Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, May 15, 1858, Image 2
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 '* <
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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
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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
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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^.? '
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' "'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,
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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*
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