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KKo w 11 coi KiKi; ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. TERM'5'.?ji<m- annum, in advance. I pnvtOiiUt bo tlolayod until iiftvr tho expiration o tho your, $2.0t) For six months, 7<"t cento, li *dv?nco. Advertisement* inserted lit the usi.al rates. PICKENS C. If., S. C.: 8aturday Morning, January 30, 1853. New Post Office. The Postmaster Ueneral Iihk established .1 now post olReo?Rabun Oup?in Rabun 00 Oa., and appointed Mr. II. A. II. (?iueo> Postmaster. Free 8chools. Tim Commissioners of Free f-ihools were in session 011 Monday last. Kighteon schools were looatod. TheB>ard has changed somewhat tho plan heretofore pursued, classifying tin henetioiaries, as follows: 1. Orphans, without means, or thoso with loss than $500 2. Orphans, without means, with father ot mother; the mother's family to have tho pre feronce. 3. Children, whose parents arc living an?l worth lc-3 than $301). Porsons whe may not come under these regulations, oxeep they he more needy, cannot share the bone fits of the frcs school fund. Under t!i3 pros cnt plan much discretion is voutod in tlx trustees of tho schools located by the Board, and much depends upon their managbmcnl and action. Si;; scholars have been allowci each school for the present quarter, adding un three hiimlrcil antl m?-htv (Idvh Wbori there may ho more than .six applicants, undei the above classification, the trustees of th< Kchor.l should admit tho most needy ami tnev itorious. Probably a larger number of ben oSciarlcs will ho allowed each school the cn Huiny quarters. Tlio pay of teachcr.s is us follows: firs class, five cents per day : second class, thro* contfl; and third class, two cents. It is important that each teacher shouh report to the April hoard, to ascertain, if pos bible, tlio working of the chhngc of plan, am also that a larger number of lioficficiarjes b< Jillowcd to each school, if the fuiuln in th< treasury should warrant it. As heretofore, where the teacher in a suli seribor, we furnish a copy of the Courier froo of chnrgo, for I ho benefit of his or he school, as the case may he. f\vtrct ni"rnrl The stock in the ' Kco\vco aiul Tuckase gee Turnpike''having boon subscribed, tlx Company lias boon organized. Col. Wji. S GkisIiam, a gentleman of high character ant enorcrv. has boon clouted Pr<?<mlon t. Mni S I<0ving00d and Oon. ?J. W. IIakiuson wok eloctcd Directors, nnd Mr. Ro?'r. A. Steei.r Jr., .Secretary. Col. Wii. SloaM, a large Stockholder and every way reliable, lias ta ken tho contract to complete the road to tin North Carolina lino. The road commence tit the wojtondof tho $tumph0H30 tuuuel connecting it with Cashier Valley niul tht country beyond. Under the management ol these gentlemen, its completion at an carlj day, may be regarded as a fixed fact. Advertisements. The Academics at bachelor's Retreat ant Fair Play will be under the charge respoc tivcly of the Messrs. Johns. These gentle men aro graduates of Erskinc College, am bkillod in imparting instruction. Thes< schools, witli tho salubrity, cheapness am ploasautnoasof tho locutions, arc oommemlei to parents and guardians. For particulars hoc advertisements in our columns. Tho annual announcement of the Tax Col lector, with a special remark as to the valu< of tho Ijilla of specie paying banks, deserve* attention. Wait on him promply, for tax gatherers and death will only cease their ineatiatd demands with the end of time. There are other advertisements in our columns to which attention is invited. Tup irminivii ?\f U'ltnu'.'iik' * respondent of tho lijston Transcript gives n livoly report of " Now Years" festivities in Washington, from which wi. tako the following particulars: The President received U.c crowd in his nsnal urhano manner, and, considering hi* years and his rattier bulky figure, scorned tc near remarkably well the exertions incident to the occasion. Miss Lane, his lovely niece, who beara a very striking resemblance to the portraits of Queen Victoria, wns the focus of attraction, and roceivod the homage of the visitors ns they passed onward to the east room, where egress was made through one of the front windows, from which a temporary platform oxtcmlod to the sido walk. It hns been ostium tod that not le*s than eight thousand persons vinitod tho White llouso during the three hours it continued opon. Among tlioso whoso hospitality was most liberally extended on this occasion, none gave a hoartier greeting to their guesta thau Col. Orr, Speaker to tho Houso of Representatives. As I entered tho reception room, ho manifested so muoh pleasuro at meeting me, by a cordial gra^p of tho hand; and an immediate introduction to hid estimable wifa and tho other ladioa of his household, that I fancied I had boon anxiously looked for, and that my absence would liavo seriously interfered with his happiness; but when 1 ob-servod that all who approached him were rccoivcd in a similar manner, I came to the conclusion that his heart was a fountain of kindness not easily exhausted, and that I was of loss importance than I previously imagined. RoStr8 is JaNUArt.?The editor of ^he Richmond (Vn.) l)is]iatch was presented, on Monday, by a lady with a boautiful rose, oa fro.ih and fragrant a8 any ever hcoji in tlio month of May, aocompaniod by a note, stating that tho flowers, strawberries and tomafcoos had unfolded their golden petal*, oven in the m'dstof winter. A fir.w Coir.ity,?A lew county?White? haa boon laid out from IIaber?hnm county, Oa. Tho county site Mount Yon ah, an olcratod yoint* The Election for Congress. The election for members of Congress, in S;iuth Carolina, will ho held on the second Monday in October next. It is now undorP stood, ns wo have it from a reliablo source, f j that Col. O.-'.u, wlio has served us so faithfuln ly and ahly, doclinos to bo a eandidato for i re-elcction. Whilst thia is to bo regretted, I both IM II Infls til hiq iiriirtniliofn ami tho country at largo, tli<>ro will bo no inconveuience resulting to tho "body politic" I from lack of candidates for the succession.? i In addition to those nominated last your? j i Home di'/.cn or more?the names of Col. J. 1). I i Ash moke, of Anderson, and (ion. W. K. E.vs i.kv, of Groonville, havo boon mentioned.? f The canvasa will probably open at an early day; and, as there is no political question on which an issue can be made up, tho compe> tcncy, ability and merit of the respective can. IV! . --!.l 1 . i | u.iuuv::?wuii wunicvor persona in lcs the cont test may engender?must decide between them. The pnwpeot for nn interesting race, ' without unnecessary excitement, is good. _ Kansao Again. | The vaporing tog hiu partially relioved (bo j Kansas election returns of their obscurity i and uncertainly. Tho " free State inon," it } j is stated, haVo been successful, electing their j 1 j candidates for Oovomor and members of the I Legislature, under the r&comptou eonstitu* j tioll. The v.'io polled against tlio eonstitu* ! I tioii, at this election, is sot down at 10,000. . ' j although it was adopted a mouth nnro bv a t 1 " " a J | I very considerable miyority! Kansas, al- j ' j though now nominally a slave territory, will ' > j only remain so during the pleasure of the | black republicans. AVc aro thoroughly dis- j r guated with this Kansas question ; and, there j 5 being no practical issue pertaining to it now i before the country, wo dismiss its importauco - at least. General Iutelligcnco. By arrivals from Europe, we have Liver^ nool (bltos t?l tllfi Mill inut 'I'lin ...\tfmi 11,.11 L kct was fluctuating, with a declining tendency. Money matters arc growing easier. Tho ^ British government has determined to in- | vest Canton, and will be assisted by tho for1 -f ?.? a'lio ixoa or iuo muia roJ ljuls at Luoknov >vas 7,000 men, and arms 3 to a large amount. The great steamer Leviathan is still unlaunchcd?an attempt to get '* her into water was to be made on Monday last. An influential French paper boldly de? r mands the re-opening of the slave trade H<r the French provinces, W'c also copy an interesting article on i his snliim-i fmm t - (Ion Times. Gen. IIavei.qck, tho horo oftho i I India war; Marshal Kadetzv, the old Aus. triau (iencral; Madame IIachki,, the groat i 1 tragedienne ; and IIkdscuild Pasha, the Tur. ki.sli diplomatist, are dead. The difficulty j ! between Spain and Mexico is unsettled, and j is not likely to bo. , 15 ith branches of the Alabama Legislature . ' have unanimously passe I resolutions author} j izing the (Jovornor to call a State Convention, ' s ii Congress refuses admission to Kansas with tho Lceompton Constitution. [ Congress is iv>t doing much. In tho House, P a special committee lias been raisod to take . chnrgo of tho Paeille railroad measure. The appropriation bills have been reported. Tho (Irconvillo Enterprise tells us of " a qi-eer-loulc.n^ fowl?-a cross of tho shanghai ' and guinea," at Fair Play, in this district.? " Its attempts at crowing reminds ono of "tho " j screaking of an old cart wheel." Tho editor 1 j remembers to " have seon a similar looking 3 fowl at Mr. Geo. Frederick*' in the same 1 ! district." 1 Exchanges. > The Charleston Herald.?The first num- | bjr of this journaPhas been received. It is published by W. W. Van Ness & Co., and 3 i:i? I 1 .. *r -i> | linmu uy -?* iJBADFORI) WHITE, ifiSq. TllO ' I/crald is " independent in everything'? I neutral in nothing." Price, ?1 a year. j Esskivk Rkcordek.?The January number linsju.it appeared, owing to the absquatulaI tlon of i 1$ devil! [Tie gavo uh a call in pansj ing, Rtcoring eustwardly, bound perhaps for I Darlington. Beforo departing, however, ho disposed of his pistol and other " Young Amorican" tools, at low rates. ] Tho lienor' dr.r is an interesting monthly, edited by a voimuiuce chopoa from tho Senior class of 1 Erskino G'ollogo. Price, $1 per annum, in 1 ndvanco. Suocosa to it. ; Ingenious Advertising. Tho mails are constantly bringing ua ad; vertisemonts of Northern humbugs, books, i lotteries, etc., which we as invariably con| aign to the fiamoa. Tho last "dodgo" ia that j of tho proprietor of a Now York ninar. who I " sends us tho firat oluipter of two storios, to bo inserted at four cents per lino. At tho concluding paragraph of thoso chapters, a note is appended informing tho roador whoro tho ' | remainder of tho storiosr can ho found ! Now, 1 | this is what wo cull a "yankoo trick hut ! wo were not caught by it. Firat, bocauso we 1 only have one price for advertising; 2dly, ] ; Northern advertisers novor pay; and 3dly, wo did not caro to exoito tho interest and cuj riosity of our readers, without being abJo to j gratify it. Sovoval of our exchanges, wo observe, have nibbled at tho bait, and have Undoubtedly caught n^udgoon I Division among the Mormons.?The Leavenworth City Ledger of the 18th iust., says that throe young noon, Henry Baker, James Smith and Alexander Francis, nri rived there on Thursday afternoon, tho 1 7th, dircot from Port Uridgcr. Thoy oniuo I ii . i i - i; mo wnoio aiMUinco, twefvo hundred miles, I on foot, aud aooomnlishcd their journey in < | forfytiye dnya. TJiey lepovt that the day 1 ; they left six. Mormons came into camj*, and ( reported that the Mormons were ?? a stale of civil war. Jirigham Young and about one half desiring to march against the trOOnH. tho Otllftr half hoinrr in fn??\v , / - '---p Vliu I J troops coming into Salt Lake and csUblitiK- 1 ) injfa military government thore, and over- ; | throwing tbc |>rcscut ^ovrow that be. ^ < Pojinintfs and Clippings. Tiik Markkts.?Salon of loss than ; "aun? '^u drod balos of cotton per day aro making, ill Charleston, at 9 to 10J oont? por pound. ^ Nominated.?"Fair Play," in the la-fl an True Carolinian, nominates Col. Warren ty. pf WilL -xc 00 .. r.v- n i ?-? cced Col. Oi'r should lio doclino >? ) ivs it is bcliovcd ho will. ' ?ry (ji( A Long Advertiskment.?The \Vat-fting? n j ton Union 1mm live supplementary sheets,cou- Sti taiuin* ar? advertisement. of mail contract? if ] filling 127 columns of that paper. It' is stijV' ted that tho price paid for publishing this for twelve weeks is $15,000. tin Puter 1 i nks at Nsw Yoiik.?Tho Peter f?,l 1*'links are doing a brisk business. Three I (10 swindled parties complained at tbc Mayor's j office, Monday, ono douotmt of $00, another i $70, and another $00. Tho Police, however, ' ^ compelled all to disgorge. ' ?' h> Limiting his own Way.?One Thomas (?. ^y( Clinton has, "solitary and alone," sought immortality by memorializing Congress to pass j a law increasing tho Hilary of tho President of tho United .States. on A (loon 'Uv.?Nat, what are you leaning Yc over nit empty cask for ? Why, I'm mourn- , ing over departed spirits! c^, Laiiok Amount.?Tho Extraordinary, a ho journal published in tho city of" Mexico, outi- jy< mates the amount of American clai is against tho Mexican government at twenty million of ru] dollar.-*. A Vast Domain.?Texas hint 101,717,000 igi acres of vacant domain. " ? Extr.VVACiANT.?'l'lio Emnresfi Eni?ftn5 I ?- "O Fiance, recently appcirr\l at u hall W(?iinj; jowels whose value was estimated at $800,- got 0(10, ami having flouueos of laeo on hor robo be that cost $120,000. ltd " Hard Times."?Tno cry of hard times isUN* falling tlilf.lt and fast on every side. A wag, p<*< at our elbow, sugge.si? tw. everybody had better get the Logislaturo to incorporate hiin as a bank, and then " suspend." U4)l ill PAH Till' Pa. ? v - - .m.vm.-muu, W. Crook, rccontly elcoted Judge in GooYgia, is u nativo of Spartanburg district, S. C.? >i 1 Crook yourself for Governor next time, J udge ,ag SrECir. in* Nbh* Okleans,?Tho banks of ?'c tho city of Now Orleans now hold, in round figures, ten millions of coin, against thrco bi millions eixty days ago. Tho doelarod stateinent two yours since showed a larger amount, 0,1 but tho Picaytine docs not think tho actual ro quantity of spccio was so groat as now. Still our banks do not resume. Why not? IS Seven Thousand Doi.i.ma rpmi'cnm Ai Orlando lluntor linn just rocovorod $7,000 ^ 1 against tho Groan Bay, Milwaukee and Chic- ^ 1 . ... IK* ago railroad in the llaoino Circuit Court,says 1 tlio llacinc Advocato. The plaintiff's father ' J ? was killed somo time ago, and tho plaintiff i m< h'uisolfhnd sumo of his limbs brokou by the cars running against his wagon. ; Ui A Modest Editor.?M xlost editors nvc j ^ ! raiiiur u hcuico aruoio. " lJuncombe," how- P1 over, can boast of hers. Tlic editor of the u ' New*, speaking of tho municipal elootion soon to coino olF there, says that his name has boon used in that connection without his no consent, lie is already a ' justice of tho no peace," and is unwilling to monopolize all tlU tho offices, with that of Alderman, " to the exclusion of more meritorious men 1" . I. I An Aoed Couple.?'L'licro is now living in lJ'' Burnside, l'a., a Mr. Dndwick Snyder, 114 .? ... . tin yours old. His wife, Jano, is 107 years old. ' Tho date of their marriage is not givou, but tu( supposing Dudwick was twenty-two years old at that distant opoch, they have been living togethor as man and wife ninety-two in y cat's. ov, Washington's IIomk.?1? >th brandies of J uu the Virgiriu Legislature have passed a bill l"i providing tor tho conveyance to the Stato of ^ Virginia of the birthplaco of Washington, co and the homes and graves of his progenitors j ia America. Tho adoption of this moasuro ^ may bo regarded as a patriotic prelude to tho consummation of tlio noble enterprise in which liio Jjtiilios, Mount Vnrnon ! luM tion is engaged. rjc In Service.?-In tho army now in Utah, cit arc tho following officers from South Carolina: Capt. Barnard E. llec, 10th Infantry, Capt. < John Dunovant, do.; Lieut. J. 11. Villipiguo, rC( Company II, dragoons, Lieut. S. N. Forgu 0f son, 2u itcgimcnt dragoons. jns A Goon Oi.n Acje.?Mrs. Margaret Purdy, ngcd 100 yoarrt, lately died at Sponcor, Now | XC1 \r .l oi 1 1 iurn.. ono naci neen a widow <?ver eighty ?v' years, lror hn?bt>nd having bc-uu killed in tho ' revolutionary war in 1777. ,jn( Thaoeov.?A correspondent of tho Petore- Kr burg Erprtss states that throe whito persons oc? wore killed by n negro, in Gates county, N. do C., a few days ago, nnd that the murdoror cr wft3 afterwards captured and put to death. No particulars of this bloody tragedy are triven. i" ? (Jo A Novklty.?C'ttpt. do Kivire, lato of the French army in tho Crimea, took part in tho 1 pa'rado at Now Orleans on the 8th of .Tanua- wri ry, drossod in tho beautiful costuino of a cap- nay tain of Zouave*. ' A Mammoth Hoa.?A fewdayflsince a hog P01 was killod at Jlenry Shorhuhn's hotol, in J!' Mnnnf .T^if n? ? .i??v,iuiivi vmuitjr, i"tiniiM WHICH . weighed 012 !bs. cleaned^ ^ Apinur Jiijossous in jANUA?T.~*Tho alitor rpa >f tho Charlontou Courier ha# recoived two l0ti( >uds or flower? of tho applo treo, gathered <9* >n tho 5th insty at Port Royal island, ont A flrtftl. Anviui'v?ft ?? ?<-.i ^ .nT., ?*V *?j nwwuu VIIUV WU* tftil .'fvotn have beoo just ontoml into at Now j?a york for supplies of ico for this season at ^ iirco time* the price paid for tho article last ho* pear, Tvitlidut any guarantee* of ooujrso*. that vor ho ice '?hull '*> any clcaror, ooldor or haxdor* | paf A* ^ riie Wkai.tu of Mexijuo.?The total procta of tho Mexican mines, eineo the concst of Oortoz, are estimated by the Now loans Picayune to bo not less than $11,),000,000, a sum in comparison with which y of tho incrediblo stories told of tho wealth tho ancient Aztocs seems probable. An I'Jql'jvocal Cumi'limknt.?A Frouohtn, named Joseph Autran, worth forty ; wsand dollars n year, has just published I )Ot;m called "Milianah." The Couricrdcs :it? Unis says ''he has as much genius ,1s 10 lived in a garret on a hundred a year." " Iv 1 .iK Deep Bosom or the Ocean Bush."?During the year just pnssod no loss m 5f>8 vessels, hound to or from tho Unil States ports, were lost at sea. Their valwith that of cargoa lost Is estimated at 7,307,100. An* Ex-Secretary Setting Tyte.?Tunis Tarrant, a compositor in tho Cincinnati iqvircr office, wns, nt ono tiino, filibuster ;ilkor's " Socrotury of State/' Oacoiit.?Cliancby Johnnton, a noted bnrg, who robbed tho Bunk of tlie State of New rk of $36,000 Inst summer, was caught, tho 18l!i lust., pilfering a storo in New ik city. Confirmed.?t!\e Senate has unauimoufly dirmod tho nomination of Col. W. II. Colun, by the President, aa Secretary of Lotion at Paris. Kx-PrksidkNt Fim<mokf..?It id a current inor in private circles, that Mr. Fillmore is tnnko a sccond hiarriago. Tho lady deslatcd is a resident of Albany?"a widow r"?possessing in her own right, grace, cination and proportv. Worthy of Expulsion.?There is a very ad prospect of Mr, Orfamus B. Mattoson's in;; expelled from the floor of the House of I preventatives. llo is a representative from >w York, ami, as may bo remembered, was oved to have boon guilty of the moat corpt conduct, at the liiMt ncssion. In'aoouratku.?(Jen. Packer has just been utgu rated Governor of Pennsylvania, llo Stains the J'rooidcnt in his Looom.pton and uarngun positions. N' Ciitcui.ATiotf.-The government is "flush" ;\in, having just issued a largo number ( usury nolo*, boat ing tho likeness of Presint Ihtobunan and tSecrotary Cobb. Rodukuy.?Two young men from North rolina wero robbod at Frenandina, Fla? the 10th inst. of $10,0C>0 No due to tho bbers has yet transpired. i.s mi day an lni.uckv Day 1?Tho year 58 begins ami ends on Friday. January, ml, July, October and Dccomborhavo five idaya, each. April and December oud 011 iilay, and January and October begin on iday. There are fifty-three Fridays in the nr. We trust, however, it will not prove >re disastrous than 1H57. Panoer ok Furtino.?Miss Hester A. irgess sued N\ F. Norwood, Kanawha C;\, i., recently, for breach of promise. It was oved in cvideueo that tho young lady was lil't. and lb? iiifV nnimwlinorlw m.-iiv/lail ? j ? j mi t one cent damages. Fortunate Loi.a.?Tlio Prineo Slmlkoski, w husband of Lota Montez?is a Polish bloinan, and the owner of two large os:es. Sknatous Huntkii and Hammond.? ' ie Now York Herald promptly contra-1 jta a foolish " Washington (Jorrospon- j ncc" story, attributing to these two disigaished gentlemen views with reference the acceptance of the Lccomptou conntition, at variance with those of the Ad,nitration and the Domocracy of OonThe Jfofald, wo fiWrtro it, is correct its idoa that there in no foundation whatcr for the story. Senator Huntor has .1- _ ? ? mo a rceoru upon tno question, every 0 of which goes to disprove it, without a positive contradiction he so freely nerds to it. As for Senator Hammond, ;>ugli not previously callcd on to express 1 sentiments on tho question, he belongs the school of statesmanship slowest to ;c aid nnd comfort to the diroct foes of j interests it represents. Tho public ,? mar Iro ?- - I .J |>.>v > iao Jjipuiiiiu niuuitu iill nuuil filljs concerning any Southern members of her branch of Oorigresa. [ Washington Star. Jt. Lou is, Jan. 21.?Frecsoil dospatchcs scived at this plnco, say that the returns the late election wore opened on the 13th it. The Calhoun count on the Coustitun stood?for slavery, 600ft j without Blary ^ 5070 votes. lho last return#, how sr, had not been counted. Tho Free itc candidate for Governor had thus jar icived 0288, nud the Democratic cundite 0580 votes. For Congress, Parrott, ecsoil, had received 0028. and Carr Dem at, 0508 votes. Gen. Calhoun had not sed tho counting, and would receive othreturns. ft is also reported by tho same Freesoil matches, that the Legislature would mubly provide for another Constitutional nv/>n(!nn Tiie Nkoro Hack.?Bayard ^aylor, itlng from Nubia, in Uuppcv Egypt, f8: " Those friends of tho African race who nfc to Kgypt as proof of what that racc t accomplished aro wholly mistaken.?r o only negro features represent in Egypa sculpture aro thos^uf slaves and en?* ee* taken in Kthiopcan vrar? of tho Phaha, Tho torn plea and pyramid th rough> Nuhin, as* far 08 tho t>*iof and Abvaia, all boar tho biwroglypy of monarchy 1 there i? ?o ovi donee m att the YaJJoy tho Nilo that tho Negro race over atfiod a higher dogroo of civilization than t present exhibitod in Congo and AshanI mention thin, noi from any fooling ittlo to that taoo, but simply to oontro* J? ? rv. ?r?u"*i wry prcv-iwno n 8onflo, i to of the United Mtutefl." " . j . t * -rr,rrr: ~ ? ?0M8OTM@JVrB?W3. roit TUB KKOIVSK COURIKll. Education. Mr. Editor: Ah your papor is nobly devoted to the interest* of our District, will you kindly'permit an bumble citizen tbsay a l'tflv things through your attractive columns', in reference to tbe great cuuno of Education, and tho importance ofall our citizens feeling a deep interest, and taking an aotivo part, in tlw advancement of tho same. And first, tho ohuraotcr, dignity and in flu* onco of a district in tho legislative halls of our Stutc, dopjaud substantially on the degroo if intelligence, virtue and integrity of the people. An enlightened people will ho a thinking people, and a thinking people will be an cmv'i 1" ,OIMn ?v?i\* (u\u^'v;iiuuiu puwj?it:f iiimnf; 8?lC-rodpcotni?d solf-rcliance?the vt>"v foun(1 avion, in a civil and political point of viow, of all honorahjo conduct, and of i\ll ouorgy aud pv. sovoranJfcu in promoting tlie improve* mout and prosperity of individuals, of families, and of tlio whole community. Then lot all awako to tlio importance anu the support of tlio cause of education, each individual contributing by his cxamplo and iutluonco to its advancement. And, whilst 011 thin subject, allow mo to say that perhaps no 0110 branch of the cause is more important to the public than the operation ana iniluouco of the fvoo school Hystom ; and, although not nni'fVwfr. it Ik: rlnnUtlntiu /\(V. % ? * c+ tn* ??/>' r * < ?? R"<"i ;md exerting u healthful mth'.onee in raising tho standard of intelligence among Iho poorer ojuxnoH. Anil, Mr. Editor, with plousut'o would I say, that among the numerous spectators, who witnessed il?o pruceediucs of the Board of Free ? 'tools on last Monday, was the writer of thasv ;\y linos; and, although most of the Board eousisted of members who had not bcforo served in that edacity, yot he was gratilied to scu them indicating by their manly and intelligent countenances?by their grave and diguiticd deportment, and by their soundness and firmness of prinoiplo?that thoy are the men for the work, nogsessiit:; a laudable public spirit, and devoting themselves with COmmondablo zeal to tho interests of the district, and to tho happiness uud well-being of tho poor. We infon ed from hearing the rules of the Board read, which wore mainly in conformity with tho Ktatutes of tho ?Stute, that they were ami would bo vorv strict with re gard to the charnctor and qualifications of the teachers to whom they would extend public favor. This inn# it uhoultl bo. Fur suroly nothing is more important than that those, (tho teaohera) who are to oivlightcn tho youth, impress and mould th? characters and conduet of tho rising generation, should be men of strictly temperate habits, of sound morals and right conduct., Itiswoll for tho Board to feci their responsibility in this matter, and extend couutonancoaiid patronage to no other characters than such as come up to tho requisitions of their 'talcs. A rigid adheronce to uuclv rules cannot fail to do good, both to individuals and to communities. Already in* stances, may bo found to illustrate tho impor iiim-u mid guou ot mien Htriotnoss on the part of tho 13ourd. Persons of intemperate habits, though otherwise qualified, huvo boon barred by tlio Board from publie favors; and, in view of their situation, they rationally resolved to reform and render themselven worthv of confi denco und public favor. Such individuals should bo fur from complaining of the past treatment of the Hoard, as they porhapshavo good l-casou to believe that tlicy are ton times moro profited in the end, having heon led to a different course, and to show themselves worthy of public patronage, which is most freely.oxtondod to them. Mr. .Editor: may tlto present Board mvor io'ax, but firmly, fonrlossly and boldly go forward, raising still higher and liighor their standard of qualification* of tlio teachor till the cause of education, of good order, and goorl morals will triumph and everywhere prevail in our District. Alpha. From the Charinston Courier. Mkssrs. Kditous: I have heard ami read so niuob of the extraordinary mildness of this winter, thut I thought I would inquiro of the seniors whether they reeolloct then :dmost entirely unknown. '(jWjjWNMt of the upper uni t of the State rally spoiled by the warmth o^H^HHBp A good country ham of bacon qHflpSjWMfa lv bo obtained in the spring uimu.iry, .so, tne usual miry reUdU Columbia, via Hnringhill, Unfix' nt^l35c^horry to Ureonvilfo, w;uj as dry anVw^n as in huminer. The General Assembly mot in January, '28, (the second Monday,) lor tho trial of the impeachment of Judge James. Tlioy remained iu action a whoh* w?>c4r. with open doors and windows, without tiro. Tho cotton in the upper districts oame? UD ill the Hnrim* nf 18*2K fYnm ?lm vaa?u 1827. If farmers had been aware of its vitality in time, they might havo raised a crop of Rrttoon cotton. Tho ouly Bov?re frost occurred in . oril, 1828. This winter haa ho far boon remarkable. On tho 19th of November, began tho onlysover6 freeze known in tho upnor country. It began from a 3. W. blow, and continuod from the 19th to tho 22d.? Cl( ?1 -* oiuco uion, wo in the upper couuntry lmve had nn old-fashioned Carolina winter.? Front and sunshine, sueceedod by rain, but no freozing, snowing or sleeting weather, exeopt that Grecnvillo District was visited by a short snow storm about Christmas. I neo from yesterday's papers that tho wild geeso arc turning towurd their Northern homes. I doubt not that they are wis<1 - ^ vi hi.iii wo ?FU| kiiu inai winter is, comparatively speaking, ended. To the i?<or, what a blessing has been ] thus vouchbiifed. . . | "God tcinpo.ru tho wind to the shorn lamb" j TiikKemkmuuanokr. i Charleston, Jan. 20. 1 What is Lutk VNVhat a mighty procession lu&fceen moving toward the grave (htrin# khe past year. At tho iwixil attjk mate, sinoe Ihe-firatef January, 1857, more than thirty-ono million live hundred thousand of tho world's population hove gone down to the grave. I'laeo them in long array, and they will give a moving column ofmoro than thirteen hundred to evory mile of tho circumference of tho tfloho.*** "W hut a epcotacte na they tuwo- on, tramp, tramp, tmrop, the ?Poa4 MnnolV V gitftift iWi funeral notov ns th*y go to the siWt hhndc* t"? -:_ir?rrz From Washington. Washington', Jau. 18.-?The Wiiiness to day Was generally confined to the introduction und' discuK3iou of hills and resolutions. In tho donate Mr. Seward presented a notition of citizens of tho town of Phelps, Kr \r_1_ xr .. , i _ i I .. . / j ortvj wr mc grauuai exunoaoii ui vlaVory, by compensating the owners, which was tabled. A bill was passed authorizing the reception of medala by American officers who engaged in 'tho Franklin Arctic Expedition, t'rom the British Government,. A rowlutiou was adopted instructing tho Committee on Military Affairs to enquire into the expediency of establishing a Na tionul Foundry on Deep Jliver, Xs. C.? General order of tho day thon resumed. Mr. Halo made u speech f> gainst the adliilssion of Kansas under tho Iiccomptou Constitution ; alter which, tho Sonato went 4 into executivesession. In tho llouso u special Investigating Committee on tho Corruptions of the last session was appointed. Among the hills introduced was one-for establishing an international copy right law. Another prohibiting the sale of public lands until fifteen years after being surveyed. Another abolishing the imprisonment of witnesses in United States Courts. A resolution was introduced culling on the President to furnish n copy of nil tlio co'rrespondenco and documentary iuforiuation rolativo to Kansas. Washington, Jan. 19.?Tn the Senate, Mr. ("Jwin. from tho Pnnfflrt IliiU Rond Onin mittcc, reported a bill providing fur carrying the mails, munitions of war, troops, cte., from some point on the Missouri riyor to San Francisco?in other words the Pacific Railroad Rill, which was made tho bpcoial order of the day for tho first Mon- ^ day in February. 31 r. Clay, from tho Committee on C m mem, reported back a bill for tho repoal o*f all laws allowing fishing bounties. A resolution was adopted calling on the President to furnish all information derived from American officers on the Const of Africa, ov from the British and Freuch Covcrimieuta, concerning tho revival of tho African iSluvc Trade. Several private bills were considered and p.'V>Rcd? Gen. Houston annomnced tho doath of Initiate eolleagno, Senator Husk. I To delivered a eulogy on the death of deceased, and vras followed I>y Senators Cullanicr, Gwin and Soward, after- which tho Senate adjourned. In tho House, a Committee wns appointn/1 hinvuininn iliA ortn/M??*u /vf 1.?4a IV vvnuiuv %?t\, uvwuuio VI vuv 1UIU uwi" keeper. A bill providing for the apportionment of clerks and messengers in the several departments nt Washington, was referred (o<? special committee of seven members. * jtr. Kenyan announced the death of Senator Husk, mid delivered an eloquent eulogy on the chanictcr of deceased. Kulogics were albo pronounced by Messrs. ICeitt, Jackson, Quitnian and Clarke, thcr iawcr ironi iscw \ oik. The usual resolutions wero adopted, and tbo House adjourned. Washington, Jan. 21.?Sf.natk.? Tlio Commit toe on Public Lands reported back tbo Homestead bill, which won ruled aB a special order for the 7th of February. The Committee on Military Affairs reported a bill to iucroaso tlmnrmy by adding inon and companies to each regiment (except the artillery),, instead of inorcaeing the number of regiments. A call was made on the Secretary of War for estimates of sums due the Florida volunteers. Mr. Hoolittle's resolution awarding a mt.1,.1 tr.n.,,.. uivuhi vvf will* * WU1UIIIU I'M ill ^ WIKcr was dincusxod, and is still under debate. liousK.?Tho Committee on Ways and Means reported on the fortification, naval, i]pivil, legislative, executive and judiciary ftbillu. Tue bill altering tho time of holdling courts in South Carolina was passed.?IT'hc committee also ronortml a lull in nm. ply the deficiency ?u the public printing,im it is stated that there are now due, for paper alone, one hundred and ninety thousand dollars. Tho Semite bill, extending the tunc for naval officers, who wtro aggrieved by tho retiring board, to make Bpnli<y?A?/>vs for rc:> toratiyn to tho 17th of April, panned. Wasiiinoton, Jan. 23, 1858.?-In the Seaobo tho Committee on Foreign delations, (of which Senator Mason, of Virgin ?) uimMlliuir,y, l(?IV MUIVCU UJHJII U It)port sustaining tho Vrowdeut'H viewn in relation to Contrail Anicrioft, and Y?cdm? mending that tho neutrality laws he w> amended; nfi bo provide for tho holding ns prisoners of those persons enptured in proK-ccutioo of plans against nations with wliicK wo uro at j>en#c, A D>',RyF.ratk Hunoi.Au.?Lant evening, about ten o'clock, a black follow Wi:s discovered by a German gil l upon the premises of Mr. Schroder, opposite tho Mi]lk llouso, in tlioactof robbing; a trunk. The girl raised tho alarm and attempted to Bcizet. tho fellow, who gave her an u<?ly cut with* a knifo, mid attacked the mother-in-law of Mr. Schroder, who ran to the assh^jnee of i>uu ?>"?, uuiiiiii^ ner ? Bcvcro kihd \w mo shoulder. Tho fellow theri leaped frofa tho window, but'whs pursued by Mr. SqbuoV der, junior, wlip laid hold upon h>?^ hut. < was obliged to loose htw, from tlie desnpc* ate manner ia whioh Hie- fellow evt> mto, nbouk $he ftieo. Tho roueal wju? finally necured lodged in fhff Guard Tmw officer Hicks, who: ^jflth hta M*m?l , ?, , - ' 7-.rt-vw' tvxdo, came to th? f cone of nctions ? [Charlatan Mcnwy,t 21st. .< u Let J b stick *k tX)nr.^Tho Mr. Hen drlok who wan expelled from a profttfsaorahip | in the N, C. Uuivoreity lastvear, on account of hi* open advocacy of abolitionist do0* trines, baa bo?n rewarded with ft oletkshlp by tbe new Mayor of Now York.. It would ae*m tbat his "martyrdom" has not bcca 11 1 %-V ir. s. . ?Awccwi>Kty prooinojo m ft mummify point of oou/i!<ferrtWou, But mankind ar<i noto- ^ rlotwly ungrateful, andlhe least evidence *&ow? mat ovt frion'l? tlio nbMifcioniM* ar$ but humau after alt **' ' ' J*' y