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From the Mc/l le Tribune.] he Warr?n R. Davis. ^ WH I'oor Wnrreu Ransom Davis! Ilis th< v ?s an untoward tale, for there never NV" Loathed a kinder, braver, or gentler ;U,( spirit. lie possessed a variety of talents |', tl.o exercise of any one of* which, night 'y have led him to eiuirience; for he was a the scholar, a statesman, a lawyer, a humorist, and a poet. In point of humor, he , . Stood alone in Congress, and it was to | him that Crockett was indebted for many r'y of those quaint sayings and stirring \Ir descriptions, which are to bo found in the thi life of that oxccnlric character?in fact, 3d the "i ifo of Col. Crocket," which has q? recently re-appeared in our book stores, Co and with illustrations was written for the 'c'[ Colonel by Davis, when they were both _ members of Congress, and waring against "the Government," as Crocket used to call General Jackson. Nor was Davis in- ce? significant as a poet. The song addressed toi to Senator Johnson's wife of Louisiana," on in imitation of "Roy's Wife of Alldavalla," was written by Davis, but we fancy that t<" his tracing the "Inea's blood" to "Johnson's wife," was a poetical license, at least so th. Colonel Wm. R. King once told us. wa It was Davis who settled the question j0i as to Jetfersou being the author of the thi Jumous Kentucky Resolutions. Before the fer iuv estigation of Davis, certain politicians cians?who may bo called the carriers of V1" patriotism just as the old nefrro Abraham was the sense carrier of Mieanopy?af- ftn footed to be quite shocked and otfeuded, tio that (heir own Jefferson had ever com- gn p wod such a tissue of treason. What! sai accuse the immortal JetVerson of such his mortal nonsense?and for who? Kentucky ',1S corn crackers, and peddlers of pigs and to< poultry ? Thoy were indignant. They were as much outraged and inflamed, as l>ra little Ransv Sniffle was when lie saw Dill liu diallings "put on" Miss Durham, who wi was the wifo of his friend Hob, as described pr< iu the Georgia Scenes. They couldn't 'y stand it any more than could Kansy, who * was for administering"tho Durham physic" 1,1 to cure Bill's rudeness ! But jesting apart Davis soon produced "the documents," and Qf the Richmond Enquirer, then edited by nte the cider Ritchie, acknowledg that Thomas rcr Jetfersou was their author, and therefore ret the author of the doctrine of nullification Davis was no less celebrated as a wit J110 than as a humorist, and those persons _cr who were present of Preston's, on the Jpj occasion of his giving a dinner to Ben- i,;, jamin Watkins Leigh, of Virginia, must wt yet remember the Spartan brevity with en which he cut'short 0110 of Preston's on most eloquent discourses touching the sublime and beautiful in speaking."? in "Apropose," said Davis, interrupting Pres- co| ton, "what you say reminds me of the an( reply mado by an old woman to a travel- hni er, who asked her tho price of ferriage wl and how high the tide was, when she was er fording a stream. 'Up,' said the old he woman?but our readers must excuse ex * our repeating her reply?which con- j. vulsed Leigh with laughter to such a degree that he fell from his chair. Alas, poor Davis! He onco amused y{ the meml>er8 of Congress by comparing n the tariff system to "ltobinson Crusoe E and his goat skins," and, on another oc- da casion, being indignant at the idea which 1,1 was suggested of placing the army and ?'' navy at the disposal of General Jackson, bo said that if the old gentleman must bo jni amused, let us vote him a "tc-to-tum." 80 The remark was told to Jackson, and made nj him so extremely angry, that he swore. ">( "By the Eternal! 1 will make a tcsto- w turn of d?d traitorous head !" 01 ..Si- 81 h: Col Pierce M' Butler. 15 The Palmetto Begiment formed a por- C< tion of the force that invested Vera Cruz, n 1 but it was detached to tho south during "tr tho seige, and before it rejoined the main jJC column, the battle of Ccrra Gorda had vr been fought. The next actions of note \\ were thft mnflirta nt Hon! riirnu PliArn. busco, and Molino del Rcy. Of these ht the moat important wna thebloody drama *h of Cherubusco, and hero it was that Col, S<1 flutter fell, and tho Palmetto Regiment woo imperishablo renown. But let us t|] briefly describe the battle. The village of m, Portales was occupied by the Mexicans and the causeway iu front of tho barn was blocked up with dense masses of his troops co the cavalry numbering 3,000, the infantry at 4,000. To assail them, General Shields is ordered 300 men of his own brigade, 300 New Yorkers and 300 Palmettos?in- A eluding Reno's howitzer battery of two R" pieces, and 1000 men of Pierce's brigade, ^ to advance. lie began his march by aj, making a detour of a mile; the ground was Vfl difficult; tho 15th infantry, nnd four be companies of the 13th, led tho advance, an followed by tho New Yorkers, tho pal- Si mottoes nnd the battery of the 9th infan- CM try. The advanco on approaching tho r0 i c l t n<" born, received a heavy tire trom the cnemy; and were directed to shelter them- ^ selves; the New Yorkers coming up, co were in line and fronting the causeway.? w, The Palmetto rep jiinent was ordered to Q take position on the left of the New Yorkers, it being Shields' design to cut off tho left; but the enemy defeated his object, w and the Now York regiment became at ^ once engaged in the sanguinary struggle. yc The cavalry approached the left of the tf, line,, and poured into it their fatal es- p? ?npette fire; Colonel Burnett fell, nr>/' tho Wi New Yorkers dismayed by the of an their commander, now broke ar.d fled, co A .t.! I I. L.I !_ J H "" ?? VUKfllg HJVIU.T LHilllOU H WHII. 1110 1'al- *"* inetto regiment completed their formation j and inovod forward, firing in order, without support?600 men opposed to 7000 ! ^ Bot theae gallant men moved forward nl< to their probabta*ioom with the steadiness .an of veterans, and with a determination fixed and unalterable, to conquer or die Tl ml Now came the heat of the conflict*; pr our tanks were rapidly thinned, but th their place was supplied by the infantry Ie< of other regiment*, that now, animated j'" by the gal la o try of the Carolinians, came to theft support: and amid the storm, the Mocdy strife,Col, Butler fell fighting brdros *hot dow n Ltcut. Col. Dickinson, ?k*d life rrffmJr**' flag, and watfltjf f?. ?? ? ' was stiot down?Major Gladden took ) flag, and the place of Pickinsou, ami ired that glorious banner ibouglioUt > terrible conflict. Voting Adams fell th the colors of the Edgefield company J Morange, seizing the banner from i hands of the dying hero, bore it proudthioughout the fight,?and thus was : battle of Cherubusco fought and xvon! Death of John A. Stuart, Esq. iVe unite with our brethren of the press, offering an obituaary tribute to the memo, of this brilliant genius and gifted writer, Steuart, wo learn, died at Beaufort, in s State, the place of his nativity, on the inst., in the 53d year of his age. While ite n youth he entered the South-Carolina llcge, where he gave many evidences and t many reminiscences of those high girts lieh afterwards distinguished him. Subluently, ho was transferred to Princeton liege, where he graduated with distinction turning home he studied and conitninen1 the practice of law, soon abandoned that lsotne profession for the editorial field, c far more congenial to his habits nnd ites. 1 Ie first conducted n paper, in Beaut, called, we believe, the Beaufort Gazette, i made himself so favorably known, by i essays as a literary and political writer, it during the nullihcation controversy, he s invited to edit The Evening Post, a new irnal, then originated and established, iu s city, by the State Rights Party, to deid and propogate their political tenets.? January 1833, he became proprietor and itor of the Charleston Mercury, the leadf organ of his party in this State, and for my years conducted it with great ability, J adorned its columns with tho varied crcans of his genius. 1 lis literary stores were jai and almost inexhaustible, his power of -casin nnd ridicule fearful nnd scathing, i imagination full of beautiful things, and \ humor exquisite and infinite; and often, ?, would his fancy plume itself with wings i gracefully scale tho hctghts of Parnasi. As a writer, he held n pen of rare powi and eloquence, nnd his conversation was ?rally studded with gems of hutnor and t. Intellectually endowed as he was,with >per culture of his gifts, there was soarceany eminence, literary or political, to ik'h he might not have aspired; but being addition, a man of kindly nature and commonable qualities, his very gifts and virtuproved a snare, which leaves the memory wasted powers and a blighted life associ:d with a bright cluster of more pleasant niniscences. To the very close of his cn r, however, we learn, that his mind conued to attest its original lustre by occanal gleams and flashes, like some ancient nple betraying in its wreck the original ignificence and beauty of its architecture, ie death of a valiant son. who )m<t nself with laurels in the Mexican war, lich took place some year or two since, exised, we arc informed, a salutary influence his mourning parent, lending to a happy tnge and to a preparation for that one and al event which is common to us all. It -s our lot, as editors, to be in rivalry and iflict with the deceased, in the very heat I tempest of the political excitements, now ppily regarded as a legend of the past, lich or.ee convulsed out State, but we evrendered justice to his gifts of mind and art; nnd it is a pleasing relleetion that wo changed the wampum aud smoked the ealnct, long ere the Great Spirit had called | m to llis bosom.?C, Courier. Robbery of Adams' Express Co.?A >ung man nineteen years of age, formerly delivery clerk in the employ of Adams' xpress Co., No. 59 Broadway, was yesterly brought to the city from Toledo, Ohio, custody of Mr. Henry B. Plant, also an nployee of that Company,and taken before istice Bogart, to answer a charge of Grand irceny committed on the 17tn of March sf. It appears that on that day the accud was intrusted with two packages of inoI, one containing $1000 and the other $lr )0 to deliver as directed; instead of doing Inch, however, lie appropriated it to his vn nse and fled from the city. A few days nee Mr. Plant learned that the young man id located hirnselfat Toledo ; and Mr. Wm. , Dinsmore, one of the firm of Adams &. 5. went before Justice Bognrt and preferred complaint against him. A warrant for his rest was issued and Mr. Plant started with to Toledo. On confronting the accused, i acknowledged to Mr. Plant his guilt, and duntnrily accompanied him to the city.? 'hen taken before the magistrate and nsk1 what he had to say relative to the charge ? answered?"Iain perfectly guilty ; I took e money." He was then committed to priin. It is believed that he has $3000 of e stolen money deposited in a place known himself, which he has not, thus far, rorned to its owera. He is a native of Voront and was reared a farmer. i-gf" " The Empress of Russia," writes a rrespendent of the Boston Transcript,44 is present in very ill health ; she has had, or threatened with a paralytic attack, and for >nths has taken every morning a milk bath, large number of cows are lcept for this rpose ; they arc all milked at once,as hasy as possible, into warm pails, the milk rown into a marble tub, ; heated to a little ovc blood heat, and in this the royi 1 inlid is placed to lie till it cools. She has en a woman of most exemplary character d is much beloved. Her residence in the immeris at Tsarskoe Selo, a palace some htecn miles from the city. The Empcr has, in many instances, since her long illss. displayed the warmest attachment to r, and is as unremitting in his utter*lions to r, as the cares of State will permit. He unci into the city almost every day, and al- | ays returns to spend the night with his ucen." A complete collection of the 44 literary orks" of the Emperor Napoleon the Great hoing made in Paris, which, it is believed ill extend through some twenty or thirty tlume*. These works will consist of some ing more than mere proclamations, desitehes and letters. Napoleon in his youth ns ambitious of gainings literary reputation, id employed much of his time in tho conction of tales and essays. Among them, ys tho London literary Gazette, is a "Horn Cose:" a series of " Notes on my infnnand Vonth," a tale or play called the I^ .W u. 'Ph. %1.? I. M ? is !<UIB ui I'jMUA , 1 II? 1'injin, nmnern i e; 44 Giulio," a Continental tale; andaDi- I >gue on " Love," rather free in thought I d expreaaion. ier^ ia a itory told of a Roman Catholic I ieat remarkable for hia humility. He was I e aoo of a poor fisherman. Hia piety and I timing recommended him for promotion, I d he never concealed the humbleness of i origin, for thongh he rose rapidly from fnKy to dignity, Tic, always spread a net on his dinner table as a memorial of hia tentorial extraction. The reigning Pope id, and the College of Cardinals detcrminto choose this modest priest ?? his sueiaof. After bis election h?r iiftlterf them ! his friends to a tWfcnirfcAM dinner:? en to the astdtlishmcnt of the assemblod sets, the dm* honored not was removed. S Of the boldest of the company asked y the fcaUto object was missing; to ich the soprtae Pontiff" Itr-ooicsHPhpo>red, " flwiWl i? cr.ught* IDutrnak Tthyt LANCASTERVILLE, 8. C. WEDNI^YTMAY 18,1853 The Crops. Since our last issue, the dry weather hi prevailed, and already the disastrous effect perceived in the increased value of corn. Corn which could have been purchast three months ago at 45 cents per bushel now held at 75 cents. We are informed that much of the cottr planted has not yet come up, and that whit has, owing to the extreme dryness of tl weather, attended by occasional cool spel has been considerably blighted in itsgrowt " A proclamation of his Excellency, Go ernor Manning, offers a reward of $'250 f< the apprehension of Win. I'roman, of JJcai fort District, charged with the murder < LewisProman,in October last. As the pro* Initiation is followed by the laconic anroun mcnt "need not copy," we can give no furthi particulars.?('has. Cvtirier. Also, another, notifying the relatives t deceased members of the Palmetto Reg .u_? j-l- 1 v __ > incut, uiai mcuais navo ocen recetVW ai iri Executive Department, to be delivered whe called for, which, "being followed by the li conic announcement,"?"for Banner only prevents us from giving the names of d< ceased members. The relatives of the tli censed mnst refer to the Banner. Our Rail Road. Tiif. Camden Journal has declined replj ing to our article of the 4th inst. We ni well aware of the cause of this silonce. If we are correctly informed, Cnmdc rather than the Road should connect at Chei ter, if 'lie stockholders here, will instead < provoking competition between the tw places, give their unqualified preference t Camden, and discard all idea or intention < connecting at Chester, then, Camden wl give the matter more mature consideration Perhaps Camden i* right, she must co: sider her own interest. It is altogether pr fcrable to thu citizens of Camden, that tl whole mutter should remain in gtaftt </uo; Rail Road running through, connecting wi the South Carolina Rail Road, would pro' probably of more disadvantage than benef and therefore, to consult her interest, seems that sho will not act until Chest makes some demonstration of securing tl connection. But the citizens of Camde resting securely upon an hypothesis, uu discover their error when too late to reinec it. There can be no kind of doubt, mid must be clearly apparent to the citizens < Camden, that a Road projected from here I Chester, will do her more injury, than f the road to run through her borders; th Cheater will subscribe to this road, and li orally, that the Charlotte Road will alt subscribe liberally, we are sure of, if we a to credit any of the reports which reach i ??.i f i?.. ?rr ?i .1.1? ?*-< ?iu? vamu?ii m.*> j'11v un, nuu uciii) mull u last moment, when it may be to late, writer in this paper calls on the Colunil Press. In fact, it astonishes us to see tl indifference manifested by Colnmbia. Mi Perry in writing to the Patriot from Colui bia says, u that although it was predict) that so many roads passing through Colui bia would injure her, the result has provi quite the reverse." Real Estate is wor more in Columbia to-day than ever befoi and there is more business done there, the trade and travel of this section of tl State,and the contiguous counties of Nor Carolina so insignificant that Columbia wi make no effort to secure it ? If the Roi should, even at some distant day, be pr jeeted from Camden and pass on to Chs lotte, Columbia would find then a good portion of that trade and travel which she present receives diverted to some other 1 cality. Serious Railroad Aceident. Fhom the New York Herald of Saturdi last, we select the following interesting b painful details iu relation to tho rocei dreadful Railroad accident at the Norwa River, New Haven: On our arrival at Norwalk station in tl half-past 3 o'clock train, a large crowd i persons were congregated around the ? house, where the dead had been deposits for recognition. On entering the buildii terrible was the seene exposed to view, tl majority of the dead lay side by side, son of whom bore the marks of violence on tht heads and faces, caused by tho fragments < the broken cars, while others looked* eal and placid who had died by suffocation the water. In Tact, the majority of death appeared to have been caused by drownin We passed from this into a small room,at there saw eleven more bodies, who had bet recognized, and the friends were preparin to tale them away. Among this whole** slaughter of human lives, were many gentl men of the medical profession, who had 0 eight previous been goests at the ccmpl mentary dinner given by the profession < New York, and who were on their rstm jWe next visitM |be scene of the wrool and netwithatanding it wm some six or se' and many workmen wereengsgnd rej^H the wreck where the ssd Sflkfr occurredSB curve. About muf peel tea eVIoek hi <1 f morning, William Harford lowered nal, and opened the drawbridge toe * Steamboat Pacific to pass through York. Scarcely hnd the steamboai the bridge, and before time was all< the bridge-master to close the drav round came tho express train at fu estimated as running thirty miles and in an instant tbelocouiotive boi at tho end of tho bridge, striking the abutment of the draw, and buryi in tho river, tho tender, baggage can ed and on top, and two passenger of which were submerged in the w( the half of one other passenger ' shattered off with the concussion, scene was terrific. The shrieks of the sufferers for a is said by those who were within h< have been the meet heart-rending, tunatcly it Was high tide at the tim accident, thereby making the wat twenty-five fed deep. Had it not this circumstance, the loss of lifi have been considerably diminished citizens of Norwalk witnessed the i of tho train, and some of them cnlle tho engineer to step, as they fori danger; but no heed was taken, a the speed at which the locomotive i = going, it was impossible to stop in i prevent the accident The engineer, whose name is vs Tucker, beholding the danger, sprr is the locomotive, followed by one of men, nr.d Uio train passed on head! , the river. Many incidents occurrc scene of the disaster. A gentlemi '3 extracting himself, saved an infant c was under the oats of an aunt, the in seems, was drowned. A man wh ^ himself by breaking the o indow, s| the car and called for un axe to cl ,u the car to extricate his wife. Seve Is men in the vicinity hastened in th ]i. and were the means of saving inn Mr. Fluent was married the night | and his bride was one of the unfortu ~ ferrcrs. Mr. Larchicr, one of the d " on his person a very large amount c which has been taken possession o 9 Warnor, cashier of the JMainfield Bank Connecticut P" All the watches, jewelry, and oth ,r bios taken fVorn the bodies of the <! arc In possession of Justice Wee* >f Coroner. j. During the day and evening, th 10 of cars from New York and Boston, a largo number of persons to the n calamity, in search of their friends i lives. Mr. Bobbins, of this city, ? that his mother and sister wore on b g. train, arrived at.Norwnlk by Ihe 5 train, and there found his fears rw the snnouncement of the death of 1 mother and sister. The lateness of the hour, being c< to go to press, prevents a eonlinu the details consequent upon the cal e t~if WE clip the following fr >m York Sun :? n Desperate Attempt to take Ij j. Friday afternoon Fredrick W. M jj- young Gorman about 25 years of tempted to take the life of a younj ? named Madslide Thomson by shoi o with a pistol. It appears from the s ,f of Capt. Squires of the 11th ward, HI chacl had keen paying hia addreaaei Thompson, during the past winter suit had been forbidden bv the irirl n- and finally discouraged by the glr1 e- For several week a after tnis ho live ie idle life, and had frequently been ing about the corners, apparently 1 a opportunity of seeing her, and no pected hiin of intending to commit re although he had been heard to thn it. At the time abovo stated, howevi jt paired to the shade factory of Mr. C er, in Sixth street, where Miss T er was emploped in the ornamental 1 bo the business, and where none but n, prentice boys were present. iy Approaching her, he drew a p . said?" It is well I have found yc / you die." And pointing tho weape >t breast, nnapped it; but it misaed fi of then sprang past him, and ran up a ^ as she had nearly reached the hex stairs, ho fifed, the ball taking effi "r thick fleshy part of her left thigh. :it then ran down stairs, threw the plai b- yard, hastened to the Station H< ?o gave himself up to the Police. re The screams of the wounded j brought assistance. Dr. E. H. Kin called, and examined the wound, p tie ing it very serious, though not n< A fatal. Ths ball had passed to the ,jA around it in sueh s manner, that it < be extracted without danger. A paper was found in the prison* "j- et, written in German, which showi n- intended to take the girl's life, and himself. lie was basked up to awi suit of the injuries. n" The affidavit of Miss Thompson i on Saturday by Justice Welch, at th dence, no. 220 Fifth street, and con .C| fhe above statement. The act was ed by two apprentice boys, who a affidavit to the same effect. ie M ^ 'h The Now York Herald, in apei the Pacific Railroad says: "1 This survey, as we understand i o- indenticnl with the general route iu< if. the late hill of Mr. Rusk, w hich, ir I the pressure of time than from ^ causes combined, failed to paaa a nt regular session of tho Senate. It o- plates s railroad from tho opposite the Mississippi river, at Memphis, Arkansas, tho northern portion ofT thence across the desert country Mexico, to Alhuqurque on the Rk at w hich point the real buaineeeof I XJ tific topographical engineer will co nt for with little difficulty, and withe it engineering, a railroad jnay be co ic upon a grade almost practically e to a dead level from the Miaaiaaip Rio Grande at various points bet f,e buqurque and El Paso del Norte. tr F#T The Columbia Banner aayi M On Monday evening last, a yo man named Bridget Maguire, was ' by the marshals, soiling liquor torn 'e She was told to accompany ther Guard House?she walked about Jl when eke wu taken suddenly elek,m taken into her houae, when an* wai ln ately seized with convulsions and 18 Jury of Inquest was empannelled < Bj day, and npon the evidence of p 1 who made a poet mortem exarainatl >n diet was rendered, of death from c? |H of the brain." J HT Tn? Anderaon Gaiotte aayi i- " Akotmkr RtroLunoaanT Hxi >f ?We are informed that Mr. Thorn n ilton, a soldier of the Revolution, di residence of his eon. Col. Hamilton r, District, on Tuesday evening, the r. in tha ?4th year of Ms ega. " t H^a^^I w would be more out of your way "j ^ IXf tfifi * ^ ,?; & EDITORIALSUMMARY. fclearod Robert Airt> D*TE?tt0k.=^O* WednesiwpH for ^ay ^vetting last* the Jewelry Store of Mr. v aoain ?"n* Roftert WwS entered and wboed Of 11 speed' evend Gdd Watches, and othnt.etasU arti>n hnnt' c,es' ""long which were two Mttsfeat boxes, indcd off ^Jr" Ko?*n h*ving dlseOvere*! tbo thcfl the ? next morning, immediately lodged inform** inff itself tion pf the fact at the Police Offtee. On , follow Monday, one of the watches was offered for cars, ail "le ^ anegrubpy. Sam, the property of iter, and Bui , fo the proprietor of a shop ear was ,n Markehstreet, who being acquainted with Hero the ?*>e ro*bDory' nm* aospeciiug the negro, immediate information to Mr. Rogers. The sslstance Prem' e Sam, who resided in Society arinir to *rec*> wero then searched by the police, and UtJfor- "tolen articles all discovered, concealed le of the 'n n ^en cooP- th? examination, Sam er some having entered the store and sebcon for cr?tcd himself under the counter, until the j would famny l,ttd retired, when he appropriated the ? articles, and made his escape from a back ipproacli window.?C. Standard. d out to The Bishop.?Tho Carolinian after a ?aaw the flattering concurrence in the recent election nd from of the Rev. Thos P. Davis, as Bishop of tho wrs then Protestant Episcopal Church, for the Dioicason to coSo of this State, in which howovcr this journal decs not conceal its predilection for Edward tho Rev. P. J. Shand, it sayot 1? ..??? - 1 - . ? in if lrum - wo are, moreover, pleased lo team that tne fire- the Bishop elect will nrobnbly make Colony into umbia his place of residence. We must be <1 at the permitted to congratulate him, as Well na in. after the Church, on his promotion to the Eplshild who copal office?an office which we well khow ar.nt, it he is eminently fitted to fill with acceptance 10 saved to the whole diocese." pr a most melancholy accident occurral boat- rct' on !'un<'n.v "ftccnoon just after Cburcli 1 n.t Service, which resulted, we regret to say, in ... the death of a very interesting little gwl of nr vif,iw ^vc yeara af>r,,? the daughter of Mr. A. R. nnt. f- ^tillmnn, residing in Mazyck-st., between i ? .u , Broad and Queen-streets. It appears that if m'onev **,e child had been standing at tne Piazza f bv Mr <*oor? h"t ,l relative on the opposite Countv s'^? l',c "tre4-'t had J118' "t*rted to join her, ' when a pair of horses attached to a carriage . whose approach, being deaf, she had not Ir ** "d* heard, knoeked her down. The driver ocease , proinpt|y stopped his horses, and, it is bo' ' licvcd, the wheels did not toueh her. Be . that, however, as it may, when taken into '? jjj the house, it was discovered that she had f some serious Internal injury, nnd \no .?_ notwithstanding medical assistance was im, a mediately obtained, and every cafe and attention bestowed that skill or affection could f suggestjthe unfortunate little sufferer eipir,.? ,?f cd at about eight o'clock the same evening. SothhU Ckat- C,ntHer"f thf l0th I# i no American Medical Association impelled commenced its session in New York on ation of Tuesday. A discussion arose as to the amity, place of meeting next year. Dr Condie prolosed Philadelphia hut it was finally unan. mously agreed that the next meeting should the New be held in St. Louis City. The following officers were elected for tho ensuing year |rE Qn President?Dr. Jonathan Knight, ( onneci l' | ticutt ', Vice Presidents?Dr. Usher Parsons, r woman R',CK1C Island; Dr. Lewis, Condit, New Jef-oimr iinr sey; ^r- IIcnry R. Frost, South Carolina; iltemen! Dr- ? ^ Howard, Ohio, that Mi. Secret-tries.?Dr. E. I*. Beadle, New York; i to Miss ?r" Edwin Lanioine, Missouri. but his Treasure.?-Dr. D. Francis Condie Ponna. I's father About three hundred and fifty dt legates I herself! ? ere present d a loos# Sad ActlDhirT."?During the heavy blow sn loiter- which prevailed on Sunday last, a party conto get an sisting of alx persons, five men nnd a lad, one sus- about fifteen years of age, started from violence, Mount Pleasant Village for this city ; when satenher. between Castle PincVney and Hog Island er, he re- Channel, tho boat capsized in a sudden flaw, ioldstick- by which two of the party were drowned, hompton Henry Tally and the lad Charles Krauts, in branch of the employ of Mr. Clnnsscn, baker. The two np- other four were saved through the strenuous exertions of Major Crewa ami Mr. John lav>istol and Roche, who at some personal risk to them* ra : now selves, went out to their assistance.?Chat, in to her Standard. re? teEowi? DeLeo.x, Esq.?The Washington .tAirw, correspondent of the N. Y. Daily 7i?tri id of the ^wj? Del<e?n, Esq., formerly co^asii. ? ' ditor of the Columbia 8. C. Telegraph, and Michael wently co-editor of tho Washington Southtol In the ern prestt will almost certainly bo appoint>uac and t.j f*onsui Melbourne, Australia, which in nearly or quite as valuable now as a livernrl soon pOQi Consulate, bark was ro*?oanc- er. It is a little singular, says the Port cessarily Isnd Advertiser, thnt of five of the Presldenbone and tial candidates?one, Webster, ia dea,. ; an. :ould not other and the successful candidate, lost bin little boy soon after his election by a most sr's pock- distressing accident, and hie own and wife's >d that he l'ves wer? saved almost miraculously ; while then kill the third fourth and fifth, viz: Fillmore, Casi tit the re- Kn(l Douglas, have each had to mourn the loss of their wives sinco the canvass. Hurevns taken death strikes in high places, her resi- Population.?William Durby, Esq., has rohorates published in the National Intelligencer a i witness- statement of the probable population of the Tko made United States in 1950. Should the increase of the future be in the same ratio as the past, it appoars the aggregate population will then aking of be 495,973,000 souls. A Toombs Lawyer.?A man in New t, will be ^ork named Fitzgerald, is under indictment dicatcd in 'or hooting his wife, but tho general iinprealorc from *'on * l,,nl l^e w*" ceidental. Fitz..II (..u.,- gerald was brought up for trial on Tuesday, t tha last w',cn Calmer said "that the prisoner content- hlwl no ^"cnd but his counsel. He had ent shore of R counsel, and given him an order to through I''* goods and chattels, to take out a fee 'extts, aitd 'or '^turn il.c ruat Ut ; bul of he I1"* not Bt'on ^ counsel since; he having i Grande *he c>ty" Th6 District Attorney said I m.: that the statement was correct, and that the mmeaea * lRWTer referred to after poaaeasing himself tut much * *h? "fleets of the prisoner had a baroni structed d?d, leaving the prisoner entirely diatitute quivalent *"d frieodleae. pi to the Past, Present and Future Progress.? weea AL The editor of the Ht. Paul Minnceotian writes: We were at one time one of the only three white men residing within the , limit* of the present Bute of Iowa, which now hM a population of over 400,000. In lung wo- our own beautiful territory we have made detected many tripe between Prairie dn Chien and Bt. jgroea.? Peter's, and from Traverse dee Bioux, when n to the tiii, hotels we lodged at were in the open air, 10 steps, god our table furnished from the supply we - be earriod, or from the game we killea on the i immedi- route. Yet, with the Messing of God, we died. A hope to travel in a railroad car on a continues Toes- ous route from the MinneeoU river to New hysictana Orleans, end very probably to Ben Franon,aver eieeo. ingestion Bsutal Fahaticism.?Not many tnontha since the eheplain of e eoonty prison was very properly dismissed from hie aiteation ST by the magistrates, for forcibly hsldiuf the 10 Goax. finger of a women who was under sentence ? Ham- of death, in the flame of a candle, until it wnn ad at the blistered, in order as he uaM, to give her an i, In this kiee of the eternal rmflahnieot t* which she sd inst, would be doomed if she did net eonfcea her gmlt' to hkn.?Ijotubn Miming Advert rier Th* Force or Hasit.?Mr. Gladstone was once asked by a little boy to tell him oe lying something shout Cerberus, when the great with an orator,clearing hietbroat, eloquently began: aid the " Why, my time dear, we mnat divide the #aven, it mWeet into three heeds." The ||Mle boy insflpcthrely ran out of the room. pr Some friend baa kindly aent us a copy of the Sacramento (California) Union. Tfeo following item* we take from its coU urtea: ? Fair Weather ngnia gladdens tho fare of nature, after the aevete rains of three dny's uninterrupted continuance, and the fnce of 6j inches of water. Our atrceta are itt a wretched condition.? 8b rapid was the ntolting of the snow upon , the mot-hills, \vith tho fWebt flail of rain, that the riveft, in tens thah tt hoWrs, raised a perpendicular height bf biite fleet. The height attained by the flotjd haA been greater in consequent, than sinCe Hie occupancy of tho country by Auiericans. Repairs dono to the levee in the last six weeks, have secured it entirely from crevasses. A rcflow of waters into the city from a breach cut to let tho waters of tho lust flood out, and which had not undergone amendment, caused a third partial inundation of tho city. This is rapidly subsiding. Busiuess has been materially retarded by tho floods, and great loss to the agricultural j interests sustained. Miss Kate Hayes recently gave a concert in ttcfticla. Miska Hauscr is performing in Son Francisco. A new theater will be finished in Sacramento by tho first or May. The lower house of the California Legislature have passed the bill extending tho city front of San Francisco. SrtEKDtn SbKCiMEH.?On Saturday last we were shown one of the most singularly beautiful specimens of pure gold that has yet been shown to us in California. It was one lump composed of innumerable " sends," as though they had been taken in the hnnd of a giant, and squeezed promiscuously together. It Was taken out nl Paradise die ping*. El Dorado bounty, by Mr. Wm. hggus, weighs 8180, attrl Way 1k? aocn at the booking houac of Grim & Ituniler. Mammoth Broccoli.?A mnmmnth stalk of broccoli, (a species of the cabbage or brassica) raised at tne garden of Messrs. Smith & Burlier, two miles from Sacramento, on the south side of the American river, has been left nt this office for exhibition. It is five feet ten inches in height, and weighs 94 pounds! Bent it, who can. Shakes.?The immense volume of water that has come down from above, spreading itself in places back to the very bases of the mountains, and submerging almost the entire surface of tho earth in its course, has had the effect of M drowning out" thousands of snakes from their holes, and bearing tbeoi headlong with the rapid current. The levee fronting the city, has oeen literally lined with them in the hist few days?eo milch so, that many persons passing close along by the water's edge, stick in hand, have made a passtime of killing them and throwing their bodies on the embankment, where they are encountered at every few paces. Fl?ST or Armu?When did the first of April ever conic snd psss \Vithout numbering its scores of victims to the devices t?f waggery ? Such a thing is uhknoWh. In Knernnuinln fLi ArMsaUo >nv vtioii'ii nan a tVIII|"t'V? holiday. On- of the resorts to make thing* go off lively, was the nailing of pieces of money in the center of the aidwalks, which wore almost Invariably, stooped for and endeavorcd to bo picked np by passera-by. A burst of laughter from congregated knots of the btoya, who were certain to be in the near vicinity, soon apprised those making the attempt that they hail been u April fooled," and it was u refreshing" to witness the embarrassment of their manner, aa the^r ' dropped their heads and hurried from the presence of their tormentors. At the horse I market, the niece of money was tied by a string through a hole in its margin, after the manner adnptod by Mickey Frco; the string ' was carefully covered over with sand, while , the coin lay plainly exposed to view. When , the finder stoo{?ed. a jerk f;om the other end caused the money to elude his grasp?and he needed no fbrther proof that he had been " taken in." An article of salt from the store of Scuddef, Caffoll & Co., bearing a close resemblance to n fine article of New Orleans 1 augnt, hoaxed more people, perhaps, than all the other devices adopted. The cheat was ' onlv detected after the salt had been tasted, and many a tongue was cnused to smart under the Influence of " misplaced confidense." i Nekwvs Accidest.?Wo regret to state . that on Sunday evening, altout A o'clock, Mr. George Roberta, l'ressmau of this office, fell from tho second story of our composing room, on the pavement, fracturing his skull just above the right eye, and breaking his left arm, and dislocating his wrist. His re1 covery is doubtful.?Constitutionalist tf He' public, 10th. ( Kxn.osios or Gaj*--Rs?iabiiabmc Escort. ( -We learn that an accident, which came ve? , ry near proving quite serious, occurred at the house of llenry Atkins, Esq., No. 10, Bedford street, last evening. The gns fixtures in an ante-room connected with the ' parlor had been repaired during the day, and ' had been left so that the gas escaped freely. ' About dusk, a sod of Mr. Atkins entered the 1 room from the parlor, with a lighted lamp, 1 and instantly the gas exploded, causing u most frightful scene of destruction and terror. Most of the glass in the parlor windows was blown out, one of the heavy parlor doors ' was broken, and the drapery of the room instantly set on fire. The young man who carried the lamp was scorched, and a daughter of Mr. Atkins somewhat hurried about the head, but, most fortunately, no scrius injury wua sustained by either. The fire communicated to the drapery was put 1 out in' a little while, and what threatened to ire a touiUgTalicu was happily --.elded. The premises show a sad scene of havoc, and it I ts really remarkable that a more serious ro' suit was not prod'iccd by the explosion and flame.?Motion Transcript. Psoras-ruts or Chabcoal?Among the many properties of charcoal may be mentioned, its power of destroying smell, taste and color; and, aa a proof of its poaaeviAg the firit quality, If it be nibbed over putrid meat, the flavor will be destroyed. If a pioce of \ charcoal be thrown into putrid water, the putrid taste or smell will Ire destroyed, and thus be rendered completely fresh. Bailors arc aware or una; lor w hen water ta bad at sea, they are in the habit of throwing pieces of burnt biscuits iato it to parity it Color is materially iaHueaesd by charcoal, and in 1 numbers of instaaces in a very irregular way. If yon take a dirty bUek syrup and filter it throagh be rut charcoal, the ester will be removed. The charcoal of animal matter appears to be the beat for this purpose. You may Warn the influence of charcoal in destroying eelovs by filtering a bottle of port wine through it; io the irttration it will lose a great portion of this ester sod besoms tawny; repast Urn process two or three times, and yam have destroyed it altogether. If sight men dig twehrs days and find " mix kom heraus," how long most twentytwo dig to find just double the amount of this precious material f Answers, containing remittances, will be received till the completion of the railroad to the Pacific. Every married man should Hit his wife have the tea.iogoaoeut ef the Home Department, and give Iter, an ?ssretary, the control of the different Iwumaus, bat doul lot her have anything to do with the War Department. #fcit?rv3 ?b, From the following, which we take front the Family Friend, we are gratified t<) find thnt the Southern people are begin* ning to place n correct estimate upon that pnp^ We consider the Friend at the pres*Vll Irtw rate ($1.00 per copy* where twenty copies arc taken,) the cheap* est paper in the Union. ObR Reduced Rates.?We are rejoiced sr. fo see, from the (rapid increase of our list* lhal be* terms find favor in all quarters. Don't be afraid, friends, of sending too many names ; we calculate largely | upon having "tVnchtv thousand subscribers before I lie ctttl of the year?and will have no objection to fifty thousand. Which, large ns the number is, i? leas than some Northern journals?not more meritorious ?have at the South. Graham's Magazine.?In advance of all the other monthlies, comes Graham for June. We find soveral interesting articles in this " number, and none more so than the ono headed rt Central America." Among the list of contributors to this number we find tho names of Wm. llenry Herbert, Thos. Buchanan Rc:ul, Mrs. S. C. Hall,die. July will commence a new volume of Graham a Magazine. To subscribers to our paper we I will furnish this mnguzino at 82.00 per f year. New subscribers by payiug us $4 will receive the Ledger and Graham'* Magazine ore year. GEO. R. GRAHAM, I Philadelphia. ( Tiie May number of the Southern Agricul- \ tnnst is certainly the best yet. * \ It ia compactly filled with much general useful agricultural information. Mr. Stokes deserves credit for the very handsome man^ ner In Whivh it is gotten up. Terms $1< per year. It. M. STOKES. - ' Lnurcnsi illc, S.C. The London Quarterly Review. , ? Contents of April Number. 1. Scropes History of Castle Comlie. Q. Human Hair, ) 3. Tho Old Countess of Desmond. 4. Hungarian Campaign?Kossuth and Georgcl, & ttoanih Sir John Franklin, ft, BUTklnghipn Papers, ' 7. Apsley llouse? 8. The Two Systems at Pentonvillc. U. Manuel on tne Duke of Wellington. , Tiif. British Review, consisting of the I/er? don Qnnrterly, Edinburgh, North Britlnlt and Westminster and 11 luck wood'* Magazine are republished in the United State* at J&3 oach.twtt for $.5, or all for $10. Add rc>** LEONARD SCOTT, t Co? . Publishers, New York. Correspondence of the Southern Patriot. Columbia, May 8, 1853. . laist night 1 went with'Col. Orr and Co'* Witherspoon to the Concert of Mias Ellen Brennon. She ia deitincd to be the Jenney ( lind of America, mid ] heard a distinguish- 1 I'd gentleman nay that in many renpccts she was "the equal of the divine Jcnney." ! am sure in person and features she far exceeds Jenncy, and this is somclhiug, too, in good singing, for the eye likes * j be pleased as woll as the ear, at n tnustool concert. Well ibay Mian Ellen be termed "the Nightingale ? of (folunbia." Her voice is a fortune, and we said last night, to an ex-Governor of r .?u? _ to - 1? . ? v.fMvnuu, w nimi iiHicrwng vo iu sweet melody, thW she should go ithrorfd, and sing to the world. There is a jniwer und compass in the tones of her voice, which, at first* startled me. I thought to myself, "Croat God, what a public speaker you would make.** But there is it sweetness, n melody, a chnrm in her voice far exceeding its power and compass. Heretofore 1 have associated with a stentorian voice roughness and harsh* neas. I did not conceive it possible for the human votes to be to loud und at the tattlS time so sweet. The command, toOj which she has over her V0?r?, Jft moduUtihg its tones, is equal to tho power w hich she exercises over the instrument on which she plays. This was most manifest in the "Bird's . Song," which she sung. But it was in "Home, Sweet Home," that he extent of . her voice appeared. "The I>ittlo French Drummer lioy" whs charmingly sung.? "Morning's Dawn"' was exquisite, and so was "Tho WuqdcrtT.'' Over and over ngoin her songs were encored by the refined and numerous audience present Roquets warp showered down on her till I thought aha would be unable to earry I hem off* the stage. Ever and anon she was applauded, and moat grnccfully did she make her acknowledge inenta fur these gratifying and (Uttering compliments. Ellen is about eighteen or nineteen, just blooming into womsuhood, with a person and form of exquisite symmetry, gruce, and dignity. Her features ars all lovely, regular and expressive of great intelligence, beauty and sweetness of temper. I am sure no wooiao aver had such a face without possessing a good heart. Mho was dressed with great taste and beauty, and vary much after the loanihn of Jenney land* Ellen has been a pupil ot Mrs. llaaael, a German ladv of high rtMeto as a teacher of music. Her voice waTfcaprcciated by Mrs, \ Huaael,and she haa assisted her in it#cultivation. Last night her patron, teacher and friend, Mr*, llaaael, was present, and seemed to enjoy, as much as Ellen herself, the success of the evening. A little tnda- ( ing, and such a man as liarnum to manage would ensuro Ellen Brennon a hundred i thousand dollars, ten thousand hearts, and a fame aa wide as the world. BT FRIDAY'S MAIL. 0 i Telegraphic Intelligence from Char. Courier? Later fiom Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE HERMANS. I T... It U ! -? 1 ' * * ~ | a mb VJ. o. mall HW1 imp IlinaUO, U(p> I Uin lliggina, Arrived to-day at New York with ISO passengers. The Hermann, loll I Southampton on the 97th ulL, and brings three days later Advices, an abstract of wkiekl is subjoined. ? Livkapool Markets'?Cotton had sot changed, the markets closing on the 96th witli steadineaa, but without animation,? The sales of the three days, suoeeeding the departure of the Asia wereH^OOO ball, sSd the quotations reported are: Fair Orleans 6id.; Middling Orleans 6}.; Fair Upisnds bid., Middling 6fd. ? The Corn market was firm without change. Is Flour an advance of 3d. had taken flse.. 8U11 Later from j I ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. The British mail steam ship Cambria^ Captain Dongtaon, haa arrived at Halifax from Uvsrwpl, which port lbs left on the 30th nit. HeTsdvieee from Hhvre ate to the 90th alt. m . Livaaroot. Markets ?The sales of the ,week are 49/XX) bales. No change had laken place in the ruling rales, ^though a bet. ter feeling prevailed among holders when* iHit Stock on band was fonnd u> be 770/>00 showing a reduction of 66,000 bales. Of the week's aslea, 6pecnlatora took 9000 and "T&At?*Wfesa, (mneivld U liver pool on the 97th sH,) pwMM no afpnr* .d#1 9* f V i T - M