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A- Oo resistance, but quietly ACCOttPIDd his W theoffie of the Mayor. Theimprssion is pretty general, that the murderer was premeditated. with a view to a robbery or the broker's money Much excitement has prevailed in the airets the most or the day, and the press bas been quite unable to satisry the de mand for slips containing an accogt of the af'air. 5Wa sh Caerkene Mertary 4th inst. CONGRESS. A considemble amountof business was done in both Houses on Saturday, much of it of aprivate and local nature. The Committee of Conference on the Naval Appropriation reported a compromise which was assented to and the bill was mnot to the President. In the Senate the important matter was the Tariff Bill, The first question was the duty of 5 cents a square yard on Cot too Bagging, which the Committee of Fi nance had reduced to 3J cents. Mr. Cal houn had moved to amend by inserting 2 coats, which he anlerwarti modified to 20 per cent, ad ralorem. Ilis amendment was rected, yeas8. nays 33.-Mr. Pres ton voting against it. Mr. Young of il. then moved to amend by inserhing 25 per cent-rejected, yeaa 17. ni-,s 27. The question was then taken on the amend meat of the Finance Commnit tee (31 cents a square Yard) and that too was rejected. yeas 23. ays 29. So the duty of 5 cents reinsius in the bill. The Senate went on to combider the oth er amendments proposed by the Finance Committee. The next amendnictt wa- a follows: In the provio e ten,. the iodulgence of existing Inws to railroat ent:n panie4 for iron imported fIor railroast, iose-ad of 1643. to insert 1315, r-jected. Other amendmstti5 dlepecideni utt this and d. fi. .ut the terio. of tempfiin from duty on tsadroaw ron, -,hared thesamie fate. The nort amesialment was on iron in pigs, instead f S$10 per ton. to insert $9 per ton; which was rejected. The next was to strike out "on plates or sheets of which copper is the material of chief value, and on patent sheathing metal compmed in part of copper. 2 cents per pound.' Mir. Wrizht called for tile yens and nas on this amendment which were ordered and resulted, yeas 21, nays 25. The next was. insead of 20 per cent. ad valorem on wat:hes and watch nte rials. to iesert 74 per cent. ad valorcm; which was rejected. The next was, to change 124 per et. on diamonds to 7 per cent.; which was rejec tod. Tbo next was, to change 20 per cent. on gems. pearls, or precious stones, to 7J per cent.; which was also rejected. The next was, to include among sugars. br9wn clayed sugars'which was also re jected. N The next was. among articles exemp ted from duty. to include flax seed; wbich was aleo rejected. - The. next was. also to include "plates -n - s .. e ..~a -- -foreign sugar from whicht it shall be mnanu Ihetured, and no more; to be ascertainedt under suchr gulationis5asshall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury;" which was also rejected. The next was, to include in the ad va Intrm duty authorized by the act. "a charge ofrcommiisions at the usual rates." as the home value "a:tata port where the same mnay be entered;" whichi wats also rejected. Mr. Buchanan moved! to strike out the 27th secti..n of the bill; which read as foI lowrs: A nd be it further enar'ted,. That the pm wiso to the sisih seeiion of the act etitlted "AR ac!t to approplrmat" the proceesls of the sales of the pubtlic Iand! and to grant pre emoptiont ri~tht-a," app. oved Septemnber 4th. 1841, he, and the samte is hereby repea.led. Mr. H. said he hod a few wosrud, and tbut a few won, to a::v on that ..ubjec!: h::t as it might give rise to debatte, he wotuld move an adjourtntent. Thle Senate th'en odjonrnedl. House of Rr prraenitaltres.- A nummber of hills from the Senate went thrtough their stages and reports fruom Committces were received. Mr. Caruthers, frnom the Committee on Foreign Atfairs, to which bad been refer red the res.:ion Ott the subject of the Texan boundary. ,tmde at report. concha ding with a resottution that it is inexpedi ent to continue the running of the line at present. Mr. Arnokd, from the Select Committee to which was referred the bill reducing the pay and mileage of members of Coni gress, and of the civil, military, and naval officers of the Governotent, reported the samie with amendmentat which were read. LThe amendtments provide that the bill shalt take effect fromt the 5th (lay of No s-ember next, instead of 5th Deccember.] That the pay of metmbers of Congress, which is reduced by the bill to $6 p.er day. shalt rease during their absence from their' respective Houses, except in case of sick ness of themselves or families, or when ex cused by the House; and The following scale of reductions for the salaries of the ;,everal officers of the Govern~ment' is proposed in lieu of that in the original bill: 1st. From and after the 1st day of Jun. nary. 1843. the pay and emoluments of all the officers of the Federal Government in '4 the eivil department, excepting officers of the diplomatic corps serving abroad, the Comsmissioner of Pensions, and officers whose pay and emoluments do no: exceed the sum of 81,000 per annum, and those the reduction of whose salaries is prohihsi ted by the Constitution, shall be reduced at the following rates: Officers receiving salaries of $3,000 and upwards, shall be reduced at the rate of 20 per centt.; Provi dod, That no oflicer shall be reduced be low $1,000 per annum; and that no officer excepting those of the diplomatic corps. shall, after the let day of January. 1343, receive for salary fece, emoluments, or per. quisits of office, a greater compensation for any one year thaa *5,000. 2d. That where an offie% receives a given per- centum. - the rate percentum shall be reduced 20 per cent., excepting deputy postmasters whose compensatious are less than 61,000. 3d, That all expenses. other than sala ries ofofficerb of the judiciary. shall be re duced 20 cent.; and all perquisites. fees, and which the Duited States may be required to pay on process issuing from the courts of the United States shall be reduced 20 per cent. 4th. That the pay of all the officers of the navy and army shall be reduced 20 per cent for pay, rations, and other perquisites. except where an officer receives less than two rations; and, in that case, his allow ance for rations shall not be reduced. 5th. No officer of the army or navy shall be allowed a greater sum than six cents per mile for transportation of bag gage; and salaried civil officers shall re ceive no other pay or compensation than the salaries allowed them by law. Mr. G win from the minorityof the Com mittee made a counter report, limited to the pay and mileage of members or Con gress. The subject wasdebated at length. and the bill referred to the Committee of the Whole. The remainder of the reports were on private claims. The cnclusion of the day's session was occupied with the Con titgent Appropriation Bill. Mr. Gentry spoke against the general character of the bill-ie wan continually interrupted by mo' ions to adjourn, which were withdrawn on demand for the yens and nays. After speaking some time. he said he was speaking for effect here, and not else %where; and as there were so few to isten to him. he would move an adjournment. Mr Arnold (who was temporarily ac ling as Speaker,) announced that the louse was adjourned, and left the chait, wit ho-t tnking the questioni, and wbile Mr. J. R. luetersoll wa-4 deunnulin! the yena and nays [This ising.:r dismisal of the louse 'tcated rours of laughter.] The lIlouse adjourned1 at a quarter pas 3 o'clock. Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. WAStINGToN. Aig. I. In the Senate. to-day, the C(onmitie on Finauce reported in favor of insisting on the Senate anenlmentts to the Army Approprittion bill, and of asking a confer enace with the House. The Setiate took up the Revenue Ta. riff hill and discssel Mr. Ruchanan's amendment, which strikes out ihe distribu tion clause. Mr. 11. handled the subject in an able manner, though there is nothing new to be said upon i!. lie showed thatI this year the distribution share of the State of Pennsylvaia vould be but $"8000. while the interest of her debt was near $300,000 a year, and that it was too small a matter to stop lite government for. Mir. Archer made a very decided speech against the amendment. He said rather than humor Mr. Tyler in this matter, he would see the Treasury empty and the Government dissolved. Mr. Walker. thought this rather ro markable considering that Mr. Archer vu. ted for the restrictive clause in the distribu. fnd out how they were adjourned on Sat urday night. It was alleged that they were not adjourned by a vote, but diasia ed by Mr. Arnold, who meted temporarily as Speaker. This subject was passed over. The Contingent Appropriation bill was passed. Before its passage. Mr. A ndre w. of Ky, moved lihe previous quiestiomn, Mr. Bowne of N. Y.asked himtu withdraw it, o enable hitm to reply to Mfr. Gentry. Mr. Andrews refused. Mr. Ion ne ttade some excited re mark. 32 r. A ndrews rush el across the house and Mr. Hon ne mtac him. No blows8 passed. But both parties were highly excited. The thing passed civer. The Ariay Organization bill was deba ed, butt not acted upumi. An attempt wias made, and as I am toald with a prospect ot suc e-'. ton aboli-sh thme accondi regimnent of nragocitis. Wh'len the hlouse went into Commitee. several hills were called for by differnni tetnbers. Mr. Cushing called fur his Ex r~hequerthill. The mnotionm was aninered hy a uivernsal hnr,,t oflaeughter, from all sides of the lilense. M r. Cushing's face flushed as deep as crimson. frotm what cause I eant tell. s find ihat the proposition for adjiourn ment will not be cffet ed till next Mundiay. Mot of the maemabers of the whig party and others are in favor of the 15th, which is the daty that Mr. Casey will fix itn is rsoluttion. West Pascagoua- The Mysitrious Mu ic.-This strange, wild, and as yet unac counted for-this fairy like music still floats over the beautiful hey in front of Mr. McRa's at West P'ascagnula, and was distinctly heard by a party on Monday mornitg last. It was ateout day light when the music first struck op. and after slowly rising as it were, from the water immtedi ately. under tihe boat, circling about in the air for some~ little time, it finally appeared to separate and flyofin different directions until the Iast cadence died away int the di.. tance. At first the sounds, to use the re mark of a gent lemana present. were like the drone of a hagpipe, then they resem bled the humming of a bee in a small and confined room, and fimally, as they were losing themselves in air, floated ofihke the wild strains of the zEolian harp Formerly, neither threats nor blows could induce the ignorant blacks in the neigh. borood to venture out after night. and even to this day, it is difficult to catch one cf theta alone in an open boat upon the quiet waite of Pascagoula iBay.-Neto Orleans Picayune. Crops.-From the best sources of infor mation, we have reason to expect, that the Planters will have fair average crops this eason. Althoagh the rains have been ve ry light in matny places, yet in others there aa been quite sufficient for all Agricultu ral purposes. This remark, we believe, wivll apply to thte upper Districts of this 2..,.a gersaliy.-VaYrkvWe Cmi'len.n' 4 FroM the N, Y .Fuy2 H AIL 8T(R H VN, We learn rroia- zpres and other sources, that vy show or of rain and hail at New en on Wed nesday evecing, c about 4 o'clock. and coninfi4 bour. Hail fell for about 15 the com mencernent of the sho quanti ties, that it lay upon the in *owI places, for tw o hours a frain w3e over. Sone of the were a large as good sized wis Tbere wa a strong wind from the W ard. Mu E glass was broken,-and I iAg crops particularly ludianc consider able damage. We have' rd hou far the storm etended. city there was not a drop of rain, d day o evcning. P. S.-We must no meutiot that several blue fish f w Haven during the shower, balt from th shore, some of them 8e long. Silice writing the aboya V reiT ed from a correspodii- let ter, giving further pa the storm We also learn that there rain atal in lartford on the evenin Zi question. Con espandeqae NLw HAvTtN, - d sly28tb. Last evening..bail stor f cosidera isle violence visited us.1Ti changes -o tempherature in ilie air, hid 6emn great du ring hlie previous part jothe day. A about 2 o'clock, the thermorpeter rose 81 deg. in the shade, at whih-ie the wind was blow ing fresb fromt4 ' b. Abou 5 o'clock commenced indioj ofagath ering storm. I observed an isomense clot< extending like a great sh . . W. fron the zenith; another was siesiislng in the S. W.; and a third, ale .dilby thufndei and li:t-,aning. appeared in .. while other parts oif the sky were, rly or quilt clear. Flocks of little bi ing swinfly and with great apparent a soil, afordet ia known pro;nustic of a h. m. About 6 o'clock a gent l o called my attention to a deep and A' roar, like distant thuuder, that p 'from the west. Its sound wa, siea m k that oc casioned lay the turodo o9 830 la visited us, that ve were aticipali another. But as this ro- I ten mIn utes. we were pot a .-Direetly the wind be;an to blow .In a mo mneut the air was filled' ilstones By in. P,-als of thunder were rd atinter vals. The average sie hailstonaes was of a large robin's ,otservec ame mutfchs larger, and :Pi I them up subseuqently. The the r dese. did rapidly, falling ten in fifteea iniutes. But the barn steady being at 30 deg. 20 min..at beginninu of the storm, and fallin 30 deg. I min. The violence of iu -and wind subsided by halfp The form of the hail as, gener ally, that of a double t fire very flat, but grovi ly mor" spherical until the an egg But t moe mot - cr t .e aRO sured us that boys itas touanyofthen in York-st, I went throagh. that s. ant learned that many of theus bad been fount in diffe-ent parts of theatieet. For a dig tance of about 40 rods, smna~hlue fis wert scataered over the grouid; varying it length from I to 6 Inches. The boys col letedl them in considern*I~ numbers, ant several of them are now Is my possession They are said by those irell acquaintet with the species, to be such as are knowe in the waters just west of the city. whiel communicate lay West iver with tha Sound. Well known similar occurrence justify the belief that they- were deposita" by the storm. Nor, whet it is known ia usauch haeavaer bodies are often raised intt tae atmosphere, even houses, is thecre an: chiung incredible that these Aish were raisat from the streams west of the city, and de pastled in the course of the storm. Indeet cheir dlimaative size, the extent of thi ground over which they were deposited aned the fact that the7 Were not found pre viouasly by Iboy. playtug in thte street, fa vaar' the sauppaalttuon that they were takec up in a whcirlwindl or water-spout. I have been unable to learn the limits a thae storm exactly, hut have ascertaines suflicietnt, lay carefaul inquiry of men corn in in from the neighboring country Ilhi marning, to justify the belief that the gren est violence of the storm was felt in ou city. Indeed, there was little or no hai felt out of our city limits. It seems to hava come from West Rock, to'the northwtat o thais city, from whence a heavy cloud spread nut like a sheet, was observed cm ing at about 6 o'clock. The Sea Serpent int Penobaret Bay. Ceaptaina Silas Hatch informs the editor o the Bangor Democrat that Ice meet with seat monslt ocn the morning of the 24t1 nit., while on his, way from the Isle d'Hlan to thte Penobscot river, it weas one hou aller sunrise, and the morning was per fectly clear, when omething was deserche< at a distance, suppend~ frtby a Mir Ward, who was with Captain Hatch to hi a aSal, and afterwards' to be a whale. Without changing theegane' of the boa they dre" near to the 4ebsl, until they ar rived within thirty fest, ad Hatch says. thi boat laying parallel with~ it. But before approaching thus near dyobserved thba it was not a spast nor a gb le, and theic curiosity being stronger than their feari they moved up to within thirty~ feet of him, the animal all the time femamning stalcon any. They thus had a fair view of the sea monster or that part of it out of the water The head was elevate4 about two feet. was dlat on the top like aake's head. andl the neck bent like a sna when cratwling on the ground; the eyes.yere of the size of a half dollar, and vm snakish; the body was ofbe size of ahalfh re, 30 feet of at was out of the water. Aller looking at them awhile the "eritter1 snk into the water end moved of~ leasing a wake be hind him like that of stsamboat. On ac count of his proxim: t.ihe creature, and ofrthe time it wa.;. n..h~Cp. Hu.c s. lie could not be mistaken about si appear ance, but never having seen a Sea 8er pent, he would not depose positively that this was one, but as he has seen whales ased a grear many "strange fish," he knows this to be a Sea Monster. The Lexington (Ky.) Intelligencer of I the 221 inst. publishes the following extract from the letter of a physician in a distant county of Kentucky to his friend in that city: - "Dr. G., my brother, and m',self, are in attendance, at this time, upon one of the most extraordinary cases, I suppose, that history gives an account of. Our pa tient is a young lady, 24 or 25 years of age, who bas been subject to a dislocation of almost all thejoints belonging to the hu man system, ever since 1832; also to vio lent spasms. Sometime last fall there com menced forming in her mouth ossifick mat ter, and during the omouths of November and December, there were taken from her mouth some 25 or 30 bones, of various size aud shapes, after which she appeared partially to regain her tealth, but within the last 40 days Drs. G., F., W.,. and my self, have taken from the mouth, ears, nose,' thruat, loft arm, side, and all the way dow a to the foot, bane amounting in all during I her last illness to 1962. One thing is very remarkable, that no matter where these bones present themselves, not a drop of 1 blood follows their dislodgement from any part of the body. The young lady pos sesses cheerfullnese and vivacity amidst all her sufferings, and appears to cutertain no doubt of her recovery." Odr Village Patrol.-It is to be rogret ted, that whilst some, and particularly those who have no negro propert) of their own I to look over or after, f%:1 bound when cal led on to do their duty, and act up to the letter of the law, others owning property - of this description rest perfectly satisafed. and repose quietly in their beds, relying on i the fidelity of their less fortunate neigh hors for the protectio of their property. I Onl this subjert we think somewh-it like .-old Hickory" at New Orleasit R hi, hav jng heard of thel mentations of a cotton factor, lest the British inight take his cut 1oi. very properly ordelred hima musket tet defend t.- Yorkvillr Compler Important Decision in Attachment.-tin a case last week depending upon the 'it tachment law of M11assachusetts, ChiefJ us tice Williams ruled that a tooth brush is neither a "tool of trade." nor -'bouse-holl furniture," nor "wearing apparel," and was not exempt from attachment; but his houor was clearly of opinion that a thimble in actual use, could not be taken for debt in Ma'sachusetts. How would the Judge classify a tooth brush, as an article of ne cessity or not1 Groaning and Crying.-A relebrated French Surgeon contends. that gronoing and crying are the two grand operatios by which nature allays anguish. He ie always pleased by the crying and -.iolent roaring of a patient, during the time he is performing a severe surgical operation. because lie is satisfiea that be will thereby soothe his nervous s. sm, so as to pre vett fever, tend ensure a favorable' terme imio. .We wesnw-he whil Editorn, eep up a terrific groaning & crying a I .wer the country. Hope they will feel better after their present surgical opera Itions are concluded.-Er- paper. .Anecdte.-As deacoo A-, on an e-x tremnely cold morning in January. was ri dieng by t he house oif his neighbor B. the latter was chopping wood. The umo al salutations were exchanged, the sever, Ity of the weather briefly discussed, and thte horseman made demonstrationts of passing on, when Ihis neighbor detained him with 'Don't be in a hurry. deacon. Would'nt you like a glass of good old Jamaica, this morning i?' 'Thank you kindly,' said the old gentle-, Iman, at the same time beginnine to dis mount with all the delib~eraeieon becoming a deacon, 'don't care if I do !' 'Ah, don't trouble youtrsclf to get ofT. I deacon, said the wag. 'I merely aeked for, informnation-( We) hav'nt a drop in the house.' "Punch, or the London Charivari." is -sues the following ''Trade Report" for the -week endeing on the 18th of June: "B**eer is still llat in sour ow n jucet. ande seidliez powders are on the risc ever~s f where. flone" are steady ait two pceiC I for three pounds. and wine tbotedes are in demand at three farthinege. New milk ifrom the cow has be-come dearer, since Sthe recent extraordinary rise its chalk, aned ras far as the wine trade is concerned, thte I champagne dealers hsave been playing old Sgoiselberry. The tea trade is looking up r on acc'ount of the healthy appearance of .the hedges, anid the arrival of four barges -laden with sand, has produced a powerful ef-ect on itnferior sugars." -Somreign Renadies.-For the gout. toast and water; hooping cough. ipecucun anha; bile, exercise: corns, ealsy -,hoes blue devils, employment ; rheeeuatism. new flannel and piatience; toothache, cx traction; debt, retrenchment ; love, mats i mony. -1 Irrigation and Jrritation- Consideable of a Diference.-A paremeium Iheing late'ly on-ered by an aricultusral sotciety for the best mode of irrigation, and the hatter w ord being made irritatiotn by mistake of the printer, a farmer setnt his nife to claim the prize. Ir to Blacksmith.-T he cutting of bars of iron, or pipes, with the chisel, is a< laborious and tardy process. By the iful I lowing mode, the samea end is att ained more easily. Bring the iron to a white heat. and then, fixing it in a vice, apply th common saw, which. without being turned in the edge. will divide it as easily as if it were a carrot. A Goo ManyPotatoes from one hill. We understand that a very worthy daugh ter of Emerald Isle, wife or an indlust rious and honest Hibernian, gave birth, on Sat urdasy night last, to three nice boys-all or thm ihthe mother, we are glad to a e ._ _ L - .- ,.. E. - - e _ . _ .5 1EDG-FIEL) C. 1i WvDNS1N Y. AUGl:9T 10. le41. KThe lion. F. W Pickens, arrived at his esidence. in this district, from the seat o Go'v rament, on the 2d instant. U The attention of the candidates for sea.s n the next Legislature. is called to the rommu tication signed one ol tie " Vo-Eris." New Cotio.-A bdtlc of the new crop was eceived at New Orleans (in the 25th tit.. from 5t. Martinsville, the price 1r which it sold no tated. A bale of this year's crop was brought o the Tallahassee market. iin the t7 th uit.. amid iold for 10 cents. liar funds. The Cotton andi orn crops in the neighbourhood of Tallahas ee. are said to be larger than they have been or years. Temperance.-The papers contain pleasing nformation of the progreat of this good cause broughout the State. In the last Temperance dvocate we observe accounts of the formation ir various new societies in different quarters of he State on the Total Abstinence plan Abhout ive hundred nanes ap pear from those account:s o have been added to the immenis hat of those helo have lent the force of their example, and nited influence to the promotion -f this great -efornastion. If this wonderfil reform contin eA as happily to spread. for -otie time to come. is it has hitherto, who can properly estimate he bles.ngs. individual and social, which will >e the result f The n hole face of society will >a changed. and just its proportion as this good auise makes progress. shall we heir less of * hard times." and just as certain will peace, ;ood order and proslerity be seen and felt Jroughout the land. Thisn i a work of bene rolence and patriotism. which commends itself i o the affections and kitid assistance of every ood citizein, and we are sure of one thing. hat if he declines uniting with its avowed neiids. no good man. can find it in his heart to y potse it. Extract of a letter rec, ived by a gentlemain in this village, dated TAL..AHASsEE. Jelly 'V. $q2. IWe have one thing to boast -if tie Tallaihas. vee, w hitch. I doubt not, will be i tite-re'itg aid ratifying to you. tit is on the sibject of itei ion and Morality. Tallahassee has changed rom one ifthe most disorderly, dissipated, wick d places, in the Southern couttry. to one of the nost pious, moral. and orderly town in the South : there has been a most power ful revivai >f Religios in the .lethodist Church in this own. which re-ulted in the admission of nearly ,wo hundred mewbers in the t'hurcli. hesides a iumber who would unite themiselves to other iurches. when ai oppurtiity offers; also to ie estabishing oh a Tetiperance societv on le Total Abstinence principle. about one hun. fredl and seventy-6ive signing the pledge. Tal ahassee last yearsupported thurteen grogshsops, it resent there is only three, aifI doubt wheth. trhey willbeable tonstain themselves. indeed, bey say. they cainot clear their licence, which ay be 'to dse6 &e -ths Yer , Hon. F. W. Pickens.-We are highly gratifi. d to find that the services of our able and ener ~etic Rtepreseniati'e arc as highly appreciated >y the friends of Demsoerac in other sections >four cotuntry, as they are anmon; his own: con. tituents. We copy the followiing iotices of his etiremet:t " Wescarcely ktiow in what terms toexpress he deep and sincere regret we feel at the in ended retire'ment from Congress. of this high~ y talented and able Rtepresenitative. at the chse >fis present tcrm. This is iiut a timie at wh iico cc would willingly spare one' of hits standing md iinluence from the cnniils of' the Contfed racy. lii, industry mn rese-arch:. his taleit a.' a lbater. his conr'esy and ge'ntlemanily hearing oward tisa oppionenits. and his high nmoral char icer. havie ever secmredJ t onis a pats ieiit 'earng. and greet iifluenice and reverot. lie ns he en a titithhful and devotedl enhhe servan't. and ever met wvith a ne-:ry ' welIl duii.". trotm i attached conistiiency: amid w" teel assued bitt. however great the -,acritire. when the' tate again requir, s his s.-rvoces. he will not esitate to 'omphly w'ith her w ishes."-N.ouih Carolnian. "lfrancis We Pickens. the tale'td membiler 'f Conigres.-s from ieiuth ('are'iina, hlio-e fear ess and staiesmiaahbke course h.ts won for lim Sreputationi wider t han the bondos atf thme Union. hasn announiced to his consiinent~s that ie ' i not he a candidater for rc-els'enon Mr I'. has inispireid ua with t'eelinigs of warth amid lespect: and wec chironicle hos iinteiided retire' 'net franm the cnon c the natin. wniit deep rgret"-Xcne York Pldbian. Rich Gold Mine -W.' last week saw (says he Me'ckleniburg Jellfersonisn.) soine of thte nost beautiful and valuable specimiens of Gold ha: we base ever seen taken f'rom the ground Fhey were fromi a nme lately discovered on: he land of Mr. Valen:tinme Derr. on Stanly's reek m inciiolui couinty. (one piece weighted $9 peinnyweights ,iund t6 grains, anid six other ieres averaged from: 2 to 5 penny weighits, pure ;oldl when baund. Thme :oine has io-v beet: orked a:.out cix months, and seems onmly to crease in value. May at continue long to do Counterfeit (earn -The' Cincinnati Gazette av:-- Theta arm' lots otf counterfeit ten cent wiees ti, circiihition: so well execuied as to de' -ive' the mon: experieniced. .Miarshail Sailin howed mis .u liandt'uh oft:is spurious coin yes erday, all of whnch looked tn us like genium. ilver. 'lThe false ten centt pieces :re made oft -upper ; but will require close examtination to letect them. D~ealers, and even brokers. must i on their guard." Postmasters' Jommeissons.-The Madisonian ays:-" We are glad to have it in our power anouince tat the Postmaster General has eciid, t the order readjusting atnd reducing hie cmmissions of Deputy Postmasters. Thin rder. originnally omade with great reluctance y htam, was precautionary. lie had just grounds a apprehend a deficiency in the revenue of the )epartment to meet its current obhigatiiins. 'he economy which lie has been eniabled to in' rduc.: into the service, and the imcreased vi- I ;i....e of te Deputy Postmasters in the cse :ution and enforcement of the laws reguiagg heir dut-eu. hate sathified him that. with acon.. inuation of a lake service by all the agents or he lDepaitusent. it. obliganons may be met by itiaaicue during the presentyear." blac. straling.-A inan by the name ofJohn ion. toas ag bees doe-ucted jma trying t' steaOW slave,* frui Keitucky, was caughst and corn mitted to prsona at Warinw, Uviu, in detailt :I* procuring bail 1w $-.U00. The punishment ir id ee is recenty years unprswoauent. For 14e Adcertiaer Mn. ntITon.--I beg i,-ave through your co noans, t-, direct the attention ofthe community slad esycadg of the Toaen CosUt, to the pro nifolls of the Act of the Legislature of I822, in etation to tile practice oh Slaves aring their )wu uue fron their owners; this practce i re ret to perceive eas ob:ained to rome extent in >ur town, and the eva ait o it are noot unobserv d. T1he pulcy of the Act relerred to is un. luestionably sound, and its provisions should >e rigidiy entorced. Many owners of slaves are not aware, that tneir slaves are subject to eizure and torfeiture when ailowed "to hire .ut their own time, labour or service." A word to the wise is audttiiient. AN OBSERVER. For the Advertiser. Slit. Evroi:-l perceive by your paper of the 27th uit., that you lave, by request. called upon the candidates for seatitn the dext tAgis lature. to answer certain queriesrelative to their views on the leading topics now before the peo. ple. Fur my part I have always conceived it the duty of any perotn. suffering his name to be used as a candidate for the oflice of a Re presentative to either State or General Liovern ment. to answer all fair anterrogatories put to him. b those who are about to become his con statuents. unless ie hals been. biougit 'orwaid by a Caucus, when it becomes the duty of that Caucus to poubibeah t tiae world tuw avowedpris; ripie. oh their candidates, and tsereby answer all interrogainries a cia msy bfe put to them. As there is no organized party io tis district, and there is more candidates belare the people. all - good and true." than cas be elected, I would suggest the propriety. should the candi. d:stes iot answer tie interrogaturies propound ed to th,-i. thirough ) our paper. that a meeting ot ile citizens too ttue district be called, to take place at the Court Ileoue. on next sale day, where all the candidates could appear. and give their views. without giving you the the trouble of printing. your subscribers the pain of reading, or themselves the botheration of writing them out. Thar methd. ti, doubt, would suit most if thie candidae... and I am certain it wouldsuit mC. as one of thie VOTERS. Our next Senu'or.-As a certain gentile IIAn in I lie U. :-. Senate-not -the dena tor from Soiut. Ceroalina."-A ell not, we presumr. claii the, ragia to misrepresent lis State. or to reliresent the Wbigs of Tena es-ee un-a.-r her courmis-eon, after the 4th M.rch next, our Legislature will have i elect a United Strtes Senaturat its.nezt session. The choice of our people is al rdy too ilaiuiv develgped, to b %-da -we A Sng titne pastl ebdait G .f the laire4th er July are mark and lecided, in lavor oil that honcat, truehear. ed patriot ie.d statesman, Geti. MtcDuffie, whose long~ parstiulity to retireenut. and aversion tee public le, we trust, are not so decded and ceoufrmecd. as to induce him te disappeoint the enirtws heones of our peo pIe m thais iespee'. Such a disappoint men wnild lbe tiuchs greater than hi- could b~e imdluced t h ehleve; but he cannt be al oge--her :n,ensible tee tie great pride and -arathtationi they weouhe experience at see in: hitm ;:nini their repiresentative in the tuncits ol 'he Conifederacy.--Souk Car From the 11ilr1kernil Journal. T,mperance.---The cause of Temper atce is flouerishlinae in onr city, ea, indeed, it is, therotnuhet the wshoele Union. The Washingtonians are actively etngaged every where, andl success, fetr beyond even th,-iresxpecttiens. nttend their exertions. Vt c leri that in; Ceotamhtn. Macon,. For vth. and maeny ethe-r place's. many who lave been herd dlrinakeret from youth to old ge. have nhandeonedl alcohol for cold Wa ter. This miost he exceedlingly gratifying to every otne. Btit te h'eme -tITairs. Dutring the laist ssee'k Temperance Lee tret have been dleliverede iu. this city by a Sr Johnson to crowdled neidiences. We know not how m-tnv have beena ineduced, principally through the ell'orts of this gen tean. to connect theemselves with the Temperance Societv. hut the number is verry large, and consieths of moderate, im moderate. anld hared drinakers. Several of our most inhinential citizens h ave signetd te pledge o f total abstinenree. H ow many more will do so, we know not. hut the presmttion is, that thle cause will still continte to prosper. A montg -hose esho have signed the pledge, we hope that we will he pardoned for naming one.. Ca p'. Srmbro'e Day, now in about his .eeventieth year. and long known to thie community v < one of the u~nfortu-~ nate viclims nf intemrperance. has connee ed haimtself with the WVaehingtonians of this plnce. Who that knows this good, this honest old male. wsill not heartily join wsiths us. wshen we expressthe fervent hope, that ie will stick to his pledge. and that his ns'tlday, ssill lee his best days. If corret ly informe". that which opera ed upotn. andI. t'p tis the languagte of the lmes, drove onr old friced Day to seek. ronoltion in the bottle, has proved to be the hane of many who have occupied s ions in societv which the proudest might ell evy. Solomon. whom t he scriptures ceacth uSe was emphatienly the wise man, was. himself, to no small extent a victim rrom the same cause Amid so have been E mperors. King'. Princes. Lords, Knights, and even the hu'rble Peasant has not es -pedl that to which we allude. A heck learn or a mind destroyed in part. ma raced frequiently to --heaven'" nan" a. the cans t and she mdviN ehom we speak. if any can. may wd ralv say, ,-it was my misfortfl*neh~tQ ov'd too well-"