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* KKOWKE COT KIM. ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor. pun via <1 r * . ..?? j ? . ...... ?.j. i.iiv |H-r nullum. Ill Ativ.'iucc. u |v;?yii.rut lie duliiyctl until lifter th#? expiration >>ftli?; year, $'2. For -i.\ month*. 7r> cent*, in mlvnncu Advertisements initcrtud hi tlio usual rutcu. PICKENS C. IT., S. C. : Satnrday Morning, May 16, 1857. Tax Statement. Through the politeness of our cfiieicnt Tax Collector, Mr. C.vuky, we are enabled to lav before our renders (lie exhibit following of tax statistics for the year 1850 : Tlio wliolo amount of tax collected was $1,959.83 ; slaves, 4.140 ; fire negroes, 31; acres of land, 750,500, to wit: first quJdi- I tv 11,110, eccond 73,706, third 074,850*,' value of town lots, $37,000; professions,$4 > G25; Rales of goods, (imported articles) : $72,750. TheTax Collector's commissions j amounts to >383.00. Tho District tax (for i tho poor) amounts to only $/,09.22. Births: wl/i'o males, 12G ; females, 117;' deaths,101; marriages, 124. Births: Mack j males. RO: females, fid; as. Tl?o J return?> under these heads are, of course* | very imperfect, as the law, requiring them j to bo ni! "ie, was only passed in l>ec. 1800. Death of Maj. Whitfield. H U HI o juVlilOd 'lO 'lOrtMi thftt Mflj. J. 1. Wiiitfihlu died on Tuesday last, at Anderson C. II. The immediate causo of liis <lenth has not readied us, but he had lived to a ripoold age. He represented Pendlo I ton district in the Legislature for a number | of years, and, at the time of bis death, was ' . 1 the oldest lawyer on the Western circuit. Estato Sales. At the estate sales of CoI.Jbssk McKinnky and James McKinnky, deceased, six negroes wore sold at an average of $822 cach. Corn brought one dollar ami fifty one cents per bushel, ll was a credit sale with interest. Tlic 5jale of corn, the "oldest inhabitant" fnyp, is tho most extraordinary that lias ever taken placo in tho district, but very properly causes no excitement. Would it not bo well, however, for pcoplo gener ally unclcr tUo circumstances, to husbaud their resources? We know of no Kcjypt, except a railroad market. The Battalion Review. Tho upper battalion of the 2d Regiment paraded for review on Saturday last, at tho usual place of rendezvous. Maj. Rogeks commanded, anu, wo arc but according to j him his just duo, when wo say that lie ac- , quitted himself handsomely. The men? too, wore prompt in the discharge of their ! duty. Cut. Phatubk, with a brilliant stall", reviewed ; and, at tlio close, addressed tlie battalion in few brief and appropriate re- I marks. The presence of tho Pickens and Walhnlla lliflemen, with full ranks, seemed to ir.fuso military spirit and ardor into tho j movements of all. Tlioy are ornaments to j tho battalion, and through il to the sccond llegimont. Tho officer in command deserves the ilmtilra r?f nit fiir thr? r>r/mAmotL>> r*t ^...1, ; ? w. U|UV, during tlio day. The remaining battalion of the 5lh Regiment was reviewed by Col. Jameson on t ho same day. From a friend, who was ! present, we learn that the atkr.drmoo was larrje. It was the first effort of that nrom ising young officer, Maj. K. II. Guii fini and wo arc pleased to hear him highly complimented at the commencement of his 1 military career. It augurs well for the future. Congressional Eleotion. Gen. M. L. Homum, of Kdgefiold, has been elcoted a member of Congress from the fourth congressional district to succeed lite lamented liuooKS. The following is the officinl vole : M. L. Monlmm, C. 1'. Sullivan, j Loxingfort "Ul votes 218 votes.: Kdgcfield 1,251 " 203 " Newberry 60<t " 304 " Lnurcns 492 " !>/> 1 " Abbeville 9i> 1. 44 3 12 44 Total 3.680 41 2,1 GO 44 Majority for Gen.' Honham, 1,129 votes. .Foreign. ]>y a recent arrival from Europe, wo learn that the Knglisli government lias rejected the Central American treaty that nAAA4>H Vnnofft ltnfsirA ifa oiU/uirninrtnf Thus is roopcncd a difficulty lluit camo near involving tlio country in a war last year, but wo are not apprehensive of such a result now. Otherwise, tho intelligence by this arrival is unimportant. 'ri.? :i? -1? M IIC. I I I I I f M I 1(111 * I I I I IVyll I \ J ? 1,0 longlli along," without, wo boliovc, frightening anybody. Time, if nolliing elso, >vill setllo it,? perhaps, filibnsteringly ! Important Dkcision.?Philip Quigley has rocovcrcd #5,0C0 damages ngninst I he Philadelphia and Wilmington R-tilroad Company for publishing a libel upon him. ri-i._ u,.;. X lio !? men mmum i, itiircifd upon Mr. Quigley's character nnd hi# reputation as a bi idge builder. The verdict establishes tho fact that n Corporation mny be sued for libel. Exchanges. Soi TtiKHN tv>i ain kki.v Rkvikw.?Tlio j February number of this nblo and deserv' ing woik has just reached us. Tho cause ; of the delay is attributable to tho tardiness of its patrons in not paying lip. This is nil 11 CO fni? I'A/ri.d ami *. k ? 11 . vf.MWv .v. I v^rvi, f * i ',*-4 11 W II HOC >1 U OIIMll IlUt 1 hear of the like again. Tho Review is the I only work of I ho kind South, and it Would l?o a burning shame for it lo stop on account ! of iho delinquency of its subscribers. Lot I llioso who arc able fuibscribo and pay with i promptness. I>r. Tiiokswkll has chargo j of tho editorial department, and is every j | way competent to discharge tho duties of his position. Terms, ^5 a year. We annex the contents: I. Rivers' History of South Carolina.? II. Christian Missions nnd Afrinnn Pnln. nidation. 111. Jubn Randolph of Roanoke. I \". Dictionary of Philosophical Sciences. V. Honorable Preston S. r>rooks. VI. The Philosophy of SeboHing. VII. Character of tho American People. VIII. Tbo Mechanical Agencies of 1 lent. IX. Motley's Dutch Republic. Critical Notices. Lavuknsvii.i.k Hkkai.d.? R M. Kiokks, Esq., Iins associated Mr. W. L. IIluobns with him in tho management of his popular journal. By tho way, wo receive the Her' iild very irregularly. Look to that friend Stokes, if you pleaso. Without the light of your countenance we arc not pleased. ? - * m ? ? New Currency. i* 11 !.. - ... ? - * * i iiu luiiuwiiig resolution, miopiuci at a ! lato mooting of tlio Stockholder.1! of tlio ' Greenville and Columbia Railroad, smacks of " Wild cat" sacculation rather strongly for us : " Jtcsolvcd, That the Board of Directors ; be authorized to issue $100,000 in memo- i randum ciieecks, for one, two and tliruu dol , lar.% to be signed by the President and conn- I tersigncd by the Auditor, and used in the payment of any debts of the Company,and that tlicy be received at the di tie rent depots of the Company in payment of any dues for. freight or passage." We would advise the public to bo on its guard when receiving it. The Senior Exhibition ut tno Soutli Carolina Uollogo cam? oil' I on tlio 7th instant. The Times, speaking of tlio performances of tlio ditlorcut speakers, says : "Tlio speech of Mr. W. C. Keith, of Pickens, who selected as his subject-Sciencc yet in its Infancy, attracted much attention. As a composition it was unexcelled. Free from all meretricious ornament, it wasbigii- ; ly philosophical in its nature." Another Brother Gone ! This has been an uncommonly fatal year to tho bachelor portion of tho press-gang, and there arc moreover sevcial ong months, j tilled to the brim with undeveloped results, which may increase the fatality ! Who knows ? llftWAVnr no to t ~ round "in a few days," wo foci somewhat I resigned lo our "manifest deslinv." But we set out. with the intention of escorting a friend from tlio fieodom of singleness to the confines of matrimony, and to pitch in, l by wny of encouragement, a few parting ' words of consolation and compliment.? ! j>ui tnoeo wouia bo iost in the mazes of happiness, if wo may bo allowed llie uso of llio term, which now surround him, and render blissful that ' honeymoon" which | may for him bo lifodong. And now for the announcement, done up editorially : Makrirv, in Yoikvillo, on Tuesduy morning last, by the Rov. W. VV. tJarotlwsrs, Samukl \V. ml-it/.v l.'un ?l... ? rrr,) mid Miss Mart II. Uooiik, both of York villo ] Adieu, friend ! until wo meet upon tlio ; same platform, with tlic kindest wishes for her who has forsaken all for thoc! And may thy double happiness ho complete! The Waxhaws. The editor of the Lancaster Ledger has I 1 iftrtn ? ? ?1ia \\T ...<1.^..... ' * 1. ?~ uuvu i laiii uuir' III lliu llcUllii . Ill 111* I . . district, noted as iho birth place of Gen. Jackson, lie says: "J1 ^t at ihe edge of tho road, is a veritable Mineral Spring. Tlio water soems lo i run from a solid body of rock ; an exoava| lion of about two feet square, and two or three feet deep, seems, at some time or other, to have been e.ut in the rock, formincr ' O ! an excellent place from which to procure water. We do not know the properties of this water, though Iron, weshou'd say, was an important ingredient. It is pretty strong ly impregnated with something, out the la.sle is not unpleasant. Friend suggested, however, that it might l>o improved l?" ad mixture with a more potent liquid. Wo I If Kv Will' / ? ' AVI\fti>Ii?trt?il v>< iv, %jj ????j? w? <ua|/ui iiuviii, (inn n^'vuu that he had hit upon a capita) expedient, i N^mcs are cut upon iho rocks about this i Spring, with dates some years anterior to the Revolution. We fancied that Old IJieki ory had, in nil probability, enjoyed many j a quail' of this mineral water. | " A short distance further i? Waxhaw | crock, and here we suppose commences the w axuaw section, rendered famous, Tor i time, from being tbc birth' place of Gen. Jackson. Tlie soil liero is red ntid compact very strong, and we would judge well adapted to tlio production of corn. Although rather hilly, yet from the nature of the soil, it does iK-t wash much, and with proper care and attention, may bo made to last for ages." ? ? - ? Advertisement!. The Messrs. A i.kxakdkk are oneniexr ? I ? o choico assortment of new Goo$rf, Il^for lo their advancement, and givo them a call. Mr. Rkid i? now prepared to take your j Ambroivpo at short notico. Sr) his ad[ vertiseuivut. Pennings and Clippings. Col'kt of Appkai.8.?The Court of Appeals, in law and equity, met in Columbia on the firsl Monday in May, and nro Iteming > j appeals from the different circuits. " | i U. S. Trkasukv,?TIjo amount in t5io | U. S. treasury to the credit of tlio govern- ; mont is $23,202,126.17 ! Tub Uascai..?Amos Ham, a pop corn ! man, at "Squog," across tlio river from Man | v ii 1 !-- ' v>iv?i?i, xi. a., vidjiuu msi oiliumay wuu a young girl, leaving i\ forlorn wifo to look out for herself. lliait Water.?The streams West ami ! North have boon high. In the Schuylkill* j vr v >i ' ' ' ai. imi*ru whs a {jreai irennet, ami Ihroe men lost tlioir lives, by being swept over Fairmount dam in a boat. ' Commenced.?The trial of Mrs. Cunningbam, for tho muidur of Dr. lWudell, in Now Vork city last winter, commeuced on Mon- | day last and was attended with great cx- ' cite men t. oort :t. Oorrt ia ncllinjj ill ^ t .25 per bush- j m iii juHiicasior v,. n.f ana scnrco at tUat. j A Sign.?A certain yaJlant editor thinks 1 when a single gentleman can't pass a clothes line without counting nil the long stockin"*, it is a si mi he oimht to <cet married, O ' o o o and the sooner tho better. A very let/iiiruato conclusion. Foil Kansas.?A large party of wealthy omigrants, says the Louisvillo Dcmocrah from Lincoln county, Ky., passed through tliat eit} lust week, on ih?>ir way to Kansas. They had some fifty negroes and as many dogs. Rkugious En no us.?St. Louis has tho following ''aRnnrtlllfnl" nf />rlit/\ra: 3 ? * ? V4 ' VV4,W,M Tlio editor of the Leader is a Catholic ; the editor of the Democrat a Jew ; the editor of the Republican nn old fogy ; tho editor of the Angeigcr an Infidel, and tho editor of Clio News a Mohatnedan. Thk Si.Ave Trade.?The Savannah(Gn.) lilpub'ican publishes a list of four schooners, two brigs and two barks, which has been purchased during the past few weeks by nouses in Havana, all ot wiucli, it is | generally understood, nro for tho African | lino of slavs tinders sailing to Cuba, which numbers ono hundred and fifty sail. The Foetry ov Bacon'.?Pope, the nctor, who was very fond of the good things of this life, onco when expatiating at table on the excellonco of ham, paid : " Ilam, sir, is the same improvement upon bacon that Qtonl ic 11 nnn imn in fu/?t cir ic lirt 1 ( ...... , ... o.., i...... .o vuw poetry of bacon." Fiuchtenkd to JJkatii.?-Last Monday as a gentleman was about to cross the rail road Irack in Indiana, Pa., on horseback, a train of cars passing, so frightened the animal that 11o reared several times in tho air and then full dead. Uppkct qv tuk Wkatwbr.?The New York Journal ut' Commerce, discoursing on the weather, says the foundation lias been laid ill that city within the last two months for as many consumptions and other fatal diseases of the lungs as would equal the ravnges of n moderate visitation of yellow f?rver or cholaia. Yohk, I'a., May 2.?The Democrat# carried the election in this borough to day, for the Hist time in forty years, electing Peter Mclntyro chief burgess by 05 major* uy. Railroads.?Krom " Appleton's Rail road (Juide, we learn that 20,000 miles of railroad are in operalibn in this country, besides 10,000 miles in progress of construction. Vai.uaiii.k Caiioo.?The ship Republic, Sawyer, master, cleared at Charleston, last week for Havre by Messrs. Geo. A. Hopley, Si Co., with 113 bales Sea Island, 3,128 lullrttt I ^ nl'ind fnn OO t r\r\a ho'iIu n rwl ^ boxen mdze, weighing 1,642,979 lbs., valued al $'213,519. IIkavv Rain.?On Saturday and Sunday of bint week, Laurena disliict was visiied by the most destructive fain which ha? occurred there for many years. llottom lands thai were never before ovei flowed, nrc now almost ruined ; fences and bridge* i i i.; i i - i . - 1- * K'n ut'i'ii injurru, Jtnu mm cm every lurnier he District, theJ/eralil says, will ho eonv led to irplunt a portion of his crop. May Day.? l'his d?y w?s celcbrnled by : the young ladies of lhe Female Collego at 1 (iioei)vill?i with in(eie?iing ceremonies.^? ] Mist Km ma Pool waB crowned "Queen of May," and she wnB duly honored on the oc* casion. The proceedings fill several column* of ihe J'atrial and Mountaineer. Dikd.?Suddenly, from the effects of noiaon bv oatinc bee-bread. at hi* rpntrli>nn? in Wilkin on county, on lb? 20th ull., Jomp L. Huston, leaving a distressed wife nnd five little children to mourn his loss, I Fl.KKCJN'O TI1K AuOI.ITIOMSTfl.?A "poor | i colored man" nimod Wilsqn Itns been levy- J | mg pretty extensive contributions from the "rfynipnlhy" of the Abolitionists, in North- J ern Ohio. Ila represented that he had a j daughter in Kentucky about to be sold to a j fthlVA rlmilnr ntwl ImvSnrf vuftf nlnnciltln 1i?t? 1 ? h t'.? - I tors in his possession, succeeded in fleecing ! his victims very considerably before the j imposture wiis proven. A MonxiON Eldku's Boast.?Pieaun-iit Kimball, boasting of "v;hiit the Lord hnd done lor Him," in nn exhortation, said he bad 23 boys living, 10 dead, and lols of girls. Comkt Stiiuck.?A lady in Owen county, Iowa, has becomc deranged from dwelling with morbid apprehensions upon the predicted Collision with the cornel. Nkw Yokk, May 10.?The jury in ihc ! caseof Mrs. Cunningham, last night, brought in a verdict acquitting her, after an absence of half an hour. Onwaud and Ui'Waku ! ^Tho march of civilization is onward ! A clergyman in a Springfield Ma?s. church, last Sunday married a counlo. substituting the winds "iren i ' ? r? " o " j tlcmnn and lad)-" for "man and woman." i Outraged Uenton ! Whcro nrc thy thun- j ders! l)io Lump.?A lump of gold was taken out of the old " Wheaton" claim, in lLol- I ilea's Garden, says a California paper of the j Gth i 11ston Saturday last, Worth one thousand dollars. This is the claim from which a lliirtv-five pound lump was taken in tho fall of 1801, Hain.?Tho heavy rains that fell here about the first of May were general through ! out tho country ; iu some places producing e i.-i- ??.? * /> ircsnuis, wan iuss 01 nioand properly. Yankee Doodud.?Bayard Taylor was surprised as well as delighted lo hear Yankee Doodlo played at his stoppiug place in Lapland. Land Sai.b.?The Court of Equity ofN. C., lins ordered ihfi snlft nf llin renl oislnto i of Robert Love, deceased, amounting to .300,000 acres, to wit: 50,000 acrcs at Jackson, lGlh June ; 100,000acres in ilayI wood, 23d June ; 100,000 acres in Yancey, 20lh July ; and 50,000 acres in Madison, 24 ill July. Money.?Money goes, no ono knows ; j ! wlioro it goctli no ono fdiowcth : hero and I there, ovory whore, run, run, dun, dun,spend spend, lend, lend, send, solid, Hush to-day, short to-morrow, notes to pay, borrow, bor| row. So it goes, no ono knows, whero it i gocth, no one si jo well). Garrotino in Boston.?Cyrus Smith, I treasurer of the Piedmont Riilroad, was garroted in lirookline stroot, Hoston, Monday night, by llircc men, and robbod of, $4,100. Cotton.?Cotton is now quoted in Char lesion al 14 cents per pound. . I Augusta, May 7.?There was a tromcn ?' i i ?? i ' I Willi! IUIU rilllt ill .MOIMIO on j I Friday and Saturday. Two foot of water I ' foil on ? level, and the city was inundated. Several persons were drowned. TIio supply of water and gas was cut off. Opposition.?Tlic last Rutherford, (N. C.) Democrat says, that a gentleman namvd j \Villi?m J. Wilson, of Korks of I'igaon, in , Haywood county, is out for Congress in ihe ; 8th district, in opposition to Mr. Clinginan. IIon. Calkii Ccsiiino.?It is stated (lint the lawsuit in which Caleb Cushing's Min' tvesola estate was involved, was mottled n few weeks ago, and loaves him pioprietor of ono of the most promising towns of tho West. Si'ioidks.?Tho total number of suicides in Philadelphia for tho last two years is ninety-fiv??sixty-nine men and twenty-six women. Fair* iklo.?An animated contest is going on in Fail Held District for the State Seiintorshin. The candidates are Dr TT J II. Clarke and E. 0. Palmor, Esq. Dr. I Clarke is now a member of the Hoiiro. Mr. ['aimer was for several years Che efficient j President of tho Charlotte nnd South Caroi lina Railroad. A hwp.BT PosTMi9TiiK88.?At French* burg, Hampshire county, Va., Mary E. Candy has been appointed postmistress. Sad.?The r.nmc of (lie tircmnn killed ni the recent railroad collision near Memphis, was Mr. t). Lynch. The accidont wua caused by h?rf brother, an engineer, who | disobeyed orders in running bis engine to ' endeavor lo m?ko a connection at Moscow. j Mohii.k, May 6,-^-A. storm occurred on (he 20i.h of Aptil, in (ho Southorn part of Mi?sUfiippi, which is s?id (o have been one I of unprecedented violence. Great damage Ivvnadone. There has been much bnd ttenther nil through the South, A Ciiaumiso Tvpokss.?A young woman in mMil's clothes llns boon seeking employment in the Canadian printing offices. She i.s supposed to be insane, but it m?y be that she has only a very natural propensity ?_* ? t I f lor associating wiui a goou class 01 men. Tub Wheat Choi'.?Our advices respecting the wheat crop throughout the whole country arc most favorable, notwithstanding the unfavorable spring. It has its perils, however, yet to pass through. Nkw Ohi.kans, May 5.?-A British fligate bus arrived at the mouth of l he river, with 190 of Lockiidge's men, nil of whom arc in a most destitute condition. Appointmrnt.?Major J. R. N. Tcnnet has been appointed Special Agent of the I'ost Office Department. The States of North and South Carolina nrc especially assigned to his supervision. The Southern Quarterly Review. E. II. IJkitton, lisq., the proprietor of the Review, publishes tho following unfavorable statement of its financial condition : Iii tlio course of the ensuing Week tlie 4th number of this ably conducted Quarterlv will be issued from this oOico. The forthcoming number will prove to bo one of the richest that.has been published ; and it is to be hoped that the friends of Southern Literature will rally toils sup- j port aim insure lis pormanonoy. order to prove to our fiieiids o<!r tio- j sire to sustain the work, wc think it not improper to slate, that we have paid out and incurred a dvbt in its publication, during the past year, amounting to $0,343 21 Ol'this amount wo have paid in cash, $4,130 20 Liabilities yet to bo paid, 2,170 01 Total expenses, $0,343 24 Of this sum wo have received 1,019 00 Excess paid out, over receipts $4,423 31 On examining our books we find tlio anionut due, 5,'200 GO Profit, after paying expenses ?777 32 If the above amount could bo collected, wo would bo enabled to pay off nil liabilities and realize a profit of $777.32. And when it is known $3 per page is tho price for articles published in the Review, the rmul.tr mint ll.nl iI.a 1- I ' . v..Mvi ow iiiuv ntv uv/iu i;au uu uasily sustained if those who receive it will forward their dlios. The amount of ?5,200 OG found to be duo does not includo arrearages ]>rior to tho year just closing, and honee we arc encouraged 10 go on, if tho subscribers to the Review now in arrears will do us the justice, by remitting at an early period the sums due by them for tho work delivered | last year, including tho number shortly to j bo delivered. Wo are not asking alms. Wo simply on treat those who have not paid to do so, and we will endeavor to carry on the Rc- \ view, under tho conviction that tlio people of tho South will ultimately determine to support liberally the only woikof its character now issued in tho South. Dkath of Coi.. JosRrn OrisiiAm.?l! is but seldom tbnt the journalist lifts to recoid | the decease ef one who was more beloved i i and admired than this pure and noble son of Caiolina. The ordinary words of eulogy j nre indeed but n feeble tribute to his mom- J ory, mid but faintly express our esteem and ndmiration for the many virtues that adorned his character, the valued qualities of ( mind anil heart that he brought into the j I of li.boe, llio parity r?n<l flivintoroslnd- | nchs that ohnracinieed him in public life, , j and the Belfstcrifieing spirit and unflagging 20ftI Hint he cvinced in the cause of human- ; ily nnd truth. Though for many ycMi in ' delicate health, which crippled his onergies and impaired his usefnlness, he still labored with unabrtted ardor for the promotion of the welfare and happiness of hib fellow men. nnd being blessed with ample means, he did effectual service in the advancement of religion, morality, and temperance. j No monument oiay rise to perpetuate the remembrance of the noble deeds nnd blame- j i;r.. ?( r.??..l. . ... i I !.?i niu ui uu|rpi uiiMiiiin ; no sculptor's I chisel or painter's skill may be called into requisition to preserve bis fame ; but bis memory w ill be embalmed in the best affections-of the hearts of all who can appreciate exalted worth, and the widow, the father* less, the friendless, and the poor unforlunnte, the recipients of his charity, and the objects of his philanthropic love, wi'l rise up 10 bless and honor him.?Lexington Flag. A correspondent of tho Mexican Extraordinary gives nn interesting account of the in'OA* of Sonora, Arizona, and Sina!on, "throughout their wliole extent, deep beneath mountain ridges and river pourses, ono continuous chain of gold and silvor lodes." Tho Apache Indiana, according to iho writer, have hitherto prevented the exploration of this country, whoso mines would ''purchase California with her moun tin lis of gold." VlTKTHKU IffUIA.V folOTURBAHCKS IN Towa.?Advices from Kort Des Moines, Iowa, of the 27th ull., at St. Louis, Mate that a band of five or six hundred Indians on Snt< urday previously crosscd the Des Moines rlv?-r, in the neighborhood of Fort Dodjje. It is supposed thuir intention was to nltnck tbiit fort. I r\l\ On*?!nl ? I- r^ll . .MMV.I try iril an l?? (ho result, as iho place U weakly garrisoned. Several families had aoutfhl refugo at Dos Moines, and companies were organising 10 go lo Ihe assittanco of Fori Didge. Kihb.?We are pained to rcoord iho de?truction, by fire, on Tuesday night, ftbout 11 J-2 o'clock, of iho d wall i it# house. ond all its furniture, libr??v, <t?., <?f j|ln. G. W. H. \.frrir fl'M ... &iv fovi ?iniinik>ii involves a ! loss to M?j. generally estimated at. $4,000. Tbore was, we understand.,a small | insurance on the bous??#800. . Tbo firo 1 was agyidcntal says ;h* Sjx>r(an% The Florida War. We gather tins following items of news from the Indian operations in Floridn, from (.lie Tomjxi /'eninsular of the 2f?th ult.: f.omnanies 1) anil IC. 4il? Arllllnrv. nml II, 1st Artillery are ordered to move, without delay. from their positions lo suout the llalpatudka Swamp. Gen. Harney has issued orders to multiply the numbers of parties sent in pursuit of tho Indians, lie ricommends tho command-Ms in the (i< id to act with energy, nntf lo follow up and annoy the Indiana as much as possible. r. i? i ?' *? jiiiui minimi iifis uK?.*ii ri'cvivcu luai mcro is a b-ind of Indians in Kontec-scunn-palloowali Hummock. I*i ivnle James Unrrill, of Capt. F. ^f. Durrance's Company, is discharged froirf ih? U. S. service, and, being a deserter, lost all allowances duo him. Mnj. Morris, 4ill Artillory, has been orftnrrwl In K nr*l Iv ictim nvio ?!?/. ?>.? * *W . VI V ? Mn.nilllllVV t IUI IIIW |HU |iU3U^ of directing the repair of the causeway on the other side of the river. Ilo expects to* leave in a few days. 1 A circular has been issued by Gen. Ilur-* ney, directing that Lewis Dougherty nnd J nines Jidez'y, who h'tye expressed themselves willing to nltcmpt to communicate wilh the .Seminole*, sludl bo n&rmUt.??d t<? - r 4 pass, unmolested, through the Indian cour^ try, and has also given orders that any whito flat/ froni tho Indians mnst be respectcd. Col. Lndmis, of the uth tnfauli y, has rewived h leave of absence for sixty days.? During bis absence, the regiment will bo commanded bv Lieut. Col. Waite. The premium for every living Seminole & warrior, woman ninl child, who may bo captured or induced to come in for emierut lion lo the West, is fixed at the following rate, and will be paid by the Special Indian t Ag^nt nt this post: Kor cacli Warrior, $2o0 to $600. " " Woman, ] 50 to 300. " Child, 100 to 200. < Infirm, bedridden and helpless nrc ex* cepted ; but, in these cases, the ral? will hit decided by a Hoard. Capt. Spnikman, on his scout, found n parly of Indians who, liowever, had tlio good luck to escape. His compnny left ButVdo Kord on llio lOlh in3tan(, and proceeding in a north east direction found a large lake, and in it a small island. After having taken tlu-ir observations on different points, they concluded to build rafts, as mere was no other way to get their guns over. They renched the island, but the Indinna hud left during the night, probably informed of their danger by the noiso of cutting logs nnd fixing the rafts. The Indiana had fortified themselves by fixing some ten or twelve places with heavy logs, which loaned end wise against trees, having small holes cut to put their guns through, and h?\d cleared nut. th?? wnv In the wnlcr Cant. 1^' S. found on (ho Island lluee largo palmetto camps or houses, made in Indian sivle. be- 1/ V"' "" ' ' sides several small ones, nud about tivo acres of cultivated ground, planted in corn, potatos, pumpkins, watermelons, ground nuts, and other vegetables. Some of the corn was waist high. They had planted corn last year, and if they had not been accidentally heaid, might have continued to the end of time, for they could not be seen mill >nuru. I IIB IjHKO IS IIDOUI SIX mllcsi long and Iwo miles at the most narrow place, embracing the islunil, which contains about it 20 acres of land, In commenting upon the general onleis, > removing Gun. llarney from Florida, tho Peninsular s?ys : One yvHi's active operation* lias enabled our army to drive tho Seminole from hi* last hiding place. Their crops have been destroyed, and one or two months more active operations, would settle this war for nil time. With General Harney in the field, our $' fannets ferl measurably seeuie, and many have planted crops. We now fear Hilly will reap our harvest, lie is not so igno- , rant but that he will claim this as another i victory, lie said, when last in Tampa, ^ ho had whipped General Taylor nnd ?Hi. 4 Scott, and will now uliiiin to huve^-whipped , , Gen. Harney. i - r?. " - ' * vLnwutot. w?< Mil. UAUOI1S. \\ U llfWl the ploi'sure of hearing ft very interesting discourse, delivered ?t iho request of somo i 0f ai*j> ??> ??**, In tlio Court Houcc, on 'i'uen , I day evening lust, by Mr. Jacobs, a learned Jewish llabbi of (Jhaileaton. The reverend gentleman waspn n visit to his Israeli* iisli brethren of our village, nnd had during the day peifo."led the ancient nnd impresi sivo rile of cireumri>imi in ?!>? - " )'><.oi iu;u ui a number o( speclators. Tito audience nt night wan a large and attentive one, and^vns fliwdy entertained. The speaker selected ns i lie I heme of hi* rentaiks that passage in Exodus, which describes (lie mingled feelings of fear, f *uh, and adoration, with which ' the Israelite.* beheld the overthrow of Pharaoh's hostg, and the discourse wn? ed lo show that similar providencrs, and * H equally impressive, had ever marked tbo dealing* of (Jod with his nmient people Israel. 'i'ltis idea whs illustrated Uy.a rapid review of the history of that wonderful people ; carried uwny iniQ tho Bahj loniah captivity ; overthrown by a Roman despot; end finally dispersed among all nations, yet slUl remarkably preccrved. Tito address was interspersed with many passnircs of om?i u w r?* j beauty ami /loouencfe. Wo wore particularly struck with the orator pictnrCMjuo skotch of the rctuirtof tlie .Jews from cap, tivily, and tho rebuilding of th? second Temple; ?nd the forcible illustration which ' lie presented of the power of symbols \\\ awaking all iho emoliun? of our nature.-? Mr. Jacob* is a fluent anil ph B*ing spenker, * find has impressed w>? ?H with a hiyli opiu >VII vt UM TIIAJUI'lira r*u<l H 1)1 lily. [Akkevijle firwt, 1st imf, Sen n tern that pn*?eft curront as ? 'ni'gnificnnt of RCprfoy, had it* origin thus; Among (ho Oreoks the rose was consecra* ted to IJippocriten, tjie genius ft ftiUnon, nnd tit In-r t ftp rpsfi or jU figure was plhCud 4 upon the ceiling of their rooms, implying that whateWr ?? > t , , , '" ' "'"i BiiouMj i>? 1 kept from 11,0 public. It iva# doue 9ub ro*a,