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>' WESTWARD THE STAR OF EMFIRE
TAKES ITS WAY."
This expression used l\v one of earth's
d,osf gigantic intellects, would require volumes
for a uiinute consideration; hut vvc
.only propose to notice a few lending events
Illustrative of its truth.
We find on reference to flint great guide
for man, (lie Bible, that so early as mar
first intcrtnined the then dull idea c f migration,
that nil his energies .were bent west
ward. Adam when gjoauing ugdtr tin
curse of an angry ,Qod ajjd oppressed will
the sins of generations yet in the womb o]
time, might have been seen slowly and sadly
journeying towards the setting sun.?
Hero wo may remark that those who were
exposed to the judgments and those win
fell victims to the dreadful anathemas ol
the creator, were forced .or those to seel
an eastern home. Thus sve sec him \vh<
embrucd his handsin fraternal blood?will
the brand of the murderer on his guiltj
brow, fleeing to the land of Nod, where Ik
mi?l.t Jmr, 1- ? 1.:-. i
~#"p ?Yg ^iiiauiMVi vi II t;;ijN
in the corroding agonies of a miserable
soul. The Ark bearing within its sacred
bosom the remnants of a cursed world,
safely guided by an almighty hand, stemcd
its way over n universe engu lulled, U> Arafat's
Mount.
Again, when the /locks of the great Patriarch
of the Israelites had become oppressively
numerous lie proposed to Ins iieple
a, that there should be uo strife between
them, or their herdsmen, and therefore to
^operate on the right and left. The latter
phoose the left hand?Mark the awful conaeoill'nee.s
Yot nrrnin .)? litwl nmnln...
"""" r ""?> "w '*"Y ""
tent power lending the hosts of Israel, uninjured
and unharmed through a billowy
sen, impelling them by an irrcustuble hand
to find a western home.
The journey of mankind westward was
impeded or rather retarded for a time,
^vhilo the mighty empire of Roman intellect
and genius held its sway. Rising
as it .did to dazzle and astonish a world with
meteoric splendor?to culminate then to
sink, only to be remembered as the foundation
stone of future increased greatness of
>vestern empire and civilization.
The mad uncontrolled ambition of a
.Caesar, who struek the dagger to his country's
heart, resulted in the destruction of
pne puissant empire, only to plant tho germ
of another in n western land with augmented
means of usefulness for future generations.
Little then did tiic proud, haughty
Roman dream what wondrous results would
flow from acts so base and tyranicnl. Lit
tie then diil hu think the soil on which lie
trod would nourish the sons of a nation, renowned
alike lor nil those virtues which
render man worthy of the high destiny
marked out for him.
Coming first in the rapid whirl of time,
tve See William the conqueror, governing
fhe land, and guiding the people who lent
zest and imparted vigor to Cresar's wildest
fyopos and aspirations. Ruling them, though
))o did with an iron hand, establishing laws
which no doubt were strongly impregnated
with tyranny in its worst and most obnoxious
forma. Still we are constrained and
Admit that during1 thp reign of this w'Qnder:ful
man, England cajight glimpses of her
future greatness, through mediums originated
by him. Even now her ablest chancellors
and Jurists devote their whole lives
to a dilligent study of this system of laws
froii) which the nation has deduced a code,
unsurpassed r.nd unequealied for high
toned morality and inflexible justice, by any
pther system knovyn to man. Traces of
William's feudal Laws still exist on these
the Goiiblessed shores of our western
>vorld. Here, our next essay wjll begin in
which we shnll more clearly show that the
march of improvement nnd civilization has
hcen simultaneous with that of empire.
It IP V AN WINKLE.
[For the Lancaster rodger. j
Adamsvim.e, Sumpter Co., E. Flu.
Mr. Editor :?As it will be interesting
to many pf your readers to hoar a'wee hit
. # f ! -_ * *
ui inciian news, i oeg ft small space in
j our ledger for the following :
In 1853, An apprehension of nn outburst
from tho Indians having seized the minds of
the frontier citizens of Florida, several companies
were organized for tho common defence,
with the expectation of being mustered
into the Ftate, or, the U. service
na the case might be, and if not, to de?
fend themselves at nil hazards. The ener
my no doubt being informed of thorn) hostile
preparations, defcred their intentions for
p moio propitious season. A glimmering,
fhough uncertain prospect of quietude, in
the meantime prevailing, partially but not
ftlHv AfiianU il?s?rk Tl.?? l><ie
w..v v? J ?IV ""I'
tier citizen* of Sumpter, Hillsborough, IJerpnndo
nnd Orangeburg uLiil living in dally
uncertainty of life and property?' Uncle
tfanf' being tardy in extending liU protecting
ahiold over the sparco population of
thi* rich and beautiful Country?her Southern
portion being continually curtailed by
the desertion of some of her beat nnd
wheat citiacna?fleaing to protect their
IJrea and property froiq an upcertajn and
*. * ? 1. ' 'tjJt M -JB '
j merciless enemy,?petitioned the Governor
j for a frontier protecting force. His UxacI.
loney being aware of their just demands
and willing to comply, yet, not willing to
compromise the credit of the State, in assuming
burdens that should justly fallen
"Uncle Sain" if possib'e to avoid it, nevertheless,
waved such consideration as incomparable
to the paramount agricultural
and other interests of tl\o State?as ;nuny
of the frontier citi/ens were deserting their
farms?furling and "bunching up" the Indians
having a.l.-o, by ibis time exhibited
tli,cir hostile intentions by the studding of
i.t -
11,3 wiiscin, ior a complete organisation
of* an efficient frontier protecting
force, w ith the expectation of tendering
this force of mounted volunteers to Uncle
Sum, and should he not accept, then to se?
| cure the pay of the poor soldiers by negotiating
a loan with seven per cent State
i bonds, fully aware of the above obstacles
In securing their pay, forage, subsistence,
&.c. On the 125lh Dec. 1855, several companies,
mounted volunteers, organized and
immediate! v commenced scouting oa the
; ...
frontier, discovering many Indian signs and
on several occasions individuals and habitations
were lirvd upon by the Indians ; even
in this ueighb.orh.ood ut different times some
of our citizens were fired at hv the Indians,
and such was the general terror that it was
common to sec twenty and thirty women
and children?crowded in a very small cabin
and often not a gun in the house. CaptA.
1). Jphnston having been elected to the
|
? command of the comnnnv h> tin- r\.nr.??
perceiving a large number of lijs men des.
litute of horses and without the means to
provide themselves with provisions, freely
expended his own purse in equipping then),
i and not only so furnished tticir provisions
and forage, for two <*r liirec months after
they were jniutofed into the State service,
which occurred on the ilGtii F'el>. 185(5, by
Con. Carter,'special Agent, appointed by the
Governor. It was about the middle of May
before subsistence and forage were furnished
the troops by the State, credit having tlifn
I been made with incfebants of New Or\
leans.
Whilst in the State service, Capt. Johnston
not only kept out scouting parties
around the frontier settlements, thereby protecting
our agricultural interests, as we all
would have to fort up and desert our farms. !
I.lit in connection with Captains, Kinderick,
Derrnnce, and Honker, even employed for a
short period in the L*. N. S. servico, to
scour the Indian Courtrv, in which service,
he ransacked many of the Indian towns?
in connection with Neat. HartsutV, but his
scanty supplies of subsistence and forage
w*ei c not equivalent to his energy and ambition,
and therefore had to return without any
material effect, except to give tho enemy
warning to keep at a proper distance. On
the guth Dec. iftori, Cnpt. Juhiislou''company
with other State troops in active service,
were plastered info the U. N. S. service.
<Jen. Harney had the assumed command,
to tho delight of the Floridians, as
his known ability pleaded success ; Hang
the Mormons ?
Capt. Johnston's company consisting of
about ?0 privates and non commissioned
j otliceis ; his son Jan. F. I'. Johnston. 1st
Lieut, anil Jns. Weeks, tld. Lieut, were employed
monthly as an escort and in guarding
trains until about the 2d March, he
was then ordered to "Fish Eating Creek,"
with permission to exercise his own ingenuity
in capturing and killing the Indians,
which trust Gen. Harney does not regret
confiding in an ofticer that resolves to succeed
or die.
On the 3d March, he killed an Indian, on
the -1th captured one squaw and child ; on
the 12ih killed an Indian negro; on the 13th
captured one squaw and child ; and on the j
13th April, killed four Indians; on the
15th captured one squaw ; on the J 7th capI
tared one squaw and child ; on the 18th
) captured oije squaw and child, 9 years old ;
in killed and captured, 15. value of captarI
i>ll & > N.it li'iuhinii Ir. ?nnlf?
invidious comparison, yet to do justice to
the gallant Captain and his Wave men, we
simply state the fact, that Capt. Johnston
within the same spate of time has more
tjinn doubled in effective service, nine
volunteer companies and some 2000 or 2,j
bOO regulars?the forge employed against
j the tScmiuoius.
On the 1st May Ueut. Jas. F. P. JohnI
ston with six men having been dispatched j
| to Fort Kipimme, 3u miles from camp, for
' a few rounds of ammunition, on his return
j about half way from fort to camp, he es?
1 pied at a distance?as was thought?a com;
pany of volunteers, nnd spirred on, with
the expectation of meeting friends, but, on
approaching nearer, discovered in rear of
the company women and children, and on
closer examination concluded the number
to be about 35 warriors?the numht r < t i
squaws and children not ascertained as they
JayeiJ in rear. Lieut. Johnston then orderi
ed his six men to halt, and s:)jd ' hoys there
?rc odds against us, hut are you willing to
tight ?" Let us tight, was the answer.?
By this time the Indians having no doubt
counted their tiny number touk possession
of some saw palmetto hushes 5 Lieut. Johnston
then ordered a charge ; both parties
then commenced firing at each other?the
gallant Ljeut. nr;d his brave six in open pra|
rie?the Indians among the palmetto
hushps; spveral rounds having been exchanged
on both sides, Charles Kvans a gallant private
rode up pretty close to the Indiana,
! cursed them, dared them to come out and
; "give ns a white man's chance," no sooner
said than done, the Indians made a desperate
charge on foot upon Charley and his
brave companions, but they met it with a
J 1. ?.. J:_ .1 .1 1 11
urvvt ruiu irsuiuiMMi iw u;t', ruuirr uiun yit'iu
until the young unflinching Wrn. Swiehord
was mortally wounded n ball having passed
througl liia body. Lieut. Johnson then
ordered A^r.cr Thompson as express for
assistance, from Lieut. Weeks at fort Dap.
iner some 15 mile* off; but Abnc-r bad
scarcely started before gating into a boggy
place, the Indians had nearly surrounded
him, and were firing on hiin, when Lieut.
Johnston ended h?n back, I'oor Swichord
being arranged on his saddle, Lieut. Johnston
ordered hiiu to ride on,thut tbev wouid
fight the Indians oiV, but he rode only about
lut) yards and fell dead, his loot hanging j
| in the stirrup. Lout. Johnson disentangled
his foot ajid said?uboys let us di? by 1
' Swichord's dead body." The firing still !
I continued on both sides until the Ijent. {
and his now five men were closejy surroun- j
| dvd in form of a horse shoe, and in addition |
j to tl.is desperate dilemma, Darlcy (.folding's j
I double tiigger got out of fix, and young '
| Redding's gon jwns muzzled by a ball and
I so desperate and hopeless was the chance '
I of life or victory against such fearful odds of I
| savage fop ,c I though they saw with then own I
j eyes that they had wounded and perhaps '
l killed several of the savages, thai it was '
j necessary to seize the last doubtful chance !
of escape or not a man would have lived !
j to tell this true talc ; which is reliable as I \
have it both officially and from one of the
j men engaged in the fight. 1 have been j
j thus particular in describing this hist action, j
. because su;ue base, malignant counterfeit ;
' of a man reported that Lieut. Johnson, and ;
his brayc six ijed without bring a gun.?
I It was also falsely reported that the ''InI
dians took from thctu five hundred rounds
. of ammunition." As I have it officially, I
| give you the true statement. When laeut.
j Johnston started Abner Tb.onip.son as exi
press, Abncr being mounted on a mule,am]
you know that a mule has no choice at
I I: .
I nuns 111 going uncKwara or forward, he exchanged
with Al>ncr, mounting him upon
| his charger, fltul in doing no, look from the
| horn of his Raddle, the hag of aiminition
I (5P0 rounds) and hid it among some palI
metto hushes, which they recovered the
| next morning,?they hnving rotnn.ed with
I assistance at flight after the liattle and also
1 buried the dead body of Swiehord the next
| in orpin j, which was not scalped, but shot |
I through the body, neck and arm, his horse
i was discovered about fifteen miles off, killI
ed, as it appeared by stabs from a knife, it
j is supposed in order to avoid pursuit. )
I fear that this wijl tax your patience anil
! therefore conclude.
/ACK DROWN. j
(Tljr Wt|rr. j
lancasterville, s c.
WEDNESDAY MOBNINO, JULY 15. 1857.
PROLIFIC WHEAT.
Mr. Willis Gregory, has in bin possession j
46 stalks of wheal, the product of one
grain, w hich grew this season upon his
premises, near Taxahuw in this District.
RAIN.
A light shower fell at this p'ace on Mom j
day, and from appearances, we should judge
that there were good rains West and South
West of this. The indications nro that
'wo will have more rain to-day, (Tuesday)
which is greatly needed. Upwards of six j
weeks have now elapsed since wo have j
had any rain of consequence at this place,
and the disastrous effects of such continued
drought, may well be imagined.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Pastoral services of the Rev. J.O. Liud
say, have lately commenced for the year at
this place, and regular preaching at the Presbyterian
church may be expected hereafter.
This is a matter for earnest congratulation.
The important advantages to communities
?religiously, morally and socially?of liaviug
regular preaching and entertaining resident
Ministers, cannot he too highly appro- |
dated, and no Christian society,w hether in a i
Village or in the country, sho'uld be con? j
tent with transient or irrogtdar preaching,but
should procure the services of, and support
a pastor of their own.
ouuin^A uuix- |
VBMTION.
The Southern Commercial Convention,
j the last session of which was held in Savannah,
Ga., is to meet at Kuoxvilie, Tenn.,
j ou the JOlh of AugOslocxt. A deputation
from the town authorities and citizens of
| Kuoxvilie, through a card to the public,
extends the hospitalities of the City to the I
delegates and visitors who may be with
them on that occasion ; and they suggest
to the Governors of the Southern States,
Mayors of Cities, towns, &c., the proprie
ty of appointing delegates to the Couven- j
tion at an enrly day.
The object of these Conventions being '
to promote the industrial interests of the 1
South and to derelope her commercial resources,
may, and will, we have no doubt,
be productive of a vast deal of good.?
When the South, through ft spirit of energy
and enterprise, places herself really and
practically independent of the North, she i
may, when occasion demand* it, or when !
aggression become* burdensome, talk of u !
dissolution of the Union with some show
of consistency, and she may also act w ithout
fear of favor or of consequence*.
South Car.oi.tsa Coi.lkoe.?"A Spartanburg
grad nntii" through the Carolina Spar.
tan, nominates Dr. lax Horde for the Presidential
Chair of the South Carolina College;
and a correspondent of the Southern Enterprite,
urges the election of the lion. B. F.
Perry, to the game office. ' I
VACANCY IN THE UNITED STATES
SENATE-JUDGE EVANS. |
A correspondent of the Carolina Times, I
signing himself ''Candor,'' expresses his
preference for Ex-Gov. Jan. !l. Hammond,
in view of Hie present vacancy in the Sennto
; and in connection with this subject,
oilers fiouie retJectious f >r the consideration
of the people generally and the members
of our Stale legislature particularly, the
purpose of tvhicli, is to guard the. latter
against the snare usually laid for liient upon
V" .innm.1 >.u I] 111IIJT KK'II VJlCitlUMCH. J 10 IS
opposed to making slections from the Judiciary,
whioh is generally done more with
thy vje?' of makinga vacancy on the Ik-nch,
than in properly tilling the vacancy in the
Senate. Some man is ambitions nt tiie
place occupied by one of the Judges or
t'haneolims, or he lias a trivial who is, and
he forthwith nominates one of these for a
higher otliee, ntui these places, (the Judge's
aud Chancellor's) being tilled generally by
our first men, the nomination takes well,
even with those w ho have no ulterior interest
in, or no knowledge of the game that
I is nhivinir. Ami vni'iiin-v nnmi It... II......I,
mny retjult in a vacant Solicitor-ship. which
must lie filled by some prominent lawyer,
| who mny be a member of tbo Legislature,
or who lias particular friends there.
There may be some truth in these sur'
inisee, and it is possible that some 8"?*h
chicanery has been resorted to ; but wo
hope lor the honor of the Slate, that it has
never been carried very !'-? , and that it rover
will be.
"Candor" instances the election to the
Senate of JmL-e Kvans, "a citizen pure and
I without reproach, but was lie a Statesman ?
Had lie ever devoted any portion ot" his 1 i(e
to politics ? We answer emphatically no,
lie was neither a Statesman or Politician."
"Catnlor"' may be right in respect to the
way in which Judge Kvan's election was
brought about ; we do riot know, but, we
dissent t'roin the implication that the solve,
tio.i was ati injudicious one, or that the
Senatorial rubes were unsuited to Judge
Evans, or lie to them. 'J'he Slate, we think*
very generally endorsed the choice of the
legislature, auil Judge Kvntis' entire course
in Congress has met her hearty noli done.
His voice has not been still when occasion
required him to speak?his efforts were
ever pointed in the right direction and he
has, iii no instance, shown himself an un
n u< iii ? nMuri?avi iu lilt' lllimil 1III1S t aillOUlt.
We tin not know ,i man in whose person the
honor of the State would rest more securely,<>r
on whose judgment and patriotism and
unwavering fidelity, a greater reliance can
be placed ; and we t.'Usl that he will long
he spared to his State, to occupy the iiupor- I
tant post which he tills with so much credit
to himself ami honor to her.
DEATH OF HON. W. L. ;MARCY.
lion. Win. L. Marry, lato Secretary of
Stnte under President Pierce, died suddenly
at Hallston, N. V. on the I Itli inst. 'I'lie
telegraphic report of his death, stated tha'
ho was found dead in his room after having
appeared in his nxu.il health in the morning.
Mr. Marcy was one of the lirst men of our
Country, has tilled many honorable stations
and always in good faith and with distinguished
ability. He was a citizen of New
York, and bis most important services lirst
commenced us Judge in that State, next as
United States Senator, ami then as Governor.
He w as Secretary of w ar under President
Polk, and lastly Secretary of State under
President Fierce.
From u later account of Mr. Marcey**
death, we learn that ho died at the Sans
Souei Hotel, at noon on the day ahove mentioned.
He complained of a pain in his side shortly
aftcr breakfast, and walked to the oflice of
l)i. Moore. Not finding the doctor in lie
returned to his iooiii in the hotel. In a few
minutes alter the doctor came and found (
vi. \i i. - "?i t.
... . ??'"K uriiu in ins room on a |
coik'Ii, with an open book on hit breast.
lit* hud just written a letter loathe Hon.
John M Holts.
COURTS OF EQUITY
Doubtless, prejudice ami mistaken no- j
tiont have a good deal to do with the pre- j
vailing sentiment in regard to the expense |
attending all business that finds its way in. I
to the Courts of Equity. The Keowc C'<>n. j
ricr, instances two cases, at follows, lately
decided in the Court of Equity for Pickens
District, which go to sustain this nssuiup- j
lion.
The expense nttending soils in this court !
has furnished a fruitful theme ft r croakers.
Two cases?bills lor partition of real and
personal estate?were disposed of at this j
term, w hich will set toe matter at rest. One
of the estates, amounting to something over
% 107,000,00, was settled op finally at a cost ,
less than .15100 00. If the estate had been
closed by sale, in the usual way, the cost
would have been inure than $.1,000,00. Jn
the other case, the estate amounted to
about #40,0c0.00 which has been closed at
,, ,iao| ilil a #\.?l ?-j !-! - i
?? I I"?? ??*.-?-* IllilU w I* Hill <11111111114- ]
(ration would have coat the estate uioro than
ft! uOU uu.
The W'lilhaUa Banner, nlluding~lo the
same Court (for Pickens District) reports
an follows an interesting case which was decided.
Chancellor Dargan presided.
Several months since Alexander sold to
Reid a tract of land for Which ltcid gave
his notes in payment ; and Alexander oxecucuted
titles to hint for tho same, and is still
in possession. At the time of the bargain
and sulo Hold was regarded by every one
as perfectly solvent. Sonio months after,
ltcid made confessions of judgment to a
large amount,his personal property was sold
under these confessions, which, n* is staled
Wus iiisullicieut to satisfy the same. After
this the tract of land sold and conveyed hy
Alexander to him was levied on, and advertised
for sale by tho Sherilf. Whereupon
Alexander tiled in the Court of Kipiity n
bill of injunction to stay the sale of the land.
so aold, miller Ihu allegation lli.it the rent
estate Ann bound for the debts tor which
the land tvnii sold ll/sl over n judgment re<f.
ularly tiled, and ontered in the Ulerk and
Hhcritrs office. Ills honor held th.it the
injunction was good, although Alexander
had neither mortgage or judgment on the
same. We are informed that mi nppe.it has
been taken and It U a nice question, which
we would like to see settled. If the circuit
dtcUion in confirmed, it is the broadest road
lo fraud we haro known.
J8 r iu 5 |f t jj r W r r k.
Crime js New York.?During the month
, of Juno there were Vi.v murders pcrpe*
' trnted in New York citycases of gurrote,
i burglaries, 18 \iolent assaults, l'i tarcuI
' ics. 3 suicides. Compared with tho criminal
statistics for the mouth, these figures
I show a slight improvement in public nmri
a Is. in May there were 0 murders. There
will be two hangings this month.
New York, July 5.?An extensive and
fatal riot occurred in this city yesterday, bc|
tw ecn the Bowery Boys and the Five Pointi
ers, in which eight were killed and thirty
1 wounded. Several minor riots also oeeurj
red.
j Soinn Carolina Ckapuai-rs.?At the
1 commencement t?f the Univcrsary of New
York, oil the 1st instant, Win. 1*. Coleman,
; ol' (liis State received tliu degree of Doctor
1 of Medicine.
At the semi-annual commencement of
| the l'lijlstdeljdiia College of Medicine, on
Wednesday last, the degree of Doctor ot
j Medicine was conferred 011 the following
gentleman of this State; Ada in M. Dantzler,
Klijnh D. lVtty, Coleman C. 1'ucknlt,
Win. M. Sliced, (Jeorgo 1'. Wilson.
?a m
Sellouts 13 Co.NMr.ctlct'T.?lly the lute rel>orl
of the Siipcriutendant of Common
Schools in Connecticut, it appears thut
there are in the State 1726 districts, and
! 100,545 children between the uges of 1 and
16 years. The school fund is c2,046,307 ;
revenue from it, $ 140,481 ; amount raised
| for schools by taxes, rate bills, &c., over
?200,000 ; school-houses, 400 : new schoolhouses
built \x it hi 11 the year, 40.
Una; ate Kuti rios.?Thu Chester S/ait~
] tuira, learns uiai on rsalimlav, 4Ill iiist.,
J Col. Klins Karl1' was elected General of
tith Hiignde, In a majority of i!d votes over
Alaj. Riot).
j
Slacks Iahlkatko.?Col. Thomas I lite,
J aided by other eituens of JiHereon eou.'ty,
; Va, set l'ioo eighty of their slaves oil
I Thursday last. Tim Colonel, as the agent
j of the owners, accompanied them to Ali.ij
dlcburg, I'a., when, handing each individual
' forty dollara in money and equipping them
| all with aiillieiei.* clothing, they were set at
liberty, with the chance of starving,
A Aiottu Tit AN CoMIOKTADI.R IkCoMK ?
John Jacob Astor once observed that a
Ulan with $500,000 might begin to feel comfortable.
The son of that million.trie lias
on 1.1.? .. a .. .r. .in'
n\*'? tin iiiit'iut vi ^.j,wvu ?i u.i \ , ??r
000 a year ; but i* not coinfortal le by any
means, for lie has the gout ho bad, it is
said, llial lie bus to diet himself oil (iratiani
bread.
Aitinv.u. At I'liii.AM.i.niiA of 500 Mok
MU.Vs.?The ship Tuscarora, from I .iverpool,
united at Philadelphia on Tuesday, with
live hundred and lliirty Mormon passengers,
bound for Salt Lake.
Nfw* UsK r<ik the l'ttess.?The ladies,
now-a-days, are using newspapers a' '25
tents a bundled for the manufacture of bustles.
To manufacture the bustle, they take
a tape and put it beta t en the leaves of several
newspapers, then "gather" the news- :
papers at the top and tie the tape around
lliein. The lower parts of the papers of
vviianv tiiv in\?i>Mil? iMIU ?> iil'll IIIC ftMUM
[ and dress arc threw a over them, produce !
the necessary bulge. The Utah lleiald and 1
Observer informs the world that it is in
.nrgo demand lor this purpose, and daily j
used. It is an editor's business to create n
daily bustle in I lie atl'sirs of men, but we i
doubt very much whether proprietors of
newspapers know that lliey are creating a j
bustle among women.
(Jen Walker, of Nicaragua, stated in
conversation in Augusta on Saturday lust,
that it was Ids fixed deicruiinatiou to persevere
in the cause in which lie is embarked ;
I and expressed his confident hope that lie
would be enabled to return to Nicaragua,
| within the next two months, with the good
| will of the Administration at Washington,
| and with men and money suthricnl to triumphantly
succeed in re-establishing Ids au
I ihority. tSo says the Augusta Constitution*
! alisi.
Remjnatiun.?We learu through tlio
! Sp irtunburg Kxprett, that J. Woflord Tuck*
| ?r, Ki?q., bent in his ro?igualiou as 1'riucipal
| of the It-mule College to lite Tmsltci at
1 their meeting on Tuesday afternoon last ;
that it was accepted, and Dr. Charles Tay'
lor was elected to Sit! hie place. Mr. Tuckj
cr intends removing from the State.
Churches in Nebraska.?The Catholics,
Methodists and Coilgicgulionulista
have ntrendy erected neat and commodious
house* of worship at the capital of Ncbrus
| its. The F.pincopalians and old School
j I'renby tcriun* are toenct churches during
the season.
The Carolina Timet says that it largo
amount of bank bills sent westward, by
mail, from the lMauter's Hank of {"'airfield,
has not reached ita destination, but that no
eluc has been obtained to the circumstances
of the robbery, if there has been on?.
Dkatii or Joux F. Mmuwall, E*kj.?
Another old citizen ha? pasnod ?w*j.?
John F. Marshall, long identified with
Columbia h* aii enterprising end Upright
citizen, hn? been home to the tomb. In
delicate health foraomo lime, without any
alarming symptom*, hi; d???th wm unexpected
in tlio suddenness with which it
.ipproached on Tuesday night, lie leaves
a bereaved family and a large circle of
i friend* to mourn hi* loan. ? Carolinian .
| drp|iljir.
, Oue Hundred and fifty U. S. Troops
Slain by the Indians.
St. Louis, July 4.
The St. Joseph (Mo.) Journal of the '
; 2d publishes n statement of a French Ira
! der, that a body of one hundred troops
j and fifty teamsters, of Col. Summer's
command, were attacked by a large body
j of Cbcyenno Awalahoo Indians, 200
miles west tf Fort Kearney, and all were
' slain ! This sad report is confirmed by a
trader who arrived at Pacific City, Iowa,
on the 2, and also by an emigrant train
from Sail Lake.
Fire in New Orleans.
New Orleans, July 8. |
A large fire took place in this city, to ,
day, on the levee, between Gravicr and
Common streets, which destroyed a whole
I.leek, consisting of Messrs. Luck 'c Co.*s j
commission home, Wheeler it Freistall's
foundry, the Cairo Railroad Office, Waldo j
Si Hughes', R. \V. Adams', and Snnpp j
j it Co.'s. Several other stores were con '
i sinned in the rear block on Fulton street.
The loss is immense, and the fire is still
raging.
Later from Kansas
?M. LiOliie, .Mtly V. |
Am unpublished letter in the Kepubli- i ,
| can says the Democratic Conwnl ion j
I which met at l.eeomptoti on the third,was !
I com posed of a majority of pro Slavery j
| men: hut that the while Democratic par;
tv will support Walker's inaugural, ami
j the suhiniMion of the Constitution to the |
per.pie. Resolutions wore passed exclu- j
ding all sectional distinctions?adopting j '
the Cincinnati platform assuming that the 1 (
name "National Democracy of K .n?as," j
embraced all Democrats, \\hotln r trom
North or Smith. Coventor Walker was :
I invited to ndrlless the Convention, which '
[ he did with great elf.s:t. Hansom's elec- i
I lion is regarded as certain.
From Washington.
Washington, July (J.
The a Hairs of Kill mis have formed the
an'iccl <>f Cabinet deliberation .since llu* I
receipt of the Resolutions ol the Ceorgia :
iiiul Mississippi 1 >eiuorratic Slate Coiiven j |
lions co idcmnulm v of the course ol Cov ;
ernor Walker. Although liis conduct is
not entirely approved by the Aduiinistra- ,
tion, it will lirinlv sustain Itim, believing :
that lie acted with wisdom and j i^tice in
advising a submission of the Constitution
to a vole of the people, and tli.it In* thus i ,
followed a safe line of policy. 'J lie South
ern attacks are .considered ungracious, in
view of the fact that liov. Walker
was sent to Kansas hv an Adunninistr.i
1 tion pledged to the defence of Southern i
rights and opposed to the Topeka Con - '
stitution, and hi conformity with which '
policy Cov. Wa ker is now claimed to be 1
?i<i e i I
| acting. 1 ho views of the administration 1
! carefully elaborated, will, there is reason
to believe, .soon IcoHicialh promulgated.
Washington .)nlv 7.
The administration hilly Mist aim '.he ,
course of Governcr Walker in a.I vising
lite submission of lite constitution lo the I
vote of liie people, an i defends him from 1 '
Southern attacks. ! ,
HAIL SrOilM. j
\\ e wuro visited lasi \\ ediiosd ?y alter- 1 (
noon by the severest hail stoiiu ?u le- ,
member ever to have witnessed at this j
place. Corn which was at last beginning
I to grow tinely and hold out the promise (
: of abundance, was completely riddled and
! lorn into shreds, and the cotton plant I
1 stripped almost literally of all its leaves. '
The hail stones lull thick and fast, and
were at lim^M as large a? the ordiuarv
? * ! i
1 marble, but '.hey caiuu with much greater f
' force lliaa bu)rt generally apply Without,
ni!{ marbles. 'Ihe wind blew sevctclv '
i i "
and the rain poured in torrent!*, so that . i
against all these com bine J, Iciicea ami 1
sha<io trees stood but a poor chance.?
We learn that about three miles west ot
town, there was no hail, while on the othI
. .
; er side of the llivcr it was iprito partial ut
j distributing its favors, totally destroying
, some of the crops howeier.
After the storm wits over, the hail was
gathered l>y the pock and appl ied to a
J gu^d p1* pOSC,
j At night we had a severe thunder
; storm and a heavy fall of rain. The
weather rlieu became Cool enough for lire*
and winter clothing.? /\v Jjet ^(Jhcraue)
Herald, 1th in it
IImi..? ihe neighborhood on tliewest
side of lynches Creek, in this 1 >.strict,
was vUitec, by a most destructive hail
storm on Wednesday last. I lie crops Are
rgprettentei to be almost ruined. Lar^e,,
plantations were devastated, presenting
now,as wo are informed,Hsad and mournful
?|H>L'lacla. The storm, wo are tol l, exten (led
About fourteen miles in length,- its
aveiugo width being About a inWe and
three quarter*.?JJariuujlon Funnily
j Fritni.
;\ ltlP?UU) Aost.? Mrs Sarah Laftcas ter,
a lady aged one hundred and one
yenrs live mouths end woven day*, departed
tliia life, near the village, vb the 7ili
instant. Mr*. Lancaster came to Spartanburg
before the Hovolnlion, and hat
been hero ever since.? Curolina Spar'
Urn. 1
Far the Lancaster Ledger.
Mi:. Khitop. : ?The sum that came out
in the Ledger some time since and which
has been answered, does nut appear to prove
correctly, and I believe it will bo ditlicult,
it' not impossible to make it prove exactly.
The following will be found to inake the
amount of acres and to amount to thu
money, that was a<yeed to be paid per acre
agreeably to the proposition mndc froin one
to the other.
Divide one half the w ho'e cost by the
number of acres ijiiiOO?2?$300?200 ?
Then 1 ;X I j -!> t?S2 50. Then add the
square of half the difference of the prices
p.?r aere which is $ >.25? $2 75?50?2.25
X 2&Jji;25 or Otijets $2 25 plus 0(125?$2 ?
Ill J tin- root i*i' which is .51.5:206, to (hit
root add the quotient of half the whole cost
divided hy the whole number of tie res which
is 1 50X1,5206?3.U3O0. This sum plus
hjilf the difference of the prices per acre,
which is 35c.?3.2706 the price per acre of
the best land, ami the Manic sum minus the
kin no sum?2 7706 is the prioo por pcra of
the poorest lar.d.
A's 300?3.2706 Ana. 91.720.
(I'm 300?3.7706. ' 108.279.
200.005.
'1 his division will uiakc the quantity of
land when added n small portion over
1 300 | art of an aero too much. A nearer
approximation might be n>udc,hut the iiuml*er
that we extract the square root of
proves to he a surd number whose root can
never be exactly found ; also tlto juices
n..r .w.r.? ?a'i!I I IV|. ll.'IVo till-Ill n hill ! IItill
not the i'rii-ib fuunil in the- qttOKlioli.
\\\
LANCASTER TRICES CURRENT.
CORRECTED WEEKLY
THOMAS K. MA(iJLL*
Lt.iguing (Sumijr'.pcr y?l 10 to IS
It.ilo lto|iv, per 1- l-'J to /1
L'ottoii liojic, |>or 10 2'J to Jo
Ituttor, 15 to "jo
IJvi't, 5 to 7
itucon, ling llninul. II to it
Itev.tuvx, IS to 'JO
I "untiles, Ad. |>ct lli. 4u to 45
I'otl'.r, Kio, 14 to 10
i'inii, il.i 10 i'Jn
I'liieken.*, per pair 'JO lo 'Jft
per dor. I'J
hloiii, poi lii b o" to VMU.I
Fodder, per cwt 76 1""
lion, per pound 0 In ti 1-1
l.4i<1, pur lt> III io 10
Loud, pur IS 1-1-2
Molar-os, X. <>. pur jpil V ? to l?>o
NaiU, t ot, per li.-j; tt J5 to ij.So
Huts, pur bushel ti J to jo
l)snaloiio<i per titnl, heavy II to I ,"i
I'nt.iloe*, Not tlieru per 'nuln-l 'J.'.'a
I'otatue-, Country per budir I 60 to 76
IViwder, pur Hi 87
Uic" per bushel 4.fiO to 5,tin
i X- (I. pur Hi I I to Id
Siio.ii t Crushed, pur lb 18 lo 'Jti
Salt, per rack it.tin
Stuel, otwt, per Hi. J2 Pi
Feit ilyson, per lb ltai to 1.25
r.tllotv, per ? (scarce) II to 12 1 - )
Vinegar, per trul. 4tj to 5 >
Yarn, pei bunch, to l.t'6
11 IK MAKKKIS.
t 'oliiniliia J ilt .0
We Into no i|oot:iliie ehanjfe to lo.iu u
in the OoHoii lli.i.krl. W lial little i> i ll..
id ia trail) taken ill lull |i| ecu, viz: II .1
IdJ, mid choice a fi action i.iglur.
Now York. Jul) ??.
Cottoil ia ipnet, rinil tii<< ttulen fur the day
Were "bi> balm. Middling (Jrb aliM in worln
to c, mid Mi-idling upland* 1 I' o. jut lb.
New Orli.MiH, July 10.
Cotton fit atilf, mid the ?n|-|il\ limited.?
I hu Halea fur Hit* da) tuiiipri-u GOO Icilri.
Middling in i|iioU'd at Iruin li; to I t)' per
lb. Tin! nulrn lor tlif vii'i'k are '.Sao ti i.a.
lid till' ICCcipW I 1 do ll lira. Till! lillu'H 111
|i?'lt la OIM) bales I In* decrc.iat* in i?*?
i*ei|itH tor the mu.ioii at thin port iiiiiuuiilt
lu 'Jl7,tiUU bale >, anil at Ml l.'.r pint* to
.'iJO balm. Corn in u hi ill <s.>-\ per
iiihtu l. Flour ill dull,
(
Business Notices.
Tb.- man uliu lived ia t'.u! Went, utlhitol
uvery full with the Fever mid d)(iie, tvliuae
I. inula .'aid he only hud the Fever, being too
lazy to ahaki*, Ma* nil unfortunate until, in
that he died b. la.v Leonard'* South ?t lilcric.ui
Fever and .Iguo lletuedy war introduced; fo:
loot he lived to nee it, it troubl have cured hiiu
ut liia hilbra through it* tonic propei.iri,
mid clVectually removed the cauio* w Inch git o
11*1! to tin* Fever. It. ! i..ii I.O...I
? - *"
your own ilitcit'U, !l" suffering with the tduJU
and Fever, you <lo not immediately ava.l your
sell of this wonderful medicine, nod deserve*
little pity if you do not.
lloLI.OWAYH OINTMENT AND I'lLIA
U!c<<l* and sores diain the system of 1(4 vital
energy, Then dec< it-cd action is kept up by
virulent nuttier in tire vessels of the glands und
skin. This matter iii neutralized ?> the diaiufeeling
operation of the Ointment. The ''ills
cure indigestion in all iu forma. Purchaser a
ore hereby informed of a certain test as to tha
genuineness ol these remedies , it is necessary
to see that ea.U l< d of th? book of directions 4
around < ucli ;h>i and bo* shows the words,
"llolloway, New Yoi-k and London," ma Was i
ter-inark, iu scinntranoparant letters, alii not
thus authenticated are frauds. 81.
NO F.IMILY SHOULD HE WITHOUT
THEM.
Wo apeak of M'lainc's Idvrr PiiU, prepared
by Fleming Uros., INlUburgh, l'a., which liavo
become an IndispeocabW Family Medicine.?
the frightful symptoms which arise from a diseased
Liver manifest themiclve* nioro or less
in every family 5 dyspepsia, sick-hcadschd, ob?
striKtion of Uie nionaca, ague and fever, pains
in the side, with dry, hacking cough, arc ail tho
results of hejiaiic derangement?and for these
()r. X'Lane's rills arc it sovereign Remedy.?*
They.hara never been known to fail, and they
should be kept at all tiuioa by families.
Directions.?Take tWQ or three going to bed
rTITv ?im/l ?U~I ?i-L? n ?t.? a .
j u< Milt U IUgll?. II IU?J UU UU|
purge two or throe tfinq* by nest morning, Uko
one or two more. 4 alight breekl.nt atiould
invariably follow thoir u.?c.
The Idver PilU majr eUo bo tuo<| where p?rg< ing
i.4 limply nceemry. A* an unii-Ml&ouf 1
purgative, they are Inferior to none. /twl in 4
dosee of two or throe, they give oatoniohing re? 1
Bef to "irk headache; elm in alight derange- *
gicnu nf thy to?n<vch.