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KHOWI' ! : ('OUR I Ki!. ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Edi or. TF.RMS.? Sl.&O per aunum, in mlr;inco. If j payment bn dcluyod unlit aAur thecxPUft'ioDof the year, $2.00 For six months, 7a ccnts, in odrenco. Advertisements inserted nt (ho usual rates. ?B?T- r:r_-: 1 _ rr PICKENS C. If., S. C.: Saturday Morning1, May 15, 1858. The Weather, During the present week, has hce'n cold, windy awl disagreeable. Fires have been nocossary to comfort. ? ' The Stumphouse Tunnel. ?PI.- 1. il :..i .i . t?i i . XIIU WUIK at litis {Willi/, Oil HIP J>IUC IvlMgC Kaiiroad, is progressing most satisfactorily. The encrgetic contractors?Messrs. II i'm mil i>, j IIitcucock & Uo?arc constantly increasing tboir already,largo force. Tliby aro making Jino progress, much hotter than durirtg the previous month. The tunnel is complete from he eastern end to shaft No. 1, with the heading driven .a considerable distance beyond. Thr?vn n-onMnninn arn (il?t Otn 1 "to "*v? - j crock tunnel, in Georgia,'with their usual fcuccess. The heavy work in this State and . Georgia is all under contract. The President and Chief Engineer, vyho , are devoting their whole time and attention j to the work, passed down the road from Clay' j ton a few days since. ?a? ?? i?I?iwmoBwcm?i ! Death of Judge Evans. The mantlo of mourning 1ms again been drawn on by the State for the death of anothor of her distinguished sons. lion. JostAU J. Evans, Senator in Congress from South varouna?ripe in years ami Honors?sleeps with his fathers. The sad event occurred in Washington on the 7th instant. The following account of his last hours is correct: "The sudden death of Josiah J. Evans, tT. States Senator from South Carolina, has cast a gloom over the whole city. Mr. Evans was in his place in the Senate yesterday, and attended a dinner nai'tv at tho roairlrmnft I.f liic colleague, Gov. Hammond, last evening, and loft that place with Spcakor On*, at ton o'clock utid proceeded to his lodgings on Louisiana avenue. Shortly after arriving there he began to complain of severe pains in the stomach and in the region of ie heart, lie sent for Mr. McQueen, member of the House from South Carolina, who boards iu tho same house and informed him of his sudden illness. Mr. McQuccu observing that Mr. Evuns was an intense suft'oror, despatched a messenger for I>r. May, who soou arrived and administered to the wants of Mr. Evans, but to no purpose. A few minutes before* elftv'on n'olnek- In** than one hour sifter leaving tlie circle of hie friends at Gov. 1 lammnnd's?ho was a corpse! Apoplexy and disease of the hoart caused his 'death." Judge Evan8 was a graduate of tho S. C. .College, and admitted to the bar in 1812.? He was Commissioner in Equity for Cheraw several yearn and in 1810 was elected a memher of the Stutc Eegi-d.-turo. The next year ho was elected Solicitor of his Circuit, and succeeded to the Judgeship in 1829, where he remained until 1852, when he was sent to the United States Senate. * Here, ho was indefatigable in the service of hia State and country, and, like many of oar distinguished public men,,"died literally with the harness on." Although passed the ago of impetuosity, he was as firm as tho hills of his mourning Commonwealth, and I possessed of true Southorn chivalry and high toued character. He prised away in his seventy-second year. Poaco to his memory! An exchange thus sketches th6 sinfulnr -- o fatality which has attended our Senatorial representation in Congress: " Mr. Calhoun died in March 1850?Judge T?utier then hi* colleague. Gov. Seabrook first appointed Gen. Hamilton and then Col. * Klmore to succeed him. Col Elmoro died a( Washington, and was succeeded by the Hon. Robert Barnwell, who served during the famous long sessiou of 1850, when tho California Compromise was passed, duriuft- which, in a very able speech, ho uittfrcd the noted remark that his constituents would "put thoir iiouses in ordor. not to-die. hut to llvo." llo declined an olection in December 1850, when the Hon. 11. Barnwell llhett was oloctwl, heating our present Senator Ifaminond, Mr. llhett resigned in IK52, upon tho rofusul of the State to secede, arid was succeeded by the Hon. Wm. F. DoSanssure, who served a term. lie was succeeded by .Judge Evans, who was elected in November 1852. Judge Butler continued as Senator until the Summer oflast year (1857,) and tho vacancy caused by his death was filled in December last by tho election of Senator Hammond." Candidates. Senatorial honors aro rating high, as wrucd that in nearly every district, where an election is to tako place, there are two or more candidates for the position. Our next door neighbor, (Anderson) ia also likoly tr> be Much "cxercised" in this way, vide tho following from the Gazette : "Hon. A. Bvins and Gen. J. AV. Harrison w^ro present, it was understood, as condidatcj MonuiA ?ci ?1 Vnndivet, candidates fop the lowor House, were alno thore, mingling among "theuoveroigna." Proceedings of the Convention. Tlio Southern Commercial Convention rtsHemblcd nt Montgomery, Ala., on Monday last. An organization was oflTeytfld by elating our distinguished fellow-citizen, Col. A. P. Camioux, Prosjdcnfef Hon. Mam*. A. Coop of Oft., Vico President, and P. D. Pack, E3q., of Ala., appointed Secretary. A committed, consisting of three delegates from oach State, was appointed to prepare business. L, W. Spuakt, K#q., of thin State, chairman of a comrnittco on the question of reopening tho African alavo trade, made a favorablo report thoroon. Three tiundred delegate* >roro protont on Monday, nnd many othork -.fere i?l?o expected. N*<r 0qvK*Non.?Hon. J. W. Donvcr htva 1**n appointed Oovomor of Kai sn* l>y the {'iwidont. ' ' . * " >* / ? ft ' J % / 1 *f + !* ; - * *. *% ? 41 Pardons and Commutations. Wo ace in our exchanges that Gov. Ali.ston is pardoning and commuting tho piui- < ishment of offenders found guilty in a due < c >ursc of tho administration of the law. On ses in our own district liiiylit also be stated. |l Tho froqitcncy of Exccutivo clemency lias at-! 1 trnctcd our attention to tho matter. This is ] to bcregretted, inasmuch as wo believe such ( intervention ofton defeats tho cikIh of justice, | < ft ml tends to the commission of crime. In i: some cases, it in true, this power may bo ex- i I en bed without detriment to the public wel" 1 fliri* luif AvlwVA if MVAI'rtlon.l ,1..!!.. I J we regard it our duty to enter a jmrtQst ft- I gainst it. Our hutaaitfe Kxeeutive Is douljt* s less governed by jhe very host motives! but ' \vc nuist be permitted to question the mdsttom of.such a lino of policy. Let the luws.be impartially administered, and lot the guilty vhv t later roceivo his jm>t and merited junish mcnt. We should either enforce or repenl i * our laws, and mete out justice with an even ' "hand. . ' The Review at Mrs. Barton's. I The review of the 2d battalion' cXime'olT at | Mrs Uarton'son Safiiriln v tn?k A ? Mm null nl hour tlio line was formed, whcu tlie men performed tlie various intricate evolutions in a most satisfactory, The battalion is coiumamicd by Maj. U. II. Ukifi'jx, a gallant 1 young officer. Col. Jameson ami staff, with their accustomed punctuality, were on tlio 1 ticbl as reviewers. Speeches were ntuJ> on tue occasion, but wo wore at too g cat a dig- ' tinco to report accurately. ' ; Co?. Jones, one of the candidates for Coi\wross, was present, and addressed the people. Thorp were pthors on tho ground, who, tis a candidates, were endeavoring to make the ! time of their friends and neighbors pass pleasantly ! Thorc was about tho usual number of persons in attendance, composed of Indies, soldiers and spectators. There was - superabundance of " fire-water" on ' ind, which was disappearing remarkably fast us tho day | waned. Ono oxpericued in its effects averred 1 that its spirit was quickly transformed into j sound and noise ! Although no believer in | in apparitions, wo wore forcibly struck with I tho pungency of the remark. Notwithstanding, ?o disturbance marred tho general enjoyment of the day. New Advertisements. Attention is directed to the advertisement of Messrs. E. &*E. E. Alexander in another column. Their stock is new and well soj lectod, and they sell low Mr. G. Kiecke, i Jr., lit WallinUa, offers inducements to purchasers of articles in his line, by doing business on the Cash principle! Try hint Mr< Peiionnkai; is calling in two instalments on the stock of the lilac llidge Railroad. In this matter punctuality is important, as railroads cannot bo built without money Mr. J. I). Smitii has received a handsome stock J of Spring and Summer Goods. When you visit Pendleton give him a call These aud o.hcr advertising favors may be found in our columns this week. | News of tho Week. During last week tlie citizens of Charleston were engage 1 in inaugurating a menu-- ( incut to the mfeniory of Cul. Wiluah WasiiixutOn, of revolutionary honors. Hon. W. Pokciikr Miles delivered an appropriate atl- ( dress on tho occasion. In this connexion, we . i arc pleased to state that tho spoeial conumttce of the Ladies' Calhoun Monuincnt AssoCUltion hiivc liti'il nnnn a ?itn frt?Knililiii?tlu? ' monument to the grout Oai.houn. It is on tho north h'kIo of tho Citauol square in the city of Charleston. Tho corner stone is to bo laM on the 28th Jnoc next, when tho in- < augural oration will be pronounced by lion. 1 Li M. Keitt. Tho "occupation'of Mexico" by this gov- | eminent is discussed w ith favor by the prosa , of the country gouornlly. The " DCOblo's ticlcAt" f.ir Mnvor linn Al. i derman of Philadelphia lias boon elected by a majority of 3,500 vot<(M. The Mayor'elect, it is understood, voted for Buchanan fur President of tlio United States. The high water continues in tho MIssUsippi river. The crefass03 opposite and nbove Now Orleans arc doing immense damage. 1 From Mexico (he news is bad. The reyo- ] lutionists and government party wore light- 1 ing atTainpico, Gakza still firing on tliceity. Thftl'A luul Iinnn errant /loo* ? !?/?# !/? ? ISA* a.\.1 ( pro;>orty. Vessels wcro stopped, tho Aniori- ( can brig Stetson having, been tired into. ' Tho AmonoKii Meuical Association mo? J:: ( Washington on?the 4th. Five hundlmdel- 1 ?gates wcro "present. They paid tlioir rc- ' spects to tho President in a body. Tho "European hews is unimportant. Cotton had advanced slightly in Liverpool, with ( light sales. Com was advancing, witl> pro- ( visions dall. From India, wo learn that the ^ f 1 i? : ii * ' *i? f uw* Ifttf Inauvu 11 van MJ IIIC IIIhabitants to submit to tho 'demands of tho Knglish government. Tho forces of tho rcb-' els are supposod to bo oflfo'ctually destroyed. | The Chinese ftre preparing, by the nppoiut- ( incnt of u ?ucqo?8or to Yhh, to .negotiate a ] pcaeo. Tho relations existing between Kng* land.and Franco are not ns cordial M th6y ( havo heretofore boon. Austria is also'concentrating hor forces on tho Sardinian frontiers. A rumor by the lust arrival is credited to tho ?ffeqt that: " Spain anticipates a war .with the United State?." On what ac- ' ?-.1 . 11 -- 1 uuuuvmo ?mv t?w inluniiuu i w?* ji:-usuim* vnurt? | in no foundation in tho rumor. Tire confefibnlle Kan 'as'Bim..?The Rich ' moiul South nay*: " It acliicvefc ft ,Qon^jro?aionftl recognition of j|he I^ccomptop 'Cumti-, 1 totlon. It affirm* the principles for. which th? South lm? cohtendcd throughout too strug ' glc. It admit* Kannas info tho Union an ft ( ttlftvo State, and (Htm constdidfttftS thfe Yirtriry Af 1 MAi In nPOAfj/lil ft U Hi'llll Otf ih now ostabh?hod tlmt no Fedftra) proliibi- f tion will avaifwucstrfet the oxjbap?ionofpr<j' ' pwrt,'' 'A '* < ' * " * '*? V .? _ . North Carolina Matters. ^ ' The President has appointed Semitor Bioog, if North Caroliifri, Judgo of tlid U. 3. District Dourt of that State, in place of Judge Potrgn, recently dccensp.d, who occupied the of[ioo for fifty-six years, havingl>eon appointed iv ircsmoin jkfferson. Tlic (iovornor of STorth Carolina has appointed Hon. Tiros. L. ?mnomax, n member of tlic House, to sue ;ccd Judgo liiuos in tlio United States Scnitc. Mr. Ci.ivc.man has resigned his sea' in :lie House : Thus our North Carolina noigh?8rs, immediately north-west of us, will have o hold, wo presume, a special eloctiun to fill ho vacancy. They will ho fortunate if they secure j^ho services of one equally ahlo and rustworthy. _ Law and Equity. ti.a r .ii * fin; luiiumuj guuitemen nave D On admit- ! :ctl to praotlco law*.in thin State: t>. W. Hark nr. .Charleston : Jos. N. Brown, ! J. J. Davis, .1. W. Ferguson, Lnnrens; John i 5. Urccu. Columbia; W. L. Hudgons, Lnur- | *08 F.lvin Knotty. Newborn? ; Kobfrt 11. Llgon, Cross-Hill; llobwell T. Logan, AVal.crooro: Chas. J. Macbeth, Chnrlqptpn j'Thos. A. Micbllcton." Clcftrgctown; J. P. Moore, F.dgrlicld : J. X. Nathans, K. Piioleau R<i\> nnel. Charleston ; .J. F. Sliaw. (iro^nvillo; W. II. Wliitner, Anderson; JK. II. Youngblooil, Edgefiehl. The Chancellors have also admitted those DcIoty named to practice in Equity: llob't. K. Allison, Lancaster; A. Austin, Chesterfield; 1$. W. Hull, Lain-one; Jonifth pedou, Waltorboro ; S. 0. S. DcBruhl, Abbeviilo ; S. 11. (Iriflin, Edgefield; Win. Ilickson, l?am\vell district: F. W. Iloadly, Columbia; Tiitm Izunl Midillcton, Jr., Charleston ; Hob't. W. P. Tompkins, EtlgcGold ; Jas. II. Whitner, Anderson. Exchanges. Tiif. Echo.-?This is a sprightly little sheet Sent forth by tho Faculty ami young ladies of the Rpftrtanburg Female College. It is Well filleil, although we arc almost ungallaut enough to commend to tiie young ladies tho successful preparation of "johnny-cakes," instead of tho publication of a paper. However, success to tho Echo, and may it revo.be-! rate in many pleasant places, effecting much good and affording its mite of amusemont. Peterson.?Tho Juno number of " Pctorson's Magazine" lias boon received, It is interesting an usual, and handsomely illustrated. C. J. Petejisqn, Philadelphia: $2 per annum, with,rcduotions to clubs. Pennings and Clippings. Divine Service.?Kev. John Ariail will | prcach the funeral of tho late Jasper Boll, in tho Church at this placo, on tho 6th .Sabbath . r - - *? I'i lili^ UKJlllll. Dkad.?I too. J. J. Gilchrist, one of tho. Jutlgos of tho Court of Claims, at Washington, died suddenly last week. He was in the i forty-ninth year of'his agd, and a profound jurist. Served Him Rkjiit.?John Shelley, of; Montgomery, Ala., who was convicted of the ! jrime of setting a pistol to a negro, \vas 03" j sorted l>y a military company, upon a rail, j to an artesian woll, when, after immorsion, lie wius released, and told to depart. Death or a. Palmetto Soldier.?W. .T. Wilson, a member of the Palmetto Rogimcnt, iiedin'Cnnidon on tlie 1st inst. Pike.? \ de'etruotive fire occurred in Bos- J ton on tlie 1st May, consuming property to the vtilue of <$200,000. Four persons (firemen) lost their lives in its suppression. ? IIgjoici.vu.-t?'There is'vory gonernl rojoioipg among the democrats throughout the North at the passage of the Kansas hill. Ai'i'otxTEt).?Judgo Lor'tng, of Mass., has b?cn appointed to the vacancy on tho lunch i)f the Court of Claims, by tho President of the United Status. Lakob 11f.ward.?Tho.Sheriff* of Georgetown district offers a reward of one thousand lollars for David Koily, convicted of fraud in rendering a schedule under the prison bounds r ' . ? Approves titkCoMpkomue ?Ex-Gov. i W alker, of Kansas, litis writtch a letter ap- | proving tlio Compromise bill, just passed and ! ax-GuVcrnor Stanton endorse it.ofte or the cdnveitr^.?AtClielseo, Mi*8., ' v liquor seller h.19 boon converted, given up ins businoss, mid opened a prayei meeting in his ealoon. Tii-vn_ir^? .~i TM.i - ?- - . .. umnuci i/iuKsuii, a inomuer >f tho Inst Congress, died nt Albany, N. Y., I ;n tho 4th Mny. J Announced.?\V. P. Price, Esq., of the j Jrponvjfle ,F.ntrvnvine. is announced A3 a can- | lidftto for tho Logialatuio from (ireonvill? j Jistriet. Success to yon, friend Price ! | An Attempt at Brideky.?Ex<-Govcrnor i Bash ford, of Wisconsin, states that he wan j jflfered $160,000 to approve of tho bill ropori..1 r.- i.' ' n-u ior uisiriDiuing tno laruis granted by Con- j gross in nid of the railroads of that State. I JllGHTiNo TnKii8?i,VK8.?TJie Dotroit Free Fret/, the Ohio Statesman, tlie Cleveland I'laindtaler, and tho Louisville Democrat, (lorctofore violent opponents of the Locompton constitution, cordially oudoreo tho Now K^nwas bill, . - _ V Returned.?Gov. ' Wlckliffe, of La., has n?y rmiirncu me ononsjre resolutions' of Maine forwarded to him, to be Itiid before the Lugitdature, Too.7.Ai>i?.-Tlie Governor of North Carolina v few days sinco granted a/espite to a negro vho wa? sentenced to be hung, on Friday lost, or murdering his mtatress in ColumbuH coM ii that Stivto. But it arilvod tov late. II o vod utroady boon ejfecutpi'.. , ;. B.v?.-*Upon tho marriage of Mifts tVt.6at, of Virginia, an editor ftopod that her >ftth might be/Mterp fend that Midnight nor w bo thrash*A by her hnMmnd. ITpo.m Lottirt Dkai,ebs.?A doon t was made upon tho lottery doalcra of Pittsburg, on Thuaday lost, And tho raeinbars .1 ?ix ditfcronfrfirmB M^rO - ?p Hi tv '** \f ?' * v" > '< t"/.* 1 W1"*'' *'i to .? Pkf.ttv "Work for Sunday.?Washington | -Oily was entertrtinod last Sunday by ft very ploa?Ai>t and cheerful exhibition. Two kega of {ilo wore rolled into tho stroct, tho bungs knocked out. and ft grand time had, in politi,Cftl discussion and joyful hilarity. a i> . 'im.~ i ilUgCA Uf 1IIIS I A?\ I'll i 1 ? vi I un i.u, JLIIV. Vieksburg Whig strongly. cenyuvos Guy. MoWillio for pardoning n man named James II. Dyson, who Lad been sentenced to the Pent, tontinry ten years for committing an aggravated murder. The Whin statoa that Dvson lias been gtiilty of no loss tJmn Jive murdors. Brevitv is tHe'Soim, of Wif.?The T>cdford (Va.) ft*nthiel io downon leugthy obituary notices. Tho editor says, whoever dice now-n-iliiys, leaves souie anxious friend ready and willing to write an obituary as long as a ropo of Wethersfield onions, and that laden with tho most extravagant adjectives. 1I<> thinks that "brevity is the soul of wit." In this, as in every other species of composition. Visitoh to West Point.?Col. C. AY. Dudley, ofSouth Carolina, has been selootod from tho 1st Congressional District, as a vis itor to the Militaiy Academy at West Point. TIiopo selections are made, by the Secretary | ,to one Representative. AFai.mnu Orr.?Sineo January 1. 12,487 j emigrants have arrived at Now York, 28,OH) 1 loss than during the corresponding period of j hist year. At this rato tho emigration for ] | the present year will ho loss than 30,000. I Independent Candidate.?l)unean K.Mu lvae, J-isn.. oi iN. (J., is the independent candidate for Govornor against Judge Ellis. Cottox.?Tho highest price paid for cotton, in Charleston, is 12} cents per lb. Factory Giki.s' Stkjkk.?At the Chicopco | Mills, Mass., 600 girls recently struck against cutting down their wago$ from 20 to 2o per cent. Phomoted.?Dr. Samuel 11. Dickson, of Churloston, has boon elected to the ProfessorShip of Theory and Practice in the .Jclforson College, Philadelphia, in placo of the late l Prof. John K. Mitchell. Nkm* Orleans, May 7.?-Tho steamer Black Warrior lias arrived from Havana on tlio 3d instant. Considerable excitement prevailed, owing to iusults to and detention of American vessels hy British cruisers. Some American captains have determined to resist these infringements of their rights. Pkesbxt.?Tho Emperor of Austria, has presented to lieutenant Maury tho great mod .( P _ ii ?. t * I ai iv>r me arcs ana sciences, in ucknowleijgo I moat ol'tlio vftluo ofhis services us un Amor* ic:ui naval officer, towards tlic advancement of science, ami the iinprgvetncutof navigation. C vi.iroitMA.?The S'in Jose Tribune estimates the population of California at flflu.OOO. Tlioestimate is based upon the returns of the local assessors. Of this population 332,230 ; aro Americans,38,<000 Chinese,'15,000 French | 15,000 Mexicans, 10,000 Irish, 200" English, | and ahont 1000 colored persons. isr,\Tu o? wkx. jueucek.? iiio vencrnuic G<5n. Charles Fonton Mercer, so well known throughout the Unitod -Stato?, died near A!* cxandria, Virginia, on Tuesday, in tho 80th i year of his age. Many years ago ho was a I distinguished member of Cimgroswj and tilled other ofliccs of responsibility with signal ability. A Snug 1'ii.k jiv M.vKituqtf.?Mr. (jroon, son of Qon. T. J. Green, late of Texas, recently married Miss Ellcrv. daughter of Mr. (i.'h i lady by a fonnor husband.!- Jler wealth is | estimated at $1,800,000. Lor,a Mon'tez.?The citizons of fioston liayo been and goue and named a ship tho Lojiv .Monte?, If the ship in anything like the fair leoturor, it will take a ripper of a clip; per to whip her. Shocking !?The Herald, published in Tex , as, says the young ladies thereabouts are mak ing groat ravageron the grapo vinos, taking theui for hoops. IIkavv Hohukki*.?A boy named William i'iUinennie, is u nil or avreat in Now Yorkupon a churgc of stealing $10,000 from Mr. Chftrlcs Tmvnaond, a merchant. Tho money -*'a??5nlrusU?d to tho boy in a tin box to tako to Bank, but tho box novcr readied (ho in I niiuuiun. iIkavv fokutniks in Loui8vn,lb.?FIenry Bauott, a bookkeeper of Wright A liridgoford's, Louiaville, baa' committed liOUi'y fo*? genes and loft fur parts unknown. A largo rowft^d fcs' rtffnr?jd for his apprehension. , Jliyii Tax.-?Wo sco it stilted tlmt tho City Council of Augustu, Cia., have raided thotnx or licenso,, on the m \o of lottery Tickets in f K nf mltr IVft.M An a imnl wa/1 /\? a >./l ?iu?vv v?vj, ??vui vnu uuuv?iou w uuw iiiuumuiu dollar^ per annum. Right. Larck Kcg.?One Simpson ho* annfc 4he : Laaiaville/ourna/ a gooac egg, 11 inches lonjr, and 0} inches in circUmfcicnc^. Wlinroupj on Prpnticoconcludcgthat "Simpson ishouik! On tbo goose." . Trub,' Psfeiuift?If a fee of fifty cMijtn wore charged to seo the sun rice, nine-tenths of tho world would be Bp to->c? it! Tiik FVoon.?Tho N. O. DeliaSaturday, aayti: Wo /iro informed that tho plantation* on the oppottlto aide of tho rivor, in tho- Parish of ftaquominoa, as far down as . Josuit?' submerged by tho water from tho eroyaaae, . * . OrKRAtio:rs oF tm* U? S. Mim*.?Th?coin. ' Age of the l/mted States Mint in PhHadeL for tho inenrtli-of April, w<ts $1,000,620 in fffrld, principally In double eaglo?} $3.^4. 000 k> allvwr, wholly hi half and quarter dollar 08, and $t2,'l0P fftocnta. SyittfTOAMM.?A. .Now Bedford woninn, a toliover in apirituuliaut, ?id rocontly % raodiutn linsirnnn miul (ini) in ro>ir>?a > attempted to mtmU>r >bw own daughter, fbac (A'i, tey;lAn-tingftud by bniothetitt^.? ' * M ' >i ti * '** " ' "'V- .>>. " , |V!; . -rrr- '^r~=*g~?; Bad.?Tho gf&sshoppcra, it ia taid, havo oppoarcd in Bwal tn.s in bouio parts of Iowa and Tojcaa. THE GREAT Earthquake AT NATIVES.? The Ofl'mipi Journal of the Two Sicilies publishes 11 a completo list of tM the viotlrrtsof tho earthquake at Naples, of Docombor 10, 1857. The fcjtal nitmbQr of doad amounts to 9350, aud ' the wounded to 1350. . t Titk "Golden State."?-The shipments of t tfoasure'frdm Californiadorihg the lirat quar- , ,tor of 1858 amounted to $*1,497,593, which i ' I fl in nn increase over tho name poriod of 18.37 of' ? $l;243,.m- Of tho eleven millions $8,392,- * 000 came to New York. Trv it iiy ali. Mkans.?Swallow a little ' vinegar after eating, and it will remove the '' Unpleasant order of the breath, cnusod by eating onions. WhaT ,1s much better is a few korneW of burnt tioflco, taken immediately af- j ter eating. " j A $t?oSQ Mkt m'uuu.?'The Monipliits>ltw- ; < lancfie commenting upon a letter recently pub ? lish'od by Governor Pooto employs the'follow- ? ing eharactortstfci expression" lie (Gov. c irooto; is so tun oi venom that no could l>cout | upintojsmall partiolos and rolled intosuukcs.' Hit him again ! * * A Bi*s\>hodv.?lie labors without thanks, talks without credit, lives without love, dies without tears, without pity?save that sonic Bay " it was a pity'ho died no sooner." Kvoi.and am) Fiiascb.? Judging from the | English and Fronch pyc->s, we shouldsuppose j that the relations between those two powors arc in danger of being seriously impaired. Simon Bernard, accused of complicity in the murderous attempt of tho 14th January upon the Kmncror Nap0l?oo% has recently, hecn acquitted hv an Bnglisb jury, amid the applause of the spectators brcsont. The Lon>ku ?.?,i ?i.? ].\...i:?i. ii.. i xw.. , approvo hi^bly ot'.thia. vcrdrap'* On tho con- ' trary. the Paris ConstitiilMnol aavs: " No honest man in Franco or iCnglftndo&n 1 doubt tho guilt of Bernard. We will only say < to those of our neighbors who desire the main- ! tcnanco of good relations between the two j conn trios, that if the spoetdi of Mr. Edwin ' James, tilled with gull, witli.calumnioe, and with insults against the Emperor, the people i the army, and our institutions, should unfor- j tunatoly.be circulated in France, in the cit- | ion, the barracks and the country towns, it j Would bo difficult for tho Government, with '. the best intontions, to stay tho ofl'octs of pub- 1 I! !.. J* ? ?? iic inuigiiuwun. ' Tjie NewOrleaus 1'icuyuno, of April 24, reports the following singular case of fraud, < involving no loss a sum total than ?'200,000: ' "The ?treot lias been sooiowhat excited by the sudden disappearance of a noted suft i dealer, leaving sundry parties in the lurch; J us is Atated, to the amount of $200,O00. In j 1 several instance", advances havo been made o'n warehouse receipts ; and it 18 now found | that the salt has been surreptitiously with- J drawn, and that nothing remains to cover the J pledges1. Oliver case? are reported whore the i salt belonging to second and third parties has oecn soi l wirnoui tno customary lormaltty ot j ] consulting tlio views of owners in relation to the market. Then again we hear of cargoes bpugh( ami sold, the existence of whfch cannot he verified by any tangible process. A quantity of railroad iron, notwithstanding its < specific, gravity, has likewise taken wings and < gone off the lay truck in some remote section ' of the Country. Fan'cicd possessors Kave paid , their monthly storage accounts with accus- ( tomod regularity on what now turns out to havo been a vacuum for some time past. The 1 loss fails heavily on certain parties, find nu- I ( dor the peculiar nature of the contracts lmidt J J givo lisfi to protraoted litigation." I Thk Cotton Ckop ox 'the Mississi^- j pi.?Wo httro been favored with the fol- j lowing extract of a letter (w?ya the CharlcHtoft Courlcf) from a highly respectable and ! , reliable houso, in Momphis, Toon., dated i j 3d inst.} from which it will be sven tliat f" recent heavy raiifs, much more than killing frost, give but a sorry prosncct of a cottou < orop, thin Koarfyn, id that. vicinity. The j ' rise in tli<> r\vor, gpokon.of in tho letter, *ik ? I probably the renu.t of tho fre-nhot at St. i I ixmis, Mo., of which we had a despatch on I the 14th ultimo: > , The river has continued to vi?c sincc wo ' last wrote you, until to-day?it in at Itet on 1 a stand. 11 in now higher than.it has been sinco 1828.. The whole - eouniry below hero' is under water. There is no chance ' "for a crop this ^'car. It is a fixed fact now that nothing over an average crop can be I ... 1, *tr * ? iikuk: uns season. >v e nolo ironi tlie Uou- i ricr you flbpd us? tlie frost; no great dnin- 1 ago has been douo* l>y it to tho cotton 111 < this region ; there waff not- enough up to hurt, though what wus up was killed. Tho .' heavy rains did more damage. We-will < hrtvo n bad start for.ft crop, which must 1 keep cotton stiff nil the' season. I Homicide.-*?Wo lenmthatnn 'i'hnm. 1 Inst, a shocking homicide was committed I in Itarliugtou'District. It appear^ that a 1 Mrs. Kelly, prompted by jealousy, repaired .j to the houHe of ft Mrs. Thompson,- nrmcd with a bowift knife, to redres* her supped i wrongs. Upon reaching the house,- sh(f addressed herself to Miss Thompson, the j supposed-paramour of hor husband. An- i gry words ensued, and no em^nte was ahoftt 1 to .take place, when Mr?. Thompson inter- 1 fered; and was nierced fntn ?ha with the knife, which caused her immediate ' death. We hftvo not heard of t>?6 arrest of i the perpetrator of this deed of blood, as i yet.:?Ctwravc (jaztllj; < 1 M.ET.AtfCHOLY OCTIJRUKNCK At MA0NO? j regrdt to learn that during tltS' dottyOry of Dr. Dickson'8 OV at the cere- ' inouy of inauguration this meaning ?l Mag1 noilA tlift nU<rin<r *V.? ^ nr?j?wvM| ?w? ?|*V api;%?&?;rT? broko down, by which nctiidcht ft son of y. Dr. PeUrifoy was almost inHtantly killed, nod ft white "'til, name unknown, had both , logs broken. All on the stage Were pro- < \ oi pita ted to the ground* but po uiuOt iyAoofc injuries Hfete sustained, it being ft matter ftf ntttonishmfcnt that there vu'not more extensive injury to life o?* limb. rPk ra niowftUir iXiMW<A 4'-* "** - . -,...7 vunwou ] VM M/tH.W Ml t"JT!!!, * CO *H<) | I proc?oditig?, and Wfc fire renucstcu fa ?Ay I Mist thot ifill bo postocncu uqtil further i I natt?<v -$i j. '?*?**/? ,N% fr*, . j, ' * OftfMllNlOAinom. rou tins courier. Mr. Editor: Allow rue tho us? of your colimn* to ?ay tlmt I am no longer a ca^pliduto for lie Legislature. I'g*vc toy (Somont to boconie ,candidate moist reluctantly, and I now find it absolutely necessary to decliuo. My business iigagimcnta are suuli as to require my wliolo ime and attention. 1 trust the services here ofore rendered by mej in the capacity of a Kop(SKcutsilivo, will satiufy iny friends and (liepubic that I Iirvo .performed nil tlwit pauld fenrtontbly be required of me In thU voBpdet. There trc many younger men in thedistrict, who would Ibiior Uifm this position, and do credit lotbeinelves. tf noee.*sary, lctthcm or others becomo andldalert; no that the liouors and burdensmuv >e more equally borne. Thanking my friends icartily.for lliolr kind K*HUW?nces of napport, I Lin very respectftdly, \c. wm. hcnttr. rnu the couKir.n. h'Jilor: My absence for ten days from lie time of your it^nue of the 1st innt., in which Dacusvlllc" i:? pleased to pfencnl my nanve in nch a oomnlimentarv manner a.s a suitable icn. esontuti-ve from this l?i#?trict to the Kcnuto, Iihs auscd tho delay In my reply. It lins bcOn no part of iny purposo ia ndvocr?tii(5 the claims of another, to seek political prc'erincnt for myself, neither to defeat either of he three clover gentlemen whose ifamcs ftvt al oudy announced, but solely to select for our ir*st Senator, one whose name bud high characer, would in utf opinion, have given our l)islict a more ejovatcd position in the Senate, than ,ve can ot'iTwise expect to attain. Others havo bought dittcrently and I am not iuclined to nuriiiur. To "Dacusvillu" nn'd the very many friends vho huT? flo flntteringty used my rinrtic in cunlection willi this mutter, I nlinll over tool grute'ul; iui(l wcvo I eonvinocd tlint my Bcrticcs to lie fitilvlic would he adequate to tlic great sacriIce of business and priyute matters, I would rliecrfully obey tlio cull, but not being so convinced. I must be permitted rospectl'ully to dc linc. iMn.r M. Norton. Fink Cotton?'Who can Ukat It We have received from a planter on tha St. Johns river in East Florida, fv/(J fine lienjthy stalks of cotton, over eight incites (jnj;, which tuny l?o seen at our office. J Ic writes Us that his whole crop will average 5 or (> juehesj in height, and that he a working his corn which is knee high, for ;ho second time. Frost has done no dam>gc in Florida, nnd the crops nre flonrishng. Can anybody heat our specimen '{? crl i n ijuvwi/iu/i ut'jrc/itiji. Forty Thousand Dollars Inoejji">UkIjY*iStolkn,?The Uoaton Pont relates he story, ami we HUpposo that it is true : . Our readers will recollcct that' a tew rear* ago Mr. Peter Retniugton was robbed m Pa?nr .%f n ?????!? ng hills belonging to tho Newport Hanks,' unouuting to $40,000. The money was never recovered. Therefore much interest s excited by the appearance of tho followng paragraph in a biographical sketch of Mike Phillips, an English thief, in tho Police Gazette of la.it .Saturday : " The greatest robbery in which Mike (Vas cmioerncd, was tho robbery of the Bank porter, between Newport and Provile'uoc, llhode Island. Mike and his assojiaU^fl nsocrtained that on a certain Hay tho [?:il>lv nnrtnr Willi III i>niivnv on immnnJii mionnt'W money from Nowport to Provilenee. Tho thieves provided themselves nr\lH a sntchcl similar to the porter's, and in the way to Providence, whilo one of the Xang ongaged liis attention, Mike changed ;ho Bitch*!* AY Son opened, it contained, their delight, 340,000. As soon ax a fair division of the spoils hid bocn hiade, .ho 'mob' separated, and, while one wont West, and another South, Jlike took tho' ia&st plan to prevent arreai bv iroinir to London with hi* share of tho plunder." Another 11kvolutionary Patriot ioffn.?A correspondent writing from JOI>ert county, (J-cor^io, sends us a notice of ,he death of an old ncjrro namcUHob Chaxc, ^hc property of Mr. J. C. V. Watkin.s, of Klbert county.' Our correspondent Hays: "Old Hob, according to hijt own state? mem, was iu/ years or age at. tlio time of. Iiis- death- He was a drummer h> the: lle\ ?lutionafy War, nnd whs at tbo battles of fhiUford Court House, KutaW SpiTugf, Brandywine, and one or two othora, which I do not rccollcct. In gome of these ho ivas wounded slightly. He belonged tp. soiiio'.ono of Me, Wutkins' family for upwards of three generations, and. was always asteomcd rs au honest and He was an excellent lvoo hand. ISWrPMp to ivSlliin <1 wAovn a*' 1.!-. 1* IV TT JtUIOj V.V7UIJM1UH Y|?IJf f VI 1119 tle;Uh, prided himself upon carrying 'the front r<5w' Wliilo hoeing with tho othor ncfipraes iu the fluid."?Aur/tula Chronicle. JUii Acopustm (& xiiK Fa^s..--The lato "cold b \p." socms to have extended as far South tus .Mississippi, and done great injury to the eropn. In Washington county, Virginia, much of the wheat had commonccdU^oiitfin", ami was broken off by the weight qf tue snow. At Wythcville, Virginia, snow .ell to tho (lo)tth oi fly 6 iuch&i, find wu? followed hy two very heavy frcets. The fruit iu thai vicinity was killed. At Uhristiansbnrg, Virg'nia, there wob snow for three sttcceasive dj^ In North Carolina, the snpw And froa^vras general, iujuriug tho crops and killing fruit, In TennoKfleo, tho frost wan very destructive.? Duo gcntloman in the vicinity of Nii?hvillo lost 4U0 huHhela of grapes, besides his en-* tifo crop of!?pjand peers. / In Georgia, corn eight inohea lifgn whs killed, and tho youug cotton shared tho \ t\:? ' xJSl- -y fit. |?UV miv. jyUJHIVVIIl'S IfUIII l(liwg Vll/Vj* MIhh., announce a heavy ftoafc in that neighbor liotnl, and tho?oriq? injury of tho ootton. In Ainhnma, the frost wn? alno destiti>ottvc.-^-OfK<y^?iai?, 1th. ^ Thk HoHy Springs Herald ivijn that the danwgo done to tender plant"* and vegetables by tho frost oji Monday night U tnoaloulubjo. Thousands of aeros of young Jofton, which had ju?t inadaitaappcriraneo ibove groaud, wero totally killed, ftn& the * tikifefurtunn i? thnt k trrnat ?nmlwp A# mx$ htivo brtt Jittlo to replant with* .,, .* V ? 1 ' * * ?-.> h. i