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The truth i* 1 slatted oo a journey over Jordan, but thanks to the doctors, or a strong constitution, or both. 1 turned back; and am willing, I assur* you,to post, {tone the journey, lor many day s to come. Of .what shall I write ? shall it be of the, ell engrossing subject of intcreV here ? if so ; my subject thence will be.tbc hardness of the times, and the. ruin that has fallen upon many; and is impending o\cr many more, great and snmll, rich and poor.? Money, money, is still the cry, and still money is wanting. The banks withold o...:. I.III.. ...I.: .i. . . .. -1 : - ' tuvit umi", .i?cn ? itMiis a umrii'iK'y im rir? oulation in Ihe city of about six millions of Dollars, at least. Tliis is a startling deficit; i and unless it is supplied, ruin will come to | many a house. I say about six millions, j A few months since and a much larger sum was in circulation, but it is thought that j with that sum we could get along. Since I wrote you last, all of our banks , lmvc suspended, save the Chemical Hank alone. This institution weathered the storm in 1837, and came through that trying time with its colors Hying; and now elated : by Its ancient glory it has nailed its colors to the mast and has determined looveicome ( all difficulties. It is to he hoped that he- ! fore long the legislative- bodies of our com- I mon country wi'l hit upon some plan whereby all hanks may he made like the old Chemical. Dishonesty has brought ruin upon us. Speculation of all sorts, and j in produce, money and stocks ; and an ex- , Il.?> 1.1 ?.1 . 1... . kllMil^UUl'V HIIIC ttUllMl !?"> "V |U eastern courts sire tJie main cause. l'raetiscd its they have been, they amount to dis ; honesty. The immediate cause, however, , or that which brought it on at this p.irlicu- | lar juncture, is the fact that many of our Wall-street chieftains took it into their heads that they were not making enough by buying and selling certain fancy stocks. They began to put them down, that they ' might buy at a lower figure. Seeming not to understand the extreme rottenness of j the monetary machine, they have built oj>, and with which they rule the country : they I bore down a little too hard and this mo<t terrible crash is the consequence. Many of these rogues in high places, have been crush- j ed in the ruin their own hands have helped to bring upon others; and my sincere prayer is that every one of them may share the j onnta fuht - - The monicd aristocracy of the country . rules it. Revulsions in the money market j are too frequent. What can be done to remedy the evil. My opinion is that there can be but one remedy for it ; and that is ; to go to a cash system altogether. As long as (bo credit system prevails, just so long j will the monicd nabobs bave it in their puw- ! er tortile. I)o lltey want your grain, your r'.ce, your cotton n little cheaper, Hint lltey j inay make a rpej : a "tightness in the mon* cy market," is straightway made and the | work is accomplished. Sticks put up or down as they are inrliuA^Pill or buy. In fine money is plenty or scarce ; and prices rule high or low, as these rich rogues of tho country may desire. Takeaway the credit system altogether and yon have a remedy. The only mode liv legislative en" actmcnts that I can think of, i'h. to lake away the right to mio for debts, made for anything else than for property that will \ be a permanent investment, as lands, ne- ' I groc8 in your section,&e. The merchants. ?j both great and small \%il! pry out against : this from Maine to Texas, more loudly than v they do against the homestead nets passed h in several States. Tho object is to secure v to the honest, poor, hardvvorki* g man and t his family a home Against all contingencies, v by making his property to n certain amount not liable to levy and sale under execution n Yet your merchants cry out against sue.ii ; laws?they want all that a man has; and i they don't like f?r law to place it beyond ' their reach. And so will the cry he raised j Against my nroposition. If debts made for g >ods or anything tlscthon a permanent investment, cannot he collected by law, the ; I flS/th Hf?i? lmtn Minn <*lt_*irw*i* li? tret ill ' I that people, who trade with them, are worth; i and nt most, tl ey see no chance to get a* ? much as they do under the credit system.? j Nevertheless I recommend my plan. It might be hard for awhile, but we would soon get used to it, and then prosperity would follow. How in it. that so ninny men of the country, work hard, and make a great deal, but at the end of the year can scarcely make the two ends meet ? The man who understands the ropes?understands how financial speculators cheapen his produce in the nick of time ; and raises the price of what he wishes to buy ; and looks over hi? store bills can easily tell you. Pay as you go, is nn old and good maxim. Te.l your readers to practice it. There is not a shadow of doubt, but that, i in this country of ours, rich in soil,a man may play ludf his time ai d make more j than enough to support on; and would do so, but for the credit system and the I speculation it engenders in monetary af- j fair? I i h?* - 1 '* ' Vn|> ** I have ridden my liobby horse loo long ' lor a new* writer 1 see, but 1 will not strike out. I promise to do 80 nev or again; and upon tluit promise ask pardon. I think the ' fat titers ot' your country will pardon uio i and nay write again. Now for otlu r mat- i ters awhile. The news front over the water is rathe gloomy. The money market in England is light : ami in I.isb"ti and Yiojjna 'inmiciaJ panics are ill full blast. M itiy houses in England have ! .tied but I do hope that the present "revulsion" will not reaeli her; if it should, i; i> impossilile to tell what will be the remit. The distress that followed that of '37 will he nothing compared with that whieh will follow this. I hope old England will stand firm The markets are at a st:.n<l uitl! v.. change is tn l?i- reported. There is imc now font tiro, however. that ^ inn v notioo. Tlio largest wholesale establishments have tjirown upon their doors to the retail custom. A lady can now enter Stewart's palace and buy a dress as easily and eheaply as she can in any of our retail shops. The u^ual amount ot crimes black or. the pa pes of the 'I'oiiee tiazclte', and of those papers that devote a part of their columns to the details of o(fences against the law. More next week. MANHATTAN. | <J tjr Criinrr. lamcasterville, sc. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV., Jtli, U&T.1 to priniers. a Journeyman Pi inter, of good habits. may obtain a situation in this office by applying soonAssrosEH* Sai.p?Wo refer our fenders to ilu? adveriisi m.-nts < f I;.i:ds and negroes for salt- in Ymk liihtricl by i.. h. \Jassey. Assignee. A lure |>|>?><I(itilty, certainly, for persons \\ isl.ing to liny. Snles-Dayj!i:l liltlo business of it public diameter was done on Monday. {Several parcels ol lands wore .sold ;?ann lig t lie nsl Hie Slew - :irt lands?"Ihe Harden Spot of the \\ axIiiiw.h"'?which brought twenty-live dollars and thirty ccfits j?.-r acre. The tract contain* upwards <>t live hundred acres. \V. J. t.'urcton, K-ij , is tin purchaser. Lands for Sale. The real F.stato ot the late I)r. (i. 1.. Mnssey, deceased, will be sr.Id by the Commissioner, on next sale day. Also the Steele J Tract of I.and. The advertisements will ap- i pear next week. Harper's Magazine. Harper's Magazine for November has been received, mid we are glad to see by a notice fro in the Me.-srs. Harper's that the recent financial troubles, which effected this , as well as fanny oilier publishing Houses, w ill not interfere with the business and regular appearance of the Magazine. It is a wonder to us that more copies uf it are not taken at this place,? it is decidedly the s most interesting Magazine for the general reader published in America. The price, S3 a year, bears no proportion to its mcrits< I and one, in looking over its pages, is forcilily reminded of the remark, "redieulouslv | cheap," made of it by the 'London Times.' I Ity cluhhing with the i.F.nr.Ki;, we will . furni-li a copy of each for ^ I. Homicide at YorkvilleWe learn of a distressing homicide that i vas committed at Vorkvibe on Saturday . t ? ? ? I ast by Tims. J Jh-H, , a voting law yer ?t that place. upon llic person of Mr. Jus. Mien, of the same loan. The ditlieulty, l t'e understand, grew out of a report made iv Mr. Hell as merenntilc agent for some j wholesale I louses in Charleston, respecting lie solvency of Mr Jan. Mien Jr., a tner? haul of Yorkvi'tle arid son of the defeased, dr Allen, Sr., was walking on the street ' villi a bundle of posting hills under his I iiio, purposing to expose Hell for makir.g, is alleged, false representations. Ha was ittacked by the latter, and after higli words had passed between them, Hi-li shot. Allen with a double barreled gun,with which he was armed, at a distance of several paces ' Front him Allen lived about live hours a!? j terw-ird*. Hell, we understand, has been . arrested. A Baptist Church. At the late meeting of the Moriali Asso- i I'iatlon, it was proposed to build a Ibiptist j L'hurch at this place,and we learn that some ' four hundred dollars w as subscribed for that purpose. A committee vans appointed to , ibtain further subscriptions and to look out n suitable lot upon which lo buihl, in the [ vent that n sufficient amount of funds is raised. This measure merits the hearty co-opera- ' lion ot the Villagers. They should, at least., meet the Association half way in a matter from which they are to derive the principal benefits. Thro nre, wu believe, but one or two Baptist families here, but all [({ nominations can feel an interest in the effort and all can share the pleasures and benefits to result from its success. Aside Iroui its leligious and moral advantages,its importance as an item of improvement to our Village, should not be overlooked. Ws hope that the measure will succeed and see no y<>od reason why it should not. Although tht-re are but few Baptists in this | vicinity, vet taking the District generally, that denomination, pet hups, out numbers any other. THE BANKS. The assembling of the next I/egislalure, is looked forward to with inteiest in view of the eourae which that Body may pursue in reference to our Banks. It may be too late to apply a remedy for the pit-sent troubles which afflict the country, but not too ] late to adopt measures for the prevention of a recurrence of them. Although, l?v the ' mere act of Kin-pension, the Banks may not have toik-iteil tlivir t liai leis. yet, w bother under suspv nsiun or nut, the Legislature has a right to inquire how far they are resjion| siblc for the jirese.nt -monetary condition of our State, and in just so far as they have ; offended, to restrict their operations for the I future tinder severe penalties. If these rej stiietions amount to a viitual means of ter! initiating their existence?if such a length should he required under .(tie circumstances , ?then let it be done since the interests of I the people demand it. Harks were char1 tcreil for their ae ioinmodation?to assist the ! needy who are solvent, save estates, and ius a means of kccjiilig property Hi the State. ; The majority of our Haliks have failed to j answer this purpose ; not only have they j failed to benefit the people, but tliey have ! intlieted upon them positive injuries. The Kxchatige leatlire which enables the Banks I to realize such heavy profits i< an impo.d | iiiiii aim nisi in urn producers nl rnllnti ( without affording thom iIn* slightest benefit I ia return. Tim large dividends which sunm j of these Hanks pay, conic indirectly out of , tlie planters. A writer in the Charleston j Mercury over the signature of ''One of the people" exemplifies this in n \\ ay that every | one can understand. We make an ex* I tract : Suppose tiic Banks, st any one onrnmcrI cinl point.wish to make numry hv J'.xchangc J on New York or Liverpool, it will he to | their interest to make K.xchange cheap ? i This is easily done. Cottor. pureliasers d<? | not pay down their money for cotton, and I then wait for its return, may h> six monllis I afterwards, l?y its sale. They nsiiallv realI i/.u their money l>v drawing Hills of Kx] change on the person lo whom they ship it, j in New \ oilt or in Liverpool. By this means lhc\ can bus more colloid ship it,11* 1 draw . gain; so that, will) twenty thousand dob ! larson hand.they max operate during 'lie season in purchasing cotton to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars. And this Would he a pretty sale course of business, so far us the purchaser's creditors are concern) d, in ordinary turns, for the cotton | i?> 1 In-re lo nnsw i*r the drafts, whilst his ! Iwiiulv thousand dollars will meet any loss on tin- cotton b\ a I'.iil in price. Now,when ' (lie i-olloii purchaser conn s into the market. 1.1! has two resourei-s of i-reilit with the Hanks?first, by notes in tlie Hank ; and. I M-cond, by liis liills j! Exchange, which, to | sell adiaiHaejMinsly, be must h?vc bis time. ; lie prefers the former, because more im! iiu-oiately under bis own control. Hut it' the Hanks want to purchase Exchange, to sliaii- notes hi New York, or for any oilier j purpose, they will throw- out the notes of j merchants, who are purchasing cotton, and drive tliem to the other alternative of draw, j ing Hills of Km hanoe. This throws a great quantity of these Inlis upon the inarke!,?nd ot course their value goes dow n. The Hanks then can come into the market and purchase | these hills at their depreciated value. Now, as the cotton purchaser can get no accommodation in tiie Hanks, and his hills of Kxcliungc on cotton, if he purchases it, must !>e sold at an under value, he takes all this into consideration when he purchases the | cotton, and idlers so much less for il. The | raciurs, also, perhaps, deprived ol Hank accaminodation. must sell. Down goes 1 lie* price ol I'dllon?wliv, or w lie re fore the j planter in th? country is utterly at a Ions to imaoino. I,et nie Mate a ease, v? hich. I am I informed actually oeeurrid. A Hunk Dir* ; eetor Wanted a lot of cotton. The Kuetor refused the price he nfli-rcd. and said to him, ''liefore 1 will sell at sueh a priee, I will-hold on and borrow money from the: Hank.*' "That yon won't do," replied the Director, "for the Hank wants Kxehange." ; llv refusing to discount, the Hank forces cotton to he sold, that being sold, it might j be shipped to t'-e North or Kurope, and furnish the Kxehange it desired. The Hank . Director got the cotton at his price. Our planters ought to understnnc that all Ex- . change is based on our agricultural produc- j lions It is against them, either in Kurope or rt the North, that all hills t.f Kxchange arc drawn, ami all the expenses of forward- j ing them to their markets of consumption ? insurance, commissions, freight, exchange j ?all come out of the cotton, and ure com- i puled in its price. The twenty per eent. dividend of the Hank of Hamburg eunie out i ol the planters. That the business of dealing in F.xcbnnge is more profitable than loaning money at G percent, may be infertd front the fact that the last official return of the Hank of New, berry, exhibits that while it had loaned out upon personal security the pitiful sum of nbout twenty-four thousand dollars, it had in' e-t-ii in domestic Kvenange upwards of Seven IJ-jndrcd thousand dollars! And thus they are enabled to declare handsome dividends, and what is most galling, they do it at the expense of the people from whom tbey derive their chartered privileges. It is said that this money panic originated at the North and that our Banks are not responsible for the pressure felt here ; and yet, it seems that if their system of dealing in Exchange had been restricted to its proper limits, they would have been less dependant upon the New Vork Banks, and of consequence, less effected by the conwuUion which hiiii iig nrii/iri ??? fl??? \?vrlli ..?*<! V\/..ut e .. ..w. ... ...... .. O.*. A correct and limited system of Hanking, we believe, may be of benefit mid is certninly n source of convenience to a people ; but if the present wholesale operations which pervade our entire country?leading to extravagance and reckless speculations and subjecting us to occasional panics and pressures, such as that now hanging over us, are to be continued, the question may very naturally suggest itself, whether a gold and silver currency is not preferable. Capl. James Johnston has been elected Ordinary of Fairfield District, by n majority of -J19 votes over his opponent, Mr. flaw, thorn. <? The Newberry Mirror. The Newberry Mirror thinks that our nr. tide in reference to the Bunks and suspension, published in the Ledger of October 21st, may produce bad results-?Frrst.jbeeause w e indurated the possibility that the action of the oilier banks assisted in bringing about suspension of the Bank of the State; second, because we admitted (which we are not aware that we did) ,vt1?e probaI bility of our Banks becoming worthless and | unable to redeem their notes and thirdly, because Ave gave crtdil to the then generaU 1 Iv received iiniiivsslnn I lint a Kiisiieiisinn in I : tills State amounts to a forfeiture of charIlcr; I The implied-charge against some of the Company Hunks was dcducible from the faet I hut they refused, at their counters, bills upon the Hunk of the Stale, ami this led to j a panic and run upon the Jatter, 1 ringing about suspension at an earlier period than would oUterw isc have been neecssary, ad-j milling that it would have come to this finally, which is not clear. The Mirror inny I be right in its opinion (if such is its upin| ion) that ibis was not done with the view of injuring the Bank-of the State. Oilier reasons, we know, call be assigned, though it must be admitted th.vt if Miey desired to injure this institution, they could uot have adopted a course bettor calculated to uflict 1 tlu'ir object. It has nut been shown that I they hud good reason for distrusting the j llunk of the State, for when the latter sua. punded. it hud one hundred and twenty thousand dollars of specie remaining Our opinion then, as now, in reference to j the solvency of our Banks, in the event of | a general suspension, was that their assets I tint! seeuiities were sivllieient to protect the I hill-holder against ultimate loss, if he could j ! afford to hold than in the emit he could not si ll tinni tit their par value. They would be good, doubtless, as that tern) is generally I understood, hut whether as uvailuhleas gold | or silver, would depend greatly upon the length of time that the Banks remained under suspension. lint the liunks did not all suspend, nor is it likely now Unit they will, and those that did will probably resume payment at earlier period than might safely have teen anticipated some weeks ago, from 1 the greater uncertainty vv Inch then envelj oped the iiflairs of the country. ! It was our purpose to, if we did not, subse j ?|iiently correct the error into which we, with others, had fallen in reference to the penalJ Iv attached to suspension in litis Slate.? 1 By mi Act of 1810 llie Banks forfeit, at the end of eueh inoutli while under suspension, a sum of motley, at the rate of live per cent | per annum, on the niiiou.'t ot their notes in [ circulation. The Act reads: "Evciy Bank which shall suspend the pay{ tiietil of current coin lor its notes, or w hich shall declare a dvleiinitiation to suspend or refuse payment of its notes, according to their legal obligation, in current coin, shall heColiie liable to pay the Statu of South Carolina, at the expiration of every month after such suspension or declaration a sum of money, at the rule of live per cent, per j annum upon the whole amount of its notes, | which shall h.i\e been issued in circulation [ at the commencement of said month, ami sln.ll continue to pay at the same rate at the end of every month, until the said hmk shall revoke its declaration, and shall luxxfully redeem lis notes when demanded, aecoidinglo their legal obligation: the said sum of money to be recovered by action of debt in any court < f competent jurisdiction." States-Right!* Democracy. Tl ? Richmond Knifuirmn\ s in the North ; as we'd as in the South, State sovereignty j iinw I| .41 11 > id- I'-coglliZt u IV lilt* L'fllKN*. | racy iii the cli'rf elements t.f their |>< 1 ic>, I imnhii'j tiit* inherent truth niul strength ol the Democratic cried, jumI embodying the ti'io spirit tif our n<ivtrntiitiit. To bi* a ! State rights Dt-mticracy i* to be an ndvo* | eate <<l tin* Union, nn Inn*; iih the Souili in I sifc witItin it, and to hold in reserve seces- ' aion an tl t* remedy, \\ lien Slate sovereignly j ami the Constitution are inadequate to the | inaititetianee ol Southern interests and de fence of Southern honor. To be a Disunion Democrat, is to deny the efficacy of the Confederacy, to abandon all hope of pence and desire for fraternal friendship with the ; North, and to contend thnl u sepaiation of j the slave and anti slave States is to lie wish. ! ed niul worked for earnestly and industrU onsly liy the people of the South. The one j only asks that the (iovernuient shall he ndministcrcd impartially, as it was origintcd and designed fertile benefit of all parts and portions, each Slate and section of onr com* i nion country ; remonstrating against every indication of aggression upon the {Stales, but unwilling to eiy out for disunion, on account ol" every inii.giuary*grievunce. The other looks with ?n eye of prejudice upon ?ach set of the Fedcial (ioverument, regards with distrust the protestations, rue. the manly net* of our nllies and friends ut tlie North and is ever arguing, or rather ranting to prove that the Ooulii is sacrificing hersoif . for the sake of the Union, that the C'ortaii. lotion is altogether annulled, and that there is no security fur slavery except in separation. The .State lights Democrat is he who would raise the war cry of {Southern secession, in such an event as the t iection of a I lllack Republican 1'resiot-nt, or the rcslora- . tioii of the .Missouri Compromise, but who sees as yet nothing to justify a disruption i of the confederacy, and iiopes for the per- ! pctuiiy of the Union by an unprejudiced and impartial enforcement of the C'oustilu- i lion. The Disunion Democrat is lie, who reckless of consequences, and regardless o( the fact that the government is still in the ! l j. w . 1 ? - i mai'iji* ?#i ituir, iiuurni, itana jiuviiuiiu 111(1(1, . that abolitionism him been beaten again in its efforts to win upon the reigns of power, nnil that the South is still ?e< ure in her j right*. would diareve' the North and South j to-rnorruw, and find no regret in the thought that in the burial ground of nations, the resting-place of this Union would be marked by a broken column. The State rights Democracy are unwilling to abandon the Union yet. But, while they hope to perpetuate it, should the rights of the South become insecure in its keeping, they will not hesitate to uufurl a flag of independence with only fifteen stars upon it. 38*ids of tJj r Wvsk. The SoothCai^olkiaContercnce will meet at Charlotte, N. 4'., on the 25ih November, and .Bishop l'aine will preside. Direct Trade sWitji Kciuu'E.?Several .of the 1'lanters of i'airfield, says thcttogister, are takino measures to ship their cotton directly to Europe. During tlie quarter which ended on the 30th of last JScptembor,,there arrived at Liv- j crpool, from the United States, 6,399 pas- j of whom 2,769 were returned em- ! i grants. Ex-J'residejit fierce has derided to visit Madeira with his wife this winter, on ne0011111-01' the hitter's ill health,and President liuclunan has courteously tendered them a passage in a government vessel, which is soon going that way. Senator Hunter of Va., between whom nnd Gov. Wise, it is said, there w ill he a struggle foi the about-to-be vacant seuntorial seat, has published a letter in which ladenies the statement that he U hostile to the present administration, lie announces liis disapproval ofiiovcrnor Walker's oo unto Kkglisii Horses is America.? It [is stated as a jmsitive fact, that arrangements are in progress, and will no doubt speedily be completed, for bringing over W? America the ensuing s|nuig. a limited number of select Kltrrii-tl* rnivn Imsu.. J ? r ..? V ?V .J, %*? v \M1H HU U11 U 111 own soil for the supremacy of tbe turfhere. I Tine Committee appointed to supervise j tlie vrri'iiun of :i monument over the re | mains of tlie late Prof Hudson, of Mount Zion College, suggest that fill who have j ever be? n pupils of Mr. Hudson, shall conI tribute the sum of one dollar to aid the praisxxorlhy design. Communications may be addressed to J. II. Kioii, Winusboro'. Miscf.li.asiots Items.? In Florida the tax collectors will not receive the bills of ail) other than specie paxing banks. The State treasurer has issued a circular directing that "nothing but gold and silver, or their equivalents, will ansxxcr for the payment of taxes." Ahitvai. of Com. ? Wo learn from a private and teliab.o sourccfsavsthe ('hatleston <'ouricr)that Ute steamer* North Star,Baltic and Kuropa, hrouglit oxer to this country on their recent arrivals, upwards of six hundred thousand pounds sterling, in specie.? The amount shipped by the Persia, daily expected, is not posilixcty known, but orders haxc been sent out for insurance on this aide, as the amount was const Jered too large to be taken altogether by Fnglisb underwriters. Charleston Chamber of CommF.ncit.? We learn through the Charleston Courier, ihii ti>a x.ij ? xi - ' ) iirtunj; nt'iil oil .won. day evning last. Col. A. O. Aixirevi, Prcs't. in the chair, a Resolution was unanimously adopted requesting the President to appoint a committee of ten, who shall be charged w ith the preparation of a memorial to the Legislature, praying foj- such a modification of the Usury Laws, and such amendments to our present Ranking s\stem, as the lea. sons furnished by tlio experience through which we *re now passing shall show to be wise and expedient. The Sumter Watchman alludes to an affair of tumour which recently took place in the stable yard of lie tillage^ hotel. Un known to the principals, the two first round* were composed of blank cartridges. < >ne of the principals making the discovery, charged his own weapon for the third, and demand) d to tight almost aiur.zle to mucrlc. Finally, ten paces were agreed upon, and llit. shots tired. Osti of the conibatunts fired ; c. i i .i? .1 ?) > - iirsi, Hiirii in? inner imvnni'i'U m u or inri'n paces ami fire-el?one shit taking effect in the leg. and another grazing the orenst. lie who tired first then advanced, and bent hi* antagonist on the head, when the mailer', ended. King Alchohol, we learn, was the presiding genius. A New Catholic* transi.atio.s or the ! Bible ?The London Catholick Register makes the followiug announcement: We are authorized to state that,in accord- : anew with the deetco of the lust Synod at Westminster, which have lately been return | ed fronitRoine with the approbation of the Holy Sec, the Cardinal Archbishop of West, minster has entrusted the preparation of a corrected version in English of Holy Scri|>turcs to the care of Dr Newman. Never has j it been our duty to make an announcement which has gren us rr?'>re heartfelt aalirfnc- ! lion, and, we doubt not, it will be shared byall chaste* of our readers." The New York 7Wi hat a letter from 1 Nicaragua, from which we lenrn thai by n decree maned hut month, nearly all the Americana in that country are expelled.? Not only Ihoac who a) mpulhiaed with NVal- j ker, but other peaceable citizen have beeu driven out Another viait from (Jan. Walker in expected, and gicat preparationa linve been made to receive him, All oblebodied men between lift ecu and aixty yearn of age, are ordered to hold themaehea in readioena for military service. Tl? L'. I .L-. .1- - j ? iiv .ta? i?i|#mn buyb mil i/ih KicnQi of Gen. Wri. T. Haskell, who was recently sent to the Lexington (Kentucky) Insane Asyl um, have been informed by the author, ities of that institution that strong hopes are entertained of his speedy restoration to sanity. To Post Masters.?The Post Master General h?s recently decided that if Post Masters do not give publishers of r.ewnps. pers notice when their papers remain in the Post Office without being taken out by the subscribers, within live yterks,that they are llabto for th? pay. Suspensions?All the Barika in thefStute of Virgiriin have suspended specie payments and nil bank notes, with tin exception of the Kanawha and Tazewell Bank, pnss vprrent.? Charloltesiille.Jcfferaomnn. Balloon Ascension and Proposals. Mr. Wilson, the wronaut, now in Charleston, proposes to make an ascension, on or about the period of the Fair of the South'Cnrolinn Institute?18th inst. He proposes, furthermore, to devote n portion of the receipts to the cause -of the CidJroun and the Mount Vernon Monument. Crlnpjjjjif. Later from Europe ] ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER PE RSI A o New York, October 28. The steam sliip Persia, Capt. C. II. E. Judkins, has arrived al this port with Liverpool dates to the 17th inst. Commercial Intelligence. Livkkpool Con on Markkt.?Cotton has declined from 1 H it 1 4<l per lb.? The sa(e* for the week comprised 25,000 bales, of which speculators took 9,500 and exporters 1,000 bales, leaving 14,500 bales of all descriptions to the trade, firleans Fair was quoted at 9 5 Od, Orleans Middling al 9 l-4d; Uplands Fair al 9 5 8d and Uplands Middling at 9d per lb. The sales on Friday were 4,000 bales the market closing quiet and steady ."? The stock on liand comprised 311,000 bales, of which 103,000 bales were American. LlVBHPOOI. 1 > 1! K a DSTl' KK8 MaIIKKT.? Flour is steady with little inquiry. Inferior has declined and prices aro weak.? Wheat is steady and the market closed with an advancing tendency for lied.? Corn is firm an advancing with tendency. London Monky Maiikkt.?Tin; de crease of bullion for the week was ?553.000. Consols were quoted at from 88 3 4 to 80 on account. London Gekekal Maukut. ? Wheal was dull ?t a decline of 3d per 70 lbs.? Sugar Hits lieuvr, at a decline of from 2?. to 3r. General News The Prrtia brings ?200,000 in specie. The details trom India are more prom i iain?T- It is confident I v "expected that the next mail will bring the news of the fail of Delhi. Ten liroeck'a horse Belle won the New Market races. The rhip Prince George, from Mobile, wits abandoned at sea on the 4th. The crew arrived at Queenslown. It is reported at London that President Itucharun has written to Mr. Dallas, our Minister in England, pledging the enforce menl of the international laws. There is n tearful panic in Vienna, and a financial crisis in Lislion. There have been large arrivals of gold from Australia. The banks of Holland and Helgium have advanced their rates of dincuuut. Senatorial Election. Nashville,Tenn., Oct. 28?lion. 0. 1'. Nicholson has been elected Senator from this Slate to the I* S. Senate. Iowa Election. Chicago, 111., Oct. 28?It is now stated that the Black Republicans have been successful in the Iowa election by twelve majority. The Baltimore Riots. Washington, October 10.? The (iov ernor of Maryland has applied to the President fur Government troops, if ne cetsary, to prevent an outbreak At the lialliinore election on Wednesday next. Gov. Walker antPlhe Administiatlon Washington, October 30.?The Ad ininistrAlion utterly condemns Gov. Walker's course in purging the polls in Ox- ' ford county, Kansas, contrary to specific instructions to t.ot act m judge in this matter. There are the hest reasons for the belief tliAt both Walker and Stanton will be recalled, unless they immediately resign. FiLLtnutTBRino.? We were Amused the other day to aee it announced that Presideul Walkkk of Nicaragua had offered n reward of lauds in Nicaragua to al1 who would volunteer under him, and go there and fight for them, i'bis reminds us of an ancient personage, who offered Christ all the lands round about if lie would worship hun, and well know ...ft, XI I1IV "nine IIIUC, < nil DIU IIIII WICC reiiiMrked, that lie did nut own m foot of lend in the world. President Walkkr Iihk been driven out of Nicaragua ? bus neither influence nor authority there. The (government is in possession of a hostile foe, mikI his to l>e subdued before President Waukh tun assume the reins of authority. These lands offered ss houn ty lands to the fillibusteros, will, doubtless, be dear lands before ibey are jk*sessed by General Wsutaa's soldiery.? It is lamentable that the American peo pie are so fond of filibustering, and so ready to be duped and humbugged by any one wbo takes the trouble to make the attempt. [Pmtri?t end Mmntaitutr. Shout 'Ghkiht.?Wo MMic* in our Boston exchanges, that 'the WhotaiMft dealer* in Silk and "Millinery goods hare come -to iin agreement, not to gite more than few monrhs etedit, There ?e*?ire to he ? general disposition in trade to shorten -credit wml got nearer -the -cash system, the only safe system *e believe for eondnctilig bus ore**, l-et our business men adopt the same, ami they will , find in the tndf that if their soles are not as laige, ihejr nil! hare made by the op' oration.? Southern Light. Obituary. I>if.d. nt Chester, Oth of Oct., 186H, Mrs. Matty Mubley, wife of Dr, VV. \V. Motv ley, after an illness of ten days, aged 30 years y iiionths and 5 days. ' I*awes have their time to fall, And flowers to wither ut the north wind's brent It, And stars to art?bat all? * Thou hast nil seasons for dtk>ecun,oh, Death 3" It W? the and but }>ec<uliuT privilege of * friendship, to recite over the graves of those near and dear to us, those virtues which recommended the in to us when living, and V eonseerated thuir tnoMiory to us when dead. 1-et him who has lost no friend or relative, close his heart and e:?rs to our simple cu!o. gy.but double anguish shall seize his soul, when lie will be lb reed in bis hour of affliction (which v ill surely enrno; to ask for that sympathy he now withholds. The one whose early death w e now aiourn was |n>?Hosscd originally of a vigorous eow Simmon ano cocervui icmpcrnmeni. one looked upon the bright sido of life, and seized upon the joyous nod lite pood of every K-rae and situation, with tin- natural instinct of a vivacious and ingenuous nature. Her person was comely, her wit sprightly, nnd her mind nnikcnliiie nnd well cultivated ; nud these made her the r;i4ia; tinp point and dispenser of happiness in every circle ?he entered. Her pood moth- ^ cr remembers her as the light of the do- M nicstie hearth in these appreciative word*, "When Maky came, every tliinp in the house was cheerful and happy : and when she went away, it seemed a cloud remained . t behind." Het literary taste won of a refined and elevated character. She loved truth for it* self. She sought it with patience and adhered to it with firmness and consistency.? To these she added the softer virtues of her own sex, to wit: a pore nnd chaste mind, great depth ot feclinp and uiiwuverinp attachment. She wss the chief solace and comfort of her father in his decliuinp tears, and with filial atleetion, smoothed his pillow for the dying hour. Her mother and sisters in her man) acts of ktndncs and attention, had satisfactory earnest of her tenderness and love Hut who can tell, who can appreciate when told how fully J and completely she performed the duties of the wife * Cherished in her husbano's hoart is the recollection of the fidelity and pa I tienec with w liich *lic dim hurgcd Shore lit! lie dutiun which add mo lunch lo our happii ne**. aid arc mi otten in flected Im cau*? 1 they arc cheap ; umi of the* true devotion I and *elf wieritiee with which ?!ie came to Ida relict ill the hour ol deeper trial, con vincinj; him that her love mum cofls'-ten', deep and exalted, and under eircutii*lMicoM ol p rent moment, would have proven heroic. S?he w?* eMoenliitlly hi* couhtullor, friend alnl eoiopuiiion. ?>o active were her ?v uipatoies and mo | pur? her motive*, a* involuntarily to invito the confidence of nil, cVcli the *ci van.*,with whom nhe w?i* thrown. Fence lie to her anlie*. A Fkicnd. Pied, near Micanopv, Florida, at the rcridenee if Hod. M. S. I'erry, about the Mild* dm of October lu?t, JoNAtHAR 11. l)et*?.i.am. late of Laucnater District S. tJ. LANCASTER PRICES CURRENT. CORRECTED WEEKLY ] BY THOMAS K. MAGILI/ __ Bagging Uutuijr per yd IB to 2*1 I Li ale Hope, per 12 1-2 to 14 | t'oituii Hope, per ll> 22 to | Butter, 1ft to 2" ( Beet, 6 to ft 1-2 Bacon, lioir Bound. I? o> *?o 1 1 lirf.swii, 16 to 2" I Candles, Ad. per lb. 4U to tS ikiflVc, Uiu, 14 to 16 Corn, 71. Chickens, per pair 20 to '.'6 Kgg*. I,,'r d?x In Kluur, per bl 6 00 to 6.bo Koddrr, per c*l 50 lb Iron, per pound 6 to 6 1-4 hard, per lb lb to 16 brad, pel lb 12 1-2 Molasses, N. 0. per gal Mb to l.OO Nails, cut, per Li-g 6 2b to 6.bo Oats, per dosau 25 to *7 Osnaburgs, per yard, heavy 14 to lb I'olatoea, Northern per buehvl 2.2b I'uUtoes, Country per bushel 60 to 7b l'oader, per lb 37 Rice per bushel 4.SO to 6.on Sugar, S. O. pel lb 14 to 16 1 Sugar, Crushed, per lb 18 to 20 1 _ a i iwi, per MtrK 8.00 ! Steel, ru|, per lb. 22 to 36 | Ten 1 1) ?hi, per lb |l>0 to 1.25 Tallow, per lb (acaice) 14 Vinegar, per gal. 40 to 60 Yaru, per bunch, to 1.06 Til K~ Tit" IS 18. t'nlnmbl*, Oet SI. The mIo ol cotton during llie paat two daya have not exceeded 100 balea, and 11 , ? 111 Cent a aet ata to be the general ruling A ratea. 1 Charleaton, October 30. CoTTO*.-?There was a firm demand for thia article to duy, which reaulied io the aale of aume 800 bntea, at full and advancing pi ice*. The pricee ranged from Hi to 12|c. Among the traneactiona were 100 ; ha I en, which wore aold on terma not made public. Augunta, Oct 30. Cottoo ia active and "700 bnlea were aold to-day at froui 1 If a 12c per Ik. N..? r?-t- '> ? ? VI ivffiis, 1A1, ~d*. Cotton U some* hut better, and the sales for the day comprint*} a,000 bale*. Sugars have improved, and fair i? quoted at from 4} a 6c, and prims at fr? m 5$ a 6s. per lb. Molaaaea also has improved, and prims was quoted at Die per gallon. Thers is nothing doing in exchange, and businsaa is dull. Mobile, (H SO. The sales of cotton for the week were i 6000 bales, st from lu| a 10i c. per lb.? The receipts were 4000 bales, against 1000 ?J for the asms time last fear. The stsek on J hand is 10,000 bales, against 2) ,000 st the 1 same time last year. , . _ -1. \ f