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m mm 030 ^Plb isbed every Wedues lay Morning BY W. JVI. CONNORS KDITOR AND t'ROI'KIKTOR. TERMS: n advance, $2.00 a.7 the expiration ol ?ix Months, - ' 2.g0 At the end of the Tear, ' 3.00 i ADVERTISEMENTS Will be inserted at the following low rates: One square (of 16 lines or less,) one insertion, ?1 ; or, it continued, 75 cents for the first iu* J ertiou, and An cents lor each subsequent inser- I ion. car See Fourth Page for deductions in I Tor of standing advertisements. The number of insertions must be written on ach adrertiseuient, or they will be inserted till ' rdered out and charged accordingly. AN AUl TO PltOVlOK FOR TH;t AdMINIM TRATION OF DtiKKLlCT EstATfc.8. 1. lie tt enacted by the Senate aud House of Repres>entaii\es, now met "'id silting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the eatae, That whenever it shall come to the knowle ge of any Master or ^Commissioner in Equity cf this State. "That the estate and effects of any deceased person as to which administration could legally be granted by the Ordinary of this District, remain entirely or partially unadmintHiered, either by reasou of no application J'or letters of administration, or from miv #?il??? ......... 'I? there is no legally appointed representative of such deceased person, it shall bo the duty of such Master or Commissioner to make application to the Ordinary of the District for letters of administration on the estate of such deceased person, accompanied with a statement Of ih? nature, condition and value, of the said estate, as far as it may lie know n to him ; and thereupon, it shall be the duty of such Ordinary to insert a notice of such application, in the usual form,for forty days, 111 some pub lie newspaper published in such District, or. if there be none such, in some adjoin jng district; and, also, at the door of the Couit House ; and, after such notice, to grant to such Master or Commissioner, letters of adtnmbiration on the estate ot such deceased person, with the will an nexed, in case there be a will; and such Master or Commissioner shall give his own bond for the faithful discharge of his duty at such adin<r<islrator, in such amount as would be required in case of any other administrator, Out no sureties on the same shall be required : Provided, that if, be fore letters of admimsuaiion shall have been granted to such Mastei or Commit* sinner, who would otherwise be ent'tled to letters of administration on such estate, any person who would be otherwise enli tied to such administration, should aply for the same, they shall be granted to such person in preference : And Provided, al.so. That the whole v,?lue of said estate shall not exceed the value of live thou sand dollars. II. That upon the grant of such letters of administration to hWii. such Master or Commissioner shall he subject to all the same duties and obligations ami respoti- . sibiltlies and have all the same rights pow . ers and authority in relation to au.*1 - J 1 and the administration thereof, as are now provided for by law, in caset>f ad | niimstrators, except that instead of two sjh! one-half per centum, lie shall bo cnttfiled la return tlie suiti'of five per Centum on nil amounts Collected and reCeived by , biin. . . III. That in addition to filling an inven lory, apprais'fneiit and account, in tbe office of tbe Ordinary ot the D>lrict, such M aster or Commissioner shall al.;o keep ! nn official record of the same, afifl all his proceedings therein, in his own office, which shall be submitted to the Utran , ccllor for his inspection at each term of the j Court of Equity in the District IV. That whenever, after the grant of letters of administration to such Master or , Commissioner aforesaid, any other j efsoTi who would be entitled 10 letters df ad miniMjralion on inch estate as specially designated by law, shall apply to the t Ordinary if tbe District granting the saute and' he readv 10'trive tlm monSi?*! * - p ? .? . I?, such letters of a'diilisf ration, previous < ly uranted to such M ?ler or Couuiiistkion , er' shall l>e revoked, and the same be | granted to such person so applying for , (be same, but such revocation sball, 111 no wise, be held to annul or impair any act | Ie_r?4lly done, or r glit acq i ed, previous | ly under or by virtue of such Ad 111 in is , tfation. t V. That whenever it shall bo made to ? appear to sqch Master or Commissioner, , by deposition under oath, that any p<?r ,j (ion of the estate and effects of any de t ceased person as to whose estate lliere i? v no administration, and no person legally authorized to take possession of the same, r ami as to wlutdi be would, according to I , the foregoing section of fliis Act, be an Is thorized to apply for administration, is in j danger of being lost, damaged or impair ? ed ir. value, such M oner or Ooinin SMm.er | may apply to the Ordinary of tlie li s t trict, setting out the reasons of Ins appn *c cation for authority to take the same into v bis custody and Dosiiessiou ; and, there* upon, such Ordinary shall be authorized , ? . to issue to such Master or Commissioner, | written autboritv under Ins olttcia' seal. I - iti (h<j nature oT letters ad bona colligen- , da, lo take the custody and possession of aitch effects, and re tarn the same under , his charge and control, until adtniuislra , tion ahah l>e (/ranted thereon; and, there upon, Mich Master or Commissioner shall i be authorised to take charge of and re- | tain such effects. > i VI. That whenever it shall appear pec ( essary thai any portion of'the effocu of any deceased person which shall thus coino into the charge sod custody of any Master or Commissioner, ahouid be soul to save the saiueprotn destruction, or from I great and evident loss or damage, such Master or Commissioner may apply to any Chancellor at Chambers or in Court, t for an onle* l<> sell the *?tne ; and, there I upon, such Chancellor, may, aflrr a sum niarv examiuaron, grant' an order to sell ? or dispose of such effects, in' such way, t and upon such taring as he mtv thmit ? proper, in case he may deem snch sum c inarv interposition necessary or ex|redierit. a And anv sale so made, in pursuance of b such order, shall he good and valid lo all tl iuteuUh M if r^uherly made by ?u x minis^tor under an order of tlie.Coqrl of Equity. AN ACT to Repeal an Act. entixlrd "An Act to Inckeask tiik amount ov I'kopertt exempt from Levy A^o Sai.k," ratified the sixteenth day of .December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one. 1 Jiei.t enacted by tbo Senate and JJoqse of Representatives, now met and Niilmif .n (\-tui.qI A un.l )?t* iKo ailll.ij, jh .ur^ris. 4!.C authority of the same, That an Act,entitled "An Act to increase the amount of Property exempt 4rom (Levy and .$ale;" ratified the sixteenth day qf tDecember, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-ope, be and^tbe same ie liereov repealed. Alabama. The Senate of Alabama, on Thursdar ,14th inst., passed the following preamble and resolutions in relation to Kansas. Whereas, the people of Alabama, of all political parties, in their primary assemblies and party conventions, as well as by the unanimous voice ol their general assembly, have heretofore announced the following ?s among (he fundamental principles of their political cieed : That Alabama, their judgment, will ar.d ought to resist, even (as a last resort) to a disruption of every tie which binds her to the (Union, any action of Congress upon the subject of slavery in the District of Columbia, or in places subject to the jurisdiction qf.Congi ess, incompatible with the safety, domestic tranquility, the rights ar il honor of the slavebolding plates, or any act regulating the slave trade between the slaveliolding States ; or any refusal to admit as a S'i\te, any territory hereafter applving because of tl.e <.f ?l? - . s* . ; r v* k"" verv therein, or any act prohibiting the inir??? 1 ticl*oi? of slaveiy into the Territories of Utah or Now Mexico, or any act re* pealing or materially modifying the laws now in force for the recovery of fugitive slaves. And where.t?, the federal Constitution, as we.l as the Kansas Nebraska act, plainly guaranteed to the boiui fide inhabitants of the Territory of Kansas, when their number was suflicieiit, the light to meet in a convention, composed either of the people themselves or oj dele gales chosen by them, and when thus as seinbled. to frame a Constitution, with or without slavery, as to them might seem proper, and with a Constitution thus fram ed, to demand an unqualified admission into the Union as a Stale: ^Vnd whereas, Kansas has exercised this plain constitutional right, and is ex pected to ask for admission into the Union and the refusal of Congress to receive her would te a plain violation of this great constitutional right, and of the principles herein set forth, to the maintenance of which A'aharr.a has been so often ami so solemnly pledged : Therefore, while this General Asaem hlv uliII ..... - : ' - ? .J, ..v/v noouiur, ?u MUVrtllif, IU UlCUilf the course to he taken by the State of Alabama. in the event Kmn.ii siiouin be teliised admission into (lie Union, tln*y tievertheless feel constrained by h high sense of dutv, in the firm conviction that she will redeem her pledges, and take tn> step backwards, to provide the means by which her people, in convention assem bled, may determine their course of action l'heretore, Be it Rcsoh 'd. by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General As setubly convened, 'l'h tin the event Ksti sas shall apply at the present, or any fu litre session of Congress, for admission into the Union, as a Stale, with and under the Constitution heretofore framed and adopted by Iter, and commonly known as the Lecomptou Constitution, and shall he by Congress refused admission, the Governoi of this State ts hereby respectfully instructed, by proclamation, to assemble the q taiilied voters of this Slate, at the usual places of voting, in their respective routines, to elect delegates to a State Con venlton, oti ;t day to be by bun appointed within nine'y days from the time when he shall receive satisfactory evidence of sHi*.I> action I i 2 lie it further resolved, That the Governor shall, by tiis proclamation, fix 11 day for the holding of h convention, lit I lie capiial of the State, not later than twenty days alter the day tlxed for such election. 3. lie it further resolved. That it shall >e the duly of the Governor to issue to he sheriffs of the several counties, writes A election, for as many delegates from inch con my, to sa'ur convention, as the aid several counties shall be entitled to lioii)bers in the House of Representatives if the General Assembly ; and said elec ion shall be held at the usual places of oting in the respective counties, and the J oils shall be opened under the rules and emulations now governing the election of neinhers of the General Assembly of the iiate ; and said election shall be govern d in all respects, by the laws then in ex Oencu, regulating the election of mem ?*rs of the House of Representatives in lie General Assembly , and the persons sleeted thereat as delegates to said Con eniion shall be returned in like manner, 4. lie it Jurther resolved, That copies ?f the foregoing preamble and resolutions >e forwarded 10 our Senators hoi) liepre in Congrusft, and rr> the Gover tiors of hH our sister States of tlic South. After some little 'Hiking about'the ina shinery of the joint resolutions, f<>r call ing the proposed convention, tlie ?otes were taken, on tlie motion of Mr. Cooke, to suspend the role to give the resolution* ihe rrtjeesijary readings, anil to pans thjin l?y avee and noes; ainl the votes were each thirty two ayes, ami not a single iVn ! Tlie same preamble anil resolutions wete pas-ed on the mime ilav by the House of Itepresentaiive* by a unanimous vote. I'hk Anim*13 or the Utah KxpkoitioW. 1'he Tribune'* CorrespooUeut' allti<liiij^* O the Utah Expedition, cpOaks of tlie leavy losses oft'atlie as follows; Tlie scenes presented along the roa I iml in the camp, by the ileail and dying aille, are truiy pitiable. List night ibile I was thawing tnv bunds at a foe if crackling wibow twigs, one poor old ox lagge'ej through the brush and passed leiwccn me and 1/eul. L., directly into lie blazo, to which it stood until the hair ra? bum*] frvtn iu fur* legs and the flash , y /. .t wsts* scorched ; lliqn it retreated a yard qr two, and fell ami died. The next morn ill); I saw u soldier comfortably, 6eated on .its head, diet ween the lioi.;i-*, $tncvitig hi* i pipe while lie Manned liia feet fit the ..;ii lajra. ,<_)? the same morning I left toy tent at revitlt, for a little walls in the bracing air tutor? .breakfast, two qxen were standing stiffly a few feet trom the door. The only sign of life which tliev exhibited when I beat them to move them along was a slight motion of the head ? When unr tents were struck at noon, and we moved to our present camp, one of them remained immoveable in the same position. That night the thermometer had indicated ,10 degrees below xero.? .On tjlie afternoon march ,1 counted repeat edly .five ayj qtnjo seven oxen, mules, and horses lying dead fro.in cold qr starvation witluu (he space of qoe hundred yi\i U.? I Thev had dropped dea^l in.their track*. There haa been such a prodioiou* loan ' of stock by theft, cold and hunger, tbal since .November .7 we.have not advanced on the average, two miles a day. It is necessary to employ all the cattle on one day to baul along \me half of the trains, and on the next 10 send lliein back to bring up the remainder. Most of the ?rtillcrv horses are dead and their places are supplied by mules. ffjlf LANCASTERVILLE. S C. WEDNESDAY tyOKNINQ, JAN. 27th, 19f>8 A Tale of Sorrow Tlic original sketch referred to list week is published on our first page, The nuthor promises to be a frequent canlributor. Our Ab?jtr c tv? ?;n IV-- *? - - _ |>.viniuij lie unnt-ui irom llOmf when our next issue nppcnrs, and for one or two succeeding iuui'i. We nre culled away upon businvsa. in purt. connected w ith our paper. If not too much engaged, our readers may hear f-om us during the interval of our absence. \V? expect to leave our affairs here in good hands, and with whom all of the ordinary business of the olliee may be transacted. Anonymous Articles. Inn general way .See pay no attention to anonymous articles sent us for publication ; but as nn obituary notice received seems to have been written by a ladv, we deem it proper to say tli.nl our only reason lor w ithholding it, is the fact that it was aect ntpanied with no renl name. " Bit other " is informed that articles reI.ding to private interests, we can only pub! IUh at ? V? - ' ^ miiis. i ?un won ill noi I look well in a newspaper, and if you have money to devote to tlie redress of your j grievance*, we would advise you to consult j | some legal iiie|,d. Steam Mill We direct atteniion to n notice from Cap! J. M. Ingram, in reference to his steam mill affaire, lie requests us to add that lie w .still prepared to execute, at short notice, orders front thoue of Ins patrons who have hitherto been prompt in the settlement of their bills. Also to an offer to sell some houses and lots in our tillage. These we know to be ; desirable dwe.lings, and u good opportuni- j ty is offered to persons who desire to purchase good dwellings with all necessary up. pertenatices attached, and all new uml complete. School at Limestone. \ye direct our render# lo a notice of the | Limestone Springs hYin.iie High School, <>n 1 our advertising columns. At tlii* season of | the yer.r, w hen parent# und guardians are I looking out nuituble schools lor their daugh- I i tor# .slid wards, tile high advantage# of ihu popular iualilulion should not be over- I looked. i Harper's Weekly. We have lately effected all exchange with Hum popnlur family weekly. It la a splendid : affair and well descries the many favorable ! notice# w e have at an of it, See I'rospectu# in anotner column. ... I Graham's Magazine. This elegant monthly tor February has been received. It is rich in all it# department# of literature, engravings und fashion. ^ Persons ordering should begin with the Jan- , uary number. Price, tor Mingle copy. |3 a ( year. Address Cirahaiu's Mnirazine. Phila- I delphia. Tax Collector's Notice. i The annual appointment* of the Tux Col- i lector of our District, we publish to-day, to i gctiier with ihe notice from the Comptroller General to which we referred in our last. Our readers will detect at a glance an inconsistency between the action'of the l^eg- { islulure In reference (o Htt?peiided banks, , and this ordt-r Iron) the Comptroller Gen- l oral. The Legislature legalises suspension, ' und authorised the continued issuing of the bills of i uMpetidc.d banks, and now iney are , rvfutt?4 in pasuicnt of Tsxes. What does I this indicate but that, if sre of less value than are the bill* of specie paying banks}? 1 This construction a ill be put upon it abroad , ?f not at home, and wilt very likely effect j the wiM Of UMC biiU- I . r j, - jLieber'4 Geological Report. Thrmigli the kindness of n friend, we have obtained a glance ut Mr. LieberVGe- lo o'.ogical Report of his operations in 1856. This Report embraces n survey of the Districts of York, Chester, l-'incuster and Ches- jui ierfteld. It was rendered at the iSt-ssion of bi the Legislature before the lust, but, from in some trmjse, was not distributed, and even pi now, it is circulated so sparingly that not re one-tenth ol the people will oversee it. Of tli its inipoitance. scit iititicallv, we con less t<> tli too little knowledge of the subject to ren- I ol dor our opinion authoritative. Wc know it hi was expeciid at the time of the survey iu ' tli this District, that important pnw'icul results ' M w ould accrue from it, and we nrc not aware j tii tnst these expectations have been realized* et one already versed in Geognoatic ami vi Geological knowledge, the Report woitld ul vjyry .likely .prove of much intercut, and t< might be turned to practical advantage, Out II of the bone and sinew, m>t one in ten will ti understand it (provided they have access to c? it.) and unleaa it be in the discovory of Home tl mineral wealth, before undiscovered, its importance to them is of no consequence. pi The mines in this District that have been 111 worked to some ex'ent, Mr. I.icber mentions tl very favorably; especially the Stevens'and Bvik's, Blaekn.on's and Punderburk's mines. 11 These mines,he believes, with proper work- e< ing and management, may be made impor*- IS taut sources of revenue to the owners, lie tli also makes favorable mention of a copper ri mine in the upper portion of this District, mi A popper mine near Yorkviile, brought th into notice through Mr. Iseber's invesiiga 11 lions, we understand, is being worked with l>? considerable success. Coal, according to this report, is found Y in Various niirll.uiu I .1.1 r- - - * ?*? | '> quantities of tliis in neral is believed to tie in deposited insevemlof our Kaslcrn districts, tli ana it is nut improbable that at some future \\ periqd, it will prove a source of large rove, ui nuc to those seetions, and must become a ta matter of considerable oonsquence to the sj whole State. Should Mr. l.icl>cr*s investigations lead to thi-, it must lie considered a at very important instance of their poetical A value. M Mr. I.ieber takes up the subject of rural at economy, ami makes some important sag. \i gestions iu respect to fencing ami drainage. K He believes that the practice of fencing in crops should be abolished, and instead, let v< stock raisers be required to pen their stock ti, He calculates that there is about !)0,00o Y miles of fencing in this State and which Was It made at a co.-4t of some eight millions of do|. |{ lurn; and this expense uiust be inciiircil about every ten years. The expense of pro- n, let ting crops from the ravages of stock, i* c decidedly utore than thu stock is worth. Acts of the Legislature- " We publish this Week "All .\c. to provide I lot the administration of dt relict i slates" ' passed at tile Inst session. It ciijOin* upon ' s' the Commissioner in K<|Uity to take charge ' '' ol such estates and administer upon in- in. ! ' ' The law is an important one, arid it invests , thu Commissioner *a itli no tli-crt loimn > '' I power. We also pubdsn .111 A.-t lor the ic i :''1 pe.tl of tlltf Homestead law.passed in lfvil. | ta> The Act, v\ e presume, does not oispo**css ? those wlio had claimed a homts'.eud uiiocr i 'v the Act ot 'bl. ?? An Lfl etive Ktmetly. | ,i. Kditors are liet|.itiilly unim.cd by cor* | ^ respondents Willi uucslloli*. and oliei.iion--* ! I llioy r?Icr to very trivial matura. An e\- I (ll ciiaii"u, North, answers a currc-pond. ol, r , w ii. I. 11W ho eUq.iireS lot il rclllcdy to pic- | .. vent in? m.iro lioiu throwing iu-r tail over j ^ the niijs, Urn* ; ?" li. h ii. is iiiitiM'ii to j ( ( liitcii tils iuar.; to a buggy, and as ?o.>ii at . , hilciicO, laslcii a chestnut burr under lu r o| tali; it a ill keep Iter tail down, uithoiigh > . she may run lor a while. It Dial does not answer, cut oil lier tail." . The Burglary tu Columbia. Our Columbia exchanges loloim us tli.it j Mr. Joiin Vein s jewelry e-lobu?)wn ml in . thai |i!aee was lulely rubbed ol jewelry to 1 1 the amount ol lour thousand dollars. JSub. seijiHiit.y, ttie slo en property was recover- I id, and under soiiiewnut singular circum- I stances. A little negro, i-lm*illg a elilekull, v.n j<i unuer an oiu House in llit nJ j?t-r part of the city, aint there iliacuvcrcd a in) box. Upon d?lit?rin^ it to Inn "mn?iw," Jse ope... ed it und lound it contained >\ niche*. Jo* fix, ' &tc., which were noun identified Wo un 'r ilerntniid Mr. Veal thinks /?. linn recovered ' all tlial was stolen A Mi Ik pocket handkerchief was left in | 1 ' I he store b? the burglar ll ?. ? ideiititi.d ot ?a having been sold by Mr. Schwartz to * boarder a* a pnv,ito board.. ^ house* v. ho thus became under suspicion. It ?\..sar* ' 'un^ed lor a servant to oiler it to toe indi- , ridual, as picked up in the house, when he duiiued it us his own?whereupon he was ''' Limed by edict r John Hurdell, and upon j l'' tabbing hint, ono of the stolen watches was ! an ound in bia pocket. lie, tberelore, boa leeii boxed up, and will be lakcu care of b> uaiice. ',n _- Hl" HvrrossD Htrkrcth or thk Mormoss.? f Various eiilculationa have been going the ' v rounds of tbe pup-r* of Isle, as to tbe esti> ) " mated nuinber of the Mormons in Utah, ^ I" ind the armed force which tliev could poa- IK libly bring into the field against the United States troops. Hitherto the estimates seem I" to liaie la-en greatly exagerab-d The Sa- ,a ?raim-nto Uo.on gives the following on the i ** s-ibject : Aecording to the United States censas ?>f '' i860, the whole Moimou p< puiation. in.-n. Ii? women and children, amounted to ll.d.li In 18./J. from toe minutes of the Mormon lien? riil Conference, it appears that the i?.?u. illation had increased f>,8jl making tin* to , ^ Utl 1S.306 taxing lIk* a;Wne ratio ol in cr.-a-e, *e have the Whole Mormon peptilu. [ lion in 1851 amounting iy 3l,ulJ Inking kiiI the relative proportion '-I children winch " ?xi*l(d in ld.Vi, with the increase of point ' ii lotion, nay 9,uu0, we have It-It 'idol2. l)? ad 1uei Iroui lliia niitoiiiit one-ltaif for lot- wo- I men, the ft.no*- proportion tli.it existed in ro 1852.and there remains ll.nOO lighting men, tli nciuding ihoae Honn u nut advanced. I hie f?? a probably the whole ligliUug elrutglh ol , r" Jie liormoua. | ru, Washington Items. \Vc eondeusefrotn our exchanges thefolwing iturns of Congressional news rcceiv. I sinee our last: The corruption fund, which excited so uch interest the last session, is again 'ought to notice from n proposition subitted to the effect that a committee bo up. tutted to examine into I he alleged Irjiud in Terence to the passage of the tariff hill .ol ic In.ct session. It is clearly established ml among the disbursements of the linn I Lawrence, Stone & Co., of Massaclm Its, is tin item of *87.0<>0 for engineering te item of free wool through the House ? r. Stanton offered a preamble setting forth tat: Whereas, It appears by the publish1 report of the Committee appointed to in ,'sligale the affairs of the Middlesex Man UlWiUI IIJ^ , lll?l ?JJIO I -UV/7 Wl'll* JIIUII > secure lite passage of the Tajilf uct ol B57, and I lint as no satisfactory c.xplana on lies been given in relation to the appli ition of it, with the exception of *>8,000 lere should be at investigation. The charge is tending very seriously tc rejtidicc the reputation and character of tlit embers of the last llou-e, >vho voted lot le Tariff Act. It is stated that a letter signed by a largt timber of Congressmen has been addressi to Messrs. Lawrence, tStonu & Co., ol ostoli, asking if the $87,000 disbiused bj lem in securing tl e passage of the last ta ll bill was disposed ol in Congress, and it >, who received it. It is al-o repotted int in case the information is no: furnished, csu g< nth men wi|l Le required to Us.it> Ii.ro a Congressional committee. '1'tio I.OOU paid to newspapers is traced to Now oik and Host on, llio largest ,?orti >n to o\v York. It is s:.id, Imwwr, I lint this ottey \\ :ih paid for w riling pamphlets upoi ie lan'l, iitid lor advertising iho articles so rilten, and jiot for u-o of editorial ool, liiliM. If it worn lor auylhi g el?e, it oor inly was a viT) unequal division of the .oils. The Sonato have cot firmed tin- win^j ipoiiitiuoHis : J< 11ii Applelon. of Maim*. Hsi-i.int Si not..ry of stile; Kit hard K eade, of Virginia, Hi.voy hxtruordiii.ny id Niiui-t?r I'loi.ipoioi.ti.ry to lir.zil; i illi.im II Hood, of I'onn*! Ivani i, Ki.voy xtraordinary ami Minister I'o iiipoii ini.in i China; John Biglcr, of California, Kii ty Kvtrnordinary and Minister I'leiiipoteii* iiry to ( liili; Henry ('. Murphy, of New ork. Milliner llosidonl to tl.o Notnorlands 01 jamin F. Angel, of New York, Ministoi miil.ni to Sa ^ J.uiii-h WillianiM, ?>l ciniVMHi'o, Minister Kf.-itii'iil at ('oiiitanti*hihI William K. t'allmun. of Foutli aiolitiii. Si-on t.-.ry of 1 .' Ration at l';,tin. We tind iiinono tin- proo-cdin^* of lbMi! January, th it, in th.- S.-n tie, Mr. !S?-w 1 |' ?l a |?- titioii from tin- loan ol h_lpH, N V , for tin* k'r.uliiiil > icn ol av?-r*- bi p< iiitin^f luc nwiii-rt T.?ed. A I i.l wan |>aiM< d am loir zino ijio re. |||ion of ini tial* by Aii,inc.in nl'li ms eni|fe?i in tin* I'.vplora.ioti tor Fr.nikiio. fi v? v Itriiidli < iov? riiinoiit. A ri--o l-?i ion a.,lopti-il i .h riu tnio' the t 'oiiiliuitoo on .Mi ir\ A Ha ire to inquire into tin* i xpi -tiene) enlahll-liitto n National Found.V oil lb-op i\er. in Norla Carolina. Tin* o--iiir.il or, r Wh* llu-n resumed. Mr. ' lalo in ole a j i ?-i h apainsi tin- ii-ni iiiion of i\ .n-?aM on r the lai'oinji'i-n (?<-ii*litu>ion. Kxeeu ie mhmi.Ii ? a 'joiimed. In tlii' limine u *p ial iniestioit njj rom. iltee on the cor:up'i >:>h id ('a* I <?! (( Mi ll a* .i| p >111 I-.|. Amh'Iiji tin- l-i'U HitM-'liici il ;.m i.in- lor ? htalili-inn/ an ititi-ri.iiiiuiinl p\ ri^lil lull?uiioliit-r proi.iliiiirin tin- b .l> I' | iitilic lands till fifteen v cur-. ..Iter bi inj; irveVed?alii11 In-r ulmlin'iitijr iin|iri-ii<iiiii'ii1 w 11 in s-<i i in United Stall -> ' 'mill*. Ki n ntiiiiiH wi-ii* inlri'ilnci'il ! il'injj up 'ii Hir r?-~i?l>-iit t'i t'nrniwli enpiiH uf all the cm? puiideliei' mill ili't'lillii'lilar)' information l.( till J,' III Kall'aM. Seiial<ir Male, in nelinlinj liis speeeli i KwimA aH'.irs, ahi-ei th4' p pie of llie errilory to li^h; ra'ln r ill in Mjbmil to tin icoinptoii Cunniiiu!i?ni. Hl.M.sF. H i.ah Cahh ?A convention ol 0-yru a rri ol ( tin.c-?e augur c.iuc v\ 11 1<I in ^pruiufn Id, III , uii tin* 'in inat.? Ik- meeting was largely at ended by ominenl i.grieutturnlotls ol ill,- unrtli**eal >d Ir -in <>t?K-r {Statea. Lette * w er, r?:ni i)in )(>uvvfrs kI" cane in hcnuifky. India i.Olnnatid la hn*yiv..nia, which, mined ilie experience i)l? those in attendance a c cnliveil linn, 11 kiii tiii- b ?!)? n! all > - tniute the lulue and imtx nf tin- cam* an f r an inii n and its pioper cultivation and trcil.lit. tvuhiple* if migar and ayrnj? Were nn?T us. All agreed that the cane giiovn >nn H.iii noil cuiitaiiiH tin- highest -un-clu.:c qunlitioa. Mr John l<. Mii.lt h of l,..u? nllc, K , w rili * tliat tin- caiu- grown in at hclgbboi hood the p.i*t year Had hut lout ten per i-i lit. of cyntalizabie niigar, d that the ayrnp untile front tin- juice can i crj stulized in part only ; be Hunk* it ird ly an good an tln> bi-fl I'of *"g.ir Jo. ph tS. laivt-riug, of Onkinll, near t'bihulel. da, appear* to Have been uniinuali) mu'. h*fiii iii cultivating the cane. Hi* uctu.il 1-ld per acre ?m, hi own augur, IJJI-sft unit*, niolaaao* 91-39 gallons. lie hint ? doubt but the yield call he increased by ioiI cultivation and appnratu* to I Hoi) A, I - 'uiiui uiuwii h?^:ir ami 110 gallons iiio. usee per acre. John C. Dipii.ot tj.d ip>.ia, Iiio, 11out a pieee ..r ground lift) lour In rty id-Vfii feel, produced iliiriy-iw > and a ill' g.illoQ-t eyrup, or at tin* r<U pet ncru uf u hundred ami twelve k?iIuiih, Antou k*Jt?T N C. The editor of I lie i'ee l>ee II. raid, v. h>> it lately paid n viail In Widilboiu, N, C , nt upcaktj in lavor oi llie Auaoii Hotel: lir. J. II T-\ illv it tin- proprietor of the nlcl al which we alopped, ail.I ..eUI.e e IO lie our duty to lentil'; in lov excellent vantage* ul tint lioutu. 1 lie eating de rinteiit c iiinot Ue excelled. \\ u Oat* a ti >u Dili, good uKuiitmu, mid in laet, eVofy. jug lu.it eotiui Us'irt So hi .ke u mint c4Uiriuote. 'I liefM I* -uIi eXeellei.: r a.l'iig wui roOUee.eJ Willi ilie llortte, wliivli it a re tiling to nod m a couutry town. cIrpj)Jjir. .Liater Jtrom Europe, <?3? > A 11 It i V A L <) r T II E AM ECU1 A. ' Halifax, N. 8 , J tit. 10.?Th? British i hum North American 1 loyal Mail steam ship America, Capt. \V. J. O. Lang, lias |' arrived at this port, bringing dales from j Liverpool to (lie 2d inM. 1 General News' The rates of the Dank of England were unchanged. The loss of ihe Sepoys atvLucknow was ' , estimated at 7,000. The investment of Canton, it w^ts ex ! neeled. Would l??c nlaea about. ilu> 1st of December. The holidays in Knglaml had .checked I bllMlieSS. There had been no new failures. Ii ; had been derided lo place the China dis pule on a local basis, and to attack Can I toll. It was expected that the news from j that quarter wou <1 brum intelligence of i'.s i reduction. 1 lie English loree comprised 7000 men an.l 700 ? litis. The French forces were co operating, but the Aneri- i cmiih were pot. J'reparations; to launch faviathuu were to be re commenced. Commercial News I.ivKitrooi. Coiton Mahkkt.? The sales ?.| Cotton in four days colli] I M il 10.000 hales, at an advance ol 1 4 d. per j ! th. Speculators took 5d00 and Exporters I "2000 bales, leaving 32.500p.| all desciip ' uoiis to the trade. The salejs on Thurs | lay were JO.OUO bales, of which iit'00 11 were tor speculation and 1 000 for e>:j o:i. Oi leans fair was ipioted at 6 b ?>l.; ' )r lean- middling at 0 14 1; Mooile fair at I 0 7 16 1.; Nlobiie middling at ft 1 y 1 ; t I piainU fair ai C 5 10d.; UidatuU nod I ,i .... .i n.t it. *r? i i- i j ** v w-ii |? i a m v> ni'ii m:i tivv ?i l tioVM it with an mlvHi.finjr tendency* Frcm Kansas. Sr. Long, Jan. 19. ? A ^mitloman v\!??> j . aimed lu re to-day from K iiiahh stalest1 that Mr. Calhoun commenced counting {' the return* of the first election on 'l'u? .* day last, and when completed, a ihom-u i aer witli (h.e constitution wil] he sent <>n . to \\ asliinoton. Mr. Cadiotiu would mo j eave till the r?-s?ilt of the second ela tion ih known, which i? *till dotihtfui. Later front Kansas St L i is, Jan. 2 I ?l'Vce Sv?il dispatch r* received at thss p'acu say that the re j iinns ol the late election were opened on > t.c Id h ii.at 1 he Cathonn conn: on the j t' 'iisti.tr.ion stood, f.?r slavery GuGG, w it!:out s averv, 5o7G voles. Tito last reI'lriis, however, had not been Counted ? Itn* I ree Stale cmdwla'tt h>r Coventor Iim<I thus lar received o'J38, and the 1 Mil : octette candidate G.73U v -te.s. For Con I or * , I'arrol (Free So ) had received t?G-d, and ("air (Democrat) GoG.9 voles. I . Ca.hoiin had in>t closed tlo* count- [ j .11.'. ami would receive niber returns. 11 is also reported I>\ tlio *.?in* free soil ' dispatches lliHl lite Legislature is till 111 |-r.? hihlv provide for another Constitutional Convention. TilK MAUKKIS. l'oi.i'.niiiA, J.in. 21, 18?r>S. J Wi- have no material or quotable cliun^i' 1 io notice in liiv coll on market to-day Tin* 1 ' I I iii tn .ii'i \ias o.M.il ami price* scry tiim.al | y -i loc. extreme*. . < iiahi.fst"in. Jan. '22, 18..8. \ ('oTTo.f.?The sales to-day ueie conlnied i lo Ait bales only, at from 9 a 1 O^c.?the { bulk at the latter figure. {Savannah Jan 21, ISj8. Cotton is depressed, ulul but IUI) bales ; i Were sold to-day, at UJ a II eents per ib i 'l'l.e sales lor tIns week are I8U0 bales ? I I Tlie decline in receipts at this port is lot.s I uuo ba.es, and at all ilie ports {j'Jj.VDu i ' I bales. I N KW Yoi:K. J in. 'J J, 1 H.<3. Colliiii is heavy, wtiii sale* ol luo bales. j l-'lmir is unsettled, and SOUO bbls. were sold, j Wheat is buoyant, and 13,00 > bushels! ch.?njfe<i hands ai uii advance uf 3c. pe? bushel. The sales of (.'orii were tt'KJO j bushels, at 70c. lor while. The inarhet is ' lirui. and an iidvniiie is detinilideii. Alol.isHis Is iiiis. '.Hell ailii is l|Ut ted at '2by'. per j ifnlluii. Mpiriis o|' Turpentine in him al ' ti a Ue ja r ? P'ifl. K..SIII is buoyant.? ; l?ice is steady. Fn ijrhts are lirun r. Musiucsa .Notices. .1 ORK.tT ni.EHSINOTOTHE AFKf.ICTED. The number mid formidable chaiaclei of lis ' eases ol ver have Ion/ tlialUn/ed the MUeiition ol nfeiliewl men. homo of these diseases, classed iimlcr the general term Ol foil- 1 sumption, have been suppirard inenruble, and Itlie unhappy patient allowed to die, without . medieal science to offer hint a nope ol recovet y. : iinppily tlii* < un no longer l>e the tun-. A | remedy I it* been found which will cure all complaint.*, ot whatever chaiactcr, arising fioin detang.-incut of the Liver, Tin* fills discover ' cd by Ur. M'Lano, piepaied solely hy klcmuig ilioa., PtUahu.gh, Pa., act directly on the Liver and hv coirecti.ig ita operation and putifying ! it tiom disease, cut.* off and extirpates the ' eotnpUi.it* which have their oiigin in the di*- . j ca.se* ot tin* organ. Lcined.c* hitherto pr?*po*e I for livercomplaint*, have failed to operate upon | the MOtol the disease ; hut Lh. M Line's Pill* make llioms.lv* fell upon the uctiou of the j , Liver, and hy (learning the fountain, dry up * t he impure slit ams ol disease which thence ' ! diive their existence. I4T P" .chaser* will he earofnl to aak for | Dlt. M'Laf NtlUCKLKBK/lTKll L1VKK P1LL8 [ aianulactuied by ft'LKMINU HKOa., of I'ilta- ; Mirgh, Pa There are otliu. IMU, pmpo ting, i to lai LJrer Pilla, aUo hie wlchiatcd \ eiMiifuge, Can now he had at all reapectaote drug alore* i j Noun gcauute without thu eiguaiui e ot |^41j ILLMUiU UKOtt, I LETTER FROM HON. JOllN M INOR BOI^S, ! OK VIRGINIA. g Richmond, July 9th, 18!t6. jM M easra. Win. S. Boers Si Co.?GentlemenmH Considerations of duty in the afflicted alone, fl piomptme to Bend you thin voluntary 'tt^ifmo- H nial to the great value of CARTER'S SP.IN"ISli MIXTURE for that almost incurable disease, Scrofula. Without being disposed, or deeming it necessary to go into the particulars ot the ca.se, I ran say that the astonishing results that have been produced by that medicine, on a member of my own lainilv, and under ruy own observation and superintendence, after the wWRt?f the i . ..I..........I ....i ,.n >.. usual remedies had tailed, fully justify me in recommending its use to all who tnay be suffering from that dreadful malady. A 1 do not mean to say that it is adapted to all il constitutions, or that it will afford ti.e same relief in all rosea ; for, of course 1 can know nothing about that?hut from what I hate seen of the effect*, 1 would not hesitate to use it in any and every ease of Scrofula, with persona for whom 1 felt an interest, or over whom I could exercise influence or control. J Respectfully yours. 4 J NO M. BOTTS. MgKLXBOLD'tf GKNUIM1 WU^ARATIOJV, <?? Cures Giave), Bladder, Biopsy, kidney Aliectinns. Vtf-KLMUOL P'S Genuine Preparation for Ner'JJ rous and Debilitated Sufleiera. KL.l/UOLD'S Genuine Prepeialion for Loss of Power, l.oss of 3/einory. JficK/M 1ID/.li'S Genuine Preparation for Iiif fieuity pf Breathing. General Weakness. KLJ/UOLD'S Genuine Prepemiioii for Beak -Verves, llotror of Deaih, Treinhiing. tylj Kl.MIIQJ-D'S Genuine preparation for Night Sweats, fold feet. Dimness ot Vision, yir KL.I/IIOIfD'S Genuine Pieparation lor /.an ^ goui, i iiiverbal /.usMtmlo of Uic J/uKUlar s?v stein "Mf H/.MpO/>7/'S.(ji>nuiiip JVcpii/nltnii for I'alliil l oiiiilvniai.cu* Mini K/uytiu.'U" l?., l.A.MIH'/1/S Genuine I'n |>nr?t?nti.i for "* /'uilis in the liyek, licinluchc, ?iok Slolunch. Z,ff~ See mlrriii^'iiicnl livtrird II 1.I.M ltol.lf S (.1.NLI.SK rilM'JU/iTION, in aiivthci column. New AdvertiselRent, sr~ ,r=~T For Sale. MI OFFEK for mile. two I>\cf!Iiuj;43?ft limine*. situated in the \ il.lajje oljnj^ t~n .ia-tir with eonvt-uit-nt Iota nitaehcu , .0su, one Viii'unl lot adjoining the oilier* ami very du^mble an a building lot. -One of tins dwelling* front oil French Street ami the oilier ii|ioii Church X'.rcijt. I will sell the *1 whole together, it defied, c^r i will sell encli Hc|'.iralely. The limine* are new anil nciitjv fitlinhed, with nil iieci'Hsart oul-bnildingM ami convenience* for comfortable dwelling*. I'erMoioi are invited to a strict examination of i the |'ieiiii?es, and of the w orkliluiniliip of the buihli'ign, Hint nt the ^itUriui* compo* sing the si.inc. and with the whole, | alii ii -|io*?il i i> eve, tli.il the most lastlillolia I Will tlx* Ui'll liliiurtiuf ..... ... I will*ell ii|>uit v-ob t??rijin us w ill accord wi>li llir linn.'., mill purch-iM-r. iimv li i\o nii\ tnthilpi tire r. i)uirt'il upon poml paper. Aly nil ill 1.?:> in liniioiii^r Hoik 1' (). ?s. C. J.\.\ll',o M. I.NURAM. I.inuary i'~, IKjS. Su ? tf. Land and INTegroos for | Sale. J .ones H Cnn-lon, ^ In F.quity. Bill v. 1 lor M?i?* l.viics S. B. Ilniiiuiond. John | iihd Negroes. ('.-..key, ft. i>l. J In purmiiiiicc of the decree of tin* t'ourt in llii] uIniVc villi1, I will Mi-ll nt I.niii'iuiti-r II , mi V\ vilni iJ.i) the 1 Si It dav ol l'\ ft rnsry liVrH the Trari of l.noi beloMoiii" to I.Mate i.l Jiiiii.'S .Violin, (tvi-'il. on tin- wali-rrt of (...Is t'ri-ek, l oiitainnio it! j acre* lliOM- ur |e?M bounded hv I. mill II I M m. Moiit?nini-rv, S iiiriiel Kobimon, \\ Hi Stu* \ 1*114 lIHll J. It. Coiwwirl. A! n two n> i?ro -?, I'.it ar.il her daughter, a piil b'.ol ill jv.ifn tihl, likfl* iirnl smart. TF.KAIN.?A e red it ?f I'J month., pur* elm- r I.. ..I. .. I 1 " !. i . ? . ?? mi ??T" miuu nijrti* tie*. with i lri?m day of .*iile. mid it mortgage, cM'i'i'l an much cunli us will pay rof I. 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