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JS" ' "* Cnmapiraiienrt. ! NEW YORK. \ Reaction?History of th? Palace?Design* t submitted^*-Firrm of the Building?the di- ^ tnensions?the Dome?Octagonal 'I\nr?rs ?Material?Quantity used?the Decora- 11 Hons Visitors? Average Attendance? 1< Model of the Washington Monument?In- ^ scriptions?Present slate of the Monument ? Contributions to the Cause?Departure of Lord Ellesmerc?Death of Rev. Dr. 1 Parks?Arrival of an Irish Patriot?Con- t vie/ from Australia. , Nkw York, July 26,1853. j Mb. Editor :?Reaction is always equal | to action ; so the natural Philosophers tell as, and we find it true in our own case.? The stonn of excitement, which ten days ago, on the occasion of tho President's visit and opening of the Crystal Palace, set us all adrift, has been followed by a complete calm. Those who have been detained in tho city by a desire to see tho pagennt, have follow ea in me wake of the rest, and left us poor Iatcs of business behind to the tender mercies of foul atmosphere, filthy gutters, and red hot bricks. We will postpone our Jeremiads, however, and embrace this opportunity of escorting you to the Palace, taking a le'surc view of the exterior, and glancing at the materials, dimensions, &.c.?what they call at Congress the statistics. The Idea of the Exhibition was of course suggested by the one in London. Tho company was incorporated in March 1852, and shortly afterwards, obtained from tho city authorities, for the nominal consideration of one dollar, the lease for five years of a lot of ground 455 feet long and 445 feet wide, adjoining the lower Croton Reservoir, and known as Reservoir Square. The unfavorable ahape of the ground for architectural purposes obliged the Directors to reject many of the designs which were submitted ; they at last, however, decided in favor of one handed in by two artists of this city, Carstonson and Gildemcister. The form is that of a Greek Cross, the arms of which arc of equal size, their length being 365 feet and their width 149. Where they intersect, a magnificent dome one hundred feet in diameter, has been constructed. Though of course inferior in size and splendor to the celebrated dome of the Pantheon, or that of the eichth wonder of thn world?8? At Rome, it yet fur exceeds anything we havebeforo had in this couutry, and shows of what fine architectural effect this structure is capable. To gain the room which it was found necessary to have, the spaces between the arms of the cross were enclosed and ndded to the mAin edifice. These triangular additions, however; were carried up only one story ; so that while the ground plan is octagonal in shape, the upper part preserves the original form of a cross. From the top of the dome, lloats the American Flag, while from the octagonal towers at the extremeties of the arms, wave the Penons of France England, and other European states. Masonry hos been altogether avoided, in the construction, and wood as much as possible. For these iron has been aubstiluU*<l wUhUMbsatrasaUs. Of xhm WSe mirterial 1900 tons of cast and 300 tons of wrought, Knvfl Tv*nn omnlAvo^ TKa . f w wu VU4|/?WJ VV4. JL. IIV TTIIU1G 13 UIICIU^" ed with glass, one eighth of an inch in thick* ness and rendered translucent by enammeling. Fifty-five thousand square feet of glass thus prepared have bcem used. Henry Groenough, brother of the lamented sculptor of t hat name, has had charge of tl e] a orations of the building. He has performed his part with taste and judgment.? The iron work of the exterior h as been paint ed a delicate bronze, while tho ornaments aro gilt, thus standing out in beautiful relief. The prevailing tone of tl e inside is a rich cream color, relieved by the judicious use of red, blue and yellow, and gilt ornaments occasionally intersperced. All the decorations are done in oil colors except those ?f the dome, which are executed in Tempera on canvass. A Ithfllltrh t hnro !> nn immftnofl fl.n" ^ visttors, a* on the day of opening, and although when you enter owing to the vastnese of the edifice you think there are very few there, yet the records show that tie interest has not abated and that the attendance is quite respectable. At each entrance are two turn-stiies, through which visitors have to pass and by so doing register them on a dial. The number of visitors is thus obtained with perfect accuracy at the end of the day. The results for last week showed that 36,114 persons visited the Palace, of whom 9,606 were admitted on season tickets. The receipts for the six days were 8,147. It is probable that this average will rather increase than diminish, when our citizens begin to return from the country and the intelligence that the Exhibition is complete attracts visitors fsoaa the cities in the vicinity. The dog-days are not favorable for travelling, and those that can are postponing their trips until 8irius shall no longer be in the ascendent Trim mustachios and the unknown tongne that are everywhere jabbered (excuse that vulgar but expressive word) show that a fair proportion if not the majority of those that now patronis* th*Exhibition are foreigners. Yesterday the cash receipts at the doors were #1807.76, 3,660 persons being admitted an ingle tickets, &ud 1300 on season tickets. ICarochetti's magnificent status of Washington is not the only tribute in the Palmes to the Father of onr Country. Besides numerous smaller statuettes and busts, one of the galleries contains a model Are feet high of the Washington Monument It etands on a pedestal, on the four sides of the bsse of wbieb are the following inncription"To contribute to the memory and glory of Washington, should be the pride of every Ameri eu heart." MA Tribute to Washington."? "Erery American should feel U his duty to i contribute to the Washington National < Monument" "Ten cents from each riaitor will complete this great national work." It | 1 may be wall to add tot the information of j tboaw wh^^^not know in what stats the . b, that A baa reacbsd a height oWW feet, and thnl taoO/WObaua \ Jt. >een thus far expended on it. When comilctod, it is to bo 620 foot high, and will cost, a is estimated, $1,600,000. On the four orners of the pedestal are placed boxes into rhich those who feel inclined slip their conributions. With an eye to the frailty of poor uman nature, and in opposition to the coinwind which prohibits tho right hand from etting its mate know what it givcth, these oxes have been made of thick glass; so hat there is every inducement, when you ire surrounded by a crowd, to put in a quarer or even a bill instead of the insignificant iiuie or tip which might otherwise be the limit UAli* altnv'l if A ? ? ?*? noaon.) !*?? i 1? .. v/i J uui vciaiiijfi nv pnoscu ujf uic boxes yesterday, wo observed a motley eollection of all manner of coins, among which coppers were not the least numerous. There were a few bills, and pockets full of silver, which must have made the mouths of retail tradesmen water, when they remembered how hard it is in these days of scanty specie to get change for n dollar. The contributions thus far have amounted to $479.67, and average about $45 a day. A register is provided on the pedestal, in which those who contribute are invited to record their names. Lord Ellesmere, the chief of tho English Commission, left New York yesterday with his family. They have gone to Boston, and thenco intend visiting Springfield and othei places in the neighborhood ; nftcr which Ijidy Ellesmere goes to England, while her husband proceeds to Halifax, and returns at his leisure. Lord Ellesmere has been ill the greater part of the timo since his arrival here from Canada ; he was well enough, however, to visit the Palaco last week, and seemed much pleased with all he saw. Sir Charles Lyell, the eminent geologist, also a member of the Commission, will return to England in a couple of weeks ; the other me mbers remain till the Fall. The Rev. Dr. Parks, an Assistant Minis ter of Trinity Church in this city, died on tlu 21st inst, on boaid of the Steamer Arctic.? ue was buried 10-aay in 1 rinny v.cmeiery. There is no local news stirring,except the arrival in this city yesterday of O'Donohuc one of the compeers of Meagher and Smitli O'Brien, who was transported to Australia on account of his taking part in the Irish movement After tho most thrilling adventures and escapes, he succeeded in reaching Tahiti, where with the assistance of Mr. Kelly, our consul, he got on board of a vesse bound for San Francisco. Ho left that city on the 1st iust, and reached here in the Nor them Light. He intends becoming a citi zen of our republic and pursuing his profes sion among us. Yours, HUDSON. CHARLESTON. Sullivan's Island, Moultrie House, Mount Pleasant, Kerry floats. Miss Ellen Ilrennan, Ship Galena, Yellow Fever in New Orleans, Steam Ships to New York, The Osprcy, Charleston, S. C.,July 29, 1853. Mr. Editor :?The " Queen City of the South," though usually dnll at this season of the year, yet, on account of adjacent attraetions, wears by no ia??n> ? *? ?> ? -ft?-r. "use ttre expression) nt this time. Old Sullivan's Island, which in the oldei time, was visited in the afternoons, when th< veteran Etiwan unmoored herself from Ad ger's Wharf, at 4 o'clock, hiking down per haps forty or fitly gentlemen to play at Bil liards, at the Point house; is now hourly vis ited by hundreds. The great point of at traction there at this time, is the Moultrii House. Mr. Niekerson, who will taki charge of the Singleton House, in this city when completed, gives entire satisfaction a: mine host of the Moultrie House. He is ablj assisted by Mr. T. J. Cornel. I am sure i any of our upper country friends desire a lit tie recreation, the end could not be better attaincd than by a visit to the Moultrie House on Sullivan's Island. Attractive os the Island is, I must not per mit it to obscure that beautiful and thriving little town Mount Pleasant, so re-christenc< from Haddrill's Point. Mount Pleasant ii really a delightful place?there is a fine Ho tel here,and every amusement one can desire besides, those fond of piscatory nmuscmcni can he gratified. Most frequently one's exposure to the hot sun in a eanoe, will meei with its reward. The ferry boats make the trip from the city to Mount Pleasant it about twenty minutes, and to the Island ii about half an hour. This ferry has beei the means of enhancing very materially th( real estate at Mount l'lensant. l?ta which were once bringing ^ 100, will now brinjj $500 or more. " Carolina's Mocking bird," Miss Ellen Tlr?nn.nn nf PnlnniliU nrnvn no n /innnnrl m b'"v M" "* VV,,VVI ' v* Wednesday evening last. The weather wsi very unpropitious, dark clouds in the after noon, floating about, betokening rain, not withstanding, Hibernian Hall was very well filled. Miss B. was suffering from a bron chial complaint, and was under the care 01 a physician; yet, I am glad to say, she acquitted herself very well indeed. Miss B has a difficult career before her, and it behooves her to place not too high an estimate on her proficiency, or she may be disappointed, and a disappointment now would prove forever fatal to her success. A fine ship, the Galena of New York, from New Orleans, bound to Havre, with some 2100 bales of cotton, arrived here on Wednesday, on fire, having been struck by lightning. Soon after she was struck at sea, and diecovered to he on fire, the brig Anna Marqarkha hove In eight, and accompanied the Galena to this port. It was thought here that the ship would bo entirely destroyed, but our vigorous and energetic fireman, after 17 hours labor, succeeded in pumping in water to ths depth of twenty feet, which extinguished the Are. It is not known as yet the axtcnt of the injuries she has received. Reports reach us of the prevnUncsof V slow fever in New Orleans. This fearful Summer epedemic, will aver retard the propass of the Creaeeat eity. Ths poorer ilssase srstha principal victims. The deaths ham numbered f" 439. Our Steam ships ply regularly and successfully between this city and New York twice every week. At this season of tho year, the travel wends North, therefore many more depart than arrive. The Osprcy, a fine Steamer, leaves here every alternate week for Philadelphia. She leaves on the 6th and 20th August. The price of Cabin passage to New York is $25, to Philadelphia $15- The fare from Philadelphia to New York is $3. I might give you a few more dottings, but Mr. Editor, my hand is sorely tired, I will take this to the office, and then ho ! for the Moultrie House. BATTERY. ITminister i LANCASTERVILLE, S. C. 1 WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 3,185: We tender oar sincere thanks to tin . kind friends who havo of late so mnleriall; ? assisted us in increasing our subscriptioi - list. To no one arc wo more grateful thai io mu i-osi .ussier ai I'lnevuie, A'. U. , t-if- 'J 'he Greenville Patriot says Hiatal , though it appears that it is an ill-fated spo i where Messrs. Ivilgore & Lester's factor; i was burnt; that being the third factory do . stroyed there by fire, that those enterprising r gentlemen will at once commence to erec . another. S. C. Rail Road. Mr. Lythgo, the former superintendent o - this Road, has been elected chief Kngince . of tho Rabun Gap Rail Road. \V. M Stockton Esq., chief Engineer of the Char lotte Road, will succeed Mr. Lythgo. The Bank of Chester. By advertisement in the Chester Standan wc seOjthat the next installment of $10 pei , share will be required to be paid by the firs of September. Express Companies Tho Columbia Banner, and some othc ,?!i, 1 ' Why how do you suppose they serve us??About the first ot April n package wa i sent us from New York by Combs &. Co1 a Express.?We received it tho first of Jun< Comment is unnecessary ; others have sai - enough. As will be seen by advertisement a pit nic will be given here on Saturday nex " and nn address delivered by George McC 8 Witherspoon, Esq. Hung. s Two of the negroes, Winney and Ber f convicted of the murder of the late Mrs. Mai 1 tha Cunningham of Liberty Ilill, sufTere the extreme penalty of the law on Ftida last, at the place where the murder was con: 5 ?> * It i oil On account of the peculiar nit nation ? - Phillis, who wan also tried, and sentenced t j bo hung at the same time, a respite has bee i granted her by the Governor until Apr s next. The Crops. t We have just returned home, and havin passed through a large portion of the Du t tricl,are rejoiced to say the crops look mnc s better than we had anticipated.- The lut \ refreshing showers, (since the 4th ult.) hav > brought out the corn wonderfully. Col i ton ?9 far as we are able to judge, is doin J well, and an average crop no doubt will b > made. Business Notice. i We beg our farmers to notice the ndvei i tiserncnt of Messrs. Chambers, J offers &. Ct i Charleston,?not only notice it?cut it ou and paste it some place whcro you can a) way* it. | Theae gentlemen nre known to us b; . reputation, and if they do not give entir f satisfaction?why, take the Ledger office fo . deceiving you. Newspaper Changes. 1 Major Towres has retired from the edi torial control of the Greenville Mountaineer J if- rt- a* I Jt J -?aL- * nnu m?a umposea w me paper? Mr. ffl^^Hbeston, who will in future edi it new proprietor every sue ccmThe Barnwell Sentinel is offered for sale Mr. Rronson, the present proprietor, repre senta it to be in a flourishing condition. As will be seen by advertisement, whicl we publish in this paper, the Camden Jour nai is also for sale. We doubt not but on< who would devote his entire attention to th< t business will And the the Journal office i lucrative one. We would suppose a pape could be printed in Camden cheaper than a tiiis place, rents being low, transportation o materials for printfhg, easier, die. We trust our friend Major Warren wii find the new vocation in which he is abou to engage, not only pleasant, but profitable TM# newspaper business is s hard one^? Yen are obliged to stick at your poat ulik< death to a daad nigger," or else sailer peon niary lose. Lewisville Female Seminary. A Wi liad the pleasure of seeing our fKend ^ Dr. Wm Wylie a few weeks ago, and al- ^ though a little notice has already appeared in our paper relative to the Female Semina- .f ry utaI.ewisvillo, we desire, from what wo t heard from the Doctor, to give a moro ex- o tended one. Dr. YVyl ie informed us, thatthj Semina- y ry is in a most nourishing condition ; the R pupils aro always pleased (a rare thing) and | tho parents, (a still rarer circumstance) in- ^ variably evince the greatest satisfaction at . the proficiency acquired by their daughters. We recollect of having passed by the place, and our recollection of the locality, is that it is one of the most desirable in the j upper country for u Female Seminary. Wo have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with Mrs. Wylie the Principal, but from what wc learn, we are sure she is ^ in every respect qualified for the post she occupies. We confidently recommend this Seminary to our friends, assuring them, that it is useless to send their daughters or wurds to some remote corner of the state, when such advantages are offered them but a few miles Irom out own District. Again do we direct attention to the advertisement. For tho information of persons desiring to visit Glenn Springs, we publish tho following. Glenn Springs is quite a pleasant place, and Mr. Zimmerman a most courteous and obliging gentleman. Glenn Springs. To the Publisher* of the. Mercury. Gentlemen : Please publish the following j J analyse of the Glenn Springs water. One wine quart, contains six cubic inches B of Sulpheurettcd Hydrogen Gas. y. solid contents. 24 grains Sulphate of Magnesia, 10 do do do Soda, 11 5 do do do Lime, 4 do Muriate of Lime, 3 do Super. Garb, of Soda, Anulyscd by Thomas S. "Pleasants, M. D., ^ of Richmond, Virginia. P. S.?A four horse Coach leaves Chester f on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; also - a four horse Coach leaves the head of the y uaurens Kaiiroad on Tuesdays, Thursdays, \ and SatnrdnvH^nfter the arrival of the Cars. J. C. ZIMMKRMAN, Glcnu Spring*, Spartanburg Pist. S. C. 1-iT The follow ing gentlemen were inf stalled by I'. C. R. Jas. F. Burr, ofHoers cf r Waxhaw Tent, I. O. O. R. for the ensueing . quarter: \\". A. Moore, C. R. A. C. Thompson, I). It. I). A. Button, Sh'pd. David P. I It-minis, It. S. ^. M S. Thos. SQttrflfo, O. G. James B.irr, P. C. R. r . "r The world these days is nil excitement. (j The people lovo excitement. Ths mail nrrives?we open tlie newspapers, and every i paragraph is of an exciting character. The , fact is, when we sit down to write our "lenj der" for the next paper, we feel a kind of regret, that we have no murder, fire, or some kindred calamity to record. YVe are going ' to make nn editorial out of n little thing,? I' sometimes, a cloud no bigger than a man's hand, increases by degrees, until finally the whole earth is deluged. Before we left home we noticed an nrticle ) in the YVinnsboro Register, not only taking us to task for writing editorials on Sunday ,1 night, (if wc recollect aright.) but also, snyv ing something about the "big head." To the charge of writing editorials on Sunday, we do not see any harm in that, yet in justice to oursclf friend Britton, we must inform o you that it is not nn invariable custom for n us to do so. It is a terriMe disease that j "big head." Our head wns heavy on thftt night, but it was not ths "big head." The "big head" is a peculiar disease, and if suf- j ferod to continue, will inevitably prove fu- ; tal. It produces in it* action, a strange in^ fluence over man?changes n quiet, inotlcnI sivu man, to a disorderly citizen?makes a trOe friend, a seeming foe?takes away, or draws out, all the ennobling characteristics ^ of its victim, and makes him one, though partaking of the lorin of man, a very demon ! ^ Vet, nnd strange it is too, utmost invariably the case the poor victims of this sad diseuso are the very best of fellows. Yes, true it it so. Not that one cannot be n good fellow without being afflicted with the "big head." Oh no. But in very many cases, the afflic' ted ones are uien of the most noble, gene'' roue, whole souled dispositions. Strange, " yes strange, a peculiar, unaccountable infatuation, will induce men to encourage tiie v disease,?and then again, there arc abso'ute8 ly some who try to have a fondness for the r means used to bring on the "big head" and cannot. We love to illustrate as we go along?and that by facta. This very month, eight years ago, ahand some young man, with raven curls hanging ', on his ahoulders, leaned on our arm as we > walked up Broadway New York. We were t then quite young. 1 lis etep was feeble, and - the reaeon was found in hia countenance.? Disease was about to faaten his clawa upon t hia vitals. Life was quivering, and held . upon the poise, would be governed by the conduct nod action* of the poaae&sor. Thin i seme "big hoed" disease had time end again . been upon him?he eould be cured?(the b "big head" disease ia cureable,) but he would a not be cured. But a few short months, and a St Mary's Church Yard in Charleston rer coived his rvmains. This was eight years t ago. lie left a father and two brother*? f they were all alike subject to this "big head" diseaae?the fall of the firat, surely taught I an admonitory lesson T No. To-day they t all sleep in St Mary's Church Yard. No . better men walked the etveeta of Charleston - than did they. Bet we take the other side > of the pictnre?then tell as why it is. Butr, threo weeks ^go, ooe we were intimately acqqgnUd with in IKe, waa laid in the grave. v i good fellow he was, and never was trouled with the " big head" disease. And rhat suppose you ho has told us. "Sir, 1 uve engaged in every vice; to complete the c ategory of vices, I needed this one, (mean- ? 3g tho "big head,") I tried to encourage a q astc, I wished for the effect, but for tho lifo p f mc I could not use the menus," (to bring n the "big head.") This is but one instance, ' re could give a dozen, but this is enough ; . nd yet there be somo poor devils, who I lead-long rush into the whirl pool, quaff tho * Irnft until nature yields, and then almost ' f not quite, die of tho "big head." So it is, t ind strange it is too. , But this is enough about tho "big head" I liseaso?if we say much inoro, every reader 1 )f our paper will declare the editor is Injuring under the disease?so wo leave it. ' | 1 ? ? ? ? 1 debitor's <? a lj I f. I * c ? ' < [Jodey'b Lady's Book.?This valuable J monthly with its accustomed punctuality \ came to hand n week ago. Tho August ' number is a very handsome one. Besides J the plates, which are splendid, especially , ' "The Village Beau," there are a number i ' of very choice literary productions. The { Press sp?ak highly of "The Mysterious , ' Box," and other articles, which as yet wo ' have not had time to read. Price of Co- t dey's lady's Book, three dollars per year. ( Two copies $5.00, and so on. ( Address, 1?)UIS A. COOKY, Philadelphia. j Graham's Magazine.?The August mini- j beris before us. "Household Treasures," j is n handsome plate. The articles in this j number are from the pens of Mrs. K. J. ' Karnes, Mrs. S. ('. Ilall, R. H. Stoddard, 1 Henry William Herbert, and others of ce- I lebrity. Mr. Graham spares no pains to i increase the interest of his Magazine, and ' as it should be. a generous patronage is , his reward. Price of Graham's Magazine i three dollars per year. Two copies $5. i and so oi|. Address; G EO. R. GR A! IAM. Philadelphia. _ ! Mark Hcrdlkstonf. ok the two Brothers. ; ?This a a novel by Mrs. Moodie, sister of Agnes Strickland, author of the laves of the Queens of England. Mrs. Moodie i is the author of that popular novel. I Roughing it in the hush," w hich fact of itself gives character to "Mark Hurdle-' stone. A critic says: "Since the d-?v? ut "Frankenstein." win;; Hyron and Shelly ! declared themselves surpassed hy Mrs. i Shelly's work, there has not been so powerful or so exciting a novel as this one hefore us." I)K WITT & DAVENPORT, New -York. MT The following we find in the Char-1 lotto Democrat. A similar art'clc appears j in the Whig. These complimentary articles I do but simple justice to our friend Mittig' Had we space, we would publish Professor ' Faraday's article in this paper. In our next we will publish the full explanation of Pro- , feasor F. taken from the Loudon Athcntctain. -I., thi. number of tlii? ,.,prr 1^ feasor Faraday, of London, "which prove that tlio Tahlc-Movings are brought about by muscular exertion?thai the table is pulled around by the experimenters vvithoutH^Tng'Coiiseioiis of it, and not moved j by electricity or any other hitherto unknown power. These experiment* but con- 1 firm the tluorv and experiments of Dr.! Mittag, published by hint nearly a \ear ago in the Charleston Courier ami in ! some of the Noithern papers. Ho was j the first to present to the world tho true philosophy of this phenomenon, to account , for which, tho bruins of tho multitude I and tho scientific were puzzled?and to j illustrate the iulluenceof the will u|>on the I muscular system not hitherto fully appro- 1 dated. t%? u ? >v c recollect well, th.it, when Dr. Mil- i tag first published his theory, and ail account ot' his experiments in proof of it* truth, the prejudices of the world so strongly favored the belief, that electricity, or spirits of the other world wero agents in the manifestation of this wonder, lie "was believed to have taken," to use the language of the Halt-more Clipper, "but a superficial view of the subject. This promptnes in discovering, and his boldness and perseverance in supporting the truth in a number of publications on tliis subject in the face of the most furious fanaticism, as well as the highest scientific authorities of the country all arrayed against him, entitle him to the highest credit as a mental philosopher and as a 1 public lienefactor. Our readers will np- j predate this, when they reflect upon tho fact, that the subject was one that commanded the attention and tedeous experiments of Professor Faraday, of London and, being misunderstood, had made considerable progress in alarming all classes of society, and tilling the lunatic usylums with its deluded victims?and that it was used to unsettle Christian belief. Horible Atrocity. Thf.se whs a writ of haltea* corpus mnde returnable before Chancellor Dargan, whilst holding Court at Greenville which disclosed one of the most atrocious crimes w o haw ever heard of in a civilized ami Christian country. We are glad, fyr the honor of our district, that it did not occur in Greenville. It wm not our purpose, it first, to allude to this horrible crime, but inasmuch as the perpetrators of it have not been discovered, .1.1-1. 1. J_.~ A- - At _ A A, .1 A - we iiiiiik ii uur uuiy 10 my iiiui inu uimrioi of Spartanburg, una especially tliu good people of the neighborhood when' it was committed, owe It to themselves and their country, aa well na to the eaose of juatice find humanity, to hunt up and ferret out the brutal monsters. Should they escape undetected, it will be a reflection on the neighborhood and district, that the habitation of p poor and defenceless, but respectable widow woman, should be entered in the night, by two ruffians and fiends in masks, her feet and handa tlod, and her person violated by both of them! Her aereaina and yella, at last, were henrd by aome of her neighbors, who came nnd found her in thnt deplorable and agonizing condition. Suspicion rusted on two individuals in the neighborhood, who were arrested, nnd who proved an alibi I?efore Chancellor Dargan, on the return of the writ of habeas corpus. There must be some duo to ascertain the real villiant, if every body in the neighborhood will set themselves 1 to work to get hold of it When they are discovered they will not go unwhipped of I justice.?Gramrti/a Patriot. i EDITORIAL^UMMARY. * IIor kibi.e.?Two men in Illinois, near La- ^ en. citnie to n torriblo dcnth Inst week. A ompanion had stole n bottle of liquor, as he upposed, which he handed thetn for a treat. Nicy both drank of it in such haste thnt its lungency and deadly power were not dis- i ovcrcd until too late to avert the evil. It | urned out to be nitric acid, diluted in rain j a vater, said to have been procured for pur- r loses of galvanizing. But a moment elapsed j11 efore they fell to the earth, overwhelmed 1 vith the most intense and excruciating pain. " I'hcy rolled and tumbled, and clawed their l1 aces and tho earth with both hands, indica- ' '' ing, by tho contortions of their bodies and J1 groaning, all that agony which would if they 11 ind swallowed red-hot coals. Death soon I nsued. JrfT" A boy named Williams, about sev- | ntcep vears of age, was murdered in Paris, n Kentucky, on Saturday last, by a man named f Hastings. Hastings met the boy on the itrcct and told him thnt his father had charg- j d him (Hastings) with stealing, to which t lie boy replied that he was not aware that r lis father had mndo such a charge. Hast- t ngs then called him a liar, and the youth ] then remarked that if he had astick he'd strike ] liim. Hastings banded bim a stick, and at | the same time plunged a knife into him, , causing bis death immediately. Tho mur- | dcrcr was arrested and placed in jail. | Choi.era Morbus prevails cxten- ! sively in the. Northern cities, and among the | deaths are numbered several prominent in- ] 1 dividuals, of whom we notice Dr. Robert j 1 Butler, State Treasurer of Virginia, at Rich- j inoml, and Col. J. Price Wctlierill, of Phils- ! delphia, Mr. O'Connor,the District Attorney . of New Pork, had a narrow escape from the j 1 same disease. S-t?" Tiik Degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred at the late commencement of l'.mory College, Oxford. (Jeo. upon the Rev. Benjamin Jenkins of this city, missionary to i China from the Methodist Kpiscopal Church | South.?Mercury. A writer in the Florida News dodares that he knows persons in South Carolina ami Cieorgis,-owning more than 8'? 000,(1(10, whom the Indians deter from entering ? loridn. He therefore proposes that the State immediately and forcibly remove them. :\ I'KI'.TfNATF. l'ORTV.rt.?"I'll"* Paris COTrespondent of the New York Courier des Ktnts Uliis, say*: The numerous passers |?V Nuevo do Rivol.i street, stop near the Hotel de Villi*, to admire a new and most magnificent mansion, v, litcli lias eost more than half a million et fr.m *, and whieli has lioen built for a man who was formerly a porter in tb? market. Junes Smyscr of Pennsylvania has ruled that an attempt to sign a will prevented l*v death occurring, is sufficient to render it valid In the euno brought up, tho deeedvnt was only able to proceed so far as to w rite 1'. the first letter in his name. &r a tax of twenty-live cents ell eve- i ry Eiirrel or cask of ardent spirits containing over twenty gallons, sold in Wheeling, has been levied by the authorities. i-tr t he New York papers state, that of the one thousand men who formed the New York Regiment in the Mexican War, only sixty are alive, mid lint forty of these are aide to mm their living. 'Mi 1 H?I ityi; t i. XtfT from the white mountains, report that on tl e 18th ii st.. in ascending the summit of Mount Washington, by a new route, tlu y j passed under or through n natural archway of snow, twenty feel high, and one hundred ! and sixty feet long?the crust shove their head torty feet in thickness. This surface of this in ass of snow extends over several acres, and has no signs of ice or cryalalizotion. President Pierce and (Jf.x. Scott.?It is said, in the Crystal Palace, last Thursday, the 1 1th instant, when President Pierce met (Jeneral Scott lie shook hint warmly by the hand, and said : "Ah, (Jeneral, I never expected to meet you on the same platform. Resignation or a Lieutenant Colonel in the Akmv.?Lieutenant Colonel Nathan ISoone. of the 2d Dragoons nas resigned, his resignation took e fleet on the the Iftth instant He is at Ash (trove, Missouri, where lie has been confined by sickness for suuic lime. Tho condition of his health caused his resignation. 5-P" A project is on foot in Cireinnati to furnbli the poor with wood the ensuing fall at nearly tit" y per cent below present prices. The gentleman who have undertaken tho matter, contemplate procuring a large sup. ply of wood, upon which they propose to make an advance 12 per cent, upon its cost to those able to pay. They then will sell st cost to such |KTsnna as bring a representation from responsible citizens that they belong to the poorer or working classes. J-?7~ A discovery which .may prove of some commercial importance appears to have beou made by a British resident in Russia, namely, that the seed of the tobacco plant contains about fifteen per cent of an oil possessing peculiar drying properties,calculated to render it a superior medium, especially for paints and varnishes. Robbery asd l.varii Law.?A robbery took pliu'O on board tho steamboat Chancellor, at llatoil Kongo, b., on the 11th instant. Several men, deck and cabin pan. senders, lost nmounta varying from ?15 to $?>0 in cash, and drafts ns high as ?1,-100. Five of the deck passengers, nrrested on suspicion, were condemned by n verdict of the pussongcra to be severely whipped, and the .sentence w as curried into efleet. Two of the five had their backs horribly lacerated by former floggings. The hnoktrsr Road to the Lunatic AsYi.it*.?lie an editor; let the devil he waiting lor cr py ; sit down to write an article, and get a few sentences done. Then let a loafing acquaintance drop in, and la-gin to tell yon stories and the gossip of the town ; and let him sit, and sit, and til, and sit. That is the quickest way wo can think of to go raving,distracted, mad.?AVre York Pic. t-JT" The ngpregnte value of real and personal estate in the city of New York, according to the valuation by the assessors for th? present year, is $413,Hitl,9t'i,04.? I Compared with the valuation laatynar, there , is au in urease of 941,454,041.80 in the value j, of real catuUi and 920 474,095.41 in the vul- ., uc of personal estate. The amount to be | nssessed by tax on tho ritv ami u ! . / " I $S,0b<V>.'?u.05. 'J'lio city tix will U? #1.( on the #100. < Professor Sehonw trace* the history of the diffusion of the cotton plant and cotton i with a tolerable decree o^>robahility to p?- ( ri??da before the birth r?#C$ri?tf, when it wa* ( confined to India. Ilerodotiia, who livc<l in j the fifth century before Christ, relates that t the Indians made their cloths of s wool j grown on s plant. It. O. Barswkll, Esq., of 8. C., one of I the editors of D? Bow's Artiste, has boon ? ippoiotod Consul to Aoatcrdam. k The Bark or Camdek, 8. C.?Wjfltlat borty to publish tho following Cinn^Mbv hicli it will be seen thst this Ban^ia?- V tinrcd in the general prosperity of similnf V istitution* of our Shite?Cam. Jour. To the Stockholders of the Bark of 1 !amdek, South Caromra.?The profits of 4 luf last six montlis wore at tho rate of about 3 per cent, per annum. From these profits (hvi?l?-ml at the rate of 1*2 per rent, peranum, was made this o4r, leaving, with for- ^ lor profits, a reserve pV (40,000, In round umbers. The assets are all good; there is ot the least apprehension in relation to any ortion of them. The Bank had two roguir Agencies last venr; one nt Charlotte,and no at SunitcrvilfiK That at Churlottc has . < eon discontinued, in consequence of the lection of the Agent to the Presidency of he new Bank there : we. have no Agency ' iow but at Suiuteriille. Tho holders of the Stock of this Rank i lumber a lain1200 ; of thesj, about 100 hold ur widows and orphans, and married and ingle women, .Ministers of tho Gospel, and or various Religious and Charitable Socieies and Institutions; and these 100 holders epresent nearly five-eighths of all the Capial of (400,000. No part of tho Stotrk is leld, as wo believe, for speculation ; for tho arger |>ortion of the Stock held by others liuu the classes above named, is held by Iderly men. and persons not in business.? It seldom changes hands; tho actual sales lave hardly averaged (5,000 a year for years past. The members of the Board now. arc, \V. E. Johnson, Thomas Lang, J. M. DeSnuasure, Benjamin Perkins, John Workman, W. I). MeDowall and Edward ilnilo. All the JOO Stockholders, including the sercfi l>ire?* tors, two of whom are business men, hardly owe tlie Bank ('JO,000. At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders in May last, the Board were directed to apply for a renewal of the Charter, which expires first of January, 1856. It is proper to remark, that, notwithstanding tho exngerntod impression as to the decline of Camden, we are well assured, that, under a new Charter we can continue to make satisfactory dividends. First, or last, we have excited no false hopes, but have fully come no to our promises, By oiuer of tho Board, W. E. JOHNSON, President. July 1, 1853. f From the Edgefield AdtertUcr. Judge O'Neal and the Edgefield xxuveinser. Um>eh this heud the (Jrccnville Patriot, in its I ?t issue, innkes some stricture* upon our lute IMitori.d in regard to Judge O'Nwil's untimely cyprirsion. 'hut ^ccesMlonhits und Nullithrs should 44 forget their dreams of Abstractions, ami I hud like to have mid of madness." The Patriot, instead of rebuking | the Judge for volunteering to hurl such n wanton insult at two-fifth* of the People ot South Carolina, true t ? its n?tic? dents, endorses the insult a* follows :?"We wore irr hopes that the able Editor and accomplished writer, who now governs and directs th? Advertiser, would himself, by this time, assent to the truth of the expression that Secession wns mudness." Not content with * this, the Editor continues his remarks upon the merits of Secession in hig^ifirnctcrist'u \ style ef liii'rulo* by flKng ho calls a good joke. that he hosPfT two years ngo of a Eire enter," wflo travelled several hundred niiles in the United State?, expecting to be a "linn^ liaL was r<??. nioxsK" disappointed SS . the people among w tug? he travelled had never heard of ^r^'"jsSaL or 44 looked upon it only n.s n piece of p*wjyess gasconade." Now in our comments upon Judge O'Ne.d's harsh, imprudilit and iuexeos ihlo reinnrks, \vc said nothing about the propriety or impropriety of Secession. Uur striteures had rv forcuco solely to the indisrrcth n (we liad like to ham said indecency,) of a Judge upon the licticli uttering severe cj '? thcte in regnnl to political matters, nnd that too, after they arc dead, or it may he, only slumbering to bo nrroused at some future day, w itli more violence than over. Tiie I'atiint thus attempts t^cluinge the ;nsue, but w? beg leave to s i^jfl&i.t a. justification of co operation, or coripHLrtiou, is quite a different thing to the jusTilieation of s Judge, wlm so fir forgets the dignity nnd sanctity of bis office, us to volunteer political expressions, calculated to weaken and undermine tbe confidence of the pooplo in his impartiality. However, Judge O N;al is an impulsive in in, with great emphasis of character, inid this may in same sort lw his excuse for calling Secessionists madmen, st this Into day, especially, when we remember iho circumstances under "'Inch ho wrote. Wo repent that mortified vunity runs through the li'tfop tVoio tV?.--h: A? 1? Fu nua mo Judges eh at Anderson, according 10 me rairioiB own account of it, coca to ?>trvngthen our assertion. We differ w ith the Patriot and rather think the allusion* was un-li ippily and not "happily " tnado. Uut our readern can judge for them, selves. Here it is :?"He s:ud he went North full of (lie importance of South Carolina, and expected to hear it admitted everywhere. Ho said tor, that ho thought ho would meet persona who had hoard of Judge O'Neal, a South Carolina Judge, who had been upwards of twenty years on the bench, and w as President of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of the State, but said the Judge, they bad never huArd of me, and cared as little for me when they did hear of ine.as they did for one of their eounty court squires. What is this but mortified vanity and an earnest longing for notoriety which the most shallow politicians always,' and the ablest Judge but rarely enjoys.? Wo thank the Patriot for the extract. As "the President of the Court of Appeals, in South Carolina w^a not worshipped aa a demigod, no doubt that personage thought that his other character of reformer, had proceeded him and would give him the tnu^^_ cosetted notoriety. Hut all n *nurr?s him,and we fear that the suspected seceeaH was the cause of bin disappointment^^! aifining '<sd odor at Wnshington fwo junior brethren of the IH B| Iwd I" i n heard < !' in the Federal H<BH H and na Judge O'Neal is a very imperiW^B man, we suspect he is not pleased with their^^^^O outstripping him. However, nothing of this kind liny have prompted him to call Secessionist* madiuen. He is an extraordinary man ' and un extraordinary Judge, bnt we are not willing to aay "he has no superior" on the (touch. Of l.ite years, it is true, he hae adopted the plan frequently of delivering opinions in the Appanl Court, without elliog a single & authority for hie aasertiona and poeitiona. This wcnld seem to confirm the Patriot's opinion that "as a Judge he has no superior/* i pr at least, it will warrant the suspicion that a the Judge himself thinks that be baa none in ? present or past time, and that therefore, his ?tvn is the beat authority that eosM he giv- W a. It ia rather a dangerous experiaaent for ho Judge t# imitate Mr. Calhoun ia thisrsifH ct, while ho opposes his principles so vie. fitly. Judge(JNeal hue dons many tilings n 809th Carolina to impair the confidence >f the people in his imfturiiaJUy, end nothing ? more common then to postpone eases at he request pf parties, rather than briug them MifnTv his Honor for trial. <>nee while presiding in Edgefied Csert louse, he allewed himself so tar to hscW . ptrrtivm in the cause he was hearing, that ie quit the Bench la aa agitated tMWMr* _ 1 I t