a* from tin) Coptic mon t-io "vl
ii which, hiiwevi-r, lie was sorely disap
!cd, ltndiu? lit tic ?!-o than -vcial e !'"
in-, and 1-I.U00 so ills of early martyrs,
Ivjj'' I. nil piled in one great heap in a tr"
r11 in the rock which mokes one side of l"
pel. !' :
Mill.Alt I'fKKCI OK KLKrilllCttr. A Wi>
I r occurrence took place a -hort lime lui
'.it the l<o'om>itive Works, iliustirvtin^ inj
Hovel till etli?cls ot electricity. A loco- | u
ve was being moved from the inarm- oer
iv to tlic Central depot, and had arii- the
in the middle of the street, when sod the
y al hinds dropped the halt with mill
they w.-ie m ?vin^ the machine, nn 1 Co
ickin ain /einent. It ?inning them f i
e Older of 11 in in in in charge, lliev apI
them in n to iio wheels, and ajt I'D
nel; pamiv/.-d tin-in-!ant they touchie
iron. I lie du ct r of the jolt caught
c .1 I i i "> '>
lie of llm bar-, and making a s av ig,.
-I, planted it under a wheel, prep irato.
> giving a Ii i.e lift, N<> sooner had it
In I. however, than he - i\v it fall from '
[iasp to tin-, giotin I, as it ha I done in ' "
l" ca-e. la-fore. Such singular occnrren
ximIo 1 attention, niul an examination j"'
made as t > the cause, when it was ton nil ' V
tliu locomotive, in passing uniler the
frnph line, had come in contact with a
en w ire that hn g snllioiontlv low to '
li it. I lie whole mass of iron compos- ' ,
ilte locomotive ha.I thus become charg
-1ill electricity, which had communis ttself
to the bars that the men held in
hands, and caused the effect ahove de ' j."
od. The woo was then removed, and
litliculty obviated in a moment.
I Detroit Free J*res*.
_ ?>
certain gallant editor thinks when a '
lo gentleman cant pass a clothes line
out counting all the long stockings, it
sign ho ought to got married, and the 1
or the hettoi ' 1
1 11 I "
Liquifying Quartz.
Dur rewlerf will loiucmlnj- an extract
ich we published a short tiin?*ince from
English Journal, Mating tlial a new and
|>orluiit method of treating gold heating
rrtz. by solution, had been discovered,
a singular coincidence, this method has
II discovered in opposite portions of the
ild at llio same time. I'rof. Hardinge,
N\-w \oik, Iihh niadu public his discove*
which gives results so wonderful that,
re they not well authenticated, they
ulil be received with utter incredulity.
I'rof. Ilardinge's method it is claimed
t a ton of quarts may be dissolved and
metaU disseminated in tho rock All pre*
dated l>y an hour's treatment; and that
quartz solution thus obtained Can be
ulded into any desirabie shape for build
or ornamental purposes. The follow*
is the Certificate of I'rof. Moffat, late
ited States Assay is t:
[ have been for more than a year inveetling
the philosophy of dissolving quartZf
ording to the system adopted by Benja*
i ilardinge, E*q. I have satisfied ray'of
the practicability of reducing quart*
k to a liquid as limpid and dear aa
spring water, bv moans of humid heat
i some simple solvents, and other chemiagetils,
at a very small expense. I saw
jsheads of the liquid qtiatlz at Mr. Ilarge's
premises. It was -equal parts of
ter and stone, which fact was demonstrate
juecipitHting tlie quartz.
In a liquid state, if left to stand in A cisn,
all metals will fall to the bottom, l?7
ich means every particle of gold or other
tal may be obtained, and melted into
" Told
quartz roclr?, in many mines, are
iwii to contain from 50 to 500 dollars
1 ton, and in some instances from one
insand to five thousand dollars; which
y be obtained for a comparatively smalt
reuse. Machinery may be erected for
?j ? ? ? ?- ? ?
><> .vii iiiuiiiiiiiu iiun.'irs lil*l win
solve ten tons u day; and tlic liquid
irtr, will lio a source of more wealth to
i proprietors than the gold from ordinary
ns, fro :t the many uses to which it may
applied.
I have not only examined Mr. Harding*1*
onj, but have witnessed many experimts
by him in the presence of other gentnen,
which were gratifying and conclue.
I have seen the complete analysis: on
) one showing to our astonishment the
utility of flint in solution, end have also
n it perfectly soiidfied into colored glass,
lave also seen Mr. II. repeatedly change
' liquid flint into a semi-solid or plastic
te, and mould it into any form.
These and oilier subsequcntal proofs, in
j strongest test-, continued fne in the full
iviction that, by the working of hi* paits
in California and in the Southern
lies, eve:y particle of the gold can be obned
from quartz; whereas by the old pronow
in use, not more than one fourth
the gold is ever saved.
John* L. Mokfst.
The importance of such a discovery as
t above, if it l?e fully substantiated, canL
be over estimated. Aside trom the
aspect of an increased prorluctiou of the
rcious metals, alone of vast importance,
view of the constantly increasing wants
trade and the business world, its industri
bearing, if t!ie economy of the process
stilled truly, is one of the greatest inter!f
beautifully cryrtalired blocks of
arts ciin bo afforded at cheap to the hand
the mason us brick, where is the man
0 would not prefer it as n building
iti rial. We look with interest for the
Lflopmcnt of this process.?Railroad
cord.
Bi.oomehs in 1'oston.?Tlie Boston Adt;-cr
thus notices the appearance and ra'
itioa of two Bloomers in that city:
rhey differed from the rest of the fair sex
one particular that they were "13'oomYe*,
when we hail fondly hoped that
- id .i >u at b ast of the f<>olshad departt
life, ir heail waxed exceedingly
1 in >e?-ing that tliev had not, and
it i tvoji tin iiev. Antoinette L. Brown
1 re.io. ...J )|,.r pa-tor 11 charge, and ene
I in: > the ?!e>pi*ed bonds of wedlock,
h 11 n >t re-igned the Bloomer cosiio
f >r I op*. 'I'll -c -trong minded woii
were surrounded by an immense crowd
ring am! h 'ting. Their stay in the mep
iii* ?v.i* cut short. From Bark street
the Ihoviib >. o depot they tied, and beid
ll?iu ru-lnal the mob, increasing mon'.iri
v. Arriving at die statibn, they
r i fain have went into the ladies'room,
l it wa* denied tliem. the official inform;
them that no men were admitted there,
i-f i I. tlicv were forced to enter the
ill. men'- r.pailinent. and there to await
d potato of the train. The shouts of
raid ! at this point became too vocifer.
for u-, and we walked home over the
nmon*. rnu*ing sadly on the degeneracy
the lime*.
?
.'.:t Kt. Cairn n>vf.?No criticism, hower
mi limit, uucandid, or stupid, can pertonlly
injure a writer of real merit, for
c >< l of final appeal, the intelligent and
I?t't 11 politic*, aio certain to do liim jus
at lint. But when, under pretence of
lieiotn, the censor mutilates his author
I wak.-dly or blunderingly imputes to
II what li never wrote?solecisms and
thy ism* -false rhythm and false rhymes,
iliti critic's own invention?then, indeed,
author h. s found an enemy more danoils
than all tho satirists who ever demeed
their "hellers," from Aristarchui,
o proved that Homer was no poet, to
frey, who affirmed that Bacon had mis;cn
his vocation. One of the sharpest
grams ever written was levelled at on#
these critics of whom wo have spoken??
iterary pretender, w ho misquoted and dialed
the poems of an author whom he
bed to i idicule:
'Of .ill iho pens that mr p<w>r rhymrs atidest,
V*.-w- -ilio ?!-. u -i, nnd wcwwh llw-bert:
-luliaseous se- |i| sad rail downright,
l\ 'li a in -i , and inal gusnt spite,
|ti t \ .u, mare siv, pursue your tell design?
IVrits saip 1 r? n ' prowintcr tiltI ruff.*"