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I * t 8v'2 1"*K!1^ A NiVI I AT Tiivii l? Ilic t<>( i?iim SlMM'l* *n,'V<'V, IX" A T\AT 4 \T / 117^ ^ 1 IjIV 'Vi* ^ vJ i?l UiK Willi il?o uowilcr!* of <!U'h |>iiMiiis iluy. 1 IN -/\ 1 ) \ V\IS C / I J 31 ^omilig Mil }volitirnl A,rniopn|?rc Priwirt! ta !ljc Irts, ?rirnm*, I itrrsturr, flumiir", Jlgrirnlhtrc, ^ntrriinl ^liiprnuruirnts, ^arrigii nuu Pmurotit .t'fius, nail tljc jtfnrkrts. VOLUME VI. LANCASTER. C. II.. SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNINli, .ICNG 10, 1837 j\ UJ1 R li R 17. I ?>flert JVirtri}. THE ORPHAN. I hnvo 110 mother! for she died When 1 was very young, Rut her memory still nrounil my heart, I.Ike morning mists has hung. They tell inc of an angel form That watched mo while I slept, And of a bolt and gentle hand, That wiped the tears I wept. .And that same hand that held my own VVI...~ I 1 ii. ?i imh m'K<Hi i" \>uii\t And the joy tlint sparkleil in her eyes When first I tried to bilk. l'or tlicy say the mother's heart is pleased When ill tali I eliariiiM expand, 1 wonder it' she th'mLs of mo In thai bright and happy lafld. Oh, mother ! mother ! in my heart Thy image stilUshall he. And I will Lope in heaven at last That < may meet *\ith thee. It. T. II. (Jreat llriJge, May lit.It. 1H.">7. Al I rvrt i\ W Tsliinr ,+k >Mutim > u?iij. AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS A 8T.VllTI.tNC C'Ol'ItT 8CKNU. ^>n my la>t \*-?sl to M?j?i 1 anivo.l ono |.loas:int Autumn evening itt 111< villn^u < I I >v?ep\vor?<l*. Iiaviit^ o?>mu in llio m??n0 thai tiny from MmoiIv t'ruok. 1 t'.MIIItl lilt' Mill lilli'.l un.I l it...I the circuit court watt iu session there. At the supper table I foil re J the j n? 1 _;? and some half dozen lawyers, beside* the conn Iv olliovn and numerous visitors who hud I'uiiw to attend the (rials. I had mine bn?incss to transact with a merchant in the place, whose name was I.sudor \\ a!lace, and I made Dp my mind to call upon him datum the evening. *1 knew where his store was, and hI'ui tea walked down to his place. Tbe building w?.< all fast, however, ami I turned my steps toward his dwelling. I knocked at the dun*and my summon* was answered In a black woman. i asked her it Mr. Wallace was at home. She lookeJ into my im c A IUIT nioilicii ia, IIUU WICII UUIM Mil i tear*. 'Ile'i1 to hull), I'Ut he's she t?"l? l?rd, witll llllicll ftl'irt. 1 iiiaiiHKixl to learn front the nearer that Wallace lnt?l been murdered (biv<? day* before, and tlia* Ilia muidcrer would be tried on the morrow. Coder such fircomalance*, 1 could not disturb any other of the family, and having learned jutitio uiar?, I l.'lt the door and returned to the Inn. There I learned sonic further |?ar liculitra touching the uiurder, hut those w ho understo ?| the Mthjcl fully were busy, and I wiw leivod i<? wail until the inorrovv for a clear knowledge of tin: Though the murder had been connnit if.i *0 recently, I lie IkkIV bavin/ m>t yet been buried. yel ib the Court wiu in m-h hit'll nml tliu accused ami witneMM.ii mi liiili I til) lila! was to lake place immctliittelv. i >n tln> following morning I entered the court room with the crowd, ami the first iM<i' which fame was that of the 111111<!t-r or of Lniitlor Wa'lrtco. I lie Declined was u young man, not over five nml twenty, naiiietl Kdward I >emarlou. lie had been employed for several years as Wallace n chief clerk, ami whs one of the most capable youths in the country. 1 hail some dealings with him; and had learned to mve ami respect liini. 11u was lightly built, with h native pride, which, while it gave him firmness and dignity, never mad.t hi* manner han/hty or ovei bearing Ho wn# an orphan, of French descent ami had been bom and reared in Xow Oilcan*. As lie sat in the prisoners box I could see sjiiin plainly. Ho was very paly, and seemed to suffer much ; yet lie did not look like a guilty inan. I could not be* lieve that he had ever committed a murder. Ho was too bravo and honorably for that. At length the trial commenced. The * witnesses came on and gave their Ultimo. i}, mm my neail MIIK within me, as 1 l<?uml ltow strongly the title of circuit) stances sot against hill). It was proved that lie wished to marry l.amlor Wallace'h nit ce, a young girl named Isabel Wallace ami that the uncle had objected. From this a 11tierreI had ensued, and the youth hail left Wallace's services. It was proved furthermore, that iJemailon had thai Ictigod Wallace to fight him a duel, and that the merchant had refused on the ground 'hat he could not consent to meet i lie whom ho still regarded in the light of a son. Then it was proved that the youth was very wroth .it this, ami that he swore Mr. Wallace should 'either fight or suffer the consequence*.' lie was determined to have satisfaction. r?_ .1 1 ? " Mi in*; evening oi trie murder, tlie merchant Marled on horaehack lor Uanton* ville, and in Imlf an hour afterward*, the prisoner mounted hi* hone and alarted after him, saving. na ho leaped into the anddle, that he 'would eaaily overtake Mr. Wallace.' And then he addod, in pieadice of three witneaaea, who awore to tho word* :?'1 can settle our trouble aa well on the road to pantonville ?* anywhere!1 TWa waa at six o'clock in the evening.? At nine o'clock, a man named llarrokl? liunlc Ilarrold, he waa called?waa coin* king troui 1 ?aoUHiviiie,-hnd in u smallpiece ' of wood llirougli which llio road ran, lie camn upon the body of bander \\ a I lace, and at tlie time ivewaw ltd ward J>en.ui ton I sliding away froiii tlie sj>ot. '1 lie moon was shining brightly and lie recognized tlio prisoner very plainly. Ho leaped Iroin 11is saddle, and loiuul tlie merchant senseless,and I leedmg freely from c' ?eral deep Wounds. Close hy lie fotind'a silver handled hovvie knite, which had Isvn ' proved to l>?; the prisonei's j>r??i??*rty. Tim kliifo was covct'ed with blood, and tin' i physicians hud decided that the wounds 1 had been made with it. The murdered * m m hud also received a I.low upon (he liead which was neatly sufficient to kill. This Dunk llarrold was a hard-looking j customer, lie was a s'out, h/oad shoul dried man, somcw here ahottl forty years of age, with dark course, animal featntes, ' and looked the pit feet villain, in do- | ' fence it was proved that Hart-old had aoine difficulty w ith the piboner, and that ho had sworn t ) have revenge ; but this , amounted to but little. Surely the case seemed very clear against the prisoner, lie had a difficulty with the murdered man, challenged him to r motlfd combat?swore to have re ( vengc?-followed him on the toad to Dantotiville w ith the avowed purpose of settling the trouble?been seen to lh o from the bleeding body, hi> knife found all bloody by the murdered man's side?and when he was apprehended, his own hands andVlothe.s wero Iwrpattered with blood. ! oof ?t,..s.. ,.!r 1-:? ? ------ - - - "eo..v...?.se' j At all event*, so tliey w<ye generally re ; eeived. ^ At 1? tirrf 11 Kdwnrd I>emnrton was per I milled to tell hit story, lie arose, and ( alilioii^li 11 was pale and wan, jet liis ' VliU'O WAS tUKI. 11'' Jilst < :?!! '.! Ilpotltoxl t?? witness that lie spol.o the 11litli, and! then went on. Jle said, on the aft<111001) before the murder lie had spent over two hour* with Mr. Wallace; and that all their diHleuliy had I men settled and that lh<' Iiteieiiant had explained t<> him that iiis only objection to the marriage of lsa hel had heeii the fact that lie had piomiscd her father on his dxinu I ? ?, iliat she should not he mil tied until she w.iutwm , ty v ears of a,' . 'Wc 111:i?lo our diliVrcnoes op at j that time,' continued I )?in irlnii, 'and 1 Mr. W >?IJ;ior? asked me if I would omie I > I nick into his* service. Ho s?tid if I inul lip.?ii willing to Iihvc asked the reason of , his refusal of Isabel's hand he would huvo j given it, hut I whi hot hiii) iui pet nous, ami he *\:??* a little nettled by it. so he resolved to teli mo nothing. He had j :-t as k?d 1110 if 1 would come hack into hi- ?< r vice, when some one entered the store who wished to see h'.lli. I told hiui I had ' planned to go to I hintonville that even tug, hut would call on hint when I re tuiie l. lie said he had to eo to l>.m ! tonville too, and bade tue call on him in that jdace, at the saino time signifying that we could arrange matters there.? After that I went over by the lnk??, and 1 when I came hack I learned that Mr. Wallace had been gone half an hour. I got mv horse ready to start. 1 made the remarks which havo heon sworn to ; hut 1 made them jokingly, in view of the i fiiend'y meeting we weie t<> have, little j thinking of what was to oeenr. I riul.. off, mtil nt the distance of some ten miles, in the little wood, I found Mr. W a I lace's home standing l?\ tliu side of > ( ilio roud. A little further on I found tin* i inon luiit weltering in his blocs'. I lonp- 1 ft) from tl.o saddle and knell tiown 1\ 1 the side of tho body. 1 tuinoi! hi* face up and called his name several times.? ' The lltsli win \ et warm, bill life seemed extinct. I got mv hand* and clothes thus , i bespattered with t>lnod, hut I thought not 1 of that. When I found that ho was > gone, ami that I could not well h nolle the body alone, I remounted my bor?e , and started buck for help. I 'it has been urged that il i had really sought help, 1 would have ridden on to ' wards 1 hililonvitle, where I could have found it within half a mile, rather than towards a point where there was no house ' for over six miles. Hut 1 could not stop ' | ?o think then. My first intent was towards home, and i followed ii. I had gone four mile* when my home fell. He was too lame to trot. Soon after wards I 1 was overtaken l>y Hunk llarroid and an1 other man, who arrested me for the murder. With regard to the knife?the knife loun.i Has nunc, ninl it IiikI Lccu .stolon I from mo that day.' . Tho youth mil down as lie ceased speaking mid llio judge shook his head. "Any ono can invent a story like thai,' ho said in his charge to the jury 'hut no ono could have invented the circumstances which hear against the prisoner.' In short there seemed to l>o no hope for the youth. Though people pitied . him, yet I could see tTiuy shook their t heads dubiously when he pleaded his in- i nocence. The judge had suiiiincd the evidenco j ad up, making it stronger against the j prisoner than before, if possible, and the { jury were on the point of retiring, when s a sudden commotion was precept.hie at the door, and in a moment more a young ^ girl, or maiden, rushed into the court i room, with her long, chestnut hair flow- i ing wildly in the wind, her hosOin heav- I ' iug deeply, and her eyes fairly burning villi intense eagerness. It win Isabel I Wallace. She was a beautiful girl ; tall, j straight, and nobly proportioned ; with a t'aeu of striking loveliucsr, and a form j I at onco voluptuous and queenly. She cast ono quick glance at the prisoner, full , of love, eagerness and hojxj, and then . ; .i i. i . Willll'^ iu iiiu jnw^r, vnv cmcu i | *U lie tried vet, ?ir I?I* lie found guili ty !? | 'Nh ret?Lut lie noon will bo,' answered tbo judge, ov?rc?>mlnEf bis xstonish men I as qua kJy as possible for ilio bene111 of liU dignity. *C>li ! lie's intfiri'iil. jIu'o innocent!' j tlio fair girl eKclaimod. lie's trot liie murderer. llo! oll'icers, seize upon I >uiik Nairobi, and see thai lie does not escape. 1 l^uick ! quit k !' ^ I.vcn a-> tlio maiden entered the romu Nairobi liiul moved nearer to llo: dwor. iiiuj as lii-v-o lasi wonts wem uttcicd, he made h rush for the street, hut a stout boatman in '.ho doorway hehl him until the Sheritl came ii|?. I lie. fellow strug ; gled haul but a pair of iron cull's were soon placed upon his wrists, anil ho was carried back. 'Now,' continued the. girl, turning t<> the judge, 'will you send whom yon please to lake my uncle's word. Jlc is iticr. At these words I'M ward Ihmarton 1 stalled to his feet and uttered a cry of joy. l?ut his Ire.inos <iuick.lv overcame him, and he sank fainting back. A* soon as the lirst outburst of astonishment consequent upon this startling intelligence had passed, Isabel txnlahied what had happened. She said two physicians w ore with In r uncle, and that he had revived noin ins u tl argic sic. p. and iliat. In* had his senses peifevtiy, and that lio wisled to uive tliv pi>.p> r prisons an account id the assault w lin it luid bet n ni.ule upon liim. *1 lie coint then adjourned al or.ee, and then the judoe himself, accompanied 1>\ 111of tlie lawyers, and (lie forenian i ! tlin jury, went lo the mciclintil'a house. They foiinu tlie wounded man viij weak; ai d llie pliysieiaps said lie would ii<>1 live very lone. As soon as the new coiner-, were arrange.i about his bed ; lie related lo llo'iii as 'ollows : lie said thai > i. llio d?\ lie started f.i I lai tonv ii!e, lie saw young I > inarton al I.is sti.ii', and 'Jiat all the iidleieiico betv..en lliein was tin re made, up, and also that he proilii>. J to meel l.iiu in !' nitonidle, lie stalled alone on horseback, !ih\iuo Hi si paektd away five llioUsand dollars. wJii'h lie was to cmrv will. I.ii.i It na-s dark when he staitid, :iik] in hail on Itonr ii \v;i- fniily ni^lit, onlv tfiero was a bright iiiooii. When lxa reached tin; little wood he w ns overtaken bv 1 Mink llarruhl. 11c fella sudden four that liar .-old meant t<> rob hint, I*. i In; (llnriold) lux! seen.hint packing the money nwin in 11is pnekt t hot k. So ho in:olo a move 'or I'iw ? !, t>u( ! ifvlx l-o t rcn?li it. llairold rjavc hill) a h!t?\v en the I.< :?. 1 with a slioit club which knock' I liini frt m his horse Ho remembered well of 11.it vil'ian stnbbing hint several limes, ami knew too, vsli.-n I,.' took the money Mom his pocket. llecotiM leinetnhi r nothing more until lie came to his senses on the mottling ot the tllell present day. The physician* said that the sntlVrer hail l.een in u sort ot' cataleptic state, in dticod by one of the stabs, ami partly nidi <1 l \ the blow on the lead, llis no count was t; k?*n down, word (or woid.hv ono of ili?? !;iw\. i* Mid duly wituo^cd ; while tlie* two |?1 .\ - ciaiis swi ie lliat llie innn was in jmw*. sion of full sense an.I sound mind. \\ it 11 ihe*o attested docu inoiits, tin* par?) returned to the court r< ?oin. I I.c court was ipiielly opened, nnd ere lolls* tli? jury returned a verdict of tie piiital for Kdwnrd I>einarton, an<I thereupon tlie joy of tlio spectators burst forlli ina shout, wliicli tlie court tiicd not to slop. Mr. Dunk llarrold was soon put upon trial for tlie inuoler, and duly convicted of llie crime. When lie found that all waft known he made a lull confession.? II.. ri.i.tVvjoil lli., . I..... I ....I .1 1 . : l tut. ????? , 11i iL IM; uiu it for 11>o money. He know that young Hcinartnu was going mi tho same road, ao lit* contlived to steal the youth'* knife, meaning to fasten the murder upon him, and hut for tho wonderful interposition of the Power which had held the murdered iiinn for a wi.iuss, the scheme would have succeeded. Mr. Wallace lived until noon tho next dav, and before he died, he placed the hand of his lovely neice within the hatni of Kdward I >cmartoii, mid bade tbetn to live together upon his bounty. Ho had DO faintly of his own and to Isabel he left all his property, but it was the un i.?. L i ii.ii atrial mining i n/ii wiwHru Mioiiui in nnnige it f<-r her, nnd le her companion for life. Though there was deep sorrow in the loss of so kind and generous an undo, yet there wan joy in tliu thought that she had a iiobiu and loving husband. A I'lioroouAfir.o Cmtosnv.?Wo witnessed, ou .Saturday last, one of the greatest wonders in the photographic art that has, perhaps, ever been executed.? j To the naked eye the photograph was i invisible, consisting of live perfect, full length figure.*, in tlio exceedingly small space of 1-22 by 118 of an inch, l'laced under a microscope capable of inagnifying live hundred limes, the picture presented the appearance of a medium sized photograph, each impression?four youths ;n cadet uniform, seated, a child standing ill front u as hs in-rfoetlu 'lullI .... ? ?'j Mvufivnivu i?a | the ino*t hulhlul daguerreotype.?J'rlrrs- , bur<j /.>/> < *?. \Ykai.tii ov i iik K011401111.1m.? Accor- t ling to thy National Intelligencer, tlio ?g- | gregato wealth of the whole concent of the Itolhschild* is only about lO,OUu,! DUO. A statement going the round* of the pre.va, which must of course be incorrect, represents them as woith seven hundred millions <.f dollars in money, besides ' three hundred millions more in real estate the annunl Interest of wldch would amount to dO,000,000, n greater sum than thy whole of their present fortune. Howev. er, foity millions is Letter than nothing. 31!isrrllnufous. DEATH OF SENATOR BUTLER, OF SOUTH CAROLINA. At n linte when llio South can least spare the counsel of Iter wi-e statesmen and the set vice "J hei *.< alo'.i- <-!t >:, | i?><t , she has to mourn tlie loss <,( one who maintained her cause with all tin- resources of a sagacious inteih el and all tlie arilorofa brave au;l generous nature. For it was the distinction ot Senator Butler that ho unitetl a sound judgment with an impulsive tciiipcraJiicnt, and exhibited as much of discretion in practical all'aiis as lie displa\ eil i 1 ehaiueuee in debate.? Front a long service ?>u t.ie Bench, he aopiind a habit of patient investigation and a judicial gravity in ?lulnacing conelusions, which imparted weight to his opinion and stability lo hi-character.? Siiil, tho aiJor of Ids nature wa? only tempered toil steady gh>w, and w i- oa*il\ itillauml hy any spectacle ?J wrong and injustice, <>r kindled into a generous Win iitlii 1>V an appeal to his put i lolisui or magnanimity. W ith ..Iud o: Huthrthe until and the J otitic: in wen- i: t di-tinet characters. Aini.ihV, idlal...-, an 1 unaffected in the social circle, in j ul iie life I.e. was e.pialiy simple, unwell'-h and misceptihlo of evcrv generous impose.? I \"tliing of his dignity was duo to a theatrical iisstiini.i'.on oi t .a .> " ! J" " v i (incnco ; ho was indebted for none >1 I. .s siii < to ignoble intrigue or an aspratitn alter place and power. 1 lone lii.s clceiilion piovoked the least, of j al oils opposition, and few -nj ! wa re disjo-ed to detract I'loin the pi.c-te <>l Ids : modest viitye-. J'?tlnips of id the ptd?ii< men <>| Id* day, Jud^c Itnth-i enj ? . ? ? 1 , the iaigcst sitate of j . f-on.d popu'niilv among Ida political at!vcrt>ari? than width tliero can wittwly lu a atrotigci ! ast< station of llio amiability ot his dis position, and ll?C t'? title:.lanly courtesy of i Ids bearing. A* ati oiator Judge llnt'.er was distin gnished bv an abundance < I he-deal id lllsioil ft -d I !?*_-{ ?? ieal cmi be .-! ll'.eDt, \ t without the least parade ot p- lantrv or 1 (ciuilmtii* *i tin.,ii.. i.i lt!? ... ' i ' I - i,M .trm g ill argument, l-i;t tin r by llm soperate Mrehes <>f :i vigorous intollcct tlian because of any athct.ition c t the prceUion of logical l'< rm The dm-hl do t talis he tot.l.l relievo wttti nr.' t1n?iu- a w it as -1 <i is. (.it- in it- ii.i-j it at it ti as it nas brilliant in its sparkle. Hut In- was | proa11.si when ?-x???ii???vT whatever iworthy of niliniratiiui, <>r wli n iatitiohinp the blasting, crushing 1? It ? i his indignittinn again.-*, in- aim - ami n jostiee ; awitui'bs his in i !? fijlnp\ nit the Ktipivir.ii (' .uit, ail.i Ills wi:holing pi.il ipic uj. >n Chailoa Siiuinor. Those worn sonie of .Julgo lbtller's claims to tile admiration ami nlhetinn ot the South ; hi- arilenl th-voti u to her cause, I is jealous i .mi i I >r In r honor, 1 himI hi- 7.e a I an I 1 . t ill the iJefonee t?l her rights, out ' him to her gratitude and ii*i i*ii . .? \\ . i uI.a I - - - - i iivii i It's ios?, It.i it n: i\ i ? . 11-_r before she will lind another i. Ittii.'j' >-it ' f mi brilliant ?? IlitIS lllul mi hi'ti ' j .i.t. South Carolina feels the beii .ivfiui'iit with peculiar poignancy, hut in hit sorrow she iiih\ be itssuretl of the sympathy of Virginia, who claims the |?nvih"_r** of a tribute to the memory ol the millant I'm tier. [ The South. anotiiku f?tti i * is'i)ljooi> man conk, ?The pill lie to.iu! hiis hi-ei n prepared for the reception ot ho >ad intelligence conveyed in tin- | ii luM'J'h which we pub i iisli I low. 1 hit though the annunciation I of lite illness ot the able, venerable, no hie Senator from South Carolina, whose | death is now Known, had already bcrne a halm to the nation's heart before the calumny came, n t-li I strikes upon lite oar softly, bill sadly, wl.cn we hear that Judge Ituiler is deatl. So soon has h? followed | to lliu tollib that noble nephew whom he so dearly loved- the g nod and chivalrous I > rooks. To nay that S. nator llutler was a worthy representative ol South Carolina?tho land of the Marions and l'inckneyn, the liiitled-es and Sumtcr.s, and ('heves and Calhoun, Ilaiiiinoiid and l'reston, and hii almost endless catalogue of other noble naniua either illustrious in the grave, or honored among men as emblem* of living virtues and gemm? is to award a tribute to moral and intellectual greatness too high for any other coimunt.surate commendation than thai of a nation's tears.? h'icti moral Kin/uinr. Death of Skmatok Dcti.kk.?Tlio telegraph last night Announced the death of Senator Duller, of South Carolina, on the evening of the <!5tli inst , at Kdgefield. Tim decias'oof this eminent man will l>e deeply regretted through thccouu try as that ol the honoied representative of n State whieh has ever Wen grateful to her gallant champion*. Senator Duller was distinguished a statesman and jurist. and lut personal character was "ntrtns i>tiir el Mi>8 ei/n 11' in point of intellectual genius he fell short of ilio standard of Cnlliouu, ho was as truo to the honor ami the rights of his Htato and the ioat principles on which the permanence of the Union ninrt nt iMil depend, as thai iliuslricu* Senator.? Though he lias dccondcd to the grave full of jcar* and full of honors, the whole countiy has sustained loss in the death cf the late vcr.srablo reprenentaiive of Soutli Carolina.?Xete York daily Xews. Dkaiii ok Senator Bi ri.tu.?The telegraph announced to us jester Jay the death of this distinguished Carolinian.? He was by nature, habit and education one of the noblest spocimene of a noble man. He has left but few who may lm likened unto 11i111 in nil the essential clcmenu of a statesman ami gallant, eliival lie gentlemen, He whs a near relative of the lamented llrooks, and lias never recovered from the slmvk occasioned l?v the death of the latter. As the victim select'-,| t.y the relent less ami viudivitivc malevoleiuv of al<oliiioiiisin, ho has oc* vu|ii<-il a large space in the gieat heart ot the Southern people, ami his death will occasion a pan" of sorrow in the hosonis ot 111h11\ of his countrymen, who knew 11i111 only by the record of his many noble and geucrous <jiiahlies.?jYii.s/u ij/* I'nion. Sknatoii I'mrun.?Tin* death of the late Senator liuller, of Soutli Carolina, calls foitli fervid tiibutcs I?> bis memory liotn all quarters, and from none more than tb >se who know him best, lie was a true Gentleman, manly and elevated in his bearing, and with a heart full of gen! oious and genial sympathies for all his race. This was the secret of his perfOintl popularity. South Carol n i has lost in I Mutler one of her noblest sons, and the Senate of the Cnitod Suites ono of its I..:..i.( ... i . - . v/11" II tvnv VI iiitllK'ill.*. I /i'((7iW(Oj/7 /Jipjtilh //, T1IE BALL AT THE INSTITUTE HALL. The ball at llio Institute 11 ill war, per haj>-, the most perfect entertainment of the kiml that has ever Been exhibited in Charleston. The whole building from j turret to foundation stones was iliuminatoil and thrown open. In the lower story j were the dres-ino rooms anil supper table mi?l nhove, llie wide linll, with nil ftrow <>f 10/lfl(> fort, >illI'l >1111 11" 1 I'V ?a!!crios also il.i'UMi open ntnl jM-inlont with orna1 iik'i :?irl with lis -tit'^i* s h a< led I'V :i pv rntnid of llower> mid two hrjj > I'ahnclto 11 oc*. \\<r?: roach to revive tin; con ma1 uy. I The atto'uinnco was ''nil, nnd at one time more tlian ono tliousand persons j j sto;?l upon die lloor. The ni^lit was warm lilt pleasant?i l-n-i'/.i s sported through the windows, a'l of which wore open ; '.lie music of 1 >i is 1 S'-ndc-n's hra-s hand was never moreeni ehantiioi \ at nil limes there was room 1 ' abundant fur tl.osy who -trolled about ; tin; company was unusually selert ; tlie i | fairest daughters of South Carolina luti! j come to m eet ami welcome the faiiest i iiat'glilcisof the \\ est ; ami overall, there was the repose and breeding of the most cultivate I society, ami ?h it witli tin- tadiuitco < ! light. ntiil tlte 1 cams of hnppi- ' m-, ami the eliarm of div-- ami decoralion, ami the enchantment of to ace w liich inv limn each, ami swelled in gentle undulations o\er the whole assemble, all ' were ro-istlessly inclined to linger. It was hard to Wreak tlio spell. All out of loots seemed dark Wy ^ncli otliilgenco, ai d "we won't go home till morning" seemed the common feeling of tin- place. They went, however. The illusion paled ' and vatii-hcd as the dawn drew near, and th hall looked yesterday for all the world as though it had Ween inhabited only Wy otdinary mortals. It wot I I t>e hut justice W? rcmatk that very much of the charm of this entertainment was attributable to tWe ?Mieietit j>o iko, by w Meli its general movement* were | regulated. 'Mm ollicers found some ?lif fioultv in clearing the supper table !* >r llic rceoii'l course of ladies, but in every other ic.-pe t, ihe exhibition chiiio < tl'according ' to tlie programme, uiul s.iine four lieu ?I re-1 carriages d s< |iaig? 1 and received 1 tiieir proprietors with all the regularity of tlie most ordinary occasion.? Churl, *!oh Standard. | ANOTHER FEDERAL REPUBLIC IN CENTRAL AMERICA. It seems to he the genera! opinion,that j the expulsion of (Jen. Walker from Nicaragua is to ho followed lip hv an at tempt to inaugurate another Federal Republic in Central America. It is time, indeed, that tile fallacy of confederations . :;lld '1 iinilv naels" tin.I ?.vi.l<vl?.l n> it.-o country. It may bo said, generally, Unit ; tlio Confederation ot the hive Republics, instead of being a desideratum, or which the best statesmen and purest politicians of Central America have devoted themselves. is tin! object of a false policy, w hich by ex asperating the different lb-publics, engendering strife, ami multiplying the sources of disorder, is eliietlv responsible j ?whatever the excuse of a sincere, though mistaken, patriotism?for tho uu happy state of political affairs since li e ! declaration of independence in 1821. Wo involve here a principle of wide up plicntionjandjntcrest. It is,that our uuiipio and excessive complex form of govc-nnent - tho Federal republic?is of verv limiir.il application and uiuuitu l t?> States sustaininj* oven different relations, wliile productive of the greatest benefits ivliero there is h certain unity of national character, and Mich common nnd mutual interests, as grow out of the necessities of commerce and foreign policy. This proposition will account in a great measure for the difcri cut success of this form of government in , North and in Central America. While the Federal form of government has been to us, by its wise complications of political power, and by its support of mutual . and common interests, an incalculable blessing, it lias proved to our republican neighbors of Central America, one of the severest curpea which political tyrrism could have inflicted on that country.? The South, It is said that bleeding a partially blind horse at the nose, will rcsloro him to sight; so much for the horse. To open a nan's eyes, you must bleed bint at the pocket. * I FARMER SMITH AND MADAM JONES. l!Y 11. HASTINCK \V1;|.I>. Willow Smuli's wagon slnppid 0110 nioiiiiiig l>.-loie willow Joiit's'a 'lorn, and Ik' gave lite UMia! country' MgnaJ, lliat lie wanted somboilv in tlio house, by dn>)?lililii* l!ii' li')li>t 21 ii.l ).. ! I linr ill.ill.!.* Willi hi-. enhows on his knees. (Jut tripped ' the widow lively as a cricket, with a ire , inetidous hlack ribbon oil her snow white ' cap (Jo'iJ morning nxs soon said on ; both sides, and the widow wailed for what ' was huther to be said. ' Well Ma'am Jones, pes haps you dont want to sell one of your cows, u.? how, * fot nothing, any way, do you ?" "Well, there, Mr. Smith, you couldn't have spoke my mind better. A poor, ( lone woman, like me, docs not know what , to do with so many criUurs, and I should be glad to trade if we can tix it." So they adjourned to die meadow.? j Farmer Smith looked at (loan,?then at the widow?at llrindh:?then at the wi<J- ; ow?at the 1 (owning cow?and at the | widow again?and so through the whole > ' forty, 'lite same call was made every day for a week, but Farmer Smith could j not decide which cow lie wanted. At length, on Saturday, when widow Joue-i was in a jjieut lint rv to net lb touch with her baking for Sunday?and had'over so much' to do in the house, as all farmers' i wives and widows have on Saturday, she ( was a little impatient. Farmer Smith was as irresolute as ever. "That 'ero J'owning cow is a pretty i fair crittur?but," he stopped to glace at j the widow's face, and then walked round her?not the widow, hot the cow. "1 hat 'ere short I 'urliam is not a bad looking t teast, but I don't know"?anoth* ( er look at tbe widow. "That Downing cow I knew, before the j late Mr. Jones bought her." Here he sighed, at the allusion of the late Mr. j Jones, she sighed, and hotli looked at each other. It was a highly interesting t moment. i ' < >M lioan is a faithful old nnleh cow, and Mt is Hi indie-?but I have known belter." A long stare succeeded '.his rpreeh? ; the pause was getting awkward, and at last Mr>. Jones broke out ? ' Lord ! Mr. Smith, It /'i? the one you Miii, tin !*' 1 / -i ? ? I m 11 \> iiiiMiiiuua e>l IIIo W lUOH'Or >"">1111111 t niiil tin! willow Julias wore July publish- | ' I tlie next day, as is the law and custom ' in Massachusetts, and as soon as thev were 'out published,' they were married, i (Ir.niNi. to Ukavi.n iiv way m Ni;w ! i Ii;i.haxs.? The 1'hiladelphia correspondent of 'l he New York lhspalch gives the follow ing: A few dux s since, n young man who ' hud long l?cen attaehed to a church, and who was about to leave for New Orleans came to b d his paster farewell. "And so yon are. going to that degenerate place New Orleans are you I" said the pastor. ; "Yes sir ; but 1 dont expect to bo inlluoucod by any extraneous pressure of any hind," responded the young niiin, with considerable earnestness. "Well I am glad to see you so confident. I hope the Lord will guide you. l?ut do von know the temptations which exist there t"? ' Not particularly, sir." "Well I do.? You'll find wanton women in the guise of l'aiis, tempting the very elect; and rare wines ami ardent drinks; and you'll find line company and night brawling, and gambling and dissipation, and running after the lusts of old man Adam." "Still, sir, ' hope to combat these successfully." "I hope you will. And let me give you this much for your consolation in case you should fall from grace. The tempter is worse than the sin, and the greater the temptation, the mora merit there is in resisting it. The man who goes to lleaven I U>j tooy of Xno Orleans, is sure to have twice as high a place in eternal glory as he who reaches Paradise through the pilot portals of Connecticut or Pennsylvania. A i.i'm is Bakkic's It it k ai>.? Br. Gib bon, a new aiinointed health nllieer of London,England, very properly turned his attention to tlio quality ol broad made in Ida 1 >istrict. Ile lias analyzed numerous samples purchased ufditVercnl linkers, and hu has found them without exception more or less adulterated with alum. The com- ! mon proportion is from hail a draclun to a drachm in the four pound loaf, so that the man who consumes half a loaf a day swallows with it from fifteen to thirty grains of alum. It is well kr.own as a medical fact, that small doses of alum taken daily, will produce at first costiteness and afterwards dinrrhoca and dysinteric symptoms with ulcereralions, and other unpleasant and clangorous consequences. The effect would be greater in children than in adults, and the symptoms describi ed would appear sooner. Dr. Gibbon admits that alum, when it enters into chemical combination with the gluten ol tho flour, is less Active and injurious than when administered in its pure state, hut he. Adds : "1 have little hesitation in assigning this impurity in the bread as the chi?*f cause ol the frontont constipation, headaches, liver derangements and similar complaints,of those w ho are dependent upon bakers for Jtoir bread. The fatal diarrhuM of infants under three years of age may also have arisen from or have been aggravated by this cause." In Cork, a shorL time ago, tho crier of tho court endeavored to disperse tho ! crowd by oxclaiming : "All ye blackgards that isn't lawycars, .yiit the court!" iwirhj. THE NEW CENT COIN. Wo omitted lo acknowledge, at (lie proper lime, our indebtedness lo J. lb Iv.ell, Em|., ilio gentlemanly alnl aecoinoJaling Agent of Adam'i Express, lor tlie jiio of these newly issued coins. The new cent was Hrst issued by tlio I nited "dates Mint, in J'liiladcipbiii, ou Monday he 26til nit., mul <ju J ikJay, Hie 2'Jtli, M<*. E:ell handed us <<no. It bears the :ut of an eagle hastening to its prov, .vliilc the words, "l/nited States of Amfir;a-l SoV cover one side of the coin, and die words "one cent/' enclosed in a floral wreath, ailoin the other side. The now :cnt is larger and thinker than a dime, die color slightly red, and resembles Clerman Silver. The edge is r.ct cut or indented, but smooth. Wo are glad, and we have no doubt die whole country will be glad, to sic this coin supersede the unsavory and barbaious old "red," which have so long infested the land.? Carolina Timer. RULES EOll GOOD HABBITS. Toail's Students Manuel contains the. following wholesome rules. Trv them a while and see how they'll suit. 1. llaVO :i lihin hiiil hi.t'i>ri>h:iiul I'm ry day. J. Acquire the habit of untiring industry. y. Cultivate perseverance. 4. Cultivate the liabit of punctuality. 5. l?e an early riser. 0. lie in the habit of learning something from every man with whom you meet. 7. Form li.ved principles on which to lliink and act. 8. He simple and neat in your personal habits. t). Acquire the habit of doing everything well. 10. M;?ko constant etlorls to be master of your temper. 11. Cultivate soundness of judgment. I J. Observe a proper treatment of parents, friends and companions. WIT AT A PINCH. A country gill one morning wont 'lo market with a pig ; The little curl tail, not content, Megan to squeal a jig. A dandy, who was riding by, Who w idled to pass a joke? 'My dear, liotv comes your child to cry When wrapped up in a cloak I' The countiy giil thus quick reples? So bad a breeding had he, That, ever and anon, lie cries, When'er he sees bis daddy." HOUSEHOLD ORDERSRachel, go and comb your hair; Metsy, stop your laughing there! Kate, make haste and wash the dishes, And Susan, mend your father's?]wn(ulooim ; Sammy, run and feed the hogs; Jim, go out and bring some logs ! I'll whip you, John, you know 1 will, If you don't stop a knickiug Mill. "Come here my lad," said an attorney, to a hoy about lime years of age. Tho hoy came, and asked the attorney, "what case was to he tried next ?" The lawyer answered, 4A case between the pope and tlie devil?which do you think will gain the action ?" The boy replied, '1 guess it will he a pretty tight squeeze?the pope has the most money, hut the devil has the most lawyers." A IV/.zi.K.? A domestic, newly engaged, presented to his master, one morning, a pair of boots, the leg of one of which was much longer than tho other. "How comes it, you rascal, that these hoots are not of the same length f" "I r.?a 111* I 1' f I \?v#i? w Miun Ml , UUl WIKll bothers mo the most is, that tlic pair tlown stairs arc in the same fix." An old "toper, in the last stago of the dropsy, was told by his physician that nothing would save him but being tappod. ilia sor. objected to the operation by saying, "Daddy, daddy don't let him, lor you know there was never nothing tapped in this house that lasted more than a week." "I wish you would give mo that gold ling on your finger," said a viilngo dandy to a country girl, "for it resembles the duration of niy love for you?it hn9 no end." "Kxcuse mo sir," said she, "1 chooso to keep it, for it is likewise emblematical of mine for von?it Ima n? k,?," j ? * ~e How ro i>o it.?T'unch says?to resuscitate a drown?*! Yankee, search his pockets. To rcMi citato a drowned Kngiislwnan, broil a beefsteak under his nose. A I rencman may t>o brought to life at any time, by skillful imitation of a bull* frog in his ear. A Spaniard by applying garlic to lii? olfactories. Two ladies were having some words together on the roadside, when the dangh* tor of one of them popped her head out of the door, and cried out: "Hurry, mother, and call her a thief liefore she calls you one." Good GiiAciors!?Among the items of intelligence by the last arrival from Mexico, i?, is stAted that a Mexican woman of the capital was, on the 20th o ( April, delivered of seven male children one birth ! I 4H