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KEOWKI C0UR1 KR. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. TKRM8.?$1.50 per aiinntn.iii idvaftco. If payment Ko ilulnvi'd until nfler Iho expiration of Jin; ...... o.? u - - V S mnimm. 16 rent*, in iulvun?* AdvortHoiiiriitM incited at tlie ukuhI rati'*. PICKENS 0 II., S.C.: Saturday Morning, May 2, 1857. . ] t Appointment. Mr. A. IV Uow'hKN lias been appointed, by I ho Governor, Magistrate for Tunnel ] lli!l,iu plaooof ICbMrvo Mahtin, deceased. The Free Schools. Tho Commissioners nf Free Schools, at lth>ir monllnrr nn Mrtn.lotf ! ??* *1.^ VM .Mviivmjr Irt.iv, IWIUWM tliu number of poor scholars from seven to six for oach school. This was fouml necessary on account of ihe increased number of locations, amounting now to fifty. And thor6 will, most probably, bo other schools located at future meetings of the board. Tho number of schools I oca ted last year was fifty-two, which, when compared with tho locations thus far tlio present year, shoiva a gratifying increase in number.? Wo also very cheerfully testify to the prof!cci6ncy of the teachers. Federal Appointment*. Jamks Connku, Esq., of Charleston, has been appointed U. S. District Attorney, for j South Carolina, in placo of. Tnos. Evans, I 1'Vj., whose commission had ?xpired. Mr. | -Cqnnek is a promising young man, with suf- j tioiont talent to make a rrood oflWr. Mr i Jamks C. Pknnik lias received ihe appointment of U. S. Marshal for this State. M a j. I3sx McCu.li.ouqh, tlio gallant Toxnn, ha9 boon appointed Governor of Utah, and it is thought ho will accept. He is tho very man to subdue, and keep tho rascally Mormons in subjection to tho laws. Wathalla Agricultural Sooiety. Tho uext meeting of tho Walballa Agricultural Society will bo bold nt that placo uu Thursday noxt, nnd a general attendanco is dosirod. It is expected tbftl Mr. Hansbmkh will deliver an address, heretofore postponed, on that occasion. The Carolina Opefa Troupe, Composed of amateur performers of the district, gave a concert at Walballa on Thursday ovoning Inst. Tho nudienco was largo, and delighted with the performance. Tho company exhibited at Fendloton on Friday evening, and, wo aro requested to say, will give a concert at this placeou Monday evening next. We bespeak for them the liberal patronage of tho community. Death of W. F. Arthur, Esq. Wo regrot to learn, says tho Columbia Carolinian, tho death of an estimable citizen, Wm. F. Arthur, Esq., long and favorbly known in connexion with our State offices. Mr. Arthur, for many years, has been deputy Secretary of State, and since ilie death of Maj. Hart, has occupied the position of keopor of tho State house and librarian of tho legislative library. In all his various offices ho has ever discharged their duties conscientiously and faithfully* a..A i.:. l? ~ ?:? - ? u?p lvn.-j i.-? t% nunuun UI1U puuiivxy as well as to his bereaved family. Mr. W. U. W. Hunt fills the vacancy. Attempt to Commit 8nioide. Tt will be recollected that last week we published the "fearful leap" of Mr. H. W. Sullivan, of Chaileaton, int.o the James Tivor, near Petersburg, Va. He has recov ered from the injuries then received; and, on Friday, whilst passing up the Orccnvillo railroad, ho attemnted to commit sutr.iilA ? i : ~ by cutting his throat. Tho wound is not considered dangerous. He is said to be a continued lunatic. Maj. Perry's Address. We have been favored with a copy of tho address delivered by Maj." B. F. Pbiiby before tho South Carolina Institute, Charleston. It is quite lengthy, and was prepared with much labor and thought. It id eloquent, as well as practical, and its publication has contributed much to tho Ulll tl/W^C ulv/)Q/l?f Ili/'K na n ?uvnvi o uinvovijr ui^n rv|n*vanun n.i fi ouuwr nr ami man of ability. It should be road generally, and we shall make room for extracts therefrom at an early day. The City Council of Columbia. I)r. Cibbkh, editor of the Carolinian, has kindly favored us with a pamphlet copy of the trial between himself and the Mayor of Columbia, wherein the "freedom of the t>ross" was at is*iin. If. U 11 wort ftf nhmit. one hundred pages, and is valuable to the legal fraternity aa a hook of reference. 13y the way, wo see that the new city council of Columbia has stumbled upon a now kind of "organ" for city printer. The coiiLr.-ict wan arivon to Mr. f f! \tr?nn ? ? ? capital job printer, who issues a bulletin " semi occasionally'' with the proceeding* therein contained. The Carolinian was Again discarded, although thelowcst bidder. Pkominknt Man Dkao.?Maj. Yancey, An old citizen of Uuckingham, Va., and who i ? : ii- t - ? Wtttt {IMIIU8I, UI11VCI3HI')' lviM*\v {) {?? ^llC WUeejhorse of Democracy, died lust Baturday.? lie was a member of the Convention which K??e birth to the r.elebratcd resolutions of '08-' 00. Important News. Advices from Nicaragua to the 1st ult. Iiave bt'Bii roc4ived,aOd arc iinportant if corJ root, liy tliia nrfival it is roportetl that' ! -1 - /i... * i,iiu vMintemuiinii nrmv in Nicaragua lind bocu defeated by Wai.kkb, with great slaughter; and that Sun Salvador bad do olnrcd in favor of President Walkkii. j By n late arrival from Kuropo, wo liavo I ' Liverpool dates to llio 1 1th tilt. Cotton | had declined nn 1 8d, nnd sales of the woel: [ comprised 40,000 bales, taken principally by mtuitifmiturcrs. It has ba?l the effect of reducing tho price somewhat ill Uharleatdn, where, on tho &7ih ult., it was command- j ing fourteen cents por lb. The general intelligence by this arrival is unimportant. The gain of tho ministerial party in Parliament, in tho recent election, is sixty live members?fc-Miflminnt keep tho I*ai.mkhhton ministry in powor. j Tho English government furnishes three steamers to assist in laying tho submarine telegraph cable. Spain and Mexico, it is thought, wilt settle their difficulty through the intervention of others, without a resort to hostilities. Naples manifests a willingness to ro-establish diplomatic relations with Frniwin an/1 F"fr' u?J. JO.'.-ttvoii 11IIS- |' shin vessels, which wore sunk in tho harbor | of Sobastopol, havo been raised. Turkey! has shown an inclination to consent to the union of the principalities, provided its rights bo respected and tribute paid. TU. T? a jl uo jtabsb. The following is the life-long experience ! of Mr. N. Wilms, an old voturan of tlio press; ami we submit it with the simple remark, llint it is not an "o'or true tale" : " My long experience as publisher and 1 Editor, has convinced mo that it is a posi-. tion of great responsibility?that it 1b impossible to pleHRe everybody-that it is best to conduct in such a way as to have a Conscience void of offence towards God and man?that industry, economy, perseverance, and self-reliance are the surest helpers?that, like woman's work, it is never (lone, every hour has its appropriate work; | and that it requires a strong mind in a ! strong body, in order to livo long in such i treadmill work. Editors should he kind and courteous towards each other, avoiding personalities and abuse, treat each other as brethren, and allowing others the same rights whloh they claim for themselves.? Every publication influences thousands of minds, and that inHuunce should be salutarv. for time and eteinuv. 0 ' . -- -' V> , 1 ho improvements in printing within seventy years have been great. The screw press and tho sheep akin bails are super*^ded by tho power press and the roller; but the type sotting is still done by human hands, and editorials must still be conceived ' by human heads. May those hands and heads, now so usefully and honorably employed, be amply remunerated by a consciousness of doing good, and a well-filled purse, before old ago incapacitates them for enjoyment, and the publio forgot their unwearied servitor*?ami then, may the 'lest' ubovo bo tho reward of all your toil." Rail Rnnd f!nl?y?rntmn A grand railroad jubilee, to celebrate llio completion of the Charleston arid Memphis railroad, will lako plaeo in Memphis to day. A large delegation goes from Charleston, and other oitiea will bo represented. It will be a grand affair. The firemen of Charleston, as wo learn from the Slaiulurii, will be represented. It says : Tub Exouhsjon to Memphis.?Wo nn derstand that the Phcoalx Fire Engine Coin pany pioposeto exhibit their public spirit by joining the excursion to Mumphis, to attend the Grand Railroad Festival, on the first of next mouth. They have coneuivud, Loo, a voi v original aud happy plan ot' signalizing tlio wedding of the Atlantic and the Mississippi, which is to bo carried out wilh the completost care. a Old Betsy," their cherishcd " machine," is to be?r a quantity of the water from the ocean, and this, mingled with the tide of the '* leather of \Valers," shall confirm and attest the mini tials of the two. The Pho?nix Company is ! made tip of members who will oxuciue I his J felicitious conception with equal good fortune ; and fifty years hence, the marriage of the Atlantic to the Mississippi will have become as classical aa now is the story of the Dodge of Venice wedding tho Adriatic. The Dftrlington Flag. The Darlington Flag has been discontinued. A new paper? The Family Friend ?will take ita place. Messrs. Law and Calvo are tho proprietors. Maj. F. F. WaKLEY will conduct tho editorial danar*.. mont, and wo shall expect to greet a racy and interesting Fr'tewl from the " old Pec Doe." Succcm to the enterprise! i Tub Cotton Cuoi',?-Wo havo boon favored by a commercial house of this city, says the Charleston Standard of tlio 20th, with iufnrinntirtn from . 'J V" "vrv.Hi |/wiilio 1JI IUU cotton-growing region, relative to the prospoets of the next Crop. A letter from (ialveston, Texas, dated 0th in*t., says that cotton and corn of the second planting,and jnst up to a rtne stand, were all killed ; and that there was not seed enough for a third planting, so that tho lose would bo dman-1 trous to planter*, who had mndo a short crop last year. A letter from Mobile say* ?: < ? -< " Mint in iiiu luvrriur ui yVDtDItllin, (.,'oril WHS | cut down And nil cotton tbat was tip, was ! killed. A letter from Memphis, Tonnessen, | says that the lute heavy frost would coitfpel planters in that vicinity to replant,-il'lie Nashville, Tenn., Patriot, of the 21st inst., says that almost evorvlliing in the shape of vegetation has been killed or withered l?jr I he pootiuued cold weather. ,ir | Pennings aud Clippings. j Tific Sl'uvky.?The Sjxtrlan snya lliat Oscrtr M. Libber, Ksq ,whoh>it> been forsonie tiiup engaged in n Geologionl nnd Mineral-. : ojjicrtl survc) of tlie Sl?to, hn? now entered upon ihnt section omb acinf? Union and Spartanburg Diatricu, to which field he will confine his labors Auriug (he summer. Had KximiiT.?The Worcester (Mush.) I'ranacript says that in addition lo four murder cases, forty^heo hills for divorce arc to come before Mio present term of the Su prcme Uourl for Worcester county. Exi'exsivk Man Thai's.?Wm, II. Woodbury, who some tio)o since received severe ^injuries by falling into n sidewalk "mantrnp," in Chicago, has rccoveryd $15,000 damages from the city. inkxpi.icahi.k.?Ii is a somewhat cuiious I f.icl, not explainable by any known lulcsof logic or reasoning, thnt if a man is in the I habit of having a daily loaf, he finds it cx- ! ceedingly diflicult (o obtain his daily broad. oiivuiikd ro UKATii.?liill Johnson, n desperado, was lately lynched by tho cili-? zens or Wuco, Texas, and the Coroner's jury reported that ho came to his death by means of a ropo and a gun in the hands of poisons unknown. In.tcukd.?-tho rico nnd cotton crops of this State have been seriously injured by the recent cold wenibcr. The stand is bad, and tho plant looks badly. V I IIkavv Dkkai.cations.?The defalcations by tho Sadlier tragedy, the British Bank swindle, and tho llobson, Red path, and a host of other frauds of a minor character, in England, during 1856, have not heon loss than thrco millions sterling-^!4,500,000. John Bull does uot do things by halves! Siren.?Dr. Andrews,of the Georgia Oiti zen, has been suoil for libel to the tnne of $20,000 damages for publishing the name of a subscriber who had removed with out "paying the printer." Qcick Work.?it appears the citizens of Chicago, 111., havo a very etVeetual way of ridding themselves not only of disorderly ?...? .i.~ ? -i ^ pviouiist uiit tuu nouses aiso. u.n iuesday last n place known as Sand's Rendezvous, notorious as a residence for thieves and other disreputable characters, was invaded by the Police and broken up. Twenty buildings were demolished and nine burnt down. Danvii.lb, Ph., April 21.?lion. John Montgomery, Congressman elect from the 12th District of P?nn., died this morning from tho National Hotel disease contracted dining the Inauguration at Washington. j Bad.?Senator IJnlo, of N. II., is grow-, ing loan from the .effects of tbo National hotel disease. and Theodore Ford'a wife, of tlifl kuiiio State, bung herself recently from insanity caused by Millqrism. ?' Djkfkhknce tK Vai.ur.?TheNorth Eastern railway company in Kit gland have lately paid $10,000 for breaking i be ribs of | on p. nisi 11 uiul Ai ono f<>. i_:11i.?. >t._ ' '-< 1 J >W ,VVV IWI XVHIIj^ tll? W1IO U1 ' anothor; showing which rib was worth il?o most. Fou Bi.oomk.is.?Mrs. Bloomer, of Turkish cost umo celebrity, is now living fll Council Blurts, Iowa. We notice that she is still-1 . I advocating the rights of woman to do and undo?dross and undress an she pleases or displeases. She is out with a putt' for Mrs. I'atton, the female sea captain. UI.BfUCAt. l'OLITIOIAN8 TN KMOLA'ND. A oorrcspondcnt of the London Times calls attention to llio large number of clergymen who, at tha rooent elections, made their appearance as hustings orators, advocating the success of particular candidates. lie <yI t/ikC a 1?m< nf CAiun rtf ?U<im ?.*%.! *' ?* ? fi.?w v/i ov/.uv v/i MtVIII f?UU DilJB Hint I tho ovil in a growing ouq in England. I Wantkh to Know.?A correspondent of a Now York paper wants to know which sido of a lady a geruhmnn should take, when ho walks out with her. Wo ohouid say keep on the riyhlaid? of a lady, always. TiiPj Nkw Cknt.?U i? stated in the Philadelphia Oazetle, on the authority of Col. onowuen, director oj tljo U. S mint, Hint in nbout three weeks time this much desired coin will be distributed to the public. A KaiM^rr.?rRev. Antoinstta lirown, mors recently Rov. Mrs. Blickwoll, 6ecms to have made n failure in her first pastoral. The church at South Butler,- N. Y., over which she was Bottled, is now dissolved and t Ito ivtAnliriM liAituA "I'*"^*1 ?|?v IIIUVVII*^ IIVIIT3 viuoru* Orain,-^-TIiC rtu^Uot of Ohio ha? made I hi* report on the grain wat'istics of that Slate for 1850 to the .Legislature. The number of aore* town with wheat win I,?. 187,773; bushels gathered, 19,609,320; the average yield 13.81 bushel*. The wholo owmbcr of acres of torn planted wn*2.20fi,282; bushels gathered, 87,782,431; the Hvernce vicld 30 *11 !?i?ImiI? I o J " ? SUBMARIKK TKLEOIiAVlxr*?The total nuin ber of miles of pvibmarino telegraph oftblo ! ik?w laid, is eight hundred and fivo, and j i when the oablo is laid between this couii-1 j try and England, tho total mimbor will be | 2,500. What will bo attempted next? A Constant Skkkkii aktku Light.?Tlio Potevsbnrg Dttnocwtl says th?t thero i:> a man in that oitv who has applied at thd ! post-pftice foi1 a letter or paper every day in ! the last orghteeti years, and has never Uoeu ! gratified by rcicciviuir ono. V AtifK ok Rkai. "Estate.?The vaind of' the real estate of Virginia is estimated cor- j Voctly at. $160,000,000 ! KmjoHANTS.?The tola! tlmnbor of im- j | migrants arrived at Now York for the week 1 | ending Saturday,,18th, was 0,804. Of this j number 4,823 came from London and Liv- I erpool; 1,320 from Havre; and Goi from j . Bremen and Hamburg. r ? * * I7KAD.? i.icut. Win. (rnr.lner, of tho U. I S. Navy, died very- suddenly in Augusta, (la., on Wednesday last, of disoaso of tlio ; heart. IIo was about forty years of ngo, and loaves a largo circle of relatives and friends to mourn his lo?p. Long UMt.itoAD.j?The Pacific Hail road i through Texas will ho 883 miles long, and ; llaa a iri'nnt nf O r> t T ' i ? ? v. i ,kjm\j uures cm innu ami a loan of $0,000 per mila from tho Stato. Bad Xnws koii "Yocxo Amkuica."?| Fire crackers aro now soiling at three dol-; lars por box, which is an advance of 30 per ' cent, on the price of last year. The juvenile portion of the community niuut retrench between this and tho 4th of July, or expcct to be denied their usual shsro in tho en ?ny- ' 1 ? . J J ' iiioiiu ui mo uay. InDIC ATIVK OF Clf.WtACTKR. TIlO appearanco of a farm, its buildings, anil tho live stock belonging to it, indicate cliaractor and standing of its owner. Nativk American Camkt.3.?Wo have some camels in Tax a ft to which tho naturalization laws wduld not apply?three having been bom under the stars anil stripos. Tub V*ubuo HOtetNctis.?-l*y way of affording the distant public Rome idea of the immensity ot the liovernmont's business in 1 Washington, wo havo to mention that 7,- ! 1)40 letters were roceived At the ollico of j the Auditor of tho Treasury for the Post Office Department during tho week ending April 20, 1837, requiring tho action of tho office. 1,883 of the number woro received i by tho mail of Monday, the 17th instant. | "Common Sciiooi-s."*? C. G. Meirimin-j ger, of Charleston, is sojourning for a : :? .1-- v .t ? oiivm, unto in iiiu r*ui"iiicrii mm luuune States, innpccing the " common schools" j thpro, ~will\ a view to an improvement of j oi>r proaen*. imperfect system. It is a Inbor oflovo and wo wish him Godspeed. | Sr. Lgi'is, April 18.--Ilcnry J. Adams, | the I''roo S^tato candidutu for Mayor, at Leavenworth, Kansas, has becu eluded by 180 majority over all. Baokiko Dci^^-Tlia Younflr Muh's ' Christian Association of New York, has re- \ considered ita resolution forbiding diacua- j sions of the slavery question. A new crop ' of abolition speeches may therefore bo looked for in that quarter. Tiik crausokn I'uuchasb.?Tho Washington Union says that a letter has jobt been received in that city from an officer of i I tho army Btationed in A mania, Xew Mcfc- j ioo, which states that Amania possesses ono i | of the finest climates in tho world, and is ! | rioli in gold and silver mines. Branding.?-Boswell, for the murder of Ppivey, and John Kelly, for the murder of tfnriid Walters, havt? been found guilty in Ncrlh Carolina. A verdict of munftlnughter was rendered ii? cnch case, nnd iho pris- | ! oner# were branded- and sent to jrfil, the | former for ten dnys, tho latter for four j | months. Juuok Huti.kk.?We regret to learn from \ the K'lgiljold Advertiser that the health of j the lion. A. P. liutler has been impaired Ijy the fatigues of tho lato Congressional session. Ciiai* Gano in Granada.?Upwards of nix hundred natives of Centra) America, who w<ro arrested at Granada for (tiding Walker nnd liin uuni# hm>j> r w vvo.i into a chain gang at that plwe, nnd forced to clear away tho ripns for the purpose of rebuilding the city. A Oa^ Loth a rio.-*-a good Btory i# told of a follow of North Cnrolin*. Having been put in jail for maf tying thirteen wiven, ho made bit cicape, and was seen thrt-e >xf R**f days after warjl by n gentleman who recog nized him, T|>? genileinMl, anxious lo secure the reward for his npph<,heri?ion, invitod him to his hoUso to dinner, mid then slyly slipped out in pursuit of n constable; but great svns his horror on his return lo find that the culprit had ubscondcd with his own wife! 'A W V. . V FlSTE&N lluilSKS Rl'N NINO A \VA Y TooGTiricn.?A drove of fifteen horses, attached together by rop**, run rfway in Water- j town, Now Yurlr'i on Monday. They wcro frightened nt n train of pnn>, and started oJf, cleat in^ the street most effedtivelv : knork ing down lump postB, etc., in (heir head- j long course. After a long chase they,were , ngain secured, some of them badly injured, j Two Mux II \syki? nv Moon in Io*va.? i On Silurday, tho 17th inst., Eli GifT'i/d, u half breed, was hung by n mob in Jackson county, Iowa, for killing John (ngalls. On the same day a mob at Bullvue, Iown, forcibly onlerod the j.iil thcio, nnd taking n prisoner, charged with murder and counterfeiting, and hung him. Groat excitement prevails in tho vicinity. A V ni.n H tpin'i mi linn 11.. hatmn,'President of- llic United States, was j sixty six years old on the 20d April, lUo'7. ! "t - r ' | Tiik " Basxkii DisTitinr."--Yoik is the j "hAhtifu* i li-cl riiSt" of itto (uinp^i-<i*>?o j in this Stale. Sosays her press, which ndorses the movement with no little enthosii , asm. I Nomin atbd.?The Democratic party of Tennessee Ima nominated Hon. Uham (I. Harris as its candidate for Governor. His chances of success are doubtful. A Faiu Question*.?The Hoston Po.' wishes to know why Mr. Chnffoe, the black-repuUliunn almfiliop member of congress from Massachusetts, does not liberate Died Scott? Wn.\lte Caught.?A whale of large di- 1 mensions was harpooned and killed Thurs- J rldi. ~ -1- CM. ?l.l c 1 r. i iMpKMON' ISMlOltATlftNV?- Eight hundred nnd fifty Mormons imiyed at Boston on the ' 20th alt, from Liverpool. Tlioy go to Utah ?the land of Indiana, wives nnd mountains! j Association.?Those v. ho touch v.ermil- i lion become red, nnd those who touch ink become black. So people take their character from their companions. Chicago, April 22.?The Democratic [' press learns thai a band of six hundred Si- \ otix Indians h.ivo been committing depro i datrous at South Bolidj Minnesota River.? ' Ft. i? rnm/lrAjl il??f \l.?. !?..lA I.-. 1 I- . i v,v. Iiinimniu ilil'I UC?U HI- I tacjcod and burned and iho inhabitants nundcred by (ho Indians. This is tho same i band which committed the murders ntSpiiit T?f?kn. TJiti farmers wore* Hocking lo St. I'oter for safety. Sovoral companies ot troops froai Fort llidgely lmvo gone in pur. suit of the Indians nnd the cavalry at ''ort Spoiling have been sent for. Tho gcatest panic existed in tho settlements and all the farmers were arming and prepaiing to join in the pursuit. ??-cr* ^ 1 ^ Tkuiuiilr Storm.?Tho Atlantn (Ga.) . Intelligencer of Tuesday, gives tho following account of a terrible storm nnd dee nuuiiou 01 property in mat city nnd viyinity Dn Saturday afternoon last, resulting- in serious damage and an aggregato loss of several thousand dollars. The Intelligencer says: We wore unable at the tiino of our going to press with our Monday's issue to give all the particulars of tho tremendous storm which visited our city on Saturday hJictuoot) last. One would have supposed from a View of the town on tho next dav, that Atlanta had been tho scene of a warliko assuit with shot and shell. The streots wero strewed with fallen chimneys and sign boards, and fences wero lying indiscriminately ovcry whore. Tho roofing of depots and houses and walls of buildings blown I down, presented a most dismal opeoUdo. 1 Tho gable end of tho brick Imna* | Samuel Anthot>y on Miriotta street was J blown in and his family rouoh exposed to , the violenco of the storm. A portion of the reverend gentleman's family wore sick which rendered the disaster more calamitious. ,, The liHnd6omo rwidenoe of Jy.lg'? Hoyden On the Ftnmo streot also suffered great d xniago from the falling of tho brick and mortar.throu^h the roof of one of the wings. Tho most serious destruction dono by this storm whs that done to Lbe new Baptist lirtM/.l. L.liik-1 ?t i? ' - ? - ....uw uvi, w?r? uiown across the street toward* l>r. lihea's house damaging the brick wail it: front,- Tto loss of tbo church will wo regret to lonrn be oyer *1*00. 0 , In Addition to tbo damage done to those parties and to ifio pity Ilall, tho Mediant College, the State Koad pepot, tha Georgia liailroad Depot, tha Wanhinglon Hah, Hwan k 0o.'? Lottery oflico, Wallace'* Warehouse, and many of the lio!is?? of private citizens have been greatly injured. , Tho storm ooaliuued with firry and vio ~..j iiqui vue oiiiicKiuiuru nailKS, about 6ix miles from Beaufort, N. (J. It was sixty or seventy fuel long, very fat, nnd yielded upwards of fifty barri-U of oil, which will be worth at least $1,0'00. Third.?Chcsly Boatwright has been tried at Gamden, for the murder of Chrrlcs j rn T^l ? * f ? x. i^viius, ami iqunn guilty. Coouk Tiiadb. ? In the last news from Havana, n brisk trade is noted in the article of Coolies?four Caiyoes having ai rived since previous advances?say 1,332 "in bulk," with n loas of 450 "spoiled" on the passage. Coari.v.?"Unmentionables," costing sixty dollars r? pair, are nmong the spring fash- j ions announced for gentlemen in New Voik I i :;'i^ .* ;' *. *: ' ionoo about lialt'an hour, Alul the rain lasted with intcrvnla throfttfhout Saturday night. This calamity will be a niemorahlo 0110 irv our city, though wo nr? happy to loam that 110 lives were lost. 'J"'ho?t8 and KTmisk in Tcxas.?AVer have totters from San Antonio and Indian olA, Texas', dated respectively on tho *7ilr niui 8'.h infl., from which wo nuikc the following interesting ex tract 9 : " Wo hoped lo have had.fine gardens, hut this year the frosts haVe be'en severe. Only Inst night (April 0) we had n frost that killed every g??rdi?n in this part of Texia.*? We have nil to. plant ovci; ngain. Whilo at Indiariola I saw one of tho cunli'ls tried v itU n couple of 500 pound bulesof cotton. Ilu mover! off" will) ?s much enso ng n mnlo would with n snck of corn. The natives looked i(i?tonished. He could have cnrrie<t ^ wnolh^r h'Oo, I ?m snttaficd, with perfcet eiise." *?*?** " We hnve n wrolcned prospoct beforo ... r..- it... - t i- mi. . tin MII mii SUIIIIII>-<. I Wll IIOSIS ? nil! I.1SI two days Sgohave cut down the corn,. cot (on, vegetables, And oil tlie fruit. For ll)c want of niln the ground 1* now too dry to plnnt. Unless it rains in two weeks, thcro in diingwr of fuming. N'o imiiis is un for pasture ; llic fetreftnMi are dry that can get so; the caille nrc, some of litem, starving, nnd have to he thrown out to save llio calves, ho that we shall soon ho without, injlk ; while Injtter is abeady forty cenls per pound, and rising. It is a lamentable prospect which a merciful Providence can alone avert the realization of.'' Cot.. Onic?We see it statod in South Carolina journals, that Col. James L. Orr, member of Congress from Spartanburg district, declines a re-election. We nro sorry j j la Imnr tl.Ju C. .1 n.- i? ? -1 1 k. J, -.w... UHJ, \/U?. V/I I id ?? IfCVlJCHHMI Ul hrillinr.t as well as amiable qualities, niul lias liron ono of liic very foremost in the House of ltoprt'scnlalivos. lie uns tho leading member of tho "dorrupiion commiliee" of Ins'* pe.Hsiob, nnd hns been generally looked to as the probable Dcmoerfttic nominee for Speaker of llio next House. If Congress K? .... ...? l:i-- '"' -I a._ r. VW...U ..V IHIH1V u|> VI IUUII IIIVC V,ll| \Jll, lb would be sucli a body as tbe Worli never 8?vtf before. Ho cnnn?'t be spared from tho councils of the nation ; and \vq join with tho Oeorgia Constitutionalist. in expressing tho hope that he will recousidcr his determination, nnd continue to adorn the cnpitol with his noble presenee.-~&]irinr/fi.(ltl ullyus. Col. Orr is otie of tho?e strong and talented men, whose good sense, and sound national sentiment*, have endeared him to tho true Democracy, wherever he is known. Ho is exactly Ihe kind of mnn that is wanted in Congress, and llie whole country would hail his Ye-idoe'ion will) pleasure, mid as a good omen.?New Haven Register. ? _ . Phominrnt Man Dkad.?ITon. Henjn- J? min Tappan, of Ohio, died in Steubeimllo on Sunday evening Must, nt the age of 83 yearn. I So was in the. United Slntrf? Senale from 1630 lo 1843?being a member of tlmt body when tho Trrwiy w?? before it. Judge Tnppan wns a free thinker in religion.' lie is xaid to lifive |ed a moral u... ' 1 - in<t, uui cxvrciseu nil umavorauiti IlilUienCM on younrf men. He \v?r nlso n mnn of decided and impica.?ivo abilities, and wns par licularly mnaikablc for n cold sarcasm and wit, which will long bit.remcmbeird by those who came in familW contact with him. A Ciiakmino Tiukk.?A ynunpr woman of prepossessing appearance, who lins been !ouri"a HomewhHle.xtensivelvHmoncf board _ i. / hlm _ii?* - mj; iiiuisy^ t>? i nimueipniti, engaging board at different places, and leaving somewhat suddenly, wbli all thn valuables she could secure, has been nrreattfd. I lor nnmo i* Susan Meredith, though she lias several nlinscs. ?be is .'iccused of stealing gold watch- < es, chains, silver spoons, butter knives, * breastpin*, ear-lings, silk dresses, and bon~aia tii9 tropds weie found in her possession Midjdentiliod by iho owner. * Nk<v Yokk City.?-New York hnan new . excitement. Minor Wood, or Fernando J the First, as he is facetiously denominated, A is in conflict with the State government, nn?l Jm very naturally the Gothamites nre much ex- Wnj erased l)Bqul the matter. At its sexhion f jr just ended, the Now Yoik Legislature pass- J ed <i bill essentially modifying the "'gouM n- ' mental organisation" of New ^ 01 It cit*! It provided that the Hoard of Foli^jOji/tt^missionent should b? appointed l?wBBmpt).pvernor, and no longer bo the 'pftP 1 iv "" - uinr 8umiiK(-< Tljia >c inlei feicil \N i11 > Miiyoi over it with n jenlous, if i?MOTaficiai cnre, Tho LeyUhtUire is RqW^ltJnn; Mayor Wood is a Democrat. Thg, HtyniUfltmns left far behind in n fail* vote in the cuy,found it necessary to deVi*o somo method io se<, cure municipal authority in the metropolis, 'I'llll* IlitvA ? * ! ' T uuiHi UJ i? IHUSl IIIJUUOUS* and to Mayor Wood, doubt Ws a most pen pU'xing manner. lit' has adopted tlic o^ly A alternative or ubmiwion-r^nad refused to ? rfi^O^niwrt ifc# no n lo?- ti-~ * .? !' ?, mr ne is justified in this cnurqg^ho fact j in our post gOM?fti? d? nut Juatt^jjnis in rendoring an opinion ; but* at be*>t, tan nullification ny a munioipal officer of a SfyUo law, sccmi' a very high-liandrd mensiA Er> K0t8 OF THK SCOOMU OF TUB Si n, MAnts'K Tef.tfuRAi,n.-.-Tbefylr?t fact that piMcuvo m con??uoryig the cfYccit wbiob must r03,1 It from) the jucoewi of thin en'orome, i|^ir^Wri^fla( both space nnd lime between tho Otyjwd <h? Ne^ Worlds, One of tli? princinnl objection-i urged ngnmttlu prnoiknbtlU)\yrh8 the difficulty in procuring ? bHttery Bufflclcmly strong to trnnsmU ft |ml*i?llott ?qros4 tlif> Aiwnno through n simple conductor. it whs, hovrovpi v brt?isfn$>tarily proved \ty Professor Nforie, thrtt it not only could bfrdone, but ?b?t n strong electric current'could irrtnsnVit n dot orcbrtrnetfr n djstnnce ef two thousnnd miU?? ir, iwo scooodw.'' Other tteotricUns said It could nr.t ho A * ? ? ...... |u ie?i ihnn from four to six *oooitd% hiU t??t faet that it could bo accomplished fully e?. >j( tfthllsb*d. Tho sUleroanl of * ffw ftcfe will show the vondeiful effeot wJfyHwfll be j>ioducc4 by tb? UttCMuiful laying tfefe