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KEof K K cor R j Ki;. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. TKWM3.?^1,50 pur nnnum.in ailvnitfu. IT |>t<yu.unt ho (Ictavcd until iiftof 11 ?? expiration ol'tlio * > I.'.'.- . fr. ! . w. i??i pia ii i? *ii i ur?, i .# in uciv;uir<; /Vtlvurtirtuineiits inserted at the usual rates. PICKENS c. H., S. C.: ? * - Saturday Morning', May 9, 1857. To Correspondents. Tlio nrtiolo of " Veritas," in reply to " Vindox," on tho subject of tcuiperaneo, has been rcccivod and will appoaf ucxt week. AT,,-,!? JLIA U1 UCl , * Wo regrot (o learn thnt Mr. Warrkn Heiu \va? killed by a man named Turner, at Rowland's old store, in Greenville district, on Saturday last. A knife was the instrument used, entering the body near the heart, and causing death almost instantly. Turner was arrested immediately, and has been committed to jail. Kkid was n native ot' Pickens, and leaves a wife and four children. ?- V . uogimoat ot Infantry, paraded for drill and review at I'ickensville, on Friday and Saturday last. Tt having rained on Friday, tho drill was postponed until Saturday morning. The battalion was put in motion at 1 1 o'uloclo Maj. Moon commanding. Under his skilful com maod, the various evolutions were gone through with eommeudublo prompt iiuoa a mi iiiuiwiry JllUOISIUII. V^OI. JAMESON uikI stall' were present as reviewing officers Before the battalion was dismissed, Col. Jamkscn addressed his fellow-soldiers briefly ly, complimenting thom for their very creditable performance, and urging them to renewed zeal in the service. Ho was follnwixl l.V ,Ui..l?nf A II - wo were not sulHoiomly ucar to report liim correctly. An unpromising morning probably deterred the " alarm tnen," who are now very numerous, from turning out in force. Tho crowd, however, was n large ono, and reminded us somewhat of tho "stirring timed" witnessed there in the heroio days of "camp musters." We had thu pleasure of meeting many kind friends, and enrolling several new names on onr subscription book. Altogether the day passed oil' quietly aud most pleasantly. waiovaaj Was rather a small affair, compared with some of its predecessors, ami very little property was sold. "Tho weather" is repponsiblo for this, as al>?n far ? v??nt vlc.?l of bloxciry during tho last six weeks. Wo had heavy rains on Sunday, which continued up till near noon on Monday ; \\hun 11)0 ru^ullll uill iic/i tli ttcolor voCui mi><1 Willi its accustomed fury, producing a perfect state of uneomfortabloness. The rain which full raised tho streams highor than they ! have been ainco '53. ffhf? Concert. Tlio young gentlemen composing the i " Carolina Opera Troupo," gave a concert ! lit. lllnon An 1 - 1 - ? -? j"??w vu mjivuucij. cruinu^, iillU, uol* | withstanding the inclemency of iho weath- ! er, were well patronized. Their music and i laughable accompaniements wore superior to any thing of tiio kind we ever witnesRf"l before, and were complimented in high terms by all. We were right glad to hear of (heir success at Pendleton y in fact, they j could not fail to he appreciated anywL .ro The CroDs. &o. The stand of corn, in many places, is ' unpromising, and some aro planting tho so- ' oond time. Others aro remedying it by replanting. '1 lio wlieat and oats are iook-! ing better than tho recent extraordinary i weather would warrant. Vegetation gonorally is backward, and the weather continues cojI and iinsAr?onablo. The Groenville and Columbia Hailroad. Tlie annual meeting of ilie Stockholders ; of this Iload was held in Columbia on lha ^ UOth ult. and day? following. A largo inunber of shares were represented either in person or by proxy, and the condition of the Company's fit fairs thoroughly sounded, and found in a healthy atid prosperous state. Col ,J U. PkhrjN, of Abbeville, was re-, eleotod President, without opposition, which is fi ingn compliment 10 ma etuccncy and fidelity fts an officer. Tho fq))o\viii$r gon? tlomen woro clouted Directors: V. MuUeo, Tlroa. M. Oox, J. N. Whitner, P. licod, Oharlea Smith, J. P. Livingston, S. Fairy J, j ft. O'Neall, Robert Stewart, Daniel lilafce, O. G. Momminger, J. M. Allen. Gone West. Col. Oim and Mr. Boron, membera of IS'llk'l r'/MiwrftSQ frnni tli'1.1 Stnln mill Anmilnr B&3I ? ? ' krjfr Toombh, of Georgia, liavo gono west on a visit, or tour of inspection. Probably to speculate in lands?mayhap in politics? or perhaps in both ! They will return during the latter part of the summer, Buokk.?New Yofk city is "dead broke,'' it? bank nocount in overdrawn by half a miSiiou, iho trsasuror has en't oft* supplies, find bonds At novon per cent, nro to l>o is Later from Europe. Another steamer from Europe* brings > I.ivoipool dates to tbo 1.8th lilt. The col! ton market was quiet, ami former quota- ; I uons naruiv maintained. 11 is reported tlint the Kinpyror of (lie French will sooh visit Algiers?there nro continued minors I of Freuch conspiracies. Another daughter , lias been added (o the household Kifg- ' i land's Queen. The "red republicans" (iho ' l.-mi 1 Jwi tl novl V?\ o?-n n?-i?.?n l/i.w- I | and are putting forward candidates for tlie legislative assembly. It is reported th.it 1 llio Circiesians 1)!)V0 defeated the lltissians. j France will join ICngland, it is rumored, in concluding the Chiueso war. Tho affairs ' of Kuropo, of a political nature, including j i ?i.? i...i......... xt?:? ?i o. _:A I , Vliu UIIHUUIl J UOUH'VII lMC.MCU illlU OJJttHI, | | aro being adjusted by tho " greiit powers" | (Franco and England.) Truly, this is an : ; age of alliances. Carolina Copper. Mr. I.ricnKK, tlie State (Geologist, lias ox-'J ; hibited to tho editor of the Carolinian, a i very rich specimen of copper ore, from the 1 ! South Carolina Copper Mining Company, j | near the town of Yorkvillo. Mr. T,ikukr i ...... ...... vtlOU III J< CAjHOlUll III.II OV July they would bo able to make the first shipment. -The ore in a stale to be shipped will bo worth from $100 to $125 per ton. j Theso are the first fruits of this Survey, ; ul.i-.l. ......i k- ? i < ' > " , ..unit uu ui iiiumuuiHuiu uuneni 10 tlio | | Slato .1 large. Wo trust Mr. Lieiiki; will ! give us the benefit of his services beforo a j great while. Conundrums. Among tho many good things said by the opera troupe the oilier uight, we were struck with the political turn of tho following : One of the "colored individuals" nsked his sooty looking associate the difference between a know nothing ami a Dnfubmftn j , " I on a feather bed ? Darkoy No. 2 had to ! give it up, when No. 1 brought "down'* the house with this answer: Because one' Is (lou'ti on the Dutch and the other is Dutch on l ho dottrn ! This stirred iho ingenuity of a chnp of uncertain age near by, who, looking down ' on the smilinnr nn<l Imimv "e "?~ Q _ V 1' *vvao nvuiu beautiful fair ones in tho audionco, whispered in our ear: Why is a lady's tonguo like ( the water of tho Koowee J Because, said he, it i.? all tho timo running/ Wo felt indignant, of course, and cut off all com municalton with him instantly. From Nicaragua. Tho news from this country is of a doubti ful oharaoter. l?y it we learn that Wal- j : kbu is on his " last legV this time, and j . cnnuliml. I.> 1?I? T'"" *" ..... V..VMIIW X IIIO in , inconsistent with former advices wo cannot | believe it, and prefer to wait further dovel1 opmenta bofore giving up Oen. WaLkkr's prospects In fJouth America. A few days will decide tbo matter. Retired. Krnm tli^ Inci _ .....V uiviyi?/? una xscmocrot >vo learn that Mr. John Ii. Gosbett, formerly of this District, has sold his interest in this journal, and retirqd from its odilorial ohair. lie has our best wtsliua fur his happiness and prosperity in his retirement. Tjik Cotton CRor.? VVa arc ngain indebted to a prominent commercial house of this city for some interesting information cnn<iOii)ing (lit) Jjiuniii" ' O'lUII Crop. A letter from A ------ 3rtVS llKli COLton will have an unusually la to start, aud that tlio frosts have killed nil that part of tho crop which was at all forward. A-writer from Cohtmbms, Qa., asserts that oxcej>t that of 1850, no crop has been so hack 1 ward as tho one now growing. On the i '20th ult., there was no inoro cnUm> ?< ? t.n received ill Columbus, nil of last year's crop having como in. A Igltor from Memphis declares that tiiero is no doubt but that every planter who has put soed into tho ground, will .have to re-plant. *A tjQOlle' man writing from Mobile opeaks tfiscouragingly of the uext orop, but ndds that ! with !i ' i.?.i, 11 umj no an average one. Wo have advices from Galveston, ' Texas, lo tho *25111 ult. .On tho morning of the 2nd., tho country about, Montgomery was covered with as heavy a t'rosl a? had ever been sCen there. It was believed that 1 ii uwi Killed everything thai hud been spared by previous frosts, not excepting buimo cr6ps t?f the tbn'd planting. One-halt' of tho wheat crop is supposed to have been loot, while the only hope for cotton and corn hangs upon the third, and in many cases the fourth planting.?'Charleston Standard, 3d. inst/ * ' . . jjf nriiN'Kn.? A little daughter of T. il. DeOi'aftenicKl, of Ol>oat?r, whs burned to death l>y her clollios accidentally taking flrfc while* j>ut in tho yard at ;>lay. She lingered l>ut two or throo houra. A Laiiok Mui.b.?TIio Central Alabamian noticcs a mule ?xhibitnrl in i ... V, , ibtf following dimensions : height,1 7 foct? length, 13 1-2 fool?girlh, 8 do,?"2 1-2 do. aronnd tho arm. !fj was foaled in Kentucky and raised in. Georgia, ills action is represented aw good. Kvansville, April 27.?Thedteamer Ju- I lift Dean when below Mount Vernon, yes- ' turdny, CHine in cnllUion with tho steamer j Hftinb'ow, arjd thy tbirnsr was stink. Five 1 or six portions wero drowned, including four | of hor deck banda.^The liambow i? but little damaged. The |>.'n crtrgo is ft to tal losn, but is iusurcd. Pennings and Clippings. New CriL'Ucii.?The Anderson Gazelle ssiys lliut the members of the Baptist Church in that town, Imvo raised $54,000 of the sum neoessnry. for tlie construction of a now j at.- ?i * i ? vhuiwii, imu me kuiii luiiuuesieu in me mm- i ter, indicates that tho eatiro jih?oun? will soon bo obtained. Montmkxtto a Nkoko.?The students of Howard College, Alabama, on Sunday the 10lh, inaugurated n monument to the memory of Harry, a slave of the President of the College, who, when the building j burned down in I860, refused to leave un- I til all the students had been I'otlen oul mtrl lost his life thereby. IIi'gii Pimces.?Corn is scllipg at $3 per bushel in Sioux City, Iowh, and hay at $20 ; per ton. In Tennessee and Mississippi great | numbers of cattle have died for wnnt of , provender. Wo learn that corn is selling at : $1.87 in Jackson co., N. C., only a few | ' iiuiua tiuuvu n?. % , v* Winotvs.?We once henrd a widow say, t.liuL.tIm kIuLp. uf widowhood is incoveni?nt, | for one must assume all (he modesty of a I young girl, without being able lo feign her PitAiswoHTiiv.?1The Carolina Times states 1 that John Caldwell, 10sq., President of the ^ South Carolina Railroad, has 'v< luntarily relinquished Si,000 of his salary, and awar| dod it to nn oHiccr of tho road, whoso ?>orvices he deems too valuahlo to he rotaiued i ' at a smaller price. Si'ddrn Dk.vth.?-Mr. Stephen Hevol, of i Darlington District, near Lynch's Creek, j died vary suddenly at Georgetown,on Sunj day night last. Ho retired on that night i ; apparently as well as usual ; afterwards rose ! and complaining; of shortness of breath,went out on the piazza, seated himself and died instantly. Ho loft a wifo and thirteen children. Tiieavrb-Goinu in l'ii'i.aokli'ma.?The j Bulletin of Philadelphia, estimates the ave- i rage number of nightly attendants on thoatres and kindred amusements iu that city I I ai auout twcivo thousand. Frequently it is much larger. Cosr of Raii.road.s.?The Reading Rail road, the great coal thoroughfare of Ponn., j lias cost $1 8,335,000. It is 'j:j miles longi | | and has cost more than any other road in ' the United States, per milo. llow unroas* unable then to say that the Blue Ridge | Railroad will not bo b^lill, wllOtl it Will COSt ' |??? ,1 nnA ' una man tiu,uw,uuu, auu is ucar 200 miles in length. Rag PicKnns.?dt is stated that there uro in Now York city not loss than ono j thousand professional rag-pickerfl. Thfe j Express says that some of them have, by picking rags, accumulated fortunes, and live I ill splendid mansion* wliil^?^J.i? ! r , ? .i.iw vxuvro IC9IUU 111 shanties located in the outer wards. The Moiihons.?A writer in the Arutiotuil Intelligencer. estimates tho Mormons in Utah at 100,000 persons, besides having 200,000 spies and agents scattered through- j out the country, who immediately commii-1 nieate the nets of tbe Government and sentiment* of tho commuuity to tho loaders at Salt Lake. PkNNSYI.VA.NIA ('Ul)KUNATOIilAI. QUESTION.?A new political combination has jiist been developed in Pennsylvania. A portion of tho Democracy and straight out Americans are uniting on Gov. Gear v. A ?"* -J "" i committee has culled on Geary, and lie lias j agreed to accept their nomination. Great i excitement prevails among the politicians, i Piv'okcr8.?The Augusta Cuuatilnitori' ulist says four successive verdiots for divorces were rendered in the Supremo Court of that couijty on Saturday afternoon. Throe ui uiu ?nus wore brought by parties who had married iit South Carolina, and ono irt Ireland. . . , ,n " ^ A OUkiocs St'it.?A celebrated Paris phymcian and silicon lately performed an operation on a blind man, as an act of charity, and fully restored hiio lo sight. In a few days the blind man sued the doctor for destroying bis profession as a blind man, , and taking tools, laying his damages at 20,000 frartcs. The suit is dO\v .in court. ?i | , Moumons.?The Buffalo papers nnnounco the arrival in that city, on Saturday loot, ofc about four hundred Mormon# on their wnv ' " I to the Salt Lake Valley. Nearly nil of them , were from various parts of England and 3c0tland,and the party comprised many fine looking women. It is sad to think of tho terrible fate that awaits them. ' r . # ' LvNcnivH^-r-Two mon, nnijicd Wm. Fur-*1 ? guson and C, N. Johnson, Copcefned irr robbing and murdering Chinese in Bult9 . county, California, were hung by the ponu- . luce on the night of the 1st ult. j Increased Vaia<ation.?Int^rcnl}' yW* \ Ohio has incrcaacd lis palliation from f80,- | 000,000 to $800,000,000. The public debt f **16,000,000, 1 Foots again TlKAD-f-Ex-Seuntor Foote, of Miss., bulofluU years a resident of C.d* ifornia, has abandoned the Know Nothings and gone over to ihu democrats. \V? are tjorry for this, as we look upon him nsan un- ; safe man, nnd do not want him iii any par ty with which we act. Go hack to your , vomit, Mr. Compromiser / The Comkt.?The Koifolk J/cruld of Thursday, is informed by a gentleman lhal j he nnd sever"! O'hp's sa>9 lh6 comet on Thursday night last, in n north- westerly di> rection. This is ijot the grent crusher which is to strike the earth, but the one recently seen by Lieut. Maury. Augusta Gro., April 30.---There was a very destructive lire at Apalachicola, Kla., on i uesciay last. it destroyed the union Warehouse, containing 2000 bales of collon, j the Post-office antl several stoles and dwell- j itigs. Loss $200,000. One of tub Ri.rssings.?A vinegar fac- : cd old bachelor saj'efc Iilessed a.ro tho young fellows that have no gills to claim their attention ; for they can get lo bod ei>.rly Snil Jny nights. L'akclk Scm. ?The New York Times says the bank nolo circulation of the Uni'ed Slates, nt the present time, is estimated to amount to aV,out & 190,000,000. 'l'o Takk Ht'8t ov-T or Steki..?Covor ! the steel with sweet oil, well rubbed on. - j in forty-eight hours rub with finely pow- j Ueicd unslnckcd lime, urtlil llio rust disappears. Skli.in'o a Man at Auction in Illinois. ?The Sheriff of St. Olair county advertises a negro man for sale at public auction, he being guilty of the "high misdemeanor" of having conic into the State of Illinois and remaining iliere for ten days, fjr which ofcuce he was fined $>50, n? provided b}' ihe 131ack Lnw of 1 nrwl in I .wvw,uuu iMUVIUUlbUl Im)'in?> which fine, Iho Sheriff of ihe county in which he was found is directed to sell him to anybody willing to pay the $50. " Guam Disk are."?liens disappear in Hartford, by a disease whirsh they denominate the "gvab disease.'' Many roosters have been made desolate in a single night. It is said to bo oatching. Bbautv DJ-ifined.?The Home Journal thus defines beauty, and nerhnns coitpo.iIv ! r - I I " ' ! Beauty, (U-ar reader, is the tcotnun you love '< ? whatever she may seem (o others." I I Iron Ti.viyg in the Goi.de.v Statu.-* | The Sacramento Times' says, in the course i of ? report of the proceedings at a public j dinner: "Tho Mayor of llio city, and the i ladies, &c., were appropriately and elegant- i ly drunk, and the p.-uty separated in lino ! cheer." S.mam, Pox IN OlfABnu TI.V? I bus Ss'un says from the best information it Can oblnin, the small pox, is elowl}' but gradually extending at the points where it ! lias broken out. In Wurron county the disease lias extended to ten cases, all from ono person having como from a distanco with the disease in his system. if ITiqu.?Chickens nro soiling at $1.50 a pair in Charleston. Shanghais are at a pre _ e ? iinuiu vi course: LinnrtAi..-?We stated a few days ngo that David Hunt, Esq , of'Mias., had donated $85,000 to the American Colonization Society : and wo now have to record (mother net of his munificence in adding to his gift a check*for $20,000 more. This sum rtvtkes a total of mere than $C0,Cp0, which Mr. Hunt has contributed to the cause of colonization. ?? r? Ladiks names Aciain.-r-Tjiitlic* should have hut ope given name, and, when tlwy are married, should retain their maiden name as a middle rtamo. This is a practice among the Soaietv of Friends, and, were it generally adopted, it would have many advantages. Wo should know at once, on seeing a lady's name, whether she was married or single ; and if the fonr.or. wln-f tl??? ! nacoo of her family was. Something op a Bi.ow.?During a gale at Toledo, Ohio, last week, Thursday, the wi?id blew tho dhannel of the Maumee river dry at that point. The water wa? nine feet Jeep. IIKH Valuk. 'Olfi ' ~ T VAtlUBIVUUl " men, women and ohildren," )rvH)u,ed nt ?4,447,000,000 ! Wbo want# to buy ? Loan ok Livr.?TI'c steam propeller ( [<'anny Garner exploded at Trenton, N. J ?n the 25th nit., estplbded with a tArrtt??? 1 ;rnfili, killing five persons and wounding ! slheri. : ' "Tiib Oi,n RAscAJ.."-r-It" wr?s interestng, snflh 6ur friend of the Prairie News, ,o hear a zealous Know Nothing cursing old Buck the other day. Reason: he having lecided thai he won't have a Government ".Confound tho old rascal," said ic, "fie hasn't donp anything yet lh ?t.I can ind fault wiih, and if ho keeps on this war, j [ shall get to liking him bt fore 1 know jt, | Later from California. Nkw Oki.kans, April 27.?The Steamer Ejnpire Oily, if* now coming up, witli ?T:ilos from California Hi tho GUr instant. Tlio Rtcjuner Illinois takes forwurd nearly a million and a half of ?6l?l for New York. j The Kin pi 10 (Jilv bring* ono hundred of f Loekiidge's men, and seventy others, in - j eluding: General Wheat and lior.nsby, who go to Vow Yoik on the steamer Illinois.? ' Tha rest ol' the ofiicers remain at A.spiii- ' wall. Tlie account* of the Loe.kridjyc retreat are } confirmed. The-Costa Hiatus hntl inken i possession of Piiiitft Arena*, and the steam- j or liesclio, with a great amount of mninii* ! uition, and t>ix pieces of artillery. > - I Lbekridgo'rt men had beeH taken to As- | I T"" ,u\ . I Walker's private despatches received nt Aspinwall state his position at llivas to be j impregnable, lie ha<l plenty of provisions and was likely to hold out until the north ! transit was open to Hie Pacific. The same j dispatches confirm the'report of the -battle, j and another attack was expected on the j '20th. . Cioncrnl Walker's brother <1 ieel on board of the Empire City yesterday. Beimtoi l'ooto lias been returned by the democratic party. The Pacific Express had failed?business was dull, and Chinese products at Ban Fran- 1 ci?<\o were advancing. Nbw Yokk; April 30.?The Oosla Ri^an papers by the Illinois of the 8th inst., conlain letters from Gen. Morn, to the Minister of War. in \which lie saVs that Walker is hemnied in 011 the plaza at Rivas, the al- J lies being entrenched within 400 yards of him, mid liu wds ouboioiiiig 011 mule? anil , dog flesh. AiAvUn* from flan Salvador stales that the partition of MiCAfflgtm Una boon couc,ii?>..?iml I... (lw. I c. . oduiiuafviu i?y my vcilllitl OIJllCS, tho natives of Nicaragua fully oonBonting. Montgom&ry, Ai.a., Sunday April 20, 4 o'clock A. M.?-A fnc broke outthe Eclipse Livery Stable, on Lawrence street, between Market and Monroe, thin morning, abput 1 o'clock. Tho stable being fillpcl with combustible material, the flames sprcud very rapidly, and of course but little timo was left to rescue tho many valuable horses with which it was occupied. It is supposed that at least thirty c.f them perished, including most of the Vh1i1!i1i1? rin? hereto l.o. I longing to' tho Circus of Cob Orion?the 1 celebrated slolliori " Dob Logic," property of Mr. lIitchcock:?tho f ist trotters belonging to Frfld Tyler?the beaut'ful buggy horse of Wm, i<vnrlc.y, and probHbly nil the horses of Mr.GnrXer, proprietor of tho stable, besides many others. Bot the exact-extent of the loss in this particular, however, cannot be ascertained until after drtjrligbt, as doubtless a number of horses, after being 1?1 -t .1 iu?uv;u uuv, rxilJUUIlM IIU^U1, GUV, The flumes next communicated lo the , buildings occupied by Urowit At Bulger fw | negro trading homes, which tjrere so<>r> consumed. The next and last house which I caught on iirc and burned was that of Mr. Sayie, situated on Monroe street. We are not informed as to who were the occupants of this last named building. We regret to learn that James Porter nc ciucmaiiy leu imo mo well attached to the Livery Stable, and injured himself serious* ly. ilib thigh, we understand wns broken, and lie has just been enrried home almost insensible.?Advertiser and Gazette. Fiiib in Momut, Ala ?The loss,by the recent fire in this city, is $30,000?one man | was also killed. A Dot'nr.eTaaoeuy.?Yonteidny morning about half-pnst ono o'clock, says the St. Louis* Intelligencer of Saturday, a man named .losenh Ikclimnn ii>? 1 . i.y ??o ill IIIU employ of Philip Walter, (lirne tiurncr,) on Carondelut nvonuo, went lo the house of ihe lititci, mn< eflVcicJ nil lutmnvu hy Kilning n sntll. 1?0 pTuCCwuvu tO thv iuuiu Vv.iiciC H servant girl was sleeping, oarrying in one hand a lamp and in the other h double-bar1 reled pistol. The girl screamed on seeing him, and ho immediately fired at her, the whole chrirge, which was of 6hot, taking eft'ect in her tfyes nnd face. One of her eyes was totally destroyed, nnd it is thought that she is otherwise injured fatally. The pistol waa so near her face when it was dis r.llrtrrrc^ llmt ^? 1 1 J1 * ?..v n.ia uuiui-u unuiy oy the powder. After firing ho turned and fled, but the girl's cries brought the police who intercepted him for a short time, but ho kept them hI a bay with his pistol, and finally made his cscape.* lie fired the second barrel of his fiistul at one of the polioemcn, but did not lit him. Nothing further was heard of him for some hourB, when hi* clothing nnd pistol were found on the edge of &i> old stone quarry, nenr the river. wh!?h i??? f-'1 water. On search being made, his body was found in a part of the quarry whew the water was about 7 feet deep. It whs found th? he had shot himself in the face before drowning himself, but probably v, ith a blank charge, us no wound could bo discovered beyond ihnt made by the powJer. An inquest was held and a verdict rendorod accordingly. A PtQTtlhK o* sonday LlKK in ClUCA* 00.?Iler'o is a pioturo of Sunday life in Chicago, furnibhed by the Timet: Heru in (Ihi^iinn r?r? ? 1 - ,..B? v.. uununjr wo unve bu churches opened during tho forenoon nnd evening ; but at the same lime Ihero nre no less than -60 ball rooms, in wnch of which the 'band" plays from morning to midnight, and waltzing goes on without intermission. In addition to iheae "festivUk-e," vro have j two thoatros, each tvith its porforndera in 1 iLli- -? hi* nop very enort garments, rivaling ! Kllsler in their graceful evolution*. Snloona 1 bftY5.th?fir frqr.*, dears cloifd by prtfi&vWJ lion, but do a thriving business through tide entrances. ^4* New York, Api'l 20.-?A British manof-war hnc ?Hpiuml and carried into Jamaica fin American' eluvor, with three hundred and eighty Afficurts on boardi Ont? hundred and thirty died on the patfcugtf. Tho steamer hnd stared in pursuit of another tlaver. Both were boynd for vlilyb ? The Massaare by Indians in Iowa". A leltor ia lh? Ohionpo Tinifs, from Kort Dodge, Jowft, duted the 10th insf., ,6U?(es llitit llio Colunleers who went from ibat plnco to punish llie Indiana for llieir mnssacre of the whites at Spirit Lake, Town, hnvo "returned from their joxpedition. J lie writer, who was olio of the company, says : A.f or our arrival ai "the Colony," prepnr?.:.ons were n.irnle for a bottle; twentyiwo picked men were detailed lo act ns Scout*, who kept sonjo i lireo miles in ndvanco of the m?in body. About ono o'clock, wo received mfoYmiilmr. ilxit they h<id found about twenty five men) women and children upon (he prtiiiit*', some of whom had been wounded by'the Indians. 'J'liey were without provision*, bcnutilv cloUiod, . nnd exhausted by fiuiyur. Wlu'lf wo cnmo up, w?- found (bom encamped in It grove by the si 'e of ilio Dos Moines liver, where llioy had boon taken by tho scouts. We supplied their wants as well as wo were able, and our surgeon, Dr. JJjssell, attended to ll,? These people had come from Springfield,a trading post on the west bank of tbv DesMoines tiver, in Sirfi'hern Minnesota. On Friday, the 27ih nil.. at. about I o'clock p. m.. they entured the town, ant! called fnstat the. store of Geo. ife Wm. Wood, which they robbed of all the goods and ei^ht hundred dollars in gold. Wm. Wood was killed, and Gcoi^o Wood missing, was supposed to have been burntd with tho storo. They next called nt the houso of Josi di Stewart, Biul shot, him through ihc head.? His wife hogged for life, to whioh they replied "ncbo squaw" (kill sqaw,) and shot hei nlsp in the head. Ilur two litiTo giils were killed with war clul)9. John Stewart, a little hoy eight yearn old hid himself be- ^ ?? - ? k* # iiiiiu 11 iijfr ami escaped. jmiij. Williams lins taken liim home, and will bring him up.?>lie has now a good piotcclor. They llion proceeded (o ibo bonsc of? Mr. Thomas ; tevec*! families had here collected together,* arid thore ?fere somo eight or nine rifleB in the house. Umpashotn, an old Indian chief, well known in this neighborhood^ rnn past the house, shouting to the inmates, several of whom unfortunately ventured to the door to sco whnt wns the Hi-tiuT, vrncnnnom vwcniy Indians, posted behind n hay stacH, nf>oiH five rods distant, flred'upon them, killing ft son of Mr. Thom as', ngeil ten years{ Mr'. Thomas was wounded in the nrm, rendering amputation necessary ; David Cnfrcr was shot through tho arm, the hall lodging In his side, the wound is not consideredjiangorous ; and MissDiusella Swivor recSlvea n ball in her shoulder, ib.. bull .? !? ...V ...... IIIIV iifl.MI me- <J|)|)US11U bllic. . The doors were iostnhlly i.hut and hnnr!*ended. Some of the. Inmates* engaged themselves in moulding hulls, others in lbuding the rifles, while John Bredshnw and"a nnrn ? named Maikam,fued upon the Hhdians wltft- ? out. Their chief and n numHar of- other.* V were killed; the exact number is not'known. It was reported by nn J'ndian ton man naU>ed Sliigley, tluU 'nine were killed and H?*o wounded. Townrdsnight Ihe Indians withdrew carrying their dead and wounded with . V,?~ XT . - ...... iiicki. ^fu wuiiu person was KiitcU Mlir tho first fire. We resumed our march next morning, nnd aiftor n further journey of Uvo (lays, nrrived nl Granger's claim, 12 mile* Oasl of Spirit Luke. Our-scouts here discovered traces oflSo Indians, hul after n oil iger.t search, ho Indian* '.could bo fjfcuodr Wo learned thai the troops had be eiVPri:1 ^ field, buiied tho deftd ancl^il/w jij^pcecdod to Spiiii j,ake nnd had buiied otio. .of the dead at Marbje's hou.su ; that .followed the Indians until thf,>vithii? a half a day's march of iheyn, pur- '-\ unit wris nbnnduiwd, llffi Indians retreating in sue!: haste "-i Ak >!?f?M?fmr' l^c,r pjunder behind thenji^.ivi^.^q horses. Why tl>o |>ur*uii '1,,ow JWI. A M>ijor that the troopa ^ had chased ihc-s^Htifca <.o(Y, who wore a', least five days in ncpBRnce, and that it would bo of no use to.follow t.hffnv; detached twenty-four men to go to tho^.iku anbury the dead they might Gild UirfJje. The men sent lo Spirit Mike hnv? wtnm. ed. Tliey have bu>jed Iwen'.y-niiie bodies; two woro found burned ; bcfiides, it is not known of course, whoso skeletons they were. They first visited the house of Mr. Thatcher. and foand two bodies-?those of A. Noble and Mr. ityan. They then visited tlio residence of Jonathan Mouse; here nino bodies were found, dreadfnllv mnr??l?wi_ men, women nml childi on, ?U indlsciimmately murdered ; the body of Jonatlu n llouio is reported missing. The next house was Grflngor'tt, near Vhe Lnku. Hire, probably, a sharp confliet hn<! vnnufd. A m?n named Snyder was found! dreadfully mangM with abtoadaxe., TUtt Granger's have one nmsinr*- niroUuhV. v:u ? -r?- rv ' V 'kW ed. The body of ft row was found upoim the Lake near the house^so mftflgled that i& was impossible (o recognise hii#. lhyUu i itlesj vere found About th;s house, and ol V W er signs indicative of a fight. They ne*t wont to Mattock's house^ where eleven were found. This house had been burnt. The men end vfoweev slic^, % nud children toroulmwked, wcresome twelve peraons-r-'one musing. The Indians have inVett four women priinnnra it 1? ? ... - u.Ht m$DftMVfnty persons hnvo bxjen killed and- toUPprUoi}Oh Sunday Inst m^lntcd tlint a dUft?, trolw fire had occurrwl in Cnindcn. 'fh? Journal, of TuesdHv, coiyjtoins Borne furthe* particulars On \Vedn6ntoy morning, inst., n tjro brok? put in fttid entirely cop- * limed the atttbto of Mr. y. J. Gerrftld., iu Kiikwood On thtf safno evening theAi*. hi? ?!" ?.v.j.Minn}4 uuuatntyf of Mr. J. , fvbfff were burned. Oh tho Friday right following, th?* kitchen attached to the pu-misos of'Mr. \Vm. Wnllnce caug\il .Are, and wn# with tho dwelling bouse and on outbuilding destroyed.^ ^ Cjijcaqo, April 27,?We hate aooounta _ M pf a battU beWoew tho Indiana ami volunteen under Gun. l>odd. at Walloua river. 1 '4"w(Jv9 IndianatvoaiiM