The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 13, 1859, Image 2
rat LlM lKThlt LIDlilill
T biuledevery Wednes tay fc.oii.ing
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W . M . CONNORS
KDITOK AND t'HOfliiKTOH.
T K jTllS:
*? .ilvine, ' '
<?". t:.e tf\piimt!g>i Sir Months, . *.fti
A the oil J clino Year, S.tM
ADV KKTISRM KNTS
Vill r>? msertvil At tlii? tallowing low rules:
0 . * poire (ol Is linos or Iwjmii'iiiiti'rtnni
i.. u mitiinucd, 76 Ci'iib lor tin* lirst in
). >iinl 6o vents lor each Huosequeiit insei
See Kuui lli l'ag'? foi deduction* ii
i I standing uiivwtisifiiieii.d.. v?
:iU.ut? ivoj insertion!!- must lie written ?>
advertisement, iv will lie inserted ti
Jeivd out ului liiiwguil accordingly.
-Gireb .^aJeuoe of Charleston C.iuriei
' \\ asiiinuiON, April 4. 1869.
Tins w?8 ilie iUv Hs.-iyneil fur ill
cum iifliceiiieiu nf tho uiiil ot Unuit
S eklei iiituii nil unlti'iiiienl fur the inur
<l??r.i'f I'liiliji 14-ir? >ii K *y. So (jre it ??
tlm riiHH of |ie"j?!o lor the court roon
lit mi it became necessary to close tin
; -
Tti** principal counsel of Mr. Sickle
ni\t Mr: Sinntoi:, of 1'i.tisluriuj, antC-Mr
H?ad\\ \>l New Y'.rk, both men of tin
highest le_'ivl reputation, Ti.e? nro nssis
is.J by 'number ??f v?*rv al-Je men
among the:u Mr. Chilton, ol Virgiiiu
ami Mi. Phillips, formerly ol Mobile, an<
Mr T. J* Meagher, of New ^ ork.
The District Attorney, fj?? Holier
0<k-, lia<l not, lo iliiv asked for the priv
ilege ol appointing assistant counsel oi
'.lie p>,ri of the prosecution. He fell cmii
tje'finl, no doiilit, i?> manage the c is
'himself. To tint Mr Carlisle, of this city
appeared :??* counsel in aid of the prose
cm turn, for which position he was, it i
r-uid, chosen I v the friends of the late Mi
K tx.
The District Attorney intends, as h
lots sanI, to try the ca?e according to tli
testimony and ihe law, without regard t
'.he position of the parties^?without pal
fUlit V or prejudue
It was luiind <liffieu!t to obtain a Jury
Qw'y ?>'P jurymen were obtained -to ilat
Many- declared that thev had a bias o
the case ; ami it appeared thai most i
those who had their prejudices in th
case, were in favor of the prisoners.
A Jure will, no doubt, he appointor
?/-, ... ti... - i ri .
IV iiiviiMn, I nr ti'miM'f llir lilt ll**IPIIC
do not suppose that the trial will oecup
in ore titan a week. It is not suppose
on uipi.tr sole, that the Court will admi
of testimony respecting the eluiracteis ?
the several part es in the transaction.?
Hilt this is doubtful. because the sain
Court in a case of very leniarkahle intei
es*j a few tears ago. had admitted siicti
ccilr-e of incuirjea; '' m
O i the p ut of the pio-eemiun it is in
tended. as I learn, not to adapt the fuc
of tiie aduilerv, wliicli will he attirmed It'
tlie defenc4* a provoCilion and justiP
cation of tlie homicide. The evidence
hevond inferences troui circumstances u
this fact, depends upon the confession t
e r irvivi'ie party, and this will he que>
tinned.'- 'jhrl'- ijiL' tri?t ?\ tnvolve man
witnesses, and a discussion ot some nic
points of law and evidence.
The Boston Po?tnrtiee case has, i
seems excited a tempest in tlial city, aru
given much trouli e to tl.O postmaster
General and Hie President Hut, to rial
the 1 >eparmenl lias received from ill
Boston State-street Po-tolHc Commute
a;i-answer to the off r ma le for the resin
ruinn ill ilie otlice lo Siaiesireet, lipoi
the deposit ot a certain sum of inotiev t<
indeinmfv the G iveruineiti against Insby
reason of such act. The Commute
declined the offer, and send hii argunieii
in- t?vor of provdinr for Tie indeinnit
hv Imn l, insicid of ac'tiai deposit. Mi
Cii ?a e il l O n C s ing A ? furn she.
wri'teri opinions to Hie 1'ep ?r llienl. tha
the dsiri i oil ao?0 nil of the iOs orstioi
will b- about thirty ll: utsaiid do lar*
in >re or less, and dial the G iveriuiiuiu f
right in r.-q ring iiideintp y.
The coil-riot* for the transportation o
ll, . _:i. i_ .i. . J -.1- i- . ? ?
tur- iii-iii* in imi ^ 'um uive iife'i closet
to 'lay, :?n I th*v have beep n*da, it i
ami. upon f.qr ter ns. 'Fhe? tMntractcr
are q I'te willing, it appears, to., irust ;fi
O veriiin *ni tor mm mer I'ion. Tlic arti
cle r'i oi itJiurtl n h Uui >n the ofb
or ilav, on the ?u juot o! tin* legality o
the tnidn al"p.?'l i?v the .J'ostm aster
G mural for discharging tin* nbltg ?ti tn< t<
co itructors. had h guud effect. The cer
tilled account* if indebtedness are legalh
granted, and are h perfect protection t?
the tn Miieil iiihd vrlio m ?v purcnase their
and the Uuierntil'-ni is bound to p>?v in
ja such ascertained and certifim
(Jehta. .
N it)iwithstanding the utipromisint
state of things in Nicaragua, Wine an
men who have come forward and otl'erei
to establish a line of communication a
cross the Isthmus, upon condition ilia
thev gel a contrai l for the conveyance o
the mail hot we mi San Francisco ami New
Y -rk, witfi the a< cruing postages as tin
qoiqqei.r yi>rfr,. But ihev ask for protec
turn by thi* government. It is a ques
lion whether the Executive Goverinnen
can aff irrl this pr->tecl'on. This is tin
very question tost has latidyy hecn C"0
sidered. m reference to the While Transit
Company who have claimed protection. .
LEO.
Rorbrkv ?On Monday morning last
the counting room of Campbell Ac Steele
Was entered duitng lite absence of tlu
clerk and post mastdr, Caul J A Fergu
son, who was making up a mail in the
front room, and a pocket book absirac
ted from a drawer, containing a hoot
$200, in paper, gold, and notes of ptossibiy
lime "?e to any but tlm owner. A
negro wes brought before 'Squue fcJitit|r
on, and fi>? ftee bolder#, ok suspicion,
but sufficient evidence was sot Obtained
to convict.
Tits loss falls heavily on Mr. Ferguson,
as the nioiiev was his own mk: that ol
the "P.et Office," for which be is aiCoun
table. We hope the rogue may be found
out, and the community rid of bun, as
will eorelf be the case, if justice peeved*,
hlr F. offers a reward in auotner eolama.
A? Imdutn Lind Ckroniett.
BL
Circuit Court of the United States. |
1 Tile Circuit Court of the United Slates |
. for ilie S xtii Ctri'iiil, their lluiiw, Jus- I
lue Wax in* of llie Supreme Court, mii<1 t_
Jo ute Magralh, ol llie Disiiicl Court, i
| presloing, will l>e opened in ihirf ctiy to ,
uwy m> d ilio pr??veedinjfs?, doubile-s will
lie ol interest. Among mailer* of irto
nienl, will tie tlie cases of i!ie United
Suttee is.-the 'Echo" prisoners, and llie
V U'Otfil t>iiiVes? v*. Corrie, t-iuli fur having
, rec ueit atid transported negroes, in vio
j-tati ii of llie law of the United Siales,
det'U till! li>t i Ci ft piriiCi. Tin >?. we
believe, are he fiisl cases in which tins
J l.i? has ever been sought to be cntoit-ed
' j ill the"v5 tilti, ai.it the pioceed'tlg will he
. j aided Wnil nmre e-pecial interest for -it
the re son that it will p.obabli he on
C.tisive ol the power of llie (.ioverttuieiil
[J to enforce ills mw. '
In ilie c se of the Echo prisoners, hills " "
? ol Hid c in. lit were given mil in Colum
l>ia ai a m's-ioii of die Circuit Conn, in
Doceinlier in>t. hiiiI were ignored. Capt lup
Corrie is under indict mtiji for a violation
e of this law in SnvHi.i.ah, hut having been
1 air. s od hurt', Judge Njiigrtnh ||hi, ^e. i.led ""
dial tV.is is the pn.per and only forinu
s tor Ins trial, llids will ho given out m K<
' b.uh cases, it is understood, and it found
n by the tiraiid Jnrv, will pteaciil a sntli ; ^
cient opportunity for icsiing the e(lic?cy
* of tl.e |aw. It was reported at OuIdop
inn, at.d has l.eeii believed iiphthefvece
tions of the Union, that efforts had bceti
i made to predispose ihe public in * ml lew
rejection of ihe hill by ihe Grand Jury. , s
>. We are c >iiaci>>j? of t o such effort here,
J and we believe we speak the sentiment of
a majority ol those who oppose restric 0
1 lions, oil thij foreign slave trade, when we
>av, that it is railjcr llie wish that indict' ""
li nietits should he found, and that lbc.jn. 8- 1y
lion arising wmlcr 'I should be lairli tes rio
e led. \Y c will keep our readers advised ng
, of ihe several steps of these proceedings, |?i
! and befeve that tliey will throw I gl.t up tjt.
S on a <1 lies', i' 'II which lias reoei.llv chum to
r. I in 1?* 11 importance in tliu public mind? I
Charleston Mercury.
v?>
t- ?
e The Echo Prisoners. ] nr
,, The Circuit Court ul the United Stutcs i :li
r. con veiled at eleven o'clock. Thursday, whcli eo
tales Cirand Jurors were III nllehdi.nce, and I t.,j
the tail number of lwchU'three were sworn
' 1 or
ill.
1J is Honor Judge Wayne charged ,"i
tlietii, h)length, fen I more especially ti|i "I1,
ufi'tiie Act id May, 1820, making the I
slave trade piracy. They retired a little ?.
alier twelve o'clock. The witnesses in
t'i?i Echo ca-es were called, and alter I
't* v\
-ome iline spent in delilierult.ili, two lolls I
ot imiicliiienl were loum!, one against the i '
MXieeti prisoners IiuW ill j.id, and 'lie oili ! !,t
j ei against ihe one sent to Atrieaon hoard nit
oi tne A'itifftna This timling of the I lit.
Lir.nd.Iury will rai-e the questiot. of va
ivaiialoiny in tlie law in a casu :u"> mark- ] .,ri
ed n .<1 do * ded h could well o< Cur ; ami i
iltai cur readers na >y have a clearer p?*r
c, tlou of the mailer, we will one a h ie.
. ! (I'M
f at. iiienl of the facts ol the Case and the
t eel
procee.toi.
The fac's and c;rouin-t mo s of the ar K,v
1 rest will be more 'tillv seen froiu a hrief I
ahs racl of ihe testimony ol 1. em (Jims. | *'
U Carpenter, wlncn ?*. lafc.nb f.iie tlie ! tot
C tnniisMotier of tlie I'nite.' Miles, np | ?*J
I 'II UIU .pMVlloll (.1 Coll.till' IIK'lil. lit* FHy* p.i
x list lie is the Third Lieutenant < ! ilic I (,q
1 United Slates brig Dolphin, 0 >pt M .Hit, j ^
wl icli v*B~el, ?'ii iho morning ol tin* 2 I sj
f August. 18i>8 stood uii: Iron, tin* port p((
' "I 8hi;uh La ti tin.le, uii.l down uU.no the
. o isl t .wards L'arden.s; that upon coin* '
1 illg oiii ol t lie port, I he \ saw another \ es | .
set mooring in nearly Hie-same collide on !
** il near ihr.-e o'c ock, when .lie Dolphin. ' .
keep., g awav to run into port, lifts filler 1 c T
V .-ael s>o>>Q nil I Ci^ tins Ooaift flic fact j ""
was reported to tlio captain, who directed iU'!
chase, Mli'l wiie Willi it a nine.and a I.ait ho
0 li? r I e . rde el Kngh-lt colors to he
oo.a e I and b.ank cartridges to he li<e.l, j or
t oil fhe might xlitiw her Colors. N il j i.t.
I o ng mi. sli en were t'ne l a r>ss her how ,j(1|
wrli-u she lioi-ted American to.ors. Tne |.
Dolphin then hauled Uown her English j j.
C' or* aii I hoisted Ameiican, and thing '
'* | R no* tuam t. p wail tho (ugJlhe vi s$.*l I ^
h >ve to: An armed boat's crew, Lieut.
( lhadtor i in COIUIII <nd, went on hoard.?
I The hold whi found 'o he lull f negioes ; I
li"\ to .k fais<H-sioi ; Be tit dl hut tluee "f ; am
' | t'-e persons found on t Oard on b >aid the tpt
t Do ptun ; r. e >>?-d ih.-nce a pit*" crew, ^
" ( a'd sa I ng in compa y w tli tliu Dolphin ] n(
lor a lime, in the dliecl On 1\ v' \\ < si, |
^ tney w.-re u.iuiiMiely or.lercd On to Cluir j
lesion, a. d delivered the negroes lo the
Marsh >1 ol this I)isliict. On board the \ u*
' ve 8"l when cnp ure l, which hud ihe j ''o
1 cme Kchn upon the stern, there Was no j at
1 pipers n ir log book to indicate Iter char i he
acter. The men found on hoard, ami who j wh
1 Im! hei-n Bent t > the Dolphin, were suh
?eqiietill) hiotighl ha. k Mini being re p|),
' leased from confinement and sent forward
j to work, they worked cheerfully gitd wHf
" for illm balance of tlit* vovage.
It was mentioned, h few cjgys since, j
| ilint the prisoners were taken for trial to
j Columbia, Ht which place accuired thf I '
* Hr?t session of tliM 1) strict Court after | Wi
i their arrest. Tin n lliere war a deemed I ter
1 feeling in opposition to the law ; ant) the sir
' (stand Jury, to wlioin bills were submit' J j(ir
ted, f.iled iii I'm;! them A rnoti? n ??* i ^
then made for their discharge, which was
1 pressed wiili ureal zeal, die argument up
? oil which was published in the Mercury ,v
j about a month ago. 'I lie motion was ' ,ur
unsuccessful, however, and the prisoners ,,ftl
were- ordered hack to Charleston fa* 'rial Ics
at-tlid jiwsent ternii The United States \
will b*'represented by Names Conner. K?q ? j,
District Attorney, and ilio prisoners by W1j
L. W Sprsti and It Da frevdte. of Cbar'
lesion, and M axcv Oregg K*q , of Colutn* j
bia.? Chiirlenton Mercury, Vthinnt. oj.
OLD IIIC'KOKV'S <*OLO Ssvtf ilr-x.? ?n
L On Wednesday night we had -the pleas* coii
> urs of MliatkiiifC '-y tbe hand fienl Ward
It. Itiirnelt, wtio left Iticbiuond yesterday J
> luoipiug for Nashville, Tennessee, in re ing
, ceive personally, from the heirs of Osner bee
I ai Jackson, : he gold snuff box a warded
bun as the bravest solder in (lie Mexican (>))
war, in coinpfiance wiili (he will of the ^
hero of New Orleanr, Tuis high honor ^ ,
was Conferred on this gajlanl soldier by
tlie vote of the New York V duntenr | ?'
Kegirtieni tluit served gloriously in Meii
co. The preeentgtion will probably take ''is
place at the Hermitage on Monday.? Icsi
Enquirer, the
l)iv ?i?rilt|Dt.
L ANGAS1ERV1LLL, S C.
RDNKSDAY MOUSING, AlMIL 13, 18ft
Advertisements
Wp direct attention to the following ne<
rertisement in tin* paper :
Noliee to d. -tors by the Executory c
?Into \V. Mi Kcnra.
Nll'itfC to debtors to the Into 111 111 i
ibinaon vt I'roekett.
Nuliee to Trustee*. Guardians, &.C., b
Commissioner in Equity.
The Fruit, Weather, &c
There was a henvv trost upon the gronn
this virinity on Wt'ilncmlav morning <
it work, ami we understand that tliei
is likewise considerable iee. The injur
the fr.lit hr.s been serious. I'oaeht
ve yujTer''d the hioxt ; in some oreharr
y are totally destroyed. This is certuii
ii i?iuit-iik.iu'i- vircuiii?t:uu*e ;in?i zmora
lis nnnowmcu to those who it few da}
o saw their orchards in a .'nndpion prcn
ng n bountiful harvest Apples, we lit
r?tand, have not been seriously injurci
Since the morning of the frost, the wcj
lt has been pleasant and altogether f
inhle to the planting cotnrnunity. \V
c pleased to learn that the farme
rough the country are in a fair way to r
ver in a short time from the ineonven
ce of a hack ward state of preparalio
easionetl hy the frequent and heavy rail
it have visited its daring tl,e w inter at;
ring,
^pruiseinent of the McKenna Estati
A portion of the estate of the late Hoi
m McKenun was appraised last Week le
negro.-s (H>8 in nuinher) were valm
8129 250 00. The stock, produce, fu
ore, &v., ahout the dwelling and plant;
n. and a few notes of small dcnomi.inlio
lijed at 88.GG8.00 Total amount of a|
iiisemcnt bill : 8l37.vlR.C0.
'I 'ie petaenal property not shown then|
tist rs, embrace several notes of large ii*
nin.ilion in tho hands of one of the Kj
ilors in Charleston, all of which ur
r?d, and estimated at OOo.t'O.
None of the real estate was appraise!
the real estate, the houses and lots I
vn arc said to bf worth : (:i low estimate
!.V0U0,00. Other real esliiio in varioi
r!? r?t tin* District : (low i-sliiu.ite) $15
0,00?Sumtnary :
n't of tin* upprnUemciit hill, $137 918(1
lea not appraised, 33.ooo.<J
a! Estate not uppr.aisvd, 40,000,0
Total $'.110 918 (J
' 'he indebtedness of the ilrct'Dnfil is
re trill ', if at vtl.i.ij at a',!. 'J'lio leg;
x. ntrhaitiiM n.iJ clldrge's tip a the c-at.it
d?-r the w ill, ? \eliiaive of the ?5 000 lej
t' to the Koit.an Catholic Church in Iri
id, will In- fully eovered with ?5.000.
Of tl.N -urge |>rt'|Ktrtv, tliele in to be ,*?|
o|'iialt tl undei the will to the use of pa
sin this District: To a nephew of tl
eased a legacy of $100; to hi* onl
ild and duughtei, herself and family i
linot needy circumstance*, n life uuna
of $ >0.
Everett is Oomiug.
It will he seen hy an advertisement i
it'o r phue that the renowned b'tDre!
i Wizard, w ' ? dciia in magitf, trieks, h*|
lelftar:', etc., tt'ilh Ida Ifbup. will txhih
'his pl.ti't oh Monday, 18th inst. I
He exhihitiona E"erett is without a rivi
lite w hole country. The agent na*urt
that he has m ide several capital add
t.s to liis company since they were la<
this place.and that the performances wi
in the highest degree attractive. A
0 can enjoy a little w holosonie an
'inles.* fun arc presented with a conven
, opportunity. Everett's performance
decidedly in hotter taate, more gen tee
1 vort'-y r.f -rountcnanea every way tha
1 ciroi:;. * "
* JL' "* "
I'lln SiCKLr.n TiiUL :?A dinpatch dn'c
mhington. Apr J Cth, rIiIsn tout the ii
est in the ptiblic tnlnd in relation t<? th
klcs trial, in on the increase. Only t>ir*
ymen were aeierled nut nf the HC.vi.t;
talesmen summoned venl^.-diiy, nmkin
hi jurorn in nil. A saponin for never
ndditionnl talesmen has keen tailed, r<
liable to morrow. Tlie Court udjourne
il Wednesday nt 10 o'clock. Mm. SSic)
arrived here today.
A'akiiimSto*, April 6.?The neleclion r
iry was lo-diy, nnd the trii
I be commenced to-morrow.
ludgo Gi.ovf.k ban ordered nn extra tori
Court for Darlington District, to begi
tlie second Monday in (lltli) July, an
tinue t a o weeks.
Nicaragua.?A dispatch dated Wiul
ton, April 5th, stales tlmt orders bav
n neni K> Hen. Mirobeuu II. Isimar, ou
inter at Nicaragua, to positively inain
ample apology, and full restitution an
rtnnlty for resent a-'tM1 In Nicaragua, i
ilioD to the lute Hvi/ure Alid'yoiifinentio
lbe property of American citizens. I
e of r- tonal, lie in instructed to demam
paneporta, and call to hia aid (he Amer
i sqnadrona in th? Gulf of Mexico am
Pacific Ot eiu
j Shrieks from the New York Tribune | Dt
The Now York 'l^riliuue i* in ecMtacv in \ seem
| consequence of Black Itcpuulican triumphs cnun
r I in Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, ami ?*>'*
Ohio. Hour it: 1 hutid
; i .
"The strong, bracing Northwester of cr,;1
! Monday haw swept across the land, leaving I" "i
' in its course u perfect avabinche of Repub- ] ever]
i lican victories. Connecticut' is Republican J p.,.,,.
all over. State Ofliccrs, Senate, (Souse, and I ,. ,
I nil four Cqngresuucn?a net gain of two. j' * '
; Michigan responds with a Republican ma- |
j jority of nearly ten thousand in a mere ju- | Tl
j dicial election, with nothing at strike to pal! ' ted t
| out a foil vote. St. Louis has given the j
Republicans a larger majority than she ev | .
! er before gave to any p.*ntv, laying bare'the | (lrvM
! frauds by which Francis l\ Illuir. jr. was j'takei
. I last slimmer cheated out of hi* Certificate ! new
as a member of Congress. Tl e vote lute ' VJMtjp
I is very large, and the victory overs helming. ..
9 J Clenvclund, Ohio?which very rarely votes > "
m ; against whatever calls itself Ih-mncraey? \ Ihei:
has swelled the chorus, the Republicans 1 posci
cairying all before them. The northern J seem
*' lights gleam and flash across the whole
horizon, and the darkest caves aye irmiJla- _
. ?eil. All is visibly preparing tor till* great
* j National renovation of IMtiU. j Tl
Keep your Temper- | I Ian
There is great practical good sense in (lie in re
J j following, from the New Yoik htdgrr : : next
Keep your temper?for policy's sake, if con :
not ltp'il principle. There is both dignity |
and po'wef Vn 'a lalm, even temper. To
I govern one's self, according to Scripture, is
j 10 be lit to govern a nation. We are not vour
>f for a lalitudenarian application of Hamlet's Mac*
c advice to his mother?' assume a vir.ue if men
,y vouhaveit not"?but if disguise be ever j() Ml
tolerable, it is when it masks a hot temper, j |
What discord and ruin, to individuals and
s nations, have sarong from ill-temper. An- j
|. j ger, from the must tlivial causes, Im* > *
j. sundered fiiends and embroiled stale-*? i
fcini* and w.irr, have been its hitter and al- | vinci
must univi-rafrl fruit. The temper of a man , ish, i
1 i i* the index ??f his moral culture ? the tern I of.ee
i* 1 per Of it nation, the index of its eiviliza- j |,,
i, ! tion. The ruder. Ike indiviliial, and the J
i more savage or barbarous a people, the lar
.i i reiiH
ger the area ol violence.
!l* j Undoubtedly anger is a passion natural "'JL
'? j to man?it belongs to the animal of his
rs ! being?hut it is his noblest human and j peril
I Christian uilttcvem-'::1. lo subdue this ani- pie.
. I iiiiiI p.i>(tii)ii. In proportion ni ho subj.c!" ' "">'1
I'1') "ical force l<> reason, lie rises above the i||inj
n? brute In a mad warfare with the b?a?ts ] r|, .
is of the forest, man is no match?but bv the '
I , p . ? .. : on ti
lC| e.ilin exercise ol his rtusjon e is master ot i
i thein nil. And so with l:T* feliwWk-?-hi? 1
j chief advantage 11111st come from his tern | ' >'
jicr. In an old play a character prides him- eigh
self Hut, Ills "heart bears linger as the llint , wo s
bears fire;' l.itt though th.s were belter than | jug |
11 prolonged race, a single sp.uk ofanger has j trM
? been li.'o seed of many a wido-sprei?d-roin. i
.p The smallest exercise of anger, is no part 1 ^ j
of the Christian dispensation. It of old j .
j the rule W'ijs "an eye fur an eye," we are j ' '"u
11 j now commanded t.i "lore one another.? ] _ It
n. ' Iteuiemher that, however violent the anger ; Uleiv
p. of no ojipcnvnt, you may by good temper j neee
I preserve pence. It lakes two to quarrel? ; actio
and one soon tires or shames of his rage, ,Jurji
*" if it be met with words of peace. 1 mo?
at "**' ?1 capil
' J Camiiex.?The municipal election or. ibe ! in i
I1 4th instant re?ulud ?s follow* t i ?eitli
IxTF.NOANT ?Col. J R. Kershaw. jest*.
WariiEKs?Leslie MeCandlcss, Jan. V. ! M"''
..I I I 1> I
| i.yic, r ramus j * mks. J">nn ?. .H crony. , oili|)
) ? I.n 1 iji j oiler
ih | Mrsicu-al 1'i.eci ion The following
I!
i* j gent Icon n were lately elected Mayor ami j 1 *
Aldermen of folumh'n S. : *e?-k
I ' ""r
10 | Mayoii ?Allen J. (srren. I Cllpj
,u ' ALnEttMr.s?R. 1) Seen, J S. flnignard, j ,\
^ i Jit*. J ?I i?S. K AlMii'THnfl, \\ il. (JflHMOn. >1 ,jj
~~ II. Il.i.-lwrijiltt. j M. Allen, NV S. W.M.d, ' .
10 ! \V. T Walter, J. A- Kennedy, J. II. Welle, J 14
n ! J. (j. Forbes. | *|,4>
e. i Connecticut Flection ?Tim result of 1 '"4V<
. u>r<'
t- I the Male election m ah follows : I ,
? i itml
tf. j 'i'lie Republicans linve elected four mem- j ?;uU|
| hers of Congress, their entire Stale tieket, ?,IIH
p. | and a large majority of the members of ! M|so
f. I both Houses of the State I wgislulllfu. i qoii
lv | '1'l.e Charleston Mercftiry nnnotim'es the ; free,
' death of the llov. Juiiu-h It M.farkmd.? j ci ?l
i j. II j was the pastor oi* the Unitarian Church
jofthntcit). 4 othe
Sudden Death.?The Marion Slur, of ''"J
' the f>lh. s'.at/R that, oil Tuesday nirlit Inst i .
" i Mr F II WootftvArd, of "that district, while 1 WH|.
' ' walking through the public square of Mari-?n,
was seized with on nppojriectic lit and %(
^ I tiled almost instantly.
'I'llk Cause or Death ?It is ai ded that I
* the young lady win- died in T.'oy Ir.jl week
' from the ?fleet of having her ears pierced, ,
41 | instead of plating silk in the wounds, as >s hint
^ custom iry, used colored worsted, which doni
was probably the ssnsc of her death. "i 'V
, n ? del.I
Direct Trade ?Hon A. Dudley Mann
"8 ; is about visiting Rrernen, with a'view to in- p06*
' i duee the Steamship Company of thatthriv [ ^
n ing city, whose ressels run to New Yorkl i f- "
.. S . . . . I a!lei
( to allow one of their steamers to alternate , f (
its trips from Bremen between Norfolk, Va. .j
'1 and New York. ?,.rv
ie : Death at Mount Zi?.n Institute.?Mr. pr|M(
v J. J. O'Crauk field, from Florida, died re- eeed
f-1 cenlly at the Mount Zion Institute, in J
g Winn?boro. lie wan aumtnoned a way, anya (Jnji
J? 1 the Ifcffitlrr, with aoirve a premonition of ( ,
; | hia approaching en J. 11 i* the tint death '
d, that him occurred r.t the Inmitute within
tng
t- the memory of any of the cidzena. H(|y
~"nr * ^
if TlIK I.AROK4T I .A N D SUIT IS TI.B WORLD. I>? d
il ?Suite are about to lie conrtiieiil-rd by the who
Cherokees who were driven from Tex t* N
many yearn ago, for the land* granted to cone
n them bv Mexico. Theae land* compose the WK>r
n 1 rietieat and the most fertile portion of !?**
d tein Texan. The Fort Smith (Aik) Timet '
to tl
ol the latvat date, unya that the aurvivirig
Cherokee* have 1 mploved able counael to y
>- conduct the buainea* for them. (he I
ir P.ARLr Hi.ackbsrkier?The editor rf aerie
it the Savannah Republican had prevented to tnen
d him, on To. vdtty, April &, a number of ripe ting
n blnckherrir e.
n ? m wild
n Our PoRKien Uiuatiur*?The Bnili- ,^"1
d more .Sun of April 6th, aaya that all the T
near war nteiimero, a* well aa several oth ntnii
J era, have been ordered to prepare for ner- nnro
vice immediately.
I I
prinq Snuff ?This pernicious liabi
m lo bu prevalent to nn extent in Mnrioi
ty, Va. Tlie Fairmount Virginia
in Hint town ?lon? nn? firm sells fou
red pounds ot snuff per an no in, l?
or portion of which goes to "dipping,
inlher store tiie proprietor regtilnri
r morning makes up hundreds of iilii
rs of Miutfi which are sold to the 'It
ik New Cent Poisonous?It is at:
hat severai instances have occurred i
eht p.-ifts of the country, wheie chi
l ave died from the effect* of poiso
1 into the system by' nwnllouthg tli
n'ckel cent. As this noin is small 1111
t swallowed, there is great danger i
ling young children to have them i
possession. The metal which com
s it lias had a fatal effect, ar.d vvctj!
to be poisonous.
jator Pammond cp Direct Trade.
ic M ,cOn (trn ) Slate l'ress publish*
bllotving letter, addressed !?v Senate
llliotld tO lioweil t'ohh, of 11 o||S(01
sponse to an invitation to attend tli
Cotton Planters' Convention, at Mi
Ukd Cliff, Match 20, 1859.
titr Sir.?! am obliged lo vou fi
invitation lo Attend your meeting 1
11, and if my iiualili ami eilgagi
Is will permit, 1 will attend, hut m
iake a Speech \ lliat is out o| t,iy lim
entirely sympathise with your movt
l. I rogard Direct Trade as absolute
necessary to the independence of tli
li ; without it, she will ever be pr<
al, '.hough she may continue lo fiirt
as she now does, more of the materii
unr.:erc?, than any other populHtio
e Vtuino nunibers ever did; aiul mi
Is that constitute tliu most vital cut
I of coiniueicial circulation, contro
in fact, almost the whole.
II r draw hacks have been, not the si
ir energy or intelUct ?>f anv other pei
hut our shallow liars, yellow fevei
vvhiU of mercantile capital. Tunc,
will show llial vessels <>f 1000 ton
?s profitable hs Urorr ones, to can
uule, and tl?*?.-o can enter our porti
\ (jllutV fi'VCT Ctlu lirt W lio'ly *?VM?le
confining our business Reason to tli
I months of die yfcar during wliic
re exempt. These eight months be
lliose in which we cart, a: <5 i.i fact d
(' nearly all our prdduct* to nnoke
Are naturally' our business itiontlii
those b?sl adapted to business an
ate such as ours.
is becsuso we sohmil to du cony,
ee of others, that * j allow it to I
ssarv that There llolihl he any tram
ins fretn 'tl:c Interior, or from abroru
ng ifi'f* f(Sitr, p issible, t el low fevi
ths. The grand difficulty is uj t
a I ; our means are, for t! > mout pat
fart almost entirely, <hijfloy?l i
ing fresTi land*, subduing the fo
a ltd furnhl.iug die materials to cloth
feed the world ; in ihr'Se we find fu
loyment lor all our irtoiltis and all 01
gy Hut this will not alwats be s<
if the owners of th'? coinnarativel
millions, in other purls, !? not sou
toe rich harvest il?e^"jy.*y enp hen
own niipheage will enable u* IC i
f tliat field also.
tiling, I th.nk, is wanting to nv
hern country hul time, provided w
i capacity to appreciate, before it
hoe, our unparalleled resources, an
energy to develop thetn. I (look w
t. I li ne every confidence in our i,
, let mere politics lake what courr
produce what results they may.ihern
industry, hi thir moment if
t prosperous of any on the g|..b.\ res
on tiie *e< urest basis, am) il only r
es thai il should rise to a foil appr
on ami assertion of itself, to hecoti
n h little lime, of all those pruvii
cloifs which now encumber it.
confess that 1 have been devoted t
r matters too much to have learn*
inftly the way in which your A?*ocii
proposes to effect tliti gieat ohjec
am. therefore, tinahie to judge as I
trobaiile results; but tlial there is
', and that success is sure, I do n<
ht.
sry respectfully your oh'l servant,
' J. II. HAMMOND.
vki.i. Conn, K>q.
8ecurity for Freedomlie
hill before the Massachusetts I.ej
ure lor the belter security of hrei
i, ia the indication of a new step er?
lassachus*?tu pC III ics, which, if oin
l?eratily taken, will lead im one ca
where, 'the main point ol the pr
d bill is as fallows :
VliOever shall ariesl, imprison, or ca
ut of this Common wealth, or s!im
iiipl to arr??t, imprison, or carry 01
Ins Common wealth, any person f<
nlliqrt ' reason that such per* : own
ice of labor, as a slave to lh6"pitri
ning him, shall he punished by in
Mihietil, in the Siato Prison, not e
ing five years."
'tr Contra, ilie Constitution of tl
ted Suites says :
No person held to service or labor i
State, under the laws thereof, eecn|
into another, shall, in consequence <
law or regulation theiein, lie dischai
from sucli service or iabnr, hut slia
elivered up on claim of the party I
in such service or Islmr may be due
ow bow can tlieso two tInri^ja be r
tied, it is evidently impossible,
net intended by llie frainers of tb
brll leal there should lie anv sue
g as reconciliation. The object w?
?ke (lie open stand of retailion, an
to tolerate ttle "idea of reconciliation
ir'e need espies* no wish in relation l
final disposal of thia bill. It is inoi
;iff to know that the legislature is eve
nrtly rftiowing it consideration. I'll
who are engaged in aiding and aim
this nullification scheme will assu*
? remembered l?1 rh(s latest geueralio
in tint way which they would lest
re. - Ho* ton lAilrftr.
he aftfive bill was lost by these vote
tly through the strong efforts an
est appeal of Mr. Ct'SHino.
Southern Guardian.
I I From the Spartanburg Express. |
n The History of oar Railroads.
n Mkssks Kditohh.? The folio*inn items
connected wiih tho history of our Unit
roads, have been collected from various
? sources, and are. offered for publication,
with the hope that with the help of your
y brethren of tho Press, it may he extended
e and corrected until ji is complete. It has
i* been the custom to itia>k the opening; of
each Kailrod in our State hy a celebration;
which should be considered lite fort
mal beginning. Will your friends in the
n different localities furnish these dates and
I. give us for reference a complete and exact
list ?
ie South Carolina Canal and Railroad
Com/mnt/, Charleston, December, 1827.
Koitd began January 9. 18110.
Finished to Branchville, 02 miles, Nov.
n j 1832.
To Hamburg, 130 miles from Charleston,
October 3. 1833.
Tins was, at llfat time, the longest
Railroad hi the world ; the first Railroad
, ['built in tins cbuntry, wi<ll u view of using
| only s'eam power ; ilie first Railroad in
; tliu ' United Slates that eartied the mail
j and -the first h coindtive built in t|te .I'tii
ted States war. built for it.
!<> j The Branch from Bratichville to Col
i- , umliia; 08 tjtileP, was finished June, 1842
The branch from the Junction (now
j King vilb) to Camden, 37 miles, was
I fi#i?1ied 184 7 (?)
>r ' [J'he road trour Columbia to Charlotte,
l* ' 100 miles, was finished 18.}$.
Tile branch to YurkviUe from Cheater,
25 inilea, was fi> isited 1852.
'* The road from Columbia to (iruunville
143 miles, was finished 1853.
Laurens branch, 30 miles, was finished
0 1851.
>_ . Abbeville branch, 12 miles, was finish
'J J ed 1852.
Anderson branch, 15 miles, was finish
" ' ed 1852.
Wilmington and Manchester Railroads
r 111 miles, was finished 1854.
i On-raw and D irlington Railroad, 40
I tnil'-a finished 1857.
1 i North Eastern Railroad, 103 miles, was
'* : finished 1 857.
j Roads in Progress.
Blue Ridge Ka Iron I, lin.slie 1 to Pen|
dh-for., 15 miles.
Charlestoti ami Savannah Railroad, to
j be 102 miles, finished 40 miles.
Spartanburg and Union Road, from
I Alston on tJreenville Road to Spartan
I burg, "G miles, finished to Union. 40
,, i "'ih *.
, if these numbers are corre t, the nuttl
, her of finished miles of Railroad, within
J ; the limits of the Stale, will bo about 850
mile.
The districts which have no Loonmn
1 live actually running within their limits,
; ;?re Beaufort, .Clarendon, (leorgeiown,
I j Lancaster, Marlboro, Pickens, Spartan
! imrj;. r iiouoi: ill sever li oilier-*, n* 11 ?r|
rv, I exii'tRon", lvlgefi.dd, the Railroad
| bar-lv passe* through nil cMrt'iiif corner.
' I Wlien ihe KomU now in
have been tinikliril, the only district* en(urelv
*itlioiii a road will lu? Clarendon,
jj i lieorgeiow n, I aiuaMer, idar-hiim. '
In SnftrtHiilniri; |)i*irict there i-> a line
?>l I? tilroM I reaching fnnn Cm* pen* to
^ I ih>* Iiuriicane. 1? dung Mi! -. 1*2 iiule* in
11 WU^' ?n * '* botea jli.W.T is llhPtl.
' TFe Remains of a Woman IV^nd in a
s j " ? - 5oa*> Box'I'll
K C.IAK OV kllU. IlltKNNAN ?Oil
)r ; Wnilnin'iUy la*l we announced the (li*
,? c >very > ( the remain* of a female at i!-u
"J ulli e of the IIii<Im>ii liner Railroad in
litis C'l) , in a soap box, horribly mangled
** and i|| h ^vCayfd Ma'e. The f?>:t df tiieir
" | timing been shipped from New Yorji, hh
X'.ra baggage, >;iid directed to II K'ppe,
? Franklin, In l , ha* nlirac'ed ihe alien
'* lion of lire special detective forco of Mai'*
sell ?Jr Co., tins ciiy, lo investigate tlie
'* matter. Wlien lor left, strong suspicion*
e were entertained in ^'ow York lliai llie
remains of the deceased iv .tj those of Mr*.
'* Bictman, wife of Capt. It. oT ihn" United
| S;aies Army, who, at the time of her li*
? I appearance resided on Stateii Island. She
' has been missing since the lO'.h'of /illy
* las!, an<l waa last seen upon the Irtlaml,
| ami w ?uppi?eJ to have heen nturii?*r?*<l*
i It will lie recollected that '^crmier I^ean
M removed 'lie card from the C<Mini t<i>
i the opposite side he fmind printed thereon
' ?'"Front W. 8 Uarnes. 118 and 120
Third Avenue, corner of Fourteenth street
New York." The announcement oX this
I fact tends to strengthen the suspicion that
| the remains to q.iestion are those of \Jrs.
i llreimar., for she had friends residing near
jr. j ih's store, and was in the habit of fre
a j ijuently visiting them. She is supposed
m to have Ireen waylaid nt night, ravished
e and then murdered in that vic nity. Mrs,
,ii j H. was of preposscMing appearance, and
i>- ! about twenty six years of age.
Mr. M((*rath brought with him a da.
r- guereotype of Mrs, Hrennan, and I It's
ill morning in the company of Ur. Arin?by
it and Coronet Dean.exninired the contents
>t i of tire soap box They found the remains
m in n decaying state, and so mutilated that
y the Doctor could nol give an opinion, hI)
though, lie a:?id, lliey ?? be those
x sought utter.
Dr. Crane, of New Votk, brother ol the
1<5 deceased, it expected here in (lie course
of the day. lie limy throw tome light
iipoii ille mystery,as there are mark* up
in on the nail* >ind fingers of the deceased
[>- which, if it be bin litter. can identify,
of Coroner Dean it 'determined to AM^ertitiii,
r- if pottible, whom tliete rem tint are, and
H iie will leave no atone unturned tlmt will
to tend to throw any liirhl upon the presen'
myeterioiia affair.?Albany Journal April
? 2d.
it Cottojc Hlrvt?t ?ne of the cars ath
taciied to the down freight train of yesis
terday evening caught fire near Wmni
d b<>ro Fortunately the cart were not in
ii, motion at the lime, and this, together
o with diligent exertion, prevented the car
r. nr.d iie entire freight being burned ; tint
n I more than twenty bales were consumed.
H The car suffered but little injury.?
t Winmbcro Register.
q Extensive Fire in Few Orleana
u Nnw Oats***, April 7.? The lower
levee cotton preee in tine city, containing
ten thousand bale* of cotton, togailmr
*' with about 70 house* on the fowr squares
A adjoining, were buret on yesterday. The
Iom la animated at $1,000,000, and ie
mostly insured here.
elrip|)ljif.
Later From Europe.
o3<?
A It It I V A I. () F T H F.
I
NEW YORK.
"(0"
Nkw Vohk. fVpril b.?The North Q*f> |
man LlovcJ ship New York. Capt.
Von Simian, from firemen via Soiilhainp- i
Ion, wiili dates from llio fufiner |M>ri to
M trcli 10, and llie littler to March 2 2d,
hat arriveil.
Livitiu'ool Cotton Maiikkt, March 22.
| ?The sales for the past two d*t;t miiii
tip 22.000 lotles, of which speculator!)
took 4000 and ex pot tern 8000 hales. All
qualities have slighilv advanced, in con
sequence of the pacific aspect of affairs, j
showing an advance of I 10 :t 1 8 f.1 I
General Intelligence- M
A I a r |? e meeting h ul heeii held t:i Q
Hyde Park in opposition 10 the In form I
,Iii the House of Commons, on the 21st B
March, Tend John Ru-sell moved Ins n fl
menuiiient to 'lie Reform I till, the debate
on which was postponed until Thursday, I
March 24. Bj
The Ne>t|vilitati exiles had arrived at H
ltrislol, and were enthusiastically rceeiv K
| Telegraphic dispatches fioni l'ari* statu &j|
j that the five powers had agreed upon all 3
Ritropoan Congress, hut its basis ahq the
I extent of tliseiision had not been settled.
I The cities ot Hague, I/oiidon and Merlin
I are spoken tit as places likeli to he SeleC
; ted V.i liip t -st mhling t>f the (/oligres*.
A letter from Paris saw that A'tilr't
and France appear to he more inclined to
a pacific solution of their points ol tidierelice.
It is now certain that the .^tisjriai,
force in [.omhardv is limre imposing m
p -int of numbers, etc., than was at first
supposed.' '
| Vienna correspondence indicate* *Ji*t
j the danger of war is failing 'jtr fot the
I present. < hi the other hand the Austrian
I htl Iw.r. urn tl...t. ...... 1 ,. . ....... .....
. ... .-..t.. un i. ir.i'in.i n^'miii-i l?'"
| I : t ,
much confidence in th? continuance m
peace. nmi ?av it i* doubtful whether tho
Congress le convtikpil.
Cardinal AntoneMi demand* the imnie
i diale evacuation of Home hv the French
I troops.
TI'J 1'aiis )l'iiiri>tt ?|inw? no decided
recovery ?>f conthlence.
STILL LATKjt FK<)M KUIWM'K.
II ai.ifax, Apiil 8.?'I In* Mritirh M <i.
steam ship Canada, ('apt Lang, with '
Liccrp.rol dates to March 20-h, bus ?r
riVrib 1
Liv^aroot. Conox V u nt r, March 2ft. "I
l The sales of the week miiii np 71 6u<?
| hales, of which speculators look b.S'lO ami i
exporters 9000 bales. The market In s
mlvnticeil an eighth of a pentiv, owing to
1 lite peaceful aspect of atl\ir? The sal *
Ion Friday, March 23. were lD.OOli brl.-s,
1 of which speculators ami exporters each
took iOt'O Imlct?the market clonr '
firm. r "
Generel Intelligence,
j 'I lie steam slop City ol Manchester is t
advertised as the j ioi.ecr of ti e Ucf.?*t ;
j and New ^ork iiuu of nlcaritcr*.
'fire Sardinian Cabinet have addressed
! a note to the ^'ivo powers, insist inn on
being admitted as participants in th? proposed
Peace ?nir"res*. France had assented
to this demand. Austria only
give lier as-cut to the Congress on i*ertHin
condition*
It is state.j that a hau million of lllll>kets
of an unproved pattern are being
tnnnnfacl ured for the brenclr arm v.
Marine Telegraph Cable. I
Nkw Out.kins, A lull 8.?The nw.sf ^Pl
extensive cliaiu of sub marine telegraph B
cable in tin* United States lias lust I
, *necr-H>fi;lly Mid l?y John Ken<!i?ll K-q ,
the Superintendent of the New
York Mill I N ? w ()rli*?iiii TrlrgiKpli Lint*,
by C??l. N. Tanner, ilie ?<"! *', Su*
perintendnnt, in v nnectiott with their
' new lino between thi* oily and Mobile tin i
| the Uk-0 olmri. The new line i* urn*
completer] fmm Mobile to Fort 1'ike, hii<! 4
the rt.-.tancb i* .ip6?'ei>ei| smite tor'v mile*
over the old route. Foe section* of tllii f
en Me, in nil thirteen mile*, nnd
the section* U? e mile* in length, have
In id nt different jxonu ncr<>?* the mt*><
venini; rivers end h?v*. Mr. KhU*ii
1 hud under onnr er lor the Mvinff Hf- tfcU
cabin the steamer Octnvin, of Mobil* *
JU'i.*.1!1
Hymeneal.
I "" '
Slurried, on the 29 111 of M.trch hv Rev.
A. A Jnme?, Or Robert |, l?ove and Mir*
i J:\ne Hemphill, n!l of York District.
In An*on county, on the 3d inst , by II.
M. Intfrnm, K*q , fill l'. Winfree. of Anaon
to Mi** Ma>ths Bostick. of llmlimon/t
Obituary.
Iof typhoid I'nemnoni?, 1.1 Cheater
I Diatuivt, on the 20lh of .March, 1069, II. K.
! Kennedy, aged *i() year*.
Died. nt Merely Hnll, Madiann f'nnnly
Fia , on Friday nighl'bth March IBM), of
! Typhoid F? vrr, (iml ?ruU Admph>i?, ae*
rond non of K M and Siimd Ann Witheraponn,
aged Id yearn, H inonlhn nnd 25
day*.
In Anaon county on the 17th, in her ??*
enteenth year, Anon Klixni>elh,t-ldeat dittighter
of Rnmuel and Jane Ruiith.
Del-tried tfcia l\f*- "t hla reaMnnen in 8t.
John a Berkley. oil Friday morning, the let
in at, Haui'l Do Rone, in the 75th year of
hit age
' i ' 1
Special Notioei
Timk la Momkt.?A feorreaponder I, hearing
that auch la ^he caae, ri^nrae to be Informed
how many year* it would take to p?y a email
bill of a hundrt-J dollar* We frankly
knowledge that wa cannot inform him
ly upon that point, but wa know lio* ha
WOnld eland tha chance of dlachargiag thai
little obligation, and potting up a good adhadtlf V
for a rainy day. TTiat le by rncloaiiig %'.0, t&,