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THE LANCASTER LEDGER^ Published every Wednesday Morning BY W. 3VT- CONNORS, liililuruiid proprietor. TERMS: in advance, - ------ *'2.u0 At the expiration ot Six Month!", - - - - '2.60 k t .?.? ?F ?l.? Voar. 3 IK) ADVERTISEMENTS, Will bo inserted ;it the following low rates: One square 1?> lines or less,) 0110 insertion, *1 ; or, it continued, 75 cents lor the first insertion, aiul fio cents for each subsequent insertion. ?r Sec Fourth Tago for deductions in favor of standing advertisements. The number of insertions must be written on each advertisement, or tlrey will be inserted till ordered out and charged Accordingly. The Peace of ^illa-Franca. Tilk PltKLlMlSAKIKS as signed uv ti1k Two Em ho us.? All the Paris papers of July 20, publish the text of the preliini nariea of peace, agreed upon and signed at Villa-Franea, by the Emperors Napo leoii 111. and Francis Joseph. (It i3 as ; follows: Hetween iiis Majesty tbe Emperor of ! Austria, and his J-lajesty the Emperor of I the French, it lias been agreed as follows; The two Sovereigns will favor the creation of an Italian Confederation. That Confederation shall be under the houorarv presidency of the lioiy Father. Tho Emperor of Austria cedes to the Emperor of the French his rights on Lombard)-, with the exception of the fortresses of Mantau and Peschiera, so that the frontier of the Austrian possessions should extend in a direct line along the Mincio as far as Grazio, from thence to Seorzar.>le and Luzana to the Po, from whence the actual frontiers shall continue to form the limits of Austria. The Emperor of toe French will hand over (rerfiettrn) the ceded tenitory to the King of Sardinia. Venetia shall form part of the Italian Confederation, though remaining under the crown of tlie Emperor of Austria. The Grand Duke of Tuscany and the Duke of Modern* (shall)return to their ?tales, granting ;t general amnesty. The two fctnpelors will ask the Holy Father to introduce indispensable reforms into-Lis Elates. A full andcomplete amnesty is granted on both sides, to persons compromised in the late events in the territories of the -belligerent parties. Done at Villa Franca, the 11th July, 1859. Tub Steamship G.iyc/.t JSasteiik.?This vessel, says a L >ndon paper, has been getting on wonderfully during the last few weeks, and jt is expected that within a month her steam will be up, and she will be on her way across the Atlantic? The three iron masts rise 12* feet above the upper deck, and have a diameter of three feet s>x inches for a height of seven tv fp?l MlliP" l-'N* (.<- >.) II xll In two feet six inches at the cap. The three wooden masts, which are also in their places, are not built masts, but are single "sticks.'' The fore and mizetis maste are 140 feet in height, and they are 34 inches in diameter at the deck. The jigger mast is 122 feet in height, and of the same diameter. The trees which form these masts were New Zealand pines. The sums which had been exoended on the ship up to the time of its memorable launch amounted to ?640,000. The whole expenditure on the ship up to the time of its going to sea, wiJl be ?970, 000, and probably some incidental char ges and contingencies, will bring the whole up to the round sum of ? 1,000,000. Tub Miliiakv Commission.?The military commission, appointed by the Gov ernor, hive just held a meeting at Green ville. We are indebted to a member of the commission for soino information, which we give to our readers. Various plans for the improvement of ij.ie system were submitted, and their merits thoroughly canvassed, but none of them were adopted in toto. The commission adhered to the Act of 1840, on 1y altering such sections of it as in their judgment required more rfgidness or dis linctness. The commission propose to give great ?*r ein-oiiriijeiiieiH u? me formation 01 roi imtccr companies; to increase the rank of the Adjutant General, and to provide thai ail hooks used for the instruction of the United States army shall also he re cognized by the State and used in ser vice. ' This is by no moans ilia extent of the deliberations of the commission, which will meet in Columbia, at JO o'clock a. in , on '.bo fourth Monday in November next, a{iof which their full report will be made, ? Columbia C(uardiatp. Tiib Military Commission.?TIiq Greenville Enterprise, iu speaking of the doings of the Military Commission, says : "The ;najotitv of the plans favored the shortening of the term of ac;ivc service, and, afIpi a certain age, allowing a commutation; 'be establishment of Regimental or Battalhon Encampment; and offering induce ments to the formation of new, and encouraging old, volunteer companies. We understand none of the plans, however, 0 yvere adopted, but that it was determined to report in favor of strong encourage! tnent to volunteer organizations, a revis ion of the court martial system, nn<l suggest many amendments to the present lawa, in various particulars. The present organisation, as fetich, to rental unchanged." (ivmtno at tiik Spuinos.?Tho editor of the Warrenton Whig, writing from the Ite'f S-vfot Va., Springs, says : A few days ago a couple of Southern gentlemen heie, rich planters from Jied Kive^plaveJ seven games of cards for $5,- , - 000 ? game, ?|pl the winner look every game. $35,000 w.ro lost, and the inon- { ?>y paid, 1 learn, in a check on the Hank of Louisiana. I could give the names, but | ' orbear.' (fj)iv Mtjrt. LANUASTERYILLE, S.C. ' WKDNKSDAY MORNING, AUG. IV, I8!>a. ( ) I * II CnlltflfB^llNTa'tf'Pu li.it*.. 11.... ~ .1 ! ' of much of the labor cf making up this is1 sue?a I act which neither wr readers nor i ourself will complain of. Two original ar. I tick's, one from "Upper <'reeks," (lie otht 1 i from "Ci'ikuis* will be found on the first j ; page. Thev both discuss subjects of gen- , j eral and present interest. The letters from i ''Long Grabs," en this page, will be found to . ( i possess even more than their usual interest, j A second interesting letter from ''Upper | ( ' Greeks," dated at Roxboro, IVrsou County, ( I N'. (\, is received just as we are going to ' press and will he published next week. ( Dkstrivtivk Kkkmikt?We regret to learn that a veiy heavy rain fell in the j 1 Southern and South-eastern section of the j 1 District on Tuesday of last week, which | raised the water courses higher than they i have been for a number of years. A large I quantity of fencing was taken away, and severe injury has been done the crops on ! | the creeks. In many places it is totally destroyed. The up-lauds have also sutlered i severely. A friend who lias been through the section where the rain was heaviest, ; informs us that the up-land and the roads are washed badly and present a sad specta- I Advertisements. In no one subject, perhrps, are the people more generally interested, than in that | of Mills?whether wheat, corn, saw, steam or water mills. In this issue, may be found two late notices?cue of Mr. \V. J. C?re* ton's (lour mills on the river, which are now in full blast ; the other of Cnpt. J. M. Ingraft * saw-mill, advising the public that he has any quantity of line lumber on hand.? The readers of the hcdger are specially directed to each of theae advertisements. Also, all who wish to buy goods cheap, should see Mr. (iayle's advertisement of re* I dueed prices. S. C. institute Fair.?An advertisement of the South Carolina Institute Fair, to be held in Charleston in November next, may be found in another part of this paper. The object is the development of the industry of the South. .KM portions of the Stale j and the South are equally interested, and | we would be much pleased to see this section, which has heretofore evinced but little interest in Fairs, well represented at lliu approaching Fair of the Institute in November next. The N orth er gaged in the Slave Trade. It has been the impression heretofore, that the ell'orts to icvive the slave trade have been participated in by the people of the South alone ; but it appears by the following which we find credited to the New Vnrlr 7'imrj. itntod ' ?-w? ??., that the nogro worshipping State of Massachusetts and other of the New England States, have concluded to lay aside their philanthropic notions and consult the inter* est of their pockets : There are at this tjmo, tvo vessels lilting out at Salem, in this State, for the slave trade on the coast of Afriea. The prinei pals in the allair are a Spanish firm in New Vork: and the pecuniary equipment of the vessels lias just been forwarded in the form of nearly in hard specie. If the | Government really wishes to stop this inI famous trade, it must loot- North ?u .. ..11 as South, ami to thcsy small Ncu' England ports as well as to New Vork and New < )r leans. There will be no dillieulty in identifying the craft at Salem, and this is not the lirst instance in the last three months. Sotno of these Northern hypocrites, who express great horror at the idea of trafficking in the flesh of the poor African, do not exhibit the same scruples in respect to the flesh of the white man. One of their own papers, the New Bedford (Mass) Times, is responsible for tho following: We have reliable authority for stating I that a white woman was sold in this city I the other day to a negro for the sum of j igi50. She remained in Ins service for a day and a night and then returned by underground railroad to her master, lie sold her j shortly afterwards to anothe* negro for the i sum of $30 cash down. This selling of I I white yyoinen to negroes is not occasional, I | but is almost an every day transaction,as i j we have ascertained after some little impii | ry. As that veteran, but defunct town cri-1 er?"Tom Williams'1 used to say?so may ] with faithfulness bo said now?4 (Jet along | in ; you is just as good as us." There is ] no such slave degradation in the whole South, as will compare with doings on some i of our own streets. The Herald ok Truth?A new religious weekly, published in the city of New ! York, and edited by Rev. John W. Major, I lias been received at our office. Ita nvow- ' 0d object ia to disseminate the views of the | leading Divines of the various Kvnngelicnl ! denominations as expressed in their sermons, nnd In make the (ins pel accessible to ! all. Sermons are, therefore, the great fea- ! tore of tho paper, and four or live arc to j appear in each number. In the copy before j us are five?two by the Rev. C. II Spurgeon of the Baptist Church of London ; one by the Rev. Dr. Bethune, of the Reformed Dutch Church of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; one by the Rev. I)r. McClintock, of the Methodist Episcopal Church of New York City ; nnd one by the Rev. I^muel llavnes, (deceased,) formerly of the Congregational Church of Rutland, Vt. The Herald of Truth ia a largo quarto, and ia afforded for per annum, $| for 6 mos. Persons wishing to subscribe, can enclose the price, nnd address as follows ; 'iflernld of Truth, No. 130 Nassau Street, New Vork. Itf.hionation.?x'10 Carolinian regrets to learn that Major Capers, who has been so long known as the Superintendent of > of tile State Military Academy, in Charleston, has accepted the invitation to the Georgia Militar^Academy,and lias tendered his resignation to the Hoard of Visitors, to take effect In October. Country ExchangesThe Edgelield Advertiser, under Ihe caption of ** Disunion*' discusses the prospect of ;i dissolution < f the Union in the event of the election of a Blnok Republican to the Presidency. It does not believe that the mass of the people of the South are prepared, nod neither are they preparing, for a dissolution of the Union upon the issue of a constitutional election. It asks : ' In what part of the South can you at this moment point to any such condition of solemn resolve as will justify the assertion that so important a measure as disunion is in the hearts of the jteople ? There is a calm upon the surface of the political waters? call vol! it theealm that nrecoiies tli? storm'! No, it is 1 lie calm of an unbounded nfllui'nee,? the calm of failli in our manifest destiny,?the ?nbn of confidence in the might of Southern civilization,?the calm L?f a self reliance which forbids the supposition that the South can be abased or impoverished by any power in or out ol this Union." The Advertiser scans the disunion elements in each Southern State, and concludes from present indications, that there will be no serious attempt to dissolve the Union upon that issue. It believes *h-.t if a Black Republican is elected, the whole South will declare this ultimatum, and say to Blue!' Republicanism : "thus far shalt thou go and no further," and will await some attempted aggression upon the rights of the South, before any serious disunion demonstration will be made. A correspondent of the Chester StaiuUmi reporting the proceedings of tho late Bible Convention at Yorkville ?ays : Thi? nraniifii^Snn nl' luut vanr u? - -- - I 1 " '? j Hiau I'OU to Mend the Bible to the foreign field Wits loom! to meet a prompt response from most of the societies. About &4.AOO were reported as having been received. TheVon venlion made arinngements by which it is hoped the remaining $500 will soon be collected, with another proposition to raise $5,000 during the next year. The convention seem to be earnest working men, to work together as brethren in the same glorious cause, and ail seemed determined to go home and labor with renewed zeal. The Camden Journal answers the enqui ry of it correspondent of the Southern Guardian, "why Col. Choenut has not ye! defined hh position V by saving : We take the liberty to "speak by authority," and say that an "occasion" will shortlt occur when Senator Chesnut will laki pleasure it) making known "his position.' We are greatly mistaken in Senator if lie is not nil of "a States Rights man o| the atrietest sect?orje, too, who. if admit ting the battle to be lost and Ibc South eon qticrcd, would not recommend a tame and slavish submission to one, much less two black republican Presidents." The I - ii 'dina Spartan announces thai the much talked of celebration of the anni versary of the battle of llusgrove's Mills h abandoned?tin* Distriet Committees hav ing failed t?> icport any collections to tin Central Committee, and the latter not fuel ing disposed t(? MHHUine 'bo hlird.n ?.?' expenses. ? I'ositiok (if Paktikh?The li.dtimon Sun states that there have been ho far, olec ted to the next U. S. House of Represen talives 74 democrats aad 131 "opposition.1 The latter, of eourse, will have a decidci majority. Tnk Wmrt: Popui.atio* of South Cat oi-ina.?The present white population ol South Carolina, excluding St. Thomas, St Dennis and I'rineu William Parishes, froii which there are a* yet no returns, in 304, 1 ! t. In 18.10, it was '274,023. From thin it will be seen that the tide oft migration ii on the wane. Chops is .Mississippi.?A letter Iron West Point, l.owndeM county, Mississippi of the 1st instant, states "the corn and cot ton crops in tiiis and the adjoining counties are extraordinary, in fact, superior to arn crops ever produced before. No Roll wormi yet." linn. Jefferson Davis left the western par of Maryland, where his family is staying, ii June Inst, for Mississippi, for the purposi ot denouncing the re-introduction of thi slave traffic in his own State He disap proves of the course of Senator Brown and went home to denounce it. Whili there he became very ill, and vvns compel! ed to return to Maryland. A week ago hi had sunk no low that a report of his oeatl was current for some hours in NVashingtm city. Hon. J. 15. Kkksiiaw's Addkkss.?Tin address of Hon. J. 11. Kershaw, befori the two Literary Societies of the Formal University, was listener! to on Wednea day etening last by a large and apprecia live audience. His subject, "Al'leafor La bor," was a!.!y and eloquently discussed We will not attempt to give a synopsii of the adoress, as we might do it injustice and besides, loo, we understand thai h has consented to its publication. In tha event we hope to give it entire to ou readers.?J'utriot and Aftiuntaineer. Tknnkshkk Kt.ROTiON.?-Netliei land Opposition candidate for Governor, fin Hindu largo trains in Eastern MMf liiddli Tennessee. I lie nett gaiain fertjr coun ties reported is 4,000. SuffliciMt return have not been received to determine tin result. The Memphis Enquirer of Satur day, says : We have probably elected five mem bern of Congress and cut down Oovorno Harris* majority in 1850 to an insignifi cant figure, if not defeated him entirely. Later news render cert an the eleclioi of Harris. Tennessee Election. In Tennesseo the members elect ar Tiiom \,i Wright and Avkky, democrats and N klson. Mayhakd, JIkadron, Stokk; Qt'AltUCS, Hettow and Ktiirkioob, oppo sition?a democratic loss of four rpera bers. [ [Correspondence of tho Lancaster Lodger. | ' Wbst Point, July 38, I85!?. As everybody knows, this place is on the ! | batik of the Hudson River, 52 inilea above | ! New York. It can be reached either by the ^ Hudson River Rail Kuril, or by Steamers, j Our party unanimously decided in favor of ! the boat, it being the more agreeable mode of conveyance, and tho one to see and en. ! joy the lovely romantic and beautiful scene ry which on both sides overlook the river. ! At 7 o'clock, A. M., with a crowd ot pas! I sengers, our boat, the Armenia, shoved off | from the I'ter at the foot of Harrison street I iiiiu was soon hi inc minute 01 uic uninu | and majestic Hudson. At n few moments j before 10, Jack the portel, a black negro, with his musical and stentorian voice, sung , I out, ' Passengers aft for West Point." The Hudson is named for a Dutch naviga' tor, llendriek Hudson, who discovered it , | in 1G07. It is often called the North Riv j er from the fact that its course is chietlv ; from North to South. Its entire lent/th is ? I near 300 miles. It is navigable for steam kboatsto Albany, 1 f?0 miles, and for ships | to Hudson, 120 miles. f^onte places it is i from 4 to 5 miles wide. It is full of steam bouts, brigs, sloops and other sailing craft. From the city to this point I am satisfied at any moment fiotn 10 to 20 sailing craft could be seen. ! never sail on thu Hudson without thinking about Robert Fulton?he who first ascended the Hudson in a boat, propelled bv stcam. When lie was building his boat (the flcrmontl his friends and the public rcgar! 1 . ded it as altogether a visionary scheme ? it ' was sneered at and culled the "Fulton Fo|. Ilyand when lie had ascended the River to Albany, it was doubted if it could be done , again, or if it could be made in any case of any great \altie This has been only about fifty two years since. Now the River is 1 ascended and descended by steam ; steam boats run the river at a speed of 20 miles per hour, and the ears lire whirled along i ! the Kail ltond on (lie hank, At tin* rati* of 30 miles nn hour. Ilow different would he ' the xensatioim of those who had no eonliI denee in the success of Fuli.tn, from the feelings by ultieh they were uniinaled on the lirKt experimental voyage. In a *ti'l ' later day and time, the proapcct of build. 1 ina a Kail Ki?;ul along tin blinks ol l lie | j Kiver from New \ or.k to Albany, wax deem* , ed visionary and impractieahle. The fa',la. ' ey of this notion has been plainly show n, Sooii after the boat starts ? \\ eeliaw kee | is passed. This is the place (Jen. Hamilton was killed )>y Aaron llurr. in a duel, in | J July 1804. The next object is the I'ali-a. ties, a high mountain of Koeks, extending for several miles along tho Kiver nnd ffom L two to five hundred feet high. The ruins of old Forts, Washington and l.ee, are lies low. The former fell Into the hands of the - enemy in 1770,nnd the whole garrison ol J over 2000 men were taken prisoners. A few day ? uftorward. Corn Wallis attacked the . i I.U., f.,,1 "M - I'ftw-'llt .,..|t- of lilt || ;v I cr am it was given ?ij? without touch icnis! tiinci1, tin* Americans fulling hack to tin* n main aunv. not a great wav of]' under CJciil. Washington : Ins head <|tiaiters then being - ntTappan, some -!> miles ah< v< New York, ' | It w as at Tappun that Major Andre was e\1 I ecu ted, and at Tarry Tow n, a few miles above, is where he was arrested, ?*ing 1 the State prison, is a ho ii l ;iu miles nhove New York.nmi was huilt ahoul f by the convicts ehietly of the Aubmii prison. i There arc many piaces of Interest all a. . Ioiijj the Kiver?many incidents of the revI olnlion. Thin place. West Point, was the ? | key of the River in the revolutionary war. | and was in command of Arnold. Tin River is narrow here and no v? ssels can now , pass without passing immediately under the i on us of the place. The Ualtcrics would i soon riddle any Vessel attempting to puss without leave. West Point is altogether a romantic and beautiful spot, hut with the n Military Academy added and its associations it is more than beautiful. The Cadets are now. as is their custom in July and August, ( | in Camp. The level military parade ground ( [ is a v inoj ? mil' i i .id (ill hi utrceln ; around the same walks the j/u.ird on duty day and nijrht. The Cadets are polite and well behaved. I sent fur .Mr Wealherlcy, the cadet I'rotn our Congress* ional district, who it a line, handsome younjr man. lie is front Mailborough lJistriul.? The young ladies of our party were called ( upwr. ..lno, by Cadet's (Jibbm ami Farley of ^ our State, wlio contributed to make their visit still more pleasant, it is the third year for Cadet (i , and I w as pleased to see ^ he has taken a high position in his class.? The other two are young cadets, but I have ^ gieat faith that distinction awaits them. The V\ est I'oint Hotel, presided over by . Mr. Koe, is immediately on tbe ground, and . is a (rood bouse. Coz/.eiis Hotel, a crack I. House, is about One mile otl. Our party, * for convenience, (intending to spend but one 't day) took the former, iiotli houses are well ^islumed. I heard (ienl. Seott was at 1 Coz/ens , had 1 have known this befote I r 1 took up, I w ould have (<>nr there. The course of study last tour years. The education of the Cadets is gratuitous and ^ Hit: whole entirely controlled and supported t by |hu U. S. Ifovernmeol. KmIi cadet,after graduation, ? required to spend 8 years s in the public service, unless sooner excusg ed. This place was established by Con grea* in 1802. There are about 25o acre* of land attached. I believe it wan ceded by the State of New York to the U. State*. r The place waa selected in 1778 ty Gea'l. Gate*, assisted by engineer*, and the fort;ficalious aeon after erected under the direction of Koacio*?k^ the i'olish (JbiefVun.? A Monument ha* been erected to hio< by the Cadet*, with the simple inscription : ^ Kohciokzko. That i? the wny the name in spelled on the monument, nnd not, "Ko*' ! ciiiako" an I hate been accustomed to see * and spell it. There ia also a monument to Col. Wood, ono of the early graduate* w ho * fell a(. fort Krie in 1814. Tin* waa erec ted by Gen'l. Brown. There i* alao a rnon unu nt to Major Dade nnd his eommond, all J of whom, oxcept three, fell and perished in the Florida war in Dee. 1836 Many of your readers will recollect Dade's battle ground, having seen It shortly after the massacre, in llicir Florida Campaign. The Cadets number about 'J60. The age of admission is from 16 to 'J1 years. The youngest and smallest Cadet is quite an intelligent hoy from Georgia. Some of his relations were- at the Hotel ami ho was with them a good deal. The buildings are handsome and verv durable, I spent o portion of the evening in the Library, examining Tarlton's History of the I campaign of 1780 find 1781. n book I have I long liven desirous to see and read. In Tarltou's icport of the battle in our District i known as Itnford's defeat, lie states the j American loss to be : 1 l.ieut. Col. ; 3 ' ('apt. ; 8 Subalterns ; 1 Adjutant; 1 (iur. t Master, and f*5> rank and file killed ; and I .3 r.'iiit .ins, ft Hiiballerns and 113 privates ' wounded ; and 3 eapt., 1 sergt. 50 privates, j 3 stand colors, 2 brass six pounders, 2 wagI oners with powder wagon*, clothing, arms, ' and camp eipiippage taken. "I'lle llritish 1 loss; 2 privates, 11 liotses killed ; and 1 I subaltern, 3 privates and lit horses wounded. More again on this subject when I ! re.teh bo ill e. Some of our party attended the weekly Hop of tiie Cadets. Wo were i seeited bv ! Cadet \\ . o| our State. Kverv person seemed to enjoy themselves finely. This ; is a gala season wit i the cadets ; thev ate daily uncling relations, friends ami ae<|iinin| tatiees from home, and heartily is the meeting enjoyed by each and all No traveller should pass West Point. Vou see nothing | of the beauties and romance of the place j in passing. (Jen. Aiken and lad/ and Mr. Ilru'vlev. of S wen also visitors. My sipiad is composed of ladies ; I use a military term for this is a military place. I have requested each to write me a verse or so of poetry to incorporate in my letters. I told the ladies if I could wiite poetry, | this place would inspire my muse. I have i Uu- ami l-elieve the "clitltirm will comply?so jour rentiers may look out. The dress parades of the (*ndets, with their 40 inrtnoiivetH it a pretty ami interest ing sight ami ean he enjoyed here every I evening ami morning. The House \rm>hi resided in at tlie time of 11in treacherv and I Might it across the Kiver, some three miles , distant. <)lii Fort I'.itmiin mi the mounI tain is still standing. it stands a relic o|* I hy gone tlays?the llatlefies are now near, j er the liver It more is to be written, it will he at some othel puint. ' I.?)\tj <;it \ns ai.hasv, n. V . July j'j, ls.'/t I shall commence this letter here, hut ' may not eonelude. I >lid not expect to tarry in thin city to-night, and therefore had j n?> expectation of writing. ThU morning at 10 o'clock w e look the steam.-r, Mala* niora. at \\ est I'oii.t, Intending t<> make the ..nnruiif.il it ith iltu trnln lor ^Saratoga am) take le \ at that place. Tho Mitamori is not the fastest boat, hot tlie* eoiim-etion would have la-en made li.-.d we not em-mill* ; lere<l a large raft of timber on its way to | in wket. Thin occurred in a narrow part i>l thi* ItiviT ami the raft was aero** the { boat chanru 1. ll li.oi to In- scputnU'd lor j our boat to pans. \nJ here I mil al (Jon* gre*H I lull, tu'iir tin' ('npitol and other Statu building*. Our parly took an evening stroll tiiro'jifb tlic ground* and tin* building*? (tun. A. asked the woman U'lio wan in charge "if tliu Capitol, i|" tnis wast the State I loii*>e; "die said no it was I It > C >pitol?that the State House wan across the street, pointing to the building. The State I louse here eontMins the records and the ollicps of State. The Cauitol, the Scuutti and I tenreMealative Chambers, and the Court of appeal's Ibii'iin fins see ins to b* a distinetion and probably a correct one Albany is ut the he:ol of steulii lto.it 11 t it?nli.oi _ I Jf. miles above New York? population about 1 sixty thousand. On tin* Mont t??-<ii*yv I had the pl?wure of meeting willi my friend, Col. Temple, i?f Knoxiille, and liit accomplished wife; also Judge Swnn nr.d I.nly of the Knine city, til route for S.nati'Oi and the I'.ills I made the nc<|iiainlance of uthiii* mid h id a good time of it. I >iin til 111<>mt tempted to any something about the fascinating and hand. Home .Mrs ?-??, of A., whose <iri,iinintanee I innde to day, hut perhaps "mum's" the better word. Some of our p arty, (| expect a ill do justice to tin- subject and occasion I believe that I said. I had solicited -ome poetry from the ladies of our parlv ; that W est Point and the scenery of the Hudson , would inspire the mime, and that I had a nor' of half w ay promise. The poetry has not been handed in, arid oil the lloat to-day ! I bought three renin worth of "machine poetry" about the Mont Metntnora and its performance One verse a", to the ncer.ery. "The scenery roinaiitio is varied and grand, Unaui passed in the woihl in any nation or land, The imgr lofty mountain, the valley and hill, The cascade, the hrooli and soli purling v'dl." Another an to the movement of the lloat: "To West Point dock she nimbly speeds, A Military Station, The pride of these United States, This glorious Yankee Nation." You have a good view of the Cntakill Mountain on the west sine about 12 miles i .i. -i umuiiii II inr ri?rr. i iiu Clliilfl vrriil* iu extend for miles and is in full view for pro| hnbly two hours run. As I did not calculute to write from this place, I guess I will stop. ? "LONG URABM." * Saratoga, July 30th 1859. This is n village of Holds und Houses of entertainment to acuoi.tin >dalo the thou, unds who visit here during the wnte.ing season. About live hundred of us nre well provided and eared for at Congress flail.? Upon inquiry, the landlord told mo, bin house alone nocoiiiinndntei during tlx- sea? son, fr?>ni four to five thousand person*.? Others, who seemed to have a good rigid 14o he posted, told me there were from forty to fifty thousand visited at this plare during the season. Saratoga has been for many years the famous place of resort in the summer season, from all parts of the United States. It is rlso visited by some few foreigners. There is nothing remarkable about the scenery. It is the valuable properties of the water that atttacts so great a concourse of persons. The grent Spring of the place is the Congress Spring, so called from i<s being lirst brought into repute by a Mr. Oilman, who was at the time, I75'2, a member of Con gross. Witliin ;i distance of one miln is the Columbian, liamillon, Pavilion, Iodine, Kmpire.Putnam and High Rook Spring's. The latter is a considerable curiosity, the Rock i being 3 feet f? inches high, the circumference at the surface of the ground ill feet, and the diameter at the top, about 1'J inches. This was the great spring until the disuov. cry of the Congress. The Indians knew the %'alue of this spring as early as about 1 i!i7 and introduced ?!,? %v uiris to S ir Wil- i ; liam Johnson as n remedial agent. The <dd woman wlm dips up the water for the ! visitors, seems to pride herself that this was ' the spring visited hy Sir William Johnson, j The grounds are hctutifully laid out; vis.} itors, by htindicds, in tbe morning, from t> 1 to 7 o'clock, assemble around the Congress Spring. Three boys, each with three tuin- j , biers in it stand, are kept busiiy engaged m ' dipping up the water. Some drink one ami two, others t to t?, and others as many as 10 gh sses before breakfast. A promenade around the grounds along the siirpentine walks, under the e.vliileratiug strains of a Rand of music is then made, ami breakfast ! is soon thought of. Spring chickens, beef ' steak and mutton chops are relished with a I good appetite. In addition to Ine walk, a ride on the circular Kail Road is also tuk?4i by many. 'i he Indians are here in Camp, with a | ! gfcut variety of their handwork for sale.? I | Their camp is also a popular and frequent- | I ed resort for the visitors. Most of ihcui i fire of tin? Oneida Tiil e. Much <4 their i ' work i* tasteful and skilful. The dnv is "?|" nt ? walks and rides and I a portion of the night i:i Hops, Hopping I and looking on at tin: Hoppers. The drive mostly made is to Saratoga lake, 4 miles ' distant. It is a beautiful sheet of water, . Hint to lit' 9 miles long and t wo wide, about)| ding with lisli. The water i? ijuite e ie.ir ( | and you can see the li?li swiming about. A | gentleman of our party caught a good string 1 during the short time we remained on the J lake. Oil this lake, or near it, was the scene | of tlie surrender of the ItritUh annv under '(Jen. Ilnrguyne, in (t I 777. to (inn. (J.iles< >u tiie roiul to this place, our party Were joined by I)r Sims and Ids two d mglilers. I The lJuclor is seeLino a little r.,?.t nml ... I erention from Ins iiiuc?k.iiit pmctiee. Very j few (lemuiis Iuti' I t till) <iur State. Tills I i believe i? lln* loth letter I have vv ritteu you. Sin.ill.I | bee*.me short r .Mid lus? frequent, ^ you must excuse me. Some t.ilkin" has In | j In; done i.s will us writing, * ?U)N(; (ill A IIS." j I ([ Hripjjljir. Later From Europe. a u n i \ \ r. <> r r //1 : I ^ ^ | ARABIA. J 11 \ l.i t a \, August 10 ?The steHio I | hliip ?IraftiM, (J*[it Siotie, with L vtrpool ! dates In Saturday, July 30, has arrived, i The sales of (Jotloll for tlie week foot Uti U'J,(>00 bale*. I folders ?1?*11)< 111]t*< 1 nn ad VHII'e of Hill! eighth of H |K'ltny,wlii.'lt j yielded, mi'l thet ofter their ilm !;? Ir?-?-!y, j full show iii> disposition t<> prim sales.? lireadatut)* are tlull. Provisions are da | dining. The Kale* on Fiiday, Ju'y 2D, ri-Hrlii'iI 8000 hales, tin* maikel closing linn ami I steady, at tin- folowing limitations : Fair Orleans 8 1 4 Fair Uplands 7 1 ? Mid dling Mobrle 7 1 R Muld'ing Upland* 7 Tlie nlock of Cotton hi Liverpool in 075,000 bitten, of which 007,300 are American. GkNKKAL INTKI.LIUKSCK.?l?U18 Napo. ! !?on baa decided that (he French army j and nnvv shall he restored to a peace looting, witli lilt* least possible delay. In this ho is generally regarded as sincere, and desiring a continuance of peace. The /urioh Conference lias not yet heen held. The F.nglisli Ministry have officially announced that they wi'l not accept an invitation to an Kuropean Congress until the result of the Zurich Conference he known. Mr. Tick Uiiokck's horse won the J flood wood stakes. The Goodwood cup was won hy Hrrrmiml /ahkI, Prioress : standing third on lite list. . The Sardinian l'Usnipoleiitisrv to the Zurich Conference had reached i'aris. f/irda Ki'hski.i and 1'ai.mkkhton have h'iiiiiiwii 111 | nriinmeni MIDI r.flgianu AC' ted as lliu mi<lmm (ur the conveyance of term* of peace from France to Austria, hut without endorsing them. *TIRL IRTISH. ; Cai-k Rack, August 19.?Th? iciew slean: ship Ciijf of Ji*tltin?orc, Captain Leilcli, with Liverpool date* to the 4th of August, wen hoarded off the Cape toil A)-. Livkhpooi., August 3.?Tho sales of Cotton for the three daya turn up 10,000 bale*, of which speculator! took 1600 ami exporter* 4500 bales. Tho market cloned quiet Mini steady, with Middling Orleans <jUOted ut 7 J 10d. A few forced sales have been made At a decline of hii eight of a penny. ( SNKHAi. 1ntkli.:oknck.?The French anny of the Rhine has been dissolved. 1 | A now Iudian Loan of ?5,C00,000 is announce^ in England. ? The Oon'.inel news is inope pacific. ' France is preparing for a naval dinarm ament. Texas Election. Augusta, August 12.?Ileiums from sixty-eight counties give Genera! Sam Houston, Opposition candidate for Gov. ernor, forty lour liundrcd majority o\or his competitor, II. II. KUnnkls, Democat. John II. Kkagxn, Democrat, is reelected to Congress in the Fiist District, with out opposition. Destructive Fire. Cincinnati, August 1 l>?The wholesale liquor store of S. Hovlk it Co. lias been destroyed by lire. I lie tame lire partially burned lliu liquor store of S. N. I 'ink, and ilie coffee warehouse of Cask, IIkkki) it Co. The total loss in estimated at 0,000, on which theie is an insurance of fCO,000. Sous of Malta. It is already known bv the Citizens of Charlotte that a Lodge of this Order has been opened in tliis city and we learn tiial large numbers of the Citizens are applicants for initiation. Yesterday evening a Lodge was to iiavo been opened at Rock Hill as we learn by the Chronicle.? Charlotte flollelin. Hymeneal. .Married, on 10th inst, Cnpl. L. W. It. Illnir, <d* Kerstinw, to Miss S.dlie. second daughter of \V. (', Workman, of Cnmdeii Married, on the 28lh ultimo, by James JefFen s, Ksq. Mr ^Andrew Jackson Mitchell) and Miss Klizabetli White, all of Ymk Distriet. Obituary. Died, Mrs. Ann C. Johnson, wife of Win. T. Johnson, on the morning of the 25th i..i.- ..i i: b \ m ii .... v tcr Johnson was n member of the Methodist K. Church, ai Camp ('reek, Lancaster District for tonne IG years, during wltieli lime it may be truly ?:ii?i she ''walked with < <><)" A woman unobtruHivo in Iter manlier*?gen-'rotis in litr natnie, kind add affectionate iti her disposition, and humble in her walk before tiod. She lived so as to secure the alfeclion and erteem of all who knew h'T. A largo circle of relations, and a till larger circle of friends and acquaintances. and the church of which she was so lonjr a eonsistant and devoted member, lament Iter early death. She died with iiiiNhaketi faith in JeMis and has left a bright testimony behind thnl lie is now safely lioused in her fathers kingdom She has left a beroaved husband, live little children and many friends to mourn ; but n it as those that bate no hope. May the husband be sustained in his great, ntllietioii, and the children early led to Jesus J. \V. ('. l.n.easterviile, Aug. 15, 1850. Died, in llobour Conntv, Ala , on tho 'Jdth nit., TttiolAi S. Utnnt.F.. in ttie Goth year of his age. The deceased was formerly a resident of Kershaw District, and had visited his former home but a lew months preceding his death, lie lo.d long hei u the victim of intense bodily .mi!)' ri .g 111K MAISKKIS. Nkw Voiik, Aug. I J, The Cotton market is doll, with sales of 10oO bait s Flour has declined 10 a 15c. \KW < >1.1.1. AAs, All r I g Sales to-day of J50 It..I. s I olloli , .Mi i tilings, llje. Ttie sabs > ! the week hiiii U|l DiO'1 bales, ami the receipts bate been 530. against 1700 :n corresponding period last year. Special Notioe3. S e io . . , . .. .........nuill-MI .l| IM . OHIIIUrdS 1.1VKit 1NVUJOKATOK ?i? another col il in it. ly Vernon- afflicted with tin* KeVor mid Ague I should not Spare either time, trouble or expense, to roeure f>r. r * C> Irhniled Ilittrr*, whose bcnificcnt effects upon the hu1 lean system has been clearly proved to those who have been stricken down in a short spare 1 Of lime by this dreadful curse, whose cheeks are wan and meagre, and whose nights are sleepless and restless, and whose eyes are dim and sunken, with death staring them in the I fare, this compound must prove a blessing ; snatching them a-< it were from the very mouth ol the giave. None < an know its true value until they have tested il. When all others have tailed, these Hitters have restore J the sufferers to pristine lieaith. Their popularity in all the Western and Southern parts should introduce them to all families. Sold by druggists and dealers generally, everywhere. See advertisement in another column. An Announcements. ?011 SHERIFF. I The friends of Ospt. J. H. COUSART, announce him n cnmiiilile f?r She rill for ; l<nncii?ter District, at the ensuing term. New Advertisements. SELLING OFF AT UEDUCEft pr ices, My remaining stock of Spring and Summer Goods. I AM offering these good* nt nn immense . sacrifice, in order to innke room for my F.M.I. AND WINTER STOCK. ' To lie oonvinred of the fuel, those visiting Caiiidcil. call and t.*r "jas.'M.^GAYU:. Aug. 17, 18.70 ?*27?41 - _ I WELL SEASONED LI MBLR FOR BALE. AT my Nioam Saw Mill, six miles South of Lancaster C. H, the public will find i n hrge lot of well seasoned I .umber, of various descriptions for sale. In point .?f ?|utility it will compare favorably with the brat that 1 have ever hud the pleasure of furnishing to eusi-Qipers. l'erson* coming ; in soon will have n large variety to select from, and if they cannot be suited, bills j will be snwc.i at short notice. Mr. Nelson will be found at all times at I the null, rriu}> to wail upon customers, k J Am. M. INGRAM. Aug 17, 1849. '27?4t.