The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 21, 1857, Image 2
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Published every Wednesday Morning
BY
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One *qunr<- ^ol 1(1 lines or less,) 011 c insei lion,
tl ; or, it continued, "i& cents tor the th.?t ineition,
and fio cents lor each subsequent inscron.
Se<" Vourth Puge for deductions in
vorot standing advertisements.
The number ot insertions must be written on
uch advertisement, or they will be inserted till
rdered out and charged uccordingly.
Mr. Buchanan's Administration.
Our Washington Correspondent presents
tv striking picture of llie difficulties
Inch will beset Mr. Buchanan in the for
1. ttion of bis Cabinet. Wecau scarcely
sen why it should he necessary for Mr.
Buchanan to form a Cabinet in eslenso,
inless lie itiiet:tl.s a deviaticn from the
piinciples which b?\e governed the adU.inistrnlion
of his predecessor. We see
.0 occasion lor a wholesale change in the
heads ot tho Departments. The same
pa; t\ which electcJ Gen. Pierce, has elecled
Mr. Buchanan; and we are to sup
pose, according to their public declarau.ns,
that the same general principles
goveitted tliem in both elections. As to
total ion in < ffieo, we set it aside as a mis
arable huinbua. invented for tiir>?? ? n.%
w ish to multiply the chances for the spoilsmen.
We have reason to be thankful
that South Oiiroiila has taken but little
part in thia low game. She has sought
to chei it'u ami defend honest political principles,
and her people have always felt
that the highest station that could be conferred
upon one of her sons, was the unanimous
..nd hearty approval of his fc'lowcitifcens.
l h it is the spirit which we wish
to see preserved.
For lh" rest, we desire to say, that the
Cabinet of President Pierce has been distinguished
for general ability and faithfulness.
Mr. Marey, as Secretary of State,
has made his way through a great many
difficult and complicated questions, and
ho will leave his Department with fewer
difficulties to his successor, than almost
any one who has hold that high office.?
Mr. Guthrie has certainly displayed signal
ahi'ily in his administration of the Treasury
Department, and only requires that
he should he divested of a few Protectionist
notions. Col. Davis is admitted to be
the ablet-! and mo t successful Secretary ol
War since the days of Mr. Calhoun. Mr.
Dobbin has been accepted bv the wlmU
country as a faithful and efficient officer.
Judge Campbell has administered the
l ost Office Department in all its extensive
rnniifinitions, with less of fault finding, by
a censorious public, tlu\n any of his predecessors.
We need not say that Mr.
Cushing, as Attorney General, has given
a distinction to thai office, which it has
scarcely obtained under any other man.
Ilia learning, his abundant labors, an 1 his
large views, both of law and ol public
policy, have been signally distinguished
far I lis published opiuions, and even these
by no means, cover the multitudinous
character of his official labors. We know
of no man who could fill his place, and we
should regard it as a public loss if a
change of Administration should compel
his retirement from the public service.
We see all the difficulties that surround
the opening administration of Mr. Huchan.hi.
lie will bo hunted down by all
manner of time-servers, demagogues, and
self-seekers. But we have faith that his
experience, and his honest nature, will
carry liiin safely through these difficulties;
and that whatever may bo the fate of the
Union, our State may ho able to say to
him, as it has said to his predecessor:?
You have deserved well of all the honest
and patriotic people over whom you have
presided.? Charleston Mercury.
How M.t. Been vvan's Inauouual
will bk Wjihtks.?1 taring the late Presidential
canvass, and at the moment a
gallant Senator front the south was proclaiming
tbe certain election of Mr. Buchanan,
a feather dropp d at his feet from
the w ing of au eagle thai was Hy ing over.
The gentleman preserved the quill, and
had it forwarded to Mr. Buchanan, to
vtriieiiia inaugural address villi. It was
uot plucked by man from the wing, but
was the free gift of our national bird.?
Washington Cor. Alexandria Sentinel.
The Lancaster Intelliyeneer says the
above statement is correct. Senator
Brown, of Mississippi, is the gentleman
referred to. The quill is now in possession
of Mr. Bucbanian, at Wheatland,
ami, in fit'cordagce with the request of the
" Senator,n it will be used by the
l'lYHufeilt elect in writing his imigural address.
Tub Kkti io.no Pkk.siuk.nt, ?We nre
happy to learn that there is a reasonable
pro*p?ct that President Pierce, at ihe
close of his brilliant admints*ration, will
mako a tour through the Southern States.
We feel fully justified in declaring that
there is no man in the confederacy whom
the entire South would more cordially
w oleoma. We should like hi in to mingle
with a people whose rights and honor he
has so nobly defended, in defending the
Ooiislitntion of the United States and the
union of e<pinl and sovereign State*. To
Virginia it would l?e especially greatful
to Jo honor to a President who hauling
against the most aralignnnt enemies in
his own section, ha* as fearlessly and powerfully
carried out the States Mights, strict
construction, Jatfersonian principles, as
any President sines the days of Jefferson
hiniaelf.
We heartily trust that President Pierce
w'll pav a visit to the South, and allow
ds greatful admirers to tnke inui by the
, id >iiid thank him for his patriotic defence
of the constitutional right* of every
part of the Union.?litfltmoiul ffntfuirfr.
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LANCASTERVILLE, S C. \ tn
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN >1, 1357. \ .
We direct Attention t<> tSie !-!i;:lit chnnge j ?n
' in the law Card of Messrs Ca?U>n & Allison. U
We are again under obligations to the ^ \?s
; (Ion. A. P. Butler for copies of Patent Of- j
( lice Reports, Smithsonian Report, together
with Maps aud Views to accompany Mcs;
huge and Documents.
FROM NICARAGUA. ' I
J.4)
The Nicaragua!) news which we take from j|(
the Carolina Times of Saturday morning, j C:i
| is interesting, it will be found under the , Ti
head "Telegrapliie." I
FOREIGN NEWS. !
I
The latest foreign news, wldeh we copy , Si
from the Charleston Standard of Sunday
morning, will be found important bovli po- ~
j liticnlly and commercially. Another ndi
vancc on cotton is reported. Previous to
the reception of this news, there was a decline
in our home markets, in anticipation
of a falling off in the European Market, predicated
upon the fact, that the receipts of cot- jton
at the different Southern ports, up to tj
this time, exceed the receipts of last year ?i
to the same date, by 25,000 bales. This fact, j T
when received in Europe, may induces do- j
cline. hilt not nlliomli.lir ?? ilm ?! ?> ? < > I k
| " ~ v'"'' "* "" In
doubtcdly short, and has been hurried into ?p(
| market in consequence of the unusually St
high prices.
NEW MUSIC.
Horace Waters, 333 15 road way, New
York, Music Publisher, atul Agent for the th
sale of Pianos, Mclodeons and Harmoniums ;ir
bus sent us the following popular piece of th
music: ta
FANNY IN 11 EH (illAVE: Song, words ?s
bv Win M. liyars, M. 1).; music by F. W. U|
Smith. Price 25. c. *u
EDITORIAL CHANGES.
T Stobo Farrow, Esq.. has retired froui
the Spartanburg Express, and Messrs. A. S. pi
Douglas and John II. Evans, has succeeded 1'
him in that Weil conducted paper. ar
The Orangeburg Southron, lately edited re
by John (1. Bowman, Esq., is now edited T
and conducted by T. B. la>gan & Brother r*
It has tht> appearance of being well tnnna- nl
ged. bi
HOOS lr
A large drove of hogs, numbering some ci
three or four hundred, enme to our Village ol
on Wednesday last, and remained for seve- 8<
rai days. The old price, seven cents, was ni
maintained. A pumber of them were n<
sold here at that, many of our citizens not th
having been supplied previously. These a
hogs arc inferior to none that we have seen i P?
this season ; they have passed on below. pi
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SNOW STORM. it
On Sunday last there happened in these ; "I
parts a most extraordinary Snow Storm? 111
such a storm as wc sometimes read of, as n:
occuring in a more northern latitude. It P'
would puzzle the, 'oldest inhabitant' to re- ?'
! member just such a or.e here. It com- V)
i meneed some time during Saturday night,
falling ir> liltl- fire jumps, resembling sleet,
. penetruting through roofs of houses thnt *>
i were entirely secure from rain, a most d?'s- Ul
perate north-east gale blowing all the while. ft
This continued through the day until late.
in the afternoon, when the wind lulled, the at
snow Hakes became larger and commenced m
falling in beautiful regularity. It continued
to snow on Sunday night, and the '.viiiu
blew and howled distna'iy. Monday morning
was clear, calm and cold ; the sun shone rt
upon a magnificent prospect of a snow from 1*
three to six inches deep. to
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AN ACT. w
At another place in our paper, will be 1"
found the provisions of an Act r>aa.?cd at
the last general Session of llio legislature in
"for the better establishment of a General
System of Registration if Births, Marriages, ui
and Deaths in the State of South Carolina." P'
Sufch an act is impo/tnntns la>ing up vn'iuable
statistical information for a future gen- I"
eratioii. It adds considerably to the duties
of Tax Collectors. >
TOWN ELECTION. d?
On Monday last, ' ays tho Standard, of re
the Iftlli Inst., the election (of officers of the
town of Chester came off, anil was n mat* ^
tor of spme degree of interaeat. The ab- 8(1
mrbing question was wet or dry. The sloe
tion passed off very quietly and resulted in
the choice of the following dry ticket of
good, true nnd lawful man :
David Pixciibacx, lulendanl. n<
Jno. J. McLube, "1 ki
1 W. II Uill, 1 Wmrdent. m
i R. OWest, f f
i Ham'l McNinch, J
? ^ , _ pr
8ULDEH DEATH. ??
We losrn froin the York District Chroni*
ele, 13th instant, that an individual, named '
Win. Powers, was found dead in iiiabed, at
Rock Hill, on Friday last,at 12 M. to which
he had repaired the previona night at a late
honr, apparently in good health. He is said ^
to have been a dissipated character, and thus
fctrhinhes soother evidence of the ruinous
' effects of whiskey. An inquest was held L
over the body, and a verdict rendered of Si
death from Intemperance. ei
THE ELECTION
On Wcdnesdoy In t, tho votes cast on
anduy previous for She rill' and for CI
the Court, wore counted, and Henry IJ
i k, Esq., was declared duly elected Slje
d J. A. Stcwmnn, Esq., Clerk of
>urt.
Mr. Hancock served this District, in
me capacity, several years ago. and
ge vote which was given hiin this time
evidence that the duties of the office, w
en performed well and faithfully. Hi
old citizen of unblemished charuct
s seeu service in the field?in tho wai
12, ho serrcd as a soldier in the rui
ai.ist lite enemies of Ids Stale and Co
r.
This is Mr. Stcwiiiun's second tcrin,)
a course of thorough and prompt bi
ss habits, lie has won the highest estc
d eonlideee of his fellow citizens,
a faithful and efficient public officer,
llelow wc append a statement of
>Us.
FOR SHERIFF.
zz 63 w
u ? ?
b ~ 1
2 a o
g ?2 B
rr
inenster, 208 <?3 21
urton, 71 til 1
iston, 91 40 J
txahnw, 68 30 1
indcrburk, 74 17 00
mill, 55 10 1
d. Land, 21 24 1
ink. 21 7 1
over, I 23 11 00
TotiiT | 635 | " 268 | 27 |
PAD AT PT1TT
55 5?
n
< 1 o
~ ^ PT*
t .- 5
S
utenslcr, 163 141 1
orton, 52 46 39
iston, G5 43 23
nxiihaw, 36 55 11
jnderburk 67 28 8
nail, 37 10 20
<1. I- mil 21 25 00
oik, 29 6 00
over. | 17 12 j 1 j
Totii. | 476 364 | 103 |
TO POSTMASTERS.
It is with very great regret, gontletr
at wo are constrained to indite a sepet
tiole to yon. We are well convinced I
ere is no one of you who does not en
in for us and for our business the kin
4 feeling, and moreover, we know that
to of you would intentionally, and v
lalice aforethought,''injure us in the aligl
jgroe ; yet that you have done so, indir
', doet not admit of a doubt.
We know that the complaint of new
?r publishers aguinst the carelcsnea
ostinnsters, is almost a stereotyped all
id the frequency of its repetition, is
ason why the appeal is so little heedei
his fact, coupled with a natural distatc
pentiug an old song, has deterred us f
luding to this matter at tin earlier d
lit a stern sense of duty to ourselt nn
ur patrons, admonishes us that it alioult
inger be neglected. In saying that a \
ilpable state of carelessnes exist at ?n
t the pftst blfices to which the Ledgi
sut, wo do not baso the charge upon
ithnrity of nn irresponsible hearsay,
itliing but the most reliable evidenci
iC fnet would induce us to ninke it. W
subscriber living in the District, and
ist office whero n large bundle is sent, c
nine to us tluit he does not get his pi
gularly, we, without hesitation, tell
is the fault of his postmaster; for nt
lice there is no CArelosness in respec
ailing?tho utmost pains is taken thai
lino be left out, and moreover, that no
?r be directed to n subscriber with nn
F usage upon it, or mutilated in any sir
ire have too much concern for our own
rest, and too much respect for our pain
ot to enforce this rule with sciupul
tartness; aiwl when we hear that ourp
id caro are in many cases of no avail, fi
prn:tiee which has become too comn
F allowing Dick Torn and Harry unliini
cess to the mails, reading and abusing
isplacing papers which do not bclon;
tern, it is quite enough to serve as a b
f complaint against you.
A gentleman on whose word the utn
tliuncc can be placed, informed us a da
vo ago that be calls for !iis paper at a
lin post office regularly and receives 01
( rage about one paper for every tl
eeks ! We risk notiiing in saying
is paper lias not failed once to reach
'stination regularly every Thursday m<
g, since lie lias been n subscriber. H
r complaints have reached us again
;ain, and not unfreqiiently we haar of
. rs being abused by usage and soineti
irninhalf! Now gentlemen this is
ad ; each of you, in this District, is
shed with a paper gratis ; you have
ccuso for opening matter that does nol
ng to you, and when you suffer loafer
i so, and those who nre too penurious
nd a paper of their own, you nro ami
e to the law for a breach of the oblign
nit you have voluntarily taken upon y<
'If. If guilty of this chnrge, the acci
an. coming from one whose interest
ive indirectly attacked, should not offe
not guilty, there it still no grouuda
fence, for in that case, these remarks
?t intended for you. Some of you
iuw to bo prompt and attentive to
inor details of a Post Office. They
r those to whom they spply, and inten
ily asu friendly remonstrnnee. A little <
>on your part will obviste the ditlieu
id prevent the recurrence of similar c
aints. A moments reflection, aiid you
aeern how important to our business I
ibscribers receive their papers regula
id the deep injustice consequent to us
them, when a loose system of conduc
l office is allowed.
A bill has poised the North Carol
cgiilature, allowing the Banks of 1
Late to issne bills of $3 and under, to
ttent of one-tenth their capital.
THE TARIFF.
the The expediency of reducing the Ta
.tU seem* to be the most important matter, t
aq- is now being discussed in Congress. 'J
riff, subject is eliciting muoh discussion in vi
t)jo ous quarters, and is very generally favo
by the I'reas of the South. Tho imme
the surplus revenue on hand, as reported
the the Treasury Department (about sixty i
>, is lions of dollars) will doubtless, if it reuui
ere undisposed of for any considerable len
s is of time, operate with serious effect
er ; on tho monetary affairs of the Country
r of Under the present Tariff rates, tho reveni
nks greatly exceed the expenses of Goverrinu
un- and a general modification must be resor
to; or else, the large increasing surp
?nd will lead to a practical promulgation of
iisi- leading feature in NVhiggery. and the mui
cm expended under a system of Internal 1
He proveuicnt.
Mr. lioyco of this Slate, has taken ar
the tive part in the matter, and introduce*
plan of modification ; but his proposal
place a light Tax upon Tea and ('of
does not seem to meet with general fax
The exigences of the ease demand proi
and ufiicicut measures ; it has already hi
delayed too long, for should n bill for
general revision of the Tariff be pas
this Session, which is doubtful, it can
take effect before the end of the pre*
fiscal year.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
An exciting debate was had in Congr
on the 9lh inst., upon the introduction
the following resolution :
"Whereas certain statements have b
published charging the members of t
House with entering into a corrupt eon
iiatiun for the purpose of passing ami
I preventing the passage of certain nietisu
j now before Congress?therefore
Jvf i n?v n committee ol live no
bers be appointed by the Speaker, with p<
er t<> solid tor person* nnd papers, to in\
ligatesnid charges; nnd that the cnnifuil
report the evidence to be taken and \v
action in their judgment is necessary on
part of the "House, without unnrecsa
delny.H
During the debate, Mr. i'sitic stated t
a proposition had some time pre v ion
been submitted to him by a member of
House, ottering the sum of Fifteen II
dred do!lars for his vote upon the Mines
,t'n' land bill. Had this Mr. I'uine promptly
ra'? turned the oiler with a slap in the face
had he administered to the dastardly sedn
l,r" a casligation similar to that inflicted hy
Hrooka upon Sumner, lie would have in
' no ted the everlasting gratitude of every hor
ul'' and upright citizcll, from every quuiler
the Union.
IC " Mr. I'niue did not givo tlie name ol
member who attempted to bribe him.
*',a~ lie in supposed to be Francis S. Kdmond
* New York.
Fair,
^ FATAL ACCIDENT.
fuT On Friday eight last, says the Charles
rom Mercury of the 15th inst., Mrs. J mm 1
I it eual, a Cuban lady, residing in King sir
^ lo above John street, iinmediutelv after re
] i.o ID? '? discovered her night-clothes
fe he on fire In her fright she jumped on
bed, and running about the room, f.ini
Ulllj
?r is our"'n?? rlothes into a flame, by vvh
she was dreadfully acorclted, about one-l
#(j(j the suifare of the body being involver
; 0j. the injury. Sbo lingered until Tucs<
evening without any reaction taking pla
n and expired about 11 o'clock.
om-1 ~"
...... I v a uo a o
AQUkjaa
him The plague, nays tlie Charleston Sla
this anl, has broke loose ii; Kansas again. '1
t to Free Mate legislature assembled at To
i no ka on the 7th instant, un<l were going ?,
pa- i-tly on to regulate the allaira of the co
irks try to their own notion, when, upon utli
ape. ?it of the facts taken, it is said by the in
i in- fntigable Sherili Jones, bt-fore Judge Ci
ona, a warrant for their arrest was issued ;
ous j about seven were taken and will be earr
Tins | to Tecuinseh for trial. The cliarge is, t
r"tn , they bate assembled and broken the ontl
ion, niembers of the Legislature, and so dj
itcd have committed an overt act ot treason
aI'd the Government of the United Mutes,
? to i whom thev have been vested with no si
asis ' authority as they assume.
,"11 ADVANCE IN CCTTON GOODS
y or t
In tbo New York Daily News,of the '
ccr- . .
j instant, under the head of " Review of i
Dry Goods Trade," we find the following
^ reference to tlio advance in cotton goods
Nearly nil kinds of goods are openi
hijrher, ond especial I y Domestic Cottoi
orn . * *T\ '
I . the raw inntrriiil is a bout tl;ree e-. i-ts ;
nnd I""1"'' higher than at the same period I
j year, and manufactures will have to und
I),1). | f
go a corresponding advanee to protect in
t ^ uf.ieturers from actual loss,
j. ^ Heavy Brown Sheetings have mi v.in
to 9 els , but without sales. Light Slit
I ings are held firmly nt 7|c. for the he
^ ^ I trade.
( I Bleached Sheetings hnvo improved a
corresponding ratio.
^on Brown Drills are quirt at Bp-., and a I
ther advance is gent-rally anticipated
Bleached are steady i?l 9c, and Blue at 1
J suit)
fc.
The mnrket for Osnnhurgs continues (
' at one rent advance over full prj^-ca.
There is but little demand for Can
ftr? Flannels.
Wl)
Denims nre firm, Eagle, Oxford, Cob
hian and Pacific are selling at 10c , and<
. , at lOfcc., but a further advance ia antic
ui
Many descriptions of Stripe* and Ti
have advanced, and the market is irregu
0U1- ? ,
w.jl but generally tending upward.
Cotton Duck baa advanced 2e. par vi
that _ , , , r 7
Colls Clipper is now quotecd 21 a 2
and <'ousting 22 a 23c. Prioling Cloths
p\ higher, with sales on a basia of Of a
** e. for 60 to 64. Prints are + a lo. big
than laet fall, ranging from 7^ to lie
boa The new atylea of thwieadiri? printers I
that at a bout 10 a*tOic. I-iwns will np*n ..
the to 20c., according to make. I).- l.niru*
opening at 17 to 29c.
K " Am
JAIL DELIVERY.
riff, There was a Jail delivery in this place
hat i on the 13lh nit. The suid James Pinole
[Hie 1 nev Muggins, who was convicted of killing ?
tir|- (J. W. Culp, having l>eon confined for the
rc'^ longlh of time required by tho conditions |
n,,c i of his purdon, wis released from confine^
* lueiit on that day. lie is now at largo I
and we believe has left the State, in coniint
_ _ _ /
?,i. fonnitv with another of said conditions.?
r?
up. d ins leaves tlio white prisoner s part of our
.? Jail entirely empty, as wo wore informed
nts bv Sheriff L:.Hey the other day. Wo bent,
' lieve tii.it the only boarder now staying
at the "leg brick hou>e" is a runaway no''u*
gro, and if the jwner takes the /hi^r* his ^
chances of remaining long are very eliin. I
ac\ ? , ,
Mow many ??r out cotcuiporanoi are there ]
' that can sav tho saino thing ? " We I
no- | pR,1,e for a reply."
j u Since the above was written the said A
to hoarder has l?ccn taken away.? Chester
fee, j Standard.
or" I lit reply to our neighbor's query, we can
"P say that there is not an inhabitant, cither
Jon white or biack, of the "big brick house*
",u at this place ; nor lias there been for the
last month. It gives us pleasure to record "
"?* this fact, which unquestionably speaks well
cn* for the morals of a District.
<P ft i t o t' s <T n b I r. i [j
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' Love After Marriage. hi
A work with the above title is now in rc
ceil Press, by the well known Publisher, T. 11 II
jj* J Peterson, written by the celebrated An
I ((j-1 thoress Mrs. (Caroline Leo llentz. Mrs. {1
11CH | 11 cut 7. was one of the moat popular lady *'
writers in America,nod her work# deserve
IT
s,n* in an eminent degree, tlie high encomiums (;
n%~ bestowed upon them. An edition of this (|
tl>c work will be issued ou Saturday 31*t inst., 'i*
hat nnd by remitting to the Publisher $1 35. a 1 ;t
'he | copy, elegantly bound in cloth, will i?? sent hi
iiir> to any part of the United States free of I r<
posUge ; or a ropy jn paper cover for ?1 00 v<
',al Address T. II. Peterson, No. 103, Cbcsnut i he
IH'-V Street, Philadelphia.
the pi
un. Arthurs Home Magazine. g<
iota The Fehuury number is before us. It
re- eonlnins twenty illustrations, including
.or Sl< el Kngraving, mid a Fashion Piute colleer
ored w ill) ? banning etleci. Its reading ^
Mr, matter is not surpassed by any of the high- ^
eri- er priced lungsftne*. Tei uu #2 00, a year;
iesl or *43 where four jersoi.s lake it in a
of club together. Published bj T. S. Arthur
A. Co , Philadelphia. j M
,il0 ~ . tH
, |t Due West Telescope.
sof T,i" nhlj conducted Journal, the organ of!
the Associate Refoinien Cliureh. has come
to us lately in a uim h enlarged and improv- !*'
ed form. It deservesn zealous support, not
only IVuin its immediate ( IiiitcIi, but from ,,f
nil denominations. To us, it is invaluable i
'as- .
as au exchange. Ci
(Jj
tir- Southern Cultivator- j1
*? The Sourhem Cultivator, published in ! A
I "I" Augusta, (ja., at the low price of one dollar is
itcd |.fr annum, is one of the best Agricultural ni
"'h Journals that we know of. It is uf large
ralf size, and filled with a variety of useful mat- "
' h' icr. An article from it 'Work tor the 1,1
1") j Month,' will be found on our fourth page. ;
An Act
l For the lit Utr Fstubl'ih mcnt <>f a GUitrtd
System of li>y est ration of Iiirths,
ndm Alarriuyrt and Feat Its, in the State of
['ho iioutlt Carolina.
pe- Sec. 1. lie it enacted by the Senate
pii- an*l House oj Hjpmentuiivet, now nu t '
u!). | and sitting in General Assembly, and by
lJk , the authority of the tame. That (rem '
j | and all or the passing of i li i> Act. it shall j
| be the duty of lli? lax Collector* of ibe I
l,?' j different Uitiricit and l'<*r;*liei of this
: : State, to require of the inhabitant* of the In
h'd ! iHid l>istticl* and l'arisbct, at the lime of
hat j making the general tax return*, a sepa th
inn | rale return staling llie number of %vhi(o*, C
iug malt and female, who have died during *<
to | the year in their respective households, e?
|>y | an<l the (lumber ot blacks who have been
ich horn, <J/ * ho H?vv died during the same k?
period, nnd rotftrn the came to the Comp-!
troller General : and in each ca*>e in which in
the Tax Collector neglect* his duty, he p<
>. shall, be lined five dollars, and the citizen
7th refusing charge.! five percent, on hi* gen- t?
t|ia ' eral tax. lii
jn I Sec 2. That one Registrar shall l?e ap ;
, i pointod by the Governor, whose duty it al
| shall lie to receive from the respective offi- 1 ll
i ces of the comptroller General, in Charles- !
n*' ! ion and Columbia, the returns of the Tax In
Pvr Collector*. and make and publish a full in
oat report of the same annually, tiling a copy
ler- of his report in the Comptioller General'*
ao* j office, Ik>iIi in Charleston and Columbia.
Sec. 3. That in order to ascertain a*
red accurately a* possible the number of birth a c(
iel. ' marriage* and ih-a'lis of the non taipay jj
une while*, it *hall be the duty of the Tax
; Collector to ascertain from the magistrates 1
... , , , , , i In
j physician* and minister* of the gospel, of j
u the dtferent l>i*tricl* and 1'artshe*, the i
number of hirtbs, marriage* and deaths
^,,r" dial have taken place among the person*
I-? within their jurisdiction, or thonging to j ei
Oft their congregation* respectively ; aui it' .
shall l?e the duty of the Registrar to draw c
inn out a proper form of registration for the
Tax Collect*r* of the different Ihslricts ^
to0 and Parish**, and fof the use of the mag- I In
wrate# hiki minimer* of i?\e tioepel, of the | c'
nid l>i?trict* and Pariahe*. | *1
1IU* Sec. 4. That llie said Registrar shall rew*
ceive annually the tuin of four hundred { c'
'!**" dollan for hi* services. j 111
Sec. S. That the Tax Collector* shall j ^
cka |>e entitled to retain out of the taxes col- P"
lar, lected by them, three cent* for the entry \
of each birth, death or marriage required i 51
lrd. by this Act., jtl
yv.< In the Senate Moure, ".he twentieth day of *
are I'ecembcr, in the year ofotr l?rd one
,, thousand eight hundred and fifty six, w
' and ill the eighty hrat ye ?r <?f the bot
,rr eretgn ty and indedcndence of the Ur.i
!* ted State* of America. " S.
' I? JAMMS CHRSNUT, Jr. ol
i llj l*f??dent of the Senate. w
are JAMKS SIMONS, h
Speaker of the Ilonae o? Representatives
(T Dlfguijiljif. |-j
LATER FROM EUROPE.
O^O iiea
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER j ing
City of Washington.
o(:)o Tl?
HOSTILITIES CIIH V. oft
( )
ANTON TAKEN BY THE BRITISH l""
r?
UJ
DIFFICULTIES UNSETTLED BETWEEN 1 T!I
PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. ]
?(0? | ?
I* I'OIXTM EXT OF A MIMSTER
TO THIS COVKTRY.
1 k (- S
? ? I,
ADVANCE IX COTTON. j.! Vj'
cd i
Mkw York, Jan. IV, 185V. njC(
The British Steamship City of Wa*h- Q
tglon, Caplain VYylie, has arrived at tliis ^
orl, with dates from Liverpool to the 31st
!t' d
Oeueral Intelligence. w.,l(
A collision ooettrred at Canton, owing
? tlie seizure of twelve British seamen 011
ie lloogly Kiver. The British Consul in
rferred in the matter, but was insulted,
ml threatened with violence: ami when con
nnonstraiing with the Ciiincse Govern- W'M
lent, was treated with Contempt. dim
I lostiiliiie* commenced on the'24th of "ol
etobcr. The forts a. Canton were taken '|
n l several were destioyed. mnr
Later adv cc state that the bomhnrd- t
tent of Canton commenced on the '27th (
ctoher. All the forts woie c?pit'red and .
intr
ie oainato proportv was immense? c
he British carried the place after breach- J ? f
ig the walls, w ith the loss of three killed , "**
ml twelve wounded. The Chinese ha?l Kio1
ijeeted all offer* of conciliation up to No n?w
amber 4th. The foreign factories ha<l and
r-en vacated and bukiuc&s was paralyzed, derl
Prussia and Switzerland continue their .
reparations for war; but recent intolii j?
ence was favorable to an abatement of (
russia's demands. Austria strongly pro ^
ists against the war; an I Wurtemberg "n*
iiiei'iH tn tl><? i.fnt.mu ,\( Phi..!.!. and
V - r~?? > ' 'I'"
rcr her territory. The Swiss lhet Iih?1 ""I
?en convoked, and the President iuhJo a dim
arlil.c speech, in which he asked permis vulj
on to contract a loan of thirty millions. it n
Annv English Minister will probably , \V|;
rrivo in Wiisliinqton hsforc tho 4 th (aC|
fur. 1*. IIis name lias uoi been allowed nle
i transpire.
Commercial Intelligence- pop
Liverpool. Cotton Market.?Cotton |1M?
lvanced under the Arabia's news 1 3d. u? u
i the Fair and Middling qualities. The |j?|
ilea fin two dnya comprised 30,000 hales, ^
' which exporters and speculators took / w
1,000. Tho market closed firm. Some ^ ^
rculars quote an advance of 1 4<I. Mid- c
ing Orleans was quoted at 7 3 8d , and a"
pland at 7 1 2d. Uichnrdson, Spence *re
C>>. say that the advance for the week dies
14 1. in the Kail and Middling qualities, old
id 1 Bd in tho lower. lliei
LIVERPOOL ltllKAUsTl'VKH MARKET. caUl
older* of Wheat demanded an advance UIO(
prices. Flour was quiet and steady. p,p
kill atel
,ATKR FROM NICARAGUA. ?
/js catc
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS. ,ub
^ Wc
Interference of the English Fljet. 1 (Jm
^-k. __ fiiCt
nnrwAni I oc
Waller lteiiifbrced.
N MV ORI.EAK8, Jan. 10.
The steamship Texas from Sin Jumu,
is just arrived at litis port.
The Pursuer reports that the English
?*l have assumed the protection ?>| the ?
oala Iticans, against Walker, and had ',a8
ized everv ve**ul on tho Shu Juan riv- J!*}"
Coll
' t > Buti
Col. IyOekridge, with 250 men, had ta- Uee
n |itM<MHion of 1'unla Arenas. Bac
The force of thu Costa Kicaos arc esli- 4***
isted at 1000. They held every other
>int on the river except 1'unta Arenas. jjorl
Gen. llunningeon had assaulted and re- chit
ikeu Grenada, signally defeating tin alN,
and joined Gen. Walker. JJJ^J
(ion. WKl'ier's army are in good spirits, jror
though they had hcen fighting among Lsn
lemselves. Lea
The steamship James Adger took out
er passengers, and lande?l llicm at Aspwall.
o?
Congressional.
_ Foe
W AstitKOTON, Jan. 10, 1857. Rfe<
The Senate has poetp >ned the further | Sag
tttside ration of the Revolutionary Pension I
ill till the next Session. The House has !
nuirej III 1110 COHSIUera I Xl*
on of privalo bill* : Tall
Sudden Illness of Mr. Giddings. ^
Washington, Jan. 17, 1857.
No business of importance n?i done in
liter brunch.
In the House, Mr. Guiding*, of Ohio,
11 insensible while spending. '{
WAMUixvtTOX, Jan. 14, 1857. dull
be Legislature of Mi*souri yesterday UP?
iad? choice of James S GrreiL
** Uuited Slates Hennyjfc. fa th?
?ort teriu. T*
The lliglit Hon. Mr. Yi&ive has darned
ihe embus*) of ti.e (IWlMl C
lent to this country, h is 4ai?l liWevnat
ord Klgiu is the inott likely to be ap prW
wnted. ratf
The Senate has pasted the residue pen- of a
on claims as passed by the House,ex< ept but
?c interest. The appropriation made is c?n,
180.000. n*1'
The business of the House it unitnporll''*
and
Baaious Accu>*KTS*--We learn that oq
atnrday a negro of Mr. John Cath< art, (
f this place, fell Irswu a wagon which he (,hm
as loading with cotton bags, and broke Ort
is neck, causing immediate death. er's
[ VTiaaatore lfaiiHr. J asai
iOMKTllIMI NoVKL. A fr'Jg HUpjaT
> given in Boston or. Tliundiy evening
. *>7 a distingtmdied Am viroul, to a
friends. Tiic Times says the "khiiic"
i ot his osii procuring, and of ?lio right
il?having a pond manor of the same
r Chelsea. The frog business is becom one
of importance, and the Times
rs that as many ns 1,000 fat green
cs are procured a day, l>y good rporisi.
They sell for $2,50 p< r hundred ;
1 when they become better known as .i
le <h Henry, they will coinmanil a slid
her price. No taste has to be euliivato
eiij o them, when properly cooked.
? time uill come when the quotations
tie frog market will be considered as
n'.ial as those of the Brighton or Ontn*
I go cattle market.
E RKtilNNlNG OF THE END.?THE
IJF.ATII KNEIJ.OF QUACKERY,
t Mi, blessed health !" exclaims Sttme,
h ihou w ho en largest t h soul and opent
nil its powers to receive ins-ruction nnd
rc'is'.i virtue. lie that has thoo ha* lit'
e -|m?! to wlih for ; he that is so wretch ns
o want thee, vvnuts everything with
p." The truth of this npsstrophe every
> nuist acknowledge ; poor Sterne speko
o erd experience. And yet, familiar as
ry man in with the truth herein express,
no mortal could compute the members
> rnin themselves in body r.nd mind, and
une by neglecting to employ the proper
in. ..i i Iil r.:i_ ii? ? -i '
iruiva ? in ii ui'iinii innn. iiuw in IlllA
Icet to be remedied! Tho evil has brie
so consecrated by ape, thnt the man
> under tikes to amend it requires no orirv
linrdihood, such .1 man is Professor
lloway.
""lie honest laborer in the cause of hulity
finds no sadder discouragement, than
tic complacent indilVorence with which t
pie prefer rather to endure a long oxistevil,
than to incur the trouble necessary
;et rid of it. The more rged an error
become, tlio more difficult it is to rere
it. Tlil* is true in an especial inaoof
tho art of healing, an it was known
practised before the advent of this wonful
genius w hose mission tins been to reibli-.li
the treatment of human ailments
rational way.
Lie by one the venerable abuses that
e disgraced the past are disappearing,
among the res , the errors that have
<t into medical practice have got their
nUsioii papers, and are ob'iged, to use *
jar phruzc, " to cut and run " Where,
nay be asked, rro the proofs ! Proof* I
iy, there is one great, patent, palpable
, w hich has been staring the world in
face for the last twenty yea.s, and work*
its way through popular prejudice into
ulur favor with a success which ia the
t unquestionable evidence of its power
1 proof. Tho medicines of Professor
downy havo been silently but powerful
Meeting n change iu the science of phy*?
liicli the world itself has begun to wonsit.
It well known that the causes of
disease* and sufferings to which people
abject arc very few, although their intion*
utay be numerously varied. The
plan of curing diseases wan by affecting
r results without affecting their primary
tea. 1'rofcssor ilolloway initiated a new
ic of treatment by the discovery of his
sand Ointment, which, whilst imuiediy
grappling with the ultinuite symptoms
:h also to the sc^t of d'?cas? and erndii
the first causes, thus destroying all
sequent liability to similar affections.?
do not mean to praise these Pills and
fluent. We confine ouiselvcsto stating
s, and are perfectly satisfied that no eup
is needed. They speak for themselves.
l>Ue R*k ii'.er.
, I
INCASTER PRICES CURRENT.
CORRECTED WEEKLY
THOMAS ft. MAGILLr
?jan'i .
ging bunny per yd 2k to
I ltope, per I'd I-J U? 14
ton Rope, per lb 22 to '2k
ter, 12 1-2 to I*
f, 4 ts ?
on, IIog Round, 14 ts lk
twrai, 18 ts 20
dies. Ad. par lb. 87 to 40
eo, Kio, 14 to lk
a, Vb to Vk
:ken*, per pair 2U to 2k
a, per do* 12
ir, per bl 7.k0 to k.OO
dec, per cwt 42 76
i, per pound k 8-4 to 4 1-4
J, per lb 12 1-2 to 14
d, pei lb 12 1-t
ssses, N. 0. per gsl 8k to t?o
s, cut, per keg 4 to 4.40
i, per bushel 87 to 40
sbui gs, per ysid, heavy 12 to 14
ttocs, Northern per bushel 4
stocs, Country p#r bushel kO to 74
pder, per lb 87 A
t per bushel 4.40 to 4.00.
ttr, i?. u. per it> IS '.-'2 to 14
ar, Cru?h?<J, pet lb 11 lo It %
, per eack S.OO
I, caet, per lb. 22 to ?ft
Ilysofi, per lb 100 to 1 St
ow, pet lb (scarce) 11 to 12 | i
egar, per gaL 40 to b?;
u, per bunch, ! to 1.90
THE MARKBTS.
Colonei e Jan 16. _
lie cotton market to-day waa ra.'aer
I, although the article era* freely pressed
0 the market under decline ef fe. The
>unt sold wm about '274 bags, and y
light II to I'if eta. Huyora were rfie
i-d to hold oil", awaiting later advict-a
n Europe.
Charleston Jon. 16.
Kir Cotton market has been depressed
drooping for the pnot few day*, ano l1
?a liav a been very irregular. Some epe?ra
will not pnrchaso unless St a deeliso
1 full 4 <enl on last Week'a prices, while "U
few holder* are wltliog to make such
cessions, and heooe the srmeeuusnl stagion
of buaitioss. Yesterdcy the trau*a<ta
amounted to 61*2 bales at f a i cent
line oti lb a closing prices of last we?k,
at extremes of II 11-16 and lif eents ?
pound. .
Naw York J >n. 17.
'otton is steady, and S000 balas have ft
ngrd hnuda at I3I< per lb., for .Middling aj
aue.^nU lUfc for Uplands, 'i'be stc.un- M
nowu wsa rssofesd loo late to affect the
ket *