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KEOWjEE COURIRR. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. TKRM8.?$l.f>0 per nnnam, in advance. If payment be delayed until after ' ?. spiral inn of tho year, $2.00 For ?ix months, ?0 cent*, in advancc. %t Advertisement* inserted ht lhen?tthl rales. lMCKEXS 0. U., S. C.: uiuui vnijf -luuuwill^, iuay ioao. I Errata. Ordinarily wo do not troublo ourself to correct the errors thnfc escape the eye of the proof reader, nnd appear in our columns; hut, in the nrtielo bended "Koview at Mrs.' Burton's," which appeared lust week, soreral are to he found requiring correction. In j tho fifth Vine, for " satisfactory," read " ?atisfnetory manner." Second parAgrnph, nt lounn line, iur wlto, as ft cnndnlutaV rood " who, as candidates," fte. The good sense of the render is much relied on to supply accidental omissions, nnd to correct errors, typographical and otherwise, that will occur? even in the "heat regulated families." The Remains of Judge Evans. The remains of Senator Kvans, attondod by nn escort of relatives nnd friends, have i " ..... .>v?n njiwu^m. lunuc iron) ? asliiogton For interment. They arrived at his residence?Society Ilill, in Darlington district?on the 14th and were interred by 1 lis neighbors the same day. Judge Evans has been a faithful public servant, and has received his just reward. May he rest in peaco 1 Sudden Death. We regret to loam that Mr. Wiij.tam Arhott, an aged citizen of this district, fell from his horse, it is supposed, on tho 10th instant, and expired Suddenly, lie was traveling the road ltv liiniMdlf v 1 v * ? _ ..vui u>1. 11. u, i . i m1iu a,, nt tho tiiiio of the oceurretioo. To his bodily infirmity, we are informed, may be added alionation of his mind. The new Senator. His JKcollenov Gov. Ai.lston has appoinied Col. Artuur P. II.vyne, of Charleston, to succeed Judge ftv \ns in the United States Senate. Col. Hayxk was an aid of General Jackson's at the battle of New Orleans, and iip.trwl vnlionjltr ...? * 1 " ' % v .........I.J UII (.Hill uiiMlUgUlIlCtl 1I0UI. Ill 1832, ho was a Union member of the Legislature; since which time, ns thousands of other citi/.ons might be reckoned, he bus pursued a life of inaction aiul orderly citizenship. ll:? appointmont has neither received tho apprv nation oi the prows or people of tin; Stale. Personally. Ool. IIavnk is altogether unexceptionable, but it is respectfully submitted that the position and times demand tho servi" ces of our wisest and most experienced statesman. The Turnpike. By refercuco to nn advertisement in another column it will be scon that the books of subscription Of the Cashier Valley Turnpike will beopened in June. The importance I of the enterprise is so well understood that it J ia deemed unnecessary to do more than to | make known the above fact. An early sub- | scription is desirable, however, so that the Company may organize at once. The Battalion Muster. Tho first battalion of the 2d Regiment, S. i I f 1 *r . v#. ?i., purauou ior review at ? lute's on Saturday last. Notwitstanding the day was an j excellent one for farming purposes, tho rankn ! wore full, and attended hy a number of spec- J tators. Maj. Rooers, an experienced officer, was in command. Tho men, as well as tho officers, discharged their duty promptly and with commendable zeal and spirit. Colonel Lediif.tteu, recontly promoted to the command of the 2d Regiment, was on tho field a9 the reviewing officer. After the review, he aaurcssed to tho battalion a spirited ami practical speech, which was well received. Cols. Ash more aiul Jon us, two of the candidates for Congress were present, nnd made spotvhos. Gen. Oarvi.v, a candidate for the Senate, was called out and attempted to respond, hut the "noise and confusion" created by two or three fights oft the ground, nut his remarks short and he was nnahlo to conclude. The larger portion of the crowd dispersed, in a very orderly manner, at an early hour. The Commercial Convention. tfuch of the proceedings of this body, as have come to hand, will bo found in this paper. The re-opening of the African slave J trade, which is neither desirable nor practicable, has engrossed much of the time and attention of the .Convention. Pardoned. The Executive has pardoned Gildkiit Fleming, who was Convicted of tbe murder of hif> i Dromer-in-mw, mbo. j vk, nt ine ia*i term 01 Spartanburg Court. On being set fit liberty, the jail whs entirely freed of occupants, as he was the only person in prison. The Governor has also pardoned Dickson, found sjuilty of manslaughter nt the late term of York court for the killing of Drkiier. Suicide from Intemperance.?The body of Jnckspn D. Whitney was found in the river ut Gshkosh. Wisconsin, on the 1st inatrint. When laflt Bonn lio was intoxicated, nnd threatened to drown himself. IIo was }>otween 30 ami 10 years of nge, an<l a lawyer of docided talent, nnd formerly a student in Senator Douglas' officc at Springfield, Illinois, nnd afterword? a partner of Sonator Wulkcr's of Milwaukee. " ktlijkb I)kad.?A.letter from the Seminole Ag?ney, wost or ArknnnAK, to tho Fort Hmith Timta, says: "The Crocks have killed *hc nuM^Jil|l>?.i iftjjll ^1' who linn murdered jjterty mmrturr MV Hi - lout, few months.? u^feoth his Irfw 5? the hoaJ with aa +* - % *t}'m * . # General Intrlli&cnco. Tlip bill, Tor the admission of Kansas intc the Union, will l>e fmm<l on the first page ol this issue. Private advices; dircct and Into, assure lis tlmt it will be accepted by the peo plo of that territory. The election 13 io b?. I hold lit an early day. I A railroad aocidcnt, killing and wounding ! many persons, occurred on the Central RailI road, near Whiteboro, New York, on the 11th ' instant. A bridge ovor tho Saquoilcreek was | crushed in beneath u heavy train, preciptating *he passengers ami freight into the wutei beneath. Kight persons wero killed, and over fifty wounded. Some were drowned utid others oro missing. The destruction of property was great. As is generally the case, nobody to blame. | Vera Cruz advices to the 7th, bv the fMa| mer Tennessee, inform us of the speedy downfall of the present Mexican governtnortt presided over by Zui.oaua. Yidauri's forces luvA ilKf \rim niwwmlin/v /? *1.~ ? - - w |(..w uvvviwnijj \\j VIIU iiwmiir.i 10* ooivod, one of tho hardest fought battles ever witnessed in that country between contending factions. Tho purticuhfrs of which have not reached us. Congress hftsadniiWcd the territory of Minnesota into tho Union n* a Stato, which adds another "stau" to' our federal flag, making thirt v-thrcr in nnmlrr. Oregon is also knock; ing fur admission, which, when she comes in, 1 will increase the number of States* to thirty( tour! Although no reasonable objection can ; be urged to their admission, still it is not meet ; and propor for Southrons to rejoico over re' suits frcesoil in their bearing. The officers of the banks in Charleston have ; held a meeting to discuss the propriety of r?' miming specie payments. Resumption will ! not take plaeo until July, and perhaps not then. A statement of the condition of tht different banks can bo found in our column? Despatches from the Utah army, which if being reinforced, state tbo health of th< ! troops to bo good. The army was to advanet upon Utah at tho earliest practicable moniont The intelligence from Europe possesses in tcrest. There if? a great stagnation of busi , ness throughout England. Tho cotton mnr ket was (piietat unchanged rates. The Eng 1 ish House of Commons has adopted a rono ! lution declaring it expedient to vest the Eur India govcrnmont in tho Crown, tho Compu i ny paytng tho expenses of the war. Tin ! Knglisli, in a ttlo with the rebels, haven ! gain boon victorious. The slaughter of tlx rebel* was very great. Mure than two thou sand miles of tho Atlantic telegraph cablc ; has been taken on board two ships? tho proj cess of laying it will be commeuced iu ashorl | time. There is no longer any fears expressed ; of a ntptnre between Spain and the United j States. France, and the other continental : States, arc quiet. ; On the 15th, tho Mississippi river was high" I cr than ever before known. The crevasse i above Now Orleans has been abandoned.? ' Tho damage done by the three crcvasscs is I i-j > uuuiuuu ny 111 in tons. Exchanges. The True Carolinian.?Tho last number of this journal contains the graceful valedictory of Miii. J. V. Moons. He has disposed of tho entire establishment to Mr. KmvAitD Svmmes, who will romovo it lo Pendleton, where he will c nmeneo the puhlieatibn of the Pendleton Mowengtr in a short time. Mnj_ Mooue was Independent ami fearless in the discharge of what lie eoticcived to he his duty as an editor, and issued an interesting pape.'. Wo trust tho lino r?../>t? 1I..1 ......... IIIUVU UIUV Ifl JIlVHt* ant ami profitable in store for our x-ctiring friend. Tne Soittikhv Bnteri'IMse.?'Thisjonr'nal, on entering upon a new volume, lias put on a new nn<l becoming suit. We are pleased with this evidence of our neighbor's prosperity, and congratulate it? patrons on a change which is entirely for their benefit. The neatness of the Enterprise refloats touch credit on tho publishers, Messrs. Prick & McJlwkin. Tho editorial department is.acceptably presided over by W. P. Price, Esq. Long may | "ho Enterprise wave! lofop.v's Lady's Book.?The -Tune number was wjceived some cloys ago. It is hot inferior to a?/; previous miuibcr. Tl: t opening engraving?v The First Step"?will doubtlos* be appi'Qviatvl jjV the "ol-l folks at home" generally. Fo?tli-h)adics, ilie "Book" is almost an irtflis[>oni.,|>ic | A. floDBV, Philadelphia : $3 a ycjv_^, clubs, at $2. Mr. T. K. Martin, a .^j>iu?l practical printer, has issued A pvospoovs for the revival of fit A I'j ,,/ Clfirttl 1 tiijin nt A . ? * "" loraon. it will appear on now type, rxt $1 P"?-nmim< The Palinett.oea. Judge O'Neal!, wlio woa preso/ftt Piilmotto Festival at Columbia on tlio ^ j slant, 1..13 written an interesting letter to,,n I Nowborry Rising Sun, from whieU wo in ok ' the following extract: The wasted remnant of tlio Pnlniettotm, ! not an hundred out of eleven liundred in?n who were lundod on tlwi lifliuih before V.?m Cruz, stood he fore us with their tattered eusigns waving over their head*. I cannot montion all or 1 would gladly do so. I njnst he allowed. however to refer to ray old friend, Major Kavos. Ho wan in the procession bearing the same color* which lie bore when his | company (Cheater; reached Columbia,on their j way to their ^onde'/.\ous in Charleston. Ho j sat on the 8t.:^o in the College Hall, listeninc to the speech of "his General." ns lie call o<l Qnitmar, full of tho iuc which carried him i to Mexico, and at tho same time popecMod of nil that gnittle kindness which ha* nindc him I as ho di'sorverf to bo, beloved by nib Among ! tho ?tandardn waa that holonginjjf.to the Newberry Company, tho work of the Indies of our town, and prCHentod to them bv a lovoly lady, Mr?. Anderson- Five wore the remnants oi that noble company who wero before u? today, Cant. Williams, Lioutenant Popo, Vin' . r\ 1 % T* . _ i . 1- O ' *t cejir 1'OIW, itiin rretinricit <?ampr > j calico, and perhaps two or t)irco otliors whom I did not happen to know, woro nil on whom my eyes roatcd. In nadneaa I said to w$no\l, whero arc Si-owart, Pr?,tt, Cjftrvrilo, Coh S^jcnH' w/p'' jfe * j mors, WHllims, Sliealy, Hare, and tnany , otliora? Tlicv sleep the sleep of death. Too . bodica nf tho-Meuts. Stewart and Williams, and of private Shears lio in ou? ncglcct'ed ' cemetery. "NVhoro in tho monument promts od to be'raiscd to thoir memory ? It was ovo, rybody's business, and was negloctcd. Penning!} and Clippings. COTTON'.?Tills artlclc lu qnototl in (Jlmrlooton at ll\ to 1"J cents per lb. I ! D? Timovu LM. ?I ??'? . - ... - . X.iv in-ailll UUHH cnil- j nent divine is so delieatc tlmt his congrega- I tion have requested him to quit preaching for ! n while and travel for hishr. 1th. On ins Way.?Billv Bowlogs and party arrived at New Orleans, on the?}5th instant, on their way to the far west! I Tue last of the Witio Party.?A firm in Chicago 8hip|)cd last week direct to London, ! eighteen thousand coonskins ! ,! Land Warrants.?Tlio whole number of , I land warrants issued during the month of April under tlio boouty net of March, 1855, : in 12,(XX),000. To natisfy the total warrants i , | issued it will require 28,200,000 acres of laud! i Germans.?Thero nre Paid to bo 100,000 Germans in New York city. 1 Gov. Moore.?Gov. A. 1*. Monro, of \1n , - i with his family, are on a visit to his relatives ( in this State. The Cam net a Unit.?The Union of Friday, flatly contradicts tlie rumored change# [ in the Cnpiuet, Wim. RrsijMK.?I? is said the North Caro- i lina Hanks will resume specie payments on , the -5tli instant. Glad to iif.au It.?L>r. J. II. Logan, of I Greenwood. Abbeville district, is collecting '< I materials for a work on tho Revolutionary s j history of the up-country. ' , Nn?Tiir?M S?uvii>ni>p . 'PJ.? ? . .,M. iiwlt.. &uv lia^uuoi pi u:u paid for domestic la1?or in Chicago, a1 t'>e pro,sent time, is ?6 per month, aiul in that ! vicinity for farm labor, $10 and $12 per month. ! How to Marry a Plantation ott Two.? - A book has just been published in New Or. leans cntititlcd "How to get a rich wife," which contains a list of the names of hll tlic j . I rich marriageable ladies and gentlemen in ; ^ Louisiana and the adjoining States, with the amount of rhino possessed by each. ! Sentknceh.?Tuckerman, the notorious j Connecticut mail robber, has boon sentenced ) f j to twenty-one years hard labor in the Peni" tentiary. ! l.'ivi. v 'im? \1- . 1 - . ' ' >> ,-wuitA.Mo.? tuu i> ugmngum oro-| I kors arc now purchasing 1G0 acre land war- I runts lit 87 cents per acre, 120 ncre warrants I J at 83 cents, 80 aero warrants at 88 cents, and W aero warrants ot$l. The selling prices ] are from three to live per cent, higher. Rewards okMbiut.? The revival at Ports> mouth, Ohio, terminated in a week's debate llcLu-i'itn H?v Mr 1'rnnlilin m-wl !?">/ A1.. [ - ?7> , Merrill, on the subject of Baptism. There ! was a high stftto of bnligerent excitement, I and Mr. .Merrill was publicly presented with . agold watch by tho pnrtv that considered' him the victor. His Ucv. opponent rose to say that he expected hia reward in heaven, J but was promptly hissed down. Xew BniDuE.t-Arrjingcroonts are in prog- j 1 res*, by tho South Carolina Railroad Com pa- ! j ??v, to build a now and substantial bridge ! over tho Snvannnh river between Hamburg ' i and Augusta, near the po: Jt where the pres- j cut Urulge is. UitL'NKEN' SnniF.Nra.?A number of stu- > don la in the Htato University of- Michigan indulged in a night debauch last week, Vfhen 1 one of thorn, named (ieorgo W. Brdiio, tticd J 1 from tlic e(Teots of excessive intoxication. I Indian Pc ?i)iN*o.?Take eight tablespooh?j ful of fine Indian meal, pour into it one quart | of boiling milk, with six oggs?, one nutmeg. I Ul)d Nil Aiiiimi fif Imtliii ./.?nvi illio tllltlilll- i , ty in throivcommon siEcd dishes. What a Ship.?A Wggor hhip than thy j I Tjcciathan is nlrcAc'y talked of in England.? ' ' It is intended that this now monster aliall | ' carry 7000 tons more than tlie Kevia/han?i.s ; . to rnn faster, and draw loss water. An on- , ( ^inccr of Liverpool, named Clare, proposes to I ! build a *l)ip 1000feet in lentrth. 70 Ont hi>am ? I I i and only 30 feet from deck to keel, mukin;; 1 i j her perfectly tfnt bottomed and lier Hide? pot- | foe:ly square. In aizo she would be 30,000* j j tons. loir a Ki.oprmbxt.?The Burlington On- ' j >.cito ways that a Mr. Rankin, who formerly j ' v rf the Tnion hotel to that oitv. mystcrldu?* I' | , ly eloped a few nights ?inco with his wife's . niatvr, \thile tho nnpuspeetin# wife was ub- j ; scut, and enjoying herself at a ball. | Cojimutro.--The sentonee of death whioh > ! was passed upon Thomas McAndretr, at Co! lumbin, has bcon commuted bv his Kri-ftllnn. y Governor AtUton, to whipping and ban- ] **uent from the State, i -\\ ? ? t ' cotvofRKV 1>K0I)UC*-?There has boon r<y <j Mnfl'ulo, mneo tho beginning of tin) : . be^th?rt?,nrc^4; 7 ,0?"- Whak mu"t its productiveness*. cou"trJ t^t poors forth v ' ?cuoh a tide ? . New Minister to b ~ __ . " . ? , *. ,. ..'Mark,?The Wash* c 1 i intrton Ectmna llullctmi, tljftt the Hon James M. IJuc.tUr< u moro city, has beon appointed' * Denmark, to place of Hon, wIiorc commission baa cxpjjreil. !"Kor< t; Too Mamy Wivkh.?J^Tn Strickland % ^ been sentenced to 4 years in the Georgia pert. itentiArj for marrying ;wo wivea, one of tlunto at Dalton. Kind's TneAHt'RE.?It in tuitf<rnftt<ul that the long-ftought trcaaurc# of Capt. Kidd may li? buried in the Inland of F'jnnft, lately neited by the Engliflh, where landed in 1(W7? after ca^rtu.-lng a rich merchantman l? .u*. ^ * i ?&. ; .... >_ ?J*.. A Lucky "rNiooEH."-2-Among tho European new? (t is announced that tho younger Dumas (French novelist) is about to marry a Uu$*fan Princess. The happy lady ieayoung widow of 27, (years, not husbands,) lovely juid rich, and her name is Princess Baraschin, I It will be remcmborod that tho happy bridegroom is a mulatto, the father of tho elder i ? A/?uino ui'i;n u iuM;rui Mohf. Fatal than CiioI.era.?About thirty ! deaths have occurred in I'otcrstown, Giles county, Vu., from typhoid fever. during the past winter, and the disease is on Hie inoroaso ; The population of the place docs not reach 300. The fever prevails in other parts of the county, and in Montgomery county it is also exceedingly fatal. Parents Head.?Allow a boy to run at large one year in indoloiu-e, and yt u have laid the foundation whereon will bo built, bis J ruin. Soldiers vor Utah.?Thursday morning over six hundred soldiers from Governor^ Island, IcfW or,soy City on tho New York I and Krio cars for Utah, via St. Louis. Atmu .w, Mny 12.?Adams' K.xpress Company offer a reward of $'2300 for information loading to the rocorery of a parkago of $10,- j (MX) in lii]Is on the IMaMtora' and Mochnuio?' j Hank of ^Charleston, stolen on tho 25th of April, betweou Awnntaahd Montgomery.' Growing Fat on Trociii.b.?Tho French Einpcror ha?> no "lean and hungry look." bpt j grows stout upon the fears and anxieties i ?.l.!?l. ???? m i . V.1..VH mi: vo JJIUUIHUII^V KtirimiCBU lO Illtli.? | Xo " fat and greasy citizen" thrives better ! in the flesh than Hi* Majesty Napoleon III, 1 whose figure on horseback has Assumed a ro- i tundlty of proportions altogether incompatible with any pretensions to the graceful or1 elegant. JNkw York, May 12.?Henry. Pwight, n well known hunker in Wall-street,is chargod with frauds to the extent of a million of dollars, connected with the Chicago, Alton and St. Lbuis Hail ltoad Company. Others arc implicate*!. , tiut, 1st.amd or Culia. -There nrc aixty | pea-ports in.Cuhn,.and last year there wero '2u30 coastwise arrivals and 2001) clearances. This will give an idea of the trade of thin beautiful inland, which is not more than half cultivated under the present regime. Slavery ix Kentucky.?The Louisville Courier says ther? ia now an extraordinary stampede of the slaves in that State, by tho v.ay <tf the "under ground railroad" to u fi-co8*>il region. Tlioy g> uIT 0110, two, three or i a dozen ?t a time, _ . j Wgevitv.?Mrs. .Sarah Beninmon died in ( Georgia roccntlv, at tho extraordinary age of I L13 jours. Reviv'm, in Romu.?Tlie revival has extended to tho seat of tho Papal power itself. A bircrii nunihnr "of A inwimin nml O "" ' " " *"v* ,v"" WM" 11 Ik \ ~ dent in Ilonic?oliiully women?hn\o bcoomo powerfully affected bv tlic teachings of the Catholic faith. Suicide.?Mr. Thoiuaa Hceil, of Kntill co., K y., d row 11 od himself on Tuesday of last week, by attaching apiece of pig iron to his neck ami jumping into n crcek. Apr.iiRs in Texas.?Alexander f'cckrel, Of Dallas county, Texas, was killed on the 3d ult., in u conflict with a constnhlc. \V. K j Harrel, of Washington, was al?o killed in a i ligl\t on the 10th ult. A Jewel op a Gin..?One of our exehan . gesspeaks ofabeauitlul girl who would prove j II eanitivl snceuhltlon fill* n f.ivlnno Inintnr rtf I tho right sort. Ilor voice silvery, hor hair gulden, her teeth pearly, hor checks of rtlbios, uind huveyM of diamonds. Oldest (.'i.ock in America.?Tlio olde.it clock in America is snid to he one in thcl'hilu dftiphia. Library, which is nearly tW'*c6nturies uid. It whs made in London, kee^sgood time itnd is suid to Imvo been n<oi*il l>v oliv?>. , Uroniwell. ' Si.avr LabAr.?It is stated that in three years?1855, '50 nnd '57?-the whole average yield or production of the world ju- staple tropical m ticlcn, was?by slave labor, $230,<21,000; by other labor, $832,000. Such Itictf ns these are beginning to play havoc with the humanitarian ideas of France and Knglund, and hence African emigration and I'oolicS. i Frnckd im with Happiness.?A young joet out West, in describing lleaven. sav?*, ' It in n world of blii<9 f?nr.<>il in witli >r!?1a ' 1 B" V [ftlmt 's truo, and wo arc ho fort mm to to jot Uicrf, wo intend to ask permission to elecp tithe fence corner*. Washisoton, May 13.?Gen. Twiggy lmn >oon found guilty by tho Court Martini, but he ficntenco hiw beon remitted, and l?e hntt K'en restored to his command inTcxatt. t Dolvo Wkm,.?Tlio lnc j? of the Ofcen illo and Columbia Railroad for the past four ; ~~ ..yHMv, oiuMva i*ii iiicrnaHO oi over I ho BRino period of tiino lust your. Thi# is loing well thenc hard tim?8. IicSlNES* Doi.J. IM Puit*r?ET.PH?A. Mnnj f the fineetetorea in tho city * adorned with mall plncards containing i..e significant fords "to lot," and in 8ouio districts a number of costly dwellings which l.nve boon roently finished stand unoccupied. In tho lost lively part of Chestnut str. ji maybe (sen four udioinin? stores rtfthniiii*n?ii(? i' n ^"1 ' -i " **" Dkad.?Col, Tliouma D. Cojidy. for twcn- i (r-fivo yoarn Mruplm1 of the f edoral judicial i Utriot of Buuth Carolina, diod in Cli^rloaton wt w^efli. Mo?E Conversion*,?At a recent proirao ( >i .'JlCOtlitJJ at UflHtvillfl.'Alahmnn ll?w .TiAii I worc'k0^1^^1''^' D^y ono hundred soulu < Notrrn^ 5ti>*Vr.-vi>h?ri ,,. . ! odist Epiwf^ CoMcth" very deo?d*d vo- deol?f ?th'ha8, by a gjt,. " -?? ??-"*3*'",*Tery to bo a 4 - litfi - *.. ' -.'A^^ FoijIIK COUuIKK. Mr. Editor: I sod ?ny immo announced in your paper for Slate Senate. IJnd I the capocity, I should frel it to be my duty to acquiesce. Laboring for soine timo pnut under bodily infirmity, I trust will be a sufficient exouso for wltfihoMlng my consent.' To many friends, for their generous nssuranco of support, my sincere tlianks are due: hoping that you may Heloct one more competent, I re- ; spocii'ully beg leave to decline. AvfiVn IUmsw. The Commercial Convention. Montoomruy, May 11.?Tin? Commercial (Joavention was opened with a prayer ut nine o'clock this morning. Mr. Uuflin,of Virgiuia, reported a scries of resolutions recommending (lint the South in her trade, adopt discriniili:?(ions against the Nor(h, by mean* of taxes and licenses, i (Jon. Win. Walker and John Mitchell,Ksq., were tendered scats in tho Convcn- ] tion. ltogor A. Pryor, l'V|., of Virginia, is I apoaktug against Mr, Spratt't resolution for j this ro-oponrmg of *ho African nlavo trade, and Mr. Yktneey, of Alabama, will follow. There nre tivc hundred delegates present. There arc many able arid eloquent men among thein. Montuom'kuy, May 11.?Mr. Prior Kpokc an hour and a half in opposition to the Slave trade resolutions. Mr. Yancey was. replying to him when the Convention adjourned for the morning. In the afternoon, Mr. Viincoy resumed nnd spoke tVvo ! hours, Mr. i lit ill 11 nnd Mr. daskin, of Virginia, made short speeches. Mr. (Jankin declared that the re-opening of the Slave trade will flnve the 1,'nion. 11. D. Scott's resolutions for two liniH of j stealhers to Kurope with a discrimination j in favor of l^urop i, resolutions from Nelson | TiftJ of Oeor^ia,- und Mr. Elliot, of. South Carolina, ami others, were referred to com- j mitUte.v The Convention adjourned till nine o'clock l to-morrow. Montgomery, May 12.?Tho Commercial Convention mot at 1> o'clock thin morning. The prinoip-.d matter of iritorest wn? tho speech of K. (x. Scolt, of Alubnm.i, against the policy of ngitntin^ tho re-openmg of (lie African slave trado. Then; in an immense attendance, tho j number of people being no loan than three , thousand, including hundred* of ladies. ! M(?ntooMi:uy, May 13.?The Cynven- j tiipi was in sOfsion last liir^ht till eleven ' o'clock. Mesons. Ililliaid, Harper, and Hubbard, of Alabama, mul lluntor, of , Georgia, spoke against .Mr. Spruit's lleso- ' lotions on f!i. Sl-ivrt Ti-nln 'I'A.dm \f? i - ; ? - " ; v i'" j 1'ivstoti, of Virginia, Hpoko against, nnrl Mr. Yrmev, of Alabinn, in favor of them, j ami Mr. Spratt concludes the argument Jo- , night. A strong disunion sentiment per- i Vudcs the cor vcution. . Senator Evans1?Tiie Vacancy.? Tho .Mobile Hey inter, speaking of tho (Jcath j of JudgQ Evans, says : V The death of Senator Evans will bo | deeply 'lamented in South 'Carolina. 11 o j was, we believe, a native of Darlington J>is- j triet. After presiding for many years with , ? i - ? iumuy auu uruanuy 111 uie superior courts of law, ho wax eleetod to the ?Umato.of tho j United Status to (ill tho vacancy occasioned by the death of Franklin Elmore, who suocecdcd Mr. Calhoun. A* a man and a statesman, he was distinguished for integrity of character and a certain simplicity, which is the surest index of an honest man. lie lntd as much heart as head, aud was equal to any ciisisv Wo hope that Mr. Speaker On* will he selected by (Jovernor Aliston to till the vacant Sonatorship." , " .. ?. CltKVASSKS IN I'f-AQUKMINKS PA5U81I. -The J'oiut-a-la-llaclio Pilot, of tlio Int ! instant, in dtillitig attention to the crcvaflses in tlic parish, says : We have been credibly informed that they have increased in number and are now mom clangorous tliau they linvc boeu. On the right bank of the river we find two crevasse*, one on cnch Bidis of tho plantation of Mr.'Grant. In our last issue we had only an account of the crevAsso on the upper line of this plantation. On the left bank of the river, we find i nlao an increase in otir misfortune*, viz : at Mr. Lour's placo udjoining Jud^e 11 uiin^'s plantation. Wc arc informed that this gentleman's Icvco has given way, and liia orange orchaiVl will be mined as we)! as tlic orchard recently planted by Judge IIulingT?consisting ol nvo thousand oranga Trco?, which it is supposed, will not survive the injur)* thejf have received from the overflows The crevasse at "Mr. Koto's place has now an opening of nearly seven hundred foct, and thu immense volume of water which' llBU nsifUpd nrnl in imir r\i?oii5 4.1.. I - ? ? - -W pn |/unuiu^ V,,M'V^U H?UJ channel has inuudntt*l the country for <? vcra) mile* below the crevasse, thereby a- Ironing thd crops nlrosdy planted. Tnfl prospects at the present time of jrcplaotiog are doubtful in tbo extreme. Wo regret* that the exertions of uiany of our inoet industrious rjoo planters will bo unproductive. Tub 13>*.!<!< Chkvassr.?The work on f.his crevasse shows little prospect of stiwcssfulcompletion. The water still creops slowly up on the dry Iniul. The railroad track far above the orcvasso is ton inches under Water. Communication is cut off with the Marine Hospital, except by boat*. The greater portion of Gretna is submergcu; infcrcounio by land cnrvlagG hutvfeen Algiers nod Orotna is suspended, and iho gardens on the right bank are nearly destroyed. N. 0. J'ioaj/une, C/A. .-V m?~ -- ' * HIE W.AVK J'RADE.^?-It is to be Roped I that the mibject of reopening tho Slave], Trudo will not, n? tlie Kansas question did j fon^resa, no entirely absorb the Coumier3i?l (Conventions' thut they will consider J uid do nothing else. Agitato, agitate?to ' /efy well. But a* lon<z n? the RimlK f? J*? 1 ;hc preset# Union, thwachomo U ituprncti- 1 iabTo; ?o<l if out of it, the policy would bo 1 toubtfuh?67<ar. Evening 2fw> J Prom Washington.* WA?ittnrtToN, May 11.?The morning business in the Scnnto was unimportant.? Tlie Pishing IJounty bill was discusscd.? Messrs. Hale and Seward spoke iri favor, and Messrs. Davfs,* ftifth, and M#l!ory against. Without closing the debate, tho o A? x .a^ v i:..? ! OL'lliUU WWIIV IIUU 1VXUCUUVU tHVWlUll. 1 ii tho House, tho bill for admitting Min? ncflota was passed?only ?>8 votinggainst it. The bill to abrogate the Olayton-HiOwor treaty was then discussed till tho adjournment. The preamble, setting forth thut both the Anjerioan and Kuglish construction as having produced nothing but misunderstanding and controversy were objectionable, was defeated. The House Committee of Ways nnd Means reported 11 bill making appropriations of ?4,280,000 for the three volunteer regiments. Mr. Xlopkins, of Virginia, becomos Chairman of the House Committee on For. cign Affairs by the resignation of Mr; Clingmao. \Vashinoton', May 12.?Mr. Ilico and Mr. Shiuldf). wore sworn in to-day as Senators from the new State of Minnesota.-The hill for the admission of Minnesota vra$ signed. Tho Fishery Bounties question w.ts again discussed. Tho House was occupied with Territorial business. A hill was introduced for the establishment of a Territorial government in Nevada. Washington, Mav 13.?Senate.?Tlio Ap propriation bill wa? taken up and passed, but wan subsequently reconvidoied on the ehuisQ concerning tf?c pay of reporters. Discussed for *o\'or?l h-mrn, \>ufc no notion tnken. IIousk.?Thu credential* of Messrs. Kavrtnngh and Phelps,member* from Mincsota*, wore roforre 1 to tlie coinmitfeo on- Kloetions, they being finned by Medary the Inte,{tndnot the present Governor of the State. The Committee on Accounts made a report containing grave cljargos against Urtokncy, doorkeeper of the House, rcoommcnnfng bin dismissal. The .subject was postponed till \T,. The jCorainittco on election*) departed tlml 'they wore miahle to'ngreo oil the Ohio con* tc.stoil elections'. ? The remainder of tlic day was occupied with territorial business. WA-siujuavN, May 14.?The oemto received a communication from the War Department, requesting authority to publish tho reports of Genu. Mordecai and T>dlufi<*ld concerning the Crimean War, and another from the Navy Department, recommending tlie establishment of n Naval dej>ot in Georgia. Mr. J3ig1cr introduced n resolution rcfjueUing the President to conununicutQ information concerning the search and seizure of AmRri(!lMl vos*plu ill ?1?r? \lAvinn unci what measures had hcou taken in relation thereto. The President this morning transmitted a communication in rcfercnco to outrages ou American citizens during the recent commotion in Mexico; nlso important despatches t'rom Mr. Porsyth aud" Mr. Glume. Mr. Forsyth states that since he first took charge of tho Legation, Garcia has seized and injured American property in the vicinity of Tampico to the amount of ?;)00,000. .It appears, however that 0;yuia has. . promised to respect A morionri interests in future at Tampico, and tlic Mexican minister assures tho United States that his Government is indignant nt Gareia's outrages, and promises when his Government captures Tampico, it will punish his aots as they deserve. Mr. Forsyth says it has bjen so long since an Amerufcn ship of war has-visited a Mexican port, trnt they have almost forgot wo have a Navy. Messrs. Hice and Shields, of Minnesota, drew lots to decide which should serve the long or short term in the Senate. Mr. Ilice takes the long term. The iloyse took up the Territorial bill. Passed one for tho completion of the military roml from Astoria to Salem, Oregon. Rejected one for a wagon and emigrant road in Now Mexico, and also one for the completion of military roads in tho territory of Washington. Hoports of a private charnoter from several Standing Committees followed. Noth* ing of importance. SOIOIDK.?Tbo unfortunate was found yerterdr?ymorui?tt^j^gNfeg tocts of his injuries at aboa^Sfi night. Ilis name is unknown wBgpfn identified Inn n.Gorman, Providence, 11. I., and that hV* had^irco rxsnrs in iilurniii. JLiO RHItF 110 flrtCT ib^C'l) in good circumstance*, Liit now hadfTjftuBinnptio!). Everything-which woufj lend to his identification was destroyed, and tho only articles found on hits portion was n flank oontaining powder and halls, and a diary containing tho following : *; "I dio by hiy own hand*. No one fh to. blame for uiy death. iOwcasc nnd poverty hare brought to thia net. Poverty, ngo; and inihforiune hnvo forced u^o to thin. J& wouid not live a btffig&VGr die ft pauper.?> (live mo n r?*r?*a (S l lm?n ? i .m _ ? i...T?/ niviuaT um my yon I. I Wnyo novor knowingly injurod ny wronged any one, yet T have auflfored niftrfy wrongs. 1 die coiticnt and without fcnr. God is juhU and merciful. Could I make my own grave, I would not fink mankind for a grave, t have lived independent and wish to dio ?>, but I ennnofc wUUi my own grave. So I mu?t beootno ft I aggnr after dentil, nnd eve < bag my own grnvo. I do HO wish niv nunifl mt .... ~ v/ >'u nnumi, J. nOPO who lmvo an interest in my behalf know nil, fur I hnvo informed than). Vurowell to this world, with nil its joys ?ud sorrows.? I lore i? my death-bed.' (fcieark Advertiser. Ac CO M M O DATlNo"P5t?KU8T.?A t fort Ad* ? Mi**., on tho ?j2d ult., P. C. Anborfr, editor of tho Independent Vlgihint, end t, Super vieHo, editor of the Prrtpenu do V At?cenlion, fought a duol, in whioh the former wm i ?hot in tlio hip. Hi# adversary then very cinaly offoreJ to edit hia p?^<w for him uotitj le should *?corer. Bvth partita wore from. Itoaal&fillo, La. ^ % * * .)#, (