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ma LANCASTER LEDGER I ? PUBLISHED EVERY ft ^ Wednesday Morning ? W AT L ANC A&TERVJLLE, S. C. *' 7 ?g-j 00 a year if paid in advance ; ti 2 40 if pavm't be delayed 3 m's; ? 2 00 after six month*. hi .Advertiaamenls Inserted rt the rate of 75 ? per square of 13 lines for the 1st insertion, 37^ cents Tor every subsequent | insertion. For announcing a candidate #5. R. a. Bailey. Editor awl Proprietor 28. An act to amend an act entitled 'AS an act to incorporate tlio Northeastern 4$$, Railroad Company. 20. An act to incorporate certain Societies, Associations and Companies, and to renew and amend those of certain others. 30. An act to in.ike appropriations for the year commencing 1st October, 1854. 31. An act to incorporate the Oreenville Female Institute ami Marion Female College. 32. An act to prescribe the mode and ' terms on which the City Council of Char- ( lesion may subscribe t<> the Capital Stock of Railroads, Plank roads and Canal Companies, and to confirm the sulwcripi! l ? - - ? ' uuus iiereioiorejnaue uy mem. m 33. An act to authorize the City Council of Charleston to lew ami collect taxes on the real estate of Dunks within the ^ corporate limits. 3 4. An net to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the formation of the L Savannah Valley Railroad Company, and - to grant aid in tho construction of their *oad. 35. An act to incorporate the Mer5k chant's Mutual Insurance Company. _ 30. An act to amend the charter of the town of Georgetown. 37. An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate tho town of Mu Pleasant. 38. An net to extend and renew the charter of the town of Yorkvillo. 39. An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Firemen's Insurance Company of Charleston, passed December 10, 1851. 40. An act t> incorporate the Spartanburg Female College. 41. An act to incorporate the Colum- 'I bia Female College. rh? 42. An act to incorporate the South- aoi era Mutual Life Insurance Company. gp, 43. An act to classify the lands in the |;? Catawba Indian Boundary, situate in 'p| York and Lancaster Districts, and to tax t ) them as other lands in said Districts, and for other purposes. 1 44. An act to recharter the Board of nr' Directors of the Theological Seminary of the Synods of South Carolina, and (Jcor C" gin. ' > gh 45. An act to incorporate the South dn Carolina Savings and Building Associa- wi tion. pu 40. An act to authorize the United States to purchase certain parcels of lauds in this State for the erection of light houses and beacon lights. 47. An act to provide for the better administration of justice in the city Counts l'u of Charleston. 48. An act to incorporate the Elm ? wood Cemetery Company. | 49. An act to incorporate the York- J. villo Female College. kin Causes of the Present Hard Times. We extract the following from a recent ' report on the condition of the Sub-Trvnsu- II. ry by Win. M. Gouge, Esq , one of the most 0f experienced financiers and political economists in the country : * < The present troubles in the money ri.ar ket nrc owing chiefly to the following cau- "nc ses: sali 1. The rapid extension, under a fresh sup- ?ioi ply of gold, of a paper money banking sys VVe tern, which rests on principles radically unsound, especially i*i sanctioning the issue of )'e" notes of small denominations. gr" 2. The wars In the East, that have cans- Tin <kI capital to flow from Europe to Asia, in- jG stead of taking its usurd course from Europe to America. 1 l)nP 3. The attempt* to make, in s few years, numerous and extensive lines of Railro.uls, wit which wouM, in reason, require many years on to complete them. 4. Extensive speculation in wild lands, caused by reducing the price of the public ? lands, and by other measures, which have *] thrown into the market, in a few years, as j8* much land us will supply the demand for mo cultivation for many years. If there has been any excess of imports, acc that excess has been caused wholly and the solly by excess of bank issue. It is only a *ut1 link in the chain of I?k? evf r:\vnfmn.... in living and all tho other ocilt \v ic i are I the consequences of paper currency inflation*. ion Not oSe of these causes singly but the tur whole four combined, have produced the ('|in high rate of interest. To suppose that any , mode of managing its fiscal concerns w hich - the United Stales Government might adopt, "PF could counteract such causes, is a folly of tot which no rational man will be guilty. Nolh- pro ing but the constant influx of gold fiorn Ca!ifornia has prevented general l> tnkriiptey; t| and if the regulai supply froin that quarter should be interrupted for only a few months, w" , it would, so tensely has credit been strained, By ^ be followed with the most disasterous re- vvh Wl *u,to" the it is no more in tlio power of the General . Government, by any tiecal system it can n adopt, to counteract ctuscs of such s nature inU us tiiose above mentioned, than it would be on to correct the evils that result from the want of industry, economy, and prudence, ou thu part of individuals, Alul if the Con-. ml>< stituliouol treasury system is faithfully car- bar ried out in all its parts, it will produce the , ant jL following results: th0 1- it wiU increase the mount of gold and Jm silver in lb* vaults of the banks, and the pockets of the people. ' 'tl fttui/li tt SSuuit pnnlrnl tl,u Hmk? inn . it will, to M t rrtuin extent, chock them in wo their exptii liilaatdiut thus weaken (he force C0(J of their ub*i"%neu> contraction*. 9. It wiH pMVenit (he losses which were P?* ' - ao frwpront in former yearn, ami which am hap the necessary conMxjuoueca of nattering pub- otli lie officers intrusted with the public fund per to apply them to private uses 4. it will give the government, at ail un times the coutrol of it* uwu fund*, so that wu it eanaot apply the in to the public set vice in i just when and where it cliousoa?a control ure it coald not h.ive if it shou'd depoaite the public money in the b.uiks, tuid the banks ' ?*ould lend it to their customers. ?m ft. It will prevent those defnngeutente of con booking, exchange and commercial oppcr.i- for tiona which are always caused by govern- lhe loeots ctfoctiug large loans in bank credits, .. ond by peyiog of Um public debt through the mediant ageaey. *nV ( i'hoogbTt ca^^jjl^^iientec- con lotions ot t*,o\s resting on insunctciil capi , il, nnd conducted on wrong principles, it j 'ill, it is believtd, unless under very extrardinary circumstances, prevent a general * iispcnsion of specie payment. 1 7. If a genei'd suspension should unfor- , inately occur, it will a (Tool a standard bv j Inch the depreciation of the currency can d exactly ascertained, nnd greatly facilitate 1 return to a better state of things. < IHE^GER. : LANC ASTER VILLE, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JAN, 3. \mL HEAD QUARTERS. > Columbia, 1>oc. 18th. 1851. \ General Orders, No. 1. The following gentlemen have been npinted Aids-dc-cainp to the Cojnm.,nder-in lief, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, icy will be obeyed and respected accor^giy F. n itu v AM J. DUN nov ANT, Jr. S. R. GIST. \ W. J. GRISHAM. I W. P. DUNCAN. I J 11. MARSHALL. J. R. SONDLEY. , It. II. MEANS. i J. GLOVER. , T. R. CLAltKSON. , riit* Aids-de-Camp above named will equip ( niselvcs and report fur duty, either per- , Ital y, or by letter, to the Adjutant nnd In- , ictor General, at 90 Depot, South Caro- j a, by the 5th day of February next. | ie niein' era of the General Stafl", attaehed . the Commander-in-Chief, are also rcquir- | to report as buing equipped, as the law ( ;senbe9. i If either of the above named Aids-do- | mp. or of the General Stall", should ne- j set to report as above required, it will be j nine! a refusal to accept, and the vacancy i II be immediately filled by another ap- t intment. > By order of the Coniuauder-in-Cliief. t R. G. M. Duskov \nt. t Ajutant and In?pector Genera! i }-?/" Every paper in the State will copy i s above, nnd insert once, under the editor!, head. I i-fr t he Hon. A. 1' Butler, and lion, t J. Evans, will accept our th inks for their < idncss in furnishing us with interesting I cuuionts. < Election for Major General.?Gen. , K. Aiken has been elected by a majority | 16 votes. I 5ai-e Day.?Mondiy last was sale day, ( I a large number of persons attended the u of negroes ndverti*ud by the Couimis. nor. Negroes brought high prices. We re present when a negro boy, about 23 j rs of age, brought ?1250. Ordinary nei men brought $1000 and upwards.? ose wishing to purchase property, would ^ well to notice the sale* advertised in this >er. The prope.iy belo iging to the Es- ^ I of Capt. Cureton, it will be observed, t( I be sold beloro the Court House door Monday next. ^ The New Year. ( lo-oav, is tne last ol the old yenr of * ?4. Christmas holidays are over, and torrow, (Monday,) every one resumes his ustomed vocation. And what a year has o last been ? One of wretchedness and ^ Feting ; thousands multiplied by thou- ^ ds have been called to another world ; nt, misery, distress, are now the compann of many, and the probability is, the fit- n 0 will not improve tho present '"hard l< es." 11 lust on the eve of a new year, is a most 'J >ropriate time to "turn over a new leaf ;M .orrect old errors by abandoning those * penalties which have done us no good, tf . injury, and by using endeavors to do ^ bo things which are good, nnd which t 1 promote our happiness and comfort.? b taking a retrospective view of the past, c 0 is there of us, but can discover even in one year just brought to a ilose, many si > multiplied errors which he has fallen b ? ? Can you not reader put your finger ? tliis, or on that, and with truth declare 1 or that error has brought you some ? fortune, which probably at this time russes you ? Did you not n yenr ago, t< icipate higher prices for cotton, and on strength of an unfounded anticipation ti into wild and extravagant speculations ! Lie less than one year ago, we cautioned i, advised you tc practice retrenchment, w said, "colton the great staple of the I' ntry nun uecn gruiunuy going down ID P :e, it rony get to 0 or 7 cents.** Per- ' m thong.i, apparently unconcerned in V era woes, and rejoicing in our own pios- I' ity, a calamity might overtake us, into!- 1 g us in ureal ruin. In Europe there ie ai r. The Russian* and Turk* are engaged w carfare, and all the powers of Europe e more or leee infected with the war * rit.* * Men have been purohueiny land* a 1 negroes at exorbitant price*. On ae* int of an abnndnat crop yield, year bee hat, not much money haa been needed i last of the p:t*t year, and the first of, V I, but anppoee rAi/tbould be a dry year , ? pose oo cotton and eora is made, debte e aing due next winter?how then ? Are e 4M&-' 9 - '/ ?ur people prepared lo meet the calamity ?nr be it from our intention lo cause an un- It < bunded alarm, we do not pretend to pro- lauda ihecv, but wo beg our people to be more fectly snulious, dfc." Fair crops have been made have i ihe past year, but owing to a variety of cau- paper ?es, monov is now extremely scarce, cotton Wl down to 6 and 7 cents, whilst the necessa- per ? ries of life arc exorbitantly high. Hogs 6 week cents per pound gross, corn from 75 cents truth lo $ I per bushel, rice |5 per bushel, and they \ every other article proportionately high.? of it. VVc repeat the ihquiry made eleven months a we? i?go, "Are our people prepared to meet the what calamity !" We trust in God they are, but pcopl if so, they are much better off than many in stopp uther districts. While on this subject, we notcc hike the liberty of giving a few admonitory whicl words of advice. Put a check, for con- W< science sake, te this intolerable credit busi- and ' less. How can a people prosper, vvlien no- pcopl foliations are consummated by promises to kindn |*ay ? One great cause of our present em- And] barrassmcnt in financial affairs is, that tbu ronag vbole country is deluged with banks. In- Uie pi ititutions gotten up to enrich a few indi- been riduals, at the expense of the many. Bank we p< notes are not money. A promissory note to su to pay on demand to bearer five dollars, is w.\ut not gold or silver. Our currency is ruined pstroi by the increase of banks. Had :t not been is str; for the large sit, plies of gold from Califor- give i r?in, wo would be now worse off than we subse really arc, we would still be better off, if this lestdi money bad been retained within our own ?"d ti borders. The United States is so entirely ?ggrc iependent upon England for hot supplies of are co line goods of every description, that as fast the v< is we ree. ive supplies of gold from Cali- great Ibrnia, most of it is sent across the Atlantic, about in England, it does not find a "habitation or lay p i lioine." Louis Napoleon, partly to in- great illrv England, ami partly to revenge tlie in- print i ?iilt given liis Undo Napoleon Bonaparte, !- or l?y the Russians in the burning of Moscow, ink nr lias used all means to progress the war.? of wt Prance has drawn England into it, nnd our ed. , California gold goes to nssist her in meet- is n g tig her heavy demands. We spoke of new s . redit. It as true of individuals, as of na- take i ions, that neither c. n prosper when every we b< hing depends upon credit. We were wit- settle, less ton little circumstance the other day ; Du i friend of ours paid 07 cents nnd interest ninny roni date per bushel for corn, in preference in this :o paying 87 cents cash. Some paid ?1.14 Carol ivr bushel. It is true he may not have had Cour\ lie money, this alone then is one of the tendei >est reasons why the usury laws should be From epealod, and then he could get money.? favors How can a poor man get along when he the si lays ?1.1 t cents per bushel for corn with show ntcrest from date, when he could nave for self t ash. purchased it for 80 or nt any rate for nnd i J7 cents. Yet it is all owing to the credit wliosi lyatctn The blacksmith, the tailor, the what ihoe maker, the mason, ench could pay cash Fricm 'or his purchases, provided their customers a hem vouid pay them, Let us try to turn over a Sin lew leaf in this, just so soon as wr can. seven A new year I A happy year may i. prove triel i to out readers. In the contemplation of a will \ lew year, and reflection of the pasi, lu.w ? i. dly do we look nround for those who comin kVere with us a ye.ir ago ; but, alas, we find citizer .hem not. During the year of 1851, some subsci >f the first citizens of our district have been teen n railed to the land of their fathers. Of these that ti ve have, the names of Adams, Cureton, wym d< In y nnd many others. And reader, be- street ore the udvent of 1850, you or I may be lis to i ailed thither. 'Twas just tho other day, ''I hav ve left a friend in Columbia in buoyant year." pirits?three days subsequently, ho went he in ft o that "bourne from v\ hence no traveler paper, eturns." And yet, it was just tho other sale w ay tliut a very worthy citizen of our dis- tender riet, who had just returned from a short which lurncy, was called to take a longer ti few Mor dilutes after his arrival home. A long selves, ear is before us, w'io of us can say we will of oui Be the succeeding ? The thoughtssugges- desire d by the reflection, should influence us to old yei ur.suc that course which lords to Clod.? wont i Ve hope you have all enjoyed a merry sheet t !hristnias, and that the new year will bring to our ou much happiness and prosperity. ? Hew Advertisements. I1'18 M Attention is directed to the advertisement "J P a* f Mr. David Brandon, who lost his pocket ' r" * ook on the Bearer Creek road. iluiuauiy calls on the finder to return it. cellenl , . _ efltoier See also the advert sement of the Coslopolitan Art Association. Those wishing Dr. i subset ibe should not delay doing so, for Col. L to period of the general distribution rapid- con fin* f approaches. daily v We cull particular attention to the ad- tain w eriisement of Standard works, by those xtensive publishers, Messrs. Miller,Ortou t Mulligan, Auburn nt.d HulValo, N. Y.? render Ibserve, that they will send any of the ?2?? it ooks advertised, free of postage, on re- witnee eipt of price. ?d Dr. Those indebted to T. R. A J. R. Magill sane, hould settle their nccounts, for the tirm has cen-.issolved for soino time, and they are nxious to close up theirold business. At i See the advertisement of Mr. Wheeler in of C< nothcr column. lowing Those in want of corn, Ac., are directed by Co i> the advertisement of Maj. Coivert. adopt. Attention is slso directed to the adver- Wh scincnt headed "Shoe 31 akers" wanted. press* ??? accrue Fisb Goods.?During Christmas times tho wi re exumiued the stock of goods of our f?|. Rarop >w townsman Capt. J. B. Cousnrt, and take ticipat leasure in ssyinf, he has a full and well seek t elected stock of every kind of gooda.? of pea Ve notice j soine of the richest dresses for idies, we have ever seen in the country.? fices u 'he Captain.and his assistant, Mr. Billing*, **a 01 n extremely affable Mid polite, nnd will *1rays take pleasure ir. exhibiting their goods, mend? ren if they do not soil the o. Giro them Senufc call and look at their fllfe goods. Be in Hru** hurry for they are going off rapidly. R" Sennt A Lahok Best.-?Our friend the Sheriff, Wneh (nj. J. D. finite, has kindly sent us a Now preaer 'ear's present, in the shape of a beat, which reighs 10 pound*. If any of oar friends (jff an heeMlhis, we would like to be convinced froxet f (W fact , ctreun & jj * ife t >1,* ' ^'.iHK? , C *xv '* Oar Paperloos look egotistical for one to speak torilyof his own efforts, and yet, perregurdless of smiles ?r fiou n?, wo a few words to say in relation to our 1st would [.ancestor do without a paWe warrant that many missed its ly vjsit on Wo dnesdny Inst. The is, the people do not know how much vould miss it, unless they were deprived We recollect of seeing an article in item paper some time ago, inquiring would he the feelings of the American e, if every paper in the iTnion were ed for a month. Human reason caninccive the extent of real suffering to i the people would he subjected. 3 came here n .stranger three years ago, | we feel grateful, very grateful to tlie o of K-measter, for the patronage and ess which has been extended to us.? pet, notwithstanding their liberal pate, had we been entirely dependent on rocceds of our paper, we would have obliged to suspend operations. Yes, isitively would have been compelled ispond operations. And not from a of patronage, but simply because our is wore so dilatory in paying us. It ingc that subscribers to n newspaper so little thought to the paying of their riptions, when perhaps it is the sinalebt they owe. Now two dollars hero ?o there, and two every where, in the gate amounts to a good deal, and wo iiifidcnt it' our people only considered try great use wo have for money, the necessity of our having these two's and about, they would no longer delaying us. Hut few know the very expense incidental to printing. To Dur paper, requires an outlay of about 1400 dollars a year. Then wo have id paper to buy besides, to say nothing uir of type w liieh has to be replenishAt the commencement of a new year, nod tune to pay up old scores and reubscriptioiis. We repeat, it does not nueli money to pay for ? paper, and gof our friends to come foiward and ring the past year we have received commendatory notices from the press i State, of the number wo name the inian, Sumter Watchm>in, Pickens inr and others, to the proprietors we r our sincere thanks for their kindness, papers in other States, we have been iblv spoken of. and feel grateful for one. We mention this,' merely to our patrons that we have exerted ouro in ike the Lancaster /rilgrr useful nterosling There is not one man name is on our subscription book, but is able to pay us f..r hi* paper.? i, pay us \\ li.it thou o est?it will be Btit to both. ee our last issue, we have received d new names. Kvcry one in the disdiould take his district p'pci. We erify the assertion, by words taken lla in< i Li t K of MBol'i VVIw.n risul enccd here, *o li.ul tKo nnme of n 1 on our book*, anil liu was .1 punctual rilicr, paid iih punctually for the eighiionlliM ho took the paper, but after mo, ho ordered it to be stopped, which ane accordingly. We mot him in the on Christmas diy, and he requested send it to him again, "for," said he, 0 lost money by not taking it last Wo inquired how that was, when irined us that if he hai have had the he would hnvo boon cognizant of h rliich was advertised, which had lie at* I, ho could have recovered a debt now he never will recover. 1 generally like lo speak abeut thcui, and wo could at this lituo say more self and the Ledgtr, but having no to sit up until midnight to see the nr out and new one in ns we wore n younger days, wo will throw this isidc, to repose on one more conge.dal feelings. rtiAiTBK.?Thomas W. I'cguea. Esq. en appointed postmaster at Camden, :c of John N. Gumewell, resigned.? Vgncs lias long been connected with imdun Journal, and will make an ex. officer. Mr. Game wo W has been au it nnH /tliliirimr iwkulmouf.ir Graham.?Dr. Graham, who killed -?rinjj ?t the St. Nicholas Hotel, is still fd in the New York Tuiubs, and is isited by liis wife. It is yet uncer- ( hether he will be pardoned or not. lefield, the janitor, whose name was ed somewhat notorious s few years i consequence of his being the chief w ag dnst i'mf. Webster, who murder* Park man, in Boston, has become in* Chamber of Comntaroe ? quarterly meeting of the Chamber ' rmmeree held in Charleston, the fol( Preamble and Resolutions, offered I. A. O. Andrews, were unanimously d: \p.rptlM- Tliia ritumKo* is Hiuinl j im d with the serious diss \vantage* which > to tha intervals of commerce, from ir in which the four great Powers of ? are now involved, and cordially par* ass in the humane considerations which 0 effect n restoration of the blessings ce. Therefore. oIced, That the tender of the good of* if our Government to the belligerents ledi.itor, in such manner as the w isdou Uovernmeut shall deem right and s earnestly nd respectfully recom'd to the serioo consideration of our ors and Repreaentativee now in Coo* assembled. I'Wserf, That the President be desired usmit copies of the foregoing to our urs slid iram-diito Representatives at ington, with a request that they will it the same to their respective' bo* R Cooper River, near Charleston, was 1 (Wfcr a few daya ago. An nnssnal 'Stance. '* KDff OB'S TABLE. ? ? " ' ' '* fi . 1 Humanity rut City by the Rev. E. H. Chapin. DcWiU Davenport, -Nbw York. This is the title of a handsomely bound volume soot us by the Publishers. The Rev. Mr. Chupin is n writer of some reputation, and the book before bears untnistakeable evidence of a muster mind. The book contains eight discourses on the following subjects: The Lessons of tho Streets, Man and Machinery. The ?trife for Precedence, The Springs of Social Life, The Allies of the Tempter, Tho Children of tho Poor, The Help of Religion. On these subjects tho autiior speaks eloquent! v nnd feelingly. The price is only $1 tor which the Publishers will furnish it. Putnam's Magazine. The January number reached us a week ago. It is an excellent number. The articles we have read, nre very interesting, nnd from a glance at the others, we would pronoonco them so likewise. An editorial article, titled "Cursive nnd Discursive" is not only well written, but is true every word of it. The present number contains the portrait of the author of the "Conqueror's Grave," who if we mistake not, is Wro. Cullen Bryant. Putnam's Monthly is furnished at $3 per year, nnd we doubt if $3 could be more judiciously expended. O. P. Putnam & Co.. New York. Graham's Magazine.?In oonscqneneo of the suspension of our pipjr during the holidays, the January number of this excellent in ;g izine has not been noticed b for?. We find it an excellent nu nhur, "George Washington" by llaadley, is continued. in addition to which arc a number of interesting and instructive articles fro ii tho pens of celebrated writers. The price of Graham's Magizinj is $1 a year, with the lajnger ?e win procure u lor qj. uuuing j cents for pontage. The first of the year is an excellent tun i to subscribe, an?l we will with pl-asmo order it for any of onr frisftj*, R. II See Si Co.. Puh'ishers. Philadelphia. Youth's National Gvzf.ttr. This is the title of a new juvenile paper, published in Ronton, Mass., the first number of which wc have received. It is well calculated for boys, and the low price nt which it is published places it within the reach of every youth in Ameriea. It is published twice a month at 40 cents a year. Hatch Sl Brother, Publishers, Ronton. M.-i-s correspondence: CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE. To the En. OF the LeDOF.R. Charleston, Dec. 29 1854. Df.ar Sir, Much has transpired of inter nt in our city since I last had the pleasure of addressing you. On Wednesday last, the Centennial Anniversary of the Grand I?o Igc of Ancient Free Masons was Celebrated wi'li all the eclat which may have been imagined. A procession was formed, which marched to the new Hall of the South Carolina Institute, w here an interesting oration wis delivered by Dr. 8. II. Dickson who had been electoJ for the purpose. Dr. Dickson not only writes well, hut sneaks fluently, and would have proved an able champion at the Bur as well us a brilliant ornament to the Medical profession. I give you the commencement of his speech : One hundred years ago! What retro, npeclive recollection* are kindled at the words. One hundred years ago the English (lag waved undisputed ovel this great country. Franco was mi absolute monarchy, consistently and systematically misgoverned, and Spain spread out a huge expanse of tyranny in two hemispheres. The |>eople of the earth were nothing?the dynasties and aristocracy were everything. Social and politieul stagnation was the condition of the world generally. This was the lull before the storm. Tumult and agitation and change have occurred, and on looking bick over the progress u cunt nee iiy as nitiu Kn/I itivl ..4* U man institution*ami organization* a* it lh?,n stood, except the iutaocLiUon anil broiherhooil in whose history wo now commemorate an important epoch." . The holidays are over, I am glad of it, for my fear* have been constantly aroused that our city woulJ be tho scene of an extensive conflagration. From morning until night, and from night until morning, there has boon no incosaaut shooting of tire crackers, sod other infernal missiles. Several accidents have occurred. A lady on King street had one of her eyes put out, also a negro boy. The latter, to gratify his curiosity was peepiug through the ernck of a fence in Deuufuin street, when some mischevious chap placed a cracker to one of his eyes, which with tho explosion destroyed the vision of tho eye. Several other minor accidents have occurred. A young man froin North Carolina, who W;ia In low spirits, induced by a severe attack of dyspepsia, wrote a letter in the Merchant's Hotel to tho proprietor of the house, stating it waa hia intention lo commit suicide, and requested that hie body be conveyed to hit friends in N. C. Mr. Hunt the proprietor, gave early notice to hie friends, who searched him up and finally found him withe pistol in hit poasesabn, he was taken cere of, we undcntund be is getting be.ter. A man in e state of intoxication placed the niussel of a loaded gun to bttfsloraach, the other day, and fired it off by some means ; he died shortly after the discharge. Our city baa been, and still ie quite lively. We hare fife painting of Waugh'e Italia on exhibition ; Wyntan the Magician and V*ntriloquistt Mrs. Howard at the Theatre, and laat, but not Inut, Col. O. T. Patton with the Mglant of the world," a man measuring 7 feet 8} inches, and the Now Rngtood Beaufy" who iu a Mtae Jane R?ol from Connecticut, who Is only If yean of age. and weighs 363+ pounds. I hare not time to write you bom at present Id haato yours. Asa lit. ejjji t . * ' -4*. W - . .. Reply to Old Field. P*m "Youll unite before 1 leave you, M Aud weep when I am gone." him* ? Ucar Old Feld.?Presuming thai I Have Mer the same privilege of replying to you that Jn you had in correcting " While Oak." you p. JJ will not, I hope, deem it Intrusive if 1 join from the Alien, since ten English geucruis iuive maki fallen, and Sebostopol atill not taken I marl Let the war go as it may, yoa know old . ?j FulstaffTgood old Jock will save h:a bacon olini even if Ilnll, Qodshill, Bnrdilph and Petro *ur? atenl his horse, and cause Idin to run and sweat till his very shadow would grease any set of chariot-wheel* in the contest, poin Willi refereneo to tho target t ring, nffor "White Oak" stand* corrected ; but as for jj?"j tho balance, in hi* behalf I must introduce w..(| an kitcrjileadcr, and prove to the honorable u*vf justice, et cetera, that he, the said "White Oak," alias FalstufT, alias '-Old Hill," did not feloniee nor malice prepence, by inuendo or Wlln otherwise assail tho standing of Sir Edward ri;tui Coke, jr., in that coinmity or elsewhere. In "'"J1 the phraseology of "Old Field" 1 think I hop* recognize tho "dull brained Buckingham" CU',|; of former days, who, imbued with a little CM ' nobility, still htuiiila the paluce, eagerly cx- *"e ' peeling a jewel from the crown of Old Nick, our the Czar of the frozen north, while Breach- R Pn er Barton stands tho brunt of the battle. diatr Bred in an old field, dwelling in nn old 'n n field, you look old, and "Old Field" was vnilc your proper signature. You may thank ?' l'' your stars that you have "tudder li..f," and my advice is, (and I think "WhiteOak" will Pr<"' join me,) that you take good care of her, for '? ni if she bo laid in the tomb of the Cnpulcts, ' your old field' wiP he a solitary place the ro- on ^ mainder of your days, unless a mighty jwlic change c mes mer the spirit of tho droain- has I iug w idows and belles of F. R. and L II. Bant If Fulstutr is still a b.ttehelor, what of it? than Is not the matrimonial eirele governed some- ^ w hat like the military 1 Does a irood Genu- ^ - %J?tn ral ri?k his best men find ? No, Sir. 1 hey 'p|)C ;ire held in reserve, and ?o is FnlalulT. I'll r j(j take the responsibility nod bet Miniaotu against your old field that you tuny plant rj(r)(j two stake* ten icet opart, and FnUtaff will j double op like the "Big Bear of Arkansas," curiH and roll through before you can hit him with Ibx squirril allot; tut inind, it won't ?y(u) i-'iunt if you shoot outside of the stake* an . . ? were you did "tother day. , , Now, couie out manfully and eoiifeaa, la |ow.t there not on individual of the feathered , corps. glorying iu the soubriquet of hi. Col. adjoining ) our old field, who aland* behind ^ ,r ^ he eurtuiii and pull* the eurlaiiia for you _ . ||| |)(j . lid -White Oak" both t Does he not reign b.tek the latter,and cry to you, "On, Stanly, oil!" making the widow*, and "darter*"' too, believe that you are a modern I>ou Qiiixotta m.l>rt lor theiu iu old lieldinin,ag mat V> lute Oak, j| alioui they believe a vvvmati hater, or at |,.sj t leaat a jeuloua hearted old ailiiier I While . Oak tender* you hi* aiueeru thanks, and Oeg* you to inform your honor-ible Esquire in that if the widow or any body* -"dater"' u- ,,f jj, bout or near F. K. alrike* hi?fauuy,be m.iy ^ y go on unumleMied coiupioiuig audio eon- e'y ry quor. And 1 aiu further aulhor'u d to auy, |>M that although White Oak doe* not wish to ^(r g make lastie Willi either t\ it. or L.. 11., yet it they desire it, he will go down with Wiley Ouren, und ahoot for beef unit aerapoa aa long aa they please, and a* for your Buckingh.iui, he shall rob your old held of the [),- \ I.ml lurltey, totally eradieatuig breed, aevd, yj;SH and generation, lor you kuovv lie i*u Jupitei (Jvor i oir..n? it a roiling or Ily nig U.rQet. \Y hile mm?m U..k4w ill uo Like a p. oailiiaol pi .ce ill the " pieluru" uule-s J. L. J. is there with his ?? piuposiliun* " to walk up to the buggy aa Da it i* soilcrcold;' then he *-iys lie will uiuke Str > u target of bin mouth provided the caririgc* ' I hair are of Old Rye. I *? .11 Sometime* V\ lute Oak doea take aoutli i from side, but it in not wiili n wish to come it I tionni over F. R., or to see widows or widower s^j ? "Uuters.' lie only goes to shoot squirrels i*goi itiitl occasionally a specie* of wood chuck Uvon iliul hauula the gutter* of overseer a eliiiu- j wurlt lley*, and. if 1 UilMlakc not. vou ure loud ol Bhe I iliv Miut) u'ljutubie. forth >> believer Ir'alsUilf find* Mrs. Ann Page Dii lie m i it apply to j tiu tor a buck basket. '?*, i 1.1, i in 11. t'. asho * obitu Affray in Winnaboro. Wen... We stale Mill, deep regret that our C?Mn h<>nci Van the arena, on Tui'mlay nght. ??f n trag- ^ edv, lamented n? much by those whose mis- . . , fortune it was to-bear a prominent part in r,cnt ity. nn by the citizen* generally. It is a in it- . Prol' ler of serious regret that such peieefnl and e.l in highly respected gentlemen should have been constrained by inevitable cirvuinstances mmam to participate. r.". The occurrence and its eirenmstaneea \l wore brifly thcao: Mr. John McMastcr had permitted hia ncgroes to have a dance in one of the houses hi] in hia be.-k lot on Tueaday night. For the Of] uurposo of preserving order, Mr. Riehnrd Mc Most er, had altended. During the even. A ing a white man by the name of Geo?ge ed fo Barker, entered, and being, it in supposed, Urog somewhat under the influence of ardent spir- Fair its, became obstreperous. Mr. R. McMastcr spoke to him with the view of checking him. Instead of that, it seemed only to is sU have enraged liim, and going out the door Ap into the yard, attracted by hia loud profan- Jai ity Dr. McMaster, and two gentleman who were in tie piazza conversing at the time.? \}r. IfcMaster ordered htm to leave the yard, . and was npprouch<ng him, hut was checked , by his brother Mr. Richard Mi-Master, who ^'.l interposed and advised him of Barker being armed. Barker then drew his pistol, an < u." Allen's revolver, presented it at Dr. McMs* ^r'n ter, when Mr. Richard Me Master jumped at p it and aeirtng the pistol wrenched it from 'A,<I his hands IJurkor then drew a dirk, and p*nstabbing at MeMaater, struck him In the * aide, and but for the providential adherence ,? of the sheath to the blade, would undoubt- ' edly have inflicted a mortal would. As it . was, the point of the blade, by the force of, Ike Klikiar nr..|pii<l.?i iksAmtk a??l < w? J i to lite depth of At least All iovh, making a very ogly but not very dangerous q. Ur.MeMMtrr, with Barker's pistol in hla > h md, then fired at him, four barrel* of the W revolver going off almost instantaneously. on l> Ho much no, that none of the by*t tode.a a qn heard more than three r.ipid exoloeiooa. lUy, while he himaclf remember* having ahct Horn but ooee. Barker after scuffling and slab and binge? Mr. Me Master, and C*pi W. V H.ni Buchanan, who ioterpoeed, ran a abort dia- Hue. taaee and foil in the atreet, from whence he wee carried iato Dr. Maddea'a office, nnd la Ja . v minutes' died. The wholeaffair transI about 12 o'clock at night, r. Barker la tho same person who shot elf accidentally I ist year, by a pistol g off in hie pocket.? Winniboro Rrgnotiuing the re-election of the Hon. A. utler to the Senate of the United States i thia State, the National InU-liigenrer bs the following complimentary re i: he Hon A. P. Butler, of South Cari, has been appointed by tho Lcgislaof hia State a Senator in Congress for her term of six years from next March it his present Cerin will expire. There s member of the wh?-se ro-aptment to it, we feci free to snv, would da more nioceru or universal sntisfacnmong its members than that of Mr. er, nor indeed more satisfaction to all value the dignity, respectability and illness of the Senate." jsl.xes* Pkospeuts.?It is cheering to ess the indications, however slight, of ming confidence in the business conity. Tho advices from New York give > that the pressure there has reached its linating point, and at home the evidence strengthening that we have passed Rubicon. Tho dividends declared by Baltics, show that they have been doing tliublu business, and the amount thus ibutcd will be available to some extent, i;nu;?.. >? wiroigency which lias pred in monitory affiirs. Am nn evidence i? turning of the lido, we in ay nltudo to fact that on Thursday last, bills on ace, not having morn than thirty days in, to ji largo amount, were discounted ' y the lisnk ofCh irleston.and Kxchatigo lortlicrn cities were pluccdat pir. This iouH movement, we are pleased to learn >ecn generally followed by the other ;s, and its effects cannot be otherwise salutary.?Ch'irle*0>n M-rcury. n/ln?viy'i 0*n'm*rU and I'iUn for th* . of Vlcrrt and (Ivlmfout Ditautt.? daughter of Mrs. Far low, town carrier ing in M .idoii-I me, Covcnt garden, was ed for six years with ulcers on the arm, and during that period she li id Hit motiieai jpiviee that could lie proi, but without deriving any benefit ever . her health suffered, and hereontion became so impaired that no hopes " . entertained of her recovery. As a ecourso, however, the mother tried Holy's Ointment and Pills, and these uoleled medicines' in a short time comIv cnred the child, and strengthen d w much th it now she enjoys the b at inlth. The True Seeret. lose who have used Dr. Rogers' Liver. , Tar, and (-aneh.il.igua for Cousuiupor ni.y f??cin of Lnng Disease, can athe superior efficacy of this medicine.? enlili restoring and tonic qualities not f subject to any risiction from Opinio, iy of its preparations, is I ho trne secret i great success. For sale in Ismcssfer IA(ilLI. iV IJB.VTII, and by Druggists where. in e?Iii large bo: tics ?1, or 3 bottles M A BR I K I). AiiAtski on the 30lh alt. by the Rev. V. 1*. John-ion. bis youngest daughter. He si: i etta Ass. of that pi ice, to Col. ioe F. Towe?, of Greenville. m IW^oBrylA^!Ymmm'mam i*d. on the g"th ult., Mrs M*nv A. is, wife of James F Strain of this id. aged 25 years. It is a n id thought io living, to see one so voting mien her friends sml associates. Ail slTecte linslmiid Mild helpless infant, of only ' diva of age, will sidly miss her who I#. Yet wl.v itliniil.l W"? l- ?1 ? mourn. alio ix gone it in true. bu'. to a I wh'Jii there ie neither xorrow or pain, lax gone to enjoy th<U real prepared le people of O h1. i*<1, on the 'J 3d ult., Mr. IIeihy Annan* . father of ihu nbove Mr*. S.ruin. after (I ihn.?*. The writer of this bri f ary wax well acquainted with Mr. Aun. lie wax an excuiioiil man. No iter iiiiid ever livod. Correct in nil l? nlinjj*, he won the confidence and lahip of nil hie neighbor*. Very ep* iatelv may hin epitaph read "An hon.111 in the noble it work of Uwl" B. Sit 'APVBttTiSMKNTsT" OF-MIKERS W INT Ed. FEW GOOD WORKMEN, are want, r the mailing year to make Plantation ma Peg Wark men prelerred. Wajw-a will l>e given. A COMPETENT MAN o wanted to take charge of the Shop, ply at mix Office. i. 3, 1866. 46. 5t Pooket Book Lost et on the BEAVER CREEK ROAl> Ins from Cemden to l*neaoter, on tha 1. I J - n ft iiitfirru mwrori'O riieivi OOOI, ininif About Thirty-nine dollar*, in bills, * ip.tllv in fi*?A, on the Bunk of FnvelteN. C., end Aome on the Benka of South linn. The Andor will be liberally roed by doliverihjf the mow to Mr. Kll shop. 0 mile* below I*uMMt?ter C. II., me. at iuv roeidenee, near Q*k furwt t Iredell Co., N. C. DAVID BR tNDON. t.l. 45 St N0TICI-: tie rvf flrWH fltooV lio ill b? mill at the ??ib*?rlbers reoWriHw * ip 101 h in?t 700 or P0 # bu?K -I* of com nlltr of Foddvr. 8 io?k*, and (Mta, Cotton Hfpd, nnd Prao. lot of C?HNL ? . I, ? qnantl'f of Pork, ind ll<>OMhoUi K/u-h. n FdfWhetw awl * qutnlity of MM* aod iidllw aad OMUljr Olhcr ort;? SwBN' R8.C1LVBR7a 3 14 * 0 i-Wf 'i . -t $ I |. <T? # ?