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THE EDGEFIETD ADVERTISER, is PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY W. F. DURISOE, Proprietor, A, S131KINS & JOiN BACON, Editors. Two DOLLAIS per year, if paitd; iatittnce-Two otLARS and FIrrY CENTS if not pill in six months -.and TucEE DOLL.ARS if not phti before the expira tion of the year. All s.bscriptions not distinctly limited at the time of suberribing, will he considered as made for an indefinite period, and will be continiu ed ur.til all arrearages are paid. or at the option of he Publisher. Subscriptions from other States must invariably be accompanied with the cash orreference to some one known to us. ADVERTISEMENTS will be conspicuously inserted at 75 cents per Square (12 lines or less) for the first insertion, and 37 1-2 for each subsequent insertion. When only published Monthly or uarterly, One Dollar per square will be charged. All Advertise ments not having the desired number of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so on liberal terms-it being distinctly understood that contracts for yearly advertising are confined to the Immediate, legitimate business of the firm or individu al contracting. Transient Advertisements must be paid for in advance. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in adv;mee. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. RAILROADS IN THE UP-CouN RY.-Through the politeness of a friend we are indebted for th following items of Railroad intelligence, which cannot prove otherwise than interesting to our readers. The Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, we learn, is in such a state of forwardness that the cars-are running over, and beyond the Ca tawba Bridge for several miles. The event was celebrated yesterday at the present termin tls beyond the Bridge, and a large concourse of persons doubtles attended the festivities, as to afford all an opportunity of being present on the occasion, the fare from Columbia and back was placed at the low price of $2, and from all intermediate stations return tickets were issued at about a quarter of the usual rates. We are gratified to learn that there is every probability that the Road will be in successful operation to Charlotte in sufficient time to transport over it the present crop. The Centre Railroad through North Carolina, which connects with the Charlotte Railroad, is also in a forward state, being graded nearly the entire distance. The King's Mountain Railroad is likewise flnished for 25 miles-the cars now running from Chesterville, one terminus, to Guthries ville, which is only distant from Yorkville, the extreme terminus, about 7 miles. We congratulate our up-country friends on the prospect before them. Increased railroad theilities give an impetus to commerce that ex tends directly or indirectly into every business, and thus confers a lasting benefit, which all must feel more or less. Success to the iron horse.-Charleston Courier. MARBLE DONE Fon.-For some time, says the Carolinian, cast iron, has been gradually, yen, rapidly superseding cut stone, as fronts for houses, more durable, equally cheap, and al ways of -value. In New York we notice that the press are examining the statement made, that iron pavements can be put down at a cheaper rate than the russ pavements. We notice now that tombstones, in the highest style of adorment, and of every variety of pattern, are as fine, cheaper, and more durable than marble. This is certainly worthy the attention of the enterprising proprietors of our Spar tanburg Iron WVorks. We believe that Mr. Simpson, the very ingenious and intelligent mech:tnic, who is now carrying on an excellent foundery at Bivingsviie, could turn this matter to a giry protitable accoutnt for the establish Iet ttself, and at the same timte prove a great convenience to au large portion of the up-coun try. Many other articles besides the above, might be s.uggested ; aimong wvhicht is that of a cheap amnd substantial iron fence and gates for front yards. We have heard several gentlemen express a desire to obtain something of this kinid, if it could be had at a reasonable price. We matke these remaths with a view of comn mending the subject to t'te very able President of the S. C. Manufacturing Company, and also to the proprietors of the Bivinagsville Works. Many useful and beautiful articles are now made at the above establishments-let their number be increased ; and whilst consulting their owtn interest, will add much at thme same time to the public convenience. JonNa C. CALUoUN.-The followving just tri bute to this great man is from the N. 0. Delta. A cotemporary says that if Pierce is elected over Scott, it will be proof conclusive that Re publics are ungrateful. This is a point, how ever, that has been so well established, in the treatment of the illustrious Calhvun, that it does not admit of denial: "John 1. Calhoun-one of the purest men that ever lived-moulded more in the cast of the old Romans than any of his cotemporaries -a man who, out of his household, had but one passion-the love of country-and who would have perished at any moiment to preserve any of its great principles or institutions-this good, great and eminenit man was hunted down, in the latter part of his career, by thme jackalls of whiggery, and died at last, broken htearted, stigmatised as a traitor to the Union, because lhe asserted a doctrine older than thte Union itself." GENERAL PIEReE IN MExIco.-The Editor of the Forth (Arkansas) Herald, who was a soldier ini the Mexican WVar, thus speaks of Gen. Pierce: "It was our fortune to become acquainted with him, personally, during the Mexican WVar, when he commanded one of the Brigades of General Pillow's Division of the army ; and we have seen him participate in nearly every peril ous battle field in the valley of Mexico; and cani speak of him, knowingly, as a brave and chivalrous soldier, and one of the most gentle manly officers in the army." NlpFIt!ULTIES BETWEEN A3MERICAN AND BR frsn SEAsme.a-The troubles between the American- atnd: Britihh seamen at Maghalen Is lands,-are alluded to by the Hlalifaux Sun of the 12th inst., in the following terms: " The Americans, not satisfied with infringing on the provisions of the treaty, by casting their nets side by side with the British, resident and sub jbet, within the limits prescribed, perforce of numbers and audacity took possession of the fish in the nets of their competitors. The in dignant residents rallied in strong force, an American vessel and crew were captured in way of reprisal, and taken into harbor. rThe Amern etmns, during the night following gathered in their strength, and triumphantly "eut the vessel out," leaving the skipper, however, in danmee, tinder "lock and key." We are not ad-vised of the number of broken heads and bloody noses, results of the affray, but it is quite certain the above were among the incidents of the day." SPEAKERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPEESENTA 'uItvEs.-From the first session of Congress to the present time, there have been twenty-one Speakers of the House of Representautiver, be sides Speakers pro tem., chosen from one to four days, during the temporary illness of the incumbent in office. Henry Clay was chosen suiccessively, by each Congress, from the 12th to the 16th inclusive, and also by the 18th at thme commencement of the first session. But on his second election he resigned in the second session, on accepting his appointment as a Com missioner for negotiating wi'h Great Britain, and on the 5th~ he' resingned before the comt-] mencement of the second or short session ; so that his actual term of service was little over ton years. Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia, was chosen faur times suecessively, at the com mencement of the 20th and each succeeding Congress to the 23d. Nathaniel Macon, of 1N. Carolina, was chosen three times by successive Congresses; Joseph B. Varnutm of Massachu setts, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Jonathan Day ten, John WV. Taylor, and James K. Polk, twice each; and Theodore Sedgwick and Robert C. I Winthrop, of Massachusetts; Jonathan T[rum-i bull, of Connecticut; Langdon Cheeves, of S. Carolina; Phillip P. Barbour, Robt. M. T. Hun ter and John W. Jones, of Virginia; John- Befl, ofTnnaee -John White of Kentucky; John V. Davis, of Indiana, and Howell Cobb, of ti eorgin, one each. Linn Boyd, of Kentucky, n a the present Speaker, in his first term of ser- mi -ice. ft EDGEJIELD, S. C. e WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1852. 22 WE have forborne publishing the eonmuuni ,ation sent to this office on lust week, signed " S.-t LUDA," because we are not acquainted with the real iauthor. If he will give us his signature, it smiall be :heerfully published. ZT' WE invite special attention to the card of Dr. P R. T. Mixs. eis establishment is eminently com plete, and is richly deserving of general encourage ment. He offers as great inducements in his line as are to be found in the State. _ _ _ _ r ORIGINAL TALE. TitE " OurHA BaonEas" from the chaste and p excellent pen of " Rosa COTTAGE," will appear in our next number. We promise our readers a rich treat in its perusal, both as to variety and originality. We at all times heartily w elcome " IlosE CoT TAGE" to our columns, but partibularly, in this de partment of writing, as we have not been furnished i with an original tale, since the one formerly contri buted under that ever welcome signature. NOTICE, WE are requested to announce that Major D. L. SnAw is-not now, and never has been, a candidate for Colonel of the 7th Regim:nt, to fill the vacancy r occasioned by the resignation of Col. G. D. Mists. His name was offered by his friends, without his consent and contrary to his real wishes. CARRIAGE FACTORY. TnE Carriage Manufactory hitherto known as that of Messrs. HILL & WARDLAW is now exclusively owned by the former of these gentlemen. We need not recommend him to the patronage of the public, for he is too generally known to need such comment. We are perfectly satisfied that he will exert himself to please all and every one who may favor him with a call. WAREHOUSE AND COAaMISSION BUSINESS. Oua subscribers and the public will see, from an advertisement on another column, that Mr. M. P. STOVALL has leased the warehouse hitherto occupied by G. WALKER & SoN. The recommendation of Mr. STOVALL by WALK. ER & SoN is sufficient of itself to entitle him to a most liberal patronage. We have been long acquainted with the SrOVALL firms, and know from experience, their readiness and attention in any business which may be entrusted to their care. COTTON EXTRAORDINARY, WE were shown, on yesterday, a most extraordinary stalk of cotton for this season of the year. It is from the plantation of Mr. Wx. A. hlAitiis, of this Ilace. This mammoth stalk (for our part of the country) contains not less than 130 boles and squares, besides 20 or 30 blossonis. Mr. Hanias has been, and still is, doing much to advance agricultural pursuits among us, and we sin cerely hope every stalk in his field may grow in pro portion to the one he has she wn us. GEORGIA 01HOE GAZETTE. Tits excellent sheet reaches u, this morning in a new and improved form. WVe have always read i:s editorial matter with interest and p'easure, and we expect now a still richer treat from its columns. We are at all times rejoiced to see improvements tending to advance the interest and high rank already occupied by the Press, and heartily wish the Editors of the " GEORGrA HoxE GAZETTKE" all imaginable success in their laudable undertaking. DICKENS HOUSEHOL.D WORDS. TiE monthly number of the "HousEuoto Wonos" is, as nsual, fraught with entertaining matter. We have not had leisure ime, as yet, for its entire perusal, but so much as we have liad the pleasure of reading, is written in the accustomed good style of its con ductor. THlE PICK, THE "Nzw Yoax PICK" comes to us reguharly with every mail. Its columns afford. always'a rich fund of anecdote and amusement. For variety, hu mor, wit and fun of all sorts it cannot be easily sur passed. We recommtend it to the merry portiont of our acquaintances. HON. F. W, PICKENS, TnEi article ot a "SECESsIoXIsT TILL. YET," in our present number, while justly complimentary to the gentleman whose name is at the head of tis para graph, seems to throw out some fears as to a certain intimacy which formerly subsisted between Col. Picx xxs5 and dhe present Democratic Candidate for the Presidency. While deprecating the equivocal charac ter of ".JonN LAuar~cs," a " SEcssiroN~sT TrILL Y ET" has fallen somewhat into the samte strain wvith thtat writer. We had desired to abstain from meddling in this matter further than by republishing, for the gratifica dion of many readers, the various complimentary nom inations of our esteemed fellow-citizen which have appeared in many parts of the State. But we think it our dutty to interpose a .inglo remark at tlis time, in all kindness and good-humor. And it is this: Not one man in a htundred, who knows Col. P. at all, has the least fear of his being seduced from the path of duty by so small a thing as a long-past and casual intimacy with a fellow-member of Congress ; nor do his imme diate fellow-citizens, even in part, second the idle ap prehensions of " Joint LAURENs" as to that " fiery ambition" against which he seems disposed to caution Col. PICEs. Let both writers rest contented with te assurance that the people on this side of the State, who have known Col. P. long andI well, look upon him as being as ihr removed fronm either of these in. plied ftuts as any other man i-s South Carolina! This much we say for the sake of common justice. DIR. 1RIORAGNE'S ADDRESS. TnE Abbeville Banner pays the fo.llowing high omplime-nt to our frienud and townsman, Wr tr~Aan C. ORAGNE. After setting forth thte intent and pur pose of the address it says: "The address abounded in sparkling gcms of thought, expresse-d in a style singuilarly chaste and pure, and was delivered with grace-ful ease atnd self possession. It was characterized throughout as the: production of a refined taste, and finished scho.larship, td showed the author to be one, to whom literary .tudies had ihrnished the familiar occupations and :erishued pleasures of life." After reading ti handlsomc compliment, it would certainly, be a species of arrogance, on our part, to say tnythmg more in praise of the orator. We did not enjoy the pteasure of hearing Mr. M's oration, nior have we, as yet, been favored with its perusal, but I from his known ability and the usuial stuccess attend ant upon its elwrts, we can safely vouch for its ele gant and finished style. We have long known and strongly appreciated Mr. MOR AGNE's scholarship, indeed to say anything as to his attainments in literature, would be to " cast a per fume on the violet." Will not Mr. M. furnish us with a copy of his speech, if not for publication, at any rate for our individual gratification, SEASONADL. Tir cloutfs have been blessing us with the most plenteons showers for thie last wveek, and, as a conse iuence, the corn cress may be safely said to be a arge one. From all parle of' our district we heait ood tiiogs on this point. Our farmers have gener Lly " laid by" every thing except cotton, which will, equire a little more light plowing and hoeing in cer ai-'grassy sections. It is delightful to anticipate the plentifulnessmof thes pproaching Fall. Cribs that have been long unac- a ustomed to heaps of fine, large, sound, home-made v ar of corn, may be safely pitt in. order now for the " eception of bushel upon bushel, toad upon load ; and n tarn., that have been lately occupied by " airy noth- tl ng" andI famished rats, may be swept out in prepara ion for being stuffed tooverfiowing with oats, fodder, may, cow-peas &e. If, with the almost certain prospect ahead, our a iarerswil dterin toexecie mdertefor-n ought and economy, we will have corn-bread, hog eat, hoe-caku, fine beef, fat horses, sleek mules, and any other things that all good farmers ought to have am this time out-or at least until our people again n crazy with the cotton fever. DE O.MNIBUS REBUS. Oun little town Is duller, if possible, than usual. he summer sun has become so intensely warm, as en to prevent the cgress and ingress of the fair sex, or almut the fancy stores, along our beautiful reets. Trade is dull, law is dull, news dulil. irango to sny the Nowinspers are unusually dull state oIf aibi?. which will tot nhe allowed to Edi irs. shtwe they are expeieed to he ever on the qui rive 'r something novel and interesting, with which to mteye their renlers. We have read somte where, (if a certain cusion revalent atomg tihe' nneientt oismnats of purifying seir city. hy publiely sminkintg its streets and iouse ith sulphur and hitumen. This was customary uring the month (if February, henre the name o' tat month, meaning the month of purification. We annot say whether, it were better or not, for Servut 'ullius to have chosen some other month for this ractice in Rome, but we can safely aver that, if our ntendant ever thought of purifying Edgefield, now rould be the tiume, for it is so insupportably warm ,nd dull that we are afraid, lest like a city of old, it vill steam in the nostrils. The gay and wealthy of our people are fast hasten ng to the different summer resorts, seeking pleasure and amusement. They very naturally, desire a Itange of water, air, diet and company-indeed they re anxious to go any where, and like Childe Harolde "E'en for change of scene, would seek the shades below." ome are contented with visiting the springs and ountains of our own State-Glenn's or Chiek's, or imestone-Table Rock, Caisars Head, Hickory Nut Iap &c. Others are enjoying the delightful climate nd bathing of the White Sulphur, Red Sulphur &c., ni Virginia. Some are for the far famed Saratoga, tiers catching the rising sprty of Niagara. Meantime our old Bachelors sit cosily in theu onely apartments. Never popping their miserable ieads out of doors, caring nothing for the pleasurem nd delights of the gay world, and completely dis usted with old coquettes, prudish maids and gig ling, blushing misses. As for ourselves, we are exceedingly bored with unni, and heartily tired of our lonely sanctum. We rag through the day without even an iced Mini tilep, Sherry Cobbler, or Roman Punch to refresh r drooping spirits, anti the night is so debilitating hat "Not poppy nor mandragora, Nor all the drousy syrups of the world." !an medicine us to refreshing slumbers. To render ii till duller, our schools are enjoying vacation, and hose joyous maiden faces are gone that so often en. ivened the unvaried scene. Their very play ground s deserted not very beautiful in itself, but whet >eopled with their lovely forms, as enchanting as ousseau's chosen spot " The grotnd Where early love his Psyche's gone unbound, And hallowed it with loveliness." i-th them, we fear, the hearts of very many of om roung men have flown, for we chanced to see theii >rting, and we are fully coinvinced that farewell vas a word that matte them linger. The gettl rasp of the hand apparently said detain me if you dense, of course, 'twas a pure platonic rqueeze, 'ite separation of some of them, we have nc loubt, like that of Laura and Beppo, was accom anied with partings pathetic and prophetic presenti. nents, " that they sihould never more each other see,' hich we sincerely trust will not prove trie. Some of our young men really appear dlisconsolate ui though they were eufortunately crossedl in. love, t may he, althtoumgh we woulid not say it, that theil asion was not returnedi. This however we kntow, liat during our walk on yesterday, we met a certai:1 Ir. lookintg as thomugh lhe loved not tihe world, not he world lhe, as though the "last limnk was broken.' Whiat caused this expression of counttenance was lept enshrined in is hieart'se inmost core, and 01 :ourse we know it not, butt experience and a know edge of human nature leads us to smuspect that ti rlora Corydon had lost liis charming 'Phyllis. -W will not say that lhe reseimbled " Patience sitting on a nonument smiling at grief,":or that - - " He never told his love, But let concealment like a worm in the bud, Feed upon his damask cheek," or that was intendeid by its author for a-certain "she.' ut thmat " he pined in thought with a green and yel ow melancholy," we are not inclined to doubt. Ii ~ountnance was perhaps more like timat of Lairu, en.'i absent man, or if you chmoose, like Pope's fallow whiting as he wvent for wvant otf thmottghmt." Ihowever w~e see no reason whmy lie should not for. et his untfurtunate and misplaced affection. Does hc ot know that "~ 'Tis' better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all !" Is lie mnot glad that lie ha escaped Particuilarl: vhen lie recollectse time " wiles andl glamours" oe )alilahm, how Catullus was beguiled by Lesbia, Tibul, is by Delia, Propertius bty Cynttii, Na.'o by Corin m, Demetrius by Lanmia, Timothietts by Phtryne hiipi by a Greek maitden, Alexander by 'Thmayu lannibtal by Campania, Caesar by Cleoipatras, Pom -ius by Flora, Pericles by Aspasia, Psammiticus b: tthodope, andi divers oilier great tten by beautifu md celebrated women. If such facts cannot console him, the fable of the oir grapes is still in reseree. We trust to see him, irl mnr next walk, with a more contented and cheerful :ountenance. By some chance, will, or fatality we happeneid up. m a couple more of these love-sick youngsters. Thte 00 had been suddenly torn from the adored object Ld were mutually confiding to eacht othter time secrel lame that idevoured them. They had been successful n thteir attention and were blesseid with reciprocated ove. Thought their parting was such as " press the ife from out young hearts," still they were happy it iving their affecions returned, inisomuich that theis 'onde btreasts were all weakntess, and their young hearts ecled with the folners of time delighmtul intoxication, are long a flowery note written, like a certain Don a's, upon gilt-edge paper, with a nic little crow quill, illei with "liqtuid lines mellifimmously bland," will each them-in con~sequence of which, thmey will 'lhire a score of tailors, and be at costs for a looking las," indeed spend half the day in aidorning their erson, in order to appear more charming-well know ng that " maidetns, like moths, are caugmt by glare.' Thioughttless youths! seemingly tunconsciotns that ' wo loves, raves-'tis yomhtl's phirenxy.-but the curt Sbitterer still." That " few, none, find what they ae, or could have loved," forgetful that, as ch~armr ly charim unwinds, whiichi robed their idols, they wvill co soon find that beauty dwells not withmout the mind. Let them beware lest sad experience teach thsem he lesson. They had better have a petit diable, ancing his infernal horn-pipe umpon their cerebellumr the rattle of the tattoo, than be surrounded, in the bsence of their fair loves, with at parcel of coquettish irs, or paited jezebels, who must always be fed] pots the crutmbs of flattery, and whose cars are evet pen to thme whlispers oif credulity. We have heard of an amorous youth, who preferred ie saffron hide, and dulcet treble of sixty.five, to the lush of time rose, and the ntote of thme nightingale, Ut this octegenarian admirer turnted out to be " Thme immortal Capt. Wmattle, All for love and a little for time bottle." Therefore let thmenm forget their little loves, their ooings and billings until a more convenientt seiason. Let them recollect thmat thtose who, Are linked in a heavenly tie, Vith hearts never chmanging anti brow never cold, .ivitg on throngh all ills, andi living on till they die," re selom heard or dreamed of, except in the Poet's nagination-that, in reality, such ihnstances of un hanging bliss are like "angels visits, few and far etween." It is better, we thintk, to conclude with ne who had sought pleasure inmaginable in every ay, that until twenty-five or thirty, "A neat enmug study ont a winter's night, A book, friend, single lady A glass of claret, sand wich and an appetite," re certainly calculated to make an evening pass of el, amd particulariy an Edgefiel eventing. Or meditans quid nuagarum"' occupy their leisure mo et, like ourselves, in writing for the papers some dig de omnais rebues, et gm'baadamn aliis. Tun hill to refund to this Stato the money t advanced for the Florida war, amountinig to early $20,000, without interest, has paased tho .e.,t. ofh ri.u. St.,e. . UCt;&TsUIAL. Wr are called upon by public duty and impelled by inclination to notice -tlie1 iercises, literary and, musical, which came off on Thursday and Friday last, in this place, at the Adidemy of the Edgefield Collegiate Institute foryoAfig ladies, under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Raroieni. A large number of visi tors were in attendanciupon this occasion, and the general opinion, freely eipremsed, was that no morv successful examination, on ahe -arious studies of the school-room, no more interesting exhibition of musi cal proficiency had ever been witnessed in our village. And we cordially concur wf!b this generally express ed opinion. On the forenoon of the Arst day, the younger classes, under the immediaeiuition' of Miss HELEN MorrVoostRY, were examined by the Principal in the fullest and fairest manneripossible. Their perfor mance was correct and spWghtly -to an unusual de gree-clearly evincing the strling but modest merit of their amiable aMd ac liied instructress. We have never before seen pupil so eager and cheerful in the discharge of th,-jrTiiipswere these children. It would seem that they ind, never known what it was to be sickened and Worn out by the dull round of ding-dong discipline us,.ua in primatry departments. We could but thin.k, as wd-egarded their vivacity and readiness, that'the plan <if instruction with them must be very different from and far superior to that by which our youthful ideas were taught to 1hooL The afternioon of.th first day was taken up by the very little children under tbe. care of Miss NEL. RAYmooD. Their instruction, it appeared, had beer almost entirely oral-ye thdriiiinplici.ty and exactness of their responses werefreq y such as might pu to shame those vho had 'rned from the book, This part of the examinationindeed, seemed to be i in the estimation of many present, the most interest ing of all-giving, ns it did, abundant evidence a the careful and cultivateiTpervision, by which tis studies of this Instittion aw "ldrected in its humbles departments. Miss- RA-yos elicited the praise every discriminating viilitd.by the jbeautiful profi ciency of her little cherub flock. They are certainl being led into the wise fields of knowledge through most lovely and inviting portal. On the second day, thi young ladies of the Semi nary were taken through 16 -ordeal of a close an trying examination, mitte do not exaggerat I Iwhen we accord to them greclt accuracy of reply an clearness of comprehension. These, classes hav the daily and constant. attouilnof the Principal Ithe Institute, than whom a sore talented and finish ed preceptor cannot be fotnil in any literary colleg of our country. His classes, by the excellence o their perfonnances at this examinatiqp, have full, proven that our communitj fortunate in the po nession of a teacher, not only gifted by nature an highly improved by education, but devoted, heat I and soul, to the profession he has adopted. On this second day also, Mrs. RAYMOND examinei her class in French to the great satisfaction of thi audience-and likewise her class in the Rudiment of music, which drew fronpis at the time the invoi untary exclamation, " Perfeef!" And indeed it wa sI, if there he any thing in. a perfect recitation upo every verse and chapter of a text-book. DIMrs. RAY NO ND is doing much to elevte - the taste and refin the manners of our girls; and she richly merits thi ! confidence of our community. But our limits wil not allow us to say morm._fghe examination thai may be expressed in a srtIge -concluding remark which is: that the Edgefrield tohleglate Institute ha shown to us all dint it stands bisurpassed for order I industry and excelleiice of .intruction in all its de panirments. We now turn for a moment to the musi cal entertainments of Thursday arid Friday even ings. The Academic hall was .brilliantly illuminates fach evening and at an early liour it was~ crowded t< over-flowing wvith an audibmn~ every one of whorl wnas on the very tiptoe- of riable expectatior Ncr were there any - who ~i wy disappointcd Trite, there were many n beginners in musi, among thre performers, fron ihom no re~al harmon; could be expected. Yet . t every one of themi gave such an earnest of.frure success,.as to com mamnd the approving applause of the sensible, indul gent arid kind-hearted atudis cc. 3any of thre youn ladies there weg,.who gotw l~j.ensanr an entertaining Gio.~g1Tii'e do not desire to make. itivi as cistinc tions; yet w cannot avoid saying hers, that .while in-ny of thm girl:. didl well, there were several who udid renmrka'bl well. Mlisses J. L., T. B. and S. 31l. were thos who gave, perhiaps, the ras undoubted evidence -rapid lprogress. But where all acqutitte-d thremselve so handsomely, all deserve praise ; nrid we checerfull: -add our editorial- appr-eciatiori to dihe loud plaidil which stucceeded cech-suid every performancee theser very pleasant coneecteyenings. There was one piece, sng, by 3Mrs. and Mliss Rav MON a, whichI would havercomnmanded the applau. of arty audience. We allude to that beautmiful duel (" Ihuy Mlother") from Wallace's Opera of Mrnritanr It we.s stung with an exacunewi and propriety of init nation, a richness and (bhrness of melody, and an er chaneing expression which, we have never hear equalled ofy the stage, aind timt seldom on it. Bitt w Ihave said enough of arn oedsioji which has passe Ioff to the cnmplete. satisfaction of all interestedi Ithre advrancement of-educational progrss. 00MIIUNRICATION S. F oa TinE ArvF~aT-snt. Mramas. Earreas :-I wag-not a little erest falke upon re-ading an article which appeared in you issue before thte last, over the signature " EnoE 7FE.D," but my District 'pride -was revived b; tire comunication of s"Otr..n EDGEFIP.I.D," whici aroused within me a trams of reflections, a brief sy ropsis of which I here propose to give. Churebet Iof large size, arid fine fii, pr-c springing up i every quiar ter of the District, which are well at tended, arid that too by congregations which wouh. speak well for any section..of country. Our Bar, whichl " EDGEFIV.I." may be a rmember, is p~roba~ bly second to none, save Charleston. We are ac quarinted with mrany of the nmmrbers of the Aledi enl Profession, anid we are agtisfie.d that mrt(e ster hung worth is not to be found anywhere in the canm< frate.rntity. In the Mlilitary, It cannot be denied tha thre offices of A djutant, Brigadier, and Mnajor-Gcn e-rubs, all in their turn, are filled by gentlemnetinrn Edgcfield. (Here too was theo home of the uamenrt ced Colonel of the gallant Palmetto Rlegimrent.) (on District paper will, we are proud -to say, comitpar favornubly, with any otheri, and here (not to digress we learn by its last number, that the Odd Fellow uand Mlasons, Orders, founded in wisdom, arid uipo liberail prrinciples, are about building at thre Cour House a Ilall, which will boan' ornament, not onl: to the village, but to the District at large. We prec sumc that even our " Freshmen" in the Legisla. ture have their influence ; for itpirants from oui District, for offices withhlnthe-gift of that body, re. eeive their full quota, and we arc not at a loss t< point to instances, where they figured conspiicuously in thre councils of thre State. We have one of lth five Solicitors. It has ben bttt recently when we had a Judge upon tho Bench. We have now a Chanecillor. We have one'-of the United Statet senators-and, but for sectional jealousies, wouk) doubtless soon have the othiewr It has nrot been long since we gave to the State its .Chief Alagistrate anul, upon the whole, we think ive occupy no meat position among our sister Districts. We arc not retrograding--we are progressing. We have at the Vil age, for the education of young ladies, two Schools, of a high order, with seventy. five or eighty pupils each ; with ruany othierm, at well male as female, through the District. Tie Downer Institute ini Beach 'Ishrud, for raising andl educating orphan girls and boys, ia so endowed that it will reflect lasting honor upon its founder. The Bethany Academy, nbar Liberty Hill, under the direction of AMr. Gru~itnmy (who is entirely corn petcnt to prepare young men for the South Carolina College,) is in most suceepsful operation ; besides others where the boys are even taught " Tilyre, iu palrulae recrubanna surb tegarlnre fagi" f-c., alof whicht facts speak well for <OUr District. I adniit that the people of old Edgefi'el hr common with the resi of thre sons and davghters of Adam, have the time of Teachers, and Patriots, and Christians;, but we are not among those who would attempt a reformation, by exposing to the world our weak nesses, we would rather throw a mantle over our nakedness, and stimulate our youth to emulate the intelligence aud the virtues of their ancestoas. A CITIZEN OF OLD EDGZtFELD. ' 'VFoNt TillP ADvarTi9Z. Massas. EarToas :-T have lately seen (I think in the Carolinian) an article signed " JoHN LAURENs," addreced to lIon. F. W. PicreaNs, upon the sub jeet of United States Senator. The production to which I allude is a remarkable one.. If the latn guage used by the writer, is intended to -compli ment, it is extravagant anid fulsum, if meant to be ironical, it is too piolisheed to be effective. Plain men might not be able to detect the point. How e:er, with this I have nothing to-do. " LAumrn.s'" article is, no doubt, properly understood and appre - ciated by the gentleman to whom it is addressed ; and if not, it is no concern of mine. If it be the production of a friend, I need only remind ihe wri ter, that the indiscretion of friends, is often far more to be feared, than the open attacks of enemies. The writer's allusion to the intimate personal re lations of Gen. PiEaicE and Mr. PILKENS, ii the or.ly portion of his article, which gives ine any con cern, and about which I intend to trouble you. -Now, while I am willipg to admit, that Mr. Pic iixs has claims to the office, which the partiality of "Omie of our people has assigned him, fully equal to those of any of the gentlemen whose names have been nentioaned in connection with it-and I would gladly see him in the position-yet I am unwilling that personal. intimacy with General Pimnce, should be considered as forming any portion of his clanimis. Mr. PIcKVss has higher, and fair nore legitimate ceinis to the office than those mentioned by the Carolinian's writer. Ile has high ability, lofty in depenedence, and a dLvotion to the interest of the State, rarely equaled by any of our public nivn and excelled by none of them. If I remember rightly, while in the service of the people of the State on a fo mer ocension, lie proved his devotion to their interests, by refusing high Federal honors, which were tendered him by President TYLEN, and sub sequently, also, by President Poeex. Ile declined to accept the missions to Austria, France and Eng. land, all of which, if I an correctly informed, were severally tendered him by these gentlemen. As one of his constituents, I properly appreciated the I ground upon which these honors were declined by t him. Mr. PIcKeNS was unwilliing that a prominent anti favorite citizen of South Carolina, should hold intimate relations with the Federal Government, at a time when the fetters which now bind and en slave her people were being forged. Ile could not be hir.-d to forswear allegiance to his State and transfer it to her oppressor! Is any public man . within the history of our State, shown a more gen erous devotion to her interests and honor ? But while I am willing to aiimit that \Mr. PieENs I has, heretofore, proved himself to be superior to the ullurements andi blandishments of Federal office, and more than once, triumphantly passed through " temptation, yet, there are those in the State wihl ' would, perhaps, he unwilling to see him again sub Simitted to its fiery ordeal. Ilence the great impru dence of his friend of the Carolinian. Belsies, it cannot be denied, that we are all subject to the frailties and imperfections which cearneterize hen > mneitv. " ie censures God who qtuarrehs with the a imperfections of mian," wats the renmrk of one both -wise andi eminent. Aned if "lead us not into -temptation," be a maximi of the highest wisdom, sprely, toanyeid again treading its seductive paths is not without its potency and forc. Again, I am .one of those wvhos are of the opinion, that the State of South Caerolina occnpies, at this timec, a false pe sition. I believe that her proper attitude is that of resistance to tlaeo Federal measures whtich General P EPEnna-1h 1vdagerlyiporsd Of I the mecans by wheich resistajnce has been tl.warted, eand the State thrown into, a position so. untrue to f leer ancient self, and-so unbecomirig to her honora ' ble and chivalrous people, 1 may, on a future ocen siotn speak. But honestly entertaining these views, Iaim tnt only unw Iling that personnalintimaey with GJen. PmueRCE, shlould be eoiesidvred a qualificntion in those who seek to serve us, but arc utterly op. posed to the vote of the state being cast for the . nominee. ouf the iemoeratie party. 'Ihey are, both e of them, Union and Compromuise men ! To each of which menasures, Southe Carolima is utterl' opposed. fly the latter, shte has solemnly dcclare-d, site has been robbed and degraded ; and her heostihity to the -former has passed ineto a proverb. Is South Care hina prepared to endorse the " finality" of thte Comn promise, and willing that portion of that measure, by whlich she has been rsobbed atnd despoiled o~f her rights, should hte made the basis of all future legis . tion upon the subject of our futume territorial ac quiisitionts? If so, let her cast her vote for iEacE: nd Kiya, nhd cap the elimax of her inconisistency! 11nt the hour in which shte commits this'act. ntnd I places herself ini a pnositioni by whiclt thtose hiighi in r her confidetice can chain her to, the car of Federatl - usurpatibn, the death knell of lher dleliveranc atid r lierty wilt have been rung ! Until then I leave Shopes. A SeEssmoxis'r 'Ti.L. Yer. , EAvY FnEcSuET.-WVe learn that the mill Owners of lhe interior are %iufferinmg severely 'from the heavy ritns. Otn Friday nightt a~hllth'e - damns oti Iorse creek, except that at the JIathi I paper mills, were broikeni by the flood. The f Vanteluse dam first gave niy, nti its whole .weigtht of wvater was prteipitaited tipon thait of .the Grainiteville Comnej~iy. -The latter having a hold wa~ste wnyv wotuld leave stmd-this pressnire, but the breakitng of I .nther's damsiion Bridge -Creek, nhIice empties io LHorse eralybove SGraneiteville, added so suddenly to the body of t ater, that the Graniteville dane gave wn.~j at -Bridge Creek side. Ten followed Marndh's dam, whicb is niext below Graneifeville, softhat the water of the foutr wvas tus let loose-uepone flhe damte of thee Bath pnpeer mills. Jn thte menn !time D. J. Walker, Egq , whio is ineterested in that estaeblishement, itnd who lead a enmber of )linds att work upone lihe Csni, recteivinmg notiec of tihe above disasters, immediately prepaered for the emergeneey, aned, by therowing oepene his flood gates, need etnttinig away thee brenstworks oif his saw nill, he succeeded in givinig free anid safe passage to time imumenise beody of water. To do srequired pretty lend work for th hole nightf,btIt ens t hcreby saved that of several -nonths.--Charlestone Standard. ScrIOCEN I.103ICcIDE.-On the evenirng of thle 19th inst., an old emem by thce name of Matheew Wooteti, aged '78, was stahbbed by Otto Joerdan Beard, both of thils District. It ieppenrs that Beard was at flee heouse of Wootene, whetre there wais kept a sort of unelicensed grog sheop, tmakineg some unnecessary noise aned was re qntesfed to stop it ; this lee refused to do; tipon Iwhieb Wooten strnek hint several blows with a stiek, aned both parties drew knives and begane stabbieng each otheer. Wooten stabbed Beard in several plaen, beet not dangerously-finally Beard stabbed him somce whecre abeout the heuert, and lee (lied almnost inlstantly. A wvarrant has been issued nnd lodged with an officer to appreened Beard, beut we lhave neot -yet learned of his being arrested. We have ceo I nowlhedge flhat an itiquest leas been hlcd over the body. The difficulty occurred in the lower part of theis district, necar time Charlotte railroad. Beard, we believe, is about 22 or 23 years old, living wvithe his mother, and leaving ito fatmily of his own. Woolen was a man of faemily, and was well known flhrotegghonti a great portion of this Dis trict.-Winnisboro Register. THE Caors.-A letter from Beernwell District, (S. C.) states that the Corn crop in mieny phe ees, is uneusually fine, anid genceraelly very good. Cotton has beene retarded by the cold, wvet and grass, but is nowv growin" rapidly, and look.s hn. r. ...... ..me...teefry r rhelth.~ GLENN SPRING.-WJ learn that the visitors 6 these Springs are becoming quite numerous, ind probably by the 1st of August, the spacious iotel aid cabins will all be filled. Among the distinguished gentlemen now so ourning at Gleni Springs, are the Hon. Win. D. Preston, and Ex-Governor Johnson, the latter zking Hydropathic treatment at the Water pure Institute, which is utder the direction of Dr. Riley and his highly accomprlahed lady. We are always rejoiced. to ear that these Springs are well patronised. J. C. Zimmerman, B:,q., the proprietor, is .a gentlenan in every sense of the word. Ile is a most beautiful pro. rider, most kind, necommodating aid attentive it all time,- to his guests. We know of ne place w'hyre tie bill of fire is superior to that which we' find at Gleinn Sprintgs. The sate remark mnyybe made as to the company. Tbc waters br.ve proved efficacions in so manvy cneis iht their reputation is. established beyend all question. The Water Cue Irsiitte. vhiclh is now a part of this extensive establishment, we regird s1 a very important aequisition,..nd will serve to attr.;et nany. Dr. Riley and his lady have had mnch.experience in the mide of treatment, h:av. ing travelled mneh, and visited and enrefully insiected the most celebrated Institutes both in iiiscountry and in Europe.-Palmetto State Bannei. EMRA1miNG.-The New York Courier and Enquirer says a process was. discovered sonic few years simac, by Dr. Snequtet, of Paris, boy which bodies can be embalmed in one honr, st as to ireserve them, with the appearrnce ol being aileep, without any-enttinig or mu:ilating except a small incision which is made for tilt purpose of injecting a chenical fluid. A body prepiared in this way preserves a healthy line and even the mark that disease and death natu rally leave will pass away. The editor of the iame p:per remarks that he saw a few days nga :.t ti o hospital, the body of a umn who wai illed four days previOuts, by falling from a win, dow; afiaer it had been taken to the hospital, i was einbalmed according to Dr. Snequet's pro cess. and though the weather has been so ex tremely hot, there is not the slightest disucalorn tion. The subject was not the best for domon strating the process, a.q it had sustained som< severe bruises about the face. In cases of accidents or deaths where it 1: necessary to keep the body in order that it maj he recognised by friends, this nethod of em halming will be found exceedingly valuable, a it is performed in so short n time, and at moder te- -expense. Dr. E. Pilate, of New York, ha purchased the right for embalming in this coui try. He refers to Drs. Mtt and Berger, an other scientitie men. A BEAUTIFUL AND AFFECTINo 4rENE.-A the steamer Ben. Franklin passed the town u Riaing Sun, Indiana, on Thursday last on it way to. Louisville, with the snered remains C Henry C:iy on board, thirty-one young ladie, representing the different States of the Unior stood in conspicuous view on the wharf, in froni of the crowd of chizens tliat had assemble( All, save one, was dressed in virgin white, thei heads covered with 'ack veils. The aine ex cepted was robed in deep heavy murning, an represented Kentuky, aid vecenpied the centr of the line. How touchingly beautiful th scene, and what pride-d pride-she inu hive felt as in that galaxy of beaity she foun herself the representative of that State whos broad land, from one extreme to the other, wa b.dewed with tears. The whole scene wn rendered more expressively solemn by the deatl lv silence that universally prevailed on boar tIhe steamner atd ontt shori, as the vessel flonte naiselessly by, bearing its precius charge or ward to its last repose.-Cineinniati Comumercia MELANeIOL.-A letter received by us, date 17th inst. gives the piartietlars of a di~sressin; neidenat which recently occurred ini Jasper couir tv. Otn the 15th inst. two imen, one namte Ward, nnd the other Garnter, while working in well of Mrs. Chapman, became affittd by th ,as cotainted thterema. . They e*'lled for the has ket to be lowered ; when Mrs. Chapman anm her daughter let do~we ,the basket, Mr. Wart gdr in mud-was drawn : ts ~e top! ttf7Wet1 wten Ito faitjd .nnil fellt ti battomi, at depth of abont 60 feet4. Mr.. Gatrner theni called fo the basket tui be lowered for himt, when Ihe gos int and was drawn to the top; int making ani at tenmpt to get out, lhe also fell to the bottou TIhere were none butt females about the piremnise' so they sent for atssistantce to P'laniter's Factori abaout one mnile off, where the meni lived. Tht meni were hooaked up. Warad wvas biadly bruiaea anid had somte of Ihis bontes brokein. Iti tought he died shtor'.ly after lie fell. Garne lived fair som's time afte'r lie wvas taken out. Augusta Constitutionalist. AFFAIRS IS AeAPU.u.-Thie report of tlu arrest anid imprisoinment of Mr. Rice, thme U. t Consul at Acapulco, Mexico, is cainfirmed b late arrivals. It appears, haiwever, that the at bitary condnect of thei Mexican :lathies ha arrested the atttetiian of Mr. Letchser, U. E Miiser in Mexico, antd he adetnandaed from th .Ve.ienns Minister (if Justsice that Mr. Rice b released. The State oif Acapulco, it is sait cres very little fair the o'rdears of~ the Gener:1 Gvernme.nt oif Mlexico, and 3Mr. Rice is stil kplt a piri-aoner in htis owtt hounse. Durinig 311 Rice's imiprisotnent Ihis braither perfo~rms tht duties. of U. S. Consul, and tatkes cenre o1f th interests of Anmerienn cit izenis, if their ite~rest es mt be said toi lbe tasken care oif in a place wher steh arbitrary condnet is pract iced. ('TLTtvATtox OF TEA AT IHo.'LE-A writer il the Nattiotnal Intelligencor says: " Taten be prodneed in thtis couintry undise steen cents a piounld, enlenlatting labor at tift; ents per day. A tea plantatiton requires entri te first antd saecontd venr-, asfter which it is moust hardy plamnt, ndl will yie'ld tea fair twenty five or thirty years.-So the ontly trouble i pietking the leaves antd dryintg them, whlich i: labor for women and chtildrent. A man aetivel) engtmed tenl hours in tile day maty collect fift) to sixty pountds of green leaf, anid anothiet wotld mnanut'neture them, amid te quatntity, oj dri.:d tena woutld lie 12 or 15 iountds. A fai: platationi woutld prodnce 300) poutnads per aere I hive made na mneih as -10 lbs. pier acre int tha year on soime lantd I held on the wecst of Chinat. Of Indigoi he is equatlly santgtuine, anid dentie., that its enltivatioin is unheadthy ; nior is that it, charater wvhere it is knaiwn atnd celtivated. lIt is of aipinioin that it enr be prodneed here tundet 20 ents per pounad. Prices of Inidigo for.thtc last forty years vary from $1 to $2 per pound. Ban BETTING.-Trhe New York National Demorat, putblishes letters from S. Swain and Paul Ihoover, Jackson, Miss., in relatiain tc certain big bets ont the Presidential electioni otrred by otne James Beeket in New York. Mr. Swain ofi'ers to stake $30,000 tat General Pierue wvill not be the next Presidenit, anid Mr. Hoover ofiiers $25,000 on the same lay, and~ says he has frienids whlo are willing to ge $'5,000 more. Mr. Beckett replies that he ka tte $75,000 to put up, and is read to make a hiet of any sutm less thani thatt, nd over $10,. 000. All had better save their money for some oter use. FATA L ACCIDENT.-Mr. James Kirker, Black: smith and Wheelwright, in King, ne-ir Mary. street, was neideintally killed by thte discharge of his gaun otn Thursday evening. He wan coming outt of the door upon the alarin of fire, when it is supposed the lad of the gu camue ii conttat with the side or sill of the door, and its contents wvere discharged inito his chest, eanisiung his imimediate death.-Charlestonl Mer ury. ________ THE CATERPiJ.LER.-TheC Carolinian of yes terday says: We regret to lcearn that tho cntterpiller, or rmy worm, has been very dostruotvae to the otton planit on some planutations on theo rIver below this place. A few made their appearance ome weeks since, bitt have spred witha rapidity aver several hundred acres. The corn crops int the salme section arc said to be the most lutxu rianit that htavo been raised for many years. STEAMBoATS WISOCT CHmWNE~s.-Eight iteambots tire building to rtun on the river l'hmes. They are tooe fitted up in Ameri mn style, to draw only eighteen inches of water, md the smoke is to be eanred off by a blower DEATH OF MAioR GENERAL RoozE y01 We regret to announce the death.1AfB4 Major General Roger Jones, Adjutant General of the United States Army, who died at his retidence in this city yesterday afternoon 'We learn that his illness was very brief, ma'iiW death sudden and unexpected. 'It appearsit' - on Wednesday evening he was attciked with cholera morbus, from which yeste y morning he experienced some relief; but about five- in the afternoon he had a second attack, whiclr in less than two hours terminated his life. -t General Jones was one of the veterans of the . war of 1812, having distinguished himself 'on several occsions during that war.* He was a native of the State of Virginia. lle had 6i16" the post of Adjutant General, with'the lin*d rank of Colonel, since 1825; and was brevetted aus Major Geter.l on the 30th of.May, 18* In this city, where he had so long resided, the decensed was uniformly. respected land.;g th army-to all the members of whieh, fro -lii oflicial position, his name and character i-rs well known-he was ever the soldier without blemish.-Washington Republic, July-15. RgVOLUTIO 119 SOCIETY I5LANDs-FLtGeRIOV QUEEN POMARE.-By an arrival from TahAiti at San Francisco, news of the e'omplete suceA. of the Repnblican, and the flight' of 4ne ! Pom:tre, has been received. It appears that the Roovalists made a suddep attack upon the hair-breed native, who wai elet. ed by the Republicans as President pro tem:, and compelled him and his troops'io tike fight. The Republienns however, rallied, receifred strong re-inforcements,' and marched .ains Queen Pomare's troops, repulsing thenm it considerable loss of life on both sidesa ,r instating their President. Queen Pomare, hearing of the defeat of her troops, hastened in person to Riates, to turn the tide of war. She was assailed with great fury, and barely eseaped with her life by taking re fuge on board a French frigate. Thishesset had arrived at Laina, Maui, one of the Sand. wich Islands, with the Queen on board, who-Le thus been threed to abdicate her throne. SINGULAa PHENoMExoN.-The Dayton City Item snys that a citizen of that eati i a his one hundred and ninth year, and who hasfor. the past two years been deprived of the power of spe,-ch, Was lately, by some accident, thrown upon his head, receiving a severe injr lina-r strange to say, he has bt.en able to converse as I fluently as at any period (if his life. DREADrU..-On Wednesday night last aman Sby the name of RossinenuIt, employed in the nlEewEdinharg Mill, near Ruleigh, N. C., in atU tempting to light his pipe from the gas light itnnediately over one of the cirealirsn's, slip: and fell upon the saw. In a moment-he was a .f r ghastly corpse,-the saw in a single revolutiouf e.posing the poor man's heart and. lungs to' f view.-Augusta Conititutionalist. Da. MilEs A-.us IN Luzo.-'The-Sdainnah t Republican of Wednesday says that Dr. David., - T. Ilines lad been arrested in that city on the. r previous morning, at the instance of -Mr. Isane. -lunden. Mr. M. chnrg-d the Doctor wit4h v. ing possessed himself of his watch, valued'it $50. and $10 in cash, and with taking out of the Postoffice, under false pretences, one of his letters with money in it. The Doctor was car ried before Justice Railord, who committed him to jail to awnit his trial. IEAR II1i.-The Doston Bee, a tanCh$in Apicy ig journal, unfolds its views and deines its position as to Gcn. Scott's nomination as follows: U" We can inform the editor of the Springfielid Republican that the Bee is a whigppr-ft editors are, ever trere, ane- ever will be whig--~ but not abolilionists. We don't .hoist. the lug of aeny party wvhich 'spits upon the'whg' plat Sform;' we go for no man who writes such at stupid letter as that whsich we this morningjdi lish from General Scott. Thie *Begil evr 'cenre in' to sucl a nominftion while it aLIs3 under the contrpl of its pg~nt edlitors." view with- Mr apon?1,t&101 I~ste~ at Boston, oathe .20th inst;,dia. lotto the Fishery diflienties The; fi-Ain tsted to have muade a phblication, in whichli s affirmed, that the Anmerienn f.,h ing-grdids ieve been -trespassed upon by the subjecta of Ii.Britan .nie Majest y. -__________ IIAnn CESIF.T.--A cement, says the Seien. tific Amierican, which gradually Indurates to a sstony consistence, may be made by imixinr r twenty piarts of clenn river sand, two of'hith. - nrge, :n~d one of quick lime into a thini puitty'.' with linseed oil. The quicklime 'may 'be .re' pin~l~ced with litharge. When this cement is aip. pliedI to mtend broken pieces of stone, am step. otf stairs, it nequires, after some time, a stony ha rdntess. A similar composition .has . been.. Sapplied to coat brick walls, under the nr~me. of miastic. REeAPTURE.--The British settlers near the Msgdelen Islanids, recetly eaptnred an Ameri. e:tin tishinir vessel, which they~ took into port, but Idutrintg the night she was recaptured by Ameri eans, leavinig the engptain behind, wI e ase corn mitted to prisotn. SMA RYL.AND CAss's Es.-The Baitimore Priee.... .Curret. in cnlling the attention of Southern ande WVesternt dry gooids dealers to the fabriesof the M1essrs. Wethered, of that city, says: SAs a~n article of Mlaryland manufacture they are especially deserving of notice. Their styles of famey eassimers are, beyond all question, the' best in our market, anid their black : nd fancy do,-skins are really unsturpas..'ed here by any other domestic or even foreign fa brics; for ready -sales it is only necessary to plaee the m side by - side with imported goods held at the s:-me prices. Ana investigation of these inets will more thaia repay purchasers. CU-r. TfRtCK.-onef of the I: test tricks of our Philadelphia store-keepers, is ft. dispo sinig of cotton goods under the pret nece thatN' they are manufactured from co;ton grown in Libet in by free labor. The pieces hs we-been stamplled wvith the words " Liberia Cotton," but tho small quantity grownu there, it is wvell knowvn, wvould be insufficient for the making of a tithe of the goods of this stamp now in mnarket. TJhe unisophisticnted purchasers. ntre however, content to pay a higher price for the article, thinkinig that in doing .so they escape the contamination of 'beint clothed in the products of slave labor. QUusTioN FOR DEBAT.-If the miy Iway was composed of real cream, how m nany poundes wvould it make at eight cents a pound s 00MMERCIAL. COrrespondeace oi the Advertiser. HAMBURG, Jumy 26. Our Cotton Market during the past week, have been a little dull, with not so good demand as the - week previous. Owing to the last advices from Liverpool being considered somewhat unfavorable, though no natual decline was quoted in that Market, the transactions have been chiefly confined to the wagon trade, with an occasional small hissold from Ware-Houses. We heave no reason to change our quotations of last week, but would remark that there is more enquiry for the better grades. Wes quote extrenmes 8 to 30& ets-principal sales 'at Of a I 0, ents. - - The demand for Bacon has increased, which ha. had the effect to reduce the stocks, and cause a slight advance; but our Merchants .are daily 'i plenishing which will enable them to meet the - mand at, or less rate. thtan our, present guntations, 1l) a 12j et., There has been a corresponding demand alsofor Corn, which produaced the same effeet. We qmuote this article at 62 a 65 eta per bushel. Our Mlerehants are well suppliced with Groceries, nde are offering indueements toshoir country Mkend.