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THE LANCASTER LEDGER. Z of Published every Wednes lay Morning wl BY bu W. M. CONNORS, Editor and proprietor. TERMS: _ In advance, #2.00 At the expiration of Six Mouths, 2.60 At the end of the Year, 3.00 ADVERTISEMENTS, Will be inserted at the following low rates: One square (of 16 lines or less,) one insertion, V i or, if continued, 76 cents for the first in- I sertion, and 60 cents for each subsequent insertion. ar See Fourth Page for deductions in I favor of standing advertisements. The number of insertions must be written on each advertisement, or they will be inserted till .ordered out and charged accordingly. Sketch of the Present Pope. Mr. Edmund About has just published a book upon R-nue in which be gives ins \y experience during a visit there last year. ? It has been suppressed in Fiance hut published in Belgium. The following ex tract describes the present Pope of Koine: tel Pius IX looks older than he is ; his ! R\ stHtuie is diminutive; he is obese, sallow, til and bis health is threatening, lbs pa- tri ternal and sleepy fee lures give an idea of p( kindness and lassitude ; there is nothing 8|| imposing about them. Pius IX performs his part in the grand public represeutalions of the Catholic Church with only secondary ability. J'he believers who have come a long ways to contemplate him at mas? are astounded to see him taking a Mi pinch of siintt while surrounded by the Di blue wreaths of incense. In his leisuie in* hours he plays billiard*, gentle exercise l.avillfT lit-ell ntCDinmcmluil 1>V bin ? .!.. wi O ----- "3 W...O. cians. lie believes in God. lie is not ( only a true Christian, hut a bigot. In his .j.. enthusiasm for the Virgin Mary lie has invented a u>eless dogma, and raised a 'iri tasteless monument that disgraces the 1 J?iaz7.a di Spagna The character of this worthy old man is a compound of rtevo r,'( ticn, geniality, vanity, weakness and oh ch .stinacv, with a dash of pevish rancour ha now and then. He gives his blessing nb with great unction, but only grants a par don with reluctance, lie is a good priest jg but an unsatisfactory monarch. I do n<>? believe bim to he infallible in temporal matters. lie expresses himself tolerably e*' in French. The failure of ad he under takes, and three or four accidents which '1'' have happened in his presence, have on given rise to a strong prejudice against ot! him among the lower classes at Rome.? ra They imagine that the Vicar of Christ is c| a icttutore ? that he lias "the evil eye."? q When he drives along the Corso the ^ women plump down on their knees, hut will) their thumb and index they make , the sign supposed to destroy the charm j Wl under the cover of their mantilla. Itislcu certain tl at the Italian question would b?* 1 tr greatly simplilied if there w ere no l'ope I c*al Home, and that the hatred of the Maz pi giniaus is reprehensible in so far as it is a I personal. 1 never asked an audiance of hi the Pope ; I never kissed his hand nor p, bis slipper. The only mark of attention m lie ever condescended to bestow upon me tj( was some abusive remarks >n the Journal Je llome. Nevertheless, I feei it impossi ble not to defend him wiieu he is attacked in my presence. After having been for tWO years tl?e lion ot Europe, lie w as P' Compelled to evacuate, at the shortest hi notii e. hts nnlara ill l! ?? 0:'i'in?l X',.... .: . , |. ? ? wwm . ..W ^M?? lum, i."'" Ll< he sulks with his people, with the Freticli, hi and with himself. The murmur* of his uj conscience are stifled hv tlie remembrance of 1848, whicli is kept constantly before j his eyes, and by the fear of revolution, which is kept constantly dinned into his Oars, lie stops Ins eyes and ears, and " prepares to die in peace among his irate ol subjects and his dissatisfied protectors.? " He is not so much to blame as weakness tl gnd old age ; but I confers I should not w like to undertake the cause of Cardinal at Antonelli. Important Movement among the IH Methodists- nl The New York E vetting Post thus no- j S jticea a change which is about to he made in the government and internal economy of the Methotjists ; 11 "The dayman's Association of the Ciucrinnatti Conference, recently in session, ' resolved that it would conduce to the wel Hl fare of the whole church, so to change '' the present system as to allow of 'ay rep ri resentation, in the general and other con, ferences. Tliev ol>!eci being so exclusive i, )y governed by ministers. They further ^ say that "the good of their children, the . church and the world loudly calls for a more intimate relation between pastor sod people, which can only he obtained r< by a more protracted stay of the pastor ''' with the people.' One of the reasons n< they urge against the present system of itinerancy is, that it is a grevious and unnecessary burden upon the church They calculate thai in displacing their four ' A thousand ministers from fields where they p: pave Ju$t began 10 labor with success and la ^0 removing them to new ones, where six th months will be require*] to make aeqani tli Lances, an ejtpepse is incurred every two years of 20,000 lor removals, and an. ^ other $120,0()0 jp tl]Q tloprepiaiion of t() household goods; making an aggregate which exceeds the whole sum contributed by the Methodist Ep'scopal Church to (yl foreign missions. They also reckon that eH everv two years of a thousand yeais min 1 tsterial labor are lost iu the process of re. M inoval, and argue that the system is "ex U) travaganf." Thev alto protest that the ^ absorption of the time of ministers in e.| i ^ iling, teaching Latin and mathematics, ^ and directing book concerns, and hold that laymen may be found to attend to many things which now divej-t many of ^ their ministers ffopo their p?oper work." 'h Death from Seidmt^ ^qwprr ? Miss of Rilev, of Indiana, who was visiting in "the ah family of Hon. W. E. Niblack of tLe J an tame Sta'.e, met her death ir. a singular , loauner^MtkMteJ a Seidlitz powder to two instead of pour, ing drinking, drank bri them <M flipMNM^when the effervea- bi| ico occurred in tlie stomach, partially angling her. In the excitement h dose mustard was given to make Iter vomit tat shu had taken, and a physician sent, t before lie arrived she was a corpse. jje ? filial. LAKCASTERVILLE, S C. EDNESDAY MORNING, MAY IS, 18f>9, War in Europe. We give in smother place interesting inlligencc of the disturbances in Europe ? . l... iy .... i me m ruiH.> iivur, ii appears mat nositics huve commenced between Aiuit and Sardinia. The alliance between anee and Russia has taken the \v irl I by irprise and changes tit onee the whole asel of a 11 airs. Eeligiou- Notices We are requested to stale that the Rev. r. J. N. Craio. expects to preach at the oiglnsa Church on next Sabbath, the 22d taut Also, that the Sacrament of the Lord's pper will be adinioialcrcd tit the Wax w Church, uu Sabbath, (tie 29lh mat.? te religious exercises w ill begin on the ivioits Friday, and be conducted b the >v. Mr. Say and Mr. Craig. After that time, Mr. C., expects to preach rularly, during the Sutniuer, at tin- throe inches: of this place, Douglass and Wax w, taking tbetu in the order tneiitioned ove. ethodist Sunday School Fonventiou. tin our tir.st page may be found an inter ling portion of the proceedings of the e Sunday School Convention in Colombia, ic Convention was largely attended, not !v bv delegates from this State, but from b.er Southern States, showing the gt no I interest felt in that important brunch ot iristian education?Sunday Schools.? nv. Gist, it will be seen, took pari in ilie liberations of the Convention. This comingling of the highestollieial in the Slate ill, lint friends of the illiterate and ootids of society, Is a noble example ot lie greatness nnd moral w orth. His Ex dlcncy could not have selected a more ap opriate means of reaching the hearts ol I Christian coinmunilit s and of inakin*: a proud position an instrument of good i hi* people, than in presiding over lliede Derations of the Sunday School Convcn on. Mail Contracts. We understand that the Post Ollice De irtiuent has decided upon and accented ds for some of the mail routes in this see an. and we are sorry to add that, so far at 'itrd from, we have no reason to congrat ate ourselves upon the arrangements. The line from Camden to this place hai sen awarded to Stuckcv & Rodgers, par es who reside in Sumter District. Lis t< a tri-weekly as at present, and tho modi f carrying optional with the contractors not carried in hacks, as it has been fu le last twenty years or more, this sectioi ill cheerfully relieve the Department o iv expense in supplying this route. From Camden to l-aneaster, via Rocl ill. Liberty Hill, Russel Place, &e, then to be a weekly mail?one horse concern id entirely useless, as we conceive. Air ilas Ingram has the contract. The line from Lancaster to Charlotte ia Monroe, has been awarded to Mr. Me lonnld of Mecklenburg, to be carried threi me# per week as at present, but the con t-ynnce is reduced down to a one horsi Pky VVe think the whole action of tin department very much of a one-horse nr tngement, from beginning to end. The route from Lancaster to Chesterfield v Taxnhaw, Jefferson, &e. has been a war d to Col. J. Fundejburk, the former eon actor?one horse, as before. We huvi at been able to barn anything of tin Mites in this District not named above thcr those that are now in operation o aw ones that have been applied for. Advertisements. We direct attention to Messrs. Fognrtiel l Rtlilman'i adverti-emeot in this day' ipor. These gentlemen have ope of thi rgest establishments in pharl. stun. apt icy maintain a high character ihroughou e Slate for proficiency in their busmen: id for honorable dealing. They well on rstand that to please their customers ii e surest means to promote their own sov ss, pn(j perscna who buv in, or order froir inrleaton, uunnot do hotter thuu to try thii Lablishmeiit. AIko to the rerd of Mr. A B. Mulligan, r. Mulligan is well known through tlw ? country. His ciiNtmncra know liinj tt i an agreeable dealer, ntid ope who will II Ihcm goods at their lowest market lue A|?o to a notice of sewing machine* by r. fl. W. I?in*ni!U(. 'Chi* gentleman ia e agent foi tl e snle of CJ rover dt Jt.ikci's wing Machines, the uioet popular artlch tlie kind Mint 's Kvery family on Id be 8'ipnlied with one of these labor ring invention*. in open cou't, ?t ttalefgh. N C , t the Ih mutant, a uian named Kobbins was inded in the cheek with the iffl^r B. for ferny. From our Notes. At the risk of publishing th may seem stale to many of oui we venture to continue some scat nervations connected with our lati which were dotted down at varit between Charleston and home. We left Columbia on Wedncsi ; ing, arrived in Charleston in good took quarters at the Pavilion Hot is kept by Mr. Butterfie'd. a nc men of an English landlord, w no pains to make his guests co This House was recommended brother editor,and We by no meatu having stopped there ; it is anion of the Charleston hotels?cleanly fortable sleeping apartments, goo attentive servants ; und the fact fifty cents cheaper per day than Icston Hotel or the Milis House, I of some consequence to those not more money than thev need. There were not many persoi Charleston, the business of th which it is said has been unnsiia being nearly, if not quite over. ' 1 few persons from our section?Ct ; Capt Stewart, Messrs W. Steve i Hamilton, all of whom left bcfoi with the exception of the Captaii j maiticd, seemingly perfectly at enjoying the good things of the I an air of the most philosophical anee. There w as not much doinu in C aside from business affairs and ll ! rv occurrences of everv-day life. I tie wan i lowed ami there was j amusement thai wo heard of A I parataxis were In progress for 11 | the Calhoun Monument Assoc commence on the loth inst., a I which appeared in the LtCi'ger tv ' ago The object is highly credi one can look opon the onprclci which marks the te-ling place of truly great Calhoun, without fee something is d.te from the ptmjj | State in eomtnem.>ration of the di | od sen iees ami virtues of him, I recognize is the brightest star | stione iii our Southern polili a I I Massachusetts and Kentucky hav tered the graves ot Webster am remain in singular obseruilv ; have reared to them monuments, grateful people would erect ill those whom they lovud and rc"ei living. The subterranean drains to ex the Ashley to tin? Cooper rivers, i were commenced a year or two n| yet completed. Tim portion of > tree I next the Pavilion Hotel blocked up by the workmen in tin of this laborious undertaking. ( is making energetic and very efforts to ward off the approach I ntflieting scourge?the yellow fev ! has so frequently of late depop I strcls and seriously retarded lie rial prosperity. The whole St,-i rejoice could some means be reso effectually bar the disastrous The subject of requiring the dt buried without the city, continues cussed with considerable spirit tii I city papers. Men of science liavi jigus jironcMinreii ine I'lisio 4 ring the dead within cities a fruil (if disease, and we understand tin the distinguished savons (if Charl 14 said that tlie decomposition of d( has affected the water (if the oil ' gree, tliat tl.o people might well L* eiently alarmed at to induce (li continue the custom. Private feel certainly, under these cireiunstani 1 rificed to the public good. ^ The excitement consequent up trial of the Kcho prisoners, sect ' entirely subsided in Charleston . 1 body satisfied with the result I ' opinion of several persons with conversed, and who seemed to I with the subject and with the ' the slave trado is now virtually o that in n few years there will ( ' any practical opposition to it o of the Government. The Soutl & States are determined upon tin and llin Statutory enactments of are unheedt'I and pronounced ii tional. looking over the pnj * | well furnished reading room of I Icston hotel, we stumbled upon advertisement in a paper ptiblislic ** | prise, Miss. A com puny (if pt " pose to pay (3&U per fiend for on native Africans, to be deliver r twelvemonths at K nterp: ise, ,\ advertisement is signed by Wn sen , Geo. \V. Doby, Reese I'ru teen or twenty others. These nv ! that they are obeying a divine in | enslaving the African, and the h j United Status nppn the subject ( constitutional, arc n?*^ entitled 1 j ttpeet. They no doubt express | { sentiment of their section of tli _ That practical higher lawism e> I South, no one will now deny, ar ^ no longer raif at Massachusetts i Northern Stales where the prii n | ... | had existence. We interpret the | to suit our local interests, And | mine constitutional 'question* w j aid of the Supfcme Court. Con ' Jndcefj a jewql of the firgt water ' assoeiatcd with politics or louql ii i becomes a tqere .nvth. We remained in Charleston bit left fhere ThursJay njVrnqoo ?n( the North Kastern road a* fmr ii* 1 VV|lliarnsburg District, where w? j for several d11?" w'lh ?')r relatii I ynf iqojv pjqitiHiuiy, ways do in ih*- low cquotry, whe] | pl<- nre ?,.rwl ?n?i tiv?> (>o One a prt'-niwii) ujjnn the |?l of the inod I in U-nn elite rpriar m il ii?l entry jn than io the up-country, there in [contentment and eocial enjoymi w. 4 we, on a former occasion, said so much a I , . , bout Williamsburg and lior old fashioned at which .. ... . . p readers Prochvitiea that wc will now let her rest, . ' especially since we sec evident signs of im- I ^tri'r and Prove,,,en^- Much can be said in her praise ous'^oints 8^? 8'an<^,i to"<*av her sister j Distrieta, the most prolific in revolutionary j reminiscence. We have not read "One | day morn- j.]ye<j Saul," but doubt not but that the I time and prominent characters in that popular roel , which I mance, upwards of eighty years ago, perspeci j nmhnlated the swamps and marshes of old ho spares Williamsburg. mfortable. After leaving Kingstree. we continued to us by a u,, North Eastern road as far as Floi regretted rence, where the North Eastern crosses the g the best Wilmington and Manchester road?or and com- father, where the North Eastern road term d tare and niinates ; the road from Florence to t'heraw that it is is called the Cherew and Darlington railroad ' the t liar- ,m^ ja controlled by s different company, is an item i We were detained four hours at Florence. I who have | waiting for the Wilmington train and this ' i gave ii.h time to look around and gather an i dm visiting j il1ca or two. e Spring, | The improvements which 'be North Fas' bi-av, |(.fn u(|j ('|u.r nv .(nd Darlington roads have ; We met a , upon t|,e Districts of Williamsbu'g. ! >1 Hurries, Marion, Horry and others, are palpable and i.s and It. ( piajn t0 those who knew ai - thing of that i re we d-d, Hcetfon three or four years u ,ro It is man- I i, who re- | j? n vnrjt.ty ,,f ways e d prominently i home and ; s0 jn agricultural advaneem t * and in the I city with general appearanee of the |m nle. Portions ' nonchal- 0f the Eastern Districts, w ich voars ago I were considered almost barren, have, In- the harleston. aid of foreign manures, been rendered as ! he or.lina- productive and valuahle a.- any land in the The then- , Stale. 'Flic people have discarded the dross : no other iinevenncss incident to a backwoods tile, | tuple pre- | in d society is as polished as in any other ie Fair of -ection of the State, i* has not been manv ialion to xeats since we ' of I .nneasier) regarded the noiite of ? Districts E.ist of us as being fir in our roar, to wrt'k* | in respuct to iiuiiiHtriiil enterprise ami in nil table ; in' I the elements which constitute n high state iding slab i of civilization , lint the tables are being the once i tit ti >), ami unless there is a change work- j ling that | el i i the .sentiment ami purpose of our l)>sile of our | Irict. the time is not far distant when Iztnctinguish caster vvill find herself in rear of any of her whom we J sisters ami not even the talismniilic w ails, that ever | ''Jackson, Miller ami lllaii," can i>i< t*ei hot top/on. - ' from the unenviable < bsenruv to which she e not Mif- i i .i'loined. Taking the Wilmington ami 1 flay to J Mai cho*ter train about |;J o'clock. M , we | hut they j arrived at KingsviHc about 3, and from nneli as a 1 tlieiiee proceeded to t 'aindcii (lie next day. honor of | I laving spun our article tniicli longer than red whilst 1 we anticipated, ami loubtless wearied our I a -i , readers, and our self loo, we w ill omit any tend from ' ""'ice of the remainder of our trip, merely mid whieh ! *nv'"g that we notched home in pood lime, go are not ' the editorial chair well tilled ami the Meeting ledger, generally, plodding the even tenor is almost . w,,y. 5 progress ?^ s"1 'barb-ston i The Tableau*. creditable I nre informed that the young ladies e? ot that ! ,,f ,,lJr Village propose giving a Tableaux cr which j entertainment in the Court House on Kit- j ulatcd her ] day evening next, the itOtli inst.. at H o'? ' r cummer- i clock. The. praiseworthy abject content' ite would plated by tbe fair actors, is the nccumiilarled to, to I ii,,n of lunds to erect a suitable enclosure j visitation, j around our Village graveyard, sad to be This simple statement of the object of ; to be ilis- j the entertainment, obviates the necessity of trough the nn advocacy on our part, an ' we cannot t>e I b from the ; mistaken in supposing that >or entire Vil. j m of inter- J Inge will turn out. It the presence of the Iful source j ladies themselves is not sufvicnt to secure | a', some of | a full house, certainly tl> < praiseworthy eston have i object in contemplation wi ' n<>t fail. ;ad bodied J We would also state for the information y t<> a lio- ! of lint lovers of good mil"> , that the Iwinfed biifti- caster Snx-I lorn Hand vxili in attendance, ' icm to dU- having generously and eu' unity volunteer, ing should j i'd tlii-ir set-vices. :e?, be sue- We bexpciik for the oac inon n crowded house. on the late -- ? lis to have Kuiiopean Waim?The Charleston Moraiid every! enry conclude* an article ipon the subject It was the J df the War in Kurnpe us follows : whom wo j The cfTeet of tlil* War will inevitably tend Jo fuuiiliar to raise tho United Stutes in the scale of timea, that i nation*, and give an impulse to our great pencil and i lM'l'uniary prosperity. lire ulstoil's must all . j lise ut once in value, ftreat Britain and .ease o h* . |??jt,.,j States can nis ii|fu ture cotton in the part | goods fur the world, and keep up tke price li-Westcrn of cotton at a remunerative mark. In a i question | "bite of peace we must have immense ad. i vantage* over Kurope ut war. t -onjjress ? r iiiconstitu* | ~ ^ ~~ >ers in the i Commit ation of Pimi*HWKrr -The New. the ("liar- ' berry Cmisrrvalist says : -We are pleased a singular to learn that his KxcHllriKsy. Governor W, d at Kilter- " Gist, lias most gratefully commuted the rsons pro- j penalty imposed on Col. .S. T Aqsf.w, at e lliiiusaiid j the last Term of the Court of General ed within | Sessions held at this place. The case vaa Ins. The i that of sending a challenge and posting. I S Price, I ? e. ami til- Tkr Coffee Thaob of the World. en contend : flic consumption of entice increases in a junction in greater ratio than the increase of popoln nwa ol the j ( on. In I83'J. JJM.OOQ.OOO lbs . were need; , being un j? ig.iS, tconsumption had inpreused to o their rvf 1 f)45.oqo,()00 lb* , nparly double. Th* great* ,he general (.,| consumer is the (Jtilled State*, which e country, 97,000 tons; Germany follows with lists at the 75.000 tons, France consumed 2H.U00 tons, id we can i Belgium 21,000 tons, Austria, 19,000 tons, and other : and Koglund 1ft,008 tons, iciple lir-t | m in ? divine law 1 'j<llE (;K,,PH ,5 Florida.?A porreapon. we dpter. jf.n, wrjij#Jj fro,u Jfi* , *nvs ; jthoiil (lie "The rogl hn? made it"* appearance in the ajalcpcy 19 Out*, mid thia crop, in Uiie country, I feay an'! whip ^jn j,ri,yp || u,.r,i|)l?|g failure. SVe havp it ere*t*, it | qllwmuiel, f,f r?,n, followed Ly cold weathj er. with ofcaaionally alight Croats. Corn it one dry; ( nnd Cptton i* backward for the time of 1 wenl up , year. Oar beat Corn ia not more than knee ijjjmree, m high." I remained w ?? res. We The l'o*t<>ftice department hare awarded as we nl. |h? qia|j pontraet between New York and re thg peo ^HW Orleane, to California, tja Nicaragua, vulgar ex- touching ai Hey Weal, Fljt.lo Ilnniel VV. j It there j Johnson <>f New York. The length of the th? lower con I ran ia lor nine montba, and the aervue more real ^ bo made semi monthly, for the sum of int. Rut, %|hiJ,oufl, commencing October 1, l%59. _ Handling Bank Note.h.?Pettison t Detector warns persons who ore compelled to handle bank notes not to wet their thumbs while counting the bills. It remarks that if the thumb comes in contact with the tongue after handling a note from the pocket of a man infected with the small pox the infection is as sure to take effect as the innoculation of a child. John Heart, Esq., lato of the Charleston Mrrcnyg, has been appointed superintendent of the Public Printing, vice Geo. W. Bowman, editor of the Constitution. From the Columbia Guardian. Sauikk Farm, May 11. 1859 ? An intelligent correspondent, 'Harper,' in a recent number of your paper, seems anxious to know my opinion on ceitain points that lie alludes to. I utterly repudiate Judge Douglas' idea that a Territorial Legislature may discriminate against slavery, nothing could induce me t<> support for the Presidency any one standing on this platform. I consider it as clear as a mathematical j problem, tbat the South have a right to | be protected with tlieir slave property in I tbe Territories, and that Congress,or their , initrumeiit*, the Territorial Legislatures, should all'iril this protection. As a ques lion of practical action, I would not at tins tiniM luivi* <>; i?Miirtt**?l tin* icano Km having hocu raised, hs a southern representative, 1 shall d. in.?nd ilie fullest measure <>f ou? rich's. In refeieuee to the African slave trade, I cordially agree with 'llatper,'that while j the Union lasts, 'it will prove a firebrand I to distract and divide our people, ami di. I vert us Irom the greater and more iinpor- j taut issue'ol salety and independence. When I have gathered tin fodder! de- | sign to visit my coiislitneiits in their sev- j eral lh-tricts, and hope then to he. aide . to give them at 'englh my views upon i the po ilical complexion of the 'lines. ! may tie permuted, however, to sav : now, dial never has tin' future looked > more gloomy '.o ire. We are threatened i with the gio itest possible calamity?the domination ol an imperious North, ami I ih? pa'alvsis < f a disunited South. We slia'l need all wisdom and moderation to .nan the disasier.s that threaten ii?, and | yet how marked is the ah-erce ol these i giei.t ipisiiiies on the pari of inany who ! aspire to direct public opinion at the | South ! It is hill too probable that a hostile sec- j tii>iin! part} North will noon acquire pos- | si ssmii id the government In that event tiie Suth should not remain a moment j longer in the Union. Vet who does not j l?-el dial the success of iliat movement for j independence depends upon the opinion 1 of the people of the South as to how far i the success of the seciionalized North was ' owing to the impolicy of the South ? lint how little deference do many ot the liest \ friends of southern independence pay to j t I I 1*4 I'lllkl 2 I Iii conclusion?1 fear (liu North, sue- ' tiuriitlized will soon take ?ioss??M.?n of the I ''nimmit. Then I go for southern in dependence at nil hazard*, hy n Mingle St ite lending "If if ner?>*;irv. To 111 ?ke j this niowntenl successful,(he Knuth should j be m uli' as milch as oiih id sen lllUcnl, the Noll It should be divided as inucii t?s possible ; u? wc.oonplish this, in toy opinion, the throe great requisites of southern statesmanship are?moderation, | moderation, nioduration. Very tespeoi full V, WILLIAM W. BOYCK. Mr. C. I'. Bki.ii \m. Pink I)ihtii.i.kkiim in Maklbohq' Dia- ; riilt'T ? W. M. ltristow, Census Taker of Marlboro' District, writes to the Son of Trwpraw upon the above subject, as i follows: I learn that the turpentine farms are being enlarged, and are rapidlv on the increase, in consequence ol the retiitm"rating income derived from this branch of i industry, and if the seal and energy with j which an intelligent people prosecute a i business, he an evidence of the profit de 1 riverl therefrom, then, I would say that the making of turpentine is a lucrative business. I'pon the larms, at and around ! the various distilleries I visited, all was life, activity and industry. A large num ber of laborers are kept in constant emplovment on a turpentine farm, some boxing the trees, some scraping and hacking, some distilling and some hauling to mar ket. During my stav I visited five distil leries. all in successful operation, and saw Hil l heard of several new one* soon ir? completed. The mint barren of our pine ! lands are thus niado 'ha basis of produaI live capi'al. I lint it is a cfr?-nt error to suppose that thi* portion of the district is adapted only to the production of tut pen tine- On the ' contrary, much of the land u wail adapted ! to the cultivation of our great staple, cotton, a* well as small grain. IH:viii or tub Kkntccky Giant.? ! J Mines I), l'orter, known throughout the | country as the "Knnlnckv Giant," died at his residence. Tort land, near (/mil* { viile, Kv., on Sunday week. The deceased WAS much respected hy his neighbors ami oMaemcd by all alio knew him for hi* ainiahilitv of dispositionMr. Porter measured seven feet nine inches in height ; and At '.he time (if his death was in his fiftieth year. Of course, none of the undertakers had a Coffin large enough for the body of Toner, and a new one had to be made. The ooffin w as over nine feet long and richly trimmed and lined. Okatri'OTIvk Fikb. ?The Oanden Jour% mil says ; We regret to learn that James L. Haile, Keq, resident about twelve miles from Camden, met with a heavy loes on Fro day last, hy Are. lips dwelling house, kitchen and furniture were ontitely consumed. From the information at hand, it is quite probable that it was the result ot accident. Mr. II. and lady were slrsent at the time, there being, as w? have been in j formed, no person present but a negro " ?T? f|ppjj[)if. ?; Later From Europe. "J 030 tb ARRIVAL OF THE V PERSIA. o(:)o? Nkw York, Mhv 11.?The steam ship ? Persia, Capt. Judkins, arrived here at noon to day from Liverpool, which port she left several hours before the Adelaide sailed fiom Galwav. Her details are given below ?n?l will he found interesting. Fl The London papers of April 30 havedi vided opi lions as to the Austrian- having crossed the Kiver Ticiua, but the London Times reiterates its former statement, also C( saying that the Austrian advanced posts crossed on the '2dth of April, and took position in the enemy's territory, and that SI the main body crossed on the 20th A us tria appears determined to strike, a blow In-fore the French reach that point. The London Post says there is some chance yj of mediation, as Louis Napoleon is sori misty considering England's last propori HI lion. Speaking of the treaty between I't I" ranee and U'lssia, the Times says, if [ K( these powers attack Austria on German soil, it behooves Kngland to consider whether it will be better for her to defend herself on the Continent or at her own homesteads, a* the existence of a great Germanic power is necessaiy for her safe* ty. Every precaution tots been taken to prevent the Austrian* from reaching Turin by overdosing the countrv ami render ing the roads impassable. The report 'II I 11 :?t I "USCHIIV ll IS j Ollie'l till' Hlll-'s I- I'llll- I III firmed. Her army numbers fifteen tlnm s lllil tlleti, Stationed iii M<>iI?<iih Mini P ir ma. I lie re<> ?ri is also continued 'that the ICi:s?II>li Channel lh-et have heen or. lend In return liom?< fro in the Meditera ! 8,1 neHii. ll is slated that France and ltu-*ia 'it II hvu lieen procuring, lnte.lv, lur^e mi|< to piles of churls and survey* of tin* Fntdish I'liiisl and llie 1!.liferent Meiliter mean stations. Ii is surmised, loo, lluil Sp?m mux join the ,!!:?*. She is oonsidemhlv nti|Miienlin,r lier naval force wi||? new 111 slops and ifiodioats, ami lias ordered l-ir^e , r niimtrer* of Kn^lisli chart*. Tli(> French ?rm\ of the Alps have met with serious '? obstructions -at Mount Cetii*, and four ei thousand men are enyaaed iu clearing (lie roads from snow. Frame has heeii com pletelv taken by surprise with the rap di tv of Austria's movements. She thought *' ti*rtt lliu war would he commenced leis uiely, .and in consequence tin' Fiench hi troops arriving at Genoa are hnolv pro " vided slid unprepared for an immediate campaign. The Kmperor has received : intelligence of an ouihreak in Algeria, which will prohat.lv require the r.-ttiru of p, thu troops lately taken from that province and sent to Italy. A system of police, similar to that in force under N*ap< Icon ' I . is about to I... re ifiwotnt...! in l<u?i. ? I Over fifty clock broketa had failed in L"n? { ^ don >ii coiisrquence of tin* |>Miiic. Some 1 j of the-o failures are vers important. A j larg?* operator Hi the Liverpool RxcIihiil'S j named Roberts, has been declared a de j ? fnuller tu tin* amount of three to live hull | dred thousand pounds. ? ^ " <|? Tiik Wkai.tii of tiik Asrotta.?A cor' I \o respondent of (lie Jctsey Telegraph given j to ! the following apparently aulhelic in for- 111 1 illation respecting the wealth of ihe Astor | family ; j (jeorge B. Smith, lately deceased, was ! To ; a lotig lime agent of John Jacob Astor, ' pi | chiefly employed in the collection ol hit |? J rents, for which service Mr. Astor paid ] liitil eight thousand dollars a year, I I hoard, lor "1 was there," Mr, Smith say i that he collected one h?i' died and sixty t) I thousand dollars a quarter of rents alone, j,' and these were a small part of his proper j, tv ; That Mr. Asto", Ht tliu tune of Ins i death, was worth t*a?tv ono million* of bi i dollais. JJv Ins will he gave his ton, i Win. B. Astor, flfteen millions, a part of which was the .\sltir House. The remain der of his properly ha gave away in lega j. ctea to different persons. Krom the lime ( ol Mr. Astor's decease his son must have laid up a million of dollars a year, for he was then rich, independently of what his i father gave him. Mr. Astor wmh six months he! ridden, arid during all of that lime cave orders j daily to Mr. taurih. lie went unco evert ' | day to see Mr Astor, and William visited m his lather Iwio* a day. Mr. Smith said thai Ins habit was to go into the sick n?otu and quietly take a chair and sit down bv the bedside. It Mr Antor'soie* were shut, lie (Mr. S) would sit aboil I leu minutes, and if he sti'l remained so, ? he would quietly leave the room. If Mr, I Astor was awake, Mr. S would tell him what he had done, I Mr Astor would give iiiin directions to govern Inm until the ne*t vjsit. At one time Mr Smith wi appointed J*r idenl of ilie Butchers* and Drovers' Bank, and Mr Astor immediately sent fur him. lie told Mr that r lie could not l>e {'resident of that B""k and attend at the same tiino to his luisi h neaa, and that lie must resign, which he ' did. ' fc l t,** a - ' ~ " rilA.VKI.IN H MODK or btCNOlKQ NJoiqKY. '\ s?ei.<| you, herewith, a l?iII of ten ^ louis-d'o I ilo not prelum) lo give n urli, k I only iond it to you. When vou return to your country you cannot fail of ge ting into BOine buftineM that will, in time, / enable you to pay *11 your debu. In thi& case, wl en you meet another hone*! man, in aiipilar dmtre**, yoi? will pay me by lending ih?? money lo him, enjoining ( hurt to discharge the del>t by a like ope- f, ration, when he ahaM lie aide, and meet tl with euch m other opportunity. I hope n it fnay pa*e through many hands before li It meets with a knave to atop it? progre*a. " Tlim ie a trick of mine to do ? gr?*t deal of g 'od with a little money. I ain not ^ fich enough lo cpriirf much in good work*, and am obliged to be cunning, and make the moat of little* The Flokal Faik.?We nre happy to nounco that tbo public interest in the itriotic Fair at Institute llall is unaha- ' I. The room was crowded evening 1 2th, ^ at the opening The joy and happiness perienced is fully expressed hv the enusiasm with which the tableaux are I eeted, the grahhag patronized, and the V tides on the ta!>le sought for. The ladies ^ charge of this enterprise must feel gratid at its full and complete success.? Karleston Mercury. ANCA8TER PRICE8 CPRREKT. CORI'.ECTED WEEKLY BY ASSELT1NE & CURETON. \CON, SluMilders . 12 Sides 10} ilaina 14 n 15 VRD 12 n 15 )KN, pel bushel 75 HAL, " " 75 .OUR 2J a 3 ULASSKS, per gallon, cash, New OrlennH 60 Moscovndo 50 ? West India 40 JFFEE, per lb., cash, Ri J 14 Java 00 JGARS, New Orleans 9n 1) Clnrified t' n 14 Powdered 1 4 a 15 Crushed 14al5 )I)DKR, por hundred lb 75 ACKERKl., No. I kit (scarce) 3 00 No. I. II hlils 10 00 SEF, (very little offering).... 5 u 51 >U K, " " .... fiat) J(?S. per dnZ S n 10 IIUKKNS 12* VNRI-KS, Adnm?ntin<* per box 30 Single pound 35 Tallow 22 nil THE MARKETS. otaklenton, May 13. COTTON.?Tin* mnrki'l to day wan qni, <iiid price* were very inoch depressed, lie sale* were limited to some 428 hales, extremes rallying from lUj to 10|o. MoDlI.E. Mav 13. Sales to ilav of 2000 bale* Cotton ; tniding 11^ a I1J*'- The sale* of the Week in op 8250 bale*, and the roeeipts in same ne have been 4lt?0 bale*, against 7<'U0 r the corresponding period last year. . New Out.ean*. May 13. Sab s to-day of 8i)0 bales Cotton. Prices 0 unsettled, eleven cents be int.' offered for iddiiny. and all parties waiting for steam's alb ices. Tlio sales ?>t the Week sum ? 5500 bales, and the receipts have been same time 9500 bales, against 20,000 ill >rre*pnmhiig period last year. New York, May 13. Seles to-day of 700 bales Cotton at uni.inged prices; Middling Upland* I I |c. lour is advancing, with rales of 20.000 jIs. Speoial NoLicos koktcsk sot mi CApaiciors Aitkii Am. ! ? it< is loss capricious than i* imagined. Nearly 1 men have through life, in their several ado*, the .-ame average of opportunities It he who ran seize and connect them, and liv on sight and ready experience, calculate on elr leenrrem e, lor whom men have their upau-e and fortun-- her garland. One of theso iportuuitiea of fortune. If properly seized t ?ld ol, is to ouoloso to tlio address of Wood, Civ A Co., Wilmington, Delaware, or Augtts- * (leorgia, |10, #5, or $2 1.2. These amounts ill secure you respectfully a whole, half, or mrter ticket in their legalised lotteries. These lleriee are guarantecil by charters granted l the respective States in which they arc csblbhed. All dealings with them are based ion an honorable and legal foundation. The ones of Messrs. Wood, Kddy & Co. are a inranty in themselves that all communications i warded to their addresa will meet with oinpt and tnisiness-like attention. They are iw the established and great lottery operators ' this country,?A'. T, 7>i?y?i.'cA. 121. Hoeloway's Pti.i.s.?Sick lieailache, one of to. most oominon of all aihiien U, is removed y a single dose of this gentle aperient. It i>es not act upon the seat of I he pain, but l>on the disordered stomach, the obstructed liWels, the distempered liTer, by the iriegnlar jtion of which organs the torture is occasionI. As a remedy fur offensive breath the pills c most oonlhluiilly recommended. They purir the whole internal organization and impart i every (unction a degree of vigor which inires the regular discharge of all retus# matter iraugh the natural and legitimate channela. ^ I ? 6 ?. 1 See lutvertisement of fir. Sanforda* ,1V ER INVIUOKATOR in another col inn. ly Announoemonts. FOR SHERIFF. The friends of Capt J. B. COU3ART, nnonnee him a candidate for SiterifT fof inmater District, at the ensuing t*rm. New Adyertitexuexits^ Clinic n? ft run si;ns< rihkrs Rt;s|?K(;TFU!.v l,Y tfive notion lo t?>e pjbtl.-, that jnilier there will I** uriodinj? done At 1?J lin'o"'*! M?|l. onlv upon Thursday, 'ruluy and Saturday of each week. SAM J Toller. HOnAC'R. ) Knyineer. May 18, 14-it > 0 U T II C A RO L I N A , U - x' in I METRIC r /inn K. Footer, by ) Trillion for nettleI. Mayer, tieil friend, { meal of wi f * a ya. i Equity. Willi am Vw*t?t. J |t appearing to the aeiinfnction of the 'omniiiwiaper, that William Foster, the dei-ndant in above petition, rmid?? without ha iidti of lhi? HUle. it i* ordered oa ict;on of Joo. William*, 8ol>., for petiloner, that the an id William fouler, do nawor, plead, or demur to th? petition in bore oaae.on or bo I ore theiff d?| of tteprmber 1859. otherwise jn^SHferoeonraao will h? <?rd, re t ^ JAMKM H. WI rtlKRHtdON, " *? 1 Iaincaeter. >Jay Id, 1859?14 1o? p f %H.