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teeth remuv -U under chlorofoitn. The teeth Wvfi *11 extracted, IkU on using a little ui(*e for the rA.k>: o! removing some remaining slumps, she died instantly in the operating chair. Dr. Barlow, of 471 Hudson street, stated that he witnessed the use of ether in no leas than fifteen hundred instances and his remarks (with such a preface) elicited close attention. lie is in the habit of using it three or four times a week. A.s to its general as well as occur sional effects, he has had cases in which hoth saxes say and do things and act very differently from what they would in their ordinary condition, lie has known ladies (of course unconsciously, yet seemingly not so at the moment.)divulge their dearest and most delicate see rets, or relate things they would nd wish onany account published. He told an aimisinnr sti.rv <>.. T-:.>v. i - ? t> ? " "" " 10,1 woman maintained Unit, during Iior forest somnolency, she had been in Ireland and saw there her father, mother, and friends. One ladv, who had recently been at Christy's, exclaimed, "Oh 1 dear little George, how I should like to kiss him !" Only yesterday, a in do patient, who is fond of horses, called for his whip, his whole talk being about his favorite pursuit, in which, at the moment, lie fancied he was engaged. A woman, under such circumstances, might he quite honest and faithful in her statements, her impressions have all the force of realities. l>r, tfcRRRix, of 27 Bond street, corroborated the statements of the preceding speaker. Ho had ubesrved that almost invaribly there is strange misconstruction of passing events. lie related a very strong instance in point. A gentleman brought a lady to have a tooth removed he wished her to use ether. After the operation was over, she said, "George, what did vou kiss mo for von root tage of me." Now, observed the doc'or, had net the persons supposed to bo implicated been her husband or her lover, and present, it would have been morally impossible to correct an erroneous or painful impression, and hardly possible even then. Iu one ease a gentleman angrily said. ''Sir,, you have told me an infernal lie," and upon being smilingly told of his courteous expression, was very certain he had never employed it ?in fact under any ordinary circumstances he would not. 1>. Hahcock gave ether to a gentleman whose immediate impulse was to obey a supposed command that he must bolt through the window and fetch a bucket of water. A young lady w ho had be come separated fioin her husband, and who had su lie red some domestic calamities, came to have four teeth extracted.? Her tirst cry was for her child, and as she became more rational she inquired anxiously, to ascertain whthershe had allowed any imprudent remark to escape her. Dr. Buuuab fefered to a casj where a man changed the scene of the dentist's surgery into a bedroom, maiutni.ied there was a woman present and insisted on her being turned out, exclaiming, "What's that woman doing in my bedroom." Dr. Cuakk, of New York, had used uiese iwo agents in a few cases. lie | thought ho saw danger in their indiscriminate employment. Generally, if patients ottered anything, it had reference to persons not present. lie had seen enough to justify his abstaining from its use, except at the pntient's house anil in the presence and with the sanction of the attending family physician. Dr. Castlk, of New York, has not used ether for tho last three years ; is unite convinced of its injurious effects. Ladies of a plethoric habit, or of extreme nervous susceptibility?those in whom excitement of the circulation is to be deprecated, especially where there is a disposition to scrofulous coi.sumption?ought specially to be interdicted from its use. It nets powerfully on the pupil, an index of its action upon the nervous centers and the heart, lie does not think a mere dentist can furnish a correct physiological rationale of its action; is satisfied of its influence over tho reproductive system. l>r. Bcrrar remarked that perfect insensib'litv from chloroform, or ether, destroyed the p>ssibility of the indulgence of any hallucination. Dr. Cnowai.L, stated that since he first heard of the powers of ether in Boston, | be had employed it at least four hundred i times. Ho had noticed that whatever lu? I the hut sensible or rational impression previously to inlia'alion, the 8:nne is generally in mi tested on returning consoousness. Lie related two very interesting cases. One occurred in Boston. A young lady came to have her tooth extracted, accompanied by her mother. No sooner Wits it removed than she angrily complained that he had very rudely kissed her, and no assurance of her mother could convince her to the contrary. So strongly riveted is the impression that, though nine years ago, on his asking her at Saratoga if she had got rid of that foolish impression, she saal, "Oh ! that's nonsense, you know you did." In another case, a female insisted that he threw her on the door and kneeled on her(while he removed a tooth. The doctor mentioned other similar illusions. Dr. J.O. Amolxr, of New York,thought the ejects of chloroform were different from those produced by ether. As to chloroform, pat ents are insensible of what occurse, with ether not necessarily so. A Frolic! i in All to whom he administered ether manifested his rationality in a very vivid manner. Chloroform he had never used, a* it had proved fatal to one of his * dearest friends. Dr. DttLiNOH\x, of Brooklyn, thought liis fo ty cases a limited experience. He f had always bad the presence of the family physician, or a note from him. He did this upon principle. There were always hallucinations, some remembering partially what was passing. Dr. Fraxcm said he had used chloroform, or seen it used, at least four hundred (times. One young married lady, from whom lie removed seven teeth, iinagiued m he ?m o|ieruting upon her child, rc- | pooling whom she was insessantly talk tni/. lie lit I*" HH.I1-.I..i dice who culled on him profeaeionnllj.? One of them, while under the influence of cidorofonn, need language of the inoet ridioulotis, profane, ami even obecene description. Wueu lecuver^ii, ?be aecineJ perfectly anconecwue of having ottered any I'" k ?' ; H*.. improper expression. and unngreni!}' act accustomed to its use. Dr. GrxMNo's experience was limited. He said iie had nlways thought these things unfit for dental practice. Dr. Hazlbtt related a case of a young married lady, of a marked religious and i affectionate disposition, who bee one his I patient. She applied to him with severe i pain froiu the badly ulcerated root of a ' decaying tooth. He was induced to send for the presence of one of her female friends. He began to give her the other, [ and as gradually she felt its excitement, she caught him round the neck in the . tost endearing manner. It is well, observed the doctor, to push the ether to insensibility ; if you stop short of complete i sleep, headache results. lie took out two roots, she revived and looked alarmed, but perceiving the other lady in the room, her manner became reassured. In another ease, the sister of a'pliysician struggled so long and violently that she rolled ou the floor, suggesting (but for the presence of a third party) the impossibility of easily rebutting any erroneous impressions on the mind of the patient. Ho iiad noticed in several cases?especially those occurring under the altered conditions of the female system at certain periods?that 011 the recovery of consciousness some persons seem to have a vague recollection of what has been their morbid mn>rk-!w>iuu. j 11 me nrsi on so, the patient seemed afterwards conscious of having violated the ordinary proprieties of her sex. In some cases ho had known women to assert they had been at a party, and frequently an erroneous impression becomes more or loss permanent. l)r. IIckd, of Williamsburgh, first tried ether on himself, and described hiswhi n sical senrations; his head felt as large as barrel. It is difficult to force the produced impression from the mind, however fantastical. All seems as real as if it were truly so, though common sense teaches the contrary ; and but for the conviction of his reason, the recollection ot his sensations is the recollection of reality. lie related a case where, in presence of her husband, a lady under influence of ether followed, or rather chased himself, the operator, round the room, affording most unmistakable signs of perverted feeling, so much so that her mortified hits band desired him not to give her any more. Dr. Dennett was also present.? She begged for ether with increasing eagerness after the first dose ; he did not, however, in that state, remove the diseased teeth. Dr..Keys extracted them some lime after. A desultory discussion ensued as to the definition of the word "hallucination."? The sense of the meeting seemed to he that the morbid perception to which the word is applied is more lasting^ as well as stronger, when produced by ether or chloroform than any other species of false impression. Dr. Morgan had used ether in about one hundred cases; his experience was much the same us that of previous speak- 1 ers Dr. Peck, of Graiurstrect, said thai an idea, presented us the patient becomes affected by the ether, often remains during its action, lie mentioned confirmatory instances. Onegeutleman, not fully under its influence, fainted and recovered : " ov<vi*i nulla 111 SUtXVMIUU. I 10 OlKK'tVCO that, though in the comatose state the breathing is slower, on recovery and reaction the pulse and breathing are quickened. and hemorrhuje from the socket or from other sources is apt to occur. Dr. S. VY. I'arniely, of New York, never took and never gave ether. He related several cases which he had seen. In one a young lady complained that her head was jammed in by the walls and pressed by the ceiling of the room, com- i plaining most piteously. In another, a I female in ill-health, and suffering religious i despondency, was afraid that the operation would kill her. On recovering, she i said, "Oh! dear, am I alive?" and explained that she supposed aha had died, < and was in hell. Thinks to this hour j thai the picture was correct, though her reason tells her the impression was not reality. One man imagined he was a horse ; could recollect how he fancied ho was prancing round the ring to show his own paces, and actually did cry out "seven years old and fine in fact, added the doctor, in reviewing a few similar cases which had fallen under his own notice, "I would not believe the testimony of my own wife as to anything sho might relate while she was under the inflnenceof ether or chloroform." Hallucinations may be either temporary or permanent. If temporary, it is due to the force of circumstantial evidence to the contrary, appeal mg 10 nm unim in its nealtliy condition, and overcoming tlio inorbid impression.? If more permanent, it is because the means of disproof are not present, directly appealing to the mind of the patient, when there is no sister or mother present to contradict the false impression. Dr. Putnam took out twenty-eight stumps and teeth from a female. She said she had been much abused, that he had taken her to Jersey City and abused Iter in the furry-boat; but after many attempts to consolo her, she said she would try to believe what the lady told her who had l?een present during the operation.? The doctor said he had preserved written records of at least four hundred vases, in which an auxslhetic agent had been employed. Dr. Robins, of Jersey Citv, had seen more than five hundred instances of the h employment of ether. In one case a lady, while passing under its intluance, wept mod bitterly, said l.e was ill using her most shamefully, and even after the extraction of the teeth she thought, and still thinks, that some one did abuse her. A younx gentleman was a very valorous boxer under the ether, and successfully resisted the operation, Ho complained, on ' recovery, that it had not been done ; and, when told that his ralorous propensities i interfered, he could not believe it, being niturallj inoffensive. Another case was i that of a lady who believed she was de livered of a child while under the effecta of ether. A few other similar testimonies were given?Dr. Dressier stating that he had ?eeo several hundred cases. In one of ibeee a young lady persisted he had given Lcrukiaa, muu, uui tor lire presence of I lier mother, he had no means of proving j the contrary. t Dr. Williams, of Forty-second street, c related a case in which nine teeth were ? extracted from the jaw of a female under chloroform. She complained of her head; t said, while under the influence that her j husband was abusing her, and on recovery ^ placed her hand on tho parts she still supposed he had injured. The interest of the meeting was kept up until a late hour. We hope we have omitted none of tho facts. Several of die " speakers u.tercd their earnest convictions of the innocence of Dr. Iteule, of Phila- " delphia ; one of them had known him 1 intimately sixtei-n years, and was satisfied ^ ho was incapable of the crime laid to bis charge. Many who did not know him uttered tho same opinion. Ou^, who spoke in a language as calm as it was 11 energelie, asked whether ll.e indignant " denial of a man whoso life had been spotless w as not of equal, if not of more value, than testimony liable, as tlicy had * all seen, to so many sources ot uniutcn- 81 tional t'dlaoy. c "IS LdC-JSR. i LANCASTERVILLE. S.C. J" WEDNESDAY* JAN. 17. ISM. ? iW Wo tender our thanks to the Hon. A. f(, l\ Butler, and J. J. Evans, for their kindness ni it furnishing us public documents. c 1ST We have hud printed in a very neat ^ Conn, a few copies of the Story we wrote last d (rear?"The Two Families &c," which we will 'lr tend to any one enclosing us the price?25cts. w An A vfray.?As we are about going to press, w it has come to our knowledge, that an afl'nty ol t serious character occurred at Jacksouham, in a the upper part of this district, on yesterday nf- f, ternoon. The facts as we learn, are as follows, j A man by the name of Craig, had a dispute with p mother by the name of J/cCormiek, about thir- ^ ty seven and a half cents, which the latter alleg- p_ n1 was due hint by Craig. The dispute led to a g ptarrel, which resulted in Craig stabbing Me- j formick two or three times, and with such cfect that the physician in attendance thinks will _ trove fatal. Craig was brought to the village ast night and lodged in jail. They were both mder the influence of liquor, w hen the diffieul* ;y occurred. " The Maii.s.?We are truly rejoiced to learn that the mail difficulty is settled, and hereafter ac will have no more interruptions. We will Q now be cuabled to give our readers the latest (| news frotn different quarters. Death or Distimhisiieo Mrs.?Ex-Govcr- A nor I)avid Johnson died at his residence at Limestone Springs on Saturday the 6t1i Inst, in it the "3rd year of his age. He was buried at J L'niou C. II. on the following day. Dr. Benjamin It. llennegan, died at his rest- v lencc in Marion district on Wednesday the loth II [list. I)r. llennegan had represented both Ma* n iou aud Marlboro districts in the Senate of the h >tatc at different periods, with acceptance mid ipproval. He was elected Lieut, Governor in C 1840, when Gov. Noble was in office. On the 11 loath of the latter, the Gubernational duties devolved on Dr. llennegan. At the close of his iffice, Dr. llennegan was o'.ected Secretary of state, lie subsequently retired to private life, ? Mijoying until his demise the respect aud con- " idence of all his people. Thus in the short n pace of one week, have two of our great men P alien. The Yorkvii.lk Enqcirkb,?We have revived the first number of tbis paper. It is a large sheet, and the number la-fore us exhibits much skill and ability. The Enquirer is con- " ducted by Messrs Melton k Miller, the former ft has already won a reputation,?as editor of the fi Chester Standard, and the latter is well known I h is Commissioner in Equity for York district.? a Mr. Grist, who superintends the publishing do- L [>artment, was for a long time eonnceteil with ? the Yoikville Miscellany, which paper is sup[limited by the Enquirer. The typography of [he Enquirer does credit to Mr. Grist, and in ^ every rci-peci huh new canUUUUC lur public lu- ft ror, deserves an extensive patronage. See ad- j rcrtisement in another column. Ciikstkr Standard.?Our friend J. I). Mic- fl tic, K<q., has purchased this paper, and will be 0 Assisted in the editorial department by one of c ts former editors, C. D. Melton, Esq. We are ^ pleased to aee our friend Mickle enter once j more into the field of cditoiial life. This rc- f iniuds us of what we said to Mickle once in Colunbia.aoon after his withdrawal from the Wilms- 1 joro Register. ' "The difficulty, Mickle" said we "is, that after once you have engaged in the business, you will he uneasy until you try it uijain." Our words are verified. We hope he u will never have cause to regret his resumption | jf the pen and scissors. We have always admired Mr. Melton's manner of writing, and confidently say he will be a raluablo acquisition. _ News.?We find but little news in our | ;xchanges. We havo selected such items < us ws aunn o? monk interest. Owing to otnor imperative engagements, | are hiivo been unable a* yet, to do ell we promised in our new prospectus. Wo will io no however?only give us a little time to perfoct matters If our friends w ould ex t ?rt themselves, sod each subscriber procure t For as one more, wo would be extremely >bliged, and would give the Ledger a two- I Fold value. I ? < A Lauob Turkic.?34rs. S. B. Emmons <{ bse kindly eeot us a jtarnip, which is re* f markable for its six*. Of its quality, we J son speak more confidently after it has pas- f ted through the cook's hands, c A Short Trip in the Country, Having been closely confied here for some imcly, and feeling the absolute necessity of a hatigc, we have been absent from our post for i few days, in the lower part of the district. How much good it <loe? one, who rarely sees lie outside of his own premises, to take a drive nto the country ? And even as at this season rhen the trees bear no evidence of verdure, nd flowers no where to be seen, the road itself, he occasional splashing of a brook as the horses >ass over, the scatleiing ot pebbles whieh are iow and then kicked this way and that, even hese are attractions, and scive to draw the ( nind from the contemplation of business mat- | era. That eternal ding dong cry, of Copy ! lopy! is left behind, and for n brief period, we eel as independent as any man in chrysen- ! lorn. In the whole up country, we know of no spot ossessing greater attractions than that in the J oighboihood of New Salem. There is the | lamp Ground, and the country is thickly settled | v persons characterised for sobriety, honor, | nd rnoralty. The soil though not as rich as diiic other sections, is productive, und pospes- ' s the advantage of wearing well. There are few rich inen in the neighborhood, but the eople generally are not wealthy, yet not poor < -they are all good livers. As a worthy friend i nin thut neighborhood said to us the other day I I eau make ray fifteen bales of cotton every err, which is clear profit, for every thing I connine I in.ke on my fa nil. We have excellent j 'ater. good neighbors, and enjoy health." | Who wants mote? Who could not ho happy I rus? What cares a man for any thing else? ' in a retired farm, surrounded by every comfort 1 is children growing up around him, ignorant ^ T the sin and selfishness of the world, enjoying that pence which passeth all understanding," | hat cares sueh a mail for the world, or things 1 f the world ? Verily lie enjoys a heaven on irth. I John Mitrliel of the Citizen, wished lie had a j irin and negroes in Alabama, and for the ex- , ression was denounced by the Alxdition faction | t the North. Who could blame Mitchel, when i e see around us every where the happiness en yed by Southern fanners ? It in a wise decree ' f Providence, that some men should choose ne occupation, and some another. Most men lioose that of cultivating the soil, nnd well is it, i ir to that particular branch of industry are we ' lo.stly dependent. And when we consider the wc and comforts of n farmers' life, who can is surprised at his choice? Yet it would not r> for us all to he farmers. We would have no nplcmcnts with which to cultivate the soil, we ould have no wagons, no household articles, nd no newspapers. Ami what would be done ithout the news paper ? When the day's w ork done, and the father and mother and children II gather around the cheerful hearth stone, the inner draws from his pocket the last paper, ohnny or Tommy or Dickey is told to put In a iecc of lightwo<*l, and then the juveniles sur>und the father, and he reads the news and all ic witty sayings, and other interesting matters, o the newspaper is an impo. taut appendage to omestic comfort. We will try to provide ?r your wants friends. Attend to your farms -wo will stick to the Ledger. Business Notices. Attention is directed to the new advertiseicnts in this paper. * Notice the sale of land ivoi tisod by Mrs. Krvin. The place advert!*d, is a very desirable one. Excellent w ater, Hue nrcbaid, nnd t^c well known hraltbfulnesa f the locality, are attractive inducements to liosc wishing a small farm. See also the advertisement of Mr. Anderson idm'r. Attention is al-o directed to the advertisetent of Rock Hill Academy, and the notices of ohn 1'. ingrain. 1'articu'ar notice is also directed to the adcrtiseinent ol Iiaascllinc A llagius ami J. A. huHcltinc. They make an urgent call for loney, and those interested would do well to earken to it. J. W. Cooke calls on those indebted to J. E. tin ton to settle prior to tho lftth Fclnuary.? le says lie will sue all who do not. Dr. Bcale's Cass. We give on the out side of this paper the pinions of medical gentlemen in relation to lie action of ('liloroforin. We found the rtiele interesting, and believe it wilt so rove t? our readers. Dr. Bc.ilu was an eminent dentist in I'hila elphia. lie was a man of family, a mem- j ar of the church, und respected and liought highly of hy nil who knew him.? ' liss Mudge, was .1 young lady who enjoyed ointim icy with the members of Dr. Bealc's , ainily. Desiring something done to her | Beth, she visited Dr. Beal for that purpose, ' nd now declares ho took undue liberties.-- 1 )r. Benin's wife has published a card, in rhich she states, as her candid belief, that ter husband is innocent. Sho says he is > no kind to herself and children, to be guil- 1 y of the crime. Dr. Benlo has buen tried, j n I sentenced to a term of years in the 'enitentinry. yet it is thought he will be I ard >ned by the Go ornor. The Dentists I f New York, ns will be seen, are of the ( pinion that Dr. B. is innocent. Other cirumst meet have also conic to light, confirm- I ag this opinio.i, ns the declaration of .Miss 1 dodge's husband?sho was afterwards marled?which we will say nothing about. KIHTOIfs'TABLE," SouTpBRR Cultivator.?The January lumber received, which is as goods num>cr as nny before. Price*only #1 a year. W. S. Joxss, Augusta, fin. Southp.ra Medical ard Sukoical Jourial.?The January number of thin excelent medical periodical, contains an amount >f much useful information. It is increased n size, but the price remain* the name, viz : fl n year. Address the publisher. Jam as McCAVrtRTT, Augusts, Ga. * The London filobe, referring to the re :ent settlement of the Immaculate Concepion question of Route, nay*. ''The nomber of 'votes' wee 576, inclining proxies, and about 130 bishops nctaally >re*ent. Of these, 540 pronounced by *eilnmation for the uew dogma; 32 voices inestioned the sppropriateneee of saeh * !i?cus*ion, jast now ; while only 4 voles protested sg.-iin*t the dogma and against the iqht of Uie Holy See to deekle s question f that Importance without regular eoun\\r r!pgrajij)ir. LATER FROM EUROPST ARRIVAL OF TUB New Yoke, Jnn. 11. The United States Mail Steamship Baltic, Cnpt. James Coinstoek, arrived at this pert from Liverpool, with advices to the 30th ult. The iavKRi*ooL Co toe Market.?Tho tales of Cotton, during the week ending the 29 th ult., comprised 29.000 bales, of which Speculators took 1000. The demand was fair, but prices were lower, chiefly on Fair qualities. Fair Orleans was quoted at 6Jd, Middling Orleans 5d, Fair Uplands bgd, and Middling Uplands 4}d. per pound. Bueadstuffs.?Flour and Corn were quoted at previous rates. Provisions.?IJeof and I.ard were unhanged. Pork hud advanced Is perewt. Money Makkct.?Consols closed at from SM? a 91 J. American Securities were very ictive, especially Virginia Bonds. The bullion in the Bank of England hud increased LI08,000 sterling. General Intelligence.?The chief event ?f the week was Louis Napoleon's speech to Lhe French Chamber, which was very warlike in tone, and made no mention of any liope of peace, and concluded by nskin.' a loan of 500.000.000 francs which \v:im Iinnni. nouslv voted. No change had taken place in the attitude of Austria or Prussia. Au important meeting of the Representatives of the Five Powers had been held at Vienna, but the result had not transpired. A Hairs before Scbastopol were unchanged. The Russians continued to make series, and three had taken ptacu front the eity ind one from the harbor. The Allies had veeived reinforcements to the amount of 18,00U men. The weather was more favoribie. .The British foreign enlistment bill had teeome a law. The British Parliament had adjourned. From lh'' .Sew Orleans Picayune. LATE it FROM CALIFORNIA. Arrival of the Steam Ship Daniel Webster. The steam ship Daniel Webster, Capt. Lucas, whose arrival at the bar, we reported his morning, reached the levee at an early lour. She brings intelligence from San franciseo, to the 9th inst. Right days later halt that brought by the Philadelphia, w ich itc.un sliip, also reaeli ;d lite levee this uiorThe D .niel Webster brings the following lassengers : (J. W. .Montgomery, F. M. Hawtins, U. W. Hawkins, C. Knight, W. J. Hanion, and ft I in the steerage. We condense the following from the sumnary of steamer Herald, of the 9lh inst , or the week previous : Notwithstanding the absence of rain vhich is getting to be severely felt by tno ninur*, the new s from all the principal Nor.hern mines c? ntinuc to be of a very cumuniging character, and wo have no doubt rom what is now taking place, that with he advent of the rains, we stiall hive to eport a very considerable ykld. A large nugget of gold weighing 17 lbs. van found in Bonora a week ago. at a depth if four feet; it is intermixed with qu.-.rlx, aid is said to contain 10 lbs. of pure gold, ind is valued at %,J,')0n. In Calaveras county, near Moijueln-nu Hill, a beautiful lump of crystalized gold, weighing If oz , was picked up on a gulch ly an Indian hoy. trnui Camp iilencoe, ve learn that a party ol miners struck upon i very lead, and look out from ten to twen y dollars to the pan, and that considerable . xcitemeiil had taken place in that locu lity. In Caldwell's Harden near Shaw's Flat, r<iiiliiniii fAiintv ti ntflv nf min??M torn vvry successful, having struck a lead vhieh yielded two ounces to the pan ; in ?ne forenoon they took out $ 1,000. The 'South Carolina Company have sold heir quartz claim on Carson Hill, Calaveras souuty, to :ui Kuglish company, for the jood round sum of $Jl,')0U We le.irn that rich gold plains some twenty miles in extent, were discovered a low weeks since on the east fork of the Uurson river, but that very little mining ;ould be - o;ie, us the river had frozen, and Lite weather was intensely cold. A part of miners, who left San Diego loinc six months since on a gol i finding expedition beyond the Colorado and Gila riv rs in Mexico, have returned unsuccessful.? Small particles were found, but not suttident to pay for mining. A valuable quicksilver mine has been discovered at Bnllnchos, on the const range of mines, three miles from the Sail Joaquin plains. We also learn that u ven of what is supposed to be conl ban been found on Itabbit Creek, Siorru county. It is of a hard tubstance, burns slowly, uni does not emit my very great heat. The Cow Creek und I'itt Itiver Indians ire now at war with thu w hi lea, in consequence of the former not having been supplied with food. Mure difficulties are expected. Gov. Iliglcr has commuted Crook's senlencc to death for murder, to ten year's imprisonment. A rail road front Los Angelos to the Colorado is in high favor with many of the leading citizens of thu former city. The inhabitants of San Diego are slso projecting a rail road to thu Colorado. Somo capitalists in Los Angelos have pure has d land with the view of founding a new city, six miles inland from Sau 1'odru. A salt manufacturing company near l,a?8 Angeles hss s capital of 9'<^U.<>U0 invested. The telegraph line between Columbia and Stockton will be in operation on the'lst of January. A sample of cotton, grown on the bunk* of the Sacramento by M. T. O. Helby, hu* been exhibited by that gentleman, and bus demonstrated tho adaptation of thu soil oi the Sacramento Vnllcv for cotton arowini/ / r 9 With the exception of <t slight excitement growing out oi several indignation meeting* held by the citixen* of the Firxt Ward, of which mention ia ma*io below, S.in Francisco hiut been extremely quiet during the Ct week. Improvements gcncrully have n finished up, and In the wctaeaaon very little ia do ng in that tine. A large number of brick buildings have been erected during the aoaaon juat over, which furnish evidence of the continued prosperity of our growing city. Important atnxsti.?Threo young men named William William*, Hidn iy Miiler, and ?dward tSklllmxn, have been arrextod in Cincinnati, aa the robber* of the United Exprese Company, jn that city, a few months ainee. Another man, named Basil Estop, arrested for the same offUnee, has bean brought to Cincinnati by the Marshal ol Davenport, Iowa. The amount taken from the Expreaa Company, it la stated, amoanb ed to $i5/)00. # i pf Tug Mails.?It is with great pleasure, ays the Charleston Courier, that we are enabled to nnnounce that the unpleasant difficulties which hnve been fur some time existing between the Post. Office Department in Witohington and the South Carolina Railfoi.d Co art winy were yesterday arnica blv adjusted, and that at a tnceiing of the President aud Directors of the Company, at which Alfred linger, esq., and Isaac E. Eaton, esq., the special agent of the Department, were present in their official canaci ties, the subjoined schedule was agreed to, and ordered to take effect on and after Friday next?the delay of two days being necessary, to enable the route agents ot the Department to reach their respective points: Leave Kingsville daily at 84 a tu and 6 p is Arrive at Augusta by.... 4 p m and 4 4 a in Leave Augusta at tit a m and 6 p m Arrive at Kingsville by... 2 p in and 44 a m Leave Charleston daily at 7 a in nnd 7pm Arrive at llr'ville by 11.30 am mid 12.30 p in I.cave liranchvitlc nt 11.35 n m and 10.30 p m Arrive at Charleston by 2.30 p in and 4 a in Leave Kingsville daily at........ 2.30 p in Arrive at Coiumhin by 4 p m Leave Columbia at 7 a in Arrive at Kingsville by 8 30 a m Leaw Kingsville at 2.30 p in Arrive at Camden by 5pm Ijoavo Camden at 6 a in Arrive at Kingsville by. . 8 30 p ni Beauties of tiie Law.?A ease was decided in the Common Pleas at Cambridge the other day, which happily illustrates the 'glorious uncertainty of the law,' and the very leisurely manner in which our courts render satisfaction to litigants. In the Spring of 1840, Tuttlo, of Acton, sold a cow to Brown, of Concord, far fifty dollars ; soon after the purchase, Brown discovered that the cow had one ry teat. lie then requested Tnttle to i.llow him a discount of >jH3.50 on the bill, nnd stated that ho was ready to pay the balance. Tuttle refused to make any allowance for the dry teat, and sued ltrown for the whole bill. The ease was decided in his favor, hut was carried up on ap|h.-al, again returned to the Common Pleas, where it lias remained on the docket until last Tuesday, when it was decided in favor or ?ri... -? - I? ? ? ... ii. J IIV VV9W1 114ft * %7 lllllUUIIlt'U to fight hundred dollars.? t'ilchburg Re~ \*iUr. A letterfiMiu Rome thus speaks of the Ceremony which followed the utterance by the l'ope of the bull on the subject of too "immaculate conception." The next ceremony was that of crowning the Madonna, which seemed to interc-t the mass of spectators more than the previous dogmatical declaration. The procession of bislu ps once more led the way to the Cardinal's u'lapcl, where n crimson platform had been prepared before the ulta -piece, so as to allow of the Tope's ascending to the figure of the Virgin, as depicted in the clouds in | the upper part of the picture. The cannon of St. Angela thundered out applause ns | ins holiness atta bed the precious diadem to the painting, mid (lie c owd, kept at buy by a b.itl lion of Chasseurs, reeked and p.mIcd in vain endeavors to catch a sight of , the proceeding. It is not for mo to hazard an opinion whether curiosity or devotion urged the thousands of spectators on this occasion ; but certainly the number collected together far exceeded anything 1 ever beheld before in St Peter's. 1 The Home Journal for I8&5, opens with ( new and beautiful attractions. lie editors, Messrs. 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In addition, the editors promise that several new und attractive features of remarkable interest will enrich and give value to the no.v series of the work. Terms 9 J, or 3 copies for $5. Subscribe at once.?.V. Y. 'Vunet and (Jnzcllc. The King of Prussia's nepbetv. Prince Frederick Charles, was recently married to the Princess Maria Anna of Anh.ill Desaau. The festivities and pomps were remarkable for an attempt to restore the taste tor inedi.aval barh irit cs. One count, high in modem dignities, was appointed to have the honor of handing the King soup at dinner. unti another of handing him the wine; other nobles were to render a similar scrvice to tin- Queen, and others still to the bridal pair. Wlion the soup and t o wine were disposed of, dancing commenced, and the King and Queen, bride and bridegroom, the Minister* of Slate and nil the royal family, iho King of Hanover and other illustrious guest*, united in n torch dance, gliding about the brilliant rooms with lighted candles in their hands. Letter-writers report that the city of Washington is more than usually dull, iu consequence of the hard times. The r.umber of visitors is less than usual, and the altraelions of gay society and costly entertainments will be lackl ig this winter toan unusual extent. The failure of the banking house of Selden, Withers tb Co. has hud n deproining effect upon local business. Richard llildrcth, the historian, has retired ftom the editorial chair of Iho Boston Telegraph. The Courier of that city says the paper will now tako a bolder stand on the Native American platform, and talk !?>sa on the suhjeet of slavery. The official value of whio and spirits iin. ported into the" United States in 1853 was >5,1911.000. During the last fiscal year it amounted to $5,675,000. There has been a considerable falling off in the import of brandy and Port wine. DauimoR ColLvQK.?We innch nurrst t* learn (hut this flourishing institution w?i i virtually if nut entirely broken up, on thu 3d instant, by nenrly or quite every student leaving it, in * body. It appear* that on a prio r occasion aotne r person* throw * atone and atruek one of the I'roftixsor* with it One of lha student, who ' is it alleged urn* innocent, was tried by the fiwnlty, on suspicion of having committed the otifeiiea, sod expelled. (Jpon this the other student* all petitioned the faculty, , stating that the one expelled was innocent I. aod requesting his reinstatement l*hefae> I ulty refused to grant the petition, and there> upon tbey all, except perhaps two or throe, i abandoned the co lege and went home. We do let, of course, attempt to pass " any judgment in this sees, hot it does strike i ue very forcibly that something about this > institution is most sadly out of juint.-? Ch*t-9 ttr BtmnHmrd. I An amusing scene oecarfed in Philadelphin on Wednesday* at the Columbia Museum, in consequence of suit having been entered against Miss Richardson, the Fat Woman," nt the Instance of the "Swiss NVarblsr," who charged her with slander. The North American of Thursday says: ^ "Blr. George Wise, deputy sheriff, went up to the Columbia Musei ui, to execute his writ, and was there met bv her counsel De Wilt CK Morris, Esq., who, in reply to what arrangement was to be inode, replied, ^ 'Execute your writ.' Mr Wise took u sur- 7 roy nil around the the 'prodigy* of creation, and finally very gallantly tola the lady his <| errand. She very deliberately replied, 'Very well?1 am ready to go?take inc.* Hero J was a fix. Gcorgo acknowledged himself % cornered ; said he would postpone the arrest till half past two o'clock. Even a sheriff M could notarrnat and carry such a pile. At half past two o'clock Sheriff Allen himself, w with a posse of sonic twenty-live men, nnd ^ a big furniture wagon, npirched solemnly 1 up to the place of coofiict, ami was there met with the. same serenity and answer by 4 the lady, 'take ine.' it uiust bo known that Sheriff Allen would not himself brair on more tlian oue hundred and L fly pounds, f nnd when met by this culm intonation, 'take \ me,* looked a good deal horrified. He sur- < veyvd the eight hundred pounds ol fumble humanity from every point of observation A and tinully coming to llio conclusion that he had machinery and power enough to make Bf tho arrest and remove the victim, postponed the arrest till to day, when ho is bound to bring force enough to carry her and her fat sister (of equal weight) along with her, if necessary." Nkbkaska ?Tho Nebraska Territory large enough to cut lip in seven Slates of the size of New York, and loave n surplus of territory large enough for a State of tho . size of Connecticut. Kansas Territory has an area sufficient to make two States of the size of Ohio nnd one of the size of Indiana, Texas will inake four States of the size of Indiana. Texas will make four States of ^ the size of Alabama, and one of the size of Indiana; and California bus u sufficient area to convert into sixteen States of the size of New Hampshire, and have n surplus to make one about the size of Massachusetts. Takisg Possession.?'The Mcsltln Valley Territory, which the United States purchased from Mexico, was formally taken possession of by the United Slates authorities on the 15th of November. The American was hoisted and saluted, and Gov. Merri- * ? wether mude an appropriate address to the persons present. The order of Gen. GarIan I, proclaiming that the laws of the United States were extended over the Valley, was printed in English and Spanish, nnd extensively circulated. The southern boundary of the United States possession in that part of the continent is in the latitude of ' 31 degrees 6J minutes. Tho Kiilit.gly (Ct.) Telegraph, alludes to iho death of a pcison in the neighborhood of that town.hy drinking excessively of essence of peppermint, lie had been a moderate drinker of spirituous liquor, but h:s supplies being cut olT by tho Maine Law, he resorted to peppermint and it killed him. At Betlconc, N. J., a week ago, a lad of nine >ears, was choked to death by a piece of shell which Hew into his throat from ? hickory-nut (hat he was cracking. Ih>'huaft I'ill* fur the Cure r>f hitrr {\>mi>lfti nf* anA M ? ..m^vvuvn. an. \i.uilint ;hentist Yeovil, state* in a letter to I'rofesnor Hullow.a-, that it lady residing in that lown had been n severe sufferer front liver isomphint and indigestion for a very long period, lli.it her mo.lie.il attendant bad informed Iter be could do nothing to relieve her, and that she could not survive many month* ; leit not being ?Mtialicd o'itn this opinion, olio commenced taking Hollow.u 's I'll a and this excellent utediciue wu the means of saving licr life ; in ubout s month they restored bcr to perfect health and strength. Hee advertisement MAK HIED. ~ On llio 15th inst., by J. It Connell, K-?j , Mr. Jassm T. Ucll to Miss Rebecca M. BallanD all of this District. S. MARKETS. Charleston Market. ChARLKSTOX, Jan. 12. Cottox. ?There was a good demand for this article to day, and the quotations of the morning Were well sustained. Mains 1700 hales, at extremes ranging from 6} s 8fre. M ADVERTISMBNTS. look out? * T*HB AceonnU snd notes of IlllEY, 1 MA8SKY &L CO, MASS BY it HAMMOND, and M. 0 MAM8KY. have been placed in my bands for eolleetlon, and all persons indebted to the above firms will i?iv# cost* by p.iyiug up before the l&ih of February next, at lunger indulgence will not bo given. J. A. If ASSBLT1NE. Iauicaater C, II., Jan. 17, 1864 47 41 DISOXjUTIOjPT r|"MIE FIRM OF HAHMBLTINK & HA. L GINS U this day dissolved, by rnutaal ronaent, and all pcr?on? indebted either by Note or Account will do welt to call and pay apt *>n or before the 30th of February next, an aflnr that d ?y everything will be out in auit, a? the firm muit be aottled op. We inunt have money lopiy our debts wiin. No longer indulgence will lie given. J. A. IIAHSELTINB. \ W. 8 IIAOINM. Lauienater C. II., Jan. 17, 1855 n P. 8.?Thoee that owe J. A. Hnaeeltlne individually, muatpey up,orshaq^beaame MIC JU IHO*e that owe lh ! Hrilf Thi* I* positively the last notice that will appear in the Ledger, the nest will be from an Attorney. Jan 17 47 it Mules and Shingles for Sale. Two or Three likely MULES, Md 20 or * ' 1 25,000 HHIXflLES e?o be proeot}* by applying at the residence ef the a?b?erlb*r, ^ 6 miles South ef ImeaHervHIn, : JBL'< J M SlIAVjfe Jan 17, 47 ?T|