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Watt mw the dilemma in which he was placet I by his " tmm de plume" yet ho did not know on what accusation ho was arrested. Tlio officer drew out a warrant with an affidavit allixed alleging, that on a certain day of last week, l?ill Fletcher, alias the Bird of the Forest, with a gang of fonr or five others had assaulted and robbed certai i travellers in tiiat county. As none of the accomplices were named, the constable could proceed no further than to arrest Fletcher wherever he might find him in his bailiwick. Watt replied to this that he could prove an alibi: "For," said he, " I was in North Carolina at the lime the warrant mentions, and I've this morning crossed the line for the first time in my life." " All very well." said the officer. " nr<> - 1 I dueo your proof on the day of trial. My duty I must perform at all hazards. You will therefore accompany me to the Court House. If you are innocent your liberty will not long be withheld. Next week is Quarter Sessions, and you will then have a hearing." Watt for a moment thought of shooting him upon the spot, but biting his lip j to suppress rap?, reflected that he was innocent of the charge, nod might on the day of trial regain his liberty, whereas by assailing the officer lie would be liable to the penally of the law which is very severe in that Stalo. AtVer a pause of a few moments he said: 441 surrender sir; my innocence is my reliance; yet I must speak 10 my friends before I leave them." Tlio constable observing Wait's eomposuie, did not refuse to grant bis request. Walt called the eldest of his men to one side and in a half whisper said : 41 Go back to the Iiock House and removed everything that can give the least c!uo to our elub, and return, each of you, to your home. I am caught in an odd predicament; tell the Mountaineer to come to Court next week; because by his evidence I must establish my innocence of this dire act at least. Hear me! don't forget the hawk's scream." This conference being ended they parli-d. It will be remembered that the Mountaineer bad told Watt to use the name of Bill Fletcher whenever he crossed the State line, for he (F)et?-lie?-A was one r?f the grand club, and acied as :i runner between Tennessee and Kentucky, bui he t , sometimes roved through tho section where Walt was arrested, and unluckily 1 for the Captain had committed a horrid act of open violence on some travellers at the time alluded to in the wairant, which deprived Watt of his liheriv. The whole eountry was in an uproa'-, but Watt knew nothing of the excitement that prevailed against the individual, whose name lie bore, when he assumed it. However, lie started off with the officer, with no great apprehensio i as 10 his imprisonment in that case; yet he feared that suspicion might arouse enquiries concerning his former life, and possibly lie might be ex{K>sed as the Ilobber of the Rock House, for he did not know what his followers might do after he left them; they might, in order to get clear if necessity required, toll all their transactions in their camp. The officer conducted him to the county prison, which was a common lew - I being well fortified with strong doors and iron bars, be entertained no hope of escaping, ho therefore, patiently awaited his trial. The day at length arrived, in which he was to appear in Court, and it seemed as though the whole country were to set in judgment on the trial against him. Excitement was rife aiiwng the people ; they had heard this, that, and tlve other about the Bird of the Forest, yet no one could swear to his resen>b!aiice. Very few had seen him, but he was in their opinion the very man who headwd the robbery a fortnight since, and ought to be without judge or jury, sent to tha Penitentiary. After entering the Court Hall, he east his eyes around him to tind if any of his friends were present. In vain did he exj?ect his old friend the Mountaineer. Circumstances had transpired to his disadvantage, hs was delayed in the sale of his sto-k and consequently had not appeared even at the Hock House, therefore it was impossible for him to be at the trial. Contrary to his calculations Watt was i destitute of defence, and must inevitably | ue convicted. I lift Billion naturo seemed to revive within; ho foil ns he did, when he abandoned hie father's house, and neglected eren to employ counsel. Many of the witnesses testified to his size, voice, manner mid bearing; he woro the same cut of a coat; in every respect he was like the veritable Bill, it must he hs, it cannot ho otherwise. No one seemed to pity him, but every person present believed his sultriness proceeded from a consciousness of guilt. Quite unlike the celebrated Monroe Edwards, he sat mute ami with great unconcern heard the decision of the Court. Being convicted, as the natural consequence of not uiakiog a defence against the proof he was sentotiv'ed to two years imprisonment in the Penitentiary to he a companion and eo-iaborcr of the vilest Men on earth. ^ CHAPTER XI. ypvwt'a dmappiwwtmknt.?nau assi/rit iiacukuft.?visits nu blowiko-hoce. ligunco of tho robbery had reached iuko | n that peaceable section ; but there was a ! [ marked difference in the aspect of Mottie. | She was not so often seen with her ovm- I bal. She oven lost all delight in singing, an act in which she almost rivalled the winged songsters of the air. At certain times like one lost in thought, she would, mechanically sing the follow ing air taught her by Walter: V.* y I Love Thee. I love thee, not for that darkly brilliant eye, 1 love thee, not for thy dark brown flowing hair, Xo, nor yet lor thy soft bosom swelling high, I love thee, for the feelings dwelling there. 1 love thee, not for that soft enchanting grace, 1 love thee, not for thy kind bewitching smile, Nor do i love th -e for thy mild beaming face, Hut I love tin e lor a Iwsoni liee from guile. Xor yet for the soft tint of roseate hue. Do I love thee, tho' I love to see it glow, Hut I love thee for tlnvse feebler* tiurn itml li ne = " ' I lit the bright tears that full for other*' ?vo. I'll love thee, tho' fade the bloom tlmt's on my ; th cheek, ' ot I'll love thee when gone is thy beauty away, 01 I have built my love on thy virtue* meek, i And my love with my life shall only decay. I ^ Month after mouth passed away. Time tl indeed, rolled on leaden wheels, ller el eyes were continually turned towards the Watauga, but Walter came not. Several I months have elapsed since the appointed j. | time, but the person of him she loved was j M still absent. Winter with all his dreary ' attendants was among them. Snow, sleet, [ ice, cold piercing winds all seemed corn* h l bined to prevent his appearing. She tor- o j lured herself by imagining he was dead ^ or at least sick, bow could be come. He u cannot be false, it is impossible; because * I did not strive to win him, I used no de- 1 p vice to gain his love, it was his own voluntary act. "But let me reflect awhile," j she continued. "Man is variable as well i as woman, perhaps lie has found anothei c ! who pleases his fancy more than 1 do. I 1 c I know I am not perfection, or perhaps, oh ! I' : torturing thought! he has discovered my u parentage and finds me of mean birth ; if j so, I can never hope to see him. Pride f will smother his affection and I may droop ^ like a blasted sun flower." Mr. Hollers frequently observed Mettie in ibis mood, and he being fearful of her health becoming impaired,spared no pains \v to amuse his adopted sister, yet every art tl was ineffectual to restore her wonted vivaeity. Having heard by some means, ai til at a large party of ladies and gentle- n men were to meet at the Blowing Hock, t| a lofty precipice made popular by having the property ofblowing one's handkerchief |j back after being tin own over, he proposed b to Meuie that if she were to accompany vi Idm, he would be happy to mingle with ? ; the company that would assemble there. s! Mettie assented to go with him; the hope of hearing from Walter, made her the Cl more anxious. She evinced a higher flow S' of spirits in prepar'ng for this little pleas- ^ uro ride than in anything she had engaged in for some months previous. The i? All Wise Hulerof the L' Diverse often hides J ar a blessing beneath tlie veil of his chasten- m ing hand. At least, Mettie, while on this tn pleasure party, found that in her trouble v" she made a discovery that was of great w' relief to her aching heart. When they Jjj arrived at the appointed place, a number t>f both sc::es were already assembled?a m part were from South Carolina and ethers pe from ihe neighlnrring towns. The day th was passing away with that agreeable Ti feeling that makes company pleasant. At se the regular time the carriages were un- Wl loaded ; baskets woll filled were seen set- ^ ting around ; everything seemed to indi- Pa cat.? that they were preparing to enjoy an hour in the destruction of pies, cake, and other viands that compose a pic-nic dinner. After taking their repast on the lofty to rugged rock, they collected on its summit id to take a last look from the airy lop. The pa view from this point is one of the most impressive kind. Far off to the southwest, v0 can be seen the gigantic peak of the Table P* llock, whose smoke-enveloped summit is j. formed similar to a bench with i{? front turned towards the north, seeming a suitable place for the Indian's deity to set and watch the advent of Winter, and from his sublime station, wave bis mighty hand to warn them to i>rct>ar? Tor thp /?nn?inr? I r r .. . # k storm. At tbe base of tbe stupendous cliff, a gurgling stream winds its way, sending fortb sounds tl>at enchant the car, ( which mingled with the murmurs of the t| breeze, charms the soul w ith music, richer 0i far, than the melody of a thousand harps. ?: The dark green foliage of the surrounding hi hills relieves the eye from the expanded (F view, which lies before the enraptured ob- P server. " Persons of that day, were not very cer- e i emouious in their social intercourse, and ^ Mettie did not receive a formal introduc- -|t tion to all of the company ; though mod- b est, si>e was not reserved ; she did not at- r< tempt to avoid any who chose to converse a with her, yet she was net altogether as r> lively as her nature allowed her to be. In ** the crevices of the cliff, a quantity of bouse r} ImIt t?rn? ?i?l?i ?? nuivn HVW iimjuwiir jnucHU ^ by the young viaitora to poetover the door tl way, in order to show thorn their future partner. Met tie, attl8(| the other* collecting the magic hcrl>, "yiohWl to hor better nature, and attempted, al*o, to pluek for g Loraelf, a tnlioauiu from the farooun Blow- M iiig I took On the north aide of tlie pro- hi (TO Bt COXTIBOID.) ft ~ - - = ' ? an i LANCASTERVILLE, S. C. c?n WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 1851. ^ Close of the Volume. . This number doses the second year of [ o ledger. For two years we have Kittled i, endeavoring to make our paper worthy ' the District, worthy of the support so j ndly extended to it. At the close now, of io seeond volume, we ask the question, ^i, ive we done so? If we have, we are more ^ni mn rewarded by your appreciation of our Torts. If we have not, we would be glad coi > know what else must we do! pie; On an occasion like this, we bake the berty to indulge in a few thoughts, which r ,'o would not nt another time. to I Although a South Curoliniun by birth ancestor is not our native district; we ave made it our adopted district, and expect ur bones will be interred in Iaincostor soil. * Ve were ubout to say we have no claims ' pon the citizens of the District, but on furlior consideration, we find we have great * laims upon our people. From n rooioto * art of tho State, we came here six years a- * o, and carried away one of I-ancaster's fair ^ aughters ; but like a true patriot we have mnight her back, and added interest to the apital. Instead of losing one citizen, Lan aster has gained three besides ourself.? j lave wo not claims upon the district ? Of ^|le ourse we have. Two years ago we came to live here. A j Q, nper had been published nt this place some wenty years ago, hut did not pay and was j bandoncd. Some thought a paper may do # fell ; others cited us to the fate of the old rj Beacon." noi The" Beacon" was no criterion to us, wc jjj, rent to work and shoved our little pet on pro ie ocean of life. Some took the little bantng in their arms and fondled and petted it wa} Imost as much as we did, others again did ot like it. Did not they think a paper was ^ j f advantage to the district 1 Yea! Did un| n-y not think it should be patronised if B?J|| roperly conducted! Yes. Why then not a|nl ke it ? Because they were afraid of it, or j|ar ecause it did not coincide with nil their |era lews. But tho little bantling went on its j ay rejoicing, it dispelled the gloom nnd nu|| tdncss on in any a winter's evening at the irmer's hearth ; it gave pleasure to the fatlir to have something to read, to hear of what as going on, when and where the next de would be. who had this to sell and who g id that; he could rend articles which im ovad his tnind, and at the same time bo j,je ought to practical use. The mother found ,nor ticlcs which gave her a clearer idea of docstic home duties, interesting stories illus- ?3 iting the practical usefulness of domestic rtue and piety, and then she could find here h r articles of house keeping could jy t procured, nod more than this. Johnny and p^ ommy and Sissey staid in the house, now, zjnc rend the paper they have become so ueh more docile and obedient. The son eon ?id*, the daughter reads, they all read, and ey becomo wiser, they become better.? Qf ^ ike a newspaper in your famiiy, and ob- y rve the effect in a year. Ten dollars' orth of books or schooling would not NU4 ive done as much. We will compare our con per now, with any in the State. As a (ja| L*ckly paper, there is as much in it as in p iy other, nnd much more than a great any. Our expenses are grciter now than ey ever have been, but our ambition is, not j be excelled. We would like every man . j I Lancaster district to bike it. If lie is too ,y for it, wo will give it to him. ( Another year is before us! We will de- >( ite our whole time and energies to our pa- Lljn ir; nothing else shall claim our attention. r q Mil our friends help us to increase our . . ?* pict ?^- and Take Sotice It is scarcely necessaiy to repent, that the ose who have been reading our paper at thai ir expense, for the two past years, will *"d i deprived of that liborty after this nam- to sr. tmr Small Pox in Charloaton Our friend, I)r. R. E. Wylie, has just re- ca ' irned from Charleston, and he informs us int tho reports concerning the prevalence F Small Pox in the city, have been greatly cngernted. Dr. W. was instrumental in r" iring the prevalence of the disease inveatistcd, and upon osch practicing physician reorting the number of eases under his care, I waa ascertained that but very few eases listed. Ufi It lias ever been the opinion of persons in givi is country, that thd woekly Mils of mortal- tho y aa reported by the City Register have ( een incorrect. Dr. W. assures us, that the gulatiorw of the city ere such, that? penIty is imposed upon the sexton for interng s body without giving notice of the in- sigi irment to the City Register, therefore, ever esse is reported to avoid the paymest of ^ in fine He is assured by the City Regis- ' >r ami others, that these weekly reports of aot ie number of deaths io the city are strict- of r correct. ^^ Suiter. ion James D. Blinding, Esq., io the Sumter vid unner of the 6U1 insC, dssUoeea nomination i Soo?tor from Ctarsmeoot, but announees ^ Imaelf as a candidate for isptvsr atatlve ^ dm that election District. Jm Incident.?An Argnment in favor of Popular Education. 'he following incident amused us bo lit- ro when we heard it, and we give it as an w urncnt in favor of Popular Education: >noe upon a time, never mind when, a (| nger came to onr village, and took lodg- q, s at one of the Hotels Ho could neith- j end nor write, but he was not anxious _ ' m lave this known, as it unfortunately hap- ^ ed for him, though, the landlord of the M el was nwnro of the fact. How he regis- -?J ;d his name, we know not, but we supe his kind host, not wishing to expose C ignorance, wrote it for him. The stran, after awhile, finding nothing to amuse i, took up n number of the Lancnster Iger, and unfortunately held it in his ids upside down. The Railroad fever i raging hero about that time, and over tdvertisemunt we had n cut of Railroad 9. What is tho news," said some one sit ' near to him. The news, did you say ? Well, nothmucli, only there has been a dreadful ident on the Railroad, the cars having ncd upside down. ^ ? ? o Vltention is called to the advertisement of ai . Witherspoon, offering his plantation for in i. Having been on tho plantation du- tl j the eotton-gmwing season, we speak 01 iwingly in saying it is one of Ihe beat Is ton plantations it has ever been our tl usure to visit. a TJr" j The following officers have been elected 1 on e for the ensuing quarter : X A. BUTTON, C. R. (NO. H. ADAMS, I). R. . IAS. P. BARR, S'd. 5LI BEECH, L. ^ S. A. FUNDERBURK, R. S. f 3. A. ROSSER, T. S. RUTLAND, F. S. B. 3RCK)KS, I. G. I. B. BUTTON, O. G. ? J. Gallucrat, P. C. R. ^ EDITOirSJABLE. J 'utsam's Magazixe.?The contents of M i February number arc of an unusually in- " ?sting character. u The Problem of the '' ?t Prince,** is a review of a work pub- " ied by tho Rev. Mr. Hanson to prove the itity of the Rev. Eliczer NViliiains, as the * of Louis XVI, of France. The reviewer, as we are informed by a '' e from the publisher, is also a Protestant '* lister. Ho clearly shows by historic n ofj as cited by Mr. Hanson that the t( iplin did not perish in the Tower, but i sent to America. Mrs. Williams who P ied the affidavit declaring Mr. Williams ? ms ner son, is snown to h iv? asserted an ruth, and when every connecting circnro- " icc is brought to In'nr on the subject, if n lost conclusively shows that Ktiezor WU. 11s is the rightful heir to the throne of '4 nee. ' lesides this article, the others in this nber are very interesting. It is the cheap- l" magazine in America at 83 per annum. 111 ih the Ledger, we sill procure it for$J. ?' G. i*. I'utram Sl Co. *': New York. 'l' outherr Medical ard Surgical Jour.?The February number of this valua- ^ medical journal has been received. Aig the contributors to this number, are . Dugna, Miller, Weatherly, Sie. Terms ^ |>cr annum. Published monthly by *' Jas. McCaffekty, r' Augusta, Ga. law York Morthlt.?We greettheap. ^ ranee of the first number of this maga- a' i with much plensure. It is handsomely nl ten up, and no better recommendation 81 Id it have than the ba t mention ol the ors' names, Messrs. Griflin Sl Farnsworth he Dutchman. k?c pros|iectus in another column. IT 'he Ladies' Wreath akd Parlor Ar- w l.?The February number received. It ^ tains two vary pretty plates, and the us. < 1 amount of rending matter. ; " 'rice % 1 per year. Bcrdick Reed Sl Co. New York. 01 Cot Co**.?Iar* Scree* ie New Yore : cl Solon Robinson one of the editors of the P; v York Tribune.?Thi* is one of the it interesting books we have read for ie time, and ivere it not for it* Abolition tn, would bid it, "God speed." With D able philanthropy, the author, after de- ' ing in a most graphie style, the primes ('( destitution in N?w York city, caused by w ass of ardent rpirits, seeks to Impress P1 truth upon the minds of h<* readers, h t Rum, the bane of society, is the cause, P to induce the pure and uncontnmiiisted 0 take council from the live* of past igreasers, and avoid th* wine cud. It is e' onk that hue sold well, and will sell, and ulated to do much good for the clueafor '' ich it ie intended to benefit >ur thanks to the publiehera for the ropy n t ue. Very neatly bound in cloth.? * re, fl.26. U D* Witt Sl Davkkport. * New York. cl d >r. Palmer.?Rev. Dr. Palmer, of Utie a rn. as we learn from the Presbyterian, r received a call from the Central Presby. 1 an church in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has ft rn no encouragement to the applicants, a; ugh the matter la under advisement? i" Carolinian, - ?*am^^? e< Sxcharob Bark.?J?tw DnfU, Esq., wu P ted on yesterday, Taller of the above ft ikt in plum of Wan. Bollinger, Esq., re- w torxxNB Court.?Oar worthy Rop?neen- ^ ??, Bon. W. W. Boyoe, wee, on notion * the Attorney General, admitted on the Jt h inot, to practice in the Supreme Coort t. the United 8UUs?JV Ivwo Hamas^r.?A negro woman W p flag to Dr. Paeehal, at Rieb Pork, in Da- h sen eoenty, Itoag hereelf en the nigiet of k ftth ioet. Her marine bed threatened to 11 her, and in a it of pa anion ?be ran off. > was fonnd nkovtly afterward* not far w ?the banes, bearda* brUnnndu and *< *1.?Sahshvry Watehmmn. . I Jeffeksov, 8. C. Feb'y 3rd, 1854. ^ Mr. Editor: Dear Sir:?Lost week wo ' cceived no ledger nt thin Office; this K eek wo received Inst week's paper, and the w ipor for this week has not been receivod, w erefore something wrong attends the Post m ffiees between here nnd Lancaster. I made quiry of the mail carrier, nnd he informed nl e that the papers for last week were de- ^ ined nt Flint Ridge P. O. 84 u E W YORK C0RRE8P0H DENCE.' bl gi haptcr of Accidents?Explosion of a Cart- V) ridge Factory?Destruction of Sixteen laves?Sickening Scenes?Verdict of the Coronet's Jury?Seven Fires in twenty- j " four Hours?Incendiarism?Sufferings < f, o the Houseless?Great Anti Douglas Meet- \ ing?Missouri Compromise and Old Fo- j (| gies?Snm Houston making Capital? j Vnlor of the Police?Descent on Crossing, j r( Sweepers nnd News Boys?Sturtcvnnt i cl still Rampant?City Parks?Quarter Day, a Extravagant Prices of Real Estate?Hotel Balls?Profits of Bonifaces?San Fran- m cisco Subscription?Advance of Bread- p stufls. d; si New York, Feb. 1, 1851. tl Mr. Editor :?Catastrophes are the order f the day. Every week adds to the long I ^ ad gloomy chapter of accidents. Reckless- t( ess runs riot, and human victims bleed upon a le nltar of this Moloch. Yet all hurrying b n in the race of which the Almighty I)ol- p ir is the goal, no one has time to ferret out |, le guilty and vindicate the rights of hu- a innity. Thus unchecked the crying e\il 1 rows, the curse of our country and genera- a on. p The last accident whieh it is my melan- e holy duty to record took place on Satur- w ay, the 28lh ult., about 1 1'. M , in the vil. J. ige of Ravenswood, on Ix>ng Island, di- p ^ctly opposite the up|?er part of New York, it i largo quantity ot powder in a cartridge ? ictory under the charge of Erasmus French ^ xploded, and sixteen persons, mostly boys ^ nd young women, who were at work in the n stablishmont at the time, were instantly < illed. The windows of the surrounding ? ouaes were shattered, n nuniln'r of |>ersons p rho happened to be in the vicinity were p irown down and stunned, and the shock a 'as distinctly perceived at a distance of two liles, where it was supposed to Ikj caused ^ y an earthquake. No one of tlie unfortu- ? ate operatives survives to describe how this *| rightful catastrophe was produced. It is in u vidence, however, that the room was only J1 5 feet long by 15 leet wide, that it was (| eated by a stove whieh was frequently id- 0 ?wed to get red hot, and had neither fender y or sine to protect it; that considerable quanties of loose powder would scruniulate on ^ i? floor; that a spirit-lamp was used on the H reuiiaea for melting grease for the cartrid- J es; and that the whole was under the liarge of a girl of 20 yenrn who acted us ^ jrcwoman. With these facts in view, it is ? ot diflicutt to necouut for the explosion : u le only woodjr is that it did not take place | I >ng Lff -e. The f. "ling against Mr. French ! vur^ bitter, arid it was at one time feu re I j l is' it would find vent in personal violence b iwards him. The intensity of the excite- ; h ent, however, has now subsided. The Cor- i *' i tl rer's Jury brought in their verdict on Mon- (j ij* last, charging the proprietor with care- j\ ssneM so strongly that the Coroner re- c< lired bonds to the amount of $2,000 for n r. French's appearance before the Grand " ?T- K Four hundred thousand cartridges were in g ie establishment at the time of the explo- *? 0< on, and they were launched through the 1 ? iu all directions. Soinc were driven into i jj ie adjoining house, and one is said to haw hi r_ J I It a - * - - 1 J lm-ii i * hi in i nan a nine irom me hit no of Ihe u< :cident. The bodies were so mutilated id blown to fragments that it wan iinposhie to recognize thein; the only means of | w cntification were piece# of dress which in S one case* adhered to them. Heads, and ! nibs, and bleeding trunks strewed the (j round, nnd the heart-rending sccns which Hi as witnessed when relatives came to rlaim rt ?e disfigured remains, beggars description. 1,4 ne body is said to have been blown thro' ic basement of a house situated two hunred yards from the factory. The fires, which have so sadly devastated ' ar metropolis of late, arc still on the in- |j rease. A few days since, within the com- ' a ass of twenty-four hours, we had no less li inn seven. One of them swept off several ! ti nemcnt houses, and left fifty destitute fam- J ies homeless, at the dend of night, with tho ; lercury 16 degrees below freezing-point |< 'he poor have suffered to no unprecedented h egree from this cause during the present inter. Many of these conflagrations apear to l?e tho w ork of incendinries. A Dill ^ as been hrifodueed Into Mi Legislature, ^ roviding for an eiamination into the cause h f Area in New York, which can hardly fail a t do wmt good if it is only properly carri-1 1 d out. I " Senator Douglas's Nebraska Bill is wak- 1 People up in this region of country. A remandoua meeting of those opposed to the peal of the Missouri Compromise, prnfcswily without respect to party, was held ut )? Tabernacle on Monday eveuing last It 'as largely attended by old and respcrtsble itizens, who almost deem it sacrilege to ' isturb this ancient landm rk of harmony n.d union letters were read from Senators lab* Howard, Chase, and Humner, as well as txn other stagnates of notorious Pr e Hoi I rupathies. The communications might are had mors weight, perhaps, if they had >me from leas ultra sources. A large pro. ortion of the meeting, however, were for ona being Free Soilers. Judge Emiuett as the principal apeaker. Geo. Sam. Houston baa been making a tort stay in the city. He left for tha East * few dajra ago la eoaapaay with Hen* tor jl ihm of Rhode Inland, for the pnrpoee, it ? eaid, of making himeelf acquainted with ? to manufacturing a/atam of Now England ^ erhape conaidemtione of pareonal iatoraut are aoaaothiog to do with thie tear. The h ero of San Jacinto haakera after the White t ioaaa, and Eaatorn eapiital would not oomo {" whs to hint In th? aenib-race of een<D*Uee I a National Convention. a Oar Police are growing valwaw; lot h P * mm havo tlio -full benefit of tlie record, sst week they made a descent on the raged girls who turn nn honest penny in wet eather by sweeping tho crossings, and to hom pedestriuns testify their gratitude by leans of an occasional gift. They carried fF a host of the poor creatures as vagrants, id lodged them in tho Juvenile Asylum, n Sunday, they did the community a greater irvice by arresting a number of newsboys, 'ho have bocomo a serious nuisance on Sabath morning, traversing the streets from ray daylight, and shouting the names of the irious Sunday papers and several villainous id obscene prints which they have for sale, 'hese movements are indications that our fticiuls are waking up from their Itip Van tinkle sleep, and we havo reason to hope tint having thus succeeded in the case of ngged girls and barefoot boys, their next Torts will be divided against ev'.l-docrs of j larger growth?whose name is legion. Oscar \V. Sturtcvnnt, the notorious alderian, whoso proceedings in our late Municinl Board obtained for him a sentence to ten ays' imprisonment and a tine of 8-Io'>, is till at large, notwithstanding the fact that le highest tribunal in our State has confirm- 1 J the action of the inferiorcourt. By means f one legal process after another, lie has ius far escaped unwhipl of justice. Mat* ;n?, ho\* ever, begin to look serious f? r him, ml I hope soon to be able to announce that c is on oread and water diet. Our hopes of having in this city two line 'arks of 1.100 acres, for \\ hich provision has itely been made by our State l.cgisl itiuo, re likely after all to be nipped in the bud. 'he matter has jmt been discussed before committee of our City Council, and violent ppusition has been m ule to the proposed .irks (mostly. I suppose, bv propertj-holdrs whose specul.itions would l?e interfered itli) on the ground that they are not reuired either for recreation or health, und int so much space eamiot be spared from lie city limits, without, in process of time, icrousing rents to such a decree that inen t moderate means w ill have to forsake New 'ork altogether as a residence. The plots f ground designed for thb purpose lie in lie upper part of the city, are still unbuilt, ud must be taken soon or it will be too Into, hie of them is on the K.-ist River, und is overed with a natural growth of trees which ave not been disturbisl tor centuries. No itv of tho old world can boast of a public ark possessed of sucli natural advantages s this. Quarter-Day has come again, and our mi- J ratory population are beginning to consider whether they will tngage their houses for nother year troin the 1st of May, or inoce. 'he cupidity of landlords is a proverb; but ow here is it more striking than here. It is n possible to get any kind of a three story onse, even in the least desirable portions of he city, under $000; and . moderately good ne, well situalod, will rent for $1,000 per ear. In the business part of the city, real state is immensely valuable. A lot on Warmi street, (25 feet by 100,) without a house, i held at $27,500. In Vescy street, one of; iiuilar dimensions is valued at $35,000. udging from present indications there w ill e few dwellings to rent this spring, and hev will be held at stilT rates. Our crack hotels have been treating their uests and patrons to brilliant cntcrtsiiilents. The St. Nicholas, Metropolitan, and 'rescotf, have successively given invitation alls, w hich have rivalled each other in magilicence. They con well utford to do so, lor otel keeping is the most money making usiness going. The St. Nicholas, which asjust completed the lirst year of is* existuce, has cleared during tluil period $ 13.500; le profits of the Mctropolit .n for the same me are ne-'.rly $50,o00, and those of the ..inn f ijj'nnj. vnpi. tmgroot. or the I'res?tt, has netted nt the rote of $88,000 per an* ; um. The v early profit* of the New York : Intel exceed ^100,000. The subscriptions for the Captain* of the ilby, Antarctic, and Three Bella, for their nllautry in rescuing the San Francisco passnger*, lias cached the large mini of $81,* iK). The last named vessel will soon leave | a her return trip w ith a cargo \ f breadstuff*. j !er coram inder, Capt. Creighton, h is be mi more J with a public reception nod the free- j 3in of the City of New York, in a h..ud?oine j old box appropriately inscribed. There has been a further advance in breadtifls, and there m every piospectth.it they ill continue to rise until the opening of > pring. Good, Statu, and Western brands our range between $!>nnd $l?.l ; South* n fancy haa reached 910,'25, and oxtri encases $11. Flour haa not been ao high ncc 1837, w hen what is now sold tor $11, ached $ 12,25, and a riot occurred in con* vquence of tho exorbitant prices. Yours truly HUDSON. The Calhoun Monument* We are glad to perceive that our patriotic j ulies have takeu this lagging enterprise in and, and surely their noble and lovely ex* mpic should priek the lazy sides of niaacu* ' ne intent, and lend to the speedy romple* ! ion of a monument at once worthy of South !arolina and for her noblest aud bust bcjved son. There is a simple eloquence in Hie fob , owing cominunieation, w hieh speaks to the uurt. and is sn sinvnrw nf an. ? To the Women of Carolina. There ha# recently beeu formed an a anoint ion; to which we would call your ntten- j ion, and bespeak for it your earnest ay to paity nod hearty support A body of Indies J ave organized n nociety for the purpose of iding * The Calhoun Monument Asaoeiu-' ion, in eollecting n an in sufficient tc build p a lasting testimonial to the memory of' ur own Calhou i, Kaclt daughter of the State, by anbscri- j >ing her name and one dollar, la entitled to lie privilege of enlisting herself among tliia at riotic aiaterhood. Now we earnestly call upon the daoghers of Carolina zealously to embrace the ipportunity afforded them of proving their wtrioism , and thus wipe off the foul stain >f ingratitude, w ith which, aa a State, we are liahouored and reproached. Hut it has ?een, and may again be aaid, we built n?i nonument to Sumter and Marion, why then mild one to Calhoun f In no system of1 ogic do two wrouga make a right Shall he thief say, I stole yesterday, liierctorc it > riotit for ma t<> to ?r? sfiall we omit deeds of eharity, this year, isuun we were blind to our duty, the set f Oh! no, let the good deeds of the unseat cancel la some measure, the omisions of the posL In the name of patriotism, in the name of aslice sod gratitude, we call upon the romea of Carolina to come forward and generously aid la this praiseworthy cause, icrer let it be said of inem that cold and ingrateful, their hearts refused to aeknow. rage the claim, and their haitds to bestow a itlle mite upon this just ami worthy under It lag. For oar owa aakoa lot as aot suffer CaU ein to sleep any longer beneath the lowly mob that now town him, a tomb far from ektg eomwonaurate with our gratitude or is worth. Lot aa not refuse to honor Mat, who, fur many long yea re honored as; who, ftghtif manfully our baMioa, "perished in tho midst of tho weary conflict, with his nrmouf on. Let not our glorious " Southern cross," fade from out the sky, and we raise no inc morial to tell of the departed glory, that, resplendent in beauty, tracked our firmu< moot with illustrious light. I?et the women of Carolina rally in this cause, and certain of success. wo shall see, gleaming in beauty, the memorial stone of a people's gratitude. Standing still and calm in marble majesty, it will yet speak eloipienty of a peoulua love: nnd the mothers of Carolina gathering at its base, nnd, proudly pointing their sons to the honored n.'iine of Calhoun, snail bid them learn a lesson of Truth, Justice and Virtue. K. C. [From the Charleston Standard.) FOREIGN NEW S. Further by Asia. New York, Feb I. There has been a desperate battle fought at Kalaf.it between the Turks nnd Russians. Tho latter were defeated with a loss of three thousand killed and wounded. Tt... f'vnr ti.,? n*nr.iM?.l I,I to tight it out. Omar Paslta lias been ordered to prosccuto with energy, hi* military preparations. Additional News by the Asia. New Yoke, Jan. 13. The rumor of the death oftho infant Spanish princess is generally credited. On the day of the siiliog of the Asia the Paris Hoarse ens tinner. There is no doubt that thecombined fleets have entered the Hlack Sea, and tho Czar does not regard the net as a declaration of war. Several battles, besi ies tlieone at Kalafat. have been f ught, and the Turks have invariably In-on victorious, although the latest Vienna note states that the opposing armies at Kalafat Were preparing for a second battle on the day succeeding the tirsl engagement. The Russian defeat has been ollicially announced at Constantinople. The Divau has adopted the proposition of the Four Powers. Kleven thousand Russians are reported on the sick list. In the engagement i.t Kalafat the Russian army numherod thirty thousand. The Turku are said to have lost one thousand men during tlic Kittle. No definite answer has Ih-cii received from the Czar regarding the note from the Four Powers. A despatch from St. Petersburg imvh that much excitement pic vails there against England and France. The Austrian Emperor was about to have a conference with the Czar. Austria is becoming rather insubordinate towards Russia. ? 'i lie Russian Ambassadors wore still at the Court* of France and England. Tho Austrian Government ha* am sled the Rev. J.is. Cook, an American, on the charge of being a Propagandist. The Turks have been generally successful on the Danube. Persia lias negotiated with England, and agreed not to attack the Turks. The passenger* and crews of the wrecked ships, Edward Fletcher, and Condor, lisvo been landed at Holland. Germany remains quiet. A ('nup d* I'Jill was anticipated in Spain. The Soulo affair remains in itutu quo. One thousand insurgents were put to death by the Imperialists at Amoy, China. Congress. On Friday, in the tk natc. tliu Chair, as wo learn from the Sentinel, laid lieforc the Senate n message from the President, transmitting, in reply to a resolution of the Semite, copies of all the crrespon It*nee touching a mission to the United Slates from the Papal States; which was road, referred to the com_ uiittce ou foreigu relations, mid ordered to The following is the correspondence com. inunicutcd: Mr. Mnrcy In Ihr Prrsidenl, dnlrtl Jan. 25, '54 The Secretary of State, lo whom was referred the St'DMi1'* resolution of the 2 Id inntnnt, (here the resolution is quoted,) hit* the honor to submit u copy and translation ? of u letter of the 31st of .March I ?st, from Cnrdiual Antonelli, the minister of forvigtv nlT.iirs of hit lluliuvAa tho Pope, addressed to this department, at.itinjf that Archbishop (i ietano Uedini, the apostolic nuncio to tho empire of ltroz.il, had been directed to repair to the United States for the purpose of complimenting the President in the name of hi? holiness. This letter wan transmitted to the dt partiiiciit ith a despatch ofthechargu d'affaires of the United States at Rome, on the subject, which, according to tho index of the department, was numbered 55, bo,\? date the 19th of March, and was received on the I8lh of April last. Thin despatch having lieen accidentally mislaid, a transcript of it ciuinot at present be furnished. A copy of the original letter of his holiness to tho President, delivered by Arch* bishop Uedini, which . as received at tho department ou the 18th of July last, a trans* lotion of the sutnc, and a copy of a de- patch of .Mr. Cass of the 7th ulf, arc also hero* with communicated. Reaped!ally submitted, W. L .Matter. Puft Pint IX. lo Ihe President </ tk* U. S, [Translation] Pius IX, Pope. IlLCST* lot's AND llov>UKl) Sia. (Snrktimo ; Aaour venerable brother mm ' ~ II bishop of Thebes, accredited m oar envoy in ordinary nod num io of the apostolic mw near the imperial vourt of Braxii, has been diri-vled by us to visit those regtoo*, (tlM United Slates,) we have at the saios time re- j pecially charged him to press*I himself in j our name bet ore your excellency, and to deiivsv into your bands these latter*, together p with many salutations; nnd to express to you hi tha warmest language the sentiments 1 wd cuitdiiCi toward* you, wbieb he will te*W? Ukr it for granted that thews fiktd'y domonet ration* on our |K>rt will be agree*'?W to you, and leo*t of all do trv (babt Mlktrt * I toe sfonnuid venerable brother, u M to uni- I iwntly diatinguiahed for tho alerting quali- 1 tie* of mind nod heart which eharactewin him, will be fciddiy ritvivui )ir jroor em-(4* J kney. And, leamuueW am we itavi food ia~ tru?tvd by dirtne comwii?liiB with the cm* i of the L>?rd'a flooh throwifhoet the weiH, we r irvool allow thie wfp??ttu^ity twpaee ^