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(J'The friends of Major ABRAHAM JONES, announce him as a candidate for the Legislature, to fill the vacancy-occa sioned by the death of James S. Pope Esq.. g7The friends of JAMES SPANN, Esqr. respectfully announce him as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector, at the ensuing elec. tion. aprill4 tf 12 - 57JThe friends of WESLEY BODIE, an nounce him as a cindidate for the office of Sheiiff, at the ensuing election. february 24 tf 5 07 The following gentlemen are announced by their friends as candidates for the Office of Tax Collector, at the ensuing election : Col. JOHN QUATTLEBUM, GEORGE J. SHEPPARD, - ,n EDMUND MORRIS, SAMPSON B, MAYS, .Lieut.JAMES B' HARRIS, Maj. $. C. SCOTT, LEV[ R. WILSON. " 17 The following gentlemen are announced Eby their friends as candidates for the. office of Ordinary, at the ensuing election. Col. JOHN HILL, LIUSBANKS, ; pt. W..L. COLEMAN ZIrF NeAblls ner .:= : ate - s ,, ." e4Wiar dl& w T he caseof t ie sla Gilesaupion appli ion to him fhi "prohibition, orfor a 2' new trial." We have ijo hesitatiou in say og that if the formuhitibere laid dlou he ... adhered to, we shall hear of fewer informal proceedings in our trials.throughout the District. AT CHAMBERtS-ABBEViLLE.C. II. 12th June. 1847. The State, vs Upon application for a Giles, a slave of Prohibition, or for t Wm. Pratt. New Trial. This is a second trial, of which the pro. eeedings are I-ow before me: and l regrel to perceive, that ina mater so im portaut. as every matter affecting ihe'life of a hu man creature must be, notwithstanding the plain directions given in tie Magistrate's - Act of1839, there are yet nanny and great errors in the proceedings. Magistrates who preside at.the trial of cases like this, should remember that the law requires the various warrants and returns thereof, the steps by which the Court is organized, the offence distincly stated, the evidenc'e, the judgment and the sentence. all to be in writing. It is not sufficient than an essen tial matier did actually exist ; it must ap. peqr on the face of the proceedings. and be here shown to have existed. What is written "must be taken to -have been all that appeared ; for here especially thc rule applies,.that part cannot be in wri 'ting and part be left to the-memory of wit nesses... In these proceedings the- followinig par. --ticulass do'not nppear, which should have appeared, viz - 1. That the owner of the slave had one days'a notice of ahe time oad place of th< trial. No recital of this is in the minutes of the:Court ; and if we look to a separate * aper, the retturn of the Constable doel not appear to have been sworn ta. *2. That the freeholders'vere, neighbor. nag freeholders-of the District in.which thi offene was committed. * 32 That the freeholders were summon 4. That by the selection of *tho owner *or other means authaoriz.ed'by the Act o 1839, the-freehaolders who sat ont lhe tria wvere regularly taketi out of eight t hat wyer summoned.. - -5. That-the free white witnesses exat. - ined-in the case were sworn. That after the evidence on the part o the proscuitonf bad been heard; the pri -soner,. his owner, or any person in hii behalf was called oat for testimony in an uiwer to-the-charge.- - e'i That the -sen tenceis to. be execut N 'hat the place of exection is ccr Itainly fixed, without atn alternative left it thochoice of the executiotner. TY9.That the execution is to be done by -any' particular constable, or by any con stable at al1. - 10, That sthere wats a distincfcnttmean in writing.of the offence, for whichothat -prisoner was put on trial, to; wvhich tht testimony was annexed. I have enumerated t heseerrors .an( -omissions, that care may be til@i tildypit -them and all similar onesinetr. d not mean to decide how far one or all of the nine first mentioned, would effect the validity of the judgment; for upon the tenth only, and matters therewith connect ed, my mind has, been made up. The technical procision of an indictment is not required in a case like this, but a distinct, that is, an exact and accurate, statement of the offence is required, as well by the principles of justice, as by the positive words of the law. Time, to a reasonable certainty, should -be stated place also: and that the place is within the bistrict where the trial is had ; and the essential ingredients of the offence must be set out, either by some word which conains them, or by seperate enu meration. .Jow what has this slave been tried for ? For burning? It is not every burning, or the burning of every thing that is unlaw ful, much less punishable by death. 1. Was he charged of burning a stable, as arson at common law ? Then it should have been stated and proved that the stable was an out house, appurtenant to a dwelling, and that it was burnt wilfully and maliciously. After conviction, sen tence of death could not have followed ; for a slave (except for particular, offences enumerated in the Act of 1740, Sec. 16, 7 vol., p. 402 Statutes) can be punished c pitally, only for some offence which is felony withoout benefit of clergy, (Sec. 15 of Act ]740,) and arson at common law, although felony, is entitled to the benefit of clergy. -2. Was he charged under the 16 Sec. of the Act of 1740, of burning fodder, or some other article, which was amongst the "goods or commodities of the growth, pro. duce or manufacture" of this State? Then it should have been stated and proved, that the article burnt was of the growth, produce or manufacture of this State, such as is contemplated by the section above mentioned, and that it had been "wilfully and maliciously set fire to, burnt or des troyed." After conviction, sentence of death might have followed; but in the discretion of the Court, according to cir cumstances, a milder punishment ~ might have been imposed. 3. Was he charged of burning a barn having grain in it? an offence from which the benefit of clergy has been faken away, by Statute-23, Henry 8, c.,1, (2 Stat, 459) nd:Statuie 4 and 5, Philip and May bitvas a Tbarn -t hat is,Ta house used for storing grain or provender-and that grain or corn (that is some breadstuff) was in it ; and that it had been wilfully burnt. After conviction, sentence of death, or of milder punishment according to cir cumstances, might have been awarded. 4. Was -e charged under the Statute 22 and 23 Charles 2, c. 7, (2 Stat., 521,) of having in the night titihe maliciously unlawfully and wilfully burnt a stack of grain or a building ? Then it should have been stated 'and proved, that he (lid wilfully, unlawfully and maliciously in the night time burn a stack of grain, (nut loose straw,) or some house or building contemplated by that Statute. After con viction, sentence of death could not have followed, for although the offence is made fellony, punishable by death, the benefit of cleray is not taken away. Seo I Haw. kins, P1. C. 306. Of any one, two or more of these four distinct offences, the prisoner might have been accused and tried. But of whatever he was tried, there should have been a distinct statement ; and before conviction, proof to sustain the statement. If he had been charged of several forms 'of offence upon one trial, the judgment should have ascertained the particular form or lorms of ollence, of which he was gumlty and sen tence have beemi awarded accordingly. There was error and irregularity in ad mitting against the prisoner evidence of his- had character, atnd of previous mis deeds cotmmitted by him. If the defence of good character had been made the pros ecution might have been sustained by evi dence of bad charamcmer given in reply; but -when one accused does not himself put character in issue, he must be tried 'uplonl the evidence which shewrs his gumilt of theo particular offence charged. He is not presumed to be of good character; but utnless lie attempts to rebut the charge by shewving its inconsistentcy with the getneral tenor of conduct, evidence of bad character can at mnost shewv only that lie is fit fur crime, not that he htas (tone ibis act; and like evidence of previous misdeeds, :day some titmes.take by surprise an itnnocent person, who comes to meet oly the charge of which lie is to be tried. The0 remedy by new trial is mtuch mote convenient thanm by prohibition. It is therefore Ordered that thtejudgnmenit be set. aside, andi that a newv trial be held. Of th'is Order, let notice be given by the Shietifl to.the prosector, John Clinkscales and to thme Magistrate, John E. Ellis, Esquire, that pr-oper proceedings auew may be had ; and let the Sherilf detaitt the prisonter under this order, as tinder a warrant of arrest and commitment for house burning, until he be delivered by due course of law. I). L. WVARDLAW. -Opening the Savanna River.-We are gratif.ed to learn that somne of the citizens of' this District antd Edgofield, with tihe neighboring counties of Georgia. are. sug gesting tIme propriety and practicability of opening, the Savannah river up to Peters hnrg for steambnats. Shonld this project be successfully carried out, it wvill be olin cakulable advantage to this section of the counitry .ard we trust th at 6our citizens .are alive to its importance anJ will use every. exertion to set it on foot. We understand that Mr. Calhoun gave it as his opinion,. some time since, (founded upon a conver sation with a scientific gentleman, who had examined the obstructions. upon the river,) that it could be opened up to-Peters burg and hjgher, at a cost not exceeding x20,000. Could an enterprise so irripor tant as this be completed for even $100,000, we believe the benefits arisitig from it should warrant the unolertakina. . Did we possess one half the energy of our brethren of the North. the Savannah would have been opened years ago. and st iboats would now been seen walluni , #aters like things of life even as hitii ; nas the confluence of the Tugalon and Senaka. The immense quantities or cotton,. corn, wheat and other crops rained upon either side of this noble stream ror sixty niles above this, would find a ready outlet to market should this project succeed, and the land contiguous would be increased ten fold in value. We live in an age of improvement-ran age in which every thing seems to yield to the inventive powers of man; and we are fast coming to the conclusion of the old Roman : "nothing is too arduous for mor tals to do." Let us then awake from our lethargy and consider our interests. If the opening of the Savannah river is practica ble, let us resolve that it shall be opened. Rail Roads are being built in all portions of the country affording facilities for the transportation of produce and rapid com munication, and like the river Nile,.enrich ing the borders through which they pass; Are we then contented to remain idle-and inactive avhilst our enterprising neighbors are marching on to prosperity ?-Abbeville Banner. The State of Virginia versus Slates T A bor.-We brought to the notice of the public the recent conspiracy at the Tredegat Iron Works- in Richmond, to exclude black labor from the forges and rolling mills of that establishment. Our remarks on the sulject have been widely noticed and com mented on. We do not regret this. as it exposes the concealed designs of. the Northern Abolitionists, and shesds that We contest is not a contest for liberty, as: they would. preteuid, butafor the impoverish ment,.gradual. expulsion, aind"al~exiitn tto?z, of th'e:bloecreeJ ',jAtit-a war "oii am. hey would ieflict upon the.blacks, all the curses which are supp-bsed to'have been intended for the unhappy decentiants of the fratricide. Here we are willing.to: make issue with them. Whether the black raee shall be bond or free--whethe' the. present happy.and contented condition, it which that race is now fotind, shal b-e changed on the impertinlent interference and unauthorized dictation of those who cannot understand the subject, and' -ave no right to meddle with h,-are- points which, of course. we shall nct condesce'nd to discuss. Of one thing, we are certain the South will never permit it. The sub ject is with those alone among whom the kind and endaring relations of master and domestic exist ; and the same guardian care witlr which the mast'er is impressed, will induce him to anticipate the changes in productive labor, and to rese've in the South. for the benefit of his dependents, the sources of profit to which their labor may be applied. 'The master, and the truly wise statesnan of the country, will see no (?istinctiott between bond or free, as among that class of our population which make up the laborers among its. They are human beings, and have to be provided for, fed and clothed by their habor. Their maintenance and support, whether bond or ree, is as much a subject for the consid eration of the statestin, as that of any other portion- of the populatiotn, in' the country where they reside. Agriculture hitherto bas been- a fruitful souarce-of ein ployment anud support, for them'selves atnd their owtners, and as they have increased in numbers, so-have they expanded- twer ot her regions, subduneing forests-and'ccouver ing them into fields. Mll thiis,- however. it seems, is to be arr'ested. and one of the' means of providing employment and sub sistence for the increase of the race is'toba cut oil, and that totrby those who profess to be their exclusive friends. The signs of the times, so significant as not be mistaken, have aroumsed the South to the true designs oh those who war uponi us and' otir institu tions, upon the political flag of Abolition. We comprehend the motive's of these ex clusive philaiithropists,- and percerve the importance of reserving all thb sources of sout hern labor, for that particulaly op pressed race, whom their assumed friends would exclude from all chance of being provided fur. or of having their condition imnproved.-Charleston Murcury. Negro Slave M'echanic.-T he pr actice of owners of slaves of permitting and ma. ny timeus forcing their rnale slaves to learn end atcqutdre the knowledge of trades; is. carried to a very great extent itt this city, so much so, that it is almost impossible for white mnechanics~o procure work- in ord~er to earn at stupport for their fa-nilies. This is ungenerous, sordid and almost inhuman u! There is at present negro me chanics amounting in several hundreds, the properties of wealt hy citizens, actually grasping from the hands and out of'the moutths of the children of poor mechanics even the hard crusts of dry bread which H eaven-sent, is duly and honorably -theirs., A word to such owners of slaves and we have done for the present-ba hiuman ! permit youtr slave 'nolionger to ivbrk 'is mechanics, thereby robibing i)e poor,.they wil "ut monne in-their nnran'.enonah bye to atly as labourers, cartmen.ce:, and; ore "assume a virtue if you have aottt ace, more-be human !-C/ar. 'S on' and Murder.-Dr. S. S. Per iesville, Ala. was shot ans kilfe atplace on the 6th inst. by Col, ston, of the same village. The late been for many years Senator fro tercounty in the State Legisla ture, r, Perry was a Representarive last' a.. Col. Winston shooting Perry shoo 'thank God, -I have killed the sedi "the wife of my bosom, and the desat: of my own peace."-Augusta Conti T scgee Democrat 'says :-"The exa' on of Col. J. A.. Winston, took place e11th inst, and resulted in the acqi . -id discharge of the accused. Mrs., ton, whose maiden name was Ma'. Logwood, leaves for the resi dence .lier friends, at Surildierville, Tenn rs. Perry has also left Gaine ville edof the guilt of her husband. Col. ton will seek a divorce imrre diatel This case is a worse one .than tho, .Myers and Mr.-Hoyt, of Rich monif 'inasmuch as the lives of Wins stosa is. Perry were to have been sacri to make way for the intercourse betwee e deceased and his victim." We' ihe following paragraph in the ;Mobile .gister, of June 15th. It relates to, tie afittunate affair in Sumter, 'whicli: Iced in the death of Dr. S. S. Perm ;'. "Drs. ry,-fler being shot, and while in extre :reiterated in the most solemn uran'ie is protestation of entire inno ceneo erime for which he had been kille " D ' Judge Nicholls.-The Donald sotfJj pere come to us in mourning for Jude' as' C. Nicholls: who died at tha I ot the 12th inst., at the ago of fifty e Judge Nicholls, was a Mary lan r "hth, and has resided in Lnui iat ny years, having been for a Ion odge of the .4th District Court, an ae of the Judges of the .Court iff? in criminal cases.': Judge N, wa ,offiteeiate war, having been aod o ra n a'fu ithfol and capa ble judge-a .atiiotic and high-minded cituzen. ,.' . Fatal Rail Road Accident.-On SaTur day mirning -last, about 20 minutes before five oclock: as the Passenger train on the Ce'tral Rail Road got within a fourth of a mile of the 117tbnile post, the Engine. ''Oglethorpe" with tender, baggage and psa'senger cars, were all precipitated off the track into a cavity, caused by a very heavy anlinpreceedented rain which fell during Friday night. which washed away the enthankmint, which was about 4J feet high, and injured the road in three or four places for the dittanco of a mile from the first break to the last. Two unal, briges, which had for six years 'nd.a half been found suflicient to -pass.all the rain that fell, were also washed away. , Oliver.B.-. Darby, fireman. a native of Wasbijigton- Aunty, was we grieve to statec-iitanty killed, being crushed be tween t g (ne and tender. Johl n ,treman a native of Ireland, and resident of Savannah. was so injured that he survived but lhur hours, Charles-T. England, runner, formerely of Baltimore, Maryland, was also so man gled and scalded, that he lived but eight hou rs. All three of .these poor fellows were men .highly appreciated by thoe wvho knew them. Mir. England'was-avery favot-ite runner and highly esteemed-;ias been six or seven years in, the employment of the cmpany, and has left a sister in Macon, whither his remains- wero -conveyed ror iternien., Mr. Darby has' left a' mother and sisters dpendant on him for support. Mr. Long left, we learn, no family. Two Physidiens-Dr. Price and Dr. Killebrew, about four miles oft, were sat for, and b6fore mhdy arrived, Mr. England w as bled, but his injuries proved fatal. Mr. Englando alte:r the accident, re marked'that he saw the injury to the road, but as be expressed it, "just too lat,-i being on a etuve, and a heavy fog~ prevail ing'. It is said tuit har was a very gareful, cautious man. The Engine, -as far as asertained, is not very seriously injured. A- bar of iron passed. int'the' boiler as' the Engine jiped The tender was slightly injured The Passenger Car is not injured and] of severi passengers not one wvas hurt. The baggge, Car had only the 'rucks knocked'oftifronmunder it. The-Engine is on the turn out at Sta' tiont 12 The track has been repaired and the trai'n passedover< ton-Sunday night. The bridp'es too havo been replaced andi enlarged. This-is thy most serious accident on h road since its completion, and we believ< t to have been of these ihevitable acciden" whtch human forepidiut could not guar' agant.---Sanasuial& Gabigian 29th int. Bth branches o'the:Connecticut Le gislature liave appro rd- finally of al amendreatfthelsi' cbnitttiftib;-extendinj i rigjet of siflraf.tb Elacks TJhe peo Mapa.-ahaveyltloot(Qinomthe anestion. Original anecdote of Gen. Worth.-A friend of ours who regards himself as a connoisseur in such matters, spins out a yarn in something like this fashion : Some 18 or 19 years ago, major, now General Worth, was military instructor at West Point. He was a bustling little fellow, with an immense amount of military spir it ; spent his whale time in his duties, and always slept in camp while the corps of cadet's were encamped; although he had a fine house close by, where his family resided. One night he had been at a par ty, and was returning to camp sometime after midnight., The sentinel, a cadet, hailed him and asked, "who goes there?" " The commandant, of the corps," respon ded the major in his sharp tones.' "Ad. Vance commandant, and give the counter sign !" said the sentinel. The major tried a moment to recollect ; then said he, "I have forgotten the countersign, but you know mie as - " "Guard no. 6!" shout ed the sentinel, dropping the point of his bayonet to the level of the major's breast. "There's no need of calling the guard." remonstrated. the maj:r, "you recognise me as major ----." " Stop your talk ing, sir !" deliberately drawled the sentinel, holding his bayonet in statu quo. It now began to rain, and as the major was too military a man to ever be seen with #id umbrella, his party outrig was in a fair way to receive a comfortable soak. "Do you not recognise ---" fiercely detan ded he. "Stand still. air, and stop your talking," was the only answer the poor major could get; and so he had to stand and take the mist, until the corporal ob duty waked up a file of the sleepy guard; and marched them to the other end of the encampment. Worth was at lengthallow ed by the corporal to pass on. He was very wroth fur a short time, but the next vacancy that occurred among his corpo rals, was given to the sebtino! that hal af forded him so agreeable a tete-a-tete. Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. Calhoun.-It is extraordinary inlat there is found in the South any press that can sympathize with the Northern po liticians in their efforts to destroy' such a man as John C. Calhoun-the only man in the South who has, upon all occasions, looked beyond personal considerations whenever, bythe act of the Executive or of.Congress either .wero.dispnsed4i.traa~n ob simeiiin'the id'true con stitutional boundaries. Strike him down, at a period when coalitions are ,rapidly forming against the'rights and interests of the South, and who is there of sufficient moral energy to withstand the gathering storm that seems to be lowering over us! It is with pleasure that we can trace not only the private. b't the publi* char acter of Mr. Calhoun :'because we can find on stain upon either. True, he is charged with changing his principles ; but when he tells yon honestly that, from hoti est convictions orduty, he has been brought to view things differently under different circumstances there is on possible room for censure, but real cause of admirationof the man who could bring his mind to' adopt measures fir the good of his country, though opposed to previously cherished principles Why is it that Mr. Calhoun is treated with so much bitterness ? No one can say, or ias s-:id, aught against his moral purity of character. No one qutestions his political irtegrity. In the South he is the man, of all others, whom we should uphold and support.and this without falter. When charged with entering into unworty intri gues foi- the Pesidency, who has said, or who of all our public men can say, "I would rather be an independent Seuator, governed by my own views', goin'g or the good of the country, uncontrolled by any thing that mortal matn can bring to.bear upon me, than to be Pesident of the United States." Such a declaration, at stuch a time, itn sudh a place, must h'ave stridken 'do wn the aspirations of demagogues' andi i~triguants, and giv'en to him an ascendan cy of power over the minds, and a place in the affections, of every patriot. Whether Mr. Calhoun is advan~eed to. any position' beyond that whicli be nowr odou'pies' or not, wvho is there in :he South that does not look to him to carry these Southern States through the political struzggle in which they are engaged !--FloridurHeract. Splendid Irish Potatoes-Cherokee is Hard to Beat /-.We take gYeit plea'sur'e in'acknowledyging the receipt of a dozen Mammoth Irish Potatoes sent us by Mr. N. M. Calder, of the Marietta A-dvocate. They show conclusively tliat the pbtato rot does not flourish- in' that' region,~ but that the root does-that is, if it be a root. The French call it an apple-pomne .de terre. They arc from thb larm of Gen. A. .. Hatusell, of Marietta. Mr. C, writes that the largest weighed, when first dug, one'pound lacking half an ounce, aid'the twelve weighed G lbs. 14 oz. If any body can show a better sample, let hitm send thetm along. Weo should not otmit to add, that we tried a culinary experiinent 'upon these potatoes, with most satisfactory results. Their flavor proved, on trial, quite equal to their looks.-Augusta Con. Overuworked Ch/ancellors.-T hnrlo, oti being asked how lie got through all his business as a chancellor, answered, .Just as a pickpocket gets through a horse pond -he must get through.' Dunettog- whboo a simnijatr ques5tion wats put ta htm, answer ed'in much the same spirit, though in a miore professional' style :- 'I dtvtne tmy business into three parts':one art I do; another does itself ;-and the tht' goes un dnn.' - -. Violent Thunder Storm.-TirTes Persond K eII d g L g'htnin.-Thiscity was visii ted soon after midnight Tuesday mornina with a thunder storm of dnusual violeoce. -h Sevetal of the shoekis- were so heavy as to shake th6 houses like an earthquake-. -ine bolt. descended . with fatl effect upo: i.fi the houses of.Mr. Wm. Mathews, 28 Wit der-street, killitig three personsi Mathews: his wife and daughtet. T e iight being unusually warm; iey had removed their bed to the floor, at right angles i ii st stove which stood near the chimney. The -. fluid desended the chimnef',.passed dotd the stove-pipe, through the opening in tfie stove-door, and thened directly ,across the bed and thirough tlie'dtiier end o~ithe hduge As it passed over the bed it struck th'd three persons sleeping I it, ard set-'the clothes on .fie. Mr. Mathews and bi _ wife were killed insiand J Tlie-daughter - a girl ten years of age, lived two hotrs. Both parents were burned dd their arms - but upon the child there are no outward injuries. She odtited a udntitf of bood before expiring. = - Two yodng men, sods of !Vr. M. were sleeping in the next roatd. The flui' turned them) dpside down. -As soond they extricated ifiedi 'selve#; they ditin guished the fadmes in the bed of their par- ".; eats, but all efforts to restore them to lifd proved uitavailidg. TIIs ehImney wasf brokei id pieces add aliddt ton feet of the gab'le en'd of the house tord out. This'iq truly an awful occurrdnce; and should operate dcs a. Caution against sleeping id rooms containing articles that . attract the electric fluid: Mr. Mathews was about 4S years of age. He caudd from England about rive years since, andhad lived in tle house wh'ere the calamity flappened ab'odt three years. lie is reptidented go having been ad honest and industrious man id . indigent circumtanced-R'chesier DenW crat of Wedneada. - Relieffo olcile-onio e'siace I found the following recipe in a highlypo pular denta vork, and having uied-i with the m'ostgratifying iddess Tro' that . time to the' present, in common cases ot toothache, it strikes meTI,day .be istri mental in' relieving sdme Buffering 1 - making ii p'ilic:. Take Sulpu 'c Ethel. : I q: Pderizb'd -i, ri l Mdaddc 'keep ; tightly co'red; Wett little cottou or lint with the mizture, and r apply to the seat of pWin. . The above qrjuantity can he proured of any dtuggis ' i for [0 or 12 cents. This p'reparatio' hiving been simply the result of scientific ide'stiga'tidn, an having been obia'ne'd either from the n inns or Arabs, it is recom'men ed to curd toothache' arising from local inf lmmation, (in about three cased o'ur of four, in less than five minutes,) but so far as the writer af this article is rware, ;has not heed knotn tocure Neuralgia Face-!-censum pion-to set bones, or."shut the cellar d0p and rock the bahy." i y H. PaEsioe, Dentist. Anai-lnfammnable Couton.-It is curious in science, as in other natters, how one discoyory is made when, we are striving afier something else. The following is ' curious case in point of finding the verf reverse of what iv sought - A physician in Georgia, in' redently at- = tem'pting 'n prepare gun lotto'n'by a receipt sent him by a brother physicihan, he was unsuccosslul. and found, to' bis astonish= - . ment, that hi' cotoni WoWt'd neithter ex explode nor igniie; bin ,abi-ihlama- 3a ble.- (Yn' investigation' to' fi'nd out the cause' he found' that he' hail'not' used the right aci' inttialle adi'd' we sugouse. He repeated'the process. anti' theb 'esult was4 the sam';e;'o' that he' ilaihi's tb' have'di covered a mnethocjod ot 'dferiu'' dottonli b'e piepa'ed tdith'little dkyssh.; as he'h'as tested tha'muiaristlB'cient to'kinhiw thht'i? can be manufactured into cloth,' thW link and texture of'thb dottdb dbt'.bei ih'ths least' injured,-bt' capable of bolha niisde inb clothing w'lii'ah.rrfibbh'easd' ah 'froid the common materigl. - n .The H dpekbd- A'66 ft of oors' o' l'ourth street had a sprikhtly male Can.-a ry bird which he mated asbttni'ie antd .Mrs. Canary soon bilt beirnest in'the cagd laihie'right'nu'mboi- of eggs and1 commenced sitting on them. It would' seem from wvhat folluw'ed, thai slie deti thbttght'horsislf entiisa'to'dkabmpdb'n frorra afl otbe labor, e'on tha' of providing foodi for herseff', anil that Mr.,Canary was neg' lect ful of' her' wanis. Oii'Sihdaflast'she - came off her nest and won't at him, drove' . him about the cage and after picking hini severely, returned to- her seat on the ndsi The result of the trhasgas sobn'sj parent; Mr. Canary has' ever slnce'.II8W careful to keeji her well suPilhedwt fond. bt'mnging the seed to her abd 'pittlkw I~ it in her mouth'in the kitidestm'ihner,'thb' flogging havinug operatdd'to a'cann, Snorw in Junc!-The'Wileti'ngton, (Del.) Journal seiys, esViere'sinow storm visited the farmers' nbaisind'above the Petnnayl. vania boundary line on Monday of last week. Snow feil for nearly an hour in, r some places, and must have injured the' r -- crops, but we hear of no serioua damage Love one human being pureig andI waranly and you will love-ah. The heart ' = - in this heaven, like the- wanderinag siaj sees nothing, from the dbw-dbop t.tlie ocean,.but a.mirror,. whkiohi iwiarms audi .s