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"Erskino Collate." i , ai lv the f ill of 18bo, thv founders of t|, l. ;!? ! College, after mucli rellvctton and < . resolved to establish at Due ^ H t Corner, 5S. C., an Institution of ^ I. - ntng, which would ntVord <r;xmu- ^ a'ties for pursuing those studies w hieh j f{ are usually taught in Acadmvie* and i Colleges. Measure* wore immediately t taken for the rtccoinplishutotH of their I j( el !'n ISI>C the institution was j j organized. During the first four years j j of its existence it was confined to the i r simple object of tittng young men for ( College. | , j?j In tlto fail of 18?7, a resolution was . taken to give the Institution a collegiate J from, and to extend the course of instruction so as to make it comprehend those ( studies which appropriately belong to ( Colleges. Arrangements were at once' ( made for carrvng this resolution it to of- i . feet. Three instructors were chosen, a course of study was adoptedrand the indi- ( viduals to whom were entrusted the in- ( struction and government of the Instruction and government of the Institution, , entered immediately upon the discharge of the duties of their office. i ( Since that time it has been in sncccsfnl ; t .operatiotu Five in truc'.??rs are now cm- ( pioyM,convenient ami tasteful buildings' have heeo OrccJ^d. .lie literary Societies' of the Institution have done much in1 furnishing their lialia and formeng their librarian, to which they aro making annual additions. , * In addittou to a I'iiilosopliical ami. Chemical Apparatus, the College is i:> possession of superior Astronomical In- ' strumenta. An excellent Ivpuitorial Aero-1 inatic Refracting Telescope and a con-1 venieut Comet Seeker offer rational grat- ' iticatisn to the Student and the means o'" widening hit field of knowledge. Access to the Institution is convenient by the Greenville au?l Columbia Kail road which passes within lour miles of the j Village. # Melancholy Homicide\ difficulty occurred in this plaoe, on i Tuesday niirht last, hot ween Dr. A. 1*. I "VY vlicand Mr. Av.rv l'arliuin. which. \\? regret to state, resulted in the death of tlie lii! I or. The wounds inflicted were with j a knifi?'.lie dcvoasj.l survhing but a few j minutes. I >r. Wylie himself rceoved in ! the rcucountra very severe injuries, the rflkjeC of w hich is as yet uncertain. The i .hiry of Inquest, after a very full investi-1 Ration of the facts, returneil a \ erdict, in fleet, that t!ie killing was "by misfortune j and contrary to his will,"?a technical i finding which negatives the idea of Kifr'ul ' h oinicidc.? Ch"xter Staiu/en/. ?jjf* Tu^ Charleston Standard adds;? j la i^frtend from the country, are we i i .deLted for the following; fact-, in conection U* nccoiiRt of this nnreceiving this mesenge, sent the cainphene : 1 back, and immediately called on I>r. 1 wy.iof, ran explanation.when some words ! ' eivsur d atid i'arhain left, hut returning ' so. n after with a cJub, lie struck I >r. Wylie 1 over the head. The Doctor then seized a 'rnv knife, struck Parhnm twice and killed him instantly, ft is also stated t!i it 1 ?r. Wylie is at the point of death *i in the wound inflicted by 1'arharu. Mvr.AMCiioi.v ilo.MiCTDK.?A man ! naniou Clark was accidentally killed, a few.l.iy.s since, (says the Darlington /'Any,) in the lower part of Chesterfield District ly Tedder of this District. The two! went out, very early in the inornitu? to - . ? ' shoot wild tuikies, and having separated, i ' Clark whs, at about the distance of a i hundred yards from Tedder, crawling on < his knees; Sedder's attention was attrac-' , ted by the agitation of the hushes, and ; supposing it to he cause*I by tuikii s, he discharged his ride. On approaching the i object, he foiin?! thai he had shot his unfortur.nto comrade, who was mortally wounded and soon expired. Clark was a * worthy man and has left a large family f 'Hii> and numerous friends to deplnro his loss. " "We understand that 110 blame is attach- s. ed to Tedder, by those who Iiavo investigated the circumstances. lJut similar accident* are of Mich frequent occurrence that it is time to inquire w hether they do not involve culpaple negligence, and in- p diflereix e to liiiman life. ^ Ocihaoe in YonKviLi-E.? (">11 Wednes- h day evening last, says the Yorkville Mis c cellavi/, Mr John S. Saddler was stabbed by a youth named David Lewis, who j, has made his escape. Fivo wounds were j Ulfll, ted, with n pocket knife, two of which 'penetrfited to tli0 interior--but we learn Mr. S. is now considered out of danger.? , " Lewis was intoxicated and quarrelling v witli an old man; Mr. Sadler interposed '' 2 on joel /nlfofllie latter, when blows en- n P M*l, ami wit! th all v.- result. A llf ? - ? ;rv A ino?t mehncholy and fatal accident ril vmined on Thursdav last, in tho neigh- ti I jr^pcxl of Cr-xis Hill, i4jout 10 miles ?,l ? otnllii* viflhga, widelywo trust, wd) act jel ( n warning toall who us? iip-nuMs?I J oseircu instances, as wa hare heard them f \!; Jo Mct.oinj>?ni?'<l by Win. I{ Cirtor. A lad about 10 years old, son v ft. Carter, vee.ro out duk ' "I .saniitiu^, and coming ?w siglit ^tne, 111 littw boj was analons to shoot at ei tlieqj, when Mr. Ligori took tho gun from t; . hii'I. leaivng it on Ma arm, nut aj kj 1! ? ?*> **'"'>t'ie ***1 ii of returning t, tho hammer foil and tl.o tha wIkjIs load in i 0|l t vrt^. Ths hula I ran toward* ^tr. L. 7ercl?(w*i>uwicle, you bar* dint ma" hetf^^^H&taiUlr eVpir-l Tha nr of mfln.MWp<?mrt<*d by Mr. L. can i>iler amng'ttc.Vth'in fcftribw!. wl t A * * The little follow was ?n interesting I id affectionate child, und sad must he! 10 hearts of his uioet estimable parents. 1 ^ ?* biuccroly sympathise soitli tliem in toir bereavement, end would remind them rel tat the Dispenser of all things guides our ! in< estinios, and to hifii alone can we fly ! tie >r consolation and comfort in oar trials I its ml tribulations. ?? This sad event should he a solemn and ! ,rt mpressive wartiing to parents to he care- ' nl not to permit their young children to , utve the use of fire arms; while w e would ! oinind all older j?ersoua who use them,. I hat too great care enftnot he excercised, ? mder any circumstances, in their man- j igement.? Lauratneille /feral !, 1 8/h inst. a - ii m a, ? i b: Fouo nutes.?On Saturday last, says m lie lVe I he Times, an attempt was made j I>: 0 pass oil" two forged checks at the Conn | w or of the liauk ofCieorgetown; one signed p: 'Henry ltu k*' and the other Allston," j tk 1 lie young man gave his name as Cara- t ei vav, hut we helieve, it has since turned ' w >ut to he Venters; and he is said to he the | ;n ion of a very respectable geutlaman of j j. IVilliainshurg district. The circumstances | ^ omu cti il wi>h the forgeiy and the at- j , cmpt to get the cheeks ca>hed, ftTO so ; Vee front ovorv appearance of rascality as j 11 o lca?e us in diubt whether to regard | lie young man an idiot or a lunatic.? t ' We however refrain from any further re- i h narks, as the party has been arrested, ! li: iltd in default of hail, has been lode* d in i cl jail tu await a lejjal investipation \)f the J fa matter. ; U! HTnnnicitrr Crinirr. j!" ^^ ^ \'... ? * n LANCASTERVILLE. S. C. " WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3(t. 18,53. I!1 I a* Take Notice. ? i!! Wk have the names of several subscribers ^ " en our books, w ho, never have paid in for 0 ? I ' our paper since we coinmcnceu; wo are glail ! s to say there are hut tVw uf thiscluss, hut we : tied several names of those, who have failed [ h? pay us for the present^ year. None of , 'in February nc.\t),%wc will place the nc- | ounts in the hands of men of the Law for l< {olfaction, and scratch said names otf our 1,1 nooks. Wo would rather ha\c five hun- i Ired names of prompt paying ?ahscTibem? j than oie thousand, who pay if they chose Lo, 4 Ponnd for the Capital. ! W k evpect to start for Columbia to-mor- j ow, siu J during our ubscnco will keep our i j 'oadero advised of what is going on there.? | iVc have also scoured the services of a lirst t ' ato reporter, who will every week give the cutlers of the ledger a synopsis of what is '.ransacting in the Legislature On our rcturn, wc will endeavor to make some additionnl improvements in our paper. Our de- i J' termination is to make the Ledger inferior to 1 io paper in the state. On or about the lirst jf January, we will commence that story ^ hii'h has been advertised so conspicuously ' a one corner for so long a time. We have . levotcd some, care and attention to it, and j vill probably issue it in pamphlet form, after ui t has been run through the paper. It will j ?? K'cupv twelve or fifteen numbers of the Led- . ui p*r- Those who wish to comniee their sub & icriptions with the story, would do well to 'p end us their names prior to the first of: fanunrjr. i ^ AN ACT OF KINDNESS j ia< )CO \\ e tender our sincere thanks to Mr. John ?n Heath, tho assistant P. M , at this Office j k| >r mailing our papers the two past weeks, he Uhought sent to the ofiice at snch a late uit our. An extra moomitoi job work, which g i ould not be put oil', wns the cause of tho elay. VV'e hope, hereafter, to have our j apers ready for distribution on Wednes- \ Ai ay morning. Our friend Heath bits placed us 1 dw tuder great obligations, by such special acts ' tei if kindness, and in return be lias onr ardent , he rish, that be may marry a pretty girl, and j of u nlcsscd with a numerous progany. So J wl note it bo. ' |,e THE KEOWEE COURIER. ! ^ This paper routes to us very tnnelt im- ^ roved. Wo have always thought the Con- nt er a good paper, and from our frequent noce of it, were rather pleased when wo dia- Pr iverednfiiat abominable old hetui wna sto- pe n. The two living, heads now at the hrad , M| fidf.iirs, will wo doubt not, ma!.o theCou- lb -.-tin a ? oi nnii mure tit-serving 01 ppirvnagw. air. on ia unknown lo us hu: Mr. Thompson, e have kuyvvn,!o! this many yearn Long ogo of ? served a? faithfully in an otBce as fore:;n, aid we always prsdi.tcd a successful irt4r f?? him, wherever his lot would be wit. Tnta prediction Was founded on the Dowlfdgu <>f his npright dealings, and gen- an, email ly hearing. ' Wp would be right pleased to see our nj djHii|(igain. Mnny events have happen- jjj, HS, since we last Imde him good bye, not ! iarperUnt amongst thorn, we rejoice in r appellation of - l'a." from three bright- , ed, light-haired jtttie follows. Our beet , a# ?hj^^ tho editors of th^Owler. "**** j ^ t ^ THE PAST. "Tlic hour hand of our watch points to ? ,ir." This expression of ours, has been ] prated by newspapers and persons to us are tlmu once. At this time, the clock ^ ks on the mantel, the declining Sun easts i gentle rnvs into our roonn adVtYonishing that the day will soon be over, the cxchan:s around ns scattered. invitingly direct our tcntion to our scissors for copy to-morroxv hilst lite notice wo have just written of the i ickotis Conner,call up many rcee.olle?tions I ' the past. Tltoeu who are near and dear to us, nre j r nwav, and it is just at this hour of a Sabith, under such circumstances, that the j f ind takes a circumspeetory glance at the ; k is*. We go hack to childhood's days, i a hen no rebuke met our oar. however cub I n dtlv wo may have been?no rod of clins- ! t icmcnt resorted to, to punish us for often- , n s. Then conic boy hood's days, when j t e delighted in romping, playing, and kiss- ] 5 g pretty little givls. Then come tho-c i lys when an nucumulution of years, had, f inracterizcd ns as a m; n. Those, were ! r ns without care,and piv.- sing it is to recall I > mind that period of our life when, she i ho ever has, and ever will stand by tis r trough thick and thin.pledged us Iter youthil love. Then come days of more active. ! c re, bright scenes, and datk ones. All these 1 tangos of panoramic similitude, come be- I reus?some give us pleasure, some give I * pain. We rolled on these nutters.and think | e become wiser. We note sttcb. acts as I tve been to our injury, and those which t t\e redounded to ourgosd. and as we take i glance at the latter, we go to work with j * more vigorous detcrinhiutisn ts lenrt front I IU [Nl St. , Is it not Well, thai at certain- times, all . | en snouiu wkc a review 01 ineir lives :? j i We tliink so. You nviy bj r?? re- | ii* an injury, which hail you have delayed, ' i av in all probability have cause I irrcniudi- ; r ?!? injury. Many a ra.-h act ?1' wrong, has ( '| er. recalled at almost the las', hour of life. : | o\v for one if our iiliistrntrniis : We rec- ! ilcet of a father once, who in a moment ? f excited passion framed bW will, leaving, is daughter, who hnd married contrary to . I ' is w ill, entirely petunVsu. l!o was taken , ck, and a physician of rcputu railed in.? I 'he physician after examining the patient, iscovcred that his disease was of such a ature,! e could not possibly live very It'tig, j ot many hours, or may lie minutes. Willi j n honesty which is worthy of hnniitation. ! | lie physician Jtc<|uaintrd liiin oflho fact .and | ilvised him to attend to matters left unat- ! nded to, at once. And on lbs dying lied, terir.ty jrst before liiin, the dying man in a | ?v. minutes, repaired an injury,wliicli in the j rid may haveeaused u??*h sorrow and hard- j Lip. He altered his will, nndyr?*. 'uled for I is disobedient child. So much for an editorial. | ' |\ - I a* "J" | t faRme College, by John .M. Hright, A. .M. < ()ur thank* to some unknown friend for a ! t >py. It i.s an able production, and retlecU mch credit on the author. r In another column the reader will find a j < utice of Kiskino College. j i EDITOR S TABLE- j t (loimv's I.aran's Hook".?The December 1 v umber of tliis over welcome monthly, ^ 1 ^ us promptly eomo to muni. It contains j very handsome steel plate engraving, Christ Inr.iliug the sicka beautiful I , asliion plate, several other engravings of ; rikiug beauty, Itcnidcs the usual rpiairtity , , f reading matter. Mr. (iodev, the publish- I j r, promises a great deal for the next year, at wo fee! satisfied from what h has done I int he will fulfil his promise. A story is ! romised to eonimcueo in the January nuni- ' rr, from the pen of Air. Arthur, the popular f ovrdist. The Ledger and l-adio's Hook ' ir 8 I. j j L. A. GODKV, I'liila. j i f J ii a ii a ii s Ma'ja/ise.? Hv the December I linber. which We Ii ive rocived. \vn i?.r_ ,1 irrc < iraliain's Mazarine will hereafter be j a ider the joint proprietorship ol'R. 11. .Sou i .1 Co., Mr. 8. having purchassd mi interest. t a his is a beautiful number of Gndi..uv'?; * iihout any exceptions, "Cupid taught by I .? Graces," is the must handsome engrav j tl s' we have ever seen. Mr. tiruhain will ; ii ntinue as Editor of Graham's Magazine, It J in his prospectus says there will be no ! p ding oflf in succeeding numbers. \Vc f< arf'rfy wish him continued and noundant b ecess. I'rice, ?3; Ledger and Magazine, ' c I. si U. ii. SEE & Co., Pbila. ? Authi r's 11<>s;c Maoazi.se.?Mr. T. S. a thur, tli?s editor of the Magazine, is deeU * dly and desorvedfy, the most popular wri- lj r of fiction in America, at the same lime s is the most industrious. We have some ti his " orks, and have a mind, if we knew p here to get thorn, to purchase every book I. baa ever written; for young persona , o o? ing up we do not know of butter read- w j. The Magazine contains many of Mr. ' n s pi-coa, one or two engravings, Ac., and | w tin price, $'3, is very cheap. I-'or $3, I 0 copies can l?e procured. Mr. Arthur ! ti omisea two original novelettes from bis f n next year. Now ia the time to sul>ril?e for it. We will give the Ledger and u jiuc Magazine for $3.60 eta. tl T. H. ARTHUR dt Co. Pbila. ? The Westmimtk* Revixw.?-Content* li October Number: * 1?Religion in Italy. T 2?The' Progress of Fiction na an Art. a?Partnership with limited Ability. t?The Itook of Job. 6?School claims of Languages: Ancient " 1 Modern, die. w The Reviews are re printed in Naw York 3, cash, or any two, $6; all four, with i tli ick wood's Magazine, $10. Address, p< LEONARD, SCOTT dt Co., tli ^jow YoH^H ' Vba Swithe7n^^a^r^T7?WF Novsmbsr, usual contains much that Is mafulto j mera. ml othvr monstrosities have kept so full.? a, llensou pays $10,000 to gat his rival out of 0 re way. o I'erhomv the proprietor of the Seven Mile. w lirror, hns been areating s great deal of g, xeiteinent among flic undsrerust by an- ti ouneing in the various papers in the mostal- c uring capitals, that 100,000 gifts worth $97- j p 00 would be distributed among those who g hould visit his panorama beforo the 1st of ., nmvary ; every person paying $1 for four ad- c nissions living entitled? to- a prise-tieket.? j| imong the objovts promised are the l'anora- ^ ua,itself, valued at $24,000; the fast trotter, j ? relcgraph,nnd an indefinite host of gold pens, | \ leticil-casca, and other interesting etcetera. n )ur good people, who always somehow or p ithertakepleasure in being gulled, have bit- j t. en freely at the bait; 76,000 tickets have ( ictually beeit stdd, aval the exhibition is | fc irowded every performance. TUo share- '] lolders held a meeting at Metropolitan //all t, 1 few evenings since, at which they appointed t i Committee to superintend the distribution. I The sharp bracing weather which visited J( is about a month ago,has entirely disappeared j iikI given ph ee to a warm, sultry, moist, op- ji pressive atmosphere. That venerable inliabtaut, "the oldest" does not remember a f*ll that has been so milh and genial. The pulse of Wall street hns beaten at fe rer rate, for a few days back, in consequence of the rumor that heavy defalcations had occurred in several of our leading hanks. Tlio J . Herald gives a li?t, enumerating seven bor.ks j is huving lost in this way, and the total a- j \ mnnnt .. hKai'/U f,l l,n &7.1OR10 CfflBBSraflBNCB. I; SFW YORK CORRESPOHBENCE. U nncy Castings in tlic Chrystal Palace? ^ ( visa's Invention?Use of 7.ink?The c Shepherd nttacke?l by a leopard?Con- n tributinns from thu I'oral Iron Foundry of |( Perl in?Sentence of i)e Corn?-Criminal Cases?Conviction of a murderer?The ^ Showman Editor?Decease of tho 'Tllus- " trated News"?Porham's Speculation? J The Weather?Wall Stre Dofalca- n tion*?The Markets. \r.w York, Nov. 23, 1?53. r Mr. Editor: One great end ofour World's " 'air has been the dissemination of useful I now ledge connected with the industrial arts, ' mong our people; the introducing to their 4 otiee the inventions of other lands, and ] ' hus enabling the.1i fo institute comparison's 1 ltd draw practical conclusions for their fatire benefit. To this we have looked as the ' treat object to be gained by such cosmopoh f tan exhibitions; and though it mat lYot be ' ully accomplished in olr Crystal1 Palace by eason of the spnrscuient of foreign eontri- ' utions, vot we cannot help believing that ; t has taught our artists, manufacturers and I Mechanics tnany a w hob some lesson. 1 Take lor instance, the department of fancy ' ratings. It lr:s boon fashionable here to egr.nl bronze as the only material that could j ' jo effectively employed in moulding sta- : 1 uvttes and other works of vcrlu. The op- ' uisite of this has been proved by Grits, of derlin, whose application of sine to monu- 1 nental statuary has been eminently success- [' ill and gained for his foundry a wcil-de- j' terved renown The great advantage of 1 bis material is the pure and perfect state in I ' vhich the castings come from the mould. 1 ".very line is developed in the most finished ji lianticr; the edges are sharp, and the out- , inc is Hpirioinl, so that tltvy require but very ! i' tic sub-oqucnt chasing, w hile their cost is ! io rnoro than one-seventh that of hrouz.e. | [lie metallic surface, moreover, which they j resent to th>- eye resembles tbat of the i iron/es of Florence, which have long been | teemed above all others. No fairer specimen of the zinc east could 1 >edesired than Kiss s famous AmazoiiGroup. i \hieli by many is pronounced the elief-d'-I i'uvrc (>t the whole exhibition. Another ! nay he found in the group representing a ! shepherd attacked Wy a l?e<Xford, whisli is t. from (Jeiss's foundry ai d is exhibited by Julius Franz, of Jierliti. The shepherd has lifen thrown over on Ids mlt >f the savage beast one of vvftrrse elawj is ! Iccply lixed hi l is llcvli. fttf La uM mi siip.".rts ! im-i 'I', w I, rlglit be ias grasped the throat of tNi'triflbajfor tod bus keeps him at bay. Mehn<tWB^ ^Wrfs lot without an ally ; bis faithful d ogtfJiVing j u i/.eii the UntUmipting to create i i diversion in the rear. The affrighted conn- j I. a n i !:. Jelity of w liieb "nq trooM^beta Uri* hamr utterly fjjJBE** 'J'o the department I,f .casting, in all its amific.it'oni, the Pressjins"' ecin to have levoted special attention. \Tnf Content w itli inpressing zinc into the service, they have 'Vcti had recourse to iron, and m the ease of bis apparently stiff/inflexible,and ungraceful netnl have met with no less marked success 5cv. r.d excellent specimens of these iron aists l.:i\u Ihtu sent to the Fair from the Ioyul Iron Foundry of Merlin. TWy eoniist ot w?l].executed statuettes representing llaisliall niueher, (Jeiier.il Tin low and (Ji-niral Von Sehnriiliorst: the last two copies of statues erected in 1822, by Preduriek Wiliam, III. in honor of these distinguished so), liers. We cannot perceive that the effect >f the iron is at all inferior to that of the Host finished bronze. As aprotection a- , [ammt r;?t, tl o surface is thinly covered | villi a metalie composition. , Dc Corn, to whose trial for the nwrd-r of j tigenu Melville, under iny stcrious cireiiin- ' tauecs I made allusions last week, was | rouglit ir. guilty of manslaughter in the 3rd | legrec, and has been sj. tence.l to 2 years , ud ten months in the State Prison. The I nry wore out some hours hef. re they could , gree, standing at first, it is s.ii<i, *i.\ for oon- : ( ictioti on the charge <?f murder, and six for \ opiitt.il. Before eritcuee ?ra?|ifononntcd ! I lie prisoner made a statement to tins Court, [ i i which he admits the net, hut slates that j , e committed it under the apprehension of | ersonal v iolcnce from Melville, who then,' | >r the first time carried a cane, which he | r.tndished in a threatening manner. This \ ] xplanntion is borne out by the circumstan- j | Inneos, and there was probably no " malice 1 forethought" in the deed. The peaco and I , afety of the coiiiiuuiiity, h ?we"or, have been | | cry |?roperly v indicated bj the Jury; for sore- [. | f no mere suspicion of violence afford* a j lindow of reason for shedding n fellow-eren- ( are's blood. Were such reckless homicides ' ! I emitted, llu earth would soon bo tlepopu. , ( itcd. A number of murder cases still remain ii our criminal register, the red catalogue ( r?s never fuller. A porter-house keeper, j amed /Autre was tried, after Def'orn's case ( ms diapossd of, for the murder of his mis- ( 'ess; he was found guilty ami lias heen sen- j inced. Never did u villain better deserve his ( itc. , Barnuro, however, good he may be gt man* , faeturing Fecgce Mermaids and ahowing , ?e points ol'a Girailcjina clearly proved him- ; . If incapable of doing much in the editorial | ne; he had decidedly better confine him- t If hereafter to hit legitimate profeasion.? ( 'his he has "at last discovered to his cost, t Tlio Illustrated News," on which he t .vhthcd so muoh money and humbug, i as died natural death, and its good v ill and effects have pasaed into the i inda.ef Gleason, whose "Pictorial" will a ius monopolist) the field. Bmoom is re. || :>rted to havo sank 110,000 m the enterprise, a lis he indigently dcnjea,a| likely to reflect a i his rr-puflmon as an accomplished hum. ngger i there can be no doubt, ho wovor.that * hue made n considerable hole in that long ), tma, ^li. h Tom Thumbs, Rearded Ladies, f, lt: * % ^ $ Cotton is loss freely offered and commands 1 full prices; with slight llnetuvlions it is like- ; ' ly to maintain its present rates throughout i the uiti'or. Vwns truly, , HClfSON. ji. SV>r tflie ledger. L1 BEWARE OF THE VILLAINS' [: Mi:. Knrrs*On f!*e 7th of May ln*t, a j' couple of villain* reaie >* * % this nciybVor- I liood, one willing himself Willinni Patterson ttic other John Cunningham and said they were from Ivnsderdalo County. Alabama.? I'Ney represented themselves to be men, who had driven horses into this State for sale, ' and that they had sold out, in Kumptcr District. on a short credit. They said they had been recommended to r' come into this settlement. ft>r the purpose of going to school till Kail, when they would collvct their money, and go for another dn"?e. TIwy vbtaired bonrdirig near j the school, and cOlfunrflwd the* ttf idies.? ; Hut in a short time, Patterson became so wonderfully enamored in love of a respects- j hie. but innocent and inexperienced young . woman of eighteen, who resided close by, . that his studies at school were soon laid . aside, and others more pleasing were substituted in th.-ir stead. t _ He. addressed her. and his addresses Were 1 h WW6ri, 66 mut:IVr sn,-ffntt rtn the [ ieiludl will slmw, for he had r-jcirried only nliout three weeks, when fctr ? W t.'u-v I ningham began to make preparation to start I to Tennessee, as they said, for another drove of horses, and in 2 weeks.afterwards they did I start. In the wan tinrr, PatWsen was . InwHy cngngerf in purchasing property on credit, joiiic of which he sold, the nioiniug lie left. at a reduced price, for cash, and took ' the rwlencc with him. In one instance, he ' ?urreeded in inveigling, .hi honest nun nut nf money crs-sjrH, wider the pretence that, with it, ho would purchase a tine horse f<>? hiui in Tennessee. In ??R*rqisrn?c cft'iinningham statin# that Jtv did n*< svfend to return, this unsuspecting c??o s'Mit his son along tV> assist Patterson in driving A c.*? i The young mm went with thvni to Marion ' North Carolina, am! nonr fhat place. Patter- | son bargained with a Mr. <Tar*on for sonic < mules, ami left him to stay them till a spc"iliod time, wfcich was the Monday following, being Sh?- iirst day of ciXKt at Marion, i The young man stayed several days nfter | llie time appointed, hut Patterson did not | return, and lie had to come home almost , penniless. A short time after their departure, some I disclosure* of a privato nstiire, but too iuIceetit to be puhlislied, made by Patterson's wife, with regard to the conduct of both IN nninghain ard Patterson, soon gave the ( neighbor* to un<i?r?tand that neither of tliem jver Intended to return. The rnslitort im- I mediately took out attachments, and an of- f lieui tins sent in pursuit of them, who fob j lowed them into the Stale of Tennessee to (upland toll gate on the Trench Broad river but there ho took sick and returned. last lliey change their names, and tiius vadc debs-lion, a description of them will now he given b\ which they may he known 1 Hereafter. Patterson ?* a man Iwtwccn Iht and 35 ' years of age neir.ly 0 feet high, of rather a tallow complexion, with Mack hair, black tyc brows, und black beard, and has a scar ! n the forehead over the right eye, und an)thcr on the head, which is hidden by the lair. lie isxpiare shouldered ami Hat Messed, and weighs about 170 pounds. When imt ml<lres?ed, ho is ralhtr alow of speech, ! >?it when engaged in conversation on a fa- 1 niliar subject he speaks fluently enough.? < He ha* somewhat of a cracked voice, and * { lowncaat look when first spoken to. lie i ligns his own name thus Williampattcrson ind other names in * similar manner. Cun- < tingbam is not <|iiito so tall a* I'attersnu M* < ibout Si or 80 years of aye, oaJL weighs ( iLout 105 pounds of ttwre about*, rodSl bo- , Hod, and ha? s swinging walk. The hair if his hoad is renuufcnbiy early, and nsturmly lair, almost approaching s sanjiy color, j rhiekers the same,but, whan here, he dyed | Kith black. Doth of them could read, write, ( nd cipher a little, hut woeid be termed II. Iterate men. There A nettling to the per- ( onal appearauoe of eWaar of Ihom.to excite 1 t tree lion, or t* peedeee disgust. I We ere mar see that the publication of this 1 rticle wili make no smends for what is past nt it m% be Ibe means of preventing them mm perpetrating the same or similar trans j. L f> ^ m .. f * ptions elsewhere, and of putting the public T1 n tluir guard against the incursions of thcin j p any such men. We know of no way in gm rhieh editor* can better benefit their auberibers than hv giving publicity tothia ar- ( icfe, and we do sincerely trust that every j ditor throughout the United States, but |^rl articular in the Southern and Western ny tta**s, (where thesre vi^ains1 will be more , pt to commit their depredations,) will eoeh ^ oiiceivc it his duty to his subscribers to #ri usert this article In his paper, and thereby ^V( >ut theiu on their guard against the aHwe* xvo lentsof these base and heartless scoundrels' i a n Vhrtt would this poor innocent girl, and ?p|, ged father and mother now give, had they i ma teen apprized, by the newapapers of the ( ? ountry, of the character of that bhrk-ltcar- I ed wretch, the betrayer of innocOncC and jSJ| entity, before the fit tat knot was tied?? Phev cannot tell, nor can any one put an stimate on the value of such information ; ' >ut alas, alas, it is now too late to mourn.? nd\ le may elude justice here, but there will be I ?5 1 judgment bar which he cannot escape.? \V day God grant him repentance before he Clt ippoars there. ftn< JAMKS It. LINN, UOBKKT R. LINN, 1 Flat Rock S. C., Nov. 'J 1st 1853. COSIH'CT OK L.VDIKS IN' THE STUKKT. Wl ten three laoli es use wnM/mjj V>geth*r? ! t is better for one to keep irr axlf .uwe of :hi? oilier two, than for all three ts'jersist hi mai?taining one unLts-dbsn I'lWe. They ran.rot all join ia> ep>?.vewation without Lnlkiwg aemss ttwft Hirer?at iJb'nyf that sit iii-tloors or out-of-doors is nwftward, inl'oiiveuieiit, lingeiiteel, and should ai-v?AV* ^ " fr< itc avoided. Also, three ladies walking abreast occupy too uuieh of the pavement li( ami therefore incommode the other pas- sti oxytu. Three voting nun sometimes *' * 111 lounge along the imvctm nt arm in arm. - 1 tli Three voung qrufltwn never do so.- .'/?*. : C # | *'? Lrs/ir s /irhoriiiKr Hm>k. [ [J Kki.kark ok Kozts.? Advice* from Tl Smvniii to < M. l'itli, state that Tvoszta j"'1 Iia<! been released, and wra* 011 hi* way 10 I'oston. It nclears Mr. Imtl re- Li peivcd a scot mo dispatch from Mr. Mardi, . 00 at ( "onvfantinople, statin*; that in his nr- I '* ranirt ment willi Mr. I?ra*k, the Austrian , * . I I Internuincio, there is no reserve relative ,'<0 to Kosta's future movements;. fther?ewyw* ?>? Nfj. (I. consented to hi* refers*^. j itF Tlio Wilmington ninl Manchester j ^ fJailronJ lias been c<tir?ple?ed to Mat ion I C. * f.. and rV Wf*?lk i? or->prcssinp linolv. I I II 11,,. St>tr socio* Vr he in fine >nirits about ' I lit? pmspevt* of I Tic rroatf. ' ' IUwy 1'oSTlCllC.? It is calfiilatfil that ' thn p*"-*** c" mi iliw lt>u<>u ki.nt l.j ?!.. > t(. President of 1 lift 1?nited States to tlicj,\ Kmperor of Japan will hate cost about I ?2,2t'.>, TC7,4.*i. Horrible Suicide. I Marly on the morning tl?c 10th in*t.% 1 I" the sleepers of Mr. litirris* liolcl, of this I ^ place, were inwrd by the report of a pan. | m Some wg men, sleeping immediately | o er the yootv of the decease.!, when the 1 report was a *econ?Uimc heart I, it l?eiiig 1 *' yet ibA'fWisttlowii, ami succeeded in rain- [ ing a witohsw, rushed to tnerooinin ipics- i * tion, where they fouml the deceased aborrt N breathing Vm last. Ilis name is said tube j r' Jeremiah Kinp, perhaps at one time oft j? Charleston, which iuferuncc is drawn, we |, believe, from his having a diaft in his pen*- I session on one of the Charleston banks, j, t> Mr. Kinp cnine to this place eight or 1 n. ten days previous to his dcaili, and wa : observed to be of very singular manners . I m> much so, Im? was stipposed at least |>arj I lially deranged. More than eoc circnnv itatico led Mr. Huriis to the opinion that it would l?e proper to confine hint, hut he abandoned that at the suggestion of oth- i crs. lie said lie was not guilty of anv p crime, to cause his o?ljcction, and dcrnng- rK ed state of mind ; hut yet, he had done ^ enorph to make him miserable beyond endurance. Mr. Kinp was perhaps, thirty five years [ of ape, rather fair c<n>plexio?, black hair, I 7i inclined to curl, five fnet,e?s j es in height. with rather a ncc??lU? I having ft gla#*)- appearance. IK\ liore j(1 ihe mark* of previous violence upon himself ; hi* throat being Vonndcrablj acafred. I ' eCerc shooting himself, he ncenia to have *, taken hi* knife and ripped open kin hew 1,1 el*, severing an intestine. He then seewa , ^ to have take* the same knife and dropped it into an already loaded gun, which he line] hy some means contrived to grn hold uf, %nd placing the murr.le to hie temple, T and w ith hi* foot and handkerchief firxl ,j, it off. Tiro eliot took effect in the hack J hi* head, tearing a ternble hole, while the knife waa found buried to the j*we * n hit teMh?. j No dmp tkie thread M auieide wee to 'auaad 1>T tkw <l*oo**ad king a ol lisoipated rli?McU*fc and hatl juat conn >ff of h long M*prae.*?CtuvilU (Jtonjia in Stnndmd. a.-V.T=2=.w! ported from England riPP> gentleman of ^ llaltiinore. This Landy litO* plaything la s m/y frfoat in theHkrrel,8 foatia th?stock} m >n? fool and a half around the broach, and * i ^ # V - ? le Saturday Evening Post for 1854. 'ublished in Philadelphia, Pa., nt No. 06ath Third Street, by Deacon &. Peterson, s poblisheis say, that they listvo engaged rottfributors for the ensuing year:? Ira. Sonthworth?Kmrrson Bennett? ?. Denison?Grace Grccdwood and FanFern. They promise in January noxt, a relet, by Emerson Dennett, nnd follow' this by another, called "The Stej> Moth- ' ' by Mrs !fs^v A. Denison. Miriam, tho' cnger, by Mrs. Emma D. K. N. South. ^ rth. Sketches, by grace Greenwood, and ' ' c\v series of Sketches., hy Fanny Forn.? ey also promise letters, descriptive of '{ nners, customs, scenery, Jre.. of" British iana, and other places. Engravings are u to be giien from time to time. Tliiw. i good paper, nnd published extremely low. 8 Termsi Terms. He terms of the POST are ?2, if p.vd fiv ancv?83, if not paid in advance. Foir ? in advance, sec sopy sent three years.?r continue tho folhwing; H'.v terms tc* iibs, to be sent in tlie city to ont* address* I in the country to one Post oflieo : 4 Copies, ... 85,00 Per Annum.* 8 " (and one to the getter up of the Club,) 810,00 14 13 ' (and one to the getter np of the Club,) $15.00 20 " (arul one to the getter wp .* fSw 8^0,00 " vr j n-M-* X1UVU ?U!i U M?ci v jtif The question, thnitgli startling, w fficientlv suggestive, when the fuel is ken into consideration, that diseases of e Liver have heroine most alarmingly 'quent ill the United Slates. Tndoed re ate few formidable rlisenscs that ar<v ?t income way Iravahlc t?? a deranged ale of that important organ. Many of complaints usually olasrcd under il ?' *sol of Consumption, have their origin in e Liver. "Any remedy that would inre regularity and healthful action in the 1 ver. would he a Messing to mankind !" s boon the exclamation of thousands.. Itn? remedy lins h< rn fhnnd; it in safe and iiv. When a fair trial has been afforded , il !S?s never h??* known to fail, t&cader,. have you any di-easo of the J iver, or disease which you believe proud* from hepftoV derangement? Lose not moment, hut purchase a lu?x ofI>r. 'L>n?vrx T*l]?, and tliev will restore you } health. Ft is the only remedy yet di*i?ered, in which implicit confidence may i placed. t-W Purchaser* will he careful to ask r I)R. M'LANK'S CRI.KIlflATKU I.IV- J R PI 1.1.S, and take none el?e. There .*>r? her Pilla, purporting to he !.iver Pills, >w before the public. Pr. M'Lsne's Liver ta 11a, also hia Celebrated Vermifuge. c-n >w he had at nil respectable Pntg Store** i the United States and Canada. The above valuable Prepnr-.tion f<?r sal# ; tbe Agents P. M. Cohen A: Co., Iniporrs rjnt lie.iti rs tn Prog* an-i ."w* Uetuvs,, o. CO liny no Street, Charleston S. C. The Tail of The Commet. In foity degrees in length, but so tbin* im!*?tuiirc that stars are visible through , The tttari elotta tab-* of some nostrum* ioa*g?r>, are nearly as long, and ? ? errsily seen through. The proprietor of lJr. Gm/rntt'* Kilrat V ' Yr/'i+tc Dork out! far* fxiril/n, Imv rer, no occasion to r<-??*rt to *nch ffin in order to attract public Attention., The actual enrw performed by the rfWr wherever it as introduced, i* 11i#?imi ss11it-|) the reputation of this | nvedv Jk founded, a? tin* hundreds of. g r.'iiTv jits of i? ..ewe! Iioj *, health nml >, I fiat arc continually flowittjf in np< in ^ iin will prove. JtV flunihnf;i* mn/ flourish for a nie, I ut a remedy inii-t posvev* rareledieinal virtues, In establish the rcpntnrai that Yellow Dock and' 'ftrterpn.lllo hi* c*tnl?li>luned wherever has Itoen used For mile, by <1? Vm?. ' T. R. & J. R.MAGII.L. COM MKRC1 Al-jtL I, AT F.ST IJATKS. iHr roiu 1.1 vr. u root KnvT 2 mm Havre Nov.I I roru I lavana N ov.SJ: Charleston markets. Saturday Morning. Nor. 2fi. COTTON.?Yesterday's miles reached X)hnlca,M from U) to Itrf. prices undoing-. I?tl?e b'.ilW of ?nl?e, ?sy suiav 430 b*U?, I I t>i rtkti. Oa* OYiecc*?Sales this morning 800 lie*, .it 8; to t?? Ik 18. CoMMBlA. N?V. 26. COTTON.?We ar? still witWai any nr je to notico In our eotinn market; theipply on ?<ik ycstordny wr? to n fair exat nod the d?mnnd nctUe it ml good, at *e' full prkss. 145 bnkia were aotiJ. at 8 le? !4 rents. M A K R 1 A (J K sT ill Ilymull l.ro l Ins love delighted hour,, hero dwelt no joy in Eden's ro%y U>w?r! lie world wax miuI!?the '^nrvVc.wn>a * il?t nd titan, the hermit, .si?ht4?-till womai ? MflUWd! {Jmtmptxll. MAwu.thr 234 idsi-, by tbr Rrv^ Newlnn.Mr. ALEXANDER H. CARTER MISS KJ.r/AHETil A. HORTEN, alL ? f a-- Itl.aJ a . uiiioMwr isiainci. jUm, O? T ??! / v?ning, Novoatbor 23 _ ,8k l'?Ur'? Church, Charlatan by the of. Stephen Elliott, Hr., W11.1.1AM LMMHON,i?.,to MIH8 .MARUAKKT , daughter of Dr. Thomas Y. Simous, Jl. ' that city. j) E AT H a, DiUT??n*inn>*unh?Vm?I3^re4!^ If man would ever ffum to (Jok b3B! at Kt?*<*.. UWkm DUtHit, 0*1 a 13th of Move mbor, inilVnllH. M. If. DI.HOU9. ralfet of tSo Into John E? VoU iua. x- m - s D r#