The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, September 21, 1853, Page 130, Image 2
SELECTED POETRY.
10 WHO, TO WHO.
fry*The following very clever dun was
Mrritten by Percy Howe, editor of the I'ine
Knot.
'Twas on a cold autumnal night,
A dismal one to view,
Dark clouds obscured fair Venus light,
And not a star appeared in sight,
As the thick forest through,
Muggins?as usual?"blue,"
Bant homeward, tacking left and right,
When all at onoe he brought up tight.
Against an old dead yew ;
At which he "rounded to,'
And "squaring off" as if to fight,
Said with an oath I aha'n't iudite,
" Infernal scoundrel you !
Light?an' I'll lick you black or white!"
Just then above him flew
An owl, which on a branch did light,
A few feet o'er the boozy wight.
And then commence I?"To who?
To who?to who?to who !"
OnolK ....
^ ..iiggiug?~uon i you Hunk to fright,
A fellow of my weight and bight,
With your?ter who?ter who !
You cursed bugaboo!
And if you're Bclzebub, its quite,
Unnecessary you should light?
For Muggins aint your due !
For money matters are all right!
The printer's paid up?honor bright!"
Thereat the owl withdrew,
And Muggins mizzled too.
But there are other chaps who might
Be caught out late some dismal night,
Who haven't paid what's due.
They know to who?to who !
ORIGINAL POETRY.
For the Ledger.
As glossy and black as the wing of the raven,
Her long ringlets waved o'er a neck of
pure white ;
I was young?and I felt there was nothing
u
iu iieaveil,
Hod so much enchantment and power to
delight.
Her bright beaming eye with a slight shade
of sorrow,
Told the talc of a heart that had felt for
distress ;
Of a hand that would give ere want asked to
borrow,
Of a wish to do good?to give aid and to
bless.
In her smile there was something liko that
of a mother,
Who comforts her child when that child
is not well;
In her voice was the tone that would feel
for another.
When heard it enchanted like the charm
of a spell.
child of the slave did love but not fear
her,
lie poor helpless orphan she nursed and
caressed ;
as young?and I felt that to live and be
near her,
would not exchange for a home with the
blest.
:o then I have struggled and battled my
way,
hrough manv a trial and mnn? ? < ?
_ . ?"J v"'" I
tdark hair of youth is now turning grey,
nd still she is near me?near, near?verynear.
jt- i that iy>w I am able to love, feel or think,
f Vhateverof goodness in me you ran find ;
Itie th this woman, she is the strong link,
list binds me to earth, to homo and my
kiud.
! Fathef of all, make the way bright be*
fore her,
Lay thy hand upon me, but this good woman
save ;
"hile she lives let me live to protect nud
watch o'er her,
And sleep by her side in the home of the
grave.
TANK'S OWN BARD.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Business in Charleston.
The fall business is fairlv onen and
r **
promises better than it has ever done at
an7 other period of our history. A gonnetlman
engaged in extensive business, a
few days ago informed us, that he has sold
more goods already than duiingtlie whole
of last se ison. His is perhajm a solitary
instance of such excessive increase, but
every consideration concurs in the belief
that the increase has been general.
The causes of this are various. There
are many from the States of Alabama and
Mississippi, who have been in the habit of
receving a portion of their fall supply from
New-Orleans, they are thrown upon
Charlaaton; there are others who were
in the habit of purchasing in New York
for shipment by way of New Orleans.
Tti? 1 ?i- * " ~ 1
?..whiot! mruugn n ew-wr leans being
closed, they have been compelled to come
to Charleston. Added to this, there is
more money in the country thnn there
haa ever boon at any time tafore, and the
fleets that| through tits extension of our
railroads, a larger tract of country has
become tributary to this road, tbatCbarh's,
ton has been more healthy than any
other city upon the Atlantic coast, and
we here causes which together might
hare rery naturally prepared us for what
has come to pass.? Charletton Standard,
Tot Cotto* Caor.?Our readers will recollect,
that in April last a'purse was made
sip at tbs office of the Charleston "Conner,"
(if ths benefit of the estimators of ths crop
/at Cotton, up to the 1st Inst., to be decided
fio Aha authority of the Ne* York Shipping
IMt. That Journal has made up ita figures,
find Mhaa the scop 9?69?82 balsa.
We team by telegraph from the Courier, I
thfi/ons Macbeth, of Charleston has
223 fwWdn 94100
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ITannrcter ICeiifler.
LANCASTERVILLE, S. C. | *
WEDNESDAY'SEPL 21, 185:3
To carry on any business, one must , ^
have money. Since we have been engaged i n
in the publishing business here, many hcciu |
to have so thought, whilst we find a number
euro not whether they pay us or not.? | ^
We dislike to dun, but it is impossible for us j ^
to pay rent, pay printers, buy paper and ink, {
then feed nnd clothe ourself and family, j
merely with jtromises to jtay. A good many j 11
litlte debts are owing to us for subscriptions, j
advertising and job work. I'lease, gentie- j.
men, step up to the Captain's Office and set- ! .j
tie up?we will then be enabled to pay our ,
own debts.
si
The New York Pick comes to us '
about once in everv si* weeks
To Correspondents | "
"Trnsirs" won't grow here?must make
another effort. J ^
J-iT" We publish in this paper the caril of l'
Messrs. Wardlaw, Walker &. Burnsidc, ?
Factors and Commission Merchants, Charleston.
'*
Tliis firm is most favorably known to us 1
by reputation, and in fact, we have had business
transactions with a former firm in '
which one of this was associated. We
found business done by them exactly right.
Many of our Planters send their cotton '
to Charleston?on our say so, trv Messrs.
Wardlaw, \YTalker &. Burnside, if they do
not give the most entire satisfaction,?another
comet will make its appearance.
the new york" Dutchman,
Thf. Dutchman complains of us for copying
articles from his paper without giving the
credit. We plead guilty, but in extenuation i
of our remissness, will inform thut paper, ^
that it was not our fault. The copy for that ^
week was "clipped out" by another, and his _
excuse is, that if the nrtielcs had been headed,
"For the Dutchman," or "Written for the "
Dutchman," as is usually done, lie would ^
have given the credit, but as such was not ,
the ease, he was not aware that it was origil\
nal?another article was copied from a wes- (
tern piper, where we found no credit appended.
Who the thunder knew it was origi- "
nally from the Dutchman ?
The Dutchman is an exchange we prize
highly, and in place of doing it injury, we "
arc disposed to extend to it all the good we
can.
If exertion, seconded bv inclination, could
accomplish it, we would get you lOOaubseribers
in this little town.
We hope friend Dutchman you may live
a thousand years, and never have less than
ono hundred thousand subscriber-'.
register and herald, winns- b
boro. h
We observe in the Register of Saturday,
received liern Sntnrdnv niirht llmi
Britton has disposed of his in to re at in those 1
papers, to Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken; therefore
the Register and Herald hereafter will be "
under the management of Messrs. Gillaird &.
Aiken. Although pleased to number Mr.
Aiken among the editorial corps, and know- ?
ing from his attainments, that he will dis- "
charge his duties alike creditably to himself, *
and profitably to his patrons, still, we are '
sorry to part with friend Britton, and hope v
ere long to find him engaged in the same I1
vocation in some other locality in the State.
P. S. Tho proprietors of the Register '
have been in the habit of sending us Friday's c
and Saturday's paper by the erosa mail 11
which leaves Winnsboro on Saturday morning,
(for which favor we. are extremely oh- b
liged,) but of late, wo have received the pa- a
per of those days about the Wednesday fol- /
lowing, in a most mutillated condition, so ?
saturated with water, and besmeared with ^
rand, that we would rather it would have tl
remained on the road. Last Saturday night t
however, we received one which looked like a
a new pin, for the print is beautiful. We ?
trust the Proprietors will send us the paper t
on Saturday by the cross mail, it is of con- c
siderahlc advantage to us. I
UNITED 8TATE8 HOTEL?CAMDEN. \
Atte.itios is directed to the advertise- "
mont of Mr. Thomas Boone, Proprietor of s
the above Hotel. From a slight acquaintance
with Mr. Boone, we are sure bis guests ><
will find hitn as w e did, a most courteous ^
and obliging gentleman. ?
The United States Hotel is situated in the J
lower portion of ?he town, and whatever '
fears may bo entertained of tho healthiness *
of that part of Camden in the Summer sea- '
ion, such, cannot exist during the Winter. 1
The rooma in the Hotel are large and pleaaaut,
(we stopped at this Hotel some years
ago,) and with pleasure we bring to the no
tice of the travailing public the fact, that by F
stopping with Mr. Boone their wants will
bo amply provided for. We are told his
bede are comfortable, and his table moat p
bountifully suppled. We have travelled e
great deal, and know something about Ho- f
tele. Good and abundant fare, and a comfortable
bed, is a luxury to the weary travel- o
ler?euob wilihe foand at the United Statec 4
Hotel U
CHARLESTON. c
It is with Toolings of extreme pleasure, ^
, o learn that u large business is expected to
e done in Charleston this Fall and Winter.
Ve had thought that a great many Merliants,
combining business with pleasure, ^
,ould lay in their supplies while on a visit
a the World's Fair in New York. tl
We are rejoiced to learn, that although j(
nrly in the season, merchants have already p
egan to purchase their stocks in Charleston. 0
'harleston is bound to be n great eomnier- 8
jercial city?if this be not the case, the
harge must be laid to the Charlestonians.? ^
'he city has for a number of years enjoyed 0
degree of health, surpassing any other in
lie Union.
We have a few words to say in relation
a the trade of Charleston.
For Groceries?Chaileston is one of the
est in the Union. Baltimore is said to be
le best ColTee Market, but wheu we take
ito consideration, that Charleston as a Hilar
market supercedes Baltimore, and that ,
i Charleston, riee, molasses and sugar ean J j
e bought at n lower figure than in Haiti- '
lore, we are bound to give Charleston tlie
reference as a Grocery Market.
c
There are a number of very excellent /,
roeery Houses in Charleston, and we have <>
cen somewhat surprised, that tin- propric- ^
;?rs and also those of other establishments, h
0 not through the medium of the country ?
'ress. inform country merchants of their buiness
facilities. As a market for crockery, c
'harleston occupies a pre-eminent position. ?
'lie palm has been giver, to Philadelphia, t
ut of later years, since the establishment of
even! large importing Houses, Charleston
1 one of the bc? t, and (certainly the lust for ^
lerehnnts of North and South Carolina,!
Icorgia, Alabama, Florida,and Eastern Ton- i (
essce.) of any citv in the Union.
a
\\ lien we speak of Dry Goods, we allude j
n every kind of Dry Goods. Prints, Domes- x
ies. Clothing, Silks, Ac. These kinds of j
oads we are sure can he purchased as low
i Charleston, as in New York. We have
Avit'iinlu Lnnu-n ??"" <? u.??,.l.....? ?
r...... v f ?.!?/.? it iiivu *?? I'liiviiiini: i^rv I ^
ioods in Charleston, and largely alter I a
Toy had boon to the North for that purpose. ,
lot perhaps because they did not purchase |
t the North, but on their return, looking i j
lirough stocks in Charleston, tin ir interest I
irompted them to increase their purchases, |
nd they have said that they purchased the
he same articles in Charleston cheaper than j
hey did in New York. A vacuum has hithrto
existed in the Clothing business. There
Iways have been a large number of retail .
lot lung stores?King street abounds with
hem. but not a sufficiency of wholesale c?iblishment*.
This vacuum is though now
appily fdled. This season two or three
iroo establishments have been opened. To '
appertain k no wedge, ty^p.
"Fliero is a great though to the J
try Goods purchascr&Ozjdcttton, over one
i New York. In tWQJmer city, vou are t
ompellert tt> purelirifW?af?*Tn~!1 flIPWsinTwie
louse, and certain articles in another; for
I 1
nstance, you will find prints, and articles of j
. like kind in one house, silks in another, > |
knnestics in another, and so on: whereas*^
it ("harloston all these various kinds of goorh ly
an he purchased in one establishment. ItSr*
t of considerable advantage to the country ,
tercbant, to confine bis business as uttich
s possible to one house. In purchasing,' |
t saves him much trouble and fatigue, and I <
hen, in his monetary affairs. it is much bet- i
er to make settlements with one house,
ban with half a dozen. It is no inconsiderate
advantage, we repeat, for the country
leschant to confine his business to one j
ouse as miieb as possible. It has no doubt ^
cell the means of saving ninny a man from |
ankruptcy, for the firm you liavo dealt so ' (
irgely w ith, and for so long a period, will j i
xtond that leniency to you which you are | ,
iot so sure, and neither have you any right j
o expect, will be extended by firms scatter- |
e about, w hose interest it is to get their !
noney, rather than indulge for so small pat- j
onage.
For Hats. Bonnets, and all kinds of straw 1
foods,hut little advantage is derived from gong
North. Ilats it is true, can be purchased !
ither in Ni sv York or Philadelphia about 1
fi per cent cheaper than in Charleston, but
rhen we consider, insurance, freight, ex- ,
etise of travel, JLre., nothing is gained.
In straw goods, there is also a little dif- ,
crcnce, but. as this branch of hnsiness with
ountry merchants is small ct best, it makes
o material difference.
Boots and Shoes. Boston has nlwnys
een considered the best market for Boots
nd Shoes, and no doubt continues to !? ?
klthougli the shoe* manufactured nt the
loulh are far superior to those made nt the ,
lorth, yet it in folly, to try to compete with
lie North in chcapntts. Political economy 1
cliche* 11 h, that Inhor "honld he diversified,
nd this branch of mechanical trade, is of t
uch potent benefit to the indigent people of
he North, that to be deprived of if, oertonn
OMequcnces would follow. Shoes mid 1
toots can bo purchased cheaper in Ilostor, {
han in Charleston. Wo hnve thought the |
ilioe Dealers in Charleston, taxed too high , ,
. profit. Scarcely any of our merchants buy i (
hoes in Charleston. |
in the sh^e business of Charleston there j
i another important consideration ; it is set- i
lorn or ever tho case that you enn find nn i
'itra fine article, such as is manufactured l?y
dilea and similar houses in Philadelphia.? ,
f the Shoe Dealers of Charleston would be |
latisfied with s lighter profit, we doubt not |
>ut their business would be much sugmen- |
d.
Hard ivn r? unit PuM.??v Tl,i? ia Ik. ?
j- ? ...? ?jr . ,
ore. Why cannot Charleston merchant* i (
ell hardware m low aa they do in Philndal. ,
>bia or New York ? We aee no kind of rea> |
on why they ahould not. 4
Without exageralion, hardware can be 4
urcbaaed in thoee eitiea, at icast 50 per \
enL cheaper than in Charleston. We apeak i
rom a perfect knowledge of the ease. <
A lot ef cutlery wan purchased by a Arm '
f this plane In Philadelphia a few week# t
go?thie entiery cca be eoidhqre at Char- t
etoo prices, and yield a preMgrftdft We |
ornpared the articles and prices, with a
Charleston bill, and assert what is true.?
Vhy is this t
Inquire of a country merchant why ho
roes North to make his purchases, ask him
I' he finds Dry Goods any cheaper, he will
ell you, 4-not uiuch," but when you touch
ipoti Hardware, he will tell you that the
lirtcienceof the price of Hardware there and
a Charleston, is sufficient to pay his cxicnses.
This has been told to us more than
'nee. We may speak more fully on this
ubject at another time.
The candle burns in the socket?the hour
land of our watch points to Hi and we are
>fl* for bed.
CAPITAL SINS?CURIOSITY.
" The ovci curious are not over wise."
Massinger.
* I loathe that low vice?curiosity,"
Byron.
F.UGIxk Si e. the irreat French Novelist.
uis given us the "Seven capital sins." G. P.
t. James, the eminent Knglish Novelist, has
;iven us the "Passions." In the works of
leither, do we believe Curiosity has been inluded.
Considering whether we should
itch it to James' "Passions," or add it to
tue's "Sins," nml make eight, wc have eomc
O the conclusion to adopt the latter course,
0 after this,there will he eight Capital JSins,
md Curiosity not the least one of them.
There is nothing more loathesome and
lisgusting, than to hear people inquiring
bout this thingnnd that?things with which
hey have no kind of business.
"I wonder," says one, "if Mr. so and so,
narries rich '"and sivs another?"Do you
mow if he is steady .' it seems to nie the last
ime i inquired, somebody told me lie was
lissipated." Now if a father or mother has
1 daughter to be married to the young man,
hese inquiries are not onlv appropriate, but
"cry proper. Hut from an idle euriosity, to
ry to pry into this, and pry into that, is not
inly ungenteel. hat absolutely disgusting.
Shakspeare gives this definition of the
vord "Curiosity":? A strong desire t.? see
lomcthiiig novel, or to diseoyer something
inknown, either by research or inquiry : a
lesire to gratify the senses with a sight of
lew discoveries; inquisilivencss."
Taking this, then, for our text, we pm ced
with our discourse :
Paul, the apostle of our blessed Saviour,
caches as follows :?
"And though I bestow nil my goods to
'eed the poor, and though 1 give my body to
>e burned,and have not charity, it profitetli
110 nothing.
"Charity auflercth long,??i/ is kind ; Charty
envieth not ; vnunteth rot itself, is not
luffed lipr &c."
Water r.nd oil cannot commingle, neither
an Charity and Curiosity. Dissimilar in its
cachings, the good precepts of tho former,
ire overthrown when brought in jnxtaposihuLjyilh
tfoUJUic. Curiosity depraves the
o risosTbTh'nfs tlfat sensitive nnl ennobling
spirit, which is prone to r.spire higher.?
Where would have dwelt charity, euriosity
holdsdominion. Were this all, it would not
bad ; but, in the like ratio as curiosity
l?*\incs itself around our affections, so sure
Iocs charity lice away. The Iamb and the
won cannot uwctt logollier.
Charity, ii* the A pontic anith, is not tin*
liestow iug of one's goods to feed the poor.
Say, Charity is m.ido up or compounded of
?oro generous ingredients. The heart
a liieli is spontaneous in its notion to good
?the heart which does not solicit the applause
of men ? the heart \\ Inch is soft and
tender, cannhla of feeling, like unto tho anonynious
brother alluded to by Peter, when
lie inquired of Christ:?if u brother offend
seven times, should his brother still forgive
him ? Our Saviour's reply was :?"I any unto
thee, not until seven times, but until seventy
times seven." This is Charity.
It is true there r.rc n number of persons,
who from the effect of hublt, indulge nri idlo
curiosity ; for instance, a desire to know w ho
this person is, and who that. "What did
Mrs. A. give you for dinner? or "Did Mr. A.
risk you to call again ?" This, t lie ugh harmless,
is very foolish, and conveys to one of
tflaturc judgment, and ripe intellect, tho
knowledge of weakness in such >.n inquisitive
inquirer. There is a curiosity,however,
v\ liich produces injury. We may term it the
tw in brother of scamlni. This is a desire to
learn everything, so as to have new s to tell
to the nv*t one. W-e will give ?u ininirginary
inst .nee. Two gentlemen arc convcraitig
together, discussing the merits rf somo
lady, who is to marry a Mr. Z. ; after a little
w bile thry speak of a Miss and about
this time, one who is bursting, almost, w ith
furiosity, rushes up to know what in the
w orld John and Peter can Ik? talking about;
lie hears tliein mention the name of .Miss. C ,
hut John and I'etor, not liking the intrusion,
nr.- about to part, and as n finis to the conversation,
Piter casually remarks:?"I tell
yon, John.Z. w ill make a first rate husband!"
The small crowd disperse,Mid our over curious
man, circulates the report that Mr. Z.
is going lo marry Miss. ('.?he heard Peter
say so. A Ikiso falsehood, because he ia to
marry Miss? We could give a number of
instances,but this?although w e never heard,
probably, ol an exactly similar case?will aniwer.
It conclusively follows, that much
mischief may resolt from the fool's blabbing
what ho himself did not know.
There is yet another class, who delight in
hearing all thoy cnn. They wdbld like to
know if Mms ho and so did not net rudely at
Llio Party ; or if Mr. so and so did not get
Irunk when lie left home." Were these inquiries
propounded from s spirit of Charity
ir Friendship, it would be laudable, instead
>f Mngiondemnable. But, most generally
he ease, the persons who make these inquiries,
are the very ones who would wish
.hem answered in the affirmative ; or, otherarise,
the very persona who wish to know,
>o they can circulate the news. Emphatically
and undeniably, retailers of Slander.?
rhese inquisitive persons have hearte like
pill stones; when eharity tried to step ep
e the door and aeek admit taoes?Cariosity
;tafct4ft*r oat * - v ''' ^
Fearing we are making this article rather
long, we will conclude by making one more
observation.
Byron says, Curiosity is a loio vice, and
he loathes it. It is low, mean and contcmptable.
In this republican country, every one
who has a little of this world's goods, and is
>.ot guilty of any heinous misdemeanor, is
considered a gentleman. Thore are not,
I however, a superabundance of gentlemen,
according to the English term in our land.
One of the greatest marks of a gentleman
j in our opinion, is to see him attend to his
business and deal charitably with all men.
''In nil things is there a titness : discord
with discord hath its music.
And the harmony of nnturo is preserved,
1 by each one knowing his place."
ADVERTISING.
Tilts is an age of progress. Every one
pushes ahead. Seek a letter at the Post
Office window of any of our cities just after
he mail has been opened, and if the utmost
care is not taken, half of your coat tail will bo
' torn off, and your person twisted out of, or
into, all kinds of shapes The fact is people
I are always in a hurry. Travel ou a Rail Itoad
' car, and although the locomotive is steaming
ahead at the rate of twenty miles an
hpur, you hear this one exclaim, "We have a
poor engine," and another, "Wc will fail to
eonneet at this rate?we travel too slow altogether,
the Hudson River Rail Road for
me, where they travel at the rate of forty
i miles an hour." Yes, and after a while that
rate of travel will he too slow. We saw an
account in some paper the other day, where
two men who were in a hurry, attempted,
one to jump from the Brooklyn (N. Y.) ferry
boat before she landed, and the other wishing
to take tliv return trip, attempted to jump
in at the same tinu?they came in collision,
I and bolli foil into the dock?one was drown|
od. I.et this be ns it may, we must posh on,
hurry on in business, keep on hand no surplus
capital, make ipiiek sales and "turn the
money over," or we had better lend out the
money invested to somebody who will pay
interest, and sit at home and whistle Yankee
Doodle.
j The f.iet is the man in mercantile business
who does not "shove ahead," is looked upon
in no very favorable light, either by bis brotiter
merchants, or by bank officers, and it is
sometimes well to keep in with the banks ?
The merchants in the cities know thi?.nnd the
consequence is. th. t no stone is left unturned
to increase their business. The whole
truth of it is, if they do not exert themselves,
I and use every etlWt to sell their goods, some
j one else irill wit, and theirs wi 1 lie on the
j shelves.
The lirst stone turned by city merchants,
is to advertise. Merchants there nro in
Charleston this year, who advertise, and by
looking at ( liarleston papers of ten or fifteen
years ago, you will find their advertisements.
They ndyortise wen more extensively now,
ttien itosy did then. These men know the
benefit resulting front it, and although they
may pay from S.IOO to $1000 per year, th ?y
know the money to he judiciously expended.
It is necessary in this age of progress, for
a merchant to advertise, as it is to have n
house to put your goods in, and if a inerj
chant finds his advertising hill does not oxi
recti It in rent, he gels off cheap enough.
I IVir know tho benefit from advertising,
and those who have advertised, could they
ascertain from their customers how they
came to give them their patronage, would
find that advertising was the cause of at least
I inrot' lounns ot it.
I Now it stands lo common reason that if
. our friend* Uunl.ip, Crockett, Magill, or any
I other, Iiiivo u certain article for sole, they are
' n frre.it deal more upt to sell it, after a thou*
' sand people in the District know it, thin
I they would otherwise! At le ist one thou*
1 mnd persons in the District rend our piper
every week, and knowing the benefit which
; must result from advertising, if our friends
the merchants of Lancaster, do not avail
j themselves of otir paper to \?ll the people
what they have for sale?we are sorry for
it.
Logare and Dunovant Duel.
Ls the Charleston Mercury of the l&th
I in.st., a communication appears, appended to
I which is published authentic documents, re*
i luting to the resignation of Mr. Lcgsre from
the United Ktntes Navy; and also, the cori
respondenco which took place between
! Messrs. Is*gnrei>nd Dliuovant preparatory to
the consummation of the melar.chollv result
which terminntcd the life of the former.?
The object of this publication is to refute
the charge, t\ Inch first appeared in the Wash*
Ington Star, and which was copied in our
paper, that Mr. la-gare was "dismissed from
the Navy foi brutal ??d disgraceful conduct.'1
From the authentic documents, it clearly
nonpars that it Whs nt lite r.-.inp-t ?>f M*
Lcgaro's fitthcr, n* well un hiium-lf. that hi*
resignation wan gr.inted. The following in
justice to Mr. Ix-gare's family, vvc publish :
Navy Depautjiievt, Nept 3. 1853.
Sir: The letter of Mr. \\. P. Colcoik,
dntcd 27th ultimo, to you, hu been referred
to the Department.
Ah requested herein, I send herewith a
copy of the acceptance of the. Midshipman,
J. D. I egare's resignation, together with
copies of Hiieh pap. ru on tile, n* led to hit
retiring from the service. I would *!to Mate,
there appears to be nothing on record to
show that, whilst Mr. I^gare was attached
to the Nnvy.fce conducted himself otherwise
thnn honors1:ly. ns an officer and a gentleman.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. C. DOBBIN.
(Signed.)
P. Burt, Ksq., Third Auditor of tbo Treasury
Department.
Prom the correspondence between Leg are
and Duoovant, before the duel took plse#,U
appear* that it came to tbo knowledge of
Legare.that in a conversation Dunovaat had
with Mr. Mclaire of Chester, he, (Dunovaat,)
asserted that Lagar* draak to eseasa. Mr.
Lsgare then required a written denial, or
an acknowledgement of tha charge. This,
Dunovaat refused, and the dual was tba rsiwrtk
tar The Home Journal, after describing
tho "full jewelry costume" of isdies
now-o-dnys, asks the question. But should
jewelry never bo worn t and replies to the
interogatory, in tho following beautiful language.
"Certainly they should. It is the duty of
cverv one, and it is the desire of all healthy
minded persons to array themselves in becoming
and tasteful attire. One general
law respecting the ornamental, is this:?
Whatever is merely ornamental, is barbarous.
Every pillar must support something; every
pin, pin something ; every ring mean something
; every pendant have a use, or be an
emblem sr reminder. Beautiful is the weddiiig-rhig,
glistening among the folds of the
infant's dress; and beautiful the ring on the
maiden's finger, when it is worn in remembrance
of the absent lover. Pleasing to see,
also, whether upon shirt or chemisette, are
the golden studs w hich serve for buttons,
and the diamond piu, " lien it seems to perform
a similar office. Even a bracelet may
be tolerated, if it contains or records something;
but when it does not, it properly belongs
to the arm of an African princess.?
Happy, too, are some of those contrivances
which at once bind the hair and adorn the
head ; and blessed be those necklaces from
which something hangs which keeps the
heart warm.
"Another law is, that the ornamental must
be real. Mere inexperience or ignorance,
or custom, may induce a person to indulge
in an excess of ornament; but to wear slinni
or borrowed jewelry, indicates a weakness
j of character, which is simply pitiful."
{-f7~ Another fatal duel, resulting in the
1 death of Peter Smith jr., came off last week.
His antagonist was Lieut. Wm. II. Scott.
The ground chosen was near the nice course
?the weanoiis. duellinir
eight paces. The parties exchanged two
shots, and at the nccond, Mr. Smith foil.? |
The ball entered the neek on the right side,
near thojugul.it vein. Mr. Smith wsstwenty-four
years of age ; was the son of Judge 1
Pinckncy Smith, of Mississippi ; was a Sec,
ond Lieutenant in the Mississippi Regiment
and served throughout the Mexican war un- '
der Col. Jefi". Davis, and was a Major in the t
Cuban Kxpedition, under ixipcz, in which ,
he was wounded. During his brief sojourn
in this State he was attached to the legislature.?
San Francisco llrrald. 1
The Carolinian learns that Mr. Smith was 1
formerly a student in the South Carolina
College, and left that institution to join Col. I
Jefferson Davis's regiment for the Mexican I
war.? <
tpiiitnr'5 lEnljlr. '
J North British Review.?Contents :
1. Theories of Poetry and a New I'oet <
Dallas' Poetics and Smith's Poems,
2. Our Colonial Empire and our Colonial
Policy.
3. Dr. Ilcnry Marshall and Military Ily- '
giene, !
4. The te t of Scripture, . I
5. Free and Slave Rubor,
0. The Early Christian Life and Literature
of Syria. I
7, The CJrem illo Papers and Junius, j
8. Germany in its relations to France and .
Russia,
!>. The Government of India?The Xu a '
India Bill. I
Price of N. B. Review $3 per venr ? j
Bin '(woods Mnfuxintf i.nd one Review, I .
nil four Iluviewa and Blackwood, 810
Address LEONARD SCOTT & CO
New York. ]
The Ladies' Wreath &. Parlor Arikial J
?A Magazine published monthly, the '
September number of which we have read.
For the price $1 per year, it may be con- i
aidcrcd cheap. It contains a steel plate,
a handsome painted flower, a piece of music,
and a goodly (quantity of light reading. I
Address I
BUR DICK REED & ROBERTS.
New York.
The Carolina Istelu iescf.r ?This is the
title of a new religion* paper, (Baptist,) ,
we have received from Shelby N. C. The
Rev. A. J. Catialcr is the Proprietor and
Editor 'I'tin It s_
?...... . mv Hint 11u111uv*i in ?rry wen |
printed, the editorials well written, and in
i a vein whieh pleases us : yet we cannot '
I but observe, tli.it we conceive of nothing
more calculated to retard the progress of
Christianity than R? ligions Controversies.
Quoting a scriptural injunction from tho
Salutatory of the Kditor
"And besides this.giving nil diligence, add
to your faith, virtue ; and to virtue kno--!|
edge, and to knowledge temperance, ?n<l to
I temperanceTp itieuec, and to patience godli- ,
' ness, and to godliness brotherly kindness.
! and to brotherly kindness charity." "Kor
' if these things be in you and abound , they
make you that ye shall neither be barren
| nor unfruitful in the knowledge of ourlxird
I Jesus Christ?*
I
' Tiie North Carolina Star cornea to us much
{ improved in appearance, it is now as handsome
a looking sheet as we receive from
I the old North State.
America's Own.?This is n first class | taper,
containing a Inrge amount of literary in- <
tcligcnce. I is published in Now-Vork
at 9'J per year. Address ,
KDMUND B. CH11J),New-York.
Putnam's Monthly,?Unintentionally we 1
neglected to notice last week, tho recep- i
1 tion of Putnam's Magazine for September.
I The contents of this number are varied
and interesting. Putnam's Magazine occupies
the position in ibis country, which
Itlackwoou does In Knginnd. This is saying
a good deal in its fivor, hut a perusal <
of its |>agc* will satisfy the reader that it i
is truth. Price 93 per year. ;
Ci. P.PUTNAM dtCo, Now York.
(jodey's Law's Boo*.?.The September No.
which io already on our Ulile^ontaiusjust i
what its reader* desire?a little of this and |
s little < f that, sit arranged in perfect or- ^
der. To kecpup with'the times, you must
subscribe to the Lady's Book. All Isdleo '
? iiu c?n, no ; mm dollars per year. I I
L A. GOOEY, Philadelphia. I,
The Souther a Cultivator, for September I
contain* vast amount of much which is
entertaining and useful to thu Farmer.? ,
The price is so low,(one dollar per ysur.]
ovory Fanner in the land can afford to tako '
one copy. W. 8. JON KM, Augusts Ga I
[communicated.] (
Carolina Female College, )
Mepteiuber, 1853. J 1
Mr. Editor ;?
There grew In the garden of R. L Steele, 1
a encumber which is decidedly larger than 4
one grown in the garden of any body??U 4
most It measures 144 inches in length, and
18 in eirenmferfemnee. Mr. Steels is a run*,,
idsnt of this place. J. & T.
^^
Arrival or t?e El Dorado at New-Oe- |
i.F.Awa.?The Kteom Ship jBi Anwde arrived i
v
BT MONDAY'S MAIL. 1
Later from Europe. I
ARRIVAL OF THE U. & MAIL ^
FRANKLIN.
The U. h. Mail Steam Ship Franklin, |
Captain Wootton, bar arrived at New-York j
rem Havre, via Southampton. Her advices J
rom Liverpool aro to the 31 at lut. The I
JritUh Mail Steam Ship Aiagr,,a, ( apt. W. ^
t. C. I.?Ang, arrived at lJverpool on the 28th
lit, and tho U. S. Mail Steam Ship Arctic,
?apt Like, on tho 30th ult.
The Liverpool Markets.?Tho demand
or Cotton ainco the departure of the Atia,
in the 27th ult., had been moderate, and ony
18,000 hales * hanged hands, speculators
laving taken 1000, and exporters 3000,
>ules. Prices were ill favor of buyers, slhough
tho quotations remained unaltered. ?
)n the 31st ult., tho market was rather firm
:r, and "7,000 to 8,000 bales found purchasers.
A great i ctivity in the Odessa pro'" martot
had favorably affected Breadstuff*. All
|uallties of flour had slightly advanced, and *
iVestcrn Can il was worth 29a. Od. per bbl#
if 196 lbs. Corn was in good demand, and
tad advanced sixpence per quarter. Yellow
vna quoted at 32s. 6d. per quarter of 48J
bs. * |
State or Tiiadk.?In Manchester trade
tad slightly declined. 1
Tlte London Money Market wo* tighter,
ind Consols were quoted at from 97|a97J.
EuaorE a Istellioesce.?Advices from
Constantinople to the 19ll? uit., state that
ihu Sultan had accepted the Vienna note
without modification, and that he will send
in Ambassador to St. Petersburg a* soon
is the Principalities shall hnvo been evacuited.
Advices from Buc harest state that tho
Russian forces would leave the Principalis
ics in September, .it wliich time, also, tho
-onihincd He eta were to leave Bcsika Bay.
Tho Cholera is represented to be spreadng
in the North of Europe.
Stii.l T. ate it mot Europe.?ARRIVAL
OF THE Hit IT IS II MAIL STEAM
SUIT MA GAR A A T HA L IF A X. \
The British Mail Steam Tliip Niagara,
Cnpt. VV. J. C. Iaing. has arrived at Halifax,
Ni. S., from Liverpool, which port she left on
ho 3d irist.
Tuf. Liverpool Markets.?Tho demand
'or Cotton during the week endinp the '.M
nst., was but modi rate, tlio sales having "lily
reached 37,000 I kales, of which specula??r?
took 2,000 and exporters 6,000 b I- .
I'riccs aro lower, and the fair sud iw?.r ,
grades have declined ino*?t. The circulars
liu>i ever, differ In their quolith n.
A large business li .d l?ecn transacted in
Rice at advancing rule s. The a l? g during
Iho aeek amounted to 6 )0 tierces ?t f. c in
23*.n25*. per c ut.
Tho Money Market \vr* f Ming, -ti l tho
Bank of England had rosed tli r t- ot i?.
tcrest to 4 per cent, in conseqit nee. it is r ported
of the Czar being lik-l\ t r j -et ilio
Sultan's modifications of il>.. v;.. ~
State or Tiiade.?In the m- titif rhirnf
I)i?trictA generally, trade wan dull mp! prlrrt
lower, in consequence of the Increased pnasure
on the motr y market.
Now-York Politics ?Tim Drmoontic
Convention >f tho State of New-York asi?ctnbled
at Syracuse on Tuesday, but soon
broke u|? in a row.
The 11-inkers succeeded in nominating a |
full ticket, adopted resolutions complimentary
to Senator Dickinson, and adjourned
fine die.
The Softs also held ? Convention, but adjourned
until Wednesday, in order to give
the Hunkers an opportunity of retrnciug
thair steps.
Tub Fisiiivg SqtJADRO*. The Fishing
Squadron were to have assembled at Portsmouth
on the 13th inst. The report thr.t
seven American fishing vessels had Ijecn
captured is denied.
The Ktcam Smr Kkt Stork State.?
The new Steam Ship Key Slime Slate, just
completed in Philadelphia, and intended to
run as a consort to tho Slate cf Georgia, betwocn
that city and Savannah, for which
port she will sail on the !i!M inst. made a
trial trip on Monday, which proved uiost
satisfactory, as every thing worked adminu
hly.
Tub Maijif. Klectiors.?The latest advires
frr-m M.-inc elats thst there fcsa beefi no
rhoice for (iovernor, and that the Whigs
?nd Maine law Democrats have a majority
in the legislature.
Progress or tbi Yellow Fever ir lee.
isiara.?'The interments at New-Orleans on
Saturday were 83, 60 of which Were front
fellow fevor. The number of deaths dur*
njr me wees were 070. including 449 ftrooi
he fever. The toUl number of dutlhi since
the eommeee?tr.??nt of lb# epidemic is 10,130,
of which 7894 were caused by it
Advice* from Thibedenuxville on Friday
tinted thai the yellow feeer waa raging there,
ind that great distrust existed, aa alae waa
lite caa* at Bayou Barm and Baton Raaga
Garthqviii at Biumu, La.?The New.
>rleant '/Vtw DeUm of Monday icpaats that
in earthquake had taken ptaee along the
ake shore of Louisiana. It waa most ria>
eni, however, at BUoxi, where H eanead
m nK^_ -Jift? -Ma mm*.. - a
:on<mmm wngv mm iwn^. "*? km*.
? wen ro?ksd tavanlf.
?
Lath tuom Hmviu.?TIm Schooner
ftawOehn mifoirni NvmXMmim fron
laliso* lfood?.-M, bringing ttnongct bar
laeMUff. Mr. HmmrtM4, the late AaeriMCoOMttlMM,
who report* that e* tfea
>Mb of J?4jr, forty Bp?tee*nHnha4 Jmmm
wttlcm***. aitiiiym tli? three of the CM ?.
V*|r J ">l' * ' ^BJBEr 0*