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KEOWEE C01' H I Ki'. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. J TRllMS.?SI.50 por annum, in mlrnnoo. If i payment bo relayed until after tlicoxpirntlonof | * tho year, For *ix inoutlm, 75 cents, in ( a advnnce. _ | N Auveriiaemont* in*erio<i ni me usual rntcs. j ^ PICKENS C. If., S. c.: |? Saturday Morning, October 23, 1858. j 8pecial. Attention is directed to the various new j advertisements in our columns this week. Cotton. A ?pocimOn of Sen Island or Long Cotton, grown in tlie district by Mr. John II. Mixski.i/, linn been left with us. Mr. M. brought thoseod from Florida, and gnvo its cuituro liis personal attention. The stalk is repre- j tented as growing largo, ami hanging thick (i, with bolls ; one stalk bearing one hundred i cf and twenty-lite. Tlio cotton is white, and of excellent quality. j j, Accidents. w AVo learn that a man mimed Nklsox, a North Caro'iniun, was killed near Jones'eontract, by the felling of a tree, last week. It w appears that lio ha;l cut the troe off", which l,i in falling lodged against another. A socond ?< person felled this troo, ?hioh, elevating the 0i trunk of tho first, struok Nklson on the hack, ui woun liug him so sororcly that ho died in a ui short time. tl: Another accident occurred on tho Ilailroad ; ?' a few days bince. A German entered the b posvdor magazine with a lamp for tho pur- rt p jsc of getting a supply of blasting powder. w By accident, a spark from the lamp ignited four kogs of powder, causing a terrific oxplovion. The injury sustained by the Oenuan I tr Tvas great, and his iccovory is considorcd ve- : r( ... j....1.?<"..! w. i - l t-i- ? 4 i j uuu./um. ?? v uu> u UCCII unuuiu to warn ' the name of the unfortunate man. Court Weok at Pickens. l> Tho Court of Common Pleas and Gcnornl Sessions convened nt this place on Monday laet. Ilis Honor, JudgO O'NE.vi,b, ia presid. S< iug with ability, and disposing of tho mass c'; of business before him with despatch and ?' fidelity. His charsto to tho strand iurv win n lucid aud practical. 1,1 Tho Sessions business has occupied much of tho timo of tho Court. Those engaged in the riot on Tunnel Ilill, seven in number, were arraigned on Thursday. Tho trial of g< these Irishmen was progressing Friday. J Tho labors of Mr. IIkkd, our indefatigable tt Solicitor, have boon rery heavy; but thp a manner in which he has discharged his duty t< has given satisfaction to all, and is a source of real pleasure to bis friends. No man is better fitted for tho position he occupio?. v Tho logal gentlemen of other districts at- , 1 : 1 " - " c ivimvu IU gwuiiumucrs. luessrs. IJRR, iiAK- ^ hison, Wir.kks, Sl.oajf, MOORE ftn<l W IIJTNER j of An dor son ; Col. Baskin. of Abbovillo; and j Mossrs. Perry, Ki.ronn. Kasi-kv, Tohnes, Goodi.ett and Price, of Greonville, with the resident members of tho bar, comprise those of legiil attainments in attendance. Tho grand jury, after considerable inquiry into matters pertaining to their high tunc- i tions, was dismissed, with tho thanks of the li Judge, on Thursday. i: Tho numerous friends of Colonel Ash more, d who has rceoutly been elected to Congress, ? were picaseu at liio opportunity afforded thom li <? 'congratulating him on his succoss. The d jlonel, though not looking us woll as usual, y is nevertheless in fino spiritn. We trust that t the fatigues of t.ho campaign will leave him I eoon in his usual health aud actWo life. The a rights aud honor of his constituents, as well c as the country at largo, are safe in his hands. "We were also pleased to meet Col. Jones, of i , ftrannoilln .1....;.,,. ?l.~ 1. IT- !- - _-i I i UUIIII?imu ?UUK. no in u puiishcd gentleman, ami has completely shaken tho effects of the Into canvass from his skirts. Messrs. (JoODt.KTT, of the Patriot, anil Pkicb of the Enterprise, favored us with a fraternal call during tboir visit here. Those gentlemen nresido r>vnr n/>r?ii?>* joyrns!", r.r.;! r.rc, as vre loam, by their judicious and independent course, winning the ostoom and favor of a discriminating public. Sucsoss to them legally, editorially end generally. Tl il ?!.L .< ? liiu wi'uuiur, wiin uio exception 01 several t showers of raiu, has l>een delightful. The ' xiumber of persons in attendance on Monday A and Tuesday was large. The dopi>rtnior/t of the crowd gonorally was good. There was some drunkenness, and loss noise and confu' c sion than usual. ' Tho Wagstaff family, with Mr. Kruse, j gavo ft concert on Monday cvoning, to a delighted audieuco. ' Tho Court is still in session, at Friday noon, ' as wo go to pre<?B. f Sadden Death. Tlifl fornA nf nft rnnAn^/1 r* .|UUM?WVII "In the midst of Iffo wo nre in dath"?was never more fully realized than 011 Tuesday morning last. Early in the morning, Mr. Ai.vhkd Hester, who wiw in attcndanco as an officer on the grand jury, fell suddenly to the earth and e** jiircd in n fow minutes. An affection of somo one of the vital organs, probably tho heart, t wiw tho cause of hin death. Tho Coroner, c with a,jury empanelled, hold an inquest over ' tho body of the <!ccoo8cd. Toe Cotton Crop.?Tho cotton crop is fo?t being gathered. It is estimated at 3,300,000 bales, which will average 550 pounds to i ^ the halo, and bring 12 1-2 conts per pound, f inuking a total mine of $227,000,000. am Inman's Futuke Statk.?An Indian a was lately hnng in Texas for tho murder of p n child. When on the 1m <>ni,l i.? n / Was going to Arkansas, and wished thoothor a! Jndiann to send hif gun to him after ho should n get tjb<)re. 0 Ki The Election for Congress. Mc\?sra. Ij. M. Kkitt, W. W. Hoyce, W. 1'. iIii.ks, M. L. Doniiam and John McQueen ^ avo been re-elected to Congress from this j tato, at the recent olectfon, without opjto* v ition. The fir?t district, as onr reader* are ware, was contented by Col. Titos. O. P. Vek_ on, of Spartanburg, and Col. Joiin 1). Ash- ' tons. of Anderson. The following is tho un. ' fficinl stilteillPIlt of till) votn in tliis notiurron. ' ional district: Asii moke V kb.von. Pickens, 1.402 M'2 i Anderson, 2.241 ^ Uiecnville, 1.802 070 i Spartanburg, 7">2 2,090 ) ? Union, 004 788 j I) i ^ 7.205 4.924 ! I Majorify for Asiijiork, 2,281 The total vote pulled was large?12,129. The Walhalla Fair. 8 Tlic annual fair of tho Wullmlla Agrienlirnl Society came oP' 'ast week Tho attcn- (< mco was cood, wo learn, and the exerciucs o p * both days passed off pleasantly. We reretted onr inability to attend. The proceedigs, in an official form, will appear soon, as ~ !..r i * V n:u llliuriuou. | The Tunnel. i The friends of the Blue Hidge llatlroad ill bo piousod to learn jtho. progress that is ! eing made on this^voHt.^Thero are about ' ;ven hundred labo^HppWty Irish, engaged 1 i tho work at this pmnt. Tho contractor* ^ nderstand their business thoroughly, and * e enorgotically and constantly engaged on 1 icir contract. To give our readers an idea | '* ' tho progress that is making, wo will morer give tho statement <f Mr. Sr. .John, tho saident Engineer. lie informs us that last v cek fifty feet of tunncliiis \vor? made, ami d int ordinarily (lie progress made is but lit- j ^ o behind it. Surely, with such fact* as ; > ieso boforo us, the tunnel will not longer be I igarded as cither an impracticable under- > tking or a life-long job. The work on the lluid, at other points, is t| rogrossing finely. o Tho Fair. The first Fair of tho i'iokcus Agricultural 1 ociety will be held on Friday next. The s iy preceding is set apart for the transaction : preliminary business, and tho delivery of 1 :\ Address by Col. M. M. Nokton, the I'rcs- t lent. Wo trust a general attendance is de- ti srinincd on. j Anderson Uourt. The Court was busily occupied at Ander- 1 >n during Innt week, adjourning on Saturay. Much business, of an unimportantna" i >ro, vras disposed of. .John I'art.un was i onvicted of a capital offence, and sentenced ) be hanged in December. j State Elections. 1 The black republican? havo carried the 1 itates of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana; c auscd mainly by the springing of the Lcompton difficulty during the canvass. Flor- ? rlailrt-^ivon a handsome democratic major P ty. The unfortunate division in tlio demo* I ratio party, in tho north and west, has hecn | he prime cause of defeat there. Illinois will j irobahly go the same way. f Murdbk.?Judge O'Noall, writing from Vbbeville, to the Ilising Sim, where he was v lolding Court, says: "Tho prisouor Logon 3 on trial for murder. lie killed a poor, 1 runkon wretch, Wilson: ho shot him dowr, t nd afterwards declared if ho was not dead i o had another barrel for him. There is no oubt this prisoner ?<; guilty of murder. lie i .:n -e- ? in wu jnvjuiKjij wuTiDivuuinT ui iuuusinu?ii- t cr. Sad is the condition of our country.? Mood covers the land, and the murderers ^ ire unwhipt of justico." Tho prisoner was inly found guilty of manslaughter. Tub Mount Ykunov Fund.?The Rulti- i nore American suys : Tho sum t? be paid is j>200,000 ; $18,000 wero paid at tho signing ' f tho contract. Tho first instalment of ; >57,000, duo January 1, 1850, is now ready ' :o be paid, and it is hoped to raise the ontirc purchase sum during tho present year, in j ( jrtiur 10 iaKo possession on tlio coming '.i'Jd >f Februnry. 1 Wn at is Gbttikg into the Pkkaciikiis ?? ! Fho New Albany (Indiana) Lodger, states 'tint there is much excitement in that city, ' n relation to tlio alleged dulinquoncios of tlio Itev. Mr. Admire, Pastor of H>L>ert Chapel. : [n consequence of his too devoted attention ! a Miss Greene, a member of his tloek, her j ' atlier had given him a horsc-whinping, in ! t vhieh uroeedurn lm wns l,v , pinion gencrully. St. Loins, Oct. 15.?The Utah mail arriv:d fit St. Joseph's on tho 9th. The troops nul nearly couiplotod iueir hut?, and would ;o into winter quarters on the 15th of October. Everything was quiet in tho valley. A battle took place between a dntachninnt >f tho 2d cavalry and a band of Cnmuncho [ndians, noar tho Witchita village, on tho 1st >f October, in which Lieut. Van Camp and our mon were killed and Miuor Van Dorn md ten men wouaded. Tho Cumaiichcshud ' brty killed. Fatai. Affrat at JSpokpiem) Court Housk ] \n affray occurred atKdgoflold Court IIouso, j in Wednesday night Inst, in which a young nan immcd Mat. Jonox, a son of Louis Jones ' ormorly Sheriff of Kdgofield district, was , 1 atally stabbed, by Thos. Markey, formerly i < >f this city. We did not learn the cause of j he quarrel or tho circumstances of tho affray jut it seems to -bo tho general impression ' hat Markey was, at the time, acting on the lefensivo. lie was arrested and committed ^ o^rtilto await an examination.?Awjusla T /H/WIW. * From Utah.?Intelligence has been re- 0 :oircd from Hnlt Lnko City to the 11th toptcmbor. Thoro is no news of imporance. A soareh for tho Territorial Libra- 1' y hns been made, but unauocowdully.? ( Snow hnd begun to full in the Territory, n nd severnl cr>ftle in tho mountains had ; ? oriulin/1 frAin oaKI TKn ?v? I v? IWIIVM ???? M. ?1V t.iin y IKIU lliuvtu ito winter quarters. Gen. Johnson hixl ; <] signed tho command to Lieut. Col. Smith i t nd had himself entered upon the dutie* j . t Commandant of the Department of Utah. 1 J, \ ' Pennings and Clippings. Kb/bk in Cii an lrstun,?Tlichralth officer >f Charleston reports forty deaths from yolow fovor during tho past tveok, including taturday last. Aiirad.?Tho Spartan eays that Gen. O. 2. Edwards received n groator number of r.)tos. at tlio lato election, for Keprosenta- ? IVO lllllll llV nnu mm "1 ' . ... ~J Vliv Hi IMI^ JMVUUU3 v'luu* ion. Camki.s.?Forty-nine of tho Camels belongug to the United States iwo now at Campo *erde, sixty miles from .San Antonio. Only ne of tlioso imported lius died, while ton iivo been added by birth. Those young American born camels thrive well, and promto grow up e^ual in all respects to those in ported. Racing B?:t.?A New York papor says nm? ?./?>ui?> * : .. vixiKj mm.-!nail Kcnucmon, in ti ingti tate of racing favor, Imvc dotormined to lmllango n race between Knglish nnd Ameiean horses for $100,000?four miles heats vcr tlie Fashion Courso. Loss ov Life.?ElovonJ lives were lost by ' ho explosion of tho steamer Hercules, at Montreal, on the 10th. Tho boat was owned 1 >y Calvin ami Ilroclc. nnd is a total loss. ' Tub Rr.oouv First."- -About twenty of lie surviving members of the First llegiiioiit of Tennessee YolujitjjWjfc in tho Moxian War, had a very rigqSflBHe re-union in t'ashvillo on the 21st ultfflrof tho annivorsay of the butt' of Monterey, where, by their 1 oroic daring, they won tho honorn.l mm- i liquet of " The llloodv First." Kxtjiaoudinary Lonokvitv.?A l'onnsyl ania paper announces that death hasnt last ivided tho oldest pair in the United States- ' Irs. Ludwiok Snvdcr dioil n. few days since 11 Burnside Township, Clearfield county, 1 'a., at the ago of 10i<. Her husband, who k 112, survives her. * Sad.?Elizabeth Fitzgerald, aged 3 years ' lauirhter of Wm. (}. nml M (! ' jimAniln ! ? - ------ ^ w. - _. . ... , f Culpepor county, Va., died on the 10th intant. This makes the sixth ch 111 recently aken from this afflicted family ?nil died of < carlot foTor. < Anotiikr Court.?Tattle's comet can now ] >e seen in the constellation l'egasus, without 1 he aid of a telescope. This group is in a lircct range with a line drawn from tho two lointery in tho "(Jrcnt Dipper" through the Corth star, and is about as far from that 1 >ody as Arcturus. ( Important.?It has been ascertained that lie man who 'held on to tlio last.' was a shoe- I nakcr. A Trihutk to v Woman.?The Troy (Ala.) bulletin notices the death of Mrs. Aun Love, ftnddady of a hotel in that place. So much lad she endeared herself to tlio citi/.cns, tlmt svery store was closed at lior burial. Sixoui.ar.?A few wcoks since, savs the S'ew Orleans Orescent, vro mentioned as a ( lingular circumstance the marriage ofaGernan widow, in the third district, to her fifth uiaband?not one of the previous four havng out-livod his wedding a year. Well, a ^ cuv days since, the liflh husband took the rollow fever, lie died, and on Friday lie vas buried. Withdrawn*.?Kx-Prcsidont Fillmore, in j lis letter to the j coinmittco of invitation of he Kentucky State Fair, says he has vithlrnwn entirely from all political strife. Lucky.?In London, n printer boy has fal- , en hoir to aomo $8,000,000 by tho death of m uncle in Calcutta. A IIaxk or Goi.u.?There is a projcot on toot in New York to establish a bullion bank, which shall use nothing but coin in its transac tions. It meets with tho cordial approval of many prominent men, among whom arc Mar iin Van Huron, Rjbert ?J. Walker, John A. Dix and John J. Cisco. Tho capital id to be ? 1,000,000. 1 Tiie Tomato.?A medical writer asserts ' ( that the introduction of tho tomato upon tho iable has reduceil tho severity of certain typea , >f su;;i;iicr JUoftv..- to a uoticeabio extent, l'hcre is no doubt of their hoalthfulnoss as i uwu, nur 01 uieir cxcouence as a luxury. 'J'n k Slavery Question.?The Washington r/st ion declares that whatever cause tnny have icrotoforo oxisted for difToronco of opinion as ft tho right of Territorial Legislature to pro- , libit slavery, the decision in tlio Dred Scott saso now affords a platform for all honestninded citizens to stand upon, niul strikes ho slavery issue from the (locket. Shortening the Time.?Tho first section >f tho overland stage routo to California? lomo 000 milo;?-has boon traversed in more iliiin ono dny i^s timo thnn called for by the ichedulo. If tho gain holds through at the 1 i.1iu0 rato, San Francisco will bo reached >verland, in twenty-two days' timo. "Southern" Poetry.?Mr. Van Huron' Moore, of TonnoHseo, who is proparing a argo octavo voluino, to bo ontitlod " Pools : ind Pootry of tho South," informs his friends I hat ho has tlm entiro South "written up'' i >xcept South Carolina, and that ho in rapid" ] y progressing with that. It is expectcd that ,ho work will appoar nlmut January. No Ckekd nil? the Bidi,e.?A National Jouvontion of " Christians" is in session in \'ew York. Thoy havo no crecd but tho Bide, and numbor throughout tho Union about , [ ">0,000 m?rnb*r$?_ Enormous CAnnAos.?Mr. Samuel Pulmnn ] l.vPk *1 11 1 I no iDit nv miu viuw vi inn Aioxnnarm | v ft. j | ( j'azttic, n cabbage weighing twenty-*** lbs.* ind measuring fourtcon inches across tho ] olid hoad. j Goino to thk CincuB.?A country papor in ? lY.nnossce, announces in its lant issue that 1 hut journal will be suspended for one week ' n ordor to allow all bands to attend the cir- ( U"'.? 1 V ' 0 Tun &ai,L0W3 Ciiratkd.?Daniel Dovine, o|pt. bonis, who, in nttompting t<? bituoffin too durk, the uopo <>f his wifo, in ado a mistake and bit off tho noso of hlj daughter, iv beautiful child of tlvo yearn. has bcon sontoncod to two yours in tho Stato prison. Martvrksto Dnsss.?Many shocking ne. r'< lentsf havo ln(olv ocourrcil in consoquenco of !io prot'u.siopery now worn by la d>?. Several girTl^havo boon burnt; and oao was thrown from a horse owing to her crinoli 110 petticoat hitching in Iho cruch of hor saddle. According to tho verdict of a coroner's jury, crinoline is undoubtedly a kill ing fashion. Eki-kct or Bad Company.?An editor out West, who served four days on n jury, says that he .j so full of law that it is hard for him to keop from cheating somebody. has been shown a counterfeit $20 b,ijl on tlie Bank of Hamburg. It ia hard to&ll it from the genuine, ^ Not Kxoi'on.?Miss Amnnda JJurnhiY reuently sued Mr. J. Sidlis, in Atlan{(V^$&nty. Miss., for $10,000. bccntiso he ]W*omTsod to marry her, anil didn't, but married another lady. The jury only thought hor diitmiged rsrw uim.k\ns, uot. u.? rue ravages ol the yellow fever show no abatement. The number of deaths for the pant week reach 300, against 380 last week. The victims are almost exclusively unaeelimated persons, who insist upon returning to tho cit}-, notwithstanding the warnings to keop tttvajfo . Moiiii.k.?There were ten deaths from yellow fever in M d>ilo on Saturday last. Tho leaths by tin epidelnio for the week ending with Saturday amounted to 52?being 20 more than in the previous week. Suicide.? Mr. \Y. .T. ljanox, of Natchez, . 'I lomrv ! euioidc on the 1st inst. Ileitis iff ?th a c:u\?or ; liia^ilivsiciattB^wlVl 5..on liitn up, and in despixlr lie purWf end to his life. Camfounia Fruits.?Snno of tlio fruits jxhihited nt the California State Fair wore jxtraord'mary. Among thorn wero a pear kveighlng-t pounds, a bunch of grnpos weighng 14 pounds, an apple weighing 2 poundH, i peach measuring 12 1-2 inches, and a straw berry 0 1-2 inclioa in circumference. IIkavy Verdict.?In tho Supremo Court it Hudson, N. Y., on Friday, in tho case of [Jathnrinc Pitcher against tho Hudson Kivcr? Railroad, tho jury rondored a vordict in favor :>f the plaintiff for $:>,500 for damngos sus tained from injuries. Fin ances of Virginia.?During tho finenl year finding the 30th tilt., the rceeipts'of the treasuror of tho State of Virginia amounted (including a bnlancc of $.?>7'J,07 L,) to the suiu u j'j.otN./i-W ami tlio disbursements to?'),-! >(il$00, leaving a balance of $134,007. Two Death* from one Murder.?-The Uasc of Jftcobi, the Pittsburg wife-murderer, i< to bo tried next week. As tliorc was some loubtas to the manner in which thodeceasod met her death, the body was exhumed, and a bullet found embedded in the brain, .fneobi's sis tor, who resides in Uofmany, being informed of the murder, and also of her brother being executed, was so fearfully agitated n..,? ot.? i vu.kv QIIU iiinuu'uuuH Y U.\i?in:u, University o? ViRClNi.v.?A letter from the University says that there tire already over 500 students there, with u fair prospect jf reaching seven hundred. " Sukky Beokiiam."?The Wetumka (Ala.) Spectator, in copying a paragraph concerning the voluntary return of Sukey Beckham, a free negrcss, from Connecticut to Alabama, remarks : C?..1 ' " ? " ' " ouiicy was lcitircc and provided for, by the will of her Ui outer, tho lato Julius (!. Beckham, of our city. Hho remained here somo time after his death, but not being nble to live as a free person under the laws of Alabama, she concluded to try tho "Nutmeg State." She is an intelligent negro, and will, no doubt on her return, trive an interesting account of her ups and downs among tho Abolitionists. The voluntary return of one negro to slavery is worth forty abolition spocches. It is tho biggest kind of a speech, from one who knows tho difference between slavery in tho South, and freedom in the North, from oxperieuce and voluntarily decides in Ctvor of the former. Thh Pkoplk's Pauty.?Tho Philadclnlliil jVoi'/A Anu>t'imn tl?ii? #lnfiti/?o *lin IVople's party: "The People's party is an organization that combines all the best elements of the opposition. Tts members protest ngainst the Kansas policy of the present Administration, ns they earnestly opposed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and the illegal attempts made by President Pierce to fasten slavery on Kansas. It is a party that favors reform in tho extravagant expenditures in which the Federal Government is now indulging?an expenditure which exceeds all precedent. It denounces the alarming prostitution of the Federal patronage which now exists, and soeki to reform til' corruption which has sprung Up I in so mnny of tho publio department#.? And especially it takes its stand in a ohango of tariff polioy by tho United ? Ileneo tho party is eminently tho party of pro toot ion. "Protection to Amorionn Inrlustry" is inscribed on nil it? banners.". Wasiiinotox, Oct. 15* .-.The Government is in roecipt of a proportion from tho-80-. tiiety ^hinders for annexation to tbcUuiun. It in stated in diplornatiu circles that tlin proposition oamo through iho Prenoh i?in?ter. Tho mat tor will bo maturely ooniidered by tho Cabinet, an American comnerco ban long felt the neoewiity cf some ifirbor midway in tho Pacific. The only lifticuity in tho way of annexation ia tho locessity of protcotion in caso of war. Hi ?0!i$WMO0ATB?W?. I >'OH TilK COURiltK. Mr. Editor: l'leuse allow mo to eorroct a mistake in the pnbllpation of the nrticle on producing corn und whoat, vi? s Fifty contH j per ounhoi tor corn, nnd not 4U as nppoars in j tlio printed article, * Throo dollars and fif^jPnts is allowed for j rent of land por aero, aftn included in preparing and flting nn ncro." Fivo bushelRsoed corn at 7.? cents por burhel tdiould b.ive boon plaocd at tlirco dollars nnd seventy-fl vc conts instead of tin oo dollars. 1. HltADV.KM,. 8 Li'J! I J-L L j Election Returns. All Saint)?Senator : Charles Alston, jr. Representative : Peter Vaught, sr. Rani well-?Senuto: J. D. Allen. Representatives: ll.SpBon Hammond, J. J. Ryan, A. 1\ Aldrid|JffL-U, Rke. Chester?RepresentatrMOT^V. T. Qil-sa more, J. S. Williams, S./\Yadc Douglas. Clarendon?Senator: C?>1. Richard TManning. Representatives : J. 1\ Richardson, jr., W. J. MePadden. Christ Church Parish?Representative : Klins Venning. Chestcrfieldj-gScnator: ?7as. W. Rlakeney. Represent I'tives: .John A. Inglis, Allan R. >Icl l2L. Darlington?Ilenresentativos : T. I' I Lido, J. 10. Jiyrd. ail. Edgefield?Senator: Jaa. P. Carroll.??jij Representatives: J. lfunidon Brooks,.Joliiv r Qnattlcbiiin, Abrain Jones, James Touipkius, A. L. Bearing, W. W. Adams. Georgetown?Senator: B. II. \yil.son. Representatives: R. Dozior, J. II. ilend, .1. II. Tucker, jr. Ijanonster?Representatives : J. Williams, (!. 10. Rutledgo. lioxilnrton?Rcnresontntives : J. C. Hope. Dr. O. uller. Kershaw UoprcKcntntives : W. M. Shannon, A. II. Doykin. Marion?Heproscutatives : H. C. Howard, Evans, W. S. Mullins. M:ydborough?Senator : Chas. Xrby.? RopVesentativos : (J. l\ Townsend, J. II. Hudson. Spartanburg?Sonntor: flabriol Cannon. Representatives; O. E. Edwards, B. F. Kifgora, J. W. Miller, W. M. Foster, Jus. Farrow. y,. W T AT !?-_ uuiiuvi ui'iiiuui . r. xUu.M'fi. lvuprosontativcs : ?J. J). Blanding, T. U. Fruser, 11. Ij. Horiot. St. .Matthews?Senator: O. M. Piuitzler. KeprcHontativc : Dr. J.-A. Keller. St. Andrews?Keure.sentatire : JaniOR M. M; in. St. ohn's Berkeley?Senator: J. San.fqf'tl Barker, Representative : Phillip C. Kirk. St. John's Colleton?Senator : Edward ^.vBn'i'n- Representatives: E. 0. Wlinlo.y, William Kdings. St. (Jeorge's Porohestcr?Senator: 1?. MroTfdlec. Representative: Thomas J. Sistruiik. . f St.. Phillip find St. Michaels?Senator: IT. 1). Lcscsnc. Representatives: T. T. Simons, F. T). Richardson, I). Ilamsay, F. I<annean, II. Ruist, C. II. Simoutou, 1<. W. Sprntt, R. W. Seymonr, M. I'. O'Connor, J. .J. liiicaH, (). (jr. Mommingcr, R. S. Dnryca, Win. Whalcy, R. Yeadon, .1. Johnson, jr., II. L. Pinekney, jr., K. M. ( Whiting, James Simons. St. Stephen's Parish?Representative : Phillip IC. Porchor. St. Bartholomews?Senator: ?O'Nrysn. Representatives: J). L. Smith, O. 1*. Williams, Dr. Charles l'inck..-y. St. James Goose Creek?Representative: J. C. McKcvrn. Thnmiifl ?ii?i 1 Sf lUnla I I>r. T. K. 1'urinan. Representative: It. J. Johnupn. St. Pauls?Representative : J. C. Whaloy. Union?Representatives : Hubert Ucatty, J M. ( Indoerry, W. Jeffries. Williamsburg?.Senator: N. J. Mont- i gomory. Representatives: J. (v Pressley, W. M. Belser, James MoCutubon. York?Representatives : Daniel Wil limns, r.awurci .Moore, w. U. Muck, A. S. Wallace. Iivdia.n Nkwb.? We nave boon allowed the perusal of a letter from Mr. Fletcher, (luted Miami, Fla., Oct. 1st, and addressed { to his son in this place, from which we cx- 1 tract the following: " Wo had a visit, Sept. 19th and 20th, | from Tiger Tail's party of Indians, fifteen < in number, including himself?thirteon , men and two boys. They aro nil peaces- , bio, and express a wish to continuo ho.? Three of the young Indians could road and , write, and calculate in dollars and cents.? , They ore determined to remain in Florida; ] they have plenty of money, and say that al! , the money in the United States will not , bribe thorn to leave here. Thoy wish to ;settle themsolvcs down and livo in pcaoo, , to bo governed by tho laws and protooicd *v vwa < Wc nvo informed that many are engaged in olonring land about six miles from the residence of Mr. Flotoher. All tho Indinn? no?? in tho enstcra part of the E#erf hides, engaged in tho cultivation of arrowroot.?Key of the (Jul/. Ai.l Swept Away.?Among the many sad incidents, says tho Now Orleans Delia. of tho present epidemic, which have ^omo to our knowlodjzo, and which wo hnvo gonorally abstnirr d from publishing, is the following, p-srhups niiHarpnsscd in afflictive ' 'merest: "A German, who came to thin city many , years wnoo, has acquired a large property, ???i /,r. J-_\ i.i ??M ??ov n|/llll^ lie OUIIV UTVItt? "JSJIUUriJIIlU I and removed to this city nH the mctnbSJft j of his imniodia& family, in number some seven or oiglit?father and mothy, broth- J ors and Distorts. Not lonj? after tboir arri- ( val, tli? pcstilfince 6ntorod bis household, and oeased not its work of death until every r.no of tho nowlv arrived rtlotivm wapo .?m?- I ri?d forth to their gravon In a ntrango land, < which thoy had cotuc ?o far (o.fill." *' ' - 'mo j&xpiosion at xiavuua. Tho purser ot' the Blauk Wurrior i'urn is lies the New Orleans Picayune with tho following report : On the 2mh ult., at half-psst 4 1'. M., the Naval Magazine at Havana, situated at the head of the harbor, containing overono hundred and fifty thousand pounds of gunpowder, several hundred loaded shells, to gother with a largo quantity ot rockets, firo works, tco.f exploded. The *hock mid effect, as described by tlie residents of tho city, were truly awful. Thus far, there had been found in tho ruins and about tho ground. 28 dead bodies and 1U5 wounded?four of whom died shortly after being removed to the hospital. 4 ror Jsonte moments the air was iilleu with nil descriptions of destructive missiles, and stones, shells, &c., were projected a long distance from the building and into tbc bay. No damage was doun to tho vessels at ^ijohor.. Tho dead bodies of three coolics were blown through tho air to the slope of Fort A tares, nearly n quarter of a tniio off.. There were upwards of 300 ponv"8 employed on the now sugar warehouse -if n tho immediate vicinity of the disastor, mostly ooolios. and uinon<r thmn tho loss of life and limbMP&to 'iavo '>c0" the greatest. At tho nmtiary guard of the magnaine, eonsistingof n sergeant and 1G men, only four remained. Many bodies are, no dottbt, yen under tho ruins and in the waters of tho harbor. The destruction of the fine pile of Mignr warehouses, wmie twenty buildings, bo vara 1 of which wore finished, and the others in the course 01 construction, wits complete. rsotli ing now remains but n mass of btoncs and1 rubbish a Thu concussion Was so great ns to destroy the gas-meters, rendering the gafworks for the present entirelj useless ; and it will require nt least three months before the city oi.uJdo lighted. Kvcry residence is'more or less nlTccted by the shock ; several buildings sustained great damage.? Among the number wero the residence of Don Domingo Aldatua, fronting the military parade ground ; thu house of Don Jose Maria Donnelly j^.and the edifice of the The Havana lhurio, 30th wit., says: The altent'ou and relief afforded by the authorities of onr city, directed by Captain General Concha in person, who was by accident in the immediate vicinity at the time, nnd iir.-tt 011 the ground after, the explosion, where he remained until seven 1*. M., and .... and military corps which wero nt. his disposition, and by his energy and encouragement to tlio troops, did groat service. Our navy, with hor usual energy, also distiutitiguished herself on the occasion. Mcanwhilo there w?? bo rtegfc<rt to protect thepublic sccwrrty. The city being left in jH perfect darkness, the night watch wcro jj^H posted nt half-post six, which is to be the case until proper lights arc restored. Tho ?IIUIU IWIO in Ilia JIUJUUC illiu UUUIUIl* mcnts of infantry nncl cavalry arc on <luty w during the night., to guard'tl?e city agaijifct robbery or disturbance of tho public ponde. With those precautious the city b perfectly ?alc. ? mm +. m ? Bloody Tragedy at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds. "We aro called upon this morning to record one of tho most horrid affrays which Was ever occurred in our cily. From what wc can learn, tho cause of th? difficult}1 was occasioned by a family feud of longstanding. For years, the purlio^ hnn.. >,f ..c V4VU ?*?? I v VV.UII MV 11 111) au\| U1V ll'HUU Aft. one toward the other lias coutinucd to iivcrcasc from the timo it commcnccd. The particulars, beginning yesterday, arc stated thus : Karly iu the morning, Snm Cowan saw James Owen, in company with his wife, approaching in tho direction at which he was located, when they met, Cowan spit on Owen's faoo. Owen then remarked tlmt it was the wrong time to scttlo tho difficulty, but ho would ?cc him at another timo, and immediately seated his wife, told his brothers and friends of whut had passed, and afterward prepared to mako ait nttuck. At about 11 o'clock tho largo crowd in attendance were nuddonly ntnrtlcd by the report of n pistol, tho clashing of Rt.itdcK and n noi.<p nnd < <>?> ftivi'xir. How it commenced, 110 ono is able to tell, but it occurred on tho outsido promenado of the amphitheatre, whero hundreds of ni^nlA w.^rn r>rnwrrr>(*ntr?d Tt wn? ?i? _ I?? r*"n covered that some ten, fifteen or twenty were engaged in tho molce, sonic of whom howevor, wcro endeavoring to suppress it. On one side, Sandy, Jan. and Jno. Owen, *nd W. A. Davis, wore notiocd, and on tho other side, Sbui, and Geo. W. Cowan, Joel A. Bat to and his aon. Fiatola were fired,,. &j\ sticks wcro used freely, mid it Appeared, says our informant, that mon wore Jjgjflggj knocked down on all aides. Owinu crowd nnd tho intooso difficult to tell by whoso hands JJjmS fell. Bam Cowan had a Colt^^^^gj Ltd on oxaminatinn it was foribuKHfl barrel had been discharged. Several era had fire arms, V?t to what oxtcjs^^^^' were used we van not t-ay. -"Tar By this horriblo a.lair, Sand? Owen waa killed, and Bam Cowan, iDortalfy wounded. Jno. Owen shot, in tho side and thigh, tho wounds supposed to be; *nort*b Jotfl A. Battle's pkuii badly fractured. Thou. Hattie ahot in thewriat; Jaa. Owen, W. A. Davis and othora slightly hurt. Gen. Batte, wo understand, endeavored at first to eroeto peaoo, but being uacd prct- ? >V rniirrlilv Kn nnmniftnrtnJ !*?? >**? v ,WW^?"V wvwiiiivuvuu iiin mvvmfconints in dead earnest. IIo in an uncle rtf the Cowan*. Mr. Ilutio who WflH nhf<t in fchfi wriat w*h, not u party to tho affair, but rooclvod l" i, wound accidentally. Mr. Sandy Owen waa shot through tho heart and died Inatantly. f'owan re-, joivcd hie injuries by bcfnpj )jea% with tstiolrt.. His ahull ia badly frnotur?J, and his^radj terribly m^UlatOd.?t*\ra?h?t'lIt Gazette?_? ".f r, t?? The population of this State is MtimnUxl :o bo .1,750,000. Of t,h?? nuRibor about lOOfiDO A^ \e^X vovtrw?(cos thfq gu<J