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Ec et EDGEFIELD C. 11. TaIr.SDAT, JANULARY 14, 1841. Subscribers herrofter, will call frr their papers at the bnzilding immediately in the rear of E. B. PRESt-r's Brick Store. The reather, during the past week was warm and wet, partaking more of that mild atmosphere which characterises a week in April, than of the cold, husky, north-west winds. nhich usually accom prnny the mmnh of Jantary. A heavy shower fell eP'rly on Saturday morning, ac companied Iy considerable thunder. We are lovers of mild, pleasant weather, but we consider it unseasonable in January, and1 ft-ar, that according to the course of nature, a deduction must be made from that which we have reason to expect in the coming soring. Georgia.-lt is stated, that Governor McDonald has refused his signature to the Bill, pnsscd by both branches of the Le gislature, to quarantine vessels from the State of Maine, as a means of enforcing satisfaction, for the refusal of that State to deliver tip cei tain ligiiives from justice. The Milledgeville Journal says, "We pre fume the Governor has vetoed the bill, &c. and our object is, to apprise our fricuds that the veto power has been exercised, and tlat this bill is nor the law of land." The reasons of the course pursued by the Governor, are not known to the Journal. U. S. Senator from Maryland.-The lion. John Leeds Kerr, has been elected to the U. S. Senate, to fill the vacancy oc casioned by the death of Dr. Spence. The Covernor of Georgia has issued his Proclamation requiring the Banks of that State to resume specie paymanton the 1st of February next. Benjamin Fitzpatriek, of Autauga coun ty, has been nominated by the Deiocratic Convention of Alabama, as their candi date for Governor. -Ker Boyce, Esq. of Charleston has been re-eletied to the Senate of this State, by a majority of four hundred and thirty-five votes over his opponent Dr. E. W. North. This is a triumph which Mr. Boyce and his friends may justly boast of. No effort has been spared on the part of his ene mies in endeavoring to stamp a stigma up on his character, and thus defeat him in his election. He was charged of having practiced bribery and corruption, in the election in October last, when opposed by Col.Ashe; of having used the power he possessed, as President of the Charleston Bank, to obtain his election, and after hav ing been elected by a large majority, was again met by his opponieints in the Senate. A memorial was presented by them to the Senate, requetinmg an examiiniation of the election, which was granted ; but Mr. B. aware that it would give his enemies amn opp~ortuniity of calling up a!! of the fildi and off-scouring of Charleston against him, preferred to return the election to his con stituents, consceious ithat no fairer method could be adopted, of exhibiting the posi tion which lie occupied before the voters of St. Philip and St. Macheal. We now have the issue. The votes of t welve hiun dred arnd seven freeman have proclaimed him congnerer, ini spite of the vile abnses wrhich have bcen heaped upon him by his enemies. Miss Tigertail.-Thle editor of the A p alachicola Journal, gives ;all of the credit of the Indians cominig in of late, to a new intercessor. hlear him: It is said, that the preliminaries of peace, as far as they have proeressed, were bro't about by a sister of Tigertail, wrho is rep. resented as the most beautiful squaw ini the nation, and wvho looked, when shte pre sented herself before Gen. Armistead, like a Royal Princess. She said, that the home of her father's, once so sweet, atnd desirable a place of abode, had been spoil ed of its pristine beauty, and lost its charm forever. That she camte to the tent of the white mac,to sue for peace, and inm thme name of her tribe, to proclaim that the toma hawk should henceforth be buried. Of course she w as treated with gallantry. The Cherokee Delegation, in charge of Capt. Page, of the U. S. Army, had gone into the heart of the nation, to hold counsel wvith thme different tribes, and endeavor to persuade them to emigrate. The credlit and glory will of course all belong to the beautiful and persuasive Miss Tigerrail. Duof'your epaulets, gentlemen, and let the "wimin" her-eafter wYea r them. The Charleston Courier says, "Among thme nerv appointmfenits, at Wsashintgton, we have been gratified to observe that of Solomon Cuohen, Esq., now of Savanah, as I . S. District Attorney for the Slate of G;eorgin. Mr. Cohen n as formerly an a blec atnd talented member ofonir Legislature. fromt Prince George, WVinyaw, and after-: wards Conmiinioner in Eqttity fur George For the Aduertiser. (20 THE BUTTON STIR-UP.) Agreeable to the notice in the last Ad twrliser, by the Hon. E. Nogg, 1'residen of the Anti-Bachelor, Anti-Old M aid. An ti-Tobacco, Anti-Liquor, Anti-Tourneure, Anti-Tight-Lacing and Anti Et-cetera So ciety, a call meeting was held in that large and beautiful brick building, (just oppobite Tourneure bend, in Julip Street,) coin monly known as "Old Maid's Hall," on Saturday evening last, the 9th inst. The Members being 0. K. (all come,) the Hon. E Nogg was conducted to the Chair. and Dr. R. T. Tobacco appointed Secretary. The meeting being thus organized, the President rose and said, Gentlemen of the Society-Business of no ordinary moment is the occasion of our assembling at this time. Having received conimnications from several of the mem hers of "this Society," (the most respecta ble and highly honorable body, in the known world,) informing me of a mtost grossly insulting publication in that scrap of a thunb-paper, called "the Bachelor's Button," in the form of a challenge to this honorable body, for purposes therein con tained. Now, Gentlemen, you will be the better judges of this insulting nature, of such daring insolence, when I read you the aforesaid publication fron this piece of a paper, which I hold in my hand,-(here Mr. W.]B. Corsett rose and said, '-I beg your honor's pardon for this interruption. hut if I am not much mistaken, "that piece ?f a paper" which you hold, is "the Bach elor's Button" entire.)-0. K. said the President, you are right. Sir, I believe it is, what there is of it; and enough too, such as it is. Well, as I before said, having received the aforesnid information, I tbo't proper, by virtue of the power vested in ine by our Constitution, to convote your honorable body, and lay before you this important. but pitiable document. (hlere the President read to the Society. the chal. lengo from the Button,) and continued. The object or our present convocation, is to deliberate upon this important matter, and decide what is most expcdicrt to be done. Maj. Bottle-ncck rose and said, I con fess, Mr. President, that while you were reading that insolent challenge, from 'Tomn Thumb's paper," I felt my blood boil with indignation-my liver swelled with the bitterest invectiives-and my whole frame seemed to burn with scorn and contempt for thut pusi'nuimous little thumb paper, (called "the Button,") and the insignifi cant Club that pretend to its publication. My feelings are scarcely tunder my con trol. I cannot dare to rive utterance to the few remarks which I feel it my duty to make on this occaion. We are called upon Sir, you will perceive. to enter into a " public dissussion" with a set of crusty, dry-boned, sour, rag-a-muffin Old Bach elors-the veriest pests which were ever inflicted upot any community. And not only so, lbut ni ith the most unparalleled nr rogance they assutne to thtemselves, the authority of calling us to atccountt, to an swer to ftem, (blast their old dry-bones,) why we have had the audacity to set our selves up in oppoeition to them, &c. Now, 31r. President, I have alwav-s considered our Society the most respectable, the most etlicient, the most philantropic, the great est attd best Society in the world, and the cause itt which we have embarkedl-(that of purgitng thte world of such nuisances as ''Old Bachelors.")-t he most laudable that ever engayd the energies of man. I amp tpeal to thme host of unforuuuante. hopeless and rejected "Old als," for the truth. justice atnd propriety of what I say. I beg leave to offer the following resolution : Resdived, That a Committee of three he appointed to select one of otur numbter. who shall be chtarged with the duty of moecting any 6 "old bachclors" of Athens, otn midh way groundl (Goat Island,) and in flicting on thent that punishmient wvhich their temerity so richly deserves. Dtr. Bolus rose and said, 31r. P.:-Hem, heg leave to oppose thtat Resolutiotn Hetm, as I believe that thte membhers of our So ciety have too mtch spirit, to condlescendl to waste teir powder. soil their htands, or staint a sword, in the blood of "a bache for." After much discussion, great confusion, and some disorder, the question wvas put, and the resolution adopted by a large taa jority. The Committee of three were appoint edl by the P., and retired; but soott re turned with the following report, to wit: We, the Committee in and for the So ciety, reposing special trust, and great cotn fidence in thme valorous spirit and mighty arm of Dr. Blous, (do hereby nominate, commtission and appoint hinm to the said duty. Ihere Dr. Bolos, with manty of his friends, objected strenuously to the nom ination, antd threwv thte tmeeting inato great dlisorder. Order, order ! cried thte Presi detnt, hbut all to nto effect ; for the rebelliotn grew more loutd andi atngry. The Presi dent then rose from his Chatir, jumped up, and stamped his foot on thte floor-knocked the table with his clenchted fist-flashedl his eye-curled his lip-and vociferated with all the vehetnance of an eastern gale "Sience." A calm ensued. The President then called upon Mr. Sanger Pipes, to sing Old Rosin the Bow ; dur ing the singing of which, he said, "the minds of the members might be compo sed."11 The song being ended, and the many tears which it occasioned, being wiped from the moistened cheeks of ninny, and the soft bandana returned to its pocket in peace. Mr. C. P. Witie arose and ol'ered the following resoliious, w hich were uuanimonely adopted: Resolved, That we feel highly indignant at the insilting arrogance of the Athens (Ga.) Bachelors Club, and that our itter contempt is hereby expressed for their un paralleled presumption. in supposing that our Society would condescend to enter into a " public discussion," with a set of crabbed Old Bachtelors. Resolved. That we advise the Button not in attempt to answer an article of much length, as there is great danger of "burstin.g the boiler," unless its " beau ideal" of insignificance, "-the Bachelors C!uh of Athens," eboose to enlarge its sheet or trespass upon its margin. Resolved, Thart man never becomes a member of society until he is narrie(l. Un married, lie is looked upon with distrust. lIe has no home-no abiding place-no auehor to hold him fast-but is a mere piece of fliat-wood, on the great tide of time. hiis interests are not with society, and lie cares not for the generations spring ing up around him, and who have to live afier him. lie becomes embittered in his mind against all mankind. Resolved, That the class of Bachelors generally, are miserable, lonely and frac tional parts of animated nature, insensible, that the best part tif their duty is undone, that they are wasting life away without knowing what life is-that they are volun tary tantalizers of their own happiness that they are, in short, every thing that is poor and pitiable. On motion of H1. C. Segar, tbe meeting was adjourned, sine die. 11ON. E. NOGG, Pres. P. T. Tou.tcco, Sce'y. From the Charleston Courier, of fan. 6. MORE INDIAN MURDERS. We learn from a passenger who arrived here yesterdny in the steai boat William Seabrook, that the Indians have commit ted more murders it) Florida, and that too, in the immediate vicinity of the U. States mititary stations. It appears that Lient. Sherwood. and a Mrs. Montgomery, wife of Lient. Montgo. mery, of the 7th Reg. of Infantry, were riding out for pleasure, a few days since, tinder an escort of soldiers, and when only two miles from the military post at Aflican opy, were fired on by a party of Indians. Lieut. Sherwood. Mrs. Montgomery, a sergeant major and two privates of the es. cort were killed. Mrs. M. wasq fron Cinl cinti, and had ;een marriedfbut a short time. This news was bronght to fort Fanning by express, on the 29th ult. Five privates were missing at the time express left Mi canopy. Two wagoners, nt the road fron Pilatka to fort R'ssel, were shot by the Indiians on Tuesdlay last. Trhey had started out a fewv hours in advance of the escort, and wer~e shot 7 miles from Pilamtka. A scout w~as sent out, liut returtned as ustual with no Itndian. IThe Savannht RegnLbhln of the 4th inst. says tat the "ntews in relation to the capture of the lndlian~s by Col. hiartney, is confe'rmed by the arrival at thtis port last evenlitn of the schooner Lutarana, Captain Swasey, in 24 hours fromn St .Atugtstine. "It appears that Col. [Jarntey, at the head of 30 men, came ttpon a camp of some 60 Ittlians, about 253 miles from Key Biscaynte. Thte Indians were at their break fast. The attack was "sharp, short antd dleisive,"~ and the result most f'rtunate. TFet of the warriors were killed in thte en cotunter, or hung atfterwards, and forty five watnen and childlren were taken pris tners. Col. Ilarney lost one' man killedl atnd five were wvounded. The prisnecrs were brought inton Key Bliscaynte, frotm which poist Col. 11. aga set .nt on te 28thi ult. with a detachment if 75 mnet, in qutest of Sam Joutes' camirp. to whlich one) of the wvarriors who w~as apared to act as a guide, promised to condluct them." The follow ing is a letter from Judge Marvin, to the edlitors oif the Tnllahmassee Floridian, giving some additionmal particu lars of the expedhitiotn of Cal. II. On board birig Wactilla, Sr. M arks, Dee. 31, 18410. Dear Sir-News had arrived at Key West before my leaving there, that Colo nel liarney, of the I'. S. A. aliout the 15th inst. had a rencontre with thte lndiams in the interior of the everglades. With a force of abotut 90 men, he enlteredl the ev erglades in canoes, gnided by Johln, a tne gro who wans captured by the Indiants in 1835, from his master, Dr. Crews, and who escaped and camne into th~e camp at Cape Floridla a fewv months since. Tihe negro conuducted the Colonel through the everglades to thme Itidian town, anid he sur rounded it and fired LupoIn them, killing one or two inidians, anid raking 38 prison ers. In the assault, the chief of the hand, Chai-ki-ka, escaped, but was purstted for several miles by one of the dragoons, anid overtaken amid shot. Atmong the prison-. ers takeni were teni warriors, nine of wham wvere hung; the life of the tenth being saved for a futture gutide. The rest of the prisoners were women and childlren, and were all spared and taken to the post at Cape Florida. This handr oif Itudianus is known as thte Spanmish hatnd, and thte same wvho tmtrder ed Mr. Ctoley's family and several athers at Cape Floridla. atid Capt. WValtn of the line shtipi, atnd Dr. Crews. They nre the same Indianstioo, " ho sturprised Col. Ilar nev a year sinc, at Coloosahmatcho, under MeComub's treatty of peace; andl the same who recently httrnedl and decstrovedl the' seltlenients on Indian Key, killing men, women and children, and mutilating their bodies in a most barberous manner. This band of* inrlians, with this same Chai-ki-ka at their head, has been the terror of the South for years. and have probably drank as much while blood as any in the Terri tory. The Colonel recaptured 13 or 14 of Coh's rifles, taken from hin at Caloosahatbce by the Indians, and about $2,000 worth o goods carried off by the Indians from in. dian Key. This aflir of Colonel Harney's will dn more to strike terror into the Indians, am to bring about a real peace, than any thini that has occourred for a long time. The everglades iq no longer the refuge of the Indians. His own fastness are penetrated by the whiteman. Col. Ii. is about again penetrating til everglades in pursuit of San Jones, he now having a guide to conduct himtt to hi town. lie is to be joined by several offi cers in the navy, and a company of na rines, who are now upon the roast. Ener. gy like this ivill soon end the war, ant with less loss of life than temporizing measures. Important Indian Treaty.-The Fort Wayne Tines (La.) states that at the late Indian pa3 netat at the Forks of the Wa bash, the Indians made a proposition to sell their lands, and that General Milroy (altbogh not officially authorised by the General Governnot,) took the responsi bility, "while they were in the hunor," ol iteating with them for about 50W 000 acres, being the whole of the Miami lands in this State. The price agreed to be pnid isi a bout $1 10 cs. per acre, and the I ndianm to move West in five years. The lanib are worti $10 per acre, hard as the tines are, and there is but little doubt the Gen eral Govcrutnent will confirm the treaty. Correspondenec of the Charlcston Courier. WASIIINGTOs, Dec. 31. The subject of the burning of the Caro lint', some little since on the frontier, was brought up this morning in a nessiage from the President of the Unitcd States, enclo sing a statement front tihe Secretary o| State, which states that for the first time the department had lately learnt the act vas committed by official authority, as nei ther Air. Fox nor Lord Palmerston had si avowed it heretofore. MAr. Alford, of Ga., called for the reading of the report of the Secretary in extenso, and after that had been gone through, lie rose, and in a few handsome remarks, observed that the doc ntment was of a proper tone, and as a State Rights man, it deserved and received his hearty approliation. lie hadl thought that the Eagle of America was about cowering before tile British Lion, but the sentiments contained in tle letter from the Secretary of State, were such as to entitle him to the thanks of his countrymen. Mr. Holnes; of South Carolina, made a few remarks in reply, and stated that lie was glad to hear that one act of the Ad ministration had tct tite approbation of the gentleman from Georgia, but he (Mr I.) ditapproved of any nicasures calcnla ted to itvolve us in a war with Great Brit. ain or any other power. as it would be de.,tructive to the interests of the Soutth. Mr. Alford replied that in ease of war, the South. and the State Rilihs parv, nuail Lt, ao nmssL suao-w tilu" pani6tistih aed felt bounid ta avow it, for as he was himself one of the first born children of nullification, lie n'ight speak for South Carolina. Mr. A. then alluded to the en suing administration. and expressed his cotnfidence in tthem should diffictnlties arise. lie was the first Southern man oan the floor last witer to conie out for " Old Mrn. Cujshine, of Massachusaetts, thena male a few remarks againist the~ hacknoey ed way ofgenatleimen bringing the "South'' in on eveary occasai, andl assured gemb-l men that oilier potions of thme cotnatrv would, no le'ss than thte Somt, he forwar'd in dlefending otur right's as Amearticans. Mr. Pia.kens thetn endaeatvoredl to get the floor, buit it was ojiven to Mir. 1)inean, of Ohio, who wast proceedlint to reply to thte political prirtiont of .\r. C ushing's speech. ini whtich Mir. C. hail stated that the ad-. mitnistrattion mtemibets atnd piresses lada caltld tie party w iih wvhiceb he acteda, "British Whbigs," &r'., but the Speaker deci.lead ithat air. Uneant was outof order. The report of' thec Secretary wa's thetn or deredl to be printedl. Mr. Jtolcr. of Sathl Carolinta, praesen ted a peititiotn fromt Charles Cook, ofl Lex ington,. District. praying an alheratioan int the' carriage of the mail otn the raue hc e tween Aikemn anal Blewter's Mill. whlich wats referredl to the Coimmtittee on Post Offices anid Publie Roads. Mr. Pi'cns paresentead a petition faor the rclicfaif Capt. Beard, which wnas referred to the Conmmiitee on Faircien Aff'airs. Froma the Ncac-Orleants Picayunea, Jan. 1. Mlyaslrous and interesting-B y t he corn mauttnatin of 11. Chew, President of the M ale Orphan Asy lanm, a recenit nmaysteriouis occurrence in thiis city has appearetd in prnint. It seems a bray lay thte namie of Oliver Crice, who fias b'een some three or l'our years itt the Asyltum, w'as ont last Tuesday permitted to leave the establish tment with a stranger, and neither main or boy hias sinice been seen. The stranger re presetced to fine of thte direcrors that the honv Oliver was initerested in an estate in Hl amhurg, South Carolitna. of which estate the father raf rhme strantger "'as t he excutor or alministrator. ATe boy, ir was Suplpo sed lhv the soperititendlent, hial a sister liv ing across the river, opposite the town of Lafayette. anal peromissioni was given to the stranger to take the tboy to visit his sister, anad ont his returnt lie wvas to give such in faortantion its w'ouldl be aof interest to be kntown respecting the property of the two chaibareni. rThe tani wvas tall atnd yomung, represen ted himstelfais ran his way to, the WVest. where, it is conjectuired, lie may have ta ken the hoy. Oliver is decscribedh as being bet weeni 10 atal l2 years of ace, initeresting hiatir, atnd was dressedl in (lark satitnct clothes. The presidlent atnd directaors of the insaittution alisplay mnetih bentevolet niety concerninag the fate or cotidition of thteirorphati cbarge. How forcibly all this calis to mind Dick enas' touching story rof Oliver Twvist. Ini tnime a~ well as eiretnstance here we find coincidence and resemblance suficient to excite a very novel and lively interest. Some mystery evidently is connected with this poor orphan's story, and perhaps con jecture could frame nothing more roman tic than is the real history. Where there is secrecy villany will always he suspected, and if the designs of this man were honest, his conduct would of course have left no room for suspicion. At any rate, infor ination relative to man or boy, obtained in any quarter, shonld be immediately communicated to the direction of the Asy lum in this city, Operation for Club-Foot.-T he tri omps in operative Surgery, within the last few days. especially in the removal of de formities dependent on defective organiza tion, have been truly astonishing. The exact nature of tlhe various cantrac tions and distortions oftle limbs and joints, seem not to have been well understool by the medical faculty, until within the last years, consequently their treatment has been ineffecinal and unsatisfactory, both to the S-urgeon and patient ; so that such eases have for the most part been aban dtred to the efforts of nature. Who has ever known the common. distressing and uusightly deformity ofCluh-Foot to be ie iedied "until wilhin hile last year or two, except itt a rery feiv instances, when ihe case ias received strict attention in infan cy. and then only partialy relieved. It is now well tndcrstood that Club-Foor, and kindred deformities are owing to a contraction of one or more of th ninscle of the part, and admit of perf'et relief hv a sinple and by no means painful opera tion, nail tle limb brought into proper shape and usefultiess. Our respected fellow-citizen, Dr. Wells, has within the last yea- treated five cases Of Club-Foot with perfect succets. Two of these cases were of t he very worst de scription One case of a yoting lady aged about twenty-two years. (31iss Farrar, re siding near Lexington C. H1.) the other a gentleinan about the same age,--Croft, Esq. of Georgetown. In these cases both feet were aliceted, turned inwards, tlhe soles of the feet looking tpwards, and the toes drawn inwards toward the heel, so that they walked on the outside of the in step, stipporting tlhe weight of the holy upon a surface about the size of a dohar; the deformily noreor er compelling them to wear a coverina for them more resem bling a box than a shoe. The young lady now wears as handsome a slipper as any lady in Columbia. and the getlem -n, when we saw him a few weeks since, had clothed his feel with a fashionable pair of bootees. The operation has also added froin an itich to an itich and a half to the heights of these intlividtils. We have never seen apparently a more grateful man than Mr. Croft. ie decl.-red that he wotild not take ten thousand dollars and stawl in his former position, withot the prospect (if cure ; that the deformity ind been such a source ofmort-tiftiration to him, as to preveit him from nitglioo in uch in sociey, although delighting in social inter course. We understand that the operation is a ilanped to nlnost every ease of this defor mnity, at nnty age tider forty ; bit ofcourse the earlier in life the case is submitted to treatment the hetter and the more perfect the cure.-Columitin. l CA Albnlilion.-We elve below an extract taken from the "Philantropist." a rnhin A holition journal published in Cincitnnni. We ask for it a calm perusal fron ith South; we ask for it that consideratton which it demands. It comments for itself: "Van Btren has received the votes of otly two free States and five saveholdling States. The free :tantes have beeti ce mretnted by the power and iniflutence of A biolitijonisis, and will retmain cemented. Let t he sointh itark thIis predictiont. Thero is nothiung to sever tile free States on the questioni of slaver-y. They will continue to) comiplaitn of the inequality of represen tatiOn) itn the Houtse of Representatives of the United States anti the sitn of slavery ; ati as they have a pledge frptn Gen. Hiar rison, "'hiai lie will veto nothing" they feel etncoturaged to go on, tinder the ex pee tttioni whic-h seems to lbe well grounded. thnt the "free Stsites will Jiereafter inivaria bly control the election of President, and evetutally array the whole of the excecu tive powerc against the slave reprr-nta tiuns, & slavery as it exis. in the States." From the Chacr eston Merc::ry. Wh7o ore our Friends.-W e cnt t he fol lowing from at, exchanttge pnper atid can tnot pass it withiout comment. N. [lamp shire is as firmly founded in Detmocracy as hter own granite hill<-and beneo it is natural that such a ptroviso agatinst Abisli lion should lbe proposed itn her Legislature. In what~t Whig Legislature of New Eng land would such care for the South he manifested, or sutch a resolution ventured? Wec shnowed recently that this staunch Rie p)ublican State is far abened of her neigh hors itt etducation ; but this anti-abolition ifadlopted, as we think it will be-will prove her "far behindl them in political infornmatio,-like. benighted South Car olina: An E::cellent Proriuo.--rn the New [Hatmpshiire Legislature, a fewv days since, a bill was brongtht forwardl to inicorporate the Freewill Baptist Printing Establish met. Mlr. Hoyt, one of the members, tmoved to amentd by adding a section, pro vidling that if the corporation should print or puhlish any thing on the subject of Aho lit ion of Slavery, the charter shall be unull and void. Park.-Thec following accottnt of the Pork market ait New Orleans atnd Cincin nati tmay be worth the attetition of those whlo have not yet laid in their supplies. TIhe New Orleans Butlletin of the 2:3rd tilt. says the receipts there have becen unn sually'lairge, and the orders limited. Rutlk Pork is oll'ered on the Levee at 4 cetits for shldters, 5 for sideCs, 6 for hamts, and considerable sales have been made at tese rates. We learn from the Peoria Register of the 10th, received yesterday, that "the price of this. import ant staple has fallen one-th.ird, wvithint a fewr days past. The Editor says : we saw a load sold on WVed nesday at~S2 per 100 lhs. where the weigh fell btelow 200; anid 5225 where it exceed ed that amount. Coincidence.-A London paper chroni cles the birth of a daughter to Qucc Vie toria and Prince Albert, anothei to Mr. Richard Jobson and his wire, of Wavertree, and a third to Mr. Wm. Alawson and his wife, of Kendal-all on the 21st of Novem her. The coitcidence is that all these coup les were married on the 10th of February, 1840. 'The coincidcnce seems more striking than it is, when we come to consider ihe facs. It is probable that very many as. pirants to the inys and honors of wedlock were loyal enough to choose the nuptial day selected by their Queen-probable fifty or a hundred Among all these it is not strange that three of the wives became mothers on the same day. The only thing to marvel at is the coincidence of sex, and this is not a very stupendous tnarvel.-N. Y. Coin. Adr. A ProfitaLle Prison.-Governor Shian. non, in his late message to the Legislature of Ohio, gives the annexed account of the State Penitentiary: It appears to be conducted prosperous ly, by its present Warden. The total cash receipts for the year ending Novem ber 230th. are siated at $44,000. Total cash payments,$27,000. The entire car ings of the institution during the year a. mount to $52.000, which is a nett gain of $2->,000 ahbove all ca penditures for super intiendence, &c. The number of convicts on the 30th November was 488. But four deaths hquve occurred during the year. More Roots.-Col. Ilaile has sent to our office a couple ofTurnips, which sur pass any thing in that line, that we have seen noticed in our exchanges. They weighed 7 lb. each, but their greatest re commendation, is the delicacy of their fla vour. A single one is enough to supply the vegetable portion of a dinner for a tolerable family. We have a curiosity to see a larger Turnip than either (if these. H ave any of our subscribers such an one. Camden Journal. A Stall Pig.-A real Whig friend in forms its that be slaughtered a hog on the 24th instant, which measured seven feet in length and six feet four inches in cirenin ference, and weighed six hundred and thir ty-five pounds. He was two years and six months old. lie wishes to know if any of his brother farmers can beat this.-Char lotte Journal. Our Riccr.-The heavy rain which re cent ly fell in the up conury, together with the nieltedI snon in the mountains, have swollen our river to several feet above low water mark. Steamers of our largest class, now ascend with ease.-Hamburg Journal. The TWeather.-On Wednesday night last. we had a fine shower of rain, accom panied with thunder. Since then. ibe wititer wcars the appearance of spring. I. The following gentlemen were yester day elected Directors of the Mechanics' ink for the ensuing year: Amory Sibley, Marshall Keith. 1Uohn M. Adais, Thomas S. Metcalf, James B. Walker. Willinn. P Rnthbo.ne. Ggorje H. Metcalf, Josiah Sibley, and Erastusc. Scranuton.* And at a meeting of the Board, Amory Siley. E.q.. was re-elected President. 4 ugusta Consti. of the 5th inst. Longerity.-There is a man living in Greenfield township, Galia county, Ohio, by the name ofJ~'nmes Rice, i ho waslI6 ynenrs old on the 24th dlay ouf A pril last. H ec is said to be vigorous andi in good health, and has every appearance of living ma ny years to come. The Baptists. An Almanac and Bap tists Reaisier, for 1841, has jnst been puh lished in Philadelphia. We learn from it that the number of Baptist Associations in the Unitetd States atd British Provine'es of Amnerica is42:3; the chiurches86021 ;ordaiti ed ministers, 4503; and memubers587,206. .Ancient and Mlode rn Heroes.-T he vo tary of wara among the Romans, was dis tintguishe~d by tability of head as well as of arm: while matny ofour modern heroes of the blade are recognized as mere appenda gee to their whiskers. Sunday last was the coldest day we have hiad in several years. Betwees day-light and siun rise our Thiermiometer,'hich was situatedi on the North end of the office, stood nt otnly six degrees above zero, or 260 below freezing.-Mountaineer. Splern.-A n editor down east, in oad of headine his artitcle --Cursory Thontg t on the Electint of H arrison," printed ii "Cur sedi Thoughts." H AMSUno, Jan. 9. Our repnrt of the Cottoni market for tis week, fitnds it in the same situation as we left it last week. Prices still range from Si to 10 cents, and stiff at the latter quo tation. Average sales 9A cents. Our streets have been quite thronged with wagons for the last three or four days, and the cotton receipts have been to a large amount. We honk for a good spring's btusintess, as the planters have come in so early after the Itolidays. Our market is wvell supplhicd with all kinds of merchan lize. OBITUARY. Death has been butsy at his appointed work.' Departed this life on the 4th ithst., Mrs. Georgiantia Nicholson, cotnsort of Major Benjamin F. Nicholson, in the 28th year of her age. In the tdemise or this estimable lady, the tocial circle int which she moved, has lost ine or its most useful and exemplary members, atid her inumetdiate family, a therished relative, who was endeared to hem by her many virtues, antI the, per rormance of the kindest offices of friend hip and love. At an early age, she was adopsted by her excellent grandmother, un ler whose care and maternal supervision, the passed several years at the best schools in Charleston. About the period of her.